Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-30
7HB UNIVERSAL ASSOCIATION
SOME OF THE LITERATURE SENT
OUT BY HOWARD.

kiNSu luC pAOOO oobu ANfuhNu W n"A
yesterday by U. S. Commissioner Sum.
mey, for his appearance at the hearing
November Is. Howard has retained
Merrimon & Merrimon and D. NJ. Luther
as his attorneys, and it is thought that
bond will be furnished by tomorrow.
Howard has deported himself well In
Asheville and attended strictly to bus
mess. He boarded at the Berkeley. Hi:
daily mail was considerable. 7 he amounts
he received from customers or members
of the association are said to have ranged
from so cents to $40 each.
Association Literature.
An envelope among the papers left with
Commissioner 'Summey contains severa
samples OF the circulars sent out by How
ard. The envelope is the one addressed
to Miss Annie L. OFT, Branchville, S. G..
who is to be a witness against Howard
On the face OF the envelope is printed
Universal Association of Home Artists
!. c. Howard, president. Lock box %
Asheville. N. c. (Send for circulars
Good writers wanted to write for us at
home"
The letter enclosed seems to be copy
from a typewriter sheet. The heading
says: Form |. Lock box 2S. Presi
dents office Universal Association Of
Home Artists. Business office, publish
ing and printing departments, labora'
tory, pen work departments, Asheville
N. c. Sale publishers and supply deal.
ers for the Automatic Shading pens and
art supplies OF all kinds" In the ears
or corner pieces, it is said in prominent
type: I'VE guarantee steady employ
ment at from $50 to $3.50 a month. y
"The average time to learn the use of the
shading pens is from two days to a
week. We have no failures"
The letter is not dated. Though the
postmark on the envelope is September
20. 1s94,) and is addressed to "Dea,
Correspondent No. 72 1903" 1t says:
"Your very kind letter in answer t.
our advertisement for good penman j:
received, and your handwriting has beer
accepted. We take pleasure in sending
to you our printed instructions to mem
bers, home agents and teachers OF thu
association. We ask you tt
read all of our circulars and printed mat
ter over at least twice that you may
clearly understand the many uses TIL
shading pens are put to and thu
large salary to be earned bv yourself a.
our regular member writing for us Al
home. As our home artist, teacher OF
member OF the association you will b.
entitled to receive orders for every kline
OF pen work. to organize home circle
class OF pupils to be taught by yourself
and to receive home employment from
us during your spare time, such as let
tering circulars, writing copies, etc.
which will vary in the prices ltrom $5(
to $50 a month) to be paid you in ac
cordance with your proficiency ant
ability"
All the Privileges
Under the conditions of our hand
some certificate of membership. whicl
will be filled in with your name
and sent to you by US as soon as we re
ceive your application. Form c. prop
erly filled out, you will be entitled to al
the above mentioned privileges, also tn
right to receive from the association a
all times such free aid. instruction ant
advice in teaching and examining ant
correcting your work and designs a
may become necessary to help you reacl
the top round in the ladder OF success.
The letter concludes thus: Hopping
we may have made good selection il
your handwriting (which we will i'm
prove rapidly and promising you salts
factory and honorable dealings on ou
part, asking the same in return from 20,
as future member of the association
we hope you will join at once. :.
This is signed in pretty chirography
81. c. Howard. prest."
Form A" of the bundle of artistic
literature relates to the "Automati
Shading Pen, what it is used for an
whv it will pay you to becomea membe
of the Association" Its object is 1T
bring more closely together the man
good penmen. ladies and gentlemen
throughout the United States and els.
where for the purpose Of demonstratin
and developing the many talents {
each, and as means Of furnishing stead
employ yment to every one Of its member
at their own homes. Cost of joining til
association is nothing. Everyone VIII
has been accepted or will make applics
ton on Form g. will receive a certit
cate. The association has advance
thousands of ladies and gentlemen t
prominence. The main object is to al
vertise and introduce the Automat
Shading pen into every household. T
do this requires the employment of hui
dreds of ladies and gentlemen to writ
copies, etc."
Members are divided into three classe
Home artists; home circle teachers, ar
agents. The duties, after receiving ce
| tifcate of membership and No, 1 tri
outfit by mail, will be to devote Il
principal part OF two DAYS to learnir
and practicing with No. 4 pen. I
strrctions as to teaching follow.
Form b tells how it will paw to b
come member, and that the associ
ton will guarantee steady employ men
"and, if strictly honest, will guarant
we will not only pay you from $50
$3.50 per month or more, but make f
you a name that the public in YOUR COZ
munity will delight to honor" 1t CO
cludes with n request that II the read
does not want to try" he or she sht
"act honestly with US and return all p
pers we have sent YOU, and we will Sci
BY return mail every cent it has cost "
to answer our advertisement"
Form c of the outfit does not appe
in the envelope. That sheet evident
contained the blank applications tn
should be filled out by the person wi
desired to become member Of the ass
citation.
An Enthusing Letter.
| A letter signed Rosa Stevens and dat
Arcola, Ind, Iune 10, 1894, is print
with form d. In it Miss Stevens &c
on at great length to tell Howard he
great benefit she had derived from |
membership in the association. 7
! last letter from Howard, she said, had