Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-21
WORKING THE REUBENS.

they are frauds of the worst
kind. can almost honor a thief
who steals from the rich when l
compare him to petty swindlers
who seek to bunco the unem-
ployed poor by means of adver-
tisements. Reputable papers
should refuse to be a party to
such a fraud and certainly
ought not for a few dollars re-
ceived for the space, expose the
poorest of their readers to a rob-
bling game. One of these Chi
cago concerns advertises for ci-
gar salesman, and by the way it
uses the daily papers year after
year, it must be difficult to get
men of experience to work for
$50 month.
So the poor sucker writes to
Messrs. So and So, applying for
a position. Then he builds cas-
ties in the air and pictures a
bright future for himself in the
center as a successful drummer.
No one in small town or village
is more looked up to than the
perambulating travelling man,
whose natty clothing and hobby
neckties excite the envy of the
village youth. Then the drum
mer has such a bold, familiar
way with the pretty girls and the
old folks. He is so blase, so
jolly and wise. 1 believe if a
vote for choice of occupations
was taken today among the vii
lage boys of America, nine
tenths of them would want to
carry a sample case. Well, in
reply to the verdant ones letter
comes a confidential reply word
ed in encouraging language,
telling how easy it is to sell ci-
CARS to merchants. All you
you have to do is to show the
goods, they sell themselves"
Mr.. Verdant may have the
agency for Kilbosh county and
viii be put on the salary list as
soon as he is qualified. Heis re-
luested to write and say whether
ne would rather have a salary of
S75 a month and expenses or
work on fifty per cent. commits
sion. He is also told to remit S14
o be held as security for the fine
OF of samples to be sent him.
Now, if Verdant stops right here
lie win only be out two cents, but
f he proceeds he will lose S14. If |
lie RENTS he gets a few horrible
,igars that will neither smoke nor
'ell. If he has preferred to work |
N salary instead of a commits |
lion he is sent a contract to sign, |
wherein he agrees, in considera-
ion of the salary, to sell for cash
It least 100000 cigars a month. |
lie cannot sell any of the cigars
or they were never made to sell; |
hey were especially built to work
his help wanted racket.
The Chicago firm that buncoes
ONE 20, 900 each month of these
vould-be, drummers would be
cry much surprised indeed if |
ne of its victims should actually
end in an order for ten thousand
togies. If the city dailies con-
niue to play stool pigeon for
hieves then the farm paper must
AXE it upon themselves to expose
he frauds. There is one fakir l
Investigated myself. He seemed
quare. He offered So a hun
red for the names and addresses
f ones neighbors. 1 applied
nd got a letter telling me l had
cen appointed agent for Squash
ounty. He said he liked my
enmanship all right and l felt
opeful and began to look for
ard to earning a watch and
hahn that winter. But there was
string to the game. l must first
end 50 for a special book in
hich to transcribe the names.
coughod up the two beans and
OF lap pad worth eight cents.
hen was ready to go to work,