The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-01

sion with cleaners and other workers.
She puts everything In order, does the
furniture up In hollands and the chan
delIers in gauZe, sends the silver TO
the safety vault, packs furs and wool
ems In tar paper and moth balls and
shuts up everything securely When
the family is about to return she puts
everything back In Its normal place ana
condition, has the draperies laundered
and renewed, the orasses polished ana
everything spick and span Tor the re-
ception Of the owners. This is good
paying business on account OF the re-
sponsibillty attached to It.
There are two women in fashiOna-
BILE uptown neighborhood who do mar
keting forra living. They have some
city customers, but most Of their busi-
ness ia with well to-do suburban house,
Keepers Who find 1t difficult and expen-'
slye to supply their table from the sub
urbon markets. Beginning with the
'hilylng OF provisions, these two women
have enlarged their SCOPE OF trade, TAX
ing in first groceries, then linen china
glass and ali sorts OF household acces,
sorIes. They keep their patrons posted
on prices. and particularly us 10 par
gains, and have all that they can uo;
GattInp commissions from buyer ana
seller they naturally find the business
a Woman on Staten island has n cat
farm where she boards the pets OF peo-
ole who are going to be away from iron!
,or,S FOR some time and want to know
tbat nnssy will be well cared FOR. she
cnarses S3,50 n month, with additional
fees for veterinary services ana ot"ef
extras. ,,Los c,Dor,es
10 sing. another teaches tricks 70 PET
dogs and there are dentists VINO Ge
vote themselves exclusively 10 n''t Tar
the teeth or providing false ones Ao'
dogs. ,,,r has n
,orr,, Tor Inc cultivation Of worms FOR
IA Roston woman goes from house to
house teachIng children games, educa-
tIonal. aesthetic and entertaining wy
nm English woman begins her work
With Tho mining OF child. This I'M
nortant matter requires expert coun-
sci and advice, as NIL parents eSpeGl-
Riiv yonthfui ones, will admit, ana tle
professional manner" guarantees BHus.
faction. Besides, her charges are ohLy
twenty-five cents. IT Is not neces-
gary for her to see the baby or 10 KNOW
its parents In order to select suitable
-.|F
when she is informed by letter OF the
| social position OF the family, the color
OF tho baby's eyes and few similar
| points. -,,,,.
Dolls furnish employment Of various
kinds. There Ii the dolls dreSsmnkcr,
who buys odds and ends Of silk. velvet
| and other fuery for next to nothing
from dressmakcrs. and dresses dolls In
fancy costumes Of the latest fashion.
For broken or injured dolls there Is
the doctor" who promises to restore
| their pristine beauty and 20 make them
good as new
votes her skill to the making OF cos
| tunes FOR dime museum freaks.
| The professional shopper IL well
known parsonage but n shrewd woman
saw an especial line in that kind OF
business not yet worked, and set herself
10 get patronage exclusively from men.
She has been successful, and buys every
| ynar thousands OF dollars worth OF
| j,nick- knnclts for busy men who hnto
shopping or have no time for 1t. These
are chiefly gifts to girl friends,
one girl makes money OUT OF Woe'
For fifty cents an hour she VIII listen
to any tale OF woe ana give appropriate
sympathy and advice.
Snfting is n widely favored device
for improving ones fortunes. but the
bets OF Timothy Spangloss, an old mi
nor. are unique, He Is living bar
ometer." and utIllzes this phenomenal
ouallty in making bets on the weather.
Lizards, snakes and monkeys are cul-
tiynied asslduously by an increasing
number OF persons for their valuable
| skIps. A man In Colorado goes In Tor
rattlesnnkes, not for their skins but
for the oil. which he soils for medicinal
| purposes. He usually keeps his farm
stocked with at least 100 OF these snakes
| fat and well fed.
Frogs aud snails have been cultivated
! largely for the markets In France ana
in some parts OF this country the In
| dustry ls being taken taken up Mush-
| rooms, especially In cellars, are found
to be profitable with small outlay OF
money.
a business Ia popular In Constantine.
| pie that would probably make small
| hendwny In this cOuntry-the renting III
pipes for temporary use. on n table
In little red curtained bn2har IRE
spread out the pipes Of all nations tho
| German mecrpchaum, the American
corn cob. the English brler, the Irish
| ttu1.en thn fshtnpaa OnitItu DiDoa and