Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-10-12

Ai4= ~ pAoNt my sTallluue IN sOnetllng
beyond words. have reserved $4,000
worth Of stock for you at ground floor
figures. \ dividend Of 80 per cent on
this stock. which Is a low estimate.
brings you in 5000 per year. All you
''""d do is TO sit with folded hands"
But | don't want stock in any of
your companies" she protested. i've
got 10 have money to run my house."
The object of the company" he ex-
planned. lis to provide music for the
world at the cheapest possible price,
and in supplying music we supply SEN
t!mcnt, raise the social standard and
make the whole world happier and bet
ter We also make saving in proyi-
s!ons and fuel. \ man with fiddle
will sit for hours and never know
whether a room is hot or cold. \ wom-
an who Is giving Mozart twist on the
piano wants neither dinner nor supper.
Give a hey Il mouth organ. and he VIII
not ask for bread and butter as long as
he has wind enough left to blow. 1t is
the scheme of my life. and millions of
profit will soon be rolling in
But about this check" she insisted.
a great scheme and in many ways
noble enterprise. Let us take a city
block, for instance. We will say there
are POO families on the block. The
Universal supplies those families with
pianos or organs, Zithers, tiddlcS, harpS,
hand organs, mouth organs, brass
bands hugles, flies and drums. From
4 O'Clock in the morning to 10 o'clock at
night there is music. No one has time
to quarrel or get drunk. No one stops
To eat or wonder whether its cold or
hot Music evokcs sentiment, love,
pity, charity. Human nature is elc-
waited and purified. and the rent for the
various instruments comes rolling in as
fast aS two men can count the dollars.
My dear woman, you see
But this check"
You will take it TO J. Jordan and de-
poSit it as security for your stock, and
you will order two pianos, three lid
dies, four harpS. two drums and set
of hagpipcs for this house. The effect
On your boarderS will be-
But | thought you were going to
square up" exclaimed the laudlady.
What do know about your company
or stocks? Whenever | present my
bill, you always dodge and twist"
"ln case you do not wish to use the
check to secure stock you can ask Mr.
Jordan to indorse it over to me
will then indorse it to the vice presi.
dent. he will indOrse ii to the secre-
tary, and the secretary will indorSe it
to you. You will then have To be idcn.
titled at the bank. 1t will take some
few days or weeks to obtain the mon.
ey, but ii is a mere question Of time.
Meanwhile things go over. Ask your.
self if.it is not your duty to help us cle-
vate the Aloral tone of society Ask
yourself If it is not better to have So
600 year dividends than to bc shaving
your life away in a boarding house.
Ask YOURSELF
Cant you give me $40 on accountf"
asked the landlady in desperation as
she put the check on the table,
What! Discount my own paper aft
er your sublime confidence in me?" he
exclaimed. Never my dear woman,
never! You must be paid in full. In
deed, you have been paid in full any
how and now it only remains for you
to leave me to balance up my cash
book and write 10 or 20 business let
ters of a pressing nature. You trusted
me, and you have your reward. Don't
fail to be identified at the bank. If
there should be any trouble, just call
on me. And now good night and pleas
ant dreams to you"
Major, want this room tomorrow"
called the landlady when she found
herself outside the door.
No answer.
And you'll have to go"
But she talked to the silence of the
grave. NJ. QUAD.