The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-15
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TO riches presents smooth
even course. This state
ment may smack of ex-
tremeness, but in the light Of expert tes-
umony it must be accepted as a cold
hard fact.
The young man need not worry II he
mas the $500. With that as a starter
wealth is a mere matter of minutes In
these days.
All the young man has to do Is to SIM
ply put his $500 in one end of the invest
ment hopper, and wait at the other end
until 1t flows out Increased a hundred
told-yes. even a thousand fold.
Glorious news for the poor In purse.
Happy tidings for the small CAPITALIST
With the necessary $500 the road to
prosperity stretches away into the dis
lance of the future an obstructionIess
course
unfortunately every possessor of $500
does not know this
one young man of Indianapolis at least
was In the darkest ignorance of the
golden opportunities that were within his
grasp until a dtscreety worded Inquiry
set him right and lighted up the path of
knowledge.
Curious to learn just what the future
held in his material ownership of the $500.
he inserted the following modest query
in The Sunday Sentinel:
low can young man with capital
OF $500 invest to best advantage? State
full particulars in letter to W. w. A."
1t may be-" argued the young man,
that from the answers which flow in I
may become finally as rich as a summer
resort keeper on the Jersey coast, or even
as wealthy as one who has been for
twenty years on the Indianapolis police
force.
''Quien sabe?
And In consideration of this golden
opportunity, why the price of advertising
is mere bagatelle. Perhaps maybe less
than that
The returns justified his experiment.
The young man was overwhelmed by
the food of replies. Opportunities for the
investment Of his $500 were opened to
him in such great numbers that his brain
was set in a whirl
The future was a rosy dawn Of posi-
bilities-nay, of certainties.
He who had been the humble possessor
of but $500 had now the chances to select
from which meant millions in the uIti-
mate.
No more labor.
No more care.
No more poverty.
No more anxiety.
Only wealth, wealth, wealth.
And after that-more wealth
+. How easy 1t all isl thought the
young man. How almost effortless the
transition from dire poverty to afiuence
I almost hate to take the money. have
not worked for 1t"
And the opportunities.
What a countless number of them
there were to be sure.
Maj. Bloodgood had become interested
In the young man, and like the phiIan-
tllropist that he was. determined to start
him Alright. Business men, professional
men, laborfng men, genluses, inventors,
rich men, shrewd men, brainy men,
Chiefs bankers, lawyers, merchants and
others FASTENED to put themselves in
communication with the possessor Of the
$500.
The young man was deeply touched.
He hesitated to make choice.
How prosperous could 1 be with any
one, were 'tother dear thousands away
he murmured softly. ST should, I know,
select from among these many commune
cations, one to adopt. And yet by SO
doing I should undoubtedly cause pain to
the rejected hosts. 'Tis an embarrassing
situation. All, now have 1t. I will pick
out an answer at random and see what
that will do for me-"
And he picked.
Enthralling figures caught his eye.
This said he, lis something like. Pos
sibilities of profits running up into the
hundreds of thousands-aud all for a
mere $500. Not so bad"
The gentleman who suggested this
pleasing vision started with sage counsel
thus:
eff you are a young man, and want to
get a good start in life with $500, then
don't stick them in so-called established
business There is more money lost in
that line than in all the inventions of
the whole world. Eve got something bet
ter for you, and let you know what It is.
If you are short-sighted or afraid, you
need not answer. I have an invention
which replaces the screw propeller and
has acknowledged a great future. Now,
though poor man myself, l have spent
all my earnings in experimenting to
make sure Of the value or worthIessness
Of my invention.
1T proved a success. Therefore, built
a new big boat, seating twenty-five peo-
pie. Now, to finish this boat I need $780,
When 1t is finished I will show it to capt.
talists, the press and experts. While the
capitalists get together big corporation
will let the boat out to fishing and ex-
cursion parties, and that boat will earn
from $40 to $50 week. which money we
share, being a nice income. The patent
will sell for at least 100000. If you be-
come my partner I win give you one
third share"
Surely" thought the young man,
surely this brings to mind that ancient
tale of the turf" and he reflected on the