Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25

How to become successful and inde-
pendent" Is the latest scheme Government
employees have engaged in. One would
think that a Government clerk is not the
highest example of the motto in question.
Nevertheless the East is being flooded with
tons of printed matter by a 6rm at 359 and
34I Pennsylvania avenue, otherwise known
as the Bowery, where rents are cheap, and
ten cent lunch rooms and 6ve cent barber
shops flourish like young bay tree.
The firm describes itself as NJ. A Winter
& Co., and all its correspondence is marked
private or confidential. It is patent med
icine concern is this arm of M. A. Winter &
Co.
Here is the opening paragraph of sixteen
more which follows, all built alike with
mansard roofs and basement accompani-
ments. 1t is addressed to friend of ours
in Massachusetts (who has kindly mailed it
to the GLoBE)
'Your name has been handed to US by a
business concern with whom you have been
corresponding, as a good party to take up
our work in your section The company
speak in the highest terms of your ability
as an agent; therefore, we are very anxious
that you should work for US"
In an accompanying confidential infor-
nation" which is copyrighted by M. A.,
Winter, the explanation is given how one
can become successful and independent by
selling Natures Health Restorer" to the
people Of your sectioz"
And to cinch the selected vict-l agent
the following private and confidential
document with big black headline "OHr
ReSboRSibflftY'' is enclosed
We respectfully direct the attention OF
the officials Interested. "Cur Reliability
starts out by declaring: "Ist. Ask the party
TO whom you may write if, in his opinion,
il will be safe for you to intrust business
with, or to send money to, this company.
Tell him that Capt Thos. H. Mckee,
Journal Clerk United States House of Rep
resentatives, is treasurer of this company,
and has charge of its financial affairs"
The members Of Congress and depart
ment officials given as reference would fill
a couple of columns Of the GLOBE. Here
are few selections:
Hon. Alexander Mcdowell, Clerk House
of Representatives, Washington, d. c., and
Sharon, Pa.
Hon. Binger Herman, Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, Washington, d. c.
Hon. Daniel NJ Ransdell Sergeant-at'
Arms, United States Senate, Washington,
DC.
Hon. w. H. Michael, Chief Clerk State
Department, Washington, d. {.
Hon. T. X. Jones, United States Senator
Washington, Ark.
Hon. B. B. Hawley, Member Of Congress
Galveston. Tex.
Hon. ]. c. Burrows, United States Seua
tor, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Hon S. NJ. Cullom, United States Sena
tor, Springfield, ILL.,
Hon. Joseph c. Cannon, Member of Con
gress, Danville, Ill.
Hon. Jesse Overstreet, Member of Con
gress Indianapolis, Ind.
Hon. Charles Lands, Member of Con
gress. Delphi, Ind.
Hon. ]. A. T. Hull, Member of Congress
Des Moines, Iowa.
Hon. Charles Dick Member Of Congress
Akron, Ohio.
Hon. Melville Bull, Member of Congress
Middletown, R. l.
We miss from the list of tndorsers Hon
Marcus A. Hanna and the Hon. H. Clay
Evans, consul general to London, but they
will no doubt be corralled in time to in
dorse Natures Health Restorer," of which
Journal Clerk Mckee is treasurer. Th'
confidential" letter Of the M. A. Winter
cular says: Ladies can succeed at thi
work as we'll as men, and thus become in
dependent. Some lady agents have mad
fortunes and all of them who work ar
succeeding graudly."
Now mark what this Natures Health Re
storer will do aud which lady agents are in
structed to claim for it to the farmers ant
mechanics to whom they are to sell tn
stuff. Here are the diseases and imagine
lady agent expatiatiug on them, 'Kidne!
disorders, liver complaint, constipation
female complaints, all syphilitic diseases
ETC."
Here we pause to remark that the Sun
downer in the departments now embrace
every branch of human industry. We ha,
thought that the patent medicine bushes
might escape their voracity, but it seem
not. Journal Clerk Mckee, as treasurer o
the firm, has certainly Htilized his position
20 some advantage in the distinguished lis
of indorsers of Natures Health RestoreI
which cures Fall syphilitic diseases, an
in the selling of which some lady agent
have made fortunes"
The GLOBE Is left to surmise who som
.of these lady agents" are and in that sur
mise wondersif they embrace superannuate'
or discharged department clerks. No douh
Mr.. Mckee could shed some light on thi
subject. II is preposterous to suppose 70
a moment that the female governmen
clerk, actively employed in the depart
meuts, would initiate her male fellow clerl
and go into the Sundowner business. thu
taking the bread out Of the mouths Of tn
ladies' selling the great medicine to farmer
aud mechanics and which cures, ETC., etc.