The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-02-06

agents can't get genuine subsoriher.
ana VIII send their own money and a
list of names. N ="
ana here comes another schema
from another Georgia town, II saws.
send US $40 and we will employ ven
at $40 a month for twelve months ,o
write 1--WE letters a day and get agents
10 werk for us and will pay 81 extra
Tor each agent over five in a month.
some OF our agents get from ten TO az.
" agents monthly and make from $40
10 SIlO month. 1t will take only n
rev minutes every day to write tho
ieIters' That beats the original. |
reckon they must have a thousand
agents In Georgia getting $40 a month.
That takes $4,000 a year to pay
Them Does anybody believe that?
ana yet this investment company
Goes not seem to have anything to
sell, but you will get a sewing ma.
chine, a gold watch, a Dyke or a gun.
They refer you to a long array of ref.
erences.
But here is one from North Carroll
ma, where the cherry trees grow:
Greatest money making plan Of the
twentieth century.
IS per day made at home mailing
circulars. It breaks all records and
the money comes rolling in" These
are the head lines Of the offer. The
body OF the circular Is too long and
too fascinating to copy. It might in.
jure Atlanta's shoe trade 20 spread
this kind of news in your columns. A
lady writing to me from Townsville
says her neighbor, a good, sensible
lady, was induced by this circular to
send $3.50 to another lady, who was
an endless chain agent for this North
Carolina party and got pair of shoes
she could have bought at home for
$3.50, and she had to pay 40 cents ex.
press charges upon them. have
hunted for this little North Carolina
town all over the map and have not
found 1t yet. recokn it is some little
town that is yet in the woods.
| am not through with these end.
less chain frauds or delusions or
snares, but will close with the most
amusing little fake that has ever
transpired. in this region. A planter
who lives In our town says that one
OF his tenants got a circular that came
all the way from that pious country
where they used to sell nutmegs made
OF wood and seed oats made Of shoe
pegs. The circular said that any one
remitting a money order for S1.G
would have sent to them a handsome
set Of oak.finished furniture. The
credulous man would not consult his
landlord, but sent II, and as the circu
lar said; please mention the color
Of upholstery that you prefer" he
wrote that he wanted green. In due
time he was notified that the furni.
ture had been shipped, SO he waited
about ten days and then drove in
with a two.horse wagon to receive 1t
and haul It home. On inquir!ng al
the depot he found q little box and in.
side was a miniature set Of furniture
for q doll. The hedEtead was inches
long and the sofa 6. On the outside
Of the box was rs cents fer freight.
But the upholstering was green and
the man smiled a siclSly grin and
said: $50 am II"
Now, IL there is anything for which
have q particular dislike, it is a per-
sonal controversy with my fellow
man. was forced into this one to
protect my name and secure my
peace, but II It shall result In protect.
ing the dependent women Of this land
from the greed and tricks of stran-
gers, will not regret the controversy.
The government will take hand In It
after awhile, but that will not refund
the money. A federal court has al.
ready got the cherry tree man In
limbo,
The United States postal law de-
clares that no newspapers shall be
carried as second-class matter unless |
they are for Legitimate subscribers |
who, with their own consent, have |
paid or agree to pay the subscription
price. Let the law be enforced.
p. S.---Later from the front.-+Since