Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
GETTING A FARMER.
ESpcdicnt Of an Exnspcratcd Owner Of
Country IInce-IIis Absurd Adj
Nrrtiscmcnt Taken Seriously by
Some Of His COrrcspondcntS

,rrtiscmcnt Taken Seriously by
Some Of His Correspondents.
\ Broadway merchant who owns -
country plrc: in tho northern part of the
state has had much difficulty in finding
t'rmcr to take charge or it aud attend
TO the farm work says tho New YurI;
foSt. NO matter how many privileges he
gave his employees they demanded more
Aitor making concession after concession
without satisfying the ''help." who in
VAridhlv thought OF other things they
mus lave. the merchant IN a spirit of
drSp"r ton inserted this advertisement
thnkinn in his innocence that its humor-
Gus cNa eporation would bc apparent to
IN" rno'noSt intellect.
WANTED. ON small farm. man.
marlj' D. between 20 and 81. hours : 10
III summer, to ! in winter employor
docs ms own milking and takes care of
horses. trolley passes door: rural de-
livery. telephone to village: long distance
telephone 70 Now York, excellent literary
and progressive ouchrc facilities; hired
mons club. use of tennis grounds; golf
PRIVILEGES superior table. French cook
ma billiard and pool tdhl" in carriage
house; Wednesday and Saturday after
moons 0ff May ! to October II: checkers
d"tnnons' So n month: safe deposit box:
nse Of automobile Sundays; no objection
~ 'nu'Foh' references exchanged Nd
dress tNRMER.
lie rot about 900 answers J,oes than
% w'r from farmers. Only five were at
all Sot ~blc. Fully 100 of the applicants
took Oh" advertisement seriously and sug-
GeStod fNrther privileges The others who
wrote imply made fun of the advertiser
ana mocN"d him in his own style. Nearly
every ono who wrote asking for The posi-
tion a>>cI for more details.
ittn fl,t
CARNEGIE for they addressed the un-
known l"rmor' as Kind hearted
nhlHh' hropSt and told him how they
l"N'd NM ana how much they would
''l'N hNinE on ms bounty forever,
Persons al all trA !" ana profession
'auGh' "t mo Uli There came letters
from trldoSin"n, ho"kk"cp"rs Il sculptor,
m''hani's' maohnistS, carpenters. act
"rS' M""dWotk"r-. and from men who
Qua not elNo their occupation, hut who
expressed u wild desire to go to the couu-
Try Hfd'r SU'h pleasant conditions.
Nearly al OF tn" writer's showed = cur
".'N WILLINGNESS - tell all about them
>'iNoS !" AN unknown advertiser, and
I"N' hfl"f ana intimate stories of their
ives Many at IN" unmarried applicant
"'cl"red their willingness and ability to
~ p"f' VIE AT once II such posses
Job. Hero is tho letter that secured tho
writer the rInco.
.
H'Mf o' me Hr'i tRS.
Your somewhat peculiar advertise.
mcnt noted. If YOU are looking for "A
man about 2S years old married, that
is cluahl. and VIII work Tor hi, en-
IdoEer'- interest | would reencctfullV Of
fer my services, but would expect q
salary of more than thirty-tiyc dollars, ~;
Onr cannot keen Il family on that
THO writer of tho following. a florist.
took too advertisement seriously:
In looking over III" wants for a place
f"r friend Of mine "a carpentor).
como across YOUR advertisement don't
quito understand i Won max for ,bc birod
mans ciuh privileges. also SUNNY hir,
with the superior board and ,'rcnch cook
ing, and INTRODUCES him 20 the local So
cicty. ! would gladly soil out nv bust