Evening journal., 1906-11-07

cheap or inexperienced man might
prove very expensive There Is another
man IN New YORK who does nothing all
year long but test watermelons and canta-
loupes for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
The Joss In cutting unrpe fruit would be
considerable and this man, IL is estimated,
saves his years salary IN three months Of
work. "Of course. If he didn't" said the
chef, Eve wouldn't keep him. If a pro-
prictor cannot make profit on the labor
OF the man he hires he has no incentive
to hire anybody"
a woman who might join the profes-
sional escort In n partnership arrange
ment is the clothes doctor as she calls
herself. She Is a middle aged. motherly
woman. who goes about to bachelors
lodgings 10 do all the necessary darning
Of socks mending Of underwear. etc. and
looks after the linen Of those who are not
fortunate enough TO have some one to do
II for them. Then there Is the man who
cuts and sells cat meat. He has had Il
stand At one certain SPOT Of one certain
market for 25 years, and In all that time
has never sold anything but and 10 cent
packages Of meat prepared as eat food.
In New York city alone, 9s7 GA men
luhorers, mechanics, stone masons brick
layers carpenters, machinists engineers
at the present writing find employment
building akyscrapcrs, while in all large
cities there are at least a dozen men and
women who make a living looking for
lost articles. They may be seen on the
streets as soon as IL Is daylight search
ing the PARKS and lounging places. the
streets Of the down town sections. the
Sidewalks aud cutters before theaters and
popular restaurantsf Sometimes they find
money ana keep H. Sometimes they find
iewelry and sell It. Many. many times
they dnd an article Of value only 70 the
loser, and return It. getting the reward.
They scan the advertisements iu the lost
aud found columns of the daily papers,
and sometimes when they have a piece
Of iewelry too conspicuous or too vau-
able TO ofler for sale. they advertise for
Its owner. II is said 20 be quite n lucra-
tive calling. Equally unique, perhaps IS
the trade Of tickling peoples vanity. This
latter is a most profitable occupation,
even when used for Itself alone and not
In connection with some other business.
Many obscure newspapers and nominal
magazines Of the Town Topics variety live
by t. The method Of the men behind the
scheme Is simply TO write up a most
fulsome article praising the subject IN a
manner that would be nauseating n IL
were not comical The article is then
shown TO the Intended victim by a glib
talker. who tickles his vanity by read.
ing the story and supplementing II with
q few additional meads Of tany. fool
and his money are soon parted. says an
old adage. A vain man and bis money
are parted still more quickly says the
modern fakir. and the number who thrive
hy getting out books devoted TO praising
people that don't deserve II is legion.
The Mandatory articles. Of course, cost so
much per laudation, aud the editors aud
writer's wax rich.
Jobs Both Unique azd Dangerous.
Properly classed as both dangerous and
! peculiar are those occupations of men who
/ l0Op-the loop on bicycles aud 10 automO
blles, who do acr0batic feats who jumI
over elephants backs 10 circuses, who ruI
automobiles for a living and race viii
death "a hours every day. the men wh'
navigate airships, the divers who go dow
| into the depths Of the sea, the municipa
fre1ghters and policemen. the salt ans
] fresh water sailors. the coal miners work
l ing under the earth, the trainers Of vii,
/ beasts. the tightrope walkers, the physl
| Aians who aght death and disease an,
cpuntless others. But for real sensational
ism, real danger and real oddity the iol
ofSGeorgc Thcrmn. one of the principal
| iu Ne horse-thiaf act at pawncc Hlli
show makes any other strenuous i0
/ seem Nkc q pleasant nap on q warm dag
| For S51sc month aud his beard Therma !
hanged i6-tioles a week. lie Is lariaie
[ while riding at tHll speed. is dragged iron
his horse and hauied over the ground 70
a distance Then he is,strung 10 tlee q
full view Of the audiencA A piece Of stii
coat-lining is fixed about Ms neck and tn
rope does him little harm Ny the actio
/ OF the piece. n rescue party Nomcs nlon
/ after he has heen hanging hf Shof
/ time and cuts down the sunposcp CORPSE
IL Is reported that once somethifs wen