Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-15

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il is so easy to make money AS III
the United States. and this Is the
most prosperous time the people OF
cur nation have ever known. That
there are many ways OF making Il
living besides being u life insurance
president. II priZeiighter Or h"dcar
rirr Is shown by the following collec
ton of. unusual occupations.
OF the whole list Of unique cailings
that have come to my attention none
Is more peculiar than the ElslneSs oil
DIR. Cock roach of Louisville. For 4
stipulated annual consideration the
doctor" contracts to keep ones prem
ises rid of cockroaches. He does not
whistle them away like the Pied Piper
of Eiamlin, but at regular intervals II"
comes around with ueerlookins tools
and mysterious powders, by means OF
which he pcrsuadcS the cockroaches
TO go.
Bird Doctor and Specialist" is the
sign on the shingle which hangs In
front of all establishment on Broad
way Ia New York. The proprietor Is
II young woman who takes mamma
pet canary to board while the family
is away at the SeaShore or absent
from home at other times. She also
has IA hospital for sick birds AMI
teaches backward Sungsttrs their ms
sion in the world While it might
seem that this young woman is max
ing small use Of her time. she really
bles. and is able to make 4 compe
tence from her work.
Ar Englishman possessed OF small
annuity and in bad health went TO
FL Paso. Texas. The expenses OF hV-
ing were 50 great in the SOuthwes-
tern city that he soon found his in
COME inadequate. He invested all Tn"
ready money he had in eight gilt and
gaudy popcorn stands, with little an
gines to run the peppers. The idea
worked, and before long h branched
out to San Antonio He soon worked
10 a Baby Trust which brought him
an income of $4,000 a year.
woman in Boston makes 4 bust.
ness of taking inventories of houses
which are rented furnished. She
comes to the house and makes com
plete lists in triplicate of every aru-
Gle, With a description OF its cohdl-
ton. When the house is given mp
she comes again and checks over the
household goods and appraises the
loss or damage. She has been SO sue
C. ssful in this kind of work that her
services are much in demand.
An Italian in New York takes over
the rubbish from the garbage collec'
lions ii the great Ea3terh metropolis
at stated annual price and make
from $4,000 to 100000 year from
the business. He employs hundreds
CT sorters and pickers, who 90 over
the rubbish to get out old bottles,
rags. rubber, leather and other junk.
II is said that he realizes from $1,000
TO 80 900 a year on old rubber shoes
alone.
A Memphis newspaper woman pGit'
" advertised in the newspapers that
for a consideration she would prepare
papers to be read at womens clubs
write speeches for banquets or trace
pedigrees back to forgotten grand
mothers to the Colonial Danes. Htr
advertising was persistent until com
missions began to come in and many
a woman leader of club life in this or
that particular town has shown IN the
reflected glory Of this Southern girls
hard working genius.
Several years ago shoe buyer for
one Of the Chicago department stores
conceived the idea Of buying up slight
ly damaged or blemished shoes from
the manufacturers and retailing the
same at a sacrific price. He opened
I'm with one clerk in single room
near the roof of a skyscraping Office
L.iilding. To get a good pair Of live
dollar shoes with nothing more than
a little scratch on them for 81 was
such bargain that customers came
fast. The business increased so rap
.ily that the original store has been
enlarged TO Is rooms. and 40 clerks
are employed instead of one. The
capital earned from the original store
has been reinvested until now the
concern owns eigh; large stores in
Otner PLACES
A New Jersey girl. broken down by
teaching aud Office work. was ordered
by her doctor to get some occupation
which would keep her out of doors
Sh. followed the physicians advice
BY acquiring a DOGGY farm in Ne"
Jersey. where she. began ihc culture
OF bulifrogs Persons who heard @!
the new venture smiled until they
learned that she was making lot
OF money selling frogs legs at bis
prices to New York hotels and res
iaaranis. In order TO get the fresh
air sh. dos her own killing. ALFRED
in rubber boots. she ;ramps about the
marshes and shoots the frogs with
small rife.
An enterprising New Yorker makes