The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
THE GRAND PROMOTER
No Book Canvasser Can Get the Best of Him

Behind in his board
Threatened with eviction from his once
| Creditors waiting for him on the four
No more trust at the BARRIERS
Not even the stub Of cigar around the
And yet Maj. crofoot was whistling. a
merry air as there came knock at the
II was canvasser for THE Life OF
Napoleon" price 80 in calf. and the
had scarcely exhibited his sample copy
when Maj Crofoot arose and took him
by the hand and exclaimed:
others in the world. BY George. but this
j shall be happy to book your order, :"
smilingly replied the canyasser. "Whl
you take calf or morocco?''
| My dear man, continued the Major.
my name is on a sign at the door. but
| II doesn't state my business. Let me
say 70 you that ! am a grand promoter
OF enterprises; an organlzer' a eonsoLi.
stupendous and gigantic schemes of the
country. You have come to the right
man m the right time"
"Will you take calf or morocco?
six stupendous enterprises in the last
six weeks-one per week-snd every one
OF them bound TO win. Six stupendous
enterprises originated, capitalized and
tune must have directed your footsteps.
I am going TO take you in, Yes, sir; III
give you 4 show compared to which ne
Let me congrat tulate YOU, sir-let me
shake hands with another newborn mil
Yes, but how about the book.
Major7" was asked.
you have heard OF the dietary sau-
sage. Of course? said the Major. as he
Sy one of hs re eReis IN
and as he had no idea OF what a good
thing he had struck. l bought his right,
title and interest for a mere song The
q. s. has jumped into popularity in a
day: has all the luiciness OF fresh pork,
the nutrittve qualities Of beef. and the
taste reminds you Of venison; can be
made Of seven kinds OF meant II you
happen to have them on hand, or YOU
can get along with only one, It's the
Why they are fried that makes them
dietary and has set the gourmands crazy.
Sure TO drive every sausage out Of the
market in four weeks more-sure to do
IL; can be furnished as rations to every
army and navy IN the world: can be sold
in every hotel, clearinghouse and family
wherever humanity exists: good for
breakfast, dinner or supper; can't run
no camp meeting. picnic. or Sunday
feliow-man. your fortune is made
III ypu would select the style Of bind
ing" began the man.
"But we've got 10 go a little slow for
few weeks, interrupted the Major.
There is a disposition on the part OF
the worlds artstocracy TO class sausage
way down in the list Of meats Can't
expect that lords Rnd dukes and presi-
dents viii order a second plate Of them
until they realize that IL won't anect
their social positions. Got to look out
the whiriwind of popularity started, and
the public won't stop TO ask whether
our dietaries are made of hsh, flesh. or
coco-matting- First thing is to warrant
them TO cure Indigestion. torpid liver,
and all that They are a spring and
fall tonic. All singers, actresses, and
athletes use them; testimonials from
professors. actors, clergymen. and thou
sands OF others. and all family doctors
recommend them above everything else.
And there you are, my boy: there you
are, and let me shake hands with you
again"
But the book. Major. The price in
And you are to be our purchasing
agent and buy sraw material pietary
ent lengths and sizes. and We shall use
beef. pork, mutton, fish. and whatnot.
everything to be bought alive and killed
in our own slaughter-houses and hashed
up with our own knives. You attend to
the buying and ! attend to the frying.
Millions of dollars will pass through
your hands every year. but We shall
year. at least. and you come in on the
ground floor for stock / just lack $40
to meet the expense of organization. and
We W. shall capitsiize at tS.oOS, 600 but prob
ably Increase TO Sl5.6o0,OOO inside OF a
year. And what is the name, please7'
My name is Taylor" slowly replied
the canvasser. but I have no SO to put
into your scheme. I'm selling the
Life Of Napoleon 1t is printed from
new. large type. illustrated by"
Yes we will call il the Great Ameri-
can Dietary Sausage Company" inter
rupted the Major. and as purchasing
agent wen deposit $4,000 to your credit
TO start on: salary to be paid weekly
or monthly, just as you elect. and the
dividends on the stock to come quarter
". / need SO to see my way clear, but
II you can't spare that sum give me S.