Contents
| INTRODUCTION. | |
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| CHAPTER I. HOW TO GET A PLACE. | |
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| The Secret of Work. Nature’s Furrow. General Details. The Prismatic Brain. The Bridled Tongue. Studying the Stair Above. The Missing Factor. The Magnifying Glass. The Microscopic Eye. Scoring a Point when off Duty. The Study of Men | 13 |
| CHAPTER II. STARTING IN BUSINESS. | |
| The Minimum Basis. The House-to-House Canvass. The Choice Location. The Maximum Basis. The Personal Equation | 21 |
| CHAPTER III. MONEY IN TRADE. | |
| The Interlined Advertisement. The Picturesque Name. The Pictorial Wreck. Red-Letter Day. Class Discount. The Honest Flaw. The Premium Clerk. The Railroad Mileage. The Dial Dollars. First Customer Package. The Carpet Coupon. The House Lot Coupon. Price-Time Grade. Sales Bulletin. Best Reason Prize. Birthday Calendar. Conspicious Price-List. The Early Discount. The Money-Space Counter. | 24 |
| CHAPTER IV. MONEY IN THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW ARTICLE. | |
| The Puzzle. The Toy Imitation. The Cartoon. The Conjurer. The Striking Figure. The Advertising Story. The Word-Builder. The Popular Pun. The Political Guesser. The Geometrical Group. The Pictorial Comparison. The Open Challenge. The Book Gift. Sunday School Supplies. | 30 |
| CHAPTER V. MONEY IN THE HOME STORE. | |
| Section 1—Household Ornaments. | |
| Crystallized Grasses. Leaf Impressions. Vine and Trellis. The Suspended Acorn. Moss and Cone. The Tumbler of Peas. The Hanging Turnip. Bleached Leaves. The Artificial Plant. | 35 |
| Section 2—Tea Dishes. | |
| Delicious Ham. Choice Tongue. Artificial Honey. | 39 |
| Section 3—Pastry. | |
| Angel Cake. Dominos. Soft Gingerbread. Doughnuts. | 41 |
| Section 4—Sweetmeats and Confectionery. | |
| Walnut Candy. Chocolate Caramels. Peppermint Creams. Molasses Candy. Blanched Almonds. Fig Paste. Fig Layer Candy. | 42 |
| Section 5—Preserves, Pickles, and Jellies. | |
| Orange Marmalade. Brandied Peach. Ox-Heart Cherry. Pound Pear. Grape Jelly. Sweet Pickles. Chow-Chow. Pickled Walnuts. | 44 |
| Section 6—Toilet Articles. | |
| Rose Oil. Cologne Water. French Face Powder. Night-Blooming Cereus. | 47 |
| Section 7—Varnishes and Polishes. | |
| Stove Blacking. Shoe Blacking. Furniture Cream. Leather Polish. | 48 |
| Section 8—Soaps and Starches. | |
| Poland Starch. Glue Starch. Gum-Arabic Starch. Starch Luster. Hard Soap. Savon D’Amande. | 50 |
| Section 9—Soft Drinks. | |
| Root Beer. Ginger Pop. Lemonade and Orangeade. | 51 |
| Section 10—Dairy and Other Farm Produce. | |
| Golden Butter. Fresh Eggs. Sweet Milk. Sparkling Honey. New Cheese. Clean Lard. White Pork. Poultry to Order. | 52 |
| Section 11—Garden Vegetables. | |
| Cut-to-Order Asparagus. Quick Market Strawberries. Round Tomatoes. Pint Peas. String Beans. Green Corn. | 54 |
| Section 12—School Supplies. | |
| Book Covers. Artificial Slates. Cheap Ink. School Bag. Pen Wiper. Children’s Luncheon. | 56 |
| Section 13—Christmas Presents. | |
| Sofa Pillow. Jewel Tray. American Flag. Hair-Pin Case. Chair Cushion. Lamp Shade. Bookmark. Handy Work-Box. Pincushion. Catch-Bag. Court-Plaster Case. Postage-Stamp Holder. Photograph Frame. Match Safe. Wall-Pocket. Glove Box. | 57 |
| Section 14—Miscellaneous Articles. | |
| Hot Gems. Sliced Watermelon. Toothsome Pies. Ice Cream. Pork and Beans. Tomato Ketchup. Mince Meat. Dried Apples. Peanuts. Cigarettes. Tallow Candles. Lung Preserver. Poison Killer. Mucilage. Pop Corn. | 61 |
| CHAPTER VI. MONEY IN THE HOME ACRE. | |
| Money in Pears. Greenbacks in Greenings. Plums of Gold. The Raspberry Acre. Profits in Big Peaches. Easy Tomatoes. Assorted Strawberries. Livings in Lettuce. Sovereigns in Spinach. Thousand-Dollar Celery. Fortunes in Water-Cress. The Dollar Blackberry. Nickels in Pickles. The Beet Lot. The Roasting Ear. Paying Peas. Grated Horseradish. | 69 |
| CHAPTER VII. MONEY FOR WOMEN. | |
| The School Store. The Hand Album. The Novelty Bakery. The Front Yard Snap. The Pet Dog. The Box Lunch. The Hairdresser. Typo and Steno. The Sewing School. Flat Hunting. A Tea Room. Dress Mending. Lace Handling. Intelligence Office. Professional Mending. The College Cram. Shoe and Wrap Room. General Convenience Room. Sick-Room Delicacies. Shopping Commission. School Luncheon. Hatching Birds. Butter-and-Egg Store. Saratoga Chips. Fancy Lamp Shades. Bee-Keeping. Cleansing and Bleaching. Fancy Soaps. Home Architecture. Home Ornaments. Doubtful Debts. Dressing Dolls. Fruit Preservers. Mushroom Cellar. Poultry Raising. Home Hothouse. Art Needlework. News Agency. Women’s Wants. Home Printing Press. Short Service Bureau. Delicatessen Room. Miscellaneous Exchange. Cap and Apron Plan. Kitchen Utensils. Wedding Manager. Foreign Homes. Lady Barber. Mineral Collections for Schools. Turkish Bath. Trained Nurses. Traveling Companion. Paper Flowers. French Perfumer and Complexion Expert. A Woman’s Hotel. Guide for Shoppers. Bicycle Instruction. Cooking School. Boarding House. Pen Engraving. Ladies’ Restaurant. A Woman’s Newspaper. Advertising Agent. The Civil Service. Post-Prandial Classes. Women Druggists. Almanac Makers. Women Lecturers. Magazine Contributors. Women Physicians. Paper Box Making. Horticulture. Vocalists. Packing Trunks. Women Costumers. Express Office. Fancy Bakery. Women Grocers. Food and Medicine Samples. Samples in Stores. Samples from House to House. The Woman Beautifier. The Manicure Parlor. The Massage Treatment. Ice Cream Parlor. Flower Packets. Lady Caterer. Delicacies for Invalids. Insect Powder. Rice Cultivator. Yeast Cakes. Physical Culture. House Cleaning. Selling Oysters. Pie Cart. Men’s Neckties. Dancing Teacher. Haberdasher. Lady Architect. Lost and Found Agency. | 73 |
| CHAPTER VIII. MONEY FOR BOYS. | |
| Section 1—How a Boy Can Get a Place. | |
| Free Service. Special Department. Show Superiority of Goods. Advertising. Influence. A Trial Week. Commission. | 104 |
| Section 2—What Boys Can Do. | |
| The Boy Magician. The Glass-Blower. The Dime Lunch. Cancelled Stamps. The Boys’ Press. Saw and Scroll. The Magic Lantern. Candy-Making. Odd Jobs. General Employment Agency. Collect Magazines. Vacant Lot. Bicycle Teaching. First-Cost Sales. | 107 |
| CHAPTER IX. MONEY IN AGENCIES. | |
| Book Agency. Patent Agency. Commission Merchants. Insurance Agency. Traveling Salesmen. Supply Companies. Agencies for Teachers. Clerical Agency. Matrimonial Agencies. Agency for Servants. Agency for Farm Hands. | 113 |
| CHAPTER X. MONEY IN PROPRIETARY COMPOUNDS. | |
| Healing Ointment. Spasm Killer. Anti-Malaria. Hostetter’s Bitters. Toothache Ease. Candy Digest. Cough Lozenges. Lovers’ Hair-Oil. Purgative Powder. Consumption Wafers. Beef, Iron and Wine. Spring Tonic. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Bed-Bug Exterminator. Catarrh Cure. Lip Pomatum. Ointment for Chapped Hands. Cod-Liver Oil Emulsion. Beauty Water. Cough Mixture. Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. Diarrhea Mixture. Blood Purifier. | 120 |
| CHAPTER XI. MONEY IN REAL ESTATE. | |
| City Property. Pleasure Resorts. New Town Sites. Western Lands. The Apartment House. The Sky Scraper. The Jersey Flats. Abandoned Farms. | 127 |
| CHAPTER XII. MONEY IN THE FINE ARTS. | |
| Crayon Work. Drawing. Photograph Coloring. Oil Painting. Water Colors. Wood Engraving. Book Decoration. Dyeing. Designs. Engraving on Glass. Embroidery. Lace Making. Drawing in Charcoal. Painting on China. Portrait Painting. | 132 |
| CHAPTER XIII. MONEY IN MANUFACTURE. | |
| Bicycle Factories. Double Profit Furs. Mica Sheets. Artificial Marble. Artificial Whalebone. Artificial India Rubber. Artificial Camphor. Car Building. The Transverse Wooden Pavement. | 137 |
| CHAPTER XIV. MONEY IN MINING. | |
| Nevada Silver. Aluminum, the New Mineral. North Carolina Mica. Kansas Zinc. Missouri Cottas. Nickel Mines. Mexican Iron. Tennessee Limestone. Fortunes in Copper. German Amber. African Diamonds. Tasmania Tin. Georgia Sapphires. Rock Salt. Asbestos Pockets. Prospects in Platinum. Petroleum Wells. Gold Discoveries. Prospecting for Mines. | 143 |
| CHAPTER XV. MONEY IN PATENT RIGHTS. | |
| Section 1.—Money in Bicycles. A Non-Puncturable Bicycle Tire. Bicycle Holder Attachment. The Bicycle Umbrella Holder. A Bicycle Cyclometer Clock. The Double Power Bicycle. The Folding Wheel. A Bicycle Support. The Cushion Saddle. A Bicycle Guard. A Combination Bicycle Lock. A Bicycle Trunk. The Unicycle. A Bicycle Cover. A Package Holder. Handle Bar Cyclometer. The All-Selling Wheel. Toe-and-Heel Clip. The Extension Bicycle. A Bicycle Shoe. The Stirrup Pedal. The Home Bicycle. | 149 |
| Section 2.—Money in Building Contrivances. | |
| The Ornamental Floor. The Secure Window-Blind. The Self-Locking Window. The Adjustable Blind. The Dollar Door Closer. Sectional Window. Adjustable Storm Door. A Hinge Lock. Double Window. Hot-Blast Furnace. The Weightless Window Sash. A Floor Cover. Sash Balance. Painting Machines. The Pneumatic Water Tank. The Wood-Pulp Floor. | 154 |
| Section 3.—Money in the Kitchen. | |
| The Cheap Washer. A Meat Chopper. Automatic Stove Damper. Potato Extractor. Knife Sharpener. Cold Handle. The Electric Stove. Fruit Jar Holder. Can Opener. Odorless Cooking Vessels. Coal Filled Flat-Iron. Automatic Soaper. Dish-Washing Machine. A Stove Alarm. The Elastic Clothes Line. Combination Line and Pin. A Fruit Press. The Can-Slide. | 157 |
| Section 4.—Money in the Parlor. | |
| The Chair Fan. The Rocking-Chair Fan. Christmas-Tree Holder. Picture-Frame Fastener. Adjustable Head Rest. Imitation Coal Fire. Music Turner. Roll-Front Fire-Screen. Removable Rockers. | 160 |
| Section 5.—Money in the Bedroom. | |
| A Noiseless Clock. A Narcotic Pillow. Electric Fire Igniter. Bedclothes Fastener. Easy-Working Bureau. Extensible Bedstead. Movable Partition and Folding Bed. An Attachable Crib. Pulse Indicator. Dress-Suit Hanger. The Anti-Snorer. The Ventilated Mattress. | 161 |
| Section 6.—Money in the Cellar. | |
| Furnace Feeder. Ice Machine. Stove Ash-Sifter. Jointed Coal Chute. Combined Pan, Can, Sifter and Roller. Ash-Barrel. | 163 |
| Section 7.—Money in the Library and the Schoolroom. | |
| A Paper Binder. The Correspondent’s Desk. Book-Duster. The Portable Library. Pocket Lunch Basket. The Multiple-Leaved Blackboard. | 164 |
| Section 8.—Money in Meals. | |
| Butter and Cheese Cutter. Paper Tablecloth. Scroll-Edge Meat Knife. Carving-Knife Holder. Lamp Cooker. Wine Tablets. Extension Table. | 165 |
| Section 9.—Money in the Business Office. | |
| The Keyboard Lock. Automatic Safe Opener. Paper Binder and Bill Holder. Book Lock. The Perpetual Calendar. The Lightning Adder. Copyholder. Envelope Moistener and Sealer. Multiple Lock. Office Door Indicator. Automatic Ticket Seller. Perforated Stamp. | 167 |
| Section 10.—Money in the Packing-Room. | |
| Nonrefillable Bottle. Collapsible Box. Bottle Stopper. Combination Cork and Corkscrew. Collapsible Barrel. Self-Standing Bag. Barrel Filler and Funnel Cut-Off. Folding Crate. Paper Barrel. | 169 |
| Section 11.—Money in Articles of Trade. | |
| The Tradesman’s Signal. Barrel Gauge. Elastic Chimney. Air Moistener. Automatic Lubricator. Short-Time Negative. Drying Apparatus. Rotable Hotel Register. Glass Dome. Round Cutting Scissors. Casket Clamp. Self-Winding Clock. Dose Stopper. Faucet Measure. Automatic Feeder. Coupon Cash Book. Gas Detective. Paper Towels. Water Filter. Pneumatic Freight Tube. Storm Warning. Heat Governor. Automatic Oil Feeder. Paint Brush Feeder. Inside Faucet. House Patterns. Extension Handle. Wire Stretcher. Price Tag. Handy Vise. Folding Ladder. Smokeless Fuel. Finger-Ring Gauge. Laundry Bag. Sole Cement. Goods Exhibitor. Shoe Stretcher. Cork Ejector. Lemon Squeezer. Spring Wheel. Plural Capsule. Dose Bottle. Fisherman’s Claw. Pocket Scale. Toy Bank and Register. Paper Match. Illuminated Type. Paper Bottles. Paper Sail. | 170 |
| Section 12.—Money in the Street. | |
| Street Sweeper. Phosphorescent Street Numbers. Buggy Top Adjuster. Shoulder Pack. Adjustable Cart Bottom. Nailless Horseshoe. Elastic Ring. Heel Cyclometer. Whip-Lock. Rein-Holder. Automobile. Low Truck. Automatic Horse Fastener. Foot-Cycle. | 178 |
| Section 13.—Money in Farming Contrivances. | |
| Corn Cutter. Frost Protector. Farm Fertilizer. Postless Fence. Automatic Gate Opener. Corn Planter. All-Seed Planter. Fertilizer Distributor. Bone Cutter. Bucket Tipper. Post Hole Digger. Well Refrigerator. Multiple Dasher Churn. Fruit Picker. Portable Fence. Poultry Drinking Fountain. Poultry Perch. Mole Trap. Seed Sower. Milker and Strainer. Paper Milk Can. Plant Preserver. | 180 |
| Section 14.—Money in the Mails and in Writing Materials. | |
| The Reversible Package. Copying Paper. Word Printing Typewriter. Transparent Ink Bottle. Double Postal Card. Safety Envelope. Combination Cover and Letter. Always Ready Letter Paper. Ink Regulator. Pen Finger Pen Rest. Perpetual Pen Supply. Letter Annunciator. Envelope Opener. Mail Stamper. Rotary Stamper. Invisible Ink. | 184 |
| Section 15.—Money in Dress. | |
| Bachelor’s Buttons. Shoe Fastener. Trousers’ Guard. Twentieth Century Shoe. Combination Tie and Collar. Spring Hat. Rear-Opening Shoe. Detachable Rubber Sole. Instantaneous Cement. Elastic Hat Pin. Starch-Proof Collar Band. Dress Shield. Sleeve Holder. Convertible Button. Paper Clothing. | 187 |
| Section 16.—Money in Personal Conveniences. | |
| The Pocket Umbrella. The Million Match. Finger-Nail Parer. The Watch Pad. Pocket Bill Holder. Extension Umbrella. Portable Desk. Flower Holder. Hat Lock. Spring Shoe Heel. Self-Igniting Cigar. Spring Knife. Phosphorescent Key Guard. Knot Clasp. Single Match Delivery. Watch Head Cane. Bookcase Chair. Coin Holder. Pocket Punch. Mouth Guard. Parcel Fastener. | 189 |
| Section 17.—Money in Household Conveniences. | |
| The Warning Clock. Slot Gas Machine. Revolving Flower Stand. Window Shade Screen. Baby Walker. Detachable Shower Bath. Carpet Beater. Carpet Stretcher and Fastener. Stepladder Chair. Window Fly-Gate. Double Window Shade. Folding Baby Carriage. Scrubbing Machine. Catch-All Carpet-Sweeper. | 192 |
| Section 18.—Money in the Saving of Life and Property. | |
| Safety Shafts. Pocketbook Guard. Cheap Burglar Alarm. Collapsible Fire Escape. Air Tester. Lifeboat Launcher. Saw-Tooth Crutch. Elevator Safety Clutch. Gun-Guard. Pocket Disinfector. Automatic Fire Alarm. Key Fastener. Lightning Arrester. Window Cleaner. Safety Rein. Rope Grip. Scissors Guard. Double Pocket. Fire Extinguisher. | 195 |
| Section 19.—Money in the Laboratory. | |
| Fly-Killer. Artificial Egg. Sediment Liquefier. Fire Kindler. Egg Preserver. Mosquito Annihilator. Artificial Fuel. Flamless Torch. Chemical Eraser. | 197 |
| Section 20.—Money in Tools. | |
| The Instantaneous Wrench. The Double Channeled Screw Head. The Double Power ‘Screw Driver. The Multiple Blade Parer. Knife Guard. The All-Tool. Nail-Carrying Hammer. | 199 |
| Section 21.—Money in the Cars. | |
| Speed Indicator. Automatic Car Coupler. Fender Car-Brake. Folding Car-Step. Car Signal. Automatic Water Tank. | 200 |
| Section 22.—Money in Making People Honest. | |
| The Housekeeper’s Safety Punch. The Unalterable Check. Egg Tester. Umbrella Lock. The Honest Package. | 201 |
| Section 23.—Money in Traveler’s Articles. | |
| The Adjustable Trunk. The Hollow Cane. The Elastic Trunk Strap. The Slide Bag. The Outfit Trunk. | 202 |
| Section 24.—Money in Toilet Articles. | |
| Curling Iron Attachment. The Hinge Blacking Box. The Mirror Hairbrush. The Soap Shaving Brush. | 203 |
| Section 25.—Money in Amusements. | |
| Ducking Stool. Double Motion Swing. Folding Skate. Bicycle Boat. | 204 |
| Section 26.—Money in War. | |
| Slow Explosive. Transparent Cartridge. Ship’s Bottom Cleaner. Self-Loading Pistol. | 204 |
| Section 27.—Money in Minerals. | |
| Galvanized Iron. Metal Extractor. Gold Paint. | 205 |
| Section 28.—Money in Great Inventions Unclassified. | |
| Storage of Power. Pictorial Telegraphy. Solidified Petroleum. Non-Inflammable Wood. Suction Pipe. | 206 |
| CHAPTER XVI. MONEY IN THE SOIL. | |
| Substitute for Silk. Washington Pippins. Dorsets and Downs. American Cheese. Business Apples. Fortunes in Poppies. The Capon Farm. Barrels of Baldwins. Rare Rodents. Mortgage-Lifter Oats. Record-Breaking Dates. Dollar Wheat. Leaf Tobacco. Tree Nursery. Round Number Onions. Potato Profits. Golden Geese. California Prunes. A Bee Farm. The Apple Acre. The Sugar Beet. Gilt-Edged Breeds. December Layers. Florida Celery. Oneida Hops. Boston Beans. Christmas Trees. The Guaranteed Egg. Double Vegetable Culture. English Shires. Fortunes in Nut Shells. | 209 |
| CHAPTER XVII. MONEY IN LITERATURE. | |
| The Popular Novel. The Short Story. The Village Reporter. The Truth Condenser. Town History. The Shoppers’ Guide. Birthday Book. Church-Workers’ Book. Household Economics. The Plain Man’s Meal. Present Century Celebrities. Readers’ Guide Book. American Eloquence. Racers’ Record Book. Your Own Physician. The Boy’s Astronomy. Recreations in Chemistry. The Curiosity Book. The Child’s Bible. Guide to Trades. The Pleasure Book. The Soldier’s Book. Book of Style. Science of Common Things. Popular Songs. Foreign Translations. Children’s Stories. Condensed Stories. The Manner Book. The George Republic. 1,000 Times across the Atlantic. The Man Hunter. Story of a Ragpicker. Story of a Diver. Story of a Convict. The Stowaway. Wheel and World. Story of a Fireman. In a Balloon. Story of an Engineer. Story of a Murderer. Story of a Tramp. Story of a Lunatic. Story of a Criminal Lawyer. Story of the Klondike. The Exposition of Frauds. Sermons of Modern Preacher’s. The Wonder Book. Health Resorts. The All-Cure Book. Success. How to See New York. Map Making. Story of the Pole. The Making of a Mighty Business. Heroes of Labor. The Elite Directory. Popular Dramas. Furnishing a Home. Pretty Weddings. Quotation Book. | 220 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. MONEY IN NEWSPAPERS. | |
| The News in One Minute. Nutshell News. The Bulletin Forecast. Bottom Facts. The People’s Paper. The Big Seven. Free Wants. Bargain Bureau. Reserve Space. The Page Contract. | 241 |
| CHAPTER XIX. MONEY IN CLOTH. | |
| Linen Mills. Triple Knee Stocking. The Unfrayable Collar Band. The Ramie Plant. Cotton Mills in the South. Artificial Silk. Mineral Wool. Leather Substitute. | 247 |
| CHAPTER XX. MONEY IN FERTILIZERS. | |
| Garbage. Leaves. Urban Sewage. Ashes. Phosphates. Cottonseed Meal. City Stables. Peat. Menhaden. Fish Scrap. Soot. | 250 |
| CHAPTER XXI. MONEY IN ADVERTISING. | |
| Money and the Muse. Cents in Nonsense. Word Puzzle. Tracks to Wealth. The Story Advertisement. The Fictitious Bank Bill. The Pocketbook Find. Everybody’s Eagle. The Witty Dialogue. The Stereoscope Bulletin. The Arc Reflector. The Last Scene. The Red-Letter Bat. The Restaurant Fan. The Cigar Wrapper. The Growing Word. The Polite Stranger. The Funny Quartet. The Street Brawl. The Box-Kite. | 254 |
| CHAPTER XXII. MONEY IN THE POWERS OF NATURE. | |
| Compressed Air. Steam. Electricity. Caloric. Water Power. Windmills. A Sand Mill. Sea Power. Artesian Well. Liquid Air. | 261 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. MONEY IN BUILDING MATERIALS. | |
| Stone Quarry. Artificial Stone. Baked Brick. Glass Brick. Rubber Floors. | 265 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. MONEY IN AMUSEMENTS. | |
| The Farce Comedy. Instrumental Concerts. Stage Stars. Popular Lecturers. Hand Shadows. Museum and Circus. Gymnasts. Opera Singers. Mimic Battles. Theatrical Enterprises. Dancers. Moving Pictures. Band Players. Impersonators. Ancient Burlesques. Reciters. Bell Ringers. Magicians. Story Tellers. Cartoonists. | 268 |
| CHAPTER XXV. MONEY IN ROD AND GUN. | |
| Fat Quails. Tropical Birds. Ivory. The Trout Pond. Fabulous Prices for Furs. | 274 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. MONEY IN THE FOREST. | |
| Wisconsin Pines. North Carolina Tar. Vermont Maple Sugar. Alabama Chestnuts. Idaho Cedar. Maine Birch Wood. Southern Canes. | 277 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. MONEY IN THE SEA. | |
| Oregon Salmon. Massachusetts Cod. French Sardines. Sea Otters. Arctic Whales. Behring Seals. Sea Gold. | 280 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. MONEY IN WASTE MATERIAL. | |
| Waste of Sewage. Waste of Coal Ashes. Waste of Garbage. Waste of Sulphur. Waste of Tin. Waste of Heat. Waste of Land. Waste of Gold, Silver, and Iron. | 284 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. MISCELLANEOUS WAYS OF MAKING MONEY. | |
| The National Advertising Co. Free Rent. X-Rays and X Bills. Golden Sails. Game Preserve. The Junk Shop. Old Newspapers. The Bookstall. Old Furniture. Public Convenience Room. General Advice. Language Classes. Business Opportunities. Mine Owners. Cattle Raisers. Stump Speakers. Artistic Home Builders. Cemetery Owners. Glass Ball Shooters. Entertainment Bureaus. Ice Cream Manufacturers. Gold Hunters. Asphalt Companies. Horse Jockeys. Wig Making. Book Repairing. The Household Pack. Pawnbrokers’ Profits. | 288 |
| CHAPTER XXX. MONEY IN SPECULATION. | |
| City Bonds. Colonial Trade. The American Tobacco Co. Collapsed Railroads. Wheat Margins. | 299 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. WHERE TO INVEST MONEY. | |
| Illuminating Companies. Trust Companies. Banks. Insurance Companies. Tin Plate Company. Pottery Combination. Consolidated Ice. Flour Trust. Furniture Combine. Telephone Monopoly. A Great Electrical Company. Industrial Stocks. Railroad Dividends. Lodging House. Real Estate. | 304 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. MONEY IN SPARE TIME. | |
| What Five Minutes a Day Will Do. Ten. Fifteen. Twenty. Twenty-five. Thirty. Thirty-five. Forty. Forty-five. Fifty. Fifty-five. Sixty. Seventy-five. Eighty. Ninety. One Hundred. One Hundred and Ten. One Hundred and Twenty. | 310 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. MONEY IN ODDS AND ENDS. | |
| How to Save $100 a Year. | 314 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. STRANGE WAYS OF MAKING MONEY. | |
| Experts. Detectives. Traveling Poets. Old Coins. Purveyor of Personals. Gold on Sea Bottom. Rare Books. Old Italian Violins. Magic Silk. The Gold Cure. The Telephone Newspaper. Race and Stock Tippers. Promoters. | 316 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. HIGHLY PAYING OCCUPATIONS. | |
| Electrical Experts. The Confidential Man. The Advertising Agent. The Great Daily Editor. Medical Specialists. Legal Counselors. Corporation Presidents. | 324 |