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