HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE 167 



the stool-pigeons, and in this way come out of the enter- 

 prise with a large balance on the right side. No regret 

 can be felt when a bird of this kind gets plucked. 



But by the following simple method every one may 

 become his own promoter and in a short time accumulate a 

 respectable fortune. It would seem that almost any one 

 could save one cent for the first day of the month, two cents 

 for the second, four for the third, and so on. Now if you 

 will do this for thirty days we will guarantee you the pos- 

 session of quite a nice little fortune. See how easy it is 

 to become a millionaire on paper, and by the way, it is only 

 on paper that such schemes ever succeed. 



If, however, you should have any doubt in regard to your 

 ability to lay aside the required amount each day, perhaps 

 you can induce some prosperous and avaricious employer 

 to accept the following tempting proposition : 



Offer to work for him for a year, provided he pays you one 

 cent for the first week, two cents for the second, four for 

 the third, and so on to the end of the term. Surely your 

 services would increase in value in a corresponding ratio, 

 and many business men would gladly accept your terms. 

 We ourselves have had such a proposition accepted over 

 and over again ; the only difficulty was that when we in- 

 sisted upon security for the last instalment of our wages, 

 our would-be employers could never come to time. And we 

 would strongly urge upon our readers that if they ever 

 make such a bargain, they get full security for the last 

 payment for they will find that when it becomes due there 

 will not be money enough in the whole world to satisfy the 

 claim. 



The entire amount of all the money in circulation among 

 all the nations of the world (not the wealth) is estimated at 



