The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-10

half through the owner of the buildings
drove up with establishment an inch thick
ON his face and inquired. what in thunder
they were abOutl ''Rodding these build
ings 70 be sure.n 'who in the name of
common sence told you you might rod
themT' said the man, II wouldn't have
IL done for five hundred dollars" You!
what you got to say bout anyhow ?
III let you know what I've got to say.
I'll give you just twenty minutes to get
those rods of that house. The "Blixem''
men began to smell rat, and on looking
round for the individual who had given
them leave to proceed, he was a minus
quantity.
We do not wish to injure any mans bus
mess, but the agent of o. X. Wood q Co..
makers of the Queen of the Harvest seed
separator made us visit some time ago
and so openly professed himself to be a
scOundrel that we wish to call the atten-
ton ofthe farmers to little scheme which
he divulged. He had the following print
ed agreement:
|, of the Town of
County of and State of
have this day purchased Queen
of the Harvest Separator at S65, and have
been appointed an agent, and hereby agree
in consideration thereof not to loan my
mill, to clean all the CIR. in | can get to
clean, and charge II 1-2 cents per bushel
/ for Grain and 30 cents per bushel fol-
Timothy and Glover Seed when taken
from the chat, and that | will not clean
grain gratuitously.
Also, to use my best influence and en-.
ergies in selling said Separator, and the
Company in consideration of the above
hereby agrees to pay said
10 per cent. on all sales he shall make af.
ter this date, of the Queen ofthe Harvest.
All sales ON time must be settled by
note payable at Bank, with interest. anC
notes taken only from responsible parties
o. X. WOOD & co.
Dated 1877
On the back of this agreement he wish
ed us to print the following:
If the within mill does not earn enough
in cleaning grain, seeds, beans, and il
commissions from selling mills to pay not,
given for it, it will be extended by giving
o. X. Wood & Co., ten days notice anC
having amount earned endorsed on note.
His method of doing business as Ii,
gave it to us was as follows: He would
: go to farmer who was good and prOpos,
to sell him machine and also make hin
agent for the town. The farmer was t.
give his note for the machine payable il
one year, but the agent impresses hin
: with this idea, to wit you will earn mon
ey enough as agent and in cleaning sect
by the bushel during the year to pay thi
note when it becomes due. If the farme
demurred on the ground that he could no
earn than amount in one year. the agen
turns the above agreement over and read
to him the back of it, and says that if tn
money earned does not amount to tn,
| face of the note, what is earned will b.
endorsed and the time eXtcndedby givin;
Mr.. Wood ten days notice. Now let Il
call your attention to two things. In til
: first place the above agreement does no
make one sole agent in town and til
agent can make the same trade with sev
elal different men of the same neighboT
; hood. Indeed he can make the sam
agreement with every one to whom h
sells machine and he intends to do so
secondly, the note on the back of tn
agreement amounts to nothing. for Mr.
Wood got your negotiable note good an,
square and sold it to the bank for instance
and you must pay it, Then if you ca
get anything back out of Mr.. Wood it i
your privilege. Should he be dispose
to abide by the agreement he can eXten
the time one week, and then collect, 70
there is nothing said about time. Moral
F You cannot be too careful about dealin;
with the patent right agents.