New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-19
T1RBOY or RED BIZ TFF

Much that is Of the greatest possible interest
IA the human race would escape its attention en-
tlrely were il not for the eaglecyed vigilance oil
The Tribune Our constant aim IL 10 present the
New and the Valuable in happy and wcll-tmed
combination: and discriminating contemporaries
are so lust as - say frequently that III our en-
deavor we are successful. To-day il is our pleas
ant duty 10 record an incident In the life of Mr.
Amos H. Tarbox, of Red Bluff, California.
Mr. TarboN is one Of the most cntcrprising
men on the Pacific Slope. His business is that
Of life insurance agent He represents one of
the best OF New-Nor< companies, and has been
very successful from the first. lie would walk
ten miles 10 see a man who wished 70 secure
some insurance: hc would walk twenty 70 see
"a man who did not wish 10 secure any insurance
In either case he would, in all human probability,
insure the man. but more glory and satisfaction
would attach 10 the latter performance. lie once
followed = miner through the mountains for four
DAYS. camping a lcssening number of miles behind
him each night, and coming up to him on tie
evening Of the fourth day, and making him take
5000 policy, This story. however. we are
bound 10 say is not authenticated, but It is the
common gossip at Red Bluff.
Naturally Mr. TarhoX's persuasive plans are many.
| When the prospective victim or customer does
not readily take 10 the idea Of insurance. Of
| his favorte devices to nsinuac himself into his
favor is 10 patronizc him in n business way. Thus
before he succeeded in insuring Peter Schwaring,
| the shoemaker, he had TO buy pair OF shoes, and
he only got Lawyer Terry To take n policy after
asking his advice in an imaginary law case and
giving him 81 retaining fee. When he insured
| Dr. Hess he consulted him concerning a mythical
pain in his back aftcrward presenting tie medicine
| the doctor gave him to the Rev. Mr.. Iathr0p for
| a real pain in his side. But successful he has
| always been, defeat came to Mr.. Amos II Tarbov,
| Of Red Bluff, at last; though the truth is it wns
| all the fault Of Mrs. Tarbox
| Nlr. TarboX recently concluded that DR.. Henry
Alshot the leading dentist Of Red Bun, ought to
| have some insurance on his life. Attempt for SO
| long a time had meant success that Mr. TarboX
| never for a moment doubted MS ability to insure
| DR. Alshot. Accordingly, the next dNy he entered
| the Doctors Office and began lightly TO touch on
the insurance question. Mr.. Tarbox fitted from
| crave 10 gay from lively 70 severe, but without
any apparent effect on the Doctor Then he
settled down and talked, with only an occasional
pause to take breath, for two hours. The Doctor
! appeared TO he further from life insurance than
At first. Mr. Tarbox was not discouraged, but
became more in earnest. lie talked for another
hour dscardng all periods, colons, scm-colons
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commas and a few exclamation points when speak
| ng of his companys assets. Still there was no
| effect Mr. TarboX then saw that lac must use his
| patroniZing plan. lie looked around at the in
struncnts of torture and shuddercd. Unfortunately
Mr. TarboX had no aching teeth. He had in
point of fact the finest set Of teeth in California
| thirtytwo of them. each sound a nut and white
| as a pearl But he saw clearly that one Of them
| must 90. one, after all, he thought 20 himself,
| would he no great loss Accordingly he sclcc ted
| An cyc-tooth, which il seemed 10 him would pull
easy" and told the Doctor that it had achcd for u
| week and he wanted 1t out. TIE dentist asked
| him 10 seat himself in the operating chair, and
| i'm two minutes the job complete and the
| Doctor had p0ckcted his fee. The pulin, hurt Il
| good deal but Mr.. TafbOX resumed the thread of
| his argument. Another Ealf hour failed to move
the Doctor. Angthcr tooth was sacrificed. In
| twenty minutes, after another burst of bootcss
cloauencc, another tooth lay the Doctors table
| Wc must Of necessity make long story short.
| The Tarbox blood was up. Incredible rs il may
| seem. at 3 O'Clock; in the afternoon the last tooth
lrcll as he could with his tootLlcss gums. he made
another appeal To the dentist. This impene' rabe
| individual gazcd out of the window, and replied
| ;hat lie had decided TO get some life insurance,
but that he thought that he would get IL in II
| rival company. Mr. Tarbox lcaped up and said
| viii YOU take it in my company If ! Will bring
| my wife down and have her teeth extracted -
| The dentist replied that he would The eated
! TarboN rushed away. But what did the un-