Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
JETHRO'S STOVE
POLISH.

The drOwsy sun Of an August after
noon shone upon hill and valley. ting
Ing the long Swaths of Graded oats on
the hillside with a bright yellow, gleam-
Ing brightly from the slender leaves OF
the maturing corn and resting on the
long, dusty road with somewhat
dreamy glow that seemed to invite re-
pose in the shade.
On the porch of the country store at
the Center" sat two old and gray
bearded men. Around bend in the
road beyond third old and gray-beard-
ed man had just come into sight.
Hes a-cOmin'," said Isaac
$50 he is" said Uriah.
The two old men turned in their
chairs 10 watch the others approach
AS he drew near they could see that he
carried some round and shining object
In his hand and that his face and
Clothes were streaked with black.
The newcomer stopped before them.
his face beaming with smiles. and with
an air of conscious pride held out for
their inspection what proved to be a
highly polished stove iii.
There she is!' he cried. "The pref
TEST and cheapest stove polish ever
Invented. | know'd the minnit I'd put
that taller and Vinegar in the last batch
that I'd got it,
Thunder exclaimed Uriah in adj
miring wonder.
at does look NICE" said Isaac. blink
Ing from one to the other
Nice echoed Jethro, the inventor,
scornfully. why, it beats anything
of the kind | ever see. Just you try
these stove polishes you Git out of the
stores and you'll SEE the difference.
Why, this one shines brighter. pOlishcs
easier; there hain't no dust about it.
and won't wear off for six months.
Nice? Umph.'
''Now, jet" said Uriah. taking an ex-
ira chew of fne-cut and leaning back
In his chair. "as you're the one that
has got this thing up, what's your idea
of getting it out? How has it got TO be
made and sold?"
Well said Jet, squaring himself
back. my idea is just 10 take some of
the stuff and go out and sell it."
why. yes, IF course" returned Uriah
slowly. as if the idea had not occurred
to him before. But what's it going to
cost?
jet sat down on the porch and "got
down 10 business in way to excite
the admiration of his listeners.
''Ive iggered the whole thing out
end 1t just amounts to this: 1t will cost
just | cent cake to make the stove
polish. We sell ii for 10 cents. That
gives us profit of $12.96 a gross. Now,
each one Of us ought to sell Il gross ev-
cry day, mebbe more, but we'll put it IT
ore gross, to be on the safe side. Now.
say our expenses are So day. That
leaves Us so a day profit, all but 4
cents, and that beats farming all hol-
low"
jet, old boy, we're with you cried
Jriah, slapping the other on the back
'What's the first thing to be done:"
We'll, the first thing is to order some
stuff 10 make up into polish. and /
thought I'd order about $50 worth.
Then we must have some printing
done"
We'll, I'm going to the Forks to-
morrow, and I'll see to that," said
Uriah.
'Then we must get some place to
make It," continued Jet.
"If my wagon shed was cleaned out
1t would do first rate" said Isaac. I'll
attend to that"
That's the ticket" cried Jet. enthu-
siastically. 81 tell you. gentlemen
we're bound to make something out of
this. Just to think, $40 day Is near
iy $500 a month more money than we
take in now In a year"
That's So" said Isaac, rising slowly
TO his feet. "Well, it's getting along;
I'll have to get back and do chores"