The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06

man, the maxim FRIENDS part, special.
~. It must be heaps o. pleasure max
an takin' a ride now and then on a
Don't you never think it, said the 4
agent. ~ amt that kind. There may
be some that get dipper of hot water
or swipe with broom about every
never had to pick no No. 2 shot out Of
my legs yet, tho might have to If I
ever tried to make a certain part of
southwestern Wisconsin. was sell
ing patent fire extinguisher there.
1t was dandy. tell you if that ex-
fire department could quit
81 thought you was selling the in
Simultaneous centrifugal churn," said
the liveryman.
Il am" said the agent, "but can't
help thinking of what a pity it is the
wasn't so much in the apparatus.
That was only portable tank with a
yard Of rubber hose. But the fluid
was a wonder. It was mainly water
| 1--WE seen water used with good sue
cess in putting out fires" said the liv-
teryman.
/ But mixed with a few simple
chemicals, such as can be bought at
any drug store for trifling outlay"
said the agent with a frown at the in
! terruption, "a quart Of that squirted
on a blast furnace would put 1t out in
two seconds. You may not believe
that, but if you've got a blast furnace
anywhere around the premises I'll
prove it, to you. Well, anyway, I took
the extinguisher thru that country
and it sold at sight. I'd go out to a
had got good start I'd turn on my
1 little hose and that would be all there
| was to it.
SAT last I struck an old granger
who was going to take a shotgun to me
when I, first started to talk to him.
I smoothed him down, tho, and as he
i wouldn't, risk his stacks started a
fire out, in the barnyard with straw
and chips and an old dirty tar barrel,
/ and when 1t got to going good doused
it like a mice. The old boy was con-
i vert directly could see, but he let he
didn't care about buying until I got
i into the wagon. Then he tried to beat
4 me on the price for about an hour and
finally came to his milk. I had run
out of fluid, SO went to the pump and
4 filled an extinguisher and then shook
in the chemicals from a supply had
In my valise. That seemed to stagge1
him and he. began asking questions
and then invited me to stay for din.
ner. All the time he was trying tc
get out of me what those chemicals
: We're. just laughed at him and final.
ly he, asked me what I'd sell him the
) recipe for. #
Well I says, it amt thing ]
want to sell; not at any price. You
might go and make it and spoil my
business. I've got to be back to Chi.
cago to-day to attend to some business
. there, but I want: to work thru this
! territory next spring. ~. a;5<
II saw him prick up his ears at that
r 3x,e So
says, I might let you have itsfor $25.
: Make it $10,' he says. of course
I only want it for my own use.' q.
> Not a cent less than $685. I says
Well, he says, L don't believe
want It, anyway, SO that settles it.
We talked around about politics
! and the weather and one thing .anc
I another but it didn't surprise me not ;
little but when he came back to tn,
Y Queller recipe after while and final
I ~ paid the SIS for it. gave hin
= the address of a drug firm where h
could get his chemicals cheap am
e then LEFT him. I didn't start for Chi
: cago, tho. I hustled around with tina
> idea and sold the recipe ten NOR
): times for $25 each time. It was fun
!! ny, but none of them grangers wanted
! to buy it until they heard I was goin,
: back to Chicago the same day an.
2 wouldn't return until next spring"
: >"Well?', said the liveryman.
: 4. We'll, It was. just as though,
g They all calculated they'd max
+ Quellers to sell to the neighbors,
2 found, that out from the druggist whel
2 collected my commission.
s why did you quit selling the Quell
q err" asked the liveryman.
Z professional jealousy said tn
agent. 7 got to Dragging tosa famil
album man; about week later and h
e filled my demonstrating extinguishe
e with kerosene. It cost me the $3.50
!. made to square myself for the whea
y stack burned down the next day
:, Say; if you would like that recipe II
9 give it. to you and call your BIZ
q square"
n II don't believe I want it, said tn
= liveryman. 49,.