Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
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Spencer Davis has disposed of most
OF his stock so as to give his entire
time to his patent sickle sharpener. He
hasn't yet received his patent.
The [. o. o. F. lodge of this place
and the Corwln lodge have consolidate
ed, or have taken steps to that effect.
It will make one strong lodge.
Mrs. H. n. Ayers is very low and not
expected to live,yet it is hoped she may
recover. Mrs. Ayers has been in poor
health for several years and her consti.
tuition is not strong enough to carry her
through hard spell of sickness.
Last Thursday when we got to town
Luther Fullerton and Craig Alexander
were just humping themselves, clean
ing up and getting things in tip-top
shape. We didn't know what it meant
until the arrival of Mr.. Runyan. No
explanation was then necessary.
Up to the time it was reported that
the D. E & G. had sold out to the San.
ia Fe, Dave jackson and myself had
been real warm friends, but since then
he has beer rubbing it in on US so hard
that it looks now as though there will
be serious trouble and that soon.
! 1t Is part of our nature to follow
the crowd. We just can't help 1t, and
When any excitement gets up in local
lty, the fellow who doesn't follow the
crowd is made the laughing stock of
those who do, and it doesn't make any
difference as to what the cause of
excitement is, or whether it has the
any merit or not, the result is just
the same; we must follow or keep quiet.
And this will apply to the Davis patent
that all are now talking SO much about.
For several days past nothing else can
be heard on the streets but that patent.
Right here we are going to say that we
honestly believe it is all right, but we
want to say that there are men prepar.
ing to leave their business and take the
feld to WORK the patent who will come
home by and by wishing they had done
little close figuring before they made
the start. They will find that when
they go among the farmers with this or
| any other patent that nearly every man
| who has as much money as the agent
would like to get, will want to be
shown. He will act just like he was
| from Missouri. When Mr.. Davis tells
| US that his patent will do certain
things we know that he is honest and
! that rplU what bo h,,k
when we get out among people that
don't know us nor Mr.. Davis and tell
| them what this patent will do many
Will have grave doubts aud will want
something more than our mere state
| ment before they will part with their
cash, and we must remember that all
| we can do is to give them a guaranty
| on paper that what we say Is true, and
We must also remember that they will
| take our paper guaranty with several
grains of allowance mixed with our
statement. Nothing but time will
prove to the people that this patent is
what we believe it to be, and with
great many 1t will require whole lot
of time and those who are starting out
with the idea that they are just going
to coin money out of it will be pretty
apt to wake up some morning q long
way from home with hardly enough
cold cash to get back on. The very
first thing an agent must do before he
can gather in any money on a patent
is to convince the farmer that it is to
his lnfQrQpt Until In
can't expect to get him to 60 down in
| his pocket and haul out the neces sary
cash to relieve you of your shortage.
whether you are able to convince the
| farmer or not, you can very easily fig.
| ure that you are out several dollars get
ting in shape to even 60 and see him,
and after all is said and done you are
| still in the hands of the man that owns
the machine, and can't get penny I'M
| til you have made believer of him.
He holds the Key to the whole situation
| and until he is ready to unlock the till
you are going to be left at his mercy.
50 don't start out with the idea that
everything will Ire as smooth sailing
away from home as it is at home.
Everybody has faith in the patent at
| home, but our faith is strong because
everybody knows Mr.. Davis, and knows
that what he says is true, while away
| from home no one will know him, and
everyone will be against it till they are
shown that it is all right. SO don't give
up too much of your living at home in
the hope that you can make a fortune
out OF this, and then find that you are
not the man to convert the farmer and
have to come back with nothing but
lot of experience at heavy cost.
have written this not to do anyone
| any harm but to. IL possible, get some
OF you to do whole lot of thinking be-
fore letting go of a living now in hand
| and running off after ohonco