Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-30
Proving That
Advertising Pays

Does advertising pay? That is the
question that merchants ask each
other and themselves every day. We
nave an example to prove this fact
very sufficiently Recently an ad
appeared for COW. A description
was given of the beast to the effect
that she was the most untamable
creature that ever came across the
pike. Apply to Billy Briggs, was
tackled on the latter part of it. The
next morning here came a letter from
Prof Gilmore, wanting to make a
date with said COW, at which time he
would try to milk her and see If She
would kick the bucket. The next
evening phone calls galore kept CEN
tral busy until the would-not-be ad-
vertiser had to stick card under the
bells in order to read the paper in
peace. We print below an answer
received from lobe T. Smithers, who
resides about leven miles out in the
kentry:
Ashland, Ore, Nov. 27, 1914.
TO Billie Briggs, Ashland. Ore.
My Deer billy: I've ben jest "a
readin of your adv. in the tidins
about thee kow you hev to sci. And
while / want to by a kow | am
little afraid that dinged kow wood be
to much for me OWN to her activity
as mensh med in your adv.
However if You wear as pashent as
your Dad was when noed him when
he was a liven in Pipestone kentry in
Minnesota you would git that kow to
be al rite. | remember that he had
a kicky kow thare and one evenin
he was a tryin to milk her when she
up and kicked the buket of milk up
against his chin with such forse that
it jest emptied all that buket of milk
down inside his shurt so thet hit went
cleer down in his shues so that when
he walked around he went clug glug.
And still he want a bit mad but Jest
sed So bosey, So bosey. But she did
not So worth a hoop but up and
kiked him agen rite in the stomach.
And he only said So Bosey So Bosey
agin. And dd you no that he got thet
kow to stand jest as quiet as lamm
Jest bi bein kind to hur and not a
loosin of his temper.
Now biley boy or to improve on
his dad and mi advise to YOU is TO
Jest make up yer mind to konker thet
kow bi kindnes jest the wa your dad
did before you tri to sci her to sum
OF yer neibors, as it hanst rite for
boy to start out sellin of a bolkv
kow like the one you descrybe i'm
your advertisements And if it want
that i've mispelt woord or to ide
Jest hav you publish this letter. Be-
sides may hav made some mistakes
In mi gramer. Tho when / went to-
schule | wus guide in both spelin G.
gramer. | was a elias mate of G. b.
Wolfe away back in Misouy and him
And me was the best scholars in the
schule. But he got in the printen
business and i've followed farmin
mostly. So that he ma hav got little
ahed of me on edication. But when
me 4 him graduated out of the Mis-
ourey schule / was jest as guide a
scolar as he wus. | haint met him
since I cum to the valley but herd
that he can make quite a speach now.
Wei when noed him he cude not
make speach to a bunch of frogs.
So hese sure a ganin.
Wei biley take it from an old mis-
ourien & don't film flam any one on
that kow until you git her broke like
your dad did Jest he pashent A.
youl win out stick to the printin
bisness as 1t sed that larnen of the
printin bisness is jest as guide as
ltendin a guide colige. Becase when
noed Barnet Wolfe back in old mis-
ourey years ago he wus grener than
4 pnken but bein in the printer bis
ness for "A lot of years they sa hes a
)icken up right smart.
Now in conclusen jest larn to be
Iachent jest like your dad when the
tow was kicken of him the second
ime in the stumack Jest think of hit
le Jest said SO Bosey So Bosey and
want bit mad Whi II hit been an
rishman hede went up in the air
mile hi. Now biley take it from an
I'D misourien in guide part and proph-
It bi 1t as your young chap Jest "a
tarten and youl cum out all rite.
Yours with al the guide vii can
hink owe,
JOBE T, SMITHERS.