Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1910 — Knew His Business. [ARTICLE]

Knew His Business.

“No,” said the old farmer, ”I*m not in the market fer no lightnin’ rods. Neighbor Green had one on his barn, but the lightnin’ struck it an’ burned it /Seown.” “Plain, smodth rod, wasn’t it?” queried the agent. “Yaas, I b’lieve it was,” was the reply. “Well,” continued the agent, “that was the cause of the trouble. Now this rod I am selling is twisted from end to end, and when the lightning strikes the top it goes whirling around down the rod, and by the time it gets to the bottom it’s so dizzy it couldn’t hurt a fly.” And that was the argument that separated the o. f. from $47.50. —Chicago News.