Let an ingenious, thinking man invent something that looks favorable for making money, and one after another will be stealing into the same business, when they know their conduct is very mean towards the originator who may be one of the best men in the community; still, nine out of ten of those who are infringing on his improvement will begin to hate and abuse him.

I have seen this disposition carried out all my life-time.

Forty-five years ago, Mr.Eli Terry was the great man in the wood clock business.

As I have said before, he got up the Patent Wood Shelf Clock and sold a right to make it to Seth Thomas for one thousand dollars.

After two or three years, Mr.Terry made further improvements and got them patented.