The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-09-13
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.

Yesterday we were shown a new inven.
ton that for brilliancy of conception and
mastery mechanical skill eclipses the in
ventive genius of all former ages. Did
Watts, Newton, Fulton, Franklin
and Morse now live, they would admit
the insignifcance of their genius, which
could only extend to inanimate objects.
They could control the elements of steam
and electricity, and navigate the seas and
calculate gravitation but they could not
control the human mind. This inven-
ton is peculiar, in as much rs it is an
automatic Omnipitance-in some respects
it has devine attributes in connection with
the most consumate human mechanical
skill. We cannot describe it no more
than we can tell why old Peck S devining
rod will be attracted by the precious met
| ais and while that astonishes the miner
| this confounds the world. This inven-
ton is called the Hoodlum and Bum
mer Indicator" The instrument is placed
on the sidewalk in front of bit saloon,
or q free lunch is better, and the opera
tor stands by watching the indicator.
Upon the approach of one Of these peo-
pie the indicator instantly swings around
and points to the person with never fail
ing accuracy; at the same time stops
him and puts private mark on him for
future use. 1t also has numerical ar
rangement for counting them to know |
the exact number in town or city. This |
masterpiece of human and devine mccain |
ism is the production of one of our own |
citizens; a man who might be taken for |
Greeley on the streets, but it is not him,
for he is only common soil, while this
man is more than human. his name we
suppress for the present, until his patent
is secured, and for personal considera-
lions. The Mayor of San Francisco has
offered million dollars for one for the
city, and he has kindly rendered the use
of one to Carson during the next Legis-
lature, as an assistant to the Sheriff and
to benefit his own home. New York
City has refused to have one for fear of
all the city officials.
Later.
The inventor has astonished himself
by q subsequent additional invention. to
be attached to the reverse side of his cell
2 ratcd hoodlum indicator, which indi-
Gates the past and future acts of the
uulNIuuhl III the ulOSt TeuaDle manner,
md is called the homo cordd erpOsitio, the
yrandest of all human conceptions, and
ike studying infinity, We became lost in ,
What We cannot understand This Won
lerful machine complete, not only indi-
,ates the actual criminal and genuine
loodlum, but those who will become SO
n the future, and writes out the sins of
he past as well as those to come, with
he accuracy of the Recording Angel in I
he great book of life. We understand
hat Sharon and Jones have each ordered
ne of the newest and latest machines,
nth the intention of publishing each
theirs crimes, that all may read and
now. We had the misfortune to be
resent for short time at its trial. and =,
1 the few that passed we saw murder, y
obbery, arson, burglary, rape, larceny,
nd all the lesser crimes of their past,
nd their crime stained future. it is
orrible to contemplate. We understand
oss Tweed has ordered one, to show up
ew York City.