Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-05-17
That Sheet-Tr0n Cat.

That Sheet-IrOn Cat.
A LARGER DEMAND THAN THE MANUFAt
| TURERs CAN suPPLY-A FEW TESTING
| MAILS.
1t will be remembered, says Clevelan
%. } writer, that some time since we nc
ticed reportorially an invention of youn,
man residing in this city, which was terme,
the patent Sheet Iron Cat," and was de
signed especially for the destruction of th
common feline serenaders which infested al
settled communities and render life bore
! if not at times positive torment. Lttl
did the inventor of the s'Patent Cat" think
as he fastened the last rivet in the tail of hi
remarkable conception, that he was confer
ring benefit uron all mankind Of equa
Importance with those Of the inventors o
the veiocipede, the Dolly Warden, or the Pc
tato bug pulyerizer But such was tbs
case, and the favorable manner in which th c
press OF the country (who are slow to praise
and quick to condemn fraud aud worthless
inventions,) united in favorable notices Of
the ''Patent Cat proves that the latter has
filled vacancy in the Patent Office rep5rts
that has long remained unified
From Boston to San Francisco come com.
pllmentary illusions to this invention, and
scarcely day passes but that the inventor
does not receive letters of inquiry from men
OF note, from invalids and nervous people,
from capitalists and Others all seeking more
detailed information concerning the mechan-
lcal wonder. and asking for samples, and
territorial, State or County rights to manu-
facture and sell the same.
We are requested by the patentee to state
that owing to the rise in sheet-iron, and the
strike among miners, he has not been able
SO far to supply the home demand for the
'"lron Cat" and has utterly refused to ex
port any quantity until after the close Of the
present year. Arrangements have been
made with one of our largest manufacturing
establishments, by which one hundred cats
per day can be turned out after the 1st Of
May and if there is no marked decrease in
the number Of ''Toms" and "Tabbies' at
the end Of six months, the capacity Of the
works will de doubled, as a stock coinpany
has been formed known as The Great
American Cat and Anti Fiddle string Com
pany Of Cleveland
Only three hundred of the aPatent CATS
have been sold I'D to the present date, but
in no case have they failed to give compete
satisfaction. We subjoin few notices Of
the press and testimonials
''We have been using for week past
recent invention of Cleveland mechanic,
which is nothing more than sheet-iron cat,
with CYLINDRICAL attachment and steel claws
and teeth It is worked by clock-work A
bellows inside swells the tail at will to bel.
ligerent size, and tremulo attachment
causes, at the same time. the patent cat to
emit all the noises of which the human cat
is capable. When you want fun you wind
up your cat and place him on the roof =
Every cat within half mile hears him,
glrds On his armor and sallies forth. Ere
quently fifty or one hundred attack him at
once. No sooner does the patent cat feel
the weight of an assailant than his teeth and
claws work with lightning rapidity. AL
versaries within six feet of him are Urn to
shreds. Fresh battaIlions come on to meet
a similar fate, and in an hour several bush
els Of hair, toe nails and fddle.strings
alone remain "-Baztimaore San.
"No frst-class printing Office with roof
fiat enough to afford battle ground for in
furiated felines should be without one
T. TILToN"
sit has saved more than hundred thou
sand dollars worth of bootjacks in this city
alone, and miace pie or can Of preserves
goes further in my family now, than it did
before the war;
J. NJ, Mayor of Chicago
Chow any family can do without one any
more than Dolly Warden is wonder 70
me-" s'E. CADY STANTON -
"Send me five hundred (500) at once, c.
o. D., with extra bellows and powerful
tone, to participate in the Jubilee"
''P. GILMORE"
"The roof Of our office was covered with
cats four ranks deep until We placed two
: Iron Thomas Cats in position. Not cat
has been seen seen since, and we have sold
Bologna sausage meat enough to purchase
three fonts of job type Every young man
going West, should take few Of these cats
with him."
II. G., in Tribune Editorial
II have used the Patent Cat with much
success in my family. My mother-iu-law
has been visiting us for the past eight
months Night before last I wound up the
"Patent Cat" and set him under her bed.
At first howl, SIZE leaped from her couch
and yelled "s'cat," and at the same time
statbing at him with an umbrella. can
hardly write for emotion-but my dear
mother-in-law will not take her meals with
US for six months to come. All there is lett
of her has been basted together. but her
spirit is broken. Enclosed find the money
for twenty-five more cats, and also send new
claws for the old one, as the old | dy
was tough.' ''BRIGHAM YOU'VE :"
We might extend these testimonials, but
it is useless The manufacture Of cats will
soon be one of the most valuable additions to
the business interests Of our growing city :
In the meanwhile. strangers passing throug h
Cleveland and all who are interested in the
determination of the tribe, are invited to ex.
anime into the merits Of this great discov'
cry.
A CURIOUS Custom. was the custom
in Babylon, five hundred years before the
Christian era, to have annually an auction
Of the unmarried ladies' In every year, oc
certain day, each district assembled all its
virgins of unmarriageble age. The most
beautiful were up first, and the man who
paid the highest price gained her. The
second in personal charms followed her, and
SO on. SO that the bidders might gratif.
themselves with handsome wives according