The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-05-29
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A WONDERFUL INVENTION.

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s..,.e A WONDERFUL INVENTION. 4sat
We take,ths following humorous article from
the Omaha Herald .ssndI any one who has evar
been iu; the newspnpE busiaesl dau fully ap-
preoiats the insstiuatds salus of such a-won-
derful irpsntipn thought to- bGddbbeds :sFbe
Editor'sLife. Prsssrges," - for if there il any,
thing that will worry ths life out Of an editor
it ID tho z.texchange sfend referred 10 in the
following article. Job never was an editor;
if be he had been patience would not have.
been bis characteristic virtue We proposeto
buy one Of the valuable machines, and run il
by water power, a. we have superdaity Of
that article: a95 4za g..t aa.@
l have invented machine for the purpose
of reducing the number of exchange Gepds
now in existence. As many of your exchanges
know, exchange 6ends are persons OF great
perseverance,, who continually drop. into the
room where the exchanges Of,9. newspaper
Office are kept, and wrestle with them under
the pretence Of searching for the Daily San Fran
cisco Cruskcr, or the Waco Bull,ehdckcr. or
some other sheet which they offer to swear
they can't find at the news stands. These per-
sons, as if their presence alone are not sufi-
ciently narrowing. have way Of sitting for at
least half an hour at time and rafting tho
papers in the exchange basket ia manner in-
tended to exasperate and confuse every one at
work within range Of the noise. They do
worse. When one OF them is informed that
the paper wanted ia not to be had, he invaria-
bly, says: IAN old one will do just as wells"
and bis brow darkens with unmanly suspicion
when he 10 told that the paper he wants has
positively been carried out These persons al
90 make tedious and unnecessary explanations
consuming much valuable time and wearing
ont the patience. They know everything that
is dsagreeable, and practice it persistently.
All their faults, If written Of here, would make
this thing too long. ,T~ ~ s.s-s.arl
The inyeption to which refer 10 known AZ
" Bogardus' Patent Irresistible Combination
Kicker for the use Of Newspaper Offices" and
it is in every respect superior to the buzz saw
now in use in some of the western newspaper
It consists mainly of 6rst-a
large, strong constructed chair, in the bottom
Of which are concealed numerous remarkable
springs Of extraordinary power; seoond, an
immense boot, made Of hard. unyielding cub
stance and connected beneath the floor with
the chair; third. number Of strong rods and
things connecting the whole with the steam
engines OF the establishment. Tho boot and
chair are also connected with powerful hook,
which is concealed ia the ceiling. ........
As the unsuspecting fcnd approaches he is
to be seated in the chair, which 10
kept close to the basket in which the exchanges
are kept. Just ~ he settles ia the seat and
reaches for an exchange, member Of the edi-
torial staff suddenly jerks convenient knob;
the powerful and wonderful springs in the
chair begin to toss the 6end in q most extraor-
binary manner. q portion Of the floor slides
away and the immense boot swings into view.
making kind Of crushing noise a. though tho
building were falling. In D few. soeouds more
the remarkable springs, true TO; their task,
throw the astonished fiend into position
which makes him face the door. The con-
cealed hook then drops from the ceiling and
seixes him by the coat collar. and then tho
boot, with tho rapidity OF lightning, il put
where it viii do the most good.
When the boot has gone rapidly back ana
forth tor about half minute, the machinery 10
stopped. tho shattered 6end is lowered to .
litter aud carried out, and for six weeks he
arguishes under the impression that he has
beef, assaulted from behind BY the tutelary
lemon Of the prnss or some equally exasPerated
monster too hideous to describe lHe never
returns to the exchange basket. ;.at
The Patent Irresistible Kicker is very effect
We, and has been known 10 shattcr ono of DR..
Harding's celebrated interviewing .csshions at
,ne blow. 1 anticipated . great dsmapd for it
ls soon, as its merits became known. The
'peci6cation Of this patent is the springwork
II the chair. with ito connecting boot. eaa -
ft, s. G. BRAITHwAlTE BOGARDUS.