The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-04-16
Bascum's New Invention.

! places, as these essentials cannC
exist within four miles of any inst
tuition of learning outside of incoI
porated towns or cities. This is a
very well in it's place. am willin
to acknowledge that sprritpou
drinks are not essential to the ad
vancement of education but ther
are other considerations of vital i'm
portaRce to the progress and ad
vancement of our country that shonlC
not be overlooked by our law max
ers. The courts Of our various
counties have to be run; the Legis
lature itself must have an existence
and what is education without {
court, or what is education without
a Legislature. What is court or {
Legislature without that great es
sential usually found in bar-rooms
What Judge could or would dare
render a decision on an important
case without first interviewing a GER
tain clause in I'd Sneed? or, where
is the lawyer who would risk him
self to deliver an address in a case
where, perhaps, the very life of his
client was st stake, without first
reading Nichodemn on manslaugh.
ter? and what witness would testify
in open court on q case in which
thousands Of dollars we're involved
without first consulting a friend who
is able to refresh his memory? and
where is I'd Sneed, or Nichodemus,
or friend to be found except where
they are kept, in a bar-room? But
now, Cousin John, since these things
are to pass out of existence in many
places, and since, without these or
substitute, our courts, &C., will be
void, / have, with great care, in.
vented complete substitute, which
shall call BaScuno's SeIf.Acting Id
Unstable Reference Guide. which OBJ
viates the necessity of retiring from
The court room in order to refresh
The memory on any subject. This
apparatus is useful, convenient and
quite ornamental, aud, under the ex.
sting circumstances. is indispensa.
Die. It is constructed on the insides
# very large legged boots, and is
made as lining to the boots. Of
'ery fine elastic material, whisky
proof, and holds from a quart to
hree quarts to the boot. Into the
op Of each bootleg is inserted a
'ubber tube the size of a pipe stem
hese tubes connect each'other about
be waste-band of the pants, (ruu-
ling up on the inside Of the pants).
but one tube from the con-
aection up to the mouth; the tube
making its appearance just above
he front part of the vest, at which
point is attached a mere.sham pipe
which has the appearance Of a real
)ipe, but who, in fact, is constantly !
lrawing from his bootleg, I'd Sneed !
or Smith. on internal improvements.
'r Jones on mortgages, or anything
calculated to refresh the memery of
he happy possessor.
Cousin John. ] have given you
)ut limited description Of my new
INVENTION, but you can see at
glance the value of it. l feel that
ny invention should and win be lib. |
srally patronized. / think the State
If Tennessee should adopt my pat.
ent for the especial use and benefit
IF the members of the Legislature,
which would save thousands of dol
ars in time alone. which is lost to
he people by their Legislators in
ooking up laws, which my Ready
Reckeper" would at once kbring
afresh to their minds members too
)ften have to leave the House to see
= friend who was going to leave.
With my self Acting Reference
Guide that friend is always pres
,ut,
/ am satisfied, Cousin John, that
,he Government of the United States
will adopt my apparatus for the use
of members Of Congress. Here, i
Millions can be saved, and / am
'ure the Government viii pay me
handsome royalty on each appara
.us. The fact is, my machine is al
most indispensable, bar room or no
as it is regular time-sav.
n. 1t is simple and convenient, and
{ the fluid gets low in the bootleg
before the days work is over, and
becomes hard to draw. all the lucky
1ossessor has to do is to cross his
egs tif be can) and press them to-
gether, when his m emory will be at
,nce refreshed and lie can repeat I'd
Sneed backward about as we'll as
Onward, or be can mix so that no
one but himself will understand
what he is trying TO say. I would
pot advise any ope to keep the fluid
lrawn too nearly out of his bootleg.