Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Inventive, ! Genius. !.

ed that during the year seventy pat
ents had been issued to women. AS
always like to get at bottom facts, I
hunted up the last Patent Office report
T from the numerous volumes which
have been kindly donated to me by an
appre ciatye. Congressman, and pro-
ceeesded "a post myself as is what the
patents were issued for. Here are a
few of the most notable: >.
"A Missouri lady took out letters pat
emit for an indicator which when at
tached to the bed-post will show by
CHANGING at the dial whether there is
horrid man under the bed. The
saving of time in q year will more than
| pay the cost of an instrument.
Mrs. Minkiers, Of Podunk, n. Y. in
vented a patent mouse and rat exter-
minator. When lady sees a nasty
mouse the first scream sets the ma
chine Off, and a pair ofclaws seizes the
offending varmint by the back of the
neck and yanks the everlasting stuffing
out Of him in less time than it would
Itake to 20 around ashlock. 8.ss =
! Miss Nancy Jane stebbins, of Hairy
town, New Jersey, patented a new
kind of telephone which will work a
| revolution in the disseminate Of news.
In seven minutes by the watch, the
choicest bit Of scandal can be scatter
ed to the four winds OF heaven in a
| more approved style than could be eff
fected by seven hours of the most in
dustrious sg gadding. The inventor
wearsSa large leather medal presented
70 her by the suffering society Of New
Jersey. s @,ss=
Mi. Sapphira Coon, of Smilerville,
KY, obtained d patent on an attach
ment whereby woman may hold
twelve extra clothes. pins: in her mouth,
and at the same time keep up an ami
| mated convers alton with the woman
in the next yard, thereby saving hours
of valuable time. &. A. " / l. r. ~
Mary Ann Duzenberry, of Skowhe-
gan, Me-, comes to- the front with a
duplex, back action, non freezing in
dictator, which can be attached to the
husband and will unerringly where
he has been when he goes to the lodge.
She has already made a large fortune
out Of it and the demand increases:
| Mrs Prudence Cnmback. OF Dadds-
VILE. o.. has patented Il muzzle which
can be put on the old mau, seFec tually
preventing him from kissing the hired
girl. If he does, an electric current IS
/ produced which rings 81 bell, strikes a
gong; and blows h whistle IN tile kitch
en-. The factory is running night and
day and iss away behind The orders.
I An old maid named Melaoozler, Of
! PeeWee, Ore. !, DTS on I al ttachnlcnt
enabling . woman to carry an unbrel-
[ Ia without jabbinga the eyes out of
every mortal man that comes within
twenty feet Of her. III 81.
IA. giddy young thing named Clen1-
entina B agshott i, OF GooseVille, N. j.,
has invented a front gate attachment,
which the girls all pronounce lust too
utterly cute for any kind OF use. u On
each side of the gate IS IS q swinging
stool. which can be swung, around to
a proper distance as q pedestrian APP
proaches, and as soon as he passes are
swung back to within a quarter Of an
inch Of each other. The top Of the
=gate is pad ded, ma king sit very orna-
mental as wall as useful. S.5#5sS.
IL OF course these are not all, but they
are enough to- show tnat il you will
give q woman room according TO her
strength she will yank the socks of
the rest OF creation in an amazing
short space OF period. az 81
/ don.t want 80 hear another word
from the old seerls who sit around
whiting dry good boxes, and init
ma ma tte that women host hold ITS wash.
|iing dishs III and Sc ing on bu tt0ns She
,is5 almadY SWer kina tto d grandels
nobler sphere, and don 81 Won forget it,
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