The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-15
WONDERFUL TROUSERS.
They Not Only Did Not Bag. but Made
Crack Gymnast of the Wearer.


an somewhat of an athlete, and am
in the habit of performing various exer-
cises when have nothing else to do, and
yet held position where it is important
that should present gentlemanly APP
pearance.
The problem of how to prevent trous-
ers from bagging has for long time re-
CURED to my mind and pressed for solu-
ton. l have tried the various devices
advertised for cure or for prevention. l
have consulted my fashionable friends,
and even the tailors, fondly hoping they
could be induced TO give themselves
away.
Some Of my friends have solved the
problem by hanging up in their ward
robes 1905 pairs of trousers, which ma
newer enables them to put on fresh
pair morning, noon and night.
Now, my friends and employers esti-
mate my brain power aud business quail
ifications very nearly as highly as do.
Unfortunately, they do not attribute to
them very high exchangeable cash
value.
The important thing, therefore, for me
seemed TO be TO discover way of max
ing one pair of trousers last 365 days
without bagging.
Fortunately, | have practical knowl-
edge of mechanics, and am of an invent
i've turn of mind. have spent the saw
ings of all my past life in patenting car
couplers, motors a Ia Keely. and flying
machines which very nearly succeeded
in flying. Ny necessity Matched new
invention.
went TO one of the most siollful and
artistic tailors on the Bowery and told
him what / wanted, and at the same
time warned him that had patent on
my idea.
Ny idea was TO get some Of the cenen.
which enables broken plate TO support
ton Of cobble stones and sheet OF the
genuine, old fashioned gum-such as the
old fashioned gum shoes were made Of
and paste back Of the knee an oblonZ
piece, wide enough and long enough 10
cover all that part Of the trousers which
generally bags. The tailor entered into
my idea enthusiastically. He offered 10
buy the patent outright for twenty dol
Lars, and TO give me a royalty Of five
cents pair on the first hundred pairs
which should be sold Iref1sed his mag
unanimous offer, and am holding for a
rise
de thought that if little elasticity
was a good thing "A great deal more
would be better. think re must have
pasted inside those trousers the soles CT
his grsndmothsr's gun shoes.
The first time went out with thoee
trousers On strangers sccosted ne, asd
said they should not have known that
had no legs from ny walk IL they hzd
not been informed that was Grand
Army raxn and had had both legs shot
Of al tee battle Of Antsetan- The cause
Of their delusion waz TIA, ~ lifted each
foot from the ground tbs leg from ths
knee suddenly mapped forward
On the way home from business went
into TIE n A c. gymnasium. mad 10
tine 70 pat OF ray gymnasium tights, and
couteute3 myself with taxing CT coat.
rest. collzr and cuffs. Irsr.ed II for a
-un- Ny friends AID the director taouzh.
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snca pace Some u TIE craek rr-nne-E
were On Ire track, AID - tie oat~e. a.
most eqnAled thesr latest sparts.
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fozn1ea when / spuTte1, Tnsy sail I
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speed that ] wzs oziy vIzis,e as a cen
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