The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-25
THE PATENT qowsL-RACk MAN
Who Had Very Nimble-Jointed "Lit-
tie article" to Dispose or
From the Ne1 York World.

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tie article" to Dispose or
From the Neu York World.
Roller makes thirteen revolutions for
every pull on the towel-no moths, no
ougs-nothing to git out of order any more
than II it was meetin' house in a country
town. Only shillins for a Seek-No-
Further kitchen towel-rack, covered by
patents all over the United States, and war
ranted to be free of knothoIes and work
without noise"
That was the burden of the patent towel
rack mans song as l overlook him in
Iweifth street yesterday afternoon. Just
oeIore came up woman ran out of base
ment and accosted him with:
is IL two shillin' quart for your straw
berries, and were they grown this yearP'
I'm not selling Strawberries, ma'am,n he
replied, as he leaned on the fence, shut
am the inventor, patentee and sole proprie-
tor of the Seek-No-Further roller towel
rack. A specimen of which / have here to
show you.n
go along wild yer pstentsw she growled,
as she made dive ia the basement door.
only needs one nail to hang il up,
ma'am, and saves you quarter of yard
on every towel you buy. Room on this
back piece for the motto of Truth Crushed
to Earth WIN Bob Up Again. and on these
panels at the end you can paint in some
scenes from the destruction of Pompeyi or
the fall of Rome"
And does it wash the dishes and rock
the children TO sleepy she asked, her head
out Of the door.
''She don't, ma'am-she don't. / could
tell you that she did and thereby make a
sale, but | am no deceiver. It's only a
towel rack, ma'am-just Co hang towel on
and save stepping on it as you walk around
Infs
kitchen our towel used to turn up down
cellar, upstairs and out In the corn crib,
and half the time had to wipe my face on
the window curtains. Saves you time,
money!
But she banged the door and left him
standing there. and l approached and
asked:
We'll, how goes the inventionP'
"Ol It's you agin' Howdy! Pm a.
workin' like red COW in a cabbage garden.
but the people don't seem to take hold. I'll
have to give 'em time, however. IT'S a new
thing, and its got to be talked up. l was
almost discouraged yesterday, but l hap
pened to think Of the Teller who came to
Huckleberry Plains last winter, and made
up my mind to hold on. A Teller come there
with patent dashboard, and he talked and
hung on and sat around fur ninety-two
days, and he finally sold one to Elder
Spooner fur SO cents-half cash and half
store trade at Squar' Finback's undertaking
shop.
81 thought your rack would go like hot
cakes" | said. wishing to encourage him.
$50 did but it's a new idea, 20 see. Peo-
pie is so used to hangin' the kitchen towel
on the door-kuob, the stove-handle, or the
table leg, that this rack strikes 'em queer
l went into tavern down here on Broad
way and tried to talk to 'em, but thew
couldn't get the idea. Says l to the Teller
behind the counter:
'Mornin', naybur. Do you use any
towels in this tavern, or does the folks
stand out in the sun to dry their faces, same
as Elder Spooner makes his hired man doc
IL you kin find place to put up two Of my
8 sek-No-Further patent roller towel-racks
II be hanged If don't make the pair 45
csntsr"
''Akd didn't he buyl" l asked.
mo. de turned me plump outdoors.
same as Squar' Finback did old johnson
wnen he cum to spark his Oldest gal. |
found out the reason though He thought
might be related to the man who sold him
thousand taller candles without any
wicks to 'em. l fggared by the size of the
tavern that they must use at least twenty
towel day there"
what do the women have to say about
your patentP'
STRIKES 'em favorably, mostly, but they
want tlne 10 mink IL oYer-same as 'RaStus
Sanford did when one of Uncle Beecher's
gals offered to settle breach of promise
suit for 'leven dollars and two bushels of
clingstun' peaches. Say! Some of these
folks here dom seem to encourage trade
much"
"How do you meanr'
why, went into store on Fourteenth
street and asked 'em il could sit down
and eat some crackers and cheese and
herrin', and they run me out. | might
have bought some caliker for mother If
they had been civil, but now I'll see 'em 90
to the poorhouse first You orter see Jim
Thomas, our storekeeper at Huckleberrv
Plains! Why, Jim has free feed for farmers,
horses, keeps jug of cider at the cellar
stairs, and I've known him to buy a calfskin
with rips in it and pay full price, Jest to keen
customer good~naturedI"
We'll, are you going to keep up canvass
ing" asked.
"Sartin. I've sent on to Silas to send me
81 more in letter, and Pm goin' to inter
duce this patent roller towel>rack in New
York If it costs me the price of a woke of
steers. Makes thirteen revolutions to a null
and saves ten-penny nail and quarter of
yard of toweling. Sunthin' every respect
able family wants. and she'll fly like a
speckled pullit when she once gifts started y