Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-25
An INVENTIVE GENIUS.
PRODUCTIONS FOR WHICH CAPITAL
ALWAYS 10 LACKING.

IN. roor Nan who Is Continually chss.
Ing the Phantom Of wcaith-He Can
s.,sr Convince Ills Fellows That ns
TIA. a Good Thing.
There was hesitating nibblo NJ tho
ssor knob, then the door was slowly
otened and IN no came, looking first ut
ono and then the Others OF US. as " In
search Of friendly or encouraging
glance
Ills clothes were old, butwell brushed,
and HE shoes had seen their best days
lie was tall. thin and hungry looking
individual who would scarcely have
east a shadow when sidewiso TO the
ught Ho had no doubt seen better
dava but now he was Of the class Of
shabby gontccl" who some way or other
manage 10 exist on the barest pittancc.
Removing an old SLOUGH hat from his
head with spasmodic jerk, he turned
10 the man who was nearest tho door
and asked. "ls this the place whore they
patent gnllusscs aud braccsi"
When informed that II was he seemed
plcasel 20 think he had found the right
place and asked 10 sec the chief Hat In
hand, hc rannicrcd up 20 tho chiefs desk,
and after few remarks about tho
weather he reached down Ia his trousers
pocket and brought up contryanco
which at first glance looked like Hu ordi.
nary shoe horn. With u click and u
snap. however, he turned up from tho
snail end a corkscrew.
We had all seen him before. and
knowing there was fun ahead. by this
time there was general suspension Of
work and all wero intcntly watching
iha proceedings With tho fro OF genius
in his eyes and n tromor In his voice he
exclaimed a. ho held tho contriyancc mp
70 yiowi There's fortune In that for
somebody. but they don't seem 10 zee II.
That little thing fills u long felt void. A
man always needs eorkscrew Ia tho
evening, and after ho has drawn tho
eorks and imbibed the contents OF soy.
efal bottles, how would ho get his hat
on In the morning II II were not for thil
little hat pcrpuade1
usLFuL LITTLE TiuSos
Both u these littlo neceisarics arc
here In neat and compact little device,
which. ~ It were only manufactured and
put on tho market. would sell like hot
cakea."
No one seemed 20 want 10 take hold Of
Il, however. and good thing Is going
begging from tho lack Of fow dollars
to give II start. People don't know
what they are missing.
SEQ THAR and ho held out jack
knife with patent needle threading Rt.
tachment. Another good thingl Some.
thing which bachelors have been want
Ing Tor long time. How many Of you
can thread n nocdlel
You all carry jacklmifci every man
dos
with one provided with this little
attachment Of mino any man could
thread needle rs good as n woman.
II tried to interest capitalists In this
little scheme, but It shared the Same
fate rs the other. One man said ho
would take hold OF Il II II had bOotiacl;
and mouth organ attachments. but rs it
was hc did not want II. Some people
are hard TO please, but" drawing bun
die from his coat tail pocket and waving
!, in the air "Iye got 1t this time. and
no mistake.
"For long time have ! chased tho
risky dollar, but II has given me tho
slip Thank heaven have at last found
the way 10 fame aud fortune.
"Gentlemcn," no said, as he slowly UNI
wrapped tho package and held up TO our
Astonishod gaze combination OF straps.
cords, pulleys, buckles and Largo red
,hioldA, "bchold the greatest invention
Of the agci This "a combined suspcndcr
md adjustable liver pad. To show YOU
what II IA and how IL works | will just
alp II on over my. coat. There. now,
isn't that grand thingl
TIM LIVER PAD.
you no doubt perceive the great al
vantage Of having tho liver pad con
nec,od with your suspondon. The pad
Is adjnstable 10 tit all liverA
ANY ono can wear It, nomatter where
their liver Is or where they think 1t ia
How many people know where theii
liver ~ Not many, | warrant you
How would man who supposed hi
liver was up under his right arm man
ago with the ordinary liver padl Hs
couldn't manage nj all. ho would die Of
liver complaint In u months time, Thli
being adjustable can be shifted 10 MI
parts OF the body; thus people can hay,
their liver pad wherever they wish It.
"Gentlemen. think OF the pcople walk,
Ing around today suffering because they
cannot cover the place where they sup
pcse their liver TO DO with the orlinar,
liver pad. Why, itisa beautiful thing,
and with n sellerslike mir he exclaimed
"Iheros millions In III Gentlemen, yot
al being experts In this line must apprc
eale It's many advantages and possiblli
ties.
DO any Of you want to get riohl n
any one who will kindly advance M
enough to pay for my patent | will Civ,
hhalf interest Ia this, the grandcst thin
Of the kind ever dreamed OF. It's
chance Of lifetime, and You shouldn'
miis it,
No one appeared anxious to invest Il
liver pads, either through lack OF eonh
eence or Of sufficient wealth TO doSo, o
both, and sadly taking II OIL aud wrap
ping II up carefully and slowing !
away he khuiiled out, muttering Ia nj
undvrtone to himself something abou
greatest invention Of tho agc-tortune
last chance, "-washington Star.
Nat nm tho Ng.u.