Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-26
AN INVENTIVE GENIUS.
PRODUCTIONS foa WHICH CAPITAL
ALWAYS 70 LACKING.


ALWAYS 70 LACKING.
me Poor Man Who es ContsnualIy Cbes-
ms the rhsntom Of wsaith-He c.,
Never cspsincs his Fellows THAT as
Has Good Thing.
There was hesitatinR nibble at thu
uoor KNOB, then the door was slowly
opened and in he came. looking first It
one and then the others Of rs. - II in
search OF friendly or encouraging
glance
his clothes were old. but well brushed.
and his shoes had seen their best davs
ne was tall. thin and hungry looking
individual who would scarcely have
cast shadow when sidewise to the
light He had no doubt seen bester
days. but now he was Of the class Of
..habby genteei- who some way or other
manage to exist on the barest pittance.
Removing an old SLOUGH hat from biz
bead with spasmodic jerk, he turned
70 the man who was nearest the door
and asked, is this the place where they
patent gallusses and braces
| When informed that It was he seemed
pleased TO think he had found the right
place and asked to ere the chief. Hat il
hand. be saunrered upto the chiefs desk,
and after few remarks about the
weather be reached down in his trousers
pocket and brought up contrivance
which At first glance looked like an ordi-
nary shoe horn. With a click and :
snap, however. he turned up from the
small end corkscrew.
We had all seen him before, and
knowing there was finn ahead. by this
time there was general suspension Of
work and all were intently watching
the proceedings With the fire OF Renius
IN his eyes and a tremor in his voice he
exclaimed as he held the contrivance M
to view: There's fortune in that for
somebody. bpt they don't seem to see it.
That little thing fills a long felt void. A
man always needs corkscrew in the
evening. and after he has drawn the
corks and imbibed the contents of sew.
eral bottles. how would he get his hat
on in the morning if it were not for this
little hat persuader?
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USEFUL LITTLE THINos
| Both of these little necessaries are
here in a neat and compact little device,
which. if it were only manufactured and
put on the market. would sell like hot
cakes.
No one seemed to want to take hold Of
it. however and good thing is going
begging from the lack Of few dollars
to give it a start People don't know
what they are missing.
See that and he held ont jack
knife with patent needle threading at
tachinent Another good thing! Some
thing which bachelors have been want
ing for long time. How many Of you
can thread needle.
You all carry jackknife; every man
does
with one provided with this little
attachment of mine any man could
thread needle as good as a woman.
u tried to interest capitalists in this
little scheme, but it shared the same
fate as the other One man said he
wouId take hold of it if it had bootjack
and mouth organ attachments. but as it
was he did not want it. Some people
are hard to please, but" drawing bum
die from his coat tail pocket and waving
it in the air, 1--we got it this time, and
no mistake.
For a long time have | chased the
frisky dollar, but it has given Inc the
slip Thank heaven have at last found
the way to fame and fortune.
''Gentlemen." he said. as he slowly I'M
wrapped the package and held up to our
astonished gaze combination of straps.
cords, .pulleys, buckles and large red
shields, behold the greatest invention
of the age! This is combined suspender
and adjustable liver pad To show you
what it is and how it works | will just
slip it on over my coat There. now,
isn't that grand thing!
THE LIVER PAD.
You no doubt perceive the great ad.
vantage of having the liver pad con.
nected with your suspenders The pad
is adjustable to fit all livers
ANY one can wear it. no matter WHERE
their liver is or where they think it is
How many people know where theiI
liver isi Not many, warrant you
How would man who supposed hi.
liver was up under-his right arm man
age with the ordinary liver pad? HI
couldn't manage at all: he would die Of
liver complaint in a months time. Thi!
being adjustable can be shifted to al
parts of the body; TINS people can hav'
their liver pad wherever they wish it.
"ientlemen. think of the people walk
ing around today suffering because they
cannot cover the place where they sup
pose their liver to be with the ordinary
liver pad Why. it is a beautiful thing,
and with Sellerslike air he exclaimed
There's millions in i'll Gentlemen, yol
all being experts in this line must appre
ciate its many advantages and POSSIBLE
ties
DO any of you want to get rich? II
any one who will kindly advance M
enough to pay for my patent | will Civ
half interest in this, the grandest thing
of the kind ever dreamed of. It's
chance of lifetime, and you shouldn'
miss it."
No one appeared anxious to invest II
liver pads. either through lack of conf
cence or of sufficient wealth to do so, O
both. and sadly taking it off and wrap
ping it up carefully and slowing i
, away he shuffled out. muttering in al
, undertone to himself something abou
. greatest invention Of the age-fortune'
last chance. " Washington Star.
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