The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-22

"Of course you do not. Four or hVe
years ago man with pair OF creased
trousers would have been blackballed
by any club and would have been
stoered into back seat by the usher at
any fashionable church as second rate
chap who wore hand-me-downs. How
is it now? / know men personally, Mr.
Spotcash, who make practice of fold
ing their trousers at night and placing
them under their mattress 90 that the
crease shall be there in the morning.
Others put ironing boards or long wire
stitfeners inside the legs of the gar
ment for the same purpose. But 1t
doesn't work, sir. 1t is only make
shift. l merely put off the catas-
trophe. The baggy knee is inherent in
the garment itself as now made. Mark
mel say as now made. My plan is to
attack the evil in the beginning-to de-
stroy the possibility OF baggy knees by
making the fabric OF something that
will not bag.
THAT is simply preposter"-
II beg your pardon,-Atr Spotcash. 1t
seemed SO to me at first But nothing
is insurmountable to man OF energy
and resources. The idea occurred to me
at first of fastening small elastic rubber
bands or strips on tho inner side of the
knees, but soon saw this would not
do. Then l thought Of the plan OF
weaving the rubber into the cloth itself,
but this would beequally Objectionable.
1t would make the cloth wrinkle un-
equally and look odd. Finally the idea
struck me Of having the fabric itself
woven more tightly at the knee than
anywhere else, so it could not give.
You see the philosophy Of the thing.
There is more strain at the knees than
any other portion Of the garment
Make it absolutely unyielding at this
point and the questionis solved. To do
this, OF course, will require special
machinery applied to the looms now in
use, and this is where the expense"'--
HURT HIS FEELrNes.
"But look here"-g
"1know whatyou are thinkingof now.
You are wondering why the rest Of the
garment could not be shrunk in max
ing, so it would expand more than the
knees"-
~ am not thinking of anything Of the
kind, have now given you five min
utcs Of my time and have no more to
spare. Your invention or device,
Mr..
Ardup, sir--orville Ardup."
SIS impossible, ridiculous, preposter-
Gus, and there is no reason why this in
toryiew should be prolonged another
minute. have no money to invest in
any crack-bratned, nonsensical schemes,
sir"
II had thought of suggesting $4,000
said the caller, "as suitable amount 70
spend in experimenting but ] am will
ing to come right to bedrock. Will you
loud me 81 rs on the idea?"
II will not, sir"
"Sav quarter Of dollar"
'If you don't got out OF here"-
"Shall We say fifteen cents?"
"You needn't call anybody, sir, sale
the visitor, with offended dignity. 81
scorn to debase myself by any further
application. I shall not come down
another cent. I am now going across
tho way," he added, moving toward thu
door, ito lay a business proposition be
bore the firm oil Gottup s Howell. ant
whom you see me again, sir, lshall prob
ably be riding in carriage with pail
of ItumptaiIed roans in front and side
whiskored English coschtnan on the
With a look of imperial scorn he
went out, slamming the door behind
him.