The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-25
INVENTORS OF NOTE
Men Whose Ingenuity Will Certainly
Bring Them Before the World.
MANY UNHEARD OF DEVICES
An Umbrella That Is Converted
Into a Toothpick-Wooden Nut
megs and Preventive of Chill
blaIns-Dog Prisoners.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Philipsburg, Jan. 24.-Philipsburg has |
several inventors who have made some |
money, and a national reputation by |
the invention of several devices which |
save labor, time and money. M. L.
Moody distinguished himself by invent
ing some sort of n whiffietree, which he
guarantees to pull load out of a mud
hole and then go back and corduroy
the mud hole while the driver takes a
nap. 1t is really cheap, curious ana
useful device, and will soon be in gen
eral use. Mr.. Moody has several other
patents and displays great talent In
such things. He is Maine Yankee,
and those who know him best say that
when he sits down on a log, pulls his
jack-knife and commences to white 1t
means a new brand of wooden nut
megs, or something else more useful
and ingenious. Mr.. Moody has new
kind of baking powder that is said to
be a very fine article. with as much
raising power as any other and less
harmful to the human system. 1t Is
now in general use here giving splendid
satisfaction and is soon to be pushed
throughout the state. Tom Long, the
tinsmith is another inventor, having
recently obtained patent on tin con-
Germ designed to keep giant powder or
other explosives dry and warm ana
ready for use in mines without danger
to those using them. Experience has
taught the miners around this section
that some such thing is a necessity and
Mr.. Longs invention is said to be just
the thing for the purpose.
There are others, many others In
fact. around here who have patents on
curious, perhaps useful things to save
labor, to look pretty and to make
money If they can. One queer thing is
an umbrella that is of the ordinary size
and shape, which, by few twists of
the wrist, can be folded up and put In
your vest pocket and used as a tooth
pick New liniments lotions, medicines
and IL is alleged that even new way
to make whiskey has been invented,
but about the only one of these articles
that is being pushed on the local mar
| ket, however, is Campbells LaXitaria,
which the critics say is really a merito-
rious article and will cure most of the
| diseases human flesh is heir to, from
| chilblains to poll evil, but is especially
prepared for children. None genuine
| without q cork in the bottle.
| There are several schemes that have
| been concocted near here in the last
year for fleeing the fasteners on the
promise and assurance that there was
| millions in il. 1t seems that the aver
age eastern mining Spectator looks up
| on all prospect holes or mineral bear
ing veins in a mineral district as worth
something; that is, they figure it on the
| same basis as they do agricultural
| lands i'm the eastern states or a Ken
| tuckian does whiskey-"all good, but
some better than others" Anyway
some of the rich strikes on paper seem
| to have had quite an effect in the east
| After they spend some more money
| they may find themselves in the condi-
/ ~ nitizpn n
this county found himself on leaving
| Nebraska. The story goes that he
| struck out with a spike team, two dogs
and a calf in the wagon, too poor to
walk and keep up with the procession.
In a Wyoming town he was asked
where he came from and where bound
to. He replied that he was a late land
owner in Nebraska, and was headed
for Montana, whereupon his question
ers began making fun of his lean calf.
The late Nebraskan pulled his coat and
threatened to clean up Wyoming If
they made fun of his calf, and eX-
planned his conduct by saying that the
calf was the best friend he had had in
years. He said that an eastern tender
foot had come to his Nebraska estate
and offered him that calf for a quarter
section of land which offer was prompt
ly accepted, and when the deeds were
being prepared he had included in the
and left before the swindle was discov-
ered hence his love for the calf. 1t
may be that some of those who have
invested in mining corporations having
a great eastern reputation but COM
paratively unknown or little thought
of in the districts where situated will
find themselves like the Nebraskan
ready to sell their holding for a cali
and throw in a few thousand shares
for good measure. II is unfortunate
that property having little or no known
value should be so much advertised and
doomed, as sooner or later IL will bt
found out and known at its true worth
and thereafter act as a measure Of
values for the whole district.
Some inhuman fend has been poison.
ing dogs again. someone in the city ap
parently having a mania for murder
Many valuable dogs have been taker
off this time. and a purse of $500 ha.
been offered for positive knowledge o
the identity OF the fiend. If found
well -.