The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

uses just half as many matches as
now. Saves timber, saves work, saves
| money. "A child can see the economy
! of It. There will be a saving of a hum
| dred million dollars a year by using
| the Bowser Double-headed Match.
What do you think of it?"
why, the idea looks all right" she
answered in dubious tones.
And 1t is all right. Now for No. 2.
Why do we wear rubbers over our
shoes in the winter?"
ITO keep US from slipping down"
Exactly, over fifty million pairs
! States every winter. The world takes
| billions of pairs. Suppose. Mrs. Bow
| ser, we didn't have to wear any rub
bers at all? Suppose substitute for
ing less than a nickel Can you figure
what the saving would be?"
1T would certainly be immense"
she replied.
you are right, it would-millions
and millions of dollars. My income
from that patent alone will be thirty
million dollars year. When the side
walks are slippery they sprinkle ashes
on them, don't they-ashes or sand
Why not let each pedestrian carry his
own? The Bowser Self-Sprinkler and
Non-Slipper simply consists of a hol-
low bamboo strapped to the outside
OF each leg and filled with sand or
ashes. Every time you throw your leg
sand or ashes just where you are go
ing to place your foot. One filling
does for a mile walk. Filled with
funnel in one minute and no muss
made. Depots all along the principal
streets for refilling. The bamboos are
for sales at every grocery, and one is
warranted to last ten years. Made for
all lengths of legs. Painted in all
state. Crooked bamboos for folks with
crooked. legs. You can take 'em off
or strap EN- on quicker than you can
tie shoe. What do you think of it?''
Il shouldn't like to give you an an
swer until have thought it over for a
SPELL" answered Mrs. Bowser.
THE idea must commend itself to
every one with an ounce of brains.
We now pass on to No. 3. Nineteen
persons out of twenty no matter what
the age or sex, run the heels of their
shoes over. If it wasn't for this fact
there'd hardly be a cobbler in business
Every turnover heel is repaired at
cost of fifteen cents, and repairs must
be made at least five times a year.
That is seventy-five cents a heel or
dollar and a half for a pair of shoes.
In most cases this is half the original
cost A thousand million people are
going to the cobbler five times a year.
Suppose their heels didn't run over ?
Suppose they didn't have to go to the
cobbler's? Suppose that gigantic sum
of money could be saved %
But can It be p asked Mrs. BOwSer.
THE easiest thing in the world. See
that all your shoes are fitted with the
Rcwser interchangeable Heel. Fitted
with steel spring and catch. Heels
taken off and changed in thirty Sec
onds. BY changing, the heels are
bound to wear level. Sixty million
dollars year royalty for me in this
alone L was lying on my back in bed
when the idea came to me. It's going
to put hundred thousand cobblers
out OF business, but I shall give all of
them chance to drive ice wagons
There you are, Mrs. Bowser. and now
tell me whether your husband is
man with brains in his head or only
an old stump 20
Have you talked with any one
about your invention ?'' she asked
No. I was waiting to hear what |
you would say
We'll. If I were you I'd go over and |
have talk with the druggist 1 have |
heard it said that he was a very keen
man. I'd like to know what he thinks |
about things"
I'm go at once. Yes, he's a pretty |
sharp man. and he'll see the value of |
my Inventions at once. Hurrah for