The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

every winter. The world takes bill,
lions Of pairs. Suppose. Mrs. Bowser,
we didn't have to wear any rubbers
at oil? Suppose a substitute for them
was Notwithstanding costing less
than a nickel? Can you figure what
the saving would bc?"
at would certainly be immense"
she replied.
You are right, II would.-mllllon
and millions of dollars. My income
from the patent alone will be 30,000.-
600 year. When the sidewalks are
slippery they sprinkle ashes on them.
don't they--ashcs or sand? Why not
let each pedestrian carry his own? I?
The Bowser self sprinkler and non.
slipper simply consists of hollow
bamboo strapped to the outside of each
leg and flied with sand or ashes. Ev-
cry time you throw your leg out a
spring elects quantity Of the sand or
ashes Just where you nre going to
place your foot One filling does for q
mile walk. Filled with funnel In
one minute and no muss r,ade De-
pots all along the principal streets for
refillIng. The bamboos for sale at ev-
cry grocery, and one Is warranted to
last ten years. Made for all lengths
Of leg. Painted In. all colors or the
wood left in its natural state. Crook
ed bamboos for folks with crooked
legs. You can take 'em of or strap
'em on quicker than you can tie shoe.
What do you think OF itf'
81 shouldn't like to give you an an
swer until l have thought 1t 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 per-
sons out Of twenty, no matter what
the age or sex, run the heels of their
shoes over If 1t wasn't for this fact
there'd hardly be u cobbler In bust
ness. Every run over heel is repaired
at a cost of Is cents. and repairs must
be made at least FIVE times year
That Is 75 cents heel or S1.50 for n
pair OF shoes. In most cases this Is
half the original cost A thousand
million people are going to the cobbler
five times 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|
Changsab!s Shoe Heel.
"But can 1t be?' asked Mrs. Bow
ser.
''The easiest thing In the world. See
that all your shoes are fitted with the
Bowser interchangeable heel. Fitted
with a steel spring and catch. Heels
taken or and changed in thirty sec.
onds. BY changing the heels are bound
to wear level. Sixty million dollars. a
year royalty for me in this alone.
was lying on my back in bed when
the idea came to me. It's going to put
a hundred thousand cobblers out of
business, but shall give all of them
chance to drive Ice wagons. There you
are, Mrs. Bowser, and now tell me
whether your husband Is a man with
brains in his head or only an old
stumpi"
Have you talked with any one about
your invention?" she asked.
"No. was waiting to hear what
you would say"
well, IL was you I'd 20 over and
have a talk with the druggist. have
heard 1t said that he Is very keen
man. I'd like to know what he thinks
about things"
"I'll go at once. Yes, he's a pretty
sharp man, and he'll see the value of
my inventions at once. Hurrah for
the Bowser family! They're all right"
1t was q leisure hour with the drug
gist, and he listened closely to all that
Mr.. Bowser had to say. When the story
was finished he rose up aud removed
the hat from the head of the genius,
rubbed his hand over the badness,
and, leading Mr.. Bowser to the door
and gently pushing him out into the
winter world. he said:
go home and soak II, old friend"
The minutes went by, and Mrs. Bow
ser wondered why the genius did not
return. The minutes made an hour and
then two of them. Then she went to
the front door to look out and saw
huddled up on the top step.
1t was broken hearted, and the tears
had run down its cheeks and frozen
hard.
Poor Mr.. Bowserv' she sighed as
she helped the bundle in and laid 1t on
the lounge and covered 1t up and gave
1t ginger tea.
The genius had fallen down once
more. NJ. QUAD.