The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-16
RowsER,s PATENr FUEL.
1t Succeeds in Calling Out the Fire
Department.

First. there came to the Bowser resi-
dence boy with a bag of sawdust or
| his back, and to Mrs Bowser's in
| quiries he replied:
1T was ordered by a short fat, bald
headed man. and he seemed to know
| what he wanted. He didn't want lum-
Der or nails or fish poles, but he wanted
SdWduSt."
But what can he want of it?" she
| asked herself
| was going to experience with it. and
| that he hoped to strike big thing
Anyhow, I was told to bring it here
| and here it is"
Half an hour later a second boy ar
| rived He had gallon jug full OF
something, and when Mrs. Bowser said
that she hadn't ordered any moIasses
| a! the grocery he looked at her as il
ms Feelings were hurt and replied:
| Excuse me, madam, but 1 am no
| grocer's boy Juggling jugs of molasses
| around I am learning the business in
q drug store, am, and I don't even
speak to grocery kids"
"Oh, see. Well. is it molasses in the
jug?"
mo. ma'am. It's salt and acid and
other things 1t was ordered by a short
fat. baldheaded man. and he told the
| boss that he was going to make a mil
| lion dollars in the next month
The jug was taken in, and then there
came third boy with a couple of
pounds of asbestos in a paper and a
small wooden box To Mrs. Bowser's
inquiries he answered:
Cant say what is up ma'am, but
they were ordered by a short fat man.
He looked like a desperate character to
me, and shouldn't wonder if he was a
Black Handler. I've expected to be
blown sky-high every step of the way
There was no longer any doubt of the
identity of the short fat man." Mr..
Bowser had got some new idea into his
i i
per1menting when he reached home
Mrs Bowser thought of leaving the
things outside the basement door and
letting some tramp carry them off, but
they were finally slowed in the lower
hall and she prepared herself for the
tragedy that might be comign.
It was easy to see that Mr. Bowser
was in an excited frame of mind when
he reached home The first thing he
did when he entered the hall was to
ask if the various parcels had safely
arrived, and when answered in the af-
firmative he led the way down to din
ner and explained:
Il was pricing a diamond tiara for
you this afternoon, and found that 1
could get a very nice one for five thou
sand dollars
That's nice of you" she replied, ''but
If you want to be real good you will
price two or three pairs of stockings for
me instead"
L will price f1fty-a hundreds thou
sand pairs for you tomorrow and bring
home the tiara within week beside
Then something has happened to-
day?'' she queried as he smiled and
chuckIed.
Something has, my dear. Last
night 1 dreamed of catching fish, and
when I got up this morning I felt my
good luck in the air. No more count
ing the pennies for US. All wen have
to do will be to breathe and eat and
cut off our coupons. Why don't you
= \ eyJ7r
But you are such an enthusiast.
you know. One time, when you
bought six chickens you were going to
supply America with eggs
This was touching Mr.. Bowser on |
the raw. and ordinarily he would have
resented the imputation in no uncer- |
tain terms, but on this occasion he |
simply chuckled over it and added: