Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-25
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you followy'
81 think | do"
MY scheme Is Bowsers balloon. II
can be sent up from any side OF city
or army II is attached 10 donkey
engine by wire cable. Ii rises and
floats over the enemy. over city, over
fortress. II Is loaded with dynamite
in boxes and blue vitriol In bottles.
Strings lead from them to me on the
ground. wish 10 destroy q regiment
OF the enemy on the march. | pun
string No. /. and the vitriol rains down
on their devoted heads. wish 70 de
stroy brigade String No > leads 20
100 pounds Of dynamite. | Jerk II, aud
that brigade Is wiped of the face OF
the earth. Seey'
Mrs. Bowssr "esss."
81 see"
"rhe enemy has fortress like Port
Arthur. The Bowser balloon Is drifted
over IL and then held stationary.
barrel OF blue vitriol Is first let loose
TO wet mp things. and then follow
thousand pounds of dynamite. Pouf.
Bang, No more Port Arthur! The
donkey engine winds the Bowser bel
loon down. aud we proceed 10 the sea
shore. A feet OF hostile men-of-war
are gathered there More vitrlol and
dynamite. and after one awful screech
the waves close over them forever
Mrs Bowser. you are ne warrior, but
can't you see thingsT
why, yes" she answered. Let rue
ask. however. IL the enemy won't play
his searchlights on your balloon and
then shoot Il TO pieces?'
"Ha, .ha. was waiting or that
question. The Bowser ball = Is ar
NOR plated and cannot be pier, I'll. She
stays right there until her mission Is
accomplished. ProJectiies fired Mt her
only rebound and Kill the enemy. In
fact. he Is Killed from 80 many sides
and so often that he raises the white
flag and surrenders. There's the
scheme. and don't you agree with me
that it's Immense, gigantic, revolution
ary?"
Yes. IL seems to be all that, but you
will have TO walt for war before 1t Will
be of any value"
"Ha, also expected you would say
that. No waiting. my dear. Let II be
known to other nations that this gov
eminent has 100 Bowser balloons on
hand and waiting for them and they
will be rs humble as cats. On an or
der of 100 Bowsers l can make $1,000
600. and that's enough for us. mix
lion dollars and save our honor at the
same time. Hey. what do you Think
Druggist Puncturss the Bubble.
Really, but It's so tremendous that
/ wish you would tell some one else.
! The druggist is keen. sharp man.
wish you would get his opinion on II.
I He knows all about blue vitrioi any
how. and perhaps he's experimental
with dynamite"
Yes, he'd be a good man." was the
reply. Iii just dodge over and state
the case TO him."
"And IL he criticises don't get MAD.
But be can't criticise-can't possibly
do II. I've got the thing worked right
oct to T."
Mr.. Bowser put on his hat and went
out. He found the druggist rather
busy at first, but after time there
came an interval. and after swearing
the man OF drugs to secrecy the scheme
was unfolded He listened without
word or wink TO the end and then
turned TO the balloonist TO say:
"You are going to use u donkey en-
CINE to wind your balloon down. chr
Yes" -r
; "Then the whole thing will be fair
ure."
Bat wby?''
Because jackass inventor and a
donkey engine have never been able to
pull together"
And when Mr.. Bowser came back,
locking as pale as ghost and his
knees wabbling. Mrs. Bowser never
asked single question She just said
there would be eantaioupe on Ice Tor
breakfast.