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If iter*uue? heir ’ ihe •t inlake n i*n isil’Ol-snltpor-vith•red.theflintii.SHEET-IRON CATS.How and Wlien Th^y aro Mad—The Cleveland Works.Ii: 187- a poor an I -on.etimcsdi$hou-e-f voting man residing in Cleveland, becoming desperate from hi- inability to leant to play noon the a*vordeon nighty owing to the demou-iikv and never-ceasing yell of belligerent cat-upou hi* chamber ro -f, set to work for the construction of n machine for the destruction of hi* four looted torment-. and, though with vague idea* at tbe Mart a- to uhat In* intended doing. after much mental labor and several -train- upon hi-jack-knife,sueee.d-ed lu what ttii termed bv ft local journal at the time a ?li ••■t-ir* xi . at’ and which, according to the \*-rdirt flbwho - »\v it incc®§.JoeI. |ec! utany of th. fuu* tioti- of the re i! animal, and \\vs vastly in »re srvi. e* uhlcto manor woman find. *1 he Cleveland Leud r. a u-w-pupi r tjuick to jn-coioiod hair h hi- -id** by whiili each ear is made to lake a did. rent color.The prevailing demand, however is for brindie or yellow rats, as tbe:-e seem to -taml the effects of war better thauthe fancy colored one*: ahd besides, the natural house rat ha- siroug anti-pathy against them? colors, that h ad* to attack the |H)*te*«or. and the result is the speedy dcuii-e of the real cat.After the la-t touch has been add* d to the sheet iron cat if i- placed away in the dryfug or sra soiling inoiu, where It remains ten day*, when the -uperin-tcinl-iii and several rat »xjk:;s. employ*.I for the purpose, as-emble to t- «t the amnia!-, in order that no im-perfi ct specimen- may leave the fur-lory. Our hundred cat* a., ph. lt;.! in a yard surrounded by a high b«v.;d fence. La h cat i- wound up and f*» r half an hour nothing i- In-ard hut veils. 5 t . • • . 3w h.ir the air i- tided with dirt arid g.*a-- which are torn up in th* t. -r.tire new scientific di-covcni - and valuable invent Ions, in -peaking of ihi-rat. -ailt;!:• T.y the aid -f a »do,kw o k ami bellows attached the tail is made to mvcII like that of the ino-t ferocious Tomcat on the warpath, anil the lung- emit a serie- of howl* that are natural r.-to attract the attention of nil the »at-iu tlie neighborhood, who approach ready to give battle. I icing wound up.Should single tail n*f.:-c to -well ortorv j and placed on the house top. the sheet ^ a j iron rat -pit*, howl* and dig- his torIn’t, ture lake m in rk.! til-liot(we ight ir a Acsnails into the shingles. Th*- surrounding felines, unable to resist the challenge, pit* Ii in, but no soon* r ••old ironside- feel their weight, than hi* clan* revolve with lightning rapidity. hi- jaw* open and -hut. and hi- antagonists are torn to atoms ami liddle say j brings. Tridi victims ari-r, only to ink- i IIM‘cl a *dmilar fate.”At tir-t many -uppo-**d tin- cat flt; be ;; lioux and the invention of tonic local editor. cln.-c pre--cd by the devil tor copy, but th*- friends of the inventor circulate 1 the -lory f hi- *u» TheSrix ifilir l/Af riCi/.i itllil l.oituOldiV’'1 *Tcopied tlr rVd-'.-rriptivc artii !r,and -ooii orders ram** pouring in from ran. all parts of the country. ihc lirst h« ing ker. rn-rivnl from Ruilimore. from a gctitle-* man ujio via- -lowly hut Mindy enter-1,0 wauled into the tomb, and who had mil- expended n prim .*Iv fortune already in •imp boot jxnks. water pitcher- and oilier look tni-ilci. utfull\ devoted to ttir stipprc*-•ion of eat-. The Baltimore or«lcr said, K If the cat does not ru-t more than our- $10. send one immediately, o. lb by ions espies*.**Next came an order limn tin* proprietor of a museum M * ranioii. I'a.. who had no full faith that tin-artilb i.d ent louhl i!o all ii- i:ivt*u'or elftiuu.-i!, but who wanted one :i a urin-ity . This was bdlowed by an or ! r from a lady in t'bhago. who had h »t lour mime pie- and a quart of ra-in ny jam in otie night by a Voracriou- * :»l ot the loiuiimii variety. An old maid at LatiMUg. Midi.. Widled .» .-i/ •!•tabby* e.il, without the tail -wellingand Itow ling atCu«diin«*iit one -nilaltlefora (otupani* u by day and nsaht.Tin inventor uppth d the- d* iiianii* as lapidly a- h* could, but tl.*: labor being performed luontly by hand i» nd-w avc, a voire -how -y tup tom - r'i vveak-in lt;t the leg- exhibit n taidin* *- of nettioii. the imperfctl animal i^reject-ed mill scut back to be repaire«b I understand a rival manufactory is -ooii to be -tarted here, which will construct a -uperior cat by an enfirdv new pro-re--. no metal being used, but the cat i» made «»f ohl rubber *hoes. »oinhhicd with cast off stovepipe hut*. Ot thi-new invention 1 will epeak of in «oiue future time, after iti merits have been more fully proved.—C. C. Lronard »nhmiltury AT tea.The Early TrainThe early morning train from l' m-bury leave- at 5:30. fhi- i-a very *« a-sfitiahle hour in the -umttier. w in n |h'«*-]de are stirring, birds mrrol’ing ilieir melodies, aim tin inra r.-c from thenewlv awakened flowers tilling ih* ait and ii»-piritlt;g the -ri.-r. Ibit in I!.-winter tune, with animal and vegetable life dead, the air raw and chilly, the mutches mislaid, and a glo »my dnvklie*- u rapping llii* larc ..I i!*«•earth a- with a pall. fcSrt »»*rb»ck in. i- -i v cry ttti-•-a*otml*!»* and di-ngi •■• at !»• hottr. and th« mail who ha-•• ** h-h u to brave home on that train may ea-ily be pardonctl the uuea-ine-- uuav nda-blc the day before. tur b gal ft i' I! 1. Prince, received information lt;»u I’riday which made itnt*ce-.*ary that h« sh mb! be in New Yoik bet ore Sai unlay ins«u. lie conteinj !:ite*l the early -1m t vviitis.»ui*' misgiving, mid determine*! toiim-c **f••■id w ari theark. and vc r. nor iirly for him theNo ami u r ts ter. ilctl mi as-t IlC was pe«!-vas. the hey i ii -1mpt ft Itrii»-!i i.«• Itiied unretr**-lied or depn e went t.» bed it *.«• *make the bent pri pnration l«»r it by getting to l*cd early. Some p*op|c would not have thought of this, and remain'd up until theii usual boor, and ha^ •* • it Ii* r ov rs'cpt Miem-elvr or wak Mr l*i inand g(»f to sleep ut about hall pa-I ii. IVKeii In* awoke it was At the eai in -t solieitat i n of Mr-. Prim-.**- tin-n, w hi* I* were digging vigor.. j-}v into |» - !■»•!», w 111! o Mi-. Pr nrr ■ hand- and Mr-Prince- voice u»‘r* oilierw i.^e engiin his »i»t*re-l-. Mr. Prince juH at 54)1*1 I n'JII! I'i'd l!l»*upwh Mrs. Vi incivd tin- *\| n-i.r nnd prsmall, ami !.** w«- nbotit t » give up thebusiness v\ !m'ii a party of I capitalistw lu* had !•• in Hi*' brlt;»i* **t. I rota-st o**ki j ■ i • **i •itipany. nnd a clbeen obtained, the rightI ire u a pur -ha-ed. Ill* g ful the con-trui tn»n i iii lid a; c!i* e interested forming a»v mg to inttnufae-otind I* a-eillug • idiop-.tn*l by lec°:iiiirr. 1^72. •• very thing wain read in* -- for tin* ciiiiinicneeiiirtit of work.V- stated iri the haguitinig «*f thi-eoiiiniiitii* aiiou. I \ i- it**«I f lie eat muti-iifm torv M'-ferd iv :t;.*l vvxi- inurb Itn-pn*—»»\ with the rn.plctciie-- with w lib h tnaiiufaetnr- wa- *■-..?»■!Ii• vand«in-I t nil ofale II;lice was not abb* to m-f*.rm him exa *lly. hut w *- quite * on-lith i.t from th* general feeling ands I!. i ■ \.Mr. Prince -u.it* hed up In- lotl.e- at tlii and Jl w itil*» tin* *ift; ig-i* lt;uu. and -frai;:!*! vv iv got into hi- d*»tb's. and then loukitig »t hi* w »i**bt f**tin«l111:«t it ww i• *» minutelt;. p»*t two|v»It; i riirbuy. snid Mr. PHm-e, u* t inuncdiateh ri turnr I I n !, r,t.I * n-casing bis hea*l benciith the . lotlo-. pre-erv•• I a ttioody ►iUmce in an-vver t** Mr*. Pritiee'- itopiir c- It tit »YIv tlavvrt*'*! upon tli it e\« • Stent lady tl. the h ir wa- I •• * at 1. . rind -le* w**nl to -ep. But there wu- no iliifiicdiutc -|e**p for her lltl-butlil. il**t» l! gbe-liiv nnd di- -atis,tied, and felt wrl'jltol •! *w n w if Ii the ifnj res-i»»n f liiitii spile *•.*! illftie Wtni-s tin* fr.iiit do to revert *hi- to *it!d1oni'\ i * iiv 11I VV I tl,. i- fit’.IVft,m*11itiv v lew-It a- a In• iitan*I ■u hi t* ini •, 4-t mb Ilf, ftlt'l. tIV COI VV ill'llt«► IV-arnr nw yet il I beIIiiu •iwWI. id i• i .i n-). -Jii* aIrillr 1 !.t..)• 1 i1 I' 11 I 4i ■ -loin.; t'.«i- 11'ani i i|5gIhead11to 1(oattigt-odyrn-*lt;*»•but!»fur. great•piTh-cx-t hatparigiv**d b ing ti iturned wman ha- devoted th* greater p hi- life t*» th.: -tioly «d •:*!« ollierwi-c*c-pe« xallv fitted for the pod-tirnheo utples. Three bookkeeper*ul-o otTupv Ibis ibq.artinent, w !io are employed III keeping thr nccMUllt- of•g* uTItrtion *■an I icoi.side in vain a prt»v*i iont•I a fiftmg n J ' went over the at ion. and liuu ftllto a dis; Ii- »tmu lt;d tat* mill1ojurotst for mn K a—»g ii inf.lilollaidthe fCH i rti. in im-w *-ring eorre-ponof u- ••an nverf, Ii . t»N\ ten Io* awoke ngabi I •Prince's tors :»I In*Prince - hatitl- at hi-r-. Prill* • - von i in v i v id Itnpl • s-iofi eii b train had gone, ut tli.it the whi*.i ..tin • k khniilami d* r-.bt- e•ii. an• - mind thatMr* Mr-, notMarhtiM r• -Ye-| almost crcatui ' bonnet Molds w hat. ^ para-ol-trlng-I genera!that's iL I. i-at himlaugh a know | w hen 1,1 ' u * 111 'v^ tii hI to,;blti-h, :u-ed jImtiibu own pr head.aif- faV*Uh*t p hope ii uuiii rai at thej sav, anlt; »ing- !ntid wh Ilia »Wlme gir why Inever I w ord o that tincount, a nr w -j r«•:»I. d a i what I otm li ItV t»i»i-■•IIH'thor thouW Ill' ll UUliibi latnude-oiie u h W ho !»•* rutrtid, innateW 11 tl t); I luil -Then htile. all. liotil amake il»ends «a tete-H.1:,• *liiK •* 1!an t»neverh— 4)111** !«'«*1 III to tout -•! coat -. three. In tl. not a in but in li i * i ••! m i. h f. bb\ ^ lik** UK* inn* -. i tin it !r pi me t • litlio who w I I rouble then great ih and Hi t !. irboi *r*iptc*lft- I ha; b It. U.|(Ed. i- t,in* * ii -1 tiai* tittl:tnIt,It Iname*iI ttltO'Uv I ttit II1 «• w
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The Wichita City Eagle
Wichita, Kansas, US
Thu, Jan 15, 1874
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