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Show GETTING RID OF INVENTOR How General Miles Handled Wild-eyed Man With Bulletproof Army Coat. When General Miles was a the head of the army he used to be continually besieged by cranks with pneumatic firing guns, dirigible war balloons and other martial inventions. But the general gen-eral would weed these cranks out with admirable speed. An inventor in his office one day tells of a curious incident inci-dent in this relation. A card was brought in and laid before be-fore the general. "Oh, send him in," said Miles. "His business won't take more than a minute min-ute or two." So in came a wild-eyed, long-haired man twisting his soft hat nervously in both hands. "General," he said, "I have here" and he took out a small parcel "a bulletproof army coat. If the government govern-ment would adopt this " "Put it on; put it on!" said General Miles. And he rang the bell. The clerk appeared as the inventor was getting into the coat. "Jones," said the general, "tell the captain of the guard to order one of his men to load his rifle with ball and cartridge and " "Excuse me, general," I forgot something," some-thing," interrupted the inventor. And with a hunted look he disappeared. |