The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-30
LOOKING CLASS.

though he is OF a literary tura OF MIND
poticed nicke.-platei cup, an oil cup,
on his desk. lie saw me looking at IL
closely aud picking IL up said; "You may
not believe IL but thrt cup cost me
tl5.O00." I smilel incredulously, for IL
seemed to me that dollar would have
been large price to pay for said cup.
"You may SMILE" he said, "but l. N tell
Ing you the gospel truth. A number OF
years ago became interested in n patent
for an oil cup. / finally went Into the
business aud for time l held the cream
of the trade. l supplied The Thomson
Houston, the Edso J.. the Waierhot se. the
Sprague Electric Railway aud Motar
company and half score of engine and
electric power companies with their oil
cups Competitors sprang up and In the
litigation that followed, spent thou
sands of dollars TO protect nv rights. My
head man went back on me and firing OF
constant letigation, aud OF treachery ia
my own workshop, gave up the busi-
ness, wound up its affairs and took my
loss. Twas out just SIS 600 and after all
was over ell that had left to show for
my money was his little cup and
my patents. As Uncle SIM takes
your money for a patent and then leaves
you To fight IL out with infriogers, and as
patent suits are the most costly in the
world to fight the patent pap rs are
valueless. Edison one said that United
States patent was a de: riment TO an in
ventor, for IL makes you show your in
veution in detail aud gives you no pro-
lection. Iguess he was right. AMI today
the big electrical manufaci urinG CON-
panies pay very little attention
to the securing of patents. realizing that
they offer no protection whatever. The
,,sl ha rn ri n
the Cunard line aud on number or the
big ocean flyers wers made mt my work
shop as were the cups on H. B. NJ. ;. ,.
Blake IL was fascinating business,
however. / never shall forret a. inter
view had with the late George III. Cor
liss To the day of his death he would
never put on an automatic self fe ding
cylinder cup on one OF his engres.
lie had hard oil pump that
had TO he used every fifteen
minutes to squirt oil in the cylinder.
He very carefully examined my cur, said
enthusiastically 1T is the very best cup
ever saw. and can not help doing NIL you
claim, but wouldn't. put 1t on for the
world 'Whv not p We'll. tecluss
doing the work itself. t. takes tile
machine Now he has to attend to oiliup
every fifteen minutes ard natnr lily he
looks over the rest Of his machine. With
this cup, running as IL would regularly
and as part OF his enuiue he
might grow careless aud an
accident happen In vain L
pointed out that by simplifying his duties
and giving his time. TO look after his
machine that hs would grow more care
full; that by oiing stealily drop at \
time Letter results would he obtained
than 10y flooding the cs!ind-r witt Ill
one minute and letting it run well uigh
empty for eight or ten miautes, he would
not see it, TINS simplificatou OF engIn-
eers' duties Will result IN bringing into
existence n race of so called engineers
who will know simply how to start aud
stop an engine and that is all. Good
engineer mechanics o. the irst or er will
TO longer be rec KS ry and then so re
day big engine will 20 to smash. all
bssause n cheap maG was hired becuu u -
OF these automatic arrangements. sim
pifying engineers duties" often
called on him, but never succ cded in
shaking his b lief.
The Looking Glass was recently shown
a sample OF fall unaer-shrs for dude
syoung men, The only cha &, in the
make is that there are no sleeves, simply
broad band or strap over the shoulder.
! ! !
About the most horrible thing that can
happen to man during this hot wrather
Is to lose or forget Ills handkerchief
Tne sufferings which the unfortunate
undereoes AS he feels the perspiration
trickling down his fac, are terrible
aud rs his shirt bosom Wits it
Is small wonder that his mind
,a1 IL n 4 ban nni,t tc c,,f, Jo1 To
w tch the play of ex ,ress OF on the face
of the victim of such an acc dent is
more amusement thaa circus aud
doesn't CO t anything, that IL, II YOU arr
not 81 uated in IA similar position. One
of tie warmest evenings Of tbs week a
friend and myself wentto make a duty c,ll
on an acquaintance who had just RE-
turned from the Pier We arrayed our
selves regardless, and in oil time APP
pearei AZ tn, house. The parlor was
ligh,ed well by gas IN well by gas aud
we hadn't been there more than five
minutes when it began {, grow
comfortably warm Ny friend
sat directly across the room from
the window AID rs | glanced at hun /
was surprised to see on bis usually placid
features. an express OH OF the ut most lis
may. Fascinated by his agonize 10 ks l
watched him narrowly and could see
that he WAS extrs mcly uneasy The
moisture rolled in great beads down his
forehead and trickled from his face
On 10 his shirt bosom in a steady show r,
and occasionally he would make SLY dab
ut the tip OF his nose with the back Of his
hand. His collar. which hld been stiff
and shiny. soon bee ,me limp and curled
in wiltesl condition. All this time
had been using my handker hIef vigor-
ousl y and could not understand why my
friend did not do likewi.e. His agony
grew SO great ana manifested itself so
plaialy that l finally brought the
call to an abrupt termination and we de-
parted. Her lY had we gotten outside
the doo~ when TIE cause OF his tr l. bic
w. evide c,I. "for Heavens sake. o.d
man ~ said he, in agonizel toacs, "iet IN
.aSr your handkeIc icl. i left mine mt
hmm ~ mud he md his flca vi innrnr