The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-06

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do what work they can. I believe they
will make brushes and brooms."
Exactly: see. A noble idea, my
dear woman, a noble idea and grand
charity, and you deserve credit for in
teresting yourself. We cannot have
too many Of these institutions, and I
personally feel that I cannot do too
much for them. You may put me down
for S10."
'aThet is very nice Of you," she said
as she wrote his name in her book. Il
have taken 200 subscriptions, and yours
is the most liberal Of all"
ST never do things by halves, miss.
When enter upon charity, I do it
with my whole soul. You may make
my subscription S15."
Chow good Of your
"And now about my own home, the
one 7 have planned. You will prob
ably be interested in it. shall erect q
building to accommodate at least 250
inmates. It will not be an industrial
home in the usual use Of the term. Per-
haps I shall change the name to The
Crofoot Utopian Power company The
first idea is the care and comfort OF
the unfortunate; the next to make
them feel that they are not dependent
upon charity"
"That is good Of you," observed the
caller.
GLOW best to do this was long puz-
zle to me, but have solved it at last.
When Major Crofoot starts in on an
idea, he never let's it get away from
him unsolved. There will be no manu-
featuring in my home. The inmates
shall simply eat, sleep and walk about.
Your countenance expresses surprise,
but let me add that each and every one
shall earn his keep"
"I-I can't see how"
ssThe simplest thing in the world. IN
the basement will be 5000 horsepow-
er engine. Pipes will lead to it from
every room. That engine will be run
by what may be called lost power. For
instance, you sneeze or cough. There
is power there, but it is wasted. You
fall off chair; you sing or whistle;
you yawn~ It takes power to DO 1t,
but the power is wasted. By a system
Of pipes all this lost power will be con-
Quoted to the engine to run it. No coal,
| no gas, no wood. Engine runs right
along day and night and has power
enough to supply all factories within
half a mile Of it. What the factories
pay will keep the home going. Do you
understands
"What an idear' gasped the woman.
ssNot bad one," smiled the major as
he walked around, "and am sole orig
inator. All others will be limitations.
All shall ask Of the inmates is to take
| comfort. AS they rock to and fro in
250 rocking chairs the engine is work
ed up to it's full capacity; as they move
across the floor, eat, sleep, quarrel or
make up they furnish me power. Out
of 250 people 1Ss will snore in their
sleep. These snores will give me q
pressure Of so pounds on the engine"
sWonderful! Wonderfully she whis.
pered.
sIrs just making use Of natural phi.
losophy. It is not stock company,
and there will be no dividends, but
want outsiders interested. 1 want 10C
people to take shares Of SIT each in or
der that they may help me run the
home and receive share Of the public
praise. The superintendent alone will
receive q salary. May offer you the
position"
seI don't believe could take it. Yor
see, am only volunteer canvasser:"
exactly, but am satisfied you
would make good superintendent and
see that none Of the power was wasted
I can say that the salary will be al
least $1,000 per year"
cit is awfully kind of you, but I feal
must decline"
"Then I will not press you. I will
however, put you down for SIT share
and whenever you are near the home
you are entitled to drop in and stir W
the inmates. The harder you stir then
the more power we get. Have you S:
handy, miss? If so, will use it fol
revenue stamps"
! sT don't understand" she replied a:
she rose up with a puzzled look.
ssPlain as day, my dear young woman
I subscribed SIS to the home you ar
oaovessinp for. 7 nut YOU down fo
SIT for a share in the Crofoot Utopl;
Power company. The difference be
tween SIS and SIT is s.. You had bes
pay now and have it over with
"But I don't see," she protested a
her eyes grew big.
\"Then we will 50 over it again. I
you, add 2 to Is it makes H. doesn't doesn't it it
And sou owe me just the difference
This being my busy day
She looked at him in a vacant wa
for a minsute and then laid 81 on tn