Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-09

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for their board and clothes they will
do what work they can. believe they
will make brushes and brOOms.'
Exactly; l see. y noble idea, my
dear woman. q noble idea and a grand
charity. and you deserve credit for in
teresting yourself. We cannot have
too many Of these institutions, and
personally feel that l cannot do toe
much for them. You may put me down
for SO"
That is very nice Of you" she said
rs she wrote his name in her book. Il
have taken 200 subscriptions, and yours
is the most liberal of ALL"
II never DO things by halves, miss.
When l enter upon a charity. do ii
with my whole soul. You may make
my subscription So"
How good of you"
"And now about my own home, the
one I have planned. You will prob
ably be interested in it. l shall erect q
building to accommodate at least 20O
inmates. 1t will not be an industrial
home in the usual use Of the term. Per-
haps 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.
How best to do this was long puz-
zle to me. but l have solved it at last.
When Major Crofoot starts in on an
idea, he never lets 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"
Il can't see how"
"The simplest thing in the world. In
the basement will be a 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 a chair; you sing or whistle;
you yawn. 1t takes power to do it,
but the power is wasted. BY system
Of pines 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
understand"
"What an ideaw gasped the woman.
"Not a bad one" smiled the major as
he walked around. "and am sole orig
inator. All others will be limitations.
All shall as, Of the inmates is 70 take
comfort IS they rock to and fro in
$50 rocking chairs the engine is work
ed up to its full capacity; as they move
across the fOOr, eat, sleep, quarrel or
make up they furnish me power. Out
of go people 1SS will snore in their
sleep. These snores Will give me a
pressure of 80 pounds on the engine"
"Wonderful. Wonderful" she whis
pered
"It's just making use Of natural phi
losophy. II is not a stock company.
and there will be no dividends. but l
want outsiders interested. | want 100
people to take shares Of SIT each in or
der that they may help me run the
home and receive 4 share of the public
praise. The superintendent alone will
receive a salary. May | offer you the
positions"
= IL don't believe l could take it. You
see, am only volunteer canvasser."
Exactly. but am satisfied you
would make a good superintendent and
see that none Of the power was wasted.
can say that the salary will be at
least $1,000 per year"
at is awfully kind of you, but fear
1 must decline"
"Then l will not press you. l will,
however, put you down for a SIT share,
and whenever you are near the home
you are entitled to drop in and stir up
the inmates. The harder you stir them
the more power we get. Have you 50
handy, miss? If so, will use 1t for
revenue stamps"
81 don't understand" she replied as
she rose up with puzzled look.
''Plain as day, my dear young woman
l subscribed SIS to the home you are
canvassing for. 1 put you down for
ST. for a share In the Crofoot Utopia
Power company. The difference be-
tween So and ST. Is 50. You had best
pay now and have it over with"
"But l don't see." she protested as
her eyes grew big.
Then we will 90 over 1t again. If
you add to - it makes II, doesn't It?
And you eve me just the difference.
This being my busy day
Che Iookpd at him in n vacant way