Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-31


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. 1t takes power to do it,
but the power is wasted By 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 ideaw gasped the woman.
mot bad one" smiled the major as
he walked around. land 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
$50 rocking chairs the engine is work
ed up to its full capacity; as they move
across the floor. eat, sleep. quarrel or
make up they furnish me power. Out
Of go people 1SS will snore in their
sleep. These shores will give me
pressure of so pounds on the engine"
"Wonderful. Wonderful! she whis-
pered.
Its just making use of natural phi
losophy. 1t is not a stock company,
and there will be no dividends. but 1
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 a share of the public
praise. The superintendent alone will
receive a salary. May offer you the
position?"
II don't belieSe could take it, You
See. am only 4 volunteer canvasser."
Exactly. bit l am satisfied you
would make good superintendent and
see that none of the power was wasted.
l can say that the salary will be at
least $1,000 per year"
i ut is awfully kind of you, but fear
I must decline"
''Then 1 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 So
handy, miss? If So l will use it for
revenue stamps"
/, 81 don't understand" she replied as
she rose up With 4 puzzled look.
"Plain as day, my dear young woman.
1 subscribed $50 to the home you are
canvassing for. l put you down for
SIT for share in the Crofoot Utopia
Power company. The difference be.
tween SO and SIT is So. 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 go over it again. II
you add to 10 it makes II, doesn't til
And you owe me just the difference
This being my busy day
She looked at him in a vacant way
for minute and then laid 50 on the
desk and walked out without a word
Ten minutes later she was back with
the real estate man on the first floor
and the real estate man pounded on the
door and called out:
open. you sleek, slick man, and
hand over that $2!'
Yes, you talked me out Of ST. added
the woman.
No reply.
"Open. or I'll kick the door in!'
Eyes, We'll kick the door in.'
The silence of death.
"Major Crofoot you are a scoundrel!
yes, deep dyed scoundrel"
But the major heard not the words
He had seized the money, locked up hi!
office and gone down by the back
stairs after his luncheon. He no Ion
ger figured on a Is cent grab" but hi:
thoughts bounded forward to 90 cen
sit down with plenty of elbow room.
NJ. QUAD.