The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
How We Got THINGS

owes, not fortune alone, but life itself, to
dream. The story was related to the writer
one day recently by well-known patent
agent. The latter was sitting in his office.
when a poorly-clad woman called and re-
quested an Interview. On its being granted,
she explained that she had sick husband
dependent upon the few shillings weekly she
was able to earn by laundry work She had,
she said, frequently noticed thai certain
machine used in collar ironing ironed each Of
the rollers caused by six or seven collars be-
beginning, but that, owing to the strain upon
the rollers caused by six oh seven collars be-
ing passed through at a time, there was
great falling off towards the end This defect
she set herself to rectify, but all her efforts
were in vain, until one night after watching
by the bedside of her sick husband until
she was tired out, she saw, as In vision. an
entirely novel and perfected collar ironer
turning out innunerable collars, each perfect
in glaze color and smoothness. -.#
She noted, too, that no matter whether one
or a dozen were passed between the rollers
at once the results were equally satisfactory.
and after some study Of the mechanism-still,
Of course, in her dream-she discovered the
reason why. That discovery has been taken
up by syndicate Of capitalists, and shortly
q new collar ironer Is to be placed upon the
market which is expected to revolutionize that
particular branch Of the steam laundry bust
nesss. Il -.s
How We Got the Revolver.
Meanwhile its originator has been made
happy by the payment of &1,000 in lump
sum, with the promise OF substantial royalty
on each one of the new machines. And,
remarked in conclusion the relater OF the
story, ''R know anything of laundry ma
chinery. she ought to be-and probably will
he-worth $4,000 in few years time. Yet,
such was her poverty, that she was on the
noint of committing suicide In despair when
the news OF her good fortune arrived.
- One Of the most remarkable little museums
on earth is that which is hidden away IN the
rotunda at Woolwich. It is museum, not
~ flint arrow heads or stone clubs, but OF
guns and pistols, mortars cannons' oarron-s
AIDES and other similar comparatively modern
death-dealine eontrivances. One OF the most
curious exhibits and one which invariably
attracts the notice and rivets the attentlou
NJ the casual visitor, Is q curious eight
chambered matchbox revolver, datlns 1ronn
somewhere about the year l5S6.
Really an English Invention:
Concerning this weapon, the attendant has
. curious tale to tell. 1t appears that it
was kept orignally-prior to the inaugura-
zion Of the Rotunda museum-in private
room at the Royal arsenal Thither came ohe
day Yankee stranger, who explained 'nas
ne had dreamt that there existed there pls-
toll with a revolving Dreecn' anu nou
neved all the way from America IN o1oehs
to verify the truth or otherwise of his vision.
At that time the collection of old firearms
IN the possession- Of the government was very
carelessly kept. They were stored In boxes
in an old lumber-room, which was seiooln
opened There was no catalogue: Anu, 90
q matter Of fact, the aged pensioner. VINO.
was supposed to look after Them had no
idea that any weapon Of the kind was among
them. The American, however was per
mitted to make thorough search, ana even
tually It was unearthed, rusty and covered
with dust, from the very bottom OF one o.
the Oldest chests. The stranger, who gave
his a name as Captain Colt of the United
States Sta army went away apparently highly NJ :
grnt.fed. after handsomely rewara an ATT ,ns
attendant. A few months later the nrss
Cot as the earlier revolvers were Called!
was placed upon the markets of the world
and within the next year or so were Delns
SOLD everywhere by thousands