The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-13
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III Coffee Machine.

my wife asked me one
morning over the breakfast
- table. Fathers birthday
Is day after tomorrow. What present
are we to give him this year? Have
vou made up your mmd?"
was deeply interested in my paper,
teading the report of our latest cause
,elebre, murder trial, and not paying
Attention to her remarks, | answered
hbsent-mindedly:
"Ten years States prison"
"W-h-a-t?' II startled expression
toming into her eyes. Drop that nom
sense," she retorted, hotly. "and give
he a sensible answer If you can
! put the paper away and looked up
noticing for the first time that she was
In temper, and remembering the fool
ish remark | had made.
Pardon me. darling" | begged. iy-
morsefully. You know well enough
That l couldn't have meant the words in
good earnest. | was so very deeply
tngrossed in the district attorneys ad-
dress to the jury that | became some-
what confused. overlook it, and be
friends! But to the point. What are
we to give the old gentleman? A nice
pocketbook''
Would that not be like throwing out
mn irdeliCate hint?" she replied. some
Mnat pacied.
"Tlm. | don't know! We'll, then,
how about morning cap of rcd, white
and black, with large tassel?'
"Iie has one.
cor a comfortable house coat?"
NO. no! I tell you what: self
hctor machine." she exclaimed triumph
antly: Just the thing
"a WHAT" queried. shaking my
head incrcdulc"sly. Heaven defend
u.s. What kind of a thing did you say,
and what in the world is he to do with
it?"
You know. dear"-Anna was all eX-
Citcmcnt now--"hoW fond father is of
good coffee. How he sColds the cook
for not making the beverage to his lk-
Ing What does she know about making
coffee, anyway? Not long since l saw
in Mrs. Faber's house a newly-invented
MISREPRESENTATION coffee and tea ma
chine. | tell YOU this is exactly what
father wants."
80 that Is it. coffee machine.
thought ii was a sewing machine or
some such thing. What did you call
it? A self-actor-extraclion- so
forth-machinc? What monstrous
name' How dreadful"
But practical. unspeakably practical.
] tell you. You pour the water into the
boiler, and then some coffee into lit
tie bowl above. Then you light the al
cohol beneath. The heated water is by
means of Il glass tube led from the
boiler into the bowl. The boilers
weight diminishes as the water lessons.
The latter therefore raises itself trine,
thus releasing Il spring attached to the
cover of the alcohol lamp. which falls
upon the lamp and eXtinguishes the
flame. Do YOU understand"
Not the least bit was my energetic
response. liut my wife went on as
though it nlattered little whether | un-
derstood or whether / did not under
stand
And as soon as the boiler has cooled
eff. the beverage in the bowl, as the re-
suit OF the pressure of the outer air
do You understand, now"
NO" | exclaimed more energatically
than before. but with the self-same re-
suit: for my better half kept on just as
If | had replied yes" instead of mo-"
'As the result OF the pressure of the
outer air the now ready coffee runs by
means of sieve and the Identical tube
back into the boiler below. Then you
can empty it into cups at your con-
venience." she concluded deliberately.
II find that a wonderfully simple pro-
ccdurc.''
Yes, surprisingly simple. my dear"
! said doubtingly. See here, wifey. l
think | shall have To take another
course III physiology and technology
hoe. ~
ing the raising of the tube by air pres
sure and The dropping of the lamp COW
er as the result of the escape of heated
water. And YOU really intend giving
such Il wh4S-d -you-call-it machine as
present 20 your father? ] am quite
sure do:'t rare: but | bet your father
VIII he displeased. simply because he
will not be able to make head or tail
OF so complicated Il thing"
YOU have always fault to find with
my propositions" she pouted sensitive-
ly: ALWAYS. But | take the bet. What
is it to be, for kiss"
"A kiss AS though an every day
affair like that We're an object for IL
wager"
MY wife laid the index finger of her
right hand on to her little nose. her
mood.
"The other day" she said IL noticed
a splendid brooch in SIS shop window;
Just the thing
'And rocking chair at f. such as
] always longed to possess" | added
1T is bargain. Rocking chair against
brooch. lf your what-do- you call-it-
machine does its duty, you will get your
brooch; If not, you are bound to buy me
the chair Shake on it,"
"All right" my wife acquesced in a
triumphant tone
She really purchased the extraction
machine, which, TO judge from appear
ances was pretty neat and brightly
polished little affair The birthday ar
rived and we solemnly assembled in her
fathers house and handed him the
present, but he looked rather surprised
well, well." he exclaimed, "just look
at this. A filterins machine Did you
ever, ! must confess | like the idea,
for our city water is not very clear and
the supply is poor. 1t may come in
handy"
What are You talking about. my
dear father" my Anna interrupted ex-
citedly and in an almost angry tone,
you do not really mean to say that
You think our love Is so trihlng as TO
Do Good-It Pays.