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into general use for a Awide range of
purposes, being especially adapted for
weighing large quantities of material
at time. This machine is very sens-
tive in action and rapid in operation.
An important feature is the system of
interlocking safety stops. modelled
upon the well-known block signal sys-
ten, by which the operation of the
yal-e and bucket mechanisms is made
positive and reliable under all condi-
tions, thereby attaining an object not
previously reached in this class of
weighing machinery.
While dealing with this important
subject. on which he has taken out
over 200 patents, he made a radical de-
parture in the art of weighing. by
means Of what is designated as his
Rising Poise Machine. whereby, in
stead of, heretofore, gradually sup
| plying load of material until the
bucket reaches its poise position, there
| by to obtain the true load, an over
| load is first supplied, whereby the over
/ loaded bucket descends below its poise
| position, at which time ioad-reducing
| instrumentaEty operates to remove the
surplus material, thus permitting the
ascent of the bucket to its po:se posi-
! ton and the obtaining of true load
| in this ,mannsr. This does away COM
| pletely with the impact of the material
and the momentum of the posing
/ mechaniSms.
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Wanted to Give a Little Supper.

THAT was all they said. sir. and that
was all L thought or heard about the
boy until yesterday afternoon. He came
in here about four o'clock in the after
noon and asked for me- He told me he
wanted to give a swell little supper
In one of the private dining rooms that
night, anu .ef4 the whole matter in my
hands. The supper was scheduled for
nine O'Clock.
"And. sir If I do say is myself, that
supper was all II should have been.
They seemed to think so too. sir
You were always a good hand at such
things, Johnson conceded. pleasantly.
Thank you. sir. About 1890, when
the wfne or L should saw the vines
and the liquor had gone around enough
times to get everybody into one of those
rosy moods, sir. everybody got talk
ative. Even young Harkness. who had
seemed little III at ease during the
first part of the evening. got to looking
exceedingly jolly and happy. And. when
one of the men proposed to sing For
He's n jolly Good Fellow" meaning
darkness, SIR he laughed and bowed
looking pleased as POSSIBLE. while they
stood up and held their glasses toward
him. singing about how good a fellow
he was. and saying nobody could deny It,
Well sir. they hadn't hardly finished
the song. when the door opened, and
two men in plain clothes stepped in, and
with a mighty stern look on their faces
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Der kept increasing all day, till In tho
evening the cars were crowded to their
utmost capacity. All the afternoon the
Escolta was lined with people waiting
IN vain for a chance to ride. Many that
got on went to the limit, on pleasure
BENT and determined to get their mon
eys worth Three times the number
of cars would not have accommodated
the people who wished to test the nov
city of ride on electric trans.
Many Filipinos rode first-class. but on
the other hand numbers OF Americans
We're independent enough TO do in the
beginning what many Will do later on
ride second-clasS.
All the terrible accidents and hair
lifting runaways that were predicted dld
not come off. For the most part the
Filipino ponies behaved like gentlemen.
regarding with quiet nonchalance the
new contrivance which is TO put them
out OF business, or not descending 10
look at it all. So far as is KNOWN
not single accident occurred Tuesday
During the day TWO cars ran OF the
track, one out on Nozaleda, and one al
the most dangerous point in the whole
city. the junction of the bridge OF SPAIN
| with the Escolta. Both cars were SoS
| back with little difficulty however.
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It's pity he said, real solemnly
That's not the first one Mrs Iayneway
has sent to the bad. l tell you Washing
tons society circles, IN some sets. are
not the best place in the world for the
youngsters. Some of these women start
them on the poker track, and here .s
VIZ re the end comes. It's a blasted
Shtne
IL through February and March. sir.
d!6n't see young Hardness at all,
ana l had forgotten about him. We
often see that sort OF thing in the poker
rooms. sir, and they soon slip the mem
ory- One night about the first Of Feb
ruary I heard Mr.. Bronston and Mr..
Cartery talking in the dining room. and
they said they had seen young Hark-
ness They were among the set that
played poker with him. sir.
'Harkness,' Mr. Bronston said, is
looking like death. Something must be
wrong with him. Since he lost so much
at poker here and a; Mrs. Jayneway's,
he's teen all to the bad.
" That's true. agreed Mr.. Cartery.
Don't you know. I wouldn't be surpris-
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Ghe $hadoeps of Wasls;natos.


thinking he still had some sense left.
when he most knocked me over with:
Thank yf2n more than I can say. /
dent like tc bother you with it, but
I'll be around about nine
"A week after that. sir, one night
about IL o'clock, 1 was called to the
east room, and there was the same
crowd playing on that first night L
told you about, only this time young
Hsrkness was losing, and looking ex-
cessively glum over It. AS 1 took the
drinks IN, he threw his last two chips
TO the middle of the table and said
that was his last, and II he didn't win
he'd be clear broke They showed down,
and the elderly man. who had laughed
about Harkness' luck that other night.
showed r1lI house to beat Hardness
straight.
Hardness got up from the table with
an awful oath. sir, and started for the
door. The man who had won the pot
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of itself. This man. however. makes his
invention, has 1t patented and never
loses sight of its value, commercial and
monetary.
Mr.. Richards has been among the fore
most in developing manufacturing enter
prises based upon patents. and during
his connection with manufacturing, has
worked in all capacities. from apprentice
to supervising engineer and proprietor.
In his business career he ranks among
the ablest, and is recognized as one of
the most reliable mechanical engineers
of the day. He has been unusually sue
cessful in his business, which consists
in developing and patentfng mechanical
improvements and inventions. and is con-
sulting engineer and adviser for several
of the most prominent manufacturers of
the United States. In 1889 he visited
France and England as member of a
touring party of American engineers,
including scientific men representing all
of the leading industries of America He
is interested in all that pertains to the
development Of his profession and to
the improvement of its resources He
| has intallect and the instinct of business
and of enterprise as well. These two In
combination place him among the most
i successful and conspicuous men of note
| in the East, and he is easily one of thu
foremost authorities in his particular
1 line
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His Luck Turned.

1T was about the middle of last Janu-
ary, sir, that / found out his luck was
leaving him, SIR continued Johnson.
II was passing the telephone booth
downstairs one evening, when / heard
scme one talking at the phone. the door.
sir, being slightly ajar. AS / stopped
to pick UP a bit of paper on the floor.
l heard him say:
Really. Mrs. Jayneway. not to-
night.
"Then, as she seemed to be pressing
him for an explanation of his refusal.
he laughed. kinder nervous and
ashamed. After a moment, he blurted
out the truth. He said
!" Fact is. Mrs. Jayneway, / couldn't
stand the pace tonight. My luck's been
too bad. ] lack the wherewithal.' After
another pause. he says: No. really;
couldn't let you do that, and l knew he
was refusing her offer of a loan oi
some money to play the game. l was
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A TireIess Worker.

The career of Francis Henry Richards.
stalwart son of New England. reads like
romance. Reared on the farm, In the
farm workshop. and in the public schools
OF New England, he is today a king
among business men. In addition to his
fame as an inventor. he is known
throughout the country for his ability
and eminent success as a patent solicit
tor.
Today he has mammoth offices In
Hartford and New York city, where he
prepares the work necessary for secur-
ing patents on his and other peoples
inventions. And he seldom falls in mis-
aim.
But the most interesting thing about
this man. whose brain seems to have
suodued the forces of nature to his pur-
poses and use, is the story of the things
he has invented by his own thought,
tiroless research, and unending enter
prise
In addition to his rema rkable ability
as an inventor, Mr.. Richards possesses
marked business sense and the knack
OF seeing opportunities and making the
best of them. This is where most of the
Inventors fail. They see things and
cream visions. letting the cold. hart
business side of a proposition take care
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whittier his father. Henry Richards, re-
moved with the family in 1855, and
where Francis attended the then ceie-
brated Eaton Graded School. The
eight years following 1857 were spent on
his fathers farm. near Bakersville. in
New Hartford, where the boy gave his
attention to agriculture during the sum-
mer and to his books during the winter
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His First Patent.

The question naturally arises Of how
and where this man learned his lessons
and got his firm grip on success, the
most elusive prey man ever hunted
In 1873 Mr.. Richards invented and
patented the fundamental features OF
the air cushion door springs, that have
since come into general use. and from
his fertile mind have come things con-
cerning printing. metal working, n.y.
draulic apparatus, and various other
arts.
In connection with many other Of
his valuable inventions may be men
toned an envelope machine, which
prints. folds. gums. counts and bands,
| automatically, $1,000 letter envelopes
per de.y, greatly exceeding any other
machine in its capacity.
| Among his more noteworthy recent
| inventions is a. new automatic weigh
! Ing machine. which is rapidly coming
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tended the high school, but the following
year, being offered course in a techni-
cal college. or an immediate introduction
sto the more practical methods of the
inachinist's trade, he unhesitatingly de-
clared for the latter, and began his
mechanical and Inventive career in the
factories OF the Standard Rule and Level
Company under the supervision of his
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<1T HERE was trouble IN one of
the dining rooms here last
night. wasn't there. john
son?
Johnson finished breaking my eggs,
readjusted the napkins across his left
arm. and viewed the table quizZically
before replying.
Yes. sir: there was he said finally.
johnson is the best educated and the
most discreet waiter that ever blinded
himself TO the things of club life.
Tell me about it, Johnson" 1 knew
he would await the command, for he
regards me more as n patron of the club
than as a Times reporter
1T was all about young Harkness,
sir You have seen him. sir?''
1 admitted the fact. at the same time
respecting Johnson's diplomacy in not
iatimating that / knew the boy.
THE first time / saw him, SIR con-
tinued the old waiter. calm and philo-
sophie from long association with his
superfors. was last November. A
party upstairs rang for drinks, and
found six In the East room playing
poker 1t was about ] O'Clock in the
morning, and the ring answered wasn't
the first. judging from the stiffness OF
the game and the looseness of their
tongues.
Young Hardness was there, although
/ didn't know his name at the time.
noticed him because he seemed to have
about all the cnips on the table stacked
in front of him, and he fingered 'em witt
shaking hands ever moment OF so. He
was excited and extremely eager. sir
showing his lack OF experience at the
game, sir.
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A Native of New England.

He was born In New Hartford, Litch-
field county, Connecticut, October 20,
1850. and is descended from long line
of sturdy New England farmers and
mechanics. He is direct descendant
from Thomas Richards, who came from
England to this country as long ago as
1887
His school life tegan at New Haven.
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seasons, first attending the village
school and later tho academy.
At the early age of Is he began build
ing machinery of nis own invention,
and has been actively engaged in the
development of mechanical industries
since that time.
In 1865 the family removed to New
Britain. where for a few months he at
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7 n this age OF creative and inventive
genius, characterized by the fact
that only the original mind and The
enterprfsing brain build up the for
tunes for which there is such a head
long rush and competition, it Is no small
honor for a man to make good the claim
that he is the second greatest inventor
and patentee in the United States. Such
is the claim to greatness of Francis
Henry Richards, of Hartford. Conn.
Next to the wizard Edison, he has Sc
cured more patents than any nam in
this country. He has been granted near
ly eco patents. and nearly all of these
Were for appliances invented by himself
alone.
1t is Interesting to Washingtonians to
know that he is even a greater inventor
and patentee than George Westinghouse.
whose palatial mansion overlooks Du-
pont circle. Mr.. Westinghouse is the
third greatest patentee IN the United
States.
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called to him that he'd lend him enough
TO stay in the game, but Hardness rip
ped out another oath, and said he
wouldn't borrow any more money. lie
said he owed enough IL was.
When he was gone. ore of those at
the table shook his head sadly.
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ed to hear some time that Harknesss has
gone too far In some things!'
What do you meanz' asks Mr. Bron-
ston.
Nothing pe ge1cul,siy,' answered Mfr.
Cartery. Only you never can tell what
those fellows will Go when they go
under that way. Hes a good boy, is
Harkness, az bottom, and I'd hate to
see him come to grief
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There they were, sir, the young
swells in their evening dress. and with
their haif-drained wine glasses still at
their lips, and there were the two In
truders. The strangers glance swept
the group. and settled on young Hark-
ness. Then they started toward him
while the rest of the company stood
watching the scene silently, their wile
glasses lowered or Gathering to the
table It's an unusual thing. sir. for
strangers to enter a private dining room
like that.
aYouqI Have to Come With U.s.
As for young Harkness, he had turn
ed sickly white, and his lips. fresh
from the touch of the champagne. kind
of wriggied and twitched as he tried
to smile. I was downright scared, sir.
1t all looked so very unusual and 50
exceedingly painful.
You'll have to come with u.s. said
the tallest Of the two strangers, going
toward young Iarkness and looking
him straight in the eye
And young Harkness did what no
body expected, sir. He just shrunk up
in his chair and for a minute coaIidE't {
get out a word Then he said:
All right; don't make a fuss. I'll
go with you. I'll CO. Then, without 8
glance at the company, ne followed the
two strangers out. He was arrested,
sir
There fell a, silence, as johnson pre-
pared to take away the breakfast things.
Il saw in the paper this morning,
Johnson 1 explained, that it was On q
charge of embezzlement.'
Yes. SIR" he answered. That was
it. But what I think, sir, begging your
pardon. sir. is that Mrs. Jayneway il
a lot to blame in that boys ruin.
do, indeed. sir. He was q nice young
man to start with. SIR
Perhaps. you're right, Johnson" 3
| agreed.
! Bring me another pot Of coree.'a
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he MAN WHO STANDS
NEXT 10 EDISON

Francis He1sIyRicka1d.s w5e0
secures more patent
grants l1Z the United States
thar even the head Of the -.
great Westinghouse Conpany
but whose na1sze rs unknown
to the general public
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A Lucky Place to Learn.

"'By Jove,' said one Of the older
men, sort of joking him. You may not
know the game, Hardness, but the
money is all yours
" Mrs. Jayneways table Is lucky
place to learn. l suppose. laughed
Harkness, trying to appear unruffied by
Eis run of luck.
"Yo,s have met Mrs. Jayneway, sir?''
Queried the waiter.
Eyes. Johnson / said soberly.
well. SIR" he said. hesitatingly.
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f1T HERE was trouble in one of
the dining rooms here last
night. wasn't there, john
Holbrook argus., 1905-10-28
Says Americans Are Learning How
 to Eat.

In America, eating Is becoming more of fine art as we'll as pastime and accomplishment every day. Americans are learning how to eat. They have passed the stage of civili. zation where anything and everything will go and are becoming particular eaters.
 Nothing but the white heart of the wheat berry (Pillsbury's Vitos) is NOW good enough for those who have tried this cereal breakfast food. It is the most economical aud it is actual ly the "Meat of the Wheat''- Steril- ized-nothing added-nothing taken away; pure white in color, it serves an appetizing breakfast dish, made in the greatest mills, of the best wheat, and by the oldest miller, PILLS BURY.
 This is your guarantee.
 Put up only in two-pound, airtight packages.
 Look for the words, "Meat of the Wheat"
 A package will make you twelve pounds of Substantial family food and can be purchased at your Rrocels for 20c.
 Ask him today.
 He will gladly i'll your order be- cause he knows he sells you satisfac- tion.
Holbrook argus., 1905-10-28
~~NNNNN~~

Small warts on children's hands when they appear in numbers can be got rid of certainly and painlessly by keeping them constantly moist with a lotion made by adding two drams of dilute nitric acid to one pint of water.
 One of the latest ideas is that celery is cure for rheumatism. It is as- serted that the disease Is impossible if the vegetable be cooked and freely eaten. The celery should be cut into pieces and boiled in water until soft, and the water drunk by the patient. Put new milk, with little flour and nutmeg, into saucepan with the boiled celery, serve 1t warm with pieces of toast eat 1t with potatoes, and the painful ailment will soon yield. Such is the declaration of physician who has again and again tried the ex- pertinent, and with uniform success.
 The uric-acid theory of gout gives the dietetic treatment as the elimina- ton of all nitrogenous or albuminous pTluClpltS lTOul l1e IOOu. 10 LulS ulet should be added natural mineral wa ters. The medicinal treatment con- sists of alkalies and purgatiyes. The quinate of piperazine is considered the best remedy. While it is not so rapid in its effect in relieving the pain of an acute attack of gout as some others, 1t nevertheless exceeds all others in value. During an attack 1t should be given in doses of ten grains every hour and half to two hours, dissolved in at least eight ounces of distilled wa ter. Sometimes a hypodermic injec- tion of morphine is absolutely neces- sary to relieve the pain in paroxysm of gout. AS many old subjects of gout have contracted kidneys, the use of morphine under these circumstances is attended with some danger, and the drug should be administered with great caution.
Holbrook argus., 1905-10-28
DUST IN OUR EYES.
We at Times Collect Curious Things
 Without Looking for Them.

Few people are aware, says Fred w. Saxby in the Strand Magazine, that we are all constantly collecting" curious things without looking for them.
 In the very act of looking up at the feeting spectacle of q fiery orb the reader with the big, wide open eyes may easily receive in one of his own orbs a tiny sphere from afar that was produced in a glowing streak of light Nike the one he is admiring.
 Meteoric dust is ever falling and upon all parts of our planet. The little spheres have been found upon the decks of ships far out at sea, in all the deserts of the earth and on the tops of snow-clad mountains. Dredg- ings brought up from the silent depths of the ocean give testimony of their universal presence. The particles all contain iron and are easily collected by the magnet from the roof of any outhouse or other place exposed di' rectly to the sky.
 Seafarers are sometimes pelted with dust of quite a different kind, com posed of the microscopic fiinty skele- tens of beautiful plants called "dia- toms"
 These tiny plants live in both salt and fresh water and occur in enormous numbers in some localities. Occasion ally water courses and inundated areas dry up, and the fliEty shells of the diatoms which grew there are blown about as dust There are sev- eral instances on record of diatoma- ceous dust falls at sea. During the thickest part of the fall the sailors have experienced much pain in their eyes, the inflammation being caused by the little flinty shells.
Holbrook argus., 1905-10-28
How They Know,

Here is bit of wisdom gleaned from the head waiter. According to him the trained observer can tel whether or not man has been used to servants all his life by the intonation of his voice when calling some one to wait on him. The person who has been used to bossing other people around says, James," or whatever the name of the servant may be, with q falling infection, while the one who until lately, has been accustomed to waiting on himself, gives "James" the rising infection, as if in application.
 And that" said the waiter, lis a dead sure sign. A man may cover up most other tell-tale marks, but he can't get away from that"
Holbrook argus., 1905-10-28
Loves Young Dream.

Father-Now, see here! If you marry that young pauper, how on earth are you going to live?
 Sweet Girl-Oh, we have figured that all out You remember that old hen my aunt gave me?
 "Yes."
 "Well, I have been reading poultry circular, and I find that good hen will raise twenty chicks in a season. Well, the next season that will be twenty-one hens; and as each will raise twenty more chicks, that will be 42O The next year the number will be S,400, the following year 16S,000, and the next 3,36O,000! Just thing! At only 50 cents a piece we will then have $1,6S0000. Then, you dear old papa, we'll lend you some money to pay off the mortgage on this house."
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Tombstone Wit.

Mary Ann Reilly and Patrick Reilly, of County Cork, were devoted couple. Mary, dying, pledged her husband to have the following carved on her tomb- stone:
 Here lies Mary Ann Reilly, good wife, waiting for her husband"
 Twenty-one years later, Patrick, be- ing himself about to die, ordered that the following addition be cut upon the stone:
 Here is Patrick at last"
 Pats graceless son was not satisfied. He had long yearned for his inheri- tance. He had carved below the two previous inscriptions this:
 "Late, as usual" 4.