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The Washington times., 1905-07-16

The yeneers or strips to the number
of fifty are placed in another machine,
the edges smoothed and then run into
chopper. This chopper cuts the
veneers into splints. as the match is
called before 1T is ready for the mar
ket. 1t cuts 400 splints at each stroke,
and 1t makes 140 strokes a minute. AS
the splints leave the chopper they are
placed In drying Kiln which has eight
cells. In each cell there are nine great
trays four inches deep, with wire bot
toms, and each of these trays holds an
almost countless number Of spIints
Then there are cleaning machines that
remove all extra slivers from the
splints and leveling machines that put
them in lunches.
The splints are handled many times i'm
machines of various kinds in order 10
get them in shape for receiving the
heads. They are finally put into little
square frames and paraffined. This is an
important part OF the business. Paraffin
is used so that the match Will burn
certain distance. The paraffin IS melted
at a heat OF 30 degrees until it re-
sernbles melted lard. Then the frames
containing the splints are passed over
small self-feeding tank OF boiling para
fin and dropoed TO the depth of one
eighth of an inch To dip the matches
made in the plant here each day requires
the use of 1,400 pounds of paraftin.
This paraffin is purchased in carload
lots and is kept in a special storehouse.
In winter to prevent it freezing. the
paraf1n is placed IN the frost box"
the purpose of which is to supply GER
tain temperature that keeps the para
fin in usabie condition. After the dip
ping the splints pass over space Of
about fourteen feet to permit the para
fin TO soak In. Then the splints are
put in more machines, and arranged III
shape for receiving the heads.
The making of the heads for the
spiints is the dangerous part of the
whole business. The head contains eight
different ingredients and II the In
gredients were not mixed at exactly
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Manufactures Ten Billion Matches Every Year

~ T yATER was once the only use
NN{ full thing that was nearly as
" " free as air." In recent years,
however. the Iight-giying bit
OF phosphorus stuck on a splinter Of
wood is equally as obtainable for the
asking as a cup Of Adams ale 1t is
only the meanest of mankind who will
refuse match TO one who needs one
and they are plentiful enough TO be
reckoned as of little value except in
wholesale quantities.
One plant at Charlottesville, Ind,
turns out from 100000 TO 100000
matches a day. or almost half d match
for every inhabitant in the Unit
States. And not more than 500 people in
Indiana outside OF those who work in
No visitors are permitted IN the plant
because of the danger and because the
advent of visitor causes the employees
to look up and waste a little time. and
the wasting of time in this plant means
money for in three hours from the time
the log is dumped into the yard the
match is finished.
The timber used in the making Of the
Indiana match is cotton wood and bass
wood Some Of it is found in southern
Indiana, but most of it comes from
Arkansas and Missouri. The plant
works about eleven months In the year,
and in that time uses from 10000, 600
to 1900, 900 feet of logs. or $50 car
loads These logs are cut from blocks
three feet long and rolled into a room
where the bark is chopped off.
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EzX N4KES TINT HAVE
w on zHkE REEF Or
RRAc7YGABM.z7Yl

Hens are like other feminine beings,
they like to keep things TO themselves
for at least five minutes just 10 show
that they can keep q secret
After a bit the hen in question got up
from the nest to take a look at the fine
new egg. but there wasn't any egg. This
was too much for the hen. She was
perfectly positive that she had had moth
ing to drink stronger than the water of
the duck trough in the barnyard. so
she concluded that that first egg must
have been 4 dream. Down she sat and
laid another egg
This was nuts to the farmer. He was
sure that Thomas Edison was a child
compared to him, and he wondered why
the world hadn't discovered that fact
long ago. Il took just about two shakes
OF a lambs tail 70 sit down and draw
up his plan, and then write TO Washing
ton for a patent. The patent was duly
issued, and is on record today. There is
nothing left for the hens to do except
form n union and demand an eight-hour
day.
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How to Catch Fleas.

Mark Twain once said that If a flea
were as big as man he would be Pres
ident of the United States In a mon, n,
and own the world in a year If he want
ed it. This is a pretty high conception
of the fiea's abilities. In fact, Francois
Clement Esnonin, of Fall River. Mass,
has recently invented a trap to catch the
elusive flea, and has proved that it can
be done Every self-respecting dog
should be provided with one.
The trap has three principal elements,
a light to attract the inquisitive flea,
plates covered with a sticky substance.
preferably mixture OF rosin and cas-
tor oil-no hope for the fleas-and wire
net to keep the prisoners from getting
out if they escape the castor oil
Prof. Langley is by no means the ONLY
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which is put out at once by a man sta
toned a the cupboard for that pur-
pose
The plant makes its own boxes from
straWboarc. which is purchased in five
and ten-caric1d lots. This paper is cut
into strips by one machine and then
placed on other machines that take the
bare paper and turn out boxes cut, fold
ed, glued, sanded. and printed, with such
rapidity that it is almost impossible to
count them. There are in all thirteen
machines of various kinds in the box
making department, some that nail
wooden boxes and others that make
handsome pasteboard boxes which smok-
ers carry in their pockets. Attached to
the place are machine shops; in fact,
there IS nothing connected with the
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

" HOUSANDS of human brain
waves are broken on the reef of
practice bility every day and not
few of them go down and out
In Uncle Sans Patent Office here in
washington. Not that patents are re-
fused when the idea suggested has some
thing novel and tangible about it, but
merely that once the patents are issued
the new schemes die a more or less
natural death-alrnost anything will die
II 1t receives sufficient discoua agement
20 Ive-even an onion or the love of
an old maid for a tWenty-year- r-old lad
Probably one of the first freak in
ventions known to history was Noah 5
Hash. made chiefly Of water with which
he kept the animals and Mrs. Noah
alive for forty days. 1t was the fore
runner OF the breakfast foods of mod
ern times. He issued second claim
and took out a second patent on the
same idea for Noah's Dyspepsia Cure.
But the lion who was taking the cure on
regular salary struck shortly after
ward and Noah lost the money he put
into the scheme.
Another freak patent sometimes men
toned IN the pages of history OF the
middle ages was taken OUT by an
Englishman. He discovered soon after
the invention of firearms that the only
correct and genteel method of killing
Christians WIS to shoot them with a
round ball while on the other hand a
back or yellow skinned infidel could
only be perforated by square missile
Therefore he set to work and made him
self gun with two barrels, one round
bore and the other square. 1t is said
that an African chieftain claimed his
invention was not on the square and
authorities, sustaining the objection,
refused TO grant the patent.
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1t is said at the Patent Office that
one day a Presbyterian divine saunter
ed casually into the building and de
clared that he wished TO take out a
patent for a keyhole guide The Off
Gals were staggered, but in a moment
they came back strong and asked what
a minister could want with such de-
vice. He explained that he lived in the
country and that often he was called
out at night. When he reached home
it was usually so dark that he had great
difficulty finding the keyhoie. and some
times he had 10 wake his wife in order
to get IN.
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match making business that is not con-
nected with the plant but the forests
from which the timber is cut.
The natural Inference is that there is
danger of the whole place going up in
flames any moment. To prevent this a
constant watch is kept, and everyone
about the factory uses the greatest eau
ton. The moment an employe shows
the least carelessneSs in his work he is
discharged. The employees know just
what to do in case of fire or an expIo-
sion, and the place is carefully inspected
three o. four times a day. If a ladder
is out of place the superintendent knows
it at once and the ladder must go back
with an explanation. The company has
a complete fire department of Its own
as we'll as q sprinkling system.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Farmers and Freaks.

But freak patents didn't go out of date
with the middle ages. In fact, there is
constant and recurring crop of sad
brain waves hoated into the Patent Of
ice every year. Just as regularly as u
young mans fancy turns to thoughts ot
love and fresh vegetables IN the spring
the farmers of the country turn their
thoughts TO invention when the winter
shuts down and there IS little else to
do except swap lies about the postotfice
stove and keep shins warm before the
roaring open fire in the homesteads
Then it is that fhc number of patents
received ct the Patent Office leaps at IL
bound to almost double its normal size
Many of these patents, evolved, "b' gosh
al aemlock,' from the fertile brains of
Josiah and Alex. class well up with the
freaks already mentioned
Not long ago u farmer took day off
ard watched his hens laying eggs. Prob
ably the hens thought 1t rather imper-
tinent. but they kept right on laying
But the story does not end there. The
farmer noticed that each hen laid one
egg and then stopped for the day. This
puzzled the farmer. Why should the
hen stop? There seemed no good reason
why she should not keep right on lay
ing. He figured 1t out that the hen must
be aole to count tip TO at least one. IL
this were so and he could make the hen
believe after she had already laid an egg
that she had not yet achieved anything
In the she'll line. she would undoubtedly
lay another. possibly several il the same
game We're put up.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

This machine depends upon the wind
for its motive power-cheap, but not
always reliable. A series of kites or
acropianes. sustained in the air by bal
looms when the wind is not blowing,
offers a surface against which the pow
er of the wind ACTS Cables attached to
the kites and balloons are connected at
their other ends with a sled or heavy
drag if the travel be over land, with
boats il the travel be over water The
car which contains the passengers is
attached 70 these same cables some
where between the kites and the drag.
The inventor has so arranged matters
that the car can be raised or lowered
according to the taste of the traveller.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Lions Shared il a Pit.

Lions and tigers are often caught as
cubs, as this is less dangerous and less
difficult than the capture of the full
grown animals. The trapping is always
done at night, a. hole being dug n the
ground some twenty feet in diameter
and two or three feet deep. Over this Is
stretched a strong net. hidden by bushes
and leaves. and having round its edges
a strong elastic band As soon as the
animal walks into the net and sinks into
the hole the elastic band is liberated and
the net closes round the animal.
Though boa constructors would seem
difficult to capture because of their
ferocity. it is. nevertheless. comparative
ly easy They are made victims OF
their greed for food. "A tempting bait
in the form of young deer or antelope
6he natives of India. have been known
TO use their infants for the purpose) is
laid In q locality known to be infested
with serpents.
The trapper returns from time to time
till the bait is found to have been
eaten. Then he knows his quarry is as
good as taken. for somewhere near by
the serpent is lying sleeping off the ef-
fects OF the antelope
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
A Milking Machine.

But this was not the only farmer who
recently had a ''hunch.'' A scientific
dairyman in lndianola. Neb.. took a fall
out OF the COWS and invented d milking
machine. There have been other at
tempts TO make milking a mere matter
of machinery- So far, however, none Of
the other milking machines have proved
a practical success. Whether the cows
will stand for this latest attempt at
hydraulics remains to be SEEN
It's a wise man who watches the signs
cf the times It occurred to a citizen of
Michigan the other day that a woman
staying in one OF the modern electric
lighted palaces called hotels would be
very much up against it, when she
came to heating her curling irons.
Women still use curling irons. though
they want to vote. and some of them tell
stories that would curl any tramps hair.
There was too much agony in the
thought-what would become of wom-
ans curls If she were stranded III a
big hotel with no gas or candle at hand
The Michigan man sat right down and
tore off a scheme whereby 1t is posi-
BILE 10 detach plain. ordinary electric
light bulb, attach an electric heating
apparatus to the wire, and there you
are. Any man as thoughtful as that
could qualify in the first sixteen of the
open husband tournament.
The country is saved, even though the
Panama canal cave in and China boy
colts American goods. A device for
eradicating facial wrinkles has been per-
fected by man way out in the State
of Washington. He has constructed a
head harness. which stretches the skin
smooth over the places where the
wrinkles are found. What is more. this
is done without nressure on the part Of
the skin which is wrinkled and conse-
quently gives that part greater freedom
in building up the tissues.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

In order to make it more safe canoes
can be attached to the bottom of the car
which will easily float it should it fall
upon the water.
Among the other freak patents TO he
found in the Patent Office, and their
name is legion, are d device for the
registration Of confessions to be used
by Catholic priests, an inclined railway
train which Will permit another train
to run over its top Should they meet on
the same track. a patent for making
hash, an arrangement of mirrors and
measures by which you have only to
lock into a glass TO find out how tall
you are, and last but not least-one
of the very latest subnaitted-an auto
sled. Surely the horse is down and out
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
How Matches Axe Packed.

After they are properly dipped the
splints are put through another drying
process so the heads will not stick to-
gether. This does not take long, and
when they are dry the splints (now
matches) are ready for the packing
room. Here are employed a large mum
Der of young women who gather up the
matches in the frames and place them
in the paper boxes. These young wo-
men are wonderfully deft In filling the
paper boxes, some Of them making from
S12 TO SIS a week. The frames in which
the matches come to the room where
they are placed in boxes are carted in a
large affair called cupboard" Some
times in taking the frames from this
cupboard the friction causes a fire.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

second drying they were put up in plugs
for chewing and bags for smoking
They smoked and chewed about as wei
as could be expected.
A third substitute was composed of
gentian, Icorice, sassafras, and prickIy
ash. This composition the agent had
feared to try.
The man has often advertised mix
lures for tn cure of the tobacco ap-
petite. One mixture was made of resin.
red pepper, poplar bark, white wax,
and beeSwaK Another was made of
ginseng, red clover, hops, tarred rope,
hyssop, wild cherry bark, pennyroyaI
and spruce gum.
These mixtures nearly always cured
This was because they who took them,
the agent thought, helped them along
by the exercise of Strong will power
Chicago Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
The Peeling Machine.

They. are suspended in the air and
cleaned of all dirt and then swung over
TO what is called the "peeling machine, .
which cuts off long, thin strips eight
times the length of "a match in width
and one-tenth Of an inch thick. The
core from which these strips or
veneers are cut is used under the boil
ers or sold to the excelsior works at
Indianapolis.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

one at work on aerial machines. There
are enough patents Of flying machines
IN the Patent Office to start an aviary
One ingenious Bostonian has invept ted
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
THE MODERN GENIUS.

That genius doesn't live in garret
any more
No elevators too handy for the
bailffS. Atlanta Constitution
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

a machine that he hopes will travel
on land and sea and water. Boston
always did go every other place ''one
better
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Nothing Left for the Hens But Union

Right here the farmer had brain
wave which almost amounted TO a food
He devised a nest with all the comforts
OF home, but In which was concealed
hole through which newly laid egg
would slip gently-sc as not to break the
shell-Into a compartment beneath In
fact there was room enough for many
eggs III that lower compartment. Then
the farmer placed the ingenious nest in
his fhenhouse and waited for develop
rnepts- The first hen I'D laid an egg
which dropped softly into the box below
the nest After the manner of hens she
sat on the nest for few minutes be-
fore letting the world into the secret
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
S~ All Fear Grown Gorilla

soon overcome by the intoxicant and the
trapper returns and gathers them up.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

x Z yATER was once the only use
NNf full thing that was nearly as
" " free az air." In recent years,
however the IiRht-yiyirlg bit
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17
GLEEs FOR TEN CENTS.

Every boy with ten cents in his jeans
can see the famous Westminster Glee
and Concert Party at the Monday af-
ternoon performance at the Opera
House by applying to the Y. M. c. A.
Some public-spirited individuals who
believe in the popularization of first
class music have purchased sufficient
tickets to send every newsboy, boot
black or street gamin that wants to
put up his dime to hear the choir boys
sing. The concert party have made a
special rate of zoe. for this purpose and
our own public-spirited people have
simply chopped the price in two again.
In other words, they will pay ten cents
to the company for every boy that will
put ten cents with it. The boys get
a 25-cent. ticket for ten cents and the
hackers get the satisfaction of seeing
the bright street urchins enjoy them
selves to the full No boy with ten
cents will be turned away from the
Y. NJ. c. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Eva begins grinding the new crol

Eva begins grinding the new crop
tomorrow
Archdeacon Jeffries will preach at st.
Clements church this morning al II
o'clock.
An exhibit of Mrs. May Mott-Smith
Birds artistic jewelry will be held at
the Hawaiian Hotel pariors on Non
day and Tuesday.
Col and Mrs. Stevenson are at the
Moana after visiting the Volcano. The
colonel is proprietor of hotel al Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado.
Contributions for Christmas cheer at
the Kona Orphanage may be left at the
office of County Treasurer Trent or at
the Gazette office. The gifts received
yesterday made a good start.
St. Louis Alumni Association will
hold their quarterly meeting in the Col
lege social hall this morning at
10 a. M, which all members and
students are requested to attend as
business of Importance is to be dis
cussed.
Christian Church services today will
be as follows: c. E. Jr. a. m, c. E.
Sr $50 r. M, Bible school GAS a. m.
Preaching, IL a. M, God is Good;
1880 D. M, THE Province of Faith"
You are cordially invited to any and
all of these services. G. D. Edwards,
pastor.
w w Dimond & Co, Ltd, had
delightful concert in front of their
store last night, the Ka Hale Owl
Club giving instrumental and vocal Sc
lections for several hours. A great
ln1 <Hn
of King street, extending from Collins
store to Bethel street.
Humphrey Berkeley, the attorney
who handled County Auditor BicknelPs
Inheritance case so successfully at SUI
va, Fiji, left for home in the Aorangi
last night. He arrived here in the
Miowera from the Colonies on Thurs
day. While here he received fraternal
attentions from W. A. Kinney.
The office of the postmaster will be
located in the new McCandless build
ing when it is completed next year.
Also the office of the registry and
money order departments. The post
masters office will adjoin that of the
assistant postmaster in the present
building and a door will be cut to con-
meet the two.
Services today as follows: Sunday
school and adult Bible classes at 10
a. m. The pastor, Rev. John w. Wad-
man. will preach at II a. m. Subject:
THE Ministry of Gods Ravens Ep
worth League for young people and
their friends at $50. Mr.. Fred. Haley
of the Y NJ. c. A. will preside and the
subject will be "Methodism.' At 7:30
Rev. Arthur H. Briggs, DID,, of San
Francisco will preach. Subject: 1.-The
Great Command Miss Marion Ball
will sing at both morning and evening
services. All are welcome.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17
A VETERAN VAC.

In his remarks before the Thursday
Club last week. Judge Whitney refer
red to man who preferred to live in
jail than out of it and said that the
next time he came before him he
would refuse to send him to jail His
name is McElroy and he appeared be-
fore the court again Friday morning
and Judge Whitney kept his promise,
whereat the old man was much dis
heartened. The old fellow has been
the subject of a good deal of curb
stone discussion around the police sta
ton. some venturing the theory that
the Judge would be wrong if he re-
fused to send him to jail as he would
be likely to commit some crime as a
consequence which would be sure to
land him not in the jail but in the
penitentiary. Some of these debaters
thought it almost amounted to the
promotion of crime. It is now said
that the police win try to find some
means by which McElroy can be per-
Suaded to work
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17

John L. Stoddard's Lectures, always
entertaining and instructive. Nothing
more beautiful for a Christmas pres
ent. We have them in all bindings. at
publishers prices and on easy terms.
VIM. c. Lyon Co., Ltd, Fort and Hotel
streets, upstairs.
Santa Claus has taken charge of
Wall, Nichols Co.'S store. Everything
in toyland is there from an ancient
Noah's ark to the latest childs auto
mobile toys, dolls, etc. These goods are
So easily found and displayed SO as to
make quiet selections possible.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17
MAJOR CAMARA OPENS
THE COBWEB CAFE.

The Cobweb Cafe, Queen and Alakea
streets. under the proprietorship of
Camara & Co, was given a formal open
ing last night, a special dinner being
served to a large number of invited
guests. The cafe is a pretty place. and
has been fitted up in approved style. It
is large, roomy and well-lighted and
ventilated. For the convenience of
families number of compartments
have been installed where parties %
six to eight c2H be accommodated The
Cobweb has already enjoyed consider
able popularity and is drawing uptown
trade. Major Camara was host last
evening and the guests had a we'll
served dinner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-17
PAKE DID NOT COME.

The County Sheriff received a wire
less telegram from Hawaii County's
Sheriff yesterday to arrest a China
man supposed to be coming on the
kinau. The Kinau beat the wireless
telegram into port, but diligent in
quiry among the passengers has
led the police to the conclusion that
the Chinaman either dropped off at
some intermediate port or else stayed
on Hawaii instead of coming on the
Kinau. He is supposed to have $500
in his pockets the property of certain
other Cinnamon in KohaIa.