The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-06
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saving Re the man from MARS He
have reached degree. Of civilization
Ear surpassing anything that has ever
before appeared on earth. Let us an.
ter this splendid sky-scraper, 20 thaf
I may show you some Of the wonders
that our architects are able to per
form
AS they stepped into the magnificent
building the stranger noticed near
the entrance a curious device which
seemed to greatly interest him. II
was circular affair bearing many
numbers upon its face. and hanging
from the middle was what the Mar
tian mistook for pendulum.
This" be said, is, presume, .
marvellous clock which never has to be
wound. Yet the numbers upon u
| seem rather curious VIII you kindly
explain them to me?"
"That ii not a clock" the proml-
nent citizen answered. with 3 smile
at the Martians ignorance. IT II 2
register. BY its aid the proprietor o.
this establishment is able % keep 2
complete record Of the comings and
goings OF his employees. Every time
one Of the clerks or bookkeepeTs
comes in he is required to grasp what
you mistook for pendulum, move the
end around to the number which u
hts. and press It. This records the
time Of his arrival, SO you see It -
impossible for him to come late 70
work without making the fact known
If the hundreds of men and women
who work in this establishment were
permitted to come and 60 as they
. pleased their employer would be
cheated ont of thousands Of dollars
! worth OF their time every month. For.
merly It was necessary to have man
who Nas known as a timekeeper sta
toned at the entrance to check of the
: employees as they came to work, u
I this clever mechanical device does
! away with all that
"A most interesting device The
civilization that evolves a mechanical
: timekeeper to prevent employees from
! cheating their employer is neces
aarily a most highly developed type
BY the by, what are those curious ma
chimes back Of the counters2 | no
tice that whenever money Is passed
) over It is put into them and that fig
!. ures appear upon cute little discs 81
mates which APPARENTLY bob out Of no
where"
Those are cash registers. Th'
cash register is one of the most i'm
I portant inventions Of our time It pre-
vents stealing and cheating. You SO
the employe who receives money mus
deposit it IN the cash register Will
b the customer is looking. The exac
+. amount paid tor whatever has bee
1 purchased appears upon the littl
! plate to which you have referred an
! Is registered inside the contrivance
SO that the proprietor has an absolut
7 check against his employe There ca
= be no error and there is no possibilit
p Of juggling the figures"
y 1T Is wonderful. There seem TO b
d a great many Of theya devices in use.
Yes You will find them ever!
where"
II see. Your civilization excites N
wonder more and more as | becom
acquainted with Its workings. WI
you bear with me a moment longer?
y suppose my questions must strike 70
al as being utterly ridiculous, but I ca
not understand why there are lon
narrow holes beneath the knobs on q
o your doors"
e. "Ha. hal You Martians are indee
d q simple people. Those are keyholes
s What is the significance Of a ke
n0 hole2"
y why. it's the place in which Il
key is put when the door is locked
unlocked"
But why should your doors ever
se Iocked?"
no Good gracious. you surely dor
ig leave your doors unlocked on Mars,
gou2s
why should the doors be locked
Al ITO keep people from entering rooT
"a In which they have no business a
~ taking things which do net belong
81 them
+ Would people having the adv'
tages Of the high state Of civilizatl
to which you have attained think
zen doing such things
on Lord. they wouldn't stop to thi
I'D Of doing them They'd just step
and take whatever they could
their hands on
DO you have locks on all yC
doors2
Certainly"
you But I don't understand why TIL
should be locks on your church doc
rss, l noticed when we passed one Of u
q holy ediiices few minutes ago 4
". there was one Of the long. narr
Fith holes under the knob.
eOh, yes. We have to lock
row churches, too, People would 20
and destroy things and steal the c,
munion silver II we didn't take pro
rial precautions. But, honestly. does
our civilization surprise you? J