Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-12-05
INVENTION Of CHANCE
BAYONET DEVISED BY TROOPS
WHO HAD NO AMMUNITION.
How Arsand Invented His Lamp and
Calico the Telescope With Acct.
dental Assistance-Discovery
of Lithosraphy.

of Lithosraphy.
The bayonet is said to have derived
us name from the fact that ii was
frst made at Bayonne. and its origin
illustrates the provprb. Necessity is
the mother Of invention"
A Basque regiment WAS hard
pressed by the enemy on & nioantnin
ridge near Bayonne. One oi the
soldiers suggested that as their am
ihunition WAS exhausted. they should
Xix their long knives into the barrels
OF their muskets. The suggestion was
acted upon. The first bayonet charge
was made. and the victory OF the
BasqueS led to the manufacture OF
the weapon at Bayonne, and its adop-
ton into the armies OF Europe.
Not inlrequently an invention has
been suggested by some trivial event
which would have passed unnOticed
mad not man with eyes and brains
seen it.
Argand, poor Swiss. invented
lamp with u wick fitted into hollow
cylinder up which a current oil air
""S w pass, liuS BiNll6 IL
supply oI oxygen to the interior as
well az to the exterior OF the circular
frame
Al first Argand used the lamp with
out any chimney. One day he WAS
busy In his wQrkrOom and sitting be-
fore tI!c burning lamp. Ills little
brother was amusing himself by p!ac.
ing b0tjOmlCss oil flask over dif-
fcrent articles. Presently he placed
it NJ oil the lal@c OF the lamp. which
instantly shot up the long, circular
neck OF the flask with increased bril-.
fancy. II did more, tor ii flashed
into Argand's mind the idea ol the
lamp chimney. by which his invcn.
tioh was perfected
One day the children OF DuIch
spectacle maker were playing with
Fom" OF their iather's g'assca Ieforc
the Goor oil his shop. Setting iwO OF
the largest glasses together they
pccrad through them and were sur.
prisCd Ia see the weather cock of
the opposite church brought close to
their eyes They called their father
TO see the strange sight. lie locked
through The gidaous and what he saw
suggested to him the Possibility OF
constructing a curious toy.
Calico, hearing OF the toy which
made distant things appear close at
hand. saw at once what Il valuable
help Il would be In studying the
heavens. lie set to work. and soon
made the telescope.
n accident h.!nnJ Il,
invent photography. lie was sort
OF Jack-of-ail trades, writer OF
verses and comedies. an actor, fid.
der. Il painter. an cngraver and
printer
lie worked ut etching on copper, but
the CoppcrSmith refused to Lex him
have any more plates unless ne paid
cash Tor them. lie tiIvn tried to
utilize the old plates b. ruhLiug of
the etching with soft limestone.
At iaHI the copper bccdme useless
through many rubOings, aud lac tried
etching on the stone. Il plan that did
not wOIh very well. One day. while
he was polishing OFF stone which
h" intcnECd 20 etCh, his mother asked
him TO Grite out list OF the linen
which tie laumdrcss was waiting to
| carry on. Not finding a slip OF paper
or drob.of ink. Senciclder wrote the
list on The stone with printing ink
IL epaTed from wax, soap and lamp.
black. intending to copy IL at his
leisure
a few days later. when he was
about to wipe the writing froI. ;he
stone, he thought he would icdru what
would be the effect OF writing with
the prepared ink on the stone. II If
should I've bitten in with aguafortis
lie bit away to about the h,ndrcd,b
part OF an inch, charged tho urcs
with the ink. took several INN, ass;nns
OF the writing and discovered that
he had invented the art of lithogronbv
--Harper's Weekly.