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^ .1 A L L E G A N Y C O U N T Y N E W S , W H I T E S V I L L E , N . Y. GETTING A START (Copyright, 1915, b y the M cClure Newspaper Syndicate.) THE INVENTOR. YES OR NO. Statistics are misleadjngi but I may say in passing thSit millions of patents liave been issued, and that thousands of new indentions are patented yearly. The patent office will grant a patent for a new discovery or .invention, irre spective of its commercial or other worth, the patent examiners basing their decisions t|pon the newness of the ihing patented entirely regardless of its intrinsic value. Inventions have been made by both sexes, and by people of all ages, in cluding the immature youth. Some of them have brought fortunes; but the m ajority of patents are worth prac tically nothing, and many a good dis covery or invention, through lack of developnlent and exploitation, has not contributed anything to its originator. A successful invention is dependent upon two conditions; First, the com mercial or other value of the thing it self; secondly, proper development. Comparatively few : inventorffH or scientific men have buisiness ability, and the majority do not understafid the m a rketing of the products of their ingenuity. They can invent, but they cannot exploit. They can discover, bu t they cannot distribute. W hile a few great inventions have .been the result of chance or accident, th e majority of profitable patents are the result of education and training, combined with unceasing research. •Mere brightness and ingenuity are not sufficient. I am inclined to think that the inventor comes by his talent nat urally and that he cannot produce it. If you are ingenious and original and would invent, first train yourself along the line of your proposed course. Secondl;^, dp nqtr f h v ^ t ' ini a, haphaz ard manner. Study conditions by re search, ascertain what is wanted, w h a t can be used, what will be ..used if properly presented. Then attem p t to m e e t this demand. W hen the idea is bom , search the patent records, for the chances are that someone else has forestalled you. By quiet and more or less secret inquiry attem p t to dis cover w h ether or not w h a t you have is m arketable. Then consult a reputable patent lawyer or solicitor. If you do not know of one, ask the judge ofrthe court, or some high-class attorney at law, to recommend one. Place your self unreservedly in his hands,, for no reliable pateht^ lavsryer or solicitor has ever been k^io’wii-.to b etray hi® clients. A fter the patent is issued to^;^ou, get into ' communication with Concerns manufacturing similar articles, or ap- pear^’ng'to do so; and either sell your patent outright or arrange for a roy alty. The chances are a thousand to one that you cannpt properly handle It yourself.. Bear in m ind one thing: the result of ingenuity# 1^ worthless^ dpless it can he, used either commerciaiiy. or for the b ^ e f i t of humanity. Financial profit • comes ■ only.,to^ those who pro duce'som ething which will sell. You may be perfectly convinced of the value of yo.un invention, hut, un less you’ Can mkke the public realize its w o rth,' you cannot hope to ‘vfin fame or fortune from it. First, be sure th a t you have something which the world needs, then make every effort to show the world that you have some-' thing very much worth its considera tion, by placing it in the hands of men you can tftist, men who have the capi tal and ability to develop it. non’t try to do it,.;yot]Xffelf unlesk you Lave both money aridt'l^sinfess acumen. Trivial Annoyances. It is surprising how trivial are the annoyances which suffice to make some men' miserably. A lump- of soot falling oii a\'man’s linen; a beefsteak overdone; losing a railway train by forty seconds, after running himself out of breath; a v isit from a bore when he is overwhelmed with cares; the rasping of his nerves by a hand organ when he is weary, inclined to head ache or trying to sleep; even the of a pin, or a s h irt button flying off a t an unlucky moment, as when he is dressing for 4 dinner pasty and has scant time in Yhich to do it—all these are annoyances which sorely try a m a n ’s patience and chafe and vex m any .a person more than a serious misfortune. Alexander Smith goes so far as to say^.tSat if during thirty years all the annoyances brought on with defalcat- in ^ s h i r t buttons alone could be gath e r ^ into a mass and endured at once, 4t would be misery equal to a public Execution. Arizona Cacti. Arizona has more than a himdred iklnds of cacti, and Tucson is the cen te r of the great cactus region of the Southwest. These odd plans range in size from the noble Sahuara or Giant cactus, forty or fifty feet high, to small pm-cushion cacti an inch or two in diameter. Sahuaras grow in great abundance in the foothills between Tucson and Yuma and are always oh- ijects of wonder. It is believed a large plant is at least two hundred years old. Their fruit begins to ripen in June and la gathered in great quantity by In dians, wbo make fine 3am and also a (pressed sweet bread of it. Mr. C. E. E. Ussher is the passen ger traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific railway, the longest railroad in the world. He could not help be ing loaded with experience, for his activities extend across the continent and over two oceans. The other day I asked him to say a few words before one of my busi ness classes. He made the shortest speech of the year—just sixty words— and every one of them weighed a ton. He said: “Young ladies are popularly sup posed to be concerned chiefly with the words ‘Yes’ and ‘N o ;’ but, judg ing by my forty years’ experience, you, who will be stenographers, are chiefly concerned with the word ‘Not.’ If it be omitted, and the stenographer makes one say T am willing,’ when ho really said ‘I am not willing,’ great trouble results.’’ Millions of dollars have been lost because a telegraph operator wired a stock broker to buy, when the mes sage read not to buy. Even more millions of dollars have been sidetracked because some stenog rapher wrote ‘T will,” instead of “I will not,’’ and her employer signed the letter w ithout. reading it—care less of him, of course—with a re sultant tremendous loss. The moral world, as well as the business, world, swings on “Yes” and “No,” “I will” and “I will not.” Saying “yes” at the right time may stand for success, and saying “No” at the wrong time may encourage fail ure. “I will do it” may be the phrase which carries you into prominence, and “I will not do it” may save your money and your reputation. If you are a stenographer, learn the 'use of “yes” and “no,” “I will” and “I will not,” and never write them into a letter, or repeat them, unless you are sure that you understood your employer aright; and then, if you are certain that you did, but have a suspicion that what he said was not what he meant, be careful. The clerks who idse from the ranks are those who do not follow direc tions blindly. They understand the why, and when they write out what is told them, or speak the words which they have been ordered to deliver, they have back of them the certainty that they are following directions, and the further guaranty, due to their judgment, that what their employer said he m eant to say. First of all he accurate. In taking shorthand notes, use the utmost care. In delivering messages, use the ut most care. In carrying out the most im p ortant orders, in carrying out the least Important orders, use the utmost care. And with that care, employ jmur brains. Think! If a note. If a message, if an order, seems strange to you, think it over quietly. If it still seems strange after you have given it thought, if you can see no reason for it, go to the one who is responsi ble for it and learn the why, or at least be assured that you have made no mistake. No man wants an em ployee who does not think, nor does he want one who will follow orders blindly. He is not infallible. Some day he may make a mistake, and he will then appreciate—perhaps substan tially—the clerk who thinks, and shows that he thinks. Rainfall in Hawaii. The rainfall on the island of Hawaii varies greatly, ranging from the enor mous downpour of 353 inches a year in the upper Walpio valley to 20 inches a year on the northeast coast between Hilo and Kohala. The Walpio surface stream s on the island are found along the northeast coast between Hilo and Kojiala. The only river, according to the United States geological survey, is the largest stream on the island, and has been party developed for irri gation. At Kapobo, on the east point of the island, warm water flows from seams in the rocks. These “warm springs” flow into a pool about 100 feet long, 25 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The pool is entirely surrounded by rocks and its color varies in shade from a beautiful blue to violet. Wala- pele, or Green lake, is a body of fresh water in the pit of an old crater near Kapoho. This lake covers an area of . about five acres and is fed by springs j below the surface. A pumping plant | tgkes water from this lake for domes tic use and for irrigation. ai\.d (SLnib; _ ^i^TK o i^are aivd Culfivafioiv A Wonderful Poppy Field. STUDY YOUR CATALOGUES By E. VAN BENTHUYSEN. Get your catalogues early and study them. Make your selections and or der early. This assures the goods on time and a better selection. Be sure to include a mixed packet of climbing nasturtium s for that cor ner where the sun scorches everything else. They are beautiful in coloring and are subject to only one real in sect pest, the cabbage worm, and It succumbs to hellebore or soapsuds. California poppy is another sun-lov ing plant. Its gay foliage blends at tractively with its golden leaves. Its only drawback is its short life. The scarlet salvia has no peer in color. It is a brilliant plant and should he started early in the house. Cosmos requires an early start, also. It is difficult to get this plant started early enough to bloom much before frost, but the buds will continue to open in water for weeks. Select the chrysanthemum effects among asters. Their branching and ostrich plume effect are sure to please. There is a world of color to select from and they are hardy and heauti- ftil. The simple culture of pansies makes them a delight in the garden. Include a packet of these beautiful little flow ers of diverse colors in your order. Plant sweet peas as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Late planting brings failure. The more the flowers are plucked the better and bigger they grow. The colors are beautiful and range from purest white to a red that is almost black. One of the favorite specimens belong to the violet-colored family. There is room in your garden for the bachelor button. It is highly re garded as a boutonniere in the big cities and brings a surprising price. Make your plans now and reap the glorious result in midsummer. GERANIUMS FROM SEED By ADELE J. POWELL. Last spring I purchased a package of “Large Flowering California Ger aniums,” and planted them in a pot about the middle of March. I kept the soil moist and placed the pot in a sunny window, where in eight days the first tiny plant made its appear ance, and from then until some time in June the seeds kept germinating, and when the last one was about an inch in height, the others were sprouting their fourth and fifth leaves. There were 18 altogether. As each little geranium grew its second leaf, I transplanted it careful ly into a two-inch pot, and when 12 of them were growing nicely, in May, I again transplanted all the nice, bright-looking “babies” to a tub of sandy soil, and put it out on the west lawn.' Here they grew fast; for the gerani um loves the hot ’sun. In July I snipped off their tops, to make them branch out. By the first of Septem ber this tubful of geraniums were line, stocky plants, from six to nine inches high. About this time I planted another packet of geranium seeds. They are in fine condition and growing nicely. I expect the plants first from the seeds to give me flowers this summer. They are now in three-inch pots, and I am quite anxious to see their blossoms, I shall keep none but the very best colors and best-formed florets. Those planted last September will probably blossom next winter. For several years I have had good success with keeping geranium slips over, al so with the old plants, by cutting the latter down. Last summer the heads of my ger aniums were four inches across. They Avere of the General Grant variety, a deep glowing red. I keep all my ger aniums in a hay window of the living room where the tem perature often falls to 40 degrees on very cold win ter nights. Every morning I pour about my large geranium plants cold, weak tea, and dig the tea leaves into the soil. It is a splendid tonic for them, and keeps the leaves green and thrifty. TO PREVENT_GREEN ALGA To prevent’ the green alga that forms on flower pots, soak the pots in the following solution: Take three ounces of copper carbonate and make a thick paste of it with water, using a wooden pail for the purpose. Di lute five pints of strong ammonia with 20 pints of water. Add the diluted ammonia to the paste and stir thor oughly. Add water to make 50 gal lons or in this proportion. Scions for next spring’s grafting should be cut now. Take them from the tips of the limbs and bury them in sand in the cellar. Do n ot allow the earth to dry out hut it must not be kept too wet. Birds That Have Their Own Way. The ways of birds are hard to un derstand. For years the Canadian au thorities have been trying in vain to introduce the American quail, or bob- white, into British Columbia. Last year a few pair, perhaps half a dozen, migrated of their own accord from the state of Washington into the prov ince, and have survived and bred there, and now bid fair to multiply rapidly. On the other hand, the willow grouse, which used to be very plentiful in that region, have almost Avholly disappeared.—Youth’s Compan ion. Planting of Vines, Hedges and Evergreens as a Beautifying Facto?. LEARWED AS HE WENT ALOMa Youth Starting In as Electrical Work* er’s Helper Picked Up Informa tio n T h a t H e N e e d e d . Joo Kehring started into electrical work as a “green hand,” never having done a bit of electrical work in his life; but he was determined to make a bluff at knowing the trade. His first job was a t the Fidelity Trust building, where he was sent, as a helper, with a journeyman to “rough in” some electrical work on the sixth floor. When the journeyman wasn’t looking Joe spent his time with a pocket rule, the only tool he had, measuring the thickness of the pipes, so th a t he would know what pipes to pick up when they were called for by size; and the wrenches, so that he would know what size wrench to use for any size pipe. The journeyman put Joe to work at cleaning out some pipes, while he “laid off the floor” at the other end of the building. Before long the journeyman was ready to bend some pipe, and, needing the pipe bender, he called to Joe: “Here, son, hand me that ‘hickey.’ ” Joe looked all around him, but he couldn’t see anything that the man could call a “hickey.” Not daring to trust himself at picking out the right tool, he pretended not to hear, hoping th a t the man would forget about it. “Hand me that ‘hickey!’ ” The man did not seem much dis posed to forget; but, not seeing any thing that looked like a “hickey,” Joe kept tinkering with the piece of pipe he was v/orking on. The man was get ting angry. “D—n you, kid, get me that ‘hickey!’” Joe saw th a t something had to be “Go get it yourself! You’ve got feet!” he shouted. Then Joe watched vrhat the man picked up.—Indianapolis News. HIGH TOWERS NOT NEEDED Discovery Made That Will Cheapen the Cost of Use of the Wire less Telegraph. Always when someone has made an invention or a discovery some other person comes along pretty soon with improvements. These improvements usually have to do with the efficiency of the thing or its simplification. Sometimes it is found th a t a part of the original contrivance which was considered quite essential is really of no particular need and can be done away with just as well a s not. Something of that sort seems to be happening to wireless telegraphy just now, for, if the report which comes from the Pacific coast is correct, a large part of the costly outfit of a wire less station is quite unnecessary. Ac cording to this story, a certain Rob ert B. Woolverton, who is described as the United States radio expert'lnspec- tor for that territory, has found that the high steel towers with their an tennae a re quite unnecessary, and that a wire stretched along the ground for, say 500 feet, will answer exactly as well. With such a wire it is declared that Woolverton has picked up mes sages from Honduras, from Sayville, from Arlington and other places. Beyond the simplification of ap paratus which is embodied in this idea, there are said to be other possi bilities of great value as applied to wireless telephony. “Breaking” Habits Unwise. Trying to “break” children of habits is an error of method, the Spokane Spokesman-Review observes. The rea son is that habit, according to Wil liam James, a great psychologist, not only is second nature, but has become nature itself and that nature is not to be driven, but m u st be coaxed and led. Displace habit with something else. Replace it on the policy of substitut ing some better activity. An average child even if only five years old, can, according to Doctor Dearborn, head of a children’s infirmary, be guided judi ciously if given careful, clear explana tions adapted to its years and point ing out things really fundamental or essential. “But one must s tart with a normal nervous system and muscula ture.” The doctor explains that he means outdoor exercise and plenty of sleep. Table Talk. For the past few days m a tters have been a trifle balled up at the Claridge hotel, says the New York Mail. A. H. Billiard of Meriden, Conn., and J. C. Poo'i of Springfield, Mass., although to tal Strangers to each other, arrived at the hotel at the same hour one night. The room clerk, when he noticed the combination, turned as white as chalk, but, taking his cue from a run of simi lar surprises, easily bridged the diffi culty. Quickly he called Kelley from the cushions at the side rail, adjusted his diamonds, peered into the rack, scratched his ear, picked up a bottle and extracted from it a pill, and in rotation shot a look of welcome at the men, carefully pocketing his emo tions. Soldiers Mourn Dog’s Death. The regimental dog of the Twenty- third French foot died on the field of honor. In a recent engagement the animal was intrusted with a message from one set of trenches to another. He had often been on similar errands, and, although shot at scores of times, had never been hit. Pate failed to favor him to the end, and this time he was struck down just as another cou ple of bounds would have carried him into safety. He died as the message was untied from his collar. 1 ST mmit, DIZZY, mmu Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia £• Finkham’s Vegetable Compound Helped Her DuringChange of Life. Eichmondj Va. — ‘‘A f t e r t a k i n g seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s V e g e t a b l e Com pound I feeJ like s new woman, i al ways had a headacli© during the Change of Life and was also troubled with other bad feelings com mon at that time—■ dizzy spells, nervous feelings and h e a t flashes. Now I am in b e t t e r health than I ever was and recommend your remedies to all my friends.M r s.L E N A W y n n , 2812 E. O Street, Richmond, Va. While Change o f Life is a most crit ical period of a woman’s existence, the annoying symptoms which accompany it may be controlled, and normal health restored by the timely use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Such warning symptoms are a sense of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backaches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregularities, constipation, variable ap petite, weakness and inquietude, and dizziness. For th e s e abnorm a l conditions do not fail to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Yege^ table Compound. 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