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PACE SIX
I Successful Inventors ,
Br W. K. Baker 4
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The policies followed by practically
ail successful inventors arc very
much alike. There is one dominat- 1
ing thought under nearly every sue- 1
cessful invention, and that is it is an i
attempt to satisfy a human want. <
If there is no want. the inventor
cannot satisfy a need, and hence will
nat be a success.
It is reported that Edison explains 1
his method of making inventions
somewhat as follows: Firat he finds *
a need, a better filament for an '
electric light, good music at home '
when no member of the family has '
any musical talent, anything that
would be beneficial to man. To find '
a human need is not very difficult,
for the average American wants the J
best. i* willing to pay for luxuries, :
desires every comfort and labor-sav-.
ing device in the home, on the farm
and in the office.
When Edison has found a real
want, he sets for himself the task of i '
solving the problem as to how best .
to satisfy the need. He tries to i
solve the problem in every- conceiv- i
able nvinner. By a process of elim-;
inatir.g the impractical and more
more complicated plan-*. he fremientiv
eliminates all hut one or
two. The ideas that appear to b?*
most practical are tested and improved
upon until the finished in-}
vention is a reality.
While it is often stated that this j
is the method followed by Edison, ;t.
is the method followed by all successful
inventors. If the invention .
fails to satisfy a human need, it can
not be a success and if it does, its
success is practically assured.
It is a common impression that an
inventor seldom makes money ont
of his invention. Any man who produces
a n invention that is practical,
that is really novel and that satisfi s (
a want better than any k .own j
<ncans will experience but little trou-,
ble in finding a purchaser for his
invention or capital with which to
exploit the same. A valid patent
gives to the inventor an absolute
monopoly of the subject matter coverd
by the claims of his patent, and
many basic patents are worth vast j
sums of money.
By far the majority of inventions1
re mude by men skilled in the sub-j
ject matter covered by their inven- *
tions. This is quite natural, for J
others would not be aware of the
need which is satisfied by the invention.
This is not always true by any;
means, Watt was not an engineer, j
but he was s thinker. Millions had
ho*l Kofora hi* time. I
hut he was the firat to realise that1
there wu real Dower in the steam.
Bell was nol an electrician. He was
a teacher of siamnvring children,
and as such h?* became interested in
sound and how it is produced. His
inventive mind was long centered
?>n making his dog utter a word by
piessing on his throat and constructing
a wax figure that would say
'mama. **
Anyone with an a! rt. active mind
can see the need of .. . oavcniencc
here, a cheaper construction there, i
a simpler arrangement of some inn
chm?, ui a better nirun* of j
pliafcir.g something. If then he res:
ly sets himself to the task of making
the needed improvement, he will albioH
surely succeed in the end. but
he will probably make fifty failures
before hitting on the right plan. If
he gives op, is a quitter and looses
confidence in his cv.r. ability, he
makes the vote unanimous. The
r strength of his will is the irsi of
bis possibilltie"
Some years ago. an attorney in
New York was sitting in a park one
hot evening in mid summer. Hp was
soon attracted by the conversation
of m young couple o na nearby bench
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l*he young man wai telling his weepng
fiancee that he would have to '
ibandon all thought of marrying
ler. as his income was too small to
lecently provide for her.
Fhe attorney walked over to them
snd said, "Pardon my ir.tniaon, but
maybe I can at least give you some
?uggestions by which you can orerx>me
your obstacle."
The conversation then ran iome>'
* hat as follows. The attorney ask'\i:
"What is your occupation?" f
"I am a stenographer, but 1 make
inly $100 a month and cannot sup-'
port a wife on that, so I must give;
Ker up. I see no chance for pro
motion."
"Do you consider your occupation :
L*ssantial? is it worth while?"
"Some, not much."
* But what would happen if all
stenographers went on strike?"
"Well, business would stand still."
"Then is it essentia!?'
"Y I guess so."
"Is there any branch of ate no-j
graphic work that is not over-worked'
Is there a need of a special |
kind of a stenographer or for pecu-!
liar hours? Is there any stenograph-:
ic need not already over-supplied?"
The attorney gave the young man
his card and asked him to think hard
for two days, and report to ham If j
he was able to think of any such mad
not. already satisfied.
Two days later the young man reported
that the only unsupplied need
that he could think of was a public,
stenographer in hotels from say 6
p. m. until such time that nights as
he might get through the correspondence
of travelers who worked
until n. ni- and wanted their letters
to go out by the next morning's
mail.
The idea was practical. It worked,
and three years lat? r. he reported
to the attorney that his assistants
i nail the leading hotels in New Yorl:
produced an income for him of
around thirty thousand dollars per
year, and that he and the young lady
whose weeping of three years before
had attracted the attorney's attention
were very happy in their own,
home.
The young man had found a ne-?d;
and had filled it. Any man whoj
does likewise is sure to meet with
*ucce?s whether it be invention or>
. ten jgraphy or in any other walk of
I "Slimy
"Wbefl I feel stupid, gel constipni
two of Black-Draught and it sets me
H Haislep, of R. F. D 2, Columbia. S.
Sa all right, and have not used any othe
-j uiil i am a guard ai inc Siaic R
II or more yean. When 1 tint beard <
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and (he good medictne it was, 1 h
51 I'd get up in the morning. I would
Ifl had taste in my mouth, but didn't (
HI stupid and didn't feel like eating?111
? H waa then I began Black-Draught, ax
S3 kind of work, ready to eat and sleep
B ! taae Black-Draught, and tor 25 ye
fl wouldn't be without it at all. My *
B tot. I am out of doors, and fresh
O awdklnrs I need. I recommend it l
g Sold Eve
Pay Yoii
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tax payers are urged to
sible and pay their taxei
of the money.
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life. But it takes thougnt to supply
that need, and all honor be to the 1
man who has t^e brains and ambition
to confer upon mankind a ,
means of lessening toil, or of in- 4
creasing comfort. What he gives is ,
a pcisuiiol inuiiumeui iu his inteiiect. j
The world honors such a man. and, ,
his nan*- is long remembered.
The inventor who sees a real need 1 ,
and satisfies that need in a practl- j j
cal manner performs a service that. <
may, and probably will bring wealth ,
to him, but more than this, he per- ,
forms a work which will be felt evrywhere
and will last forever as s ]
blessing to mankind. His work. (
measure^ by beneficient results,
may arise to the dignity of the humane.
Some of us, however, have not the
thought, the fore^ght to make in-'
ventions and give a lasting benefit
to our fellowmen; to do our part in
the onward march of civilization. 1
A hustling young agent fo~ a 1
a farm journal approached an old 1
farmer who was leaning against a
rickety fence in front of a dilapl
dated house, reflectively chewing a
wisp of hay which dangled across
his ragged beard.
"My paper wi! lbe of immense value
to you," argued the solicitor. !
"By reading it. you will be able to
do better farming, do it more economically,
and you will naturally
make more money."
The farmer shook his head dccis
ively. "Nope." he said, " 'tain't no
use fer rac to read yer paper, young
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ed. or bilious, I take a food dote or H ,
straight." writes Mr. ueorge o. id
C. "It cieaases the liver and I feel H
r medldaa as I do aot see the need H
CtUOMMUt ; , iiM M?G MM MMSC BH
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ledidne II
ad been having a tired feeling when 11
be stiff and sore, and had a slimy, S j
hink so much of it till 1 began to feel tt
ten 1 knew I needed medicine. It H
id I felt all made over, ready for any B
' So. for any return of this trouble, S
its it has been my medicine, and i H
ork is constant 1 am on my feet H
air and Black-Draught are ah the B
o others lor 1 know u good." if
rywhere. R
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ir Town
ices
: been placed in my
S3 for collection. All
aee me as soon ss pos>
as the city is in need
o: t_f iiil
Jiruuicia |
>llector I
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PHY. NORTH CAROLINA
feller. 1 ain't farrain' now as good
is I know how."
This may be only a story, but doea
:i not suggest that ujore of us. like
that farmer, are not doing as well
is we know how. And the worst of
t is, most of us never will.
Every once in awhile, we see some
nan or woman step out of the ranks
md accomplish somethink worthy of
3Jte, something that benefits mankind.
We fail to see it more because
so many of us are "just averige."
All honor to those who do
Lhmgs. And no one holds a higher
place in the halls of fame of all
ante than the inventors, the makers
t>f civilization.
(Copyright. 1923.)
Salem
(Last Week's Letter.)
Our school has been closed since<
Christmas on account of sickness in
the teacher's family, but has been j
L*egun again.
Mr. Chas. Denton. Sibbald and i
Duffy Smith, of Cherokee, arc in;
jur vicinity surveying Indian lamb. |
Miss Elsie Dockery spent the
pa-t week with htr ?rran J parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Payne. at Birch.
Jfjpl
Dangerous
COUGHS
ereon unau*ures
--hot wi cm quickly check
th-m i-\ la'cint* Dr. Reii*? Pine'i
i".or**y <n ?:m . 1- I n .? p
lr?H.?ir?-d ri?*itc? i - it r cr-toic
vij ch.-t |u-* th aid the/ need.
I"):. Bell's rhr CtiunS with
t tie same medicine* that your doctor
vi.iu'J prrKtbe cumbincil
with the weU-tnr J old rcriedv ?
pine rar li\?v*rv. Ct? '*?*o u picas j
unt, t?K> Keep Dr. Bcil'|on naiwi
lot all thv* firmly.
Aii J'U*fn:s. De jure to
the (myin*.
DR. BELL'S Pine-Tar llnncy
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our wn ah
LIBR.
home-mad
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Mr.
Pearly Hogaed. who has been
on the sick list, is improving again.
Mrs. Martha Dockery, of Grandview.
has been spending the last two
weeks with her son. R. H. Dockery.
Mrs. Liza Ann Martin, of Ogreets,
moved to N. E. Dockery's place,
near Hangingdog. recently.
Mr. R. E. Carter and boys are
sawmilling these days, except when
fox hunting.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Rob- |
inson on the 6th, a fine boy. ^
Mi-a Reed has moved to Bob
Dockery's place on the branch.
Miss Sallie Mingus and others
spent Sunday with Elsie Dockery. 1
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Mrs. Mattie Hansucker spent Saturday
r.urht and Sunday with Mrs.
N. E. Dockery.
Hmira sunburn^^^
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