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NEwFoUNDLAND TROUBLE.
An Exciting Scene Occurs in the House
Of Assembly.


OF Assembly.
NEW YORK, March PA Tribune st.
Johns special says: There was an ex-
citing scene in the House of Assembly
yesterday when the Governor came to the
council chamber to give assent to the
masters and servants bill. The Usher
of the Black Rod summoned the MEM
bers of the House of Assembly to attend
him. Murphy, the st. Johns member,
moved that the House decline to wait
on the representative of the imperial
power, in order to thus show their resent
ment at the tyrannical treatment of the
colony.
Speaker Emerson, Sir William White
way, Premier Bond, the Colonial Secre-
tary, and six others went, but the fifteen
members kept their seats. The galleries
hissed those that went, calling them trait
ors, and wildly cheered those who re-
manned in their seats. The speeches
made justify what was done.
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PRINCE Rismarck.

BERLIN, March %. = Herr Buhl, a
Nationalist member of the Reichstag, has
returned to this city after paying visit
to Prince Bismarck. He has made a
statement to the effect that if Prince Bis
marck should be elected to the Reichstap
he would Immediately afterward appear
in that body.
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HEAVY STORM.
The Country From Eastern Kansas tt
Denver Covered With Snow

The Country From Eastern Kansas to
Denver Covered With Snow.
KANSAS CITY, March 25.-Dispatches
from Kansas state that the worst snow
storm of the season is raging throughout
that State. The railroads are all badly
blocked. The country from Eastern
Kansas to Denver is covered with snow,
ranging from five inches at Junction City
to twelve inches at Hayes City.
In Colorado there is foot and half of
snow. severe windstorm is whirling
the snow into great drifts, and the rail-
road tracks are disappearing from sight.
Several trains on the central branch of
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old War vessels to he So1d

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Bids were
opened at the Navy Department to-day
for the purchase of eight naval vessels
which have been condemned and ordered
to be sold to the highest bidders. Seven
of the vessels took an active part in the
civil war, and their histories are full of
romantic interest
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Fatal railroad Accident.

LINCOLN (Neb.), March %. A fatal
wreck occurred on the Burlington and
Missouri, near Sutton, this morning. The
west-bound flyer, running double
header, with snow-plow on the head
engine, crashed into the rear of freight
train, demolishing the two passenger en-
gines, smashing several cars on the
freight and killing instantly engineer
Roberts of Plattsmouth. Fireman Udell
was badly injured
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Harmony Prevails.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-General Ma
hone and John w. Langston have, it is
stated, settled their differences. and will
hereafter work in harmony for the pro-
motion of the interests of the Republican
party in Virginia.
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Change In Name.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.), March 25.-
In the city election to-day there were
four tickets in the field. D. NJ. Fother-
ingham is elected Mayor by 200 to 300
plurality.
The new charter was adopted by large
majority and the official name of the city
was shortened to Spokane, the falls being
dropped.
f. c. Watson is elected City Treasurer
and t. L. Reed Comptroller. For AS
SCISSOR Bousinault has good majority.
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Hidden Treasure.

Tucson "a. IT,, March 25.-William
Zeckendorf. Commissioner of the Worlds
Fair from Arizona, has received letter
from party purporting to be political
convict incercerated in Cuban prison,
stating that he has buried near Tucson a
large sum of money. He wished Mr..
Zeckendorf to give bond and he will for
ward plat of the burial-place. One-half
of the treasure is to be used in 1iberating
the prisoner and the other property to go
to Mr.. Zeckendorf. Mr.. Zeckendorf for
warded the letter to the Cuban Consul.
Halfa a dozen similar letters have been re-
ceived throughout the Territory.
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America Would Lead.

LONDON, March PIN speech at Leeds
in favor of Imperial federation, C. A.
Paster declared that if Canada left Great
Britain, Great Britain would give up the
leadership of the world and America
would take the lead in naval possession.
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There are fifty-nine women in New
York who keep provision stores, and
they appear to meet with success. One
of the leading real estate brokers in the
city is woman, and there are fifty or
more female physicians.
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The Sayward Seizure.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Attor-
ney-General has received letter from
Judge Bugbee, Judge of the District
Court of Alaska, acknowledging service
OF the rule made by the United States
Supreme Court to show cause why writ
of prohibition should not be issued in the
case of the British sealer Sayward, and
saying that he expected to make return
by the next steamer.
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Ironmolders ON a strike.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.-Seventeen
ironmolders and one apprentice are on a
strike at the Pacific Rolling Mills, be-
cause the mills have been doing work for
other foundries in this city where men
are on a strike. One hundred and
seventy-five men will be thrown out of
employment by the strike. The Union
Iron Works will be affected, as it relied
on the Pacific Rolling Mills for the steel
castings for the vessels in course of con-
Struction
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Died from His Injuries.

Tucson, March. 25.-J. J. Mead.
brakeman, injured in the wreck Mon
day at Gila Bend, died yesterday at
the Sisters Hospital. The body will be
sent to Missouri.
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IRISH TROUBLES.
Hea1y's Injuries More Serious Than al
First Supposed.

First Supposed.
CORK, March 25.-Timothy D. Healy,
who was assaulted Monday by O'Brien
Dalton, when interviewed by an Associ-
ated Press representative to-day, said:
Il was offering my hand in friendly
greeting to Dalton when he rushed upon
me and hit me terrific blow in the face,
smashing my spectacles and forcing some
broken glass into my face. The injury
to my right eye caused me intense pain.
No, ! shall not prosecute him. / freely
forgive him, for he has done good work
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All fallen fruit, no matter how small or
how early in the season, should be de-
stroyed. 1t is in the fallen fruit that
many insects mature. They can be better
destroyed by destroying the fruit than in
any other manner.
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Land Decision Affirmed.

WASHINGTON, March 25.@Secretary
Noble to-day rendered a decision affirm
ing the action of the Commissioner of
the General Land Office in rejecting the
application of Cyrus F. Clapp, to locate
Valentine scrip on 320 acres of unsur-
veyed land adjacent to the town of Port
Angeles, Washington. The ground for
action is that the land sought to be
entered is within the Port Angeles town.
site reservation, and held in reserve
under the Act locating townsites, and,
therefore, not subject to location.
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Kincaid Murder Case.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The taking
of testimony in the case of Kincaid for
the killing of Congressman Taulbee was
begun in the Criminal Court to-day.
Several witnesses were examined.
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Olsen Murder Case.

MERGED, March 25.-The panel of sew
enty-five jurors called at this term of
court, was exhausted to-day in trying to
obtain jury in the Olsen case, after OBJ
tanning nine who were fitted to sit on the
case. As soon as the panel was exhausted
twenty-five more names We're drawn, re-
turnable Saturday next. The case WAS
then postponed until that time. The case
will be very closely contested
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Due d,Orleans.

PARIS, March 25.-There is no truth in
the sensational story to the effect that the
Due d'Orleans came to this city Thursday
last disguised as valet in the service of
Mime. Melba, an opera singer.
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,JefTerson.s Anniyersa,.v.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The National
Association of Democratic Clubs has is
sued circular letter addressed to the
Democratic clubs throughout the United
States, inviting them to appropriately
celebrate the anniversary Of the birthday
of Thomas Jefferson, on Thursday, the
second of April. The life of Jefferson is
contrasted with what they term the
Capitalization, prodigality, favoritism
and corruption of the last Congress-
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AccidentaIIy KILLED,

MERGED, March 25.-Frank Fisk, aged
q, of Coulterville, accidentally killed
himself at that place yesterday. He pre-
pared to go hunting, and when loading
his gun it was accidentally discharged,
the load striking him in the abdomen,
killing him almost instantly.
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.o-German Commercial Treat,

LONDON, March 25.-The Times, corre-
spondent at Berlin says that the Austro-
German negotiations for a commercial
treaty have been concluded.
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Prominent Mormon Leader Dead.

SALT LAKE (Utah), March 25.-Daniel
FL. Wells, Counselor to the Twelve
Apostles, and General in the Nauvoo
Legion, an old-time leader and trusted
official of the Mormon Church, died to-
Cay OF pneumonia
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Honduras Lumber Company.

CHICAGO, March 25.-The Honduras
Lumber Company, composed of Ameri-
can capitalists, organized here with
paid-up capital of S25O,O0O. The company
possesses stumpage on 100000 acres of
land in Honduras, on which is hardwood
lumber valued at over 81 ,000, 900. Mills and
furniture factories are to be erected and
the product is to be shipped to the Latin
American States as far south as Buenos
Ayres, and also to the United States and
Europe
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Unpaid Tailor Bills.

New York, March 25.-There was an
exciting scene at the Real Estate Ex-
change to-day when Martin L. Hatch,
acting for the Merchant Tailors' Society.
stood before a crowd of several hundred
prominent business and society men and
sold to the highest bidder thirty-five un-
paid tailor bills. These bills bore the
names of well-known New Workers., and
those who did not pay up before the sale
were held up before the public. The
righteousness of the sale can be realized
when several bills amounting to seven
hundred odd dollars were sold in bunch
to Hebrew tailor for 81.
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Offer to Prize Fighters.

ASTORIA, March 25.-The Directors of
the Astoria Athletic Club has decided to
offer purse of ST. 900 for fight between
Fitzsimmons and Hall.
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An Ill-Treated Slave.

New YORK, March 25.-The agent of
the Children's Society brought South
American slave named Marie Devonicie.
IA years old, before Justice Diver at Har-
lem Police Court She had been bought
from her parents in Peru for $500 by Con-
sul-General Quintana of Peru, who
placed her in service with his family in
this city nineteen months ago. Marie,
through an interpreter, told the court she
had been shamefully beaten by Mrs.
Quintana Monday night, and had left the
house. Quintana, Who was in court, said
home in Peru. The magistrate placed the
girl in the care of the Childrens Society
Tor further investigation.
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IN NEBRASKA.

OMAHA, March 25.-The storm which
prevailed to-day was general throughout
Nebraska. Dispatches from all over the
State indicate that the snowfall covers the
largest area of any storm of the winter.
In the regions visited by the draught last
summer the snow was especially heavy.
Holdredge telegraphs that the snow is
from two to four feet deep, and McCook,
Broken Bow, Chadron and other points
send similar reports.
The storm has done little, if any dam
age. Trains are but slightly interfered
with, owing to the fact that the snow is
not accompanied by wind, and is too wet
to drift. 1t is in the nature of blessing
to the people of the State. The weather
is cloudy, and the prospects are for more
snow or rain.
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Society Sensation.

New YORK, March 25.-The divorce
granted to Maud e. jerks from Almet f.
jerks, of Brooklyn, causes sensation,
owing to the prominence of the parties.
She is the daughter of Bishop LittIejohn.
be is the son of a Judge, a Yale graduate,
and Judge-Advocate of the National
Guard. The marriage, in 1878. was So
cial event. Bishop Williams, OF Con-
necticut, performed the ceremony;
Walker Blaine was the best man. The
pair had not lived happily, and the wife
moved to Rhode Island to secure di-
vorce on the ground Of non-support. The
husband offered no opposition. He is
corporation counsel of Brooklyn.
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FRUIT PESTS.
An Interesting Experiment Being
Conducted in Washington.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE
GRATING OF BUDS.

Census Bulletin Showing the Increase
In the Colored Population, as Com
pared with that of the WhiteS-The
Record of Minister Blair on the
Chinese Question Transmitted to the
F1owery Kingdom.
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Pension Awards.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The follow
ing pensions have been awarded:

Oregon: Original-JohnsonW White.
California: Original-George A. Ste
phenson, Henry Schatfer, Christopher
Scharefer. Increase-William r. Harris.
Original widow-Harriet F., widow of
Daniel G. Davis
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the Missouri Pacific are laid up between
stations in snowdrifts.
A San Francisco PASSENGER train is
stuck in a drift near Bentley. and near
Ellsworth a Union Pacific train is fast.
Unless extremely cold weather follows
it is not thought that the crops will be
injured, but scarcity of feed will make
it severe on stock
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a Fiendish Revenge.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, March with her
face horribly disfsarsd and burned by Wit
riol, aud suffering great pain, Matilda Gun
bingham lies at her home the victim of her
siater's jealous spite. Matilda, aged 81, aud
her sister Lena, about thirty years old, oc-
cupled separate beds In The same room. All
WAS quiet in the house uutl O'Clock this
morning when the household was awaken
ed by WON ,u'5 shrieks AMI Matilda was
discovered stand ing at the sink bathing her
faca and hesd in water and groaning terri
bly,. Just than the sistar Lena was
seen trying t, esoaps from the house.
She YVES followed and policeman arrested her.
doctor was sent for and the upf fortunate Matilda
WAS found to DO terribly disfgure1. Her fore
head, cheeks AID noe were in a frightful state
and the eyebrows entirely burned away. She
was sleeping at the tim, the vitriol was thrown
Par. of the contents OF the bottle thrown upon
the pillow and burned large hole into tho tick.
Matilda is employed in seed store and Lena was
Jealous, as she was more sutcossful in finding en-
ployment than herself, and took this revenge.
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Farmers Alliance in Texas.

ST. LOUIS, March 7.-Dispatohas from
Texts announce that the Farmers Alliance
10 that State ia in badly demoralizad con-
ditlon. G W. McCuae, the noted alliance
leader, Is In Dallas and will remain there
for month or six weeks. McUune's pres.
eaoe created lit5ls surprise as many MEM
oers of tina alliance had threated to mob him
L he ever entered the State. The truth Ia
that all is not harmony in the alliance camp.
There are two fac.lous. each trying to
down the other. Ols, the remnants
OF the old grange. hesdsd by Farmer
Bill" Saaw, favors railway commits
sion whose m ,mhers shall BIS eppointive ;
the o.her wing wsntsd tho commisai )na elective
aud the state bonls invested in railroad bonds.
It is understood that McCune is here to patch up
treaty of pescc beSw Jon the factions Alliance
members OF the legislature hsvo issued circu lar
denouncng r. 4. Coleman, editor OF the Mercury,
as northern importation sent to Texas to dictate
to tho people. Coleman ssys "a majority OF
the democrats of Texas belong to the allsnce.
We propose to have something to say indica-
ting the policy of the psper or the biggest polit-
cal row in the history o. Texas politics will tahe
place." Mcclure will lecture in every county in
tLa
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Hyppotized His Wife

Hypuotism and Its wonderful power over
woman has created widespread interest 10
Nav Haven, Conn. The case in point came
to light yesterday when Alfred Adams, new
ly married, entered the police station &C.
companied by sad look and tale of woe.
Since bic marriage he has become the proud
father of two children. His wife Ia very
pretty woman, and all seemed to go on
swimmingly until about month ago, when
he discovered that bis wife wss not paying
as much attention TO him es be thought she
shoul'. Ttursdsy night Mr. and Mrs Adams
were passing through Hud2on street when sud-
denly Mrs. Adams soppei short, and said that
something was pulling her lack end that she Sem
ed to be unable 10 go any farther. Adams search
ed for thst which was holding her back, but was
unable to find il, aud then thought that his wifo
had SUI idenly lost her sense'. At that moment
tho front door of house opeDed, and woman
named Mrs. Hoyt appeared. She called for Mrs.
Adam. Mrs dams tnrLed to her husband and
told him to take her away aB the woman possess
ed some terrible power over her. Adams started
to take his wife away, when Mrs. Eoyt started to
wa k down the STEP. Motioning 70, HRS. Adams
to 90 INTO the house. she deliberately walked over
to " here AGams was standing, clutched him by the
throst snd held him against tree while his wife
Slowly backed into the house, crying ss if her
heart would break Adams walked to his home
and prepared things for his wife and childrens
return. They have failed to return IS yet, aud
now Adams wsnts to have Mrs. Hoyt arrested for
hypnotizpg his wife and compelling her to re-.
main away from his bed and board.
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md nn;iring efforts OF Senator'S Barbour ano
Daniel en0 Representative Lee, without
ybose effective se, vices, they say, their Dill
never would have become law.
Mr. A. J We1Gerburn, formerly Of Alex
sndiia, has be appointed by the Department
of Agriculture special agent to prepare re-
pfrt on the character and extent Of focd
SduIteration.
Il is thought ard said here that as the
hill Tor the admission of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Toto this city has been dt
fsatsd, and If SITE mpted ia the next Con
gfesa would in ell probability meet with the
same fate, that the recently reported inter
view, as published in the GAZETTE, with
Messls. Gould aud IumeD, TO the effect thai;
the Norfolk end Western would find It's
way mere by the Virginia Midland, Ia en-
tiFeiv correct. CT, /! not, ought to be.
Senator Barbour and Representative
Tucker Of Virginia will leave here tonight
90 a sp4ci. train for San Francisco, as
members Of he congressional escort OF the
reusias Of the late SENATOR Hearst OF Cali
forpla.
The qnestior, who vii be the new .. 8.
crcu' judge for the Virginia circnit? is as
hard to answer to-day as ever. Ii Is said al
the d apartment of Justice that Judge Lewis
OF V.reinia will bs appointed, as he is rec
commended by both the democrats and re-
puoicans of his own State; but there are
some anti-Lewie Virginia republicans, ere
they 90 20 far IA to say that the place has
already been offered to ex-Secretsry
Gof OF Wet Virginia, who is hold
log It's acceptance under advieement.
[. isa we'll known fact that ex-Congrsss-
man McComas, OF Maryland, is an applicant
for the place, and during the last days of the
lsst Congress circulated among the repubil-
can members Of that body, for sigDa'ures a
petition to the President to appoint him.
Then, too, il is said, the President bas ex
pressed an intention of appointing southern
democrats to the three souhern circnits,snd
thinks that ex Congress man Findlay, of Bal
timore, family connection, would be
good man for the place. II either OF the
two latter be appointed, both the circuit
Judges for the circuit would hail from Mary
land, 90 the other one, Judge Bond, ID from
thst state North Caroline, also, has an sp
plioant fer the position. II is cafe to say
that up to date nobody knows who will be
appointed. delegation OF Virginia law
yers wss here to-day to ask the President to
appoint Judge Lewis, wht So appointment s
so recommended By Judge Hughes of the
U. S District Court Of Virginia District 10
;bst circuit.
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ST. a5&
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

ST. PETERSBURG, March, 7-DegatIef'
the NbilIst leader and murderer OF the
Chief of the Secret Police In 1888. has been
arrested at Koatroma. Areward OF 10000
roubles has, for long time. been offered for
tbs capture of Degarjsff.
LONDON, March THE communications
which have passed between Msssrs. Nc
-rtby and Parnell In relation to the funds
of the national lesgus which are IN Inc
hands OF bank 10 Paris, we're published In
the second edition OF the Times to-day. AT
ter several letters on the subject had passed
between Mccarthy and Mr.. Parnell, the
former offered to agree to an arrangement
by which q sum necessary for the immedia'
wants OF the evicted tenants could be re-
leased. An agreement Of this kind was
necessary az the money was deposited In
the Joint names Of Messrs Mccarthy and
Parnel and the late Mr.. Biggar. Mr.. Nc
Csrthy proposed that thu sum thus with
drawn should be entrusted to Mr.. Jas. Favier
O'Bten and Mr.. ]. J. CLANCY for distribution.
In the concluding letter OF the series Mr..
Parnell, who does not appear to have
agreed to Mr.. MoCarthy's proposition. states
that until some definite plan in regard t.
the funds is sgreed upon, there are sufficient
funds in hand to render the sale fany OF
the securities deposited In Paris unneces-
gary. he expressed ths hope that M. Nc
Csrthy will soon hold consultation with
his oleagues In regard to the matter, and
that permanent plan for the release Of the
| funds will be agreed upon.
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NIB. CLEVELAND AND THE wight,
DFBr.-About two weeks ago NJ. W. l.
Royal, the counsel, fox the foreign bond.
holders. being In New York, bad au ipte,.
view With ex-Presldsnt Cleveland. That
gentleman, az is well Known. is a meu b5r ~
the advisory board appointed By The O II
debt committee.
Mr.. Royeil suggested 10 him TO come N
Virginia aDd confc: With the leading peon.e
on The co. ct Of the dent. hecause II 10
manifested real and &c, periG, c,o or, H..
teress in the subj ect, he protabiiiiy was his
personal irhuerce n!sdt bnng the parties
together.
The .x-Preside, raid te believed .hey
hsd approved of plan OF settlement, to
which Mr. Royal. replied that the plan &c.
commended vas not understood By the ls1-
II. of Virginia. 90 Mr.. Royall exp. s..-
Ing desire to dsoc5s the matter with k'm
and point how be could be OF iuc4lcu ebIe
service, Mr.. Cleveland DID no; manifest y
desire to hear any further dlsonsacr, srd
the interview termins,ed.-Rich State.
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THE MONEY IN PATENTs.-"If you want
to lo,e or make fortune In dsy, u,i 20
Into the business of the Inventor. L lis better
than a lottery, for you stand chance Of win.
ming once In while. The man who Invent.
ed the hooks now In use on ba tops Of shoes
was Missouri shoemaker. lie got $3.50 Tor
his patent, but the man who bought it made
So, 600 out of 1t. Tae inventor end paien.
tee CT that toy for children, the rebouudus
ball, now almost forgotten by the fcsIe
youngsters, cleared 1925 0CO out OF bis pat.
ent, while the chestnut bell' profit d the
firm that pateued the idea $4,000. Pigs
In clover would have brough; tbs inventor,
q central New York farmer, ss much more.
but number OF firms manufacturing child
ren's toys ran the risk for Infringement OF
patents during that crszs. and tia inventor
only received SIS 600 ani Let OF lawsuit
I haven't aaid anything about the men who
have lost fortunes in the business. but their
name is legion. Kansas City Times