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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
No Blanks In this Competition

Tins is a cumpcti,ion Of rather an unusual
nature 1t T. common 10 onrr pri"S lor nae
best story, or picture, or Architectural plan
all the competitors riSkng the loss Of th'IT
labor and the successful one merely stillng
his for the amount Of the prize. But me
Press Claims Company'S offer Is something
entirely different. Each person is asked
merely TO help himself and the one Wh"
helps himself to the best advantage is to tie
rewarded for doing it, The prize Is Only "A
stimulus to do something that would be well
worth dong it. The architect whose com.
prt!lyc plan for a club house on certain
corner is not accepted has spent his labor ON
something Of very little use to him. But the
person who patents a SIMPLE and useful de-
vice in the Press Claims Companys Compc
I,t,lon, need not worry if he fail to secure the
pr,zr, He has a substantial result to show
for his work 49, one that VIII command It's yal'
ne in the market at any time.
The PLAN man who uses any article in his
daily work ought TO know better how 10 IN
prove It than the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the theoretical p"lnl OF
view Get rid of the idea that an improve
ment can be too simple to be worth patent
ing. The SIMPLER the better. The person
~io best succeeds in combining simplicity
aYa popularity, will get the Press Claims
,l'n.ayany's twenty five hundred dollars.
The responsibility Of this company may he
iudgcd frOm the fact that its stock is held ny
in,tnIl t4yct. .>&aArcd q: the leading ncwspa
pcrs of the 7 niel States.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
! Wcddcrburr managing n,torncy,ClS r street /.
/ Y w. Washington, DC. my4
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
THE LITTLE THINGS lnE
~ OkT VALUABLE.

Cnmnaratiycly few people regard 'Ilclh
,oly,. no inycninre. but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or announcer
| with ;dros lEat seemed calculated 10 It"uct
some oflhc little flic'ions of life CsnaI''
such ideas are dismissed without l"I''''
thought, .,,.,,
"Why dom, the railroad company make
jts car windows 50 that they ro'ilu of s''a VI
and down without breaking inc passengers
! hack. ," cXclaims the Traveller. II "'''
running The read ! would make ''''''' III S'''
a way ,,,,,,,
"Whnt was the man that made inns SAUCE,
nan thinking oi:' 4rumhIcs We '"oh' ~ Nv,
never had to work oyer n stove, or he ""nn,
hoy. Lnrwn how Il ought To have been hXcd.
.IIonr such a collar button grows inc
man vhu is late for breakfast eli were IN
,h, business Id make buttons tina, wonIo''
! slim ont or break oil, or nougc out lhe oach
of my neck c,.,,a,,
And then the various sufferers 'orHel a'""'
Their grievances and begin to thlnH Oh S"'n'
,hiur else. If they would sit down ~ 'nc
! II, st convenient opportunity, p'' 'ht'r W'''s
| about car windows, saucer ans INA WA
! Inl,,uns into practical shape, and men apply
for patents, they mjgh> find themselves IL
| INDEPENDENTLY wealthy IT, the mhh WA" III
ycn,,d the iron umbrella riu%, or lhc one
who patented lAc fifteen puzA.r.
| ATENA'EsNH OFFER.
To induce people 10 keep track OF 'hci'
! ui.h, ideas and see what ihric Is III 'h'"l' .
,hc Press Claims COMPANY has resolved -
utlcr Il prize.
TO .hcpcrson who submits 4"
II the simplest and most prom
i.ing inycntiOn.ir"n' ;s ninfcr-
ciu, point or. lew. the compnn!
will. give :2.5O0 in cash, III AL.
dition 10 rcfun.iing the fees Tor
securing the patent.
twill also advertise the i'll
yer.iOn free Ofcharge.
This offer is suhjcc, to the following CON.
! diii"le;
ENc,v competitor must Obtain patent i.1
| Iii, invention through the company ~
must fist apply tor a preliminary Search
! the cost of winch willie livc collars. Nhonh
! this search show his invention to D" nhln'
| c0t;l!lr, he can withdraw without nrihrl tf.
! ucusr. Otherwise he Will hr expected to
connlr,r Iii, HrpicutiOu and take "Mt pat
| en-, N the regular way. The total expense,
including Guycrnmclt and Bureau fees, Will
| he seventy dollars For this, whether hes
cures the prize o: not, the inventor VIII nave
a patent that ought to he II valuable p'opcr'y
to Inn. The prIzc Will awarded by u Jury
consisting of three rpu;ahlr patent h'lorn'
cys of Washington. Intending competitors
should fill out the following blank, and tor
ward ii with their application
- -, -, lS'Ci
IL submit the within described invention
| in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar plizc offered by thc Press Claims
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
Morris Of Wisdom.

The flowers meyer gossip.
Luck is pluck $ side partner.
Life is full Of compensa,iona.
A full pockvtbpok MAY 60 with an
empty soul.
Most men want TO be as rich as most
women want to be beautiful.
a woman'S work is never done uu less
it is done 10y some other woman.
lisa very poor neighbDr who don t
acknowledge his boy to be banned.
If you are a gentleman, you will ncv
er find 1t necessary to say so.
4 Iuiful son will take great pans
with the education Of us parents.
Matrimony is the dusty road leading
~ the iluwery fields Of courtship.
II woman steals, it is Il rule fol
ro!fc 14~ll L-ail sttdlS lOr llluStll'
In the a,oiut.ca Of natter sooner Oh
Later, everything and oYerybody zoe:
40 grass.
Cast your bread upon the water wit
the butter side vp.&nd il vii! COME back
.clke.
Whea C~Yld has shot ORE Oh his
ARROWS through two hearts, he takes t,
the tall timber in hurry.
The most mistaken and the most de
morAlizing Of all human sentiment i:
wOmanly sympathy for male crimi
nal,
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PA 7 J. ii rs

Caycatcs, and Trade Marks obtained and
G Patent business conducted for MODER-
ATE FEES.
OUR OFFICE is OPPOSITE U, S,
PATENT OFFICE. We have no snbagen
cies, all business direct hence can transact
patent business in less time and ut LESS
COST than those remote from Washington.
Send model, drawing, or hoto with de-
scription. We advise II pa'en'abc or not,
free of charge. Our fec not due till patent
is secured
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county, or town, sent free Address:
e.. A. SNOW 4 co.
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II submit the within described invention
in cpmpuition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar plizc offered by thc Press Claims
Company. :,
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WIN 81 uAKD'ASIT SEEMS

A potrnt strikes most people as an 'pp''!
innly formidable thing. The idea is 'h'' !, an
inventor must he u natural genius, I'He l:u.
son or Bell that he must put years 70 ue'''n ~
in complicated mechanical problems aho
HAT he mus, spend a fortune on dc',ca,ceA,
nrrimcn,s before he can get ne" " G' y, "
a.n,,rn,ublc degree OF pcrtrctlnn' ms ue-
lus,on tue company desires to dispti. II ne
sircs to &c, into the head of the puhc c car
cnmn,cIcrs,on of the tact that it is nol inc
treat, complex, and expensive invent DIS
Ina, bring the best returns to 'he'r au'"' ,,a
bu, the li,,lr, simple, and cheap on'S, ,,o
,hinns ,nn, seem so ahsurdiv trivial tl'a' 'ht
citizen would feel somewhat asn"'''" %.
Lrinuinc them 10 the attention OF the fa'eht
Office, .ooo;v.d
from the patents on all his marvc'"ns 'l'N'"
lions have not been sufficient topay lhccoS'
nf his governments. But the man VINO con-
cciyrd (, he idea of fastening - blt on r""oe'
cord to a child's ball, so that IT WOW" ''l' n
back to his hand when thrown mace " ~,
tune out of his scheme. The m""cll' S,",
irr mochin, is a miracle OF ingenuity Wv
nroduc, f,hc toll ofhuudlcds OF busy nF"'ns
through a hundred and fifty years, h". we
whole brilliant result rests upon 'hc s'u'i,''
device Of putting the eye OF 'hc nce'1' "' '''
Il Iva A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
C, Ar. NOTICE.

We take this opportunity of informing our
subscribers that the new Commissioner ni
Pensions has been appointed. lie is an old
soldier, and we believe that soldiers ami their
hers will receive justice n, his hands. we
do not anticipate that there Will be any rad
jcal changes in the ndnin stratun OF pension
affairs under the new regime.
We would adyls", however, that = SOL
diers, sailors, and their hcIrs, take steps TO
make application "a! once, ii they hayc not al.
ready done 80, in order to secure the benefit
of the early fling Of their claims in case there
should be any future pension legislation.
Such legislation is scll III retroactive. There
fore il il of great Importance that applications
he flied in the Department at the earliest pos
sblc date
Nsl. =. Soldiers, SaieDrs.ortheir
Widows, Children. or Parents
desire information in regard to pens on mat
tiers, they shouId write 10 Ise Press
Claims Company. at Washing.
ton. ID. e.. and they viii prepare and stnd
The necessary application, ii they find them
entitled under the numerous la"s enacted
for then benefit. Address
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JOHN wEDDENBURN, NANA Air"KHry.
p. 0. BOX 3s5. WASHINGTON, D. c.
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, patented lnc fifteen p'lHA.r'
Tn.NsksI OF 4 E1s.

To induce people 10 keep track OF 'h'''
h,i.h, ideas and see Wha, there Is III 'h""n'
the Press Claims ComlWny has resolve" ~
ntlrr "A NrLXr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
FARM and Garden Notes.

dampness.
The peach before it was developed
was poisonous almond.
Oak trees are fed upon BY $50 differ.
cnt srecies of insects.
Most bee.kespers clip the bees wings
when ts.ey hive their swarms.
The better the cultivation the better
w;ll be the vegetable grown.
In trausplantnc be sure to press the
DIRT firmly around the roots.
Sweet potatoes thrive best in Il warm,
sandy and rather rich soil.
Persian insect powder Is sand to be a
good remedy for the sheep louise.
One March pig is worth two May
pigs, though there is money in May
pigs.
Thin out the grape vines and Other
small fruits which have been set toe
thickly.
The variety Of wheat known as the
American Bronze is SAL, to thrive on a
poor soil.
The self livtr Is pretty generally
pronounced success by those who have
tried it.
A hog should have just as clean water
to drink as any other animal, or man
for that matter
Toads have specia iundness for bees
and are often the cause Of a swarm rap.
idly dwlndling.
A good walIow is blessing to Il hog
1t is Of the greatest assistance to him il
Kidding himself Of yrrmin.
The prime object in feeding the SOW
for the first two weeks after farrowing
is that OF milk production.
Some writer claims that twelve bush
els Of cooked corn will make us mucl
pork as seventeen bushels Of raw corn
A hcehiye should be approached from
the rear or sides so as not to disturb thu
bees by obscuring Their fight.
Curd Is better than milk for fowls
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-08-31
PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has II Clear Gift 81 u
Small Fortune, and the Losers
Haye Patents that may
bring them In still
More.

Would you Ike to make ,wcn'y'hVu n n,,.,
drcd dollars? lfyou would, Ec"o ca'e,"'',
what follows and You may see way !" W. ~
The Press Claim, Company oeYo''S ,''to,'
attention to patents 1t has ''"n"''' ,,'''i :,
,nds nf o,p]jca,ions for inventions, hlt II
,rnull nl;c to handle thousands more. Ihcrc
10 nirntv of iuvcnlivc talent in This country,
m.nliuG nothing but enc ur ( c m en-
r., nrolucc practical results. That chcon''
,rrmcnt the Press Claims Company pro-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Its Glories Departed.

Donnybrook Is on the outskirts Of
the city of Dublin, but DonnybrOOk
fair ground is no longer the friendly
fighting ground of former days.
Once the tents made Of wattles, with
patchwork quilts or blankets or old
petticoats spread over them, held
rows of tables made OF doors placed
on mounds of clay. The benches,
too, rested ON the same uncertain
foundation and when the young Irish
men grew unsteady the bench sent
them all down to the floor. Out on
the green there was fighting and
sports and at night the f1ddles played
jigs for the jolly young people. 1t
appears from the accounts given by
the strangers who visited Denny brook
almost a hundred years ago that
there was good reason for the world
wide meaning given to the mere ex-
preston Donnybrook Fair" But
! its glories have departed and it IL
many long day since the cheerful
shillaly was welded around Denny
brook castle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
WHY Fish Have White Bellies.


There is no phenomenon Of nature
that escapes the Investigating eye of
science. In England they ha late
iy Leen exper menting with founders
in order to determine whether the
whiteness of the under sides of those
ash 10 due to the exclusion OF light,
md the presence Of color Ga their
upper sides to cxposu g to Light.
They have kept the fish expert
mented upon living in u glaao tank
having mirror placed beneath, 50
as to reflect light upon the under
sides of the fish.
One of these prisoners has sur
viyed for three years under condi-
tions so strangely different from its
ordinary habits Of life, and all of
them have exhibited the development
OF spots OF pigment on their lower
surfaces.
The experimenters have concluded
that it is exposure to light that
causes the coloration Of the upper
paris of the bodies not only of
founders but of other fish, and con-
versely, that it is to the comparative
absence OF light that the whiteness
of the under sides Of fish is due.
They extend the same principle to
explain the colorless C ndition Of the
skins of many animals that pass all
their lives in caves,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Little Peter.

This is the real name Of the petrol,
a bird that lives on the sea- The
harder it storms the better he likes
it, and the more noise the sea makes
the louder he cries.
The sailors, who are all 50 jolly,
never like to meet a petrel They
are so dismal in their coal black
coats, and seamen think they bring
them ill.luck, too.
You could not guess how the petrol
sleeps. He first makes of himself a
feather ball, and sits on the water,
just as your canary does on his perch.
Why does he not sink? Because
his feathers are so oily he cannot
These birds grow so fat that, to
the poor islanders in very cold coun-
tries, they are invaluable. After
they are dead wick is drawn through
their bodies and set on file, and you
can hardly believe how well this
queer kind of a lamp lights up their
simple huts
The petrol never goes on shore ex-
cept to build their nest, which Is
hidden snugly away between rocks or
in the sand. There she lays her one
egg and brings up her baby. All day
the petrol lives on the water, but she
never forgets at night to feed it.
Sometimes they are called Mother
Carey's chickens" II you ever GO
across the water, YOU may see them
some day.-Our Little Ones.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

memorial to the first Emperor of the
contederated fatherlaud. William l.
The monument will Lc one of the
finest, if not the finest, public monu-
ment in Europe and will be erected
opposite the old HohenZollern Palace
in Berlin. The monument will be
nearly 20 feet in height, the pedestal
resting on broad foundation on
which will be placed at the four cor
ners allegorical figures of lions in
bronze. The corners Of the pedestal
are to be supported by four figures Of
victory. The tablet will contain a
suitable inscription, above which will
be the imperial insignia of the Order
of the Black Eagle upon the pedestal.
The venerable Emperor, William l,
will be represented riding in iull
military dress, his horses bride be-
ing held by an heroic figure.
Thus will be arranged the central
portion of the monument. But the
general view will be very different,
for almost surrounding the statue
will be colonnade, constructed 50 as
to form five sides of an OctagOn, with
the sides behind the statue longer
than the others. The entrance tC
each end of the colonnade is through
an archway surmounted by warrior
| driving a chariot with four horses
while emblematic figures at intervals
relieve the monotony of the top par
OF the colonnade. The statues in thu
inches, both on the inside and tn
outside Of the rows of pillars, will
represent various rules of Prussia ant
the German States and the grea
commanders Of the German Imperia
Army, as we'll as the leading publ
men of the time of the first William
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Career Of a Famous Detective.

Vidocq, the great French detective,
was born in Arras in 1875. He began
life as baker and early became the
terror of his companions by his
athletic frame and violent DISPOSE
tion. At the same time he was a
notorious thief, and after many dis
graceful adventures he enlisted in the
army. In 1895 he returned to Paris
with some money, which, however,
he soon squan tered. Next he was
sentenced at Lille to eightyea hard
labor for forgery, but rel eatedly es-
capped, and in 1903 he became con-
nected with the Paris Police as a
detective. His previous career en-
abled him to render important
services. and he was appointed chief
| of the safety brigade, chiefly com.
posed of reprieved convicts, which
purged Paris Of the many dangerous
classes. In 1918 he received full
pardon, and his connection with this
service lasted until about 1928, when
he settled at st. Mande as paper
manufacturer. Soon after the revO-
luton of 1880 he became political
detective, but with little success. In
184S he was again employed under
the republican government, but he
died penniless in l857.-Commercial
| Gazette
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
The Woman Who Has Tact.

There Is nothing that carries a
woman so far toward the goal Of So
cial success as tact. She may not
possess those qualities necessary for
leadership, but she will have no diff
flculty in securing so firm a foothold
that she need have no dread of a
greater power dawning upon the so.
cial horizon. The reason for this is
that in reality tact is but another
word for goodness of heart, and in
nate kindness to all must be the key
stone that the woman of the world
builds the castles of her ambition
upon.
The tactful woman always says and
does the right thing at the right
time. She never wounds by these
gaucheries which all Internationally,
yet nevertheless painfully, remind us
of things we had rather have forgot
ten, or tells us unpleasant truths
that are no less bitter because we
know that there is no denying them.
Tact passes over every faux pas
and somehow manages to convert
them into something pleasant before
the embarrassed perpetrator has a
chance to raise a blush at his own
awkwardness. All graces of mind
and body seem embodied in that one
word, for woman may be painfully
plain, yet with this virtue che be-
comes radiantly lovely in the eyes OF
those whom her consummate art has
rescued from some dire strait. She
may be poor, but to those about hel
iDl, of hnr TN of
the lack OF worldly wealth. HeI
gowns may be dowdy, but as she
dwells among us she appears to bt
clothed in garments of radiant light
and it would be a b'ave spirit indeed
that dared to cavil at the makeup o
a woman whose gracious presence an(
tactful spirit had spared them man!
a period of embarrassment. Abov'
all virtues cultivate tact, for in it lie
the secret of all others.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
COnsidcrate Father.

Doctor Story, the father of the
great chief justice, was man Of
sterling common sense and genuine
kindliness One illustration OF his
method Of family government indi-
Gates that he must have been greatly
beloved for his sympathy with boyish
fun.
One evening after the family had
gone to bed the elder boys rose,
dressed themselves and crept softly
down into the kitchen. They built
a roaring fire in the great fireplace,
skirmished about the pantry, and
having secured a plentiful supply of
provisions, prepared to make a night
of it,"
Suddenly, to their dismay, knock
was heard at the door. They put out
the light. hastily hid the food, and
concealed themselves about the room
as best they could. The fathers
step was heard on the stair, and in a
moment he entered, bearing lamp.
The smell of food attracted his at
tention, and glancing round. he saw
the leg of boy protruding from
under a table. Without word hi
marched straight to the door and ad
mitted his visitor, who had come t.
consult him professionally.
The two sat down before the fir'
and began talking together, but aftel
a time a scrambling noise was hear(
under the table, and this the visito
commented on.
"Ah," said the Doctor, didn't yo'
know we keep a dCg?"
When the visitor took his leave tn
Doctor retired and left the bora t
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
An Artist in Sand.

A curious sight in the streets of
Toxic is to see an old man seated on
a smooth piece of ground having
round him little piles Of sand of diff
ferent colors, red, blue yellow, black,
etc. Placing a pinch from each pile
in his right hand, he will draw Oh tho
smooth ground t0e figure Of man or
woman. the dress all properly cOl0red.
by the sand trickling Though his
fingers. 1t is done with great rapid
ity and shows remarkable dexterity.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
CHAPTER III.
THE OLD SAILORS PLOT.

Hardly minute had passed when
Miss Alma Bullet descended the stairs.
She was rather stout OF person, and
her complexion was as gay and vivid as
an Indian blanket, but she was never
theless endowed with q fair share of
attractions for country where good
lookina .gomen are scarce. She had
coarse, irregular features and vivacious
eyes, and possessed an average intelli-
gence and capacity. She could have
further been commended as healthy and
q good cook.
is anything wrong?" she asked.
mo; everything is right" replied
Bullet, with suppressed jubilance.
Hush! don't speak too loud, or you'll
disturb him.
Disturb whom?"
THAT model of manly beauty in my
bedi I've called you to share my joy,
Joy, Alma. In short, I've summoned
you as-as q vulture to the feastl'
He waved both hands over and around
the helpless sleeper.
Advancing on tiptoe, Alma Bullet
peered into the little bedroom, survey.
ing the unconscious young Chicagoau
with an interest and curiosity she did
not attempt to conceal.
who is he?" she asked.
.Ill soon tell you" replied Bullet
.Sit down here-no, not beside me but
exactly in front. Iwish to take . good
square look at you
Alma took the position indicated.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
The StOrk.

The Arabs have superstition that
the stOrk has a human heart. When
one OF these birds builds its nest on
a housetop they believe the happi-
ness of that household Is insured for
that year.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Utility of the GOurd.

One begins to encounter the gourd
as q domestic utensil about one hun
dred miles south of Mason and DixOn's
line, where the local pronunciation
is something like goord. The dipper
and soap dish made from the gourd
go along with the old well-sweep and
the plantation dwelling with separate
quarters. A skillful negro can
fashion marvelOusly graceful and
convenient utensils from the gourd.
The dipper is the simplest Of all.
For it the manufacturer chooses d
gourd with round body and a
natural handle. A disk is cut from
the body, the meat is taken from the
gourd, the shell is carefully dried
and you have dipper that will last
for months, perhaps for years. Spoon.
of excellent shape and durability may
be made from the gourd, as alst
cream swimmers and the like.