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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
Carriers.
LADIES' SILK ELASTIC GARTERS-50c,
7bc., S5c., 81 and S1.25 a pair.
Children's Hosiery.

CHHDIEN'S SWISS RIBBED FAST
BLACK COTTON HOSE-with double knees.
heels and toes-sizes 8 to 0 inch-25c. q
pair.
BOYS HEAVY BICYCLE HOsE-with
double knees, heels and toes-szes Z to
10 inch-25c. pair.
CHIDREN'S FINE RIBBED COTTON
HoSE-wlth double knees. heels and toes.
Csc. for size 5-rise &c
BOYS HEAVY RIBBED BICYCLE HOSE
with double knees, heels and toes-sizes
to IL inch-5Oc. pair.
CHILDREN'S BLACK RIBBED COTTON
HOSE, with solid White feet. double
knees heels and toes-35c.--3 pairs for 81.
CHTIDREN'S SWISS RIBBED CASH
MERE HOSE-with double knees, heels and
toes-5Oc. a pair.
INFANTS FINE CASHMERE HOsE-in
Black and White-sizes to inch-39c
Q pair
INFANTS FINE CASHMERE HOSE
Black and White. WITH silk heels and toes
sizes to inches SOC. a pair.
Each pair OF silk Hose-and Carriers are
put in boz free.
On duty every evening until Xmas.
PERRY'S,
''Ninth and the Avenue"
Established 1870. pp Telephone COX
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The Receiving Reservoir.

Col. Elliot, In the same report, also gives
an account OF the work of building the
drainage tunnel under the Dalecarlia hill
and the shaft in the valley Of Little Falls
branch, which is the most important and
difficult part of the project for the improve
ment of the Dalecarlia receiving reservoir.
He states that this work is completed ex-
cept the coping of the shaft and the retain
ing wall, and that there remains to be
done for the completion of the project a
short tunnel through the hill on the east
erly side of Little Falls branch, the perma-
nent dams across the valleys of Little Falls
branch, Mill creek and East creek, and the
open channels between these streams that
are to conduct all the polluted waters of
the watershed of the reservoir into Little
Falls branch, from which they will pass
into the shaft and thence by the main
drainage tunnel around the reservoir and
into the Potomac. When this has been
done the water of the reservoir will be
drawn off, the reservoir will be filled with
Potomac water from Great Falls, and the
passage through the reservoir of this water,
for which purpose II was originally con-
structed. will be renewed. The work can be
completed in the next fiscal year IL the
necessary appropriation be made by Con-
sress."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
Ladies' Hosiery.

LADIES' FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE,
with solid White feet and double heels and
toes-25c. a pair.
LADIES FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE,
with double heels and toes-all sizes-25c. q
pair.
LADIES FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE,
spliced soles, heels and toes-35c.; 8 pairs
for 81.
COTTON HOSE-with spliced soles, heels
and toes-50c. a pair.
spliced soles, heels and toes-5Oc. a pair.
LADIES FAST BLACK CASHMERE
HOSE, with double soles. heels and toes
b0c., Soc, 75c. and 81 pair.
LADIES' SILK HOSE-in Black and col
ors-$1 .9S up.
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Children's Underwear.

CIIII4DREN'S PLAIN MERINO VESTS
and PANTS-21c. for 16-inch-rise Sc.
CHHDREN'S SAXONY WOOL VESTS and
PANTS-40c. for 10-inch-rise SC.
CHILDREN'S NATURAL wOOL. VESTS
and PANTS-b5c. for 1s-inch-rise SC.
CHH.DREN'S SWISS RIBBED UNION
EUTTS-Reduced from S1.S5 to $1.O0 each
only small sizes.
CHILDREN'S WHITE and NATURAL
SWISS RIBBED UNION SUITS-sizes 4,
and 6-S1.3O. 81. 40 and $3.50 a suit.
BOYS SHIRTS AND DRAWERS (Ameri-
can Hosiery Co.'S make)-odd sizes-re-
duced from s1s5, rs. IS to Toe. each.
CHILDREN'S SWISS RIBBED WOOL
WRAPPERS-7Oc. for size Prise &c.
CHILDREN'S PLAIN WOOL WRAPPERS
Zoe. for size 16-inch.
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Ladies' Underwear.

LADIES MEDIUM and HEAVY WEIGHT
PLAIN MERLNO VESTS and PANTS-One-
third wool-all sizes-50c. each.
LADIES SAXONY WOOL VESTS and
PANTS-one- wool. Pants made with
ribbed legs-75c. each.
LADIES' SWISS RIBBED WOOL VESTS
and PANTS-two-t thirds wool. Pants with
French yoke, white and natural color-$1.0O
each.
LADIES' LIGHT WEIGHT RICHEI4IEU
RIBBED VESTS-cne-half wool-in white,
natural and black-$1. 90 each.
LADIES SWISS RIBBED WOOL VESTS
with high neck and short sleeves-S1.0O each.
LADIES' IMPORTED RICHELIEU RIB
BED WOOL VESTS-in white, natural and
black-Sl is for size 3-rise 1Oc.
LADIES AUSTRALIAN WOOL VESTS
and PANTS-all sizes-S1.2 rs each.
LADIES SCARLET INDICATED VESTS
and PANTS sizes Is to 40 inches-$l.oO
each.
LADIES SWISS RIBBED WOOL PANTS
white and natural-an sizes-S1. so pair.
LADIES SILK AND WOOL MIXED
vFsSTS-hgh neck and long sleeves-$1. S5-
short sleeves-S1. s..
AMERICAN HOSIERY COMPANY'S VESTS
and PANTS-ohe- half and two-thlrds wool,
and a standard make at standard prices.
LADIES CHAMOIS VESTS, high neck and
long sleeves-$4. 50-with no sleeves-$3.00
each
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Union Suits.

LADIES' SWISS RIBBED WOOL UNION
SUITS-two-th thirds VIOLIN white and natur-
al-x1.95.
LADIES' SWISS RIBBED WOOL UNION
SUTTS-in white-from 3d. up.
LADIES HEAVY WEIGHT BLACK
WOOL UNION SUTTS-$4.O0 for size B.
rise 25c.
LADIES BLACK SWISS RIBBED SILK
UNION SUITS-$5.25.
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Tights.

LADIES SWISS RIBBED COTTON
TIGHTS, knee length-in black and white
REDUCED from SOC. and Csc. to 25c. q pair.
LADIES' BLACK SWISS RIBBED WOOL
TIGHTS, ankle length, small and medium
sizes only-REDUCED from $1.45 to $1.10
. pair.
LADIES' BLACK SWISS RIBBED WOOL
TIGHTS. open and closed, knee length
$I.95, 81. 10 and $3.50 a pair.
LADIES BLACK SWISS RIBBED WOOL
TIGHTS-ankle length-open, $2.25-closed.
$2.15 a pair.
LADIES' CREAM SILK TIGHTS-ankle
length, open-$3.65 s. and $4.25 O pair
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Suureme Court.

Chief Justice Fuller yesterday announced
the decision of the Supreme Court in the
ex parte case Of Isaac l.. Rice, denying
his request for wrIts of mandamus and
prohibition upon the circuit court of the
eastern district of Pennsylvania in the
matter of the reorganization of the Read
irg railroad and coal and iron companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
INITIATING DIR. PARKHCRST.
Reform Movement Has Been Started
at San Francisco.

The San Francisco clergymen are arrang-
ing for the organization of a movement
similar to the Lexow plan for the i'm
provement of municipal morals. Rev. j.
Cummings Smith, pastor Of Trinity Pres
byterian Church, who has had verbal and
written communications with DIR. Park
hurst, took the initiative. union move
ment has been inaugurated by the local or
carnations of Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist ministers to take concerted action.
II the California legislature does not APP
point an official publication committee the
ministers Will conduct the investigation
themselves with the aid Of the citizens
generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18

THAT WOULD LIKE SOMETHING OF A MUCH
MORE SUBSTANTIAL NATURE. WELL. WE
GOODS 5nsT uHEh BUY AT P ao
rs MENTION A LINE OF FINE BLACK GOODS
ANY HARM AND MAY DO DECIDED LOT OF
GOOD TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
SO-INCH ALLswooL BLACK IMPERIAL SERGE
THAT is GOOD VALUE AT zoe.
4e-INcM- ATWOOD BLACK SILK FINISHED
HENRIETTA H n1in1 P MEt Sec. '00
VERY SCARCE weave, TRUE VALUE. &c.
GUARD. WAS MARKED Sis.
.sNcH L hoEIoaf f fhlGE ga BfARRrrz CAM
HOLIDAY PRICE, 7pc.
TREMELY GOOD VALUE. WAS sl.25.
HOLIDAY PRICE, CSC.
a, Hs-INCH Al: AIL-WooL BLACK CRAvENETTE, A
WILLING sh HOLIDAY AZ f p ri csc.
o 50;NCM H., AIh ,I,,yE BACK DIAGONAL WHIP
HOLIDAY PRICE, CSC.
64,INCH ALL-WooL BLACK FoULE cHEvIoT.
as HofID1Y PRICE, CSC.
rvhhiwHFf Hof i1iss; PRICE, CSC. 0
60-INCH ALI~wOOL BLACK BOUCLE NOVEL,
TY. GOOD VALUE AT s1.75.
eo-INCH ALL-wOOL BLACK ENGLISH CLAY
SERGE TAn.0RING CLOTH: WORTH $500.
HOLIDAY PRICE. s1.49.
These are OUR best goods,
marked down to meet conn
petition ON medium quail
ties.
WE ARE OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRIST
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A Cav Tree.

With Snow. Tinsel. Fairies, Glass
Balls, Icicles, Toys, Cotton AMI
mails, Candy Boxes, Clothes Pins
and materials for making Butter
flies, Paper Flowers, &c. Crepe
Paper, Be-; French Tissue and
FaIcy Paper, Gold Paint,
Japanese Napkins. Fine Variety
of Scrapbook Pictures. Studies.
Christmas Cards and Booklets.
Marbles. Christmas Tree Cam
dies and Holders, Tree Fence.
Green and Gold and Silver Moss.
Frost Cloth. Santa Claus Masks,
Games. Toy Theaters, Costume
Crackers and other wonderful
things to please the children.
Open from 5 am. TO Q pm. ].
JAY GOULD. 421 9th st. IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18

NO Christmas and New Year table should be
without a bottle Of DIR. Siegert's Angostura Bit
tiers, the world renowned appetizer Of exquisite
favor. Beware of couterfeits."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18

Could be better pleased with
the holiday trade than we,
everything gliding along as
smoothly as a steam cruiser
ON a calm sea.
Hdkf. Dept.
KEPT A HUsIMNG LIKE A MUSICAL TOP.
Jewelry Dept.
BUZZTNG LIKE A BEE HIVE.
Glove Dept.
HAS NOTHING BUT WILLING HANDS EXTEND
I'D FOR PROTECTION.
Leather Goods Dept.
HAS THE VERY LATEST STYLES OF CASH
Umbrella Dept.
LITERALLY PATRONIZED BY EVERYBODY.
Art Dept.
CROWDED WITH ARTISTIC NEEDLE WORKERS.
Toys, Books and Other Nick
Nacks
Are bringing the children i'm
sWarms.
We could just keep ON
with such descriptions and
tire your patience, but we
won't do it.
=one@e oH7 N-nn-DN
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
PEOPLE with QUE NAMES
tovhon UNCLE SAM has
GRANTED PATENTS.
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr.. EDITOR:
If you want to find odd names, just
look over the patents granted by Uncle
Sam promiscuously to all, whether citi-
zens or aliens, who may be endowed with
the inventive instinct. TO satisfy my
own curiosity l have recently made a
search among the dusky records of the
Office, and thok it would be safe to
assert that nowhere can an Cdder lot of
names be found. Take the good old
name bestowed IN the Middle Ages upon
the youthful heir Of John-Johnson-
and We now find it written Jonson,
Johnson, Johnsen, Johnston. Johnstone,
Johansson, and Jonsson, by It's different
bearers. These changes were caused
no doubt, by peculiarities Of environ
ment, such ss has recently made confu-
sion in the Klein family in New Jersey.
A family of this name came from Ger
many thirty or forty years ago and sep
arated, the four sons going to different
States and losing all trace of each other
for years. A few years ago they man
aged to get together when it was found
that one brother spelled his name Kline
while another had retained the Klein
of the Fatherand. The other two had
translated their names into the English
Language and now call themselves Lit
tle,' and Small respectively.
Clearer proof could not be asked of
the fact that Uncle Sam is no respector
Of persons in the granting of patents,
than finding on single page and near
together, a record Of the granting of
patents to three men bearing the names
of Swinsco, Swogger and Swoboda.
1t was also curious to note that re-
Gently, while the whole country was in
feyerish state watching to see what
Congress would do with the silver pur-
chase question, the government granted
patents to Messrs Silver, Silverberg,
Silverman, Silverthorn, Silyernail, and
Silyerstein.
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rrFICH -OSLER BUILDING, Northwest corne
Of Church and Main Streets.
Church Directory,

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmoie
pas or. Weekly Lectures Tuesday eVehlEs
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every secOnd
Wednesday evening. Regular services :!
.. pointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. j. H. Barb, pas
or Services, Sunday 10 A. M. and 6.3o r.
n. Sunday School, 3. p. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, Gas Z.
United Brethren Church-kev w. L..
Martin, Pastor. Regular Services ny ap'
appontment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at ~ a. M
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mi1e Society every rcond and four'h
Wednesday evenings
Missionary Meetings by regular appoint
ment,
Morayan Church Rcy. M. F. Ocrtrr, fas-
tor. Sunday School every Sunday? II: m
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 AID 7:3O respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
Henry Mann Pastor, Services every a'',r
nate sunday at 10 A. M. and 7.3o Z. NJ
Sunday School at 8 A. NJ. raycr Meeting
every Wednesday evening nj $50 T. NJ.
ST. Stephens Church, Protestant Eplsco-
nol.-Rev. r. Whlt,mgham, Pastor. Ser
yiccs every Sunday ut 1890 ii. M, except on
9th Sunday in the month, then a' h'Sh''
Lvening Prayer, Fridays, al I.
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Advertise in The CLARION.
"All Full Inside p

Cant speak for the other passengers,
driver, but that last dumpling filled me
up Yes, and twill Nay you out it
it was as doughy of some of them are,
and then you'll need DR.. Pierce's Pleas.
ant Pellets to relieve your pain, and
gently remove from the stomach, and
bowels, all irritating matter. No dras-
tic purges these, but gently cathartic,
more laxative than cathartic,yet though
mild, doing thorough work; and easy
to take a specific in disease Of stomach,
liver and bowels. In yals to preserve
their virtues. Of all medicine dealers.
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Independent Politics devoted Literature Local and General News
AURNONT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday November 1884, MN
x shooter in a twinkling.


No she WON'T and Josselyn's six
shooter was gripped firmly in his hand.
Now. any man is fool who will draw
his pistol without sufficient grit to live
up to the drawing of it. 1t was all bull
ly-rsgging on Nephi's part. He wanted
to frighten Josselyn. lie saw now that
he had made a mistake. The error
would have cost him his life had he had
more excitable man to deal with.
Yes, your wife's here. Put up that
gun or III max charming widow of
her in just two seconds
The weapon went back into the cow
ards holster.
Come out, little one, called Josselyn.
Alicia came forth from covered
wagon.
Now, what do you think of a good
solid, perfectly legal divorce? asked the
man who held the large shining key to
the situation.
She looked at him questioningly.
ut would be just magnificent she
said after moment.
And Nephi scowled until iseyebrows
came nearly to his cheek bone.
Wal, in 81 Jones kit there a bible.
Go get it.
She obeyed readily, and came back
with little worn volume in her hand.
Now, there's somethin' that's jest
about fourteen million times better n
the Book of Mormon. Neph Hearn, stick
your right paw up into the air and put
your other'n on this ERE book, Alicia
Hearn, you do the same
Alicia edged as far away from her
husband as she could, while she put the
tips of her fingers on the book,
AN now do you both swear never to
be man and wife again as long as you
both shall live?'
YES sand Alicia, firmly.
Nephi hesitated.
the key to the situation looked at
him with one unwlnking eye, aud he
drAwled out:
'Ya-as.'
Amen said Josselyn.
Then he took the book and put it in
his pocket.
Now git out O here as fast as the
Lord'll let ye, Nephi Hearn-you slab
sided saint. We prefer the company of
coyotes to yourn any day.
And Nephi mountedhis mustang and
fed away, filling the air with choice
Mormon oaths.
Now, she Can marry anybody she
fancies, can't she:'' remarked Blue Pc
ters.
Josselyn never looked handsomer
when he made the reply.
No, not any one; very particular
me.
Aud SO it turned out.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-01
AN ODD DIVORCE.

- HERE was no accounting .or it.
T She could haye been anything
W shschose in that little Georgia
town. She could have married
any man not already married, from the
blacksmith up to the Justice of the
Peace himself.
But she chose to throw herself lfaway.
When the proselyting elder of the LII,
ter-Day Saints left the town with three
converts, Alicia among them, the peo-
pie arose in their might and talked of
running after him and hanging him to
the most convenient tree,
1t was terrible, they said. that poor
girl like she, with no parents to look
after her, should embrace such an awful
religion as Mormonism. They talked a
good deal about the matter. That is
the way they arose in their might.
And 70 Alicia, firm to her new found
faith, was taken across tina plains in an
emigrant train to Salt Lake.
A cattleman named Nephi Hearn,
who could quote verses from the Book
Of Mormon by the yard, came up from
Arizona and met her at the elders house
He saw that she was fresh checked i,
large-eyed and black haired, and he
began forthwith to make love to her.
Now, love and all that were part of
Alicia's programme, it, indeed, she had
any programme at all. She had gone
to the land of the saints with her pre-
ciols noddle full of the beauties of the
doctrines Of Joc Smith, but when the
Brigamite part of the religion-the
marrying and the giving in marriage
she hesitated.
Perfect simplicity of faith shone from
her eyes when she faced the music, or
rather, the big, ugly man before her.
The bishop told her she must marry
Hearn, and of course she married him.
After they had gone through the En-
dowment House, and taken all "Obli-
cations" he carted her over 800 miles
of alkali desert and sandy wastes to his
ranch in Stone Jug Vally. which is in
Central Arizona.
Alicia did not like this journey. The
cart had a canyass coyer that shaded
her head, but the heat beat up from
the ground like the heat from burning
Gomarrah, and her pretty cheeks be-
came tanned and pink.
They looked all the prettier for that,
but she did not like to feel Of them,
And this big man who married her
who was he and where was he taking
her to-?
All, well, one must haye faith. The
saints all have their trials. The man
was doubtless good man. The Bishop
had said so. He would care for her.
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A0GTRn.
sHv lovG.
BY MRS. NJ. A. KIDDER.

shy IovG.
BY MRS. NJ. A. KIDDER.
Oh. little maid,
With nut-brown hair,
And tender eyes
Of Irish blue;
You mind me Of
Yon shy, sweet bird,
That sings its song
With notes so true.
That. when his
Merry lay is DER,
HES him away
Far out Of sight:
Just as you fitted,
Little one,
And lett me all
Alone, last night.
l met you in
The valley fair,
Where sun and shade
Play hide and seek;
When you, so like
That sweet, shy bird,
Turned half away
And would not speak.
You are not mine
| am not yours
l know this we'll,
Oh, f,irest one;
But, if l ne'er can
Tell my love,
How will our
Loye-time be begun7
If you ne'er lift
Your eyes to me,
That | may read
Their depths of blue;
All! little maid,
So fair and young.
How can | tell
My love for you?
The summer days
Are almost.gone;
And days when love
Is at lis BEST
Then put your soft
White hand in mine,
And let us take love
AS a guest.
Then. as we loye on
Day by day,
Well bid our guest
To ever stay
And meyer mind,
AS storms pass by,
And dangers threaten
You and l.
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Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
62G and 10 81 m, and 81 and 2G p N.
Leave lIghfcld for Gettysu Hanover
York and and II Div. so and II 40 a m
and So pm.
Leave Edgemont for Wayncsboro, Cham
cersburg, Shippensburf, and intermediate sta
tions at 7 05 and L As m and % pm.
Leayc Hagerstown for Cherry Run and al
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at s 05
m and 10 35 and s O0pm.
= r r Leave Bruceullc tor Frederick at 40
q m aud 40 p m and for Littlestown and
Taueytown at 9 A m and 3 as p IN,
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers for Baltimore
NJ. HOOP. B II. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
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Read THE CLARION.
Rams Horn Blasts.

1t is always safe to be right.
Foreboding is always an enemy OF
rest.
Faith in God is the only sure cure for
worry.
Blood's relations are the hardest to
bleed.
Every grain of good wheat holds a
big future.
What little God some very big peo.
pie worship.
Men are often gamers when they lose
their money.
Doubts are like bats; they can live
in the dark.
1t costs less to be contented than it
does to be happy.
1t is easier to convict rich man than
to conyince fool.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-01
No. 29

Smiths. of course, receiyed its due share
of attention. No less than sixteen sep
arate and distinct members of the clan
who, in schoolboy days answered to the
name of Bill received patents in Q sim
gle year.
In the genus OF the Mes or Macs
it was found that in the same year (l89D
there were 253 species recognized, and
rewarded for their services il promoting
the progress of mankind.
When the race was young and names
began to be bestowed upon men to mark
their peculiar traits of character of their
avocations in life, the cranial develop
ment of that portion of the head rep
resenting what phrenologists call
amauvoness must have been prodigous,
for we find here noted the fact that pat
ents We're issued to men bearing the
suggestive names of Kiss, Kissher, Kis.
sam: Kissel, Kissell, Kissner, ,Kissinger,
kissing and Kissock, while Others,
apparently ashamed Of the amiable ma
lures Of their progenitOrs, attempt to
disguise their names by dropping an"s"
or substitutlnga W."
Not only do we find here odd names
but we find regular old Jawbreakers"
for the English-born American, such,
for instance, as Zschech, Yrigoven,
KjoelIerfeldt, Zwierzchowski, and
Szkcsy, the last-named individual be-
ing a citizen of Kruiszentmikloz in
Hungary,
In fact, so hardened have the officials
of the Patent Ofice.becomes that they
will not hesitate to grant a patent to
any person wnateyer, no matter what
name he may give. One was even
grauted few years ago to a man who
gaye his name as "Wrba' and swore to
it, to.
The modern fad of wrising an initial
first given the Office a great deal of
trouble, as the authorities have held
that mans real christian name is his
first one, and that his mindle name is
"merely ornamental" Accordingly,
when J Sinclair Jones asks for patent
on a new kind Of hair dye he is informed
that he must divulge the secret of his
christian name. This be does reluctant.
ly, saying that it is "John, 'or be coolly
swears that it is ] and j only. If an
affidavit to this effect is furnished the
patent issues in that name.
The genial Chief of the Application
Room told me recently of a case in
which it seemed to me the use of initial
letters was allowable ana even CON-
mandatory, An application came in
sigLed "P. V. Jones'" No effort on
the part of the Office could extort any.
thing else. At last Mr.. Jones. driyen
to desperation, came on to the city and
made a sworn statement that what he
had given was his name, his whole name
and nothing but his name. He said
that his father wished his own initials
to remain In the family but did not
want to blight the life of his son by
compelling him to bear the sobriquet Of
"Pusilanimous Vesuvius."
All the names mentioned can actually
be found in recent lists of patentees.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-01
Western Maryland Railroad.

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