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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-22
No Blanks I'm this Competition.

This is a competition of rather an unusual
nature 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural plan,
all the competitors riskmg the loss OF their
labor and the successful one merely selling
his for the amount of the prize. But the
Press Claims Company's offer is something
entirely different Each person is asked
merely to help himself, and the one who
helps himself to the best advantage is to be
rewarded for doing it. The prize is only a
stimulus to do something that would be well
worth doing It, The architect whose com.
petilive plan for a club house on a certain
corner is not accepted has spent his labor on
something of very little use to him. But the
person who patents Il simple and useful de-
vice in the Press Claims Companps Compe-
tltion, need not worry if he fail to secure the
prize. He has substantial result to show
for his work-o one That will command its val
ne in the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article in his
daily work ought to know better how to I'M
prove it than the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the theoretical point of
view. Get rid of the rid of the idea that an
improvement can be too simple to be worth
patentng TIE simber the better The
person who best succeeds in combining
simplicity and popularity, will get the Press
Claims Companys twenty five hundred dol,
lars.
The responsibility of this company may be
Judged from the fact that its stock is held by
about three hundred of the leading newspa.
pers of the United States.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
Weddeburn, managing attorney, 6lSF street.
N. W. Washington. d, G. my4
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A Visit From the Bayleys,

The servant at No. / told the serv-
ant at No. that her master expected
his old friends, the Bayleys, to pay
visit, and No. Q told No that No. 1
expected to have the Bayleys in the
house every day, and No. 3 told No.
that it was all up with No. and
that they couldn't keep the bailiffs
out, whereupon No. 4 told No. 8 that
the officers were after No. l, and that
1t was as much as he could do to pre-
vent himself from being taken In ex
ecution, and that twas nearly killing
his poor, dear wife, and so it went on
increasing and increasing until it got
to No. 33 that the detective police
had taken up the gentleman who
lived at No. for killing his poor,
dear wife with arsenic. and that it
was confidently hoped and expected
that he would be executed at Horse.
monger Lane Jail, as the facts Of the
care were very clear against him.
London Tit-Bits.
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s.DOnsL sPhale' to he There.''

So the young girl wrote to her lover by
way of postscript to an invitation. "rll be
there" he said to himself, "for there IS no
such word as 'nhae' in my dictionary"
Mothers do not fail in your duty to your
daughters. Many girls health is imperiled
by functional irregularities,at her critical per-
iod of life. That is the time to take brief
self-treatment with DR.. PieIce's Favorite
Prescription. it purifies and enriches the
blood, gives healthy activity to the kidneys,
stomach, bowels and other organs and en-
sures robust health. For nursing mothers
and dehiltated rundown women generally it
is the most reliacle restorative tonic and
most soothing nervine known. To those
about to become mothers II is a priceless boon,
for it lessons the pain and pcails ofchldbirth,
shortens labor, promotes an abundant secre-
ton Of nourishment for the child and short.
ems the period of confinement.
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y: atenGS
Notice to Invet0rS,

There was never time in the history Of
our country when the demand for Inventions
and improvements in the arts and sciences
generally was so great as now. The con-
vtnicnces of mankind in the factory and
work shop, the household, on the farm, and
in Official life, require continual accessions
to the appurtenances and implements to each
in order to save labor, time ard expense
The political change in the administration
OF government does not affect the progress
OF tho American inventor, who being on the
alert, and ready to perceive the existing
deficiencies, does not permit the affairs Of
government to deter him from quickly con-
cciyng the remedy to overcome existing
discrepancies. Too great care cannot be
exercised in choosing a competent and skill
ful attorney to prepare and prosecute an
application tor patent Valuable interests
haye been lost and destroyed in lnnumerable
instances by the employment of incompe.
tent counsel and especially IS this advice
applicable to those who adopt the mo pat
ent, no pay system. Inventors who entrust
their business to this class of attorneys do
SO at imminent risk, rs The breadth and
strength of the patent is never considered in
view of a quick cndcavor to Get an allowance
and obtain the fee then due. THE PRESS
CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wedderburn,
General Manager G1S F street, N w., Wash
ington, d. c., representing n large number
of important daily ard weekly papers. as
well rs general periodicals Of the country,
was instituted to protect its patrons from
the unsafe methods heretofore employed la
this line of business. The said Company is
prepared to take charge ofall patent business
entrusted to 1t for reasonable fees, and pre-
pares and prosecutes applications generally,
including mechanical Inventions design pat
cEts, trade marks, labels, copyrights, inter-
fcrenccs, infringcmcuts, validity reports, and
gives especial attention to rejected cases.
1t is also prepared to enter into competition
with any firm in securing foreign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
JOHN WEDDERBuRN,
G1S F Street,
p. O. Box 1856. Washington, ID. G.
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THE ILL FA1ED EVENING STAR.
Ono Of the Most Pathetic Tragedios Of tn,
Atlantic Coast.

Ono Of the Most Pathetic Tragedios Of the
Atlantic Coast.
One of the most terrible tragedies
Of the Atlantic coast was the loss Of
the steamship Evening Star with 260
Of her passengers and crew 24O miles
northeast of the Matanila reef, on
Oct. 8, 1855. The Evening Star was
on her way from New York to New
Orleans and was rolled about for a
long time in a constantly increasing
storm. At o'clock on the morning
Of Oct. a vast mountain Of water
fell on the deck and stove In the
starboard forward gangway. A bulk
head was hurriedly erected to keep
the water out, but it was swept
away. Four times the crow rebuilt
the bulkhead, only to SEQ the waves
tear it away. The rudder was thrown
out Of gear and tho sea made clean
breach over the ship.
Men and women alike helped to
bail the water out Of the vessel, but
the sea poured in irresistibly. The
captain told the passengers that
there was little hopo left, but urged
them to be cool. Among the passcn-
gers were the members of a French
opera company, and the rrima donna
worked at the buckets like the rest.
Just about dawn the captain SOL
EMMY addressed the crew and pas
sengers. He told them that the ship
must go down. Men and women
rushed about the deck yelling, tear
Ing their clothes off and plunging
into the soothing sea. There were
several lifeboats, but they could not
be lowered In such waves. So the
boats remained on the deck and
were loaded with people, who wait
ed for the Evening Star to sink.
The captain wept and babe farewell
to his companions. The crew main
tanned good discipline. In an hour
the ship gave a lurch and plunged
down into the ocean. The crowded
ufeboats were sucked Under, and the
sea was full Of men and women call
Ing In vain for help. Scores Of them
were crushed into shapeless masses
by the dliftwood that swirled around
the wreck. The last person to leave
the ship before she sank was an 1tal-
ian prima donna, who waited calmly
until all hope was gone, and when
abe felt the first CONFUSION Of the
vessel as 1t prepared to 60 down she
raised her hands, moved her lips as
II In prayer and plunged into the
roaring waters, never to be seen
again.
Only a few were saved. They
dr1fted around without food or
drink, half mad with fear, until they
were picked up.-New York Herald.
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C, a, R.NOTlCE:.


We take this opportunity Of informing our
subscribers that, the new Commissioner of
Pensions has been appointed He is al old
soldier, and we believe that, soldiers and their
heirs will receive justice at his hands. We
do not anticipate that there will be any rad
ical changes in the administration of pension
affairs under the new regime.
We would adyisr, however, that U. ). sol.
diers, sailors, and their heirs, take steps to
make application at once, if they haye not al
ready done so, 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 seldom retroactive There
fore it is of great Importance that applications
be filed in the Department at the earliest pos
sible date.
IfU. s. Soldiers, Sailors. or their
Widows, Children. or Parents
desire information in regard to pension mat
tiers, they should write to The Press
Claims Company. ut Washing
ton. ID. g.. and they will prepare and send
the necessary application, if they find them
entitled under the numerous laws enacted
for their benefit. Address
PRESS CLAIMS COMP ANY.
JOHN wEDDERBURN, MANA nif0RNEy.
P. 0. BOX 1886. WASHINGTON, DC
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PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The winner has Il Clear GILT Ola
Small Fortune, and the Losers
fave Patents that NAV
Bring them In still
More.

Would YOU like to make twenty-five nun
drcd dollars? Ifyou would, read carefully
what follows and you may see way 10 90 IL.
The Press Claims Company devotes much
attention to patents. 1t has handled thous-
ands of applications for Inventions, nut IL
would like to handle thousands more. lhcIe
is plenty of inventive talent in this country,
needing nothing but G II O u rag M Ell
to produce practical results. That enconr-
arcment the Press Claims Company pro-
poses to give.
NOR SO HARD As III SEEMS,
A patpnt strikes most people as an npp"il'
irr)v formidable thing. The idea - (hat an
inventor must be a natural genus, lke Eo'-
son or Bell that he must put years TO oclV1hS
in complicated mechanical problems ana
that he must spend q fortune on dcl!ca!c eS-
perimcnls before he can get new ueVice 10
a patcntable degree of perfection. Ihls de-
luslon the company desires to dlspcl. IL de-
sires to ret into the head Of the public clear
comprehension of the fact that it is not the
great, complex, and expensive Inventions
that bring the best returns to their authors
but the little, simple, and cheap ones-.ho
things that seem so absurd'y Trivial tha' 'nt
citizen would feel somewhat ashamed oi
bringing them to the attention OF inc T"'eh'
Office.
Edison says that the profits he has received
from the patents on all his marvellous 'hVeh.
tons have not been sufficient to pay the cost
of his experiments. But the man VINO con.
ccived the idea of fastening bit OF ruDpeE
cord to n child's ball, SO that 1t w"ulo come
back to his hand when thrown made Tor
tune ont of his scheme The modern sew
rr.machinc is miracle OF ingcnuIty-the
product ofthe toll of hundreds OF busy brains
through hundred and fifty years, but inc
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple
device of putting the eye of the needle at the
noinA inc tnad Of the other end.
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REVOLUTION IN MUSIC.
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE.
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Here is specimen Of the contents of one
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The portrait of Marie Tempest and the fol
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Please Another Waltz.
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Inherited.

The small boy who applied to the
Chicago physician to be vaccinated
was so bright faced the doctor asked
him who he was
'I'm Johnny Smith, he said, land
my pops detective"
"Oh," exclaimed the doctor, run
along, little boy! There's no need
TO vaccinate you. You'll never catch
anything. detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-22
THE LITTLE THINGS THE
MOST VALUABLE.

NuO3l vAhN n 1DAAIs
Comparatively few people regard them
selves as inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or announcer
with ideas that seemed calculateo 70 Teouce
some ofthe little frictiOns of life. Usually
snch IDEAS are dismissed without further
thought.
why don't the railroad company make
its car Windows so that they could be Slid up
and down without breaking the passengers
backs:" exclaims the traveller. III l were
running the road would make them IN such
way"
what was the man that made this sauce
pan thinking ot?' grumblcs the cook. "Hc
never had to work oyer stoye, or he woul1
have known how it ought to have been liked
"Hang such collar button ! grows the
man who is late for breakfast, "lfl were in
the business I'd make buttons that wouldn't
slip out or break off, or gougc out the BACK
OF my neck
And then the various sufferers forget about
their grievances and begin to think OF some
thing else. Ifthcy would sit down at the
next convenient opportunity, put their IDEAS
about car windows saucepans, ana collar
buttons into practical shape, and then Apply
for patents, they might find themselves as
independently wealthy rs the man VINO IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or the one
who patented the fifteen puzzle.
A TEMPTING OFFER.
To induce people to keep track of their
bright ideas and see what there is in them,
the Press Claims Company has resolved 10
offer q prize.
To The person who submits to
ii the simplest and most promo
Using inventiOn.f from - CONNER
cial point OfSieW, the company
will give $500 in cash, in al.
dition to rcfunaiing the fees for
securing the patent.
1t will also advertise the in.
ventiOn free Ofchargc.
This offer is subject to the following con-
ditiOns:
Every competitor must obtain patent for
lis invention through the company He
must first apply for a preliminary search,
the cost of which will be five dollars Should
this search show his invention to be unpat
cntable, he can withdraw without further eX-
pcnsc Otherwise he will be expected to
complete his application and take ont pat
cnt III the regular way. The total expense,
including Government and Bureau fees, will
be seventy dollars For this, whether he Sc
cures the prize o. not, the inventor Will have
patent that ought to be n valuable property
to HIM. The prize will be awarded by n jury
consisting Of three reputable patent attorn-
eys of Washington. Intending competitors
should fill out the following blank, and for
ward it with their application
-" -, 1898
81 submit the within described invention
in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
Company
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The Art TOnsOrla
MIR. AMOS LUCAS,

MIR. AMOS LUCAS,
tot Long Branchl
Having arrived at the conclusion tnat inc
columns of the CLARION are the only means
whereby he can bring his business to the
proper standard gives vent as follows:
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, sHAM-
POONING AND DYE1NG
In the latest style OF the art tonsorlal.
SHARP RAZORS AND A CLEAN
SHAVE
is the motto of this enterprising artist and
by strict attention to business can't help
but please all Will be IN his shop at al
times -
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IT submit the within described invention
in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
Company
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-29
Reilly and the Veterans.

If there is one class of men more than
another which should rally 10 the support
of Hon. James b. Reilly in his present
battle, it is the men who went to the front
in the dark days of '6l. There is not an
old soldier in Schuylkill county who can
say that Mr.. Reilly has ever for an in
stant hesitated to lend his assistance in
procuring for the veterans the pecuniary
assistance which a grateful government
has bestowed upon every deserving sur
vivor of the Rebellion. Never has Mr..
Reilly been appealed to in vein. He has
not simply given his promise to assist an
old soldier in procuring pension, and with
the promise dismissed the appeal from his
mind. Whenever he has been appealed
to he has used every effort to secure the
coveted bounty for his old soldier con-
stituents and has not given up the fight
in their behalf until every means has
been exhausted. These are facts which
cannot bel denied. Mr.. Reilly has not
published them broadcast, but there are
many old soldiers and widows of soldiers
scattered all over the country who will
bear willing Itestimony to the fact that
the Democratic Congressional candidate
has befriended them,in this way, and in
numerous instances has taken up pension
applications which had been long await
ing final disposition, or been previously
denied, and successfully prosecuted the
claims and secured what the veteran or
his widow desired and what Mr.. Reilly
d eemed was justly due them. In james
b. Reilly the old soldier has true friend,
and now is the time for the veterans to
show theirl gratitude to one who has
never turned a deaf ear to them or has
refused ITO assist them in procuring a
pension-with success in every instance.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-29
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

On his honeymoon, Albert Townsend
was arrested at Denver for forgery in six
states
Western manufacturers of plaster have
formed a combine, dividing up the terri
tory.
The vicinity of Hay Springs, Nob., was
visited by heavy snow storm yesterday
lasting eighJ hours.
Mrs. Margaret g. Easter, poetess, died
at her home in Baltimore, aged 50 years.
She had been i'll for some time.
Thirty fine cattle Of Jonas Van Duzer, OF
Elmira, n. y, affected with tuberculosis,
were killed by state inspectors.
Tearing down the home Of the notorious
wife of Burglar John Mitchell whitecaps
near Yelverton, o., forced her to leave the
country
1t is stated that the universities Of Ok
ford and Cambridge will confer honorary
degrees upon United States Ambassador
Bayard ON his return tu London
Because he could not take all his prop
erty with him when he died John w. War
ner, an eccentric farmer of Allegan, Mich,
set his cabin on fire and cut his throat.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-29
CENTRALIA.
CEETRALIA, Oct. 20.


John Burns and wife, of Girardville,
spent yesterday among town friends.
Miss Mary Joyce, one of Girardville's
bright young ladies, is spending few
days with town friends.
Invitations have been issued to all the
foot ball teams in this vicinity to attend
the ball here on Hollow Een and mum
Der of visiting teams are expected.
The new hose house is now completed
and is being furnished. 1t will be pre-
sented to the fire company in the near
future and an excellent program has
been arranged for the occasion.
Misses Kate McManiman, and sister,
Kate Gallagher and Bridget Devers,
acc ompanied by Walter McGinness,
representation of Shenandoahs popular
young folks, were the guests of Miss Kate
Leuahan, of town, yesterday.
The teachers of Cenualia borough
and Conyngham township arrived here
Friday evening, after spending the week
at institute in Bloomsbury. All report
having had a good time and that the in
stitute was the best held FOR many years,
What is the matter with Ashland High
School and Juniors, and the Keystone, of
Mahanoy City, foot ball teams Our boys
have been seeking to arrange game with
one Of them for the past month and none
will even answer the challenges, Are you
afraid, boys If so, please advise, so as
to save the trouble of writing. If not,
write TO Manager Charles McBrearty and
he will arrange a game with you.
Don't fail to attend the grand ball to
be held on Hollow Fen, under the aus.
pices of the foot ball team. All arrange
ments necessary to the success of the
affair have been attended to and a good
time is promised to all who attend. A
game of foot ball will be played at 5
O'Clock that evening, when our boys will
face either the Mt. Carmel or Shamokin
team. Come and assist the boys.
The Centralia foot ball team and a
team known as the Rey's Hill foot ball
team played game here on Saturday.
The game was interesting throughout
and many pretty plays were made on both
sides, but the Rey's Hill boys could not
successfully compe with their opponents
and at no time did they succeed in getting
the ball across or near the coveted goal.
The game consisted of two Commute
halves and the score was is to 0.
Work on the electric road is being
rapidly pushed forward and the general
opinion here is that the cars will be run
ing before Christmas. A large force of
men are at work and the road bed is al
most completed between here and Mt.
Carmel. Very little now remains to be
done, except to lay the rails and sills and
this can be done in a comparatively short
time with the number of men now en-
ployed. This good news causes much
Joy to our towns people.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-29
An independent Intruder.

Mrs. Davis, widow residing in Fow-
ler's row, on West Coal street, had a
thrilling experience Saturday night She
was awakened at about midnight by a
noise she supposed had been caused by a
dog in the house. Suddenly a man en-
tered her bedroom and placing his hands
upon her shoulders made an attempt
20 hold her down upon the bed.
Mrs, Davis screamed with fright and the
intruder beat hasty retreat through a
window by which he had entered, just in
time TO escape crowd Of neighbors who
were attracted to the house by the screams
of the frightened woman. Mrs. Davis
says that in the darkness she was unable
TO identity the man.