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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-08-02
No Blanks i'm this Competition.

This is u competition of rather an unusual
nature 1t Is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural pan.
all the competitors risklng 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 1t. The architect whose COM
petitive plan for a club house on n 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 Companps Compe-
ttion, need not worry if he fail to secure the
prize He has substantial result to show
for his work-o one that viii command its val
NC 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
palenting TIE simbcr 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 ncwspa-
pcrs Of the United States.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
Wcddcburn, managing attorney, GlS street,
N. W, WASHINGTON, D. G. my4
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Patents
Notice to InVet0rS,

There was never time i'll 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-
veniences of mankind in the factory and
work shop, the household, on the farm, and
in Official life, require continual accessiOns
to the appurtcnances and implements to each
in order to sayc labor, time ard expense
The political change in the administration
of government does not affect the progress
OF the American inventor, who beng on the
alert, and ready to perceive the existing
deficiencies, does not permit TIE affairs Of
government to deter him from quickly con.
eciying the remedy to overcome existing
discrepancies. Too great care cannot be
exercised in choosing competent and skill.
full attorney to prepare and prosecute an
application for patent Valuable interests
haye been lost and destroyed in lnnumcrable
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 cntrust
their business to this class of attorneys do
50 at imminent risk, as the breadth and
strength of the patent is never considered in
view of quick cndcavor to get an allowance
and obtain the fee then due. TIE PRESS
CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wcdderburn.
General Manager, Gls street, N. w., WASH
inston, y. G., representing large number
of important daily and weekly papers. as
well as general periodicals of the country,
was instituted to protect its patrons from
the unsafe methods heretofore employed In
this line of business. The said Company is
prepared to take charge ofall patent business
entrusted to 1t for reasonable fees, and pre-.
parcs and prosecutes applications generally,
including mechanical Inventions design pat.
erts, trade marks, labels, copyrights, inter-
fcrcnccs, infringcmens, 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 1885, Washington, D. C.
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THE LITTLE THINGS THE
MOST VALUABLE.

COMPARATIVELY few people regard l,em-
selves as inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or another,
with ideas that seemed calculated to rc"ucc
some ofthc little friCli0ns OF HE. UsuailV
such ideas arc dismissed without ihrlhGr
thought.
"Whv don't the railroad company make
its car windows so that they could DC slld up
and down wilhou, breaking the passengers
| backs?' cXclaims the Traveller. III were
running the road | would make them III sach
way"
"What was the man that made tins sauce
nan thinking ot!' grumblcs the cook. lie
never had to work oyer Il sloyc, or he Would
have known how it ought To have been lNcd.
"IIang such collar button y groWls the
man who is late for breakfast. eli were IN
| the business I'd make buttons that wouldn I
| Slip OUT or break oil, or gougc out the oack
ofmy neck
And then the various sufferers forget about
Their grievances and begin to thlnN OF some
thing else. Ifthcy would sit down at The
next convenient opportunity, pu, Their iuras
about car windows, sauccpans, ana co''hr
buttons into practical shape, and then Apply
for patents, they might find themselves as
INDEPENDENTLY wealthy rs the man WHO IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or lhc one
who patented the fifteen puIz,c.
TEMPTING OFFER.
To induce people to keep track of their
brigh, ideas and see what there is i'll them,
the Press Claims Company has resolved to
offer prize.
TO person who submits to
il the simplest and most prom
ising inventi0n.frOm il CONNER
cial point OfVieW, the company
will give $4,000 in cash, in adj
ditiOn TO rcfuMIiing the fees Tor
securing the patent.
II will also advertise the in
ventiOn free Ofcllarge.
This offer is subject to the following con-
ditiOns:
Every competitor must obtain a patent for
his invention through the company. lie
must first apply for n preliminary search,
the cost of which will be five dollars. Should
this search show his invention to be unpat-
entable, he can withdraw without further ex.
pense. Otherwise he will be expected to
complete his application and take out pat
ent In 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
| a patent that ought to be valuable property
| to him. The prize will be awarded by jury
| consisting Of three reputable patent attorn-
| eys of ashlngton. Intending competitors
should fill out the following blank, and for
ward it with their application
"" -, ---, 1898.
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Before and After.

As an instance Of the surprising in.
crease in value that picture &C.
quires after an artist has become ia
NOUS, the following Is interesting:
"A dealer once went to the studio Of
David Cox and purchased painting
off his easel for a10 A few days
afterward the old man went to him
and said:
"You are young and have wife
and children. I think ] have charged
you too much for that picture, and !
have brought you back e."
Not many years after that same
painting was sold for 400 guineas.
London Tit-Bits
''The Newest New Novel;
may be so intensely interesting that thu
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yet read it; but certainly not with sat
isfaction or pleasure. Ladies who arr
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neuralgia, pains in the back, dyspepsia
Female Complaints" generally. frs
procure. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
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en-, and a. ter using, you will read will
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dealers.
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Can Plants Sect

The mysteries of vegetable life are
not all yet explored. An Indian
botanist has made experiments which
induce him to say that some plants
can see. Whether the inference can
be accepted or not, these experiments
go to show that the plants made an
effort to reach supports placed at a
little distance and grew toward the
supports wherever placed. The plant
was convolvulus, and when pole
was placed near it and in such a way
that the tendrils would have to turn
away from the light to reach 1t,
they invariably did so and within a
few hours twined about it. That
certain plants have the sense Of
touch Is well known. Medical Times,
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81 submit the within described invention
in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
Company
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-08-02
A REVOLUTION IN MUSIC.
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE.
$40 Worth of Choice Music ana
The Clarion One Year for Ids.

The New York Musical Echo IS quite a
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Here is IL specimen of the contents of one
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making at the end of the year the most COM
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The portrait of Marie Tempest and the fol-
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Dance the Gnomcs.
Please, Another Waltz.
VOCAL.
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The Song My Mother Sang.
The Wild Rosebud
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THE Art TOnsOrial

MIR. AMOS LUCAS,
(ot Long Branch
Having arrived at the conclusion that the
columns of the CLARION are the only means
whereby he can bring his business to the
proper standard gives vent rs follows:
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAM
POONING AND DYEING
In the latest style of the art tonsorlal.
SHARP RAZORS AND A CLEAN
SHAVE
is the motto of this enterprisng artist, and
hy strict attention to business can't help
but please all Will be IN his shop at al
times
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r. YOU wAMr INFORMATION ABOUT
PENSIONS
Address Lett DR. Postal Card to
TIL r. PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JOHN WEDDERBURN Managing Attor ey
H. D. E<sX 1853, NAShlNGION, d. u


the e
d ordinary manual labor "ec
regardless pccunlaly
rcnaIlc "hhcr
labor i support
entitled the soldiers was que
almost all cases where there was
(ow, she has sinccC remarked
widow child provided
and they dependent upon
maxi
waro II
rates
rother without losing rights
of 81 month under the old law arc en-
account Of disabilities Tor winch
whether due to service or not.
ww the Black HaWek and CheroNec any
1892 1912 entitled
u act.
widows entitled xtytwo yeao
O disabled dependent
whether has beengrant under
o
Rejected andsc secured, lfvr operor
and sailors the late war who
their original
The Press Claims Co.,
John Wellderburn, Managing Attorney
P. y. BOX 46o "AShIN~1~N -
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PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun.
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has Il Clear GIFT Ola
Small Fortune, and the Losers
fave Patents that may
Bring them In sill
Mere.

Would YOU like to make twenty-five nun
dred dollars? Ifyou would, read carefully
what follows and you may see way to 90 IT,
The Press Claims Company.devotes much
attention to patents. 1t has handled thous.
unds of applications for inventions, bMt IL
would like to handle thousands more. There
is plenty of inventive talent in this country,
needing nothing but n u "a 6 m ell
to produce practical results. That encouf'
agement the Press Claims Company pro-
poses to give.
NOT SO HARD As 1T SEEMS.
A patent strikes most people as an appall'
inCly formidable thing. The idea is that an
inventor must be q natural genius, ike Edl-
so, or Bell that lie must put years to delVlng
In complicated mechanical problems ano
that he must spend fortune on delicate cx'
periments before he can get new device TO
a patcntable degree OF perfection. ms &C.
luson the company desires to dlspcl. III de'
sires to get into the head of the public clear
comprehension of the tact that IL Is nol inc
great, complex, and expensive Inventions
that bring the best returns to their au'lors
but the little simple, and cheap onts-!he
things that seem so absuruiy trlVlal lna' INC
citizen would feel somewhat ashamed Oh
bringing them to the attention OF the latent
Office.
Edison says that the profits he has received
from the patents on all his marvellous 'hVcn.
tions have not been sufficient to pay the COST
of his experiments But the man who con
ccivcd the idea of fastcninga bit OF ruppcr
cord to Il chld's ball, 50 that it would come
back to his hand when thrown made 1or
tune out of his scheme. The modern sew
ipg-machne is miracle OF ingcnul'y-thc
protuct of the toll Of hundreds OF busy Drains
through a hundred and fifty years pnt ',e
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple
device of putting the eye of the needle at the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

the Court TO put the accused under bond
to Protect Mrs. True from bodily harm
TT his hands. II was sworn out by Ben
True, a son of the couple, who testlhcd
that his father was drunk most Of the
time and was q nest brutal husband:
The accused denied the charges, and said
that liquor had no effect on him. when
he was not drinking immoderately he
could take from thirty to forty big drinks
day and keep his head straight. The
justice required him to give surety for
his future good behavior in the sum or
500 for twelve months.
j. G.. McCue was fined SD for burning
In a stationary engine in his planning mill,
on Broad, near Twelfth street, fuel other
than prescribed in the city Ordinances.
An appeal was taken in order to test
the case.
The case Of Sarah Johnson (colored),
charged with being disorderly and Great
ing a disturbance, TO the annoyance of
DR.. j. c. Jordan and his family. was
again continued.
A number of fruit vendors were be-
fore Justice John yesterday morning
for obstructlng the streets with their
goods, but the cases were continued un-
I'll Tuesday, on account Of Che absence
of the City Attorney, who was at the
time engaged In the Hastings Court.
Henry Richardson (colored) was fined
$3.50 and costs for being drunk. and Lena
Wilson had to pay 81 and costs for a
similar offence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
irOtertiOn for Partr.dges.

on account OF the universal friendship
felt for him, Bob" Is specially hon0red
by having his name on the stdtute-boOhs
OF most of our States, and he has been
the cause OF profound Thought to our
wise legslf tors, so that In the game
laws II is generally written that the
closed season when ne shall be permit
ted TO whistle in inviolable safety shall
be from January LIST until october. But
all his friends have not as yet been able
TO agree as 10 exact dates, and the laws
for his protection vary slightly In differ
ent states, AM indeed among the counties
of the same State. This is not fair 10
him. especially as he is not duly notified
as TO the places where he is safe longest.
and We think that where his life - IN
danger there should be uniform law,
that he might know what to expect, and
not lose his life because he was not sufii-
GENTLY posted TO fly over State or county
line a week sooner to a place of security
So popular and desirable a citizen as he
ought to be treated better. lie deserves
consideration, for he has "smelt more
pow der" than any soldier in the land.
six weeks in a year are enough for him
to endanger his life for the enjoyment
Of his Compatriots, and those six weeks
should begin at the same date through
the whole country, that he might know
when the war was over. The present law
In some places, that forbids shooting al
him until the day after the November
election, In order to prevent general
slaughter by all who could take advantage
or the holiday, and stops the lombard
meat on Christmas, Is good one, and
should be general.-Calvin Dill Wilson,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
CHxNGHs IN HICHMOND PULPITS
Possib That Not More Than Two Meth
nhi., rr,nchrr, Win be Returned.

The excursion from this city to Char
lottesyille Yesterday for VISITORS VINO
wanted to attend the Methodist Confer
eI ce was not a great success In point or
numbers Quite a delegation left Tor that
city, however, on the several regular
trains. and some of them will stay over
until conference ad1ourns.
Rumors of expected changes in Iach-
mond are engineering, ana there Is lit
tie doubt that several Will be made.
Not until Bishop Haygood shall have
ordered the secretary TO read the list of
appointments viii ii be certain what the
changes will be, but there Is always
much reliable reading of indications dur
ing the sessions Of conference and the
latest information that has trickled
through the crevices Of secrecy is to the
effect that DR.. Young, of Park-Place, and
Rev X. 7. Wilson, of Clay Street. may
possibly be the only two preachers now
located In Richmond who will be re-
turned here.
1t is now prophesed that Rev. Or.
Sledd, who has just completed his third
year at Centenary, viii be transferred
10 Court-Street, Lynehburg, and that Dr.
Tudor whose four years term OF ser
vice at Broad-Street has expired. will
be sent TO Centenary.
Rev. l.. b. Betty and Rev. j. n Whit
lev are prominently mentioned for Broad
Street. MIR. Whitley was pastor at Broad
Street for short time some years ago,
and was greatly liked by the congrega-
ton.
Rev Dr. A. c, Bledsoe is scheduled for
Union-Staiion He Is a splendid preach
er and a fine pastor
1t is said, also that Rev. r. r Dad
nun will not 20 to Petersburg. as re-
,orted, but 10 some other charge. 1t is
thought positive that he win leave Man
chester.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

others" In after life he proved that
guns were the essentials Of his trade.
His nurse said 10 him one day when
they were out waking You must not
go into that wood; there are great big
serpents there
The young lion, without becoming the
least disturbed, said. We'll. give ne
big stick then: I'll soon Kill them and
he walked right on into ths wood. 1t
vas the manner IN which he afterWard
treated all enemies
lie was taught all kinds OF athletics
naturally, for that race was the most
muscular and vigorous I'm the world.
When King Charles was dying. he gave
his son this wise bit of advice. whlyh
is worth repeating, for 1t can DO as much
good IL carried out by every boy and
girl as by the King OF Sweden. Honor
thy father and mother, be tender 20 thy
sisters, gracious 10 thy interiors, trust
all men fairly, but only entirely when
thou hast learned TO know them
There was no need Of instruction In
soldering TO the seventeen-year-oldK King.
for GustaVus used to steal away from
sleep and read all the books OF war
fare he could find, and as a prince tot
sixteen) he was hurt and mortified be-
cause they wouldn't let him serve In the
war against Russia. Imagine, then. how
elated he was when, little later. he
was solemnly knighted and allowed 10
lead his own troops. He was successful
In the beginning. and yet he was only a
stripping. something over sixteen years
old The sword once in his hand ne
showed the blood OF the Old Norsemen
and no one could stop him; fight ne would
and did until people began 10 look at him
In ave.
Even as boy he was honest ana Cod
tearing; true 10 himself and the world,
and mis- constant remark was: May
never blush for my deeds"
w hen, at sew enteen he was made King,
hiS boyhood had already been such
splendid one. that the old King dying,
SAD contentediy. II leave all things In
hetter hands than mine" As TO his pr
sonar appearance, there Is letter pre-
served written by Dutch Ambassador,
VINO was present when the Lion OF the
North was receiving the pledges OF MS
subjects, and / will quote IL:
Ills Majesty" he wrote, stood before
MS throne 70 receive with head uncov-
sred dressed In satin trimmed with black
tar. ana with black silk cloak on his
shoulder CHS badge OF mournipg). There
~ss a canopy over his head on his rignt
nand the resalia OF Sweden on a marble
table with silver feet: he Is slender OF
hsure, well set-up. with rather a pale
Sompsexion. long -shaped face and fair
mar. boy OF high courage, an ex.
cellent speaker, and courteous in fIs tn
tercourse with all men; from youth
OF such promise Sseat things are eN-
pectsd'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
The Lion OF The North.

Gustavus AdOlphus. King Of Sweden In
the Seventeenth century, Is a Morse nero
OF high renoWn. lie was not a peace
maker, as we of this day would want
or Kings TO be, but you must remember
that In those times every king had to
fight to Keep peace, which sounds odd,
but is correct. for II he was not always
armed one of the other treacherous ma
tons would steal upon him and take
away has kinsship and make his people
their captves. In the great thirty years
war, OF which every boy and girl has
read, ii was impossible TO be peaceful;
every one was snarling at every one
else.
But Gustavus Adolphus was the great
central figure In all this era. He was
brave and gentle kind yet dauntless. He
was fearless of danger and sometimes he
would rush out on the field and engage
In single combat with the leader Of the
lie was born In the royal palace at
Stockholm in 1894. at a time when great
religious controversy was stirring uD the
War and gospel were the true business
OF King OF Sweden.
To his father therefore, the young
King owed the benefits Of an excellent
education.
The young lion of the North las he
grew to be called had his education
looked after by a tutor and not few
court ladies'. John Skytte, who taught
the prlnCe, was a man VINO Hdh Travelled
for ten years over the known world
and had seen every place worth seeing
1t was TO him probably that Gustavus
owed that broad diplimaffcy which show
ed to such advantage later on.
When the young lion was seventeen he
could speak seven languages. lie used
10 write the funniest letters. Knowing
languages so perfectly, he would mix
into one letter Latin, German, French,
and Swedish, using the shortest ana
readiest word In each language that eX
pressed his thought. Even TO decipher
one Of his letters now rs worse than the
fifteen-puZZle 10 a good linguist.
When his horoscope was CASTOR these
nations Were mostly superstitious--a
glorious career and violent death were
predicted-but that was an easy thing TO
proI hesy In those warning days. Every
one knew IL would be the young kings
duty to protect his faith. 30 he was also
nick-named the Protestant Prince"
Two stories are told OF him when he
vas quite little boy that serve 10 show
how fearless he was. Once his father
King Charles, took him down TO kaimar
TO see feet OF warships.
which OF the ships does Your High
neTs like best7'' an officer asked the
boy THAT one" ne answered. because
she has more gums on board than the