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THE LITTLE THINGS THE
NOST VALUABLE.

Compnrati\ ely few people regard tn'm-
solves ~ inventors, but almost everybody
! has been struck. at one time or Hh"'h'r'
! with ideas TIA, seemed calculated N re"ure
some of the little tIiCtions OF NE osu't''
such ideas are dismissed without '"r'n'r
! thonGM. .,..
WHY donI the railroad company make
its car windows SO that they c"u'a |" sl'i w
and down without breaking the passengers
lurksy ." ryc|aims the traveller III | were
,unninr the road | would make them III slch
way"
"Wha, was the man that made ,his sauce
nan thinking ot:' grumble, the cook ne
never had TO work oyer a stove, or ne W"un
| have known how il ought! to have been nAtu
| "H,ng such collar hutlon!' grows lh'
| man WHO is tate for breakfast. I'll were VI
the business I'd make buttons that "o"loh
slip OUT or break oil, or gouge out 'he o"eN
! OF my neck
Ara thea the ya,ious sufferers forget a'"u'
Their grievance aud begin to think "i S"inc
thing else. Ifthcy would sit down al inc
n y, convtni,n nj opportunity, PM ''r'r H'''s
about car windows, sauccrans, ana "'''''
buttons into practical shape, ana 'he, "PlN
! for patents, they might lind themselves NJ
INDEPENDENTLY wealthy A. the man WI" IN
! vent, Il the iron umbrella ring, or 'hc one
, who patented the fifteen puZz,r.
ATTEMPTING OFFER.
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the Press Claims Company has resolved I"
| offer Il plZ".
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II the simplest and most prom
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will give $4,000 in cash, i" al.
ditian 50 refWnhiMg the fees Tor
securing the patent.
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| Thi. offer is subject to the following con
diti'ns:
Every competitor must Obtain patent for
IN, invention IhroIluh the company. H.
must in, apIlv Tor - preliminary search
the COST of winch will To iveo"Ilars. Sh"u'd
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ucus,. O,hvrwis, he will he expected to
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en-, IN the rcgllar way The total expense
mcludinr Government and Bureau fees, Will
u, seventy dollars For this, whether he So
cures the prize o: not, the inventor VIII nave
a pntcn, that on. hl to )c II ValuHbrp'opcr'N
to INN. Tee prlZc will hr awarded hya jury
consisting nt three reputable patent a''"rn,
rys of Washington Intending competitors
slloulu ill out the following blank, and Tor
ward it with their application ,
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II submit the within described invention
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lat,
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Over so, 900 parisians, it is said,
earn living by picking up and max
ing use Of what other people throw
away rags, bones, metal and such
refuse.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get Twenty five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The winner llass n Clear Gilt OfA
small Fortune, and the Losers
ifuye Patents that NAV
Bring them in still
More.

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what follows and you may see Il way to 90 IT,.
Thc Press Claims Company devn,es much
attention to patents. 1t has handled thons
ands of applications for Inventions, b,.' IT
would like TO handle thousands more. 'here
is plcnty ofinvcntive talent in TINS c"u"'fy,
needing nothing but G. coura e IN ell
! to produce practical results. That enco"r
aCemeni the Press Claims CompanH pro-
poses to give.
| NOT SO HARD As i I SEEMS'
/ A patent strikes most people as an nppa'l
| ingly Formidable thing. The idea ID 'h', an
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son or Bell t!,a. he must put years to d,l''n$
! i, rumpljcated mechanical problems ana
! that he must spend Il tnrtunc Oh oci'ca.reA'
: rrr,meu,s before he can get ne" device I"
! . n,trn,ahle degree OF perfection This de-
F., ,us,on the company desires to d,spti IL de-
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comp,ehersion of the tact that it is MOI the
great complex, and expensive invent ms
| that ming the best returns TO their authors
Int the little, simple, and cheap onrs-lhe
| things that seem SO ahsnrliy trvla' tha' 'hc
| citizen would feel somewhat ashamed OF
bringing them to the attention OF the f"'eh'
Office ..,
Ellson saws that the profits he has received
from the PATENTS on all his marvellous inven-
! lions have not been sufficient topaz the cost
of his cxp limcn,s. But the man WIN" con
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cord To a clid's ball. SO that 1t would come
back to his hand when thrown mace Tor
time out of his scheme. The modern sew
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through a hundred and fifty years, but 'nc
whole brilliant result rests upon the sllhp't
device of putting the eye of The needle at the
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for a man to love all womankind
than to be permanently devoted and
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FOR INVENTIONS
PROCURED by THE
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY.

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and reliable solicitors for the value
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Il submit, tive withln described invention
in couuntj,iou for the Twenty live Hundred
Dollar Prize offered 10y the Press Claims
Company. ,
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
lsnecial to the PRESS. J

Especial to the PRESS.)
Rockland, Decem ber 24.-For GOODNESS
and audacity, the careers of George III.
Otis and Lena Koch, now serving ten
months sentences in the county Jail,
have few superiors. AS has already been
told in the PRESS dispatches. the
grand jury found indictments against
both parties for larceny and adultery.
the charge upon which they were COM
mitted being breaking. entering and
larceny at the home of Captain Lucien
P. Heald in Rockport
George Otis is former Rockland boy.
the son of the late George Otis. who
was a seacaptain, and the grandson of
Ebenvzer Otis, lawyer, with whom he
made his home. Young George display ed
criminal qualities at the age of 10,
when, according to the story OF local au-
tnorities, he was caught stealing hens.
He was let off on this offence. but it was
only a short time later when he was con-
yicted of stealing I6 bags of corn from
the late Cornelius Hanrahan, together
with a quantity of powder used for
blasting purposes at the quarries. He
was committed to Wiscasset Jail for six
months.
OF his subsequent career, until l 1888
" hen he was located in Springfield,
Mass, in the grocery business, but little
ia known. In Springfield George married
Mary H. Wells, with whom he lived until
October, 1893 A short time before his
store was burned, and collecting the in
surance money Otis left Springfield with
nretty 1S-year old Lena Koch, to whom
L tfonf d0T.f N
anne of Young. Lena. however, knew
that Young was married and she further
more knew his real name Tor she was a
frenuent visitor at the grocery. The
eloning pair left behind them broken
hearted Mrs. Otis. the mother OF two
HELPLESS children, and whose actual
money possessions at the time of her de-
sertion amounted to 70 cents. l he
Snrinefield authorities pronounced Otis
a sconndrel, and make no bones in stat
inc that il is their belief that he fired
Otis in confinement, states that he
had no idea of elOping. He went home
one nioht and found nothing for supper
but a few cold victuals. He remonstrat-
ed. and in turn got severe scold1ng
from his wife. He went into the street
| and after walking arouna awnlIe, declo.
ed that he would not go home, but
would leave Springfield. He wandered
into dance hall in an absent-minded
wav. and there found Mrs. Koch and her
| two Young daughters. Otis had long
| talk with Lena, and finally told her that
he should have to bid her goodbye, as
| he was about to leave Sprlngheld for
good. She appeared to feel very badly
at the intelligence, and wanted, to &c
with him. Otis consented, and when
| they left the dance hall it was the last
seen Of them in.Springfield. They found
acquaintance of Captain Heald. Otis
was selling risks there under the name
OF George H Lee. Learning that Captain
| Heald was bound north, he told bin
| that he was Rockland man, and
begged SO hard to be allowed to work
his passage that the captain finally con.
| sented.
Captain Heald. in the course of long
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Driven Out of Town.

Biddeford, December 24.-The lobster
war is going on at Cape Porpoise. Since
the big seizure Of short Holsters there by
a Saco officer, Daniel Wagner has been
openly accused of being spy. and the
sentiment among the fishermen is SO
strong against him, and SO many threats
were made that he has left town with
his family. His family has gone to the
eastern part of the state, while he is
temporarily staying at the home of Dep
uty Sheriff Small at Saco. just prior
to his departure his boat was sunk. An
assault case growing out of this trouble
will be tried in the. .Saco municipal court
Thursday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
A BADLY SCARED CREW.
Fled From Their Vessel After a
Collision.

ID
Anu "ouio MOI Even A'o'"ii ~
Their BelOngings-A Schooner ana
Bark Came Together In Long Islam d
s.,a
New York, December 24.-The two mastea
schooner Addie F. Sawyer, Captain Nor
wood arrived this morning and had ABOARD
Captain Brown, Mate McPartiow, and the
crew of seven men of the abandoned
British bark Talisrnan, which was towed IN
to Vineyard Haven, Mass, last night, py
the Boston Tow Boat company's steamer
Orion. The bark and schooner was IN
collision Saturday night last III the Race at
The eastern end of Long Island Sound. The
crew of the bark believing that their craft
was going to founder hastily boarded the
schooner. Captain Norwood said: 1T was
about nine Saturday n1ght4when we were
in the Race, bearing south. 1t was perfectly
clear and good breeze blew from the
northwest by north. We were closed hauleo
on the starboard tack. We saw the oarK
directly ahead of US. She was running free
on the wind, so we had the right OF way.
The first knew we crashed into the DARK
and our headgear was carried away, anu we
were bruised on the port bow. We STRUCK
the Dark on the port bow. her heaogear
went away and with 1t the foretopmast anu
main royal came down by the run. smashing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
BURLINGTON ABLAZE.
A Destructive Fire in the Lumber Yards |
The Fireman Unable to Check the
Flames.


Burlington. VT, December 24.-Fire was
discovered in j. r. Booths lumber sheds at
1890 this evening. A terrific wind is blow
ing, and it swept the fire through the lum-
ber mills, and the lumber in the north part
of the city. The department seemed unable
to control it, and it is feared that the flames
will reach the immense oil tank of the North
Supply company In which case a great ex-
plosion is probable. The loss already
reaches many thousands.
Att a. m. the fire has started in the old
railroad woodshed used by the Vermont
Shade Roller company, in which to store
pickets. The wind is blowing gale from
the south. The tiremen are making heroic
efforts TO check the progress of the fire at
". and D. G. Cranes mill. The pumping
station of the city water works is located in
the .midst of the fire. The building is called
freproof. and is not yet buried. The
property destroyed consists of sheds and
piles of lumber belonging to j. r. Booth,
and is estimated to be worth 100000, and is
we'll insured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
BURGLARS ACTIVE.
They Went Through the Railroad Station
at Kittery Saturday Night.
ispecial to the PREss.l

Kittery, Decem Der 24.-The navy yard
station Of the Y. H. & B. r. was bur-
glarized Saturday night, entrance was
effected by pryingsup the windows with
a jimmy, breaking the fastenings. The
money drawers in the ticket office were
forced open also, the ticket cases, draw
srs and closets. The break was discov
cred Sunday morning by the station
agent, who informs your correspondent
that the thieves got no money, as none
was left there, and none of the tickets
are missing. The weighing machine
outside the depot was broken open, snd
whatever money was there was taken.
There is no clue, but from the fact that
seven windows were opened, all
from the outside, it is the opinion
that the work was donesby amateurs.
Last night. the Kittery Point station
was entered in similar manner, and
a small amount of money secured.
The railroad authorities were notified
this morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Views of a. Prominent Republican On
Reeds Chances in $685."

Washington, December 24.-Hon. J.
Manchester Haynes of Augusta, who is
now in the city for a-.few days, starts the
Reed presidential boom a-rolling again
by his utterances upon the chances of
the big man from Maine.
GAS things stand today" said he in
speaking of Mir. Reed, his chances for
the nomination are bright in the ex
treme. He is away in the lead. Every
where l go hear his name mentioned
with praise. HI can go to Harvard Col
lege and make a speech that will capture
its teachers and students; in the far west
he can evoke the widest applause from
Repu blican audience. Few really great
men have ever reached the presidency.
The jealousies~ and rivalries of others
scarcely less great have generally pre-
vented such a consummation.
atom Reed will prove an exception to
the rule. He is not only great man in
his qualities of intellect, but he has
record without a blemish. His integrity
cannot be questioned. No man or set of
men could use him for unworthy ends.
He represents in the highest degree the
practical, progressive spirit of the party.
He believes in doing something, and the
American people admire his working
spirit. Maine is for him, all New Eng
land is for him; and l believe the West
is for him. If the West does not sup
port him in 1896 it will not be because
it fails to appreciate his worth, but from
motives of pride in some favotrite son.
But for ali that he is going to be the
nominee, and lead the party. to a splen-
did victory"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
TO BIZ lIADE FIRE PROOF.
Changes Recommended In Construct
ion Of Battle Ships.
IRON TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR
WOOD IN INTERIOR WORK.

The Experience of the Chineee Fleet at the
Battle of Yalu.Points Out the Danger
of Using Combustib1e Material-Our
Naval Constructors Will Profit by the
Experience of Those Vessels.
Washington, December 24.-Secretary
Herbert has approved the report OF the
board, consisting of Constructors Hans
COMMAND Bowles, with Commander Brad
ford as president, instructed by him to
report upon the joiner and woodwork in
battleships, cruisers and gunboats now
building, which may be advantageously
dispensed with, and increased facilities
for extinGuishing fire while in action,
which should be provided, and to con-
slider the question of the ceiling of the
sides of living spaces in vessels with
iron, paper maohe, or other substances
less infammable than wood. The board
visited the ships at Norfolk and Phila-
delphia, sand made a detailed report up
on the alterations needed in the case of
each ship, and recommending the SUBJ
stitution of corrugated iron instead of
wood, as in the Texas in many cases of
iron instead of wooden ladders wherever
found. The board reports itself en- bar
rassed for want of knowledge concerning
the fires in ships engaged in action off
the mouth of the Yalu river, in China.
The points in doubt are as to the
amount of woodwork and com bustible
material, as to where the fires occurred;
what first ignited them and the facili-
ties for spreading; as to the facilities
for extinguishing fires, as to the place of
stowage of com bustibles, such as oils,
turpentine, alcohol. paints, ether, etc.
This Secretary has given instructions to
have United States naval attaches and
intelligence officers abroad collect the
necessary information on thesefpoints. i
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25

| The Trouble Grew FROM the InCrOuuctlOu
of a Bill Providing the Death Penalty
For Military kTraitors-A Socialistic
Deputy Expelled.
Paris, December "a. General Mercier,
minister Of war, introduced today in the
Chamber of Deputies, bill providing
the death penalty for such military trait
ors as Captain d reyfus. Deputy Jaures,
socialist, delegated by his party to de-
mand the abolition of the death penalty
in the army, in the course OF his at
tacks upon the government, said Dremy-
fus escaped death sentence because the
government feared the consequences OF
executing him.
Premier Dupuy reproached Jaures for
voicing the theories of international So
cialism on a subject which should appeal
to every Frenchman's loyalty.
sYou are internationalists, shouted
Jaures in reply, and pointing to the
ministers, "You favor internationalism
of Hebrew capitalists whom you screen
and protect. These Hebrew capitalists
you adopt as your wards are swIndlers
and scamps."
The chamber was brought to high
pitch of excitement by this harangue.
The socialists cheered approvlngly, ana
the ministers interrupted the Speaker
frequently with protests. AS Jaures
reached the climax of his charges, M.
Barthou, minister of public WORKS,
spranR to his feet and shouted, You
lie; you know you lie." Jaures's reply
Was drowned in tumult. stilled after
five minutes by the Presidents bell
There were many calls for the censur-
ing of Jaures, and eventually, DeBrls
son. the President, requested him to re-
tract the accusations. Jaures refused
fatty.
He was then censured by the Presi-
dent, and expelled temporarily from the
cham ber.
The session adjourned in confusion.
aud Jaures sent seconds to Barthou, and
according to arrangements made by the
seconds, the Jaures-Barthou duel Will
be fought with pistols at 25 PAGES.
The previous question was demanded
by the government, as soon as the
chamber came to order, and carried
against M. Jaures's proposal. Alexander
Millerand, radical, argued in speech on
General Mercier's bill, that existing laws
would enable the government to punish
Drefus with death.
Lawyer Leveille, epublican, denied
this.
Eventually urgency was voted on the
Mercier bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Anunknown man as found dead in barn
Monday morning at Mills crossing on the
Sandy River rail1 DAD between Strong and
Phillips. Coroner Adams has been sum-
moned.
The United States gunboat Castine put
into Boston yesterday to have her CON-
passes adjusted. 1t is said that they were
over TWO points out of the way.
4 seeley, the New York bank defaulter.
was sentenced Yesterday to eight years.
At Rockland yesterday, Myron and
John W. Young were convicted of at
tempted may hem on William Allen.
The Second Congregational church OF
Bi1da ord has extended call to Rev. T..
A. Frey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Her Cargo shifted.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, December A.-The
steam tug Storm King reports that she
spoke on Nantucket shoals, today. bark
Henry A. Litchfeld. Perth Amboy, for Port
land, returning to this Fort with ii cargo of
coal, shifted and some sail gone. She re-
ported having shifted her cargo during the
heavy weather ten miles Of Nauset. She
anchored off Chatham this morning and
was boarded by the captain and crew from
the Monomoy life saving station, who are
assisting the vessel to this port.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Two Burned to Death.

Melrose. Mass, December 24.-Mrs. Sidney
Howe and her servant, Maggie Callahan,
were burned to death this afternoon. The
ervant wgs shaking down. the Kitchen stove
when a live coal fell on her dress. In
moment her clothes were ablaze. her
screams attracted Mrs. Howe, who seized
some clothing and attempted to extinguish
the flames. Mrs. Howe's clothes caught fire
and both perished.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
An Election in Company H,
Especial to the PRESS. J

Especial to the FRESS.J
Augusta, Decem Der "a. An election is
ordered to fill the vacancy of second
lieutenant, caused by the resignation of
Second Lieutenant Charles F. CLARK, in
Co. n, First Regiment, N.G. S. M, and
any other vacancies that may be caused
by such election, at the company's ar
mory in Portland, on the third day of
January, 1895. at 8 O'Clock p. m. precise
ly, Captain George A. Dow will preside.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Fire at St. Stephens.

Calais, December 24.-Fire last night
destroyed the wooden building at St.
Stephen, N. B., owned by Mrs. D. H.
Maxwell and occupied by E. M. Ganong,
groceries and candy, and J. H. Hoyt,
saloon. The loss on building is $500;
insurance $4,000. Ganong's loss is $500;
insurance $1,000. Hoyt's loss is small.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Still Capturing,

London, December pa despatch from
Shanghai, says, that the third Japanese
army is reported to have landed west of
Chefoo and has captured Laichow. seaport
town of China, in the province of China
Tung, on the south shore of the Gulf of
Pechii.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Further Damage by the Gale.

Berlin, December 24.-During the
prevalence of the gale in Germany, a
dyke at Harburg broke, and q large area
of land was submerged. Many streets in
Gestemunde and Alton are inundated IN
Hamburg. Hamburger OF Aister-Bassln
and ouays surrounding that Spa, the
water has greatly damaged. The water
is now being pumped out by fire engines.
The damage to the docks, will, tbs esti-
mated, reach at least 100000 marks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
was a Well Known Cattle Buyer.

Wiscasset. December 24.-Warren Low
ell died suddenly Sunday night of heart
failure, aged 6s. Being an extensive
buyer of cattle he was one of the best
known men in this section.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
A MODERN ADAM.
He Eloped But Says the Girl Pro-
posed 1t,

But From All Accounts George Otis Now
in Lincoln County Jail Was a Pretty
Persistant misunderstanding of His
Career.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
Her Maiden voyage.

Thomaston, December 24.-The new
schooner CT Glidden, Captain James
Fales, sailed for Norfolk to. load coal for
South America.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
THE WEATHER.
Rain or Sn ow.

Boston. December 24.-For Boston and
vicinity for Tuesday: Light snow or rain,
followed by clearing during the afternoon
or night: warmer. southerly winds Wednes-
day fair, colder.
Washington, Dec ember 2t.-For Tuesday
for Maine: Rain or snow; warmer; increas-
ing south winds.
Signals displayed on the Atlantic coast,
N rragansett section to Eastport.