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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-06-28
No Blanks in this Competition.


This is competition of rather an unusual
nature 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story or picture, or architectural plan,
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 Companys 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
stimulus to do something that would be well
worth doing 1t. The architect whose COM
petitive plan for 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 d simple and useful de-
vice in the Press Claims Companp's Compe-
tition, need not worry if he fail to secure the
prize. He has a substantial result to show
for his work-one that will command its val
ue in the market at any tune. ...l
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
patenting. TIE simbler the better. The
person who best succeeds In combining
simplicity and popularity, will get the Press
Claims Company's twenty five hundred dol.
lars.
The responsibility of this company may be
judged from the fact that It's 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, 61S F street
N. w, Washington, D. G. my4
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-06-28

II 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, 1894-06-28
Reputation.

The value Of reputation Is almost
cynically set forth by the case Of q
young literary man whose rejected
story came back to him from great
publishing house with a few words
Of praise qualified by the declaration
that it showed traces Of the amateur.
Encouraged by this he set to work
and produced a novel. This he sent
to the same house, and 1t was &C
copied. 1t succeeded, and the young
author soon afterward sold to the
same publisher the rejected story at
double the price he had originally
asked.-Eew York Sun.
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Patents
Notice to Invetors.

There was never a 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-
veniences 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 10 save labor, time ard expense
The political change in the administration
Of government does not affect the progress
OF the 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.
eeiylng 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 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, as the breadth and
strength of the patent is never considered in
view of quick endeavor to get an allowance
and obtain the fee then due. THE PRESS
CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wcdderburn.
General Manager, G1s F street, N. w., Wash
ington, D. c., representing large number
of important daily and weekly papers as
we'll 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 Of all patent business
entrusted to 1t for reasonable fees, and pre-
pares and prosecutes applications generally.
including mechanical Inventions, design pat
ents, trade marks, labels, copyrights, inter-
ferences, infringements, 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,
GIG F Street,
P. o. Box 3s5. Washington, D. G.
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A Parasite.

Johnnie-What is a parasite, MAJ
Mrs. Newlirich-Gr Gracious! haven't
they taught you that at schoolG It's
a native Of Paris, Of course-Ray
mond's Monthly.
The Advantages ofDead Peers.
The emperor Of China has ennobled
the ancestors of Sir Halliday Macart-
ney for three generations. I con-
graduate these posthumous noble
men, wherever their disembodied
spirits may be. Honor will no doubt
be most gratifying to them. The
Chinese are more sensible than we
are. It Is far moro reasonable to
convert dead men who can do no
harm into noblemen than to make
unborn descendants Of living men
into legislators, in which capacity
they may do much harm--SS
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COLLECTING DEBTS IN FRANCE.

Points Of Difference Between the 0vstezA
There and In This County.
The matter practfced In the oollec-
ton Of debts In France and In the
United States does not differ mater1-
ally save In the collection and the
mode Of procedure. The first step
which Is necessary for creditor In
France to take before be can use le-
gal means to collect a debt due hum
Is to obtain Judgment against the
debtor, which Is rendered by a JUS
Hoe' Of the peace, provided the
amount does not exceed $40. The de-
PENDANT Is required to appear In court
on a certain day and arrange for
settlement of the account and pay a
part or the whole Of 1t or show cause
WHY.
Il this arrangement Is not made,
the defendant Is second time SUM-
moned to appear, and should he
then fatty refuse payment judgment
Is rendered against him. The cost
Of Judgment, together with that Of
the summons, Is betrayed by the
plaintiff and a copy of the former
sent to the debtor. He then has
three months grace to appeal beforea
civil court from the Judgment already
handed down. Failing to exercise
this privilege, the matter is put in
the hands Of o "hlussier," whose
functions partake Of those Of both
the bailif and process server, but his
methods as we'll as his perogahves
resemble neither one nor the other.
The hlissier upon request Of the
creditor makes an abstract state
ment Of the condition Of the debt,
the fee for preparing and serving the
same varying according to the
length Of the instrument and not &C
cording to the Importance Of the
debt. Its average cost, however, may
be placed at $3.50.
III case the debtor ignores the doc
ument an designation" Is served
upon him, and eight days thereafter
his furniture Is seized and placed In
the hands of the huissier. The ex-
pense entailed in the preparation Of
these notices is betrayed by the cred
itor, but if at any moment the debt
or agrees to liquidate in full he is not
only required by law to discharge
his original obligation, but to add to
1t the costs Of the judgment and fees
of the huissier. Whether this sys-
tenn is better than the plan pursued
in tho United States is a matter OF
opinion. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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4 REVOLUTION IN MUSIC.
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The Art TOnsOr1al
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The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Street Baptist Church, North To
Al-Rev. T. w. Barker, pastor Sun
sfylces: Preaching at III a. m. and
N9 nj; Sunday School at $50 a. M;
ananlOn On the first Sundays at 3 D.
weekly services Prayer meetings
5saslays at 7:30 D. M; Home and
1852. N.
aloA Baptist Church, corner of
/ SA Y Y and Buchanan Sts., Topeka:
d. /, I, ssIsnner, pastor Sunday services:
S, ,oaCalng I'll a. m. and 7:30 p. m. !;
N 10y s;.a! SScnoolat 2:30 p. m; communion
49, i alsl sundays, at 7:30 p. M. Weekly
" ! Pfayer meetings, Tuesdays at
TX mschoir meetings, Wednesday
~ m.; business meetings, Fri
w. Oelore the first Sunday Of each
an at l.5Op. m.
\ aa 1 I Baptist Church, South Topeka,
I M DdnKs, pastor Sunday services:
M. at II a. m. and 7:3O b. m.
a ~ school at 3 b. m; communion
n nist Lords day of each month
ss;la Y; Weekly services Prayer
ssIss s, tuesdays at 7:3O D. M;
nlng, Thursdays at 7:3O b. N.
\ NO s.la Baptist Church, corner Of
/ ~ NE Jefferson streets, Topeka, Rev.
NV U;luens pastor Sunday services:
AN ,lag AZ II q. m. and 7:3O b. M;
~ ocaoOl at 2:30 p. M. Weekly
Nm mfayer meeting, Thursday at
iEs "a Z Baptist Church, Abiline Kan
IIss. e. N. Beasley, pastor Sunday
IN reaching on the second and
4 4 Lorus days i'm each month, at
y sr ana 7;SO pm; Sunday school
y paauay at 3 a. m. Weekly ser
N .. ssayer meeting every Wednes-
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
FarIlal Report or Committee on An
pOrtiOnment.

!, We, the committee appointed nv the
Executive Board of the Bantist state
convention of Kansas, to attend to the
WorK Of making the apportionment re-
gulfeu Of each association in order TO
l an Ine sum Of three thousand dollars
@5,UOUl during this assOciational wear
70 pc distributed to the various denart.
'nenIs of our state work as follows:
fOr district and state missions. 81 $50.
Ior Church Edifice fund, $3.50. Here
Dy submit the following partial report:
From the most accurate information
tnat we could obtain, we find that the
general aggregate of our membership
IS about 9,12O.
reckoning from this aggregate mem
Dershlp, we lind that the amount that
VIII be required per capita, would be
nearly equal to 80 cents. This. however.
would create a small surplus above the
amount Of three thousand dollars
agreed upon by the state board.
Notwithstanding we recommend that
tnls VIII be the per capita. This would
appOrtlon the following as the amounts
70 De raised by each district association.
Inc Northwestern District. $1,000
III nne GenCral District. ............ 1850
Inc Southeastern District. 525
Inc Northeastern District. 525
Making total of about $780, or
surplus Of $3.50, above the present
basis.
Now if each church will note the mem
bership Of its individual congregation
they can very readily approximate the
amount Of three thousand dollars to be
raised. For instance it church con
tain membership of 100 x 35 cents. |
equal $35; or one hundred members
multiplied by b cents, equal $50 dol
lars, the amount to be raised by that in
dividual church.
Respectfully submitted,
Rev. p. w. Barker. Chairman,
Rev. G. ID. Olden, d. D.;
Rev. p. p. Skinner, d. D.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
CITY NEWS.

The service at the Shiloh Baptist
church Sunday morning was good
But poor in the evening owing to
the 1nclemency of the weather. The
attendance at Sunday school was
quite encouraging.
The service at B Street Baptist
church, NorthfaTopeka, was very
good in the morning but poor at
night. Total collection for the dav
amounted to $54.65. The pastor
preached.
We learn that the service at the
Second Baptist church was very
interesting Sunday morning. A
good collection was taken. The
pastor preached.
The editor will deliver a special
sermon on next Lords day on
what is. commonly termed the
Lords prayer. And at 8 p. III. he
will preach from the theme: "The
hard way of the transgressor.'
The readers of the HEADLIGHT
will note the advertisement of Rev.
R. D. Ingersoll, undertaken and
embalmer. The very best &C
commodations, on easy terms, can
be secured by calling upon him to
furnish funeral supplies, in case of
the decease of friends. Read bis
advertisement and call upon him.
Mr.. Richard Craiger spent a few
days in the city on the first of this
and has decided that To
peka is the best place for his fam
lly, so his better half will not go
back to Chicago. We are glad to
know this.
PleaSe note the advertisement of |
Mr.. c, w. Willets, undertaken
and embalmer, North Topeka,
Kansas. He is prepared to furnish
lis many friends with funeral sup
plies. Call upon him and learn his |
erms.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
Lawrence News.

Rev. A. T. Ayers and wife have
arrived from Oklahoma, and reside
at 4O7 Elm street.
Mr.. Louis Scott is quite sick at
his home in North Lawrence.
Misses Carrie Langston and Cora
Hoyt have finished their term at
the State Normal and are now at
home.
Mr. Vim. Clayton, husband of
Mrs. Ella ID. Clayton, died at his
home OH Vermont street, after an
illness of four months. He was
member of the A. NJ. L. church in
good standing, also of the K. Of p,
which lodge took charge of the
funeral. His widow will receive
$500 endowment.
Langston & Silvers are doing
good business in feed and groceries.
They are the only colored men in
that line here.
Mrs. Ida Walker has been con-
fined to her room all winter.
NJ. r. JOHNSON.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
Memoir of Rev. J. A. D. jenkins

Memoir of Rev. J. A. D. Jenkins
Who departed this life March goth,
1894. When a great earthly poten-
tate. or one distinguished for re-
markahle civic ability, passes from
the stage Of action, the whole civil
lized world is speedily apprised of
its loss: the news i flashed over the
trembling electric wires from all the
points, and the press, with
hungry avidity. seizes upon the
ninutest incidents Of the tragic
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
grounds.

Good Lord The Republicans
seem to be reaching after the moon
this YEAR. Everywhere they seem
~ Win; i'll Ohio, New York, Penn
svlyania, Missouri and Kansas, are
encouraging victories, and the peo-
BE are vet waiting and longing to
vote
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11

Rev i. A. Steward is now visiting
his better half at Memphis, Tenn.
and will doubtless spend some time
i'll the state visiting his old stamping
grounds.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11

the independent sovereignty of
Baptist churches, which we hope
may be read by every Baptist in
the state
Yours for Christ.
P. d. SKINNER.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
The editor truly regrets that he

The editor truly regrets that ne
has not been able to attend the In
stitute meetings i'll tbs Southern
nart IF the state, being conducted
bv Rev. w. II. Grant, G. NJ. and
Rev. 3. ~. Beasley, tbs state evan
ae1ist. However complication Of
matters have been il the way 50
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11

The Editor Of the HEADLIGHT is
again enjoying state Of good health
and will bend his greatest energies
to make the paper a success.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11

Sunday was quite unfavorable for
the success Of our services. The
attendance being generally slim at
7:3o ,. III. owing to rain and hail
which poured down III abundance.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
I'LL EDITORIA-LS.

The Shiloh Sunday School has
changed the time Of its meeting
from $50 ,, ID. to $50 a. IN. every
Sunday. Please note the change.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
Church Splits Again.

and necessary for the upbuildine
of the Masters cause. We also
tried to expose the folly of the av
erage church splits Of the present
day.
We shall now endeavor to suggest
a remedy, which if applied will I'm
doubtedly, greatly reduce the mum
Der of church splits, so prevalent
among us. And to begin with;
would suggest that the associations
both district and state, adopt one
general rule withholding the hand
of fellowship from every organiza-
ton claiming to be a Baptist church,
that was not set up under the sane
ton of the mother church of which
they belonged and disorganize
them as disorderly and unorthodox.
For SO long as these split elements,
find recognition within the circle
Of our associations; tl.ey will CON
tlnue to exist, others will be en-
couraged to come out from the other
churches IN the same way. Hence
the multiplicity of church splits en-
dorsed by our associations and con-
ventions; two important ends will
be successfully reached by this
uniform movement.
First the disorderly element will
be driven back to the old church
and there remain with her or they
will become reconciled with the
mother church and draw letters and
depart i'll an orderly manner. But
III nine cases out of ten when ever
the dissenting party becomes re-
Conciled with the church, they will
be content to remain with her.
This method will thereby destroy
much of the contention and strife |
now within our ranks.
And secondly, it will restrain
other splits, for when it is once I'M
derstood that no church will be re-
cognized as orderly. Unless it be
under the sanction of the |
mother church, why then, they
that the moment they
take that disorderly course that it
puts them out of harmony with all
ofthe Baptists within the state, and
that of the entire nation. For no
national Baptistic body can afford
to recognize any thing as baptistic
that the state refuses to acknowl-
edge. Hence it puts them out of the
nation as well, SO far as Missionary
BaptistS are concerned. There are
1 great many baptists, who have yet
TO learn that there is uniformity in
he government of missionary Bap-
list churches all over the world and
his consistency brings us together
Is a unit. So that when Baptist
Preacher, lay member or even a !
Baptist church, becomes disorderly s
% as to lose the recognition of one '
egitmate Baptist church, that he t
5 out of recognitiot with every
Baptist church associations or con
-ention in the entire globe. {
Harmony within Baptist ranks, I
demands that such unreCognition t
&c removed so far as it concerns
|aptists. {
Now there are 10 class Of Baptists
tho can afford to be shut out COM
letely from our ranks. Hence
one can afford to persue that course y
lat would necessarily make them \
nworthy of the Baptist brother 4
God therefore church splits will be t
strained by enforcing the rule II
lggested above. This will con Il
ude our articles under the title Of Ii
lurch splits we hope that they it
i'll be read and carefully studied II
Id that the end for which they q
ere written may be speedily hi
tanned. Our next shall be on IL
The Baptist headlight., 1894-04-11
Institutes ana Mass Meetings.


NOtice-The following Institutes and
mass meetings will be held by Rev. w.
II. Grant, G.. M, at the time and place
specified below:
March 1-4-Atchison: VIM. Smother,
pastor.
Fort Scott: March SIN. C. Cole,
pastor.
CoffeyvilIe, March 26-29-N. c. Rob
insOn, pastor.
Independence, March 1925 A. Fairfax
pastor.
Parsons April 81.
LaWrence-April 5-8.
MISSION MASS MEETINGS.
Pittsburg, Kan, April 1923
Usage City, Kan, April 1928.
Wichita, April 20 May, 2.
Frankfort, May ITO
INSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS
Revs. "a. Fairfax, r. W. Barker, J.
Il. Dudley, G. D. Olden d. D., S. w.
Beasley, n. Q. Robinson, J. a. Stewart,
and p. ID. Skinner ID. ID.
Note-Both the Executive Board and
the Board of Directors are requested to
be at TT. Scott without fail.