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Catoctin clarion., 1895-09-26
PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has a Clear Gilt OF"
small Fortune, and the Losers
Have Patents that NAV
Bring them In stlii
More.

Would YOU like to make twenty-nVe nun,
area dnllarsY Ifyou would, read careiuliy
%hst follows and you may see way 10 oo y, y,
The Press Claims Company deyotes much
..t.nt;on to natents. 1t has handled thous.
ands of annlications for Inventions, but II
s',omH like TO handle thousands more. Ihere
" nlentv of inventive talent in this country.
needing nothing but coura g g IN en
tn nroIuce practical results. Ihat ehcoui'
aoement the Press Claims Company pro-
NOT 50 HARD AS 1T SEEMS,
A natent strikes most people as an appall.
;noiv formidable thing. The idea is that an
inventor must be natural genius, llKc Iul.
son or Bell that he must put years 10 ueis,ns
In complicated mechanical proDlems anu
that he must spend fortune on uei,ca:o "a "a
nerments before he can get new deVice W
natantable degree of perfection. This de'
ius,on the company desires to dlspei. ~ oe.
s;res to get into the head of the public clear
cnmnrc6ension of the fact that it is not inc
1rcat complex, and expensive Inventions
fhot hrnc the best returns to their autnors
hnt the little, simple, and cheap ones-the
tI,;n@s that seem so absurdly trivial that the
c;t;zen would feel somewhat ashamed OF
bringing them to the attention OF the faten'
Edison saws that the profits he has received
from the patents on all his marVelous 'nven.
tions have not been sufficient to pay inc cos'
Of % his experiments: But the man W who ,,Snr con,
ceiyed the idea of fastening plt Oh ruooea
cord to a child's ball, so that it would come 9ar
back to his hand when thrown made ior'
tune out of his scheme. The modern sew.
@ ine.machine is miracle Of ingeenulty-the
nroduct of the toll of hundreds OF busy brains
through hundred and fifty years, out ,e INC
whole brilliant result rests upon the sln'pie m
device of putting the eye OF the neeoie a' 'ne
noint instead of the other end.
Catoctin clarion., 1895-09-26
THE LITTLE THINGS THE
HlAST XALUABLE.

Comnaratiycly few people regard tnem-
selves as inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or another'
with ideas that seemed calculated 10 Teouce
some of the little frictons OF Ire. Usually
such ideas are dismissed wlthou' 1uf'h'f
thought. ,,,o,o
ito car windows so that they could be slid up
and down without breaking the passengers
hacks 2" exclaims the traveller. III were
rnnninp the road l would make them IN such
"What was the man that made this sauce
nan thinking ot?' grumbles the cook he
never had TO work oyer stoye or ne wouin !,
have known how it ought to have been nxeu.
"Hang such a collar button y growls the
man who is late for breakfast. I'll l were IN
the business I'd make buttons that wouldnt
slip out or break of, or gouge out 'he oack
Of my neck" .,.
And then the various sufferers forget about
their grievances and begin to thinK OF some
thing else. If they would sit down at the
next convenient opportunity, put their ideas
about car windows, saucepans, ana coilar
buttons into practical shape, and then apply
for patents, they might find themselves as
.ndenendently wealthy as the man who IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or the one
who patented the fifteen puzzle.
ATTEMPTING 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 prize.
TO the person who submits to
1t the simplest and most prOm-
Using ginyentiOn.f from Il CONNER.
ciaI point Of view, the company
will give $4,000 in cash, In ad.
ditiOn to refunding the fees for
securing the patent.
1t will also advertise the In.
yentiOn free Ofcharge.
This offer is subject to the following con-
ditons:
Every competitor must obtain patent TOR
his invention through the company. lie
must first apply for preliminary search,
the cost of which will be FIVE dollars. Should
this search show his invention to be unpat-
eatable, 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
patent that ought to be valuable property
to him. The prize will be awarded by 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.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

gigantic success in New York, Boston and Chicago. will all be seen here for the first and only time, as Trilhy must be played in every city in United States before the season ends, hence there can positively be nc return visit here So all those who desire to see this unrivaled production must do SO during this engagement.
 The skill with which Mir Potter has done his task can be cailed nothing less than remarkable. He has shown astounding skill in re- tainning well nigh everything in the way of incident that made the novel intepesting. A | piete of dramatic workmanship,git is truly admirable, and you should have seen how it took hold upon the audience. Everyone's attention Was held fast from beginning to end and through each of the four acts you could have heard a pin drop.
 Trilby, both as n play and u per- formance, is one of the best, most interesting and exciting things that have appeared on the stage this season. The success was unques- tionable and unduubted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
All Souls Day Celebrated By the
 Catholics.

Saturday, November 2d, being All Souls Day, n feast day of the Roman Catholic Church on which supplca- tions are made for the souls of the dead, in accordance with ;he usual custom ia Pine Bluff, the day was observed on the following Sunday.
 Yesterday afternoon several hun dred strong, the Catholics assem- bled at the Catholic Cemetery and prayers for the souls of the dead were read. The graves were sprinkled with holy water and profusion of flowers were spread upon the sod and tombs that covered the dead. The scene was very imposing and one of great sOlemnity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
A TERRIBLE WRECK ON THE ST. L. |.
 M. & s. R. R. AT ARcENTA.
The Common Ball Tram Chrashes Into q Freight Train-One Man and a Car Load of Cattle
 Killed
Special to the GRAPHIC.

Special to the GRAPHIC.
 ARGENTA, ARK. November B. The Cannon Ball train on the Iron Mountain Railroad is due here at TAO. The north bound freight sidetracks at d station north of Little Rock 10 permit it to pass. Just out of Argenta ear was de- railed and the freight brought to a stand still The freight men claim that they sent a flagman ahead to stop the Cannon Ball. For some reason the flag was ignored or not seen. On came the flying train and in an instant was into the locomotive of the freight. The tender of the freight locomotive was driven clear through a car of cattle killing all of them. There were three cars behind the passenger locomotive, mail, ex- press and baggage. The mail car was next to the locomotive and was practically uniDiured. The next was the express car which was ufiNeH cledf Dack over tHe DdSSaSe car, he floor overlapping and pushing everything before it. The baggage was damned through the end of the car upon the platform of the first passenger coach. The bag gage master was under the debris still alive when the Altheimer branch train passed. Men were busy chopping out the closely we'd ged trunks in their efforts to release the victim. There is little hope of his living. The passenger co aches were uninjured and, save for the terrible pumping, ,On one was injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
See Ourselves as others See U..

It is said that a negro cannot initiate his own characteristics. Though full of comical conceits, original humor, prone to look upon the ludicrous side of all things save religion and death, he cannot go on the mimic stage and make others laugh at his portrayal of humor peculiar to his people. It was left for the white man to make humor of the negro race. Popular in q thea trical performance are Al. G. Field, Tommy Donnelley, Ali. Gibson, Bogert & O'Brien, Vim. Rowe, Chas. Bench. Lew Diamond, H. Carmody -ail well known names to those who enjoy good negro comedy. These stars are with the Al. q. Field Minstrels and Utopia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
A GRAND SOCIAL FUNCTION
Miss vanderbilt Entertains Her Brides
 maids With Disner.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The first of the social functions connected with the weddingof Miss Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough will be the bridesmaids dinner which will be given by Mrs. Vanderbilt this evening. The preparations for the affair are exceedingly elaborate and the dinner will probably axcel in briliianey and sumptousness anything of the kind ever before given in America. The floral decorations will be in pink and
 white blossoms. In thecourse of the evening Miss Vanderbilt will present the bridesmaids with her farewell souvenir gifts. The young ladies who will act as bridesmaids are Misses Julia Jay, May Goelet, Daisy
 Post, Elsa Bronson, Kittie Duer,
 Evelyn Burden and Mary Winthrop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
 A Card Of Thanks.

Through the medium of the GRAF HIc the undersigned desire to tender their heartfelt thanks to the noble people of Grant County who so kindly aided us in the search for the remains of Mr. w. c. Hall, Friday and Saturday of last week. They will also accept the thanks of the widow of the deceased man for the many kindnesses shown.
 Respectfully,
 CHAs. HAYCOcK.
 JOIN SHELBY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
HIS BODY FOUND,
1T IT WAS COLD IN DEATH.
Inc Sad Ending of Hunting and Pleasure Trip-Heart Failure Causes ihe Death Of Mir. ". C.
 Hall

# The remains of MT. W. c. Hall was Bscoyered about4 o'clock Saturday Afternoon, and brought to Pine Bluff $undaymorning at o'clock. Readers of the GRAPHIC will re- member that about the first of last @eek a party composed of Mr. and Rlrs. Hall, Mr and Mrs. Charles Hay Rock and Mr. and Mrs. John Shelby, aeft Pine Bluff to spend the week on R camp-hunt in the Saline river bot Roms
 E The first two days of the hunt was Host enjoyable, and no cloud of the Borrow that was to fall on the party Rgershadowed their hearts E Thursday afternoon the gentlemen Rftheparty left their camp for a Kieer hunt. Night cane on and Eessrs. Haycock and Shelby re- Furned to the camp, but, as the hours Flew by, Mr. Hall failed to put in his kppearance His wife and friends became uneasy and soon started out Pn aseareh tor him. The night ended Eand the morning sun rose in the Eneavens, still no trace of the missing man could be found, although guns i've fired and horns blown. By this
 lme his friends were seriously Flarmed for his safety. Word was Fent to all the peoplein the vicinity
 'nat MT. Hall was missing, and soon
 ~ least fifty men had joined in a
 Seareh for him. Friday passed by,
 daa' notwithstanding the vigilant Eeaica. no tidings could be found of Ehim.
 Saturday morning came and at
 east seventy-fve men had assembled
 Y the camp to take part in the Fearch. The dense cane brakes in
 Me flver bottoms were tramped over
 a futile effort no find the missing
 "an' Saturday afternoon the
 'earchers were called to the camp
 SAu there organized in q systematic
 manner for tke last search.
 euly seyenty-fve men composed
 ae party; these were formed into a
 1"7aoout loo yards apart to breast
 trough the woods, and then the or
 " was given to march. The party
 su gone perhaps halt a mile from
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
A social Function.
CHAs. HAYCOcK. JOIN SHELBY.

The "Phonograph Party" given at the Bluff City Club Hall last night, in honor of that bewitehing young lady, Miss Claudia Meyer, ofCamden, was delightful affair and largely attended. After q feast of music and recitations furnished by a phono- graph, recitations were made by several young ladies. Miss Meyer, with q grace and voice that charmed her audience reeited several selec- tions. At q seasonable hour, Mr. Chas. Deu tsch, the popularcaterer of Of the Club, served refreshments. The evening will be one long 10 De remembered by those present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.

It is rumored that Prince Henry of Prussia has been exiled from Ger many bw his brother, Emperor William, Us the result of u quarrel over naval affairs between the two. The Prinee is attached to the German Navy, and is heIdol of that service. As his fafher. lle1ate Emperor Fred eriek, was fondly known to the Ger man army as Uncle Fritz SO in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
"Trilby," a Successful Play.

That great and most magnetic of modern plays-"Trilby,' will be seen at the Pine Bluff Opera-house Wednesday night with A. NJ. Palmer's company under the direc- tion of William A. Brady, and will De brought here from New York with all its entrancing features the company, the scenery, the music and every stage effect which made it so
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
J.K. Emmett Coming Here.

Mir. J. K. Emmett, or as he is probably better known, "Fascinat- ing Fritz" is meeting with unquali- fled approval and fiattering success in his splendid production of "f ritz in Mad house." which by the way is one of, if not the best. of the series of charming Fritz" plays. Emmett, supported by a strong company, will occupy the boards at the Pine Bluff Opera-house on the night of November l2th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

The remains of MT. W. c. Hall was scoyered about4 o'clock Saturday ftemoon, and brought to Pine Bluff ,,,,l,,.r,it,1r nf 2 nlolncl1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

the navy Prince Henry is affection ately and proudly called, "Unser Heinrich" Prince Henry of Prussia is the only living brother of the Ger man Emperor, and is three years younger than the latter. They are notably unlike, even in looks. It is said the Prince does not stand in the least awe of the yonng war-lord ana speaks his mind freely when he finds occasion to do so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

The old Harding property on State street, now owned by Mr. A. Brewster, has been remodled and repaired, and is now one of the most attractive houses in that vicin- ity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

the starting point when a gun was fired which signifed that Mr. Hall had been found.
 HeWas discovered lying on the ground, cold in death, and at bis side lay his gun with both barrels cooked. No brnise was found on his person, and his face was calm and peaceful, as if he had lain down to sleep.
 It was said that he was stricken with heart disease, probably brought on by the excitement of the hunt.
 His body was reYerently crried to the camp and from there brought in a wagon to his home in Pine Bluff. The funeral took place from the Sixth avenue Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 The deceased man had many friends in this city. He was quiet and unassuming, and possessed many admirable traits of Ccharacter that endeared him to all who knew him. He leaves wife, who has the deepest sympathy of the entire city in this, her hour of sorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-04

Fl was suffering with catarrh in the head, my friends advised me to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it gave me more relief than the specialist or any other treatment. Miss SUSIE COPE, Pine Bluff, Ark. 1031 6
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-04

NEW YORK-Ar 31st, schs Mary A Hail.
veazlc, Darien for Bridgeport, Jas Brown,
Thomaston; Jas Maloy, and Nautilus, Rock
'' Ar 1st, ship Jos Thomas, Lermond Hiogo;
schs Gen Adelbert Ames, for Pigeon Cc.e Ella
Frances. Rockland.
Buenos Ayres So days; schs Velma, You. &.
Nova Scott Ella G Eells, s,--.
Ar 90 sch Geo E Wolcott, Reed. Norfolk for
Portland; Lillian Woodruff Holt, Turks Island
Jessie Barlow, Maine port
Cid 3D. sch Nellie j Crocker. Henderson, for
Boston.
! Addie Jordan, Philadelphia.
Passed He'll Gate 1st, schs Douglas Haynes.
New York for Augusta; Herald OF the Morning.
do for Bath; Nightingale do for Boston; VIM
T Campbell, Eiizabethport for Bar Harbor:
Flora Pressey, do; Sheepscot do for Haverhll;
Herald, Norfolk for New Haven.
Passed He'll Gate I'd. schS Elliot J. Dow, Pink
ham. Rondout for Boston; Jos Cakes, Amboy
loI oBIosT0N-Ar 1,IS09N 1st sch W Card. Marchant,
cid 1st. sch Jacob Reed, Blake, Brunswick.
Ar I'd. barque Rachel Emery, Wyman. from
Rosario; sch Paine stinso1 /. Deer Isle
Milvlle Smith. Franklin; Clara A Donnell.
% iBsALTiMORE-Ar 1st, sch Lydia NJ Deering,
Hamilton, Washington.
I'D 1st schs Saran D Rawson. French, for
Tremley Point; VIM Lermond, Hupper Fall
ny iRBTRittJNsWICK-sld I'd, sch R 7 Rundletr,
Fountain. New York; Mary Sprague. Poland,
YBxTH-Ar I'd, schs . saw. SAWYER; ESlkingham,
Sid Cd sch Abenaki for New York.
BRIDGEPORT-Ar I'd. sch Mary Hall.
VeazIe. Pictou.
SAWYER, Turks Ilasnd for Providence.
DARIEN-Cld I'd, sch r c Hartley. Faller,
NeT NeGTLoUUtCEsTER-Ar I'd, schs James Gray,
Boston for Saco; Chas Raymond, Salem for
D1liso' Also az I'd. barqus Edmund Phiuney. Boston
ioi NEW ! 'lt HAVEN-Ar s1st. sch F Hart, Dodge
''alSG AT Ist sch Edward i Blake, Smith. AlIyns
Point for Brunswick: Florence. Miller. Newport
for New Xorh; Emma, Littlejohn, Boston for
: Cid Cid ist sch Mary B wellington. Crosby, for
Port Johnson.
n INlOeRWALK-Ar 3D. sch Sarah Reed. from
0s PORT SORT BLAKELY-sld ] ST. ship Kate Daven-
mort REYNOLDS, San Francisco
PENSACOLA-Sld 1st, sch Olive Z Whittier.
Whittier, Portland
PASCAGOULA-Sld I'd. schs D Spear. Yea
| zie Matanzas; Horace G Morse. Stamford.
| PORT ROYAL-Cld I'd. sch D II Rivers, Col
| cord Baltimore.
PHILADELPHIA--A 1st sch John Fl an
| son oliver. New Bedford.
Ar I'd schs Augustus Welt. Sproul, Boston;
r F Pettigrew. Welsh Portland; VIM Collins.
Fullerton. Franklin: Elvira French Kend-
'Ini G1d I'd, schs Chas Z Balch. Densmore. Port
land: City of Augusta, Adams. Bath Hugh
| KeIiey. Haskell. New Haven; Charles Camp
nell. Robinson, Boston.
Arat Delaware Breakwater 1st, sch Myra W
smear Hinkley, Darien for Bath, (and sld
Perth AMBOY-Sd 31St, sch Jos Oakes
Smith Bangor
0'P,1'ii PP,O1'RiiTSMOUTH-Ar lst, sch Chas Notman
Also ar lst. schs Josie Hook. Bangor for Win
thron: Cora Belle, o-West Harbor for Glouces-
tare tar 4 Waterman, Calais for Nantucket; < G
Willard, Rockland for New York; Marcus Ed
wards, Sullivan for do; D Haskell Bangqs Dr. d, dor
mond nW, d for Boston; MAIL Jonesport for do: Bill
low Calais for co; 5 A Paine. Deer Isle for do;
Hannah Grant, DO for do; Mary Rogers. Ken
nebec for do; Mary Gushing, sullivan Tor 90;
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-04
STATE OF MAINE.


Cumberland IS.
Al the Court of County Commissioners
begun and holdell at Port land wiz hin and
for the County of Cum berland on the first
tuesday of June, Ammo Donini 1895, to Wit,
at a regular session thereof on the first
On the foregoing Petition it being salts
factoIily shown 10 the Court, That the
Petitioners are responsible, and that an in
quiry into the merits is expedient. it is
heI eDy ORDERED. That the County Com
missioners will meet at the Ward Room, in
the High School Building, in said City of
West brook. on Thursday, the twentv-frst
day of November, A. d. 1895, at len O'Clock
in the forenoon, and That the Petitioners
give notice TO all persons interested, by
causing an attested copy of said Petition
and this Order of Court thereon, to be
served upon the City Clerk of said City of
westbrook. and also BY posting up copies of
the same in three public places in said city
and publishing the same once week for
three weeks successively in the Portland
Daily PRESS, newspaper pr1D ted in
Por land, in said County, the first Of said
publications, and each of the other notices,
said meeting: which time and place.
(after it has been satisfactorily shown that
the above notice has been duly given the
Commissioners will pr0ceeds to view tue
route set forth in said Petition. and other
routes and roads connected therewit5, and
after sue h view, they will give a hearing to
the parties and their witnesses at some
convenient place in the vicinity, when and
where all persons and corporations In
terestei, may appear and show cause. If
anv they have why the prayer of said
Petition should not be granted.
Attest, r.
Copy of the Petition and Order of Court
lhefeOn.
oct2:dlaw3wM B. G. STONE. Clark.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-04

FOR THE WEEK ENDING Nov. 2. 1895.
Last sales of Bank halibut 101s and 62ac
y fb Tor white gray.
Last sales of Georges Cod from vessel $31A
for large and So for medium; Bank al S214 Gl
Last sales of Shore Mackerel ~ Dbl in fisher
mn's order S29 o9; Block Island $20A; Bay
$40.
IS. $22 for large Is, and $50 for extras; bloat-
ers S251S35.
We quote prime new Georges Codhsh 50 ~
06 25 for large and 49$41a for small; Bank s 4
Q$41a for large and S21aG$2s4 for small; dry
Bank at 81 and $2s4 Shore 8 20 and $sta Tor
large and tor small. Newfoundland do g 90:
We quote cured cusk at $0@$3N " qtl; make
SlA haddock $-GS2 heavy salted pollock
$IIs aS2 fb otl; and English cured do So:
Best handlne homeless Georges cod6c TOR me-
dunn TO 7s4 for large: middles 30: boneless
Shore do 5@7c; Grand Bank do 6G61ac ;cusk
fancy brands of entirely boned cod IL to lbc
~ tb; Smoked Halibut. straight strips at !Oc
p fb.; extra thick 101s ;medium SC; small61 61ac;
huncks l1@12c.
smoked salmon 18c y ib b:Medium herring 12c
bo tucks at Sc: lengthwiSe Sc No Is at SC;
Bloatrers at 100. shore do at 10: canned
Trout 81 so fresh halibut 81 20; salmon 30;
lobtsers 30; clans 95c. American sardnes,
quarter oils, So 90; half oils, $5 5O three-ouar-
ter mustards. $2A, spiced. 3d.
Large New onnuiand herring 81 30 Dbl. Nova
Scotia large split Sc 90; mediuml$5 Large round
shore and choice layer packed do scarce; Extra
large Labrador 90.
Picked Goldfish $4@4 30; haddock 25; hall
but heads S3 sound $40: tongues and sounds
So; tongues So; alewives 8; trout Sir; c. Ii
fornia salmon $40; Halifax do $23.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-04
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED proposals for constructing about 600
y feet of 10-inch and S-inch pipe sewer in
Eastern Promenade and Moody street, and
ABOUT l5o ieet OF lo-lncn pipe sewer IN ee Cum
the Commissioner OF Public Works until Friday,
November /, 1895. at 12 o'clock M, when they
will be publicly opened and read. The success
ful bidder will be required to give bond in
sum and with sureties satisfactory to the Com
missioner of Public Works, to insure the proper
fulfllment of the conditions Of the contract.
Blanks on which proposals must be made,
plans, specifications and further information
may be obtained at the office of the Commits
sinner on and after Tuesday, October 29 1895.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. should he deem it Tor the inter-
est of the city so to dc. Bids should be marked
Proposals for Sewer" and addressed to
GEO. N. FERNALD,
Commissioner of Public Works.
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