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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-06-27
THE LITTLE THINGS THE
MOST VALUABLE.

Comparatively few people regard them
selves as inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or another
with ideas that seemed calculated 10 reoucc
some of the little frictions OF lie. Usuatlv
such ideas are dismissed without further
thought.
"Why don't the railroad company make
its car windows so that they could oe siu III,
and down without breaking the passengers
backs9" exclaims the traveller. "lf were
running the road would make them IN such
way
"Nhat was the man 'thatrmade 'hls sauce
pan,thuking off, -grumbles the cook tHc
never had to work oyer stove, or ne would
have known how it oughtto have been hXed.
Hang such collar button y growls the
man who is late for breakfast I'll were IN
the business I'd make buttons that wouldn't
slip out or break off, or gouge out the back
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 iucAs
about Car Windows, saucepans, ana celiar
larttons into practical shape, and then Apply
forna,.nts, they might find themselves rs
Independently wealthy rs the man who IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or the one
who patented the fifteen puzzle.
TEMPTING OFFER.
To induce people to keep track of their
bright ideas and see what there is in them,
the Press Claims Company has rcso we'd TO
offer prize.
10 tlaeDersOn who submits to
Ii the simplest and most prone
Using invention. from II CONNER
cinl point Of view, the company
will give $4,000 in cash, In ad-
llition to refuntiing the fees for
securing the patent.
Ii witt RSso advertise fhc in.
yentiOn free Ofcharge.
This offer is subject to the following con-
ditions
Every competitor must Obtain patent tol
his invention through the company. He
must first apply for preliminary search
the cost of which will bctive dollars Should
this seMch.Bhow his invention to be unpat
entable,n can withdraw without further eX.
pense. Otherwise he will be expected &c
complete his application and take out a 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 a valuable property
to lnm. The prlze will he awarded bya jury
consisting of three reputable patent attorn
eys Of Washington. Intending competitors
should fiji out the following blank, and for
ward it with their application:
- , 1913
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-06-27
PRIZES ON PATIENTS
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The winner has Il Clear GILT OF "
Small Fortune, and the Losers
fave Patents that NAV
Bring them In still
More.

Wou|d YOU like to make twenty-five hun
hrcd dollarsp Ifyou would, read carefully
what follows and you may see way 10 ao II
The Press Claims Company dcvotes much
attention to patents. 1T lras handled thous.
ands of applications for inyentions, but II
would like TO handle thousands more. There
ia plenty of inventive talent IN THIS country
needing nothing but n ~ "a III u
"a produce practical results. That enco"r'
agement the Press Claims Company pro-
poses to give:
NOT 50 HARD As 1T SEEMS.
A patent strikes most people as an app"ll-
inply formidable thing The idea is that an
inventor must be natural genius, like Edl'
son or Bell that he must put years 10 del'Ms
IN complicated mechanical proDlcms aho
that he must spend fortune on delicate ex'
periments before he can get new deVice 10
. patentable degree OF perfection' lbs uc'
ins,on the company desires to dlspel. 1t de-
sires to get into the head of the public clear
cossprehension of the fact that it is not The
great complex, and expensive inventions
that bring the best returns to Their authors
hut the little, simple, and cheap ones-the
THINGS that seem so absurdly trivial that the
citizen would feel somewhat ashamed OF
bringing them to the attention Of the fateht
Office
Ea,son says that the profits he has received
from the patents on all his marvellous lnVeh-
tions have not been sufficient opay the cost
of bis experiments. But the man who con con.
ceived the idea of fastening a bit OF rubber
cord to child's ball, SO that it would come
back to his hand when thrown made for
tune out of his scheme. The modern sew
iug:machinc is a miracle OF ingcenulty-thc
product of the toll Of hundreds OF busy brains
through hundred and fifty years. nut Ai,c
whole brilliant result rests upon the Simple
device of putting the eye of the needle at the
point instead Of the Other,end.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
Queer Things IuEUp in Michigan.

\ remarkable collection Of Pottery, said
= have been taken from mounds In Me
costa, Isabella and Montcalm counties.
IS ON exhibition in Elsie. Michigan. Five
Baskets OF nearly the same size and make
are shown. The eXterOrs bear what APP
pear to be .!kenesses Of the pyramids of
Egypt. as well as Egyptian and Phoeni-
clan letters and characters. There is a
sixth caske; different from all others.
one side presents The pyramids Of Egypt,
and the other SIDE two male figures, one
a representation Of the flood, from the
threatening attitude. and the other an
American Indian with tomahawk poised.
There are two tablets. One, said 10 re-
present the Ten Commandments. being
numbered from one 10 ten. and the other
;epre sentation of the food. fro the
warning to the resting of the ark and the
coming forth of the inmates. From one
casket were taken three brass coins, four
stone coins and nine pieces OF stone type
From another "A nugget of solid gold
Weighing about two ounces. stone anu
let's, and pipes, lamps and vases, said TO
be Of the time of the Phdraohs, were
taken. There is a perfect square adorned
with Masonic emblems, alleged to have
been taken from mound, upon which re-
manned a stump over four feet in diameter
the rings showing the tree TO have been
over coo years old.-Chicago Daily Inter
Ocean.
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Hanorei at Great Cost.

The brilliant woman who did so much
10 forward the ambition OF Governor
Atkinson, of Georgia. and make him the
executive OF that State has broken under
the strain, and is now an invalid in a
Northern sanitarium.
The Georgia Governor will have the
sympathy of all true men in his bereave-
ment He was poor boy, struggling. 10
work his way through college when he
INST met this woman. who was the
daughter Of wealthy and prominent
Ex-Governor OF Florida. He won her love
and she became his wife, and. his closest
political lieutenant. managing his cam
pa!sns. and planning them until she had
made him the Governor of his State.
But just when she had reached her
greatest ambition the incessant work she
had engaged In became too great for her
delicate organization, and the mind gave
way. Instead of the mistress of the ex-
ecutiVe mansion at Atlanta she is the in
mate of a private asylum. almost wreck
ed in both mind and body. The Cover
nors ambition was realized at a terrible
cost. but il is TO be hoped that his wife
will soon be restored TO health that she
may share with him the proud distine-
ton she helped him 10 win.-Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
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Read What q Number Of Prominent
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General 4. 3. Catlin. formerly Deputy
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Dr. George r Brooks - fremont
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

and the knowledge that man was an
expcrt marksman was sometimes OF Naiue
TO him. 1t prevented other men from TAX
ing certain liberties with him.
This has all been changed III recent
wears. Dueling has become distinctly I'M
popular and with the death of that prac-
tice the old pistol has gone out OF style.
On the other hand the national guards
men within the past year or two nave
learned the value of revolver mafksman-
ship. In street riots where turbulent
MODS. taking advantage OF labor troubles,
array themselves agains: law and order
the revolver Is much more useful wea-
pom than the musnet and sword. AS
consequence Capt. CDnlin has been en-
ployed large part of his time in giving
private instructions TO the officers of the
State regiments.
The young Mackeys, for there are two
OF them who shoot &C.. II. and William),
have their own firearms. They are the
perfection of their kind aud are kept
in handsome mahogany cases, as costly
jewelry Is stored and they are worth the
care. They cost 800 pair and they are
guaranteed to shoot t'ae to the fraction
of hairs bre1 18th.
III you keep on the way YOU are doing,
YOU will have score before the end of
the month"; repeated the captain, and
the young men again faced the target
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

feet This way ana the lHs'' u ~, "
squared himself as a pugilist docs "ncn
no poses for PHOTOGRAPHER; anu
straiebtened his sturdy legs until they
were RIGID. That's the way Now begin
again You are doing first rate. You
Viii make score before the end OF the
month"
The young men were taking lessons IN
craftsmanship I'm the gallery OF the new
Manhattan Athletic club and the instruc-
for was the veteran Capt James >. Con-
lin.
In shooting gallery circles the name
Of Conl!n Is name 10 conJure WIN
II is as well known I'm London ana falls
a. il Is i'm New York. and II IS as potent
,n BOSTON and san Francisco as III Goth
sm II is "A name that brings up memo
rios that 20 back TO wSr times
Cd with one Of the epOchs in New YORK
history. for Capt Conlin. be II known
was I'm charge Of the shooting gallery III
Barnums Museum when mat popular
Mace OF amusement occupied inc site oI
the old Herald building.
cant. ConIin began with the great show
man as a taxidermist lie was in part,
~ not wholly, responsible for the stuneu
mermaid and those other wohdeTiui
freaks which Gullcd our fathers ana our
great uncles from the country When Mt.
transferred the clever young naturahs'
from the miracle department ana put MN
in charge of II. He has been shoouhH
gallery man ever since and he has become
as great AN expert in firearms and iheiI
us. as he was in skins and bones ana
their preparation.
This was in 1864 Three times has he
been burned out and now he Is 'he IN
structor at the rejuvenated Cherry pa
mo1d Club. Each fire destroyed num-
drsds OF dollars worth of scores, pictures
and firearms. but In spite Of these losses
the captain has gathered together col
lection which is one Of the shows of the
town to every man who takes an inter
est in craftsmanship. But TO go back to
young Mackcy and his friends
The young mon were shooting with army
revolvers A-calibrc. murdcrous looking
weapons. with long barrels and large cyl
inders. and they took turns at the target
as the volunteer soldiers do with their
army rifles at Creedmoor This is me
present fad i'm shooting. The riots are
responsible for H.
Thirty years ago, when the young mon
of leisure practiced in the Conlin CALLER
les. they used long French and Engllsh
duelng pistols. Pistol shooting was
fashionable amusement in those days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

WIN. NJ. CHASE,S Bf'SI SOOhb a
Il YARDS.
fair conflict between you ana an ordinary
man. ! shouldn't like TO see H.
ON tell you what I'll do returned MI
Chase smilingly, "Tll promise never 10
fight a duel with any man who Is not as
expert with The pistol as ] am.
Il am glad to hear you say tha'' re-
turned the Secretary Then after niue
pause he continued: Some day | presume
that | shall read in my newspaper Oh
William NJ. Chasc's meeting an antagonist
on the field of honor. and at the COM
mand to fire, their bullets met in nld-air'
And / have no doubt that II at that
time Mr.. Chase had fought with MS
equal in craftsmanship their bullets
would have so met. At least, it Would
not have been improbable, provided mat
both aimed on the same straight l'he.
Another famous Old-time shot who sun
keeps up his interest in pistol and reVoi-
vor shooting is George Byrd, the wealthy
cIuh man. who has made some very re-
markablc scores. which are among the
nrizes of the Conlin collection. lie IS one
of the hest all round shots in the city.
He is equally at home with the rifle ana
shotgun. ..,.o.
pierre L,orillard, Jr, has always taken
q keen interest IN shooting and mas ;hdac
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

york to.dav a number OF revolver marks-
,pop who could have outshot hh Nai
sor in his prime. and their names ~
oct into the local newspapers
far as causing fear by means " -,
nrovcss some OF them WOULD pc '"o Ia
IND of men that most buiiios W. ,d
-, 20 bullvrae. they are so 9uiel "''
unobtrUsive. ,hn narksl
men is william VI. chase ~ COO and
world famed painter. h"'"ee - ,,o,v
iss, Mr. Chase made soihe VI ,,n,rv mr.
hoe, scorcs ever made in TINS cou"Ny
q, t,,rono Mr.. Chase Is a nervous sien-
a. man with a sharp. incislve' epi-
,',.a,,,na,ic style in talking. Wheh ne
g., his neculiar. fat-brimmed, hlgh MAJ
80 ha Looks like a Frenchman soi"e
,,hat His pointed beard, now sueaNeu
vi s,i,-sr adds TO this impression.
~ 81, men he looks least like the popu-
tar idea of a pistol shot He has rec
ord of making IS bulls eyes out Oh 10
Ga that number of consecutive shotS
with a pistol at Il yards. me pun -
vas not larger than a silver dollar. "heh
he was through with IT the target was
ragged hole in a sheet of cardboard
W. chase told me not long ago d story
about his craftsmanship. tho only one
have ever heard him tell, and, as you
will see. II was not in the least boz stiul.
He was painting the portrait OF william
II. Evarts. then Secretary of state, 10
hang on the walls OF the state building
in Washington. Mr. Evarts was giving
him sittings in his beautiful studio In TINS
city. 1t was a particularly quiet morning
and the artist was working hi< fastest 10
catch the over changing expressions OF
the statesman's face. suddenly MI
Evarts said:
81 was told tho other evening. MI
Chase. that YOU we're a very expert
mar<sman with the pistol. DO you ever
intend to fight ducl?'
81 did not practise with that intention
Mr.. Evarts." replied the artist. why DO
you ask?"
81 was thinking that It would not be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

CAPTAINS proteges. or All inc men wno
sr'. ,eslIv great shots, Mr Lord has had
The most fun from his skill There IL a
dec,ded vein OF theatricalism In Mr..
Lords composition. He likes to astonish
neople and he has done so more than
score of times with his marvellous skill
with the pistol and revolver.
Hero are two true stories that are
told of his prowess. one of which Is made
the subject OF illustration.
once upon time. party OF French
gentlemen went into the Conlin gallery
with Mr.. Lord and at once began TO boast
OF their skill with the pistol. They were
Partisan acquaintance, and chance ac-
quaintances at that. of the New Yorker.
and they had no idea that their host could
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
IrOrerty Transfers,

Richmond: Q. p. Dicken to Charles
II. Page, personally, $40; NJ. W. Gayle
and wife to A. G. Carueal 80 feet on west
side First street, near Canal, 5000; X.
b. Lees trustee TO Finance Trading Com
pany. So feet on east side Gilmer street,
between William and Moore, E,2O; ANA
lie and Sam. Scheer TO Emil Finders, IL
feet on south side Main street. between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth. $500.
Henrico: II. l.. Denoor and wife TO ID.
p. Gill, S31-2-l2 feet on Floyd avenue,
northwest corner Sycamore street. same
deed reported from Chancery Court yes
terday. $3.50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

some notable scores. He IS unequalled,
probably, in America fer rapldity COM
bined with accuracy Fred Hocy, the mil
lionaife son Of the one time president OF
the Adams Express Company, learned
how to shoot the revolver ard rifle from
cant. Conlin. He Is nov exciting the adj
miration Of foreign marksmoi. by his
wonderful shooting at Monte Carlo
IL attribute much of Mr.. Hoey's sue
cess in pi.eOn shooting" said the cal tlin,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
ONE OF FRED HoEYs sCoREs-5O
cess in pigeon


SHOTS - BULLS
e. his practice Win the revolver and rifle.
That has made him a close holder
George Work. the banker ard brother
of the beautiful Mrs. BurkC-R Rec che. is
ono OF the best marksmen in America.
This comes partly from his splendid mus
Culsr development. TO b. Il good marks
man man must have good muscles,
and they must be trained. There is no
form OF sport where steddiHess and quick
ness are so necessary as in pulling the
trigger lat the supreme instant" as Cap
taiE Conlin would say Mr.. Work began
his shooting with the Captain twenty
years ago when he was I. boy. and he
soon made a record for himself that has
become historic among pistol shots. OF
late wears he has given most Of his time
TO rife and sho; gun practice. bat he is
still one of the best revolver marksmen
I'm the country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

REMEMBER, TIE WEEKLY TINES is issued in two parts
six pages each therefore, all but name a Semi Weekly
paper while he price than paid for any Weekly has
established itself the envabe reputation being the Repese
tatye Democratic Paper Of the South
agent sends subscription under clubbing arrange
nent wewil not allow any commission.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

Charles III. Mack
ey, one OF the
younger sons OF
John W. Mackey'
OF cable and null
ti-millions fame
and two young
friends faced a
long narrow al
leyway with re-
yolvers in their
hands. At the
word OF com
mand they sight.
nI and fred
.ound after rouilu
Of shots at a
large black CEN
tered target.
stand more
Ormlv on your
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

About 10000 900 gallons Of water daily
are consumed in London. .-Na
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

ONE OF GEORGE. BYRD : SCORES
SIX SHOTS AT ~ YARDS.
and put renewed strength into their fore
arms. for making a score in the Conlin
gallery is like winning degree from a
college. only il is more difficult 10 Sc
cure sometimes and more honestly won
These Conlin. scores are the most nota-
bic features Of the gallery. They date
back 10 the 70's and bear the names of
srme OF the most famous marSsmen in the
world. You have often heard of the won
dsrful Workmanship % western prairie
men. Kit Carson and the nurderous Slade
were great heroes in these legendary
tales. You have read OF the Carson man
wheeling" In his saddle and planting
hvc shots from his "trusty" revolver
into a playing card tackled TO tree
Alter this exhibition he usually dismount-
ed and sought the nearest bsr-room
where no one was brave enough TO speak
with MIN without hrst being hidden
Those stories are doubtless true, but they
ere 81 I'll wonderful There are In New
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WOULD MAKE DUELISTS.
WONDERFUL SCORES OF SOME IA.
NOUS PISTOL SH0TS.


DOWNRIGHT. 1856. for The Times)
FEW nights ago
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-09
HOW THE wAuDBNsEs DRESS.

The native dress of the Waldenses al
ways attracts attention, especially that
of the women, which Is exceedingly pic
turesque. The womens dresses are made
short, with plain waists and full skirts,
barely reaching to the ankles. They dis
daln anything resembling a corset, and
1t is scarcely possible to distinguish by
the dress girl of fourteen from a mat
ron of forty, save by the bright colorei
handkerchiefs which all the young girls
wear knotted around their necks; and
all wear a little triangular shawl, thrown
over the shoulders, crossed over the
breast and tucked in at the waist. Their
head-dress Is o. white cap of pretty, an
tique design.
The wardrobe of al Waldensian baby al
go deserves a word in passing. AS soon
born, the little one is wrapped in mar
row, woven strip of heavy cloth, from
six to eight inches in width, beginning
at the feet. and extending to the neck
and down again to the feet, where 1t Is
tied with a tape. The little one Is kept
thus incased for three or four months,
unable to move hands or feet. This to-
gether with a little checked apron, a
short sack of bright red or blue, and a
tiny round cap for the head, made OF
knitted zephyr, constitutes the babys
wardrobe. While the little ones peculiar
dress attracts our notice, the clothing OF
an American infant no less excites the
wonder and surprise of Waldensian
mother.-From 'sThe Waldenses in Amer
ica," from Demorests Magazine for Oc-
tober.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-09

country and Europe that California is
not good place for people of refinement
to live, nor sale field for the investment
OF large asgregations of capital 1t is
shame that such a. stigma should rest
upon what is Otherwise ono of the
falrest and very best states In the whole
union and the sooner her people are
sroused to a proper sensibiifty OF their
debased and thoroughly disgraceful social
position the better 1t VIII be for the
future prosperity of the state The article
In question win. repay reading by ais
thoughtful people and 1t is to be hoped
1t may have wide circulation; for there
are MANY who believe that CalTfornia's
only salvation from an impending state
OF positive infamy lies in the cultivation
and expression of a strong outside opin-
ion as to the causes and methods re.
sponsIbie for her unhappy degradation.