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not a few of them freaks. for device Of
this kind is more valuable if absurd than
II sensible.
The newer an invention the more valu-
able 1T is If 1t has been in public use for
so short time as two years, it cannot be
patented. With trade mark the case Is
exactly opposite; its worth grows steadily
with age. 1t represents business or
marketable article. with the growth or sale
of which 1t obtains value progressively. 1t
Is the symbol of trade. When one buys
a cigar. he looks on the box not for the
name of the manufacturer. but for the
trade mark. II the cigar does not CORES
pond to the trade mark. you are annoyed,
and the maker OF the cigar to which that
trademark properly belongs is injured.
1t is the same way with any other sort
of goods. You pick up a newspaper, and
you find the advertising columns full of
trade marks. Here is the Diana" flour,
pure the virgin snow. Your wlfe never
buys any other brand. She doesn't even
know the name of the manufacturer. The
same remark applies TO "Hygeia hams
The trade mark is the business; an In
fringement is robbery. Accordingly, the
law protects IL. Great fortunes are fire.
quently at stake in suits that have to do
with these trade emblems.
Anybody may get trade mark for MOTH
ing He has only to adopt it, and 1t be-
nobody has taken it previously for desis-
mating goods of the same sort Further
more. the law will defend him in this right
But IL he is a prudent man, he has the
trade mark regstered-that is to say. put
on record at the patent office. The $50 paid
for this is money well spent He thus OBJ
tains the privilege of suing in the United
States courts In case of Infringement. The
practice of those courts in such matters Is
settled so that justice is pretty sure to be
done. Otherwise, he would be obliged to
go to the state courts, where the outcome
of legal proceedings on these grounds Is
more doubtful.
Reasons for Rejection.
There is another good reason for register
ing a trade mark The word "regist cred"
appears to signify that the owner Is dis
posed to defend his property. and thus it
is apt to scare off persons who might be
tempted to infringe. A registration is good
for thirty years and may be renewed in
definitely. But even an unregistered trade
mark is legal right in perpetuity and
can never die unless the business which 1T
represents goes out of existence. 1t Is
common law property and passes from
hand to hand with the business. Another
odd thing about a trade mark Is that 1t
may possess considerable value. though the
article for which it stands be utterly
worthless.
The purpose of trade mark is to identify
origin and ownership. 1t ought to denote
nothing else. Under the regulations 1t
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eagle from the golden eagle, and SO forth.
Refuses and monograms are popular as
trademarks. In many classes one mas
the familiar "I-X-L." Geographical names
are admissible II printed In some distinctive
manner. For example. Baltimore" would
not be registerable If printed In ordinary
type, but in red script 1t would go. Arbl-
trary arrangements of words and letters
will serve as trade-m marks, .nasmuch as In
a manner they represent new designs Rep
reservations of the United States flag or
coat oi-arms are not allowed, because the
proprietor must have exclusive ownership
of the design. An arrangement of colors
will not do for trade mark unless asso-
ciated with some emblem or other design.
In other words, form as we'll as color is re-
quired
Use of Portraits.
A portrait may be q trademark. Manu-
facturers of patent medicines commonly
use their Iikenesses for this purpose. The
portrait of a public man, or Of any other
living person, may be employed lawfully.
with the consent of the individual But
when the person is dead his portrait ceases
to be his private property, and may be
utilized for advertising purposes by any
body. Thus, Washington and Franklin are
most frequently made use of to give post
mortem Endorsement to articles which in
MANY cases they would doubtless diSap-
prove of most highly.
One of the oldest of registered trade
marks is the angel Beta medicinal belt
that Is represented In the design as hung
upon ladder. This ladder. of course. Is
the one that is supposed to lead to heaven.
Labels. it should be said. cannot be regis
tered as a rule. Either they contain de-
scriptive matter or they include trade
marks registerable as such. There is
journal In this country called the Trade
mark Record, which Is published chiefly for
the purpose Of recording proceedings insti-
tuted in the courts in behalf Of rights Sc
cured by trademarks.
RENE BACHE.
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Precautions Adopted by the Govern
ment Against Loss.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED
Now, Even the Letter Carriers Must
Give Bonds.
THE DIFFERENT CHA S SEES
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y Z X Il u u r . T.
curely in the P o 8 t
Office Department at
Wa 8 h / n g t On are
bonds whose face
value Is as great as
the cost of the entire
postal service for a
year, and the sure
ties on these bonds
h We qualified in
double the amount.
So If the Post Office
Department had all
of the money which
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ltS patterns III any
class of goods. Hav-
ing numerous typical
shapes-t h e Greek,
Roman. &c.-it may
only be made proprie-
tory in a specific pat
tern. An opposite rule
applies to the eagle.
There are several
species of eagles in
the world, but only
one type Is recog-
niZed by the patent
Office, simply for the
reason that the pub
lie at large does not
differentiate the bald
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materials were used in making the food.
II those materials were not so used people
would be misled. If they were actually
employed the term was Objectionable on
the ground already mentioned. Similar
rulings have been made against SNOW
white for flour, thin back" for saws and
Geld prize" has been ruled out as either
descriptive deceptive. If no gold prize
was given to the article the purchaser
might be deceived. A similar instance was
that of the legend There's money in it,
on soap boxes. Registration for this also
was refused. 1t was decided by recent
commissioner Of patents that the word
photographic" being generic for pens,
could not be used as trade mark for an
ink especially adapted for stylographic
pens Other adverse rulings have been
made respecting shake" blown into bot
ties. and burglar alarm" 'Alf and 'alf'
was shut out because the trade mark '1-Z
and 1-2'' had been previously registered In
the class of turntables. On the descriptive
a trade mark for pickles because 1t Is pro-
vincial Spanish for red pepper"
Religious Devices.
People often try to secure the registra-
ton of trade marks that embody figures
or emblems associated with religion. This
is severely frowned upon by the patent
office. For example. not long ago design
of this sort submitted included represen-
tation of the Virgin Mary. 1t was prompt
" rejected as offensive. Acting in spirit
OF broad catholicity, this ruling Is not ap-
piled merely to matters having to do with
Christianity. on one occasion 1T shut out
a picture of a Chinese god The red Greek
cross is objected to also, though on other
grounds. 1t will not do as a trade mark
for any article that might serve to supply
invalid soldiers. The reason for this Is
quite obvious. 1t Is the emblem OF the
Red Cross Society, an international organ
ization. Its as q trade mark on GER
tain classes of goods might lead people to
ina CINE that those goods were Endorsed or
actually manufactured by the society.
F'ayorite designs for trade marks are
representing Hercules. Atlas supporting
the world, an Indian, an alchemst, a saint
and good Samaritan. The star and cres-
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Reasons for Rejection.


ecriptive of the In
gradients of which
an article Is COM
posed or in any other
way. on that ground
the patent office has
refused to register
the name fruit but
ter" as a trade mark.
II has likewise ruled
against egg maca-
ronI" as being de-
scriptive or calcu-
lated to deceive.
Here was q case
where the name sig
nIffed that certain
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Tramp-"Thanks for the clothes. mum,
but never mind the tie.
Kird Lady-"But you said you wanted to
lcok like gentleman!
Tramp-"That's jest 1t, lady: but this ere
tie would queer the hui bis! Yer see. they
tie their own ties in the saeiety moves in.
num-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
HELP OF THE STARS
Pauline Pry Looks Into the Myste-
ries of Astrology.
SHE FINDS OUT HOW IT Is DONE
Something Very Like Physical cuI'
ture Exercises.

PROG SIVE STA G E 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
WORKING IN DEEP WATER.

Difficulty of Getting More Than
Eighty Feet Below the Surface.
The herald., 1895-02-11

Her Frequent Appearance In the DraEn
Is Causing Discussion.


Several high class English weekly re-
views have joined the London Times in
exhaustive discussion of the modern So
,ioty drama, or what Labouchere de-
scribes as realistic Magdalen plays .
Beerbohm Trees latest success, John
a-dreams," is the usual text employed,
but tho subject has been made widely
comprehensive Mr.. Tree was at first
somewhat resentful in resisting the at
lacks upon his piece. In his latest let
ter, however, he admits, for the sake Of
the argument, that the woman with
past has been too frequently upon the
stage of late, but he affirms; Certain
it is, however, that tho best and strong
est dramatic work which this decade
has produced has been that whose sub
ject some of your correspondents have
30 severely rpprob1ted. The inference,
/ mako bold to say, is obvious. 1t is
the epoch, not the actor or the author,
that is arraignod. The taste of the pub
lie is undoubtedly for discussion of such
problems, as is evidenced not only on
the stage, but i'll tho lecture hall, in
magazine articles and in novels. The
desirability of such q discussion is
matter of opinion. To go to the root Of
the whole matter, What is an immoral
play? I hold that an immoral play is
one which deals III spirit of flippancy
with those passions that are the very
central fact of life, which makes a jest
of virtue, which iatters vice, which
panders to the lower instincts of our
nature, and which clothes the naked
ness of evil with transparent and allur-
ing garments. challenge any one to
point to q single passage of Mr.. Cham
bers' play which could be thus de-
scribed."
The Times, in summing up the sub
ject, takes the side of the directors, say
ins:
"Wo have had great deal too much
Of the woman with a past, and too
many of her If she had been confined
to ono play, sho would still have had an
amount of calculation altogether out Of
proportion to her importance. But she
is forced upon our attention with such
persistent assiduity that people who do
not want to hear about her find their
opportunities Of theater going seriously
curtailed. She has been elevated into q
cult. The leading doctrine of the new
woman school, which contains q certain
number Of effelninate males, is that the
one thing worth living ard working for
Is FREQ discussion Of unsavory subjects
by men and women. When Il manager
The herald., 1895-02-11
Mems Handkerchief.

IS "'Pf '' III
Thirty-hve dozen pure Irish linen stitched IEr
Handkerchiefs, fast colors worth 35c.-now AON
Fifty dozen japanese white silk hem stitched mi Or
tia Handkerchiefs; worth 25con sale this week Zs7C
at only O~
Forty dozen japanese hem stitched white Handker- hN
chiefs; worth 65c.-on sale this week Wv
Thry-fve dozen Japanese fancy hem-sttched silk wo
Handkerchief in the latest novelties worth tic k6h<
sale this week at COA
The herald., 1895-02-11
Children's & Boys Overcoats.

9754-Chidren's Servceabe Kilt Overcoats in ~ -
small paerns sizes, to IA years; regular u hn
81. value-to be closed aDAeeJU
5: s.:s s: ~ ell So so
s': st. by +:!s sss ss sa $500
all wool Melton Coats with vevet col,,,.
ii to 10 WORTH Be '' 'i''d $3.50
81 zf: s'ss Gaze ssss so
The herald., 1895-02-11

Children'S and Misses School
Shoes.
Children's Milwaukee Oil Grain School Shoes, all 6A0v
solid and very serviceabe sizes to 1VSA
Misses Milwaukee Oil School Shoes all CT mn
very serceabe sizes IL to ~ price y wv
Misses Milwaukee Oil Grain School Shoes, all WD ID
very serceabe sizes II IL p price eDHe
Children's extra Milwaukee Oil Grain Shoes CB mn
worked buttonholes sizes 6 to 3, at sUA.VWV
Misse extra fine Milwaukee Shoes, sizes Ct 1E
IL to II, at V1oMey
The herald., 1895-02-11
Ladies' Shoes.

Sss: 81; s; 'a $5O
S;' E: ''s $7
4 $! :: s'"i': $3.50
Nj RE;
sale at
lust received-A very fine line of Ladies' Dongola
Shoes; hand welt sole; razor toe and patent
worn for beauty equal; for service it Do wv
CAM be beat-On sale at
The herald., 1895-02-11
BOYS FURNISHINGS.

% dozen Childrens Surah Silk Sleeveless Bouses. A. .
black, navy blue red and light blue shades: former
price, ". so and ~ 00-to be closed at Uk
200 dozen Boys Unlaundered Percae Waists to 1EC
wears; worth 50c-this week ZeJN
Boys derby ribbed, absolutely Fast Black HOSE Er
regular 35c value-to be closed IeJAI
Percae Star Waists, in all patterns; regu-
lar $1.0O vaue-to be closed this week at fOG
Boys serviceabe Knee Pants; worth 25c; age 5to &c
IA years-at 1ON
The herald., 1895-02-11
Mems Shoes.

IVTNIF y OIKU@Os
Hanan Sons genuine Cordovan congress q Or
and lace best of material throughout they sD0.Vs1
sold at Sc and Snow WV
Sd sez finest patent leather Shoes $495
Burt e. Packards mems calf Shoes hand sewed; az
they $6-now sNO.V0
Johnston Muphy's fine calf and kangaroo Shoes 10 y nT
hand sewed in broken sizes, worth much "a W.
S6 and Snow epOs/O
t'H'' she's ' S395
The herald., 1895-02-11
MEMS SHIRTS.

Mems 'Shirts-Mens unlaundered White Shirts:
celebrated Stronghold Brand in all Sizes good I=2C
valle-0n sale III Q-Ok
Mems plain Night Robes; full length heavy muslin Lar
cheap at 50c.-For this sale OC ~
Mems aundered White Shirts reinforced all S5s Cfc
izes sold at other stores at 75c--Our price Nv StO
line OF Scotch Flannel overshirts full size 81 M
worth $1.50-On sale this week pl.OU
II doz. French, English and Flannel Overshrts
silk striped Star make; regular $3.50 vaueARe 66A
duccd to F pEsOV
The herald., 1895-02-11
Mems Hosiery.

NiSIi , AEUSlSf y.
Mems Cotton Socks, brown and coors all X rte
seamless, thread worth II 2c-on now at ~ NGS
Twenty-Five doz Mems Merino Half Hose gray IN Cfc
coored, all seamess-reCluced from 15c. AQS
hundred doz Mems Seamless Hose color Cd C<c
guaranteed; worth 15c.-reduced to NES
Thirteen dozen Mems All Wool Half Hose, in
brown and navy blue colors. sizes = and TO- ~ N
former price a5e'--now ~ m " NJ 4
line of English Cashmere hose, regular made DE-
size 10 IL and IL, dark shades worth 5oc.-re- Z9C
duced to
The herald., 1895-02-11
MEMS OVERCOATS.

Sas - ST. y nj $3.50
S:5 S29 E s SIS: $1,000
=; 4' 'R' $3.50
& :s sP "a s s::a S $500
Mems Overcoats made from the very best Imported
{; Al; $3.50
The herald., 1895-02-11
Boys DOuble=Breasted Long
Pants Suits.

ssS Ss$s; s'::i'ss ';
$3.50
Boys Double Breasted Long Suits, Atwood
cheviot and cashmere; small checks and well GO
trimmed; size, IA to 10 years. former price, M
$12.O0-Now w
ss $3.50
Boys Round Cut Single Breasted Suits gpEA
imported silk mixed cashmere all shades; former IN HVb
price, SIS Now Wv
The herald., 1895-02-11

Boys Short Pants Suits.
s:. s ,! zs:.. suits $l5O
!::: $; ! ss:; M
"s' s';';'': 's;' s 'E $3.50
Bows Double Breasted Short Pants Suits made
s;':s Il: I'll $3.50
Boys Double Breasted Short Pants Suits, made m r
from imported black clay worsteds sizes &h
years. former price, $S.50-Now epV
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
cHANCERY T

Chancellor McGil is in the Court Of
Errors and Appeals today and in his
stead Vice Chancellor John R. Emery
Vice Chancellor Pitney will sit In Cham
On application By Counsellor W. G.
Fisk an order to show cause was granted
returnabls March q, Why shs trustees 1aI OF
ton Company and Rapid Transit and
Bridge Construction Company should not
divide the assets of the company among
the stockholders, they assuming the La
held. h company was recently dis
solved, and it is claimed that the assets
will fully cover the liabilities and leave
a. dividend for the stockholders, most Of
In the foreclosure case against VIM.
Beck and others, Counsellor John Crit
fin obtained an order to deliver up poss-
purchaser at the sheriff. sale.
Mrs. Mary O'Neill, wife of John O'Neill
OF NO. 296 Duncan avenue made applica-
ton for counsel fee and alimony, pending
which she has brought against him or
the ground of extreme cruelty. In her
affidavit presented by her Counsellor Geo.
g. Tenant b says that her husband
sioh threw two lighted lamps at her. She
was obliged to leave her home and live
with neighbors. Because of the insult
fciency Of time of notice. the case was
duplication was made before Vice
Chancellor Emery in Chancery Chambers
III afternoon, for a decree compelling
of Pattberg & Company to pay to George
equitable assignment. OF all accounts due
the company General Heppenhetmer coll
mon chs. His interests are being looked
after by Counsellor Grouse
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
A MUSICAL GENIUS.

During the reign of Louis xI. of
France there was attacheo to his court
one Abbot de Baigne, a man or CONSIDER
able wit. The Abbot was somewhat mu-
si-ealy inol ned. and detighted the court
with inventions of odd musical instru-
enjoyed a hearty laugh over one OF
these curious contrivances, and desiring
to battle this musical genius, command
ed him to produce harmonious sounds
rrcrn The nfNas of hogs. This seemed
an impossibillity to the King, and ne
prepared HIMSELF to enjoy the .discom-
fture of the Abbot; Much to his sur
10 produce them. All he required was
a sum of money, upon the receipt OF
which he dec tlred she/ would invent the
most surprising thing that was ever
heard.
He secured the country and secured a
voices as to pitch and quality, and n
iaffy. having SATISFIED himself. ne arrang-
oS - .he arinoal- n q sort |aWis.on
richly decorated. The day of trial arriv--
ed. and the King and his court entered
the pavilion prepared for something. put
the Abbot with the hogs. However,
there were hogs, sure enough, n much
to the surprise and delight of the King
they me to cry harmonlousiy and
in good tune, rendering an air that was
fairly recognized.
The Abbot had arranged a series OF
and apon pulling one of them out caused
a spike to prick the hog It connected
resi- was easy. for pulling out the differ
ent stops he produced the tune. The
King and all his attendants were highly
delighted with it.-"Harper's Young Eco
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
WILD AMBITION.
Newark Wants to Absorb
Everything for a Greater
Municipality.
ENDORSED BY sEcEssloNlsTs
One Misguided Enthusiast Pre-
diets a Greater Newark in
Five Years.

NEWARK. March IL. 1S94.-Much conf
ment has been caused by the publication
in last Sundays Calf of the fact that
Mr.. Joseph Coult had been requested. and
would. in all probability. for
presentation to the present Legislature
a bill TO bring before the people at the
coming elections the matter OF the for
nation of a Greater Newark by the an
nexation to this city of adjacent own
and cities. The plan proposed IS TO IN
clude all the Oranges. Belleyille. irving
ton. Bloomfield and Montclair.
In speaking of the matter this week
Mr.. Coult expressed a belief that a con-
solidation of territory and interests such
as is proposed would be of great adyan-.
tage to all concerned.
The sewerage question, the saving or
money by one large general government,
the lighting system, the police and hre
systems. the public park scheme. the
water and Improvements of all sorts
for the welfare of the general public
were all cited by him as among the hosts
of reasons which might be advanced IN
favor of the proposed bill.
.The time is ripe for action" he said.
IF a few earnest. able, public-spirited
men win put their heads together. urge
the passage of the bill when IT is sub
mitted to the Legislature, and then see
that the towns and cities within the ter
and fairly. it is highly probable that
consolidation can be accomplished"
NOT BY A JUG FULL.
Lawyer Edward Kenny declared that
a 'Greater Newark Is one OF the most
needed things in New jersey. .r
woa Adn r be 9 afraid 9 wager VGlgei that the pro-
posed consolidation of Newark ana the
townships and other copn,
the next five years. It ought to p 50:
too, for it will mean better and cheaper
government and the formation OF q city
of which by all the law OF nature n
business, the eastern boundary line
should be the Hackensack. River, n the
western border the base of the mountain.
have not already been made a part of
Essex County or Newark, tor nearly
everyone across ,od the river Tn; ts in ara fa esar
over there l don't believe 400 would be
against the proposed annexation
DR., J Henry Clark thinks 3h the nrd pro-
ali times" he said. 'tand in this particu..
lar matter I believe that nIoS wnaf tn Will uc eer.
tainly come to pass. and within a very
few years. 1t viii simply be the consum-
d mssSn 10 of p a ptaa a W quarter my of ia a Century Srs,
ago would some day be proposed and car
believe that it will be done at no very
distant day." said Robert Gray. 1T
seems to be but the natural result Of the
phenomenal growth of this particular
country from the outskirts of the pres
ent City OF Newark to the base of the
and why. then. should it not be one
city
Police Commissioner Strahan. James
Hodges, County Physician Washington,
Philip N. Jackson. Leonard Kal-sch ana
Others spoke with equal. enthusiasm OF
Greater Newark. each adducing reasons
from his experience. showing the benefits
of making one great city of the populous
territory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
UMBRIA'S ROUGH TRIP.
The Great Steamships Decks De-
luged-Giant Waves.

NEW YORK, March II, 1Ss5.5Some adj
ditional details of the rough experience
of the Cunard Line steamer Umbria,
which arrived here last night, were OBJ
tanned today.
On Wednesday last Captain Dutton was
in his room. sitting on a settee which
was securely fastened to the floor, when
q tidal wave struck the vessel. A gigan-
tic mass of water came over the star
board bow and smashed pom the deck
with terrific force. 1t struck first upon
the spar deck, made its way to the next
deck. The full force of the water struck
the captains room on the upper deck.
tearing away the entire front and both
sides of it, washing overheard the. cap
tain's instruments. books and furniture,
making, IN fact. a clean sweep of every
thing in the room. but the captain and his
settee, to which he clung with all his
strength, thus saving himself.
The water went into the music room.
spelling the piano and all the furniture,
made It's way into the dining room, and
rushed through all the conpanionways
nearly anlidshiDs.
No one was injured in any way, put
the shock was sufficient to awaken the
officers who were asleep.