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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
Hew Wrinkle.

"A New York firm is Offering a pune
t~ureless bicycle tire. In construction
it is a single tube, hose-pipe pneumatic
tire, manufactured from the best Para
rubber and Sea Island cotton. 1t lie
stated that the fabric used in the manu-
facture of the tire is treated to a scorer
chemical process, which renders it i'm
penetrable by glass, nails, thorns, pins,
etc., and yet at the Same time it retains
all its elastic and resilient qualities.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
Music Lessons.

Miss Lottie Gale, graduate OF the
Conservatory OF Music, San Jose, will
give instructions in music to a limited
number OF pupils. Apply at the resi-
dence of l.. Hettenhausen. Miss Gale
comes highly recommended as a teacher
and lis known to many Wadsworth
people as n talented musician.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
Millinery.

Mrs. Phillips 4 Linton have opened
rhe Fall and Winter srason OF Millinery
in parIors II and .43, Nevada House,
where the latest styles in hats, bonnets
and toquee. can he seen. Prices to suit
the times. They will be pleased to
have their friends and patrons give
them u call. No trouble to show goods.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
An Active Volcano.

The Virginia Chronicle says: Anthem
tic reports, with names al persons and
particulars of tile ascent of Mount Hood,
recently, have been received, placing
that mountain on the list of active vol
canoes. Now that we know it is burn
ing mountain, we may readily guess the
fire in its efforts to burst forth has been
the cause OF the many slight shocks OF
earthquakes felt in this vicinity during
two years or more. So it is likely that
Virginia will lie free for some time TO
come from the shaking of the Oregon
giant, o that relief has come to his
aid. Mount ilool occupies the position
Of one of a portion Of acclaim OF mouE
tains of which Davidson is a fellow.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
BREVlF1Es.

lie nays dTc Sttbih6 ihuSh
Sprains and bruises yield 20 Trib. y
Trib cures brui es. sprains and burns*
Trib at the Loyelock Commercial Cos
4 foot of snow fell in Bodie last Fri
day.
Snow fell in Virginia City Friday
night.
The Silver primaries at Reno polled
iD4 votes.
Politicians never retain an IDEA unless
they embalm it.
At the Democratic primaries in Reno
1850 votes were cast.
One half Of the flesh eaten in Ger
many is horse meat.
The assessment roll OF Elko county
foots up to $l,906, 255.
The sound money Democrats have
been dubbed the ''golden-rod Democ-
racy."
Fred Buskirk Is train lispatching at
Dnnsmuir during j. Fl. Whited's alb
sence.
Arthur Macpherson will take a trip
east for his health about the first of
uext month.
Born in Iovelock, New, September
llth, 1896, to the wife OF {. Beck, an
eleven pound girl.
There are 262 widows on the assess
ment roll IN Storey county. Three
fourths of them are the widows OF min
ers.
Unimprovel sagebrush land in Doug
lass county heretofore assessed at 20
cents per acre. has been raised to 81 rs
l., the assessor.
A Chinamsn ut Greeneviile one day
last WEE, k, wagered he could drink a
quart of whisky. He won the bet and
WIS SOM a subject for the ron
AT the Silver primaries held here Sat
urdsy 81 votes were cast, at the Popu-
ll5L pIlIlNIltS - NoGo CIV t0ttf oitNA
the Democratic primaries ven by de-
fault.
A statement prepared at the mint bu-
reau shows that silver coinage during
I le month OF August aggregated $780,
600. This Yielded to the government n
profit or seigniprage OF 1922 OPT .03.
Onr new cruiser, the Brooklyn, gets
more power out of u ton OF coal than
any other vessel of her class. She is lot
only switter than any OF her European
rivals, but can run longer on the same
amount OF coal.
That scarlet fever exists at Eureka at
the present time 10 an alarming extent,
there il no doubt. Some two weeks =
the disease broke out, but only one or
two cases were then known. At present
there lave been four we'll developed
eases reported.
ID. I'll. billiards. stage team ran, away
Monday morning and created consider
able excitement. They started from
near Union church, tore up main street
and across the railroad track, where
they were caught and stopped by ]. &.
Driscol). The damage was slight.
r. Trefethen. OF the Dexter mine, in
Tuscarora, came down Thursday. Mr..
Treiethen informs III that he brought
down 5000 worth OF bullion, and pro-
duet OF the cyanide plant, which was OBJ
tanned in an eight days ran. The pro-
duet was shipped to Omaha and the bul-
lion to Salt Lake.-Elko Tidings.
Six weeks ago I suffered with a very
severe cold was almost unable to speak.
Nv friends all advised me to consult n
physician. Noticing C~hamberlin's Cough
Remedy advertised In the st. Paul Volks
Zeiing l procured a bottle, and after
taking it a short while was entirely well.
| nov most heartily recommend this
remedy to anyone suffering with q cold.
VIM. Keil, 678 selby Ave, st. Paul, Min.
For sale by druggist and dealers here
and the Commercial Go. Loyeloek.
Clean, p,nctra ing; effective is Trib.+
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23

FURNISHED H0USE-In a most
desirable location, next to the Home
Meat Market. water on premises, lawn
and shade trees. For rent. Apply at
Wadsworth Commercial Co.'S.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23
Ladies' Aid Mealeng.

There will be Il meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society ut the residence OF Mrs. l..
Hettenhausen, Thursday, Sept. 24th, at
| p. III. MRs. J. &. DRTScoLL,
Secretary.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-09-23

For RENT-A four room house near
the shops. Good location, and water on
the premises.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
ABOUT PEOPLE.
slrnnger. IL tl.e cl.y. and wheellns:; rolL

Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folks
Abron,l.
The New Castle ball club is at the
Windsor,
&C. Y Benedum and Ray Reynolds, Of
Cameron, are'at the stamm.
Mr.. r. II. Irwin has; returned to the
city. IA 4, 5 Y.
& Rev. T. H. Collins, OF Parkersburg, Is
ut the Windsor.
Mr.. a. N. Prltchard IL n Huntington
visitor to the city. u,
Mr. D. Chadwick, OF Morgantown,
spent yesterday IN the city. 4 & 4, n
The Butler, Pa, hose team were In the
city. for short time, yesterday. q a
Gen, p Wat Hardin. Harrodsburg,
Kyo is registered at the Windsor.
Andy Bruner and O. NJ Stewart, of
sSlstersvllle, spentycsterlay In the city.
j. D. Charlton md w. B. Sim, both OF
Mapnington, were in the city yesterday.
Rev, ]. Engle. en- route from the NJ, T..
conference, stopped Mt the Mcclure yes:
terday. - Y 'flSI'& 5sS
S, Mr. Henry Fresh has returned from a
three weeks .ttlp In the interest OF the
Atlantic Refining Company. G 8
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

s HOODS PILLS are easy to take, easy
to onsrat Cure Indigestion, headache.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
LOCAL BREv1r1Es.
Matter, Of. Minor Moment In ana Abou,

Matters OF Minor Moment In ana About
the City. 81
The Benwood Democrats held a pole
raising down there yesterday.
The nail factory at the Belmont mill
on the South Side. has resumed.
The exterior of the Young Mems
Christian Association building Is being
re-painted.
The interior Of the Eighth ward en-
CINE house Is receiving much needed
improvements. - ss5.5 :
A big crowd of Wheeling people will
go up TO Pittsburgh tomorrow to take
In the Pittsburgh exposition.
The new front OF the Smeichel build
ed above the ground, yesterday.
An excursion OF seven car loads of
people from towns down the river, pass.
ed through Wheeling en- route home
from Pittsburgh, where the exposition
was visited.
The telephone company started yes
terdaytto lay new wires from Benwood
to Twentieth street. This company Is
now setting poles for line between
Moundsville and Cameron.
After two months Of idleness, the
puddlers employed atthe furnaces OF the
Wheeling steel and Iron works, will re-
sumo work next Thursday. The skelp
mill will also resume on Thursday.
There was a slight blaze in the roof
OF the Timing department OF the In
Belle mill yesterday shortly after 10
o'clock The fire was caused by. n de-
fectlve ilue and was extinguishcd be-
fore much damage was done.
Last evening at s o'clock Miss Ines
Maude Wills. was married at the resi-
dence of her brother, Mr.. j. Il. Wills, to
Mr.. L. P. Carr OF Falrmont. Miss
Wills has many friends In this city.
Mr.. Carr is the postmaster at Fair
mont. ~
The iWomen's Christian Temperance
Union, OF the Ninth district, and Bel
mont county, Ohio. will bold its eighth
annual conventions In Bridgeport. at
the Presbyterian church, September q
and %. Thursday evening Mrs. r. j..
Treyo. OF Delaware, Ohio. will address
the convention and Will also lecture
Friday, evening. =.
Captain Bowen, of the, army. deliv-
cred his lecture on "Thc, Last Fight of
Custer" last evening. at the Opera
House, TO u large and cultivated audi
ence, which greatly enjoyed It. The
views. illustrating the talk, made the
whole n most realistic piece of5word
painting. The West Virginia Home
for Aged and FriendleSs Women gets
half OF the proceeds of the lecture.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

IS NJ r., MoRGANEJ. REEEs, tho Well
known portrait .palnter,S who made such
2 hit here last winter hasSreopcnedl his
former studio In tho Reilly block, where;
iheswlll be! pleased TO recnlvej calislIfroin
those who wish fine portraits r;instrual
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

"a Persons contemplating the study of
music in my OF It's branches Will lind il.
to their. Interest to walt for. the opening
of the Wheeling Conservatory or Music,
on Monday, September 2Sth. Write for
catalogue. i5,, HENRY j. lARBEN2, 5t2.';
..allN. ~ 49, Dlrerinr ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
rALL sr 81 -poruLAn pRIcEs.

Call and examine orr large and hand
some line OF Foreign ana Domestic Nvoul-
chs for Ovcrcoatirgs, suitings and Panta-
loOnings Mt popular prices. We handle
exclusive noyeltir,,to be found nowhere
else. w. r III !
3 The stylisli cut and superior. finish OF
our garments recommend themselves.
Fine Furnishlngs a speciality. Agents for
JaroS Hygiene Underwear, Eighmio
riesa nse nn s ~. fsn " n,,ss nns
wool Knit Jacket. = .t5'l e 50 FEg
Just received 500 dolcn more OF orr
celebrated double sole Taco Yarn Half
Hose at 23c n pair. 10
li17a5 if { c. HESS & SONS, Sst
Fashionable Tailors md Fine Furnishcra,
13aI.13s3 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

4 Some cheering took place at Intervals.
Ills remark. that We swantfa change,".
was ra Their indefinite, md fell fiat upon
the audience. All present, Republicans
or Democrats, agreed that as an orator.
'ical effort, General 5Hardin's speech was
u success. He was listened 10 ithrough-
out with good attention. N
& or the seventy-nve Woe presidents nm
pointed for. the meeting, less than half n
dozen occupied seats upon the stage. An
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

The people recognize ana appreciate
real merit. That is why Hoods Sar.3
saparllla has the largest sales In the
world. Merit in medicine means the;
power 10 cure. Hoods Sarsapariiia
,curea-a absolutely, permanently cures.
1t Is tho Ono TRUE Blood Purifier Its
superior merit Ia an established fact,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

Last evening at 8 o'clock Miss Ines
Maude Wills. was married at the resl-
dence Of her brother. Mr.. j. Il. Wills, to
Mr.. L. P. Carr, OF Falrmont. Miss
Wills has many friends In this city
Mr.. Carr is the postmaster at Fair
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
The
NEW WAY.

g Some of the best physlclans
q who have had theirIeyes 9ex.,
q nmlnsd and investigated Prot.
~ q Shcn 4! now acicniin method'
9 Of examining the eyes ana MI,
q ting Ella ssosf without use Not
~ q drugs and iinakingj tho patient
q blind for n weeR, or having,
them look ut charts, etc, oriiit
XII q hhySt Wages depend t,iDonG Ethe,
,lsS intent, ia wonderful and sthe
q only lsoluto correct way sfor
Y 4 examining the eyes fol: glasses
81 II Prot ~ Slleff can DO Consulted
and WILL examino tho. eyes !freeI
~ Q - ut lll0i Main street. II
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
A pEcuLlAR BUSINESS.
Breeding and Catching Leeches For the
New York Market.


New York Market.
James Prtt and his children cara
all tho money they make raising leectr
es, for the, work of breeding tho blood
suckers ON the Partit farm on Toms
river, near Lacy, N. j., is nothing COM
pared with the labor Of catching them.
The wsryaeech will take hold of nothing
but human flesh, so the members OF the
Partit family, big and little, plunge
their legs into the swamp and draw
them up presently with the prey at
tached
karmer Partit doesn't seem to think
little blood letting hurts one.
"They are as good as a dose Of spring
pl1ysic," says he. "Why, mo and the
boys get so fat and healthy doing nothing
all winter that we need something like
this to keen us in order ii we tished
toe long at a time, they might do some
harm, but we,know when TO stop. Aft
er the season is over We feel fresher and
better than if we hadn't been leeching.
They are Just like mosquitoes-they
suck out all the bad ble0d and leave
the good, and that's why, 1 suppose, we
feel SO good after a month s work in the
swamp. IsShink we'd al have malaria
down in this wet place'if it wasn't for
the leeches. No man could wade through
such mudhole without getting malaria
unless something helped him."
His farm yields 100000 leeChes
year, and the price is;20 or 80 cents for
100, giving an annual income of 900
to the family. The market is New York
or Philadelphia, where the leeohes are
distributed to the tIale.
HRlf a century ago this would haVe
been q great business, but the belief IN
leenhes has fallen foff in this county.
EuTopeGlings to the practice, and Paris
Consumes 3,0O0,0G0 leeches yearly,
while London finds use for over 7, 00D,-
0fO a.year.
James Partit on his boys, when wad-
ing, discovered thgpresence of the leeoh-
es in his swamps. He looked mp the sub
iect and decided that he wOuld supply
the American market, which hitherto
had depended m Europe. He found that
buyers preferred the Hungarian fellow
of olive green without spots, or else the
German leech, with dark green body
spotted below with black. He gotta few
specimens and put them in the pond.
They multiplied rapidly after their enc
mics, the water snakes, were extermi-
mated, and sOon>the first leenh pond in
the-uountry was established The young
arc ready for market in about "a year,
but reproduction takes three years. The
average life of leech is 10 or 90 years.
! Usually healthy man can fish in the
swamp four or five hours without losing
enough blood to exhaust him The leech
has'three jawsand from 20 to 90 teeth.
When these get going, in a short time
the leech VIII swallow five times his
weight in blood.
All this is more pleasant than the
practice elsewhere about New York Of
fattening leeches for the market ON de
crepit old horses which have been con-
demned to the boneyard. -New York
| Press
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

We are now suffering from the evils
Of a scanty i'll sad comparison to the
benefits of q full circulation, and am
for returning to the solid and safe basis
of the free coinage of both metals which
congress unrighteOusly and, as Webster
thinks, unconstitutionally, repealed in
1878.
Unless we have the free coinage of
silver we will inevitably have a further
contraction Of the currency, a vast in.
crease Of the public debt, an increase of
taxation by the federal government and
by many of the states and their munich
pal divisions, accompanied with the
further decline in the value Of land, Of
agriculture mining and manufactured
produce, and long depression Of bust
ness, with an increase Of commercial
failures and decrease Of wages Son.
StUI Dauiel
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
ro uhlcngn BIZ RayI.gn..

The Santa Fe has put on swift
train leaving Hutchinson at ll:l5 p. m
running solid through to Chicago, are
irving there the neXl evening, This
ira nPasses Kansas City al 700 a m.-
making good connections with ais
lines at that point; passes Fort Madison
at 800 p M, Galesburg at 4:45 p. m
and is the only passenger train run
ming between Kansas and hicagO
that crosses the Mississippi river in
daylight. Free char cars and Pull
man sleepers vestibuled throughout.
Meals are served in dining cars, guests
only paying for what they order
II you prefer to leave Hutchinson in
the morning the Santa Fe offers you
the choice of two last trains, the CHI
cago Limited at 1905 aud The Chicago
Express at 1910 a m
II you nlemplate making a trip
nywhere by rail call and make inqui
rries about our superior tt in facilities
before purchasing tickets
j ID. SWEENEY, Agent.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
Letter Comes For Presldent monroe.

In the White House mail ON June
Nas a letter addressed to "His Excel
iency, James Monroe, President of the
U. S." 1t came from British Guiana
and contained an urgent request for the
autograph of the author of the famous
doctrine against foreign encroachments
on the American continent. The writer
is q Venezuelan resident of British
Guiana, who evidently expects great
things of President Monroe" in the
territorial dispute between Great Brit
ain and Venezuela. -Washingto Star.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
specIaI Attention to Passengers.

Mr.. Chas. H. Durham has been APP
pointed as special passenger agent
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
at Dearborn Street station, Chicago,
ILL.,, and will be on duty at arrival and
departure of all Santa Fe trains. His
duties are to attended exclusively to
Santa Fe passengers and see that they
are properly cared for and transferred
to and from their proper trains. All
agents have been instructed to ad.
wise Mr.. Durham, the name of passen-
gers and when they will arrive for
whom special attention 10 desired, that
special attention be given them. This
is done to insure the proper care of
women and children travelling alone,
as we'll as aged people. tt
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
Excursions 90 Texas and the south

Are you contemplating a trip south
southeast or southwest? Do you know
that the Mo. Pac., in connection with
G. r. l. T. Ry. at Wichita and dirverg-
ing lines at Fl. Worth is the best,
shortest and most pleasant route to
above mentioned territory? Close
connections at all points, the splendid
equipment and good service afforded
by their route make it to your interest
to investigate facilities offered by our
lines before starting on your journey.
Call on or address. P.J .LIEMBACH,
Aet. Mo. Pac. Ry.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
chicago q AI,oD R.R

Only stone balasled track Solid
vestibuled trains between st. Louis
and Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City, Kansas City and Chicago. Palace
Reclining Chair Cars Free. Pullman
Compartment Sleepers. Ask your
own home Ticket Agent for tickets via
the Chicago g. Alton Railroad, or write
d BoWEs, JAMES CHARLTON,
G. Western p A. G 2 and T. n.
2l6 N. Broadway, S Louis. Chicago
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
Great Rock Island Route.
PLAl-NG CARDS,

Send IL cents is stamps to John Sc
bastian, Gen'l Pass Agent G. r. l. & P.
R'y, Chicago, for the slickest pack of
playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt of such remittance for one or
more packs they will be sent you post
paid.
Orders containing 60 cents in stamps
or postal note for same amount will SO
cure packs by express, charges paid.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
Rocky Mountain Yiews.

Set of six beautiful AibertyOe views,
including Castle Gate, Garden Of the
Gods, Summit of Pixies Peak, ETC., on
llxl4 paper, with wide margins, suit
able for framing, sent to any address,
postpaid upon receipt of fifty cents, by
f. Il. Wadleigh, G.. 2. Il 7. A., Rio
Grande Western R'y, Salt Lake City
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

CHICAGO, Oct 21.-Ex-Gov. Roswell
P. Flower, of New York, left this af-
ternoon for an extended tour through
Iowa and Minnesota in the interest of
the Palmer and Bucl1ner campaign. 1t
is possible the journey may be extend
ed for a Aging visit to Omaha and To-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
The Golden Harvest rs GFiPpso Greek

A new chapter has Seen added to the
history of Ute Pass This mountain
Glphle, formerlp used by the Ute In
dians on cher trips TO the plains he
dow, was become faHOus rs the gate
way to the wonderful ripple Greek
Gold F eds hrough Pullnhn ser
vice by the Colorado Midland from
Denver and Colorado Springs
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
To Chicago, 81. Louis and the East

The travelling public is sure to find
the best fast vestibuled trains from the
Missouri river to the East via The Bur
llngton Route" Elaborate Compart-
ment sleepelS Same rate as standard
sleepers); free chair cars of luxurious
pattern to St. Louis; Standard sleepers
free chair cars. and dining cars to Chi
cago. Ask ticket agent for tickets via
Vestibule Eli to Chicago. and via the
Yestibule Limited to st. Louis.
L. w. WAKELEY,
G. P. A, St. Louis, Mo.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

LAwRENCE, Kan, Oct. 9l.-At the
session of the Kansas synod Of the
English Lutheran church here officers
were elected for the coming year as
follows; President, Rev. A. E Wag-
ner, of Topeka; secretary, Rev. Il. NJ
Oberholtzer, Of Saaina; treasurer, Rev.
I. SeliD. of Lawrence.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
rirrnrv for National Democnats.

New YoRK, Oct 14.--The appellate
division of the supreme court, sitting
in Brooklyn to-day, decided that the
use of the name national democratic
party on the official ballot is permissi-
BILE. This reverses the decision OF JUS
tice Clements
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
GETTING PATENTS.
The DISCOVERIES Are Not Usually the Onei
To Resp the Reward.

The DISCOVERIES Arc Not Usually the Ones
To Resp the Reward.
If you look back on the history of hu-
man progress, you will find that none Of
the great epoch making inventions has
ever been patented. The man who lit
thelfrst fre-whether Prometheus or
the party from whom lie stole the idea
did not get patent for it. Neither
did tho man who made the first wheel,
in avery sense one Of the most revo-
lutionary inventions in tho history of
man. The Same thing may be said of
the invention ofsoap, candles, gun pow
der, umbrellas and the mariners COM
pass, ,or, to come down to our own day,
of the steam engine and the electric tele-
graph.
Patents are mostly concerned with
small mechanical details and improve
ments--it may be in the application of
steam and eleotriGity-and by means of
these patents enormous profits have been
secured to second rate inventors, but the
great ideas and discoveries which I'M
derlie these details have been given to
the world gratis.
There is a general notion that if you
did mot protect inventions by means of
patents inventors would cease to invent
and material progress would come to a
standstill. But history does not bear this
out in the least Men with great me-
chaniGal gifts do not exercise them sole
ly with a view to commercial profit any
more than astronomers search the heav-
ems for new worlds with an eye to regis
tering patents and floating companies
on the results Of their discoveries. Lon.
don Truth.