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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-09-13
Select KNIGHTS and ladies

An entertainment and dance was
given last wednesday night - Vie
tory lodge No. : IF the Select
Knights and ladies The affair toak
place on the second floor 81 the New
York block and waH pronounced very
enjoyable by those who attended A
lengthy and varied program was
given BY members ~ the order after
which dancing was INDUCED IN uniu
a late hour.
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Broke Through Tres,le

A tender - a GREAT Nafihefu en-
riue feu through ffs trestis hetw cen
tntrrbay ant Seattle yesterday ar
tfTunuu.
A. the engine was passing over
The track The tresfIs gave way and
allowed the tender q fail through
into the hay. No ere Was Injured.
Trouble ts anticipated Ia ksttlnx the
wrrrkaEn olt II the waY.
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VALUABLE BOOK
OF REFERENCE

A handbook OF the state ot wash
ington. containing much valuable TN
formation. has just been published
BY the Bulletin o. Seattle. and was
this morning placed IN circulation.
It was complied by A. r. Fuhar
and edited ~ Phil l. Airing In ad.
iition 20 hundreds uf Interest
Ing facts about thu state. IT, people
its resources. etc. there are inter
spersed throughout tire volume many
beautiful half tone euRraylnEs ~
q whole the book sill b found 20 b.
a valua Die reference and especially
handy for pocket OF desk Use
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Pad up capital $1,000.
aassrHH banking business transacted
J i HaKe lrs pres. n. Nom kan
vice nHaa l.. Turner. cash d.
pafkhHrat asst cash. hKc hhuEs On
fs8HrluaI eitisa ~ a.. q and kufnpfe
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Natlonal Bank of Commercs

Paid - capital. tla.ee
TfHnaHasa geuarnl banking ausir enz
II - Henry pres *. T. spence.
cash safe deposit vaults Tor rent
sats DepasI. faBis Boxes isr hsa.
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JossIac QUOTATIONS.

ersss Fruit

1Ffon Ff9HG
I.snons--Ss S09l so a box. cooking
apples. ISc1ti 90. eating apples. st25
fsf1s; oranges. N.0o1s.5os bananas.
s. 00zg 80; local peaches. 50115c:
cantai6npes, 75c9tf per box: black
berries, r.SSdi.50. pears, 7sedsl %
watsrmelons, tl.sca2O0: plums. 401
D0c. cooking apples, 7bcn 800.
grapes, si.O0qi.z5 per box. prunes,
t0qs0c per box. nutmegs. 800.
Vegetables
Potatoes s25020 per ton: beeta,
800 per sack. carrots. 90c 09l.00 per
sack. lettuce. f5c per dozen. turnips.
b6175c. garlic, &C.; cabbage. Sf.45df. Is
peppers. l20i5C. huska. zoe. cell
cry. 50c per dozen. sweet pota-
toes. gf.g5Q1s5. Chill peppers.
Dec per ~. sauer kraut. 3a4c;
native head lettuce. i5c per doz:
dried nga. cartons. Goc. fancy zoe.
Imported. 15c; tomatoes. 40Q70c case.
dates sUGc Do; radiHhes. ige per doz
parsley z5G &c. dollhouse cuGumbers
f5a70c dozen. onions. fif0QI % per
cNt. cauliflOWer. 75c0f.V9. parHnipH
sizbuLs5. local green corn 1000
i.50 per sack.
Provisions
Fresh meat Cow beef. 7c ID. steer
beef. 7N7i1c per 10. mutton, wether.
r.. ewes. Sic. pork. &C. per ID. veal.
large. SCI. small. l0c
Provision Hams. lie. breakfast
backs. 100. bellies. ilc
Butte Cheese Eggs and Poulug
Butter washington ersameriea.
g prints, 2Sc, Eastern Iowa
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M II HrITsEI. attorney I'D law
HHIlH IEHHfHut.I auu utt.lltu IH Nil
courts. = EHHfH ralrTIrute. Proceed
iHEa IL lHuEtaEtfJ Companies IusHI=
UHfaf#4 AHatfarta carefully rG..fH.
tHHH Collections WhIe iH 90 D. rs
# the Iniffl States. iiizhsat e. ia
nEFeiHI HHd baHE reference -
fhIfa HEeHaf. fhYnr. Main ls4
HIE akEHf. =. I-Citll ana criminal
pFaane#. D. years nct4Hl expert nee /.
consultations free. Room %. Airing
tn hotel lover poht1iilreJ. fHaas.
MaiH 80
J. = BALI. b ana rs Ho2wsH b.aek.
To- Columbia o. phone. H.ue 60.
General efaellcf iu 90 the EIurtH.
Damage cases % speciality
Moderate fees 0ffuIthtiaH ffrs
II r POTTER. Mutual Life BUILDING.
Phone. Main 4H
PRANK p. WlEsTLiNG. Baatau blk.
II Is MARTIN. 90 Mutual fife bid.
J a KELLo0o 20 Bailey bu'.i HH.
IS. = LAMhrrh. 0t,s Pacific block.
4 = MACDONALD. 90 Burke 81
ROT. Palmer a Brown. Pioneer bill
y G. coSoVER go Haiier building.
LYMAN Z. KNAPP % iialiof building
q WARD KEMr. so Burke butId'1e
J. r pogdLAH. 90 New York ~.
RICHARD osborn. TG-s y s. biloxi
HORACE PETER 800 New YORK Blk
piEnHE r FERRY 50 Burke BLK
q IS IANGLASD. W ~ r bloc 6.
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auslrlEas COLLEGES.

CLARKE pernin shorthand seh77s.
Indiziatlsl Instruction. a Boston.
IE8 s Business Coisg. luiou--d N
di4Iaual instr fcilor. az huhleetA.
HEsT methods and teseh~ra Aesfe
business CaileEr. Second aud Tx
y y school rsisrraphy Pioneer
WILSON'S Med 3us Coll Main 80
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ron Indiea' tailor and reception gov -
call AT Lamb Sisters, ai0-Su Collins
block
LYNCH & SHAW, 1G-7 Haller bid.
Nine. a. 8 SMITH, 81 HlnNsy bloes.
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PHYsIolANs ANo sUReaoNs.

DIR. J. G. STEWART. specialist in dis
eases Of women. Edinburgh Modi =
Institute. Boston block,
DIR. MILES. removed 60 l5-is lTeussev
building Srd and rIke. Tel Green IS
DIR. VAN DYKE. diseases OF WON an.
chronic diseases wash building
pR. WTNKIr. 2n-2ia Mutual life
bldg Tel white $50; res. Run al.
pR fAfK. -S-7p starr BOYD huilal ~
I'll Black $50 roe Groon last.
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pYtINo AND CLEANING.

Partisan pyo Works-We call Tor
clean, press, deliver your clotha.'
once fus First ave Tel Main ioi4
4 AMERICAN steam bye Works. ,sfa
Western avenue Phone. Main -gT
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AucIIoh sELEs.

= .. HIeKERToS general auction
ssH. laiz First avenue.
IoE MARTIN. general nuctioneer. i1zs
THIHa avenue.
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HAzfffr 3 MUEf.fH-NsW work
guaranteed one year. tel BuN la,t
Gee Il. Woodhouse 20. Tel Maia Nj
KAUFMAN Plumbing 90. nun lft
nAkRR 8 SON, phone. Black Loaf
THEo. TURNER. Tel. Green al.
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Dirioo DELAYED

The steamer Dirigo. witch was due
here on the 10Th 4 the month. has
been delayed and VIII not make port
untll tomorrow morning She II
towing the wrecked steamer Clutch.
This boat went on the rocks 70 the
westward ~ Traadven about eight
months ago. The disabled craft n
being brought 70 Seattle BY her local
agents for repairs
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WESTERN AVE.
FEATURELESS

Prices Of all kinds Of green pro-
duce and fruit remain firm, with
higher tendencies.
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IoH shLr Hns garden land Ia aaa.
no HHa ayu atr. If..iB. laHHeHEsHH#
j. iaHHtsa az West asaHHs. ftHHHa
very I4W. uu tHhY tcfmHs fEeaIi# -
chance ~ baIil up "a HIau usue I.4Hfa
while working iH rho Dltg VIC
aau you luu H tc.lHf IaFsatH p
IL uH ~ with sou HHa HhaH In
properly stlr'.tauI - o.. ~ 90
HHHIa street
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CLASSIFIED ADS.


sIhfeI W. I,#LI
oHHohNE TIMrEH d 90. inc
AH#fHHst Gu. established l#s Mn
lux claim ahatr1UtH inrgm,nt uf The
aufHHI life buUuuE
Daaths - hittlfrey-t iphford Abstract
Co. esfHHIIahrd law, basement n
ttaIlHf block Telephone. Main ~
EEAIIIl Alalm-l 90. 81 v hL -
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FINANCIAL.

TO 'f0AN-Prlvat6 money al low rate
q interest 9roll, Danus 4 Osnsr
To- Marion street.
WARRANTS bought ana sold Mo-,
risen q Eshelman, Mutual Life I'D
OLYMPIC OIL Co. y Hansr block.
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rr8Er roTNp NATioNAL HANK
0F SEATTLE.
Capital STOCK paid ip. t-.Fo; surplus.
- 8n
i HuTfh. urea J. IS Goldsmith. vice
pres - q AHhrur cashier
auaHaeuff iu principal cities ln
L. l..-.---.- 81 /. -. LILA
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ocUItCTs AND AURIsTs.
Personal.


bARgAINs In second-hand househaii
EaadH call at Red Front Furniture
Company. We can give you ane &c
oHd-uand cook stoves, bedroom sets
carpets. they look as good as new
for hail the money. 10 and liz Sc
aud avenue south.
CENTRALLY located ist class res
taurant doing $40 per day. cheap.
good reason FOR selling This Is a
straight proposition. and can be
verified. Fullest investigation. 1914
Third avenue.
ADVERTISING rates Of All magazines
and newspapers furnished on aptlli-
cation. The G. V. White Advertisers
bureau. New YORK building, Seattle.
GOOD things 10 rat; home cooking
only Ice ana up. Home Restaurant
ard Bakery, 81 Third avenue
SEE lloyd Briscoe 4 lloyd. IS Hi1cK-
" block. about your humes fer cash
or deferred payments
STOVES repaired. cleaned and set,
broken castings replaced, ranges
refined by j. Brant. s3T Pontius
avenue; distance no object.
THE cheapest place TO buy oil and
gasoline il from the olympic OIL CO.
~ Third avenue. Tel Main sal
oxYD0NOR Victory" he aenntnr
eures all diseases; avoid limitations
q Mcdonald block
wANTED-Old sold and silver lie
Hensel, mfs. jeweler, Is Hinekley
LADIES, try bath Mrs. TAFT. esHe=
ful massage. aii Thru avenue.
MRS HANSON. stylish millinery; lew
prices. Corner Fourth and Pine.
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DENTISTS
pREssMAKERs.

4. ". PHILLIPS, CT Heussy blook
Chicago Dental Co. sl-s Hlnehley
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pKaMArio.oPnRArIo sonooLs

cratic coach. snecial summer courte
In all grades of dramatic art clocu-
ton. Voice placing operate force;
Tuesdays and FRIDAYS. Suite g. Hol-
yoke block
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CON- RAcfoR and BUILDERS.

BROMLEY q WELLS. gcnorsi 81
tractors. u Starr Boyd building I'll
Main 50
sourRQU q BosELEAF. shors
az $3.50 Spring street
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Launches for charter Tel West ssi
aHHH-=-fi o.
Electric fans give cold comfort.
kilbOurne B. clark Co. SIS second.
==fl
Go TO Spinning for bicycle repairs
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BU4fEnWouru 4 so&a smasa.
tfH. Il4s.Ia-s IuIrI. IrI TiH# =
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Capital paid up .-....-.rat ..--.
llsIEht million dollars
Surplus 4...-... .....-...... -
IftsrsaI allowed on time depuHitf
FaHafHI banking blslrres franHa ztsa
SEATTLE BRANCH - Corner q
james street and -refe avenue
n a faN EV0E Manage.
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peoples SAVINGS BANK
aafaHd avenue and Pike street CAPT.
al naIa 10. uH On. ~ @. Neafeiaeff
pfea J 4. fiaYden. cash, J. tsft
faaf asst eash Commercial EaFtFss
sUH arsfnf business.
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CLOTHES CLEANING.

SEATTLE Clothes Pressing CO I;
clothes In shape itQ month. dyeIns,
repairing. 1907 Third. Bun lo4.
H1GHEsr prices for cast-oq elothln
Dave Taylor. 70 starr BOYD bulldog.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
A GOOD HABIT TO FORM.

advance THE RECORD the cheapest county paper
of Colorado below the da
twenty leading weekly People acquainted
the county
charge $50 $500 year.
like the Telluride Journal sell $500 like the Sada
Mail charge $3.50 great charge
$780, $l50 Every these papers
worth every cent charged.
that making big
stepped ahead of the
money Making will bring great many
tw years. They will pay
We figured 1901 added
the year everybody possibly
these this month Let's the old things of the
promptly every January
dollar and easily paid and but year
family
price, everybody
bills three years the habit Of
paying every January good to
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
LITERARY NOTES.

The empire OF the czars is likely to
play very important part in the
drama OF the twentieth century his
tory, wherefore II is to be regretted
that the history OF the origin and de-
velopment Of the Russian nation is so
imperfectly known to other nations
THE Heart OF the Ancient Wood" Is
one Of those weird. romantic stories
which the reader will never forget
The heroine. Miranda whom all the
wild animals OF the wood knew and
loved. is fine creation. The tender
love story that runs like thread Of
gold through the chapters is wholly
charming.
Within the past two years short sto-
ries have become almost as popular
in America as they have been for ages
In France and in Norway. But news
papers and magazines that have at
tempted to meet the demand of fiction
readers in this line have complained
and are complaining that the Ameri-
can writer Of romance Is yet lacking
In the art Of creating an interesting
tale In 1000 words.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
IF ALL OUR BUSINESS CAME TO CANON.

If ALL OUR BUSINESS CAME TO CANON.
Cahon City given the last
few issues the RECORD make showing enterprise for
town. but studying the subject the editor conmp
on of the future probabilities and possibilities could not
help thinking the wonderful impetus that given general
prosperity naturally and Justly
to.
Canon City keep up an active
growing town and community almost
show She discrepancy
her business method business
but because that are ae diff
cult control
people for years been sending
to the larger cities and far goods nearly kinds that
could have bought here good
to the consumer points involved rightly meignd This
practice has already deprived our
town for several of large of well earned
amount that would hive placed position
it now holds. and in which all would have shared
We would like the that
naturally tributary it, 1t rather dheartenng
pride the of the city much profit building
of other places Something nguar ang
sending large city for goods that could well
1t an aumen that clouds the judgment of good people, and
leads them into Improbable buying they avoiding
1t tie desire Of the RECORD the community
the dangers of such aumnts T the advantages accrung
town and its people and around by patronng the fullest extent
home industries One of community like this
ally without all other sharing directly indirectly
That this sending
o shown by the given the RECORD great
the of the Canon City ostofice the
showing that order department did
ing $140000 1t likely that
ordered from catalogue mail order
cities But that
other sending purpose
bank draft and orders besides probably dollars
that rked ordinary currency
double the money would likely
profit people,
prosper moderately
degree of its prosperity had added its all
buildings built labor
with the getting all that additional business and it entitled
many additional buildings every year.
residences farm houses homes hand by
distributed widely The brick Makers
carpenters plumbers painters printers
hop the teamsers aboer the farmers and fruit
gardeners
would of it. and would not that be prosperity of the kind
wished and hoped for? At least is the kind
pery good
would like to
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. Price % cents.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
REFLECTIONS OF a sAcHELoa.

A Spsniard is a Fsnchman vhs
lives In Spain.
Probably when Adam Arst saw Eve
he tried to climb a tree
Women have saved Ioks of nan fron
ruin by not marzJAAG th1m.
Every gfri has = longing 20 have a
man kiss her saAtnst her VIII.
A woman vtU forgive Ill her live en-
emies before - wiu ~ Husbands 5
first wife.
The average vsasn v1il argue that
IT isn't "superstitious" only to believe
in signs.
A woman's heart after her husband
has deceived her is very much like her
first loaf OF bread
Love is like lace insertion: 1t is fas-
cinating only ax long as you can't
quite see through It.
Probably style was originally wom-
ans attempt to get even with man
for not having any whiskers.
After a girl has been through three
or four love affairs her heart gets so
tender a feather would hurt It.
Every girl knows how to TX her
head SO the hairpins will stick out and
a man will want to fix them for her.
No girl appreciates the first time she
is engaged. because she never knows
just what is going to happen next
Half the clothes a womaa has on
are about AZ much use to hev - joke
to man when he has got the tooth
ache.
The sting OF wasp is only one thir-
ty-second OF an inch long. but the sting
Of a woman's tongue will reach around
the earth.
woman wears a marriage ring TO
make the other men cautious and an
engagement ring to make the other
girls envious.
As soon as a woman thinks she has
caught her husband doing something
he hadn't ought to. she begins to i'm
agine he looks guilty.
Only a person who Is under two OF
over forty years old really knows what
love is- The nrst one won't tell you
and tho second one will lilo about II.
Most men are a size bigger than their
friends think they are. and about ten
sizes smaller than they think they are
themselvcs.-New York Press.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

DOLLAR and quarter worth in the bush.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
Rich Mon shirk Jury DUTY.

A bill is to be introduced in the com
ing New York Legislature providing
that citizens who fail to register and
vote shall be drawn for jury duty be-
fore those who exercise the right Of
suffrage. Many rich residents OF the
eastern metropolis have been escaping
jury duty by refusing to register. and
the measure is intended to reach such
delinquents.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
ro,ua ,h. Proof.

Little 4-year-old Harry was not
feeling well, and his father suggested
that he might be taking the chicken
pox, then prevalent. Harry went to
bed laughing at the idea, but early
next morning he came down stairs
booking very serious. and said; You're
right, papa; 1t u the chicken pox: !
found 4 feather In ths bed"
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
Many sp..lIns shakespeare. Language.

Many Speaking shakespssrs's Language.
In the time Of Charles l. there were
about 100000 people In the world
speaking the language of Shakespeare;
at the time Of our first national census
there were about 12.000.O 900, one-third
of them in the United States; and
there are children now going to school
who will live to see this vast number
trebled.-John Fiske in December At
lantic.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
]. NJ. HANKS. Co. Supt.
Old Fashioned Cold Cures

Are going out of date The busy
man of today cannot afford to lie in
bad a whole day and undergo the
martyrdom of the sweating process.
Krause's Cold Cure are capsules of
convenient size, and can he taken with.
out danger while performing your
usual duties. They cure in "a hours
Price, 25c. Sold by Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
UP AGAINST 1T.

BY publishing county affairs RECORD has in
urrd the nmty given
will get and they have begun most effectively
The election printing cut 25 cent About $llo
was Topped the world that the RECORD
Republican shown that dozen counties the prices paid by the
majority for charges average
above figure and fairness found favor sight
man board They bent Furnishing the RECORD and
they did.
Again last month the Commissioners advertised doing
county printing with the other supplies By all previous boards
has been responsible bidder but
not board When the bids opened found that the
RECORDS price Democratic competitor There
agrn gnashing White chairman remarked that
These extremely unsatisfactory Mr. Champion offered the
reme wise Hardy
would surprised he it, and that his bid should be considered
suggestion adopted and made the order the board
The given Mr. Whites the higher figure
Now this sentimental twadde against the
their political debts of the funds
all right and wish that Republican Office holders had al
ways would the future loyal their But
se hypocrisy double dealing and their performers than the
Shiny the board had fair decided
would be given the Clipper the legal rate
other agreed upon made without advertising for bids
then would certainly have had no kick.
We believe that belong sops objection
giving its business and purchases Democratic
people straight out But for the to
the publicly saying public and private that
bidder gets the work. then when the bids opened
behind the and award the business the
board Fremont county saced itself by
foul proceedings other
little for dealing to perform such trick
But Mr. says you going about it We
slightest intention of trying do anything Like Cudahy the
packer against it, We have been fmfammed and robbed
warning We shall exactly the
sandbaggd and held for the amounts
Have merely mentioned
saEa In the list of bills paid by
city published notice about twenty items
such this guard $365O" they
Sada for they haven't got the small half the
town crazy?
THOMAS PATTERSON from Colorado Strange
The Democrats had majority
in the legislature rank popust to the United States
much la right
Canon might thing close the schools
As is pupils account of Illness
in ais twoi in tho husn
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17
WINS!

The people declared for it and continued prosperity
Note few prices, which believe will interest you. We
quote the following prices for week ending JAN 49, 1901
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

Rev. J. F. Harris will lecture at
the M. E. church Tuesday evening on
1.-THE Man Of the Hour" You will
want to hear him. Admission, 25c.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

Buy purest candies -Huyler's is
what you want. C. A. Keables & Co.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

l. F. Dawson, Notary Public, REC
ORB Office. 31tf
Cañon City record., 1901-01-17

The REcoRp-$l.25 per year in
advance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-24
MONEY IN PATENTS.
The Progressive Development of
American Inventive Genius.
About One Invention In ~ Pays for
the Expense of PatentinE 1t, But
Some of Them Reap COasid-
cradle Fortunes.

An article by the late E. V. Smalley,
in the Century, tells how patents
are taken out in Washington, what
they cost, and what some of them
yield to the inventors
The progressive development of in
ventive genius in this country, as in
dicated by the number of patents is
sued each year, has been by successive
waves rather than by a regular and
continuous advance. Taking the first
year of each decennial period, we find
that in 1880 the number of patents
granted was Al; in 1910, 223; in 1920,
1855; in 1880, 554; in 1910, 473; in 1850,
995; in 1860, 4,53S. The great in
crease in inventions during the de-
cennial period 1s5O-6O is a remark
able feature in patent office history.
This period was one of rapid national
development, and was characterized
by the great extension of steam
transportation, the general introduce
ton of the telegraph, and the perfec
ton of the sewing machine, the reap
err, the mower and many other val
liable devices. During the civil war
the production of patents fell off, but
no sooner had the volunteer troops
returned to their homes than a won
derful fertility of invention was dis-
played. Ideas that had been devel-
oping in the minds of the soldiers
during their life in the camps were
put into models by the thousand
and sent to Washington. In 1865 the
number of patents granted was 6,616,
and in 1867 it had run up to 1926.
1t remained for a time at about that
annual figure, being. in 1870, 13,947;
but in 1876, the year of the Centen-
NAL exhibition, which powerfully
stimulated inventive genius, It reached
the highest number yet attained,
1905. Then there was a steady re-