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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1893)
Tta Sioux County Journal. (EsTAfcU.sdip l-l rUlfc.T PAMJt IS THBtlK'STV. Bs7 PAFEK 1 THE IX' STY. crnvy m'wjcs p)'er in i x tin sty. j A THE LAKtlBsT tmSI-lTitlJI Of ANY) pjLffcn pt BixsaEri w 'X cx ty. j Sulm.Tiptl.iU Price, fiJsl I J. Simmons. - Kditnr. KnU-red at the Harrison l)i otltl CIum matter. i : Rice a TnmsDAY, I ti tMBnt 7, INJ:!. If tilt people of Harrixiii and Sioux county want lietter times to. y unlit do something theliis. 1 vr to li i. improve them. No good tlmi can -- secure.! without an e!irt. The revenues of the government are not meeting the expend by atiout ?,000,0X1 a month. Wliat would be come of tlie ship of state should the Wilson hill become a law '! Up to the time of going to press no republican has been named to lill the vacancy on the national republican cen tral committee caused by the removal of E. Rosewater of Nebraska from the urty. The plan of estabhsliing- a republican paper at Omaha seems to be nieetin; with a good deal of favor among the mem be n of the party all over the state and it is predicted by those who are in a position to know that the matter will take definite shape in the near future. The Citizens National Bank at (irand Island closed its doors a few days ago and a receiver will take chaige. The assets of the bank are said to be largely in exoess of the liabilities, but it could not realize on its securities and in con sequence it closed it doors. Money in the central and eastern art of the state is harder to get hold of than it is in this locality. The Dakota and gulf railroad conven tion which gathered in this city under utate auspices last June will hold an ad journed rueetiDg in Topeka on Wednes day. There seems to be no particular stir over it down at the Kansas capital, but all the meeting needs to make it a auccess is the presence of the cheerful imbecile who first thought out the scheme, and he will be there without question. Lincoln Journal. Tlie blow aimed at the sugar industry of Nebraska by the democratic tariff measure known as the Wilson bill should be fought to the very end by every man , w ho represents the state or any part of it in either branch of congress. It mat ters not if Bryan is a free trader on gen eral principles or if the independent members are opposed to helping to build up great factories, the encouragement of the sugar industry is of a great deal more importance to the people of this state than the personal views of any man. The report from Henator Stewart's (rreat north and south railroad conven tion which he tixed up to be lield at Topeka on Tuesday is reported to have been a failure the lirt day in point of numbers, but the promo tors of the scheme looked for a ood atteudance at the latere sessions. No list of th'e in Attendance has lieen found so it is not known whether Semtor Stewart is there or not. If thera is no contest which would enable hirn to make expanse it would W a costly trip for hint f,r Iw is t" great a reformer to accept a pass as a pas is a bribe and nothing but cash in that line goes with reformers. It the independent paiers say what tlkey may, there i no deny in; tin fut that the party is on the down hill foad. It started out as the old grange movement, with the intention of having nothing to do with politic; but, like the first named, political shysters awl wire pullers got hold of it, and now the end Will be just like that of the li-range it ' Will die a natural tlfiath. The !vetiliaek wrty was another of the acinic kind, in fact! was really th remains of the grange, and the independent party is IwiU upon tlra ruins of both, which is rather an unstable fotirnUitian. David ' aty .Vxi. -i i PrMi4witCleveland has congress on hi hand! again as that body met in reg ular assakm. ; The president's message is nvw (oafsr and dryer than common and 'tmitftiMri but little of Interest. No jAtqatta remedy for the business uV io wm offend, but the Wilson hill ( endorsed, which shows that the MM are was (rotten up in conformity to the wish of the administration and the prohabta result will be that the split in iMMcrmtic moke will more than likely fciwi HUI greater. , Many of the leod iJ eWMCfatio UMlbon denounce the '.. . 'WMiw iif vary ttroaf tairm. - It is ; t-Xmn thai cotkfMM ia la aeeeion V -t:20a'aclaiTe actkm on the tariff i i': i.tl JW aiMl le'doaa toe ataoufactur f" t ;tCjit4a wllltaww what to do. : r :nrlCbr off what mm win do V: ' a .MMtat MataM .aufferiog vkt.eCe.diaf the Hiitlm; Home rrtHlaif. Tl S i.tte H-a rd of Public I.uid-atd lltiil.lui;: is to le nio.t waru.lv coio nieud.i! i..ranw r , ' ' .-n it has ju-l ad. pt--J CVertiiug Xu. ( on has ; t.f t..ij piles for tlie public m-.tillitl: s. It ha- decided itjs.n a uniform vl. in of receiving bid- and uw anting contracts for ail the-e institutions, and in addition ,und this is the tiling e dc.-iie to pot to -ulurly commend) it is speiifie-1 that Nch-ra-1 a-inade gools .-hall be offered aud -hall always be given the preference. This is a comtnon-seti-e matter of bus iness on the part of liie hoaitl. The home-pat rouage idea Ins den- worked nu ;in encouraging Ucgree o! success by the Manufacturing and Coiimi (tiers' .iv.tciatie.il. Nebraska fat lories have fell the stimulus. There are tens of thousands of d dlars worth of supphrs purchased every year f.r the states eb-e-nurvvuary in.-t ittitions and is highly ap propriate that home-made good- lie li--d to the fullest pusihle extent . I'ointiiis i'im r Humphrey, Setrttary Alien and Attorney (ieucrul H.i-ting- have acted hkevi-e men. Fremont Tritmiie. A Church Decoration Fr ChrNtuus List year I was asked to plan x decor ation for a church in which thtre was to Ije a Chri-tiuas Eve service, with Scrip ture readings. The chapter U i read was that which tells Of the birth of Christ. It was thought !est to have a motto in keeping with tlie lesson. 1 read the chapter carefully, aud decided on a star in electric light, with tlie mot to "Where is he?" For we have come to worship him." The star was made on a framework of iron rods, and to this tlie electric lights were fastened, with their Wires kept well up out of sight. The star was susjiended at the pulpit. Immediately back of it, and arching over it, was the motto wrought out in crystallized letters. This was hidden by a curtain, as was the star, un til that portion of the chapter was reached where it tells of t Wise Men from the Ivist come to itetnlehem to see the C'hnst-child. When the clergy man read "Where is he that is born king of the jews? for we have seen his star in the e.x-t, and are come to worship hiin," the curtain was drawn aside, and the star Hashed forth its radiance, w hile the words of the lesson shone out beautiful ly above it. The effect vas very pleas ing, and held to make the service more impressive, jierhaps, tliati it would have been without it. From "Christmas Decorations," in bcwircxt' Ftimily M ujazine for Itecembei.-. COMM-SSIONklts'Y'WX-EEDlNOS IlAKKSSOt, Sell,. JiOV. ti, HH. liouril of comity commt"iuucr met as per aftjouriiuicut. rre-'nt, I'ouimi'Miuiirrs Knott, Wencr am! JoluiMin inl Clerk. Minutes of the ln,-t meeting re.tl an.l rip. pro vi it. Tub following Micomit-. uir,ilnt f-iuns com. ty were aii'lite.1 anl allewe. ami war rants onb-r'sl (jrnwii mi the -ner.il fund of 15 lor sunt, viz: i'ortfeMeeiMjileiiver:?! Uiok-.tK)." 1..10. it. 'I urner, tuuil w are atcl ticking i I.. K. fW'i.teu liiakiluf voting tiooMls ami Iwllot K,X -JOSl M.J, W elicr, t 'o. f oiii. 'rvi:ew. ....... -J3 ui r r.'.t W . Knott, Co. (Vim. wrvice ei 4i i-w if l.ertitch, luil.r lor Iihiiimt... ..; n Jionff Vt . scott, Ij.iinrt Uiatriet court, . on . outtlwortli, o. .upt'f -r tee.-. Ts !M tilt- Journal l.. Sllnlille 41 i-l I liiis. r,. Verity iriutai nn.1 inilili?.tiiijii44 3i ;. H. IMmits. tjOltHtl't oil . . a. J. W . Kobillilt, jmleot election ...imi li. It. Kun-U, iio A :m h. I . Lewis, 'to 2 mi . W. OitN, clerk Of election z VI . T. lluirliaoii; lo ;m) hr.ft sii-iniMcr, ju-lare oi eIf'tiou t fw s. .1. I.eelii), il , ta Solomon ic torr, ito -. iiKi-iir W. story, clerk of election.... no ti IJtl 411 3 It) ,3 (HI H OU a (II X HI i ;l im 3 (l 4 OU on ;t i tii S ifl .1 Iti 3 Li a 0 ; w n ivi . :; tm 1 on .....ti i 3 IK' .1 W ti. . i olio, W in. I. I.jitferty, jinlue uf cL ctiou anlor.1 liin, " ' Joiui VV. Hunter, " " " i liu.itii lilsori clerk M J. C. K!r'cl'l'" " J.iiiie VV . x-ott, Jtiile " ..iii.u.-l J.. I .cry, " I.. J. MlHIIIOll. " . Jil. Siltlou, " . ll. i :.nly I. 1.. t al o r " . . I u k imon " W . s. &UMtii ii, clerk, cli;i. K. l.owey, Kolt. I . Inlly.JIKIKe, 1(H-I't Kerliiion, " Jolll) I '. stwa i. a. I'uolow, cicrk, ' 11. s. ( lullll MicfMcl Coiftiiitr. Jicliro Ji.ck-.on Krei-i.-r, ' sallillel Tll).-t, " A. ".inthwortn, clerk, J. W . himtli, " " 11. i.reHeil, judife. V. W olulii t. r, " i. H .'W iM!y, " t. M. Hall, jil'ltfe, .-...3 in ...1! 711 . ...3 (l 3 Ml . 3 011 . ..3 (Hi ...3 Ol 7 Ml ...a i .... 10 ...1 Ml s no ...t in t Ml . ..s i ,...iu ( w m Ml . 8 Ml .... 3 Mi ....? 1) . ...3 Ml . 3 Ml ... T SB . ..,3 ui ... i Ml .8 KI .......I Ml ... uv Ji m J. K. lluiiliiKsKortn " K. Cowiili c , " " lieiiry ri.'keiiiirwk ' , ciirix. iluru.-I. " M. J. l.Hyliurt, clerk, " J.J. w awfi-rlerer, John A, i.reell, jllUjfe, Arthur t.recn, Irviuu; W 1km, C. M. i.reenlee, clerk, Jsmes II. Cook, lA-vi DicklriKon. liKlifc. J. H. Dickinson, Je)U Kichoks, " John IM'nrrwn, ulerk, John Curran, " Allre.1 iitxon, Junire, Curl llemiiler, ll. A. ( oftniHit. " John Mosley, c-rk, cnariea Nitxion, " s. W. Keliin, lutlife, A. II. I'luneo, ISOItl Mt'ltltONll, " K. n. Hamaker, clerk, M. J. Welwr, O. A. UnrUMi, jntlffe, Charltw llM-ltle, " John U Kay. l-rwl 41erliM'h, rlwrk, lonaril Daat, I.. 4ierlacb,eHiivtn( Uhirtl.. i. it. UrtAWOKl, (On rati Umleuian W. . If nil, Jnrjrfe4..M.. 1 . ii. iioiiiuvnworin r. I. Meyer Ktlwaril I.HWrpnce HtHiiar I'liihly Irving WHson ' C. M. I.na William l4Sntrd J H-katn KraMler John Mrlnhart Henry Ijntleaian Cbarf'siH, hoolt J. A. Mom J. r. Hovo K. A, Haael.,ulM Jamaa T. Maawn C. I.. Mall Leopold Hnllneli B. I. noiaek Mtava Harrta U.K. Lmri fc...,MW..v...b.a TV I...... Jk TV ' UUWHUNHJll 3V u A -..5 Mfl 1 m ... .........3 JO A aa ...-..-..... -.iu m -"( Hi - M -4ifct.IMm.aitl.l.t N 44V044 hhwi.aHi.nmrt4 Ml j Final IV.;: f Notice. j An irui. ltt otir tl"- I hooi notic-- tin t. j t i ill re-, -1 a m tk't copy ..I t i f ijnt-r alt't tire r-gu,--l,-.l to examo'" ! notice met ll .-.n f rluu c'.-! r i K'llltc to lIH oltK-e at unce. Nil i f I mi l !):. Mi.-a-i . t I li ..Iron, Neb- i ov. Jicl, Voli.-e t. hert liy j-'veit licit t hf f ol hi iitC iciui.'. I wilier ha-. ril-.l notl. ot ht 111 t.-tl t'z.iii lonotke ttiinl priMit in Mipjjort ol hii cl.tlut, mill thnl aht proof w ill Im- ucele fore 4 on net 1. itcl.-iiiaii. ierk ol thr t.KInct tourt, at llarrto:i, Nelraka, on liecuiticr lotto, 1-'J, Mt. I'uliert Ziriiiii- rniaiiTi. ol M.m1n.e, Sett., ho uncle H. K. No. iin lor the north. ut qr SI. ti. m ii., r. !4 w. lie iiiiui.-f l ue lot low i ii if u it'icv to prove nsni:iiitniiiii. r...uieii.e ujmiii mel cuitiva lion ol wil'l tan. I. v.: l.ouif Koiin, f r-tuk J. M.l!..r.of Ar-l'itore. '5. I vi.ra.i ilftt;.-!!, iieur rue-liolT, ol Moiitro., Neti. Mlo Lnoi Kulin. of Ar.!i:;. ire. S. !.. who nmite II. K. o. :ru for the . , :, -c. 'i',, lie. ii-. A It . !4 b. :4 wc. X, tp. ., r 'A v. lie nuiiB-H l(e tollowiiii; w itn.--.. U prove h- continuous re.l.i.-iic- up4:i aiiit cultiva t!oll ol -;i!. colli IZ - Huir-M iinnii'i-iuHnn. of Montro-, Nrfo , rrai.k J. Milu-r, lioijcrt i.iea-r, Anyu.t M. ii r, ot Ar tmore, s. D W. J!. M.I ANV, ''!,. Itl'Klter. gl l-UVAN 4 t UM.KV. I.jsrs. Wil l. FEitlK llVil.LlHJlm.il.. mil ami federal courts ami I'. S. IjukI ofllce. LEGAL PAPERS CAREFULLY DRAWN. i ; 5 i i IW Oflice in Court House, HARRISON .... NEBRASKA RESTAURANT AM Oyster Parlors, -OF- C S. SCOTT, Warm Meul lit all Hours. Oyster servej in any style. Give me a call. West side Main Street. L. E. BELDEX i SON, Wagon and Carriage Makers. Kcpulriiiji; done on short notice. tiool work an l reiisonalile rburirea. Slioji Houth of llvrry barn. HAiatisnK. ... sr. PATENTS. NO IKK TO 1MEM0US. Thrre mvir was h tiiii hi th UUny of ourcU!tiry wht-n tht drumml for Itivcu tioin hii'J tin(rv'iiKiits l tlie tii t- ai.tl mM-t-ucvi tifnftitilf ma- KfOKl us im. Tin? foitvf itiriic of tiiHUkin'l a Hh t.u'tiny hhI ork h(i. tii hotjwhoM, oa tut f.irai, atu In oflk-ial il. re4nirfi emttU.aal MtM- io:i to inn apirtiiHnci! littpIru.tMiiW of e. th in onltr to hut! lnbur, t.iim uih! t x TUi! lKlitU-Hi cIiumkk l ailinlii ilrattou of gtTtrniiiftut dw itot tr3'r..;l tin-propcri"-.; of tho AimTU rtn iavedtor. w'.ut iw ittx on the Kit rt, uit'i miy u iwrviwe id', tn-liui; uJlki'iHrh(, Uv not ir.iiil th Htfirof v-rJUJn'tit to d'tr him from fjuit kiy ioiuMlviii tli rr;mity to ov-rro.uc (rxfxting IUcrjM?nciw. loo ttrvjt ..ir v-ati nut ljf. x re j -m u in htKi;,tf a t-'ou.ictt'hl tiuttSktUf ul itttrri.y to inp.ire ani iioe cut? an if p liic.tt ion for p tM.it, V .iliiahi- iitlri,'t Imvf Iot anl (l)-troyi-i in junutur-rubit iiiptaiK5fciT hy tin miitynn Jit of itieonX'tnt fiuncl, and "ffi!y is wljo riitruj-t ttii.:.r it Haw, to ttij tiam o; atttnj i lo .mi al ( !iJ3iiif(iint ri-k, t Ui bnaith nlrvn)4'n of Iti' jntt' iit U iicvi-r coii!5id'ft4 in viw ol w qnu k i'ii'Iimvoi to gel mi ullorV:tii.o mnj oljt.il. 1 tiie c thn ilmt. THE iUK,-S CI.. VIM- ((., Juhti W-4.tr burn, v!jfTHl miitiff:r K rfirwt, . W. Ir'Tiil importiint daily anl wmrkly i.inrr, a as (ft'U'Tat rioiiii:ais tt Ui coimtry, an intitijii to irtoU't l jti jiutroiis from 1 1 u;ii:ilt' t.u'tlio i. lirrrWyfore tuioioy"l Ju this Iin of Jiusiiifw!. Tim; mild romp-uiy it irffari'l to tnkn cliarj" of all puttMtt bu,ntM- tuitru-tj'1 ti H for r'-Oiiu)l; !? grntrullv, iiiclu'Iinjf iiit1h!IiU'h1 lu5utirm?tt Ui'-itfii patent-, tra'le nmrkw, l;il-Uttipy- tly rcporv, and fiv(.i ntttution to r"JwteJ ca. It I ho pnparel to etiUr into twUipt-titioji with any tlrni in wcuring forrlgn patenM. Writ for in.itructlona nd wiiu-r. 018 K btrent, Watliington( I). P. U. Bex 03,000.00 A YEAR rc: Ttn i3Tn::,:3. IwTtttatliaiatHlaTa4liaWa, mmimt )lll ! 111 lliawilatHj. Wcuacfcaw mmt mnra tMT M friHn IIM Mr hn 10 WHtm p W Mtlmt harlaf hM arKW4 tacrne,a4 faraaali ilaiMltnHMa) htoh My mm Iht aa wt. Notalurdnlt tn Hafa tlatt T4raa4rra MiiT.k liaafc iwa atava la r, aaal haawaklr, aad mm br hbi r ar araajnga, rUM la frnmrvwrn heal. na Mr, la tmmh 4r am J aaaafta avataBAak aaaMaAaa a, aaaaaatTW atatamaiA. w wwv vtfiiW f Wmwm wwvVf Bvt twH tttrnmm M boHi 3 uHl tsH 9 prtw( UMl ittfMRi. afcilB f tlrt (wsftaM ham la iku awiawy wrt their wwaii la IW tm la ftart atTa tvaMi VrMlff la nar aaaalii I f M ( aff. TC IttWf.aaat 4m m aMIitrr It. Yaa eaaaat tmn. Km caaial aamnarr Wtitioaart WHh nanrttnatkat la w, aaiWI, aH aaira. a koak ktafal a) aaVlaa U frr ta mm. Hr4araar wtT fef rrUl far M tMav-at liriw. Waaaiiaiaai.. Sioux County, THE LAND OF THE HOME STEADER. Free Homes for More Than 5,000 Men. A new county with schools, churches, railroads, etc., AND 800,000 ACRES YET OPEN TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY. Contains over forty-five miles of railroad and has no county bonds. 50 B0nt, K0 DEBTS, LOW TAXES, Foci, PU, Irt and Lanbrr Chtafr Tlita at aar Othrr PI art ia )brsLa. Siaux ronaty i the aorthwest county of Nibnka. It ia afiout thirty rnil. ast ami wtt hy uboiit wvunty mil north and uth mid contains OVER 1,300,000 ACRES of laud. Thers aia more bright, sjiark liay, in:.ill streams in th county than can b found in the winie rrua lswhrt ia the atite. It has more pinn timlr in it than all th rssl of the Mute comhinrd Ita graces ara !h ri- he-t and most nu tritious known so th.tt for t-tnek-growinp it is uneictllnl. The to I vane frcin n heavy !)" to a light kimIt loam and !. ,-tipalil of j.ro- dticirig X' tileut t roji- Th iriiicipa.1 crops urc m.ill jrrain and ventiihle, ltlHngi oo.l corn is frown in the valley. The !;et. uts rya ami 1-ariVy r ul of o- i; : ! in q.iahtr ttnd conini:m.l the I . .s. i.r kt prices. 1'ho w;-lr is pir-- mid rolre-diin" -itul is founil in ahun ;ai . e in all s-'-t ol the COIIfll y. Tha t oiuity is iiractKaUy ut tf dehl iii has ter forty-iirr miles of rnilroi within Its honlats, h.is h ijoml l.ri. k court botisa mill the nr. -ary lixlure for run ning th county and l!inr hits never been one tlolhir tif cotiiity l-ouds issuscj ami hr-nc taxs will lie Til f rtrniont, Eiklc i n & Misniori Valley rulroad . crosses Sioux coutit r from east to west and the li. & M. hits ais.ut fifteen m.e of its line in it.o norlhea-t prt of the county. The cl.iiiate is more ple;is;int than th:il of the e-iern p..rlion of.Naltranka. There in still OVZR 800,000 ACRES of hind in Sioux county yet n-i to homastcul etitry. It is 1 ettr land aui more d.Mr.ihlv located th.tn that for which such rushes are made on the t peti mtf of a reservation. Tlitre is no raii ro.id laud iu the county mid for Mint ranson its 4ftllciiint has len slow f.r bo fcic;.il effort to Kt settlers was mad, as w;ts dona in tho tarly il.tjn of tha nettlament of the titstarii pnrt of th late. Good ilt sled land can be purchased at ra;iwjii:thlti rates with govarnmetit land ailjoinin): so th.tt a irson who w;mts more thim one quartor auction c;tn ohUnn it if he h.ts a littla means. Thara are aljout 2,500 people in the couaty and thara i room for thousand aaara. Harri on is th county aeat and is i:t uated oa tha F. E. tfc M. V. railroad, and ia as good a town as tha thinly aettlud eouetry demands. School houses and churches are pro Tided in almost averj aattUmeat anil are kept up with tha times. All who desire to gat a homestead or buy land cheap ar inritad to coma and aaa tba country for tbamaalras am judge 4f ita marita. IlomastMala will not ba bUiaaMa much longer and if you want to um your rigfat aoal gat 100 acre of bad frtm Csale 8am trae It to tiaa yoo wre abnat ii. B. L. 8inJCJC, Ftuhionabl BarUf & Hair Drtaoer. Oar bwar ftoata n Haak f Hantasa. ocn mnoay mom TO i. ITT 0 OKMDL wm 1 im 1 a 1 nan, prizes on patents. ,, . How to Get Twenty-FiY2 Hunded Dollars for Nothing. Thr W in ue r ban a dear (iift of Small furttuir, and llir lwir Hate l'atfnti that nmy 11 riii? Ilifiu In still Morr, Would you like to miike twenty-liie humlrcd tlolhirs; If you would read carefully wh it follows mid you niny a way to do it. Tha 1'rcHS Claims Company devoets mui h attention to patents. It has liaud- led thousands of application for inven tions, but it would like to handle thousands more. There is plenty of in ventive talent at largu in the country needing nothing hut entouragnient to prtKluce practical results. That encour agement tho Tress Claims ( ompany proposes to give. mot so man as rr hrems. A patent strikes most people as an appallingly formidable thing. The idea is that un inventor must lie a natural gpnius, like Edison or Hell; that he must devote years to delving in complicated mechanical problems and that he must spend a fortune on delicate experiments before he can get a new device to a pat entable degree of perfection. This delu sion tho company desires to Oisjiel. It desires to gi t into the head of the public a clear comprehension of tha fact that it is not the great, complex and expensive inventions that bring tlie liest returns to their authors, but the little, simple and cheap ones the things that seem so absurdly trivial that the average citizen would feel somew hat nsiianied of bring- mg theni to the attention of the patent of lie. Etlison s'iys that the profits he has re ceived from the patent on nil his mar velous inventions ha'e not been sulli- ient to jiuy the cunt of Ins exi-nim-iits. Hut the man who cont rived the idea ol fastening 11 bit of rublx r cord to a t bild's ill, at 1 that it would come hat k to the and when lhovn, made a fortune out of Ins m heme. The modern sett nig machine is 11 miracle of iueuuit) the product of the toil of hiunlrU ol msy brains through .1 huntlr.1 ami liftj yeui, l.iit tlie wli. .j brilliant result rests upon lhes.ii.pl.- device of putl.ng the eve of the m-cmu i t the point in stead of ut the other n., T1IK 1 :rnx thimj t: K M IKT VAUMllI.E. rt people regard .'. rs. fiot iileeiM 11 --k, at one i.oie . lllat Stifltit'd cab ( oinparatively f.- them-.-lveN 11s im- ever i.tlv h.ts been or am. liar, willi el ilia b-d to reduce s not of tilt- I. tile Inc- lior.s of life. Usual) V such ulcus are Iisiiiikm). without fin ; li.-r thought. Why don't 1 r.t.iro.tti coiiipinv make its car winiluivn svi that they can lie slid up and down nil hunt ureal ing the rajtseligi-r-' bin li-'" 1 xclaims the travi. r. '-If 1 were riintiii.g the i..ad twj iJ make tiM-tii in sut h a way." 'V.'liat as the man that made Ibis saiitiiiaii imtiKing ol.' Lruinlles tlitr .k "He net -ue had to Work ou t a s'.ov.-, cr he would have kno.'-li how n ! ought, to nave letiti fixed." j 'iiaiig su. h :i coil.ir button!" grov. Is lias mail who t t.tte for breakfast j i wei.f in the lnisiness l'tl make button: tiiat woiild'nl slip out or break oil or gouge out the iiack of my neck." Ai.tl then I lie various sutJVt ci s forget aliollt their gnvuilt:es and liegltl to thiuU of sotiif thing tdsi.'. if they would sit do a nut the next convenient oppor tunity, put tii.ir ideas nbout car win dows, saucepans and collar buttons into praclicul sh.ijie and then apply for pat ents, they might lind tin inselvt s a iodvpeudcnlly wealthy as the man nlio invented the the iron umbrella ring or the one who puWiited the Hfteen puzzle. A TiilHTlNU OFf'Klt. To induce jx-ople to keep tmt k tif their bright itleas and hve what there is in them, thu Press Claims Company lus resolved to offer a prize. To the i'rm who Hubniits to it the nimplcHt and mont proiniriiiig invention, from a commercial ioiiit of view, the company will give twen-tp-five Imndred flollaru in cah, in addition to refund ing tho feeis for securing the patent H will also afjvertite the invention free of charge, Tliis offer ia subject to I'm following oocaiitioaM: Every competitor must obtain a pat ant for his invention Uirough the coin fsMiy. He must first apply for a pre Itnfaary saanJi, tha cost of willed win ba (lv ilollars. Klkitild Hie Arnirt h show his invention to be nuutentaMc, Im can wiUidraw without furtlier expense. OUterwiaa lie w ill be vsprx-teil tu ti. iWU Ma aicaUoa aad taaa out a pal ant- ia Mai rag alar awiy. Has fMai (icn-. it Itidinjr government an I hun-au lt-i?. i lilt M-cn.'v dollira. Ktr tin, al.t-th-r l-c 'I prize or not. tha uncut r will hnvi- p.t.i.t tl..'t jii1i( ioUiiv.ilu.iH' i 0') t.. I.iiii. 'j.a .uohv.j,,,, ,,.. .114 t f tl.ltr l' tit.. I I- pil'l t l.tlftlifja .,f V;oh:ntoii li.ttiti.rg t intilt.r hoitld lill out ll.e loi. ii;g Hack nl.il crard it w itii their fppht iilun: , , 1"). 'I submit the witfiiu dest tiled inveli- tion iu 4i,nist;ln.ii fi r the l nty llvn j hundred dollar pnj ollert-d by the IVm Claim Coniiny. no blanks in' nus ti mi jrrm'iy. Thi i a coiiitititiii uf ruther itu un tisiial nuture. It is iniiinioii to M r prizes for the U-t fctory, or picture, 4ir arthitectur.il plan, all tlw loiitjwlilor risking the loss of their labor ma! Ihtt succes-ful one mei-ely ki lling his for tin amount of the pruot. Hut tl Piuaa Claims 1 Villainy ' oflV-r i "twuethinu; en tirely different. Each p-rvm is ake(l mtrely to help himself, nod tlie (Hi who helps himself to the lieht advaiitaga is to be rewardid for doing it. Tha piia ia. only a atimulous to do aoiuething that would le well worth iloing without it. The art hitet t whose competitive plan for a club house on a certain comer U not accepted has spent his labor 00 aoine- thing of very little use to him. But the person who patrols a .simple and useful device in the Press Claims Company' coniH'lition, need not worry if he fail Us secure the prize, lie has a substantial result to show for his work one that will command its value in the market at any time. The plain man who see any article in his daily work ought to know lietter how to improve it than the mechanical expert who studies it only from thu theoretical oint of view. Get rid of the idea tliat an improvement can be too simple to lie worth patenting. The sim pler the lielter. The rson who U-st succeeds in combining simplicity and pop ularity will get the Press Claiuis Com pany's twenty-five hundred dollars. The responsibility of this ..unpaoy may Is-judged from the fact that its. stock is held by about live hundred of tho leading nrwspars of the United States. Address the Press Claims '. ompiny,. John Wedilcrl'iirii, niniiaving attorn.- .. HI K street, N. V., Washington, J). C. OFFICIAL DIRECTGh r TATtt4ir til t.K-: t orrmti r'roti-.M- I'. J. Major 'Governor. I.irUU-liMitt Governor srt-rrliy ol stale lu.lilor J. ( . Alien huji'iie X'.f.r. ........ Jiwrpll S. l,tt:ev 1 rfiollllei- 0. i 1 . 1 f ! i :;-" tttororj .etiel,l A. H. Illllnplirrj fjlell oiiiliii,:llirr A. K.'.oii-ly stipt. i-ut ;U- iu.,trui tl jtt 1 i.St.l.KssHIN AI. ;Kl.b AI HO : ; . t. w el iu..... 1', S t ital.ll-, ll!nll c t". t-. eititHir, M, ill.a oiigrrnniiiati Sttil-t , M.ii-.j.ii W.... .lie.,.. . .1. la y. 01, 1 .1. II. Sl.-r. ei . ... i. ;c,Uri K. J. llainer, '.f . A. MeKl-i(ti 1.1. M. lit'iii. 1 4sll r.ui tt ii ' 4i!i. :. . ' ; ti..erioa Aui'.a-i. Kf .1 t lott'l rokra :ow Jl'IHt'IAliY s. 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