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CHAPTER VI. ( Continued ) .
The gang ho was with had returned
for another load. Rob heard them
muttering among themselves , and ho
looked up to see the cause. Ho was
amazed , and felt a thrill of terror rush
'ov6r him , for there1 , standing with Cap-
taln Klvjn and Torrovo , engaged In
earnest conversation , wan Lomuol
Gtarno.
Now Rqb thought surely ho would bo
killed , Ifo thought ho now understood
nome of the hatred ho had Incurred.
Starnc , Elvfn and the captain of the
"Black Cat" were all In one gang.
Therefore , If Starno had any reason
to wish hln death , the others must
have the same reason.
There was no way to escape them
now. Ho could not turjj back.
When they were taking up tholr
loads Torrovo'Yushed out and beat Rob
with his rope's end BO that poor Rob
kept his face- bent down almost to the
ground till ho got clear of his tor
mentor , which was not until ho was
part way up the ridge.
The boy's heart wns broken with
grief and terror. What should ho do ?
To continue in this way was simply to
bo killed. Was there no hope of es
cape. Ho went Into the caverns again ,
and this time the black Interior scorned
to the tortured fellow like a haven of
rest. And when the gang turned to
leave a sudden Inspiration cnmo to
Rob. Ho know that the last of the
cargo was not on Us way to the cave.
It was possible that ho would not bo
missed If ho did not return. With no
definite purpose , except to escape the
blows and curses of Torrovo , ho darted
away from the gang and hid In a black
recess behind a pile of bales of to
bacco.
The men came In with their bur
dens , and then went out. Those who
went out now did not return again.
TJio last of the contraband cargo was
is ?
LIT UP THE GLOOMY CAVERN.
in. The last blask fellow had gone.
The caverns were as still as death , ex
cept for the trickling water on the
rocky walls. Rob cruched in his
to him almost an entire day.
His limbs achod. His face was sore
from Torrevo's blows. His hands had
swollen from the excessive labor ho
had performed. The weariness at last
overcame him. First ho fought against
the drowsiness , then welcomed it , for
it brought with It forgctfulncss of his
troubles. Ho found some bales of
cloth , took them Into his hiding place ,
and lay down upon them. Soon he was
last asleep.
How long the boy slept ho did not
know. But ho awoke at last with a
start , and wondered how long ho had
been there. Ho loft his nook and went
toward the entrance to the caverns.
Then ho made a discovery that made
his heart almost stand still.
The entrance had boon closed with
n great stone.
He was locked In.
CHAPTER VII.
For several minutes Rob stood there
In the dark cavern looking at the thin
streak of light that came In through
a chink by the sldo of the blockad
ing rock , with a terrible sense of ter
ror. Ho wag literally burled alive.
Ho did not know how often the
smugglers , or pirates , or whatever the
gang might be , came to this place.
If their visits were limited to such
times as the "Black Cat" brought car
goes of smuggled goods , then it was
certain that ho would ho confined thcro
for weeks , and perhaps months , and
that meant that ho would dlo there.
When 'the full sense of the disaster
broke upon him , his boyish heart
throbbed with fear. As a young and
healthy American , ho loved life. Ho
loved his mother , and he had looked
forward to the day when , having by
tvklll and attention to his uncle's busi
ness , won wealth and position , he
could make a comfortable home for
that dear mother , for which she would
not bo beholden to any one for char
ity. To dlo with this brilliant pros-
l > ect before him would "be bard. But
to dlo in that dark hole , a lingering ,
painful death by starvation. Oh ! It
was terrible.
But Rob was a true American boy.
After the Hrst few minutes of stupefaction -
faction his spirits returned , and he
began to think of finding a way out.
Ho groped about the opening , now
so well blocked by the heavy rock , but
the largest nperature ho could iXd
wnn simply largo enough for him to put
his hand through. Ho could not move
the rock an Inch.
While thus engaged In his futile ef
forts the thought came to him that
perhaps this was not an accident. Per
haps , after all , Lemuel Starnc hud
recognized him had told Captain El-
vln- who ho was and ho had been
missed , traced to the caverns and lock
ed in to await a terrible death by star
vation , or to bo kept until they saw
fit to release him and kill him some
other way. Any way ho looked at It ,
death necnied certain.
With n dull heart Rob left the open
ing , now , alas ! opening no longer , and
groped his way In the darkness
through the caverns. It was dark as
night , and darker. Thcro were no
moon and stars In this damp and
growsomo place to shed a little light
and chcerlness. All was dark and
damp and dismal.
In his aimless wanderings , Rob's feet
struck against something , and he at
once thought of the torches the men
had used when they brought In the
goods. The thing he had kicked
sounded like one of thcso. lie stooped
and picked It up. It was Just what
ho thought It was a torch mode of
some kind of soft stuff like cotton
waste , wrapped on a bar of Iron and
soaked In oil. The odor from It show *
ed that It had l > 3en recently used
probably by the men who had been
with him.
But a smothered torch gives no light ,
and Rob could not feel that ho was
any better off than before. Ho had
never learned to smoke , and therefore
carried'iio matches. If ho only had
a match !
Suddenly it occurred to him that ho
did not have on his own clothes , but
the fantastic garmentu given him by
Captain Torreyo , of the "Black Cat. "
Instinctively ho felt In the pockets of
his velvet Jacket.
First he brought out a package of
Spanish cigarettes , which he threw
away , not having any use for them.
In another pocket oh , Joy ! he dls-
covnrod n box of matches. It was
something to wear the jacket of a
smoker , after all.
With feverishly trembling fingers ,
Rob lighted n match and applied It to
the torch. In an Instant It burst into
flame and lit up the gloomy cavern
around him. The smoky flame , while
It gave light enough for him to see ,
made the shadows even more terrible.
And with Ihe light held above his head
Rob gazed with strained eyes Into the
Inky blackness of recesses opening out
on three sides.
But Rob had been through the cav
erns when a dozen such torches had
been blazing , and he know there was
nothing there that would harm him.
There were no wild boasts. So. bolsterIng -
Ing up his courage with this one con
soling thought , ho began a thorough
exploration of the place. From one
cave to another he
went , closely ex-
asilnlng the sides , always on the alert
to catch a glimpse of what might bo
another opening. But ho saw none.
There wore the great stores of contra
band goods enough to make a dozen
men rich If sold at fair prices , but
nothing that Rob wanted.
To nil the rest
of his discomfort now
came the pangs of hunger. Ho did not
know how long ho had slept ; therefore
ho could not Judge how long ho hnd
been In the caves. But Ho know ho
was very hungry.
Ho now applied himself to searching
for something to eat. '
There was plenty of "tobacco , eas'lly
distinguished by the odbr. -
i ' ' ' . \-iti
But Rob could not cat this , There
wore casks of liquor , but JVrb had
never touched n u'fop cf St , ftn-t cvon
the bottles of which there worn many ,
did not seem to point to a v/ay to
spare him any pain.
Ho found plenty of bales of stuff ,
silks , canslmoros and everything In
( lint linn that wan dutiable. But not
a < frlng to cat.
After traversing room after room
and vault after vault , Hoi ) entered a
large rock chamber , dry and cool , and
thcro ho stood , more amazed than
ever.
It wan nn arsenal. Hero were stored
hundreds of rllles , pistols , swords ,
knives In fact every kind of weapon.
And around the sides of the chamber
were kngB probably containing pow
der and cases probably containing
cartridges ,
Even to Rob's young mind It was
evident that this was more than a
more smuggler's resort. All those
arms wore there for a purpsie he
know not what.
But ho could not cat them.
Weary , hungry and disheartened ,
Rob wont back and examined his bed.
Finding It clean and dry , ho dragged
It to the opening , and extinguished
his light. Rob's object In-getting near
the opening was twofold. In the first
place , there was a little light there ,
and It was less grewsomo than back
In the black recess ho had slept In bo-
fore. In the second place , he would
be In the way of any person entering
the cave , and could not bo overlooked
as ho might be If ho went to sleep in
a hidden spot. And Rob had now be
come HO terror-stricken at the gravity
of his situation , and the awful proi-
pcct of starving to death In that place
that ho would have welcomed any one
even Lemuel Starne himself , If that
worthy had appeared to let him out.
Rob sat on his bale of cloth 'for a
long time , blinking at the little streak
of light , and listening to the trickling
and dropping of the water In the cav
erns around him. To his excited Imag
ination It seemed as If this noise was
growing louder , and he thought per
haps the roof was breaking , and would
let In the water from the river. This
meant a speedy death by drowning.
All the events of his past life came
up before him. He thought of his
mother , and the tears ran down his
cheeks. Ho wondered It his uncle had
missed him , and If a search would be
made. But he dismissed this hope , for
It would surely have been reported
that he was lost overboard from the
Royal Mall.
The weariness was too much for him
at last , and with great sobs shaking
him he fell asleep.
Even this time ho did not know how
long ho slept. But he was awakened
by hearing 1501110 one outside the cave.
Ho snt up and listened intently. There
was no mistake about it. Some one
was certainly outside.
Rob's heart now beat violently. Was
this some wandering native , who
would release him from his prison , and
enable him to go to Buenos Aires and
find his uncle ? Or was It Lemuel
Starno returned to finish his fiendish
work ?
The eagerness to got out was great
er than fear of Starnc , and Rob plac
ed his mouth near the crack and gave
ta loud "Halloo ! "
"Ho ! " came In the well-known
voice of Captain Torroyo , of "El Gate
Negro. "Are you there , after all ? "
"Oh , yes ! Lot mo out ! Lot mo out !
Please , Captain Torreyo , let mo out ! "
"You are a Jewel ! " exclaimed Tor
reyo In a tone that Rob did not un
derstand. "Bo easy. "
Rob was now flushed with hope , and
looked , expecting to see the great
stone roll away , leaving him free. But
the noise suddenly ceased. Bob waited
a moment longer , and then called
again.
"Captain Torreyo ! Dear Captain !
Let me out , won't you ? "
( To bo continued. )
HONEYBEE'S WINGS.
A MIcroRcnpIo Vluw f Ono of Mature' *
Wonderful Schemes.
At a meeting of the New York
Mlcrosoplcal Soclnty the president of
the organization exhibited , besides
other things , the honeybee's wing ,
showing the booklets by means of
which the lower of the two wings of
the boo is Joined to the upper wing
In flying thus making them prac
tically n single wing. Tho. upper of
the two wings Is about half nn Inch
in length , the lower a little shorter.
The wings come together where they
are joined to the body ; they are other
wise separate. When the bco goes Into
Its hive , It folds its wings together ,
ono leaf over the other , BO that they
will take up less room. When It goes
abroad , it spreads Its wings and
couples them together with the hooks.
When looked at under the microscope ,
the upper edge of the lower wing Is
scon to bfl ro-onforced as though It
had an extra plate or rib stretched
along there , and to this rib , spaced
apart at regular Intervals , though they
are nil contained within a total space
of little more than a quarter of an
Inch , there arc attached nineteen or
twenty tiny , bony hooks. There Is
n little thickening at the base of each
hook , whole nature has strengthened
it , and ono is Inclined to regard the
hooks as ingot separately and to look
for the rivets wherewith they were
secured to the plato or rib from which
they spring. The lower edge of the
upper wing , as looked at under the
microscope , is seen to bo curled up into
a flange or trough. AVhon the boo
comes out of the hive , It hooks the
liooks on the upper edge of the U i/er
wing into the flange or trough at tha
lower edge of the upper wing and
GO makes the two wings practUallf
ono. New York Sun.
woirai Y oinns IIIEE.
PROSPERITY BRINGS A DIG
BOON TO LABOH.
Ouo Hundred unil Fifty Tlioniiind Opcr-
nUi i Itccoho Increase ofVnj ; < l Jn
tJio Trxttlo riictorloi of Mew
mid tlio South.
The wage-earner's share In the general -
oral prosperity la coining to him in
liberal allotments. On top of the vast
Increase In wages paid , as shown by
the recent Industrial census of the
American Protective Tariff league , cov
ering conditions as they existed in
March , 1899 , have come additional In
creases since that time which affect
millions of men who work for wages
and other millions dependent upon
them. Lust week some 00,000 opera
tives in the great cotton manufacturing
centers of New England were granted
a lioeral advance In wages. Next come
the 20,000 workers In the mills con
trolled by the American Woolen com
pany , who have Just secured an in
crease of 10 per cent.
Last , and most significant of all ,
since It shows how Irresistibly con
tagious Is the epidemic of higher
wages In prosperous times , and be
cause It brings the wage rate of that
section more nearly to a parity with
the wage rate of competing localities
in the north , comes the announcement
from Augusta , Ga. , that the cotton
manufacturers of that city are to raise
the wages of their 8,000 employes on
Jan. 1. This is regarded as an Indica
tion thp.t other mill men of the south
will also take action on the question.
Manufacturers In the north , with
very few cxccplons , now have granted
an advance , and the step has been
taken In spite of the knowledge that If
wages In the south remained
unchanged , New England manufactur
ers would bo placed at a decided dis
advantage. The news from Georgia ,
therefore , Is welcome Intelligence to
northern manufacturers.
It Is estimated that by Jan. 1 from
a hundred and forty to a hundred and
fifty thousand cotton mill operatives
In the north will bo working under an
advance of wages , and that the ad
vance in the south will bring the total
in the United States to above a hun
dred and sixty thousand.
All this Is in perfect accord with
the claim that protection tends to
increase wages by increasing the sum
total of employment. T.ho cotton and
woolen manufacturers of the United
States have a stronger grip than ever
before upon the great homo market ,
with Its 75,000,000 of liberal buyers.
Hence the. rise in wages. The connec
tion is obvious and indisputable.
Not Corn , but "Money to Ilnrn. "
The free traders think that they are
kicking the high beam of humor when
they say that protectionists take to
themselves and to the policy which
they support the credit for the blessing
of abundant crops. By their so-called
"Joking" along this line they hope to
distract attention from the very plain
and Important fact that , although the
protective tariff does no take the place
of Providence and cause abundant
crops to grow , It does make the gifts
of Providence of some value by 1'ur-
nlshlng a market and a fair price for
the farmers' crops , however abundant.
In free trade days many western farm
ers , for lack of an opportunity to sell
their corn at even a decent price , were
forced to burn It as firewood In order
to get any benefit from It. They had
corn to burn. Today , as always in
protective times , they sell their prod
ucts at a fair price , and have "money
to burn. " Good crops and no market
for them means tantalizing diasppolnt-
mont. That Is what free trade brings
to the farmer. Good crops with a good
market , a ready sale and fair prices
tnttiu , prosperity. That Is what pro
tection gives the farmer. He may
choose between the two. The choice
ought to bo an easy one , and there Is
Httlo chance that the western farmers
wljl have any hesitation in making
their decision. They have given con
siderable evidence that they think that
McKinlcylsm Is good enough for them.
Small Cause for Comfort.
It Is eald that Mr. Bryan is over
joyed at the election llgures in Ne
braska. Wo don't begrudge whatever
comfort he Is able to get out of the re
sult. If the number of votes cast In
the state election for the fusion ticket
seems to suggest a compliment to
Bryan , the prosperity of the state un
der the McKinlcy policy of protection ,
as compared with the depression and
misery which existed there under the
Bryan policy of free trade , certainly re
flects the utmost discredit 'ton Mr.
Bryan's pet policy. And It Is not like
ly that the people of Nebraska will for
get from whence their prosperity came
when they como to vote on a national
policy in a national election.
A state can afford to compliment a
popular son at a state election. But
Nebraska may sing a different song in
1900. Whether she does or not , though ,
will make little difference. The rest
of the country will put a quietus on
Mr. Bryan and on the policy of free
trade , in which ho believes. President
McKInley can take plenty of comfort
from the returns from the rest of the
country , and the business men of the
country can settle back In the assur
ance of continued prosperity and the
surety that the country as a whole will
not contemplate the possibility of
another frqo trade experience.
They Toll a CheorlnjStory. .
A recent Issue of the South Bend
Tribune , a newspaper which is thor
oughly representative of Republican
sentiment in that garden spot region
of prosperity and enlightenment , north
ern Indiana , coutalns--an interesting
budget of expressions by local business
men concerning the remarkable de
gree of business health which prevails
In that thriving city. The Tribune
says :
"Besides business hbuses which have
como here many pcopie have been
drawn In the general need of more
workmen of a good class In some ol
the factories. This has swelled the
population , which Is variously es
timated at from 33,000 to nearly 40-
000. It IH stated that the now city di
rectory presents enough names to make
the estimate of population over 39,000.
I'Viw people arc out of work If they
really dealro to labor. Some factories
are running overtime with the largest
forces in their history , which , coupled
with the splendid state of commercial
interest , speaks volumes for South
Bend as an active , growing and pro
gressive business center. "
Uniform testimony to improved con
ditions and an increased volume of
business arc given In these Interviews
with the wholesale and retail mer
chants of South Bend. They all tell a
cheering story of the changes wrought
by "MoKlnley prosperity. "
THREE DEMOCRATS
Thoroughly Disunited with IJryaiilsm
find TnmniiinyUm.
Living In the same block In Now
York city arc three men who voted for
Bryan In 1890 , but who now unlto In
declaring that they have had their 1111
of Bryanlsm and Tammanylsm , and
will no longer train with a crowd that
seeks to belittle the country's grand
record of expansion , progress and pros
perity. These converts to RepublicanIsm -
Ism write to the New York Sun as fol
lows :
"To the Editor of the Sun. Sir : We ,
the undersigned , take great pleasure In
reading the brief but brave statement
of J. Maglnnls In the Sun of Nov. 23
regarding the level head of our pres
ident , William McKlnloy , through all
the country's troubles since the begin
ning of the war with Spain and up to
the present time.
"We are three Democrats , living In
the one block , and wo all voted for
Bryan In 1896. But listening to the
Tammany snarling at our system of
government , at our progression , at our
successes during our late two years'
wars and at our expansion , so nobly
acquired , and the doctrine of these
same' Tammany masqueraders , dis
guised in the robes of independence ,
liberty and freedom , are In our estima
tion not safe for the country at large
to follow.
"This country Is now In the highest
condition of prosperity over known ,
and why not let It continue on that
same road and keep the same good , en
gineer at the throttle ?
"But the cry Is , the worklngman
doesn't prosper. We arc worklngmen ,
and we say they do , in spite of all the
great hordes of Italians and other
cheap Imported labor. We will vote
for Mac next fall , and let well enough
alone. H. Nolan ,
"M. Hart.
"S. Cassldy.
"New York , Nov. 30. "
The signers of this declaration rep
resent a type of the average shrewd ,
level-headed American citizen , who can
be fooled sometimes , as he was In 1892 ,
but not all the time , and who finally
nets his thinking apparatus to work
and figures things out for himself. It
was Inevitable that as a result of this
mental activity a change of political
predilection should occur. Such a
change has taken place , and Is still goIng -
Ing on all over the country. The year
1899 has been a wonderful eye-opener.
There are many thousands of men who
In 1900 will follow the program out
lined by Messrs. Nolan. Hart and Cas
sldy : "Vote for Mac next year and let
well enough alone. "
Goldou Days In the AVctt.
The recent new discoveries of zinc
and lead In southern Missouri , which
have given a spur to industry all over
the state , is only one of the factors ,
which are giving an Impetus to the
business and social development of this
section. The gold discoveries of Colorado
rado , Montana and other mining states ,
which are frequently chronicled , Co
not attract much attention , but they
are contributing to thn Immense in
crease in the production of that metal
In the United States which Is taking
place every year , and which Is likely
to score n bigger gain this year than
In any previous time since the Cali
fornia and Pike's Peak gold fields were
first opened.
These are particularly halcyon flays
for the western states. The great grain
crops are contributing their quota to
the sum of the factors which are mak
ing 1899 the most prosperous year
which the west has over known. The
gains of this region arc reflected In the
tublo of bank clearances published
every week , the returns of the earn
ings of the railroads centering In this
section , which are given to the public
occasionally , and the total of the trans
actions of the postofflccs , which are
given out by the government every
month or two. The figures from the
postofllces , which have Just been fur
nished from Washington , show a gain
in every western city , the Increase in
some cases being almost without ex
ample In its extent. St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
Difference Uutivccu flood and Had.
Out of these evidences of prosperity
can be drawn added reasons why In
telligent business and working men of
the country should give their support
to the party of sound money and pro
tection in every contest which arises ,
whether In city , or state , or nation.
The difference between good and bad
legislation can bo estimated by the
dlf&rence between the good years wo
nro now enjoying and the bad years of
the Democratic regime. San Francisco
Call.
Up to this century the night before
Christmas In many villages special
w'atchcs were told off to guard the
mlnco pics and other dainties against
thieves. This Christmas lare was en
joyed In common during the merry
making that followed.
A Sunday school teacher telling her
class about Jacob's dream how in n
vision ho saw a ladder reaching from
earth to heaven , with angels walking
up and down. "But , " Interrupted the
youngest member of the class , "why
didn't they fly ? "
Wlnler Tours.
Should you desire Information re
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Mexico , and thn long limit , low rate ,
round-trip tickets , sold to principal
points , the various routes via which
the tickets can be purchased , or re
garding one way first and Eocond-closs
rates , through sleeping car lines ,
first-class and tourist , call upon or nd- <
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Com'l Agent , Chamber Commerce |
Bldg. , Cincinnati , Ohio , or W. J. Berg , /
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1 V
Important Inventions.
Patents have been allowed upon ap
plications prepared and proaecuted by L
us for interesting subjects as follows : rTe
To C. W. Cross , of Grlnnoll , for an
auxiliary air heater adapted to be con
nected with a stove in such a manner
that it will receive and direct the pro
ducts of combustion and nld in warmIng -
Ing and circulating air In a room , as
required to maintain a uniform tem
perature , by admitting cool air at Its
bo torn , heating it and discharging it at
us top. An undivided half is assigned
to W. S. More of same place.
To J. Morgan , of Atlantic for a plant
planting machine adapted to be ad
vanced across a field by horses to set
out cabbage and tobacco plants in
rows at regular distances apart. A
boy on the machine hands plants in
succession to automatic plant holders
on a wheel and as the wheel revolves
It places the plants In a furrow In ad
vance of the wheel by a furrow opener
and furrow closers Immediately cover
the roots and rollers pack the ground
around the roots. An undivided half
has been assigned to E. Whitney , of
Chicago.
Printed consultation and advice free.
THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. , i ,
Registered Patent Attorneys.
Des Molnes , Iowa , Dec. 27 , 1899.
A Boston Sinn Pleased.
In conversation with some friends ,
n prominent Boston man told of his
sufferings from rheumatism and ner
vousness , and one of his friends gave
h5m some advice , which will be men
tioned later , and which has proven
to be of incalculable value.
To successfully act on this advice.
It was necessary to make a trip of
over 2,000 miles , but he undertook It ,
and now thanks his friend for the
ndvlce , as he finds himself fully re
lieved of his old trouble and has returned - i
turned to his home feeling able to
t-ope with his business demands , a
new man.
The ndvlce given was to go to "Hot
Springs , " South Dakota , and there
take the baths and enjoy the finest cli
mate of any health resort in America.
If this man was satisfied after mak
ing a long trip , those residing within
a few hundred miles and similarly af
flicted can certainly afford to try it ,
or rather can't afford to neglect to
try It.
Ask any agent of the 'North-Western
Line for full particulars , or write
J. R. BUCHANAN ,
General Passenger Agent ,
P. E. & M. V. R. R. , Omaha , Neb.
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try It now. You will then use no other.
llulf ItntcH South via Omiihii and St
LotilH mid AVuhtiHli ICoutPH.
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month the above lines will sell home-
aeekers ticket * ; to southern points for
one fare ( plus $2.00) ) round trip.
WINTER TOdRIoi RATES now
on sale to Hot Springs , Ark. , and all
the winter resorts at greatly RE
DUCED RATES.
Remember the O. & St. u. and Wabash -
bash , the shortest and quickest route
to St. Louis.
Remember the 0. & St. L. and 0. .
K. C. & E. Is the shortest route to
Qulncy. Unexcelled service to Kansas
City and the south.
For rates , sleeping car accommoda
tion and all information ca.i at the
QUINUY ROUTE OFFICE , 1415 Far-
nam St. ( Paxton Hotel block ) or write
Harry E. Moores , City Passenger and
Ticket Agent. Omaha , Neb.
New Inventions.
Among the patents Issued last week
was one for an apparatus adapted to
- inated sign ; while u
an electrically ilium-
\ obtained a patent for
-casted. A.n Ohio man
' ioffce while being
fumes arising from
collect aud utilize the
Nebraska Inventor obtained a patent
for a curiously constructed foot operat
ed hammer.
Among the prominent manufacturers
buying patents were the following :
Griffin Wheel Co. . Qhlcago , 111.
Spotless Steam Sponger Co. , Cleve
land , Ohio.
American Turret Latin ? Wks. Co
Cincinnati , Ohio.
Mason Machine Works , Taunton
Mass.
Calumet Tire Rubber Co. , Chicago ,
Veeder Mfg. Co. . Hartford , Conn.
Ball-Bearing Co. , Boston. Mass
Campbell Printing Pres3 & Rite Co
New York City. "
Parties desiring free Information as
to the method of procuring and selling
patents should address Sues & Co
Patent Lawyers , Bee Bldg. , Omaha' ;
A new kind of filter , designed to pur
ify the water supply of large cities is
'
being tested at Evanston. 111. it' is
the Invention of Louis Gathmann
, de
signer of the spgmental wire-bound
Bun , and consists of the mechanical
sepaintlon of impurities from water
by centrifugal force , on the principle of
a cream separator. An additional de-
vlc..kllls ' by electricity any germs that
may'have escaped.
