0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , DECEMBER 21 , 1891 ,
FOREIGN FINANCIAL REVIEW ,
Ho Dinnnd for D' oiant Dnrlrg the Post
Week.
BANK OF ENGLAND GOLD FOR GERMANY ,
On the Sleek Kxuhnnco There \Vnn nil
Active PccllMjr-Pr.cca Strensth-
cnc < l Hut No Notntllo
Advances.
LONDON , Doe. 20-rThoro was no demand
for discount during the past week. The quo
tations wcro 3 per cent for thrtto months nnd
one-half of 1 per cent for short. The abund
ance of rnot.oy and scarcity of bills caused
discount nouses to take good paper nt oven
lower rates , but the decision of the Hank of
England directors not to reduce the bank's
rate , combined with the renewal of the Ger
man nnd Spanish demands for gold , led to a
Btlffonmg of rates. Yesterday Berlin drew
JKoO.OOO In gold from the Bank of England.
On the Stock exchange during the week
business was fairly active , considering the
approach of the holidays , 'and the general
tone was good. The chief point of interest
was the revival In American railroads.
A quiet but steady How of buying through
out the week strengthened prices without
causing any notable advance. Yesterday's '
business became distinctly animated , deal
ings both before the ofllclal close and in the
street having the character of buying for
speculation ns well as for investment. The
run of business Indicates that the llrst stage
ot the long expected boom has begun. Kvory
kind of stock gained on the day , leaving the
following increase on the week :
Union Pacific , 2J { per cent ;
Wnbash preferred , 4f per cent ;
Central Pacific , 2 per cent ; Wabaih debent
ures , 1 jf per cent ; Erie , 1 per cent ; Atchl-
son. Topeua & Santa Fc , li per cent : Den
ver & Hio Grande preferred , Louisville &
Nnsnvlllo , Now York , Pennsylvania & Ohio
nnd Norfolk ft Western preferred , 1 per cent
cncb ; New York , Ontario & Western nnd
Northern Pnclllc , one-half of 1 per cent each
Canadian securities Wore Irregular nnd
closed lint. Grand Trunk ordinary and second
end preferred fell one-half of 1 pur cent on
the week. Mexican railway was linn :
ordinary and seconds advanced one-hulf
of 1 poi cent. In foreign securities , the
tendency was better. The prospect ot
Portugal meeting the January coupons ,
raised quotations of her bonds one-half of
1 per cciit. In Brazilians there was n specu
lative advance of 3 per cent. Argentine was
weak atyt per cent on the rise of the gold
premium. Among the miscellaneous secutl-
ties Peruvian corporation gained 3 % per
cent , Hio Tiiilo.H one-half of 1 per cent , and
Eastman Meat company shares one-fourth ot
1 per con t. Bell's Asbestos shares lost ono-
half of 1 per cent on the week.
llnv.mn. Mnr.cct Itevl w.
HAVANA , Dec. 20. Sugar holders are too
high for buyers and exporters hold aloof. The
stocks on hand are small. Molasses sugar of
u good polarization , 225@2.'t7 , 81.02 gold per
qulntnl ; centrifugal , 1W to 00 degrees polari
zation , In hoL-sbeails , baga- and boxes , 800 ,
tt.OJtoul : : , S1.04. Stocks In warehouses at
Havana and Mutanzas , 23 boxes , 18.1,000 bags
nnd 110 hogshead ; * ; receipts for the week.
GIJ.OOO bags. Exports during the week , -19
boxes , fiOO bags , of which all the bags to the
United States.
BACOX fll.20 gold per cwt.
JiL'rrr.K $1U.UO gold per quintal.
FI.OUII American , $ I2. ! > 0 gold per bbl.
.HitKii : : ) iiiir : $9.01) gold per quintal.
HAMS American sugar cured , Slil.OO gold
per quintal for northern and $17.00 for south
ern.
ern.LAUD In kegs , $8.75 gold per quintal : in
tins , $10.75.
POTATOES American.75 gold per bbl.
LfMimu Nominal.
Snoous Nominal.
BRAND White navy , $9.00 gold per qulntnl.
CIIRWINR TOHACCO SUl.OO gold [ > or quintal.
Hoers Nominal.
PitBiniiTS Dull.
SfAXtsii GOLD $2,33.
> On the 1'ui'lH Hours ? .
PAUIB , Dec. 20. Business on the bourse
tbo past week was restricted but the ten
dency of prices was towards flrmnois. Tnroo
per cent rentoi advanced 15 centimes on the
week ; Credit Fonclor shares , 2) ) francs ; Uio
Tlntos , 11 francs and Banquo do Paris
shares. IGf. A quarrel Is proceeding between
tbo ofllclnl brokers of the bourse ami the
"coullssicrs" or dealers on the open market.
The former are trying to curtail the business
of the "coullsslors" and want bankers
to transact business solely through thorn.
The coullsslcrc now 'constitute the
most powerful factor on the bourse , doine
buslnobs cheaper nnd quicker than thooflicinl
broken and they threaten to boycott linns
Riibmltttng to the demands of the olllcml
broken. The conlls-sloi-s are all so strong that
they must win , but in the raoantitno the
cquubblo Interferes with dealings.
On the Horlln
BBKMN , Dec. 20. On tbo bourse during
the past week prices were steady , with n
tendency to ilrmuoss. There was nn in
creased demand for foreign securities , while
bank and industrial securities wore weak.
Tbo flnnl quotations include the following :
Prussian -Is , 10.VTO ; Mexican ( is , 8r > .70 ;
Deutsche bank , 147 ; Bochumor , 117 ; J. flar-
pcner , ll.r > ; short exchange on London ,
$20.0 ! ! ! < f ; long , $20.211 ; private discount , 3i \
per cent ; roubles , 2j < j per cent.
CHRISTMAS' "A SHEEP CAMP.
Unice .IMsftmni i Co lie In Frank Leslie' * H'etMu
'Twits tbo 21th of December , nnd Corb
McIIonry rose up in the midst of the
shcop camp and , ilgurntlvoly speaking ,
cursud his divy. Indeed , ho may have
tlono BO lltcnilly , for nil I remember ;
what 1 know Is that ho pronounced some
formula to the olToot that a mini might
ns well bo dead as spend his Christmas
in n sheep camp.
I couldn't ' help laughing nt him , ho
Bccmcd in sucli deadly earnest about it ,
though the thought of the wife and
bullion down at the ranch hottso on the
Uio 1'ccos wont to my heart , and iho
Bight of the Old Mali's hopeless eyes
moved my sympnthlcs a great deal mbro
than Corb's loud lamentations.
Corb was our Adonis ; tv big , straight
young follow , with hair like curly corn-
Bilk , a way that took with all the
woman , and a roving fancy , and I know
ha was sltrhlng to think of the fomlnino
worlds ho' might have conquered during
the ( Jhrlstmns festivities ; but the Old
Man it wus easy to guess that his f lith-
ful heart was very sere for somebody in
particular.
Wo tlireo had boon drifting sheep for
Bomo six weeks down toward iho Devil
rival * . The spot wo were now on had
plenty of sotol , but no water any where
near. Shcop will Uvo very well , you
know without water , nnd got fat if they
have sotol ; so our Moxicun hauled us a
bal-rol when ho could , and wo used it to
drink and to cook with , nnd the man
who washed his face too much was con
sidered unpatriotic. It is , no doubt.
very shocking to relate , but wo were all
extremely patriotic , and , the water sup
ply chancing to bo just then very low ,
there hadn't , been a face washed in camp
for a week , The work of a sheep ciunu
Is killing hard , and It is dirty. Travel
ing as wo must , no man carries moro
clothing than ho carries on him , nnd
Betel , cntulaw and mosquito thorn soon
make rags ol them. Corb was always
handsome dirty or clean , whole or
rugged. His good looks lay In his lines
and proportion * , nnd were inoiTaccablo ;
but the poor Old Man never a beauty
at his best grow simply hideous. Ho
hud , with nla clear , honest , light
( fray eyes , a stiff black beard which ,
H left unblmvcn for two weeks , trans
formed him into u ferocious brigand.
Wo had been hard at it slashing sotol
all day , and. were Billing , unusually
tlrad , ragged , and dirty , around lln
campfirewnon Corb filea his protest.
"IJoyn , " paid I , after the nmnnor of n
Satta Clans , "what'll ' you have for
Christmas ? "
"A big bath tub full of water , a half
gallon of cologne , a now suit of clothes ,
and a dance to go to , " answered Corb ,
promptly.
Wo both laughed ; the wish was such
a photograph of the boy and his ambi
tions.
"What'll I do for you , Old ManV" I
said.
said."Well
"Well , " said the Old Man , modestly ,
quite ns If ho oxDcctcd mo to produce
them from somewhere , "I'd like a pair
of breeches these nro most too" bud
and some decent grub for the crowd. "
That was the Old Man all over. A
llttlo for himself , nnd a trroat deal pro
bono publico. That , with many other
unobtrusive good points , was why these
who know the bashful old fellow well
ho was younger by the wajy.han Corb , I
think loved him.
Suddenly Corb stood up again. "Do-
liycrancel" ho said , dramatically , and
pointed to the horizon , where wo saw a
group of horsemen making for us.
"That's something now for Christmas ,
anyhow , " ho added , triumphantly.
Then , with a sudden change of tone ,
"Hide mo ; thorn's a couple of riding
habits In the Inyout. "
It was all very well for mo to
laugh at the discomtituro of
Corb and the Old Man. The
wife nnd babies are just as glad to see
mo dirty as clean , and my capital prl/o
is drawn ; but wo consider it , all the
same , a mean thing to bring ladles to a
sheep cnmp when the outlit has been out
a long time and may bo safely reckoned
to have reached the acme of destitution.
They octno innocently enough , bless
their hearts , nnd confident that you'll
bo glad to see them ; but the boys who
engineer such "pleasant surprises" us
ually know better.
Answering the mute appeal in the
Old Man's eyes , I said , as the approachIng -
Ing party dipped into the draw east of
the camp , "Yes , you hide out. Corb
and I can entertain them git ! " nnd ho
got. There was a tangled thicket of
scrub and mcsqutto west of the camp ,
and he made for it and was out of sight
by the tune the crowd came up over the
divide.
When they came in among us we. saw
wo hud no one to blame with the inop
portune visit ; they were all tenderfeet -
feet , Austin and Galvcs'on people , the
leading spirit n.young lady , a Miss Bcllo
Htirdin , who had boon visiting at the
ranches ubovo , and a few days at my
place , and was now riding down to take
the Galvcpton , Ilarrlsburg & San
Antonio road home , her baggage hav
ing preceded hor. They intended to
stop and take supper with us , and then
ride on ton miles to the ranch below
in the moonlight , which wus very line.
How should I know that the whole
wild excursion for it was a wild ono for
ladies at that time of the year had
been taken at the command of ono im
perious young woman , because she
wanted to see the Old Man before she
loft'1 ; But I did know it as well as if she
had told mo in so many words , by the
time Miss Belle's disappointed eyes had
roamed over thn entire camp , taken in
the inside of the tent , cruelly turned
open to their gaze , and turned inquir
ingly to mo.
I would have told her , instinctively ,
that the Old Man was busy somewhere ,
nnd would bo in directly ; but the devil
counseled Corb to say in a most aggra
vating and public manner : "Tho Old
Man that's what wo cull Mr. Bassott
down hero cut and run when ho saw
who you folks woro. He's not fixed for
company , you see , and he's not very so
ciable anyhow ; guess wo won't miss
him. '
The flush that rose on Miss Belle's
cheek botled ill for the old Man. I saw
the thought rise in her pretty , angry
face , that if she could bravo a lo'ng , hard
ride in an unpropitious season ; and the
ridicule of these with her , by persisting
that she liked it and was taking it for
pleasure , it was ns littln as ho could dote
to welcome her gladly. Why should she
go hanging after a recreant suttorhoro ,
where the best in that line goes a-beg
ging ? She turned sharply and interest
ed herself violently in the > a tip and its
equipments. Fortunately , the crowd
announced that they had brought grub
with them , or I don't know how they
would have supped. Aiualio had not yet
returned froir his last trip for supplies ,
and wo were pretty nolirly reduced to
eating sotol with the shoop.
Finally , when i had seen the lot of
them , with Corb to help , at wnrlc open
ing cans , boiling coffee , and frying ham ,
and the ladles , with their habits tucked
up , fussing over the camp-lrVo nnd look
ing wonderfully pretty and sweet in
their uncouth surroundings , I strolled
down to the thicket to bee how fared the
Old Man.
Ho hud seen who our visitors were ,
and ho was the most woo-bogone , for
saken-looking creature you over saw.
"I hud my ncedlo and thread
with mo , and I've tog
gled up my clothes so they look sorao
bettor , " lie sai'd. "Couldn't you , please ,
got mo just a little bit of watorV"
"Can you , friend , refuse mo water
Can you , when I dlo so soon ) "
quoted Corb , who had followed mo , in
fiendish enjoyment of this abject re
quest ; but something in the Old Man's
eyes went to my heart. Poor , blunder
ing , old blank moth , lluttoring fear at
star. For I had no doubt Miss Belle
merely wanted to sue him to assuto her
self that she could justly hang his scalp
among the many other trophies of
that nature she was taking homo toGal-
voston from the plains , and I sharply
told Corb to go about his proper busi
ness entertaining the visitors and ,
though it went against my conscience ,
for the supply was fearfully low ( and
suppose something delayed Amaliol ) , I
wet one end of a towel and conveyed it
to the Old Man , and sauntered back to
the merry picnicking group at the fire ,
reflecting on the folly of all mankind In
general , and young folks tn particular.
What madness mudo the Old Man sot
his fanoy on a girl like that ? * A belle , a
beauty , a potted , spoiled child of lor-
tune , who would only look ut him , I was
firmly convinced , to count him olT ns
"ono moro , " as the knitting women
counted heads at the guillotine in the
Holgn of Terror. Not but what ho was
good enough and doubly coed enough
for any woman , and a tolerably good
match ; but could I bhmoamoro woman ,
without the chance I had for knowing ,
if she should rate Corb's sleepy eyes and
inches above the Old Mail's heart of
gold ?
Poor Old Manl When ho came lag
ging and shambling Into cnmp ho was
anything but your notion of a successful
wooer. His fuco was rod with bashful
misery and I had never known before
how white his eyes could gleam from the
thicket of a six week's board , Miss
Hello completed his dlscomllturo by
nodding to him over her shoulder , and
then , as If struck by a sudden thought ,
offering her hand and saying : "I forirot ;
I bollovo I didn't see you when wo llrst
camo. " This , when wo were but throe
men In camp , was rnthor- transparent
and very gratuitous : but It did for the
Old Man. He subsided by the camp-
lire and toasted bits of bread and strips
of bacon for folks in such a reckless way
that ho half-baked his face and brought
the water to his eyes , saying never u
word to anybody.
On the heels of this why should the
Old Man'a evil destiny have suggested
to him to propose to Miss Dollo uow ? I
can't say , nnil you can't. Rani : do.'por-
ntton , I suppose , nntl the frantic thought
that flho WIIH going away nnd ho might
novcr BOO her up t.n. Anyhow , I know
ho meant to do It , for I hoard thorn ,
when the party wan saddling up nnd get
ting ready for departure. Ho hicl : evi
dently asked her If ho might ride n llt
tlo way with her. ns ho hud something
special to say to her , nnd I heard her
reply : "Of course you can rldo with mo
If you want to ; but anything you have
to say can just as woll'lus said here nnd
now , and have It over. "
I fancy ho must liavo mentioned to her
the suspicion wo nil had , nnd said some
thing to the effect that ho had hoped
she came down to the camp especially to
bid him good-bye before she loft ; per
haps there had boon something between
them that justified him In thinking so.
Whatever ho had said ho had succeeded
'n ' making her blazing mad , ttnd before
the cool In.solonco of that speech of hers
ho turned awuv heart-broken , saying :
"I guess you don't euro for mete
to rldo with youami what I hud thought
to say had bettor remain unsaid. "
She looked at htm , as ho wont lo help
the others with the saddling , very re
gretfully ,
"Aha , Mistress Pussy , " I thought ,
"you clawed your mouse a llttlo to hard
that time. Anyhow , " I added , virtu
ously , ' 'you know enough about the poor
fellow's devotion now , nnd you shan't
have the satisfaction of refusing him in
BO many words. " And I myself rode
with her ns fur as the dry ivrroya , told
the party to rldo briskly , ns some of ns
thought thcro was n norther coming ,
and were turning back when Miss Belle
stopped mo. Her eyes were large and
frightened.
"Do you really think there will be a
stormV" she said. "I tun such u baby
about storms. Great , grown woman as
I urn , I always break for mamma and
hide my head in her lap when ono comes
up at home , and out here on the prairie
1 know It would scare mo to death. "
I reassured her , told her that the
squall , if It came at till , would hardly
strike before morning , and rode back
through the Hocks to the camp.
That was a Christmas picture not to
bu forgotten. The sleeping herds ,
couched peacefully beneath the white
wonder of a Texas moonlight night ; the
sweep and swell of the low , grassy hills
nnd plains , very like , I fancy , to that
country where the shepherds watched
their lloeks at night nearly 12,000 yours
ago , when the angel of the Lord awak
ened them and sung to their ravished
ears the first Christmas carol.
I found the two boys very low In their
minds. Wo all had the feeling a pris
oner must have when the visitors go out
and leave him alone again with his four
walls , and as we were all dead beat , wo
prepared silently and oxpeditiousl.y tt >
turn in.
That was the worst miscalculation I
ever made on u norther. Wo had barely
closed our eyes when It was on us ; first
with a rattling dash of rain llko .1 dis
charge of musketry , then the wet tent
was yanked from above us by a spiteful
gust and dashed dripping upon the camp
lire , and wo wcro in pitchy blackness , no
hint of moon , and in the middle of a
spitting , clawing norther. Fortunately
the temperature fell loss than In any
such storm I have ever experienced , and
wo were not so desperately cold.
Our first thought , of course or mine ,
any way was for the shoop. These
worthies , who are undoubtedly at once
the most idiotic and obstinate of brute
beasts , always break for the onon when
a storm comes on , there to wander about
till their long wool becomes lirst sodden
with moisture and then frozen to ice ,
when they lie down comfortably and die
and a man's money with thorn.
We raced down among them as soon ns
wo could gather ourselves together and
worked for an hour , moro like devils
than men , driving them into thn thick
ets and bunches of mosquito and keep
ing them bunched.
By that time the storm , which after
all was a small affair , was practically
over , the thunder muttering oil south
ward , and the moon looking out glo
riously now and then.
After a while I missed the Old Man.
Though ho lacks Corb's inches , and is
slighter , ho is worth any ton of him to
turn out work , and in such an emer
gency as this , a round dozen. Never
complaining , never losing his head nor
his temper , and always right thoro. I
noticed , too , that some one had lit the
camp-tiro again , and , as the danger to
the shcop was passed , I staggered ever
to it as near done up as ever a man was.
What I saw there , as the poet has it ,
"gave mo pause. "
There , on the rrround beside the fire ,
sat the Old Man , holding Miss Belle in
his arms. She was sobbing wildly , and
lie was soothing and hushing her as a
mother would her child. I thought of
what she had said about fleeing to her
mother when storms came up ; ti'-ms as
tender , though they might bo awkward ,
encompassed her now. Awkward , did I
say ? The Old Man handled her ns if ho
had boon born for it , and bred to noth
ing else ; ho tended upon her with a sort
of divine intuition and know all her
wishes before they were spoken !
I came up with some unnecessary
noise , thinking to warn them of ray
presence ; but she merely turned ho'r
head upon his breast and looked at mo ,
and the Old Man glanced up and saidas
if ho thought the universe might bo
indictable for the trouble : "Her pony
threw her in the storm , and she
wrenched her ankle nnd is all chilled
nnd shaken up , and I found her out there
crying and brought her in. "
"I never was so frightened in my
llfo , " said Miss Belle , with something
of a return of her old vivacity"till Alan
found tno ; then" with nn elegant look
"I was all right. Wo turned back
when wo found the storm was going to
catch us , and thought wo could reach
here and I got separated from the rest
they'll all bo In directly. '
They camo. Wet as rats. Wo rnado
a big lire ot sotol stalks , which burn
llko resin , and rigged up the tent again
for the ladles , ana by that tlmo it was
almost Christmas morning.
In the gray dawn I came upon the Old
Man and ono of the Austin follows , talk
ing. The Austin man was going to ride
on to the next ranch below us , and Bond
back their ambulance for Miss Belle ,
nnd then further , to a llttlo town beyond -
yond , to have some things in readiness
which the Old Man wanted there.
"I would llko , " said the Old Man , In
the husky , hushed voice of ono disclos
ing the gunpowder plot , "a razor and as
good a suit of clothes ns you can got
there , and don't forgot the license nnd
the preacher. "
Ho turned explanatorily to mo : "I'll
send a man back from Mason's to take
my plnco here , " ho said. "Sho Isn't II-
to travel alone , as she Is now , and not
body can tuko care of her as I can. "
" 1 wish"said Corb , discontentedly , ns
the Old Man disappeared , carrying Miss
Belle's breakfast , "that sonu < nice girl
was us stuck on mo as all that. "
" of 'em " said I
"Plenty are , Corby , ,
cheerfully but I know In my heart that
Corb would never know the glory and
delight that comes from so deep , so
strong , nnd so self-abnegating a love as
the Old Man's. Such a fooling Is its own
reward.
Inside the tent I heard him : ' 'Dear
est , " ho said , with such n wealth of ten
derness in his volco that every word was
a caress , "J'vo got you up such a break
fast as I could , and I want you to try to
ont a bit of it. It won't do to bo sick
today , for , you know , It's Ohrlatmau , and
our wedding day. "
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with copies of such 'patents , if any , as em
brace his ideas. It is much bettor to have
this search made in the outset before incur
ring any expense whatever regarding the ap
plication for patent.
If it is found that the Invention Is now and
patcntnblo the client is advised to proceed
with the filing of i\n application for patent ,
and will then bo requested to remit 15
to cover the first government fee and
$5 in payment of cost of drawing , wticn ono
is necessary. As soon as possible after tbo
receipt of this remittance the specification of
the Invention will bo carefully prepared
nnd forwarded to the Inventor , together with
forms for application for patent ready for
execution. Upon return of the latter the case
will Ue promptly Hied at the patent ofllco nnd
notice will bo sent when action ls had there
on , nnd also of ttm nature of such action.
The examining corps of the patent ollico is
divided Into thirty-two division ? , among
which the applications are divided according
to the ofllciul classification. Tbo condition of
the work in the various'divisions varies Irom
ono to five months In arrears.
Tim ntircaii Charges.
Consistent with the spirit with which this
bureau was formed , it Is not intended to
conduct any branch of the business on iv
muiiuy uimuiig uusis , uiuu is prupusuu it" uo
the work as near the actual cost as will pro
tect the buMnoss from lo. > s. Although counsel
are retained at heavy expense to the bureau ,
yet It Is the wish to charge in ordinary cases
only the minimum fco ot5. . However , in
cases requiring extra care , lime and labor
the too will oo proportionately increased , but
clients will always bo advised in advance
should such Increase of foe bo found neces
sary. In directing inquiries either to our
Omaha or Washington ollico please mention
the fact that you read these instructions in
Tim CUL\
Patents.
A patent for a design is granted to any
person who has invented or procured any
now and original design for the printing of
woolen , Mile , cotton or other fahrlun ; any
now and original impression , ornament , put-
torn , printer picture to bo printed , painted ,
cast or otherwise placed on or worked into
any article of manufacture ; or any new ,
useful and original shnpo or conllcuratiou of
any article of mnAiaiacluro , tbo same not
having been known or used by others before
his invention or production thereof , or pat
ented or descrlbod In any printed publica
tion. Patents for designs nro granted fur
the term of three unM one-half jours , the
government tea belng/10 ; or for seven years ,
too fua being f5 ! ; or for ' fourteen years , the
fee being fin. The ch'argo of the bureau in
such cases is usuaily.'jSjS.
A patent can bo reissued whenever the
same is Inoperative or , invalid by reason of a
defective or insufficient spocltlcution , or by
reason of the patentees claiming more than
ho had a right to claWas new , ' providing the
error has arisen by accident , mistake or in-
iidvortbnce , and wit'qut ( fraudulent Intent.
1'bo government fee for a reissue is 10. The
cost of drawing is $2raud the bureau charge
Is usually $ ) . - > . Great' care must uo nx'erclsed
In reissuing a patent , because very often
what little validity thorn may bo In a defec
tive patent Is entirely lost by procuring a re
issue which Is totally Invalid.
to.l Onso' .
Tncro are In the patent ortico a great many
cases which stand rejected , but which should
be allowed. This condition of the case may
bo duo cither to incoinpotcnuy o.i tbo part of
the attorney employed or his Inability , because -
cause of rcdidenco elsewhere than In Wash
ington , to make the examiner see the Inven
tion In Its true light ; and then , again , as
often occurs , cases are rejected on improper
or Insufllclent grounds. When so requested
wo will have our counsel examine Into any
sucn case free of charge nml udviso nn to the
prospects for success by further prosecution ,
The client will uUo bo then Informed of the
probable cost of completion.
Caveats.
Iy moans of a caveat' Inventor secure *
record evidence regarding hli Invention for
tbo purpose of enabling him to complete or
further experiment therewith. The life of u
caveat Is ono year , nnd It may bo renewed at
the end ot that time. The government foe in
$10 nnd the bureau charge is $15.
TivulonmrkH.
A trademark Is n fanciful or arbitrary de
vice or symbol used to dUtlnguuh the "goods
of a particular manufacture. The owner of
every trademark Is entitled to register tbo
name , no matter how lone It has been in mo.
The life of the ccrtlllcato of registration Is
thirty years nnd may bo renewed for n like
period. The government fco , pnynblo on
tiling each application for registration of
trademark , Is $ . ' 5. The bureau's cbargo Is
about J'W.
Libels of nil Idtuls , designed to bo at
tached to manufactured articles or to bottles ,
boxes , etc. , containing them , have heretofore
been received for registration In the patent
ofllco and a ccrtlllcato Issued accordingly.
Under a very recent decision of the supreme
court of the United States It is held that
tbcre Is no iiuthorlty In law for granting cor-
tiflcato * of registration of labels which
simply designate or describe the ar
ticles to which they arc attached , and
which huvo no value scnaratci ! therefrom , A
Inbol to bo entitled to registration must have
by itself some value as a composition , at Icnst
as serving some purpose or ether than as amore
moro designation or advertisement. Many
now holding certificates of registration of la
bels are totally without any protection what
ever. Many registered labels coinprlso sub
ject mnltcr rogtstcrablo us trademarks.
Wherever this is so , or where bv a slight
change it can bo niiulo to como within the
purview of the laws govcrninc trademarks ,
registration should bo sought under tbls
bond. The government fee fn a label case Is
? 0 and the bureau charge is f25.
Copyrights
can bo had for books , maps , engravings ,
photographs , paintings , pictures , otu. The
total cost thereof Is about $0 , Including all
fees.
Interfere.COM.
An Interference Is a judicial proceeding In
stituted untlcr the direction of tbo commis
sioner of patents to enable htm to do-
tcrmlno the question nf priority of
Invention between rival claimants. The
bureau , recognizing the fact that extraor
dinary care and skill nro requisite on the
part of an attorney in charge ct a case In in
terference , has at Its command counsel pre
pared to conduct a case in interference from
tbo very inception down to a final determina
tion of the merits of tbo cause. Testimony
\vlll nUo bo taken under our ( direction in any
part of the United States. While no specific
sum can bn sot down ns applicable to all in
terference cases alike , yet the charges will
always bo as reasonable us possible.
InfrliiKomcntK.
The question whethor'or not ono patent In
fringes another Is the very soul of all patent
litigation , The questions Involved tiro'many ,
and of tno most Intricate nature. It is al
ways n matter of such great importance that
no ono should over claim tlmt another Is in-
frlncing on his rights , or , likewise , no atten
tion should be paid to the claims of infringe
ment by others until the questions involved
are carefully passed upon by a reliable at
torney. For sueb services tbo charges uro
always fair and reasonable.
Forelfjn I'litcntH.
In addition to the bureau's facilities for
attending to the Interests of its inventor-pat
rons before tbo * United States patent ollico
and courts , it is also enabled to procure
patents for inventions in all countries
of the world. In many of the foreign coun
tries , notably Canada. Enelund aud Ger
many , patents for Inventions previously
patented in this country are looked upon
with crcat favor , and inventors arn there
very frequently more likely to rcalizo profits
from their inventions than they nro oven in
this country. The cost of foreign patents
varies with different cases , but as a general
rule the expenses of procuring patents , covering
oring all charges , is about as follows :
Canatia , $50 ; England$90 ; Germany , S90 ;
FrancerSS.V Spain , S'JO ; Bnlgium , $ iM ) . Ad
ditional information regarding the cost , etc. ,
in any foreign country will be furnished by
letter on application. In all such requests
mention having read these instructions in
THE BEE.
Important Warning.
It seems remarkable that in this enlight
ened ago it bccoiiiiis tbo duty of every re
liable and trustworthy attorney in patent
matters to advise his clients to bcwaro of
the many sharks who sot out with the ap-
pr.rcnt intention of defrauding inventors
immediately after the Issue of their patents.
When a patent appears in the Patent Ofllco
Gazette patentees ore besot with innumer
able offers , solicitations , requests , etc. , some
pretending to want to purchase their patents ,
while others offer to tnko an interest therein
under promise of procuring foreign patonts.
The solo object of these people is to obtain
money from inventors , anil they never make
tbo slightest endeavor to carry out their
groundless or worthless promises.
Models.
As herainboforo mentioned , models nro not
required In the patent oflice except in intri
cate or complicated cases. But at the same
titno whnn an invention can bo better ex
plained by a model it is well to .send iho same
to us. A model should always bo of n size
not larger than ono sqnarft foot , and in send
ing the saino by express the charges should
bo prepaid and the box addressed to
TIIU Ben-Ex011x1:11 : BUHKAI ; or CI.MMS ,
018 F street , N. W. , Washington , D. C. ,
John Wedderburn , General Manager.
Or to
Till ! BCR BtNlKAU OF CLAIMS ,
Boo Building , Omaha , Neb.
[ Mention this paper. ]
Ono Minute.
Ono mlnuto tlmo often makoj a great dif
ference a ono minute remedy for bronchitis
choking up of the throat , lungs , etc. , fo
course is a blessing. Cubeb Cough Cure is
such a remedy. For sale by all druggists.
Cubcb Cough Cure-One minute.
T7MI.V HOItltKltS.
ICunsns CrimiimlB Will Not bo Per
mitted tn Ksuapo.
ATCIIISOX , Kan. , Deo. 'JO. | Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIK.J : The case of the State
against Charles O'Connor of Atchlson ,
charged with complicity In tno Lcnorn ex
press robbery of October 20 , was dismissed
Lhts morning at Norton , Kan. , ho having
turned stato'K evidence. The case against
Lorenzo M. Francis , who first guvo tbo gang
aw.iy , was also dismissed. The cases against
old man Bunnoll and two sons , who wore
bound over yesterday , will bo pushed. The
express company has recovered f 1'JJO ot tbo
$ . ' ,000 stolen.
DoWitt's Uttlo Eany Risers ; best little
Us for J/i.i ) t.ii , sour stomach , b.U breath
The late PIELDMAR3HAL MOLTKE
Never suffered
from n cold or
catarrh simply
hocuusu ho al
ways used tluiS'o-
( It'M Mlnonil Pas
tilles when cuing
outdoors from u
heated room our-
IIIK the winter
months , lie at
tested the ( illk'u-
'cy ' nf Hodun Min
eral I'astll es In n
letter with his
niitournph Hlnim-
tnm nddri'Hscd to
b'uden Mineral
Swings Co. nt S-'oden , Germany.
lluwaro of Imll-itkmfi. The iruniilno Imported
mist havn tliii sl.'iKiturouf "fclsnur < fc Mendel-
son l'o. . " Now Voi'k , around each box.
SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YAiDS CO. , - . LIMITED
COMMISSION MERCHANT' .
Allen Boot & Oo. Onsaianu & Dudla ; .
loomlll tCtclmnge llulld- Ilooms , li ) and 61 Kx-
llulUIIni ; Houtli change building ,
Omaha. Houth Omaha.
P , E , Frederick &
Boas.
Commission itvnlcri In
Homes , llooin 31 ,
Kii'bunge , houth
Umulin.
1'lto's Itemedy for Catarrh Is tbo
IJcut , Kuleet lu Use , and Cheapest.
Poia by drugglfU or nont ny null.
Me. 11 T. UiulllDu , Waireo , I'n.
OMAHA
DA DO
lUllllH
DIRECTORY.
AND TENTS.
Omaha Tent & Awn-
Jug Oo , ,
Finn , hnmmncks , oil nml
rubber clothing. Bond for
catalogue. II I.I I'nrnnm
HAGS AXI )
Bemls Omaha Bag Oo.
Importers nnl Manuf.io-
turcrn.
Flour S cks. llurlapi nnd
Twine.
lilGYCLES.
A. H. Porrijo & Co. M. 0. D.ixon.
1ICH1 PoiliroStrojt. nicrclcj aoM on month ) ?
pnymonti.
Send for our cUnlojm
ami price * . IM N. I..tti . it reel.
HOOTS AND SHOES
Morac-Ooo Sioa ! Compaij ,
1109 Ilo-T.irl Slroot.
Fnc tor curnor llth nn I 1 > . ) Ul u HtrotU
Wonre making cloa } prleji to a lilt hurori. nit
ellnjj nclun of irjnli wnlo'i l < Torsil -
cnblo with morchimti.
Williams , Van. Aor- KirkondallJoao3&Oo ,
& liar to
nam '
WholO'ntoMkniifnrtur'ri
1212 turner itroit. Auontifor Moslem Iliili-
ber Shoo On. llir. . 1101.
1.1 ( -i nmllll > t , Humor atroot.
American Hand
Sew > ; l Shoo Oo. ,
Hoots , nliro * , rubbers
anil fflt Kiiuili ,
I'-MI-li llnrncr-
C Ainu AGES , CLOTHING.
W. T. Seaman , Qiltnoro & Ruhl ,
nnl
Mnnufitcturari
Omntm'i Lnrcon Varletr Wlioloinlo Clothlon ,
WAGONS AND
CAKUIAOK3. 1103 Hurnor street.
COAL , CO KB , ETG.
Omaha Goal , Cbko & Ooutant & Squires ,
Lime r-j. , Hunt nnd of coal shlp-
Ilnnl nml soti coal. 8. ' pon.
1303 1'nrnnm street
cor. ICth nntl
itrocts.
P. H. Johnson Bros. ,
Hnnl-Cont-Soft. OH Fnrn.im trcoU
1C07 Karnam. 81 : ) N. lIHh. Onislin , Neb.
COHNICE. | CEMENT. LIME
GLASS , PAINT , OIL AND DRUGS.
William Oumrm'ugJ , Blake , Bruce & Oo- ,
C17andCI9 South 16th St. 'JOO-'J03 I.OlvenwortU : St.
Oraalin , Nob. Omahi : , Nob.
GROCER I
D.M Stoolo& Oo ,
lIOl-l''JJJoiui Stroji ,
Omalia , Neb.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Cockrell Bros S. A. MoWhorter
anil cash buyers. 21.1 Hoard of Trade ,
1'rlvnto wires to New llrokor In KM In , pruvl-
York , ClilcaKO , & St. HOIIH | anil plucks. 1'rlvato
Louis. UMd Jloaid of wlriMlo N. V. , Chicago
Trade. nnd St.
J. Sands Oomuihsioa
Oo , ,
Ilrokors. Direct wires
tuClilriiKO , Now Voik.nnd
K. Louis. N. Y. Ufa
Jlullillrik1.
JfATS , ETC.
W.A.L. Gibbon & Oo.
Hats. Caps , Straw Ooods ,
Uhivvsiind .Mltluna ,
r.'tli uuii Harnjy.
IIAKDWARK. HCDS5BrO.
Eeotor& Wilhelmy Oo GOJ .Obarno & Oa
Cor. 10th and Jaemon St ) Iluyeis of hliloi , wool
tallow uiiil furs.
Omaha Neb.
, Sli : South iitli-iit :
IRON WORKS.
Paxton & Viorlinj
Iron Works ,
Wrouuht nnd e.ist Iron
bulhllnic work , onutnai ,
brnis work , U. I' . Ity.
unit nth H' .
LIQUORS.
Her & Oo. , B. R. Grotto ,
l.tnunr Merchnnti , Importer nnd Jobber of
Hli llnrnoy Htruot , Wines and 1.Union.
Mnnufaclur'ri Kennedy's HRUiind lUti Kurnam St.
Kn > t India Hilton. I'rlcu ll > t tin application.
Friok & Herbert ? ,
\YliooaloIiior ! | [ | Dojljri
1W1 Kurniiii St.
LUMJIEli.
Charles B , Lee , John A Wakefiold ,
Inrilwooil lumber , wood Iinportod.Aimrlcan I'a.-J
carpel * and paniuut Ian I ronunt , .Mlltrni
flooring. kuo Hydrnulla Comai
Cth nnd llouiflai. mtgulnorVhltj LI an
MILLINERy AND NO11ONS.
0. A , Btonehill ,
Millinery , NotionsCloaki
Kto.
10-113 8.10th St. , Omaha ,
MUSICAL INSTltUMKNTS , ETC.
A. Hospo , Jr. ,
Unoi , Omani , Arlliti
Untorlali , Utc.
15U Uougln SlrnU
r
U. S. Wind Eagina & A. L. Strang & Sons ,
Pump Oj. ,
lOM-1001 Pnrnnm Street.
nallldny Wind Mills.
018find ir.D.lunotStrnoL
G.K. lion , nclliu mnnai'r Omaha. Nob.
TOYS.
H. Hardy Oo. ,
Toys , dolls , album ] ,
fanoy goods , house fur-
nMiIng goods , child
ren's carriages.
I3IU Kiirrmm Street
Pensions procured for soldiers of the
Rebellion who served 9) ) days nnd are
now disabled from ANY cause. The pen
sion is payable whether the disability
was incur-od before , during or sinoo
service. Pensions for widows and child
ren without regard to cause of soldier's
death. Pensions for mothers and
fathers who are NOW dependent ,
whether they wore dependent on soldlor
when ho dio'J or not. Widows , child
ren and parents are regarded as 'do-
pendent" in all cases whore they have
notsulllciont property for their support.
Soldiers pensioned at less than twelve
$12.00) ) dollars per month and suffering
from disability in addition to "that
named in their pension certificate , miy :
obtain increase utrJor the now l'iw.
Information and advice given with
out charge. Best facilities ever offered
to claimants to have their claims pro
perly and diligently prosecuted. No
charges unless successful. Write for
nformation to
BUreaU of Claims ,
OMAHA , NEB.
t37 TlH8 Iluroau Is rimranteorl nv th
Ouinlm Hot ) , the Honour 1'resa ; inl tbo Sua
.Knuilscco Kxuinlnur
I'KOOUUF.D V TUB
Bee Bureau of Claims .
OMAHA , NEB.
Kami with the Interest of thoio having rlnlmi
oe.ilnat thoKOvernmont l > th.it of INVUN'COIIS , who
often lese tno bonollt of valuable Invent ! . ,11 boc.tnio
of the Incompouuicy or Inattention of thu nttornoyj
employed to obtain tliolr patents. Too much cam
M n not ho uxurcljol In irn ilojrhu coinpjtant nn
reliable f olio turn lo procure patents , for tlu value
of npitont depends greatly , ir not entirely , upon tun
euro and klll of the attorney.
With the view of protecting Inventor ! fro'n worth
Ip.isorcnrolussntlornors , nnd of kojlnt timt inven
tions nro ii el I protected by vull 1 putenti , Tim 11X11
IIUIIKAU lins retained counsel export In
practice ; and nro therefore propiruJ u
Conitnrt
Jtitlir Hjicvlitl ejfitiiilniitliini ,
M'rtnn't-.nta rrjectr.il ritHt-H.
ti-aitatnnrlm nntl coit'lllMf ,
tlnioiiH UN to minim mut r < ri/d
itll of imlantH.
anil < < B/II I Infi'litjKinan
t'tC ! . , OtO.
If you Imvo an Invention nn hand send TUB II 15 13
llUllKAIInakotoh or photograph thurjof , together
with u brief description of the Important feature * .
nnil you will bo onoa advised as lo llu be it course to
pursue. Models are not necutsury union the Invon.
lion Is of a complicated nature. If other * nro In
fringing on your rUhti , or If you ur-i charged with
infringement by oliion , nillimH the m liter tn TI1I3
IIUKIIAll for * rcllablo Ol'INlON before acting oa
the mutter.
Till- Will BUREAU OF CLAIMS
20 lice liulliliii ; , ' , Umaln , Nob.
INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS
I'crMiiis who Imyo lost proimrtjr from Indian
rnlcls slmulU Illo tliolr claims iimlur the Indian
Dojiro Intlou Aot of Muruli - \ ISJl. Tliu tlmo U
linltuil , unit the olalniD nro tnUuii up by the
lourt in the ardor lu whluh tlioy are roculvod ,
TukuNotlco that all coutraoU uutorud Into
with attorneys prior to tha Aot nro made
null and void. Information glvtm und all
Julius uromptly attontlutl tu by the
lili BUREAU OF CLAIMS.
Mice Jltiltillna ,
OMA.MA.NE1 BRASKA ,