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8 TIIK (MAIIA SUNDAY BEEi SEPTEMBER 2, 1900. I C ! I Curious Capers of Don Cupid E Lr I.IMs the Am Hat. laHTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Lee M. Smith of Denver, Colo., and 80-year-old Miss Luella Cook of Factoryville. Fa., were married In the office of the marriage llornse clerk by Alderman Perkins at Wlllkeslinrre, Pa., lairt week. The wedding la the culmination of a ro mance which began when they were , young folk and Smith waa atudent or Wilkesberre. They knew and liked each other very well then, but tbe difference In their ages at that time teemed to great that they did not think of marrying;. Smith went west thirty-one yeara ogi, and has prospered. Recently, be began to long for a partner to share the re mainder of. hie life. Ife came eoat, found Mlaa Cook st 111 unmarried and waa ac cepted after a ahort courtship. Iletweea . the Acta. A romance between aeta waa that of Byron L. Burdette and Mlsa Bessla Bryan, whose marriage waa announced last week by the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burdette of Lafayette, Ind. Toung Burdette and Miss Bryan were members of the cast In the play "Crowning the Prlnoe," which was presented by young people at Bethany park. Between acts and while waiting their cue Burdette and Miss Bryan spent the time In making love behind the scenes. At a cer tain part of the play neither one of thein had to appear for some time, so the couple selected this period as a very opportune time for slipping away and getting married. This they did without going out of the park and while the performance was still going on. No one ever guessed their secret until the announcement was made by Bardette's parents. Burdette Is an evangelistic singer and he and his bride will live in Chicago. An Ancient Tortoise. A living creature that has trod the earth, however sluggishly, since the days of the Spanish Armoda, la an object of no com mon degree of Internet. Such a creature haa Just passed away peacefully In Lon don In the person of Drake, a venerable tortoise of the Zoological Gardens, sup posed to be nearly 400 years old. The tortoise was captured In the Galapa gos Islands toward the end of the eigh teenth century, says the Literary Digest. At this time the scanty Inhabitants of this wild archipelago regarded him as a blcente narlan, relying on a date cut into his shell with a knife, which though half effaced, appeared to begin with a 18. From this it was inferred that he had been first cap tured In the seventeenth century by some of the hardy English or French pirates who were then disputing the passage of the Spanish galleons between Mexico and the Philippines, and who mads the Galnpa- , gos their rendezvous. One of these fili busters, in a vein of pleasantry, or per haps to furnish data for the benefit of future natiiarllst, may have cut on the prisoner's back the date of his capture and then set htm at liberty. Perhaps he even added his name, which has been obflterated by the growth of the shell. From this vague date undoubtedly comes the nam of the tortoise, "Drake," from the famous chief of the buccaneers. Sir Francis Drake, the illustrious and san guinary sea rover of the new world. The tortoise was not brought to England till . eighty-five years ago. After several changes of ownership be finally found com fortable Quarters for his old age In an inclosure of the garden at Regent's park. If we are to credit these facta, then, cal culating that at the epoch of his first cap ture. Drake was GO years old the Infancy of these reptiles we see that the defunct may have lived over three centuries. that ha failed to keep the affair a secret and just before going to the train informed a score of his friends, who at once ac companied him to the depot. On the way others joined In so that by the time the depot was reached the plat . form waa filled with a curious hooting crowd. When the train pulled In Miss Kent was the second passenger to alight and Just as soon as the crowd caught a glimpse of the two red rosea they made a dash for her before Miller realised the situation. Miss Kent was so frightened that she started on a run through the depot and down the main business street with the crowd and several camera fiends in close pursuit. Miller by this time had gained a strong lead and was the first to reach the fright ened girl, who halted after running two blocks. lie tried hard to explain the sit uation and even produced her letters, but such a reception was too much for her and she even refused to listen to his plead ings. She gave Miller to understand, that she ' cared for no such a man and was not oat after that kind of notoriety. By this time the curious crowd took pity on the girl and after she had left Miller standing on the corner she made her way to the home of a friend and later took her departure back to Fort Atkinson, deter mined that she would never answer any more marriage advertisements. Miller now haa his troubles, for his em ployers have discharged him on the ground that they did not care for a man who would bring upon the firm such notoriety. , Crowd Scares Rrlde Away Robert Miller of Janervllle, Wis., adver tised for a wife In a, local paper. The answer arrived In the person of Miss Ellsa Kent of Fort Atkinson, who wrote Miller that the proposition looked good to her and that he could expect her on the noon train. , Miss Kent sent her picture and . to make identification more positive said that she would wear two large red roses In the front of her hat. Miller was so elated over the good news Sudden End of an Easrasrement. "Captain" Robert Samuelson of the "United States artillery." who has been cutting a wide social swath In New York City, reached the end of his financial rope the other day and cheerily admitted that he was an Imposter. A similar acknowl edgement to Miss Carrie Borsland. a fash ionable young woman, to whom he was en gaged, served to end abruptly all plans for their wedding. Mies Borsland was tearful and Indignant over the Imposition prac ticed upon her. Samuelson, on the other hand, waa smilingly frank and open in his admissions regarding his amaslng career as a poseur. Samuelson's operations in his dual per sonality covered a period of two years past A butcher by day on the west side, he at night posed in the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, the Hotel Astor and Sherry's as a West Point graduate and a regular army officer. On the east side, where he had once driven a milk wagon, he was wined and dined on his "visits home" by proud friends and acquaintances, who knew him as a bright young man that had secured an ap pointment In the United States artillery, with his post at Fort Riley, Kan. Samuelson's craving for exclusive society led him into as. daring a masquerade as has yet been recorded in fiction. With glib tongue he announced toy his fiancee and his friends that he was a protege of Lieutenant General Chaffee and that he. knew the Goelets and the Bel monts. His wardrobe consisted of over 61,000 worth of full dress, khaki and other service uniforms ot a captain in the United States artillery. "Oh. but he was a clever Imposter," said Mrs. Clara Borsland, mother of the girl to whom he had been engaged. "Would you believe it when I tell you that he recently took my daughter and I for an afternoon on Governor's Island? He wore his full dress uniform. We were received in the government station without the slightest question nnd spent a delightful afternoon." , The naive confession ot the Importer was made to a reporter, as follows: "Well. I guess my little game Is over, and I won't get married, after alt I used no money that was not my own. I made 111 a week as a butcher's assistant on the West Side, and earned $10 more by tips for delivering goods. Besides these amounts I have an Income of $14 per month from a cottage that I own in Greeley, Pike oounty, Pennsylvania. By strict economy and not dissipating I waa able to buy my uniforms from a second-hand dealer on Third avenue, and to play my part as a gentleman and an army officer." rriii'v. w r -jxwji 1 1 r m i ; era 1 'irv sm r LET HARTMAN FEATHER VOIR NEST." fllTiilvlHBltl I N this sale of manufacturers' samples we wish particularly to direct your attention to the high character of the goods. These sample nieces which were displayed by manufacturers at the Chicago and I Grand Rapids expositions, represent the maker's best efforts. They realized that they would be critically examined by retail merchants from all quarters of the country. Every detail, therefore, received more than usual attention, and goods of superior excellence were produced. These high grade sample pieces are now offered at Hartman's at most extraordinary prices. Great paving opporturitiea are presented. Credit as usual. a-Plwe Tarlor Suit Parlor Suits 813.TS Parlor Suits 18.60 Parlor Suits 817.80 Parlor Suits 133.6 6-Plece Parlor BU1M Parlor Suits 818.78 Parlor Suits sa. Parlor Suits 931.00 Parlor Suits 39.o Dining Room Chain Wood seat B9o Solid oak, cane seat,. .. .790 Solid oak, lea, seat ... . $1.83 Solid oak, cane sent...Bi.M Writing Desks Desks 98.71 Desks ' .86,7. Sanitary Rtecl Davenport Davenports Davenporta Davenports Davenports Go-Carts Go-Carts Go-Carts Go-Carts ...9 3.8 ...8 8.7 . . .8 7.S ...910.78 tr.es 2.48 .84.84 Bod Davenports Sofa Beds Sofa Bods Sofa Beds Sofa Bods . .938.78 , .838.88 , .843.85 .857.60 Morris Chairs Chairs Chairs Chairs . .9 4 98 , .9 8.78 , .910.80 IRON BEDS I BRASS BEDS Sale Price gale Price Iron Beds, fl.OS Brass Beds, 934.78 Iron Beds, 2.4S Brans Berts, 830.00 Iron Beds, 93.SS Brass Beds, 834.60 Iron Beds, Brass Beds, 848.78 (see cut) 99.98 Brass Beds, 948.00 Iron Beds, 10.78 , Brass Beds, 965.00 Gossip and Stories About People of Note KITCHEN CABINETS Sale Frlee Kitchen Cabinets 9 4.78 Kitchen Cabinets, (see cut) f 18.78 Kitchen Cabinets 914.89 Kitchen Cabinets Special Sale all Odd Rags, Discontin- tied Pat terns, room siie, best makes, ele gant do signs, big , discounti. Center Tables . Sale Price. Tables : o Tables ......... .1.88 Tables a.45 Tables 8.75 Tables 6.78 Tables ....8.60 mm if I Tr3 .. "rV;-" It's easy to pay by the Hart nan way. 1 Orders Filled el'r Couches rf.95 Vel'r Couches 11.50 Chase leather Conohes Chase Leather Couches . . 11.88 Chase Leather Couches ...13.78 Take twice) Sale Prlf. Ill 8 time China Closets ( ... i. China Closets, see cut 918 75 Pal II China Closets 18.75 U:Hmt iianiiiuu Telonr Couoaes. .' i leather Sockets. . ii r-i t - ,1 ' Rockers cut) Rockers Rockers (see 83.75 .. ..38.00 .... 42.00 Leather Couches Couche 81.78 Couches (2.00 China Closets 81.60 Bookers Rockers ....,..,.1.90 Kockers 8.T5 Rockers 3-60 Rockers 4.78 Rat tan Rockers . , 1.88 Rattan Rockers (see cut) ,.f.0 9 DRESSERS Dressers 9 T.98 Dressers, (see eut) 9 9.00 Dressers " 910.85 Dressers, (oak or man. .913.75 CHIFFONIERES Chlffonleres .... ...... ..93.98 Chlffonleren 98.85 Chlffonleren .99.78 BXTSirnOaT TABUS, . Tables, feet 4.48 Tables, 6 feet (see cut) ......... ,; 9.70 Tables, 6 feet ...,.'.....,,,..'.7.00 Tables, feet 935 Tables, pedestal .84.75 1 LSis? ill Everything Hartrcan sells Is guaranteed no matter how low the price. SAHQES Sale Price. Oaft VpaoL Maoes Chairs (see cut) .3.78 Chairs and Rockers t . i...88 Chairs and " Rockers ..... ,9W Chairs - ,v. 18.79 Ranges Ranges Steel Ranges (see cut). Steel Ranges and Res. Draperies and tdtre curtains at Big Discount, Odd Pairs Also Couch Covers, Etc Big Saving Possible, . Library Tables., ' Sale Price.. Tables 8.7S Tables ' 14.80 Tables 19.78 Tables 84.50 Tables 33.78 CREDIT TERMS: $25 worth, $2.50 cash, $2 1 month. $50 worth,' $5 cash, $4 t N lonth. 22 Qrsft Stores Throughout the U.S. mm IV! 1414-1416-1418 Douglas St. CREDIT TERMS: $100 worth, $10 cash, $8 1 month. . Urter amounts proportionately easy terms. la.vj 14.50 ' 88-8 35.00 SXDXBOABDS. Sideboards . . . . Sideboards . , . . Sideboards Sideboards (see cut) . Sideboards BUrPETS Buffets Buffets Buffets ...... Sale Price 9H.78 13.50 16.60 81.75 85.75 .914.75 . 18.00 . 93.50 Hew l ea at tfca Graad Army. kEKERAL ROBERT B. BKUWn Gl of Zanesvllle, O., the new com I mander-ln-chlef of the Grand Army of the Republic, is a Buck eye by birth and 61 years of age. lie enlisted in compeny A. Fifteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, in 1861, ha being then but 16 years of age. He has a splen did record as a' soldier. He remained in the service for more than four years, was severely wounded while in action before Atlanta, Oa., and received a medal of honor for distinguished and meritorious service. General Brown haa been one of the staunchest and ablest supporters of the Grand Army of the Republic sine the time of its organisation. He haa servud as post commander of the Department of Ohio (from which honor he derives h!s title of general), aa member and chairmun Of the national pension committee. Grand Army of the Republic, and has tilled other national and department positions. He was the founder ot the Ohio Soldiers' and Bailors' home at Sandusky, and served twelve years aa trustee of that Institu tion. He is a splendid orator, is of Im posing personal appearance, is virile and . energetto in his style, and is constantly In demand as a speaker, for Grand Army assemblies and camp fires throughout Ohio and neighboring states. For many years General Brawn has been the managing editor of the Zauus vlUe Courier. He is a prominent mem ber of the Union Veteran Legion. Boosted lr aa Endorsement. After a long absence a Sne steel engrav ing of Queen Victoria's husband has re appeared in the window ot a little Wash ington book store. It had not been seen there since Thomas B. Reed, was speaker. One day Mr. Reed stopped and asked the eccentrto proprietor the price. He was told $1.50 and the speaker said it was well worth the money. Later he determined to buy the engraving, but on his return failed to see it. "Where's that engraving of the prince consort I saw this morning?" he aeked. "Oh, I put it away,'" the old man replied. "Well. I guess I'll buy it. The price is tLW, I believe." "No, sir; . the price is IIS." "But it was only tl this morning." Reed Insisted. "I know that," said the old man, "but slnoe this morning It has . been approved by the speaker of the house of representatives." V Senator Bailey's Mls-l p. Senator Bailey of Texas la a slow and deliberate orator, who Is seldom trapped, but last week at the Texas democratic con veatlon he was caught in amusing fashion. Colonel Campbell and Judge Brooks were rival candidates for the democratic nomi nation for the Texaa governorship and both Senator Bailey and Senator Culberson have ' stood tor Judge Brooks. When called upon to address the convention Senator Bailey felt Impelled to, tell the old story of the siege ot Lucknow as an encouragement to dispirited democrats. But when be reached the traditional words of the sick girl. ( "Hold out, bold out Just a little longer; the I Campbells are coming," the convention sud f denly broke Into bedlam, the CampbcluUa, asramlng, or pretending to assume, that Bailey had switched his support to their candidate. The beet that Bailey could do thereafter was scarcely equal to the task of downing this Idea. Colonel Campbell eventually received the nomination by a handsome majority. Thrashed the Future Klasr. At Osborne castle, one of the favorite residences of King Edward of England, is a gardener. Fred Attrlll by name, who is now 61 years old and who has had the distinction of soundly thrashing England's sovereign. Attrlll waa employed fifty yeara ago at the building of Osborne cot tage. The prince of Wales, now King Edward, used to go down to watch the building and one day In a fit of mischief he struck Attrlll with his stick. Attrlll Immediately gave the future king a severe pummelling. Queen Victoria heard of ll'e Incident and after Investigating the merits of the controversy gave the prince a stern robuke and made Attrlll a gardener, a post ha haa held ever since. The Kaiser's Keen Eye. The kaiser's keen eye for military mat ters Is Illustrated by an Incident which oc curred near Meta a few days ago during rifle practice. While the men were firing at long rang the emperor threw himself flat on the ground and crawled behind ths firing line looking for mistake. He found one man aiming without having correctly adjusted the sight and, creeping still closer to him unobserved, shouted In his ear: "You will be imprisoned for at least three days for that mistake If any officer sees It." The soldier, greatly alarmed to find that the Imperial commander-in-chief had de tected his negligence, quickly remedied the error and the emperor proceeded on his tour of Inspection along the ground. Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Gay Things Needed in the Invention Line Aa Kxeltlesr Movent. T THE Army ana fJavy club In Washington a number of veteran officers were. .telling stories, when General Chaffee told this anec dote of General Carr, who died in New York some years ago: It appears that General Carr, at the outbreak of the civil war, had left Troy to take command of a regiment. The en gagement in which, aa colonel, he first figured waa at Big Bethel. His regiment had been halted for rest and refreshment In a pleaaant place, and had not yet ex perienced the excltehent of a skirmish. It happened, however, ' that confederates were in ambush in the Immediate neigh borhood, and from a safe hiding place they opened fire on the northerners.' Carr, so the story runs, instantly put spurs to his horse and dashed up to a group of offl-. cers. Excitement and bewilderment were apparent upon his 'young 'face, as' he ap proached the party, "They are firing upon my. regiment!" he shouted,' "My God! Now what Is to be doner Harper's Weekly. One War to Get On. Mr. Chamberlain, according to the Lon don Globe, was once delivering a rousing speech In Birmingham to an audience so tightly packed together that no one could possibly get In or out. Suddenly in the middle of the hall arose a scowling man. "What did Mr. Gladstone say In 1S72T" he bowled. "Turn him out!" shouted the au dience. . Three men hurled the Interrupter a few yards, and others hustled him Into the street; A friend who had been at the meeting came upon him later in the day. "What did Mr. Gladstone say in 1872? asked the friend. "I don't know." said the man. "I haven't a notion. Only I'd got a terrible toothache and couldn't butt my way through the crowd, so the only thing to do was to get thrown out." Tilussa Wonderfnl Pamphlet. When ' the rate bill In the senate was being hotly discussed many ot the sena tors had their remarks printed In pamphlet form, Mr. Tillman being one of the sena tors who did. ' Senator 8pooner had gotten possession of one of ths printed speeches and waa sitting in the 'senate cloak room scanning it when' Senator Tillman entered. "Hello, Ben!" exclaimed the Wisconsin senator. "I wonder you never told me that you had 'your remarks on the rate bill printed In pamphlet. J happened to see one this mornlnavand it contained soma of the best things I have yet seen In any pamphlet on the subject." "I'm very proud you think so." said Mr. Tillman with a self-satisfied air. "And -what were the things that pleased you so much?" "Why," replied Mr. 8pooner, "as I passed by a pastry shop this morning on my way down I aaw a girl come out ' with ' two ' cherry plea wrapped up In one of your ' works." ' ' ' , , I'acle Sage reentered. Once there was a man who thought Uncle Russell Sage ought to stop work, relates Harper's Weekly. He spoke to hlra about it. "Why get together any more money, Mr. Sage? You can't eat it; you can't drink It. What good will It do your' "Ever play' marbles?" Uncle Ruasell asked. "Yes, when I was a boy." "Couldn't eat 'em, could yout Couldn't drink 'em, could yout No use to yon, were theyT What did you play marbles forf His Slleece AasareaV . A certain grave and dlgnln1 senator re cently took a trip around to NeW York by sea. A few hours out" of Norfolk it came . on to blow from the northeast, kicking up a nasty sea, and the ship stood first on one end and then on the other, between times trying to roll Its boilers out. - The senator .was dreadfully seasick; Stepping from the stateroom ha 'ran; . plump into a lady who was passing from ', one room to another In most embarrass ingly scant attire. ' The lady looked as If she would like to sink through tbe floor. "Be reassured, madam," said the sens-' tor, "I shaU never live to tell tt."Waah ' ington Bur. - , , ... John Mitchell's IUnstratlea. i John Mitchell, president of thq United Mine Workers, has been talking about the various methods In use at the mines for weighing eo&L Of one method, a method , of the past, he said: 'This method was long ago abandoned ' oa aovouut of Its unfairness, lr- was most unfair. The fist and pound 'method, in fact, was scarcely worse. "Tbe fist and pound method' originated, they say, in Scranton. A simple minded old lady ran a grocery . store there. A man came in one day and asked for a pound of bacon. The. old lady cut oft a generous chunk of bacon, and then, going to weigh It, found ' that she had mislaid her pound weight somewhere. "The man, seeing that there was about two pounds in the chunk 'cut off, said, hastily; ' " 'Never mind.' My list weighs a pound.' "And he put the bacon on one side of the scales and his fist on the other. The two, of course. Just balanced. " 'It looka kind o' large,' said the man, as he tucked the meat under his arm. "But Just then the old lady found her StlU pound weight. " 'Ah,', she said, In a relieved voice, now we can prove this business. Put it on here again.' "But the , man wisely refrained from putting ' the bacon on the scales to - be tested. He put on his fist again instead. And bis fist; you may be sure, just bal anced the pound weight. "The old lady waa much pleased. "'Weir done,' she said; 'and here's a couple o' red berrin' for yer ' skill and honesty,' " New York Sun. 4 Proof of His Skill. Frank Miles Day, the well known archi tect and essayist of Philadelphia, stepped carefully from a Persian rug of dull groan and old rose to another rug of rich blue, for the polished floor between was dara and smooth and slippery, like ice. "Rather a good polish there, I think," said Mr. Day's host, a resident of Bitten bouse square. "Remarkably good, indeed," said Mr. Day. The host just then slipped and nearly fell, and the architect, with a laugh, went on: ' "A friend of mine has beautiful floors, atid tbe other dy sent for a door pol isher. " 'I want these floors polished,' he said to the. man, as he led him about the houso. They are, you perceive, fine ones. They ought to come out as lustrous as rose wood. Do you think you're capable of doing them Justice? Give me some proof of your thorough competence.' " That's easily done, sir.' ths polisher replied. . 'You Just go and ask Colonel Snow, next door but oneabout my work. He'll tell ye. Why, governor, on the pol ished door of Colonel Snow's dining room alone five persons got broken limbs last winter, while two ladles slipped down the grand staircase during the Easter week ball and one dislocated her hip, while the other fractured three ribs. You ask Colonel Snow, sir. I polished thst floor and that there staircase of hls'n.' " Philadelphia Ledger. Gives .His )a Away. Recent focusing of the limelight upon ex Senator William E. Chandler recalls an In cident that took place in one of the com mittee rooms ol ths. national capluil hut winter There were present a number of men ot note; among them were the ex senator and his son, the noted torpedo ex pert. Lieutenant Commander Lloyd Chand ler. The conversation Waa general and the brilliant sallies and caustic comments of the ex-senator were enjoyed by all. ' After a particularly bright and pertinent ob servation he arose and departed. In the quiet that followed his departure his son was heard to observe: "There goes an honest, earnest seeker after trouble." Surprising a Fireman. E. Church, fireman of Engine Company No. 6, Los Angeles, was agreeably surprised one morning reoently, when, with his com pany, he' made a hurried dash' to his own residence In response to a supposed alarm of fire, only to learn that neighbors had at tempted to notify blm that he bad just be come the father of an eight-pound baby. The telephone message had been misunder stood. . Church was the first to enter 'tho bouse, but he soon was Informed that be was to attend neither fire nor false alarm. Qulokly motioning away: his smiling com rades, he entered the room, , . where the stury youngster -was awaiting the first glimpse of his big father. - A Pennsylvania Wonder. William D. Fouse of Drab,. Blair county Pa., who is 81, years old, never wore stock ings until three years ago. Ha has never worn underwear, gloves or mittens, never used tobadco in any form and never waa sick a day In his life. He performs all the labor on his forty acre farm, and never stops for rain, being frequently soaked to. the skin. Bummer and winter, regardless of snow, rain or shine, he bathes his feet In eighteen Inches of water in a spring a short distance from bis house three times a week. Goed Advice, Gratis. "If I should be asked what is the great est thing in the world," said Justice Har lan of the United States supreme court, 'I should be Inclined to say It is the saving grace ot knowing one's own business and keeping to It. I have seen a good deal of life and I've rarely known It to fail that the man who can draw the line between what concerns him and what does not Is the great sal vn tor for most of the evils the flesh Is heir to. If I am ever guilty of asking a man to talk to me about himself I hope some of my friends will take the cue and put me out of harm's way." The Marines Stayed. Bowman H. McCalla, who has juat been retired as a rear admiral, was noted as the strictest disciplinarian in the navy. He got Into a lot of trouble once for hitting a recalcitrant sailor with tbe flat of his sword. McCalla wss in command of the Marblehead during the Spanish war and . was off Cuba, when the marines on shore ' had their etJIT fight .with the Spaniards, t The, marines sent, word to him: , "Op me and take us off; we are getting the worst of It here.',' "The only kind of marines I will take on my ship will be dead marines, " McCalla answered, aad the marlues stayed and woa. Tnram in Intm nf chanaea for in- fTN ventors still.. It is an old saying I ,h. aimrjlest devices are the UllH ...v " ones which prove most profitable to their originators. The field Is not yet exhausted. . ; For Instance, it la asserted that the genius who conceives a process for loading coal on ocean. going steamships which will effect a sav(ng of .ohe-half a Cent a ton over the present methods employed can get a check 'for $1,000,000 for his Idea the minute he is ready to demonstrate the practicability of bis plan. But valuable, as would be such an idea, it Is a question whether it would bring a larger price than a method of treating straw hats to prevent them from changing color with the weather. ' There is also a demand In the America a household as well in large canning estab lishments for an effective and rapidly working device ' for sealing cans. Fully fifty patents have been granted for con trivances aimed to meet this want,, but the ideal has not yet been reached, . . A. typewriter that will do Its work with out the . present nerve racking clicking and clacking would bring a good return to the Inventor and would be as great a boon to humanity as a speechless barber, , In.- the airship field there is ample oppor tunity for. fortune making, and the sub marine boat can still be improved - upon profitably: A flying saachlne that will go up and' obrae down and a submarine that will go down and corns up at the pleasure of 'the operator are mightily to be desired and would' be of vast financial value. The genius who contrives a motor actu ated solely by the rays of tbe sun or the waves of the sea, and of practical use, Is assured of a fortune and a niche in the Hall of Fame. Shoe manufacturers have long sought a tieat and durable substitute for leather, and they are willing to pay handsomely the man who solves this riddle for them. Millions of dollars await the man who Invents a substitute for coal. One of the biggest bills of the world of civilisation Is Its fuel bill.. Cut this down a trifle a year by any new means and a fortune- surpass ing Rockefeller's will be the reward. A device that will entirely obliterate the grating mechanical sounds of the talking machine will find a dozen bidders with, certified checks waiting to purchase It. The man who devises a method of clean ing a ship's bottom without docking it will never have to work another day In his life and can take a trip abroad In his own pri vate yacht if he desires to do so. It Is estimated that millions of dollars are locked up in waste of various kin. Is from factories. Any scheme that will effec tually utilize this waste and save the mil lions will fill the coffers of the Inventor with coin Probably BOO patents have been secured on nonreusable boxes and five times as many on nonreflllable bottles, but no one of. these meets all the requirements. The ' Inventor of the perfect thing in either of these classes will live on the fat of the land for the' rest of his days. Automatic chicken pickers and oyster shuckers are in demand. One of the ideas upon which the inventor may exercise his ability with profitable re sults if he Is successful is an automatto gas cock that will shut off ths How as soon as the gas Is extinguished. There Is a self-sharpening paper cutter which keeps its blade on edge through ths very process of cutting paper. There is a tidy 6100,000 watting for the man who can apply the same principle to scissors and shears. ' A pen that will not corrode, a pin that will not dull, a gasoline for automobiles that will not smell, an ink that will not evaporate, coloring matter for light .dress .goods that will not fade, a self-Iubrlcatlng sewing machine, an automatically puncture closing pneumatic tire for bicycles and au tomobiles, a perfect smoke consumer, a de- Vice for accurately timing camera x poBUres, a typewriter key that will clog, and hundreds of other schemes thi will add to the comfort and econom? living, are all waiting to be brought to BT,at stage of perfection that will make lient serviceable. New York Sun. IBlEdSQ, Is an trdesl whlctf all worprin sppronch Ivith indescribable fesri for fi BSBTMER of the suffering snd danger in store for her, robs the expectant mother of all pleasant anticipations of the coming event, and casts oyer her a shadow of gloom which cannot be shaken off. Thousands of womw hare found that the uae of Mother's Friend during pregnancy rot confinement of all pain and danger, and insures safety to life of mother and child. This scientific liniment is god-send to all women at th time of their most critical trial. Lot only does Mother's Friend 'carry women safely through the perils of child-birth, but its use gently prepares the system for the coming event, prevents "morning sickness,'! and other dis? . $ I. oo per -bottle. Book -sn aa w containing valuable information free. Ik sVacfis! J BefttUtor C.t AUaata, Ca,