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Mrs, Northern, of Kentucky, .waited until she was 110 years old to take the measles, and then she took enough of them to kill her. Few negroes but believe that .the left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit is a token of good luck, and the supersition is spreading among the white race. A ?rm in North Carolina which makes a specialty of rabbit skins has received an order for one hundred thousand of "such feet. It is estimated that there are 400,000,000 Christians in the world. But a'larger. portion of them so contrive it that the casual observ er might think the number a great deal smaller. The Superior MEDICINE for all forms of blood disease, Ay?R'S Sarsaparilla the health restorer, and health maintainer. Cures Others will cure you. YOU VAN ? <Wac^ .'.IX li .?? :? SS-K.fc" .lin. lwA.i:.,; :? lum ou fine ( -IrftIS <-OV<fJ TH'-: PKoPI.H'S nu ll-, iMMlixllisi ut ? Of over XJJ J>??? ? V with li;i!'tl?i?i:ii' Uliv'r li ...>II:-.!:L- il-iifj ni .uti-y M:.; Kr? .-iv nely of t!i bus. liiei :t'.i<-} liv :<ic ."-SM wilier? -i tin iL). ?I! lacluJ - uti . low.nws't au.: S'-i?rt Ste. r'i-s. t: .:>:::?; Pot* "r, intoierfti:^ it*, rtiirti.ii? i Truve5 i nil A .' ' --M'y - ?< ir.;.'?- ti p li 1 c. i< Slcetc'i*/* "f rnniii iv.it juii Wi-! \v?tk.mi. !;is*nic t?vti arUr?i;* nit s .. -ii -e. Art lit-*ii??ry s?rirk:i:;^ Wit .tn<i *Vm if. A KI?-- : li <i :< rtnieui nttt.i'>ln. Ro3duiiC> ii' . H'M? nn-i IMnii i:uc8 fo Lrseuif*. .^n'ji.l n- it- "Ji'r ?.'it'vrfninkrtcnr* K??riev fur Votre Per-r??*- e?i(ert::liiliig artic* i.Trn.- tct't-ti Hi-:--? < '?. 1"" rtr.-rt-tlnss rungn 2i:i- f.T will.- ?.nii.y lin- e-..:.; :i!irf lively, til? ?.-ct . '.j... "car::?":U S:.:?i!.Tc i?py ncc. ^d**^*: -Nw $500 ?WV-^?^?II Cash for (ba ?^-?JS3?7i ?nm? feen f so?d prv J cored Jrw ? us. The bei i 'most bean;. ful, ?Dil Cu : ffiroo? Terna VT'OO'I erar' i wot. f'.o ott or 7-i? prriduco F much lutnlaif !jf*S ? A "IP" ?inoolban? bene ?. V '.'i?? #4 8- ?J?I *'ROO ?N,IT T; ^ mi? 4 K VJ'a? jjatdjio^ Vi ? -iii r Mi*>?r!'. -r< n P-cn'uni Collection f ' ~ .U"l-\tWS, f~.n:tv :-> [o. ke-.i O? g.irdcil N.1M?8: ~J. *l ??r-tWr** Tu m .it?. it. Leiiir Cnrd'nr <..ii,:~t.. :t. S ?-il?T.?>? i : :-:lic Turniy. 4. Thu ll ftrf !.^|t?.i.*<;. !i. PrsriMlou Pen. 6, Nr ?.v ?.m K;r9t i?r AU. 7, Keri Sperklr * .iloBCiiit: ;t.-.:?si. fi. Danvers Yeiiow Oiot v.iiur.. ?3 l-jt^-y V"i!.:?c Knuh Scalloui .. urai?i. t t t .:s-i.-xa?f Cr.libase. IL <Jolil ? ".-li ? ur li..i tr tV?MT. 1*. r.oti* Smooi. . i lu. ?;.W';, r>r?aip. 13. Dixie Wn '-fu.i-io-.i. l t. Vt r.ite Jaclin .IIii.KkmeloR. " >, r'xtf J,:-:.ift:l itwnrf or Ktncrnld Tars I . tr- rth &?.-?S at retail prteek. T<? i -. jsnffei lt we oift^r 3 collection or IS . ^fa?-bLu.-. gciUfiouspac'tctaor flovcerseeds: '? 1. A"-i*;r. i ri.nuut'? i'ipoii>-i-lowerc(l Per fcotiiu Ante-i-. ?, t?iil.iaiu, 'Defiance. ;i, ..fllicaoueito. N.?i>'(Staker City. 4^fetaaias. "'Lnrscoiitatveriiigv Vine iUxeil. 5.^ Poppy. ?suirttr.. s?. Vi-i-ai,itn il j bri ila. Extra tiuc ? M?XK?, Puu.t. K?n?. i'rbte. OUsed.. ?>. . Caau.u Oi.zy'r? 'Kiew Unarl". 9. Carnnttnn. " fiutierb S?-w D?vnrC 31? i snieri'.e. 10. Helio? ; - trope.(?>...!"i-3itx#J. 1 J-.Ii?oo?FloTser.New UH*ri?}. .'.Jix.-H. ie. Sweet.Peas. Hckfoed's TSutV^xfi- VI. He itoiiiit. Vernon. 14, For ?ei-Xu-Nof ..?fiMrrx. 15, Wild Plowers. " Worta p^.iM ar nrfa?? price?. TheJor.N I i i?ali onltjctloiu are seut out with The Pe?>r>ie'8 M ,'-;tlii.'*s unoaalified puarantce Hutt th;y aro Hrfrt.y Freaii, 1'rue to Jianio, and of Un attrnnssxyl i2~rniimttlaj- (?u:tllty, and are ateoguara? t^sl i-iiriv-.^MNru-tlou. They are ful Iv described lo .y.w l'?*:|i>;'r >L-gxilne. Sample copy tree oap yjll CLUBBING OFFER. \V ? i : ' 11 .'u our own paper for ono year, The . ? ;>v *y ; i::n oiw year, and either the above *. ..! . tr-T'l-u f^dj (with a certificate giving -\. -i i.? i.i io co:u)H.-te for the $.VX) prize), li; vi ii wer sti'ds for onh^d <.i v? iiji I j e<'ss-!?.-as of seeds for only $ . .5 ? ?. " liny Iw worth ?500 to you. THE ADVERTISER, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Gareats, Trade-marks, Design Patents, Copjr'ghts, J . And all Patent business conducted for MODERATE FEr?S. - Iaformaflon and advice given to invrs 'ors without charge. Address PRESS CLAIMS CO., "*rv JOHN WEDDERBURN. Managing Attorney, ' P. O. Box 4?3. WASHINGTON, D. C ?TThls Company ls managed iv a combination ol the largest and most influential newspapers In th< United States, for the express purpose of projet .rig their ?abs cribe ra against unscrupu ?nd Incompetent Patent Agents, and each pm printing this advertisement vouches for tho responsi bility and hieb standing of the Press Claims Company. FAVORITE Every Machine has a drop leaf, fancy cover, two large drawers, with nickel rings, and full set of Attachments, equal to any Singer Machine sold from $40 to $60 by Canvassers. The High Arm Machine has a self-setting needle and self-threading shuttle. A trial in your home before payment if asked. Buy direct of the Manufacturers and save agents' profits besides getting certifi cates of warrantee for five years. Send for machine with name of a business man as reference and we will ?hip one at once. CO-OPERATIVE SEWING MACHINE CO., aol S. Eleventh St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. JttfWJB l'AY TUE FREIGUT.*? The Lost Boy. 'jF JOHN R. BUCHANAN, who left 1 his home in Chester, S. C., on 4th of I November last, will only make known to his father his whereabouts and con-1 dition, he will greatly relieve the suspense and anxiety about him, and be will not be interfered with. JOHN H. BUCHANAN, Chester, S. C. Happy and content is a home with "The Ro chester;" a lamp with the light of the morning For Catalogne, write Rochester Lamp Co.,New York. - Poland-China Pigs. AFEW pairs of nice half Poland Cbina pigs for sale at $4.00 a pair. J. C. MORGAN, Parksvills, S. C. Essex Pigs. IHAVE Ave pairs of Essex pigs that I will sell for $5 per pair. G. W. CROUCH, i Trenton, S.C. 1 HILL'S ? READ OUR TESTIMONIALS WE GUARANTEE and invite tb cartf ul investigation as to our resp i ty and the merits of oar Tablets. J Double Chloride of Gold Tablet W1U completely destroy the desire for TOBACOOin from 3 to6 days. Perfectly harm less ; canso so sickness, and may be gl\ cn Ina cup of tea or coffee without tn e knowl edge of the patient, who will voluntarily stop smoking or chew lng in a few days. DR?NKENNESS aili MOTE SABI? ?C??S.W the patient, by the nae of our SPECIAL FORMULA GOLD CURB TABLETS. During treatment patients aro allowed tho free use of Liquor or Mor phine until such time as they shall voluntarily give tbem up. We send particulars nud pamphlet otaestimonials free, and shall be glad to place sufferers from any of tlieae habits In communica tion with persons who have boen cured by the use of our TABLETS. HILL'S TABLETS are for salo by all WEST-CLASS druggists at $ I. O0 pw package. u your druggist does not keep them, enclose us $ | .00 and we will send you, by return mail, a package or our Tablets. Write your name and address plainly, and state whether Tablets are for Tobacco, Morphine or Liquor Habit. DO NOT BE DECEIVED into purchasing any of the various nostrums that are being offered for sale. Ask for HILL'S TABLETS and take no other. Manufactured only by OHIO CHEMICAL CD, 61.63& 65 Opera Block, LIMA, OHIO. PARTICULARS THE OHIO CHEMICAL C for $1.00 worth of your them ail right and, althoug they did the work in less tin Truly you] THE OHIO CHEMICAL CO. :-GENTLE word of praise for your Tablets. Mj liquor, and through a friend, I was led 1 constant drinker, but after using your '. and wiU not touch liquor of any kind. I bi you, In order to know the core was pennonei THE OHIO CHEMICAL CO:-GENTLEMEN :-Your Table I have used morphine, hypodermic ally, for seven y two packages of your Tablets, and without any effort oi Address all Orders t On writing pteaao EMPIIOD thia jap?) THE OHIO CHEI 51, 83 and 55 Of PATENTS, For Inventions Procured by the PRESS CLAIM COMPANY, Equal with the interest of those having claims against the Gov- j ernment is that of INVENTORS, who often lose the benefit ef valua ble inventions because of the incompetency or inattention of che at torneys employed to obtain their patents. Too much care cannot be exercised in employing competent and reliable solicitors to procure patents, for the value of a patent depends greatly, if not entirely, upon the care and skill of the attorney. With the view of protecting inventors from worthless or careless attorneys, and of seeing that inventions are well protected bv valid patents, THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY has retained counsel expert in patent practice, and is therefore prepared to Obtain Patents, Conduct Interferences, Make Special Examinations, Prosecute Rejected Cases, Register Trade-Marks and Copyrights, Render Opinions as to Scope '* '" and Validity of Patents, Prosecute and Defend Infringement Suits, etc. If you have an invention on hand, send THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY a sketch or photograph thereof, together with a brief de scription of the important features, and you will at once be advised as to the best course to pursue. Models are not necessary unless the invention is of a complicated nature. If others are infring ing on your rights, or if you are charged with infringement by others, submit the matter to us for a reliable OPINION before acting on the matter. The Press Claims Company, 618 F Street, Northwest, WASHINGTON, J>. C. P. 0. Box 463. JOHN WEDDERBURN, Man'g Att'y. Cut this out and send it with your inquiry. WM. SCHWEIGERT, The Je^relleiS Corner Broad and McIntosh Streets. GEO. R. LOMBARD & COMP'Y MACHINE, BOILER and GIN WORKS MILL, EUGINE ami GJN SUPPLY HOUSF.J AUGUSTA, ... . GA Is the place to get Machinery and Supplies and Repairs at Bottom Prices. 50 New Gins and 62 New Engines in stock. If you want a First-Class COTTON G?N at Bottom Prices write Tor a New Catalogue and Reduced Prices of IMPROVED AUGUSTA COTTON-GIN. See the extra fine recommendations of last years' work. ' Mention THE ADVERTISER when you write. jly301y A FEW Testimonials from persons v r who have been IL Jr cured by the use of Hill s Tablets. ins OHIO CHEMICAL Co.: DBAE SIB:-I have been using your i for tobacco habit, and found it would tat von claim for lt. I used ten conta uf the strongest chewing tobacco a day, t one to five cigars; or I would smoke ) lorty pipes of tobacco. Have chewed or twenty-five years, and two packages i cured me so I have no desire for it. B. M. J AY LO KD, Leiille, Mich? DOBBS PEBBT, N. Y. lo. :-GENTLEMEN :-Some time ago I sent Tablets for Tobacco Habit. 1 received h lwas both a heavy smoker and chewer, in three days. 1 am cured, rs, MATHEW* JOHNSON,P. O. Box46. PITTSBURGH, PA. USN :-lt gives me pleasure to speak a ' son was strongly addicted to the use of x> try yt' .? i* Tablets. He was a heavy and rablets uni three days he quit drinking, ive waited four month before writing it. Tours truly, MBS. HELEN MORRISON. CINCINNATI, OHIO. its have performed a miracle in my case, ears, and have been cured by the use of a my part. W. L. LOTEGAY. MICAL CO., mt. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE CENTLEMEN. nyc And other specialties for Gentlemen, Ladies, Boys and Hisses are the Best In the World. See descriptive advertise ment which will appear in this paper. Take no Substitute, bat insist on having W. L. DOUGLAS' SHOES,with name and price stamped* oa bottom. Sold by COBB EDGEFIELD, S. C. Richmond OmMarei Co. [SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. Condensed Schedule, in effect January 17,1S92. Trains run by 75th Meridian Time. SOUTHBOUND. Ves.Lim I No. r?. Daily I No. 9. Daily. No. li. Daily. ?era Block. LIMA, OHIO. Lv New York.. 4.30PM 12.1 ont 4.30PM " Philadelphia 6.57 " 3.50AM 6.57 " .* Baltimore... 9.45 Washington.12.00 u Richmond. "Greensboro.. Salisbury.. 3.20AM 7.09 ? 8.28 ? Lr Charlotte \ 9.35 ? ? Bock Hill.. 6.50" 9.45 11.10 " 11.20 3.00PM 3.00AM 10.25 " 10.20 12.28AM 12.05PM 2.00" 1.30 2.10 3.03 " Chester. 3.44 " " Winnsbcro. 4.40 " Ly'Columbia j . Jg; " Johnston. 8.12 " " Trenton. 8.28 " " Graniteville . 8.55 " Ar Augusta. 9.30" " Charieston. 11.20" "Savannah. 6.30" 1.50 2.43 3.28 4.20 5.50 6.05 7.53 8.08 8.36 9.15 10.05 6.30 NORTHBOUND. No. ia. Daily. No. 10. Daily. Ven.Lini. No. x8. Daily. Lv Savannah.. " Charleston. " Augusta.. . " Graniteville " Trenton.... " Johnston... " Columbia.. IJV " Winnsboro. " Chester " Bock Hill .. f? Charlotte.. " Salisbury... " Greensboro. Ar Biuhmond.. " Washington " Baltimore.. " Philadelphia " New York.. 8.00AM 6.00 " 1.00PM 1.32 " 2.00 " 2.13 " 4.00 " 4.10 " 5.37 " 6.30 " 8.07 " 8.00 " 8.20 " 9.55 - 11.38AM 7.40 " 10.25 " 12.05PM 2.20AM 4.50 - 6.40PM 6.00 " 7.00 " 7.55 " 8.38 " 8.52 " 10.40 " 10 50 ? 12.26AM 1.23 " 2.03 " 3.05 " 7.00 " 8.36 9.20PM IO.34 " 10.30 "12 00 " 5.30PM . 9.46 " 8.38AM 11.35 " 10.08 " 3.00 "12.35" 6.20 " 3.20PM OOS KZV 1893 rL0T7XS 02Z8 C7T3?. tmm FLOWER SEEDS Collection of wf.V.V/.'J C''-'- ij?f '.i 111. <WviliV..i,?.*lr>,J??ll.,',l?llllt' ",t,*?v,J ?^?r?T"', UhKS ?>-r*>. ar:tili amil SSSs^.^fsN'i' '..?".? -'?ti??. >>"?<?>? Ckii-Cfluriii' ? '1 i . ll* ur, ; J .. lille r. .rkrrpi ' rra.lln ^?'f(,;-.'i->'?r-"? *SL2^? . l,i"'<t'. H?. T? hulton 4?S?&&1. ? ^ .h.ni.iiif UkWfat? lulu Ha Sj "rfO-! j; v. iV?w"? -l l? li U tu* ?Ir.ail? lakrii, wt 4SN$SS?EZ& III... lin- fvUWlif "V.MJZ iftr: l'?v? j^^ff,^- ,...< .., ,.mlt:lH elita fi ..'(r.r or Hjfmf |)ru:ii II-...I.I. IL binnia. rta!**, rt. lill** [lir-v *l|i*tltn I ai!U?' Wnrl? ft? Threi r,< 't*. anil I" ?M ? rularriUr a. -?i!l fl/. #/*?< .?*..( *??****? 7. a tn nt ah*/ laiJf/.tV rtitl Coll |.T l'l?wcr Ke?<liH UM ?WW.? Vritwav?. 1 . rt -.? ? i:.. 1M1 ri.?. A.ur*, I'hlni ?m. t\?.r.-M tiur. St.? k?. Irieluli?. IHMIU. ?C. lUlMMaaT. I? ?I? rr. lil. )*a\. fi-rthr Ill?? 11J I Uk ?Mire I1114cl.ll!...nt I l4iWtn? i'l Cl.uk. liv a Lral-cla*. Sri HOUM- an*l wnrrantrJ V? iaJ* run alTntil t? nib. lill? ?UN,lr rfu i MI. rr* iv .ui... riUr mailt tnur. Ibr valui ?:.! rrfuii*! v.'ur UH ?ry and u.ike yiai a ) rr*enl 1 v ..-ailne If*j <*u ?rr BM utUrir.1. Hur? la livra* il I > al i ! Sr Iradlnc Bl?'? Tr.ll .1-1 itlU'd*. ip)Kiriuiiliv. \V? if III.HIVV wir' - if b?l!i arr.l. .ld ar.J rtlbMt \<>M*\\:.? l.-a?-. ?inlur?'l b? all th. Iraillnc Btw? fiai*?. WV bari riven*-*! Iniii.lrtJa of tcalliiinnlala fruui |*lra*?i pat M n luriui thc i>-4 liv. juara: " I kad brauli/ul /wrrn /nm <?t Mtt lt M lol mt 'TO -.-.j., m... ??.//'?? rri+ritw KurO/inii iff ri.ttily OJ a.lfr.'.fU."-Mn. N. C. Oayam, Dan?, W * UtK?f ami friia-li tu? ???1 fur winn? aiuat ?*WKM /.rn,' JU / A.ir, : ? t.cia fo be mini? hd'oftetarf." - M. Dav.., Htuoklvn. N. Y. Mr?. H wy Ward lt-whrr (a nfnlai robacrllKTj, aii.1 (ira? Grr?u?i??l, ??^b lrd?rr<l m:r ?rod. laxl ?raano. liv u**t c*m 'aaail ibholTrrwIih Ibc caltbpenny achruicfrg if UBHTciialntu ".ranna, (tritt' -*K~, lon'l nut ll oil! Sil .'jlMrripllina sud ala Ucd i.'o?rttma. ?ni fur wi ctn'. SPECIAL OFFSiaW? tor ?bar. olT.r. u.if *<un?j Ut ru/*.r ia rlirl " a. Mw Uif aArtrtittmtrt, wa b-jU fri-?, In vlJltl.tn Ut ?11 tb. iain, OB?javktt uf tb. CMU hour : Eckford Street Pen?, mibr.clnr ,\ lb. Brura* .rar?Ur., im-ludln; I'nmtl-n. Iw Bckfanl, Hplrmdar, Tb. Quran, Oraac I'rlac*. Ippia RlMataa, rle. Sw?t I'nia ?rc th. m.?t in! faabloaable b**u*]uct fluwera iioxr cu)iJtal<rtl, ami] th. Eckfurd Varian-, wblcb w< ol?vr. ?rv tb? tarroU Boeat arni Bloat eclebnted known. They (roar to belebt of C feet, anil produc. IM thret ninntba ? ruat|i*uuu. pro fulton nf frsirrM.t lil'-urn nf th? nient billllant c?l**rlnr. ANOTHER GREAT OFFER ! ?ubarrlpllon pri*:r) we ?ill amid 'ITio I.u.llca' Wort?! f?r Od? Year. to??ib<r with our MirfnHkcat Collrritna ?r(b*.Itr Mew.i I Srrd. above .lr? f.W I. Ilkewlw ?ur tiactrl <>f the?xtrnaivtly adver : tiled anil juitlv relel*rale*l KrLfi.nl Narri Tra.. A*Mr?a: 8. li. MOOUE d: co., 2? 1'urk Place. Sew To; . POX, EPGEFIELD, S. C. I WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. SILVERWARE. SPECTACLES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. BRONZE FIGURES.^ FINE CUTLERY. JIP YOU W^aJSTT INFORMATION AJBOTJI* PE NS I? RS ADDRESS A LETTER OR POSTAL CARD TO THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY, JOHN WEDDERBURN, Managing Attorney, P.O.Box 46, WASHINGTON, 13. C. Honorable di?charged soldiers and sailors who'servednineiy days, or over, in the late war, are entitled, if now partially or wholly diabled for ordinary manual labor, whether disability was caused by service or not, and regardless of their pecuniary circumstances. Widows of such soldiers and sailors are entitled (if not remarried) whether soldier's death was duo to service or not, if now dependent upon their own labor for support. Widows not dependent upon their own labor are entitled if the soldier's death was due to service. Children are entitled (if under sixteen in almost all cases where ther& was no widow, or she has since died or remarried. Parents are entitled if soldier left'neither widow nor child.orovided soldier died in service, or from effects of service, and they are now de pendent upon their own labor for support. It makes no difference whether soldier served or died in late war or in regular army or navy. Soldiers of the late war, pensioned under one law, may apply for higher rates under other laws, without losing any rights. Thousands of soldiers drawing from $2 to $10 per month under the old law, are entitled to higher rates under new law, not. only on account of disHbilities for which now pensioned, but also others, whether due to service or not. Soldiers and sailors disabled in time of duty in regular army or navy since the war are also entitled, whether discharged for disability or not. Survivors, and their widows, of the Black Hawk Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole or Florida Indian Wars of 1832 to 1842 are entitled un der a recent act. Mexican War soldiers and their widows also entitled, if sixty-two years of age or disabled or dependent. Old claims completed and settlement obtained whether pension has been granted under later laws or not. Rejected claims reopened and settlement secured, if rejection j improper or illegal. .. ? Certificates of service and discharge obtained for soldiers and j1 sailois of the late war who have lost their original papers. Send for laws and information. No charge for advice. No fee un- r less successful. Address, s THE PRESS CLAIMS CO., i JOJTN" WEDDERBURN, Managing Attorney. P. O. Box 403. WASHINGTON, D. C. ? PRIZES ON PATENTS. How to Get 2,500 Dollars for Nothing. The Winner Has a Clear Gif t of a Small Fortune, and the Losers Have Patents that may Bring Them In Still more. Would you like to make twenty-five hundred dollars? If you would, read carefully what follows and you may see a vray to doit. The Press Clams Company devotes much attention to patents. It has handled thousands of applications for inventions, but it would like to handle thousands more. There is plenty of J inventive talent at large in this coun try, needing nothing but encourage ment to produce pratical results. That encourgement the Press Claims Company proposes to give. NOT SO HARD AS IT SEEMS. A patent strikes most people as an appallingly formidable thing-. The idea is that an inventor must be a natural genius, like Edison or Bell; that he j must devote years to delving in complicated mechancial problems and that he must spend a fortune on delicate experiments before he can get a new device to a patentable de gree of perfection. This delusion the company desires to dispel. It desires to get into the head, of the public a clear comprehension of the fact that it is not the great, complex, and expensive inventions that bring the best returns to their authors, but the little, simple, and cheap ones-the things that seem so absurdly trivial that the average citizen would feel somewhat ashamed r* bringing them to the attention of | the Patent Office. Edison says that the profits he has j received from the patents on all his marvelous inventions have ncc been sufficient to pay the cost of his ex periments But the man who conceived the idea of fastening a bit of rubber | cord to a chi ld,s balJ, so that it would come back to the hand when thrown made a fortune out of his scheme. The I modern sewing machine is a miracle of ingenuity-the product of the toil of hundreds of busy brains through a hundred and fifty years, but the whole brilliant result rests upon the simple device of putting the eye of the needle at the point instead of at the other end. THE LITTLE THINGS THE MOST VALU ABLE. Comparatively rew people regard themselves as inventors, but^almost everybody has been struck, at one time or another, with ideas that seemed calculated to reduce some of the little frictions of life. Usually such are ideas dismissed without further thought. "Why don't the railroad company make its car windows so that they can be slid up and down without breaking the passengers' backs?" exclaims the traveler. "If I were running the road I would make them in such a way." ,'What was the man that made this saucepan thinking of?" grumbles the cook. "He never had to work over a stove, or he would have known how it ought to have been fixed." "Hang such a collar button t" growls the man who is late for breakfast "If I were in the business I'd make buttons tbat wouldn't slip out, or break off, or gouge out the back of my neck." And then the various sufferers for get about their grievancet and begin to think of something else. If they would sit down at the next convenient opportuni.y, put their ideas about car windows, saucepan 3,an d collar buttons into practical shape, and then apply for patents, they might find themselves as independently wealthy as the man, who invented the iron umbrella ring or the one who patented the fifteen puzzle. A TEMPTING OFFER. To induce people to keep track of j their bright ideas and see what there is in them, the Press. Claims Company has resolved to offer a prize. To the person whs submits to it the simplest and most promising inven tion, from a commercial point of view, | the company will give twenty-five hundred dollars m cash, addition to J refunding the fees for securing the patent. It will also advertise the .invention free of charge. This offer is subject to the following | conditions:' Every competitor must obtain a patent for his invention through the company. He must first apply for a preliminary search, the cost of which will be five dollars. Should this search show his invention to be unpatentable he can withdraw without further ex pense. Otherwise he will be expected to complete his application and take out a patent in the regular way. The total expense, including Government and Bureau fees,will be seventy dollars. For this, whether he secures the prize or not, the inventor will have a patent that ought to be a valuable property to him. The prize will be awarded by a jury consisting of three reputable patent attorneys of Washington. In tending competitors should fill out the following blank, and forward it with their application : "-,-, 1892. "I submit the within described in vention in competition for the Twenty-five hundred Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims Company. u_r NO BLANKS IN THIS COMPETITION. This is a competition of rather an unusual nature. It is common to offer prizes for the best story, or picture, or architectural plan, all the competitors risking the loss of their labor and the successful one merely selling his for the amount of the prize. But the Press j Dlaims Company's offer is something ?ntirely different. Each person is asked merely to help himself, and the one who helps himself to the best ad vantage is to be rewarded for doing it. The prize is only a stimulus to do j something that would be well worth loin? without it. The architect whose competitive plan fora club house on a certain corner is not accepted has spent his labor on something of very little use to him. But the person who patents a simple and useful device in the Press Claims Company's competi tion' need not worry if he fail to secure | the prize. Ile has a substantial result to show for his work-one that will command its value in the market at my time. The plain man who uses any article n his daily work ought to know bet- j ?er how to improve it than ?he nechanizal expert who studies it only rom the theoretical point of view. Set rid of the idea that an improve nentcan be too simple to be worth RI tent i ng. The simpler the better. The )erson who best succeeds in combining j simplicity and popularity, will get the ? Press Claims Compay's twenty-five] lundred dollars. The responsibility of this company j ? nay be judged from the fact that its f tock i? neld by about three hundred ?f the leading newspapers of the /nited Stales. Address the Press Claims Company, fohn Wedderburn, managa attorney, HS F street, X. W. Washington, D.C.I LOOK THIS ! What we will flo. We will sa ve,you money if you will give us your Note Heads, Bill Heads, Envelopes, Letter Heads, Cards, all kinds. BOOK WORK of Everv Kind Done at this^Offlce. Give us a trial. ESTIMES. Estimates on all kinds of work furnished on application. C?OME TO sgsnBi TTS'