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PARSON HARWOOD'S CURVES .- By Bert Estes k Copyright, 1901, by Bert Este. G ALIA CITY, like iruost 0 rive'r towns, hild it ilxe(1 lationl full of isluirp anlta nisnmis, sovlal, politicnl andn nigu. Nt wvit hist anutlllig, there y one locni Institutlion abolit which Ith was inly one iliild. The Ga'jllia C ftisoball chlb, ft- :apple of the 11un 1p:i 1 vy'., w:ts felt to bt Sot for flt- (-t lifteitnse against the world lin gene 111 the iiui' froill 0eliterport In 1) tieula. t'intt'rport, it fvw t'ruilles lown 1 (hl:11(11n011i.ng ote1r toIwNvns to coin(%( . 4 t thit dtillt- ii. ' W oriis thll th ('et eri6,11f1t luul In 11:1141 nt hIrIge sto 40,o f l ln :110 was liberall InI aplilyling -- m er. tho dh1.n1111114. Th itliltua1l sec of ( .it'frp rit nil I;iIlia CIty h1 sithtil lulig traglte iI its intensity. heaIt Cenliterportwr was1 the "111111n1t flhillinl n neh-oinen t ; t 'ent erplort liv flt' tut ri tl is vitrits ov(.r. t f it 1 IM . I i'l h s I nei ssilt 11f Sl o I I IIst i Irn ia s ait I rt Ioif I iljunI lt the lt' l. lssionVs Il life. lir-t iu: rwit a l cnine t 'l ali a t ' fo s p l lk o ' al i hl 1 :1n, por 'naf, ws aIway In hspit lii'hsoll Wv as Il u I I' ri l 1. r 11 11111 ter. lia nrwt was - li vI inl th i :lint ' 1 m rso' n1' - I I IIIia: : i II I i t- w lit ritt-i tI l tzI l t at 4i-k irw , h IoI r:iill Lii. w h,'II : I li \ Ii f g' u t 1 i. i nin I I I fl i t' I I,' I I IIit' tun t i ' - It w i1v Ii ' I ., I Id iI \\~t on t i -fIi IlI1 I n II' lttt it'1 f \iN- v It I- hit I ' iiii Ii .i tri , I Ir Itl : I I I til I ! v i i I'lVit I : 1 IIIsa y "t; l h- yin hit h I w h II t I I: I Oythat's ell'ter ~ y uk f a t sizt-h t i Ii- n ll-iatli' "Iii w ~ < - -- \\ yI i, tIIi I \vitt 'I- Ii hI I Ii ' V I I tI t I itni i l l I I ai tI l I :-ii Ib . . Is. 1'tl 1-'- *ilsr s yv b y g~ r . .\ r -b- I 'itir ---i' in i 1 1I k w h.1byu lln (--t bs w t bi l t his it nice l e 41 al Io h..Iis n su , o ,im el p I n s :Hi' : ri4,a ' h w I- I I v~ i I- t w i | t i i ri- ' i i - " I a ll a k1 it ty i l t I sr t t i i- t IIvI e,- I- h e I I rI-I n - i I. "\\'hy, it 'sin set uii l i-tkson lui- bilu tl n n-'ifl riiht himll fue l tl ri- l oan- i iinii l -iot tli~j " -nI ai wonr ~ttIpr wash-sa, flit ti . yoiai't ilm ne-pe "itIcim ing toa y a-iits tr:Wh, Itt' wo-iiia ld shli-f uni a stl. ".\lh iy itn "lIt'it'the t 'il w l fal t il 310he ert nanii "htynutne oa ltur lai'n Couitel5Jn't hook lil at parhsn tou , 'Ciln Natl(lay, ati Ton~JordauI 1'ofy on a big, big bat. You know, there ain't another nan iII tihe whole darn town that can pitch a ball within four feet of the plate. Centeriport knows it too-tailit's just why they've run this challenge on us." "Rtoland upl Town. Ile ennl get InI shape," Potter sid confidlenltly. Colonel snorted: "ltouind niotilin'! Toni's a holy terror whenl he's on at spree--besides, he's gone. Miybe the Lord knows Where Ie is-i don't, for sure, It's the very culssedest luck --l'd rither lose a hundred dollarS Jl11 hito li thvin fellows cono aind wallop u-1 op -illii we've got to play '(rll. If We re go fuse they'll crow over it forever and re tlt! (lly after." a5 '"(G'rent iud!" said l'oter-lie never PIT Said anything Stronger. -"Ulutt inti1stil't Ity hiappen. Call't we iIllport ia piteber"' it'- What's the lilu1til' with Ste*Ve1&4 Of tile y's iversit' i 's i 1birdi - Ill ista ke." rnl Cotloinl shok ils lien. "Never (1o - Inl tw he old1," het ah.- "'wouldnl't le I S'pelle d1el for Ole ting; for nill h tiii', tit''4d be SUre to get o1 to it ild "\Vil, we've got to neel4 tIle (1ha1l mut lenge," 'otter sitid. "D1o if right aIway rit, ' 1114 thrlow Inl at big hitlIf. Tell 'elln 'k we've gOt Ia new p1tcler that will tilke it aill the Minks; Out (of 'k-1n. Thenl we n 11111st rustle for it pitcher-we've got to i 111-1 S fll." o"l.ord, l'ot, It Innakes tine Slek nthed of thilii IfI tie lItik iof those Center he llIt I-u :1 1141 Ieat Its on f11 likes tills wIy rts \ ''ve n1l L: ai fair1 siw in tile to ' I IM'. A1I 1110W, Jtlst IN Turn I wn:i: ftlIhIng in such great ofll I ' s -11141 gets full Ilgaill. .l H :Ilk Jdr ti woul plicb ill in lw l Ir eck anld croim-it'si % v. \ I;, wh i kg norpl CUSSing donl't r - a I > 'm. li going back to .' I .4- 4r4a her," l'ot1r saiad. h.- h. . I " hang W" ('oon l ad ("'t i l.. ''.\ \4)11 going to s t ,:11t J i 1 i ist the 'clitervorts''" :I - v - .1 1 1: l w er. - t Ill- last wor:d n, 11. 1:1 in h:,f way ncross the streeit. \ h i . r tary frind'i" Ilar l' tter1 i xpla i l br1 11 that Olo un 'i' : i4' niilitary 11 ill i. Ii h s:1 a ben 'aia.-Ithat way and wa(he 41' 1s144Sell & iSn. 41 i1 d by n I'l h4p41 4 u lit!h dild t i)ini lerstan d, h1e 454' also 4f tit- lilgl 1 l ge und ' 11o (;ilIn n. i'h\'s pre-tlie1 lit-lnt. I larn i( listenevd, W 1trunu ing sofltly tin thlt strings of It tirli' guitair. Aith Hsvnid ho sal: it t "I'lil feeling.1 pretty. dull1 .1un4 blue1( tis' 11 n n l 1ttg. Do) y ou think yo lu frien1d 140- nI l1 ll l1(-t 114 Ills ball to blil n14' n u-11 '4gh t( ;vt mny blo d (1tIr ulat I I "llrat, muul, parson! Do youe play halll?" l t r a . lit t , li 'llil g 1 ", vI ( h I . 1 I(4b-4', 4 la - f Il's wvI'1 t :11Iswer14ed1. 1'tter whistled(. h .s "I itiL kso a s I l t l: s lls If y ( o tii'n.' n 41 ' II - - its( It -I Jill (i1 I Il n 4 n ,1ar selllosng Is Jolh. Ilk, di lo half (lte C gr. t1n11 .1 ll. 'iut comIe I. ntI 44 -d S' to ld y 1 'if IuI iou." 1(5) 11(41 '111' . ' lo lg ltd aittle (41 (li1rw1 od' 1441, where ii t'44151inight11 to 4sha1' to 1the11r '-to 4410 'aris' 1cntent5 a 'not a lsoul be the IllS wiser.444 ls1t'1 t h w'lolled ' ug est of114 II 1 l''l 14l1t 'e 1 14n, bu1t14 iek t hre4. ill on't14 44ar- I'rwiIs eyI twh:1 kled1 wickedly,' 4111'' 144bu he4 s4-h' nothing,41 4 onlyi'' stIped offju riv. '10 pIy 1d lhly, bu't'l lily1111.iCl il b-e ' 4.4l r eturne theli 1hall 1 with a'(great( 4 '114l'hlu n4211 h St'4hi' he tie lost hand 'to 4" 'ci" ('44, lir n,"1gr)nned' (olo 41d4 t'S 11It ''olonel l'hnSt alnuing(1 the 11441 ie t thtel hat. lylrood (re1tendod 113' 1 t1 to 21s et li npih-<141 l ti e . 11 le te-ot 114 lliI'l1 io 14 t ' lieher'Is plc e w ithh hal I ('14 i kelo t th liro r itnc. AtHllt'lt rt11g ft 4wI1 will' ov11te14ae ru'a n'i' i i he l, 411 i 144 p tonIzingely 4' yo4'':I. 11- n gthe321 bltl nerhul2n'., ur. fhas1114 l ie.'t hVon'll 441soie (thI ine N Lel (11'1 Il I want (t't se11 i ig h v lst te "TIat's right wihere they would go it you (idll't get out of the Way. Stand still and keep your eyes open," Iar wood cornIIinded. "Now!" Bitf! Another sizzlillg illsoot. Crack! Colonel was lin the air dancing like a wild Indini, trying to blow oil is. hiands4 and rub his, elbows at the 14anteL "I m rU or, Ili-e1ruitl mfgjb c time. The ha1l had gone :Is larwood 1nLd. The COneussion of It hid jarred Colonel frornt t1inger tit).- to sbe b Ides. "If you'd only pfit on tht t, Iinrwood said, with a ta ntalizing grill. "I'd like to throw you n f(% speely Oles. Othenise I'n really aral I rinight hurt you." "Illirt ute!" ( 'olonlel's t n wasI %%.It. ab. j'ct. "And tlnilf f '.w fellag imi a full crockery crnte had sinnshoed 'ern. 'ill no glutton, parsioni. I ilow whin'l I've had (1flgh. But, sny, you're Oih d-ce'ivilgest Iimkage ever I truck." "'ir. SIarwd" d lPotter, "if yilu don't ru1t1 Il 'll go get 'f ill ffed to' en.u. nl e.:itch. 1,41r you." "I should like It of all tlugs," sahl I Inrwood. "T.1'hei little I hinv donlt' innkes Invl feel .1 nwi iun," "le, too, ind ia drd iflr 1111%." ('oloneI lfdeld, but hfe p1halo-d ill 'sh lit to grin ieartily win I'fotter earne inck with 11111 llefd, catetlf'r to tIhfo < i , tvo or thr1eem! other mn llnrnhors and sfv 1-1al1 "171ns-" heslheS. When I [:Iar1wood s1ges' glov', 1ll snlfffht .ed v'ell tffol'f' diIsdalinfutlly tilill ('flfi 1h141 doel . I lu-ootdfI s led -a hw to1ok posi4tion Inl the' box and 4,ab14 softly. "Sny w hete youi w\1Ift1 tile hals, Mit. Itet'd. I'll try to putl then1f ov.er thel pla.te nhouit right." 1Iill siuitffled i ck of tihf' 1fh1i4'. :p:t toiifero jilife oil hifs h1:111ds alnd said1, "W vu uis at low hl. IlIrvood gripped th e leathternl shre, le-:aped tihe- lenllgth f tf' bli x. g-1ve a twist ofI the .ri.st and0 let (rkiv ft trait L rop over I I ti 1h1l4 1 o f 4 t !.4, 'fat. Itteeid t p his launSiff: laIt, tl derth'slff l~iers andfwt ki pp'lit d'Ount' tihell .t 11ff ftasf eb ginedhit tf l u-siij ft sahxl abnostl'lf~ ro gly: "iltIfon 'f't ' lly awf akfel nif)t f tIk.n Wi' Ili II: f::f. ie do't Il ed fflino lve il t iff'nt 11h i ifteach ilflgt len ied to th'ls isid11f anl tht i n lf' As'if fit) , lsal'li n f1 latl went hu1lin throghfthe f'ust he1 erhu.l fg i "tl~'llow' 11 lbf yo8e1:1 'ug ;.ii f' hin' ? 11tif il lidn't <i' :1 i Il'. r in in',l I'd is weS:y - if hai I hffn, ifthf~ a tu ltin i kef th uI olin gio) tune to dolg i t. 111 11 Iftifng e 30 kit hi. s :fInd * upflt in tfi n ins ~tviftv Wlutfrnit of ii el1 ' tiff se.i t'glt. Ncaught iSthoughi s in er1h nt 1f'g'f t liii'iflf tfthey wer iflo, jarrf anIuih "Whoottl (if.'" : r'..' na 'l~ f f I t'xi, itt fn dow ('uddenllyfiti niil sting' wi b 18 yedf af t itlw. parsonlx. "Hlfs, hwt on1Vr ornely. "fthat wuzf loe shave.'iiii1f ft k I i idn' tfn'hfgtn ''he ' 'nrned tf I t w out n -g1onei lplurhlff hrIif h tiy innards. Wt" y," l liook-1ff ''al t1day. tl-eifou! ' gt ot~I tff ('1f e1 e fr'lf .lohni 'I' abal' WIb n f1 Ihi ngs'f."11 tV' know.'l' (iflf' your~'. hand'. in very hfk(t wt er; I lit u l e:tht1al rgh.''w to ptyt ithah?" tgiif~lIi fli (1 evetdful dy itpl3arwoo(11 iat,' 5:alsar lIe wa148 ok1(a1.tynghrdt keep 'Alc). noieX wa alsoIii veryf' lofel that rag. Parson has give out fair an' square he wants to le took on the dead level- InaIu '111e as we are, only i daslIed Sight -xe(us e ily French, par son1-1t gits thle best' o' inly Unlited Stltes before I knov It. 'e case b this1-we -wanlt. yolt to he'lp i li11k themn da--er, thlern invasly ('enterport chaps. We eall do It If youI itlich for us. Notliln' iI this comIiy '1lnt !n (Ie gario With you. If' you'll do It. 'eivry lun 11 Jack 0' i; 'Il Si il tl you' l'o : leni tick to a hog. 'l'hat's who"-s the inntter vith i, al ( a te ye he." IInlrvootl's faite waw a 1 i:dy. ile wals arnuIISed, pleased, beyotlevry thing totiehied, by tihIs reIigl it Pit of' comm111101 innn1hoodl. It wvas thepasio of Il, lifo to help Inin realize the0ir owlii possibilItIes. lie yea rned to preaich 11nanh1ood ralther thanl dogmalls. 11Is leairt vas warm, anldi he smiled fs Ie fSaid: "I thought you1 had comle for thalt, and 11m glaild you 'n1in1. If you 11had not, I shoild have vol uiiteered- thi t .is, if you had agreed to liiy conditions" "We'll fix ill that, parsol," two or fihree blegnill iengerly. I Lrwoold hold 11) hiIs' I hands. "You don't understand. I don't iint liony,'" he saId. "I do want-your S. If 1 (10) solilthing for you somnethiIng on whilch your liearts are S \t, yu oight to do s5ilitlng for mne. That Is to say, If I play ha ll 3011 oloe to chultrch. Li It it abargin?'g'" "Youi help us ee-la stingly lick them Centerpormits," Hill blhurst (lut, "anld youl ('11nn say, 'Boys, 'ome roost oill the urch steps fromi s1nu11p to sulndowin every Sundy,' 11114 garnlble onl ourl d i' lt-v'ery ula'isl olie of us. Hey, hoys? (h)I, do exilse mile, parson. I've hcl ai tough sIrt all Ine life, but I'll li' h:ingetdi II o!'iit quit swearI in' rghit now." "Ah! said II :arwooid. "Oentletnmn, IIs-; blrings upi .-in'ethng else. You know, and I lritiw, lowIll I al af tord to have It -aId I belong to an (r'galnizatio glhi . I walit to i liirix to a i ora:izallon of genIhtlemien In the lst se-Iie f 11 e wordl. If I al t le a (.1lb uiillblier, you luist gite Ie youri word11 that d1runilwnness :tind vswearing shall to.Nmw wo unde-r Stand (:n-h 0ter. Therevi's illy h1n1.14. Ill yi shli1o it, I shall know you tak mhe C'oI dil ins l a.1 ll." E-very Inanll Inl lt, rorn gave him a h Ur1-11 - I : tIh I t lk ivi tO ll Zz alaut air-ly5 .ca e.All agroell the( in-w pleber h~l 1 l-:: h l pt dark;, ls iv:1 k:1.. ruit. "I ha'.t- MV ()wnI Wilih nw. .\ 'C' flit t he hi:t ill 1u10o it all :t h(t,. b .\till so) thei, littlI iom p:II . -1 . 1A *. k1 i*N..I :: k -i 1 li Dan wet aay :xutt lu-yi'niini' tilrl w. f: 'ir il l it - flt very w athI frt 'lu1 hr:ill. Iti, Iot as lhe : Sin l i:iv a l lim di tohe hai :i l el u hu 1ni f' r C'le ('ity. b O's p (.4bb 111o t o " l e n u sto i b for t le hm1te lui~ n vln Ildtblli- i hl i :: iwnd tlia (i. 'lli'' t u . T hi e i l ittl'searIty hub bh'A IIan .l'tl ii:a.1. l paitietisnehad it iatiul l wave.~lll''s Hi''l'li i thel i s-it-r (ntiti s luieiuine.iigs n of1'in wa-su whyi wot ne of te ait l hl:iyl- linuwe Vlilt tai 4lat . liu G ofant 'I I h'on, wih theretofaor had htir lhl-s ba'lil hebuters.i I' teyni tha t ere wer Ii it'' ib iiii''till' tof hanbde fill i;ihe i gruitilt--* it Iirn th' 1:11)toh . nry two kl fo thet' ltnit. Till Il)-tch inlui whoI ha Iom t'ininly ofwnigedta hiriltabhll fliilieivgolhad beenll'i warned f.ends waslotl l lso s of wal ragy dilt drizhlbe to supress3 witring ant onaldors of'riots o lthlangage. h lTast viwt itigo lb wa hamina. t Iet ion.l her IwereI ttio wht Ilad layer inal t oIil 'iliiits <l I itemet oft ';uo a' s for it 1 t -hi V'l guzle. il h Insea 'IIi'ylo e i n'g i i o f lee d 1t tulett t hem ail tookr lin-ly o lw hand whyl ther oinlla ('Ity hut (lwen llongi theyIlone it lid the g 'was p i tinto h( 'cut4i. I't wasi 1n0Il ti no whti' Was prgnofesinut t~o Alititt ha mennute tee gurliottt _ih 111t lie a(gr'al trpoits Itn, tht et hand at'l e I l. l ) ll i doiyeilhy throughi a i ghall lieurch; 1 iis ti hulIsI t a ig I lit lcerpobyr 1 whiIiteniw.th "aluh pap.;b rus hse ( lt' sht bIi'I antheir gofu to 1;n4' leiicl, ahut i white, buto red nit il'ds lniali tfe trii swarmsho af hugght, wlrkN falntaI frilill, pt i el tllt'l{ Ieds of ll both n'ines; lies t lit a ll itay edlot dril'e ioI mlelttoys intup f'eneth'ltrough wht~lih ethiety toight'at lietat vae lw wrmd friland.t l~lii (ltIit't wob, bey hr to i isy whehe ther (,w'ss ke rost r n'ey thioilt e wholafhg. (ii l it falk-n upony ol thi'' bamions.t Intepr'est, of htuItes. il GloomI. de ere farcedtibly. ithot newigti bloo hin ltte Ihome teamg "Sy, Jim," bawled the captain, "el ther tils hre heloill' Is young, Or it vas; pike( inighty green. Anyway It in't blig elltttgli to send it haI ncross the4 rubbetr. It otitglifer he set polayin' 111 1-1blks. 'T is ni't nto ple. for cliff dr1enl. N41w, thlen, ,111m, swat 'er Over the fenc I t l lwenk the 'helnoin's' lit I-t.' "You just wt lluy slloke," Jill sahl. "Whi I :-it 'er a i lIk, she'll look like Ia si neivr. 'gillg to kniock the (l slied thIlIt Ifit." "Exetise lile, bitt 1.1r ain 't to be 1no swai'iii'Ii' tlls gie," it deputy ma1:r1shill said, touching11 twhe ig batstaan11's elbow. "All rilght. 1:n:2. 1 dhin't knlow tils Was i p:yer e ilii'," , i sad, n Iauze mlerit InI every3 line oif h)Is fact.. All eyes were fast ol the pI lihe, the "ophenontl." 11v etanytolt o siglight for the gme ie was up igaIlist. Wuld Itl. fall? IIrwood screwei' the hall into Oh li11liin of hIs right ba:i, sprang fonran, thlen lightly, swily, ts in al er uilglit. loose a tnse howv 1iingh loeld his 1a and enlt the hall lissing ncros th le plate to raiso Ia plf1 of SaliiI betweein the plate and 1eel. "Oli strike!" erlled tle tiiiiplire. "''h ilder!" shouted J1111. "I d Iin't see It!" 11nr woot1 sileily pltltieed a withIin ug rIse that wu(lllld over the plate to the utter confotnnling of tle batter. "Two strikes!" said the ulnirlie. "Toughi It w2Ias goi' to be it low b:!l." .1111 ai111d 21pologetleitly to ils ninIn. 'The enlptnli glowered. I1Ill lUcrl latt onl fthe inn1sk and StIluattedI close: up hebland the hat. 11.woo grippedwi thw hill pweliarllly, a sign to) !Lilt 111h11 fig, i would le a whltle out ur2've. Thelim I statd apparently for' Li Harood gcreed the bult into the pjlm of h r4hsht hand. agree with him-the jumped very far back froin the Plate just at the ball, twiutlng like a serpest, sailed right 9er the middle of the rubber. "Thre strikes! Striker outr" bawled the umpire. "Batter up!" The crowd was at first too amazed to applaud. It could hardly believe Its eyes. A strlpling hiad struck -out the Itininelble JTimi LBunklter. JIm slunk to. ward thm bench, gr'owling at what he enille'd "the empl)ire." ie was pronmpt 13v o'ilencedt' by3 thet alssertIonl that the "'enpIre"' was all rIght; it was himself, JilIn lluniker, who ha2d an 0oyster in his freh''ei'al ini ilnee of' an eye. Wh'len ('enterport's enytn11In had sald that, lie weint to1 thle ha21t hI mself. Hari wood siiilled. lIick at college It hadn beeni sahd that .lWiit Il[arwood won at hall1 as muich'l by hIs grIn as8 by 1his cur ives. 'lThe gi Iiwas slow, insinunt lng, t'xaspera1tinug,'2 enlultehItd to div~e the coolest hlatter' wIltd. I 1nrwotod sttil a hltf linutlle rubing the limIl and grn "'Aw , gIt a move on yo0, t here, kid," "'Needn't h~e 'iah~l I'll huist the diurn I'll show ye a trick w~Ith a hole In it. Ye aIn't pltch11i' to no blInd man this tri," the eniltnin wencit on. T1hie 0l'5rson kept 0on gI nnIng. The hatter got explosIvely red. Har ('einr siniply drloppe.td outi of' hIs nerve less lIljw, anud hie lnae n shilvering ioundiq as Iif ' Whe t w et lib orI frein~ g. I plled hhniu. I'i lishll ma2 'l'erel lin~self' aloing Tin-no I hard al2 sioluld111 iiha tmde a "Pl't ! I'st !'' Thie nois( that. eletOlt or ttein i to aittraUt atteintio utIn n I yanced ar'oundl, anti such a sight I Snw. Jtonehl had one armt strietched ait fullI length th rough the cage neross thlit narr5ow~ llasage to t' left. 'IlTere was fa stanld of Spiingflt'ld rl fles there ('lose1 ngnInst the wall. H ave youl tever1 seen at person) ren'ieh for something on fa hIgh shell', somue tI)ilng hie couild julst t ouch wItih the lingers? '"TIp It, Tommy"i3' (lhe never enll-d me 11y tha t namer le 'ici. "Tip I."' lhe saId In ft einlglng -mn: y "'(; 'h 21 : t as here lngers, I I.s. .. -- <.. . i'r a big knuicikledl, hairy1 '.a ii. u ii h a 12hinu11l Ilaishing onl the 'ahne1i1t I 2 I wentlI trough the swvIng I heaord vl'tl's Iislle thet buildtIng, 1r11d a reporllteri irushed pa~st mie, lis fnee I'bblize wIth ntews. 'lThe 11a1pers were all wriong. Thtey ilrIrnl the tir Ih. promptly procured, ORL NO PEE. Bond model, sketch, or phot foI'r freeo report on patentabniity. Btook "Hlow tol tiai II .I. andt ForeignlPatentaand Trade-Marks," FREE.I Farest terms ever ollored ho Inventors. - PATENT LAWYERS OP 26 YEARS' PRACTIGE. A20'000 PATENTS PROCUR ED THROUGH THEM. An 'nineus'i- confldential. Boundt advico. Falthftl servIen. Mloderato charges. "uC Ao BNOW & CO. PATENT L.AWYERS, Opp, 11. 8. Patent Offlee, WASHINGTON, 0. 0. The Kind You Have Always Bought, andwhich has b In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature o , and has been made under his pe sonal supervision since its infac. 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