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e Situation in Africa Presents no Change. Conflicting Reports as to tbe Intention of tbe Boers. London, May 28, 3 30 a m ? When Lord Roberts wrote hie first dispatch on Transvaal! soil yester day, shortly before 2 o'clock in tbe afternoon, be was 51 miles from Johannesburg and 77 miles from Pretoria. His immensely superior force bas passed the Yaal river, their last great Natal obstacle, at three points. The Vaal forms a curve of 80 miles from Parye on the west to Zind drift on tbe east The concave of tbe curve is toward the Free State Thus Lord Roberts, advancing along tbe railway, was in a position to strike in any part of the eresent by shorter lines than those by which tbe Boers cooid reenforce the threatened points Tbe Boers retreated almost without a show of defense Gen French and Gen Hamilton ap pareutly did not fire a shot Of Lord Roberts' immediate force, 11 men belonging to the Eighth mocnted infantry were the first to ford the river. They came upon a Boer patrol looting at Viljoen'e drift and a skirmish lasting ten minutes followed. Two hundred Boers tried feebly to hold the Vereeninging col Jiery but they were dislodged Maj Hunter Weston and Lieut fiarle rode in advance of Lord Rob erts 40 miles into a hostile country to try to cut the railway bebind tbe Boers before tbe Vaal was crossed, but they were too late. The Boer rear guard is at Moyer ton, ten miles south of Vereeninging Their main body is moving toward the Klip river hills, that cover the south side of Johannesburg While Lord Roberts7 30,000 in fantry, 20,000 borse and 150 guns are moving on Johannesburg and Pre toria, through a parched and deserted country, the situation at the Trans vaal capital, as it was last Friday, is thus described by an observer who sent his message by private hand to Lorenzo Marques yesterday : "The situation, both from a mih tary and a politicai point of view, has become very critical President Kroger yesterday admitted that for the first time matters are very grave. Tbe Boer determination is to trust everything to a last stand on tbe Gaeerand mountain to the north of Potcbefstroom where 3 000 Kaffirs are digging trenches. To that point every available maa and gun have been sent." London, May 27.?The was office has received the following from Lord Roberts : "Veerenigning, .Sunday, May 27, 1.50 m?We crossed the Vaal this mocniug and are now encamped on the north bank The advance ; troops, which crossed yesterday,, were only Jost in time to save the coal mines on both this and the other side of the river from being destroy ed Our casualties were four. ' Baden Powell reports that the railway between Mafeking and Bulu* wayo has been restored aud that supplies are being brought into Ma feking. He says the Canadian artil lery joined Col Piumer from iJeira with incredible rapidity "Lient Webber was taken prisoner at He?bron a few days ago He went there on telegraph duty It was not known that our troops had been temporarily withdrawn.'7 Crisis in the Chinese Empire. Pekin, May 27.?The diplomatic corps have decided to ask the Tsong Li Yamen (Chinese foreign office) to define explicitly the measures which the government intends to take in dealing with "boxers." Shanghai. .May 27?Reports re ceived today indicate that affairs arcund Pekiu are extremely critical, owing to the defeat of the govern ment troops by the boxers It is now regarded here as certain that fjreign troops muet be sent to Pekin to protect the legations, whiie the withdrawal of missionaries from the interior ie considered imperative Large portions of the provinces of Pe Chi Li and Shan Tnng are in a state little better than absolute an archy, and disorder is spreading in the province of Shan Si in conse quence of the encouragement receiv ed from the empress dowager. Apalacbicola, Fla, May 26 ?A disastrous fire broke out in the resi dence of Mrs Broughtou about noon Friday. It leaped over the Meth odist church and thence spread over the business portion of the town. In less than three hours three blocks were entirely consumed Washington, May 2G ?In accord- ? ance with the recommendations of a court of inquiry the secretar}- of the ; navy has appointed ? courtmartial to j try Capt John McGowan on charges connected with the killing of a Fili- ; pino in the harbor of Cebu. while | commander of the Monadnock St Louis, May 26 ?The Presbyte- j riein general assembly, which has been holding its one hundred and twelfth annual meeting here during the past ten days concluded its de liberations and adjourned sine die today to meet next year in Philadel phie. THE WAR IN AFRICA THE BOERS SAID TO BE DEMORALIZED. Predictions Made That British Flag Will Fly Over Johannesburg To day and Pretoria Saturday. London, May 29, 3 a m.?Lord Roberte is now within a day's march of Johannesburg and Gen French and Gen Ian Hamilton fought the Boers from noon nntil evening on Monday, with what result is not known here H. J Whighsm, in a dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated May 28, says : "The demoralization of the Trans vaal ?9 remarkable. Panic and con fusion prevails everywhere. Every one is weary of the war and full of fear as to the coming of tbe British. Operations were being carried on for encircling Pretoria with telegraphic communications. Fourteen points in the line of defenses were connected with headquarters and with tbe Staats artillery, but this apparently was tbe only defensive measure adopt ed There were no other visible preparations "Not much gold ?9 likely to be found in the tre&sury. The salaries of tbe officials and judges bave not been paid, or have been paid only in national bank notes, which will be worthless when Lord Roberts anives. The seat of government will be re moved to Waterval Bovau, a small station on the Delegoa Bay railway line and then, if necessary, to Lyd enburg. "Both President Steyn and Presi dent Kruger complain bitterly of Lord Roberts' unfair tactics in refus ing to meet the Boers in positions chosen by tbem and in eternally turning tbem by ?ank movements. "Around Johannesburg a fer7 trenche nave been dug, but no other steps have been taken for defense The railway line is blocked with refuges from the west and soothwest, wbo are packed like sardines in trunks. 'One form of infernal machine which meete with much approval, is to be laid under tbe rails of various lines A pressile of some tons weight of the engine will cause this to explode with most terrible effect. Many of these machines are being made at the arsenal and great caution wiil have to be employed in neutral izing tbem. "There has been a decided change in public opinion, which has become quite English They are aii 6i'ck of warfare. The party eager for surren der is now very influential and in ! eludes the principal leaders at the | j front "The government has arranged to continue to agitation aaraiost the British occupation o? the two repub lies on the continent of Europe in Great Britain and in the United States No expense will be spared , I hicve excellent reasons for believing teat the Bewarrpiaatzen rights have been sold to a French ?jodicate, wilhoot the sanci?n of the voiksraad an order to bring about French inter vention for the protection of French rights in the VVilwatersrand and thus to cause Eogland gave difficulties " LORD ROBERTS' REPORT. London, May 28 ?Midnight?Tbe war effi-je, jast before midnight publish ed tbe following dispatch from L:>rd Roberts : "Klip R;ver. Transvaal, May 28, 5 25 o? ? We marched 20 miles ttday acd are now 18 rc.les from Johaucesburg. Tbe enemy had pre pared i-everal posifious where they iateoded to oppose us ; but they abau doned oue afier the oiher as wc neared tbem. "Wo pressed tbem so bard that they had only jast time to gat toeir five guon toro train and to leave this station as some of the West Australian mounted infantry dashed toto it "French's aod fan Hamilton's forces are apparently engaged with ine enemy about ten miiea to our left, as firiug has been bear4 cinoe noon "H. J. Wnigham bas jast returned to Lorenz) Marques from Pretoria, where he went dnguieed. He wires tha: Kruger bas all the arrangements mads for fi:gbt, presumably to Holland A t?peciai train, provisioned, is always ready with steam up, Tbe train waits some distance from Pretoria. "Tbe farmers near our lioe of advance are surrendering with their arms aod horses "Raodle occupied Senekal on May 24 h. No report of what took plaoe bas reached me yet." I consider it not only a pleasure tut a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about the wocderfnl cure effected in my c:se ly tbe t;me!y use ot Cn>u:.:.ciInin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remeuy I t-\?s taken very badly with flux lod procured a ocltle of this remedy. A few d^-sof it < ?f.-ct<rd ? perma- j neat cuve I t.ii: ? pie-isure in rrcommendiog j it *u others seff?ruig thut dieacfnl j disease;?J. V. Lynch, D..rr. W V.t. This J remedy is sold ty Dr. A. J. t'mrj,,. Tien Teia, May 28.?Tbc "?ozers" | aro committing many deprcd-?iious ? aro marching co ^, -a a Pekio. "hei Brit?-b and igia'is have lefi Fiugiai: ? ind tbf: "box^r*" ere expectea there ? today. The United States cruiser Newark aod a French man o? war bave arrived at Taku. The War in the Philippines. Palonog, Masbate Island, Cap tured by Col Hardin. Manila, May 27 ?Scooting, small engagements aod the capture of arms and prisoners continue daily in northern Luzon. Last week's operations by the Ninth, Twelfth, Thirty third, Thirty fourth aod Thirty sixth regiments re sulted io the kiliiog of 46 of the enemy, the taking 180 prisoners aod tbe capture of 300 rifiss and a quantity of ammunition. Coi Edward E. Hardio, with, three companies of the Tweoty-oiath regi ment, and blue jackets from the gunboat; Helena, landed at Paiooog, Masbate isleod, under tbe enemy's fire, rooted the insurgents aod, after an engagement lasting half an hour, occu pied the towo without casualties The insurgent commander, with 20 officers aod 200 meo, surreodered on May 20ch, giviog up a hundred rifles. An impressive ssene occurred on the plszi, when the prisoners were disarmed aod liberated. Tbe islanders were found suffering from lack of food, owiog to rhe blockade and the American author ities are endeavoring to relieve them. Peace reigns aod no trouble is ex pected in Manila, although the city is srowded with people from the provinces who are leaviog the unprotected ham lets in order to avoid the cooscriptioo which tbe insurgent leaders are eoforc iog, as well as robbery aod outrages at che bands cf roving iosurgeots aod bao dits. The investigation of the ebarge against Brig Gen Freokerick Funstoo af having summarily executed two natives in tbe province of Zambales has resulted in the discontinuance ef the proceedings. It developed tbe fact that Gen Funstoo caught tbe oatives in the very act of murdering bound Macabebe scouts. His action, io view of the jircomstacoee, was regarded as justifia ble. THE COTTON GROWERS' TRUST. Maooo, Ga., May 26.?A large num ber of delegates, composing the execu tive and business committees, appointed at the State Convention of the- Georgia CottoD Growers' Protective Aesociatioo, held at Maooo, May 12, met today a Booference at tbe Chamber of Com merce roonrt io this city. The com mittees were clothed wirb foil power to outline aod adopt plaoe for the future work of the associatioo acd to place the movement oo ao active business footing. The plan of organization aod method of carrying on the work, to gether with constitution aod by laws for goverrmsnt of tbe association, sub mitted by President C. Harvie Jordan, were adopted after a long discussion or several plans submitted along tbe same line. Active steps will be a* once tallen to secure local organization in every cottoo growicg county io thy State The president was authorized to pr-ceed, by correspondence wi;h bead officials io other states, to secure the organization of tbe entire cottoti belt by tbe middle of August. Other 9tatee will be asked to unite with Gc-or gi? io the movement and establish a central bureau in this State, which will exercise a general superiorendece ever all the diff?rent State bareaus. A committee of five members of tbe exeeutive committee, with President. Jordan as chairman, was appoioted to confer with the State Bankers' Associa tioo, which meets at Lithia Spriogs on Juoe 13, to obt&io the formulation of a plan oo tbe part of the State banks for meeting the demand of the producers next season in regard to loans on cottco in storage Themovemeot of the cottoo growers to perfect a plan by which tbe cotton crop of the South cao be market ed dur??ig a longer period of timo, thereby forciag a belter price for the raw material before the staple leaves the farmers* hands, is creation greet eotna sia6m throughout the ootton belt. Tho place adopted today are considered by the bankers acd business meo gener ally, as feasible, practicable an? capable of acoompiishmoot. O.'ber State3 in tbe cotton belt have been already hoard from, givicg assurances of hearty co operation in tbe movement, and preparations are now being made for calling conventions and perfecting a system of organization similar to tho oo e io Georgia. Anotber Leak Opened. Wabbiogton, May 26 ?Secretary of tbe loterior Hitchcock today rendered ? decision which will be of interest. t.? a class of pension claimants Tbc questo aroFe under th-* statute giving a pension to children undor 16 years of age at the date of the disabled soldier father's dpatb, and under the statute limiting ?he time for filing claims for pension. The secretary holds that Ser non 4 702 or tbe Revised Statute?, ! gran ting a pension t-; minor children, docs not require that the application fh rt for bs made before the ~::ii:i amaine the age of lo" years, and i:;=.r tbc Act ! mm of March Vi. ?tf<9, limiting the time </ j filing claims for pension, is not applica- ? lie to claimant ?ho were a wrier 16 yearn of age Joiy 1, 1880. In e.>r^-.> oaeoee h'.- directs tbe commissioner of pensions to proceed with (ho considera tioo acd deoifion of these claims in ail instances where tbc claimant was under 16 years of age July 1, 1880. Statement as to Claims. Mr. Gantt Goes Into the De tails of the Matter. THE PACTS AND THE FIGURES The discovery of the long-sought "Exhibit A" of State Agent James A. Black, in the rubbish room of the State house by Mr W. H. Yeidei! Saturday is an event of no little con sequence to Seutb Carolina This famous document is a printed pam phlet of 82 pages, enumerating the claims on account of the Revolution ary war with references to documents and papers in the possession of the State ; and establishes the fact that there was paid by tbe State of South Carolina $316,947.76, which has never been refunded to her. With simple interest at 5 per cent this single claim would aggregate a sum exceeding $2,000 000. Chief Clerk Jesse T. Gantt, of the office of the secretary of State, wbo has been at work some time gather ing documents in the possession of tbe State bearing upon the matter, and wbo has succeeded in getting together a large mass of reports, in cluding that of John A Black to the legislature of 1858 and the books of original entry and many of the origi nal receipts for the paymeut on ac counts of the Revolutionary war compiled by Black in his various exhibits, makes the following state ment of the present status of the effort to secure an accounting with Cncie Sam : AMOUNTS DUE SOUTH CARO LINA. Scuth Carolina has four separate and distinct classes of claims against the United States arising respective ly from the Revolutionary war, the war of 1812, the Semin?le or Florida war, and the Mexican war The Revolutionary war claims ag gregale by far the largest sum, aud it is with these.that Mr Black's print ed exhibit deals. The United States, pursuant to an act of congress, made a compiete settlement with South Carolina of all sums paid by the State on account of tbe War of Independ* enee, in 1793 At the time the set tlement was made, however, South Carolina owed large sums in France and Holland for supplies furnished and services rendered in the common defense As South Carolina bad not paid, but still owed, subject to ad justment of these amounts, she could p'it in no claim for their repayment. They were gradually aggregated aud certificates of indebtedness given, aud for 40 years the State was still paying tbem It is a remarkable fact that notwithstanding the existence of an act of congress authorizing their repayment, no effort was made by the State to have the genera! gov ernment refund the amount Not until James A Black took up the work were they even aggregated, and Mr Biack even did little beyond aggregating tbem, considering it the best policy to first press the later 3nd smaller claims outstanding I am confident that all the originai docu ments and books of original entry to j substantiate ihr. printed ?talement ? cf Mr Black, and even many of the original receipts, are accessible in the State house, and I have succeed ed in collecting a great many of the j most important This claim amounts, without interest, to $316,947 75. ac cording to Mr Black e statement The two classes of claims upon which Senator Tillman has been working and which he has establish ed beyond question, aggregate about a half million dollars, including in terest to this time Senator Tillman employed Mr Baker, of the senate library, an efficient young man ap pointed from Abbeville county in thie State, and by indefatigible labor by resolutions of inquiry which he sue ceeded in getting through the senate and by systematic examination of the archives of the national government, has secured full infomation for ? heir establishment In an interesting ex hibit compiled by Senator Tillman and published as a part of the con gressional record, it is shown that in refunding the large sums expended by this State in the War of 1812, the national government laid down the principle that she would pay interest only where the State had paid inter est?that where tbe State used money of her own, no interest thereon could be collected In settling the claims for the expenditures in the Semin?le War, the government declined to pay any interest at ail. It was to the collection of these in terest claims that Biack devoted his energies in 1858, 1859 and 1860. and upon which he secured the admission of tbe United States treasurer of an indebtedness of $202,230,90 in 1859 A bill carrying.an appropriation lor this sum twice passed the senate, but in 1 SCO r when the bill reached the house, Virginia Meine nu? other States having like claims, j amended the bill by aiding an appro j priation to liquidate tbeir ci::ir::? The bill finally was loaded down with an ! appropriation of ?1 600,000.when the j members of congress from tb ? States i having no claims combined and ow I ing to the strained relation between the United Stateti and South Carolina, succeeded in defeating it However, since the war, the other States having like claims, who did not labor under the load of prejudice heaped upon South Carolina, applied to congress aud were successful in their efforts to secare the same dae them, leaving; South Carolina tbe only unpaid claimant. Senator Tillman has been giving to the promotion of this claim earnest work, and is confident that he will succeed in bis efforts His personal influence in tbe senate is great, and bis position on tbe appropriation committee of that body enables him to press bis measure to advantage If an appropriation is secured it will be due to his efforts, with the active cooperation of the other mem bers Of congrees from this State. He desires no lobbyists or promoters sent him from Soutli Carolina, and if an appropriation is i secured it will have attached to it a clause that no commission or fee shall be paid any one for services in ! its collection, but every cent will go into the State Treasuiy, where it risrhtiuilv belongs No evidence is needed to establish these claims? every fact is clear and distinct?and the only question at issue is whether the United States will deal with South Carolina as she has dealt with the other States * The other class of claims?for ex penditures is raising, subsisting and transporting volunteers to the Mexi can War, aggregated according to a j computation of the third auditor of the treasury in 1S58, $32,162 41 I The general government settled with Gov Johnson for a part of the ex penditures of tbe State in 1848. Mr Black, as shown by his report to Gov Alston in ls58, discovered that Maj Eives, the paymaster of tbe Palmetto regiment, efter settling with tbe State authorities, carried bis vouchers to his home, and that there bad been no offort to collect them from the general government Mr Black found these vouchers in the possession of Maj Eaves and with the consent of Gov Alston, deposited them with the third auditor of the treasury, who was authorized by an act of congress to audit and pay them However, it was found that there was no appropriation available, aod Mr Biack was informed by the treasury department that they were approved and would be paid as soon as congress could be induced to ap propriate the money. Senator Till man teils me that the secretary of the treasury claims that be holds Black's receipts for ?18,000 paid thereon in January, 1858 If this amount was ever temed over to the State authorities, as the treasury reports fail to record its receipts, and in 1860, Gov Gist ap pealed to the legislature to pay Mr Blacks an additional ?500 for bis eer vices, on the grouod that having col lected nothing, he bad secured no commission These vouchers should be oc fi:e in the treasury department ?n Washington Mr Black makes no referer-c? to tbcm in his "Exhibir. A," nor has there anywhere bsen fou?d ac itemized stale meat cf them. DUE BY TBE STATE The United States holds bonds of the Sr?te of Soatn Carolina which ai'gre 2*te w : : h ititeres- io this time. ?243. U?0 They were purchased m the open market as no investmaoc of the indi?n trust far.d in the act refund in?; the indebtedness of S^uth Carolina these; bonde were deciatc? in par fraudulent, and the &c; authorized their refusamene at 50 cents on the dci.'or Tbij settlement, the United Scates refused, and since 1877 has been hr.id ing these bonds without; receiving acy interest thereon Frequent demands for their payment have bten made to tbe State, but invariably tbe answer has been retarned by our authorities that tbe geseral government mc?t accept the settlement accorded other holders, or take nothing Finally an acr of congress repaid to the Indian trust, fend the face amount and turned them into the United Spates treasury as a generai asset. Under tbe act cf congress by which ine payment of the Spanish W3T claims du? tbe State was made, the United States treasury wa* au'.horiz.'d to sue the S'ata for t?eir recovery j The United Stare- aiso bnl.-n against S^u-h Carolina a c!a-?u o; ?235,000 for ordii aice stores belonging to it-e Unfed States which were seized ;n Charleston by order r.r Gov P?eteos ii? December, 1860. after the adoption ot the ordinance of recession bu? before Fort Sumter was fired upon It is upon th?9 claim thet che United States treasurer began euit in tbo supreme court recently The action was douot less prompted by a resolution which Senator Tillman succeeded in geling through tbe senate directing the United S ates treasurer to report to congress tbe indebtedness of the United Sta es ro S'iuth Carolina, and i> ao < ffort to find something with wfcict? to tfT?et ite just a;>d equitable claim* Oeiu^ urged hy Seoaror fi'imao Tha discovery of the ' Exhibit A" by Mr Ysiccll is very opportune at this t:m:, as the treasury ? department, is required to file a state ! ment of the claims during June To Hon . G. Evans, of E?gifijid. i* due the credit of ine presesi agita t'ior: of the claims by a res; !u ion winch h introduce; in the g cerai ass mbjj :?t the session <? 1S?S. A' the -a of 1899 Sectary of Srate Co per directed he ? ? t.:?o:; cf ti e chsirc;en >: several committees o? tho generai assembly to the no-.? famous rubbish room of tbc State house, aod rococo mended a small appropriation to pur to order the valuable rreords it contained Faiimg in this * ff rt. ho empiuyed a man for ihe work, continuing the work as locg as his contingent fund as teo etary of state wouid permit. Gc? MeSweeoey io bis message to the recent generai assembly recommended that provision be made for a farther exaaiiearion of this rabbish tola, etating his belief that Mr BiaokiJ report could be foaod therein. This recommendation led to tbe discoveries which bave been made Mr W. R. Yeldell has been working faithfully and energetically for a month, aod almost after all hope of fiadiog the report of Mr Black bad beeo abandoned, recov ered it from a pile of papers covered up io rubbish jn ono comer of the room. He deserves much praise for his successful work. MILLINERY HINTS. Summer Hats and tbe Newest Trim minsra For Them. White will predominate among summer hats. A hat entirely of dead white is rather trying to the complexion, "but trimmed with black or colors it is usually becoming. Straws of many delicate f J straw capote. tones are also shown and are immensely trimmed with crepe de chine, mousseline de soie and chiffon. r Fruit is the season's chief millinery "V ^novelty. Grapes?blue, purple and green ?with foliage, are first favorites, and next come cherries in all the natural shades. There are also charming wreaths and trails of strawberries, fruit and leaves together, which are most effective on wide brimmed straw hats of the rus tic order. Among flowers immense roses, poppies and orchids predominate. Foli age is well represented, both plain and variegated, and a great deal of maiden hair fern is used. Violets, so long a fa vorite, still retain their prestige. Veils with fiat velvet spots are more worn than those with chenille dots, but the velvet particles, which are only stuck on the net. are apt io drop off. while the chenille dots, which are woven into the tissue, retain their position. A picture is given, of a hat of ficelle lace straw. It has a crown of violets, and the brim, which is much rippled and twisted, is lined with shirred mauve mousseline de soie. ?n front is a clus ter of violets, the stems of-which are turned upward to form an erect aigret. This hat accompanies a tailor made gows of fawn cloth, trimmed with large pear! V* buttons. Judic Cnoi.LET. Pt??sc Teetb o? Antiquity. The manufacture aud use cf false tool h are undoubtedly of great aL tiqnity. The ancient Egyptians were no tnean dentists. Jaw-bones of mum mies have been found with false teeth in them, and also with teeth tilled with gold. The ancient Greeks also knew how to lili teeth with gold: also how to make false* teeth. There is plentiful ?vidence cf skilled dentistry among the Hornaus, for many of the Latin authors have references to false teeth. In the "Reman Laws of the Tvelve Tables** there are distinct references to artificial teeth. The first part of" No. 10 forbids useless expense :;t funerals in general, but an exception is permitted by No*. 11. which allows that the geld fillings of false teeth or the gold with which tiny were bound sbouhi he buried or burned with the deceased The .'lost rrtirram:nnt;ca?. literary tua? who has just returned from the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania says that he found a great quantity of "local color" there. He also says he heard the most un grammatical sentence while there that ever came under his notice. He was strolling through a mining village in Schuylkill county when he heard a wo man calling, and at some distance off saw several children who were playing in the road. When he reached thrm. he said kindly: "Your mother is calling you. chil dren." The largest child, a girl of about 10 years, turned to him and said: **Her ain't a-eallin we: us don't be t?m: to she."?New York Times. 5Cavi-::.-, and Tradc-.Mar!:s obtained and all Pat-" e< at i"...-::iC!?sconr*uctsu for Moderate Fees. < IOLROFncc;sO.?.?os:t? U.S. Paten romice* and v. e caasccurc patent ;a less lime thaa .hose} a>c:id mocci, dra\v:n? or photo., with dcscrip-< tion. "We advise, if patentable or not. free of! charge. Our lee not due till patent is secured. \ a "pamphlet, ** How ?o Obtain Patents," vrith? cost same in the U. S. and foreign countries* sent free. Address, t C.A.SNOW&CO. Opp. patent Office. Washington, D. C. <