Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1892, Page 8

WASHINGTON'S BOGUS BUTTER Revenue Authorities Make Startling Dis- coveries in the Market Stalls, * OLEOMARGARINE GENERALLY SOLD ttis Taken From the Original Corks and nted as the Pure Artic the People Are Worked at the Capital, Tow 513 FoUuRTEENTH STREET, Wasnisaros, D, ., Feb. 14, Rural readers of these dispatches will be interested in learniog that the internal reve sue authorities here have aiscovered that outterine and oleomargarine 1s sold in tho leading market stalls of Washington as pure 4airy butter, and that it is served as such at the principal hotels, aud there appears to be %0 law to puaish the offense. The oleomar~ parine is sold from the original casks, tubs ana firkins, which are properly branded as requirea by law, but the firkins, casks or tubs are never seen except by the dealers, S0 oleomargarine is taken from the original packages and displayed on the counters with pure butter and where no mention is made of oleo by the purchaser, uono is wade by the dealer, and thus no misrepresentation is made, although the purchaser belioves he buys pure butter when he gets oleo four times out of five. Congress will bo asked to amend the law so s to require the dealers’ brand to be on every piece of oleo in the roll or bulk as it goes 1nto the bands of the purchaser, so as to planly ahow what it is, and no place will be left for traud, p The present law is broad enough if en- forced rigidly. It directs that all olcomar garioe when sold, whether in firkins or rolls, must bo stamped as such, the penalty for disregarding this act being a fine of $100, one-nalf of the amount to go to the informer. The greatost harm done the logitimate dealers by the sale of oleomargarine is through the small grovery stores which_scll the stufl to their customers as butter. It is belicvea the oleomargarine law is avery- where disregarded by the retailers to a large extent. Must Have Plenty of Fresh Alr, Congressman Stump, chairman of the fm- migration committee in the house, has intro- duced a bill 1o chango the existing law re- gavding tho space alloted to passengers on transatlautio steamships regarding which there is continual complaint by friends of the immigrants, According to the new law this new bill 1o steamship is to have more than three decks for carrying passengers nor1s any of them to be more than five fect below the water line. On the upper dack av least 150 cubic feet must be ailowed to every passenger. On the main deck it is in- creased 10200 cubic foot and ou the deck Dbelow the main deck to 250 cubic feot. Sail- ing vessels aro allowed only one passengor deck and on this 150 cubic feev must bo wllowed to every passonger. Mastors of steamships under this law are to bo fined $100 for every passenger 1n excess of these space regulations. An exception is made in case of passengers who are picked up at sea in distress. The same bill makes elaborate provision for all the points made by those persons who have interested themselves i immigrants, transportation, such as separation of the sexcs, and improved sanitary regulations, As Congressmun Stump is on tno_closest re- lations with Commissioner of Ewmigration Owen and Chairman Chandler of the senate committee on emigration, 1t is more than likely that the bill will find no difliculty in vassing both branches of congress and re- ceiving executive approval. His For a number of years an old man, white haired and stooping, haunted the corridors of tho capitol. He was always at the door of the senate committee on Indian affuirs. Sen- ator Stockbridge of Michigan, who is'a mem- ber of that committee, used to e the ola man frequently and chat with him. But he disappeared from the corridors some months ago and it was afterwards learned that he bad died. The cause for which he so long pleaded to Stockoridge and other members of the committee goes marching ov, aud it gives another instance of the ingratitude of rflle government to those who served it faith- ully. Te:m name of the ola man was Boone, a son ot the famous Daniel Boone. Nearly fifty years ago tho Indian Territory covered not only tho area which is now in it, but also Coiorado and other surrounding territory. The government had made many efforts Lo have the [ndians surrender their hold on the locality which is now known as Colorado and these ¢forts bad been in vain. Finally it was deculed to secure the services of one of the Boones, whoso name in those days was magical to many of the Indians, One of them was commissioned to go to the Indian coun- try and secure the treaty. He went among the tribes, sending out runners to assemblo them and giving them huge feasts when they got together. At ore time he applied to eral Sedgw! at Ilort Kehoe to feea the 1,000 or more Indians who tad assembled for treaty negotiations, as they would not attend to business unless they bad been fed. But the army ofticials declined to feed such a multitude, and in desperation Boone had to spend $1,500 in getting pro- visions for the great crowd. He carried through the treaty negotiations and was successtul in baving the Indians turn ove! to the government the vast tract now known as Colorado, greater in extent than the en- tire state of Pennsylvania. Considering the siver and mineral wealth whnich Las been developed in Colorado, the treaty was much more important than the celebrated one whi William Penn negotiated with the Iudians. Wasnixatox Bureau or tne Bre, } orts Were' Not Appreciated. Died in Poverty, That trausaction occurred over fifty vears ago, and from that time to this neither Boone nor his representatives have received B penny, either for the long services in pegotiating with the Indians or for the uctual expense of traveling among them, sending out ruuners and paying for their feasts, For a time Boone lived at Kansas City, and bo freauently petitioned congress to make some recognition of his services and to pay back his actual outlay. But the thing dragged along. Later Boone came to Wash- ington and endeavored by personal solicita- tion to have bis services recognized. It was almost pitiful 1n his later days to hear the old mun relate tho story of bis experience with the Indiaus, and then his story of the needs of his family, But congress never sheds toars. It has too much politics in its makeup 1o give much time to sentiment, or even to justice. So that poor ola Boone wandered through the capitol corridors, session after session, ploading for what was unquestion- ably due him. He died pleading, and with the government owing him money which he had actually paid spent in its bebalf. The family are still urging the claiw, It is in the hands of Senator Stockbridge, and before long ho will present to the senate & Teport on e subject. An Linproved Postal Service, ““The oldest clerk’ suys that at no time in its history has thore been & bettor spirit manifested throughout the Postofiice depart- went than sinee the inauguration, on July 1 last, of the merit system of promotions, There is & maried diminution of petty irreg. ularities and a corresponding increase iu the uality and quantity of work performed. Each clerk feels that his advancement de- pends entirely upon himself; which may not please those who have hitherto dependea upon other influence, but certainly it has ratified the vust majority of the working or2e, Who feel that their pay should be com mensurate with their work and zeal, All this Is proved by the fact that in six months not much less than one-half of the clerks bave undertaken the promotion examina tions. Of those thus far examived one in pvery four has received & promotion. The pxaminations lay the greatest stress upon the oftice work, and questions upon these subjects aro ospecially framea for each ex- amivation and with particular reference to each body of clerks examined, The same spirit 18 now showing itself roughout the branches of the service to which a similar system has been extended. In the railway mall service, as wellas in Bvery postoffice where there ara fifty or more employes, the merit system started in tue department is now in active operation. Fach railway postal clerk with a desire for trans- for to the more congenial duties in the de- partment at Washington, sna every clerk * with similar ambitions in egch of the fifty targe city postoftices, is now waking a record upon which will depend his chances for this transfor. This rocord is kept up from day to any; and anyons who has ever put into practice similar methods in business may rendily conceive, as the postmaster general has boen heard to say, the tremendous effect upon this largo body of people who see a way for their advarcement. Theso transfers are t0 be from those raported quarterly to be the most deserving. The advantago of this ar- rangement is not alone to the postoffices and the railway mail servico, and to the emyloyes of both, but also to the central department at Washington, which thus secures to fill ity clérical vacancles persons who, prior to their entrance, have had postal oxperience, Judge MeDI On Towa Polities, Judge J. W. MeDill of Towa who was recently appointed interstato commerco com missioner says this of lowa politics: *‘Gov- ernor Boies' election was not a political victory. It represorted the combined ele meut of dissatisfied republicans and the eutire democratic party. 1 think lowa will cortainly cast its electoral vote for Harrison. This is made more certain 1 my opinion by the dociaration of Mr. Blaine that he is not a candidate. The allianco is not very strong in lowa. The prohibitionists there generally vote the republican ticket. The prohibition party — proper is now a very unimportant factor in Iowa politics, T think wore Governor Boies given a place, eitber first or second on the national democratic ticket, local pride would induce a numver of voters, republican in sentiment, to vote the national democratic ticket, though not enough to swing out of the re- publican line. The legislature is in session, and from present indicatious thero will be no change in the iiquor law, the republicans holding the house and tne democrats the senate,” Mr. and Mrs, H, W. Yates of Omaha ar- rived today to visit Senator ¢nd Mrs. Man- derson, Frank Johason, Colonel C. T. McCoy, Judge John H. Drake, Colonal M. H. Day, Frank Alexander, Mel- ville Grigsby and Indian Disbursing Agent Samuel Elroa, all woll known citizens of South Dakota, are in the city. Mrs. Dolliver of Towa, sister of the Hawk- ©y0 congressman of the sanie name, is spend. ing the wiuter here and in an interview pub- lished today says she hears more talk about tho weather of Washington than all things elso and concludes that the clements of nature aro more important in this congress than leislation or politics, Miss Killbourne of lowa is tho guest of Mrs. Geneval Schotield, hor sister. There is every reason to® believe now, as exclusiveiy anticipated in these dispatches some mouths ago, that tho result of tho statehood agitation before the house commit- tee on territories will be the adoption of a bill admitting Avizona and Oklahoma to statehood. Such a measure will receive prompt and favorable action in the senate and the unbesitating signature of President Harvison. Neithor Utah uor New Mexico ¢an come 1n just yet. P. S, H s S S “What shall 1 do!” the maiden cried. “He will be here tonight and my hands are chiapped; however I have a bottle of Salva- tion O1L.” Old remedies under the new names are being constantly introduced to the public, but Dr. Buli’s cough syrup still maintains 1ts pre-emincnce, Drunkenn A disease, treated nently cured, Sharp of Ogden, U. T. is at the ™ as such and perma- No publicity. No infirm- ary. Home treatment. Harmless and effectual. ~ Refer by permission to Bur- lington Hawkeye. Send 2 stamp for pamphlet. Shokoquon Chemi Co., Burlington, Is. R Any grocer ean supply you with Quail rolled oufs—delicious for breakfust. —a At Eden Musee, Commencing today, the paragon of dancers, Mrs. Millie Price-Dow, who has achiewed more than the combined triumphs of Ellsler, Montez, Cubas, or Carmencita. The appears at 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 o’clock daily, excpt Friday, then at2, 3, 4, 8,9 and 10 oclock. e e RNOR BOYD'S 1 Special Train for Lincoln. On Monday, February 15, the Bur- lington route will run ‘a special train from Omaha "to Lincoln, leaving the union depot, Omaha, at 9:30 a. m. and returning from Lincoln at midnight nediately after the banquet). skets will be sold for this train and all regular trains of Monday at one fare for the round trip. Tickets good to return until 18th inst. J. I'RANCIS, Gen’l Pass. and Tkt. Agt., Omaha, Neb. W. F. VaiLL, City Ticket Agt., 1223 Farnam St. e S A Return Ticket. A man can travel a long way on whisky and can travel fast while he 18 oing, but he can seldom get back when he wants to. If you are traveling by that route you had better get a return ticket while you have the cpportunity. The Houston cure will get you back for a fraction of what it cost to carry you where you are, The institute is located at the corner of 15th and Howard streets in this city. It has been open for three weeks and has alréady treated four patients for the morphine and twenty-eight for the liguor habit. The testimonials of the putients already cured, which will be published laler, are convincing evidence of the efficacy of the Houston cure. For particulars as to treatment, etc., call at or address the Houston Cure in- stitute, 15th and Howard streets, Omaha, AUGURATION, —~—— Louiy to New York in 81 Hours In a Solid Vestibule Train, Commendable and not unusual enter- prise has prompted the wideawake management of the Vandalia and Penn- sylvania lines to inaugurate on Monday noxt, the 15th inst., improved passenger sorvice, consisting of brand new vesti- bule conches and parlor smoking cars, which will run through on and after that date, with Pullman dining and sleeping cars in a_ solid vestibule train from St. Louis to New York, leaving St. Louis daily-at 8:10 a, m. Only first-class tickets ncoepted, Address Chesbrough, Vandalia Line, St. Louis, AMUSEMENTS, St. The character of Uncle Hiram evidently was suggested by Joshua Whitcomb and Jed Prouty, and it afforded entertainment to two sudiences at the Farnam Street theater yes- terday. Uncle Hiram comes from Vermont to visit his nephew, a bank cashier in New York. The nephew is unjustly suspected of the murder of the bank 'preliuenl, and Uncle Hiram startsout in New York to unravel the mystery, during which he visits a gamb. ling room und hus @ variety of adventures, A. H. Woodhull gives an _amusing portrayal of the farmer, and Miss Troja Griswold is a sprightly soubrette, who adds entertainment by disguising herself asa man about town and as & German servant girl. The play is not pretentious, - but the story and the char. ncéun sustain an average audience's inter- est. e —— The Grippe Raging in Alabama. “La gri ppo 18 ragiog here and I find Chamberiain’s cough remedy to be a certain cure for 1it,” s W. G. Johns of Trim- ble, Cullman company, Ala. Mr. Johns ordered a supply of the remedy to be shippod by express as quickly as possible. There is no question but this remedy is of great value in tho treatment of Lo grip especially on account of its countes ng any tendency of the disease toward p onta, "It is also a prompt and cortaui cure for the cough which usuaily follows an attack of grip. 25 and 50 ceut bottles for sale by druggists. e At Eden Musee, Commencing today, Mrs. Millie Price-Dow, the dancing poem. She ap- pears in long skirws only, which she manipulates with a g¥ace and pictur- esque freedom none but herself could display, She ap{m rs at 8, 4, 8, 9 und 10 o'clock, except Friday, then 2, 8, 4, 8, 9 and 10 o'clock, B i T Housekeepera will flad Quail rolled oats the best made, OMAHA THE NURSERY OF GENIUS The Patent Laws and Patent Office and How They Operate. IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS TO INVENTORS | Note the Germ and Sketch Its Develop- ment for Fature Reference—~Amus- ing Claims of Patent Applicants, The question of priority of invention be- tween rival claimants has often been sottled by the production of a sketch or or a draw ing proved to have been made by an inventor shortly after the conception of his lnvention Every inventor should make it & point to preserve all sketches or models, and keep some permanent memoranda as to the date the same was made. Thero is no telling when an foventor may be called upon to prove when he conceived ard completed his ivention. Uunder the laws of the Unitea States, should two applications be pending at the same time for the same invention the commissioner of putents will de- clare an interference proceeding for the pur pose of establishing which of two applicants is the first inventor and henceentitled to the patent. Likewisc if an applicant for a patent makes affidavit that he completed . his inven- tion before the filing of any application on which a patent has already been granted for the samoe invention the application and pat- tent will be placed in interference. Kach party is then required to tile a sworn state- ment setting forth as accurately as possible the time when he tirst conceived his fuven- tion; when he first disclosed it to others; the 'date or dates upon which he made sketches or drawings, and model; and when hie reduced his invention to actual practize, Then oach party 1s ordinarily required 10 take tesimony to prove the allegations and dates 1 his preliminary statement. Then it is that the inventor who has pro- served his original sketches and models has the advantage, provided he can affirm by the testimony of others that his dates aro rectiy given. It is upon such sketches or iels that interference proceedings are often ided in favor of him who thus kupports his 150 by indisputable evidence. It is always well to discloso an vention to some person in whom one has confidence, and have it so understood by them that in the event of an interforence proceeding they can identity the invention as the one previously disclosed to thom, Delay Is Dangerous, In the eyes of the patent law ho who first files his application for patent is presumed to 0o the first inventor, and in the event of an interference proceeding being daclarad be- tween his application and one filed subse- quently thereto, the onus is upon the second applicant to prove that he conceived anda completed his invention before the first ap. plicant filed his case, and he is also put to the necessity of showing why his application was not earlier filed. Hence to delay the filing of an application for patent very fro- quently jeopardizes one’s rights. If a man ullows his invention to stund for a consider- able time and takes no steps toward proour- ing a patent therefor, and another, subse- quently, conceives and complotes the samo invention, but is the first to file his appiica- tion, he will be awarded priority of invention, unless the fivst inveator can show good and suflicient excuse for his delay. Many recent cases illustrate this point. “A," residing n California, invented a certain mining machine 1 1884, Although amply able to pay for pat- onting his invention, he took no steps in that direction until August, 1880, “B,” living in Colorado, inventea an exactly similar ma- chine 1w Docember, 1885, and filed his appli- cation for patent the following March. Upon the filing of A’s application 1 August an iu- terference was declared, but because of A's want of diligence the patent was granted toB. Inventors will always find it to their ad- vantage to be diligent in their endeavors to apply for patents for their inventions, ana in view of the litigation that might arise should always preserve their sketches and models. Some Amusing Cases. Asa rule, the general public entertains peculiar notions concerning patents for in- ventious and the requirements of the patent office as to the mode of procedure in order to obtain a patent. Many imagine that it is only nocessary to send a ietter and sketch of model to the patent ofice and letters patent will be granted forthwith. Then again oth- ers who have once been represented by an at- torney before the patent office think that they can by imitating that portion of his work with which they are acquainted secure all the protection they require. lu somo in- stances they succeed in iraming their appli- cation so that it will be received, and they may be eventually awarded a patent. But until their patent s examined by some expe- rienced attorney they are ignorvant of the fact that they have forfeited the fruits of their invention. Many valuable inventions arc thus lost, because tho claims in tho pat- ent are 100 broad, or too limited, and hence easily evaded. The patentoffico will seldom, if ever, advise an applicant that he is enti- tled to broader claims than thoso he presents. The idea of a claim in & patent 15 some- thing that is viewed in many lights by tho inexperionced inventor, and numerous amusing instances are on record n the patent office. One farmer in Illinois filed his own application for putent for an im- proved fire escape, and instead of claimiag the mechanical structure as his invention s claim read as follows: “[ claim for my improved portable fire escapo that it shall be used on every government building in the Unitea States.”” Of course 1f the govern- ment granted such & claim hé” would have been sure of remuneration. Another amus- ing claim was mado not very long since in u case for a new underground conduit for telegraph wires. Itread: “Iclaim the total obliteration of overhead wires,” —something like what the cyclone gives us occasionally witho 1t any patent either. ~ Some cases are filed by the facetious, and their perusal is the occasion of much merriment. One applica- tion was entitled ““A cheap horse corn planter.,” The inventor(!) proposed to attach a corn-planting chute or hopper to each leg of a *'cheap horse,” and to provide a corpulent driver for the purpose, as he claimed, of wreventing the horse from going too fast. He also claimed the right to use the vertically erected tail of a cheap horse as a scarecrow. A very recent patent was for a device to Indi- cate when a person has been buried alive. The inventor proposed to connect A tube with the lid of & coftin and extend the same above the grave. Through this tube he rana rope, the lower end of which is piaced i the hands of the corpse, while its upper end is connected to a bell near the grave. The 1dea 1s that if the corpse sbould happen to regain consciousness a pull on the rope would result in giving the desirea alurm, Phe most persistent of all inventors, though, is he who 1magines he has solved the prob- lem of perpetual motion. He is continuously with us, Today he wil write from some ra- mote corner of the country; tomorrow frow one of the big cities; and so on every few days the mail brings glowing accounts of the discovery upon which the mventor has been at work for years, spendiug many weary days and nights in studying the momentous question, But when he is asked to produce a working model then he finds that his time, labor and money have been spent in vain fol~ lowing & useless line of exneriment. Many are spurred on in this direction by the un- founded story started many years ago that the government of the United States has of- fered a large reward to the perfector of a “perpetual motion machine,” This rumor has also been extensively circulated regarding car couplings, but it is needless to say that it is totally without foundation ia point of fact. In 1854 the patent office granted a patent for a tupe-worm trap, the invention of & vhy- sician in Indisua, His device consisted of & ylindrical box made of gold, piatina, “or other meal nov easily corroded.” This box was to be three-quarters of an inch long and one-quarter of an fuch in diameter,” The in- ventor proposed to place & suitable bait within the box, ana in one side of the latter to form an opening, in which it was thought the worm would insert its head. This tra) was to beattached toa string ‘'and swallow by the patient after & fast of suitable duration to make the worm ‘‘Tne worm,” the specification recites, “'seizes the bait and its head is caught in the trap, whicn 18 then withdrawn from the patient's stom- ach by the string which has been left bang- ing from the mouth, dragging after it the whole lengib of the worm.” Whether or aot DAILY BEE: MONDAY ssful to en- theinvention was ower tried with su rosults the moedicall journals fail lighten us, MOW TO SHEURE A PATENT, Directions to Inventors Issued by The Bee Burcan of Claims, To the inventor the all important question presents Itself, “How can 1 securea patontd” ond to this Tae BereiBureau offers tho fol- lowing explanation: Tuventors as a class are not familiar with the laws under which letters patent aro granted, the forms sind practice in the patent office at Washington and the technical methods of casting specifications and claims to properly protect their inventions against infringors, yet the value of the patent and even its validity depend largely upon the careful and expert preparation of the case. Specifications must be drawn to fully dis- close the invention, to distinguish between what is new and what is old, and claims, upon which the value and validity of the patent depend, must bo cast to fully cover the invention yet not to encroach upon pat- ents already granted, Failure in either of these respects often renders the patent value- less orvoid. The employment of counsel skilled in patent law 1s thorefore usually a prerequisita to the proper prosscution of a case and a graut of a valuable patent. Many inventors suffer the loss of benefits that should be derived from valuable inven- tions owing to insuflicient protection by pat- ets procured through incompetent or’ care- less agents, etc nted, Under the laws of the UnitedStates let ters patent aro granted to any person who has invented or discovered any new and uss ful ary, machine, manufacturo or composition of matter, or has invented any new or useful improvement thercon. Term of Patent, A patent i3 granted for soventeon years, during which time tho owner has solo and exclusive right to make, use and sell tho patented invention, How to Proceed, For economic reasons before making ap- plication? to the patent oftice for a patent, the novelty and patentability of the inven- tiongshould be ascertained, because, if tho invention is not now or not patentable an unnecessary expense is incurred by filing an application” on which a putent can never be granted, ete, The first thing to be done is to find out whethor or not the invention is new and patentable, IFor advice on the point it is necessary to send to the bureau a rough or complote sketch or o photograph of tho invention, to- gother with & brief description thereof, setting forth the object of tho improve- meuts, the arraugement of the parts and the advantages attained. While a modei is very seldom necessary, yet it is often of great assistance. The latter can bo made of any cheap material, ard will be returned 1f n request is made to that effect. Upon receipt of the data mentioned =uffic- ient to enable the invention to be understood our counsel will at_once examine thereinto, and will advise without charge what is the best course to pursue and will express an opinion, from their knowledge of the arts and patents alveady geanted, as 10 the patent- abilty of the invention In this connectionfit is recommended that the best und safest course is to have a special _soarch made in the patent oftice to ascertain whether or not the invention has beon heretofore patented. The advantage of such a search is that if noanticipating patent is discovered the application can be filed with a greater decree of cortainty, whereas if the invention is found to be old all further ex- pense is avoided. The costol a search of this nature is $5, and with the report of the result thereof the inventor will be furnished with copies of such patents, if any, as em- brace his ideas. It is much better to have this search made in the outset before inc ur ring auy oxpense whatever regarding the ap plication for patent. If1t 1s tould that he invention is n ew and pateutable the clientis advised to proceod with the filing of an application for patent, and will then be: requested to remit $I5 to cover the: first. gevernment feo and £ in paymént of cost of drawing, when ono is necessary, As s0on as possible after tho receipt of this remittance the specification of tho invention will be cavefully prepared and forwarded to the inventor, together with forms for application for patent rendy for execution. Upon return of the latter the caso will be promptly filed at the patent oftice and notice will be sent when action is bad there- on, aud also of the nature of such action. The examining corps of the patent office is divided into thirty-two divisions, among which the applications are divided according to the ofticial classitication. The condition of the work in tho various divisions varies trom one to five months in arrears, The Bureau Charges. Consistent with the spirit with which this pureau was formed, it is not intended to conduct any branch of the business on o making basis, but it is proposed to do the work as near the actual costas will pro- tect the business from loss. Although counsel are retained at heavy expense to the bureau, yet it is the wish to charge in ordinary cases only the minimum fee of §5. However, in cases requiring extra care, time and labor the fee will be proportionately increased, but clients will always be advised in advance should such increase of fee be found neces- sary. In directing inquiries please mention the fact that you read these iustructions in Tue Bee, Design Pate A patent for a design is granted to any person who has invented or procured any new and original design for the printing of woolen, silk, cotton or other fabrics; any new and original impression, ornament, pat- tern, print or picture to be printed, painted, cast or otherwise placed on or worked into any article of manufacture; or any uow, useful and original shape or configuration of any article of manufacture, the same not having been known or used by others beforo his invention or production thereof, or pat- ented or described in any printed publica- tion. Patents for designs are grantea for the term of three and one-half years, the government fee being $10; or for seven years the fee being §15; or for fourteen years, tho fee beng &30, The charge of the bureyu in such cases is usually §25 Kelssues, A patent can be reissuod whenever tho same is inoperative or uvalid by reason of a defective or insuflicient specilication, or by reason of the patentee’s claiming more than he had & right to claim as new, providing the ervor bas arisen by accident, mistake or in- advertonce, ana without fraudulent intent, ‘T'he government fee for a reissue is $30. The cost of drawing is £, and the bureau chargo is usually 835, (Gireat care must be exercised in reissuing o patent, because very often what little yahdity there may beina defec- tive patent is entirely lost by procuring a ro- ssue which is totally invalid. ReJocted Caxes, There are in the patent office a great many cases which stand rejected, but which should be allowed. This condition of the case may be due either to incompetency 0a the part o the attorney emuloyed or his inability, be cause of residence elsewhere than in Wash- ington, to make the: examiuer see tho inven- tion in its true lght; and then, again, as often occurs, vases are rejocted on ' improper or insuflicient grounds. When so requested we will bave our counsel examine into any such case free of charge and advise as to tho prospects for success by further prosecution, The client will also be then informed of the probable cost of completion. Owveats, By meaus of a caveat an inventor secures record evidence regardiug his invention for the purpose of engbing him to complete or further experiment therewith, The life of & caveat is one vear, sud it may be renewed at the end of that time. The government fee is $10 and the bureau charge is #17 Trademarks, A tragemark is a fanciful or arbitrary da 0" ts, pall — FEBRUARY 15, RICE'S 1892 vice or symbol usea to distinguish the good of a partioular manufacture. I'he owner of every trademark is entitled to register the same, no matter how long it has been in use The life of the certificate of registration is thirty years and may be renewed for a like period. Tho government fee, pavable on filing each apolication for registration of teademark, is §25. The bureau's obarge 1s about §20, Labels, Labels of all kinds, designed to be. at- tached to manufactured articles or to bottles, boxes, otc., containing them, have horetofora been roceived for registration in the patent office and a certificate issued accordingly. Under a very recent dociston of the supreme court of the United States it is held that there is no authority in law for granting cor- tificates of registration of labels which simply designate or describe the ar- ticles to which they are attached, and which huve no value separated therefrom. A label to bo entitled to registration must have by itself some valuo as a composition, at least, | serving some purpose or cthor than as a mere designation or advertisement. Many now holding certiticates of registration of la- bels are totally without any protection what- ever. Many rogistered iabels comprise sub- joot matter rogisterable as trademarks. Wherever this is so, or where by aslight change it can bo made to come within the purview of the laws governine trademarks, | Tegistration should bo sought undor this head. The government fee in o label caso is $6 and the bureau charge is $25. Copyrights, . can bo had for books, maps, engravings, photographs, paintings,’ pictures, ete. The total cost thereof is about $, including all feos. Interferences, An interference is a judicial proceeding in- stituted under thoe direction of the commis- sioner of patents to enable him to de- termine the question of priority of invention between rival claimants. = The bureau, recogvizing the fact tnat extraor- dinary ' care and skill are requisito on the part of au attorney in chavge of a case in in- terferouce, has at its command counsel pre- pared to conauct a case in interforenco from the very inception down to a final determina- tion of the merits of the cause. Testimony will also be taken under our_divection in any part of the United Stutes. \While no specific suin can ba set down as applicable to all in- terferenco cases alike, yot tho charges will always be as reasonable us possible, Infringements, The question whether or not one patent in- fringes auother is the very soul of all patent litig "The questions involved are many, and of the most intricate nature. It 15 al: ways & matter of such great importance that no one should ever claim thav another is in- fringing on his rights, ov, likewise, 1o atten- tion should be paid to'the glaims of infringo- ment by others until the questions involved are carofully passed upon by a reliable at- torney. Forsuch services the char.ses are | aw ays fair and reasonable. Foreign Puieat Tn addition to the bureau's facilities for attending to the incerests of its inventor-pat- rous before the United States patent oftice and courts, it_is also enabled to procure vatents for inventions in all countrio of the world. in many of the foreign coun- tries, notably Canada, England aod Ger- many, patents for inventions previously patented in this country are looked upon with ereat favor, and inventors ara there very frequently more likely to realize profits from their inventions than they are even in this country. The cost of foreign patents varies with " different cases, but as a general rule the exponses of procuring patents, cov ering all charges, is about as follows: Canaaa, $50; England, $00; Gormany, $0): ['rance, 8353 Spain, $90; Belgium, $60. " Aa- ditional information regarding the cost, et 1n any foreign country will be furn letter on application. * In all such reguests l mention having read these instructions in Tue Bee. Tmportiant. Warning It seems remarkable thatin this enlight- encd age it becomes the duty of every re- liable aud trust vorthy attorney in patent matters toadvise his clients to beware of the many sharks who set out with the ap- parent intention of defrauding inventors immeuately, after the 1ssue of their patents. When & patent appears in the Pateut Ofice Gazette patentees are beset with innumer- able offers, solicitations, requests, cte., some pretending to want to purchase their patents, while others offer to take an interest therein under promise of procuring foreign patents. The sole object of these lmupl(\ is to obtain money from inventors, and they never make the slightest endeavor to carry out their groundless or worthless promises, Models, As herainbefore mentioned, models are not required in tho patent oftice except in intri- cato or complicated cases. But at the same time when an invention cau be better ex- plained by a model it is well to send the same tous. Awodeishould always be of a size i not larger than one square foot, and in send- ing the same by expross the charges should b prepaid and the box addressed to Tui Bg BUreau or CLas, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. | Mention this puper. ] Spoopendyk Havo I got a cough! Do you think I'm an omnibus and can't cough! Well, of all the dodgasted women [ ever saw-—hore I've coughed for seventy days and you wanut 1o know if I've got a cough, Now Mrs. Spoop- endyko, I want that_ bottle of Haller's Surc Cure Cough Medicine—you heart Dr. 323 building Nebraska is fumous for its fine oats Quail rollod oats are made in Nebraska o o ey At Ed P Musee, today, Mrs. Millie Price-Dow, the lovdly, irresistible en- chantress. If dancing is, as_has been said. “the poetry of motion,” then this commencing HowLiNG Success, ™ FAIRBANKS SANTA CLAUS SOAP Owes ITS REPUTATION AND SUCCESS T0 ITS OWN , MERITS. IT IS PURE , UNADULTERATED.AND FOR RAPID CLeaNSING POWER HAS NOEQUAL. IT I'S INVALUABLE IN KITCHEN & LAUNDRY. SoLD BY ALL GROCERS. N-K-FAIRBAN K&Co- CHICAGO,. ASSOCIATION OF ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEONS + OF THE U. S, ARMY, ORGANIZED 1888, INCORrORATED 1880, TREASURER, RICHARD J. DUNGLISON PIILADKLIA, TA. PREsIORNT, A REEVES JACKSON, M.D,, cuicaao, 1L OFFICE OF THE RECORDER, nRCORDRR, W. THORNTON PARKER, M.Dy SALEN, MABS, | MLD, Savest, Mase., March 23, 1601, When at Stuttgart, Germany, dnring the Wintor 1881-62, T was suffering from a scvere attack of Bronchitis, which scemed to threaten Pneumonia. 1 met, at the Hotel Marquardt, Commander Beardzice, of tho United States Navy. In speaking of my sickness, o remarked : Doctor, yon can cure that chest trouble of yours by usi 1L00CK'S Pouovs I i That may bo true,” Lanswered, * but where can T get the plaster? " * Angwlire in the clvilized world, and surcly hero i Stattgart. - Whenever have a cold, £ always use one and find relief, T sent to tho drug storo for the plaster, and it did all that my friend had promised, nce then I have used It whenever eaffering from a cold, and I have many times prescribed it for pi The A '8 PLASTER i3 the best to bo bad, aud has saved many from severe illnoss, and undoubtedly, if used promptly, will save many valuable lives, Whenever one has a severe cold hie should put on an ALLCOCK's PLASTER a8 8oon as possible. It should be placed across tho chest, the upper margin just below the neck 3 some hot beef tea, or milk, will uld in the treatment. ‘This I¢ not a patent remedy in the objectionable sense of that term, but a standard preparation ofvalue. Thegovernment supplics for the United States Army and Indian Hospital stores contain AvrLcoci's PLasTERs, and the medical 7, profession thronghout e world s well — —r __——" 2~ /7 Sl .i;://',z/,,./‘/”,/nzf aware of theie reliability and escellence., 1 ehall always recommend it, not ouly ; Gz st A7 {//Mf/ -~ el to break up colds, but as useful in allay- ¢ pains in the chest and in the back 1t i a preparation wortby of general confidence, REA oR ;fiAE LIEF*, F 3] stops the most excruciating pains; never fails to give ease to the safforat. For sprains, hruises, hacknehe, pain in the chest or 03, healache, toothaohe, or any exterttil pain, a few applications, rubooed on by hand, act like magie, cause ing the pain to instantly stop. For cong stivis, inflammations, rheanatism, neu ralgia, lumbago, seiatica, pains in the small of the back, more cxtended and ree peated applleations are nec : Allinternal paing, diarrhwy, dyseatary, colie, spasms, nausen, fainting spells, nervousne:s, s'e eplessness, are relieved instantly and quickly cured by taking inwardly 20 to60 drops in half a tumbler of water. 50cents a bottle; sold by drugyists. With RADWAY’'S PILLS there is no better cure or preventive of Fever and Ague. 1818 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. The eminent specl: Innervous, chronie, private. blood, skin and urn ‘as diplomas and'certificntes show. 18 til trew kit Jossos, Impotoncy. s it fOr 1033 0f V1L Pow by LN or instruments sent Ate contents or . 'Ono personal Interview proferred. stricily private. Book (Mysieries of Life) sont free. Office’ hours U8, m. (09 p. e cud sthmp Tor reply tsenses. A regular ¢t the grentest succes bilis. stricturo, gond Parties unablo ta curely pa froe.” Correspol Bunduys 108, m. 10 ‘@RdWN) \ Y A\ ESTABLISHED 1866, Max Meyer & Bro. Co., AND PRACTICAL M AND NTIL ST, * Glusses from § up, e Glusses from $1 up. Skiilot Opticlans CRIPIIONS FILLED Warm. Protect your lungs by SUCCESS? S —— Shall it be he who' founds cities, builds rail- ludy is epic and love song inearnate. She appears at 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 o'clock, excopt Friday, then 2, 3,4, 8,0 and 10 o'clockz. — Be sure to try the Quail rolled oats and ONVENTION, Of Lubor Organlzations (People’s Party) at St. Louis, TFor the above convention the Wabash will sell IFeb, 20th to 24th ticikets to St. Louis and veturn at hall fare good returning until March 10th., Remem- ber the Cannon Ball EXpre with 1 clining chair cavs free and Pullman sleeping cars leave Omaha 4:10, Council Bluffs 4:40 p. m., daily arrives at St. Louis 7:30 next morning. I"or tickets and sleeping car accommodations call at Wabash office 1502 I"arnam streei, und at Union depot Council Bluffs, or «rite ‘G, N, Clayton, Northwestern passenger ageunt, Omaha T v tor Quail volled oats. - DEATHS, Ask your gr f Aive Lnes or less W Loy this head, Arty s, ased i yeurs, Sunday momning it d ) “ebruury 16, at 9 w. i residence. 262 Dodge street, to 8¢ church, interment Holy Sopulchro tory. Mr. Keily hus b the Western Rocorder while M. A AL O] notiee. PATTERSON—Hugh, azed dence of his nephcw, . North Nine on Sunday m 8 Fu- fron Peter's cene- 1 connected with n the city, E nd Co M, B AL members take sears at the Dulzeil, 148 nth strect, of ‘Winter cholord, ing at 770 o'clock, Februury 7,080 Itemuins will bo taken east for i ruent. Pittsburg and Allegheny City. i, papers please copy. Baking Powderr | Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard, wearing Chanois vest, For cold feet buy a Hot Water Bottle. Wehave all sizes, at low prices. Physicians Prescrip- tions prepared wa. low prices, The Aloek IPenfold Company roads, develops new countries, amasses a co- sal fortune in the money centers and flls a position of honor in the councils of the nation? Or shall it be those who devote their time, t energy, their talents, their very lives to the welfare of suffering Lumanity? Shall it be such men as 16th Street next to I 0. Dr. BAILEY $ The Leading Denti st Third Floor, Paxton Blooi 16t and Farnam St 47 A'tuil set of tooth an 8 Porfoot tit e e ot Dintos or romovatio bridye work, oMl fof singars oF BUbIIO APAKGFS, NOYOF TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. Al filling s 4 roasonablo rates, all work warcantal Cut this out for a guide. D85, Drs. Betts & Betts | Dr. GLUCK, ! ! Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat * SPECIALIST. p Glasses ndjusted to all visunl defects, 4 Catarrh successfully treatod, b Room 18, Barker Block, 15tk and Farnam JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GCLD MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889, _THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A BRIDGE Sealed proposals will be reccived by the dersigned until 1) o'clock p. w. Februar 1802, for the construetion of & bridge « wvenue, i the el \ha, from nl ahout 60 st of the alley Letwee who, n their philanthropic endeavor to brin health and happiness to the affticted, have at the same time won fame and fortune for them- selves, as well as that stll greater reward, the gratitude of the many thousands they have restored to health? Let the answer come from those happy people themselves. In every case of Nervous, Chronie or Private Diseases ‘They effeet speedy and perma | ent cures, Send 4 cents for handsomely llustrated 120 page book . Consultation free. Call upon or address with stamp, Saffering frons i to reject It ofice of the Loard —of pubille™ and Douglas Sts. M \ 4 vets ot he 1o the ety of Omal us evidengg & ’“”\‘ fian ok ¢ . 7 PoW. BIRKHAUSER, Vi 110k st st 10 10 vast o ty lin L distance of 40 feer, more lews, rs e s e s { Wit 1o west end of the bridge being J nstructed by Douglus - county, o < Eueh proposal 0 bo made on Ble, ke . hed by t bourd, and 1o be accomp - TO WEAK MEN 50 sarky Gecuy, wasting weaknons Jost miauaxl, o1 pood tuithy e i mhedical work ; o ad | b who' B e i Chatrnan Bourd of 1'ubije Worll Owmiuhia, Vebruary 15, 152, ¥ 110 South 14th St., 12 Corner 14t4 to pans and specifications on gley d by weertifiod check In the sum of So0MeY 1 o an, T ' Valuabi S (srated) containbig s nird roser ves tho right y Prof ¥, C, FOWLER, Moodus, Couns