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Show r 1 1 I tic i. . ' Thine the Most Valuable. ( 1 mi i,,lj fi w piMipirlgeii.AI'm 1 invcnt-ir. hutalimilfVi'rvlly lui 1 oiis'hi nt lie time or another, vm i: ill as 1 , ed calculated to re-' re-' inip. . in 'e frlollons of llfo. t .illy sil 1 1- aro" dttmlsaid willi- fu ' 111I11 1.1 x 1 ' 1 mo rnllrnitil cnmpnny 1 11 p 1 1 ' 1 ho (hat they ran ' --li I I'p.ui I 1! mn vtHhout breaking i!n j.i-iMiii .1 haok?" oxi'liilms tlio t'U'l'i i I M' rerunning tho riud 1 W"nld mnki il . m In such n way." "i'li.it w 1-the innii that made this ri'ic 1 ui Hanking of?" griinililis the i "lie (if vcr had to work over M slow , it he would hnvo known how it on,.-! t to have len llxed." "Hang Mlt-h n collar button I" grow-In the man who Is late for breakfast. "If I wen in the business I'd make bultons that wouldn't slip out, or break oil", or gougnoul tho back of my neck." And then tho various sufferers forget alnut their grlovnnccs and begin lo think of something else. If thoy would sit down nt tho next convenient opportunity, oppor-tunity, putthcii idcosnboutcurwimlowB saucepans, and collar buttons into practical prac-tical shape, and then npply for patents, they might find themselves ns Independently Indepen-dently wealthy ns thuinan whoiuvented tbo iron umbrella ring, or llio ono who patented tho fifteen puzzle. A TKMITINO OrVEK. To Induco people to keep track ot their bright ideas nnd sco what thero Is In them, tho Press Claims Company hna resolved to oiler n prize. To tho person who submits lo it tbo simplest nnd most promising invention, from acommcrclal point of vlow, the company will glvo twcnty-Ovo hundred dollars In uisli, in addition to refunding tho fees for securing the patent. It will also ad vert Isu tho invention frcoofchargs Tills ofTer is subject to tbo following conditions; Ktcry competitor must obtain a patent for his invention through the company. Ho must first apply for a preliminary search, the cost of which will bo live dollars. Should this search show Ills invention to bo unpatentable, bo can withdraw w Ithout furtlicrcxpcnso Othcrwiso 11c w ill Imj expected to complete com-plete his application mid tnko out n patent In tlio regular way. Tho total expenso, including Government and Hureattfccs, will bo seventy dollars. For this, whether ho secures tho prize or not, tlio Inventor will havo n patent Hint ought to bo n valuablo properly lo him. Tlio prize will bo nwarded by a Jury consisting of tlirco reputnblo patent attorneys of Washington. Inlondlng competitors should Mil out the following blank, nnd forvanl It vvrth their application appli-cation t " , 1802. "I submit tho within described Invention Inven-tion in competition for tbo Twonly-flvo hundred Dollar Prlro offered by the Pices Claims Company. n II |