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The Litile Thlnga the Most Valuable. t'oiiipnrntlvcly few lirnptotegardthcm n'ltes ns inventor?, Ii itnlnioitevcrylioily lins lwen alrnck, ut o ic time or another, ' wllh Idea thntseetn d rnleulaled lo re-, dure wnne of tho lltll friclloiis of Ufo. ' I'snuliy such idea nie dlsmlsacd wlth-j out further thought. "Why don't tlio nilnmil ronipini) tn.ike IIh cnrwludoui so that they can be slid up nnd don n without breaking the pinsniiger' b.ie.7" czclalnu the ttaclor. "If I were mining tlio road I would mnko them in "tieh n way." "What wad tho man that inado this ciiueopnn thinking ol'" grumble the cook "Ho never ha Uo work oer it clove, or he would hrrc known hovr it miglit lo have liocn 11 vcd." "Hung such a collar button I" growl" tins man wholnlalo for breakfast. "If I wercin tlio buslncHs M make buttons that wouldn't slip out, or break oh", or guiign nut the b.tck of my neck." nd then the various siillercn forget uUuit their grievnnoes nnd begin to think of something elie. If they would sit ilovt n at the next convenient oppor-tuiuly, oppor-tuiuly, piitlheiri.leasnlioutrnrwliidows Murop.ms, und colliir buttons into prnc-liotlHlinpe, prnc-liotlHlinpe, and then jpply for pnlcntf, thi j wljjlil find tliemschcs ns iudepen-di-ntly wealthy ns thoinnn who Invented t'n iron umbrella ring, or tho one who , patented the fifteen puzzle. ) A TI.MITINO Ol-KKII. To indiifo people to keep Irnokof their bright ideas and sco what thero is in tlx in, llio l'ress Claims Company has iipulvcd lo oiler n prize. To Hie icron who silhinlt to it the HlmpIiHt mid most proiiilHlng Invention, friim a commercial point of vloiv, the company will give tweiilyflo hundred iloll.un in e.ifh, lu nddllion to refunding tlie toon for securing the patent. It w ill alsondvi'i Hue the Invention freeofclmrgo Thin oiler Is subject to tho following conditions: Kvciy competitor must obtnlu n patent for ids Invention through tho company. Ho must first apply for a preliminary search, the cost of which ill be live dollars. Should this search hIioiv his Invention to bd unpatentable, he can withdraw without further expoueo Otherwise ho will lie expected to complete com-plete his application nnd tnko out a patent .u tho legiilur way. Tno total expense, Including Government and Ihirenufee", will bo seventy dollars. For this, whether he rccurcs thcprlzoor not, the Inventor will havo a patent that ouejit to bo a valuable property to him. The piie will be awarded by n jury coiiHirttiiig of three reputable patent stlnnieys of Washington, Intending e iiupetttorg should fill out (ho following blink, ami font aid it with their nppli-eutiou" nppli-eutiou" " , 1801'. "I mibmlttliQ within described invention inven-tion in competition far tlio Ttw'iity-flvo huidiid Dollar Prize altered by the Push Claims Company. ii ii |
