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Show . Tut LltUt Thtntrii the Mont Valuable. ! Ootnjrtlvely few people t'uarv! .ietn c1vm atlnventars,butnlitiotitucryLoly hn lieen tiruek, nt one time or nnotlicr, IHi iileai tlintpecmeil calculated to re-tUieo re-tUieo some of llio llttlo frictions of llfo. j reunlly tuch ideas nro illsmisscd ith- mit further thought. "Why don't tho ml Iron J company mike It enr windows go Hint they can tcalhl npjnd down without breaking t'.ic pitHsincrs' back?" exclaim the trnvru r. if I wer running tho road 1 c ! .na'to thcin in ancli n way." ' . i m the man Hint iimdo this fi"- ' 'I inking of?' grumbles the !' '. ' ib' nrxir had to work over n Hiii, i.r In' wonltl hmo known how it i' k1 t io havr ljn filed." j ' !l ii'Biiich nrollnr button I" growls ilu i, -mi lmllmo for hrcnkfnsl. "If I 1 wi re i i the bwtlucttt I'd innka bnttous J tlmt r. mMiriallpoiit.or brenk o(r, or : iifje -.it tho bark of my neck." Mm men the various sunVrers forget ''""it lluir griovnncea and begin to liuiik i.f something else. If they would sit down nt the next convenient opportune oppor-tune , put tlicli-Mennnlxmtcarwiiulonji fii'iei-piinf, and collar buttons Into practical prac-tical slispc, and then. ipply for patente, ihey iiiijilit llnd thvmsclvvs ns Independent!) Indepen-dent!) wealthy ns the man who invented 'he iron umbrella ring, or tho ono who patented I ho fifteen pujulo. A TKMm.NO OrFRIt. To induce icopla to keep track of their bright ideas and seo what thero Is In them, tho l'ress Claims Company has resolv.il to offer n prize. To th" person who submits to It tho simplest and moat promising invention, from n coin mnrclal point of view, tho company will give tuentyfivo hundred, dollnrs in coali, In addition to refunding: the fees for securing tho patent. It w ill alo ad vortidu the Invention frcoofchnrgo Tliin oiler is subject to tho following condition : Every 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 llvcdollais. Should this senrch show Ids invention to bo unpatentable, he can withdraw without further expense Olherwiso "no will bo expected to com-pletu com-pletu bis application mid take out n patent .n tho regular way. Tho total expense, Including Government and Ilincaii fees, will bo soventy dollars. For this, u hcthcr bo secures tho prlzo or not, tho Inventor will linvo a patent that ought-to bo n vnluablo property to him. The priao will bo awarded by n jury consisting of tlirco reputnb'.o patent attorneys of Washington. Intending eompetitorHhhould fill out tho following blank, and forward it with tlieir nppll-eat nppll-eat ion' " , 1802. "I submit tho within dcNcrllied invention inven-tion in cimiputitlou for tho Twenty-llvu hm dred Dollar 1'nV.o oITorcd by the Tw Claims Company. |