The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
A CENTURY OF INVENTION.
PATENTS BOOMING Ar THE RATE or
$4,000 NEW IBINGS 4 FEAR.
Latest Products Of Mans IrEenuity-De-
vices Novel Rather than IuSetui-Ths
EdItor's Surprise Party Walking, Hum
ming, and dumping Made Easy.

| EdItor's surprise Partly Walking, Hum
ming and dumping Made Easy.
From ne G,ghc r,mc7cL
| WASHINGTON, April 81. An interesting
centennial was overlooked Il few days ago.
| Tho first 100 year Of American patents was
completed this month. Patent No. / was issued
Arri! TO- 1880. Tho century closed with No
| 425.395.
In the FIRST half Of tho 100 years the patent
| laws were not 50 on cournging. In fifty years
| only l242l patents wcro issued But we are
| now making up lost time. There were issued
last year 22.OSO patents. Tho United States
| Patent ONCE paid ext enscs from the fees
taken in and laid up balance OF u clean
| $25O,O0O in the year 1sr9.
Instead Of American ingenuity exhaustinG
| Itself the exercise ut it seems 10 make it mo.@
| prolific. Every year shows II larger numbst ~
| inventions than tho year which preceded it
| Here are few of tho novelties which have
| boon patented since 1870 began:
The approach of fly timo has suggested an
| idea for cow-tail holder. A clamp ike q
| clothes pin catches tho busny end OF tho tail,
| and two cords with II snap alta 'hmcnt lasten
the tau to THO cows Lex to post, or TO the
milking stool
The same day that the Nebraska man got his
| patent Tor cow-tai holder man i'll Maine
got one also TOR tho same end. The Maine
man s tail holder is made OF q single piece OF
| cows leg
| ~ FNuuIe lOr killing insects Ii II mixture OK
insect powder and tai low. or something else
| that Will burn. moulded II ound u wick.
1o ThS Ssimable wife q ilesldont Andrew
| ter Tor an awful cold in the head by telling him
| that tho Gincra! had kicked the kiyvers of
| cnse for people who kick tho kivvers or" A
clanp and spring are now patented for nt-
device tho covers arc fastened down. The
spring gives sufficient play so that there Is no
danger Of ono getting choked in the act OF
Any one might guess that a Kentucky man
Is entitled to the credit which attaches 20 tho
case, and burglar alarm" No Kentucky eds
TORS desk should be without 1t. Tho applca-
desk writing ono Of the Hattlelds or one OF
the McCoys enters to ask u correction OF the re-
Greek. The editor reaches forward as If to dip
MS pen ~, in the ink lie touches spring IN the
open toward him and his hand drops upon the
revolver At the same time tho alarm goes on
IKE GHe G on ' n0Si new u9Sces e eau people az
jumps back. rs if he heard the b-r-r-r OF rate
tier. and before he RECEIVERS he is covered. The
lives In Louisville.
handcar which moves along the tracks and
mows weeds fifteen feet away, Is one Of the In.
nov atiuns in railroad machinery. 1t will do to
90 very well with the rotary snow plough US an
Dress reform is sweeping away the barriers
Of sex. The Patent Onre has been called upon
this month to protect the idea OF u bifurcated
There is a genius in Cohasset. Mass. who
spends his time getting up startling elects for
the stage. lie has recently taken out two
patents. One, of them is for an arrangements
OF slides, and springs BY which a man, or
nal the head flies toward the ceiling. tho legs
move to the sides. and the arms drop to the
floor. The body remains in the chair
inventors GhastIy devices, The axe drops into
socket In the block ana the head drops.
The ARRANGEMENT OF mirrors at the proper
angles In a tube So as to enable a person o seq
what is going on in room at some distance
has been patented within month. The mir
rors may even DO moved so rs TO bring into
view various portions OF the room. There is a
paray2ing. Tine probabilities Of its improper
use strike the Imagination much quicker than
the, possibilities OF Proper empoyment.
The uses OF electricity extend. An electric
hatiron is one OF the new things under he sun.
centre and is SO arranged that when the elec-
tIiclty is turned on the Tat face Of the iron is
kept at an even degree OF heat-just sufficient
to 40 good work.
From the edge of prohibition Kansas comes
curiously cOntriyed stopper. which. placed
There are people who still believe in the
has lust got a ratcnt for n four-tube arrange
mont by which H. expects to draw OF the con-
tents OF the udder without being kicked over
for his smartuess.
The idea Of combining various uses In sin
gle article is n iaNOrte one with inventors.
- The combined cap, pillow, ana life preserver"
Is TO be made or some nil. tight material AS q
cap It looks like the double; ylsored headgear
wear The centre pulls out. What appears 10
be ve4tilator In the top proves to be mouth
about half filed with air, and you have IL very
fair imitation of the air pillow. If YOU awake
blow some more air In through the mouth
piece and have lie preserver rs big as good
attached for tying tho prcscrver 10 the breast.
one OF the ftrst contributions from the new
mnnDtp
in front, turns on the gasoline. strikes match,
aud moves across the prairie. leaving a broad
black line. The grass over which the big sheet
iron box Is drawn is entire y consumed, but no
fire escapes outside Of tho box.
The magnificent and wonderful frosting with
which tho caterers art covers, tho wedding
cake Is now. removable before tho cake is cut,
SO that 1t may be used again and again.
A now garden implement is made by twisting
single niece OF wire rod. hut tho person who
the improyein. mt Of collins has Ions boon a
fayorite field for ingenuity, The latest idea is
At the top tho scroll turnS INTO n hollow cylin.
der with cap which can be nnscrewcd. This
cylinder II intended Tor tho preservation ofHny
record which may be enclosed III il at the time
With a Wow of robhing tho grave OF its terrors
somebody has patontrd Il Inning 10 conceal tho
M ther earth, Iiir lining consists OF ever
green attached 70 co,h or maiimg Aitsr tnS
out and used again until tho evergreen wears
out or turns brown. Tho inventor PROPOSES t9
poorer peope By hnNin-: an lmi'HIpn OF ever
green painted on ran'ne Tor rGrrI"r Hs".
Another 81 these lUu.ral-riih.ci inventors
has patented what hp. call7 cab for rail-;
bearers" Tho vehicle has side doors ana VIII
hold eight persons two OF whom however.
must ride backward Tno design sccms 10 Do
to save tho g pcnse OF nm extra carriage, az
the same limo "nroUrHgiug surIahiiIty on the
part OF those performing tho last sud offices.
And ns II this was MT enough, n fourth in
ventOr has ob,aiu"n letters on what he calls
- n lIuernI Carringr.' Iic carries the coffin
and tho boarer-, and II there arc not TOO many
mourneis he Uccomm dates no whole pros
ccssinn with IN" Ncni"c. he funeral cairago
is buiit like an omnibus with Il compartments
on top for the Cnt'ln. the inventor provides
Rkids, an endioIS chain. and pulley for r,In-
ming Tho conn up into tho place intended for 10
over the hcnGs ui the bearers.
Who over heard ol II man lifting himself by
his boo, straps' Only smnI! children believe
in tho performance Of Tho Seven League
lioOis" VOL. tho Patent Office has Just
granted IaperS 10 u lussian upon n device
which ~ combination Of the hitherto deemed
toot-strHp act, with IL little of
III" 80 IN league business added. Tho Rus
sian lives in 81. Petersburg, lie calls his
invention IN apparatus for walking. run