The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-28
PRIZES ON PATENTS
HOW TO GET TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOL
lars FOR NOTHING.
Tho Winner has Clear Gift Of C Small
fortunts. and the Losers Havo
Patents that may Bring them in
Fiji More.

rortunt., and the Losers Havo
Patents that may Bring then, In
Stiil More.
Wouldyou like to mako twenty-five hundred
doilars7 II you would, read carefully what fol-
lows and you may SEQ a way to do 1t.
The Press Claims Company doyotcs much
attention to patents. II Inns handled thousands
of applications for inventions, but it wsuld
like to handle thousands more. There is plenty.
OF inventive talent ut large in this country
needing nothing but encouragement to pi oduce
practical results. That encourage ncnt the Press
Claims Company proposes to give.
Not 30 Hard ms il seems.
patent strikes most people ms IN nppallingly
formidable thing. The idea is that IN inventor
must bo natural genius, like Edison or bell;
that no must devote years to dclving in coinpica-
ted mechanical problems and that he must spend
fortune on delicate experiments before he can
gcta now device to apatentablo degree of pcrfec-
ton. Thisdelusion tho company desires to dspcl.
IL desires to get into the head of tho public clear
comprehension of tho fact that It is not tho great,
complex, and expensive Inventions TINT bring
the best roturns to their authors, but tho little,
simple. and cheap ones-thc things that seem SO
absurdly triyiul that the average citizen would
feel somewhat ashamed Of bringing them to the
attention Of tho Patent Office.
Edison says that the profits no has received
from the patents on all his marvellous inventions
have not been sufficient to paw the cost of his OK
periments. But tho man who conceived tho idea
OF fastening bit ofrubber cord to n child's ball,
30 that II would camc back TO tho hand when
thrown, made u fortune out Of his scheme. The
modern scwing-machine is miracle of ingenuity
the product OF the toll of hundreds of busy
brains through hundred and fifty years. but tho
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple de-
vice OF putting the eye OF the needle at the poin
instead Of at tho other end.
The Little Things the Hest Valuable.
Comparatively few people regard themselves
ns inventors, but almost everybody has been
struck, at one time or another, with ideas that
seemed calculated to reduce some of the little
frctions of life. Usually such ideas are tismiss,
without further thought.
why don't the railroad company make its
car windows so that they can be slid up and down
without brcaking the nasscngers' bacl,sl" cx-
claims the traveller. 'If l were rGnnin,; the road
would make them in such way"
what WINS the mnn that made this saucepan
thinking of" grumbles the cook. "Hc never had
TO work over stove. or he would have known
how it ought to have been Fixed"
Hang such collar button!' growls the man
who is late for breakfast. "If were in the bust
ncs7 I'd mike buttons tina; wouldn't slip out, or
hTeaS OIL. or gcuge out the buck OF my neck"
And then tho various sufferers forget abou.
their grievances and begin to think Of sometime.
else. II they would sit down at the ncxt conyen-
lent opportunity, pat their iieas about Ger win
dows, saucepans, and eoilar buttons into practi.
cal shape, and thon apply for patents, they might
md themselves as Independently wealthy ns tho
man who invented the iron umbrella ring or The
one who patented the fifteen puzzle.
\ Tempting Offer.
To indacc people to keep tack of their bright
ideas and zee what there is in them, the Press
Claims Company has resolved to offer prize.
10 the person Sho submits to IL the
simplest and most proniisin.. iavcn-
ton. from n commercial point orVirw,
the company will give Twenty-Five
hundred dollars in cash. In addition 10
rcfuuhiuE the fees for securing the
patent.
IL Will also advertise the Invention
free OF charge.
Thisoifer is subject to the following ,ndi.ions:
Every competitor. must obtain patent for
his invention through the company. He must
first apply for a preliminary search. tho cost Of
which will he hvo dollars, Should this search
show his Invention TO he unpatentaile.
no can Withdraw without fur
thrr expense. Othsr~.-- 49,
expected to complete hisnpplicaiion and tai, out
patent in the regular way. Tho total expense,
including Government aud Barcau fnS,, will DO
seventy do!lars. Flo; this, whether he secures the
prize or not. tine inventor will have patent that
onshttob BIO a valuable property to him. Tho prize
will BIO awarded by ainry consisting OF three r,,-
uisblc patent attorneys of washington. Intending
competitors should fill Gu, tho following blank.
and forward 1t with their application:
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II submit tho within described invention In
competition for the Twon., Ave hundred Dollar
phse offered by the Press Claims Company.
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No blanks ia This Competition.
This Is competition OF rather an unusual ma
turc. II H. common TO o.ler prize for tho best
story, or picture. or architectural pia,. all III.
competitors rirkins the loss OF their labor and
the successful enc morcly selling his for tho
amount Of the prize. hut the Pr,.s Claims Com.
pany's offer is something entirely different. Each
person II asked merely 10 help himself, and the
one who helps himself to the best ntiyantayc L. To
bo rewarded for doing It. The prize Is only a
stimulus TO do something tint woald be we'll worth
doing without Il, III. architect whose compcli.
tive plan for n club house on a certain corner l.
not accepted has spent his labor on something Of
very little usa tohim. Butthc person who patents
simple aud useful device In tho press Claims
company'r competition. need not worry II he fail
tosoeurc the prize. lie hi.s substantial result to
show for his work-cne that will command its
value In the niarhet II, any time.
Tho plain man who uses amy article In his
daily work ought 10 know better how 10 Improve
Il than the mechanical expert who studies Il only
from tho theoretical point IL view. Get rii Of the
Idea that an Improvement can be too simple 10 b,
worth pat.nting. Tho simpler the better The
person who best succeeds In combining simplicity
and popularity. will get tho Prcsa Claim. Com
pany' = twcnty -lso hundred dollar.
Tho responsibility Of this company may BE-
Judged from tho fact that ita stock 10 hold by
about thrrc hundred OF the lcadlos newspapers
Of tho United States.
Address the :rcss Claims Company. John Wed.
dcfhurn. managing attorney dis y street, y. W,
wa.hlsston, d. @.
BEATTY'S ORGANS 1g1SSo p. s.; S, gp,
legre, Address or cell on D,sItL b. Hrtrrr.
Washington, y. j.
TRusrkE's BALE.
whesees, John Delay. 81 tho county