The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-11-24
PRIZES ON PATENTS
HOW 10 GET TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOL
lars FOR NOTHING.
Tho Winner has = Clear Gift Of Small
Fortunt', and the Losers Have
Patents that may Bring them In
Httll Mora.

Wouldyou like to make twenty-five hundred
dollnrsf II you would, read carefully what fol.
lows and you may SEQ q way to do it.
The Press Claims Company dcvotes much
attention to patents. II has handled thousands
OF applications for inventions, but It would
like to handle thousands more. There il plenty,
Of inventive talent at large In this country
needing nothing but encouragement to produces
practical results. That encourage ent the Press
Claims Company proposes to give.
Not 40 Hard ~ II Seems.
A patent strikos most people as an nppallinsly
formidable thing. The idea is that an inventor
must be . natural senius. like Edison or Bell
that no must devote years to delvins in oomplioa.
ted mechanical probloms and that he must spend
fortune on delicate experiments before no can
get a new device to apatsntable dcsroe Of pcrfec-
ton. This delusion tho company desires to dispel
1t desires to got into the head Of the public clear
comprehension Of the fact that It 10 not the great
complex, and expensive inventions that bring
the best returns to their authors, bat the little
simple. and cheap ones-the things that seem 20
absurdly trivial that the average citizen would
feel somewhat ashamed Of bringing them to the
attention Of tho Patent Office.
Edison says that the profits he has received
frou the patents on allhis marvellous inventions
have not been sufficient to pay the cost Of his ex.
periments. But the man who conceived tho idea
OF fastening bit OF rubber cord to child's ball,
SO that II would csmo back to tho hand when
thrown, made fortune out Of his scheme. The
modern sewing -mnchine is miracle Of ingenuity
the product Of the toll of hundreds of busy
brains through hundred and fifty yoars. but the
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple de.
vicc OF putting tho eye Of the needle ut the poin
instead OF at the other end.
The Little Things the Most Valuable.
Comparatively fow people regard themselves
as inventors. but almost everybody has been
| struck, at one time or another, with ideas that
seemed calculated to reduce some OF the little
frictions OIL Usually such ideas arc dismissed
| without further thought.
why don't the railroad company make its
chr windows go that they can be slid up and down
without breaking the passengers' bscksf" e1-
| claims the traveller. ''If were running thexoad
would make them in such way"
What was the man that made this saucepan
| thinking OFF, grumbles the cook. "He never had
to work over stove. or he wsuld have known
how il ought to have been fixed"
Hang such collar buttonr' growls tho man
who is late for breakfast. IF were in the bust.
ness I'd make buttons thnt wouldn't slip out. or
break oil, or eousc out the bnck of my neck"
And then the vsrions sutiorers forget about
their grievances and begin to think Of something
else. II they would cit down at tho next conven-
ientopportunity, put their ilcss about car win
dove, saucepan-, and collar buttons into practi.
cal shape, and then apply for patents. they might
find themselves n independently wealthy rs the
MAJ who invented the iron umbrella ring, or the
one who patented the fifteen puzzle.
A Tempting Olrer.
| To induce people to keep track Of their bright
ideas and soc wiiat there is in them, the Press
Claims Company has resolved to offer prize.
To the per-on whe Submits t. % the
simplcst and most pronisinE inven.
ton. from commercial point Of view.
the company Will give twenty-five
hundred dsilars in cash. In additio. 20
refunding the fees for sesirisg the
patent.
II will also advertise the investion
free or charge.
Thisofer is subject to the following conditions:
EVEN competitor. must obtain a patent for
his invention through tho company. He must
| inst apply for preliminary search. the cost Of
which will DO fyc dollars, should this search
| show his Invention to be unpaicntsbls,
he can withdrnw without fur
| thor expense. Otherwise hc will he
expected to complete his application and take out
patent in the regular way. Tho total expense.
| including Government and Buroan foes. will be
seventy dollars. For this, whether he secures the
| prifeor not. the inventor will have patent that
| ought to he valuable property to him. The prize
will be awarded by Jury consisting Of three rcp-
utahle patent attorneys Of Washington. Intending
competitors should al cut the following blank.
and forward II with their application,