The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-08
ON PATENTS
HOW TO GET TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOL.
lars FOR NOTHING.
Tho winner has = clear Gift Of . Small
rortunts, aud tho Losers Have
Patents that may Bring them In
Httll More,


Wcnldyou like to make twenty-five hundred
dollarsf II you would, read carefully what fol-
lows and you may SEQ n way to do il.
Tho Press Claims Company devotes much
attention to patents. II has handled thousands
Of applications for inventions, but It would
like tn handle thousands more. There Is plenty,
of inventive talent at large in this country
needing nothing but encouragement to pioduco
practical results. That encourage mont tho Press
Claims Company proposes to give.
Not NO Hard ~ II seems.
patent strikes most people as an appallinely
formidable thing, The idca is that IN inventor
must be a natural genius, like Edison or Bell /;
thnt he must devote years to delving in complica-
ted mechanical problems and chat he must spend
fortune on delicate experiments before he can
get new device to npatcntable degree OF pcrfsc-
ton. This dolusion the company desires to dispcl
II dcsireso get into tho head Of the public clear
comprehension Of tho fact that II Is not tho great
complex, and expensive inventions that bring
tho best returns to their authors, but tho little,
simple, and cheap ones-the things that seem 80
absurdly trivial that the average citizen would
feel somewhat ashamed Of bringing them to the
attention Of the Patent Office.
Edison says TINT the profits he has received
from The patents on nllhis marvellous inventions
have not been sufficient to pay the cost OF his ex
periments. But tho man who conceived the idea
OF fastening bit Of rubber cord to child's ball
sothat it would came back to the hand when
thrown, made fortune out Of his scheme. The
modern sewing machine is mirncle of ingenut,
the product Of the toll Of hundreds of bus,
brains through hundred and fifty years. but tn,
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple de.
vice OF putting tho eye OF the needle at the poin
instead OF at tho other end.
The Little Things the Most Valuable
Comparatively fow people regard themsclve,
ms inventors, but almost everybody has beer
struck, at one time or another, with ideas tim,
seemed calculated to reduce some Of the littl,
frctions o. life. Usually such ideas arc dismis.et
without further thought.
why don't the railroad company make il,
chr windows 81 that they can be slid up and down
without breaking tho passcngers' backs," OK
claims the traveller. "If were running the roat
| would make them in such a wny."
What was the man that made this Saucepan
thinking of" grumbles the cook. ale never hat
to work over stove, or he would have know
how II ought to have been fixed"
Hang such collar buttonl" growls the maj
who is late for breakfast. III We're in tho bust
ness I'd make buttons that wouldn't slip out, o
break oil, or gougc out tho back of my neck"
And then the various Sufferers forget abou
their grievances and begin to think of romcthin.
else. IL they would sit down at the next conyen
ientopportunity, put their ideas shout car win
dows, snuccpans, and collar buttons into practi
cal shape. and then apply for patents. they NIGH
fnd themselves rs independently wealthy us tn,
man whoinvenicd the iron umbrella ring. or til,
ono who patented the fifteen puzzle.
a Tempting Offer.
To induce people To keep track Of their bright
Ideas and see what there IL In thesn. the Pres,
Claims Company has resolved to offer a priz..
To the person who submits to Il the
simplest and most promising invcn.
ton. from n commercial point Of view
the company will give twenty Ave
hundred dollars In cash. In addition "a
refandinE the fees for securing the
patent.
II will also advertise the Invention
free Of charge.
Thisofi-r Is subject to the following conditions.
kvery conpctitors must obtain a patent fol
his invention through tho company. He mus,
first apply fos a preliminary search. tho cost Of
which will be- hve dollars, Should this search
show his invention 10 be unratcntsbls
no San withdraw without fur
thor expense. Otherwise no will be
expected TO complcte his application and take GU,
a patent In the regular way. Tho total expense.
including 6orcrnmcnt and Bureau fees. will b,
seventy dollar-. For this, whether he secures the
prize or not. tho inventor will have patent thu,
ought he a valuable property to him. Tho pri,e
will be awarded by a Jury consisting Of three rep