Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-02
NO. 80.
Atistellaneu,,s Reaaina.
FORTUNES FOR IDEAS.
Some Simple Little Things That Have
n't Been lnvented

FOHtONES run tUEASs
Some Simple Little Things That Have
Mt Been Invented.
There are lots of chances for invent
ors still. 1t is an old saying that the
simplest devices are the ones which
prove most profitable to their origina-
tors. The field is not yet exhausted.
For instance. IL Is asserted that the
genius who conceiveds process of
loading coal on ocean-g going steamships
which will effect q saving of one-half
a cent ton over the present methods
employed can get check for $1,000, 900
for his idea the minute he is ready to
demonstrate the practicability of his
plan.
But valuable as would be such an
Idea, 1t is question whether It would
bring larger price than a method of
treating straw hats to prevent them
from changing color with the weather.
There is also demand In the Amer
ican household as well as in large can
ming establishments for an effective
and rapidly working device for sealing
cans. Fully fifty patents have been
granted for contrivances aimed to meet
this want but the ideal has not yet
been reached.
A typewriter that Will do fits work
without the present nerve-racking
clicking and claclcing would bring a
good return to the inventor and would
be as great a boon to humanity as a
speechless barber.
In the airship field there is ample op-
portunity for fortune making, and the
submarine boat can still be improved
upon profitably. A flying machine that
will go up and come down and sub
marine that will go down and come up
at the pleasure Of the operator are
nightly to be desired and would be
Of vast financial value.
The genius who contrives a motor
actuated solely by the rays Of the sun
or the waves Of the sea, and Of practi-
cal use, is assured of a fortune and a
niche in the Hall of Fame.
Shoe manufacturers have long sought
neat and durable substitute for
leather, and they are willing to pay
handsomely the man who solves this
riddle for them.
Millions Of dollars await the man
who invents substitute for coal One
Of the biggest bills of the world OF civ
ilization is its fuel bill. Cut this down
a trife year by any new means and
a fortune SURPRISING Rockefellers win
be the reward.
A device that will entirely obliterate
the grating mechanical sounds Of the
talking machine win find dozen bid
ders, with certified checks awaiting to
purchase It.
The man who devises method Of
cleaning ships bottom without dock
ing It will never have to work another
day In his life, and can take trip
abroad in his own private yacht IL he
desires to 90 50.
II Is estimated that millions of dol
lars are locked up In waste OF various
kinds from factories. Any scheme that
will effectually utilize this waste and
save the millions will fill the Golfers
Of the inventor with coin.
Probably 500 patents have been Sc
cured on non-reusable boxes and five
times as many on non-refillable bot
ties, but no one of these meets all the
requirements. The inventor Of the per-
feet thing In either Of these classes will
live on the fat of the land for the rest
Of his days.
Automatic chicken pickers and oys-
ter shuckers are in demand.
One Of the ideas u3on which the In
ventors may exercise his ability with
profitable results IL he Is successful is
an automatic gas cock that will shut
of the flow as soon as the gas is ex-
tlnguished.
There is a self-sharpening paper
cutter which keeps Its blade on edge
through the very process Of cutting Of
paper. There is a tidy 100000 walt
ing for the man who can apply the
same principle to scissors and shears.
A pen that will not corrode, pin
that will not dull, gasolene for auto;
mobiles that will not smell, an ink that.
will not evaporate. coloring matter for
light dress goods that will not fade, a
self-lubricating sewing machine. an
automatic puncture closing pneu-'
matte tire for bicycles and automo-
biles, perfect smoke "ons:lmei, de-
vice for accurately timing camera ex-
posures, typewriter key that will not
clog, and hundreds of other schemes
that will add to the comfort and econ
omy Of living, are all waiting to be
brought to that stage Of perfection
that will make them serviceable.-New
York Sun.