Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-13
fortunes FROM IDEAS
Some Valuable Inventions Hit
Upon Accidentally.
ANIMALS LEND IDEAS
a Hen Discovered How TO Make
Sugar White and Dog Gave Us
the Art Of Dyeins-Wonnen Prom
gnent ss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
q the Patent Office.

tire Art Of Dyeins--WoD1ep Prom
Insnt a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
q the Patent Office.
xhenever a mex patent comes out,
esvecialIy some little thing that any
body might have made, you VIII az
wsvs hear tie remark. WY
couldn't I have thought Of tnaty
Fortunes are made from even me
racst trivial eoDtriyances. 4 man
walked from philadelphia 20 Wrfn-
snrfon 10 patent the giInlet pointed
screw. and the simple idea eventually
earned him more than million DOL
lars. The rubber tip on the end Of
lead pencils made itg inventor Fich'
The metal point On the end q your
stoe-efsfne earned a fortune Tor the
soran wko thought Of Il, and the
ecr,er cap that 20 long adorned tie
toes Of chlldren's shoes earned "
CO.. coo for the lucky person who pat
snted IT,
Many valuable Inventions were MT
upon in a most accidental way. The
art of making sugar white was as
covered BY harmless old speckied
hen. This feathered matrOn one day
vert for a walk through a field Of
elias ard later without taking the pre-
canton 10 wipe her feet walked
through a sugar mill on the same
plantafi0n. scattering clay over the
loose mounds Of sugar AZ she passed.
Af.erward Il was discovered that
wherever her thack5 had fallen on the
moist sugar rho clay had whitene1 H.
Scientists took up the matter ana
from this incident introduced me
msthod 81 bleaching sugar by the
clay process.
A dog gave rs the art 81 dying
doth. One afternoon 50 many years
ago. that The date II of small conse-
aucncc a noted man and HIS sweet
heart went for a walk along the SANDS
Il the seashore IN q far on coun ~.
4 little dog trailcd along AZ their
heels and becoming weary Of much
love making finally ran ahead ard
went nshlng among 'he rocks. ono
particular shell fish which he cap
tnred and doyonred exudcd a fluid
which dyed the hair shout tho mouth
a pretty purple. Investigation Of this
luclacnt founded the science Of dyeiDg
cloth.
A man from Michigan WAS told by
The doctors 20 take his wife South for
her health. lie purchased big
WAGON and team for the trip, and
thOrght 10 make some profit ~ car
rylEg sock u feather busters 10
cell along The way. One day he went
- The factory where bic busters were
being made. and while standing ~
The yard talking 70 one " the em-
pl0yoes picked 40 from the Rfopnn
one 81 the "glUiierg" ~ tail feathers
from q turkey The refuse from tho
dnsler factory. llo began Idly twist
lne thread back and forth through
ia bfokcn edges. aud The idea ~ Tho
fcathcfbone came 10 him the feaih-
| erbonc IL me successor Of WhalebOHe,
AMI 81 Indispensable 70 The attire ~
tho modern woman. lIe patented Tho
Idea and received 80 much money
from II that ho viii never have 70
travel overland ~ q wagon again un-
less be- wants 10,
II is interesting 10 n0ie how man
| has borrowed many " bis ideas from
The animal world. WasDs made pa
per from wood long before man aid.
The folding scissors and folding
pocket compass are only copies ~
INC folding lower jaw ~ The dragon
IS. The nyina aauld. species ~
cutlicnsh. has way " projecting
Heslf as hlgb as twelve feet above The
surface Of The water by f0fclbiy "a.
| gepiHg water from 80 body Man
saw THIS aud invented iDe skyfocksL
The rope making machine nsed 10 she
United States navy yards follows al
most the precise lines that q spider
does whom making bis own ffail
| cable.
Women have been prominent u tho
field 81 invention and there afe more
| fhau $500 different devices credited
10 their ingenuity OF The liai Of
| things invented BY women about 30
| per cent are devoted 10 The home,
| The Kitchen and 20 dress. The Grst
patent given woman IN the nine
teenth century was granted 70 Mary
KIer IN 1909 for STRAW weaving with
| SIP thrcad"~~ihe probable f0reruDnef
| ~ American mating. One ~ The
| rost recent inventions BY woman u
! gnneafrlng that won't rome united.
Thomas Jefferson may be- termed
| tie Father u The Patent ONCE" fof
Il was be who saw % the passing 81
Tie act creating The Office and The
eopvrlaht system. For q number q
| years be vas onf 81 The committed
Who passed ON the merits u All Dc.
signs submitted % ~ once. One
| pr. Thornton. a rather eccentric nan,
vas The only department clerk the
office had for a long period IN the
war OF 1872. when the British sol
dlere had a cannon trained on ihe
psgent Office 10 destroy n the Doctor
| rushed out and placed his body be.
fore the mouth ~ the cannon. ex.
claiming that n Coths and vandaIs
| uc Id destroy a building containing
rloasls that would benefit al The
verdi the ball must fret 50 through
| lis body. II was spared but IN 1896
tho Office vas burned and the only