The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-19
Curious Devices For Which Pat
entS Have Been Granted.
THE TREET0P RAILWAY LINE.
This Weird Scheme involved Building
an Elevated Road Supported by Liv.
ing Wood-An ingenious Panther

q ought to be patented.
The chewing gum locket was patent
ed Jan. /. 1889. by Christopher W. Rob
. ertson OF SomerviIe. Tenn. The Iockel
resembles the ordinary one which Is
used to carry the sweethearts picture
but instead of photograph II Is lined
with porcelain glass interior. Into
this the chewing gum is neatly slipped
for future reference.
The tree supported elevated railroad
Is the idea of Jerome Orlay OF Tenn
sche. Belgium. and his patent letters
were granted March 10. 1872 In order
to build a railroad of this type all that
is necessary to do Is to plant trees on
both sides Of the street and have them
lean toward one another until they
cross at the top. In the crotch thus
! provided II would be possible to lay
stringers to which crosstles. etc. would
be attached and TO build your elevated
railroad running under shady branches
and supported by living wood Add
| tional poles. II desired. may be set be-
tween the trees. and part Of the patent
provides for running double track
road. with one car above the other
One Of the most provident inventors
Is George G. Hale OF Kansas City. Mo.
who was granted n patent Aug. 4. 1895.
for combination suspenders and fire
escape Woven into the fabric Of the ap.
parently innocent galluses. Mr.. Hale's
patent provided for a string treated
with some form of chemicals. so that
Il would not easily burn. When caught
on the upper floors OF burning build
ing the man provided with the fire
escape snspenders had only to pull the
end Of this string. which Immediately |
unfured itself for about 300 or 300 |
feet Then he could let down this |
string to the street have II attached |
to a substantial rope. pull the rope mp
TO his floor. attach the rope to a firm
point and escape from the burning
building.
Speaking of suspenders. Mark Twaip
was the grantee of suspender pat
emit In December. 1871. he patented |
an Improvement in adjustable and de
tachable straps for garments. In de
sciibing his invention Samuel l.. Glenn
ems classities it as IAN adjustable and
detachable elastic strap for vests. pan
falcons or other garments requiring
straps" and claims as its novel feature
the fact that il is provided with de-
vices for adjusting its length and with
buttonholed ends for direct attachment
TO the clothing The device appears TO
consist merely of two pieces of leather
with buttonholes at the ends and a
hook with different holes for adjusting
the length.
An ingenious contrivance has been
patented by an Oregon man by means
OF which the family cat can be used
as live bait for catching lynxes. cou
gGrs. panthers. and the like. without
danger to the cat and with great GER
tainty that the wild animals will be
trapped. The patent consists of a
sharp stake with point at the top.
to make it uncomfortab BILE for
pussy to rest there permanently. and
4 ring over the stake. to which by
light chain Is attached a collar or har
ness. which fastens around the cats
neck In circle about the stake are
'et half dozen steel traps securely
,hained to the ground In such way
hat an animal caught in one OF them
,ould not quite reach the stake. Drive
he stake somewhere out in the wilds
where lyuxes and panthers do congre-
rate. put pussy into the collar and
lwait results Being live bait. she
will yowl This will attract the ami
nails. but when they come she will
escape by running up the
take which is covered with cloth TO
dive her claws chance. The animal,
while prancing around at the foot of
he stake will prance into one of the
teel traps and get caught Pussy will
ome down from the pointed top and
erve as bait to attract more animals.
The acme OF ingenuity. however has
'een reached by George Hogan In his
Iolseless alarm clock. patented June 8.
90S, The Hogan device consists of a
ar of water on shelf above the bed.
rom which runs a hose which on re-
iring the sleeper attaches to his leg
81 means or the ordinary alarm CLOCK
valve is opened Mt any hour that
nay be desired. when water begins TO
low against the leg of the victim.
his does not disturb the neighbors
nd is sure to awaken the sleeper, a
arrangement for every
ody.
The one thing which the government
rill not consider among applications
or patents is perpetual motion For
many years aerial navigation was in
luded in this refusal The Wright
rothers complied with the demands
t the patent office for a demonstra
ion on man carrying scale. and
ince then the doors have been opened
D flying machine patents. Technical j
World Magazine.