Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-26

with q porcelain glass INFERIOR. INTO
this the chewing gum Is neatly slipped
for future reference.
Tho tree supported elevated railroad
IL the idea of Jerome Orlay OF Tenn
sche. Belgium, and his patent letters
were granted March 10, 1912. 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 tho top: In the crotch thus
provided It 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. 'oAddi.
tional poles. If desired. may be set be-
tween the trees. and part Of the patent
provides for running a double track
road. with one car above the other.
One of the most provident inventors
is George c. Hale of Kansas City, Mo-.
who was granted a patent Aug. 4. 1885.
for a combination s%uspenders and fire
escape. Woven into the fabric Of the mp
parently innocent %galluses. Mr.. Hale's
patent provided for a string treated
with some form of chemicals. s % that
It would not easily burn. When caught
on the upper floors of a burning build
Ing the man provided with the fire
escape %suspenders had only to pull the
end Of this string. which Immediately
unfurled itself for about 200 or 300
feet. Then he could let down this
string to the street, have It attached
to a substantial rope. pull the rope up
to his floor, attach the rope to a firm
point and escape from the burning
building! ... .... g..
Speaking Of suspenders. Marx Twain
was the grantee of a suspender pat
ent In December, 1871. he patented
an improvement in adjustable and de.
tachable straps for garments. In de-
scribing his invention Samuel l.. Glen.
ems Classics 1t 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 1t 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'
CARS. 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 a point at. the top.
intended to make it uncomfortable for
pussy to rest there permanently, and
a" ring over the stake. to which by a
light chain is attached a collar or har'
ness, which fastens around the cats
neck. In a circle. about the stake are
set a half dozen steel traps. securely
chained to the ground in such a way
that an animal caught in n Of them
could not quite reach the stake. Drive
the stake somewhere out in the wilds
where lynxes and panthers do congre'
gate. put pussy into the collar and
await results. Being a live bait, she
will yowi. This will attract the ami.
mails, but when they come she will
Immediately escape BY running up the
stake, which is covered With cloth to
give her claws a chance. The animal.
while prancing around at the foot OF
the stake. will prance into n Of the
steel traps and get caught. Pussy will
come down from the pointed top and
serve as bait to attract more animals.
The acme Of ingenuity. however, has
been reached by George Hogan in bis
noiseless alarm clock, patented June 8.
1908. The Hogan device consists OF a
Jar Of water on a shelf above the bed.
from which runs a hose, which on re-
firing the sleeper attaches to his leg.
BY means Of the ordinary alarm clock
a valve is opened at any hour that
may be desired, when water begins to
'iow against the leg Of the victim.
This does not disturb the %neighbon
and is sure to awaken the sleeper. a
satisfactory arrangement for every.
body.
The one thing which the government
will not consider among applications
for patents is perpetual motion. For
many years aerial navigation was IN.
Guided in this refusal The Wright
brothers complied with the demands
Of the patent ONCE for Z: demonstra.
,tion on q man carrying scale. and
since then the doors have been opened
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