CURIOUS PATENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1313, 26 February 1883, Page 2

CURIOUS PATENTS.

gome, inyesfefong prjgp jiffs fi>Fi& shed t|}B |fpf tfitji a. brief pst gi" patents jop small things which in many instances have proved grea't mines of wealth, .to' the lucky dispoyerers. The list, might be extended to ft much, larger number. |)u{ we only state those giyen }n tjio limes," Among; these..trifles'is the favorite toy—the ''return ball'V-a wooden ball with an; elastic string attached, selling for tonwnts each,, but yielding-, to its patefitbe an;income; equal to LIO.OOO'a yeah "The rubber tip on the end of lead pencils-affords the owner of .the royalty an independent fortune,; The inventor of the gum* med, newnpapsi; wrapper a|sq fss man., The 'gimlet-pointed screw h'fts, involved .more,, wealth,. .than., most silver mines, and''the 'man who first thought, of.' putting copper! ,tips-' toy children's shoes is as well off i*> if ■hiil father, had left 'him. Lso,ooo in United „ States!, bonds. -Although rbller'skates^'renot : so-;muchußed in' : ; countries where; ic? as; abundant, in.. ; South America;.especially.: irj Brazil,'. they are very highly .esteemed, and Have yielded over L2oo,ooP*'to->ljeir t fighting 1 infringements, 1 ' Jjib» ing Jim;' Cjow/fa toy, -Mnrit annual income of. L 15,000 toijfflnventer,- -and' .the/: common.--fieedle ' threader is worth L2OOO » year to the man Tvho thought of it.. The '' drive . well" was;an idea of Colonal Qreea, w})pse troopij during the war, were in want: pt wafer.' 'fi|r-conceived tjje motion, of djivlpg^W^in'^.'j^beinto., tie groimd\uutoji water was leached,/1 knd then a pjamp. '• pw"" contrivance ftfi sncT %> tens' ijr^!J^i^''PMjPffl»P[.' to write-'*" tiwm esthete qfwbicfe is plitijM. The spring wdow-sW-'w ftft jncow?.. of .p,OOO Mrly-i.jlii. ; Btylograpbio praaalso bsigs inL2P,oj)o>; •'. yearly i the marldng pen for shading in .:"•"' different colors, 120,000 j.rubber stampa % .the same. A .very large fortune hag : been reaped-by/a ; westein taide'r,';who, •. ten years since, invented a or eyelet at each Wd- of the rawth-e-f tfte coat and pants. pocket strain ciuaod by! the caraage of niecei / of pre andiheavy tools. ■ ' ut;/ ■

Dflbar Wilde has postponed his Amtttljan trip for the proßentßii avowed reason for remaininß in America is to overcome" the remnants of. vulvar! ridi> vK otolo'lwhich still greet him hbwjand'then/ .How a Woman Would Ban the World, ... ~,.■•« ■ ; -Itl Was managing this world I'd do it ,;,,, •>. on (he plan of nothing for ! nothing andno • • ' 'J™?*•■» rd P 6 no man »' duller until he. • :;'■ Wo.ewnedit, and for thoaewho would ' • ttbt workTd have a plantation aa.d work. • home,, where they'd bo taught industry : , ;'■ • »ith,agobd%hip, and pay* them for thtir , • ;.work when. ; it wua done I'd make all *.. ■■■■■'■■ ■■■ . {ellow » work and pay : thorn j and . ...... those.Who would not be taught to be. ~ ■ ,i ; , decent members of Society I'd put in a . , l b.Bg;witha bigatone, take there out on ; ...,„: the ocean and drop them overboard., I'd .;. <.-'<MjUM that" the.meek should inherit the earth," and dear all the thieves and mur-' •. derera, all. dangerous classes out of. the way.—Mrs Swisahelm,