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I'\<;K IK - PL\|\I)K/\LKK -FRIDAY, \l <ilST:i. 1!)7 5 The Law Serves You AGE OF INVENTIONS" IT'S FAR FROM OYFR Take it from Ihc patent at torneys. it just isn't true that there is nothing new under the sun Aeeording to the Illinois Sate Bar association, some 925.000 patents for new inventions have been issued by the U.S. Patent office during the past fifteen years That amounts to fully one fourth of the 3,700,000 patents issued b\ the office during its history Moreover, patents are currently being issued at a clip of about 1.6(H) per week. The ISBA says that a patent protects the inventor for a 17 year period, during w hich other persons are prohibited from making, selling or using his invention without his consent. In return for this exclusiveness. the inventor shows the details of his invention to the world. Anyone may purchase a copy of a patent for 50 cents and the Patent office gets 22,000 such requests every day The rate of inventiveness, the bar group says, is keeping patent attorneys in Illinois and other states busy filing patent applications along with whatever proof may be necessary to show that the idea is unique. Before issuing a patent, the Patent office, a function of the Department of Commerce, must be convinced the invention is novel, has utility and is something which is riot nhvious *<> '-Willnd workers in thai particular held In addition to the nearly lour million I S patents, there are eight to nine million foreign patents whose categories must be scanned and specific- categories related to the field of the invention must be examined before it can be concluded that the idea hasn't already been patented. For the attorneys and their agents who conduct this search, the ISBA said, the job gets tougher every year The cost of the initial search ranges from about $100 on up depending to some extent on the ease with which the proper categories can be pinpointed and examined. In addition, there is a filing fee for the patent which may run close to $200 if the patent is granted. Ordinarily, a patent won't be issued until about two years alter filing date, since it usually takes that long before govern­ ment examiners can conduct theirvown search through the records of the Patent Office's "Prior Art Resource" facility in Washington to be sure there are no duplication. Much of the patent attorney's work, the ISBA said, is with the research and product development departments of corporations, large and small. Independent inventors still account for one fifth of patent applications but they are a "vanishing breed." Health Talk A salesman, dead tired, checks into a motel lie's been drjiving for Hi hours, stopping only lor gas After a quick nap, he orders a big dinner. He isn't aware ot it. but this meal-like most he eats - is high in calories and high in cholesterol. He finishes off dinner with a few beers and smokes perhaps a half pack of cigarettes, as he pores over his papers for the next morning's sales meeting. Such habits, warns Illinois Heart association, are all too commonplace with busy Americans on the move today, and can lead to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, the nation's leading cause of death. At home, where life is more routine, it's easier to follow Illinois Heart association's advice on how to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. But once on vacation, or during a high-pressured business strip, it's easy to forget about your health. Illinois Heart association advises that to help prevent heart attack or stroke, see your doctor regularly. avoid cigarettes, eat foods low in calories and cholesterol, exercise regularly and maintain normal weight. And when traveling, here are some additional tips: 1 If you're on a long motor trip, don't forget to make frequent stops, if only to stretch your legs for a few minutes. And if you're on a long train or airplane trip, get up now and then and walk around. Sitting too long in one position can cause poor circulation. 2. Be cautious when changing Inspiration A Mil l ion Friends . "The legs get a little weary after 28 years,on the pavement." These words were the parting words of James Lettner, ? Chicago policeman who retired around this time last year. Patrolman Lettner, who stood on those legs on the same street corner in the city's downtown Loop district directing traffic, had few if any regrets about his years on the force. "It's been a good life," he reflected "My wife and I put two daughters and a son through college on a cop's pay. We can't complain." A newsdealer on the same corner made this comment: "Jimmy Lettner is the grandest guy who ever lived He must have a million friends. "He's always helping mothers with babies or small children, older people and handicapped people across the street. He takes care not to embarrass them he just walks alongside them mostly." Whether you are a policeman, a housewife, a writer, a businessman, a white or blue collar worker, a farmer, a student or a nurse, there are numerous opportunities for you to make the - world better for your having been in it from one extreme climate to another. A problem for travelers, particularly elderly people or people with heart disease, is a sudden change from one extreme of weather to another 3. Know these signs of heart attack Delay spells danger. Prolonged, heavy pressure or squeezing pain in the center of the chest, behind the* breast bone. Pain may spread to the shoulder, arm, neck or jaw. Pain or discomfort is ac­ companied by sweating. Nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath may also occur. Sometimes these symptoms go away and then return. When you experience one or more warning signs, call your doctor and describe these symptoms. If he's not immediately available, get to a hospital emergency room at once. For more information on how to prevent heart attack and stroke, ask Illinois Heart association. Don't expect everyone to agree with you; variety of opinion makes the world in­ teresting. The best way to get some­ where in life is to know where you're going and get sufficient steam for the jour- STATE FAIR DELEGATES - These outstanding McHenry county 4-H clothing project winners have been chosen as delegates to the Illinois State Fair in mid-August. From left, front, Chris Ch- walisz, Woodstock; Diane Grant, Crystal Lake; Cindi Bowen, Marengo; Lou Ann Block, Woodstock; and Midge Christy, Wonder Lake. In back, Kathy Latz, McHenry; Brenda Stanley, Hebron; Cindy Hooker, Crystal Lake; Cathy Wells, Harvard; Therese De Serto, Marengo; and Joy Vyduna. McHenry. (DON PEASLEY STAFF PHOTO) Most every man has an orange grove, a peach or apple orchard tucked away someplace within his being. Vacation sometimes means a couple of weeks on the sand, next 50 on the rocks. (& More Than | 120 Jewel Stores Open Until Midnight Days A Week! PRICES EFFECTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THURS AUG 2 THROUGH SUNDAY AUG 5 AT ALL JEWEL STORES IN COOK LAKE DUPAGE AND MC HENRY COUNTIES (EXCLUDING RIVER OAKS Let Your Midnight Jewel Make Shopping Easy! McHenry, 111. yj • YnnfiirA TVllirc ri -Qat . - Iiiiirniir>Mr«rinmimi«IM-- . 3718 West Elm Street Meat& Produce Prices Effective Thurs.,-Fri.-Sat Depend On Jewel Te Bring You Only The Finest! U.S.D A. 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Gen, William Hull, stationed at Detroit and in command of American forces in the Northwest, ordered Fort Dearborn evacuated. Capt. Nathan Heald was in command of the garrison of some seventy men, and the column that filed out of the fort the morning of Aug. 15 was headed by Capt. William Wells, an uncle of Mrs. Heald, who had arrived the night before from Fort Wayne. The Americans marched south along the lakefront while In­ dians, principally Potawatomi, who had agreed to act as an escort, took a parallel route behind sand dunes to the west. When the head of the column was about a mile and a half from the fort the Indians at­ tacked. The Americans were greatly outnumbered and the wounded Capt. Heald soon surrendered. Accounts of the massacre differ as to the number of men who died but they agree that two of the nine women in the caravan and twelve of the eighteen children were killed and that the total number of victims was about sixty. Capt. Wells was one of the first to die. About fifteen of the attacking Indians were killed. The at­ tackers pillaged and burned the fort and returned to their villages with their American prisoners. A second Fort Dearborn was built four years later, and two years after that Illinois became a state. The first state constitutional convention was held in Kaskaskia Aug. 3 through 26, 1818, and the constitution was unanimously adopted on the latter date by the thirty-three delegates. Although Illinois was not admitted to statehood until the following Dec. 3, the date on the state seal is Aug. 26, 1818. This first of the state's four constitutions set the state-wide biennial election date as the first Monday in August. This made the month of August a particularly busy one for Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of his political career. Lincoln was defeated on Aug. 6, 1832, in his first try for state representative, running eighth in a field of thirteen candidates, four of whom were elected. But he was successful in the August elections,of 1834, 1836,1838, and 1840, and on Aug. 3, 1846 he defeated Peter Cartwright, 6,340 to 4,829, to serve his only term as a Congressman from Illinois. Among the other notable events in Lincoln's life to take place in August include the birth of his oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln (Aug. 1,1843), the incorporation of the town of Lincoln, 111. (Aug. 22, 1853), and the first two of the 1858 debates with Stephen A. Douglas (Aug. 21, at Ottawa, and Aug. 27, at Freeport). BATWRIES LAST LONGER WHEN PROPER FLUID LEVEL IS MAINTAINED ANP WHEN THE 3ATTERV PO&TS ARE KEPT FRB5 OF CORROSION. PI91JLLEP WATER SHOULP&EUSEP WHENEVER LOCAL WATER JS OF POOR QUALITY GOOSENECK TMILERS GRAIN STOCK & FIAT BED HILLSBOKO K? liijr <,r • tic I Loud GERALD VOGEL, DEALER 8920 HOWE ROAD, RINGWOOD , ILL. Ph.:815-653-9396 653-9346