A RAPIDGRASSHOPPER. |was invented Ly Eogene Fonfain, s WM. A. SANDOE MERCHANT TAILOR. | } . { . : pleted abont a month ago. It was cons Jetween Philadelphia ining on the Canada Southern railroad. | Jersey City, i8 an odd looking locomotive] 2 ud Ihe entire miles, was made in 236 minutes, includ. instead of being below the medium line] Shop in bank bailding, 24d floor. Is! third pair ure on top of the boiler direct 2 Hine, on short notice, and good fits guar bye EF 3 —— {Frenchman; formerly 8 locomotive en A ‘Peansylvania Locomotive That is{gineer, whose home is in Detroit, Mich.) to Make Ninety Miles an Hour is the second one bail, and Was com~ , ’ and Newigtructed at the Grant locomotive works, | York. lin Paterson, The first engine is now runs| Standing in the “stall” in the round- : | hogseof tbe Pennsylvania railroad, inllo May last it drew two coaches from | [Amberstharg 10 8t, Thowas, a distance bearing the name Fontaine, Tne engine ©f 111 wiles, in 98 minutes. ’ ido was constracted for speed, and, although|run from Amberstburg to Buffalo, 235 it bag not yet made ita trial trip, it is ex péited thatit will run at the rate ol ninety miles an honr, The machigery | of the boiler, is almost earirely above it.| There are three pairs of driving-wheeis, but only two rest on the rails. The) ' prepared to do all kinds of work in his Iy in trout of the cab. These wheels are termed ‘the “main drivers,” and’ the| "ied: according to the latest styles. A : a ’ “large lot of samples always on hand power is communicated to them fromiw kmen of long experienced in bis the cylinders. The steam chests and .mploy. nov y cylinders are set at an angle of about 45 degrees, on the sides of the boiler, apd rr a———— the crank role ran up to the “drivers.” ScuoorL-Tax.—Notice is hereby given! The lower driving wheels are different [that the schooi-duplicate is in the bands of sized and dre pot connected. The rearitbe undersigned for 1881. On all x wheels, which are only 44 feet in diame- paid before Dec. 1, there will be 5 per ter, in the nomenclature of railroad meno, || °% deducted. From Dee, 1te Jan. 1, are the “ponies.” The forward pair are} | h He face of duplicate will be requir. calied the “lower drivers.” and are dou-{;* [ad on wll remaining unpaid sfier Jan, bah ’ | oe i, I88YE there will be an addition of § per ble. The main part of each wheel is 8ix| Lp: wocording to the set of assembly feet in diameter. The other part, which Jos. M. GILILAKD is a separate wheel, inasmuch as it does : Treasures pot come in contact with the rail, als} though in the solid casting, is known as the “iriction wheel” It is 4} feet in di | anieter, and is supplied with a steel tire the same as the others. The “main drivers” stand upon the “friction wheels” and transmit the motive power to them. The large wheels rolling upon the small er ones give the speed, There is no gear ing whatever, The “main drivers” run in one direction, and turn the “friction wheels” and “lower drivers” in another. 1u order to prevent the wheels from slipping, and thus losing motion, steam pressure is applied 10 the main drivers] to hold them down upon the wheels be neath. The force can be increased from] the simple weight of the wheels to 16] tons at the will of the eagineer, who is governed by the length of the train the locomotive msy be arawing, The diam | eter of the truck wheels under the front) With that COUGH when there end of the engine is 40 inches. The Us| a remedy at bat so pensabl, 30 Cerinin nal size is 33 iochen. Otherwise thejand ,o safe, thai the must delicate chiié Fontaine does not differ materially from may ake it without danger. It is cal we the ordinary locomotive. The whole] Green's Comp. syrup of affair weighs 58 tone, Bome engocs TAR, HONEY and BLOOD ROUT, weigh 50 tons. The cylinders are 17 by 24 inches in dimensions. The amount of | It containg all the vinues of Tar ins cone stéalty carried when ronsing is 130{ceniruted form, combined with the best ; | Expectorant and Anvdynes, ithe whole pounds. The y ger engloes On most, pared without the ad of best, forming railroads carry 140 poands. The only|l "usr KNOWN REMEDY tor ai. striking featore of the Fontaine to the uy. oii0s of the Throat and Lungs. eye in thie general appearance. The Pred ‘Try vine bottle and be convinced. Price | ence of the exira pair of wheels on top| 30 CEK18 ger buttie. Menufactured only of the boiler has won for it the names by “enamel” and “grasshopper.” While the! F, POTTS GREEN. Bellefonte, Pa | of smile by Dingo & Merchants nod by | engine looks sirange in comparison with) - . EM pr it does not appear ili-proportion- Jl « D.MURKAY sUNTREHALL ed, Itisgay in paint and embellish dma) ¥ ments and the smooth brass and iron] me parts are brightly polished. 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