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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Cleartield, Pa.
r9-Legi U.inc.s or all kind. ''"
widi prom'toc" and fidelity. Office in res done,
.f W illiam A. Wallace. XL.
G. R. B ARR.ETT, .
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
clearfield, pa.
Having resigned hi! Judgeship, hai resumed
th. practice of the law in hi. old office at Clear
field Pa. W ill attend the eourti of Jefferson and
Hlk oountlel when specially lolainod in eonneetio
with re.idont eoun.ol. 8:14:73
T. H, MURRAY,'
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Prompt attention given to all legal buslncs.
ontrustod to hi. oare in Clearfield and adjoining
counties. OlSoo on Market St., opposite naugios
iewcjry Store, Clearfield, Pa. )el'tl
A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
Clearfield, Pa.
a,OHoe in the Court Houie. dcoS-ly
ITw. smith,
ATTORNEY-ATrLAW,
atl.l:72 ' Clearfield. Pa. v
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VOL. 47--WII0LE NO 2301.
'"V"' CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUAHY 22, 1873.
NEWSEKIES-VOLill.'NO. 4.
Bare Test of Death'. C ;
Cards.
JEFFERSON LITZ,
PHYSICIAN &SUJIOBON,
HAVING Incited at O.eeola, Pa., offers Mi
professional serrieea to the people of that
jlaee and .nrroundlnf country. -. ...
ML.A1I oall. promptly attended to. Cilice
and reaidenee on Ourtln at, forraerly occupied
by Dr. Kline. May, llltly.
j. noixowll so . bavib CIRIT.
H0LL0WEUSH & CAREY,
. UOOKSELLEES, ,
Blank Book Manufacturers,
AND STATIONERS,
2IS Wnrftcl St., Philadelphia.
&SI,Piiicr Flour Sacks and Bnn, Fool.cnp,
Letter, Note, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall
Pnar.. , fh-.L!:!ji"L.
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Justice or the l'ceee, 8urreyo and Cenroyaneer,
I.utliersbnrp, Pa
Ail buslneis lntra to him will be promptly
attand.' I'e'aoBi wishing to employ a Rur
"cvor will do well to s;ive hiaaoall.al he Hatters
himself that he can render latisfaction. Deeds of
eonToyanoo, artlolos of aRtccment, and all leRal
papers, promptly and neatly executed. HSman
JAMES C. BARRETT,
Justice of the Teaee and Licenced Conveyancer,
Lutlifrsbur, Clearfield Co., Pa.
ffWColleetlen. A reralttance. promptly made,
and all kind! of legal InltrumonU eieeutwl on
hort notice: . mi,M
dX-THre A MS,
SCRIVENER & SURVEYOR,
I.uthersburc, Pa.
THE rubicriber olTor. his itrviecl to tho public
.. :. r B..I.M.M .nd Kurvcror
All calls for anrwyiog promptly attcmlci to, and
thcaiaklnf of drnfls, decdiand "Uicr legal injtru
ments of wrltinK, eieeutod wlthont de T. and
warranted to be correct or no charge.
J. ArBLATTENBERGER,
Claim and Collection Office,
- OSCEOLA, CIcarBeU Co., Pa,
rO-Conroynncing and all legal papers .lrown
with accuracy and diipatch. Drafts on and poe
fOfjo tickcU to and from aBy point in Knropt
rocured. vw
Co.,
"'' CLEARFIELD, Ta.
' WEHNKSDAT MOKNIXO, JAN. 52, 173.
THERE 18 NO DEATH. .
Tbrra U no ilu&tb ? Too lUrt go dvwn ;
To r.M upon lome fuiur aborv,
Ai brijht Id henvtn'i jwoiiirvwuf
. h Tbrjr ibiiio furovcriourv
. There Ii no dcntli ? Ad angl form
Walk! o'er the earth with li.etit Uci,
, lie bmn our bent lured thing awn.
Aod tlicti we oall ttiem Muad.'r . . ?
Horn unto that undying life, '
Thoy leave ui but to eouie affftla -With
jay we woloume tlittn the laiuo
Excejit lu lin and pain. " - '"'
And crer nar ae tbouffb duppcd.
Tho dtar im mortal rpiriu tread i
For all the bound ! univrrsa
In life there are n dead.
Bulwtr
ABOUT PATENTS.
HV WJI. R. HOOPER.
Tlio vast majority of patent" con
Ui in no romnrkublo invention; llioy
moroly mnko sumo sliglit progroes
upon existing fuels. Not in one greot
titlo of invention tloca improvemonl
come, tut rutlior in sniull, guntle
waved, citel) HilvBiiciiig nliiioat imper
ceptibly l'urllicr tbun its predecessor.
And it is that gligbl difl'urenco tbut
gives success, to jiutenU. Tbe inven
tive mind is bo constantly on the stretch
(but bimilur cluinis nro constantly
made by rival invontors. Wlion pe
troleum first began to cnligbten our
tl:irknoss,thero were twcnly-Sve claim-
Mite Bt oiiq tui.o bvloro tho office, ull i
F. K.
ARNOLD &-
LANKEUrt,
I.utlicrsburg, Clearfield county. Pa.
Money loaned at reasonable rami exchange
bought and lold; deposits recoivid, and a geti
earl banking buiiness will bo oarricd on at the
svlaea. 4:12:7 1 :lt
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office en 8oooBd St., ClearOeld, Pa. noTl,6
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTO U N K Y AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
r0Oc In th. Court Hons.. )jll,'t7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
flee oa Market Br., er Joioph Phnweri'
Sroeory .tore. Jan.3,lT.
TOO.. I. a'CTJI-LOOOR. w. n'cut.toi an.
T. J. McCULLOUGH & BROTHER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I'lf.rlleld. Pa.
OSloe on Locust street, nearly opposite the
Idene. of Dr. R. V. Wilson. e nar. in ouroi
a ... .r lii. .oe A Ilro'a lancst Bre and bur-
glar proof sales, for the proteelion of lioiiks, dcods,
ana otner vaiuaoic jmer. jiiv ... uu.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Aud Real Estate Agent, Clearfield, Pa
ns.. Third street. bet.Oherrj A Walnut,
JS-Respeetfully ofTeri hli sorviceeln selling
and buying land. In ClearBold and B'ljolning
counties and with aa caperieno.ol over twenty
year, as a mrvcyor, Batter, nimsen ou
reader satiaiaeiion. l
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
A0 BSALBB l
Saw IiOgn and laiimber,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
I Uaaonla Building. P.oom No. 1. 185 71
J.J. L INGLE,
ATTORN EY-AT-L AW:
1:11 OweoU. Clearfield Co., Pa. y:pd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Wallareton. Clearfield ( ouiity, l'ouu'a,
)fc4AII legal buiinos! promptly atlonded to,
D. L. K REBS,
Sueco.sor to U. 1). Swoops,
Law and Collection Office,
Pitl.l'Ij CLEARFIELD, PA.
John U. Orvii. 0. T. Alexander.
ORVIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Ilollcfonte, Pa. iep1S,'6-:
J. 8. BARN HART,
ATTOllNKY - AT - LAW,
Ucllofiuitc. Pa.
Will lirantlce la UlearBetd aed all of the Court! of
tho 3iih Judicial district. Real estate business
wd oolleotion of claims made speelallle.. nl'7l
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Justioe of the Peace and Rurlvencr,
Curwenevllle, Pa. '
VsuCollcotioai made, and money prnmplly
pal lover. " . " i
E. A
&. W. D. IRVIN,
nnAtna i
Real Estate, Square Timbor, Logs
AND LUMBER.
Ofhee In new Cornor Store building..
ovl5'71 Mirsissrms,.!.
own. ii..M.nHitsKT ILaCItT. w. .
W. ALBERT &. BROS.,
Manufaotorer. A extonslve Dealers in
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, tie,
WOODLAND, nun
0-0rdori lollclteJ-. Bills Blled on ihort notice
Idd.. Woodland P. 0., ClearOeld Co., Pa.
Je26-ly
W AL1IKUT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT, "
Krenelitllle, Clearfleia County, Pa.
Keep, constantly oa hand a full aisortment of
ii ii,....). lli.r,lware. urooerlcs. ana eTcrvimiiii
osually kept in a retail stnro, which will be sold,
for CU9h, ftS Clieap as winewnrrp in
Frenchville, June 37, 1BI)J-IJ.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
OBALaa la
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CIIAIIAMTON, Pa.
Also, extensive manufacturer and dealer In Square
. Timber and Sawed Lumber of all kind..
: -0rdcr lolicltod and all bill! promptly
nd ej.Hil
" CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWER
s . Clearfield, Pa. . i '
H AVISO rented Mr. Kntre.' Brewery he
hope, by Itriet attention to bnsiBeas and
the manufacture of a superior article of IIKER
to receive the patroBage of all the old and niany
. eiosau gi 2
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOURAI'lI GALLERY
Market Street, Clcirficld, Pa.
CROMOS MADE A SPECIALTY.--.
Taxl'.OATIVKS mado In cloudy al well aa '
i elear weather. Constantly on hand a good
aortmont of FRAMES. rSTEREOSCOI'ES and
STKUEOSCOI'IC VIEWS. Frame!, from any
style of moulding, m. do to order. 'Prl) "
JAMES CLEARY, f;
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND 8TREKT,
jySJ CliEAHFII! 1. 1, P A.
' DR.X J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SD RO EON,
OOloe oa Market Street, ClearOeld. Pa.
9-Offloa hour.! S to 12 a. m., and 1 to p. m.
TvR, E. M. SCIIKURKR,
H0M(E0PATmC PHYSICIAN,
1 . In Maconle BuildiBg,
April Si, 18J3. C,c'llli(''J.'r"
XK. W. A. MEANS,
PUYSICIAN k SURGEON,
LUTiiERsntina, pa.
VUl attend professional calls promptly. augl0'70
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
J-IIYSICIAN k SURGEON,
, offer, his
T-r AVISO located at I'eBnOeid, l a.
1L professional sorviees to tho people of that
ind surrounding oounirv. mi
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sip;n Painter and Papei
. Hangor, .
Clearfield, Penn'a.
WII1 execute Join In his line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. -i -.
HENRY RIBLING,
HOUSE, SI0N A ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
Clearfield, Penn'a.
Tl.. rrn.nnlnir and nainllnif of cliurehc! and
other publio building! will receive particular
attention, as well as Ihe painting of carriaRcl and
ilolithi. (lilJin done In the neatest styles. All
work warranted. BUop on lourm sirmi, iuruii
oeoupled by Kequlre bhugnrt, ontll 70
G. H. HALL,
HIACTICAL TUMP MAKER
NEAR CLEARFIELD, TENN A.
Ifr-Pumpi alwayl on hand and made to order
on short notice, l'ipos bered on reasonable terms.
aii wn.lt w.rrantrd to reader .atisractlon, and
delivered If desired. iy2a:lypd
place and surrounding oountry.
attended to,
calls promptly
ocl. 13 li.
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Lste Surgeoa of the 6.1J ReglmeBl, Pennsylvania
Vclunwen, having returned from th. Army,
elferi his professional services to th.oUltcn.
of Claarfleld.oanty.
J-Profes.lonal call, promptly alien led to.
Oram oa gecoad .treat, foria.rlyoecupl.d by
Ilr.Wood.. (apr,'6tl
J e O A U II E Y sb C 0.'
RESTAURANT,
Becood Street,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
Always oa hand, Fresh Oysters, Ice Cream,
Oaadies. Nats. Crackers. Cakes. Carers, Tolweoo,
Vanned fruits, Omagra, LMacna, and all kind.
at irelt in season.
-BILLIARD ROOM oa second floor,
isni p. McIAVHKV A CO.
.1 r-"
1 LI IIABMAH,
. nm. i T ll, , T ,1, ntl IIH
rllAV lUJA li JU I lil. Vf I.IUIIJ ,
LUTHURSBURIl, PA.
Agent for tin Awerican Double Turbine Water
Wh.rl .nil Andrews A Kalbai'h n heel. Can lur-
nlh Portable (irl t Mill, en short noliea. jyl2'7!
E. A, BIGLER &. CO.,
nmi.rus 11
SQUARE TIMBER
- nnd mantifactureri of .
ALL KINDS P "AW lil) Lt MlU.tl,
g T2 C'LBARFIELD, PENN'A.
JOU,
TKOUTM A N.
Dealer La all klndi of .
FURNITURE,
. , Market Stnot,
' On. doot Mil Port Offlee,
,18'71 VLk;AlllltLD VA-
nsKino; tor subxlantiully tho same
mono oi raising oil out ot tho solta
Mirth. And when velocipedes bo nud-
denly leaped into fuKhion a few years
ttgo 432 applicants for volocipodo pat
ents were filed witliin Tour monlbs,
and of tlieso tliirtv-llireo woro cotem-
rnry claims for tlio f:iiiio idea
Every rpriiiir. brinu't forth a crop of
ntovo patents, cacli ninr.tifucturer pro-
mrinir lor tlio comiiitr. tMnterliy striv
ing to surpass his rivttlt in tho pret
tiest pattern, and the greatest warmth
giving power. J)'ow pemons think
mucu ot tho torm ol tlio lump tncy
buy; yet lamp patents tiro renowed
every year. At ono tnno tlio stud
ent lump, with its argand burner,
icld8 its manufacturer a small for
tune ; the next year soma fortunate
genius noticos thai two wicks givo an
larger lignl ttuin tn
tirgund ; and tho patent ho obtains
brings In m promincnco in all tho lump
markets ol tlio country. Une ol tho
most essential elements in patents is
novelty : yet applications are continu
v mndu lor iiutonts bused on ideas
ui) vli ua tiie Cliristiaii era.- l'liny,
riling in tho first century, describes
harvesters lor houdinc grutn as then
existence on tlio plains ot Gaul:
and 1 ulauius mentions thorn again in
the fuurlh oontury ; but both of these
lucked some Idea that would adapt
them to ccnontl uso. luilors ma
obincs were in smooth running nrder
in runs long bcloro Hunt and Howe
uerfectod tho present invention. It
remained for the Americans to lighten
tho domestic cares of tho fcmule sex
tluouuliout the world
Aloel pnlcnt rigiHs are lnnilod in
their ariilication : and never attain to
general circulation. But a patent of
wide uso. howovcr small tlio royally
it pays, benefits tho liuppy inventor
with a lurgo profit. Inventions for
sowinir machinos, of which one com
pany mukes about three thousand
1 ... v , . c .i.. .... ..i t.i:.
weeK, inveniiutio lur niu uoo ui inu,
rubber, lor agricultural implomonts,
fire-arms, and modifications of leather
and paper, have accumulated foilunes.
Nor is it possible to toll tho extent of
tho ramirJcalions of a patent. A lew
vears since all tbo dentists of tho coun
try combined to break an India-rubber
pntont ovoiy one ot mem nau 10 pay
a royalty wbenover lie irscrted a set
of teeth on vulcanizod rubber. Their
combination fuilod, and tho royalty
still is paid. Ono of tho most prolita
blo pitlorils ever isnucd in this country
was lor tlio munuiucttiro oi norso-
shocs. In England ono of the most
lnorativo has boon tho Bessemer man
ufacture of steel. Most patents con-
corn thomsolves with agricultural or
dotnestio labor. In ono year two
hundred and twenty iiutonts were
granted for cultivation, two hundred
and ten for plows, ono hundred and
eighty for churns, ono hundred and
seventy-five for washing-machines,
one hundred and Uliv-ono I'T bowhil'
machines, ono hundred and forty for
ntovcM, nml another hundred and lorty
Kir iruien. in-nriy uikhiw,, imn'ii.u
nntcn s huvo been lamieu ior sewing.
machines and their attachments ; nnd
the applications for newer inventions
como in daily.
Tor thoso oppnrations ior pniuni-
riirbls incrcaso much fiister limn the
population. In 151 thero wero two
thousand of them j in 1870 nineteen
tlioimand one hundred and pevetily
ono, of which thirteen thousand three
hundred nnd twenty -ono wero grant
ed. Invontivo skill docs not depond
upon education. l'rusia U us well
educated aa this country ; but in 1N07
onlv ono hundred nnd throo putcnts
were -Ihrhcu in i russiu, as ugimini.
thirteen thousand in tliis countty.
Vermont has ns good schools as Mus-
snchiisotts j hut tho Buy Stato secures
ton per cent, ol all tlio palonts grain
ed lo tho nation, while tho Grcon
Mountain Stato has loss than ono per
cent. To quiclton tho invontivo minu
demands a largo amount of capital en
gaged in manufacture, a skilled body
I wnrkmon. and a profit in tho inv
r,w,vnmi.nt of inunutiicttircs. vthero
1 1, . .KB nooxiht iiutonts nre in demand.
As a reneral rulo, valuable inven
tlin result of louu VOIU'8
eloso thought and much expenditure
of timo and money. Capital never
offers ilsolf to tho Inventor without
the promise of an onlurgod and speody
return. Nor do vnluablo Itloas often
enter tho mind of the outsider on any
suhioct. Abraham Lincoln wasavory
ol.u hiurvnr of Illinois when, in May
181!), hu obtained patent for lilting
ever boon used, or would have boon
apnliod for by a marine engincor.
The amount of misuppliud tulont
engaged on inventions that can nevor
bo used is as wonderful as it is prolific
Thoro is a ludiorous eloment in many
of tho patents), and more of the appli
cations, which is woll worth, investi
gation ; and wo extract, from the ro
cords of tlio Bute n I Ofilco, aa account
of some of these, that show moro go
nius than common seueo, and huvo
produced mure luughtor than profit,
. In LS70 tho owner of certain bee
hivos, irritated by tho loss of his honey
by the bee moth, usked for a patent
for a combined lien-roost and bco
Uivo, ' lie had noticed that the boc
ranlh travels at higlit, whilo tho busy
bea work b Un.. lis aesiri.-'iiuro-,
fiiro, wm for a devioe that should ad
mit the worker by day, and keep out
tbe thief by nighl. This his ingenui
ty effected by tho erection of a hen
roost pivoted upon a bco-hivo provid
ed with gales. .Tho bocs wero expect
ed to be in their oells justbeforo dusk;
the bens, lighting on their roosts, wero
then lo closo tho gutcs of tho hivo,
and keep them stiut nil night. Tho
early rising ot the fowls would auto
matically opon the gates again, and
return tho bees their honey ull safe
to tho airs of heuven and tlio flowers
of earth, lie received his patent.
Another applicant asked for n patent-right
for an artificial moon, that
should light each town thai used it
without expense llis cyo had often
boen struck by the reflection of, dis
tant windows al sunset, and how far
that light traveled, lie thcroloro pro
posed a balloon ior each town, suffi
ciently large lo ruieo a hugo reflector
thai was lo bo noibtod every ovemuc
lit dusk (iloul tho timo the lions had
shut in tuo beesV Tho reflections of
tho sun'i rays, cast downward upon
the villago, was sure to light it through
all the darkness of night. Fortunate
ly for himself, Ibis inventor presontod
his application through a patent at
torney, who told bun it was doubltul
if it could bo obtained.
In tho full of 1871, a gentleman,
probably from California, Applied for
and received a pnlent for building
houses on wheels or rollers, so that, in
cuso of earthquakes, they might roll
forward or backward, but not be shak
en to pieces.
Unly ihreo yoars havo passed away
since a very inuenious gentleman fium
the rurul districts applied for a patent
to prevent cows from switching, their
talis! lie presented two modes ono
shaped like a boltlo, around tho nocK
of which tho cow's tail was to be
curled; the other consisted of a squaro
block, with a hole through tho center,
whcroin the tail was to bo put, and
t lion tied in a knot, so that the nniintil
could not withdraw it. . On tho pre-
.antation of tho application, IhcohVinl
examiner thought it oould not be
granted, becauso of a similar devico
in "Don Quixote," where Suncho
I'unza, trying lo sloop in a huy-luft,
was kept uwako by tho braying of
his donkey below. . His wakefulness
gave Sunuiio time to reflect that, when
riding the donkey, tho animal always
switched his tail when ho brayed.
Descending hastily from tho hay-loft,
the squire lied a block lo tho donkey's
tail to provonl him from bruying.
But as this devico originated with a
Spaniard, and had never been repeat
ed in Ibis country, Iho office decided
to grunt tho patent. Our readers
will, thcrcforo, remember that they
cannot lie a cow's tail to prevent its
switching without payment of royally
lo Iho owner of this privilege.
If '"Don Quixote anticipated one
of our Amoricun patents, Coleridge's
Ancient Manner pcrlornicd ihosamo
otlice lor anotlier, when ho Bays:
The air il cut .way before,
And oloes. from behind."
Noticing how vessel aro delayed by
tho necessity of pushing aside . Iho
water that obstructs Ihuir way, an in
eonious irentleinali asked for A patent
lor pulling in J rout ot the vessel a
serios of hollow whoels, whoso blades
should uct ua paddles. These wheels
would lift Iho water so speedily out
of tho way thai Iho vessel would have
to rush in to Ull tho void, ihis mo
lion of tho vessel would give Ihe
whoels another turn, and then the
wheels would once moro lift nway the
wulor. and thus draw Iho vessel on
And so tho motion of tho vesncl would
turn tho wheels, und Iho turn of tho
wheels would draw the vessel. Ihis
applicant for perpetual motion was so
certain of success that, to provide for
tho onlv difficulty ho could lurosce
which was in tho too rapid motion of
tho vobsel, that would leur Hsclt lo
pieces ho providud on anchor, with
eprinir oublo to it. tin. Ln might
check tho vessel from US loo nlfuu
speed. The oxaminer, howover.tniglil
have inven liis decision in ino iiuai.
verso of tho "Ancient iluriner";
"Ely, brother, By 1 more high, luore high,
Or we shall be belated ;
For slow and slow that ship shall go,
Till lb. mariner's tranoo il abated."
An applicant for a patent fur wood
on pavements proposed to mount each
block ot wood on springs, itu cmim
nrl that this would remove nil lar In
riding, and obviuto tho necessity of
Ftirinir" on carrlncos.
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Anotner goniiemnn nppneu nr u
patent for healing canals by steam
o that boating rould go on in winter
ns well ns in summer. Tho ofilco de
cided that this invention was worthy
of protection, and gave him Ins patent,
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Anotlier nppoeu ior u uiiniunniu"
r,r ( luck and bed, o inironiously con
trived that, when the clock struck.lho
bottom of tho bed dropped out. Ho
claimod lhal this plan would probably
awaken tho sleeper.
Speaking of combinations, he must
have come from Missouri or Kaunas
who asked for a patent for a combina
tion of cannon and plow. For this
purposo ho filed three applications,
making tho olongatod handles of Iho
plow hollow, sp as to form two can
non. Those wore to bo kopt loaJod
till tho guerillas wore after him ) U'9
cannon woro then to ho fired, tho
guerillas shot down, aud tho farmer
to go on his plowing, way, rojoicing.
Ami l,n lm iiiiimL havo come from
tho borders who asked for a patent of
moving up and down. Doing duly
all day In guarding clothes, when
night came on, and no cabin pear, the
goidg wero to bo taken out, tjie triplo
wul elovatcd into one, and tho bo
nigh tod Iravlor safely lioiiHed'.
As early aa 1817, Mr. James Pnshilo
paUmtod, a swivl-gua in England,
with the motto:. .! - w.
"Defonding King George, yeur Gouatry and
' '; Laws,
la Dsfendlng Tourselrej and the Protestant
j Cause."
flu) novelty of this plan was that
his) grin fired two kindsof ball, a square
ball and a round one. Tho round ball
wuatobeusod In all fights against
Chrielian nations ; tho squaro balls,
ihntj would munglo tho flesh mora,
Olllr in cmitoet wil.h Tlre
tiouUi-n: Ti.ie) gentieman of-ctd timo
must hhvo been tho ancestor of Mark
Twain, in this country, who so lost
his tomper becauso tho Secretary of
War refused to recommend his gun
for a patent. Mr. Twain's Iden was
to have a swivel-gun that should load
al the center nnd fire off at both ends.
In cass of a scigo, he proposed to load
tbo gen, set il a whirling, and drop it
just out-si do the city walls. Before
the bills lett the mouth oi the cannon,
ihey would acquire such a rotury mo
tion that they would swoop round'tlie
walls outside of the town, killing off
all lie besieging host. e must ac
knowledge, howover, that we have
looked in vain, on tho records of tho
ofilco, for Mr. Twain name, and
henci we infer ho nover received his
patcit.
There would bo much of tho ludic
rons, wero there not moro of the hor
rible, in tho device of nn American
cmbiluicr for a patent. Knowing
that Iho office required A working
modi) or drawing in all cases, ho ob
tained the corpso of a littlo infant,
embalmed it 1n his best manner, and
forwarded It with accompanying spec
ifications. Tbo corpse was immediate
ly returned to him. ' '
One ingenious gentleman wants the
nation to let him build a water-wheel
that should cover tho wholo front of
Niagara, and whoso shafting nnd pow
er should reach nil parts of the land.
Another asked for a patent for the
invention of the generation of steam
by boring a hole in tho ground till no
reached tho waters thai nro boiled by
tho internal fires of earth. Ho set
forth, nmong tho advantages of his
plan, that thero would bo no dangor
of oxplosiotis, no expenso for fuel, no
nceossity ot engineers ull 01 which
sUtcmonts aro undoubtedly truo,
It must havo boon a relative of this
last gentleman, and ono equally ac
quainted with the laws that govtrn
tho hidden heart of this planet, who
nppliod for a patent for boring the
'unco
mat
of
earth for artesian wolls for purp
of irrigation no ina.cly eui lorin i
ho had made '.ho discovery lhal quick
silver was heavier than common eurth.
Ho therefore proposed to Btarl a bolo,
and to empty into it a hilly mercury
liy tho laws ol ivaturo, inui mercury
would bo euro 10 work us wuy uown-
wurd till it struck water, und the
water would then bo sure to work Us
war upward till it struck air.
Should it bo said that such patents
as this last, as that tor the prevention
of cows switching their tails, for arti
ficial mooiiB, lor plows doing the work
of cannon, etc., must bo jokes, wo can
only reply that shrewd Yankees ure
not wont to pay thirty fivo dollurs
even for practical juke?, and lhat none
of these designs have culminated into
patents under less than that sum, and,
when attorneys wore employed, under
double and quadruplo that sum.
Tho Journal is uot large enough to
contain tho account of singular patents
notified lo domestic uso. Woro than
ono application has been niado fur
rnl-trups with a mirror in inocer.
Icr. Tho rut seeing another rat
nf In own bizo nnd ago, nearer
itio t (lasted cheose lhaft himself, wpuld
bo sure to spring for il. There
havo beon quito a number of tapo-
um-in-trans applied for, whoro A doll
otto bail is let down tho throat by a
dolicato thread, and tho hungry worm
snpndilv drawn up. Constant nppli-
T. i. r... .i-r... fl,i,.
CUtlUII IB llluuu MM imiuiiM, iv,
niachincs and for balloons, uno con
tiiver arms his balloon with cannon
asolhcr with Greek lire that should
birst and explode when just over the
hostile army. An English gentleman
actually received a patent lor pulling
a liowilKcron horseback, und mount
ing the horse on springs, so that the
recoil ol tnehowiuor snouiu noi orouu
Hie lora of Iho ponv. And, as Into as
September last, a gontloman in this
country applied for und rocoivod a
oaten I lor accelerating vogeiauiu
growth by tho uso of alternate strips
thero is no idea so ludicrous, so won
derful. or even so old, tbut so mo per
son of L'ood sense and invontivo ubili
tvhus uot endeavored to inrowarouna
it, or something like it, the protecting
yii of tuo law ol palonts. Appiaon
urnal.
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stoatuboats over rivur bars; but n a comuinuuo.i ui T i7f1!i
majbe doubtou1 if that patent husl'ThplrunU vyai mudo with triple biU.;
Corn for Fuel. Tho Iowa papors
'commend pooplo to uso their corn
r fuel. Tho Council Bluffs Aonva
il anvs: Wo aro itlad lo sco that
ikanr of our oitirons aro taking ndvan
I .. . . . - I..- I.
go ol tno low price oi corn tu my in
innlies of it for fuel. Wo have ex-
uriniciitod with it tho lust woek, and
nd that it is nil admirable substitute
r both wood aud ooal, and at pros-
int inices Ihero is both economy anil
oinlorl in its uso. A ton ol corn, .ii
inshi.ls. al 17 conts per bushel, t?.f.00
(Vo consider this equal to n cord of
jturd wood, us supplied nnu measureu
in our market ul t7 ; the cutting
l l.ia mi . is E1.UU I total fS OO. 1U
nuking a saving of nearly throo dol
Lns l .rd. For kilchon fuel il ii
Liuporior lo wood, except hickory, and
, innnnr in I LI1UL. . lit UHtni'e .. , J
tot iiro with a groat deal of blur.o. Wo
udge that throo tons of corn nro equal
'.o tho boat of ono ton of hard eoul,
whilo in ooouomy of it uso It Is equal
m nnn n,wl a half tons of coal. In
small lamilioB and small housos, there
i alwoyi a great wasto ot naru eoui,
whilo Ihero is none in the ubo of corn
! lipkins says lhat thoro are three
boxos llie man , mw ""--
aug rhp dsoc(,i.
- An Unexplained Phenomenon.
Scores of tho infidels who mock al
"fuith" as considered in its religious
BcnBO, show themselves to bo living
contradictions of their own professed
belief. For instance, what faith men
poescss In ihe security of the world,
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nOlWllUSlHIlUlllg Ull IIIIILB UI IIIU VIU-
mcnts to tho tontrarv ! If an carlh-
quako shukei buildings from their
foundations, man rebuilds them; if a
villago bo destroyed by flood, man re
pairs tho iniscniei oono ; n a votcano
vomits forth death and destruction to
tho dwellers within its shadow, man,
hardy man, returns to the haunts
which huve proved fatal, utid in the
very jaws of peril, culs, drinks, and
eltii-m' boiiiiiJIy . ' iluinaiTtly lives 111
tle firmtemk ejnlm forrettUiitf past dan
gers. That it is best to need not be
demonstrated hero. Apropos of this
subject comes a reminiscence of the
"durk day" in New England tho 19lh
of Mav, 1780 when, for fivo mortal
hours, the sun hid his face, and night
fell' on tho lurid. Previous to that
timo of terror, a vapor had filled tbo
air for sovoral davs. Thero was a
smell of sulphur. The morning of tho
10th was ovorcaat with Bomo clouds,
and rain fell over the country, with
lightning and thunder. Scarcely any
motion was in Iho air, what wind
thero was camo from tho southwest.
By 9 o'clock In the forenoon, without
previous warning, tho dttrkness stole
gradually on, with a luminous nppear
anco near the horizon, ns if tho ob
scuring cloud bad dropped down from
overhead. There was a yellowness ol
the atmosphere that made clar silver
I Tl..- A
assume u grass gri-cn uuu. iuvh .
rlnnaii. iindnnnnhlu vnnor Settled rap,
lly and without n-rial movement over
11 tho lund and ocean from Pennsyl
vania to the G all of St. Lawrence, the
dnrkness itennsed, sinking by degree
until the snnlight was cnectually shut
out. Ordinnrvcloud.it was not. The
ramditv with which go largo nn cx
tent of country was enveloped pre
ludes tho possibility of supposing this
to huve been n natural cloud moving
:itcrally. Besides this, tho day was
too calm to fmngino such a thing.
Down camo the darkness, thicker and
thicker. ' By ten o'clock the nir was
loaded with a thick jrloom. The
heavens wero tinged with n yellowish
or faint red ; tliolurid look increased ;
few, if any, ordinaryjclouds wero visi
ble. Tho sun disappearing, look on a
brassy hue. The lurid, grassy color
spread everywhoro, above and below.
Tho grass assumed the color of the
sky, and ull out oi floors wore a stcmy,
weird and melancholy aspect of a
dusky appearance at if seen through a
smokod L'lasa. By 11 o'clock it was
niirlit itself, and from lhat time until
3 in tbo afternoon the darkness was
extraordinary and Inghtlul. In doors,
candles becumo au alisoiuto necessity.
Without, stages put up at tho near
est inns, or else carried candles nnd
lanterns to guido the perplexed driv
ers oil llioii- way. xuo oruto uuu
leathered creation seemed puzr.lod
and airitatod. The herds of cattle on
Now England thousand hill sought
tho shelter of tho shod or barn yard,
lowing ns Ihoy camo to tho gate, and
shoepl huddled around Iho circlo with
thoir licao in warn me invni-muie
tokon of apprehended dangor. Dogs
whined, and ran away as on the ap-
prone h of an earthquake Frogs pi pod
thoir evening concert. Tho birds
ceased to fly, and hid themselves in
tho branches or the troes. as tuo
darknesa IncrenBcd, they fting their
evomng songs ns Ihoy do al iwiltght,
and then bocatno silont. 1'i noons on
tho wing look to tho tholtcrof tho
i-ri..
lOrOBt CS Vliey Ull Ufc infill,. iiu uiJ-
poor-will, as if it wero truly night
cheerfully nng Iiib song through tho
gloomy hours. Woodchucks, which
aro night-birds, whistled a they only
do in tho niuht timo. Bats came out
of their hiding place nnd flew about.
The fowls marched solemnly to their
roosts, as they do only al nightfall,
und. alter cackling for a whilo over
the my story ol so short a day, occamo
.till rncL. i-rnu, na iu I linie OHHtnin
at nightly intervals nnd tho early
breakinifot day. Tho human lamuy
was onuallv terrified. Men left thoir
ocoupution8ltnd sought their house.
whoro thov woro met on tno tnrcsn-
hold by trombling women. Schools
wero dismissed, '.traveler sougm
shelter, soeming to crnvo companion
ship. A deep gloom settled on every
face, nnd lorror uiiou ovory ueart.
Toward evening, Iho darkness was
Buccoedod for an hour or two by
paitiallv clear Bkyi but this iutorval
was followed by a return of the obscu
ration with greater density, that ren
dered tho first half of tho night hid
rienco ol probably n nnlliou oi pcopio
who saw il. ino phenomenon pas
never been explained. Tho theory ol
somo, thai ll was siiioko anu umics
from forest fires, thon extensively rag
ing, was disapproved. No fires in Iho
forest could havo boon safllciont to
sproad a denso cloud over tho whole
of Now England nnd even somo pnrls
of tho Middlo Mutes. JNolwilbsland
inir tho researches of learned men,
satisfactory explanation cannot bo
given of tho mystery, consequently
tlio "dark uay remains nn unexpiam
phenomenon.
Napoleon IU.
Napoleon III. was the son of Louis,
a brother oi tuo nrsl isupoioon, nnu oi
Hortense Bcaiiharnais', iho daughter
of tho Empress Josephine, and was
born in tho pulaco ol tho 1 uillenes on
the 20th dsy of A pril, 1808. Ilo waa,
thcrcforo, in his G.ilh year at tho time
of hi .death, . , . , ,-, ;
His wns truly -A chequered . lifb.
Born "in the purple," the downfall of
the first , Empire in 1814, banished
him from France in his early child
hood, und it was not until he had en
tered his 28th year that be endeavored
to ulaim his imporiul inheritance
His rfi'ort at Strasbourg in 18!!C was a
ridiculous fail u io, his subsequent ut-
iL-miit ni liouKiL'nom 140, was dual
ly utilor-unato. . For i.io tirel he was
pardoned uud released, lor the second
no was imprisoned in Iho Castle of
Hani, whence ho -manuged to effect
his cscapo. Eight yours afterwards,
when tho Orleans thro no was over
turned, Louis Napoleon was chosen a
Ucfegalo to tlio Aatioiiul Assembly
und afterwards President of tho Re
public of Franco, but on tho anniver
sary of the coronation of Iho first Na
poleon, ho perpetrated tho infamous
coup (V ctat, and declared himsolf Em
peror. All may remember with what
horror wo read of tho pooplo of Pari6
boing' massacred in the Etrccts by the
regular army, undor tho orders of the
military President they themselvos
hnd helped to elect. Ho ascended Iho
throne over violuted oaths lo tho Con
stilution of the Republic, and after
causing tho murder of thousands of
his countrymen. ! . . .
Then cuiuo the Crimean war, nnd
tho war with Austria, and finally the
war with Gormany tlio fortur.o of
which wan lo break his throne to
atoms and tend him and his family to
sock rofugo in iSngland. That Napo
leon ruled France in peace from 1848
to the day ol the outbreak of tho Ucr
man war with tho two comparative
ly small exception ol ready named
is his greatest glory. Ho gavo to thai
singularly whimsical pooplo a stable
government ono which eecurod pub
lic tranquility, and with tranquility
an unexampled degree of individual
prosperity. J hoy never laretl better
before, and aro by no means likely to
fure betler iu the future. 11 was ow
iug to tho wise policy of Napoleon
that Franco has been able to meet Iho
enormous payments to Germany with
out rcmarkablo dilhculty.
Tbo fourth INapoleon now takea In
placo as ono ol tho numerous claim
anls lo the posaetsion of lhat unenvi
ablo scat the throne of France.
'lb
To loam with absolute oertaintr
whethor a persou 1 doad or not, Dr.
IIul'O Magnus suggests the following
simple method : Tie a strong llgaturo
around a nngor or toe or tuo Buppoeu
covpse, and if life is still pi cscni a rod. ,
deuing, which grows gradually darker
unlil it becomes a bluish red, will
occur in that portion of the member
beyond the constricted point. Whero, -from
exposure or toil, the skin of the
finger baa bocomo very much thick,
enod. a too may l selected. Oa tbo
other band, it life is extinct, no change
in color will onsuo. Tho blush colora
tion of tho nails bo often seen on the
dead body, and also in certain cases
of blood disease, need not bo regarded
us uny source of fallacy ; ior after the
application oi the ligature, as long as
h lo roninins In the body, the wholo of
the limb, from tho place of conslric-.
lion to the extremity, will be uniform
ly blue-red; but it tho coloration do
not lako placo, or only occurs at a cir
cumscribed spot.it can with certainty
bo concluded that Iht) spark of life haa
vanished. ' ' '
'The deep-sealed arteries carry blood
lo the -cxtrciuilies : the veins, Nvlileh
aro moro superficial, roluru the blood
10 mo neai i. jy - mo , iiguiiuv mo
backward flow ol blood is arrested,
when, if still circulating, it continues
to pass into "the arteries, and thero
accumulating gives iso lo tho peculiar
color described. Tho object of the
ubove proceodlng I almpty to asoor .
ta.n wUolher the L.lood bull circulate-
ao the l onijjlctu stoppage oflllis fnuCi
lion, according lo Mr. Magnus, ispos-.
itivo proof of death.
11 is recommended in Iho applica
tion of this method that the large
limbs, such as tho urms or thigh,
bo not ohoson, becauso tho neeossury
amount of constriction cannot bo so
readily obtuinod, tho numorou large,
deep-lying veins of the muscles not
being sulllcienlly compressed ny tno
ligature. In cuso tho fingors or toes
aro not nvailablo, the lobe of tho cap
may bo employed. bcientitic Mtfcel-
lanyin Gdl.txy for January.
A fushionablo young lady in Now
Orleans lately tried to drags fashion
able bridegroom to tho altar, and was
doomed to tho mortilicalion ol luiiuro
Sho had visited tho rectory of a Insh,
Inmihln rdinw.lt. nnd in a verv unlash
ionablo manner told tho minister of
her prospects, tho retiring disposition
ot her iutonded, nna askcu mm to per-
form the marriage cerotnony on a cer
tain dav. Arrangements wero made
and on tbo day appointed,-the young
couplo presented themselves al the
minister's residence Tho church was
opened and a largo congregation was
In attendance to witness too ceremony.
Tho young plan would hot budge an
inch from tho minister's qulot parlor.
The ministor refusod to marry the
couple at bis homo. '1 he young man
would not go to tho church ; tho tears
and entreaties of his intondod brido
being of no avail. The minister was
obllsed to dismiss the congregation
and that man and woman are vol two
Sb tt r-
Educating Girls for Housohold Duties
Educating girls lor household duliee
ouiini to uo considered us necesuii y
as instruction in reading, willing and
arithmetic, nnd quite us universal.
Wo ure in our houses more than hall
our existence, und it is tho household
surroundings which affect most largo
ly the happiness or misery of domes
tic life. It tho wilu knows "how lo
keep house," if sho has learned how
thin.'S on i;h t to bo cooked, how beds
should bo mndo, bow carpets should bo
swept, how furniture should bo dusted,
how Iho old clothes should bo repair
ed, nud turned and ulterod and reno
vated ; if sho kiiowB how purchase
can bo made to .tho best advantage,
and understands tho laying in of pro
visions, how to muko them go the
farthest and last tho longest; ii ehe
appreciates tho importance of systom,
order, tidiness nnd quiet management
of children nnd servants, then she
knows how to mako a littlo heaven ol
homo ; how to win her childron from
from Btreet ; how to keep her husband
from the club house, tho gaming tablo
and the wine cup. Such a family will bo
trained to social respectability, lo bu
sinoss success, and 10 efficiency und
usefulness in whatever position may
bo Blotted to them.
It may bo sale to say, that not one
girl out often, In our large town and
cities, enters into married hie who ua
learned lo buko a loaf of bread, to
purchaso a roast, to dust a painting,
to sweep a carpet, or to cul anl tit
nnd mnko her own dresses. How
much tho perfect knowledge of theeo
thinns bears upon tho thrill, tho com
fort and tho health ot lamilies, may
be conjectured, but nol calculated by
fl !'ti res. ll would ho an immeasurable
advantngo to mnko by ntluching a
kitchen to every girl school in the
nation, and have lessons given duily
in the preparation of ull tho ordinury
articles oi food nnd drink for the
table, and how to purchaso them in
Iho market to thu best advantage,
with tho result of a largo saving of
mnnov. an increase of comfort, und
hii'her health in every Isimily in tho
land. 7d'j Journal.
What he knew about Tiiuksminii
Tho Titusvillo 1'rcss gives an ac
count of a young man from an Eastern
city, who had beon visiting rural
friends in this vicinity. ' After seeing
a fanner thresh out a ''flooring" of
oats tho other morning, ho asked nnd
received permission to swing tho flail
a fuw minutes, upon assuring tho ng.
riculturist lhat ho was "perfectly fa-
milinr with tho art of threshing?"
Expoclorating upon his hands, tho
young man went at Iho oats, but at
tho first pass knocked tho born off
from a now milch cow that was h-is-
urcly chewing herein) in a neighbor
ing Blull. Ihe second awing caved in
the head of tho farmer, who thought
ho was safe enough a long as ho
roosted on top of the running mill in
Ihe otlior end of tho barn, but without
discovering tho havoc ho was making,
tho city artist kept at his labors; the
third blow fell upon tho oats, the
fourth killed a hen In a manger near
by, and the fifth pass of tho deadly
weapon was the host of all, for it came
around behind the young man booino
rung fashion, and taking him under
the lowor jaw, knockod him down,
and thns pat an end to the work of
slaughter. Tho moro fact that the
olty "thresher" roturnod to conscious
ness an hour ' bofore tho farmer did,
allowed tbo former to got several
miles out of town beforo his efforts at
threshing oat wore discovered by hi
LnelgUbor, .
. Sowing Grass Seeds, . ,
Wo prcfor to bow grass soed enrly
in tho full, or lute in summer, so that
the plant may got well established be
foro tbo ground freezes. If sowed
luto in the full, and yet early enough
for tho scod to germinate, tho young
plants are moro likely to winter-kill,
und tho seed is lost. If tho (ceding
cannot be done early in the fall, wait
until February to April, sown at
any timo after February tho seed will
gcrminato early and got a full boason'a
growth.
we recommend tno resecaing or
both pastures and nieudows. Esiieci-
ally is it important in Iho caso of
meadows where the practice IB 10 cut
tbo crop whilo in bloom or beforo tho
scod drops; und especially il il is in
tho main a timothy meadow, ror
timothy is a biennul grass and will
"run out" in two years if not renowed
by rcsoeding hence tho remark com
mon among farmers that tho red clo.
ver runs tho timothy out. This rulo
also applies to closely fed pastures.
Tho constant cropping with only tho
tough, wiry, wild grasses which tho
slock will not eat, going to scod,
soon runs out tho belter sorts, unloss
soed, is sown more frequently than it
is. Harrow over the old pastures
and give thorn a reseedlng witli whitq
clover, orchard grass, timothy, rcd
t7, etc.,- encoin tiu-oo yemra, and in
creased forago will repay tho trouble.
Lands that uro overflowed in the
fall and winter, uud aro liublo to be
washed badly by such overflow,w both
er pasturo or meadow, are better for
frequent rcsocdiug Indeed, il is es
sential, if tho tuino grasses ure to bo
kept in them nt all , othorwisu tbe
coarse, innulritious marsh grasses will
surely succeed them. On such lands
tho seeds should bo sown us soon us
tho water haa Bubsidcd from them in
the spring. 7urn .Veto Yorker. ,
Cloth Made of Glass.
A p-luss-spintier of Vienna manufac
tures glass which ho tpius into thread
finer than cotton Gber or thai spun by
tbe silkworm, lircul dexterity and
constant caro aro required, and it is
very trying to tho sight ol the spin
ner. Tho wheel ho uses is fivo Aus
trian yards in dinmetor, and ho runs
olf Ibruo thousand yards A minute.
Tho uluss-pard id sold for ono dollar
and thirty-six conts in gold an ounce.
This thread is nearly us nno as silk
lint, lip's usod'ns a substitute for wool
evrnrniiiiis bv patients BufVctinir from
gout, and also by chemists and apoth
ecaries lor filtering, us il resists acids
and heat. The thread has lately been
woven into cushions, cat pels, tablo
cloths, shawls, liecliea, aud other gar
ments, also lor weaving figuros in
brocuded silk aud velvet. As a ma.
teriul for fancy dresses, cmbroidory,
tapestry, laces, und dressing for tho
hair, it is particularly brilliant and
allrsctivo. It is almost as soft as
silk, and to Iho touch liko tho finest
wool or colton. It is remarkably
strong, romuins unchanged by light,
beat, moist uro, or uciils; will wash,
and docs not (ado or burn. Tho Aus--trian
Minister of Commerce litis al
ready orguuisod schools for glass
spinning in various places in Bohemia,
and quite a number of articles mudo
from the material nro for tat lo in the
shops ol thai country. Iticro uro
beautiful Bedouin tassels lobe had for
about filly cents each; perfect imita
tions of ostrich fcuthurs ranging in
price from hull' a dollar to three dol
lars each; ladies' cull's and nectics ;
cravats for gcntleinon's wear; hr.ts
and bonnets of all colors, and trim
mings of every sort, all very beautiful,
and extidlly liko tho fabrics ihey aro
designed lo imitate. Tlio exact com
position of the glass used is kepi u
profound socret among tl.o workmen
A short timo back the question wns
asked : " hy do men marry Tho
following reply was nol loss singular
than truo: "Some young men marry
for dimples, somo oars, somo nose ; the
contest, however, ge.it'rally lie bo
tween tho eyes and tho hair. Tho
mouth, too.isoecasionally married ; iho
chin nol so ollcn,"
A Kansas farmer filed til gome nils
under his burn and killed several.
Loss (2,000; uninsured.
Tho littlo boy who held tho slick
for his brothor to cut, only counts two
fingers on ono hand.
If you moot a young lady who is
not vory shy, you bad belter be a lit
tle shy yoursolf. . , ,
'Wo wero all children or.co, my
dears." '-Ia, mat then who took
care of the babies V
The sting of a hoe carries conviction
with it. It makes a man a bee
lunvor at once, '
Whon U a steamboat llk a wltr.es.
asiisii &ubia.,r.Lv;irr!