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ROBERTS' PETROLEUM 'TORPEDO.
' TORPEDOES
TIIFi KOJJfcilt'l'S
PETRflLEUM T0RHniO CO.
Office at I lie
Red Piasiso Mill
I crcrof Plnendetoiid8lroel,
, (Near the Railroad,)
TITTTSVILLE, FA.
. Owing to the larjc nnd Increnslne demand tor the
Horjerla Terpen """:
Contmleaioner of Patcnls.in refusme to m. Reed
patent, alia me ajnAnm i 'mi'j-w i - v mit-i
'talnlne 'tie Roberts' pitent they .have LOWERED
IDS prlCO Ol meir j ui Ln:uurw
TWENTf PER CENT.
an tkat error Opsrator can aflbrdjto try a Torpedo
lefi.re abandoning a Well.
The followtmr Is tho decision rendered by Jndjre
. .1 . - ..... .. ..... 1 ) I tin f ... OaotMnher
l.riernn me iHMvw"nmi)-.' " v. , - r
.i .1 r.;M..lt l'... at I'IiiIaHaI.
tihia. The cse wn arened three dave by Charles
M. M'lliT nt new or j. . r. .
vianceol rmsniiritii, nr u--i....i.r. n.. .p
Ilaidinit of Hlillsdelpbla, and O.orge H. Chrlsly, o
Htlabargh, for plaintiff.
OPINION OP JPDUK GRIER.
Aa I write with difficulty I can only Mate the con
elusions to whlcu my mino nae come auer
examination or tun caee. . . . J
The cum.ilatnanl liu exhibited a patent dated
!5th f April, 16. Thla Is prima facleevldenee of
a to- 1 title, and pnt. on tne rwpi'naenis ine our-
. . . . . . . l. . .... r ... ( nm ra arnrttilMa.
0"U01 iro'll .mimic -- -
I need nut repint myremarks in the case of Good
year s. uay c nan, v. v.
adopt them as atlbrdinit a rule ol doclion which ap-
..ii... i stn aiuJant AUIA.
A the infringement of the ratent U admll ted,
the only question will be a. o the validity of com
plainanti patent of April 5,18o
.lit waa after specnlution had been reduced to
practice " and alter related experiments, that the
compiairaut succeeded in overcoming-be prejudice
and :;noranccof Ihe people on the subject, and
pereuadirg the public that hia Invention wasusetnl;
Jifier ho had eaubllshcd It great utility and value,
and "when hta Renins and patient perseverance, In
apiteofaneeraandacoff," were completely sne,
casfui, that Heed, who hod before made expert
meats on the same subject, and wna nmnceeaaful,
Kined that he had the beat rittht to the Invention,
and after pnrchasuia: one or more coaiplatnant tor
pedoea, hi applied on the let of November,
forapitent for ftibstai.tlally the aame combina
i m" or deTicei and n-ilcbinecontainl in complain
int'e patent. On the 16th of the name month the
poiaenw formed themaalvrt Into a company r
corporation calif d 'The Keed Torpedo to, panv ,'
lortr.euitrpn.eof pirating the cotup ail nm, i in
enllou, audaupp .rtlna the exponae rf litiEBtlon,
ard tlini d.frand him of the fruit. They have per
cv.d, even after the pre.iminary InjuncUon very
properW panted . the District Judge.
L t a 'df ireil be enterel for complainant for a per
peiualu.iunction.aKdaUacr apnoltited to take
a. accuat acoording to "J."'.'..
XoTUe pa3g refcrrod to by Judse Orler in
niMormer a.cS?on.Wallac.. p. . adopted as
ery la .d" Ky .,. mW.,e of great , l.l.y la
lnVen.d, la theattention of the public has been
ed to bat auhjeet prevlonaly, and that mai.T
person. he been niaking re.ea.cbc and experl
Jnenta fliil..thcM and mechanicians may have
r."me..eamclpated in M M
theuosaibintyorprobaWl.ty of imch dfaeovery or
In3to "many experiment, have been .ucceefful
l" I. i.d, c Avery near-yet fa.llng hort d the
'& red result. Thev have produced mulling bene
The luventioh when perfec ted trnl) he
e..id tolwlheci- uiinatlna point of manv experi
uieu 3. not obiybv the Inventor, ba ty many eth-T-
ije iiiay Uavi profited indirectly by the unt
"- f-.il exp"L.ent. and failure; of other tat It
l-lei aeni n'. riflit to clam a abarc ol the benor of
tnonroTof to. anccorul inventor It la when
IJumM on baa en reduced to P' "JB ,f
la-riiaint ha reeulted in discovery, and when Mat
IT .very baa ln perfected oy patient and contm
tied e fer ment, when .ome new compound, art.
Banu actn..orniaehine ha. , bean Ibu pniduced
vvliic! 1. mefnl to thopubllctbat the party making It
bmiaSucoeneWtor andenlltledto a patent.
and yet when genius and palbnt pereeverancv
have at length .occeeded, in api'.. ofWera.and
off"anme valuable invention or BUco- eiy, how
Idom U it followed by reward I Envy rob b m
of t"e houor, white .peculator., awindle. a, and yi
St! r.7b bi:i of the proflta. Every un.nceet.tnl
"xrhn- tner who did or d,d or did not come very
near making a di30ery now clalma it. i-verv ouj
who cau luvi nt an Improvemen or vary ita form,
"am, a riKlU to pirate the orb: t.al j "J
t not. Mimmona .Morw, or Dlanchard, or Wood-
worth to prove that this i the usual history of eve
rv ifri-al oiicorery ur invention.
yAhepr.a-ntciaeaada another chapter to thie
.canf uniform hlatory ."-a W.allac., C. C H
purt p. SW.
ricTiom.
The public la cautioned asalnrt employing any
bnt the resrularlv authorised Agents of the Coropa
iij . ainee Hie Hbherta Patent cover the use of the
T .ruedo and all explmive materials for oil well.
anU fee lle OI HU .ll inio -y , - -- --
dire-jt inriliiisement or their riL'lit. Any part lea in
frlnglnirnuy or Hie KOBEIITS PATENlS will be
oeait witn nccoriu-j i m, .
and knowingly lu dtfluce of law and the decision
" Th'eConipany havo re organla'id their bn.lnea.
with a new toaocoinmoume mi -j (
...t...ii u Hi... hni-A emnlnved the lllllrtt
efficient Afeiiia and Minavts that ca'n bo Pfocnred
lort he bua na, Jcn iTvm i-
. u. ih thfl nrfott nf the Tor-
O'l'O ni ipuniu., mnuiuoi ...... , -r -
redn, and ljncd by an othcer of the Company, o
!.v.-ry Operator waning a Tor do may know iu
price and whoil'cr it came from our oflir.i
i ipe.ator will confer a favor by reporting to this
umce any wtiwiira in Ay11--.
...... r.iS : ..A..l ttnv Keen nnnolnt.
ei AaenH and AMiftatit Airenta for the Oil McgioiM
of rennsyivania anu nai tiiBiiui.
MST OF AGENTS.
imimtTTite rarm it ttr ASP VICINI
XY STKPnkN'l.tMil'. offlce, Hamilton'. Cijrir
More, adariai itiusviue, ra. hbwuhiii wiih
V.?iiTii t u rni'nnir nnv Aiun Tinrvi.
Ill Dill. nr., . hi."' " ..u..
yiY II. U .'H10MAH. Oifm aud addreaa, JUan-
wm iiouse i iiusvino, i
SIIAMHURO AND VIOIMTT-OKOROE IH
N1N. Ofllee, rihamburg; residence, Tttaaville, Ptt
P.MPttHPHlSE, IT.KASANTVItLE, BEAN
PAHM AXi P1THOI.K-OKOHGB W. VAN
VL1ET. Olllce and addrea. t:haaa llocw, Pluaa
antvillo. Asalstaut, U. ' Hiimlnuton.
TIDIOU'l'-- ANU WBvr tiHlvuiti iiinn
t'LAUK. Office aud nudress. Exp ci Olllco. 'i'idi
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unie. i a. AHimiuiL. v,. ...... . j
, PKTItOI.l U.il CKNTHE ANU VICINITY
J.i5VI A1AUN. llulceanaaoorees, xuwuicuiu vuu
..... .l. a.'i...... ..In.lu U.nl.r.iril
. nU) ITA. AA ill"lllll, , .ini i" .....
TAR It AND 11I.0OD KAKM8 and District lying
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. on 101 wreeic linu nerry mm, niim .-i...j r...... .
McCliutoi:kvllle-JA.ih8 HAUNDEH8. AdHreas
1 arr Purm, la. AaslmanM. Luther II. bauudeis.
J.l l.. U I U'l.ltA... llv
A-l-niiw n. .in.iimii aim , i-i . .". ........
Mc'JLIMTOCKVll.LE, OIL CIlY AND KKNO
A. . wirji. AuariMS, un iivy or amiu, a
A.aistani, N. Mead
ia .vl'iiv iTnvnmna AtT.rnHRVVPIV
EH Z WILB'lt. (Jftlc nnd addreaa, Ktniiklln.l'a
KJUPntiiiAS, MiMJiri Altu rftiiar.il o
LaNDINU-l'inilAHD W. KKDVIBLD. Ofllce
. and aadnaa isertiPgraa., rai Anltani, n. vt . i or
- turned, addt-isii Kiulentoiif a.
WKvr VIKiUMA-C. I). ANQEL. and T. F
OOflK Adiiromi. Parke-Abitrg. Woat Virginia.
itobcrM Pelroloiiui Torpedo Co.
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WINSOR BROS.,
73
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sTonit;.
ESTBi3S3-3EO IS5D.
"Winsor 33 vo&J$
MAl.V STREET,
DEALERS IN OIL. WELL
TUBING . AND CASING !
ALSO,
n it:
WORKING BARRELS TALVE3, ;
STUFFING BOXES,
CLAXIPS, TONGS,
1NNIS SUCKER RODS,
RIVETED JOINT SUCKER ROD
BOILER riMI'S,
CISTERN At WELL ITJfc'S,
Every Deacrlption'of pjpp'.le for
OIL WELL TffiS 1XD
EEflNERIES.
t
STE.AM & GAS FITTINGS
BELTING. PACKING AND H03TT
KIRBY'S COMPRESSED BUNGS,
HARD W -A. -R
Houa Trimmlngt, ,
Carpouters' Tools,
Drillint: and Plain Lnid Rope,
Oalinm, Nail?, Axes.
Table aud l'ockul Cutlery,
A fail assertment af eerjtliln2 in 'the Hardware
iiLue.
!Jus3 Ftiriuslihig Goods,
AND
Mornine: G-lory
BASS BIKaEKS.--
IIOME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, and
WIIEAT RIIEAF
Cools. Stoves.
liUmp, liantcrnf He Cliimncys,
.o. 1 Winter straiiiotl
liUld Oil,
XO. 1 UEFIXEl) OIL,.
CIIAMPIO.V CLOTHES WUIXGLKS
Manqfttctnrors of
TIN. SHEST IRON CCPPE3
WAKE.
SMOKE, STACKS,
Hepalrlntr ff all kinds dope with nentonM and din
patch. EsyucUl attentioa givea to
SUrnu and Gm fittings
rurcliaMiig with cash only, onr IMpIIHIcb fir fur
Uifliiu i'vi ryttiitiR hi our tin tiflp upurior If iny
other eitubl sUmeiit iu th Oil i(tgioa. We 1 ave a
A tut class.
TIN AND REPAIR SHOP
Tliai.k!i'g our frl.nd fur tr.flr liberal patronace
in tha a I, we 'hall u.a our baet all'oit tn nur.t
ROBSON'S
Oil Crffk Pipe Works.
CHAUliEs nousoNaVVoJjhe Broad Gauge, Double Track
L'onirr of Srtiprn dr Ontro M".t
aldo OiH iocli, OH l),
Dcnlora in Morrl., TaskiT Co'a
OIL WELL TUBING AND CASING'
WORKINO PAltltRLR AND VAUVES,
bTL'l-'UNO IK1XKX, i
CLAMl'8, TON!S,
' SL'CKlilt noP,
ac
Machinery for Oil Wells & Refincnei
HOHtNO TOOLS,
OIL I'bMI'S,
BRtVINO I'IPR,
COLD WATEit 111 Ml ii;
Every description of
SUPPLIES FOR OIL WELLS AND G H
FINERIES,
Alro, STOVES, TINWARE,
ltKASS GOODS,
STEAM ASP OAS FlTTrXOS.
UhLTISO, tACKlXO, ani AV ' ;
UAKDWAHE, 110USB TKIMMINUji,
Carpenti'ni' Tools,
Eopfl, Oiiktim.
, Kaila, Amj, Coffin Millf,
Table Jfc Pocket CiilU-ry;
a Pull AMortment of Everything In tha
II All V 1 VA RE ZIA &.
lime Fur tinhlns 0(ki!s,
Lataja. t'liimm'ta.
Ho. l V.'intiT Strained Ijrd Oil,
. 1 Kefluel Oil,
. Stair INhIs
Taola an dDooi Slut
C.:a:!!pio:3 Clothes V'riii4, r$
Munufactnrcra of
t
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Warp.
, r -It 1 . 1 .1 . Annn t ' 1 . Ili.nl ll.... un.
IV-'f.iriIli: "I nil IXII'U" u. uu.wn "
dl.'p.itcb. Lspccial atteni iun giveu to
STEAM AND GAS FITTING. '
We havo endeavored to merit the pari, unrr i
the puMic. and aliall nau evury niTlion to inauii ll
cnitlniMiie.
dur f.icilitioa fur femWhme a'crytninj In oil
line, havli'8 lnvn cratly increased, in tho onvtiol
of mir New Hnildiut?. an- now
UIEimK TO ANY 0'1'tIK.H KSTABUilMrN'i
ansril Sm. IN Tilt; OIL KUJION.
Enumerating a few of thejarliclca to. b.
f juud at
L. M. STESNBTJRG'S
ti'iitre, Pa.
F.ltmdi'aud patrons, one and nil,
V'our alteatluu to my "biz'' I o:ild 0 ill;
Tlmig are dull an money tight,
Cut l.i these times I'ni locking Tor Hylit ;
To tliono v ho are hnlldliiit rlsa without nuraher,
I wuuld inforui thla la tho place to buy Lumber;
.My motto Is this: -'Q lick Hale and Small I -mat,"
Fur lius'.ii 'j.' is healthy and I think much of it;
In q'allty my I.nnihr is fecund to none,
And as for S'.iiuglus, I ktep No. 1 ;
Soma may not Wk at it in the llulit I ds,
And fur tl.o.-e I have a quality No. I! ;
And to those who are particular as ome may 1,
I .till l avu anot'jir quallly.calitd No '
I have rood seasoned Lumber. Dresa.'d up nice,
Which I will sell at a low cash price;
Such as ilortin;!, C'eillu, and Sldltig, (uolh Hough
and Dreiisetl,
Ijilli, Hutuns and Surfaced Lumber, all of the
heal ;
I alas have Til I.nr.iber of a'l hinds,
At prices to compare with oil aud bard timea;
All kinds of Timber kept constantly on baud.
And a box of Clg'.rs of a very good brand;
My firllitlo. for pcl'itift are ftinily without nnmber
I always kecp.good tonus to deliver good Lumbar
So If yon want Lumber, Uouh, Drussed, Bofi or
llm-d,
You will nndjint what you vont at L II S'a Lum
ber Va:d.
frliin.'f
Tho 2 ew York
M e at S larko t !
Hi W. I'.VUKEU havo aitod ui a now build
. iutr on
On 31 street, OppoKito tlie
AlcCliutuck IK'iiise,
And Intend konpini; what Pottolonm Centre ha
oas noedod, a (lrsl-cliiss Slat urknt. Only th
CHOICESTAM) BEST MEAT
will he kept. It w ill be our aim to serve onr cu
toiueit wiib promptuus aud to tli,ir cutlru tuti
fiction.
teptlatf. H W. rAKiiKR.
1M0 MILKS TKDK8 Mo !,, ,
ONK MANAGEMBNT. OU ANO .,
Route
BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC CITIES
4XD TBI,
WEST AND OITH-WEST.
TUtS UAILWAV EXTENDS f HOM
Cincinnati to New Tork 800 Milea.
Cleveland to New Tork 625 Milei,
Dunkirk to Kew York4480 Mil
Buffalo to New York 423 Miles.
Rochester to New York 385 Miles,
axo ia rioaj
3T2J TO 27 MILES TUE SHORTEST
ROUTE.J
New and Improved Coiehi ara tun from rinrtn'.
nati, Dayton. Irhntia. Miuluii. linlli'iu, Miiiufi,.
Aiililaiid, Afcroti, t'leveiaud. Warrea, aleniivili
Dunkirk, HuiI'aIo and Kiwlicater lu '
Xew York 'Without t'hanae.
ONLY ONE CHANGE TO BOSTON.
n rnd after Woni'.ajr, Tiht Sd, lrtTO, italca.
will leavu Mmdvllle at tliu fuimwliiK hotira, vl7.:j,
t UANKII Ult AM'll-Uoliii; South.
I.iavt :
Meadville, 545 a. at., 11 65 a. a., 8,10 r. ., 4, a .
Aumvi:
Franklin, 7.4t '
Oil City, 8,3t "
15
1.64
(t.irj
A,U0
MO
IKAflKLIN BIIANCII-UoIiir North.
Lkatk :
oil ( (tv, 10.15 a. , 9,00 a. ., s.is r. a., o.nn .
Frankl.h,11 J " ,4U " 4,ot U.18
Aaaiva:
Mead)illa,S,SOp. . 11,5a. m. I,1!i. x 11,10 r r
OOINQ WEST.
2 10 A. IU. DAY EXI'RKS!l,dr.lly, MondavA
exci-piil, fort 'leveland, Cicuinr.au anl the Vii .
at'il Smth. Connects at Ciarksville. tiundais rx
eepttd. fur bl an.ii Newcastle and PitMnirrfi ; at
Leavitt.iitlrs fur Yoiinutown and Slmnir; aA'ieve
Ir.nd with lke Shore K -llivay, fur the West sal
North-We"; at Kavenna, Sundays i xri pttd. for Al.
Ilaiire and iHllrv'll; at Akruu, llliilays excctitil,
fur (ville and Milinrstmrit, at Vi bana lth lVt
hutVii, Clnrinniiti nnd M. Lmils haMuayiurlinllHii.
np.ilis. and at Citielniiati with the Ohio . VA m
slppl liillway, for bt. Louis aud tiie health and
Mouth Wi-t
Sleei ini! Conehea are attarhed to thla ttala it
Il.irn -lli-vi.lo, ruuuingtliroughtoClitclaadwItuoiii
change n
0.30 A. ltX. F.XPRKSS MAIL, dally, cm!"
evcepted, far Ctoveland and the W'i'st and NorlV
West. Connects at Ciark.-lHh' for slKimu, Neivi.
tie and I'iltshurnh, ai d atj Cle vehiiul Willi Jaka
Suore Kaimuy fur the Wostiuid North Went.
3. 50 P. f. NIC.IIT EXPRESS dally, for
Cleveland. Cincinnati and the Wia ainl-'-outb
Oinnwlsat Is'avittsbiirL'. Siindina exii'iittd. for
YiiiliiL'i-tour; at Cleveland with Lake M ore Kni!
w.iv. Ii.r tim WM ami North v'-n: and cliirin
nail witn tha Ohio .te Miis.-I,5pl Railway fur !t.
Loui. and the Smith and Snuth-N'et
A Slevpinij Coach is ainteln il lot'iis train at Now
York, running through to Cluclnnaii.
11.10 A. !!. ACCOMMODATION, Sundays
e xceoied, fur Isavitthui'i; and Way Matloiu, cut
tiovt.u fur You i gstowu.
B. OS P. M. KUEIOHT iij ACCOMMODA
TION, daily.
7.10 A. Jl. WAY FUEIGHT, Sundaya ex
ettcd. GOING EAST.
11,10 A. M. LIonTNINO EXPRESS, dally,
eon t.ueiinr at Currv, Sui.dvs excepted, for v arreo.
Pa. Mavville. Ilro'ctun and Titusville, nrd daily
for Krln; at Elniira with Northrrn Central Railway
fur Williuieiipiiri. II rrislmrtr. I'ldladelphinand llal
linnre nnd at New York lor lknton and ew Lou
ar.d cit csi , '
A Nieepliie Coa.'h la attached to this train at III
ciiiuati tuuuliig through lo New tork.
8.20 P. IH. CIVCINNATI EXPRESSdally
Sundays excenied, c linixtilnr at llinelininplnn fur
All. iuv and llio rolcbnitid minmer resort, Kw'-,
Sprini;s. and at Now York fjr li..stou, aud all Aw
Enuiilinl lilies. . , ,
A sliM'pi.. Coach I. attached to thl. train al
Meadville running through to New York.
8,33 A. 11. NEW YORK PAY EXI'ltK8'.
diliy, Mindays excepted. Cunnei-tsiit C.icat IkwJ
with lloliionie, I.iickiiwiinna As Western R7
fin- Scrantoo, and at New York with Midnlitht
pn s truiu of New Jeri-ey Kallrimd for l liliaaei-
'''a Slueplne Coack l attached to thla train t
Cleveliiu.l. riinnliiO""1"1' ,n 1Il,r . nS'
nectitnr with tnim TiEviti.' new and improved uraw
ini; KiHim Coaches aiiachcd, ruiiuiug tliroii,n u
New York. s
1.40 P. M. i ACCOMMODATION, Suudaja
excuplod (
2,10 A. M. ACCOMMODATION, Sunday,
ezcipw-d.
C, t5 A- W. WAT FP.EWUT, 8uil
ceptcd.
Ilnat'on and New Fn 'ia'aasenirera, with their
na-uaLre. uro trausferfe-d F1USK 1P CIlAKGHiu
N''n.oYbe'venlHnted and most ''""'""""'''Su
eon eh, .aylN Til K WORLDS accompuny all
uiuht trains oil thlsdtuiiwuy. .
ry H he Erie Hallway Company hna 'V
mm Verry from th-.r Jersey Ci.y Dei.i
ol !d , New Voik .thus mat. mir l""""""",.
m .ch the upper pertiot, ol the cliy with' " '"' mt
pense and imuoyauoo of a street oaror an en.nio a
llUUSItil.
.. r 1ia Erie
fiK The scenery along tha snnre ru.- f (
ll'lwity is of tho most Picnireiue a d he
clirr.er Admirers of Jvaia, . b'B tiej
.1 iyllL?ht .ioni uey over Una Lino, hul
chliugliiL' hinds, apca auhjeota of couimuai
tiou aud iutereat.
Ilageaso Checked Throus
And fare always n low a. by any other Kouter
ASK FOR TICKETS VIA ERIE RAILWAY,
Which ran he obtained at all lite Principal Ticket
OHlcea in the West and bonih-V -st.
"""tieu'l iWrAS
' Jan 1, "
D. KUCKEU,
ka I tmp'k
. t. couiti ua-ica. jMar:n i ll,