fSi
U:-d. SIMMONS- COLUMN.
SIMMONS'
Drug & Fancy
Goods House
Washington-St.
FETUOLEtn CEXTRE.
The Largest and Best Selected
stock of Goods hi Western
Pennsylvania, and
sold at
Iff. Y. PRICES
THE IPTJIREST
OF
VIN05, LIQUORS
Ac, for Medicinal Purposes.
DRUGS UIC1LS,
, PURE AND FIRST CLASS.
Paints,
Varnishes,
and Dye Stuffy
PAINTERS' MATERIALS
and Brushes.
IMPORTED
TOILET
ARTICLES !
Vk Inert S3orlm.nt'(?rr before offered on
Oil Creek.
WALL PAPERS
AND WINDOW SHADES !
CnniTpjpmd (or beauty anil originality of
tkeg-jj, cheapness and durability.
Canary Birds,
House Plants, &c.
1HB CHOICEST BRANDS.
ALL KINDS
t
3PATENT MEDICINES.
FRESCRIPTIONS ARE PUNCTUALLY
COMPOUNDED AT ALL HOURS.
WTOE COOL SODA WATER FRESJI
FROM THE FOUNTAIN,
At SIM MO.S'.
'Hi eatatt.
BORERTS' FETROLEUM TORPEDO.
TORPEDOES.
THE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TORPEDO CO.
Office at I he
Red Placing Mill,
(Corner of Pin and second streets,
i (Near (be isailrond,)
ITU5VILLE, PA.
Oiv'r2 to the larjo nnd Incroaslncr demand' for tho
Roberts' Torpedoes, nnd the lale decision of tin
Commissioner of Patents In remdiur to Win. Heed
a paieut. ami thed vtsl m of J.nUc P. C. (irierstis.
talnlnirtlift Ivonert' patent luoyiiiuve luh aivcv
tho pneo of their Torpcdoi.
TWENTf rr.R CENT,
so that ctiTt Operator ran atlbrJto try Tn.peio
before Rtiiuidouiu a Weir.
'1 he follnwliii; Is tho division 'rendered hy Jodie
Rrior on the twmitv-i-cmul (.'l day of Feritenibi-r,
1SMI, In the United Stain Circuit Court nt Plitadcl.
?hia. The case wa areued three davs hv Charles
I. KfIIit of Now York. B. t. Lucas ami s. A. Purl
viance of Pittshareh, for d.'f' mian's. find Ccorue
llanilni: of Philadelphia, and lieuiyc U. tlnisiy, o
I'ittshurghi for pla.ntill'.
OPINION OP JUDGE GHIEU.
A I write with dlfllc'iltv I enn only state the con
elusions to which my mind has come aLir a cirol'u
examination of this case, 1
Thii cum lain.int ha oxlitmteij a patcntviiatcd
a")th of April, Irt'ja. This Is pr.ma f.tcie evidence ot
a iroiod title, and puts oo the respondents the bur
den of pro if that the patent is void or worthless.
I licet not rcpvnt mvremark9 in the case of Hood
year vs. Dy (it Will, C. ('. Pep; ivll.) Ii it now
ailopt thorn as ailbrdini: a rule ot decision Widely np
pile clearly to the piesent cise.
as ne iiiiiiniremcnr. oi ind paicm is nauiu ica,
rbo onlv ouest.on will ho as to the vtilld.ty of com
plainants patent of April 2.I.1H.VI.
"It was after speculation had been reduced to
practice "' nnd after re;ieaied experiments, that the
complainant succeeded In nverroaiinMio prejadic"
and ignorunceof, the people on the nib;,-.-:, end
porsmuira- the patlie tna! hi inveotion wt.s iise'ui;
after he h:ll established it pcreat utility and v.iliu,
:d 'wheu his ei-niii and patient pei-sevo-anre, in
spite of sneer and scotl'V were con.pletuly sue
cupful, that lieert, who had enforc made oxp.Ti-
nieuts on me eime suiyei i, anu was uo.ir. ic.-uo,
Im-ioined that he hid the best 1 1 -Ii . toilie invention.
aed after purchaain; one ot more (oaiplainaut Vor
K.r a patent for nuhstaotlally tho same eomhioa
tin of devices atala a. liiue contained in coinpiairi-
ant's patent. On the 16. h or tho same niimih the
re-pondeiits formed thetu'elve into a company or
corporation called "The I'.ect 'i uriirdo Company,"
tor the purpose of piratin? tho complainant's in
vminn, ami npp"rtiiii' the expense of litigation,
and thus defraud him of the Inut. Thoy have per
severed, even nfter the preliminary injunction, vjiy
properlv gi.mlirfl by tile District ,)llfli:e.
1 ,t a'dTrrot? he entered f,rcomiIain'int for n per
petual Injunction, awl a L'lr.stjr appointed to taiic
an acconm accoruiuir to uie iu.n oi i-i- um.
K. C. UU1KK, Judge.
Notts. The naa?e ref.Trel to hr JndL-e Rrier 'n
his Ii rmer dnca'on, 3 Wallr.ce, p. 2an, aJcpicd as
appduitie to this case wan as follows: ;
"it Is uu-illy the case, when eny vnl::nMo discov
ery is made, or any n:w machiue if er at mi ity U
invented, that thcaitentlun of the public L'as hem
turni-1 to that sublet previously, and that mat v
persona li ivo l.n making leseaichos .nd e.p,il-
meuts. 1 lnloS'jpiier-t ana iTifeii.iDiL'iiins may uve
in s.,me m asure anticipated in tl eir nD.Tii'atioii:
the Missltl'ity or pro'meiluy of sn -h tliecovery or
invention; many experiments nave o.'on 6tic.:is-i:o-ly
tiled, coming very rear, yet I'aHin; short oi the
ileslied result. T!i have prculr.ci-'l no,l,iir.r b ?o .
ficial. '1 he invel. o n -whe'j pen'octed may truly be
sid to be the cn'ir.iL.iiini; point O' manv exp.vl-
t.,j.n a .,. t i.iOu liv th,, 1-IV .iiiTov. horliv 1m:1tiv tl'.t.
ors. lie mav BavV profited indircctlv hv tho iin'ii--
ce-sflll experiments ill. d lailures ot oilier-', bet I'
rile theal no ri'llt to ca ill a .-hare ol tlnj In Lor of
tne proiit of tsie" stitcost'iil invenior It Is h'a
speculation lin h"n n duci d to practice, whc.i c ;
perliuent ha. resulted in di.-oovery nnd whin tl at
dijeovery has been peiiVetcd by patient r.ua contin
ued eirneriiii'jats. wlien soiau l;uw conipoitu.l. urt.
nianuluctuie, or maehluo has been thrt pn.dac-d
which 1. useliilto tr.epuinie.inai luep.iriy niacin in
bei'onies apuhlic bin 'factor and intitiedio a i-n'eat.
Aud yet iviieu nonius and p-ohnt p ryeversn--have
at Itugth suceeeded, in sjii.e ofwneis ami
scoffs, some valuable laventli n or d!sco"ei-y, how
neliiom is ii followed bv reward I 1-hivy lobs him
of the honor, while speculators, swindle s, and pi-ratt-s
nh hlin oi the proflts. 1ery un.necessiiil
extierlmcnier who did or did or did not come very
near nultio; a tllscovory now claims It. JCvi ry on?
who can luvi nl an ltniirovemeui or vary its iorin,
claims a right to tdraio the oi'ii'inal rli.ejvery. Vi't
need not t-umuiens .vi orse, or Bl incliaid. or Wis,d
wortli to prove t'int tliis is the usual history of eve
rv nnt uiscovrv or invention.
"Tlie present case acds auottior chapter to th's
lone and enifurui history.'' 2 Wallac, C. C. lie-
pons p. iiti.
' CAUTION.
The pnhlle Is cautionrd esair.n eniploylr.i any
tint tne retruiany tininori.eit Aircnis i.t me compj.'
i'J. slpeo the Hobeirs Pateat rover too use M t ie
Trrpedo and nil explosive nuib-ri Is for oil v.oil.
snd the use of su -h iiiaierial hi other pariii s is ti
"iirect Infringement of tholr rlttht. Anv parties In.
MPBinsanyof t'te KOltKKTS I'ATKNI'S whl be
dijnit wi'h aeroriiimr to law, anil as aetitnr wilirnlly
nnti I nwbioly Iu dcllauce of law and the decision
of tba Courts
T Le Compinv have ro-oriranized their business
witii ft tlew toaceoiliTnoda'o t)il Den in every part
of the OI! hegion. 'lhev liavo e:riploel tile ui.it
eftlc'ent A'.'i-ius and ul-iupts thnt can b? proi-ured
forihe biisioit.s. la';h T-rpelo 1 labeilel w:th
d.uo uf patents, toceiher with the price of theTor
pedo, and bLtc.I by an odicvr of the Company, ho
every Operator wis. ling a Torpdo m y umw Us
price and wlmilier it. en, e from our otlic.t.
''poiutors wl 1 confir a luvor hy ripuriiir.' to Ihi
Oflice any n-'i-luenee of A it-nt
Tlie following tiaineil persons hive hern n7o'nt
ed Auents and Assitnnt Acents f t the Oil Iteioos
of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
JjIHV of agexts.
TiTPSVIT.T.K, CIlV-KCII PXK ANT) YK ThI
TY H'l'EPHUM . Onif. oillce, llainil jn's citwr
btore, addrcsa T.tusvillo, Pa. Assistant, Ju!:n van
Sciive-.
ri rrsviLi.i?, ctirr.rii iivn and vihni-
MY H. U THOMAS. OOiee and addi-CBS, Man
sion House. '1 ltu-vil'e, V.i.
Mt.V.MHUHO AMI VICINITY ClEOItOH IK-
IN. Ofllce, Miainburg; residence, HUitsville, Pa.
As?i:-tar.i. A A. Host.
llNTelllPHISK, l't.FASNTVlII.r, T.V..W
PA It VI ANI. PlTiKll.M-CilKHil.l; V. VAN
VL1KT. Otllre and iHldiess. CtviM, IIoi.sc, Pitas
anallle. Assistant, U. c. Iliintinton.
TIDIOtJT- ASu WKST lilt KOUY C1IAS.
OI.AItK. C'llloe and a ire.s. Exp e-s Old Tidl
onto. Pa. A-Mitnnt. K. C. lirao il.hy.
Pl.Tlt)I.LU.M (BM'ltR ii.S'U VinTNITY
I-KVI MAON. Olhceandiiddi-c s. PetiokuiiiCea
tre, Pa. Assi'tant, CI, aria 111 icKlunl.
TAUIt AND ltl.0Ol t-W It Id S and District lyin,-'
on 'Ml Creek nnd cherry Pop. from Sioiy ('ami t
MeCliiitnnkville JA'ilCS BAKl.'UK-.S. AdT-s.
'i nrr Punn, I'a. Assist iat. l.nihiT 11. K.iui.diis.
Chaiins U. Cochran aial 1 a n hoyt.
JIcCLI.NHlCKVII.I.E, Oil. CITY AND R-NO
A. S. Wr-Hr. Address, oil Li'.v or Keno, Pa
Asslsient. N. Mead
l' ANKL1N, ALOVd Till? Af LrolIFNY IMV
EK ST. WILUKK. Otllei. nnd addie, ., riauklin.Pa
SCItl'BO.'ASS, KllSTKIt PAUV 'I- I'A.tKl. -),
I.ANl)INii-l-'iellAl(l) V. l;!:i'.'li;.l). ;;,-b
and a :dn m. Bcrulunus, I u Assl.-tam, It. V. Pji
teifield, aiidrios Innl nion. Pa.
WIM' VlltiilNI-C. I). ANiirx, and T. F.
COOK. Address, Parke. s'uirg. vn-t Virginia.
KobortM I'ltinli uiii Torpedo Co,
rcv.?-3lv.
WINSOR BROS. COLUMN.
STORE.
.ESTAEUSJIED IS59.
Winsor Bros:"
MAIN ISTIiEET,
PETlllSLEl1 CEXT2HE,
..; DEALERS IN OIL WELL
' F-
TUBING 'i AND CASiNS I
ALSO, ,
WORRINR DARNELS it VALVES,
STUFFING IJOXF.S
CLAmPS, TOXG-?,
INNI.? SUCKEIi RODS,
RIVETED JOINT SUCKER ROD
BOILER TUMI'S,
CISTERN & WELL FUilTS,
Every Eeacrlploa of supplies for
OIL WELL TJIKS MD
REFINERIES.)
EI5.1SS GCJUDS, .
STEAM & GAS FITTINGS
BELTING. PACKING AND 1I03M
KiraJY'S COJirR".:SED EUNGrt,
HAI1D "W j! Tl I33
Hou.ft Trinitning',
Carpoa tors' Too!",
. Dtiilins nnd P!nin Laid Rcpo,
Oaknm, Nail", Axes,
Table and Pocket Cutlery
A fall sstorlment f cvo-ythtr.; in ;tl'.o Hardware
EIgusc FariiisSihrs C;;oi!s,
AND
Morninj? Glory
BASE BiiKSEUS.
HOME COMPANION,
IRON CATE, and
WHEAT SHEAF
4 T m
W 0
OwSe
Fjampx, Tinntoriii As ChSrnncys,
iVo. 1 printer ftitai;ncl
Lui-d Gil.
xo. i iiefiae: oiii.
ciiA3ipio."t clothe wiaxcnw
3!anufacU;rcrsJof
TH. SHEET KSU & CS?rSH
vim.
SMOKE ' STACKS,
Itopairlnprof nil kinds done villi ntnoa nod dls
putuh. l.pec'al atleiitlou giveu to
Steam cat! Cm Fittings
rnrcJiBslPR with cnh only, our fcrlllilea for or
nlshiiiK ' rytl-lns n on-lin-ate miierior t uiV
otli. r exlabl sluuuit in the Oil lieglo'l. Wo ' ove a
fist c.aiis.
TiH. AND BEPAIH SiOP
ni'ai'k'i'(roi:rfnn.Nrorll.ilr lhenl pttronn-'o
in Ihe pii-l, we shall use our bo-t uilorls i!o niT.t
ts coaiitioan';e. Jiarcli If.
. ROBSON'S
il Cefex Pipe Wobks.
ci i a i: i i rs no a so it Co. ,
foriipr oT soticcn A- CKir St., Kal
Hiio mi croon, i
Dcati ra In Jlorrls, Taskcr Co'a
OIL WELL TUBING AND CASING
ALSO,
WOUKINn riAHHEl.S AND VAI.VKU,
STLI-l'lMi IH'i..
CI.A.lP.,TON,IS.ii KooSi A
Ilachincry for Oil "Wells Ct Kefinone
BOHINO TOOLS, PHIV1N0 I'V'K,
OIL, PL'MPd, COl.I) WAl'lilll'UMla;
Kvery description of
3UFFLIES FOR OIL WELLS AND R
FlNKlUts,
Abo, STOVES, TINWARE,
HUASS COOPS,
STEAM ASH ff.t.T FITTIX!S. .....
llt:i.TI.a, t AVKIXQ, and hi'f-1;
llAKDWAliR, UOCSS TKIMMlNtlS,
Carpenters' Toos,
Hoihi, Oakum,
Nail?, Axe?, Conec Mill".
Tablo A: Pocket CutWy;
s Fall Afsortment of Eveitluiig In the 1
HARD 1 VA RE LIZ
Intse Fur ilshim: Ood,
Lain. is. C'litn'ievs.
No. 1 Winter Stra!id T.ard Oil,
No. 1 Ke:lmv'. ill,
St.llr Cods
TaeloandDo i Vt.t
3!aniif.ieturcrs of
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper 7nrr.
Kep".irirc of all klrd done with ticiti sr.
di'pa'.cli. ilrpccial alteuiiou giviai to
STEAM AND GAS FITTING.
Y.VVtv. er-Tetviircl to rierlt. th" patt on-t i
ihe public, and sli.ili u-c evury es'i r.ion to si It
e.o i".
Our fii-l;i:!e for fe-nishiier erylnin It' oi
litie, liailv,; bo-n i'r::t'y itieiF';:sed. in the jiy.iIoi
of our Ne v P:'il-liii.' r.ren'oe
scl'IlKloK TO ANY oTHI'l! I"':TAl;I.I -ll.V I'N'I
.e-.l-i-liii. IN TIIK OIL ilil'.ION.
6i ttfh&VS"'R.'tZ? T??
Ear.merating a f w of the'arjclei tm'M ks
foui.u at
L. M. STERNBURG-'S
Was.3:::i2;tH"t.. Pi'ti'olpura
ii ntre, Pa.
Frlerd ar.. pitrons, one nn l all,
V..ur atica'.lon to my 1 hi.-." I wo :14 cillj
Timis Pre I'.ull an raiaicy tllit,
Cat in thcju times I'm looking for !t;;ht ;
To those uhnn-f hallilln.ir rirs v.'it'.out nnmbr,
I wauld inroiiu 'irs la ti o placoto Luy Luuiher;
My motto I" this: -'Q ;'ck Pale.ai 1 Small 7'Mflt,"
Por hii-in Lis is healthy r.nd I tl lnk much of it;
In q ality my I.nailvT i second to none,
And as for H'nlngl -s, I keep No. 1;
sum may noi lo k at It in Ihe IWl.t I d,
Aed for .!.o. e I l ave a qua. Ity No. S ;
And to t!ioo wl o aropartlcu'iir ns some may be,
I stl.l l.ave i lief iir rjua ily ealkd No
I liavo sttnA seaoufd Lumber. Tre-srd up nice,
Wldeh I will ll ai a lo.v cash p;Ici?
Such n.i H-v-rlnst, Cellins.and Siding, Joolh Itoe;;h
and lJre:jsid, i
Latli, Jl.ittins and Surfaced Lumber, all of the
bos; j
I n'so have Itljt'Lnralier of a'l Mni's,
At prices to couij.aie wlr'n ell and hard times;
All ki':ds of Timber ke,.t constantlv on hind,
And a hoi of Clg irs cr u very good bi and;
Jly f icllltles Tor i,l r. are surely without number
I ahvayj Lep s ioil to ans t deliver guod Lumbor;
So if you want Lumber, Kousli, Dressed, Soft or
Had,
You will Hud Jmt what you wrnt at L Ii B's I.um.
ler if d.
fibl'-T
Tiis New York
Meat Market!
I I . iie-'oii' V::KG ' t'i,'Ta U'lt'lJ U",1V bull:l
Tintn s?not, T5v;5n tliw
!:CI:;il.,j llouis.-, .
And IntiMd leepli,.. wlat P. tiol.uoi Ccnt-n ha
'ti-.' no, rj..,. tiivi-c nss .M'.-ut l .irln t. Oiry tli
choice t t r d rm ii'n
;.v ll Ii- l.-r jit. It wl 1 lie mi-a'm I i forvaour its
Jt;.' ''ii Proii'.ptuiaa utid lo th.lr ffjiiiro fall
fT!4)'r- I. Is W. I'A'-tKBR.
MM rf nvuirhiug
a Mi. nndi"rlnneil having titled tin new rtoia ou ,
WANK 4 UTON & rtKC J.N U siV.,
I'etroloum Centrta,
la now prepared to flirulsh hie cuxtotuoni wltk ey.
erylhlng in tha house furulsblux Uun.
Slovoanl Tlu ware,
Liuuternsi.
Fame Article,
ftnmpciL l'roecI
nnd Jnpitniifd War.
Also u Lmryt !lk of
ItrnJ .V liun I'illiiiKt
HUM, PIS'NANI I1KMP PACKINO. LAt'l
LEATIIilll. etc, Til H CHAMPION AND
NOVKLTY CLorilUS WitlNUBlta,
WATEII CO jLlluSofall 81ZKM.
All Job Work rouijtly atten'
ded to with neatness mid dig
jintch. Patlk'ular attention paid
to Cas and Stern Fit lino;, havd
nij a das rittirr Machine not
excelled m the Oil lle:ion for
cuttino- (as Pipe.
JAMES RUTHERFORD.
Joi..lsnf. J-ti
Sealers la
Eino Watches,
Diamond and Gold Jewelry,
('lock,
Mi'iling 8ilvr Ware,
Tiro A rut, Ac
ALL KiNDS OP EOLIH JRWliLUV MADE TO
Oit'JEU.
" T'rpilrlntr. Pngmvlree ., w ill receive Id
moha'. aileutiou by expert workuioti.
xo. io sritixe; stiieet,
TIlTSVILLn, PA. dej ly .
A. T. J.EGGKLT,
Manufacturer and Dealer la
Seed Bags,
"Valve Cups, &c.
Experienced wirkoier. ore emtiloyed, tod Bsr-i:n-s
of all kinds kei tci rjtantly ou band audasM
o order.
1. C. lleinxi Pat. Seed -Sat
For ale-
Kepaiiing Dono at all Time I
Call a:,d innili . our s! k anl prices,
H:iin-.it., brlow tl e -lcC lia
lock Hoiitc, .
tint C.ntre.p Jau ;ta, aJ -rt .
C. II. WILLIAMS,
BL'ALlll 11
COAL I
r HA VKJi.pen.it a Coal Yard at the end of ti
llnvil t inn lliidi'e, where will beconstantl, k.
II kinds of
STEAM AND STOVE COAU
Tennis eomltij to my yard fot Coal, will haH'i
1'rce I'asitijrfi Over th Creek
Jlridge.
OPEHATOFvS
Wo-jld co well in enquire at the oltice, aui H
find il to their ndtm:l.i.;c te iletl witk in.
BOOTS & SHOES
rpne .ubsc llwr thankful for the ery liberal pat
1 rename lie-et'.foi e exter,ded to biin. ineit rt
v tt tin lyanuooucia that be bae ou b-u-dal'
VUIST CLASS GUOD.
comprising ill description! ef
Eoots&Shoes
LIGHT & FANCY BOOTS
Ami Shoes uf every style, fo
Jlcn aud Koys.
The Custom Mcnirtiuent
.' HECEIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION
nt the hands of competent workmen- 8attols"
guan.niuud in siyle and eudtitnucu.
llrauch S.tore at nonseriue.
4
0. JIAUHAN" 1
Next (loot lo Wolf's Jewelry gtore, Wash'"1?!0
Hirect, Petroleum Ceniie, Pa. feblMI
BUl'f-VMiO, MUICV ASO
flitS 1,1111111 UIII.KO At'
CROSS-CUT.
Trains leitvo Cotry. I Trnins nr. a' Corrf
Kxpreas, ! :).") u, in. I M ill, 10:40 o. m
Muil, 1 :'Ji p. iu. I Espies, 6:15 p.
Accutm'tln, t:iiii m. Aovvta'dn, V : P-