4 ft ft Ml' I 3 s JJ. S. sniMONS- COLUMN. SIMMONS' -Drug & JPancjy pods f Souse "Washington-St. The Largest and Best Selected stock of (-roods in Western Pennsylvania, and . soJd at N. Y. PBKJBS TH3 PUREST OF TONES, LIQUORS &?., for Medicinal Purposes. auiDye Stuff's PA.HTERS' MATERIALS and 33rush.es. IMPORTED TOILET ARTICLES 1 TbtBnret UJortm'nttr before offered ci i Oil Crack. WALL PAPERS AND WINDOW SHADES ! Uinrpsirol for beauty and originality of ib-Blgoti, cueupueaa buu uuratmity. Canary IHnls, House Plants, &c. TlIE CHOICEST BRANDS. ALL KINDS PATENT HESICINES, rurSCRTPTIOMS A TIE PUNCTUALLY COAIi'OUNDED AT ALL HOURS. Ci" ICE COOL SCDA WATER FRESII TROM THK roCXTAlN, At SIMMO.! ttri n aVilL. H a auras, craoiis, sc. fti f CRE AXO f IRST CLASS. ' fe-v t ROBERTS' PETROLKUa TOUPKDO. TORP1DOES, THK ROBERTS PETROLEUM TQRtEBO C3. Office tit Iho Uei Plaxixg Mill, .Corner of PI no an J f-ceoml Streets, LOiear tlio llnUroud,) ITUSVILLE, PA. Owing to the nnxe nn.l Incrciutn di-mnd for ttie .Roberts Torpedoi, nnd Ihti lnls tlerislnn of tlu' Commissi oner of Pat t in rt'fuinu to m. K' t'd a p:itnf. Atid tUe decision otMiidire O lrtr tolinm the ttb.iri' pitrnt tluy,Uv .LOWKl&D the prim of tluir Torpedms TWENTiT FEIt CENT. a tliat oT'Tv Opemtor on aiTorJ; to try a Torpedo bofore abwduiiing WtlK rlin f.llowtti ii the dMi Ulon rrrdcrM Jntlo Gr.uron Hit twuntv ivnnt fi'.M d;iy of ?pi tetnhiTft Imai, in tlw Unittd Stati'! Cin uit i'ourt nt I'h Indcl nhin. The ta?e wiv nnrned three dav lv t'liwlr St. KcIUt f New York. B F I-u na and K A. Pur vi;u, of Pitr-uivh, for d'iHiaiits, mid lirore !lHtlin; of I'tiila-JcU'liift, nil J Geurge U. ChiM.v, o I'ititfturth, for pUvnt ll. An I write with diifcMlty I cm only fit ate the Cfn rliHioni to winch my minu i:as come aucr a care'.ii t T!i mill at ion of tliif o.we. I 'iho cJiul3inant b eliIWtel' patent dat'd 2.IU of April, 165. ThU i prima fmlfevi'Tenre ol a iromt title, end puM m th6 retprn lent ih; bur- d,n of prof that thep'itfnt i; voiu or roTnlcM. I neel nrt rep at mv if marks in tl.e i-aoof Ooo.l wit v.. Dftv J2 WnlK C. C Kq ; i).),)), now adopt thciu an alTordin a ru'p ol dccMou wl ich ap plies clearly to the p.wnt cje. A the infrinpemt'iit of the patent 1 ft3mlU"d, the onlv qiuct.ion iviil ho to the valid. ty of com nlaiimn" nat.t of Anr!l 2 lt ww rtrtT nptciil.it ion b:id been reduced to practice." nii"l alter lepeated xperiineiitH, tiir.t ths CompliUn'i.it micrwded in overroaihu'ho jTcjndire mid i)SJiorawwof tliepejlw n tl.e pnlyect, and p(-r-ui(!iig toa public that M invention v i o-eiu!; inXvr lie uau pxaoiiftim n gru-ii u:iiiiy p.uu v.iitif. and "when his i'ii'u- ftiid patient peisove:-amof in pir of fue2n and eim-t, tomplcU'ly site- cw.-fuK that Heed, Mho l.ndncfnve mado 'expert inca on tbc Mine unjust, nnd was iiU(ticces.--ful, ini"iiied that he hail the best tiu'ht totlieluvcntion, a; d alter purciiaton one os more ro:ipii'nant s lor pdoiM. b j annlied on tli3 of Movi inner, ist.7, for A pat-mt fr subatnutiliy the Minu combina tion of device Hiid-t nchiimciMaincd iu comubiti' ant's" patent. On the ltth of tho Hainw nioiHii the respondent formed them e!vjf into a company or Cftrf-oratton cimen "i ne ueea lurjieao voinpnuy, for the pnrpiHB of pir.itins the coniplftiuani' in wmim. and nen u'tinu' the expenie of liti-mion and tliii4 defraud him of the trait. Thev have ner tVMrrd. tn r the preliminary injunction very nioiwrlv iranTol h t'.e ltrict .Judiit. L-t d-i-rw h vnttred for complain mt for a p;T pHtual tajwacinm. ai d a UiHti-r npoiutt'd to uUe as accouiu raiu w iac ijtutit im uie out. K. c. CKiiiK, Jada. Xnnt Th pwmw rpf tred to hv .T mitre Hrier in m fi-rmfr d-r'on, ,i iuao p. .mi, udopted t.. t)U vn fitllnis' ip auniiv iup nuvu iuiv vui uiiie uicnv. erv li mde, ornay nw miiclJne of irrt-at n;l It y i Invented. Hint tl.p attention of the puM c ba no 11 111 rut a to that sMioject prevtoualy. huU mat many prpons have been making reiteaich and esprf nivuii Pb.tofopht-n una mech iniciu. may havr inorne m.atire antidnat d in their nr- cn'iitioiH tlie fMsihidty or prot'uhility of ?m b discoveiy or iuven'Jno; nnmy expriiiiei)ta have beon biiPcei-ftU ly iiitd, coming very near, yet falliii;; abort ot the desired result. They have prod need noiliin ben fieinl. Thr inventi"ii when perfected mnv truly be m io imj ine rum.niitiiiii; jkhui oi manv expt'n men ! not only by the inventor, but by rr.anv tth- oh. iJe may havt , routed indirectly by ihe nnmc ceelul exoerimentaniio lu-iinres r cullera. but i live 'ibeai no riirlit to c'a;m a hat ol tiiu tiriitir of tr.e protit or the utcrsintl inventor It Is when peculation bat been rvauc-d to pmjtieow wiien ex- pt-rimcnt ha rr(bt(.d in diover and when tt at Ci.-covery na oeLu pciireieu ny paiinut una contin ue! experiment, when mmj v.xw c an pound- art, nmnuiaetiue, or maohino hui b'n ihu produced which i uaefnlto tliepuulie t!i:ii the party in.ii;iiiL"l bejmes a public bcu'.-i'actor and entitled to a : a'ent. "Aud yet when (tcnius and rwti nt pcrnevemnc have atpk-nsth ana eded, in upbe ofameM and K.ulf, rVimc vahiabla hivention or disco- ery, how leldont is it followed by rewind tnvy rob hici of the honor, while apecubitord, BW'ndieis, ar.d pi-ratrBt-oh him of the profit. Kvory munccetml exptfritncnler wiio jid-or did or did r.nt come very near making a discovery now chiimn it. Kvi rv on 3 who can invent an improvement or vary it firm, rlaimft a riftht to iilraia tlio original dUoovery. AVt netd not eummon Mome, or Blanchard, rr Wood worth to prove that this i? the usual history of eve ry ureal uiacorery or Invuntion. 'TUe present caie auda auother chapter to thta lnn'iaud uniform hiitory ."-.2 Wallace, C C iit poria p. iiOi- CAUTION. Thft'pnbllc W.cy.xt'oSd nsriml c'mplojlTii; any but tlio rncuinrlv ninbnrlzorl Ac:nt t.f tht; Compi T'j. ,inr, th Kiifieit, I'atui.t c.itit tbtt UPS f tio I'onieittiand nil explosive nian ri'il fur u( well... nnd the ii.o of ,u mnierift)i. ly otljiT partff! In n .lirijct luriiasentHnt of lhir rlrrhts. Any nartlt-n in frlngini; auy or thn UOIIEK'M PATENTS will he dealt with nccoirfiric to law, and n. noting w-rirully nnd litiiiwliiirij ia d llauce ut law and tUe decision of the Court The Compr.ny hnvo re orirantoil firlr biie'ms? fi'lth a .iew toarcommnilnto Oil Men in every part of the Oil hesrion. lhv have employerl the mo-t !fllc(eut Ai'ents and AsdNtartt. that cn'n bn procii'Hl t'orthe husinea. Eaeh Torpnlo I. labe led whli iao af mtenU, together wiln the price of the Tor pedo, nud .Itned by an olllcr of the Conipmy, o every Operator wiiiln? a Torpido ni ly know It, price nnd whecher it came from our ofilca. fipetatora wi l eoiifer a Uvor by reporting to tills Oflice any necltKenea of Autnti. The following tmmed perroim have been appn'nt. mi Aget.ts and Aftlftant Aveiita f"r the Oil itiziotu of i'enusj lvauia and Woat Virginia. LIST OP ACEXTS. TlTTTSVir.T.R, CI1TTKC1T TtCV AND ViaM TY SrKl'HES ..OOK. Otllee, Ilainll'.on'a fler Store, ndd.'cw Tltuiville, Px Anaistaut, John Vau Scrlver. ti i rgvtbi.R, onuuni nux and vicixi- J1Y-H. H '1II0.MAH. Olllce aud addrnw, llati ri'oi House. 'I liiiil'e. IV HHAMKU1K1 AND VICINITY flKOHCR II?. IN. Olllce, Shaninnrf;; residence, Tituavllle, Pa. As-i.'lant, A A. West. ENTmil'lilSR, I'l.RASANTVII.I.E. J5KAN FAIOI ANn IMTIIOLK OI0OIf(JK W. VAN Vl.IIX Offlr, nnd addrea.. tmsa Hoi.au, I'lua, au'vill... Aslstnn, 11. '. Iluntlntt in. Tll'IOUr , AN'U WKST H1CKOHY (JIMS. CI.A1IIC. Olll'wand aidw. Kxp esa Oilieo Tidl onte. Pit. A-.htant, K. t-'. lieiudlev. I'F.THOLKU.U fKXTIiH ASH VlfiyiTY LKVI J1AS0V. OfllruandaiMrepn, Petrolium Cci tre, pa. A-ui.taM, Cliailc? Ill iekfi.rd. TA1IH AND HLOOU FAIt.MSand DlstrK lylne on (Ml Creek nnd ''herrv Knn. fitua story Vnni to ilcflintoelivilie .IAiliS HAUNDKrN. Ad'nw inrr Fnrrn. Pa. AeMtant. Luther B. aundirs. Cliarln. K. Cochran and I I'a n Hoyt. McCMNTdOKVIl.LK, Oil, CITY AND H' NO A. 8. WIST. Addros, Oil U;v or Keno. Pa Anisiant, N. Mend V ANKMN, ALONO T!!K Arxronr.NY riv EU- . M'iUlXIC (itllcc nnd ndilrc. rianklln.lM ("Ohl-lWl ..ASS. V-.NTKK FAM PA.KK I'S I.AMMN.i-l.ICIIAHl) V,'. IW-PIELI). OUW mid itldn i. tKmbWtta. I a Aaaletiuit, 11. V. Por teillebl, ndilna.. hinKiiton, Pa. ,o'1'1!i!IWIVV1' I1AN0BI.. ,l T. V. COOh. Ad'trcas. Prkch ox We.t Virginia Hnbnx l'elr..l nui Toe,iu aj0. mari-JlJ. wiNi?OH nnos. column. WEIMSOR BROS., STOEE. ESTABLISHED. 1859. "Win sox I3ros.5 MA l. .STREET, PETROLED 31 j CEXTIU:, ; DEALEES IN OIL WELL a . TUBING 1-AND CASING! i ALfO, WORKING DAREELS &.VALVE3, . STUFFING BOXES, CLAM.VS, TON'G, . 1 1NX1S SUCKER RODS, RIVETED JOINT SUCKER ROD BOILER PUMP?, ' ; CISTERN A WELL PUMPS, . KTfry Des'riptlon of fnppllea fur GIL WELL TMS ;JXD REFINERIES. ; B3AJS GOODS,. STEAM & GAS FITTINGS . BELTING. PACKING AND II0S7 KIRBI'S COMPRESSED EUNGS, i H -A. 33, ID "W -A. "R, Z2: Iloufo Trimming", Carpenters' Tool", i u Drilling and Plain Laid Rope, Ouknai, Nails, Axes, Tabic aud Pocket Cutlery, A fall a3?(irtmcnt f even-thin" in 'the Hardware House Fiirnisfiijjg Goods, "TTEISTTIXj ATOIi AND Morninp; Glory BASE BlUEStS. HOME COMPANION, IRON GATE, ana WHEAT SHEAF Cook Stoves. Xiump, Lanterns Ac Chimneys, Xo. 1 Winter strained Lard Oil, NO. 1 ItEFOEI) OIL. CHAMPION CLOTHES WBIXGERS Mannfacturcr.of TIN. SHEET ISSN & CDPP23 WARE. SMOKE STACKS, Eepalrln'iof all llnda done wlllt nentneps and dla patch. apuclal attention yiieu to Kteam and Gas Fittinas Purchnslng with ca.h only, onr fnr!lti for fiir nulling ev. iythinK m our Una are .uporior t- mv otle-r eibl.aiitueut in the Oil h.gion. We ' ove i TIN AND REPAIR Sf,OP Thanking ner Wends for tbelr liberal patmna"o ia ihe pjist, we cl.all use eiur Mort. jio n,.rit va cfiii-lananob. Mrji j't 'HOBSON'S Oil CnrEK Pipe Works. CIIAKLE! UOItsJO. Ac Co., Comer of sriiocn A- rnntr M., Knt Dealers In Motrin, Tnker Co' OIL WELL TUBING AND CAS1NU" Lri, WORKlXtl H.!:HK.I.S ANI VALVES, SitL-DI mi i ."-, . CLAMPS, KINCS, SfCKEIl KODrt, c Machinery for Oil Wells & Hefineti?s POR1NU TOOLS, DltlVINO P!PK, Oil, I'LMIS, l'UI.UaitlllUia Krery description of SUPPLIES FOR OIL WELLS AND R 'C FINERIES, Al.o, STOVES, TINWARE, llltASS C00113, STEAM ASIt GAS FITTIXGS. ISHHIMJ, lAi:i.yu, ana iff ; HAKDWAUni UOISH TlilM-VINtJ.', Carpenti-rs' Too!?, uupe, O ikitm, Nuils. Axe, Cr:!Vf Mill'. Ta'.ila & Pock'tCnllnijrj Full A?.enmett of Everytlnng In Ihe HARD V A MS' iTOie Fur ilsWnit Owl.., ijiipi, cir.iiu.t.. No. 1 rt'inh-r Strained tJrd I'll, Ku. 1 I'. f.nel (ill, fct.ur Knils ' Tab'.uan!llo.'i 5'i.t Uuiapion Clolsira Viv.vz r Mar.ufttcturori rf Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper 7nre. Itmalnn.-r of 11 kiml rtino with ntalr.vw an. .li-ucli. K;-ecial attfaMou ivua to STEAM AND GAS KITTING. . r Wrhfive en'lo-mro 1 ( mrriMlif f-:ti i.n r t ih? t'li'i'i. u-teevury exrtiou to. i.i tt cmtiimiiTif. (i:r fti.'illtir'- fi-.r forrilnni? cryttrn v or lint, having ivvn i?rntiv iricivaeil, iu tiio on iii;i nf Mir Ni'.v r"iUItr.! or nw' supkkiou 'j't a n v orn::; fstact.i -u.l'N'i aivjai yni. IN THE Oil. UKtflON. iSCSSHY I " Encoierathis a fcw of their'.icK s to L. M. STERNBURG'S Was!i.RstflR-Sf.. Petr!tain t'ectre, Pa. F.Ier.d. nnd patrons one end all, V.;ur attoutiou to my "biz" I wuuld call; Tini(8 tire dull an money tight, Cut iu tUe46 timea I'm luoklrg for lih: ; To those who are building rlirs will ont number, I would liifortn th!. ia tk place to tuy Luuiber; My motto Is UiIb: -.Q iic't fnle nr.d hnuill I'ruflt," tor buiim-sa ia licnlti y end 1 ll.ilik niticb of ll; In quality my Lumber !accrmd to none, And as for Sblnglce, I kie;i No. 1 ; Home may not Imk at it In I lie lljit I do, Ai:d for tl.o-e I have a qiia.lty No. 2 ; And to thoo who are partlen'ar na aomc may t, I gtlll bave nnothvr qua:ily cullu No I have eood seasoned Lilinher. Drews' d np i.l' e, Which I will itUat a low cash price-, S uch ns Hierins, Ceillnj.' and Siding, oolh ftottyb and I)re.J9i.d, Lath, Battens nt.d Surfaced Lumlitr, all of the I also havo Pils'Lnmher of all kinds, At prices to compare with oil and bnrd limes; All kinds of Timber kept constantly on hand, Aud a box of C!g ira cf very good brand; My fic'.lltles for fl lng nro purely without number I alwayj keep good teims to deliver good Lumber; So If yon wnnt Lumber, lioufh, Dressed, Soft or ILird, You will find jn?t what yon w:ot at L M S's Lnm. her Yard. febin.if Tie New York Meat Market! U W. i'AHKEit have lltted up a now build , in? on On J3ain nticet, Ojpo-Uo the McCIJiititcIc House, And Intend keeiiin wl.at Petiolenm Ceniro ha unit nei.-ded. ii flrat-c naa Meat 1 arkul. Only t!i cho ice in r l tin 1 ii wllbe kept. It wl'l he c ur n'm to nerveorr eua toinnr. with promptness aud to tluir entire Bali Fiction. (Tla'.f. U. & W. PAUKEX. c i-'in flMia undiT'.liine.l liavlm. nttrnl ut a'new atore oa 1 WASHINUTON MUCONU 8rt., i'otpoleuin Centre, la now prepared to fuml'.li Ida cuxtotuera wi th it. erylhlu In Ihe home lurnl.hlux line. Stovenuntl Tlu wure, Laiitpram, Faury Article, Nlainpa, lriipl niitl Japiim'l Ware. Also a Large Mtock of Urns .t lrn riilln&n OUM, PIHT11N AM) 11KMP P,cKI0. I.t B LKATIIRK, ete , T1IK t'UAM PInN ANU N11VEI.TY I'l.orilK.!" WHIMIKKH, WATlilt IVnl.UUS nrall M.I-.S. All Job Work promptly atten ilotl to with neatness and (lis. patch. Particular attention paid to Cias and Stern. Fitlinjr, liavo iii a Fittiutj Machine not excelled -in the Oil Kegiun for cnUini; (Jas Pipe. JAMES RUTHERFORD. Ju1: tli J it h. l, rvausE, Dealer la Fine "Watclios, Diamond and Cold Jewelry, Clock, MciliuS rllvrr IV lire, I'irc Arm, See. ALL K NDS OP fOLID .IPWEI.KY MA I) II TO O.CDKlt. J- Kepnlrlni:, rnisrnvlm-o will receive ira. meuia'e a:ieutiuii hy expert wutkmen. -0. IO SlMCIXti STKEET, Ti l PSVILLB, PA. 4-1 ly , A. T. LEGGETT, Manufacturer and Denier in Seed Bags, Valve Caps, &c. Kxp"rler.crd wurknien arc i niployeii, nnd Hr-'-- of ail kinds kupio C'.t.uitiy 011 band aid made order. ' . 1. t". Helms Pat. !ivi'flUas( I or tinlr- .llepaiiii:g Done at all Times ! Cill andaxamlne onr atock r.r.d p ice", "laJn-SU, below tl .llcCllu lock Iloiiae. p earn Centre IV. Jan. Tin, W; -rt . !!. W11AUKS, aCALtll GOAL I TllVKopni1a Coal Yai-d at the eed of tht IWiyd Sarm llrlibje, whoiu win ueconsuntly keu. alt iUnds of STEAM AND STOVE COAL' Tenma ooniluj to my yard for Coal, will harej J Pito las:irA ver Iho Creek Krilg Vonld do well to enquire at the ott'.ce, and wlU find It 11 their adTautape tt deal with me. BOOTS & SHOES rpoe anlfcjlbw thnnkrur for the very liberal pat 1 nmnm heretof.iie e:ende 1 tohun, iuot re. 1' .llu l announce thai he baa ou banUalaiga ot FIRST.. CLASS GtfOD , comprising ail dirIplions of Boots&Shoes LIGHT". FANCY- BOOTS Aiul Shoe o( every style, tot Men aud Hoyt. Ths. Custom Department IiKClilYES SPECIAL ATTENTION nt the handa of competent wnrkmon- Batliftctio b'uuruuteed Iu alyie aud endurance, Urauch Store at HoiiaoTllIe. C. MAGKANE Next dor r In WoTa Jewelry Etere, Wnehlncto etreet, Petiolenm Ceutre, Pa. . fohlbtf BUIFAliO, COIIKY AiI a'l i I S ailJKUIt JCAliai OAi. CROSS-CUT. ' TrainR loavo Ctirrv. Trtiina ar. at Curry Mail, l(l:4iam Kxiroiia, 9;4;i a. m. .'I an, 1 u. m Expren.. S:Ji p pi Accota'ilu, S:Op in, I 4cotB'(Jn,8;o p. El ! 1 . :
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