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iBOBKrt'lV I'BTBOliKUM TORPEDO.
TORPKDGES.
TJIK JtOUEIlTS
PETBOLEUM T0RPEI)0 CO. :
Office at llie-'
Ued I'laniag JIlLL,
Corner of Pine and Second streets,
.Nroi- lb ltallroad,)
ITUSV'IILE, PA.
(hrhie to (he lnn,ft and Increasing demand for the
, Roberta Torpei mm, and the lie-le'ietiii of -ibe
UomnilMlnner uf Patents In rfulti to Win. Reed
a patent, a-ai Hie d-ell"n of Jwhx It . C Hi terms
tniuinx thn K'lti.rt' pitent tliey lutvo lAHViiltED
tbe price uf their Torpeiinee
TVTENrf. PER CENT.
to that evry Operator ran CoW titry a Torpedo
before abandoning a Well.
Tlie following! la the JwWin rendered by Jii'l -c
tlrler on the twenty-second i) day of September
li, tn the Hulled States Circuit Court nt rieladel-
iitiia. The ease was anrned throe dnva bv Charles
II. Keller of New York. B. V. I.nrai. anil s A p.,..
viance of I1tuhnreh, for defenaanta, mid Geor"C
Harding of Philadelphia, and Ueoive 11. I'hrlsly.'V
OPINION OF JC1X1IS GI!IER.
Aa I write with rHUcntty I can only Mate Hie con
clusioua to which my mind haa come after a carelu
. examination of tht. caee. 1
The com ilainmt haa exhibited a patent dated
25lh of April. 1SS. Thla la prima faele evidence of
n good title, aud pnta on the rnepondenta the bur
den of pro'if that the patent la void or worthless.
I need not repeat toy remark In the ease of (lood
year v. Day Ci Wall, C. C. Kep; but now
: adopt them ns all'ordlni a rule ol deciaiou which un
, piles clwly to the present cue. 1
, ., Aa the Infringement of the pafent la admit t-d,
the only qnaation will bo aa tn the validity of cum'
plauwuta patent of April Sj,
'It waa after aiiocuhitlou had liecn rcdnced to
practice." and alier repealed experiment, that the
complainant aucrcnM in overconiii.i;-!iH pnjiid're
and ignorance of the people ou the aubiect. and
persuading the public thai his invention ivasoselul
after he h-id wtahliahed It great utility anil valuu'
and "when Ina ni'iiius and patient perseverance In
apite of nicer, and acn(Ts," were completely -ic-ceasfnl.
that Heod, who had before made eieri
jucnta on tlie aiinie auliic.'t, and was mwnceeful
Imaulnod that lie hail lliu lust ru-ht totlieinveniinn
and after purchasing one or more complainant's tor'
pednes. be anulied on the 1st (if Kmciulrar lstfi
for n pitent for e iihaiantially the name comhlnn!
lion of devices and u achino contained in coinplnlti-
-m iuuem. im me ioiu 01 tne aanie moiuli tlie
ieiioiideni4 formed theuiNelvc Into a comnanv or
jotrtwirollnt, alluil l.'lhn tl I ft j 1
......... ., , ,-,, lur K.un onipanv,"
for the pnrpoae of plratiuir the complainant' In
Teiition, aud uppirtlu the expense of litifitliiti
' , and tuna defraud him r the fruit. They have no
nuvered, even alter the preliminary Injunction very
properlv Komted by the Iilstrlct Judire.
11 a d-errte he entered f.r complain ml for n per
petual iiijiiuction. and a Master appointed to take
an aocouut accurdinj; to the prayer or the bill.
it. O. Gldlilt, Juilt-e.
" Xoti!. The paswge referred to bv .Iud,g Otler In
Ilia former diH'i'nn, il Wallace, j(. an!) ajuptcj
nptricabie to this cnay wan aa fnliowa: '
It is iHuilly the caac, whin any vnliinMo dlcov.
my la uncle, or any new machine of creat mitv Is
Inv iitcd. Hint tlieatteution of the pulilic I' m be..n
turned to that suhjiMt previomly. and that munr
lierMiua have liei n uiakini; reaaurehes and ceri i.
liienla. 1'liilna.ipncn and merlianieiaiia lnav lian
iiiaomc niinMire nnticipiited in tlieir apviiintloii-
he 'poaalhliity or probability or tneh dineoriTv or
invenlion; many cxerinieut4 liave lieei, sir iful.
ly tiled, cviiiiuu very near, yet fiillini ahorrl the
dcalrcd result. They have produced not bin" bene
ilctal. The Invention whut. iittrnHTil mn r, i.. i...
Mid to lie the ciilniiunlinr point or ni.uiv cxpeii
men e. not only by the In ventor, but bv many otlt
ori.. Ho may hm pioiited inilircctlv liv the im-mc-ceKfttl
experimenta and failurea or'nthcr. but It
fivea them uo riirlit to claim a hnrn ol the lienor or
ttlo nrotit Of Ilia tUlCCIValut iliventur lr i. h....
peculation haa been rediicd to practice, v lun ex
periment ha riaulted in t.'tgi iverv and tvhiii tlmt
ui-eoiery n;n oeen perncf t i) patient ntiu eontip
ued experimenta, when aunu neiv ciiiapouiid art
iiiitnutiicture. or machine ha ben thn. proiicd'
Mhich ia uaeful lo tiiepiiolic.tli.it the pnrtv malc'in,; it
lieeiunca a public benefactor and cut It led to a luuent
'Aud ret when irenina and pitimt iKru-vi rauee
hnve at length succeed. 'd, In a.iiie of ant-era aud
eolTs, some valuable invention or (i!co- eiy how
anldom is il followed by nnvnrd ! Ktivy robs him
of the honor, while apeculalora, swindle 'a, nnd pi
latearob him of the prollts. Kverv uu-i.ive-a'ul
experimenter wlui did or d,d or did not conn- viry
near making a diacove 'y now claim It. Kverr onj
who can Invent an lulproveiiieiit or varv In ior,
rlaiuna riulit to pirate the o.limil iliaiVnorv We
le.al not iiaaiiujiw Aiorac. or lllanchiint, or' Wood
worth to imve tnat tlii ia ilia usual liiatorv of cvu
ry (jn-al di4eovi:ry or invention.
"The present ease aoda another chapter t.i thin
louit and uniform Idatory." 2 Wallace, C. c Ae.
porta p. . - .
The public Is cautioned cains nnploYln" nnv
h t Hi j re.'iitarly ailtborizeil Airenla uf the Compi.
r, ainec Hie Kohotta l'atuiit cover the use of the
Torpedo and- nil exploaivu material for oil wells
nnd the u e of aueli materials bv other parties ia a
(Uiroct inliiusemeiit of their rii-lits. Auv oarll.-s in
f.lnitlni-anyof ihoKiiBKItTS PATUN'M will be
dealt with aceorrfim; to law, wid as acting wtil'ul'v
and huowiiiKly in defiance of Iiw and the doci-io,.s
. of the Oout u
The Compony have reorganized thoir bnsiness
with a Tlew loaccominoda'n Oil Men in every part
of the Oil HcKlon. Thev have eniploled the inost
eflii-ient Auems and ii-iniMs thit c iu be procured
Jorlho businesa Kach Torpedo 1. labe led win,
dlto af patents, together wirb the price or the Tor
jietlo, auJ aUncd by an olheer of the t'ompunv, t.e
every Oiierator wishing a Torpedo may Know lw
pi-Ice und whether it cnise from our olticj.
t'pe.atura will confer a lavor by repurtins tu Hits
Ollleo any t-eiJUeiice of Acents,
The following named laa-soim bavo been appoint
ed Agents and Asat-taut A n iits f..r the Oil iteuiona
ut 1'euusylvauia and W cat Virginl i,
IilST OF AGE.TS.
TlTl'HVll.T.K, CnUIiCH KCN AXD A ICIM
TY STrU'llllS . ililK. Office, Hamilton', ( j'.,r
More, nddicsa 'i'ltuivllle, 1'a. Abatataut, Jo!m au
Mti n'sviiXR, fiiUBni run and vicim.
WY-1I. H T1I0.MAH. Ofliuo and addieas, Man
nn llonso, lllnsvil e, V.
PIIAMItUH" AND VU'WTY-ClEOIrOK I
,IS. Offlcu, Shaniimrg; residjuoc, litusvillc, Pa
Asslant. A V Vesi.
EN:- BHPHISE "'T.KAHANTVIU.K, pEAN
F.MtM ANii I'lCHOI.K JKUIttiE W. VAN
1,IKT. Ofll. e and aildrms. Chase Hoiiao,
univillo. Asslitant. II. t .. 11 untinvton.
TIDIOTJT AM W' llll'KOKY-CHAS.
CLAlii;. Office and nodroav Exp esa office. Tidi
onte Pa- A"islant, r- t- Ueardaley.
PCTBOI.KOM t BNTRK ANU VICINIT Y
LEVI MASOS OOlceand td.iresa, Petroleum Con
tro Pa. Assistant, Oharh HI . eklord
TAKR AND HL0O0 FAn.MSaiid District lylnjr
. on OilOreek and Ohcrrr ".injrom Story I'nrm to
JlcCUnlockviUe-JAMKs HAUNDEHiS. Adln aa
jnrrFano, Pa. Asistan'. Lpther. II. Eauudtra,
Ch irles K. Cochran and wIM'a a llnvt.
MoOLINTOCKVIl.hE, O"' CITY AND lt'NO
A. 8. WVbT. Ajllrojs, OU City or llcno, Pa.
'iSiii "HoNO Til" AU.KQI.RNY PIV.
EK 'i WlLBKK Ofllce and addriMs. I.'ranl-lin.lM
tscitrna 'A, pi.ki'eh ka:im pa.khh's
J,ANWN'i ItlCHAKU W. HK!)P1B1,1). OtH-e
and n-ldrisa rjerubinwa, J a Aisirt uit, U. W. J'or.
- tuifield, ndflrt as Rinhmon, l a.
WKST YIK.ilMA-C. 1). AURL. and T. F.
COOK. Addr. Parkerainug. WeU Virginia.
Bobi;rt lctrl'ni Xorprtlo I'o.
. juaj-dl'. I
"ADVENT OF
CAMPBELL
v .,.
THE ONLY
t.fti ....''y.t'i.f v, ,.j , :,. .; v a
WILD BEAST SHOW
Tltat bus visited tho Oil Regions in six years, Initial visit of
CAMPBELL'S
- NEW YORK AND rillLADELrillA
Zoological and Equestrian Institute!
Which will Exhibit in PJiTUOLEfM CENTUE,
Shambijrg, Friday, Sqit. 2d; lionseville, Monday, Sept. Ctli; Oil
Lit), lncsday, bej-t. Ctb.
THIS COIaaOSSAI. IIUSTITUTZOISr !
Embracing all the
Grand Menagerie aid
. FOKJIS THE LAKGST SHOW
The Menagerie
A. larae
lareest of the
Kn'th. A
- . AN
African Stein Buck.
, The I:Jiliasi CowaSiapns,
-- - The Honaeil IJorsc,
Besides a multitude of Lions,
Leupardu,' Royal iisnpnl Tiger, Tlyenn anil
Moukifs, Birds of Brilliant riumajw.
JTi,E:PBA.ISrT SELIM !
Elc. oto ' Fur a lull list of Animals, Performers, Jbc. see Programme an l tho numcr
oua Illuminated rosters.
THE . RENOWNED LION KING
;' $ WiH at each exhibition cuter the den of Von, Tigcra, Lropardi, etc. '
im Mm mmmmm.
Hanks with the Best, and embraces the names of many of th
best Arttalea In tha Kqncatilan I'rofe-alon. nnd In Jnd-ja bi ita lUu J
and
Ale reii'iiteu iu ti.e various
X llflltA ,
Mammoth Organization I
2 Exhibition
Donrs njin nt 1 and 7 p. m. Adtnlselnn ((nc Tlrket ndmlta to both Mcna -erio nnd f1rcu
c il cciitH t liiluien under 10 yeara, S3 ceuta. Ileim-mber the dales, and prepare fur the alvcul of the
MOST GIGANTIC SHOW THAT HAS EVER. VISITED
v OILDOM1
Till! GIViJAT
MASTODON !
COMPLETE
jo''
attractive element! of n
a First-Claps Circus !
NOW BEFORE THE PEOrLB. .
Department!
Embraces the choicest specimens of t!i(-'
Animal Kinirdom. nnrl includes tnaity apecimens never
helore rxbibitcd in uny country. Among theso will be
found aa
and beautiful aiiimal, cited as the
Amclonc fibe, wctrliiL ULt.era nearly fur tct !e
Tigers, u'l'"
Hears, . '-Ltf,&&)&&l'!i 'vt'r'i
Tbe "lar
3 Elerry JcsSers,
ft EHJffll). STREET PARADE
Will be a Brilliant Display.
Attei lion Is particularly cslled In tlila jiart uf th"
Dava K silvMies. Ken tbo mo. ater i f tho Mad as
it enteia yutir timn, .litilee f Us at ot Kh and if
nut a'-.c the picture, bave your money una piny nt
home. ....
OVEH
250 MEN
HORSES !
AND
tletallb and tranpportallt n of this
s
tata3t
. . WINSOU J5R03. COLUMN.
W.iUSOK BROS.,
STORE.
i
ESTABLISHED 1359.
Winsor Bros.
3SAIX STItEET,
S'LThOLKl U KTBK,
: PEALERS IN OIL. WELL
TUBING AND CASING I
ALSO,
WOUKIXU DAKRELS t VALVES,
BTUKFIN'O BOXES,
CLAMi'S, TOXCr?,
1XXIS SlTOKEIt ROD.S,
RIVETED JOINT SI CKER ROD
BOILER IT.MI'S,
CISTERN it WELL PUJirS,
Every DcT!jtiuti or stippl h-s tor
,11 (3
HJY14
k' I I II' I .
mu i.ijuj .ill
,i:eeineries.
STEAM & GAS FITTINGS
EELTIXO. 1'ACKINO AND IIOSS
IvIRBY'3CO.!lRE5SED EL'XGrf,
HI -A. 2D W A HE,
IIdiim Trimmings,
Carpeulora' TooIp,
Drillins and Plain Laid Rope,
Oakum, Nails, Axes,
Table and rocket Cutlery,
A fall assortment Jof -e-ythlr iu "the Tl.irdware
Ifonsc Furnislilns CootSs,
VENTILATOB
AND
Mornins; Q-lory
HOME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, and
WHEAT SHEAF
Cook Stoves.
Lamp, Lantern fc CtilRinryaj,
Vo. i Winter lralncd
r.urd Oil,
s0. 1 ilEFI.VEO OILj.
CII13I1I0.V CLOTIIIS WIUXGUIS
Manufact urewjof
TIN. EHSET IRON & COPPER
SMOKE STACKS,
Rcpalrlne "fall ktnda done with neatneae and dla
patch. Ki)ctl:il attention given to
Steam and Gas Fittings
rnrcknalntr Willi cash only, onr fnclllMee fir fur
nlsbins everytldng in our lln are nporln. U .ny
otlu r catabl.aliiuout io tbe Oil liegloa. We 1 nve i
a i at ctass.
TIN AND REPAIR SHOP
Thanking onr frlerda fur thrir lihprnl patrona"
in tbo pa!, we sLail me our boet ellort.i .to merit
te coutiuuMic . Mar;. Xtt
T AKH NIIOIIF: etcHiritinTw
FRANKMV mivkiaI, A'
.( otinnctinK tralna nt Janutr,wn nn, ., ,j
and alter Holiday, Au-uat nth !,V- ,ty' 1
nafullowai " 1 ua'" WHIr
...... ..... . .lUiJIiai Bin 1-70
oa fulloa-a i '"inaina ll rim
l.KAVH oil. riTV. '
?,M p in: Two Mile lt, , 'i, f. hS.S, i"""1'
X.Mllm: lt,,v,,,l!l,, j i..'.. V1". tnriin.
'.10 t m; Olark'a Mhls.'ft.ai , J V 'ZJ' d-
varc-r-iwn (i,.tiui ' P
M Ml. ,....' I .'.,,. . ..
" V.'.ii'r.r.vr .,. . ...
a in; vim'y I,,k.., ,,1&i ,. ;. "J ' V.,,.; iW
"". ' - I' f I r.. i.i. Sll .? in;
f,r; ..Snu,:., ...,,;.?ru,,iI,ia0 W
.'nk in M-. tio.MT ,,N' Y; A
! i -ael HuUll...,!,:.,, pnu eK"n'
AHIIIVK AT Oil. flrV,
ailXH-IJ TRAIN ) leave .lamest.mn kV.a
A U W l.'nwMiw. 7,16 a ful. at. i ? . f."
' ... . a '""il, a,.i a nil ,.n. ii Z
jr. H.3o, d.v ,, . ra; Slunela i.,. ' ,
Lakc.ar H dB.l,o..m: Ila"mlY , ' oft
in: ato.-luo, lo.'Ji n in, Snniimi 1., j 5 a
t'rnkltn..r. ll.Jo. de. U.ao a i . ' v'V, '. J. '
tV;.1- -: li(no' 1 " -rtnt-at Oil't'
rtl.V.ir:;!""1';!.'00 ;. a tow
36 p in ; Clarke Mill,, !, p ; V, ': V
p m; StunelM.rn, ,c-l p in; Hai dv Uko Sc
haymllton. S.Sr. p a.; Waterloo, fM 't tn '.'!;
1M prn; Franklin. 8,o p ... ,', , a".'? i
pin; Keno,,t8,, -nj arrlveaat ti r t' ai?' "
FKANKUN aV'OM.MOdXtio.x,
Iln, 8,oo a m; Tw M:lc llim, 8.m a in: i(raa Ki
a in : nrrlvns 1.1 fill . 'i. ' ,lrac a,l
Mail mat and weal will tp nt i ,tatii.
Two Vile lion, Summit, foul HtMrU "Xi
xalem, and at iheru atatlon, to 1 JS.'!
aud on aicnal to tako Dasaenicia. M",nll"V
Mlxial trnh.a will atii. m all ata' cn
i'uaki.ks f. hatch i?n a...
GEO. H. MolNTVKK. Kupt. ,,ben f1-
piiiladclphlu b Eil,( u. u.
bCMMER TIME T.M'! g-
On nVl.l nfldr XtnniM... f.... oit.
on tlie I'biliideipliia Hi 'trio Jtai.ronj v,
tV ltnT
U run u
lns ,. m
f 110 fi m
, 'u c m
10.S0 i u
Pi on a ia
1.SS a nr
..',) am
a ri
ll, a m
8 Warn.
10 4't a nr
i .tie a m
H'jupm-
lUi ai
1.,.1'pm
4 00 1. in
p m
:,pn
.Mail Train leaves Pht'adelpiiin,
rates v.irry,
.1 nrrlv.. ., r.Mn
Erie Uxpr. !:. a Philadelphia,
iv;n n crrv,
...... cr-,1. , 1,7,
arrcn Aeconiinoilatiou learcj Warren,
" airlvin at Erir,
.. , . A8TWAn.
Mall Train loaves Erie,
" ' leavtv t'rrvf
" " nrrivcsi nt Pbiladelphia
Krio Lxpr. leav a Zrte,
" " lea via i'orrv,
" " arrivurat Pl.Iladrlphi.h
orreu AeaomuH'datioa lka,-,-a Ko,
" Crr,
" airlvea ..t Warnv,
.!tprraa. Mall nnd Accoumm. ,tl T ut an
est. ci.nneet at Cmry, uiidall .! I., e-.d tr,iu
ntnl Miul and Aceotnnn tii.j Ka-t r.t li'in.tun
wiib Oil Creek toid All. vti-uv Klr.r K uiv. .
WM. A. i,ALbWl-, (.,i::Vui:.-
I. la EUII Es Y T. Ii!.IjV u. K
New lljie to DnfTiln. tliroj.-h tl.e Oil It"'Jo-.
JC.Vi; B, 1-70.
ooirrti nrrn.
., .Oil Oily. Franklin. ar. Pln'-
vail, O.vOani K.'iSam n nt - mipni
I'avKxp, S.OOpaa S.:pia J.Ci.m
siylitti, ,2U pin 10.05 put l.Ojain 7Daut.
ooixo jroitTit
, rlltsbnrr. Parker . Fir,rk!:n. nr". '1tv
liny Kxp. I.i a in I1.4U a m 1.6H i. m V nt.
W av Pna'rd.dll a m 4.85 rm t. : ' 'inn
N tKht Fx, 11,00 p ia 8,C0 a Ul i,.', :i ,:! a !li
S1LVKH PALACE HI VPl'IVll i ai;..
'.'leiit
'. awl"
Kxpress u-ir.a butli wya between i Ittk!.
torry.
orry.
., i. s. lawhe?:cj:, pen. bl..l
Tuna M. Kixo, Aa-I Snpt.
BIKFAliO, V
I'l l 1MB I Ut. II
i . yORTRWAR.
.M
It alMtOAU.
TRAIN'S.
Hi le-tra.
IT. V., a ia
1,'.'5,pni.
P'KI, am.
h,il a iu.
TRAIXH.
Kroc a.
.-'!5, a 'D,
ii oo. p n.
t.t.t,
",'!., a nt.
BnXilo.
l.a, p m
f..u "
a.ou
11.0 "
farcin, 0.6S, am.
lliiv T?p.,l,.kl
Aceonidatioa, 5,35, p m.
SOVTIIWARB
lluffalo. ..
M II, 0,05, m.
Kxpreas, 11.60, '
Aei-oininr..1fi ,:jo, p m.
Way Freight. 4 00, a in.
Monday, .May 31), lN7o.
f'OTT.
10.M, a m.
"no p ji.
It '.IS. "
I ;-5, n).
Z To Milliners and Couiur;- tflor- ksepi'M
FALLTRADc
WHOLESALE DLIMBLHEST-
nKSIKADLE gootU retelved dally frrm anrliua
and privateaaln (nr stuck of Feallmr1. l-'iow
era, batiiia. silk,, Velvets. iil...,ii, l.aet. 'ri;
mliigs, Frlnirea, Yankee Notions Faney 0' t rts,
Ic etc., la lare, and cheap. Wa cut lengl'Ja
e price. Duj aud sell fur cuan.
Eiiward Kidley & Son,
i.09, 311, & Grmul vf
66, 68 & 70 AVenStuet,
Cora etor ,f!tli Mc-i t-'p iU r ".
NW YOHK fTIY.
. F1SUKU AKiilllS,
GENERAL MAGiilNiSTS
md Bcalera Iu nil l:ods of
WELL TOOLS 1 IViT.JSl v
N'eeeasare Irr pnttlnn down and "Jr":''. '.,,.
Welle, in connection with oar M.M 5I-sI' II"
wakavealaryeand eonvenient
BLACKSMITH iHOr.
u ... v iwrip.n it ii t i renot t.
celled by any Shop ia the Oil Kcgiona.
Shop Main-trt.opposUt VoUlintock .-
GEO. VT. KIV
ITaa romoved- o ,hla NE'A' HTOKi:. fjX'.f.
HehmiHInni A Winn'a tlronei'V Mtor V
TUN-BT., and ia now prepare! lo !.. U -1"' '
and tbe public generally wi.n
Fresh and Salt Mfii
of all kind?. Thaokirg my frleni. i t-r i...t ' ':'f!
1 hopo to morit a coiitiiiujure of i0e ;''"'
"iaac.ll. ... .n.9.m.
PTokiua Centre, May a U10'