'if .ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO. M. S. SIMMONS COLUMN. O'.VEN GAFFNKYrt COLUMN. WWSOK BROS. COLUMN. I,. : : ! J u b M W tl '' . U in ti J .! i Oil" iri 4 THE KOKEKT9 PETROlCTm TDRFEB0 CO. Of fin: nt I lie ltEB PLAXIXG 99 ILL, Corner of Pine and Second Mrcol, .'Near the Kailrond,) TITUS VIILE, PA. Owiri to the larso nnd Increasing rtc-nnnd for the Rrthsrls Torpeiiios, mid the laie itoclsinn of tie' "omrnlssioncr of Patent in retndtuj to Wm. Hied uataiti. and tho d 10M mi of Jute ir.c (Irtorsu-- uiiiiiiui ine imi pitent tticy Have LOWKHKD b price of their Torpx-dnta TWTENfr I'EU CENT. jo that every Operator can allura iu try a Torpedo tieTorti ali.ndoului: a Well. t he IMIowrim; Is tho decision rendered liv ,7uilc Wrier on tlio twenty-second cii) dnv nf Sefiteinher, lWHi, tn the United Suite circuit Court nt I'luladvl uhia. The case n nntned three dnvs hv Charles iwiuxoi new ioik, h. r. i.ucns ;in1 ,s. A. Pur- Hanllng of Philadelphia, nnd tiuorira II. Uirlty of ViMsburgh, for planitill'. OPINION OP JUDttH ORIEU A I write with difflcnlty I can only (Mate the con elusion to which niv mind bin couio afti-r a care'ii lamination of this cams. j tux com rliiiiuu ima exhibited a patent dnttd astli of April, Mid. Thin is prima fade evidence ol a (rood title, mid puts on the respondents the bur den of pro f that the intent is votd or worthies. I neci not repent mvieinark in the cane of liuod yoarv. Day (U Wall, C. C. Hep; .) hut now adopt them ns a!!'oiilin a ru'e 01 decision which an piics cleri'ly to trie p'esent cine. As the inlrinirem.-iit or the patent Is admitted, the only question will he us to the valid ty of com plalnan's pateut of Anril 8.1. lists. 'It was alter epr-cul.itir.n hd been reduced to pout ire," ami alter repeated expeiimpiita, that the vonipuuiitiii mu-iissiiu u overroniti;,'-ie prejudice and miioraneeor tne propli. n the subieci, nnd persun'iinir the public thai Lis invention wannse-iil-alt-r he tei.l raulilislioil its ireit mtlitv and value' and "when his 'rtimi and patient persovorcimo, in liite nf sneer nnd scnllV were tnninletclv -uc-ce-uful, that Heed, who hadher-re niudii i-xii -ri-menu on the same suhle.t, and :u uiiMKee--r.il. Im i'iined that he had the Inst ii...ht tii,cinventlnn ft"d after purchasing one 01 more complainant'.. tor perlne. lie amiiied on the 1st of November, 1SI7 f rr a pitent Tor HiilMrmtlaiiy the same combina tion of-devlcos and a hiner intalned In minium. ant's patent, (in thUlh of the same month the K"t e'rineu tnemieives into a rnninsiiv or eoiH)raiioti ended "The ec-d Torpedo Coinnanv,'' lor the purpose of piratini; thn c .mplniiiam s 'in Tention, aiel support ii-;t lie exp.mse ot liti -atiou, ard thus definud him of the mm.. They liave ne wivered. een alter the pre.imlnnrv injmiciion very pro-ierly (.'camel hv the I)iti1ct .ludte. j't a dnore-.- he entered ftr complainant for a tier potual injunction, and a Mstter appointed to lake au account acoordinj; to the prayer id' the bill. It. C. GltlER, Judyo. Non!. The paasnie referred to bv .ludire Crier in ni lormer u-r.ls'oll. 3 Wallace, p. SW udopicd at i. 1- uic ,11, vianii lie K'lHI.YS. "It is nu l I v the case, when anv vulnav.io rfu,.,. ery is wade, or any new machine of eivnt mi ity is Mivt'ineu, null leeniiuilllim 01 ineputilic has heell turuwi to that subject previously, and that many persona have been making researches nnd expert merits, i hdoaopiiers nnu mechanicians mnv have lusouui im-asure nnilcipated in their speculations the pnesihidty or prohandity of sm h disenverv or Invention; many experiments have been successful ly ti led, coming very near, yet fallim? short ol the de-dred r"ult. They hive produced leiihinr hene flclal. The invention when perfected may truly lie Hsid to be the eulmlnatini; point of manv experi ment, not on'y by the inventor, hut by ninny oth- or. He may ha profited indirectly bv the nnsuc ceviful experiments and failures nfniher. but it irives them no r'urlft to cia-'m a share of the he nor of ine proilt of the suecesfiil inventor U is w iien peculation lias been reduced to practice, when ex periment ha resulted in dls? iverv. and wlien tlrtt discovery ha been perfect! d by patient nnti eontin ned experiments, when some, new compound, art. mannractnre. or machine lias lieen ihii produced which is tiscmlrb the. public that the party making it benomea a public benefactor nnd entitledto a patent. wAnd yet when iscnius nnd pathnt perseverance have at length succeeded-. In Sii e ofHmers and volfs. some valuable invention nr diseo-ery, how seldom Is it fnlhnvoil by reward I Envy robs him nf the honor, bile speculators, swindlers, nnd pi rates ml him of the protlts. Every unsiicccvsiul exjerlmenter who did or did or did lint rome very near making a discovery now claims it. Every 0113 xvhe can Invent au improvement or vary its ibrm, claims a riitht to pintle the uridnal discovery. We noed not summons Morse, or Iilanchunl, or Wood worth to prove that this is the usual history of cvu ry t-'i'ent ulscovi-ry or invention. -T1ie pres-nt case adds another chapter to this kintr and "tiifjrin history." a Wallace. C. 0. liv The public Is eatttloned strnmst employln" any ! the rntrulnrty mil lu nixed Au'ents of the Compa ). since the Hobcrts Patent cover thu use of the 'J "rpedo and all explosive materials for oil wells. . nnd the of au -h maierinls by other partii-s is a direct infilliKunient of their ri-rlits. Any p.uli-s in. tMimlnn anyol tlie HOHEllTM PATEN 'r will lie tleaic with accordin; tn law, and as acilu;' willfully and knownu:ly in di fiance of law and the dci ioiui.n f tho Colirls The Coii'pmy havo ro orirnnizerl their hnsinefts with a view toaccomniodate Oil Min in every part f the oil itixlon- 1'hev havo employed the nets! elBcient A'encs and asiiMnrt that can be procureil fhrtho biisiniKH. Each Torpi-do i labelled with daieaf patiaits, toeether with tho price of the Tor pedo, and si ,'ned ly un oiheer of the Company, so every Operator winning a Torpedo may know Its price and n lieeln r it e.iu.n from our tillle j. operators wl'l confer a luvor by reporting to tills Oinoe any ui licence of Agents. The followlii.!r named per:iosi havo been nppoint e1 Agents and Assltant A:'r nts for the Oil iici'iona 44 Peuusylvania uud West Virginia. JL1ST OF AG)R.TS. T'.TrSVIl.T.R, CIirHCil HUN AND VICTNI TV Slhl'HKS ..mik. muce, Hamilton's Ciar Wi-rn, a-Jdi'iee Tiinsvillo, Pa- ABsimint John Van ti rVsvnxw, ciinwii kun and vicini- TY II. II THDMAM. Oihou und uddrefcs, Man liml lloitse.'litusville, Va. SlIAMHUliO AM) VlllINITVnF.OIIOR Hf. VIN. Ollce, Shamiiur"; rer-ldcnce, Titusville, Pa. As'Istntit. A A. vi e-r. KN I'KKPIilSE I'MCASANTv'IM.F, UKAN P4KM AND PI'l'IICT.-; W. OHO. VAN VLIICT. OIB'-e and address, Cnas.i House, Pleiu aB'nlle. Asristaut, II. c. IIiiuti-iL't-iii. TIIIIOUT A.N'J WKST HICKOKY CIIAH. OLA KtC. OlDce and noilrnss, Exp os OUico, Tidi nte. Pa. Avsistnut, iS. C liearrlsley. I'UniOI.GUll t:BS'Tlili; AND VICINITY I.KVl MASOM. OiilnriandariilresH, Petroleum Cen tre, t. AsWtnnt, tMvirles Hi ic.M'nrd. TAUIl AN1 liLOOU KAItMSand District lying m M1 Creek and Cherry Kun. from Story farm to Jle.Cllntolkville .TAsitMSAUNUKltS. Ad Ir. as 'mrr Farm, l'a'. Aaststnnta. I.nlher I. Bauiidcre, Unrlc M. Cochrin Had W i rn u tlovt. MoilMltiuKVII.UE, Oil- CITY ANT) KINO A. S. trVVHT. Addreaa, Oil City or Heno, Pa Anrrttan. it. Mend PrtASifjIN, Al'.ONO Til"! AI.I.rOIIRNY VIV. IH-f. Wtl.H'K (llllee nil! addrs, Kr.nidilin.l'a HCIrii(iiAS-i, Fns'l'EII EAIIM ,t PA.tKE'i'rt T.ANtnSii KICIIAltl) V. l!l'.lrKlKt.l. Ollice mrl addrrsa. Scruli'Mnss, I a Al-taut, U. W. Por-tr-rllnhl. addrr-sa l.eilisilon, i'a. W VlltNIA-t!. II. ANO "Ii, nr.d T. P. JOVS wr IVherslMlrsl. M-t Virili',1 Facts are Facts AND IT 15 A FACT THAT Christie's NEW At the Corner of Washing ton & 1st Streets, Haa tbe largest bdiJ best selected stock of Pure -Bru&s, Cbemicals, Po'rfumeries, TOILET ARTICLES, &C, NOW DISPLAYED ON OIL CREEK. PATEXT MEOICIXES JUST RECEIVED IN LARGE QUANTI TIES FRESH FROM THE MANUFAC TURES. WmesitLiquors Olthc purest brands and froe from a lnlteration. Perfumeries, The largest stock of trimulno Luiiin's perftimerlr ? ever oiretcd to the citieusof Petroleum CentiK J. II. C'llltlSllE. ;!IITI.S ItllUS pATENT Nicies mi '""US, Ojjr k A2r0 G&ac c mors W Particular attention paid to preparing I'ref.criptiuir-j. SIMMONS Cs-oocls'. HQiise Washins:ton-St. The Lnvcrcst anil Best Selected stock of Goods in Western Pennsylvania, and sold at 5 OF WliHES,L9QUQT iv fee., for Jledicinal Purposes DRlcl Ci!E5!C.lLS. M- FUIiB AND FIRST .CLASS. I'atnts, Variib'ses, and Brushes. IMPORTED FERFWRZSiS TOILET 1TICLES! Tbe finest asaortmnnt over befote offered on Oil Creok. WALL PAPERS AND WINDD" SHADES ! UDSti-ptpsed for bpntity ami oripinnlity ol dr aigiiB, cuuaptiesa anu unrauiiity. Car-arv JJirsIs, House Plants, &c. TIIE CU0ICE3T BRANDS. ALL KINDS PATENT MEDICINES. ft- PRESCIUl'TIONS ARE PUNCTUALLY COMPOUNDEU AT ALL HOURS. c3tice cool soda water fresh f;iom the fo'untain, Tns Old Established LiquorHouse N3. 23 VTAESIKSTSIJ STREET, OWEN GAFFNEY, PROP'R, 'LS, ,t-. L.- 'is' ft S a-i BOURBON WHISKIES! rrem S. T. Buit It ''.'. V. II. Chase .V Co , ard J. W. L'unn & Cu.( ail ol Louisville, Ky. Ts ,ye Whisky ad Mi The oMt'brntc l OvcrlinH nnd other Fin Frnndi from t it;bburj;u and istinoielimu iroimly. Domestic Good8 RUMS. C1NS, AND BRANDIES JAM MCA KUM. ST. CUOIX RUM. IIKNNE-SSEY BRANDY. COGNUC liUNY, HOLLAND GIN. FRENCM KIMMEL, All direct fron the Custom House. ines- Tort and Sherry warranted pure fur medicinal use. RSATflVE WIWE. SWEET CATAWBA, DRV WINES, HII1NK WIE, UAMJIONU'J fCKT WINE; and LAKE Sll'JliU WINE. (IIOts Uliunnis llcitlHicks Uiiiinoiid WcI(tlntTs Curto IIIaiH-lic, Numerous othor braedd. . castas. A large slock coastaniy on ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE STOCK OF fsrSUNOAY COMFORT! TO BE HAD AT ALL TIMES. JTiTGIVE ME A CALL. (MVK. CJAFFXEY. '.'jtro'tum "entre, I'a . AU3. e. 1610 STOEE. ESTABUS.iED SSS9. t "Winsor Bros.l MA1X ST11EET, lETl0LEl W CEMRE, PEALERS IN Olb WELL TUBING AND CASING I 'also,: WORKING UAUKELS & VALTES, STUFFING IlOtES, CLAMt'S, TONGS, 1NN1S SUCKER RODS, RIVETED JOINT SUCKER W9 BOILER l'UMFS, CISTERN & WELL PCJIPS. 'Every DescrSptson ot euppMei br oil. iWELL nm m REMNERIES. BRASS fiOODS, STEAM & GAS FITTI1 1 BELTING, PACKING ANU 110$:," KIRBY'S COMPRESSED BLSGit 1.1 ii Lix Si i 1 m'iiit s a'.a n n i -w" -A. ei IIciibo Trimmings, Carpenters' Tool.', Drilling and Plain LalilRof, Oukiim, Nails, Axoi, Table aud Tockct Calltr A full assortment of everything in tins DsiJ'd Line. House Furnish..." Gkm VENTILATOB AND Morninsr Glow BASE BlRtKS. nOME COMPANION, IRON GATE, twJ wiieat snrjl Cook Stove Lamp., Lantern & ChliM Ao. 1 Whiter trnlo LardC KO. 1 HE FIXED OIL CZIAMPIOJ. CLOTHES WBIWE I Jlanufaeturcrs of TIN. SHEET IKON WARE. SMOKfi STACK nenttiert UglV.ll 10 licpalrlnp of all K""1".??"?,;, ioui!lv' putel 111. JiBJ)Wa Steam ami Cas tm rnrchaslna with I'M 1 nlshiiiit everything It our lit ". Iff dtlir-r oslalil aUiueut m u" - -firntClaBS. . TIN AND REPAID ' ThankinK M'tgfiffi At SI.11"IC.str. fll lllO imfil, W rii.-n - ila L-oi)tii)imBi:e. i
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