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IMPROVED
Seneca Falls
G-AS
:ptt3m::fs
With Steel Packitf.
SO Seld Iti IiUftt SO Day.
Exclusive Agents for the Oil lfcl a!
DAME, SMTII I Co.,
Successors to I t AMEo,
ncce score w h
VILIaE, rA,
TITUSV
Wood work
JFOR'
CARR'AC
BIDDERS.
2D GROWTH SPUfc,
HUGS,
SHAFT?,
POLES,
SAWED FELLOE;
"NECKYOKES, tVIIIFFLETREES,
HUB BANDS, AXLES.
SPRINGS, FIFTH WIIEELS,
JtLLSABLES.
An'l the
Ili'st Cartage K'dt in Maria
1AJU, SMITH Sc CO.,
Successors tn F. W. AMES.
New 7-30Qold Loan.
SAFE! KOHTABLE! PERMANENT!
j at gooTve &co;
Ofletor Sale at Par -.t,d Accrued lnturet
tue
LtHMsLaiiaGraitaj EoaJs
OV TIIK " ;
Rift kirn Pacjlin It. It. Co.
fl-ao lionds are secured. sr, by a F'rst slo t
'.puwu nie Kiti.HHiil licif, Ha ro Meg stock, and
i-ail 'iplipmeiils; rernnl. I.y a FPsi M rlj:Atte on it
. litre ijind Onilit. b t tatr moie th.lli Twenty Two
'J'tinsatnl Aclesot i and t" each mi'nnf .tosd
. jiu Hun 's are fice Ir.nn I'n lol Ktiites Tax ; till:
.I'incipal hiio iiiu:-; t -.-re pinnule iu nc
rilu:iMl a llle end of Tiittty vo.ra, mi-l the lli-1-rei-l
tmi am u:llly, at Ihu ore HhVi-.N AND
TitnKfe-TKN lis I'KK Ci:X I'. ,it iintim,
TlM'V nre ill,l In dentni latmns el ipJlUO, ffiUO,
fl.(Kii) u,umnnd 111,1111,1.
The Trustee under tii.i Mertgiee nro M-nsra .lay
Cook f I'liih dilph'ii, and .1. Ldgur 'I hompson,
resident ui the i, umy.vauia Criilral iiailroud
i.innpiny.
Tu.-sh 'No' thorn PucW.! 7 8.) I'oiuls wi.l a nil
t mos hel.-ro nifitiirliv, hn ivcci vshlo AT TKN
i fc.lt CriVI". PKKMIL.M (or I, II) ill .xclinuge fr
lv. roiiii:ui) InnrlM n- IV.eir I ,vot- c:ih prica
InH't'iil n to thi'ir ali.ohitit Hiifiiiy. itiuH Bn.
ylpln nil iiicoiiii 1 .rgi'r, wo helievi!. ttiHii any olhur
flrtc!ni.w tt'itv. IVr-onB hulrllli'.' I'nit d rH.'(,
b -Ai' ivtn, hy liitiiveritnij ilium ill o Noitiicrn Pa
.ci:l''. liHiii-uiit' II. o ry nrly iuro-ne onetltirtl. UDd
.till hnvat no r-L" ri'liali'e hive-tniei.t.
HOW in UKT UIIEM Vw.roainm Bink or
1'xinktr wl.l aunaly tlioo llondu In any dwlrei
i.inoiiiii, and nf any ntd d dvniuuliiiitlmi. 1 enroim
v tliij5 to oxchan.o toc'N or oihur 'fliU for
tin-, can do so will, nuv of our Al'ciH", who will
r iw inn nittii n cur.ui.l lu'Cu lor ALL MAMKUl
.AH'.K rKl Utill' .
Vhow lolng in Irxaullic rcniot" f.om Bllikt, npy
'nd inmov, or oti'er ko d. dirncily io iib liv .ex-
l'l-" I w will H-ii'j hac:k Nortmru 'giiic
J -a d aionr iwu riik a d without o wt to tbn tii
"'' V t tk th r iiifonoail. n. p mohl t. nai ..
i ;o , raM oiior iiddi-oi.H thf iiiu!i!iii:ii, d, or cn of
ihu Bank or UatiKrrt rnuiloycd to ao 1 ihia luuu.
rott sai.s ny
.J imcaT Uin.1v A o. H.it, 'ng'iy Cn , Mn
,Huli: siavlnim 11 ink, Wwtorn fav..(j. I'ank, S. Ma
win a, Co., lljnUm, linieiil Aguut", Pita
Uiaii,
OKiK & !., Local
A kciiib, fctroluum C'oiilro, t?a.
U130. .in. -
WAR DECLARED
Oil .High Prices! '-;
it llio Obl Stno'l of J. S. I'rather. MAIN
STUKET, by Iho new firm,
Rl. V. B..FISHER,
Whn intcndi keeping up a htvy Rtock of ' ,
3H0UERIES& PROVISIONS
FLoUIJ, FRUIT, VEGETABLES,
teveryi:nd of gootis nnally kept In
1BUV 8TOIIE.
) r-iwd-and will deliver (4ood
OhUtah ,,",I n ""nilnattnn
POICISRY
f MiiiriKRV i' "TiiA t. j a.: o beets- petroleum torpe
BnameratlDg rw rth arueloa to tx
fbuo at
L. M. STERNBUEGS
Lumber Yard
A'car llailrnad, Petroleum
leutre, Pa.
Frtnnd and ps.troi.ii. on. and all-'
Your attention to my '-biz" I would mil
Tim' s are dull an mom y iljtht.
Bat Intliese tiiuea I'm looking for lipht;
To thone who are hulldlnn rlpa without nnmbr-r.
wuuiu iuiurmiuik i. in. place to buy Lumber;
My motto l this: -'Q-itok 8nle and Umall I roflt,'
lor buainvaa is UcaUi.y and I think much of it;
In nrallly mv I.nmbr-r Is second to none.
And as for Shingles, I keep Ho. 1 ;
Some may not lork at It In Hie llulit 1 do,
una tor tt.oe I have a quality No. 2 ;
and to those who are art!cii'ar e some may be.
I still have auot'ur quality call.d No 3
have eood seasoned Luriher. Dn- A on nlpn.
Which I will ii.ll at a low cuah price;
Such as "l-vrintr. Celling and SidlngH oo.h Konch
and DrCraod,
Lath, Hutteus and Surfaced Lumber, til of the
best;
I also have Rie Lnmber of all kinds,
At prices to compare with oU and tinrd times; '
All kinds of Timber kvt eorstnnilv on bund,
Aud a box of Cig.-ira of a very good brand;
My ficilitlea forst-1 Im: are surely wilhont nnmber
I alwnyj keep uood tudms to deliver rood Lumber
SO If yon want Lumber, Houh, Dressed, ',Sofi or
njrd.
Too will mid hist what yon want at L M S's Lorn
ber la.u.
febl.tf
msh & akmvtkoxi;,
Sucoessoi'S to II. II. Wnrni-r,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Flour & Feed
Mei chant?.
'IIIK Subscriber hnvlnir i cgirht the old st'ind of
1 II II, AVari-er. IiuhmI etilin-vii-e Ihu bil'tn.s
ni'd will teen alw-s a'wnvs n lncd tli tH-t ttie
milker nil'., rdi. We iil d a WI!iLiCS.LB AMI
riK I'AII. trade la the fol owlng pivduou:
PfjOVR.
, FDED4
HAY and Gil ll
of all kiuda. W-e aWlinvo a very lare a'ock of
; , t , sy. API LRH,. ,. , ;i
(Mlidi.t we run givii BtiUilaoMon in pricfi and
qmility of uood.
UHiuri a. i nllunlKiVP
Petroleum Cuiitro, Pa., lT 0. 187H. if
n&.lieggett,
("ncceswr to A. T. Iepgt',
M i.ifm'u.'er aid Dealer In
Seed Bags,
Valve Cups. &o
.Experienced wor'tmen are .mplnyid. and Biu
1 of all kinds kept c instantly ou hand and muuc
to oraer.
FINE NEW HARNESS. DOUBLE AND
SINGLE,
on hand at renaonaMe ratua.
P. C. Ileiiiie'M Iut. Seed-Bag
! or al. . .
rANCYANDHOBSR'mKISTS IN LARGE
tltTANTinR-
Thuro Is no superior
' VALVE CUP
Made, than the one made In my shot, and they
will be soldut fill per hundred or to cents a
el. '.." " . '
Clnlii-M., below tho ' incClliitock
llotiae.
PetroleiiuOentre. Pa, N ,v,.!,-fj.
9 . TT?S
- ft. "rt i A
Tue Improved Seneca
Palis
GAS PUMP !
With 8fee SprliisPiuIii:;
siipprior in nil respects
to iuiy othrr um)
ma nutact tired.
OLU Rl
WINSOR BROS.,
Agents for the Oil Kpgions
T. M'Doiialfi.
LIVERY, FEED & SALE
STABLES! '
it the Ilejwt, opposite tile
; lewrai nouse.
PETROLEfJMCEN THE s PA
IMIB best Stock of PRIVINrT AND 8ADDLE
I UOHShS on the Creek, are to bo foood at
'M'Donuld' Livery.
CAUIIABES I CUTTERS tq B
LET AT ALL TIMES.
:tOKab! FEU Ac IIOAItUCIl
on Kitwnahle Tnrms . THAMIVO of all hinds
prnmnt'y attendtd to Also, couoecteil with tae
l.lvury Viable Is i ilGAKor.
1'nrtleslu want nf In i KHOAHDS aqd WAO
lNH of a 1 kliils. will do well tocill on n.e. as 1
have ihr aseucv f r oaje cf tlaj b st mnnaiactoil,.
In the country, and will sell as che;ip as they
can be hid at tuo inihufuetorles. ,
i-ir (Jivo tue a call.
T M'DONALD.
Tetrolenm Centre. Feb Stth. Ml.
ISfiAM & CO,
U.ltui.rlllc, P.
NErV ANO BEAUTIFUL
STYLES OF
Watte 2Di Jewelry,
( Amftrtcan, Eiir Ish and Bwles make.)
8teriing; 8il7er Warq,
Bilver1 Plated Ware,
Of all STSdes. nnlnnH ilpMlirna tn Slf.
0
-p
H
ct
CD A
CD
rVKK, eapeciaily adapted lot priiXUUt
bsoiiinooLncHAWS,.
flHTOLH, - ;
Ulnrikieena .
. V FISHING TACKLE,
HKAL ItlNOS xc, o.
Paetlcnlnr atteniionijlven o repair
Iiik flue watches and Jewolry by a
competent workman.
Tli firm hove also a store ot TI
TUSVII,LE, Sprints street ,
MEMRMBRH TUB PLACP.
fentre street, next door west of the
P. & A. Telegraph Oflcn, OU City, 1'a
ar
MNiii.5. & im Eras,
GENE a MACHINISTS
at d Doalerstn all kinds of
WGM.TOOI.Si & FlTUUi:S
Necessary u-r patting down and nperntlng (ill
ells. In connection with oni jIACIJINK Siloi'
o bavea laruand convuiiieut
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
Our farlllMcs for MANUf ArTUKIJ an not cx
celled by auy Shop In the Oil Kcitlons. .
Shop- aistjcpposiie ilel'Unfork Touse
Ji"J FISHER iXOKlUS
TORPEDOES.
TIIK ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TQRPEDO CO.
Office at (lie
Itji) Planing Mill,
Comer ol Pine and Heeoud Streets,
(Near the Hallroad,)
TITUS VILLE, PA.
Owln tn the lnrvc and Increasing demand for the
Huberts' Torpedoes, and tho late decision of the
Commletoniir of Patents in refusing to Wm. Kevd
a patent, and the duoision of Judge K- C Oiler sus
Ujiilng the Koberta' patent they Have LOWKHKD
the price of their Torjiedoes
TIVKNTif PKR CENT,
so that avery Operator can afford to trj a Torpedo
ueioru aoauuuiuii a i en.
'fhe following Is the decision rendired by Judge
Orler ou the tweiiiy sceonu Ml day of 8ppteinher,
WM, in Hie United states I'lrcult fonrt at l'hilnilel
pliia. The ca-e was argued three da)s by Charles
M. Keller of New York, B. r. l.nciia and . A. I'ur
vianceof 1'itti.liurirh. for defeiiilaots. mid lliir,w
Harding of rtiiltiilclplna, aud tieoige II. Lhrlcly, uf
I'lltsbuivh, for plaintiff.
OPINION OK JtJDUB CllIEIt
As I write with dllHcitlty I can only slate the con
coiioua to w men my unuu nas coiue allt-r a carelu
xtimii.atlon of this case.
'the ciim-!l:nnaiit lias exhibited a patent dated
oi April, inoo. i ins is prilllil lacleevlilence ol
a gono title, mid puts ou tue rcsponileuts the hur-
den ot pro M lieu l lie patent Is voiu or worthless.
I nee,i not rep. si in leneil ks In the rase of (iood
vear vs. iJuv (a Willi, C. C. Hem iVll.l but n..ur
ailopt them as ail'onlin.- a rule oi decision which ap-
As the liifiii.Kcim lit of Hie patent Is admhti-d,
the only question will he as to the validity ot eoiu
pluhnin'S patent of Alu il 25.1n.vm.
"it was alter speciil.ition bad been reduced to
praclko " and alu-r le;s-strd experiments, Hull the
coiiipliiinntit sucetleii m overcoming 'be l.rejiuiiee
and ignoriiiiroot the people on the suhi-ct, ami
peivmtdii g tho puli.ic that 1 Is invention w-ineiul:
,dier he h.id esbililisheil liiti.'l u.intv and vslue,
and,anheu rns guru- aim patient peiseeiame. In
spite of sn-eirs and auill," wero uiiupietvly uc
ceSHlul, teal I'eed, who lindnclore made exp;-rl-menis
ou 'he s ime s.inje, t. and was ini5Uei .-liil,
iiii iuined tnitt lielinil the heiit iiaht toti,einenliou,
il d alter piuclreniig one o, more compi-iin.-int'.'. lor
pi-does, he linulied on the l-l ill iN.iv, mber, 1SII7
for a p it. in lor snlMtaiiiiilly the same eonibina
lion-, ol devices and . a. liii.ee. intaiiied in comp.ain
li, t's patent. On the lblh ol thn same nionlli the
responileiiis rorin.Hj theuiseives Inpi a conipiny or
ooloi-siton cllled "V'l,e Heed l'ni p, do t'ouipny,"
for int. purpose of tiirntiu'' the e,iiiiiilHini,iir. in.
venti.,11, and.iipponliitfiiia expense ot litigation,
u,u""i-ui " uii"i,i nit-irune. inevunveper
severed. en sittr the preiiiuiuary injuuetiou very
pro.M'i'ly gnaileu bv the llistrict dnde.
J.et a o-iTiv oe enterea rureomn Hinnnt rn. . i.
petuiil iijiinctioii. nnd a Mnster ai.poiuted to lake
sn accouui uccoiuiu; iu uie prayer ol the bill
. h. I. UltJU, Jiidga,
Notk The passage referred to bv.lud.-c (irler.ln
his . .riiur iKci-on, A W allace, p. -jou adopted as
H"J," lue'lo iu tllir. vuae n iib ni. ll.llliws:
-It Is u-ually the cuse, w hen any valuable discov
ery is made, or any new niachfue of great ttii.lty is
invented, ihiit tlieaituntion of the public has been
umied to Uiat subject previous!, and that many
peixiua Imve heu makiuir resinchos and experi
ineuts. I'bdiwopiiira ami niei biMielhS uiav have
ins inui m. snire iiiiiicliiited in their specipntious
..ie Hmsioi,ity or proiuiiiil.ty of sueh diacovery or
invention; niaiiy experiments have hen. auccessfnl
ly tiled, eemlng veij near, yet fhillag short i.l the
ilii-di vi remi!,'. They hue prodiuied nothing bene
lie al Tjieliivemlon wliei ertected may irnlv be
s.hl to be Hie culminating (mint oi many exped
niuu s, n..t ou y h the invertor. hur. bv many oth
or... He lllil.v ii,L't pl'ollleu liidilLe.Iy liy the llcue
ceisful expei'iiuvitsulid fuilures of others, hut It
gives li.oio uo rit'hl to eia m n share ol the he uor or
tile utslll of Hie uccessflll inventor It la nhm
Jpeculaii'iljias liuen rerluced to pracUce, when ex-
periuieiu nn. ruiueu iu uiluverv and when that
discovery ha- Iweu perfected hy iailenl ana contin
ued experiments when some new compound, art,
t..'uiiiliiclui,e. or niiieiiine has been i,u produced
hich la useful to thcpiiblicthat the partv making It
beeomes apuliliubtueliu-tor audeniilledtna paient.
"And yet when genius and path til jierseventnce
have at length succeeded, in'spl . of sneers and
scofl's. some vsltiulile luventioti or Oisrn-Arv. h.u
seldom is it followed by reward I Envy rob. him
ui uie nouor, one .K-emaiors, swinuieis, and pi
rates rob lillil of the profits. Every nnsuccessfiil
experiim nier wlu did or did or did not come viry
near inskiug a discovery now claims It. Jin ry oiu
who can luveut an Improvement or ary Its fnrm,
claims a right to pirate the oritrlnai discovery. We
need not summons iVnrae. or Bl'inchsid. or Wniul.
wortli to prove that this is the usual history of eve
ry ct ni discovery or invention.
"'1 ho pies, nt case ends another chapter to this
long and milfjiui liinor." 2 Wallace, J. tj ite.
poi ls p.
Thfpub!lJl Buttoned rmint emplOMr.jr tiny
ill the rOLTjItirl. nutlioriced Atmtn nf titu C'ninpH
nj.Hiiico tUo ItoborH I'utuitt cutoi the uae uf the
1 rppjo and nil '!.Tpl(Mive matprl'ils for oil wells,
and tue uj of nu li mmci ii.l( hy other iMtrticn Is a
direct inf. .iiKi'rnmit of thoir riirliti. Any iwirtit.fi in
f.li'Kina any ol tho JtOltUltTS PATKNTS will be
Jiult with accnifiini; tn law, and ah Acting willfully
and knowiimly iu dt Ounce of law and tlie decialuna
of the Cotn ttt i , ..
The Owitii mv have norvanimd their butwnoM
with a view toncfummnditte Oil Men In evory part
of the Oil K-t-tfion. Thv have employext the tnont
efficient A.fntt- and AMtartii that cn be procured
lor ilia biwlmwtv beh Ttirpio i- labelled with
dine af ix-tlnni, tM-vether with the price of the Tor
pctio, and (tinc-d hy An officer nf the Company. io
every Vpuiauir wialiing a Torpedo mny know its
price ipd w..oiher It came from our offlcs.
tipeiatorri will confer a favor by reporting to this
Ofllce any nPi-'lionee of AfenU.
The follow tug unmitd ieraonti have been appOTet
ed Atcenta and Arvlftant Amenta for the Oil iWioni
of 1'ennaylvania and W'est Virginia.
IIST OP AGE1VTS. i'
f. ., v
Tt1T!'VTt.T.1!,'cimRCH HTJN AND VICINI
TY stkphkN .i(mik. Oflloo, Hamilton'. t:igr
Store, addrva. 'lltuaTllla, Pa- Aasiatant John Van
Bci Ive'.
TI I'CSVILLK, OHtmciI RUN AND VICINI
TY II. II 'IIIOMAH. Offlqe and addrats, Man
fieo House, 'i itusvil'e. I'a.
M1AM HUlfft AND VICINITY (5R0H0E IH.
VI.N. Ofllce, Shiimliiirg; residence, Titusvillo, I'a
As-!slant. A A. vvesl.
F.N'I'KHPItlstE rLKASANTVILI.R, BRAN
PARM ANn PlTliOLs! W. OEO. , VAN
VL1KT. Ofll"o and address. Cnase House, Plutu
antvllle. Assistant, 11. C. Huntington.
T1IHOCT ANO WKST HlCKnltY CHAS.
CI.AIIK. (tl)e and address, Exp ess Ofllco Tldl
jute. I'a. Aihistiuit, K. C Beardsley.
P..TUi)l,K.l).M IBNTHH; AN l VICINITY
ujSVI .MAS( nflice and address. Petroleum Cen
l, Pa. A 'slntant, Chmles Blackford.
I'A Kit AND Ill.Di )D KAKMS and District lylnu
jn t'il Creek and 'herry Han. from Hlory I'ari'ii to
icCliiitoekville .IA i KSSACNDKKS. Ad in ss
larr Furtn, Pa. Assistants. LntliiT B. Sanudi rs,
Clnrle K. Coehrsn nnd Wl'l'ain lloyt.
MuCLIMToC'KVILLK, Oil. CITY AND H Mi
A. S. V KT. Addross, Oil Citv or Heno, I'a
As.-lsi.iri ?f. Mend '
KUANto.u'V. ALOV'OTnR AT.I.FQIIRNY r!V.
Elt-7. oiUli'U oillco mid address, Kiunklln, I'a
SCKI'nn ASS. pi.STRH FARM A VA.tKKiCB
i,,MiIil!iriIAKD W. rlKliPIKLD. .Office
and iv'ilr. ss M'riihL'riiaa, I a Assistant, K. W i'or
tcilldld, iidiiri-ss I" nilenloti. Pa,
YVI.vr Vllt ilNIA-C. ,11. ANOKL. and T. F.
COOK Address. I'arkeralinrg, West Virginia,
nobody fetrnlomu Torpedo Co
luuyO-ly
0""' t'xra:oLUMN.
Tiie old fcniiusHtn
LiquorHouse
NO. 25 WASHINGTON STREET,
PETROLEUM CENTRE
OWEN GAFFNEY, PROpif),
Fall Stock;
OF
LIQU0BS1
THE HEAVIEST EVER OFFERED FOB
SALE ON OIL CREEK.
Prices Lower
THAN EVER OFFERED !
Goods Sold at
New York Prices,
and WARRANT
ED PURE !
Cash Prices
ON ALL GOODS.
Buy for Cash
AND SAVE MONEY.
Hennessey Brandy,
Martelle Brandy
Rhine Wine,
Mumm Wine,
Brocton Wine,
-Sparkling Catawba Wine,
Hammondsport Wine,
All by the case.
ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE STOCE
OF
SUNDAY COMFORT!
TO BE HAD AT ALL T1MEP.
IPS?" Do rot fail to give tae
a call, and if you want to buy
for cash, make me an offer be
fore ordering elsewhere.
OWEX GAFFNEY.
No. 25 WaslilnBlon treel
Petro .iCautr,ra., Aug 18. W.
g
jetdpM v b. r;snsa- Zi&QzJ
Hilll
pCTirtaas
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