V
0 BERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO CO
TOEP ED OES.
THE UOJSEKTS
PETROLEUM TDSPEL0 CO.
Office at the
Ued Plasikg Mill
Cor erol Pine and fteeoAslstreeta,
Near live Hatlroad,)
TITUSVILLE, FA.
Owinc to the large and Increasing demand for tha
Rohan1 Torpednea, aud th late deciaion of the
tiaeleaioner of PatetiU in refusing to Wm. Ktd
a patent, and the declaton of .IuiIl-c H. I'. Grlcreue
tuimni; tha ItobertV patent they liava LOVV HiLHD
the price of IliL'ir Torpedoes
TWENTf PER CENT,
so that every Uwrator can alfora io try a Torpedo
before aimudouluif a Well.
Tbe following ia the decision rendered by ' Judge
Orior on tbe tweiity-necund day of September,
Isoit. in the Uulled States circuit t'onrt at l'luladel-
plila. Tue cane was argued three daya by Charlee
Jl. Keller of New York, U. t. Lucas and s. A. Pur
viauoa of PittsiHiricli, lor defendant, aud Ueerue
Harding of Philadelphia, aud Ueorge U Christy, u.
OFCJION OP JUDGI GRIER
Aa I write with difficulty I crn oolv atata the con
elusions to which my luiad haa come after a careiu
examimulon of ibia case. 1
The complainant baa exhibited a patent dated
iioth of April, lwbi. Tills ia prltuit facie evidence oi
a kouu line, auu pui on xae reeponuows the bur
ucu of proof thai the patent la vuid or worttilesa.
1 need not repeat my remarks in the caae of Uood
vear v. Dav 12 Wall. O. C. Hmr. gay. I hut now
adopt them ae eri'ordmg a rule ul decision which ap
piH unu; lu uie piesnnt cue
Aa the infringement of the natent la admitted.
the ouly queation will be aa to the validity of com
puuuaiua puieui Ul April ao, 1B03.
"1 waa after speculation hud been reduced to
practice.'' and after reueated exnerimenta. that th
complainant aucceedeu iu over cuiulug the prejudice
Verauadluit the Dttolic thai hie Invention, waa uad'u
uftnr ha had oatubltshed Its great utility and value
mid 'wheu hie genius mid patient perseverance, Iu
rpite oi aneera and acoti'o," were completely euo
ceceful, that Heed) who had Wore made . cxpert
meula ou the eauie auhiecL. an waa unxucceentul.
aud alter hurcluuing oue or mure complainants tor
peuuea, uu epputu on ine lal ol ISovember, 1?7,
lor a patent for substantially the aame combina
t.oua of deviua and machine contained in eouiplain
uut'a pateut ; Ou the 15th of the aame month the
re-ipuudeute formed themae lvea into a compunr or
cor,erunou cuueu "rue ncea 'torpedo company,
l .r the purnosa of pirating the complainaut a in
'cuhuui nuu nupiKiruuK tue eapeueee ul Ulicllion,1
and tuua defraud him of the fruita. Tliev have nr.
acived, even after the pri Pmary Injuucllon very
properly gntuicu oy lie Ul net UUOge:
i.et a degree be entered for comLlainant for a ner.
petual iujubcllon; and a Muster, appoiute to lake
uu uvlui. o cuiuuigiy iu me payer oi ineaDltl.
B. C. CK1EU, JudR.
Norn The paspaija referred to by Judge Grle- la
, Ilia former dociun, a Wallace, p. IBM, adopted aa
Mtf-i ivauiv mi ime unw wua ah iuiiowk "
"It la usually the ease, when im-r.valnihia
ery la made, or any miw machine of great Utility ia
iuveuted, that the attention or the public hiia Iteea
I. trued to that aubleet previously, aud that many
) iraoaa have been making researches and expert
Lients. Phtloaophera ami mechanicians niav liave
luaome iiitMniire auliclbaicd in tiieir ii'intiiiiiM
'..in piMsioiiityorprolHibllity uf aueh discovery or
linxnliou; uiauy experitnotita have beau ailccun-iful-1
ti led, coining veiy uear. yirt lulling short ol the
iie-lrcd result. Tuey have pr.iducod nothing hiuc
llcinl. The luventiou wheu pcriected may truly
uv mi buiuiniiiu:i; puiai oi manv experi.
ueu.a, not ouly by the inventor, hnt hv ,m,iiv ,.ti,.
ore. Ue may have protlted iudircctly by tbe unauc
ceiBful experlaionta mid fuilim s of others, hut it
(jivea theui uo right to clam u aUnro olthe lienor of
lueprunioi tile auccnHsnu llivcutor It Is when
epeculatiou has been rediic-td to practice, when ex
periment has resulted in di-i-overy. and when that
uscovery naa neea penectid hy patient and couiiu
u?d experiments, whan aouiu ne.v euiupoiind, art
hi luufactnre, or machine has lieu thus produced
which Is useful to ttapubllctliiityie party making II
boeouica apukiicbenalactor it u ! tit titled to a patent
"Aud yet when geatua aud pM apt perseremuce
have at length aucceejlcd, in ap:te -or aueera aud
Mora, oorue ralnabla Invention or disco-err, how
eeldotn la It tallowed, by reward I Hnvy roba liitn
ol tue honor, whit speculators, awiulhiia, and pi
rates rub him of tha prollts. Hvery unsuccusiill
experimenter who did or did or did not conic very
near making a discovery uow elaiuia.lt. Kverv ou
who cau invent an impriivcaiciit or vary ita fo-tn.
claims a right to plraie tbe onuiual iicov.-i y. Wo
need not summons iorw), or lil'inoh iiil, or VTc t
worth to prove that this is the uauui ha,;oij -,!' eve
ry gr--ai oiscovery or lnvaution.
'The present case aoda another chapter to One
lontr and uniform history." H Wallace, C. O IU
, pofu p. StC1
VAvnox.
The public ia autloned ncaint cmptot tnc any
a ul the rogulart authorized Ageula nf the Compa
Jij . sitii'o the Hobcrta Pntuut cover the use of the
i orpedo and all explosive inntt-riuls for oil wells,
nud tbe use ol auch materlala hv other partiea ia a
direct infringement of their rigliti. any parties In
fringing any of the KOBKim PaTHNTS will be
dca(t with according to law, and as acting willfully
mid knowingly in defiance uf law aud the decisions
of the Courta.
The Company have re organlrod their btuMnsa
,vlth a view to accommodate Ull alisi In every part
of the Oil Hegion. They have emiluel the moat
efficient A cents and assiataDta that oiu be procaicd
lortho btutiiiesa. Lach Torpedo u labelled with
'hit af patents, together with the prVcit or the Tor
ptvl'i, and signed by a.i oaicer of t Company, so
every Operator wishing a Torpedo may kuow its
price and whether it cuina from out olHca.
Onctatora will coufir afuvor by reporting to this
Ofllre any ncgllgeiice Ot Agents. '
The following named persons have hoi-n cpnclnt
d gotits and Assi-ttitut Agenta fur the Oil itciou
of I'euueylvauiu and Weal Vii'isinU.
U IilST OP . AGENTS.
rTlTtmviU,!!, CHHRCH RCK AND tm
TY HTKI'IIKN Athtr. (ifrlce, Jlamllu.n's tn't
htorc, addrcaa Tltusvllle, Pa- Assistant John Von
fcicrlvor.
ti.ti!8vii-i,r, miuitmi rtuN and vicm
TIT II. II THOMAS.' Offloo and addreaa, llan
iltn House, 'i ltusvlllc,l'a.
NHAMItURO AND VlUINITY-f!BOHGE IK
VIN. Oftuo, Bhamburg residenixi, Titusvilie, pa,
Af-i!alaiit. A ' A. West.
eil'ttUPKltiB I't.KASANTv'It.r.R, IIKN
J'AllM AND IMTHGi.t; W. (iKO. VAN
VLIpT. OiMce and address, Cnnse House, l'luu
twltvllle. Aanislant, II. ('. UlllitllH'tiin.
TIIIIOL'T ANU WKKT lllt'KOHY OHAS
M.MIK. omce and acareas, Kxpiesa Olllco, Tidl
aute. I'a. A4s!4tasx, K. V Uuardcley.
PRTHHI.KIIM t'KNTKK AN I) VICINITY
LKVI MASON. Olbce ami address, Petroleum Con
re, Pa. Asfltrnt,M'harles Bluckl'ord.
TAftR AND 1IL0UII KAItAlSand Dilitrlct lying'
Du Oil i'rtiuk and Cherry Hnn. from ftory Pnnn to
leOllntockville--JAiKSSAUNbKltK, Addrese
1 art Farm, Pa. Assistants. Luther 3. -Saunders,
tharles K. CiM-liran apd William Hoit '
Mo L1NTO(;KVII.LK, OILCITV AND KBNO
-A. 8. WVST. Addiosa, Oil City or Jtano, Pa
..esisiiiat, a). Mead '
VS KA,"'li.,N,,ALONO TnR AI.LKOHRNY BIV
tliu',,"'Bl,tt om(!e mi n"s, Prnnklln.Pa
LANDINiJ-llU'UAUD W. KKDPIljLD. Offlor
and adan as. o.rul.grM., Pa. Aastalaut, K. W. Po
tcrdeld. addreaa l ialenum, Pa.
OOK. Addreaa, i"jrk.rs.iirg, Vi Vlrgina
liru rotr..leiU Xoroo Co J
ms.-41yj "
WHOLESALE
GROCERY
AND
PROVSSIOW
HOUSE,
OIL CITY, PA.
L. C. Magaw & Co
Have opored, on the enrner ofPY'CAMOKK AND
SiOdTU KLM STHEKTS. Haytolda
Hakill's Uluck,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF'
OF
GROCERIES PROVISIONS
And wfll ci n Hon to recelTfl and kep a full
aaonmnt, adapted tu the want of the
trade- Our frciMttea for receiving
and di trlbuting good art
not equalled by an? other point. Having a
FIKST CLAbS
LOtJPe MILL
In ohr cnnneclion, enahl-a lit to furnish our rnato-
n-.ert with a fresh (round aud reliable article of
r lAiuii.
Dealers will dr. well to ra'l and examine otir
nocg, taiore purchasing elsewhere. fym.
tit. Crook U
OF
t'a R'V
ESTABLISHED IN 186
k remodv which hi hen
tested tor 10 jean, and prov
ed in tlioiiMindi ornmet rap
nhle of curing a'l VUtnxt of
tht. Throat and Luvyg; per
Inrmiiijr mauy rt'uiftrkable
enrt's, meiitu a trial from all
Who nre MttfcriDi from simi
lar affections and vainlv wk
in(r rt Itef. Will you Ut pre
judice prevent y uu from being
carta ax so.
Cmito and Col J it. The sUruggiiti aajtt cm e them
all.
Asthma. Tbe relief and cures of ft are marvcl-
OHP.
HMc;hltla Every sntferor will find relief and
Throat Ailm nti rqTHr only a ft-w dosa,
l.nn DIeaiOrj. Kaa eured cat pronounced in
curable Debility. It renovate and invUoraic tbeejs-
taltn. J
J.iver Complaint Mo it etToctlve regulator Of this
or'mn.
Ivt'ppla. Ita healthy action on tlio stomach
curus ...
Ap))tiz r- It la health-giving and npiiet'te-re-stm-
nir.
Trinary Organs. Acticn on them is marked and
nronipi.
IC. CROOK'4 VIF OF TAH 1m rich
In the imd'clnl quHHtiw of Tnr. coinhieii with
veyrtnUh' Inyredieiati of utulnuliU'd valu. whicli
nmkoit unHimmMcU. imt oiily lor th eomplHlnt
eiunnenut'ii, mic it rnpiaiy rHiorii ex
titt it let! Htreiiirl h. elitinMtfl thi; tenmnch. rc-
litxt'i the Liver and null them to ork rnut-n tte
fiHMi to digi'st, and mitkcn pure blood, mul a
vivacity Hpprc'atid hy botn nnnd and Mek. If y n
are afll'rrwl in auy wav, we knov if yoq try ihe
iiirivi ii if ionic ir'criiPM ni jr.
Crook' Wine ot 'J nr. von will and voiir tettlmonv
to Pi (trnat value In correcting anv "HU th t floh i
h-lrto" Hrtparedonly hv OM'VEU CrtUOK A
w. Hold by DrtiKK'tc everywhove.
a...
Ou aud after Mondav, November SO, 1S71.
GtHNtj bwL'lil
I'arkr Accm. Vttl. lmEr
JI1 rile ll'iBii. at:, am BSpm
rnniMin, n no a m iu?.iain a tu p in
hosier, 8 2ii a nt ParVer , lrj sti p in 4 50 p ni
Hciuucraaa, H ITi a tn W P lurth 4 Ml p m 1 S'l p m
- iiil. inoii, u r,." a ni l'ittsbdtgh 6 Ihl a m 8 55 p in
Koxhury, in ttt a m
raiker, uuin
Oil Uly K:ttonuiii2
mi ntj, iti'iim ntiopin
r'rntikliii, A 40 p m . 1(1 '.tl p m
Koster. RIM pm Vnrknr, 1 in a m
HmtlMiraw, 6 5 p iu W P .luu-'u, 4 4(1 a m
Parker, 1 H5 p nt l'lttaburgh 8 IU a to
iininv a isenn, r i.i p m
KlttauuiUL', U III h m
noiNM NOHTll.
rnrkT Accom, M-ili.
OlH'itv, til5prn 1 p m
Krnnklin, 8 HA pin MrXIrim
Tny Ex.
S t.1") p m
Poster, HtKipni Parker 4 Slip mil 41 am
hcmbirraaa, 7 l p in w P June i 411 p in 1(1 a m
Ktnhntou, (i 31 p m PittBbura 11 50 m 'Mid
p m
roxnurtt, niopm It
Prnker, OOop in lt' """
entity Klttannii (j.
A"11 Mcht Kt.
Ollt'lty, " , 12 2 ipm Him
Iranklin, 1140am 60iam
rosier, nil am i-artter 3 1. am
Scrnlwrass, HI 37 a in W P Junc'n.lnuil nm
rurker, P).ain Pltiaburi;b, 8XUcm
lll'uflv'd TI... i 1 C a ... "
Kltl.nnlmr. V 1 IL m
' ayKilver Talare KleetiiiiK Cars on NIcht Rress
miuB uum wuya uei"oun I ii' -n'lrriT atlO I.OtTT.
r - J-I.AWIlLXCJS.Oca'rBtiut
PAME. SMITH m.'PAD.
IMWiOVED
Seneca Falls
AVitli Ktecl Packing
SO Sold llu Iiasf 30 Day.
Eiclusive Agents fcr tta Oil Kogica
DAME, SMITH & Co..
Successors to F. W. AMES,
TITUS VI LIsE, 'PA.
Wood Work
For.
CARRIAGE
BUILDERS.
2D GROWTH SrOKES, H0BS,
CENT FELLOES, SHAFTS,
SAWED FELLOES. POLES,
NECKYOKES, WHIFFLETREE3,
HUB BANDS, AXLES
3FEIi:3S, FIFTH WHEELS,
MALLEABLES.
And the
Qcst,.Ciirriage Uolt in 32arkt
DAME, SMITH k CO.,
fc'.iccesvrs to F. W. AMKS.
W, C, ALLISON & SON'S
!Ph.iladtlrh.ia,
Manufacturer of superior
OIL WELL
OASINa.
.AND,
TUBING !
VVitlt uai and patcitl
CoUlllillJ;'.
Cur" TV13INQ and CASING are msnuiactiir:d
withg atcaro, exprcrs!' for thja nao oroil pro
dttecra, le'j teited at the works bfort shipment
w!t a prssimro of 1,201 lhj. to the squire Inch
KOTICE Each length and societ Is stamped
w:.i ohr trade mark. None other la gsmtino.
The danger horciofors experlcncoi lit having
Tubing break at the CouMtng Is obrlalcd bj us'.ng
Allison & Bon's Tuhtng with r atent Coupling
Btilter and cbesse are almost indiB.ensU
ble.artlcles of food. Properly used, they
are nutritious and healthy; but an Inordi
nate use of eiihur ... rn..,i j
dyspepsia. Owen GufTtiey's Sunday Couj-
.......,, y vl?u wiu temovo lolliof
tba;j luublea.
Daily Record
NEWSPAPER,
AND
Job Printing
Office;
Al A I.Kf ' S T It E E T, '
PETROLEUM. CEXTRE
CHAS. G. W1CKEH, ProprltlOT.
AEW8 UEPAttTMEXT.
We recdre telepraphle iliatrhec J m to 4 r.
ana prewut tnem io our nwm, ,, c..iK.
braun news of (treat ;utereat from all aeelions of
lll eouiiiry. t e u,w Fmlol ....uh. ..
whereby we rweive rcirular I'ttroleuiu, Mock and
Pioduce Market Keports every evenioy by teleurupb
from ftewYork, Philadelphia, and Pituhurg, whicli
together with Kditorlala and Local matters, make it
one nf the moat dealrabla iwwipapeia putillahed to
the 01 Kegioa. ' As as
Ad7rtlins Mcfllum,
The HECORD has' no snperlor, as It clraulatcs
wherctror an OU Operator or Dealer can be forlodj
JOBBING ; DEPABTMKT.'
. . ,., ,
We' have a" larpe arl Woll 'a-lMte stocks' of
Jobbing; Hia'.cria, 'tihrainc the ver
latest jtylea. We are trfcrefhre enahled to.teniU
Joo Work of every Tiirlafy lu a'aa'laracVirf matinar
v. heu ueairod, job. will be naatly p.lutwl la CoLoas
Sttlpplng Dl!! ;
y
Poster,
Hand-BUlf.
Ftocrammeia
DHIi of Fare.
liabclir
' INS
Uu!r.Nit an" Vlsitinc Cards
. L ETTEU I1EADB, "
BILL HBAD8,
" i'
BILLS OF UDi:iQ, Eto;, ;Eu
BALI. kEIl!STING,
Plita or Fancy Htyles,- nsarly and promptly eiecu
ted, embracing
INV1TJL7J0NH riRCTTLAHH PK00RAMME8
CAKUt), TICKETS, Etc
.... tj ,. v . . '. .if '.
In fact, every variety acd rrvle of work la letter
press pr.ntluij.
!(-r,"hant., lawyers. Jnsiiees of the Peace, land
Aueuta, Oil Oeaieri and Atients, lnan ranee Aema
KxproFAmeti atid other partiea iu want, are informed
tluit wr-are prepared to execute to ordered kinda ol
lil.ANKS. burinees or leeal, required in thla com-
tnunilv.
Jobblt patroaase rcapectfully solicited. ,i
EW ADVERTISEMENT
AGENTS WANTED Ai.-.,r
. V : --B""." uinaemora
money at work for us than at atmbinz el
Httslnexa light and permanent. prii..i ..'
frt. (J. STINSON A CO.. Fin. a. T
lishrra, I'ortlana, Jlalnc. 1
1 Aiutlta. Sillumi(Mit,.i..l.i 1
in Circular. " """"
WHAT TO READ
AI IIOW TO ItEA.
Italnor claaalflprl I, lata nf nhiu d...j,
wllh appropriate Hints and Ketnarko.adirt
u ur urui1!.! i.eeuer, io ait tiscMhei a
and lo persons Intending io form Colkctlnrj
of Bonks. 1 vol. 12 mo. 152 p(jes. Price
SO cents. Snnt free hy mall on ri-celni
the price. D. Al'FLETOX CO., Pub
Ushers, New York.
11ISTUKY OF
The Great Fires
InCniCAGO and the WEST by Rev. E. J.
GoousrkRn, D. I)., , Ohlcaiio Only cotn
plete bistoty. TUO ro psges;75 eni(raringi
iu,uuu aireaoy aniu. - I rice f z,:iu. 20110
anen made in 20 dava. Frolils o (o mf.
rerers. ACJK'VTS WASTED, II.
S. GOOnSl'EED JtCO., 37 i'ark Row, New
lork.
lliicurporated 18(10.)
Columbia Fire Insurance Co
OFFICERS AND D1RKCT0US.
A. S. Dilwiler, I'reat. Rnbt. Crane
H. Wilson, Vice Treat Wm. 1'alton
lleru't Tbomaa, Treas Jas. Scbrorilsr
J. F. Frneaiitr, Seo'y J. S. Strino
J. B. llschman M. M. Strickler
Geo. Bofzle K. T. Ryoti
For Insurance or Agnnelea, altlr-s
.f. ', I'AtL.t 1 11', Ner') ,
Coliuubiu, l'a.
Wanted. This cpring,
10,000 rAR3!:ERS,
To improve , "00,000 acres of the best Firm
Inn Lands In Iowa, tree ftom mortU'iKA or
other incumbrance. , These lands comprise
the Government ri-.!!ro.td grants aujicenl to
tbe treat thorotijh fafea lietween I'hicain,
Omaha and Sioux City, and lie cbirfly la
the
Middle Re&ion nf Western
Inwa.
Its most fertile and healthful portion (fyver
and ague being- unknown), and traversed hy
railroads in every direction. Now is the
lime to
' SECl'KE A HOME AT $1
, A.U 85
per acre, upon long time, with six per cent,
interest, in Hie luxuriant valley of ethr tha
Beyer, the Maple, the Soldier or the Mule
Sio'nx.- Agents al stations ate provided
with teams to show lands flee In putcbajon.
Send for a Guide. It gives prices, termv
descriptions, where eiploting tickels sie
sold, and bow to reach the Unrls. County
maps also sent free. A'lilress JOHN' B.
CALHOUN. Land Commissioner Iowa 1. K.
Land Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
OPIUM -EcVTEUS R
nnycafeof (ip,inn liahiiotr AmldUle will n"t
cufe. No paiu or inronvo rence. rell ouri-cii't
r f:m S. (i. Armr"'i!. VI. Hhhibi!
Ilia iute, HnrrlMu BriiUf, .Well.
roll IDIir nit VlXki.
f AraacaterUii4UlriiMloomiiluall;aowiiioj
I aaownlnaTwaltoe(Of4iioau pweiM 'JTPJSl
nnuM io nut u inowni bh -
w.. hhiI is Hi. k.Wnl fatll
MM, I mm lOKrvateiuH nay
tin. PrnoMicatiiufteofys
Tbe l.nrrrest Retail 'ro'riiltnre t;"1"'
... . . . . w -. . Kin tea i
iiaumuui ' " .'iii'-.w
Sold at X.l.iV Boston Trim
A. S. IIEHEJVMEX A: CO.,
H4 Bank Street, ctEVEl-AND,
. FebR-ia-Sia .
uiirhiitiiitf.il I
aa li
IMedical Institute
JV 364 reiiw Birucs
DR. AFCJURTUS r-LKIS coniiituiw "",-.,!
'private dieaes wllh gieat sorccs- at trie iiu
lite, which la now open ftr ti.e r""0! 5,.
jicommocatlon of paiienta comlo'.' from i
anco to proeure treatm nt or medical
A sucecasful nracice of 1 8 years u stiBnes
(fnarantee for the future. hpormier 1. 1 -
Nervous Pehlllty Prn.an lycure, -A,lia;
i., "V"v" JZ,r. tU i b uoc,"r'
I pivea particular aueui "ii iw w..nd te:
all irieistilarlili s speedily rr c,'f'" In pli"
tha Doctor's mcdtail am, hl v.a l"". ", for 2
Innaunge on venerlal dlaeascs, sent by ni au ,
oratory under the Doctor s own uervlsioB j
S JrOfflra onrafiomO A. M , ior',v B
tauipa au moaicme- ... hj. - - ,,loB.
uiiada'l 1 rj iBiiti " . n
NE
m
led la liBicVt I
m Arm M
bat mAAr Dkv.O Pnin ff
it.TCl7(WsJ.,
1 T T-'-'-irT'V -'1
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