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LOVE AND REASON.

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PATENT OFFICE,

December 2, 1874
ON the petition Of William Kendall oil Bath,
~ Maine, praying for the extension of patent
granted to said Kendall for an improvement IN the
water wheel, for Yeas from the expiration OF
said patent, which takes place on the 18th day of
January, lS45.
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day In January next
HENRY L. ELLSWORTH
Commissioner Of Patents.
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and send their bills to the Patent Office, with paper
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PATENT OFFICE, Nov. %. 1914.

PATENT OFFICE, Nov. 25, 1914.
ION the petition of J. r. 81 N. White, Of New
~ York, administrators of Elihu White, praying
for the extension of a patent granted to said Ehu
White, Tor an improvement in the Vertical Type
Cutter, for seven years from the expiration of said
patent, which takes place the seventh day of
January l845.
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petition ought not to be granted
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the Madlsonian, printed at Washington the
Sun, printed at Baltimore; the Keystone and Sen.
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HENRY L. ELLSWORTH,
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PATENT OrFlcE, Nov. 25, 1874.
On the petition of Hiram beats Of Quakertown.
administrator, of John beats, praying for the extern
sion of patent granted 10 said John beats, for an
improvement in the Plough, for seven years from the
expiration OF SAID patent, which takes place on the
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
Christmas Rambles in New York.
BY MRS. CHILD.


friend of mine who has no money to spend
for Jewels, or silks, or even antique vases, has en-
ploved his Christmas more wisely than this; and
in his action there is more angelic music, than in
those divine old statues. He filled large basket
full of cakes, and went forth into our most misera-
bic streets, to distribute them among hungry chill
idren How little dirty faces peeped after him,
tround street corners, and laughed from behind o.
pen gates How their eyes sparked as they led
along some shivering bare footed urchn, and cried
out ''This little boy has had no cake, STRIP Some
times greedy lad would get two shares by false
pretences but this was no conclusive proof of total
Idepravty in children who never ate cake from
Christmas to Christmas. No wonder the stranger
with his basket excited prodigious sensation. Moth
ers came to see who it was that had been SO kind
to their little ones. Every one had story to tell
of health ruined by hard work or slckly children,
or drunken husband. 1t was general outpouring
ofhearts An honcstson ofthe Emerald Isle stood
by, rubbing his hands, and exclaimed, "Did my
eyes ever see the like o. that? gntleman Civ
ING his cakes to folks he don't know, and never ia
king a bit Of money for the same!"
Alas, eighteen centuries ago, that chorus ofgood
will was sung, and vel so simple an act of sympa-
thizing kindness astonshed the Poor
| In the course of his Christmas rambes my friend
entered a house occupied by fifteen families. In
the corner of one room, Oh heap of rags, lay a
woman with babe without food or fire. In an
other very small apartment was an aged, weather.
beaten woman. She pointed to an old basket OF
pins, and tape, as she said, "For sixteen years
have carried that basket on my arm through the
streets of New York; and often have come home
without money enoughto buy my supper. But we
Uit.,.y.s -: I'D s~5 49, tI--
have loaf of bread or not" Seeing the bed with
out clothing, her visiter enqulred how she slept
''Oh, the house is very leaky The wind whistles
through and through, and the rain and snow come
driving in. When any ofus are sick, or the wealth
err is extra cod we lend our bedding, and some OF
US sit up, while others get nap" As she spoke,
a ragged little girl came in to say, "Mammy wants
to know whether you will lend her your fork !''-
''To be sure will dear" she replied in the heart
lest tone imaginable. She would have been les;
generous had her fork been silver one. Her Wis
tier smiled as he said, 81 suppose you borrow your
neighbours knife, in return for your forkP' ooh
yes" she reped "and she is as willing to lend as
[ am. We poor folks must help one another. Ii
lis all the comfort we have" The kind hearted
creature did not know perhaps that it was precise
" such comfort as the angels have in Heaven; on.
y theirs is without the draw back of physical suf.
fering and limited means.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Paddys Experiment Of Reducing Hole.-An
Irish weaver, just imported from the sister Isle,
took to his employer in Kilmarnock, the other day
the Fl rst cloth he had woven since his arrival His
employer detected in the cloth two holes, within
half an inch of each other, and told him he must
pay fine of "a shilling for hole, 'And PLACE ye,
returned Pat, lis it by the number of holes, or by
the size Of them, that you put the fine on us?' By
the number ofhoIes to be sure. 'And a big hole
and a small one is the same price?' Yes, a shilling
for each hole big or little Then give me
hould Of the piece, replied Paddy, and getting the
cloth into his hands, he tore the two small hole
and that saves me one shIliug any howl ~" :"
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Beautiful AnecdOte,-A happier illustration of
the wonderful character of the Bible, and the tac
ty with which even child may answer by it the
greatest of questions and solve the submest of
mysteries, was perhaps never given, than at an ex-
animation ola deaf s. dumb institution, some years
ago in London.
A little boy was asked in writing, who made
the world?
He took the chalk, and wrote underneath the
words,
'In the beginning, God created the heavens and
the earth
The clergyman then enqured in a similar man.
ner, 'Why did Jesus Christ come into the world ?
A smile of delight and gratitude rested on the
counenance of the little fellow as he wrote,
"Tis faithful saying, worthy ofall acceptation,
that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sim
ners.'
A third was then proposed, evidently adapted to
call his most powerful feelings into exercise.
why were you born deaf and dumb when can
hear and spcakH
Never said an eve witness, shall forget the
look ofresignaton which sat upon his counenance
as he took the chalk, and wrote,
Even so, Father, for SO it seemed good in thy
ht.'-Selected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

The Blo,o- Up.-The grand spectacle Of the
blowing up of "a ship, while under full sail, by
Colts Sub Marine Battery, came off on Saturday,
18th, and in the most successful and imposing
manner, as we learn from the Washington cores
pondent Of the Journal Of Commerce. Many
thousands witnessed the sight, both shores of the
Potomac being thronged with people.
magnificent water spout or jet was sent tow
ering up to the heavens. The ship (of 500 tons
burden) was got under way by Lieut. Boyle, and
was named the Styx. The Styx was put steadily
on her course up the channel, towards the Navy
Yard, and, when the officers had left her, and the
signal was given, powerful battery exploded a
quarter of mile ahead of her. In another mo-
ment two more exploded on her larboard side. In
another moment two more exploded on her star
board side In the next instant the StyX was sent
bow foremost up into the air. When the vapol
had cleared away, the bow and waist of the ship
were invisible They were riven into fragments
The stern together with a part of the mizzen mast
were visible but sunk down far as it could sink
into the mud-the water being but eight feet
Another water spout exhibited with beautiful eff
feet. The experiment has satisfactorily PROVED
the capabity of the Submarine Battery for har
Dor defence.