Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-02-15
The Paine Light.

AcIOoS tnc ShluS o Dec
alton Locke, Tailor and Poet.
The Paine Light.
A brother of Mr.. Paine writes as follows
TO the Boston Transcript
Everything that has been stated with re-
ference TO the discovery in its favor, ithe by
dro electric light) as far as my knowledge
extends, has been correct with the exception
OF its safety. The water is decotnposed or
resolved into its gaseous state in abundance,
and at the cost of the interest of the machine
only but it cannot he safely done as the
testimony of nine severe explosions, in as
many months, will amply prove. The great
difficulty is found III governing the electric
currents in their uccumulutions and dis
charge in the, or at the electrodes--the con-
tinuous varying electrical state of tile atmos-
phere battling all mechanical skill that hus
yet been brought to bear on the discovery.
With certain electrical state of dtmos-
phere, the apparatus has been known TO
work for weeks without any difficulty; but,
Immediately that change of excess would
occur, repulsion would take place at the
electrodes, and they would melt like SO much
wax.
Lust Spring my brother was certain that
he had overcome the difficulty, aud he com
menced lighting and warming the house.
For few weeks all worked well but one
clear, cold morning, the family was reused
by report like six FOUNDER and in Il mo
ment after he appeared, dreuched from head
TO foot. The dccoInpOsing jar had exploded
| lie then ceased to evolve the gnsscs for
purposes of heating the house, and worked
| the apparatus by hand only sufficient to gen
crate enough for lighting purposes. 1t was
at this stage of affairs that the Scientific
Committee" nude their report; and you
will perceive that i hud sufficient cause to
be backward in experimenting, beside the
orders OF my brother TO the contrary.
For eighteen months past he has been in
cessantly employed in remcdying this only
obstacle and, although he is sanguine that
he has now accomplished it, fear disap-
pointment; nor do | hope to witness his
success till such time as n mistaken, though
| Just press, has ceased to harass n mind ever
sensitive to ridcule. If
GETTING AN INVITATION III was observ-
ed that certain rich man never invited any
one to dine with him. "Pll lay wager -
said n wag, 81 get an invitation from him.
The wager being accepted, he goes the next
day to the fich nuns house about tile time
he was 10 dine, and tells the servant that he
must speak with his master Immediately, ioI
he could save him thousand pounds.
Sir" said the servant TO his master
:" here is man in great hurry, who says he
can save you thousand pounds"
Out came the master.
"What is that, sir? Can you save me
thousand pounds;"
"Yes sir, can; but see You are at din.
ner; ] will 60 myself and dine, and call
again."
"Oh pray, sir, come in and take dinner triH
me-"
81 shall be troublesome"
"Not at ALL"
The invitation was accepted As soon as
dinner was over, aud the family retired, the
conversation was resumed.
"Well, sir" said the man of the house,
now to your business. Pray, let me know
how am to save thousand pounds"
"Why, sir" said the other, 81 hear that
you have daughter to dispose of in mar
riage."
~ have, SIR"
"And that you intend to portion her with
ten thousand pounds"
81 do. sir"
"Why, then, sir, let me have her, and !
will take her at nine thousand"
The muster of the house rose in passion
and kicked him out of doors.
|
The priests on the Scottish border keen M
a sharp competition with each other for the
chance OF marrying couples that runaway in
order TO get buckled together under the more
liberal laws of Scotland. The other day
when the Duke aud Dutchess of NortIunl
berland were driving into Berwick
Tweed, they were surprised and amused b,
the selt-introduciion of n polite stranger
who rendered his card, and solicited the iol
of making them man and wife.
Coon NATURE SUPREME.-When the stur
dy Quaker, William Penn, was introduced
TO Charles ii, he kept OH his hat. "FrienG
Penn" said the good natured Monarch. 81
is the custom of this court for only one per
son TO be covered at time y and then hi,
Majesty took off his hat.
A young lady wrote to her brother, who
is farmer in Ohio, to ask whether he haf
as good furniture now, as when at home
lie replied that she must not bother hir
with such questions, but to give her some
idea of his style of living, would state tha
his entire farm was wholly fenced with black
walnut.
DIR. johnson being asked his opinion O.
a very small volume with pompous title
replied, that il was like placing an eight
and-ioriy FOUNDER at the door of pig-sty."
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John Neal predicts that the time will como
when mans perspiration will be turned tc
account as steam, and drive him up hill like
locomotive.
why is an umbrella like Scotch shower
Because the moment il rains it's m;s,ed