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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Denf,s Hotel.

EINHE undersigned having refitted this popular
/ holsl, situated on the south side Of Pike
street. in about the centre of ClLrksburg 70
specifically invites his old friends aud the public
generally. In give him call. Ills al % is to keep
u quiet aud orderly huuss aud afford to his guests
the com Orts Of a ho ne -..-..... .... D.. u,
His table will be supplied with all the mtrket
affords. -. .....
His bar is stocked with choice supply Of the
best liquors. 10
He Lus extensive stnbItng connected with the
nous, for the accommodation Of drovers uud
others. $500 .--..-.. .-.s-
Every attention will be paid 10 all who muy
favor him with u call. -
N. DENT
l., On Pruprietor,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

''TnE LITTLE GIANT.' ~ Ilvi' alton VIC call
ed ut the c%tLhi- hihnnt Of Scot " liz, g.S YES
terdLy. to witness tha y, 3:,tt ~ vt4t the in-
vcntnr hn. dcmoi;Iiu.,tei :lI;. I.viv Giant Corn
and Cob Mill" lfcyar name well applied
weighs about three hundred pounds, AMI with Il
single horse attached to Il ten foot shaft it cats
up corn and cob . with venyennce." 1t il got
ny on an Improvement on the best patent Of the
struction that it can be put together and set in
motion in 30 minutes, and can afterwards he ad-
iuSted and used With case by any body. 1t will
per hour. je9T tt
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
uAMDW lRE! IIAKDWAMEl,

uAROW NREI HAROW AxEI.
John Il. MURPdEY has JusI received ana
= Is now op'hiIg TIE most extensive. assvrl-
mont o. II rd"Lre, s'er Offered Ia Ct4rksbhry
III" S'ock MDr4cys A'AIVsl every tuiug in the
line, among whcn are
C1rpehlor ), Ctbin.t-I ksr's. Shoenlsker's
aud Blacksmiths tools Of every desc riDtion. In.
geth"r with general assortment OF eaoinet fitI-
ishiug material.
w. Stewards warranted cast steel Axes. Hand
Axes; HsIchels, &c.
Table Gallery and Spoons in great yaris,y.
Curtain trimmings, Britannia ware, Candle
sticks, etc.
II Is useless TO attempt an enumeration of the
articles, bat the public are respectfully invited
70 eau and examine this stock Tor themselves.
mol ~ az.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Virginia Hotel.

10y II. A. BARRON, PkIILLIppI, Vu.--.
- The proprietor hus re-upencd his house
Tor the accommodation Of the public, and re-
.Pecti"lly soIicits share oil patronage. Ills ho-
teI hus just been enlarged and fitted up ia gOud
style, aud he will spare no pains TO contribute IL
the comfort and convenience Of those who may
OiVur hInl with their custom.
W There is attached lO the house good sta
BILE attended by careful AMI trusLy hosLlers.
LcIuher Nm. lSll--lU
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Union EROuISc.

TTNIIE subscriber takes this method of in
= L forming travellers and the public gene
rally, thut he has opcncL u pun.ic house
i'll JANE Lew, Lewis county, Va, whore he
would be pleased to all dis posed to uvOr him
with IL call
Ilo is furnished with al convcniunccS necessary
to reader the visits OF his guests pleasant ur,i
comfortable, nnd no pains will bo ) pared to ut
tain that object.
\ portion Of tho public patronage is respect
fully solicited. Nj. ~. BAIL.
December 5th, lS55.-ly
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Harrison House.

BRIDH EPO.kl, va.
THE undersigned would respectfully announce
L to tho public, that lie has opened Pubii.
House in bridgeport, Va.
This House having been built and fitted
up expressly for the entertainment OF the
public, he feels confident that lo eau sutistuctu-
riiy entertain all whV may favor him it'll cali.
MS STABLE is urge and convenient anil
will be carefully attended.
Charges win hU made ut ul timss rs rc:.sUn"-
BILE Us circumstances will admit.
April Ath, ls55.-lY
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
N. w. Va. Railroad.

ss .sss-a5.sS 1A-lA THIS ROAD, hi
--14Z-zs.1zsssSA wing been put tn OPP
eru'I'u '"ru"s" ~ EiIrAsV"rg, will carry freight
to aud from that place, Bridgeport, FIeniug:Om
aud Webster, at the stms rates us are charged
upon the Bait. Il. Ohio Railroad, for like dis
tInce. All freight cunsigued 10 other pieces THAI
Piedno"t, Cumberland, MarIiusLurg, HIrptr's
Ferry, Baltimore, M"undsvtlts or Wheeling,
must be paid for the whole distance at Graft, n,
and for the above named stations, the freight
must be paid to Grafton only. s5-I
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Fctternan House.

RT d. f. DELAY huS undergone II thorough
ID renovation, and been itlo1 up in good
style. Tho subscriber hopes to give general sa
tistactiOn to Tho public.
HIS TABLE will be supplied with all the
delicacics vi the souson, and attentive walters.
HIS STABLE Is ut "ll times supplied with tho
best OF prUvundur, and tru$ty h"S;lers.
Th"n%tul TO /" gcncr"ls co immunity for past
fuv"rS, he hopes u mort u continuance OF the
sumo. u. L. DELAY
June 20, lS56.-1y
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
From American Farmer. Baltimore, Md.) for
s...- ... NAV lS56

SCOTS q LITTLE GiANT.n We have nu-
ne:ou- Testimonials to the value OF this Corn
and Cob Mill, called tho : Little Giant" among
"iIerS :ho certificate Of JAMES I. EARLE, Esq. :,
t'rcs,tcnt Of tho Maryland State Agricultural
Society. Mr.. Earle Snys''' have ground on
an average. seventy bushels Of corn on the cob
per week, since the LIST of january. reducing the
cob and grain to u coarse meal and tic crusher
exhibits far, scarcely l'erreptibc evidence
OF YEA. san safely Recommend II to my broth
t" modern agricultural machinery. The eenuu-
my Of tcclin" corn and cob is equal 10 IL ~nvl z
OF ut least thirty-threc per cent
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
qafituItnrdt an6 DdHlsstira
ynIue Of sheep 10 the Farmer. 3

uis Of more Importance ~ the tarnisg
chan. 10 generally supposed. that'a certain
urouurtiun Of his farm stock should CON
sist Of sheep. Speaking on this ppiut, Il
6. Fay. Of Lynn, recently remarked ii an
agricultural meeting in Boston. as re-
ported in the N. E. Farmer. *Shesp are
cleaners after other stock and viii keep
She cattle pastures in goud cppdition by
being turned into them occasionally, 10
eat the eoarser plants which they have
left. They will enrich the land. There
10 no manure. 50 fertilizng Rs that Of sheep.
aud i, does not 50 readily Aste by ex
posure as that 0f01hsr animals. Sheep
may be made exceedingly useful in help
lag TO prepare taud t,r crop. A Ger
man agrlcul.urisL has calculated that the
droppIngs from one thousand sheep du'
ring single night Woull manure an acre
sufficiently. By that rule farmer may
determine how long I" keep any number
Of sheep n 3 particular piece Ut land MI
FaV said he was accustomed to told his
saheep UPON land which he desired IOi
corn aad other crops; aud IN so doing he
shut them up on halt an acre at time
keeping them there by q "lre lence' which
was easily removed from place to place
In this way his land was we'll manned
without the labor OF shOveling aud cart
inv." These ideas are worth reading By
the farmer. We believe any farm VII
bear a certain number Of sheep. in pro
portion u The other stock, not only with
out loss to the amount OF grazing which
will Yield TO cattle and horses. but 10 thu
isctease Of the same, Mr.. Fay. by Iii
management, makes the lambs and ma
azure pay for keeping the sheep. and th'
wool is a clear profit. Phil. Post.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
United States Hotel.

s. CONLEY, Proprietor, Opposite the
Il Court House, = \ AZ Il EILSBU .sIs, Va.
This house has been retttcd aud many i'm
rovements made by the present proprietor, VINO
will spare no pains to contribute to the comfort
oil his visitors.
IL Good Stubling attached to the house
sep2l ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
EOiieI Articles for Ladies'
and GcntIeEmcn,


| HAVE just received from 4. W Harrison
Of tmitAd.lphin, tho best selected aud laryes
| assortment Of fac Soaps ana P rium"rv, ever vi.
Tered to the pubic.
The following is oulv part OF my stock
Browns Windsor Sop
Floating " 'ttru-r'S do.
Mammoth Family 10.
Military Shaving do.
AmOrusIul d.. do.
PItcmOulv and Rose do.
Almond aud Rose SIIaving Cream
MAcAssaT aud Rose H.ir Oil.
Bears O.l aud Beef Marrow
Black POMIutUIn.
Cream OF Beauty, an excellent article to re-
move tan, treckles, &C., from the skin. ~.
Single aud double distilled Cologne
Lip Balm aud old Cream for chaps.
Lemon Rouge and Toilet Powder.
aANDKERcRIEP EXTRACTS.
Jockey Club. Sweet Glover, C .mstIa, C;tro.
nella, RISE, Hawthorn, and Jessamine.
FLAvORING EXTRACTS
Rose, Vanilla, Almond, Celery, Cinnamon.
Ginger. Lemon, Nutmeg, Orange, Pimento''
Peach aud Ratatia. These are excellent art,ciss
TO give 6ne favor to pies, cakes, &C. :
Ladies' aud gentlemen are respectflIly,inyfted
to call and examine my stock
mssai Id. DoLBEARE,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Livery Stable.

I'm The subscriber is pre- 1SR9>
ZAP pared to accommodate The 1
pu"lc With Horses, Vehicles, &C., 2IcS Y
upon the most reasonable terms. Stable on
Pik- street about tali way between NEaIIter's and
Dents Hotel ,C.arksburg. -N
Horses taken GU livery u reasonable rates.
Horses at all times for sale.
Hack is regularly run from Clarksburp 70
Fetterman. -
Hovsnbes 18th. lsss.-ly sal Aee,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

nROFRss anil Teaclisr Of ths pistso. asto-
i deon, GlitaF, finite, and the S<iencs n Ma
sic generalI,, having peTmaEentlg locbtSd in
siOnal services % al Who d6stto 4 p5sS aoEI
edge in The art % Music. Long exp - sis-
bleS him % give sat sfusion. Ghd 5 GTo % pa
tgonaes = RESPECTFULLY s6lieitel, Ffaree, Hale
De. ne, etc Repaired snd tuned
- Agency for Klab iaE.ost and Primes
Il CO.is Meloleons Y 5ssfss n 3 (.
clAEksbarg, Va s,Ss gsa2e<-iJ
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
~" Say, boy, whose horse :, ,,.,

you are riding ?"
Why. its daddy's"
Who is your daddy ?'
Don't you know ? why. Uncle, Peter
So you're the son of your uncle?"
why. yes. calculate that am. Ynu
see dad got to be q wldower, aud married
mothers sister. aud now he is my uncle. -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

I. Scott,s Little asia4lts
Corr, and Cob Mill

FTIHE subscribers have purchased the exclusive
/ right 10 use make and vend the LITTLE
GIANT. IN forty coInties in Western Virginia.
and are making their arrangeme nts to furnish
the mill in tho Sarions counties by the LIST of
Septcnl her next; 50 that all persons who are do
sirous OF supplying themsefye with this vain
able Mill viii have'an opportunity of doing So
important OF modern times, for the use,of the
we'll advised farmer and stock feeder, and tho
universal fnyor with which it has been. received
frorn tho first, moro than anything else, attests
its utility and superiority.
For portability, simplicity of construction,
and convenience of lSS, the Little, Giant has no
equal 1t weighs from three to five hundred
pounds. according to size, Gun DO put in opera
Ii"n by tho tMrrRer ia twenty minutes, without
1XpaiIse or mechanical aid. then adjusted and
u~e.l with convenience by any body
The LITTLE GIANT has received the First
PREMIUMS ut every State Fair from Missouri to
Maryland tho past Fail, and that i'll tho most
COM lmentnry manner. '-
| These Mills are guaranteed in the most posi-
tive manner against breukage arrangement,
and wHrrunte to grind food from, cob corn, and
! grits or fne hnminy from SHIELDED corn, with u
degree OF case and convenience for farm purposes
never attained before. ..
There ure four sizes Of the LITTLE GIANT,
which will be sold ut the following prices viz :
| No. l. is offered ut $35, conpiot ready for at
| tachil:y the team. and warranted to grind eight
huShc IL of feed per hour, with ono horse. No. ,,
| horse. No. at $50, will grind fifteen bushels
Ier hour. with two horses. No. 4, ut $50, will
| grind twenty bushels per hour, with two horses,
| tB All communication addressed to us Ut
| Fuirmont, Va, will receive prom pit attention.
! COOPER, HALL IL co.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

sftHERE Is now Fsndy for delivery u he HsT.
II risop Machine Shop !, = iof q filre shing Ma
chimes which are even better than any thzt hsye
eyer been made there before. ] beieSc ,i,ai he
Superiority or my wooden AIMED driving wheel =
now admitted on all bands, even BY manufzclas
rers or other kinds. Not ono OF them has evsr
broken. warrant them not 70 break, NOT 70
crack The grain, 10 DO Of cary drnnghf, 70 ihresh
clean, do much work as any lnAshine made
and viii sell on as fair tsrlas a. any f4cLne-
- n virztntA- AHARf.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Virginia. Sand A"cncy

Virginia land ASeaacY!
INhh attention thai Vsr9lm" IAnls are Ht;rac-
ting III his ns well iIS tiis ncighh"rinX ST ate
of Pemn1y wanna. has induced the aubs.ribar to
open IL ll"&erst"wn Washington county, Nj,
Il" Agency FIR the sale Of
EIrSIuIH Gtcat Estate.
1t is wei! known TO tho thrifty farmers Of this
section thut land oteXcellont quality, lying in the
State of Virginia, is selling for one half ind in
many instances Ole third tho average rates here:
unl This fact has induced and Is ~ i'll urging ma
10 PERSONS who arc disposed to part with their
Farms. Mills. DiStlleriUS, or Oth0r Roal Estate
an opportunity is now offered which it is be-
llcNed, must DO to their interests to improve
Tho conditions on which tho subscriber pro-
poses TO Hct as Agent arc, that Il description Of
the land DO furnished him, tan accom- Auyinp
plot or chart very desirable, and that ho be an
thorlzcd to advertise i'll one newspaper published
IN liugcrstown, which advertising is to be chur,e
able to tho owner Of the land. AS regards INV
pay | will be willing to take IL fair cornrli 4siol
or it preferred II fixed sum. No sales, no CHARGES
KEFEEENCEs.
Charles lite. Esq,
Col. l>u:c Bowman, Shenandoah cn V,
Samuel Richardson. Esq.,)
Mag. fhUIn:IS iirscoe,
Col. ThUmI> HE. Jefferson CO. Va
Meredith Helm. ESQ,
Hon. Wm. L. Taunton.
,I"ncS Watson, E>V.. ltuyurstuwn. MI.
j hUmH~ tl.LrIIiIv. E1>u
Norman Miller, Esq. Mnrtin,hurg, Va.
John tlclm, Ware" county, Va.
SO AL letters vi enquiry promptly answered.
Address, JAMES II. GROVE,
Attorney at Law and Real Estate Agent. I,t.y,.-
town, Nd.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
AFFLICTED RradI

lOHlLADELrlllA MEDICAL HOUSE. Is
E@pL5hcu t"ehty.tw years ago by DIR.
nI,;I HiH! coTneF o. hIru ""d Union Street,
ence has rendered DR.. x. most ..
nature mS"HSod's duS; ~ uSS"'eS OF private
W "erEon" sexual nhrmtics dSc:l-
HoS Vi sue SAl"' "n" 'H'So arising from abuse OF
EE p.prIc1r1 ~ >,,>,,,
rrhoLo ~ .i,, an ~ Lam NollCE.
bv hHrS ;r "oi;t SohhoailheS INDUCED in
~ TUSI'n"J ANY %,G UiseE growing up with them
; n.y. "n4H ocEttS Ser!o"s OBSTACLES to m1tri
nr,,,r',"% "ut gI'HS rl'o to series OF
Few of tnooe who give way /" tbs "nTTs.%Ms
practice are aware VI the yons.o,,,k,..
ihey hnL the nervous system .hnttHrnI t.,i
-trnlSu and unUccuunLubiG ,.ll.atio,,s mi 49,"
Tears in the ninL. See pI.cs ~ ~ "a ~ - ~ w
~. : BOOK on - Self lrcsVrv utiUn''
he unfortunate thus affected becomes feeble,
Is "il"Ue " lao"r with accustomed vigOr or to
MenH he Is dull irreSOlmtc, and engages oven
Il" IN M Sp"rts with loss energy than usnu.
II ne e"!ancIr"te himself hrOre Tho practice
' "H GOio MoT7t, ana cntr matrimOny .llis
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
REMOVAIT

r F. cR1ss would mort respectfully in.
o' form us old friends AMI customers thai h.
liAs removed mis- store iron KiuchIu,,'s orner -
w. r. Cuffs urick building On Turnpike sIr.,,l
de has just received aud is ;HOss ooei,uy on. If
The largest, best, and cheapest stuck 81 io,d.
that has ever been in This place. All who h,y.
got money TO spend and PrUducs to exchaug,.
oEhg II along, and they shall have goods SsyS
s-oP IL locf2o g !
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
Valley OF Virginia InsI-
rance Company.

. g. w. MORRISON Agent Tor This com panv
Ne y constantly travelling through Norra,
western NtEgiuta, and will affect inSt,rs,,,,ss.
npIn properly At the most liberal terms. :
Residence, Wheeling. We. Ysss ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

2EDea,h is before the old mans f.se.
and may be q: tho young asu'. bask. q
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-22
The Hundred polar. reward.

To tie Editors of the Spy.-We are constrained
to announce, that the one hundred dollars offered
through your columns of January 4th, to any
person or persons who could tip a table without
material aid, has been withdrawn for the want of
customer We regret this, and trust we shall
be believed in saying, regret it for the of
truth itself. We deposited the money, not so
much to show the earnestness of our disbelief, as
to purchase the right to stand by and that all
was fair in testing the pretended power. To be
sure, we did require the forfeit of one hundred
dollars in case OF failure to perform the act Our
object in doing this, what may easily be infer
red was to test the confidence of those who pro-.
fessed to believe, and spread reports ACCORDINGLY
as well as to avoid the petty experiments of those
Who might apply for the chance of getting the
reward. Whatever constructive sin there mayb be
in this proposition, we were willing to waive for
the sake of trying The experiment fairly But it
q @~iS, FOR not accepting the PROPOSE
ton, that the spirits will ~-hsrs ssaoz.oy
at Stake. From what we know of the character and
habits of spirits we confess we have to depend
upon Others. They say. there are bad spirits as
well as good ones; for we cannot otherwise ex-
plain by what agency mediums are enabled to
sponge fifteen or twenty dollars per day out of
their deTotees. Be that as it may, their difficulty
may be easily overcome by summoning the bad
spirits to preside exclusively for single night,
just to settle this bet. But to be serious. We
put our faith in demonstrative science; others
seemed pleased to place theirs in its overthrow.
Our object, in this proceeding, was to try the is
sue between the two. What we desire to see,
was one single fact, however simple, that should
exhibit power beyond human experience.
To us, the getting together of half dozen
persons, who take hold Of each others hands,
squeezing and fretting the warm currents up to
the regions of the imagination, hoping and long
ing to have something happens we say, that
whatever happens, to us it is not sufficient evi
dence. What if, in such case, the blinds should
SIAM or the slate fall from the roof, or if sofa,
or piano should slue round---or even if the Young
earthquakes should lead off in a Scottische-we
count it as nothing, because the repetition of
such scenes would never prove any thing, to all
timey except that the devils to pay, and Sally
bewitched. We say that at the bottom of all
this, one thing must take place,-if the phenom-
ena be real, and that, not in accordance with ex-
perence as it used to be, viz material, ponder
able substance must be moged By an impiaterial
force. We yet stand by the negative side of this
pretence, and until the contrary can be shown by
one single well attested fact, we shall take the
liberty to disregard all the stories that may be
told on the subject. GLOVE. g.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-22
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
AloNpAY,Januarv 8

MONDAY. january o.
SENAPB.-Mr.~ Carpenter of Norfo lk moved
a reconsideration of the vote adopting the or
der limiting the visits of the Committee on
Prisons.
The reconsideration was carried, and the
order was laid on the table to await the ac-
ton Of the House.
Mr.. Fisher of Worcester presented the pc
tltion OF Gilman Day and so others of Tenn
pieton, for the formation OF new county, and
on his-motion the petition was referred to a
Special Committee of two Senators and such
as the House may join. The introduction
Of this subject, which has been before the
Legislature several successive sessions, was re-
ceived with some merriment.
The following billsa resolve were passed
to be engIssed- Bills to change the name of
the Cochituate Fire Insurance Company of
Boston; continuing the fremont Insurance
Co. Resolve for the pay Of the Legislature
and its officers, monthly.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Nantucket, the
Committee on Banks and Banking was or
dered to inquire and report whether the sew
eral banksin the State pay due regard to the
F law under which they exist, in the amount
OF gold and silver coin they keep in their
vaults,
HOUSE, Orders Adopted To consider the
expediency of providing by law that the hold
ers OF endorsed paper shall notify the endors.
ers of the existence of the same, and the time
of its maturity; to consider the necessity of
a law regulating the velocity of railroad trains
while crossing bridges; to consider the expe-
diency of authorizing an examination and
survey of the ornithology Of the State to
consider the expedIency of repeating the act
passed at the last, session, providing for the
maintenance of wives whose husbands are
under guardianship; to consider the expedi-
ency of enlarging by legislation the equity
powers of the supreme Judicial Court of this
Commonwealth.
The order submitted ON Saturday last by
Mr.. Morrill, of Fall River, respecting the pow
ers of the Committee on Public Charitable
institutions, was indefinitely postponed.
The vote of the House, whereby it refused
eo'concur in the order of the Senate, notify
ing the persons elected as Overseers of Har-
ward University of their election, was recon-
sidered, and the House concurred i'll the or
der.
The bill respecting returns of the memberc
elect of the House Of Representatives was or
dered to be engrossed, and aisofhe bill in ad-
dition to an Act entitled an Act to establish
the Supreme Court of the County OF Suffolk.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-22

The INVENTOR OF GAS LIGHTs.-The in
ventor of gas lights was Frenchman, Phil
lippe lie Bon, an edgineer of roads and bridg
es, who in 1885 adopted the idea of using,
for the purpose of illumination, the gases dis
titled during the combustion of wood.
He labored for long time in the ATTEMPT
to perfect his crude invention, and it was not
until 1899 that he confded his discoyerveto
the Institute. In September 1900, he took
out a patent. and in 1901, he published a
memoir containing the result of his research
es. lie Bon commenced by distilling wood.
in order to obtain from it, gas, oil, pitch, and
peroligneous acid, but his work indicated the
possibility of obtaining gas by distillanon from
fatty or oily substances. From 1899 to 1902
lie Bon made numerous experiments. He
established at Havre his FIRST thermo lamns
but the gas he obtained being mixture Of
carburretted hydrogen and oxide OF carbon
and but iinperfectly freed from its impnr;ties
gave oily feeble light, and evolved an in.
supportable odor, aud the result was that but
little favor was shown to the new discovery.
the inventor eventually died, ruined by his
experiments. The English soon put in Tprac-
tlce the crude ideas Of lie Bon. In 1904.
Windsor patented and claimed the credit Of
inventlng, the process Of lighting by gas. In
1900, several shops in Birmingham were illu-
minated by gas manufactured by the process
of Windsor and Murdoch. Among those who
used this new light was Watt the inventor
OF the steam engine. In 1916, the first hse
was made of Gas in London, and it was NOT
till 1878 that this invention, really of Frencb
origin, was applied in France.