New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-07
AND SCIENTIFIC INTEL
LIGENCE.

q bltc ed with letters ard the circulation OF informs
ton II is modestly styled Printing mschns'
and is intended to supply the place of the Msrchaet'
Copying Apparatus the reporter ss.erogopay, aud 70
relieve suthors scd copys's from that sborious en-
rloyuert with the pen, which seriously inseTtereS
sith the rapid transmission Of ideas. The mschne In
its present fcm lie compsc. ard ornamental, easily
moved. conveniently m,nsged and commencing Itself
by its simplicity ard remarkable results to the at,en
ton Of literary snd commercial men. Its aston is by
mers Of keys moved after the principle Of the piano
forte ard the author copyist seated beside it can,
by little practices, print upon letter sheet the matter
which lis thought dictates almost as rapidly as the
ideas suggest themselves. Tco copies are struck OIL
simultaneously so that the merchant has bis duplicate
letter, tie editor his "copy," the author his manu-
scripts, the dyiue his sermon, in print before It has
passed beyond lis own vision. One let this Invention
become generally known snd use, and there hsrdy
any limit to which its rsm.fcatious may not extend
For this useiul instrument indebted to the genius
of syourg gentleman whose social position aud talents
are Ct the highest order, Mr. S. W. Francis, of this
ty.
TIE machine ia a. present a. the shop Of Mr.. Beau
ont. No Il Frankfort street, where it may be
Nv parties interested in such matters.
UnBREILAs-The great body of inventors which
our county contains perpetualy on the lookout
for whatever suggestions may be Offered TO stimulate
their inventive faculties in pursuit OF some new aud
usefcl object There have been memorable illustra
tiops Of this fact. Some two years ago aprze was
tfftied for the production Of macans for snulsDe-
ousy saving two SIDES of block Of marble 20 tspsr
trd A multitude Of machines immediately con-
mence6 many Of which entirely successful, aad
abe ut or,y Of them patented. Later Ell it was
suggested that the crop of this country cost four
millions Of dollars merely TO husk it, ard the idea
held out that ample fortune in store for any in
senous mitd capable Of producing cheap aud simple
corn husktr It vas idea ard ii the gsunte.
of al the papers in avery few months. Numerous
inventors Immediately undertook ts grapple with the
difficulty andthe want was forthwith supplied. Corn
| bu.kng may now be done by machirery
And thus it is with Whatever new idea Of practical
value bs, may be presented TO the ingenious body Of
en- who corstuts large PARTON of the great ia
| dustritl community. Every one knows no suddenly
the eewng-u sohne has started up into importance
10 10 br ,nch Of industry has it been furd usefa
than N TIE manufacture Of umbrellas 10 forming
covers cut of numerous pieces of cloth, very great
amount of sevirg ia required. Bat ia the Object Of
tits srce 10 suggest 10 American inventors that 10 The
msnufadurirg of umbrellas there is want still us-
supplied certain to sfford bounGfll remuneration to
| the successful author Of the mscboe. We resd
o,a 10 ,tare unJ elias ia complete piece of clio h,
| thus dspersipg With the sewing mschbes, and saving
the less Of material oecsoned by cutting it into the
| numerous small pieces which 60 to make up the
un brel!a The task carno. be diff ,ult one, as we
sreaGy have looms for rug articles which are not
essentially distuisr-s'ockugs Ightcsps, grait bags,
| &C. It's unnecessary to 60 into statistics showing
the extent TO which umbrellas ara Manufactured lost
| 6estro yed ard stolen.
| Itmsy be Known however, that they made by
millicns ard that large quantities are imported a
ucceesfu loom of this kind would be decided hit for
the inventor The foreign patent would be extremely
7alusbIe a'so. Almost valuable would be any i'm
I proven elt in umbrella sticks Whslebore has risea
beyond The reach of manufacturers, the women hav-
pg oropolized the products Of the fisheries 10 their
| su ple hoops. Even ra.an has largely advanced in
price sirce the China war set TO- with toe prospect OF
still greater rise in consequences of the rebsion in
| lneis The English have Introduced steel into this
department ard out Of this material produce sticks
which are extremely light and elastic bat their supe-
ricr cost col Gncs them to umbrellas Of the best kind.
American rgenuy, thus for the iiCst time publicly d.
reoted TO this branch Of tie ants ought to develop
means Of supplying two pressing wants, for wLich The
| demand is CON psra.ively without limit.
The INV MoLAssEs-So far ss the season has pro-
gresstd he Chinese sugar promises 70 tuhl all
the expectations which TIE public had formed Of its
capabilities Sugar making msy not be Immediately
en.ered or but the manufacturing Of strip has been
everywhere succ- ssfu, aud is destined to extend
through the Middle aud Western Safes until both
found able TO dispense with slave grown moIasses'
Numerous cheaply made mills for crushing the cane
have been exhibited at the agricultural fairs the prss-
ent season; snd the public have been go famisrzed
al from the mice 10
converting it into sirup that the manufacture Of sugar
| mills has already grown into busiGess. Some im'
prcvement however lie yet needed in their construc-
ton. Tie present mills do not extract all the jucs.
No efor should be left untried 10 render these ma
chimes cheap and perfect. great revolution 10 the
market for mOlasses is evidently impending The
cost Of transporting bogshead from the plantation
| in Icuisisis 70 the City Of New.York Is a. least
! - and from New.York to the Interior OF the
country where il is to be consumed, is stmore TINS
total Of - will be saved every bogshead OF home
| grown olss:es produced in the Middle and Western
Safes ard this saving aside from preference for
articles which the product Of Free Labor, VIII give
it prepondeIatipg advantage IN the eyes OF consum
ers The slaves grown article will thus lose rs quail
ity OF s,ableness, and TO maintain its position must
Gin insh in price. Bot the producer cannot afford 10
eel for lees than he does az present, end viii be com
uelled to abardon the business Il is thus thsAthe
mechanic arts, coming TO the aid Of agriculture Will
stimulate the march Of Freedom ust as they urforta-
nste'y mpeded it by producing the cotton-sin.
CHsIs PrxPs.-This form Of pumps IL made by
casting zinc buttons or discs on chain a. inter
vas OF nineteen inches between the discs. These pas
I'D wooden tube, and raise the water mechanically,
by the rapid motion Of the crank which turns the reel
over which the chain is PISSED. Everybody under.