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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-05
patents.
a MEXICAN & FOREIGN PATENTS
Ri. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.

tLATE AGENT OF u. =. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON
UNDER THE ACT OF 1871
SO STATE, OPPOSITE KlLBN STREET, BOSTON
After an extensive practice Of upwards of twenty wears
continues to secure Patents IN the United Staes also in
Great Britn France, ard other foreign countries Ca
yeats, Specifications, Bonds, Assignments and all Papers
or Drawings for Patents, executed liberal terms and
with despatch Researches made into American or For
egn works, to determine the validity or utility of Pa
tents or Inventions legal other advice rendered
in all matters touching the Copies the claims
of any Patent furnished by RENTING One Dollar. As
signmcnts recorded Mt Washington.
This Agency is not only the largest New England hui
through it inventors have advantages securing Patents
oascertaining the patentabilitv 0fnvcnton ssurpass
ed by, if not UNNECESSARILY superior TO, any which can
offered them elsewhere The Testimonials below given
prove that none is MORE SUCCESSFUL AT THE PA
TENT OFFICE than the subscriber: and as SUCCESS
Is THE BEST PROOF OF ADVANTAGES AND ABlI,
IrI he would add that he has abundant reason to be
eve end prove, that at other Office of the kind
the charges for professional services moderate The
immense practice Of the subscriber during twenty wears
past, has en1 bed him TO accumulate collection OF
specifications and official decisions relative to patents
These besides his tensive library Of legal and necha
ca works, and full accounts of patents granted ir the
United States ami Europe render him able vond ques
ton, offer supe0r facilities for ohta ming patents
All necessity of journey to Washington, to procure
patent and the usual great delay there here saved In
ventOrs.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-05
r r o N HAL LOZENGES
Manufactured by
CHASE IL CO., BOSTON, MASS.

he manufacturers OF these Lozenges have for wears
neeh thueaVorng to possess themselves with suitable
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warrant second TO none in use.
Those afflicted feel perfectly secure in using the
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he reputation which CHASE ~ co. have enioved for
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mat could he relied upon for strength purity viii lie
guarantee OF the superior excellence of the Bronchial
tGsether with their facilities for manufacturing enable
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ney can be found at all the respectable Apothecarics
Grocer anu Country Stores at the low price of 10 cts
Ministers, Public Speakers, Teachers Singers and
others will find it tor their advantage to give them fair
trial ~ " ~
GEO. r. SPUR, POI Main street, will furnish the
trade of worcester and vicinity, Wholesale or Retail
III
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20
Jake Willard and his Blind Horse.

The Mobile Register is responsible for the
following provoking incident
For twenty three years, old Jake Willard
has cultivated the soil Of Baldwin county. and
drawn therefrom a support for self and wife.
He is chiIdless. Not long ago. Jake left the
house in search Of missing COW. His route
led him through an old worn out patch of clay
land, of about six acres in extent, in the cen
ire Of which was a well, twenty-five or thirty
feet deep, that at some time probably, had
furnished the inmates of dilapidated house
near by with water In passing by this spot.
an i'll wind lifted Jake's tile" from his head,
and maliciousy waited it to the edge Of the
well and in it tumbed.
Now Jake had always practiced the virtue
Of economy, and he Immediately set about re-
covering the lost hat. He ran to the well,
aud finding it was dry at the bottom, be un.
coiled the rope which he had brought for the
purpose of capturing the truant COW, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with a moose
he concluded to save time by going down into
the well himself TO accomplish this, he
made fast one end of the rope to a stump
hard by, aBd was quickly on his way down the
well
It is q fact, Of which Jake was no less obli-
vious than the reader hereof, that Ned Wells
was in the old dilapdated building aforesaid,
and that an old blind horse, with a bell on his
neck, who had been turned out to die, was la
zily grazing within short distance of the
well.
The devil himself or some other wicked
spirit put it into Neds crGnum to have lit
tie fun, so he quietly slipped up to the horse
lgl lrn lo1, u
slow measured ting aIing" the edge of the
well.
Conround that old blind horse !" said
Jake, he's a.comin' this way sure, and amt
rot no more sense than to fall in here. Whoa,
Ball"
" But the continued approach of the ting
a-ling' said just as plainly as words that Ball
wouldn't wAoa. Besides Jake was at the bot
tom, resting, before trying 10 shin it up the
rope
" Great Jerusalem" said he, "the old cuss
will he atop of me before l can say Jack
Robinson. Whoa! Coufoand you, acaoa !"
Just then, Ned drew mp to the edge Of the
well, and with his foot kicked little dirt into
it.
Goa Lord :" exclaimed Jake, falling upon
his knees at the bottom. I'm gone now,
whoa. Now lay me down to sleep-w-h o-a
Ball pray the Lord ny soul to-w h-oa,
now. Oh Lord have mercy on me-
Ned could hold in TO longer, and fearful
that Jake might suffer from his fright he re-
veaIed himself.
Probably Ned didn't make tracks with bis
heels from that well. Maybe Jake wasn't up
to the top of it in short order, and you might
think he didn't try every night for two weeks
to get shot with his rife at Ned Maybe
not. l don't know But do know that if
Jake finds ont who sent You this,i will be the
last squih you'll get.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

WALKING A RAFT.-There was fellow once
stepped out OF door of tavern on the Miss.
ssipp, meaning to walk mile up the shore
to the next tavern. Just at the landing there
lay big raft, one Of the regular oldfashioned
whalers-a raft mile long.
! Well, the fellow heard the landlord say tn c
raft was mile long, and he said to himself,
| will go forth and see this great wonder, and
let my eyes behold the timbers that the hand
of man hath hewn" So he got ON at the
lower end and began to ambulate over the
wood in pretty fair time. But just as he got
started, the raft started too, and as he walked
up the river it walked down, both travelling at
the same rate. When he got to the end of
the sticks he found they were pretty near
ashore, and in sight of tavern so he landed
and walked right straight into the bar room
he came out Of The general sameness Of
things took him little aback, but he looked at
the landlord steady in the face, and settled it
in his own way
Publican" said he," are you gifted with
twin brother, who keeps a similar sized tavern
with duplicate wife, a comporting wood pile,
and a corresponding circus bill a mile from
here 2"
The tavern keeper was fond of fun, and ac-
cordirgly said it was just so.
And publican, have you among your dry
goods for the entertainment of q man and horse
any whisky of the same size as that of your
brothers ?"
And the tavern man said, that from the rIs-
ing of the sun even unto the going down Of the
same, be had.
They took the drinks, and the stranger said
Publican, but twin bother of yours is fine
young man-a very fine man, indeed But do
you know, I'm afraid that he suffers good
deal with the Chicago diptheria ~
Aud what's that?" asked the toddy-stick
er.
at is when the truth settles so firm in
man that none of it ever comes ont. Com
mon doctorS,of the catnjp sort, call it lynn
When | left your brothers confectionery there
was raft at his door, which be swore his life
was mile long. Wei, ,publicanI walked that
raft from bill to tail from his door to yours
Now, know my time, an I'm just as good for
myself as for a hoss and better for that than any
man you ever did see always walk mile
in exactly twenty minutes, on good road and
I'll be busted with an overloaded Iniun gun if
I've been more'n ten minutes coming here
stepping over them blamed logs at that"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

The Origin OF THE NAMES CT The Days ~
THE WEEk.-In the Museum at Berlin in the
hall devoted to northern antiquities, they have
the representations of the idols from which the
names Of the days of our week are derived
From the idol of the Sun comes Sunday This
idol is represented with his face like the sun.
holding a burning wheel, with both hands on
the breast, signifying his course round the
world. The idol of the Moon from which
comes Monday, is habted 10 short coat like
man, but holding the moon in his hands
Tuisco, from which comes Tuesday, was one
Of the most ancient and popular gods of the
Germans, and represented in bis garments of
skin, according to their peculiar manner Of
clothing the third day of the week was de-
dicated to his worship. Woden, from which
comes Wednesday, was valiant prince among
the SaXonS His image was prayed to for
victory. Thor from whence Thursday is seat
ed in bed, with twelve stars over his head
holding q scepter in his hand. Friga, from
whence we have Friday, is represented with a
drawn sword in his right hand, and bow in
his left Scatter from which is Saturday, has
the appearance of perfect wretchedness he is
thin-yisaged, long-haired, with long beard
He carries pail Of water in his right hand,
wherein are fruits and flowers.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

A MONSTER PRass-The Scientific American
thus describes a monster steam press, upon
which Moses S. Beach, who has Just retired
from The New York Sun, is at work.
"He is even now just completing the con-
struction of a monster steam press, by which
the sheets are cut from rolls, dampened, printed
upon both sides, at the rate of forty thousand
impression an hour, folded NJ, counted and
delivered from the machine ready for the car
rier and the mail This machine is as high as
a common two story country dwelling house
and it will, when finished, if the expectations
of its inventor are realized constitute a most
extraordinary specimen of mechanical skill
and ingenuity"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

/ AMERICAN INVENTIONS Charles Reade, in
his last book, writes as follows about Ameri
can inventors
American genius is at this moment ahead
/ of all nations for mechanical invention | learn
from Coryton, the last English writer on
patents, that she took out her first patent in
1890 in 1900, took out 80 patents /; in 1910
222 in 1880, 55I in l84O, 452; in 1849
1918 At this last date she headed Great
Britain, and has maintained the lead ever
since. Europe teens with the products of her
mechanical genius Her inventors draw large
per centages from England, and no English.
man grudges them, for they leave US still their
debtor. The preeminence this nation has at
tanned in mechanical invention rests on the
rock of-statiSticG, and my little paltry expert
ence can neither contradict nor confirm Stats.
tics +; still, | cannot help remarking that am
sitting in London at this moment in q shirt
which happen to know was sewed by Mr.
Singers patent, and that there are three English
newspapers on the table, two of which-;he
Times aud LIoyd'S-were printed byMr. Hoes
patent the other was worked off either by the
Adams press (invented, l think, at Boston,
Massachusetts, or else by the Columbian press
which is still in vogue here, though long ago
exploded in the leading nation. The construct
tive genius Of this people stimulated by sound
legislation, teaches US lessons at every turn
Look at their hotels, the wonder of the world /;
ours are only the terror. Look at their cities
reticuated with telegraph wires, so that at
the first alarm of fire au engine is rung for :;
here it is run for, and that is why it often
finds the house on the ground floor, and
orenches the smoking ruins, which hiss it for
not managing better. / go through the Liver
pool docks aud point out the biggest and
smartest ships, and ask sailor from what
ports they came. 1t is always Yankee, sir,
Yankee ! We had been sailing yachts many
more years than they had when they sent over
the America and beat our feet and, abserye,
the victory was achieved By mechanical con
struction, and not by an extra cloud of can
vas"
The wonderful progress of American inven-
tious would appear more striking still by com
pairing the number of patents issued here in
1859 with those of Great Britain in the same
year.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

CosT OF DEPRAvED APPErrEs.-Few peo-
pie have any idea of the immense amount of
money paid annually by this enlightened and
Christian nation, for the indulgence OF foolish
and perverted appetites The treasury tables
for the past year present some facts on this
suhject, which should set the whole country
thinking For instance the fact is brought
ont that we annually smoke up in imported
cigars our entire export of wheat, rye,
oats potatoes and apples, amounting to up
wards of $1,000 900. Our export of Indian
corn and meal amounting to $2,ll4,605, is
not sufficient to pay to the French cognac
and other brandies, which We consume 1t
requires all the pork we export, So, 756,470
worth, to support our watch-fobs and we
annually guzzle more champagne and port and,
such like mixtures of grape and alcohol, than
all our beef and butter export, $279, $50, will
pay for. No one will wonder, after this iB-
sight into our national economy, that althovgS
we sent abroad last year -four to The Talr
$l2, 600 600, this immense sum viii ae
o-thirds of the interest on be pas ouI
In Europe. debt we oH
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

There is touching beauty in the. radiant
look of a girl jnst crossing the limits of youth
md commencing her journey through :he
checkered space of womanhood 1t is all dew
sparkle and morning-gory to her ardent buoy
ant spirit, as she presses forward exulting in
blssful auticipations. But the withering heat
Of the conflict Of life creeps on; the dew-drops
exhale; the garlandS of hope, shattered and
dead, strew the path; and too often ere noon
tide, the brow and sweet smile are exchanged
for the weary look of one longing for the even
ing rest, the twilight, and the night.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

" My dear boy" said kind-harted school
mistress to an unusually promising scholar
whose quarter was about up-"my dear boy,
does vour mother design that you should tread
the intricate and thorny path of the profes-
sion, the straight and narrow way of the min
istry, or reVel amid the howery fields of liter
ature 2"
No marm," replied the Juvenile prodigy,
"dad says he is going TO set me at work in the
tater patch"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

The meanest act we have heard of lately, is
recorded by the Utica Telegraph. A man in
that city, who was requested to act as pail
bearer at the funeral Of a friends wife present.
ed the hereaved husband with bill of so cents
for his ssrriccs as pail bearer, and received his
pay If the devil don't catch that contem-
ptible chap, there's no use of having any devil.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

GAMBALDI has resigned his dictatorship in
to the hands ol Victor Emmanuel, and gone
home to his rude farm on the little island of
Caprera, After uniting Sicily and Naples,
with their nine millions of people, to the
Italian kingdom, the lIberator returns to the
simplicity Of his peaceful seclusion, refusing
both wealth and titles and rich in nothing but
glory, and the Mingled admiration and affec-
tion of the world
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

Picked ELEPHANTs.-Ol Rowe keeps o
hotel iu the northern part Of the state OF New
York which he boasted, was the best in Those
parts, where, as he used to say, you could get
anything that was ever made to eat One day
in comes yankee, sends his horse around to
the stable, and STEPPING up to the bar, asked
Old Rowe what he could heVe for dinner
Anything sir" says Old Rowe, anything,
from a picked elephant to canary-6ird's
tongue ''Wa'al," says the Yankee, eyeiig
Rowe" guess I'll take . piece of picked
elephant" Ont bustled Rove into the din
ing room, leaving our yankee nonplusSed at his
gravity Presently he came back again.
well, sir, we've got EN-. but you'll have to take
whole one, cause we never cut 'em."-The
Yankee thought be would have some Goldfish
and potatoes.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

Said O'Leary to his niece, when she made
objection to eating potatoes atone during a
stress of Strengthened circumstances Then
call up your sister to helpyou"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20
OEiainaI 4oltrg.
For the Bradford Reporter,
STANZAS !

For the Bradford Reporter,
sTANzAS!
The paltry things OF earth,
How they engross mankind!
Asif they were Of worth,
Or ever could give birth
To lasting JOYS for mind
But men go forth, they toll
From mornings dawn to eve,
Nor ever once recOI,
Mid each sad days turmoil,
Though ne'er their good receive!
And thus till all is done,
They labor still in vain;
The setting of LIES sun,
That well its course hath run
Leaves them with nought but pain
Sad that life should close,
With energies so high,
And have for its repose,
In time unending, woes
and dcathless agony
All better toll by far
In works Of Righteousness
Than from the breast debar,
That bright and Morning star
The Daysprng Of all bliss
Ladlsburg Pa. NA'S T. Rude
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20

Bag Where are you going 2" asked lit.
tie boy OF another, who slipped down on the
icy pavement. "Going to get up" was the
blunt reply. s~ sts sa
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-20
TOWANDA: (:

Thursday Morning, December 20, 1860
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09

tides, political or other, that will seize upon
the newspaper ship and carry 1t at once into
the desired haven; and to rely upon such,
however promising in appearance gambling
against the worst odds that can be imagined.
The leadership of every party always in
cludes body Of gentlemen who are anxious
to try their hands at journalism, and who
always advise the starting of papers in the
hope that they will thereby gain an oppor-
tunity. With such, from Dan to Beersheba
every thing is barren. Give them but q
chRnce--let them square their elbows and
take shot ct matters and things, and
prsstoi society is revolutionized as easy as
Bridget turns a pancake. These brilliant
anticipations are seldom realized. Your
amateur journalist is in general--journalistic-
ally speaking-but poor devil; more prosy,
mendacious and injudicious than those of the
regular trade. 1t takes time, labor study
experience to make even a moderately good
journalist; and it takes capital, industry, de-
votion, tact, ability and patience to build up
a respectable establishment; as such as have
them not will be able to learn when they
have made the trial.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09
Particulars of the Arrest OF Montague.

Toronto, August s.--Chas. McDougal and
VIM. F. Montague, of Cincinnati, arrived
here Dy steamer, from Hamilton, last even
ing. The latter person was arrested upon
landing from the steamer, on charge Of
embezzling $35, 900 from the firm of West &
McDouga1, produce dealers of Cincinnati, OF
which firm McDougal was the principal
partner and Montague clerk.
The detective, who has been on their track
for several days, arrived in Hamilton yes
terday, and learning that parties answering
their description had left by the steamer, he
Immediately engaged special locomotive
and arrived in this city simultaneously with
the steamer. McDougal escaped in cab
before the detective reached the wharf, and
has not yet been arrested. Montague and a
woman were arrested, and it is reported that
Montague's trunks were found to contain
$26, 900, mostly in gold.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09
The eLatestN ewS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY PRESS.
TWO DAYS Later frOm EurOpe.
ARRIyAL OF THR EUROPA.

HALIFAX, August 8-The steamship Eu-
ropd from Liverpool on the 2eth, via Queens
town on the 29th ult. arrived here at three
o'clock this morning.
The Persia arrived at Liverpool on the 2Sth.
The Pdrdnd from New York, arrived at Gal
way on the 2Sth The Europa passed, July
20, at $50 P. NJ, thirty-fve miles from
Queenstown, the Etnd from New York.
The news is quito meager. There is no
change to note in the Sicilian question.
Conferences were being held at Paris rela-
tive to Intervention, and it was expected that
a Convention would soon be signed. 1t was
supposed that the Sultan will decline the in
tervention.
II is asserted that the Neapolitans still hold
Messina, and that Garibaldi was there. 1t
was reported that he was wounded at Me-
lazzo, where the losses of the Sicilians were
heavy.
London, July 29.-Advices from Rome re-
port that seditious bill had been posted
there, announcing an approaching revolu-
tion.
Liverpool July 2s.-Sales of Cotton to-day
of 1000 bales including 1900 to spectators
and exporters. The market closed dull.
The weather has been unfavorable for the
crops, heavy showers having fallen, but it is
now finer.
Meesrs. Richardson, Spence & Co. and
Bigland, Athaya& b Co. report Flour firm at
TUESDAYS advance; American 28s.@29s. 3D.
Wheat steady at Tuesdays advance and 10
I'd. additional for white; red los.@l0s. ID.
white lis. ed.@l2s. 3D. Corn declined 3D..
mixed 30s.030s. Sd; yellow 30s. 3d.@30s. Sd;
white 34(136s To-day the Breadstuffs
market has been generally firm.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09
Nrissour, Election.

spring6eld-Ohicial vote Of Green County;
Orr 1887; @. +. jackson, 500, n. Jackson
l3G Rains, l,l69 Phelps, 5f6; Prince. $50. b.
Independence--Jac County (ofiicial)
for Governor, G. r. Jackson, 1893; Orr, l4l5;
II. jackson, los. For Lieutenant-G Governor
Reynolds, l,747; Tsgg, li2s2i Parsons, 80; :,
(0pposition) 1887.
tegislature-Cl Claiborne, Dem l,92b, Por-
ter, (Dem.) 1891 James, Und. Dem.) 76l;
Mccoy, (0pposition) 1901.
Platte County elects two independent can
didates TO the Legislature. FlLf
A man named Copeland was killed in an
election quarrel at Platte City, on the 9Th In
slant. The murderer fed. -.f.L.a.
Cooper County (oficial(-C. II. jackson,
l,O76; Orr, l,02s; H. Jackson 5b; Reid, lo94;
Mitchell, 1,62l. Walker and West are elected,
Howard County (oficial) &c. F. jackson,
356; Orr, 3l5; H. Jackson, 2s. .I
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-09

EARLY APPEARANCE OF CHEAP LITERATuns
IN JAPAN The recent Conference of the
chronological Society, in New York, with
the savans of the Japanese Embassy, elected
this discovery. .f
When asked if such books as that before
them Zone printed in colors) were rare, the
reply was-they were very common, Tin
much plenty" The report of old travellers
was confirmed, that the Japanese have what
we call encyclopedias, or dictionaries of arts,
aud collections of manuals" like this, nu-
inerous, as it would seem, and certainly as
fully illustrated as any modern French series;
and at one-fifth of the cost, too--cheap as we
may think the Partisan issues are.
SO far as regards the production of cheap
and useful literature, Japan may be said to
have been centuries in advance of Europe,
The cost Of this book was about ten cents
from eight TO ten cents.