The weekly Butte record., 1861-03-16
NO. 10
The Poor Genius /.


iu-t arrived from England was wandering
about New York in deep detection he was
without money, without friends, without work
and far from lis native home, he knew not
which way to turn, but passing along Nassau
street, an open door encouraged ban to enter
The proprietor was very little man indeed,
perhaps five feet high, but he had pleasant
conntenance and large heart for upon being
asked by the homeless and penniless stranger
if he could direct him to some respectable per-
son who could board him until he could fad
employment, and thus obtain the means OF
payment, the storekceper, pleased with the ex-
preston and demcanor of the eighteen years
old boy, had it in his heart to offer him the
desired favor himself, but he had wife, whom
he knew TO be a woman of rare worth, for she
was prudent, selfdenyng and humane. lie
might have known what would have been her
answer, for he had only to make the PROPOSE
ton in a way that indicated his own views,
and it would have met with an instantaneous
and cheerful acquescence, unless from some
insuperable reason. The young stranger was
admitted into the family. But the yellow fe-
yer was raging in the city. In less than a
week the poor lad was stricken with it, and
recovered although he was at the point Of
death for several days. During his illness he
was cared for by his kind host and hostess,
with an assidty and watchfulness which they
only know who act from sterling principle and
high humanity.
Just a quarter Of a century later, this same
man was applied TO by Major Noah, Of pleas
ant memories, who was then Surveyor OF the
Port of New York, to put together u machine
in the Custom House, and take models OF its
various parts This was DONE and the mcchan-
ic conceived the idea of constructing similar
machine which sEonld excel anything of the
kind in the old world or new, and he succeeded.
He died in 1888. His son succeeded him in
business, and inherited the inventive genius Of
his father, combined with rare business tact,
and iudomitabe energy, lie has added improve
ment tc Improvement, until he has made tho
whole civilized community his debtor There
is not one of all It's millions of families which
does not derive great benefit thcrelrom. 1t
carries light to every household, hour by hour
is lifting the degraded and the fallen, and is
aiding in the revolutionizing of all nations
which existed by oppression, wrong doing and
injustice But the machne-what is it?-
Fifty years ago, one might have been purchas-
ed entire for a hundred or two dollars a
common dry goods box might have contained
all its parts but now, in its perfect state, it
occnpies space of Is feet high and forty feet
long it is made of IA, ,730 parts, weighs 50,-
600 pounds, and costs $4,000 One of its
belongings not named above, is 30,063 yards
Of tape. The good Samartans OF Fulton
street we're Grant Thorburn and his wife, the
latter an angel now the former " still living"
in an honored old age, by seven years over four
score The machine is Hoes ten cylinder
printing press.
Mills IN TEHAMA CoUNTY.-The prospects
to the farmers of this county, says the Red
Bluff Independent, are certainly very natering.
Messrs Miner & Jaynes have let the contract
for the brick-work of THEN mill TO be erected
on the site OF the old Tehama MILL The
Messrs Fuller are the contractors, and will
commence operations Immediately, as their
contract calls for the finishing of the brick by
the 18th of June. 1t will be SO feet by GO
feet three storys high, and basement of cob
bic also an addition of 30 feet by 80 feet, for
a cleaning room when completed it will be
the finest mill in the upper country. The Dye
& Co mill TO be erected about four miles cast
of this place, is also in forward state Mr..
J. S. Butler having been for some time at An
telope Mill getting out the frame, and has
nearly finished his work and all the lumber
necessary for the building is ready except
about 10000 feet, which will be ready before
it is required. With the Deer Creek Mill, the
Cottonwood Mill the Red Bluff Mill, and tic
two mentioned above, Tehama county is well
supplied with -four mills.