Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-10
INVENTIVE GENIUS IN MAR
SHALL 60 UNITY

Ever since father Adam listened to oul
fair mother and partook OF the forbidden
fruit, by which he brought upon himssl
and children the necessity Of earning Their
bread by the sweat OF their brows, man
kind has been engaged in struggle with
the hostile forces ofnature. To overcome
these has been his constant thought. and
to the adverse circumstances which sur
round him from the cradle to- the yrave VIC
owe the mightiest triumph. Of his intellect,
beth in peace and war. To extend his en-
pirc and perpstuste his conquests, TO add
to his wealth and subtract from the hard
ships of labor, he has subjscisd to his will
the beasts OF the field and placed under
tribute the elements themselves. Time
would fail us even to simply record his vic
tories, and fancy gropes in darkness when
IL attempts to set a limit TO his achievements.
Within the msmory of men now living the
iron horse has replaced the numbering stage
coach the telegraph. with its sensitive
nerves. has annihilaied distance and time
and placed the antipodes in instant com
muncation with each other the slave Of
the needle has been emancipatej, and the
most difficult processes in all brlncn,s OF
human effort have, by the application o.
machinery, been rendered comparatively
easy.
But in tlli. article il is not our purpose
to trace the steps OF science from its in
fancy TO its present vigorous manhood, nor
to attempt TO divine the influence Of its tri-
umphs on the destiny OF the race. Our aim
is To speak of tho contributions of Marshall
County, and to present the claims of. her
men OF genius, so far as we know ,hem or
have information of their devices. TO the
reading pubic. Our list is not claimed TO
be complete, and if any find their invention.
unmentioned, ne shall b, happy to lay be
fore the public any subsequent informa-
ton upon thsse topics we may obtain:
The distant reader win infer that this is
a wooden couairy BY the fact that we head
our list with Blodge;l's Stump and Grub
Extractor. In his circular the inventor
states that he was brought up as farmer
and has experienced the difficulty of cul-
tivaiing land where stumps and grubs were
thick. His machine applies the lever in a
very powerful manner and TIE work per-
formed By il is truly astonishing. u isvery
easily moved, being upon whsels, and is so
simple in construction than an ordinary
blacksmith csn repair any brcaksgs to
wh,c'I it is liable, or even mako one after
having seen the model. The paten,cc, Mr.
J. W. Blo1gett. resident OF Plymouth
has disposed ofhis right, excepting as to
one State, to Mr. James t. Fife. OF Polk
Township.
Judge n Fuller, of Plymouth, received
letters patent on an Improvement in bee
hives about year since. but our knowledge
OF bee culture is insufficient to enable US
to point out its advantages.
II. f. Long, Of Plymouth, received let
tiers patent September 8, 1867, for improve
in Wise. This invention has for its object
an improved wise, the head Of The movable
jaw OF which is so constructed that it will
adjust itself to various forms, thickness,
bevelcd and wedge shapes, without being
necessary to adjust the position o. the
lower end of the movable Jaw every time a
different article is placed in the wise. 1t is
simple in construction and cheap, and an
article every mechanic using wise needs
and should have.
The same inventor has an application
pending for a patent for further improve
mcni in Visss, which has for its object
visc.jaws so censtructcdas to be adjustable
rom the low, or surface wise, 10 the high
one for the use of wagon makers, ioiners
and others. The combination of Mr. Long
two inventions in this line makes the most
complete wise now in existence Every
mechanic using wise should at once fur
nish himself with them.
The same gentleman is assignee to Mr..
W. A. Long and G. b. Lindsey, ESQ.,, who
have made application for patent on the
same, of new idea in printers galleys.
This has for its object galley which locks
up the type with a simple and instantane-
Gus movement, by means Of Stats and
slides. II is much more satisfactory than
the old quoins and side-sticks, secures the
type better, is easily unlocked, can be ap-
piled to any measure, and locks up q
stickfull az well as column. 1t is GER
tainly destined to be the galley and must
soon go into general use.
Mr.. Long, we understand, is about to ap-
ply for patents upon several other invcn-
tons.
Robert Morrill,, OF Plymouth, has re-
ceived letters patent upon an Improved
Clothes Dryer. This is claimed to present
q largo amount Of drying surface within a
very small space, and, when not in use,
may be folded up and put out ct the way.
[ Mr.. Wm-. Robinson, or Plymouth, is the
pasentee ola devics for ventilating win
dows, by means of pulieys so arranged that
one sash balances the other, thus doing
away With The more troublesome and ex-
pensive mems Of boxes and weights
Mr.. SIS. Lavsy, of Plymouth. has Sc
cured letters patent on an Improved Lathe
Check for jewellers. There are many adj
vantages IN this device, but its main object
is that any article placed in the lathe shall
end its own centre. when it is securely fas-
tened by means Of thumb screws The face
plate "a so constructed that n dill or any