The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-07-25

ROBERTS PETROLEUM TORPEDO.
TORPEDOES.
THE ROBERTS
PETROLEUM TARrED0 co.
Office NJ ihs
RED PLANING MILL.
HCovner OF Pine snd Second Streets,
49, sesesrf fhe railroad"
ITUsvILLE, Pa.
Owins 10 fhe large and increasing demand for the
Rubcrs' Torpedoe,, and the late decision of the
Commissioner Of Patents In refusing to VIM. Reed
patent; and the decision otJadgc h z. Qrs, sns.
mining the RoSar.s' patent they Lave sLOWERED
Nc prics II thcir Torpedots
TWENTY PER CENT.
% that every Operator can aflortS,u Try Torpedo
before absnaQpiug Well.
1hs folc hy il the decision rendered by Judge
Cfier on the tweni ysecond (32) day of seter Der,
1SS w he United States Circr; foUrt at Phladel.
Ihis The case @ W., q argued three days by Charles
S!an:s OF Pitt irgh for defendants and Georgef
a.rdipg Of Phi'ade.th,a, and George II. Chr.-,y,
HfHbprgh, spr plaiItiff.
OPINloNsoF JUDGE GRIBR.
A. fwrite With difficulty can only state the con
illusions TO which my mind has com. .fl er carefi,
examination Of this case.
IT The eomI n mt has eShib:tel pa.cn, dated
nth OF April, lSts This IL prima iacie ID ence OF
good title, and puts GA tie roe ponden.s the bur
dsA of proof that the patent is void or worthless.
need not repeat my remarks in the c,,so of Good.
yesr "a Day g Wall, c. c. Rep; :slj bat nov. now
adopt them a. nEordinS rule Of decision wtich an.
pie Clearly to the presen. case.
~ the inirnsefn mt Of the patent Is admit ID,
The only question will be us t. The validity of com
painaA:s patent OF April aj, 1858.
1T was after speculation had been reduced 70
pias, and afsr repe+'et experiments, that the
conplananI sue. .@cded in Cyercol .iis- prejudice
p"r>rsding the public ttst Us inventisn Was useiil
AFTER lie had etL o!ished s great uil;:, md value
ard when his -euius and patient perseverance in
tphe q sneeri AMI sto.II,' 'gerc completely sue.
rs,-fnl, mat Feed, who hal pei"ro made expert.
mems IN the sir'' sl;1i@t and WIS unsucccssf,l
imnfi ed that he hli Ire rest right 50 TIE in, en,ion
MH Hitsr purchasiny Oh, Oh more pla.nauts tor
peg. >. ne anrli,t On Tho 1T of November. 1871,
for patent for substantially TIL same comlliaa
'!r OF devices anil a.cliinc ,,iaed in complain.
,a'n'a patent. On the 18th OF the same month the
ae'ppDdents formed themselves into y company or
So' grafton cI..cl ''rhe Reel TOI,tGo CDrlnary -
for - p'rpos, %. irating IN. caapainani's Ia.
'ention, and trcporsi-l tie czpeuse oT litigation.
AID thus defravi hin. of the frlit. Thrv haze me-.
severed even utter t.ie e;min,iy Injunction yer;
,pio2erly grantei h, I'd District Judge
iAt decrse ou clltered !urconipainaot for per.
letuiu injunction cnd Master appointed 10 i,be
."i account according TO the praycr of the bill
H. Z. Ht!ER, Jadg,.
SofH.-The passage ref,rrei TO 0v Judge Grie- in,
Ills former decision, ) Wallace. D. go at,opted =.
applicable to this Gas, wss as follows:
"it u usuallythe case. "liu any yailatle disco.
cry 10 made, or any hcw 'acline Of preat u. ty L.
';nvor ted, that tie attention of the Y,bc has Ieep
TUNED TO that sub'e"l provUusy and that rianv
I'erSons Eave been making r3as.rces au,, o.paii
meats. Philosopher and methanc;aus NAV luye
\ srnc r, as'lra nn-'r .aird in thnr sp,crlgsiula
,n,o g FINK .n GF tH1G tg.2Y I. G & inch dseoyery OF
y tfi,l, coming very uenr vet lin, sh"rs of t,o
Ses,red rss'',t f'fey h"a Qrodncel ROLLING bone.
NIsi ann 'hvsWn,a Won perfected may truly lie
SAID to y" the Gu !oina,nG point az many ey3a,i.
Inen 2, iiut only by ting inventor bri by rany !, In
ora tlc may have lrc ,ei ind gectl. by the usnc
Ces e1I eiiipenis.G1 failures OF ohcr,, brt i,
TIC pToi' Of the s'i. ccssu inventor, II il ,,te,'
specu s,ion hts oe;r reduced to PRACTICE when ay
Uer..nont In resulted IN discovery lnd when thst
ai'cove-y L. 'rcn r'r'ccted by patient anu con.i-l
ma,u i,c;no. or machine has been thus produced
which Is useful to thep hc.t the party Inay II
fe"omcs apuhr Scref and entitled to a pa.ent
Ana yet VI N geainS aud patient perseverance
ssCli. some vr'u r1ie invention or disco"ery. how
s..@col l. II fo Howell by reward Envy robs him
Of the honor, white specul.tors, swnde 5, and nj.
Fen rob him nf tho rlolts Every un,uccessili
saJefnep'e' WHO DID Dr did ar di not come ycry
ne,n nal tx discovery claims it. Evcrv ona
Nc1 can invent an Improvement nr vary its Form
'lS psa right To pirate iie ORIGINAL discovery vi
htI not suAmcnS taorse, or Blanchard or Wood
wtffi "a rrovo Cat ',is Is N. Usual history Of ,v,.
~ 81: a. discovery or invention
"Ihe prcs mt Case adds Hfiothcr clapter tn tli,
lnnE ard nn:sorn history.'-2 Wallace, c. Z. lie