Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-10-07
For the Essex County Herald.
Centennial Grounds.

Centennial Grounds.
AS your correspondent finds himself
on the Centennial Grounds, and deems
the description of two or three wonder
full inventions exhibited here of great
interest, he will endeavor to describe the
same to the numerous readers of the
HERALD, trusting that while we lend
you our pen, you will be able to use our
eyes and ears. In small State building
devoted to the products Of Kansas, we
found clock, which should have been in
the centre of the main building, and then
would have formed one Of the central at
fractions of that exhibition, to all inter
ested in time-keepers. The simplicity of
its construction, reducing friction to the
minimum amount, renders it better ca
pable of keeping correct time than any
ether clock. Besides this it is the near
est to perpetual motion Of any machine
in the world. This special clock requires
winding once in one hundred years, and
not only tells the hours, minutes and
seconds, but the year, month, day Of the
month and week. and this all with one
hundredth of the motive power required
by any other clock escapement in the
world. The pendulum is rotary one,
hence not disturbed by atmospheric resist
ance, or changes in atmospheric density.
It's adjustment to heat and cold is more
easily and satisfactorily applied than to
any vibrating pendulum, thus reducing
the cost of manufacture. Again this in
genius device of using, in main, tension
for motive power, enables the maker to
make his clocks any desired size. The
assistance gained by the hair spring of q
watch will give clock a years running
time without winding, and an ordinary
clock spring give as much running time
to a large tower clock with four dials
This invention of j. w. Hie, Waterville,
Kansas, is doubtless destined to super
sede the present clock escapement, and
give to the world much better time keep
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almost entirely with the tax of clock
winding, upon our time and memory.
Next among the wonders of inventive
genius here displayed, is the Westcott
type Casting and Setting Machine" This
machine by means of key board upon
which the operator simply places his fin
ger upon the letter desired, casts and sets
the type. This may be done as fast as an
ordinary type setter can set up his type
already distributed. As the type thus
cast is new and more perfectly hardened
than type usually is, the printing from it
has the beautiful appearance so much de-
sired and yet so hard to obtain by the
printer, as the outlay for new type is
such that no one can afford it on every
publication.
The saving in proof reading is at least
two-thirds on ordinary cost, as typo
graphical errors are more often made in
the distribution of the type. Then bruis-
ed and imperfect letters arc avoided; as
the type metal is forced in at the face of
the letter, thus pushing all air-bubbles to
the bottom of the type where they do no
harm, renders the face hard and perfect
The machine seems very durable and
well calculated for it's work, and accord
ing to the best idea we can get, making
all allowance for the visionary views of
the inventor; seems distined to work
ultimately an entire revolution in the
type trade, also giving us much more
beautiful typography at greatly reduced
prices. From this wonderful advance in
the printing art, l find one Of perhaps
equal utility but in another sphere OF
usefulness. 1t is mill for cutting boards
in the "Saw-mill annex" and manufact-
ured by the "Chase Turbines Manufact-
uring Company, of Orange, Mass. Liv-
ing in a great lumber section of country,
and familiar with the various improve
ments in the circular saw mill, we thought
comparative perfection had been reached,
but when we examined into the points
of peculiar excellence in this mill, we
must give up our preconceived ideas, and
admit that in some points this excels all
others. This leads us further to investi-
gate, and | find that all mill men that
examine it coincide in our belief, and the
orders eceiyed on the Centennial
Grounds from South America and else
where, attest the candor of this prefer
ence. This peculiar excellence consists
in part, in the following points: On the
is quickly set to cut boards of any de-
sired thickness, from one-eight inch up
wards. 1t can also be as quickly set to
divide the log into the greatest possible
number of boards, without any figuring
or waste, the last board being exactly the
same thickness Of the others. This is q
special advantage. The log is logged
also by patent device, doing away with
screws and mallets which is all but
instantaneous and perfectly effectual
There is also an outset for dividing the
taper of logs and thus making q great
saving of lumber. BY another device the
log may be raised from the carriage at
either end and held perfectly firm in posi-
ton, great advantage in saving crook
ed lumber. The facility with which the
heaviest log can be handled when on the
carriage is also special advantage. 1t
would seam Jus and our opinion coin