The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-22
Au0n,e Inrcntinn

seeing the copy of a patent granted,
February 10, 1877, to the young in
yentor, Mr., G, w. Knapp, of Arbuck.
lie, W. Va, for an improvement in
churns. We have also seen the
drawings of the invocation, and have
given them as careful study as our
leisure would allow, and have no
hesitency in pronouncing the ma
chine success.
The churn is of the verticlc dasher
class, and is superior in many re-
spects, to any we have seen hereto
fore. The inventor has received
sketches from the Examiner-in-chief,
at Washington, and has found no
prototype of his churn in the Patent
Office. He has certainly made him
self thoroughly acquainted with the
wants of those who use churns; and
he has certainly shown himself com
petent for the task he has undertak.
en-, that of supplying the wants Of
churn users, which we believe has
not been supplied until the inven-
ton of the american Chum." 1t is
so constructed as to require little mo
tive power, and at the same time, it
is very effective upon the cream.
The peculiar formation of holes in
the semi-circular dashers, which are
bored diaeonally from each side to
the center in such Il way as to direct
the cream toward the center Of the
half dashers as they are alternately
moved up and down. BY thi: pccu'
liar construction the cream passing
through the dashers is thrown into
violent agitation with little effort on
the part of the operator. The dasher
rods are provided with groovcd guide
rollers which greatly diminish the
friction of the various parts. The
advantages of this improvement may
be summed up as follows: First, the
construction issuch rs to be worry easy
to operate; second, by the arrange
ment of parts the cream is thrown
into agitation while the currents are
set up and instantly broken, so that
the butter is brought, it is claimed,
with great rapidly; third, the con-
struction is such that it can be east.
ly cleaned, there being no pivot in
the bottom of the vessel whereby
dirt is created by the continued wear
of the parts. Indeed it is as easy to
clean us an old fashioned churn. A
failure in this respect is wherin
many inventors have erred; and
fourth, the driving mechanism is not
connected with the vessel; hence any
kind or any size vessel may be used
without any Inconvenience, thereby
dispensing with the necessity of
throwing aside old vessels, 1t is on
Is necessary TO saw, that the inven-
tor, who is in receipt of encouraging
letters from manufacturers and 9TH
crs, has fair prospects before him.
We learn that preparations for the
Cantata, "An Hour in Fairy Land"
are going on swimmingly. Frequent
rchearsals will insure such II degree
of familiarity with both words and
mnsic as will make everything go off
smoothly. We think this will be
the most enjoyable entertainment
offered our citizens for n long time
Remember, March 10Th and 30th, at
Lower Presbyterian Church. Don't
forget, either, that there is to be an
Orchestra of half a dozen or so, with
Prof Riggs as first violinist. We
give below the names of the princi-
pal performers;
Mr.. Arthur L. Hill, Fairy King;
Miss Fannie Smith, Fairy Queen;
Mollie Smith, Fairy Cricket; Florence
Gilmore, Fairy Fun; Lizzie Hopkins,
Fairy Content; Grace Hale, Fairy
True Heart; Lilly Dale, Fairy Good
Will.
In addition, there are Knights and
attendants, for whose names we have
not space,
Go to Frank Lcpart, for House and
sign painting, paper hanging, &c,
Second street near Court, Gallipolis,
Ohio.
And now all the criminals in the
country will be asking to be tried be-
fore an electoral commission. Not v-