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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-17

INCENDIARIsM AND THEFT.-On Sat-
urday, the eth inst, whilst his family
were attending church in the neighbor-
hood, the dwelling of Mr.. VIM. F. Tay-
lor, of Taylorsville, Greenbrier county,
w. Va, was robbed and burned.
On the same night horse was stolen
from Mr.. Thomas H. Campbell, near
Salem in the same county, and, it is
supposed, by the same person who
burned Mr.. Taylor's house. The follow
ing is description of the person who
was seen approaching Mr.: Taylor's
house short time before it was burned !:
HE is a young man about twenty-four
years Of age, light complexion, medium
height and weight, thin dark mustache,
and SCARED on one cheek. Had on,
when last seen, dark coat and vest,
and gray mixed jean pants, and carried
black satchel.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-17

SULPHUR AND DIPHTHERIA.-Mr.
John S. Wilies, a surgeon of Dorset,
England, has tried the sulphur remedy
in cases of diphtheria with unvarying
success. He first heard of the remedy
from an American newspaper. Accord
ingly he used milk and sulphur for in
fants and flowers of sulphur for older
children and adults, brought to creamy
consistence with glycerine; dose-a
teaspoonful or more, according to age,
three or four times day, swallowed
slowly, and application of the same to
the nostrils with sponge. The result
is that since he has used this sulphur
cure he has not lost single case.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-17

VIRGINIA GRAND LODGE OF MAsONs.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia, A. F.
and A. Masons, in session at Richmond,
last Tuesday, elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Beverly R,
Wexford, Jr., grand master; Peyton S.
Coles, deputy grand master; Reuben M
Page, grand senior warden; Mayo O.
Darlington, grand junior warden Oscar
M. Marshall, grand treasurer; J. T
Keeser, deputy grand treasurer; VIM.
B. Isaacs, grand secretary; VIM. B.
Isaacs, Jr., deputy grand secretary
Henry w. Murray, grand senior dea
con; T. H. Hill, grand junior deacon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-17

FRESH CAKE
70 Always on hand and baked to order.
Toys TOys!! TOys!!l T0ys!!ll
have large stock of Toys too numerous to
mention, from &c. to S., Sleds, Hobby Horses,
Carriages. Wagons, &C., also a variety of Bohe-
mia and China Ware, suitable for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,
All of which will be sold at as Low A FIG
IRE as can be bought anywhere.
3DO1ISy Dolls
All sizes, all kinds all prices, and cheaper than
90 re e- ever. er1- &. T.s3a
cod FIRE WORKS.! FIRE works.!
Rockets, Roman Candles, Torpedoes, Squibs.
aS Goods Delivered Free. ga
Two doors East OF D. A. Kayser's. de17-2t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-16
Bankrupt X took !
EXTRA BARGAINS NOW :!

We have lately opened part of a BANKRUPT
STOCK Oi Fancy Goods, All new, clean goods and
IN good order. and we can offer for q short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-16
HaIloweII Post Once.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
Al 339 and 500 P. M; closes at 9.40 A. M :, and
ior the night Pullman train at p. M.
Eastern Mail arrives daily. Sundays excepted,
1t 6.O6 anu 9.57 A. M; closes at 32o and
PM.
Litchfeld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, at 10 A. M; closes Sundays,
Tuesdays and THURSDAYS at p. NJ.
Office Hours from 730 A. M. to $50 r. M. As
no mail arrives on Sunday, the office will remain
closed on that day Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
E. ROWELL, P. M.
Hallowell, July |, 1873.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-16
DAILY KENNEBEO JOURNAL
FOR THE

"a IN IN M cr M o m ( h - q.
Parties desiring the JOURNAL DURING THEIR
VACATION. can have it mailed to them for a
week or any length OF time by leaving their ad-
dress at the Counting Room.
40 cents per Week, 90 cents per Month.
ANPostage Prepaid.
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AUGUSTA SAVINGS. BANK

Organised inlS4s.
TRUSTEES Thomas Lambard JAS. W North,
i'temas Lrt bey, VIM 5. Badger, Sam'l Titcomb.
OFtIC E--In Savings Bank Building,l74 Water
st. Bank Opeii daily, noli A, NJ. to T.. M, anu
rom 10 i.3U p. h. Saturday Evenings, from to
80 n'cloCk.
Interest on deposits payable twice a year, Feb.
and Aug. Interest not drawn our ~ added to the
ieposlt, thus making COMPOUND INrf REST.
Interest begins On the drst day of each month.
Huney deposited or before the teafh ddg OF each
month, will draS interestfrom the 6rsi day OF the
aTbO month.
aa-Uuder IN letIDg law OF this State. all de
Ioslts in SAVINGS Banks, ereHspt rom ,aiRici-
1Gi taxation.
No returns OF names of depositors are required
~ be made to State or town authorities and all ac
counts are held by this Bank to be strictly prtDdfs
md confidential,
Married women ana persons under age can de-
.loslt money in their own names tha IL can be
rawD only 10y Themselves, or on their order.
Especial advantages afforded to Executors,
iual diars, Tr1steeG and others having in charge
NrustF Funds.
WM.R SMITH Treasurer.
Augusta April 20, 1879.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-16

Nice Elastic Cord, cent yard.
lm Leat Fans, cts. each.
Black Lace Wells, 25cte CORNER price 49,
Black Lace Scarts, 80. - and 90
Ladies' White Lace fies from - cts up.
Good Quality sun Umbrellas for ~ cts.
Lot OF Dark Kid Gloves only 80 cts
Good spool Cotton, 10 cts. II dozen.
Geo. A. Clarks Machine Thread 5 cts.
Mems Thin Undershlrts, 25 cts. each
Mems Paper Collars, extra quality for l0c "a box.
I Pairs Ladies' Cotton Hose for % cts
Ladies' Linen Handkerchieis Tor % cts.
Good Towels cts. each.
ladies' setts Of Collar and Cuffs, % cts.
Nice Double Ruchng 10 cts. yard.
Good Knitting Cotton. elsa ball
IL dozen agate shirt buttons Tor 3 cts.
Ladies' Nickle Plated Back Combs % cts.
Mems Linen Bosoms, IL, - and 81 each.
Perry Davis Painsiler, 20 cts a bottle.
Castora "a substitute Tor Castor Oil) 25 cts
Green's August Floser (ior dyspepsia) cheap.
Ladies' Lise Thread Gloves only 10 cts a pair.
Ladies' cold Plated Gun and Barb Pins. very
cheap.
Chlldren's Hose fl ON 10 cts. to 25 a pair.
Ladies' " hte Hose (hnshed leet Tor IS cts
hordered Cotton Handkerchiels ior % cts.
Children's Blbs, (pretty ones) for 20 cts
Mosquito Netting, 10 cts "A yard.
Mrs. Wlnsow's Soothing syrup % cts.
Linen Table Covers tor 40 cts.
Ladies silk Handkerehlels. 20. 81 and so cts.l
Mems Linen Covered Paper Collars 10 cts. a boz
Mems Suspenders for Is cts palr.
Rubber Fine Combs 5 cts. each
Good Tooth Brushes for 10 cts.
Fifty Picture Albums from IS cts to $500 each.
Ladies' work Boxes, 10 cts. each.
Schenck's, Ayers Wings Wrights Pills, q cts.
Ayers Hair Vigor is CTS.
Halls Hair Kenewer IS cts.
Knowles Hair Restorer o5 cts.
kennedY's Medical Discovery only SI.lF.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Sl.l5.
Nesetne (Blood Purliler) 81 cts.
Hoyts German Cologne, 10 cts.
Alcock's Porous Plaster 20 cts.
Ayers Sarsapara IS cts.
Peruvian Syrup 65 cts.
Saniords Jamaica Ginger, 40 cts.
oauiords Catarrh Cure, cneap,
Rushs Sarsa pdrllla Hud Iron, cheapl
HOstctter's stomach Buffers, cheap
Adamson'e Botanic Cough Balsam % cs
Atwood's Jauhdlce Bltters 70 cts.
Johnsons Anudyn0 LIuiment s5cts
Hagan's Magnolia Balm only 50 cts.
Best Brown Duck Overalls soc a pair
Ladies' Fine Handkerchlefs for DC
Papers of Good Pins for luc.
New LOT 10 Bone Corsets for soc.
Extra 6U Bone Embroidered Corsets for slOO.I
Very Pretty Vases for soc ana 3l pair
All Linen Towels Tor &C each.
ChIldTen's Round Combs 8, 10, I5c each
All Linen Table Covers ioI soc
New Lot Ladies' kuches for l0c Dozeu,
pairs Ladies Striped Hose for 45c
Ladies White Hose sc pair.
Nice Linen Damask Towels 25c each
GOod Wallets 10, 70 and 50c each
All Linen BJsoms IL, 70, 30, 20, 3;ic each
Good Note Paper and l0c a Quire
GoQd Periumery ioT lOc Bottle
Nearly all kinds ol Pills for 2Oc "A Box
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AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery OF letters, from 100 A. Nj. co 900
PA
On SUNDAYS. from 9.l5 A. M. to 1918 AM
ARRIVAL AND DEpAKrURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and West, 2.l7 A. NJ. 3.46 sno
500 I'M.
Lewiston and Auburn, BAG. s and SEQ p NJ
S.th and Rockland, 346 and $50 z. NJ.
RIcklacd stage, via Washington, 6 7. NJ.
"aldoboro stage, via Jefferson, 8 p. NJ.
Degrade, West Waterville, Norridgew snc
il h.on, IL NJ.
Wiuthrop and Monmouth, 6 p. M.
+ rmnsrton stage via Readfeld, lis Z. NJ.
Brlfist, 9.4j A. NJ. and IL .O3 z. NJ.
hriast stage, $50 A. NJ
.J@legsn, $40 A. NJ.
G,us Trunk X. K and Canada, 3.46 and 2I1
soldiers Home $50 A. NJ. and 7O0P.M NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Portland, Boston and West, 5.45 and $50 A. NJ
lDf. NJ.
i.cwl,ton and Auburn, 5.45, 100, 9 80 A. NJ.
h,h and Rockland, 54j, and $50 A. M.
.cxiand stage, via Washington, 100 A. NJ.
W .doboro stage, via Jefferson, 100 A. Nj.
Be grade. West Waterville, Norridgewock, and
gdi1on, LIS M.
wi lthrop and Mon mouth, 700 A. NJ.
Farmnston stage via Readfeld LIS P. NJ.
Belfast, $3.50 L. NJ. and 1000 L. NJ.
Belfast stage, $3.50 Z. NJ.
Skowhegan, 8. 80 Z. NJ, and 1000 =. NJ.
Grand Trunk K. X. and Canada, 545, $50 M.
Soldiers Home, 7 A. NJ. and $50 Z. NJ.
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Drop Letters, per , OF. | cent.
Mail Letters, per IL oz. cents.
Books, transient news papers, and Other transient
Or ned matter, except unsealed circulars) in pack
ages not exceeding lbs in weight, per ounces,
l cent.
Unsealed circulars merchandise, and samples,
ackases not exceeding lbs. in weight, per
~ , | cent.
Al matter not prepaid at letter rates must be so
wr4oved that it can be examined, and must COL
tan To writing whatever, except as follows
The sender of any article Of third class mail
matter may write his or her name or address
therein. or on the outside thereof, with the word
from" above preceding the same. or may
write briefly or print on any package the number
and names of the articles inclosed.
Liquids, glass anu explosive chemicals are ex
cuded from the mails.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE,
Especial attention Is called to the Money Order
system q. q safe and cheap method OF transmitting
snail sums OF money through the mails. Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding 500. Larger
amounts can be sent to the same person at the
same time by additional orders.
RATEs.
Orders not exceeding SIS, l0cents.
over Sl5and not exceeding $50, 10 "
$3.50 " $40, 20 "
$40 " 4" $50, rs
Money orders are also drawn by this Office on
Canada Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and
Italy.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
Letters, and other valuable packages, may be
registered to any post-ohce in the United States,
oa the payment Of letter postage and fee of ten
cents. HORACE Ii. HAMlAEN, L. M.
July. TO- 1873.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
Grace Darling in Michigan.

Lake Michigan has its Grace Darling,
and her father and brothers are as brave
and heroic as she is herself. Sanford
W. Morgan is keeper of the life saving
station at Grand Point au Sable, Michi-
gan, and after the close of navigation he
allows the crew to go away for the win
ter, but remains on the ground with his
daughter and his sons. At daylight,
during one of the most violent gales of
the season, with the sea so boisterous
that it was covered with foam, fishing
boat was discovered about three miles
off shore, in distress, by Miss Edith.
Quickly giving the alarm to her father
and two brothers, she urged them to go,
volunteering to take an oar herself to
assist the crew. 1t seemed as though q
boat could not possibly live in the
mighty waves, but one was launched,
and after pull of two hours, with seas
breaking over the small boat and threat
ening its destruction and the loss of
those on board, they succeeded in reach
ing the wreck, to find that one of the
crew who had been clinging to the side
of the vessel had become exhausted, and
letting go his hold had been drowned.
Another sailor, however, was rescued as
he was about to give up, and was taken
ashore. Nor was this the first time that
the brave young girl had ventured out
on an errand to save.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
The Great Eastern.

The leviathan of ships, the Great
Eastern, is one of the wonders of our
progressive age, and mighty proof of
the energy, perseverance and skill of
man. No other ship is worthy to be
mentioned with her. She stands alone,
a proud monument to her designers and
builders.
She was built at London about twenty
years ago, and cost fabulous sum of
money. She is nearly 700 feet long, 83
feet wide, and can carry 20, 900 tons of
freight. The next largest vessels ca
pacity is not over 5000 tors.
Although of fuch immense size her
lines are beautiful, and she sits upon the
water as gracefully as yacht. She has
seven masts. Her engines, of the COM
bined power of 10000 horses, are a
wonder to contemplate. Involuntarily
the beholder exclaims, as he gazes upon
the moving mass, Chow could man ever
fabricate them?" ...r
Although built for passenger and
freight steamer, and intended for the
Australian trade, she has been used al
most altogether in laying submarine
telegraphs, proving altogether too large
for profitable use as merchant steamer.
There is no doubt, in the event of Great
Britain's going to war, she would be
used as transport steamer, being able
to accommodate 10000 soldiers with
their baggage.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
Words of Wisdom.
elf-denial is a grand virtue.

Self-denial is grand virtue.
Every high aim lifts you above your
self.
Selfishness has variety of DISCUSSES,
but under the velvet you can always
find the claw.
If it be important to know whether a
man will cheat you if he can, sound him
as to his willingness to help you cheat
somebody else.
With time and patience the mulberry
leaf becomes satin. What difficulty is
there at which man should quail, when
a worm can accomplish so much from
leaf.
A man who covers himself with costly
apparel and neglects his mind, is like
one who Eliminates the outside of his
house and sits within in the dark.
Ignorance and deceit are two of the
worst qualities to combat. 1t is vastly
easier to dispute with statesman than
blockhead. .ll
If we would have powerful minds, we
must think; if We would have faithful
hearts. we must love; if we would have
strong muscle, we must labor. These
include all that is valuable in life,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
Saved by Fire,

Three little girls, from six to eigh
years of age. up at Mannville, ON the Wis
consin Central Railroad, wandered into
the woods one day recently and got lost.
Night came on and the little ones finally,
at about midnight, ran upon a haystack
in clearing. They pulled out some of
the hay and made hole big enough to
crawl into, when, to their horror, several
large wolves came bowling about them
and swapping their jaws in anticipation
of the human feast before them. The
children cried and screamed in their ter
ror as the wolves came nearer and
nearer. Finally the Oldest of the chill
dren, while on her knees praying for
herself and little sisters, happened to
remember that fire would frighten away
wild animals, and remembered also that
she had few matches in her pocket. In
moment she pushed the children out
from the stack and struck a match and
set fire to the dry hay. The effect was
magical. In an instant the flames shot
skyward, the wolves ran off in rage of
disappointment, and soon after, as the
little ones were warming the chilled
blood in their little veins, their parents
and friends came up to their rescue,
attracted thither by the light from the
burning haystack.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
Alexander Hamilton Stephens.

A Washington correspondent thus de-
scribes Congressman Stephens, of Geor-
gia: A white secretary, a colofed SER
want, and pair of crutches form Mr.. Ste
phens' entire family. He was never mar
ried, and believe has few or no relatives
On account of his infrm condition he is
never seen in the dining-room. He
takes his meals in his room. He eats
very sparinely, and is an epicure in his
tastes. He hates the sight of pork, and
he was once known to fire the plate at
the walters head who had brought him
sausage-cake for breakfast. But his
wrath was over in minute, for he soon
laughed at the folly of his quick temper,
and handed the astonished waiter gift.
Yet it is somewhat strange that, notwith-
standing Mr.. Stephens natural aversion
to pork in any shape-for 1t is said that
he can hardly look at hog in the street
without having touch OF convulsions-
Notwithstanding this aversion, he is
passionately fond of coon, aud he en-
ploys two men constantly on the Virginia
side of the Potomac capturing young
raccoons for him. 1t tests Mr.. Stephens
full strength to stand alone on his
crutches. He appears to be all dead
but the eyes, which are large and radi-
ant, with wonderful depth and serenity.
One leg is shorter than the other, and it
is raised by high heel on his shoe. Al
ways dwarfish in size, there is now moth
ing left of him but the bones-the mere
skeleton. He wears an old beaver hat,
and clothes that are not exactly shabby.
One shrinks from his face at first sighl
as from dead person. But the quivel
is but momentary, for the eyes speak,
and you feel that man of intellect is
somewhere near.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
What an Egg is.

To the reflective mind the egg consti-
tutes one of the greatest marvels of ma
ture. At first view it would seem that
it is an especial characteristic of birds;
but when we observe that fishes, 30 diff
ferent from birds in their organization
and their mode of life, have also eggs,
we see that it must be the same in one
sense with all kinds of animals. A pull
let's egg is a very small germ, posses
sing at first only the most essential Or
gans for the actual sustenance of its ex-
istence, and the gradual development of
its other parts inclosed in box, with its
provisions for the time it must actually
little whitish circle remarked in the
membrane which envelops the mass Of
the yolk. The house destined to protect
the young animal until it has acquired
all of its own organs, and all the neces-
sary strength, and yet allow the air and
heat to penetrate, is the shell. Hence
the size of the eggs of animals is, not
necessarily proportioned to the size Of
the animals to which they belong. All
animals, whatever they may be-from
the elephant to the humming- -bird-are
at the moment when they begin to feel
the principle of life nearly of the same
size. That which varies is the provision
of nourishment they require. The cro-
codile, destined to attain colossal dimen-
sions, can take care of himself very well
in the river where he was born when he
has attained the size of lizard; so ma
ture places in the box where he is con-
fined food sufficient to enable him to
reach that size. The same with fishes;
there are some enormous ones which
have only very small eggs, because, how
ever diminutive they may be on leaving
their envelope, they can already obtain
their own living in the bosom of the
river or ocean.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
The Great Thirst Land.

We take the following from recently
published work descriptive of Southern
Africa, entitled "The Great Thirst
Land:" The sufferings endured on ac-
count of the drought were at times al
most terrific. The throats of the oxen
were 80 parched that they could not
low. The dogs suffered even more than
the cattle. Nor are the wild animals
exempt from the plague of the land.
When water becomes scarce in these
thirsty plains, the whole of the wild
animals that inhabit them congregate
round any pool that may be left, for
with very few exceptions all have to
drink once in twenty-four hours. The
lions, which follow the game, thus are
led to their drinking places not only to
assuage their thirst, but to satisfy their
hunger.
To watch one of these pools at night,
as did in the northern Mascara coun-
try, is grand sight, and one never to
be forgotten. The naturalist and the
sportsman can here see sights that will
astonish them, and cause them to won
der at the wonderful instincts possessed
by the animal kingdom.
At such watering places the small
antelopes invariably drink first, the
larger later on, and with them the zebras
and buffaloes. After these come the
giraffes, closely followed by the rhinoc-
eros, and next the elephant, who never
attempts to hide his pproach-conscious
of his strength-but trumpets forth q
warning to all whom it may concern that
he is about to satisfy his thirst. The
only animal that does not give place to
the elephant is the rhinoceros; obstinate,
headstrong and piglike, he may not
court danger, but assuredly he does not
avoid it. The elephant may drink by
his side, but must not interfere with
him, for he is quick to resent an insult,
and I am assured that when one of these
battles takes place the rhinoceros is in
variably the victor. The elephant is
large, Of gigantic power, but the other
is far more active, while the formidable
horn that terminates his nose is dread
full weapon when used with the force
that he has the power to apply to it. 1
have been told on trustworthy authority
that rhinoceros in one of those blind
fits of fury to which they are 30 subject,
attacked large wagon, inserted his
horn between the spokes OF the wheel
and instantly overturned it, scattering
the contents far and wide, and after
wards injuring the vehicle to such an ex-
tent as to render it useless.
The lion is not tied to time in drink
ing. After it feeds it comes to water,
but it never would dare to interfere
with the rhinoceros or the elephant.
Where the buffalo exists in numbers it
is the principal prey of the lion; in
other localities antelope and chiefly the
zebra are its food.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
( VOL. VIII.
Some Time.

OVffO
Some time, tired heart Of mine.
You shall have long, long rest;
AMI the quiet evening sun, ,r
Sloping outward to the west,
Creeping in the easement wide,
Shall look on quiet breast.
Though the birds shall COO and call
As the deeper shadows fall.
You may rest.
Some time, patient eyes Of mine,
You may take long, long sleep;
Though the early morning sun
All along the wall shall creep,
waxen eyelids will not lift '|'''.
From the watching which they keep;
Though sunbeam, overbold,
Seek to part your curtains fold,
i'.. '' You may sleep.
Some time, striving hands Of mine,
There will be long, long peace;
Loosened from the tasks you hold
Into new and sweet release,
Other hands must place You close
In dumb amen for grace.
Even loves touch, soft and warm,
Daro not break such prayerful form
E' OF your peace.
Some time, restless feet Of mine,
There will come long, long day
When you need not cross the sill
From the flushing till the gray.
Other steps must bear you forth
To the place where clay is clay.
Though 1 led you out at light
They will bring you home when night
Ends our day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-02
A Vienna mechanician has succeedei

A Vienna mechanician has succeeded
in constructing an apparatus for working
sewing machines. Electricity, steam, or
water power are, an the score of cost,
domestically inapplicable, SO the inven-
tor of the new machine was restricted to
gravitation or elasticity, and he, prefer
ring the latter force, has contrived to
make springs strong enough to keep an
ordinary sized machine in motion, it is
said for hours. A system OF cog-wheels
is arranged underneath the surface of
the table upon which the machine is fix
ed, and by handle at the side the spring
is wound up with facility. The velocity
at which the machine works is entirely
at the option of the person using it, and
can be easily regulated.