Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-14


throughout the United States, for
the term Of II years, and it is given
in consideration of a full, clear and
accurate disclosure of the invention,
and Of the manner of reducing the
same to practice which will enable
those acquainted with the art to
make, and the public to use the in
yention after the expiration of the
term for which the patent is grant
ed. The proper administration,
therefore, of this bureau, affects to
a greater or less degree every man,
woman and child in the country.
Heretofore it has appeared that the
position of Commissioner of Patents
has been accepted and used as an
advertisement for gentlemen who
desired to enter the field as patent
lawyers or solicitors, and therefore
the details Of executive action, were
to an extent overlooked, and the
public in many instances compelled
to pay large sums to supposed inven-
tors, and supposed inventors had
patents issued to them to which
they were not entitled, and which
only led to trouble, expense, and in
terminable law suits. 1t is therefore
q matter of graduation that Presi
dent Arthur, in selecting Hon. Ben.
Butterworth, of Ohio, as Commits
sioner of Patents, has secured to the
position an eminently practical gen
tleman, who realizes the responsible
ity Of his position, and exhibits a
determination to look well into the
details of his office, and to see that
the public as well as the inventors
are secured and protected in their
rights clearly defined in the law.
General Buttcrworth has been spok-
en- of most hattoringlyin connection
with the Vice-Presidency, should an
eastern man be nominated for Presi-
| dent, but those who know the i'm
} portance of the Patent Bureau, say
} he is the right man in the right
: place, and should not be transferred
even to the honored position of
| Vice President.
$ The sixteenth annual convention
7 of the "National Woman Suffrage
} Association" which has been in ses.
, sion here since Tuesday last, closeC
3. this evening with an address BY
= Miss Susan B. Anthony, the frs
5 VIce-President, who, by reason Of
= the inability of the President, Mrs.
5 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to be pres
: ent, presided over the convention
S Nearly all Of the noted women OF
s the country who favor woman suf.
: frage were present, and some cx
t ceedingly forcib'e and interesting
= speeches were made by them. The
7 presidential candidates of both par
4 ties received attention during tn
/ session. Mr.. Edmunls was Sc
e down as n. 6; mo good3 Mr.. Blain
;, was little better, bat not to b
!, taken up with; Mr.. Conkling haC
c been weighed in the balance an,
y found wanting; Mr. Bayard nigh
e be ''chiYalrous Bayard," but the
were "dead agin him." Mr.. Flower
of New Y ork, was Gust lovely" an
? his name was not only suitable t
be worn upon the lapels Of their jer
D. seys, but it ought to be embroiderc
t. several times On the overskirt 0
{ every faithful member OF the orga!
e ization; but Mr.. Joseph E. McDor
j. aid, of Indiana, was ''the mobiles
D. Roman Of them all''-he should b
It President, if they had anything t.
@ say about it. Whether you, you
l. readers, or your correspondent, ma
n look with favor upon the woma
Y suffrage movement, it must be I,
10 corded as a fact, that the idea
y steadily and certainly gaining hea(
It way. Every year the "Nationi
ct Convention" meets in this city, an
ID with each succeeding session its p,
t, tition is presented to Congress wit
G. more force and influence.
rs A bill, proposing to give to IL
of widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair, S.
e. coo, and $50 per month as pen
10 sion for money expended and serv
le cos rendered the Government b
n her husband during the war for I'll
m Union, is before the House. 1t
- likely that the bill will become
w law, as it ought to.
an A delegation Of Navajo Indian
he clad in variously-colored blanket
lie and feathers, and beads, and shell
IL and strinns and Wsich y ere