Edwardsville Spectator

FROM THE HARRISBURGH ORACLE.

Post-Boring Machine.--We have been lately much gratified in viewing a newly invented machine by Mr. James Corbett, of Hanover township, in this county, for boring posts for fences. We are decidedly of opinion that a more useful invention could scarcely be introduced to the public; for it is well known to all farmers, that good fences are among the first and most important considerations in their improvements; for as they are the best promoters of peace and good will among neighbors who keep unruly cattle, so they are equally the best preservatives of the crops which have been forwarded and matured by the sweat and toil of the anxious husbandman. When the farmer knows, that with this labor-saving machine, a man and boy, with the assistance of a horse, can completely bore 500 posts in a day; or one, two or three in less than half a minute; no matter how hard or crooked the wood may be, surely he will be anxious to become the possessor of so valuable an article, especially when it can be procured for about twenty dollars. The whole construction in itself is very simple, and causes us much to wonder that it has never before been thought of. Mr. Corbett has applied for a patent, and we heartily wish him that success and remuneration, which such useful ingenuity merits, and to further this view, we hope our professional brethren will notice this paragraph in such way as their inclination and friendship for useful improvements may prompt them.