A Very Important Questioi And a Very Truthful An s we Given. Is the smoking of cigarettes hurtful, so pronounced by many eminent ph; cian8? I will answer first, jes, and wi Tnere are millions of cigarettes being on the market, with fine and fancy lab wrappers, boxes, etc., and among them a great many made by irresponsible part: and sold at low rates, but retailed at same price as the pure goods. Now such cigarettes are made of ? odds and ends and scrapings of cigars s tobacco factories, being cut into fine c and adulterated with opium and other jurious drugs, which produces that un pie ant taste after smoking; finally, if persis! in, will give you sore tongue or moo and soon get in the bronchial tubes a lungs, causing serious, if not fatal troub Such cigarettes are not only made of in rior and mixed tobaccos, but they ? wrapped up in. a cheap, vile and poisonc paper, full of essential oils, etc., and t pasting or sealing the cigarettes is done the licking of the tongue, as the paste put on the paper when cut and allowed dry on a common envelope. I would ways prefer to do my own licking. Su cigarettes, of which there are millions the market, I am compelled to say, in ji tice to the smokers, are decidedly inju ous, acd caution the public against the There are : cigarettes on the marl which are not hurtful. So far frc it they are recommended by our first phy cians to be used even by the mo3i d?lies invalid-in certain stages of catarrh, asl ma, sore throat, and as acting as a go digester and mild cathartic. But what s they made of? Only the finest of old, pui ripe and mellow, leaf tobacco, and th wrapped in the finest imported French ri paper. I have given a good deal of tit and study to the cigarette business, ai think I am prepared to speak knowing on the subject. When on my way fro New York some ten days ago, I, by sped invitation, visited Durham, IS". C., said be the center of the worid in smoking t baccos, and I find it justly so. I was kind taken to the cigarette department of th mammoth smoking establishment of \ T. Blackwell & C<>., and I will here ?a a courtesy not generally extended in sit Har establishments, as 1 have knocked the doors of some and found them close not only to an inspector, but to the publi and, asl found myself io the leading man facturingestablishment of the world, I ga^ it a close and thorough inspection, and sa the whole process of making cigarettes from the old North Carolina leaf, throug its varied handlings and manipulations, ui til it came out a full fledged and perfect ci? arette. They work with open doors, and ii vite the public to see and investigate tl entire operations. Now, from what I sa there, and have seen in my travels ail ov? the world, I must saj that Blackwell & Co even if so disposed, could not afford, ait< millions of dollars in advertising and e: tending the trade over the whole civilize world, to put poor goods, oran adulterate article in this new brand of Bull Durbai cigarettes. In order to give the publi and especially those most interested, tri cigarette smokers themselves, as we a should know what we eat, drink and smok an inside view of what is going on, I wi start out bj sajing that Blackwell & Co. factorj is situated in the golden belt t North Carolina, noted for the productio of the finest and sweetest leaf tobacco the grows on the continent, and I say withou "? contradiction, in the world, and of th* leaf onlj they buy, and to-day holding i their warehouse, more and finer leaf to bac co, than any other manufactory in th United States, being over eight mil Ho pounds. Of mat leaf they select the bes to work in their noted brand of Bull Dur ham Long Cut, of which their cigarette are made, and that alone. No drug, n flavoring, onlj the pure old North Carolin leaf, and that leaf wrapped in the pures, and finest imported rice paper, importe? direct by themselves, and every reatado paper before being cut into wrapp?rs, ar first immersed in a large,vat of the strong est alcohol and allowed to remain forty eight hours, ?hen taken out and drippei and dried, which process expels ?roa the paper, if any, ail the essential oil? etc., etc., etc., also causing it to buri freer and give not a particle of pape taste in smoking. The paste used in mak ing the cigarettes-in other words, sealiuj the wrapper-is made of pure rice flour and made fresh every two hours to keep i sweet and pure, and it is placed about s teaspoonful on a piece of marble, 4xj ?nche?, and cn it a small stick made o white wood about as large as a lead pencil dat?t one end, and the smallest ? article ol the paste is with it applied to the end o the paper and the tinder lightly run ove. it, making it a complete and nice finish everything being done in the most system atic, clean and neat way, the entire depart ment looking like a nice, well-kept parlor No leaf tobacco is worked in the branc of this cigarette until two to tnree year old, giving it that mild, mellow and swee flavor so much sought after and so se'dorx found. HOW FLAVORED. Some twenty-five years ago, all th? chewers of good and fine tobacco will wei and pleasantly recollect the old ?nc familiar brand of chewing tobacco called the "Honej Dew," and the best chewer ii the world. . Can't get it now-and why' Because the demand calisfor difterent an? cheaper goods, and by it common leaf ha* to be worked, and in order to make it pleasant to the taste-as all common green and new tobaccos are bitter-consequently sugar, molasses, liquorice etc, had to be sub' stituted to give in part that sweet taste so popular in the genuine Honey Dew. Now, what was the boney Dew made ol? Why, simply and plainly this: the small but honest old tobacco farmers of North Car? olina: they were not only in those days farmers, but manufacturers also, as a great many of them put up, as they termed i', their own crops in their rude and sii-aple, but hoBest way ??nd r.o adulterations. Why the swe:t , flavor? it was this that gave il-riot sugar, but honey and pure honey from Heaven. They allowed their little crops of tobacco to remain growing in the field until fully ripe, never cutting it until the crop took what they termed the August dews, to give it the sweet honey flavor and taste: and only from those honest farin* originated the br^nd of Honey Dew chewing tobacco. And that same section-the golden belt of North Carolina-has for the past five years gone b;ick to the raising arid ripening of that identical rich, mild, mellow and rif-e tobacc;and of that identical tobacco, while in Durham, Cob-ml Blackwell took me to his various warehouses and showed me millions of pounds, and said lo me, the very best s- lection-of this tobacco I put iu my new brand ot Bull Durham cigarettes and I am determined to make them what I have made my Bull Durham Granulated Tobacco-the leader of the world, that is if good goods, neat work, and the very beet of material of every kind will do it. I left the factory, believing what I saw, that there was one brand of cigarettes on the market that was made of pure leaf and flavored only with the heavenly dew, and that was Blackwell's Bull Durham. 1 can truthfully say They are mild, mellow, sweet and pure They are flavored only with the heavenly dew ; The above we ftive as the facts m full. For other proof look ont for the Bull. Cotton as a Domestic Com? modity. Cor. Cincinnati! Commercial.] To the Southern visitor, especially, at the Exposition, the operation of spooling cotton, the intricate and marvelous ma? chinery used, and the busy and skillful operatives at work in the various depart- | ments, is a thing which never fails to j attract their undivided attention. Parsing j through the main building from we*t to I east, immediately beyond the exhibit of j the State Departmental Washington, which j is located on a portion of the space origi- i nally belonging to Messrs. J. & P. Coats, I and kindly donated by them, is the display ; of the Alessrs. Coats, framed in by the j most elegant spool cc-ton sign in the Ex? position. It is cemp?sed of 16,000 spool?, of 200 separate colors, embracing the latest ombre and other fancy shades. The frames are richly molded, with plate-glass cover? ings, and the spool-work is of very artistic design and finish. The exhibit covers an area of thirty by sixty feet, and is fur? nished, in addition to the machinery, with raised seats at one extremity for the com? fort of visitors, who can thus enjoy their ea*e while they are being entertained by the various processes there presented. All of the machines are automatic and labor? saving. The first is the skein spooler, which winds the thread from the hanks on to large bobbins, from which it is taken to the. winding machines, which transfer ex? actly 200 yards to the spool, and is then ready to repeat the operation. From here it is taken to the ticketing machine, an ingenious automatic arrangement, proba? bly the most interesting of all the various operations. This machine cuts the little circular labels from large sheets and pastes and places them firmly on either end of the spool. The goods are then removed to the packing table, where other opera? tives are at work in full view of the public, making paper boxes, some of them hold? ing full dozens and others single spools, the latter to be given to lady visitors. AU of the machines used, which have at other expositions taken the highest medals, are the inventions of Mr. Hezekiah Conant, who is very prominently connected with the American mills of Messrs. J. & P. Coats. At another table t wo sewing machine j operatives are constantly at work, making biok-marks of colored satin, which are ?iven as souvenirs to visitors. An elabo? rate phow case stands at one end of the I space, and others partly cover the broad counters on either side. Messrs. J. & P. Coats are the largest thread makers in the world. Their suc? cessive descendants have Deen famous on I account of the product of their great fac? tories at Paisley, Scotland. Within the last ten years they have erected five mills at Pawtucket, R. I., the fourth mill being completed in the Centennial year, and cost over one million dollars. It contains a Corliss engine of one thousand horse? power. Mill number five, now nearly complete, is500 feet in length, four stories in height, besides a basement, and contains more floor space than any other spool cotton mill in the United States or Scotland. Mr, Jaine* Coats, the eldest son of ' Sir Peter Coats, is at the head of the American busi? ness, and they employ in both countries, directly and indirectly, over seven thous, and operatives. Toe old house of Auch incloss Brothers,founded in 1810, and now mostly in the third generation, is the New York agency. The firm has other agencio* ia Phil?delphia, Boston and San Francise \ Great credit is due for the present display to Captain J. W. Thomas, the Southern avene of Messrs. Auchincloss in Atlanta. He is assisted by Mr. J. S. Otis, the rep? resentative in your city of the firm, Doth gentlemen having been for many years identified with the business. Clark's O. T. Spool Cotton. In attempting to give a description of Clark's O. ??. T. spool cotton machinery in motior u the Exposition building, it would be impossible to do the subject justice. The machinery of this company is So far superior to that of any other spool cot? ton manufacturer that comparisons in this case would really he odious. It requires to be seen to be believed. There is something almost supernatural about Clark's O. N. T. spooling machinery. It seems only to want the gift of speech to make it perfect. Their new automatic ticketing machin? ery is also a very wonderful piece of me? chanism. This machine is registered io put tue tickets on both ends of the spool at once. It gums them and cuts them and puts them on at the rate cf 170 spools per min., ute, or 102 000 in a working day of ten hours. Such marvels require to be seen to be believed. Evrry lady and gentleman should em? brace this opportunity of witnessing what the genius of the nineteenth century ha* produced iu machinery. The American Star Bicycle. Thousands of people, many of whom never saw a bicycle before have been deep? ly interested in the exhibition of the American Star Bicycle, as operated on the grounds by expert agents. Tin's bicy? cle is different from and better than any other yet introduced, in having the steer? ing wheel in front, making it more sensi? tive and much easier guided. It is safer, easier to mount and dismount, and easier to roaster. Hundreds of young and middle ag'd men have learned to ride the Ameri? can Star Bicycleon the Exposition grounds, and the graceful exhib?ti?msof the expects at.damatuers have attracted more attention perhaps than any one feature of tbe exhi. bilton. This beautiful and superior ma? chine ts manufactured by H. B. Smith & Co., Smithville, Burlington county, Vt., who will give full particulars to all inquiries. Important Points. In Public Comfort building at the -*outh end of the Mam building is the place to ?et a nice lunch for 15 to 25 cent-. An Extra good dinner for 50 cent?. Ladies parlor adjoining. Wanamaker & Brown. " The exhibit of this enterprising P delphia firm is one of the best in th? of clothing in Art Hall. A descripti the display would not be ;as interest! the reader as the foliowingTjit of histe THE STO? Y OF OAK HALL Oak flail siatds at the south-east e< of Sixth and Market Streets, PniJadel a locality rich in historic memories. 1 this spot once stood the home of R< Morris, the patriotic financier of the olution ; one block away, in a house standing, Jefferson drafted the Deolan of Independence; the shadow of the 5 Hou.-e, in which that ?.reat document t xecuteti, falls within a hundred yt and upon adjoining ground stood the r sion of George Washington. The h< spirit of the days of the Revolution see still to linger about the spot as Hie ir ration of the heads and brains of the ye men who founded Oak Hall just a?= conflict of the civil war began in the sp of 1861. Experienced men looked do fully on the modest little enterprise, predicted early failure as the rewar Mr. Wanamaker's pluck. The war ti made sad havoc with opinions, polit: military, and mercantile, but the theor failure put by imputation upon Oak ] found no resting-place in the mind o projector. It was a hard fight for life, against ht odds, during 1861 and 1862; With early days of 18'Jo the skies brightened, already increasing business grew stiil n rapidly, the stock wat augmented in vance of every demand, the comma; became aware that it was now being ser wiih clothing as it never had been bef and thus Oak Hall ceased to be an exp ment, and became a fact. Gradual! absorbed surrounding properties unti reached its present great proportions of stories, 66 feet front by a depth of 188 / and became the Largest Retail Cloth House. Out of Oak Hall the house of Ji Wanamaker & Co., on Chesnut Street, - organized in 1868, for the accommodai of buyers on that thoroughfare; and 1876 the Grand Depot, formerly the Frei De pot of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1 opened, at first as a Clothing House, it has annexed adjoining properties ; increased in facilities, until nowitis Largest Dry Goods and Outfitting Ho in Pniladelpbia. Its forty-oda depa ments will dress a man, woman, or ch complete from head to feet, will furnis house entire, besides supplying aim ? everything that utility or taste can a j These stares are worth a long journey ? visit, and increase their attractions* o stantly. An understanding of what the peo I will sustain, and a firm devotion to est; lished principles, have been the roots this wonderful growth. The followi ideas supply the absolute latre upon wh: all Oak Hill methods are based: First. The largest stock, equal to a demand of taste, economy, or -ize. Second. Excellence of quality, combir willi economy of price. Third. One price only, and that 1 lowest. Fourth. No old stock. The application of these principles is simple and complete that c-mfideDce cam be abused,- a child can buy upon as fav I able conditions as the shrewdest man. "V I understand most thoroughly that Jasti j success depends upon the confidence buyers. The business is constantly progressiv There is no pause in our forward moi ment. Before objective points are fair gained, we are seeking new modes f public service. This fragmentary sketch may give soi j idea of the magnitude of Oak Hall and j connections. The story of a business su I cees is always instructive, and the lesson j Oak Hall is, that with the same mind I the head which has directed its affair* fro ! the beginning, the story of the past is tl : sure prophecy of tne future. The succt j rooted in energy and achieved throu; ; principal will be maintained, because tl ! energy will not flag, nor will the priucipl j of the business t>e neglected, i We forward, upon request, an illustr?t [Catalogue showing styles and prices j Readv Made and Custom Clothing for mt ; s nd boy p. WANAMAKER & BKOWX, I S. E. cor. Sixth and Oak flail. : Market St?. Philadelphia. Wi M. Scott, the gent's furnisher, No. '. j and 13 Whitehall St, Atlanta, is the ge j eral sou i hern agent. Cali there and lea' j your orders. Tb-- Howe Scales. T e exhibit of this enterprising man i factory is creditable in every respect. ? is found in the middle of the north win { where no one who passes through the mai j building can fail to >ee it. They have ti j most handsome and effective display i j scales ever made in any exposition, inclu< j ing everything from a letter scale to j forty-ton track scale. Upon shelving at ! ranged in the form of a pyramid are lette ?scales and counter scales of all sizes an ! descriptions, the whole surmounted by a I elegant pair of platform scales, with dece j rations of bright colored flags and strean: i ers. j A hand.-ome portable, with glass pla! form, shows the peculiar advantages of th I Howe system und the abseuce of chec rods, suc-i as are u.-ed in old fashione scales. One of the curiosities of the ei hibit is a new invention which will prov a boon to tte cotton planter-a scale wuici j shuts up like a. jack-knife, and can be pii jin the wagon and used anywhere in th cotton field. Their broad platform, witl wide fiante, is especially adapted to weigh t ing snit meats, etc. The Howe Cotton bean is unquestionably the finest scale in th world. There is also a curious combinatiot in a scar? for weighing either by the metri> or pound system. Nearly ai) of the good; on exhibition are taken from stock, with out extra fini-h, but they are all elegantly finished, showing good taa?e and fine work mnnship. Mr. J. H. Mead, who is th* representative of the Howe Scale Com p.ny ia the South, is in charge of th< j exhibir. The principal office is 325Broad j way, New York. Chicago's Glass Hen. The small sum of ten cents is charged tc j see this most wonderful and interesting in ! vention, where by means of artificial heal J and electricity chickens are hatched by j thousands- This is a feature that does not j belong to the Exposition proper, but no I one will regret seeing the greatest inven j tion of the a<:e. Crowds go to see it every ; day and no one ^ver regret* the time and i money spent there. It looks like the hen's j occupation was gone; she will have nothing {to do now but go a visit ing and lay th? eggs. ! This wonderful curiosity has leen removed I to the south side of the north wing of the : main building, where visitors will find it j without going outside. It was formerly in a tent in an out-of-the way place. Eclipse Pumping and Power Mills. A little to the right of the main entrance, the eye of the visitor is met by a wind-mill, flanked with an elevated cistern. The lofty and symelrical tower on which the tnlJ] stand-*, together with the elegant form and movement of the machine itself, make it at once a noticeable exhibit. On closer examination, it proved to be the celebrated " Eclipse Wind Engine," of Beloit, Wis consin, snd was furnishing water for the drinking stand and fountains of the Art Gallery, besides watering the thirsty mul? titude. The Eclipse mill is already known to the public through the scientific and ag? ricultural journals of this and foreign countries as the leading machine of its ciass. The following facts, however, given by the reprenentative. Mr. Wheeler, will show the remarkable progress of this world-renowned machine : The Eclipse Pumping and Power Mills were first manufactured at Beloit, Wis., in 1S67. From a beginning which was necessarily of a primitive character, the demand was purely local. When the j peculiar adaptability of these mills for raising water and securing cheap power became known, their fame spread rapidly, and in a few years the company counted the leading States of the Union on their shipping roll. These were quickly followed by others, until, at the present time of I writing, they are forwarded to every civil-j ized country on the globe. The foreign j agencies of this company are found at Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Moecow and Odessa, Bass's. In the United States and in the North,Ea?t and West,principally under tin patronage of so reliable a firm as the Fairbanks Scale company, their agencies are found in Boston, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Ind., St. Louis Chicago and San Francisco. The Son th has-been represented from the home office at Beloit. In connection with the exhibit which was made at the At? lanta Exposition, Mr. Wheeler informed me that it was the inten? tion of the company to locate a whole? sale house for the South at Atlanta, Ga., and a branch factory at New Orleans, La. This compeny have been awarded four gold medals, five silver and three bronze medals at the World's four leading fairs, as well as being the recipient of over 100 premiums and diplomas. Referring to some recent orders taken by this corapanv, Mr. Wheeler informed me that the C. St. P. and M. B. E. have given a contract to them amounting to $50,000. The whole railroad trade of the company amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, and includes as customers the leading trunk lines of the United S'ates and thejJpanadas. Wind power is bound to have a large field in the South, as the numerous orders of the company abundantly show. Willimantic Spool Cotton. Cor. Louisville Courier-J?mal.] The Willimantic was.among the first to realize the importance and avail itself bf the advantaged of the Great Co:ton Fai;% losing no time in securing for itself the largest and perhaps most prominent space occupied by any other single exhibit. Not only this, but they were among the first on the ground, aud have now at actual work, the various pieces of machinery used in making the Willimantic thread. Their display is in itself a complete and perfect thread factory, for the operation nt which they have brought from the home works, a full complement of men and a large number of young ladies-some won id say factory girls, but if good manners, in? telligence and dignified demeanor go lor aught, I have not miscalled them-every [ one of whom is able, not only to do her al 1 lotted work with clock-like precision, bu' can always, with seeming pleasure, fiud time to tell the curious visitor how it is done. THE OLD WAY ASD THE NEW. In order to show a striking contras!, cr,; Willimantic manager sent out into the country and employed several old iadh >, two of whom card the cotton, another spins it on her wheel, while still another, with ready bands, sends the shuttle through "the warp1' of an old-fashiomd loom. All this is done just as it was done thirty years ago. Will the next hundred make comparatively such a contrast? It is but natural.for Southern people to want to know what isdone with their gre.it staple, and, therefore, the Willimantic is being examined by more eager lookers and learners than perhaps half the other exhib? its combined. People are daily spending from two to three hours looking at its wonderful workings, and, leaving it, pro te.-t-their watches to the contrary not? withstanding-that they have been there only a very few minutes. A Very danger? ous place this Willimantic, for the visitors without ample leisure, for it is likely tc beguile him to break engagements anc miss trains. Atlanta Exposition. j We deem the following from the Loni I Republican, of sufficient interest to warran! j our reproducing it in full. It in a little out of date, but it expresses the sentiment in regard to the success *of the Exposition*. From a private letter: "Up to the present time lhere has been a disappointment in the numbers of people who have visited the Exposition, but the indications are growing stronger daily that the people of the country, and of the Soutn especially; are waking up to the fret, that a most in? teresting. varied and instructive display awaits them here. In conversation with visitors from every section of the country who have come, the testimony is universal j that its magnitude is far greater than they j had any idea of. St. Louis has been clo=ely j ailied with the South; there is a strong I feeling of kinship and affectionate interest I exiiiting in the mir.cs of Southern people j towards St. Louis, and every element is fa I vorable for its continuance. The opportu f nity is aflorded through this great Exposi j lion to cultivate this feeling, and I re~rei f exceedingly that St. Louis ha* not taken s 1 more active part in the way of exhibits j but it is not loo late for the people of St. I Louis to testify their appreciation of whal j has been done. I hope to see a large num ber of our active business men here. Ii ! will do them good, accommodations an ample, prices very reasonable, and a hvartj welcome awaits them. The Exposition Hotel, where I am staying, can provide foi a thousand guests, ar.d Mr. Brown, the ge? nial landlord, will make theirstay pleasant in every way." ST. LOUIS, NOV. ll, 1881. Editor J&pub ?'?M-Dear Sir: We hand you the above ex tract from a letter from ?ur Mr. C. C j Adams, who is at present in Atlanta, at ! tending to our exhibit there, lt seems tr j us that it contains information and sugges j tiona which will be of interest. Very truly, E. JACCABD JEWELRY CO. Get Your Things Checked. Gentlemen and ladies will find it bur? densome to carry overcoats, wraps, um j brellas, valises and packages with them I through the building, and they should go j to the Public Comfort building, or give I their things to boys in uniform on the ! grounds, taking a check for them and call for them when ready io lea should be in every house: the Gate City I Stone Filter, which is the cheapest, beet and most convenient filter we have ever seen ; and the wonderful fruit dri?r, known as Cherry's Patent Fruit and Vegetable Evaporator, the best and cheapest article i for that purpose in the world. Messrs. McBride ?ic Co. have State and county j rights for these patents for sale, and any one out of business can make a fortune upon a small capital by purchasing the right to manufacture or nell them. Thomas Meikle & Co. In passing through the building contain? ing thefarm machinery a noticeable display is that of Thomas Meikle & Co., of Lou? isville, Ky. This enterprising firm are unable, owing to their limited space, to exhibit all the one hundred and twenty five different plows manufactured by them, but have brought to the Exposition some of their newest implements. Amongst these, attracting great attention, is their Tongueless Walking Cultivator. This Cul? tivator has cnarmed the planter's eye by its novel features of running withou: a tongue and being suited for working any of the steel blades in common use South. Its very moderate price of sixteen dollars puts it within the reach of every one's pocket. Their Riding Plow, too, is ahead of all others in the newness of its design. The plow hangs oulside the carriage which runs entirely on the hard ground, and the whole is surmounted by an umbrella, which has at once impressed the farmers with com? fort and made their wives and daughters anxious to exchange the nursery for the field. Meikle & Co.'s large works, with a capacity of seven hundred Plows a day, are rapb'-ly sesuling their implements to every town in the South. To*?y have in? stituted one reform which they claim, and jus.ly too, will be a great source of economy I tn ?he consumers rhat nf the interchange? ability of part?. They h av??, btbored con? scientiously to this end, and this fact that duplicate parts may be had almost any? where for their plows has given them a large trade. ANDREWS' PARLOR FOLDING BEDS, 20 STYLES. Send for descriptive catalogue TO [ Open.} W. M. SCOTT, ll AND 13 WHITEHALL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Southern Agent. KING COTTON, I'ltcrnational Colton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga., 1881. CHARLES W. HUBJIEK King Cotton, monarch of the Western World! Great Solomon in all his glory shone Not half so fine as thou upon thy throne, In rustic crown and white robe dew-impearl'd Crowns shall be lost and thrones to ruin hurlM Yet when the miehtiestof thy peers are prome, Tiien shaltthousee thy power still ampler grown, Thy conquering fla? in every zone unfuri'd ! Ail-potent Lord of Toil! Benignant sire Of weal and comfort and prosperity ! Here h ive we built a t-.'mple in thy name, Here bring we ucense for thine altar-fire, Here Ari and Science tribute pay to thee, Here sines the world the pean of thy fame! The Exposition at Atlanta. C. W. Habner iu Christian Index.] The International Cotton Exposition will ch >se on the last day of the present month. Let us impress this fact upon all who have as yet failed to visit this wonderful and unique display. We urge them to come. A walk through the brilliant avenues of the vast main building, and the numerous annexes and separate State buildings, is not only a source cf infinite pleasure, but an invaluable source of practical edu? cation as well. The eye is delighted by the kaleidoscopic beauty of tbe scene, the mind is impressed with tbe marvelous ingenuity and genius of the age ; the energies of the spirit are in? vigorated by the throb and thrill of rraodern progress, as embodied in this gratad Exposition. WeSkave here a bird's-eye view of the j inventive and productive results of the last quarter oiQbis nineteenth century. The man, woinaif^and child who leaves \ these grounds wilnfcake away impres? sions which will last a ?r^etime ; seed thoughts will be sown in rec*Sy*>tive soil that shall blossom in after ye?^and bring fruit for the benefit of indivictV--. als, communities and States. It is the profound suggestiveness of the scene, as a whole and in its infinite details, the incomparable teaching qualities of this beehive of human industry, skill ! power and thrift, that we desire to im ! press particularly upon the thoughtful ! and intelligent. j When the astonishment at the mag ! nitude of this successful enterprise, j which is the first feeling of the visitor, j has subsided, the feeling of intense curiosity, the desire to know, to exam? ine, tn sip copious draughts from this j deep and sparkling fountain of knowl j edge, succeeds and becomes the para ? mount motive of the visitor, j Never before, in the history of our i section, has an event occurred so inci ! sively pertinent to the needs and aspi ! rations of our people ; never have they j had an opportunity "to see and be j seen," in the relevant sense of the J words, os they now have. What they j have done, what others have done, what we are capable of doing, what others are capable of doing, what the South is and may be, what the North already is and will be-these are the pregnant themes which suggest them? selves to the intelligent observer-nay, which force themselves with, mighty impact upon the mind for immediate consideration. These are issues of des? tiny which we cannot evade ; they are imperative questions which must be answered, intelligently,definitely. This Exposition holds within its compass both question and answer. Whatever ? is not answered directly, is suggested ? in a way that every sensible man will at once comprehend. Besides these weighty, economic, commercial and industrial reasons, ? there are many others of minor impor? tance, which urge the people of the entire South to visit en masse this grand locally and historically valuable Expo? sition. It exercises its power to charm j peuple, directly and indirectly, and by ja thousand potent tendrils seeks to j draw to itself the popular heart and I quickened mind of our people, i The management has left nothing i undone that could foster or advance j the best interests and the physical I pleasure of the people; the railroads, j by the reduction of fares to a merely j nominal figure, have given unpre ? ceden ted impulse to the whole, and the j people, all over the country, are re j sponding to the invitation to participate j in this feast of industry, art, science ! and genius. It is a grand success in every possible ! respect, and it deserves to be-because I it is the crowning of a most memorable j epoch. Parks Honey Bucket. j We saw in the Cotton Exchange Exposi - , ion, in the Texas department, Mr. J. W. - j Park, of Columbia, Texas, who has a bee j hive and honey bucket, which is only to be ? seen to be appreciated. AU who see it tay I that it ia a bee-line to thc bee business. Parties owning wood working machinery should see it. Mr. Park is making arrange? ments in all the railroad centers in the United States to make the hive. Its sim? plicity and cheapness commends it to every one. If yon fail to see it, write to Mr. J. W. Park, Columbia, Texas, for informa? tion.