The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1881, Watchman and Southron Supplement, Image 6
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<?e. The par?
ties having the check-rottn in charge are
thoroughly responsible, and there is no
risk in placing valuable jrticles in their
care.
The New York Purchasing
Agency
Of Mad. Cooley is represented in the Art
Hall, by a charming assortment of ladies'
and children's dresses, patterns and novel?
ties. Mm'e. Cooley will make purchases
of any articles for personal wear or house- [
hold use, giving ladies who reside.in the j
South the advantage of a thorough ac-:
quaintance with the leading houses of the
metropolis, excellent judgment and good
j taste. Shs gives the best references, and
has given satisfaction to all who have en?
trusted their business in her hands. Her
address is No. 451 Twenty-Second street
New York. * !
Something to Eat.
The Exposition company was very for- !
t?nate indeed in securing the aid of Messrs ;
J. L. Jones & Co., of 432 Broadway, New j
York, in the matter of entertainment.
Messrs. Jones & Co. have charge of the ?
restaurant, har, and also lunch stand in the '.
main building, and they furnish first-class! ?
dinners and lunches at reasonable prices, i
They have every luxury and the cooking j
ts par excellance. Any one can get a fine; j
lunch or dinner for from 20 cents to a dol4 !
lar and a half, according to taste and neces-f j
sity. The system of ordering is convent |
ient and perfect. Every one orders what; j
he wants and knows what it will cost bimi j
Don't fail to sample their pumpkin pies; j
Warner's Cotton Worm-Killer^[
One of the curiosities on the grounds is?
a Texas saddle equipped with a pair off
unique bags filled with water. On in-;
quiring what tbis is tor, you will be in-*
formed by Prof. Jack Warner, a regulars
old brick, that it Ls to kill the cotton worm.;
He will then explain to you how he uses;
poison mixed with the water, and with one;,
hand and a horse with this accoutrement j
on, he will, in one day, destroy every worm
on twenty-five acres of cotton. He isl
backed by good certificate*, and he is in j
dead earnest. Prof. Warner was the ;
quartermaster that fed the Libby prisoners j
during the war, at Richmond, and it is !
said he was a good feeder. He was born in
Ohio and raised in Mississippi, and ance
the war bas lived in Texas. Talk with I
him and he can explain this maehine to
perfection.
Messau Wood Distilling Co.
One of the most interesting exhibits on
the grounds, especially to those living in
the "turpentine belt'' is the new and won?
derful invention of Wm. Messau, for the
distillation of pine wood. A company has
been organized with Chas. H. Conner, a
prominent manufacturero!" Louisville, Ky.,
as General Manager. The test of this in?
expensive apparatus, made under the
direction of scientific men, a few days ago,
showed as the product of one cord of pine
wood: 13 gals, turpentine; 143gals. Pyrolig
neus acid (from which gray acetate of
lime is made); 64 gallons of tar and 64
bushels of superior charcoal. This test
was made under the especial supervision of
Ernest Sjostedt, mining engineer, the
distinguisned chemist of the Shelby Iron
Work?, Shelby, Ala. Besides this and
other tests, there will be an official test
made bv a committee of experts appointed
by the Exposition authorities whose report
may be considered thoroughly reliable and
authoritative. This new process of distill?
ation has created unbounded interest and
j enthusiasm, as it will unquestionably rev?
olutionize the turpentine business of the
South.
Display for Housekeepers.
The exhibit of Messrs. McBride & Co.,
of Atlanta, up-stairs, near the centre of the
j Industrial Art building, is one of the hand?
somest displays of China silver-plated
ware and hou-e furnishing goods in the
Exposition. In fact, there is not another
like it. It is a. display of peculiar interest
? to housekeepers who W?BII to mingle busi?
ness with pleasure, for, aside from the new,
beautiful and interesting articles here ex?
hibited, oue^can learn a valuable lesson on
housekeeping. They have also a complete
line of Seth Thomas' clocks, and not the
least interesting articles in this exhibit are
? two new and indispensable articles which
> 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.