The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-24
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been exhibited At the Southwestern Indiana
District Fair, held here October, 1859, there
but two premiums offered for cooking stovesone for
the best wood cooking and for the best coal
cooking stove. The Economist took the FIRST
PREMIUM FOR TIE BEST LOOKING STOVE
FOR WOOD. Rocker, klusman d Co took the FIRST
premium for their cooking stove for coal other
premiums offered. The large silver medal was
awarded to the Economist at the New York State
Fair; and the first premium at the United States
Fair held at Chicago. and twelve othor State and
County fairs in 1859.
In branch Of mechanical art has there
bsen more apparent advance than in the man
ufacture of stoves. II Is but few years since
the very name WAS a novelty, representing
huge shapeless structure, almost as devoid OF
ornament, These have gradually given place
to patterns Of grace and utility until the varieties
markets present have almost exhausted
the vocabulary Of names; and the different phases
the metal Is made to assume, would ast0nish old
Vulcan himself. In style and finish, the improve
ment has been real, leaving nothing to be desired
on that point, but the severe competition in price
to which they have been subjected, has deprived
them of many of the more substantial qualities
desirable rms > rs more especially 10 nave Deelt
the case in refer to cook stoves-an article Of
domestic economy that has more to do with scolding
wives and crotcheIy servants than most people i'm
agiue The public have long sought improve
rnent in this article, and believe ready topay
any reasonable price for n cooking stove II Il only
possesses the merits Of size weight, convenience,
durability, economy, and perfection Of anuiacturc-
These qualities lie possessed most fully I'm
out the past season, by Messrs. Treadwell, Perry
& Norton, of Albany. We heard 80 much Of this
stove, and it locked much like a stove intended
for use that We concluded to try them, and the
result Of the experiment conYinces that the
uroprIetars in their determination to make thebef
store ia the teorld, have succeeded We regard the
Economist possessing all the merits above
merated-as the great stove OF the day-far in ad-
vance of anything ever attempted in the line Of
stoves perfect in all its appointments, and true 60
its name in durability aud the Use of fuel. Among
the many couYeniences attached TO 1t, may be men
tuned "A large oven, with hooks arranged, for Bus-
pending meats while roasting. A copper water
tank, holding from ~ 10 70 gallons--FarmlnB
closet, broiling hearth, dc, &c. The brOLlne
hearth is Of the most noticeable features OF inns
remarkable stove. There never has been, % our
knowledge auy broiliug xture that was really sat
isfactory IN its operation. The propretors OF tins
stOve have been conducting Il series Of experiments
upon broiliug elioitng valuable fActs and re-
sulting In the invention OF gridiron adapted 20
this stove which has been secured by letters patent
and i one of the most admirable things OF the kind
We ever saw-brOilug without smoke, and keeping
the Goals in a constant glow. We are always glad
"a do iustice 10 mechanical imr rovements, and e.
cjaIly sIle as contribute largely to the general
good AS the one above mentioned.
The Economist whiC h is com nlaudigg such large
sale. will be found only at SCARTLIH STE
PHENS'S, Main st., between Water and First,
Evansville, Ina marc