The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-27
TIE Economist.

"U4gS SFOH HIS TT AEsV" THE
II first premiums at every Fair where it has
been exhibited. At the Southwestern Indiana
District Fair, held here October 1859, there were
but two premiums offered for cooking stoves-one for
the best wood cooking stoveand for the bast coal
cooking stove. The Ec nomst took the FIRST
PREMIUM FOR THE BEST O0KING STOVE
FOR WOOD R"tlker, Klusman d Co took the first
premium for their cooking stove for coal. No other
premiums offered. I hP 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 other state and
County Fairs in 1852.
In 10 branch of mechanical art has there
ben "A apparent advance than in the man
ufacture of stoves. 1t is but few years since
the very name was novelty, representing
huge, shapeless structure, almost devoid of
use ornament, These have gradually given place
to patterns of grace and utility unti the varieties
our markets now present have almost exhausted
the vocabulary OF names; and the different phases
the metal is made to assume, would astpnish old
Vulcan himself In style and finish, the improve
ncut has been real, leaving nothing to be desired
ON that point but tho severe competition in price,
to which they have been subjected, has deprived
them of many of the more substantial qualities
desirable. This seems more especially to have been
the case ia reference 10 cook stoves-an article of
domestic economy that has TO do with scolding
wives and crutchety servants than most people i'm
agine. The public have long sought an Improve
ment in this article, and we believe ready to ray
any reasonable price for cooking stove, if it oIy
possesses the merits of size, weight convenience,
durability, economy, aud perfection of manufacture
These qualities seem to be possessed most fully il
the Econ mist-a new stove, perfected and brought
o
& Norton, of Albany. We heard so much of this
stove, and it looked so much like stove inended
for use, that concluded to try them, and the
result of the experiment convinces thd the
proprIeters i'm their determination make tie best
store in the ICorid have succeeded. We regart 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 lite OF
Stoves perfect in all its appointments and tru to
It's name in durability and the use of fuel. AIMING
the many cOnveniences attached to 1t, may be n
toned large oven, with hooks arranged, for SIS
pending meats while roasting. copper waer
tank, holding from II to 20 gallons-warmi1g
| closet, broiling hearth, dc, &c. The broiIng
hearth ID of the most noticeable features1f this
remarkable stove. There never has been, o our
knowledge, any broiing q xture that really sat
isfactory in its operation. The proprietors Oh this
stove have been conducting series of experiments
upon broing eliciting valuable facts AMI re-
sulting In the invention of gridiron adapted TO
this stove which has been secured by letters paent
and is one of the most admirable things ofthekind
saw-broiling without smoke, and keeling
the Goals in constant glow. We are always glad
to do justice to mechanical improvements, and
pecially such contribute largely to the genral
good, as the one above mentioned. ..
The Economist while II is commanding such large
sale, will be found only at SCANTLIN STE
PHENS'S, Main ST., between Water and FIRST.
Evansville, Inc mac