Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-02

aud thread snl beautiful eoiipn blanAels-
4 noiieei also that the "coiumbns Manu-
tuTinE Company,7 % columbus, ia, Te-
esiysi premiums for shssllngs AID kni''ihg
thread,
his particular display was universally
Adminsl.
Contiguous 10 Il vas rag carpet, one
Of the Oh fashioned sort, esceileht ani
we'll mais, BY P Lnii, of this city, which
houseksspsrs praised "hugelY, ! hsdht
seen one since whss boy, ia fhiladelPhia
used 10 watch the NeaVers making these
carpets in their cellars below The side
walk,
Messrs. OFallon s Hatch, GraVieT street,
a new aud enlsrprising 81, Louis house
how engaged Ia bringing chlne'e labarers
over here-eKhlbitel, neat, very soo'l toois
aud shoes, barrels and steam made bricks,
manufactured, with the Jeans aud llnseys
named, at halen Rouge,
Osmlehen & Polheir extensive dealers
in buillers' hardware, followed, with line
assortment Of iron d0or-loeks and a large
assortment Of fine shot guns, for which
they took premiums. Then came three
large glass Eases, with Glynn 4 WiniI
beautiful exhibition of ladies' boots, shoes
aud slippers. My old friend Turnell, who
used 10 make and sell shoes aud trunks,
on Canal street, In ls35-when | first
knew him-had, neNt, apreminm winning
show Of very elegant locking trunks,
yalises aud travelling bags, all made at his
place on Baronno street The veteran
says he keeps IL up just TO keep busy anl
threatens TO give up business "neSt year.
1 believe him.
A gentleman named Guenon, had glass
containing as pretty pipes as you ever
saw; only these were made OF corn eobs.
| remember, during tho war; seeing the
Texas "rebs' In the field, make good pipes
out Of sweet potatoes. Here followed, large
bells; hydraulic cement FIRE bliek
buckets, etc, made OF papier maehei wood
en- shoes, made here and quite pretty
though not ssfl; fine buggy harness.
Alabama lime; hiiy samples including
billiard balls, OF a New England made ar
,ihsial stone bankers, store and dwelling
house safes; standard scales, dry and
liyuii measures, cotton and sugar weigh
ing beams, standard yard measures, coun-
ter, druggists, grocers' and family scales
and theft detecting cash drawer.
Next was an elegant, revolving billiard
taDlc, WhGc 10 iHIH ihNo u uiH'"b i'S' 'a
bls. This ingenious patent Is by tue well
known billiard table makers, j. NJ. bruins
wick & Bro, Of this city.
The first premium for "best burglar proof
safes'-an Important article now a-drys-
was awsrded TO several splendid specimens
of "IIails Improved Doyciailed Safe, made
by the Hall Safe and Lock Company, of
which that we'll known firm, Messrs. Fol-
ger & Co, hardware dealers, 81 Magazine
street, are tho agents.
We pass on now TO two new but valuable
and very useful articles, n flexible wire
clothes line, and a patent woven wire mat
t:ess. They are both well adapted for
household use and we're exhibited by
Messrs. IIamlin & Young, 100 Common ST.,
this city. An elegant and excellent bed
stead for invaliJs, by +. Heath, Of this city,
came next; then an assortment OF "has'
socks" and spring mattresses made here;
then simple but serviceable sash fastener
for houses and railroad cars, made here;
nm ingenious house ventilator, made here;
and several large and handsome exhibi-
tions of harness. saddlery Of all kinds,
lireman's caps and BELTS all made here.
Mr.. II. OILS, l12 Magazine street, who
three or -four years ngo commenced on 4
small scale the manufacture Of wooden
boxes, next exhibited such a large and
varied lot of all kinds Of boxes, from small
to large, pastcboard to wood, as to show
how rapidly his factory and his business
had grown. lie carried of great many
blue ribbons.
Every body stopped here TO admire and
wonder Mt a large model of house, four
story and an attic, with windows, doors,
pillars, galleries, stairs, ETC., all made OF
bits of coorcd glass. A portable air,ught
nursery chair; selfdctacliing "ho!d-
ba ok" for "thils'; siihples of the Arrow,
the Butler, and the new Wallis iron cot
ton tie; and brooms from q half dozen city
broom factories, followed. Wolshes hand
sotno display of children's clothing was
here the recipient of general praise. MIR.
4lcCrackcn had n large and elegant exhi-
bition of office, library, ,parlor aud bed
room furniture, including curled hair mat
trasses--for which lie received nine premi-
ums. Some beautiful samples OF decora-
tive paper hanging, were exhibited by MI
j. J. Eycrts, G2 Chnrtres street.
Messrs. Bostick & Seymour, corner Of
Common and Front streets, made very
full and impressive display i'll steamboat
and railroad hardware, etc. l noticed par
ticularly their hand pumps, rope and pack
inc, lightning rods, galvanized iron, iron
steam pipes, steel brushes for aues, steam
cuaCes, lanterns, brass work in variety,
and Steamboat, engineers and other ma
chinists' tools, in great amount ana varie.
ty. They took premiums for "best hand
pump" "best assortment Of galvanized
iron," sbest steamboat head light" "best
iron steam pipe" chest specimens or ma
chinists' tools" "best assortment of brass
work." and honorable mention for "steam
riiages." 1t should be noted that every
article these gentlemen exhibited was ia
ken directly from their shelves and repre-
sented their ordinary STOCK.
Among other interesting articles, no.
ticed, also, q self balancing inkstand;
new bride bit made in Kansas; an eight
o. hammer, the only one yet made, the in
7ention of Geo. W. Stockwell, of Natchez,
Miss, which contains can opener, claw
tool, screw driver, chisel, gimlet, compass,
washer cutter marking and cutting guage,
rule, square and scribe; handsome cedar
baskets from the Utility Works, Murfrees-
boro, Tenn; very. ingenious folding
school desk, made in Illinois; new con-
crete for paving street, invented at Shreva-
port, took premium; glazed roofing tiles
and chimney caps, very good, made here
q new metallic roofing; new and excel
lent coffee maker, made ty Mr.. Dodge,
of this city; new portable cooking range,
exhibited by NJ. P. McCabe, Of this cry;
and new patent porcelain enamel for
brick and clay blocks, made by Mr. Co.
scrt, Of New Orleans.
The "Louisiana Frear Stone Co.'S sam
pies of artificial stone, as used in building,
we're among the principal attractions Of
department b. That old and highly re
specied citizen, Newton Richards. is The
President Of the Company. Another at
traction was the adjustable plantation
cabin, made of dressed lumber, by W. W.
Carre s Co., Lumber Merchants, Of this
city. II was used as head quarters by the
officers Of the Fair Association.
The largest and hansomesl display in the
department was undoubtedly that Of Slo-
comb, Baldwin & Co. They occupied one
corner all TO themselves-the walls being
covered with tssiefully arranged tools aud
- fffooo lar0e clasq raaee