The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-01

| iuWli niOWcIS, OfOCker peanut ian I0f SeI
arating light pods from heavy, Crocker'
peanut picker, for picking peanuts fror
vine, and every kind of pillow ever heard {
IN this or any other land. This firm dc
serves especial mention for the variety
number, and excellence of the articles the
exhibit.
Messrs. j. w. Cardwell K Co., thougl
not exhibiting any large assortment of ma
chlnery, (thcir extensive works having beel
destroyed by fire only about year ago,
yet displayed their skill and enterprise il
the threshing machines, threshers an,
cleaners, horse-powers of different patents
wheat fans, well fixtures, corn planters
straw cutters of their manufacture. which
they show.
Mr.. p. III. Starke, besides exhibiting
eve"y variety of plow, cultivator, drag
rake, &C., of his own manufacture. has or
the ground Woods self raker and reaper
| and Woods mower, machines of national
reputation-the value of which al farmers
know well enough.
Messrs. Watt & Knight contend with
Messrs. Starke x Smith for the best exh;-
blton'in the agricultural implement line,
| and they have succeeded in adding another
testimonial to what Richmond ma1ufactur-
ers are doing towards producing these
various labor-saving articles. They show
full line Of plows, adapted to every kind
OF soil, purpose, and all work and besides,
as agents, exhibit the Excelsior reaper and
dropper, combined mower and reaper.
Mr.. Il. A. Dayton is not manufacturer.
but as agent for number of Northern
houses, exhibits first-class lot of machin-
cry, including pretty little three-horsc
power Baxter engine, constructed princ-
pally for printers uses end for driving light
machinery; also Knowles steam pump,
"a Sturdivant blower for. foundry and black
smiths purposes, a plahing and matching
machine, Bucks new-stylc blind and
morticing machine; also samples lof
the American Saw Company's in
serted tooth circular saws, Distance cir
cular and cross-cut saws. All of these
al .ces are in the building devoted to ma
chnery, and Mr.. Dayton furnishes the
shalting, betting, and pulleys used there.
. A. l.. Routt, of Liberty mills, Va, is
known to the agricultural community in
the State as the inventor Of great number
OF labor-saying implements and farming
machines, and the value of his inventions
have been recognized not only by the
people of Virg mia, but by competent Judges
m the great manufacturing States of the
North. lie exhibits fine assortment of
tn, ordinary articles. A seif-loatllng and
dumping cart of his own invention, is likely
to do a great deal in the way of revolution
izing railway building. The facility with
which this little thing loads itself and dis
charges its load is something truly wonder
lul. His draining plow was awarded the
gold medal at the great National Plow Trial
held at Utica, New York, in 1867. His
double shovel plow has been the recipient
OF no lie than twenty-onc first premiums,
and Is pronounced by everybody to be
wonderful. Mr.. Routt also exhibit, his
corn planter the original machine), v A..
fertilizing attachment.
Charles Y. Morriss -Hand-feeding circu-
lar saw, for ripping or saving off plank as
trick as four inches; also, hand ''iig-saw.
for which, superior qualities are claimed.
ID. NJ. Osborn & Co-Kerby's combined
reaper and lnower, with self rake.
The road engine was exhibited in running
der several times during the day, and at
j -cted great attention. IL operated very
CT, and was under complete control of
G engineer.
A special department is o'lotted to the
splay of sewing machines, end one of the
newly erected buildings has been wholly
devoted to that exhibition.
The Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine
Company, Il. IA. Gibbs, agent. exhibit Q
machines. The American Button Hole
md Oyerseam Machine Company exhibit
about half dozen. The Howe Sewing
Mrchine Company, f. w. Judge, agent, 6.
The Florence Sewing Machine, J. N. Hoe
Itch, agent, 6. Domestic Sewing Ma
,bine, 4. ~ i--i,tt5t' f,ei lf3f
This department will be crowded will
aides during all the Fair. The competition
8 of the most lively kind, and those who
wish to sec, handsome work, by some of the
expert operators, should not fail to visit tfis
department.. '' '
The well-known Charlottesville Woollcn
company have OH exhibition specimens of
heir satinets, kcrseys, flannels, and diago-
lal and doeskin cassmeres. These. goods
ave acquired a national reputation, and
he company richly deserve the LARGEST DO
ronage. With such manufactures in our
wn State there is no necessity of patron-
ling English or French manufacturers.
Henry Hill 4 Co., Culpeper couls s-ho,lse,
pecimens of leather. tca' 80
There also specimens of black ink from
V. 1. Folkes, Lynchburg; IIattorf's Bit
ers, the Rocky Mountain Tonic, Nc.
!. a. Dickerson 4 Bro, fine collection
I saddles, harness, &c., all of their own
ah
Henry q. Boschcn, aa endless variety of
ldies', gents, and misses boots and shoes
city made.
j. B. Borst, brooms.
we. Smith, fine baby carrioees.
Mrs. W. Il. Tiaeman, embalmed flow
RS, as natural as life.
M. ). Valentine, bis preparation of meat
iice, recently patented.
Oscar Null, the stomach bitters.
We note home-spm carpet contributed
Y Mrs. Elizabeth Hill.
One beautiful pair infants socks. KIT by
Irs. Il. 7. Morton. so
One homemade rug, very fine, by Miss
!. Il. Monterio. s,iS.aY
A quilt from Mrs. Tunstall, of Cupeper
ourt-housc.
a scounterpane made ofcotton grown, spun
nd woye in Virginia, exhibited by Mrs. NJ
;. Handy said to have taken premium.
A very fine pair socks from Mrs. r.. O.
arv.
Mad. Granger exhibits fine specimens of
and laees repaired and done
p.4eai isfiNfi fAH'sNH
Among the really cuI.. ..ous articles on ex-
ibition ,yall ,uarftsy A., a44,.s.:a..