, 1873-11-04
THE EXPOSITION.
What the American Watch COM
pally Ifus to Show.
Excnrsion Trains To.Day---Tlc Musical
Programme.

programme
Tho Exposition, notwithstanding tho immenae
eountor-atsraotion Of tho na.uralization-mill
which Dan 0'Hara's pets aro running In tho
Criminal Court building, was very we'll attended.
It soema pity that the chow, which Just now is
at ita zenith, should 10 closod 30 soon. Al
though sou,o G00,000 pooplo hayo alronay gazod
upon Its beautiea, It Is safo to say TINT, II Kept
open for apother month, tho remainder OF tho
million would DO made up and 400, 900 moro peo-
plo made happy by Wow Of what two.yoar old
city eau do in tho way of gotting up show, Tho
managers Of tho Exposition have already had d
numbor Of applications from exhibitors to allow
tho Exposition to re1nain open Tor at least week
longer md tho prospect Is that they will accodo to
theroqueBt. In tho evon of thcirso doing, 1t would
bo we'll Tor tho managers to got up somo spccinl
attractions, by which tho Chicago public, wlio
hayo seen enough Of tho show, az such, might
hnest displaya in the Exposition Is that Of tho
AMERICAN wAToH COMPANY OF wA1rnA1t,
wlloso chow is surmountod BY beautifully
oarvod clock which, with oaryed sldo-pcccs, Is
a review Of tho various Instruments which havo
heon devised BY man, siuca tho creation Of time,
to divide that Invaluable commodity into
usoful fractions md .record, its prog
.ssa would naturally begin with the sun
clepsylrm and oiRht-aay clooks about eight
feot III height would tiud Its ond lit tho Anlcri-
can Walthnm watch, which may bo considered
one Of tho grandost triumpla Of tho gonits of
American mechanism. Tho clumsy time o-koopore
Of anclont days arc interesting only when ono
considers how inappropriate they would provo
now.a-days, whom punetualjty is tho soul aud
safety Of many businesses In which the graVost
matters, frequently human life, arc involved.
ftA1 1rfY,
glass to run his coal-train BY, mud giving aa an
excuso for his numbering dozen ratrond pas
sengora that ho forgot to turn 1t ovor once or
twice., l!ailroaalng, ,telegraphing, navigation,
degree, aro al dependent upon correct time-
keopcrs for their proper conduct. For como
years tho " English" watch was tho great Quo
for reliability, but American ingenuity could not
remain behind, .and, after rapid progress
all that was good in foreign watches was utilized
and improved upon, md all TINT wna doomed not
good, or unnecessary, REJECTED, tho acmo was
reached in the watch 90 turned out By tho watch
tSesoeX TIC GeFo e. Ma Eapoyon % %no low q sho
American Watch Company is all in o single
case. and it ia only whom ono examines the many
bonutiiul specimens Of watch Workmanship TINT
tho fact is realized ttlat tho modest little caao
arc to be found watches Of all kinds md sradoH,
from tho simple movement which rotallB at q
price in tho vicinity Of a13 OF s14, up to tho
solid, nabob-like, gold hunting-casod ttmeptcca
which can be purchased at somewhere near
$500. TO those who have an eye for the bcnutt-
full In mechanism, the fifty difforont move
ments" whose working 10 exposed to view
cannot fail to provo highly interesting, cspocal-
~ when 1t is considered that each and every part
OF tho delicato structures aro mndo by ma
chinery on given pattern, and aro changeable
with the sam0 parts Of anothor watch OF the
came grade, or with similar parts ordered from
tho nlauufactory, Thus, II tho ownor Of 1900
watch breaks any part OF 1t he is not ut tho
mercy Of an avaricloua matchmaker, whoso
charges are ganged moro by tho apparent pay
ing powors Of his customer, but simply orders
new part, similar to that broken, from tho fac.
tory, which, on being put in place, will be found
to work he we'll aa tho old one.
Tho American Watch Company is The only ono
In the world Which manufacturing complete
watch. and consequently It ls in the way Of tho
style OF the CASES always up to timo. aud when
idea they arc little ahead. Thus, ut proaont,
| their satin-silyor casos, an invention of
| tho Company, are particularly beautiful, and
have made worry favorable impression in tho
silver surface Of tho case, il mnde to shade just
like pieco Of rich satin, and the eject OF o
background of this nature, Botting of beauti-
fully graved bird or other graceful object, ie or.
tranlely elegant. Ono OF tho most noticeable oi
the timo-piecos exposed to view, Ia the Crescent.
street raiirond watch, which is universally fav.
| ored by railroad mon, 1t boing constructed espo-
cially with view to run straight ahead regard
less OF tho jars and iolta which arc elways very
sensibly felt all oger q moving railroad train
and.whlch frequently stop ordinary watches.
| Ono OF the most elegant watchos in tho An1eri.
can Watch Company'B show, il the Ladies' stem
winder. This il grcat fayorite with the Indies,
not only on account of elegance, but very largely
ing up missing koy, is . thing q lady shoult
never bo askcd to endure, whon gallan
| watch company has sent forth wntcl
one oxtromity OF whose stem, ncts for TINT pur
| pose. This samo stem~winding, is an old inyen'
ton, but one which lay shelvod for yours ns i'm
practicable for useful purposes, or until tht
| genius of Amerisan Matchmaking adapted it tt
every day use. and mndo the Walthan lades
etem- -windor the groat fayoriteit II is at tho pres
ont day. This watch, encased in satin- Finished
silver, with gold or oxyd8ed silver trimmings
ia ono that would got any lady a-longing,
Que great reaaon Of tho aucceaa Of the Aneri
can Compnny's watches ia the fact that, wlailt
tho Company arc ever on the abort for improve
an Improvement. Tho great aim Of theirs is Il
eimplify tho movement" ns much aa possible
nnd how far this has boon accomplished can b.
realized from tho statemont OF tho fact TIM
their. watches, as compared with the bes
English Watches, have just ono-qua1ter Of til
number Of pieces, Tho work dono at the Amor
lean Watch Company's works ia something i'm
menso, $50 workmen boing kopt in constan
employment. Ihase Afe engaged IN tnfnln
out watches of fifteen different grades, and q
many different styles in each grade, tho prices 9
tho different watches varying according to bot
tho movements and tho casoe. Thus, mn
Wishing handsome witch can expend the bul
Of his money on costly case u Thiel
other mau wanting to got tho worth Of his NOR
oy in q reliable timo piece, can have one of til
costlieet movements placed in al inexponalv
case. Tho American Watch Company is boun
+EHrr1t
going to give up being tho biggest watchmalii,
concern In tho world while yest-pockot or
ladys belt is unoccupied by ono Of Its olega1
WatoheH.
EXCURSION TRAINS.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad will se
excursion tickets at one faro aud ono-fift4 frol
all points within 1875 miles Of Chicago, from No,
to Nov. 8, inclusive, good to rotun ut az
timo to Monday, Noy. 10. lneluslye; and from a
and returning till Monday, the 10th. inclusive