Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-21

devoted to general exhibition aud numerous
booths. 10 attempt separate description in
tuls letter would swell it to the proportions of
a foO bur We cInUot omit the tasteful APP
pearance Of the art bulldlug' aud the Gotta
yes dedicated to the use and Iucubration Of the
CT. Louis press We shall not venture cven
an enumeration Of the thous lndth part OF the
counties, INVENTIONS upon Exhibit, but shall
be coDhocd to a few ''originai' Inventions
which peculiarly excited our admiration. 10
be sure We wandered III the labyrinth OF farm
Ing implements aud paused for few moments
by portable engines, which putting away kept
the many reaperS and separators 10 continual
clatter. We looked In the ladies' department
with It's thousand specimens Of feminine handI-
work aud snutcd the fragrance of pyramida
TIERS Or ]elles, cakes. marnlaiadeS and cl CARS.
We strolled into the flower department where
Is 10 be found mauy rare cxotlcs, aud where IN
one wig was lovely sylvan cascade, and while
gazing upon 1t, forgetting ones surroundings,
we expected 10 see some bcauteuus wood
mymph trip lightly forward and seating her
self on u moss grown rock, battle her dark
tresscs 10 the Shadowy pool, but which eutranc.
Ing Illusion was nearly dispelled by the sight Of
an American Wlue Go. bottle sticking drunk
iugly out OF the water and Was wholly dlSSl-
pated wheO some bystander, Trusting his elbow
Toto your ribs, reminds you 1t Is time to move
on. We have done all this, and yet the only
faithful description We can give is that every
tEog Was according to that old anglic Zcd
Latlulsm, al libtum. al in6ulum. \ few u-
veutlous We wish briefly to refer to : We were
particularly Interested in several patterns OF
Attachments Tor rcapers, one of which (tos.ctt
OF st. Lhuls,) we saw operate, aud It seemed
TO work frely. The only objection We heard
was lh1t it was bound with rope Instead Of
straw, but We venture the oplnlnloo that the
cost OF the rope uuSt be infinitely less than the
expense OF labor attendant upon the ordlnary
machine. We were kindly permitted 70 ride
on the road or traction engine of Messrs Owens,
Lane 4 Dyer, Hamilton, Ohio, and consider il
one oil the first improvements Oh the "ground.'
Hitherto all fractions have had to use !, rubber
tire Or fl ,uge, which added great awkwarduesS
to their movement besides the expense OF the
continual Wear OF the fange. This engine is
50 light, wei ghiDg only 1000 lbs (leu horse
powcrj that the road rubber fsDge is found
unnecessary lls manufacturers claim that it
will travel anywhere that heavily loaded wag
on can. We can testify that it can Uc as easily
maLulyercd as team, and will turn Ill IA
suIalI u space as two,hurse wagon. Several
steam washers are also worthy OF note as herald
ing new era 10 'wouens rights. In the Fart
building, where were many fine paintings, u
EIrgniau's heart lDstiucriycly wunt back to
the Old Douihion" at he sight Of Valentine :
"kuowledge Is Power
Generals Grant aud Sherman Were CD
display several days, the Inevitable cigar
man thinking probably of his stables AID
premiums; the gallant Sherman. for ought
we know, of how fares Minnie with the
Lieutenant leaning upon the railing Of the
amphithearre. We fell into dreary mood
as We watched the happy promcDadcrs, aud
We FUND the words OF Ophelia on cur lips:
the expectancy and rose of the fair state.
The glass Of fashion, and the mould Of toTlu. y
We have never seen the ST. LouisaD beauty
surpassed, unless it may have been among tn"
Alexandria bellies
We are iudeb,cd to the St. Louis Times for
essential data, as well as some presented copies.
Any one that wishes Staunch Democratic Or
gan should secure the TiUes
We must close, aod if this letter has asSum-
cG too much Of the stiff, muucratlvc, and lacks
the gay, racy style Of the usual newspaper ar
ticlc We trust We shall be pardoned, when the
reader ref. how difficult it is to cOndeusc
the generic into the specific. But should he
be pleased to allow US, we may do little with
such Individual tjects as the st Louis
Bridge ''lnc Heart of the Republic or
the Future Great City,"
DIXIE, EIDI