The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-06

MIR. UOOLlTTLE ON AUhlCOLi y MAJ u
MAcHINERY-CRAcKER MosAICs--
DISPLAYS OF CANNED GooDs-THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MAINE-SINGER
SEWING MAcHINEs-VIsIT OF THE
observation-disclosures MOB OF VIsI-
ToRs-DoM PEDRO, LoTTA, AND
HENRY WARD BEECHER, ETC, ETC.
Special Correspondence Of tie Anderson Ielligeneer.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S, 1876.
"My grandfather would never ride on
that ar machine with a silk umberreler
over his head, eff he knowed hisself," re-
marked deep bass voice behind me, and
turning around, I beheld Mr.. Doolittle
contemplating q Buckeye Mower
"Them new tangled machines, sir, is de-
stroying the race of farmers, sir. There
amt none on 'em left to speak on now"
he said, looking disdainfully on the fly
ing rakes, as they went around like the
arms of windmill. 'This, 'spose,
they call the Agricultooral Department
-pooty Agricultural Department; amt
got tater or squash" Anger was on
his brow, heavy and dark, as he moved
away. looked around, and it was, in
deed, sight. "Can it be possible" 1
said to myself, "that these elegant
machines before me were ever intended
for the field, or are destined, in the future,
to lay under the shed in the barn yard"
Here they are, reapers and mowers,
rakers and sewers, all gilded and nickeled
like something intended for a parlor
ornament. It is really wonderful to see
the perfection to which they have brought
farming machinery. Of course, most Of
my readers have seen these things for
years at country fairs and State exhibi-
tions, but nowhere, since the world began,
have such a multitude of elegant ma
chimes been covered by single roof. 1t
is not simply utility that has been con-
suited in the drills, and mowers, and
reapers, and rakes, hay forks, or ploughs.
Everything is constructed with a taste
and beauty that seems to be absolute per-
fection. And this taste and beauty is
not confined to any particular thing; it
is everywhere throughout the Agricultu-
raj Hall.
Passing up the main aisle, you come to
an exquisite exhibition of Mosaic work,
in colors so rich and beautiful, that your
attention is Immediately arrested. Your
first inquiry is what is it for, and you
finally conclude that it is unique
specimen of Mosaic tiling. You draw
nearer. Can it be possible Why, it's
crackers; nothing but crackers and
biscuits-but crackers and biscuits in
such hues and shapes as you never gazed
upon before. This is the exhibit of E..
J. Larrabe & Co., of Albany, New York,
and is one of the most attractive points
in the Hall. Three hundred different
kinds of crackers and biscuits are en-
ployed in decorating these wonderful
Mosaic walls. And not, I am informed,
specially gotten up for the occasion, but
every kind duplicated in their stock and
subject to their regular business order.
Just think of it; three hundred different
kinds of crackers and biscuits. All! how
lovely they look. As I stood there en-
joying them, my mouth watering on both
sides, I was in hopes some mischievous
little scoundrel would fling doornick
and smash one of the panes of glass by
accident, but nary doornick and nary
boy, so 1 passed sadly on, to find myself
still surrounded by good things. Near
me was gigantic temple of candy, repre-
senting the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, and a number of tableaux
in American History: Washington
crossing the Delaware, the rescue of
Capt. John Smith by Pocohontas, the
surrender of Fort Ticonderoga to Ethan
Allen, the fight between the Kersage and
Alabama, and, crowning all, the signing
of the Emancipation Proclamation. 1t
is a wonderful piece of work, and is but
only one of the many beauties of Agri-
cultural Hall.
One thing that appeals to the heart of
every housekeeper is the manner i'll
which fruits and vegetables can be prop
erly preserved through the year, and this
is certainly one of the strongest points in
the Agricultural Department. 1 do not
believe that finer specimens thaa those
exhibited in this hall can be found in the
world. They come from many States,
and are contributed by multitude of
people. Some are the contributions of
private individuals, and others by estab-
lished manufacturers. Foremost among
the manufacturers, the excellence of
whose goods have given them COM
manding position in trade, is the great
firm of Citizens & Rexamer, whose ex-
hibit here is one of especial merit
peaches, pears, apples, and vegetables of
various kinds are turned out Of ther cans
tasting as fresh as if they were just
plucked from the orchard or culled from
the vegetable garden.
The aquariums form one of the most
interesting features of this remarkable
exhibition, and on my way down to see
them 1 stumbled over two sucking pigs,
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