, 1877-04-29
"a FINE CUP OF COFFEE.'
An Invention which Puts This Blessing
Within Reach Of Everybody.
Something Of Paramount Interest to Ho-
tel-Men, Restaurant -Proprietors, and
Housekeepers Everywhere.

| The quality Of the morning coffee has NOR
| to do with the health and temper Of famil
| than she who makes and be who drinks 1t /
apt to imagine Not only is 1t
The cup which cheers but not inebriatca,
but it is the beginning Of days yigor, and th'
dictation of days work. Next to good bread
coffee is the most desirable merit OF economical
housekeeping, and any device which will i'm
prove its quality and reduce its cost is do
mestic blessing which needs only an announce
mcnt to make it welcome. This combination
of merit with economy was as closely studied {
hundred years ago as it Is nor, when the max
ing OF the queen OF beverages was the principal
part Of even Queens and Princes entcrtaln
mcnts- Popc's lines give the familiar picture
For 10! The board with cups and spoons ii
crowned,
The berries crack1c, and the mill turns round,
Coffee, which makes the politician wise,
And through all things with is half- eyes.
The causes which produce bad coffee have al
ways been the same. Sometimes the berry is
ground too fine. Sometimes 1t refuses to "set-
tle," and then recourse is had to the dried cod
fish skin, which often, If not thoroughly dry and
perfectly sweet, renders the coffee Dauseating.
II ce gs be used, the~housekecpcr discovers the
difference in the amount Of the groccr's bill at
the end OF the month. Even without eggs,
the proportion Of coffee required to render the
beverage Of sufficient strength to suit good
palate aud satisfy q vigorous nervous system
which depends upon it for stimulation, consti-
tutcs the heaviest item In the months domestic
expenses, and no amount Of boiling or Clarity
ing has succeeded thus far In diminishing the
quantity Of the dry berry Without reducing tue
nutrition, the pleasure, and the flavor Of tic
liquid, to the disgust, and usually the e1aspera-
tion, OF the drinkers.
Very few people, in good health or III, can get
along without coffee; but rather than drink
what is not good they will 70 without 1t tcmpora-
rily, or, If boarding, seek table which will bet
ter crafty what isrcally primary want OF life.
sldllfu1ly prepared or carefully watched, it is
manifest that the co1fee-pot has most
to do with it, and pot which per-
forms the process perfectly in precise
length Of time, which needs no watch.
ing, which saves the expense Of
eggs, avoids the provoking risk Of dried skin.
and yet 'ssett1es'' the LIQUID to perfection
without either; which dimin1shes the quantity
Of berry required, and at the same time cn-
hances the strength and cnriches the flavor
such a cotfect--pot will be eagerly sought for
by every housekeepcr.
The Centennial steam coffce-pot, now on ex-
bibition a. No. n South Clark street, answers
perfectly to this description. There Is no ma
chtnery about it,-it Is simp1ya cotfee-pot. You
put III LuE HlLGEs WILL IL l1sCu puL
In the coffee and let it "steam "
half an hour, when it is ready for use. 1ti
clear, rich, and aromatIc,-coffce which The
TRIBUNE representative, who drank some OF it,
declares is the most delicious draught which
ever passed his lips. The secret Of the economy
and the quality Of the coffee thus produced
lies simply in the fact that the boiling process Is
performed in manner radically different from
that rude and expensive fashion which throws so
much coffee haphazard into any quantity Ut
water, and leaves the result to chance There
are two compartments In the Centennial steam
coffee-pot. There is no possibility OF mistasing
the one into which the water goes, for the other
into which the coffee goes.-thc proportion being
nearly four tablespoonfuls Of coarsely-ground
coffee to every three pints Of boiling water.
The hotel proprietor, restaurant man, and
who tries the Centennial steam
coffce-pot once or twice, has no possible desire
to return to its predecessor.
A careful examination into the merits Of this
excellent invention shows that it not only pro-
duccs superb drink, but that it saves from
one-thlrd to one-half the coffee. This VIC can
guarantee. Hotel and restaurant proprietors
will see that very heavy expense ie thus saved,
while families In every walk Of life will study
both health and economy by using this peerless
coffee-pot. Agents handling the Centennial
coffee pot all report heavy sales and thorough
satisfaction on the part of the purchasers.
We invite a1l lovers of really delicious coffee
to drop in at No. II Clark street, and test the
magnificent beverage there On draught made in
that triumph Of modern inventive gcnius,-thc
Centennial Coffee-pot.