Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

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UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL CON-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EXHIBITION,
lS76.-Messrs. Robbins & Appleton,
Agents for the American Watch Com.
pany, of Waltham, have published, by
permission, a pamphlet Of forty pages,
containing extracts from the ciiicial re-
port OF Horology, prepare for the
Commission by Prof Iamcs {. Wat
son, Professor Of Astronomy at the
University Of Michigan, member Of the
Board OF Judges for instruments OF
Research and Precision, and Chairman
of the Committee o: the Board Of
Judges on Chronometric Apparatus, at
the Centennial Exhibition
These extracts include iul' tables of
the performance Of all watches entered
Tor competition, giving \ detailed and
careful account Of the thorough tests
that were applied, AMI by which the
superiority OF The Wa''ham 10 the best
Swiss Watches was definitely deter
mined. This report pr'sen'a, in clear
and indisputable terms, conclusions
which are of the utmost importance to
all who would possess tham, Ives Of a
trustworthy t~ime-piecc.
The following quota'ion is made
from page % of the repGr':
at Is not the purpose vi this report to
make direct comparisons OF the produce
tons Of different manufacturers. The
rorder who is curious in such matters will
lind, in most cases, the requisite data TN
der the Deads Of the report relating to the
exhibits in question. But in order u con.
Wy to the general reader an idea of what
the system Of manufacture under consid,
crai! u has made possible in a newly-de-
~yeln,ri industry IN this e untry, II is
prof cr 20 state hire that the reporter has
compared the results Of the trials as here.
tliurc given with those furnished tor all
the lirst-class mlly.a1justed watches in
the International Exhibition, and that II
IS clear beyond question that the chrOnOm'
eters numbered G10,0i4, 6I0,OS9 and $50, O9j
Waltham Watches are altogether sU,
perior TO any others exhibited
An Appendix contains extracts from
the address of NJ. Edouard Favre'
Perret, Commissioner from Switzer,
land, at the Exhibition aud a Member
of the International Jury on Watches
to the Watchmakers of Neuchatel, con,
Tossing the triumph OF American Ma
chine. Watches over the Swiss Hand
Made Watches.
The pamphlet will be sent free tc
any address, on application 10 Robbins
Il Appleton, 8 Bond street, New York
JouN BRIGHT in his magnifccn.
speech at the unwilling OF Golden
monument the other day, repeated will
new effect The story Of Cobden's cominl
to him when his Young wife had jus
died, and saying, There are thousand
and thousands Of homes in England a
this momcnt whc'c wives and mother
are dying ul hunger Now, when you.
first paroXys IN OF grief is passed,
would advise you 10 come with me
and we will never rest until the Corr
Laws are repealed" OF Cobdcn's worl
he poke with almost tender appreia
lion. There is not a homestead In tn
country" he said" in which there i
not aided comfort from his labors, no
Il house the jewellers in which. have no
steadier employment, higher wages,aOI
Il more solid independence. For gen
crations 10 come, as long as the grea
meU OF England are spoken of II th
, English language, lei it be said OF hin
! that Richard Golden gave the labOrS o
' a life that he might confer upon hi
a romtrymen perfect freedom of indus
} ny, AMI with Il not that blessing only
: but attend Ant blessings OF p'enl
! Ml OF peace"
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