The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-09
ON THE LEyEE.
That Where the Bulletin Man
Was Yesterday
A Walk Through the Novelty Iron
Store.
And what the SswsgsiLerer sa "
There.

| There.
Some Information that Will Repay Reads
ing, and May Prove Beneficial.
Some philosophical individual, once
said that there Is nothing
new under the sun. The originator OF
this remarkable statement Is supposed
to have died in obscurlty, az nothing far.
ther was ever heard from him after he
unburthened his mind OF this knowledge
tor the benefit Of mankind,
II the gentleman In question was 80
fortunate asto gain any disciples whom
he left. behind. it is Oeholden to us as an
organ OF enlightened civilization TO give
them little valuable advice, which Is
summed up In very few words, and
which, ii they follow, We guarantee will
conclusively prove to them that there
supposed llustTions predecessor was an
| ignoramous OF frat water; AID that i. to
take walk through the Novelty iron
Store, nj which Mr. e. K. Woodward Is
proprietor.
Yesterday morning, while wandering
ailnlessly along the lerce, a Representa-
tive OF the BULLETIN while passing the
above bulldins, bethOugh. him that
something OF interest TO the public might
there be gathered, and accordingly enter.
ed, Tie first impression that strikes the
casual observer is that there is quite a
quantity of goods here, and farther IN
vesligatoB causes him TO enlarge some,
what Npog this mental observation.
TIE MAIN BUILDING,
or sales and store rooms, = large
3'story brick house, j0Xl25 feet in d.
mansions, containingan elevator, heating
apparatus and al modern eonvenicncs
usually found in bushes. houses. The
firm first commenced business on the
came ground in 1862 under the nam. Of
the Novelty Iron Works, Daring the
! following year llsG3) . fire, communcst,
ed by All adjoining house, dcs>
.rovca The building, bu, ii was
| Immediately rebuilt and business com.
menccd again under the style Of the
Nsvoity Iron Store, which name it has
born ever since. In July. 1861, the pro,
| prictor again suffered the destruction Of
his property from the same cause bu.
with that energetic, thorough going,
business like determination OF character
which surinount7 sll obstacles. however
great Mr. Woodward had hi. place of
business ready for occupation again 40
( soon as the contractors could possibly fin.
l-h the work. Merit generally 4ucc' sd..
and ',ssptio"oi merit always.
INDUCEMENTS TO BUYHRs.
The business done by this house, and
which extends over Is States consisting
OF Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Wscon-
sin, Kentucky. Georgia, Alabama, Texas,
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Misslssippi) in extent, is not
surpassed by any house, N tlIc same line,
IN the west. Dealing exclusively, in the
purchase OF their goods, with importers
andmanuiaeturers they arc thereby enab..
ed to give to their customers the benefit Of
these facilities and the long standing Of
the house, its wide spread reputation and
the extent of its sales attest the apprec-
ton in which il 10 held by the business
world.
4 SPECIALITY.
The house Is Low engaged IN the intro
duction, to manufacturers throughout the
south, OF keyes' patent wheel, for use in
the manufacture OF road wagons. 1t is
estimated that the cost Of this wheel is
but l more than that OF the common
wheel, and It's many superior advantages
are apparent at a glance. 1t possesses
intrinsic merits that are not surpassed iii
eqnalled) by any other wheel, and Mr..
Woodward informed the reporter that bis
efforts 10 convince dealers of It, dcsirab>
ility we're rapidly bringing forth trait in
the shape of large orders. !, is made in
a variety Of sizes,
WAGON AND BUGGY Material
Ia this department, are found all the
different parts, from spoke to buggy
top complete, that are required in the
construction OF II wagon or buggy. Hubs
OF all kinds and sizes are kept in stock;
one variety OF wooden hub costing the
house 20 per cent. above that sold by
OthCr hOuscs-the advance being caused
by the fact that the timber from which
they are made is brought from distance,
and is OF superior durability. Here are
also several novelties In the way Of bug =
Ky material, one of which is McGuircs
patent iron gearing which is complete in
one price, ready tor attachment TO the
buggy. 4 number OF buggy tops and
bodies are constantly kept on hand; the
latter being systematically arranged in
tiers reaching to the ceiling from which
the buyer can choose without any trou.
bic. II sometimes occurs that man in
some obscure part q! the country
prefers to make the bed himself, not
withstandiDg the fact that he can buy IL
ready.mads much cheaper and for this
class OF customers the house has stored
away the timber ready prepared to be
worked Hp. In the way Of inloes they
are in stock both bent and sawed; tor