The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-12
BROADBRIM'S LETTER FROM PARIS
" Elizabeth and Ann,
In the name Of God, Amen"

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
In my last letter spoke OF the daring
Of American manufacturers, and this clear
Irit and pluck is couiiued to no particular
branch. y turhand Turk, or an Israeli,e
with fcz, which makes him look like a
second-ra;e Turk, drives thriving bust
ness selling olive wood ornaments from
Jerusalem; his success excites the cupiditv
of the Yankee who forthwith geisup com
pound a great deal better than the original
olive wood. He inver;s Il machine for the
manufacture of the goods and the native of
New Je:usaiem is either forced to commit
suicide in self-defense or seek other and
green pastures. One wouid have supposed
that Brother Jonathan would have let
Jean Crapand alone on the article. of prr
fumes. but here is gentleman not from New
York, not from Boston, not from Chicago
or san Francisco, but from Toledo, Ohio.
who exhibits case of perfume whia.l
would do no discredit to Paris or Cologne.
Not only the perfumes fine. but the
style Of putin. them up is equal to any in
the Exposition, and this fact has called
forth commentator not accorded in many
cases to much more important articles:
well done, Toledo, well done. Lorentz
In 4 modest case, on one of the side
aisleS, is a beautiful display of sleigh bells
by the Beacon Manufacturing Co, of East
Hampton, Conn. The sweet sleigh bells.
the merry sleigh bells. the sight of them
recalling the happy crowds aud the jolly
rides away in the long, long ago. Who
ever felt the frost, who knew it was cold,
as you dash along through the flying snow
10 the music Of the merry sleigh bells?
saw one of our soldier boys looking mourn
fully into the case perhaps he, too, was
thinking of the Jolly rides, and the girl he
left behind him.
An admirable exhibit is that of the
Mortified Knife Co, of Nor,hiield, Con.
necticut. Connecticut has long been cele.
bratcd for its cutlery, and very much re-
get that many more of its manufacturers
have not taken the trouble tn exhibit but
the Northiield Knife Company has saved
the reputation of the nutmeg State in tie
cutlery EXHIBIT, and convinced our cousins
on this side OF the water that a Yankee
can make knife with which to do his Whit
Ting. The RemIngtons are here with
splendid display of rifles and pistols fully
sustaining the fame of that great concern.
The Remington rifles are known: they have
that light airy innocent look about them rs
though they were only made for orna-
mental parades; but oh, what wicked
shooters! Give me one of them" said
a tall slab-sided fellow beside me and III
bet you two and half that |, pick of a
grasshopper's head every pop at hundred
yards Ii is very possible that the gentle
man from Maine may have drawn long
bow on his workmanship, and yet these
Remingtons look as if they could do almost
anything in the shooting line | don't ex
actly know how, but a rumor is afloat that
the Waltham Watch Co. were not to get a
gold medal This is not true; they have
one OF the finest exhibits, not only in III.
American Department. bet also in the Eg.
position | UNIVERSAL, and one which has com
manded as much attention as auy other in
any department. In addition TO the ex
ceience Of the exhibition Of watches, the
EXHIBIT itself has been most carefully at
tended, and do not believe that there has
been moment during the hours of public
exhibition, since the opening on the frs;
of May, that the Waf;ham Watch On
have not been represented by their polite
aud sentiemanly attendant As an evil
dence of excellence OF the goods exhibited