The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-18

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q When Gov Witt had concluded, the childre
n OF the public schools gave grandly voci
s chorus. with brass band compartment
The running race for ponies under fourtee
q hands. mile heats. first horse 500. second 81
n resulted as follows
g P. Maguires sorrel mare Clara ............2
2 L. FlnneEans bay mare Jennie ......-......l
!, j. RussePs bay pony Dick .....-......++.....dis
! :, Time -2:34k. 2:25t4. 1854.
Hurdle race, two mile dash, over eight hur
: dies, first horse 500; second s2b.
NJ Welch's ch. b. Verdigris ....,........-.......
! J james Raagan's sorrel gelding Cannon 1880.
! hoaehs bay horse Wandering Jew --.-.-.-....
Time-4:02h.
Girls race for 81. second fifty cents. distanc
!, 1875 yards. was won by Miss Sophie Kies In ga
! seconds: Miss Lille Imhoff second. Miss Ca
v mile Holander third. All OF the above youn,
! misses were from the Webster School.
! A boys race for 81. distance quarter Of mile
was won by JOS. A. Quinn. of the Jefferson
t School. Time, 80 seconds.
The entries for to-days races are: Johl
! Grayers bay mare Mollie G., E. OdelPs blAcl
mare Lady Florence. and +. Pinniguy's hors,
! Harry.
After you pass from the main hall OF the OK
; position you will see before you tent contain
Ing Edisons wonderful monograph. for which
q small admission fee Is charged.
In the main hall may be seen magnificent
solid silver tea set, valued at $780, exhibited by
Mr.. f. r. Lucas.
Mr.. Fl. Spillman shows trusses. supporters
braces. foot straighteners. and such goods as
people may need to make them appear what
they are not.
Mr.. Arthur Durieu. OF the Red Star Shoe
Store. corner Of Customhouse and Bourbon
streets. has q beautiful display OF his wares on
exhibition. embracing 500 different styles Of
goods, from twenty-five cents up to 81. both In
| ladies' and gentlemen's wear. We advise our
| friends, who have not an opportunity OF visit
| ing his establishment. to inspect the goods
| which are shown them by the proprietor and
his assistants. who are present, and happy to
give any information desired. Country dealers
may see samples Of goods In their line. Home
made slippers for gentlemen ladies' coored
slippers; In fact. everything In Mr.. Durieu's
line may be seen and priced.
Mr.. James Waters exhibits for competition
stove trucks with Martins pat mt castor: trunk
trucks. with the same appliance. and general
assortment of Martins patent casters for furni-
ture; also. box truck for store use. with patent
castor. and the bes. money alarm drawer.
In Department A, Mr. Thomas Egan exhibits
his excelsior yeast powder. sef-raising -four
and buckwheat. He received the first premium
In 1876 for the exec sior yeast powder, on &C.
count OF its Wilderness and strength and pos.
sessing more carbon dioxide than any other
yeast powder. for which he has certificate
from Messrs. Frederickson & Harte.
Messrs Bovee & Stoddard have o showcase
full OF beautiful patent corn husk mouth piece |
cigars and cigarettes on exhibition.
Mr.. Hugh W. Montgomery has samples Of the |
Pine Island ammoniated phosphate, manufac
tured By the Quinnipiac Fertilizer Company Of
New Haven. for cotton, corn Strawberries |
garden truck. ETC.. on exhibition: also. Vigier's /
improved French process for DISTINGUISHING |
steam boilers.
Messrs. VIM. /. Brooks Co. display large
assortment Of st. James parish genuine per-
idue tobacco and cigarettes. They have man
OF their goods on the grounds In which |
about o dozen young women are employed.
The process Of cigarette making Is eagerly
observed all day. We don't know what causes
the passers-py to linger 50 long the novelty OF
cigarette taking or the prettiness of the girls
The Anheuser Brewing Association. through
Messrs. A. Wizard Il Co. make a noble display
OF their celebrated bottled beer. Messrs vi
card & Co. also exhibit the Eiehle g. Co. telegraph
The Joseph Uhrig Brewing Company OF st.
Louis are exhibiting Uhrig's beer and the
genuine Budweiser lager beer. The Uhrig
beer has been awarded prizes In Paris and
for being the best In the world
The Budweiser lager beer, on account of its
good name and qualities. has been largely
for which suits are now pend
ng
All the bitters people have samples Of their
Foods displayed. We noticed among them r.
!. Rivet's Louisiana Aromatic Bitters. the Cen
ennial Tonic Bitters, and last. but not least,
reeds Gilt Edge Tonic of which there appears
o be sufficient to alleviate all the afflicted In
he country; also Reeds Stomach Bitters
Mr.. l.. p. Rance displays q large variety of
q ineral waters.
The largest and finest and varied and various
display Of goods in the main hall is that OF Mr.
Norris McGraw. Ii you are keeping house and
Ion't know what you want. or what you don't
want. just stop awhile and inspect the various
rticles he has on exhibition. To enumerate
hem all would fill column If we wanted to.
We wouldn't know what to call them. A look at
his display will convince any one that they
AVE not half Of what they want in the way OF
willow. woodenware and housekeeping goods
Mr.. Tom Rice has on exhibition a number of
ondiments. among them a non fermenting
Mustard. chnpanai ketchup chapanai sauce. :
oyage OF lfel stomach bltters. non-corroding |
vriting fluid. which will stand all manner of
ests. and Tom Rice's Last Chance Fever and |
lgue Tonic: also an ointment which cures !
heumatism or any syphiIitc disease. The dis !
lay is presided over by Dr.. T. Sullivan late
I the Fourth or Royal Irish Dragons. which
anticipated In the famous Charge of the Six
hundred.
Messrs. Baggett Mason. Of New Orleans. {
ave an assortment Of coored inks and muci- (
age. which they are introducing through the !
Exhibition to the public. Their ink Is said to :
9 superior. and the mucilage stickier than any
yer manufactured. They have on hand large {
lumber OF recommendations from people who E
ave tried their goods during the past Ave I
ears. 7
Mr.. James "a. Reynolds has his goods pre- ;
AIRED for exhibition. They consist Of the cele- +
rated Robert L. Lee cooking stoves and Hun a
,rs rotary flour and meal sitter. and do en- /
Their things which 1t is good for. Messrs 2
avnolds r. Armstrong ra the apants for ouia 2