Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-07

The City-Homely Ladies-A Model
 'Cemetery-A Bit of Advice.
 CINCINNATI, June f.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 This week am living over again the Gen. tennial in part The National Association in their business meetings is dwarfed by the exhibition, and yet some interest is paid to it. At the meeting on Tuesday, MT. Sparks, from Alton, H., made vigorous speech on wheat speculation, denouncing the dealing in options as gambling of the worst sort, right ly claiming that it seriously injured the legit- innate milling interest and was O positive damage to all consumers. Ill view of the fact that the president of the National Asso- ciation (Hon. Geo. Bain) is large speculator in options, the remarks were received with great applause, no one applauding more hear tily than President Bain. As to the exhibit, of course it is largely composed of mill ma chinery, but other enterprises are represent ed and all or nearly so are sug- gestiye of what is useful in the purchase of grain, milling and selling of flour or baking it into bread. I only enumerate small portion of the articles outside of actual machinery used to convert grain into flour, but we see 1: Turbin water wheels, scales, elevators, steam pumps stoves, flour chests for family use, baking powder-but time will not permit one to go through the list. The mill machinery department proper is large and the exhibit at the Centennial seems tame and ordinary by comparison No end to bran clusters, brush machines cleaners, scourers, rollers, mill stones, stone dressers, reducing machines, purifiers bolts, etc. Many of these are similar in looks and action and give the same result, but the inventor or owner of patent claims by some slight at tachment a superiority. Hence the great number of patents and the numerous suits for infringement. One great attraction is an old fashioned country mill of fifty years ago, with wheel outside and fed by water from spout Many now in middle life can remem- Der these mills. As look back to the days of my boyhood well do remember going to a mill not much dissimilar, and how mysteri- ous it then seemed to me-. The grain went into the hopper, and from the stone the meal was conveyed by an endless belt full of little cups or buckets to an unknown (to mel place. This mode WAS of course great i'm provement over the primitive method of crushing by hand in mortar, but the i'm in the past thirty years, more especially in the past ten years, are as far ahead of that old fashioned country mill as said mill was of the mortar. I regret exceed inQly that have not time to explain and more fully enumerate the machinery depart ment, but the paying to and receiving atten- tion of many old and host of new made Iflends glVes one ntroIy tlnle to estI, Ae1 aloAo sleep.
 Among tho exhibits of grain in it's rough and reduced state, that of wheat flour is very fine We see flour from hundreds of mills and all contending for the prize. I pity the committee in this department, for many samples will be exactly alike.
 Much dissatisfaction has been exhibited over the delay in getting the engine and shaft ing into proper condition, especially by our English friends, as they are booked for trip to Minneapolis before their return, but yes terday everything got into good working or der, and the Queen City made it all honey last night, the Board of Trade inviting the whole crowd of us to the Highland House, everything free, a fine orchestra, most excel lent cold supper and wine without limit. During meal hour splendid display of fire works was made, one large piece represent ing sheaves of wheat. Speeches followed, of course, the old country and the new embraced, and the American eagle screamed one of her loudest At twelve o'clock we went down the elevator to the city below, tired and sleepy but happy.
 cannot close this nasty letter without speaking of the city,; and as any account might write would not be news to your read CTS, will be brief. Passing over the large iobbing (and one wholesale grocery house I visited sell over one million dollars in the city alone and as much more outside) and com mission and manufacturing interests, I will only mention the city as it looks to Yankee, and the impressions left after a ride through it and visit to the outskirts. As we ride through the streets are not dissimllar to many other cities, but we notice large and buildings. The hotel we are now at, the Grand, is accommodating this week one thousand male guests. Music Hall, when the Exhibition is in progress, has a seating capacity of 5000. But I cannot fol low this. The population is very largely German, and blue eyes and light hair pre- dominates The ladies are not handsome, being too stout, the result of beer, it is claimed. AS we get out of the city proper we discover to our surprise that the city is in valley or basin, and surrounded by high ele- excepting where the Ohio passes along her muddy water. As the eye sweeps over the scene desire to turn ones face to- ward green fields takes possession, for the whole city is under pail. The smoke from every stack and chimney blackens and disfg- ures not only housetop, but the side and every nook and corner The drive to Clifton and to various other places near by is good, and prettier residences and lawns have never seen. My visit to Spring Grove Cemetery has been the best and most enjoyable of my excursions thus far. This Association have 8 good system and magnificent grounds No curbing, no fences Very many graves are covered with myrtle, and an air of neat ness pervades the whole ground. No dogs are allowed and no smoking. No one but a lot owner is allowed inside on the Sabbath except by permit, and no teams are allowed on Sunday under any circumstances except ing for burial of the dead. I have had so many fayors extended by all of my acQuaint- ances that to thank them here would be i'm possible, but cannot refrain from warmly thanking my good friend MT. Myers lwith c. w. Allen, tobacco manufacturer) for the great kindness he has shown me.
 was to say something about over the Rhine.n but must pass With all due respect to Cincinnati and thanking her for the inter est taken in our party, yet if l was to advise 8 friend to ''strive for the purity and inno- cence of childhood" would recommend him to commence the strife in some other place. In closing cannot keep from extending hearty thanks to my good friend George entire enterprise. ..