The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-08
For the Farmer and ,Iechanic.


For the Farmer and ,IecAanic.
ATLANTA. Nov. -, 1851.
After Visiting the exposition savera
times, | can ~ that it is indeed a grano
thing. Of which the South NAV wei
feel proud particularly the { ID NoYtl
State, whose exhibits are eqlai to an,
an superior 70 many thouah not a
tastetu!iy and strlkingly ly arras e. as som,
others Texas and Kansas for instanc
Twenty people would observe their dis
play when one would that OF ours.
Their motto is Ie mag kRoa0 then
Gy their fruits .
North Carolina exhibits seems to be
scattered In different parts; b,tt clos,
view of the whole, will show Nortl
Carolina stands first in solid value.
The most striking curiosity TO bt
seen, Is the Little World" It is rur
by concealed machinery, aud there is
| the blacksmith, carpenter. painter
machine>f. pile driver, CRANE na nurs
ing the baby, ETC., all working ,snatura
as life. Also railroad and saam boal
line; they making connection with tho
passengers TO exchange, etc. There ],
not a particle Of the machinery to be
seen, yet 1t all goes on as if scene OF
actual lie. The wonder is how it i
possible to arrange AMI conceal th.
machinery t. run all these WORK men.
The Glass Hen" is another curiosi
ty, Matching eggs by steam, there arc
several hundred hatched oug, other.
just Matched, etc.
The Seven Wonders of the fsorld, OF
: SISTERS with long hair, born ~ raise,
hair feet long; others toE inche,
thick, They have cultured ,oices an
sing vel The usual Punch and Judy
show, Caucasion lady, hand .ng large
snakes ETC., under the same canvis.
The display of machinery Of all kind
is very rafd, running in full blast,
from the k: ,tlng Il achine to the dou-
ble construc ii rac>et head block saw
mill, and the great Southern Staple
Cotton-is going through every con
ceivable process ID which it Is manutac-
tured.
\ little ship built Of the peth Of corn
stalks by negro boy ID years old. is
cry p city aud perfect inodel Of a
arge elner, also large house by the
same boy, Is very interesting.
The Cotton Pickers are ali failures
and harily worthy Of note. \ cotton
picker and perpetual! motion, a. all that
is lacking now.
They have the cotton growing inside
the grounds, as many as Is different
Sinds, also tobacco, cane $, grasses etc
ihe exhibition is not coIn piete yet, they
are adding new articles of interest daily,
aud it is talked that the exposition may
hold over uatil spring, as the crowds
daily increase and prospects brighten.
Many thousands register for the $1,000
piano given away by Chickering & Sons
20 the holder OF the lucky ticket. |
have lucky mum Der, but of course the
the piano must stay in the family"
Most every little curiosity on exhibi
ton is for sale, but all have erhiJutoa
prices. The very prettiest and loveliest
thing TO behold In the exhibition is the
wax lady, life size, and a perfect model
OF womaniy beauty, neat and taste
fully dressed, with very large dark grey
eyes with black eye brows, iashes and
hair, livery checks and pearly lips
There was nothing ever made SO perfect
and to look as natural. really wanted
that. in fact preferred it to the $4,000
diamonds (to keep for any little CLASSY
rock, neatly finished up, would shine as
bright and lustrous. Yet they were
very dazzling TO the eye and looked quite
tempting froin the simple fact they were
diamonds. They are to be found in the
center Of the Art and Industrial pavilion,
and are daily surrounded by the mos;
delighted groups Of people. The twin
magnets are wonderful in size, and
equal in color, size, cutting AID bril-
liancy. They attract the attention 0!
every visitor to the exposition, and
make the display OF which they are, in
fact, the object, of search to al who
enter the gates | wanted 20 take
them in my band, but Mr.. Jaccara
preferred to put them CD the b1cL OF
my hanl which was a reelection 90 the
hand woi}i not have SD, ,GJo
diamond no way. nobody would feuave
it real aud genuine, unless was J,
'.jno. jacob " Nm. H.. or \ I Ii |
.rere u 4sr !, teu ceIJ IA ie tiIamafal -
.la-s r.,cs, ne8!d he Is. Tie same. e..
rnt ca, II .-.;liion w.n'l Know tie
difference, % ysu zee | h.te IL is. IL
q diamond. But ;fc exposition is Il
big thing, ae0 everybody ougat to 50
to IL that possibly can. There wont
probably be ,uch another show in the
neNt % geafs. aud maybe never Ia our
existence. There we see how hundreds
OF the many things we need and uSa In
every day ilfe arc male and carried on:
know otherwise: sec more work doue
in one dav, tan 1T home il lie time.
The exposition i ali index 20 the times
we live ID, and Is a BIZ thing, and Mr.
hlnbail deserves great credit for lis ef-
forts ard management. / don think
he knew what big thing he was going
to get up, but he is great man, aud
achieved wonderful victory in getting
up the grandest show and exhibit ever