Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
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The other morning one ef0ae fepUeeAs
drawn BY feeling Of iove,tssS sutsrsS a
adjscsnt cigar store In osasr - tsst ~
quality OF new brand Of clVassttss. Hsv-
ing received the article, aad WAsls snksseo
In the pleasant pastime ofsausptieI them,
conversation ON business in general was
inaugurated, in the course Of which the
question came up % TO the Sudden snd In.
creased demand for smoking tobacco. The
curiosity of our man Of news being sroussd
and the proprietor at leisure, the follow
ing information was cleaned in regsFd 70
the varieties Of the weed used by The
lovers Of
THE GLOWING BOWL.
"Of the different brands OF smoking 70
bacco We have on hand" said the proprfe.
tor, .the greatest demand Il for tn higher
prioed articles, although We have large
trade among the working men. The ms.
iority of this class however, use either
scrap or Cavendish. or . mixture OF the
two. Scrap tobGcco 10 divided into three
grades, the common scrap, which retai!s d
seven cents per two ounce package; clean
scrap, which brings ten cents per psctesS:
and tip ends, which are fifteen cents par
package, the demand for the latter grade
far exceeding the other two. The brand Of
Cayendish, for which We have
THE GREATEST DEMAND
is the Traveller, Q four ounce package
which Ietsils at ten cents. Nov here"
said the proprietor, - he stepped back and
opened case, taking out . small package.
HE Is q two ounce package OF Blackwslrs
Durham" Opening il he handed IL 70 The
reporter with the remark: Now, this "
one of our most popular articles among the
high priced goods, and 10, - you see, very
bright although quite strong. W Dur :
higher priced goods, including such brands
as Lion, Duke and Sitting Bull and about
twenty others, ana the cheaper grade.
vhich bfings about halt - much . peck
age. This latter class Is very numerous. -
many as forty different factories being
represented in this class. Blackwelts
Durham. the only brand We handle. 10
however, attempting to distinguish their
goods by claiming to manufacture
rHE ONLY GENUINE
Durham. This claim is not good, however.
a. there are . dozen factories that manu-.
facture ~ ROOu III III ioic ouu INV ~ uue
claim to the title Of genuine % the so.
called king OF the Roost." As to the i'm
mense superiority this brand has over the
others in demand one could not doubt for
A moment, although this Is due TO great
extent to the large amount spent annually
by this firm in advertising. The amount
spent by this firm last year and the year
before exceeded $50, 900. while for the year
1870 it amounted to over $3.50, OOo, or nearly
h.. nj
and yet, in spite Of this outlay, this firm
CLEARED NoRE MONEY
in 1850 than Il has done in any preceding
lated smoking tobacco are - follows: The
Seal of North Carolins, bright and mild.
very popular with the lovers OF . cool.
clear smoke; Old Judge, dark aud very
strong, popular with the younger class Of
trade; Sweet Caporal, bright and mild. also
a great fayorite with this class Of trade:
Lone Jack, an old and we'll known brand,
somewhat mild, however, for the average
smoker; Fruits and Flowers, another old
brand very popular, however, with our
elderly class OF customers; Saratoga Trunk.
a new brand We are successfully endeavor.
ing to introduce, Q tobacco that takes we'll
with those
FoSp OF LIGHT SMOKE,
being bright and mild. Ia addition 10 the
above grsnulated brands that are generally
used in pipes, We have what Ia popularity
known Is the Long Cut Tobacco This 10
cut in long thin threads, and IL especially
adapted to cigarette smokers; that Is, those
who roll their own cigarettes, being much
easier manipulated tnan the granulated TO.
bacco. The popular brands In this line Of
and Old Judge, the attributes In this latter
line OF goods being materially the SAME -
in the granulated goods. In addition TO tho
above mentioned long cut goods. We
have the Vanity Fair, an old and ct one
time very popular article and the Sunilow-
er, new article just gotten out by Loril.
lard that we are rndeavoring to Introduce.
and which think will prove success II
they only keep up the standard OF the arti-
Gle as it now Is, as il is q bright and strong
but with an
HNCEHDISGLY PLEASANT FLAVOR.
Here" said the proprietor as the re.
porter started TO leave, here Is an article
We are having Q sudden and increased de.
| mand for. This is the genuine Perigue
long cut, and Il Is the genuine article a. I
well know, having handled the same class
Of goods for over fifteen years. Mono Of
/ our customers, think, ever had the hsrdi-
hood to smoke this article a. IL 10, being.
| as you see. very dark and extremely
Il
| OF q retired steamboat captain who both
| smokes and chews the article. There Is
AN OLD LEGEND
| to the effect that three pipefulls OF thi,
| brand, smoked in succession, will intoxi-
| cate an average man. How true this story
| 10 do not know, although can readily
dulging in a single pipefull.' Most OF our
| customers generally purchase this article
| in order TO mix Il with Durham, Old Judge.
Lone Jack or some mildsr brand. When
this is done the strength OF the weed 10 not
felt and II adds an exceedingly pleasant
and undesirable flavor to the smoke.
We also have Il In the pure leaf -
will show you,, At the same time opsn.
black tobacco. This roll, on examination,
proved to be about eighteen inches long
and Is thick - mans arm, and was very
tightly wrapped. The reason for the tight
wrapping was described In . few words BY
the tobacconist, who said: The tobacco BE-.
fore being pressed is cut In long strips
while 1t Is yet green and Is tightly corded
together with tobacco stems. II II then
CONCEALED, retaining oil OF its natural
strength. But here comes
Az OLD soUTHERsER
WIZ BlVN you bOme lutSTc5uUH pOtULt
upon the country and producers OF this
far famed article. The customer entering
the store, the reporter recognizing the
gentleman NJ chance acquaintance, made
known his errand and ELECTED the follow
ing information from the gallant Exon
fed: in st. James parish, Louisiana. hxty-
five miles above New Orleans, and ten
miles back from the Mississippi river, thsfs
lies narrow strip OF land FIVE miles losS
by one in width, and completely sur.
rounded by swsmps and bayons. Tho soil
OF this belt Of land 10 . very rich, damp
loan and 10 especially adapted 70 the
raising Of .peirque tobacco, which
will only grow In . dark soil.
The inhabitants Of this forbidding spot arc
few Creole families Of French and spanish
descent, who are intimately eonssctel
through the long established cust0sn Of
marrying within their own village. This
curious noe are honest, prndsnt, esatioas
and very non.pyosress,vs. With thsis fsoss
dead set against any OF the Advantage Of
modern improvement. The