Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-04
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Thoroughfare.

Thoroughfare.
There is much between the lines of Ed
ward Harrison's card, recently printed In
the GLoBE-REPUBLIc Mr.. Harrison was
once bookkeeper in the old REPUBLIC Of
/ fice in the room now occupied as counting
room by the Springfield Publishing Com
pany. He went from the REPUBLIC to the
office of James Leffel & Co. He then lived
in the city and soon began to collect and
raise little herd of Jersey cattle. After
ward he traded his town property for the
Lagonda View farm. just north of east of
the Lagonda precinct. His herd has grown
to large proportions and it has national
reputation. as has hIs butter, made by Mrs.
Harrison and Miss May, it having been
commended as ''tbe best" in the leading
agricultural papers of the country. Now,
instead of selling their butter here, for 30 to
80 cents pound, the Harrisons send the
entire output TO New York, where people
who know good jersey butter when they
see and taste it recognize its quality and
are willing 10 pay dollar pound for it.
This is a suggestive fact, for if the Harri-
Sous can make butter from the milk of Jer-
seys and ship it TO New York, with good
round profit, why may not other Clark
county farmers or dairymen follow their
example with profit?
In connection with this, it may be stated
that Mr.. Reser, of the lnisfallen Nurseries,
has quite herd of nice Jerseys, as has also
Mr. CrowelL OF the Farm and Fireside.
The hat of the period is the Derby. 1t
came five or more years ago and it is un-
doubtediy here :" for keeps" 1t is suitable
for ali climates. weathers, sizes and COM
plevions, and men Of all nationalities. II
is an American hat, with an English name,
but it is worn in all civilized countries.
" Ny lord," standing in front of the castle
in Scotland; our minister to continental
court; our distinguished representatives at
nue.; the hard-headed. practical business man
tramping along on Main street, all wear the
Derby. The French gentleman also wears
it on the boulevaris Of Paris, but it is
queer thing as il comes from the blocks of
the Paris manufacturers. 1t usually has
gloss. which wouldn't go" at all in Amer
lea. Indeed, while we talk so much about
Paris fashions, and profess 10 follow ther1.
they are really too loud and grotesque for
actual use here, and are always greatly
modified in the process of transpor-
tation. The Frenchman in Paris is too
Frenchy for any use. Several Springfield
men will recall chap who crossed the
ocean in 1850 on the steamship City of
Chester. He was gOrgeously got-up. and
no doubt was some great person when he
got back to his native city, Paris. But he
was a sight to behold. His attire was of
the richest material. but in all respects so
Frenchy as TO be ridicilous-tO an Ameri-
can. His Derby was squat little thing.
with luster that eclisped that of his patent
leather boots, and he was the spectacle of
the entire voyage. And French STYLES for
ladies are greatly modified before being
used here. Indeed, it is stated
on high authority, that they
are originally designed here, in
exquisite taste, as matter of course. and
Frenchifed for local use, when they arrive
in Paris, to be distributed to all parts of the
world.
Our streets are very brilliant, these cold
nights. The electric lights are particularly
effective when the moon is well whitfield
down and the ground is covered with snow.
And the streets are lively, too, for nearly
everybody seems to be out going either to
the churches or the theaters-or TO some
other attractive places. A full half dozen
of the churches are holding continuous re-
yival services, with generous and increasing
results Our Methodist friends appear to
be In the lead as usual. but there is hope
full stste of things in nearly all the churches.
a fact the GLoBE-REPUBLIC is pleased to
record