Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-10


pany has given. :
nut the stock OF Hume-Minor company o
IL not confined TO the heavier instruments,
us embraced In pianos and organs. Not az Q
all. The company deal In all Kinds OF !
musical instruments, sucn az suts.s,
tanjos. harps. mandolns. etc. OF the
hest make. In fact. everything In the !
musical line. including sheet-musc. ~
Non, nv the establishment. The house IL
a regular musicians emporium D. H. ]
Hume IL president, q. \. Minor wee
nrcs,dcnt. and r. n. Wheelock secretary ]
OF the company md n host OF traVehihs
men and other ass stants are eWp'oye'.
Pianos are tuned and repaired py INC
most skilled tuners and workmen
Manly u. Ramos & Co.
A most attractive display OF in"s'N"i 6
merchandise IL made by the weIl-Nto"h ,
firm OF Manly H. Ramos & Co. whose
booth occupies n prominent 'oe'''' ~
the main building
There they draw large crowns 10
listen to the music from supeID p.""o
fortes rendered by Miss Geraldln' iisn'-
foot. n clever pianist. from Cuipeper' va
Miss Iightioot Is n brilliant pefioineI
and very obgIng In responding 20 0.nS
unon her for more music" she II the
composer OF "A march and two-step cdi'eu
.'T'he Blue and the Gray, whlch mas "'u
,,nss,, Ramos g. Co. whose city ware
rooms and Office ere AZ NO. "' Ma'h
street, show some magnificent specimens
OF pianos representing the sterlmg' "iu :
Knabe piano. and the Everett "' - /
I(r,ha nianos. including two Grands, are
wonderful specimens Of iatter-day per .
fart,on in pianos. Their cases are Things
NJ b.autv. being made Of Colonial OAK;
ard ,hen there is a special case OF Ing
lish oak. with walnut and nAAoBahy ,
cases OF lovely finish. . ,
Altogether. there have never Deeh III
the city Of Richmond superior p'inoS
Knabc's masterpieces, the peTlecuoh "a
tone. touch. finish. and All tha' s9'a ,,
make the plano when mas "'''' WV
fame the Knabe, T.,
Much satisfaction and pleasure i
eivon the listener to the tones o. the
! Everett piano fine instrument IN every
particular. and a great favori'e.
4 number Of Packard organs are SHOWN
and their powerfully sweet ana o"".A
Ing strains are heard win ciose a''.".on
| Then there are exhibited musical inatru-
| vents NJ all kinds-viOlas, ban1os' gun
tars mandolins. horns. flutes, ana an
| otber forms Of instrument, in whlcn
swee, music turks. waiting for cunning
| Inns and fingers to bring 1t forth.
! This exhibition Of Mcssrs. Rainos q
| Co. is an exceedingly interesting one anu
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Music Hail.
aydnor & shepard.
! As Won enter the Machinery nan you
| will be struck al once at IN" mahl'nI ~
| dieplav Of Sydnor e Shepard, 40 Main
street You know. OF course, That they
| arc tho great artesian-well driiierS anu
| dealers in pumps wind-mllls' taIN''
! hvdraulic-rams. and water supplies III gen
eraI. In the centre Of their dIspldy 30"
! will notice most prominently V'''S "I-
| lon tank mounted on a handsome IRON
frame reaching To the top OF the ktc't
| building by It's side stands the peau'l'ul
| ideal windmill on steel frame, WINE
| ON the other sid. stands the Baby, the
most complete and perfect BABY you ever
saw-a baby that can pump from "' ~
400 gallons of water per day. lurhl's
! across the aisle you will find a great Nail"-
| ~ Of pumps for hand. windmill, or stcah
/ mower. and II YOU don't find what you
| want among them Mesels. Sydnor &
! Shcpard will guarantee to furnish you any
uu,np or matchmaking device made IN
! this country. They also have on eNhlhi-
| ton the great siphon water-eleNa'oi'
which works automatically, contrary "
science and gravity, f'r II delivers "h''r
at the apex of the eiphon. Did you ever
hear Of such a wonder? 1t was conceiei
TO be one of the greatest wonders at tho
| Worlds Fair at Chicago. Don fall 10
! see it, Owing TO rush Of work the hIm
could not bring one OF their great on
! drilling machines 10 the Exposition put
! ANYBODY wishing To get any Information
about a drilled well Will find that these
| gentlemen can give ii to them, ana VIII
make n contract 10 drill VIII anywhere
and any depth through anything. Don't
| fail to use the Novelty hand-pump. IT
meets every requirement.
j. II. Harvey & Go.
| The lover Of the beautiful VIII fairly
! reyel in the exhibit of j. H. Harvey
Co, the florists, who have poured out the
| wealth OF their immense greenhouses ~
Barton Heights and the New Reservoir.
| Truly their display Is a feast 10 the sense
| OF sight and smell. one feels like linger-
| ing with it for hours.
Cut-hoWers. ornamental plants, ferns,
decorative Palms and growing flowers are
exhibited In the greatest protusion, but
| with that artistic arrangement that
| marks the true florist
II has been said that flowers come to
perfection IN proportion as the grower .
loves them Certainly J. II. Harvey & .
! Co. must be lovers of az well as dealers !
| in and raisers of flowers. The firm shows r
two new roses which are just out-the /
Testout and the Bridesmaid They are
| both pink. The former resembles the Ia /
France. and the latter has pretty pink /
| flush Of its own.
In with the Henrico-county exhibit J. |
II. Harvey e Co. also show palms. ferns, /
plants and cut-hOwers. and their favOrite /
and pride. the Areco Lutescens palm
J. II. Harvey makes a specially OF /
decorating houses for entertainments, |
churches for weddings. and halls for spe- |
cial meetings. In this they are not ex- |
celled. They have the true artistic eye. |
and that counts for vast deal-oOunts /
for much more than quantity.
| J. II. Harvey ~ Co. have built up an |
immense business in flowers, plants, ferns, !
&c.-a business that ranks as one Of the /
great Industries OF the county. They al !
low no florist in the country to get ahead |
of them in introducing new flowers. 10 |
matter what the cost Of time and trouble !
involved. They must be and are in the /
forefront on all occasions.
Ashton starkc.
on the eastern side Of Machinery Hall !
and occupying the largest space in that
building-covering an area OF 50xs0 feet
stands the exhibit OF Mr.. Ashton Starke !
1t is worthy Of comment that Mr. Starke
| is among the feW-the very few-whose
booth was fully prepared for the opening
Admirably arranged, and displayed with
such taste and advantage that not 4
siI gle item OF this mammoth collection
is lost stands one of the most interest
| ing and attractive displays Of all man
ner OF farm implem ants and machinery.
The most striking feature is. perhaps,
full-szed gold Syracuse pillow. the
same that attracted so much attention at
the Worlds Fair, 1t IS said TO be the
costliest plow ever built. This house
makes a specially OF win1-mills and
pumps. one OF which, the famous Red
Jacket pump. handled here exclusively by
this house. is the only one made, IL is
said that can b. repaired without taking
the pump out OF the well. There IS also
. on exhibit grain-drill. n counterpart
Of the one exhibited at the Chicago ex-
; position by Messrs. Bckford a Hon.
man. Attracting particular attention In
? the farm department are the Davis
swing churn, the Baldwin and the Small
; ley ensagc and feed-cutters. the Walter
) n. Wood harvesters, binders. and reapers,
! mowers. hay-rakes. and tedders: a double
! row OF corn-planters and steel-frame lever
: harrows. a great amount Of interest was
shown yesterday in the Drader spading
r harrow, which Is the latest tool intro