The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-23
THE PROCESSION OF PROGRESS
The Advancement in Science, Mechanic
and Agriculture.
From the ST. Louis Republic.

The progress OF the W0rid IN
science, in saving manual labor, in In
ventions Of all kinds, is far beyond a
mans computation, OF even his men
tai vision or belief. The mere
thought of approach to it; the merest
glance Of it will deter one from an
attempt. Nevertheless, we may look
at very few things, which seem to
lie on the surface and which offer so
plain sight that man of ordinary
mental capacity cannot but see. unless
he is willfully determined MOTTO see
or to know. This brief sentence may
suffice to lead up to what follows; and
finally to the main purpose, which it
is hoped will show what is intended
by the heading of this article.
COMMERCIAL CHANGES.
Not many years ago it was com
mon thing for merchant doing bust
ness in the smaller cities and villages
Of the United States to plan spring
and fall visit to the large commercial
eenters TO lay in stock Of goods to
last say six months. to be replenished
By letter or order if the demand war
ranted such action. At this date he
receives the commercial traveller,
known as drummer, with his sam
pies; he gives his orders and stats at
home, unless unforeseen circum-
Stances OF social obligations induce
him to visit tie city. In the city de-
partment stores have almost every
article for which there is personal
or family need. including books, sta
tionery and even medicines; they can
supply every need, even to the lunch,
etc., while you are under the same
roof, on business bent.
THE EACTORkES.
Boots ard shoes, clothing, furni-
sture, machinery, simple or complex,
and anything a man may want, are
made with such precision and accura-
sy that all that is needed is made In
parts and the parts are put together
in factories. A machine in the Mis-
souri Penitentiary can sole boot or
5 shoe in 80 seconds. It takes in q
block Of wood, makes the pegs and
drives them home. How can the sin
gle peg driven by hand, one at a time
compete with such machine? The
typesetting machine has made super
iuons the typo who once could pick
up 80 many thousands ems in day.
So, also, the great presses of books
and newspaper work have done away
WITH much Of the hand work.
THE SEWING MACHINE.
Thousands of people are now living
who remember the day when no sew
ing machine was in use. No labor
saving machine has made such an in
noyation in the manufacture of cloth
ing Of all kinds, and especially that
which had to be done in and for the
family. How the eyes grew dim and
how the fingers ached over the family
sewing, which fell upon the wife and
mother. Yalk about burning "the
midnight oill'' Ye old danes well
know what it was to have long hours
for work and short hours for sleep.
At this date every conceivable and
necessary garment can be bought
made in the best style for the money
the material used to ,st. The seam
stress, before the days Of this ma
chine. received Is cents for making a
mans shirt with linen boscms and
wristbands. Now you can buy such a
shirt for from 80 to so cents unlaun-
dered. A full-sized night shirt Of
very good material you can buy for
less m6ney than tkat. OF course
there is more time for social events,
but especially for reading. Sanoho
Panza blessed the man that invented
sleep. All the sane world of mankind
blesses the man that invented the
sewing machines.
COMMUNICATION.
Who in his widest Imagination
would have thought it possible for
man to converse with his friend or
business correspondeht-face to face,
as it were-at distance of hundreds
of miles? Yet such can be done by
telephone.
TRAVEL.
Steam has annihilated time and dis
tanee. The trip across the Atlantic
Ocean has become ferry trip. One
can scarcely get over the sea-sickness
before one steps ashore on the other
side. A young lady of my acquaint-
ance has been gone from home but
+ro waots and vet had already heen