Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-28

dis. laNe-l COMPARTMENT = $3.50
ii for every article that belongs In
hardware stock aud then q lot OF suit
able cases for the extras. such as shot
guns and silyerware.
The whole business OF hardware re
falling that once looked as formidable /
as learning the Chinese language on &C /
count Of the multitude Of articles class /
I'd as hardware has now been simpll' |
hed aud made as orderly as diction- /
AIRY and a. easy 20 comprehend. All
this Il the result Of evolution, the out
come Of years Of thoughtful study and
practical application of IDEAS. We arr
blind or foolish who do not take ad-
vantage Of what others have done for
-.
Next 10 the model hardware store Is
the model grocery. equally clever In
its arrangement and equipment. but
less complex. The cleanliness Of this
new STYLE store Is the hrst feature 10
catch the attention. aud then we note
the electric coffee grinder that delivers
the nne powder for the French drip
coffee or the ecerser product for the
commoner method Of making the
breakfast drink. Here Is q cheese ma
chine that cuts q twentyeight pound
cheese into twenty eight parts meas
uring II Of with mathematical ex-
actitude. A cheese Of any other weight
will be handled In the same manner.
Here are computing scales Of various
styles that indicate the exact value OF
the material weighed in any amount
or at any price Here Is model re-
frigerator for butter and other perish
able stock and bins, drawers and cases
Of every kind 10 meet practical needs
In that most important feature OF any
eommunity-the family grocery. The
corner grocery has become a scientific
proposition. q new sanitary achieve
ment and a thing Of beauty. Even a
man ordinarily slack In his accounts
would make an extra effort TO pay his
bills in order 70 keep in good standing
with such a store as this
One citizen often saves the reputa-
ton of a state or community. The
man who does things because he loves
TO do them In a perfect and splendid
way Ia one OF the pillars OF state. An
example in mind is David X Bell Of
West Brighton. " Y. who sends 10
the exposition his flock OF American
Merinos. the fine wool sheep whose
| feeces 20 into the finest cloths. Bell
| Is one of the farmers who shows the
best way TO his brethren in the busi-
ness. Occasionally he holds public
shearing at his farm and makes q
holiday event of the affair. At one Of
these a Merino eve sheared thirty two
and a half pounds. New York state
has two Aerino sheep breeders 1850
Citations But Bell IL not merely q
1 sheep raiser He IL one of the prize
taking fruit growers OF New York and
no doubt has other accomplishments
not displayed at the worlds fair.
| The man who knows the ropes Is an
educated man nowadays. for ropes are
made of so many things that II takes a
wide knowledge 10 name the materials.
Venezuela shows 200 varieties Of fbers,
and | venture 70 say there isn't bota-
| mist or ropemaker at the fair who
AN tel. tie names of 80 per cent of
them. OF course this Is unQuestionsbly
| the largest number OF different useful
| fbers ever shown In one display at an
exposition. Many of them are Of wild
growth, and a number are from cult
waited plants. The Agave americana
Is the best known. Natures way Of
making the fiber il TO surround it with
| lot of other materials in the way Of
pulpy and cellular STUFF that we must
throw away. Ii man wants anything
he has to work for ii or get some 9TH
er fellow to do it for him. Nature
will provide him with fruits and nuts
ready for his hand, but lie must work
for his clothes and lodging if be would
be comfortable.
Venezuela Is rich In ali the natural
products Of forest, field and mine. She
is third in coffee growing, Brazil hav-
ing first place and Colombia second.
Venezuela growers send TO market
10000 bags OF coffee each season. The
cacao or chocolate bean is here on dis
play. so that any one curious to know
the source Of their cocoa or chocolate
may see the beans in their natural
state. Venezuela grows them exten.
siyely.
One does not think Of Venezuela as
a manufacturing country, yet for the
home market she is really much en-
gagged In the industrial arts A gold
medal has just been awarded her for
her exhibit Of leather at the world
fair. Here are boots and shoes OF very
fine finish and creditable workman.
ship. Here are fine linen shirts. EN-.
broideries. feather work and products
OF fancy arts worthy Of any nation.
Another gold medal was awarded to
Venezuela for an exhibit of rum. OF
the many medicinal plants and barks
the cinchona. or quinine. Is most fsmil.
lar and most profitable as an article OF
export Here are plants and barks for
tanning and dyeing. banana hour for
bread and cakes. specimens Of cane
sugar, asbestus, asphalt. copper ore
coal, paint ores of many shades. petro
leum- turtle oil. coeoanut oil. corn
starch, beeswax, cotton. silk and wool
briquettes, soap, silver ore. Iron ore
nitrophosphate, gold ore. kaolin. copa
for varnish. marble and material fol
cement. These are the things that con
tain great possibilities for Venezuela
and make up an exhibit well worth
ones time and study.