The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-23
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is the hair dressing and beauty
ture parlors Of the young w0tn
from Savannah. In the main afha
1t from Savannah there are stencil 81
curtains, beaded waists and AbnMk q
the same variety OF goods aSTISSSffS7
In the other booths. iSssS
The English district leads iii q 5y. as
city by presenting o class of EXIT Ss
little girls who make very SbSHiit s
1ul artificial flowers. One little, ktflEj
or three. years of age attracts pAfs q
tlcular attention. Thomas Lee ROOM
ey, lad Of twelve years, exhibits Hfi
exact model Of a locomotives rnASs Il
Of wood. The Atlanta exhibit d..
breaches Macon in every respect lsSs
Here the hand-laundry work proves (:
the efficiency Of ante-bellum Negro
women In the days when steam S
laundries were an unknown quantity M
From the Fourth district, Colurii- b
Dus has the incest display OF fa1,cyss
work. They exhibit "a large amounts
OF confederate money, and the llsuHf II
line Of articles exhibited by women. Es
Unadilla, Americas and Codela, ",
from the Third district, present as
novelties some very old books, OLA "a
catecnlsm n1nety-two years old. " aS
blDle $50 years old and another 1tOs4
years olo. They too show some ex-s
cellent hand-laundry work, drawii-9
work and embroidery, and a minis 81
ture bedroom set made by small
boy, by the name Of Milton Ellis, of a
Albany nIgBni1s 3
ALBANY, in the Second district. a
also makes a c"editable showing iii D
| plain and fancy sewing, and shows
the only tailor made suits. In the U
art building the millinery depart
ment of Central City College has
it's exhibit. 4lt5A =
IN the agricultural. building 3tha&
real interest Of the colored peopia$S55
is centered. On first entering Sthas$
building, one approaches the office
or President Wright on the one side
and the booth occupied by the North
Carolina Mutual and Provident As
soclatlon, OF Durham, N. c., which fs@.
oolng business in this State. This
particular company deserves specinl@
mention by reason Of it's sound busi4E7
ness methods and it's phenominai
growth. 1t was begun several years
ago by a man, John Merrick, d.
scant education, who got his start
shaving Brodie Duke" He was lone
the personal barber Of the two Duke.
boys, or rather. men, and yet -e#f,a
the barber shop in Durham, N. III .$
which they frequent. 80
Other insurance companies doing
business in the State have attractive
booths, among them being the Attain
ia Mutual Association, of Atlanta j
and Pilgrim Life and Health A.
ISOLATION, Of Augusta. G.
Agricultural Exhibits
Inc IWlggs county exhibit is the
largest or any county in this build
ing. Here -four, meal, graham -four.
COTTON and cotton seed, cotton FMS
stalk and in bales, collards. corn.
peanuts, cushaWs, watermelons, tur-
MP salad, potatoes, turnips, syrups
and Walnuts are to be seen.
The contestants for the corn ,,irizas 3
nave the next booth and have ar
ranged a very attractive exhibition
Il. ID. Ashley, Billiards Station; J.. r.
stephens, Dry Branch; r. D. Hark-.
less, Dry Branch, and T. j. Red
DICK, OF Swift Creek, have arranged
this exhibit with an eye to, attract
lVeness as much as to prizes. -
Lawrence county has an exhibit
mat approaches TWiggs county as to
products, though not in such variety
nor in large quantities. - -
Henry Land, of Bibb county has
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two counties. AS to variety and I
quantities, he has th e-best- exhibit
TO the layman. He shows several
varieties of peas, hay baled on his
own land, sweet potatoes, peanuts,
corn, cotton seed, meal, popcorn.
mans and bacons, oats threshed and
IN stalk, butter beans, eggs, melons,
cltrons, pepper, canned goods and
Jelly (though he processes this was
prepared by his wife,, bales of cot
ton, cotton in boil, sugar cane and
What-nOt. He states that on very
poor land he made 1878 pounds ef
cotton to one acre, though his aver
age is about two acres for a bale.
The reformatory exhibit attracts u
great deal of attention and much
favorable comment. They exhibit
ABOUT the same materials as are
grown by the other farmers, and
nave entered some of their boys in
the corn contest. Aside from Theses,
products they have made SOME good
DroomS and door mats whicA are on
exhibition.
Dodge county has the next county
exhibit in size and variety, showing
nay, potatoes, corn cane, fruits. cot
ton, oats, peanuts, peas of variety
and nuts.
In building number eleven are