DISASTERS.
ellanikr FIBS lIIRI 011.11WELALND. 01111.0.
Ituristag of an nilmortuary andadt a
Varnish 1r4101017-one man gty
Burned—Totat Lose $20.000.
The Cleveland Leader of the fotle says:
At four o'clock on Tuesday morning the people
who Live In the vicinity of the bay market were
euddenly amused by a terrible explosion, which
was won followed by an alarm of fire. 'lt was
found that tbere bad been an explosion of an oil
still connected with the refinery' of Mr. George
Lee, situated near the intersection of Harrison
and Canal streets. Alarms were at once sounded
from boxes 67 and 10, and shortly four steam
fire engines and two hook and ladder tracks
were on the ground.
With lightning speed the gas flew from place
to place in the refinery. and soon the whole place
was is a blaze.
Once started the fire spread with alarming
rapidity. Adjoiningthe refinery were the works
of the Forest City Vanish Company, and, neces
sarily, much of the mate on premises was
highly inflammable. Arial
gasoline the lank was the
first to take Are, but soon the conflagration ex
tended to the main building of the Varnleh Com
pany and seized upon the large quantity of
varnish in the store-room. Great streams of
burning varnish began to pour from the house
and met flaming currents of oil. Joining to
gether they ran toward the canal and even into
it, burning furiously. It was found necessary to
dam up these rivers of fire and turn all available
streams of water upon them.
The oil refinery is a total wreck and Mr. Lee
has suffenal a loss of about $lO,OOO and has no
insurance. All of the varnish stored there and a
large portion of the facto ry of the Forest City
Varnish Company were destroyed. The coin
pany'sleas wilt be in the vicinity of $lO,OOO, on
which there lean insurance of $B,OOO.
VANDALISLEG
DoofOlition•of the Home of Drurbara
E:==
The Frederick (Md.) Examiner contains the
following:
The laet remnant of the old house where Bar
bara Fritchle lived and toiled has been removed,
and laborers - are now employed in digging same
ten feet below the original foundation, as If to
root out the spot of earth upon which it stood.
A few days more, and the tourist, the patriot and
the poet will have pointed to them the muddy
waters of Carroll Creek as where once stood the
weird old home of the faithful defender of her
country's flag.
It seems to haVe been the determination of our
city authorities to erase from the memory of man
that the "Irritable woman" ever lived, and guided
by this desire the first step was to destroy the
house in which she had lived,and where to Stone
wall Jackson
"Shoot U you must, this old grey head,
But spare your country's flag, she said,"
and to the accomplishment of this object they
turned all the genius and ability with which nature
has so liberally gifted them. They first passed
an ordinance to widen and straighter; Carroll
creek; they then decided that the Fritchio house
was in the line of the proposed improvement,
and then agreed to "wipe the damned thing
out."
"Barbara Fritchie's work is o'er,
The rebel rides his raids no more."
Yet the spirit was predominant, and to gratify
the hatred of the house rendered immortal by the
pen of the poet, they have in Btraighteniny the
Greek absolutely wade three sharp ane es to strike
the point at which they aimed. Sagacious men !
know they not that " the blood of the martyrs 18,,
the seed of the Church ?" The name of Barbara
Fritchie long shall live after that of those
" dressed in a little brief authority " shall have
passed away forever. The tuneful Nine have it
in care, and poetry and song glad waft it down
to future ages, and men shall say that Whittier
wrote when Barbara lived.
Now:that the long loved picturesque little
house has gone braver, an air of romance and of
mystery is thrown around it and its history,
which could never have been so long as it stood
a material object to the view, and as over the old
site the sluggish waters of the Creek flow
towards tbe sea, they will yet whisper the name
of BA :Wale a freb and loyal people. Photo
graphs bave been taken of it, and the pencils of
artists will present it as pictured to the eye of
genius, and their conceptions will yet adorn the
palace and the cottage, wherever breathes that
patriotic love of country of which Barbara
Fria:tie is the embodiment, and her house the
stand-point.
Oh the desk before me I have two photographs,
one of the good old woman, the other of the
strange old-fashioned house: that of the house is
now doubly dear to me and in a few years will
be priceless;the firm yet gentle features of the old
lady look en me kindly as I write, and seem to
smile as I make the proposition that a monument
on which shall be recorded her patriotism and
heroism shall be erected in this city to her
memory. OD the pedestal might be inscribed:
"Up rose Barbara Fritchie then,
Bowed with her four-score years and ten,
Bravest of grin Frederick-town,
She took up the flag the men hauled down.
In her attic window the staff she set.
To show 'that one heart was loyal yet."
Thus did the Romans of their matrons. Let
some one more able than I take up this subject.
and the necessary money can be raised, If not
here, in those parts of the country where honor
and patriotism are still held in reverence and the
love for the old flag still barns warm and true.
ENGLAIV D.
The Allabatatt Treaty—Prospects of an
haropeau War.
Lennox, April 23, 1869.—1 t is the intention of
Sir Henry Bnlwer to give notice of a motion for
information in regard to the Alabama treaty, as
it is called, made between the late government
and Boverdy Johnson, and he will probably
couple with it a request for such information as
to the complications between America and
Spain as may be in the possession of the present
government. Sir Henry designs bringing up
these interesting subjects on the 4th of May, but
he will not probably do so before the 11th. He
is opposed to the Johnson-Stanley treaty, tooth
and nail. and will very severely criticise the action
of the late Ministry. Nor will some of the pre
sent Cabinet escape scot free, notwithstanding
Sir Henry's friendly relations with Gladstone.
The rumors of troubles on the Continent of
Europe begin to come upon us thick and fast,
and those who are best informed distrait Napo
leon's professions of a desire for peace. and an
ticipate a disturbance before the summer shall
have passed away. One main fact Is evident to
every sensible mind—the iuteneified hatred be
tween France and Prussia. These two great
powers are actually at war so far as prepare-
Condor a mighty conflict are concerned.
The two countries bristle with bayonets. Their
arsenals are packed with ammunition. All over
the country their agents may be met with pur
chasing horses. They stand with braced up
muscles and flashing eyes, ready to spring at
each other's throats. In such a state of affairs
who can say how soon the first blow may be
given, and the two enemies be grappling
in deadly conflict, and who can place
any confidence in expressions of peaceful
intentions coming from such sonrcc.? Yet
both nations Profess to be anxious to preserve
the peace of Europe. Belgium is in the way of
the Emperor and his schemes. He desires to
brush the little kingdom aside practically by de
stroying her independence and making her
simply a highway for his troops and munitions
of war, yet he is very anxious for peace. 1t is
rammed, by the way, that Mr. Bancroft has ex
cited the displeasure of the Emperor. The latter,
on a recent occasion, half jokingly informed
General Dix that Mr. Bancroft had made
the King of Prussia such warm prof( is
alone of friendship and sympathy on the part of
the United States as to almost amount, by im
plication, to ,an unfriendly expression against
France. To this General Dix replied, with his
usual tact, that the United States government
desired to have the most friendly relations with
all European countries, and that as the nations
of Europe were at peace and on such friendly
terms with each other, it was possible for the
ppitedji tatestp mhp_43,4l/.. , t _ witimiy with aliof
thethemat the sa me lime.
Jana B. Gootku.—Tela famous orator will
eppay. upon "Temperance" at the Rink, Twenty
tUrd and Chestnut etreets. to-night. Price of
admission ten ante. When we compare the
priee Of tidmisslon. and the great attraction of
fered'we doubt not it will he so well appre
ciated as to crowd that Immense edifice thin
evening.
MTN BUILIWIETLIL
FAMIMMONT Ztz—tar EJLTI2IIIOII A1111)- -- ETS
MAGNIVIONSCIL—That portion of public' property
which extends alotAg the lichuyiMil river, a short
distance north of Fairmount Water Works, and
known as the Park, is worthy of a visit 'at the
present time. Tho fresh green tints of sprieg4ime
robe the stately trees, the tender shrubbery, the
gentle rising hills and the gracefully eloping
vales in different emerald shades, thus presenting
many scenes of rare natural beauty. Sines last
summer many improvements have been made,
obstacles removed, and the Park, as a whole, pro.
sents a somewhat different and more entertaining
picture.
The "drives" and the footpaths In this portion
of the Park have been placed in excellent order.'
New drathe have been arranged wherever they
were wanted, and the natural springs have been
somewhat improved. That part of the properly
appropriated to zoological purposes has also been
very much improved, the inclosure being stoat
posts, with wire fence. The visitor will not be
able to see from the old stand-points of last sum
mer the "Grant Cabin," as it has been properly
called. The building has been placed on the top
of a hill a short distance to the northwest of the
zoological department. On the southern front
of the building is a signboard, immediately above
the door of entrance, and it contains the follow-
lag : his Log Cabin was the headquarters and home
of Lieutenant-General Grant at City Point, while
directing the operations of the Union armies
during the later months of the rebellion which
closed April, 1865.
"It was presented by the General to George H.
Stuart, of this city, and by him, with the permis
sion of the Commissioner of City Property,
placed here for the public benefit."
If The "Cabin" has been used since last fall as an
office and tool-house by the men employeku pen
the Park. Its contents are about to be removed,
and then the building will be thrown open to the
public. It is inclosed by a picket fence. Imme
diately in the rear of these quatiere is Clover
Hill, which forms an attractive perspective. Par
dee passing up or down the ilabuylittll, or along
the western bank of this beautiful stream, will be
able to have a distinct view of the Cabin. From
its location,to the north and soutb,the river road
or drive is skirted with rocky cliffs, of various
formation. Here will be observed immense strata,
itielinitig from their base line towards the south.
Many of them are in gracefully inclined curves,
and when glistening in the sunbeams after a sum
mer shower, present a picture worthy of contem
plation. Here we find hard granite down to
shale tock that crumbles under the touch. The
mass inoloses within its embrace layers of pure
quartz, some of which as white as Italian mar
ble. Mica seems to be Intermingled in nearly all
the formations,and glititena at all times like silver.
Besides all these natural productions, various
grotesque devices may be traced la the curves
and lines, the projections and depressions of the
rock. We leave this, however, to the further at
tention and imagination of tie visitor, and pro
ceed to notice the horticultural scenes. In this
respect the Park may be considered a vast garden,
artistically arranged, and altogether beautiful.
The visitor will be delighted to observe many va
rieties of flowers Intuit bloom. There are hardy
perennials brought from Japan. Lilacs and
shrubs and other native plants greet two of the
senses at the same time, at almost every turn the
visitor makes. A pretty feature is presented by
the large number of "Norway lira." Thus
trees are cone-shaped, and not very high. Tee
old foliage is deep green, and the tender buds
which now appear, the growth of the present
at.ring, are very pale green, thus imparting light
and shade upon which the eye delights to linger.
home of the trees in this part of the Park are
primeval and very large. Others have been
planted, and all appear to be In vigorous health
Stately elms, larch, white pine, maple, red and
white cedar, weeping willows, ehestnnt, walnut,
locust, wild cherry and beech, prevail to a large
extent.
It ma bo said that the Park contains so many
kinds of plan ts, that It is considered a grand school
for botanists. Claws under the charge of Prof.
Wood of the University of Pennsylvania, and
Prof. Maisel), of, the College of Pharmacy, resort
thither at intervals to cultivate themselves in the
science of Botany. The Park certainly affords a
fine field for such study, bat the great mass of
the people, thergiddy throng of mere pleasure
seekers, pernape never heard of this before.
It may be said that Philadelphia can boast of
the largest, the beat, the most naturally bestal
ful, the most romantic and pleasing Park in the
United States. The Park now contains 2,210
acres, which will be augmented probably in a
short time. Its present extreme boundaries may
be summed up as follows : The southeast corner
is at Coates and Twenty-sixth strects,and extends
from the Wire Bridge on the west bank of the
Schuylkill, to George's run, at Fifty-third street;
thence in an angular course, until it reaches
the Schuylkill in the vicinity of the Falls; thence
along the westernmost bank to a point opposite
the beautiful Wissahickon creek. This creek, a
part of which washes the northern extremity of
the Park, is about four miles distant from our
starting point, Twenty-sixth and Coates streets.
The width of the Park at its widest place is nearly
two miles. Its superficial area contains about three
and a half square miles. When laid out in walks
and drives, there will be at least thirty mile, tor
vehicles, independently of bridle-paths to remote
sections from the principal circuit.
The environs above stated inclose many ex
ceedingly beautiful and enchanting landscapes of
great natural magnificence ; and besides
these, many places that connect the present with
the past, or which have an interesting history,
are within Its borders. The country seat of
Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution—
Sedgely; Solitude, Landsdowne, George's Hill,
Eggitelield, Schuylkill Heights Lemon Hill
Pratt's Garden, Strawberry Mansion—Peter's
Farm, the Falls of Schuylkill, with other well
known romantic hills, vales, streams and islands,
are all within the territory of what will be known
in the future as Fairmount Park of Philadelphia.
In that section known as the Strawberry Man
sion, several hundred laborers are at work busy
in grading, gravelling and removing trees. The
surveyors have been busy under, the direction of
the Park Commissioners in progressing with
their part of the work. It need not, in reality,
neinire any very great length of time to finish
tee Park,becauee nature itself has done mach in
the way of beautifying this portion of the earth.
So gentle are moat of the declivities, that the
gradients will not be more than one foot in every
thirty of the main circuit or drive.
The Schuylkill winds its limpid, silvery-look
ing stream through the central portion of the
Park. A aeries of substantial and exceedingly
ornate bridges will be erected across thealver for
the general accommodation of the public. Blvery
care will be taken in the approaches to the seve
ral railroad tracks that partly environ or cross
certain places in the park, so as to protect visi
tors from danger. A splendid ground for mili
tary parades and drill, spacious grounds for base
ball players, pavilions for children, accommoda
tions for the sheltering of visitors from the ef
fects of sudden storms in summer, will nil resolve
roper attention.
In the construction of the Park in its present
enlarged dimensions, there was another object in
view—that of keeping the water of the Schuylkill
In its pure state. An immense culvert will be
constructed along the easternmost part of the
Park, which will carry the filthy deposits and
I polluted currents of the factories, aye houses and
mills which are located at Manayunk and other
emedlate places. It has already been ascot
; tenon that there will be no ordinary difiloulty in
obtaining the proper grade to insure a flow of
sew weer , matter to tidewater below the dare at
I Pairmount.
1 Some idea of the "contiguous shade" of the
whole Park may be formed when we state that
he trees of large size, between eighteen inches
and Itc,nry-er von feet in circumference, number
thirty•four thousand seven hundred, embracing
sixty species. Trees of less size than eighteen
inches in girth number about seventy thousand.
Hard wood. shrubs and v,ines aro estimated at
nearly two hundred thousand. In this enumera
tion the Wissahickon part of the Park is not
ineindee.
The fence, wall or hedge for the outside lines
of the Path will bo eight miles long. The orna
mental screens for the railway which traverse
the incloeure will be ten miles in length. Living
hedges, instead of stone, iron or wood, will pro
bably be used in inclosing this magnificent gar•
den spot ofPhiladelphia.
ROBBERT.—The residence of John Mclihenney,
at Clearfield and Amber streets, in the Twenty
fifth Ward, was entered on Tuesday night,
through a back window, and was robbed of a
coat, some knives and forks, and a pair 01 boots.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—Denote Maguire was
arrested yesterday, at Forty-flrat and Market'
etreets, for beating a horse with a elub. lie was
tliu4 by Aid. Mosta
THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY,,MAY 7,1869.
• _ . •
°ottoman's Istquema—The Coroner held an in
queat this morning on the body of ?William Had- . ,
son, who died from injurles received in the-bar
room of Dervard & Green Wald; No. 218 Lodge
Street.
Thomas Addllngton, bar-tender,:testified—fir.
Wllllapa Candy was sitting at , the table asleep; he
bad been asleep some time, when Mr: Hudson
came in and asked for <a glass of ale; Hudson
asked bow long Mr. Candy had been there; told
him about two _hours; with this Hudson went
over to him and woke him np; they then entered
into a conversation, which lasted about ten or
fifteen minutes; I was sitting behind the
oar with my back towards them;
in a few minutes Mr. Hudson jumped up and
said, "Bar-tender, look out"; in the meantime
Mr. Candy got up; Hudson made some profane
remark, and struck at Mr. Candy; they then
grappled with each other, and a scuffle ensued;
both fell on the floor, the deemed being under
neath; I then went around and picked Hudson
up and tried to restore him to life.
Henry J. Langford, living at 280 Water street,
and James Sellers, residing at tOB Fitzwater
street, both corroborated the above statement.
Dr. E. B. Shapleigh, the Coroner's' surgeon,
testified—Made a post mortem examination on
body of William Hudson, aged 85 years; there
was a slight lacerated wound on outer end of the
right eye-brow, a quarter of an inch long, extend
leg through the skin; saw no other external
marks of violence; I discovered a fracture of
the occipital bone 234 inches long; the bone was
remarkably thin; there was a clot of blood about
the meduila oblongata; there was much effused
blood about the whole of the brain; the blood
vessels wore congested; all other organs were
healthy; death was caused by compression of the
brain, the result of violence.
The verdict of the jury was
"That the said Wm. Hodson came to his death
by compression of brain, caused by a fall while
in a scuffle with Wm. Candy at No. 213 Lodge
street, May 6th, 1869."
Candy, the prisoner, was then. committed for
trial.
THE SALE OF BREAD BY WEIOFIT,.—The small
size of the bread now sold by bakers Is the
subject of much complaint among our citizens.
The price of flour is considerably lower than it
has been for some time, but the bakers continue
to deal out their small loaves,some of which bear
more of a resemblance to penny rolls than to
the good old fashioned loaves of broad which
were formerly served out. Two weeks ago the
subject was brought up in Select Council, and an
ordinance providing for the enforcement of the
act of April 1, 1797, was passed. The law re
ferred to, and which it is proposed to enforce,
declares:
"From and after the first day of May next all
loaf-bread made for sale within this Common
wqalth shall be sold by the pound avoirdupois,
and every baker or other person offering the
same for sale shall keep at his or her house, or at
such other place at which he or she shall at any
time offer or expose for sale any such Dread,
sufficient scales and weights, lawfully registered,
for the purpose of weighing the same, and if any
baker or other person shall, from and after the
first day of May next, sell or offer for sale any
leaf-bread in any other manner, the contract re
specting the same shall be void, and the person
offending against this act, shall, on con
viction, forfeit and pay the en m
of TEN DOLLARS for every each
offence, one-half to the ruse of the informer and
the other half to the use of this Common wealth;
and it shall be the special dully of the Clerk of the
Market, in any place where such officer is ap
pointed, to discover and prosecute all persons
offending against this act.
THE CUBAN BEN EFIT .AT THE Anon.—We ap
pend the receipt given to Mrs. John Drew oy
the Cuban committee for the proceeds of the
bereft given at the Arch last night by Mrs. Drew
and Lotta. The Cuban committee desire through
these columns to express their heartfelt gratitude
to these generous women for this timely and noble
contribution to the good cause. Here is the
official document:
STEBUTPRtLATIYTxarTbursdqv
evening, May 6 1869 —Received of MRS. JOHN
DREW and MISS LOTTA, through the hands of MK
JOS D. MURPHY, Treasurer,the sum of six hundred
and four dollars and fifty cents, being the - amount of
the profits of the Arch Street Theatre for this (Timm
day) evening's performance, and presented to the Cu
ban Patriots.
SCO4
"Luis J. Fernandez, Chairman.
"Jtn-e G. Duque.
"Antonio M. Peleelos,
"Thomas F. Geier,
"Juan J. Perez."
POINT BREYZE PARK. —Yesterday afternoon
there woe a match for *5OO, mile heats, best 3 in
bto harness. The entries were b. m. Id, and b.
g. Vic. or Patchen. The match was well contested,
and excited the greatest interest among the epee
tators. At the commencement of the race the
mare seemed to be the favorite nag, and bets at
heavy odds were made in her favor. Both teams
kept eo well together round the trackithat specu
lations as to which would win could not so safely
be Indulged in. Ida was successful in the first
two heats and Patchen in the last three. The
time made was-2.43, 2.94, 2.35 k, 2.3654, 2.37.
ACCIDENT TO THE BUSTLETON COACII.-A6 the
Bustleton coach was on its down trip, yesterday
morning, one of the wheels ran off. The horses
became frightened and started off at a rapid rate.
The driver was thrown from his seat, and
dragged about a quarter of a mile. One of the
axles then broke, and the horses came to a sud
den stop. Mi. Dyer, the driver, was severely in
jured about the arms and body. The passengers,
tt °atty. ladies, were terribly frightened, and at
tempted to jump from the coach, but through the
presence of mind of one ot the number, the door
was secured,and the occupants of the coach were
thus saved from serious injury.
HIGHWAY ROISIIHRY.—Mra. Skater, residing at
No. IboB Ellsworth street, was passing along
Fifteenth street. below Washington, last night,
about ten o'clock, when she was attacked by a
man, who attempted to steal her watch. Ho
seized the chain, but it broke. Mrs. Emotes
raised an alarm, and the robber fled, taking with
him a large portion of the chain. The part
stolen is worth about 4330.
A DecoLK Ca...Hon.—James Hollingsworth and
Rubel t Skelton will have a hearing at the Central
Station this afternoon, upon the charge of mali
cious mischief and larceny. It is alleged That they
entered the tavern of James Weln,at Mount Airy,
and in doing so broke the door. They then at
tauked a man who was in the place, knocked him
down, beat him and took his watch.
Horton To WHOM Boson •s Den.—ln our no
ti 2e, a day or two since, of Messrs. Clark & Bid
die's new store, No. 1124 Chestnut street, the
name of the architect—Mr. T. W. Richards—was
omitted, to whom we now cordially eredit the
design of this tasteful and beautiful edifice.
FlNE.—This morning, about seven o'clock, a
lamp exploded at the house of Mr. Kelley, on
Bedford street, below Seventh. Some combus
tibles were set on fire, but the flames were ex
ttneulshed before any serious damage had been
done.
JEVENILFC THlEN.—Thomas McCandless, a
utla of 13 years, was arrested yesterday, at
Twenty-second and Wood streets, for stealing
bottles of Mineral water from a wagon. He was
token before Alderman Paneoast, and was held
held in $BOO bull for trial.
HOUSE RANSACKED.—The dwelling of Joseph
Bartle, No. 1641 Norris street, was entered
through a back ccllar•window. The house was
completely ransacked, but the thieves only car
ried off about $5.
BALE OF PAINTINCiIi.—B. Scott, Jr., will Con
clude pale of paintings this evening at one quar
ter Mime eight o'clock, at the Art Gallery, 1020
Chestnut street. The catalogue embraces works
of art by E. G. Lewis, Hamilton, J. D. Briscoe,
Sheridan Young, and others. Salo without re
serve.
A I.lArpeouw Hoven TO RENT.—Those Of our
readets who are In search of houses aro Informed
Wet the elegant residence No. 1524 Locust street
le for rent. It has twenty feet front. The rout
is $1,300. rOI3BOBBIOII will be given on the 25th
instant.
CITY• NOTICES.
...THE - GREAT ENIGMA.
A thousand guesses have been outdo at the ingredlents
of SozOOONT, the most wholesome and perfect dental
purifier the world has over seen. They were ail wrong;
on by the way of throwing a little light on the .übJects,
it Is tow anuounced that the fiber or inner bark of the
(patella Sapovarfe, the Snap Tree of the Valley of
the knee., is one of the components of that peerless
dentritlce.
Somminio new In Spring Coats, just received
at Onint.res Sierras's, No. 824 Chestnut street.
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- TEE PAII.IIAEI SEWING MAGMAS , UOKOANY.—
The new and extensive 'business enterprjims that are
covet early developing themselvet are
Subjects - which we, se Journalists, always feel an
honeet pride in chronicling, On several occasions,
therefore, we have recently called attention to lin•
provements of a notable character, and now.we desire
to advert to a now and gigantic enterprise, promising
the most abundant results to its projectors and the
public. We allude to the Palomar t3awraci MAI:MINE
COMPANY.
This company was organized only about a year ago,
but such is the tact and bashiess status of tho gentle
men composing it, Vat it already Overt evidence of re
markable activity and vigor, and the indicatidris are
that it will soon become the leadlog Sewing Machine
Company of the country. The superior excellence of
the machine that is manufactured by it Parham
—would of itself warrant this belief, without regard
to the character and ability of the gentlemen coms•
posing the company or the ample capital it tto advan
tageously operates under. Its inventor. Mr. Charles
Perham—one of our most able and accomplished me
char devoted many years of labor and study
to the construction aid perfecting of sassing machines,
and his intellivince, indilatigable industry and con
stant research have resulted in the production of a
machine which combines not only As.i.r. the GOOD QUALI
TIES of ALL OTNER MACHINES IN TUR MAEKET, but Sitlo
MANY NEW AND INVALUABLE features that make it am
near the perfection of sewing machine mechanism as
can be attained.
The moat casual inspection devoted to it abundantly
establishes that fact, while the extensive demand that
has already sprung tip for it throughout the city and
the State clearly shows the hold It has taken on the
public, and the exalted position it ban attained for an
periority and excellence. Leading inventors and ex
perts have oxamtsed it, CRITICALLY, and they all agree
in awarding it the palm over all other flawing Ma
chines. Lightness and durability, elegance of style
and finish, simplicity of construction, noiseless in run
ning, free and unrestrained action of all its parts, AND
ADAPTABILITY TUB MAILING THE MOST PLE'VEWS WOES.
ON EVBRY DESCRIPTION Olt MATSRIAL, are a few of its
many great merits. The ease with which it runs, too,
is an important feature, and one that makes operating
on its roarrtys PLEASURR. All portions of it, from
the largest plates or wheels to the smallest of its
screws, rivets, etc., are made with mathematical cor
rectness and nicely, by intricate machinery invented
by Mr. Parham, expressly for his machines. Ono ma
chine, therefore, is an exact fay simile, in its case, of
another, and the various parts are put together with
such mechanical precision and exactness as to always
secure that result.
Constructed as they always are,thoroughly and consci
entiously it le almost impossible for ono of them to get
out of or der; but, if a part suour.n he damaged or lost,
its exact counterpart is always at hand to supply the
deficiency. The steel need in the Parham machines is
imported expressly for the purpose, from'Eitrope, by
Mr. Part am, and is of the finest quality.
Among the officers of the company is Mr. Win. E.
Cooper, for many years agent of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, who has accepted the position of
Secretary of the Parham.
In the splendid tire-proof "Tatham Building," on
Fifth. above Locust street, is the Parham Company's
manufactory. A stroll through its spacious apartments
discloses a world of machinery and scores of workmen
employed in the manufacture of sewing machines.
The system adopted there is the same UP that of the cel
ebrated American Watch Company, and the United
Ste:es Armory at Springfield, Mass ; and a number of
tiie workmen engaged by the Parham were secured
from those companies.
Five t ['Eldred thousand dollars is the capital of the
Company, and nearly five hundred machiaca per week
will be the product of the manufactory.
The Salesrooms, Showrooms, Packing and Business
Departments of the Company are located at No. TO4
Chestnut street. This la a splendid five-story brown
situ': building, anti Ile whole of It is devoted to the
use of the Parham. Its first fl , tor is used as a sales
and showroom, and is splendidly fitted up,with marble
floor and superbly frescoed ccilfns, , . The great length
or =he I tinting—some tad feet—has mule a sky-light
dome in the rear necessary, which is in keepng With the
rest of the establishment. and is a model of elegance
and beauty. Beneath this dome a winding staircase
ascot ds to the upper stories of the building—the see
otid doer being used for private oilleee and the whole
s.,le department ; the third as n stock room ; the fourth
tl e Cat net-makers' apartment, and the fifth the pat,
t. rn and model morn.
A Doge building in the rear has also been brought
into regntsition, and rite edirke alw , e , her fortis one
u: the largest anti most elegant eStertlisheaClint for the
tiansurtion of a stewing machine. buslnese in the
,untry.
LIFF: Amply lllkel3 a basin se Of
ntulantbropy, and does, on the sound prloctpleo Af
trade. what would otherwi‘e be a matter of t:harity.
means of it any man of but small means may matte
i. ramuent future provision for his faintly, a work
v, latch, in his neglect of We lasurrinee, he conontrot to
e benevolence of °there. A policy in the ''Amerl
,..n" is tonic thing every man might to have.
Ngw STYLE tittestertiold Coals for May, at No.
Chmtnat atreet.
FOR your Spring Etat go to OAK k ORD'S. •
Quart' and soothe the pain of children Ikethin
Cse Bower's Infant CordiaL Sold by all Drag,..,dete.
IMI=EIZI
ScaooLEY'a PER rcr
Ventilating Rah lgeratorP,
Fsnaopi & Co. '8 Old Stand,
222 Dock streeL
New lhatss Goons opened every day, at A. &
J. B. BA KTILIOLOMEN:fi One-Price Dry Goode and
Notion Ronee, No. 23 North Eighth etreeL
COLGATE cis CO '8 ToIIALT SOAPS.
The article produced by this Company we know to
be of the very best nnelity. It Is a pleasant and effec
tual purifier of the flesb.--30 rthern Chrietian Advo
cate.
Colors, Bunions, Inverted Nails, skillfully
treated by Dr. J. Davidson No, 918 Chestnut street.
Charges moderate.
Fon your Spring Hat go to OAK rono'a
HOSIERY I HOSIERY !—A larKe ausortment ?or
Misses, Ladies, and Children—all numbers—of the
best iron frame. Gents' half hose, 20, 23, 31 and 33
cents. Bert superfine, stout, full, regular made, only
8 cents, at BARTHOLOMEW&
MOTH PROOF CHESTS,
Wa mess • specialty of Pantaloons Cutting
at No. 824 Chestnut street.
To COMPLETE your Spring Snit, buy one of
hose beautiful Elate sold so low. at
()Mlle° RD'S,
Under the Continental.
bCO WATER CooLEns.
Aesortment.
FABBON & CO.'B Refrigerator Store,
222 Dock street-
Burton:lAL Inurnytuarra and druggists' sun
dries.
Buoy/Dux & Suomi%
23 South Bighth stmt.
DRAPTIBSIS, BLIADNIC.I3B AND CATARRH..
J. , saaes, Bt. D.. Professor of the Bye and Bar
treats all diseases appertaining to the above members
with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most
reliable sources in the city can be seen at this office,
No. 8015 Arch street. The medical faculty are Invited
to accompany their patients,as he has nu secrets in his
practice. Artificial eyes inserted. No .charge made
for examination.
esalrilithlw.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
NOW IN
Full and Successful Operation.
OUr a .„„'om Department is turning out the Finest
Clothing made in Philadelphia this Spring.
Our Ready-Made Department is being largely'
patronized, and becoming very popular with
many who never before thought of wearing
"Ready-Made Clothing."
Our Furnishing Department is in receipt of a
large lot of Fort VALISES. Those preparing
for their Bummer trip please take notice.
Our Youths' and, Boys' Department is attracting
much attention and favorable comment, on
account of elegance and superiority of its
now and complete stock.
JOHN WANAM AK ER,
_ or...cumFact.
•
Chestnut Street Clothing Establishment
It/CE.-71$ CASKS PRIMR CAROLINA. FOR
rale by COUILIRAN. RUSSELL & CO.. No. 12 North
Front street.
(111ATAL—VOIL BALICAIXITONI3.O I ? 011AGNAFLOAT
%.1 Apply to WORKMAN &
Wawa; street.
At PAILHON i't Co.'s -
Refrigcraor Warehonse,
222 Dock arect.
riTrO'rSllffi~ :'
ONES'
4.3N7Z-V9ELICE
CLOTHING HOUSE,
604
MARKET STREET,
PHILADELPHI.C.
First Class Ready-Made Clothing, suit
abiejor all Seasons, constantly on
hand. Also, a Handsome
Line of Piece Goods for
Custom Work.
GEO. W. NIEMANN,
Proprietor.
walicaza. JEWS:MALY, Eat.
JAS. E. CALDWELL & CO.,
No. 819 CHESTNUT STREET,
(Until their Store Is rebuilta ,
IM PORTERS 0 F DIAMONDS,
Manufacturers of Diamond Jewelry.
SOLE AGENTS IN AMERICA FOR
H. R. RKEGREIVEI
Geneva and Copenhagen Watches,
Repeaters and Chronographs.
SPECIAL AGENTS FOR ME SALE OF
Gorham JUIIIItIfIIIetUrIUg Vonapiaurs
FINE ELECTRO PLATED WARES,
ARTISTIC SILVER WARES.
♦ very full and valuable collection in VIEWEST DE.
MONS for
Bridal Presents and Household Use.
MANTEL CLOCKS,
FINE BRONZES,
FANCY ARTICLES.
Yong, bnt FIRST CLASS GOODS /CRP% and every
ARTICLE BOLD UPON ITS OWN SI Ellrra.
eyr a M f 2.17.11,
_ . _
REMOVAL.
V. J. Magoio,C uedin & Co
beg to announce that thay have
removed their place of basilicas
from No. g htILLEE.N LANE to
652 BROADWAY. N.Y.
(between Bleecher and Rond eta.),
and (flex. from their Spring Im
pn-tatiorma complete and elegant
aesortment of their specialtiea in
WATCHER,
aloasSE-tril 1n UM*
J EIRr
CLOCKA,.III BO %ZEN.
BOX IEB
And VALWT c00n.%
BOLE liciFSTti FOR 'FUR
Bi ALCMS WATCH.
CAR AAG EX.
CARRIAGES! CARRIAGES
WM. D. ROGERS
CARRIAGE BUILDER,
1009 and 1011 CHESTNUT STREET
Superior Varriagea of my own manufacture built for the
DRIVING SEASON
1 IS 0 9 ,
COMBININ 0
STYLE,
DURABILITY, and
ELEGANCE OF FINISH.
ir - Attention given to repairing.
asr Carriages stored and Insurance effected.
sole f in NV 2m
str,lsv VIUMLI9AS/0
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
A Complete Dictionary of Domestic 'Sledlsla°
and Surgery.
Et4lecially Adapted for Family Use.
BY A LONDON DISPENSARY SURGEON.
Illustrated with upwards of One Thousand Illustrations
crown Bvo .loth. 750 pages and an Appendix.
S 2 60; half morocco. S 4 00.
AGENTS WANTED. Apply to
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/1.28 Iml
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Title ie the beet and moot complete edition for the
library or for general LIBO Published. Its convenient size,
the extreme legibility of the type, which is larger than is
spirited rnv other edition. either froglish or American, Ito
illuetrations.nuality of the p iper and binding,
And the general, execution of the press work, which is
from the celebrated Caxton prece. must commend It at
once to every o
AN Y VOLUME BOLD SEPARATELY.
NOW READY
WAVERLEY, GUYANN EKING, THE ANTI
QUARY, THE ABBOTT, KEINILW , 'tau. Also. Second
Editione of lATiiNEHENGE ON THE HORSE. NORItIE
FISH CULTURE. Books retailed st wholesale prices.
PORTERdc COATES, Publishers,
11MM rptf 822 0 HEST NUT Street.
DEWING AIISUIIINE9.
Suddiers, arnesis-Olitheri,_ Dlnnuftte.
turers of Clothing, ILloots, shoes.&e,s
Will find it to their Interest t " M i l f o r d 'r UNRIVALLED
INE TWiST and the Linen Thread."
Manufactured expressly for nu .frotu arti c le. st material
and warranted a superior a
THE SINGER nammacTußlNG conmit
M a n u f a c t u r er s and Proprietors of the SINGER SEWING
MACHINE,
No. 1100 eno t ers try street.
myflyre • THOS. K. OBER. Agent.
TN THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR USEE AND
I County of Phlladelphla.—Estato of H B.
LAPSLRY, decetuied. fbo Auditor, appointed by tho
Court to audit. setle and adjust - tbel accounts of
RILIBARD B. BUNTON and B. FRANKLIN PYLE.
executors and trustees under the last will of JOSEF ti B.
LAPSLEY, deceased. and to report distribution of tbe
balsnee in the' bands of the accounianui will most the
parttes intereeted for the purposes of hisappointnient, on
MONDAY, May 17.1909,0 o'clock hi, at t his *Aloe, No.
9 Law Building, Iyo. II Walnut Arcot in the city
my tu s-Sto,
9.1114A8, OSMOOTH SKIN
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And BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION' follow the tish ot
HELMBOLD'S CONUENTRATED NIXT4MIT•fLittiA,
PA RILLA.
It removes block AWN. pluiplia, moth Phtchhh had
eruptiocui of the skin.
IN TAB 13PAING MONTH& the einem natatrittis
dergeea a thaw, and LIELBIBOLPS MOULT (lON-
ChNTRATBD EXTRACT ON SLANILPARILLA le as
areletaat of the greeted value.
YOUNG LADIES, BI WA= (
OF THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS of Face Powders a*Sl
Wuhea. dll eueli remedies close up the pores et the
elev. and Ina short time destroy the completlai. It Mt
would have a fresh,. healthy slid Youthful uPlavereattle.
use itILL.MBOLD , d EXTRACT BARSA,PARALIA.
NOT A PEW of the worst disorders that *fillet mas
kind ►rise from corruption of the blood lIELIMOLD'if
EXTRACT BABSAPARILLA is s rtmedy of the tamest
salon
HELM BOLD'S EXTRACT PARSA.PA ULLA eitsaser
and renovates the blcod. buttlle the •isor of bralth latA
th e ilyittwa,acid purger out the hcultora that =Lake thaw&
QUA IN TITY re QUALITY. EIIELEILIOLD.B EXTRACT
BAR BA A RILLA. The UOO6 Is amid!. These who desk*
a large quantity and large da. ,, u of Madtclaa £ B.
THOSE WHO DESIRE lIRILLISNCY OP COIL
FLEXION mud purify ead ens Ich the bleed. wkidt
HELM BOLUS CONUES.TEXTED EXTRACT OP SA&
EAPA (ULLA Invariably dam. eat ter UNLIABOLDIi.
Take u. other .
HIGAIROLD'S CONCENTRATRD EXTRACT dAft
BAPARILLA b the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.
HELMBOLD'S
Highly Concent rated
FLUID EXTRACT
SARSAPARILLA
Eradicates Eruptive and Ulcerative Diseases
OF Tlllll
Throat, Nose Eyes Eyelids, Scalp and
Which so disfigure the appearance. PURGING the evil
effects of mercury and removing all taints, the remnants
of DISEASES. hereditary or otherwise. and is taken'by
ADULTS and CHILDREN with perfect SAFETY. .
TWO TABLESPOONFULS of the Extract of Bares
perils, added to a pint of water. is equal to the Lisbon
Diet Drink, and moo bottle is equal to a gallon of the
Syrup of hareaparilla. or the decoctions as usually made.
AN INTERESTING LETTER is published •in the
Medico-Chirugical Review, on the subject of tho Extract
of Sarsaparilla in certain affections, by Benjamin Tu.
vets, F. R. S.. fire. Speaking of those diseases arising
from the excess of mercury, he states that no remedy is
equal to the Extract of Sarsaparilla; its power Is extraor
dinary, more so than any other dri.g I am actuailitod
with. It is, In its strictest sense, a tonic, with this
uable attribute. that it is applicable to a state of the srl
tem so sunken, and yet so irritable as senders other sub.
dances of the tonic class unavailable or injurious. •
HELMBOLD'S
Concentrated Extract Sarsaparilla
Eetabilehed upwards of 18 Scare. Prepared by
H. T. HEEMBOLD,
Druggist and ChemNt,
-524-11110 AD W-A.-Y-,- NEW-V-o=i,
Qom' Bold by Druggists everywbere
01 20 por bottle, or 6 tor 6050..
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PRICE,