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THE CONEWANGO.
Put-in-Bay is on one of the Islands of Lake Erie, and has always been a favorite rendezvous during the hot months. Yellow Springs is on the Little Miami Railroad, seven miles from
Lake Chautauqua has eclipsed them all, and is now the most popular summer residenee for Cineinnatians who are not anx-
GROVE AT FAIR POINT
Lake Chautauqua lies in the extreme northwestern part of the State of New York, and nearly in the center of Chautauqua County. It is a beautiful sheet of water, about twenty miles in
GRIFFITH POINT.
Xenia, but the visitors have lately so far fallen off in numbers length, and from one to three miles wide. It is 723 feet above that none of the hotels were open during the season of 1879. | the level of Lake Erie, which lies but seven miles to the north,
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and 1,323 feet above the level of the ocean, and is the highest | gating the Lake. The accompanying engravings, photographed body of water on the globe. navigable by steam. The Lake is fed from nature, will give some idea of the beauties of Chautauqua, but no description can convey a realization of half the beauties of the spot. Its healthful breezes and bracing atmosphere. The drives and walks truly enchanting, the bays and inlets embow- by innumerable springs, and empties itself by the outlet, a most romantic stretch of water, three miles in length, into the Cone- wango river at Jamestown. Several steamers leave daily from
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BEMUS POINT.
Jamestown, and make the circuit of the Lake, stopping at Flu- | ered in the shade of lofty trees to the very margin of the water. vanna, Lake View, Griffith's Point, Bemus Point, Fair Point, These must be seen to be appreciated. The hills rising on either side of the Lake, remind the visitor of the banks of the Hudson just before it enters the lower Catskills. Long Point and Mayville. The hotels are numerous and re- markably good. At Lakeview, which is the headquarters of the Lake, there are many very beautiful cottages, surrounded by The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad lands passengers at
FAIR POINT.
lovely lawns and grounds highly beautified both by nature and [ Chautauqua Lake station for all points, and the steamers on the art. There are five large passenger, and a large number of small lake connect with the trains. During the past season there has steamers, besides numerous yachts both public and private navi- [ been more than 25,000 persons at the Lake at one time.
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BELDING BROS. & CO.
This house, engaged in the manufacture of Machine Twist, Sewing Silk, etc., has branches in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Boston and Montreal in addition to its Cincin- nati establishment, at 56 West Fourth street. Its principal factories are at Rockville, Connecticut, Northampton, Massachusetts, and Montreal, Canada.
The principal manufactory of the firm is at Rock- ville, the main building is 175x44 feet, originally four stories in height, but since considerably enlarged, and is fitted with the most valuable machinery which experience can suggest, or scienee devise, some of which no other silk manufactory possesses. Attached to the main building is the dye and boiler house, a building 50 feet square with an L 60x24 feet, with most complete arrangements.
firm has invariably carried off the first prizes where ever exhibited, and won the highest place in its de- partment in the list of awards at the Cincinnati In- dustrial Exposition in 1870 and 1872, and at the Cen- tennial at Philadelphia, in 1876.
Belding Bros. & Co. are regarded as the repre- sentative manufacturers in the United States, of all qualities and styles of sewing silk and machine twist, and the fact that they were the first American manu- facturers of sewing silks to put their own name on their best goods, has done much (combined with the excellent quality of the same) to obtain for them the high reputation which they now possess. In addition to the above business, Messrs. Belding Bros. & Co. have just decided to enlarge their Montreal mill, and introduce there the weaving of broad silks, which will be made up entirely and direct from the raw material,
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There is a continuous demand and use at this manu- | imported from China and Japan via New York. This factory of 3,500 pounds of raw silk per week, the will be the pioneer enterprise of the kind in the Do- minion-the Canada silk having heretofore been made from the floss. The preparation of the silk from the "eocoon" to the condition known as " floss silk," from which, as remarked, Canada silk is made, constitutes about half the expenditure for silk and incidental fin- ishing material. With this addition, their Montreal manufactory will employ about 200 persons, the weav- ers receiving from $10 to $15 per week. The thirty looms which they are putting in, will turn out, at a low average, 500 yards of silk per day, or 150,000 |yards for the absolute working days of the year. The reputation of the silks of Belding Bros. & Co. is such that their sales are not confined to the United States and Canada, but, strange as it may seem, are being shipped, on orders from London, Paris and manufacture of which requires the employment of about a thousand hands. The growth of the sewing silk business in the U. S. has been so great that it lias increased in amount from a sum in 1845, which would now be scarcely appreciable, comparatively speaking, to a total of about $7,000,000 in 1878, while the sales of this firm alone amounted to over $1,500,000 in the year last past, the increase in the business of the Cin- einnati Branch alone having been over $30,000, and the sales are steadily increasing with the general in- crease of business. The Messrs. Belding Bros. & Co. owe much of their great and growing business to the fact that nothing is sent out from their fac- tories, bearing their name and guarantee, unless it is the very best material, treated with the finest dyes known to commerce and chemical investigation. The other European eities.
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BENZIGER BROS.
The rapid spread of education and the general diffu- sion of knowledge have had their natural effect in in- creasing the number of publishing houses throughout the country, and leading many of the principal to devote themselves exclusively to particular classes of literature. Of these none is better known than the great Catholic Publishing House and Bookstore of Benziger Bros., at 143 Main street, with branches in New York and St. Louis. The works issued by this establishment are remarkable for the scrupulous ac- curacy with which the printing is done, so all-essential in the preparation of treatises upon theology and books of devotion.
Another principal feature of this firm is the publication of Standard Catholic School Books. The Catholic Nation- al Series, Readers and Bible History, by Right Rev. Rich- ard Gilmour, D. D., Bishop of Cleveland, have met with the most cordial reception from those entrusted with the education of the Catholic youth. It has been approved by sixtcen Archbishops and Bishops of the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Its points of superiority are: The literary character and thoroughly Catholic tone of the lessons; the easy and nat- ural grading of the series, and its general adaptation to the demands of the school-room ; the mechanical execution, including the quality of the paper, the type, the binding the beauty and number of the illustrations, and fin- ally its cheapness.
PUBLISHERS.
WAHRHEITSFREUND
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BENZIGER BROTHERS
BENZIGER BROS.
Besides these readers and many other books for Cath- olic schools, Benziger Bros. publish two sets of Pen- manships, Rightmeyer's American System being un- surpassed in simplicity and beauty, combined with the most minute correctness in formns; and Knopp's Practical System, with simple, graceful and orna- mental, as well as bold business hand.
The biographical department includes the Pictorial Lives of the Saints, with a preface, by the Rev. Ed- ward McGlynn, D. D., illustrated with nearly 400 exquisite engravings, and reflections for every day in the year. The Life of Our Lord und Ilis Blessed Mother, approved by the Cardinal, and embellished
by numerous engravings and chromos, is a very handsome and well-written work. It is published by subscription in thirty-eiglit numbers, at 25 cents a number. This work is the only illustrated Life of Christ published in this country, and is finding an ex- tensive sale. A handsome steel engraving, "The Resur- rection of Christ," is given away free with this publi- cation, A Popular Life of the late Holy Father, Pope Pius the Ninth, copiously illustrated, and with the material drawn from the most trustworthy sources, has also been published, as well as the first accurate and complete life of the present Pope, Leo XIII. It is a volume of 352 pages, containing portraits of Leo XIII., Pius IX., of many of the Cardinals, and several views of celebrated placcs connected with their careers.
The Catholic Premium Book Libraries are in three series, issued with the ap- probation of His Eminence Cardinal McCloskey. All are prettily bound, and the low price at which they are sold places them in the reach of every one.
The Wahrheitsfreund,pub- lished by the Messrs. Ben- ziger, is the oldest German Catholic weekly in the United States, and has a circulation of 15,000, making it a first- class medium for advertising.
The firm also manufactures and keeps constantly on hand a large and very varied stock 143 of Church Ornaments and Regalia. New styles of em- broidered banners for soci- eties of all kinds, for Sunday schools and Sodalities are frequently added, and the most beautiful designs are employed for First Com- munion and Sodality badges, the materials, such as the silks, the damasks, the fringes, tassels, stars, rosettes, ctc., being specially imported, and the banner crosses, spears, etc., made in their own factory. In short, any Catholic church or school, any sodality or society, and any library, either English or Ger- man, may be amply supplied with ornaments, para- ments, books, banners, badges and regalia by this well-known firm. Long experience, and the ex- tensive ramifications of their business have made Benziger Bros. the great Catholic publishing firm of the Union.
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CHURCH, JOHN & CO.
John Church & Co., Music and Music Book Publish- ers, and Dealers in Pianos, Organs, and all kinds of musical merchandise, are situated at No. 66 West Fourth street, nearly opposite Pike's Opera House. It is the largest music publishing house in Cincinnati, or in the State of Ohio, and indeed one of the most extensive in the whole country. The business was established in 1844, since which time it has grown rapidly, and while achieving its own success the firm has donc great service in elevating and extending the musical taste of Cincinnati and the whole section of country tributary to it. A prominent feature of the business of John Church & Co. is the pub- lication of music books of every description of the art ; and in their large catalogue of copy- right works may be found the titles of hun- dreds of successful books, such as the fam. ons " Musical Curricu- lum," for piano, and BRAS'S other methods, and the popular "Gospel Songs" and "Hymns," which have found their way in thousands to every quar. ter of the globe. They publish also popular works on harmony and thorough bass; instruc- tion books for organ, guitar, violin, and all JO other instruments. The standard " School of Singing" is also one of their works, and their publications for singing classes and day schools, include the best works by such authors as Root, Palmer, Johnson and others. The " Choir and Congregation" which is revo- lutionizing the music in the churches is also one of their important issues. In addition to their own publications, Jolin Church & Co. keep a large stock of all other music, and music books issued, and are always prepared to fill any orders, however large, with the greatest possible despatch.
The publication of music is exceedingly interest- ing, and involves large capital and experience. A large proportion of Church & Co.'s Sheet Music is printed from engraved plates, executed on hand
presses, like those that print lithographs and bank notes. About as much more is printed by steam power in the usual manner. The rapid improvement within a few years in the manufacture of music and music books, is shown by the faet that a complete copy of Church & Co.'s large type edition of the " Messiah" can now be produced for less than a dol- lar.
The firm also imports musical instruments of every description. They are agents for the celebrated Chickering and other first-class pianos, and the Clough and Warren organs, and supply full catalogues on ap- plication. "Church's Musical Visitor," which has won a good place in public favor contains in- teresting articles, and a great variety of current musical news, always accompanied by some of the latest compositions. It is issued monthly, at $1.50 a year.
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JOHN CHURCII & CO.
The rapid growth of the manufacture of pianos in the United STRUN States is wonderful alike to those who study the industrial resources of our own country, and those of European mak- SALE OR TO LET. crs, who once nearly monopolized the piano trade upon this side of the Atlantic -- now the reverse is the case. In- stead of being large im- porters, we are now exporters, both of pianos and organs, to an ex- A.A tent which, in the ab- sence of statistics to prove it, would appear almost ineredible. The fame of these products of American skill has now traveled through Europe, and our grand and upright pianos are now in constant demand in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, Munich, St. Petersburg, Brussels and other musical centres in the old world ; while their sale in this country is increasing annually in almost marvelous proportions. Purchasers of any instruments at the house of John Church & Co. are sure to be supplied with the best attainable; and also at the branch stores in New York and Chicago.
The members of the firm are John Church, Jr., and Jolın B. Trevor.
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THE CINCINNATI COOPERAGE WORKS.
Few, if any but those directly interested in the trade, have any idea of the great extent and large business of the Cincinnati Cooperage Company. These works occupy one entire square, as large as that bounded by Walnut and Vine, and Fourth and Fifth streets. The factory and works are situated at Riverside, and are under the management of Mr. Henry DeBus. The factory presents the most extraordinary sight of business activity, there being over 300 men and boys employed daily. These work- men are aided by no less than one hundred and twen- ty-five different machines driven by steam power. There are three steam engines supplied by five boil- ers. The principal engine is of Harris Corliss make, and of two hundred horse power. The driving wheel
products of the factory are bourbon barrels, pork and lard tierces, lager beer kegs and half barrels, and lead and paint kegs. Under the DeBus patents, barrels for gin and spirits are manufactured for the purpose of keeping the spirits white and free from discoloration. The making of lager beer kegs is, however, the great specialty, the factory turning out more per annum than any other concern in the United States. The annual consumption of iron in hoops alone is over two million pounds. The staves are all of split white oak and are properly seasoned before being made up. The works have a frontage of over five hundred feet along the bank of the Ohio river, where the barges unload the staves. The manufactory ship lager-beer kegs to twenty-two States of the Union, going west as far as Denver, Colorado, and east as far as Ver-
THE CINCINNATI COOPERAGE WORKS.
being sixteen feet in diameter, with a face twenty-six | mont. The location of the factory affords great facil- inches wide. The different shops present an animated ities for shipping goods as the depots and side tracks of the Ohio & Mississippi and Indianapolis & Cin- cinnati railroads, besides the river steamers are right at their doors. scene, and it is very interesting to watch the rough and uneven staves as split from the tree pass into the machines and come out smooth, clean, handsome staves, without cutting the grain of the oak,
The establishment is divided into six complete de- partinents, viz .: the stave department, the machinery department, the barrel department, the beer-keg de- partment, the lead-keg department, and the De Bus patent-barrel department. The daily production is 2,500 packages, and the consumption of staves per day is equal to that of fifty thousand feet of lumber; and the stock of staves in the yards adjacent to the factory amount to over five millions. These staves are brought both by boat and rail from the Big Sandy river, the Kanawha in West Virginia, and from along the line of the Cincinnati Southern railroad. The
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This factory, the largest cooperage in the West, owes its existence and perfection in great part to the spirit and enterprise of the late Mr. James W. Gaff; that gentleman having one of his establishments close to the cooperage works, and seeing the losses and discourage- ments met by the management through the severe trials of introducing new, valuable and complex machinery, in the kindest manner extended his power- ful aid and encouragement, and through his unsparing liberality, helped to build up this great enterprise of activity and usefulness, which is a credit to Cincin- nati and the West. The factory can be reached at all times by street cars that pass the main entrance.
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DUHME & CO.'S.
In all large cities it appears that some business houses become so thoroughly noted and prominent that they become features of the city, and are known as well as the city itself. Such a house is that whose name heads this article, and it may be further stated that this house has for nearly half a century been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of Cincinnati. For many years it has been not only the great representative house of Cincinnati, but the West. It was to this house that the fathers and mothers of the past generation resorted when they de- sired to adorn themselves with jewelry, a custom which has been practiced in all countries from time imme- morial. But Duhme & Co.'s was not always the great palatial store-house that it is to-day, teeming with the wonders of modern invention and rare workman- ship. It was not always the interesting museum that
sire for art productions manifested all round him. From the beginning he was a manufacturer, but only in a modest way; but as he was ever vigilant in intro- ducing the newest productions, both in decorative articles, and in those of strictly household use, his efforts were appreciated and his manufactory grew apace, until now over two hundred of the most skill- ful artificers, helped by all the newest and most in- genious machinery known to the world in his business, are employed every day in the year.
But this triumph, as we have intimated, was not accomplished without hard work, anxious thought, and untiring energy. The Atlantic had to be crossed, and the cities of the old world searched many a time, not only for the workmanship but for the workers; and to-day we believe there is hardly a nationality in Europe that is not represented among his workmen. The old styles of jewelry worn by our fathers would
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INTERIOR VIEW OF DUHME & CO.'S.
it is to-day, filled to overflowing with the choicest now be laughed at. The large, clumsy silver wateli, with its ponderous key and monster seal, would not be tolerated in this day, when every young lady and gentleman wears a light, handsome stem-winder. Yet in the days of large, clumsy watches all such artieles were more or less of its character-huge, ungainly and inartistic. What a marvellous change in a single life-time! How interesting now to walk through hundreds of feet of glass eases, and view articles of beauty that not only possess an intrinsic value, but a real art value. productions of the world as represented by the gold and silver smiths' work, the diamond setters, the alchymists, the enamelers, the filigree workers, the bronze makers, and a whole army of workers in the use- ful and decorative arts. In the olden times-for half a century is a cycle in America-it did not exhibit the rarest and costliest productions of the leading capitals of the world, side by side, nor was it then able to show, as it does to-day, American art workmanship holding its own-nay, Cincinnati workmanship ranking high and in some departments exceeding in tastefulness The visitor who desires to see one of the finest dis- and design the finest productions of the foreign work- plays of jewelry on the continent, will not be disap- man. Mr. Duhme has done much to cultivate West- ern taste, and he has been rewarded by seeing a de- pointed in visiting Duhme's. The arrangements of the great double warehouse, are of the most admirable
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order, and show off to advantage the costly displays. Upon many pieces of the finer description of silver- ware, great expense is incurred in order to give them the character of art productions. The term jewelry means so much of late years, that nothing less than a catalogue could convey an idea of the great assort- ment of articles exhibited. Prominent, however, will be apparent, decorative gold and silver plate, such as racing cups, testimonials, centerpieces, salvers, can- delabra, etc .; table plate, such as soup and sauce turreeus, dessert services, claret jugs, wine coolers, cruit frames, water pitchers, etc .; gold and silver plated goods, electro-plated goods, gilt and ormolu work for table and personal decoration, jewelry con- taining precious stones, epergnes, cake and fruit baskets and table cutlery in silk and satin lined boxes.
In particular branches of manufactures, there may be and doubtless are larger houses than Duhme & Co., but in the regular work of the gold and silver smiths' profession there is none more extensive. Every depart- ment, such as designing, engraving, chasing, enamel- ing and electro plating is fully represented by work- men than whom none can excell. The choicest forcign fancy goods, such as clocks, bronzes, sconces, ceramics, carved wood work in clock cases, cabinets, etc., are shown in profusion, and hardly any taste in these goods can go unsatisfied. Buyers for the house are con- stantly in Europe, and every novelty is sent forward as it appears. Specialties in gold goods are often intro- duced, forit is found that there is now less disposition than formerly to adhere to set styles, hence novelty and uniqueness are oftener to be met with. Many of Duhmc & Co.'s own designs in spoons and other articles arc preferred to all others. Their silver ware is now al- together made of sterling silver. The long business connection of the house, and the extensive business transacted by them with the leading manufacturers of watches in the United States, enables them to sell the goods of such manufacturers at the prices charged by the manufacturers.
The house manufactures its own watch cases, both of gold and silver. Attention can not fail to be directed to the diamond and precious stone department, this house being the principal one engaged in this business in the West. Their diamonds are purchased in Paris and Amsterdam, in large quantities, and the mounting and setting done in the establishment. Some idea of the great business done in setting and re-setting dia- monds and precious stones, may be formed when it is stated that no less than eight diamond sctters are constantly employed. This is a larger number than can be found in any jewelry housein the United States, outside of the city of New York.
The building occupied by Duhme & Co. is seven stories high, built of irou, brick aud stone, and is as
nearly fire-proof as the art of man can render it. The storcroom on the ground floor is divided for couveni- ence by a partition half wall, it is about fifty by one hundred and fifty feet, and has exhibited in cases, drawers and shelves, the endless lines of costly products brought from all corners of the earth. The retail department, with its choice display of diamonds, jewelry, silver-ware, both solid and plated, valuable watches of gold and silver, is well worth examination. Among their useful specialties they carry a full line of jeweler's tools, at wholesale, and also clocks, watches and chains of every design, manufactured by themselves. The wholesale department is in the rear part of the ground floor, where the heavy solid silver ware is manufactured. It may be well to mention that while this house carries full lines of all standard plated goods, none of that work is done by them. They make only the solid article. All of their flat silver and gold wares, which embracc everything ex- cept the table sets, arc made by hand and hammered out. This method is preferred to the rolling process as securing better work, the artificer being by this means enabled more readily to detect flaws and im- perfections. For the same reason no hot work is al- lowed, but everything is wrought and cut. In the second basement are the steam engines and the pro- cess by which every particle of gold and silver dust is saved. Every crucible, all cloths, and even the dirty water in which the gold and silver is washed, is by the use of quicksilver here collected aud eventually separated one from the other.
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