New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-04
THE STATE FAIR.

From Our Own Correspondent
ELMIRA, h. Y, Wednesday, Oct. ,, 1888.
ALI night and so far as noon up all day the weather
has been decidedly moist. 1t has dampened uil the
ardor of the people hereabouts. They do not turn
ont TO visit the grounds, and those from distance
are not sufficient to make any considerable show OF
visitors within the nclOsure and nearly all ar plod-
ding about under umbrellas. Overshoes are IN great
demand Many things can only be seen to advantage
in fire weather. Notwithstanding the storm, there
has been considerable accession and the report from
ALI the railroad stations is that immense numbers are
waiting for a clear day tomorrow.
do not intend to make catalogue OF articles on
exhibition but to mention here and there one ths'
strikes me as worthy OF notice. So
Among those is Bramble II Co.'s grain weighing
machine that placed under the spout eeives, and
weighs and registers all the grain that runs for any
number OF hours. -
90 900 10 80 900 bushels of grain in q day.
There is machine for hubbing or rather for clean
ing buckwbeat that think must be valuable acqui-
siion to mllers.
But the most attractive of all the machines is the
one or rather series of machines that take slaves from
the weigh block and fit al ready to put together The
cross is cut the heads cut aud finished ready 10 put
in and the finished casks are smooth, even, and per
feet.
There is a pump log boring machine that Is worthy
of the attention OF every one having such Work 10
perform. iii.
ton. Ii is an Improvement OIL the Ola pouheins
barrel.
Wboelerf mower is different and in some respects
think an Improvement upon any OF lie predecessors
The knives all move upon separate glyots, aud are
held 10 the cutting edge by springs The cutting bar
i. behind tie moving wheel, and there Is lever by
which il can be elevated by the driver Inc oar can
ALEC be set by as to elevate or depress Tue
knives There is a cOnirivance also for clearing the
cut from the standing erase.
duras show that that branch of industry is prosperous
here where timber grows. .
4 buggy from Buffalo shows new kind Of spring
tina. ir claimed as improvement.
pair Of Elkhorps, fashioned INTO q hs'-stauu
strikes me Us remarkably appropriate for county
house. -,
tad that viii tumble q man out of bed at given
hour II be does not hear his alarmclock.
There is plan of raising hops upon frame thar Is
worthy of notice from al hop growers. a wire
stretched between posts, holds stngs upon which the
wires climb The hops when nPe are 10 De pro'ec'e0
by tin caps to shed OF the rain.
coptriyaI ce for saw millers, "a sell moving 50 thar
the mill will cut boards OF any required thick nss Is
lone a. the log lasts, without any attention. 10 aP'
nroschius the end, q cog, wheel passes over roek
hat moves screw as soon one board |. OH and the
saw hack lust the thickness OF the next board IL Is
simple cheap and effective.
Pattons log-tyer is upon the same prneloie OF tne
hook and strap OF umbrellas. Inc ssme mSa 10. =
Garnet fastener that is worthy of a housekeePers g.
teniion. r
Geo. Julian Of Cbensngo County has two psr OF
oxen on the ground that are framed 80 Is 70 uuiG'
without yokes better than many WITH, ana 10 "cfh'
irg may be yoked with either upon the on ~
or three weeks training Of their driver MI 70 ,ie,.
One pair arc siI and The other four ysen Ola, osm
having BEEN orked upon Mr.. Jolss's far1. Asa "
Two pair coold nsv BE- ssli Ter ~.