Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-16
New York state Fair.

New York State Fair.
The New York State Fai. was held At s,
last week. The exhibition was in every ro.s' 'ose
and successful, and an immense crowd wac 'uA
0ne OF the correspondents Of the New York Tm'
says:- "s'
The crowd has much increased, to dav Co.,.
al the exhibitors Of cattle and sheen. and ,h a well
Of the former already declared the finest snow
by the State Society, aud equal to any prsv,o made
il the country, is now still fair one
The list Of breeders OF cattle present has s..r.
popularity distinguishing it from former vearv
is made up of farmers in active life There .rs e.
one extdtOrs of cattle, and more than four 6,na y
workmen in agriculture. OF swine, the entries are
not as numerous, nor the animals az fine Az o ~e
would expect. The preponderance Of breed is l, Jug
in favor of Suffolk and Essex Few or none ,f
monstrous coarse breeds which formerly dsd vs.,
Fairs OF the State Society, are visible-ha sn.'%
boned, compact swine seem to have driven ,h'.
out. e"
1t is lamentable fact that all the shows arc dc
Gent indeed almost destitute of good. NOT to Neu'
hrst rate farm horses. Luxury is served in every
whim and caprice Stately carriage.horses man..
and minuet over the ground; fast trotters r.,,.e
with their light wagons and light drivers beh;ua
them splendid stations chafe and fret on tbs h
but where are the strong, active waking and sts.a
pulling animals who the worlds servic. ~ uy
farmer what the farmer himself is to the more
full but less needed members ofsociety. or .er;o"
tural machinery there is more than enough. AGRA
after acre is burdened with every contrivanca ;n,
ded to ameorate the labor of producing and s,v;n.
farm products, and although some fall short Of th.s
object and not few actually increase it. vet tbars
is, on the whole large progress over former vs.,o
Only the most effective and novel will be noticed 10
After the cumberous, expensive and Complicated
farm steam engines which have been exhibited f..
some years, it is encouraging to the light com.
pact and simple portable engine of A. U. ZEN
Wood, of Utica. Without being encountered viii
the expense of wheel carriage, it is so placed nnon
its bed that it is readily moved from place to naca
The one on exhibition is for four.horse power Cost
ing about the same As good pair of muies-ss75-
and performing double the labor in some of the nec
essary operations of farm. 1t works beautifully
seems durable, and has one valuable peculiarly n
the position Of the fire under the boiler.
Yet this very engine may be exceIed next year
SO far that it will be no more thought of than last
Winters snow-drift.
The precarious tenure by which inventors hold
their brain.racking contrivances, is we'll exhibited
here by the Improvements upon some of the first in.
genius labor saving inventions. No sooner does
tinkering genius who has half starved himself and
family for ten years to perfect his idea, put it into
bodily shape, when a neighbor, with only half
his skill and talent, patents an improvement which
would never have had existence but for the orig.
na and this latter tenants the lumber.room hereaf
ter.
The twenty or more moving and reapng machines
bear evidence of this. Every contrvance is exhaus.
ted in the endeavor to escape conflict with Russeys
knife and attachment. The first is made to play in
all kinds Of slots and grooves, but of them ara
free from an objection which his avoids-the clog
gng of the knives.
desideratum in these machines seems to be met
by one more of the one horse mowers and reapers
exhibited. The necessity Of attaching by pair Of
shafts, seems to have driven them all to very i'm.
portant improvement which they, however, hold in
common with some ofthe two horse machines The
first class all run on two wheels, by which the side
draft is immensely reduced and the durability of the
machine increased. The proportionate lightness is
of course secured at the expense of width Of swath
but not quite in the proportion one would expect
from the reduction Of power Another important
improv is effected by raising the cutter bar in
turning. One machine in perfnrruing this opera.
tion adjusts the movable seat SO as to preserve the
balance.
The ingenuity expended on the models is remark.
able. Houses showing patent roofing>, beautifully
constructed miniature railroad sleepiEg.cars and
machinery of all kinds are on exhibition. The hall
Of this department is perfect Babel with the ell,
comiums of the inventors in explaining their various
articles. Michigan sends an ingenious honsr-war-
mer, by steam pipes. Ohio furnishes safety steam
boiler alarm, that can be set to blow whistle at
required depth Of water also ingenious corn
planter, worked by man and one horse. digging
and planting two rows at the same time Wisconsin
has patent gate exhibition, apparently the hest
in the Fair Massachusetts, has large number OF
patents. for pairing. coring, and slicing apples,
works very rapidly another for sleeping claim
ing an Improvement Woodworth's, by dning away
with partitions and making the car in the day
full sized dav car. Among the agricultural machines
there is great variety and ingenuity. The largest
exhibitors are Emery Brothers, Of Albany; and r..
L. Allen, Of New York. Both have number Of val
liable farming implements at work, driven by horse
power and steam"
HIGH POINT FEMALE NORMAL ScHooL-Special at
tention il directed to the new advertisement OF this
thriving and we'll organized Institution. The pro-
prietor, Rev. Mr. Langdon, is gentleman of en-
larged views and extensive experience, well 1na'fl'
ed to superintend the enterprise IN which be is en-
gagged, and deserves a wide spread patronage. BY
his industry and philanthropy in other sections the
State has been benefited, and many Of the fair
daughters of North Carolina educated. who but tor
him, would never have known the advantages oil
mental cultivation. But the school is by no means
alone intended for those who have not the necessary
funds to be educated at other Institutions WINE
economy is here aimed at. accommodations are kept
as ample as The most voluptuous can desire. Inc
only difference between this and other similar lns'
tutons is that department is here established TOT
the benefit of such desire an education, and VINO
are willing to teach to pay for It. This is an sdvan'
tage offered by few Institutions; while in every oh'
er respect it stands upon the basis of our 9TH
er best Female High Schools. Western Sentinel
A kind hearted wife once waited on physician
to request him to prescribe for her husbands eyes
which were sore.
"Let him wash Them" said the doctor, "eVery
morning with brandy"
A few weeks after the doctor CHANGED to meet the
wife. .,
SWELL has your husband followed my advice
e D.. L.. N do Il,