, 1873-07-31
wore Aprcnd on tho lawn for tho guests, 1900 Of
whom had boon invited. Both PARTIES haye
fnrRe families. and aro grandparents, and both
arc highly respected III Washington.
THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.

umpia of tho Anlericnils--On1y -Four
European m Nrnca,iues on tho Grounds
rnon An,cricnn Nlo.yorr Compete.
v;.nna tn,I, IN corretnon,,rurs ~ fba N.o p,rs
tribune.
Wc Americans, who hayo been tudor a. clond
donod for fooling jubi1aut, oser tho complete
succcsB Of our inowors and roapors. Tho his
tory Of our department has boen such
dismal and sickonng talo OF mistakes,
that a complete md recognized tri-
unph for our o1llibitora In single fold Ct COM
petition rojolcoB uB az exceedingly: sach
triumph wes expected by most Judges OF
machinery who had visited tho Agrlculturai
Halls, but no ono thought that tho apparont
superiority ot our machincs wond mako Euro
pean exhibitors withdraw from the aold trial
INC Eng aa an Gp a hon7v o.
for hard service, ana mo poastca oi tne "nTk- PIX
ing facilities Of their elumsy lmplomMonsh. 70 Ino no
Fronch Ind been running Ioapol W s.ea" u' Ios
play Of tho Knives md tho y, working Ct
tho rake. Mnen a., " ca.no a y Go,d ~ hnwepor
tive trial IN tho gEan noaa' nowave5' sa,,,s5
nether fronch nor Engnan ooHa ot " ~ orost
expense Of the trial-tho only expense psang ag TIC
hire Of team and two or three men. No" sne
proof OF roaper is IN the Ienpin1g' I'M anu o. o. .
mower IN tue l9as. ass y t,,;.1, ~ nthor
lean r1,lo. Tho EngEah anu trenen tuli,h utnut W
wiBo and will no doubt go on TALKING hoott tne
| superiority Of their machinoa until tho 90 ond o.
| the Fnir. IN faco OF their dsgracelut lat!ufo W
ppoar 81 Inc 11a hnmd 11} roe rosor md
Vienna reaper anu mower competou' AL 'no
| other machines were American
Tho trial took place on the aat, sultry Danube
plain, about M hours RIDE py fal1 easiwaIa 19o,a
the city, and almost IN sight OF tho 5attlo-helo
| Of WaEram. No doubt tho french ana Anstf1an
co1umSs tro1npoil oyor tho ground il they did
hght upon ~. nele ID snHnu ~ ~ rrorroaa ~
" hit, hiu.Gno. ~ rho iau waa tho hotteaf of tho
clvanzeun a,i to h1oc grt of lhe Main absorbed
and held tho heat like d stone. Tho color and
richness Of tho soil, and tho mouotonous iatncss
o. e; 1no c9a4s nt1ors found rnsemblnncos
tho valleys o. tne a ~ y coraa nn
Joaquin IN can1ornia. 1nefp nni9 ~ ' Ia5a.
@ nss + % ss 9 on q Delalsa sd s' By pes hss
trees or American cottonwood, nsturalized hore
for their rapid growing aual'y. ~ aaa
dozon Villagos scattered oyer tho Pla1n. t nangoa
on tho north and vest, The estate embraced Is
and and tho Holds stretched out from tho chatoau
and iaEe On Sftsr one sAa' todoup @ delay the
roapors wero set at work about II o'clock; Iho
Pfart f Of the iied but anall and thin IN another.
small. The field lad boon divided into aectiona
and half. Every machine had lts section to
40 That tho mnchlnos oil started in line, The limo
being oyor half milo long. ThoY drew lotB Tor
, position, and went to work at about the samo
time, in tho following order. from south to
1. johnson nnrveHter-Mado by Johnaon Harvester
comusmS. ugSe nrockport II. i.
, T. buckeye Roaror-Adriance, Platte Co., New
York. ,-,o-
| 4 I0hNrdn CoTnOQGu
arygater @ n WopanSs Wood Hoopack
! Fails. N. N = NV" 1''"p''
+ 9Ao < ria Ia IIofrhcrr Reaoor-A Vienna machine.
6. Kirby Combined Reaper and Mo"sr-o' Al. oe-
t T. Burdick Rcapcr-D. Ii. osborne q Cor AuDn1n'
D N.Y. co.,,,,na- -,,r,,,ra .or5c,,t,,r., +. Works.
,s:,n..os O.. nuop"s = SoA'o'1'u"'@ ~''
!; Woo1a Resper-faow automatic chain 1ake)-
!. Wniter 4. Wood, Hoosick Fails, NJ
:, 10. ". sledesa!eheu h Goa KeapeF-AhnaH' Ter
many; c.,A,no,, s,.,or1,,o t. ca.
H. ExseIsiof n,eis oopao'''so-' s. e''"'tNNs wv
Akron ohao. ~ rvo c.rn,n machines, aauo makers Al
p M a. aao 49,
NJ VI. nuctoye Revolving Rake-Aultman, Miller !
8 Co., Akron, ohio. ..,,...
u IS. Mccormick oonoined-Ncc0f"'s' q Df0'''f'
Ter g1 Trh1 1kTon U NJ Osborne Co., Auburn
NY. 1''' -''p'>"
\ \ is. Champion Combined-Warden, Mitchell Co.
Tho arrangements wero very bad-thcro 70
e no programmes, no system. There appeared t
.. 10 no rule about tho number Of men who ahou
P P accompany q machine. Some machines wer
on tho ycat, another driving or leading th
p horscs, and two or three more walking beside It
j. punching the animals with thcir umbrellas an
pulling out tho straw when tho knlyos got oiog
god. Mont Of tho toams were unused to tn
work, aud gave good deal Of trouble. Som IS
h wero immense, powerful stations and other
Is wrotchod raw-bonol beasts that could eoarcol;;
pull tho machnes Then tue gram oei1a M grg;a;; gs;a;
K. " in different partB OF the ne!a; 90 tne tltai
ct with the conditions 80 unequal, VAS no test q q
10 far AZ epeed was concerned. AL the America
a, ILL.,, ~ osSn a. thn atortNthrougl, no faul
i. ~hsn i ea;n uo t - thron"h s stupiitv Of til
drivor-and did not cut tue sectlGA assl6nieu 6ii ~
in it, Tho Austrian reaper also WorKeu WOLF n FL
20 was among tho first to complete ita task. IN