The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-09-04
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n Roman Fort.
lrspeciai correspondence for the Advertiser
EDINBURGH, Aug. 9, 1878.
Dear Advertiser II have seen
good many things during the weel
that have interested me very much
If | could put them on paper so tha
your readers could see them too
think they would be interested.
left Glasgow Tuesday afternoon foi
Stirling to attend the annual exhibi.
; ton of the Highland Agricultural
Society. This is the most important
Society of the kind in Scotland and
its shows are always thronged. |
was too late to get the worth OF my
money in the show that day. 50 |
spent the afternoon looking at Stirl-
ing castle. 1t is a grand old strong,
hold and has PLAYED an important
part in the history of the county as
anv place in Scotland. | have since
seen the castle here in Edinburgh
and | hardly know to which to give
the precedence for strength. The only
question company of men in either
OF them need ask, in the olden time.
was, show much provision have we"
Both of them stand on an almost IN
accessible summit of work. Edin-
burgh castle has more buildings. and
the citadel covers the entire rock;
but Stirling is the larger. and is com
posed of two parts, large open field
on the north and citadel. OF course
all these old buildings have been al
tered good deal since they were
built. The climate weakens all kinds
oil stone very much, and outside walls
have to be repaired and replaced.
The Oldest building in Stirling castle
that is substantially as it was built is
the old Parliamen. hall. built by
James III. But there are parts OF
the buildings perhaps as old as the
9th century. Indeed the guide told
me they knew of no time when there
was not fort on Stirling rock. The |
same is true of Edinburgh castle. |
Probably before the Christian era
there was fort there. OF course as .
soon as men began to carry on war at
all, such strongholds were seized and .
held, and some kind Of convenience
were erected for the garrison.
Stirling people know how to make
hay while the sun shines as vel as
people farther west. could not ger
a bed for less than a dollar and hall,
and as wanted TO see the Roman
camp at Ardoch thirteen miles farther
up, took train for that place, and
spent the night there.
The camps are wei worth the Jour
ney. They are said TO be The bes
in Britain. should Judge
the main part o: the camp is about
?oS31. aal surrounded, a. - ttnbs
OF the Romans were, bv deep ditch,
the dirt from which WAS thr wn IN
ward forming s high eaabanknent-
TINS / very dist!let. and i or3lua 4lv
II only t4rll1c4tioa: bat la9> seems
. have been toas:r8cee4 fer pe.@a-
,ent Occupation ana was made vsv
t-oar out SIDE IL this 1.:cA a7r al
te easi side four and @ tae .cata
Ire at5srs al sbor7 lnierrals o. 1he
Test- a-s1 p&r4lT oa The s141t-. 7sta
lveg FORMS ; defence. T. The north
es-e 5 number Of Do-112s~ an s..
4-1lsr % the oo-7h 81 eubaasu1a i
asi was too crooked eFe- 10 haze
cen thrown up By Romans. NJ
alde book suggests they were Gale. q
oman earth forts. It did not re- n
uire much Of an effort OF magma a
on to man these embellishments with I
'oman soldiers with their plans and /
hort swords. I
The cattle show continued four |
avs. There were about $4,000 peo- G
lie present. The entries could be +
assed under six heads: horses. cat d
{, sneep, swine. poultry and machin- l
~ Ot horses there were about 200: &
,e same of cattle; nearly 400 sheep 8
id about loo hogs. They have no ,
ice course at any of their Scotch
hrs, and few Light horses entered.
he bulk of the horses were Clyde>-
ales. They are all heavy horses,
'elghing perhaps IS or 20 hun lred.
he man who carried off the first
rize said his horse weighed ton :
240 pounds. If size is what YOU
'ant | don't know that a ton of horse
esh could be put up to better al
antage.
OF cattle there was large show OF
Ayrshires and Shror horns, aud a good
AMY Highland cattle, and some OF
wo breeds | had never seen before
he Galloway and Pooled Angus.
These are both coal black and without
lorns. The Ayrshire is a very pref
y stock of cattle and profitable to the
iairyman, but too small for the
butcher.
There was good show of swine.
but ] saw nothing am anxious t.
lmpart. The prettiesr sheep on the
ground was the Cheviot, with finer
bodies bd, hot SO large as the Leices-
ter. \ Scotch pillow is a curiosity
Barnum ought to have one. Al.
kinds OF vehic es are much heavier /
than with US, as are all kinds OF farm
There was not that
countless variety Of reapers and com
piowS and hay rakcs that one sees al
even a county fair with us. The one
machine that especially interested
me was road engine. 1t was cx-
hlbiied only on level ground. hut
there its m4npuyers were entirely
satisfactory. 1t could turn rapidly
IN shorter space than We can turn
an ordinary wagon. The driver said
II could ascend easily grade Of one
III twelve. and cou i take a light Ioa +
up grade Of one in eight; and GA
ordinary roads could 81 trusted H.
draw sixteen tons. This was SIN
horse power engine For blowing
they usually make them eight. Tie
cost was e4i0. In using them for
blowing they are station sry and draw
he piows by means Of pulleys and
chains. Their speed on the road is
about three miles an hour, VARYING
rom one and a half to four. ] am not
u'e but that would be cheap and
afe horse to keep.
ltyour readers are as tired now as
was at pirbt flor paar,o. al -.