The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-14
a Cattle SHOW in Germany

[Scenes In the Realm of the Grande Duchesse
de GerOlsteiD, as described by Thomas Allen,
ST., In q private letter TO Pittslield.l
We have been enjoying the most perfect
weather imaginable for the past two weeks.
1t has been neither hot nor cold, and for
days not q cloud was to be seen in the sky.
The nights are rather cool, but that is all
the better for enjoying the rest and sleep
they bring. You would not like Gerol-
stein, for, in itself, like all the towns in the
Eifel, it is too dirty to afford enjoyment
except to those who can overlook its soiled
face, and only see its picturesqueness. In
most of the houses men, women, children,
horses, COWS, pigs, goats and chickens live
under the same roof, and one frequently
sees cows brought into the street through
the kitchen. Our hotels is an exception,
though some Of the stage-horses are sta
bled in the basement. OF odOrs there are
enough, both savory and unsavory, and one
has TO be careful where he steps when walk
ing in the street.
Last Wednesday, a sort of cattle-show
and fair were held here, and Gerolstein was
filled to OVERLOOKING with country folk come
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whole affair was primitive, but very inter-
esting. In the morning, the farmers eX-
hbited their live stock in an open square
near the railway station. The cattle seem
to belong to distinct race, are small and
all of yellow color, something like the
Jersey "creampot' at Maplehurst. They
are said TO be very good mixers, and re-
quire but small amount of fodder as COM
pared with other cattle. After the prizes
had been duly distributed (all money! the
blue-bloused farmers adjourned to the ex-
hibition of fruits and vegetables, held in
the garden and bowling alley belonging to
the hotel. The list Of vegetables and fruit
raised in north Germany is very short and
easily written, and in this particular part Of
the country the assortment is even smaller
than in many other sections. Potatoes
stand first, and they are raised in great
abundance, and seem to flourish. | saw
some very good specimens of Early Rose,
raised by our landlord. Some sweet po-
tatoes exhibited at Cologne, short time
ago, at horticultural fair, caused people
to open their eyes in wonder at specimens
one of which would DO sufficient for a fam
lily meal. After the farmers had finished
looking at and criticising the products o.
each others farms, they had great dinner
spread in the largest room in town.
In the afternoon, they adjourned will
their wives and children to the meadow be
tween the town and the brook (where on
landlord has trout piscatory), and Their
amused themselves with various games
Most Of them are just such as they have a
New England fairs; such as climbing
creased pole for prizes, etc. One was or
iginal. A number of small boys were IN
duced to take off their shoes, which wer
thoroughly mixed together and thrown ou
on the grass, and then the boys pitched j
heter-skelter, and who first found his shoe
received small money prize. The peopl
entered into them with much gusto. |
the evening, the whole town was illumin
ated Most of the houses had been dec
GRATED during the day with wreaths and fef
toons of greens. at the entrance to tn
village ''Fredenspforte"- of peac
had been constructed of evergreen trees
festoons, etc., and an appropriate motto
something like this;-
tN. We pillow and SOW 1rS