Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-27

JOKE on THE JUDGEs-sEvBN TONS OF MILK
THE FOREIGN ExHIBITs-A CHILDISH ANUsE-
aENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 81, 1876
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times.
1t could hardly be expected that the
Judges conld 60 through with their $4,000
awards without having any fun made Of
them, so l hope no one will think any the
worse of them on account of one little
harmless Joke which has leaked out and runs
thusly A foreign gentleman who will take
home medals for each of the several houses
which he represents, is in very good humor
about it Especially is he pleased with one
of the prizes for an excellent article Of black
ing. The packages exhibited are very snowy
and attractive, and display excellent taste
in the printing of fancy wrappers and other
devices to gain the attention of spectators.
But the best of it Is, says our fortunate
friend, that none of the packages had any
backing in them.
The proceedings of the American Dairy
mems Association reveal some astonishing
results of cow culture in this country The
milk yield of several cows belonging to mem
bers Of the association was reported, the
quantity in several cases amounting TO over
10000 pounds ? year, and in that of one
Short-horn with the mystic name of "Sibyl,'
-. ID .la+ ~ boI ,-..llaI
Is coo pounds, or about ii times her own
weight Of milk within twelve months After
accomplishing that feat it would only be fair
10 send "Sibyl" on European trip 10 re-
cuperate.
The disposition to be made Of the vast col
Lection Of exhibits after November 10 Is va
rious. Over onc-half of the whole has been
or will be sold, mostly to private individuals
amp business firms Museums and education
al institutions have also been large pur-
chasers. With regard to the remainder,
much liberality has been shown by foreign
States with regard to their governmental
displays Sam has sent large and very
curious collection Of characteristic products,
but having got them here too late for exhi-
hition, courtcou-ly presents them to oar own
Government. Switzerland has presented her
entire engineering and part of her public
instruction department. Brazil will pre-
sent most Of her government exhibit, which
Is about one-haif of hy whole display to va
rious public institutions in the United
States, and the remainder of it she will ex-
change for Interesting scientific objects pc
culiar to this country, intending to add them
10 the collection in the National Museum Of
Brazil. France will take back most of her
display, having sold little. The same is true
Of Italy. Sweden gives her entire agricul-
tural and meteorological exhibits to the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington.
Russia is already about half sold
out 10 spite Of the fact that her
exhibits are Of Il most costly character.
China and Japan have done a Tremendous
business. Little Of their large stock of beau
tiul, grote>que, patiently wrought and finely
finished wares will return TO the Flowory
Kingdom, beyond the several antique curiO>i
ties which money cannot buy. Germanys
wares have also found ready purchasers
The sales cl little triukets and relics in the
Turkish, Holy Land and Swiss bazaars have
mounted up to large figure, whole ship
loads Of little articles, useful and useless, IN
metal, wood, paper, silk and beads having
been purchased at outrageous prices and
carried of as souvenirs by the curious mui-
ttldc
Last week occurred a novel celebration.
1t WIS the joint ,llurge Of three States and
was oruameuted hya formal, stately and in
ten>e'y stupid tournament Of knights
which considered in the Performance OF
fifteen full grown men old enough and big
enough to know better, who, rugged up after
an obsolete fashion, rode around circle
trying to catch suspended rings on sticks as
they passed, exactly as may be seen any
pleasant Sunday at Central Park in New
York. where circle of hobby horses run
by mule power afford boys and girls an or |
Tortunl'y Of enjoying the essentially child
ish pa-tlme. y.