Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1876-09-28
Contenrtat Notes

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Exhibitors of pi.uos and wines have
entered charges before the Centennial
I commission against The judges on these
articles. Some trouble is anticipated
over the awards on sewing machines and
fine arts.
Kansas has reoperad her display, and
the latest productions of her soil are the
astonishrnent of Yisi lrs. Apples which
will hardly 90 into No. hat. beets
weighing six pounds. wild grass 10 feet
high, head ds Of millet u inches long, ears
of corn nine inches iD circumference and
on stalks 20 feet high h-sll give indica-
tions of the wonderful agricultural
wealth of the State, and the richness of
the recent crop.
1t now appears that the Ger tennial
buildings 1t Philadelphia were for over
month exposed to the danger of a fear
ful explo sion, several bottles of nitro
glycerine, dynamite and other powerful
explosives having been placed o. exhi-
bition in a glass case in the Unite States
building by an officer of the torp do sta
tion at Newport, r. L Any slight ac-
cident might have set these trem sndOus
compounds going, and the results would
have been fearful to contemplate. On
representation at Washington they were
ordered TO be removed
The most remarkable feature in :he
pomOlogical building-certainly the one
that attracts the greatest sttention-is
that of California fruit, brought East in
refrigerator cars. L is in fine condition.
In size the fruit is unequaled, and its
quality is very fine. The peaches are
very large and temptingly lu cious.
Clusters of grapes are shown which IN
this part of the country seem fairly
enormous. The beauty of some of them
is beyond praise. The apples, pears and
plums are almost equally remarkable.
Nectarines, figs, and lmOnds, both green
and ripe, are also Shown. This fruit
was brought here by an agent acting for
quite number of fruit growers. Be-
sides that exhibited, a stock is on hand
for sale in the buildi g.
The horse show is weak in distinciiyely
American breeds, the greater part being
importations from Great Britain and
France. There are only few of racing
stock, truck horses AID roadsters form
ing the majority. Among the so Can
adian horses, the favorite breed is the
Clydesdale Scotch very heavy mus
cular animals, with short kinds and
thick necks. In the American sheds,
the noticeable animals are of foreign
birth, with the exception of a few Nor
gans. A beautiful Arab stallion and his
colts, by Kentucky and Norman mares,
attract great attention. In contrast TO
these is fiery little black stallion Of
Percheron breed from France, and the
huge Norman draft horses of that breed
which furnishes the stations that draw
the omnibuses and heavy trucks of
Paris, to the surprise of Americans,
who are accustomed to seeing only mares
and geldings tractable enough for such
menial employment.
No one can say that the farmers have
not improved their opportunities TO see
this Exhibition. They have been here
by hundreds of thousands, not merely
the younger generation, but the old
boys, who remember ''Gineral" Jackson,
and who do not consider the Mexican
war as very ancient occurrence. Into
the dustiness and somewhat monctonous
round of their lives glowing hints of
beauty, the sublime inspirations Of art,
the wonders of subtitle mechanisms
which almost rival the mysteries of ma
ture, and he elders bow down adOration
before the accomplishment of modern
ism. / notice that while he farmers
give much attention TO the exhibits
which have especial reference to their
vocation, they do not make them the ex-
elusive objects of their study, but they
linger with kind of questioning reyer-
ence in the art galleries, and among the
thousand brilliant triuinphs of the man.
ufactures of all nations in the Main
Building.