The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-07-13
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.
The Live stock Display---Revolutio mr.!
ReiIcs---Cenveutionst to be Held In Phila
delphin.

The Live stock Observation-Disclosures
RelIcs---Cenveutions to be Held In Phila-
deIphia.
The great interest taken in the breed
of live stock, and the value Of this dis
play, justifies me in enlarging upon it's
principal features in the Exhibition,
that will do great deal to stimulate
stock raising in our county. The
grounds for the stock are between Bel
mont avenue and Forty-first street; ex
tent thirty five acres; ring one third of
a mile in circumference is provided, and
TAO stalls. These stalls are 14x14. After
the horse show from Sept. / to IA, they
will be divided into stalls 7y14 for cattle
shown from Sept. IL to Oct. 4. They
can be again divided 7x7 for sheep, swine
and goats, which will be exhibited from
Oct. 10 to 18. The commission will
furnish coops and attendance upon pay
ment of 81 on each bird of the gallira-
ceous division. The poultry will be ex-
hibited from Oct 27 to Nov. 6. The
cattle yards were formerly drove yards,
and hence have ample water supply, and
facilities for removing manure. Offices
for attendants and grain and hay bar.
racks will be furnished. The Centen-
nial commission of Canada have made
requisition for space for $50 head of cat
tie, seventy five sheep, seventy-fve
swine, 800 coops of poultry.
The secretary of the treasury has
amended the late order, interdicting the
importation OF cattle, issued to prevent
the introduction of contagious diseases,
providing that th. animals must be ex-
amined by competent veterinary sur
geon and certified to be free of disease.
This certificate must have the indorse-
meut of the United States consul at the
port of shipment, and the animals must
be intended for exhibition or breeding.
The prizes are valuable, and rate first,
second and third prizes, and they will be
awarded to the best of every recognized
breed in each of the competing lists !;
sweepstake prizes alone excepted. Cat
tie, as have stated in previous letter,
will compete in herds. This constitutes
class. There are nine recognised
breeds Of cattle short horns.
For bulls alone there are three classes,
viz. bulls three years and over, over
two years and under three, over one
year and under two. AS each Of the
three classes has nine breeds and three
prizes for each breed we have (three
times nine times three) eighty one prizes
for bulls. OF COWS there are four
classes, according to age, and, thsre-
fore, 108 prizes. There are also sweep
stake prizes, both for bulls and cows.
Fat and draught cattle have five
classes, viz: The best fatted steer and
the best fatted COW, the most powerful
yoke of oxen and the most rapidly
walking yoke of oxen; the most thor
oughly trained yoke and the most thor
ouphiy tIeirnd team of threr raore
yokeS of oxen. Breeding horses have
sixteen classes; speed horses, four classes;
walking horses, one class; matched teams,
five classes; asses for breeding, four
classes; sheep, thirteen classes, and goats
the same; swine, twelve classes; dogs, ten
classes, and poultry. two classes.
The latter are to be exhibited in pairs
of one year and over as one class, and
under one year as one class. They in
clude chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese,
swans, pigeons. Guineas, and ornamental
birds. In this division it is easy to see
that the number of prizes will be i'm
mense, as awards will be made for
superiority to every recognized breed.
If there are ftty breeds of chickens and
two classes (over one year and under one
Year, and three prizes, we would have
fifty (breeds) multiplied by two (classes),
multiplied by three (prizes first, second
and third), or three hundred prizes for
chickens alone.
The buildings Are full of revolutionary
relics, personal and general. OF indi-
vidual articles there is an immense col
lection of portraits, domestic utensils,
garments and valuable ornaments. In
general, there are public documents,
and trophies If the past, that are looked
upon, by those whose bumps of rever-
ence are prominently developed, with
feelings, not of interest solely, but ven
Grafton. "That was Washington's
sword, or that Lafayette's watch"
tried on Daniel Webster's hat in the
room of the historical society-it fitted,
and was told that but few mon could
wear Webster's chapeau. Felt my head
swelling with conscious pride. can
write daily on table used by Washing
ton. Everybody is hunting relics, and
the streets are filled with relic mongers
of cane from this old structure; medals
of this or that hero. Philadelphia to-
day is the Mecca, and the shadows of
the past, sure to attract the votaries of
by-gone times to their shrines, who in
homage pay their offerings to valor,
patI iotism, honesty and virtue. How
ever, let us not forget the present, an
instructive teacher for the future, "and
We may be happy yet"
The following conventions will be held
during September and October
International Medical congress, Sep
tember 4. International convention of
archaologists, September 4. National
Pathological society, September II.
Grand Council Improved Order Red
Men of United States, September 12.
National convention American Forres
ters, September 13. American Forester
association, September 13. Grand
Lodge of United States Independent
Order Odd Fellows, September 10.
Grand Lodge of United States Improved
Order of Red Men, September 10. Con-
vention of aparians (honey men), Sep
tember 23. Welsh National Eistedfodd,
third week in September. National
Carriage Builders association, third
week in September. Dedication of hall
of Patriotic Order Sons of America in
the first week of October. State Coun-
Gil Order United American Mechanics,
October IT. American Dairymen's as
sociation, October II.
The declaration of awards will not be
announced until after the close of the
Exhibition, but the personal work OF
the judges will terminate early in July.
Then the reports will be written. J. B.