The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-10-03


tropical plants was very interesting, and
the lake filled with water fowls, and art
gallery and museum with scientific and
historical specimens.
/ will mention few freaks of nature
in this museum for the benefit Of your
readers who are interested in natural
history. saw lamb without mouth,
and pup Of the Terrier breed with only
one eye, and that in the middle Of the
face, four>legged chicken, a two-legged
cat, lamb with two distinct bodies and
legs, Joined at the neck, and with only
one head; an animal l could not deter
mine its species, with eyes and ears on
its throat, double calf or two, grown
together on the sides much as the Siamese
twins, and calf with two perfect heads,
pig from Central America, with the
head and mouth complete of a monkey,
and two pigs grown together back to back,
and pig with two heads, and dog with
five legs, and a sheep with six legs.
There were many other things equally
as curious, among which was a full
grown dos-deformed-which sat in the
attitude toad. One would not believe
that such strange freaks occur until we
see them and are compelled to believe it.
All their grounds are open the year round
for TWENTY-FIVE cents admission, and yet
the people here go to circus to see the
dniRdLs.
| next vent to the Exposition. The
many things of art and mechanism, are
80 much like other shows of the kind,
that will not describe them, but notice
only the agriculture. You have all
heard of California fruit Well, 1 have
both seen AID eaten Of the same, and will
give you an idea OF its size and quality.
To begin with, squash. A specimen
examined Weighs forty pounds. Six
onions examined measured twenty zone
inches around, and weighed, the six. fl
teen pounds. A dish OF pears weigh
four and thIee-quarter pounds each. A
ounce l weighed drew one pound and
six ounces. A bunch Of grapes weighed
FIVE pounds, and each grape was as large
as the Chickasaw plum. A plate of six
peaches weighed three pounds. One
Irish potato weighed four pounds and
one sweet potato sixteen pounds.
The wheat, oats aud barley was the
finest ] ever saw.
There were blocks OF over two hundred
and fifty variety of wood, among which
was the paper tree, from which an excel-
lent quality Of paper is made.
Stalks of corn sixteen feet high, with
as high as six ears to the stalk. Almond
nuts on the bushes green, and silk cocoons
and weaving in fact silk from the fly and
egg to the cloth in the whole process is
TO be seen; and was shown fine spec
linen of cotton from the southern part OF
the State that never had rain from plant
ing until gathered.
Another feature in the mineral depart.
ment was a salt taken from the earth IN
cakes just as stone or coal is mined al
home. A huge block of salt bad been
carved out to represent lady in modern
costume, and labeled MRS. Lot" A
fine quality Of block coal, iron. lead, gold
silver, tin and glass quarts, all taken
from the State was on exhibition. II
may be safely said that for variety and
quality of products and climate, Califor>
MIA beats the world.
Sabbath came again. and with il de-
lightful breeze and sunshine mixed in
such proportions that it was pleasant to
walk out with overcoat and gloves. AL
attempts to be visitor were futile, and
was announced to preach morning and
evening at the Central NJ. E. Church.
/ had at the morning about six hundred
people to hear me and in the evening
uinc uuhuicu. no iaiBC CHuISh WIN
galleries full length was comfortably
filled with fine looking people. So that
it was pleasure to preach to such an
J audience. never saw such fine looking
people, the women will average thirty
lbs, avoirdupois, greater than they will
J in the east.
On Monday / visited China Town
heard Chinese preach an interesting
sermon. know it was interesting from
) the close attention his audience paid
Men would walk down the isle and take
! a seat with hat on, and pipe in mouth
and smoke and hear at the same time.
then visited Sol of the Chinese factories
and shops. | was surprised to see tn,
fine quality of work done BY them, la
dies shoes and ruffies and rouches, auC
the most delicate fabrics are manutac
tured by them. went into Chimes
Brokers' and bought some money, l sen,
you a piece, ten Of which make a cent
and is worth to Chinaman in trade a
: much as one cent, that is, one cash
Chinese will buy as much in China as on
cent will here, so they get for one cen
what we get for one dime.
Our ship does not sail until the l2tl
inst. so we have over a week yet, (this il
the 4th. and don't know how will pas
the time.
! Ifyou want it, / can take time to sen,
e you an occasional note OF travel or history
Q as | pick it up.
We have a good number Of passenger
for the trip, there are about fourteen mis-
8 sionaries representing the American
a Board OF Missions-ihe Presbyterians an,
: the MeLhodists. Five of the party ar
young ladies. l am the only single ma
] Of the mission party, and have place
! myselfunder the treatment ofa handsom
4 lady doctor from New York CITY. so