The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-18

berlain, professor of agrlclYture in Storrs college.
 In the rear of the hall on long tables is arranged a fine exhibit of fruits and farm products, Among the exhibitors are; T, $, Gold of Cream Hill West Cornwall, a large assortment of fine apples; Ethen Brook, West Springfield, Mass, Congress apples and scions;; N. $, Platt ard John Dimon, horse books; k. c. Warner of Fair Haven, lot of fine apples Of different varieties, and pears; W. II. Lee of Guilford, splendid Spitzen- burg, greening and Baldwip apples, be- sides other varieties; $. j. Adams, Honey Bee farm, West Cornwall, hickory nuts; F, s. Mansfield North Haven, golden queen popcorn, both corn in ear and same popped. the variety being an es- pecially fine one with large kernels and pops out in large flaky balls; Dr. N. Foote, Colchester, several varieties of apples; N. S. Platt, Cheshire, fine lot of choice apples and quinces; Mrs, N. C. Harding, Colchester, black Walnuts from a tree over POO years old F. Manchester & Son, Prospect Hill farm, West Win sted, large assortment of varieties of 1 pOldIObS, UT. N. y uUlG, COlL SllsiluSC, simon Hunt, Columbia large pumpkin, weighing thirty-two pounds, vinegar sample and fine lot of large onions; | Clifton Peck, Lebanon, several varieties i of field corn; $. A. Challler Saybrook, | field corn D. N. Clark Westville, large assortment of field corn; also field corn from A. E. Plant, Branford and George F. Platt & Co.,, Milford; mushrooms, photographs of buildings, tomatoes and several small alligators labelled 'Flor- 1 ida farmers looking for abundant farms in Connecticut" from the state eXpari- ment station; T. s. Gold, sweet corn. 1 The exhibit is in charge of N. $. Platt, assisted by r. L. Mansfield of North 1 Haven.
 DEVEL LOPMENT OF INVENTION.
 The illustrations which are to be used by ex-United States Patent Commis sioner William F. Simonds in his lecture on Man the Creator, or the Develop ment of Invention,' to be delivered this evening, have cost years of work in their production. The lecture was plan ned three or four years ago and MT, Simonds has been collecting material LOT IL ever SlIlCt. Ill pIcpdilIIS lIlc IT. lustrations the best talent in New York has been employed. The skill that was required in producing the view of an incandescent light, while burning, so as to give it actually on the canvas as it appears to the eye, was very great. Several designers took hold of the pro ject, but gave it up as impracticable. It was finally accomplished, however, and the design will be used by MT. Si- monds for the first time this evening. There will be more than sixty of these unique views, showing the progress of invention during the past century or so.
 TO-DAY'S PROGRAM.
 The program for to-day's session is a s l follows:
 9:3O a. m.-'Present condition and prospects of sheep husbandry"-R. s. Hinman, president Connecticut Sheep Breeders association.
 10 a. in.-Lecture, "How shall we sta ble and care for the cows ?'-John Gould of Aurora Station, o.
 D. m.-Lecture. What the public has right to demand of the milk pro- ducer-Dr. IT. W. Conn of Middle town
 7:30 p. m.-Lecture, Man the creator the development of inventions" illus trated by stereopticon-Hon William F. Simonds, Hartford.
 MIR. DRAPER's PAPER-HOME GROUNDS AND ROADsIDEs.
 "In presenting some thoughts upon our home grounds and our roadsides, , their influence on our own lives and the lives of others, I am well aware that am not entering any new field, but simply offer some suggestions as they occur to me, growing out of my own experience and observation, that may possibly prove helpful to others.
 My object is to touch upon rural or suburban homes rather than those within city limitations, where the land scape architect has perfected his work in the homes surroundings, and where the municipal authorities have full do- main over the streets or roadsides."
 After speaking of various disfgure- ments often found about farms and grounds, MT. Draper said:
 While the location of the buildings and their distance from the highway will, to certain extent, govern the character of the approaches thereto, few general suggestions may Hot be out of place here.
 While We are well aware that a straight line gives the shortest distance between two points, we should not recommend following that rule in lay ing out our drive ways and foot walks
 If the buildings are on quite an ele- vaton above the road level, the loca- ton of the driveway should be govern ed by the grade to be overcome even if a much greater distance has to be covered between the two points, This brings into use a gracefully curved ap- proach, which, as part of the plan of ! landscape architecture, is quite an inn portant feature. The footpaths, wher- ever constructed, will be governed largely by the same rule. The method l of road building to be adopted will be governed by conditions that will vary in different localities and on different soils. In our loamy and clayey soils, we have found it possible to obtain very satisfactory drives and walks by removing the soil to a depth of twelve or fifteen inches, taking pains to leave the roadbed higher in the cen- ter. so as 10 afford good drainage. We