New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18

Then, with a soothing ana reassu'i"s
his yoke Of oxen. he will crack n!s long OK gao o.
h,. "csaep ana a few "Haws" that strike
against the surrounding hills and return as an 60
loud enough to start the yoke on on anoehei
How the beasts do throw themselves Ior",
the driver cracks his whip and yells at them GER
great horned heads shake from side 10 sioe' anu
their noses brush the grass blades as they fndhe
desperate effort to the sled tne uis' -,
But they fail TO pull together. and one OK iA'
on his knees IN the struggle, and the O'Iei
bles out of line for direct pull Ihen tne - -.
gets them in shape once more, and again tHe
of the OK CAD is heard, and the cries OF the dris
This time they pull together like one. ana the So
slips over the grass twice the required oiS.a'
and its nose sinks into a gully that the WHY %
driver has planned for it. The judges see IT. tho
spectators laugh and the other drivers. VINO
have dropped out, shake their heads In silence ana
whisper to each other that the next yoke VIII ran
to bulge the Sled because to start IL the pun must
no upbI But the driver comes up with oetef-
,,,ed look on his face a little CLINT OF anger
ebfftin9 out from under his dusty eyebrows ana
speaks In that same peculiarly soothing tone ina.
might very properly be called cattle lullaby ana
bitches fast to the sled Then he SHUTS MS mouth
tight and suddenly an explosion Of noise cracks
from, bis Inns 20 the cruel accompaniment or the
lash. as II cuts over the backs Of the steers ana
they lurch forward until the heavy wooden OK Do"
breaks through tho tOughened skin OF their hechs
and tho blood begins to trickle down theH s'i0"s
shoulders. -, -
t,ut the stone sled did not bulge The trick was
naved we'll II is no use now, after the SKIN mas
broken off the steers neck to attempt anO,hef P
The driver knows II. and thinks too mucn Oh h'
woke OF oxen to make them pull again the oe-
,eated driver Is silent-ust little sullen perhaps
ena then he suddenly remembers that IL is all IN
the game and he smiles good naturediy as no
can through his defeated hopes and says 70 the
man who beat him out:
You beat me all right. but I'll lay for you anu
git you foul of a hole one OF these days A10ii
str YER
And everybody laughs, and the next contest IL
started.
Some quaint turnouts are seen at the country
fairs. There was at the recent Newto"n lalr
which attracted much attention. 1t was owned Oy
Miles EIweI OF New-Fairield. The rig consisted
of an old four wheeled wagon to which was hitched
a pair of Hostein two-year-Old steers In full har-
ness even to the bits in their mouths Miles, IS
seventeen years Old and he drove about the
grounds as handily as if he had pair Of horses
Miles knew he had a turnout that was the cynosure
of all eyes, and he made the most Of his oppor-
tunities for It isn't often that country boy has
the chance OF occupying the centre OF the stage
Miles was the envy OF all the farm boys at the
fair. And he seemed to be his own boss too for ne
smoked the longest cigar that could be purchased
on the Fairgrounds.
The fakir with the side show is an inevitabls
feature OF the fair. Writing about him In Serb
ners Magazine Nelson Lloyd says:
The Wise Man of our Valley stood before the tent
the tall Snowman who pacing UP and down the
platform. and in tones now soft ana pleading. now
Numbering through a megaphOne. was gathering "a
goodly company to hear ms persuasion -,
the dancin' grls-the dancin' girls Numbered
Then, resting his megaphone on a chair and lean
The show that we offer You is an education in
self. 1t is the show that made the Midway In Chi
cagO famous. 1t IS the show that dEaWed the ay-
lite of Paris to the exposition there II is the show
tt S " 70 DC come ne and wbv? The adv on nv r
hand. who now interduce: Is the world famed Lit
to the audience and smiled languidly There amt
9s OF 1,s nt gIe She 5as daSced BEFORE the
crowned heads of Europe; she has been petted an
now on her way TO appear in the opery house in
New-York That you have chance to see her IS
by special arrangement. Havin. day OF. she has
consented to appear here that you. ladies' an gen
Ths M IN green stepped to the 'front.' Of the plat
form, and with languid smile and few curtseys
hers Then she leaned against the tent and watched
the The, clouds The cancer IN pink IoHRged I2r%a5G
away Off somewhere. over the midway. over the
.Alvarita," cried the Snowman. with a wave of
his hand Cousin OF the world famed CarmenCita
known in every quarter Of the globe His Royal
her dance before the LO11Ol court an sent her
a boket Of flowers OF her poet has said 'Fairer
performance alone is worth double the money we
ssk-one dime-0nly one dime 70 see the world
The Wise Man Of Valley strOked his beard.
From the sh ywman now pa ssng ticket after ticket
e the line before him he looked at a silver coin
which twirlrd in his hand From the coin he looked
1T is an education" he said What would us
farmers do without this annual schoolin'? come
here to-day pore ignorant Teller an be the Judi
cious use of dollar I've seen things I'm blessed
mermaid-the picked mermaid down there What a
wonderful thing that was to stedy, an for only five
hear heap o them Filipino ISLANDS these days, an
a-Capern' round a cage an to see them feed him
only l wish they wouldn't "a spoiled aim be tat
that he was barber before he besome Fpino
an that It's the captivity that upsets his mind
gnaw an roar They'll tell YOU these fairs Is dyin
Ncnsensel As long as he human mr. raee IS cravin;
Information tho county fairll be institution.
like the two there in the tent be the wheel OF TOR
tune! Not seen II? That's well worth dime You
hts 18th the I gentleman You might-
He seemed to address himself entirely TO the
Fr me sap on W3s smed point blank at wise
tfend and 10 aga 70 its persuasion. the twang of
ing the line. we went in.
The same writer touches on the baby show az tina
fair follows:
down on field OF bonnets which seemed 70 nuts,
a mighty buzz. now dying. now swelling again. now
Of the platform at the distant end - ''' euse
his 6anS SS ne gFe6 feb bdr g from catalogue h
not exceeding year and six months-siown 6y
the mother Prize, 81 Twelve entries
The buzz became roar. Twelve mothers lifted
themselves from the chaos Of bOnnets and elm bed
10 the platform From that moment cIerxyrneo
and his fellow judges lost TO our view Az
intervals could catch sight of bit OF black
coat a bald head. but they were quickly gone
again.
My minister moped HIS brow. II was a judge last
year he said.
A meek little man standing close by and We
heard him chuckle
. 1T is remarkable the way the women go in for
It," he exclaimed why It'll take 'em a month
TO get over the decisions and for the rest their