OCT 4 
6S8 
THE RUSAL NEW-YORKER. 
and 'planted their respective plots and keep 
them in order, and are allowed to maintain a 
sign on the grounds, as a sort ot standing ad¬ 
vertisement. 
The show of horses—particularly of heavy 
draft and coach horses—was “immense;” both 
in the numbers shown and in the rize of some 
of the horses. So much were they in excess 
of any former year, that many new stables 
had to la* built, and many of the cattle sheds 
had to be remodeled, to accommodate the 
horses. The heavy horses by no means monop¬ 
olized the horse show; for there was a fine 
display of all classes, even down to the chil¬ 
dren’s pets, the diminutive Shetland#. There 
were all classes, from the massive Clyde 
and Khire horn-, the Buffolk Punches and the 
Pereherons and the Cleveland Hays, to the 
Thoroughbreds and hunters, and, as before 
said, the flue saddle horse und the little Shet¬ 
land. 
In cattle, the exhibition was also very large. 
The great interest arnoDg the Canadian far¬ 
mers is in the massive Short-horns, and more 
of these were in the stalls than of any other. 
There were some very fine animals and some 
remarkably heavy for the ages. Next, to these, 
we should place the Hereford* in number, 
and there were some very fine animals in this 
exhibit also. They seem to 1»e growing in 
favor each year. There were also many flue 
Ayrshire*, Devons, Polled Alierdeen-Angus, 
and Jerseys. We also noticed a fine herd of 
Holsteins, and saw that they attracted great, 
attention, and caused much questioning 
as to their merits and productions. 
There was only one herd of Galloways, em¬ 
bracing 22 head. These cattle, for some 
reason, do not seem to increase in popularity 
as much as their merits would seem to indi¬ 
cate that they should. Our friend, Prof. 
Brown, of the Model Farm, at Guelph, had 
on exhibition three pairs of fat grades that 
were an instructive exhibit, and attracted 
much attention. One pair consisted of Here 
fords of the average age of 1 year and 11 
months, und of the average weight of 1.560 
pounds, showing u daily average increase of 
2 25 pounds. A pair of Short horn grades 
were of the average age of two years and six 
months and of the average weight of 1,600 
pounds, giving a daily increase of only two 
pounds. A pair of Aberdeen Angus polled of 
the average age of two years and two months, 
showed an average weight of 1,660 pounds, 
and a daily increase of 2.10 pounds. 
The Professor states that in every experi¬ 
ment made, the daily average increase and 
the profit* of feeding are much in favor of 
younger animals, ami are in inverse propor¬ 
tion to the age. 
At all United States fairs the great bulk of 
sheep shown are always of the fine-wooled 
breeds, uud usually of the greasy, wriukly 
sort of these; here the exact reverse is the 
case. The most popular sheep, judging from 
numbers, are the Cotswolds and Leicester*, 
with many of the other long-wooled breeds. 
Then come the middle-wools and mutton 
breeds, headed by the South Dowus; next 
the Shropshire, Oxford, Hampshire, and 
other Down breeds, and there was only one 
small exhibit of the Merinos, and even this 
was an innovation of two years only. 
The hog show', as is always the case in 
Canada, was large, the most popular breed 
here being the Suffolk; next the Berkshire, 
then the Yorkshire, then the Essex, and only 
very few Poland Chinas were shown, and by 
the remarks made one could see that they find 
but little favor with the Canadian pork 
raisers. 
I f any one thing w ill create more enthusiasm 
and cause more excitement in a Canadian 
show than anything else, it is the poultry de¬ 
partment. The large hall devoted to it was 
filled, and each exhibitor was intent to have 
his birds show t< the best advantage and to se¬ 
cure all the prizes. So extreme is this fueling 
tb«t it is said each will resort to almost any 
trick to beat his opponents. About every con¬ 
ceivable breed and shade were here, and all 
were in fine condition; but we have not the 
time or space to itemize the exhibits. 
The show of machinery was large and fine; 
but one could not but notice t hat in almost 
every branch, the machines were exact 
counterparts of those made on the other side. 
The only exception to this rule is iu the mu- 
chines for sowing, cultivating and feeding the 
various root crops. In these, the manufac¬ 
turers in the States would do well to import 
some of those shown here, for patterns. Most 
of the exhibitors in the machinery and imple¬ 
ment line were iu flue, i*ermanont buildings 
put up by the society, and very tastefully ar¬ 
ranged. 
There was a good show of honey and apiary 
supplies iu a hall entirely devoted to this u*e- 
Dairy products uud implemeuts were also 
show u iu a separate hall, with plenty of space 
f ir a flue exhibit; but it was but poorly filled 
with 104 cheeses—13 Stiltons—and 51 en¬ 
tries of butter. The remainder of the building 
was mostly devoted to the exhibits and adver¬ 
tising of several kinds of cream extractors, 
churns and cheese machines, all in working 
order, and well worthy of the dairyman's 
study. 
Farm produce had a large hall devoted to it, 
and this was well filled, containing 18 entries 
of white winter wheats; 24 of red ditto; 48 of 
spring wheat*; six of two rowed barley; ten 
of six-rowed barley; 36 of oat*; 41 of peas, 
and six of beans; 132 entries of potatoes; 51 
of H wede turnips; lit of carrots, and 32 or man¬ 
gels. The show of Swedes and muugels was 
beyond the conception of anyone who has nev¬ 
er attended a Canadian fair. Specimens went 
as high as 52 pounds in weight. The 
Mammoth Long Reds, taken as a whole, 
would have done very fairly for 
fence-post* We measured one that was 
42 inches long, and at least 10 inches in its 
largest diameter. It is a sight to make the 
stock-feeder’s heart glad to see this grand dis¬ 
play of feeding roots. There were also large 
collective exhibits in this hail from Muscota 
and Parry Bound, showing the agricultural 
possibilities of those far-away and supposably 
barren countries. 
Mr. O. Grant, of Thorbury, had an exhibit 
that deserves special mention: he bad seven 
distinct kinds of winter wheat; 50 of spring 
wheat; .'10of oats: 17of barley; and three of 
rye, all consisting of a single stool of each 
kind containing the heads; and all were very 
tastily arranged. The grain was all very 
plump and nice; the straw bright and clean, 
and the display was closely studie 1 by thous¬ 
ands. A large building was set apart for the 
exhibition of fruits and flowers, and though 
at least 120 feet long by 50 feet wide, with six 
rows of tables, it was not a bit too large to 
accommodate the exhibitors, as there were 
over 1,000 entries of fruit alone, and 227 of cut 
flowers, und when we remember that in some 
of the classes of fruits a single entry covered 
40 varieties, and each variety bud 10 speci¬ 
mens, we cannot help seeing the immense 
amount of fruit that was shown There were 
175 plates of hardy grapzs; 40 of hot house 
grapes, uud over 100 of plums (and Cmada 
beuts the world on plums, except Northern 
Michigan). The fruit was extremely lair; no¬ 
ticeably so were the Beauty of Kent. Alexan¬ 
der, Maideu's Blush, Baldwin, Calvert, and 
Duchess of Oldenburg apples. We Dover saw 
better. Only a few plates of peaches were 
shown, but the pears were, iu abundance and 
beauty sufficient to rnukc up the deficiency. 
The tag, entry card, and price-card holder, 
shown in the Rural New-Yorker last Win¬ 
ter, has been utilized by this society, und 
proves to be exactly what ts needed, and the 
officers very gratefully acknowledged their 
obligation to the Rural for its illustration. 
The flowers and plants were numerous, and 
very tastily arranged, and gave the hall a 
pleasant and summery appearance. Those 
having charge of this hall deserve the thanks 
of the immense throng who daily surge 
through its aisles. 
Altogether, this was a very creditable exhi¬ 
bition, and the officers are to be commended 
for the noutness of the grounds, the flue, ar¬ 
rangement of the departments, and the entire 
absence from the grounds of fakirs, horse 
racing, showmen, peddlers, and oil sorts of 
bawlers and bedlam orators, except the lager 
beer shops. We were told this was the first 
year of several in which the sale of beer was 
allowed on the grounds, and we were assured 
that so thoroughly disgusted were even the 
managers, that, in no future exhibition would 
it be allowed. The only disturbance or un¬ 
seemly thing which we saw on the grounds 
was the drunken men, and, like all drunken 
men, they were continually iu a row. 
The managers are to be commended for the 
many retiring places they have provided for 
both men and women, und for the very ueat 
and tidy manner in which they are kept. We 
wish every fair manager from the States could 
have seen them, and contrasted their cleanly 
condition with the disgustingly filthy places 
they provide. 
In only one thing, aside from shutting off 
the liquor, could we suggest an improvement. 
We do hope the managers will m future pro¬ 
vide more and better drinking facilities. It 
is but little trouble to provide ample drinking 
room, and but little expense to supply plenty 
of ice, and cold water is a great luxury at a 
fair. 
Reax.ly the “fool killer” ought to visit the 
comities along the Hudson River in this State. 
He would find lots of work ready for him 
Gangs of swindlers who have been “working” 
that section of late, have prepared quite a 
large number of folks for execution by his 
hands. The old “note dodge” has been the 
“skin” game which the rascals have been play¬ 
ing upon the simple minded. The sharpers 
have been prowling about in their favorite role 
of philanthropist Their favorite aliases 
have been Montague Smith, Carl Brownson 
Brown, James Redpath. Francis R. Ogilvie, 
etc. A new potent medicine with marvelous 
“cure-all” properties, is their medium of 
swindling,this time.. “For the purposeof doing 
good“to benefit the afflicted.” and “to intro¬ 
duce their inestimable” panacea, these bene¬ 
factors of their race are willing to sell the 
nostrum at a very low price. If, however, 
the “cure-all” will do what is claimed for it, 
and the purchaser will be really benefited bv 
it, of course, say they, he will be only too glad 
to pay what it. is really worth, besides recom¬ 
mending it to his friends: and equally of 
course, he will have no objection to agree in 
writing to pay the additional sum, provided 
a cure is effected. 
The paper on which the agreement is written 
and the wording of the latter are so arranged 
that the paper cau be cut in two, one part 
containing a promissory note, which, in course 
of time, when t he sharpers have got safely 
away, is duly offered for collect ion by an “in¬ 
nocent party” to whom it has been transfer¬ 
red. In Northeast, Kishkill, Amenia, and 
quite a number of towns along the Hudson, 
this game has been very successfully played 
during the last two weeks, and farmers have 
generally been the victims. We have fre¬ 
quently exposed this “note dodge” iu this de¬ 
partment; so, of course, none of our friends 
will be “taken in” by the glib tongued, win¬ 
ning rascals who practice the game, in numer¬ 
ous forms, in all parts of this couutry and lie 
youd the border, iu Canada. We rejoice at 
this, as we would “hate” to lose a friend 
through the. action of the “fool-killer.” 
People are very forgetful, however, and our 
warnings may huve been unnoticed or forgot¬ 
ten We have exposed, at. least half-a dozen 
times, that arch-swindle, the “Distribution of 
Cash Gifts,” olios the “Royal New Bruns¬ 
wick Gift Drawing,” of St, Stephens, New 
Bruuswiek, yet every week we receive inquiries 
about the fraud from parties to whom circulars 
aud “orders" have been sent by J. Goldsmith & 
Co., or some of the other scoundrels who con 
duct the swindle. Others—and these are the 
majority now—send us the invitations to be 
sw indled merely to let us know that the fraud 
is still running. No prizes have ever been 
distributed by this swindle; it was denounced 
in the Dominion Parliament at its last session, 
and it is a disgrace that it wasn’t suppressed 
theu; the decent inhabitants of St. Stephens 
huve convened and protested against, the shame 
brought upon their town by its presence 
among them. A re there no tar aud feathers 
in that neighborhood? 
The Warren Manufacturing Company, of 
this city, which is au olios for Sizer & Co., 
whose name has appeared here several times, 
offers “a fine imported double barrel breech¬ 
loader, with outfit, for only 813.15.” We have 
seen this guu, and would not advise our 
friends to invest. We do not thirk it worth 
$10, even to a man very badly in need of a 
gun. The same remark applies to the Parker 
Repeating Breech Loading Shot-Gun, offered 
for $13, aud claimed to be worth $23, by 
Parker & Co., of this city. 
tor Women. 
CONDUCTED BY MI8L RAY CLARK. 
MUSINGS OF A QUIET LIFE. 
NUMBER ONE. 
ZEA MAYS. 
1 was working at carpet rags this forenoon 
—not very poetical business, to lie sure; but 1 
made it poetical by taking on my lap a note¬ 
book eoutaiuing extracts from Tennyson, Ho¬ 
race, Schiller, Emerson, and 1 know not how 
many other poets and essayists; and, believing 
it the best way of disposing of u large pile of 
rags which I did not like to sell for a cent or 
a cent aud a half a pound, I worked away 
quite contentedly, interesting myself, by the 
way, w ith the great aud good thoughts which 
fell under my eyes. 
Now, much ol the time of us housekeepers 
is spent, no doubt, as we cut aud sew rags, 
darn stockings, or put on patches, without 
much solid thought. Soberly we work at our 
task, our minds w andering “from Dan toBeer- 
sheba,” aud the still hours that might be util¬ 
ized to the advuntage of our dull brains, “pass 
away, and leave no sign,” other than the com¬ 
pleted work w r e lay away. 
It is afternoon now. My rags are not all 
sewed yet, and a large pile lies on either side 
of my i , ocking-ctaair. 1 expect to finish them 
to-day, however, this lot. 1 sit iu front of a 
large, homely window ; but it is open, aud 
though a warm June day, a cool breeze is stir¬ 
ring. It is very quiet, for the little ones have 
gone to school and the men are away at work. 
“O, solitude," here are some of “thy charms:” 
to sit with note-book and note paper, and to 
look out upon the green grass and the beauti¬ 
ful trees! The grass is not cut, though part 
of it has been eaten off by a horse. 
I would like to have it done, for of all beauti 
ful things outof doors, a tidy close-mown lawn 
is one of the most beautiful. It will be a great 
advance in rural life when country people 
shall come to consider it a necessity, and pro¬ 
vide for it as for other necessaries. 
There are some large cherry trees in front 
of the house, rather stiff-looking, and three of 
them in a row. If people are to put fruit- 
trees in the yard, which may sometimes be a 
desirable thing, let them please Dot put them 
in rows: and if they will not put peach trees 
there at. all, they will oblige at least one lover 
of pleasant homes. They are so apt. to grow 
uncanny, being out of shape, and having long 
naked stems. I was annoyed for years by a 
row or two of peach treeg disfiguring an oth¬ 
erwise beautiful yard. 
The glory of our grounds is an old black 
walnut, or three walnuts. 1 don’t know w-hich, 
for there are three trunks and one grand top, 
which a good soul with a black body left 
standing, or set out when the farm was new. 
I would say, "Blessings on the old man;” but 
that last. Winter lie went to rest beyond the 
care for. or influence of any benediction of 
mine. “Old trees in their living state,” said 
Lander, “are the only things that money 
cannot command.” Let the young man 
think of this when deciding upon his home. 
A great sacrilege was committed a 
little while ago; a beautiful oak grove, 
with noble trees, and near town, fit 
to be a park for poor people's children to get 
happy in, was mostly cut down, so far as it 
appears at present, for nothing but its fire¬ 
wood. “Spare that tree! S[>are that tree!" 
cries out all the esthetic nature within us; aud 
“spare those forests!” cries out a cyclone-de¬ 
vastated and flood-troubled couutry. The 
world may be growing wiser, but it has had a 
terrible spell of folly. Yea, spare the Adiron- 
dacks, and spare some of the grand old pine 
and hardwood timberland iu our Northern 
Michlgaul Plant walnut groves on the prai¬ 
ries, and keep a fourth of your quarter-section 
iu woods, uud cultivate the rest the better. 
» »» 
EMBROIDERY MADE EASY. 
Many kinds of embroidery, very beautiful 
in themselves, take so much time to execute 
that, when the labor conies to be paid for at a 
reasonable rate for the worker, the cost is too 
great for any but very rich people to attempt. 
But there are many ladies, especially iu coun 
try places, who are devoted to needlework, and 
who have ample time on their hands for the 
most elaborate pieces of work. 
In some of our art schools cau be seen sam¬ 
ples of tambour work on muslin— a revival of 
the pretty old dress trimmings so plentiful in 
the last century—to suit the fancy of those who 
have not the patience or the eyesight to under¬ 
take auv finer work. Against this style of 
embroidery there is always the objection that 
it can be, and is, so well imitated by machin¬ 
ery. But hand-work can never really be 
superseded by machine-work, especially where 
artistic excellence is required ; and we do not 
doubt, that many ladies will be iound ready to 
work iu this very easy and effective style, 
where their artistic skill in combinations of 
color will be brought into play. The patterns 
are traced in outline, and a small portion com¬ 
menced as a guide. 
It would seem as if the Kensiugton school 
of England had, somewhat tardily, acknowl¬ 
edged that it is not given to every one to be 
able to work beautiful embroidery from a 
mere outline, aud a small portion, say a few 
inches, commenced. To many people this is 
the chief charm of the work hitherto prepared 
by this school; but there are others who have 
not the faculty of working up and coloring 
what is giveu to them as a mere outliue. For 
the benefit of these persons—and for the lazy, 
it. may be, also—it has, therefore, to some ex¬ 
tent, restored the working on canvas, which 
had fallen into such utter disrepute with all 
level's of artistic excellence by its debasement 
iu the form of “Berlin woolwork ” The pieces 
of canvas work prepared by the Royal School 
are as good as possible iu design, and are 
worked either in soft shades of worsted or silk 
in tapestry stitch, sometimes interspersed with 
cross stitch where the design requires it. They 
may be worked on silk, velvet, or cloth, the 
canvas threads being drawn out after the 
work is done. The designs are slightly colored 
on the canvas, and a small portion commenced. 
There is no stitch, perhat>@, so durable as 
cross-stitch: aud if properly done, and design 
and coloriug is good, there are few styles of 
work more satisfactory ou all poiuts. It is 
never likely to supersede the real embroidery 
stitches; but for many people it is easier, and 
