TOKO. WINTER SHOW.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 58, 25 June 1908, Page 5

TOKO. WINTER SHOW.

Children's Essayi. ~ SECOND PRIZE ESSAY. SENIOR DIVISION-(By Novice.) Nellie Allison, Olarkaville. When I saw the Show Bill I noticed there was to be a children's competition, so I thought I would have a try for the first class, the best description of the show exhibits. I did not go in the afternoon, so I had to go at night, and it was not a very nice one. When I entered the door the first thing that took my eye was Mr Johnstone's display of furniture, consisting of piano, wardrobes with mirror backs, fire grates, pictures, mantlepieces, and a great many other things which were all very striking. I then went through the next door and started at the left hand side. The first thing I noticed was Marshall and Summers' display of bicycles, and a six-seated motor car, and between them there was a small table with the prizes the firm had won at Invercargill, and a jar with fish in, brought from Napier by Mrs Chas. King, of Milton; these were very pretty looking. I then moved on to Hitchon Bros', display of hams, bacon, pigs' heads smoked, etc., which was very well arranged. Drake's cordial drinks came next, with many different varieties of drinks, etc. Then came the beetroot, which were very large and looked well when cut in two. There were two vegetable marrows next, which were uot so large as I have seen, but they looked to be fipst quality. Then came six leeks which were very large, and by the appearance of them they had been grown in good soil and very deep soil. After the leeks came twelve onions, which were very large and brown. Next came three large winter cabbages and two white cabbages. The parsnips were large in size, but not very solid. The red carrots were very nice; but not so large as the white ones. The best collection of potatoes came next, which were all very even in size, and they were a first-class lot. Bruce Woollen Mill had a display of blankets, tweeds, rugs and wool, all dyed different colors. There was a long bar of different colors of worsted right across the front of the display. Also among the display there were the art union pictures, which were very pretty looking, and also helped the look of the woollen manufactures. M'Gill's display came next, and the first thing that took my eye was the picture of the mill and the horse and also the horseman, which were all very well sketched. Then below the picture there was a smaller one that Mr P. M'Gill won at the New Zealand Exhibition at Dunedin. On each side there were 27 little boxes with the different things that could be made out of grain. In the centre there was a very nice spread ot pastry in glass dishes, consisting of scones, oat cakes, and a great many other kinds of cakes which were very tempting. In some of the boxes there were flour, fine and rough oatmeal, semolina, bran, pollard, and a great many other different varieties. I looked at the High School exhibits, and the potatoes were very small compared with the farmers'. There was an entry of carrots which looked fairly nice. Jones' Brick Works came next with a display of pipes and hricks of different colors. Next came the potatoes, which were very large and also heavy, and fairly well shaped, considering they were so large. The mangels were very large, and of a beautiful red color. There were five different kinds of turnips. The swedes were a fair size, and looked fairly hard. The greentops and purpletops were large and of a softer appearance. Th,e Milton. Potteries' exhibit came next, and this was also very well set up. The principal things were pickle jars, teapots, pie dishes and cake dishes. Next came the stand up the centre which contained the different kinds of apples. There were cooking and dessert apples, which were fairly large and of a nice color, and the collection of fruit was also very good. Qn the opposite qide there was white and brown bread which looked very nice, but the loaves were not very large. The different kinds of butter were fresh, powdered, salt and fancy. They were made up in ilb rolls and 51b jars. The collection of small cakes was very good, but there were only three entries for it. The plqrn, puddings were a fair size and of a brown color- The sqones consisted of two classes—oven and girdle—and they were nice-looking lots. The oat cakes were very poor and not nicely made up. They were far too small and not properly turned. The hens' eggs yery largfe, biit J did not knd'w Whether they were preserved or not. Along the top the stand was decorated with geraniums, ferns and variegated grass which looked very well, and also helped to set off the stand. At the end there was Cameron's stand of bicycles, whiph consisted of different kinds, f alsq looked at the grain, and the first thing that took my eye was the black oats, which looked very nice whep placed beside the white oats, Next came the white oats, which looked fairly well, hut the grains were

lvi' ;o large as I have seen. Then ' ca.nc the grass seed, which looked well, and also the wheat, which I reckon

looked the best of all, and lastly the nice white chaff, which had plenty of oats in it. There were also a many bags of very ;ud up'es of potatoes as far as I could ju ! ;<:, At the end of the potatoes there were three different kinds of children's pets. In the top box there were five guinea pigs all of different sizes. Then below them there were a pair of beautiful white rabbits both about the same size, and had nice red eyes and beautiful white fur. Lastly came two turtle doves both about the same size and of a bluish color. Thinking I had made a full inspection of that room I went to see the sheep. The first thing I noticed was the sheep-guessing com petition. I looked at the fat sheep, as they called him, but he did not seem very fat, but he was large enough. I went around the other pens and saw the sheep. I noticed that there were different classes, and they also looked very nice. There were seventeen pens of sheep up the centre, and on the right-hand side there were four and on the left there was one. Some of the sheep were large, and had fine white wool; while some of the others had not so nice a color. I had noticed a verse of poetry on the wall about the pet lamb, but when I looked again it was'gone. (Continued on Page 3.