Demoine courier., 1854-11-02

1890 W "ttSb otiS hSoiNh I'M
machinery to think, than anything we
have ever seen. Everybody seemed
pleased with this machine. One OF
Motifs Grain Srpara,ors was on the
ground, and is said TO be the best thing
Of the kind in the u. s. There was
one other Threshing Machine on exhi
bi,ion, bu, Of what pattern or whose
manufacture We could no, learn. There
were also several Corn Planters exhibi,
ed, OF which farmers generally seemed
10 entertain a poor opinion. There was
a Grading Machine exhibited which pillow.
ed and removed the dir. at the same
operation, also two SIN ut Machines and
some Marble Work by Ray, OF Burling-
ton. Flows were exaibi,ed by Ray, OF
Burlington, Surbaugh e. Clemens. OF
EddyvIlle; there was also Plows from
Davenport. Iowa, and Tiskilwa, Ills.
We saw wagons on exhibition from
Keokuk and Bonapar;e; Carriages from
Keokuk, Davenport. and New Haven,
Conn; an excellen, India Rubber Lifting
Pump, from Davenport; two excellent
Hand Looms, from Salem; Tanning
Mills. a Washing Machine which drew
much attention from the ladies'; a lot Of
Cradles, Scythe Sna,hs, Rakes and
Hoes, Of exceIlen. workmanship, manu-.
featured in The Penite n,iary at Fl. Mad.
ison.
On the ives, side Of the grounds a
large tent was erected for the exhibition
of Grains, Domestic Manufactures. &c.
Leng,hwise in the centre was a table
some hundred ards or more long. on
which Fruits. Flowers, and the knndi.
work of the ladies were displayed -
This, to US, was not the leas, interesting
part OF the Fair, by any means. The
display Of apples was good, and the va
rie,y large; though we saw none go fine
as those shown at our county Fair by
Mason Roberds. Several lots of very
nice bni,er were exhibited. and also fine
loaves Of bread 10 try it on. Samples
of Cheese by Mr.. Mills. Of Denmark,
Lee county were shown. Of fine quality
ond extraordinary size-the smallest
weighing 1870 and the largest $50 lbs,
the latter Of which was presented 10
James W. Grimes, Governor elect
The display Of Cakes, Preserves. Pic.
kles, Domestic Wines, &c, was very
good.
In Grains the display was limited, and
the only corn we saw, worthy Of notice,
was that exhibited by Mr.. Inskeep, Of
this county. The samples of wheat
shown were only of medium quality,
the best being some white Fall Wheat
raised in Jefferson county.
The display Of Vegetables was very
small, probably owing to the severe
d~rough, and The late day at which the
Fair was held.
We saw some very eat Chairs from
Vernon Iowa but no cabinet work; and
the show Of Leather and articles man.
ufactured of leather, was limited and
Of an ordinary quality.
Some excellent Daguerreotypes anc
M~ezzographs were exhibited BY Jas. p.
Mckinney, Of Dubuque. The advan.
.age Of the M~ezzograph is, tina, copies
may 30 multiplied without limit. Mr..
M. is a man Of intelligence. an expert.
enced g~eologist, and altogether a gentle.
man. He has been en- ployed. and ex.
poets shortly 10 visi, the Demoine Val
ley, for the purpose of surveying and
analysing the Iowa Coal bed.
A collection Of stuffed birds and rep
tiles. of all grades. hues and c%olors, bv
DR.. Shaf1er, Of Fairfield; aid a case Of
stuffed birds from Fl. Demoinc. prepar.
ed by Mr.. Moore. were much admired.
A collection of pressed Flowers, con-
tanning 90 varieties, and a variety OF
Paintings, Crayop Sketches and Pencil
ings added much TO the show in the la
dies department.
The ladies' certainly deserved grea,
credit for the show IN their department.
The Embroidery aud Need.swork far
exceeded our expectation. Among the
most notable hinge in this line was al
Ottoman cover worked by Miss Laura
Jones. of Ouumwa, which took the first
premium, in Embroidery. and was real.
ly beautiful.
THE RIDING MATCH.
This importan. and interesting feature
of the Fair, it was announced, would
take place at 2 o'clock, and before thai
hour arrived a circle Of spectators had
formed around the show ground at ieasI