The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-02

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Tom Washington 4.
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- - NJ loge, and TIA ngs 81 e. -.
|And hnll0iMes without chafge. NJ 49,
|tesy Guthrie smd Hon Humphrey Msssk3A
pfesss!sda shc afPiication, and dt ~ sidi
Time similax oRers we're made BY st. Louis.
.kexinfQn, nsleimerey ~ .sAfteTs ds1ibere.,;
ton ~ Executive Board decided TO accent
ne popoeAi0n Of Louisville, and on putting
Is e y9se thsir ehoieowas sustained By lie
|soegse. I'll e Isl ILL., z 3 ss-ry ssEssi nc
~ Executive Beard hare been in cum
stunt sessaeA ~ the Gait House for several
01ys Yase making the neeassasy, avraace-.
.meqM I0t sng coming fair. The clS0ice 81 :
day WAS the arst thing under consideration.
~ reference TO Mo appointments ~ the
other leadng agricultural societies: Il va
Found that the choice Of time. which
shonld not conflict with their shpMs. nv be-t
tween the hrst week in ScptenSheR ana the
last OF October After eapefui eoqeitlesu-,
ton Of the pros and cons i wAs decided 10
adopt the former, and lam therelose en-.
bled to announce % your readers thAttike
Fifth Annual Exhibition Of the. United
States Asficg&9s1l Socie6 via Ike place
ON the LIST, Ind, ID, 4th and 9Th DAVIS of
SepteMhcs next, upol tia fx0s6ds 6 IL
SoatbuGstseD AsxxNlt6tN1 AssSciats6n T.,
Louisville, KY. The grand banquet will be.
spread IN beautiful grove connected with
the Fair grounds; seats It the tables will be
pssyidsd laf 2 90 ps1suu. EksiE,sohahae
that over the raised dials, on which tho ora.
tors Of the day, President and invited guests
arS 70 be seassA,S there will be- mode canc.
pies OF hags, gracefully fcstooned, and the
4age and hanlers, will adorn the, trees
stretching on either side Of the long opening
IN the grove IN winch the guests will be
seated. What besutifal spectacle must
this present? and where could be found
more appropriate spot that tins leaf-roofed
temple of sod in which to, meet tpgethee
and do honor to Agriculture!
The Fair grounds comprise level tract
Of tony.fse acres, which, has been entirals
surrounded with tight board fence. Il Is
supphed with cisterns 0f water for the stock.
and on il there are numerous shade-trees
There ere: some four or Eve hundred cattle
and horse stables already built but even this
large number is inadequate to the more ex=
tended Nasafs d the United Statns SoosskyS
and there will, therefore, be several hun
dred additional ones erected without delay.
There Is one popularity connected with the
exhibition OF stock and the examination az
judges which will seem novel to our Eastern
visitors. 4 aiialie to our amphs.heaters.--
An arepe = construct d b. making ties Of
seats rising one above the other, capable Of
seating ten thousand spectators. In the
centre OF the enclosed circle is erected
stand, for the judges and the brass band. in
the form OF q graceful Little temple. ~
either side OF the amphitheater Is an entrance
gate Upon \ signal by thes iArgn heh, al
animals OF certain class, breed or age are
led n ~ their Keepers. They march around
the arena, the judges descend from their
stand, make their examinations, declare
their verdict, and at once the victorious ami
mails are adorned with ribbons, led around
for inspection by the multitude, and then
taken to the stalls, and replaced by new
class. This method must strike you as q
thorough and very interesting 0ne: and the
experience of years has demonstrated to US
that it is the best one that couid be adopted.
There are gronndless fears in the minds Of
some Eastern stock-rnen, xith whom have
|eonversed, that when thus led together into
an arena, the bulls would be ungoyernahle,
End rnsh furiously ut each other IN deadly
combat. But you will readily coneede that
IN the whole Union there are no such grow
ers OF stock as are found in ken1ucky, In
dian and Illinois, where we farm from one
thousand to four thousand acres to the sim