Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-10-22


tiful, the sun shons with gentle warmth, froI
a SKIS dotted with light clouds. Toe day wa
col but the ample Amphithsstre offered suif
cient shelter and sun for comfort. The crOR
was immense. Inquiries at he ticket of6c
and a careful calculation show that during tn
day three thousand persons were on the ground
IN proportion Of ladies was very great an
none appeared to take a deeper interest in ID
proceedings than they. So great was The mum
Der Of carriages and horssmen, that at The con
clusion Of the day a continued hiw was KEEP
up IhrOrgh the place Of exit for half an hOu
or more.
NEW IMPLEMENTS.
Many new objects had been sddsi 10 To
exhibition since the previous day. A fine mil
Tor grinding corn and COB together for fee
yss set 10 SoTk and was much admired. ]
vas placed on tn ground By Mr.. d. McCoNB
The reaping machine, MANNEY's patent, va.
put IN motion and received much attention a
IL passed over the min riding track. Not on
Z the implements, however, received or at
tracied more notice than the dog power ma
chine, 1t was never left without wondering ad
II rers. A very handsomely finished sswirl
machine, WILsoN's patent, vas added to tn
department devoted 10 implements Of female
use. FELroS's mill, FOR grinding corn, wi
additional machinery for crushing co5s, was o.
he ground.
FEMININE MATTERS.
The ladies' department was even more thar
On the former day, The great cen re Of attrae.
sion. Here "from early moru 20 dswy eve
was - 4 perfect ian . Indeed, to maze another
quotation, not from ADDISON, there was -
wreck Of bustles and acrssh Of hooTs," fol
wbalsbone itsof was not proof against 4
squeezing thai was as tight as the money
market. L vas a little ludicrous to behOlc
the gentlemen who were mixed in the thTong
u silks and f1uncss, gazing ct the fairy
wonders OF female ingsnuityi they looked 50
completely puzzled. Wonders from needles
lirae1es fron knitting pins, incredible en- CTS
in crochet work, labyriHths in patch work
and many other matters whose very names are
the most nv. erous things 10 the world, except
heir uses, are all inscrutabls profunditiss "a
the msscuInss, who try TO seem pleased with
what 50 greatly dsIigh-s The fair beings they
are sseorling, and yet are utterly unable 10
comprehend where he charm lies. They are
like ALADDIN when enclosed in the su5terra-
mean cavern by the decsi.ful magician The
Boy saw trees and the fruit upon them seemed
10 bis untaughr eve the mos beautiful colorsd
glass be had ever seen in his lifs-the bits oi
glass were diamonds and p~recious stones, such
IS man had never possessed. So the gentle
mel can see only pretty glass where the ladies
gaze on wondroUs jewels. The ladies can
afford 10 pity them. and no doub. they Go 50.
COL Pc KS address.
When the vast assembIage bad seated them
selves vi hia the capacious AmPhithsstrs, Col.
JSo. PopE proceeded TO give the address which
had been deferred from he previous day. The
address was brief but pitby IDEAS were pre-
scented rather than words; the speaker appear
si more DESTROYS Of awakening useful reflection
han Of a~mpiifying ssn'encss. The sketch We
give presents a faint l. ca Of the original. TIE
speaker delivered the address ex.snpore, con-
sqlsutly we coull lot procure a copy OF 4. for
verbatim Insertion.
Toe speaker congratulated the audience on
the sd.en. Oe a second SlslbJ County Fair
a 4 especially upon The possession of SO hand
a structure as the A~mphitheatre 10 which
they were assembled. That structure was a
proof that in the great cause Of internal in
and progress Tennessee would never
stand rail-. TIE ancient Athsasun em5elished
their cities with gorgeous palaces and sublime
temples, in psrp s.uatioa CT the memories Of
their statesmen, patriots and heroes ; but the
and pursuits Of our sgs being ess ntial-
ly material, We dedicate our uo0lesl ed,h-es to
the uHO5trusive pursaitsoi agricIltu rs. These
are not theatres where ambitious poll
exercise their ar and advance their
schemes; they are places where useful infOr-
nation il communicated centres from which
the snIigh.eniHg rays Of useful and
practical knowledge.
The great moral instruction Of surh exhi-
billions as these was, that none could expect to
arrive at eninsncs in humln skill except BY
sound mental culture anl by an intelligent pun
nit Of iud1s.rY. So valuable Is an Intelligent
p Irsuit Of practical objects that RASBOLrb
~ ail1siOn to he fleets Of well directed knoNl
sdga, said ~ihave found the philosophers stone,
he plow, the a-vil and steam" Like the phi
.osophet's stone, these tura all they touch ilty
gold.
Land, learning and lsb,r constitute the
materials OF farming; combine them and The
entire Success is sec red. Toe great
.bs.acls 10 Advancement in agricultural science.
has been that the men Of science were too
unscquainted with practical agriculture.
is emPhatlcaliy an agricultural country,
aud science IS he guiding igat Of lie progress.
; ience is continually making valuable suggss-
ions to the sgricult1rist; The chemist, for in
has analyzsd TIE soil and made known
be constituents Of The air. The effective re-
suits Of labor are attained most completely b.
he application Of seieHtih- knowleigs, and il
: e economical sud saved by The application Of
I,ieaii6c kn0wiedgs to The mechanical srts.
Seisniif- discovery has opsasd a boundiess
irss to human vision and accelerated in an III
.sleulabls degree the velocity Of human pro-
Tsss. III States Of New York and Massachu-
illustrate the lmportsnes Of education as
IN instrument Of progress. Eiseatioa alone
ives digaity to labor and BY lis iastransntsll-
J our country IA reached an sminence no b
2 nation has attained. OR inventive genius
Z sadly puzzling the brains Of JoHS BULL
.oSATHAx at the Worlds Fair entered isti
lold competition with the nations Of The earth.
result shlwed how American genius could
and the test ~JDNATHAN can excel in every
hing except, perhaps, in making cross-syei
ps-taeles, or getting the nan oat Of the ao9n.
oar superiority We nsy thank the diffusion
I scientific knowledge, By free education. In
be woris Of PETEa PARLEy, g Scieacs il. 70
the toy OF tue Philosopher, but the seq
ant CT The shop ard the kitchsn.D Indeed we
ave experiences tie power Of facts to make
hiios-pseis dpseend from visionary heights 10
ls level OF eommon sens, by bringing hem to
ar uPona agricultural aud other isdustTy.
Toths ladies is owing a large share O. the
effectiveness Of this exhibition. Where in
lis baii5ing beauty displays its logliaess,
is charm aud art its powtT-hers the
tfr hands Of the ladies' have been basily en-
We are proud, We exuli in TIE speei-
ems Of their skill and The Triumphant creations
lie tasteful genius that adorn our exbibi-
or. But while we admire The wonderful skill
at is manifested in the products Of the inge-
diFse ed needle, ss must observe tha,
tie estimation Of Al lssnsibls men, no genius,
, tss,s. DO skill displayed b. woman is 81
'Tior 10 hat displayed in The well made loaf.
he nicely cooked han ; in tie naaufaetnre
domestic cloth, earpsiilg, blankets and
objects. Such objects are iuelaied 10
e remark: Ladies, our bandiTork ornaments
"a beauuf he Fair Grounds.
Ia conclusion, the speaker alluded to The
ianeial aimeulias az present existing; tia
IS not the place TO dseass the causes OF those