The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-09-02
A Letter from Gossip.
SANpUsKy CRY, Au,. 25th, 1

O'NN'SS'N' S'i'' -ANS' ~ON"' AC'D'
DEAR JOURNAL Il have visited the ground
selected for the coming State Fair, anl have
thought it writ down in my duty to let you
know it," shall not pretend to give you de-
tailel statement of the grounds" but will
name a few things which there saw There
are thirty acres of level grouul enclosed with a
fenc1 anl with row of stables for cattle.
There are, should think, about five hundred OF
these stalls some entirely inclosed, others with
no roofing, On the north Sls Of the enclosure
there is a smIll race course laid out, and on one
side of the track th,re is large scaffoldins
erected with seats to accommodate several thou
sand people, who may wish to witness the races
On the east side OF the grounds there is a large
rotunia for the exhibition of paintings, statua-
ry, worsted work, &c, and in different parts Of
the enclosure there are five long sheds for the
exhibition of machinery, fruit, flowers, kneede
work, dry goods, &c. &c, and in the centre there
Isl large artificial reservoir to supply the various
animals "eutered" with water. saw also near
the grounds many booths aud shanties, which
have been hastily " thrown up" by some of the
knowing ones !" in SAndusky who evidently
ihNNH' W - II All lOl'SI pCHIl ul supply luS
strangers with creature comforts"
The people here in this goodly city are
counting much on the Fair and hotel pro
pretors and boarding house keepers are brush,
ing up and evidently with an eye to the "main
chance"
BY the way there is a n,w hotel Just ready to
be opened called the West House, after the
name of its owner. ami BY far the best house in
the city, 81 Far as the building is concerned
understand that private houses pretty generally
will be thrown open to visitors diriuL the exhi-
biton AMI that many steamboats, lying at the
docks wi also be fitted up for accommodating
the multitude who are expected to visit Sandus-
Ky on this great occasion. A State Fair is
sonnet ing of an institution all things consider
ed, and to one wishing to study human nature
and the different breeds of horned cattle, it af-
fords unusual facilities Phrcnologically con.
sidered the so called lower order of animals"
have bumps well as men, and | have no doubt
but that. were their heads properly examined,
many of them would b. found to possess "char-
acers' as well as mel, but Of course not as
good. Then, | repeat, much may be learned at
a State Fair, in the way Of studying character.
Man is an inquiring animal, anl wishes to
know ali that's "pa-s sing" If his neighbor has
a better COW than he has himself, he can't sleep
until he knows where aud how he can get one
equal to it, anl so with everything and that
is why State Fairs are given, so that men
may get together, compare machinery, different
breeds Of cattle, Sc, &c, AMI thus be enabled
to make such chan 5es to them may S EN- ad-
visable, AMI to adopt such improvements in la
Dor, machinery, &c, as promises to pay. | con-
fess that have very little desire to witness the
display of animals which will be exhibited here,
and also the thousand and one varieties of ma
chinery, but should not object 10 take peep
at the paintings and the statuary, provided they
were gool nor should dislike to see the races, if
the horses were booded aud the race course
were much larger than it is at the Fair grounds.
There will evidently be large crowd here to
see the elephant, aud have no doubt but that
he will be well worth looking at. Here is tn
beautiful Bay which many from the interior of
the State will come purposely TO see, and it is
well worth visit, an Others will CONF to see
the R 'gatta races-anl eat watermelons and
drink lager beer end, generally, to lay around
loose for "a few days. Come then one and ALL
and have good time, and put few dimes in
to the pockets of SlndushyanS, for they need
them Come, then one and ALL to the State
Fair; husbands bring your wives and children,
and beaux bring your sweethearts aud show
them not only the stall fed or but also the little
calUes fresh from the "new noun grass
Come, all pantaloondom, and all CrinolneIom to
the Great Ohio State Fair
GOSSIP,