The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-10-27

fashion Of modern travellers lie reports the
state Of society up there. his account Of the
girls and the newspapers is very interesting.
What splendid girls and what stupid newspa-
pe,s they must have in Mr.. Harris heaven.
The spring field Republican says:
"He encountered lad selling the Morning
Star, one of the heavenly daily papers. and be
was delighted to find that there was no person.
al gossip. no hostile criticism, no inuendoes, no
unkindness of any species, and not 4 solitary
word but ofcharity from beginning to end. The
most curious thing about the paper was that in
some parts of the sheet noticed blanks, and
was informed, atterwa! de-, that such articles
alone as it was in order for me to peruse was
apparent to my eve, and this was the uniform
law. The paper contained advertise ments Of
pless sa be r.farmed at sereral Of tho theatres .
In the heavens.
"The heaven girls are fond and true the
earth girls too often incons'ant and cold at the
L~..rt- The hsaaea giris s.ot nsh1naed ot an9A
in diuiae order ,rlich The Lord has bestotced upon
htsn as a git. Their true womanhood wells it
self in no false disguise. Their artless SIM
plicity lacks no guidance of proper wisdom, nor
do they seek 10 know aught but the good, the
right, and the truly noble. They put On no me-
retricious artc, affect no graces which are not
their own and speaking always from right mo.
tives and from divine purposes, discourse with a
lucid clearness Of pure thought. in which Ian
suage flows and sparkles ike the waters of
sunny stream. Girlhood there is real, dealing
neither with the frippeiy Of compliments, nor
the impuriy OF unchaste ideas.
Iowa State Fair. t- .@
The fifth Annual Fair Of the Iowa State
Agricultural Society was held last week at
Oskaloosa. = point about one hundred miles
west of Muscatine. The grounds consisted Of
about eighteen acres Of level prairie, and con-
tanned halt mile course for the exhibition of
horses, 81 ace for implements and machinery,
about one hundred and fifty stalls for stock, and
two tents fer the display Of small articles. Out.
side the enclosure were several hundred wagons
in which the farmers of the neighborng coun-
ties had come to the Fair, and in which they
now camped. Indeed the greater portion Of
the visitors were Of this class, many having
come an hundred miles or more.
With the exception of single department.,
all the space was fully occupied. The show
Of live stock was very satisfactory. it being
decidedly of the best quality ever exhibited in
Iowa. The reputation that State has already
achieved for fine horses did not suffer by the
exhibition at Osk,loosa. The tro.ting was
very spirited and was fully 81 preciated by the
spectators. The cattle were very fine and both
in numbers and excellence SUR assed the stock
Of any previous tair. J. NJ. Cannon, Of Daven-
port, C. d. Bent. Of Iowa City, H q. Stuart,
Of Lee County, and J. II. Huey. of Fairfield.
were some of the principal exhibitors. The
hogs and sheep were alsn considered very credi-
table. In one Of the tents was collection OF
agricultural products very far superior to the
show at Centralia. and consider
ing the badness Of the season, quite remarkable
for their excellence. In the other tent was
the usual assortment Of needle and fancy work,
paintings. wax flowers. fruits. preserves, butter,
cheese, DC. altogether fo' ming the Ladies'
and without doubt embracing
many productions of merit The department
Of Agricultural implements and machinery
alone proved failure. This arose from the
difficulty in reaching the grounds with heavy
articles. no railroad approaching nearer than
sixty miles,
The tatal number of entries was about 1850. |
or one hundred less than last year. The num-
ber Of visitors on Thursday, the principal day
Of the Fair, was estimated at seven thousand, |
the number Of single tickets sold on that day |
being $500. On each evening during the Fair, |
! meeting was held in one OF the churches OF
the place for the discussion of topics OF an |
agricultural character. Fruit, farm products |
and like stock were successfully taken up and
much valuable information was elected. On
he last day q sale of stock took llace in the |
and plowing match in the evening.
On the whole, the Fair has passed offfar more
successfully than many expected, from its Gn |
me sense) untavorablc location, and perhaps,
n prac'icel utility, it has surpassed any of lis
predecessors. Iowa is fine State, and is des-
lined one day to rank high in agricul,ure.-l
Long may her State Fairs continue TO benefit
Ter citizens aud advance the interests they are
designed to opromote,-Emery's Journal.
eXF A country pubic school superintendent
n Alabams, not long since. was party to rather
g., sonsj H. II,