Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-23

Fairs, this year; but can only attend
that at home We endorse the follow
ing article:
AgriC. Fairs. importance and Profit,
In our issue of the Goth ult., We gave
list Of State, County aud other
Fairs. and the time and place Of hoI-
ding them, to the number OF over 350.
These annual gatherings Of the farm
crs are becoming important, on ac-
count OF their great and Increasing
number and the vast smoWt Of time
aud means employed. They have
become Z great power in the laaI for
GOOD or evil and it is Of the utmost
/ Importance that they should be 50
conducted as to yield 4 harvest Of
good fruit. These fairs we vii! sup
pose to occupy two days each, and TO
be- visited hy 1000 persons each day.
which we think Il low estimate. This
will add mp 100000 days. or nearly
10000 years, or year each for Iuuju
men. Supposinr each visitor to spend
80 cents for admission fec and other
expenses We have 4 cost Of sIon"o".
This IS III addition to the tim" amt
money giycn gratuitously by officer
and committees. An institution which
cnIists such a vast multitude ol tAc
practical working men OF the country
IN Its support, can not he considered
uaimrortant, or unworthy the attcA-
ION OF the press havlnr the Interests
.! TINS class especially III lt5 keeping.
Without saying what the Farmer s
Fairs should h", We will merely re-
mark that they should not he permit
tel 10 become mere @o'rs, or rroni-
Acntiy rartakc OF the Character oi iHc
museum, the circus, tie caravan, or
the horscracc. j this IS done, tho
time and money which We have shown
IS expended IN maintaining them viii
he worse than wasted, for though il
may by some be claimed that these
shows are innocent IN themselves, the
evils always incident to large gather
lh@s OF people VIII more than coGn-
tcrnaiancc any good likely TO result.
Our oiJcct, hoHoTor, ut this time is
not to advise IN regard to manage
mcnt OF Ears, but to give few hlnts
rs 10 the most profitable way to exam
Inc these shows, for as much depends
upon those Who visit, as upon those
VINO get up ard manage these e1inbl-
tons Many 90 away from the finest
exhibition dissatisfied, having sPcnta
DAY, seen great deal, ana learned
hut little. The knowledge of this
TACT makes them unhappy, and very
many on returning home, are ready to
VOC All lars humbug-an unproilt-
a"lo outlay oI tIme anu money. We
"'"'d iIHc 10 Snow thc way IN which
ever! t"IoranIF So"I cNi'hIt!9n may
"c ''e"cu win rroht, but have only ,
space 70 "flclIy aIIudc to one or two
POINTS
ihosc VINO attend one o. on "t2tr, (
or even a large County Fair, aud /
pend i've or SIX hours upon The .
H!cNhuS' OF even t"!cc tH'7 unr I'D .
Io9NhS over 'he whole cNAi.luoH,
VIII 60 away Will a confused lamhie
oi men ana women. cattle AMI tower, ?
shecp and PIGS and pumpkins daguCg-
rcotyPod upon the mind, without one
new or valuable idea that viii he Of
service III practice. Almost every
I"rmcr ha5 .omo subject in which he
Is more particularly Interested, anu
tins he should make special study,
y NheIHer j! Is s,ocN, gram. potatoes or
roots, thoroughly examining every
lhInF OF tho kini exhibited, a-hiu@
.lcston5oi cNhlbltoES, and taHiir all
!. .'ccsSary pans to gathcriniorna'ian. .
livery one before gong TO the fair
should determine to make speciality I.
'i some department, and give IL his
almost entire time and thought. Ey /
% DONG he will gam much hnowl-'
'u%', that VIII tie oil value TO hlW+oit /.
and to those to whom II may DC ia .
parted. I
IAc hrst thing that demands our
attention Is ihe ii"HSHt. Too much =
Attention perhaps has been gwen 10
.Pecd' oi iAtc' and too lttlc to strength