Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-09-14
From the Ohio Farmer.
Ohio State Fair.

w,rr. ro THOSE WHO EXPECT TO ATTEND IT.
L If Won have stock or articles for ex-
hibitiou. send them to Dayton few days
ursvious to the Fair. You will not then
have to be in hurry, your stock will
have time to recruit and they viii be
less crowded. You can perfect arrange
ments for the exhibition more satisfacto-
~ to yourselves and TO all concerned.
II. Have hand to take charge of our
stock or other articles. You viii need
to be engaged portion of the time in
other ways, and some one she uld always
any information that visitors or others
may require
III. Secure home for yourself as ear
" as possible. Those who have often
attended Fairs, know the difficulty OF
doing this, unless attended too early
". Do not carry more money. jewel
nv, or valuables about your person than
is absolutely necessary Pick pockets
always 90 where there is a crowd. and
they have often, by slight of hand,
converted money earned by honest labor.
aad which would be appropriated to use
fal purposes, to their own unlawful uses.
" Comply promptly and cheerfully
with all the rules male by the state
Board for the regulations of the Fair
Il was for yoHr interest that they were
made, and it will be for your interest to
be guided by them.
VI. Be courteous and yielding in small
matters. Nothing is more disagreeable
than jealous captious spirit. Nothing
smooths the annoyances OF a great crowd
like genial courtesy. Try tit will give
you easy control over your own actions,
and difFuse happiness.
VII We repeat again, go TO- the Fair.
Go az relaxation from your farm la
bors They have properly taken your
time and attention for the past season
But you should not 0iDoys and unceoS-
sneiy devote yourself to any pursuit. Go
to brighten yourself up. Contact with
the world and the sight of new things
acts upon us as the grindstone on unpol-
ished steel, to take of its roughness. an
make it bright and keen. The farmer Of
ten has too little contact with the worli,
and Uithout k.ov;ng IL himself, he be-
comes rusty and dull. Go to make &C.
anaintancss 1t is Of more advantage to
ms than we imagine. to be extensively
acquainted. especially with men who
stand at the head in any business. Go
TO learn something to put in practice on
your farm. There is great need of it
even among the best of farmers. Go to
unieorn. 1t e always stay at home. we
get imperfect and erroneous views. which
travel and observation will correct. He
who for the FIRST time goes to the State
Fair, and qnietly and philosophically
observes what is to be seen, both learns
and snlesrns great deal. And espec
tally to those who live in distant part
of the State from where the Fair is To-
Gated. do we say. go. Manners and Gus
toms will differ different branches of
agriculture will be carried on Modes
Of culture will be different from what
they are where you live. and you can
take the opportunity to look into these
things. besides attending the Fair. How
m uch many of the farmers on the Re-
serve, who are SO famous as makers of
good butter aud cheese. could learn from
. "trip to Dayton and the surrounding re-
gion, and see how their brother farmers
conduct their agricultural operations
there. Depend upon it, you will not go
home without enlarged views of your
own favorite pursuit.