Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-07-06
THE FOURTH.
CEDAR FALLS.

Dur place during the day was aS still AM
quiet as on an ordinary day. Boys had :
good time with their tfirc- crackers, ant
groups Of men scattered here and there earn
cstly, and sometimes excitcdly, discussing
political topics, were the only occurrences thai
we observed having a tendency to relieve Tho
monotony. Some of our citizens went either
10 Butler Center, New Hartford or Waterloo
at which three places they had celebrations
But still and quiet as passed the day, all who
were present at the festival in the evening
given under the auspices of the Horticultur.
al Society, will agree with us, that the day did
not close without a fitting testimonial to its
worth. The hall Of the Society was profusely
yet tastcfully, decorated with wreaths and fcs
toons of Cedar, appropriate mottos, and a
fine collection of paintings and engravings
and when the tables had received their bur.
dens Of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, the
appearance of the hall was very fine. We
have not time to give full and precise re-
port Of the fine display had in both the Flo
raj and Vegetable departments. The display
Of flowers exceeded anything Of the kind We
ever saw in the West. There were boqucts
Of flowers; vases Of flowers; baskets Of flow.
ers; pyramids Of flowers; wild flowers; cul.
tivated flowers, and flowers, beautiful flow.
crs, in every Variety f arrangement, all alike
crcditable to the good taste Of the fair fingers
that had skillfully interviewer and entwined
the countless rich and variegated shades, with
truly artistic conceptions Of the beautiful.
Though among such fine display, it was
hard to say which particular collection de-
served the most credit, we must be allowed
to express our individual opinion that the
Floral Design Of Mrs. d. G. OvERxAN, was .
little the most mcritorious and artistic design
on exhibition that evening, which is saying
a great deal. i
The display Of vegetables was also5 very
fine. Mammoth potatoes, corn, bccts, rad
fishes, onions, pieplant, and in fact all kinds
Of garden products, were there, and in such
quantities and qualities, as would completely
astonish any one not acquainted with the
unrivalcd fertility Of our valley, and the great
pains taken, and interest felt, by our citizens
in matters of this nature.
We do not think that the display Of GOOSE
berries, currants and raspberries, could be
equaled this side Of the Mississippi, and this
was the freely offered opinions of stran-
gers, who had no particular interest in the
matter.
Perhaps, more than to any other one man,
is the society indebted to B. KNAPP, Esq, Of
Washington Township, for the fino display
in the vegetable department. Mr.. X. did not
have quite wagon-load, but he did almost,
for it would not take many such stalks Of
picplant as he had to fill q wagon-box. His
variety was large, and fine.
Taken all in all, the display was highly
aatteGng to the exhibitors, interesting to the
spectators, and proves the labors the Society
under..whose auspices the exhibition was Civ.
en-, have not been in vain, and while this
shall be an incentive to renewed labor and
zeal in this great field, may they, with each
succeeding season, witness still higher de.
grees Of perfection attained, in this cause
which it is their peculiar province to nurture
and promote to "a vigorous and healthy growth.
After the crowd had satisfied themselves
with gazing at the display, they retired to
the spacious hall, above the rooms Of the So
cicty, where they listened to some appro.
pirate music by our fine brass band, and the
clear and distinct enunciations of our friend
ID. j. COLEMAN, Esq. rs he read the Declare.
ton. After this, J. B. Powers, ESQ.,, read
an Essay,-subjcct, "HuxAN LIFE" Mr.
Powers is pleasant and effective speaker
and while his style has nothing about it thai
could oe called "spread eagle" he has tn,
faculty ofattracting and holding the attention
of his auditors; what he has to say, he say.
in an earnest and candid manner that can
not help conveying to the minds Of the hear
crs that he means just what he says, ant
that clap-trap and bombast are not consider
ed by him the most essential qualifications o
public speaker. All who listened to him las
Wednesday evening, as far as we have heard
are Of the opinion that this effort was credi
BILE to him, and interesting to his hearers
After this, the audience adjourned to tn
lower rooms for half an hour, for the pur
pose of partaking Of refreshments, durin,
which time the awarding committees exam
ined the article on exhibition, and made thei
reports. The half hour up, the crowd agail
assembled in the large hall for the purpos
of listening to the toasts and responses pre-
pared for the occasion. This feast of rcs
son and flow of soul, added mach to the in
terest of tho occasion, and annexed win b
found the several sentiments with the name
Of the respondents:
"71s Dry W Celebrate. -Rsspooded = By D. Alies
Esq., who In this connection read The following pAAsio
song composed and sent 70 the Committee By Hon. B.
". Tabor OF Independence:
SONG FOR JULY THE YoURfH.
sssPHBH >. ". TABOR.
Atr-"KisvssillHs Hyma."
Once more our Joyful shouts ere peatns
To usher In the glorious morn,
| When Liberty, her form revealing,