Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-11-08

ihe whoie ouHolnS Is Drilliantly lighted, and
the effect of the commingling hues of fruits
and flowers, pictures, embroideries, and polish
of wood and steel, is very enhvening."--
Bunches Of grapes are on exhibition weigh
ing four pounds; pears, twenty five ounces;
orange ounces, twenty three ounces; peach
es, eighteen ounces; one squash, one hundred
and eighty two pouhdk. One freight wagon,
built by Collins 4 Phillips, weighs four
thousand pounds; cost $3.50, ard is finished
and vanished like piece Of parlor furniture.
A darky exhibits novel sewing machine, of
his own invention, for sewing hydraulic hose
and similar canvas work. The reporter says:
/" To me, it was gratifying evidence Of the
skill with which one of his race in this coun.
try has redeemed himself from the common
lot, and wrought out, in spite Of low birth and
iron fortune, name, and perhaps fortune"
His machine, operated by himself, was the
center of attraction every evening, and it
would, doubtless, have taken a good deal of
boot" to have induced him to g ''swop" his
name and prospective fame for that of Chris
topher Columbus. re .s... .ltf...m...............
The San Joaquin pronounced wawkeen]
County Fair: Special reports to the Sacra-
mento Union says: rrg e- .fjaav
Thf Pavilion was only yesterday COM
pleted, SO there had hardly been time for
exhibitors to get in and arrange their goods.
The building cost the Society $15, 900, aud
Is about half as large as that Of Sacramento,
and is almost entirely devoted TO the purpo-
ses Of the exhibition. In the basement is a
commodous refreshment room on one side,
and all the rest is devoted to exhibitors
while they have very large hall above stairs.
On the left Of the entrance to the hall is a
small Office, and corresponding room on
the opposite side has been granted to the
Natural History Society, which has valua-
ble collection on exhibition. The exhibition
room occupies all the rest of the building
The room of the exhibition Is handsomely
decorated with the flags of all nations. In
the center is the portrait Of Washington sus-
pended beneath the folds of the American
flag, draped in manner intended to rel,rc-
sent perpetual Union.' On exhibition, as
something rare, a cage containing Japanese
game-cocks, doves, pigeons, and cage of
thirteen English ferrets. The flags are the
work Of the inmates of the Stockton Insane
Asylum, and the same parties have de-
partmcnt exclusively devoted to them in
which are exhibited elegant specimens of
worsted work, mats, embroidery and all kinds
Of fancy work. A large collection of curious
carvings are shown as the work of crazy
man, having no tool but little three -cornered
piece of tin. .......
......r . Ell. DORADO COUNTY FAIR.
THE PAVILION "is one Of the finest in the
country, and best adapted to the purposes
of the Society. 1t is u feet in length by 55
in width, built of stone and brick and thor
oughly fire-proof.' Here is a splendid dis
play of frn;ts, etc. Pears weighing two
pounds six ounces, and japanese squash
one year pluckcd from the vine, sound and
frcsh-lOoking as when first pulled. ... ...
STATE FAIR AT SACRAMENTO CITY.
I can find no description Of the Pavilion
for the reason that the people of the State
are supposed to be familiar with it, but
know that it is a splendid and costly building
with fountains, gas, and everything to rem
der it perfect building for the use of the
Society. The grounds for the exhibition of
stock contain twenty acres and the whole is
surrounded by high brick wall 1t would
be impossible for me to give description of
the State Fair in this letter that would con-
vey anything like a fair idea Of the excellen-
cies of the show therefore will merely
give few items from the published reports:
AT ten o'clock, the beautiful, new and shin
ing pitchers, goblets and cups, made in San
Francisco, Of Washoe silver, and to be given
as premiums, We're brought out and exhibi-
ted on the stand. There was large box and
a two bushel basket full of ware a ~....
From Washoc-thret solid bars of silver,
just issued from the assaycr's hands, with
his marks, attesting their value and quality,
freshly stamped upon them. The largest
bar contaiDs 99s II ounces, 139 fire, $2,-
500 SO silver, s43 fine The next contains
more gold and is worth $2,877 y. silver and
gold; the third 1926 so. These bars were
not sent over from here for exhibition. but
were exhibited by Wells Fargo just as
they received them from some Of the mills.
Receipts at the cattle grounds and pavil-
ion first day $3.50 SO, doubtless more on
other days. All manner of machinery is on
exhibition, in motion, from sewing machines
to quartz crushcrs; all manner Of stock even
down to dogs" "GRtY HouNDs: Fido, is
large, clpper.built dog, Of dun color, and
his owner thinks he can out run an antelope"
At all these fairs are any amount Of outside
shows; theatrical and circus companies go
from one to another; then there are fat wo.
men, fat children, living skeletons, big pigs,
learned pigs, nigger shows, and in fact shows
enough Of all kinds to content the heart If
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