, 1863-10-03
Gbifa9o Qribn1re.
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR,
TEE I'EKKKD DAY.


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lsrec'n Correspondents Of the Chicago Tr'oune1
ofeA1tI' oet. l. 1oo''
o'' n.'e - uoae tne n'Es ."o aeys' save
tne nhh1ns " ea.!4ea aa putting lungs an'o
cap, 'a3 '@s eno" vas N.Y. 4ont5 oPepeo
on'41 lo'oa5' 4Aue '"s sne o1leefs nA'e oeen
very a1tentise TO 1nelf onty' ano appear 10
hare given very general satisfaction. Your
dIsoa,chts hare kent Won posted In regard to
,ha ,,a-o.,, xa,,.,,,er - w. ,,.t,.-+;o, rh,.,,
LUG seoe4a Ho1A4ns " lu9 'A4s'..u'A'n' ""4eo
may be said to run on m easy line, the very
f,,e wcather 1,ref,intr everv ana in pood mir
- ~ sts.1o 5ss -
ns, but at Z p. N. To-Day cnange Lac come
over tie spirit Of our dreams. This morning
t1,e skr was III cktd with clouds. inst enough
Is ~ .,,,.,,- - ..eea %.
" suo" ,uas - w e41"eA u~u poe'eu' 5e.
ccme IN With this rather brisk breeze from
+ho sor,h n, coma Tho c1ona h.t+,11oos
|1e 1ou.". W ea'4e >D~ e4o"u o4''-,
ana at aan-pa8t thfee, Hhen the matcneo
teams were ready to trot, do m came the rain
ard m went tbe teams ,nak;np a sn1endid
4rot If. n,;1a In q *. a sho-t rezt and thcv
ltot ol a alile III s.oo; saost fest apu Lucy
try the now muddy trnck, one Of them came
through In 3.27x, and the other Is stuck in
A. - t,.h.,,i,,d Tho I'm of+bo a.,-,.
tue 1"uo tns oSn4na 1o 4"n " .ue my "~9
over, anu now tne scens oeggsts oeecs7puon-
Ladies in their kids, such loves Of CATERS !;
gentlemen little better od-seycral Of the re-.
Po.tsio ~ 49, A4*A -As 4D14 - AAoS ueSp
cling, anu Inc caf1asgee are elghty RODS dis
ta1t -nlapacaz and silks aoundered
t1,rrnrh +hc r,,re and can,e ranii7lx Fl, srr;ef.
-. ..- - a1,,,5- IL ~.
5ses ond ssras Ecna % nsddie5 fbrnnnh h ts thc
s,t,s u1o t,s Eh,ni st1,.f s9;I, enrh iaitH
tr"5ty ~ t1a.saar e3;rraes sad sHlsa 5
1aE'fdIv cl,ansed hands Is the crowd reached
the ext ca1es: the siucle car on the railroad
wns-soun filleG-reer a thousaud Of the Suriur-
field people werr backed In some half a.dozen
I oachts, ard The 1day ended in glooa n that
Lad been utle1cd in with such bright pro-
no one was to blsme and ali bear With SORT
trChrlb,iaa fortilude, Most Of the buildings
Lave board roofs and leaked some slat,
ftourh not seriously. We THOUGHT of the
dariuF days cf 1BiC Muady," but here the
iano e rolling. and iustead Of 8 sea Of water,
i, is a sc ct tmnd-persistent, STICKY loud,
In the morning We hope to rec the bright
enn lauehirp oySr The iate disaster When a
few LouIs viii make It all 1Icht.
At9a m We went onfsids to witness the
trial at tbe ditchinr macIfre for open bitches.
competing for Tie itree hundred dollar prize
offered by tile Illinois Central railroad. The
crouud Selected is the wet, spongy, slough
he grounds ] and wel1 adapted 10 the pur-
nnse ~ oe the MACHINES cannat he nsad on firy
land Or in tIa bed Of a ilry slonch. It must
h.ra n1entT ~ Tater tn fn3,np1 # In this re-.
snect Il Is ike the mole nlow that can oniy
hr nsed when the earth % i fniI Of water The
machfne BIZ % cnts a ditch three feet at the tor.
fonTfeen inches 1T Tho hottom and twenty.
i~n dean 4n ImeI7ng s NV bsndsoma Hitch aGd
+,1a.snT ~ sa3I.6a en5 ~ +ha on+.saa
x r. a,tn1 T1ha no oh,na ~ nrnho b1r csn.
b1e ~ cnttinv fton ma hnndred s ~ one hnpd T
rad and eir4r rods dor he tha usa ~ two
hnTses 49, ~ fi;e cans,an nnd fi,raa men tn ~ nss;st
dne eoss o. 5ae @ macs, aa Gnaaos ann 1oos "
t;nq ~ 4hi'51 'o va |s T. s,t3,~ Wbs,, tSa
cn,.rsa " ~ az e1oen1, =. e+-o,nb9 Tha ,a.,,
@,.,4tos ~. - ~ e,a+ Jso;daT tho ,wa-d h1+
- III 5e,,ht'oe. ~ ! T., ~ F.rnr rrha a-h;f,.
ft,-s aro Nasew f,;n1.s = 1Vfoo,rs n.nao.
tGat o.anht Is eas1,a65 u.65s ~! LII
W6a1h.-er. ~ t., En,,a en,1St n'1I4
Ths 1,a1i ~ +sf.,;ia ~ 3.hr;cS - 3yrestdad ,1er
y, go 41 t1"..sa, 9rna.a ;,a,,strt. a,I <oed
~ oukt" ~ Mn'esou, nnosa inuasa5 l nna sooa ~
.s4 1s hnftI; ''1
.n'n nluu y. oe .a4Eo ~ ou.lut .t
lne SEWING maealnss a!e tns g!eat centIs
o. attraction, ana ho1d cEoWa "a u interested
lad1Gs IN ong hoot me aay: Ihere are taree
exh1oltofs, eut as each Las several macmne5
tney manage 10 occupy nearlJ LIS "nole OF
one SIDE OF Inc long hati: fHht, as We enlef,
stands the Grover q Baker. In charge Of +.
W. Ludlow, OF Chicago. IAey exhibit botn
the Grover 4 Baker donble lock stitch, and
thin shuttle stitch. like that OF the Wheeler
q wilson: These machines, made Tor family
use. cost forty five dollars each.
We note several Important improvements
since Inc last State fair among taem-theti
adaptahtlity to e1nbT9ider, to ser on braid,
ner. Tbs main wheel is 50 arranged that II
can be instantly adjusted to long OF short
belt, and be made to run light on gossamel
fabrics, and frightened up for leather To1k:
The specimens executed BY these cheap ane
durable machines we have never seen equale6
at this OF any State Fair. We are with tht
Committees in their examinations, which an
Of the most searching nature, us they are de-
termjned to give an award that no one car
cayu at Wien we see the work OF these
Grorer & Bakers We are not surprised thai
old and popular machines hesitate to entel
points that shall lose sight Of these yalusblt
late improvements.
The sewing machine Is great boon to the
household which has been loaded down NTH
ncT wants to meet the progscas OF the age
and it i with pleasure that Te see SO deep q
Illinois. TIE truth is, although hundreds 6, o
thousands 81 nave oeen sold, yet not one iamn1
| In ten II this part OF the State Is the HAPPY
owner oi machine; IN q close examination
! He co1!a zee no aluefeace oet"een lne mp
| Ion O me shuttle or me douo!5 lock suten
lne piace o1 tse maen!nGs a are tae same, ar aas
purchasers can nave thelf caolee: Ever.
farmers 1atmlT snoa!d aaFe one o. tasse II
Falnan.e machines. Whlcn 90 ne NorS So 81
| Pe1iol 70 tue sai1e NoHh uont " AAAu. ~,
| ofGlce:y, ana lne seWl9g o. ofalo aaa COO
Fnlen e !: y naao 20 tagot1oos n @ Is aom aeon
ptlea III .ns aest ps'!EG1 % anu U;h nitnne =
ent " te ne,n - mach,ne mug Is foia ior t'r 1
oo4afs, ana tnehce mp me seale, aceoFal9g =
hnisn, 10 one nunarea ano t~enty nota1s
!Ms was aso 1s1m CnlSaGo; an4 - ai1'us ~
oia plcGeels IN ~ sen lne.
IRE lowe maenne y = moua ,,a " H. peaas, aa.;
aca ranks dssesGee1y mgn aMoEs ~ con u
peers being TIE pioneer, me 1Aher 5 o. tae l rae
Eias l1oMe WI nave n.s na1ns fisn uanusa ~ ~ ~"
lorg line 81 geneTo!lons atteF tne 3rt IT
hand sewing shaii nave oeen !olgottsa: 1ue;
M1enlhes csst May aoitnsi tuey Saa, ~ ie l.,,.
ANY GUY, oo m9sl eAsenent "o1h2 ~ Ma:
&c 9xseeapgly ooIaoiG G,,r = traa9 y mnaer y +
sherman Aonse. Cmcago; dne Aome n9,a Mneain =
WEE trst brought en- IN 11ao; ss; ana !ecs1sen !!
!att 1nlsnang s:fohe ~ 1eo-, ana non saa
!5nges co1npttll1o4 VIZ any osuss nastns as. -
Ihs Commlttee W aasa aaHh n9 EefS TT Sazy ~ e.
bttoIe them, ana re aount Il u hhil 4a3
tria1 they viii be able to make the award,
& ase a " - III ~ sa;, done NV ~
nos 91,e 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ has,mssa - oyI 1nrah; a
$500 ~ ~ ~ t9o na;ns,oiis;tu r. ,no;se u
1ty, aoapIa1lon ano aol05.ao!nnty u spo4se Il
ecres' 9anefMtse ~ e'es ss,tIts T.
Inc sGoW o1 palenn ~, VI 44nss - F4ha q.
We nag supposea !nat LIZ Y otaocn " ~ -.
al1 1au eulu. ouL M tss eea1 49, - es.ue1. s.ot y.
n Inc tne asc9noaat anI ~ ulG niara ~ Y
.o.n ss tF 1mu ao9;oe " .rI rus ea .s "a ~
ln1nun tne @ 5em ~ ~ g,at11sr ,,Iattw ma hava
sewing machines we should have called Q