Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-30
THE WELCOME

Gathering from the mighty West,
Every highway crowded with her
Noblest and her loveliest
Fair Wisconsin sends her quota,
And from far Superior's shore
Come the sons of Minnesota. .- ....
To increase the soldiers store;
"Way Down East is not all lost in
Fancy stocks and shoddy trade
Patriots of New York and Boston
Send us most material add" .H..
Old Dubuque has done her duty
Let her boast oft to-day .s g..
Over Iowa's Plains of Beauty,
Tens of thousands wend their way
Allamakee, Fayette, and Bremen
Blackhawk, Clayton, Delaware,
Some by rail and some by steamer,
Send their treasures to the Fair!
Winnisheik, Buchanan, Benton,
kossuth. Howard, jackson, Linn,
Mitchell, Butler, Jones and Clinton,
Marshall, Jasper, Muscatine,
Webster, Scott, and CerTo Gordo,
Worth and Hardin send their store
From the far northwestern border, 1868 -
And from Mississippis shore.
From the lovely Cedar Valley" 3D.
From the " Wapses" fertile banks.
From the . Broad Des Moines " they rally
Like an army are their ranks;
From Missouri's tributaries,
Hearken to the words of cheer
Iowas hills and groves and prairies
Send their wealth and beauty here! ,..
And many patriot soldier lying
On the weary couch Of pain, -
By these, your gifts, redeemed from dying,
Comfort, courage, health, shall gain
To brave hearts, re inspired with ardor,
News of this week work shall come,
And well-aimed blows shall fall the harder
For the loved ones left at home.
Dubuque, June 2lst, 1864. McC.
Tho cash receipts alone on the first
day of the Fair were $l3, 600. ....
~ DISTINGUISHED PHOTOGRAPHS.
The Tines, in notice Of the arti-
cles at the Sanitary Fair, says: AT
the Mount Pleasant booth may be
seen a large and magnificent album,
containing photographs Of every men,
Der of the United States Senate, with
their autographs attached. This was
donated by our Iowa statesman, Sena-
tor Harlan. Here also is beautiful
album. containing photographs and
autographs of all the Episcopal Bish-
ops in the United States--a most
valuable book for a member of the
Episcopal Church. This was donated
by Mrs. Senator Harlan, who is attend
ing the Fair with her daughter"
Hon. VIM. B. Allison also made a
donation to the Fair Of magni6cently
bound Album containing the likeness
and autograph Of every member of
the House of Representatives at
Washington. A valuable donation.
... DOMESTIC SCENES.
"We must not forget to mention q
beautiful domestic scene-a parlor,
containing centre table, several rock
ing and other chairs, ottomans, pic
lures and their frames, hanging vases
of flowers, whatnots, couple of win-
dows, elegantly curtained in the back
ground. and in front lady sitting in
rocking-chair, with a wideawake re-
sponsibility Growing in her lap, and q
furloughed soldier. reclining on sofa,
aud reading the Dubuque Times. The
greatest curiosity Of the matter is, the
whole is made of pasteboard, covered
with those external ornamentations
which u tasteful woman SO we'll knows
how to embellish her creations with.
Neighbor to this is that unfortu-
nate female, Miss Flora McFlimsey,
notorious in song for her suferings
on account of having Nothing to
wear A beautiful doll stands in
front, dressed in the height Of fash
ion. aprons. headdresses, and the wo.
men only know the name of the rest
we don't. We don't kno W what more
Flora needs to wear this warm
weather. This gem of the exhibition
was gotten up by the ladies of the
Baptist Church"
CABINET OF BIRDS.
"Mr. w. H. Curtiss, Of Blackhawl
county, has presented to the Fair
very beautiful cabinet containing al
American ostrich nearly four feet il
height, heron Of nearly the same at
titude, an enormous pelican, with {
pouch that will hold almost half ;
bushel. a gull, very large white owl
and . redbreasted groesbeck. colder
oriole, and in all between. thirty an,
forty specimens of very beautiful
birds. The bottom of the cabinet i
covered with stones, nosses, shells
and mineral curiosities. Mr.. Curtis
killed or caught all these birds i
Iowa. in the Valley of Des Moines
the cage was made for him in Dnbuqu
and the birds were stuffed by Mrs
Moon, of Webster City"
-A RECEIPTS. ~
| The receipts of the Fair includin
SIC. 900 subscribed east, and subjet
to the order Of its Treasurer. and ho
pital stores and clothing already sci
to the army amounted, on Friday,
! about sixty thousand dollars.