, 1865-09-27

Opening Day-ElcctIon Of President
Eloquent inaugural of the
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Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Inbrn..1
BURLINGTON, Sept. 81.
The twelfth snnual fair Of thenowa state Asrieu.-.
tsna Society uas opened to day, with bright pros:
peets OF an unprecedented suerese. The formal
inaugural exercises commenced ut 3o'clock. Judge
Wright, the reiirfus President called the Society
to order and introduced h!s euecessor Peter Melen-
d. Esq, In fey7 well chosen words. Mr. Ne,cndy
then rad hts annual address, 1t il very able pro-
ductlnn md wss fcceived with cordial mAnlfestA-
tione Of e.sttneattcn. He eaid that the cause in
which they were engaged WIS one Of deep md ahid-
Ing Interest to the prosperity md haVpiuees Of
naan. stop the onward march o. agriculture and
you sap the very foundation ut Ill oher branches Of
lndast a1a enterprise np9p Which Iaan Is d:psaa
History Q! agracnlture Is etran:c one Il j. the
s4es iSoat tai and asi yet iex nndssand sns
}sta e ''nS Garda sta''e e Gasa sosis saa I'll
wealth of country l. in he land, md by Se,,e: In
proyeuent Of the soil II Is difficult TO car 10 how
great IN extent general wealth might be augmented
u nd 1s1opose. @ere 'Is Rsa aaa
nj other pursuits combined, But how few
asr;caltn1i1ss are practically sclnallt
Tie principle OF this importsnl profession by which
they 1isr. They plough, they panl. and their seed
bears fruit hut how and Why tfey cannot tel. Tbs
proper ed9eat5on Of The yeonang h:s been neg
culture has in general been discouraged. The right
arm OF the country has h1ahe1.o scarcely had any
h esse lad 10 indocemsnts 70 desata thcr ,itne nd
talents 10 subject which held ont no pfonlse ofrc-
ward either in the shape cfcmol0ments or ionorab1e
distinction, but we are glad to annonnce te-dny
hat our Gencral Government. and the .pnhlic mind
hase been awakcued. and the ertabiishDent Of aE.
Heult1ra] colleges n n!Hny Of the States r. token
IL peculiarly favorable for the increase mud dinafon
Of ct1Cuitufal knowledge The growth 0! ot1r pop
nla4!oa soaai1as il Prsc,eal nen u. anslous 10
pett ~la1 they already knox, and to make et31l fur
1her researches for tie purpose Of clearing up
sst Is YET imperfect! pnae,rtooa TWsnas yea1s
tfodden by the boot-eteps Of cfsi!lzed man. How
ie It noN. and to what must We attfbntc The
mans ths1e. The spacions halls md .rrunds
Which surround us. filed sst,hrhe choicest fr1ts of
The roll, Of industry aud of art; viii remind rs
mnte tayc1aby t1oo words Of The alnost miraculous
transition from then to nov.
10 the young mcu nI Our county who hare lust
returned from tic late war, the President e1:ended
cordial invitation to coEc 10 this glorious State
anil take part in the great agricultural ffaE That
there ta,rr were attended with g1cat good be vas
ont s 1oets and tee aanas ts L eoes :osetser
people, eonsentraiins their ene;sse. md 'thas
s1crk md cany out The plans Of the State AEsicnl
trlni Colee, ihus sscn17rg to Young men the ben
taking. What you should ask and demand is TN
edneatIoE for ihe farmer md for those WHO pu1sue
Idnstrt.l pu1s ui's generally. re shonld aim 70
The knowledge which Be, has acquired, to some
valuable pEspose, and thus be enahlea
2o,as to s1o~ Win ,R P.s5s and g0h thon1s ID
50 educate the rising generation in The application
Of seience to hushandry, as to impa1 NJ interest
and delight In tue profession which no eloaqense
breast~of the agricut.ur1st love for hh prairie
p9arc1ns stced.: Make home moEe attractive.
pezni. wilderness mud vasse 70 reign
whsn u hy The sna s
dess Of prosperity End beauty shower her golden
gnr1apds npon ns, and vhen the morning sun
ens he world and y3n loos from y1uF w
dexy diamonds. and the air rocal with the
sopgss Of tte birds. and .he breeze Wafts t. 5onr
aei1.ea nsee @ s ssen oaor ,sa, as
fng1 With 5onr dear ones around pau, what
heasen do sou possess. ard who Wonld exchange
;Ss lanrnsrs I W q the post, ca 5oa crsiaim: nsse
love nis golden sbsh erai,io5s. herr Nshtt his CON
etant lamp and wares hts purple wings md 5escls
FnosFEc7s OF TIE FAIR.
The Falr is IN assured euceess. 1t this honr ca.
tries nIc beyond precedent In the hai find Iseed
from ChInsp'e Temple Of Mnsie. with specimens
hs mGyi ss' wse G4ysr 1se1 sn
Wilcox T. Gibba' sewing machine companies. In
the Agricultural Machinery department arc three
pa1'srns of hc oho nuessss Reapef apd MoMef e.
Of the .champton,' ineludtns the famous e. o1e
thousand dollar 1espsr by F.. 9. Weeh. Of Chico;
Rail ~ In 3Tfy,1r N5fHfN
Kitaye. Ii s.; '0 ). 2 Z w. q otSo4ne, % Ausuin, SsS M
theae ars fsnr potlsn, eS osn q Gase
burg, III. and two BY Bergen, stason d Co. Of the
ss IL ptsosu c. usrterS Sass ' tWo rom @ Fas Bad
III: III thres nom B bug Frcneh CO, Burlington.
There are cnltisaiers here from ths faetorie: Of
t Barber k;Hawlcy. Decatur, IT.; furst = Bradley.
w e M;,s Ms'ss5'nf Sa Siooms,d nn
Iowa; Barney + Ltntncr, Decatur, u: J. narkes'
L. Porte Ind: Gsorsc Parry. Mnseatne; 4. s.
Fssr eassas aoamouas III s;s IT. faa,s s@ aSes ss s
Springfield, Ohio; &c.
The d!sp1ay Of cattle ID aa,ready ve tsir md many
Of Burlington, 4 j. Dunlap, 81 knox county, H.,
J. 4 Day, Of Van Bnren county, ~, J. b. spes.s,
! ot Nenatd county, Ill., Nr. Hnti. o. seott county;
| LOVE, md 04nets3 lave soEoe se@3 Gooa% ooA q
| suEEF.
The show Of sheep Is splendid already, and man!
ieast th1ee hundred Spanish nesino h9cks, end
some or the ycry. best ever saw IN this depart
t rnent. Vermont aud Iowa are largely repEesented
Among exhibitors are E. D. Bush, B. +. Peck. Ba
t3,ta. N L.; J. D. Wright, Charlton, lows; Thos
Lowt, Henry county, 1owai =. B. Jeetef
Desmoinas Co. Iowa; Delano and Stewart. ~
Tcrnon,. OHIO John Campbell, 1tddlcbusy, It
Joseph Ashford, Davenport,
, HORSES
uosse* are plenty here, mostly Of the useful kind
Fast naEe arc Jus; now scarce, but VIII be here i
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