, 1865-08-12
The STATE FAIR.
1 Large Attendance EIpee!ed-Adslte to
sdations,
Subscriptions Wanted from our cfu.
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Less than 1our weeks now, and the Itlinois 9 mt
Fair Of 1855 Will be In full blast Ia Chsc,po. A
eTetybooy kaoRe, It will be held On the crprudI
otthe chicago Driving PARK Association, a mig
nineentpht Of land. lying within thu city umtts
eaeuy aesettlble By steam, tt1eet cs,s, or othe,
morse power, the grounds themselves ample II
1enL vel drained, and now in procass OF dttin{
~ WIN every convenience necessary - tuch q
catreTog. Should the weather be prop 't!ors
there are no othes radical elements Of f.iuse, 0,
~ great unpleaaantoest, and tse Great Fair viii
be grand SUCCESS.
From III partt OF the G.a.e come ASSURANCES o.
intended competition for the different prcmlunA
Which leave NO mcre doubt thst tbs display will
be greater than ever before In the history of ouy
state Faifs, perhSps taking no exception ia the
West1 The liberal arrangements, the f2c.lity oi
Accommodations, the cary Communication With
Chicaey from every part Of the stl:e, the oppor.
tnni1y GiFen to inspect the thousand and one note
worthy alRhts Of Chicago. will bring together ex-
hibtlo1s and spectators, In unparalleled nunbeu.
BY tens OF thousands The people viii CONS troop,
ing from every part Of our fertile Illinois prair1es
sjelng With <ach other In the rslenlheence Of the
daplaE, and all eager to SEQ Whist otho1 counttcs
arc dotne, while Chlesgo he.self will
fnr1ish a not 1uccutidcrable nun5cr OF exhibitors
snd visiiots- The cessation OF The wiz, has re-
tu1ned 10 their OLD homes and spheres OF Iabo,
thousands Of men, and hss liberated The attention
Of tboee who ssald It ho,nt, TO that they can now
taru their thoukhts towards the achievement. at
those noble victories which are WOE in times OF
peace victories OF mechanical Ingenuity, Of aeri
cultural skill. 1fduring the trcueudous contest
In which thn nation has been engaged for fop1
years past, a contest which absorbed eve1y enez.
gy and etzamea cv,1y nerve, We have been able
to hold two very successful 6tate Fair in lllnolz
eu1e)y now thst the struggle u over, and
we are lett nee to attend 10 home 1nstters
Seid Far of no ordinary in'e.e-t. especially
when that Fnfr will be he'd In Chicago. Every
opeof the railroads ssdiatlne tfom our city, over
It's full but den OF freight, and Its crowded pas
sengrr csrs to swell tho thronR. They c1n all
ccme, and yet there viii bs room for them. II
'wo We Or three ho,tis dflea up, people mutt hetsse
thf rasa1yes to cbails. tables ar doors. and the
Dsr1pHness Of secpmmoekhon enables psft!es u
ehssge then =, pss, fno Eng 5hst !, sanst be
thtt Chlcsgo carnot be filled mp, hut It VII! take
a great mapy people to do 1t: more thau are uke.
~ tD nttend our next State Fair.
We hive ctxh'y!t7e hotela. set down In the d.
r'etory, places embt:ctog, every Ftyle Of living,
and every Etad1flun Of price, from the drst-clsss
h6tal At ave dolsts daY. down to he c,gh'h
=
ccrnmodate considerable numbsr Of rpssts be
tween them, hut % these maY be added multl-
tuftrno er'rsy Of BOARDING. huu;e., and great
rumher q! houses ordinarily considered "pti.
yAtc,H will be tbrcWn open to a l1lted nrmper
Of yteifors. There Will mo-, As Tu'e, be any
cnrtiderahIe adyance from The. ordinary prices
1hasged here, though Of coutte they ara always
pisces, 1ndth are uof wantnT those who are
WilllrC to tske adgontace OF IN =. .uosoptlstl-
cited - ceun,rEnsn. b1t cur cooatry friends
<rfkf II An IA HrH tnjk wk1Ah
provided that tbes 40 1ot eurn away in disgust
It fI ding the Sherman and fremont full 10 oVes-
The leadtrg hou.fs alxrye experience ersat
.pet, while tb.re psy be plenty Of spare room
1nts.de. It on15 media q htsle patIenee. and Ct
courte little prudeLce, to fud pl:c. whers the
xistnr my make h.1nselt quite e9mios1aee "a d91:
sh:c to erjny himself IT, numerous Other WAYS
tnsn attending On the Fair. The heaters and
eere,al other plsces Of anusenae1t Will be open
the dDe feEfdt nces VI II bPar inspection. te lake
tunnel and the srtes'an veil viii he worth 1ook-
Ing at, ard even Br1dge port With all its nsst:nees.
Esy he asJncget able 10 rtpaY the trouble atten-
One thing the writer should. however, bear II
dshw mary Of the liehtfnce.ed, heavy listed In.
Of plying their nefaiious vlcas1ous. Ytsttots
from the country shou'd be espetitliy On the:r
GUARD AGAINST eIoots-spoken Jonng mea who
= check Of d ore hundred dollar bill ID security
1hile they Just 1un up etair. to get The moaty.
ThRt % what We cal! the ''con8dence gkue,h one
we,k IN our t1tJ. They wiN do well, too, 10 t7ke
eEre Of their pockets, and II they arc foolish
eDcpgh 70 CAVITY lsfee :nrn q 1scn J about tnen,
Mossmenss n or any one who msy co@s ne.rer itsr
be especially on ,heis euaro against rrnuers fot
Il my e doubt seem Grand 10 BE- seie % say DIT
they hsvc seen the elephant, but the sali elephant
II VERY expensive animal TO ret acquainted with,
rule ihese il no exception. jua,cioas m1n viii
Ger nineeE on his acquaintance. Or volunteers to
@ modstioE % Q, b Ill new toSnd acansin 10 '.nss Tssrr
II AlwaJt motive 1t the bottom. which II eIpos-
%, might not sutte the intiy1duM very 1.sora-
A word To. fhose wbo attended the lsst State
Far he1d IN Chlcsgo and we're dtsensted 1hereat.
The ohttc'ions then existing Will not now be met
chespy. and the weather muts Be- very bud ia.eed
II The ground be one hundredth part as sloppy
and dissgreeable as Was the Bhzhton Park On
auss bsTe
Ill been ohytsted, and with the {acilihes ut com
ustd, the E1ecutare Board will be abe to mike
iort of e7efy one who may honor Tie state FAR
with biz prtteEte4
> The mink OF 20 many visitors will paturs'ly be
eso ess The alent a atare Ieepess III d., aas
tpR crowds OF examiner, and nuEerous pufeht.
sera. County merchant Is will = sit the Fir. sud
tmr7ose the opportunity to feplep!sh theis stocks
great Eany thuuEAn11 Of do!lkrt will b left in
TIC ttilt Of the Chicago merchants. over md
abnye what 10 spent IN hotel bills for ca1rsfes to
md 10, ard for bs6n.ous material. Tae naeE.
chtnte Of onr city can anord 10 do aomcthiug 10.
the Ft,F which will bring them 60 much. and
ought to be willing 70 give lit 10 tn advance to-
Abou1 Two toouesnd tve hundred dollars are
~. needed to hntst the buildings, &C., requlted
for The surpotes Of the Fair. Two Or more Of The
members OF the State Agricultural Roc1sty will
call, tpday, on The merchants Of cur city for enh-
tcrtptlous. Tners should ee no d!fGcn!ty about
fatsipg that xmcuut, and We hope that all who ere
called rpou Will AhoW themselves willing II asd In
the matter Letnothiug be wanting to N .ee the
Fur a complete erectes.