The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
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elappd since the great Pair n tbs Mcehanil
oal and Agricultural Association q Lollisi-
ana Was opened ~ the beautiful Pair
Grounds on the cot ans Of tho ci'ii and
iar hsm loslae thoWyorablo impression
ehieb IA made upon tlit first day ibe Fair Is,
4albing in The estimatoyyAs he public EVERY
~ AZ large asHis Iwd .0i kaa ~
Tnaday, itsooB.s - eae1, fa-l4AAw1H
IA particularly agreeable an5ng gtsltors
to-day uJ o iarg number oi new h'ees who
have iast arrived 10 ailhrla the great show.
Ind. new cont ibunoua, too, are arriving by
every steamer aud by every train The Di'
rcctora ofihe Association have cause, indeed
10 congratulate themselves upon the sue
cess OF this their Gnt effort sud doa1t not
il viii siimulatc them 10 rsuewsl Efforts for
smother year
There Is almost o little Of everything here.
and ~ you walk from one Department to
another H. is difficult 20 decide which TO
admire The most. though, believe, ~ has
been voted by common consent that the oe-
tngon building Is tine receptacle Of tire
largest number Of beautiful and attractive
objects Here are collected specimens oi the
silver ware and rich irwelrY oi such well
known establishments ~ A. Il Griswold q
Co. T. A Tyler aud Zimmerman a Co.; the
liiclike porifaitH, photographs, &c, from
iiiliHnthul Washburn Andenon, turner's
aud other Galleries the splendid Pianos Of
knabe 4 Co., steinway q Sons, Chiclcrlng,
a. " Gale q Co, de. &c, from BlWkmar,
Gunowald and Ia lInche the beautiful
SHIRTS and gcntlcmeur furnishing goods Of
Moody and Leighton the endless yaurty of
sowing Machine u0W IN vogue; aad The
thousand and one objects Of lukurlfsO- ait,
and domestic use the mutt Of tho toll and
industry OF equally ~ large number Of ex-
bibtur-, among whom was pleased 10 learn
were very large number Of females indeed,
the hnndiWOrk OF the ladies was very con
spcuOns, aud without ~ this department,
which WIS 80 much admired, would have
been devoid If its most attractive features,
II would br vain IN me ~ undertake to plr.
tirulnrlzc IN brief letter anything IN
this building, but ! must be paidonrd for
speaking Of wonderful piece of work call.
cd "1he Farmers Wreath" composed OF
every known variety Of field aud garden
seeds formed into the most beautiful Of ll6w-
cts iutcrspcHcd with buds and green leaves
II had To be- seen 10 Doc appreciated The
card attached 10 the frame represented that
il was the work of gid Of II years Of age,
n resident of Michigan The price demand.
ed for IL il two hundred and iitty dollars and
| think IL cheap AZ that
ono whole day could be probably spent
iu this building alone 10 get just npprrcla-
tion of It's elegant contents, but ! must dis
miss II 10 spoals Of the adjoining huildiuc.
which was filled mp with magnificent sad.
dlory and harness, beautiful clothing and
hats, elegant furniture. every kind Of stove
that ever was heard of, gorgeous burial ca
SEES, aud an endless assortment Of brass and
IRON small machinery and castings Of tile
finest workmanship, and all made in New
Orleans, too This wits indeed very ertdtta
bic ~ the mnchiuislS OF the Crescent City.
In CHS building vast most wonderful writ.
ing desk, the work Of Il poor cabinet maker
i'm the French portion Of the city II was
most ortiStcally executed, representing
landscapes. Notifications, &e., ON the sides,
all in wood aud must have taken the man
over q year To mHkc it. II was ndmired by
overy ono ds Il most extraordinary piece of
workmanship
Hard by this department wac that of the
sweet meats. candies. cake, sugar molasses,
cordials, wines, bread, crackers, fancy groce-
rica vegetables, balcd cotton, moss, spun
yarn, homcspun goods &c All of which
was very crcditablo except that there was
no cotton or wooden yarn on exhibition
spun by hand, and only small quauti-
ty Of cott0nade cloth, woven by u German
in the Third District Not n yard ofhomc-
made osnaburg, plain cloth, linscy, jeans,
llanncl, stripes, travelling kerscy, ladies'
dress goods or blanket cloth was on hand,
the very liberal premiums
Il 1 81 ,tt,ia
of what fine display Mississippi could
have nude of such goods at this Fair, can
hardly believe that our people are so devoid
of ambition hope they viii not let such
apathy control them again, in IL matter
where our state can display the industry
and ingenuity Of her women TO such adyau-
tage
In the way of carriages, buggios, Nc.
therc was everything that count please
Marsh ncnman \ Co. will undoubtedly take
the most of the premiums, for their display
cannot he surpassed Phelps Carr ~ Co
have an endless variety Of wagons, all of
superior finish and Workmanship.
just over the way is "Fluul Hal" next
~ the Octaguu building a most attractive
sight To the loNcrot nature and Of the beau
iiinl Here you find the choicest and rarest
Vt flowers, of plants, of trees aud of fruits,
The banana the pine apple the African date
the lemon, the orange and japan plum We've,
MI represented in tMsm magnificent collection
liut il was the great variety of flowers and
the great taste displayed in the decorations
md the artistic arrangement of the toW cil-
,cgh't that lent an cuchanGmcut to the place
hat will not soon Ice forgotten.
IN the way of plantation engines, corn
mills. cotton gins and presses. plows cult
, % sataff NIL u
drills horse hoes aud wkcs, indeed, every
siudof agricultural implement made, 10 the
planter 60 the man whom, like
Rip Van Wrinkle, has not been ohliviouS Ia
he improvements and cNigencics of the
limos, thcre was Everything To feast and
yloat OVcr. in anticipation OF the many days
Vt hard work that be- could save by using
hcse uNW improvemcnts of hushaudry, of
he sure road to wealth and iudvpundonce
iom tho lazy "fce Americans oi \UiAan De-
cent" that was before him. And am glad
20 see aud hear q large number of planters
Express themselves iaVouhly disposed To-
i've these now implements a irial next year.
rhos b Rodley * Co, those cuterpSisiug
lealcrs In machinery and agricultural im-
ilOmehts, have q very large supply of their
FOODS GA the ground on exhibition and tor
la thevay of live stock the display is not I.
arge hat tolcmhly fair This evening there I
Mas a very spirited contest Con the two mile /
icats, truttug IN harness. The horse Gen I
Forrest won the ribbons and the money.
Between tho exhibition ct the Fair proper I.
hr side shows OF Nelro Mu>trcis the Ken 4
uCky giant tho Albino children. the Re- /
.nlyiuc Noojtu Horses. the Races and TIM I.
apitel fare ot 'the Fair Ground St James /
lotci" and other eating and drinking cs- /