The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-10-19


As il was announced 10 our last issue,
by the junior member of tho firm, that
the Editor of the Democrat was in Salem
attending the State Fair, We suppose il
will be expected that We will have con.
siderable to shy concerning it. Bot all
who have such expectations viii be disap-
pointed. We started down 20 Salem on
Thursday morning and returned on Fri.
day OF last week-thns giving us scarcely
day fur the collection OF facts worthy of
publication.
We went 10 company with DE-. AleSan-
der, Hon. George Helm, aud Judge
Drummond and as we had a very good,
roomy carriage, We cannot narFate any
hair breadth 'scapes consequent on being
ovcr-cToyded, as the Editor Of the Rec.
ord did recently in describing his jour
ney from Salem to the Linn County Fair
Nor can we tell how, as he did. that our
pedestals were sawed by the steel hoops
Of erinoline worn by some "female wo-
man" opposite us; for there was none of
that article along. We were a decent
crowd-we were-and withal little hill
arious and jovial. Judge ID. told some
admirable stories about "honest old Abe"
whcreat the crowd INDUCED in a rather
hearty exclamation aud then the disci.
pie of Hippocrates, Ga'cn, aud Escullpius,
told several to oHsett them. One story
the aforesaid Doctor told was to this ef.
feet, viz: lie Ecmcmbered we'll the GEst
time he ever went sparkling. lie lived
in Iowa and was about sixteen years Of
age. The Won an TO whom he paid his
distresses was Ibout twenty.three. He
was dressed in yellow jeans-bis coat not
being coat but roundabout. In the
urse Of human events it became his
duty to go several miles with her on
horseback. The lady had good horse, a
nice side-saddle, and was good horsewo.
man. The Doctors nag was poor, eve
necked, slab-sided, 'gangle-lcgged" and
backed. Till that day he had never
ridden on q saddle-always before that
bareback-hence when his Rosinante
struck fast trot he bounded up and
down on the saddle, somewhat after the
fashion Of an India.rubber ball. His imam
oratta, comprehendinq bis situation, urged
her steed into gallop and told the Doc
tor to-
What If you want the rest Of the
story you must go to him we haven't
the time to furnish it. We can only add
that, being very funny, its finale convuls
ed the crowd with laughter.
After partakipg Of a moderately square
dinner" at tho Capital Hotel, we all Wis
tied the Fair Grounds. We had been
told that the Fair was failure, not only
as regards articles on exhibition, but in
the number Of persons In attendance
We did not find this true, Thursday
afternoon we judge there were FIVE or sig
thousand persons at the Fair. We can
not go much into detail, There was not
large pumber of hogs, cattle, horses, &C.,
on the fair grounds but those that were
on hand were generally good ;--consider.
ably above mcdiocrity. The fne-blood
ed cattle particularly attracted our atten.
ton. The display was fine and credita.
able to the State.
The display in the pavilion, though
not what it might have been, was also
very creditable. Grains, seeds, garden
products, dried fruits, grapes, pickles
preserves, canned fruits, jeIlies, cakes
bread; leather, bead and sholl.work
drawings and paintings; hair, moss and
other yreaths; bed-qpilts, coyerIets, car.