The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-03

sure it was not built in Evansville.
Observation-Disclosures Farm
Products, "VEwe found an endless
variety of conserves, preserves, canned
fruits, pickles, jellies, Occupying about
80 feet on one side Of the tables that
are placed in the center, while the
balance of that side is entirely bare.
On the other side we find grain prin-
cipally. There are some dozen or
SO samples of corn of extraordinary
size and of, excellent quality. But
in this, as in many other matters, the
largest is not always the best, and
we noticed that the largest ears have
the largest cobs and. the shortest
grain, OF wheat there are several
samples, but none Of very high mer-
it. One or two samples each of oats
and barley constitute the whole dis
play of grain. -
"A few samples of sweet potatoes
occupy this table, but they are. of ex-
traordinary dimensions, some Of them
being six or eight inches in diameter.
Of Irish potatoes. there issan greater
variety, but with the exception of a
single measure of peach bloomssthere
are, none. of a quality superior to
those we find daily in our provision
stores. OF cabbages, pumpkins, mel
rons, and garden products. there are
none worthy of mention. There are
seSefal'fne displays of honey, among
which is glass pyramid full Of the
most Iexquisitely c beautifar white
honey, greatly admired by visitors.
There are few samples of sorgho
molasses and sugar onexhibitiop, and
very lneagre show of butter, with a
few cakes-and leavee of bread.
Mechanics Hall was well filled with
bees beehives. leather betting, patent
roofing, harness and harness leather,
an fingenious rnt- traps from tPosey
County, wagon and buggy material
Gas hubs. felloes, spokes), plow-
step-ladders, fox-skin and
raceoon-skin robes washing machines,
clothes wringers, patent churns, light
ming rods, galvanized and vulcanized
spouting, patent hay-rake With ele-
vator, patent carpeting. rag and wool
en- carpets. wooden fabrics (of which
Laporte has aiimagnifcent display,
doors, window blinds, scales (among
which Fairbanks has sonae), portable
mills, patent pumps, &C., &c.
OF agricultural implements there is
an 2 infinite variety. embracing all
kinds of reapers, mowers, horse
rakes, pitchers, wheat and other
drills, ? harrows, threshers, horse
powers, &C., &c. This department
rather leads all others.
In Miscellaneous Hall we have
Lambs knitting machines, great
variety of sewing machines, carriages,
and buggies; also, quilts in
large numbers, and many very hand
some; trunks, millinery, bonnets,
cabinet work, boots, shoes, burial
cases, caskets and collins, clothing,
furs and feather-work,I lace and
crochet work, patent fruit-preserving
ars, China ware, hoop skirts, &c, &c.
IS We haye.not yet looked at the stock,
Of which there are over 400 entries.
Among the noted horses are L. L.
Dorseys Bolla Rosa and Gold Dust;
Silas Rich and Lizzie Ron
ok, Tom divers Mollie and Dolly
Dutton. There are also Belle Loder,
Logan, Red Buck, Billy Bar, and
others. ~ s.s.ls4 hGs sisl'is4 tt.' =
I ThfF air esoudds are weA crowded
With spectators to-day, but matters are
lot progressing rapidly, Tomorrow
nd Friday viii be the great days, and
he crowd will no doubt be largely in
reased.
In the Base Bsjf match th2After-
loon the Resolutes were badly beaten.
The score stood Westerns, 50; Reso-
utes, 27.asd bass sIs1eqn
A fine rain commenced here at 8
o'clock, which will add greatly to the
omfouf of the Fair toAmorrow.E
General Grant.