The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-09-25

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Of the T welfth County FAir-being tn,
SeoDnd annusa Exhi bitiou Of the Fai
AssocIattoa-wiii be necessary hers
since We shall soon supplement thi,
account by full Ast Of the premium.
awarded and % whom given.
As indicated last week, the Fail
opened with excellent prospects,
Tuesday was 6ne day and saw On
unusually largo number Of articles
and animals entered for exhibition.
Wednesday, entering still went for
ward. and quite . number Of people
gathered to see the show but a strong
south wind Was blowing which was
not only very unpleasant. but made
those interested fear for the morrow,
on which there were plenty Of assur
ancea that with good weather crowd
unknown in the annals Of Cedar coun-
ty Fairs was going to pour in to zee
the sights and shear Matilda" We'd
nesday afternoon the crowd were ELL
tertaiDed by several trials of speed,
both trotting aud running. The
horses were not of the fastest, and
nearly or quite all belonged here ut
home, but we could not see that well
contested heat between them was less
interesting for these reasons.
Thursday morning. whom 1t arrived.
bore out the most grave apprehensions
Of bad weather. BY eight O'Clock
cold, drizzling fall Of rain was promis-
ing to last all day, and now the proph-
esies Of great success are suddenly
turned to dismal conjectures Of utter
failure. But wrongly. BY eleven
o'clock the rain ceased aud before
twelve the sun was gIinting aud civ
ing promise Of doing better. and Wis
itors were literally pouring into the
grounds. This continued until the
middle Of the afternoon. giving . very
good attendance-though Of course not
nearly what would have been realized
without rain.
MATILDA FLETCHER's LECTURE
seemed to be one Of the great objects
Of many visitors, and the result salts
fed all who we're able to hear her that
it was well made such. Although
only before the public some three
years. Mrs. F. has achieved \ success
as . lecturer beyond the expectations
of her most hopeful friends. Herself
farmers daughter, she leaves this
fall the regular lecture field where she
can find plenty Of remuncrative work,
solely for the purpose Of finding an
opportunity to reach large number
of those who furnish her theme, the
farmers wives and daughters, ~ well
as the farmers themselves. Aud in
pleading as she does with them and
for them, the great secret Of her get
ting such hold upon her hearers is
the fact that she feels what she sage
that she 10 talking for purpose aud
that noble one. No doubt many
who heard her ~ well % all who did
not would be glad could we repeat the
substance Of her remarks here, but we
can not even find space to use the
brief notes OF her many strong points
which we were able to make. Suffice
1t to say that she spoke for the general
improvement and elevation of the far
mers' bone and life-especially In.
tended for her own sex therein found.
Her address came from the heart and
reached the heart. All who could
crowd within the sound OF her voice
hung upon every word, and our only
regret is that the high wind prevail
ing and the disadvantages attendant
upon speaking or hearing in the open
air under such circumstances deprived
very many Of q rare treat.
The remainder Of the afternoon was
occupied by examination ola number
of classes including several trials of
speed which were close and exciting.
Friday. the last day of the Fair, was
clear aud pleasant but quite cold,
which did not however deter q large
crowd-much larger than was expect
ed-from gathering upon the grounds.
In consequence Of Thursday FORE
Moons being stolen by the rain, much
committee work remained to be done,
especially in the large Hall. which
was crowded to overlooking with the
best Of the products OF the field and
garden. and Of shop and domestic in
dustries. We should like to linger
here and tell how the shelves were
crowded aud jammed with butter,
bread, pickles. jellies, preserves, cake.
DC, &C.. so that the committee In .
single class-that of Jellies and Pre-
serves-put in whole busy day In
arriving at report. but we can not.
"This looks something like farmers
Fair" We heard more than one say as
he looked from the shelves just indi-
Gated to the rag carpets, home made
blankets. quilts, &C., &C. and then to
the eighty-t,oo samples of grain and
seeds-chiefy wheat, oats and corn
GENERAL IDEA
Of the show may be obtained by the
following division into classes Of the
eleven hundred and thirty entries
which were made during the Fair:
In cattle. 81 thoroughbred short
horns, % natives and crosses, aud in
herds, sweepstakes, &C., enough more
to make up IS. Twenty nine entries
Of sheep. including Fine wool, South
downs. Cotswold., Leicester and. COM
mon varieties. In swine. 88 entries.
In Horses. including 8 representatives
Of the mule family, 1916 Of them
being for walking. running aud trot-
ting. Poultry was represented by
much thoroughbred feathers proudly
worn. The SIS entries in this depart
ment-honorsd now for the first time
with an establishment Of Its own
made fine show. Grain and seeds
showed by 50 samples. and vegetables
by 80. Fruit and flowers were hard
pressed by an untoward season, but
mustered 81 representatives-and fine
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