The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-06
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lars ii, ddUance for the announcement OF every
candidate for Office.
A Suggestion to Agricultural Societies
There is one thing that the old fogy cannot
forget He!takes wagon load of gourds to the
County Fair, and the Exhibition Hall is deserted
when the programme in the speed ring begins.
The GOOD people rush from the gourds to look
upon the horses, and the old fogy throws up his
hands with an exclamation of despair. He will
be sdogoned If hOrseoracing amt wicked" and
he bitterly complains of the management that
permits trial ofspeed to take place on the Fair
Grounds. The poor fool forget that il the pro-
gramme was not made attractive, scarcely any
bodysWo1!d pay the admission fee at the gate,
and thus contribute a mite towards rendering
the exhibition financial success. 1t has been
provedeyer and oyeragain, that the squash will
not draw. To get out the people there must be
variety. And when thousands enter the gates
with the view of looking at agricultural imple-
ments farm products, livestock and exhibitions
of speed, the old fogy must not expect to mo-
nopolize the entire attention of the public. The
people very kindly glance at the gourds; but it
is little too much to ask them to linger fondly
forever around the particular spot dear to the
ewes of him whose thoughts never rise above
the level of the pumpkin vine. They wish to
INSPECT everything, even the fast horses: and so,
when the judges take their places and the feet
rattle away at the word go, the majority of those
on the ground make rush for the track. The
contest affords excitement and that which ex-
cites the brain usually is most attractive. The
gourd is well enough in its place. but it is hardly
the sum-all eflife. We DO not hold that every
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the speed ring, We simply argue that fine
horsesshould be allotted place in the exhibition
where space is given to much tanner objects.
The progressive man has as good right,to ask
for the exclusion of the gourd from the pro-
graInme as the old fogy has to ask for the sup
preston of speed But IL is not our intention
to rediscuss an old question. Our present Gle
sire is TO point ont how the fast horse can be put
under passing cloud. A new experiment was
tried last Fall at aCounty Fair in Middleton
nessee. According to newspaper correspon-
dent, young girl, just bursting into glorious
womanhood, well-formed, pretty, and the daugh-
ter of she Mayor of the town, made sensation
BY competing for premium often offered but
never competed for before. Its hardly proper
to use the word compete when no competitor
appeared in the lists, but we will let it pass, not
wishing to strain at microscopic forms ofspeech.
The premium was for the best dinner cooked by
an unmarried lady, the cooking to be done on
the Fair Ground It was an effort in the right
direction, but no one ever condescended to try
for it. and therefore, the prize, until the past
Autumn, was looked upon as matter of form.
It is easier to imagine than describe the excite
ment that was produced when the fairest maiden
ofthe section rolled up her sleeves and took her
position at the stove, around which ropes were
stretched, to keep the curious crowd at safe
distance. AS the story runs, every one was
eager to witness the novel exhibition. "There
was tree near by, which soon became black
with spectators who had climbed up to get
better view. The branches were finally 80 bur-
dened that one by one they broke, precipitating
those upon them to the ground, until only one
man was left in the tree. He sat in a lofty fork
with eyes riveted on the scene below. Mo
amount of persuasion by those beneath, envious
of his better view, could induce him to come
down-even bribe Of ten dollars failed. He
said he was bound to see or die"
The cooking operation was successful. The
judges sat down to hot dinner prepared before
their own eyes, and they pronounced everything
well done. 1t took sometime to prepare and
eat the meal. Meanwhile the bell rang as
summons for the trotting horses to appear on
for the fair girl blushing over the hot cooking
stove. The speed ring had lost its attraction.
The Young devotee of the culinary art was a
greater magnet than the quck-stepping horses.
Not until the cooking exhibition was at an end
did the crowd rush to the race-track. The fact
IL pregnant with suggestions. The horse ring
can be cast into shadow on the Fair Grounds
of Horticultural Societies by introducing trials
over the cooking-stove. The Tennessee maiden
blazed path through the wilderness of donbt
to the plains of Arcadia. Shall not broad
road be opened 80 that Others may travel in the
way that she has travelled? Managing mammas
with troublesome daughters ON their hands can
also profit by the story. All the unmarried men
in the neighborhood were anxious to marry the
girl who had been awarded premium for cook
ing dinner She was overwhelmed with offers,
and we trust that she chose wisely when she
made her choice Anyway, the privilege to
choose was hers, and that is something that
every maiden cannot boast Of If bachelors can
be satisfied that the modern beauty understands
the art of cooking as we'll as she does the art of
dressing, they will cease to stand hesitatingly
on the brink of matrimony. When they dream
of the future, they do not care to have the vision
spoiled by the horrible nightmare of bad din
ners. What say you all Shall we not open a
new road to Arcadia by inducing the blooming
girls of the country to compete at our Agricui-
tursl Fairs for premium to be awarded to the
one who excels in the cooking of dinnor7-
Thrf, Field and Farm.
- The London Lancet urges the cash system
in physicians bills. 1t also recommends that
every medical man who is not wealthy should
make deduction in his charges to those who