, 1874-09-25
FAIRS.
Fourth Day Of the Iowa State
Fair.
In Immense Attendance and a Fine
Show.
District and County Exhibitions.
IOWA STATE FAIR.
,yptcfft f];St,rfth IN 1thr f.hiroon ytrjht}r,s

tendance to-lay Mt tho atato Fair would not
havo fa!len far short OF
FonTY THOUSAND rEnaoEs
With tho mouns Afforded Aonotl,oro nbout
10 600 Or st. Que participated tn tho fatiguca and
festivities OF tho oceasion. 4 stream Of wngouB,
carriasos, omnibusos. and bnggios bcgan moy-
ing toward tho ground about sunriHo, and tllon
OF, until iu the afternoon people continued
pouring along the duty roads. In rosponBo 10
tho Mayors proclamation, thero WAC a
very general closing up OF storos and business
homes by tho merchants Of Kookuk.
Eyon tho Postmaster fott III duty bo1nd to glyo
hia employees holiday, aud the post-Oilico WIZ
ehut from until s o'clock. Special trains asid
EXCURSION steamers brought thousands OF Btran-
gors into town during tho forenoon, who, for
want of VellicloB to transport thom to tho fair
were compelled to walk about tLo streeta for
hours. At tho grounds
ALL sAs ANIMATION
and good nature. People who attond State
Fairs expect to be iostcd, aud crushed, and
tramp1au upon, aud therefore don't got nlad ut
tritlos. AB each omnibus or wagon dumped
its load Of human frelght ut tho
gate an ind!scrimiuato scramble would immo
datcly cuauo In procuring tickets, dresses
would DO torn, and fnyorito corns troddon upon,
but no loud or unsoomly complaints Wero lenr1.
Onco usit'o the incIosuro, tho people sought ont
such foaturea Of the fair NJ most Interested
them, and thoro remained until thoir appotiteB
wuro aatiated. Gouuratly, thoIlotal aud lne-
art halls received attention first, and. NJ con-
sequence, those buildings we're at all times dur
ing tho day filled to roplotion with vlHitors.
Another popular resort Was the agricultural
ml'enSnt department, 5, tlho,'gh not nanny }atioe
toward tlowofs fruit. honey, butter, pickles.
ptcHorsoH, p!u-eusaions. cuOking-Bt0yeH. Hew-
fng~machinen quilts, jowcry, embroidery, and
other small truck. But, after examining md
hdnirina al these articles, tho ladies' invariably
asked their oHcorts to take them to
THE NAcI:-coUAHE.
Hara they conferred Is bees round hive, and,
onco comfortably seated, rofusod to budge again
until the arena exercises wese finished. 10
compollcl to run a gnuutlet OF boor-:yenders,
n.audcaut monstrostics, aud side.showme,',
but they al seemed willing to n"ko
tie venture, t. waa an u cAsy matter n!,t ,.t to
notwithstanding TINT iu tue amphitheatro tloy
were aeatcd indiHcri,ninatoly. Tho Grange laHs
Invariably gets horself up in loud colora and dlu-
ptayH declded reckleasneBa III respect to tho
soasonabless OF her articlo. Very many ssprlnl:
| und wiutor autIas vote observed to-day. FoIvot
or volvotcen cloaks were quito conlnun but. us
u gene1al thing, tho rural bcl1eB to-day woro
greon skirt, a!sy-bluo ovordreee. crimson sash.
yellow STRAW bat cen veil and whto feather S]lo,
|
which occurred al II O'Clock, as much or more
than hcr Kookuk or Burlington slster, whose
opportunity for studying female toggory was
moro favorable. There wore all kinds Of horses
u tie cavalcado frou, tho
MONSTER NORMAN DRAFT sTALIroNs
to tho dolicaIc-li1lbed. thoroughbred racers.
Thick bull-neckB aud ophuntluo logs prevailed,
however, az thoY should, for ya il un agric.ll-
tural Stato. where strength, moro than speed, III
required. Tho procession waH all immongo auc-
0oau 1Y,s3r rrn u
thorn was an intormission for dinner, mud dln-
ing tho afternoon tho l1iunera and trot-
ters welo put through their notionB.
| Sayoral proniinlB wore also awarded 10
which proves tho nonsonso Of appointing in
comraterts on awarding committees. Matched
| carrioge-horsea being called tlreo old farmers
stopped into tho ring to pass upon thu nerlts OF
some, rangy geldialss and n pair Of big-hellied
bay mares. Tho latter wcro only suitable for
heavy farm or team-labor. Tho Committee,
LlitE WISE MEH,
looked ut tho ilorBcs, told thclr ownors to mogo
tllon up tho quarter-Bt1otch. and tnon
| tied tho red riDhon, enlblematfo Of tirat
c!ioieo On tho bfg-bpllicd mares, az
| buing The MOTT suitable to draw gentleman i
carriugo while ls tnlny a1o calli',g on Michigan
avenue The saino error was noarly committed
| by tho gentlemen selected to pass upon thor
| onghbrad stations. In tllis clasB they had si1
| animals to aelect froul, anl tho first reBnlt OF
their deliberations was to ito tito rod ribbon up
Oh iong-loggodt l;'oa-spruug skeleton. incapa-
4 blu Of running lalf a mile ut d 2minutu
gait. Doforo their Judgment bocame llaal,
| howoyor, somebody suggested that tent
Of speed betweon the hoEseB would probably
lead to different result. and the suggestion
bong adopted, littlo sorrol horse that had been
entirely Overlooked by tho Committee run the
nltlo ont, distaucing oil his competitors; while
the lopg-loggcd. knee-Bprlng, IeIn, aud huugr,
equine Casssas broke down and stopped before
reaching tho first quartor-pola. 30 much fol
Incompetence. Exhibitors in aA other depart.
! THE sAatE COMPLAINT,
They charge tint committees arc almost nvarla
bly, packed or composed Of incompetent materiat
n free-for-nA trotting race concludet
VIZ %haopons sasT in sss es Tug ssl st'"n aa esa|
Dy this tiule tho rain was falling quito briHkly
end tho crowd maan its way ho.no 10 bost i
" could. Many lIersons woro detained GU tho fai
grounds until O'Clock bofore they could lind I
Boat IN a wagon to convey them to town.. /
Keol,uk desires to retain the Stato Fair 'anotho
year, her ctizeus will havo 70 provide better fa
cilitiev than they hayo this time for getting Il
aud from tho grounds. Not nlone waro poopl'
tho ownerB Of covered vehicles took advantage
Of the rain TO double thcir rates at faro, aud Il
30 oyorloai their teauls Ut 10 luako locomotiol
exceedingly tirosonle. .
| At tho Iowa Btnto Fair, on tho 22a Inst, n
address was mado by tho Hon. J. j. Uriunoll, o
which tho following is II brief synopHis:
], u, Gfiuuell, buing introducets aaId ho WI
brought up hers of tbs people, 10 presumed
ta laII tl tuts Of tho Presidents NJ lho Cucyo
Of tho SocIety. Tho speaker lfayfIy uuded 10 Gil
If thu Board Of Directors Of tho aane nal,e lie wa
lilo Duck Hawk when jackson captured 4isu, ye
might preau,ns like him to Say: "I'nl 1naI m
ynre auot,er" nnl glad thia suspicious Falr is
kvoknl. Why tho very l.np of thu Chiei %as Wate
fu Fo1, anil ~ shs people have been ''watelfn !
Ax M aysrYth.ng for sia peulac Of Iowa, aud n.ai
them happy .id grand succs.s. Nun, II ls WIS Ee
tuH 10 u1uke for,au areccH It would tie al1ut low
, | tu Hrnsra a1lu corn. Corn In lH74 ~ Nlng. 1O"
laM 1nur0 corn tllan any State IN tho Union,-nt
much less tim 160,p01010 luGteh, and not lftt
wlic uao It VIII tho homo Of xayaUcs. 1t !a also IL
first III wheat III tho United stato4 ~-ss. .opo ut
blshclst- and nut hnlf the roll l'as becn tonehn
with . breaking plow. Wo have 1lsd fo'
!. Erasalaoppora. hut they have not, 1t Ia aait
left eAH la not tAis the fair country In which
liyo? ". aru hotween to ta.or u1'd Mother Of w
terra Rmpo III hciF liow to Aoat tue coltrrc0 Of til
I gobo: then Il not-work Of railroads, n4at and wts
9 North and souh, which would liaYo been multiple
nnh exten!eA bat for whit Aeesn uMwise Legislation
= In ccutrarcntlou at wtaU uaxn, That The world
governed ton mueh." This may 6a political. hut ~
,lo ,.slou for its uttorce. (AppaGBc.l Our fitur
IL bright 10 nll but 10 tho resessto ttoss who a.
co,lreUe, powed deol roateA tne animals wita sl
rlnr,ti.i trpC8. nIorupl their luu,G 4il1 Il