The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-14
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY JULY IA 1874

fsssion, and sole dependence for livelihood.
But the figures for indianapolis, probably
not correct for the time, 1871, are worth
nothing for an argument on teachers
WAYS now They show tor
that year 14s teachers employed
in this city and paid in the aggregate s5s,S57,
making an average of salaries 1898. IL Is
enough 10 say to this that during the year
Just closed according to official reports,
Isl teachers recsived sl03, s27 so, or an aver
age salary of S6S7. There are many other
circumstances to be noticed in the discus
sion of teachers salaries which bear on this
showing, but that is not the present purpose.
The Illinois writer should be more correct
or else confine his blunders to his own state.
From such indications as have already APP
peared, the prospects tor the industrial fairs
of this state the coming fall are very bright.
The universal promise is for 8 very large
improvement on the campaign of last year
Those few counties which failed to do much
the last fair season are rallying to redeem
themselves. Among these, we're two of the
strong counties of the state, Allen and Vigo.
The former of these is raHying in earnest
for good fair this fall, having secured new
grounds and prepared for an early start.
Fort Wayne has relinquished the idea of a
''world's exposition" but in the way of a
county fair Allen will no doubt be able to
do herself credit. Tippecanoe, which holds
the test fair of the state, in some features
still excelling the state fair, this year
has largely increased her prenl;uni
and will excel all former efforts. In the
matter of grounds she has the advantage
over any other locality, and the current OF
stock exhibition has set in that direction,
TT sking it the place 10th to show and to see
the best fine stock of the region for a hun
dred miles around. The premium lists OF
the county fairs in general show an advance
movement in the inducements offered, and
practice is making the arrangements and
management of the fairs more salts
factory year by :, ear. There is no doubt
thet the grange organization can and will do
very much to sustain and improve the egri-
cultural fairs And. iftne Sentinel may be
allowed to make suggestion, the oranges
can do vast service, both to the fairs and
to the interests of agriculture, by
acting in their organized capacity
to encourage contributions to the
various displays. The point of failure is
in the lack of show when the materials
at hand are abundant to make 'creGitable
and instructive, not to say inspiring, e<hibi-
slon. The oranges, SIS oranges, have 1T in
their power to secure a full and coga plete
showing of tie best products of county,
and one that in quantity ana variety will
equal it's resources. AS to the question of
especially in regard TO races,
the discussion in the abstract has been ex-
haustive already. The experience Of the
various fairs will direct in the policy 10 loe
pursued. At the present stage OF
racing furor, 1T will not be possible to whol ly
discourage the exhibitions OF speed. The
ockeying in these races, however, may b
controlled by sufficient decision and firnnes $
on the part Of judges, if Judges understan. i
heir duties. On the whole, the agriculture 1
airs deserve all possible encouragement ana
The meetings of the people,
together, the lew days of pleasant excite
nent in seeing and being seen, the stimulus
If good examples in production, all
hese are invaluable and must be
sustained. And the only sufficient
support, it must be remembered, consists In
progress, in making the fairs better, more
more scientific, more strictly
in the illustration Of scientific
agriculture. There must be more going
back, there can be no standing still. For
Terd and onward must be the watchword,
md the movement. Indiana has glorious
uture and her glory is in her industries,
especially that of farming.