The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-10-08

/ comfortable state OF mind, he is apt
to be caught mixing up the moral
with the proiane, winding up with
compliments to the city Fathers
There are many fine buildings in the
city, and trade seems 10 he brisk in
all departments.
You can imagine the chagrin Of most
of those attending the fair, when to
their CONSERVATION they fou ID the
fair grounds to be three miles from
the city, dust in abundance, and ev-
cry unprincipl-d Iehu i'll town ready
to take them out for twenty-five cts.
ut the risk of .'life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness From he city
bus to the one horse shay. all anxious
to take you to the fair ground, and
all the same prlce-a quarter. The
well dressed and the poorly clad.
the city gentry aud the country clod-
hopper, Wed with each other in TAX
ing on dust, and sameness quite
notifying to some, st tiled like pail
upon the vast multitude. Fractional
currency to the amount of fifty cents
secured us ticket, which the urbane
door keeper decided, upon close ex-
animation, to be genuine, admitted us
to the inner gate, and we became one
of the moving mass that graced the
fair grounds.
First impressions are generally cor
rect, at least ours proved to be. We
do not profess to be an adept in fair
matters, but if the securing and fitting
up Of the State Fair ground had been
left to us, we should have chosen . dif-
ferent site from the present one. The
only real novel natural feature of the
grounds was frog pond near the
amphithea,re. Manufacturers of ag-
ricultural machinery aud implements
appreciating the situation, generally
placed their wares in position to
allow the people the advantage of
passing to and fro uppn the acre or
more of ground allotted them; all Of
which was duly appreciated by those
present.
The show Of horses was good. G.
Choking, of Denmark, Iowa, had
some fine Normans on exhibition: but
the best Norman horses came from
lllinois-ditto the Morgans. In both
of the above breeds the display was
fine the best that has ever graced
the grounds of an Iowa State Fair
French. Hambletonin. Bashaw, and
many other noted breeds were upon
the grounds; but for sze, beau, y,and
all that goes to make fine horse give
me the Normans. Nearly all of he
draught horses came from Illinois.
quite discred.t to Iowa.
OF ca,tle-short horns-Ryburn. of
Bloomington, Illinois, took the lead,
he had some very choice animals.
Also the Shorphins, Of KY, Jacobs,
Of West Liberty, and other parties in
our State, had some fine cattle on
exhibition. The show of Heriords
was small but hi ghly creditable to the
exhibitors. Parties in Illinois took
the red ribbon here. There was quite
show of Ayrshires, the principal ex-
hibitors were ID. 4 {. Jones, Of Gales
burg, Patterson, of Rock Falls, all Of
Illinois. The show Of Devons was
fair. ingalls,, Of . kaloosa, in this
State, being one Of the exhibitors
The Holsten and Jerseys were there
in sufficient numbers to Indicate their
growing popularity among many, but
for US, we prefer more meat and less
hair. In quality the show in cattle
was credit to the fair. but not in
quantity.
In hogs the show was good in both
quantity and quality; all parts Of the
west being represented, Canada in
cluded. Berkshire, Essex, China,
Chester White, etc; all good hogs,
the best we ever saw at fair. We
propose TO make no distinction any
way. and hence call them all good.
The display of sheep was very mea-
gre, few good lots and we are done.
Poultry was sadly neglected.
There would have been fine chance
for Piatt in this department.
We understood there was some fast
trotting and running, but not being
profanelv inclined at the time, we
failed to observe.
There was fair display of fruits
and vegetables, as well as seeds; ex-
ceiling our county fair only in guam
tity i'll vegetables and seeds. The
best display Of fruit and flowers ] ev-
er saw. We were largely indebted
to Illinois and Missouri for the dis
play of fruit.
In mechanical hall the display was
far from what il should have been,
and discredit to the State and the
Northwest. OF reapers, mowers, har-
vesters, seed drills, plows, ,cultivators,
etc, etc, too much praise cannot be
awarded; great pains was taken by
the exhibitors to show up the good
points in their several machines, all
of which was duly appreciated by an
enquiring public.
Drinking water was plenty, as well
as that which "stimula,es,' many
showing the effects of the latter to
such an extent that they had to be
cared for by the powers that be-
Eating houses furnished the staff Of
life for fifty and seventy-6ve cents,
while the patent right medicine man
and his brother, the mule, kept the
air tremulons with their wise savings.
People seemed to enjoy themselves
generally, especially the verdant
youth and his prospective bride.
There are many incongruilies and
mishaps that are not cable at large
gatherings, especially fairs, that pass
unnoticed and are soon forgotten, but
that one recorded no doubt in the
good book above; among which at
our late fair-was the asking by
young and verdant couple from Hi
nois, of patent medicine vender,
dressed in black coat and white era
vat, to unite said couple in the holy
bonds OF matrimony, then and there,
which the patent man proceeded
to do in the presence Of God and
three witnesses. The happy pair
west on their way rejoicing suppos-
ing no doubt that the minister was
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