The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-27
THE PARKERSBURG EAIR.
SaIathicI Taken TO Task---AnOthcr
Description of the Exhibition
ParacrsburS w.. Wheeling.

GARK ERSBURG, sept Il, 1910.
Editors oft1e Register.
"SalathieW seems to have been sotaken
up with his moralizlng and philOsophiz-
ING on horse racing that he forgot to give
you any Of the details OF the Wood county
Fair. Now, what do we care for moral
ity or Philosophy in these degeneratcd
times? Its news We want. All his oh.
servations seem to have been
taken from the Grand Stand
and YOU know what folks
stay there for. He doesn't say one word
about the beautiful pyramid of rare and
exquisitcly arranged flowers that formed
the centre piece OF Art Hall and in
deed might have graccd the vcritable
Eden itself; nor of the array OF spreads,
blankets, worsted, calico and quilts. Con
spiriuus among which, was quilt made
Of the scraps Oh dresses worn by JoHa
fde English royalty. Think Of that and
| touched it, fe.t Of it and the sacred
threads ofthe royal woof lay unrchsting-
" in my Republican polluted fingers
and I'll warrant hundreds of "toadies'
passed it unnoticed thinking it the
hundlwOrk of some plcbeian country
lass.
| cant begin to enumeratc each article;
and if did you would throw the whole
thing into your waste basket-but there
was such a quaint little log hut, built OF
stn.irs, that suggested the idea, and I'll
ask YOU the question: How long do you
think il will be before Yankee invention
will have appropriated this hint, and be
manufacturing tobacco saw logs to sup
ply the gap made by our rapidly thin
ming forests?
The display OF canned and preserved
fruit WAS not rs good as formerly and
there was a decided falling of in the
vegetable department. Salathiel says;
"its the races
Nv eyes gIimmcr, yet when | think
of the elegant silver fruit bows, dainti-
" frosted toilet sets, and one specially
unique card receiver; in cases repre-
s.utiug Messrs. Smith Y McCon"hy.
Thee revolutionized my financial status
and brought 1t down to specie basis and
| WAS about TO trample the
rag baby in the dust
when il took such varied AID beautiful
forms in the shape of embroidered pill
lows cases, baby slips "tidies,' splash
ers.' mats, dressing gowns, and ottoman
covers, that l thought If grcenbacks were
left out of the question, | should cling
with maternal tenacity to the "RcP"bt )
can Wait
| heard several limitations that the
Awarding Committee in the ncedlework
department seemed to decide in favor of
the g,samtity of work upon an article, in
stead of the quatity. This was
plainly the case in scvera!
instances under my own observation. In
the main. justice prevailed. Mrs. Pra-
gers display offancy work was "cknowl-
edged hv all the handsomest.
They've been having spelling schools
in Parkcrsburg, you know, and some
BODY put up il flaming letters under
some pictures, copied. Next.
The Association have beautiful
grounds, but the order in which they are
keptis exccrable. a premium had bet
ter be offered them to cleanse il next
wear. Why don't they convert 1t
into - park?
You've been sermouizcd upon the baby
show. and I'll only add my protest to
putting our babies upon q footing with
pigs and geese.
WhvEdon't you Whcelingites take a
hint from your Parkersburg nelghborS
and display some little taste for decorat-
ing your homes and thus identifying
your city? There's no use in any place
being as ugly - if you'll allow
the word-as Wheeling. l can
almost forgive Petersburg for being
the easiest market to g'ut for
whole ale dealers, and the dearest mar
ket for retail dealers to buy in on this
continent, just because her homes look SO
pretty and inviting, ana they display
such genuine appreciation of beauty
and cleanliness about their front doors.
However, don't be brguiled by this DIS
play into doing your shopping there.
Praying your chivalry will dofond me
against any assaults from parties criti-
c.zcd, am yours, obseryngly.
T,UrTUA ERTNtRrr