The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-13

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inc your exhibition, and / am sure
every one has been satisfied with its
attractiveness. The management de-
serve great credit fer the successful
names in which everything has
passed OF thus fHr. The arrange
menss could not have been better,
and when we consider the amount OF
labor and skill required to conduct an
enterprise of this character, we can
a~ppreciate the services Of these gen.
lemen. 1 have never seen a more
orderly assemblage Of people, but one
could expect nothing less from the
intelligent citizens of this town and
county. The absence of games OF
chance, patent jewelry vendors, soap
peddlers and roughs, so generally the
curse and stain of county fairs, is
especially noticeable, as it is CON-
mendable to your sense of right and
good morals.
Your exhibition more than makes
ug an quality what it lacks in num-
bers OF exhibitors and articles dis
plaved. and / know you will be en-
couraged to largely extend its useful
ness another year, by bringing DOT
something from every farmer and res
ident Of the county if possible.
| am glad Il e more ~attentioH
given to the usefulness Of horses
rather than speed, and many remark
that finer draft horses than some o.
those in Somerset County are moi
found anywhere. The display o.
cattle, especially Of the best breeds
Of COWS, is very good, and it is wei
that attention is being given this sub
ject, as the product aud profit Of YOU
diaries may be largely increased by
these means. OF hogs and sheep !
am not a Judge, but ] think the speci
mems of both are good. The yegeta.
BILE department of your Fair contain-
splendid specimens of what may
be produced with good ground and
the expenditure of muscle. Hoeing
does two things, kills the weeds and
produces that delightful sensation
the back ache. Some very fine but.
ter is displayed, and it is to be re.
GREETED that one side Of the Fail
Grounds is not filed with samples o.
this important product.
The ladies' department well dis
plays their gentle and useful handi
craft. and Is most creditable to theil
Industry and skill. do not wish to
provoke the ill-will Of my Christian
brothers by making comparison, bu.
truth and justice compels me to say
that the ladies' department of Thu
Fair is superior TO all the others, al
excellent as they are. The grea'
number Of fine specimens Of sewing
and embroidery would prevent my
referring particularly to each article
even if | were capable of explaining
their quality and utility.
There have been some excellent
samples of agricultural implements
displayed here, one a tanning mil
that separates not only the chat from
the wheat, bat five different articles
at oDce if it unfortunately contains
that many. IL makes me wish that
such a machine had been in use long
wears ago when ! was a boy, that
might have been saved the turning OF
the old fashioned fan twice out OF
the three times, that were necessary
60 clean a threshing of wheat
Nv attention was called to a buggy
built here, which, my friend when
showing me, said equaled the best
city made. | do not know much
about such things, but it seemed to
be a mighty fine one aud if a young
mar could not be happy with that
aud a pretty girl by his side occa-
sionally he ought TO solicit shipments
Of butter for a living.
Not least of the many attractions
of the present Fair is the large num-
Der Of gentlemanly butter merchants
from Baltimore and Philadelphia
who grace it with their presence.
No wonder that every farmer you
meet bears a smile upon his face, that
the hotel keepers are good humored
and the livery stable men are glad.
These gentlemen by their winning
ways. genial manners and earnest
efforts for the interests Of the public
would make o band of Egyptian
mammies happy. ! entreat you to
continue your good treatment OF
these wandering waiEs. They ap.
preciate your business sufficiently
well If | may judge from the praise
each one bestows upon Somerset
County and her people. Their admi
ration of TIE many pretty girls il
only equalel by their fondness fol-
good butter.
cor W. wears, or since the failure
of Jay Cooke & Co, in the fall o
Ess3, a general depression of com.
merce, manufactures aud all interests
has prevailed in this country, and
Affairs hav~ reached nearly as bad &
state in Great Britain. VITA The
causes of the latter we have nothing
20 do but each one of us is directly
? interested in the condition of affairs
here.
Our troubles are attributed to
many different cadses. One class
of men Law them TO contraction OF the
currency and others to its expansion;
some to its deprecated condition aud
others TO the opposite pbase-the
effort TO make it of gold value,
Another dsss ascribe the hard times
20 over production of manufactured
goods, ~extravagsnt living, high taxes,
and other like csuses.
Now as each Of these osny views
are supported upon different sides by
che leading statesmen of the day, |
whl not attempt an argument as to
The cause. There are already enough
opinions suggested as to q remedy,
but there are too many theorists and
toe few able. practical men. ] think,
Sand this is Only my private sisg OF
the matter) so We bad better Let
tbiags take their own course, being
careful. ~hpwerer, TO elect only capa-
bic and pare gseD to Office.
just now our political parties are
displaying great virtue. They seem
TO vie with each other in seeing
which can nominate the best men. A
wonderful transformation has taken
place, aud why? Because the PEG.