, 1875-10-11

AHA o4s 4.UUlS fAtks
A Poor Show. nnd had irrnnremenss
APATHY nf the Cit1xcns,
hrttta' cavresoondenee ~ r. chttoqo Tribune
ST. Loc1s. Mo-, Oct. 8,-The aune.s Of thin
city has become touAcho!t word. 1t Ia the
only interesting quality strangers find hcro. II
hahgs oyar Tho CITY like pail. It rermoates
bnylneHB. cbcckB onterpr,sc. finds It var into
socEntr. anil has Tho nsuzl effect Of uao.httmu.
]ant OH public morals. TIera ia nbtillng III the
wide world 10 coa,pkra with It. We're 1t not that
onco yoar, outsiders take pit7 90 tho long.
enfFesn.. ltegmatIc inhabitants of tho burg,
st. Louis rou'd s1cc1nab 70 THIS chronic maady,
and Leave no mnneatn Of her career.
IA iutlmasc1+ but ono thing alvss The city
from dropping totally ont Of hght. That Ia
THE AsS..AL FAIR,
which gires rise to more orn.b:owsug In q week
than onc would hear in Chicago tn century.
peobie have wondered how st, Louis carno to or
Raniza this Fair. Or course thoro IL nothing
original In tho flaa but the Tonder is. that .
poo2la 10 utterly devoid Of enterprise and pluck
Ehotl:1 ge& tip An abnormal excitement through
such commonplace medium. You cannot can-
r'nco those VITO hsvc studied tlls subject TINT ST.
i'ona hetttlf has anything to do with the iuau-
t:uratotl Of tho Annual Fair. Tho geucr~
aliy-acceed theory is that certain phltapthro: ic
CL cagoane, e2ule tliteen yearB sgo gr'eved
over The I'felcsan"as OF tho city, in their pch-
sudo Of goodwill devised the FAIR, for the saliva
ticu of the ct:y III this world mud tho sails atios
Of tho citizens in the world to come. Providence
HInlie3 on Tho project, A. Providence does on rv-
crythInE takoa in baud by Cb,cagesnB. Every
year S!hce !:B tntept5oa l!Io weather uf the Fair
~8ek Las bocn remarkably li,,c. TAtie lh,o
bees TO ctnuds wind. sniu. other tasnifeBtn-
ttoDe ri celestial 1iarleasure. a cheerv u,tobcr
run l'aa ever shonc overload. antl alcsl ths
eHortH OF tue rhflantiropitta aforesaid TO light
cn sile gloom ot this gloomiest Of gloomy c4t,e5
| GtiIi St. IpinA 10
yEs1nrr HAPPY NOE LIVELY.
| For time tho Fair was the ouly recognized
i point OF tak.uy part in tic fun u; and tacu
i dweit with all Tho intensity torpid Imagination
I allowed, Oh tho i'm of the Far to COMO. Bat
/ VAS ever anvthin7 durable saccess in vt.
(! the hrat few years. Tho OH 1ealei. fcatiu;
| rrept on 1gatn. lhe citizens secuted the cIn,l4
| snade to enven them, and re'araed intn thoir
HlugeiHh condition. What remains OF tho Fair
is nothing compared With Thn: "aH in the pAat.
| What viii exstt iu the not yerT remote future
will le still iess a. conpared With what IL now.
It 10 precursor Of the fate awaiting tue city
which permits an unnatural stupur 10 clog its
| Hfo-chauuel5
Hal aoy othor city but st, Louis bad ttis op-
| pcrtunlty. that CITY would have no1 BEEN far up
the ladder OF tame. The neighbor1ng popata-
tiou ponrel in to bo amused, Instructed. and
Of thousands attracted by the Fair. But those
golden chances weto not solzod. Each year tho
| ''lundre3a Of thousands" CANA and vent, apd
no material benelles either to the CITY or to tho
| visitors. accrued. Eveu now. after fifteen ycara
OF The ! ar, therc sre 10 competent c1ntideuce-
| rnen in tho c,ty.-a fact which speaks volumes
for tho barreunoss Of its results. Compare US
With Chicago ~ this particular, and how far you
Notwithstanding the desperate attempts to
TRADE upon the old reputation. this ysar'a Fair IL
! IAMHSTApLE F1zzLK.
When It opened, Monday It Waa in aoliEht-
| fni Htaso OF unproparadnoRs. Confusion yeigued
| n0pzeme. " ID thrd TO saT whether exhibitors
or spectators wero most confused; but all were
| Disappointed. Tlio former rallied ut lLc paipablo
Encouragement: aud lhe latter woro rispleased
nlent. Of exliio1ta Tho NotunIa hhd bern set
apart for lMgs potion ct tha industrial prod
ucts; lar it IL misefaIlr unHuitea for tic pur-
| pose. There Is not roeu to- visitora 70 walk
around with my dogrco o! comfort; aud, al for
beauty Of d.spa7, 1t world 10 tho height OF nb-
eurd ty to mention It,. Arranged In convenient
building. the exhibition might bo fair ono
hut crau,pod TIP in Tits miserable structure. It
! haa no cikiEn Oh tue aiEhtseer.
TITO other d'rartneu:H nro very little hettcr
ARRANGED. Bn.!alHsa are acattered all over tue
grounds. for tho exhibition of tile various class.
Oh. Al rule, theY arc small and untitled fal
tho PURPOSE, The mi machlnerv IL arranged In twc
Email buildings. It Ia an indifferent dIsDlay, and
y:si:ors h1e rendered uncomfortable by tho net
| HGfk OF &SeaM-fipce oeGf thetf deala.
! Iha show If A3ruoicsh aal cattle La far te.
low tho average. Tho managers nave not suc.
cceded In getting owners vt stock 10 attonu
md this featufo nf ths Far whscEI MAS ouco the
mo It prominent aud 60 oloyLt}c. n1y 10 classeG
smone tue otacr tallarea.
There ia
utT oyE nEprE.uSa rEAruni:
Of ihsa years. exhibition. It ID to bs found II
tho large atn '!nthea:ra, whare apnstA OF a turfs
charActc: datls tLhe plac,. Snlao very Eoul
| amusement for st. Lon!1l IL sEur.ael hero bu
it has beer remarked thas h,:res in ST.. LOUIS a1t
but littie fa4ter-pscea t.an the tnen.
| OF tho Playground it Is UNNECESSARY to srea;
In detail. 1t IL in goo1 loc&ity, aud possesae,
InAuv natural beauties, but those Interested viii
tho cato uf tho ground hHro been lux in The dis
. ! cbarg5 Of tucir dur, Walks sto in bad coodi
tion and the ezccn rirts. which were n On. 10 /,
70 attractive, a1e Alnlos. tralnptot out OF ex
iAtence.
The attendance is 1nuctI tesa thau ia prcvion
years. Very faw adults are to ba 8pen on thl
! ground. b1nnti bovn dairy muster In great force
, aud rc,lcs themselves 81 agreeable a. it ia thc
natu!e to.
It is no uEe trssug to conceal tho fact Oul
! Talr III
worct-r on TIE nccL1sE.
Even the weather hss 'sgona back " on liz tli'
! year. It cou,u.eucol tine euough but VI. ,,at
ably dsgus:eI a. lhs dccaaeuea OF tts fayosist
show. nrd frowned so,rbly odAv. Unlc.s Y
spirit of cntc1ps'He is infused into tho managnft
! nf tho Falt. It wnl enon pa6l Away entirely,
Heaven knnws We need Ronuthing 10 keep III
! alive. II tho Fair should dlo ont our cnuoItiou
| would Indeed be hopeless. LgA0.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. Oct. Ill d. u1.~-For the
| lahes Upper alississippi, aud Lowos Missouri
asl Ohio Valleys and Tennessee. ssssu6 easome-
kIS