The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-09-27

Fair Tor any other keep the almighty
dollars in full view, aud were they to
lose sight Of them for one moment the
whole fair business would collapse In
an instant From the moment You
emerge from the cars until you are
safely seated 20 return tina; ghost Of
.sten cents for q ride 20 the Fair
Grounds or "fifry cents for ameai AZ
the Presbyterian eating-house" haunts
you like spectre. And MANY q poor
dupe realizes when IL is too late that il
is his money they are after and no'
his presence
One dollar depc~ited with the Treas
urer secured La the pasteboard 10 sat
isfy that august parsonage. the gate
keeper, that ve were lawfully entitled
10 enter aud enjoy ourselves the best
we could by paving for il Of course.
Oar better-half Immediately suggest
ed the idea that we be seated in some
shsd. spot and let the show come TO US,
- il would save considerable effort on
our part: tut. being of q reheliicas
spirit We declined 10 I've thus honore0.
and Immediately e, GU: on tour OF
observation.
Repairing 10 the Secretary's Office
we put on or biandest smile and
eowed ourselves into the presence Of
the gentlemanly Secretary. Mr.. Shat
fer. Unon request he furnished US
with prese badge. and we irnmea-
lately commenced our days work by
first visiting .he
CATTLE STALLS
John b. Murphy, Of Dubuque couH-
ty, had twenty head Of splendid short
horn cattle, worthy specimens of that
much noted breed. The corporation
Of New Msilsr, Dubuque county. also
had some fine specimens. a. G..
Shropshire, of Jasper county. had on
exhibition tue bulls and twenty head
Of cows. The bulls were splendid spec
i,acnE - their breed and the cows
were hard 10 excel. e.. w. McCune,
OF Scion, d. Ccokson. Of Cedar, +.
Lucas. Of Cedar Rapids, J. Wor;hing.
ton, of Cedar Rapids. +. Nichols, OF
Muscaiine county, and Others exhibit
ed short-horns-a fine 10. Of animals
~ was ever shown on any fair ground.
In this connection We wish TO drop a
remark that will sooner or later have
20 be needed by all exhibitors at OUT
fairs, and that Is t!Iis-no. TO pampe,
and fat;en stock, especially cattle and
hogs until they are deforined and on,
OF shape. This il now carried to ex.
eees. One-third Of the cattle and hog,
on exhibition al the State Fair should
have teen ruled on. by the severa
committees. II H. time that exhibit
tors Of stock should understand tina, .
/ fat animal is not always nleritorious.
SWINE.
The show 0! hogs, especially Of Pc
land China, wa good w. w
Thompson, of Downey. Geo. d. stage
of Dewitt, J. Sicols, of Morning Sun
q. r. Parks and Petit Brc-. were tn
principal exhibitors. While ther
were a few Of inferior lots, the majoI
ity of those on exhibiiioE we're MAJ
yels Of beauty and size. and well nigh
their owners be proud TO show sue
line specimens. OF Berkshires, NJ. X
Prime, OF Oskaioosa, J, w. Cox, {. N
Morgrsde and Knapp, storey l. q.
were the principal exhibitors. The.
were some very fine imported hogs i
the pens. but they failed 20 attract Ii
: crowd that gathered around the PEI
containing the Poland China hog
There were very nne Chester viii
and Cheshire bogs on exhibition
They, too, had their admirers. RI
show Of hogs was highly er'.itabie
the state and al honor 10 he eyhiI
itors.
sHEEp.
TIE show OF sheep Wa not iarg
but very ereditable TO the exhibitor
, John Michel. Of Fairfax, show,
some fine Leicesters. ". l.. ssarrei
Of Camp Point, ILL.,, twenty head
Gots-aids and eight head Of Mesinoe
all in.ported--plendid sheep In ii.
aud form. r. II. Thompson had G
exhibition sixteen hssd N rpanis
si@riEo@s, admired t:tsil vito -
iiieu.
|, FDCLTET.
, In tnis department the SHOW vi
large aud very creditable. Our frien,
A. A. Cope, Of this county, felt cor
sidersbly eiated over his good forum
be having received fair pror-ortiS
OF the red cse,ls. il is useless 10 rs
ticulariZe {; there were ~ many G.
hibitOrs and all did 80 well. suffice
10 say that the feathered tribe, So We
az their many admirers, seemed To
highly .is:ed with the show.
GAcHIsERy
The show in machinery aud far
implements OF al conceivable q
tern. FORM and make, was never e,
celied by any state Fair ever held |
Iowa Reapers with seIf-binders q
tached, improved mower Of ever
conceivable pattern, hay rake- With
ca; limit, piows and corn pillow,
III fact everything that Va,
kee ingenuity could invent, va
Oh exhibition with that necessity {
tie nineteenth century the middl.
nan-to show up the good point i
BIZ PARTICULAR machine,
WORKABLE HALL.
Vegetable Hall was well filled viii
the prodoc1x Of the coil Of Cur fenii
STATE Could the serimped fsrmerr Q
our Eastern States but gieg this Yf2n,
daspisy cf The products OF Iowa an.
behold - oIe glance the harvest tbs
rewards the husts.I..inan 81 the grea
west, methink- he xouii All, hi
stony head lsHds and b@sake hlnssel
- . more favored cline,
Crafty politicians toast Of our psht
cAl IN edom and our glorious country