The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20

sertion that all the association hopes
for, and all the people expect, will Ike
most thoroughly and completely &C.
complished. Not the least Of the as
surances Of success is the fact that the
association is Oh q permanent basis
and possesses ample means with which
to further the tastes and judgment Of
the able gentlemen Of whom the Of:
ficers and the various committees are
made up. No locality in the state
possesses 50 fine . ground for the pur-
poses Of the exposition. Sicher's park.
4, beautiful tract Of fifty acres. is
known ali over the country. 1t lies
within the city limits and is only ten
minutes walk from the Union depot.
Landscape gardeners and competen,
architects have had hold Of the park
for the past two years, and it has
been beauti6ed and improved in
every way. The tracks, mile and
half mile, are equal to any in the
state. The Floral and Textile hall,
Machinery hall, stables. pens etc.. are
all new and complete. The machinery
hall is supplied with shafting and
pulleys, operated BY 4 steam engine,
20 as to exhibit all machinery
in motion, and new build
ings and pens have been pu,
up this summer. The street railway
will be in operation from the first day
ofthe fair, and cheap and pleasant
transportation to and from the grounds
is thus secured.
The exposition Of 1881 will show
Ill the novel features of the modern
lair, and the pleasing chariot races.
md races in which the riders stand
lpon their horses, will be run every
lay.
The full success Of this second ex-
POSITION, which will be greater than
that Of any other in Central Missouri,
3 assured BY the perfection of the
arrangements, the untiring industry
md energy on the part of the officers
md committeeman, the deep working
interest which the entire people Of
Sedalia and the county have taken in
every detail of the enterprise, aud the
many advantages in the way of the
natural adaptation of the grounds.
buildings, structures and other i'm
;,rovements to the purpose for which
they are designed. Our people all
take pride in this fair and everything
connected with it, and success lie
found to follow in the wake Of their
restless industry and enterprise.
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The balloon voyage of Prof: King,
Shich was to accomplish such Won
lerful results. and eternally settle all
question about that eastern current in
which a balloon can ay across the
Atlantic at the rate of q hundred or
two miles an hour, has been aban-
Toned on account Of an alienation Of
calms and unfavorable winds. After
the gas.bag had been anchored a week
in a COW pasture four miles from the
original starting point, and had been
pounded around BY the wind like .
huge bladder, the professor ripped the
thing open and let out what gas there
was remaining. He says he will un-
,lertake the trip come other day. The
professor rather lies under the charge
of cowardice - his reason for aLan-
doning the voyage Of discovery; but
Mr.. Holden, of the Boston Journal,
who is q kind Of balloon sharp, and
who has had q great deal Of expert
ence in seronautics, defends him and
says that it was not possible to ascend
on account Of the high wind.
Notwithstanding the bulletins issu.
ing from Elberon, and the learned
representations Of DR.. Joseph Palit-
ger, DR.. Frank Hamilton has also
to say. He said toa friend,
\ guest at the Elberon hotel, that the
chances for recovery are now yo0f