Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-09-28

THE DRY wEArHER, THE FAIR AND M
GETTA.


LAwnE.scH KAHsAs, Sept. -. 1852.
Thechauge from muddy, rainy Ohio 70
"suunv Kansas y was quite marked, and
being tired Of mud and rain, appreciated
the hard dry roads aud clear skies OF the
lattef, but aman never u, but always 20 |
be blessed.p No sooner had / rid myself
of mud than I was assailed by dust, and
before had been here many days, began
TO wish for good soaking Ohio rain TO
lay the dust and revive vegetation. For
the last two months there has been but
little rain In this part OF Kansas, and late
corn has suffered In consequence. The
fields looked dry and pafched and every
thing showed the effects Of the protracted
drought. f'i .fi. \. ID
Then, Ito cap the climax" there was a
simeon the u, Is and IA, which burned up
what little green stuff was left. The air
was like the blast from furnace. 1t
actually scorched, and whole rows of trees
looked, when the simeon was through
with them, like those trees did that stood
opposite that cooper shop that burned In
Napoleon last summer. Prof. Snow, Of
the university, In his published report Of
the phenomina, said that the thermome-
ter indicated los degrees in the shade,
Thermometers In general stood mt 10s),
and that the air was so dry that an ice
pitcher would have to have been 80 de-
grees below freezing point to have collect
ed any moisture on the sides. He said
| that the simeon came from the "staked
plains" OF Indian Territory. II that is the
kind Of winds they have in that place, 1t
Is no wonder that the Indians are so un-
willing to be removed thlther. But the
dry, hot weather is done with for this
year, for the night Of the 18th, there was
hard rain, and since then the weather has
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The great event of last week was the
State Fair at Topeka, and the grand re-
union OF soldiers, also at the same place.
1t is said that there we're over twenty
Thousand veterans In line the day James
G. Blaine spoke there. Many hundreds
went from Lawrence to hear him and
stake inn the fair, and all report that the
crowd was immense, the largest ever col
lected at any one time in Kansas. Blaine
gave brief review of the history of our
state, and judging from the past, he pre-
dicted brilliant future for 1t. He paid
glowing tribute to the loyalty of Kansas
during the war, and congratulated the
people upon so soon reviving from the
terrible devastation incident to that pro-
tracted struggle. The Kansas people are
we'll pleased with his speech and with the
orator.
Speaking of speeches, last evening the
Republicans had mass meeting in Law
renee, at which Gov. st. John was present.
The Governor addressed the crowd in a
speech of about half an hour in length;
, which, though it was very interesting,
was not especially pleasing to his political
opponents. GOV. st. John is undoubtedly
: man ofgreat ability, and the best candi-
, date that party could possibly have put
up, though with many, the third" term
idea is against him.
This week has been a grand time for
, Lawrence for the "Bismark Fair" has
been in operation here. The grounds are
on the north side OF the river, and about
two miles from the center of the city.
They are finely fitted up, and well ar
ranged for the purpose for which they
were intended. attended one day, and
felt well repaid for the time and labor of
going. Any one who has an idea that
Kansas people live on the out skirts of
civilization, should attend one of these
fairs, and then perhaps, he would change
his mind. 1t would be too hard a task to
particularize to any extent, but willmen-
ton few of the more prominent features:
l first found myself in Agricultural Hall
and judging from the display, / should
think that Kansas people were in no inn
mediate danger of starvation. The show
of fruit was very large indeed, and includ-
ed many different varieties. l saw one
sight that would make darkey's mouth
water-a water melon weighing seventy
five pounds. The grain display was es-
pecially fine, the abundant crops of this
year giving opportunity for the best show
in that line for some years. The machin-
, cry department was we'll filled, and the
, machines were all in operation, being
driven by large steam engine in the
} building.
The Exposition building is very large,
fine structure, and was we'll filled with
everything that would please the eye and
crafty the taste.
The Educational Department of the
building was well filled with the produc-
tions of the Douglas county schools, and I
think of some OF the other counties and
cities of the State Some of the maps
drawn by the pupils of these schools were
very fineindeed and we'll worthy of notice.
The fine arts department have build
ing to itself, and was we'll filled. A col
lection of oil paintings loaned to the expo
sition by gentleman of Kansas City, was
very attractive. But it seems to me that
the best display of real art in photography
was to be seen in collection of photo
graphs exhibited by Lawrence artist, F.
f. Mittner, which was certainly equal, ii
not superior to the work of many more
pictures were of every style and size, and
Of most beautiful finish. Such work cer-
tainly deserves commendation, and can
not help but command it.
i. Takeit all together, the fair was grand
success, and drew many thousands ofpeo-
pie from all parts of the west to Lawrence
i to visit it. In addition to the fair, there
was regetta TO attract people. There
were four crews, one from Providence, r.
l., one from st. Louis, Mo-, and two from
Michigan, one from Hillsdale and one
from Detroit. only saw the races on
Wednesday, and 80 cannot give good de-
scription Of them. What I saw on that
day was very good and we'll worth attend
ing. The last one, which was tub race,
was very amusing.
The "Four-oared Shell Race" was won
4 by the "Centennials" Of Detroit. The
course was mile and return. The river
furnishing a good course. This Is probably
not The last regetts that will take place at
Lawrence. t7l iadia.. z s,ls, C.lL. e.
MARRIED. l6J-
j STEDMAN--Nfc cCABE,--At the Presbyte-