The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-09-20
Our Next Fair

managers have done all in their
power with the material and lights
before them, and now it remains
for the citizens of Giles county to
encourage them by their presence
and by their exhibits and show by
their actions that they appreciate
the efforts that have been made. |
There has been spirit of com
plant among some of our folks.
Some say the premiums are too
small and others say the gate fees
are too large, and still others COM
plain of the track and other conve-
niences. Now to all of these chron-
ic complainers we would ask one
question. Have you done or are
you doing anything to help this fair
out? Are you a stakeholder? Are
you preparing anything to show at
your county fair? Have you made
contribution of any kind to help
those at the head of the concern
along2 Now can you answer any
one of the above inquiries in the af
firmatiye? If you cannot land we
venture to say that you can't, for
those that complain and censure the
most generally do the least) we
ask of you to stop crying and do
something to promote the good work.
Get your colt ready or your calf or
your sheep or your pigs and say we
are going to have good fair, and
say it oUt loud so your neighbors
can hear you, and if your neighbor
should ask, care you sure of itY.
you say "yes," for he may not have
heard Of it land we will say here
the directory are further behind in
advertising than in any of their
other duties) sand l am going to
show my old mare and her bald
faced colt, and the boys are going
to take the yoke of steers and pair
of pigs, and some of our improved |
sheep. / just believe stand as
good a chance for a premium as
anybody else, and am going to
take my wife and children and
whether ] get any premiums or not
l am going to take my family and
have a good time, and see all can"
If you who are grumbling will do
this way and talk this way, we will
have a successful gathering and get
out of debt and have some money to
offer for premiums.
Now if the people of Giles feel
any pride in what they own, or
in their wives and children, or in
let them put their
shoulder to the wheel, make an eff
fort and put their heart in the eff
fort, and we will have a good fair.
From all we can learn there are
greater preparations being made
this fall than heretofore. We hear
of every kind of live stock being put
in fix for exhibition, and those who
attend merely as spectators need
not fear that they will not be enter
tanned. The very best products of
the field and farm will be there in
and the ladies' depart
ment promises to be unusually full.
There is special premium of $40
cash to the lady that makes the
greatest number of entries, even if
she does not take single premium.
This is governed by the number of
entries entirely, and the ladies are
not confined necessarily to their
own handiwork. Anything they
own, live stock, field products, fancy
work, or any other exhibit you may
make, will be counted in your favor.
So we hope to see at least 80 con
for that special prize. We |
hope to see a big crowd of people t
every day, and hope the ladies will I
be largely represented, for without ]
hem 81 for one won't 90, and there +
ire lots of other fellows in Giles of c
my way of thinking"
Now we say to you all, go and do ]
yourself, and then come
md buy you a weekly badge and be
here with your wife or sweetheart o
md have good time, and we will y
De sure to have good fair. h
Our DR.. Thos. B. Harwell struck v
he keynote of progress at the 4
Nashville farmers convention. f
There is a crying demand for an C
system that teaches I
useful. If your boy is q
,oing to be a blacksmith it is vast ;.
ng time to put him in chemistry. n
Dr.. Harwelrs resolutions require an I
of technical methods Z
n the public schools and the Knox Il
lille University. We have before 4
AIKEN occasion to express our opin- r
ons on this subject and to predict W
oIAv1Ns~,, ~ | -
The convention prorogued the no P
ence question-referring it to IL
ounty associations to be discussed.
t demanded that law be passed n
making it lawful for any man to c,
ill dog on his premises. This h
7ill not do. you kill my dog and il
IL kill you," has been said be- f.
ore and will be said again. o,
'here'l be war. The law is al &,
eady that stringent but it is abso- a
ltely imperative. Is there not a,
Tisdom enough in the land to mas
er the dog question in a constitu- U
onal way that will be effective2
he wonderful revival of stock in in
erests in this county in the last IN
Nv years changes the aspect of the
og question. There is a demand
" protection to sheep Using out
the increased and increasing con-
ition of that industry that had
nall voice few years ago.
Judge Jonathan Dixon was nom
lated for governor of New Jersey
' the republican state convention wi