Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-11

The State Exposition Booming With
Exhibits and Visitors.
The Finest Event of the Kind in
Nebraska's History,
Corn and Cattle From a Thousand
Hills.
Flowers and Fruits From The
Garden State of the Union.

fair was ushered in by a thunder shower,
which cleared the atmosphere and laid
the dust SO that 1t was the p~leasantest
day of the week. As early as Z o'clock
Sherman avenue was crowded with teams
and hundreds of pedestrians were wend-
ing their way to the fair grounds. The
trains coming in on the roads brought
immense loads, and early in the forenoon
the grounds were filled with a crowd of
visitors, which exceeded last years at
tendance and gave promise of a success
full day and week.
BLAINE AHEAD
To show the number Of passengers
on the incoming trains, the following
vote is given, being taken on the B. Il
M. train from Lincoln, as to preferences
for presidential candidates:
Blaine 3lS; Cleveland Ito; Butler %;
st, John 20; Belva Lockwood g.; Susan
B. Anthony 1. This vote was furnished
US by Will S. Jay, reporter of the State
Journal.
All morning long The thrcng increased
and the estimated attendance toward
evening was 10000. 1t is probable that
should t he f air weather continue, an
equal if not larger attendance, will mark
the closing days of the exposition.
The first item of the days programme
was the annual address before the state
agricultural association, delivered by DIR.
B. G. Northrup, of Clinton, Conn. DR..
Northrup was ten years agent of the
State Board of Education of Massachu-
sets, and sixteen years secretary of the
Connecticut board of education, since
which time he has been engaged in the
work of improving the sanitary and es-
thetlc condition of rural towns, having
aided in the organization of over two
associations for that purpose. He
was persuaded by our state
board to deliver the annual address,
which United States Senator Van Wyck
delivered last year, and he filed the bill
in every respect.
H ANNUAL ADDRESS
was delivered in the west wing of floral
hall, and in the course of his remarks
the speaker said:
"The citizens of Nebraska have great
reason to be proud of their state-for
what it is, its fertile soil and fine eli
mate; for what it has done, its marvellous
increase in population and wealth; and
for what it is to be, its assured growth
and the early and broader development
of its vast resources. Its exhibit a ) the
Philadelphia exposition was a new veve-
lation of ''the Great American desert"
But old errors widely current are not
easily eradicated. The mischief of that
misnomer still fingers in many
sections of the east with those who art
seeking homes in the west. An e1hibie
at the New Orleans exposition worthy of
the recent wonderful progress of Nebras-
ka would prove the best %refutation of
that old and widespread error. The rare
advantages open to settlers in this state
need to be more fully and widely known
to attract still larger numbers to its fer
tile fields. In addition to the
grand agricultural exhibit now
preparing for New Orleans the
show of women's work both indus
trial and artistic from this new state will
be a surprise to the county and cannot
fail to react strongly in favor of the rep
utation of Naskebra, for a good
name tends to enrich a state as well as
an individual. In this matter a penur-
ious policy would be penny-wise and
pound foolish. Liberal expenditures for
such an exhibit twill prove wise invest
ments. Nebraska is to be congratulated
that its two commissioners for this work
are leading representative women of the
state, who, without compensation, are
doing their utmost to make this exhibit
of woman's work one of the most inter
esting expeditions ever made. 1t will
show the country that there ls taste, cul-
ture and refinement In the homes of Ne
braska as we'll as choicest stock and
richest cereals, fruit and vegetables on
her farms"
The Nebraska exhibition at the Phila-
delphia centennial was a revelation to
eastern men, but did not give an idea of
the resources of this state, nearly twenty
times larger than the speakers own, and
reaching toward n million Of people. He
congratulated the people Of Nebraska
upon organizing Arbor Day and being
the banner state in the planting, having
now attained to pa 600 acres of planted
woodland. EightOthersta have adopted
arbor day, and Nebraska is pointed out
to them as an example. Indiana last
year adopted arbor day, and in far off
Germany forestry is receiving attention
in the schools. In view of the grand
exhibit made in this state at Philadelphia
the speaker urged still grander
exhibits at New Orleans,
in which the ladies of Nebraska
are taking an active part. Having been
instrumental in organizing "village inn
provement" societies in over 200 New
England towns, with gratifying results,
the speaker urged all Nebraska towns to
adopt such plans aud go cult
yate town pride, county pride and
state pride. Social and sanitary
benefits result also from village improve
ment. Another aim of these village a.
sociations is that they improve the road
side by planting trees, and in new towns
by planting trees and by
securing parks; and still another aim IL
cultivating taste. The mind is educated
by nature more thar by books, He spoke
upon the physical Vigor and the strength
of character of farmers and farmers sons,
as shown in the struggle of life. He in
stanced the experiments of President
Elliott, of Harvard, in the kindergarten
schools, showing how small a percentage
of city children had ever seen the ami
mails about which they read in their
lessons. The hope of America is the
homes of America. / admire the pluck
of a pioneer in coming out
to the unbroken prairie and living
IN a dur out OF frat hut ba ahn,lld NOT he