The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-29
TEXAS STATE FAIR.

appeared to be delighted with the show.
The horticultural hall was thronged as
usual, and the ladies were in estacies
over the exhibition of rare plants, and
cut flowers and fruits. Some varieties
of grape have been added to the ex-
hibits, and the genealogical display is
complete. In the machinery depart
ment everything is in motion, and the
rattle and whir of machinery can be
heard from one end of the long line of
machinery buildings to the other.
Cotton is being ginned IN the machin-
cry hall at the rate of fifty bales day,
and being pressed into bales just out
side. Wheat is not exactly being gar
nered, but the process of gathering up
and binding the straw is fully shown.
Corn mills, shelters, threshers, etc., are
running on time.
TREADMILLs.
There are several treadmills. but one
which attracted great deal of atten-
ton is operated by large sleepy look
ing specimen of the burro tribe. The
turn of wheel sets the machinery in
motion, and the donkey is forced to
keep moving in order to maintain his
footing. The small boy in the crowd
enjoys this show considerably more
than the donkey does, and contributes
his mite in the way of friendly punches
with stick towards keeping the show
in operation. There are great many
visitors in this department to-day, and
all the avenues are crowded.
EXPOSITION HALL.
In the exposition hall visitors throng
every department, but the center of at
traction this morning was the ladies
department, in which is included the
display of fine arts, needle work, so
far as the ladies were concerned. The
premiums offered in this depart
ment are worth competing for,
he pony pbaeton for the best display
of needle work, being coveted by near
~ all tho ladies. There are numerous
competitors, and each competitor has
host of friends, and therefore the
interest is heightened as the time for
awarding premiums approaches. The
awards In this department will be
made tomorrow.
Mrs. Calhoun got the premium on
wheat bread over an entry of fifty
loaves. The judges were five ladies
over fifty years of age, and the excel.
lence of the entries made it difficult |
for them to decide the merits of the
contest, but they all agreed on the SUI
periority OF Mrs Calhoun's bread. The
second premium was given to Mrs A. I
Eckenfels, of Cloburg. For fruit cake
Mrs. H. S. Ervay was awarded first
premium, and Mrs. j. l.. Jacoby, Sec
ond, White cake, Mrs. w. T. Han
cock first; Miss Ella Dickinson, second.
Cornbread, Mrs. A. M. Kerr, Sherman.
THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
The Texas State Fair is excellent in
this particular department, and with
its full and superior collections of
specimens, of corn, wheat, oats, grasses,
cotton and vegetables, together with |
the equally satisfactory horticultural
display and the remarkable excellence
of its live stock department, has GER
tainly won the honor of success as a
first class agricultural fair creditable
to the great state of Texas, and its ell
terpriefng and public spirited manage
ment. A finer display of thorough
bred animals and poultry and choice
products of the soil has never before
been gathered together in Texas. The
exhibit is fine advertisement for
Texas, is the general verdict of the Wis
itQrs.
THE HORTICULTURAL is
another department which in its COM
pleteness and excellence contributes
largely to the success of the fair. Many
who have visited other state fairs ex-
press pleasure and surprise at this ex-
hibit for state SO comparatively new.
Fruits of every kind and variety are
here Displayed, and the exhibit is said
to be unexcelled even at the great st.
Louis Fair. A very remarkable fea-
ture of the collection is the splendid
variety of japan persimmons, . fruit
which few years ago was unknown
IN the state; but now 1t IL being de-