Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-19

that additional room has had to bC
provided.
1t is too soon to give a detailed
account of the exhibits and attract
ions, because they are not complete
IN THE PAVILION.
At the entrance you are met by
very fine collections ofoil and water
color paintings, crayons, paintings
on porcelain, on panels, on silk and
velvet, etc. A great variety of mar
velous executions in fancy work,
and all kinds of handicraft with
needle, feathers, wool, and almost
every conceivable material, orna-
ment the walls. Magnificent,
costly, curious and old fashioned
quilts, tahle-cOvers, rugs, ornament
ed towels, napkins, doilies, shawls,
children and ladies wear, ETC., show
wonderful taste, skill and patience.
The garden is fairy bower. The
cut flowers are marvels of beauty
and powers of combination. Then
there are grasses, wheat, barley,
cats, rye; sweet, field and pop corn;
tobacco, red peppers, peanuts,
sugar cane, the large castor bean,
tree from Gov. Moody's garden, a
growing and ripening pineapple,
chestnuts, figs, and all ordinary
fruits of extraordinary size. Also
Japan buckwheat, mammoth
squashes weighing over 100 lbs,
with a great collection of monster
vegetables, dried and fresh fruits,
cooked and picked delicacies;
minerals, singing birds, and
temperance literature. 1t is surpris-
ing how few Salem or Portland
firms make any display of their
goods. Brown, Fullerton & Co.,
have handsome lot of stoves of all
kinds, and they say they reap large
pecuniary benefits every year from
the exhibit. The Singer Sewing
Machine Company present speci-
mems of all kinds of work that seem
almost incredible as done by ma
chine. Whale and Gallagher have
handsome pianos and organs, and
their Mr.. Turner discourses artistic
and popular music with ease and
power Mrs. Frank Cooper has
corsets and ladies goods. Mrs.
Whitaker, from independence, is
surrounded by canaries OF all
shades, and with fine powers of
song. The state w. c. Il. u. are
busy distributing temperance litera-
ture at their stand. Mrs. Shiply, of
Oregon City, is experimenting it.
ON THE GROUNDS
Are fire bazaar of useful and orna-
mental articles, carried on in a
building specially erected for the
ladies of the Catholic church who
are raising funds for the completion
of their house Of worship. The
Presbyterian ladies have a refresh
ment stand that keeps them profit
ably busy. The machinery is get
ting in full swing. Stock, poultry,
swine are we'll represented. The
races attract great deal OfattentiOn
and on Saturday special purse is
offered, and some eastern horses Of
note will participate.
There is an impromptu exhibit of
fruits from Salem and vicinity
which is attracting considerable at
tention. A Seeding peach by Mr..
John Aiken measures l2ixl2 inches. |
Mr.. ChadfOrd has a pear I4Ixl6I
inches. Several persons from other
states are very much surprised at |
the fruit.
Mr.. Savage, Of Salem, has some
second growth blackberries and |
other fruits on exhibition, which are
remarkable.
Mr.. wilkins has q number Of spec
linens Of ore nom the Blue river
country on exhibition, which are
worthy Of the attention Of anyone
interested In minerolOgy.
In the plant exhibit Mrs. Bridges
has one hundred, Mrs. Taylor
seventy-five, Mrs. Haas, ninety-hve
exhibits.
Mrs. Wolf, Of Portland, has an
display Of cut flowers and
boquets and also some fruit.
A. +. Miller Of Portland was
elected a member at the new state
board Of agriculture, vice r. +.
Bybee, whose term has expired.
c. p. Bailey has a splendid col
lection Of goats skins dressed with
the fine, silky hair on, for robes,
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