The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
THE Big FAIR.
1t is Now Bound to be a
Grand Success.
The Floral Hall is a Place of Beauty
the Exhibits are More Num-
erous and Better Than
Ever.

Wednesdaymorning opened up bright
and warm. The heavy rain of Tues
day night laid the dust and drove the
pesty flies to their roosts. On passing
the usual morning rounds we find the
empty stalls of the previous day filed
to overhowing, yes, overfowing, for
here is one with two fine heifers, one,
two, three with three each and two
more with four each, pure blood, finely
moulded Durhams. What lovely and
loveable little animals those Jersey
COWS are, just the animals for our
city people to keep to furnish milk and
butter for family use. They are so
clean and easily kept and so gentle
child can milk them. What surprises
us most of all is the number of fine
horses on the ground. Race horses
that only stand second to the best,
drught horses thatcannotbe surpassed
in their native England or Normandy.
Here are the Clydesdales, and our own
suburb crosses which, for all purposes,
make the finest horses in the world.
Our farmers are fully alive to the
profits in keeping the best. They have
found out that the same feed keeps
horse that they can raise and sell for
$500, as will keep a scrub that won't
bring $50. So it is with all classes of
stock raised on the farm. One of those
little, deer-like Jersey COWS can bekept
as cheaply as the ordinary scrub COW,
and the Jersey will give her ten or
twelve pounds of butter weekly, worth
in cash twenty-five cents per pound,
making two dollars and half weekly.
Two equal this it will require eight or
ten scrubs.
Passing through the Floral Hall we
are surprised and pleased at the change
since yesterday. Mr.. Juden and his
able assistants have transformed it in
to real bower of taste and beauty.
The display of rare flowers are in ex-
cess OF former years. Notwithstanding
the very dry season, the display of
grain, especially corn. and garden
truck is by far the finest ever seen on
the ground. We can challenge the
world on corn. Our uplands when
planted to corn after clover can shame
your boasted bottom lands. Here are
ears of white ana yellow flint corn
from thirteen to seventeen inches in
length with grains three quarters Of an
inch deep. Beat that if you can.
One of the many displays of vegita-
bles and fruit contains, by actual
count, seventy-four different kinds, no
two of which are OF the same class.
Talk about hard times and scarcity of
food. Cape Girardeau county for
variety, quality and quantity OF all
that goes to making life worth living,
can beat any county OF its size in the
world. This is no empty boast.
The band, from some cause. are
dispensing sweeter music this season
than usual. The selections are well
chosen. and every iastrumea; har-
monious, thus rendering the whole
pleasant. cheerful and soai inspiring.
But look at the thrOng, where does
the people come from: How cheerful
it looks to see the pure white costumes
of the many young ladies', hittering
and glittering iii the morning sun.
Here is the place for neighbor 20 meet
neighbor. and friend to meet friend,
and have one weeks real relaxation
and pleasure. This seems to be u real
family day, Judging from the number
of bright, handsome young mothers
and their little treasurers on the
ground. God bless them, they lend
life, pleasure and happiness wherever
they go.
All. here comes the farmers and their
families in their big, roomy carriages.
Well. the last nights rain stopped the
pillow and drill, did it? So much the
better. You need three days rest, and
those little chaps want some amuse-
ment. Oh! the din, the racket, the
shouts and whistles are deafening,
but, then. it is the annual holiday for
all.