$2,50 per Year.
STATE FAIR.
Thero was a threat of rain in the skies fjr
the week previous to the opening of the
Fair, and the broath of wind that prevailed
was much of tho time from the south, nil of
which caused apprehension that n stormy
week was about to follow, and that would
have been a misfortune tho State Agricultu
ral Society could not have encountered with
out great embarrassment, after having con
structed improvements, at a cost of $3,000,
in anticipation of tho proceeds of tho State
Fair: but there wore two things that gae
eucouragouiout: tho baromotor all the while
kept rising and that of itself was almost a
guarantee or pleasant weather ; also there
was no wind more than tho gentlest move
ment of the air, and rain always comos on
the strong wings of tho south wind.
As it resulted wo have ueor known a
more temporato and delightful wek for
holding the State Fair. The raiu hat fall to
copiously two weeks bofore had freshened
grasses and allayed the ulmost impalpable
dust, ground under tho wheols of heavy
wagons iu all tho roads; the weather was so
warm that If the sun had Rhone all day it
would have been almost intolerable to tho
stilled throngs, but instead Nature kindly
furnish a veil of cloud that hung in space
throughout the livelong week.
All things in Nature conspired to favor
tho multitude of fair poor' and only one
thing was wanting to have made the late
Fair the most suecosetul of all in the history
of the Society the scarcity of money was
apparent in every direction; the number in
attendance was loss than last year, and the
general expeudiluro of cash showed that our
people had become aware that prudence 'ft as
a mattor of nete-isity, and yet ail seemed to
enioy themselves and while monoynas not
squandered, still it was employed fieely
enough to insure a unneral nood time to
pleasure oeeker, and to suitably reward
thoso who were catering to tno wants or tho
ploasures of tho thous mils In altouomico.
The receipts of the Socitty, though con
siderably less than in 1175, were mote than
ever known in previous ymis. When so
bear in mind the luXjreueo J" tircuunMnoes
and tho change in i ruperth, w can only
feel surpriso that the u'.enJni.c was so large
and thorecolptsso ei-.fontaging. Las' year,
immediately after an abundant and satisfac
tory harvest, wheal ro-e to tully a dollar a
a bushel and inonoy was abuudant
so that all tho faiming community
felt a degree of substantial pros
perity that gave zest as well as op
portunity for a full opportunity for a full and
tvholesoms eniovu:eut of tho State Fair
week. Of course tiie prosperity of the far
mers carried with it lively trade in all
branchos of business, and the consequence
was a large attondanc-0 and most aucceseful
fair.
Thero is no State in the Unica where the
holding of the Annual lOir conatl'u'es a full
week of so ganoral holiday a prevails in
Oregon, and it is to bo boned that ilie. custom
inaugurated In oarly days, aril mi bajipilj
maintained to the preseut, will bo psrpetim
ted and handed down through nil the future
One circumstance tbat tends to insure that
such will be the caso is found ia the fact that
the State Agricultural Sooh.ty o.vm so hrft
a treet of land clcso to the Staio Capital,
which contains Bpaeious gtovts that grow
more delightful each year, where tens ol
thousands can make pleasant cam). Ids
homos, while the Society is conUantly mak
ing improvements that add to tho com'ort
and permanence of the grounds. In the
coarse of a few years we may look for sub
stantial buildings to bo erected that will af
ford amplo accommodation for the w bole ex
hibit, and give comfort to thoe w iio (hall at
tend. It is desirable to iully bustsiu the
popular interest, as well for the prc.-ent
good certain to result from competition In
production and manufacture and the aiinu
hi exposition of tus advancement tnada ts a
cause for emultation, as to perpetuate ti.e
custom which is so icnlur to our State and
o genial and wholesome In it rrsults, aud
leave its kindly intluonoss as a pleasant tra
dition aud immemorial usage for tho ob
servance of our childion though all the fu
ture. It is an Interesting htudy to watch the pro
erosion of team come thronging fum oery
d'rection, raising a cloud of du-t en urery
road. Here comes tho homely farm wagon,
frtif.bttd with thewwk'niroudf r aid sup
plies, and likely enough th whole family
from bsbe to sire is aboard; m xt a mere My
llsh tiirn-ont is seen, sbowlug that prosper
Jty has crowned the labor "f tho husband
jrn. All are intent cnhjvirfi j good ticio
.fe5!?" ,t(yg
SALEM,
and come with disposition to make tho best
of whatovor savors of discomfort. The
teams vary from tho solid horses of all work
that turn tho lurrow and wear the steady
gait of tho sober farm-horse, to the gay and
spanking pair of roadsters that will wear the
blue token, before the week is over, showing
that they have won the prize for excellence.
Every whore we too fine horses and recog
nize that each year shoss irr.proeu1tnt in
conuectipn with tho breeding of good horses
of all kinds. Crowding to tho fair wo see
droves of thoroughbred cattle, sheep and
goats as well as excellent grades. Oregon
shows groat gain in good stock nnd tho time
will como when our best cittlo and horses
will be sent for to strengthen eastern herds.
Tho eutorpriso and ettbits of good breeders
wo fear meot less reward than they actually
deserve. Wagons and drays loided with all
tilings usable, eatable, vieaiablo and imag
inable pass in at tho groat gate during Mon
day and Tuesday, as the entry books are
open until Tuesday evening. The two fust
are forming days, when eh acs nnd confusion
are gradually reduced to form and ordor;
Wednesday sees tho organization complete
and then the Fair may be i-aid to really com
mence. Then tho IJibel of sounds might confue
any man in his .senses, lur the shows and
bszaars havo their clamorous announcers,
their clsnging and brazon music, their busy
salesmen, while the throng of teams nnd
crowds of humanity outsido convoy tho idea
that thousands aro wandering about with
purposeless aim, not knowing what is to bo
dono next. Iu the Pavilion and other build
ings the masses crush together and become
immovable, fiiends meet to bo pushed apart,
and tho whole scone lorma a succession of
pictures and expositions of human nature
that kteptho student or that silence employ.
ed mo&t intently. And by-the-by, that mul
titude is not a!l innocenco and virtue by any
means, for in addition of tho rather ample
supply of human depravity wo hat o nt home
Fair Week Invariably brings from other
lands a supply of expert rascal? aud thieves
who play on tho credulity or steal tho purses
of unsuspecting Webfeet.
Oao who has not vislietftho Stato Fair can
not Imagine the livoliness of the scsno, with
its revolving swings, huge circm bills, and
wonderful higus and pictures of fat women,
big oxen, fossil bones, dwarf-, wild animals,
musoutns and other things too numerous to
name, gazed at by a wandering mass of hu
manity gathered from all nations, including
Warm Springs Indians that have crossed the
Cascades by the Minto Trail, and Indian
families from Grand Hondo Agency who
come in civilized shape with their own teams
and comfortable outfit.
IN Till" l'AVIMQN.
Entering the front door of tho main
Pavilion we find tho center givon up to
sewing machines, organs and the llko, while
tho walls are hung with picturr. and art and
fancy work. On tho. right, near the door is
tho photographic display of Iiuchlel itStoltp,
of which the twin Moore's fcisters, crayoned,
and the little girls in water colors strike one
as especially artistic. On the left is a fancy
bsz-isr, w Ith goods for sile, drawing a
crowd of purchaser that block tho way and
constitute a flrat clas nuitance which we
trust will noloofur aaalu, ns tho passage
ought not to be obstructed. Following down
the right hand side we toe excellent pros
work from the Job ciUca of Itedlngton fc
Hice Salem, a cabinet of minerals from
Wood's museum, specimens of taxidermy,
At the further corner are pencil drawings,
those of Mrs. C. !. Woadwtrtb of Salem
taking rank as the host collect! mi, tho most
charming of which ia a ohirub farce that at
tracts all who look. Tbli collection Is very
creditable to our fair tewnswmnan. Ml-s
lTA-fnn it PiirMnnil htm thfc lilnrt r.iilmn ny i ,
,m.ii ,i 1ir,iffn(awti1 of ,. w,.k ,
L ne,lBn(, bl:ila ,Lllt u,.OH. ,, u,t6 J
as well as el. It. lhn v.u.e lady has In
another pleeo a pn picture that is admire-'
bio. Mlm Ifeckleuiau'.s "Ksner Morning,"
in wittr colors, In in tbia coiner and shows
skill in that Una, Mr, iuijw, of Silt m, has
lent (lie Society tbe upo of toveral pieces of
statuary that add a pterins feature to tbo
c-uitcr of this loom, though net entered for
any prize.
On the east wall, In tLu Jifl, are oli aint
Ings and other plctunst that show veil,
though Mine of thorn are old vii.itorx at tbii
tuts Fiir. Thru, oil paintings nro Df w lir-ro
.iud vorthy of rj-tcldl npiico as showing
dwiJwi lalnrt in a ivtiAm i3i), Clyde Ct-oke,
nonofMr. Joccpii Cookn. !l;i uintlcg of
Sit. Iiood potrc rel jncrl: aud nxti taken
foul nnturn. Ih (ilnt ol viw Ixilrpr
aLue futtUsd, Kith :Le rhtr in ll.ti lore-
OREGON, OCTOBER 20, 1876.
grouud. The other paintings by tho same
young artist possosa brighter tints and are
very pleasing. Wo do not pco why, with
growth of years and cultivated taste, our
young friend may not deservo and win a
name and remuneration in tho fields ot art,
and ho cortalnly shows moro genius than
has ever been manifested by a native Oregon
artist, though still quite young in years.
Follow ing down the east side wo recognise
as especially notworthy a fow beautiful
things, which wo nnmo without intending
any disparagement to many others. In tills
blrd'a-eyo iew wo cannot name all things
thatare worthy, which wo loavo for tho
premium list to tell. Fancy work in imita
tion ot coral, nxhibitod by Sirs. Taylor, is
very handsome; Mrs. Henry Brrmn has a
beautiful b.iskyt of bead flowers. Mrs.
I.ouls liiu, of Portland, shows in wax work
a basket of violets and a pot ot fuchsias so
perfect thnt whon placed among natural
llowors tho fraud was not discovered and
they bear the blue ribbon very deservingly.
Mrs. Howaul comes In second on very
beautiful wax llowors.
Mrs. M.R. Andrews, of Portland, shows
in this vicinity her handiwork in preserving
nature. Oue of tho most beautilul tilings
imaginable is this case of skeleton leaves,
bleached white, shotting perfect taste aud
most delicate manipulation. It is not easy
to describe the boauty of this work, or to do
justice to her herbarium, a volume of press
ed leaves, ferns, mossos and grasses arrang
ed aud grouped with tasto, tho natural colors
of tho foliage being often perfectly preserved.
Tho two articles we hero moutlon'woro
among tho most beautiful things in the
Tavilion, and are specimens of a graceful
art that it seems to us might be usod to
adorn many homes, oven though every ono
may not havo the Axijatslto taste that is so
evidently possessed by Mrs. Andrews.
AMOSO TUB FLOWERS.
Leaving the north front of the Pavilion
wo enter the main building, which extends
from east to west, the western eud of which
is devoted to iloweie, shrubs, troes and
plants, In tho very centre is a fountain
which throws up a slender thread of stream
that plashes very pleasantly among tho
cilia lillies that cluster in the basin below,
near it, with a hangiug basket of beautiful
drooping vines above It, is aparloraquarium
from tbo residence of Mr. tioo. liolman,
loaned to add to the Interest of tho scene
nnd still further on is another mado by Or.
Chase, which stands in pleasing contrast to
the llowors and plants .that crowd around
aud overshadow them. As we turn in
among the plants the first collection we
meet is that of Mm. Erb, an amateur florist
of Salem, who has a arge aud beautiful col
lection of llowers, a rustic stand that con
talus 2G varieties of plants, that ornament
the sceno ; she has beautiful fuchsias and
geraniums, especially, aud her plants show
careful culture.
On the same side wo find the rich display
of our friend Mr. Henry Miller, of Portland,
who exhibits -10 varieties of hardy ever
greens, shrubs and trees, many of which
are newly introduced and deservo to bo cul
tivated lu our yards and gardens. Mr.
Millor has a cboico variety of foliage plants,
some beaullml climbers, various kinds of
cacti, also a century plaut 15 years old, and
the tall canes, that look out of place iu our
olimato,are specimens of the mambuo. Mr.
Miller has bis gardens and hot housos at
the heid of Jefferson street lu tho city of
Portland, and all who wish lo procuro evor
greens, trees, shrubs or choice flowers can
order of him with confidence of receiving
good treatment.
Acns tho way I.6uU Pfiillder, also"t)f
Portland, has a fine ajuorimont -of trees,
plants and flowers, with a dracaena or drag
on tree, (hat attracts attention, and is very
ornamental. His primises hliow tino tasto
in Ik quels and floral ornaments.
Mrs. Geo. Cook of Stiern, has also a smell
b.it choice selection of (lowers and attracts
e-j.fc:tl admiration for a Hue specimen of
oleander. '
Vick's premiums call out many choice
offerings of cut llowers, and are grouped on
a Hand in (hecuulrecf the room. The first
prio U awarded Mrs. DoiIujii, of Polk
county, for a really splendid collection ;
Mrs. I'lorunce Garrison receives the second
prize; AiJ Mrs, Jacob hiniih the th'rd,
rRl'ITb A'1 VEOtTAULKs.
Wotoaie tho t mlof tho middle hill
of the Pavilion, wheru the liiln' display of
iibsdld work is arranged and ftukr the south
wlu, devoted to fruits tied vegetable. On
the eat nide woMiud a large dlnplay from
tho liiiikit gtrdeuof W. 11. Adair, Lear
Salem, who shows a gonoral assortment ot
vegetables aud small fruits.
Next comos Mr. J. U. Dimick from near
Hubbard, in Marion count', whoso specialty
is potatoes raised on l?oaver-dani land, of
which ho has abundance. I.t. Dimick
makes n specialty ol cultivating tho best
kinds of potatoes to soil for heeding. Ho
shows 30 varieties of those invaluable tubers
and takes pains to procuro tho best and
newest variotles that ho may ho Iully up lo
tho timos, whioh ho Is. Hern you sco such
lato varieties as Ilrownu ells' lleauty. Eure
ka, and Snowllako, thnt nro newly introduc
ed from abroad and do well lu Oregon, ns
do iucli kluds 3 Early Paragon, Extra
Kly Vermont, Eirly Chilo. I.t. Dimick
informs us that not a single potato in his col
lection grow lrom seod planted until tho
!)th of last June.
Mrs. llegely of North Salem, shows n lino
variety of vegetables, but wo could find no
ono to represent tho samo.
Our friend E. Ij. Del.nshmuto of Dallas,
Polk county, makes an oxcellent showing of
vegetables, especially calling attention totho
Early Koso family as follows : HrownwoU's
Beauty, Extra Eirly Vermont, lJurbank's
Seedling, and Eirly Ohio, nil springing
from tho seed of tho famous Early Koso.
Mr. DeLashmut shows Irish Cup potatoes of
which 8 hills yieldod 100 lbs ol tiibris. Ho
has silso n squash of excellent chnr.ictor Unit
ho names tho Chadwick, because thnt gep
tlemau furnished him tho seed from n
tquash said to bo two joars old. Mr. Do
lashinut also shows tho premium cauliflower
and besides many lino tilings two "mam
moth" squashes, whoso respoellvo weight is
IK) and 177 pounds.
P. M. Itynoarson, from Clackames, shows
a good assortment of vegetables, imperially
on long, fcouio i)iiieuw"Mariow" Mius&hes.
corn that he says yielded 100 bushels R tint
acre; carrots that yielded over 1100 bushel;
onions over S00 bushels, and ruta bag-is thnt
averaged over 11 lbs the Held ovci. Mr,
Itinearson certainly makes a good showing.
In tho south-cast cornor thorn is n sploudul
showing of fruits dried iu tho Plummer's
machine, ono of which was outside tho i'.i
villion lu viow. Mr. Plummor hsd no com
petition but ho evidently destined tho
awards of merit given him by tho iwoiolj-,
for his fruit was excellent.
In tho south-west corner thoro w'is n linn
display of Orogon ralsod hops, in which
lino thoro was groat competition which will
appear whon wo publish tho premium list.
The display of grain was excellent and
quito largo, nnd hero too wo must wait until
wo can publish tho list ot premiums, as it
was not possible to learn all tho exhibitors.
Mr. Prottyman showed a small quuitltyof
his 'JO day spring wheat, from the kiuiii )H
raided in 1875, part of which wont to Pbih
dolphfa aud received a medal for oxcelleni o.
On tho west side was arratigod quito a good
exhibit of dried fruits, canned and preserv
ed fruits, Jollies, cakes, oto., which wo can
not now itemize, but will name lu tho list of
premiums. .
, Wo must not omit to notice tho excellent
comexhibltod by Mr, Jos. Iltunllton of I.lnn
county, which has matured early and is ex
cellent grain from which good meal should
be made.
Through tho centre of tbo r-outh Pavilion
was tho exhibit of fruits, which wat viry
tlno though nut sn 6xetii'A 1s Usual. Ifrrc,
too, wo were balllod by net being able to
learn all tho exhibitors.
Mr. Shipley, of Oswego, makes the hist
show lag of grapes, which w. is ery Hue lor
tho sea"uu,
H. SImr.n,of East Poitland, has a fliioeo'
lfction of foreign grapes, normj of which are
new to our Statu.
Mr. Seth I.uelling, of Mlliraukte, has a
most excellent collection ol apple, p4rs
and some other fiulu and Mr, Lambert cl
the same locality, has a good exhibit lu that
lino. Probably no orchardlsts In Oregon
can excel them in that sp-otl field. Here
again wo shull havo to rofer to tho premium
llt, when published, for particulars,
O, W. Walling it Son, of Oswego, show, In
addition to a fair assortment of green fruits,
a seedling appled named the Hays for a
wonder not named after tbo presidential
candidate either, that is said to be good and
a Ute keeper. They havo dried blackberries,
d'Aguu and Italian prune, late iach
plums, pears, chorritm all dried aud nuking
an r-xcelledl product, anil a ariety of fiultii
iu Jars, They also thow'grieu cbefctuutM In
the bur.
Mr. (i. J. Tooley, of Vancouver shows klx
varieties of potatoes and a plato of seedling
1U peachon, very fine fruit, on which he
tikes both first gud tecoad premiums.
Volume VIII Number 36.
AMOSO TllK MAC1IINKHY.
Every day Jof tho Fair, oarly and lato,
groups of earnest farmers could bo seen
looking through tho long string of machin
ery, wagons, etc., under tho shods west of
tho Pavilion, and judging carofully of tho
merits of tho mspoctivo oxhlblts. Just at
the western gato wo Hud Hawloy Dodd tV
Co. with throe portable ongines, stettm
Canton Pitts thresher, an Elwood Harvester ,
Uuckeyo Mowor and Itoapor, three Fronoii
buirfarm mills, a stoain cutter mid 'J elder
mills, nil of which miclilnory is in nctlvo
motion, drivou by n portable) ouglno. Mr.
Dodd is busy, horo thoro and every whero,
claiming ti fair show of attention nnd his pro
portion of the illstrlbutiou of blue ribbons.
T. CUNNINGHAM it CO.,
of Salem, como next iu order, aud Mr. O
also soenis almost ubiquitous. Iio has a
good Bhowing of tho Oardon City Plows,
that wear their blun favors quito proudly.
This lit in tnkos fJO special promlum of a
plowing mntcli with sulklos, also 1st pro
mlum on Nowton Wagon, nnd they havo tho
usuhI showing of cultivators, mowors,
roipors, seoders nnd other ninchlncs. Wo
hum from Messrs. l.lnforth, Kolloggit Co.,
of 1'ortlsnd, that Cunningham A; Co. nro to
succeed that firm iu that uity, and will hero
after conduct tho business established by
thorn there.
icnai'I" iiuitiii:i.r. A co.
Claim tho 1st premium on tbo Evans Sulky
Plow, a diploma on the 1'acillo I'anulng
Mill, 1st premium on tho Champion Eight
Mowor and havo many other artlelos in
sight t lilt command great ntlontlon from nil
obsorvcrs. Tho Ev.ius Sulky Plow is nowly
introduced by them nnd judging from tho
work done in tho plowing match Wednesday
morning i a valuable plow. At tho depth
worl.od it seouifid equal lo any plow ever
brought to Oiegon.
11115 Mllll II WI.STH. H, tO. COMPANY,
P.opiesented by our friend Mr. T. J.Mat
loi'l., was will represented on tho ground by
good iiidchlutuy, nnd boro ofl tho 1st
pitimlum for tho WhiolerNo. U, combined
Kapir mid mower, uml also look lstjtro
1UK.111H for lluidieks Indopoudout Itoapor
und Colts' lock-lovor, sulky hay rnko.
Mr. A. Proscott, of Salem, has tho first
premium for his w-oodon pumps, which wo
know to bo exeellent, becausu v.u have ono
iu uxi in a well -15 loot deep aud can pump n
bucket of water from that depth In flvo oasy
ntrokes.
Thomas Holman shows tho Western Fan
ning Mill, Salom mado aud his own inven
tion, which hikes n premium.
T. II. Drurj, of Wotl)ort, down tho Co
lumbia nver, shows n rotary wheat win
now or and cleaner, not entered for n pro
rnliim. It doosnxee'ilout work.
Win. EJris, of l'.ugeno, also shows a
rctury sopamtor thnt takes a 2d premium,
and hi has on exhibition a middlings purl
fyorof lilt own invention that Is said to
eiquil iu opeiatlon lie bust in use.
J.Shorxlll.ol Harrlsiiiirg, has a cultivator
aud brondcist tow or combined, of Oregon In-
Mil Iwi.
l-raiik Wooil, or Albany, takes tho 1st jtro
nil u in on tint weil-UiKiwii htiuoMMin drill,
aisiion bisO igoii miiilitynrig plow, hih! for
ft (itiLci iof bun i.jil, iiiniud on (irei niiorri
bar in tl-t ."-hijI ji.ni iitr.
V. Miit-kburtfi r l.t-1 an lioricst niadii farm
wd;r,uiUu set n.' li.Usi, Ihat wrs pio
i.diiimmI flrsl c!i v.'ork.
C. W. ISowio, ol Salem, claims tho llrst
premium for his Oregon made express
wagu and vW for his double carriage
Whl'o Kelly A L'ndeiwood come in second
on the biuio ai tides, 'iho workmanship of
thtui elucles wm good enough fomny
con n ty,
HlrMiu VffllMOti, ol 'tjirlng Valley, Folk
county, lias a turui gtlo mado to turn Imok
In tvMi halves wlien ,i cord Is pulled. This
gato tau be uimJo at a toot of ?10, and eer
talnly run bu iimdii tu mk wiiore any such
coiittlvancjj Is ucbdud. 'i ho gate is opsned
amlclOKdby the mwiiu apitllance, and no
gruat force i rispiirtif to roll it beck duo
quart r resolution, which is all that is
in oiled.
IN MHlMMes HAM..
In tho now h'jiMlng ws; uf Iho in.ilti
Palllrmwu .'otind is follows: A lino dis
play of furiiltliro fiom the Origon Furiiituro
Mfg. Co., of Portlimd; sitiuo linprmeii outs
In burnt tw; k wirioty of wooden ware from
tlin Oregon Woodm Wain Co , Orotiuii City;
cloth ami Dusniiiii re rrom I'm Oregon City
M II Jr.; hdlll) n ot cholco wool fllllll W.T.
Nuwby, of McMJnnvllle; a grual variety of
Oregon wi.mli from A. 1. Miller, Oregon
Continued oil eighth psge