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rfT"0!ace In gtewarf Brick BulUinir, Up Nalrs
Fif.h. Day of the Fair.
Tbia day opeaed a little inauspiciously.
A, cold, fogjry morning is sure to dampen
the 8(iirita in xact ratio to the dew on
one's clothes, and of all such moininjr?,
this was the daipst and foggiest. Dick
ins has dcribed such a day. -only more so,
and for further particulars tbos who were
not here yesterday can consu'.t his works.
However, Use Fair jwrs wrre not to be
fooled out of their enjoyment by any such
arrangement.
This, by common con-ent. was to be the
day of the season. No tif w arrivals were
expected, the remaining awards to be made,
the principal races to be run, and, of
course, things must go off well.
The Committee on agricultural machin
ery finished their awards, and generally ac
cording to t he opinion of the public, which
in such matters is ajood ciiterioo. They
just passed upon all tht could not be test
ed by actual trial, reserving machinery for
putting in crops till the last. Of the form
er class of . - -
j OREGON MACH1NT.KV
There were some very good articles, many
of them patented, and all got up. a? a gen
eral thing, by the men who use them and
know what they want. A horse-rake, made
almost entirely of wood, which works well,
or will, if the force required to discharge
is not too great There was but the one on
exhibition.
There was also a queer looking affair,
finally called a plow, consisting of two
sliding pieces of iron in the shape of a plow
share spread to a V; this is designed to pas
under the surface of loose ground, cutting
off the weeds and gently stirring the soil
for a width of about four feet, and will be
very useful in fern regions. Another little
thing deserving of notice, Is the Fishtail cut
ter for turf or 6tubble; this cutter rises from
the point of the plow, is fastened by means
of a thin plate bolted to the land side, and
ry the peculiar slant and turn of the upper
part, all the trash is carried off and thrown
into the furrow. This was affixed to some
idows of Mr. J. W. Lewis, of Oregon City.
who has on exhibition quite a number of
articles, and deserves not only the premi
ums he has taken, but the thanks of the So
ciety and their visitors for his contribution
to the fine display in this line.
The Silent Separator too,, is a good thing;
many who saw it remarked that from the
high sounding name they were afraid it was
some fancy affair, but call it an improved
fan and they all understand it.
, There wan a lively competition anion to
i VtHICLKS
Of all description, from the heavy freight
wagon to very fine and light skeletons, be
sides a number of imported carriages which
helped the display. The wagons there had
in most cases the regular characteristics of
Oregon wagons; there is a tendency to make
them heavier than need be; it is very com
mon ta see-what is Tailed a two horse wag
on quite strong enough for four horses.
This is done in order to make it last a long
time. But if by making a wagon four hun
dred pounds heavier it lasts a few years
longer, otie will haul that much weight for
nothing far enough to pay for a new wagon;
every five miles traveled is a ton of freight
' for nothing, and one ean easily figure up
; how long it will take to waste the price of a
wagon in hauling dead freight. In this case
the first and second premium freight wag
ons both were loaded with extra strength,
otherwise they were very good. Another
peculiarity .of Oregon workmanship is the
daubed paintiug; if anything needs paint
ing, it is worth while to have a good job
done. One man remarked yesterday at the
plowing match that we can not afford to
pay for biicb. fine painting, speaking of an
article that has since taken the first premi
um. While the fact is. we can not afford to
let any woodwork be out in the weather
without paint. Which was enforced in the
frightful example style of the Fair Grounds
themselves. There was a very fine speci
men, both of woodwork aud paint, in the
premium Express Wagon. A double or
single buggy was remarkably light and
strong, and the best thoroughbrace two
horse wagon is a model of what we need in
that line. Of reapers and mowers there
were a great many, though they were all
imported but one, the Albany Header, a
great machine that would do good work if
we had elephants to work it.
From the sheds, the committees adjourned
to the field selected for the trial of plows
The trials of speed and bottom call out
the largest crowds, but the collection of
people to witness the
PLOWING MATCH
Was perhaps the most substantial assem
blage that has yet been Keen during the
week.' Farmers are all interested in this
subject, more perhaps than any other branch
of the busiuess of Fair. Gang plows are
by bo means a new invention, but recently
much attention has been turned in this di
rection, as the turn out yesterday morning,
composed of the substantial men of the
country, without any of the noisy boys or
the roughs who delight to yell around a
horserace, or the '"sports" who beg so earn
estly for some one to relieve them of their
money. In every loca'ity some one has
been at work building gang plows, without
comparing ideas each intent on arranging
two plows to be drawn by one team, many
without any other idea. The result is. a
great many different patterns, almost every
one of them possessing some distinguishing
idea. Some good nnd others indifferent.
' As soon as the plows wero on the ground
the interest began it was not excilemeut,
but real intelligent interest ; men met each
other in the cordial spirit so often remarked
a;iong the people of this country; no dip-
trust, no captious ceremony all ou a com
tnon footing, bound momentarily by the tie
of a common pursuit' The Long Torn plow,
commonly called the "Muley." was the great
. center of attraction.; wherever it went it
was followed and surrounded by a host of
, enthusiastic admirers. This ingeniously
homemade-affair, is the only gang-plow on
the ground that has ' 'the team attached di
rectly to the plow-beam, and drawinz in
the same manner as the walking plow. One
Sulky Plow also had thhj peculiarity. It
seems that this is the correct principle after
all. For generations buck the art of plow-
muuDg nas peen 6tudied, until one may
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thiuk that perfection has been well uijih
reached, and the requirement of to-day is
the simplest machinery for combininj: two
or more plows. Cheapness of construction
is not tbo first requisite ; nor, excepting so
far as it accompanies simplicity, is it to be
at all considered. What we want is. a ma
chine that a boy can manage, any man can
keep in order, a light team can draw, and
will do good work.
One great difficulty in the patterns on
exhibition this year is the arrangemeut for
turning out" Let any man take a good
walking plow, and while the team is walk
ing, let him gently elevate the point of the
plow and watch it glide from the ground1
instantly and glisten in the sun, a thing of
beauty which we know ia a joy forever."
Next let him try the experiment of taking
the plow out by lifting at the handles, and
he will readily comprehend this trouble.
The builder of the Eagle plow tries to lift
the point of the plow by means of a joint in
the beam, but loses stability, thereby. The
Webfoot is in the same predicament, and
on nearly the same principle. All the
others try to find some purchase for lifting
the plow by the heel. All sorts of devices
are employed, principally based on a crank
axle Duval, of Salem, makes the horses
lift the plow by means of a brake; this is
is very good and was admitted by all to be
the best way to lift a plow. But it should
not be lifted at all ; it should run out.
Another object in building a gang plow
is draft. Every body knows that there is
side draft to be looked out for, but many
are not a ware or forget that draft may be
wrong perpendicularly as well a3 latterly.
A plow-wagon, or any thing else, may have
a tendency to bear to one side or to bear
down this latter is worse than side draft, as
it is not so soon noticed. This was the
trouble with one or two plows yesterday.
Some were puzzled to see one team doing
good work .with perfect euse.while another's
would do less work aud suffer a great deal
more. The Sweepstakes of California was
in this category. Four large horses had all
they could do to;pull it. and yet it seemed
one of the simplest affairs in the field.
Simplicity is the next desideratum; in this
the popular '"Muley" failed, the operations
. were finally all reduced to one lever, but it
was arrived at by such a complication of
chains, rods, &c.. that the plow was beaten
despite the good work done. Some plows
have a tendency to jump; in fact most of
them were not well gauged, and 'ood ma
chines fell into disgrace from this cause.
Mason's Dixie plow ke,eps down by means
of an extension of the tongue back over
the shares, but the only way to do is to ad
just the plows as accurately as a walking
plow. All plows were required to go down
nine inches ; a few failed and retired, one
upset and was withdrawn, the others were
tried in soft and in hard ground, old land
and sod. And the awards were finally
made. First Premium, to Duval of Salem,
for the one that the horses lift out of the
ground lor turning roilniT,'a very simple
plow, wliicbi works with one lever ; the sec
ond to the Webfodt. of Mr. Lewis', which is
made to run out. These awards seemed to
give much satislaction. Duval ought to
have his, anyway, for the excellent general
ship he has displayed in the Pavilion.
After the Plowing, people went to snows
and to- dinner, until half past one, wben
commenced the
LAST DAY S KACES
Which are always expected to be the best.
The first was a sweepstakes tro'ting mitch,
for a purse of SlaO. Mr. Smiley named
black mare Mohawk, James Welsh named
Put Smith's roan mare Oregon Nell. The
general impression seemed to be that the
roan had a good match, though there was
a sort of loose idea floating" round that sho
pould out trot them all. They were both
well handled, which has Ven the case all
week, and got a very fair start The roan
had the pole and as they dashed down the
line she drew ahead by the advantage of
the curves and then on the straight track
continued to gain, the black breaking badly
though she always came down again very
neatly, this has been the difficulty with all
of Smiley's horses.' Nell kept a good steady
trot, made the7 first mile in 2.54, with Mo
hawk three lengths behind. The second mile
was but a repetition of the first, the gap
steadily opening, all the way round, and
Nell winning 2.554. In the second hea
Nell again took the lead from the stand, but
Mohawk was not to be shaken so easily, and
lapped her round to the back stretch ; here
they ran evenly for a short time, and all
were expecting to enjoy a well contested
heat ; but the roan spurted ahead spiritedly
throwing her feet to their full reach, and
trotting as steady as a machine, every step
widening the gap all through both miles ;
the first of which she made in 2.44, winning
tho heat and race in o.'.'tij.
This is tho best lime of the season, the!
mile being ten seconds ahead of Pathfind
er's single mile. Tbe race was taken rather
quietly, as there had been but little betting
done ; but when at 3 o'clock the horses
were led out for the running, two mile
heats, there commenced a scene of the
wildest excitemeut and confusion. Tbe
horses had all run before, and were known
to the crowd. Wm. Gird named white mare
Snowflake ; W. G. Scoggins named sorrel
horse Jack Miner, andJ. G. Basket named
chesnnt horse Jeff Davis. Jack and the
maro had 'once before had a round together,
and on different occasions had made the
same time, still the mare was considered
the best. Betting was lively, two to one,
five to two, and finally three to one. bein"
freely oflered on Snowflake ; a great deal of
money was invested on the issue of the race :
some bets were laid on Jeff against Jack,
and some on bis taking the first heat.
Girds mare won the mside,. Scoggins
the next, with Jeff again outside. The
send eff was middling. Jeff lost a little by
his fractiousness, and never made it up
Jack started off .with such a rush as to sur
prise the mare and take the lead from her,
Out sne immediately returned tbe compli
ment ; then he lapped and passed the half
mile post in that way. Jeff making good
play by himself' in the rear. On the home
stretch the sorrel l an away from Snowflake.
and led her past the stand with the chest-'
nutin his regular positon. The second ronnd
did not change things. Jack winning the
beat in 3:58, Snowflake second and Jeff
Davis 6hut out. This made a great stir in
the betting,; some tried to hedge, but there
was little chance for that ; one man despe
rately offered to go through, taking three
to one against the mare.
Time up, they started splendidly, the
white mare getting ahead in a few leaps ;
Jack ran up along side of her (or a little
while and then went on. Snowflake brush
ed up in vain ; the sorrel was bound to win
and kept leaving her farther behind for the
remainder of the race. Second heat, time
3:C3j ; which was won by Jack Miner amid
the most tremendous excitement Every
one was, for the first time, a "Jack Miner
man." This closed the races.and the pleas
ant manner in which they have been con
ducted is a source of gratification to all
concerned. The time was not big, but
there has been worse time made. The
judges hkve'been prompt and correct in the
main, the crowd orderly and Marshals did
well. The Chief Marshal. In particular,
made himself very popular by the good
natured manner in which be would scare a
poor fellow almost to death. Look out for
him, he must be running for office.
Av couple of small brass bands played for
the premiums, neither of them full bands.
In reality it was the Oregon City band, in
two parts, which can thus take both pre
miums.
' One fellow undertook to crowd into the
circus while the rest .were crowding out
and blocked up the way entirely, and on
being remonstrated with, assaulted, the
doorkeeper. Result a man with a bloody
nose and the passage cleared. Another
smarty drew a pistol on a Marshal, not
knowing, perhaps, that that is a penitenti
ary offense ; and it seems that some others
didn't know it either, for it is said that he
was fined five dollars.
However, for as large a crowd all must
admit that it has been a very orderly one,
all annoyances have been caused by young
fellows, who know no better, and there has
been but little of that. To-day the city of
tents will disappear, almost as if by magic,
and to-night the Fair will be a thing of the
past. Settlements are to be made to-day
and all business concluded.
In the Pavilion
FRUIT.
The show of fruit in the Pavilion is not
very large, but what there is shows great
perfection, fair size and the very best qual
ities and varieties. We could not, with or
dinary diligence, ascertain the names of
exhibitors, for it is the policy of the Socie-
i ty, and eminently a good one, too, to
have the committees pass on the articles
without knowing- who they honor in dis
pensing cerulean favor.. So we shall tell
you about the apples and pears more par
ticularly to-morrow. We did learn that
tbe grapes were exhibited as follows :
Luelling, brought twenty-one specimens
from Milwaukie ; John Millard, of Albany,
had twenty-six varieties of grapes on exhi
bitition, and took tho first premium for the
greatest variety, and the second premium
for tbe best variety of grape. Gen. Palmer
had only one variety of grape entered, and
it mut have been excellent, for it took the
blue ribbon as the best eating grape. The
show was. most gratifying, and if we suc
ceed as well other years as we have this,
Oregon will becom tbe land of tbe vine.
More about grapes to-morrow.
Veuetablks.
. Tbe principal exliibitors in this line were
Messrs. A..C. Daniels, W. II. Adair and Mr.
Dickinson, of Salem, (who entered for n-
premiums, however.) Mr. Downing, of Sub
limity, and we think Mr. Ruble, of Polk
county, as well as other whose names .we
have still to learn. We will be more par
ticular in describing them to-moirow. We
can particularize a little about potatoes, of
which there were on exhibition tbe follow
ing varieties : The Early Rose, whose ex
cellence has come to us from Eastern lands,
with the report that once tasted tbe taster
loses all relish for less noble varieties. To
confirm this belief the Committee awarded
it the heavenly bit of blue. The red rib
bon fell ti (be Pink-Eyes. Many distin
guished members of tbe potato family com
peted, any one of which we would relish
with our mutton. The Early Goodrich,
Irish Cup, Prince Albert and Prairie Seed
ling, that everybody knows belong to the
royal family ; then there was the Calico po
tato, red and white, bavinjr decidedly a
cayuse look ; the Yandervere and Garna
Chilla; the Oregon varieties Fbur potato
and Dimmick svhich we have lived very
comfortably upou for years past, knowing
they were first class, and we are satisfied
still that no color of ribbon could improve
thom. There is no mistaking one thing,
every potato on exhibition was a credit to
the State and some of them were mon
strous.
Speaking of vegetables, we must men
tion that Mr. W. H. Adair entered half an
acre of carrots for premium, and was
awarded the same, for the nverage of the
field showed that he had 888 bushels per
acre, or 39,960 pounds of carrots, and Mr.
Adair says he can double the yield for the
plants were set thirty inches apart, and he
believes they could be set closer to a3 good
advantage. The cabbages were monstrous,
and the root crops were finer than usual ;
many things deserving notice must be left
for to-morrow, while wo do the beautiful ar
ray of
PLANTS AND FIXWERS.
Here we are again, right in the middle
of the woman's kingdom, which is also the
flowery kingdom, to' be sure. The fact is
we only did justice yesterday to this de
partment, which is excellently superintend
ed by our friend and florist, John Millard.
But John was biirrounded and supported
by a committee of ladies, and haviug done
tbe flowers and made the acquaintance or
the committee, as a natural result we invit
ed a young lady committeeman to go and
see the Tom Thumb troupe at the Circus
Pavilion. So we neglected the potatoes,
and apples (as' who wouldn't) and she
eloped from the committee to see Commo
dore Nutt
Mrs. Belle Cook and Mrs. George Cook
have appropriated to themselves a large
section of the floral department and their
interests are as inseparable as tho two Dro-
mios. Combined, tbey have a splendid se
lection of plants. There are together, the
property' of one of them, five elegant vari-d
eties of the Fuschia, some very large and
' handsome. There were large Geraniums
SALEM. OBEGONY
of many kinds, elegant Itoses.and beautiful
Dahlias. A large Hydrangea, a Maderia
vine, a premium Parlor Ivy, Egyptian Lilly
or Calla. pots of splendid. Asters and many
others, showing great floral taste and cul
ture. The premium Rose Geranium is said
to belong to Mr. Spong. Mr. Patton had tt
fine collection of mature plants of choic
varieties iiiid the following wore the blue :
A Lady Washington Geranium, Lady Cor
neiliiut Fusehia. White ditto. From Mrs. J.
E. Strong's were silver leaf Horse Shoe.
London Lady and Nutmeg Geraniums,
Blue Heliotrope, Arbatelum'or Fairy Bell ;
small Drop Fuschia, Egyptian Lilly and
Oleander, all wearing blue ribbons, and
there was besides a full flowered Heliol
trope,which overwhelmed us with per'umt
without any premium. Mrs. A. A. McCully
has a Tuba Rosa, Beuconia and two Cactus
plants, that rank jJo. 1, and other plants of
value. Mrs. A. C. Daniels has a Carina or
Indian Shot, many splendid Coxcombs and
other fine plants, in all about thirty varie
ties. ' v
The Milwaukie nursery sends 170 va
rieties of flowers and choice plants. Mr.
Miller, could not, of course, transmit so
many plants to this distance with ease and
safety, and he seems to have selected small
but choice specimens for exhibition. He
has two elegant Japan lillies, a gladiolis
(very fine), and a heather plant, that are
prominent and attractive, with many others
of the chociest varieties. Mr. Miller has
many clusters of flowers in pots and dishes,
including asters, pansies, roses and dahlias.
The show of choice plants is really beauti
ful, and much greater than ever before ex
hibited. We may have'done less than jus
tice in this criticism, and have perhaps
omitted the names of some deserving ex
hibitors, for we had to leane their names
as we could, it not being the policy of the
Society to have the names known before
awards are made. The display is beautiful
and a credit to all engaged iu it.
Last Day of the Fair.
The magic of the old time tales some
times seems to be reality and still to exist
among us. If we could only forget tbe
stern truths of lite, and with tbe faith of
childhood believe in Jack the Giant Killer
and Aladdins Lamp, the change that took
place during Friday night would readily be
accredited to some mischievous and power
ful imps or spirits.
At midnight every thing about the ground
showed to tbe best advantage ; tbe people
were all well pleased aud seemed "fixed to
stay. At dawn, the scene changed; instead
of tbo careless, goodnatured throng of pleas
ure seekers, the farmers deeply interested
in this or that machine, specimen, or im
provement in any thing pertaining to the
production of food, the stock raisers dis
cussing the points of some good animal of
other, every body wore an anxious, hurried
look ; tbe exhibitors, instead of appearing
as lovers of nature, at once took a mercen
ary part, and were settling up their ac
counts in the old, cold business style;
pleasure seekeis, tired and disgusted with
their own satiety, were rushing frantically
from the place by every avenue of escape
to go to work again, grumble for a while at
tbe money spent in amusements, and come
back next year to go the same round over
again ; gamblers, especially those who
having backed the "gray mare," had dis
covered to their cost that she was not -t e
better horse" were beginning to look very
woe-begone apd blank-visaged in short,
tbe thing that had gone up like a rocket
was coming down like a Bt ck. Nothing but
stern duty or dollars and cents shou'd ever
induce one to see the breaking of such an
assemblage ; it is like a bitter mouthful
after a palatable meal, the bad taste in tbe
mouth is all we can remember.
The first, and perhaps only, out of door
business of the Society was a trial of speed
for Oregon three year olds, for a purse of
fered on Tuesday last. This was tbe
APrKNDlX RACK
A single dash of one mile for a purse of
fifty dollars. , W. G. Scoggins named si.
in.. Young Rifleman.outpf Portland; Hugh
Fields named b. h.. Buckskin Bill ; a. Z.
Sears named ch. m., Mayflower. These were
three very fine colts, showing plainly the
benefit Oregon derives from keeping up the
spirit of tho turf. The Rifleman filly and
Mayflower seemed to be the favorites, though
some stoutly maintained that Buckskin Bill
would win, and backed their judgment.'
Scoggins won the inside aud Fields (be sec
ond. After "one or two very bad false starts,
they got away pretty well. The chestnut
crowded tbe sorrel a little ; it looked like a
foul, but did not delay things very much,
as Bill soon got out of their way. The sor
rel then ran up and kept by his side for 500
yards, by which time Mayflower was far be
hind and still loseing ; the horse then took
tbe lead from here and this position was
maintained to the stand, Buckskin Bill pass
ing under the string in 1.5G4, the Rifleman
filly four lengths behind, and the Mayflower
coming along in the distance at a good
canter. I
An omission occurred yesterday in regard
loathe premiums for Equestrianism. This is
always an interesting feature of tbe Fair
and calls out a good crowd. It was so on
Thursday, although there were'but three
riders. This committee had a hard question
to decidc.but finally gave the blue ribbon to
Miss Caplinger, and the red to Miss Ashley,
both young ladies of Albany.
After the race, a crowd hung around the
stand and track to see tbe dying Fair make
the last wiggle, but many of these even
were disgusted by the persistent jockeying
of the fcrnb-race riders. This was & fine
opportunity to draw a comparison between
racing wben controlled by a respectable
society and when left to the sports.
ODDS AX1 feNDS.
Around the outskirts" of the last little
crowd hovered tbe carrion birds, to try and
pick up the last few half dollars. Some
men were to be seen pitching quarters with
little boys, or trying to win half dollars on
the distance they could ran or jump. A
footrace was made up for $100, but , the
general impression was, that it wasupnt up
One drunken fellow dashed through the
crowd on a noble looking horse., swearing
that ho would let them see next year.
On being informed that he would be likely
1 to see ft himself, soon, if bo didn't get out
of the way, he remarked "all (hie) right"
FBIDAY, OCTOBEB
and weijt on. One horse, evidently under
the impiession that the fair could not go oa
without races, spilt his refractory rider out
. nnd took a spin around tho track ou his
: own hook.
A farmer from Linn county, who had
hitched up and started home with his fami
ly in a two borso wagon observing some
i thing strange in his horse's actions, alighted
j to examine him, but had hardly time to
j unharness, before the poor creature
dropped dead, probably poisoned. The
whole family were very much distressed,
the mother in tears, the father feeling very
bad.
The hucksters. &c were all trying to sell
out The restaurants had a deserted look,
though the main ones need not complain ;
they have all done pretty well. The Chris
tian Church establishment took in over
$1,000. Orphan's Home half as much more,
and the Aurora probably as much as both
the others. At this last establishment tbey
have detected counterfeit gold coins ; per
haps others have taken them in, and it be
hooves all to keep a sharp lookout for
these customers. By night the grounds
were still. Mercatus fuit.
Tbe last day of tbe Fair is Saturday, but
to all intents and purposes it is ' tbe day
after the Fair," when scrub races are in
order, and those who live at a distance are
packing up and leaving. All through the
surrounding camps was to be seen aud
heard the bustle of departure, and there
were not a few who gave grateful thanks
for a continuance of pleasant weather, for
while tbe fog bad riuen into tbe tbreaten-
i ings of cloud, the clouds bad not descend
ed in tbe shape of rain. The fair has been
successful and delightful, and during the
year to come, those wbo favored it with
their presence will still enjoy it in pleasant
recollections. Saturday morning, the bela
ted committees were finishing up the
awards of premiums. At tbe earliest hour
possible tbe work of despoiling tbe Pavil.
ion commenced in earnest, for tbe exhibi
tors were all bound home at the speediest
moment and all was hurry, bustle and con
fusion. The show was very soon spoilt, and
there was less complaisance in the throng
of anxious individuality than during the
palmy days of the week, when everything
and everybody was seeing and being seen-
OITSIDE AFFAIRS.
At the door of tho Pavilion was tbe ine
pressible auctioneer, Northcut, knocking
down fancy and staple articles, taken from
the Pavilion, to , the highest bidder. The
; crowd was damp and migratory, with no
earnest purpose and no connected ideas,
i Tbe Yamhill swing bad a last rash of
swains who with their girls and gingerbread
were swinging around tbe cirtle, gruffly
; cheering to the last. A horse having just
j been auctioned off, turned the tables on his
I rider by spiking around awhile, and so
I lauuea air. uiuer somewnere in me iog.
j where he picked himself up well plastered
with mud. But the greatest rush was on
the Treasurer for the premium money, and
that gentleman and his corps of assistants
were hard at work, and the long file of
those wbo wanted the small change coming
to them had to wait the progress of events
as best they could. The reslauranta were
preparing to wind up their busy career,
and no doubt the ladies and gentleman who
had been running two restaurants which
were laboring for the benefit of the Chris
tian Church and Orphan's Home, were not
unwilling to briifg their weary week's work
to a termination.
SOMK rKEMlCM ARTICLES.
Entering the Taviiion on the west we
come to a lot of furniture that draws es
special mention as all of Oregon make.
The ten pieces are entered by Parmenter
tt Babcock. the most noticeable being a
maple book case of as elegant wood as
Oregon forests afford, finished with walnut,
an article that any person ni'ght be proud
to own. This is tbe workmanship of M--
Prentice. The bed room set is of ash and
walnut casings and ornaments elegantly
carved by Mr. Babcock. There were
several blue ribbons accorded the furni
ture and the carviog all well deserved.
That firm also took first premium on Tuck
er's spring bed.
Among the useful articles of home make
we find good Oregon brooms, Albany soap
and candles, and first premium boots by
Staiger & Bier ; tbe Pacific washing ma
chines male and patented by Mr. Holmes,
of Salem, which wears the blue, while the
Economy in second best. The Buena
Vista stoneware is excellent Mr Smith
also has the best of fire brick, anirlicle
that has been tried in the Willamette Iron
Works, Portland, and is pronounced excel
lent This is tbe most important in view of
the fact that no fire clay is known in Cali
fornia, but fire bricks are imported there at
great expense. Mr. Way, of Eola. has first
premiums for both red and white ware, and
contemplates the formation of a company
to manufacture in larger quantity from the
excellent clay be has at command.
Wind tip of the Tair.
AOKICILTCRAL.
Mr. Dickinson exhibited a fine lot of veg
etables from is seed gardens. Tbey were
not entered for premiums, because Mr.
Dickinson preferred to have them known as
from his gardens, and to show the people
what he raises their garden seeds from. He
had twelve kinds ol cabbages. One Mar
blehead Mammoth weighed 49 pounds ; a
Black Spanish watermelon weighed 40
pounds. He had several varieties of onions,
extra large, six of beets, five of carrots.
five of corn, and samples of his White Aus
tralian wheat and tbe Surprise oats, both of
which be offers for sale. Some of the
heads of wheat showed finely, averaging
four inches long and six rows.
Mr. W. II. Adair bad a fine lot of vege
tables from his market gardens. The pre
mium cauliflower belongs to this lot. and
some fine specimens of egg plant The
Chitwood squash, which weighs 100 pounds
(is very remarkable, because it had been
broken from the vine a month before by
prowling swine, and there is no guessing
what "it might have been."
Mr. Skaife takes two premiums on flour,
manufactured at the South Salem mills.
Mr. A. C. Daniels carries off blue ribbons
among other things on tomaioes.-egg
plant, castor oil beans (which showed a
wonderfully prolific growth), broccoli,
22, 1869.
beets, squashes, etc. His show of vege
tables was very good. .
dairy products.
Mr. Warren Cranston took first premium
for best dairy, and Mr. Steward of Yamhill,
was second.
Mrs. M. Scott, of Multnomah, entered
tbo best cheese.
Landusky Walker, of Lincoln, takes the
first premium for butter made by girl un
der 15 years of age.
Mrs. Jno. Ford, for best five pounds of
butter.
Mrs. Downing, for best five pounds of
butter six months old.
Mrs. Esther Reed, of Albany, had the
best fifty pounds of packed butter.
MISCELLAXEOl-S.
Mrs. Howell, who exhibited millinery, re
ceives first premiums on all the articles en
tered. Thero were several other lota of
fine millinery, but we did not lorn who
they were by. The work of Mrs. II. had a
fascinating finish and wore a forest of blue
ribbons at tbe close.
Jarvis fc Co. had on exhibition some flag-
bottomed chairs, that were homemade and
excellent enough to drive all foreign chairs
of common make out of tbe Oregon mar
ket. Tbey attracted a great deal of atten
tiop.
Vroom Brothers had a first premium lor
cedar shingles, and they deserve u special
uotice, for scarce any ordinary object at
the Fair commanded more praise. The
workmanship was perfect and Ihe timber
out of which they were made must have
been of superior quality.
There was a fair fcbow of cereals, and
grass aud flax seeds, but the wheat grains
were' generally not so plump and full as
usual.
Tho competition in the jelly line was
rather alarmiug. Hundreds of glasses of
jelly were entered. Luelling carried off
the premium for greatest variety. Mrs.
Rigdon, of Lane county, being second
Mrs Belle Cooke, of Salem, who had not
so many varieties, still received a fair lot
of blue ribbons for jellies, and also other
articles.
The best assortment of cake was award
ed to Mrs. S. A. Clarke, of L'alem, who en
tered nine cakes and took ten premiums
seven blue and three red. ( e ate some
of that premium cake, the other night, and
dreamed that we were Daniel in the Lionrs
den. and that Geo. Francis Train was re
citing an '-epigram'' to us and the lions.)
WATER-COLOR PAIXTIXHS.
In sketching tbe art work in the Pavilion
we failed to make due mention of water
color paintings, by Mrs. Victor, ol St. Hel
ens These are particularly attractive, be
cause they represent objects of home inter
est. The blue ribbon is awarded to a
painting of autumn forest leaves, beauti
fully grouped. These include the dog
wood, vine and soft maple, oak, ash. alder,
willow, cottonwood, laurel, pear, with wax
berries und t'Jeir leaves, rose berries and
wild mignonette, constituting tbe beauties
of auWinn.
Tbe beauties of summer are set forth in
a group of field flowers, including lillies,
the azalia.red currant, woodbine. columbine,
wild morning glory, lady's slipper, spider
nest, camas and water lilly. A companion
piece portrays very naturally tbe fruits of
California.
THE CITY AND COUNTRY.
Maturdnr, Oct. 1G.
Mrs. Locke, who was seriously injured on
Moml.iy lajt, is not dead as reported on the
streets yesterday but slowly recovering.
The officer of the Society who has furnished
us with tho amount of receipts every night,
failed to connect last evening, but we will
give you the sum total to-morrow if it can be
got at.
Gold Mines. Major Moor, of North Yam
bill, had the good fortune to find a gold mine
on the Fait Grounds he discovered a ten dol
lar nugget already minted in a horso track
near the gate. ' He says he saw a half dollar
on the ground but hadn't time to pick it up.
Theater. Laat night there -waa a great
gathering at the Opera House, to see Lucretia
Borgia. The fact is, tbe Carter Company are
succeeding in interesting the people, and there
fore they hare increasing uudieiices. We an
nounce in the proper rolnmn the last appear
ance of ttiia company on this stage, for tbe
present, in the beautiful drama of tbe Lady of
Lyons, with tbe charming afterpiece of " Our
Gal." They deserve a good house to night.
Ami sements. Iho circus has drawn im
mensely tbo last two days, and for variety,
Mr. Wilson suddenly arranged to have the
Tom Thumb troupe use his immense Pavilion
towards noon. The place was .thronged and
tho show was much enjoyed by the audi
ence. Indeed the success was so perfect
that another performance was immediately
undertaken to satisfy the curiosity of the
crowds who couldn't get in the first tiine. It
drew a thousand more, ond we should think
that both Thomas Thumb and his friends and
Mr. Wilson, have cause to feel satisfied with
the publio appreciation of their endeavors to
entertain.
Improvements at the Fair Grounds are cer
tainly needed, as our cotemporanes are in-i
olined to remark, but we-see that one impor- j
tant improvement is furnished this year in the
ladies' retiring rooms opposite the main en
trance of tbe Parilion. We hope to see steps
taken to secure great improvements to keep
pace with the increasing interest that attaches
to the Fair, and we hope the citizens of Salem
and Marion county, will bear in mind that
tbey can afford to odd something to means
that the State Agricultural Society may hare
to appropriate for this purpose. There is that
gireth and yet increasing is a text well worth
bearing in mind sometimes.
PoLici. Matters. Tlteie haa been little
trouble during the Fair with the "hard cases."
Occasionally some fellow baa been unruly
enough to deserve punishment, and has receiv
ed more or less of it,a justice being convenient
to enforce the law. : The Marshals deserve
great credit for their obligi ig conduct and
firmness in enforcing compliance with tbe reg
ulation. There is no room for complaint in
any important respect, and no complaint seems
to be made by considerate and reasonable per
sons. One fellow, who bad drank too touch
and was nsiug improper language in the Pa
vilion, was put out by Marshal Prettyman,
wben tbe man drew a revolver on him. . For
this he was disarmed and ousted, and being
tried and fined fire dollars, paid that trivial
sum, and was shortlv to be seen on tbe Fair
Grouud. again.
.'i
NO. 12.
Bandar, Oct. 17.
There were , two arrests yesterday on the
Fair Grounds. One Leech was too disorderly
for comfort and being fined $5, unwilling or
unable to pungle, was carefully shut up in
jail. '
The World's Circus goes to Portland and
will play there for a short season, in equestri
an spectacles, introducing the Dick Turpin
and Steeple Chaso acts. They have been
very successful here and will be so, no doubt,
there.
Dows tiik River. The P. T. Co.'a steam
er 'Albany" left here yesterday morning,
loaded to her utmost capacity with return
ing Visitors .to tho State Fair. The Echo'
leases here this morning at 7 a. m., connect
ing with a boat to Portland.
Fall Vegetables, Mr.Xesmit has placed
upon our table several bunches of very
nice fall radishes and lettuce. It Is unusual
to Have euch vegetables at' this" season of
the year, yet this being an unusual one, wo
are favored with many varieties of spring
productions, even to strawberries.
The new mill dam of Mr. Armstrong on
the Abiqua, 14 miles N. E. from Salem,
washed out some two weeks ago The new
saw mill there was about ready to start
Sawing; and this accident will retard tbe
making of lumber by the owner till next
summer. Tbe steam saw mill, near Sterne's .
bridge, G miles X. 11 of Salem, works well.
Yet with all the saw mills in the county
some 20 iu cumber there is a scarcity of
lumber. Reason why? because the country
is goinj ahead.
The fall wheat and pastures in ail parts
of Marion county are very fine indeed.
Much fall plowing is being done, and the
ground is in excellent order. Green peas
and beans are common here now, and thou
sands of blossoms are spread forth. Tbe
whole tVillamette Valley now presents most
ch: rming scenery. The season is warm and
pleasant, the country abounds in plenty.
Emigrants are coming in. and all should be
cheery and thankful. Tbe loss of the late
grain by heavy rains is fully made up in the
luxurious pastures, and fine prospects for
wintering stock.
The Orphan's Home Restaurant did a very
large business during the Fair and the nctt
proceeds will amount to a handsome sum of
money to aid the causo of Orphans. Tbe la
dies who labored there desire to express their
appreciation of the public patronage, and
they also wish to express their satisfaction at
the untiring efforts of the cooks. The kitchen
was under the charge of Charley Miller, of
Salem, ably assisted by Ben. Simmons, of
Portland, formerly cook at Arrigoni's, while
the tables were efficiently superintended by
Geo. Gale, of Portland. We can bear testi
mony to the good meals got up under their
care, as can many other persons.
Taeadar, Oct. 10.
Died. At Lincoln, Polk county, on Satur
day, Oct. 'Jth, Mary Abrams, wife of S.
A'urams, aged 26 years.
Livery Stable. Starkey has bought some
velocipedes and gone into the business. lie
paid SCO each for four first class machines.
Large Kiln. Mr. Collins, brick maker at
the Penitentiary, finished burning on Thurs
day night last, the largest brick kiln that ho
been made in this State. It contained over a
million of brick. ,
Set of Texth Fourd. Some person lost
an upper set of teeth at the Fair a full upper
set at least Mr. Holliday found them and the
owner can recover possession by calling at his
place and paying charges.
Tho Enlerprite states that the thief who
stole Mr. Samuel Brown's horse, was arres
ted at Oregon City on Friday. Mr. Brown
brought both horse and thief np to this coun
ty yesterday.
Smash U.p. The new trucks of the Peoples'
Dray Company were damaged Sunday morn
ing by the team running away while at the
wbar. The hind axle was broken, but no
other injury received.
Tbe business card of Messrs. Ladd A Til
ton, Portland, Oregon, will be found in our
columns this morning. This banking house
has been long established and has the entird
confidence of the business men of Oregon.
Under New To-day in our columns will be
found an advertisement of cheap sewing ma
chines, that is worthy of particular notice.
Agents wanted in every county. Address
Home Sewing Machine Co., 110 Front street,
Portland.
Valuable Land fob Sale. We call the
attention of all those wishing to make good
investments, to the advertisement of Mr. Wil
son.offering to sell 80 acres of land lying three
miles east of Salem. This land is well situated
and of great value, and should meet with a
speedy sale at the price asked, thirty. dollars ..
per acre. -
New Bucklx . An article on exhibition in
the Pavilion last week, that hardly got all the
attention it deserved, was the patent girth
bnckle invented by Charles Horn, of Astoria.
By the use of this, one can adjust the girth
while on his horse, or even when in motion.
It is tightened by drawing the strap, and
slackened by raising the buckle ; cannot by '
anyjpossibility slip in any other way, and will
cost bnt little if any more than the ordinary
fastening.
The following is a list of the entries made
at tbe State Fair: Class 1, cattle, 65; class
2, horses, 225 , class 3, sheep, 84 ; class 4,
swine and poultry, 18 ; class 5, agricultural
implements, 95 ; cls6, seeds and vegetables,
197 ; class 1, domestic manufacture, 77-; class
8, natural history, mining products, and arts,
59; class 9, bread, cakes, preserves, etc.,
1,211; class 10, lome-woik, 1,091; class 11
and 12. fruits and flowers, 209 ; closs 13,
equestrianism, 3 ; class 14, music, 2. Total
entries, 3,325.
Prick or Whkat. From $1 to $1 15 per
hundred in San Francisco does not look very
cheering, this is the dark cloud, but the sil
ver lining is the fact that there is $100,000 of
Liverpool money in the hands of merchants in
Portland to purchase wheat for that market.
The bark Adoline Elwood is now loading with
grain for that port. Capt. Mear says he had
no 'more idea of where he was going thau the
man in the moon until a few days before arriving
off the bar he began to hunt up Portland on
his charts, and discovered to his surprise that
it was np a river some distance from the coast.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
M. B. LINGO. M n
diagonal,, o,,n. w";"'
OREGON.
J. C. SHELTON, M. D "
Physician and 8urKeon,
8ALKM. OREGOHt.
Office at his residence, on corner of Front
and Division streets, northweu come, of,
block below Marion Square. aoRJx
W. T. WYTHE, M. D
FliyKician Ac Surjjeou,
SOUTH 8AUEM.
Office and residence Commercial street, oppo
site residence of Mr. L. F. Grover.
sep3
H. C-arrrat, M. D., D. Pirroa, M, p..
Res. on Libert tt., near 8outhwet eor. 4Ui Block
ly opposite Congregation- north WUIamettn UnlTf
at Church. iltr.
CARPENTER & PATTON,
PIiywloirtiiH Sc Hurgeons.
Office -On Liberty street, nearly opposite
Congregational Church.
aug7i:ztf HALEM. OREGON.
DR. MARY P. SAWTELLE,
PHTSICIAN AND ACCOUCHEUSE,
offers her serrl.es to the people fUUm and rlclnttr.
Office aud Residence corner of Bummer and Marios
streets, where tlenU will b taken for treatment,
ir ther desire. 1'rlces of board per week, Including
treatment, from seren to fourteen dollar.
All letters for ad vie In future must be Oceonv
panted with Ore dollar.
Balem, August 6, 1869. ntf
." J. W. McAFEE,
Play-!'?!.!! iiimI Hurjfcon
SALEM OREGON.
OfBce. Over Moore' Boildinf neat to Dr. Ski IT
Residence corner of Colon and Liberty Streets.
Anrtl. 27 th. 169. tf
A. M. BUT.
s. a. aico.
BELT & RICE,
PJytirfciniiH Hnrgeonis,
SALEM OREGON,
barms associated themselres together Ui
practice or medicine, tender tneir srrrlce to tb cit
Icens of Balem and surrounding country.
Special attention siren to the diseases of womeo.
OfUc Up stairs next lo Gray's PboUgraph Gal
lery. ma22xtf
SULLIVAN WUITSON,
VttorneyN at Law,
DALLAS, POLK CO., OREGON.
Particular attention given to collection of note
accounts, lelns, mortgages Ac.
r. o. sollitak. xstf w. o. wiiraoa.
JAMES W. PARKER,
Attorney & ConnseloraC Law,
sep23 EMPIRE CITY. O-EGOS.
F. A. CUENOWETH,
Vttoi-ney n't a-w
sepW C0RVALLI8, OREGON.
T. B. HANDLEY,
Law and Collection.
OrricB Up Stairs in Stewart's Block.
sep21 f ALEM, OREGON.
HILL & MULKEY.
Attorneys at Law,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
W. LAIB BIU. . U. r. MOLST.
Office, Corner Front and Aldar Bts., Carter Block
JAMES F. BROWN.
Bookseller and Dealer In Magazines,
Periodicals, Newspapers, Books and Novels.
Willamette street, second door to St. Charles
Hotel, Eogene City, Oregon. seplOz
POWELL & FLINN,
Attorneys & Counselors at Law
and Solicitors In Chancery,
ALBANY, OREGON
' L. FLINN, Notart Public.
Collections and conveyances promptly attended to.
t. c rowan.
L. IUBS.
T. PEARCE.
Notary Public,
EOLA, :::::: POLK COTNTT. OREGON.
Acknowledgement of Deeds, Mort traces ete
taken
.Particular attention given to collection
of notes and account.
Sep. 4 xx
J. A. APPLEGATEr . . . .JAMES McCALN,
Attorneys & Counselors at Law
sep88 PALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON.
. J. L. COLLINS,
Attorney ttt In."w,
DALLAS, OREGON.
Prompt attention given to bnslncM. Sptctittyi
Collections and tram actions In Real Estate. Office
nptalrs In the Court Home. dec!4tf
SET II R. HAMMER,
Notary Public L Real Estate Agent
SALEM, OREGON.
Agent for PACIFIC INSURANCE CO.
Office. Front Room, np stair In LADD ft
bank building
February 19th, Mi
" xtf
B. HERMAN,
Attorney at Lair Si Kotary Public
OAKLAND, OREGON.
Special attention paid to the collection of claims
in Ooiutlas, Coo and Curry coaatte. xstf
Wanted to Borrow
rtrtrv
OR $6,000. secured by Real Ea-
)J,UUv tate. Interett payable, anno
allv
sept8xxl 8ETH R. HAMMER
LOST, on tbe stace rod, near Salem, north,
two pairs of WOMEN 'S SHOKS. Enquire
at this olEce. Sept. Jo s
MRS. UOWELL
JJTAS HER FIRST ARRIVAL OF
Fall Styles of Millinery!
eoKSMTiso or
Latest Shapes or HaU and Bonneta
With a good assortment of
Ribbons, Flowers, Flames, Laces,
And all food In her line. Sh haa arrant men
made for receiving NEW STILES oa early a tbey
can be forwarded from Pari. New York and Baa
Fran cUco, and her customer eao depend on her
supplying them with the NIC WEST GOODS and LA-
TKsT FAPHIUN3 at the earliest pc-lbU moment.
Palem . Oct. l.d
Dress-Making.
Mrs. T71H.OOM,
Offer her serrlce a Drea maker, to the ladle of
3alem. - Harlnf superior facilities for diapatchr
work, she can offer superior Inducement to tho
public for their patronage. Sao will alwaya b found
at bar residence la Sfu'i arte teidg, over Van
Wagner' Furniture tor. mayteatf
Miss Kate Kkklis-XUs Sfary eSS9
WOULD respectfully inform the Ladies of
Salera that ther are prepared lo reuder
any service in tbe line of
Dress and CloaloMakint;.
Anv and all articles ot dress for Ladies and
little Boys and Girls will be made to order. In
tbe latent styles. Uivetbem a call, on Trade
street, directly opposite tbe W. W M. Coa
Grist Mill. galea, gn 17.
jVIillinery.
jYRS. MOXLEY. late of San Francisco, baa
Removed HER ELEGANT STOCK
or
MILLINERY GOODS,
Consisting of the latest style of Hats, Bon
nets and Ribbons, to Graya Brick, with Mrs.
Vroom, over Van Wagner's larniiam store.
Call, examine goods and learnpricea. .
sepia tns. S. MOXLEY, Arent
j A. L. STINSON,
Book & -Tod Xrinter
ARB ' ,
lUiusk-Book Manufacturer,
SALEM. OREGON.
The Largest . and . Most Complete
Printing Eotabli8ment North
of Sacramento.
.,-
Every variety of Printing done at Teasoaabla
. ' rtes
First Premium for Fine Bool aud Job Printing
at State Fairs of S3 aad 18oU
Book-Binding Blank Book Manufacturing,
and Paper Ruling, ou short notice and
very reasonable rates. '
" Office and Bindery iu GriswoW's Block.
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