A Success At Last

The fair was a great suceess tbis year, as far as fine weather and a good attendance could make it a suceess. The show itself was all right also, and was quite worthy of the big attendance. The stock exhibit in all lines was excellent, while the fruit, cereal, vegetable, flower, line art, etc., etc., exhibits were 'excellent, especially considering the year. The managers went to great expense to secure attractions to draw a crowd, and probably found that it paid. The failure of the wild west show was nothing they could prevent, and probably was 110 great loss. The experiment of an evening exliibition was uot a suceess, owing to the failure in placing the lights properly so that the exhibition could be seen, on the first night. The failure of the first uight made the other failures in a great measure. Judge Morse did not enter his appearance on Thursday as agreed, but Hou. John T. Rich was there Friday greeting the people, but did not make any speech. Some of our merchauts are deserving of a great deal of praise for the fine display made. Mack & Schmid in dry goods and ladies' wraps, etc., liad a handsome parlor fitted up. In Dean & Co. 's crockery display, was an object lesson in American economics. Among the beautiful sets of dishes were several of American manufacture some being of the finest china, made here in the United States. It is only a few years ago that every dish which the people of these United States used was made in Europe. To-day just as fine dishes are made here, and the prices of American China is fróm 10 to 100 )■■' ] cent, cheaper thau the imported article ever was. The cry went up when a protective tariff was put upon china and crockery ware that we could not make it in the United States. But a republican congress put on the tariff, great factories sprung up and this country is now making as good crockery as any in the world and at lower prices. In Eberbach's hardware display, of cutlery especially, another like storj' could be told. Eberbach also had a display of chemicals and goods in that line, and gave away au elegant $28 gaaoline stove to the luoky one who could come nearest guessing at the number of nails in a glass jar in their display. Koch & Henne's furniture and carpet booth was very neat and attractive. The Arm Arbor Orsran Co. Showed several attractive pianos, organs and musical instrumente. The photographs of Gibson's looked ahnost as if they might talk to you. J. F. Schub had sewing machines of all kinds, and gave away tliousands of fans and picture cards. Chas. F. Staebler had a booth handsomel}' fltted up with wall furnishings and decorations for house interiora. Miases S had ford & Corsou had a case of fine millinery as did alsoMisses Sterrett & Miciiaels, the new Main St. millinei's. A. P. Ferguson bad a display of carriages and road carta tliat made the eyes of lovers of elegant turnouts dance witb deligbt. AValker & Co. 's display of earriages, phaetons, delivery wagons, etc, was something unusual and elegant. Here is some tliing that is worth-remembering: "For years," said a wouian the other day, "I have never slept without seeing that a couple of silk bandkerchiefs hung near my toilet stand and that the bowl was half full of water. When I was a young woman, notoutofmy teens, I was iu a hotel which look tire. I sliould have suffocated if my unole, with wliom I was travelling, had not thrown a wet silk hankerchief over my face. Thus protected I followed him throngh the hall filjed with choking smoke aud down the stairs to safety. I have taught the practice to my children aud it has become a practice with us all. You want good, big ones and they must be wetted thoroughly ; tlien you ruay, if forced, endure the thickest smoke for a considerable time."