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SENATOR DOLLIVEB CALLED OUT. 



After Senator Harrirnan had concluded his address which was 

 received with frequent outbursts of applause, Senator Dolliver, who 

 had accompanied Governor and Mrs. Cummins to the pavilion, and 

 who was seated with Mrs. ( Jummins at <mno little distance from the 

 speakers' platform, was called for. He was not at first inclined to 

 re-pond, lmt Governor Oummins left the platform and escorted 

 him to the speakers' platform, where he was greeted with a 

 hearty demonstration. He spoke briefly. He commended the 

 last general assembly for providing for the construction of the 

 pavilion. He said, amid laughter, the last general assembly in 

 fact had done two excellent things, it had ordered this 

 building and returned him to the Senate. He said he had been cap- 

 tivated by the extraordinary showing of statistics concerning Iowa s 

 products given by the governor and Senator Harrirnan. He said he 

 was pleased, too, at the reference by the governor to the moral and 

 intellectual progress of the people of Iowa. "Our farms are good," 

 said the senator, "but our folks are infinitely better. Side by side 

 with the swift foot of material progress, the intellectual and moral 

 side of this commonwealth has been developed." The speaker closed 

 with the expression of two sentiments, one voiced in the old 

 Hebrew quotation, beginning, "Thou hast crowned the years with 

 thy goodness," and the other in the words, "God bless our common- 

 wealth, not only on the farms and in the stores, but in our homes 

 when the great forces are made for civilization and the progress of 

 the world.'" 



AS TO STATE FAIRS. 



Homestead. 

 In some of the agricultural papers comments and criticisms regard- 

 ing state fairs are making their appearance. Much latitude of opinion 

 must necessarily be permitted as to what are the best features to be pre- 

 sented on such occasions. It is not an easy matter to decide, because of 

 the diversity of minds to be pleased. There are those who will hold that 

 everything which can amuse, instruct or in any way attract should be 

 permitted. Others will contend that amusement features should be given 

 little or no attention, but that instead every effort should tend towards 



