ALTAMONT FAIR AUG. 29 — SEPT. 1

Date Set One Week Later for Benefit of Farmers — Increased Premiums.

The Albany County Agricultural Society and Exposition met Saturday on Saturday afternoon at their rooms in Enterprise hall and laid plans for this year’s fair. Because of the oat harvest and the large amount of work for farmers during August, the society has decided to hold the fair later. This will enable farmers to complete their harvest and also to attend the exposition; which was instituted and is maintained in the interests of agricultural pursuits. The date is to be Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

It was also decided to remodel the present poultry building, practically doubling its size, and making it modern in every respect. This has become necessary because of the great increase in the amount of poultry exhibited in the last few seasons. There will be a decided increase in the racing purses. The premiums on cattle are to be almost doubled. Greater attention is to be given to the attractions, both in the midway and upon the open air stage, and, unless the present plans miscarry this season’s fair will be the biggest and best in the history of the society and will rank high among the county fairs of the state.

Did Lots of Work, and Saved Money.

Thirty-five miles of the new Champlain canal have been opened to navigation, and, before the close of navigations this year, the entire canal will be open from Waterford to Whitehall with a navigable depth of twelve feet and a minimum width of sixty feet.

Eighty-six additional miles of the Erie canal will be opened when navigation is resumed this spring, and next year the canal system will be in operation from Waterford on the Hudson to Oswego on Lake Ontario.

The Cayuga-Seneca canal will be finished this year.

In 1918 the entire canal system will be completed.

The engineering expenses during the year just ended were $479,697.22 less than in 1914, and work proceeded more rapidly and efficiently.

Genius as They See It.

“I have known several poets who realized that genius really means hard work,” says the hard times philosopher, “but you can’t get the big majority to test it by plowing their way over a twenty-acre field. They would sooner see an umpire knocked out with a baseball bat than bruise the innocent breast of a field flower with a cold, unfeeling plowshare.” — Atlanta Constitution.