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THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS! Tiv SMITH, WIKLE & CO.] For the CartenTille Standard A. Kxprr»s UL ARY LYON. A Biographical Sketch. BY MIBB A. C. BAFFOHI). Should chance or inclination lead the travel ler to the picturesque locality of South Hadley, Maas* he would no tice HpeeifUiy in his journey through the township that buil ding which bears the name of Mount Holyoke Fe male Seminary. Initoshadows sleeps quietly the woman by whose deter mination and energy it was founded. A marble monument bears her name, the date, and the noble inscription,— one of her last utterances to her pu pils, “ My only fear is that I may not know or do my whole duty,” but her grandest monument is in the hearts of thousand* of women whom she trained during her life as teacher, im pressed with her own character, and sent out as missionaries, teachers and wives, to influence others in their turn, and thus perpetuate her memory to the latest generations. We select her its the representative woman and teacher Os the first half of this century, distinguished as one of the most devout and intelligent of an educational circle eminent for relig ious and intellectual attainments, and who seemed truly inspired as the har- j binger of a fresh and higher standard ' of female education, in her literary ' and religious personality she stands alone, i-’or two or three short years she remained in doubt whether she should or should not accept the offer of marriage pressed upon her but fi- I naily decided that the home and love, | however tempting, to be gained by j compliance, were not tantamount to j the great object upon which she had set her mind—the elevation and im provement of her sex. She put aside these offers once and forever with un- j reserved self-sacrifice. At no epoch : of her life-history does her heart seem to have regretted what the world calls “Love;” nor does she who taught others how to make happy countless homes appear to have breathed one sigh for her voluntary renunciation of a home for herself. Mary Lyon was born in a secluded farm house among the hills. Her parents were not of the aristo-; cratic and wealthy of the land; those j who attain distinction rarely spring from that class; but they were worthy | descendants of a long line of honest ] ancestors. Her father died while she I was a child, her mother lived to lead ! her through the paths of youth, to , sympathize in the struggles of her j womanhood, to rejoice in her ulti-■ mate success. Her early life was spent on no bed of roses. Beyond a I solid rudimentary education her mother could not provide for her, and j her own labor, stimulated by a noble 1 ambition, had to furnish means for j further improvement. In various | ways she worked until she obtained j money to enter the best school she could find. That she attended ’till I her funds were exhausted, and then j she took charge of a school to get | another supply. Thus alternately studying and teaching she gained the highest training that day afforded. Her biography tells how assiduously she improved her opportunities. At one school where her time was limit- j ed she would hurry through her meals and give herself only four hours for sleep that she might have more space for study. 1 lere, she learned accu rately in three days as much of Latin Grammar as is commonly learned by students in three months. She had little taste or care for dress.. Through life she acted on the princi ple that “ cleanliness is next to godli ness,” and doomed it a sin to neglect the bodily frame which God designs to inhabit, but mere adornment she disliked. In truth, the thinking, wondering girl was iitting for a great work, and she could not come down to the ordinary routine of fashion. Years passed, and the pupil-teacher began to win a reputation. She re ceived and accepted an invitation to take the charge with Miss Grant of the Adams Female Seminary, at Londonderry, N. 11. She was twenty-six years old. but at this ripe age finding her knowledge of Chemistry deficient she placed her self under the instruction of Prof. Eaton, a celebrated scientific man, that she might learn to give instruc tion experimentally. Long after wards, at the zenith of her fame, we find her studying with Prof. Hitch cock. One secret of her success as a | teacher was that she never counted I herself too old to learn. Those who j will not as Miss Lyon did keep: abreast and even in advance of the age laid best retire. Even an old 1 field school ought to reject them. The Adams Seminary soon became ! a power in the land. Misses Lyon I and Grant introduced a mode of gov ernment which had not been used be fore in American female schools. They substituted appeals to conscience and affection in place of the old com pulsory methods, they put religious motives above all others as incentives to good behavior and progress in study, demanding and creating a high standard of truth and moral recituue. In after days the mass eminent edu cator of boys in England, Arnold of Rugby, introduced this plan success fully in his school, but to two)Ameri can women and teachers belongs the honor of having first illustrated it on a large scale in this country. For ten years this seminary, first at Londonderry, then at Ipswich, flour ished wonderfully. It was consider ed a sufficient guarantee for any girl’s , culture that she had completed her course there. At that period the j name College, so inappropriate to a school for girls, was never given to such a school. Even now, whilst the sounding title catches the ears of some, • it is in the minds of so many identi cal with sham and show that it had better be dropped, and Institute or Seminary permanently adopted. A name cannot confer distinctions on a school, but the school must shed lus tre on the name. Miss Baldwin’s, “Aligns.a Female Seminary.” which numbu.s to-day more pupils than half the female colleges in the South, Mrs. Willard’s, “ Troy Female Seminary,” which graduates its hundreds, are, like the Ipswich Seminary, incorpo rated, and confer honors, and those honors are quite as synonomous with a high standard of education as the \ honors conferred by anv college 1 — while the distinction is the same, j Miss Lyon had the sole charge of | Ipswich Seminary for four years, the i health of Miss Grant having failed, i and in this time she displayed more fully that executive talent, tact for instruction, and broad benevolence which made her a fit instrument for an undertaking now before her. The recollection of the great diffi culties she had encountered in obtain- i in" her own education had long in- j spired her with a desire to aid those i who wished to attend school but had no means. Gradually her desire be came a settled purpose to found a seminary in which the highest ad vantages of education could be fur nished at a low rate to those of mod erate property. With her to think was to act. There were lions in the way, but by persevering zeal she had so far overcome these obstacles as to have a plan really drawn and trustees appointed when, through the mis management of others, the scheme failed. It is believed there were at one time hints at the consolidation of Ipswich with some other school, but these couid only lie promptly and de cidedly rejected. The woman who, by the help of God, had made the in stitution w hat it was felt perfectly competent with His help to keep it still to itself and control it as hereto fore: nor did she, having borne the burden and heat of the day, feel dis posed to share its fruits in the cool of the evening with those who had not aided, nay, perhaps had striven against her. Still less could Mary Lyon accept a subordinate position under any Prin cipal who might Ik* magnanimously suggested to father her plan, she car rying out the details as conceived in her own brain, disciplining and teach ing the school, while he complacent ly took the credit, his ease, and the lion’s share of the profits. This is the true history of Principolship in many cases, and no true, high-spirit ed woman could do aught but reject peremptorily the slightest suggestion of such injustice. Miss Lyon’s wish to exercise as wide an influence for good as possible, to execute her own plan in her own way, induced her to take once for all an Independent posi tion, and henceforth she was to per form single-handed the work assign ed her by God. In the winter of 1834 she severed her connection with Ips wich and set about establishing a sem inary on a new' plan. At first she labored under great dis couragements that would have daunt ed the energies of most men, and put j all the heroines of the novels to flight. But she was immovable, “tier character great in itself was strength- j ened by religion,” and with tranquil activity she pressed onward. People : misunderstood her, and she was pa tient; misrepresented her, and she, put a charitable construction on their j slanders; sometimes refused her funds, and with the purest generosi- j ty of a loving heart sne gave all her own earnings to the cause. Such quiet energy and self-reliance had their re ward/ Efficient aid was given, a local habitation was found for her concep tion of a school, and in three years she opened it under the name of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in a building which she, as a practical teacher, had assisted in planning, and whose erection site had super vised. Eighty pupils recorded their names the lirst month, and the number ap plying for admission being far great er* than could be accommodated, in a short time additional buildings were commenced, and in eight years from the first thought of her plan Mary Lyon was tit the head of a school of tiiree hundred girls, complete in its appointments, empowered to confer degrees, and resting upon a basis of thorough scholarship, high principle, and systematic method, which gave it a reputation not only over the United States but in foreign lands. Amidst her success she bowed in un selfish humility, “giving the honor to Him to whom belongs all glory and honor, as from Him comes all power.” After the first year she chose her assistant teachers from the graduates of the seminary, thus securing help ers imbued with her own spirit and capable of carrying it out in practice. One peculiarity of this institution which we do not consider suitable or advisable in a majority of female schools, was steadily pursued by Miss Lyon in the face of much violent hos tility. The whole domestic duty of the establishment, even to the care of the culinary department and the laundry, was performed by pupils and teachers—each girl in regular succession giving one hour a day to such work. “ The price of board and tuition had been put at one half that of seminaries of the same grade gene rally, and no compensation was al lowed for the time spent in work, but it was intended to make the pu pils independent of servants, to teach self-reliance, to promote health, and to preserve interest in domestic du ties.” The motives were good whatever we may think of the meth od. For twelve years Mary Lyon con ducted this seminary, seeing it in crease in usefulness and strength, and then she “ was not, for God took her.” At the age of fifty-two she sank to rest, casting not one backward look to earth. In her life she had taught more than three thousand girls who loved and trusted her as a woman whose true soul read theirs and put forth all its energies to make them wiser and better, to fit them for a noble career on earth, an immortality of happiness in heaven. In these days when fanatics on the one hand would unsex woman, and timid souls on the other hardly think her capable of managing even a school without masculine direction, it in refreshing to read the life of one who demonstrated a part of her real mission as the best and proper educa tor of her own sex, and proved that the truest and most desirable teach ers for girls are women of elevated principles, refined tastes, self-dedi cated to the holy calling of instruc tion. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary yet flourishes, not however alone, for in the North and West several others have been reared on its model. The fame of its founder is tar more enviable than that of warriors whose garments are dyed in blood, or states men whose intrigues keep the nations unquiet, for her record is on high, and her works follow her and testify be fore God. Miss Nellie Grant and Queen Victoria. The San Francisco Chronicle has received through private sources a letter written by Miss Nellie Grant to Queen Victoria, previous to her re cent visit to Windsor Palace. Its charming simplicity and thorough good sense—if it be authentic—put beyond question all doubts as to the nature of the visit, and the feeling which prompted it. It reads as fol lows: Langley’s Hotel, May, 1872. My Dear Lady and Queen :—I am embarassed at the honor of an of ficial request, given through a high officer (your Lord Chamberlain. I think,) to be presented to your Maj esty. I should dearly love to see you, that I might teil my mother and father that I had been thus hon ed. I am but a simple American girl; that I am the President’s daughter gives me no claim to your recognition as a sovereign. If, with the lady who is acting as my chaper on, I might visit you, I should be very glad. Our Secretary of Lega tion hints at some political signifi cance in this opportunity. I cannot so interpret it, and would not like to be so received, because it would not be right, as I am nothing in Ameri can politics, and I am sure my father would not desire me to appear any other than as my simple and very humble self. If, with this explana tion, your Majesty will allow me to visit you, I shall be greatly honored, and be very proud. I have written this note of my own notion, and because 1 think it the right thing to do. lam your Majes ty’s very obedient servant and admi rer, * Nellie Grant. The reply is equally refreshing, and betrays a spirit which does more honor to the British Queen than multitudes of other actions for which her subjects have loudly applauded her: Windsor Castle. Miss Nellie Grant:—l have in structed Lady to convey to you this note, and we shall receive you as the daughter of your honored parents without the intervention of high offi cers of the State. I shall accept your visit as an ‘‘American girl,” and there shall be no other significance in the fact than your kindly expressed desire to see the lady and not the sovereign. I shall find it pleasant to forget that I am Queen in receiving you to-morrow afternoon at our Pal ace of Windsor. Victoria. The great essentials to happiness j are, some thing to love and hope 1 for. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 187*. TUE PEiCESAKEE AT IICHMOSD There was no small amount of he roism in the act of Horace Greeley in signing the bail bond of ex-President i>uvis, at the time, and under the cir cumstances, in which it was done. So great was the prejudice at the North against the fallen chief that it required a bold heart to declare sym pathy for his fate, and there was but i one public man in the Union party of the North heroic enough to step for ward and condemn its cruel policy. That man was Horace Greeley. But there was a Northern poet brave enough to appreciate and to honor the noble sentiment which inspired the act, and he has perpetuated it in the following appropriate lines: At Rocket’s pier the bugles blow, 1 he clattering horsemen ride, Ami squadrons wheel with naked steel Jiy James’ peaceful tide, A un up the steeps of Richmond tower 1 he column flies at will, As if a traitor rode to die Up Tower or Tyburn hiU. A poor old man, gray haired and bent, Amongst the troopers rides; lie sees the captured capital O’erlooking floods and tides, Where in his power the standards blew, Unfurled at his command. That waved in sight ol Washington, Auu dyed the itio C,ramie. Now silently the people peer, W ho used to hear his name, As if it w ere a time of fear, And his were all the blame; They soon forgot both lame and power, Who but disaster win, And he who ruled, un empire's chief, Must make his jail an inn. They bring him to the traitor’s court, This old and broken man; And e’en the judge looks down in grudge, Like any partisan. The lawyers wait to tell his crimes, The Jury hate, forewarned,— By heaven! it is a fearful thing To sec a strong man scorned. Then one stepped out from all the throng, And said: “This must not be! My pen, which wrote his cause unjust, fthall w rite his liberty.” On yonder bill the grass is green W ith pleasant spring's increase. So green be all the fields of war. And all our duty, Teace. “ Ve dare not test him lest he ’scape; Ye shall not keep him pent; Each foe stands now a citizen, A flock for every tent; Let kindly law again prevail, And victory do no crime, For hand in hand we twain must walk Down all the paths of time!” They marvelled much who loved him not This quaint old man to see, Whose name the planter’s children knew An ancient enemy; And though some mocked his loving zeal, With many a coarse retort, lie made the rebel chieftain feel The North had still a heart! geokok Alfred Townsend. A LOVER’S LAMENT. [The subjoined verses were solemn ly laid on our table by a young man with a melancholy expression of coun tenance. Whether he wrote or stole them is unimportant. They reveal his heart in eleven sections.] “ Luv is a kurious critter.”—Josh Bil lings.] My wounded heart is throbbing While now' X think of thee, And up and down is bobbing Like a tom-tit in a tree, l’auline. I feel an agitation That shakes me to the core, And my imagination Is like the black gnat’s gore, Pauline. For I’ve heard another fellow Is cherished in your breast, Whose cravat and gloves arc yellow— -1 fear you know the rest, Pauline. But hope, which is eternal, Bids me my fortune try, For the yellow gloved infernal May droop away and die, Pauline. Or maybe you don’t love him As the case at present stands, And oil' a bluff would shove him Like Mrs. Johnny Sands, Pauline. Oh, maiden! I am smitten, And now' at heart am sick, F#r 1 love you like a kitten Loves tlie hot uud genial brick, Pauline. By Jove! I swear I love you As none have loved before; May the moon-lit sky above you Be sunny evermore, Pauline. I’m lonely when without you. And ponder o’er my fate. And droop and pine about you Like a dove that’s lost its mate, Pauline. The starlight now is gleaming From heaven’s chandeliers, And from my eyes are streaming Love's penitential tears, Pauline. O fair one, make me happy, And do not me reject; I’m sure your generous pappy Does not at all object, Pauline. Love’s homage here I render. And the simple tale doth tell, And now in accents tender 1 sigh and say, farewell, Pauline. Dueary Heabtii, June IST2.—Memphis Ava lanche. Will BO CHILDREN DIE.' In answer to the question, the Med ical Recorder holds the following lan guage : The reason why children die, is because they are not taken care of. From the day of birth they are stuffed with water, suffocated in hot rooms, and steamed in hot bed clothes. So much for in-door. When permitted to breathe a breath of pure air once a week iu summer, only the nose is permitted to appear into daylight. A little later they are sent out with no clothes at all on the parts of the body that most need protection. Bare legs, bare arms, bare necks, girtled mid dles, with an inverted umbrella they air and chill the other parts of the body. A stout, strong man goes out on a cold day with gloves and over coat, woolen stockings, and thick doubled-soled boots, with cork be tween and rubbers over. The same day a child of three years old, an in fant of flesh and blood, bone and con stitution, goes out with shoes as thin as paper, cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees, neck bare, an exposure which would disable the nurse, kill the mother outright, and make the father an invalid for weeks. And why ? To harden them to a mode of dress which they are never expected to practice. To accustom them to exposure which a dozen years later would be considered down-right fool ery. To rear children thus for the slaughter pen and lay it to the Lord is too bad. We don’t think the Al mighty had any hand in it. We notice a society has been organ ized in this country to co-operate with the English “ Palestine Exploration Society,” which is engaged in making searches for the ruins of ancient Jeru salem. It has recently made some very valuable discoveries. Having sunk shafts to the depth of one hun dred and eighty feet, through debris composed of shattered arches, broken columns and rich pavements, the workmen, at the depth of one hun dred and twenty-five feet, came upon an ancient bridge, which learned arelneologist belive to be the bridge on which Titus held a conference with the beleagured Jews. Thirty feet be low this was a curiously-wrought pavement, and twenty-four feet low er, still another. The result of the researches has fixed many disputed localities mentioned in the Scriptures, and tends to sanction what have been regarded as the wildest romances of Josephus. The present city covers a dozen old Jerusalems, which like Pompeii, are ready to yield up their treasures to pick and spade.—Chris tian Standard. A Missouri legislator clinched an argument against dogs the other day, by swearing that the money expend ed insupporting 21,000,000 aogs in the United States would buy 1,344,000,000 I whisky cocktails every year. THE RAILROAD HOG. [Geo. U. Harding, in the Cin. Commercial. “This seat is taken, sir.” All of the Commercial readers, who have traveled to any considerable ex tent are familiar with this formula.— It tells the story of the railroad hog— the smaLl-souled, mean, selfish brute who pays grudgingly for one seat, and strains nis small wit to hold two. This part icular hog wore a plug hat, shiny with genuine Boston gloss, and enameled shirt and closely cropped iron beard. I know his kind. He is an eminently respectable beast, who always pays his debts promptly, takes an interest in Sunday Schools, administrates his deceased brothers children out of their patrimony, is the president of joint stock compa nies, and has biographical eulogies published in the newspapers, when he finally kicks the bucket. I knew the hog lied when he said “this seat is taken, sir,” and watched him to see how many times he would repro duce the falsehood. The coach was rather full, and would you believe it, that miserable hog told sixteen sepa rate and distinct lies in order to grat ify his mean selfishness —enough to have sunk a healthier soul to perdi tion. He varied the formula; one time it was a wave of the hand and a look to the rear of the car to indicate that the holder of the seat had gone for a drink of water, and would be back soon. Another time, to the in quiry of a mild-mannered and timid questioner, he replied by a stolid stare, and then, spreading himself a little wider, he resumed the perusal of his newspaper. I was tempted to crawl up behind him and hiss into his ear: “You are an awful liar.”— But I had my revenge. A big, red faced, two-hundred-pounder, in a dir ty linen coat, came in at a way sta tion. He was sweaty to a fearful de gree. His feet smelt like valerianate of ammonia and rotton fish, and his breath was a hot, stinking sirocco, based on bad whiskey and onions.— This fiery and fragrant behemoth preferred to settle himself in the seat that was taken. “This seat is ,” began the hog. “Well, I guess I’ll take it till the other fellow comes,” returned the sweet-smelling weight, and down he plumped, partially crushing the hog in his descent. The latter frowned and began to bluster, but the red-faced ruffian soon took that out of him with a threat to swallow him whole —to chaw him up and spit him out —to pitch him out of the window—to go through him like a dose of salts, and to make vari ous other dispositions of him, in case he didn’t simmer down. Our porcine friend simmered, and the the barba rian grew good-humored. He told funny anecdotes, and poked the hog in the ribs. He wanted to know where he came from and where he was going. He spat quarts of tobac co juice acroas him out of the win dow, spattering his shirt-front, be tween his boots, on his valise, and all around. He offered him a “chaw,, every time he took out his plug of navy. The hog perspired freely, and shivered with digust. Finally he crawled out and stood up for forty miles, until another seat was vacated. FEMALE INTELLECT. The superior facility of the female sex in the power of expression has re ceived a palatable illustration in the compositions written in the Boston schools on the subject of cruelty to an imals. With a single exception, the first prize in all the mixed schools of the city was drawn by a girl. The boys, on the average, are older than the girls in the grammar schools; but this does not avail to overcome the deficiency. The girls, as a rule, ar range their thoughts better, and ex press them with more grace and finish of style. Girls have the gift of the power of composition by nature, in a higher degree than the other sex. If the boys excel them when mature life is reached, it is generally by the force of intellect and application. Men have excelled women in literature, however, always in the graces of style, as well as in more important qualities. There have been scores of the class represented by Addison and Thack eray to one of that of which Mrs. Browning and Miss Evans are exam ples. Whether this be because the female intellect is, as a rule, incapa ble of reaching the highest attain ments, or is to be attributed to the fact domestic sphere of most women prevents them from compet ing up to this point, is a question on which, perhaps, there will be a differ ence of opinion. Facts, as far as we possess them, prove that woman en ters the race best equipped with fac ulties, but falls short invariably of at taining the goal which is frequently reached by her male companions. A Noble Spirit.— The Baptist Union, an able worker, spreads the cement of brotherly love in the fol lowing style, speaking of a sister church: “ For solid worth, steady res olution, endeavor to do good, intelli gence and integrity, the Presbyterians are not excelled by any other people. They are attached to their own sect, but are not narrow andclanish. They give largely to their own institutions are generous to other denominations, and really do more than any other body of Christians except the Congr egationalists, for general Christian en terprise unsectarain in character. They have the ablest and best educat ed ministry in the land, and a mem bership which constitutes the back bone of the nation and a credit to the cause of our Redeemer. We thank God for the Presbyterians. GENERAL SHEEHAN'. Last European accounts represent General Sherman as expected at Ge neva with Miss Grant. He descends from the position of rival of Grant, to which precedent and nature w T ould have exalted him, to the place of at tendant of Miss Grant. General Grant is probably quite pleased at the degradation of his superior in milita ry science and genius. He would much rather see him chaperoning his daughterthan have him as a rival. He cannot tolerate rivals. G’olfax bowed his neck at him, and he issued an order w r hich the marginal note of the clerks of criminal courts abbrevi ate th us: Sus,per col. , and Colfax w r as accordingly politically hanged at Philadelphia. We do not know how General Sherman likes his office. But, phi losophically and by example, he should have been the candidate in op position to the present party in pow er instead of being dry nurse to the White House.— Richmond Dispatch. A New' Jersey editor publishes the following “ notis to the publik “ No notis will be took from this date, hereafterward, ov letters that haint got a postage stamp onto them. Don’t w'rite only on one side of the manuscript, and don’t write on that. Don’t send a manuscript unless you can read it after it gets dry. We pay all the way up-hill, from ten cents to one dollar for contributions, according to the length; and settlements made promptly at the end of the next ensu ing year. Poetry and prose pieces are respectfully solicited. The high est market prices paid for awful rail road smashes and elopements with another man’s wife. No swearing aloud in our paper.” A colored preacher at Sparta, Geor gia, some time ago, was heard to say in a funeral sermon of a deceased brudder: ‘‘He ruminates no longer among us; he have exonerated from the syllogisms of this world’s discrim ination, and w'hen he gits to de cold dry stream of the river Jordin, the Kerosines and Peraphens will meet him dare to row him over on dry land to the silverstering city.” Agricultural Department. TSE Os PLASTER. The following is from the proceed ings of the American Institute Far mers’ Club: A writer, who failed to give his name, wrote a long letter, in which he tried to prove that plaster was of little use on a farm, and that it would not pay any man to use it. C. D. Bragdon—The difference be tween myself and that man is just this: My landgrowseonstantlyrich : er by the use of plaster, while my neighbor’s grows poorer. I find that the expenditure of $5 or $0 per acre in plaster is money made. Dr. A. Sylvester—l live in a region 1 where plaster is used extensively. ; Our farmers store up plaster as they would money. It is money to us. It is an absolutely essential part of our farming. We use it especially as an application upon manure when thrown from the stable, and to be mixed with it. It fixes the ammonia. I am satisfied, from experiments, that j by thus using it at least one-third | more of value is given to the stable manure. Henry Stewart —There has been a great mistake about plaster. It lias been estimated that its only benefit was by the absorption of ammonia. Plaster can only absorb ammonia which is free. It is not valuable for j its lime, but contains a large amount of sulphuric acid. Grain crops do not derive much benefit from it, but clo ver and other grasses do. It is very valuable for dressing stables, and may be thus used every day with profit. C. D. Bragdon—My experience with it proves it of value on winter wheat, as well as on spring oats. It resulted in increasing the yield. Dr. Sylvester—l have found it of much value on corn. I think Mr. Stewart will acknowledge himself wrong there. H. Stewart—There I made a mis take. I always use it on corn. R. S. Dodge—He acknowledges the corn.— N. Y. Sun. NUTRITIVE VALUE OF MILE. A chemist of Providence, R. 1., states that milk is more nutritous than meat. The nutritive value of milk, as compared with other kinds of animal food, is not generally appre ciated. There is less difference be- i tween the economical value of milk and beefsteak (or eggs or fish) than is commonly supposed. The quantity of water in a good quality of milk is eighty-six per cent., in round steak seventy-five per cent., in fatter beef sixty per cent., in eggs about sixty eight per cent. From several anal yses made last winter, I estimated sirloin steak (reckoning loss from bone), at thirty-five cents a pound, as dear as milk at twenty-four cents a quart; round steak, at twenty cents a pound, as milk at fourteen cents a quart; eggs at thirty cents a dozen, as dear as milk at twenty cents a quart. Many laborers, who pay sev enteen cents for corned beef, would consider themselves hardly able to pay ten cents for milk, when, in fact, they could as well afford to pay fif teen cents. Milk is a most wholesome and eco nomical food for either the rich or poor. It ought to be more largely used. If the money expended for veal and pork were expended for milk, I doubt not it would be an ad vantage both to the stomach and pocket, especially during the warm season. Relatively speaking, then, milk at ten cents, or even twelve cents a quart, is the cheapest animal food that can be used. Whether far mers can afford to produce it cheaper is a matter for them to decide. It is very probable that were they to ask twelve cents a very large number of poor people would refrain from its use from mistaken notions of econo my, notwithstanding they are exces sive meat eaters. A GREAT FARMER’S MAXIM. The successful life of Mr. Jacob Strawn, the prince of American far mers, is attributed to the close obser vation of the following maxims orig inated by himself. When you wake up, do not roll over, but out. It will give you time to ditch all your sloughs, break them, harrow them and sow them. Make your fencing high and strong and tight, so that it will keep the cat tle and pigs out. If you have brush, make your lot secure and keep your hogs from the cattle ; for, if the* corn is kept clean, they will eat it better than if it is not. Be sure to get your hands to bed by seven o’clock ; they will rise early bv force of circumstances. Pay a hand, if he is a poor hand, pay him a little more; it will encourage him to do still better. Always feed your hands as well as yourself, for the laboring men are the bone and sinew ofthe land, and ought to be well-treated . I am satisfied that early rising, in dustry and regular habits are the best medicines ever prescribed for health. When rainy, bad weather comes, so that you can’t work out of doors, cut, split and haul your wood. Make your racks; fix your fence or a gate that is off the hinges, or weath er board your barn where the wind has blown the siding off, or patch the roof of your house. Study your interest closely, and do not spend your time in electing Pres idents, Senators and other small offi cers, or talking of hard times when spending your time whittling store boxes, etc. Take your time and make calcula tions. Don’t do things in a hurry, but do them at the right time and keep your mind as well as your body employed.— Huralist. To Drive Away Bed Bugs.— An exchange gives the following as a sure w r ay to drive bed bugs from old beds: Take green tomato vines, put them in a basin or tray, pound them to pieces as fine as possible, then stain the bed stead, where they inhabit, with the juice, fill the crevices with pieces of vines, and lay lea ves under the ends of the slats. If th is is practiced twice a year not a bug will remain in the bedstead. _ Cottage Pudding.— Warm two and a half tablespoonfuls of butter, stir in a teacup of white sugar and two eggs. Put two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar in one pint of flour, add a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a cup of milk ; flavor with lemon or vanilla. Bake three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven, and serve hot with rich sauce. PREMIUM LIST, Rules and Regulations of the CENTRAL CHEROKEE GEORGIA AGCULTURAL ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD IN CARTERSVTLLE OCTOBER Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th, RULES Si RJBGLXJTIO.VS. Ist. The exhibition will be open to the public on the First Tuesday in October, and continue four consecutive days. 2d. The gates will be opened each day at 9 o’clock, A. M., and at that time every of ficer is required to be at his post. 3d. The exhibition will on each day com mence. at 10 o’clock, and will continue un til the programme of the day is through. 4th. 'The entrance fee on all articles con tending for premiums of Five over Dollars, and under, will be 50 cents ; and all articles contending for premiums of Five Dollars will pay an entrance fee of ten per cent, on the premium, except as provided in the Prmium List. No exhibitor’s ticket will be issued. All exhibitors are required to pay entrance fees as other persons. ENTRANCE FEES: sth. Season Tickets, $1 60 Half d0.,.... 75 Single Entrance do., 60 Half do., 25 Single do. for Carriage, 1 00 do. do. Buggy,.. 50 do- do. Wagon 50 do' do. Saddle Horse, 25 Family Life Tickets, 25 00 No return checks to be given at gate. Tickets wiL be sold at some place in Car tersville, Ga., and at the Secretary’s Office. No money will be received by gate keepers. Every person must procure tickets before attempting to enter. 6th. Judges are requested to report themselves to the Secretary at his office, on the grounds, at 9 o’clock, A. M., on the day on which they are to act. Those who fail to act will be superceded by the appoint ment of others. 7th. No stock will be permitted to enter j the enelosure except under perfect control of the groom. Bth. No premium shall be awarded to any animal or article without competition, unless the Judges shall regard it worthy. fth. No spirituous liquor shall be sold on the grounds. 10th. No intoxicated person shall be per -1 mitted to exhibit an animal, contend for a premium, or remain on the premises. 11th. Every animal or article introduced on the grounds for exhibition shall be un der the control ofthe officers. 12th. No one shall act as Judge if related to the person competing for a premium. 13th. Owners of animals under age must place in the hands of the groom a card stating the age. 14th. Animals entered as thoroughbred must bo furnished with a well authenticated pedigree, which will be referred to a com mittee appointed to inspect and report the same. 15th. The best animal or article to be in dicated by a blue ribbon, and the second I best by a red ribbon, to be affixed on the 1 morning of the last day. Nth. No animal shall be entered in other ! name than that of its owner. 18th. No disorderly conduct will be al ! lowed on the grounds. A police force will be in attendance sufficient to ptevent the same, and to see that the rules are observed. 19th. This Association will take all prop ! er and necessary care to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible for losses or damages, nor unnecessary expense not j specified. I 20tli. No racing will be tolerated on the ! trotting tracks, nor any kind of betting, or gambling in any shape or manner what ever: nor any immorality tolerated I on the grounds of this Association. 21st. In addition to awarding premiums, I the exhibition will be enlivened each day, 1 at suitable intervals in the forenoon and afternoon, with equestrian contests by la ! dies and gentlemen, and with music from I tlie band. GL.FE/ML KEG ULATIOJt'S. Hales lor Exhibitors. Ist. Tlie Secretary’s office will be opened at Cartersville, on the 15th September, for the purpose of receiving entries. Persons intending to become exhibitors at the ap proaching Fair, are requested to notify the Secretary ten days before the opening of the Fair, which will greatly facilitate bus iness, and prevent confusion. 2d. No article or animal entered for a premium can be removod from the Grounds before tbe close of the exhibition. No pre mium will be paid on animals or articles re moved in violation of this rule All arti cles and animals entered for exhibition must have cards (issued by the Secretary, with numbers thereon corresponding with the numbers in his books), attached. These cards must be obtained, and entrance fee paid, before stalls will be assigned them. 3d. All persons who intend to offer ani mals or articles foi sale, shall notify the Secretary of such intention at the time of entry. 4tli. No entries received after the first day of the Fair Instructions to the Judges. The animals to which premiums shall be awarded, shall be led up for exhibition at the delivery of the premium, and so with other articles, as may be convenient; and after or before the delivery of the premi ums, each animal which shall have taken a premium shall be designated as provided in Section 16, and led into the ring and around it for exhibition of its superiority and high quality to the assembled crowd. N. B.—No person whatever will be al lowed to interfere with the Judges during their adjudication ; and any person, who by letter or otherwise attempts an interference or bias, from misrepresentation with the Judges, will forfeit his or her claim to pre mium. The Superintendents will give particular direction to all articles in their respective departments, and see that all are arranged as near as may be in numerical order, to lessen and facilitate the labors ofthe Judges in their examinations. In all cases Judges and Superintendents will enforce a strict observance of these regulations. Forage lor Stock. There will be a forage-master on the ground, who will furnish grain and forage at market-price to the owners of stock. Stalls will not be furnished upon the grounds of the Association for unruly or dangerous animals, nor for stock not on ex hibition. Ann ual Address. An Address before the Association will be delivered at the public stand, on Thurs day. Award of Premiums. The Premiums will be awarded from the Executive Stand, at ten o’clock on Friday morning, 4th October. Sale of Stock and Other Arti cles. Notice will be given on t[je day previous of all Auction Sales of Live Stock and oth er articles, but the animals and articles sold cannot be removed from the ground until the close of the Exhibition, without the special order of the Executive Commit tee. FRANCIS FONTAINE, Secretary. Cartersville, oa. PREMIUM LIST. JPirst Day. 1 Best 6 yds liome-mado Jeans, pr’m, §3 00 2 Best G yds home-made Linsey, 3 (X) 3 Best G yds home-made Flannel, pr'm, 3 00 4 Best pair all wool home-made blank ets, premium, 3 00 5 Best pair cotton-work home-made Blankets, premium, 3 00 G Best 6 yds home-made Carpeting, pr. 3 00 7 Best 10 yds Factory Carpeting, Diploma 8. Best piece home-made Rag Carpet ing, premium, 3 00 9 Best Hearth-Rug, home made, pr’m, 3 00 10 Best pair woolen Hose, home-made, premium, 1 00 11 Best pair cotton Hose, home-made, premium, 100 12 Best pair woolen half-Hose, home- 1 00 made, premium, 1 00 13 Best pair cotton half Hose, home made, premium, 100 14 Best patchwork Bed Quilt, pr'm, 300 15 Second best do., premium, 2 00 16 Best woolen Comfort, home-made, premium, 3 00 17 Best cotton Comfort, home-made, premium, 3 00 18 Best double-wove white Counter pane, home-made, premium, 5 00 19 Best patchwork Cradle Quilt, pr., 200 20 Second best do., premium, 1 00 21 Best all wool, or cotton and wool, Coverlet, home-made, premium, 5 00 22 Best Mattress, home-made, pr'm, 500 23 Best half dozen wool Hats, home made, premium, 3 00 24 Best specimen Cotton Embroidery, home-made, premium, 2 00 25 Best specimen Silk do., premium, 200 26 Best Wool do., premium, 200 27 Best specimen Millinery, home -28 made, premium, 300 Best Fly Brush, premium, 200 29 Best Suit of Clothes—coat, pants and vest —made by a lady, pr'm, 500 30 Second best Suit, do., premium, 3 00 31 Best specimen of any Ornamental Needle, Crochet, Carved or Fancy Work, exhibiting cultivation and taste, by a Miss under 12 years of age, premium, 2 00 32 Best specimen Needle, Shell and Carved Work, by a Indy, 3 00 33 Best bale 8 oz. Osauburgs, Diploma. 34 do Yarn, all Nos. do 35 do Shirting, do 36 do Sheeting, do 37 do Kersey, do 38 do Stripes and Plaids, or either, do 39 do Plains, do 40 do Ticking, do 41 Best coil Rope, cotton, do 42 do hemp, do 43 Best assortment of Woolen Goods, comprising cassimers, plains, sati nets, linseys, kerseys, flannel, &c., exhibited by manufacturer or ag't do j 44 Best sample Cotton Blankets, Diploma. 45 do Woolen do do 46 do washed wool, 20 lbs, premium, $3 Oil [Note- —All articles in this Department of Southern Domestic Manufacture, and in needle, shell and fancy work, not provided for in this list will receive special attention, and have premiums awarded. SECTION 2— ART GALLERY— (OPES TO THE WORLD.) 1 Best Historical Painting in Oil, connected with the history of Cherokee, Ga., $5 00 2 Best specimen of Animal Paint ing in oil, 5 00 3 Best specimen Cherokee Ga. Land scape Painting in oil, 5 00 4 Best specimen Fruit Painting, Diploma. 5 do Pencil Drawing, do 6 Best display of House and Sign Painting, Diploma. 1 7 Best display Photograph and Ambrotype Pictures, Diploma. 8 Best specimen of Job Printing do Note.—No premiums will be awarded in this department unless the specimens exhib ited are considered meritorious by compe tent judges. SECTION 3 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS — (OFKN TO THE WORLD.) 1 Best Piano, Diploma 2 do Mclodeon, do 3 do Violin, do 4 do Flute, do 5 do Harp, do 6 do Set Brass Band Instruments do SECTION 4— POULTRY. 1 Best pair game Chickens, pr’m., $3 09 2 Best pair of Chickens, any breed, for table use, premium, 3 00 j 3 Best pair of Turkeys, premium, 3 00 4 Best pair of Geese, premium, 1 00 j 5 Best pair of Muscovy ducks, pr., 1 ot> j 6 Best pair common ducks, pr'm., 1 00 7 Best lot of Capons, premium, 300 8 Best and largest variety of barn yard fowls, not less than 16, owned and exhibited by one person, 1 00 9 Best pair Aylsbury, or other im proved Ducks, premium, 3 00 10 Best pair Chickens, other than na tives, 3 00 ; 11 Best pair Ducks, other than na tives, 3 00 | 12 Best lot Poultry, not less than one half dozen, 5 00 j 13 Best 10 Poultry, natives and mix’d 500 14 Best pair Capons, 6 00 SECTION S— HOUSEHOLD, FARM AND ORCHARD. 1 Best specimen Country Butter, 5 lbs., premium, 8 00 2 Best specimen Country Cheese, 5 lbs., premium, 3 00 3 Best display home-made Pickles, pr 3 00 4 Best display home-made canned Fruit, premium, 5 00 5 best display home-made Preserves, Jellies, etc., 3 00 6 Greatest yield of honey from one swarm of bees, with a full ac count of management, protection against the moth, etc., the honey to be on the Fair Ground, and the quantity duly certified to, pr„ 500 7 Best loaf Wheat Bread, prein., 2 00 8 Best Pound cake, premium, 2 00 9 Best Sponge cake, premium, 2 00 10 Best Fruit cake, do 2 00 11 Best specimen of Biscuit 2 00 12 do of Rolls, 2 00 13 Best loaf corn bread, 1 00 14 Best boiled ham, with skin on, raised in Bartow county, prem , 3 00 15 Best specimen hard soap, 5 lbs., made in the South, 3 00 16 Best specimen soft soap, 5 lbs., made in the South, 2 00 17 Best \ bush, dried peaches peeled 200 18 Best J bush, dried apples peeled, 200 19 Best g bush, dried pears, peeled, 200 20 Best specimen green apples rais ed in Georgia, 2 00 21 Best specimen green pears, 2 00 '22 Best specimen grape wine, 1 gal., 400 23 do blackberry wine, 1 gal. 300 24 do of vinegar, 1 gal., 2 00 25 Best gallon Sorghum, 3 00 26 Best sample sorghum sugar, 3 00 27 Best sack 100 lbs family flour, 5 00 SECTION 6—CEREALS. 1 Best 50 ears Early Corn, premium, 200 2 do Bread Corn, premium, 500 3 do Yellow Corn, premium, 200 4 Best Bushel White Wheat, premium, 300 5 do Red Wheat, premium, 300 6 do Oats, premium, 3 00 | 7 do Barley, premium, 3 00 [ 8 do Rye, premium, 300 | 9 do Cornfield Peas, pr’m, 200 | 10 Best half bushel Ground Peas, pr. 200 11 Best peck White Beans, premium, 100 12 do Timothy Seed, pr’m, 2 00 jl3 do Clover Seed, Georgia liaised, premium, 10 00 14 do Orchard Grass Seed, pr. 200 SECTION 7— KITCHEN AND GARDEN. 1 Best dozen Beets, premium, 1 00 2 do Parsnips, premium. 1 00 3 do Carrots, premium, 100 4 Best half bushel Turnips, premium, 109 5 Best half dozen Cabbage, premium, 100 6 Best specimen Celery, premium, 1 00 7 Best specimen Tomatoes, premium, 100 8 Best peek Onions, premium, 100 9 Best gallon Butter Beans, premium, 100 j 10 Best half bushel Irish Potatoes, pr. 1 00 II Best half bushel Sweet Potatoes, pr. 1 00 I 12 Best collection and greatest variety ; of Vegetables exhibited by one in dividual, not less than ten varieties, premium, 5 00 SECTION 8— SUNDRIES, 1 Best and largest collection of Geor gia Minerals, premium. 25 00 2 Best (bbl.) specimen Lime, Gypsum, Cement, Pearlasb, 200 3 Best Bitumincus or Anthracite Coal, Diploma 4 Best Marble Monument, do 5 Best Marble Muutel, do 6 Best Marbleized Mantel and Grate, do 7 Best and largest exhibition of Stone Ware, S2OO 8 Best Specimen Earthen Tile, Diploma 9 Best specimen Fire Brick, do Second Day. SECTION 9 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OPEN TO THE WORLD. 1 Best combined Thresher and Sepa rator, Diploma 2 Best Reaping Machine, do 3 Best Mowing Machine, do 4 Best combined Reaper and Mower, do 5 Best Threshing Machine. do 6 Best. Corn Sheller, do 7 Best Wheat Fan, do 8 “ Smut Mill, do 9 “ Straw Cutter, do 10 “ Corn Planter, do 11 “ Cotton Planter, do 12 “ Wheat Drill, do 13 “ Guano Distributor, do 14 “ four-horse Wagon for general use, do 15 “ two-horse Wagon for general use, do 16 *• Hay Rake Too general use, do 17 ‘ Clover Seed Gatherer for gen eral use, do 18 “ two-horse Plow, do 19 “ one-horse Plow, do 20 “ hill-side Plow, do 21 “ subsoil Plow, do 22 “ double shovel Plow, do 23 “ Sulky Flow-, do 24 “ cultivator Plow for Corn, do 25 “ cultivator Plow for Cotton. do 26 “ Iron Tooth Harrow, do 27 Best portable cider mill, Diploma. 28 Best Wheelbarrow, premium, $2 00 29 Best Grain Cradle, premium, 2 00 30 Best Grass Scythe with snath, pr, 200 31 Best farm-gate Hinges, premium, 200 32 Best moveable Horse-power, Diploma 33 Best Cotton Gin, to be tested on the grounds, Diploma 34 Best Cotton & Hay Press, to be tested on the grounds, Diploma 35 Best Stocked Plow, premium, $2 00 36 Best and cheapest plantation fence, Diploma 37 Best portable plantation Fence, do 38 Best Horse Collar, shuck or bark, premium. $1 00 39 Best Horse Collar, leather, prem 200 40 Best one-horse Mowing Machine. 500 41 Best Post Augur, Diploma 42 Best Water Drawer, do 43 Best Pump, do SECTION 10 —AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT — OPEN TO CHEROKEE GEORGIA. 1 Best combined Thresher and Sep arator, premium, $25 00 2 Best Heaping machine 15 00 3 Best Mowing Machine, premium, 10 00 4 Best combined Reaper and mower 26 00 5 Best Threshing Machine, prem., 10 00 6 Best Corn Sheller, premium, 5 00 7 Best W’heat Fan, do. 5 00 g Best Smut Mill, do 1000 9 Best Straw Cutter, do 200 10 Best Corn Planter, premium, 5 dp 11 Best Cotton Planter, do 5(4) 12 Best Wheat Drill, 20 00 13 Best Guano Distributor, prem., 5 00 14 Best 4-horse Wagon for general use, 1000 25 Best 2- do do 5 00 16 Best Horse Rake for general use, 500 17 Best Clover Seed Gatherer for general use, premium, 5 00 18 Best 2-horse Plow, prem., 5 00 19 do 1-horse Plow, do 3 (X) 20 Best hill-side Plow, prem., 3 00 21 do subsoil Plow, do 300 22 do double shovel plow, prem., 800 23 do Sulky plow, premium, 10 00 24 do Best cultivator Plow for corn, 300 25 do Cultivator Plow for Cotton, 300 Plows to be tested on the Grounds. 26 do Iron Tooth harrow, prem., 300 27 do Portable Cider Mill, do 500 28 do Wheelbarrow, premium, 200 29 do Grain Cradle, do 200 30 do Grass Scythe with snath, pr. 300 31 Best farm-gate Hinges, premium, 200 32 Best moveable Horse-power, 10 00 33 do Cotton Gin, to be tested on the grounds, 10 00 34 Best Cotton & Hay Press, to be tested on the grounds, 10 00 35 Best Stocked plow, premium, $2 00’ 36 do and cheapest plantation fence, 6 00 | 37 do portable plantation fence 5 (X) 3S do Horse Collar, shuck or bark $1 00 39 do Horse Collar, leather, prem., 200 40 do 1-Horse Mowing Machine 10 00 41 do Post Augur, premium, 200 42 do Water Drawer, premium, 500 42 do Pump, premium, 500 SECTION 11— MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. 1 Best Family Carriage, Southern made, premium, $5 00 2 do buggy. Southern made, pr 600 3 do Grindstone, complete, prem., 200 4 do display of Tin W are manu factured in Cherokee Georgia 300 5 do Cooking Stove, Diploma 6 do Specimeu Horse Shoeing, pr. $2 00 7 do side Harness Leather manu factured in Cherokee, Geo., 2 00 8 do side Sole Leather manufac tured in Cherokee Geo., 200 9 do side Upper Leather, manufac tured in Cherokee Georgia 2 00 10 do Calf Skin, manufactured in Cherokee Georgia, 2 00 11 do set Carriage Harness, manu factured in Cherokee Geo., 5 00 12 “ set Buggy Harness, ntanufac’d in Cherokee Ga-, 5 On 13 “ set Wagon Harness, do. 300 14 “ Plow for Plantation use, do - 200 15 “ Man’s Saddle manufac’d in Cherokee Ga., COO 16 “ Side Saddle, 500 17 Riding Bridle, 200 18 “ Wagon and Reaping Machine Harness combined, 3 00 19 “ pair Boots, premium, 300 20 “ pair Lady’s Boots, premium, 200 21 “ pair Gent’s Shoes, premium, 200 22 “ Panel Door, 300 23 “ Window Blinds, 200 24 “ Window Sash, 200 25 “ specimen Brooms, j doz., pr’m, 300 26 “ specimen tight Cask, pr'm, 200 27 •* specimen Churn, any style, to be tested on the grounds, pr’m, 500 28 “ Washing Maching and Wring er, (open to the world,) Diploma 29 “ Sewing Machine, do 30 “ Bureau, do 31 *‘ Sofa, do 32 “ Bedstead, do 33 “ set Cottage Chains, do 34 “ set split-bottom Chairs, do 35 “ Extension Dining Table, do 86 “ Tin or Wire Safe, do !37 “ Kitchen Table, with Shelves and Drawers, do 38 “ collection of Iron Castings, do 39 u collection of Wooden Ware, do 40 collection Mechanical Tools by one manufacturer, do 41 “ specimen Bar and Round Iron do 42 “ set Blacksmith’s Tools, do 43 “ Ox Yoke, premium, $2 00 i 44 Second best Ox Yoke, Diploma | 45 Best Sorghum Mill and Fixtures. for manufacturing Sorghum, Diploma 46 Best Sorghum Mill and Fixtures, for manufacturing Sugar, Diploma section 12— HOGS. (All premium stock to be owned by exhibi itor.) 1 Best Essex, Berkshire, and Chest! r White Boars, 3 animals, S3OOO 2 Best Essex Boar and Sow, 800 3 “ Berkshire Boar and Sow, 800 4 “ Chester White Boar and Sow, 800 5 “ Hog, mixed or native, 500 section 13— SHEEP. 1 Best Merino, Cotswold, or South down Buck and Ewes, in pairs, 3000 2 Best Merino Buck, 600 3 “ Cotswold Buck, • 600 4 “ Southdown Buck, 600 5 “ Native, any age or breed, 1000 SECTION 14 — FIRE ENGINES. 1 Best Steam Fire Engine, tested on the ground, Diploma 2 Best Hand Fire Engine, tested on the ground, Diploma 3 Best Hook and Ladder Equip ment, Diploma SECTION 15— SADDLE RING. 1 Best Saddle Horse, Mare, or Gel ding. style, form and saddle quali ties, 4 years old and over, pr’m, 10 OO 2 Second best, premium, 500 SECTION 16 HORSES, GEORGIA RAISED. 1 Best Saddle Horse, 10 OO 2 Best Buggy Horse, 10 00 3 Best pair Harness Horses, 20 00 4 Best 2 and 3 year old Colts, 10 OO 5 Best Colt, 1000 6 Best Suckling, Colt, 500 7 Best Mare, 1000 8 Best Stallion, 1500 SECTION 17— FOR THE LADIES. 1 Best Horseback Rider, pr’m, IO OO 1 Best Driver, (Buggy,] pr’m, 1000 Third Day. SECTION 18— JACKS AND MULES. 1 Best Jack, premium, $lO 00 2 do Jennet, do 10 00 3 do Jack 6 years old or over, pr. 10 00 4 do do under 6 years old, prem. 500 5 do do Colt, premium, 300 6 do aged Jennet, premium, 500 7 do Jennet 3 years old and under, 300 8 do Colt, premium, 200 MULES. 1 Best Mule, to be tried on the field in harness, single and double and in plough, premium, S2O 00 2 Best mule, Colt Geo. raised, prem 500 3 do do 1,2& 3 years each 5 1)0 4 do Mule 6 years old and over pr. 500 5 do Mule 3to 6 years prem., over 500 6 do Mule 2 years old and under 3 300 7 do Mule Colt, premium, 200 8 do pair aged Mules, premium, 1000 9 do pair Mules 3 years and uuder 500 SECTION 19— HARNESS GELDING RING. [Made-up teams prohibited; must be two or more entries.] 1 Best aged Harness Gelding, Mare, or Stallion, 6 years or over, (in harness.) 10 00 2 Second best, premium, 5 OO 3 Best Harness Gelding, Mare or Stallion, 3to 6 years old, prem. 10 00 Becond best, premium, 5 00 5 Best Harness Gelding, Mare or Stallion, under 3 years, prem,, 5 00 6 Second best, premium, 3 OO 7 Best pair Harness animals, re gardless of sex, premium, 10 OO 8 Second best, premium, 5 OO BECTION 20—SPEEED RING, (TIME ) [Made up rings prohibited.] 1 Fastest single foot racking or pacing Stallion, Mare or Geld ing, twice around the track, in or out of harness, two or more entries, premium, $25 OO 2 Second best, two or more en tries, premium, 10 OO 3 Fastest Trotting Stallion, Mare or Gelding, twice around the track, in or out of harness, two or more entries, premium, 25 OO 4 Second best, two or more entries, lO OO 5 Fastest trotting Double Team in harness, twice around the track, two or more entries, 10 OO 6 Second best, two or more entries 500 7 Fastest Racking or Pacing Double Team, twice around the track in harness, two or more entries, 10 OO 8 Second best do., premium, 5 OO 9 For fastest two year old Colt, twice around the track, under the saddle, two or more entries, \ OL. lb—NO. 2 (or in the event of only one en try then against time, which will be made known on day of race,) premium, 28 OO sßcnoa 21—blood kbo* [Georgia raised, and pedigree to be exhib ited.] 1 Best Mallion G years and over, S2B OO 2 do Stallion 4to 6 year* old, pr. 10 OO 8 do Stallion 2to 4 years old, pr. lO OO 4 do aged Mare, premium, 10 OO 5 do 4to 6 years old Mare, prem. lO OO 6 do 8 years old Filly, premium, 500 7 do 2 years old Filly, premium, 600 8 do 1 year old Colt, premium, &OO 2 do suckling Colt, premium, 800 10 do Stallion 4 years and over, pr 30 OO 11 do Stallion 3 do do 20 00 12 do Stallion 2 do do 15 OO 13 do Stallion 1 do do 10 00 IS do Mare 4 years and over pre 20 00 .4 do Mare 3 do do 15 OO 15 do Mare 2 do do lO OO 15 do Colt 1 year old or over, pre. lO *»0 section 21—horses ron all work. 1 Best Stallion, aged, premium, S»Q OO 2 Second best, premium, 5 OO 3 best Stallion, 4 years old, prem 5 OO 4 do Stalliou, 2 years old, prem 5 OO 5 do aged Mare, (brood), prem, 5 OO G do Marc 4 years old, premium, 6 00 7do Filly S years old, premium, 500 8 do Filly 2 years old, premium, 5 OO 9 do l’ottey 13] bauds or under, pr 500 10 best Colt 1 year old, premium, 500 11 best suckling Colt, premium, 800 SECTION 22— SWEEWTAKBS. Fastest trotting Stallion, Marc or Gel ding, twice around the track, five or more entries making a ring. Saddle or Harness, prize SSO OO Ist Horse gets a pr’in worth 25 00 >d “ “ ' 15 00 3d “ “ 1000 Entrance fee 20 per cent., open to all ex cept the successful horse in Speed King. SECTION 24 PLOWINO WATCH. 1 Best Plowman, premium, $5 OO To come off during the Fair. Grounds will bo prepared for the some, aud entrance open to Mules, Horses and Oxen. Judges to be governed in their awards by the depth and width of the furrow, slice turn ed by the plow of each competitor, aud the general perfection of the work, and the time employed to complete his work. SECTION 26—CATTLE, THOROUGH BRED. (Owned by exhibitor.) 1 Best Bull, 20 OO 2 “ Cow, 15 OO 8 “ Heifer, 3 years and under, 10 00 4 “ Bull, 3 years and under, 1000 5 “ Thoroughbred Bull, any breed, pedigree exhibited, 4 yrs old aud upwards, pr'm, 1500 6 Second best, premium. 500 7 Best thoroughbred Bull, under 4 years old, premium, 1000 8 Second best, premium, 600 9 Best Cow. 4yrs and upwards, pr. 10 OO 10 “ Cow under 4 yrs. pr’m, 500 11 Bull Calf, premium, 6 00 12 “ Heifer Calf, premium, t 600 13 best calf 3 years aud under, pr. 600 MIXED OR NATIVE. 14 Best bull, 3 yrs and over, 1000 15 “ “ 1 and 2 yrs and over, 1000 1G “ “ 1 year and over, 600 17 “ milch cow, to be milked on ground, 3 yrs and over, 16 OO 18 “ heifer, 2 yrs atjd over, 500 19 “ “ 1 yr. and over, 3 00 20 “ beef, fattened for market, 10 OO 21 “ pair Oxen, to be worked on the ground, 15 00 22 “ Bull, mixed or native, 3 yrs. and over, pr'm, 16 OO 23 Second best, premium, 600 24 Best bull under 3 years, pr’m, 600 25 “ “ premium, 600 26 “ Cow, 3 years and over. 10 00 27 Second best, 500 28 best Heifer, under 3 years old, 500 29 “ fatted bullock, 1000 30 Second best, 500 31 best fatted Cow, 800 32 second best, 200 33 best milch Cow, to be milked on the grounds, 10 OO 34 second best, 500 35 best pair of Work Oxen, 11 OO 36 second best, 500 SECTION 2G—PLANTATION AND FARM— FIELD CROPS. 1 Largest Crop of Cotton produced this year upon one acre of ground, with the mode of cultivation, the amount and kind of manure used, the period of planting, the num ber of times plowed and hoed, the kind of cotton, the land to be measured and the cotton weighed in the presence of three disinter ested and reliable witnesses, with a certificate from them, (yield not to be less than 500 lbs. lint per acre,) premium, S2O OO 2Largest Crop of Corn grown this year upon one acre of upland and bottom each, the period of planting, the mode of cultivation, kind of corn, times ploughed and hoed, amount and kind of manure ap plied, the land and corn measured in the presence of three disinterest ed witnesses, with certificates, premium, 10 OO 3 Largest Crop of Wheat grown up on one acre ground, the landand wheat to be measured under the same requisition in all things as above, premium, 1000 4 Largest Crop of Oats of any kind, specifications as above, per acre, premium, 10 OO 5 Largest Crop of Barley of any kiud, specifications as above, per acre, premium, 5 OO 6 Largest Crop of Rye, any kind, specifications as above, per acre, premium, 5 OO 7 Largest Crop of Clover, (with mode of management,) per acre, premium, 10 00 Exhibitors of all the above crops must state in writing to the Secretary all the re quisitions as laid down for cotton, corn, etc., as above, when the articles are to be entered on his books for exhibition, with the wit nesses certificate for measurement of land, pounds and bushels per aere, without which the judges will be required to withhold their awards; and exhibitors not complying with these requisitions will not be allowed to compete for premiums of the Association. SECTION 27 —CROPS BY BOVS UNDER 16 YEARS Os AUK. 1 Largest crop of Corn grown by any boy under 16 years of a^e, upon an aere of land, premium, 10 OO 2 Largest crop of Cotton grown by any boy under 16 years of age, upon an acre of land, premium, lO OO The rules of field crops to be complied with. SECTION 28— SAMPLE FIELD CROPS THIS TEAR. 1 best bale of Cotton not less than ! 450 lbs., premium, $5 OO ' 2 best bale of Clover Hay, prem , 6 OO j 3 do of Timothy Hay, prem 500 | 4 do of native Grass Hay, pr, 500 5 do of Pea-vine Hay, prem 500 SECTION 29 —BURLESQUE TOURNAMENT. After Premiums are awarded on the fourth day, the exhibition will be continued with a Grand burlesque Tournament. En trance fee $lO, Ist Prize, S3O; 2d Prise, S2O ; five or more to ride. GRAND SPEED RING FOR MULES. OPEN TO ALL MULES, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR SEX. A Silver Cup worth $5 00. to be award ed to the slowest mule. No on# allowed to ride his own mule. Note. —As many articles of merit in the various departments not especially provide for in the Premium List may be presented for Exhibition and premium, it is announe ed that a Committee on Miscellaneous Ar ticles will be appointed, to examine and re port upon and recommend premiums, upen all such articles worthy of premiums. The second best of auy article or animal not otherwise provided for, will receive a Diploma. The Knights of Cartersvill# are invited to make the necessary arrangements for a Tournament, to come off during the Exhi bition. A copy of the Premium List will be lent to any one desiring it, upon application. For further particulars or information, address FRANCIS FONTAIN*, Secretary, Cartersvill*, Ga. Auctioneer will be appointed when tit* occasion requires.