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THE STANDARD AND EXPRES .
fly SMITH, WIKLE & CO.]
THE RUTLAND MURDERS.
BT LEROY.
The wind whistled without, the
min fell heavily, and the cold was in
creasing every hour. With a shiver
1 drew my chair nearer to the tire,
and remarked to my companion:
“ What an avfful night!”
He assented; adding :
“ I don’t think I’m superstitious,
hut 1 can’t help regarding this night,
the 17th of January, as under a sort
of curse.”
“ Why so?” I questioned.
“ Thereby hangs a tale,” he replied,
lighting a fresh cigar.
“ I jet’s have it, was my laconic
rejoinder.
.Vow, this companion of mine was
something of a character in his way.
His name was Hill Brentford, and
we had been friends, until, at the
age of eighteen, we parted —he to en
ter his uncle’s store in London, and
J to cultivate the farm in Suffolk,
which had been in my family for
eight generations. From that time
wo saw but little of each other. Bill
soon timl of the monotonous life of a
clerk, and, following the bent of his
own inclinations, he entered the de
tective force. At the time of which
I am writing, he was one of the most
valued officers.
During my rare and hurried visits
to London, I always stayed with
Bill. He had never married, but he
kept up a bachelor’s establishment in
two snug rooms, next door to a first
rate eating house, from which his
meals were sent to him. A luxuri
ous fellow was Bill, when off duty,
hut in the pursuits of business, nerves
and frame alike seemed made of iron.
But to return to the night of which
1 was speaking. Bill enjoyed telling
a story, and told one admirably; so
1, too, lighted a fresh cigar, and lean
ed comfortably back in my chair to
listen, with a feeling of delightful
satisfaction.
Bill smoked a few moments in si
lence and then began:
“Did you ever hear of the Rut
land murders, Dick?”
“Well, no,” I replied. “I can’t
say that I did.”
“Os course not. You country fel
lows never do boar anything. '.Jupi
ter ! what a life!”
Jupiter was Bill’s favorite expres
sion, and he always said it very
slowly and with great energy.
“ Well, the first of these happened
in 1859, ton years ago to-night; and
the second in ’O7. They were both
committed on the night of the 17th
of January, between the hours of
eleven and two.
“ There was an old man by the
name of Clark Rutland, who owned
a tall, rather gloomy-looking house
out toward Paddington. He was a
widower, and very rich, and his child
having married against Ids will, he
had disinherited her and adopted a
nephew, a feeble, indolent, good
looking sort of a chap. This fellow,
David Rutland was married at the
time his uncle adopted him, and had
one child, a hoy of live years, the
handsomest little creature 1 ever set
eyes on. The mother had gipsy
blood, they said, and she looked it.
Just after they came to live with the
old man, a robbery was committed
in the house, and 1 had charge of the
affair; so that’s the way I came to
know all about them.
“ It was when the child, Mark
Rutland, was sixteen, that the tirst
murders took place. David Rutland
had been dead long ago, ami young
Mark was locked upon as the old
man’s sole heir. 1 bad been away to
the North on some business, and
when i got back the first piece of
news J heard was that old Mr. Rut
land had been found dead in his bed,
with a wound through his heart,
made by some sharp, Mender instru
ment, which must have let out the
life instantly. His servant testified
that ho always slept with a long,
thin dagger beside him, which he
had brought from Spain in youth,
and valued very highly. This dag
ger was blissing and could not be
found, though the strictest search was
made for it.
The case was a very dark one, and
not a trace of the murderers could be
found. 1 was too young then to
have anything to do with the man
agement of the affair, but I was
greatly interested in it. At length
all search after the murderer was
given up. and Mark Rutland, under
the guardianship of his mother, en
tered by will into possession of every
thing.
“ Now, nothing in tho world hurts
me so badly as to be baffled in a case,
even though, as in this instance, it is
not my own. 1 hated to give this
one up, so I took careful notes of it,
and laid them aside for future use, if
ever I should be so fortunate as to
get hold of a clue to the mystery.
“ The affair had nearly passed out
of my mind, when on the morning
of January 18th, 1867, 1 was aroused
very early by the news that a horri
ble "murder had been committed out
Paddington way. 1 soon learned
that the victim was Mrs. David Rut
land, Mark’s mother; and I lost no
time in hurrying to the spot, where a
crowd had already gathered. There
was in my mind, from the first, a
certainty of what sight awaited me—
that small, smooth hole passing di
rectly through the still, cold heart;
and 1 was not mistaken. The mur
dered woman lay flat on her back
and her placid features showed that
she had died without a struggle.
“ Such agony as that of her son I
have seldom witness —indeed, it up
set his reason and for many weeks
he alternated between the delirium
of fever and the stupor of utter ex
haustion. There was one remarkable
feature of his case —in all his deliri
um he uever alluded to his mother’s
death, and yet he did not once ask
for her, as though she were living.
“ Again, as in the former instance
there was no trace of the weapon
with which the horrible deed had
been committed. A towel, which
lay on l;>o floor by the l)ed, was cut
and > mined with blood, as though a
sharp and bloody instrument had
been drawn hastily through it. There
were no signs that any one had en
tered the room, as the maid stated
that everything was in precisely the
same order in which she had left it.
Suspicion fell upon the servants, but
there was really no evidence against
them.
“The only other inmate of the
house was the murdered woman’s
sou, and not the slightest suspicion
fell upon him. He was benefitted in
no way by his mother’s death, and it
was proved that they lived on the
best of terms—in fact, were more
than usually devoted to each other.
The servants testified that they had
never heard a hard word pass be
tween them. They always retired
early, and, on the night in question,'
they had parted, as they always did,
with a tender good-night. The maid
stated that Mrs. Rutland had ordered
her not to extinguished the gas, and
had made her replenish the fire be
fore leaving the room, saying she
should sit up late. From the posi
tion of the body, it appeared that the
poor lady had * not retired, for she
still wore her thick dressing-gown,
and was lying on the top of the cov
ering, with a shawl thrown over her
feet. A bock lay beside her as if it
had dropped from her hand, and the
gas was still burnirg when the maid
had entered the room in the morning
anti discovered the horrible need.
“ The room was the same in which
old Clark Rutland had met with his
bloody death, eight vears before.
For two years after that event the
room was shut up, and then Mrs.
Rutland had suddenly determined to
occupy it. Since that time it had
been her chamber.
“ W ell, it seemed likely that we
were to be battled again, for no trace
of the murderer could we find. Mark
Rutland recovered his bodily health,
but his mind appeared a complete
blank. He was perfectly harmless,
and the old servants, wlio were de
voted to him, nursed him tenderly.
He remained in the old house, but
the fatal chamber was never entered,
except by myself.
“ My comrades leered at me for be
ing so utterly baffled in a case where
the entire management was left to
me. At last I told them I had
not given up the game yet, and that
if they would leave me alone until
the Ist of February, 18«8, 1 would
either clear up the mystery or per
mit them to call me a fool.
“The weeks became months, and
still things seemed as dark as ever.
I haunted the house unweariedly,
and sjient hours—even whole nights
—alone in or near the doubly-fatal
room. 1 would talk for hours with
Mark, striving to elicit a gleam of
reason from his stupefied brain. It
was all utterly useless; the 17th of
January came round again and found
me no nearer my object than when I
first began my search.
“ It had been a dark, cold day, and
as evening came on it commenced
gathering for a heavy storm. About
dusk I sent for Joe Hark ness, a young
friend of mine who had lately joined
us and who bids fair to climb to the
very top of the ladder. I knew him
to be brave as a lion, cool, trustwor
thy, strong as an ox, utterly without
nerve*, and above all, perfectly de
voted to me. When the fellow came
J told him that I thought there was
an awful nights work before me, und
I asked him if he would share* it.
ile consented instantly. I then made I
him sit down beside me and examine
my notes of the two Rutland mur
ders. For some time he read on in
silence; but all at once I heard him
draw a quick breath, and I knew he
had begun to catch my idea. He did
not speak until the last word was
finished, then he looked up and said,
quietly: ’
“ ‘ <hilv we too, I suppose ?’
I nodded, for I saw he knew my
plan without a word ; indeed, I had
shadowed it out in my notes. A few
words of arrangement passed between
us, and then it was time to go.
“ We both rose, and lifting togeth
er a long and heavy basket which
lay in a corner, carried it down stairs.
At a whistle from me a cab came up,
in which we placed the basket, got
in ourselves, and drove off rapidly in
the direction of Paddington, stopping
before the Rutland house. By (he
power of the law we soon had all the
servants securely locked up in the
lower story, and with the exception
of poor Mark, we were left alone on
the floor where the murders had been
committed.
We brought in the basket, and tak
ing it to the fatal room, in which 1
had lighted the gas, we opened it
and took out a long, large bundle, i
On unwrapping this a waxen, female |
figure, the size of life, appeared, !
dressed in a white night-gown. This !
we laid on the bed, in the attitude of
out 1 asleep, with the chest fully ex
posed, and threw a large shawl over
it up to the waist.
“ This room was in the right wing
of the house, and that occupied by
Mark was at the furthest extremity of
the left. We now went to his claim-!
her and found him in bed and fast I
asleep. Opening all the doors as we i
passed, so that there was free com- ,
in unication between the two apart
ments, we returned to the lir.st, and
hiding in the dressing-room, from
which we could see everything that
was going on, we waited in breathless
silence for the result.
“Jupiter! Dick, I tell you it was
an awful watch. The very air of the
room felt heavy and tainted with
blood; the very lamp that had loolc
otltlovrll Upon tVVtr mlttnlglti mui
ders and kept solitary watch over
the bloody corpses, seemed to burn
with a dull, red glare; and there,
just before our eyes, on the very spot
where l had seen those two stark
bodies lying with the death-wound
through their hearts, was stretched
out the still, white form, looking so
terribly like death. We were both
strong, bold, iron-nerved men, but
we drew closer together, and I, for
one, acknowledged that my heart
beat quick and Mood felt Jike ice in
my veins.
“ The clock struck twelve and the
silence was unbroken. Another half
hour passed and then 1 heard a faint,
distant sound. Joe laid his hand
heavily on my shoulder, and I knew
he heard it too. Nearer—nearer it
came. We could distinguish now
that it was made by bare feet moving
slowly and cautiously over the uu
carpeted floor. Nearer—still nearer.
The door moves, opens wide, and a
tall, gaunt figure, clothed in white,
stalks silently in the room.
“It needed but a glance to recog
nize Mark Rutland. He came stead
ily on, his eyes wide open and his
thin lips parted in a ghastly smile.
Great Heaven! lie passed the bed
and came straight on towards us. I
could not take my eyes from that
dreadful face, but I felt Joe clinging
to me with both hands and tremb
ling like a leaf. lie came on until
he was so near us that I could have
touched him by leaning forward, and
then he paused. Putting out his
hand slowly he passed it along the
lintel of the door and a pressed a hid
den spring, when a small piece of the
wood-work slid back, leaving an
aperture about two feet long, a foot
deep, and not more than six inches
wide. From this aperture he drew a
blood-stained dagger, long and slen
der. Turning he moved with the
same steady, gliding pace toward the
bed, and raising his arm aloft, buried
the dagger deep in the very heart of
the waxen figure.
“Not an instant did he pause.
Drawing it forth, he stooped, and
lifting a towel from the floor, where
I had placed it, wiped the dagger,
dropped it again, and returned the
fatal weapon to its hiding-place,
closed it, and went, with the same
stealthy, gliding footstep, back to his
own chamber.
“ When he was out of sight we
rose and staggered from our hiding
place out into the light, gazing with
distended eyes upon each "other’s
white and horror-stricken faces. Joe I
spoke first, low and hoarsely:
“ 1 A somnambulist,’ he muttered. ;
‘ The two murders were committed j
in his sleep.’
“‘Not so,’ I answered, in awe
struck tones. 4 The first was com-1
mitted awake. The second was
God’s avenging hand, making the ;
murderer, in his very sleep, the in
strument of his own betrayal and
punishment, and that of his accom
plice. See there!’
“ I pointed to the floor, just below
the aperture in the wall, and there
lay a folded paper on which was
written in large, distinct characters:
“ Draft of my last Will and Testa
ment. To be executed immediately.
“We took it up, and saw that all
j of the property, except a very small'
annuity to Mark, was left to the old
; man’s daughter.
“ ‘That will was never executed,’ I
j said. 4 Look at this date.’
I “ I pointed to the bottom of the
draft, and there was written, January
j 17th, 1859.’
44 There is but little more to be told,
j Mark continued in a state of vacancy
' for about six months longer, and
1 then his strength suddenly failed,
and his death hour drew near. The
day before his end his mind was re
stored, and he made a full confession
of his guilt. The old man, hestated,
had discovered that no drop of his
blood ran in Mark’s veins, who was
born shortly before his mother first
met David Rutland. They had
passed off the child as their own in
order to gain the iuheriteuce. Goad-
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 187*.
ed to desperation, the wretched
mother had urged her son, then a
boy of sixteen, and always very
weak-minded, to commit the awful
deed of blood. They eluded all sus
picion, but from that hour God’s
curst: fell upon them. On every an
niversary of that fatal night,’ the
murderer, in his sleep, enacted once
more the guilty tragedy. It was to
conceal this that his mother had
nerved herself to occupv that crime
haunted room, where she awaited his
coming, to arouse him from his hor
rible trance. On the night of her
last watch she had probably dropped
asleep, and awakened only at the j
Bar of God.”
COUSIN SALLY DILLARD.
BY HAMILTON C. JONES.
Cousin Sally Dillard is a story that
must not die, and as it has been some
time since the public have been called
upon to laugh over its exquisite ri
diculousness, we will give it a start
again Exchange.
Scene.—A court of justice In South
Carolina.
A beardless disciple ofTliemis rises
and thus addressed the court: “May
it please your worship and you, gen
tlemen of the jury, since it has been
my fortune (good or bad I will not
say), to exercise myself in legal dis
quisition, it has never befallen me to
lie obliged to prosecute so direfully
marked an assault. A more willful,
violent and dangerous battery, and
finally, a more diabolical breach of
the peace, has seldom happened in a
civilized country, and I dare say it
seldom has been your duty to pass
upon one so shocking to benevolent
feelings, as this which took place over
at Captain Rice’s, in this country; but
you will hear from the witnesses.”
The witnesses being sworn, two or
three were examined and deposed:
One said that he heard the noise but
he did not see the fight; another that 1
he was very drunk and couldn’t say !
much about the skrimmage.
Lawyer Chops—l ain sorry,gentle
men. to have occupied your time with
the stupidity of the witness examined.
It arises, gentlemen, altogether from
a misapprehension on my part.
Had 1 known, as I do, that I
had a witness who was acquainted
with all the circumstances ofthe case,
and who was able to make himself
j clearly understood to the court and
i jury, I should not have trespassed so
long on your patience. Come forward,
Mr. Harris, and be sworn.”
So forward comes the witness, a fat
chuffy old man, a “ leetle” corned,
and took oath with an air.
Chops—Harris, we wish you to tell
about the riot that happened the oth
er day at Captain Rice’s, andasagood
deal of time has already been wasted
in circumlocution, we wish to be eom
pend uous, at the same time as explic
it as possible.
Harris —Adzakly (giving the law
yer a knowing wink, at the same
time clearing his throat), Captain
Bice, he gin a treat, and cousin Sally
Dillard she comes over to onr house
and axed me if my wife she moutn’t
go ? 1 told cousin Sally Dillard my
wife was poorly, being as how she
had a touch of rheumatics in the hip,
and the big swamp was up in the road,
there having been a great deal of rain
lately, but howsoever, as it was she,
cousin Sally Dillard, my wife she
mout go. Well, then, cousin Sally
Dillard then axed me if Mose he
moutn’t go ? I told cousin Sally Dil
lard that he was the foreman of the
crap, and the crap was smartly in the
grass, but howsoever, as it was she,
cousin Sally Dillard, Mose lie mout
go.
Chops—ln the name of common
sense, Mr. Harris, what do you mean
bv this riormnrnln.?
Witness—Captain Rice. bo -
treat, and cousin Sally Dillard, she
came over to my house and asked me
if my wifeshe moutn’t go ? and I told
cousin Sally Dillard—
Chops—Stop, sir, if you please;
we don’t want to hear about your
Sally Dillard or your wife; tell us
about the fight at Rice’s.
Witness —Well, sir, if you will let
UlO.
Chops—Well, sir, go on.
Witness—Well, sir, Captain Rice,
he gin a treat and cousin Sally Dil
lard, she came over to my house and
asked me if my wife she moutn’t go—
Chops—Here it is again. Witness,
please to stop.
Witness—Well, sir, what do you
want ?
Chops—We want to know about the
fight, and you must not proceed in
this impertinent story. Do you know
anything about the matter before the
court ?
Witness—To be sure I do.
Chops—Well, go on then, and tell
it, and nothing else.
Witness—Well, Captain Rice, he
gin a treat—
Chops—This is intolerable. May it
please the court, I move that the
prisoner be committed for a contempt.
He seems to be trifling with the court.
Court—Witness, you are before the
court of justice, and unless you behave
yourself in a more becoming manner
you will be sent to jail; so begin and
tell me what you know about the
fight at Rice’s.
Witness —Well, gentlemen, Captain
Rice he gin a treat, and Cousin Sally
Dillard—
Court—(after deliberating), Mr. At
torney, the court is of an opinion that
we may save time by letting the wit
ness go on in his own way. Proceed
Mr. Harris, with your story, but stick
to the point.
Witness—Yes, gentlemen. Well,
Captain Rice, he gin a treat and cous
in Sally Dillard come to our house
and axed me if my wife she moutn’t
go ? I told cousin Sally Dillard that
my wife she was poorly, being as how
she had the rhuematics in her hip,
i and the big swamp was up ; howsom
ever, as it was she, cousin Sally Dil
lard, my wife she mout go. I told
cousin Sally Dillard as how Mose was
foreman of the crap, and the crap it
was smartly into grass, but howsom
ever, as it was she, cousin Sally Dil
lard, Mose mout go. So they goes on
together, Mose, my wife, and cousin
Sally Dillard, and they comes to the
] big swamp, and it was up as I was
telling you ; but being as how there
was a log sicross the big swamp, cous
in Sally Dillard and Mose, like gen
; teel folks, walked the log, but my
wife, like a darned fool, histed her
i coats and waded through.
Chops—Heaven and earth, this is
too bad ; hut go on.
Witness— Well, that's all I know
> about the fight.
A SWEET INCIDENT.
The following incident, reported in
the Congregationalist, occurred re
cently in a village where a revival
was in progress:
44 The nastor, at a prayer-meeting,
requested all that were Christians to
go into a room by themselves, while
those interested in religion, but not
professing it, were desired to remain
for a season of special prayer. One
by one offered up short and fervent
}>etitions for the forgiveness of their
sins and for aid to live a life of holi
ness. It was a solemn time, and it
seemed as if each one present must,
for himself, offer a prayer. At last, a
little boy of six years, with clasped
hands, fervently repeated the Lord’s
prayer, and was followed immediate
ly by his sister of three years, with
44 Now I lay me down to sleep.”
When these"babes in Christ, in the
simplicity of childhood had uttered
their petitions, the room was hushed,
as if an angels voice had been heard,
and not a soul remained unmoved,
all feeling that they were at the very
j doors of Heaven.”
POETB Y;
A GOOD TIME COMIXfiT BOTS.
AIR —A aid Uiug »ynt.
Oh! Greeley is the coming man,
of that there is no doubt.
His enemies, do what they can,
Will sure he put to rout.
C noses.
Will sure be put to rout,
llis enemies, do w hat they can.
Will sure be put to rout,
'i he foreign-born of ev’ry clime
With natives clasp the hand;
Together loud their voices chime
Against the robbing band.
Ckorun— Against the l obbing band, etc.
From every section of the State
ltefonn the people cry.
Official rogues bemoan their fate,
Corruption now must die.
Chorus— Corruption now must die, etc.
The North and *outh, the East aud West,
in harmony they blend,
All bound to do their level best
To gaiu the one great end,
C korun— To gain the one great end, etc.
Our country’s wounds we want to heal
And stop all bloody broils;
The South forever must not kneel,
Bound tight in tyrant’s toils.
Chorus— Bound tight iu tyrant's toils,
etc.
Our planks are peace, our platform peace,
On that we firmly stand;
Thieving must stop and discord cease.
While love must rule the land.
Chons— While love must rule the
land, etc.
Then tell the people loud to shout.
And toss their hats on high ;
Greeley will bring this all about—
Millennial is nigh.
Chorus —Millenium is nigh, etc.
TilE ROLL OF GfLMT’S UOXEST SIP
PORTERS*
The Administration organs and
the advocates of Gen. Grant are
claiming that they have the support
of the honest portion of the people,
and that the corrupt rings are against
them. The following embraces a
few of the many honest supporters of
Ulysses 1., which we give as the
commencement of the roll of Grant’s
virtuous supporters:
The Custom-house Ring.
The General-order Swindle Ring.
The Santo Domingo Ring.
The District of Columbia Ring.
The Seneca Sandstone Ring.
The Indian Ring.
The Navy Department Ring.
The Land Grabbing Ring.
The Chorpenning Feud Ring.
The Cameron Ring.
The Washington Lobby Ring.
The Office-selling Ring.
The I literal Revenue Ring.
The Whisky Ring.
Thed’hiladelphia Municipal Ring.
The Uai pet-bag Ring.
The Cameron-Kemble “ As” Ring.
The Monopolist’s Rings every
where.
The Great Railroad Rings.
The National Bank Rings.
The Southern Blunderers’ Rings.
The Office-holders’ Rings.
These embrace a few of the selfish
supporters of Grant’s re-election, who
are drawn to that side believing that,
with his success, they can plunder
the people and fill their pockets bet
ter and more successfully than with
any other person for President. The
list of rings can be continued indefi
nitely. With such an array the less
that the Grant organs say about rings
on the other side the better for them
selves.— World.
TEXAS.
The State of Texas would contain
the entire population of the United
States without making it any more
thickly settled than Massachusetts,
and the same State would hold the 1
entire population of the French em- j
pire, (or Republic that now is,) and
leave uninhabited a margin of sixty
arouut l the boundary of the :
A city exquisite having become ag
riculturally ambitious, went in search j
of a farm, and finding one for sale,
began to bargain for it. The seller
mentioned one of the farm’s recom
mendations, it had a cold spring on
it. “ Ah, aw,” saidthefop, “I won’t
take it then for I’ve heard that the
cold Spring ruined the crops last year,
and I don’t want a place with such a
drawback upon it.”
It is said by eminent scientific men
that “ the decomposition of a single
potato or wilted turnip will breed
disease if the vapors of the decaying
substance are confined to the walls of
a house.” The same is said of decay
ing substances in alleys, streets and
yards. The vapors arising from ma
nure and rubbish will so impregnate
the atmosphere as to make it un
healthy, and thereby spread disease
and death. This is the cause of so
many diseases breakingjout that bailie
the skill of physicians. Filthiness
causes destruction whereever it ex
ists.
KILLING OF MR. MIDDLEBKOOK.S, AT
MOXTIIELLO.
We are indeed pained and sorrow
stricken to record the death of our;
young friend. He was one of the
best, the noblest, and the truest young ;
men we ever knew. He was on a
visit to Monticello, and as he was'
walking along the street, was accost
ed by his brother-in-law. He stopped
to hear what he had to say. The
brother-in-law asked him: 44 Where
is my wife? Mr. M. replied, “ You
ought to know where your wife is?” j
With this, the brother-in-law took
out his pistol and deliberately shot
Mr. M. through the heart. The on
ly words spoken by the young man
were, 44 Lord, have mercy on my
soul.”
It seems that the brother-in-law
was a drunken vagabond, and had so
mistreated his wife that she could not
live wi th him. Whereupon he swore
vengeance against the family, and
wreaked it, alas! upon the head of a
worthy and innocent young man.
Liquor, that fell destroyer of the hap
piness of earth, which has slayed its
thousands, which will slay its thou
sands more, was the mover of this sad
calamity.
Friends, fellow citizens, have you
not had enough of the woe of the
drunkard’s cup? Will you still
drink the poison? Will you still
j sell that which, as a beverage, has
i peopled hell with its millions?
, Think of these things. The welfare
; of your children and your children’s
children—your own happiness, stand
before you in opposition to a de-
E raved "appetite, death, murder and
ell.— Georgia Cultivator.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
A parson is responsible for this sto
ry: — 44 Poor Jones died while you I
were away last summer. In all my \
experience I never saw so disconso
late and grief broken a creature as
poor little Mrs. Jones; it was very
sudden, you know. I went to the I
house as soon as I heard of it; I of
fered my sympathy, but her sorrow
was uncontrollable. In such eases I
think it best that the mourner should
be left alone. So I prepared to de
part.”
44 1 will leave you, poor beloved
one,” said I, “with this injunction:
Pray—pray that God will vouchsafe
His comforter; that he will enable
you to perceive the promised bow in
the—”
44 Oh, rector,” she burst in, 44 how
can you think of such a thing? It’s
too—txx» —hoo premature, I’m—l’m
sure!”
44 And,” continued the old gentle
man, checking the off rein and wheel
ing away from the gate, “ after some
cogitation I fancied that I discovered
that the bow I was talking about and
the 44 beau” she was thinking about
wasn’t the same kind ofabowatail.”
AXOTULR Lew: LETTER FROM THE
lOt.XTiLX DISTRICT.
Devotion is breathed in a letter.
And both are so tunny together.
When mail’s soul is slumbering on
violet bed of visions strange thoughts
come to dwell raid its serenities of
hope, leaving an impress, which fades
not by the very magic* of its intensi
ty, but is breathed to woman’s ear,
be she damsel, maid or widow, in a
language often incompatible with the
dictates of taste, and inconsistent
with the obligations of common sense.
In this materialistic age when ro
mance is folly and sentiment is vani
ty, the public eye views severely and
pronounces harshly upon effusions of
this kind. No leniency is there af
fording charity, and but little of hu
manity giving compassion to the an
guished moan of a tortured fancy or
the faint echo-sighs of a distracted
heart. To believe our assertion, read
this love letter whose verity is un
doubted as its folly is undeniable:
Calhoun Cty Ala
Aug the Kith 1871
Dear miss itis With Pleasure that i
set Myself again in life to Drap you
A few lines to inform you that i am
still on the land and Among the liv
ing Sallie i have rote to you time af
ter time and i ha vent never reseved
A line from you yit and i dont know
what is the resoii i some times think
that you Dont Wish to have eney
more Correspondence and A gain i
thot Maby you Dont git my letters
and then i will rite Again i will say
to yew if i Dont reseve ananser from
this i Will quit ritting and Pernonce
you Pleased with My absense Wont
you to Write to Me As soon as you
git this if you are single yet i want to
know wether you are in the same j
Notion i left you in or Not and if you
air Married i Wont to hear from you
also for i have but one hart and that
is tru i love but ouo and that is you
times is hard bear we have had 7
Weeks Drouth corn and Cotton in
this Part Cant make half Crops
Wheat Made Nothing at all hardly I
think i will stay in this country an
other year all tho ive but little Pleas
ure i have never found one sinse i left
ther that 1 could enjoy my self With
like i could With you if i could see |
you i would tell you more than I can
rite When this you see remember me ;
tho Meney Miles apart We Be Round '
as the ring that has No End so is my
love to you Dear friend if these few
lines you may refuse Burn the Paper
and me excuse so Write soon and of
ten for i would like to reade aletter
from you every Day so i will Close
By say ing i remain
yure as ever
I N
to Miss 8 A
When this you see remember Me j
reMember Well u Bailing Mind A
trusty frend is hard to find but When
you find them good and tru Never
Change the red for NeW
Your Frend
If she doesn’t remember him, she
should, by fate, forget each laughing
joy, and ignore each hope of pleasure
that sparkles on the lovelit brow of
Life—we think so.
SOMETIME.
We have all our possessions in the
future which we call “sometime.”
Beautiful flowers and singing birds
are there, only our hands seldom grasp
the one, or our ears hear the other.
But, oh reader, be of good cheer, for
all the good there is a golden “ some
time;” when the hills and valleys of
time are all passed ; when the wear
and fever, the disappointment and
sorrows of life are over, there is a
place and the rest appointed of God.
Oh, homestead, over whose roof falls
no shadows or even clouds, and over
whose threshhold the voice of sorrow
is never heard; built upon tho etern
al hills, and standing with thy spires
and pinnacles of celestial beauty
high, ~those~wh6 fove~o6d ' Sna’tf' 'n SHI
under tliy shadows, where there is no
more sorrow, nor pain, nor the sound
of weeping “somewhere.”
A THRILLING ROMANCE.
Chapter I. She stood beside the al
tar, with a wreath of orange buds up
on her head—upon her back the rich
est kind of duds.
Her lover stood beside her, with
white kids and dickey clean; the last
was twenty-one years old the first was
seventeen.
The parson’s job was over, every
one had kissed the bride, and wished
the young pair happiness, and laugh
ed and danced and cried.
The festive scene was ended, and
the last words had been said, the hap
py maid had simmered down, the
last gay guest had fled.
Chapter 11. She stood beside the
washtub, with her red arms in the
suds, while at her slip-shod feet lay a
pile of dirty duds.
Her husband stood beside her, the
crossest man alive; he was twenty
nine, and she was twenty-five.
The heavy wash was over, and the
clothes hung up to dry, and Tom had
; stuck his finger in the dirty baby’s
; eye.
Tom had been spanked, and supper
made on a crust of bread; and the
happy wife and husband went grumb
ling off to bed.
A Boston capitalist was visited by
a Yankee schoolmaster whose head
was bursting with a great idea. It
was this: He proposed to build, some
where near Boston, two immense
hemispheres, each about an acre in
extent, upon whose convex surface
should be represented, in relief or de
pression, the seas, islands, continents,
rivers, mountains, valleys, kingdoms,
empires, republics, cities, towns and
villages of the world, each in accurate
proportion, to the size of the hemis
pheres. It was to be the world in
miniature. The material was to cor
respond with the geologic formation
of each country—granite to be repre
sented by granite, chalk by chalk,
sandstone by sandstone. The ocean
and rivers were to be real water;
chemical appliances were to becalled
into requisition to supply volcanic
eruptions, and whitewash was to be
used as a substitute for snow at the
poles and above the snow-line on
mountain range's. This was not in
; tended, as one might suppose, for ed
ucational purposes, but to enable per
sons desirous of seeing and enjoying
foreign countries to do so without the
| trouble and expense of the journey,
i The idea was considered too practical,
and was only abandoned from that
! cause.
PREMIUM LIST,
Rules and Regulations of the
CENTRAL CHEROKEE GEORGIA
AG’CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
TO BE HELD IX CARTERSVILLE
OCTOBER Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th.
MULES Sf It Eli Ft.l TIOJTS.
Ist. The exhibition will be open to the
public on the First TujOdat in October,
ami continue four consecutive days.
21. 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 ail articles con
tending for premiums of Five over Dollars,
and under, will be 50 ceuts ; 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
Prruium List. t\o exhibitor’s ticket will
be issued. All exhibitors are required to
; pay entrance fees as other persons.
ENTRANCE FEES:
sth. Sbmuii Tickets, $l5O
Half Jo 75
Single Entrauce dc., 50
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 wLL be sold at some place in Car
tersville, Ga . and at the Secretary’s Offiee. 1
No money will be received by gate keepers.
Every person must procure tickets before
attempting to enter.
tith. 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
the enclosure 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
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 of the 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 bands of the groom a card
stating the age.
,14th. Animals entered as ihoreughbrcd
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
best by a red ribbon, to be affixed on the
morning of the last day.
17th. No animal sliallbe entered in other
name than that of its owner.
18lh. No disonlerlj- conduct will be al
lowed on the grounds. A police force will
be in attendance sufficient to prevent the
same, and to see that the rules are observed.
19th. This Association will take all prop
er aud necessary care to prevent accideuts, 1
but will not be responsible for losses or
damages, nor unnecessary oxpeiise not
specified.
20th. No racing will be tolerated on the
trotting tracks, nor any kind of betting, or j
gambling in any shape or manner what
ever; nor any immorality tolerated
on the grounds of this Association.
21st. In addition to awarding premiums,
the exhibition will be enlivened each itay,
at suitable intervals in the forenoon and
afternoon, with equestrian contests by la
dies and gentlemen, and with music from
the baud
ai .r 1111,21, «i;« wJt.~2Tio.rs.
Stales for Exhibitors.
Ist. The Secretary’s office will be opened
at Cat tersville, u:i ttie 15th September, for
the purpose of receiving entries. Persons
intending to become exhibitors ut 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 cun be removed from me Grounds
before the 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 tne
numbers in Itis book.-), attached. These
cards mlist be obtained, and eutrnu- e fee
paid, before stalls will be assigned them.
31. All persons who intend to offer ani
mals or articles sot sale, shall noiif) the
Secretary of such intention at the time ot
entry.
4th. No entries received after the first day
of the Faii-
Instructions to the Judges.
The animals to which premiums shall be j
awarded, shall be led up for exhibition at j
the delivery of the premium, and so with j
other articles, as may be convenient; and j
after or before the delivery of the premi- j
urns, each animal which shall have taken a j
ftgewiwiftllJ'AaJes.uuc4ieil-.ag Djovided iu
it for exhibition of its superiority and high !
quality to the assembled crowd.
IV. 15.—N0 person whatever will be nl- |
lowed to interfere with the Judges during j
their adjudication : and any person, who by ;
letter or otherwise attempts an interference j
or bias, from misrepresentation with the j
Judges, will forfeit his or her claim to pre- j
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 of the Judges
in their examinations.
In all cases Judges aud Superintendents
will enforce a strict observance of these
regulations,
Forage for 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 <>n ex
hibition.
.tnnual *ltldress.
An Address before the Association will
be delivered at the public stand, on Thurs
day.
*iu'(ird of Premiums.
The t’remitims will be awarded from the
Executive Stand, at ten o’clock ‘>.l Friday
morning, 4ih October.
Suit of Stock and Other .frji
cits.
Notice will be given on the lay previous
of all Auction Sales of l ive 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, Ga.
/*/*JJ.riIJ 'f i/sr.
First Hay.
1 Best G yds home-mado Jean?', pr'in, $ > 00 1
2 Best 0 yds li'.uie-msul*? Lins y, 3 00
3 Best 6yd- home-ninth* Flannel. pTtn, 3 00
4 Best pair all wool home-made btank
ets, premium, 3 00
5 Best pair cotton-work home-made
Blankets, premium, 3 UJ
0 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, 1 00
12 Best pair woolen half-Ho9e, home- 1 00
made, premium, 100
13 Best pair cotton half Hose, home
made, premium, 1 00
14 Best patchwork Bed Quilt, pr m, 300
15 Secoud 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-mado, 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 Colton Embroidery,
home-made, premium, 2 00
25 Best specimen Silk do., premium, 200
26 Best Specimen Wool do., premium, 200
27 Best specimen Millinery, home
-28 made, premium, 300
Best Fly Brush, premium, 2 00
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 uuder 12 years of
age, premium, 2 00
1 32 Best specimen Needle, Shell and
| Carved Work, by a lady, 300
, 33 Best bale 8 oz Osanburgs, 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
4b 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, Ac.,
exhibited by manufacturer or ag’i do
41 Best sample Cotton Blankets, Diploma.
4-> do Woolen do do
40 do washed wool, 20 B»s,
I premium, $3 00
[Note. —All articles in this Department
of Southern Domestic Manufacture, and in
needle, shell and fancy work, not provided
for in this list w ill receive special attention,
and have premiums awarded.
SECTION 2—ART GALLERY—(OPEN TO TUB
WORLD.)
1 Best Historical Painting iu 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.
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 — (open to
THE WORLD.)
1 Best Piano, Diploma
2 do Melodeon, 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 00
2 Best pair of Chickens, any breed,
for table use, premium, 3 00
3 Best pair of Turkeys, premium, 3 00
4 Best pair of Geese, premium, 1 00
5 Best pair of Muscovy ducks, pi\, 1 00
C iie.-t pair common ducks, pr'm., 1 00
7 Best lot of Capons, premium, 3( 0
8 Best and largest variety of barn
yard fowls not less than 10, owned
and exhibited by one person, 1 GO
9 Best pair Aylsbury, or other im
proved Ducks, premium, 3 00
10 Best pair Cuickens, other than na
tives, 3 00
11 Best pair Ducks, other than tin
tives, 3 00
12 Best lot Poultry, not less than une
half dozen, 5 00
13 Best 10 Poultry, natives and mix'd 500
14 Best pair Capons, 000
SECTION 5 HOUSEHOLD, FARM AND ORCHARD.
1 Best specimen Country Butter, 5
lbs., premium, 3 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 Groatest yield of honey from one
swarm of bees, with a full ac
count of management, protection
against the moth, etc., the honey
to bo on the Fair Ground, and
the quantity duly certified to, pr., 500
7 Best loaf Wheat Bread, prem., 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 hells, 2 00
13 Be.-t 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
10 Best specimen soft soap, 5 lbs.,
made in the South, 2 00
17 Best j bush, dried peaches peeled 200
18 Best j bush, dried apples peeled, 200
19 Best j 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 uo blackberry wine, 1 gal. 300
24 do of vinegar, 1 gal., 2 00
25 Best gallon Sorghum, 3 00
27 Best sack 100 lbs family Hour, o oo
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 Bed Wheat, premium, 3 00'
6 do Oats, premium, 3 00
7 do Barley, premium, 3 00
8 do Bye, premium, 3 00
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
13 do Clover Seed, Georgia
Raised, 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 01
3 do Carrots, premium, 1 00
4 Best half bushel Turnips, premium, 109
ft Best half dozen Cabbage, premium, 109
6 Best specimen Celery, premium, 1 (-*0
7 Best specimen Tomatoes, premium, 109
8 Best peek Onions, premium, 160
9 Best gallon Butter Beans, premium, 100
10 Best half bushel Irish Potatoes, pr. 1 00
11 Best half bushel Bweet Potatoes, pr. 1 00
12 Best collection and greatest variety
of Vegetables exhibited by one in
dividual, not less than ten varieties,
premium, 5 00
section 8— srxoiiiEs,
1 Best and largest collection of Geor
gia Minerals, premium. 25 00
2 Best (bbt.) specimen Lime, Gypsum,
i Cement, Pearlash, 200
3 Best Bitumiu'us or Anthracite
Coal, Diploma
4 Best Math’ ■ Monument, do
5 Best Marble V.nmel. do
6 Best Marbld/ed Mantel and Grate, do
7 Best and hugest exhibition of .Slone
Ware, $2 00
8 Best Specimen Earthen Tile, Diploma
9 Best specimen Fire Brick, do
Second tiny.
SECTION 9— AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT —
OPEN TO THE WOULD.
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
ft Best Threshing Machine. do
0 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 W'agon for general
use, do
15 “ two-horse Wagon for general
use, do
16 *• Hay Rake foo general use, do
17 4 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 Plow, 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 Giu, 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 planiation Fence, do
38 Best Horse Collar, shuck or bark,
premium. $1 00
39 Best Horse Collar, leather, prem 200
10 Best one-borse 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 Beat Reaping machine 15 00
3 Best Mowing Machine, premium, 10 00
4 Best combined Reaper and mower 25 00
5 Best Threshing Machine, prem., 10 00
0 Best Corn Shelter, premium, 5 00
7 Best Wheat Fan. do. SCO
Best Smut Mill, do 1000
9 Best Straw Cutter, do 200
10 Best Corn Planter, premium, 5 00
11 beat Cotton Planter, do 500
12 Beat Wheat Drill, 20 00
13 Best Guano Distributor, prem., 50J
11 Best 4-horse Wagon for geueraluse, 1000
.5 Best 2- do do 500
1G Best Horse Hake for general use, 500
17 Best Clover Sc-cd Gatherer for
general use, premium, 5
i 18 Best 2 horse Plow, pretu., 5 ou
19 do 1-horse Plow, do 300
20 Best hill-side Plow, prem., 3 00
21 do subsoil Plow, do 300
-2 do double shovel plow, pi em., 300
23 do Sulky plow, premium, 10 00
24 do Best cultivator Plow for corn, 300
25 do Cultivator Plow for Cotton, 309
Plows to be tested on (beGrounds.
2‘i do Iron Tooth harrow, pretn., 300 I
27 do Portable Cider Mill, do 500
|2B do W heeiburrow, premium, 200
29 do Grain Cradle, do 200
30 do Grass Scythe with snath, pr. 300
31 Best farm-gate Hinges, premium, 200
31 Best moveable Horse-power, 10 ot>
33 do Cotton Gin, to lie tested
on the grounds, 10 OO
34 Best Cotton & Hay Press, to be
tested on the grounds, 10 00
•2i best Stocked plow, premium, R 2 iK’
30 do and cheapest plantation
fence, 5 00
37 do port able plantation fence suO
33 do Horse Collar, shuck or b.trk $1 00 ’
39 do Horse Collar, leather, prem., 200
40 do 1-Horsc Mowing Machine 10 (HI
41 do Post Augur, premium, 200
42 do Water Drawer, premium, 500
42 do Pump, premium, 500
SECTION 11 —MECHANICAL CKPARTMBNT.
1 B st Family Carriage, Southern
made, premium, $£ 00
2 do buggy, Southern made, pr 6 t»U
3 do Grindstone, complete, prem., 200
4 do display of Tin W are manu
factured in Cherokee Georgia S -d)
5 do Cooking Stove, Diploma
G do Specimen Hol e Shoeing, pr. j>2 0 1
7 do side Harness Leather manu
factured iu Cherokee. Geo., 2 CO
8 do side Sole Leal her uiuuufae
turedin Cherokee Geo., 2(0
9 do side Upper Leather, manufac
tured iu Cherokee Georgia 2(0
10 and j Calf Skin, manufactured iu
Cherokee Georgia, 2 00
11 do set Carriage Harness, manu
factured in Cherokee Geo., 5 CO
12 •* set Buggy Harness, munufac'd
in Cherokee (in , 5 0q
13 ** set Wagon Harness, do. 3no
14 “ Plow for Plantation use, do' 2CO
15 “ Mau’s Saddle uianufae'd in
Cherokee Ga., C 00
10 •• Side Sa Idle, 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, 2oe
21 “ pair Gent’s Shoes, premium, 200
22 •• Panel Door, 300
23 •* Window Blinds, 200
24 •* Window Sash, 200
25 “ specimen Brooms, A doz., pr’m, 300
2G “ specimen tight Cask, pr’m, 2 0.1
27 •* specimen Churn, any style, to
be tested ou the grounds, pr’ni, 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 Chairs, do
34 “ set split-bottom Chairs, do
35 “ Exteusion Dining Table, do
3G “ Tin or Wire Safe, do
37 *• Kitchen Table, with Shelves
aud Drawers, do
38 “ collection of Iron Castings, do
33 “ 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
44 Second best Ox Yoke, Diploma
45 Best Sorghum Mill and Fixtures,
for nidiiufacturing Sorghum, Diploma
4G Dost Sorghum Mill and Fixtures,
for mjlUUfu«lairi*M> 1 1'_1
(All premium stock to be owned by exhibi
itor.)
1 Best Essex, Berkshire, andChesttr
White Boars, 3 animals, S3O 00
2 Best Essex Boar and Sow, 800
3 “ Berkshire Boar and Sow, 800
4 “ Chester White Boar anil Sow, 800
5 “ Hog, mixed or native, 500
section 13— MIIKEI*.
1 Best Merino, CotswolJ, or South
down Buck and Ewes, in pairs, 3000
2 Best Merino Buck, 600
3 “ Cotswold Buck, 600
4 *• Southdown Buck, 0(X)
6 “ Native, any age or breed, 10 00
SECTION 14 -KIRK ENGINES.
1 Best Steam Fire Engine, tested
on the ground, Diploma
2 Best Hand Fire Engine, testedon
the ground. Diploma
3 Uest Hook and Ladder Equip
ment, Diploma
SECTION 15— SADDLE UING.
1 15est Saddle Horse, Mare, or Gel
ding. style, form and saddle quali
ties, 4 years old ar.d over, pr’m, 10 OO
2 Second best, premium, 600
SECTION 16 HOUSES, GEORGIA RAISED.
1 Best Saddle Horse, 1000
2 Best Buggy Horse, 10 00
3 Best pair Harness liortes, 20 00
4 Best 2 and 3 year old Colts, 10 OO
5 Best Colt, 10 00
6 Best Suckling, Colt, 500
7 Best Mare, IO O
S Best Stallion, 15 00
SECTION 17 —POIt THE LADIES.
I Best Horseback Rider, i r’m, 1000
if Be : -t Driver, (Buggy, 1 pr'm, IO OO
Third Hay.
SECTION 18 —JACKS AND MULES.
1 Best Jack, premium, 810 (X)
2 do Jennet, do 10 00 I
3 do Jack 0 years old or over, pr. 10 60 |
4 do do under 6 years old, prem. 500 ‘
5 do do Colt, premium, 300 j
0 do aged Jennet, premium, 500 j
7 do J enact 3 years obi and under, 800 I
8 do Coll, premium, 2 <>o l
MULES.
1 Best Mule, lobe tried on the field in
harness, single and double and
in plough, premium, S2O 00
2 Best mule, Colt Geo. raised, prem 500
3 J,, do 1,2& 3 years each 5 ()0
4 do Mule 6 years old and over pr. 5 <9O
5 do Mule 810 6 /ears 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 SDO
SECTION 19—HARNESS GELDING RING.
[Made-up teams prohibited; must be two
or more entries.]
1 Best aged Harness Gelding,
Mure, or Stallion. 6
years or over, (in harness.) 10 OO
2 Second best. premium, 5 OO
3 Best Harness Gelding, Mare or
Stallion, 3to 6 yeur3 old, prem. ](> OO
Second best, premium, o OO
5 Best Harness Gelding, Mare or
Stallion, under 3 years, prem., 5 OO
6 Second best, premium, 8 OO
7 Best pair Harness animals, re
gardless of sex, premium, 10 DO
8 Second best, premium, 5 00
SECTION 20— SPEEED BING, (TIME )
[Made up rings prohibited.]
1 Fastest single foot racking or
pacing Stallion, Mare or Gold
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 DO
4 Second best, two or more entries, 10 OO
j 5 Fastest trotting Double Team in
harness, twice around the track,
two or more entries, It' GO
!t; Heconil best, two or more eii'ries 500
7 Fastest Racking or Facing Double •
Team, twice around the track in
harness, two or more entries, 10 OO
I 8 Second best do., premium, 5 OO
9 For fastest two year oid Colt,
twice around the track, under
i the saddle, two or more entries,
VOL. 13-NO. 4
(or tn the event of only one en
try then against time, which
will l»e made known ou day of
race,) premium, ' 25 00
aacTiox 21—blood ring
[Georgia raised, and pedigree to be exhih
]
I 15est f talhon 6 years and over, $25 OO
i 10 •» 'of. year- old, rr. lO 0#
; do Stallion 2t« 4 ye«r» old, pr. 1000
4 do aged Mare, premium, 1000
5 do 4to C year# old Mare, prem. lO OO
6 do :t years old Filly, premium, £OO
7 do 2 year* old Filly, premium. 500
it do 1 year old Coll, premium,
U do suckling Colt, premium, 500
lO do Stallion 1 years and over, pr SO Os)
II do Stallion 3 do do 20 00
12 do Stallion 2 do do 15 00
13 do Station 1 do do iO 00
13 do Mare 4 years and o»«r pre 20 OO
14 do Marc 3 do do 15 OO
lo do Mare 3 do do IO OO
10 do Colt 1 year old or over, pre. 10 •»0
section 21 — horses rou all woke.
! Best Stallion, aged, p.emiutn, s>() OO
2 Second best, premium, 5 qjj
3 best Staliiou, -1 years old, pretn 5 OO
4 do Staliiou, 2 yearn o'd, prern 5 OO
5 do aged Mare, (brood), prein, 5 Ot)
t! do Mare 4 years old, premium. 500
< do Filly 1! years cld. premium, 500
8 do Idly 2 years old. premium, 5 OO
•' Jo i'ouey hand* or under, ;»r 500
it) iiest Colt 1 yeai t.i.i. prem.uia, 500
11 best ruckling Colt, premium, 5 00
SECTION 22— JWEEt’s TAKES.
• Fastest trotting Staliion, Mare or Gel
ding, twice around I.ltruck, tire or
more cuti tea making a ri i ;. Sad,;,*
or Harness, pi ixc SSOOO
Ist Horse gets a pr'm worth 25 00
2d “ “ 15 00
3d <« “ 1000
Mu'ranee fee 20 per ernt., open lo all ex
cept the successful horse iu speed King,
SECTION 24 — PLOWING MATCH.
1 Best Plowman, premium, $5 OO
To come off during the Fair. Grounds w ill
b) prepared tor 1 lie some, and entrance
Open lo Mules, Horses and Oxen. Judge*
h >‘ governed in their award* by the
depth and wi.dth of the furrow, slice turn
ed by the plow of each competitor, and the
general perfecli Ii of the woik, and the
time employed incomplete his work.
section 2 > cm r.r, raonoctiH bush.
(Owned by exhibitor.)
1 Best Hull, 20 OO
2 “ Cow, 15 00
3 “ Heifer, 3 years and under, lOUO
4 “ Bull, 3 year* and under, 1000
5 “ Thoroughbred Bull, any
breed, pedigree exhibited, 4
yrs old aud upwards, pr'm, 15t)0
0 Second beat, premiiiui. 500
I Best liioroughbred Bull, under 4
years old, premium, 10 00
8 Second best, premium, 600
'J Best (low. lyrsund upwards, pr. 1000
10 “ Cow under 4 yr.. pr’m, 600
II Bull Calf, pren ium, 500
12 “ Heifer Calf, premium, 600
15 best calf 3 years and uuder, pr. 500
MIXED OR NATIVE.
14 Best bull, 3 yrs and over, 1000
15 “ “ 1 and 2 yrs and over, 1000
16 “ “ 1 year and over. 600
17 “ milch cow, to be milked on
ground, 3 yrs and over, 15 00
18 “ heifer, 2 yrs and over, 500
l'J “ •“ 1 yr. and over, 300
20 beef, fattened for market, IO 00
21 “ pair Oxen, to be worked
on the ground, 15 00
22 “ Bull, mixed or native, 3 yr*.
aud over, pr'm, 15 00
23 Second best, premium, 500
21 Best bull under 3 yours, pr’ui, 600
25 “ “ premium, 500
20 “ Cow, 3 years and over. 1000
27 Necottd best, 500
28 best Heifer, under 3 years old, 600
2'J “ fatted bullock, 1000
SO Second best, 600
31 best fatted Cow, 800
32 second best 200
33 best milch Cow, to be . milked on
the grounds, 1000
34 second best, 500
35 best pair of Work Oxen, 1 100
36 second best, 500
FIELD CROPS.
1 Largest Crop of Cotton produced
this year upon one acre of ground,
with ihe mode of cnllivation, 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 he less than 500 lbs. lint per
acre,) premium, S2O 00
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 uud hoed,
amount and kind of manure ap
plied, the land and corn measured
iu the presence of three disinterest
ed witnesses, with certificates,
premium, 10 OO
3 Largest Crop of Wheat grown up
on ore acre ground, tfic landand
wheat to be measured under the
same requisition iu all things as
above, premium, 1000
4 Largest Crop of Oats of anykind,
specifications as above, per acre,
premium, D> <)0
5 Largest Crop of Barley of any
kind, specific tions as drive. ptr
acre, premium, 5 00
6 Largest Crop of Rye, any kind,
specifications as above, per acre,
premium, 5 OO
7 Largest Crop of Clover, (with
inode of management.) per acre,
premium, 10 00
Exhibitors of all the above crops must
state iu writing to tire. Secret ary all the re
quUlt.ous at U.ddown iorcottoij, Coro, ele.,
us above, when !he articles.are to b« entered
on tiis books for exhibition, with the wit
nesses certificate for measurement of land,
pounds aud bushels per acre, without which
the judges will be required-Co withhold their
awards; aud exhibitors not complying with
these requisitions will not be allowe 1 to
compete for premiums of the Association.
SECTION 27 —CROPS BY BOY 9 UNDER 16
YEARS O.’ AGE.
1 Largest crop of flora grown by
any boy uuder 16 years of age,
upon an acre of laud, 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 2ti SAMPLE FIELD CR >Pd THIS
YEAR.
1 best bale of Cotton not less than
450 lbs., premium, $o OO
2 best bale of Clover Hay, prem , 5 OO
3 do of Timothy Hay. prem 500
4 do of native Grass Hay, pr, 500
5 do of Pea-vine Hay, prem SDO
SECTION 29 —BURLESQUE TOURNAMENT.
After Premiums are awarded on die
fourth day, the exhibition will be continued
with a Grand burle-que Tournament. En
trance fee $lO. bt Prize, S3O; 2d Prize,
S2O ; five or more to ride.
GRAND SPEED RING FOR MULES.
OPEN TO ALL MUL .9, REGARDLESS OF AGE
OR KEX.
A Silver Cup worth $5 00. to be award
ed to the slowest mule. No one allowed to
ride his own mule.
Note.— As many artie’es of merit ia tlie
various departments out especially provided
for ia tLe Premium Lid may be presented
for Exhibition and premium, it is auuounej
ed that a Committee on Miscellaneous Ar
i tides will be appointed, to examine anti it
! port upon and recommend premiums, upon
all such articles worthy ot premiums.
The second best of any article or animal
| not otherwise provided iiti’. -will receive a
! Diploma.
The Knights of Cartersville are invited
to make the necessary arrangements for a
Tournament, to come off during the Exhi
bition.
A copy of the Premium List will bo sent
to any one desiring it, upon application.
For further particulars or iuforrn ition,
address FRANCIS FONTAINE,
Secretary,
Cariervville, Ga.
Auctioneer wrll be appointed when the
: occasion requires.