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(CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST.)
IV.
At lust, seeing her father reposing
tranquilly, Clam, broken down with
fatigue and emotiou, retired into tbe
room she bad prepared for him, tbrew
herself upon a soft, and snatched a
few moments of rest.
The patient passed a tolerable
night, though not without feverish
agitation.
The next day he said to the sui>-
posed servant that he wished to en
trust to her an important commission:
“Iu yonder cabinet,’’ he wont on,
“ you will find an ebony casket bound
with steel.
“ When I was taken so ill no one
dared to touch it, for they knew that
two days before I had shown it to my
man of business and he had taken
note of its contents. These are fami
ly diamonds and jewels and a consid
erable sum in bunk notes aud gold;
all this belongs tfi my daughter.
When I am dead, you must put this
casket iu the hands of Mr. Williams,
this is the name of my lawyer, then,
you must go to York and see my dear
Clara. You will tell her that while I
died happy iu the thought that she
wus not exposed to the pestilence,
that I regretted having sent her away
from me in better days, that I felt she
bad done me no wrong, and that 1
summoned together my last remnants
of strength to bless her.”
This was too much for the heart of
Clara; hlio wept and sobbed bitterly.
“ Good girl! excellent girl 1” cried
Mr. Falkland, “ what a heart you
have ! Ah! Clara will love you lam
sure; she will provide for you in the
future, and,—but let us cease this
conversation painful to us both.”
During the day Clara observed with
pleasure that the sight of her father
improved, a certain evideuco of the
return of his strength.
It became mucn more difficult for
her to conceal her identity, aud had
he not been so feeble she would have
thought of making herself known.
Another consideration also restrain
ed her—he would he uueasy if he
knew her exposed to the contagion,
and this uneasiness would retard his
recovery. She resolved then to con
tinue to pas3 for Martha as long as
possible.
But, us we shall see, she could not
long keep her secret.
Midnight hud sounded from the |
church clocks, and Mr. Fulklaud had
fallen asleep.
Suddenly, Clara thought she heard
n noise in that part of the house
which opened on the garden; she lis
tened attentively, and was soon con
vinced that someone lmd entered the
house that way, having scaled the gar
den walls.
A terrible thought struck her. Un
doubtedly this person was one of these
wretches who went about to plunder
the dying.
She heard him walk into the hall
and mount the staircase. She could
not move for fright, and paused
breathless. What could she do? An
idea presented itself to her miud.
She darted into the cabinet, seized
the casket; she believed that if she
voluntarily surrendered it tbe robber
woula spare her own and her father’s
life.
At the same moment, the man soft
ly opened the chamber-door.
The sick man awoke, saying, “ Who
is there ?" And Clara appeared at
the door of the cabinet. This door
opened within; it was very narrow,
und draped with tapestry like the rest
of the apartment.
The room was lighted only by the
faint gleam of tbe lantern which tbe
robber carried. This apparition struck
him with superstitious terror.
Seeing Clara appear suddenly, the
casket under her aim, a lamp iu her
hand, emerging from un entrance just i
large enough to form u framework for
her figure, her long white veil flowing ;
back from her pale countenance, be |
imagined that the solid wall had
opened und allowed a passage to the ;
guurdiau spirit of the treasure which i
he had come to bear away. He threw
himself over the staircase, aud vanish- j
ed.
Thus, saved iu an unexpected man
ner, but fearing the returu of the j
wretch, Clara promptly returned the i
casket to the cubiuet. She then went;
to the windows to call Simson, when |
Mr. Falkland, by the light of the lamp
that she held in her hand, and which
shone full upon her features, (for in
her fright she had not remembered to j
throw her veil over her face,) recog- j
nized her, aud cried aloud, “ God of
mercy! it is my daughter! Ah, my i
dear Clara,” added he extending his j
arms.
She would have thrown herself in
to them, but suddenly he repelled her
with a gesture of terror; “ No, no.
Alas! my daughter, my embraces
would be fatal to you.”
Just then they heard the hall door j
open. “ Ah, Heaven be praised !’’ said
Clara, “that is the watcuman; he will
guard us against another attack.
ludoed it was Simson. When he
heard of the new peril to which Clara
had been exposed and the almost
miraculous manner of her deliver
ance, ho congratulated her with
warmth.
“ Thus • wretches,” said he, “ are |
cornua n'y armed with daggers; and
when they perceive that the patients i
still breathe, they finish them with a
stab, lest, at another time, they might
be recognized und denounced by those
they came to rob.
“ Hut rest hereafter without fear.
This wretch assuredly wiU not dare to
return; but, for certainty, I will nail
up the door leading from the hall into
the garden.”
He called from the window to oue
of his comrades, who soon brought
the necessary materials, and the two
closed the door effectually.
“ Besides,” said Simson, “ I will fas
ten a bell in the window, aud if you
hear any noise ring it; I shall not be
far away, and I shall run to you.’’
Thus fully reassured, aud seeing
that the shock caused by his discovery
had not injured her futher, Clara felt
overwhelmed with gratitude for the
mercies Heaven showered upon her.
The good Simson aud his comrade
moved her father into a room she had
fitted up for him, and fastened the
bell iu one of the windows of this
room.
Ihe joy of Clara was at its height
when sUe saw her dear patient placed
in a comfortable bed draped with
fresh linen, breathing a pure air, aud
showing every sign of convalescence.
She could not fiud words to express
her thanks to God, and it was only
by silence und tears that she could
testify her gratitude.
From this moment time seemed to
take wings, and always flew too swiftly
for all this tender daughter aud hap
py father had to hear and to tell.
Every evening Simson visited them,
found out what they needed, and
took care to bring it to them the next
| day.
On the tenth day tb*e convalescence
took the character of a c miplete care.
Clara, after having giveu to her father
a potion which be took each evening
before sleeping, threw herself upon a
mattress which she placed every night
on the floor of the room; and for the
first time tasted the ple;umre of sleep
ing undisturbed for hours.
Tbe next day for tbe lir.->t time, al
so, since her arrival she awoke with u
sentiment of joy without mixture.
She had the double certainty that her
father wqs safe and that his love fur
h< l was unimpaired.
This joy was soon slightly dashed.
The various sin-cks that Mr. Falkland
supported in succession proved too
violent for his feeble state. Hu was
attacked by another malady—a con
tinued fever—which, though it caused
no fear for his life, delayed the mo
ment when ho might with safety be j
moved to bis country house some dis- \
tanoe from Loudon.
This desired moment at length ar
rived. Through the intervention of
Simson, Clara obtained from a gov
ernment physician a certificate that
Mr. Falkland was fully cured, aud
could depart from London and go
whither he pleased.
Before leaving the city, where the
plague yet prevailed, Clara went to \
see the mother of Simson at her own
home; aud her father accompanied
her carefully wrapped up, in the pleas
ant, easy carriage which was to take ■
him to his country house. They pre
sented to tins honest wornau and hoi
son a sufficient bum to enable them to
live comfortably.
S >ou Mr. Falkland, thanks to the
tender care of Ins daughter, regained
his first vigor; he lived after this long
years.
The wicked daughter-in-law never
dan and to come again into his preseuce,
nor would he have couseuted to receive ■
her.
But at the request of Clara, he set
tled upon her a considerable pension.
He had the happiness of giving to
Clara a husband worthy of her; a
man of noble birth and large heart.
This husband, justly proud of the lie- j
l'oic devotion his wife had shown, hud
two portraits of her p. in ted by the !
most celebrated artist of the age.
Ju one of these pictures Clara is
represented dressed in black, with a ,
long white veil, a relic iu the shape of i
a cross suspended from her n ck; just!
as she appeared to her father when,
under the uame of poor Martha, she
first came to nurse him.
The other portrait depicts her at
the door of her father’s house, u dark
lantern iu her hand, entreating tSim
son to allow her to enter. In the dis
tance is seen the fatal death-cart wait
ing to bear away the victims of the
plague.
These two portraits yet adorn the
walls of the castle inhabited by the de
scendants of Clara.
Oue of our friends travelling in
England saw and admired them, and
obtained from some of the family tin
simple and touching story which we
have given to our readers.
THE END.
POKING FUN AT A RAILROAD.
Mr. Derrick Dodd writes as follows
to the Washington Capital about the
branch railroad between Baltimore
and the Capital:
But about this railroad. Os course
I want it abolished, as every one does.
The reckless velocity with which the
trains arc run between here and Bal
timore is absolutely frightful. I was
delighted years ago when this road
was established, because I thought we
had got rid of the old rickety aud
dangerously fast stage coaches, but
tbe speed they are beginning to run
the trains at now on this road is worse
yet. Now, every oue knows that Bal
timore is forty miles from Washing
ton if it is an inch, and three days
and a half is plenty quick enough for j
the trip, but the managers have al- j
ready reduced tbe schedule time to '
three days aud four hours, and what
with making the engine fires too hot,
and racing with cows along the road,
and all that, the conductors are even
cutting that time down.
Why, it was only the other day on
the down trip we happened to spy
Sims’ old mule about two miles out of
town. What should the reckless
wretch of an engineer do but clap on j
full steam aud race every foot of the :
way into the district? We didn’t ex- j
actly pass the mule, but we caught
up with him twice, and came into the I
depot neck and neck—and which was
puffing the most, the mule or the en
gine, you couldn’t have told to save j
your life. Now, it was all very excit- I
ing, and all that, I know, but I hadn't j
purchased an accident ticket, and I
don’t believe tbe other four passengers !
had, either. This is all wrong, Mr.
Editor, all wrong.
Aud then on another occasiou, I re
member, we came within a hair’s j
breadth of having a very serious acci- !
dent. The engineer had gotten off to i
snowball a chipmunk, and the con- j
ductor was miuding a young widow’s I
baby for her—the result was that the j
tram happened to get on a down 1
grade, aud we started off at a terrific j
rate, every bit of four miles an hour, I
should think. We were just half a
mile above tbe Annapolis juuction,
and tbe first thing we knew, there be
ing no oue to whistle and wake up
the switch tender, we were turned off i
into the Annapolis road aud went
down the wrong track at full speed.
Imagine our consternation when just
at tins moment we heard the whistle
not half a mile ahead of us, of the
Annapolis up train. We were para
lized with terror. Here were two
traius ou the same track approaching
each other at the dizzy speed just
mentioned. Evidently our time had
come! In a few short hours the en
gines would meet, and then —destruc- j
tion! With great preseuce of mind, a
minister ou bourd organized a prayer
meeting. Pale but calm the doomed
band of passengers sat, and though
with the very shadow of death upon
them, raised their voices in a parting
hymn.
“ Send for the baggage-master,” said
a young man with u sad smile.
“ Why ?” was asked.
“ Because we ure all about to pass j
iu our checks."
Every body wept. From the rear |
platfoi m we could see tbe miserable
engineer straining every nerve to
catch up, but he had tight boots
ou aud didn’t gain any thiug to speak
of.
At this moment a ray of hope
dawued upon us. I had just finished
writing my will on the back of a visit
iting card when I observed a young
lady in the act of detaching her bus
tle. Placing the article—which was
composed of 800 newspapers and a
hair mattress—under her arm, the he
roine marched through the car. \Ve
ollowed her anxiously.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST *9, 1872.
She climbed upon the tender and
then over the engine. It was very in
teresting and thrilling to see her
1 cliiubling over wheels and brass things
on the w.iy to the cow-catcher. It re
mind* and me of a country girl getting
over a wire fence. But never mind
about tba, now. Let me see where I
was. Oh ! yes—on the cow-catcher.
Holding on by the cross-bais with
one hand, the noble maiden tied the
buatle on the sharp prow with the oth
! er.
You can guess tbe result. In ibe
course of the afternoon the collision
came on—protected by the bustle, the
engine received a gentle bump, and
we were saved!
I took up a collection for the wo
man on the spot. I always take up
collections on such occasions, always.
And what’s more, I never forget to
give the object interested something
nice out of it, never. There is noth
ing mean about me. I suppose you
have noticed my clothes?
The McDuffie Journal says-: Since
the nomination of Mr. Greeley by the
Liberal Republicans, we have opposed
him with all of our humble ability.
However, since the National Demo
cratic party has narrowed the presi
dential contest down between Greeley
and Grant, we have, as both candi
dates were obnoxious to us, been en
deavoring to occupy neutral grounds,
but fiud tbe policy a bad one, and en
tirely contrary to our nature. We
must either advocate Greeley or Grant.
The wisdom of the Democratic party
has declared for Greeley. Our own
State has adopted his policy, and eve
ry day we hear our friends advocating
his election. We cannot go back on
the judgement of our friends and the
almost united voice of the Democracy,
hence, after mature deliberation, we
have concluded to yield our individu
al opinions to that of our party.
Greeley iu his formal letter of accept
ance promised much to the Southern
people. Grant and his party promise
the South nothing, and are opposed
to “ shaking hands across the bloody
chasm.” One’s mission is that of
!H.iice —the other that of opprtsion.
Hence, deeming neutrality a danger
ous policy, when the interest of our
country is so much at stake, we shall
in future advocate the nominee of our
party
THE LOUISVILLE CONVEN
TION.
The LaGrunge Reporter says: “ We
have no idea what strength the Louis
ville Convention will develop. The
sneers aim ridicule of Greeley papers
would indicate that it will exhibit
noue. They may be right; we do iut
know. We do, however, sympathise
with the movement to the extent that
the principles it will represent will be
.>ur own. Whether it will be policy to
put forth candidates or not we have
our doubts.
There can be no good in nominating
candidates, unless sufficient strength
can be shown, composed of men who
trill not vote fur Grant or Greeley , to
make a respectable party for the pur
pose of preserving Democratic princi
ples. It would be folly for a mere
handful of men to attempt to run
candidates. If there is no possible
chance for a Democrat to be made
President, then it would be useless to
try. It would be better to take tbe
less of two great evils and vote for
Greeley rather than commit a ridicu
lous abortion.”
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.
Every well-regulated country house
should have two or three hammocks.
There is nothing better than oxalic
acid to remove ink stains from the
hands.
A few drops of oil of sassafras will
prevent paste from becoming sour.
To clean a zinc box that is tainted,
scour it with sand and butter-milk.
Carbolic acid or washing with carbol
ic soap will disinfect it.
The editor of a country comtempo
ry told an apprentice to abbreviate
the name of Rev. James Dougherty, in
a local notice; the apprentice put it
in “ Rev. Jim’’ for short, and that ed
itor had to apologize.
The LaGrange Reporter publishes
resolutions passed by “ some of the
citizens of Troup county,’’ ou the 6th
inst., favoring the Louisville Conven
tion movement. Only two names are
published as participants in tbe meet
ing—the Chairman and Secretary—
and the Secretary, in a note attached
to the proceedings, expresses the opin
ion that “ the movement can now re
sult in nothing national.
The monks of La Trappe have a
clock in the large hall of their con
vent, which is a frightfully complete
piece of handiwork aud mechanism.
A perfect human skeleton stands by
the wall pointing with its fleshless fin
gers at the hours marked upon a dial,
which revolves. The picture is a hid
eous one, but tbe monks see a moral
iu its existence, and a lesson iu its
death like certainty.
A most curious robbery is reported
from Allegheny. The observatory
was entered by scientific thieves, and
the great object glass valued at $4,000,
carried off. It was taken from a large
equatorial telescope, and by skillful
hands. The glass, over which the ob
servatory is sadly sorrowing, was one
of rare power, having few superiors in
this, or any other country.
Statistics have been compiled from
which it appears that, during the first
four mouths of 1872, the amount of
money sought to be raised for new
loans, banks, aud industrial undertak
ings, brought out in England, America,
and on the Continent, was about one
hundred and sixty million pounds.
A report receutly presented to the
English Parliament gives the average
daily pay of mechanics as follows:
“ Austria, one dollar; Belgium, sixty
cents; France, oue dollar and ten
cents; Denmark, sixty cents; Italy,
forty cents; Netherlands, seventy-five
cents; Norway, sixty cents; Sicily,
thirty cents; Portugal, forty cents;
: Prussia, seventy-five cents; Russia,
| seventy five cents; Sweden, sixty cents;
1 Switzerland, sixty cents.
POETEY.
GOD SAVE THE PLOW.
See, how the shining share
Maketh Earth’s bosom fair,
Crowning her brow.
Bread in its furrow springs,
Health and repose it brings,
Treasures unknown to kings—
God save the plow!
Look to the warrior’s blade,
While o’er the tented glade
Hate breathes his vow;
Strife its unsheathing wakes,
Love at its lightning quakes,
Weeping and woe it makes—
God save the plow!
Ships o’er the deep may ride,
Storms wreck their bannered pride,
Waves whelm their prow;
But the well-loaded wain
Gathereth the golden grain,
Gladdening the household train—
God save the plow!
Who are the truly great?
Minions of pomp and state,
Where the crowd bow ?
Give us hard hard hands and free,
Culturers of field and tree,
Best friends of Liberty—
God save the plow!
NOT YET\ SWEETHEART.
Not yet. Sweetheart! Not yet!
Joy flies so fast.
We’ll reveal in her smile
Before ’tis past,
We change morn’s golden glow
To cold sunset!
We part ?—No, Sweetheart, no!
Not yet!
Not yet. Sweetheart! Not yet!
Love is so sweet.
His rubies and his pearls
Are at our feet.
We trample them in the dust!
Make bliss regret!
We part?—Yes, when we must!
Not yet!
My hands are in yours, Sweetheart,
Your lips are mine,
As in supernal fire,
Our lives combine,
With passion’s wild despair,
With eyes bliss wet,
Soul unto soul we swear:
Not yet!
GUMBOS DOGS.
Gumbs, who lives next door to us,
has bought anew dog. He needed a
new oue. His last dog used to bark
all night in the yard, until, in frantic
desperation, we would shy our boots
and cologne bottles and furniture at
him. But he always went ou worse ;
and in the morning Gumbs would
come calmly out and gather up all
those missels and carry them into the
house. He has more than twenty
pairs of our boots aud slippers iu bis
possession, besides ebair legs, and
cakes of soup, and hair brushes,
match safes, aud towel racks. And
he hadn’t the manliness to offer to
give them back. Ou the contrary, he
trained that dog to sit by the front
gate and to seize us by the leg when
we cmi-if i three or four times a
tti un, iq puieuuy ) r the purpose of
securing more boots. .But we poison
ed him one night, and i..e next mor
ning Gumbs threw the carcass over
in our yard. We threw u back.
Gumbs returned it. We boih stayed
at home that day, and spent (he time
in handing the dog to one another
over the lence. Then we hired an
Irishman to stand there, night aud
day, to return the deceased to Gumbs’
yard. Then Gumbs also hired an
Irishman. It was exhaulting work.
The corpse rapidly traversed that
fence six or seven thousand times
every twenty-four hours. He must
have become familiar with the route,
even if he was dead. At last he wore
away with so much baudliug, aud on
tbe last day the Irishmen whiled the
hours by flinging only the tale to each
other. Our Irishman at mst buried
the tale and resigned. Aud now
Gumbs has got anew dog. It will be
excessively singular if we do not fish
for that dog some evening with a cod
fish line aud a p;ece of beef, and run
him up all of u sudden to our wiudow,
and launch him into a sewer. No
dog owned by a man named Gumbs
shall exult over us.— Nashville Union.
BURSTS OF ELOQUENCE.
The following bursts of eloquence
was delivered before a court of justice
in Pennsylvania:
“ Your honor sits high upon the
adorable seat of justice, like tbe Asi
atic rock of Gibraltar, while the eter
nal streams of justice, like the cadav
erous clouds of the valley, flow mean
dering at your feet.”
This reminds us of a speech in New
Jersey, which commenced:
“ Your honors do not sit there like
marble statues, to be wafted about by
every idle breeze.”
Another Western orator commenc
ed his harangue with—“ The import
ant crisis which were about to have
arriven have arroven.”
Another—“ The court will please to’
observe that the gentleman from the
east has given them a very learned
speech. He has Roamed with old
Romulus: Socked with old Sociates:
Ripped with old Euripides, and Cant
ed with old Cantbarides—but what
your honor, what does he know about
the laws of Wisconsin ?”
A young lawyer iu one of our courts
commenced his defence as follows:
“ May it please your honors, the del
uge has passed over the face of the
earth. The ark has rested upon the
mountain, aud the rainbow of justice
shines as beautifully upon my colored
client as it does upon any one in this
court, including the jury.”
DREARY HOMES.
Os all the dreary places deliver us
from the dreary farm houses, which so
many people call home. Bars for a
front gate ; chickens wallowing before
the front door ; pig-pens elbowing the
house iu the rear ; scraggy trees nev
er cared for, or no trees at all; no
cheering shrubs ; no neatness. Aud
yet a lawn, aud trees, and a neat
walk, aud a plasant fence around it,
don’t cost a great deal ; they can be
secured little by little, and at odd
times, aud ' the expense hardly felt.
And if the time comes when it is best
to sell the farm, fifty dollars so in
vested will often bring five hundred.
For a man is a brute who will not
insensibly yield to a higher price for
such a farm, when he thinks of the
pleasant surroundings it offers to his
wife aud children. Farmers, beauti
fy and adorn your farms ; set out or
chards, shrubbery ; lay off lawns,
build good fences ; put up good gates
aud paint or whitewash your out
houses and fences.
A colored preacher at Sparta, Geor
gia, some time ago, was heard to say
in a funeral sermon of a deceased
brudder : “He ruminates uo longer
among us ; he have exonerated from
the syllogisms of this world’s discrim
ination, and when he gits to de cold
dry stream of de river Jordan, the
Kerosiues and Peraphenes will meet
him dare to row him over on dry land
to the silverstering city.”
Agricultural Department.
OUR FENCES,
More than thirty years ago, the wri
ter of a paragraph in the'Philadelphia
Ledger listened to an agricultural ad
dress delivered by tbe late Nicholas
Biddle, at the annual exhibition of the
Phil idelphia Society for the promotion
of agriculture. We were particularly
struck with two things he then enun
ciated. One was that fences were
made to retain cattle within the par
ticular premises enclosed, and not to
shut them out from such euclosed
premises. The idea, though seeming
ly a very simple one, was new, and
against the almost universally received
opinion of farmers and the public as
to the purpose of fencing. It was be
lieved up to that time that the high
ways were public pasture grounds, on
all of which any oue and everybody j
were free to graze their stock at pleas
ure, aud, indeed, on the adjoining
premises, unless the owner thought fit
to protect them by legal fencing, for
statute law prescribed their height
aud character. Even a larger privi
lege than this was accorded the pas
tures of what used to be called the
“ long farm,” as the highways were
sometimes designated. Accident or
death resulting from the wauderiug of
this stock at large was not at the risk
of the owners, but at the cost of rail
ways whose tracks might be invaded
with damage to the roving herd. The
price of the injured or killed cattle was
considered so equitable a claim that it
was paid invariably without a ques
tion. From the date of this memora
ble address, delivered by Mr. Biddle
from a rude platform of rough boards,
to a company of intelligent, sunburnt
farmers, the sentiments to which he
then gave utterance have gradually
spread, not only all over this country,
but all over the world aud are now the
recognized laws of the courts as well
of the highway. The cost of fencing
is not to be borne to keep cattle tres
passing also upon piivate property,
ncr is the penalty upon the railway
companies when cattle roaming at
large are injured or killed. The loss
is to the owner, and in some instances
the courts have gone farther, aud put
penalties on the owners of the stock
for the damage done to the property
of the railway companies and their
passengers by throwing tbe train off
the track. It is wholesome and most
equitable chauge, and wu can now but
wonder that the old custom was so
long endured. And yet this great and
important revolution iu public senti
ment was first publicly started by a
man made eminent by his learning
and his position, it is true, but before
a comparatively few and uuiuflueutiai
citizens. The other startling fact
made by Mr. Biddle was tbe very large
proportion of the farmer’s capital that
was invested in his fencing. In the
State ol Pennsylvania alone, he said, a
careful estimate showed that at least
a hundred millions of dollars were in
vested at that time in fencing.
Much attention Lias since been giv
en to this branch of the then new
thought, and great economy has been
affected; but still the amount of capi
tal is greatly beyond tbe estimate of
any oue who has not given the matter
special attention. Cheuper material
for fences has been found, aud mova
ble fences for the division of fields are
common in addition to this, instead of
laws passed by the Legislature pre
scribing the height of a fence to turn
outside cattle, we have now statutes
which protect the farmers’ premises iu
certain localities from invasion in the
absence of all fencing. Fences cost
enough in cities, but that cost bears a
small proportion to the charges for
them iu the country at large. When
city people go into the country they
see little to admire in the post and
rail, the worm fence, the rough stone
walls, and slightly-strung wire, or
even .he white palings of the village.
The fence is an American institution
and habit, aud a costly one it is. Il
linois is said to have ten times the
fencing of Germany, and Dutchess
county New York, more than all
France. These marks show that these
brown and dingy division marks, over
grown with briars and thistles, are an
enormous tax ou the industry of the
country, aud all to keep stock from
trespassing. Some of these days, un
der the careful tillage of the old world,
fences will disappear and land boun
daries will be marked with fruit and
shade trees, or neat hedge rows, and
the country will present a much im
proved appearance. —Chester Cos.,
( Pa.) Republican.
Here is anew way of treatiug the
broken legs of horses, which ought to
be generally known. After the leg is
set, cover it thickly with plaster.
When the plaster hardens, it will keep
the limb as immovable as if made of
iron. Thus treated, a broken leg, it
is asserted, will knit together in a
short time, and be as good as ever.
“ The unpardonable sin in man is
from good grain to make poor whisky;
and iu woman, from good flour to
make poor bread.” The latter is a
crime of frequent occurrence, and has
nothing to excuse it, for it h just as
easy to always have sweet, light whole
some bread, as to ruin one’s digestive
organs with hot saleratus biscuit, or
to disgust one’s olfactories with “ salt
risings.’’
It is said that a handful of oat-meal,
mixed with a pail of water, furnishes
a sure preventive against sun-strokes
to those who drink the water so pre
pared, no matter how hot the weather
may be.
If lemons are placed iu a jar filled
with water, and the water renewed ev
ery day or two, they will keep fresh
and sound for several weeks.
Chaff’ is better for old horses than
hay. Because they caii chew it bet
ter.
PREMIUM LIST,
Rules aud Regulations of the
CENTRAL CHEROKEE GEORGIA
AG’CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
TO BE HELD IN CARTERSVILLE
OCTOBEE Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th.
RULES If REGULATION'S.
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:
I C,ih Season Tickets, $l5O
Half do. 75
Single Entrance do., 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, 2500
No return checks to be given at gate.
Tickets wil. be sold at some place in Car
tersville, Ga., and at tbe 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
the enclosure except under perfect control
of t he 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.
l()th. 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 hands of the groom a card
stating the age.
14th. Animals entered as thoreughbred
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 shallbe 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 pieveut the
same, and to see that therulesare 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
specified.
20th. 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
on the grounds of this Association.
21st. In addition to awarding premiums,
the exhibition will be enlivened each day,
at suitable intervals in the forenoon and
afternoon, with equestrian contests by la
dies and gentlemen, and with music from
the band.
GEA'ERAL REG ULATHIN'S.
Rules for Exhibitors.
Ist. The 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 removed trom the 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 aud 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
muls or articles foi sale, shall notify the
Secretary of such intention at the time of
entry.
4th. 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 tlie premium, aud so with
other articles, as may be convenient ; ana
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 of the Judges
in their examinations.
In all cases Judges and Superintendents
will enforce a strict observance of these
regulations.
J 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 on ex
hibition.
Annual Atldress.
An Address before the Association will
be delivered at the public stand, on Thurs
day.
A teat and of Premiums.
I The Premiums will be awarded from the
j Executive Stand, at ten o’clock on Friday
! morning, 4th October.
Sale of Stock and Other Arti
cles.
Notice will be given on the 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, Ga.
PREMIUM LIST.
First Day.
1 Best 6 yds home-made Jeans, pr’m, #3 00
2 Best 6 yds home-made Linsey, 3 00
3 Best 6 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
Blaukets, premium, _ 300
6 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, 300
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, 500
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 wooi 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 Specimen Wool do., premium, 200
27 Best specimen Millinery, home
-28 made, premium, 300
Best Fly Brush, premium, 300
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, 200
32 Best specimen Needle, Shell and
Carved Work, by a lady, 3 00
33 Best bale 8 oz Osanburgs, Diploma.
34 do Yarn, all Nos. do
35 do Shirting, do
36 do Sheeting, do
37 do Kersey, Uo
38 do Stripes and Plaids,
or either, do
' 39 do Plains, do
!40 do Ticking, do
j 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’t do
44 Best sample Cotton Blankets, Diploma.
45 do Woolen do do
46 do washed wool, 20 lbs,
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 will receive special attention,
and have premiums awarded.
SECTION 2— ART GALLERY— (OPEN 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.
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 rpecimens 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 Bet Brass Band Instruments do
SECTION 4—POULTRY.
1 est pair game Chickens, pr’m., $3 00
2 est pair of Chickens, any breed,
for table use, premium, 3 00
est pair of Turkeys, premium, 3 00
eit pair of Ge eso, premium, 100
g e3t pair of Mas c ovy ducks, pr., 100
est pair comma n ducks, pr’m., 1 00
7 est lot of Capons, premium, 300
8 est and largest variety of barn
yard fowls not less than 16, owned
and exhibited by one person, 1 00
9 es t pair Aylsbury, or other im
proved Ducks, premium, 3 00
10 est pair Chickens, other than na-
I lives, 3 00
11 est pair Ducks, other than ua
tives, 3 00
il2 est lot Poultry, not less than one
half dozen, 5 00
jl3 est 10 Poultry, natives and mix’d 500
14 est pair Capons, 600
i SECTION 5— HOUSEHOLD, FARM AND ORCHARD.
est specimen Country Butter, 5
lbs., premium, 3 00
; 2 est specimen Country Cheese, 0
lbs., premium, 3 00
3 Best display home-made Pickles, pr 3 00
4 Best display home-made canned
Fruit, premium, 5 00
i 5 best display home-made Preserves,
Jellies, etc., 3 00
6 Greatest yield of honey from one
swarm of bees, wdth 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 est loaf Wheat Bt-ead, prem., 200
| 8 Best Pound cake, premium, 2 00
j 9 Best Sponge cake, premium, 2 00
10 Best Fruit cake, do 2 00
i 11 Best specimen of Biscuit 2 00
I 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 4 bush, dried peaches peeled 200
18 Best j bush, dried apples peeled, 200
19 Best bu3h. 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 ga’., 400
!23 do blackberry wine, 1 gal. 300
24 do of vinegar, 1 gal., 200
- 25 Best gallon Sorghum, 3 00
l 26 Best sample sorghum sugar, 3 00
; 27 Best sack 100 lbs family flour, 6 00
SECTION 6 CEREALS.
1 Best 50 ears Early Corn, premium, 200
2 do Bread Corn, premium, 600
3 do Yellow Corn, premium, 200
4 Best Bushel White Wheat, premium, 300
6 do Red Wheat., premium, 300
6 do Oats, premium, 3 00
7 do Barley, premium, 3 00
8 do Rye, 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
113 do Clover Seed, Georgia
Raised, premium, 10 00
j 14 do Orchard Grass Seed, pr. 200
FKCTION 7— KITCHEN AND GARDEN.
1 Best dozen Beets, premium, 1 00
2 do Parsnips, premium. 100
3 do Carrots, premium, 100
4 Best half bushel Turnips, premium, 100
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
I 10 Best half bushel Irish Potatoes, pr. 1 00
11 Best half bushel Sweet Potatoes, pr. 100
12 Best collection aud greatest variety
of Vegetables exhibited by one in
dividual, not less than ten varieties,
premium, 5 00
SECTION 8— SUNDRIES,
l Best and largest collection of Geor
gia Minerals, premium. 25 00
■ 2 Best (bbl.) specimen Lime, Gypsum,
Cement, Pearlash, 200
3 Best Bitiimincus or Anthracite
j Coal, Diploma
4 Best Marble Monument, do
; 5 Best Marble Mantel, do
| 6 Best Marbleized Mantel and Grate, do
7 Best and largest exhibition of Stone
Ware, S2OO
8 Best Specimen Earthen Tile, Diploma
I 9 Best specimen Fire Brick, do
Second llay.
SECTION 9 —AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
OPEN TO THE WORLD.
1 Best combined Thresher and Sepa
rator, Diploma
2 Best Reaping Machine, do
i 3 Best Mowing Machine, do
j 4 Best combined Reaper and Mower, do
i 5 Best Threshing Machine, do
! 6 Best Corn Sheller, do
I 7 Best Wheat Fan, do
; 8 “ Smut Mill, do
| 9 “ Straw Cutter, do
i 10 “ Corn Planter, do
! 11 “ Cotton Planter, do
jl2 “ 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 foo 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 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 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 j
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 Beat Beeping machine 15 00
3 Best Mowing Machine, premium, 10 00
4 Best combined Reaper and mower 25 00
6 Best Threshing Machine, prem., 10 00
6 Best Corn Sheller, premium. 5 00
7 Best Wheat Fan, do. 5 00
8 Best Smut Mill, do 10 00
9 Best Straw Cotter, do 200
10 Best Corn Planter, premium, 5 00
11 Best Cotton Planter, do 500
12 Best Wheat Drill, 20 00
13 Best Guano Distributor, prem., 500
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 300
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
85 Best Stocked plow, premium, #2 00;
36 do and cheapest plantation
fence, 5 00 j
37 do portable plantation fence 500
38 do Horse Collar, shuck or bark $1 00
39 do Horse Collar, leather, prem., 200
40 do 1-Horic 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 500
3 do Grindstone, complete, prem., 200
4 do display of Tin VV are manu
factured in Cherokee Georgia 300 [
6 do Cooking Stove, Diploma :
6 do Specimen 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 1
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 iu Cherokee Geo., 5 00
12 “ set Buggy Harness, manufac’d
in Cherokee Ga., 5 0()
13 “ set Wagon Harness, do. 30u
14 “ Plow for Plantation use, do - 200
15 “ Man’s Saddle manufac’d in
Cherokee Ga., €OO
16 “ Side Saddle, 600
17 “ Riding bridle, 200
18 “ Wagon and Reaping Machine
Harness combined, 3 00
19 “ pair Boots, premium, 800
20 “ pair Lady 's Boots, premium, 200
21 “ pair Gent’s Shoes, premium, 200
22 *‘ Panel Door, 300
28 “ Window Blinds, 200
24 “ Window Sash, 200
25 “ specimen Brooms, 4 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 “ Wwshing 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
36 “ Tin or Wire Safe, do
37 “ Kitchen Table, with Shelves
and Drawers, do
38 “ collection of Iron Castings, do
39 “ 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 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 Chester
White Boars, 3 animals, S3OOO
2 Best Essex Boar and Sow, 800
3 “ Berkshire Boar and Sow, 800
4 “ Chester W'bite Boar and Sow, 800
5 “ Hog, mixed or native, 500
SECTION 13— SHEEP.
1 Best Merino, Cotsttfold,. 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, 10 00
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 ar.d orer, pr’m, 10 00
2 Second best, premium, 500
SECTION 16— HORSES, OEOROIA RAISED.
1 Best Saddle Horse, 10 OO
2 Best Buggy Horse, lO OO
3 Best pair Harness Horses, 20 OO
4 Best 2 and 3 year old Colts, 10 00
o Best Colt, 1000
6 Best Suckling, Colt, 600
7 Best Mare, 10 00
8 Best Stallion, 1500
SECTION 17 FOR TUE LADIES.
1 Best Horseback Rider, pr’m, lO OO
1 Best Driver, (Buggy, 1 pr’m, 10 00
Third Day .
SECTION 18— JACKS AND MULES.
1 Best Jack, prem’Jm, $lO 00
2 do Jennet, do 10 00
3 do Jack 6 years old or over, pr. 10 00
4 do do under C years old, prem. 500
5 do do Colt, premium, 300
6 do aged Jennet, premium, 600
7 do Jennet 3 years old aud 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 S(H)
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 eutries.]
1 Best aged Harness Gelding,
Mare, 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 years old, prem. lO OO
Becond best, premium, 5 OO
6 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, lO OO
8 Second best, premium, 5 OO
SECTION 20— SPESED 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 00
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 mere entries, 10 OO
6 Second best, two or more en’ries 600
7 Fastest Backing or Pacing Double
Team, twice around the track in
harness, two or more entries, 10 OO
8 Second best do., preinium, 5 OO
9 For fastest two year old Colt,
twice around the track, under
the caddie, two or more entries,
VOL. 13—NO. 8
(or in the event of only one #n
lr-nl^en ‘S*' o * l tim «. which
will be made known on dev of
race,) premium, 25 OO
•SCTIOS 21— BLOOB BißO'
[Georgia raised, and pedigree to be exhib
ited.]
1 Beat Stallion 6 year* and over t'»s on
2 do Bullion 4to 6 year, old, p r . j^OO
3 do Stal »on 2to 4 year, old, p r iqoo
4 do aged Mare, premium, V tnr^rl
5 do 4to C years old Mare, prem. lo on
6 do 3 years old Filly, premium, 500
1 do 2 years old Filly, premium, 500
8 do 1 ye ar old Colt, premium, &OO
® j° * uck |‘ D ff Golt, premium, 500
10 do Stallion 4 year, and over, pr 80 00
11 do Stallion 3 do do 20 00
sissy-? d ° *mSo
ai m 1 do IO OO
13 do Mare 4 years and over pre 20 OO
14 do Mare 3 do do 1 * nn
15 do Marc 2 do g®
15 do Colt 1 year old or over, prt . [g Jg
SECTION 21 —UORSEg roa ALL WOBX.
1 Best Stallion, aged, premium, iio on
2 Second best, premium, . n ..
3 best Stallion, 4 years old, prem 500
4do Stallion. 2 yeara old, prem 500
sdo aged Mare, (brood), prem, gqq
7 e n M .f ymn old - 500
ul° ~}}y * y** rß 0,d * premium, 500
*l° u' years old, premium, 500
and do one y 13] hands or uuder, pr 500
O best Colt 1 year old. premium? 5 M
11 best suckling Colt, premium, 500
SJtCTIO.N 22 SWKXPSTAKKS.
Fastest trotting Stallion, Mare or Uel
ding, twice around the track, five or
more entries making a ring, Saddle
or Harness, prixe SS O QO
* Bt Horse gets apr m worth 26 OO
3d !! “ 16 00
“t *• IQ QA
Entrance fee 20 per cent,, open to all ex
cept the successful horse in Speed Ring.
SECTION 24 —PLOWING HATCH.
t < Best Plowman, premium, $5 OO
To come off during tbe Fair. Grounds will
bj prepared for the some, and entrane.
open to Mules, Horses and Oxen. Judges
to be governed in their awards by ike
depth and width of the furrow, slice turn
ed by the plow of each competitor, and the
general perfection of the work, and the
time employed incomplete his work.
SECTION 25— CATTLE, THOROUGH BRED.
(Owned by exhibitor.)
1 Best Hull, 20 00
- “ Cow, 15 00
3 “ Heifer, 3 years aud under, 1000
4 “ Bull, 3 years aud under, 1000
o “ Thoroughbred Bull, any
breed, pedigree exhibited, 4
yrs old and upwards, pr’m, 1500
C Second best, premium. 500
7 Best thoroughbred Bull, under 4
years old, premium, 1000
8 Second best, premium, 600
9 Best Cow. 4 yrs and upwards, pr. 1000
10 “ Cow under 4 yrs. pr’m, 600
11 “ Bull Calf, premium, 600
12 “ Heifer Calf, premium, 600
13 best calf 3 years and under, 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, 16 00
18 “ heifer, 2 yrs and over, 600
1 9 “ “ 1 yr. and over. 8 00
20 “ beef, fattened for market, IO OO
21 “ pair Oxen, to be worked
on the ground, 16 00
22 “ Bull, mixed or native, 3 yrs.
and over, pr'm, 16 00
23 Second best, premium, 500
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, 600
29 “ fatted bullock, 1000
30 Second best, 600
31 best fatted Cow, 300
32 second best, 200
33 best milch Cow, to bo milked on
the grounds, }q OO
34 second best, 500
35 best pair of Work Oxen, 11 OO
36 second best, gqq
SECTION 2G— PLANTATION AND FARM
FIELD CROPS.
ll.argest 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, ’ 1000
3 Largest Crop of Wheat grown ujf
on one acre ground, the landand
wheat to be measured under the
same requisition in all things as
above, premium, 10 00
4 Largest Crop of Oats of any kind,
specifications as above, per acre,
premium, 10 00
5 Largest Crop of Barley of any
kind, specifications as above, per
acre, premium, g OO
6 Largest Crop of Rye, any kind,
specifications as above, per acre,
premium, 5 00
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, ete.,
as above, when the articles are tc be entered
on his books for exhibition, with the wit
nesses certificate for measurement of land,
pounds and bushels per aere, without whieh
the judges will be required 10 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 BOTH UNDER 18
YEARS O/ AGE.
! 1 Largest crop of Corn grown by
j any boy under 16 years of age,
upon an acre 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, IO OO
The rules of field crops to be complied with.
SECTION 28— SAMPLE FIELD CROPS THIS
YEAR.
1 best bale of Cotton not less than
450 lbs., premium, $5 OO
2 best bale of Clover Hay, prem , 5 OO
3 do of Timothy Hay, prem 600
4 do of native Grass Hay, pr, 500
5 do of Pea-vine Hay, prem 6OG
SECTION 29— BURLESQUE TOURNAMENT.
After Premiums are awarded on the
fourth day, the exhibition will be continued
with a Grand burlesque I'ournamtmt. En
trance fee $lO, Ist Prize. S3O ; 2d Prise,
S2O ; five or more to ride.
GRAND SPEED BING FOR MULES.
OPEN TO ALL MULES, REGARDLESS OF
OR SEX.
A Silver Cup worth $5 00. to be award
ed to the slowest mule. No one allowed te
ride his own mule.
Note.—As many articles of merit in the
various departments not especially provided
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, te examine and re>
port upon and recommend premiums, upon
all such articles worthy of premiums.
The second best of any article or animal
not otherwise provided for, will receive a
Diploma.
The Knighes 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 be seat
to any one desiring it, upon application.
For further particulars or information,
address FRANCIS FONTAINI,
Secretary, h
Cartersville, Ga.
Auctioneer will be appointed when -it* -<s *
occasion requires.