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THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS. By S. H. SMITH & €o.] Kor tbe Standard A Express.] C Tj a_r .A . frw .1* Frnrk kv lut A. C. Siini (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.