iarial Blurtufarfuring, Cutmnmigl guti'Hignirr, inmsHtmif, kt.
InRLfsHED 1’]VERY WEDNESDAYTaT DES ARC, P.RAiRIE GOUNTY, .YRKlNSAS, BY J. C. M()llRILLrTEMS-$2 PER YEAE. IN ADVANCE.
jVOLTJME V,__DJBS A1XC, ARKANAAB, SEPTEMBER 7, 1859.__43,
■the des arc citizen.
jEBiWS--$2 PER ANSUM,
■ PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
ilfTY NUMBERS MAKINO A VOLUME.
I RATES OF ADVERTISING._
Sutfsof Advertising.—One square (10
He* of this size type) for one insertion, St;
h additional insertion, 50 cents.
-- 1 m. | 2 m. j~3 m. | 6 m. year.
Square^ $2 80[$5 00'*8 00: $10 00 S15 00
Benares, 5 00 , 8 00 10 001 12 00 17 00
Squares, 8 00 10 00 12 00: 15 00 25 00
Column, 10 00112 00 15 001 17 00 30 00
Column, 112 00 15 00117 00 20 001 40 00
Column, 15 00 17 00I20 00, 25 001 o0 00
Column, 118 00 20 00 25 00 30 00, 50 00
^“Advertisers by the year will be res
ted to their legitimate business.
^“Advertisements displayed by large type,
n double columns, charged double the above
Personal communications charged dou
the rates of regular advertisements,
jjp. Legal advertisements will he charged,
one square or less, first insertion $1, and
ents per square for each additional inser
Announcing candidates for State and
trict offices, $7; County offices, $5; Town
I. offices $3, invariably in advance.
Calls on persons to become candidates
charged at the usual rates, except when
Hens making the calls are subscribers lo
Hraper. Payment in advance.
HprPolitical circulars charged as adver
Advertisements not ordered for a spe
jffij time, will be inserted till forbidden, and
dgleDii for accordingly.
jfe-All advertising to be paid for quarterly.
■ JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
r. liave supplied ourselves with a good
•tinent of Printing Material, and are
y to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
juable terms.
e are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
!S, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
ets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tor Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
e, Constables, &c.
I hi. 8. BURK.
fiiccessor <o II. I*. Vaughan,)
{WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL- 1
■ ER IN I
■pcs, 51)cct 3ron, ulirc, C<c.: ;
Wt—Manufacturer oj Tin and Sheet
M Iron Ware,,
trma Vista St., (Opposite Nucleus House.) ,
Ides arc, Arkansas.
I Riving bought the stock on hand ami
in this shop, from H. P. Vaughan, f
e undersigned will continue to carry t
bove business, in all its branches, lie t
land a good stock of _ 1
KI mis TO VES, T1 N~
WARE, &-c., j
h he will sell at Memphis prices.
ERI.VG A NO JOBBING
PROMPTLY AlT'F.NDED TO.
A share of the public patronage is re
ly solicited.
Sin N. H. BURK. .
I'. PARHAM,
ItOHITEOT,
PENT E It AND JOINER,
pliPECTFULLY informs the citizens of *
HjjipKS Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared j
o Scute all work intrusted to his care, with
^Hss and dispatch.
Hip AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
1
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. .7. THOMPSON
REFORM PHYSICIAN,
(Late of McLemoresville, Tennessee.)
HAVING LOCATED IN
DES ARC, PRAIRIE CO., ARK.,
RESPECTFULLY tenders his profesional
i services, in its various branches, to the
citizens and public generally.
Office—Evans & Horne’s building, third
door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julyl3-ly. _ ___
DR. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed, offers his professional services to the
public.
(jgp” Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
D~ R. T. J. CUMMINGS, having per
manentlv located at Atlanta, Prairie
county, Ark.,’ offers his professional services
to the public.
g^” Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
Office at Peebles’ Hotel, [apr 1-tf.
TYR. J. C. GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
continue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
Thankful for the libera! patronage he
hasheretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
(gP* Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug
DR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
ly located in Des Arc, Arkansas, offers
iis professional services to the citizens of
;hc town and vicinity. ' Office over Washer,
Vaughan & Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
lenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
ong experience in the healing art in the West,
iatters himself that he will share their pat
■onage. (gy Office on Buena Vfsta street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. VV. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Are, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, (jy Calls promptly at
ended to. uiay29, 1858-ly*
D~ R. WM. BETHELL, will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
icinity. From his long experience in his
irofession, and having resided in Arkansas
uring the past fourteen years, ho hopes to re
eive a share of the public patronage.—
(gy Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
itore. Residence in the building formerly
■ccupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
DR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
ession. and respectfully tenders his services to
he citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
ry, hoping to share at least a portion of their
latronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf
. E. GATEWOOD..J- A. MOON.
GATEWOOD & MOON,
LAND AGENTS
IE AL ESTATE BROKERS,
I9es %lrc, Arkansas.
WILL attend to payment of taxes, locating
Government, Swamp or Military lands.
Ranks of every description always on hand.
aug3-tf.
rB. KENT, Attorney at Law. Des Arc.
• Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
’ralrie, White, Monroe, Arkansas, St. Frau
ds, Jackson, and Independence counties. All
itisiness intrusted to his care shall meet with
irompt attention. eyo ffice on Lyon 1
treet. [ jun8-tf
r> OBERT H. CROCKETT, Attorney at
\X Law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Will in the Counties of
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha anti Prairie.
apri!22-tf._
IT7AKEMAN W. EDWARDS, Law
W yer, Springfield, Conway county, Ar
;ansas. Will practice in the various courts
,f Middle Arkansas. (^* Prompt attention
iven to the collection of all claims entrusted
o him. n30-_
.. FEATHERSTON... *■ V-H- FARR.'
[71EATHERSTON &. FARR, Attor
I’ keys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Jiarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
ouuties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson ami Phillips. Particular
ttention given to collections. References :
Madison, Ark., Hon. W. G. Beaseley, S. W.
thildrcss: Clarendon, Ark., H. M. Couch;
^anola, Miss., Col. Calvin Miller; Cotfeeville,
Miss., E. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., D.
M. DuBose. Esq., W. J. Webb : Holly Springs,
Miss., W. T. Featberston ; Washington, D.
3., Jacob Thompson. _,iy17
JE. IGATEWOOD, Attorney at
. Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
tVill practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar
cansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, W hite,
3onway, and Pope. He will give prompt at
ontion to all busiuess entrusted to him.
SW OFFICE—Over Town Hall, (Frith’s
Vew Building,) first door. febl3-tf
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
. Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
iractice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
<rg“ Prompt attention given to the collection
jf claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. GW Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T. JONES, Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sept26-tf
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.w. L. D. WILLIAMS.
W1LLlAMS & WILLIAMS, At
* * torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
businoss, and will give his personal attention
to all matters ill Law and Equity, entrusted to
them.___dcc4
J. L. HOLLOWELL. ... D. JACOVVAY.
HOLLOWELL St JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je26-tf
AGRICULTURAL
AND
MECHANICAL FAIR.
LIST OF PREMIUMS to be
Awarded at the Third Annual Exhi
bition of the Prairie County Agricultu
ral Society, to be held at Des Arc, Ar
kansas, on the 18th, 19th, and 20/A of
October, 1859.
COTTON.
Best 10 acres of cotton, §10,00
11 bale 11 10,00
2d “ “ 5 00
3d “ certificate.
Best stalk with bolls, 100
Best sample, half pound, 1 00
i 'Judges.—Juo. W .Adains.I. C. A. Skillern,
Col. W. W. Wair.
GRAIN.
Best ten acres corn, 2 50
Best yield on five acres wheat, one
bushel to be exhibited, 2 00
Best yield on five acres corn, one
bushel to be exhibited, 2 00
Best yield on five acres oats, one
bushel to be exhibited, 2 00
Best yield on five acres rye, one
bushel lobe exhibited, 2 00
Judges.—Benj. Hayley, R. Mclver, P. H.
Wheat.
SEEDS.
Best half bushel blue grass seed, 1 00
do do timothy, 1 00
do do herds grass, 1 00
do do Clover seed, iuu
do do millett seed, 2 00
do do orchard grass seed, 1 00
Judges—Sami. Kennedy, W. J. Rogers,
Rev. J. M. Cox.
HAY.
Best specimen timothy hay, 1 -00
do do clover, 100
Largest yield of hay on one acre, 2 00
Judges.—T. F. Greer, John Hardin, Thorn
is L. Gray.
POTATOES.
Largest yield on half acre Irish pota
toes, one bushel to be exhibited, 2 00
Best bushel of Irish potatoes, 1 00
Largest yield on half acre sweet pota
toes, one bushel to be exhibited, 2 00
Best bushel sweet potatoes, 1 00
Judges.—A. A. McKay, Dr W C Hazen,
IV A W Mann.
FRUIT.
Best and largest variety of fruit, 2 00
Best bushel apples, 1 00
do peaches, 100
do peck pears, 1 00
do do grapes, 100
do do scuppinong, 1 00
do pie melon, 1 00
do half bushel dried apples, 1 00
do do do peaches, I 00
do do do pears, 100
•do do do quinces, 100
do specimen plums, 50
do do apricots, 100
do do nectarines, 100
Judges—D Harshaw, S H Mulherin, Geo.
\ Quarles,
MOLASSES.
Best specimen molasses from the su
gar cane, 100
Best specimen melon or pumpkin mo
lasses, 1 00
Judges—Henry Jackson, Jcsso L Regard,
iVm. Robertson.
WINES.
Best specimen domestic wine with re
ceipt for making, 100
Best specimen cordial with receipt
for making, 1 00
Best specimen raspberry jam with
receipt for making, 50
Best specimen jelly with receipt for
making, 50
Judges—Maj A A McCain, Win T Jones,
iuo A Frith, Thomas C Dismukes, M N Me
GARDEN PRODUCTS.
Best peck tomatoes, 50
do do carrots, 50
do do beans, 50
do bushel field peas, 50
do half dozen bead cabbage, 50
do sample beets, ’ 50
do do okra, 50
do do raddish, 50
do do cayenne pepper, 50
do do egg plant, 50
do peck onions, 50
do and greatest variety garden
seed, 3 CO
do sample cauliflower, 50
do peck parsnips, 50
do busbei turnips, 50
do sample celery, 50
do directions for preparing an aspar
agus bed, 100
do and largest variety vegetables, 1 00
do peck ground or goober peas, 50
Judges—Mrs R Mclver, Mrs D Harshaw,
Mrs J A Frith—C D Taylor.
FLORAL.
Best display of flowers, 1 00
do and handsomest boquet, 50
do herbarium, 2 00
■ do specimen evergreens, 1 00
Judges—Mrs J C Morrill, Mrs W W Wair,
Mrs G W Vaden, Miss Mat Bethell, Miss
Nancy Hooker, Miss Sue Huntsman—Joseph
\V Martin.
QUILTS.
Best silk patch-work quilt, 5 00
do cotton do do
do silk patch-work crib quilt,
do cotton do do do 100
do knit crib cover, 100
Judges—Mrs D L Gray, Mrs W J Rogers,
Mrs. W F Walsh, Mrs A J.Thomas, Mrs G
Clark—J A Jennings.
COUNTERPANES.
Best cotton counterpane,
do wocl coverlet, 2 00
do woollen shawl, 1 50
do knit tidy, 1 00
do jeans coat made by a lady, 250
do do vest do do 1 00
do made pants do do 100
Judges—Mis B Blakeney, Mrs S Horne,
Mrs B F Ford—G A Mclver.
HOME MANUFACTURES.
Best cloth shoe made by a lady,
do do slipper do do 100,
do three yards jeans made by a
lady, . .100
do do do coarse jeans for serv’ts, 1 00
do pair wool hose. 50
do do half hose, 50
do pair cotton hose, 50
do do half hose, 25
do wool hose made by girl 12 yrs old, 50
do cotton do do do do do 50
do half hose wool or cotton made by
a girl 12 years old, 25
do five yards cotton stripes or plaids, 1 00
do pair blankets, 2 00
do negro comfort, 1 00
do-shirt made by a lady, 100
do do do a girl 12 years old. 1 00
Judges—Mrs B Hayley, Mrs H Ford, Mrs
A G Blakemore—J Quarles.
FANCY ARTICLES.
Best baby dress, ‘ 1 00
do fancy bonnet or hat, 1 00
do sun bonnet, 75
do hemstitched liukf. or garment, 1 00
Chair tidy, knit, 100
do feather duster, 1 00
Judges—Mrs J H Bulls, Mrs S Buck, Miss
3 Quarles, Miss C Koonco, Miss S Gray—R
Evans,
COOKING.
Best cooked ham & receipt for curing, 1 00
do roast turkey, 1 00
do barbacued pig, 1 00
do do lamb, 1 00
do do kid, 100
do jar pickles, 75
do do catsup, 50
do loaf corn bread, 75
do do flour do 75
do specimen fruit in air tight cans, J ulf
do do soap receipt for making, 50
do do starch do do 50
do do lard, 50
Judges—Mrs D C Booth, Mrs W Bethell,
Miss Martha Garrett, Miss M E Green, Mi9s
H Lawrence. Miss M Harris, Miss A Me- ]
Fadgyen—W R Welch.
DAIRY DEPARTMENT.
Best five .pounds butter, 1 00
do home-made cheese, l 00
Judges—Mrs J G Warner, Mrs J Perry,
Mrs M M Erwin—J A Anderson.
PASTRY DEPARTMENT.
Best pound cake, 1 00
do sponge cake, 1 00 :
do chess cake, 1 00
Judges—Mrs-Rives, Mrs L C Rambert,
Mrs W B Means, Miss S Perry, Miss A Har- t
haw—J McNeill.
ORNAMENTAL.
Best ornamental shell work, 1 00
do do leather work, 100
do do hair work, 1 00
Judges—Mrs W L Dewoody, Mrs J E Glenn,
VIrs J C Rawlins, Miss B Perry, Miss L C
Ldams—L D Harshaw.
EMBROIDERY.
Best specimen silk embroidered gar
ment, 2 00 j
do do worsted do 2 00
do do piano or table cover, 2 00
do do ottoman cover, 1 00
do do candle mat, 50
do do linen skirt or hd’kf, 100
do do collar undersleeves 1
and cuffs, 1 00 j
do specimen band and sleeves, 50
do do infant’s frock linen, 75
do do do sack, worsted, 75
do do do do silk, 1 00
do do pin cushion, 75
Judges—Mrs George W Gjenn, Mrs J T
Parham, Miss Fanny Fleming, Miss Mary
Sarrett, Miss M L Q'uisanberry—Dr R Me*
iver.
FACTORY GOODS. 1
Best three yds. cotton jeans, 1 00
do do woolen do 100
do do iinsey, 1 00
do do shirting, 75
f]encrimon npffrn Mr,ih 75 I
Judges—Mrs J H Quisenberry, Mrs J J
3ane, Mrs A S Erwin, Miss Fanny Rives,
Miss Edith Ann Sanders—W J Jones.
DRAWING AND PAINTING.
Best pencil drawing, 1 00
do landscape, 1 00
do specimen painting, sign or orna- s
mental, 100
do specimen landscape or animals, 1 00 1
Judges—Mrs P H Wheat, Mrs Kirkpatrick,
Miss L England, Miss M Watts, Miss Julia
3air—W J Bronaugh.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Best plantation wagon, 3 00 ^
do two horse wagon, 2 00
do horse cart, ' 100 1
do ox cart, 1 00
do wheelbarrow, 75
do two horse plow, tested, 1 50
do one do do tested, 100
do prairie plow do 200
do shovel plow, 1 00
do cultivator, 1 00
do cotton-scraper, 1 00
do harrow, diamond,_ 7A
~do do side, 75
do grain cradle, 1 00
do straw cutter, 1 00
do wheat fan, 2 50
do plow stock, 1 00
do cornsheller, 2 00
do cotton hamper, >50
do handle basket, 50
do foot mat, 25
do ox yoke, 50
do ox bows, 50
do axe handle, 25
do corn broom, 25
Either of the above articles made by
a negro, 25 per cent. leas.
Judges—Allen A Pittman, A J Thomas,
Maj John Hardin.
MANUFACTURES.
Best axe, 50
do hoe, 50 j
do mattock, 50
do sample horse shoes, 50 i
do do do shoeing, 50 ]
do sett carriage harness, 3 00
do do do do single, 100
do do wagon do 125
do plow collar, leather, 50
do do do shuck or bark, 50 ,
do gents’ saddle, 3 00
do lady’s do 3 00 ,
do gents' boots, I 501
do do shoes, 100'
do lady’s do I W
do negro do 75
do bureau, 3 00
do side-board, 2 50
do bed-stead, 2 00
do best set split bottom chairs, 1 00
do specimen coopers work, 1 00
do hand-loom, 3 00
do spinning-wheel, 1 00
do specimen tin ware, 1 00
do do brick, 50
do barrel flour, 1 00
do specimen fifty pounds flour 50
Judges—B F Ford, John H Bulls, J HQuis
■nberry.
CARRIAGES ANI) BUGGIES.
Best family carriage, 500
do top buggy, 300
do open no 2 00
Judges—BB Allen, J W Moore, C W
Smith.
BLOODED HORSES.
Best aged stallion, 0 00
do four year old stallion, 400
do throe do do 3 00
do two do do 2 00
do one do do 2 00
do suckling do 2 00
do aged mare, 5 00
do four old mare, 3 00
do three do do 2 50
do two do do 2 00
do one do do 160
do suckling do do 100
Judges—Dr W L Moore. W J McCombs,
' G Ford, C F King, T C Dismukes.
NOT THOROUGH-BRED HORSES.
3est aged stallion, . 3 00
do four year old stallion, 2 50
do three do do 2 00
do two do do 150
do one do do 1 90
do suckling, do 100
.1 „ i .... o
- 7
do four year old marc, 2 60
do three do do 2 00
do two do do 160
do one do do 150
do suckling" do 100
Judges—B F Barnes, John Holloway, Jas.
iiagle, R S Gantt, E E Dismukes.
HARNESS STOCK.
Jest pair harness horses, $0 00
do single do do 4 00
do do mare, 4 00
do do mules, 4 00
do single do 3 00
Judges—J A Frith, Joseph Evans, Samuel
faylor, A M Reinhardt, 1) P Black.
SADDLE STOCK.
Jest saddle horse, 4 00
do do mare 4 00
Judges—T J Alison, L W Munroe,*J L Bo
;ard, Maj Rives, R J Koonce.
JACK STOCK.
Jest aged Jack, 5 00
do four year old Jack, 3 00
do three do do 2 00
do two do do 150
do one do do 100
do suckling do 100
do agedjennett, 3 00
do four year old and under, 260
Judges—B Blakcuey, G A Mclvcr, J C
Jhisin.
MULES.
lest aged mule. 2 50
do four year old mule, 2 00
do three do do 150
do two do do 100
do one do, 4° 160
do suckling do 1 00
Judges—Dr D McFadgycn, G McLaren, J
I Dill.
BLOODED CATTLE,
lest aged bull, 5 00
do four year old bull, 3 00
do three do do 2 00 .
do two do do 1 50
do one do do 101
do suckling do 100
do aged cow, 300
do four year old cow, 250 1
do three do do 2 00 i
do two year old and under, 100 ,
Judges—Rev D L Gray, C Howell, P hlc
leill.
NATIVE CATTLE.
lest aged bull, 2 00 i
do four year old bull, 200 i
do three do do 1 50
do two do do 100
do one do do 100 1
do suckling do 100
uo ageu cow, z uu
do four year, old cow, 150
do three do do 100
do two do do 100
do one do do 100
do suckling do 100
Judges—M M Erwin, S Carr. J T Nichol
on.
FATTED CATTLE.
lest fatted beef, 3 00
Judges—J C Dunn, W M&gby, W M Jones.
WORK OXEN.
lest yoke oxen, 3 00
do broke yoke, 300
Judges—j A Moon, E W Sympson, S
5erry.
HOGS.
lest aged boar. 2 50
do boar under twelve months, 2 00
do aged sow, 200
do sow under twelve months, 1 50
do pair pigs under six months, 1 50
do pig, 100 j
Judges—Hon B C Totten, M M Bogard, W
'ord.
SHEEP.
lest fine wool buck, 3 50
do do ewe, 200
do wool buck, _ 2 00
do do ewe, 100 [
Judges—Dr W Bethell, Dr J L Neel, G M
Vnderson.
FOWLS.
lest pair Shanghai chickens, 50
do do domestic do 50
do do brama pootra do 50
do do hong-kong geese, 1 00
do do domestic- do 50
po do museovy ducks, 50
do do pollard do 50
do do dorkliugs, 50
Judges—S R Brown. J McNeill, W B Wil
iams. .
MISCELLANEOUS.
Articles oli'ercd for exhibition and not
n the above list, shall, if meritorious, re
ceive attention under this head.
Judge*—J W Martin, J C Kennedy, G M
Connor, J F Welch. N Gilliam.
LADY EQUESTRIANS.
First prize, 00 00 ;
Second prize, 0000 J
Judges—Russ Evans, Samuel W Jackson,
Frank Pitman, Hugh Stewart, R Mclver, W
I Jones, B H Perry, P H Bentou, W J Bro
oaugh, Dr J J Cummings. Dr N L Ragland.
GENTLEMAN EQUESTRIANS.
First Prize, , 00 00
Second Prize, 00 00
Judges—Misses N Hooker, K Beatty, L C
Adams, M Black, F Fleming, E Quisenberry,
A Harshaw, E Goodwin, M Rives, J Skillorn,
E Watts, M Barnett, C Pitmau—Messrs R
Rudisill, C Watts.
SCIENTIFIC.
Best practical essay on soil, 500
do do do manure, 500
Jcdoe3—J C Morrill, R S Gantt, J E Gate
wood, T B Kemt, Dr J L Verier.
Ittr-CIIUOl r AKm.
A premium of $.'>0 is offered for the best
cultivated farm iu Prairie county, each con
testant to pay 5 00 as entrance fee. provi
ded, there shall be 10 contestants for the
same.
The points of excellence and superiority
will consist of the general arrangement oftlie
farm and fields, access to the same, taste and
economy in construction of residence, out
houses, rooms, stables, sheds, etc. Also, the
extent and variety of grass-lots, manner of
cultivation and judicious rotation, the best
kitchen, garden, orchard, poultry-yard, and
finally, the farm best cultivated and improved,
without reference to size or force, yielding the
largest revenue to the labor and capital em
ployed.
Judoes—John C Davie, A J Thomas, Jno.
H Bulls.
Most of the large premiums will be paid in
silver ware; and tile one and two dollar ones
in Agricultural Journals, if agreeable to the
exhibitor.
All animals or articles must be entered in
the name of the owner and maker, and at
their “instance and request,” otherwise no
premium is due. Members of the society
nave permission to contend for premiums.
Those who are not members will be required
to pay 25 per cent, of the amount of the pre
mium for which they offer.
COMPETITION OPEN TO THE STATE.
The published Constitution arid By-laws of
the Society will be rigidly adhered to.
By order of the Society
JOHN S. WILLIAMS, President,.
Sim. Horne, Secretary.
I WAIT FOR THEE.
The hearth is swept—the fire is bright—
The kettle sings for tea :
I’he cloth is spread—the lamp is light—
Ami now I wait for thee.
Come home, love come—thy task is done ;
The clock ticks list’ningly :
I'hc Minds are shut, the curtain down,
1'he arm-chair to the fire-side drawn ;
The boy is on my knee.
Come home, love, come—his deep fond eye
Looks round him wistfully :
And when the whispering winds go by,
As if thy welcome steps draw nigh,
He crows exultingly.
[n vain—lie finds the welcome vein,
And turns his glance on mine,
so earnestly, that yet again
His form unto my heart I strain,
That glance is so like thine.
l'hy task is done—we miss thee here:
Where’er thy footsteps roam,
No heart will spend such kindly cheer—
No beating heart, no listening ear,
Like these who wait thee home.
fVh ! now along the crisp walk fast,
That well-known step doth come ;
Hie bolt is drawn, the gate is past—
1’he boy is wild with joy at last—
A thousand welcomes home’!
The Cantinieres and Vivandieres
>f the French Army.—Wo believe
hero is no army in Europe, save that of
Prance, which possesses an Amazonian
earguard—u rearguard, however, only in
so fur that it is the duty of those who corn
rose it to follow the battalions to which
hey are more immediately attached.
To every battalion of the French army,
roth cavalry and infantry, are attached a
lertaiu number of cantinieres and vivan
tieres, in accordance with the permission
if the commanding officer. Some regi
nents have only three, others four; while
be regiments of Zouaves and Chasseurs
;an boast of as many as six. Whether
he women are more particularly attached
o the costume, or to the gallant bearing
>f the men who compose these regiments,
ve are unable to say. They are for the
nost part well-conducted and brave tvo
nen, and are generally the wives of men
jelonging to the regiment, or regiments,
o which they are attached.
The duty of the cantinieres is similar to
hat of the holder of a canteen, when the
■egiment is in barracks, or quarters. When
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he men with spirits, wine, tobacco, and
occasional luxuries in the way of lood, und
not unfrequently provide a table for the
officers; whereas the vivandieres follow
;he regiment, (as do the canlinieres also,)
on the line of march, and even to the
battle-field, where, often under fire, they
present the refreshing cup of wine or eau
de-vis, from the little keg swung across
their shoulders, to the parched lips of the
wounded or dying soldier. In one in
stance, during the Crimean war, a vivan
diere, who was standing by the side of a
wounded soldier of the corps to which she
belonged, is known to have reloaded the
firelock which had fallen from his hands,
and fired on the retreating foe.
Among the men of the regiments to
which the vivandieres are immediately at
tached, it is held as a point of honor to
protect them from insult and danger;
while they on their part, are ever ready
to sacrifice their own comforts, and some
times even their lives, to succor a wound
ed comrade; and they regard every man
of the regiment as a comrade.—[Ulus
trated News.
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In the flush times of Arkansas,
when the phrase of “hard case” meant
something more than it does now, Harvey
Jenkins was admitted one of the hardest.
The sermon being over, the preacher re
quested all those friendly to religion to
rise, and hold up their right hands. The
whole audience, apparently, were on their
feet. After they were seated again, the
minister continued: “Now, if there is a
single one here who desires to see Satan
and his kingdom prosper, he will Tise and
hold up lug band.”
Harvey, with some difficulty, got to an
erect position and said: “Had the vote been
less unanimous I should have retained my
seat; but I make it a point of honor nev
er to abandon a friend under adverse cir
I cumstances.”
The Needle-Primed Rifle.—This is
the most celebrated weapon in the Prus
sian service, and has some peculiarities
in its ( (instruction and action which have
classed it among the most notable of fire
arm inventions. The account before us
says:
The principle of this gun is, in the first
place, that it is loaded at the breech, and
the charge then ignited by a needle or pin.
forced forward by a spring through the
powder till it strikes n patch of detonating
powder affixed to' the rear of the ball.—
By thus exploding the gunpowder in front
the whole of it is ignited, and particles ara
forced forward in an unconsumed state or
left to foul the gun. Military men differ
as to the merits of this rifle. It is assert
ed that it is very complicated, liable to get
out of order, and exposed to frequent and
disastrous accidents from the percussion
powder being packed close to the charge,
while brcech-loading is a mistake in a
military point of view. The advantages
of rapidity of fire, and of dispensing with
the ramrod, however, are so obvious as
not to be doubted, while tho recent im
provements which have been effected in
this class of arms are now so great that
they are believed in all respects quite
equal in efficiency to any muzzle-loaded
guns now in use.
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Mart Stuart.—The following is
Latuertine’s portrait of the fair and unfor
tunate Queen of Scots: “But love, or even
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j/uuw y, iu ui uci at
this still progressive period of her life, to
paint that beauty which consisted less in
her form than in her fascinating grace;
youth, heart, genius, passion still shaded
by the deep melancholy of a farewell; the
tall arid slender shape, the harmonious
movement, the round and flexible throat,
the oval face, the fire of her look, the grace
of her lips, her Saxon fairness, the pale
beauty of her hair, the light she shed
around her wherever she went: the night,
the void, the desert she left behind when
no longer present; the attraction, resem
bling witchcraft which unconsciously ema
nated from her, and which drew towards
her, as it were, a current of eyes, of de
sires, of hearts ; the tone of her voice,
which once heard, resounds forever in the
ear of the listener, and that natural genius
of soft eloquence, and of dreamy poesy,
which distinguished this youthful Cleopa
tra of Scotland.”
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Interval Between Meai.s.—-As a
general ru'e, from fivo to six hours should
elapse between meals; but this, of course,
must vary according to circumstances, and
must depend upon appetite. Persons who
are engaged in business frequently inflict
much mischief upon themselves by disre
garding its monitions, amid the bustle and
excitement of trade. After a time, it is
true, the appetite subsides; but the neces
sity of food is not thereby removed. It is
no unusual thing for a merchant to break
fast at seven or eight o’clock, and dine at
three or four, without having eaten any
thing during all this time. This long
fasting is injurious, and the subsequent
full meals it induces are still more so,
whether the fact be observed or not. In
s'uch cases, “snacks" should always bo
taken.
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A young lass went to a camp
meeting and came back full of the revival
which they had, and did nothing the fol
lowing week but sing,
‘Shout’ shout, we’re gaining ground!”
She had the tune so pat, that all she
said was but a continuation of that song,
and not uufrequently the rhyme was too
long for the tune. Old Jowel slipped in
and took a bone off the table, and, as he
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“If you don’t go out I’ll knock you down,
Halle, hallelujah;
You nasty, stinkin’ flop-eared hound,
O, glory hallelujah!”
A solution of whale oil soap will
destroy the numerous insects that infest
trees and shrubbery at this season of the
year. Dissolve the soap in warm water,
making ‘'suds” of medium strength, and
sprinkle lire leaves with a syringe. This
specific is sure death to the caterpillar,
miller, and the army of ravagers that de
stroy the foliage. Now is the time for its
applica tion.—[Scientific American.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-Pome writer has said, “When a man
begins to find fault, note his spirit. If he is
bitter, harsh, and vindictive, do not listen to
him. He will either grieve your heart, or in
fect you with his own spirit. If he comes
cursing like a Shimei, pass him by. But if ha
comes weeping like a Jeremiah, you may weep
with him, and mourn over the desolation of
Jerusalem.”
-“What is the meaning of a “back
biter ?” asked a reverend gentleman, during
an examination at a parochial school. This
I question puzzled the scholars. It went down
the class till it came to a simple little urchin,
| who answered, “ P’r’aps it be a flea!”
-A Frenchman, who wished to speak of
I the cream of the English poets, made a mis
take in the word, and said, “ de butter of d«
poets.” A wag who heard it remarked that
he had. churned up tbo English language.
■ ■■■— A lady once asked a little two-year c.d
boy, “ Who gives you your daily bread Y”
« Dad,” replied the child ; “ but Uncle Peter
puts sugar on it.”
_“Tom, who did you say your friend
; Benman married?” asked a person,of a com
rade. “ Well, he married forty thousand dol
lars— I forget her other name,” was the reply.
_Who were the first astrologers? The
' stars, beca’we they first “ studded * the tsevec s