Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-01-16
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


The Executive Committee of the North Carolina
State Agricultural Society met in this City on the
9Th instant, pursuant to notice-present Hon. Thos.
Rufin, Chairman, and John S. Dancy, R. A. Hamil-
ton, W. H. Jones' W. R. Poole, and Charles L. Hin
ton, Esquires. Absent, R. H. Smith and Paul G.
Cameron, Esquires-the latter of whom, we learn,
is on visit to the South. Mr.. Smith would no
doubt have been in attendance but from causes over
which he bad no control The attendance of so
many of the Committee, including the venerable
and distinguished President of the State Society," at
so inclement season, furnishes strong evidence Of
their zeal in the confidcd to their hands, and
of their disposition to do all in their power to for
ward the interests of the Society.
We learn that the principal business of the Com
mittec was to prepare list of premiums, and that
this duty has been performed, and the list will be
published at an early day. The list, are informed,
has been considerably increased and larger sums
than heretofore have been offered in some cases to
competitors for premiums.
1t was resolved, we learn, to tender invitations to
the Editorial fraternity to be present. stand will
be erected on the ground for their accommodation,
and every facility will be afforded them in their la
bors in preparing notices of the articles and pro-
ceedings at the Fair
1t is expected also, that the tastes and views of
the young gentlemen and ladies who may attend,
will be consulted and met by cotion aarties every
evening during the Fair, to be given at the Hotels in
the City; these parties to be, of course under the
superintendent and management ofthe Marshals of
the State Society The utmost decorum will be MAIN
tancd; and it is expected that this feature will add
to the number present, and to the general good feel
ing and enjoyment An excellent band Of music
will be provided for the occasion.
We anticipate larger, NOR. useful and more i'm
posing Fair October than has ever been held in
this State. Let all the friends of agricultural hor-
ticultural, genealogical, and mechanical improve
ment, and all who desire advancement and perfec-
ton among our people in varied handiworl and the
fine arts, bestir themselves at once and second and
sustain the Committee and the officers of the Socie-
ty generally i'll their efforts to make the next Fair
what it should be--AN HONOR, AND MEANS OF
GREAT USEFULNESS TO NORTH CAROLINA
az We find the following floating in our ex.
changes like ieecy cloud. tinged with sunlight,
and curling and rolling up into innumerabe spen-
doris. 1t must have been written either in California
or Texas, or in some other region, where pretty
women are as rare eagles with bells and where
the naturalization " of pretty feet to the meas
ures of music to the enchanted beholder even as
~the smiles of houris in the Mohammedon paradise.
That is it. We stake our judgment on the forego-
ing-and now for the extract:
GA PsETTy WoMAN.-The subjoined waif we have
discovered in an exchange \ pretty woman is
of the institutions" of the country-an angel in
dry goods and glory. She makes sunshine, blue
sky, Fourth of July and happiness wherever she
of lol.,
and beauty. She is sweet poem; written in rare
eurls and choice calico, and good principles Men
stand up before her many admiration points,
to melt into cream and then butter. Her words float
around the ear like music birds of Paradise, or the
chimes of Sabbath bells. Without her, society would
lose its truest attraction, the church its rmest reli
ance, and young men the very best of comforts and
company. Her influence and generosity restrain
the vicious strengthen the weak, raise the lowly,
flannel shirt the heather, and strengthen the faint
hearted Wherever you find the virtuous woman
you also find pleasant firesides, boquets, clean
and model institutions generally She is the flow
er of humanity, a very Venus in diiny and her in.
spiration is the breath of Heaven"
Speaking of pretty women and all that, we may
add that the young people nave recently had some
excellent seighing We saw several happy parties
gliding the earth after fast teams, and among
them one or two rerv pretty girls. Edgar A. Poe
said long ago
"Hear the sledges with
Their BELLS silver bells;
What world of merrment
! Their melody foretes
How they tnkle, tinkle tinkle,
In the icy air of night;
While the stars that over sprinkle
| All the heavens, to twinkle
! With crystalline delight
Keeping time, time, time,
| In sort of rhunc rhyme,
| To the naturalization of the BELLS"
!