Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-23
they will fly 70 The bills and fsld,, and

they will fly 10 the hills and fields, and
grasp the plow
while lands are now 80 cheap. there Is
scarcely one who cannot provide himself
q home II he does not let the golden mo-
ment slip. i seem now 10 behold Ia the
eye Of fancy the future Of such n man.
see his green cornfelds, bis beautiful
meadow, his harvest OF spiky grain, bis
luxurious vegetables, his fruitful orchards,
his vineyard Of the timber vines, blush-
ing with purple grapes, his growing
aocks, his lowing cows, his noble horses
hear the hum Of bis blythe bees com
ing to the hives laden with yellow honey
from the blossoms Of his fields. Upon
bis brow sit those honors which result
not from human slaughter or official sta
ton, but spring from the habits Of viz
tuous life behold his young aud faith
fnl wife 10 bis neat cabin or rural cot
tage, the presiding divinity Of those
home-bred pleasures, for which the brave
delight TO live and are not afraid TO die
The following premiums and certi6.
Gates we're awarded;
Bread and Pickles. Best loaf yeast
bread, premium and certificate, Mrs. g.
G. Holmes, 81; best loaf Of corn
bread, Miss.Flora Lake, 81 best loaf OF
corn bread, certificate, Miss Flora
Benges best sample Of cakes, Mrs. G;
G. Holmes, 81 best sample Of cakes,
certificate, Mrs. A. Wright; best sample
Of biscuits, Miss Flora Lake, 81 best
sample Of buscuits, certificate, Mrs w.
l.. White; best sample OF catsup, Mrs. w.
l.. White, 81 best sample Of catsup,
certificate, Mrs. G. G. Holmes; best
sample Of pickles, Miss Rebeeca Park,
81 best sample of pickles, certificate,
Mrs. L. J. Worsham best FIVE pounds of
butter, Mrs. G. II. Dorion, SO; best five
pounds of butter, certificate, Mrs. W. l.
White.
Fruits.-Apples-best six varieties
suited for culture in West Tennessee, Il.
s. Elan, s.; best six varieties suited for
culture in West Tennessee, certificate,
Mrs. Alec Donelson best bushel of ap-
piles, premium and certificate, +. s.
Elan, 81; Pears-best half bushel, GER
tificate, Memphis Preserving Company;
best collection Of dried fruit, certificate,
Mrs. g. G. Holmes.
Flopers. floral design, certif-
cate, Mrs. Cornelia Pearson best bou-
quet, premium, Mrs. Cornelis Pearson,
81; best bouquet, certificate, Fred. Go
bells
Canned Fruits.-Best display canned
fruits of 1868, Memphis Preserving Com
paDy, 50; best display canned fruits of
1868, certificate, Mrs. G. c. Holmes best
single can in glass, Memphis Preserving
Company, 81 best single can in glass,
certificate, Mrs. G. c. Holmes; best dis
play of jellies of 1868, Memphis Pres0rv-
ing Company, ST. best single can of
jelly in glass, Memphis Preserving Com
pany, 81; best single can of jelly in
glass, certificate, Mrs. G. c. Holmes
best jar of canned tomatoes. Miss Eliza
NJ. Clemmons, 81 best jar of canned to-
matoes, certificate, Mrs. G. G. Holmes
best sample of new honey and comb, l..
Wood, Collierville, 81; best sample of
new honey and comb, certificate, I. E.
Fraser.
Saddle Horses.-Best stallion, three
years old and upward, John +. Means,
$40; best stallion, three years old and
upward, certificate, Joe Seligman; best
mare, three years old and upward, G. G.
Holmes, $40; best mare, three years old
and upward, John W. Leftwich best
gelding, Ed. Stack, ST. best geldiDg,
certificate, Joe Seligman best mare,
two years old, certificate. j. Fl. Goodlet;
best mare, under one year, Peter Nit
chell, premium, s.; best mare, under
one year, certificate, Oven Smith best
and fastest pacing stallion, mare or geld
ing, Joe Seligmsn, S25; best and fastest
pacing stallion, mare or gelding, certifi.
cate, W. P. Mitchell.
H. WADE q Co, 297 Main street, have