The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-25

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nc home end MT send iE abroad.
Laxt but not least, ] wish again to G
your attention 70 the subject Of an Agrie
tural College; but TO deal with this SUBJ
/ ms its Inn portance deserves would take mt
time than i propose to give it. Wisdom
more 50 than In the pursuits Of agriculft
and yet we have no Scientific Schools
Colleges, where the youth OF the coun
can acquire Q knowledge of its principe
no machine shops where the can aequiA
use of tools. or develope and cultivate u
inventive talents, no experimental IN
conducted by skill and science. where Lar
is made easy as well as honorable
The Congress of the United States he
| made donation 20 this State of 10000 ae
of land for the founding Of one or more ,
| ricultural Colleges, but it requires the
operation of the Legislature and the citizs
| Individually to make IL available; Let
necessary steps be taken to secure this fun
let the Legislature and the citizens co-ops
/ ate In the premises, and establish near 20
Capital, under the auspices of this Ass0cl
ton. an independent Agricultural COLES
with experimental farm and machine sho
educate the young men rich aud poor In
the classics OF the day, in the skill a
science of farming, in the use of fertilize
and the making OF fertilizers, in analysis
the soils, and restoring exhausted soilA
the use of plows, and the making and
venting of plows. Labor must now be
rected By intelligence to make It proftah
Use the best and most approved agricultul
implements attainable; improve them, 81
invent new ones adapted TO your soils. 4
few years ago when the Ramie plant vs.
introduced into this country, we had
machinery adapted TO the manipulation offs
long and sifken fibre ft was therefore Wqsh-
less. The Yankee inventive genius was
brought into reQuisitioD, and now they fave
machinery to convert it into fabric n
hours after IL is taken from the field, al 1t
10 worth 81 50 a pound.
The trials and emergencies of the latfWar
developed the fact that the South possessed
more inventive genius as well as tHnts,
than the North has, but we have notur
series for training and cultivating tn tall
ent aud labor is hot considered reptable
here as IL is there. Educate your Jung
men in the science of agriculture, each
them the use aud value of the machinehop,
the arts of analysing the soil, of reclahing
the worn out soils, and you VIII make aDor
both profitable and reputable, and yousons
prosperous and happy as well as ViIl0us
and Intelligent.
The general display of goods and wses of
all kinds was good, especially in the buse-
hold, and fine arts department an the
manufactured goods. In other departments
the articles for exhibition had not beenullY
arranged.
Glass D.--Fine Arts-Geo. C. Erich,
Observation-Disclosures admirably arraged,
displaying the excellent taste of tina gen.
tlemen, and attracted universal affection.
In this department the display of hoto-
graphs from the Star Gallery-by !. ".
Seutter-was very fine, especially the,ano-
ramic view of jackson taking in the Ehele
city west of State street; this view wasaken
from the dome of the Capitol. The petrait
of Gen. Lee in needle work elicitedgreat
admiration as 1t well deserved. Hee too
was the splendid specimens of penmaship
from Soale's Commercial College OF New
Orleans, in charge of Mr.. w. s. Miphel.
Many of the most admired specimens are
the works of boys IA and 16 years o. age.
Mr.. Mitchell exhibits a diploma from the
Louisiana State Fair and flies the Bile rib
bons In token of bis success at other llaces.
Next comes Eyrich's splendid display OF
Chromos which need only to be seen tc elicit
applause. Dolbear's Commercial College OF
New Orleans is represented by Mr.. j. H.
Thomas, who completes for his collegein ali
the departments of his profession and makes
an artistic display of penmanship.
In Class F:--Geo. w. Langley, Superin.
tendent-There is a fine display of Home
Manufactures of cloth, ETC. Especially
worthy of mention is tho display of lotion
and wooden fabrics from the Mississippi
Manufacturing Company at Wesson, Miss.
and Manassas Mills, in Carroll county, Miss.
both displaying an excellent article of goods
in satinetts, kerseys, f1annels, gray ant
white, wooden and cotton yarns, etc. The
Mississippi Manufacturing Company als6
displays superior quality of gray cassimer'
specially adapted to gentlemen's summer
wear, the manufacture of which the Presi
dent informs us is being made a speciality
and he hopes to supply all of Mississippi
with this goods for next summer. An ex
cellent quality of cotton rope, equal t.
grass, was exhibited as the product of tina
well-known factory. Col. Parr of the Ma
nassas Mills displays as aspeciality his gol
den mixed and gray cassimeres for gentle
mems heavy wear, his shirtings, sheeting
and osnaburgs, pronounced by all who ex
amined them, as superior goods and many o
the manufactures of this mill triumphant,
float the blue ribbon. The cotton SEWING
thread (No. 81 exhibited by Col. Parr will
bear critical inspection.
Next comes Capt. Washes display o
shirts and boys clothing, with his blue rib
bOns, and medals, and diplomas, and host
of admirers. His is decidedly a premium
display, all from his clothing establishment
ITO Canal street, New Orleans.
The CHATTER OAK" Cooking Stove. will
its handsome array of copper vessels, al
ready to cock good square meal, was con
stantly surrounded by crowd of admirin,
ladies. For this stove liz claimed economy
durability, convenience and simplicity il
management and cleanliness in cooking
Mr.. l. Prince of Brookhaven is the exhibi
tor.
The display of saddlery and harness from
the well-known establishment of SIDwA,
was very fine and being homemade cork |
worthy of especial notice. Mr.. Pride is tn
exhibitor and evidently takes pride In show
ing his wares.
Mr.. Wilson represents the mammoth hons
Of 81. E. Sizer, and displays saddlery an
harness in great profusion, besides trunk
valises, buggies, wagons, etc. Mr.. Wilso
claims especial attention for his buggies an
completes with the world for the premium
SECOND DAY.
JACKSON, November Is, 1869.