The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-14
ware. which are fully equal to any we get

ware, which are fully equal to any we get
from distance.
George Washington, of Augusta, has bar
'7ohn Saunders, of A1bemarle, q specimen
of his patent roofing. @. A. q ". NJ.
B;ckle. of Staunton, very elegant writing
desk, and set of very beautiful furniture. :
D. L. Pool, Staunton, has specimens Oh
grain-painting and mahogaany-Veneerlng'
which are as fine as any city house can pro-
duce. 1:,;. ,,o-
Marquis d Kelly, Stauntonl, exhibit spe-
cimcns of Augusta marble Which are Sei.
beautiful. and took the premium at the New
York State Fair. and at several other nortlf-
crn fairs. They also show Rockbridse mar.
bic. which is equally as fine, and exhibit
very beautiful statuettes of their own man
ufacture. William 4. Pratt has designs lor
COTTAGES. churches, &C.. which fully sustain
his reputation as an architect.
The Staunton Spectator has very fine spe-
cimens of plain and ornamental pruning.
Major Jed. Hotchkiss has designs lor COZ
taGes and country seats, and lou OF maps'
which cannot be surpassed In the country
and of which we desire to speak more par
ticularlv hereafter.
suncrior specimens of iron ore and other
exhibitors. whose names / could not learn,
have also specimens which fully suDstan1
tate all that has been said of the mineral
resources of this section. j. d. GllIncr, Oh
Aun1lsta. has specimens of slate for roollng,
and the Charlottesville Fertilizing Company
specimcns of their fertilizers. The R'tcRe
Company, Baltimore, exhibit solldi1led Pc
trolcum, and, as products from II, cruue
oil. fine lubricating oil, common lllumlit-
ting oil, and non-eXplosive oil, ana SIX uil1
fercnt kinds of printing ink, when are salu
to be very superior. The WORKS Oh INT
company are in Richie county, va; an
We find ourselves compelled to defer till
Tomorrow further details. But will only
say that the ladies' department is very full.
and contains some most beautiful specimens
of their skill, and that large additions to
the fruit department were made to-day,
making the exhibition o very superior one.
VALLEY.
Third Day.
EIGHT TO TEN THOUSAND PERSONS
ESENT-ADDITIONAL ENTRIES-AD-
DRESS OF PROFESSOR MALLET-PRE-
NUNS.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
STAUSToN, October 13, 1860.
The crowd on the Fair Grounds to-day
was estimated at from 5000 to 10000.
MANY OCDcT dTl!ClcS NClC CilCiSu'
Professor }. w. Mallet made an able and
practical address on GLOW the scientific
man can help the farmer, and how the
farmer can help the scientific man." The
scientific men have too frequently been
above the comprehension of the farmer,
and the farmer has not been sufficiently
accurate in his experiments to enable the
man of science to make use of them. lie
illustrated at length and very forcibly the
conditions necessary to determine the accll-
racy and value of an experiment, and made
the following practical points
Let the farmer be educated in the know
ledge Of the laws of nature. AS the lawyer
or doctor studies his profession, so ought
the farmer. His study should not, and
need not, interfere with the practical.
Every farmer ought to labor with his own
hands. Secondly, scientific men should also
become practical farmers, and all means of
increasing the number of men combining
the two should be diligently employed.
Thirdly, questions combining science and
practice should be proposed by our Asri-
cultural rilIS lNcNc llollGIiS III atN''IiIN
and distinctly and carefully worked out.
An exciting mule race for fine silver cup
was won by Master Frank r. Bear, OF
Churchyillc. In humorous speech Colo
mel Baldwin presented him tin cup in
stead of silver one. There was .tur0r
over this. 4 dance on the "green'' embraced
some thirty couples, and was led by Colonel
Baldwin.
\ trotting match for Z fifty dollar pre-
MUM was won by j. II. Parkins over Mel
son Andrews. Premiums will be announced
tomorrow. / send the following in advance
Best thoroughbred stallion (Shiloh), and
best and second-bcst colts, NJ. Harvey, O.
Bedford best saddle stallion, j. NJ. Buck,
of Warren best saddle mare OF gclding, s
Mcclure, Augusta best three-year old and
best brood mare, j. ii. Parkins; best one
wear old, S. Finley; work oxen, Robert
Lockridgc, Baltimore; ycarling oxen, w. w.
Donaghc, Staunton; best bull, Benjamin
Crawford grade heifer, A. g. Mcneil. West
Virginia two heifers thirteen months old,
II. p. DockenSon; yearling bull, Carson q
lNO-S olI Jun, ~ w ii''i iii"ii
best Durham heifer, one to two years old, 5.
d. lilly, Augusta; best Durham heiter, two
years old, DR.. W. S. McChesney; best Dur
ham bull, four years old, best Durham COW,
best Durham calf, best and second best Dur
ham bull, of any age, y. Layellc Lock
ridge; best small-breed SOW, Carson IL
Clincbcll; large-breed sow, A. Hoshour ;
pen of pigs, a. Nanlear; Chester boar, a.
w. Hartman; best barrel, Ben. Smith Greed
man); best two and three-horse pillow, w. A.
Burke, Staunton; second best two and
three-horse plow, Watt IL Knight, Rich
mond one-horse pillow, Parllius & Nelson !;
hillside plow, W. A. Burke best thresher,
Movers e Jones, Gordonsville; corn
planter, A. p. Routt, Orange; second
best corn-planter, Meyers & Jones.
Among the Richmond men here are Pey-
ton Johnston and Colonel Darlington (dele.
gates of the State Fair), Colonel Thomas
Branch, Barton and Boiling Haxall.
The tournament and sale of stock will
take place tomorrow. VALLEY.