The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-09-15
STATE FAIR.


! Special Premiums for State Fair
! The COMMITTEES on Premiurn List have no
had sufficient time to solicit or invite Specia
Premiums from the friends of the Fair. They
are confident, however, that liberal and desi.
rable premiums viii be offered by various per.
sons, and OF these due publication will bt
made in the columns of The CLARION. Parties
proposing TO give such Premiums are request
| ed to correspond with the Secretary, ]. L
Power, at Jackson.
Liberal Cash Premiums will be provided fol
| COtton-one bale of Long Staple, and one bale
Of Short Staple-4O0 pounds 10 the bale.
CALICO DRESSES.
| Col VIM. B. Taylor, Of jackson, offers a cash
premium of Ten Dollars for the best hand
made Calico Dress by a Mississippi Lady,
married or single and
Col ]. L. Power, of Jackson, offers n cash pre-
| MUM Of Ten Dollars for the best Sewing
Machine made Calico Dress, by Missis-
sippi Lady, married or single.
GIRLS CALICO DRESS.
/ Dr. r. Kells, of Jackson, offers a cash premi-
UNI of Ten Dollars for the best handmade
Calico Dress, by girl under IA years and
| suitable in size for girl Of that age.
BoT's SHIRT.
Slr. Jas. r. Yerger, of Jackson, offers a cash
premium of Ten Dollars for the best handmade
Boys Shirt, by a girl under IA years, and
years of age.
INFANTS SHIRT.
Friend of the Little Girls offers cash pre-
MUM of ten dollars for the Best Infants Shirt
made by girl under IA years.
HENMED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mrs. Harriet n. Johnston, of jackson, will
give to the Little Girl under ten years of age,
a pair of Flower Vases for the Best Htmmed
Pocket Handkerchief; and 10 one under Twelve
years, for
THE BEST CALICO DRESS,
Made by hand, a pair of Framed Pictures.
CALICO PATCHWORK QUILT
Mr. II. NJ. Taylor of Jackson, offers cash
premium of Ten Dollars in gold, for the best
Calico Patchwork Quilt, to be made by a
Mississippi Lady, and since the Fair Of No
vember, 1869.
CALICO QUILT BY GIRL.
Mr. Jas s Barfeld, of Jackson, offers
pure Silver Cup for the best Calico Patch
work Quilt, to be made by Girl under four
teen years of age. Quilt to be ofusualsize.
GENTS SHIRT.
Dr. o. Wharton, President of the A,socia-
ton, offers q cash premium of Twenty D.llars,
for the best full-siZe Gents Shirt, to bemade
plain THAT is without embroidery pIfs or
ruffes,) but of first class material, full cuffs,
collar separate, 15% inches in length The
Shirt to be handmade, by a Mississippi lady,
married single, after the publication Of this
notice-the party offering the prize reerving
the right to purchase the Premium Shit al a
liberal price
BEST GENTS PANTS.
Col c. A Brougher, of Jackson, effers
pair Of Gents Pants, the same to be CIT and
made by a Mississippi Lady, and may be made
either by sewing machine or hand C.mpet-
itors to select cloth at discretion.
SEWING MACHINE WORK.
A Special premium, to consist of Lady's
Work Box, worth Twenty Dollars Ito BE- pur-
chased in New York;, will be provided fer the
best sewing on a Sewing-machine, AT the Fair,
by n Mississippi lady professional miHiners
and experts not included), within the space of
u minutes, to-wit; Plain Sewing and Telling
I minutes; Hemming Z minutes; Tucking
minutes. Ladies may select machines; and
each to he furnished with a yard of bleached
domestic; machines to be in perfect readiness
for work at the hour that may be designated.
WOODEN AND COTTON SOCKS.
Col J. NJ. Wesson offers bale Wool Knitting
Yarn for the best pair of Wooden Socks, by n
Mississippi Lady, married or single.
And bale of Cotton Knitting Yarn for the
best pair of Cotton Socks, Mississippi lady.
And one bale Wool Yarn for the best pair of
Socks, open to competition.
SWEET POTATOES.
Mr.. VIM. J. Brown, jr., of Jackson, offers a
Trio of White-faced Black Spanish Premium
Chickens for the best bushel of Sweet Pota-
counties.
BREAD-sUTTER.
Mr. Hilzheim, of Jackson, offers, for the best
Loaf of Domestic Flour Bread, cash prem
ium of Five Dollars; and
For the best five pounds of Mississippi made
Butter, a cash premium of Ten Dollars.
GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Capt G. D. Bustamente, ofJackson, offers, for
the best display of Garden Vegetables, a
Velocipede Garden Cultivator.
DRIED FIGS.
Mr. Geo. C. Eyrich, of jackson, offers for the
best five pounds of Dried Figs, a cash pre-
MUM of Five Dollars.
GRAND TOURNAMENT PREMIUM.
DIR. J. s. Sizer, of Jackson, offers elegant
Saddle, costing fifty dollars, to the successful
competitor in Grand Tournament. The Sad
die is on exhibition at II. E. Sizers establish
ment.
PREMIUMS FOR BOY RIDERS.
Mr.. G. D. Subway, of Jackson, offers the fol-
lowing premiums:
For best Boy Rider, under u years of age
For second best Boy Rider under II years of
age-Bridle.
For third best Boy Rider, under II years of
age-Fine Whip.
SEEDING APPLIES AND PEARS, AND GREEN
HOUSE PLANTS.
Mr.. A. L. Hatch, of Central Nurseries, offers,
for the hest variety of Seeding Apples and
Pears, a premium of Ten Dollars worth of
Nursery Stock, to be selected by the successful
competitor; and like sum for the largest and
best display of Green House Plants.
PREMIUM FOR GRASSES.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. 26th, 1870.
Col. j. L. Po,0er, Secretary State Fair
Association You may offer a $40 pure
silver cup, bought before the war, to the
person having the largest per cent. of land
in the cultivated grasses-clovers, orchard,
herds, timothy, blue and others of the
meade and pasture grasses. Each appli-
cant to give the No. of acres in cultivation,
No. in grasses for meadow and also for
pasture, how prepared. quantity of seed and
when sown-sny particulars that would
tend to information for the farmers.
This is done to encourage grass growing
as business, and will be one of ten or five
to give 800 premium in 1871, to the success
full competitor on same subject.
If a farmer has only 10 acres in cultiva-
ton and has prepared and sown acre. he
has l-1Oth, yet another may have acres but
on 100 acre farm. My object is to award
premiums not to the rich or poor but to the
one who has the most acres in grass to the
land in cultivation.
Yours Sincerely.
NJ. W. PHILIPS.
BEST CHEESE.
Mr.. ]. S. Collins, of Rankin county, offers a
fine two-year old Durham Heifer for the best
Mississippi made Cheese, from five TO ten
pounds in sample.
PLoUHSG MATCH.