The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-16
THE STATE FAIR.

I Tory 10 having An enjoy able time dnrin;
Fair week. The indications are that tn
approaching F. ir viii be more complete, Il
all the departments. than any Ia { has We
been held. To iRsurc this. however. al
who have anything worth exhibiting
should send it. We heard OF one lady Wis.
itor last year expressing her emphatic opin-
Ion that she could make better pickles than
| the Jar thSs took the blue ribbon. and thai
if sHch pickles could yet premiums, she
would be competitor next time. Now
premiums are awarded To the best before
the committee. and If only few exhibit I,
is not the fault of the Association that even
an Indifferent article should receive pre-
mium-an article that in greater competi-
tion. would stand no showing.
| A Fair, to be successful in its grand OBJ
/ jects, should not have merely the presence.
of visitors. but each visitor should, as far as
| possible, bring something for somebody
else to see. y farmer who makes no entries
! ia the Field Crop Drgariment and " no pro-
nounees that Depa rrIuent Il failure, should
Der that he i 70 Sopie extent reSpon-
sible for the different display. Now. the
Association offers enc hundred dollars on
the best five acres of corn. fifty dollars on
the best one acre, ana fifty dollars on the
best one acre of wheat, aud other premiums
on the principal field crops, and we sin
cerely hope that there viii he considerable
competition, not so much for the premiums
sake, as for making that most Important
Department Of the Fair Il success. Look
over your field, garden and orchard crops.
and if you have any product Of fair merit.
or possessing peculiar excellencies, place
the same on exhibition. VITA such written
statement as 10 its cultivation and growth
as will afford information 70 others.
NEEDLE WORK
has always been prominent feature OF
tue State Fair and the displays in that De-
partment excite lively interest and admira-
ton. Indeed, in this respect, the Mississippi
State Fair is ahead of all others II the coun-
try that we have seen or read about. APP
preciatiug this fact, the Premium Commit
tee have offered really magnificent cash
premiums on leading articles. and il is fair
to presume that there will be CORES ponding
competition. The regulations Tor the gov
eminent of this Department are very fully
and explicitly stated by the Committee, anu
will be faithfully observed. Special pains
viii be taken {" secure capable and Impair
tial comm ittees-it being always understood
that none is eligible for service on any com
mittee who may be directly or Indirectly
interes' ell i'll the class of articles TO be ex-
mined. Entries in this department should
be made by Tuesday evening, ana cannot
made after II O'Clock CA Wednesday
The committee will make their awards on
"a Fl. =
De display ed ON Friday. Ladies residing in
Jackson and vicinity are requested 20 make
their entries on Friday and Saturday pre-
ceding the Fair, so As 10 give exhibitors
from other places the full benefit of the
secretary 5 Office on the entry days follow
ing. The Secretary viii be at his office on
the Fair Ground on Friday and Saturday
It will not be necessary TO place the articles
GA exhibition until Monday, bat the entries
.hOuld be made and entry cards secured
IN Friday aud Saturday, by such as can
conveniently do 50.
Mr.. i, G. Lattiug, Of the Mississippi Mills,
Wesson, has kindly consented to acu as SUI
perintendent of the Needie-work Depart
ment, and will be on hand earl, Monday
morning, and during the entire week, with
:.
co receive articles from exhibitors, and pro.
perry arrange them. This insHres orier
and system in this Depa rtnent.
sEwINa MACHINES.
Tie Association again Offers Grand Cola
..edaI tor The best Sewing Machine for fam
lily and general use, besides diplomas and
medals for work. There will be earnest
competition for the honors that may be
awarded it this Department, aud COM
petitors have been Tor some time preparing
for the contest. Ia this connection, We will
call particular attention to the fact that
Messrs Robinson < Stevens offer sixty
five dollar Victor machine to the exhibitor
i'll classes and 3 To whom may be awarded
the greatest number of Association pre-
miunIs, regardless Of the value Of such pre-
mums.
MACHINERY AND STOCK.
We have assurances that there viii be
respectable display of engines, gins, cotton
presses, farming implements, etc. several
leading manufacturers, agents and patentees
having notified the Secretary of their inten-
ton to be present. We hope every Missis-
sippian, especially, who has invented or
manufactured any useful article or nipple
ment, will place the same on exhibition.
The Association offers one hundred dollars
for the best display of agricultural pie
ments, by any exhibitor, and a separate
premium of twenty We dollars and silver
medal for the best display of horse power
machines for plantation use, adapted TO Gull
tivation in this State.
About three thousand doil4rs in the
aggregate is offered on stock and trials of
speed. TIE programme Is well arranged,
and very attractive. and we have no doubt
this Department wil -uJa>~ amy former
exhibition.
fHE ,rARIAN DEPARTMENT
VIII b. 1, new feature. There vii be an
interesting display Of patent hives and i'm
proved bee stock. \ Bee Keepers Cunven-
ton Is to be organizei at o'clock on Thurs.
day, in the Ap4tian Department. '.ior the
purpose Of acquiring and disseminating
aparian knowledge, and to protect oar peo-
pie from the various humbuSs on bee-keep-
ing that may be offered for sale
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
viii be delivered on Thursday, at IL o'clock
by Thos. Reed, Esq OF jefferson county-a
gentleman eIninentiy qualified 10 eliiy and
instruct the thousands VITO may assemble
TO hear him.
As heretofore, splendid array of attrae-
tons are reserved for
FRIDAY, THE GREAT DAY OF FAIR WEEK,