Terms of Publication. t, tioGA COUNTY AGITATOR is published IThors'* 11 ! Morning, and mailed to subscriber (**? rcTJ reasonable price of . > » |U, ° ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM;.®* - . ~ fa oicoaee. It is intended to notify every tbe term for ifhleh be has paid shall '“'"'"mired, by the stamp—"Tnra Oct," on the mar l,r! 'X last paper. The paper will then he stopped ji» 0 farther remittance be received. By this ar •**“ no man can be brought in debt to the tit? 0 ' is the Official Paper of the County, ■si IBS 6 an 'd steadily increasing circulation reaoh- IjM every neighborhood in the County. It is sent tt/poiiage to any Post Office within the county jf‘: j o t whose most convenient post office may be County. Cards, not exceeding 5 lines, paper inclu- per ye”; lUSINESS DIRECTORY. ..j.IOWREYA S. F. WILSON, Attorneys a counsellors at law, wai attend the Court of Tioga, Pottor and McKean ties. fffellsboro’, Feb. 1, 1853.] " sThT brooks, .rrnRNEYAND COUNSELLOR AT LAW EI.KLAND, TIOGA CO. PA. ~ the multitude of Counselors there is safety.”— BOU. Sept. 23, IShS, DB. W. W- WEBB. OTTTTICE over Cone’s Law Office, first door below Bbrt Hotel. Nights |he will bo found at hi. „Jence, first door above th’e bridge on Main Street, towards Samuel Dickinson’s. - dentist. gm I. —« office at his residence near the Ebba I I Academy. All work pertaining to < UQTrjJhis line of business done promptly and [April 22, 1858.] - ramnted. HOUSE CORNING, K-T- D C.Noe, ; Proprietor. r.Mits taken to and from the Depot free of charge. pfsTs XIVAS I A HOUSE ‘ tVEttSBOKO’, PA. L. D. TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR. This deservedly popular house is ceotrally located, and Mnonnds itself to the patronage of the travelling public. Sqt. 25.1553, ly. __ —JjIERICAIf HOTEL. CORNING, N.Y., g FREEMAN, - - - - Proprietor. Mali 25 cts. Lodgings, 25 cts. Board, 75 cts. per day. flying. March 31, 1859. (ly.) " xc. WHITTAKER, Hydropathic Physician and Surgeon. ELKLANB, TIOGA CO., PENITA. TTill Tisit patients in all parts of the County, or re* oir« them for treatment at his house. [June 14,] B. O. COE E, BARBER AED MAIR-ERESSER. SHOP in the rear of the Post Office. Everything in hia line will be done as well and promptly as it jabe done in the city saloons. Preparations for re aring dandruff, and beautifying the hair, for sale jVyp. Jlair and whiskers dyed any color. Call and w Welisboro, Sept. 22, 1859. GAINES HOTEL. H.C. YEIIMJL YEA, PROPRIETOR Gaines, Tioga County, Pa, THIS well known hotel is located within easy access of the beatfishingandhun ting grounds in Northern Pt No pains will be spared for the accommodation rf pleasure seekers and the traveling public. April U. 1559. THE CORNING JOURNAL. George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor. IS published at Corning, Steuben Co., N. Y., at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, in advance. The Journal is Republican in politics, and has a circula- Tdd reaching into every part of Steuben County.— Rue desirous of extending their business into that id the adjoining counties will find it an excellent ad trusing medium. Address as above. COUDERSPORT HOTEL. COUDEKSPORT POTTER CO., PENNA. D. F. Glassmire, - - Proprietor. THIS HOTEL is located withinjan hour’s drive of the head waters of the Allegheny, Genesee, and iiijnebanna riv cts. No are spared to make utbdmc for pleasure seekers during the treating sea med for the traveling public at all times. JinL 27. 1559, ly. JOHN B. SHAKESPEAR, TAILOR. HATING opened his shop In the room over Wm. Roberts Tin Shop, respectfully informs the lAjens of Welisboro’ and vicinity, that he is prepared buectitc orders in his line of business with prompt ly and despatch Cutting done on short notice. Welisboro, Oct 21, 1858.—6 m WATCHES! WATCHES! THE Subscriber ha? got a fine aasortment of heavy EXGLISII LEVER UUNTER-CASE Gold and Silver Watches* »#:sh he will sell cheaper than “ dirt” on ( Time,* i. e. soil 'Time Pieces'on a short (approved) credit. All kinds of PwEPAIRIKG done promptly. If a $ of work is not done to the satisfaction of the party Bering it, do charge will be made. Put favors appreciated and a contiuance of patron »p kindly solicited. 1 ANDIE FOLEY, WelUboro, June 24, 1848. CORNING BOOK STORE. THE Subscribers have removed to the large and elegantly fitted up Brick Store—four doors east Concert Clock, Corning—and will keep on hand a *l* wsortment of New Books, among which are Religions Standard Works, HISTORICAL BOOKS, Tata r>f Fiction, Poetical M or£«, School Books, * t SHEET MUSIC, Stationery and Wall Paper, N. Y. Daily and Weekly papers, all the Magazines at ... Publishers prices. AIUotrH very cheap. ROBINSON & CO. 2 \ t ’57. TERRELL, 1 CORNING, N. A’. wholesale and Retail Dealer, in t And Medicines, Lead, ffinc, and Colored \arnisk, Brushes Camphene and Burning Stuf, Sash and Class, Pure Liquors for \ p l fu *i Potent Medicines, Paints and Brushes, i y<nstry, Fancy Articles, Flatorimg Extracts, &c., . ALSO, general assortment of School Books~ Blank Books, Staple and Fancy t . . Stationary. 7?;cLan!, Druggists ami Country Merchants dealing * 'Juf the above articles can be supplied at a small Vw York prices. [Sept. 22, 1557.] ■W STOVE MTli\ IOFT ROY’S DRUG STORE. y° u can buy Slates, Tin, and Japanned Hare for one-half the usual prices. tv. 8 Elevated Oven Cook Stove and Trim- Lnds of h Tin and Hardware Ifoportion for Ready p.y, li (ju “ >ny one who wants anything in this line W.liL See our P*’* o * B before purchasing elsewhere, y ec *'the place—two doors south of Farr's Ho- oy x **** store- call AND SBB! , H - D. DEM.ING, nance to the people of Tioga County Nch,ch«!r J! re P are ‘ i to fill all orders for Apple, Pear, NectAriae > Apricot, Evergreen end Deciduous lrc *«. Altio Currants Raspberries, Gooseberries, fc*. * 5 a °<l Strawberries of all now and approved rari -IConsisting of Hybrid, Perpetual and Sum **fclorrv mer Ros e«. Moss, Bourbon, Noisette, Tea, SRiTtt 4ad Clilnbin e ***** tUt\j BRER Y_ : Including all the finest new va- Liu.. e . x rieties of Althea, Calycanthus, ft A\lrr> splra48 ’ Syringias. Viburnums, Wigiliae Ac. *aJW£R Dahlias, Phloxes, Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissis; Jonquils, Lll jfe-*l' ¥ l a,at ’ bois Strawberry. 4 doz. plants, $6. A**SFSP l J Bolk *ted. BnWtog or Pruning will be **•ls. is ito - Address H. D. DEMIMJ, Wtllebore, Pa. THE AGITATOR Sehotear to tfte Extension of tfje Uven Of attar ttie gpreaar of healths Jfccfom. WHILE THEBE SHALL BE A WKONG UNSIGHTED, AND UNTIL |“MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. YOU. YI. DOWN BY THE RIVER. Madge and Nellie and Hate and I Wandered down to the river's side, And watched the warding shadows fly Like gliding barques o’er its level tide* And many a merry song we snngi And many a joyous tale we told. Till the air with our fitful laughter rung, And echo replied from the forest old. Memory tells me that they were fair, Madge, with her clustering nut-brown curls, And Nellie and Kate with their sunny hair, And lips like rosebuds, and teeth like pearls. Hocking to rest in their sweet content, The birds their heaven taught vespers sung. And over our heads like a gorgeous tent The crimson curtains of sunset hang. The lilies lifted their queenly heads, And swayed with the current to and fro, And the wild flowers leaned o’er their grassy beds, And gazed at themselves in the waves below, Now, as then on the level tide Tbo crimson stains of tbo sunset lie. But we roam no more by the river side, Madge and Kellie and Kate and I. - I go alone to the church yard gray, Where three white stones stand side by side* And memory carries my thoughts away To the dismal day when our loved ones died. Silently passed they, one by one, As stars fade out from the sky above In the glorious beams of the rising sun; — Ah, if death were the end of earthly love! —Springfield Republican. N. A. W. P, THJP FAIR. Address of Mr. Greeley, We copy from the Democrat the following ab stract of Mr. Greeley’s speech before the Agri cultural Society on the 30th ult: Mr. Greeley said: In an Agricultural Fair, I have no other theme than agriculture. There are many important subjects upon which I love to speak, but at this time I desire only to awa ken the minds of farmers to topics connected with their pursuit. He then stated the follow ing text, as the basis of his remarks: Water, its uses, abuses, benefits, and mischiefs. lie proceeded to speak first of the necessity' of water, remarking that it was the. only ele ment of agricultural success beyond the con trol of man. We do not feel the wapfc of soil and sunshine, for they are always with us; but water is capricious, sometimes coming In great abundance, and sometimes withheld to an injurious extent. Drought is one of the great est natural dangers of the farmer; and rain, so often a blessing and a benefit, is not unfre quently the cause of devastation, wasting away our crops, gullying our fields, and carrying away the richness of our soils. A grumbling old farmer in Rhode Island once said that water done as much barm as good ; but without agree ing with that remark, it would be safe to say that of all the fertilizers applied to the soil of Tioga, perhaps more had been carried away by the rains, than now remains. Farmers could not afford to manure highly in such cases. An eminent chemist, Dr. Dana, calculated that 500,- 000 tons of guano would not counterbalance the loss by rains to the soil of one of the New England States in a year. The Missouri, one of the largest rivers in the world, carries down every day material enough to fertilize a county. The vast extent of country between the valley of the Mississippi and California, called the great American desert, was once a rich and fertile country, judging from its present ap pearance. In passing over it, this summer, he found a clay soil, that had been washed and washed, until drained of its richness, some of which had gone to strengthen the Mississippi valley, and the balance been lost in the waters of the ocean. He made these remarks to call attention to one of the failures of- farmers, namely, the neglect to counteract the injurious effects of water. The first thing a farmer should do, after entering upon his land, is to astertain how the least amount of fertility shall be carried away. "Without this, they were like Sisyphus, forever rolling a stone up hill. But how is this drain upon your soils to he pre vented ? In the first place by deep plowing. Farmers plow too much land, and plow it too shallow. He believed onq-half the land now plowed should not be plowed at all. Roots cost all they were worth to grow them, while the grass crop yields a large profit. He knew an impression prevailed that grass lands must he frequently plowed, or the crop soon runs out. It is a mistake. The best grass he had ever seen was in Buckingham, England, and the land had not been plowed for a hundred years. One reason why our meadows do not hold out in that way, is because we feed them too hard. In the spring, when the ground is soft, we turn cattle upon them. Another reason is, we plow so shallow, that drought kills the roots. Then oiir aide hills, upon which the drain is greater, if plowed at all, should only be plowed once, and then so disposed that they would hold grass for years. In his own farm there were sixty acres, 25 of which was woodland, and cost him nothing, as he let no one else chop in it. Twelve acres of it was in swamp, and the remainder a stony side hill. The swamp, by draining and deep plowing, was productive land, and grew great crops of grass. The side hill, he had plowed and subsoiled to tbe depth of fifteen inches. If he had plowed, it in the old way, it would have washed into the swamp below; but under his system he did not believe that one bushel of soil had been swept down in the last three years. He believed his theory to be the true theory, and in upland countries, like Tioga county, farmers would find it nature’s remedy against floods and droughts. In a country like this, too much land was cultivated. Farmers would find it to their profit to have forty acres of grass to ten acres of plowed land. To re turn to the subject of deep plowing, he would say that the present system of shallow plowing was one of the fatal defects of American agri culture. Ee alluded to the old style of plows, the present improvements, and adding that greater improvements were yet to be made; and then spoke of the necessity of sub-soiling. He inquire! if there were any sub-soil plows on exhibition, and tbe President informed him .there was. Have they land-sides ? inquired Mr. Greeley. On being answered in the affirmative, be replied that he wanted to talk of them, for they were ill wrong. He proceeded to describe the kind ol sub-soil plow that should bo used, remarking that it should be constructed with- WELLSBORO.. TIOGA COUNTY. PAi, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 13, 1859. out a land-aide; for its object was to follow in the furrow of a common plow, and lift and loosen the ground to a depth of eightjor ten inches below the bottom of the first furrow. This double plowing secured deep plowing, which is one of the greatest improvements in agriculture. An English farmer had an old orchard, which he wished to remove; 'and in grabbing out the trees, he turned ovjer the whole soil, spading it up to the depth of 30 inches. It cost him $6 per acre to spade, and he received from it $350 per acre in peas. 'We could do the same thing here. Our peas die for the want of depth to the soil. Givle them that, and they will grow peas, and grow peas, until the frost kills them in the fall. Marshall P. Wilder, for the purpose of planting fruit trees, plowed his land four times, plowing deep, and sub-soiling. Between each row of] trees, he planted carrots, and from one half! of the land raised 600 bushels of carrots, to an acre. By our shallow plowing, we cannot raise such crops from the whole of the land. In Califor nia they have no rains from May to December, and their soil is parched and dry. Many of the farmers water their lands, and it is! not an uncommon thing to see a well, with a’ wind mill to draw the water, which is turned out upon their lands. But they are learning to raise crops without water. He visited one farmer who had fitted com land by plowing, sub soiling, and cross-plowing, turning the! weeds under. About the 10th of May he planted his corn, and when Mr. Greeley saw it, ill was a great crop. Not a drop of rain had fallen upon it, but the deep plowing gave the roots ajchance to reach downwards, in the cool and moist earth. This field of corn was not hoed, and if our land was properly plowed, hoeing would he unnecessary. We took the custom of hoeing com from the Indians. With them, thejsquaws performed the labor. As they had no! imple ments, they made, a little hole in the ground and deposited the seed. When the cc rn was up, they scratched dirt around it, to protect the roots. We had imitated their example; and ho could remember of hoeing corn all summer long, when the summers seemed much longer than they do now; buthe was now dis; losed to abandon the squaw custom. The second preventative against floods and droughts was underdraining. He described the various modes of underdraining, md rec ommended the use of brick, fiat upon the bot tom, rounding at the top, with a hole b rough them, and so placed as to make a cbrnnel.— They were durable, and not likely to get out of order. In a wet time, they served to carry off the water, and in a dry time to gather ir oisture. He explained the principle by what it termed a “sweating pitcher.” Place water in a pitcher, which is colder than the atmosphere, and moist ure will collect upon the outside. So the pas sage of air through the channels or under drains, beingjcooled, drew moisture to the soil. Under draining is also a preventative ( f frost; and be expressed the opinion -that all plowed land should be underdrained, and ass ired the farmers that money invested in that wiy would certainly yield a return. Mr G. next proceeded to speak of the com mon error of cultivating too much lend, and proposed to the young' men to ascertain how little land will produce the greatest crop. There is no profit in farming land that grows only 15 bushels of corn to.an acre. In Eurepe, they grow 15 tons of turnips to an acre, and call it a common crop ; here, ten tons would! be con sidered an enormous yield. An English cler gyman, who had but little land, andjwishing to make th|p most of it, planted wheat in drills, as a experiment. When he came to harvest it, he got more wheat than his neighbors. The next year he used the same land for wheat, placing his rows where the year before|the land was unoccupied, and had another gepat crop. The time is coming when we shall grow wheat in rows, and when our lands will be put to profitable use. Mr. Geeeley said he! did not know everything, but he did know the best farmer was the one who raised the best crops from the least land. If a man could not afford to farm well What he did_ farm, he could not afford to farm at all. He knew farmers com plained that they were poor and could not buy fertilizers ; and it might be true ; but no man was too poor to make the best use oft what he had. They could draw muck into thpir barn yards, and make manure in that War. A. B, Dickinson, in your sister county, went into the road, dug up the turf, piled it in heaps, and burned it, and used the ashes upon Ibis land with profit. Manure can be made cheaply, and farmers should employ it. He then]spoke of lime as a fertiliser, remarking that it was com paratively useless as a manure, but Jits great benefit was in bringing moisture toj the soil. Every ton of plaster absorbs 500 tonspf water, He concluded this branch of his subject by speaking of irrigation as a means of fertilising the soil. He would have barns built upon the hills, where the drain could go out in jail direc tions, It would counterbalance the inconveni ence of drawing grain and hay up hill. Lom bardy the most productive country in tlhe world, is made fertile by irrigation. j I In concluding his address, Mr. Greeley di-l reeled his remarks to young men. He was not Authorized to say what pursuit they should se lect, but unless they felt sure they wjere made for something else, h* would advise! them to engage in agriculture. He warned them against the fallacy that there was plenty of land. Al ready, throughout the great west, the beet loca tions are taken. It is not true that we have a vast amount of unoccupied land awaiting set tlsment. Between the basin of the Mississippi and the State of California, not one afcre in ten is worth cultivating. Settle the question first as to the pursuit, and in doing so, remember that in our cities only one man in aj hundred becomes rich, while the man dies in jobscurity and want. Having chosen your purepit, select your location, and however small your farm, work it well, and you will increase. The farmer of this day has everything to enooorpge effort. Agriculture is a science. We have schools that teach it, and books that treat of the dairy, the field, and the kitchen. Avail ourselves of these things, and let it be onrs to urge on the system of enlightened and scientific agricul ,ure to its magnificent consummation. Report of Com.on Roots and Fruits. To the. Secretary of the Tioga County Agricul- iural Society : We the undersigned, Committee on Roots and Fruits beg leave to present the following report ': The labors of your Committe in this depart ment have been arduous in the extreme. At no exhibition during the existence of opr Soci ety has there been a more full and beautiful display of fruits and vegetables than at our present annual Fair. Competition too has been close, and in several instances our discretion and judgment have been severely tried, espec ially in cases where the same varieties. and kinds (equally as good) came in direct compe tition ; size and fairness then, were our only criterion. Among the Fall .fruits particularly fine was the Maiden’s Blush, (exhibited by Messrs Close and Freeborn) Douse or Hawley, Pumpkin Russet, Jersey Sweeting and Graven stein. . Of Winter varieties, the finest on exhi bition were the Pound Royals (of Mr. Wm. Bache,) Rhode Island Greenings, (of Messrs. Freeborn and Seeley,) Baldwins, Northern Spy’s, Tompkin’s Co. Kings, Wagoner, (of Messrs. Close and Avery. The Rhode Island Greenings were particularly fair and fully sus tains its reputation with us. From the hardi ness, and the good bearing qualities of the aboue named varieties, we would earnestly rec ommend their general cultivation in this section, as being better adapted to our climate and more fully rewarding the cultivator for his care and attention. . • The show of vegetables was indecdjpleasing to : every horticulturist. cabbages and cauliflowers, enormous pumpkins, squash es, beets, turneps, rutabagas, potatoes, onions and tomatoas, met the eye on every side,. Could they all have been served up, what a feast would they have presented to the vegetarian. Compe tition among the exhibitors in this department was also close, requiring nice distinctions in making up awards. The cauliflowers and cel ery of Mr. Chester Robinson were fine and de served particular notice; also the beets of Mr. Wm. Harrison. Potatoes too, were unusually well represented—all large and fine, and tur nips hard to beat. Such fruits, and such vegetables would prove a desirable acquisition to any State or National Agricultural Show, and we are proud to chron icle the fact, that in pomological and horticul tural knowledge, Tioga county is steadily ad vancing as shown by this exhibition as com pared with others, and the general interest man ifested by her population. Our hills and valleys are yearly becoming more dotted with careful selections of trees from our Choice vegetables and gardeen seeds are eagerly sought after. Horticultural works are more in demand, and the masses of the people arc waking up to the fact that good trees and seed, with thorough culture and care are fast overcoming the nnfk vorableness of locality and climate an|l fully rewarding the cultivator for his labor and at tion. HIRAM D. DEMING, ) THOMAS VIDEAN, I Com. CYRUS DARTT, J Wellsboro, Sept. 30, 1859. Report of the Discretionary Committee. The Committee would say that they are very favorably impressed with the general display and show of articles. In the vegetable depart ment, the variety, size, and quality, far exceeds what could have been expected for the season. The apples, pears, turnips, beets, &c., m size and quality, exceed all expectation. In the department of agricultural implements the show is not quitcjwhat it has been heretofore. The domestic manufactures are far ahead of what could be expected in a community as new as ours. The stock though perhaps not as nu merous ns it has been at some former Fairs, shows that our farming community are fully alive to their interests in this respect; and the thanks of the society are due to the owners of that part from Bradford county, which in qual ity exceeds any had on exhibition heretofore. In the department of the fine arts, embroidery, wood graining, bouse painting, paper hanging, &c., the display shows the taste and industry of the several exhibitors. The picture by Mr. Berwart and the landscape of Mrs. Maynard elicited commendation from’ all. The thanks of the Committee and of the society at large, ore due to the Lawrenceville Fire Company, for the display made by them, which perhaps added more than any other one item to the in terest of the exhibition, the Hon. Horace Gree ley and the address excepted. The Band for their gentlemanly conduct and good playing needs no commendation at our hands. The steady uniform and constant increase in both the number and quality of the various articles as well as the increase of the number of mem bers, shows that our community are fully equal to counties much older than our own. In the general management of the grounds the Com mittee conceive there might still be improve ments although much superior to what it has been in former years. JOHN N. BACHE, i H. W. WILLIAMS, | „ SIMEON I. POWER, | om H. A. GUERNSEY, ] Wellsboro, Sept. 30,1859. [Prom a Special Reporter,] In spite of killing frosts on the sth and 11th of last June, another on the 4th of July, (a light one) some three or four in August, and a half a dozen more or less in September, the Sixth Annual Fair of this county has not proved a failure, as there was some fear that it might. Apples wdre not as abundant on the stands as at some previous seasons, but the leading vari eties were well represented, and we have sel dom seen larger or fairer specimens. The show of agricultural and horticultural productions would do honor to an older and more highly cultivated country than this, and we hope the panic makers who saw the speci mens of produce, and heard the accounts of the growers concerning the average crops of the county, are satisfied that we shall squeeze through until another season. Of blooded stock, we believe the show was better than on any proceeding year. This is a move in thq right direction. If there is any kind of stock that pays for raising, it is the best. It costs no niore-to raise a plump, well made short born steer that will lay on seven or eight cwt. of good juicy beef in three years than it does to raise a long-legged, scrawny hay mill, that will- lay on 5 or 6 cwt. of tough beef, horns and gristle in the same time. If the latter will pay for bis keeping, the former will give a profit of two cwt. superior beef, and the best brings the best price. Of horses there was a good display, and some superior ones, which would in the hands of competent jockeys, and in the right market, bring a round price; we think more than their Owners can ever realize from them hereabouts ; and this is, or should be, decidedly a stock raising county. In the pork line we noticed some nice bogs, with an evident tendency to take on fat rather than gristle, which, wo are assured by an old Tioga farmer is a great improvement on the “long cared kind,” mostly raised when he was a boy. We think it likely ;we recollect some pretty snug Scrub races with that same "kind,” when we were a boy, in which we mostly came out second best. A cross from the Cheshire, or Chester county bogs on the old fashioned, slab sided, flap-eared “destroys the blood, but much improves the flesh.” Of improved sheep, there was a creditable display. They were not as well built for jump ing fences, or getting an independent living as some flocks we remember to have seen, but on the whole, had a juicy, muttony look, that gave bail for a respectable appearance on the table. One small lot of particularly fine ones we took to be wholly or in part Bakewells, but may have been mistaken.- The cheese and butter "was of superior qual ity, and we doubt if anything better in the dairy line can be produced in the State, than was on exhibition at the Fair last week. We may mention here, that Tioga county is partic ularly adapted to dairying, and in the opinion of one of the most eminent dairymen in the Union, is not excelled in that respect by any region in the United States. - There was a fine display of mechanical and artistic skill; of home made sauces, syrups; sugars, wines, preserves and pickles, upon some of which tye should like to have been a com mittee of one, with carte blanche at, the bread department, but* as we didn’t taste, we can only say that appearances were in their favor. We noticed a particularly neat design of a clock in oil colors, which we think, displayed much ar tistic skill and taste. It was executed by Mr. Berwart of this place. Also, a very neat robe composed entirely of cat skins; we arc informed that both these articles drew liberal premiums, os was Tight. (If the owner of the robe wishes "to enlarge,” we will* make him a present of the seventy-two cats that make night hideous in the neighborhood of our sanctum; also, if he wishes to try his hand at a do£sk}n robe, we will—bat we digress.) A pleasant feature of the in door arrange ment, was an old fashioned flax-wheel, with a matronly looking woman quietly and skillfully spinning at it. She was awarded a liberal pre mium. The leading feature of the third and Inst day was the speech of the Horn Horace Greeley.— The crowd had collected from all parts of the adjoining country in expectation of his arrival, and to hear him from the stand, on agriculture. True to time he came forward in the identical old white coat, and in a decidedly easy looking drab hat of the broad brimmed slouch pattern, which we judge has made the California tour in company with its present owner. "We were sorry to see the old white entirely minus its le gitimate fastenings, which we are told the dri vers along the route bad cribbed, to the last button. He spoke about an hour; his themes being deep subsoiling, and underdraining. We think bis remarks were in the main, correct, and we wish some one would lay a few rods of stone drain this Fall, in springy, tenacious ssilp cultivate the’land well, and report the resu’t at the next annual Fair. AVe did not see the plowing or drawing matches, but are informed that the plowing which drew the first premium was particularly skillful. ¥e noticed among other things a pair of goats, discounting liberally of fun for the juveniles. A lot of drouthy and geese, some of them large and fine; a very large and well behaved cock and hen of the Shanghae persuasion t a trio of dark red game fowls, the cock of which treated his two wives worse than a mouthfuls of feath ers from their dark brown capes, and pecking them spitefully on the least provocation, or on no provocation at all. Several pairs of large well feathered turkeys; a coop with a guinea hen and chickens, game looking as partridges, and last but not least, a most decided predispo sition on the part of the people in attendance, to please and be pleased ; to interchange ideas as well as seeds, to compete in urbanity as well as production of the soil, and in a word-to make the Fair what it should be, a place recrea tion and friendly meetings, as well as ‘recipro cal information and kindly competition. Correspondence of the Agitator. The State Fair. Philadelphia, Oct. Ist, 1859. Mr. Editor ; Ybnr humble correspondent has been waiting quite a while—Micawber like— for “something to turn up” that would be in teresting to your readers, and there is such a degree of sameness about every exhibition of the kind, that perhaps the report of oven an eye witness at the State Fair will be unprofit able. This week has been full of life and ac tivity, and this city was the scene of much ex citement. Philadelphia was a Mecca to those who wished to see the sights, and revel amongst massive bolls, immense cows, oleaginous sheep, fat hogs and fast horses. All sorts of machines, from steam' fire engines down to patent rat traps, were! exhibited, whilst marvelous squash es, gigantic beets, tremendous turnips, five pound onions, and massive potatoes were duly laid out in “proper form,” and tempting grapes, peaches, pears, apples and nectarines, all of which were, most cruelly labelled “bands off,” caused a hankering amongst those who delight ed in the good things of life, and drew forth, the indignation of the juveniles, who were on the alert to appropriate Them for their special ben efit. Rates of Advertising. Advertisements will be charged $1 per square of 10 line?, one or three insertions, and 25 cents for every subseqnent insertion. Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered as a square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly ad vertisements : Square, - x - 2 do. 3 do. i column, - i do. Column, - Advertisements not having thenamberof insertion, desired marked upon them, will be published until or dered ont and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads and all kinds of Jobbing dono in country establishments, ex ecuted neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constables’, and other BLANKS constantly on band. NO. 11. Tho company each day was more numerous than select: Gamblers, pick-pockets, policemen, sharpers, horsemen, jockeys and loafers were as thick as blackberries, and moved.among gen tlemen with ease anil.assurance; rustic individ uals, with rosy wives and blooming daughters, were visible upon all sides, whilst that class of females whom the French style “necessary evils” rode around in barouches, their pretty faces and gay attire commanding much atten tion, and, to some, acting as quite attractive features. The location of the ground, and the fact that it was easy- of access to the citizens of -Phila delphia as well as all portions of the State, con tributed.much to the success of the exhibition, and will doubtless influence the managers in the selection of a place for the future. The display in every department was highly cred itable and far exceeding in interest and useful ness any previous one given by the society; and one important fact has been demonstrated— that agricultural exhibitions, if properly man aged, can ble made successful, without neglect ing the true interest of the farmer—'by depend ing upon the race track. The absence hf reg ular races—the horses being confined to a trial of speed against time, was the cause of great attention being paid to agricultural implements, the improvement of cattle, horses, and the va rious products of the earth. This change has therefore not only been beneficial, but has driv en many to view parts of the exhibition that in former years were much neglected. The exhib itors themselves were in much better humor, because their articles have been closely exam ined by a great majority of the persons wh* have visited the Fair. Yesterday, crowds of persons flocked to the ground from every approach to it, and cattle, hogs and horses had thousands of visiters, and more delighted people could not be found than those gazed upon sheep whose “very eyes stuck out with fatness,” and bulls that were,aa sleek and stately as it was possible for such an imals to be. There is a dignity of carriage and nobleness of appearance about these bulls that commands attention and wins one’s respect. The splendid cows looked more meek and am iable, but at the same time, their appearance while solemnly chewing their cud, would indi cate that the importance of their mission wa fully appreciated. The cavalcade of horses which opened the exhibition was most admirably arranged the purpose of giving each visitor an opportu nity of viewing the splendid display of blooded animals—noted for the parity of their Weed and tlijeir beautiful proportions. As they were marched around the track—the doable teams leading off, followed by single teams, and those led by their grooms—-exclamations of delight were heard upon every side, and none were more loud in their praises than the ladies.—■ Each particular horse had his admirer, and so enthusiastic were some Of the horsemen that the probability of being run over or killed had no effect to keep them from getting almost un der the horses’ feet* Among the attractive features of the cavalcade was a pair of beauti ful conch dogs, attached to a small wagon and driven by a lad. So great was the crowd of followers—particularly of that class denomina ted as Young America that the dogs had to be driven from the traelf to the space inside. — While tills part of the exhibition was going on, one of the new patent Stump Extractors was put in operation, and several old stumps with roots that had taken, hold of the ground with a tenacity that was somewhat astonishing, were jerked from their ancient resting place with more ease than a dentist could take an old stump from a patient’s mouth. One or two farmers, owning new land expressed themselves with much feeling upon the utility of the in vention. Near this, an iron safe filled with books and papers, was being tested by the burning of sev eral cords of wood, over, under, and all around it. The heat was so intense that visitors gave this part of the exhibition a I wide berth, and that without the aid of policemen. The safe bore the ordeal and hooks and papers were af terward all taken out unharmed. Several lots of English wheat attracted con siderable notice—the grain being large, plump and heavy. Conversations upon the culture of wheat, the fly, rust, smut, &c., were kept up pretty constantly by the farmers ttiat assembled in the vicinity. A history of wheat growing was talked over that if given to the public, would no doubt, bo of immense advantage to the agricultural world. This, in fact, is one of the most important-features of the Fair, bring ing together the cultivators of various kinds of soils—each relating his experience upon the best kinds of manure—the time of seeding, plowing, and culture generally, which induces experiments, leads to improvements, and gives to the people a more exalted idea of the great est interest of our country —agriculture. Upon the outside of the grounds the panora ma was unusually entertaining. All sorts of itinerant venders, side-showmen, "cheap Johns' and notion dealers, made the air resound with their cries ; whiskey booths and gambling tents sprang up like mushrooms ; and refreshment stands filled every nook and corner., High rates of tariff were the order of the day. Oyster soup was retailed at prices which were alarming to a man of economical habits, whilst lager beer was raised to the dignified charge of jten glass. The strangers stood the tax most magnanimously, and parted with their small change with a most calm and Christian like-resignation. . The Fair -was also a benefit to the city—all, the hotels were crowded —the drinking saloons derived great profits—the places of amusement were all filled—the gambling houses were all crowded, and money circulated freely. Stran gers went it with it looseness, and a “high old time” was generally, in fact, universally ob served. J. B. B. “Mister, where’s your house asked a curi ous traveler, of a half-horse, half-alligator squat ter. “House, eh ? D’ye think I'm one of them sort, stranger ? T sleep on the prairie, eat raw boffalo, and drink out of the Mississippi 1” .Tones says he loves two c! arming girls Jenny Bjsity and Anna M.iti n. 3 UOSTB3. 6 JfOiTBS. 12 KOSmt $3,00 $4,60 $6,80 5.00 0,60 8,00 7.00 8,60 10,00 8.00 9,50 12,80 15.00 20,00 30,00 25.00 35,00 60,00
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