)' D3LLAR PER ANNUM, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
TOWANDA:
SainiLidiJ IUo riling, June 23. 1853.
Sfbrteir Cale.
Karl Warwick's Seal King.
BY MISS LAWRENCE.
• If there be one that can foretell
The tir-t deerees of fate. he. too, should know
What i- within the everlasting book
Of dt—tiny decreed cannot by wit
Or man's invention be dissolved or shunned."
LODOVJC BAHHV.
[CONCLUDED.]
A tray and a spirit-stirring scene did the iu
ner court-yard of Warwick Castle present, on
the morrow of St. Alphcge, for Lord Warwick
was about to set forth to join his son-in-law
Clarence with his own retainers ; and, altho'
the ru>tic crowd that had pressed in to gaze
upon tiic right royal state of the great earl
were uncertain whether the well armed compa
ny were about to fight against the peasantry
who were now in arms under the guidance of
Sir Robert M elles and Sir Charles Delalauude,
or were intended to support them, still, when
they watched the retainer in their bright scar
let coats, with the proud badge, the white rag
ged staff worked on the breast and shoulder,
and the men-at-arms in glittering plate-armor,
and morions that threw back the sunbeams
like a polished mirror, and the pages and es
quires. in broidered surcoats, and knights in
inlaid suits of armor, and plumed helmets,
mounted on their richly caparisoned war-steeds,
and Warwick himself conspicuous, with nod
o itg white plume and blazoned mantle, their
shouts rent the air, and there was neither lip
nor heart that echoed not " Success to War
wick !" But, unmoved by the glad shouts,
and, hastily withdrawing his hand from the
clasp of his daughter, the Lady Anne, War-;
wick turned hastily away, aud was about de
scending the steps, when his eye rested upon
an old man in the garb of an ecclesiastic.— !
Br. Bourchier, wherefore art thou here ?"
-aid he.
"To bid you be up aud doing, for the time
is now come."
" Xmr come," cried Warwick, bitterly,
"when Edward seeketh but new occasion of
>trit" 1 when, without cause, he hath charged
;n with treason ; hath come down to Erpiug
iiam, and given battle to those he is pleased to
<a!i rebels, as though / were unworthy to lift
iiis banner ?"
" Yes; now is the time."
" Ami for what ?*'
"Cut away the White Rose, and uplift the
The reply was given in no uuder-tone, and
:!ic oid man looked proudly around, as thouirh
be brought indeed a message from Heaven :
iml the retainers of the earl gazed with awe
tricken wonder upon him.
I plitt the Red Rose ?" said Warwick ;
' liovv can I, pledged as I am to the White.
Htcn have I and Edward striven together,
nit never did I forfeit faith to the White
lose."
" But, if Edward has forfeited faith with you
—if the solrnm pledge given by him to the fu
ller of Sir Robert Welles hath been broken,
ind Sir Charles Delalauude and Sir Robert
A dies both lie headless ?"
"St. George ! it cannot be."
" A>k yonder messengers, who have ridden
fast aud far, what tidings they bring."
The weary messengers who had just arrived
advanced, and told how the two leaders of the
misguided peasantry had, in contempt of the
kings solemn promise, been beheaded as trai
tor-. and how that Edward had even now de
spatched Garter King at Anns to Warwick,
to -ummon him to return to his allegiance.
" The time is come," cried Warwick, fiercely
tearing the \Y bite Rose from his helm, and
dashing it on the ground ; " summon vie, Ed
ward, as thou listest, Gut, the baud that plac
ed the crown on thy brow shall again uncrown
thee."
I .kc thy ring. Lord Warwick," said the
placing on his linircr the long-lost
riu -; "six years hath it been trampled in
l'i-t. even like the fortunes of Luiciist' r :
">'* is jt recovered, ami now is the fun *o um
tint banner; for never, so s-iv the -t
stur<, -hail victory desert his stun iar . wao
"•areth tins ring."
T"r tin- R d Rose and 1.1 - . : r!" r d
ifw.' k. spell-: oiiud by t , wor •
"-i 'of that aged ent u ■ •(-% t
,r v was caught up by ail arou.ni. it e o .
• "oagli liie streets of Warwick, .t resound' <;
ancient city of Coveutry, and town after
1 • and city after city, beard the strange ti-,
'hat Karl Warwick had advanced the i
jatincr nf Lancaster :—that day the Red Rose
again.
■ 'tmiicr came, and had well nigh passed
'}• j'fe the Red Rose in Loudou lifted her
j- ■■ a love her snowy rival. In the northern
i w('stem parts of the kingdom, the cause
. <?, r was triumphant ; and, roused at
" P v" danger, Edward set
• i nrk, to give battle to his enemies, ere
p'.p arvvick, in company with young Prince
/ "aided by the power of the French
n 't' return to England, and raise Hen
• 'mi ,ii s prison in the Tower to the throne
' •j 1 * Lrefdtliers.
' :'" r,)l y musing on the swiftly-passing
r . * - 't tlc.s changeful time, in his splendid
,n York House sate George Neville ;
ty., 0 "' I ''" s cr oss-embroidered slipper, rest-;
"\ a jtorgeoiiB foot-stool, his head leaning
■ bit' richly carved back of his gilded
1+a,.;,.- n ' the table beside him, inlaid so
bfeviJl Wlt ' l ' v °ry and gems, stood neither
a disb f f tk° r " uc '^ x . but a gold standing cup,
fruit th ' e i"" f ' ( mater ' a ' w dh the choicest
*a| an ! | . V( ' l bug which contained the great
of f, P en at a splendid illumination
j: " 'iaz/' " u lour nameiit, a copy of Froissart
>^,^: 1 aDd resplendent beauty. One at
- waited h his private apartment,
his favorite chaplain, who at respectful distance
stood with bent head and arms folded on his
breast.
" By St. Peter, our especial patron," said
the archbishop, "our brother of Warwick
writes iu right kingly style." " And ye shall
cause proclamation to be made, asserting King
Henry's right, and ye shall repair to the Tower
and bring him forth"—St. Mary ! and all saints,
( a mere crowned image!—bring him forth ! "un
to his place at \\ estminster, there to await our
coming : and so our Lord ever have ye in his
holy keeping." "
" And Sathanas ever have you in his !" mut
tered he, throwing the letter on the floor.—
" Accursed fate ! that gave unto thee the heir
! ship and the earldom, and the sword of the
knight, and crushed my budding hopes in the
cloister." lie stopped suddenly, aware that
in the fierce outburst of exacerbated feelings
lie had said too much, and, turning to his chap
lain, bade hi iu inquire if Dr. Bourchier had ar
rived.
rite chaplain quickly returned, leading in
the canon of St. Martin's, who bent the knee
at the footstool of iiis spiritual superior, and
reverently kissed the jewelled hand.
I have sent for ye, Dr. Bourchier," said
the archbishop, motioning to his chaplain to
quit the room, " for converse on weighty mat
ters. J here hath been talk of a seal-ring be
longing to my brother Warwick, which, it is
said, possesseth great and marvellous proper
ties."
" It doth," was the eager reply.
" Now, from whence arisetli this? hath it a
piece of the true cross? or, as hath been been
told me, hath it been made of the very gold
which was found iu the tomb of St. Edmund
tue King '{"
" No ; it is a pure and faultless agate, graven
with signs of' mighty power, and doubtless con
structed when Lord Warwick's star was in the
ascendant, and finished at the fortunate point
of time."
" But this ring was strangely lost, 'tis said,
for six years, and yet, did not my brother du
ring that time marry his daughter Isabel to the
king's own brother ? Surely this was high for
tune."
" Alas ! so it may not prove ; even now is
Clarence offended at his reconcilement with
Mi irgaret, and, if he should, as "t is said, mar
ry the Lady Anne to Prince Edward, woful
feud may arise between them."
" The Lady Anne is not in France ; she is
at Barking Abbey, with her aunt."
" Still, her horoscope declares that she will
l>c queen."
" And can you put faith in such things?"
" Assuredly, reverend father, hath not each
event ot my lord of Warwick's life been fore
shown by his horoscope ?"
" Then what saith it of his end ?" and a bit
ter smile passed over George Neville's stern
feat ures.
'Tint is wrapped in darkness—darkness
that time alone may remove."
" But his star, say you, is iu the ascendant
now ; how long may that be ?" said the arch
bishop, fixing a searching look on the astrolo
ger, who drew back. "Nav, Dr. Bourchier,
fear not to answer," continued he, in a milder
tone : "that there is some truth in these prog
nostics I willingly believe ; and it is because
I fear dantrer to my too sanguine brother that
I have scut to you, that ye may counsel and
warn hiiu ; for much sorrow have 1 had about
that ring."
The guileless astrologer, who had read the
book of heaven, hut neglected the more impor
tant study of the human heart, deceived by the
appearance of interest evinced by the wily
George Neville iu the fate of his hated broth
er, detailed every particular of the mysterious
loss and recovery of the ring, and reiterated
his belief that on its possession the good for
tune of Warwick depended.
" \\ e thank you right heartily, good doctor,"
said lie, when at length the astrologer ki-sed
his hand as about to withdraw. " Alas !
our valiant brother is surrounded with dan
ger ; do your best to aid him, and thus shall
ye ever secure the favor of the primate of
Fork."
" Ho will do well and prosper," cried the
joyful Lancastrian ; "he hath uplifted the
R'd Rose, and iu its prosperity will he
share."
" And thus, iu every step of our career, art
t'i on ilootii'' ! to outstrip ine !" said Gorge
N v,!! , bitterly. " Would that I were a Ly
man, a wf 1 won d meet tic c on the field ;
would mat this hater'—and he glanced a look
" " t uijit 0.1 rim it i arc last hall ciivelop
i ta i' i uor • lift o Ti the Luce than
a. i-t.vu • "i.usl ti; . ' Id : iWiii V'".' u
siioai-.i \\f. try, ev, u tint i o .%• i \ >; onkl
possess tae wide lands oi m-: N'V lies i Tnou
hast doomed me to the cloister ; beware thy
doom—l may never possess thy lands, but one
possession 1 will wrest from thee—that potent |
ring." I
Absorbed in joyful anticipations, Dr. Bour
chier returned homeward, nor, until lie felt the ;
eager grasp of his hand, was lie conscious that j
his darling grandson stood before hiui.
"Whence come you ?" seid he.
" From Barking Abbey."
" Wherefore went you thither?"
"To see my lady and the young knight
looked down, half confused, half laughingly.
" And ye carried awav this as your guer
don," said the grandfather smilingly, and
drawing from the young knight's half open vest
a beautiful tress of amber hair. " What is her
name ?"
V Anne."
" Saints !" ejaculated the overjoyed grand
father, as the young knight departed, " the
Lad v Anne, she who shall one day wear u crown,
is my grandson's own lady-love !"
Swiftly and joyfully did the succeeding
months pass on. The Red Rose throughout
the land was triumphant; Warwick had been
appointed protector of the kiugdom ; Edward
of York was an exile, and, honored and flat
tered both hy the earl and his brother, his
grandson rising each day in favor, the canon
of St. Martin's thouerht not of evil to conic,of,
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even if he did, deemed himself able, through
his knowledge of the future to avert it. And
thus when, at the beginning of Lent, news ar
rived of the landing of Edward in Yorkshire,
he almost welcomed the intelligence, for it
seemed to show that the crisis foretold by the
stars was at hand, which should link the fates
of Warwick and his grandson inseparably to
gether.
And, earnestly poring over the horoscope of
i Edward, Dr. Bourchier sat in his study, on the
j evening that brought the news of his rapid ad
| vance toward Coventry, when Warwick, pale
' and agitated, stood before him.
" My long tried adviser," said he, " I am
ill at ease, sick in body, but more sick at
heart : and, worn and wearied with doubts of
success and fears of treachery, I turn from the
counsel of men to ask counsel of the changeless
stars."
" Ye do well, Lord Warwick ; but wherefore
this anxiety ?"
"Is there not cause ? Edward at the head
of twenty thousand men ; Clarence, my per
jured son-in-law, Casting off the Red Rose,and
joining him ; and others, holy saints, of my
own blood, who, for what I know, may be in
league with mine enemies ! while, to arouse my
worst fears, look at this." He carefully took
from his purse the seal-ring, and laid it before
the astrologer.
" The aerate is loose, and hath been bro
ken right across," said Dr. Bourchier, eare
fnllv examining it. " St. Mary ! how came
it !'"'
"Heaven only knows—but, surely from thence
came this omen."
" Not so—this agate hath doubtless been
broken by design :—some one, an enemy in
your own house-hold, in league with York,
hath sought to remove the stone, and broken
it."
"St. Marv ! it could have been none but he,"
gasped Warwick.
"Now, be not cast down, Lord Warwick,"
continued the astrologer. "Philip Malpas
will repair this ring, ere ye can say three Pa
ternosters, and ere matins to-morrow will I '
bring it."
" 1 must away to-night. Oxford hath gone 1
forward, and I follow."
" Then I will send it after ve right swift-i
lv."
"Ay, but take heed that it be by a trusty
messenger—above all, beware lest it fall into
I my brother George Neville's hands."
Dr. Bourchier looked up with amazement.—
| " I have reasons for my warning, ask me not
j for them," continued Warwick hastily. " I
will send Amias himself for the ring, and
: take heed that ye give it to no other. But, :
now, what shall be done ? When shall I give
i battle ?"
" Edward's star is again in the ascendant ;
give not battle yet."
" Saints ! and he is approaching London, j
and therefore hath Lord Oxford set forth."—
" ITeed it not ; the bear mu-d not arouse him
self until after this conjunction of the planets 1
be past."
" When will that be ?"
"After tic 14th of April, that vcrydnvscv
en years, when Edward in this room took up 1
your pledge."
" 1 mind it well ; St. Mary ! would that
that day were past, fur I have sad forebod- i
ings !"
" Chase them away, for on that day shall j
it be seen whether the white bear will not t
for ave strike down the white falcon of
York."
" Or, be stricken down himself !"
" Nay. Lord Warwick, give not way to such j
thoughts ; all will lie well, and with that ring I
again oil your finger, and tried swords and j
firm hearts around you, ye shall strike down !
the pride and the power of York for aye. What
bearing hath Lord Oxford? is it not a star;
with rays ?" - i
" It is."
" Then do battle under his cognisance, and j
the sun of Edward shall set before the star oi
thine ascendent."
" I will, I will, for I dreamt even thrice, that
in battle the bear wasstrickcudown—farewell,
good friend." Warwick warmly wrung the j
hand of the canon of St. Martin's, and cast an j
eager glance upon the ring. " Would that it
wei'e once again on my linger."
" It will be, and to none but Amias will I
give it : farewell, brave earl." With a feeling
he could not account for, Dr. Bourchier watch
id the retreating footsteps of tlic gallant noble,
as slowly he crossed the inner court of St. Mar
tin's, even until lie disappeared beneath the
lofty gateway. " Heaven speed thee, and thy
cuus !" At that moment loud and clear the
death-bell toiled out. " Blessed saints ! blessed
saints !" said he, " have I looked my last upon
Warwick ? '
That night the gallant Warwick and his fol
lowers quitted London for ever, and Edward,
unopposed, advanced southward. Still the Red
Rose held her station, and George Neville, to
whose custody the feeble king and the impreg
nable Tower had been alike committed, appa
rently alarmed at the near approach of Ed
ward, paraded Henry through We^lcheap, bid
ding all good citizens to stand firm iu their al
legiance to the house of Lancaster. Such was
the work on the morning of Maundy Thursday;
the afternoon saw Edward and a chosen com
pany enter through the postern gate beside
Moorfie.lds, and George Neville, leading for
ward Ihe feeble king, place him and the keys
of the Tower in the hands of his brother's
sworn enemy. "We thank you, my lord of
York," said Edward, with a significant smile,
"and be well assured that, when our victory is
complete, George Neville shall obtain his guer
don."
Astounded and almost heart-broken at this
unlooked-for treachery, the canon of St. Mar
tin's turned over the leaves of his cherished
volume, and looked up to the bright and beau
tiful orbs that sparkled so serenely on the cares
and turmoils of earth, but sought in vain for
aught to soothe or to direct him. Aud rumor
told how that Warwick had arrived even at
Barnet, and Edward with a well appointed
company had quitted London, and still the po
tent sea! ring, restored ti its former beauty,
lay unclaimed on his desk. " To-morrow must
the battle be fought," cried he, and this is
certain—Warwick must wear that ring, or lie
lost."
At length, and it was late in the evening,
Ainias entered his study. "Be quick, grand
father," said he, "give me the ring."
" St. George and St. Michael speed ye !"
cried the joyful astrologer, giving the precious
talisman into his grandson's hand, "and bear
this message to Warwick ; take heed that ye
approach not the spot where that ring was
thrown away."
"1 will, good grandfather, fareyvell."
Young Amias wrapped bis cloak, which bore
the cognisance of York, closely round him, and.
secure in that disguise, mounted his trusty
steed and rode onward. Ere long, he was
aware of following footsteps ; and, before he
had reached the brow of Ilighgate Hill, he
could perceive three horsemen in fierce pursuit.
Surely he must have been watched, and the
parting words of his grandfather overheard ;
and, eager to secure that talisman which he
valued far more than life, he pushed forward
with desperate haste. But his pursuers were
well mounted as he, and ere long they gained
upon him. He was now within a mile of Bar
net, and with indescribable joy he beheld at a
short distance a well armed company, with
banner which seemed to show in the clear
moonlight "a star with rays." He shouted
aloud, and the company made toward him ;
but ere they could draw nigh he was seized by
his pursuers. "Thy master shall never possess
this," cried he, as he marked upon the arm of
the foremost the badge of the treacherous
George Neville, and, snatching the box which
contained the precious seal-ring from his neck,
he flung it to the leader of the company, who
had just advanced within bowshot. " Stay not
to rescue w; bear it instantly to Lord War
wick, for on it will his fate depend." He turn
ed away, and then, calmly yielding to his hard
fate, returned a captive to London.
Drearily broke the dawn of the eventful 14th
of April, drearily as beseemed the day, and
the deed ; for it was Easter Sunday that saw
Christian men marshalled in battle-array, that
day when, in each (lower-decked church, Hate
dies (prim ferit Dominies; exult emus d lalemur
iu en," was sung, was the day on which broth
er was to meet brother, and father meet son,
in fierce and di-adlv conflict. And"eagerly did
Dr. Bourchier looked out from the Aldcrsgatc,
to inquire news of the light, and question with
breatldcss anxiety each one that caiuc in. Too
-non did the fatal news arrive that the Red
Rose had been struck down, that Lord Oxford
had fled, and that "Warwick and his brother,
Lord Montague, were both slain.
"Accursed be t lie astrologer that gave Lord
Warwick counsel !" said an aged priest ; "his
followers mil-took Lord Oxford's badge, the
star, for King Edward's suu, aud fought
against each ot her !"
It was so ; and then first did tlic bitter pang
of remorse that ever had followed those for
bidden studies pierce Reynold Bourchicr's heart.
There needed but one more drop of bitterness
to be added to his cup of sorrow ; and, when
he learned that his grandson was in custody of
the chancellor, on charge of compassing, by
charms and pells, the death of the King, he
hailed the lie ssengers sent to convey himself
also to prison, for in death seemed his only
prospect of rest.
" What have r •?>. to say?" asked the chan
cellor. as, uniiii)v" Iby the death of his two
brother* but the day before, he occupied his
place on the morrow at the council-table, eye
ing sternly the younger prisoner.
S'r Auras Hour !, er eyed the speader with
as 'stem alo >k. "I east away the ring lest
youshould po-s s- it. St. Marv! me thought
't was Lord Oxford's own esquire to whom I
I gave it ; but, alas ! that fatal star deceived
ine, as it deceived us all,"
" Unhappy old man," said a mild-looking
ecclesiastic, whose scarlet robe showed him to
lie Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canter
bury, turning to the other prisoner, "how of
ten have 1 warned you against such studies,
and shown the exceeding sinfulness of attempt
ing to wrest from Heaven a knowledge of
things to tonic ! O ! what hath astrology done
for thee ?—brought ruin on thy cherished
cause, death to liiin who too firmly believed
thee, and the fate of a traitor to thine only
grandson !"
The old man groaned with agony. " Let me
suffer," cried lie, " for I am guilty ; but my
grandson hath done nought, save in being bear
er of that wondrous seal ring."
"And in seeking to marry my brother's
daughter," fiercely interposed the chancellor,
"because, forsooth, 'twas said that in his
hands the fate of England's crown should be."
" I marry the L idy Anne !"' cried Sir Amias;
" it is to Anne Cresacre that 1 am betrothed ;
and as to a silly prophecy like that, St. Mary!
if I ever regarded it."
"It was no silly prophecy if, as ye say, that
seal-ring of my Lord Warwick's possessed sin h
wondrous powers," said a young inau, who,
without removing his velvet bonnet, now seat
ed himself at the head of the table : "and so,
young Lancastrian, ye threw it away rather
than it should fall into the hands of a Yorkist ?
Dost know to whom ye threw it ?"
" Alas! to Walter Fitzhugh, Lord Oxford's
esquire, mcthought."
" Ay, ye did as your leader, mistook the sun
for the star, and gave it to me— to King lid
ward T and the exulting monarch laid the ring
on the table.
" See again the awful vanity of these studies,"
said Cardinal Bourchier; "the White Rose
was to gain the victory, and therefore each
deeply-laid plan to prevent it actually served
to aid its accomplishment."
Dr. Bourchier clasped his hands in despair.
" The fate of England's crown was indeed in
his hands," said he ; " but I counselled the
wearing of that badge, 1 chose the day of
battle, and the ruin of the Red Rose rests up
on mei
" Well, niv trusty chancellor," cried Edward,
turning to George Neville, "what shall we do
with these two ?"
" Order them for instant execution, my liege,"
was the reply.
" Grainmercy, that would be an ill recom
pense for this gift," said Edward, laughing.—
" No, no, metliinks I owe this young man some
better return, since the fate of England's crown
was in his hands, and he gave it to me. You
are free, Sir Amias Bourchier, and in posses
sion of your lands, to which we will add two
of my Lord Warwick's manors, and if ye will
come to court, we will do you all honor, for the
saints alone know whether, among all my fol
lowers, I could find one as faithful to was ye
have been to your master."
"Doth King Edward misdoubt his .servants'
fidelity ?" said the chancellor.
" J shall never again mistrust yours, my
lord," returned Edward, smiling bitterly, "for
1 shall never again have occasion."
" Surely ye will not," said the astonished
chancellor, " for my faith hath indeed been
tried."
"It hath, my lord, and been found wanting;
—on which side would George Neville have
ranked himself if I had not gained the victo
ry ?" and Edward, who, while he " loved the
treason, hated the traitor," laid some papers
before him. "We will dispense with your ser
vices, my good lord,"continued Edward, "and
that ye may have more time to devote to spir
itual matters, we will give ye safe lodging at
the castle of Hammes." To this stern fortress
George Neville was soon conveyed, where, af
ter a captivity of four years, broken-hearted,
and we hope repentant, he died.
Dr. Bourchier sadly returned to his cell at
St. Martin's le Grand, but never again to con
sult the the stars : he burnt his huge volume,
he broke his astrolabe, and in prayer and peni
tence passed the short remnant of his days.—
Sir Amias Bourchier lived long and happily ;
he fought under the banner of Richmond at
Bosworth field, and rose high in favor with the
victorious monarch ; but he soon retired from
court, to employ his old age in instructing his
numerous grandchildren ; and often did he re
lute to them, in solemn warning, the story of
EARL WARWICK'S SEAL RING.
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of the same, and other useful information, as
far as may be, relating to the crop presented ;
Ihe full process of manufacturing, preserving
and preparing for market, all articles of the
dairy presented ; the kind of Hive, mode of
taking the honey, (the bees not to be destroy
ed) and the process of making aud clarifying
the sugar presented.
No premium will be awarded to any live
stock not raised in this County, unless the
claimant shall be a citizen of the county and
owner of the stock, aud, when for breeding
purposes, said stock shali have been brought
into the county Cur the express purpose of iui
proving the breeds.
SHEEP.
Competitors for premiums on Bucks will be
required to exhibit to the judges a sample of
the fleece last shorn from said bucks, and also
a written statement of the weight oi the fleece
and the condition of the wool • competitors
for premiums on Ewes are required, also, to
exhibit samples of the last shorn fleeces ; aud
a written statement of the average weight of
the smue and the condition of the wool.
MlT.ru cows.
Competitors for premiums 011 Milch cows w ill
observe the following rules ;
1. The cows to be kept on grass only during
the trial, and for ten days previous thereto.—
The time of trial to be the first ten days of
July, and the first ten days of September.
2. A statement to be made containing the
age and breed of cow, and time of calving ;
the quantity of milk in weight, and also of
butter made during each period of ten days.
3. The statement of facts to be made to the
judges, certified by the competitor and one other
person couvcrsaut therewith.
FIELD CROPS.
Competitors for premiums on Grain and
other field crops will observe the following
rules :
1. The quantity of land specified for each crop,
must lie measured in one piece.
2. The entire crop must be measured, and
one bushel of each of the specified grain and
seeds must be weighed, and presented for ex
amination by the judges.
3. The land must be measured, and the crop
weighed and measured iu presence of three
I competent and disinterested persons, and certi
' Sed by them in writing
VOL. XVI— NO. 2.
PLOWIXG.
< 'ompetitors for premiums on plowing will
observe the following rules :
1. Lands will be measured and marked out
containing 1-8 acre each. The time allowed
fie plowing will lie for horse teams, 4 a minutes,
ami for ox teams 80 minutes. Awards will he
made for the best plowing within the presorib
ed time.
2. The furrow must not be more 12 inches
wide, nor less than 8 inches deep.
3. Each plowman to drive his own team.
4. No plowman to start until the signal is
given by the chairman of the judges or some
person appointed for that purpose,
I'LOWS.
The quality of the plows enlen J for pre
miums. must be determined by actual trial,
in the presence of the judges on Farming Im
plements.
I:\cox HAMS, JFCF.
Competitors for premiums on bacon hams,
preserved meats, dried fruits and other articles
of this class, are required to furnish a written
statement of the mode of curing and preserv
ing the same.
ITOP.SE-SIIOEIXG, KC.
Competitors fur premiums on Horse and Ox
shoeing must be the makers of the shoes used,
and the animals shod must be brought on the
grounds for infection.
M A XL'K.V FTL'R ES.
All manufactured articles entered for pre
miums, must be the products of this county,
and made by or under the direction of the
competitor.
ARTICLES \(>T EXL'MFRATFD IX THE LIST, &C.
All articles not contained in the list of pre
miums, will be referred to committees—one of
ladies and another of gentlemen—on uueuumcr
ated articles, to be adjudged in their respective
departments. Persons presenting such will
attach a card to each article, with the follow
ing words thereon : '• To the judges on uneuu
merut 'd articles."
Articles or animals not raised or produced
in this county will be admitted for exhibition
but not for premiums, and when meriting will
receive the Society's commendation.
I XSTRI'CTIO.XS TO JI UGES,
Ihe Judges will report themselvas at tlio
office of the Executive Committee by 12 o'clock
M., on the 11th, and commence the perform
ance nf their respective duties (with the ex
ception of that on plowing) precisely at 2 P.
M. Iho reports of awards must be in writing,
and handed to the Executive Committee before
12 o'clock M. on the 12th.
1 lie judges on plowing will comineuee their
duties at nine o'clock on the morning of the
12th, when it will be expected that every com
petitor will be upon the ground and ready to
start.
No per n w:Il be allowed to act as judge in
anv department in which he or she is any way
interested as a competitor.
!u case of inability to act or to attend at
the 1 nr. I lie pci'on appointed will please give
notice of the fact to the Secretary, so that the
vacancy so occasioned may be filled in time by
the executive Committee.
L lES FOR AWAI;:>!XI; PREMU'MS.
The Judges on animals will have regard to
>yi;im'try. early maturity and general qualities
characti ristic of I he breeds—making due allow
ances for age. feeding and other oircn instances
conn' eted wuh the character and condition of
the animal, J'inv will lie careful in their re
port, to di.-tiagubli clearly the pedigree, whetii
er full blood.'grade or native. They will bear in
mind that the great object is to encourage the
production of good stock of each description
l'or breeding.
The Judges on Agricultural productions will
have regard t" quality and perfection as well
as size and quantity produced. In no case
should thc\ award a premium for an article of
forced and unnatural growth when the same
lias 1 ecu pro luci d at the sacrifice of every de
sirable quality ; the object being to give en
couraui-meiil to such productions as are most
perfect in quality, size and quantity.
The judges on agricultural and mechanical
implement.- and manufactures, should have re
gard solctv to the superior adaptation, dura
bility and general utility of all articles presen
ted to til-ail. No premium should be awarded
foi article.-: merely for the superior workman
ship exhibited in their construction, when the
same does not posse - the requisite qualities
for utility and general usefulness.
It will be the duty of the Judges on articles
not enumerated in the ii-t. to award diplomas
and commendations w hen in their judgment the
extra ordinary character or superior quality of
the same -hall merit : and when such articles,
coining withiu the rules of the Society, shall
merit cash premium--, tin y will note the same in
their report to the Executive Committee, who
will fix I lie amount s of such premiums.
The judges will be expected in all cases in
making their reports, to give a statement of
the reasons which influenced their decision,
pointing out the .superior qualities of the ani
mals or articles to which premiums are award
ed. la no ease wiil they award a premium
when the animal or article is not worthy, tho'
there be no competition. And when there is
but, one competitor, although he may show se
veral animals in a .class, or sub-division, only
one premium will be awarded, that to be the
first or otherwise us the animal or article may
be adjudged to merit.
XOTICF. TO COMPETITORS AXDc EXHIBITORS.
It is very desirable that persons who intend
to become competitors or exhibitors at this fair,
give early notice to the Secretary of their in
tentions stating the kind of article or animal
they wish to enter ; so that ample preparation
niav be made for the smnie. The committee are
anxious that tho arrangements shall be tull aud
complete, so that each department will have
its full space, and each animal or article fairly
and properly exhibited.
A committee of judges will meet at the bo-
I rough of Towauda, on the Ist Monday of De
cember next, to adjudge such crops as canuot
be gathered and prepared for exhibition at the
Auaual Fair.
Every precaution and care will be taken