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King of Prussia about the first of October. He also bad on exbibtion 

 seeds of the White Imperial variety of sugar beet, imported two 3-ears 

 ago from Germany; twenty-four varities of seeds of this year's growth, 

 and samples of the sixteen and twenty rows variety of sugar corn. 



The Pacific Barrel and Keg Company, of San Francisco, made an 

 exhibit of flour, pork, sugar and packing barrels and kegs. Their works 

 are located at the Potrero, San Francisco, and their barrels and kegs 

 promises to drive imported articles of that kind out of the market. 



The American Saw Company, by W. J. Tucker, agent, San Francisco, 

 exhibited specimens of Emerson's patent movable tooth and perforated 

 circular mill, mulay and cross-cut saws. The advantages claimed for the 

 movable tooth saws are, that the teeth will not fly out; that they are 

 five times stronger than the ordinary solid saw teeth ; that they will not' 

 become loose by any ordinary use, and that if they are too badly injured 

 to swage and file up again, a new set can be inserted in a few minutes. 

 The advantages claimed for the perforated saws are that they save filiug, 

 gumming, and cannot crack but to the first notch. These saws are well 

 worthy the attention of mill men. 



The Pacific Tannery, of San Francisco, exhibited in the upper hall 

 various descriptions of ladies' and gentlemen's boots and shoes, from the 

 heavy coarse shoe to the finely ornamented ladies' gaiter. As the tan- 

 nery produces the necessary raw material, the goods are all fresh and 

 free from salt water moisture. A mammoth shoe was an object of curi- 

 osity in their display. 



Henry Lake, of San Francisco, exhibited numerous boxes of his Japan 

 paste blacking, and several bottles of mustard seed oil, refined for table 

 use, which he claims to be equal to the best French oil. 



For N. Lumsden, Lake exhibited a California apparatus for making 

 screwed boots, which does its work as well and can be furnished for one- 

 quarter of the price of the French machine. For Lumsden & Boone, 

 Lake exhibited a patent sail and collar needle, the peculiarity of which 

 is that the thread is kept entirely inside the needle, so that the thread 

 never chucks in drawing out. 



J. C. Meussdorffer, of Sacramento, exhibited a case containing silk, 

 cassimere, soft, beaver and nutria hats, of superior workmanship. 



George T. Casebolt & Co., of San Francisco, exhibited in the upper 

 hall a fine assortment of coach trimmings and coach hardware. 



W. H. De Valin, of Sacramento, exhibited a patent barrow wheel 

 made of wrought iron, which is claimed to be more durable than the 

 ordinary wooden wheel, not being liable to shrink, and avoiding the 

 necessit}^ of setting tire, and his patent steam and water faucets. 



Strahle& Hughes, of San Francisco, exhibited a fine laurel billiard table, 

 inlaid with rosewood, mounted upon a flooring composed of laurel, rose- 

 wood and Oregon maple. We are informed that this table was manu- 

 factured to order for a well known citizen, at a cost of one thousand 

 dollars. 



The Pacific Concrete Company, of San Francisco, exhibited samples 

 of their concrete material for roofs and sidewalks, etc., which is claimed 

 to be proof against sun, heat or frost, and to be the cheapest and most 

 durable material for the purposes for which it is designed. 



Henry Bush, of San Francisco, had on exhibition Billings' patent fruit 

 drying house. This invention claims to obviate the danger of fire or 

 scorching the fruit, and by a constant and rapid changc'of air, to dry 

 the fruit in a few hours and preserve it from insects and filth. 



B. F. Cook, of Napa, the inventor, exhibited a model, or models, by 



