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Buck Thorn Plant — a good sized little tree in full bearing, 

 showing good skill in culture. 



Soda Syrups — of several kinds, clear juices of pleasant 

 flavor — with Fruits and Gorifectionaries not grown in this State. 



Hand-Sowing Baskets — convenient articles for carrying grain 

 in broad-cast sowing. 



Pure Grape Wines — several specimens, of various excellence 

 — some as good as we ever drank. 



Water Lime^ and Plaster — both good, and we think articles 

 particularly worthy of encouragement in this State, as being 

 highly useful to the farmer and the builder, and which are 

 destined to be used extensively and with much profit. 



Graining^ Marbling^ &c. — several beautiful specimens of skill 

 in this art, together with handsome imitations of porcelain, 

 China, &c. 



Ornaments of Rock River Pearls ; Patent Lamps ^ lor burning 

 Rosin Oil; Specimens of Dentistry, very good; Decorative 

 Painting, all beautiful ; Wall Paper, Window Shades, and other 

 kindred articles — good in their line ; a lot of Ornaments, made 

 by Indians, such as a small birch canoe, moccasins, mittens, 

 &c.; exhibitions of native American art, of which none of the 

 parties and politicians need be jealous. 



Strawberry Wines — by several exhibitors — ^most of it very 

 delicious, and worthy of imitation by all growers of this deli- 

 cious fruit. 



Oil Letter Press Printing in colors, very beautiful. 



Case of Rifj.s, very superior, and attractive to the hunter. 



File^ — some new ones, and others re-cut, are worthy of encour- 

 agement ; there were three competitors in this line, all of whose 

 work was well done, and received the approbation of iron work- 

 ers. 



WcUch Making — of finished and delicate skill, the work of ar- 

 tisans of this State, which received considerable admiration. 



Marble Cutting — well done. Stove pipe machine, which pre- 

 pares the different joints to screw together, a great convenience, 

 which will be appreciated by those who have been annoyed by 

 loseness in their stove pipes. 



