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made by careless visitors, who in taking up a card put it 

 on the wrong plate, but the annoyance is as great to the 

 owner, who only knows that the change has been made, 

 and cannot know how it was done. 



The vegetable department was in the basement of the 

 City Hall, and an excellent show was made. Mr. Bradley 

 and his assistant, who liad the arrangement of this depart- 

 ment, gave especial attention to the same and arranged 

 each kind of vegetables in groups, making the awarding 

 of prizes and gratuities much easier for the committee, 

 and more attractive to visitors. The baskets purchased 

 for use in this department were of great convenience as 

 each could be marked with a tag which would remain. 



A good variety of plants and flowers was entered for 

 premium, among which were many fine specimens which 

 added much to the attractiveness of the exhibition. 

 Thornton Brothers of Lawrence occupied the platform 

 with a great variety of beautiful plants and flowers ar- 

 ranged in fine taste, forming an especially interesting fea- 

 ture but these were not entered for premium. 



Many articles of manufacture in small wares of various 

 kinds were entered Avorthy of especial notice. Tliis por- 

 tion of the exhibition should be largely increased. An 

 exhibit of files, horse shoes, tools, etc. in this department 

 represent a class of manufactures which it is especially de- 

 sirable to encourage. 



The exhibit of lamps and various articles in bronze 

 entered by Craighead & Kintz Co., of paper and envel- 

 opes exhibited in connection with and including the 

 wood from which they were made in its various processes 

 of reduction to pulp, by the Russell Paper Manufacturing 

 Co., of braids made by the Wright Manufacturing Co., of 

 Lawrence, were especially noticeable features worthy of 

 especial mention. 



But that part of the exhibition which first attracted the 

 attention of visitors on entering the hall, and which gave 

 especial character to the general exhibit and made the ex- 



