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though it might "lie easy," and thus sell itself; but 

 surrounding circumstances forbade the idea of going 

 to bed, and thus we lacked the actual test, which would 

 have enabled us to speak from personal knowledge. 

 To S. D. Willis, for spring bed, $1,00 



To S. G. Frost, for harness work, 2,50 



In tenderness to the feelings of one of the Com- 

 mittee, who once lost one horse by death, and another 

 by " swopping," the too commemorative harness work 

 was passed by, more hastily than its merits deserved. 



Dr. T. Palmer, showed a case of artificial teeth, which 

 were cunningly placed in such close juxtaposition to 

 certain jars of pickles, loaves of bread and boxes of 

 butter, that they could not help looking natural. Still 

 the doctor's skill was so plainly manifest, that no one 

 destitute of them, (we mean the teeth, not the bread 

 and butter,) could hesitate to place himself in his 

 hands. We awarded to the doctor, $4. 



Sylvanus Sawyer, exhibited an assortment of the 

 various description of projectiles invented by him, for 

 which we awarded $5. 



Possibly a few words, based upon the personal 

 knowledge of the Chairman, with reference to what 

 was perhaps the most interesting feature of the show, 

 may not be amiss. Some ten years since, during a 

 chance interview, Mr. Sawyer mentioned to the Chair- 

 man that the idea of an explosive shell or projectile had 

 occurred to him, and partially explained its construction. 

 Since that period, he has labored persistently, devoting 

 his whole time and means, to perfecting his invention. 

 With an energy that nothing could tire, with faith and 

 pluck almost superhuman. He has toiled on, in the 

 face of discouragements, which would have crushed 



