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SEMI-TROPIC CALIFORNIA. 
A WALK ABOUT THE PAVILION 
Let us notice briefly the different tilings 
tlint caught the eye of the visitor to the 
fair ns he took a lmsty look nround the 
Pavilion. 
There was a display of wine from local 
manufactories. 
The Pasadena exhibition. 
The control fountain, whose basin 
swarmed with carp from Pettit's ponds at 
San Bernard lap, and surrounded by flow¬ 
ers and plnnts from Winhold's gardens. 
The sub-irrigation companies’ display of 
fruits grown by their system. 
The exhibit of fruits, grains, and veg¬ 
etables from Orange, Santa Ann, aud Tus- 
tin. 
The San Diego display. 
II. H, Bryant's premium display by one 
individual, and it was a nice one. 
The contributions of Santa Barbara nud 
Ventura counties, 
A collection of most all kinds of produc¬ 
tions from many places, including corn, 
pumpkins, and squashes from Pasadena, 
tigs from San Diego, and magnificent chest¬ 
nuts from O. W. Childs. Los Angeles, 
The department of laces, quilts, aud 
fancy work. 
The office of the Semi-Tropic. 
Dotlei & Bradley’s clegaut furniture. 
B Coulter’fi dry goods display. 
Charles E Day’s exhibit of pianos and 
organs. 
Sherman & Hyde's pianos. 
Cider stand. 
The stage, with its background of Ceres, 
with rays of wheat in straw in striking imi¬ 
tation of the sun. 
L. J. Stengel's exotic gardens. 
Pumpkins of 125 to 211 poundsiu weight, 
and six feet to nine aiul one half feet in 
circumference. 
Show-case full of jewelry. 
Popcorn stand. 
Wood head & Gay’s universally admired 
collection of fruits of California. 
Lm- Nietos (Downey) exhibit. 
El Monte potatoes from Kimball Bros. 
G. D. Compton's display of fruits and 
trees. 
I’eel .V Kimball's Arizona mineral cabi¬ 
net. 
Flags of several nations. 
Twenty-one grapevitiOH from Florence, 
bearing their crop of about forty pounds 
The New England Kitchen, in which the 
!, of . ,he °, f Luk Au Keles, dressed in 
t he costumes of their grnntWl, urn s.-rved 
dinners and suppers worthy of their 
grandmothers. 
Boots and shoes from the Queen store. 
Fme harness from H. lb inscl.'s shop, 
t'r. \voilwober's exhibit of 
hop. 
sulphate of copper, and pn.ssiateof poVish! 
, V“ Jru - scroll-Bawed bird cage. 
I he art display. 
More dry goods. 
washed fleece of wool in a large glass 
minfral o 1 res Cl,eiff ° li "' B Ol0finat c,lbi “ et of 
o ! k ' " b ‘. te sewing machine, 
I he Davis sewing machiuo. 
A newly invented tailor’s square and 
curve measure. 
The Wheeler nud Wilson sewing ma¬ 
chine. 
Anlisell pianos and oil painting sign. 
Children's temperance work, lemonade 
stand. 
Florence fruit exhibition. 
J. Begg's collection of wild oats and 
grasses. 
Niles iucubntor and orphan chicken’s 
homo, 
Niles excelsior fruit-dryer. 
Honey, bees, hives, honey-preserved 
fruits, etc. 
J. J. Hai^hman's lavish exhibition of 
cheeses, from his dairy near Compton. 
Compton butter. 
Champagne baking powder. 
Kellogg and Sewell's exhibit of cheese 
from their dairy in Ventura county. 
Los Angeles candy works. 
Mrs WilsOH and Air. SLorb’s oranges 
from Sail Gabriel. 
G. II, Peck's exhibition of flax, 
Ventura carbon oil. 
Santa Barbara olives and olive oil from 
El wood Cooper’s ranch. 
Gimmick's canned fruits, Santa Paula. 
Many other things to be found by the 
careful examiner for facts. 
A synopsis of Hie entire exhibition to be 
gained by standing on the balcony over 
the stage, aud taking a view of the entire 
hall. 
The crowd. _ 
AMERICAN COLONY. 
The) prospectus of the American Colony, 
of which a synopsis was given in the Slmi- 
Tiioi'id of October, and which was an¬ 
nounced to appear in thin number, will 
have to be delayed until the December is¬ 
sue, on account of the delay in getting the 
maps and plots that are being made to lie 
published with the prospectus. 
The American Colony has the promise 
of being ouc of the moat successful colony 
enterprises that have ever been organized 
in California. There is not, in our judg¬ 
ment, a liuer tract of land nor a more 
beautiful location fora setllenn-nt of fnnn- 
oia and fruit growers in Los Angeles 
county than the one secured fortius colony. 
The lands are good and very productive of 
all lauds of grains and limits, water is 
easily obtained and abundant, for all pur¬ 
poses, and the title to the land is U. S. 
(latent. The lands will lie sold at very 
reasonable prices to colonists, and upon 
Cftsv terms. 
These are sonic of the inducements of- 
fered to net tiers wishing to procure a 
homestead in the American Colony. For 
further information readers of th*e Semi- 
Tuorie can apply to t'lnis, W. Davis, archi¬ 
tect, Los Angeles, 041. or to W. E. AYill- 
nture, Clncpgo, 111. 
Air. Will.,.ore has gone East, to Chicago, 
to hold a colony meeting, and will organ¬ 
ize the Clustern brunch of the colony in 
that place, and will also visit u number or 
places in Illinois and Iowa m the interest 
of the colony. 
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