Volume 17 (1868) (428 pages)

The Mining and scientific Press. a7 ehildron, from thirteen years of age and upwards. Men who have lands suited to the production of the mulberry tree, und others who have means to undertake any new . thing that offers to be remunerative, are inquiring into this business, and nota few are } alceady preparing for it. CLASS XXVI . Sewing MWachloes, Needlework, Silllnery, cte, Allthe competing clemonts seeking for tho ascendency in practically applying this } most beautiful of all the mechanical triuimphs of modern times, are of course rep. resented in a place like tho Mechanics’ fustitnte Fair, whoso area of contribution is . the Pacifie Coast; and not merely repre. sented, but the blessings of the sewing machine are silently and most eloquently adyoeated to the passing multitude by very . amiable representatives of the gentler sex for whose elevation that invention was undonhtedly inteuded. The masculine engineers and advocates of the ingenious maehine—successors to the philanthropic spirit of Elias Howe, who seem to be out of place . if they do not evince a consciousness of } thatfact in their very demeanor—are also there to support their special cause with abnndant energy; and the thinking meehanic himself, who is the creator of such wonders, might sometimes he ohserved leaning over the railings to take a passing glance at the execution of the several little parts whoso function he well knows thatthe understands far better than do the delicate hands that have them’ under euch complete control. It will be impossible to epeak fully of all the sewing machines, and it is moreover quite unnecessary, as the machines are themselves exhihited and will speak plaiuly and unabstrusely to the visitor and observer. We will merely mention what machines are to be seen, and by whom they are exhihited. There is the Florence, exhibited by Samuel Hill; the Grover & Baker, by BR. G. Brown; the Wheeler & Wilson, by M. M. Stoddard; the Singer, by Davenport; the Wilcox & Gihhs, No, 203 Kearny street; threo sewing and one knitting machine, hy A. H. Supplee, viz: the Sloat machine, the Elliptic Hook machine, the American Comhinution Button-hole and Overseaming ] sowing machine, and the Bickford Family Knitting machine; the Hancock Hand Sewing machine, hy Fuller & Co.; and a Ladd & Webster machine with some newly in. yented applications, hy Mr, Hanna, The Florence sewing machine was more specially examined hy us. Its peculiarity to the spectator, is the lever motion of the beam which carriee the needle, heing os} eilated by means of a sliding eccentric at the opposite end. It makes four different . etitches, the lock, knot, douhle lock, and double knot, on one and the same machine, each stitch heing alike on both sides of the . fabric. Every machine has the reversible feed motion, which enablee the operator, . by eimply turning a thumb-ecrew, to have the work run either to the right or left, to Slay any part of the eeam, or fasten the ends of seams, without turning the fabric, chauging the length ofstitch, and from one kind of etitch to another, can readily be done while the machine is in motion. Tue wide range of application and facil~ ity of control which it affords, have won for the Florence a reputation as a family machine, and for euch uses it was decided’ in 1866 hy the committee on sewing ma¢ehines of the State Fair to be the hestthing thue far invented. The Grover & Baker machine holds a prominent ground against other competitore for public favor. It is an old campaigner, inl yet is up to the times, in having taken alvantage of every availahle improvement, One great advantage claimed for their family machine is the elasticity and stretch of tho stitch, which is effected hy means of tivo epoole of threade, one ahove and one below the eewing. No better evidence of the correctnese of thisclaim could he offered than the fact which is mentioned to inquirers, that the Grover & Baker machines are used and driven by steam at the Pacific Woolen Mills for the manufacture of elastic underclothing, where 2 rigid stitch would tenr on stretching. By steam they make 1,600 etitches a miuute, whilo by hand from 200 to 800 is the extreme of the rapidity that can be attaiued. Their large and heavylock stitch machine for boots, shoes, carriage trimmings and heavy clothing, is the newest and most approved machine of the kind in the market, and is generally used in the boot manufacturing establishmeuts of San Francisco. In rapid action it is claimed to be run with @ steadinees never hefore attained. By new and simple devices the difficulties arising from unevenness of tencion upon hoth shuttlo and needle thread, are overcome, No prize is competed for hy the exhibitors of sewing machines, it being deemed hetter policy to encourage a full oxhibition of all the different machinee to be found iu the market, iu order to enable visitors to judge for theinselves as to their merits. In millinery there is a great deal to be seen, for ladics. But what is it that makes them so passionately fond of filigree work, or any kind of work that requires only a great deal of devoted patience? Is it nota wasto of their best life and exertion and of the principal value of such goods, when tho signiticance of the article manufactured by women is overlooked, and it is allowed to change hands for a mero prico iu money? The devotion that must manifest itself, with or withontany object, as the child hy instinct must have its doll, is ‘‘cast upon the waters,” without returning for many days. We can barely mention the estahlishments represented : H. Friedlander, millinery and ladies’, clothing ; Mrs. Iu. E. Caswell, Golden City Straw Works, French buckram frames; Jacohs, Newman & Co., hoop skirts and trimmings ; Mrs, Van Deuseu, millinery ; Madame Goldherg, fashionahle trimming; Mrs. Gabriel, emhroidery with fish ecales ; Ladies’ Depository—Mrs. Kirwan, fancy articles for children; Mrs, E. Blochman, honnets, ete.; another Ladies’ Depository—J. W. Davidson, childreu’s embroidered artieles; Womeu’s Co-Operative Union, ladies’, gentlemen’sand children’s furnishing goods; Mrs. M. A. Butler, millinery; Mrs. M. Curtis, garment-cutting and embroidery. The Pacific Straw Works make an interesting exhibition, chiefly of ladies’ straw hats, of very elegant appearance, An iron heating and pressing machine, to shape the articles after being manufactured, is occasionally at work. Mrs. Bolander exhihits fino hair jewelry and emhroidery. Mrs. C. Cook has a large and splendid exhibition of tastefully executed hair jewelry. Samson Rosenblatt exhibits cloaks and lace materials. John D. Barr and J. Alsop have cases of ladies’ parasols, of good quality and appearance, CLASS XXVIL ‘California Wines and Brandtes, BEltters, Punches, ete. Samples are exhihited of every brand manufactured hy all the leading wine producere of the State. The display is uniformly unostentatious, hut completely representative, B. D. Wilsou occupies a well used space with the Lako Vineyard wines, and J. R. Snyder is alongside with all the known varieties of Sonoma wines. Perkins, Steru & Co, and Kohler & Frohliug make equally complete exhihitions; the comparative qualities of all of which are better discussed lahially than descriptively. Eherhardt & Lachman, besidee ehowing various brands of wines, make eomewhat of a epecialty of California hrandies. Sparkling wines by J. J. Landsherger, and Los Angeles wines by M. Keller, complete the list of native wine producers represented, who do not at the eame time make a specialty of other liquors, McMillan & Kester exhihit syrups, cordials, essences, bitters, and California wines. J, Sajous exhihits some wild grape bitters, and Bennett’e Ale and Porter, Wertheimher & Waterman exhihit hitters, cordials, and wines; Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root Bittere and other bitters, are represented in a large array of hottles and packages; Whiting & Berry make a fine exhibition of unadulterated wines and hrandies for medicinal purposes, besides punches and bitters and showy pyramids containing samples of punches are erected to represent Ricci & Bona, the successor of Squarza, in their particular specialty. CLASS XXVIII Agviculture, IMortlealture, Seeds and Plants, Though the Institute Tair was not intended to embrace an agricultaral exhibdition, yet it is perfectly within the scope of our mechanical interests to represent prominently every kind of tool or machine that is manufactured for the use of farmers. More regard was paid to this department at the last exhibition than thero is at the present. All the articles on exhibitiou have already heen noticed under Class II, with the exception of such as have been since added. Booth’s combined Shaker and Grain Separator isexhihited. It is arranged in a box, on three legs, and vibrates by hand; weighs only 25 pounds, can he operated anywhere, and separates and cleans from 10 to 20 bushels per hour. It is said to be perfectly adapted to the work of eeparating oats, barley and all small seeds from wheat. Two ot Randall’s Sulky Rakes are shown hy Smith & Weister, of San Francisco, one with iron, the other with woodon teeth. They are drawn by horses, and the driver loads or discharges the rake at the proper points by means of a lever, acted upon by his feet, which lifts the rake, Shusser’e self-londing excavator doserves notice as an ingenious and valuable lahorsaving contrivauce, It consists of a loadbox, endless elevator and stcel shovel plowshaped scoop, carried between four wheels like a wagon bed. The eeoop is situated under tho forward axle; hehind it is the elevator, and hetween the hind wheels is the box to receive the dirt. The driver sits over tho forward axle, and the operations performed hy him consist simply in placing his foot on a treadlo, and by a slight pressnre when he comes to the loading ground, drops the scoop to any desirable depth, and the forward motion of tho machine causes the eartli to slide over the scoop on the elevator, up into the hody. The driver then proceeds to the dumping place, and without stopping, eimply pulls the trip-rod, which instantly drops the whole load through the hottom. ‘The machine has heen tested, and ie said to work well. A ditching machine is exhihited by Mr, Warren, of the Murmer, in the front gallery, which looks like a combination of the plow, and the ‘‘ cow-catcher,” besides numerous other articles from the Farner office, which are very attractively displayed in the gallery, embracing agricultural curiosities and specimens of natural history. There is a novel American gate which opens up into the sky, and there are cashmere and cotswold fleeces of extraordinary richness, Lamb’s Vegetable Cutter is anew kind of machine, on the principle of a coftee mill, for cutting up potatoes, turnips, ete. Mr. Perkins, the proprietor of the Golden Gate Nursery, (on the other side of tho bay), has in the Fair 130 varieties of seeds. Fortysix of these are of this year’s growth, freshly gathered, At the Paris Isxposition Mr, Perkins’ seeds attracted the attention of the Emperor, and were presented to him by the exhibitor, and planted in the gardens of the Tuileries, where they prospered so well that the King of Prussia has also desired samples, Miniature gardens containing many rare and very beautiful plauts, are planted near the fountain hy Mr. Woodward, from Woodward’s Gardens, and by Collie & Stewart, of the Lone Mountain Nursery, which invariahly attract the attention of the ladies, while the sterner sex are apt to pass them by. Mr. Woodward exhibits a great variety of foreign plants, emhracing much that is heautiful and curious in Nature found in Central and South America, He has piueapples, oranges, hananas, lemons, egg-plants and other tropical fruits growing—some ripe, while others are only partially ripe. Collie & Stewart, of the Lone Mountain Nursery, have 2 superior collection of native California plants. They have devoted agreat deal of time and attention to collecting native plants from all parts of California, Oregon, Arizoua and Nevada. J. O'Hara, of tho nursery and flower garden on Napa and Twentieth streets, makes an elegant display of cut flowers and evergreen plants. His cut flowers emhrace dahlias, fuschias, verbenas, roses, pinks, and a number of very heantiful flowers with rare and unpronounceahle names, His collection of roses embraces a number of varieties, some of them very rare and all very heautiful. To him is due the credit of the evergreen ornamentation of the Pavilion in the neighhorbood of the fountain. Amongst the evergreens exhihited hy Mr, O’Hara, we may mention the English holly, the juniper, the Italian cypress, pines, specimens of the Mariposa Big Tree varieties, the India-rubber tree, the wax plant, ete. J, Hutchinson, of Oakland, makes a very pretty exhibition of dahlias. William Cantelan displays some magnificent-looking grapes, of the Napoleon variety, grown in his viueyard in Vaca Valley. Dr. H. Haile, of Oakland, exhihits specimens of lemons grown in his garden. He shows the blossoms, the green fruit, and the matured fruit, all plucked from the same tree. A very attractive display is made of apples grown in the Kerchiville Orchard, on the hanks of the Sacramento River, Some of the apples weigh nearly three ponuds, and look decidedly toothsome. Mr, R. Muller exhibits Muscat, Rose, Muscat of Alexandria, Rose of Peru, and other varieties of grapes, all very fine, and calculated to make the months of those who look at them water. J. V. Sims, whose orchard is on the Sacramento Tiver, makes a very fine display of peaches, of different varieties, A variety of excellent pears and magnificent Columhia plums, grown upon the hanks of the Sacramento River, are shown by the proprietor of Holland’e orchard. Ei. J, Cummings exhibits two jars of fruit—one of pears and tho other of nectariues—preserved in liquor, These jars were prepared ten years ago, and look as fresh and sound as if they had just been put up. CLASS XXISX. Substances used tur Food, The macearoni and vermicelli establishmont of Raveuna, Ghirardelli & Co., is finely represented. In tho ample showcasos, divided and enbdivided into appropriate compartments to give them favorable exhihition, are found such designations as trenette, lasagnette, Bianchi fini, mostacioli Bianchi, mostacioli daperian, lasagnette fini, and some twenty other kinds with equally unpronounccable names to the unpracticed Anglo-Saxon ear. Brignardello, Machiavelli & Co. make a eimilar exhibition of the Italian pastes, which are sometimes molded into shapes resem bling eucculent vegetables, J. Knoll exhibits Clayton’e salad dressing, —-the concentrated and hottled skill of a generation of bachelors, a yellowish oily looking fluid,—and some Freneh mustard. The Pioneer Flour Mills are represented by twenty-one specimeus of variously ground peas, barley, wheat, corn, oats, buckwheat and rice, Lake & Co. exhibit salad oil, and ©. Louis, of Los Angeles, exhihits pure olive oil; hoth hoing of native production. The Boston Cracker Bakery, at the corner of Broadway and Battery streets, is represented by a very handsome exhihition of all the varieties of crackers in the market. In another part of the Pavilion, J. H. Clark exhibits also varieties of Boston, and other erackers, Salt is exhibited by B. F. Barton, of the Pioneer Salt Works, and by Holliday & Brenhem, of the Uniou Pacifie Salt Compauy. Vinegar is shown in barrels by Henry Schammel. Under this head mention may be made also of the excellently kept Exhibition Restaurant of Mr. Mathiessen, iu oue of the wings, and of the cake and ice cream counter of McMillan & Kester in the front galery. Coffee and spices are shown hy C, Bernard—green and roasted, and Chartres coffee, ground spices, mustard, giuger, etc. ; by B. Ackerman in the form of extract of coffee in packages and cans; and hy Marden & Myrick, whose display has the appearance of a miniature shop. The California Chicory Manufactnring Company exhihit several kinds of chicory, ground into different degrees of fineness, The annual consumption of chicory, or ‘health coffee,” as itis called, amounts in this State to 300,000 pounds. The company’e orop amounted iu 1867, to 100,000 ~ pounds. Samples of sugar are exhibited by the California Sugar Refinery. The show-cases contain slabs of sugar with inscriptions, and the different varieties and processes of manufacture are ehown, from the crude hrown article to a perfect state of crystallization and refiuement. Their clarified eyrups are also worthy of notice, of which there are sixteen eamplee displayed. TheSan Francisco Sugar Refinery, another estahlishment, exhibit an attractive assortmont of sugars, in loaves and lumps, in a finely pulverized condition, CLASS XXX, Misccllancous-.-Tohaceo, Telegraphy, Perfaumery, Artificial lair, Gus,etc. Julins Morris exhibits a fine assortment of California cigars. Mr. Morris has heen in the husiness, in this city, for eight years, and employs 100 men, turning out 200,000 cigare per month. Tho large ‘‘nfter dinner cigar” is the work of Mr. Morris’ own hands, and is six feet long, twenty-four inches in circumference, and contaius forty pounds of tobacco. R. G. Gelien exhihits eome very excellent imitation Swiss cigars made at hie factory by the fair hands of women. Joseph Gross exhibits cigars of excellent finish. The exterior is smooth and uuiform, and they are neatly packed and displayed. George J. Hobe exhibits a fine assortment of emoking and chewing tohacco of all the popular brauds, and several varieties of San Francisco made snuffs. Parker, Watson & Co, make a fine display of emokiug and manufactured tobacco, The smoking tohacco is of California manufacturo, being made of the Virginia leaf, which is imported in its ernde etate, in hogsheads. As yet but little good tobacco has been raised in California, the weed growiug rapidly and rank, which makes the leaf thick and gummy. B. C. Horn & Co., one uf the oldest and best tobacco honses on the coast, make a modest display of their particular brands,

The Mining and scientific Press. a7 ehildron, from thirteen years of age and upwards. Men who have lands suited to the production of the mulberry tree, und others who have means to undertake any new . thing that offers to be remunerative, are inquiring into this business, and nota few are } alceady preparing for it. CLASS XXVI . Sewing MWachloes, Needlework, Silllnery, cte, Allthe competing clemonts seeking for tho ascendency in practically applying this } most beautiful of all the mechanical triuimphs of modern times, are of course rep. resented in a place like tho Mechanics’ fustitnte Fair, whoso area of contribution is . the Pacifie Coast; and not merely repre. sented, but the blessings of the sewing machine are silently and most eloquently adyoeated to the passing multitude by very . amiable representatives of the gentler sex for whose elevation that invention was undonhtedly inteuded. The masculine engineers and advocates of the ingenious maehine—successors to the philanthropic spirit of Elias Howe, who seem to be out of place . if they do not evince a consciousness of } thatfact in their very demeanor—are also there to support their special cause with abnndant energy; and the thinking meehanic himself, who is the creator of such wonders, might sometimes he ohserved leaning over the railings to take a passing glance at the execution of the several little parts whoso function he well knows thatthe understands far better than do the delicate hands that have them’ under euch complete control. It will be impossible to epeak fully of all the sewing machines, and it is moreover quite unnecessary, as the machines are themselves exhihited and will speak plaiuly and unabstrusely to the visitor and observer. We will merely mention what machines are to be seen, and by whom they are exhihited. There is the Florence, exhibited by Samuel Hill; the Grover & Baker, by BR. G. Brown; the Wheeler & Wilson, by M. M. Stoddard; the Singer, by Davenport; the Wilcox & Gihhs, No, 203 Kearny street; threo sewing and one knitting machine, hy A. H. Supplee, viz: the Sloat machine, the Elliptic Hook machine, the American Comhinution Button-hole and Overseaming ] sowing machine, and the Bickford Family Knitting machine; the Hancock Hand Sewing machine, hy Fuller & Co.; and a Ladd & Webster machine with some newly in. yented applications, hy Mr, Hanna, The Florence sewing machine was more specially examined hy us. Its peculiarity to the spectator, is the lever motion of the beam which carriee the needle, heing os} eilated by means of a sliding eccentric at the opposite end. It makes four different . etitches, the lock, knot, douhle lock, and double knot, on one and the same machine, each stitch heing alike on both sides of the . fabric. Every machine has the reversible feed motion, which enablee the operator, . by eimply turning a thumb-ecrew, to have the work run either to the right or left, to Slay any part of the eeam, or fasten the ends of seams, without turning the fabric, chauging the length ofstitch, and from one kind of etitch to another, can readily be done while the machine is in motion. Tue wide range of application and facil~ ity of control which it affords, have won for the Florence a reputation as a family machine, and for euch uses it was decided’ in 1866 hy the committee on sewing ma¢ehines of the State Fair to be the hestthing thue far invented. The Grover & Baker machine holds a prominent ground against other competitore for public favor. It is an old campaigner, inl yet is up to the times, in having taken alvantage of every availahle improvement, One great advantage claimed for their family machine is the elasticity and stretch of tho stitch, which is effected hy means of tivo epoole of threade, one ahove and one below the eewing. No better evidence of the correctnese of thisclaim could he offered than the fact which is mentioned to inquirers, that the Grover & Baker machines are used and driven by steam at the Pacific Woolen Mills for the manufacture of elastic underclothing, where 2 rigid stitch would tenr on stretching. By steam they make 1,600 etitches a miuute, whilo by hand from 200 to 800 is the extreme of the rapidity that can be attaiued. Their large and heavylock stitch machine for boots, shoes, carriage trimmings and heavy clothing, is the newest and most approved machine of the kind in the market, and is generally used in the boot manufacturing establishmeuts of San Francisco. In rapid action it is claimed to be run with @ steadinees never hefore attained. By new and simple devices the difficulties arising from unevenness of tencion upon hoth shuttlo and needle thread, are overcome, No prize is competed for hy the exhibitors of sewing machines, it being deemed hetter policy to encourage a full oxhibition of all the different machinee to be found iu the market, iu order to enable visitors to judge for theinselves as to their merits. In millinery there is a great deal to be seen, for ladics. But what is it that makes them so passionately fond of filigree work, or any kind of work that requires only a great deal of devoted patience? Is it nota wasto of their best life and exertion and of the principal value of such goods, when tho signiticance of the article manufactured by women is overlooked, and it is allowed to change hands for a mero prico iu money? The devotion that must manifest itself, with or withontany object, as the child hy instinct must have its doll, is ‘‘cast upon the waters,” without returning for many days. We can barely mention the estahlishments represented : H. Friedlander, millinery and ladies’, clothing ; Mrs. Iu. E. Caswell, Golden City Straw Works, French buckram frames; Jacohs, Newman & Co., hoop skirts and trimmings ; Mrs, Van Deuseu, millinery ; Madame Goldherg, fashionahle trimming; Mrs. Gabriel, emhroidery with fish ecales ; Ladies’ Depository—Mrs. Kirwan, fancy articles for children; Mrs, E. Blochman, honnets, ete.; another Ladies’ Depository—J. W. Davidson, childreu’s embroidered artieles; Womeu’s Co-Operative Union, ladies’, gentlemen’sand children’s furnishing goods; Mrs. M. A. Butler, millinery; Mrs. M. Curtis, garment-cutting and embroidery. The Pacific Straw Works make an interesting exhibition, chiefly of ladies’ straw hats, of very elegant appearance, An iron heating and pressing machine, to shape the articles after being manufactured, is occasionally at work. Mrs. Bolander exhihits fino hair jewelry and emhroidery. Mrs. C. Cook has a large and splendid exhibition of tastefully executed hair jewelry. Samson Rosenblatt exhibits cloaks and lace materials. John D. Barr and J. Alsop have cases of ladies’ parasols, of good quality and appearance, CLASS XXVIL ‘California Wines and Brandtes, BEltters, Punches, ete. Samples are exhihited of every brand manufactured hy all the leading wine producere of the State. The display is uniformly unostentatious, hut completely representative, B. D. Wilsou occupies a well used space with the Lako Vineyard wines, and J. R. Snyder is alongside with all the known varieties of Sonoma wines. Perkins, Steru & Co, and Kohler & Frohliug make equally complete exhihitions; the comparative qualities of all of which are better discussed lahially than descriptively. Eherhardt & Lachman, besidee ehowing various brands of wines, make eomewhat of a epecialty of California hrandies. Sparkling wines by J. J. Landsherger, and Los Angeles wines by M. Keller, complete the list of native wine producers represented, who do not at the eame time make a specialty of other liquors, McMillan & Kester exhihit syrups, cordials, essences, bitters, and California wines. J, Sajous exhihits some wild grape bitters, and Bennett’e Ale and Porter, Wertheimher & Waterman exhihit hitters, cordials, and wines; Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root Bittere and other bitters, are represented in a large array of hottles and packages; Whiting & Berry make a fine exhibition of unadulterated wines and hrandies for medicinal purposes, besides punches and bitters and showy pyramids containing samples of punches are erected to represent Ricci & Bona, the successor of Squarza, in their particular specialty. CLASS XXVIII Agviculture, IMortlealture, Seeds and Plants, Though the Institute Tair was not intended to embrace an agricultaral exhibdition, yet it is perfectly within the scope of our mechanical interests to represent prominently every kind of tool or machine that is manufactured for the use of farmers. More regard was paid to this department at the last exhibition than thero is at the present. All the articles on exhibitiou have already heen noticed under Class II, with the exception of such as have been since added. Booth’s combined Shaker and Grain Separator isexhihited. It is arranged in a box, on three legs, and vibrates by hand; weighs only 25 pounds, can he operated anywhere, and separates and cleans from 10 to 20 bushels per hour. It is said to be perfectly adapted to the work of eeparating oats, barley and all small seeds from wheat. Two ot Randall’s Sulky Rakes are shown hy Smith & Weister, of San Francisco, one with iron, the other with woodon teeth. They are drawn by horses, and the driver loads or discharges the rake at the proper

points by means of a lever, acted upon by his feet, which lifts the rake, Shusser’e self-londing excavator doserves notice as an ingenious and valuable lahorsaving contrivauce, It consists of a loadbox, endless elevator and stcel shovel plowshaped scoop, carried between four wheels like a wagon bed. The eeoop is situated under tho forward axle; hehind it is the elevator, and hetween the hind wheels is the box to receive the dirt. The driver sits over tho forward axle, and the operations performed hy him consist simply in placing his foot on a treadlo, and by a slight pressnre when he comes to the loading ground, drops the scoop to any desirable depth, and the forward motion of tho machine causes the eartli to slide over the scoop on the elevator, up into the hody. The driver then proceeds to the dumping place, and without stopping, eimply pulls the trip-rod, which instantly drops the whole load through the hottom. ‘The machine has heen tested, and ie said to work well. A ditching machine is exhihited by Mr, Warren, of the Murmer, in the front gallery, which looks like a combination of the plow, and the ‘‘ cow-catcher,” besides numerous other articles from the Farner office, which are very attractively displayed in the gallery, embracing agricultural curiosities and specimens of natural history. There is a novel American gate which opens up into the sky, and there are cashmere and cotswold fleeces of extraordinary richness, Lamb’s Vegetable Cutter is anew kind of machine, on the principle of a coftee mill, for cutting up potatoes, turnips, ete. Mr. Perkins, the proprietor of the Golden Gate Nursery, (on the other side of tho bay), has in the Fair 130 varieties of seeds. Fortysix of these are of this year’s growth, freshly gathered, At the Paris Isxposition Mr, Perkins’ seeds attracted the attention of the Emperor, and were presented to him by the exhibitor, and planted in the gardens of the Tuileries, where they prospered so well that the King of Prussia has also desired samples, Miniature gardens containing many rare and very beautiful plauts, are planted near the fountain hy Mr. Woodward, from Woodward’s Gardens, and by Collie & Stewart, of the Lone Mountain Nursery, which invariahly attract the attention of the ladies, while the sterner sex are apt to pass them by. Mr. Woodward exhibits a great variety of foreign plants, emhracing much that is heautiful and curious in Nature found in Central and South America, He has piueapples, oranges, hananas, lemons, egg-plants and other tropical fruits growing—some ripe, while others are only partially ripe. Collie & Stewart, of the Lone Mountain Nursery, have 2 superior collection of native California plants. They have devoted agreat deal of time and attention to collecting native plants from all parts of California, Oregon, Arizoua and Nevada. J. O'Hara, of tho nursery and flower garden on Napa and Twentieth streets, makes an elegant display of cut flowers and evergreen plants. His cut flowers emhrace dahlias, fuschias, verbenas, roses, pinks, and a number of very heantiful flowers with rare and unpronounceahle names, His collection of roses embraces a number of varieties, some of them very rare and all very heautiful. To him is due the credit of the evergreen ornamentation of the Pavilion in the neighhorbood of the fountain. Amongst the evergreens exhihited hy Mr, O’Hara, we may mention the English holly, the juniper, the Italian cypress, pines, specimens of the Mariposa Big Tree varieties, the India-rubber tree, the wax plant, ete. J, Hutchinson, of Oakland, makes a very pretty exhibition of dahlias. William Cantelan displays some magnificent-looking grapes, of the Napoleon variety, grown in his viueyard in Vaca Valley. Dr. H. Haile, of Oakland, exhihits specimens of lemons grown in his garden. He shows the blossoms, the green fruit, and the matured fruit, all plucked from the same tree. A very attractive display is made of apples grown in the Kerchiville Orchard, on the hanks of the Sacramento River, Some of the apples weigh nearly three ponuds, and look decidedly toothsome. Mr, R. Muller exhibits Muscat, Rose, Muscat of Alexandria, Rose of Peru, and other varieties of grapes, all very fine, and calculated to make the months of those who look at them water. J. V. Sims, whose orchard is on the Sacramento Tiver, makes a very fine display of peaches, of different varieties, A variety of excellent pears and magnificent Columhia plums, grown upon the hanks of the Sacramento River, are shown by the proprietor of Holland’e orchard. Ei. J, Cummings exhibits two jars of fruit—one of pears and tho other of nectariues—preserved in liquor, These jars were prepared ten years ago, and look as fresh and sound as if they had just been put up. CLASS XXISX. Substances used tur Food, The macearoni and vermicelli establishmont of Raveuna, Ghirardelli & Co., is finely represented. In tho ample showcasos, divided and enbdivided into appropriate compartments to give them favorable exhihition, are found such designations as trenette, lasagnette, Bianchi fini, mostacioli Bianchi, mostacioli daperian, lasagnette fini, and some twenty other kinds with equally unpronounccable names to the unpracticed Anglo-Saxon ear. Brignardello, Machiavelli & Co. make a eimilar exhibition of the Italian pastes, which are sometimes molded into shapes resem bling eucculent vegetables, J. Knoll exhibits Clayton’e salad dressing, —-the concentrated and hottled skill of a generation of bachelors, a yellowish oily looking fluid,—and some Freneh mustard. The Pioneer Flour Mills are represented by twenty-one specimeus of variously ground peas, barley, wheat, corn, oats, buckwheat and rice, Lake & Co. exhibit salad oil, and ©. Louis, of Los Angeles, exhihits pure olive oil; hoth hoing of native production. The Boston Cracker Bakery, at the corner of Broadway and Battery streets, is represented by a very handsome exhihition of all the varieties of crackers in the market. In another part of the Pavilion, J. H. Clark exhibits also varieties of Boston, and other erackers, Salt is exhibited by B. F. Barton, of the Pioneer Salt Works, and by Holliday & Brenhem, of the Uniou Pacifie Salt Compauy. Vinegar is shown in barrels by Henry Schammel. Under this head mention may be made also of the excellently kept Exhibition Restaurant of Mr. Mathiessen, iu oue of the wings, and of the cake and ice cream counter of McMillan & Kester in the front galery. Coffee and spices are shown hy C, Bernard—green and roasted, and Chartres coffee, ground spices, mustard, giuger, etc. ; by B. Ackerman in the form of extract of coffee in packages and cans; and hy Marden & Myrick, whose display has the appearance of a miniature shop. The California Chicory Manufactnring Company exhihit several kinds of chicory, ground into different degrees of fineness, The annual consumption of chicory, or ‘health coffee,” as itis called, amounts in this State to 300,000 pounds. The company’e orop amounted iu 1867, to 100,000 ~ pounds. Samples of sugar are exhibited by the California Sugar Refinery. The show-cases contain slabs of sugar with inscriptions, and the different varieties and processes of manufacture are ehown, from the crude hrown article to a perfect state of crystallization and refiuement. Their clarified eyrups are also worthy of notice, of which there are sixteen eamplee displayed. TheSan Francisco Sugar Refinery, another estahlishment, exhibit an attractive assortmont of sugars, in loaves and lumps, in a finely pulverized condition, CLASS XXX, Misccllancous-.-Tohaceo, Telegraphy, Perfaumery, Artificial lair, Gus,etc. Julins Morris exhibits a fine assortment of California cigars. Mr. Morris has heen in the husiness, in this city, for eight years, and employs 100 men, turning out 200,000 cigare per month. Tho large ‘‘nfter dinner cigar” is the work of Mr. Morris’ own hands, and is six feet long, twenty-four inches in circumference, and contaius forty pounds of tobacco. R. G. Gelien exhihits eome very excellent imitation Swiss cigars made at hie factory by the fair hands of women. Joseph Gross exhibits cigars of excellent finish. The exterior is smooth and uuiform, and they are neatly packed and displayed. George J. Hobe exhibits a fine assortment of emoking and chewing tohacco of all the popular brauds, and several varieties of San Francisco made snuffs. Parker, Watson & Co, make a fine display of emokiug and manufactured tobacco, The smoking tohacco is of California manufacturo, being made of the Virginia leaf, which is imported in its ernde etate, in hogsheads. As yet but little good tobacco has been raised in California, the weed growiug rapidly and rank, which makes the leaf thick and gummy. B. C. Horn & Co., one uf the oldest and best tobacco honses on the coast, make a modest display of their particular brands,