Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-25
Y MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1855.

venlehce and comfort.
An object of interest here is Gatling's
celebrated grain drills, of which there are
two machines, one with teeth closer together
than the other. Placed upon one is glass
case containing gold medal and book
awarded to the Drill BY the Worlds Fair at
London, and gold medal given by the Ameri-
can Institute, New York Here is also di-
ploma, signed by Prince Albert, from the
Worlds's Fair.
The epicnre win find much to admire in
the Hall for Farm, G1rdea and Daiyv Pro-
ducts. The show Of vegetables Car exceeds
that Of any exhibition yet held in the State.
there being displayed the following varities;
Beets, eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes, pltinp-
SlIs cabbages, onions, celery, sseetpotatoes,
squashes OF every variety, beaus, water
lnelens tarpiIS slo'puters laslsh,acluns..
peppers, plepIant, carrots and parsnips. In
this class we observed large white squash.
weighing 100 lbs, called the Utah. which
was raised by one of Brigham Youns's, many
I wives;-tour very large sqiashes. Napoleon.
raised by Mr.. Aired Of this city, one OF them
being seven feet one inch in circumference:
I over 81 bushels of the largest sweet potatoes
/ we ever beheld, produced by an improved
method by A. Ii. & j. W. YeStal, Cambridge
/ City, who make it business, and of whom
plants can be purchased at the proper season:
and several lots OF beets, which, for size.
cannot be beaten.
I The exhibition of grain, grasses and seeds
Is quite extensive, corn, onr great product,
predominating.
The show of butter cheese, honey, pre-.
serves and pickles is excellent. both in guam
/ tity and quality. We observed two glass
jars of maple sugar made almost as white as
refined cane sugar, by chrystalizatioH. Sex
eral bee hives are scattered throughout the
hall. The display Ofbread and cakes Is, al
so, very good.
We next came To Manufacturers Hall,
where, we found, among other things the fol-
lowing articles very we'll arranged for ex-
hibition harness and saddles, (some by Snl
grove of mdianapolis,) plain aud ornament
ed furniture, quilts and coverlets in abun-
dance, native oil stone cutlery, woolen stock
! ings, socks. mitS and gloves, home made vest
! yarn, flax, thread and linen fabrics, barrels,
! edge tools, specimen of turning, lasts, boot
trees, spring clasps, carpets jeans, satinei,
| cloth, cassnets, ilanels bagging, cotton goods
I from CannclUon mills, bonnets, fancy leather
! frame by Mrs. Frances s. Locke, blankets
! picture frames. stone and earthen ware both
/ plain and ornamented, soap (some from
American Soap Co., Indianapolis) tin-ware,
/ willow-ware both ornamental and useful,
rugs, boots and shoes, hats and caps.
| In the article of fancy furnitner our fellow
townsmen, John OFT and Julius Wilde, carry
off the palm. The former has sofa chairs,
a center table, secretary and book case, dress
ing bureaus, 3 sofas, a fine bedstead, set
of chairs, and an elegantly carved sofa chair,
(entered as aspecimen of carving, which is
said TO have cost over S15.) Mr.. Wilde has
superior writing desk, made by band,
which is a most complete affair. The ar
rangement of the movable desk, the spring
drawers. ami the neat finish of this articles
of furninitlre cannot fail to recommend it to
the fa vOrablc attention of tho committee. He
has, also, a beautiful dressing bureau, also
made by hand. =
Specimens of fine cutlery, manufactured
1t ssiehsnesssl -is this tats,- -aiser]s94>hy
of note.
Mr.. Newton kellogg, of indianapolis, has
case of well made edge tools, of his own
manufacture, consisting of axes, drawing
knives, coopeI's adze and chisels.
j. W. Prrrott and Mrs. Sarah Perrott, Of
( indianapolis, have two handsome coverlets,
which will compete strongly for premiums.
Mrs. Austin ". Webb, Of Marion county,
4 has some very fine specimens of Jeans.
JAS. lluey, indianapolis, has some fine
/ furniture, among which we observed dining
bureau, with marble top, Of Indiana marble.
ADAM kNODLE'S case of boots and shoes
are much admired, and will, undoubtedly,
stand TIE best chance for premium.
S. Wilmot, indianapolis, has case of hats
aud caps neatly arranged.
We next visited the Hall for Miscellaneous
articles, where We saw cal wheel, wire
and picket fence, specimens of ilour, rice,
I corn, wooden ware, a squirrel cage with two
fox squirrels, hOrse.shoes, planes, leather, a
map Of Marion county, patent block for max
ing horse-collars, patent mill STEP honey
knives, TAYLOR engine with model lOcomo-
tive, compound railroad bar, water wheel
betting, a miniature carriage, iron ore, erasiye
soap broom handles, carriage hubs and lclloes
plow handles, pump-augers, venitian blinds
writing and indeible inks, broomS, marble
tomb stones, case Of ornamental queens
ware, cutlery and stove-ware from New Al
bany, grindstone, paging machine, two faliow
deers, steam boiler from Dumout Il Co.'S In
dianapolis models of wind mills, hay and
distance travelled by railway trains, called an
Odonetor, and of a stone saving machine; =
rustic iron settce, bass viol, raw flax, case
of cigars, a specimen of brand cnttliug 10y
J Nat Cox, indianapolis, plan Of farm house
agricultural books, model ior new arrange
Z mcnt for replacing railroad cars when thrown
: from the track 10y switches being left open
model of locomotive truck, book printing
4 A. II ..f t,,.tF.
; Superior blank books, Day Book, Jouras
: aud Ledger, for Clerk OF Marion county. got
ten up on good paper, handsomely ruled an,
elegantly bound anil ornamented by Delzel
IS Tyler, indianapolis; ornamental hail
: work case Of books and stationery, by
: Steward & Bowen, indianapolis; silk gloves
: books by Moves Spicer; Chemicals aHe
5 Periumcry, by both X. Browning and ". "
e Roberts, indianapolis; eve cups, ornamenta
!, east iron hat rack, with mirror attached, b,
: R. l.. & A. ". McOuat, indianapolis; wood
: en- hat rack Ladies' sewing chair, baske
:. stand, boring machine, iron doors aud irol
: posts for graveyard enclosures, by William
: son < IIaugh, indianapolis; iron ore from
It Martin county, burglar alarm, Hits improve
: ment on lard lamps, manifold electro-light
:, ming conductors, rifles, double barreled gur
:, one barrel smooth, the other rifle, an inYen
i ton of T. II. Clark, Lafayette, by which ei
+ ther barrel can be taken from stock and 9th
n ers substituted Sharp's rifle, combine
N stove and lantern, case OF horticultur.
tools, Talbotyping portable staging. min.
l. ture chairs, made by the Blind, specimens {
at Daugereotyping by w. II. Weeks and Bou
N ers q Purcell, both fine collections, ornameI
ll tai printing in colors, ly the Bidwells, jon
Of nal Office, and a portable soda fountain al
l. water cooler.
d This latter article is the invention of
II Frankbergcr, and is good institution.
lg Upon n circular staging near Miscella neol
A. Hall, Mr.. A. Taylor was exhibiting mod
It, of his newly improved locomotive, aud ru
10 ming the same by steam.
I'd The great center of attraction was Flor
Hall, where we found an abundance of fruit
M flowers, needle work, drawings, painting
sr &C., very neatly arranged. Upon the she