The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
CLASS MISCELLANEOUS.


The Committee respectfully submit that,
in pursuance of Instructions received from
the General Superintendent, they have ex>
cluded from their observations, articles of
confectionery, hardware, reapers, separators,
toys, and fire engines, contrary to the in
structions contained in the catalogue and
regulations.
But Withdrawing their attention from
these articles, they have not found those re-
naming on exhibition either few or unim-
portant. They may not have performed
their duties with that skill which entire
justice to all exhibitors may have demanded,
but they have endeavored to act impair
TALLY, and would regard that any mistake
or inadvertance should cause damageto any
one.
In regard to articles Nos. one and two,
namely Sewing Machines, their award was
based upon the comparative simplicity,
cheapness and utility OF the one to which
we have awarded the first premium. We
should have been happy to have had more
extended test, by use of the relative merits
of each. We could not do this, and it is
possible, that in this respect injustice may
have been done.
The facility with which pictures are pro-
duced, and by the Photographic process
duplicated and multiplied, is of for more
importance, than without reflection, we are
willing to admit. Word painting is a slow
and at least an imperfect process, and our
ideas, derived from such sources, are likely
to be confused. But when with glance
of the eye, we can gather 10 the outlines
and the minutest items, in the appearance
of objects, as buildings, waterfalls and even
of extended landscapes, We see how mate
rally is the labor of study abridged, and
of description shortened. In view of this
fact, and of the superior truthfulness of
descriptions thus produced, we admit that
the art by which it can be done with so
much facility should be fostered with care
and encouraged by all laudable means.
We take great pleasure in saying that
the display of Ambrotypes and Photo
graphs, fully establishes the claim of our
articles to degree of excellence, not second
as we believe to any west of the Atlantic
cities. We must think that their efforts to
perfect themselves in their art, is properly
responded to by an appreciative and liberal
public. We cannot dwell upon the excel
lencies in this department of our exhibition,
ia a very minute or extended manner. We
must proceed, therefore, directly to the
awards. Diplomas only were offered for
the best in this class.
JE Whitney, st Paul, best collection plain
photographs, LIST premium. diploma. Best
collection plain colOred LIST do. Photographs
of Minnesota scenery LIST do. Life size photo.
1cfd do 10 IF
ia scenery, LIST do. Painting of Minnesota
scenery, lst do.
NC futile, St Paul, pictures on leather,
lst premium, diploma. Dagnerrotypes, LIT
premium, diploma.
NJ c futile. St Paul, best Photographic veiws
of Fort Smelling, taken at the time OF the Fair
diploma and $500.
Hill & Kelley, frame of ambrotypes LIST pre-.
MUM.
10 the department ofpainting the display
is creditable. One picture indeed, No. 43
("animal painting in OIL" by Deas--an Irish
wolf hound,) we regard as of peculiar ex-
celence. 1t was produced here at an early
day, when artists were few. But it pre-
serves with truthfulness, we are told, the
features of one we'll known at Fort Smelling
years ago, in himself the embodiment OF
fdelity--a faithful dog. As "a work of art
we think it entitled to the first place.
sibley, Mendoza, animal painin2 in oil,
by Deas, LIST premium.
re Sweeney, st Paul, portrait in oil, (Bea-
tfice Cenci,) lst premium.
Hoyt Goodhue county, lead pencilings.
| LIST premium.
Mrs John Horton, Minneapolis, oriental paint
| ing. LIST premium.
Mrs W Q Greeley, st Anthony, landscape
painting, LIST premium.