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well know that one should never handle delicate flowers with a 

 heavy hand, nor would he attempt to execute an expressive 

 piece of music when his voice was untuned to its expression. 

 Thus it is with me, mj voice is untuned to express the beauty 

 and excellence of the fabrics here displayed ; and should I at- 

 tempt it I could not praise them adequately. 



Our advantages are great and necessarily connect with them 

 great responsibilities. Here the live whittling, whistling, ener- 

 getic Yankee, with his strange proclivities for something new ; 

 the robust, hearty Englishman, with his excellent experience in 

 practical agriculture'; the noble Scotchman with his honest truth- 

 loving character ; the Norwegian with his knowledge of the 

 more Northern latitudes; the jovial Irishman, and gay chival- 

 rous Frenchman, and the cautious, patient, persevering German, 

 with his love of ease and lager beer, in short, representatives 

 from half the civilized world are here upon our soil, bringing 

 with them the arts peculiar to the country from which they came, 

 to add to the greatness of their new homes, and giving us an op- 

 portunity for advancement which few communities possess. 

 Then let us mingle together. Into the mass of society let the 

 Yankee instil his energy, the Englishman, his practical knowl- 

 edge, the Scot his honesty, the Irishman, his wit, the French- 

 man his chivalry, and the German his patience and perseverance. 

 Thus will we elevate the standard of intelligence and prosperity 

 to that highth which none in our State shall excel. 



WAUSHARA COUNTY. 



Dear Sir: — The Waushara County Agricultural Society 

 which was organized in March last, held its first annual meeting 

 on last Wednesday. We have not been able to hold a Fair this 

 fall, but have adopted measures to secure a sufficient sum of money 

 to enable us to receive from the State the appropriation of $100, 



