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gant specimeiis of cabinet work, and do credit to any tvorkman. The 

 flowers and butterflies with which the surface of the work table was in- 

 laid, attracted particular attention. And they lose none of their interest 

 from the fact that the woods employed [Euomjmus Atropur'pureus, vulg. 

 Wauhoo) grow wild in the vicinity of Milwaukee. Diploma. 



*' The new friction matches, exhibited by David Burr, of Milwaukee, 

 which do not, when lighted, emit nauseous and poisonous fumes, will 

 doubtless soon supercede the common article. 



*' The China, Brittania ware, plated ware, glass lamps, and especially 

 the American cutlery exhibited by F. J. Blair, of Milwaukee, Avere well 

 worthy of favorable attention, having been selected with taste, and due 

 regard for durability and service. 



*' The tAvo-horse carriage, exhibited by Mr. Gray, of Raymond, and 

 stbe child's carriage, by Cyrus Child, of Milwaukee, were good and use- 

 ;ful articles, and show that Wisconsin is gradually becoming a manufac- 

 turing State, and assuming an independent position among the States 

 and communities into which the world is divided. 



" Card's self-sustaining farm fence, exhibited by S. P. Wadsworth, of 

 Wyomin'"'- county, N. Y., is, in the opinion of the Committee, a good 

 improvement. Having no connection with the ground (except to rest 

 upon it) this fence is susceptible of easy removal, and not liable to fall 

 by the decay of posts at the surface. 



" Sidney L. Rood, of Milwaukee, exhibited a very fine show of books, 

 which added much to the attraction of the Exhibition. 



*' The mirror mantle and trimmings, exhibited by George W. My- 

 ffatt, of Milwaukee, were elegant in appearance and chaste in design. 

 Diploma. 



"In the department of agricultural products that fell under the notice 

 of this Committee, was a bunch of teazle, raised in Milwaukee by 

 Frederick W. Schoelner, showing that our soil and climate are adapted 

 to the culture of this crop, so useful in the manufacture of woolen 

 cloths. Norton's Elements of Scientific Agriculture. 



" John T. Perkins, of Milwaukee, exhibited two bottles of current 

 wine, of the vintage of 1850, and also two bottles of the vintage of 

 1851. E. W. Edgerton also exhibited samples of the same wine, of the 

 vintage of 1849, also of the vintage of 1850. These samples compare 



