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power they possess in the right spirit, it is a mighty force which 
will tend to elevate and improve their condition, make them 
watchful of their own business, and just and liberal toward others. 
To these ends, these agencies should be encouraged to the highest 
possible extent 
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. 
Under an act ot Congress, approved March 4, 1871, which pro¬ 
vides for a celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of 
American Independence, a commission has been appointed by the 
President, consisting of two members from each of the states and 
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territories. This exposition should be the largest of the kind 
ever held in the world, and should give a full exhibit of Ameri¬ 
can industries, and of the rapid development of our country in 
the last century. This is to be a purely national celebration, and 
should be managed and controlled by the government. If the 
city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania, which are 
largely to be benefited, compared, with other .portions of the 
country, desire to take the stock so liberally offered to the sev¬ 
eral states, and manage the finances, well and good. If not, let 
the general government furnish the amount necessary to carry 
this great and noble work forward, and the burden, if any, will 
then fall equally and lightly upon the people. Its object is a no¬ 
ble and worthy one, and this society, in connection with the other 
industries of the state, will be found, I doubt not, shoulder to 
shoulder in the glorious work of preparing and exhibiting the va¬ 
ried products of our soil, mines, manufactories, and works of 
art, and of showing the valuable and effective agencies at work in 
our young s,tate to improve the moral, social, and intellectual con¬ 
dition of our happy and prosperous people. 
STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. 
Pursuant to the call of the secretary, the convention met in the 
rooms of the State Agricultural Society, in the capitol, on Wednes¬ 
day evening, February 5th, at 7 1-2 o’clock, and was called to 
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