The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-30

vour fears were often groundless, and that
chose who have sowed in tears, have har
vested in Joy, bringing their sheayes with
them. Faith and Hope should be the
farmers councillors, and Philosophy and
Resignation should prevent murmurlng
against that benefcent Providence Who
orders " all things welI,'' aud who ordaln-
ed IN the morning OF the world, That
while the Earth remalneth, seed time
and harvest, cold and heat, summer and
winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Admirable indeed, and emlnently Yor-
thy of our own imitation, was the loyalty
of an eloquent Hebrew Prophet, who III
view of the total failure of the products
of his native land said, Although the
fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall
fruit be in the vines the labor OF the
olive shall fail, and the fields shall yleid-
no meat. the flock shalt be cut OFT from
the fold, and there shall be. no herd IN the
stalls wet will rejoice in the Lord,
will 10Y in the God OF my salVatlon'
YEA We are under weighty Obligations to
Won TOR the success OF this FAIR. Without
vour cheering influence no cause can pros
Der, Your varied and excellent contri-
buttons to this exhibition, and, yourinspi-
ring presence here, are guarantees OF your
devotion to the cause of intel agent indus
try.
/ have spoken to the farmers of Agri=@
cultural Science, and the dignity OF use
ful labor, and now may l not say to you
that beautifed' homes and social elevation
are alike important to our general we'll
fare.
Educate your daughters and sons to
adorn your dwellings and homesteads, as
your convenience may permit even the
hum blest cottage can, with little care, be
made without and within, the home OF
comfort and refinement. Flowers as we'll
as fruits should be cultivated. Beauty and
utility are both the creations or God, and
have wise purpose in his universal or
dinatlon We are or 5atures OF ObSerya-
ton, imagination and reflection, and must
have sent ment for our minds, as well as
nourishment for our bodies-we live not by
bread alone, but are improved by all the
rational delights around US.
Pleasant and refined homes are the
family bonds or Union, and the requisites
IF that social advancement which the far
ner in his frequent isolation most essen
italy requires Guardians and leaders
as YOU are, in the best ATTACHMENTS of so4
ciety, invoke for its higher graces, your
cordial and constant endeaHorx.
Finally, Farmers, use, as not abusing
them, all the capabilities aud blessings OF
this your noble county, distinguished for
is health, and beauty, and fertility
With all our warranty deeds, and title
papers of the fee, we are really but ten
ants for life, of an estate in perpetuity, to
which generations on generations of re-
mainder men will ultimately succeed.
Ours is most responsible trust We Will
not waste the inheritance, but strive to
better its condition Like the Govern
ment, it is ours 90 enjoy, ours to improve,
ours to transmit.
Nav our care and culture be blessing
to our SUCCESSORS.
Farmers, pillow deep, plant, SOW and
harvest early. Prepare IN. autumn for the
operations of the coming spring Rotate
your crops. Remember that your land needs
food and rest. Keep good fences, they are
Cheaper til IN lawsuits, and kind neighbors
are prec Gus, and above all price Seek
good stock, and feed and shelter literally.
Provide agricultural books and papers,
acquire knowledge and use 1t for the
prosperity of yourselves and your neigh
Dors. Support your successful Agricultural
Society. 1t has become one OF the needs
Of your county Its festivals are happy
occasions of pleasure and profit, where
the men and women of the present, and
the chiIdren-the future men aud women,
may meet and enjoy its hea1thful and in
teresting excitements, and where the far
lners and mechanics may examine. each
others articles and products, and ex-
change valuable Information. b1'asIa
We need more of these holidays Of in.
dustry They arc in their competition the
producers Olympic games, al cannot re-
ceivo prizes, but all are benefit ed by their
efforts to excel, and those who fail of pre-
miums one year, may reach them the next.
In this spirited and generous strife, press
on as fieetly, as the famous horses of Do
med-described by Homer, pursued their
Jan shore, when the leading charioteer
felt their breath upon his soulders.
We shall all go home richer than we
came, if we carry with us renewed deter
IMITATION for improvement. Indeed, this
Fair will fail ofits highest purpose, iii is
not followed by better cultiyated farms, fin
er domestic animals, richer harvests, more
abundant. fruits and vegetables, choicer
diaries, superior specimens in mechanism,
and all the arts, and above all, by higher
and brighter hopes for happy homes, and
an elevated social state.
Enrich then, your fields, enliven your
soil by culture, embellish your houses and
homesteads Ennoble your families by
education, and exaltyour own ideas to the
greatness of your calling
Forward 4" is the grand motto and
key note of your state. 1t means advance
ment In all that is excellent and desirah bile