The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-02

independent Ii not TlCh." He would not
advise every farmer to go into dairying
Some were not adapted for it, we could not
all be Ward q. Whites or r. S. Houston's.
He favored system of mixed husbandry
for majority Of farmers. With regard to
marketing our products he thought the
farmers of this section of the State were
favorably situated. He said: "We have
the advantage of two competing lines of
railway as we'll as water transportation, by
lake and canal to New York; and it is a
matter Of congratulation that the enlarge
ment Of the Canadian canals will allow
ships Of considerable size to come direct from
European ports to Lake Michigan.0 He
looked forward to the time when the waters
OF our great inland lakes will be whitened
with the sails of the vessels of all maritime
nations, and cheap transportation would
bring the markets of the world to our very
doors. The speaker paid high tribute to
agriculture as vocation. He said: 1.-TWO
thirds of the hard manual labor of farming
IN the old way has been dispensed with, so
that boy of ten or twelve years or
rosy checked GIRL who can drive a
span OF horses on a mower or self
binding reaper, can do the work Of six
to ten men. Farming, intelligently man
aged, with the aid of these scientific
implements, instead of being drudgery is
healthful and exalted employment It is
a pursuit that tends to excellence in the for
nation OF character-tends to industry,
economy, temperance and honesty. 1t is
worthy the ambition of the most talented
OF our youth" SIN conclusion let me say,
let our motto be Forward We must
keep pace with the science OF the age. He
who gathers substance from the fertility of
the soil has added to the wealth of the
world. The farmer, who is worthy of the
name, studies the laws of nature, and coup.
ling them with the toll of the hands realizes
the harvest and feeds the world. While
we do not assume that the men of any pro-
tesslon or industry have patent or title to
the important position Of law-making we do
claim that fewer lawyers and more farmers
would result in less wind and more work;
less partisan strife and more speedy and
practical legislation, IF we have royalty
among US, the blood courses in the veins OIL
the intelligent farmer, and in no way can
he command the respect of others, more
than by manifestiug a knowledge of the
importance of his profession to the world
lie must, as an individual, as well as
through farmers societies and clubs demand
participation in legislation, and then, and
not till then, will the farmers calling receive
its just recognition.
A BREAK IN THE PROGRAMME.
The next thing on the programme was
the lecture .sAaant and Work, b by Hon. w
.. Hoard, OF Fort Atkinson. Mr. Hoard
should have arrived the night before, hut
had not yet put in an appearance 1t was,
however, hoped and believed that he would
arrive on the two O'Clock train. To interest
the audience in the meanwhile Mr.. F. Mum
son, of Salem, was detailed to read paper
which was read before the Wisconsin State
Agricultural Convention at Madison last
winter. The thought of the paper was
mainly ''the survival of the fttest,n in re-
gard to farm products and those who are to
become farmers. Mr. NJ is a pleasant
reader, and the paper was listened to with
interest. During the reading telegram was
received from Mr.. Hoard stating that he
would arrive on the two o'clock train. To
fill up the time and entertain the audience
as well as might be for the time, the secre-
tary read paper which he prepared for
and read at the March meeting of the
society in Salem. At the close of the read
ing Of this paper the audience was adjourn
ed until the train arrived, and the brief in.
terval was occupied in social chat and
moving about the grove
THE SAFE ARRIVAL.
The safe arrival of Mr.. Hoard on the
$50 lightning express relieved the anxiety
of the officers Of the society, and put a
pleased appearance on the faces of the peo-
pie. Mr.. Hoard was duly announced by
the President, and the audience manifested
their pleasure at his appearance by applause
The speaker said: 81 owe to you an apology
for my appearance at this late hour / have
been all night and till now trying to reach
you, and meeting some two or three wash
outs on the way has delayed me. Nv case
is somewhat like the old maid about getting
married, II am little belatedn But that
is always my luck, and a little circumstance
| will relate illustrates it. A man who was
IN the habit Of imbibing freely tried to go
down stairs when in an exhilerated condi-
ton. He stumbled at the top stairs and
tumbled head over heels to the bottom.
His friends rushed up to assist him, when
he, with all the dignity he could command,
in his doubled up condition, waved his
hand and said, "lemme be, femme be, that
is the way | always come down" By this
time the audience were 10 broad grin and
had utterly forgotten their disappointment.
WANT AND WORK.
No mere sketch can do any degree of
justice to the effort Of Mr.. Hoard. TWAS
/ mastery production and It's depth of
thought reached down TO the very essence
of our life and civilization TWAS eloquent
with truths forcibly and clearly stated. 1t
was lecture worth repeating a hundred
times. The theme Of the lecture was the
relation between our wants and our achieve
ments. The savage, the barbarian had
but few wants and it required but little
work, little effort to supply them. The cul-
tivaton of our wants is the soul of the pro-
gress of our civilization, the sum of our
wants marks the degree of our civilization.
We cultivate new wants and these mark the
pathway OF higher civilizat on.
1t is God-like TO work. God himself set
US the example. It is recorded that in
making this world, and fashioning the
things therein, he worked six DAYS and
rested on the seventh. The toilers, the
men and women who work with hand and
brain, were worthy of all honor and praise
Every good thing we enjoyed is the result
of either the work Of the hand OK brain.
Mere drudgery is in itself insufficient, un-
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