The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-30
SATURDAY. EVENING.


ers to raise enough fruit to supply their
tables every day in the year. An in
vestment of fifty cents in seeds for flow
er gardens would bring many dollars
worth of enjoyment. Trees should be
planted in the yards anu along the roads,
and trees, bushes and flowers should be
planted in the cemeteries. He warned
the farmers against buying anything
from travelling fruit tree agents.
The exercises of the evening were
opened by song entitled "rhe Beauti-
full Blue Danube" rendered in Il very
creditable manner by the Fairmont male
quartet.
Mrs. j. G. Curryer was introduced and
read we'll written paper entitled The
hand that rocks the cradle is the hand
that rules the world"
A male quartet composed of Messrs.
Schroeder, Washburn, Bromley and
Milliken, with Mrs. +. B. Root at the
piano, sang I'm Absence" in a manner
to win rapturous applause.
Supt. Gregg introduced Miss Sanford,
the iecturess of the evening, synopsis
of whose address is as follows:
Not until the shadow OF death invades
the tireside do we think what We could
have done to make the home bright and
happy. Wealth cannot make it happy;
We must make it so.
The first element that goes to make
up home Is the ambition to do ami to
see-an ambition to make ourselves
something more than Il mortal self. The
heavy weight of toll, the spirit i'll which
we meet it, should be taken off the
world. There should be heart and hope
put into work. When woman is bound
down in hopeless toll no wonder she is
crushed under it. Don't have an ambi-
ton to get whole township but to make
your farm the brightest, happiest place
in the world. False poverty is to be de-
plored. The spirit of benevolence
shouldn't be crushed out Of a person. |
hear about the "poor" farmer at pOllti
cal meetings and through the papers.
He should resent any such reference.
Contentment is necessary thing. We
borrow too much trouble and think too
much about our troubles. Go about the
duties of life with cheerful feeling and
your lives will be much brighter. Don't
find fault.
Thrift is another thing necessary for
happiness. When want comes into the
house through one window through
shlftlessness love goes out Of the other.
Both husband and wife should be thrifty.
When a woman does her share of the
work she should have her share OF the
income and not be obliged to slavishly
ask her husband for every cent she re-
ceives. She should on the other hand
know her husbands income and not ex-
coed it. Never buy thing because 1t is
cheap; never buy poor thing. Wo
man should have her Unborn sense of
beauty gratifed, both in her home and
person. 1t will elevate rather than
degrade young girl 10 show that you
appreciate her beauty and notice a
change of dress or tinery. The eye for
beauty should be trained. We ought to
study how to make our homes beautiful
Farmers have a better chance than any
one else to have natural beauty about
their residences. A woman should
learn to do what she does well and 10 be
thrifty, as well as her husband.
The next point is i'll regard to food.
Farmers should live like kings. There
are too many homes i'll the state where
there is not good food. The speaker stalled
that she was one of those, VITO, early
and late, would fight intemperance; but
poor food was, in her opinion, greater
evil than that of intemperance. Love
should be mixed with the food. The
serving of food Is also often poor. Right
here, never wrap food ia newspaper
or eat off of an ollcloth. The homes of
the rich are not always those where
meals are served in the most refined
style. The table should be a place OF
delight. A woman should take pains
with her cooking but she must have
good utensils. Save the waste from to-
bacco and whisky and other like ex-
travagancies and put it into improved
utensils.
Neatness and cleanliness are necessary
to make home happy. Cleanliness in
the cars was referred to, both on the
part of men, women and children. The
habit of splitting on the floor was scored.
Clothes should not be thrown about, but
each thing should have its place and al
ways be put there.
The children should he utilized and
made a part of a happy home. They
should not be nagged about. Children
and women need praise. Children
should be taught obedience as their
greatest blessing. Spanking is necessary
sometimes but the child should not be
spoken to Grossly. Let them have
good time and also enjoy their work.
There should be health in the home.
Many woman goes to Der grave be-
cause she has not had rest. Many a
child is broken down in constitution be-
cause the mother is Slapped OF her
strength before and after its birth.
1t was a matter to be spoken plainly
about. Women during the period Of
pregnancy should not work hard if care
is to had for them and their offspring
Thoughtfulness comes next TIL" above
wrong is not intentional on the part Ci
men but more likely tliOught'eRsness.
Women are too anxious TO pour out the
phials of their misfortunes upnn their
husbands. A husband, on the vlhrr
hand, should remember that his wife il
not strong and that her feelings arc IL 40
to be regarded. Take her out for Il he
once in while. The life of husband
and wifi. should be welded together in
love. Everything that makes life beau
tiful and joyful let Us have. Let us have
religion in the hUuse-nOt the lUrgfared
kind, but the kind that enters into all
cur pleasures.
The lecturess WAS frequently inter
rupted with applause and made an ex-
ceIlent impression OH her hearers.
The Fairmont quartet rendered"M Moon
light on IL" Lake"
Nh. CIvm Schroeder sang a solo en-
titled "Somc Day" in very effective
manner.
Supt. Gregg and DR.. Dickson answered
several questions that had been given
them during the institute. The former
states that all deprcssions in the agri-
cultural affairs in the state have RENE |
dies and which are outside of legislation.
DIR. Dickson's answers to the questions
given him never failed to bring down
the house.
A selection entitled an Think of
Thee" was excellently rendered by the
local quartet. Mr.. H. M. Bromley sang
cover the Rolling Sea" in very pleas
ing manner, which closed the exercises
of the evening and the last Farmers In
stitute of the season. Everyone went
away highly pleased with the evenings
1t was a fitting culmi