Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-01-12
A Two Days Lively Session Re-
suits in a
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
Learned Speakers, Good En-.
tertainment, Fine Weather,
Large and Sincere Audien.
ces,-All Give the Institute
a Firm Establishment.

There is probably no other one
agency ofa mass meeting nature more
productive of good than the farmers
institute. Here it is that the wealth
of learning touching on farm life is dis
tributed by learned men, both in
theory and practice, furnished by the
commonwealth in which we live, free
from charge; here it is that good,
honest and thoroughly practicable
lectures are given with most fruitful
results; where, in many cases after
years absence, familiar faces are noted,
familiar voices heard and new expert
ences exchanged; where aside from ac-
quiring knowledge the mind is rested
through the social part;-all of which
serve to fairly overload the general re-
suit with rich fruit to all attending.
Napoleon during Friday and Satur-
day of last week rejoiced in gathering
Of this kind, the success of which not
only distanced all other institutes but
far exceeded the hopes of the most
enthusiastic and sanguine member.
The town was fairly alive with in
telligent farmers who were awake to
the realization of their condition; they
fully understood that the agricuiturist
composes one of the most important
vertebra of the Nations spinal column,
and that while fifty years ago the farm
er as class was considered an ignorant
one, the time has arrived when he die
tates in many of the most important
enactments that governs a mighty
people. In truth, the fact is common
property that from the rural districts
spring many logical points that finally
merge into legislative halls to be passed
as laws.
But two years ago the farming ele-
ment of Henry County knowing that
a prominent organization, wherein the
county's views could be expressed, to
be both feasible and necessary, formed
the society known as "The Henry
County Farmers Institute" Of course
there were many to produce the prov.
erbial "wet Blankets" predicting al
sorts of calamities from dscord to 8
wind-up in general row. We al
know that such predictions fell short
From the Institutes inception it grew
rapidly in favor and with an age o.
only two years we see an organization
of very large proportions which only
needs time to still increase.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Presi
dent Hollopeter called the institute tt
order and opened it with a selection by
the Napoleon quartette consisting O.
Misses Tot Jones and Eva Bloomfield
Messrs Guyer and Emery; Miss Anns
Evers, accompanist. DR.. I. w. Cham
berlain, ofHudson. Ohio, in the employ
of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station, offered up an invocation, fol
lowed byan address by the President
This official in few we'll chosen re-
marks briefly recited the institutes
past success and outlined the work tt
be accomplished. He dwelled to some
length on the members duty anC
closed by predicting Unprecedented
success. ...
Prof. John L. Shawver. of Bellefoun
taine, the other Experiment Station
lecturer was introduced, and held hi
hearers attention for an hour with .
discourse on "Rural homes" His tail
was replete with valuable suggestion
clothed in such convincing and choic
language that no one present could fai
to see their real value and be benefitte,
thereby. He portrayed the beautie
of farm life-how the farm home ha
advantages and facilities for beautifica
tion equal to those ofour city brethren
how it is too often the case that thes
facilities within reach are ignored ,an,
the son, becoming weary of drudger
and sameness, is literally driven to tn
city. The point advanced was wei
taken and there are none but who, o.
looking about, can see how many 9
our own sons and our neighbours son
have left home for other climes; sim
ply because the home is not attractive
The speaker advocated erecting neat
If not extensive, structures, but alway
within the means of him building
Under no consideration is he to go be
yond that. He also gave several exec
, lent designs for residences and farm,
the usefulness and pleasure to be de
rived therefrom apparent at the firl
glance.