Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19

ence and was received with prolonged
applause.
%''SOMEOF THE PEOPLE AND Place
WE SAW ABROAD"
When Mrs. Jennie C.. Erwin, of
Bourbon, came forward to address
the assembly on this subject there was
an air of expectation about the audi
ence that left no doubt about the good
things expected of this speaker. The
subject was handled in a masterful
manner, which was evidenced by the
appreciation in which the address was
received. Space will not permit a re-
production of this speech today, but we
hope to give it in full Saturday.
Mrs. Erwin was followed by Edna
Yockey in the recitation of The
Curtain"
Mrs. Virginia c. Meredith, on the
program again, came forward and de-
livered a most thoughtful and we'll
worded address on "The Farm Life.
<AIllOllS OlIC NilliSo IL oait iiiS
power of choice, exercised, gives the
greatest possibilities. The cause OF
failures is that we choose the worst
rather than make the extra effort neceS-
sary to acquire the best. One must
have a preference for a line of work in
order to be successful. We should en-
courage our children in their inquiries,
thus we can educate them. The best
fruits, grain and vegetables used by us
bring refined and pure physical results.
y farmer may be an artist or a manu-
facturer. The law of variation, cult
waited, brings satisfactory results, both
in animal and vegetable Kingdoms.
"What are we doing to make our
boys and girls in love with the farm =? 1t
requires a man true to himself, true to
his Creator, to make a good farmer.
Let us dignity our calling, cherishing
its privileges, improving the opportu-
mites, and thus make much of our
homes. The mother in the farm home
may make what she will of her boy.
Mrs. Meredith was roundly applaud
ed at close. She was followed by Hon.
j.. \. Mount, of Shannondale, Ind. lie
opened by paying a tribute to the ladies
who preceded him and began his talk,
relating an ancedote, the sequel of
which was, God gives us the good
things of this life and He also gives us
the common things In the illustra-
lions used signals were used. They were
quite amusing and applause was hearth
ly given. He then introduced his sub
ject,
THE FARMER AS \ FACTOR IN
THIS GOVERNMENT
"Look at the development through
the farmer. He has done more than
any other citizen. Go back to the early
days in this country into the wilderness
and see the cultivation engaged in by
those early settlers, until the wilderness
has been made to blossom as the rose.
The men who fought the early battles,
men who signed the Declaration of In
dependence, were farmers; General Put
man, Geo. Washington, as examples
lie referred to the struggles of his own
father, the flash of steel, the woodlands
axe, the music from the cabin-not the
organ-but the song by wife joined by
husband, to overcome the discourage
ments of the time. He said that
modern improvements came through
the struggles of the pioneers.
lie called attention to commerce and
spoke of the farmers as the wealth
producers of the country. In natural
sequence he traced the products of the
farm to cotton, wooden and Touring
mills, packing establishments, ETC., and
thence to the marts of the world. lie
said neglect on the farm would bring
disaster and emphasized the benefits of
home training. He further said: aft
the farm ceases to produce, the nation
will be brought to want and suffering"
In harmony with the predominating
sentiment the general trend of his re-
marks was toward better education
and improved home surroundings.
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