Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-12


one-tenth from the soil, and to re-
place what is taken away from the
soil should be the aimof the farm
or. He emphasized the necessity
for working the soil we'll, declaring
that farmers did not farm half as
we'll as they knew how, and stig-
matizing poor farming as "soil
butchery." It was as much the
duty of the farmer, President
Worst continued, to bequeath the
soil to posterity unimpaired as it
was to bequeath to posterity the
blessings of liberty and good gov
,ernment. Patriotism for the soil
as we'll as for country was the creed
he preached.
The evening session in the Aud
itorium was fully as enjoyable as
that of the afternoon. There we're
two brief addresses, one by Mrs.
B ertha Dahl-Laws and the other
by Mr.. Greeley, and these were in
terspersed with music and other
forms of entertainment. First Mr..
Hill and Miss Whitaker gave H.
lustrations Of their ability as ban
10 and negro dialect artists, and
then Nolan got off a lot of funny
business that greatly amused the
crowd. The. Lyric Ladies quartet
sang and then Mrs. Bertha Dahl
Laws was introduced and gave her
address. She is a free and easy
speaker and her remarks were lis
tened to most attentively. She
dwelt on how to make a home and
the necessity for taking proper
rest and the thoughts to which she
gave expression were along entire
ly practical lines. Every girl, she
said, should be taught the art Of
cooking, no matter whether she be
rich or poor. Other accomplish
ments, such as music and painting
we're all very we'll, butcooking was
the one essential thing. The kitch-
en-, she declared, was the most i'm
portant work shop in the world,
for there the men and women are
being built. What avails riches,
Mrs. Laws asked, when the health
is destroyed, the system wrecked
by improper food? She said her
observation had led her to the con-
clusion that the rich people take
more pains to teach their daught-
ers cooking than do the poor peo-
pie, fact which she thought re-
grettable. Mrs. Laws emphasized
the value of pure air, good water
and an abundance of sunshine as
health preservers. Proper rest is
also necessary and should be taken
day by day.
At the close Of Mrs. Laws ad-
dress the Ladies' quartet sang
another selection, after which Mr..
Greeley spoke again. He ap-
proved of what the previous speak
er had said, especially concerning
the taking of rest. There is too
much grind on the farm, but he
was glad to note that the tendency
is now in the opposite direction as
result in the advance Of scientific
farming.
Mr.. Greeley talked principally
about the farm home. Between
the farm home and the city home,
he stated, the difference is that the
one is self-supporting and the 9th er
has to be supported from the out
side. Still many, when the farm
is spoken of, have visions of druid
gerry. It is not necessary that the
farmer be drudge, however, nor
is it necessary that he have a great
big farm. Small farms, well cul-
tivated, seemed to be the speakers
idea. His advice wus for every
one to get a small piece of land.
The farm, he said, is the place to
live, the place to raise boys, as it
is evident from the fact that
nearly all great men come from
the farm. Mr.. Greeley spoke at
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