Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Interesting Meetings Last Night
and To-day

and To-day
The Attendance Very Good, Con-
sidering the Bad Roads
Farmers Institute opened
with a very satisfactory session
last evening. The music fur
nished by the Lagrange orches-
ira supplemented by a couple
of the Valley musicians was
very much enjoyed. Recita-
tions were given by Miss Elsie
Gavitt and Willie Blackburn,
and then came the address of
the evening, delivered by DIR.
w. S. Lewis, President of
Morning Side College, Sioux
City.
DR.. Lewis is a forceful speak
er, with a very clear enuncia-
tion, his manner of thought is
clear and lucid and his argu-
ment enforced by copious illus
trations, is convincing. The
subject of the address was the
Building a Nation" There is
a class of persons who argue
that it does not matter what a
person believes just so he is
honest in his belief. The trend
of the entire address of DIR.
Lewis was a refutation of this
sentiment. "As a man thinketh
in his heart, so is he,' might
have been the text of the
speaker, SO clearly did he de-
monstrate the fact that just
what we are as individuals or as
a nation is a result of the
thoughts we harbor. Character
is the keynote of individuality
or Nationality, and character is
formed by thought. 1t is inn
possible to think on trivial
ms ters and develop a strong
character; great thoughts make
great peop'e. A Nations
thoughts are written upon the
faces of her people. AS illus
tration of this fact the speaker
reviewed the manner of thought
of various nations and called
attention to the characteristics
q svelaped by these modes of
Thought. What kinds of
thoughts are the young people
of iowa thinking? What shall
We teach our young home max
ei's is the primal basis of
thought and what shall be writ
ten in their faces? Three
things, said DIR. Lewis, every
boy and girl should be taught
to think about until he or she
should have a correct view upon
each. They are, first, The value
of a dollar; second, the value of
a days work; third, the relig-
ious basis of his thoughts.
Had DIR. Lewis chosen his
own audience he could not have
been more fortunate with the
topic under discussion and his
manner of development, as the
audience was largely made up
of the younger element of the
community, with whom the
ideas set forth ought to carry
great weight. The address was
fine and was followed by the
closest attention to the end.
Morning Session.
The attendance at the Farm
ers Institute was very light
this morning, the condition of
the roads no doubt interfering
with the attendance of many.
H. L. Preston, president of the
association, was in the chair.
The first matter under dis
cussion was the "Comparative
profits of ground feed VS.. whole
corn for the feed lot" The dis
cussion was led by Paul Bost-
wick, Woodbine and C. w.
Hunt, Logan. Mr.. Bostwick
strongly advocated the use of
ground feed; Mr.. Hunt did not
believe in doing the work of
grinding food when Nature had
furnished the animal with SUI
perior grinders with which the
work should be done. The
opinions expressed by practical
cattle feeders seemed divided
as to the relative value of the
two forms of feed.
P. M. Richardson of Mag
nolia strongly advocated the
growth of Alfalfa as forage
plant and gave the audience
the benefit of his experience as
a grower. Never under any
circumstance plant cheap seed,
but always buy the best in the
market, advised Mr.. Richard