The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-13
then mentioned Iowa, with it's wonder
full fields, hills, coal fields and other
natural resources, which are fulfilling
the destiny for which they were inter,d-

the destiny for which they were interd-
ed.
Mathew Arnold said that America
holds the future and it was prophecy
that was being fulfilled. Twenty years
ago Prof. Simmons, now professor of
Oxford, said: IL believe five hundred
years of the worlds history will be de-
termined in the United States He re-
Gently said to the lecturer that he still
believed it and that he thought the
most wonderful thing about the United
States was made and the number Of
mistakes she made and the way she
lived them down."
The lecturer closed his discourse with
a plea for the United States for it's men
and women, it's children of today and
the generations to come. He made q
plea that the people of America might
take more interest in the saving of
human souls and human lives, and that
it's reputation as commercial nation
might not be the ruination Of it's people
and finally the destruction of the ma
tions. mo nation" said DR.. Green,
lever died of old age, but always died
of rotten heart
"America is not Threatened by ex-
ternal enemies, nor foreign dangers. 1t
is the foe of the itching palm which
threatens the safety of the United States.
May America heed the voice sounding
in her ears of the closing years of the last
century, with barred heads and bended
knees thank God that such men as George
Washington stood at the head Of this,
the most wonderful nation of the world
and blessed it with his ideals. May the
people of the United States appreciate
the president of today with his wonder
full achievements and energetic en-
deavors.
Americas tremendous prosperity
holds her destiny and may there be the
true type of manhood to take the won
derful heritage and carry it down the
ages of time. May the people of the
United States never become so drunk
with power that second Kipling will
say, Lest we forget"
DR.. Thomas E. Will, secretary of the
American Forestry Association was the
speaker on Wednesday evening, and
while his address to the general public
appeared dry and unlnteresting, it was
really one of the most important sub
jects brought before the attention of
the Chautauqua audiences. He told OF
how the forests of America had been
wasted and stated that bare twenty
five years would see the lumber supply
OF America disappeared, and that the
only thing to do was to preserve our
forests and interest the people in the
work OF replanting them so as to pro-
vide supply Of lumber for future gem
erations. DR.. Will is very earnest in
his work and we will admit that it is
subject which merits the consideration
of the American people, but as Chau-
tauqaa attraction it is not just the thing
to please the people.
The Hungarian orchestra which were
here last year appeared on Wednesday
afternoon and evening, and while they
made splendid music we do not believe
they we're liked as we'll as last year
when Mrs. Lipski led them in the alb
sence of her husband. Prof. Lipski is
about as cranky an individual as we
ever saw and this crankiness detracted
from their applause.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
musical attraction was the Stetzl Quar-
tet and they made good. They are
talented musicians and the work Of the
quartet shows marked talent while the
solo work is especially fine. They
were one Of the best attractions OF the
week. The afternoon lecture was by
H. P. Miller, of Ohio, an agricultural
expert, who is not only theorist but
real practical success rs a farmer
His subject, "Animal Husbandry.' was
set forth in an interesting and intelli-
gent manner, which could not have
been otherwise than instructive to the
farmer.
Professor Miller spoke OF the funda-
mentals on which the feeding of animals
is based. The feeding stuffs are COM
pound substances containing different
nutritive elements. Each nutritive
substance serves purpose in animal
economy. Different tissues demand
different nourishment, and different
foods must be fed to get the best re-
suits from the animal. An animal
which works such as the horse needs
different food from the milk giving
animal. Different nutritive elements
are needed in their food.
Investigations Of students in animal
amounts of different nutritive elements
needed for an animal of different ages,
under different conditions. There are
SouPniduFoly low pEOuuCo grown On
an American farm that supply the
nutritive elements in the right amounts
for the best results. The feeding of
young and growing animals is differ
ent problem from that of feeding mature
animals. The feeding of a milk COW is
different from that of fattening an
animal. A milk producing animal does
not require the same kind of feed as a
young growing animal. This class re-
quires lot of heterogeneous food. This
is found in the clover, soy beans, and
in commercial feeds, wheat, bran and
glutton feeds, such as linseed and cot
tonseed meal.
The value Of these depends upon
their excess of protied materials, SO
that they supplement highly carbona-
cious feeds of the farm, which relative
value is based upon it's protied con-
tents.
A band of twelve Tesuque Indians,
including pappoose year old were
here and gave an interesting exhibition
Of their dances, music and songs, and
in the evening DR.. Geo. Lamonte Cole,
who has spent many years among these
indians gave an interesting lecture,
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