Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-03
TAFT HAS JOLLY
DAY IN JACKSON
Enjoys Himself with popuIace
and 10000 Visitors.
SPEAKS AT THE STATE FAIR
Warns Young Against Exciting Race
OF City Life Which Only
Hurries Men to Their
Graves.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. with 10000
.visit5 = fSam all parts of the state,
the greatestssstate fair in the history
Of Mississippi is in full swing, a big
circus in town. balloon ascension
and thrilling parachute leap from
the clouds. President Taft, as Jack,
sons guest, had share OF honors
unique and unparalleled in the his.
tory of the old city. The president
K visited the state fair and the state
a fair gave return checks to all who
wanted TO see the circus across the
street, and in this way combination
Of the three great attractions was
formed. The balloon ascension was
free for all. "Uncle Joe" Cannon was
to have been an added feature in the
city, tut he had been summoned to
the east on business. and passed
through jackson without stopping.
President Headed North.
President Taft left at midnight for
Columbus, Miss, the birthplace of
Secretary Dickinson. He will spend
three hours there and will reach Bir-
mingham, Ala. at 7:10 tonight.
The president had long but pleas
ant day. He seemed to enjoy the big
crowds that choked the streets and
gave him a demonstration wherever
he went. At the fair grounds Mr.. Taft
lunched with Gov. and Mrs. Noel and
met number of the states distin-
agnished citizens. He spent an hour
gcsng through the various exhibits at
the fair and was particularly interest.
ed in the agricultural displays. These
displays so impressed the president
that he devoted most of his address to
the Importance of farming and to a
depreciation of the tendency of young
men to drift to the cities, where they
think they can be where "the wheels
go round.ts
Farming the Best, Says Tart.
The president said in part:
Il am glad to be in a state in which
{ 3riculture is your chief trade and &C.
cupation. We must admit that the &C.
cupation of the farmer is among the
one or two most important occupa-
tions that go to make this country
great.
I'VE have arrived at time in the
development of this country and the
world when old methods of agricul.
ture must be discarded if we would
keep up with the procession. Land
is becoming too valuable to treat it
In the old wasteful way The profcs.
sion of the farmer has become a real
scientific profession, and | am glad
to note that Mississippi is at the head
OF the column in having one of the
best agricultural institutions in tho
country.
Here you have been able to re.
4 strain that tendency of your young
men, laborers and others, to come into
the cities and live in tenements, in or:
der that they may be where the
wheels go round. The truth is, IL
were advising young man in this
country as to his future profession
] should say to him that there was
probably greater opportunity for real
reward in assiduity, industry. atten.
ton to business and scientific investI.
4 cation in the profession of agriculture
than in any other profession that this
country affords.
Country Life the Sane Life.
The tendency toward the country
and country life is tendency that we
ought to encourage. 1t tends toward
sane, philosophical and quiet consid.
GRAFTON of the problems of life. 1t takes
out that nervous exhaustion of energy,
It takes out the gambling spirit; 1t
takes out of the life of the citizen that
hurry and rapidity that carries men
quickly to their grave, and it makes for
the happiness of individuals and fami.
lies far more than any trade or pro,
fession that brings you into the great
maelstrom of CITY life'