Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-01
COMMUNICATION.

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L. vour issue # thu 18th inst. | read
w..a NJ. . l.-le surprise q. eonmprIca-
ton trou. J. 5. Gog!n. relative 10 the
farmers institute recently held at
Osrabroca.
Ityeu VII kindly give me- q little space
IN your valuable payer would like to
reply 70 some Of his remarks.
This might be a very serious matter
% ne since it would put NE under the
category Of those described in his last
p~aca.:aph. ia vaich he says that he
=ppposes there will even be some citizens
who n their ignorance Of long standing
viii wanc 10 censure him.
IF. however. re remember that he
evidently made a mistake and dipped
his pen into his sulphuric acid bottle We
can understand Why there is such a
strong odor of that element permeating
his whole letter, making it suggestive Of
something which shall he nameless.
Perhaps. however. it would be we'll to
take it for granted that he means what
he aays AID since his communication is
nothing but censure from beginning to
end We must attribute it to ignorance
Of long standing" His remarks f%orciply
reminded re of the old lady who was
continually growing about the weather
Wien n one of her usual TRADES a
nelghboc ventured the remark: Say
.Missus,how would you like it if it suited
you: / presume your correspondent
; wouldn't ike it if it .uited him.
: He says the institute cost the Osna-
/. brock Commercial CLUB a lttle oyer S5(
ard the state about the same amount
Now. Mr.. Editor. / did rot have the
g pleasure Of attending the Institute a
: Oslaorock. but did attend one held a
i Langdon ard hat l learned there
o would not Ike to give up for 500.
{ | have been in Dakota over a quartz
o Of . century and know something Of tn
farming conditions that exist at til
/. present time and the remarks made b
y Prot. Sha" relative to the yield Of whea
e now and twenty years ago were worth
d II the mos. profound attention Of tno=
It Who listened to hln and it would b
Is we'll u put mis- hand 20 a pen and tell
z million aeople. / cannot enter her
y into the details of that institute but n
10 candid or falrminded man would il
t. sinuate that Prof. Shaw was one Of thos
5 ''ossitied Jumps of humus. oxygen an
other fertilizers, or a "parasite": an
W when such invectives are used ] al
le inclined to think that Mr.. Gogin is,
use the expression of an eminent Englis
statesman, Intoxicated with the exu
le berance of his own verbosity."
re Mr.. Gogln claims that he "searche
N diligently and we'll" and no doubt
Is might have added judiciously for his ow
ly purpose. and failed to find any who ha
r. been benefited. No doubt many smile
N when they read this and the reasc
would be obvious. He says that tt
is people went there sin a receptive mood
le Would Mr.. Gogin dare to perjure hin
le self if placed on the witness stand
at state whether he went there sin a rece]
a. tive mood" or not? / trow not. "
st generally find what we are looking f,
le and Mr.. Gogin is no exception.
1T He goes on to state that these time
are paid a good salary" (which Of court
ID he would scorn) ION the supposition tn,
is they are disseminating information, b,
al instead are gathering information
Iy When MIR. Gogin has gathered q lit
20 more information he will learn that it
10 a fundamental principle in teaching th'
a. you cannot impart knowledge to othel
without learning yourself. 1t is alwa!
=. reciprocal. / do not suppose that eith'