Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-04-07

ceed you IN. Have as many meettngHl
as you conveniently can during \ the
year; make your organization both the
business and social center OF your dis
trict. ISL Il. ,s3. IN 8 ..!s5a5
Il Isl said that half the knowledge Of
this world IS acquired BY Just rubbing
shoulders together. How much more
can be- acquired by comparing notes
and experiences. e s 81 s$ ss
Tow II do not expect much from old
fellows like myself, for We have been
running IN, 9 r,1t SO long It IS hard to
get out, but my hope is In the young
people, and ! want you to take them
ID your organiza alton and give them al
chance TO learn your business SO that
when the time comes they will be able
to- take hold for themselves or when
you are passed it, they can handle it
with pleasure and profit to themselves.
~ Club Organization is no new thing
in the country and It is not panacea
for all evils, but it will cause better
understanding OF the conditions OF
your business; At will promote FRIEND
ship and love in the community; It
will make the young people happy and
:contented on the farm and will instill
in them q love Of their vocation and
their home. I; 5:as a Is },9
#sS Get together and / have no fear but
that you will find institutions and
pleasure in your meetings. You have,
for, your subjects, agriculture and the!
home; the two greatest subjects in
the world, and the oldest for they,
started IN the Garden Of Eden, and
will not be exhausted till time will be
no more. Scientific agriculture is sim:
ply a dignified term that means farm
ing with knowledge, the greatest sci
ence there Is. why there is more
chemistry, physiology and every other.
ology in the science 81 farming than
in any other science there Isl 5.Sss }|s IA
It not only covers the matter Of put
ting In a crop and harvesting the
same. / hit or miss, but it means q
1study of the soil fertility, the breeding
and rearing Of stock and a hundred
other things, the marketing Of the
product to the. best advantage, MAX
ing the farm a true business to: be
proud Of. ass5
Wealth IS nothing beyond GER
tain amount Of this world s goods and
a very small amount at that it is only
|a burde lem but the Home the wife and
the children are #eVeryth s$.:
The love Of Home and family and:
friends the love Of your country and
your God n are the only 4 s atisfying
things ii this life and no amount Of
material wealth can me assure Up with;
IA
I|$5 i wish also to call your attention and
II want you ito take note of and inter
est the young; people IN the various
fcompe tons that I are to be had this
year. The state corn compe titions,
the school children corn contest and
the various prizes that will be offered
Eby the Agric ultural society and ]: the
midWinter fair II II d;
I IN conclusion IL want to say that Il
hope tel see the 1 day when in every;
school district Ii the state there Will
he a central school and a town hail
lseither combined ! in the same build
ling or adj dining with snficient ground
for demonstra alton and If recreation q
lbeauty spot where an will love Ito
mget, where the business and social
Functions can be held. would have
ball ground for the boys, play
ground for the girls and room ftor the
lselders pitch horseshoe would
mot be / afraid tto put . little wax 81
Ithe floor BIZ the ASSEMBLE hall from
time lime, shall then have no
TEAR that IVA the rners the rural
schoolg win still I prod uce the presi.
dents and goYerno the railroad and
E,big business mama gers as they have
done before. and tthe.yy viii all LOOK
back To the happy days ofs their child
hood and point III pride 10 the rural
school where the fonnd ation Sof their
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4 you2 said little q oes
Some very few things ~ the uni
verse might hare sesca ped me. an
4 severed the parent obesity but the.
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want ~, \ no repli He'd little Joe
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