Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

] God holds man a dependent upon Ills VIII,
You never heard Of a man storing up sun
shine and allowing its rays 20 fan al will /
upon his growing crops.
! "Hod dependent man is upon God after 4
/ all, The richest soil, the most modern 1
equipment. with all the scientific skin IN /
/ Agriculture without God is nothing. And 7
the first thought that comes to the thought I
full considerable well-deveioped man. as he /
beholds the exhibition in the Auditorium I
Is how wonderful is God. The works Of
the Lord arc great. lie showeth the people |
the power Of His works.
Second there Is manifested in this great
exhibition the wonderful achievements OF 1
man co. working with God Products Of the
field brought forth from parts Of the
United states. which a few ago was con
sidered worthless Man with his ever
searching and inquiring nature mas by
succession OF experimentation wrought
wonderful work on the broad prairies Of
the great west Where II has been possible
he has provided a way OF utilizing the great
streams Of water to bring moisture to his
crops and In those districts where there
Z Is little rainfall and water is a scarcity, he
= has developed a scientific system Of dry
farming-so that these great seml-arid belts
, are being made to blossom like the rose
and great heretofore unknown resources
people.
People Make the Country.
People make q country prosperous; all
the rich land In the world with plenty OF
rainfall and sunshine to produce the best
Of crops Is valuless without man 10 till the
soil plant the seed and cultivate the crops
Again man in his labor .ng together with
God has performed wonders In the way OF
the development Of plant and vegetable life.
In this land exhibition we see how man by
co-working with God, has improved the
flowers. fruits and vegetables of all kind
[ and how also new species have been de-
h veloped. Compare the dinner OF savage
T. under his native palm with the products
: Of this great agriculture exhibit and the
marvellous effects Of mans skill and in
genuity appear
81 stopped at the Burbank display the
other day and was much interested in the
gentleman in the booth and his fine explana-
ton OF what the great plant wizard of
- California is accomplishing in the realm
Z of plant life. First with regard 20 Bur
II bank himself He Is a man of strong will
n power, industriously engaged in the pur-
2 suit of a work which he thoroughly enjoys
e He lives in his work. He cares nothing for
Ia popularity and praise He works because
d he loves to work and especially because
II he loves the kind of work IN which he is
IS engaging his time. He lives among the
n plants.
:. The representative Of Mr.. Burbank was
:. very earnestly describing the development
of the cactus plant as a food product You
a. know that the word cactus is the title of
- plant which named with sage brush has
been used to describe the worthIessness
Of the barren American desert. Yes. that
- land is no good there is nothing on it ex-
:, cept sage brush and cactus. What has
y Burbank done With that worthless plant ?
= BY care and cultivation he has stripped ii
OF its offensive growth and has given It
a value as a food plant for cattle, horses,
mules and other animals And the fruit
u of the plant is a food substance for man.
,e Cactus "a Eat.
,f "A gentleman hearing the story, said:
ir Let me taste some of it, adding L have
re eaten rattlesnakes, but 1 never yet have
,e tasted cactus Wen, we all were given a
ia sample of cooked cactus and it was very
,e palatable, something like a fig. This gen
"a tleman also showed us how the great wizard
Ne had developed the plumcote which is a
IN cross between the plum and apricot. par
~ taking Of the flavor OF each, and also how
10 he Is now seeking to perfect the pomato. a
~ cross between thu potato and tomato
~ And so, as the great Californian is now
If OOlnB syhleHldllcaiiy ana SclenIiLically has
ne been going on in the development OF
n plant life as civilization has increased and
=, the knowledge of man has become more
sa and more comprehensive And in the land
an exhibition in the Auditorium the great re.
~ suit Of God working with man or mar
ts and God laboring together may be seer
- And with the Psalmist truly the thoughtful
- man would declare The works OF tn,
!. Lord are great sought out by all who hav,
- pleasure therein. He hath showed His PEG
-, pie the power OF His works
~, Again God is manifest in the enterpris,
- itself. The great world Is the workshop o
-, the human race 1t is large enough, wei
enough furnished, containing sufficient CD
:, portunity for the sustenance, comfort ant
' happiness of mankind. Opportunities un
~ dreamed OF by our forefathers have beef
o' discovered and are being utilized by us
" opportunities of which we have been liz
ITO norant and concerning which we have bee
s in darkness are brought to our attention
Wy in this exhibit.
nv Back TO the Farm.
THE high cost OF living and the destirut
a. millions of our land have given to tn
of world the significant declaration or appea
lis Back to the farm" The farm dominate
ply the bushes OF the world. No agricultur,
cir no business; no farm products. no city en-
md terprise. The farmers fail and the cit
the folks starve And the realization of the al
md solute necessity Of the farmer has change
for the cry. away from the farm to 'bac
the to the farm. until today there are men {
raj the trades giving up their work in the cit
ra- and applying their energy to the pillow an
age the hoe; there are business men who hay
RE- sold out their merchandise and have er
tered into the enterprise OF fruit cuitur,
ana and professional men, men OF the law an
cen medicine and even some from the caIlin
OF of the ministry, have gone out upon Ii
up homestead or ranch to conduct q revival ,
'ou chicken raising, etc.
ury People Ready to Respond,
has The cry has fallen upon receptive ca
sed and men have considered that there
Of nothing in all the life OF the world so In
a portant just now. Men and women livir
and in the tenement houses and districts in
han ufa condition. with an