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as this that in a few years is going to make our farmers 

 homes largely the homes of the land. I am always glad to 

 hear such papers. I think of my own home and perhaps I 

 do better for them, and when I get home I tell my wife 

 about them. 



H. C. Adams — I would like to make one serious comment 

 on this paper; Most of us are working for our children, 

 and I do not know of anything which we can do that will 

 more essentially help them than the very work that was 

 indicated in this lady's paper. As Pres. Chamberlain said 

 " God help the children of people who live in cities." We 

 find so few of the boys who were born and brought up in 

 cities occupying high positions in commercial life, in politi- 

 cal life, or in any of those avenues where men acquire 

 eminence and force of character. In our homes we have 

 an opportunity to bless our children, not by the money we 

 shall leave them but by educating them in beauty. I believe 

 that every young man or young woman whose home is 

 pleasantly located, takes in something of the beauty of their 

 surroundings into their lives. You cannot look out upon a 

 beautiful landscape without being thrilled and inspired by 

 that beauty. It is a duty we all owe our children that we 

 make our homes as beautiful as the lady has said we should. 



THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENT. 

 By IDA E. TILSON. 



Longfellow's poem commemorating the birds of Killing- 

 worth, deserves many a reperusal at the present time. 

 Briefly told, the story is thus: One spring, Killing worth's 

 thrifty farmers, being surprised by an unusual number of 

 birds, and alarmed for their crops, solemnly met in town 

 meeting to discuss matters. The case went against these 

 lawless rovers over garden and field. A price was set upon 

 their heads, and a ceaseless fusillade rang out, till the birds 

 fell dead, or crept away wounded, and their young perished 

 by famine. But with summer came myriads of insects, far 

 more destructive, and now no foe checked their march. 



