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contrast, the true home surrounded and pervaded by all that tends to develop 

 a full rounded manhood and womanhood, and one simply provided with the 

 attributes that contribute to animal existence, and said it was not fair to call 

 those concomitants of a delightful home life which develop the best in man non- 

 essentials. 



He ranked as of the highest importance in this connection the beauty of 

 trees, and green grass and flowers, appropriate literature and faithful, lov- 

 ing devotion to the well being and happiness of each member of the house- 

 hold. 



The paper by K. J. Coryell at the August meeting dealt with the simple 

 facts connected with insect life as applicable to the interests of farmer and 

 horticulturist, explaining the dependence of the successful men in rural occu- 

 pations upon parasitic and predaceous insects in warfare upon the enemies so 

 destructive to their crops. He named a number of the most destructive 

 insects, giving their life history and most approved methods of successfully 

 combatting them. He gave an account of the most practicable insecticides 

 and methods of using them. 



Prof. Bailey's address was a delightful one and was listened to with the most 

 thoughtful attention. 



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