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a rail. It had the desired effect. The house was full after that. 

 A stranger asked the secretary at the close who that fellow was 

 who pitched into Dartt so. The secretary told him. "Well," he 

 said, "I know Dartt was mad, and if I was in his place I would 

 have that man arrested for abuse." The next morning he went 

 again to the secretary, and said, "I was fooled, for I declare to 

 goodness that Dartt and Philips went to the hotel arm in arm 

 and slept together last night. That beats me." 



I must speak of 0. M. Lord. We all love to recollect him. 

 Once I invited Prof. Bailey, of New York, to attend our Wisconsin 

 meeting. He consented on condition that I invite Lord to come 

 too, and at my request your society sent him. Lord consented 

 to come if he could sleep with me, so he would not be left alone. 

 We slept together five nights. When I met Bailey at the depot 

 the first question he asked me was "Is Lord here?" I said, "Yes." 

 He said, "I'm glad, for I want to see him so much." And it was 

 a pleasure to me to hear those two men visit together. 



I cannot stop without speaking of that staunch old Christian, 

 Uncle Yahnke. We were together so much. I wore his shoes 

 all one day in Iowa, and told the audience that it gave me an 

 inspiration. I visited him two weeks before his death in the 

 hospital. His parting words were, "Oh, Feeleps, I wish you 

 could stay and talk to me. It would make me get well" — but it 

 was not to be. 



Next I must recollect Kellogg, of our state. He has visited 

 me twenty or thirty times. You people always like to hear and 

 see him. He is full of information and is always glad to tell it. 

 I could talk of him for an hour. He once talked of his life to our 

 students. I got up and said, "Boys, remember his advice, but 

 do not try to imitate him. You can not do it. He courted his 

 first wife with a tallow candle, his second with a kerosene lamp 

 and his third with an electric light." I think he has done more to 

 encourage strawberry growing than any man living or dead. 

 I have slept with and talked fruit growing with him twenty 

 nights. He still visits us about twice a year. I will recollect 

 him as long as I do any one. 



I can not stop without recalling the pleasant face and kind 

 greeting of Hon. S. M. Owen. He was one of God's noblemen. 

 We all loved him. Some years ago it was announced that he 

 was sick and could not be with us. Your president appointed 

 *Judge Moyer and myself to visit him and convey our sympathy, 



♦Since passed on. 



