ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. jcq 



Is there anything the matter with the rooster's lungs or voice? 

 Ort a mortal be eoinplainin' when dumb animals rejoice? 

 Then let us one and all be contented with our lot; 

 The June is here this morning and the sun is shining hot. 

 Oh! let us fill our heads up with the glory of the day, 

 And banish ev'ry thought and care and sorrow far away! 

 Whatever be our station, with Providence for guide, 

 Such fine circumstances ought to make us satisfied"; 

 For the world is full of roses, and the roses full ofaew, 

 And the day is full of heavenly love that drips for me and you." 

 Let us introspect and see if we have done all that we can to make 

 the farm a success. Our children will be content with us. It is a good 

 sign to see a boy love home — both for the boy and the home. The golden 

 city will then lose its so-called attraction. We sometimes wonder how 

 long the farm will continue to feed this modern minatour which requires 

 its yearly tribute. 



Then with this motto, that greatness in character not circumstances. 

 "Let us rise for the day is passing, 



And we are dreaming on, 

 The others have buckled their armor and 



Forth to the fight have gone. 

 A place in the ranks awaits us, 



Each man has some part to play. 

 The play and the future are nothing 

 In the face of stern today." 

 Opportunity is passing with broad charity reaching for the higher 

 education of love and light. Right thoughts and action will follow, suc- 

 cess in your day will come. Now is a mighty word. 



Maybe we, like the great men and women who live and have lived, 

 whose lives area sweet incense brewing upon times' altar, and we will 

 earnestly labor for our homes and those whom God has given us. 



Tell me, gentle traveler, who has't wandered through the world and 



