Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-08
rrpm the ,l.ioe Farmer.
The Bethel Farmers Club.

. wv ANhNFNNN N''NNhs sf''N ashNt sNFfs
We elus~i our scrics oC meetings with sup.
rer. AhJut un4 hundrrd ger ,lemcn and
ladies' sat down TO u generously provided
table. 4 blrssing was invoked by the Rev.
Mr., Thumr-'n, and strange havoc was
made upon the baked beans and brown
bread hy the old sthgrrs the young men
lokrd out frr - hosl OF oysters. and the
s,ill younG'r memherS took god care oi
the oake-. pies. popcorn and fruit. One
OF the nicest dishes was b1nr tiiul supply
of the vegetable oyster, done uT in excellent
STYLE. Probably not one in ten present
ever tasted IL beiurc, and bat Few at first
could r~c,,gnil' the difference between the
vegetable and the animal TIN. was fur
nishcd by our noble President \. l.. Bar.
hank. Eq., Who says that he can raIsc
them with perfect ease. and hI- had them
in any quantity all winter. iiuch nice
article should he more extensively rul,iva.
ted, a. an excellent Substitute or the more
expensive article oi real ones After sup
per, DE-. True. whu wns honrrd with tho
position Of Tohs, Master, read tho follow.
ins
/. III, Bcihl Farm-r', Clu5-A pcrma.
nent lu.utuiion; may its members never
club each other.
This WIS responded to by III, President,
who stated that the Club had hsn in active
operation f,r five wears with increasing in.
tcrcst /. library h,i increased to one
hundred and seventy five volumes, contain.
in: alm m'.t everything Desirable for the
farmer. II, thousht that mucn good had
rcsnltci lr,m thc-s meetings
= n. To,ra Of B,iA,l-Trauiful in
.ltaation, .uhlim, in Il. scenery. famous IN
u. history. f,r,il~ ~ ITS .,il, productive in
large poIa,or., BEAUTIFUL sirh and god
men.
R-p,nlei to by mr. \. T,itchcll
have always felt much pride ir NV native
toNn. m it. growth, and m tho education
ol the people. We often ,p,,k Of i, As cit.
iirn'. AMI Jl',ly too. Il. history il inter.
c.tns, AMI any one who will ~, respond tn
u. b,autilul cl'ls /. not Il, q b, here Its
scenery b. adm,r'l " visitors. It. noun.
t,.n' have an imposing apP"ir,nce, nnd
have NJ d,uh, nvs an important inlicnce
On the quality of IL. mon. W, may not
produce great crnp.. but we can produce
sr,-,t men B,,hcl has had rs ,'nrc. Ono
Of our Young men whom | had hoped -
see here this evening. now rtIr,srn,s Ih,
new State Of Orrspn Ann,hei il elected
e. rrpr,s'ut pirtion Of Nm York city, in
Congress. 1. has hAia large number Of
educated men WIN may b, louni in almo,,
any Stat, of Ia. Uni,n. Men brought up
here are compelled to be educated by the
force of circumstances.
8 Tas Gurdsa-rhe place % cultivate
losers, fruit. anI the yir,ucs.
Rev T. rhmp,ln responded The gar
den q. tn, much neglected in our Villages.
IL b. the mn.t c1nvenicni and lvantaseous
OF anything t. be found On the iarm. Veg.
stahlc. SHOULD cims fry,h AMI par, directly
frum the spot where they gov. rhes,
thins' arr not only cinvcni'nt. hut there is
a mental Improvement derived fpn il. NJ
uan can walk in u good garden. without
having great lesson read To lin Weed
well the garden of the heart is hi' crea,
le..in there. 4, induces refinement Of feel.
in.. gives growth 70 the Imagination. cur
rect tn.t, and moral pnwe-, {" well rs
ils, .,n.e OF the beautiful, aud lifts the
heart t. the Great Ghcr.
& The "a msr-rhc oldrs, iri.,ocrit in
existence. who alone can trAcs lack his o.
cura,i,n and lineage 10 Father hlAm.
Rev. Mr.. Games responded Twas not
thoroughly aware tlll just now Of my line
age. lama farmers son. The farmer is
after all the true and ancient aii.tocracy of
the WoslI. Not that there is no other no.
Lic occupation, but that this i, more in ac'
cordance with the original plan, and is the
foundation OF every art and employment.
Out VI the earth. is the trst and last 10
man. Men in political life have not the
proud liberty Of the farmer. 10 h'' home.
stead with hls field, around him. they bring
forth bread to the eater aud sced to tho
sJwrr
;. The Siencc Of A.riailwc-A glori.
Gus Geld Tor ,hr laborr on hs arm, or the
.ci-nrilc explorer after truth.
Rev. Mr.. Snow Of Norway, responded
| too. am farmers son, a ID understand
well its labors and pleasures. Scientific
Enpvlrdss and practice should he united.
We all once had prcjadiccs against lOok
farming, and they were jus,lhable. MEMS
theories aud zeal outran their knowledge.
Farmers are plain, practical mcn they
want 10 knOS results Certain theories
were very nice, bot they did no, tally in
casting up accounts.
C. TAe Ladies Of ihe Bethd Formers
Chb-rheir presence cheers us; their
lroWns are death TO US. Little would be
accomplished in Agriculture without than
Responded to by DR.. y. L. True. but he
spoka - last and somewhat incOhercntly,
being u little intoxicated with mo subjcct,
that We cannot repnrt him. We can only
catch one idea. aud that was, that ~e odn-
not DO a thing Wiloui them. He read some
complimentary verses gwen to him by la
dy member. AlsO u inast:
:. The Ladies tender their sincere
thanks to the gentlemen. fos having 80