The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-26

Il hunt, Dushel twin apples. northern
spy.
NJ A Williams, English russcts, yr. old.
8 pumpkins.
Ira W Clark, New Haven, pumpkins.
W II Chamberlain, squashes.
o b Rowland, 0 lots pumpkins
VIM A Williams, 8 varieties grapes. 10
varieties pears.
FLORAL HALL.
A j Kelsey, kalc rubbi.
Mrs r V Marsh, collection of house
plants.
Mrs. G. o Luce. collection of house
plants.
Brandon Manufacturing Company, Far
mer portable scales, side beam scales. post
Office balance Silver plate) 1902 postoillce
balance (brass) 4O02; Union platform scale;
Grover fancy scale; weighmaster'1 beam
scale 900 lbs. six ton hay scale.
ADDRESS ny PRESIDENT BrckmAM.
The large Town Hall was filled to over
flowing by half past two by the large num-
Der of people who turned out to hear the
address to be delivered. The assembly was
called to order by Marshal Cook and the
exercises of the day were appropriately
commenced within music by the Sherman Cor
net Band, after which the speaker Of the
day was introduced by the President of
the club, Hon. n. r. Spraguc, Jr.
The speaker delivered an able and appro-
pirate address of which the following is
brief abstract:
Ladies and Gentlemen The shoulders of
your President here are broad enough to
take the responsibility of cxcusing me for
repeating an address delivered once before
at a meeting of this club. If not should
feel that was not returning the
courtcsies extended TO me by the
invitation to address you at this
time. | propose to speak to you upon
THE OPPORTUNITIES OF VERMONT FARMERS.
AT the outset do not intend to disarm
prejudice or to tell you what know about
farming, which, by the way. is very little
| belong TO class who have the virtue
Of pretending to know but little about
agriculture. But there is one thing that |
know of which | can speak in this con-
ncction, and that is, know something of
virtues to admire them know their fail
ings and Low to make allowances for them
What splendid opportunities our farmers
have. if they only knew how TO realize
them
First in this argument, | will call your
attention to the character which the Yer
monter inherts, and this consider good
to start upon--cthcr to cultivate or ia
graft. 1t is vigorous and hearty, manly
and womanly. My experience here to-day
among this large number of Vermont
farming people. is the fact which is pre-,
scntcd of the fine developments of the
men and the handsome looks of the
women. II is sometimes stated that beauty
can only he found in the arstocratic. Blu;
the stranger here to-day will find il ia,
different.
The intellect. too, is strong, sagacous
and with education. capable of the highest
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monstrativc; under excitement il has O
Kind of enthusiasm wonderful to behold
We did not conceive that those boys OF
coarse manners were capable of so high {
patriotism-a genius of dying for theil
country on Il hundred battlc-ields. Who
could have predicted that these parsimo
NOUS pockets would be made to give fortl
the charity shown when western city was
laid in ashes. 1t has strong preiudices
some so strong as to be convincing while
others SO bad as to he supcrsttitious. It is
a good character. Not as brilliant as the
southern or so vigorous perhaps as the
western, but more solid and substantial :
and here is good property. When ques-
tions of political and social Importance
come up Ncrmonts verdict is always firm.
Radicals call It's conservative and conserva-
tivcs consider us radical. Coy Hoffman
calls us Puritans, but history has got into
the habit of sustaining the judgment of
Vermont.
l have called this a good character To
start upon, but | do not consider it one to
bc content with, II Is full O. jealouscs.
pride and false intentions it bristles over
with prejudices and needs liberalizne.
This can be done by acquaintance with
other characters, by travel and observation
and knowledge of books and newspapers.
Those characters that are best under cultva-
ton are capable of the worst things. For
instance take the French and English. The
French in peasant life is seen to be one of
the most peaceful and amable, but take it
TO Paris and what does it make: Some
thing snowy, witty and brilliant, perhaps.
but utterly incapable of morals or of
moral improvement. The native Briton is
a perfect boor, coarse, quarrelsome and
cruel, while under training he makes mag
nifcent man both in intellect and morals.
have right to know something of Yer
mont character as | have studied il for
years. Have seen it side by side with cha
racters of every sort. At the start il is
prejudiced against all improvements can
not see the use of Latin, GIeel, or the high
er mathematics thinks Chaucer silly,
Spencer tedious, and Shakespeare anything
but wonderful. The possessors of Yer
mont character are hard to be kept from
kicking the traces when put under educa-
tional training. One of the delights have
is in subduing these elements and watching
the course of refining which it takes on,
until at last IT shoots ahead, outshning all
varieties of character. prefer that variety
not so bright but one that is capable of inn
provement.
The balance of President Buckhnm's
address will be given in our next
issue. 1t was listened to with marked al