Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-05

we study 1t the palmer and more inter
esting it beco mes, and have no doubt
that if we could read it correctly we
should find it all blended together In one
harmonious whole, and all governed by
the unering laws of wisdom.
Soon after the close of the war of indie
pendence, many Of our Fathers clme to
the wilderness Of Vermont, to establish
homes for them selves and poSterty, and
after they had cleared their lands, most of
them planted large orchards with the seed
of the apples picked up here and there,
and their trees having the benefit OF our
virgin soil fourished like the green bay
tree, mary of them living long after the
planter had returned to mother earth
again to feed and nourish. Perhaps the
same trees he had planted, for we know
the story of Roger Williams, how that af-
ter founding State, he was buried I'M
der favorite apple tree. The tree at
once saw its opportunity and plunged It's
roots deep into the earth to devour the
body. Even the bones were consumed to
furnish food for the tree and fruit. Here
the question: Who ate Roger Williams!
Who is there of us who after our bodies
are returned to mother earth again would
not be willing to come forth in the shape
of Il beautiful tree or flower or whatever
it may be inthe great laboratory ofNature
Whoever can remember pack fifty years
will recolect of seeing large orchards
loaded with fruit consisting of just as
many varieties as there had been seeds
planted, ranging from very good down tc
worthless varieties. am Of the opinion
that the method adopted by our Fathers
of growing trees from the seed, was the
best possible way for it gave them an oD-
portunity to select the best from a large
variety and us it costs no more to culti-
vate the good than it does the worthless.
Hence The adoption of reproducing ap-
pies from cuttings and slips and IL is pos,
sible some took the idea fiom Saint Paul's
preaching more than eighteen hundred
years ago where he talked to his dlSci-
pies about the ENGRAVING of the Wild Oh
i've with more improved variety.
Now the precise point to be settled Is,
can we reproduce varieties in their first
purity through scionS set in different va
rieties of wood. 1t is claimed by some
that we do not, but that both the fruit and
hardness of the tree is affected and chang
ed tC quite an extent, but from my own
experience and observation | must say
that can not see how varieties can ever
change, except through the blossom and
seed.
If we take the animal kingdom we see
that varieties are changed by the ming
ling of the sexes of different varieties and
the product itself is never changed. For
fear you will not understand, | will illus
trate If we take the eg /, of o lie strain of
blooded fowl and hatch it under differ
ent strain the variety will not be changed
by incubation or any 9th r treatment.
The variety was in the shell. Or if we
take the worthless colt and nourish it
with the milk Of the COW it will still be
true to itself. Again, if the Anglo Saxon
infant is nouri.hed at the breast of an
African woman, it will not have a bllck
skin, curly hair or q long heel
Now if we take the egg or bud of the
Baldwin apple tree, and transfer 1t to the
apple tree of some other variety, the bad
will develop to a Baldwin tree just as
pure in its variety as the tree from which
the bud was taken, and ! can not conceive
of any way that il can be changed other
than through the blossom and seed, thln
we should have an entire new variety.
There Is in my orchard real growing
branch, growing in the top of summer
sweet tree, also branch OF summer sweet,
growing ON a tree that produces sour APP
pies and both Of them are always true to
variety. Again have a Belmont apple
gro wing in tree where the sap passes
through .foW kinds of wood and as far as
l know 1t is just as pure in variety as the
first Belmont. But fear have already
tired your patience and will close by ex-
pressing wish that we may plant the
trees with reasonable hope that some of
them may, like the trees that our Faith
ers planted, look forward to another Cen
tennial jubilee, as monuments of ourselves
and a civilized people.
]. c. MCKENZIE.
Connecticut went Democratic
on Monday, re-electing Ingersoll Gov
ernor, and Democr tic House, which
insursps us a U. S. Senator.
Governor Peck has appointed
Friday, April 18th as day Of Fast
ing and Prayer in Vermont.
-Cbas. NJ. Perry has q five legged
lamb, four weeks old. healthy and
smart. The superhuous leg grows
out of the shoulder.
Maj. S. Erskine WOODWARD, a
Woodstock boy who served with dis
tinction in the war of the rebellion,
and has since been in the his father
employ here, died at Dansvile, n. Y,
on the End inst, whittier he went a
week ago for relief from disease
from which he has suffered much for
q few months. His death was sudden
at last. His remains were brought to
town this morning, and were escorted
by the Masonic brotherhood. of which
he was member, to his fathers resi-
dence. His funeral will take place
at o'clock this afternoon from the
house. He was highly esteemed for
his quiet, unobtrusive manner, and
warmth of heart. All classes named
him but to praise. Maj. Woodward
leaves u wife to mourn for him, .
daughter of the late Eliakim Johnson,
Esq. He was Al years of age.
There will be a social dance at
Fairbanks Hall Friday evening"
Music: Woodstock Quintettc Band
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