The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-12

bptclntn' .
Mrs, Mock has on exhibition four
apples for name, we cannot name.
II, h, ROher has two specimens Winter
Sweet, fair aize; two Romantics rather
small.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Henning, apple for name,
the committee would name II the Grind
stone,
Kirk McLaln has u Seeding Of Roman
| ite, fair specimens IL II said 10 be When-
cries late red.
M, Slusser has on the table two
samples Northern Spy, fair size. ID. M.
| Sluqser two apples for name when we
pronounce the PennOck,
Mrs. Mock has two specimen pears Tor
name, we cannot name thenl
| JOSIAH C0RRELL,
JACOB RUPFRD,
O. A. KRlDER,
Committee.
The President called the attention OF
the different committees TO their re'
apectiyr duties, and 10 be ready 10 report
nj time called for,
Mr.. Slusaer stated that his green house
was open 10 the inspection OF the mem
| bera.
The committee appointed nj the last
meeting 10 confer with the city auth0ri'
| ties OF the City Of Canton with regard 10
| the stamping Of weights and measures,
through Stimmel say nothing hnd been
done, but meeting OF berry growers
would be held In Canton.
Mr., Slusser had u conversation with
| the Solicitor OF the City of Canton, who
said the ordinance had never been passed
and never would be.
Watson Wise was satisfied with the
ordinance, for II we do suffer by II n lit
tie ~ growers, II will compel dishonest
dealers TO give quart for II quart, ana
not 10 buy 32 quarts OF berries from the
growers ana 10 sell them by wine meas-
ure 40 the rate OF 40 quarts per bnshel.
On motion OF ID. NJ, Susser the follow
ing committee was elected 10 solicit
members 10 the Horticultural Society;
Jos. Shillig, b. T, Berlien, jacob kagey.
On motion Of j, Ruperd committee
OF three were appointed by the President
| ~ which the constitution aud bylaws
be referred for revision, said report to
| be presented No the April meeting The
chair appointed j Ruperd, ), C0rfell and
j. H. Nies2, Adjourned till half'past one
o'clock to the residence Of our host for
dinner, where the thrOng Of members
and visitors RECALLED themselves with one
OF those grand good dinners which our
good wives and daughterN know 80 we'll
now TO prepare.
Is THERE No BALM IN GILEAD; II TnERE
NO PHYSICIAN THEREy OR, OUR CITY
COUSIN AS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
You can scarcely pick up an agTlcul-
tural paper nOw.a.daya without finding
therein lamentations dire" concerning
the "bOys leaving the fnrm" and lOck.
| Ing to the citles, But be that m II may
| the benefit derived theTelrOm 10y the
cities fully cOmpensales the loss aua-
talned by the farmora In part counter
balances the injury II Will be 10 the
boys, On the other hand we find about
IN many Of our city cousins who are
tired 10 death" Ot city life, and look
forward, with longing eyes aud craned
| neCks, TO the time when they may be
| permitted 10 tickle the earth 10 make
her Yield her increase, for have they not
often heard II said aud said IL them
selves. that There IN no one no happy M
4 the farmer, for while he wakes or while
no sleeps, hia crops are growing, his fruit
Tipening, his pork faitening, his wool
growing his hens laying, his cows
manufacturing grass into the lacteal
fluid, &c Nc, nd inllnitum. Nothing 10
do but SOW aud reap, pluck ana eat,
pluck aud sell Oh what nice fruit he
brings TO market; great big, rosy apples,
luscious pears, melting juicy. peaches,
cherries, plums, grapes, raspberries,
blackberrles and delicious trawberrles,
Oh, no temptingl Aud such pri3es tool
No wonder the merchant and tradeaman
tires Of the dull, monoton0us routine of
city life, and longs 10 breathe the pnre
fresh air OF the farm, 10 commune with
nature and natures God" Here you
will lind the same two classes you find
| N the country VIZ; the successful and
the unsuccessful
The latter comes 10 the conclusion
that city life does not agree with him,
aud II ho only could rent small farm
ewher0 ION the shares" no could get
along and mako some money, for the
idea IN every town IN prevalent, and IN
erroneous ~ prevalent, that "anybOdy
can DO farmer" N he only has the farm
whereon 10 bestow his time, and labor,
and pains
But here no enters tho school OF Tex.
perience," who is noted pr0yel blally M
being u dear teacher, and II frequently
happege that he IL unable 10 raise the
wind" whorewlth TO pay hig tuition,
aud In peremptorily given the x. b,
| You can pick him out ~ you drive over
thecountry. because hie buildings, crops,
stock and surroundings will not hold
their peace, but rise up ~ witnesses
against him. For instead Of taking
time by the forelock" time takes him
by his ''forelock," and In extreme cases
OF 0bstinncy you will llnd the fOrel0ck
missing, 60 ward of suspicion, wear n
wig. This hint 10 the wlse ls BunlcienDl
But sooner or later he flndeth hig level,
and he goeth forth, and Tho farm that
lately knew him, knoweth him no more
forever
Not 10 however with our successful
cousin; no has been gathering compel.
ency and looking forward for sometime
10 the time when bN boarded means
would DO sufficient 10 buy u little farm
whereon he could live n retired life.
Blessed moment The time In approach
Ing, lilo selects his farm Just outside
The city limits. ne buys within his
means, leaving enough TO stock the farm
well with the best Of Implements, horses,
cattle, &c., and for family expenses for
one year, M by that time there would be-
u steady stream OF nickles, dimes and
daddy dollars flowing into hls exchequer
from the sales OF productg Of tho farm ~
or course he will be satisfied with moth
Ing but the best, and thus IN soon spot.
tod by the inevitable nursery agent aa
IN easy victim, and Ia talked into lne
bill Of trees, enough 10 plant half OF his
farm. Not common fruit like that OF hia
nelghbore the old fogles who hold 10 the
old and trill sylts but apples such lg
will bear In u year or two, apples that
are early or late just when there ID