Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
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Il ia weakness % human nature to
eNpsnd time on useless sIseculstions as
to The future while neglectlng the rcali-
taiiou- ~ The present. Anticipation I.
usually CA tiptce. while realization l.
either disappointed or tamely aud per-
hap tlanklessly accepting the blessings
20 The hour. Perhaps no class of peo-
pie are more Inclined o. grumhle than
the farmers. aud I'm .oms respects they
have goo.i reason for their grumhling /;
and fcW human Interests arc morc made
the suliegt of speculation than the crop
pruspc't. n l. alsavs ton hot or too
cold, too dry or too vet. and whatever
NAV D. tho condition, " l. made the
hasi- ~ Representation for good or ill.
No soouer did spring open this wear
than thc crVakers began. IN Was said Co
D. too NJ aud cold for even the ccr,als,
and nothing bat grass aud oats we're
SUPPOSED to fourish. Well. gras. did
come and stay remarkably well. aud the
result l. a wear of heavy dairy production
and a gluitc,l market for dairy gpois.
I'm "a llttle while. a. the SEASON prugr,ss-
"a. u VS. announcci that the wheat
crup va. terishing frum drought IN
SOME sections ~ the great Northwest.
Buf soon came the announcement II
rains and the saving ~ the crOp. Corn,
however. has hern al along considered
in "a hnpeless condition. beat there Nas
comfort in The thought that ws had the
surplus ~ last years big crop o. fsll
hack uu. nuf now cumes The iuNful
ness that the past few wcvks II hot
weather have slVri the cufn crup. II
crrtaiuly has rirenci u. in some cases
prrmtturvlv The prospcct nov i that
the countr, viii haryest a fair corn crop.
The wheat anil all other crops arr con-
cg,iri to D. large Even potatoes. which
rrr pronounced failure in some loCali-
tie.. arr turuing out beautifully In 9TH
ers. AMI vherv the yish l. large IN"
qualii, L. eood. -. on the whole. Wc
hlVr tn cuugraiulate ourselves on a
bountifil harvest. ant to thank that
PROV ilrncr. " huss wisdom ~ repruaCh-
"A hv oiir murmurincs. Tor the generous
blessings whlgh % L. ours o. euiov.
small fruits have given a fair Weld.
bat have lacked someWh,t Ia quality.
thsrv not hslug sun and heat enough to
rprn them up o. their hesi. Hut We
have hai "a fair supply ~ fairly COOL
fruIis Applss are sailto he r. failure In
Ncu England aud New Nork. bat The
Well l. hsftrr iu .oule sections ~ The
Wet. and kansas has grown hrr flrst
peach Crup in thros or four years. Prom
What information W can gather through
the prsss. n Vouh appear that Ne shall
have apples enough for our own COM
sumption. only few. comparatively,
arr set ruiherg-i. aud 10 usually turns
cat that the crup 9. heavier than aniici-
pats,l W shall suffer frum the lack ~
noihing he,ause Mature Withheld Il.
The lscl in .oms sections vii D. made
up hy thr Abundance in other. and our
facilities for transportation arr 40 grrai
that the work ~ equalization viii make
bat "a small hgurr.
AMI .o it l. ani viii D. a. the eni.
Impatient human nature vhimsl,allv In
dulrc. in smile. or tears through The
prompting. - nu almost unrrasoninc
autiCifation. w arr mot content With
the prv...nt and fear o. trust The future.
uotw ithsianiing Ne have not the power
o. change ths cuurss ~ events. aud AT
our rrplnlugs arv hle and useless. AT
the ad,aniarv. srv NOT given to any one
place of age. bat wisely scattered All
over The fare q the globe AMI through
.u time. anil this very Inequality ltNs
thr foundation ~ cummcr,v and .ncial
inisrcoursr between communities AMI
nations. without which We would rcmain
.sin.h aud narrow. aud progress Nould
i... % sioN growth. N NJ dh not -innd
.till or start ou a rrtrugrnde track. We
ought o. D. thankful that a power more
ftr-..sins aud stable than the viii ~
man rules. bringing or,ier ani ahundanc'
out 20 What L. tn us incomprrhrnsihle,
ani turning 40 our yaticinaiiuus ini"
f.,lI.hnss.. Mirror and Farmer.