Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15

farm. L 8, only few wears since the e
farmer Ia IN. ,pringlime put what seed
hr hal left into the gnnund, after s''llins
oil thu best. aud Ia the fall gathered hls
harvest To fad Just common, ordinary :
weld: bat uow be saves the best lot
seed. aud working on scientific basis !
produces even nrw varieties of the most !
delicious fruit aud grain aud reaps
abundant haiyt.SiS. lie raised his herds
of cattle aud sheep from inferior stock,
hat now oull the best does he save for
breeding purposes, and many times
sends thousands OF miles in order To
secure the choicest animals. ! read Just
the other day of how one man in the
West had made by his constant study of
plant liz. a cactus to lear fruit without /
thurnS. aud many other worthless plants |
aud shrub, to Weld fruit aud be things |
oil beauty. he So arranged his work |
that the very elements of nature must
of necessity assist him. We had what
we once considered worthless aud dry
desert, but to-day it has been made in
: man, places 80 blossom like the rose,
and all because someone has stopped to
u think and plan out this magnificent
u work.
: For the benefit of those who have not
: had the privilege of attending these
reunions, ! will give just an idea of the
e noble blood as found in the Fogg family
u daring the thirteenth aud fourteenth
!" centuries. We are as English as England
" is herself, aud Kent county is where the
FoggS took iirm and helping hand in
" making England what she is. History
= tells us that King Henry VIII was
:" far from being a good and able king, yet
during the last four years of his life, his
Vi daughter of John Fogg. aud great great
y granddaughter of Sir William Fogg, son
- of Sir Thomas Fogg of Canterbury, aud
w. so on down through long line OF Foggs,
~ was able through her diplomacy not only
- to escape the fate of the other wives but
prevented many of the bad moves foi
" which King Henry VIII was noted
. | think our secretary has her picture, as
- well as that Of Sir Thomas Fogg. and q
Nv number of the other Foggs who so ably
V" assisted in making the laws of the four
80 teenth and fifteenth centuries. Then
too. we are proud of the record of hin
who dared to leave his own country anC
~ face the dangers aud priyations of the
new country, and his children, Samuel
'' Jr, and Daniel 10y his first wife, an,
~, Seth. James aud Hanna 10y his second
y" all of whom were sturdy aud nohl,
NV citizens of New England. We find il
looking up the records that all of these
~ and their children, assisted very materi
ally in guiding the affairs of the earl
colonies.
-" There is one thing that we as a fami
=" shoult consider Ohis applies to tn
:" young more especially, aud that is
NV thorough education is indispensable t
one who wishes to make the most O
''e himself. Let us not thiak for a momen
that after We have passed through tn
''0' high school and college that our educa
o''- ton is complete or that We are full
" equipped to ill any position, for it ha
~ ouly just I~gnn. Let us continue t
search for and to acquire all the know
Va edge possible. 1t should be our aim t.
eXcei in whatever vocation We ma
choose. There are TOO many young mel
l"I today who are willing to make light o
o'd whatever work they are engaged in
nus thinking that in some future time whel
we a great opportunity presents itself the
Ih' will then show to the world that the
laV can make Il great name for themselve,
we | tell you such are deceiving themselves
MS for it is only by doing our very best a
u l all times and in every day duties a
III presented, that we become proficient an
Ia capable of taking charge of great ente
lug prises and carry them through to
10 successful completion. What the worl
MS needs today is men and women with
nf
OIL large degree of stick-to-ativeness, con
it, bined with honesty and integrity. Thu
10 equipped, the duties of today will t
'oo we'll done, the responsibilities of tomo
Dry row well met, and the development {
IAN our characters will go steadily on unit
;eS the time when, with characters we
'he rounded out, we are willing to turn owe
lsi to younger hands the duties of the hou
and commit to our heavenly Father tn
the threads of life we have tried to weay
we into perfect whole
''y Are You Engaged?
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