The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-30
HORTICULTURAL
Society Held Its Novem-
ber Meeting at the
Infirmary.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT


airy. The attendance was large. num-
berlng about $50 members and friends.
All were cordially welcomed by Sup
: erintendent l. B. Druckenbrod and
wife and the society was finely enter
tanned by them during the day. they
doing everything possible to make the
meeting a pleasant one for all.
The forenoon was passed in inspect
ing the grounds, the fine new main
building recently completed, the hos
pital and other buildings. At noon all
enjoyed a bounteous dinner in a din
ing room gaiiy decorated with the
national colors. After dinner Presi-
dent Hanna called the society to order
and proceeded with the regular order
of business. Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
M. w. Oberlin, w. H. Hershey and
s. p. Killinger were appointed to col
lect membership dues.
URder unfinished business the chair
NAN of the committee in charge of
the society's exhibit at the county
fair reported a premium of $25, money
received from exhibits sold, $3.50, and
total of $28.3O. The report was
accepted and committee discharged.
The president announced that the
secretary had all yearly reports of the
nocisty since 1879, except three-1897,
1899 and 1900. 8. P. Killinger report
ed that he had two of the missing
reports, and Mr.. Holl thought the third
was not In bound volume, but could
be had from the publishers of the
Roller Magazine"
Mr.. Holl read a letter from pub.
shers Of ''Downing's Work on Apples"
which said the cost of the book would
be $4.27, and the current edition is
the second and was published in 1881.
He asked instructions as to buying.
President instructed committee to
continue correspondence and secure a
later book if possible.
ESSAY.
Mrs. Webster Reeder, who had been
appointed essayist for the October
meeting. read the following at the
meeting at the Childrens Home at
Alliance, on October 16:
tee to present an essay at this meet
ing, so will try to give something in
the line of our life and occupation.
The student thinks of his lessons; the
teacher should give his whole mind
to his pupils while engaged in his
office; the business man concentrates
his powers upon the case he has in
hand in which he is interested, and
the housekeeper pays close attention
to the management of the thousand
ane one things that must all fit into
certain places and come together at
the right time.
This power of compulsory thinking
or concentrating the mind upon one
subject and pursuing it with energy,
is of great value and Is necessary
to success In any vocation. The
student who builds air castles when
he should be studying makes failures;
the teacher whose interest is else
where arouses no enthusiasm in his
pupils; the man who lets his mind
run on business or work does not
run on business of work does not
climb very high in his chosen calling,
and the housewife who dreams of
books or art or music or anything
else while getting the breakfast Is
apt to burn, spill or forget half the
things that should be ON the table in
good order.
'Those whose occupation requires
constant attention must have times
especially devoted to recreation.
Many pursuits when carried on in the
same way give tinge of pleasure
to some parts Of the work that would
otherwise be tedious.
Good things cherished day by day
and year by year will make noble
lives and the life will correspond. AS
no two human faces are cast In the
same mold, so no two spirits are ex-
actly alike. Some are hopeful, some
despondent, some irritable, others
patient, some forgiving, others re-
yengeful, and so on. No sane mind
is SO organized that it's possessor can
not govern its workings to some ex-
tent If he will.
"Pinching poverty is disheartening
and dims the brightness of life; loss
Of faith In humanity, loss of friends
in death, and uncongeHial associa-
tions. make the heart very different
from the heart 1t would have been
without such discipline, and yet with
earnest striving it may be kept In
place.
Habits of thought. like those of
speech or action, come by practice,
and their beginnings are very small
Bad habits when once entered upon
increase imperceptibility. One OF
these is worrying or borrowing trou-
BILE and causes imagination of all
sorts of disasters that never come to
pass except in the mind and cause
almost as much suffering as if it were
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