. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. The Canadian Horticulturist. 301 EVERY FARMER'S NAME UPON HIS FRONT GATE. The tree is known by the fruit it bears, The lord or peasant by the garb he wears. ND SO the principle obtains throughout the whole economy of human life and existence. The Jews of old looked for a sign, and so has the world ever since. In trade and commerce much depends upon the sign ; hence we find tradesmen vieing one with another in the strik- ing and attractive features of the trade-mark or inscription that indicates or suggests the kind
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. The Canadian Horticulturist. 301 EVERY FARMER'S NAME UPON HIS FRONT GATE. The tree is known by the fruit it bears, The lord or peasant by the garb he wears. ND SO the principle obtains throughout the whole economy of human life and existence. The Jews of old looked for a sign, and so has the world ever since. In trade and commerce much depends upon the sign ; hence we find tradesmen vieing one with another in the strik- ing and attractive features of the trade-mark or inscription that indicates or suggests the kind of business in which they are engaged. But with the tradesman the trade-mark or sign is not enough. He always has associated with it, in very conspicuous letters, his own name. John Smith may keep a place of business, and carry on a trade in drugs, dry goods, or what not, and he lets the public know this by a trade-mark, or sign, and a display of his wares. But he wants the public to know that John Smith is the man who keeps and sells these wares, so he places his name over his front door, or somewhere conspicuously upon his premises. In what sense does John Smith, the trades- man, differ from John Smith, the farmer, in their relations to the public ? Both alike have to depend respectively on the public for the consumption of the com- modities they produce or deal in. Why should not John Smith, the farmer, have his name upon his front gate as well as his namesake, the tradesman, his name upon, or over his front door ? A few years ago a bank manager was moved from one to another of the many pretty towns that are to be found scattered throughout this rich and highly- favored province. What could be more natural than that this banker should desire to know something of the country immediately surrounding the commer- cial centre in which his bank agency was situated ? On the first convenient day Mr. Walker (for such we will call him), having secured a span of horses, double carriag
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