The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-03-21

Besides. the postage ON oil this mAteri
~ must foot up Handsomely at the end
OF the year. A new member of thu
subordinate Grange, after having taken
four degrees, hes paid into the trsasu'
~ Of the Grange ave dollars, bssides
his regular monthly dues. OF thi,
sum, the treasurer Of his Grangs pays
the secretary Of the State Granes TWEEN
ty-ive cents for each degree the new
member has taken alsS. IN annual
due Of twenty five centa for said msn.
her, making . total Of ono dollar aud
twenty five cents for the year. The
treasurer Of the State Grange then
pays TO the secretary Of the National
Grange ten cents for each degres CON.
ferred upon this member. togetl,sr
with IN additional ten csuts, - an
annual due for him, or total OF atty
cents for tho year. Thus, Of i've dol
lars and over. paid BY new msmbsr
into the treasury Of bis Grange during
aha hrst year u his mssnbssship. euly
fifty vents Il clai,ne,l bJ the Na,Sooal
Grange. and, aftsr he has taken al the
degrees, Il ciaims only ten cents ~ fsis
annual due.
The woman membership featufs,
likewise. appeared to be very objsc-
tiOnable one. Woman's proper
sphere Of action" repeated, "is the
fireside; when she leaves that to join
societies, ETC.. she takes the nrst step
towards woman's rights." But there
is TO moIe danger Of her becoming .
wonian's rights woman 1t the Grange
than there is Of her becoming one 1t
the fireside, for at each place she 10 In
company with her husband aud broth.
er. Moreover. the woman rights
movement is . political abortion, icon
ceived In the diseased brains Of . few
dssolute women, the mere suspicion Of
any connection with which would
bring the blusl, OF sh 'me to every wo
mau's cheek, while at the Grange al
political discussions are vigorously pro-
hibited. A to the importance Of wo.
mans aid, thought Of the nulnerous
instances afforded by history Of tlse
powerful infiuenct she has always ex-
ercisef over the destinies Of mankind,
but stronger proof Of that Importance
exists IL the mind Of every man In the
United Statet WHO IL blessed with .
faithful and intelligent wife. But
where is the necessity for secrecy ?
Why cannot the workings Of the Order
be open to the gaze Of oil men? Men
who do good only are never afraid to
have their actions scsutinized. Ger.
tainly not. Blu. wise men keep their
own counsel. and of what they do the
world Knows nothing until 1t 10 done.
The genera, who conceives . grest
stragetic movement confides his plans
only to few trusty followers, and
when any business OF great moment
comes before Congress It sits In aecsse
session. The general does not conceal
his plans, nor Congress its delibeSa.
tions, through fear Of the worlds scru.
tiny, but because the safety OF the In.
terests involved demands that secrecy
be observed. In like manner. then,
the Patrons conceal their deliberations,
s-.~.,se ~. an d1in0 they insure great
er security aud efficiency In their
workings. Thus, also. are bad men
prevented avaiiing themselves Of the
advantages ofthe Order to impose upon
the credulity Of mankind. Secret 80
cieties, too. have always been more
permanent than others. aud will -four.
ish where others will die out. When,
however, got this far, I suddenly
re .nembered that We had au agsicul
turai society In our county, and
began asking myself why It would not
answer my purposes Of this secret Or
der Of farmers? After little fsllec
tion upon the objects Of such organiza-
tions found that agricultural societies
are limited IN their application to
furnishing information on the practice
Of agriculture. horticulture, ETC.. on
the nature Of soils aud mannres, to the
establishment Of shows for produce,
stock. etc, aud to the promotion Of ag.
ricultural educa ion. Here. then, were
the most important objects Of agricul.
turai societies; unless the Patrons
proposed to do more, II was useless to
think further on the subject Of joining
them. But. on turning my attention
to the objects Of the Patrons. IL soon
became evi lent that not only did they
propose to do all Of the above, but also
great deal more. Besides teaching
the farmer how to practice agriculture
after the most improved methods they,
likewise. protect him In tho act. They
are ever on the watch to detect and
warn him Of impositions, to prevent
his intrusting his produce to fraudu
lent agents, aud to bring about : 70
duction Of high freights for his benefit.
They enable him to purchase his sup
plies cheaper. and his tools and ma
chinery Mt from ten to twenty fivs
per cent. less than he can by any other
means. They prevent cruelty to ani
mails, nur ,e the sick, assist the poor,
i..a si..A ss.,asfl~ 2.fahli.JA- -i;k..--i--
aud reading rooms, and aim ut elevA
ting sll classes, both socially aud
morally. And while agricultural
societies, in general, possess no com
mon bond Of union. each being wholly