Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

1. I.
"P.rroxs or tIuspasbar. This pow
erfa, organization, noS grosing up m
the Uui,es, States, especially in the gram
growing States, is destined to bea power
In the land bccause It's impulse sprsaas
from that common necessity. "mafasi
pre,ecsion:" and because its memoefsasp
il made up OF those Who are the proaaeers
Of the very siss,snanee and life Of nation.
One az the chief causes ofruval ignoraace.
has been the insufkcicney OF rfoAs asssssS
!. from farm lie. and tlis can only 90 oDsl-
asc4 By the farmers tkensseives iookans 20
their own Interests. When . man vii
no. attend 10 his own business. ne msss
have somebody else to do il. or quit bus
iness altogether; hence. IL farmers expee'
the consumers to look to their Interests.
while they merely produce. they maS.
by every law of human nature, expect
their best interests Ia be abused.
The order is a secret society. Women.
as we'll as men. are admitted to all tho
privileges Of the grangcrs. Members
admitted to tie first degree are known
respectively as laborer and maid !;
to the second degree, as cult'vaier
ands herherdcss to the third de-
gree. a. harvcr,cr and cleaner; aud. TO
.hs fourth deg ce, rs hu>bindmar AMI
ma,ron. The fifth degree is eon'erred
only in the State oranges. which are cow.
posed Of masters and past masters OF the
subordina,ed oranges. and their wires
who are matrcns Those admitted 70
this degree are called members oFthe To-
mona or Hope Grange. The sixth degree
is conferred only upon members OF tho
council of the Na,ioua! grange. which -
.comrosei of masters and past masters OF
the State oranges, and their wiSes, who
have taken The degree OF Pomona ino
emblem of this degree is Flora (chari'y')
The seventh and highest degree is con.
serred only upon members ofthe National
Senate. which comprises members OF the
council who have served one year IN that
body. The members Of this degree are
: CHARGED with the secret work OF the order.
: and constitute court Of impeachment o'
, all officers Of the National Grange. The
e functions Of the council and Senate are
: equivalent to those of representatives and
t senators in civil legislative bodies. Inc
h sunreme executive authority Of the order
: il LODGED in the Master Of the National
y Grange: a, present Mr.. Dudley W. Adams
Y ofWaukon, Ia. Each subordinate grange
j in common with the National and State
= oranges. elects its own master, overscer'
&c lecturer, steward, assistant steward chap
l. lain. treasurer. secretary. gate keeper
< Ceres. Pomona, Flora, and lady ass's'
N tan, steward, whose relative duties arc
E. implied in their respective names.
;e The officers Of subordinate oranges are
,r elected for one years service; OF State
re oranges. for two; and Of the National
,c Grange for three. In accordance viii
&c the second article of the constitution. su
bordinate oranges must meet at least onc'
i'll each month. aud the State and NanHna
$. oranges, annually; the former; to seiec
ir its own time and place. and the latter o,
sy the first Wednesday in FEBRUARY in eae'
year, at such places as shall be from yea
to year determined It's last meeting wa
y. held in Washington; its next will be he''
" at st. Louis. In active operation. IN
=. subordinate oranges mostly meet fort
.s % nightly. The minimum fee for member
% % shin in subordinate grange is. for me-
81 five dollars, and for women two dollars
=. except charter members, who pay-me
!" -, three dollars, and women Gsiy cents :
nj In order to organize a hew subordina'
M grange, il is necessary for nine men an
~ four women who have received the tcu
"A subordinate degrees. to make appicatic
be for dispensation to the secretary ot III
The National Grange. Mr.. .. II. Kelly
~. Washington. and accompany the san
=, with a fee of fifteen dollars.
=. Fifteen active subordinate oranges in
M ose State may apply for and receive asthS.' S
ms to organize State grange. Each sta
;n~ - grange is represented BY its master In q
S.,,s Us National Grange. The one clause in u
'.I. . constitution which at once has receiv'
..d the severcst censure apc warmest pra'
..a '. II ,ha. which .ummarifS excludes all
~ ligious and political questions as sutjec
~ '~"I Of discussion from the work OF the orde
80. The greatest danger Of the movement
" This time is that II will wreck iiself. on
~ sudden. on the fatal reef Of politics, frc
p, the nearing Of which il is warned n
ne. even forbidden. -,
;ne, ;ne, The word ..granse." BY which ma,
e. ssh the order in its working capacity is desl
,;na mated, which. in this instance. Is eq"i'
s ,;.s. lent to lodge. is from the Latin gran1
81, sisnifyiug grain; in fact. the word ha
e.. e variety OF meanings. which all contne
80 strictly to an agricultural connection.
in. ordinary English it means farm. tcse
~. er with all its immovable belongings.
s.., su., French it means a grain farm. 10
ma. Scotch il signifies place where the t'i
.n". ~ and rents Of sIie Church we're paid in XII
~: ~. and in modern Scotch it denotes a gra
80 80 farm. buildings. The word Is very Q
p and in the literature Of the esrlief s't
m,. i. is Of frequent Occurrences as applied
g., arissocraiical residences; in which sens
,h., has similar significance to the wo
hs. park. ;" lodge" and clair" But
name is always in some way eonnee
with farming. or land and its belongir
mons sEAn Irishman being called to 'e'
right in court as a witness. was told ey