The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-23
GRANGE NOTES.


HOME ECONOMY A Mississippi pat.
ron says "The trajers are not ali TO
blame for Jul misfortunes; We run orr
own necks into the halter that has made
MS vassals to the trader. Some 90 in
debt, live luxuriously, buy fine clothes.
and at the expiration of the wear their
crops fail to meet their engagements,
when they are to blame themselves.
we are now occupying an abnormal po-
sl'loh; instead OF being rulers over the
financial world, as God intended us TO
ne, we have made ourselves the veriest
slaves that ever lived, n Just punish
ment for such unfaithful servants.
Each OF us should determine TO let
others do rs they may, we will not 20
INTO debt for anything we can possibly
do without; and not only resolve, but
carry it out. This must be ably as.
sisted by industry; we should work our
selves, and train our cons and daughters,
ana all about us, TO work. We should
create an interest for them in farm
and kitchen, and all that pertains TO
home-place and make il q delight in.
stead OF a burden"
OUR RrTuAL.-The New York World
has tho following in a recent numbe, in
regard to the use of the ritual in hrrn
times: '"J
"Ihe anticipations expressed in tbese
columns that the ceremonial features
OF the grange would have TO undergo a
crucial test when the busy season sci in
nave been fully realized, early in fine
year though it is. Reports from nil
parts OF the west concur in stating that
meetings are but thinly attended md
mere IL n general inclination every.
where to cut short the ceremonies Of
tnt grange, or even to omit them alto.
Rether, the iarmora desiring to come Mt
once TO practical business and rot home
AZ soon us possible.
rms was to be expected. In win
ter when the evenings are long and tho
FARMERS have nothing to do, The social
ana ceremonial features of the grongn
WllI especially commend themselves fo
Patrons, but now when it takes nm honr
or two to reachthe grange and IA long 70
Bohome, and from sunriscto sunset tEnerr
IL no hour but has its task, there ia M
SllRht Impotence felt when three norts
" Ihe evening are spent in illustrating
III "n"Iictch work, o. comforting the
second, thlrd and fourth degrees upon
tllose VINO, for every practical purpose
are already Patrons. This was to he
expected, as has just been said. md il
"ilother indication Of the general prev.
hlehcc ana spread Of the movement for
ri1'laiiStlc reform in the direotion or
simplicity" VI
INJECT or THE PATROys Probably
no combination Of people has ever been
Drought INTO existence that has been no
m'S'inderStood and misrcpresented os
1he latronS Of llusbandry. The aycr-
= outsider seems to consider the pran-
Bor as me Enemy of every BODY else
working for the destruction of ajl othor
industries, and the building M Of his
own on their ruins. This il u ser;o,e
mistake. Tho grangers make no war nm
ioBlIiihlte business of any kind. Tbcv
are not enemies of the merchant tLIo
middle men or even of tLo roiIro,Jg
lnoy are only lighting iIIcgitimatc en-
20, rri9oS' ana me c%xOrbitant profits and
p@toroiohS OF those whose business is
.n8lIlmate. They know very well Tint
,noy Gun get along without the seryi-
'eS OF agents and traders, and the mid
transportation companies, Tboy "n'
y wan these other industries TO be- con-
WIN lar profits, and not take the +
,aon7 snare Of the products of their
illa, IN looking back they have dis {
,o'GFed That, while they have been work. i
HB IKE slaves curly and late for n bare c
.lylng, other men who have bad tbc Il
,"aallng and selling of their crops hive |
1ec'lns suddenly rich. They think G
mrs all wrong. They arc willing that I
'.hctS should divide with them fine /
Iion,S OF business, but they do want
thor full share, If tbrv a
an ny uniting their purchases. bny !
yhnt they need cheaper than he]retoyorc '
,hey thlnk they have u perfect right TO {
10 90. II by combination they can ret !
helr produce to market cheaper and re- i
II larger return, they don't see any !
.oaS0h why they should not have VS.
'fiyilege. They are striSlu n1,I mnt in
'rhscrirtio" Cor us. Trr1ug by II con-
cero OF acton to Douome better farmers.
more Intelligent citizens, and, if posi-
DIe, further removed from poyertv.
rms, IN n word, is the work laid ont Iy
the Changers.