Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-07-09
THE GRANaERs

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--Forty-one oranges were organized
in Virginia in May.
The grange mill at GAINESVILLE. Wis.
has iast reeeiyed an order from Kentuc.
Ky for the shipment direct to grange
in that state of a carload of flour.
The Rice county (Minn.) grange
mill company has purchased six fscres of
land in Faribault, paying SO, 900. and
work has already been commenced upon
the mill. = <
Patrons at Lowell, Henry county,
Iowa, have been sent ci culars from
Chicago swindl rs proposing to forward
"English sewing machines" for 500,
which are worth $50 or $40.
The Kansas executive committee
warn those who organize oranges in
occupied territory that in future they
will have to consolidate with other
oranges or surrender their char ter.
The Kansas Farmer objects to the
order taking so much money ont of the
state, and shows That if the dispense.
ton leo we're $5 instead of SIS the Sir,
of SD, 600 would have been retained in
Kansas.
Agents for Chicago "grange
store, !" are selling coffee by sample in
Monroe county, Ind, thirty pounds for
So, where club of sixty are made,
one-half cash, balance on delivery of
goods. The goods have not been de-
liyered, as matter OF course.
The Patrons at Faribault, Dodge
Center, an6 Cherry Grove, Mimi, have
adopted the plan of taking tenders for
their trade, which is given to the mer-
chant asking the least advance on cost,
the invoice being open to inspection.
Eight per cent. is the present rate,
which represents an immense saving.
or course, the Patrons will see that the
merchants don't get two invoices, one
to trade on and one to pay by.
The spirit of all secret orders is too
often lost sight of-mere form taking
the place of that purer, higher, and
moro noble sentiment of fraternity upon
which all secret orders, and especially
the order of Patrons, are professedly
founded. The moral instead of the
mental faculties-the heart instead of
the head, should guide and govern the
thoughts and actions of Patrons in n
far greater degree than they do. We
do not fulfill all our solemn obligations,
voluntarily taken, when we go through
with the forms and ceremonies of the
ritual; there is, or ought to be, n
holier motive for our actions than the
too common one of sordid gain or ex-
cellence in prescribed formality.-kr
About 1000 of the Patrons of St.
Joseph, La Porte and Elkhart counties,
Indiana, together with few from the
neighboring connties of Michigan, met
for the purpose of having good time
Mt South Bend recently. The principal
event was an addres by Henley James,
the state grange master, who stated
that, though year ago they only num-
bered twenty eight oranges, the whole
number of subordinate oranges is now
100 and rapidly increasing, SO that by
July he expects to see Indiana ahead
of any other state in the Union. He
estimates the membership in Indiana
to exceed 100000. He gave sketch of
the -doings of the order, among which
he ementioned that it saved 81 600, 900 to
Indiana farmers in tho year in the pur-
chase of goods and implements.
"A Patron gives this advice to his
brethren: "Do not meddle with any
business you know nothing of. Have
order, system, regularity and prompt
ness. Do not kick every stone, unless
they lay directly in your path. More
miles can be made in day by going
steadily on, than stopping by the way
side. Endeavor to avoid all hard words
and personalities. Learn to say mo.
No necessity for swapping it out dog
fashion, but say it firmly and respect
fully. A grange of honor respect their
word as they do their bond. They aid,
but never beg. Pay as you go. Never
fool in business matters. Have no con-
fidants at least, the fewer the better.
Learn to think and act for yourselves.
Thoroughly investigate before going in
to any business of great Importance.
Keep your tables and stands we'll spread
with journals of scientific matter.
The papers which are most widely
circulated among the Patrons are filled
with advertisements soliciting tie Gus
tom of the oranges in New York city
and other distributing centers. While
in many instances these cards are those
of trustworthy and responsible deal
ers, it is impossible to avoid expressing
the opinion that they are inserted foI
fraudulent purposes. Great grange tea
or furnishing companies will frequently,
if traced ont, be found to have for
warehouses & a::.h story, ten bJ-nine Of.
flee, and for stock nothing but swine ling
circulars, and the assurance and dishon.
esty of the man who is the company.
There are dozens of agents travelling
through the country selling excellent
goods-if they only were ever delivered,
or at all equal to sample-for fabulous
ly low prices, taking small installment
of the cash, and promising to collect
the balance on delivery. Others are
promising to send six pounds of Mocha
coffee for one dollar to large clubs. The
first man who sends his money gets the
coffee the Clubs cantnrnd lav tRia hoit