The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-21
THE GRAN GERS,
Items Of Interest - Members of ,hc
Order,


II is estimated that there will no.
be less than from 10000 to 10000 gran
gers IN Tennessee before next fall. tn,
urdtr 10 experiencing a wonderful ;
rapid growth, and soon there viii
scarcely be n farmer in the state who
Will not be n member Of some prapgr.
AS to the manifest dislike TO ccrc.
monies, | find that those WHO are the
most inclined to do away with the rit-
nal are not the best Patrons. / now
and then find brOkcn-down politicians
who nre more anxious TO ride over the
shoulders Of the order into some office
that are very much afraid Of ceremonies,
and express themselves as being desir-
Gus That the organization bcco ne u 30.
btical one. This is not the sentiment
. Of the Patrons as n cluss. -h'Ural JVOrId
The grange movement is still
sweeping Georg n. New oranges are
being organized every week. Thou
sands OF the best and most solid farm
crS are joining them and working in
them with all their might and if You
could see how the grange meetings are
attended, how men and their families
com from n distance to be present,
and how rcsoluto is their purpose when
they come, you would be convinced
That the oranges are II reality which
cannot be ignored or laughed or snccrcd
ont Of existence. There is baralv n
farmer Of intelligence and influence in
thc state, amt have n very widespread
acquaintance among them, who is not n
working member Of II grange. Most.
heartily do ] wish the movement God
speed. The more ! learn about it the
more do I approve it aud wish to see it
swept the land. -lOJ. Nouthcrn Hqru,r.
Our oranges need the soul-onIiycn.
ing influence Of music, and each
grange should have u good instrument
and an efficient performer. Every or
der should have music rs Il part Of it's
ceremonial, and our oranges need music
10 make them more especially objects
"J interest. We say to the farmer,
Come and Join our grange" II 8 re-
pay 49,, "'TclI me what the grange bust
ness omo9nt8 to, and what ure its prjn.
clprI atfractions?" We tell him. and
we also inform him how very interesting
orr Urauuc mrrIipgg oro bal ~
we monitor gonna If iLn n,"at pt'n"L'
inc r~.alurrs Of tLren oncasi Ioy
why je il tbot we nnynr r,ont3"D , H,o
In orr o]uipinu mn,ic i, ,i'I1'o'
every grnupc and y,cpI ,c,si, j." ,Inn
ubl,innhIr ugIiI, w;,h III 30 %'T"lN
s,ruln'htal music mayalSo be procured.
I'tironS, DO not neglect to secure its
rnnobIinG and cnIivcning influence.
rho orongo aim, 10 ino
cdo, Inv ,2i1n,T|Ia ii,"t w. 'nI'''5e hho"I,
aidiup i]unuIry to eli ,I;a" iv''''E H''l
and nl,y,in H., '",;' "n6n,'y 10 i"Dor
LuabauLm,or =, ",n,u p''l'Ioh u 'io
ucsq and gmn, ri,a ,a',"'II ''',''' SUCK
10 prevent crnnItb, |,no"H 'nH 'L'tGrhItN, :
litigation and ilg rnn@cm""nt ~ n Ir''t" ,
collect accurate atati"tI' ,r" lIS' 10 ,
and cain a fuIlrr kI'n,"I'I p''"i'ctS' /
10 give better mnInrs,a ~ '''rNt," /
prnr,pIcg of Lusinn,e nnI ~ VI '''r +
la nycrlL,,", ~" 'In H'"a o. E
and c~ncuurupo In, ,nEa,l "S7'o"i +
,my. to brin"g H.. in'",'r '''o ''"h- g
Inc rrndnrnr' and c''taa '''y''ic' 'c"I'r /
ministry fn ,,iooa IT, " ,"i'c" nome -,
.,,uauIncr in ,'noror Pio,''oor ''la il
other. to irorL h,,,nr ,'",'T. 10 'aGh /
aJll, to surround our hnn,,, n,;,L o'u'o
upd comfort. to ovnij immnoi D.'I,| T.
dispense with miJdIn.njnm "''' ~ >
practicable. and ln ncnla,t" " "' i
lul icmprroucc rnglnr nI',, '"''"'"G g
cultivate brofhrrlv lava ,,,Nra "I' Il
Mdiuvu Eiyr,,,, ''b '''"'' G
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