The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-02
THE CHANGERS.
-Forty-one oranges were organize
Virpinio in Nav

ky for the shipment direct to a grange
in that state Of a car. load of flour.
The Rice county CMinn.) grange
mill company has purchased six acres Of
land in Faribault, paying $1,000, and
work has already been commenced upon
the mill.
Patrons Mt Lowell, Henry county,
Iowa, have been sent ci cuIars from
Chicago swiudl ~ proposing to forward
English sewing machines" for 800,
which are worth $50 or so,
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 chalter.
The Kansas Farmer objects to the
order taking 50 much money ont of the
state, and shows that if the dispense.
tiun fee were s. instead Of $l5 the sum
Of $4,000 would have been retained III
Kansas.
Agents for a Chicago grange
store" are selling coffee by SIMPLE il
Monroe county, Ind, thirty pounds for
81, where a club Of sixty are made,
one-half cash, balance on delivery of
goods. The goods have not been de-
livcred, as Il matter Of course.
The Patrons at Faribault, Dodge
Center, anG 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 m immense saving,
OF course, the Patrons will see that the
merchants don't get two invoices, one
to trade on and n to pay by.
The spirit of all secret orders is too
often lost sight of-mere form taking
the place of that pnrer, higher, and
more noble sentiment of fraternity upon
which all secret orders, and especially
the order of Patrons, are professcdly
founded. The moral Instead of the
mental faculties-thc heart instead of
the head, should guide and govern the
thoughts and actions Of Patrons in Il
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, a
holicr motive for Our actions than the
too common one of sordid gain or cX.
ccllcncc in prescribed fOrmality. ia,
-About 1000 Of the Patrons of st.
Joseph, La Porte and EIkhart counties,
Indiana, together with a few from the
nciPhhoring counties of Michigan, met
for the purpose Of having n good time
ut South Bend recently. The principal
event was an address by Henley james,
the state grange master, who stated
that, though a year ago they only num-
bered twenty.eight oranges, the whole
number of subordinate oranges is now
2, 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 zoe, 600. He gave II sketch of
the doings OF the order, among which
he mentioned that it saved $1,000, 600 to
Indiana farmers in the year in the pur-
chase Of goods and implements.
A Patron gives this advice to his
brethren "Do not meddle with any
business yOn 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 a day by going
steadily on, than stopping by the way
side. Endcavor to avoid all hard words
and personalities. Learn to say no.
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
lidmnts Mt 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 well spread
with journals of scientific matter.
The papers which are most widely
circulated among the Patrons are filled
with advertisements soliciting ii @ Gus
tom OF the oranges in New York city
md other distributing c%entcrs. 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 fol
fraudulent purposes. Great grange tea
or furnishing companies will frequently,
if traced ont, be found to have for a
warehouse Il fifth story, ten by-nine of.
flee, and for stock nothing but swincling
circulars, and the assurance aud 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 mt all equal to sample-for fabulous
ly low prices, taking II 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 captured by this bait
never hear from their rcmittances. 9th
er dealer, sell only to holders of tickets
costing from twenty five cents to one
dollar each, and the credulous customer
who invests il ont SO much. On gencr
nj principles it is safe for tho farmer to
remit no money to advertisers who offer
particularly brilliant Inducements.
Something is not to be had for nothing,
in this day of oranges and cheap
and 1t is extremely doubtful
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