The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-03
THE CHANGERS.
Forty one oranges were organized
in Virginia in May.


in that state of carload of -four.
The Rice county Mimi grange
mill company has purchased six acres of
land in Faribault, paying $4,000, and
work has already been commenced upon
the mill.
Patrons at Lowell, Henry county,
Iowa, have been sent CT. culars from
Chicago swindl rs proposing to forward
English sewing machines for 800,
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 chatter.
The Kansas Farmer objects to the
order taking so much money out of the
state, and shows that if the dispense
ton fee were S. instead of SIS the sum
of $14, 900 would have been retained in
Kansas.
Agents for a Chicago "grange
store," are selling coffee by sample in
Monroe county, Ind, thirty pounds for
81, where a club of sixty are made,
oRe-half cash, balance on delivery of
goods. The goods have not been de-
livered, as a matter of course.
The Patrons at Faribault, Dodge
Center, and 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.
OF 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
more 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 a
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
holier motive for our actions than the
too common one of sordid gain or ex-
cellence in prescribed formality.-ET.
About 1000 of the Patrons of st.
Joseph, La Porte and Elkhart counties,
Indiana, together with a few from the
neighboring COMMITTEES of Michigan, met
for the purpose of having a good time
at South Bend recently. The principal
event was an address by Henley James,
the state grange master, who stated
thot fhnI1crh thnVT 0T1lTy
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
to exceed 100000. He gave sketch of
the doings of the order, among which
he mentioned that it saved 81, ZOO, 900 to
Indiana farmers in the year in the pur-
chase of goods and implements.
"A Patron gives this advice to his
brethren "Do not NEEDLE 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-
fdants 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 well spread
with journals of scientific matter.
Farmers have long been aware of
the folly, and worse than folly, of 60
ing to law, but the lack of business and
social intercourse with their neighbors
often prevents proper understanding
of right and mutual interest, encoura-
ges suspicion and jealousy, and too Of
ten leads them to rush into the courts,
and sometimes dividing the whole
neighborhood into active partisans.
But, thanks to the influence of the or
der of the Patrons of Husbandry, this
disturbing element in farm life through
out the country generally is rapidly dis
appearing. The order had brought
farmers into closer communion with
each other, and has developed mutual
confidence and respect ; and without
the assistance of any secret charm has
produced change which is now sub
stituting arbitration for law. Arbi
tration is one of the grand principles of
the order, and is already producing
important material results, as we'll as
promoting peace and harmony in many
neighborhoods.
The papers which are most widely
circulated among the Patrons are filed
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 fol
fraudulent purposes. Great grange tea
or furnishing companies will frequently,
if traced out, be found to have for
warehouse fifth story, ten by-nine Of
fee, and for stock nothing but swindling
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 we're ever delivered,
or at all equal to sample-for fabulous
Iy 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 captured by this bait
never hear from their remittances. 9th
er dealers sell only to holders of tickets
costing from twenty five cents to one
dollar each, and the credulous customer
who invests is out so much. On geuer
al principles it is safe for the farmer to
remit no money to advertisers who offer
particularly brilliant inducements.
Something is not to be had for nothing,
even in this day of oranges and cheap
stores, and it is extremely doubtful
whether those who fall victims to these
sharpers, after fair warning, deserve auy
sympathy whatever. -Ne1O York World.
Sunfowers.
They are rich in honey and are conse-
quently good neighbors for bees. Oil,