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NATIONAL GRANGE

SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSlON-
DECLARATION OF PURPOSES OF
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
The undersigned, representa-
tives Of the Cotton States in the
National Grange, beg leave to pre-
sent to the Patrons of HusbaDdry
in the cotton-growing section OF
the Union, the following sngges
tions, which they believe to be JUS
tilted by the present condition OF
the South.
During the past seven years our
cotton fields have added to the
wealth OF the world tS2,OOO,OOO
GOO) two thousand millions OF dol
lars, and caused prosperity to
smile upon every one who has
handled our crops save those who
struggled tor its production. An
nually the energies Of the cot.
ton planter have been exhausted
in attempting to produce max
imum crop OF single staple,
whilst quite as frequently he has
reduced his means in supplying
his necessary wants. A system
based upon such a policy, and pro
duclng such results, must be radi-
cally wrong, aud if persisted Ill
will lead to bankruptcy aud ruin.
We propose to inquire into the
cause of this evil, and, if possible,
present a method of removing it.
/ Has it been that the supply of
cotton has exceeded the demand
Statistics do not prove this ID fact.
Is it that our labor has been unre-
liable and expensive : The same
labor investment has no where
yielded d greater market vaule OF
products. Has providence inflicted
upon us agricultural disaster
He has often interposed for oul
benefit. What then has ayerted
our anticipated prosperity! Are
; we not responsible for our direfu
condition, in that we have neg
lected too much the growth o
breadstutfS, and substituted there
for almost exclusively the cult:va
ton of cotton Z No people Cal
EVER BECOME PROSPEROUS
who are not self-sustaining. Gu
fertile soil, eXhaustless minera
wealth, abundant water power,an'
IS genial, sa!ubrious climate avail. u
nothing if annually we expen'
millions for subsistence. It is gen
orally conceded that home grow
{ bread is cheaper than purchase
:. supplies and the observation c
every planter is, that those Soutl
ern farmers who live within them
selves are independent and les
) incumbered with debt than thos
who have relied solely upon th
cotton crop. Were it otherwise,
e is hazardous for any people to rel
g upon others for supply OF thos
articles which, are necessary fl
: their daily consumption.
The horrors of famine whic
II have more than once caused I'll
people of India, i'll their efforts
T. grow cotton to the exclusion
breadstuffs, would have been 7
peated in our midst but that '
- - were able to supply our necess
ties from the teeming graneries
: the Northwest. We shrink fro
the contemplation of what wou
be our condition should dlsast
deprive US of thatresource. Duri'
Is the past year certain portions
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakot'
have been invaded by the graz
: hopper, which has swept the
;. fields like a fire, and destroy
- every vestige of vegetation. l
s agine your condition should
;, similar invasion become general
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tween home producers and con
sumers, all the productions Of our
country.
We adoptit as our fixed pur
pose to open the channels III ma
ture's great arteries, that the life
blood of commerce may flow free
IL. We are not the enemies OF
railroads, nor Of nayigable or irrl-
eating canals, nor OF any corpora
ton that will advance our indus
trial interests, nor Of any OF the
labOring classes.
: In our noble Order there is no
communism, no aggralianism.
We are opposed to such spirit
and management Of any corpora
ton or enterprise as tends to OPP
press the people, and rob them Of
their just profits.
r We are not enemies to capital,
but we oppose the tyranny OF mo
nopolies. We long to see antago-
nism between capital and labor re-
: moved by common consent and by
! All enlightened craftsmanship
! worthy Of the nineteenth century.
We are opposed to excessive
= salaries, to high rates Of interest,
and exortitant per cent. profits III
= trade. They greatly increase our
burdens, and do not bear proper
: proportion of the profits OF the
producers. We desire only self
: protection and the protection OF
: every true interest OF our land, by
= Ncgitimate transactions, legitimate
= trade, and legitimate profits.
We shall advance the cause Of
education, among ourselves fol
: our children by all just means
: within our power. We especially
= advocate for our agricultural ano
industrial colleges, that practica
> agriculture, domestic science, ant
= all The other arts which adorn th'
u home, be taught in the course Q
y stidy.
on FifthAWe emphatically ans
ay sincerely assert the oft repeated
truth taught in our Organic law
70 that the Grange-national, Stat
~ or subordinate-is not a politica
n or party organization. NoGrange
o. if true to its obligation, can dl'
cuss political or religious ques
'se tions,nor call political convention
al, nor nominate candidates or eve
ad- discuss their merits in its NEE
ings. Yet the principles we teac
er underlie all true politics: all tru
ers statesmanship,and if properly ca
an ried out will tend to purify the p'
ect litical atmosphere of our conntr.
lie. tor we seek the greatest good
4 a the greatest number.
lat But we must always bear 1t
do mind that no one, by becoming
lus Grange member, gives up th'
our right and duty which belongs
every American citizen, to take
= proper interest in the politics
a. his country. On the contrary,
,,,r is a right for every member to
- all in his power legitimately to ]
-, tluence for good the action OF al
ers political party to which be belong
III It is his duty to do all he can
! = his own party to put down bribe
md corruption and trickery; to s
that none but competent, falth1
rta- and honest men,wbo will untllnt
are ingly stand by our industrial
hat terests, are nominated for all I
,on- sitions OF trust +; and to have G
Iar- ried out the principles viii
ran- should always characterize eve
Grange member, that the oifl'
80, should seek the man, and not
-; man the Office.
Ina, We acknowledge the bre
can principle that difference Of oI
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y
we the power to prevent them?
and is it wise to subject ourselves
to the possibility of becoming the
victims of such calamities De-
pend upon it, our wisest and safest
policy is, as far as practicable, to
procure at home our necessary
supplies. Is there a farm IN the
South upon which this cannot be
done, and at the same time pro-
duce an average cotton crop as the
net result of the farmers annual
labors We believe there is not;
and you have only to practice this
policy for the year 1874, and the
harvest time will proclaim re-
demption to the South, and a re-
turn to the wonted prosperity.
AS our Constitution expresses
it, "the
PROSPERITY OF A NATION
is in proportion to the value Of its
productions" Then how magnifi
Gently prosperous should be the
Cotton States of this Union. An
nually tour millions of bales OF
cotton are produced ON Southern
soil. But what proportion OF this
vast amount is returned to indi-
cate our prosperity? One-half Of
it is expended for necessary sup
plies, whilst the remNnder is d.
vided between labor and taxes.
Hence the cost of production has
exceeded the value of the article
produced. Shall this policy con-
tinue ? Extensive cotton crops
have eyinced our unity of purpose
and entailed poverty upon us. An
equally uniform adhesion to mixed
husbandry would secure our re
cupeiation.
Patrons of the South, do you apprt
ciate your privileges? Reflect or
, your opportunity to exact tribute
, of the world. Cotton is neces
sity. and the extent of that neces
sity can be calculated with exact
ness. 1t is equally well known
what proportion of that necessit,
must be supplied by the cotton
! States of America. If three mil
lion five hundred thousand bale
r are grown, they Will be consumed
| before another crop can b
4 gathered, and remunerativ'
S market price will be sustained b.
1 the consequent demand. II fou
l. million five hundred thousan
II bales are grown, the large margin
d al excess will control and depres
# the market. 1t is not within th
!. power Of our organization to COL
troll this feature of our condition
Alternatives for success are Il,
merods, but we need rely upon I'll
: single one of cooperating in til
;. determination to snbsist at hom
. With this end attained, there is n
reason why we should not be tt
happiest, most independent an
prosperous people On earth.
ID. WYATT AIKEN, Sc,
Mem. Ex. Com. Nat. Grange.
w. II. CHAMBERS,
Master State Grange, Ala.
: A. j. VAUGHAN,
- Master State Grange, Miss.
:; BEN. T. WARDLAw,
ae Master State Grange, Fla.
JOHN T. JONES,
;, Master State Grange, Ark.
Fl. w. L. LEWIS,
Master State Grange, La:
% G.. j. SMITH,
Master State Grange, Ca
- w. MAXWELL,
% Master State Grange, Tenn
." COLUMBUS MILLS,
~ Master State Grange, n. g.,
a DECLARATION OF PURPOSES
in Profoundly impressed with
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al objects, we hereby unanimously
make this declaration Of the pur-
poses Of the Patrons of Husband
ry:
i First-United by the strong
and faithful tie of agriculture, we
mentally resolve to labor for the
good Of our order, our country and
mankind.
Second-We heartily endorse
the motto, ''in essential, unity IN
all things, charity"
Thiru-We shall endeavor to ad-
vance our cause by laGoring to ac-
| complish the following objects:
A developed and higher man
hood and womanhood among
, ourselves.
To enhance the comforts and at
fractions of our homes, and to
strengthen our attachments to our
5 pursuits.
10 foster mutual understanding
and cooperation.
10 maintain inviolable our laws,
and to stimulate each other to la
Dor to hasten the good time com
ing.
,f| 10 reduce our expenses, both
individual and corporate !; to buy
less and produce more, in order to
make our farms self-sustaining.
!. To diversity our crops and crop
no more than we can cultivate.
TO condense the weight Of our
exports, selling less in the bushe
aud more on the hoof and in fleece
To systematize our work, ant
calculate intelligently on impro
= liabilities.
To discountenance the credit sys
TEN, the mortgage system, ant
), every other system tending t
.. prodigality and bankruptcy.
We propose meeting together
re talking together, working togeth
IN er, buying together, selling t.
te gether, and in general acting te
s. .gether, for our mutual protection
s. and advancement, as occasion ma
T. require.
IN We shall earnestly endeavor t
ty suppress personal, local, sectiona
'h and national prejndices, all III
III healthy rivalry and selfish amb
'e' ton.
Gu Faithful adherence to thes
oe principles will insure our menta
so moral, social, and material a
vancement.
'ol Fourth-For our business inte
" ests we desire to bring produce
and consumers, farmers and ma
- ufacturers, into the most dire
= and friendly relations possibl
:, Hence we must dispense with
nm. surplus of middle men, not tn
the we are unfriendly to them, but
tho not need them. Their surpl
ne. and their exertions diminish 0
no profits.
the We wage no noaggressive warfa
'nd against any other interest VIII;
ever. On the contrary all 0
acts and all our efforts. so far
= business is concerned, are Il
only for the benefit Of produce
and consumers, but also for
other interest that tend to bril-
these two parties into speedy a
economical contact.
Hence we hold that transpor
ton companies Of every kind {
necessary to our success, and Il
their interests are intimately G
pected with our interest; and b
manious action is mutually adv
tageous..
Keeping in view the first 9
tence in our declaration Of prlr
pies of action, that indlvld
happiness depends upon the 6
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Mr.. Stocking has been and mar.
ried Anna Frost. This calls for
a ssHOSe-Anna %
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Mutt & Leonard,

4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Texas Street
a Shreveport, La. Will practice IN the
Courts Of CadJo, Bossier, Claiborne a,i" "a
Bienville. WIN
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equity, and fairness; protection for
tile weak, restraint upon the
strong; in short, justly distributed
burdens, and justly distributed
power. These are American ideas
the very essence Of American
independence, and to advocate the
contrary is unworthy Of the sons
and daughters OF an American
republic.
We cherish the belief that Sec
tionalism is, and of right should
be, dead and buried with the past.
Our work is Tor the present and
the future.
In our agricultural brotherhood
and its purposes we shall recog-
nize no North, no South, no East,
no West. 1t is reserved by every
patron, as the right OF a freeman,
to affiliate with any party that will
best carry out his principles. III,
Sixth-Ours being peculiarly .
farmers institution, we cannot All
nit all to our ranks. Many are
excluded by the nature of our or
ganization, not because they are
professional men, or artisans, or
laborers, but because they have
not a sufficient direct interest IN
tilIing or pasturing the soil, or
may have some interest in contiice
with our purposes. But we apa
peal to all good citizens for their
cordial corporation to assist in our
efforts towards reform, that we
, may eventually remove from our
midst the last vestige Of tyranny
{ and corruption. We hail the gen.
; eral desire for fraternal harmony,
, equitable compromise and earnest
cooperation as an omen of our fus,
, ture success:
:, Seventh-It shall be an abiding
! principal with US to relieve any Of
9 our oppressed and suffering broth.
f erhood, by any means at our COM
tnand.
d Last. but not least, we proclaim
d it among our purposes to incul-
:, cate a proper appreciation Of the
g abilities and sphere of woman, as
ii is indicated by admitting her to
2, membership and position in our
s. Order. Imploring the continued
) assistance Of our Divine Master to
IS guide us in our work; We here
u pledge ourselves to faithful and
= harmonious labor for all future
= time, to return by our united ct
= forts to the wisdom, justice, fra
: ternity, and political purity O
= our forefathers.
y; ~~- r3-.
n The Ashantee King has 3O(
wives, though they do not all live
in in the palace, but are scattered
. among tue suburban crOOms, or VII
a. lages. It is death to a man to loO|
- at the female possessions OF tn
! monarch. When any Of the hareI
&c ventures out, the criers haste
:. ahead to clear the way and war
the citizens of the advance Of th
fatal procession with cries (
: "Ecow! ecow! eh !! eh! ehw til
- first two words being drawn OF
: ike our "halloo," while the tire
= last are delivered in quick succe
= sion and in higher tones. As the
= : approach the passengers turn the
- backs to the road and cover the
- facec with their hands, SO th'
may not be thought to take ar
= advantage Of the confidence Of Il
9, king in thus exposing his hum,
treasures to the light of day.
Ger Harvard says enquirer
the right,and Yale saysit is enquire
but Detroit paper thinks u
oad quire" is much nearer the thing.
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A penny earned is as good a. Z
penny saved.
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Harvard says "enquirew is
right,and Yale saysit is enquire"
but Detroit paper thinks ''ac-
quireD is much nearer the thing.
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}. F. FORT. We Mcp'SAL Ii
Fort s. Vic Donald,
T. VI. FORT

ttorneys at Law, Bellevue, La. fract,e, ae,
n in Bossier and Webster parishes. ho9
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Professional Cards.
L.. W. Baker,

4 TTORNEY AT LAW Bellevue, La
n Will practice in any court III the STATE
except the parish court OF Bossier farlsh,
vllni6ly.
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DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
Profoundly impressed with the
truth that the National Grange OF
the United States should definite
" proclaim to the world its gener-
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j. D. WATKINS l. vi Y"
Watkins - Fort,

a ttorneys at Law, Minden. La " ~
N practice in all the Courts tor Nto-
ster and Bossier parishes, and IN tEe
Supreme Court of the State. Fi9h'
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-09-11
Oatmeal.

\ very respectable drink is made by
putting two spoonfuls of oatmeal into a
tumbler of water. The Western hun
tiers and trappers consider it the best of
drinks, as it is at once nourishing, un
stimulating and satisfying. 1t is much
better than any of the ordinary mix
lures of vinegar and molasses with
water, which farmers use in haying or
arrest field ; is far more strengthening
and less hurtful than the stimulating
beer and ales that are commonly resort
ed to by men of these occupations :;
while no difference to what heat the
workman is subjected, or what quantity
CT the oatmeal water he consumes, it is
not in the least hurtful. A little over
half pound of oatmeal to gallon of
water makes this most excellent drink,
which the more temperate foreign iron
workers greatly use, and which they as
sert surpasses as q beverage all that
can be found in ale, beer or porter,
even in those qualities for which the
latter are used by men of such employ
ment.
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sheen and Happiness.

The New York World says: Happy
is the farmer who, remote from markets,
has few fat wethers to kill at this time
of year. Happy the farmer who has a
good ice-house filled with ice, in which
to keep such meat fresh and sweet until
it is consumed. Happy the farmer who
knows the value of even small flock Of
sheep on the farm as a means of keep
ing down the growth of bushes and
weeds in his pastures. Happy the
farmer who knows that sheep in an or
chard are far better and more profitable
than pigs. Happy the farmer who has
no lawn mower, who has learned that
few sheep, even if they are tied to
stake or hurdled, will keep down the
grass aud weeds to proper length
about his home. Happy the farmer
who believes In the economy and profit
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in English aristocratic circles by the action Of
the Marquis Of Ripon in renouncing Free
masonry, resigning the Grand Mastership Of
the order, and joining the Catholic Church.
Spain is rapidly recruiting troops for service
in Cuba.
destructive confagraton occurred at
Meiningen, Germany, last week. Half of the
place was burned. The loss on buildings alone
is estimated at 100000 thalers. Upwards Of
700 families have been made homeless, and
there is great distress.
The Portuguese Minister Of the Interior
has issued a notice that the Arabian ports on
the Red Sea are infected with the plague.
Jules Simon, in recent speech at Rheims,
advocated the dissolution of the French As
sembly. He declared that monarchy was
impossible that in France there were but
Republicans and Bonapartists.
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Potato Digger.

The agricultural GazeHe gives the
following description of potato digger
that has been brought out in England
Ia construction it is simply common
pillow with the breast and wheels re-
moved, and potato raising fittings sub
stituted in their place. Thus, instead
of the land and furrow wheels, a ridge
or drill-roller is put on. The object Of
this roller is to roll down the ridge,
clearing it of potato haulm, etc. On
one side peculiar skim coulter follows,
pairing down the earth close to the po-
tatoes, Instead of the common turn
over, potato one is put on which
turns up the ridge or row, throwing the
potatoes Ill to one side. Then follows
the self-acting rotatory harrow, which
by its peculiar action leaves the tubers
on the surface behind, ready for being
picked up by the gatherers into baskets,
the carrnan emptying the baskets, when
full. into his cart.
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Farm Machines.

knowledge of machinery is becoming
one Of the most important requisites in
a farmer or farmers help. No ma
chine should go upon any farm without
the farmer comprehending it in all its
parts, the requirement and relation of
each part to the other, how to adjust
and care for it, how to remedy Difficult
ties that may arise, and keep the whole
machine in proper working condition
without the aid OF machinist, unless
in exceptional circumstances. 1t should
be the first duty of the hired help to
learn the same lesson, if he is to be in
trusted with the machines use. This
is urged as matter of economy. II is
frequently the case that a non-observ-
ant farmer loses the time of his men
and his own, besides making a bill at
the blacksmith's or machinist's, when
little gumption and ten minutes time
properly applied would have saved all
loss.
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For she from home and distafr drew
How the Farmer should Wage War
Against the Chinch Bugs.

Against the ShthCn mugs.
A Kansas exchange says: "On the
subject Of the chinch bug we solicit in
formation for publication. This insect
is even worse than weevil, the Hessian
fly and the rust combined. 1t is one of
those prolific breeders that produces
devastation by actual force of numbers
A little observation will teach any one
that they are to certain extent local.
The farm that is Overrun this spring
and summer with the nuisance must,
in the very nature of things, prove the
larva bed of the future chinch bug crop.
Under this phase of the case what
should be done? Is it necessary that
the farmer should cease to till his
ground, and thereby starve the bug
out or would it not be more sensible
TO inaugurate war on the insect, even
if it should prove to be an inch deep
over the farm? 1t is one of the most
permanent pests that attack all new
countries, and for twenty years waged
war on the farmers of Illinois. A sys-
tematic process of cremation in that
State reduced the insect to subsection.
Trenching between crops, and covering
the bottom of the trench with combust-
ible matter, hay or old dry grass, and
catching the crop on the migration from
field to field, will destroy them by the
bushel. The more you destroy on the
farm the less larvae you have for the
next crop, and in their passing from
wheat to oats and from oats to corn,
careful system of trap-trenching be-
tween fields will leave the bug at your
mercy.
1--WE simply throw these thoughts
out as ideas we have gathered from
reading on the subject, and looking at
it from common-sense standpoint.
We want our readers to think and act
on the subject of chinch bugs, and de-
clare systematic war on them. The
army worm was circumvented by the
trench, and after burning the stubble
and using the trench the crop of chinch
bugs on the farm can be very materially
thinned out. Don't sit down and per-
NIT yourself to become victim of the
bugs. If the bugs must take you, die
like man, with your armor on"
The farmers of Douglas county are
now making war on the chinch bug.
Mr.. Ray digs q trench as is recommended
above, perpendicular on the side of the
field to be attacked. The upper edge
of the trench is rounded off and tar is
spread upon it. The chinch bugs, i'm
migrating from the opposite field, are
thrown back by the tar into the trench
where they accumulate and are de-
stroyed every morning. This removes
the bug effectively.
The following shows method highly
commended