The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-24

At the meeting of the Fayette county
farmers association last Saturday, a motion
to dishend the society was carried at one
time, blu subsequently reconsiderad, and
another meeting appointed for the iEgt Sat-
urday of MAY. 1t is to be noted that this So
ciety and its fair have <feen in past time
among the best and most prosperous OF the
state. What causes have contributed 70 the
gradual decline of its prosperity and interest
need not be recapitulstsd at this time.
The point in the discussion last
Saturday. which has IL general in
terest, is this: A part of the men-
bers of tho Connersville association &d-
lxocated the. dissolution of the association
and out of the disbanded elements to form a
g.ange of the. Patrons of HusbEndry. Some
favored dishsndment, but no grange, and
yet others the maintenance Of the assOcis-
tion. The question is naturally raised, and
itsis an important one, whether the creation.
OF oranges is t0Nact ~favOrably or destructive
ly npon the county fairs. Does the organi-
zation of a grange imply the withdrawal OF
its members froA an earnest support of the
county fairs and cooperation with farmers
who may not be members of the grange in
the pQEnlar and universal fairs. IftEere is an
established sentiment on this point, the
sooner it is promulgated the better
Whoever lives ID see the Incoming
of another autumn, will also see 2 grand
round of harvest festivals carried .On1hy the
order of grangers, SIS a fraternity. They
will he he'd in every county, and became a
faofTra nF rrrral CnQlofU WIFI fhnU 0lln
take the place of fairs detracting FROM the
interest OF the latter? Without any ,intI.
nation on this subject Beyond what is msn-
fest in the Fayette county proceedings The
supposition is decidedly in the neg
alive. The exceeding bread and liD-
eral manifesto of the National grange
at st. Louis, indicates that the spirit
Of the order Is not .clannish nor exclusive; I
that it does nc { come into the farming class
to repel and divide, nor TO prejudice byI
class associations any OF the general institN-
ion that belong to the whole people. 1t
cation. 1t is the flower bor3ered path to
the vast field of art whether considered
practically with reference TO mechanics, or
are esthetically by the artist. The salutary
effect will not be bounded by the direct adj
ysntages of the art acquired. byany means.
It is something to acquire correctness
in taste and culture of hand so
to speak, to execute drawings. The
study is an enchanting introduce
ton to q variety of accomplishments. Be-
sides this the school, which is not yet re-
lieved from some irksome features to a large
class of children, becomes endowed with one
new and strong element of fascination when
the picture-niaking and the study of forms
a part OF the work of the routine
duty. The popular notion that only a small
number have talent in this direction, is cor
rected by the experience of the Boston
where a careful examination shows
hat the general average of scholars in this
of study is fully as high as in arith-
netic or grammar. 1t seems very wonder
ul now that so delightful a path to wide
Ind varied learning had not been sooner
discovered, or seen to be practicable. The
generation OF school boys have a vivid u