The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-20
GRANGE ITEMS.

There was organized last year 5000
oranges.
The Louisiana State Grange meets
at Baton Rouge, December 3.
"A sgrange packing-house of great
capacity will be built and operated this
winter by the Patrons at Covington, Ky.
One of the best planks in the Ma
tional Grange platform" ANY member
found guilty of wanton cruelty to ami
mails shall be expelled from the order. "
IF ycu want perfect harmony in
your grange, never, under any clrcum-
stances, speak i'll of brother or sister.
Cultivate only the kindest feelings and
sentiments.
Ore of the cardinal principles of
the grange is to buy nothing you don't
want, and nothing you can't pay for.
No man who always Ilived up to this
principle ever died in the poor-house.
The grange encourages the cash
system. Credit has been curse to the
country, and has ruined many farmer
by obliging him to sell his crops at dis
count to liquidate debts. P y as you go.
The. Patrons of Bracken county,
Ky., Cnce a month, carry up their
horses, cattle, sheep, wagons, and other
articles they wish to dispose of, and sell
them at auction, reserving the right to
reject the highest bid if sold unreason-
ably low.
The Patrons of Husbandry are not
opposed TO railroads or any other pub
lie institution, so long as such institu-
tons are not used as implements of Op-
preston. But like men of all classes
they will not tolerate robbery or oppres-
sion, in any form or any guise, without
at least strenuous effort to preserve
their freedom.
The National Grange has the sum
of ST., 600 invested in United States
bonds, which is held as a reserve fund
in case of great distress among the
members of the order. There vas
drawn from this fund in the spring
about 50, 600 for Louisiana's overfowed
districts and equally as large sum was
dor ated to the farmers of the west,
whose crops were destroyed by the
qasshoppers.
The Earlville Oils. Transcript has
found cider maker who seems disposed
to initiate the ways of '"Ah'Sin - Zone
of our grangers took forty gallon cask
to be filled with cider. The cider-ma-
ker charged for forty three gallons.
" How did you get forty-three gallons
into forty gallon cask ?" asked the as
tonished granger. The cider maker
looked confused. 81 am perfectly
willing to pay for CIDER said our gran
ger, " but I hate to have the cask
crowded -
To succeed, the subordinate grange
must keep up its meetings winter and
summer. The business demands it.
The social enjOyments require it. No
one is so deeply immersed in business
that he can not give day or even two
or three days in a month to social, phys
ical and bus ness recreation. The sub
ordinate grange is the fountain head of
the order. It is its life and support.
Unless this department is in good work
ing order, unless its members are thor
oughly drilled in their duties and priv
ileges, harmony can not prevail and all
it's unregulated struggles will be in vain.
Farmers indicator.
There is one great law which can
not be changed-it is the base and foun-
dalton of all commercial transactions.
It is this, the supply and demand reg
ulate prices on all things, be they pro
ducts of farm, factory, or anything else.
The only advantage that can be gained
is to correct the evils, reduce the ffic-
ton, and promote the healthy action OF
this land, and when you are doing this
you are protecting the members from
imposition and make it profitable to be
a Patron. You are also Indirectly cor
recting social wrongs and political evils.
In these times a man gets q premium
for dishonest practices, whereas the
honest man lives poor all his life. There
must be some thorough commercial
system established or there will be
loss of opportunities for good as well
of vital energy.-S. g. DOrr, in Nuncie
(Ind) Times.