Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-08-20
GRANGE NOTES.

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A Minnesota granger is Blowing about
his three e.thorsand-acre patch of beans.
A'sgrange packet is plying on the
Mississippi between GaleGa and st. 1
Louis.
A Fon du lac, Mich, granger is try
ing to persuade his toads that potato
bugs are palatable,
The lady members of the Union
Spring grange have carried out their
resolution,, of last year, not to pur-,
chase any article of dress more costly
than caHco3 iikF, I'LL = gssf,
Lone Cedar, Mimi, grange No. 231,
denounces as an insult tho sending of o
political circular 10 its master and Sec.
fs'aas ia shs gssSa n ~ FS's' 'fss ss It be Fsad
Master Allen, of Missouri, has trav-
eled 10000 miles in his grange work,
has visited almost every-vcounty in the
state, and now but two out of one, hun
dred and fourteen counties are without
organized oranges.
The Missouri oranges will not always
be behind, If the enterprises under con-
slderation and in contemplation do not
turn out castles in the mir. Galloway
county council has porkhousesi under
way, and Buchanan county is studyin
out bank, elevator and implement
factory.
The memberss of, Eureka 4 Iowa)
grange, 940, ,lpledge themselves, BY res
olutiop, not TO goin debt for goods, un-
less by necessity compelled to do so.
They also passed resolution express
ing their belief that the herd and stock
laws are detrimental to the interests of
majority of tho farmers of Iowa, and
asking the repeal of these laws by the
legislature. ee
The following is said to be correct
statement of the number of oranges in
the United States on the first of June :
Alabama, 604y Arkansas, 421 :, Califor,
nlas 200s Cofnebticllt,3 3 ;.Delaware, 10 /;
Florida, Sd; Georgia, 64O; Illinois, l..
4Sl Indiana, 1,fGS; Iowa, 1894 Kan
sas, 1884; kentucky, 1,191 Louisiana,
l29; Maine, 27 Maryland, 1O1 I; Massa.
chusets. 5s Michigan, $40; Minnesota,
322 Mississippi 592; |; Missouri, 1929 !;
New Jersey, 10: New York, ZIG North
Carolina, 499; Ohio, 947; Oregon. I,4 !:
Pennsylvania, 2S4; South Carolina, 2O3 !:
Tennessee, 934 Texas, 400; Vermont.
l2o; West Virginia, 55 |; Virginia, 26O !;
Wisconsin, 497. - Y
A grange editor out west hauls his
brethren over the Goals after this fash
ION: The grange has already done
wonders for farmers, but they havn't
accomplished one half they might have
done. The trouble is, there is too much
talking and resolving, and too little
practical work too much preaching
and praying, and too little get-up and.
get faith: We meet in the grange or
council, and resolve and appoint COM
mlttees on various matters, and that is
the end of it,. Hhe Acommittees either
never report, or else report their utter
neglect OF the Duties assigned them.
One live dog, oven IL it lisa little diff
dent, yellow cur, is better than whole
menagerie of dead lions"
"A correspondent, of the, .Beacon and
Blade, Paris, ILL.,, attended the grange
celebration of the Fourth of July, at
HICKORY Grove, Massac county, and
e:"es his opinions as follows: fsI do
not know anything about the objects
'nt movementsof the grangers. From
all L heard, 1 indorse much of the
ideas of their order. They are certain
ly greatly misunderstood by Republi-
cans and Democrats, ndgreatly sneered
ut and maligned and Ebelled. by those
who nreopposedsto to them. Ifathe prin-
ciples tley lay down are true, that they
are working for n reformation Of all
parties, md the good of all under the
governtnent,sit is certainly commenda-
BILE. From all Is.could see and learn
not pfofane word was uttered. neither
was drop Of whisky, ale or beer Der
mitted on the grounds, while there was
plenty OF ice-cream, lemonade. fruits.
cakes, ETC., dispensed at the numerous
stands. Cool water was furnished in
abundance, and all went smooth as a
marriage bell. 1t was, q love.feast of
social enjoyment. This much is said
by one who has hitherto opposed, but
is now friendtto the grangers."
We cordially'commend to the atten-
ton OF other grnnges the new move
!hangurated by Pleasant Hill Grange,
IN organizing a lecturing or literary
society. Such an institution can not
but prove one Of the best schools for
training those in active life, such as
farmers and mechanics, to stores their
minds with useful knowledge, then to
digest At, then to acquire the habit of
thinking CLOSELY and logically, and what
lsot not less importance to those who
sSeansitively zen sfeeI their short comings
when it comes to public speaking. to
enable them to acquire, by practice, the
art of expressing their ideas in plain.
chaste and appropriate language. Such
an institution rs thus started by Pleas
ant Hill Grange, will be productive of
lnestimablotbenefits in many ways. but
III none moro than in strengthening the
attachment of members to our order.
which is constantly proving it's value
and adaptedness to the objects antl aims
lthad in view; and, though differing
wldei y on many questions of public in.
terest.~,-the,,. e,,.WaeI,ly naot;nos &c a.,