The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-06-18
THE CHANGERS.

on account OF ulSHcIlSiOHS ullOHB lIf
members.
Lawyers, merchants, grain buyers,
etc, because they have farms outside Of
their regular business, and have an On
nual income thcrcfrom, are not entitled
" become Patrons Of llusbandry.
There ia no officer in either local,
state or National grange, that is known
as grand master. The presiding officers
are invariably addressed as worthy
master 1T is the highest title known or
recognized in the order.
Tie Wisconsin State grange is
about to issue the manual in German.
The difficulty thus to be remedied
has kept Il great many ncn-English
speaking Germans ont Of the order
heretofore, and the result will be a
large accession from the Germans.
Buck Creek grange, Indiana, No,
| ~, declare their IN Willingness to par.
ticipntc in any political issue Of the
day as an order, and regard If rs the
duty Of the master Of The State grange
to revoke the charters Of all subordi-
nate oranges that attempt to introduce
political issue in the order.
The Rock Valley NowaD Patrons
went to the farm Of +. +. Taylor, who
had been sick for n week or two, and
wholly unable 10 Sow his wheat, re-
paired to his field with twelve teams,
and dragged IN, in good shape, sixteen
acres Of wheat. II was the intention
Of the + irons TO have surprised Mr..
Taylor, but he got wind Of it and hob
BLEED ont to- see them.
The Patrons throughout Rawls
county, Mo-, have resolved to c o
wye home mechanics aud home industry,
and in consequences the blacksmiths,
oaPon-makcrs, etc, are as busy MS bees
preparing the necessary farming nipple
mcuts for the spring tradc. II other
counties would emulate the example of
Rawls, the mechanics would have but
little cause for complaint about or
%aniHatlOn.
A bill has been introduced into
CONGRESS- entitled " An act TO %incOrpO-
rat" tine National Grange Fire Insur-
ancc company 1t provides for the
incorporation OF n company with n cap
lial Of ~ ,OOO, GOO to insure houses and
personal property against fire. One
provision Of the bill rs that the colnpa-
Nv slmIl make full annual reports of It's
affairs to the oficcrs Of the National
grange Of the Patrons Of I%Iusbandly.
We 10 not know whether this move
mcnt is made under the auspices Of the
National grange. Perhaps some of
the "OrgHns ~ can tell more about 1T.
We think it a Legitimate direction for
the grange movement to take. -H"rol
lIOrII.
let each granRo require every mem
Der to plant out one or more fruit trees
or grape vines (Which duty might he
held as Il debt against the member unit
the proper season occurs. II the Gus,
tom is permanently fixed, that there
shall be rs many fruit trees set ont rs
there are meetings of the grange, it vii
convert even fcnCc-cOrncrs into placer
of profit, and supply an lmmcns,
amount of fruit to the country
without feeling it prcuniariIy or other
wise. On old fields, whcro ~scarccl,
anything else will grow, peaches ant
grapes, pIums aud cherries may bcmad'
to yield in prodiRnl profusion. by al
means the icncc-cnrncrs around the
farm, should he devoted to this purpose
At present they are usually given up t.
brlrrS aud bushes, and form uncoutl
borders to our farms. hTdi SUH.
fear there are too many that mis-
take the real object of our meetings
We Come laden with debate and lOnt
speeches and resolutions to offer, tina
perhaps are of minor importance, O
such rs we can not reach until we fun
thcr advance, and | would suggest {,
all true Patrons to be very careful in al
our meetings, to act with discretion
grasp mt what we can reach, and hol,
fast to that that is good do more ant
talk less, and wisdom will be displayed
; in action and not III words. Introduce,
nothing for mere argument sake o
} pnstimc, but Introduce such ns will b,
for the good Of the order. Let us worI
together for our W benefit 10y com
mrnciug Immediately Mt home, and IL
we grow older, wiser and more power
iul, then we can reach further. n Ten
ucssc, It0troH, in HIrai NcW lOyk,r.
=. Il. Allen, master of the State
grange Of Missouri, IN II recent letter to
the Rural World, says: "The system
Of r reports, by ourselves, and Ion
ourselves, ~ the great lever that is (,
raise MS mp financially, aud to give us Il
rOlrufialiiy that we are Justly entitled
To and fully worthy Of. TO talk about
the dignity of labor now is u burlcsquc
then, 1t will be appropriate and Just.
To talk about the sovereignty of the
people now, is arrant h%umbuggery
then. it will be II practical fact. We
nrc by birthri"ht and inheritance the
true sovcrclgns, having Il g err right to
reclaim our patent of nobility directly
from the king of kings. In our bust
ness rlnns and purposes we recognize no
nee. ssliy Or propricly in making war
upon any other class or interest. We
propose 10 seek oHr " interests by IA
fair and legitimate course, and in doing
SO feel that we are advancing the true
interests Of all others. We do not pro-
pose To miure or take the advantage of
any, but to observe M far as possible
the golden rule OF doing to others as
we would be done by. We believe in
the doctrine Of fair equivalents, in fair
aud Just compensation for services act.
ually performed in no sinecures or
special privileges To any; Justly dis
tnbuted burdens and justly distributed
power This is the doctrine we teach
we labor for this end. Wehuve a strong
ialth IN the inherent goodness of our
cause an abiding hope Of it's success
Il charitable regard for the good and
true OF all classes, il We can have any