The Opelousas courier., 1875-07-03
Grange 6tems.

/ GRAkGERs IN EVERYTHING.-IAeFe seems TO
be general disposition, not only among trad
ers and the press, but among the people every
where throughout the country, to bring char
ges upon the word Granger" Everybody
who lives outside of a city or town is a t'Gran-
'gerS every person who gets roped in by q
three-card monte dealer or other shave is a
| "Granger;" every man who goes In for fight
with the railroads or mOnopolists is a "Gran-
ger" We have Granger watches, Granger
sewing machines, Granger reapers, Granger
railroads, Granger dry goods stores, and Gran
ger all kind of stores. Ii a man has anything
to sell, If possible, a Grange prefix is attached
to its title to make it "take" The attention
of the Granger is sought almost everywhere by
advertisers aud Venders. A suit against rail
road is Granger suit There are at this time
] no less than three cases pending before the
( Supreme C0nrt OF the United States at Wash
ingtOn, which are popularity designated by the
press as Granger cases. These suits have been
brought to test the right of State Legislatures
TO enact restrictive legislation with respect to
rallroad rates OF fare, freights, etc. The Gran
ger is evidently the coming man-in fact he
has already arrived. Don't you see! Well,
We don't see as the real Granger cares much
about all this talk and buncombe. He seems
to go on quietly minding his own business in
his own way. When he talks it is in a very
quiet manner, as though he was perfect master
of the situation-as indeed he is or soon will
k be. When he votes, that also is done very
quietly; but the effect is electrieal-''a politi
cal earthquake" is the way some people put it.
1t is quite certain that the real strength of the
Granger is becoming pretty we'll known and
ppreciated.-Pocifc Rural Press.
! The Tennessee State Grange has organized
Patrons Mutual Aid Society. Upon the
death Of any member of the society each sur
viving member is to pay sixty cents, so cents
of which is to go t5Gle parties representing
! the deceased member. Not more than 1000
members are to be admitted in one class. Any
! member of the Order may become q member
/ of the society, it III good health, by paying
one dollar it under twenty years of age, OF one
dollar for each five years over that age.
= The Grange is fourishing in Vermilion par
ish. The farmers at MOuton's Cove gave a
4 barbecue recently for the purpose of organ
izing one in that neigIborhood. Three
speeches werss. made i'll favor Of it; The
/ speakers were Messrs. Lacour and Marsh and
! DIR. Ramsey. Lots of ladies there, and an
/ abundance of meat and bread-no whisky
AbbeUiite Letter ias VeImitionoiLlc Cotton Boil
| The headquarters of the National Grange of
Patrons OF Husbandpy, which 1oeg eyer since the
organization of the Order in 1868, have been
| in Washington, will probably be removed to
Louisville, KY, shortly.
AN EDITORS APPEAL.-As the report that
we are very weSlthy has gone abroad among
our subscribers, and has made them awful
slow about paying up, thinking doubtless we
report of our weSlth is false in every particu-
| lar. If ocean steamers were selling at cont
1 a dozen, we couldn't makegthe first payment
on canoe. The lightning Of poverty has
struck us square, and had it not been for an
armful of hay our devil managed to steal
| from blind mule, our large and interesting
! family would be without mouthfull to eat at
| this moment. Is not this a sad picture, and
| can you delinquent subscribers look upon it
without feeling the greenbacks rustic with in
dignation III your pOeket-bOOks We do not
| like to dun you, but we must if You fail to
take the hint.-SheHaRdod { Val Democrat.
We have reduced the price of subscription
| to our paper to $3.50 per year, ii paid in adj
vance Those who have paid $50 in advance
i will be credited with so cents on the next
year. We hope that every decent man in the
parish will now take our paper--the only one
that labors for their best interests and not ex-
/ clusively for its pocket-and pay for it in adj
vance. Those who do not pay In advance
must pay S3 Single copies, five cents.
Bully Grant and Boss Shepherd have within
/ one year stolen more money from the city OF
Washington than is wanted to pay all the ex-
penses of law aud Legislation in the State of
New York. Repubicanisln is a good thing
i for thieves who are in the ring. = Pomesoy's
Democrat.
Any party desiring to purchase q Grover &
i Baker, q Weed Family FavOrite, or o Wilson
Shuttle Sewing Machine, will learn something
to his advantage by applying at this office.
i Opelousas Grange No. Sc meets every Satur,
day evening ut 8 o'clock, at their new Hall
Varieties building, Main street, Opelousas
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