Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-08-19


GERS, Farming Implements, Clover and
Timothy Seeds, or any other articles,
should correspond with Bro. Devries,
90 Camden Street, Baltimore, or w. ii.
Hill, 81 Walnut Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Bro. Hill advertises No. Hand
Cider Mills for S2S. Patrons sending
grain, &c, to Baltimore, should con-
sign to Bro. Devries. i.
The True Object Of the Grange.
In a circular addressed to the officers
of County Oranges, the master oil inc
State Grange of Tennessee says;
"The farmer must Oe educated must
oe taught and practiced iii the funua-
mental principles Of the Order, as oriSi-
nally laid down and enumerated oy 'he
authors Of the movement lie must De
led 70 see and know that the chief cor
ner-stone of bis magnificent agricuitu-
raj temple is not money. lie must be
made 10 feel aud realize that the Grange
was not originated for the mere pur-
nose Of making and saving money but
that it was conceived for noble purpos-
es. was brought forth with grander
aims, and should and will accomplish
more exalted ends. lie must be taught
that the Grange has for its object, first,
the organization of farmers and their
families, bringing them together into
one close, compact union, into broth
raood, actuated by one common hope
and common interests second, school
for farmers, where they can be taught
TO read more, think more, study more,
and talk more with one another about
the farm and the home; third, the cul-
tivation and growth of the social quail
ties of the farmers. When the cultiva-
tors of the soil are organized, educated,
and rendered less selfish by the practice
of all the social amenities OF life, then
will follow, as natural sequence, such
co-operation and advantages in trial as
will be adequate to the means employed,
For the accomplishment OF this grand
work, an active, faithful and energetic
performance of your duty is imperative.
It's made the duty OF the master OF the
State Grange to see that the constltu-
ton, bylaws and usages of the Order
are strictly enforced, and TO hold each
officer $40 strict performance OF his
duty" You are therefore instructed to
visit each subordinate Grange III your
county at as early a day as practicable,
and instruct the members, 'nnt only III
the secret work. but also in the objects,
aims and intentions of the Order. and
the best means of advancing the inter
csts of the Grange, being "Vigliant
that no disorder shall obtain in the
Changers in your jurisdiction, and ii
any should obtain, promptly report the
same 10 the master.
Commenting on this, the agricultural
editor OF the Nashville American offers
the following sound doctrine
acknowledge is the best capital a
man can have in farming, aud the
Grange organization contemplates It's
steady growth and earnest culture.
MANY have notaste for mental discipline
and advancement and to such the
GRANGE movement is 4 ''traud' or q
..humbug" TO them life is to be dlrld-
eel between getting money and spending
il for animal qualifications. They create
the necessity for armies to contend one
against another for wars dcSpotlc pow
or in government. and heavy taxes.
More wisdom among the owners OF the
soil would easily prevent these evils;
and the design of all true Patrons OF
IIuSbandry is to plant the seed OF this
wisdom. If farmers worked as hard to
cultivate their intcllects as they do the
soil, they would soon be able TO choose
one OF their number president. But now
in this nation of practical farmers, no
man seventy years old can remember
the time wher farmer was elected
Chief Magistrate of the Republic.
Why is this We are happy to know
that the officers of the State Grange OF
Tennessee have labored earnestly to
remove this discredt from American
agriculture as a profession. There IS
hut one way TO elevate our calling, and
that is to develop the mind devoted to
it. Every Grange should have library
for the use of its members, that they
and their posterity may rot always be
mere hewers of wood and drawers of
water for learned and patronized pur-
suits in society. Without giving more
attention to the principles of sound
legislation, farmers can never protect
their interests in community full OF
schemers, spectators, thieves and rob
bers. Constant devotion to the duties
OF the farm implies neglect of public
duties, which supplies opportunities to
rogues and trading demagogues. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price that must be
paid for any liberty worth having.
Watching, however, is not sufficient.
The men who watch, if not fully inform
ed, are liable to be deceived and cheat.
ed by educated rascals. Pure men vote
for bad laws through earelessness, isno-
rance, or both. Our duties as citizens
must be studied
UOLLOWAY'S PILLS.-WHAr IS
LIFE Insurance! ArorLExY, &c
Many people insure their lives to bene-
fit their families by death-how para