Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-04-19
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
THE OCH FEATURE OF THE ORDER.

with their peculiar fitness to the farmer :
family. Surely some good angel must nave
presided over the deliberations, when II was
decided to open the doors OF the grange 10
women. There are a great many secret So
cieties controlled exclusively by men but
the grange has been very fortunate III Iil''S
uniting the whole family, making 1t a Nome
This furnishes the social feature, that mas
contributed so largely to the rapid growth OF
the order. The interest taken by woman III
the grange, and the refining influence when
her presence exerts, proves the wisdom OF
This feature of the order. Heretofore, the
so farmers wife and daughters have hVed III
almost scclusion. No class have been lett
out in the cold by society, az the Women
of the country, and their life has been one
of toll. week in and week out, with little TO
cheer or encourage them. But the grange
comes in and frequently invites her to lay
aside her household cares, and BID q snort
adieu to the kitchen, and join her sisters
and brothers, her %neighbOrs and friends, IN
song and friendly greeting, forgetting for
the time the worry about her household dtl-
ties. A woman's inflence is hot, and should
not be confined to the narrow limits or her
household. She guides the youth, and the
youth guides the nation; or, as the stanza
in a song reads:
esThe hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that
rocks the world"
Prepare a woman for the proper influence
of home, and you pave the way for the In
tellectual adornment Of the nation. Her
mower arises from the controlling influence,
which she has in training and giving dlroc-
tons to the unfolding powers OF mind ana
heart. AS regards the men in the grange,
one plainly visible effect, is to rub Oil their
rough corners, so that they can approach
their fellows without giving offence. 30
ciety is the only polishing material !;
S.diamond alone cuts diamond" The
grange brings men together, who have
scarcely ever met, except at church, and
seldom then, or on a few days to make q
trade-at church there is not much
sation, and in a trade the graces are not
noticed but at the grange
meeting there is an exposure to more mel
lowing influences. A man who attends the
/. grange has a kindlier look out of his eye,
and the grasp of a neighbours hand is more
cordial than on ordinary occasions. How
pleasing it is to see men who before they
became meinbers Of the order could hardly
speak to each other, who when they now
meet. can grasp the hand Of a brother, and
engage in q social chat. Naturally unob-
~trusiye, habitually plan in conduct and
dress, shy of formalities-they have lived
generally outside of social circles, and have
grown timid and suspicious, even in the
presence of their equals, and are abashed
by the greater ease of bearing, which THEN
friends from The city have naturally assum
ed. Knowing such to be the fact, is it any
wonder that the founders of the order, con
important 1t brings together the younger
portions of society, that they may become
better acquainted; the refining influence OF
the boys is noticeable, their conception O
manhood is raised, and an ambition implant
ed to become useful members of society
One other matter but it does not belong
wholly to the social feature; and that is i
makes men more independent, and cause,
them to think more for themselyes-one o
the greatest drawbacks to the farmer is
that he lets Others think for him. Now
reflect for one moment, how wrong this is
it IL to the interest Of the lawyer to stir II
strife among neighbors that he may real
II rich harvest from q~uarrels and broils o
farmers. Let us think for ourselves, an,
talk over our common interests. If w