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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-13
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1t seems difficult, thus early, 70 approx
mate the bullion yield for 1879. The SkS-
rrxxL believes. however, that 1t VIII no'
fall far short Of last years produe''on'
The New York Bullion" a recently es'ao-
lished mining paper, has the following
The Director Of the Mint estimates tnat
our production Of gold and silver his year
viii be only s65, oo0. 600, or $So,ooo:e0 iess
tlaa last year; and this in the lace q :
general revival of mining work, sna we
opening Of Bodie. Leadville, Black HIS
silver Reef. etc. The Director esidenHy
thinks there is more cry than WOOL. pus We
are OF the opinion that his guesses nc lAl
too low. We wish our Director had ONE
means Of getting at the facts CT oar eni'ion
production. Secretary sherman writes as
thar he has referred our suggestion oia
national Law compelling bullion rc'arns 70
the Director. and we hope this earnest en-,
Ger will either cooperate with u.s. or iesd
us 10 the same end in . better way. our
Nations position As e bullion producer =
such that we ought TO control the World
and vet we are so uncertain u our own
strength that we have been mereliessiy
bullied into stupid and uinols ssrsili'y-
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-13

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-13

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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

An important bill affecting the interests
Of farmers passed the Lower House of the
Missouri Legislature, but was defeated in
the Senate. The farmers have majority
in the House, but are in minority in the
Senate, and now the leading members of
the Order say the farmers must get con-
troll of the Senate and elect farmer Gov
enor, so as to get their rights and have
their interests protected.
Farmers in Mississippi should take steps
in time to'get control of their Legislature.
They can easily secure the House, and
they SHOULD elect farmer to the Senate
in every district that elects this year. The
lawyer politicians are working like bea-
vers to retain control of the Senate, and
strengthen themselves in the House. Will
farmers permit these politicians to control
the State forever?
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
a JUVENILE GRANGE IN VER
MONT

We have at least one active and inter-
esting juvenile Grange IN this State, the
Alhambra juvenile at Martinez. 1t seems
from an account in the Record and Far
mey (Vermont) that the Green Mountain
children are also being interested IN
Grange work. We read as follows:
We meet the second and fourth Thurs
day evenings in each month, the first OF
which is open to our families and visiting
friends who may chance to be with US.
At these meetings we vary the exercises
from our regular ones to suit the occasion.
We have declarations from the children
as well as from the members, essays, Sc
lect readings and songs; and at our last
meeting. combined with the above exer-
cises, we had a paper. "The Maple Lear,
edited by one of our young lady members.
1t was filled with original matter peril
nent to the Grange, and demonstrated
the fact that we have many among our
number who have hitherto been silent,
that can contribute much to the profit and
interest of our meetings.
The object of these open meetings is to
give our children an opportunity to take
part. and so create an interest in the Grange
that when they become old enough they
will take up the work and carry it forward
and make it still more valuable than we
have been able to do. At the same time
we are carrying out the educational fea
ture of the Grange more fully than we
could otherwise. Another advantage is,
it enables some members to be present
who could not leave their children at
home. These open meetings are COM
menced this winter, trying as an expert
ment, and they have proved SO successful
we shall probably continue them. At our
regular meetings, held every fourth Thurs
day in each month, we have papers pre-
pared and read by some of our members
on some farming topic, followed by dis
cussions, varied sometimes with select
readings; and last, though not by any
means least, we take an hour for social in
tercOurse
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

Mr.. Editor:-It is a positive f,o.
many of our newspapers do not set una mat
the financially oppressed condition o torth
people, and there is scarcely one t
them that sets forth any remedy e., q o.
hard times, but seems to acquiesce i u NE
powers that be: specie Resumption me ule
national bond monopoly They ende, ana
to make it appear that the business w wi
look is favorable at the present time wb u'
it is further depressed now than e' mneh
equal to the days of 1897 to rS4o. wb.-
specie resumption crushed every bant =
Mississippi except the Manchester ban "a
at Yazoo City; yet it is true now but fan,
banks have failed, but specie resumnt;.H
and bonded monopoly have prostrated , nol
people and left many of our farmers ny
chants, mechanics and school teachers u
most without recuperative power for ws 81
and on the downward tendency to w.
poverty and degradation. There is an y
most unanimous desire of our Soutber.
people for reform and relief laws of hoa
State and National Government; vet h..
few of the press are disposed to expose tba
corruption of ring legislation, but ssr
amen to specie resumption and bond mon
opoly that have Frustrated the industris,
of the country. The PATRON OF HrS
BANDRY, published at Columbus Miss
sippi, nearly is the only paper in the Stat.
that sets forth the true condition of tbs
people, and to point out remedy for bs
distress and indigency of the iaborins
classes. Thu PATRON OF HUsRANnpSS
advocates the increase of our volume %
money, sufficient to represent propertr
and labor So mote it be-give ne mo-,
money, based on the strength of the Gov.
ernment-upon coin and assayed bulGo,
without specie resumption. 1t would h.
an increased volume of money, that would
give prosperity to our people Under
the present policy of specie resumption
and ring monopoly, we need not exper,
good times; we have had trial of # for
some time, and our financial distress !,
worse and gets greater every day. lie,
the people adopt the legal tender green.
back policy as set forth by Alexander H
Stephens of Ga, and the tide will rapidlv
turn. Money must be made more plen.
tiful, and caused to flow into the business
channels. Do this, pay off seven hundred
millions of Government bonds in legal
tender notes. This money then woudbe.
come prolific, and in circulation, and the
wheels of industry put in rapid motion
and every interest would prosper; as tits
now every business lags and droops. and
is nearly fiat and below zero for the lack
of volume NJ Pre.viH, in Index
Louisville, Mississippi.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
LITERARY FEATURES IN THE
GRANGE.

Some difficulty has been found in
Oranges in conducting to the best ends the
literary exercises of the meetings-result-
ing from not having any defnitely-ar-
ranged order. Farmers generally are not
accustomed to reading or speaking in
public, and until they are assigned topic
and some time given them for preparation,
but few will attempt to take part in such
exercises. Most members of the Grange
are willing to do their part in sustaining
every feature of the meetings, and if given
a place in the exercises, whether an essay
or part in a debate, they will be prepar-
ed, and perhaps surprise no one more than
themselves that they do SO we'll.
The Lecturer should arrange work at
each meeting for the succeeding one, and
it should be the masters duty to carry it
out. A full hour given to literary work,
directly after the opening or after the in
itiation, has often proved good plan. A
programme should be made out and
strictly adhered to, and it should be SO
arranged that those who do not take part
in it one evening may do so at some sub
sequent one, and thus all be made to bear
their part. give below an order of ex-
ercises that may be varied somewhat to
suit the occasion in different Oranges, but
SO arranged as to include as many parts
and as good variety each meeting as
possible: Ist, song; I'd, defamation or Sc
lect reading; sd, questions from the ques.
ton box to be discussed; 4th, essay; 9Th,
poetical selection; 9th. paper of original
and selected matter; 9TH, music; 9Th, topic
for debate. The above can be varied
little from time to time, and may include
an hour or more time as may be thought
best Cor. american CuHivator.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

ford. of the Executive Committee, are in
defatigable workers, and are pushing the
cause forward in their respective sections.
We hear but little of the Order in Loui-
siana, Alabama and Georgia, but we pre-
sumo that the true men in those States are
still at work, and we feel sure that their
efforts will yet bear abundant fruit.
In Florida, there is great deal of ac-
tivity in the Order. Worthy Master Viii
son, of the State Grange, is one of the most
Jealous Grange leaders in the Union, and
he is infusing life and activity into Gran
ges all over State.
Instead of dying out, the Order in the
Southwest was never in better working
condition. The men now in the lead are
generally more practical and earnest than
were those in the early days of the move
ment If the Order in other States is in
as good condition as it is in this section,
its progress will now be more steady and
healthful than ever.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
THE GRANGE IN MAINE

Bro. D. H. Thing, Master of the Maine
State Grange, writes as follows to the
Grange Bulletin of the Order in that
State;
"When we come to the Order of Pa.
irons, we can't be beaten. We have some
twelve thousand members, are well or
gained and earnest. Three County
Oranges have been organized the past
winter, quite large number of Grange
halls have been dedicated, and things
are looking prosperously all around.
Why is it, Mr.. Editor, that every farmer,
farmers wife, and son, and daughter does
not enter the Grange, and make it, what
for thousands of years the world has need
ed and what it is susceptible of being
made, medium through which to raise
themselves to the standard to which hon.
est labor should attain.
The East is far behind the West, but
we will follow your lead and bid YOU God
speed in the good work in which we are
both engaged"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

Worthy..Lecturer Boone, of the Mississ-
ippi State Grange, is one of the most ac-
complished farmers in the country. He
is getting his Subordinate Grange at Ri
emf deeply interested in scientific farm
ing. His lectures are said to be highly in
structiye, and we think it would be well
to have them published in THE PATRON
We hope to see him engage actively du=
ring the approaching summer campaign
The Order has no more effective public
speaker
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
THE MAIN PURPOSE NOW

1t would be impossible for a body of
PEG pie, previously little united by social
intercourse, yet closely identified in occu-
patton and pecuniary results, to meet to-
gether frequently, and in the interchange
OF opinions not stimulate greater activity in
mental effort, and desire for broader and
more accurate knowledge Among a num-
Der OF farmers thus brought together,
while there might be found a wider di-
versity of mental development and &C
quirements, there would be none the less
brought into vigorous exercise the desire
to grow in knowledge 1t is common
remark that the farmer does not lack brain
but culture. None is more ready to admit
this than himself His life has been re-
strlcted to round of practical duties,
which did not demand an extensive ac-
quaintance with books, and the knowl-
edge acquired was amply sufficient tor his
wants and position. But little reflection
readily shows that this following in the
old ruts tends only to make man simply
a machine in the performance of his daily
labor-but to create narrow and illiberal
views. But times have changed. From
SIX millions of people the nation has grown
to over forty millions. and is adding over
tnree per cent annually to the population.
The material wealth of the country has
developed in the same ratio. Steam and
telegraph have brought the markets of the
world side by side with the manufacturer
and producer. Scientific invention was
not only essential to meet the increased
and constantly growing physical wants
OF the word, but because equally neces-
sary to tighten labor and give some remis-
sion from toll. These conditions demand
wider range of knowledge. Science
has done, perhaps, less for labor in the
domain of agriculture than in any other
department of human industry-yet while
assigning less to machinery, gives more
to thought and applied knowledge. 1t
seems to be the only occupation left where
labor is not subdivided and its votaries
must, IN order to succeed, be familiar
with the routine of work and the rationale
OF Its process. The next step, therefore
IN the Grange work is EDUCATION
Grange Bulletin.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

One of the best and most desirable small
farms in the South can be purchased from
Col. Geo. w. Brame, of West Point, Miss
1t is situated near the Mobile and Ohio
rail road and but short distance from
West Point, one of the most beautiful
healthy, and promising towns in the
South-a point, indeed, that is destined to
become in few years great business
and manufacturing centre. The soil is
very fertile, and the timbee itself will more
than pay the cost of the farm. An ener-
getic, enterprising farmer would find this
a splendid investment.
We will take pleasure in giving appli-
cants full particulars
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
TENNESSEE


Through the efforts of Worthy Master
Thos. B. Harwell the recent legislature,
of which he is member, enacted law
providing for the introduction of elemen-
tary agriculture as study in the public
schools. Brother ]. B. Killibrew, State
Commissioner of Agriculture, is instruct
ed by the act to prepare the text books.
Hon. w. H. Nelson, Deputy, has visi.
ted and set to work all the Oranges in
Shelby county. His example is worthy
of imitation, and his labers are such as will
rebuild the Order in our State.
The members of that widc-awake
Grange, Melrose, So, have purchased the
Shelby county Fair Grounds, and will
hold fair the coming fall.
Some miscreant burned the cotton gin
of Worthy Master T. B. Harwell at Aspen
Hill few weeks since. We sincerely
sympathize with the Doctor in his loss.
Union Grange, 943, reorganized April
9th with 20 members, and the Secretary
writes that the new material is of the best.
and the prospects of the Grange never
brighter.
A. o. Montague, Deputy for WAYNE
county, reports revival of the Grange in
his county. Wayne county Pomona
Grange met April 18th with Clifton
Grange 81.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

Worthy Master John S. Williams. OF
the Arkansas State Grange, writes US that
there is some activity in the Order in sew
eral parts of that State, and that the Off
GERS of the State Grange will this year
make the most earnest efforts to revive the
cause in every county. We shall keep our
readers posted with Grange movements
in Arkansas, and expect soon to present
portraits and biographical sketches of the
members of the State Executive Commit
tee.
We hope members of Subordinate
Oranges, as well as of the State Grange,
will send us brief, pointed accounts OF
Grange work and progress in their re-
spective localities.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

The professional politicians, the hungry
offce-seekers, are loud in their appeals for
union and harmony in the Democratic
party. This means that the people must
bind themselves to support every candi-
date nominated by the conventions. Then
the politicians will set to work-they are
already at it in this State-to pack the
conventions to secure the nomination of
themselves or their tools for the offices. If
the people submit quietly to all this, eve-
rything will go on smoothly; but if they
take the organization into their own hands
and nominate good men instead OF the pol
iticians, then the latter will do their ut.
most to create divisions and dissensions.
We long since determined never to vote
for any of these professional politicians
nominated by packed conventions, and we
think that majority of the people have
come to the same conclusion. We are for
putting stop to the rule of the political
Iings.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
THE COTTON SEED QUESTION


The traffic in cotton seed has assumed
immense proportions, and, by reason OF the
ignorance or indifference of the farmers, it
is probably the most profitable business
in the country. The meal is shipped to
England and other countries, where it is
extensively used as feed for stock, and the
oil has come into general use.
The question of the value of cotton seed
as fertilizer and an article of commerce
has never been discussed to any extent by
farmers in the cotton States. We have
never heard of its discussion in Grange
hall; the political press never alludes to it,
and the agricultural journals have never
given it that prominence to which its inn
portance entities it. There are, however,
many educated, intelligent farmers, who
understand the value of the seed as fer
tilizer, and never allow ton to leave their
farms for any consideration.
We have frequently alluded to the sub
ject, but our appeals to farmers to take it
up and discuss it have met with few re-
sponses. 1t seems impossible to get the
mass of farmers to give it any attention
whatever.
We feel confident that if every Grange
in the cotton States would take hold of
this matter in the proper spirit and dis
cuss it thoroughly, that they could revolu-
tionize the entire system, and cotton seed
would have its rightful position as one of
the most important and valuable products
ofthe South. Rightly appreciated itwould
be held as fertilizer, and even if sent to
the oil mills for the oil to be expressed,
the meal would be retained on the farm.
This policy would be more profitable to
the farmers than if they parted with their
seed at SIS ton.
No class of people ever displayed great
er indifference to their real interests, than
our farmers who stand with folded arms
and permit the oil companies to fix price
for the cotton seed not one-fourth of its
real value No other class would submit
to such injustice single day. But the
farmers have submitted SO long to the ra-
pacity and expressions of other classes,
that we fear it will be great while before
they can be aroused to a sense of their true
interests in the cotton seed traffic. We
shall, however, continue to urge the farm
ers and Oranges to study the question,
and hone the more intellIoent members of
the Order will help in the work
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
LITTLE Rock, April 20, 1879.

LITTLE ROCK, April 29, 1919.
The following, among other resolu-
tons, were adopted by the Committee;
Z. That in accepting Bro. Worthington's
proposition and making THE PATRON
OF HUsBANDRY" the organ of the Arkan-
sas State Grange, we do SO in good faith,
recommending Oranges and individual
Patrons to meet his liberality by promptly
subscribing for THE PATRON, which is
live Grange paper, thereby aiding us III
our efforts to spread the truths of our
Order.
G. E. ToBEY, Chairman.
". SCOTT, Secretary.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

We send copies of this issue of THE
PATRON to several hundred who were
Masters of Subordinate Oranges in Tenn
essee in 1875. We respectfully ask them
to read the paper carefully and pass it
around among their friends and neighbors
With little effort club of ten can be
raised in every Grange OF neighborhood'
and we feel sure these Patrons feel inter-
est enough in the cause to devote little
time to extend the circulation of sound
Grange iournai-the only one published
in the Southwest.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31
The Rural New Yorker, in speakingo

The Rural Ne7v Yorker, in speakingC
the future of American farming, wisell
and firmly says: There are no class o.
whom the future holds SO much socs
and intellectual advancement, so much
assured prosperity, and so much rationa
happiness, as for those engaged in the Va
rious departments of agriculture, and 70
no country in the world are the farmerss
well prepared as in this by Intelligent
energy enterprise and political as well
natural conditions, to pluck the earlies
benenfits from the treasures of the ~
ture"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

Fresh manure produces but little effect
wnen applied to crops, but when it is well
rotteo 1t then contains much valuable SOL
uDle matter, absorbed by plants. In fresh
manure the most important constituent of
It's soluble portion is potash, and it con.
fains but small proportions of ammonia
and phosphoric acid. Rotten manure, GA
the contrary, yields to the solvent action
OF water large amounts of nitrogen and
phosphoric acid.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

The news comes from all quarters that
dormant Oranges are re-organizing, and
farmers that have held back are now rail-
lying to the Order There will be great
er activity in the Grange this year than
for the past eight years, and more effect
i've work will be accomplished.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

We are just getting in position to get
up a really first clase Grange journal. A
little stronger support from its friends will
enable US to carry out plans that we have
long had in view, and which will make
THE PATRON the most attractive weekly
in the South and a credit to the Order.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

We ask managers of Grange co-opera-
tive stores to send US brief accounts of the
operations of their enterprises. Nothing
tends so much to beget confidence in the
cause of cooperation as these statements
of its practical success.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

Pass this number of THE PATRON
among your friends and neighbors, and
urge them all to subscribe. 1t is the only
farmers paper in the South,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

II. j. Jewett, president of the Erie rail-
way has salary of $4,000 a year; Tom
scott, president of seven railroads, draws
100000 salary, $4,000 from the Pennsyl-
vania road alone,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

We would be glad to hear more from
our Grange friends in Tennessee. Wor-
thy Deputy Nelson and Past Master Elan
of Shelby county, are such earnest work
ers, that they should write regularly for
this journal We hope soon tospublish
portraits and biographical sketches of
these noble Patrons and of Worthy Over
seer Hancher, to show what splendid look
ing leaders the Order has in Tennessee.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

We regret to learn that Worthy Master
Harwell, OF the Tennessee State Grange,
met with quite serious loss recently in
the destruction of his gin house by fire.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

1t is very seldom that we receive Motif
cation to discontinue sending THE PA
IRON to subscribers. We invariably dis
continue sending it when the subscription
expires, and notify subscribers of it by a
cross mark prefxed to their names.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

A "new process" cotton factory will
probably be established in this city by
next fall. 1t will prove the best investment
ever made here.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-31

The cut worms are doing terrible dam.
age to crops in some sections. We give
elsewhere very interesting and instruc-
tive article in regard TO these pests, and
the best modes for their destruction.