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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

EARNEsTNRss, NREDED.-Perhaps it is
not harsh to say that levity, indifference,
drifting. disregard for the most important
things, be they religious, moral, political
or social, characterize the majority fmen.
Here is man "who takes no interest in
politics" Others "see nothing in the
great moral questions of the day. What
countless thousands repeat creeds and sus-
tain churches with never an inquiry into
the truth or fallacy of the doctrines they
hear and practically uphold! There is
much of the way spirit in. us ALA listless.
dizzy sentiment such as the summer
morning and the sleeping country bring
over you as you stroll along and find it
impossible to think. Wisdom uttereth
her voice in the streets, but we are all
-Passers by. We neglect thousand
thoughts where we take in one for culture
and tie, harvest. How many, as they
come to us, We feel to be precious but we
have not SO ordered our minds as to have
where to bestowi them. Like the waits
OF truth or fancy in the newspapers. we
smile on them, but do not fix them in the
book of memory. - - :.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Objections have been made to the Sc
crecy of the Grange. What in the world
is there that is worth knowing that is not
secret? What is there worth having that
is not had only after dilligent search and
labor? The book of Nature is full of mys-
tery-deciphered and understood only by
him who by patient thought and effort
would trace out its hidden lessons Knowl-
edge isa sealed book, to be opened only
by him who gives his time to the investi-
CATION of truth. This concealment is in
centive TO progress. 1t is Natures law to
prevent mental stagnation. tits of no use
to say that the Grange deals with ques-
tons and things open to the world. Like
enough-but SO much the greater reason
why its secrecy should not be made bug
a-boo to disturb weak consciences and
weaker heads. Ea
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Another storm of astounding severity
prevailed in England on Saturday night.
1t is reported that hail stones five inches
in circumference fell The crops are now
completely destroyed. 1t is stated that no
scarcity of food accompanies the bad har
vests which have ruined the English far
mers. The depression in business is due
to the collapse of an industrial system
founded upon false theories of political
economy Wheat is cheaper. than it has
been for years past, and so are the other
great staples, cotton, coal and iron. There
is "plenty of moneys" as in this country,
but like here it is lying in vaults, and does
nothing in productive enterprises. The
trouble is that everything has to pay trib
ute to the usurer and non producer in
Great Britain, and the industrial system
founded upon this basis is unable to bear
up Our rulers are asking us to pattern
otter Great Britain, but do the people like
the example? If not, they have chance
to SO declare by indorsing the principles
OF the Greenback party.-Neso Havcn
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

THE ORANGE TREE, IN, FLoRIDA.-In
1916 orange trees were introduced as an or
nament-In- 1890 one sold in a box for 400
francs. In 1S47 they commenced to cul-.
,tivate them for profit when numbers of
them were planted In 1856 a cold wave
from Texas brought the temperature
down to ten degrees Fair. above zero, and
killed most of the trees. The sweet orange
trees are grated on the stock of the sour
orange as the latter tree is free from an
insect pest that destroys the former; in
ten years the trees are in full bearing.
They flower from February until the 10th
of April An ordinary tree will yield
about ten pounds of flowers, from which
is made the "veroh" and orange flower
water In short time Florida will supply
sufficient oranges to supply the United
States from the 1st of November until
May. la2a
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
,,-oraer f. make the Grange success we

i, order TO make the Grangea successive
,,,,st mt forth all necessary efforts, sacrl-
6 tna f need be, to accomplish the objects
of our search. Let us then work lf-n hi
NOW TO make every feature of our noble
Order grand success, bid adieu 70 SCI
.fishness, prejudice and jealousles' ana Ia.
Dor for the greatest good to the greatesl
for ourselves indiyiduaily than We can do.
by working onIyIfor self Remember, it
= yonr organization, and the only -one you
have ever had or will have that-Wilt ele-
vate. vou and save you from the tyranny
of oppression. Throughyou own Efforts
operate, and you will do it.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
NO STEP BACKWARDS

The Democrats won an overwhelming
victory in Kentucky on Monday, but ow-
ing to largely decreased vote, the ma
jority over the Republicans is less than at
the last election. In commenting on the
fact that the Greenbackers cast a very
light vote, the New York Tribune says:
''This is another of many signs that the
Democratic Greenbackers are returning
on all sides to the party of their first allie
glance. This fact is likely to have quite
as much significance in this State as in
any other, and imposes upon the republi-
can party the duty of making very siren
uous campaign ".-.t.. -'-iS- ''.~
This is not very wise comment There
never was much of Greenback
party in Kentucky, for the reason that
the Democrats in this State are nearly all
strong champions of the Greenback pol
icy. Every member of Congress from
that State voted at the last session for the
most radical greenback and silver meas
ures introduced. Senators Beck and Will
liams are as radical on the soft side of the
currency question as Ewing or Voorhees,
DIR. Black burn, the newly elected Cover
nor, supported William Allen in 1879, and
few weeks before Allen died he declar-
ed that of all men in the country he would
prefer to see William Allen in the Presi-
dental chair. On the stump he advanced
the most orthodox of Greenback prin-
ciples. Under the circumstances, then, it
is not at all surprising that there were but
a few votes cast for distinctive green
back candidate. -t ti. i'.7t- 5.s.
The remark of the Tribune that the
vote in Kentucky has a significance in
New York is bosh If the Democrats in
the Empire State were led by such friends
of currency reform as Beck, Williams and
Blackburn, the Greenback party could not
hope to flourish. What gives strength to
the Greenback party in New York IS the
fact that the old parties there are allied to
money power The same reasons that in
duced $4,000 voters in that State to leave
their parties last year and support Green
back ticket remain in force to-day, and
there will be no going back to the old
parties. On the contrary there will be a
large accession of recruits to the new par
ty in New York and in other States
where the two old parties maintain the
| hard money idea. Let the monopolists
make note of this prediction.-Ne7oA a,
zen Unaon. .sasu- szatla1.sas ia1as5oe.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Cotton seed oil factories are being cree
ted all over the Cotton States. 1t is the
best paying business in our section, as the
companies get the seed from the farmers
at an.exceedingly low figure. The truth
IS, the farmers that sell their seed have no
idea of its real value: if the knew its value
as fertilizer and as food for stock, they
would not sell it at all. The Grange can
do a good service for these ignorant far
mers, by showing them from time to time
the impolicy of selling their seed to these
companies at such low figures.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
The recklessness which b.s

The recklessness which has crept into
the conduct of the fire insurance business
OF late years is at last forcing the interpo,
sltion of State authority. The last Leeis-
iat1re OF Ohio followed the example set
IN Missouri by passing law compelling
every company to fix the insurable value
OF property which is insured, and then in
case OF loss to pay on that basis. This will
SUIT everybody who seeks insurance un-
less ne wants to cheat the company, and
every insurance company unless it wants
to cheat its customers.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
question.

The chief impeachment to the progress
of the Grange is the ignorance which pre-
walls, amongt the farmers. Let this be re-
moved, and they will be as earnest and
active supporters of the Grange. as. the
intelligent, spirited merchants are
of the Boards of Trade. It should be the
aim of the more intelligent farmers to get
the masses to read and think more about
matters that affect their interests. AS long
as they confne themselves to reading
newspapers controlled by professional
politicians, they will not only remain in
ignorance, but continue to be ruled and
oppressed by other classes.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
HOW TO MAKE COWS GIVE MILK

HOW TO MAKE COWS GIVE MILK.
A writer in the Southern Farmer says
that his COW gives all the milk that is
wanted in a family of eight, and that from
it, after taking all that is required for 9TH
erpurposes, 900 pounds of butter were
made this year. This is in part his treat
ment Of the COW: eff you desire to get a
large yield ofrich milk give your cows
every day water slightly warm and slight
ly salted, in which bran has been stirred
at the rate of one quarter to two gallons
of water. You will find, if you have not
tried this daily practice, that your cow
will give twenty FIVE per cent more milk
immediately under the effects of it, and
she will become SO attached to the diet as
to,refuse to drink clear water unless very
thirsty But this mess she will drink al
most any time, and ask for more. The
amount of this drink necessary is an ordi-
nary water pail full at time, morning,
noon and night" ''
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

We have often shown that the heaviest
burden under which the people Of this
country struggle those who toll in the
field, the factory, the workshop, the mime
is the merchants business system. The tax
itentails opon the industry of the country
is simply incalculable. 1t is greater than
that imposed by government-National,
State and municipal-and it is asoPpress
i've as it's expensive. There is no alter
native left the toiling masses but to sup
plant it with the cooperative system, and
this will be done. That system needs only
to be understood by the masses to be &C
cepted and practiced by them. In Eng
land, where the cooperative systemis bet
ter understood, it is making steady prog
ress, gradually taking the place of the old
system. In London the shopkeepers have
become to much alarmed at the rapid pro-
gress of the cooperative system, that
they are petitioning Parliament to inter
fere in their behalf, and committee has
been appointed by that body to make an
Investigation.
"A number of great wholesale and retail
CO operative houses are in successfully OPP
Grafton in London, The latest established
was by accumulation of ministers, and it
has doubtless met with the success which
attended those conducted under the aus
pices of other classes.
With the success of the system inEngland
and in this country before them, OUT far
mers and workingmen should not hesitate
to adopt the cooperative system. We
feel satisfied that the coming winter and
fall will Witness general movement
of these classes in that direction, and be-
fore twelvemonth shall pass, every coun-
ty will have one or more cooperative
stores in successful operation. -
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Col. Muggins gives most fattering
account of the business outlook at Mug
ginsville, which is another proof that we
touched rock bottom when resumption
was accomplished, and that the long
looked for revival has at last set in. Last
year the total number of business failures
was six; this year there has been but one,
which occurred early in the spring. We
had written thus far, when it occurred to
us to inqule how many business houses
were left. 3
mot one, answered the Colonel, ''the
one that kerfiummuxed last spring was
the last button on Jabe's coat
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

The time is fast approaching when the
men of muscle will be men of brains, of
wisdom and of great influence. The mind
is all the clearer, all the stronger, because
the body is made to work. Excessive body
labor, it is true, robs the mind of some of
its power, just as excessive mind labor ex-
hausts the body. There should be me.
dunn course pursued; and no profession is
better qualified to give health, strength
and tone to both mind and body, than the
farming profession:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
PRINCIPLES NOT PARTY.

1--WE must always bear in mind that no
one, by becoming Patron of Hutbandry,
gives up that inalienable right and duty
which belongs to every American citizen;
to take proper interest in the politics OF
this country.
aOn"the contrary, it is the right of every
member to do all in his power to influence
for good the action of any political party
(Which he belongs; to see
that none but competent, faithful and
honest men, who will unflinchingly stand
by our industrial interests, are placed in
positions of trust a We desire
proper equality, equity and fairness; pro-
lection for the weak, restraint upon the
strong-in short, justly distributed bur-
sdens and Justly distributed power. These
are American ideas-the very essence OF
American independence; and to advocate
the contrary is unworthy the sons and
daughters of an American republic"
We copy the above from the "Declara-
ton of Purposes of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry." Never before in the history of
California has there been SO great need,
not only of farmers, but by all industrial
lists, standing by, working and voting for
the men who will "unhinchingly stand by
the industrial interests" of California at
the coming election. How can we carry
out this obligation better than by support
ing for Governor farmer-an industrial
ist in whose acts as Chief Executive of
the State the interests of the farmer, the
mechanic and laborer will not be forgot
tent California Patron.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

We are indebted to Worthy Master
Samuel E. Adams, of the National
Grange, for a pamphlet copy of the Pre-
MUM List and Rules and Regulations OF
the z1st Annual Fair of the Mime
sofa State Agricultural Society, of which
he is President The Fair will be held at
the Fair Grounds in St. Paul, beginning
Sept Isl. and continuing five days.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Political affairs in this State are warm
ing up. The professional politicians are
unusually active, and already have their
emissarles out among the farmers to in
struct them how to vote We hear of a
great many farmers that have become
tired of this kind of instruction, however
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

!, 90 many Patrons have supposed that
oeSduse the Grange numbered more Sub
ORDINATE societies or lodges, and an aggre.
gate membership greater than any other
social order, no difficulty would be expe.
.ien zee to carry out successfully any well.
devised plan of cooperation to promote
the interest of farmers. There has been
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Z Monroe county, Miss, before the wal
wa was extensively engaged in sheep raising
1his industry is rapidly developing thei'
again, and promises in the next FIVE year
TO fully equal if not exceed cotton farInn:
IN magnitude and importance.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16
The Patron of Husbandry.
W H. WoRTHINGToN, EDITOR.
COLUMBUS, MISS, AUGUST 9, 1879.
Cooperative stores on the Rochdale

Cooperative stores. on the Rochdale
plan, as recommended by the National
Grange, are being established by farmers
all over the country. Those already estab-
lished are doing finely, and the stockhold-
ers and patrons are highly pleased with
them. Those great champions of co-ope-
ration in this country, Past MasterJones,
of the National Grange, and Past Master
Wright, of California, may we'll be proud
of the success of the movement~whlch
they did SO much to set in motion.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Gen. 10. Lane recently said: 1.-TWO yea,
ago l looked oyerthe Army Register an
found only of the ~ American Genera'
VINO entered the Mexican war SURVIVING
since then Pillow, Cadwallader, Cushns
ana Shields have passed over the DAP
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

The State of Maryland, with 100000
acres of uncultiyated- Land and 100 90
o.. 81 wild Pasturage, has only ISL, 200 sheep,
i ne reason as given for this state of things
is that Z per cent of the sheep are annual
" Killed by dogs. The entire South has
less than 100000 sheep, and of these
10000 are said to be. destroyed by dogs.
Yet the South has summer pasturape and
winter keep for from 7e,ooo,ooo to TOO.
100000 sheep, if rightly managed
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

Ihe number ofrecruits sworn in at Ed
inourg last month is unprecedented in the
recollection of the authorities. The men
sad that lack OF work compelled them to
enlist. G9 a1se as.Ef IT --l.o
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

The question of establishing new pro-
cess cotton factories, should be discussed
at every Grange meeting in the Cotton.
States. 1t is surprising that our farmers
manifest so little interest in this great
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

, No yellow fever has appeared in yicks.
purg' Fort Gibson, Greenevile, Grenada.
1oily Springs, or any Mississippi town
except Mississippi City. ~ ~. -
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

and intend to resent it at the ballot-box.
The professional politicians overreach
themselves sometimes.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-16

no more difficult task for Patrons,.
Farmers have become wedded mss
modes of business, and are the H.. % I
the world to surrender an ss s' g
custom for another, however , ~
In this, as in other respects, the pau
take lead, and demonstrate the VIC 'sS .,
their cause by success. The hest; t'sO'o
indifferent viii soon follow 'oog'
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The New York herald., 1879-08-30
NORDENSKJOLD'S WORK.

PRACTICAL RESULTS OF THE SWEDISH POLAR
lxPEDITIoN-T TRADE FROM THE OBI.
A letter from Tomsk, in Siberia says:-"Professor
Nordenskj0lds explorations already having
practical results. In going from Tumen to Tomsk
by steamboat. reaching the village Of Demiansk,
in the province of Tobolsk. my attention
rested by two schooners at anchor, which
loaded and apparently ready for sea. These
sels besides another schooner lying at
Samaravo at the confluence of the Irtisch and Obi,
belonging to q merchant of Irkoutsk The three will
sail during this summer down the Obi. enter the
Arctic Sea and thence to London. The cargoes of
the two the Tumen and OBI, consist OF cheese and
tallow respectively and the third. the Nadedja is
laden with brandy. They will be towed down the
Obi to Obdorsk, the mouth Of the river, by two
steamers. They were built in the town Of Tumen
by shipbuider there, who is just now full of
work The captains and crews for the most part
German. The route opened by Professor
Nordenskjold will. doubt have beneficial
influence upon the future of Siberia. but
The discovery has hitherto ininriousy affected
the trade OF Tomsk and Irkoutsk. While We, the
Russians were thinking about establishing
tom house at Opdorsk the English had come with
large cargoes up to Tomsk Having had to pay no
than Russian merchants, who have to bring their
goods from Moscow. u tedious land journey, at a
great cost. Their competition has already been
most formidable to traders and will continue
to be 80 until custom houses established at the
Siberian ports, which now have great future be
fore them thanks to tho enterprise of the Swedish
explorer,"
The New York herald., 1879-08-30
A DEEP SCHEME.

The Passac Rolling Mill Company. of Paterson,
N. j., yesterday began the work of boring arte-
sian WELL which it intended shall be from 1000 to
$500 feet in depth The. ostensible purpose is to
supply fresh and good water to the employees of the
concern. The result will be interesting showing
what tho subsoil of Paterson s composed Of 1t has
been discovered that ice water has very deeteri-
Gus effect on the men. and that when using it they
are apt to break down. Some time ago the
pany sunk an ordinary we'll of 100 feet in depth.
but tho oil which runs to waste in the
the water unfit to drink. The city and river water
are of poor quality Mr.. Watts Cooke, the presi-
dent of the company. being man Of strong tenn
perance proclivities. finding that the men
resorting to beer, concluded to sink artesian
we'll As ncarly all tho wells in Paterson less
than one hundred feet in depth the progress of the
new enterprise is watched with considerable
pectancy. Mr.. Cooke confidently expects to strike
some mineral under the first strata of soil and
trap rock. That there Is good ground TOR this ex-
pectation Is evidenced by the cropping out of iron
ore all through tho Wosel and other neighboring
mountains.
sinking the well. the general impression in Paterson
is that the work Is undertaken in the hope that oil
may be found, and there are plenty or sanguine
Paersonians who expect to Psssaic county rival
the Pennsylvania oil regions. hen the Newark
and Paterson Railroad cut through the trap
rock at the base of Garrett Mountain, oil in a crude
and very impure state found exuding from the
assures in the rocks and several times since traces
OF oil have been discovered In the neighborhood
Occasionally it appears in little stream in various
places but the soil is of the hardest kind and
the stream exhausts itself, no attempts at
boring have before been made.
The New York herald., 1879-08-30

Stock wards of Buffalo and Albany that he is pres
dent OF the Union Stock Yard Company aud has re-
ceiyed a salary such president during the last
wear. thought the Stock Yard Company was organ
ized in 1873 and that the main object OF its organza
ton was provide market for the sale of stock in
New York coming over all roads.
Mr. Sterne stated that in the subpoena of the wit
ness was a requistion for the stock ledger of the
company and asked the witness IL he had brought
it, Tho witness had not brought it and the counsel
for the stock yard and objected to it's produc
ton before the committee on the ground that it's
public examination would place the company at a
disadvantage with competing stock yard companies.
Upon consultation 1t was decided that private
examination would suffice for the purposes OF tho
committee ~
Mr. butcher asked to be excused tomorrow, but
after some versaton he concluded to forego his
engagement New York and continue his timony.
In conversation to-day pending q question, but
not part OF the testimony. Mr. Vanderbilt remarked
that some two weeks since he had given orders to
building two extra tracks ON the Hudson River Rail-
road, not that he had decided to build them.