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The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
FROM TENNESSEE.


Editor Patron. While some of the
Oranges in Tennessee are working with |
energy and intelligence, we regret there is |
not a general advance all along the line.
There are causes for the backwardness |
and seeming indifference observable here; |
but it is not our intention at this time to
point them out, as we have heretofore
done so in various ways; but we do hope
that those who go up as representatives to
the next meeting of the State Grange will
olive us the benefit of that wisdom which
should result from our sad experience in
the past.
The approaching meeting will mark an
era in our history We will either move
forward with renewed energy and hope,
4 or lapse into dormant state and wait for
time to wear away the impediments to
progress which, as an Order, we have
| failed to discern or remove. The future of
the State, as we'll as of the Grange, will be
far more dependent upon what may be
done in that little assembly, than upon the
acts of any secular assembly that has ever
convened within our borders. A Legls-
lature is not designed to make progress
except to keep pace with the people: it is
mere index or reflex of the intelligence
of the people. A Grange is emphatically
designed to make progress, to educate and
elevate the people, and to enable them to
remedy their wrongs and secure their
rights.
The higher Oranges are designed to take
E the lead in this progress. One very i'm
portant step is to secure the means OF IN
Recommendation among an isolated and
: separated people, SO that they may learn
} to believe and think somewhat in concert
on the great questions which concern
them before they can be expected to ac
in concert, because thought must precede
action if the act is to be a wise one.
, When we think of the importance to {
State of a convocation designed to pre-
2 pare means for educating the aged as wei
Y as the young, to elevate a predominant
o class of society to a higher plane of use
r fulness and happiness, we can clearly see
l the necessity of sending our wisest anc
i best men to constitute that body, 1t is {
/, much higher position and much more i'm
i portant than that of legislator A mar
who seeks the position should never b.
= selected as a representative in any capaci
Il ty, and yet this is quite common both il
and out of the Grange Until this thought
less and degrading custom is abandoned
/, we have nothing to hope for, and we de
e serve nothing but shame and disappoint
/ ment
! One of the most encouraging "signs 0
the times is that THE PATRON is gainin:
a wider circulation in our State, for n
e careful reader of its columns can fail o
e becoming more cautious and intelligen
4 voter and a better citizen.
w. H. NELSON.
Whitehayen Oct IS
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
COOPERATION.

This word, which has now become
or Grange word, implies work.
ing together for the common good, or, in
other words, an industrial partnership
In the Grange hereafter, corporation and
education are to be our watch words
The possibilities of cooperation are ap.
parently inexhaustable. When a uniform
business system shall be adopted by over
fiftv thousand Subordinate Oranges, the
Order of the Patrons of Husbandry will
become a unit as it were, and will move
irresistibly forward to the accomplish.
ment of such enterprises as may be deem.
ed of the highest importance for the per-
petuity and welfare of the Order.
Our Order has inaugurated a revolution,
as peaceful as it is powerful, and it re.
mains to be seen what honest work and
wisely invested capital will accomplish
toward liberating our country from the
! immediate dangers which threaten it.
Corruption and fraud are holding high
carnival; and the money changers must
be made to feel that the righteous indig.
nation of nearly two millions of farmers
and their wives, sons and daughters. have
rights that must be respected.
There is universal demand by the
working people, that the adulteration Of
food, short weights, short measure, and 50
much dishonesty in business transactions
shall be checked. They see but one rovaI
road out of the difficulty, and that, as set
forth in the meaning and intent of our
Declaration of Purposes, is by and
through cooperation.
The adoption of the Rochdale system
by the Subordinate Oranges will imply
something more than the sale of farm pro.
ducts and the purchase and distributor
of supplies on an equitable basis. BY the
adoption of the Rochdale business plan.
agricultur SITS may have their co-operatve
dairy farms, their beef factories, &c, &C.,
in all of which the purchasers interest can
be considered; and general prosperity
will result from it, because of the more
equitable distribution of wealth. At all
events, whatever difference of opinion
there may be as to the value of co-opera.
ton as applied to production, all agree
that cooperation in distribution of the or,
} binary necessities of life can, if propery
restrained by careful code of by laws
result only in benefit to those who in good
faith adopt and carry out the equitable
provisions of the Rochdale plan.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
Giddings, Oct. II.

Members of the Grange should not for
get that its success depends wholly upon
the efforts of themselves, and that to reap
the fullest benefits from the organization,
active cooperation among those members
must be the rule and not the exception.
Nothing can be accomplished by any or
ganization of people if the very principle
on which it is founded is systematically
violated The Grange was started with
cooperation as the fundamental principle
in its foundation, and if members deter
mlnedly neglect to recognize this there
can be no question of the failure of the
mission of the Grange. Each Patron must
act as if on him or her rested the whole
responsibility of the SUCCESS of the Order
Each one should attend the meetings and
contribute his or her quota to the general
stock of information. The very presence
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

We lack enthusiasm Whether this
comes from selfshness, thoughtlessness or
indifference, or all, we cannot say The
Masonic organization is hundreds of years
old, strong and vigorous, yet with the So
cial feature far inferior to the Grange. In
the Masonic lodge "the better half" the
refined half, never enters. Here in the
Grange, GALL honor to its founders) she is
the peer of man, and we may say that it is
the only society of all the category that
gives woman equal rights. Sisters, if the
brothers become lukewarm in this cause,
it behooves you to rally and stand firm by
its colors; you never can afford to lose
this vantage glonnd. See to it that every
Grange has the proper encouragement,
until it feels able to build its own hall, has
its own library, and commands large in
fiuence in the regulation of the educational
and social interests of each neighborhood.
You have even more at stake in this cause
than the brothers. The worlds history
has given us many examples of noble wo-
men; may many of you excel them all
State Grange NezuS.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
A FEW REASONS WHY FARMER!
SHOULD SUBCRIBE FOR AND REAL


THE PATRON"
The Grange is the only efficient National Or.
ganization the farmers have ever had for uniting
together for protective operations in all business
and public affairs in which their interests are n
volyed.
THE PATRON is the only weekly journal in the
Southwest devoted exclusively to the Interests al
the Order;
1t is the only Grange paper in our section that
has received the endorsement of State, COUNTY
and Subordinate Oranges, and ofleading membei
of the Order;
1t is now the only strictly Grange paper in the
South adopted by State Grange its Official
journal-the only one that the farmers may claim
their representative Journal for it is under th
control of the Order, and knows no other Interest
1t is the only Grange journal in the Southwe.
that openly and earnestly advocates co-operato,
by farmers in their business affairs, as recommen.
ded by the National Grange;
Il is the only Grange journal that qdyocatss Nd
establishment by Oranges and farmers OF .n5s
process cotton factories, by which the entire cot
on crop can be manufactured in the South and
sold by the farmers themselves in yarns, cloh
and rope, instead of in the raw form: this is one
of the most important questions that can clam
the attention of the farmers of the Cotton States
and it is fully discussed in its columns;
1t is the only prominent paper in the South
west that discusses the cotton seed question in The
interest of land owners;
1t is conducted with vigor, beautifully printed
rejects all improper advertisements, and Is ii.
cheapest weekly in the Southwest
In a word, THE PATRON is the best paper U.
farmers and their families published in the South
west. 1t advocates and supports principles AM
measures, in the success of which they are deepl
concerned.
AS we print an extra edition of several thous-
ans copies of this issue of THE Patron for cir
culation among the Oranges of Tennessee, We
reprint the following Report The subject d
cotton factories is one of great importance to T
cry farmer in the Gotten Statesj
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

In 1867, France had very bad harvest
and when bakers bread rose at Angoa
leme to so centimes the kilogramme, sey-
eral leading townsmen organized, on J
capital OF $2,4oo, an economic bakery to
furnish bread of the best quality and low
est price to all cooperating. About 4"
families, who paid up $1.25 each, imme-
diately joined. The first year the promo
ters attempted nothing beyond reducing
the price of bread, which they sold to sub
scrlbers 20 per cent lower than the bakers
When the hard times were over. it becam'
a question whether the whole schent
should not be dropped, but at the instanH
OF one very energetic coadiutor. it wa
carried so triumphantly forward that nd
only has bread been furnished to the su9
scrlbers at less than the bakers prices, bd
the $4,000 subscribed in the hard time
has been repaid to the gentleman who be-
nevolently advanced it, and baker
worth $4,000 has been erected From
1000 to I,Ioo families now derive from
this source their daily supply of the veq
best bread, instead of paying highe
price for that of inferior quality, OF havin!
the trouble and inconvenience of baking .
home. dt
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

Farmers exceed in number the other
classes of our country, but mere numbers
amount to little unaided by knowledge.
Therefore if the farmers are to influence
legislation, they must know as much as the
other classes, for it is here that training
and culture tell. Farmers claim that under
existing laws there is an unjust discrimi-
nation against them, which can be RENE
died by legislation. This is especially true
in the matter of taxation With us. real
estate is obliged TO support by far the
greatest burden. The farm and farm build,
ings, with all improvements, are appraised
and taxed, while personal property is to a
great extent free from taxation This
works injustice in many cases For in
stance, young farmer possesses 81, 900 in
cash, which he uses as part payment for a
farm which he purchases for $4,000, Civ
ing mortgage for the other $1,000 1t
needs no lengthy demonstration to prove
that the farmer owns but one third the
farm, while the creditor owns two thirds,
but the justice of the law which REQUIRES
the debtor to pay the whole tax assessed
upon the farm, instead of assessing his
rightful proportion to the creditor, is not
so evident. The poorer man is obliged to
pay an undue proportion of taxes, while
the richer man pays less than his rightful
share. 1t may be said that the creditor is
taxed for interest money. He may be, but
it is fact that only very small proper
ton OF money at interest is ever placed up
on the grand list. The poorer man of the
joint owners of mortgaged farm is
obliged to suffer all the loss consequent
upon any depreciation in the value of the
property that may occur, and this also is
regarded as unjust. Such discrimination
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
WHAT THE FARM SHOULD Bl

wv l.
The farm should be not merely place
where men subsist and rear families, says
the Connecticut Farmer, in the stricfest
economy. starving the soul to add few
more acres to the fifty or hundred already
obtained, and which in reality are not
thoroughly cultivated, but a home speak
inc of plenty, a home rich in attractions,
buildings we'll kept, shade and ornamen-
tai trees, lawns with walks and Towering
shrubs, not forgetting the furnished par
lor and library. The newspaper, maga-
zine. pictures and music, poets and hlsto-
nv, should be here. True, the farmers
home is of necessity busy place, but 1t
should not be all kitchen and dairy, not
all scythe and plow, not all an endless
routine of treadmill duties, but where the
farmer and his wife could find some time
each day to mingle with books and in
conversation. Away from the hustle and
clatter of the town it should be the place
to grow large in judgment and fine in
taste One of the most hopeful indica-
tions of progress is the position occupied
by farmers and the growing respect mani
tested toward them. For practical, NOR
| al and Rsthetical culture farmers children
have superior advantages.
The hills and forests, with their brooks
and rocks, afford ample facilities for the
study of botany, geology and natural his
tory Nowhere are the heavens so broad
or do the consultations offer greater at
fractions to the would be astronomer, than
upon the hill tops in summer, or when
under the beautiful snow the earth lies
buried at our feet. That these opportu-
mites are appreciated is seen in the de-
mand for agricultural colleges in all our
States. 1t is not to be lamented that all
the graduates of these colleges do not GO
back to the farm upon which they were
reared Many of them become manufac-
turers, merchants, lawyers, doctors and
ministers, carrying into the town the prac.
teal good sense and thrift that purifies
and into rural districts with profession, OF
mercantile business inspiration to active
social intercourse that overcomes reserve
So each year the distance between town
and rural life is lessening, the one getting
more the scent of the clover, the fields
and the pure air which plays around the
mountain top, the other more of the cul
ture and refinement of the city.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

Large quantities of cotton seed are being
brought to the oil mill in this city by rail
road. 1t is said that the seed comes prin-
cipally from negroes, and that most of the
land owners in this section refuse to SELL
We have conversed with quite number
of leading farmers and they all earnestly
approve the policy of retaining the seed
which THE PATRON has been advocating
for wears
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
Whitehaven, Oct. IS.

We are receiving many letters from
members of the Order strongly endorsing
THE PATRON.
Bro. A. G. Farmer, of Scott county,
Miss, writes:
II will send in more names soon. All
Patrons are pleased with the true and
manly spirit of our paper, and we will
make it a success in spite of the opposition
of grovelling corruption. Our Grange is
in good condition, and farmers who read
THE PATRON are being aroused"
Bro. S. A. Montgomery, of Holmes
County, writes
"We like your way Of editing THE Pa
IRON. l will get more names soon. We
are trying to introduce it in our Grange
I think it ought to be in the hands of ev.
erv good Patron"
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

Bile, that they make money by it:

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bic, that they make money by 1t.
4 x
Tn conclusion he said: Don't you be-
lieve what people sometimes telyou, that
truth will take care ofitself. Ifyou want
the truth to prevail, stand by it: / have
seen the truth assassinated time after time,
in nv experience You all knoY the tri-
umphs of electricity in the use of the tele-
Graph. have stood in that great room
of the London Post office, where several
hundred young ladies are employed to
manipulate the instruments that carry IN
telligence to and from all parts of the world
What miraculous powers those instru-
ments possessl If any one had told me
when young man that such wonderful
mode of communication would ever be
developed I could not have believed him.
And yet knew the men that made 1t pos
sible. We subscribed money to enable
them to live while perfecting their DIS
coveries 1t has been SO with cooperation
| have seen the men who spent their tune
and means in establishing its beginnings
They labored faithfully, believing the bet
ter time was coming, as honestly as any
prophet that ever lived; and they will no
have believed OF labored in vain.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

everv night of ali the members must and
will have healthy effect on each one, ana
such Grange as this cannot fail to be-
come prosperous, and bring to its mem
hers the fullest benefit derivable from the
institution. Let each one strive TO be the
REGULAR attendant, and he will be surprised
how much more easily he gets out to the
Grange every night than he formerly dld
two or three times in the year Canadian
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

Total cases of yellow fever in Mem
phis this year, 1891; total deaths, 473.
The merchants report a rush of business,
and physicians all agree that the cold
winds of Sunday night swept away all
lingering germs of the fever
The fever has disappeared from Con
cordia Miss
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
la.,and and the snrnlns clerks

demand, and the surplus clerks, agents
middlemen, ETC., who are only consumers
themselves become producers as well as
consumers, either in factory or on the
farm. The subject of cooperation is re.
ceiving more and more the attention it de.
serves, and as with all things that have
truth and right on their side, will be
prosperous the more it is investigated and
scussed.-Grange Bulletin.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

a project for a railway through Cenu'
Africa is now said to be we'll under way
the route to lie from the River Zambes
through Livingstoniana, to the northealI3
coast OF Zanzibar. Mr.. Stanly, it is saS
started the idea. Manchester merchan'I
having taken it up, the government AZ
prove it, and company with f2,ooo%
capital is about to be formed.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08
The National Grange, at its approach-

The National Grange, at its approach
ing session, will doubtless renew the pc
teton of former sessions asking Congress
to establish a Department of Agriculture
with Cabinet officer at its head. That
body should make such presentation OF
the question to the farmers of the country
as will fully inform them of its importance
and secure their cooperation in bring
ing the movement to a successful issue.
If the petition is renewed, it should be
endorsed by every Subordinate Grange IN
the country, and copies of it with the
names of the members of each Grange
forwarded to Congress. This act OF JUS
tice to the leading interest of the country
has been withheld by Congress too long
the masses should unite in demanding its
immediate performance.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

The Arkansas State Grange, which has
not been represented in the National
Grange since the session of 1876 at Chi
cago, will be represented in the approach
ing session at Canandaigua, New York,
by Worthy Master Williams. We are ex-
ceedingly gratifed to see the officers OF
the Arkansas State Grange so active and
jealous. They are determined to make
every effort to restore the Order there to
its former strength and efficiency.
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

We publish elsewhere an extract from
a speech delivered in Cincinnati last week
by Mr.. Holyoke, of England, leading
advocate of the Rochdale cooperative
system. 1t is very interesting, and we
regret that the entire speech was not pub
Yished
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

The letters of Worthy Master Eshbaugh,
of the Missouri State Grange, which we
reproduce from the Journal of Agricul-
ture, are we'll and forcibly written, and
have been widely circulated by the
Grange press of the country If all the
Masters of the State Oranges would write
for the Grange press regularly, they would
accomplish immense good
The patron of husbandry., 1879-11-08

The letter of Worthy Master w. ii.
Nelson, of Shelby County Grange, Tenn,
should have the earnest attention OF the
members of the Order in that State. The
State Grange, at its meeting in February
next, should adopt measures to revive the
Order throughout the entire State, and if
that body is composed of intelligent and
patriotic men like Worthy Master Nelson,
we have no doubt but that its action will
have that effect. The Oranges of all the
counties should select their best material
to represent them in the State Grange.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-11-15

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for any preceding year for a decade
back, the sales for one week in Hart
ford recently amounting to 1900, 900
pounds. The price has advanced full
ly % per cent. since April last.
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ers from Guilford, Ireland, who will
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