The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
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1Orange Bulletin
The public picnic is the place for r.
unions and farmers holiday. Keep then
up by all means, and make them iovona
by several Subordinate Oranges clubb;r"
together The picnic may interest tbs
outside neighborhood, but the aclosaS
gates" are not to be neglected When tba
State Master or Lecturer, or other pubic
speaker, is invited to give public tall
make, if possible, arrangements for a meet,
ing in the hall, and don't forget to invite
the brothers and sisters to be present who
may have dropped out by the way
This month will be the beginning Of
picnics with the Patrons. Make them the
hearty reunions of old friends. Do away
with dull care 1t is a time of rest for the
old, amusement for the young, and pleas.
ant talk and chatty gossip for all The
harvest field and the hot kitchen are com.
ing on in quick haste. Take the holiday
before they are on hand to make ready for
the work 1t willlighten labor and smooth
the rough burrows of care. 1t will bring
contentment, bring us to see the good that
is in others, and encourage the weekly
meeting.
No Grange will ever complain of dull.
ness or a want of interest where the off
GERS are in their places and the Lecturer
has marked out work to be done lust
here is the secret of success or failure A
live presiding officer and a live Lecturer
can make live Grange. Mark out in ad.
vance what is to be done. He who ever
evening plans the transactions of the sue.
ceeding day, and carries out that plan.
will as surely attain success as he shall
make the effort. The Grange is no excep.
ton. Try it, worthy officers Don't let
the work flag from your Incidence or in.
efficiency.
The Grange contemplates three things
| concerning the farmer: the making of mo.
| ney, the acquisition of knowledge, and the
building up of character; or which NAV
| be expressed in three words-labor, cu.
ture, fidelity. The true Grange keeps
these constantly in view, and works 10
promote them. Differences of opinion
may exist as to the best mode of attaining
the ends aimed at, but TO insure success it
will not do to ignore any of them. Each
must have its due attention, because each
has its bearing upon the farmers life, and
he only can be called a successful man
Grange is blessing only in the good
which it dispenses.
The model Grange seeks to carry out
all the purposes of the Order, giving spe-
cial prominence to that which for the
time being concerns them most. The
prime article is co operation; the result,
| the thrift of the farmer. 1t involves So
cial intercourse, necessitates broader
knowledge, encourages higher farming. 1t
strengthens friendship, Interchange opin-
ions and experiences, and expects to reap
large crops. 1t does away with spite
fences and law suits; seeks to know the
sciences allied to agriculture; inculcates in
practical life the financial maxims Of Poor
Richard. The wonder is that what it
seeks to accomplish, and what it is doing
has not enlisted the active sympathies and
aid of every farmer in the land.
The secret of the hostility of the town
to the Grange is that Patrons buy of first
dealers or manufacturers instead of the
local trader. For this cause, all manner Of
vituperation is employed. The inference
is, that the farmer has no moral right to
buy outside his own vicinage-that his
support comes from the home market, that
he owes to his own neighborhood more
than he owes to himself Strangely
enough, this is common feeling, and finds
expression in a variety of ways, but we
have not yet heard of Grange being con-
verted to the opinion.