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TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

The steady flow of population into the
great State of Texas has transferred to her
the first place in cotton production. With
fair conditions she ought to produce this
season something like 1000, 900 b ales o
the staple. 90 -----.-
Texas is taking the lead this year in
rail road enterprise, and in few years she
will have the lead in other equally impor-
tant matters. This great State has a flu
ture unequaled by any other in the Union.
The cotton crop of Texas not only
promises larger yield than that of any
other State in the Union, but the acreage
is larger than any other State. The con-
dition of the crop is good in the entire
South.
Gainesville Gazette: The recent rains
have insured a fair corn crop, and with
another good rain in proper time the crop
will be more than an average. Cotton is
looking we'll indeed-the chances are very
favorable for heavy yield.
Whitesboro Democrat: The crop pros
pect in this part of the country is encour-
aging to say the least of it. The late rain
came just in time to save the corn and it
is now all the farmers could wish. The
cotton is as fine as we ever saw at this
season of the year, full of squares, and
blooms plentiful.
Bonham News: Since the recent rains
we have most encouraging reports from
the corn and cotton crops. Some farmers
say they will make 30 bushels of corn to
the acre without another rain, and 40
bushels or more with another reasonable
shower, Cotton, it is said, was never
cleaner or more thrifty and promising
The Legislature passed the appropria-
ton of 100000 to pay the July interest on
the bonded debt last Friday Navasota
Zexas) Tablet.
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"THE PATRON" AND ITS NEW
HEADING.

Editor Patron is signiti-
canoe in the heading of your valuable pa
ner which has not, l think, been specially
commented on and yet which seems to
me to express the very soul of (which
differences it from all other journels de
voted to agricultural interests, 1t is this
the prominence g1ven Mtn@' Compare
the headings of other papers and the truth
of what / state will be at once apparent
Tn them we have horses, mules, COWS, hogs,
sheep and the cereals, most interestingly
and attractyely grouped-but man occu-
pies subordinate position IN relation TO
them-he is altogether il the background.
Now it is this very fact which has kept
farmers, in the mass, down, and prevent
ed their advance. It has been remarked
that where there is excessive attention
paid to horses, cattle, ETC., then there IS
deterioration, a coarsening of the human,
and consequently a weakening OF the
mental faculty and lessening of this fac
tor in human affairs. Just in propolti ton
as the mind of man asserts ITSELF will be
his power-his independence; and it is
this, fact which sTHE PATRON OBJ HUs-
BANDRY" has so loudly and constantly
proclaimed, and which is SO admirably ex-
pressed in its heading. First we have the
school-room-the mental faculties taken
in the beginning and given the right di-
rection toward an intelligent apprehension
of conditions and relations thereto. This
leads to the spirit of Cooperation where
there is calm and rational subordina-
ton of Self, in view Of social aims. To
the right there is the representation OF
matter completely subordinated to mind
mind placing itself under matter and vi:
talizing 1.-THE machine relieving toll and
expediting it. In the centre we see the
development of the sentiment of Brother
hood (the browning result of all human
endeavor, and leading naturally and nee
essarily to higher Brotherhood uniting
the vast and varied army of Toilers
l think the conception of this heading
was an spiration-certainly it is an in
spiration to the Farmers who welcome its
weekly appearance as we welcome friend
tried and true and disinterested. Con.
stantly and untiringly the efforts of THE
PATRoR has been to rouse the farmers tc
an intelligent apprehension of their inter.
ests, to Mo~ghtfHI consideration of Their
work. FARMER
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MISSISSIPPI.


The following Deputy Lecturers have
peen appointed by Worthy Master Oar
den, gnder the act of the State Grange at
Okolona in December last:
Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo-B. B. Boone
Bonneville.
Amite-Maj. George F. Webb, Liberty.
Claiborne-W II. Kerr, Port Gibson.
Clay-Dr D. B. Hill, Palo Alto; W. ii. Duke
miner, Vnton.
Copiah-W J. Rea, A. P. Barry, Dr. A Hun
ter. Jesse Thompson jr., VIM. kenthly, A. b.
Guon, Hazlehurst.
Flanklin-S. S. Montgomery, /. j. Scott
Meadville.
Holmes and Lefore counties-Baxter Wilson,
Lexington.
Jasper and Newton-J. L. Hardy, Newton
Jefferson-W L. Harper, Fayette.
Lafayette-G. w. Gill Oxford.
Lee and Itawamba-H. L. Holland Guntown-
Lowndes--C. w. Shedd, Caledonia
Marion-E. T. Hudnall, China Grove.
Monroe-E. L. Sykes, Egypt.
Pike. G. Leggett, Holmesville.
Pontotoc-R c. Galloway, Pontotoc.
Simpson,. c. McLaurin, Mt Zion.
Smith county, B. Sigrist, Polkville.
Tallahatchie-A C. n. Shelley, Charleston.
Tippah and Benton-Julius johnson, Jonesboro.
Yazoo-A. NJ. Hicks, Benton, w. ID. Gibbs,
Yazoo City.
W. L. WILLIAMS,
Secretary State Grange.
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through the law making bodies can we
obtain that deliverance from our bondage
to unjust laws, unequal taxation, etc.
It is pleasant and agreeable theme to
lecture upon that the Grange is the great
conservative element in this Republic, and
through its fundamentally it was frs
brought out there were bonds of union be-
tween the people of both sections. It is
comforting to know that the fraternal ties
of Patrons have penetrated into all politi-
cal parties and have formed great conser-
vative element in this country, a strong re.
serve which must come in at last to re-
build that which the animosities of party
have nearly destroyed. The National
Grange, composed as it is of those who
who represent the sentiments of the toll
ing masses of this country, has shown con-
clusively, by the fraternal, non sectional
and non partisan spirit in which every
question of public policy is discussed, that
those who express sentiments of sectional
hatred and bitterness, do not represent
the real sentiments of our people-that
the masses of our people North and South
are willing to- day that there should be no
North, no South, no East, no West--and
that just so soon as partisanship is contin-
ed to its legitimate and proper sphere, this
grand consummation will be effected.
1t igipossible that we may advance the
Grange to a higher plane of usefulness
and success than it ever occupied before, if
we but unite all the elements of strength
within our reach. All the officers of the
State Grange, all officers of County and
| Subordinate Oranges, all Lecturers, and
those faithful Patrons who from the be-
ginning have remained steadfast and true
to the principles of the Order, good Ma
irons who not only furnish the elements of
the social feature, but whose penetration
and council make them a necessity in the
Order, all of us should resolve that as a
season of work and usefulness is at hand,
it shall not pass away neglected and un-
improved, but that we will do our whole
duty, that we may be prepared to render
a good account of our stewardship.
1t is unnecessary to urge THE PATRON
OF HUsBANDRY, to greater diligence. for
amid all the trials and difficulties encoun
tered by our Order it has, without discour-
agement as to results, stood steadfast, firm
and unyielding in its able advocacy of the
rights of all laboring men, and now de
serves our united support.
Wishing you, Bro. Worthington, every
success in your laudable work, and trust
ing that your life and health may long be
spared to battle for the right, am, truly
and fraternally, yours, PUT. DARDEN.
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FROM TEXAS.
MILAN COUNTY.

Editor Patron. The Grange in this Sec
ton of the Lone Star State has been on
the revive ever since the State Grange
met in January. True, it is not so strong
in numbers as it once was, either in SUBJ
ordinate organizations or members, but
those that have stuck to the Grange are
of cooperation, and are more determined
to avail themselves of its benefits. The
middlemen are squirming, and are trying
to find some reason why we should pay oc-
cupation tax, because we Join together and
buy our coffee by the sack and starch by
the box through our Agent in Galveston,
and have it sent to one of our number, to
be distributed according to on order as
taken at the Grange. Is It range
that the farmers, being the m&. numer-
Gus, have less influence with the law ma
king bodies than any other class? Yet
they are the producers of all wealth.
Bro. A. j.. Rose, of our State Grange
passed through our neighborhood this
morning on his way home from Ever
green in Lee county, where he had been
lecturing to Tanglewood and Evergreen
Oranges, and also attending the meeting
of the Giddings Cooperative Association
Bro. Rose keeps a span of good horses
constantly in use visiting different coun
ties in the interest of the Order. He is
the life of Co operation in this part of
Texas. A Patron must indeed be in ear.
nest who works so earnestly without pay.
Where is his reward? | answer, in the
heart of every true Patron that knows
him. Fraternally, w. NJ. FERGUSON.
ROckdale Tune 20
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ped or tangled by the empress or eonn
pressed in bales almost to the sohdi'y y,
wood. where the fibre being sePara,eo
from the seed for six to twelve moh.hs;
the oil dries out, the fibre dies, seasons ana
becomes brittle and loses all its soft piiaDie
flexible cohesive and alternating quaiit'es
which nature has given 1t and are SO hee-
essary in making first class thread.
A HIGH fire insurance is also saved LOT
there is no fast running machines nor no
lint rooms, or picker rooms hiied win
piles of lint cotton TO take fire from SPARKS
generated by friction from fast running
machinery. Only seed cotton IS on the
floor of the feed room, and that IN s'llah
quantities at time, which is not oahgei-
Gus from fire, and the lint cotton Is only
seen passing through the machinery OF III
the cans in the form of silver.
The new process of manufacturing COT
ton will place the factories near the cot.on
fields. 1t will localize commerce, skilied
labor, capital and manufactures through
out the Southern States; build up VIVA,
ges and towns of producers OF hnisheo
goods.
1t will also more than double the value
of the cotton crop. If these incentives
are not enough there are other reasons that
should induce any man who has me wei
fare of his country, and the prosperity OF
her people at heart, to invest in the man
ufacture of cotton-for the manufacturing
of cotton near the fields where the cotton
is grown, will give remunearatlve en-
ployment to the women and children,
boys and girls who are able and willing
to earn living, but for the lack OF such
industries are now almost wholly unlm-
ployed.
Some of the Georgia papers are urging
the building of little cotton mills-nelgh-
borhood mills-costing from $4,000 to
$1,000, and propelled by water power.
Such mills do not contain loom; they. are
to spin, not to weave. The Atlanta Con-
stitution says:
Ifthe..South by means of such little mills
could turn all of its feecy product into
yarn, selling it only in that shape, sin,
gle decade would not pass before IT would
be the richest section of the country We
have not capital enough to attempt much
weaving, but there is not country which
is not able to secure machinery with
which to spin its entire product. There
is money in it to the spinners, to the plan
tiers and in all interested in the welfare OF
the South In the future we should mar
ket our great crop in the form ofyarn; and
to do that we need little mills at every wa
ter power
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DEMAND FOR LEGISLATIVE RE
TIT
PINE RIDGE GRANGE, No. AS,
Adams County. Miss.


AT the regular monthly meeting of this
Grange for June, 1879, the following res
olutions were adopted on the subject for
discussion, which was: "The Change in
the System of Agriculture, adopted by
Capital Grange, No. 10, March II, 1879.
I. That we approve of the resolutions
regarding restrictions on rail roads in re-
gard to discrimi alton in the tariff of char
ges," asking "the repeal of the merchants
lien law" regarding "Aegs running at
large" and in opposition to all other res
olutions of the series adopted by Capital
Grange; and also recommend the adop-
ton of the following:
2. That the Legislature be requested to
pass an act amendatory of the law of
chattel mortgages requiring that all such
mortgages shall be made effective by due
course of law, and not otherwise.
All of which was adopted, and ordered
to be sent to THE PATRON OF HUSBAND
RY for publication. From the minutes.
). II. LAMBDIN, Secretary.
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FROM THE MASTER OF THE
FLORIDA STATE GRANGE.

Editor Patron: l am glad to see you so
earnest in your appeals to the farmers and
workiEgmen of our country to elect men
of their own to the Legislatures and Con-
gress. To bring about this state of things
would be to bring prosperity to our coun-
try. In every county we have men vino
have never been thought of as represen-
tatives of the people, who would fill the
places now occupied by lawyers far more
ably and acceptably. They are the honest
and true men of the country, but have
given little attention to public affairs, sub
hitting quietly to burdens that have been
piled upon them from year to year The cry
of our political masters and poor mans sa-
viours for forty years has been: "Heavy
taxes-burdens on the bone and sinew of
the land!" From time to time we have
elected these these men to office, and we
have the result of their legislation: our
burdens have increased from time to time,
and Legislature after Legislature have
given birth to monopolies all over the land.
that have lorded over the brown armed
sons of toll like so many military satraps.
Our corrupt political leaders have built up
net work that Families the whole of our
country, and they have only to pull the
strings when they wish to commence OPP
erations. They pack conventions and de-
feat the wishes of the people by nomina.
ting men that the people do not want;
then howl for party goes up from our
political gods, and the men of industry,
who hold the pillow, push the plane, or
SWING the sledge hammer, are expected to
vote not tor men of their choice but for
party! In this age of progress, it is time
Tor the farmers to begin to read and think
tor themselves. Fraternally,
VIM H. WILSON.
Lake City, July I.
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NASHVILLE, July o.-The report of the
commissioner of agricultural statistics and
mines for June show the wheat crop to
be three fourths of an average, and very
superior quality of grain. The corn crop
will exceed the average, it isleported fine
all over the State. Tobacco is promising,
but the crop will not be so large as last
year by probably third. The grasses are
materially damaged by drought. Cotton
is very promising the dry weather having
been propitious;t he acreage has increased
Is per cent over 1873.
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PASSED THE BOUNDARY
EXPERIMENT

Many years have elapsed sine.
Grange idea first saw light in the r..
States and Canada. Since its frs 4
oppression 10 the farming Communal,
been gradually lifted until to-day v.
the sturdy yeomanry of the farm ands,
standing erect and as free as our forst.
ers were when they resolved to ZEN.
the yoke of British oppression. Pre-
nary and experimental were the
teachings of the Grange. Cautiouss,
with tender and noiseless tread did i.
ternity move, not out of fear or MI.
ings as to the future of its principle,
declaration of purposes, but becaus
was deemed best and prudent to n,
slowly, but surely, in educating fan.
up to the standard of selfproter
against railroad monopolists, poF
knaves, lawyer tricksters and d.,
bankers, who, when braced up with
of government, had come to the con.
sion that their only mission on cart,
to drive those who "dig and delve in
soil"
But woe be unto those who che
such delusive hopes. They shall SOW.
wind and reap the whirlwind; and
only possible way to prevent SUE
disaster was in thorough organizata
the farmers throughout the land, and
Grange was proposed as an expelus
The uncouth, uneducated farmer was
duced to try this experiment and
mark the astonishing result.
Before the advent of the Grange, far
ers were classed as the untutored serz
and willing tools of railroad kings 4
manufacturers, commission merchr
ring politicians, etc. twas only for tn
to nod and the farmer stood ready to
their bidding. In almost every avenu
trade and calling were they forcedtOb
at the shrine of oppression and extOr1
Their wives, sons and daughters VI
treated as though they were slaves to,
ciety and toadyism. All this and n
humiliating degradation was the farm:
lot before the Grange was conceivedg
cooperation unknown robustness purS
The Grange, truly, has passed the C
dairy of experiment. To-day it sta
through the land bearing upon its Bro
banner the era of enlightenment cuH
intelligence and protection for the farm
And yet there are many farmers whoh
itate to enter within gates and learn whs
in lies the secret of their disenthrallmE
from oppressive measures of the sen
creatures sc ci-ear,etnnco that we hi
named This should not be and maai
be. Those farmers who fail to cooper
with their co-laborers deserve to beV
timized to ruins cage. They are spot
every where by selfish monopolists
bounced upon as easy prey in busiE
dealings; whilst their brethren in
Grange are walking hand in hand "
every improvement of the hour, and
longer feel the oppression that w@
crush them to earth. Through the me
ings of the Grange they have cultivl
intellectual ideas that have enabled tn
to see the daylight of future happn
and prosperity, which at last, when
is finished, they will leave to the keep
of their children, who, in turn, will b
down to their children, and thus the b
eficent results of the Grange will beF
petuated until world without end.-Pa
SylvaRia Farmers Friend.
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THE LESSON OF THE GRANGE.

Ill ALoooAN OF i he (JK AN(JE.
Any one travelling over the country, and
especially through the rural districts. can
not fail to witness the healthy reaction of
lessons taught in the Grange. Farmers
appear to have nurtured broader sympa
thies, kindlier feelings and higher regard
tor one another. They extend the right
hand of true fellowship with a warmer
grasp, lay aside all feelings of envy, and
meet together as friends and brothers
ought to in all avocations of life. They
talk and read more, and are at last inn
pressed with the thought that it is as nee
essary to cultivate their brains as their
crops. The oft-repeated assertion that
farmers are incapable of thinking and act
ing for themselves has always been con-
sidered a gross reflection on them as
class, but since the organization of the
Grange, it is gross fabrication. Having
the controlling numbers in the nation they
are beginning to shake off the inactive stu
pidity that has SO long held them as shack
led slaves to the oppression of manufac-
turers and middlemen. If they will they
can sway the sceptre as masters of the sit
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DR.. M. w. Moody, of Cotton Fl
was in the city Monday, and from
We learn that crops in his section
promising. He represents his crop
best he has ever had on his place.
Doctor is alive to the importance OF
ting up our county with good cla'
immigrants, and we are glad to know
the farmers generally of this section
ize the fact that we need immisra
here.-North Texas. Paris.
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uation, and through the Grange and its
cooperative features cut aloof from those
who would ruin if robbed of the power
to rule. Such is the fruitful lesson OF the
Grange. Now, where is the suppliant
tool who would kill the Grange and re.
store the old order of things? We will
hope that he has ceased to breathe ana
passed from earth to glory.-Pennsy9-.
mania FARMERS E,feud. F.
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BBREAVED
BY s. NEWTON BERRvv,,.

She came with April's gentle show..
Our gold haired darling child
When meath the liquid azure skie,
The flowers in beauty smiled:
When fragrance filled the balmv a.
When verdure clothed the plain.
And bright plumed birds on ieafv J..
Poured forth their sweet refrain ''usIs
But when the trees their leaves had L..
Kissed by the frosty air,
And wailing winds played dirges wild
Among their branches bare:
When all the flowers were dead, and 81.
Obscured tie azure done, '''
From Paradise the angels came
And took our darling home.
Poems"
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Worthy Lecturer Boone, OF the State
GRANGE. will address the Patrons of New
Hope Grange, in this county, on Thursday
next, the 18th, and at Jamison's Mill the
next DAY.
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COUNTY TREASURER

We are authorized to announce r. r. SP1
as candidate for Treasurer of Lowndes CO
subject to the action of the Democratic c.
convention.
we are authorized to announce S. NEW
BERR HILL as candidate fol Treasun
Lcwndes County. Election in November .
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SHER

JAMES B. BELL is a candidate for re-
ton to the Office of Sheriff of Lowndes cour
subject to the action of the Democratic Co
vative party
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The eyes of the whole country are turn
ed to Ohio.
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ASSESSOR

We are authorized to announce REUE
WlLLEFORD as a candidate for Assess
Taxes of Lowndes county.
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For the last few days and nights the
weather has been excessively hot.
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PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION:

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H-Clubs of 10 must go to one address.
Postage free. Money should be sent in regis
tered letter or by Post Office money order.
Address, w. II. WORTHINGTON,
Columbus, Mississippi.