The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-09
FROM TEXAS.
Caldwell County.

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often see any thing in THE PATRON
from West Texas | thought Gou!d
drop you a line to let the Patrons
know that we still have an existence
in the West, though we have been
badly neglected by the officers and
leaders of the Texas Grange. Hard
ly ever seeing or hearing from
them, except what we hear through
THE PATRON. Though we do not
grumbIe much we hope that they
are working in more important
fields. If they never have an op
portunity to call on as, tell them
we are reaping the benefits OF the
Order. Our motto is, "onward and
upward, and we are determined to
press forward
We took a nap in 1879. But in
January, 1880, a half dozen of US
subscribed for Tue PATRON OF
HUsBANDRY, and, as matter of
courSe, the next thing in order was
to organize Il Co operative store.
Since that time Praire Lea Grange,
No. 81, and Prairie Lea Co-opera-
tive store have been on q "boom."
We have two regular Grange
meetings a month, and | think we
have received on an average about
four new mem bcrs at each meeting
since last January, and still they
continue to come. We will soon
have our material worked up and
have to go to the highways and
hedges to fill the table. We have a
substantial Grange Hall, forty by
sixty feet, two stories high. And a
school room in the lower story well
fitted up. We have also a concrete
store house, capable of storing S20,>
600 worth of dry goods and gro
ceries.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we are not in
clined to boast, but if any Grange
can beat us-that was weaned in it's
infancy-then let US hear from it.
The PATRON comes to us havily
freigated down to the guards with
good things. The Nos. of the 21st
and 28th OF August are especially
to my liking. On the eve of a pc
litical crisis is a timely article from
the pen of Bro. V. e. Piolet, Wor-
thy Master of Pennsylvania State
Grange, who writes in trencbant
style, sounding a voice of warning,
to which the people of this land
will do well to heed. Also the ar
ticles from Bro. Eshbaugh, Worthy
Master of Missouri State Grange,
and Bros. Person and Maxwell, of
Tennessee, and from others are de-
cidedly rich and we'll said These
brethren have the facility of. writ
ing most excellent things in a very
forcible style. They are written
on subjects of the deepest interest
to the welfare of the whole country
and we hope that they will be read
carefully any thoughtfully, for these
writer's reveal the true inwardness
of the oppositiop to the course of
the Grange. Last, but not least,
-comes DHE PATRONS Editor, in his
tsrcfble style, and gives us to under
stand that his backbone has not
given way under the mighty pres
sure, and we have no fear of the
last straw breaking it. With great
interest and satisfaction we read
and re-read these articles, and they
cheer US IN our labors. If we had
ten thousand such papers as THE
PATRON, studied by ali Of our peo-
pie, we would at once throw off the
burdens that are heaped upon US;
the sneers and ridicules that cover
US. We would no longer be Baa-
lam s Ass for the professions to ride
upon. The professional politician
would soon have to hunt a weaker
ass to ride. The cormoront laws
yers, railroad monopolies, and the
numerous bowdy place and fortune
seekers would be told in palmer
terms than BaaIam of old, Get off.
thou hast ridden us long enoughr'
Then the cornocopia would hang
out over the agricultural districts,
and be no longer confnded to cities
and shady places. We are proud to
learn from the pages Of THE Pa
IRON that our education and organ .
ization is going, if slowly. surely
and braVely or. That we haze a
band of brave and noble leaders,
that are carrying the Grange flag
all over tho land, clue. dating the
principles of our noble Order and
disseminating the good seed of Co
operation 10 It's. hroadest sense, both
,ar ana nea,-t-. May they keep the
= IA" unfurled until it has
h over every camp and we
nave spiked the last gun of our