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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
The Poor and the Rich.

If we were to consider with what
painful labor the poor earn their
daily bread, we should feel ASHAMED
of our own ;nSatiable desires. Tie
cruel contrt,. 4 the circumstances
of the human Community has some
shades so dark that it is difficult to
find a ray Of retribution bright
enough to dispel them. AS long as
human society has existed, at all
times, in every form, ulder the
greatest diversity of circumstances,
there have arisen philanthropists,
world betterers, men full of moral
and religious ideas, who have labor
Ell hard to remove this inequality;
bat their efforts have been all eX
pcrimental. AS soon as the circle
widens, in space as well as in time,
equality ceases; sinking back on the
one hand into the oppression OF
want, on the other into the fullnesS
of enjoyment, and generally leaving
necessity as the only bond of union
between the two opp ,Site poles OF
human existence. The poor must
earn a living; the rich must live at
their ease. But alas! this bon1 is
not what it ou5ht to be between
men who have al the same imn)r-
tal souls; little more kindness of
feeling, a little more sympathy
would do nc harm. Che poor man
IS rude; how should he be other
wise? He lives beneath an I'M
friendly sky, in a rude dwelling,
and on hard bread; will this make
him mild and gentle? But we who
enjoy carpets and cushions, and all
sorts of meterial and spiritual luXu,
ries-why are we so rude to him!
Why do we treat him as a creatuN
whom we may satisfy with a pen
ny, just as we throw bone to
dog? In countries where civiliza-
ton is highest, the claim is the
widest; and | sometimes ask my
self whether in general, civilization
means anything else than the ten
dency and ability to drive the eX-
IRENE poles of human society to the
greatest possible distance from each
other, and keep them there, hover
| ing over the abyss, till they shall De
forced to make bridge across and
come together on different terms
What these terms are no one has
yet discovered! Perhaps the DIS
covery is the secret problem OF our
celebrating. all-investigating, all
rejecting, unsettled, uncomfortable
tlme-and, perhaps, it IS so unset
tied for this reason that it does not
feel itself equal TO the solution OF It's
problem.-Ex.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04


The leading, active men and wo-
men of the Grange. have a task to
perform, in building up their great
movement. that will tax their energy
and patience to the utmost. 1t IS,
in bringing into the Order and edu
eating in Grange principles and
purposes the great mass of farmers,
old and young, who are uneducated
ignorant of the necessity of organ
ization for the protection and pro
motion of their interests and the ele-
walton of themselves and those who
are dependent upon them. The dis
position of the uneducated is always
to oppose radical change in their
habits of thought and action, if they
think at all, and they will submit
unmurmuringly to robbery and OPP
preston so long as they are prac
ticed indirectly or under the forms
of long established usage. Indeed,
the most difficult task our leaders
have is to make the masses see and
understand that under the present
business system their rights and in
terests are utterly ignored or tram
pied upon in every way and on ev-
cry occasion. They labor from year
to year and practice the most rigid
economy, yet they accumulate moth
ing. Their poverty and hardships
they attribute to natural causes, over
which they can have no control; but
their task -masters in the towns and
cities are all revelling in wealth and
power-wealtha and power that have
been gathered from the toll Of the
ignorant, disorganized farmers.
If the masses could only bere ached
and aroused to a full comprehension
of their situation and its inevitable
tendency to serfdom, they would
rally to the Grange as one man. And
this is the great work before our
leaders-the reading, thinking, pa
triotic farmers. They must get the
attention Of the ignorant and un-
thinking, and by cline upon line and
precept upon precept" make plain tc
them how they are robbed ofthe pro
fits Of their toll and why they are kept
in ignorance and poverty. This work
can be accomplished through the
agencies afforded by the Grange
and every member who appreciates
its great importance should set him
self to the task with all the zeal ant
singleness of purpose of the true
reformer.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
The Mississippi State Grange.

The meeting of the State Grange
at Brookhaven on the 18th inst. will
probably be the largest that has
been held in several years. The
times are propitious for forward
movement in the State, and the ac-
ton at this meeting should be such
as to give it immediate form and
effect.
The most important measure the
State Grange can adopt will be to
provide for an active canvass of the
entire State by Worthy Master Oar
den, and to so enlarge his powers
that he will be able to organize a
corps of active, earnest, efficient
County Deputy Lecturers. This was
done at the recent session of the
Missouri State Grange, as will be
seen in the address of Worthy Mas
ter Eshbaugh, which we print on
this page. Properly supported by
the State and Subordinate Oranges
Worthy Master Darden could thor
oughly arouse the farmers of the
State and draw them to the Order
by thousands. He has won THEN
confidence and esteem by the abili.
ty, zeal and fidelity that have dis
tinguished his career as our leader
and he can speak to them with {
power and an eloquence that no one
else can.
We think that if the State Grange
would create a special committee tt
open correspondence with some G
the leading COOPERATIVE Associa
tons in England, very importan
results could be brought about, es
pecially in directing to our Stat
many farmers and artisans Their
who will seek homes in America.
We shall look with much interes
to the general action OF the Stat
Grange at this session, and we fee
sure that it will come fully up t
the expectations of ali true Patron
who are ready and anxious to pus
ahead
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04

railway system to converge and e..
Gus upon New Orleans. He !.
building fleets of barges which
some Of those railroads will ser,a
and under his magic wand n,t
work of commercial channels !,
taking form. The Southern Pacific
railroad corporation are bringina
their Southeastern line from Sa1
Francisco to reach the Gulf of Mex.
leo and escape the rigors and periIs
of winter by which the more north,
erly trans Sentimental lines are an.
nually beset. The Texas Pacific i
pushing its way westward from the
Shreveport terminus, with which
we shall soon be in rail commune
ton, while other roads through Ar.
kansas, Kansas and the Indian Ter.
ritory are rapidly reaching out to.
ward the mouth of the Mississippi
What, then, must be the com.
mercial future-the relations and
blended interest of that future-for
New Orleans? Can one doubt that
with each year it must draw us more
closely to the great Northwest. the
natural and inevitable arena of orr
bushes destiny? The South has
has been ieered and reviled as be.
ing "solid." Our solidity has been
the fruit of a common calamity of
Radical spoliation and a common
fear of its renewal 1t has spruno
from no community. of purpose or
sentiment or interest with Georgia.
the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland
or any of the Eastern Democratic
States. We fully realize-that in
our march toward prosperity and
development we need expect no
sym pathy or assistance there. The
com 1inations of the Georgia, Ala.
bama, Tennessee and Kentucky
railroads to prohibit New Orleans
from competing for the trade of the
Southern Atlantic States, and the
consistent hostility shown by their
representatives in Congress to every
scheme for the improvement of
navigation in the Mississippi river
or the reclamation of lands in the
Mississippi valley-these witnesses
have persuaded US by their eloquent
testimony until we no longer have
abiding places for our doubts. 1t
is as clear to us as facts and reason
and probability can make it that the
destinies of Texas, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Mississippi are inextri-
cably interviewer with those of the
ten great Western and Northwest
ern States, to whose splendid growth
we have made reference. Our in
terests are identical, our sympathies
must eventually become so, and
soon the railroad will tear to pieces
with its iron fingers the line be.
tween the North and the South
that line which now makes enemies
and strangers of those whom It d.
vides. God speed the day!-Ne7g
Orleans Democrat
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
Farm Tools

Farm tools will rust out sooner
than they will wear out Many
farmers injure their farm nipple
ments more by exposure to the
weather than by the use on the
farm. An implement which with
good care would last twenty years
will, when exposed to the weather,
become useless in five years or even
less. A farm wagon which, with
good usage, would last almost life
time, will last only a few years,
when exposed to the weather. The
explanation of the reason why far
ming does not pay with many is
found in this neglect to take care of
the farm tools. All farm nipple
ments are costly, and the farmer
who has to buy three or four times
as many as his neighbor, because he
does not take care of them, of
course will not find much profit in
farming. The same careIessness in
any kind of business, would ensure
equally as disastrous results.-Ex.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
Shall True Interests BE Longer
Ignored?

The farmers of this country con,
stitute over 40 per cent of the en-
tire population, and accordingly
hold decidedly the balance of pow
err Do they know it? IF so, why
do they not use it? These are ques-
tons often asked, and as often are
unanswered. A Sampson, but alas
shorn of its locks. American agri
culture was for the quarter century
preceding the organization of the
Order of Patrons Of Husbandry the
easy prev of its ferocioas enemies.
With the coming of this organlza-
ton came hope, and gradually Inn
tied relief. Its capabilities were
GREAT. and a casual observer would
have Judged that every farmer
would have been found within It's
gates fully appreciative of its great
blessings and benefits. Statistics
show that farmers are much divided
/ as to what are their true interests,
and that the majority of them are
vet to be drawn to this Order which
is doing so much for them and hu-
manitv. What is the remedy, and
how are these myriads of farmers to
be convinced and induced to join
hands with us in our effort to sc
cure the just claims of agricultur-
lists? Surely not by remaining at
home and wondering why any far
mer can refuse his support; not by
censure and ill-feeling toward those
| who differ from us can we expect
to win them. We suggest that as
a grand brotherhood of farmers,
knowing by experience the imPor-
lance of the organization and Will
ing to labor and make sacrifices IN
its behalf, that every present mem
Der. male and female, constitute
themselves a "Visiting Committee
to. call upon and discuss with their
non Patron neighbors the true OBJ
iects of the Order and try to re-
move all stumbling blocks from
their way. Do this with energy
and charity, and this present season
will witness an addition to our mem
bership that the most sanguine new
err imagined. To those of our read
ers who are not members of the
Order, but have identical interests
with it.. we appeal to their Judge
.ment and reason and urge an inves-
tigation, conducted with a sincere
desire to reach the right. Examine
the condition of your brother far
mer who is a Granger" and see if
he is not happier and better off, so
cially, intellectually and financially,
than when be was like you--a nom
believer-and after gaining the de-
sired information decide as. to
whether your true interests are to
be no longer ignored, remembering
that not only your own happiness
and welfare will be affected by it,
but those of your wife and little
GRANGE Bulletin.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
The Grange in Kansas.


Although the Order in Kansas is
not as strong as it should be, still
there are thousands of earnest men
and women who still belong to it.
These good brothers and sisters are
firm believers in the doctrines taught
in our Declaration of Purposes, and
they joined1he Order to assist the ag-
ricultural class to achieve those pur-
poses and by united effort to make
them an accomplished fact, ana they
intend to stick to it until their object
is accomplished. True, some of the
weaker ones who were once mem
bers have deserted from the ranks
and have returned to their former
yoke of bondage put upon them by
the grasping monopolies of the
country, but the earnest members
will stay till their calling is uplifted
and made as honorable and noble as
any other avocSFlon in the broad
land,
Within the last few weeks we
have visited Saline and Greenwood
counties, and we gladly state that
we found the field in those counties
white for the harvest A little judi
cious work done would give us a
large number oe new Oranges with
large membership.
We hope the delegates to the next
State Grange will go with we'll ma
tured plans and be imbued with a
spirit that will set on foot measures
that will build up the Order and
push Kansas where she belongs-to
the front-in this great National
farmers organization. Our dele
gates and State officers must show
themselves equal to the emergency,
and let not moments time be lost
in discord, but have an eye SINCE to
the building and instructive process
We are aware that our treasury
will not warrant much outlay OF
funds, but this need be no draw back
where thousands of earnest men and
women are willing to work from
patriotic motives.
Take some Grange paper that will
keep you posted as to what the Or.
der is doing throughout the Union
| If YOU do not like the Spirit o.
Kansas, send for THE PATRON OF
HUsBANDRY, published at Colum
bus, Mississippi, and the Cincinnati
| Grange Bulletin. We mention
these because we think them the
the best Grange papers inlthe coun
try. Keep posted, and you will 81
encouraged.
We shall be more than glad to re
ceive communication from Patron:
from all parts of our State, and viii
gladly publish in our columns any
thing we may receive for the gooc
of the Order. Remember that W.
have all been almost Criminally stu
| pid during the past year. Let u
wake up and go in to win. Patron
of Kansas. shall we not hear from
you2-Sbirit Of Kansas, Laurence
| Kansas.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
The OrlRr iva Georgia.

We are daily receiving the most
cheering reports from Georgia-the
Empire State Of the South-among
whose intelligent and patriotic far
mers the Grange ought to find con-
genial home.
Ebert county is the Banner
Grange County in that State, and
her Patrons are moving forward
with an earnestness and enthusiasm
that promise great results in the i'm
mediate future. Worthy Master H.
r. Deadwyler, of Doves Creek
Grange in that county, has sent US
several clubs of subscribers for The
PATRON, and last week sent another
Of fifteen. He informed us that his
Grange had initiated about ONE
HUNDRED members during the last
three months, and FIFTEEN appli-
cations were received at the last
meeting.
Bro. !. d. Brown, of Bowman,
Ebert county, is also raising club
for THE PATRON. He writes:
eve are contemplating co-ope-
rative store on the Rochdale plan.
A committee was appointed at our
last meeting to make arrangements
for building a storehouse for us in
our town. Our Grange is growing
very fast now. We are initiating
and receiving applications at every
meeting, and now hold meetings
twice month. The Order through
out the county is booming now;
some of our Oranges are receiving
as high as thirty applications at a
meeting. At the present rate of in
crease, it will not take long to get
all the farmers in this county into
the Grange, and until every true
farmer in the whole country shall
unite under our banner will | be sat
isfed that our noble Order has
reached It's rightful position. Then
the farmers could shake off the
shackles of the Money Power, and
the burdens heaped upon them by
the merchants and become tree,
prosperous and happy. [ am rails
ing club for THE PATRON in our
Grange. | wish every farmer would
subscribe for and read it. If they
would do so, the day would soon
come when we would have to en-
large our Grange halls, for they
would be convinced that the Grange
is the place for every farmer who
wishes well for himself, his family
and his country"
And this is the news that comes
from all quarters. All over the
country the farmers are rallying to
their organization with determi-
nation to make it the ruling pow er
J in America. We are on the eve of
a grand revival, that will sweep all
opposition before it, and give assn
rance to the world that the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry is not only
a fixed institution, but that its voice
will be potent for reform in bust
ness and political affairs, and that
by its aid and influence the farmers
of America will become the best
educated, the most powerful and
prosperous class on the globe.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04

or personal considerations to pre-
vent the re election of any member
failing to support by his vote each
OF the above measures.
d. H. THING, Maine,
w. II. CHEEK, North Carolina,
r. w. BAYLOR. West Virginia,
Mrs. LEVI BooTH, Colorado,
Mrs. 1. w. NICHOLSON, n. ].
fIRs. A. P. FORSYTH, Illinois,
Committee on Good of the Order
The above paper is now under
discussion in the Grange, and has
been made the special order toi
NJ onday at 10 A. M.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04

The Grange has made the farmer
a thinker; it has made him man,
demanding his rights; it has en-
larged his views; it has developed
his talents; aroused his social ma
ture; made him better morally; in
creased his income; frightened his
life; beautified his home; kept his
boys and girls on the farm; given
him an honored place among men,
and IS fast securing him just rights.
\ ct, the Grange has a grand inAu-
ence.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04
Our Cou,nercia, Future.

A writer in BrdGSffe3tS S draws
a very interesting and striking pic
ture of the strides which have been
made bv the Western States upon
the impulse of railway development.
He shows that ten States, operating
more than forty thosand miles of
railroad, and upon which they last
wear cleared net profits of nearly
800, 900, have in a few years
sprung into their splendid condition
Of prosperity and power solely
through the agency of their album
dant and perfectly appointed system
Of transportation. Before they in
augurated in earnest the building
Of that system their fortunes were
stagnant; their industries languish
ed for want OF markets; immigra-
ton had ceased and progress was
unknown. The people merely ex-
isted. Their crops rotted in the
fields or were so heavily taxed en-
route to the market as to represent
no profit to the producer. With
the era of railways-not simply
trunk lines, but the networks Of
feeders and tributaries with which
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are liter
ally developed-with that era came
tremendous awakening and that
process of growth and expansion
which stands to day without par
allel in history, the wonder of the
civilized world, Immigration pour
ed in by thousand ceaseless
streams, the forests and the prairies
changed as if by magic into smiling
fields; factories, workshops, towns,
aud cities started up in the night,
as If were. In the brief space OF
thirty years the assessed values OF
these ten States have advanced
from 100000 900 to s., 100000, 900
more than 500 per cent. Of in
crease!
This is the record of the material
progress of the West under the
magician's touch of the railway, and
it has a moral for us. If these
States have grown great and pros
porous and powerful through the
medium of an intelligent and ade-
quate system of transportation, why
should not the South and South
west grow even greater and more
powerful through the same instru.
mentality? We stand upon a more
fruitful soil, more propitious eli.
mate, a larger territory; while, ia.
voring US with the eternal and tire
mendous forces of nature, the great
Mississippi river, draining the vast
valleys between the Allegheny and
Rocky mountains and reaching tc
our utmost northern boundary
flows past our very doors upon it,
way to the boundless sea. Upor
the bosom of this stream the com
merce of a world may float, bearing
the products of ten nations such a.
ours. With Briarean arms it pene
trates every part of the great allie,
an empire in itself. Does any
one doubt, that with railroad facili
ties at all comparable to the grea
East and and West lines now Gov
ering the surface of the Middl,
States, and with this prodigious ma
tural highway TO supplement them
New Orleans will soon become thu
gateway of commerce greater thar
New York's or Baltim ores? TIL
time is full of portents. Jay Gould
the boldest and most acute of ca ri
talists, is already manipulating
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04

In few weeks our farmers WI"
be through with their hurry. Lev
every true Patron now grid on hiS
armor and be really for the gfea'
Grange harvest Meetings Shou'
be frequent, and every meno :,
should make it special duty 10 -
present. Have public meetings :,
casionally and invite your ou'sn
neighbors and friends. BE prep"
ed to convince them that It is me
duty to unite with us and help Pr
forward the noble work.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-12-04

Worthy Master Darden made an
eloquent response to the address of
Past Master William Saunders, at
the opening of the recent session of
the National Grange Bro Saun-
ders was the first Master of that
body, and was an active supporter
of Bro. O. H. Kelly in his great
work of organizing the Order. The
National Grange could not have
selected nobler spirit to give ex-
preston to its sentiments 'on such
an occasion, and the Patrons of Mis-
sissippi will be proud to know that
the splendid ability and services of
their leader are so highly appreci-
ated by his brother members of the
National Grange.