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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
The Atlanta Exposition.

The formal opening of the Atlanta
Exposition last Wednesday was a
grand affair. The ceremonies en-
braced civil and military display, the
reading OF poems and delivering of
speeches, and were witnessed by an
immense throug Success far beyond
the expectations Of the most sanguine
is assured. Every part of the country
is represented, and as the arrange
ments for accommodations are we'll
nigh perfect, Me Exposition will be
conducted on the most approved plan,
having new interest added to it each
day until the time appointed for its
close.
There has never in the history of
the South been a more important
movement than this Exposition. 1t
will bring to the full view of all the
world the varied interests and bound
less resources of our section. This is
just such contamination as we most
desire and stand in most need Of.
When the world has become acquaint-
ed with us we may be sure it will not
be great while before it will come
to US with its labor and capital Just
as it has gone to the great West, in
search of fields for enterprise and
investment
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Bank Monopoly Amazed.
New Y Ork Sar.

The report Of the comptroller of
the currency shows that there are
at present outstanding 1857, 770. 400
national bank notes exclusive of
S98O.450 notes of national gold
banks, which is the heaviest volume
of currency circulated by the banks
since the national bank system was
inaugurated The comptroller ven
tured the opinion that the circuIa
ton Of the rational banks will not
be likely to De much reduced by the
gradual payment of 6 per cent ex-
tended bomb, the national banks
hold 500, 100000 Of these securities,
tho. payment Of which during the
next two and a half years will re-
quire the banks to substitute about
S24, O0,000 olher bonds annually.
This, in measure exposes the
cause of the national bank OPPOSE
ton to Secretary WINDOWS moth
DDS of retirement of the national
debt. The banks find themselves
hoist on their own petard of maxim Q
a corner Oh the government on four
and>a-half per cent, the treasury
department has caught them long
Of extended skies. For once the
banks have been outwitted, Score.
tary Window regarding the inter-
ests of the government as para
mount to the desires of a syndicate
The latter have found 10 their sor-
row that they have different man
from John Sherman to deal with and
that they can aid in the funding
schemes only by becoming compel
ing bidders in an open market
We confess that this is little rough
on the bank monopoly; but it is
vastly better :or the mass of the
people, who are compelled to nav
the interests account.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15

are booming. We GO Quietly along,
attending to our own business. and
not meddling with our neighbors,
as our principles are not to make
war on any man. But let me tell
you, some of our merchants have
the longest faces you ever saw be
cause we will not let them do our
trading. A Grange store was start
ed some two weeks ago in our
neighborhood with very small
capital, but tits astonishing the trade
it doing. We feel confident of a
grand success in our store here. We
started under doubts and fears, but
| they are now all gone.
Patrons, start your stores, and
trade at your store, and you need
not have any fears of failure. l will
close, with my very best wishes fol-
! THE PATRON.
Fraternallv, J. w. RATLIFF.
Browns Mills, Oct. 10.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
In Thy Name. o. nn

The appended edi,ori., J.
appeared in the Chicago Da;, "aleh
eeraph nearly three wears a,y ie'
written by Col. S. F. Nor r5r was
eloquently appeals for the ro on' Il
of the great cause of murdcr. "O'al
Tomorrow morning itiserro...,
that the two murderers. C1 pv,'ed
and Sherry, will expiale %E
bloody crimes upon the c,n Iug'
The law made it the duty - W
police to arrest them. the Pro-. ae
ting Attorney to prosecple y
and makes it the duty of the Sba.ls
to execute them.
In short, IN the name Of dD,r a
people Of Cook county will tsto ,ps
lives of two men as a pen.l,r
murder. 1t is strange hor9. VI
that duty did not arouse bo,.I,
sooner and close up the rum.sbo,a
where these burtes procured I'M \
tai poison that drove reason on, :,
their heads and put murder in thai;
hearts. For years duty has bo..
so sound asleep that she did not =,
these young men going night s...
night into licensed rum holes ga
brothels, among vicious men ana
women. She did not hear the p;
bald songs, the coarse tests hs
blasphemous Oaths, nor witness n.
drunken orgies. Nothing but n.
piercing cry of murder" rinrir,
out upon the air of a winter nigbi
could awake her, when sudderr
she springs TO her feet and demarj,
a life for a lifel
Under the very caves Of the Court
House, where the eloquent prose.
cutor in the name of outraged Law
demanded their lives, where the
sworn jury said guilty" where the
upright Judge passed the senteree
Of death, where the doomed men
! are now COn6ned DenlnQ bolts and
bars, where Tomorrow they will
meet death, are more than twen.v
saloons and drinking holes. wherein
double distilled damnatIOn is dealt
out without restraint to CRAFTY the
depraved APPETITE for strong drink.
In more than two thousand saloons
Tonight the topic of conversation
will be the execution Tomorrow.
/ Over ten thousand glasses OF beer
and whisky tomorrow night The
subject of their hanging will be dis
cussed.
From the dishonored graves o.
the murderers duty will return
satisfied.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Keep it before The PeopIe.

The following resolutions were adopted at
the last session oft the Mississippi State Grange:
ResolUed, by the State Grange of Mississip-
pr, That we earnestly recommend to all Pa.
irons and farmers of this State to refuse to
give their support at the next election to any
candidate for the Legislature who will not
pledge himself to use his best efforts to secure
the favorable action of that body on the fol-
lowing subjects:
First. The re enactment of the Valuation
Law of 1910.
Second, To so amend the Homestead Law az
to make mortgage on the Homestead invalid.
Third. The repeal of Section XI. of tn Lien
Law.
Resotoed, That the Grange recommend to all
Patrons and the farmers of this State to use
their utmost endeavOrs to put down that spirit
Q! intolerance among those who entertain diff
Ierent political opinions so prevalent in this
State,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Whisky aud Reer Traffic

The whisky and beer traffic de-
stroys three-tourths of all who are
engaged in it. We have now over
two million of drunkards, three mil
lions OF the children of drunkarks
and not less than three millions Of
women so closely related to these
drunkards as to be lthe victims of
their vices and partakers of their
woes Of the drunkards, over one
hundred Thousand die annually. A
demand for a settlement with the
liquor traffic will soon be essenti-
ally democratic as we'll as republi
can. The proportions of drunken-
ness are too colossal for any party
10 much longer prevent its over
throw, and those parties which re
fuse to aid its overthrow will them
selves be overthrown.-NdtiOndt
Iiber1tOr
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
-- - 1872 --Is11
Oktibbeha County.

Editor Patron: Believing that the
statement made by certain political
papers concerning our Worthy
Master Put Darden TO be false and
to be done for a political purpose,
thinking by such statements they
can lead the farmers from our noble
Order.
Whereas, Some Of the political
papers, such as the Brandon Repub~
Hc0n Water Valley Central and
others have made such statements,
therefore be it
Res0LUed, That Double Sprin gs
Grange, No. $50, denounce all such
papers as being unworthy of the
patronage Of the farmers of Mis-
sissippi.
ReS0Jred, That We earnestly re-
quest the members of our noble Or
der in Mississippi to give Worthy
Master Darden their confidence and
support while with them, for in the
person OF Capt. Put DardeD we re-
cognlze a high-toned gentleman,
a man OF talent and every way
worthy of our confidence and sup
port,
Res0lUed, That we endorse Bro.
Worthington in his bold and fear
less defense OF Bro. Dardcn against
the fraud and injustice done him.
ResoIred, That copy OF these
resolutions be sent to THE PATRON
OF HUsBANDRY tor publication.
Double Springs. Oct. l.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Two Cood points on Corn.

R. w. holland. OF Va. says IVA
upwards of 20 years he has OsTp
practicing and advocating throu!"
the press the following items ~
corn culture and believe their g S'a
eral practice would save 10 the o'''
enough to bread her people:
/. To grow seed corn ScPA ,%io
from the crop, planting very '1 q,
and selecting only the best ears W
seed Why? 200.
Answer: The corn plant acqu'G n
habits under peculiar system
cultivation, which habits VIII ~
be lost in a single year uhue
change of system. Wide PiauGhn55
makes the plant prolific, ana w" he
once made so. the stalks may NE
crowded and still produce 'O'
ears. .,bt
2 In planting, to plant 'es1
rows and leaveseight until the Il"
is gone over. Why? r;olr
Answer. You thus mu'u Iler
chances for II supply OF fresh pam pant
in case of drouth. Every obserI' 'be
farmer knows that the SIX :" ,acb
ear may dry up, but WIN .ik
shower of rain until frost iros" oocc
will shoot out; but the tasSe ,,oalc
dry is gone forever. Inc ink.
organs Of the plant are on tnv ,a..eI
the male on the tasse', but lno s;lks
of one stalk may trnc'lfy Wv nsces.
of many ears, and all tina. 70 - have
sary TO ensure the crop Is y .lr Of
an ample and continued supp brro
fresh pollen until all the e""dsred
grains on the crop are crops
fruitful. / have seen ma", .;cinsl
saved in dry seasons by an 'Oo,neatei
bad stand neccssitatlns 'VF
paintings.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
p PATENTS

obtained, and all business in the o. S. Patent
Once, or in the Courts attended to for Mod
crate Fees.
We are opposite the U. S. Patent Office, en-
gagged, in Patent Business EXcEu-
sfVely. and can obtain Patents in less time
than those remote from Washington
when model or drawing is sent we advise as
to patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge unless We obtain Pa
tent.
We refer, here, to the Post Master, the Sup't
OF the Money Order Div, and to officials of
the Patent Office. For circular, advice,
terms, and reference to actual clients in your
own state, or county, address
q. A. SNOW ~ co.
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. c..
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15

Annual Meeting of the south
Western Cooperative AssOcias
tlOB.
Editor Patron:
The annual meeting of the South
western Cooperative Association
was held 10 ST. Louis on October
the 9Th and 9Th.
Full proceedings will be printed
and as soon as possible sent to pa
irons and all others Interested.
The Directors present were in
fused with new life, and will in the
future take more active part in
the business Of the Association. The
following gentlemen were elected
Directors and officers for the ensu-
ing year:
7. T. Kendrick, Charlottesville, Ark.
c. E. Tobey atkins. Ark.
TT. McMahan, Camden, Ark.
| Thos. Atkinson, Jackson, Miss.
Stephen Johnson, Black Hawk, Miss.
C. Woodward, Louisville, Miss.
Mat. Mdhorner, Macon, Miss.
J. R. Boyd, By Wy, Miss.
II. c. Doris, Harperville, Miss.
| w Jenkins, Lexington, Miss.
NJ. V. B. Exum, Jackson, Tenn.
A T. Nelson, Homer, La.
B. Harrison, Walker Station, Texas.
The following were elected officers:
Thos. Atkinson, President.
c. E. Tobey, Vice President.
7. T McMahan, Secretary.
Mat MahOruer Treasurer
T. Carver. Manager of the New Or
leans Branch.
Vim Maxwell, Manager of the ST
Louis Branch.
The newly elected President is {
large and successful planter near
Jackson. Miss. He has been Civ
ing to the Association his constant
support from its organization unit
the present time He has consider
able experience in business and is
in every way qualified to fill tht
position to which he has been elect
ed. The most o; the Directors arr
large and successful planters, anC
will we'll represent the States from
which they have been elected,
Our business opens with fn'
promise The receipts of cottor
since September l, are four bales t.
one of the same time last year.
The recent President, VIM. Max
we'll, and the Manger, L. J. Carver
have worked for four years withou
salary having supported themselve
out of their own means, and at tn
recent meeting surrendered al
claims for past services. 1t is un
f becoming in US TO make common
on this action, and is only mention
ed to stimulate all Patrons in tn
Southwest to come forward an
= make themselves a power in thi
great metropolis.
r 1t is of vital interest to them I
2 entrench themselves here as a pow
err, and through the Association t
make that power felt in this city
II our people could see the advan
a tages, as we see them, ours woul
soon be the largest business estat
Iishment in the city.
| hope, Mr.. Editor, to be able t
furnish articles for your valuabl
journal frequently through tn
winter.
FaternaIly, 7. J. CARVER.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Worse Than HydrOphObia.

Chicago has recently had two
cases of hydrophobia, and is a gen.
eral demand for the killing of dogs,
Daring the same period we have
had a full hundred cases of death
from delirium tremens, dozen
murders, and mum oeriess instances
of wives and children beaten nearly
to death. To die from hydrophobia
is terrible, but not near SO bad as
delirium tremens. There is no
death-bed scene so horrible as that
of the maniac from whisky, where
devils, seen and unseen, as of SER
penis, rats, and vermin, of every
loathsome form, crawl npon the
ceiling, and sting the body of the
poor sufferer. 1t is not fancy
sketch. No painter can overdraw
the terrible surroundings Hpdro-
phobia is bad, and so kill off the
worthless ours But can we do
nothing for the other sufferers?-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
FROM TEXAS.
Lee Comfy.

Editor Patron. have kept quiet
for some time, not because | could
not have written cheering news of
the prosperity of the Grange in this
section, but because l did not want
to monopolize
The Grange outlook is SO cheer
ing throughout the different States
that many desire to tell to every
body their bright prospects for a
glorious victory.
The Grange cause is booming
here. At the last meeting of Union
Grange, twenty petitions were re-
ceived. [ am informed that fifty
were received at Lexington Grange
at their last meeting. Concord
Grange is not taking in many mem
bers at present, from the fact that
nearly all in that section have Join
ed. And SO it will be ere long
throughout the county of Lee.
Permit me to say to your thou
sands of readers that the Grange
here is certainly grand success.
Perhaps your readers would like to
know why the Grange is SO pros
porous here; ifso, Twill tells them:
First, THE PATRON has an extern
sive circulation here, and it has en-
lightened the people as to the great
benefit of cooperation, and the far
mers having been instructed as to
the benefits of sco,operation, and
how to cooperate, went to work
and started their own store. The
farmer here now can not help see-
ing it is to his interest to be Gran
ger. Lee county now has six
Grange stores, and I tell you they
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
The New Epidemic in Missouri

Recently an epidemic broke out in
Platte county, Missouri, and on ac-
count of fatal results has attracted
general attention DR.. Jones, of
New Orleans. is of opinion it is form
of spotted fever, and similsr to .di-
sease heretofore epidemic in different
10 'alit'es in this country. In response
to an inquiry made by a reporter of
the Democrat, he made the following
st itement among others:
There is form of disease known as
cerebro spinal, or spotted fever, which
has prevailed at varions times in this
country and Europe. This disease is
characterized by an inflammation of the
lining membrane of the brain called
the erachnoyd, and the spinal chord
and is accompanied with intense pain
IN the head and in the muscles of the
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15

DR.. VIM. Spillman, of this place,
showed us sample of a new kind
of cotton that is said to be very
productive and is twenty days earli-
er than ordinary cotton. 1t is called
silk cotton and brings from three
to four cents more per pound than
the ordinary kind of cotton. 1t was
raised in Clark county, Miss, by 6.
w. Holden.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Small Farms i'm the South
Boston Post.

The census returns make very
significant exhibit in many respects,
one being the increase of small
farms in the South which the latest
returns make. In Alabama the
number of holdings is 135, S64.
against 1882 in 1870; Arkansas,
"a, 433; against 49, 424, in 1870; Flor
ida, %, 43S, against 10, PAL; Georgia.
1.3S,o26, against 90 965, and South
Carolina, 93,8o4, against 81 ,S89
This is not simply gratifying in
crease, but positively surprising
record of growth. Many Of these
holding are very small but never
theIess they realize in the aggregate
the success of multiplied instances
Ct ambition for proprietorship. The
general condition Of industi Y at the
South may be considered much
more hopeful, judging from such
data, than il is in the West. The
best promise of a section is associa-
ted with many owners of the soil.
Immense farms are becoming too
common 10 the West. La the South
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Onr washington Letter.


The Office Seekers-The President Has
Much Patronage to Dispense, but no
to Chronic Beats and Bores.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 7.
EditorP Patron: The situation here
is full Of interest. President Arthur
will have to be credited with origi-
nality, if not accused of eccentrlclty.
Who ever heard of President that
would not live in the White House!
and, yet, there may be excellent
reasons for preferring to make
home of the elegant ami commodl
Gus residence of a friendly Senator.
The regular session of Congress
will convene in six weeks. The
American plague of office seekers is
already beginning to swarm about
the hotel Hobbies President Arthur
is not ignorant of their means and
methods. He knows that be will
be less accessible to the office seek
ing rabble, with its influential back
ing, at the private residence OF Sen
ator Jones, than it he was at the
White House, a place that the
chronic office seekers knows by
heart, and invades at pleasure. But
this is not the only departure of the
President. A ter the extra session
of the Senate, he proposes to live at
Soldiers Hone until midwinter.
when it is thought that repairs at
the White House will be completed
The Soldiers Home is three miles
from the city, a most discouraging
distance for the average office seek
err, who is nov able to hire convey
ance. The President has said that
he is determined that the time and
energy which be owes to the whole
country shall not be wasted upon q
horde of pstiIent, brassy beats
many of them Of the type of the
assassin, Guiteau, who hang around
the Hobbies of the White House
hungry for place in which they
hope to be ptid from 5000 to 81 800
or at least hrce times as much a:
they would BE competent to earn as
employees n any commercial OF
professional pursuit He has said
that the Cabinet officers shall at,
tend to the offi.ial appointments o
their respective departments. Thi
will distribute the burden that has
been in great part borne by the
President to tie shoulders of sever
different men, and the fact that thC
President is MT in town, or not ga
home" to thi class, will do much
toward purgng Washington Of ;
moral maIariafrom which the Cap
itai has long suffered.
President Arthur enters upon tht
Executive Office with more patron
age to dispense than has been th'
lot of a new President in II grea
many years. He has che J Justice 0
the Supreme Court o. the United
States to appoint, and will have an
other within a few moths. Their,
are three foreign Minister'S of the
first class and two O the secOnC
class to select Thep are many
changes to make in consu ar off
GERS, and many oth,r importan
judicial aud civil Offices TO be filled
Preparations for The reception o
the French guests PRE- nearl y com
PIeto, and nothing will BIO left un,
done to give the descendants of our
allies at Yorktown a favorable i'm.
preston Of the city and citizens O
the capital Of the Unfed States.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
OFFICE OF
The Southwestern Cooperative
Association, r. of H.,
Nav ORLEANs, Oct. I3, 1851.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Is, 1881.
COTTON-Good ordinary, Io18 &C.; low
middling, Io1sc; middling, Io78c:; good
middling, I1Ac.; middling fair, II34c.
Futures-New Orleans-Nov., 1904;
Dec, II.2o; JAM, 1873; Feb. 1854;
March, 1853; A oril, II.So.
Futures-New Y ork-Nov., lI.s Dec.
II.67; JAM, 1856; Feb, 400; March,
1913; April, I2.26.
Net receipts at this port since Sept. 1st,
I62, bales; same time last year, us I22
Receipts at all ports since Sept. Ist,
6oI,7 20 bales; same time last year, 1881 s..
BAGGING, etc.-Bagging, "a lbs,
1895; lbs, II12c.; IA lbs. I24c;
Irvine, nc. p ID; Ties, $I.5s@I65 e
bundle.
COFFEE-Prime, 1885,; good, r24c.;
far, II4c.
FLOt R--Fancy, $S.2 IS; family, $500.
MESS PORK-$2o.oo per Dbl.
BACON-C sides, II58c.; CT, 1I1sc.
LARD-I3%c. p ID.
SUGAR-White clarified, 9A@Ioc.;
yellow clarified, 91ac.
market.
RICE-Choice, 1915; prime, ne;
good, 67s@7c. =.
MACKEREL-No. I, bbls. $500, hal
81 so; qrs., S. Is, kits, 9oc
JRN-White, SIC; mixed, qoc.
CORN MEAL-S4 25@4 per bbl
OATS-5S@6oc; rust proof, So@S5c.
SALT-Coarse, 81 90; fine, SI.35.
CATTLE-Grass fed from $I2 to $3s
per head.
DRY GOODS-Prints: Ashland shirt.
ings, SIC; Harmony, size; Aliens fan
y,619c.; Sprague's, 6Rc.; Simpsons, &c.
American, 61ac.
Cottons, bleached: Lonsdale, 60 inches
Ioc.; Rosebud, SO inches, 91ac.; Common
wealth, q yard, 41ac.
Cottons. Brown: Mathew, &C.; Match
ez, 71ac.; Columbus, A. TIC.
Osnaburgs: Prattville, s OF. 914c.; Lane
s OF 915c.. Augusta plaids, S1ac.; Tusca
loosa plaids, S34c,; Gulf plaids, Sc.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15

AS further evidence of the in
creasing prosperity of the South it
is to be observed that direct trade
by steam has been established be-
tween Wilmington, N c., and Liv
erpool. A British steamer has Just
left the former port with cargo of
cotton and naval stores valued at
100000, she being the first steamer
that has cleared from there for
foreign port since the war.