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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

Very familiar is the ST..
father who presented to II. Of ii,
In turn bundle of stickS 's = s'a son
and each one, as he rece;v !, wen It'd
to break the sticks all ~ i tej
wholly failed; Their the sf. Vnee bq
loosing the bundle, took tbe ~
sticks separately and easiIn seven
them all. iy orOka
Scarcely a hundred v.,..
there dwelt in Frankfor. az
Rhine an humble but ind, a'th'
banker, by name Anselm , s,flop
child. 1t was not his prone NOtAs
1t was not his proper name III na@'
Their that Of his sign, the Red cut GU. q
Anselm of the Red Shield. a. ntt
sagacious, enterprising, upriab, Wa
successful. He had five sons ~ 'nt
likewise, he bred to be banksrr. Dtp
laid it stringently upon tben an'
they should work together 'ae
things, and constantly sunnor, u q
another. With numerous s.. Oat
throughout the world, thew /.
now five great central housss D'
parent house at Frankfort VII %
the Oldest son resides, and wb'
yearly the accounts are hail..
the branch houses in Paris W
Florence and London, founded
formerly presided over by one 49,.
younger sons. Their possessioD, ].
fabulous, their influence perr,S
the world, great bankers trembI. \
their nod, and princes wait on tS.
for leave and means to make VIZ ,'
No man knows their husirs,.
their wealth but the Rothchilds !
with their unity of interests is io;r,.
an inviolable secrecy regarding !,
their vast transactions and s;n.g
purpose to do all things for H..
common good. The father and i.
sons are all dead, and the sons 81,
direct their giant undertaking, t..
the same rule governs all:-Unio-
secrecy, and the Rcthschilds
The reader needs no lengthy s,,.
ment of the lesson taught; the ban.
of the farmers life is his isolation /,
social and his division in busins,,
and politi al matters. Our Orde,
proposes to provide a cure for thea
evils, to give the family fres-
heartier and healthy atmosphere
and to give to businessman polite,
m ,tters that careful attention viii !
can come only from a thorough IN
derstahding of the matter on dl
one hand, and, on the other from
unity of interests, and cooperate
in the achievement Of the comno-
GOOD
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

We occasionally hear of Patron
who is ready to desert the Grange
stores and buy of outside dealers,
whenever he finds one in a parox-
ysm of competition has reduced his
prices below those asked at the
Grange establishments. 1t is need
less to say that the cooperative
principles upon which such Patrons
act are not first rate. We do not
advise any one, whether Patron or
not, to ignore good bargain. But
the goods offered by cutting"
merchant are, in the end, bad bar
gains, or, at least would be if MANY
Patrons sccepted them. They are
only bats; and fish that continually
nibble at bats are sure to get
caught sooner or later Nor have
we deep-seated sympathy to out
side dealers. If any one wishes TO
patronize them and are willing to
pay the cost of so doing, we have
no objections. 1t is his affair, not
ours. But the Order of Patrons has,
as a body, proclaimed its unwill-
ingness to pay the cost of buying
from the outside dealer. and it has
established a business which en-
able its members to DO without the
outside dealer and escape his exac-
tons; and it is the part of the faith
full Patron not to help the outside
dealer break down their business
system.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21
Secretary Window only

Secretary Window only sus
pended the ruling of Secretary
Sherman on cotton ties, and having
fully investigated the case, he sus-
tains his professionalism ties will
hereafter not be classed as hoopiron,
and, instead of duty of eighty, it
will be subject to duty of only
thirty five per cent. This ruling
causes great indignation among the
six manufacturers; they will appeal
to the courts and organize a lobby
to have the law altered by Congress
sional action. One would imagine
even the blindest protectionist must
see the hand writing on the wall.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

The Chinese treaties which were
ratified last week, do not of them
selves prohibit Chinese immigra-
ton, but they authorize the govern
ment to regulate, limit or suspend
the coming of Chinese laborers in a
reasonable manner, while they pro-
vide that all Chinese subjects now
in the country shall be protected in
all proper rights. This authority
will permit congress to say that not
more than fifteen shall he landed
from auy one ship-a Limitation that
will alone save the country from the
terrors of a Chinese food. Con-
gress passed such bill, but Mr..
Hayes vetoed it. The government
of China undoubtedly anticipates its
reenactment.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21
COLUMBUS, MISS.
Saturday, May 81. 1881.


We present in to-day's issue of
HE PATRON two most encourag-
ing and interesting letters-one from
the Secretary of the Mississippi
State Grange, Sister Helen A. Abv.
and the other from the Secretary of
the Georgia State Grange, Bro E.
Taylor. These stirring letters will
carry hope and joy to thousands Of
Patrons from Georgia to Texas, and
will doubtless encourage many who
had begun to lose faith in the success
OF the good cause to resume their
places in the ranks and help build
up their Oranges.
There are doubtless many Oranges
in Texas, as well as in Georgia and
Mississippi, that have increased
their membership far more than
those in Pennsylvania of which our
esteemed contemporary Of the Far
mer'S Friend boasts so proudly.
Prairie Lea Grange, in Caldwell
county, Texas, especially has grown
up from a membership of five or six
to over one hundred within the past
year; and up in Hopkins county,
those noble leaders, Bros. A n. Ed
wards and H c. Dial, are at the
head of Grange that has made
great progress in the same time, and
so has the Grange at Giddings, of
which that sterling Patron, Bro. A.
F. league, is Master.
We take especial pride and inter
est in Doves Creek Grange, Ebert
county, Ga and Prairie Lea Grange
Caldwell county, Texas. In Janua-
ry, 1880, neither of these Oranges
had ten active members, and were
unable for months to get out quo
rum at their regular meetings. The
Masters of both these Oranges state
that few of their members were
induced to take THE PATRON, and
in short time its earnest advocacy
of the canse and the strong, cheer
ing letters that appeared regularly
In its columns from Patrons through
out the South soon worked up an
interest in the Order, and in short
time the old members began to re-
turn, and now their Oranges are full
to overlooking and the members
ready for any good Grange work.
The Masters of these splendid Gran
ges, Bros. H. r. Deadwyler and H.
M. Daugherty, deserve well of their
members for their zeal, fidelity and
capacity.
Worthy Master Darden, just be-
fore starting out on his canvass of
the State, wrote us a most encour-
aging letter, in which he said:
We are certainly on the eve of a
triumphant movement among the
farmers Of Mississippi. From more
than score of counties have assn
RANGES OF enthusiastic support in the
canvass just before me. The report
from nearly every Grange is: 1--WE
are building up" ''Ou1 Grange is on
rising ground 1--WE are initiating
members at every meeting" etc.
This is the spirit that animates
our leaders everywhere, and with
such leaders and such a cause, who
will dare say that this great farmers
movement is not destined to glori,
Gus success?
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21
The Facts in the Case.

The following extract contains so
many valuable suggestions in so
few words, that we publish it and
send it on its mission of good: H
The land of the country is a fix
ture, and the owners of the land
must of necessity become fixtures.
They, more than any other class, are
interested in the preservation of
law, order, religion and all the social
blessings. War and descriptions of
society affect them more than other
classes, because they are unable to
carry their estate with them.
Whether they are or not, the far
mers have greater inducements to
be patriotic and conservative. Com
merce shifts like the breezes that
fill her sails; agriculture stands like
tie soLId earth that makes her home.
1t is almost increditable. how long
the farming interests of the country,
that make the glory and greatness
of the land, that constitute the main
stay of national strength and pros
perlty, have been held in subordi-
nation to those interests which are
as much dependent upon them as
sucking babe is upon its mother.
Let the laws enacted by our Legis-
latures and Congress be read, and
IL will be found that every pursuit
in the country has received more at
tention, encouragement and protec-
ton than the one upon which the
splendor and permanency of the
Government rests"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

Capt. Eads' mission to Mexico in
behalf of his ship-railroad conces-
sion has proven thoroughly success
ful. The telegraph brings the salts
factory information that the Mexi-
can Chamber of Deputies has taken
the action he desired. Step by step
he presses forward his grand CON
ception of an interoceanic ship rail
way.-St Louis Republican.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

PATRONS while at work in the
fields, following their plows, ETC.,
should habituate themselves to
thinking about Grange affairs.
Once this habit is acquired it will be
found altogether as agreeable as
meditating ovet politiacal matters,
as many do, and by far more profit
able to themselves as individuals.
In addition to this, they will be all
the more ready to impart what they
know when within the gates to
counsel with the members. BY this
means, also, they will be able to
make the Grange place for
pleasure and source of profit. A
learned writer once said if man
acquired new idea daily, though it
req uired but three words to express
it, he would. in a very few years,
have a fund of knowledge to be
proud of Try, brother PATRONS,
and fasten Grange idea, a three
word idea, in the store house of
memory daily, and then impart your
ideas to each other in the Grange
meetings journal of Il gricult~re.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21


The professional politicians in this
State are busy laying schemes to
take control of the people and vote
them for this or that man as may
suit their interests. The Legisla-
ture will be filed with the tools of
the political rings" who will vote
for some professional politician for
the high office of United States
Senator regardless of the wishes
and sentiments of the people. But
before the Legislature is elected
State conventions will be held and
the town "rings" will fill these
bodies with their tools who will
nominate a State ticket, as they
have always done, to suit themselves
and not the peoI .ie--to promote
their interests and lot those of the
people.
Any movement of the farmers to
nominate and elect a farmer for
Governor and United State Senator
would at once bring down upon
them the most bitter opposition and
denunciation from the political
press and unite the town "rings" in
a solid body to defeat it. The poll
ticians may wrangle among them
selves for the offices, but when a
farmer is even talked of as posi-
bic candidate, they withdraw their
men and unite on some one TO de-
feat the farmer. Will this continue
always? 1t will continue just as
long as the farmers stand back and
let few tools of the town rings"
pack the beat meetings and fill the
County and State Conventions
with delegates who will vote as the
rings" dictate. If the farmers are
tired of being used and controlled
by these unscrupulous politicians
they can put a stop to it. They
have the power and it is only neces-
sary for them to use it intelligently
and periodically, Down with the
rule of tie political rings! ought
to be the motto of every intelligent
farmer in the State.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

A few acres thoroughly cui''' hon
will be much more prohtaole .;on,
many acres with but halt atlenIf r.
Thorough work should be the ''
mer's motto.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

Virginia, impoverished as Tsl,i red
was by the war, yields to the : G IS
States Treasury revenue - .ts
millions of dollars on the singl'
Dle of tobacco.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21
Mrs T. 7. Jackson and Miss Julia

Mrs T J. Jackson and Miss Julia
! 7ckson, the widow and daughter
Gen. T. J. (StonewalD Jackson,
al, the ST. Charles Hotel. They
visit New Orleans TO be present at
the unwilling of the amount erected
by the A. N. V. A. in the Metairie
Cemetary on Thursday, the 10th
MAY.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

The net profits of the Texas as III he
Cooperative Association w Til.
month of March were $I,5o0
is tie fruit of cooperation.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

If you make ths: farm attractive
there will be fewer cases where your
sons and daughters want to leave for
the city,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

remark that the only support that
THE PATRON has received from the
business arm of the Order has
come from the Southwestern and
the Texas co operative Associa
tons. They have advertised liber
ally in our columns and have found
it to pay.
We can not too earnestly urge
upon Patrons and Oranges in the
South to subscribe literally for
stock in the Southwestern and the
Texas Cooperative Associations
and to give them all their patron
age. In doing this, they will save
money, build up legitimate coop
erative business, and help on the
Order, The Co operative system
IS conducted to promote the inter
ests of the farmers at large; the old
agency system, to enrich one or
two selfish men who are not whit
better than the outside merchants.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

Encoura all the young p
to unite with the Grange. Of
Patrous, strive to MAKE enc
Grange meetings an enJoy"O
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

there be a summer calHr Il.
in Grange as vel! az VIZ
farm.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-21

The farmers are beginning to get
their eyes opened TO their best in
terests.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
Skipping.

Boys, | want to ask you how you think a
conqueror would make out who went through
the country he was trying to subdue, and
whenever he found a fort hard to take, left
it alone? Don't you think the enemy would
buzz wild there, like bees in hive, and
when he was well into the heart of the coun-
try don't you fancy they would swarm out
and harass him terribly Just so, want
you to remember, will it be with you if you
skip over the hard places in your lessons
and leave them unlearned you have left
an enemy in the rear that will not fail to
harass you and mortify you times without
number. "There was just little bit of my
Latin hadn't read" said vexei student
to me, "and it was Just there the professor
had to call upon me at examination. There
were just two or three examples had passed
over, aud one Of those | was asked to do on
the blackboard" The student who is not
thorough is never well at his ease he can
not forget the skipped problems, and the
consciousness of his deficiencies makes him
nervous and anxious. Never laugh at the
slow, plodding student; the time will surely
come when the laugh will be turned. It.
takes time to be thorough, but it more than
pays. Resolve, when you take up a study,
that you will go through with it like sue
cessful conqueror, taking every strong point.
II the inaccurate scholars difficulties closed
with his school-life, it might not be so great
matter for his future career. But he has
chained to himself habit that will be like
an iron ball at his heel all the rest of his
life. Whatever he does will be lacking
somewhere. He has learned to shirk what
is hard, and the habit will grow with ye ars.
Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
Cunning OF q Fox.

Many stories told of the crafty fox are
doubtless incidents of the imagination. But
a writer in the Commercial Bulletin tells an
anecdote which, though taxing belief, he
says is vouched for by an eyewitness of the
affair Some fishermen ON the west coast
of Ireland were in the habit of going to a
small island, few hundred yards from the
main land, in quest of bait. The island
was inhabited by large numbers of rabbits,
and could be reached at low tide by wading,
the water there being only few inches
deep. One morning they went in their boat
quite early, it being high tide, and on land
ing saw dead fox lying on the beach. The
fur of the animal was all bedraggled, and
he seemed to have been drowned. One of
the men remarking that his skin was worth
something, pitched him into the boat. Pro
curing their bait they returned to the main
land, and the man who had possessed him
self of the fox seized him by the tail and
flung him on shore. As soon as the animal
struck the beach he picked himself up with
considerable agility for a dead fox, and shet
off like flash up among the cliffs, while the
men stood staring at each other in mute as
constituent. The men concluded that he
had crossed over to the island during the
night, when the tide was low in search of
rabbits, and finding in the morning that he
was cut off from the main land, count ,r.
feited death, with the expectation of thereby
procuring passage to the shore in the boat,
an expectation which was fully realized."--
Youths Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
London Misery.

The moment there is trouble among the thou.
sands who live by odd jobs along the river the
public houses are full. The abject appearance Of
these unattractiye drinking dens, filled with men
women and children covering on the comfortless
benches, with pots Of beer or glasses OF spirits In
their hands, Is indescrbable. No city In America
affords the spectacle Of such hopeless and seem
ngy useless degradation as may be observed now
any day, even at certain hours on Sundays, and
all Sunday evening, in this largest city in tn,
world Old women begging, and cursing thos,
who give nothing, and spending what aims they
receive in getting drunk; young girls overcom,
with liquor and tumbing against the sides Of tn,
houses, nauseatngy overcome with drink mer
singing aud swearing at one moment, and, per
haps, fighting the next-all this may be seen OF
public and respectable thoroughiares In LondoI
any evening ,-Edodrd King, IN Boston Journal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
The Prompt Clerk,

A young man was commencing life as a
clerk. One day his employer said to him
Now, tomorrow that cargo of cotton must
be got out and weighed, and we must have
a regular account of it." He was young
man of energy. That was the first time he
had been entrusted to superintend the exc
cution of this work he made his arrange
ments over night, spoke to the men about
their carts and horses, and resolving TO begin
very early in the morning, he instructed the
laborers to be there at half past four o'clock.
So they set at work, and the thing was done
and about ten or eleven o'clock his master
came in, and seeing him sitting in the count
ing-house, looked very black, supposing that
his command had not been executed 81
thought" said the master, "you were re-
quested to get out that cargo this morn
ing 2" at is all DONE" said the young man,
"and here is the account of it." lie never
looked behind him from that moment
never His character was fixed; confidence
was established. He was found TO be the
man to do the thing with promptness. lie
very soon came 10 be the one that could not
be spared; he was as necessary to the firm
AS any one of the partners.-Seiecied.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
Turning the Tables.

When Maine was district of Massachu-
sets, Ezekiel Whitman was chosen to repre-
sent the district in the Massachusetts legis-
lature. He was an eccentric man, and one
of the best lawyers of his time. He owned
farm and did much work on his land, and
when the time came for him to set out for
Boston his best suit of clothes was suit of
homespun. His wife objected to his going
in this garb, but he did not care. 81 will
get a nice suit made as soon as 1 reach Bos
ton," he said. Reaching his destination,
Whitman found rest at Doolittle's City
Tavern. Let it be understood that he was
a graduate of Harvard, and at this tavern
he was at home. AS he entered the parlor
of the house he found several ladies and
gentlemen assembled, and he heard the fol-
lowing remarks from one of them: "Ah |
here comes a countryman of the real home
spun genius. Here's fun" Whitman stared
at the company and then sat down. "Say,
my friend, are you from the country 2" re-
marked one of the gentlemen. "Ya-as,"
answered Ezekiel, with ludicrous twist of
the face. "And what do you think of our
city :" asked one of the ladies. ats a
pooty thickly-settled place, anyhow. It's
got sweepin' sight OF housen in it." And
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
Capturlng q CentIpede.

Two residents of Sacramento, California
were startled one night by loud screams
proceeding from a room occupied by lady
member OF the family. Inquiry ELECTED the
information that there was centipede on
her bed" The gas was at the time turned
down quite low, but the men could see the
insect upon the bed, and doubling towel
several times one of them cast it over the
centipede and clutched it tightly to prevent
its escape. One of the gentleman was some
what of an amateur scientist, and desired
ardently to preserve the centipede as a spec
linen. Accordingly the captured insect was
carried in towel to drug store. The
druggist poured chloroform on the towel to
stupefy the creature and to prevent the pos
sibility of its escape, and one of the clerks
stood by with an uplifted club to strike it
should It attempt to get of. The towel was
opened, and the expectant lookers-on were as
tonished to find that all the fuss had been
made over little strip of calico.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-23
To Crafty His Wife
An Interesting StOry.--A Hopeless
Case Cured.--GoOd Reason
for Happiness.

Statement Of Mr.. Washington Monroe Of Cdtskal,
Green County, Neio York.
For many years had suffered from COM
plant which the physicians called Gravel. had
employed some of the most noted doctors without
obtaining any permanent relief, and for long
time my case was regarded as hopeless All who
knew the circumstances said must die Finally
my wife induced me to try bottle of Dr. Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy which she had some
where heard Of or seen advertised. Without the
slightest faith in it, but solely to crafty her,
bought bottle Of druggist in our village
used that and two or three bottles more, and
to make long story short am now as healthy
a man as there is in the country. Since then
have recommended Favorite Remedy to others
whom knew to have suffered from Kidney and
Liver complaints; and, | assure the public, that
the Favorite Remedy has done its work with a
similar completeness in every single instance, and
trust some other sick and discouraged mortal
may hear of it and try the Favorite Remedy as
did"