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The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
Number 40.

to see in search of some boomerang
with which to stun themselves.
They generally find it too, and
never understand its mOduS Operdndi
even after they arise from the tum-
bic they so blindly and stupidity
take. These are the men upon
whose broad shoulders the Office
grabber rides into power, tickling
them with the feather Of fattery,
and smiling sardoDically at the OBJ
tuse good nature that responds to
his honcyed words and dances to
his seductive piping. Not exactly
golden calves, but a thinly plated
article, wonderfully natural, and ve-
ry good to worship in campaign.
You may depend upon it that be
studies his OJ0n business; and does
not pay all his money for farm pa
pers to the exclusion of his own. 1t
is time that the agricultural masses
began to study their interests in a
common sense way, to cultivate
brain as well as potatoes, and TO rec>
ognize the power of the press as an
offensive and defensive weapon.
The printing press is rapidly becom>
ing the agent that moves the world;
and the progressive farmers must
either use it to fight their foes, or be
crushed under its ponderous wheel,
for their enemies have long since
recognized it's importance and used
it to their injury. Every Grange
Journal is battery in position.
Stand up to support your guns, and
give them ammunition to operate
if you wish them to take effect upon
your foes. Every subscription is 9
cartrid ge. Tnuu~payIng suuscrtuers
are blank ones if you please), every
club magazine of effective weap-
ons, and every Grange should be
recruiting office and a collecting
agency too Those who caunot take
a Grange Journal are not true to
themselves or their cause. Having
furnished the sinews Of war to their
enemies, they ought surely to do as
much for their friends, or cease to
wear the uniform OF the faithful.
Sympathy with farm Journals is
very nice, but it don'tpurchase paper
or build presses, and ten cents worth
of that sympathy that takes root in
the pocket is worth barrel Of the
kind that co operates INTO thin air
from the tip of jealous tongue.
Sow the land knee deep with papers,
until ignorance is showed under,
and every farmer mounts on pyr-
amid of paper to point from which
he can see the gIories, and trace out
the true course into his promised
land-J. Edgar Jones, IN Farmers
Friend
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
To the Members of the Order in
MiSSiSsipni

The proceedings of the last session
of the State Grange is published in
this special edition of THE PATRON
and copies sent to all the active
Oranges in the State by order of
the Executive Committee.
1t is earnestly hoped by the Ex-
ecutive Committee that the members
of every Grange in the State will
subscribe for this paper. The i'm
portance of doing so must be appa-
rent TO every earnest Patron who
will give the matter a moments
? consideration. All the letters. or
ders, etc, emanating from the off
GERS of the State Grange; the full
proceedings of the annual sessions
of the State Grange; full reports of
the work and progress of Worthy
Master Darden during his canvass
of the State; and all matters of i'm
portance pertaining to the Order in
Mississippi, will be published in its
columns promptly. By a general
circulation of THE PATRON, the ex-
penses of the State Grange and the
work of the Master, Secretary etc.
would be materially lessened.
The price of subscription is SC
lOw-IesS than tzU0 cents a zveek-
that every member of the Order in
Mississippi who takes an interest in
the cause and feels pride in the ele-
walton of himself, his family and his
class, ought not only to subscribe fol
The PATRON, but exert himself tc
induce his friends and neighbors not
members to take it.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26


The steady incfcasesin the num-
Der of cotton factories in the cotton
States indicate an early and com
plete revolution in the manufacture
of cotton in this country. In less
than ten years, the bulk Of the cot
ton crop will be converted into
warns within sight of the fields, and
it is equally certain that the Glenn
ent Attachment system will be gen
orally adopted. Oranges should
keep this great question prom
nenlly before them, that they may
be prepared to take hold when .op-
portunity offers. 1t has been a
matter of great surprise to us that
with the immense profits sure to be
realized in the manufacture of cot
ton by the new process that our
farmers have been so slow to act
Ii they bad organized companies
five years ago, one or more In
county, they could easily have put
up smal factories to begin with and
gradually increased their capacity
and number. The farmers in every
populous county in our section
could have done this with ease, bu'
it seems that they are not yet pre-
uared to unite iu such matters. Blu
they cannot postpone action mucf
longer; they cannot afford to stan'
still and permit the wealthy capi
talist to step in and occupy the field
The Clement Attachment facto
ries in operation in North anH
South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, have proven so successfn
and profitable, that the farmer
| nf those States are gIvIns
the subject considerable atten
ion. We do not hesitate to sa,
that no enterprise promises create
returns for the capital invested
than new process" factory.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
Let every true Patron in Missis-

Let every true Patron in Missis-
sippi bend to the work of reviving
the Order and increasing its power
and efficiency. Our State Grange
officials are all faithful and capable,
and will do their full duty in the
great work before them, but their
efforts will avail laothing il they are
not promptly AID enthusiastically
sustained by the Subordinate Gran
ges. The main work must be done
in the Subordinate Grange, among
the farmers and by the farmers.
These have all the means at their
command necessary to perfect the
organization in every neighborhood.
if they but have the spirit to take
hold of and use them. Let every
Patron in Mississippi feel that upon
him or her rests a sacred duty which
each must perform, and that upon
all and not upon the few devolves
the welfare of this the noblest and
grandest organization of farmers
that ever existed With such a spirit
animating the Patrons of Missiasip-
pi, their Order will, it must, soon
be a complete and glorious success
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, FEBRUARY 20, 1884,

State prcjudices, and concentrate
their influence and patronage upon
this journal, and make it, what
their personal and class interests
require it should be- "a real power
in giving direction topublic thought
in our section and in aiding to build
np the only truly representative
farmers organization in America.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

We are receiving quite number OF
reports of the proceedings of County
Orange meetings which our limited
space will not admit We would
suggest that instead of sending the
proceedings, some brother present
write US an account of the more inn
portant work accomplished. By
doing this and giving the Grange
news of their county, their letters
would have general interest. We
would be glad to devote several col
Nfnns to such letters in every issue.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

Our letters from the workers are
all of the most cheering character
We make the following extracts
from few of many letters received
this wee k:
From Worthy Distric. Lecturer L. D.
Lee, of Campbell county, Georgia;
Our Grange is in healthy condition
though not growing fast. Old members
who have been dropped are returning,
which we regard as good sign. General
indications are favorable.
From Worthy Master Darden of the
Mississippi State Grange:
The condition of the Order in this State
is good and improving and its prospects
are very bright. THE PATRON is doing
a great work, and l always urge our mem
bers to take it, Where It circulates largely
there the Grange is prosperous. l hope
the day is not distant when il will be taken
in every Patrons home in the State,
From Bro E. NJ Posey, Secretary OF
Savannah Grange, Red River CO., Texas:
Our Grange interests are improving
Our cooperative store at Walker Station
is a success, and we are taking in new
members at every meeting.
From Worthy District Lecturer A. D.
Wallace, of Marion county, Texas:
On Saturday, Feb. 9Th, I lectured at
Friendship, Cass county. and re-organized
Unity Grange; with E. w. Fant, Master,
and DIR. W. w. Woodward Overseer.
Saturday, February 10TH, they met for in
stallation of officers. Friday, 18th inst,
our cooperative store at Jefferson was
opened, with Bro. J. Lewis, former Cash
ier of Savings Bank, as Manager.
Ffo;r, PRO. ]. T. Luper, Hunt CO., Texas:
Sonora Grangei 900, reorganized Jan.
1881. but did not do mtict active work un-
til September, at which time We IIas BRO
A. !. Rose with us, who delivered us lee
tufe OH CO operation. We had pretty
fair representation from sister Oranges,
and with the assistance of Bro. Rose we
partially organized Cooperative Asso-
citation. Since that time we have compile
ted the organization and commenced bust
ness on a small scale, with capital of a
little over $500, which has since increased
to over 5000 Bro. L. w. PRESLEY is our
business manager. Our Grange has
doubled its membership.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

The leaders of the Order in Mis-
sissippi have now only to sustain
Worthy Master Darden in the right
spirit to arouse the farmers in the
State to a more earnest interest in
the cause and to place the Order in
a more commanding position than
it has ever attained. They must
work, each and all, officers of the
State Grange, District and County
Lecturers, and officers and members
of the Subordinate Grange, if the
Order is to be made that power
which every intelligent, patriotic
Patron in the State desires that it
should be. We look for a general
forward movement in this State, and
we will have it if every true Patron
will work-work earnestly, enthu-
siastically and fearlessly-not only
in the Subordinate Grange but out
side, and especially in sustaining
those who are in the lead and in
helping their press. Will not every
Patron in Mississippi do his fully
this year?
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

The first and most important work
before the Oranges of this State is
to provide for the salary of the Mas
ter. A number of the more active
Oranges have contributed their
quota, but every Grange should act
and act promptly. The money con-
tributed should be forwarded al
once to the Secretary. The Oranges
in this State could not contribute tc
more important purpose Worthy
Master Darden, if sustained by all
the Oranges in the proper spirit
will thoroughly revive the Order in
Mississippi and make it immensely
stronger than it ever was before the
close of the year. This important
question should have the first con-
sIderation at every Grange meeting
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
WiIIIt AlMaxs Re Soc

AT the commencement OF every
political campaign, the political pa
pers begin their work of putting
forward the Old professional politi
ticians for the most Important Off
ces. The South has. been culsed
with set of these politicians since
'he war whose icfuepce in public
affairs has been evil snd aSil only,
for which the people Who gain their
living by honest labor have had to
suffer There is not one in ten Of
these politicians put forward that
the people desire to represent them,
or who could 90 befere the people
fairly and openly and secure their
endorsement This fact the pollti
clans themselves fully understand,
and to carry their points they re-
sort to trickery and ali kinds of
bargains among Themselves. The
bargains which ring of these
office-seekers make are usually in
this way one wants the nomina
tion for Governor, another for Con
oress, another for the Legislature,
and each can control one or more
political papers, so the work of
packing couhty conventions begins.
These rings" always contrive TO
narrow the contests for nominations
to very few aspirants, and IT gen
orally happens that the entire lot
are obnoxious to the people, who,
if they had the power or unde">
stood the sanlez that had been play
ed upon them, would either vote for
some other men or refuse to support
ring and their puppets at the elec>
tions. The politieal papers are sup
ported mainly by the farmers, yet
they never discuss the fitness of
leading farmers for any important
political position. The farmers are
expected by the politicians to do
the voting according to party usage,
and not to put forward men of their
own for Office.
Will this always be so? Yes; just
as long as the farmers take political
papers and.allow themselves to be
used as mere puppets in the nomi~
mating conventions. The farmers
have been com planning all their
lives that the politicians fill the
offices and disl egard their rights
and interests, yet when the op-
portGnity occurs to effect change.
they are not ready to act together,
and-the old, old story-nothirg is
done.
The farmers of Mississippi have
the power to nominate and elect
Representatives of their class to tht
Office Of Governor, five OF The seven
Congressman. and an overwhelm>
ing majority of the Legislature in
structed to elect farmer to the
United States Senate. All they
have to do is to organize in election
beats and select their best men t
renreSant them in the co0DtV con-
vcntions They have learned enough
about the power of organization n
the Grange to organize and work
together to secure fair aed JUS
representation in the State and Ma
tioual governments, and they alone
will be TO blame If the politicians
continue TO rule and oppress them
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

All G ange needs to make it a
,uccess aad interesting to its mem
hers. is to have one or two active,
energetic members. They can push
If forward, and the other members
are always ready to follow the lead
of men Of the right spirit If one
righteous man could save city,
certainly one live man could set a
Grange ali ablaze with fire OF pro-
gress and improvement;
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

Let every Grange in Mississippi
send in a club of ten or more SUD
scribers for THE PATRON, and we
will present them the best paper IN
the South. We have all the facih-
ties for publishing a hrst-ciass
weekly and to meet the require
ments of circulation OF $4,000 cop
ies-a splendid new printing press
and steam engine, full supply OF
type, etc.-all we lack is strong
support here in Mississippi. 1t VIII
pay every Patron in Mississippi TO
subscribe for and read this paper.
1t costs less than two cents week
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

The Patrons of this State are di-
rectly interested in the success of
their journal. THE PATRON is the
only paper devoted to their interests
and which discusses questions in
which they are vitally interested.
How many political papers in the
State published the last annual ad-
dress of Worthy Master Darden?
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

We receive many complaints OF
the non reception of The PATRON.
This is generally the fault OF the
mails-it is certainly so when one
subscriber at a post office where
number of the paper is taken fails
to get his. In such cases, the SUBJ
scriber should demand his paper
from the post master, and give IN
structions that it be delivered to no
one not entitled to receive it.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26
COLUmBUs, MISS.
MISSIssIPPI STATE GRANGE.
Secretary's Office

HERMANVILLE, CLAIBORNE Co, Miss
February 20, 1881.
Having been elected Secretary of the
State Grange, ask the Secretaries of Sub
ordinate Oranges to address all communi-
cations to me at the above post office.
Secretaries of Oranges are earnestly re-
quested to forward their reports promptly
MRS. HELEN A. ABY.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

The farmers or railroads will rule
this country. Which side will you
be counted on? Cannot Iowa do
as well as Tndiana? In the latter
State in the year 1880, about sixty
dormant Oranges were revived =
Grange Ts5for,
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

Our next number will contain an
excellent letter from Past Master
Maxwell, of Tennessee, showing
the immense power which a class
can WELD by organization and CO.
operative effort It should be read
by every Paren in, Mississippi.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

The letters Of our correspondents,
Bro w. H. Person, of Upton coun-
ty. Tenn, and Corn Planter,
leading Patron IN Arkansas, are al
ways interesting and instructive,
worth of themselves far more than
the price of subscription.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

1T each active Grange in Missis-
slpPl will send us in a club of ten
or more subscribers, we Will enlarge
the size of THE PATRON to 81 col
umns and greatly improve it other
wise. The price of subscription
viii remain at $I-less than two
cents a week.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

A cooperative store has been es'
tablished at Jamison's Mill. ten miles
east of this place, by the members
of Powell and Good Hope Oranges.
Worthy Secretary L. II. Wood OF
Powell Grange is Manager, q true
Patron, capable and reliable
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

When | united with the Order OF
Patrons or Husbandry, | enlisted
for the struggle and through life
Eshb1uoh.
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

. sfraissss fieEefs alA@a5 elected LIS men
"a voted Ifona principle, and has always
The patron of husbandry., 1881-02-26

ne Was not long IN dccidlng Whit slfyEF de
was Wnen the Order raf pafr1..,s l.f L.. H 3,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31
RATES FROM ATcHIsoN OR KANSAS CITY.

Evidently the Capitol of Mexico is becom-
ing, We can hardly say Americsnized, for it
is already in Americs, but United Satisfied.
A correspondent says that signs in good
American idiom announce here and there
places where the wsyiarer can procure "Old
Bourbon Whisky" 'Gin Cocktails, Chew
ing Tobacco" &c, and that emigrants are
pouring in a, such rate that it is expected
that the City of Mexico will have not less
than ak thousand of them in few months
more. The Ship Railway and annexation
will come In due time.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31
THE GROWTH OF KANSAS.

The wonderful growth Of Kansas il aptly
illustrated BY the growth Of the Leaven-
worth Times. This paper has always been
the friend Of the State, and has done much
to advertise Kansss in the East and attract
people to our borders. We have made ar
rargemenis with d. Z. Anthony. the pub
fisher, whereby we are enabled TO offer The
Lesvenworth Weekly Times and THE
DODGE CITY TINES for one year for $500.
Even il your time does not run out for six
months hence renew now, and you will i'm
mediately receive the mammoth edition OF
the Leavenworih Times each week. Du.in.
the sessions of the legislature and Congress
you cannot sfford TO be without its complete
and interesting repors, and the sooner you
begin the better II will be. Bring or send
your money to this Office.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31
THE NEW OVERLAND ROUTE.

There were forty-two through passengers
from the Pacific on the train that passed
east yesterday noon. 1t is cot merely the
novelty of travelling by the new overland
route that is the explanation of the heavy
train, but is an index Of the great travel that
is likely to pass over the A. 7. & S. F. and
Southern Pacific roads. Emigrant trains
will be put on as soon rs can be arranged
for, go that express trains will carry only
those holding 6rsi-class passenger tickets.
The Southern Pacific owns its own sleeping
carr. which are vastly inferior to those Of
the A. T. & s. F. railroad. They are paint
ed q bright yellow color, rs also are the pas
seurer coaches. A train thus made presents
q fpe appearance from distance as it goes
skimming along on the iron roadway. The
interior of the sleeping cars is fitted up in
ligh. woods, and there Is lack of that lux
uriousuess 40 noticeable in the Pullman cars
of this road. The comparison may be ex-
tended to the passenger coaches. The dis
lance from Kansas City to San Francisco is
2. S5S mile, and requires i've days in transit;
three nights and two drys from Kansas
Civ to Demipg. and three days and two
nights from the junction to San Francisco.
Las Vegas Gazette.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31
KANSAS AND COLORADO.

Ten years ago this month, a dinner wac
given BY Colorado people to members Of the
Kansas Legislature, at Manitou Springs.
After dinner gentleman delivered speech
to the guest in which, among many other
good thing-, be said it was we'll that Ksnsss
and Colorado were go near each other; for
while Kansas had the wheat and corn to
feed the miners Of the mountains, Colorado
had the gold and silver to psy for them. He
referred in glowing terms to what the pres-
en-: argued for the future of the two ststes
when lines of communication would be es-
tsblishsd between them 70 that the farmers
OF Kansas would have the best market in
Colorado for their grains, fruit, hor-er, mules
cattle, sheep and bogs; tina, one would grow
rich by her fields, Pastures and orchards,
and the other By her mines and rnanuisc-
iures.
Since the time of that speech many chang
es have taken place in both states, and in
the line Of the prophecy then uttered. Fruit
has been Tor several years shipped from
Kansas to Colorado. Ii is az good rs that
which comes from California; it sells as
readily, and the transportation costs less.
Colorado is almost exclusively a mining and
manufacturing state. The farmers there
will never pretend to supply the home
market with farm ard garden products.
There all must come from other places, and
Kansas is far ahead of all competitors in
the ability to supply them. 1t IS time thai
Kansas farmers arrange for this western
market which must grow better every year
Our Colorado nsighbors need just the things
we have to cell. We hsve wheat, corn, -four,
fruit, vegetable, meat and stock, and these
are what the mountain boys want and have
the money to pay for. Our railroad system
Is rapidly developing, SO that it will no. be
long until the lines OF commerce will &C
commodate themselves to the locations Of
the new markets. Our spring creps are e.
peciaIly always good. Onions, potatoes,
lettuce, &C., and the small fruits never fail
These could be made profitable hey ond Cal.
cuIaiion. II the farmers would organize in
his mstter-become monopoliss in then
own interest,", they could soon create and
control a trade from which immense profit:
mnst inevitably accrue. The subject is well
worthy a;teniion.-Topeka Capilal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31

A number OF the leading stock men OF
Colisx county, n. NJ, are availing them
selves OF the good pasture in the eastern por-
ton Of this county and will establish an i'm
,nense stock ranch. In the valley OF the
Canadian south Of Fort Bacon they are
fencing SMALL range of 100000 acres.
Messrs. Chase, Dawson, Msulding, Porter,
Springer, snd others We understand are in
terested in it. They will stock 1; with from
10000 to 10000 head of cattle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31

Canadian papers sill mourn departures
for the United States. The Cali Reformer
mentions the departure week before list Of
twenty persons from wiimot for Kansas.
whittier many Of its citizens have gone in
shs past two years, and also o: TWO dozen
persons ifom Chesterfield for the same State.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-03-31
NOTICE.
u. 3. LAND OFFICE.

Q. =. Z
Larned, Kansas, March rs. lssl.
COMPLAINT having been catered at this Of
Ofce by Henry Shredder aga INST A. Hermann
1hesins Tor abandoning his TIMBER culture en-
try No. l4l&, dated Jan 10, ISIS, upon the south
west quarter section n township g south, range
% west, IN Ford county, Kansas. with Q view
TO the cancellation of said entry the said parties
are hereby summoned to appear .: this Office, on
the llth day of Nav lsei, ut le O'Clock. m
to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
marsl-5t. HENRY BOOTH, Receiver.