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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

MADISON, January 1.-THE roll Of senators
elect and of senators holding over as certified
ny the secretary Of state was read by Charles
E. Bross, chief clerk of the late senate. The
former were called to the bar of the senate
where they signed their names in the record.
and were then sworn into office by the
president. The officers were then elected as
predetermined by the caucuses, as follows:
President pro ten1., Senator Burrows; chief
clerk. G. e. BrOss; seTgeant-at- arms, A. T.
Glaze. The organization having been COM
pleted, Lieut.. F1feld, delivered brief
address. The usual resolutions incident to the
organization, such as adopting the old rules
until otherwise ordered. notifying the assembly
that an organization of the senate had been
effected, etc.; were adopted. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 12.-After attending to q
number Of matters of routine nature. the
special committee appointed to visit the gov
ernor and to notify him of the organization of
both houses, reported back that the governors
message would be sent to both houses this
morning. The message Of the governor was
presented to the senate by Private Secretary l..
Rusk. At the conclusion of the reading the
joint resolution to adjourn till Tuesday Janyl-
airy IL was adopted.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 1.-THE assembly was
called to order at u o'clock M. by John E.
Eldred, chief clerk Of the last assembly. The
roll of members eject. as certified by the secre
taIy Of state, was read, and the members, as
their names were called, advanced to the clerks
desk, signed the roll, and were then sworn into
Office by Associate Justice Cassoday, of the su.
preme court. Z. l.. ellison, of Pierce County
was elected speaker, e. d. Coe. of WalWorth
chief clerk, and d. E. Welsh sergeant-at-arms
After adopting the usual resolution to perfect 8
complete organization, tAe assembly took a re-
cess until 3 o'clock, and then proceeded to The
drawing of seats. Without further business the
assembly.then adjourned.
MADISON, January 12.-The special commit
tee appointed to visit the governor reported
back that he would present his message this
morning, and in a short time the document was
handed in by His Excellency's private secretary
At the conclusion of the reading, the assembly
took recess for a few minutes, after which il
again reassembled, and Reyes introduced 6
resolution which was adopted, granting the use
Of the assembly chamber to the public for the
celebration of the centennial anniversary of the
birth of Daniel Webster-January 49,. Some
discussion was had on the joint resolution tc
adjourn until next Tuesday, but it was finally
decided to adjourn over until II o'clock Of thai
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
AT WAKING.
BY SARAH ORNE JEWETT

heard the city bells at morning ring,
The eastern sky Tas family tinged with light;
Inc tired town in heavy sleep lay still,
AND yet knew 1t was no longer night.
one, two, three, four the bells struck one by one
In answering steepl9s that were far away;
VINO could help wondering what the morn nigh
bring,
Who walked, like me, between the dark and day2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
STATE DEBT.

The distribution of the bonded debt of the
state September 80, 1884, was as follows:
War bonds OUTSTANDING. $4,000 90
Certificates of Indebtedness. s., 900 90
Currency certificates ........ 81 90
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18

Total s., 1852, O57 90
And in addition to this, there was on the lst
day of January, 1882, deficiency for the care
of the state charitable and penal institutions as
shown by the report of the board of supervis-
ion, of $55 .944.S2, aud claim of the United
States against the state for $2G6, 1904. making
a total of 50, SD, 1896,
EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES.
The secretary of state makes the following
estimate of the expenditures to be betrayed
from the treasury during the year beginning
January l. 1888:
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries and permanent appropriations. S22773 so
Legislative expenses. ................. $3.50 90
Interest state Indebtedness. 164, 5S8 SO
Charitable and penal institutions. 235,0U0 90
Clerks and employees. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Miscellaneous. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000 90
Total expenditures ...............s1 ,O47, O6S Sc
REVENUES.
Licenses and fees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1862. 700 90
Taxes authorized by law. ............. 234, 1868 Sc
Total revenues. Observation-Disclosures. S797,O6s 86
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
FROM ALABAMA
Morgan County.

Editor Patron: Six Mile Grange
is still on "boom.' Twelve months
ago about dozen of us reorganized
and put our shoulders to the wheel
to see if we could rebuild the
Grange in our locality. We now
have about sixty members, our meet
ings are well attended, and candi-
dates knock at our door every meet
ing. On the 25th we had livelv
discussion on politics not partisan
for the purpose of educating each
other in regard to our real condition,
and it was plainly shown that the
farmer has been taught to believe
that he was ignorant, that he could
not understand finance, that it was
his duty to pillow deep, feed the ma
ton, vote as the politicians say and
their great wisdom and tender re-
gard will carry US through safe. But
the members of Six Mile Grange
will think for themselves in future.
Enclosed you will find list of
names and the money for your no
bic paper, Fraternally,
March Fl. w. M. STRINGER.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
FROM TEXAS.
Franklin County.

Editor .Pafyoa..A We are proud
that you have given all the Oranges
which Worthy Master Rose met lie
privilege of communicating through
your columns with their brethren
in this and other States. The spirit
of determination never waxed
stronger than now. Worthy Master
Rose delivered public address on
tie evening of the 9th inst, before
Flora Bluff Grange, 1923, and not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather the hall was well filled and
all present were pleased. Bro. Rose
is doing great work, work that
no thinking man can fail to appre-
ciate. We feel that he has done a
work for us that no other man could
have done, and we expect ere long
to be greatly strengthened, both in
hall and store, through the instru-
mentality of his lecture. Long may
he live to enjoy the fruits of his
labors. Fraternally,
john 6. RIVE, Sec'y.
March 10
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
LAFAYETTE County.

Editor Patron. | notice that the
Hon. II. d. Money has introduced
a bill in Congress making the De-
partment of Agriculture an Execu-
tive Department and raising the
Commissioner of Agriculture to a
position in the Presidents Cabinet.
This is doubtless very unexpected
intelligence to many of his constitu-
ents, inasmuch as he has not only
voted but made speech against a
similar proposition about year ago
in which he stigmatized the peti
TONERS, praying for such a measure,
as coming from the horny handed
sons of toll. But change seems
to have come over the spirit of his
dreams, for the things he once
hated he now loves. We can not
account for the sudden transitory
movement of this would be repre-
sentative Of the dear people, unless
it be that the people have been
heard from the self-same horny
handed sons of toll, demanding in
unequivocal terms justrecognition
of their rights and interests. And
this, too, being the year for election
of members of Congress, this time
server. with an eve single to the
fitness of things, hopes to re gain his
lost popularity by the introduction
of the above mentioned act. Bare
faced, self evident. political trickery
for the purpose of catching votes.
But it won't do, Mr.. Money; too
thin, entirely too thin, so to speak.
for which you will get neither
kisses nor thanks. The people are
being educated to their rights, and
knowing dare assert them, and will
not in the future, as in the past,
support for office men who disre
gard their wishes. So step grace
fully down and out, Mr.. Money,
and serve for season as high pri-
vate in the rear ranks, bringing
forth fruits worthy of repentance.
We have no right to impugn the
motives of our fellow men under
ordinary circumstances, but public
acts are public property, and when
an American Congressman at
tempts to pull the wool over the
eyes of his constituents in this
manner, he is presuming a little too
much upon their ignorance, and
the sooner such men are consigned
to the back ground the better In
the meanw lille, let the farmers pre-
pare for the coming contest. Let
them send at least three of the
seven Representatives from Missis.
sippi to the next Congress-; men
who will implicitly stand by the
agricultural interests of the coun.
try, and who recognize the great
cardinal principle of popular gov
eminent, viz: That the win of the
people honestly and intelligently
EXPRESSED is supreme
Farmers, are You ready to move
onwards
Fraternally, JAS. B. HAMLET.
Paris, March 70.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
Master Arkansas State Grange

Every reader of this journal will
be pleased to see the letter on this
page from the distinguished author
of the Declaration of Purposes of
our Order, Past Master ]. w. A.
Wright, of the California State
Grange. 1t will be seen that he not
only continues to take deep inte-
rest in the Order with which he was
so prominently connected, but that
his trenchant pen is still active in
defense of the toiling masses and in
keeping up vigorous war against
the rapidly growing and dangerous
power of monopoly. The Declare
ton of Principles of the Anti Mo
nopoly party of Tulare county, writ.
ten by him and published on our
third page, will touch a responsive
chord in the hearts of many thous-
ands of the tillers of the soil east of
the Rocky Mountains. No stronger
argument for the building of the.
Ship Railway across the Isthmus
could be made than is contained in
the simple statement of the wrongs
inflicted upon the people of Tulare
and other counties in California by
the corrupt and powerful railway
monopolies of that State
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
Miller County.

Editor Patron: | will try to write
for the first time in life to let your
many readers know how we are
getting along down here in Miller
county, Arkansas. For two or
three years the Grange appeared to
be dead, and [ had almost lost all
hopes Of it ever being resurrected,
but with the encouragement OF
THE PATRON OF HUsBANDRY q
few of us kept alive, and our
Grange did not die, although the
State Grange did, and we did moi
know whether there was another
working Grange in the State or
not. | would often look over The
PATRON TO see If | could find any
thing from Arkansas, but could not,
We worked on, and some six or
seven months ago we got one new
Grange organized, one old one re-
organized in our township and one
in Texas, near by. The State
Grange was reorganized, and 1
think it will live aud grow now. |
think Bro J. v Scott is the right
man in the right place at IFS head,
and il the Patrons throughout the
State will be co-workers with him,
the Order will soon be booming IN
Arkansas. There seems to be a
better Grange spirit now than ever
before amongst the people in this
section of the country. Ny advice
to every Patron and farmer in the
State is To take The PATRON and
you wilt see that the Grange is q
necessity. We, as farmers. must
be protected. and we must protect
ourselves, and this can only be
done by organization and co-oPe'
ration. EDWARD TERRY.
Bright Star, March y.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
FkOM ARkANNAx
Pope County.

Editor Patron: Your p,
so well filled with original NON NON
editorials and communicated .'er'
able writer's, that | have rotr ron
from troubling you with q ied
Yours is the only strictly c utter
paper that | ever soc, and 7 b.ange
win long continue 10 dope; "ope It
!. Grams lightsto Southern f,psnss
Continual dropping wears = s "ers
and continuaI teachicg is neca" .One,
70 impart knowledge of CO, onan.
ton and other Ora ge doc,r pera-
our agriculturists. "'' 70
The general substitution os a.
Clement Attachment for oo 80 sue
mills for the cotton yin with W
operative retail stores, would ~
few years, make the farmer DEAN
the infamous legislation of Co.
gress in favor of monopolies ina
pendent and self sustaining To
moral effect would b.. immense. : !.
would teach them to look into Ii.
methods by which they re robbe5
of all the profits of thez toll.
Although it has beesT out Of INV
power to take an active part in n.
glorious work /begun by ths
Grange, / shaAl/hever cease to foo
the deepest tnteress in it's pnOsper.
ity. 1t has already done a thoussna
times as much for the country AS |,
has credit for doing, even by it,
friends.
Grange and other reform iour
nails are continually warning onr
people of impending dangers. but
too much can not be said, for "all
experience has proven" in the
words of the great declaration that
mankind is more prone to submit
than to resist encroachments On
their rights. | am glad, proud to
see THE PATTON taking decided
grounds against class Legislation
put up by bankers and their LAWYER
tools. Why should we struggle to
increase our crops if all the profits
are to go TO fatteh monopoIisls?
We all feel for the distressed
starving people of the over flowed
bottom, but most of US are too poor
or too far off, to aid them much.
Our Arkansas valley is naturally
fine country, with river and rail
road transportation, and the rail
way company one of the most lib
eral in the South, and suits immi.
grants from timbered States better
than any prairie country.
But we want to see more Interest
in the Grange. If we could induce
the young men, generally, TO jOi1
the Grange, and heed its teachings
We should soon be on the highwsl
to lasting prosperity.
The Grange co operative store a
Gally Creek in this county is Go
ing first best.
FraternalIy, {. +. TOBY.
Atkins, March 90
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
III efits. Won intellectually, by helping |

efits you intellectually, by helping
YOU to express your ideas and IN
gaining ideas of value from others.
It gives you a better opinion Of
yourself and .ofsyour ealing, ana
helps YOU to love your neighb ors, II
makes YOU love your wife and chill
-d,en better and to do more for them
in an educational line, and causes
you to strive to make them see the
finger of God. on every blade OF
grass and His, beauties upon every
flower of the field. 1t brings you
into society that you would never be
permitted to understanding with
the elderly matrons and beautiful
rnaidens, you are sure TO become
more refined in ma ners and gentle
in disposition. 1t benefits you ply
.sically by giving you rest from your
labors, and teaches you TO do more
work with less strength and at less
expense by labor-saving implements
and by avoiding the mistakes OF
others which you might fall into
yourself.
IF these ideas are correct am
not right in my general proposition
Try them and see before you un-
swer. Fraternally,
JOHN J. BURLINGTON.
Fairburn, March "a.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

The farmer deals in crops.
The banker deals in debts.

The farmer deals in crops.
The banker deals in debts.
The farmer makes money on
what he produces.
The banker makes money on
what he owes.
The farmer prospers on big crops
The banker prospers on big debts
The farmer makes most when be
owes the least
The banker makes most when be
owes the most. HAa
General prosperity is best for the
farmer.
General stagnation is best for
the banker.
The more the people lose, the
more the bankers make.
The bankers run the Govern
ment; the producers foot the bills,
<~ebicagu Express.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

The letter of w orthy Master Har-
well, of the Tennessee State'Grange,
is very interesting, and should be
read before every Grange in the
land. This able and patriotic
Grange leader has given the subject
of educating the children of farmers
for the duties and responsibilities OF
farm life years of earnest and intel.
ligent study, and it was through his
efforts mainly that the Legislature
of Tennessee enacted law requir-
ing the elementary principles of az
riculture to be taught in the public
schools of that State-a measure
that WI prove one of the most be
nefcent ever adopted by a State
Legislature. The letter, which we
print in another column, presents
the subject of industrial education
SO clearly and forcibly that no one
can fail to be instructed by giving
it careful reading.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
FROM GEORGIA.
Cam DbeII County.

Editor Patron, Now that the
rains have ceased and spring set in
we are going fairly to work The
''inanimate kernels of corn" are fall
ing rapidly In the ground, while the
faithful farmer trusts to kind Prov
idence to bless the sower and the
seed, that both man and beast may
have plenty with some to spare to
the birds and the less favored of
our land. f
Cooperation is looking up in our
midst, and it is only question of
time when the farmers will all have
their own stores.
A merchant remarked to me to
day: on can't run a cooper tive
store; some of your members will
soon get dissatisfied and begin to
| block your road to success, and then
grand failure will be the result I"
| What can men of sterling business
tact and energy think of such cuts
as these? Are we to believe that
our children cannot weigh a few
pounds of coffee, of sugar, or nails,
or measure few yards of cloth !?
Are we to say that we can't buy
good articles of coffees. sugars, or
anythingsin the farmers line at rea-
sonable figures? l say we can, and
we can save money by SO doing. 1t
is not necessary for us to go into
cotton futures, or any other .'risky''
business, to supply GU agricultural
needs. Whence sprane the greatest
living men but from the farm? Are
there not as many successful bust
ness men among the farmer class,
and did not some of the most sue
cessful merchants start from the
farm? Now they cry, you can't sue
coed. AS farmers we are satisfied
with clear in come of 10 per cent
on investment, or in other words if
we have farm worth $1,000 and
we can lay up 500 a year, we are
satitfied and labor on through heat
and cold Is the merchant satisfied
to close up at the end of the wear
with the same gain? No, sir! You
may work life time to get com
Portable living and plenty around
YOU, but he is not satisfied unless he
can make it in a few years time by
pressing the very life blood out of
everything he touches. How long,
Brother Farmers, before you will
cast in your mite and run your own
affairs? Think on these things, and
look on the costly stores and beauti-
full mansions you are building for
others by an unjust tribute to their
covetous ways.
Think, talk and work for your
selves a few wears, and see if ii mes
will not yet better. They that are
whole have no need of physician. !"
OF all men the poor man should
stick to the Grange and practice its
teachings, for there you share in the
we'll to do farmers influence Come
into the Grange and stick to it! work
for its principles and success will
attend you. Raf7faa ~
He who refuses to align himself
with the farmers organization and
who will not practice its teachings,
is undoubtedly his own enemy and
the enemy of his class and posterity.
1t promises you help by allowing
you to retain that which enriches
the merchants 1t offers you an in
sight to mercantile life which you
would never get otherwise. It ben
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
:, fqyovge 13,u1letfin a.flfst. Tublisf

Grange Bulleffn first. Publish
them for us, aud let our friends 5000
miles away see what some of oul
wrongs and beliefs are; let them
see if they have not such Wrongs Of
.monopolies too; let them nudge u
this is not a common cause, let~us
have a common purpose, and let us
try by timely and united action to-
obtain the redress and protection
from congress, Legislatures, courts
and officials, which our people
ssorely.need and should rightfully
have.
This letter is growing too long.
Give the Anti -Monopolists of the
Pacific coast hearing among our
brothers of the Gulf States. Bonds
ofsteel, and, over them, trade that
may grow 10 colossal proportions,
are now binding US together, as
they have never done before. 1t is
a monopoly--one "giant monoP-
oly,"-that has created these
bonds, and and cAierlys for It's ozCn
aeoYandfsement. Let us secure
timely State and Federal laws that
will at once and forever regulate
this inter State commerce in the in
terest of the people, the farmers
and the traders, whom these com
mon carriers should be compelled
to serve fairly and justly. Nothing
hu+e fI1oir III hif,al exfOrtiOnS and
determinations can prevent this
new bone of union between the
Pacific States and the South and
Northwest from bringing US mutual
and lasting advantages.
Let me hear from you and send
me THE PATRON containing oui
'peclaration." As ever, your friend
$50 o. w a. WRIGHT.
Hartford. March 2.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
ARKANsAs STATE GRANGE.
WHuoVtI . UDWt,
TExARKANA, April 3,fI8;

~
To the Patrons Of Aykdnsas. -
The Ship, Railway bill now be-
fore Congress is a measure of very
great importance TO the farmers of
the Cotton States. The success of
that grand project-the Ship Rail
way-under American control, will
relieve the producers of this Cos =
try of the oppressive burdens heaped
upon them by railway monopolies,
open valuable markets for our pro-
ducts, and stimulate immensely the
manufacture of cotton in the South,
which will encourage our farmers
to establish small Clement Attach
ment factories on their farms for the
manufacture of their cotton. The
success of the Ship Railway bill is
so important to the best interests
of The farmers of the Cotton
States that they should bring all
their influence to bear in its favor.
therefore respectfully suggest to
the members or the Order in this
State to petition Congress to adopt
said~biil, and that the Subordinate
Oranges adopt resolutions request
ing the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from this State to
advocate and vote for its adoption
]. V. SCoTT,
Master Arkansas State Grange.