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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

selves, and that they thereby couil
90 away with middIe-men. Ths
merchants, who pay 500 pe
month rent in little railway tow,
OF few hundred inhabitants-l;la
Luf!ng-for a house to exhibit thei
wees in and employ three or fou.
clerks at good round salary each
mustDf necessity charge big prof
on their goods, and that It would bs
prudent in the Grange TO avoid
them. 1t was shown that pronert,
IN town was greatly. more ren1uner
ati'e than county property. and
there was no honest reason whv
should be SO. 1t was said-tlaa.fber.
were business houses in the Ettl
town of Luling, which did not cos
more than four .cr&five THOUSAND
dollars to erect, renting, yearly. for
twelve to fifteen hundred dollars
renting for third of their yalr
while good property in the cour- |
try could not be rented for one |
tenth its value. It was shown that |
this unequal condition of THINGS
was sapping the producing classes.
as they paid for the music. IF far
mers Were wise they would organ.
Ize in each neighborhood on tie
Grange plan, buy and sell among
themselves. 1t was shown that
farmers had but very little use for
owns, except as shipping points or
manufacturing places; that the far.
ners OF this section had very little
Use tor Houston or Galveston and
hat it would be much better fo,
hem that their cotton went direct
rom the gin to the factory instead
I its being stoppedin those places /
0 be preyed upon by horde of {
REGULATORS and crafty men who
ongregate in towns to live off of t
lie country people. twas alleged +
lar the Changers made war upon /
G Class of people or locality; that |
icy only desired to do without
Ilddie men and spectators; that {
icy did not wish to revenge wrong I
Ut 10 correct it. I
a committee of three was ap- t
ointed to confer with Charity t
range tor the purpose of forming q
alliance to ship cotton to the i
tate Grange Agent at Galveston. d
lhe question of the farmers of Il
e county organizing a farmers IA
ket tor the November election 4,
IS talked over, and decided to be 10
move in the right direction. On q
'king around for some true and
ed farmer to represent this Dis pl
q IN the next Texas Legislature is
was suggested by several that sa
NJ. Daugherty would fill the bill. &c
VALLEY GRANGE, 900. CHI
CALDWELL, Sept. II. ho
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

i is deliberations had - II
m y lcal, not a partisan n'aae i n
the parpose of which Orgaai,,
. teet the interests Of a'V n, was : n
e elec,t tins Legislators WINE s6e fatn
t ssr laws spa IL the interest " Would !
GERS who would pre,a executive i
terests, that orgap pifssfrvs tbos9
day, instead of b eina nigh |
manipulated in the il : MANAGE
nopolies and capital "itsrs's d !,
ting power in STATE oe the al
Legislative bodies C sea Na6J
United = nited States, to. day, ' ioa. j. /
ths no,c controls the iada'tslh
agricultural .S industry. 'PTrSSl . ]
OF things should be and IN. n. ID
v vsa; 50 that farmers s1 b can b
majority over all other 'ealingaa
men, should control Ies sl,',s
State and NationaI-,srggdl' lltio. !
legislation should contro I Aas
In a republican form of ao.. '' ID
ma maorl'les should rule. STTyHs s =
ers are the majority. Fa Inc Ia
can protect their indust.'s,n 'uld d;
the fortune from the tid,I and 10 "a
prosperity. '1ai Wave |
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

companies, where farmers have
their grain under the rate of Q and
10 per cent. interest per annum, in
e stead of paying II and per cent
: per month-I5 and 20 per cent. an
nually-as formerlyf
Eyes" replied Smith.
"Well, then, the Grange gave us
our new State Constitution, for you
remember that nearly all the valu
able amendments contained therein
were reported by the State Grange
Executive Committee, and endorsed
by the State Grange, which assem-
bled at Sacramento year ago last
fall. Said propositions were then,
by order of the Grange. placed in
the hands of the members of the
| Order who were elected to the
State Convention, then in session."
/ Eyes" replied Smith.
swell, you remember, how that
little band of thirty Grange broth
ers met in committee almost daily
for about three months, considering
and formulating these propositions,
and ultimately secured their adop-
ton, in one form or another, the |
principles involved in nearly all the |
propositions; and how, when the
new State Constitution of sEalifor-
MIA was submit ed to the people,
the Changers, and farmers gener-
allv, recognizing therein the propo-
sitions and principles for which
they had SO long contended, voted
en- msSSe for it and secured it's
adoDtion?"
Yes" replied Smith.
"W I'll, | will tell you some other
time about how the Union, after
the Rebellion, was cemented by the
influence of the Grange; about the
Granger laws of Wisconsin, which
ultimately resulted in decision of
the Supreme Court of the United
States, affirming the right of the
several States to fix the rates of
freights and fares on all railroad
and river lines of transportation
within their respective boundaries:
The Oranges influence in favor of
education, and by prestige compel
ing the recognition of the dignity
If our calling and hundred other
Kings which | have not time to Q
mention now. Good day, friend T
smith; | will have to be travelling
n order to be in time for the d
grange" n
"See here, Jones" said Smith, seis r.
here any chance for a fellow who u
as acted the simpleton so COM a
letely as | have, getting back into o.
he Grange" a
Eyes, replied Jones, "come along
nth me, pay up your back dues, 10
nd help us in the good work, and q
ou shall have your reward" So
with all my heart" replied IN
NTH, and off they went together &c
the Grange. LEI
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

The profits of sheep farming. saws
the Americus Goa Recorder, con
Quoted in small way are illustrated
by Mr.. ]. T. Howell, who has .
flock of nine sheep, which, this
year had nine lambs, off of which
ne shared A pounds of wool for
winch ne got 2o1 cents per pound.
30 that on an investment of SI4.So
ne makes profit of $1I.66 for the
wool, and has doubled his flock
As for the cost OF keeping, it s.
simply nothing-they living off the
pickings of the farm. There is no
farm but can carry without extra
cost from S. to 100 sheep, and our
iarmers will find it profitable, for
he wool will bring them the money
T any time when they will most
iced money. while by having a few
2 good condition they can ALWAYS
ave the most wholesome meat Fl
comparatively no cost.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14
Ehe Only " ay.
Dlrigo Rural.

trust your own good sense and
move on. Don't wait for some
small politician to tell you how to
vote Don't wait at all. Nothine
is more disastrous to the healtb =
growth of a cause than hating. in.
an renee. There are manv asn;
rants for office, and for the hope of
place they are willing to give
their best service. and ali their in
fiuence. Don't look to such mem
Tor advice. They are interested
onlv Tor their party. The only way
IN which an enlightened cause can
De preserved and promoted AMONG
farmers, is for the non office seek
ing, enlightened farmers to take
an active part themselves, and lead
of IN the right direction, not wait
% be led.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

The Patro of Husbandry gave
a barbecue at McGuire's School
house recently, at which the chosen
orator of the occasion was Prof. A.
u. Wallace, of Center City. We
clip from the Chief the following
notice of the speech:
Prof. A. D. Wallace, of Hamil-
ton county, District Lecturer of tie
state Grange, was the orator of the
day, and acquitted himself right
Well of the task which had been
assigned him. He occupied about
two hours in the delivery of his ad'
dress, in which he explained the
objects and designs of the Order
which he represents. Especially
did he insist on the cooperative
features of the Order being carried
out, and explained the practical
working of cooperative stores on
he Rochdale plan.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

The lessons of history, the logic
OF events all proclaim the wisdom
of the organization of the Grange
and the demands upon its intelli
gent members for the faithful sup.
port ct is representative men,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

There is a great and pressing
need that farmers everywhere be
induced to read more and thus bet
ter appreciate the privileges and
opportunities of the Order of Pa.
irons of Husbandry.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14
Correspondents sbo,,a

correspondents should be careful
70 pay postage on their letters in
.uli. We have lately had to pay 6
aau cents on letters from cores
pohdents. They should add a ..
cent stamp for each sheet incloseJ
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

The Governor of Wisconsin has
rendered the State Senate Chamber
TO the Patrons of Husbandry of that
State in which tc hold the annual
session of their Order, which will
take place November next.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

The strength of Patrons lies 10
their acting together. If they mus
contend let it be like the olive ana
the vine to see which shall bear the
most and best fruit; not like the ~
and the elm which shall make INC
most noise In the wind.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14

Inc irEsrest in the Grange in
Mississippi is increasing.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-14
interest OF Women in tha
GRANGE

An Essay Read in Harrison cba,,e
Grange, July IS, 1882, by Mrs. sallie
Philpott.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
To BE Held Monday-Delegates Selected
Yesterday.

To BE Held Monday-Delegates Selected
Yesterday.
District conventions were held in the va
rious districts of Knox County yesterday,
for the purpose of choosing delegates to a
convention of Republicans to be held at the
to nominate candidates for sheriff, trustee,
register aud County, Circuit and Criminal
Court clerks.
Representatives of the various
wards of the city assembled at the court
house at 2 o'clock yesterday for a joint con-
vention. The meeting was called to order
by j. A. Swan, chairman of the coun y ex-
ecutive committee. Mr.. Swan was elected
chairman and Thomas A. r. Nelson, Sec
retary.
TN motion of V. F. Gossett it was ordered
that the representatives of each ward retire
and select their respective delegate. After
time for deliberation the meeting was again
called to order, and the following delegates
were reported:
First ward-B r. Childress and T. L..
Prince; instructed for Gossett, Reeder,
Nelson, Cottreil, Gibbs and Rule.
Second ward-R. L. DeArmond and J. Fl.
Cleage; instructed for Gossett, Reeder,
Morrow, Ga braith, Gibbs and Ford.
Third ward-John w. Hutson and W. II.
Osburn no instructions.
Fourth ward-D. Il. Hampton; no in
structions.
Fifth ward d NJ. Taylor, J. NJ Arm
stead, D. A. Smith, Sam Osment and Lee
Greer; no instructions.
Sixth wards. p. Angel, H. ]. Cooper
| and II. L. Bradley; no instructions.
Seventh ward-Patton Vaughn, Alex
| Wade, Sharp Mcclellan, Benjamin F.
| Smith, no instructions
Eighth ward-Jos G. Harris, ]. T. Am
br Sc, Alex Hodge; instructed to only vote
| for the best and strongest candidate, and
only for those who pledge themselves to
abide by the verdict and agree to support
the successful nominees.
| Secoud district-Roberts' Store John
Martin, John Payne, JAS Carter and Albert
| Haws.
Karnes'-David Lee and VIM Tindle; no
instructions.
| Eleventh district-H c. Maxwell, NJ. P,
Coker and Neil Mcclellan.
| Twelfth district t-Mechanicsville-H. T.
| Cooper, Sam Anderson, E. j. Davis, s. H.
johnson, Thomas Clay, d. S. Bowers, Jerry
| Walker; no instructions.
| West End-Hon. ]. NJ Thornburg; nc
| instructions.
Fourteenth district. L. King, R. NJ
| Johnson
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
STUPID TEACHING.

There is a vast amount of humbug in
the system of common-school edu cation,
and it is not strange that many parents
are adopting the plan of having their
children instructed at home, where they
can carefully watch the childs training
and see that what time is devoted to in
struction Is turned to good account A
Disguised father writes to a Philadelphia
journal saying that the other day he
heard his little girl sobbing over rule
which she was trying to commit to men,
ory, in the following words, to-wit:
"Rule for short division, rule dash
one write the divisor at the left of the
dividend, semi-colon, begin at the left
hand, comma, and write the quotient
beneath, period. Paragraph. 2. II
there is a remainder after any division,
comma, regard it as preixed to the next
figure, comma, and divide as before,
period. If any partial dividend is less
than the divisor, prefix it to the next
figure, comma, and write a cipher in the
quotient, period. Paragraph proof Pc
riod dash multiply the quotient by the
divisor, comma, and add the remainder,
comma, if any, comma, to the product,
period"
After reading these painfully idiotic
paragraphs the amazed parent made in
quiry and found that the pupils-chil-
dren under 10-were required to study
rules in this way in order that they
might be able to write them out and
"point" them, not correctly, but &C
cording to the book.
81 also found" he adds, "that if
comma was left out, though the sense
remained unchanged, the pupil suffered
as much in loss of marks as though she
had committed vital blunder. Thanks
to home instruction, my little girl un-
derstands the rules of arithmetic, but
she cannot learn them by rote in this
parrot fashion, and suffers accordingly.
Can we have nothing done In this mat
ter to relieve our children from utterly
useless memorizing, that leaves them at
the end OF few years with weakened
minds and no taste for study7 I got
letter the other day from man who
had graduated from university. He
could neither write nor spell correctly
(spelling goes 'goseD, and yet at school
q few years ago, he could glbly recite
all the rules OF grammar, and was by no
means an Indifferent pupil"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers were
registered in the Office Of County Court
clerk during the past week:
John S. VanGilder to John Sipple, lot in
Knoxville, $3UO.
Alex Reeder, sheriff, and others, to w.
II. Grady, IL acres in 10Th district, Sl5O
Catharine iirney to ii. Calhhan, lot in
1th district, 1915.
j. q. Lones and wife to John A. and
Jennie Cofer, 70 acres in 18th district,
$1,000.
J. S. Ceram to D. j. Wall, land in 18th
district, 81.
Thos. F. Cooper and wife to Jos. Wat
son, lot in 9th district, $50.
w. Ii. Reed and wife to E. w. D. Win
kle and A. c. Payne, Al acres in 18th dis
trict, $50.
P. NJ. Bartlett to W. A. Fl anderson, GAO
acres in Morgan County, $500.
u. L.. Maioney and others to John L. Hu-
| diburg, p acres in 18th district, $40
+. NJ Gravitt to Mary E. Gravitt, 38
acres in 11th district, $3.50.
Henry Roberts to o. J. F. Cardwell. 6
acres in 18th district, $l25.
W. c. Fulcher to S. j. and T. B. Cox,
lots in Knoxville, $500.
j. F. j. LIE Wis, clerk, to Mary Waters,
z64 acres III 10th district, partition
James w. Flenniken and others to Bar
nabas Braine and Hopeweu Braine, lot in
Knoxville, $685.
H. D. Lee and wife to W. G. Fulcher.
lots in 18th district, S425
w. A. Wray and wife to w. G. Fulcher,
lots IN 18th district, $3.50.
N. Cdquel and wife 10 Lazane Pillet, lot
In Knoxville, S1,100.
Ioc Riot TT
10th district.
K. NJ. Epps to o. j. F. Cardwell and
others, school commissioners, lot in 18th
district, SIS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, February 25.-Mr.
Reed, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution for the appoint
ment of select committee OF nine,
to which be referred all petitions,
bills and resolutions asking for an ex
tension of suffrage to women, and
the removal of their legal disabilities
Mr.. Houk. raised the point of or
der, that under the rules, the resolu-
ton must l.y over one day.
The Speaker overruled the point
{ t order and the resolution was
adopted, lis to. S5-almos5 a party
vote.
MIR. Stephens, of Georgia, from the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, reported bill to author -
ize't the coinage of silver dollars and
fractions thereof, of full standard
value. on the metallic system. Refer
red to the committee of the whole. 3
Mr.. Morey, OF Mississipi i, from
the committee on post~otfices and
post roads, reported bill to provide
for ocean mail service between the
United States and foreign ports.
PRINTED and recommitted.
At 1850 the House went into a
committee on the post-office appro-
prlatiUn bill amendments. 1t was
adopted that there shall be no more
Official statements printed, but that
ali correspondence ON official busi-
Less shall be transmitted in penalty
envelopes.
Considerable discussion ensued
over the motion to strike out of the
clause approprlatlng a half million
dollars for The necessary AMI special
facilities on trunk mes, the words,
son trunk lines" 50 as to leave it in
the discretion of the Postmaster-
General to secure special facilities on
any line.
The amendment was rejected with
out division. Tie committee then
arose and reported the bill to the
House. An amendment authorizing
the Po,tmaster- General, IN case OF
the sub letting of mail contract on
star routes, to declare the original
contract forfeited and to enter into q
contract with the sub contractor.
Agreed to by a vote Of l12 to 79
l. he bill then passed.
The House then at 5:15 ad-
journed.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
IN THE RIVER TWO WEEKS.
The Body of j. NJ. Slaughter. Who "
Drowned in Pigeon River, Found.

The Body of j. NJ. Slaughter. Who was
Drowned in Pigeon River, Found.
MIR. Hugh Goforth, who arrived in this
city on freight boat last Friday night, re-
ported the finding of the body of Mr. J. NJ
Slaughter, who was drowned in Pigeon
River, at Cattlett's Mills, Sewer County, on
Thursday, February 9th, 1882, an account
OF which appeared in our columns at the
time. The body was found in an eddy a
short distance below the Gallops," on
French Broad River, some Mira or ten
miles from where he was drowned. The
body was removed to the bank and young
man despatched, on horseback, to Rockey
Valley, Jefferson County, to notify the friends
of the deceased. A justice of the peace
was called, who empannelled a jury of in
quest, who rendered verdict of accidental
drowning. The body was found on Thurs
day morning, just two weeks from the date
of Mr.. Slaughter's death.
On removing the body from the water,
the blood flowed freely from nose and
mouth. The corpse was in good state of
preservation and looked very natural.
After the inquest the body was taken in
charge by the relatives of the deceased
placed in coffin, and taken home for
burial
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
Can Stand ALI Water Coming.

SK1Pw1TH, Miss, February 25 W
I. Anderson, who has been working
for the last few days repairing the
worst places in the levee, reports ::
I'VE can stand all water coming"
The reports of high water and the
condition Of the levees 10 this part
of the Mississippi bottom are partly
unfounded. The Ben Lomond levep,
81 often reported broken, is still
intact.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
Statement of One Of the Gibbirs
MurdererS.

C1Nc1SNAT1, February 24.-The En-
quiler bas a report from Lexington,
KY, to the effect that its reporter,
having b,en confined a week in Jail
with George Ellis, obtaine d from him
statement that his former con-
fession, charging the murder OF
Fanny Glbbns on Williim Neal and
Ellis Croft, was untrue, and that it
was made under duress and under
the belief that Croft had confessed,
he being so Informed by the person
to whom his first confession was
made. The other Cincinnati papers
have no confirmation of this matter,
and the Enquirer's report says the
indications are that Ellis has still
further revelations to make.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26

bridge over the race, on Mill street. was
referred to the street committee for inyesti-
CATION.
Alderman Hockenjos reported the Cum
Derland street bridge, over First Creek, in a
dangerous condition, and asked that it be
condemned.
Alderman Brooks stated that the street
committee had already inspected and con-
demned said bridge.
Aldermen Brooks and Fulcher asked for
3oo feet of curbing on Morgan street. Re
ferred to street COMMITTEE.
The market and building committee pre.
sented plans of a new market house ex-
tending nearly to the city scales, tho stalls
to be arranged IN the center of the building,
the roof TO project on each side so as to
| shelter the wagons which are to be backed
up against the pavement under the building.
petition from the stall owners now
IN the market house, was presented and
read, protesting against the proposed
change. The matter was referred back to
the market and building committee TO
make report to the next meeting of the
board the full cost of making said change.
Alderman Cal tweii's ordinance in regard
to hucksters passed on its second reading.
Alderman Murphy, chairman of the
sanitary committee, asked for Information
in regard to the draining of the ponds in
the 7th ward.
Alderman Brooks stated that two were
already drained, and that he was now drain
| ing another.
On motion, it was ordered by the board
that the city drain or fill no more ponds.
A lamp was ordered erected on 5th ave-
nue. between the Third Presby terian Church
and CroZier street.
In the matter of Mary Hickson against
the city for damages, the grievance COM
| mlttee reported that the attorneys of Mary
| Hickson otfored the following compromise:
She will accept 500 $500 cash in hand,
| $500 to her attorneys.
On motion, the board rejected the COM
! promise.
MIR. VIM. Joy asked if the action of
| former board of aldermen, granting him
| PERMISSION to shlngle q house now in the
fire limits is now in force. He was informed
that it was not in force now.
At the request of Aldermen Murphy and
Craig, lamp post was ordered erected on
Depot street, near Callaghan's corner, and
that the lamp post on the bridge over Sec
ond Greek on McGhee street, be raised to
Its proper height, and the post at the
railroad crossing on same street, be raight-
ened up. lamp post was ordered erected
on Park street, near the pond.
The alley west of DIR. Boyd's Office was re-
ferred to the sanitary committee. That
| between Henley and High streets, between
| Church and Grove streets and between
Main and Cumberland, back of Col Gauts,
was referred to the street committee.
Adjourned.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26
The Failures of the Weak

NEw York, February 24.-R. G..
Dunn & Co., mercantile agency,
report failures for the last seven
days as 12S in number. A slight
reduction upon the last week. In
the Middle States there were 80, in
the Ets'ern States 10, in the Sourh
ern States 35, IN the Western States
"a, III the Pacific Coast and Territo
ries II, and in New York city 7.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-26

UNDER our free ins nstituiions the
President of the United States is
always blessed with gratituitous ad-
vice and plenty of it. A Massa-
chusetts man who has been soiourn-
ing temporarily in Kentucky, called
upon the President one day last
week, to give him the benefit of
his valuable advice in the distribu-
tion of Federal patronage in the
last named State. It transpired
that he had once performed a piI-
grimage to Mentor, at his own ex-
pence and on his own respons bi ity
to give President Garfield advice
about the formation of his Cabinet.
There are plenty Of just such dis
interested patriots, and it is amaz
ing what cheek they have.