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The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
Caldwell County.

Editor Patron: Bro. A. Nj. Kel
lar filled his appointment at Prairie
Lea on the 18th INST and at Kings
bury on the 9Th, and at Clear Fork
Church, Caldwell county, on the
9th. He had large attendance at
each appointment, and came up
fully to the expectations of his
friends and all present, so far as |
have been able TO learn. We think
that much good has been done for
the Order by his visit in this sec
ton of the country. | am of the
opinion that if we had four or FIVE
such men as Bro. Kellar as Lees
turers, who would spend all their
time lecturing and organizing new
and recognizing old Oranges for
one year, it would do more to build
up our Order than anything that
has been done in four years. Wor-
thy Master A. Rose has done
noble work for the Order In Texas,
but the work is too large for one
man, and five lecturers could not go
over it in one year as it should be
done. But right here comes up the
important question for us to con
slider; these four or five lecturers
that you want must be paid a fair
price for their services, and how
are we going to get the money?
The Texas State Grange will meet
at Bolton, Texas, in August next,
and if it fails to devise ways and
means for this purpose it will fail,
in my opinion, to meet the greatest
necessity of the Order in Texas.
This is intended to call the atten-
ton of the Patrons of Husbandry
in Texas to this subject before the
meeting of our State Grange, and
with the hope that those who are
ADLER and better posted than | am
will give US their views upon the
best means of building up our Or
der in Texas.
And now | wish to PROFOUND a
question to every member of the
Order in the United States, Is it
best for the State Oranges to meet
annually?
Here, in Texas, | suppose that
each NEE ting of the Texas State
Grange ces from $1,000 to S., 200.
Gould not fllat amount of money
be made mcNe benefcia! for rhe
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

building up of our Order by sus-
tanning our Grange papers better
and paying part of it to Lecturers7
There is only two ways OF reach
ing the masses of the farmers; one is
through the Grange press; the other
is by living speakers, and the SOON
er we learn this, and go to work,
the better it will be for the Order.
| am aware that. the Constitution
of the National Grange requires the
State Oranges to meet annually,
but if all the members of the Sub.
ordinate Oranges in the United
States desire it otherwise, and send
their delegatrs to the State Oranges
instructed upon that subject it will
not take long to make the desired
change. I believe that the life of
the Order is in the Subordinate
Oranges, and tie shortest road to
reach and organize the masses of
the farmers is the best way to build
up our noble Order.
Wishing you and The PATRON
great success, | am, yours,
Fraternally, FL. M. DAUGHERTY.
Prairie Lea, May 9.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
Ameriean Indmstry.

An English essayist con edes tha1 -
no other country has there been ANU
like the rapid progress in inventions a.. -
all that pertains to material progress .i,~
has been made in the United States eu-
ing the last half. century. lie says 20
the Americans have profited by the ~
sons which were taught them by tlle P.Jh
ducers of Europe: that many ideas VIZ M
had their inception in the Old Worio "a
been supplemented and improved upon ::
the quick witted and ingenious auNe
to say nothing of the productions oil pun n.
ly American origin. The world, nc VI ~
us, is indebted TO the genius OF the Peot,s
of the United States for the electro ~ ~
graph. science which has broughl u,,
remote sections of the world into ins'"ntf
communication; for the utilization y
steam upon the ocean, the first Ves'ef
crossing the Atlantic having oeeh y
American construction; for the p'esen
monitor system ofnaval architecture ~
employed by the leading maritime hA'io,s ons
of Europe; for the sewing machine, ~ ~.
of the greatest labor saving imPleliieih,i his
ever conceived; and also for innuIheI an n
other inventions and Improvements n
machinery employed upon the Ia, ~
the factory and in the workshop. Du,i
the last quarter OF century, IN par Lii LII
the American people have been grau.u@r,e
emancipating themselves from dePenus;sffy
upon the older nations for great Va, H., ~,
fthe necessaries of life, till at length u'.s
are in position to maintain su00os - he
competition with them in some
most important departments OF I'ieoL--,il I'ieoL:-sl-
cal produ rtiou, while, as regards agt.s.t
ture, the United States stands Pre-erf''as
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
Amife County.

+ Editor Patron. In the first mum !.
Der of your valuable, paper received
after subscribing for it, read with
no little interest the able speech of
Hon. Fl. L. Muldrow upon the
Tariff question and noticed your
comments upon the same.
The ring of his speech is right,
and every farmer in his Congress
ional District should feel proud of
his efforts in their interest, and no
doubt do. The agricultural interests
of this country stands pre- eminent
ly high and any other, compared
with il, is dwarfed into insignifi.
canoe, and yet There is less National
legislation on this subject than
many others in which the masses OF
the people have but little interest.
We have heard the remark made,
that the farmers need no legisla-
ton, that they can live and thrive
independent of all statutory help.
This remark, though not intended
as such, is highly complimentary to
the farmers; yet it is untrue. The
farmers are the consumers in pro-
portion of at least seven tenths OF
all home and imported fabrics and
productions, and in this proportion
they are interested in the Tariff
question-hence our advocacy of a
low tariff, not to extend beyond a
revenue standard under any con-
tingency. We need no protective
tariffs here; if our manufacturing
establishments in the United States,
where so much raw material is pro-
duced, can not compete with sim
liar factories in Manchester
other places abroc u
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
A Grand Cooperative Movement.

Editor T0~rhaI0f AoyicuHarc:
Never was a call so laden with
important results for the future of
the Grange movement in Missouri
and elsewhere as the one made by
Bro d. n. Thompson, of the State
Executive Committee, through the
Journal of the 4th inst. We know
the purpose of that call to be tie
uniting Of all Grange Co oberati0e
Stores in Missouri and Kansas into
ORe Grand Cooperative commercial
institution, which will command
the respect of manufacturers on the
one side and the patronage of the
public on the other 1t is to so com
bine the present extensive business
of the Grange that feeble Grange
store, IN any remote part of our land,
with an insignificant capital of 500
or $500, may enjoy the benefits of a
gigantic institution handling mil,
lions. Let not the short sighted and
tlmid shake their heads and croak
''lmb0SSi6le." Such a combination
is to the interest of all these stores
and their patrons, as we'll as to the
interest of manufacturers; and what
is of universal interest" and self ev-
ident will be/accomplished. hope
every cooperative store in Missouri
will respond to the call.
q. B. DEBERNARDI
The above is worthy of the con-
sideration of Cooperative Associa-
tons throughout the country. We
commend it specially to the atten-
ton of those in Texas. In that State
the Order has the best equipped
State Cooperative Association in
the Union. The Agency at Calves
ton has been ably and successfully
managed, and if the farmers and
Cooperative Associations through
out the State will concentrate their
trade upon it they will save many
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually and soon become absolutely
independent in their business affairs
The Agency at Galveston should be
SO strengthened as TO be able tc
meet every demand made upon it
We will recur to this subject again
before the meeting of the Texas Co
operative Association in Julv next
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
When PIoughshares tt
Plenty Smiles.
Thin K,

Why should we not have pro-
gress in agricultural knowledge and
Improvement in methods of culti-
walton? Why should we not have
as much earnest thought, as much
close observation, and as much ben-
eft from the lessons OF experience
in the science of agriculture as in
the so-calle learned professions?
Some statesman is credited with
the saying, when bayonets think,
despots tremble." Let us phrase
this sentence and say. when
ploughshares think plenty smiles. :"
Agricultural papers, if read, and
the means of stimulating more ear
nest thought, of inducing more
careful and systematic observation
and in leading more careful gar
nering and m ore practical applica-
ton of the lessons of experience.
No class of men have grander
opportunities for learning than the
farmers of our country if they will
read. Why, then, is it, that the
masses have made so little improve
ment upon the methods of our ia.
theirs? What would be thought of
the physian of day., who in his
practice, should merely copy the
treatment of Rush? Every effort in
tillage should be regarded as an ex-
pertinent which should teach les
son. The observations of each sea-
son should demonstrate some prac
ticable truth AS an illustration:
During the draught of last year,
fields that were lying side by side,
of similar character of soil, the one
brown and sere, scorched and with
cred, while the other retained de-
lightful vendure, and gave cheer
ing promise of bread In such ca
ses investigation showed that one
had shallow and the other had deep
er tillage. There are hundreds of
facts cognizant~to the careful obser
yer, each one of which is pregnant
with valuable lesson if needed.
Rural Messenger.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
The National Banks.

The charters of the National
banks will soon expire, and they
are now asking Congress to give
them another lease of power and
privileges. The masses who gain
their living by honest labor should
be aroused to the danger of per
mitting these moneyed organiza-
tions to continue; they should
speak out in trumpet tones against
the rechartering of a single one of
these banks, and petitions should
go up from every neighborhood to
Congress demanding the removal
from our monetary system of this
most expensive, dangerous and cor
rupt institution. Will not the
Grange put the ball in motion? Let
the movement be started in such a
way as to arrest the attention of all
classes and Congress will soon be
deluged with petitions against the
continance of the banks.
We have seen nothing from the
proceedings of Congress more to
be commended than the following
remarks from two Texas Congress-
men. The Patrons of Texas should
lose no time in endorsing the bold
and patriotic utterances of these
Representatives. The bill to re
charter the banks was before the
House, when
Mr.Culbertson, of Texas, opposed
the bill, and advocated measure
which would authorize the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue Treas
ury notes to take the place of the
circulation of the National banks
whenever such National banks
shall cease to exist
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, favored the
substitution of Treasury notes for
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

There is no Representative in
Congress, next to that able and de-
voted Grange leader, D. Wyatt All
ken, of South Carolina, who has
labored more earnestly, faithfully
and successfully in behalf of the
agricultural interests of the country
than II. L. Muldrow, of Mississippi.
He was, we believe, the first to pre-
sent bill enlarging and elevating
the Agricultural Department, and
he did this when the Grange was
weak and supposed to be dying. He
originated and advocated the meas
ure as simple act of justice to the
leading and most important interest
in the country, and his action, SO
timely and patriotic, challenged the
attention and admiration of farmers
from one section of the Union to the
other. 1t is such men as Muldrow
and Aiken that the farmers need in
Congress; men who will be watch
ful OF their interests and able and
willing to advocate and defend them
on all occasions. We shall be great
ly disappointed if the farmers of his
district do not speak out as one man
for Muldrow's denomination
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

Editor Patron. Thinking re-
port of the Order from this county
would be of interest to your many
readers | send you a few notes con-
corning it and things in general.
The Grange is in very fiourishing
condition. It's membership has
nearly doubled in the last twelve
months. There are five co-opera-
tive stores doing business in the
county. The central store, at Rusk,
under the superintendent of Bro.
John B. Long, has sold $4,000
worth of goods and shipped over
800 bales of cotton since September
last. Next fall, if there are good
crops made, there will be co-ope-
rative store started at Alto, -four,
ishing little town ten miles below
Rusk.
The prospect for good crop was
never more promising. Half the
corn is laid by, and old farmers
say there is more planted this year
than any year previous. Cotton
chopping is under good headway.
The stand is very good and the
seasons have been very propitious
so far, for both corn and cotton.
The oat crop is fine, and several
farmers have reaped their early
fall sowed grain. Many of our far
mers planted the ribbon cane, and
it is looking we'll. Different vari-
eties of sorghum are planted, but the
general favorite is the Africa; the
average yield is about 100 gallons
per acre. The Irish potato crop is
better than we have had for years;
have been using them for three
weeks. Nearly every farmer in this
section has sowed down a patch of
German millet this spring. Past
experience has proven it to be one
of the best and most productive
grains we can plant. Gardens, ETC.,
are doing fine. The fruit crop
promises an abundant yield.
The present year has been hard
one for Texas. Corn has been
very scarce, but now since the sea-
sons have been so propitious, caus-
ing the grasses 60 sf1ri,asr=-.f, 81 =
and rapidly, our stock can subsist
upon that alone, independent of
our Northwestern brothers.
We have fine country here, Mr..
Editor; rich land, healthy climate,
good water, plenty of timber, and
churches OF all denominations, and
school facilities unsurpassed, and as
clever, law abiding citizens as you
will find anywhere in the South.
May THE PATRON and the
Grange go forward is the prayer of
yours,
Fraternally, H. K. MCLEOD.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
Farmer representatives In Con

We are glad to learn that move
ment is on foot among the farmers
of the fourth district in this State
to nominnte Hon. ]. 6, Hamilton,
of Holmes county, for Congress,
We sincerely hope they will sue
ceed, and they will succeed if the
formers of that district can be
aroused in time to proper appre-
citation of the importance. the inn
perative necessity, of having a
stronger representation of their class
in the halls of Congress. Bro. Ham
ilton is farmer and an active mem
Der of the Grange, and as State Sen.
ator he has displayed such intelli-
gent, patriotic devotion to the best
interests of agriculture that he can
be relied upon to represent that in
terest in Congress ably, faithfully
and fearlessly,
The farmers in every State ought
to unite and act in time. They must
send more Representatives to Con
gress who will stand by and work
with Aiken, of South Carolina, and
Muldrow, of Mississippi, in their
manly and patriotic efforts to main
tain the rights and build up and
protect the interests of the agricul-
tural and laboring classes of the
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

In our sickly and dormant Oranges, as
general rule. we find that the educational
feature of the Order has not been properly
cultivated; and wherever it has been neg
lected, there the Grange is weak,
Members are equally as desireous for re-
lief and may desire justice as ernestly, but
as they have not educated themselves to un-
derstand where error exists, nor how to
remove it they see but little hope in the
future. Discouragenent ensues, and the
Grange remains feeble. Herein lies the
secret why one Grange is SO much more
prosperous than another.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

Strikes are the ORDER of the day, work
rngmen and mechanics are striking for
higher wages and Capital is striking for
higher rents, freights, etc, while the
farmer works away and pays and accepts
the prices fixed by Others upon what he
buys and What he sells. Wouldn't t
Striker"
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

n'asSe at the primary meetings. We
desire the denomination of Col. Null
drow not because he is Democrat,
but because he is one of the ablest
and most fearless and devoted advo-
Gates of the rights and interests of
the agricultural and laboring classes
that ever represented Mississippi in
Congress.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

with overfowing treasn,,. !, ~
ford to pay portion of t5; Il Can w..
-NezV Orleans Times b ,''l' none,
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27

National bank notes, and after at
tacking the present system, passed
on TO a general discussion of the
financial question, declaring that
should the refunding bill be brought
in for the purpose of perpetuating
the National debt, he would, if he
could get 40 men to stand by him,
filibuster against it until March
- 1881
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-27
FROM TEXAS.
ReII GNunfv.

Editor Patron. According to
previous arrangements we left
home on May I'd, to fill the appoints
ments made for us at Prairie Lea
and other places by Bro. Daugherty
and others. We took the cars at
Temple at IL o'clock, NJ and had a
pleasant run TO Milano. Here we
had to lay over until7 o'clock next
morning. We then boarded the
west bound train on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern Rail.
road, arriving at San Marcos at I
o'clock, P. NJ AS we stepped from
the cars we were met by that noble
veteran of our cause, Bro. II. M
Daugherty, who had come to meet
and to, take US to his home to spend
the night. We found his wife to
be devoted Matron, and she knew
just how to provide pleasant rest
for alfred Granger. Next morning
we had some six or eight miles tc
reach our first appointment. Il
was in beautiful grove on the
banks of the San Marcos river
Patrons and farmers had come
down from the mountains, across
from over the river, up out of the
valleys, and some few from the
neighboring towns. At half past
10 o'clock the Marshal of the day
called to order, when the members
broke forth with that beautiful
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Findings Of the Court.

A naval court consisting CT Mr.. Jas.
Laidlaw, British vice-consul, Capt.
Edward Haley. master Of the British
ship City Of Lucknow, and Capt.
Alexander Mills, master Of the Brit
ish bark Valparaiso, after taking testi-
mony regarding tho loss Of the British
bark Corsica, wrecked on the 21st
ult., rendered the following findings:
LIST. That the bark Corsica foun-
dered outside of the Columbia river
from the effects of leak caused by
striking heavily on the bar while
crossing out under charge of prop
erly licensed and experienced pilot.
I'd. That the pilot seems to have ex-
ercised all due precaution in approach
ing the bar in order to ascertain if it
was in fit condition Tor vessel of the
Corsica's draft to cross out, ana that
he could not have foreseen the sudden
swell which arose and caught the ship
in the act of crossing; other vessels of
even deeper draught having crossed
out the day before and later on the
same day, without accident.
8. That the loss of the vessel has
not been occasioned by negligence or
default of either pilot, master, mates
or crew.
4. That it would have been Impos-
sible to have turned the vessel round
after she first struck, Oh account of
the narrowness of the channel and
there was no place on the outside
where she could have beun headed.
Neither could che with any chance of
success have been brought in again
over the bar on account Of falling tide,
the increasing swell and the ship set.
tling deeper in the water.
5. That recent surveys seem to
prove that the north channel and the
south channels of The Columbia river
are changing and filing up and that a
new channel is formed across the mid
die sands between the two, which
would render the entrance Of the CO.
iumbia river easier and afeT.-OTe-
qonia1t, Sd.
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Health is Wealth.

DR.. E. C. Vests Nerve and Brain Treat
ment !: a specific for Hysterla. Dizziness,
Commissions, Nervous Headache, Mental De-
preston, Loss OF Memory, Spermatori h0ea,
fmpotency, Involuntary Emissions, Prema-
ture Old Age, caused by Oyer-exertion. self
abuse. or over-indulgsnce which Lea, LEADS $40 70
recent cases. Each box contains one months
treatment. One dollar box, Or six boxes
for 1--WE dollars sent by mall prepaid on re-
ceipt OF price. We guarantee SIX boxes to
cure any case. With each order received oy
lars. we VIII send tho purchaser our written
guarantee to return the money II the treat
ment does not effect a euro. Guarantees Is
sued only BY W. e. Dement,, druggist, As
toria, Oregon. Orders by mall at regular
prices.
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The Local Paper.

The truth of the following, which
we clip from the Walla Walla States
man, is our reason for publishing it:
Every honest rejecting mind knows
that the local newspaper adds much
to the general wealth and prosperity
of the place, as well as increases the
reputation of the town abroad. 1t
benefits all who have business in the
place, enhances the value of property,
besides being public convenience,
oven il not conducted in the interests
Of tho principal political power. Its
columns are not filled with brilliant
editorials, still it benefits you in every
way. 1t increases trade, it cautions
against imposition, 1t saves you from
loss, warns You Of danger, it points
out differen. advantages and increases
your profits. Now, if you want such
a paper you must support it by ad-
vertising your business IN It; assist in
increasing its circulation by gotting
your neighbor to subscribe with you
for it. If you want such a paper, You
must not consider it an act of charity
to support it, but as means to in
crease your own wealth as we'll as that
of the place in which you live; there.
fore, support it by advertising in and
subscribing for it.
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THE CITY.

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mda at 20 cents a month, free Of postage. Read
era feho contemplate absence from the city can
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or WEEKLY editions TO any post-Offce lcith-
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enan3ei as often as desired. Leoue orders at
the c0intin0 room.
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
man has been shown fir block taken
out of the Sound in which the teredo
Was actively engaged in its work of
destruction. From single aperture
protruded Eve of these wood eating
worms, all sizes squeezed i'll SO tight
that 1t was impossible to remove them.
They were working their way longi-
tudinalIy through knot only little
less hard than iron, feat that it
would bo almost impossible for the
ordinary steel auger to accomplish.
There are no toredo here to destroy
piling. Piles driven here twenty
years ago are still intact.
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1t is rumored that the inspectors
have twice refused to accept the rail-
road between Portland and The Dalles.
Some persons even say that the road
will not be through under two years.
and when through will be danger
Gus road and inadequate to the bust
ness of the upper country. Another
argument for the locks.