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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
CHE Patron of Ansbanlrp!.
WI. WORTHINGTON EDITOR.
COLuMRus. MISS.
Saturday, February a5. 1852.

Worthy Master Rose, of the
Texas State Grange is now fairly
started on his campaign for this
year Beginning in the South,
western portion of the State, he has
made rapid canvass through the
centre, and is now in Northeast
Texas, a part of the State in which
the Order has grown rapidly during
the last two years. We expect to
receive letter from some leading
Patron at each one of Worthy Mas
ter Roses appointments, which will
keep our readers fully posted with
bis movements and with the sue
cess Of his campaign.
The members of the Order
throughout the entire country who
read Grange papers will watch
Worthy Master Roses canvass with
great interest, and the results he
will accomplish will not be confined
to State lines. The Grange is emf
the farmers of all sections have the
same great objects in view, and the
success of the cause in one State
benefits it throughout the entire
Union.
1t is, We think, a great privilege
that the members of our Order
throughout the entire South can
Keep themselves fully informed of
the movements of their representa-
tive men on every field through the
medium of their Grange journal, a
privilege which the more intelIi-
gent and patriotic fully appreciate.
And when the mem bers of the Order
generally are impressed with the
TACT that the influence of every
subordinate Grange helps on the
movement even in distant States,
'hey will work with greater zeal
and brighter hopes. Let the Pa
irons of the Southwest concentrate
upon The PATRON, their repre-
sentative journal, and give it a cir
culatlon of 10000, and their action
on all public matters will be heard
and respected, they will exert
power through their press greater
than that of the most powerful
moneyed corporations of the coun-
Try. The members of the Order
nave but to concentrate their
strength for or against any public
measure, and give expression to
their combined sentiments through
widely circulated Grange journal,
70 nave their rights respected and
'oeIr interests fully recognized and
protected.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
The Clement Attachment.

The Editor Of the Louisiana Cot
ton Boil attended the Atlanta Expo.
sition, and in his letter to his paper
he made the following allusion to
that great invention-the Clement
Attachment:
OF all we saw at the Exposition
we were most Interested in
THE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT,
a mach ne of which much has been
said in these columns. Mr.. Whit-
field, S.r, of CorinJh, Miss, who is
the general agent for it, kindly ex-
planned its practical working to us
We have not space here to enter
into details, but will at somc iu>
ture time. 1t is well-known that
by means of this attachment, seed
cotton can be directly and speedily
converted into yarns, dispensing
with about one half the usual ma
chinery, power and space and one
third of the operatives hitherto nee
essary. By its use, comple,e out
fit capable of producing 500 pounds
of cotton yarn per day, will cost
only about 81, 900, exclusive of pow
er, and a twelve horse power en-
CINE will run the whole. Such
factories in Georgia and South
Carolina have made as much as for
ty per cent on the Investment.
There is no donbt of their adapta-
bility to the entire cotton region
They produce yarn fifty per cent.
stronger than from cotton ginned
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
Number 32.
he had in securing the nomination
of his honorable friend.

he had in securing the nomination
of his honorable friend.
Two or three weeks later, after
the general election, he meets these
gentlemen who could not before the
election show him sufficient polite
ness and attention. How changed
their manners; they now scarcely
know him; or if they do, it is in "a
cool, chilling way, that says very
plainly, we don't care to be seen
standing in the street talking to u
countryman in his working clothes.
And they never think to ask him
over to take something; be is not
supposed to get Try more than once
in year; so Hodge goes home
mad, remaining (privately) iudig-
nant for some time and swearing
that he will never be tool Tor such
ungrateful wretches again.
And so the same game is played
upon him year after year by the
same parties They have long
since discovered that the memory
of the average farmer, or his resent
ment of an insult, never extends
over nipe or ten months, so that it
can not be obliterated by little
taffy. 1t really makes 70 differ-
ence how much they insult or kick
bim after an election, he will forget
and forgive it by the time his SER
vices are again wanted.
We undertook to show Hr II adge
how he was being i'm posed upon by
the party bosses, for he is an honest
fellow at heart. when up stepped
the smiling editor, his friend, aud
entered into a conversation.
"Well," says Mr.. Hodge, Il want
you TO understand, John, that | am
a party man, and if the d! is
nominated by the party I'm going
to vote for him" The editor tipped
US wink as we passed on, leaving
Hodge, as hopeless cas", to hls
tender mercies, not doubling that
be got instructions for the coming
elections.
The Grange to-day is doing its
best to lift the whole body of farm
ers up into a feeling of manhood
and independence, to sense OF
self respect, that will place them
above the low Scheming politician.
Whether they are taking the right
course toward success is for them
to determine. At all events they
are working honestly and earnestly.
We have lots of Ho1ges amongst
us, and the work is sometimes dis
couraging. 1t will take time and
labor to educate such men up to
po.nt that will pnt them ahnve the
influence and control OF tricky poll
ticians and "machine bosses "
When farmers are so innocent,
so perfectly verdant jas to believe
any and every fa!sehood foisted
upon them by party managers
without once thinking of their own
responsibility, is itany wonder they
are made the objects of ridcule and
contempt by those who go through
the world with their eyes open?
Until there is change in this they
may we'll say after we have done
their bidding at the election.
"Now go home and feed your
pigs" Fraternally,
JOHN PLOUGHsHARE.
Farmers Friend:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
The Grip Begins 80 Tighten.

We see meeting of the general
passenger agents of the Texas rail
roads was held at Houston on the
nth inst. After electing officers for
the next year, we see that they have
adVanced passenger rates to alllpoints
on the trunk lines east of the Missis-
sippi river from 81 to S.. This is
but the commencement of the tight
ening of the grip by Mr.. Jay Gould,
the owner of most of these lines,
and it would be well for our Legis-
lature soon to convene to let him
know that the people will take hold
of this matter if he tightens too fast.
1t is now time that the people look
into this matter and talk with our
Representatives as to their views on
this subject, or they will feel the
death grip of this monopolist tco
late.-Paris North Texan.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
FIR ON TEXAS.
Caldwell Comfy.

Editor Patron: had the pleas
ure of recognizing Lang Grange
No. 1,172, in the county and State
aforesaid, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1881, with II old mem bers
and II new mem bers, with bright
prospect in the future. F.L.Dicker-
son was elected Master. and G. w.
New, Secretary, postoffice Luling,
Caldwell county, Texas. Please
send a few sample copies of THE
PATRON to the Worthy Master, as
he has agreed to work for the pa
per in his neigh hborhood Frater-
nally, H. M. DAUGHERTY,
Deputy Lecturer of Cald well Co.
Prairie Lea, Feb. IA.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

General Deputy H. w. L. Lewis,
of Louisiana, is making his best ef-
forts to reorganize the State Grange
OF that State, but we regret to learn
that his health is such that he will
be unable to make a canvass of the
State. He will be assisted, how
ever,by Worthy Lecturer Eshbaugh.
of the National Grange, who will
hold meetings at several points in
the State, due notice of which will
be given through our columns.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

Ihe farmers of the Cotton State
nave grand future before them, if
'ney are wise and patriotic enough
" organize and work together. The
HFSt step is being taken in the
establishment of cooperative
stores They must commence
saving something of the proceeds
Vi theIr toll for their next advance,
winch will be the estaiish ment of
0'ement Attach met factories. With
cooperation insbusiness fully estab-
.Sned and new process" factories
III operation on their farms, the far
~erS of the Cotton States will be
ready to meet the demand for cot
ton W goods which will come from
0nlna VI on the completion of Eads'
Ship Railway.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

adopt it. / hope to see a general
and solid attendance at our April
meeting, ed Tuesday, All who
cin not attend should send a writ
ten proxy vote. We will meet at
Concord Grange hall. Then come
one; come all.
We want THE PATRON more
regularly. 1t is the best Grange
paper published.
Fraternally, A F. LEAGUE.
Giddings, Feb. IS.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

The Grange and cooperation in
Texas are moving right ahead. The
tone of all of our letters from that
State is very cheering. Bro. ]. T.
Hutto of Burnet county sends US a
club of subscribers and writes:
'We all like THE PATRON, and
although our State Grange failed to
make it its organ, the members OF
the Order in Texas are determined
to make it their organ. Our Co op-
erative Association at South Ga
briel has done we'll the past year;
the business has grown from $5I6 60
TO SIS 900 in fourteen months. The
Grange outlook is good, and we
hope to inaugurate other Grange
measures during the present year"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

The Clement Attachment on ex-
hibition at the Alanta Exposition
attracted the attention of thousands
of Intelligent farmers throughout
the Cotton States, who saw in 1.-THE
instrument with which the produ>
GERS of cotton themselves will revo-
lutionize its manufacture. With
the completion of the Eads Ship
Railway over the Isthmus, which
there will open direct ira lie toChina,
will grow up a great demand for
the coarse cotton fabrics manufac.
tured in this country, and this de-
mand will stimulated he erection of
Clement Attachment factories near
the cotton fields. This is subject Of
very great Importance, and should
have the serious consideration OF
every intelligent farmer In the Cot
ton States.
We learn that at the Exposition
the best yarns on exhibition were
from the Clement Attachment fac.
tory at Cuoro, Texas; the second
best, from Rosamond's mill at Towr
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

A Clement Attachment srUtton
factory is being put up by Barber
& brennan at Ridesburg, S G., and
another by Searles & Dallis, at
Mapleton, S. G.
The proprietors of the Clement
Attachment at Cuero, Texas, are
putting in looms, and will soon be
turning out cloth.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

We like that article, with the
above heading, in the Farmers
Friend of January 2S, copied from
the st. Louis Journal Of Agriculture.
1t may bring some farmers tc think
of the manner in which they are so
frequently used by men who have
made politics a business of profit
and honor to themselves, at their
expense and to their shame.
But is it not the fault of the far
mers that such intended slurs are
cast upon them by the very men
that they bow and cringe to year
after year2 Ii they were to assert
their manhood and independence
would they not receive the respect
rather that the contempt of the
men they so tamely serve?
Yesterday VIC met our old friend,
Farmer Hodge, who claims to be
a prominent man in his township.
He takes the weekly countey paper,
and reads it from beginning 10 end,
including the advertisements of
Mrs. Pinkham and St. Jacobs Oil
until he now has them by heart.
He then feels that he is posted and
ready to talk when he meets his
neighbors at the village tavern or
blacksmith shop. The editor is
always great friend of his, and
somehow invariably speaks his
mind on any and every subject
We have heard it suggested that he
had no mind of his own. A short
time before the election Mr.. Editor
makes it point to introduce him
to his friend the Hon. Mr.. Bum
combe. Mr.. B. is exceedingly po.
lite and asks the party over to the
hotel to "take something"
The editor notices a mammoth
pumpkin which has been left in
his Office for examination and com.
petition by that very able and in
telligent agriculturist, M Hodge,
of Scrogy. Mr.. Hodge goes home
wonderfully elated with the atten-
tion shown him by the big men
who run the machine, and reports
how handsomely be has been treat
ed by these gentlemen, and shows
to his astonished wife and children
his name in full as prominently in-
serted in the paper in connection
with his big pumpkin, which the
editor will absorb before spring in
the shape ct pumpkin pie, by the
way of payment for space wasted.
Primary election day comes
around before long. Mr.. Hodge
gathers few of his chums together
and they go to the election, where
he is chosen by them to represent
the township as delegate in the con-
vention for nominating ticket.
Hon. Mr.. Buncombe and his warm
hearted friend, the editor, are early
on the lookout for the "horny-
handed, honest farmer" happy to
greet him and only anxious to in
quire after the health of Mrs. Hodge
and her numerous pledges of affec
ton. They tell Mr.. Hodge to in
vite all of his friends and acquaint-
ances amongst the delegates, and
they will all ''go over to the tavern
to see man." The man esets 'em
up for the party, and Buncombe
having fashins of money pays for
the same, and Hodge feels that he
is ''stalwart," and a "bigger man
than Grant"
He now gets in his work for his
friend Buncombe and the editor,
and, glory enough for one day, is
successful in attaining the nomina-
ton Half full of the rye and pa
trotism, he wends his way home
ward, satisfied that he has done
big thing and is a made man. His
friends are told over and over again
how skilltully he WAS compelled to
work his cards, and Of the difficulty
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

Worthy Lecturer Calder, of the
Pennsylvania State Grange, is can
vassing that State. His list Of ap-
pointments, published in the Far
mer's Friend, extends to April
w orthy Master Rhone is also ac-
lively at work, and the Order in
that great State is gaining ground
steadily
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
We notice that there is move

We notice that there is move
ment under way at the North
to get up petitions to Congre- $
for the restoration of the frac-
tional currency. The one and two
dollar bills ought also to be restored.
We will endeavor to publish in our
next issue the form of this petition,
and also that asking Congress to
grant the necessary aid to Capt.
Eads' Ship Railway. These Peti-
tions ought to be signed by every
farmer in the South. The best
friend that the farmers of America
have is the Great Engineer, Capt
lanes B. Eads.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

The question of life assurance on
the mutual aid plan should have
aIuenGfUu from the members
of our Order in the South than il
has received. We print elsewhere
timely letter on the subject from
Past Master Thing OF thy Maine
State Grange addressed to the
Pennsylvania Farmers Friend
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI FEBRUARY IS,

Bluff, Tyler county, Texas; and the
third best from the mill at Elizabeth
City, N. G. These are all Clement
Attachment factories, and the two
first were put up by Mr.. B. B.
Smith, of Pulaski, Tenn, who is
now engaged at that place in ma
king Attachments.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

and baled. We sincerely hope our
citizens will arouse themselves to
the importance of introducing the
Clements attachment, and no longer
wait on capitalists to come among
US to erect cotton factories, but or
ganize stock companies and do it
among ourselves.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

The Virginia State Grange met in
annual session last week at Alexan.
dria, with a good attendance. We
print in full the able address of
Worthy Master Blanton, which will
be found interesting to members of
the Order in all parts of the country.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

We would suggest to Oranges or
'"rmers intending to put up Glenn
eht Attachment cotton fatories, to
aaoress Mr. B B. Smith, at Pulaski,
lem. He makes the Attachment
anu puts up the machinery.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

This is how other callings organize
and what it costs to become men,
bers. The Butter, Cheese and Egg
Exchange of New York CRY. has
limited its membership as follows:
To 500 members at $500 initiation,
Gall taken); from 500 to I 900 MEM
bers, $500; above 1000 members,
$1,000.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

Co operative stores and Clement
Attachment factories are what the
farmers of the Cotton States need
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

A dormant Grange has been re-
organized at Ash Greek, Oktibbeha
county, Miss.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

The overflow of the Mississippi
is causing great loss and suffering,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

1en channel u feet deep and 200 feet
wde was secured, another half million
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

years various plans to accomplish this
have been tried. In 1872 a commission
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

tfon, ana vnenI presenting ms views q
the public, either with voice or pen, h
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

ed 215 inches too long for the space be-
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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

N nress. untlr tney 40 ems. j he reallv success,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25

the State Oranges of Alabama, Arkansas
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-04
Lynch VS.. Chalmers.

The contest for the seat in Congress held
by Gen. Chalmers, by Mr.. Lynch, resulted in
the Committee to which it was referred re-
porting in favor of Lynch. The report was
adopted by the House on Saturday and Mr..
Lynch was duly sworn in. 1t appeared in
the evidence that 5 ,402 votes cast for Lynch
had been thrown out by the election commits
sioners, because the tickets had on them a
printers dash to separate the names and the
offices for which the election was held. 1t
was claimed that this DASH or something sim
liar, which printers uniformly use in print
ing election tickets, was in violation of the
election law of the State of Mississippi
which provides that no device or mark should
be used on the tickets to distinguish one
from the other. 1t is apparent from the spec
were placed there by the printer, not as de-
vice or mark, but simply as a matter oftaste
to make out neat form and give it uni
form appearance. In other words the rejec-
ton of the tickets was simply an outrage to
fraud, and. give the election GER
tifcate to candidate who had not been
elected. 1t was a proper thing to do to give
Mr.. Lynch the seat, whom the people of his
district had fairly elected. and it was proper
thing for Hon. John Paul to vote for him
because he was fairly elected. Mr.. Paul is a
member of the Committee on Elections and
as snch it was his duty to examine into all
of the facts of the case. This brought him to
the conclusion that Lynch had been elected,
but deprived of his seat by improper means,
and as an honest man, respecting his oath
of office, he cast his vote to seat him and I'M
seat Chalmers
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-04
n,neness, through her onicer in his return to the

ulneness through her officer in his return to the
rule?
necessity for such device and cOntrivance des-
troy value of the coupon and depreciate the
ne Of the bond of the state, would be efectuated
by this act II 1t s enforced, to protect the State
against frauds.
1t is very true the Court should not declare law
TO be unconstitutional III it has grave doubts on the
subject But whilst In doubtful case the Court
should give to the Legislature that enacted the law
the benefit of its doubts, hold that where the law
is q plain violation Of the Constitution there rests
upon the Court the highest obligation to declare
1T Is not my purpose to argue the questions fnvoly-
ed In this case, but merely to express my optni III
chat there is important distinction between this
case and the case of Tennessee VS.. Sneed, so much
relied on by the Attorney General. And refer to
the more recent decision of Hartman vs. Greenhow
and the State of Louisiana Pilsbury, ma yor- de-
cided few days agoas decisive of this case In
deed might refer to the unbroken current OF de-
cisions of that court prior the cases alluded to-
In all the controversies which have boon before
this court touching the Indebtedness the State 1t
has been my endeavor TO maintain faithfully the
obligation contract and the premacy of the Con-
stiution both state and Federal, upon which foun.
daton society rests, and which essential to the
existence of Government, State and Federal and to
the welfare and prosperity of the citizen.
In the case before us have been unable, consci-
entously, to come to any other conclusions than
hose have expressed. 1t may prove, however, to
be fortunate disp sition of this case by divided
court because two of my brethren have not been
able to reach the conclusions with that freedom
from doubt which would warrant them In declaring
the law to be unconstitutional; so that the whole
Supreme Court Of the United States whose pr ,vnce
1t is TO enforce the obligations Of contract and
maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and
whose decision Is final. For this result to the case
here have no regret, but rather gratifed, as 1t
is of the last Importance to the State that these
lions should be speedily and finally settled, and
all will bow to the decision of that high tribunal
last resort and If III error / shall be glad to
be corrected.