The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-15

small extent, and the, perhaps dear
ly bought results OF the rich expe-
rimentor,, will be made easily and
cheaply possible, in lesser, but in
satisfactory degree, to the hum
BILE imitator. And now the Ques-
ton is, will the farmer of more
moderate means readjust his ideas
and methods, so far as he is able,
in accordance to the experience of
those of ample means? Will he, or
will he not, take comprehensive
view of what he can and what he
cannot do in the condition in which
he is placed? Will he realize that
money spent judiciously on the
farm, yields better dividend gen.
orally than money in the bank does?
Nor is this all, MAN lives not by
bread alone" There are families,
and they are not confined to farm
ers alone, where the bank account
is increased year by year, where
/ there is industry and economy are
ever enlarging Importance in the
tax books, where there are never
theless starved minds, restricted
ideas, vulgar manners, and the
lowest of all ambition, that of mere
pecuniary Importance. OF all men
the farmers has the least excuse
for this ignoble life, and the great
est need for the opposite. He is
independent in great measure of
| the precarious chances OF trade. HIS
home, his living, and all the actual
/ requirements of life be can secure.
His plainest duty and highest privi-
lege is to make his home as attrac-
tive as he can, externally and inter-
nally-externally by neatness, the
planting Of trees, shrubbery, flow
ers, &c For the Internal improves
ments we instinctively turn to wo-
| man. There has been an abun
dance of nonsense talked to and
about exhaustive candor might
compel US to say by them but this
is one thing is true, and no less i'm
portant than true, that in most all
country homes, whatever there is
of amelioration of taste is due to
woman, She maintains perhaps,
not always wisely but we'll "the
best room" and styles it cher par
lor." She plants and protects the
sunfiower and hollyhock if she cam
not compass the fuchias and gerani-
ums. If an opportunity offers she
fills the yard with roses and shades
her window with morning-glories
in summer and adorns them with
the humble verbenas and sweet-
scented petunias in winter; from
these she progresses to callas and
tea roses. She introduces books
and papers that are instructive and
entertaining. Her sister or her
friend in the city may have gone
higher but IS stimulated by nc
higher principle. But having all
| these resources within themselves
the farmers and their families, have
been from time to time immemoria'
isolated in a great measure from
frequent and immediate contact
with the social world Thanks tC
the noble Order of Patrons of Hus.
bandry, there has been opened uF
way whereby farmers, together
with their wives, their sons and
their daughters, may not only en-
Joy frequent converse, but become
educated and enlightened, and il
cones to this IA last "the cattle or
thousand hills" which are so of
ten quoted and "the mills, and we
would add Government stocks anC
and State bonds all amount t.
nothing unless there IS gentleness
education, and determination t.
be enlightened. We consider tn,
Grange, (if it be what tho constitu
tion of the Order of Patrons o
husbandry demands it should be
the very place where all may i'm
prove, and become better and mor'
enlightened if they will, and it is tn
indispensable duty of every Patron
whether man or woman, to do al
IN his or her power to add to th'
interest of their Grange and to th'
welfare of the Order thereby keep
ing inviolate the sacredness Of th'
pied re which made them Grangers
FRIENDSHIP, No. 81.