davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Rice Culture.

Editor Patron, All agricultural
writers of the present day insist
with a great deal OF practical fore
sight on a diversity Of farm pro-
ducts as necessary to condition of
independence. The South is pc
culiarly blessed with a soil and cli-
mate adapted to the growth of many
articles of food which enter largely
into human consumption, and which
we ought to raise upon our farms.
Cotton and jute are money produc-
ing crops, and sh ould be raised as
matter of course, to supply the
worlds demand for them, but South
ern farmers should not devote all
their energies to their production.
Their true policy lies in raising an
abundance of all the food crops
they need for man and beast. This
should be the object of paramount
purpose and desire, and their plans
for the present year should be so
formed, in the very outset of their
management, as to include them all,
and no means. should be left un-
tried to secure at the proper time a
good supply of each. In our sys-
tenn of agriculture, where cotton is
the absorbing object, there is one
valuable and almost essential pro-
duct which has heretofore been al
most entirely neglected, and that is
the article of Rice. 1t is most
wholesome, nutritious and palata-
BILE article of fo i, which is used by
people on account off its high price,
more as luxury than necessity;
and vet its use, if general, would
not only conduce to health, but
would prove great saving in the
cost of flour and other bread-stutts
which we have to buy. The straw
makes good winter food for cattle,
and will more than pay for the labor
necessary to cultivate the grain. 1t
can be grown successfully on many
patches in almost every field adap-
ted to the growth Of no other South
ern crop, and in this way would en-
able the farmer to utilize all OF his
enclosed land. Two or three acres
devoted to this valuable cereal, plan
ted in fresh upland, on in land too
wet for any other farm plants, and
! well cultivated, will produce as
much rice as on ordinary family
can use in year. 1t will remain
sound and sweet for several years
if kept in the rough state and dry;
and by cleaning it as needed, good,
nice, sweet rice can always be had
for the table. The only drawback
to rice culture heretofore has been
the want of cheap, efficient and
easily operated machine for hull
ling it. That desideratum under
stand. has been supplied. There
will soon be in the market, before
the present years crop will be ready
for harvesting a machine that will
thoroughly clean bushel of rough
rice per hour. 1t is the invention
of a native Mississippian who, l
understand, has made arrangements
for its manufacture on scale sutfl'
ciently extensive to meet the de-
mand: and what is better than all
will be furnished so cheaply that
its possession will be within the
reach of the poorest farmer.
: J.R. GALTNEY.
Liberty, Miss, Feb. 6.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Montague County.

Editor Patron. Having been
benefited by perusing the many
letters published in your paper,
and hoping that | may possibly
benefit some one else | write you
a few lines from this far of
region. There were once several
Oranges in this county but like
many other places they soon became
dormant, and if there was one left
in the county | have not yet heard
of it. | came here near two years
ago from Alto, Cherokee county.
| was a member of Alto Grange,
and contributed my mite towards
keeping it alive during its darkest
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

The'New York k'JourxaI of Educa-
ton, makes the following ASSERTIONS
about dancing. from its point of
view: 81 The Chief of Police of
New York city says that three>
'ourths of the abandoned girls in
that city were ruined by dancing.
2. Young ladies allow gentlemen
privileges in dancing which under
other circumstances would be con
sidered improper. 3 1t requires nei-
ther brains nor good morals to be a
good dancer. 4. It asks how many Of
the best men and women are skill
full dancers. 5. In ancient times,
the sexes danced separately. Alco-
hol is the spirit of beverages, so sex
is the spirit of the dance. Take it
away, and let the sexes dance sep
arately, and dancing would go out
of fashion very soon. 6. Parlor
dancing 10 dangerous. Tipping
leads to drunkenness, and paror
dancing leads to ungodly balls
Tipping and parlor dancing both
SOW to the wind, and both reap to
the whirlwind. z. Put dancing in
the crucible, apply the acids, weigh
it and the verdict of morality and
reason and religion is, weighed in
the balance, and found wanting. -
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Number 80.

is capital, and labor is us Victim.
Then ask them, Where are those
liberties and privileges guaranteed
to us by our republican institutions?
This Government of the people
and for the people," not only by its
mislegilations not only encourages
but protects the gigantic monopo-
lies in robbing us of our labor.
"Unfurl, unfurl the Patrons banner,
Emblazoned with the shining plow,
Fall in! fall in! we're moving onward,
Where fields with golden harvests bow,
Ho! o!brothers, strong and brave and trusty,
Join manly strength and maiden
beauty,
To conquer natures realms anew"
7. V. SCoTT,
Master of Arkansas State Grange.
TeXarkana, Feb 4.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

udyS. uSt DeIOfe lett Alto the
few live Oranges that were left de-
termlned to start a CO operative
store at Jacksonville, our principal
railroad town, and sent for Bro.
Rose to come among us and deliver
lectures at different points on CO.
operation. He came and lectured
at three or four points and we sue
ceeded In raising money enough to
buy lot and build us a store house.
We only had something over five
hundred dollars, but as many were
holding aloof and waiting for the
business to be commenced before
they would subscribe for stock we
thought best to invest that amount
in house and lot and risk raising
more to buy goods. The result
showed the wisdom of our action,
for before the house was completed
we again had as much money in
our treasury as we commenced
with. We selected brother as our
agent and commenced business, and
the store at last accounts was doing
well.
The brethren soon after raised
some $1,000 or $500 and put up
another store at Rusk, the county
site, which is doing an excellent
business. The consequence has
been that our little weak Grange,
that we were barely able to keep
alive, has now to hold two meetings
monthly in order to get through
with business, and there has been
as many as 10 or 10 applications
for membership received at meet
ing. When the store was first
started at Rusk, one of the mer-
chants would call to another to
know if he had two bits and pro-
pose going over and buying out
the Grange Store. Now thev say,
What foAhe people mean? they
all buy itheir goods at the Grange
store and ship their cottan through
the Grange agent"
When came here I found Bur-
lington Grange dormant and her
old membership scattered, but l
felt determined to try and revive it
and by the aid of a few old veteran
Grangers and the gerry efficient help
of your most excellent paper we
reorganized last August with 22
members. We are a "feeble few y
but are determined to know no
such word as fail until we make
the Grange a success in our midst
We have many things against us
here that others have not. A great
| proportion of the farmers in our
immediate vicinity are renting land
and changing homes too often to
be as much benefit as they would
be if permanently located. We
aim to start a co operative store
next fall, if favored by good crops
l want to get each family belong
ing to our Grange to take and read
THE PATRON OF HUsBANDRY, as
[ am satisfied it is one of the bes'
means of keeping alive an interest
in the Grange. | wish it was taken
by every farmer in the land; then
manv more of them would be Gran
gers. ] send you two more names
as subscribers for THE PATRor
and will try and forward more soon
Fraternally, john w. GRAIN.
Spanish Fort, IAN 81.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Wide Awake, Progressive
GRANGE

One of the best working Oranges
in the Union is Sloan Grange, in
Clay county, Miss. That Grange
has been strong in numbers, strong
er still in its good works, strongest
of all in the intelligence and indom-
liable spirit of its members, and is
welding an influence throughout
this entire section of the State For
the last three or four years that
Grange has taken from ten to thirty
copies of THE PATRON, and has had
a cooperative store in successful
and most satisfactory operation for
three years. At the last election of
officers, the old Secretary, R. H.
Payne, was elected Master, and
John A. Lamb, Secretary, both of
whom are able, faithful and capable,
and will, with the cooperation of
their brother officers, keep this
splendid Grange fully up to its
high state of efficiency. AT the last
meeting there were eleven appli-
cants for membership, and mem
Der writing to us, says:
"Siloam Grange is on "boom." "
At our meeting yesterday there
were eleven applicat ons for mem
bership, and an interest among the
members that [ never saw mani
tested before. | attribute this to
three causes:
Ist To THE PATRON;
I'd. To the speeches of Bro. Oar
den;
Sd. Last but not last, to our Co.
operative Association, which is in
| a most fourishino condition.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

Senator George of this State has
offered timely bill in the United
States Senate to encourage agricul-
ture and manufactures. It provides
for the repeal of all duties on ma.
chinery for the manufacture of cot
ton or woolen goods, or goods com
posed of hemp, or jute, or ramie
and all tools of mechanics which
are used solely by manual labor
and all agricultural implements, anc
on all iron ties known as cottor
ties, including the hoops.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11


Worthy Master II. H. Lovelace.
of Henry county. Tenn, sends us a
big club of subscribers, and writes:
"At the meeting of our Co-ope-
rative Association to day | made a
little talk about THE PATRON and
appealed to the members to rally to
the support of their paper-the
friend that had stood by them
'through evil as we'll as through
good report" that was fighting for
the old Grange ship when we
thought she had gone down to rise
no more, and the result was | got
the name of every one present ex-
cept those who were already sub
scribers. / don't think l could
send you better evidence of the
condition of our Grange than this
the best indication of "boom'
that we could have, in my judg-
ment."
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

receive the money and forward the
same to Bro. Worthington. Breth-
ren, let US CO cooperate in extending
the circulation of those Grange
papers that are doing such noble
work for our cause, and there is no
paper that is doing this better than
The PATRON OF HUsBANDRY.
H. G.. DIAL,
Master of Grange No. 1896.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

This issue of THE PATRON will be
found exceedingly interesting to all
true friends of the Order. They
will find the great questions of
Education and Cooperation ably
discussed by leading members of
the Order, and all Will be richly
repaid by giving every article
careful reading.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

General Deputy H. w. L. Lewis,
OF Louisiana, informs us that Wor
my Lecturer Eshbaugh, of the Ma
uonal Grange, will canvass a por-
uon of Louisiana. His appoint
ments will appear in THE PATRON
as soon as they are arranged.
Bro. [. ]. Carver, of New Or
Ieans' has been appointed Deputy
Lecturer and will devote two
months during the summer to an
"CuVe canvass of the State.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Liberty, Miss, Feb.o.

Farmers are now in position to
reap and appreciate the real value
of cooperation throughlthe Grange.
Are there farmers that will still
commit social and intellectual sui
eide by standing aloof ?
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

Many a true heart that would
come back like dove to the ark,
after its first transgression, has been
frightened beyond recall by the an
gry look and menace, the taunt, the
savage charity of :an untorgiving
spirit.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

Every Grange in Mississippi
should at once adopt resolutions
protesting against the enactment by
'ne Legislature of any law with
ufawlng State supervision over
-'iiroad companies and exempting
any railroad from taxation.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
GRANGE MEETINGS.

NStAuooiS Eo fNi
GRANGE MEETINGS.
Patrons of Hopkins County: A.
T. Rose, Worthy Master of the
Texas State Grange, will meet you
at McCorkle Grange on Saturday,
10 O'Clock, A. NJ, March nth, and
at Sulphur Springs Grange, Mon
dav, 10 o'clock, AM, March I3th.
Patrons, the time for action has
come. We must make a forward
movement We must meet and
counsel together. Bro. Rose, our
State Master, has returned from the
National Grange with renewed ar
dor and zeal, and is laying his plans
for a grand forward movement.
Shall we rally to the appointments
and council with him in the glori
Gus work, and accomplish the grand
purposes of our Order? Your lead
er is sacrifising the pleasures OF
home and family, travelling and
speaking night and day to build up
our noble Order, and all he asks is
for you TO come and counsel with
him
Patrons, you that are not sub
scribers to THE PATRON OF HUs-
BANDRY, come to these appoint.
ments prepared to subscribe fol
THE PATRON, will be there te
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

Worthy Master Scott, of the Ar
kansas State Grange, is making ar
engagements to canvass his State,
and will be assisted by other officers
OF the State Grange We will have
luil and regular reports of Grange
work and progress in Arkansas
during the campaign.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

The railroad companies would
make as much money at one cent
mile and corresponding reduction
in freight charges as they ought,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

of June;
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

ed 21s inches too long for the space be-
tween the abutments, to allow further in
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Hopkins Comfy.

Editor Patror, You will please
give the following space in your
valuable paper:
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

wears VaTlOuS pIaIIs 20 "Cooll1 P'101
have been tried. In 1872 commission
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

and a6sst Of public wh0 havs
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Alabama.
ArkanS SaS.

WM. JAS. JOHNSON, Secretary of the Stat
Grange, ChOctaw Corner, Clarke Co.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11

wde was secured, another half million
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-01
FASHION NOTES.
New ulsters are loose,
MOIre IL lspd for nnracnIq

New ulstcrs are loose,
Moire is used for parasols.
Spring jackets are worry plain,
Curtain overskipts are revived.
Shirred tablieTs are unpopular
Cotton batteens rival those Of silk.
Ficelle, or twine lace, is novelty.
Bishops sleeves are on new wraps
The latest flchus are long and narrow.
The coronet bonnet is already popular
The velvet dog collar remains in favor.
Pearl buttons are on stylish wool dresses
Muslin embroidery trims cashmere dresses.
Polonaises have taken fresh lease offavor.
Bengalinc dresses are worn in light mourning.
A shirred pun finishes the neck of April dresses
Paniers in lengthwise pleats are called vaances.
India pongees are sold for 50 for dress pattern
Spanish lace oyersatin is used for spring NANTES.
Pompons OF many colors appear on Easter bon
nets.
Pale pink roses as large as peonies are sold at So
each.
Japanese sleeves are on the new silk and satin
wraps
Embroidered balayeuses are preferred to those
of lace.
India shawls are made into mantles without be.
ing cut.
Elder, sycamore, and lichen green are stylish
spring shades.
Satin fouard and chene silks make watering.
place costumes
A big pouf bow, with wide ends, trims the back
OF new NANTES.
Lace and passementeries have taken the place
OF fur trimmings,
Satin meryeilleux dresses have hounces of cream
null embroidery,
American Easter cards this season excel those
brought from England.
"Flats" and shepherdess straw hats will be worn
by little girls this season.
Pineapple cloth fabrics arc imported by oriental
merchants for ladies dresses.
Last years dresses need only slight changes Of
drapery 10 make them stylish.
Long, undraped redlngotes appear beside
bunched-up Vatican polonaises.
Coincidence cards and birth announcement
cards are novelties in stationery.
Handsome evening dresses are OF the finest white
wool, embroidered In silver threads.
Imported dresses have transparent sleeves made
OF Venetian, Honiton, or Spanish lace
The Yoasquez hat, with Spanish lace drapery
is the largest size offered for the spring.
Plain skirts, with trimmed polonaises, will soon
rival TRAINED skirts with plain basques,
Terra Gotta rod with blue and garnet with gray
are fashionable contrasts for wool dresses.
New mRntel lambrequins are of COlOred plush
trimmed with chenille fringe Of the same shade
Amber colored cellulOd eyeglasses for ladies'
use are among the latest novelties Of the season.
Stylish contrasts for bonnets are Holbein green
with pale blue, Celadon with rose opal with olive
ana salmon pink with gray blue.
Partisan dresses during Lent are of Carmelite
| serge, with train topped by n cord and tassel,
for the street ana left hanging IN the house.
Spring fans are in various designs. Some are of
lace and flowers, Others hand painted ON satin
while others are made entirely Of feathers
Irish lace, trimmed with clusters of shamrock
leaves ana iofget'mc' nOs, was the garniturG of
the green velvet dress worn by the Princess OF
Wales at the queens last drawing room.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-01
STARVING THE INDIANS.
What the Result VIII Re UnIesS Relief Is
Speedily Given.

To the Editor ofTHE REPUBLICAN;
In September and October, 1878, n band of one
hundred and twenty Cheyenne warriors,
goadcd to desperation by starvation, LETT their
agency in the Indian Territory, taking with them
all their wives and children, Although thus ham
pered and though besot by all the available force
ofthe military department, they forced their way
through two great States, and were only captured
or destroyed after almost superhumUn oxertions
on the part of the troops and an expenditure of
money sulhCleut TO have maintained every one Of
those Indians at hrst. C!Hss hotel for their whole
lives. The horrors Of that raid viii never be for
gotten by Kansas. beautiful country was laid
waste, hundreds Of happy homes forever broken
up; fire, blood, and savage rapnC stalkcd tri-
unphont. Has Congress or The people Of the
country learned anything from this terrible lesson
Apparently not; for the very same thing on a
far grander SCALE is being prepared at this very
moment.
At THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHoE AGENCY
are not less than fifteen hundred warriors admir-.
ably armed ana mounted, Ns brave and skillful as
any soldiers on earth, as cruel aud rcmOrsGcss as
savageS can be, Tie agent at that agency is the
best specimen of bis class have ever known The
officer in command of the troops at Fort Reno
near by the agency, Is the very best manager of
Indians IN this country, These officers are not
alNrmists, yet they report the most imminent dan
ger Of outbreak by tho whole Of these Indians he
cause they HTC starving. The Commissioner Of
indian Affairs reports all to Congress yet Congress
does nothing.
THEsE INpIANs ARE PRISONERS
Of war, confined on reservation where there is
little or no game Honor justice, humanity and
the customs ~ war all demand that we should
feed them. II these considerations cannot move
Congress let u reflect moment on the result of
lnacuon, Fifteen hundred suyagCs turned loose
on the states Of Kansas and Nebraska will be an
lnundRtion costing in life and treasure only less
lhNn We 9yeIlow Of, the Mississippi Congress
stopped AL other work 10 appropriate money to
repair us far MS possible the latter damage Let II
stop all other work and Immediately appropriate
money TO feed these Indians, and thus prevent a
X
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-01
PosIn,asler Pear.on,. YIndIetIYeneas.

On the first of the year the postmaster reduced
the salaries Of some of the oldest and most expe-
renced clerks in the New York post Office who
were known to be friends Of the President and
opposed TO the degrading and soul killing system
OF discipline. This little despotis carrying things
with high hand, and 1t Is to be hoped that the
powers that be" will soon interpose and stop his
mad career. The "Civil.seryice rule" that permits
the reduction ofsalRry Of an experienced andcom-
Detent public servant, after feen or twenty years
OF faithful service, so that IL may be added TO that
Of pc Eonal iavoTte Of recent appointment,
administration in the New York post. Office is be-
coming public scandal, and ought 10 be looked
into by an investigating committee Of Congress-
Irish World
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-01
IN A POLICE STATION.
Tho Way Our Reporter Saw IL Mt the
Georgetown Cooler.

Georgetown Cooler.
Perhaps there 10 no place in the city where the
result Of intemperance is more WILDLY and pain
fully portrayed than at police station. The
scenes witnessed here are entirely different from
those seen in the ordinary walks oflife. person
looking upon them for the first time can scarcely
realize that they are of every day occurrence.
representative of THE REPUBLICAN dropped into
the Georgetown Station late last night in search
of an item, and while looking over the record Of
the day, was interrupted by the arrival of an ndi-
vidual considerably under the influence Of liquor,
who was brought there for the purpose of getting
sober After giving his name, he was subjected
to the usual questions: Are you married?"
"When and where were you born2" Can you
read and write?" Where do you liver" &c,
Owing to his stupeted condition some of the above
interrOgatories were answered by Il friend who
assisted in bringing him in. His pockets
were then searched and he was placed In cell
until able to take care of himself From his friend
II was learned he was honest, we'll to- do
farmer, living about ten miles from here, and
man who very seldom drank to excess, His team
aud wagon, loaded with goods Of considerable
value, was brought to the station and taken charge
ofby the kind hearted clerk, who made arrange.
ments to have the horses fed and put In stable.
When the man Is in condition TO start for home
his money and yauables, ifany, are returned 70
brings there with him, and he leaves the place,
having learned lesson, II is hoped, never TO be
forgotten one ofthe officers related an incident
where they started man home sober three
in few hours amer leaving he
returned each time thoroughly intoxicated. The
next case was n veritRble tramp. All he wanted
was place TO lie down. The rCporter followed the
poor fellow to his cell, and the businesslike
method with which he TOOK on ms hat' coat aud
pine board with as satisfied an mir as though he
had a room on the first floor at the Arlington In
dictated his familiarity with that particular style
of living. Such is life, and how few there are
cOmpar atively who appreciate fully the many
blessings they have. Those who are Of dlscou-
Cd hn la t,Iat,,
ing of not having enough of the comforts or life
are advised 10 take seat in station house some
night between the hours of nine and twelve and
they will return to their comfortable homes quite
satisfied with themselves and their surroundings.