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The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31
At the Grave.

Embarrassment at one mistake Is very
ant to cause another. AFTER his hrst
mistake man 10 fortunate il he cal
keen still or ''get out Of 1t" before there
is any chance for further blunder; but
We do not zee how the peTplexed clergy
man I'm tlliA story could very well have
done either. The Troy Times says:
The late Rev. DR.. HALEY was dist1n-
xuished for the felicity Of his public Ut
terances, but was not proof against en-
larrassment, - is shown by an anec-
dote which he himself re]ates With GU
soon after the doctor came to this
country from Scotland, he was asked to
offIciate at q funeral. Now funeral GUS
toms among the Presbytertsns OF Scot-
land do not include . ceremony Ut the
9rsve. and when DR. Haley arrived q
the cemetery he supposed his duties
were ended.
The CONN was lowered, but the reja-
tives and friends Of the deceased man
Aid not disperse, but cast expectant
~isnces toward Dr. HALEY.
The rood doctor could not understand
the ca,ise Of the delay. apd when the
"ndertaker rv % ADDRESSED to him IN obse-
nnious bow and smile, the clergyman
became decidedly nervous ~ he return
ed the bow. !.
Finallv it dawned upon him that he
80 ornecte(l to do something, ANA IN
vhisner he asked the undertaken whss
that something might Be: ..a
::Ssy that the friends Of the deceeset.
,v,sh You to return thanks to those VINO
h.~e :ftended the funera:," said the
:.The deceased Wisheg me % retuN \:
&h.rks to the friends who are present,
..~~ ... o.,t in the Scotch accents 81 tne
minister. and 1t WAS some time oe.o o;,
he understood why the moarne's sm'''
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31
Labouchere's Dog Story.
From the London Truth.

From the London Truth.
II had charming ,tOg OMEGA v-
trievcr, great favOrite; hut ] never
came up t., l.. n(lOn without lU~inE that
dog. The first time lost him ! offered
Is, and got hin, lack. The next year
lost him again Offered Is, AMI u niys.
teriOus individual! again made his al>-
pearance, and said he 'knOwcd man
somewhere in the Seven Dials Us know
ed something about that dog At last,
said the Colonel, Il resolved to play the
game out. 80 slipped u sovereign int"
the strangers hand. and said, YOU ill-
trOduce me tQ your friend. ! give you
INV word Of honor III act on the aiuare
with him, and he shall lx' u" worse Oft
lis that plain"
"Well, Colonel sad the man, wit.
II shrewd twinkle, we know you 'CA.
Oncl, and you are u gentleman, and il
YOU come nrs,,,ii(l to Seven DiMls, No.
street round the corner, III introduce
you to the man what knows about your
dog
l met NV friend" said the Colonel,
"and hailed me into black den. | saw
several dogs in cages and Kennels, and
one Or two ln,~e.
"'Sit down, Colonel said the fellow
trying tO make ne welcome amt ~
home and then cying nIe with u knew
aud confidential lcer, I'm the lnaa.
Colonel. what knows about your T. e.
and there's not one cgcntlrman n in twe1ty
I'd say that to. But you arv re.a'
genl'man, and that's plump Well,"
the Colonel continued, Il Thought il,
best to cole to some arrangement will.
the man, 10 l said, What makes 70.
always steal my dog Why can't YOU
let him alone for one year." We'll, yOu
rec Colonel, we're wonderful fond Of
that dog of yourn. He's u very uict.
dog, and we get IN uncOrnn'Uls we'll with
him. Pom my wor'l, he's not like some
d0xs as are always a-whining and
a-wOrrying. This ere old dog is u
affablc, cuinmnionable kind o'dog, anG
I'm never in II hurry to part with him.
We'll, what will you take to leave him,
s5: We'll, Colonel, you see we really
do like that dog. Make it ~ ami I'll
say done with YOU made 1t .E8,'
said the Colonel, land for two years Ut:
ter that my dog was ~ safe in London
as in the depth Of the country. There
was evidently honor among thieves, and
Il compact with one ut them was, 1t ar'
peare<l, binding on the whole fraternity
ButI gave that dog to friend of mine,
and, Of course, stopped payment. Well.
the next month my friend brought hin,
up to London, and the week. after thu,
the dog disappeared"
WASHINGTON, May @.-The Denrt
cratic fight against the confederation ot
the Mackey-Dibble case. which has con-
tinued eight days, has practically end
ed. 4 new rule has been adopted pro-
hiOitidg fllibustering on contested cleo
tion cases In the future, aud the Demo-
Gratis have fled written protest, signed
by nearly oil their members, against the
ruling Of the Speaker. II quorum Of
bly, this week. 1t IL expected the House.
Vill adjourn over tO.ml0rrow
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31

~ ssanel cloth dipped into warm
~ us and then into whiting and aR,
49, 20 paint, will instantly remove al
and dirt. Wash with clean W.
sn cry. The most delicate PANT
" W. injured. and will look nKe
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31

The city offers q . 1000 for sewe,
brick. and can't getany.-Cnica0o Joss,'
nal, 17kh.
Over o0o SALOON licences have been II
sued In Milwaukee up to the present
time since may Let.
Walton, the New York landlord, h
said to have lost 40, 900 in England this
spring on American horses.
The Commissioners on Agriculture
reported the distribution of cinchona
seeds with some hope Of successful cul.
ture In California and: Florida.
The great cattle dealers Of Chicago
predict that the present high prices Of
beef will bring great dr0ves Of cattle in
to the market and bring prices down
again,
In three years the number Of janatics
In State asylums, supported at the ex-
pensao the city Of Boston, has increas-
ed from $50 to 600.
Electric lights will play IN important
part - the brilliancy of the season at
the Eastern watering places this year,
aud etc the feason is over, no place will
be without them.
The city of Boston will give twenty
four ffeo Open-air concerts during the
summer, divided among the military
band2 Sunday afternoon concerts will
be given on the Common, beginning at
five o'clock.
A Georgia Journal says politics are
rather dull in Georgia, but pl0wing is
brisk, and that the mule and the negro
and the furrow they are cutting are q
vast deal more important to the average
farmer than the coalition or the o. ndi-
cate.
Thu. prevailing high prices Of meat,
beef especially, has had the effect to
stop the expiration Of cattle, q large
shipper to England acknowledging that
q steer to day is worth more money on
this than on the other side Of the At
Transcript.
The widow of Charles o. Rogers of
The Journal of Boston married an Eng
!ish clergyman named VIM. Cumming.
She then had fortune of $500, ,lOO, near
" half of which she conveyed to her
new husband. His drunken and lewd
conduct has forced her into the courts as
an applicant for divorce.
Wine seems to have become unpOpu-
lar at Washingtoc parties. At several
very fashionable private parties, includ-
ing the wedding reception given by the
British Minister, Mr.. West. at his lega-
tion, to Mr.. Drummond and his bride,
there was n6 wine Ut all or even punch,
nor was there any at the last Presidents
card reception.
The Cincinnati Commercial tells the
(pethaps a. big story of big walnut
tree. In 1854 an Indiana man, as the
story runs, bought the tree for 81, and
he saQuentiy sold tor $65. The
buyer sold It to . Cincinnati lumber
dealer for 500. The Cincinnati dealer
sold It to q New Yorker for s., 200, and
he cut it up into veneering which he
sold for ~, 900.
It IL only about five years since the
railroads in New York were
built and put in operation, but in that
short time they haxe begun changes
that are revolutionixing the old habits
and character both of the people and
the business of the city. They are do
ing on large scale what the surface
roads did on ANAL one-transferring
business and property val
ues to what were once the remote su-
burbs.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31

New York, Nay 29.-Mrs. Mary A.
Leban Berger, . sister Of the late Cor
nelius A. Vanderbllt, will contest his
will upon the ground that It was fraud
)ently secured by Terry and others, to
whom he LETT his property.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-05-31

A little spirits Of lurpeatine sooed y
~, -~1cr vifh which 60Os8 are Wsoe'
.se,,snts see TIE ravaGe Of moth.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
FROM TENNESSEE.
Henderson County.

Editor Patron. In response 70
the request of Bro. Slater, of Hay-
wood county, and for the iuforma-
ton of the readers of THE PATRON,
| have concluded to give you brief
sketch as to how we are getting
along in old Henderson.
We have five Oranges in this
county, and, from the best informa-
ton | can get, all are in good work
ing order.
Union Grange, Eos, te which I
belong, has about 50 members, and
is in a prosperous condition. We
received eight petitions at our last
meeting.
Friendship Grange has about Il
members.
Middle Fork Grange, organized
justIbefore Christmas and the young
est GRANGE in the county, has a mem
bership of 25. l don't know the
strength of the other Oranges.
We have CO operative store at
Mif1in, which is doing a fine busi
ness. 1t commenced with a capital
of 100 on the Ist of March, 1881.
1t has now at this time, in capital
and stock, $1,000, and several others
wishing to come in. I am satisfied
that, if it was necessary, they could
soon raise the capital to $4,000.
So then you may readily see from
the above that the Order is neither
dead nor dying in Henderson coun-
ty, but is rather in lively and liv-
ing condition. All that we need at
this time is that some live energetic
member of the Order, who has the
time to spare, that would take hold
in earnest, devote his time to arous-
ing the dormant Oranges i'll the
county, set their houses in order for
them, and put them to work.
McNairy county, am told, has
five Oranges and all in good work
ing order; also, one cooperative
store that is doing a fine business.
In conclusion [ would say, Breth-
rem, let us from you.
Fraternally, 7. 7. PEEvY.
Middle Fork, Feb. q.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

We affirm that to purify the bat
lot and attend the primaries are au-
ties we owe as members OF ,ne
Grange. duties we owe our child-
rem. that we may transmit to them
tbe liberties born of the blood oi our
fathers. baptized with the blood OF
our sons and brothers, ,consecrated by
the bitter grief of widowed wives
and orphaned children, solemn du-
ties we owe to humanity which Tor
unknown generations has suffered
stripes, has suffered imprisonment
and torture, and martyrdom that
that this Republic, which secures to
us freedom. Of speech, of action, OF
conscience, might have life. :.
The Grange wastes, because II
exhibits vital interest in no great
question, because it urges no great
reform with an active zeal. With.
out partisanship. but in search OF
truth, we should discuss the prob
lens of political economy. No ques-
ton concerns us more, none are less
understood. When we have made
a Just decision, let us stand by our
convictions with unflinching firm
ness, and by the ballot voice them,
until they resound in the halls OF
Congress, and echo through the
departments of the Government.
Fellow farmers, look not on the
Order with disheartened hopes; but
inspired by the grand thought tn at
in our hands is the destiny of the
best Government man ever founded, |,
so AcTi That far into the depths OF
the dim future men shall recognize
the Grange as the savior of the Re
public, the conservator of human
liberty. ]. w. PANCoAsT,
Chairman of Committee.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

upon its bosom the commerce OF
nations. SO let each of us add our
mite of influence to the grand ag-
gregate of the whole fraternal
Brotherhood, and create tide of pop'
ulaf opinion that will sweep from
before it all distractions, and bear
our Ship of Agriculture out upon
tue broad sea of national prosper
ity. there to unfurl the banner OF
equal rights and justice to all men,
and to be hailed with JOY by all
nations.
The Grange gives full scope to
thought and fancy during every
stage of life.
Within the gates the tender youth,
MAY rove through erudition's bowers,
To Gull the golden fruits of truth,
Or gather fancy's fragrant flowers.
Those in the prime of manhood
or womanhood may here give ex-
preston to the most vigorous
thought. The aged may grace her
halls with their silvery hairs, give
dignity to her councils, point out
the icksands and pitfalls along
the pathway of tir1e, and give to
others the benefits of their rich ex-
perience.
The Grange, appreciating the re-
fning influence of woman, the en-
ioyment her presence gives to social
intercourse, opens wide the door to
her.
We should strive to so conduct
the exercises of our meetings as to
| make them attractive and instruc-
tive to the young, interesting and
entertaining to the ladies, and to
this end every Grange should select
for Lecturer a member well qualified
to discharge the duties of the office.
1t is evidently the duty of Pa
irons to make themselves conver-
SAINT with the literature of the
Grange, to supply themselves with
some good Grange paper, and keep
| themselves we'll informed as to the
work and progress of the Order.
Whilst it is true that wherever
the principles of our Order are sue
cessfully applied they result in a
pecuniary benefit to the members,
vet in our endeavors to induce 9th
ers, let US not appeal to their selfish
ness. Too many have already united
with the Grange expecting some
immediate pecuniary benefit, and
finding these expectations not fully
realized have become indifferent or
allowed their names to be stricken
from the roll. Let us appeal to
their manhood, to the higher and
more noble instincts of their nature,
make them understand that we ex-
pect them to do good as well as re-
ceive good, and that by laboring
with US they may benefit their
neighbors and their country.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
Saturday, March 4. 1852.

A glance at the different subjects
dis cussed in our columns to- day will
serve to show the variety of uses
to which the Grange can be put,
and how infinitely better it answers
the wants of the farmers than the
old agricultural societies which had
but a single object in view-the i'm
provement OF farming Every i'm
portant question-political, finan-
cial, commercial, etc.,-in which the
members of the Order are inter
ested, can be investigated by com
mittees appointed for the purpose
and discussed at Grange meetings
SO intelligently and exhaustively
that every member can understand
them. And yet before the Grange
was organized all such questions
were sealed book to the farmer.
If he was inclined to inform him
self in regard to such questions, he
had no where to look except in the
speeches of public men or in the
columns of the political press, and
it was seldom that the information
he sought on these questions was
satisfactory, for the reason that his
interests as they were affected by
public measures seldom had any
consideration from those who man
aged public affairs. Farmers were
divided among themselves on every
public question, and this was more
the result of ignorance than any
thing else. They were pulled
about by the politicians and made
to vote the party ticket regardless
as to whether their interests were
ignored by the party platform or
trampled upon by the cand dates;
and yet there was no public ques-
ton or measure, or business system,
thar did not vitally affect their in
terests.
But all this has changed. The
Grange has opened the eyes of the
farmers to their real interests, and
every where we see a spirit of in
dependence, of revolt, that was un-
heard of before Grange commit
tees and Grange leaders all over this
great country are investigating
every public question and reporting
upon them, so that the farmers at
large may see and understand how
they have been robbed and op-
pressed as a class, and how they
may assert and maintain their rights
and protect their interests.
With these facts before them, it
is simply incomprehensible how
any intelligent farmer, whose in
terests are mainly agricultural. can
hold back from the Grange.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
An esteemed correspondent ask

An esteemed correspondent asks
us this question:
"The stockholders of q co-opera-
tive store are not able to pay cash
for their supplies during the sum-
mer; is il best for them to paw
merchants from Is to 5o'per'cent to
run them, or for their own store to
furnish them and thereby enable
them to get their supplies at actual
cost with interest and expense
added?"
The best plan in such cases is for
the Cooperative Association to ad
vance the money to the stockholders
who cannot get it otherwise during
the summer, at the usual rate of in
terest, and the latter pay cash for
their supplies at the cooperative
store. This plan has been adopted
by many Associations, and it has
proved satisfactory to all parties.
The store fought never to depart
from the cash system, and no stock
holder ought to be forced to go else
where for his supplies if his Asso
citation can lend him the money he
needs.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
Coffee Comfy.

Editor Patron. Hillsboro Grange
is yet alive and doing a very good
work. At our regular meeting,
Feb 18th, our Lecturer presented
this question for discussion: Will it
pay farmers to beautify and adorn
their homes by cultivating flowers,
shruobery, ETC., and doing other
similar work about their premises?
We had a lively discussion on the
question, and after its conclusion our
Worthy Master took the voice Of
the Grange, and their decision was
almost unanimous in the affirmative.
l Jam satisfied that the discussion
will prove beneficial to our Grange.
We received on the same dav four
petitions for membership We have
a fine set of officers, full of energy,
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04
An Excellent Report.

Prof. w. !. Beal, chairman of the
Committee upon Education, Mich
igan State Grange, made the fol.
lowing excellent report.
Worthy Master and tcILo70 Pa
irons Your Committee on Educa-
ton submit the following report:
THE GRANGE IS A SCHOOL.
These graduates of the common
school, no matter from what grade,
continue their education. They
speak, debate, write, act dramas,
learn something from each other
about raising larger crops, to i'm
prove their f1ocks and herds; they
acquire some confidence in express
ing themselves, learn parliamentary
rules, and gain some experience in
conducting their own affairs upon
true business principles.
These things are all valuable, yet
they can not, in many respects, take
the place of the common school.
where children are trained in the
elements of education. 1t is with
satisfaction that we notice the earn
est words on this topic in the ad-
dress of Worthy Master Luce:
"The crowning glory of all our
work as an Order is to elevate the
American farmer. Upon ihe proper
discharge of this duty as an Order
depends whatever else we may do,
our chief reliance is upon this edu
catIon, it is the corner stone, it is
the key to success"
We approve of his suggestion to
introduce some elementary agricul-
tural books into the common coun-
try school. This can only be done
successfully when teachers possess
a fundamental knowledge of this
subject. For the present we re-
commend occasional short talks or
lectures on this topic by some well
informed person in the vicinity.
We are gratified to know that
many of the students of the Agri-
cultural College, during their long
winter vacation engaged in teach
ing. The demand for such teachers
has, during the past winter: been
far beyond the supply. These stu,
dents generally teach good schools.
They can teach some of the rudi
ments of agriculture when it is re-
quired by the patrons of the school.
We think the time has come for
the use of elementary text books
on agriculture adapted to the aver
age child of twelve years.
We recommend that teachers use
some good agricultural papers from
which the pupils shall read short,
well written articles for part of
their reading lesson.
We are much gratified with the
success which has so far crowned
the recent efforts of the State Hor
ticultural Society to induce the
teachers and children of the schools
to improve and ornament the
grounds surrounding the school
houses in the country. This incip.
lent movement was originated, as
we might expect, by members of
the Grange. 1t should by all means
be fostered by every true Patron
who loves his home.
In the garden about the scnool
house is the very best place to in
spire a love for the country. 1t is
a good place in which to begin the
first lessons in botany and horticul-
ture. We commend the discussion
of this topic in all our Oranges and
hope members will do all they can
to maintain an interest in their
children for further improvement
in the school grounds until they
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

be so kind as to give me space
will tell him what has become of
myself. I am still in the land of
the living, and neither cold nor
luke warm in the Grange cause. 1t
is true that man does not know
himself, but still I have not the least
idea of ever becoming either cold
or Indifferent in the glorious cause
of liberating the farmer from the
shackles that now bind him.
The time has been when / did
not know the extent Of the imposi-
tions practiced on the farmer. nor
neither do I know the half of them
now; but, thanks be to God, | have
learned enough to make me say /
will arise and go to battle in behalf
of our just rights. For the life of
me, | can not see how any farmer
can help falling into line; but it is
simply because they do not know
the unjust practices that rings and
clicqes are heaping upon them.
Then what is to be done to bring
all into the ranks? The cheapest
and most successful way TO accom-
plish this end is to place THE PA
TRoN or some other Grange litera-
ture in the hands of every farmer.
And Just here | would suggest that
if THE Patron can get sufficient
circulation to justify, that the price
of THE PATRON be reduced in
stead of enlarging its size. True
THE PATRON is now very cheap,
yet there are some who have not
one dollar to pay for it.
Any man who will read THE
PATRON regularly and will not fall
into line we had just as we'll let
him alone,-"Ephraim is Joined to
his idols" When we read THE
PATRON with the cheering letters
from all over this broad continent
we are encouraged to go onward.
New members are frequently
coming in here, and we scarcely
ever lose one now. We feel to
thank God that we can now tell
our friends of the great good we
have already accomplished, instead
of telling them what we expect to
do. The worst enemy to the
Grange here dare not come out
boldly and oppose the Grange.
The farmers have seen such won
derful and happy results arising
from the Grange that they will not
let it fail But to make our victory
complete let our motto be onward
and yet onward
Please allow me to make one
illustration on cooperation. Out
here in Texas we have what we
call the Screw worm, which if it
can once get start it will reinforce
and by combination will subdue
and even take the life of the mighty
horse or OK The horse or OK would
not care for just one, but when
many of these worms combine their
efforts, they can even take the life
of the most powerful animals that
roam our Texas plains. SO with
the Buffalo gnat in Mississippi.
Then | would say to the weak
brother or sister, can you not do
more than one of these insects?
Away with the idea that you can
do nothing.
Lest we weary both editor and
reader we will close, with our very
best wishes for THE PATRON.
Fraternally, J. w. RATLIFF.
Browns Mills, Feb. II.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

You will not be sorry for hearing
before Judging, for thinking before
speaking, for holding an angry
tongne, for stopping your ears to
the tale bearer, for disbelieving
most of the i'll reports, for being
kind to the distressed, for being
patient toward everybody for doing
good to all men, for asking pardon
for all wrongs, for speaking evil Of
no one, for being conrteous to all
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

Tie establishment of co-opera-
tive stores by Oranges goes on
steadily throughout the country.
The success that has attended those
that have been conducted on the
Rochdale plan has been uninter-
rupted, and this success has been a
great stimulus to Oranges every
where to adopt the system,
The patron of husbandry., 1882-03-04

The Oranges in Texas will get
splendid reports from Worthy Mas
ter Rose of the success of the
Agency at.Galveston. He will tell
them that the Agent, Bro. J. S.
Rogers, is the right man in the
right place, and his management of
the Agency has been highly salts
factory.