The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26

red to. 90 Thur6day a grEn4
public tecpption and welcome was
Rendered BE- Pc ~ Coo Luce.
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- The Master 81 be III itbs
Grange. Othcf addresses,
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i3Ion!EdNin Willis. Pred dent
the Mich Agrimpuralbolleg
and. Ison. y, |lpFAilep, a a nembel
Z Congress. esp0hses were made
in bebaifof Ne Grange by Ex
ov.Hobit "a Alaiha represent
I ing the Eattofn ties Hon. n IN.
lIipssoinq Z sohth caro6ns fepl
resentine be Southern States, and
the Hon. II. Brigham Of Ohio,
representint Northwestern Staies.
It was treat g listen to the
speeches Of ibes BE- men" AZ
iin each fcpf ntine State,
the nS Of which vas printed on
a SASH. repeated sag verse descrip-
tive oftbe Btaf represented. The
receptidn was a grand success. II
was Estimated that between Ave
and siS tho0sand peeple were
presentand hundreds could not
get standing room.
By invitation we visited the Re-
form School, an institution estab-
lished and kept up by the State,
where boys, who are found guilty
by theeonrts Of crimes and INSIDE
meanors are sent by the courts for
reform instead of sending them to
the pehitentiary for punishment.
Fvervthinp was admirably adapted
for their education and discipline.
The President said that of the
hundreds of boys who were from
time to time under bis care, that
very few we're from the farms.
This compliment SHOULD be very
gratifying TO our country boys. ,
We next visited the Agrieultu-
raj Coliege, and though the ground
wis oovered by sevetal inches of
snow, we enjoyed examining the
various departments, that we
might learn what this College was
doing TO advance agflcrVsss not
only BY experimentafon but by
teaching the boys 1at the farm
rneeds brains s well @muscle to
perform its work properly. This
COLLEGE completes with our loved
As b. CallsgN for the honor of
ooaforqhing nbarest o1 an the Ag-
ricultural Colleges TO tha require
mems OF the law 81 Congress.
TIE citizens of Michigan take
much interest n bis College, and
display great liberality in its sup
port. The few genuine A. & N.
Colleges IN the Union will event
ually have . telling effect upon the
agricultural Development of the
country. Their york, like "bread
cast upon the waters will return
after many days" 10 is to be
hoped al State Oranges will fol-
low the example of our sister
State, and work to have the law of
Congress carried out having fbess
Colleges CONDUCTED Ia The Interest
ofagricnlture. 4ErFtE0E
Z I win not detsin You with an ae-
count Of the proceedings of the
Grange, a they have been publish
ed, and several copies are now be-
fore you.s VII only say it was
regarded as one Of the fullest. best
and most useful meetings that the
National Grange bAe ever held.
Many of the members az polished
scholars, able men and eloquent
orators, and their speeches will
compare iavorably With those Of
any class or profession. Bro. Luce,
clear-headed statesman, is the
honored Granger Governor of the
State. He. was indefatisable in
his alteation and efforts 10 make
us welcome, and displayed The
fact that, though 5 Governor, be
was proud 70 be a member Of our
loved Order. He was ably assist
ed in his efforts to do the courte-
sizes and Inequalities of the oeca-
sion BY bis cstimable wife and
daughter; also by Bro. J. J. Wood.
ham, who was for fourteen years
Speaker Of the. House Of Represen-
tatives, and for six years Master of
the National Grange. He is highly
respected By al eho know him as
an honest, safe an reliable man.
He is seconded e All bis efforts BY
a good wife who IS q great favo-
rite with members of the National
Grange. The closing scenes afthe
Grange VII long be remembered
BY 8 little ihsidont Which Is char