Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-24

AND IS D0IN1 ron WOMEN
b. ~.t,r ~ >." lttst d. ,,.'.a. 'ir- d
lafs it - STAT. ts.r
There are III The State ii Maine otcr
>lNty thousand farms ii there * but
one woman living Oh cach farm there
are over sixty thousand women in lie
State 10 whom The order oi Patrons of
IIuehandrv comes A. boon and
blessing.
There ar" very many among thi-
number who never have aud rcvcr will
avail themselves f thu rights aud pri,-
i!cgrs accorded them BY th,~ otsaurza-
tiuu. hui theirs j. The loss Tie farm
e:~' wives and the FARMERS daughters
are the very ones. above all other won-
en-. who need the advantages ui mem
herslip IN this order The Iifr pf the
farmers wife Or daughter. from her
necessary scclu,iou, j. The litc into
which some change AMI recreation
shonld come |, She !, allowed To- l.lo1
on day after day ani week after Sc. K
without cessation. life u,.-umc~ To her a
mere treadmiil existence ambition and
energy often tail. and -hr =, lnp~cs it'c
a WORKOUT machine. ~ 2 tired, frrtiui
buudic 4 nerves H. such woman.
mem rr,hp in lue t,targr mc,l.~ q
change tor tbc hoi'cr. AID vii nit-n-
tunes worN uurc ncu,dcllA on thc
nrr>uHs system .A.u .nt mrlicai lrr;r-
ment. She here tpyms many ncqu5ip,-
ancv- ri rcncN, manN "li friendships
A. -lc meet, wl.h tl. family # A.. ih-
cr~ aud sisters a the Grange hail a
feeling "f flrulinr>> tul companion.
>hp MI, lake tie place ~ her ,ornrr
>rn~c 81 lnnrllnr-s, and no. ~tlE take
ou a brighter ana IA g., .l,rou~ aspect
| have known "a wamau vii" hi not
care ''r aNI>lt, ur ctcu q call. from her
arI-hhul>. 70 hr persuaded 10 iolu the
Grange. ara there devotion AL amount
ut s.clahjltN ani hospitality tha. rcu-
drrri her CHEEKY and pleasant aud
made her presence a constant 10y far
tho>r with whom She ait,iw,r,i came in
Contact Tie Grange Ia. accomplish.
"a murh III developing a degree II
trlcudilu,.> and si-t,rIy hiudnc>, amot .
the women ot thus nation. Tncv are
banded together in work, of SYMPATHY
and love. and villa, the Grange Ina, done
for women in this respect can never be
measured hv words II mine
Tie Grange not ouly lives woman
rorf, oI sympathy ana rncourao-tnept
but offers tangible AID T. it, members.
The Order. through il, patrons Ma.
tua Aid" !. ready AHA anxious 10 AS
,ist TIL needy. Aha many a woman.
heart ha. been cAeerrJ. n.d III. heavy
burden OF de>ol.,ion Ilh,.ucd tx
KNOWING that the wolf Of hunoer would
be kent away from her 6t,I. op4, Inv
the substantial aid received from this
source. The Grange. however. doe,
not teach woman 3s.s.d,nc. hut IL
dsp+ud.scs. II has shown her in many
instances the best mcthod- Of farm
work. both indoors and out, 1t has
ever been ready to freely impart the
knowledge gained bv lessons o, wisdom
AID experience. aud shows woman how
she NAV be enabled to care and provide
for herself and for others -. well. II
teaches her to look on men as friends
and brothers. and to always see the best
instead Of the ,rorst side If their natures
The Grange gives to a woman tall
scope for her literary talents. If she is
literary for full exercise of her cult
nary skill If she inclines to prepare food
for the body instead Of tn, mind. If
sociablity and mrth are uppermost IN
her nature, she will find in the Grange
an ever-ready opportunity to lie enter
tanning. If deep research for know