The Portland daily press., 1889-12-18

tuIs, palntng ana music, while others are apt fol
ton for professional life Let every young mar
and maiden follow the bent of his or her incllna
Sssed upon mature e. re and
natui al mechanic against his will "to walk be-
tween the handles O. the plough" Let the twig
incline TO us normal bending, and the tree will
grow the line of natural development with bet
Ter prosDeets If a harvest of success. The great
an ,a, alost marvellous advance and Improvement
cries and new methods require different man.
agement than in former times. These forces have
labor there is not now the net d of SO many farm
ers. The old farming population, as a necessity
mas gravitated towards the great business centres
| Tor livelihood. and the agricultural population
OF our rural district is rapidly diminishing Ii is
not vital question, In an economic sense how we
| can retain the largest number of farmers, The
great question that is prominent and oyershadows
everything else is, how we Can make farming more
desirable, more PRINTABLE. more hoaurable, more
lnfuentlal? Yesi Ever, thing else being equal
a. choice fr permanent employment it is the
most honorable of all pursuits TO follow and such
s5stq bsnt who from
farm, sometimes stands at the front door of the
cst c1,tsge and looks 10 the distance at the big
.nere great emptiness more wealth, higher posi-
uon, more honor and greater name. These
Ideas should be dIsslpated,, for. there are great
Tess young man is fortified with the necessary
quailncaiions, and possesses strong moral char
acter he Is too apt to meet with that fate that
has buried so many in the cks of financial fall
ures, and has ruined So many by the loss of moral
finds in himself an aptitude and fondness for the
| farm, he Is the most fortunate OF all the members
of farmers family. Let all such avoid the city
and crime, where the muscle grows weak ami
carries down with 1t the sympathizing mind
VIOLATION OF LAW.
MY attention during my term of Office has occa
sivoaily Deen called TO papable violation of the
rules of our organization. have suffered mncb
embarrassment thereby which would desire my
SuiG,cesser 70 escape we have constitutional pro-
VISIONS nxlng the amount of admission dues and
subsequent fees. The charters which hang In
every Grange Hall in the State recognize the
sovereign power and force Of constitutional en-
actments. And there is a sacred oblgaHOn rest
ing upon all officers and members of our order to
da nnny OBEY al the obligations imposed and
OF The order. IL is not matter of choice but Of
DUTY: LeI Us bear IN MUD that when one law is
ence extends beyond, and weakens the respect
ior other laws. he only safe rule of practice is
| enactments reserying the right to petition for
such constitutional alteration, as may seem best
70 serve the interests Of our common brotherhood.
am aware there has been no tnten ion of wrong
ana laws are often violated without sufficient
thought. but l am also aware OF, entimes serious
| therefrom, which call for change OF base and a
| tons.
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
The National Grange which met In Sacramento
the capital OF California, November 18th was IN
many respects one of the most important and in
ever held. cannot recall any new Important
question that occupied the time and delberation
OF the supreme court of our organization; but old
issues, our achievements and friumphs were dis
cussed and strong and aggressive determine
ton was manifested to protect and advance the
strong and united pull OF its Patrons. and thereby
bring to the fro t the vital principles and pur-
poses of om order.
CHANGE OF THE CONSTITUTION
TI.n FOIla x.vs.~x..
submitted Tor your ratification or rejection: T.,
amend article VII In regard to .Fees for mem
nersh'p." which now re DIS as follows: 1.-THE min
shall be, for men three dollars, and for women
one dollar for the four Degrees by adding there
e me blowing: Provided that State Oranges
their respective jurisdictions to any sum not less
lhan one dollar for men and fifty cent. for
VIII be the reduction OF initiation fees in all the
states TO one dollar for men and fifty cen for
women. The weaker States are very anxious for
the change. and ask for your assistance In de
teimining this important change in the constitu-
ton exercise your own judgement with a full ap-
probation how the good OF the order will be al
After the close of our session, which lasted nine
days, we were guests of the state OF California,
mttee Of five Patrons of Husbandry appointed by
HIS Excellency Governor Waterman. The Legis-
ur we we're 1eI 6y At Of 1000
ividual expense most royal, instructive and IN
terestlng tour through the ate We travel ed
tnnlty TO Judge Of the wealth and producing power
q this great agricultural state. The citizens Of
the several towns and cities we visited were
tentions. The receipt MS aud banquets sur
pas, my power Ct desert ti'9. bands Of
i.,aded with ichest abundance of food and ali The
tropic,a fruits OF a sunny -outh, and most corda
ladies' and entIemen OF California were shower
that II is wonderful country, with magnificent
resources, and the future development must make
It Il empire state of the Uuun and thus of the
W. rid L. would be difficult to discriminate, or
place has its individual advantages but it seemed
70 me 3 at southern California, in the vicinit, of
find perpetual summer and the Temperature
shona n 1ne entire year is practically uni orm
and heal by weather at all times.
Oranges lemons, grapes olives and tropical
fruits Of all kinds grow in luxuriant proportions.
| The only criticism that desire to make is that
land is held too largely by the few. and there ex-
lists too mu of the spirit of speculation. Land
acre. The farmer from New England can hardly
afford &, pay such prices, and take all the risks
Without much money he had better stay at home
certainty OF independence, generous livelihood
and q true enjoy ment of all The advantages of
New England civilization.
THE PRESS.
The grange is fortunate iii our State in hsyipg
the active cooperation OF so many of its excellent
papers. The "Maine Farmer has devoted its
as az agresSra paper Of II 'ns rssc sSss
character is entitled to generous support. The
leTston JHsrnal has been specially active
of cder Tor which as oraes
Farmer and Grange tomrs have given CAREFUL
and extended review of Grange work in al the
New Ergl nd States and the State of Maine has
in no way been neglected. Let us earnestly sup
port the newspapers that advocate our purposes
for the press is power in the land.
cave the high position which / have held for
eight years with many pleasant memories, and
change which series of years make In the his.
tory Of our lives Is saddened by The many chairs
which To-Day are found vacant aro.nd this annual
duties commenced, death who knocks with equal
baud at the door Of the cottage and at the
and the charters of the National, State, Pomona
ana subort inate granges have frequently been
dpsS with The e% N liens Of %@oarnng Mist e
tra.e. our present manhood and womanho d.
which we are permitted to en- oy. cannot refrain
and love upon the graves of those brothers OF the
,Iate Grange, who were so conspicuous and ac-
i've in Grange work when was first Installed as
your State Master. The names of brothers
Nutter. Lord, Hart, Thompson and others equally
conspicuous are not forgotten, but will live for.
have these brothers repeated in unis.n with us
the first great moral lesson OF the Grange that "a
good husbandman places faith In God ~ and they
were ever found faithful They s'nurtured hope"
dispensed charity" and were 'noted for fidelity'
May we follow In their footsteps leaving lasting
footprints of the same faith on the shore of that
great riv + to which we are all marching, which
Il the dividing line between hannah exist.
ence and better life. On marble slab in West
minister Abbey erected to the mefory of John
and harles Wesley, have read these words of
est: "The best of all is God is with us, look
upon all the world as my parish, God Blu, les the
work man but carries on his work. May our
work in the Grange be such as TO meet the ap-
proval OF the great Patron If the universe and its
results be felt long after our places have been
filled by others. And may It's work be always
Carried on In Its original purity and efficiency.
To all the officers and members who have
been associated with me in the active work
of the Grange. / have nothing tO saw but
words OF approval and thankfulness There
has not been during my term of office one
single instance of the least unpleasant
ness or discomfort with any member. II has been
with mea period of uniform kindness and good
Will for in my term of Office we have Increased our
membership ten thousand I commend the same
loyalty and helping hand TO the administration OF
my successor, and thus the CIR .uge ship of our
noble state VIII sail onward over pleasant waters
to the haven ef our most sanguin expectations
and grandest achievement. The past Is glorious
With practical wisdom for our future guidance,
1t Is the influence of the characteristics and
virtues of the American husbandman which
practically made their nation the wonder and