Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-30
AMONG THE FARMERS.
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Cerv.rcesescs on rr.es,cai Agricultural TOPICS
ts .sl.sitci. Askirv.. ell s.s.s@asssti~ss In
.sn.ici tSs this 'lsJsrs~sn, ~ A.sn ttrunAt
hntrvs. osf.ri fAv~s.r.t. rarts. Ne.
The GRANGE M MAINE.
ADDRESS ~ WORTHY NAsrrR FRINGE
AT riiE srArE oHANGE
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rnt GRANGE IN MAINE.

AT riiE srArE GhANGE
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The cycle of anoth-r year hs ptssci,
ani se ate lsrc s...mbl.>i for ti,. s.vvu-
tsvuth annual session. to cou.hl-r the
intrrr-t. of the fsrmrs of our state,
sni Ia i-,i.- mc,lssis by uhlch Ne b-
l,-,- thrlr ipi-r.t. may L. advanced,
morally, -.si.lly .ni hasD,i.lly.
Ss.-i tim. sn,i h,rN-st have pisss,i,
aud the hu.bstslnsn has hc,u w~arlr,i
hy IL. fruits of hi. lal-,r.. While Ne
arr n"t aide to rsonl sny enu.asi pro.-
p~rity, till Ne brli~,r Ne have rs.ou
to p.turu our b-srt felt th,uks to the
Gi,.r 80 sli goo,l, for muiti,l1~i blc.s-
Ink. ~hhh ~e have r~yei'~i aD1 are
sble to -pjoy.
While .ar msmbershlp has not tncrcas-
e.l to .o great an eNtrut as in -oaw TOT
mer y.ar., .tili cur orgsnif,iiou has
novel st.s'iily for~snl, sDi our iD-
na.ng- for svoi steadily incrvaspi.
Our lmrr,.. hs. t-~u felt In tile ns-
tlousl l'gi.l.ti.o of our country. Our
farm tlsms-. have gro~u plrs.Antsr un-
der our innu-n,-, until t"-slsy Nc ,su
l-,k ul,ou oar p,blc ori-r of 'airous of
liu.l,auiry q. the grsnlc.t sni mc.t
poxrrful farm-r.' org .nIrsi,ou oar c''up-
tTy. oT .,ru ti,. World. las ever known.
u !. our constitutional right Ia -nt'y
the fnlii. of our iator, stiil cur bu.i-
ne. 1. hsmIer,i snd I'srslyf-i by aii-
hgl,l mesn. ani pri,v-, r"bhing the pro
iuy,r of the iruli. oi hi. hl-r.. Trusts
av FROM day to day t-So,nlng a greater
Il L.. ..ssR I.s..l anil .Hs a .Islllsf
n,onuul-ut- "f evil.
Ial-pr D. .h,,io~.i upon every slie by
combinations. sai tru.t., b-u,c i--
cume. il,c duty of ih- Am-t,csn srurr
to unltr Ia milntainlng his right. ag'in.i
-,cfy I"s.r. sg g,is.i every combination
that thf-ai-n. hi. s-lisr in an, rr-isNt.
Ne a.. I,airsu. .l,,uIsi J.,nani righi spd
Ia.ll,- io all. and IT, ever ready, .,-'
~iIIing. ever snxh,u. io pf'',cNt the hu.-
isaD,lni "a iron .,-ry form of shuss. We
.Loul,I Ia tl- fatur,, q. iu the past, u,
ever rr.dy to "a. oar l-.t -ff'r. in .ls'-
,siing sni developing thu iu,-llsNtusl,
moral. so,ial sni na.ns-isl y"u,iitiou of
th- fsrnsT. uf Uur ,'uuiry.
leo sl., thi. .u,N,...fuliv Nc must do "
With faith W. al a,rr-rullng fr,,ii.ns.,
With hoI-r la q full rrssri fOr ear Ia
lor., l-.ins az al tlmc- ,h'ritsblc
toN arl. tlss unfortunate. liofing shh
an un.N.fN ing filrllty Ia our prinyil'lr.,
sui l-rss,vTt1g uhtii ~, la the cnl,
tTsmplc tNrtnuy, CombiaAtlous aud
trust. under our i,vt.
IIsiil l- ss-u by th. rvpou of the
TREASURER th,t tl.rrr "a. Ia tlr trvi.ury
at tl,- commencement oi tbs y,ar the
..t... II sf ffvl
Durins ll,c year there la. b-cu c,-
p-nisst:
- s,I-s-.. sf u,i,s o~-Hiris. ssoe
49, ststl tlssHrfN. -
fsT tbvFstf 80 ~
insi irutsi ,sn-s. ~"
np-s-s. "a 80 .iisss - Lsstaref. ssS'
ns,sivsi ~ ,rs..@ryi. sis,'. bsassos IN h.n.i'
- ryssafvI. tso
Tic state Ur,n;r IA. sl.o ln,rsis,l Va
th- ratraa. t's"I-r'ilN- ,"u-T,l'"n
tipr .um 81 sI,C>l, uf nearly ou"-lslf IL
the capital .l,sk oi that c"r-'rsiion,
y hl h !. a prr-rui $1,000.
>s~rlng tho grrat i1irt--t Ne h'i IN th"
v.lfap- 20 this vvr-r iti"n, sith %" pro
,i.i.,n in our urs su,c laS. Tor any "i'~ Z"
k-,k aiirr aaT lai-f~.i., have tkru u
uiau ui, Ill ts LA .u. BN the Aihis"..
.t tls- tfu.t-v. sBi trri.arrt have t--u
ga sbl,,i o. ~ aminc the st"yk anl bSk.
snI eau ,l,-,Tiully c,nm-nd II Ia all.
Il ,i.-r. nut oaI, /. ~l..l-.tlc hat retail
,i.in =. i,,r tl- s,,~,nmo lstIoa of IT.
many Iairun., sni ! have 10" d"ubt u
,,,,,i,i l.. morr generally Iatronitssl to
ti. gr,,st b-nsiii "f oar onl'F. Ihl. C"r-
I-irstlan Ns. otsinif'Sl Ia i,'', ani
siu,v that time Ia. ,lsa. an annual ba.i-
ue.. of si.aat siii,O1l snl Ia. nas "n
hini alrput s;.OO ot .arl'lu. -arnias.
tl,- past year.
Os niug q. w- do nearly on--h,f of
the raIitil .to,k of the ,"rI-bfsi'''u, u
auaLd ..,fn that Ne have l-vn vrv ~
mi.. Ia oar duty Ia n"t h,,ins ."mc Que
sutl,oriI.,i to l'-,k afirr thi. in,"r-.t.
In siss ot tis- lat "f thi. Inicrr.t !
ouh r,,Wmmsnl that you suihorifr
.oin- on- tu rpp'--ut our sioyk la the
us,iins. ot tl,. corporation.
4 N"uLt further Tv,oumenl that the
-arnia.. ot the .t.Sk .s..>I by thl. bo'iy
i-e allsNr,i to h. a,iie>i Ia the capital
.iogk, a. I l-ll-,r th,t u c1,n la no "th-r
Nay d. OF 80 mucl, berefit to our onl.r.
AGRicULrrRr.
We .hsllI -a,l,,.,or Q. strengthen the
hsn.I. uf the ha.i,snlm,n. ss hi. o,,u-
.tI,-r. az ia..Si sni ~iibout shlch 10"
o,l,-f. rsul'i exist.
Ayri,uliup. a. .ci.nc- Ia. nude
such l,rogrc.. that oDe to ,oinlei- sue
Cv..iulI, la w., .bouli te the ~Iu,l in
earning aud lii uf tbo.- in anv "f thu
pruf-..t.,u.. With Kin, ,,-u the gran
d. hill. of New EnglasI sili snply ~
,ay tip. tiil-r of thu .",i. fb- 'i,y for
Iur,ly ,.hy.lc farming la. hong -ipcc
passed.. One Ia ls q .u,N-s.ful firnrr
io-.iay must not "nly have muscular hut
mental power. 10, mu.t te .killfnl, able
to grasp ,tarc's pos-rs snl bring thrm
Into III. ..r,ir. lie should not ouly
have gv.i .oani common ssu.r, goal
ii,Iya-nt, bat .isouli L- l.arns,i In tb.
..I.n,v. anI Ia ti,. business an'irs of
life. am aware that may ioss upon
our state %. producing n"thing hut
GRANT,. ani icc, but sb-u Ne .ss, Tor siN
nouth. Ia the year, o,ein steamship.
l.ayin. cur ..iv.rts loa'ie'i Nth the
Iu.iIy ,-lebr,i.si VI ,in- B,hiwin., nile.
.f frvl.ht ,z,r. oulri With Maine ss-ct
,orn ani Aroo.ia,k t-otsto-., hi,r Ne
not ,uo.i r-a .ou to f.vl that Msin- sv-n,
h.. a grant future before u as AN asd.
cultural slater
NATIONAL GRANGE.
At the m'vting of the Nsiionii Grange
AZ Ail.nts, n-.riy every stat. wa. RIP
r-.-utsi. .At thu s,u- time the ait-nd-
an,- oat.iJc of ti,c hg,l representation
"a. quit. -m,li.
Tie Nstiou,i Alliance has swept over
tis. >outIerti an.i m sny ot the Western
,tat-., ov-r.hados = Ing for thu time 'stns
all v,i,-r kindr-,i orgsnirdi"n.. Conse-
au.uiiy, .ur org gsnlxstlon IL, at prrsrnt,
,...t fiauri.llins in ti,o.c .s'vtions. NJ the
.su,r tim~, tho-e most Interested in its
wrlfsrr have strong hop. for the future.
Among th. moi imI~'rtsnt que.iions
that ,s,nc lefofr thu msv.ting ~as the ~
,ort of a m ,jority of the executive cou'-
mllt-e, Recommending tile unIlmliei
coinage of silver. inctcase of our circu-
I,,lny msSiiu,a to sioat three times lie
pr~-~ut smouut, snd iosD,ng IL to the
,s-,ple oa nsortS Ssg,'s st = iow rate of In
ierr.t. Thi. rrisTt MAS opioscsi by The
Ne~ England ,iei~gsit"u anil otisers 10
b.inx unai.c aui fraught With evils TOO
sr.st to ri.k. notwithstanding tlse OPP
I,o.itiou, tis- vp'st Mas pas.si aud ~ili
90 fsuh q the woke of the grange.
prr.~utssi to tbc grange psiitions
fruui q large numtrr of latroas of the
county of fi.cztsquls, asking that each