Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-12-23
Proceedings Of Butler County Pomora
Grange.

unpleasant IN the morning Dut stiil IL uiu
not deter the Grangers from coming, some
q distance of fifteen miles, to attend the
meeting. The first session was public and
quite q goodly number who were not
grangers were present to hear and see
what was going on.
The address of welcome was delivered
by W. W. Brandon and the response by
r. @. Thompson. The question for dis
cussion "Does it pay to farm for grass
was opened by S. Nixon. He thought it
certainly paid this year, as hay was very
good price. It was further discussed by H.
Book, r. G. Thompson, n. f. BARLEY and
the Master G. b. Turner. Some of the
speakers thought it paid to farm for grass
for the purpose of enriching our farms, as
the farms of Butler county are too poor at
best, and the farmers are in the same pre-
iicament, being unable to buy commercial
fertilizer.
Dinner was announced, and we as Grang-
ers know how to dispense with the eat
sbles. the good sisters had provided 80
RDunQnuIly IOT bDe OcCaSAoi 1nu ioA "HA~
a vote of thanks was returned.
After dinner Miss Lille Kinser read an
.ssay entitled Farmers Wives" which
was well received. Question for discussion
.sShouId the Grange ask the Legislature u
rive ma A United States Senator" The
only speaker on this question was 5. Nixon
he thought they should az he never re-
nembered when we had one.
Question for discussion, does 1t pay To
oreed imported stock. There was but one
speaker who spoke on this question, X. y.
thompson, and be favored the ides that II
did nav a. IL took no more feed To fatten
good animal than it did poor one.
Sister BARLEY read an essay entitled
"women's Work in the Grange which was
we'll worthy of consideration.
The Grange then closed open doors. and
opened In fourth degree, g. Ii. Turner,
Master presiding.
The usual committees were appointed,
reports Of the subordinate Oranges indicat-
I'd prosperity.
The Committee on resolutions reported
the following.
Ist Resolved, that We are pleased to re
port this society and all subordinate
oranges of the Patrons of Hnsbandry are
now more vigilant, determined and pros
porous than ever before.
End. That we encourage and insist on
all tillers of the soil and wage earDers 10
mite with us and labor with us tor the
good of humanity and to all such we ex-
tend an outstretched hand TO welcome
them to our order.
Al. We remind all farmers that their 10
nor is the oldest and most honorable of az
occupations, and il Is not only honorable
and expeudient, bur duty to insist that
we have such legislation as your interests
require and demand.
4th. We hereby request the PennsylVa-
MIA State Grange to petition our State Leg
islsture to so amend our dog tax law.
Pamphlet Laws 18-page-so that said
tax shall be- paid to the County Treasurer
instead of to the School Treasurer OF to~B-
ship or borough, and that taxes collected
on dogs kept In boroughs be distributed
same az that ON other dogs to pay dam
ages to sheep in said county by dogs.
5th. We also ask the Pennsylvania State
Grange to petition onr Legislature to en-
act q law equslizing taxation by taxing al
property for county and municipal Pur-
poses
9Th We respectfully instruct our rep
-entstives in the State Legislature to vote
and use their influence for the above equal
ization-tax law.
7th. That the signs of the times indicate
that the iron is hot and now is the time I"
strike for reform, and by peaceable means
hasten that day when in truth OF act ana
reality this shall be government OF foF
and by the people.
By order of the Committee on kesolu-
tions.
WoMgs's WORK IN THE GRANGE.
Womeu's work in the Grange like in many
other ayocstions in life is both important
aud varied: important first because no So
ciety il really complete without the pres
ence Of women: therefore women should
always adorn the Grange with their pres
ence 10 far as practicable. The cause oi
the failure OF so many magnihcieni
schemes socially. religiousiy and political
Iv which have followed each other iron
aye To age have been this: that in alrnort
every case they have ignored the nights
and privileges of one half the human race
NAMELY women Brethren and sisters.
| firmly assert that society will never g.
right. religion will never go right, yea
and pslitics will never 90 right only as lar
Az women go right. And in order that
women may go right they must be IN their
right place and have their rights Women
in the Grange are equal with the men ID
.yery respect they are eligible to oific'
have their right to vote. have the right To-
speak on any subject they please, anc
have the opportunity If they exert their IN
duence of doing great good. know they
meet with opposition and with those VIII"
cav the man is the head and has all the
power. We meet such persons on their
pwn ground, we allow them the privilege
Of saving the man is the head but naturai
enough Il the man il the head the woman
must be the neck and has the neck not 60.
the power to turn the head about at WIFI
Ah! Women cf the Grange your inhuenc"
for gc,d or evil is unlimited Study Wei
your part and If you see brother gong 10
The wrong direction yon have the power 10
turn him around. l know there are IN
stances where stiff necked men stand up
in all their dignity and exclaim 1t must be
thus and So And then on the other hano
We have weak minded women who will sue
sumb to all the petty notions OF men; now
these are the extremes; but all over thl"
broad land OF ours We have men OF reason,
and women with master minds.
Women of the range, when you fnd
stiff. necked, obstinate man, cast not your
pearls before swine. Women OF the Grange
should, so far as practicable, inform them
selves upon all the current subjects OF the
day. You may hold to the idea that owing
10 the many little duties incident to farm
life you do not have the time to read thai
you should or would like to have, re-
member, if the muscles are kept in con
slant motion. while the mind is left to run
az will, there is apt to be reaction some
where; let the body rest, II but tor snort
time and set the mind to work; have books
and papers at hand, and if you can only
read a few minutes at time, let yodr
mind run on what you have read, and
while You ply your hands at any chore that
YOU can conveniently refer to your book or
paper you will be surprised at the end OF
the day or week how much knowledge you
have gained. Learn to econ0mize time;
study your work so that each chore tits 10
where it really belongs. The true matron
unlike her city sister is never guilty oi
killing time. They that have nothing Ia
do with time but kill it had better die in
nocant of the murder. The women OF the
Grange should endeavor to build up, ln-
prove and entertain in one and the same
hour, that seems the true function OF the
Grange There is nothing funnier than
some facts and nothing more entertaining
than to have the jewels presented in that
velvet casket called the art of putting
things The lump of coal so black and
dull in one hand-in the hand of another
turns to a brilliant. The tales Shakespeare
worked on were old and dead; but how he
coDjured them into living immortality.
and so facts, truths and theories that are
public morphine in one speakers hand,
vitalize public head and heart with the
tonic of humor when touched by the wand
of the right one. Mere amusement soon
grows wearisome to most people while a
happy combination of the tvo-amuseme mt