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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. DOES THE GRA' GE PAY. Tile nation is 1reval:ent fli]t when a grange is so far away from grange Ical 'rs- agelts and stiore.s thhat its mimb.ers' eanlot buy and sell thirough grange ehl mils, it is of no I benefit to them. This no tion may be, indeed it is, well groundd. Very few granges thus situated are of :nyl\ service to their memlllers, But for t!his thre members thei uelves are to bla:le; and Iat i their location, lnor tany circlulIs!;t!ace over which they have no control ()fthne=, tile -eaent.bers ot a grange thiuk they cnn:lllllot lol itabli lbI y l1d el 1 throulgh the granlge agencies and stolres wheI( re:ally they canl. 'They may be too far away from ag'eitelcs and stores for each ,member to send in his 1own little orders alo:. : and yet so ,ear that, if three or four oor tI.e jocuibers cow hined their orders, and bought of a gralige store or agency, they would do better for themselves, t.,orally and Ii nnc;ially, thlnr they bought of the c unltry store-keeper on credit. I.u', sulpp, ., f . '.e were so far from all grange business cia'a !ishmlnets as to be, from a business i''i~it of viewv, of no earthly service to i's members, it might :till be of the greatest bent it. If the Or dier imposed a heavy tax on furn'. :, aund , to keel) up a grange it 'was :necessary to in *tur anly burdcnilome . xpemie, tL, mlem bers might cclmplail, when they bought mno cheaper and :ohl t'I, !t 'r. duce no better because of the gr ange, th. the 'ainge did not ,ay. b 1;-, expnse is Ighlt ; it is iothing" comp;,i 1 widi th1: plc isure and instruction thas :.y g an;fe n;:,v be made to yield, whether it 'ieldc an? ;:a;ncial re turn or not.-aG , ull. '. THE GOOD OW T 1. OLLDER. Th'lle farmer :i ,! tLe Im,,. alnic whose joint hlabr produces iut ulily iae necesaries of life, but ell the wealth, have for a long time been doing all l'!f,' lab ,lJus drudgery while the politieau, l.tlk,_r and specu lator have derived ,tie p "its and the conm ,torts of their toil. '.lihe <,ult has been, af ter a careful invetsi:.o:tti n, t, establish so cieties among thei ::clve,=, We have two socities now fairly orgaii-zed, '.ith lodges premeating .v:,ry state. The Grangers, whose members consist of farmers, and the 8overeigns of Il adu try, compoacd of opera tive mechanics ::id others Nihose employ ment is chiefly confined to manufacturing pursuits. Secret societies to a certain ex tent they are, but they are not governed or hampered by laws, circumscribing the Intel lectual capacity of the members with the terrible hush of secrecy, like the Masonic and their kindred societies. The Grangers as a Rociety, have thrown down the barriers ot silence and dissimulation, they tell their members, it is their duty as farmers and as citizens to be so much politicians as to ex ert a legitimate influence for political re form. Thanks then to the Grangers for cutting the Gordian knot of silence in the lodge. It tells them plain as the hand-writ ing on the wall the time has arrived when ill questions belonging to them, as free men and citizens, must be met and debated upon by them, not with the rancor of pr tX strife, but as farmers and citizens.-Elmira Huslandman. THE CENTENNIAL WENAMPXENT. The twenty-one Granges in the Pomona Grange of Crawford County, Pa,, at its last imeeting, unanimously adopted the lollowing preamble and resolution: Wh/reas, Much dlssatisfactioti has arisen In regard to the result of the Grangers' Cen tennial Encamhpment; therefore, Resolved, That it is sense of Pomona Grange. 20. that it is the duty of the officers of said Ecamtpment to make a full and de tailed statement of the fAlancial affairs of the assochition, In the discusslon which preceded the adoption of this expression of opinion a great many members of the order who are stockholders in the enterprise stated that they had been left entirely in the dark in regard to the management and disposal of the stock and receipts of the Encampment, and ha d received no retul'n N\.ha:tever for the money invested. The Patrons of Crawford are not the tirst to utter a similar complaint -a complahint which is only too well founded. It is now nearly live mnnthls sino.e the Ex p, .dlon closed, and as the Eucampment was dcstl.cy&o by fire the work of the mar. sinw'c iltead of haviing to (lisl)ose of their miii.arial. they had but to lrove their loss aind ctllect their insuira'ce. They began ,' t'.t .uflici+lt subscripti.o.s paid up1-so, at le'ast they iassu'ed the1 public-they trans Iacted a ca'l l)business, which appeared to bv, rCImunerative, and it is but reasonable to uxlpec(t that they pa:id cash. If there i6 any haIiih :about the business, it would at least scf",i proper that the stockholders should know it. Thanks to the oflicial positlon :,.l journalistic connections ot the manag ',rs of this enterprise, they enlisted at the outset the hearty co-operation of the Grange press and prominent Patrons everywhere, and were enabled to make it a success. They owe it to these Patrons and papers to give a speedy and satisfactory :ac.ount of their stewardship. It' a clilue or "ring" of " bl,)ated monopolists" should he thusi tardy and mysterious in their action )owards their shaireholders, would they not be de Ilou.ced ?-N. '. World. THE GRANGE. As the diamond is polished by friction, so people by associating together w-ear off their angles and pecularities, and becoime better members ni society, snd also better fitted for the struggles of life in which all must take part. Large falmilie' w \hich have g i"w.w up togetlhr, have more hIi:r!onious iy development :end evenly bala:ced char acters, from co-.tinual cotntat with each other, and the gtcrange i - intefuc(l .o do for the masses what the family does for the in dlividual. To the presiding officers we look r'or counsel and admonition ; to, each :And every member for love, eonfide;ice and sympa:' y; an! \c shouldl mutually assist each other in the varied wal's of life. But to the women the Grange has partict!ar ad vantages. It opens the door and throws wide the portals to infinite possibilities anu adval sement. She has too long been con sidered as a toy and a slave, subject to the passions and caprices of men. All honor to the founders of this society, who have giv en her the pos4ion sl-e now occupies ; but it is not enough, she is not considered equal -for if it is not an insul" to all womanhood to hold her position in county, State or Na tional Grange by virtue of being sC'nebody's wife, it is a stigma :,pon the character of ali. -Kanas Farmer. LOUISIANA STATE GRANGE AGENCY. We regret to announce that N. I). Wet more, State Grange agent of Louisiana has been seriously embarrassed financially, so much so that he has been obliged to suspend pryment until an arrangment can be made with his creditors, which, we are informed, will be done in a very few (lays. The Patrons of IHusbandry in Louisiana and elswhere will loose nothing, in any event; -Bro. Wetmore's bond being suf ficient to cover.all contingencies. We are reliably informed that the debts due the Agency by Patrons are greater than the amounts due by the Agency to Patrons. The teal cause of his embarressments is the neg lect of the order to render that cordial, uni ted, and effective support, which, as the bonded Agent of the State Grange, lie had a right to expect. This' is another triumph for the enemies of our Order and they are not slow in making the best use of it. Bro. Wetmore is still receiving and filling orders and will continue to do so, when or ders are accompanied by cash or its equiv alent. He will not be able to make advan ces, as he has sometimes done. The Ex ecutive Committee of the State Grange will hold a meeting at an early day and the re sult of their deliberations will be made known through our columns. THE Grange plaster mill of Michigan, has shipped 0,000 tons of plaster over the Mich igan Central Railroad. TrIE Livingston Co., (Ill.) Grange has been considering the propriety of establish ing a purchasing agency for the county, but no immnediate steps were taken in that di rection for the present. A Mwr~s\ro was held at Owen Sound,' Canada, pursuant to notice, for the purpose of organizing a Mutual Fire insurance Company under the auspices of the Domin ion grange, on Wednesday the 28th. This Association commences business under very ftavorablti circumstances, having applications fur insunuice to the aumotint of $400,000. 'ifi. nIext meeting of tie National Grange will be held at Cincinnati, Nov. 21. --- -__1 -0. - - A Gi;uaN;E store with a capital of $25,000 will soon be started at Robinson. Ill. THE York County (Me.) Council has or ganize(' a grange insurance colmpany, on the mutual plan. 'I'HE new Grange store at GrVenfieldC,(Mo.) reports a business of $1,600 during the last quarter, purchiase to the amount of $G00 being made by Patrons. THE 8Wiscom',si State Agency reports groods in store valued at $4.93,5.63, and c:shl and debts to the amount of $6.310.59. Its liabilities are $8,253.19. J. T. Stevens, State Lecturer of the Pa trons of Husbandry. says the Kansas Co- I oplerative Association has already got half its capital stock subscribed necessary to. commence operation . It in"ends shipping grain to a smaller co-operative association in Great Britain. N OTIIING ]LIKE IT! JACKSON'S WONDERFUL OIL! Cures all pains and pches rcqLuiring an external al:irii'ation. GOOD FOR MAN OR BEiAST. Requires no rubbing, a.d will riot burn or blister. Price, $1.00 per Js.'ttle. OwvingIe' iFever Pills, iFOR HORSES. SUl:E CUR ! ' 'rice, $2.00 pe+C lfaeka.eC . Meut by hail. For saic by D)rggists everyv , 'r,:. . E. OWIUGS, Druggist. 'lencr.i rv'enot for Montasa. STl'er Lodge City, Fblj. 1:" --l ai.n 1877. 1877. HEADQUARTERS Bah~i Wa<'ovms, Chie "pion Reaper and n P a'wv"-, VWi ,': r "Tiger" Self- Ope.drtin;g diii.y Hay LRake, and )liver'ss Chilled Plows. VAWTEl & CO. IIELENA, M. NTANA. BAIN WAGON. The Bain Wagon, with all its NEW improvements for the season 1877, will do harder work and stand more real hardknocks, with Less Repabir, than any other wagon made. The Patent Imp: ved Skein Tighteners and Oil Holes in Thimbles are used exclu sively and only on the Bain Wagon. The Bain Wagon stands without a rival in superiority ard workmanship, and is the most reliable wagon under all circumstances now used. The Champion Reapers and Mowers are the acknowledged leading Machine in the world. Over 200,000 now in the hands of Farmers. The sweeping triumphs achieved by the Champion Ma chine during the past few years have placed them in the lead, and made them the Standard Maehine of the world. Persons wanting REPAIRS for the Champion Ma chine will send in their orders early to Vawter &a Co., HIelena, so there will be no delay when needed. The Wisner "Tiger" Self-Operating Sulky Hay Rake is Self-Disdharging, the horse dumps it, a boy or girl that can drive can rake with it as well as the strongest man. It has a solid wrought iron axle. It is the most simple and easiest working Bake ever used. The Oliver Chilled Plow Scours in any place, will work well in hard, dry ground, so that fall plowing can now be done with out irrigating. The success of this plow has been so marvelous that those unacquainted with this style of plow can hardly realize its advantages unless they see the Oliver Plow, and then use the Oliver Plow; 1.100 were sold hf Utah in the season of 1876. A ifull line of Agricultural Implements and Bain Wagons, all sizes, will always be found in stock at the Rain Wagon Yard. Call and examimne our stock before buying, and save money. VbAWTER & CO., Agents, Ini-mch22 II.LKNA, MONITxA. JAY MARKET AND FEED JOSEPH HORSKY, Proprie, LOW' ER MAIN STREE'T. llIENA. Accommodations for ALL KINDS AND ANY NUMBER OF pTOI, Is prepared to COMPETE WITH ANY STABLE IN Te trlRy JAS FAIRBANIS' hfAY RCALEI" I have ;N20 acres of the Iest hay lan,1 in Prir Pear Valley, six miles from towjl, fronm Whier l l all my hy. I Highent Market Price Paid for Gral, CIIOICE Flower and Garden Seeds, STRAWBERRIES, I'EACHES, &. NEW SOR.TS, fBY MAIL. Plants of the newest a)dt ftest ineproved carefully packed and prelpaid by nlr ;. lr, tion of strawl)erries took the first prekmli, ,h1 best collection, at the great. i w o0 tof he M th ticultural Society, l l lh,-ron. I row ,r i0r. rieties, the most complete ..ollctiol iln the ,..luln including all the new, l'r c;'.u? erwicun auur ir ' kinds. Priced d(le-criplltiv C'ntloguel., Fntls.rt mail. Also, ]ul. Fruit 'li'ree, I.rl,, ilery greens, Choice Flo1 or, (Gl.rdlen, I'ree, ;:i bere llerb, or Fruit Set r, 25 packets of eithet fo1r 81.o by mail ~ The TI'r (':ape (',d (,rahnlerrr best ,t C* Cfor upl(and . ,bwt l,d or garden '. Byfa repaid, ' picr 100,, .O pe0 1,,BQ C. \ holesale Catalo-uie to the 'rade. AýU wanted. B. M. W'ATtSi , Oi .,('ola Nrrseries a Seed \ areh ou-e, Ilvynmolut~, N . Establfa in 1842. PiTD. JULY Ti, 1871. V.l T i ( ! CL T T IIVED WHITTEY S EW I ~ M6ACHINES The followinW .i,~:cillc 1,oinrt of superiority: I-4-reat Srimplicity .un (onstruetie. 2-Dtlurabili y. 3-Exceedingly Light Ru.nning. 4-Stil Tunnisa . Nolseless. 5-Perfor..-s all Varieties of W 'rk. 6-Beazity of Fitesh and Workmanablp. 7-V-TEAT REIEDUC'TION IN PRICE. Machines sent ou t "ial before payment is reuirt; written gunrzn~ee to keep machines in order iori e years given with e:chi machi:c. Why pay old price? Agents wantl'd. . nr circulars and artcurs, Address, The Whitney M fg. Co,, ?2 Adams St., Chicago, Ills. January 35, 1877-2-;O-6m. . F. MARV3I, U. 8. DEPUZTY MINERAL SURIYITOI HELENA, - - - MONTANA. A. J. DAVIDSON, M iufact:rcer of ai:d lealer in SADDLERY AD HARNESS BRIDLE3, WHIPS PHALTERS COLA 8,{ And everything pertaining to the trade. GENUINE CONCORD IIARNESS Al ways in stock. Rtepairing Done at Short Noteise And Priees lower than ever before esel in the Territory. HIDES, WOOL, PELTRIES and FURS Bought, for which the highest malerket hill bo paid. NO.2 . OLTER'S BLOCI,HEL A ' E (Next door to Wells, Fargo A Co.) July 13, 1875-34-3-m.