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fv*v / -jrTw .<o yus^^lß - VOLUME 1. Sfei^SsS Official Organ of the Patrons of Husbandry. Reports from Arkansas represent great in jury to crops from continued drought. The Illinois Industi jjjT University is pre paring a nuißcunf*Kt the. agricultural and horticultural ofmat Htnte. to have been damaged this locusts #2,000,000, and Minnesota has suffered from the same, cause #300,000. Samples of Michigan winter wheat are being prepared in glass cases by the Detroit Board of Trade, for shipment to London, Liverpool, Dublin, and Glasgow, for exhibi tion on change, in those markets. In the entire South —the greatest cotton area of the world—there are but 187 cotton mills, with 487,629 spindles, while in the little State of Rhode Island there are 126 mills, with over 1,000,000 spindles. Four Royal Academies of Agriculture have been established in Germany. The theory and practice of farming are taught in these colleges in a two years course, at #4O per annum for tu ition->| u j; ~ The -yabamij Patromtof Husbandry pro pose, as a means to prevent thieving by ne groes, that all merchants sign a pledge to re ceive no corn or cotton until December Ist, and no cotton even after that date, either in seed or lint, unless with the written permit of the land lord. Oxford Grange, Tennessee, has organized a company with ample stock for tanning hides, and expects to extend its enterprise to the manufacture of boots and shoes. Lafa yette Grange contemplates the building of a cotton factory, and is raising a capital of $50,000 for this purpose. The Indiana State Fair exceeded in in terest the expectations of its most sanguine friends. The exhibition of live stock sur passed anything ever witnessed iu that State. One hundred additional stalls were required for this department. The Norman horses constituted a most interesting item. The displays of short horns, hogs, sheep, and poultry, were superb. It is a strange fact that the nearer one comes to a city, the more delightful he finds the gar dens. The fact is, the denizens of the city ap preciate thepleasure afforded by ivy, and shade trees, and flowers, while the farmer does not. The latter looks upon his land as something to scrape a living from, and chops down the grow ing shade.tres for cord-wood. With a few days extra trouble each year, our farmers could live in homes embowered by roses and ever greens and surrounded with flower gardens. Farmer, make home beautiful. Bee Culture.—ln a word, if you desire to have your bees thrive and prosper, keep them well from w!ml and wet and cold ; de stroy their enemies; and let them enjoy a sufficiency of food gotten by their industry; and if there be a want in some, timely supply them, and doubt not of, by God’s blessing on your endeavors, the increase and prosperity of your bees.— Purckas. Messrs. Stewart & Wood have an ad vertisement in this number of special interest to Patrons. The r large and varied assort ment, and the reputation of this house for cheap prices and honorable dealing, commend them to general favor. The celebrated May flower Cooking Stove is a specialty in their business. Special attention is invited to the.advcr tisement of the great Furniture Emporium of M. T. Castleberry, which appears in this issue. This enterprising house possesses the character of perfect reliability. Persons desiring articles in their line need not hesitate to send orders by mail, or otherwise ; they will be fairly and honorably dealt with. A particularly interesting feature with tlite house, consists in the fact that extraordinary inducements are offered to Patrons. Read the advertisement and note its liberal offers ’ in detail. A Valuable Paper. The Prize Essay on Diversified Farming, from the pen of our distinguished fellow-citi zen and devoted Patrons, appearing in the present number of this paper, is replete with forcible and interesting reasoning and facts. It should be read, re-read, and preserved for still further reading. This is not all, its sugges tions ought to be observed by the farmers of the South, for they will r>. vec' realize the full measure o) prosperity and i impendence until adopt the policy he commends. Salem Grunge. We have received certain resolutions passed by Salem Grange, Pulaski county, which are presented by request of that body for the con sideration of the various Granges throughout the country. They first resolve that all men and women Bhould pay their just debts to the extent of their ability. Secondly, that a failure to do this should, upon convictiou, be considered good cause for expulsion from the Order. They then recommend the adoption of this rule by all Granges in Georgia or elsewhere. Lastly, the publication is requested in the Georgia Grange and all papers friendly to the proposition are invited to copy. We presume that the foregoing is an assault upon the. Jaw of flmnratead and Ecceiuptims-, and that the object of the Grange is so prevent its members of availing themselves of these legal provisions to avoid the Sir debts. It is, perhaps, well that the subject should be pre sented to the Granges in order to elicit public sentiment. “A Patron” contributes an article in which he advises the establishment of a “Grange Bank” based upon English capital secured by mortgage on real estate of the stockholders. He proposes that this enterprise shall be the result of the co-operation of members of the Order in Georgia. We are not prepared to endorse this feature of the plan which would encumber, by mortgage, the realty of the Patrons of this State ; and it will be difficult, we think, to in duce that class of our population to embark in an enterprise that is attended with ho many uncertainties as Banking ; especially when it must be done at the cost of an encumbrance up on their homes. Our advice to every farmer is, to avoid sui h encumbrances with the strict est jealousies. Great Discovery—Bradley’s Patent Enamel Paint.—We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement on our eighth page, of this most valuable discovery, retire' Rented by Mr. C. P. Knight, of Baltimore. We know Mr. K. personally, and can say with truth, he is no humbug and his paint is just such as we know to be reliable. We have seen it tried with the very best results. If the Patrons of Husbandry desire to use an article cheap and good, we advise them to correspond with Mr. C. P. Knight, 93 West Lombard street Baltimore. Clothing.—Now,friends and patrons, ifyou desire to be comfortably clothed this winter, with the very best fabrics the country can af ford, and at the lowest prices, we certainly would advise you to call and see Eiseman Brothers, No 55 Whitehall street, Atlanta, be fore purchasing elsewhere. Read their adver tisement “To the People,’' in this number, and go directly to the house where yuy can not fail to be accommodated Be sure to read the advertisement of that progressivecs'ablishment, The Franklin Steam Printiug House, from which it will be seen that all kinds of Book and Job Printing can be executed in the latest styles of the art, at cheap est rates, and with dispatch. Read the adver tisement and give that establishment your pat ronage. You can not do better. :—a— The first annual exhibition and tournament of the Tennessee Sportsmen’s Association will be held at the Memphis fair-grounds next week. Cash prizes to the amount of one thou sand and seventy-five dollars are offered for setters and pointers in bench shows and field trials and premiums in the shooting tourna ment. Mt. O. C. Christian, of Oglethorpe county, has a stalk of cotton eight feet high and eleven feet across. FRANKLIN PRINTING HORSE, ATttNTA, GEORGIA, OCTOBER, 1874. Our Grange Picture. We present in the present number a beauti ful engraving showing the interior of* Grange. It might be offered in compliment to the skill and taste of the artist by whom it was produced, or as a mere indication of the arrangements and scenes that meet the eye within the secret precincts of the Order. While either of these would be legitimate, a higher object inspires us, looking rather to the great organization il- < •lustrated, than the mere act of illustration. This picture represents an institution—< organization —composed of a noble clasß of our citizens in every section of the Union, who sif ter long oppression, in which unequal tribute has been exacted, have risen, with firm resolve* to assert and maintain their rights and their interests. It represents the organization of the agricul turists of the Republic; the men on whose annual industries the existence, the indepen dence and prosperity of the whole mass of our population depend.. It represents, also, the association of this class, and indicates eo-opera iion in all that pertains to their usefulness, their independence, and their protection against the non-producers of the world. Century after century has drawn its slow length along, and the great interest of agricul ture leaned only upon the individuality of each of its respective millions. Almost every other pursuit was aided, advanced, and pro tected by the methodical union of its members* The mechanical arts, mining, and mercantile interests, the professions, have all been repre sented by one or more organizations, which have proved their support and protection against the cupidity of rival industries. On'y those who cultivated the soil were left to operate as an unorganised and undisciplined 'mass. Happily for this class, they have at last seen the folly of their course : have recently cast off the ruinous habit of centuries ; and to-day, in every neighborhood of the Republic, the splendid exhibition of an organized and associ' ated husbandry is presented. Like magic, thousands have perceived the wisdom and ne cessity of this policy, and are now rendy for action —not to oppress those who may be ri vals—-hut to shield themselves against inequi table exactions. Hundreds of thousands have stood between the producers and consumers, and have fattened and feasted on the tariff of commissions extracted for unnecessary agencies put of the pockets of the producers. Now, tbess “middlemen” are bidden to stand aside, ffile producers and consumers meet face to face in the act of exchanging produce for cash. For this purpose the friends of agriculture h*?e inaugurated direct trade between the cot- A*jelds of America and the factories of Eu- Kpp This is a grand achievement, which IgjuKciane have been laboring in vain to ac complish for the last half century. ’ i ’This engraving, as stated, also illustrates the llfsociction of the agricultural class, in which detail of their great interest are talked over in friendly companionship and discussed n ff-e spirit of general advancement. Experi failures, successes, are promptly report er for the common good, and not as before time, left to rust in the brains of those who worked them out, or dragged to public observ ance by monthly publications. Anew era of friendship, communion, and progress has downed upon the agricultural population of ifie country, arid we feel like exclaiming a g we write—all hail! to the happy day of our deliverance. We could continue to discant upon the great advantages which will follow our organization, but we forbear. Look within the precincts of onr picture Grange, and behold how good it is for brethren and'sisters to act in unison. See how well adjusted its several appointments, and realize the benefits which have, and will result from the harmonious workings of our or ganization. Here is an Irish gentleman’s letter to his son in college: "My dear son —I write to send you two pair of my old breeches, that you may have anew coat made out of them ; also some new socks which your mother has just knit by cutting down some of mine. Your mother sends you two pounds without my knowledge, and for fear you may not use it wisely I have kept back half and only send you one. Yonr mother and I are well, except that your sister has got the measles which we think would have spread among the other girls if Tom had not had it before, and he is the only one left. 1 hope you will do honor to my teachings ; if not you are an ass, and your mother and my self your affectionate parents.” The protested bonds of American railways amount to $335,295,688. ,BEFORE THE RAIE. We knew it would rain, for all the morn A spirit on slender ropes of mist Was lowering the golden backets down, Into the vapory amethyst Of marshes and swamps and dismal fens ; Scorohing the dew that lay in the flowers. Dipping the jewels out of the sea, To sprinkle them over the land in showers. We knew it would rain, for the poplars showed The white of their leaves, the amber grain Shrunk in the wind—and the lightning now Is tanglsd in tremulous skeins of rain ! —•—• International Exhibition, 1876. The Exhibition will be held at Fairmouut Park, in the city of Philadelphia, and will be opened on the 19th day of April, 1876, and close on the 19th of October following. The ten departments of the classification which will determine the relative location of articles in the Exhibition,—except in such collective exhibitions as may receive special sanction, —and also the arrangement of names in the catalogue, are as follows: 1. Raw Materials — Mineral , Vegetable, and Animal. 2. Materials and Manufactures used for Flood, or ire the Arts, the result of Extractive or Combin iifg processes. 3. Textile and Felled F'ahrics; Apparel, Costumes, and Ornaments for the Persgn. 4. Furniture and Manufactures of general use in construction and in dwellings. 6. Tools, Implements, Machines and Pro cesses. . 6. Motors and Transportation. K *7. Appae*, >vs rnf the increase and diffusion of knowledge. * 8. Engineering, Public Works, Architecture, etc. 9. Plastic and Graphic Arts. 10. Objects illustrating efforts for the im provement of the Physical, Intellectual and Moral Condition of Man, Applications for information, space, and negotiations relative thereto, should be ad dressed to the Director-General, Interna tional Exhibition, Philadelphia, Penn. Farmers Should Grow in Knowledge. We clip the following important suggestions from an exchange and commend them to our farming population. Tilt re is too much truth in the charge, that many of this class Lave been negligent in observing details. To such we trust this paragraph will come as an awak ening influence : His eyes should be opened. It is the season for the closest observation and study. Not a tree or plant but will repay looking at, and he should see what he looks at. It should teach him something. There should some fact become fixed in his mind each observation. Every bird that sings, and insects that flutter in his path, should attract his attention and his thought. It will be promptly answered, that the farmer and fruit-grower has no time for these observations. But lie will have time if he takes it. He will find the habit of ob servation, if once established, will not interfere with his work. The plants which spring up and thrive under his cultivation are important integers in this sum of observation and growth Daily life should add to daily growth in knowl edge of everything about us that ministers to onr comfort or profit. Too much practical, technical, and critical knowledge of the habits, growth, natural history and functions of plants cannot be obtained by the man whose prosper ity is dependent upon their successful produc tion. These objects should be as well known as the alphabet—as easily read at the different stages of growth, and their condition as surely interpreted. We commend the following to the con sideration of Georgia Granges: It would add greatly to the interest of Grange meetings, if each Grange would se lect some subject for discussion, which could be participated in by the members. Let a standing committee be appointed to report at each meeting a subject for discussion at the next. Then let several members of the Grange be appointed to discuss it. After those appointed have concluded their re marks, let the subject be open for general discussion. We suggest the following per tinent subjects: 1. Advantage of education; 2. Deep ploughing; 3. Care of farm stock in winter; 4. Fencing; 5. The stock law; 0. Farm machinery ; 7. Farm labor, how to hire it; 8. Our pork, beef, wheat, and cotton, how ahall we market them to secure the greatest profit to the farmer, mechanic, and laborer; 9. Is this a good corn country T 10. Fine stock, the most profitable; 11. The grasses; 12. Immigration; 18. W here to buy ne stock; 14. For success in fanning, theory and practice must be combined. The Southern Farmer says: "Sweet potatoes should be dug at the first appearance of frost, before the vines are killed, well dried and stored, not too compactly, in a place completely sheltered.” * Tbc Simple Secret. Twenty clerks in a store, twenty hands in a printing office, twenty apprentices in a ship yard, twenty young men in a village —all want along in the world and expect to do so. One of the clerks will become a partner, and make a fortune; one of the compositors will own a newspaper, and become an influen tial citizan ; one of the apprentices will be come a master builder; one of the young vil lagers will get a handsome farm and live like a patriarch—but which one is the lucky indi vidual ? Lucky ! There is no luck about it. The thing is almost as certain as the rule of three. The young fellow who will distance his competitors is he who masters his business, who preserves his integrity, who lives cleanly and purely, who devotes his leisure to the ac quisition of knowledge, who gains friends by deserving them, and who saves his spare mon ey. There are some ways to fortune shorter than this old, dusky highway ; but the staunch men of the community, the men who achieve something really worth having, good fortune, good name, and serene old age, all go in this road. SONG OF THE FLAIL. In the autumn, when tho hollows A' 1 are filled with flying leaves, And the colonies of swallowß Quit the quaintly stuccoed eaves, And a silver mantle glistons Over all the misty vale, ■— Sits the little wife and listens “ To the beating of the flail, To the pounding of the tiail , By her cradle sits and listens To the flapping of the flail. The bright summer days are over, And her eye no longer sees The red bloom upon the clover, The deep green upon the treeH ; Hushed the song of finch and robin, With the whistle of the quail; But she hears the mellow throbbing Of the thunder of the flail. The low thunder of the flail— Through the amber air the throbbing And the reverberating flail. In the born the stout young thresher Stooping stands with rolled-up sleeves, Beating out hiß golden treasure From the ripped and rustling sheaves : Oh, was ever knight iu armor— Warrior all iu shining mail— Half so handsomoe as her farmer As he plies the flying flail, As he wields the flashing flail ? The bare-throated, brown young farmer, As he swings the sounding flail ? All the hopes that saw the sowing, All the sweet desire of gain, All the joy that watched the growing And the yellowing of the grain, And the love that went to woo her, And the faith that shall not fail— All are speaking softly to her In the pulses of the flail, Of the palpitating flail— Past and Future whisper to her In the music of the flail. In its crib their babe is sleeping, And the sunshine from the door All the afternoon is creeping Slowly round upon the floor; And the shadows soon will darken, And the daylight soon must pale. When the wife no more shall hearken To the tramping of the flail, To the dancing of the flail— When her heart no more shall hearken To the footfall of the flail. And the babe shall grow and strengthen, Bea maiden, be a wife, While the moving shadows leugthon Bound the dial of their life : Theirs the trust of friend and neighbor. And an age serene and hale, When machines shall do the labor Of the strong arm and the flail. Of the stout heart and the flail— Great machines perform the labor Of the good old-fashioned flail. But when, blessed among women, And when, honored among men, They look round thorn, can the brimming Of their utmost wishes then Give them happiness completer ? And can ease and wealth avail To make any music sweeter Than the pounding of the flail ? Oh, the Bounding of the ul! Never musio can be sweet cv Than the beating of the flail! Victor Hugo has written a letter declining an invitation to attend the Peace Congress in Geneva. He says peace cannot be established until another war has been fought between France and Germany. He points to the exist ence of the deep and undying hatred between the two countries and declares that there will be a -duel between the principles of monarchy and republicanism. Let the article of ‘ Richmond” be mad and* considered, that the practaoaL effects of pur Or-.’ der upon our jSnanoial prof peritymay be ob* served and realized at tbeir first dawn. NUMBER 24.