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Grange ; nor is the patronage of any sect, 
association or individual solicited, upon any 
grounds whatever, except the Intrinsic mer¬ 
its of the Order. 
The socrecy of the ritual and manner of 
proceeding have been adopted cliielly for the 
purpose of accomplishing desired efficiency, 
extension of unity, and to secure among its 
members, in the internal working of the 
Order, confidence, harmony and security. It 
aims to protect, by all available means, the 
farming interest from fraud and deception 
of every kind ; and, so far as we have ob¬ 
served. it proposes to trespass upon no right 
that belongs to other classes. 
There are seven degrees included in its 
Subordinate, State and National Organiza¬ 
tion, which are given as follows : 
SUBORDINATE GRANGES. 
First Degree — Laborer (man); Gleaner Maid 
(woman). 
Second Degree—Cultivator (man); Shepherd¬ 
ess (woman). 
Third Degree Harvester (man); Matron 
(woman). 
Fourth Degree Husbandman (man); Matron 
(woman). 
STATE GRANGE. 
Fifth Degree Pomona (Dope). Composed 
of Musters of Subordinate Grangers and their 
wives vv ho am Mat tons. Past Masters and their 
wives who urn Matrons shall he honorary mem¬ 
bers and eligible to office, but not entitled to 
vote. 
NATIONAL GRANGE. 
Sixtli Degree Flora (Charity). Composed of 
Masters of State Granges ami their wives who 
have taken the degree of Pomona. Past Must¬ 
ers of State Granges and their wives who have 
taken said degreeol Pomona shall be honorary 
members ami eligible to office, but not entitled 
to vote. 
Seveuth Degree— \< Earth). Members of the 
National Grange who have served one year 
therein may become members of this degree 
upon application and election. It shall nave 
charge of the secret work of Lhe Order, and 
shall be a court of Impeachment of all oUlcers 
of the National Grange. Members of this de¬ 
gree aro honorary members of the National 
Grange, and are eligible tc office therein, but 
not erilitled to vote. 
The progress and growth of the Order of 
Patrons of Husbandry is so much a part of 
current history that we need not enter into 
any enumeration thereof. That it is accom¬ 
plishing good there cun bo no doubt. That 
it does not work evil must, of course, depend 
upon tho discretion of its 
officers and members, the 
con ii temeting in fl nonces out- 
^.v-side tho Order, and upon 
the watchful vigilance of 
the Independent Press. 
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY 
Our limited space precludes us from giv¬ 
ing the full history of this Order in detail. 
It is doubtless familiar to most of our read¬ 
ers. William Saunders, the first Master 
of the National Orange, is acknowledged to 
be its originator. He had to co-operate with 
him in the work, preliminary to its organi¬ 
zation, O. H. Kelley, who was the first, and 
has been continuously', Secretary’ of the 
National Grange, which was organized in 
December, 18G7. It grew gradually the first 
two or three years, but steuilily, until now 
it is one of the most complete and extended 
organizations in the country. Its active in¬ 
fluence is most potent. 
The object of the Order, as avowed by its 
projectors, is not. only to promote general 
improvement in husbandry, but to increase 
the general happiness of the people and pros¬ 
perity of the country. It is founded upon 
the axioms that the products of the soil com¬ 
prises the basis of all wealth 
—that individual happiness 
depends upon general pros¬ 
perity, and that the wealth 
of a, country depends upon 
the general intelligence and 
mental culture of the pro 
ducing classes. This gives 
the key to its organization. 
With the object of perma¬ 
nency it lias adopted the 
feature of other successful A 
and self-perpetuating organ- /3 
izations, to wit, Secrecy, and V 
depends upon its ritual, fra- 
ternity and the mutual ben- 
efits to accrue, for perma- 
nent success. Since organ- 
izationsof husbandmen that IIS 
are not secret, have failed, Iff 
in a measure, to secure sys- / 
tematic co-operation and wlgEfSj 
complete cohesion, this fea* 
ture, to which many object, /I 
has been adopted, und with ^M^ g 
an impressive ceremony of HEQS 
initiation, it promises to 
brilliantly realize all that its 
projectors dreamed for it. , 1 
One feature, that ought 
to disarm the enemies of se- fSjjjp^ 
cret societies, is that women 
are admitted to it, as well ; 
as young persons of both / ,/V 
sexes—over the age of 18 for 
males and 1G for females. 
This renders the Grange at- s^I 
tractive and assists to de¬ 
velop a fraternity among 
neighbors, love of rural life 
and social pleasures, all com¬ 
bined with instruction, tend¬ 
ing both to refine and enno¬ 
ble those who become Pa¬ 
trons. The modes of in¬ 
struction adopted by the 
Order are, reading of essays, 
discussions, lectures, forma¬ 
tion of select libraries, cir¬ 
culation of magazines and 
other publications treating 
upon subjects of interest 
and profit to the nusband- 
man and his family. No re¬ 
ligious nor political discus¬ 
sions are tolerated in the 
A P80P0SE0 BADGE. 
lx this connection wo give 
an illustration of a Badge 
designed for the Patrons of 
Husbandry by Mr. Fred¬ 
erick Gatlin of N. Y. City, 
(a nephew of George Gat¬ 
lin, the distinguished Indian 
painter,) and whiek, it is 
hoped, will bo acceptable 
to the Order. 
Its details hardly need ex¬ 
planation. The vignette re¬ 
presents the sun rising in 
Ins majesty over the distant 
hills, and throwing light 
over the broad laud and the 
Tiller of tho Soil, its bright 
rays illuminating the path 
of the steadily progressing 
and gigantic Organization 
which is so rapidly absorbing 
the|inteiligent Agriculturists 
of the Country, aid whose 
object and purpose is “ Pro¬ 
tection to Industry,” 
Above tho vignette the 
American Eagle, with out¬ 
stretched wings, holds in its 
beak a scroll, upon which is 
written, “ I-.'s/o Pwpetua.” 
Grasped in the Eagle’s talons 
is the American shield, at¬ 
tached to which is the me¬ 
dallion or vignette, and on 
its sides there are Horns of 
Plenty, from which flow the 
traits of the land. Sustained 
by Cupids on either side of 
the medallion stand tho Hus¬ 
bandman and Matron, while 
above ail and tic Low all are 
two well known figures illus¬ 
trating the fact that this 
Order, composed of Tillers 
of the Noll, is supported by 
Justice and crowned by 
Liberty ! 
