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INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

Origin of the Grand Traverse Region——A Paper Read
before Garland Grange No. 14l—Winter Shoeing
of Borses— Carving a Turkey.—-Thanks for Favors
Received—An Important Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 1

Lecturer’s Address before the Michigan State Grange,
Ninth Session, 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The First Thanksgiving Day, A. D. 162?.—From the
Master of the California State Grange—Auother
Meeting at Sherwood, and the True Inwarduess
Thereof—How to Keep Sweet Potatoes——Holding
Her Own—The Sinews of War—Ozone as a Pre-
servative for Meats, Vegetables, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Prospectus—The Last Session of the State Gra_uge——
The Driven Well Ma_tter—The Coming List of
Granges—Granges Entitled to Annual Word-For
One Dollar —Pl-aster for 1882- Assessment Notice 4

Work for Dormant Granges—Representation in the
stats Grape-—} qfldit hry-—Lectui-er s Document
of Nnlionai Grange—1teport of the Executive

Committee——Notice of Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

Ruth—a Ballad of ’36——The Mission of the Grange-
A Short Letter from Myra—At the Bridge——I' un-
damental Grange Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Patrons’ Aid Society — Grandma’s Advice — Uncle
Nine Found-—The Reaper Death— Ads ........ . . 7

Sighted from Afar—Backwoods of Michigan-—We1-
come Kentucky—Advertisenients . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8

Officers National Grange.

MA5'.l.'nB—J'. J. WOODMAN,. . .Paw Paw, Michigan.
ovnnsnnn-—PUT. DARDEN, . . . . . . . . . . .Mississippi.
Llo'rUnEB—HENRY ESHBAUGH, . . . . ..Missouri.
S'nl'.WAnI>—A. J. VAUGHN, . . . . . . . . . . . .Mississippi.
Assr. s'.I.'EWABD—-WILLIAM SIMS, ...... ..Ka.nsa.a.
Cnu>nAn!—S. H. ELLIS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..0hio.
TnnAsU'nEa—F. M. McDOWELL,......New York.
S3onnrA:aY—WM. M. IRELAND, Washington, D.C.
Gar:-Kanraa--0. DINWIDDIE, ....... . .Indiana.
0nnas—MBS. J. J. WOODMAN, . . . . . . ..Michigan.
POIONA-MRS. PUT. DARDEN, . . . . ..Mississippi.
1';-,on;——MRS. I. W. NICE[OLSON,.. .New Jersey.

Luv Assr. S-raws.nn—M.RS. WM. SIMS, Kansas.

Executive committee-

D. W ATT AIKEN, . . . . . . . . . . . . ..South Carolina.

3, .1 MES, ............................. ..Indiana.

W. G. WAYNE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..New York.

oflicers Michigan State Grange.

u_—c. G. LUCE, ........................ ..Gilead.

O.—A. N. WOODRUFF, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WatervIiet.

CHARLES E. MICKLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Thurber.
S.—8. A. TOOKER, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Lansing.
A. S.—-A. E. GREEN, ............... . .Farmington.
c,——sALMON STEEL, . . . . . . .Fi-ankfort, Benzie Co.

T.—S. F. BROWN, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Schoolcraft.

8no.—J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft.

G. K.—ELIJAH BARTLETT, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dryden.

G;nns.—Mns. A. S. STANNARD, . . . . . . . . ..Lowell.
Poxoin.—Mas. H. D. PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti.

FnonA.—Mns. A N. WOODBUFF,....Watervliet.

L. A. S.—MBs. A. E. GREEN, ....... . .Farmington.

EXGCLICIVO cOfl1lhIttO0-

J_ O. A. BUBRINGTON, Chairman, . . . . . .TuscoIa.
J’. WEBSTER CHILDS,. . . . .‘. . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti.
I‘. M.- HOLLOWAY‘, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hillsdale.
THOMAS MARS, . . . . . . . . L. . . .. . . . Berrien Center.

’ WM. SATTEBLEE, ............... ..Birmingham.

THOS. F. MOORE, ..................... ..Adrian.
J. G RAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tra.verse City.
0. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, ............ ..Ex-ofiicio.

State Business Agent.

-rnomis MASON, ................. ..Chicago, 111.
one. w. HILL...... ...........Detroii.

Special Lecturers.

Than. 1'. Moore, ............. "Adrian, Lena-wee Co.
I. L. Stevens..." . ........ "Perry, Shiawassee Go.
In. 8. Steel, ........ .. .... . .Manton, Wexford Co.
Andrew CI,mD'Bo1l, ..... "Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co.

3,’ W. Wi:ng........ ....Ann Arbor, Washtanaw Co.

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ORIGIN OF THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGION.

BY HON. J. G. BAMSDELL.

[Recited by Charles E. Mickley before the State
Grange at Lansing, Dec. 15, 1881.]
In the Grand Traverse region, one bright autumn
da ,
I sat on g hill-top o’er looking the bay
As it spread out below, by the landscape infold
Like a broad jewel clasped in a setting of gold,
And, wondering, gazed on the beautiful scene,-
All dappled with carxnine and russet and green,
And dyed in its glory of autumnal hues,
For the cause of this beauty I questioned the Muse.

“ You ask,” said the goddess of verse and of song,
“ Why all these rich gifts to this region belong ?
Why its waters so pure, its breezes so bland,

Its soil so fruitful, its woodland so grand,

Its climate so healthful, its winters so mild,

And why fickle fortune on this land has smiled,
And all nature is quiet and Peace seems to reign 3’
Then listen, 0 mortal, and I will explain.

" The world was created, the continents made,

The mountains upliited, the foundations laid

For oceans and islands, for rivers and seas.

When the gods Jove assembled, and thus his decrees
To the august assemblage in thunder proclaimed:

“ ‘I will,’ said the monarch of heaven’s high host,
‘That a land he created, whatever the cost,

Fit abode for the gods—- where all races of men
Can flourish in peace. My will must be done.’

“ Apollo uprose, and the deep silence broke
With his silver-toned voice, and the monarch be-
spoke-

‘ Great Jove I potent ruler of heaven and earth I

My duty has called me since creation’s birth

To drive the great sun through etherial space,

And guide heaven’s coursers as onward they race ;
To view all the countries spread out on the face

Of the broad rolling world, and minute their place.

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“ ‘There’s the Orient mild, by the great ocean laved;
And Eg pt most fruitful, from waste desert saved
By the clerk flowing NiIe,—and Attica’s highland,-
Bright Italy’s plains,——and Erin's green island,-
And there's sweet .sunny France, and still sunnier

-"' ~ain—
Fit abode for the gods, an elysium for man.’

“ ‘The lands Phdebus mentions,’ the monarch replied,
* Though favored by nature, yet Fate has decreed
Shall bleed under tyrants ;—-be wasted by war ;——

A prey to each pestilence. Better by far

Be the land I ordain.

“ ‘Go, swift-footed Hermes, without more delay,
And summon the Titans, and bid them away
To that continent vast, to Orients unknown,
That lies in the West near the late setting sun ;
To create there a country as fertile and famed.

_And the peer of all those which Apollo has named '

In every virtue, without the dire fate
Which Fortune decrees to each Orient state.

“ ‘Bid Zephyr, and Auster, and Boreas come forth ;
The West and the South must unite with the North
To temper the climate of that favored land,

And make it congenial, salubrious and bland.’

“ On Mercury's pinions the message was sped ;

The Titans were summoned, the Titans obeyed;
And o'er the broad ocean with Neptune they roam.
To the land pre-ordained to be Liberty’shome

In the heart of the continent, far from the sea,

They selected a place—Phoabus lighting the way
With his broad burnished shield, and leading the

van-
To build up a country on J upiter’s plan.

They delved down the mountains, and rolled up the
hi]

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And opened the fountains, and traced out the rills ;
Pushing vast moving glaciers adown the broad ways
Of the high polar regions, they scooped out the bays;
And planed off the highlands, and dimpled the face
Of the country with lakelets, and in every place
Pourecflmth: transparent flood, until each one was
e
With water as pure as e’er rain-cloud distilled.

“ Than melting the glaciers, they filled up the bay,
And turned on the sunbeams and hastened away ;
Each scattering seeds as homeward they stray,
Which grew up the forests you see here to-day.

"Great Jove then looked down, from his throne in
the skies, »

On the newly-made landscape. With unfeigned sur-
prise,

He swore by himself: ‘ By Jove, it's well done I

’Tis the loveliest country that lies ’neath the sun I’

" Then turning to Boreas, who came to complain

That his realm was invaded, his rightful domain

Usurped by his brother, the monarch replies,-

Your realm is invaded ; but warm summer skies

Best befit such a landscape; and Zephyr’s mild breeze

Must wave its green woodlands and fan its bright
seas.

But still, to console you, my blustering child,

You maylgeign half the year, but you must govern
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A Paper Read Before Garland Grange, No. 141.

Fellow Patrons .-——I make no pretensions to
scientific farming or a knowledge of the
science of agriculture. And what I may
say will be said more for the purpose of
drawing out by way of discussion what my
mtye experienced brothers may know in
regard to the question under consideration
than for instruction. Now I shall claim in
the outset that when a man starts out in any
enterprise there are two things necessary to
insure success.

First, An adaptability of mind to the
work to be performed. and a thorough knowl-
edge of the business to be undertaken. Or
in other words there must be a congeniallty,
a love of the occupation. Then a thorough

knowledge of the business will be a suffi-
cient guarantee of success.
If I am correct in this theory, and we
apply this theory to agriculture, then we
have a basis upon which to build a success-
ful farmer in all the departments of husban-
dry. Such a man before making a specialty
of any farm product. will first ascertain by
chemical analysis or afiinity what his soil
will produce in the greatest abundance or
or in the best paying quantities and quali-
ties. This he will be able to do in a short
time by the application of science, while
others would only learn by long years of ex-
perience and an uncertain experimental la-
bor, which is too often attended with great
loss, and sometimes with ruin. Yet this
knowledge must be attained at whatever the
cost may be before we can with any degree
of safety classify numerically our farm pro-
ducts. In the discussion of a former ques-
tion, a brother said in classifying farm stock
in regard to their paying qualities, that
sheep were No. 1, horses No. 2, and neat
cattle No. 3. Now this may be all true if
his farm is adapted to sheep culture. But
suppose he has a low, wet farm ‘ion how
would his figures stand ? I think he would
have to transpose his scale by at least one
sheep and place his key note on his No. 2 or
3, or play a losing game. As it is with grow-
ing stock, so it is with cereals. My neigh-
bor may have a farm well adapted to the
growth of wheat, so that wheat with him
might be No. 1. While with me on a differ-
ent soil, it would be No. 2 or 3. So you see
that in this country specialties in farm stock
or cereals are from the great variation of soil
necessarily confined almost exclusively to
single farms. A wheat farm ca:j_"' gsompete
successfully with a gran; or graz'i;.vg fa;-ll. in
the production of the coarser grains or
stock, and vice versa. Then our success as
stock growers or feeders is governed by our
facilities for prosecuting this branch of hus-
bandry. So the question, Does it pay the
farmer to buy or raise stock to feed for the
butcher, cannot be successfully answered
until the more important question is decided:
Is his farm a grazing or wheat farm? If
the former, then the question for discussion
this evening arises, Will it pay the farmer
better to raise and feed stock for the butcher,
than to use it in the dairy? And it is one of
considerable importance to us, as I will try
to show before I get through. Now I pre-
sume you will all agree with me when I say
that the cost. of raising an animal for either
purpose up to three years old, that being the
usual and perhaps most profit! ble age to
turn off for beef, would be the .n‘e. The
only correct way to arrive at the solution of
the question is to find the capital invested,
both in labor and money, and then the
profits derived from such investment. Now
let us take for example 10 head at three years
old, at an average cost of $35 per head: five
of which we will feed for the butcher, and
five for the dairy. Now if we feed the five
head for the butcher, say two months from
the first of December to the first of February,
what will it cost ? There are different opin-
ions in regard to feeding both in quantity
and quality, but we will feed eight quarts
of corn meal on an average to each animal
per day, which would make fort-y quarts per
day for thefive head. Multiply this by sixty,
the number of days we design to feed, and
it will give a total of two thousand four hun-
dred quarts, or seventy-five bushels of corn,
worth at fifty cents per bushel, thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents. And then we will
feed about one ton and a half of hay, worth
at $10 per ton, $15, which would make
$52.50. This added to $175, the value of the
five head before feeding, would make a total
of $297.50, the cost value when ready for
market. And now for the profits. Allowing
them to average 1,400 pounds per head, we
would have 7,000 pounds live weight, which
would be worth at four and a half cents per
pound $297.50, a neat profit of $70 on the five
head, or $14 per head, allowing the manure
to pay for the labor of feeding. Now let us
see what profits we can figure on our five
cows. If they are a good average lot of

will reckon for the next three months eight
quarts a day per head, which would give us
5372, makinga total of $324, an average of
$64.80 per head for nine months. Now
if we allow fifty cents a week per head for
pasturing the five cows for nine months, it
will cost $97.50, and this amount deducted
from the amount received for milk, would
leave a balance of $226.50, an average of
$45.30 profit on each cow, with the original
capital on hand. In deducting fifty cents a
week for pasture we get about sixteen per
cent interest on our land investment. In
my figures I have allowed two acres per head
or ten acres for the five head, which would
be worth at $60 per acre $697.50 for the use
of ten acres would be equal to a fraction
over sixteen per cent, and about ten per cent
more than the best farms pay on an average.

I will now leave the question for your
further consideration.

H. G. ALLEN.

Winier shoeing of Horses.

An authority on the subject of horse-
shoeing says: “During the constant em-
ployment of horses in my business during
the past ten y~ars I hf‘. always noticed
that all smiths are inclined to sharpen
horses’ shoes or draw the calks square with
the back end or heel. This is wrong. The
calks on the shoes of all horses should be
squared to the front end of the shoe. It is
well known that all traveling or fast horses
strike their feet upon the earth with such
force that they slide forward a little after
striking. Wearing shoes with the calks
leaning backward would not only prevent
this motion, but when traveling on hard
substances would have a tendency to shock
the limb by striking against instead of mov-
ing forward and sliding into the ice or snow
as would _be the tendency if the calks were
square to the from ,; ,,,. f,f_‘;i :_-,'..~~ Ligus as-
sisting the horse instead of being an imped-
iment to his rapid motion. I am sure that
all draught horses, in their hard pulls de-
pend more upon the toe than upon the heel
calks, and if squared to the back end of the
shoe, after being somewhat worn, and hav-
ing become a little smooth, it will be much
more likely to give way and allow the horse
to fall on his knees than if squared to the
front end of the shoe. Again I never had
or never saw a horse brought to his knees
during the hardest service at any season of
the year except by the giving away of the
toe calk. All observing persons. who use
heavy horses, know in what position the
latter place their feet when they attem t to
make their greatest efforts. I would as all
such to consider what would be the differ-
ence in their chances of success, whether
the toe calk on the horse leaned backward
or forward. Who has not seen, in all our
large cities team and ‘car horses after failin g
in their first efforts refuse to make another,
having lost all their confidence in the toe
calk of the forward foot. I think all will
see at once the advantages to be derived
from this method of shoeing, especially in
going down hill and in backing heavy loads,
in having the heel calks especially inting
well forward, so they will be more ikely to
catch and hold in any hard substance than
they would if pointing backward. It is
well known that all horses ball up, or are
burdened with large balls of snow and ice
sticking to their feet during a large part of
the winter, and that they usually throw
them off or drop them after raising the foot,
making their steps very uncertain, and
their traveling very tedious. How much
more likely would the same horses be to
throw off the ball, or perhaps not take it up
with the toe calk leaning forward instead of
leaning square to the back end, forminga
sort of hook to hold the mass in the foot.

Carving a Turkey.

Place the fork in the lower part of the
breast, so as to have the bird at perfect com-
mand. If you understand your business,
the whole turkey may be carved without re-
moving the fork. First remove the leg and
wing on one side, then the other wing and
leg. Then remove the breast, take out the
wish-bone, the neck bones, and the neck
itself. Then- cut through the ribs and the
job is fairly done. With proper care, there
is no necessity of firing the bird of!‘ the
table into anybody’s lap ; but if this should
happen it is perfectly proper to ask that
person to pass the turkey.-—In.dz'anapolis

macs.

Thanks ior Favors Received.

Bro. 0obb.°—I am still prostrated with my
affliction, but little better if any since I left
Lansing. I feel grateful to the many friends

th1'e9‘Ye31"°1d heiferss they Will. EIV9 “5"for their kind attentions to me during my

eighty quarts of milk per day, or an average
of sixteen quarts per day per, head, worth at
two cents a quart $1.60, and if they will aver-
age this for the first three months, which
they will if well cared for, we will have a.
total of.$144 for the first three months. The
next three months they should give us
twelve quarts a day per head, which would
be worth at two cents per quart $108, and

afiliction while at the Lansing House. ‘It
is sad and lonely to be sick away from home,
but it is very. gratifying to have a host of
friends as I did, on such occasions. I return
grateful thanks for kind attention.
THQS. Mans.
P. S.—My wife says, God bless the Patrons
for their kindness to her husband in her
absence. '1‘. M.

An Important Decision.

MAs'ri~:R’s OFFICE,
PAVV PAW, Mich., Dec. 26, 1881.

There being a difference of opinion among
members of the Order in relation to the
rights and duties of Pomona Granges in
conferring the 5th degree of the Order, as
provided in the amendment made to article
2d of the Constitution of the National
Grange in 1878, a member of the National
Grange called for a ruling from the Master
upon the question involved, and a decision
was made. Upon this decision, that most
excellent Grange journal, the Live Patron
makes the following mild criticism, which
seems to necessitate some further explana-
tion of the question:

“Master Woodman made a ruling that
County Granges cannot confer the 5th de-
gree upon a person notamember of that
Grange. The constitution says: ‘Any 4th
degree member in good standing shall be
eligible to oflice, or to receive the degrees in
the County, District, State, or National
Grange, within whose jurisdiction he may
reside.’ Q,uery——Who will harmonize con-
stitution and ruling.”

That the provision of the constitution
above quoted is susceptible of different con-
structions is evident from the fact that dif-
ferent practices have grown up under it. In
some States the construction and practice
have been in harmony with the above
ruling, while in others a- Tmgmendment has
been construed as m.AB,‘E’_‘,,l obligatory
upon all County and .WE_,,TW’ Granges to
confer the 5th degree 11;  -‘I 4th degree
members applying for tl.-----.é.ie, and with-
out the payment of any fo._____; being elected
to membership in the Gra-----l

It seems but reasona.b::' at where the
ln~,vgi1-age of ‘_'.,._r-.onsl.itut'-" of the Order is
susceptible of ‘two const: ctions, the one
most in harmony with the principles of
equityiand the theory of our organization
should be accepted as the true meaning and
intent of that instrument.

County and District (Pomona) Granges
are close organizations like Subordinate
Granges, and their usefulness and very ex-
istence depends upon the permanency of
their membership, for which they must
depend upon the 4th degree members of the
Subordinate Granges, who alone are eligible
to membership.

Candidates for admission‘ are required to
pay “initiatory fees,” and be elected to
membership ” ; then in the language of the
law providing for their organization and
govern ment—— they “ shall be entitled to re-
ceive the degree of Pomona and its benefits.”
These organization receive no revenues from
the Subordinate Granges, nor from any
sour e, except the fees and duesof their
own members, and it does not seem reason-
able to infer that the National Grange sub-
mitting this amendment, and the State
Granges ratifying it, intended to require
them to confer the 5th degree upon all per-
sons within their jurisdiction who are
“ eligible to membership,” giving them all
the rights and privileges of members except
that of voting, and thereby diminish, if not
entirely remove the source from which they
must receive their members and support;
or in other words, to require County and
District Granges to spend their time and
funds in doing a work which must result in
positive injury if not in rain to them.

The organization and composition of a
State, and the National Grange, are some-
what different from that of a County or
Subordinate Grange.
tive bodies of the Order, and creatures of
the Subordinate Granges, All 4th degree
members contribute to their support, and
,were made by that amendment, not only
eligible to oflice, but to receive all the
degrees of the Order in them, which cannot
be conferred in the Subordinate Granges to
which they belong.

It will be seen that the right of “ eligibil-
ity to office,” and to "receive the degrees,”
are granted in the same article of the con-
stitution and seem to be inseparable, al-
though an alternative is implied in their
connection.

No one, however, will contend that any
“ 4th degree member of a Subordinate
Grange is made eligible to ofiice” in a P0-
mona Grange, without joining the Grange;
and the conclusion seems to be irresistble,
that the right to the degree, and the right to

hold ofiice in a County or District Grange
are acquired in the same way and together.

__Hence thedecision, that " A County or

District Grange cannot confer the 5th degree
upon a person who has not been elected to
membership in that Grange.”
J. J. WOODMAN,
Master of the National Gr., P. of pH.

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JANUARY 1, 1882.

I huliiiifs waitstaf-

Leciui-er’s Address Beiore the Michigan Stale
\- Grange, Ninth Session, 1881.

Worthy Master. Brother and Sister Pa-
trons :— .
As ‘we meet in this our annual ses-

sion, another period of the past is told,

and another step toward the fruits of past
efforts is to be taken. We may safely say
thata decade of the Grange in this State
has been completed. Ten years ago, while
lamenting the fall.of Chicago and heraldi_n

new found friends to sympathize wit

them in their adversity, the telegraph and
press -were telling of_ the organizing of farm-
ers ; of their gathering upon the prairies and
riversides of the west. _
come the news of their waiting hearts,
hands and heads for their general good, and
that in more than one place had the _true
sons of Adam and the lineal inheritors
of his regal calli_ng felt the need of the or-

ganization of this class. .
To day may we not speak of the Order in

our State in a

RETROSPECTIVE AND PERSPECTIVE?

Retrospective, to learn at whose hands we
have received the gift, and perspective that
we may embellish the gems for_ our succes-
sors. In retrospect may we review the past
and rescue from the shades of forgetfulness
the names of the worthy among the early
laborers of our Order,- and embalm their
good in a setting of verbage for preservation.
In the perspective, to climb into the shrouds
of our Craft and descry the outlines of the
dim, distant promised land.
THE BEGINNING.

Ten years since the Grange, as our Order,
had well begun. The national existence
had been assured, Its then organic law
had gone out in company with a kind invi-
tation to all who till the soil to examine and
partake. A half score of States had then
read and admired, and were trying to em-
brace, while ‘as many more came and looked
upon the infant and passed by upon _the
other side, waiting for a more convenient
season. _ ,

In this State a copy of the Constitution
had then been handed to a prominent agri-
cultural journal, not the “only one,” and was
declined with thanks; yet bread came to
her children upon the soil in some other
way. Now and then a stray copy of the
leaves of progress from sister States drifted
to homes in this, and many a heart was
gladdened that light was not afar off.

At last. just about ten years ago, one who
had enjoyed the very presence of this light
and had sat at the real table of the Patron
of Husba dry in.._b-is prairie home, came to

' ‘ ' ed ‘5’g“'.chigan. He proclaimed

repeated efforts succeed-

_ lconstitutional number of

edit‘-’n of Burnside, Lapeer Co.,

Pap form a Grange, and thus

0f 8, No. 1, came into being

9 , by the aid of Bro.‘ Edwin

YOU‘-1 Co., Iowa, who was spec-

ially comm '9 ated by Lect. 0. H. Kelly to

do said work emhis Grange wrought well

fora time. ac}. “ until overwhelmed by a

religious revi‘. .3, moie bigoted than chari-

table, and when investigated, has since had
to fly the location for personal safety.

From the prairie other news came upon
the leaves of the press and resting near the
north line of Jackson County, called upon
the spirit of Bro. B. M. Sweet. who early in
May heard the spirit’s voice and asked for
the sign, which was soon given by Bro. O.
H. Kelly, and in the autumn. aided by a
visiting brother from Indiana, Russell
Johnson, a second Grange came as uncon-
clone of the first, as the first was of it.

The glad news of a beginningin Michigan
was sent out along the then narrow lines,
and Bro. J. C. Abbot, a Grand Depllf-V 9f
the National Grange, was sent to take in
charge the feeble work and strengthen it.

BIRTHS AS REGISTERED.

No. 1, Burnside Grange, of Burnside, La-
peer County, was organized by Bro. Edwin
M. Jones, of Dallas Co., Iowa. at Special
Deputy, on January 10, 1872, with 13 mem-
bers nine women, and four men as Charter
members; Brother Charles Cole as Master,
and Brother Edward Burt, Secretary.

No. 2, Eureka, in the town of Waterloo,
Jackson Co., was organized with 27 mem-
bers, 16 men and 11 women,_ Nov. 19, 18.72,
by Bro. B. M. Sweet, a special Deputy, with
B. W. Sweet, Master: and Bro. J. D. Mc-
Intyre, Secretary. Bro. Sweet was the first
Steward of-the State Grange.

No. 3, Oshtemo, in a town of the same
name, in Kalamazoo Co., was organized on
November 26, 1872, with nine men and six
women members, by Bro. J. C. Abbott from
Clarksville, Iowa, a General Deputy of the
National Grange. Bro. Thos. Buckout
was chosen Master, and C. L. King, Secre-
tary. Bro.‘ King was soon chosen Master
and was the first Chaplain of the State

e.
GI§bl.g 4, Wakeshma, in the town of the
same name, Kalamazoo Co., was organized
November 27, 1872, by the same person as
the last, with 9 men and 4 women members
under the care of D. 1. Fritz, as Master, and

. 0 le Secretar .

HN?>.I5, Maple, in tgwn of Comstock, Kala-
mazoo Co., was duly organized by General
Deputy Abbott, November 29, 1372. It had
14 men and eight women as members. Bro.
C. B. Mitchell, Master; Henry King, Secre-
tary. Bro. Mitchell was the first Gate-
Keeper of the State Grange.

No. 5, Unadilla, of the town of Unadilla,
Livingston Co., was organized by J. C. Ab-
bott December 17, 1872, having 10 men and
eight women as members with Lote Wat-
son, Master; and Ryal Barnum, Secretary.
Bro. Barnum was soon elected Master, and
was the First Ass’t Steward of the State
Grange, and his wife Lady Assistant Stew-
ard

N'o, 7, Stockbridge Grange, in the town of
Stockbiidge, Ingham Co., was Orgfinlzed by
General Deputy Abbott December 18, 1872.
On the Charter were the names of seven
men and five women with Uriah Colson.
Master, and O. K. Brownell, Sebretary.
Bro. H. H. Bruerton was soon after chosen
Master of this Grange and elected as thgfigst
Lecturer of the State Grange._ At an or
this Grange was held the first installation of
oflicerson August 28. 1873. by the. Gene”-1

h'tn . '
De ¢|;1.t§,vSVchl<>ol?i'-aft, is located in towiiikof
Sam azoo Co., was e-
313.. or e D333’ by Bro. J. C. Abbott. Nine
men an two wome"n's names appear on the

Into this State had‘

application. Of these men all are still liv-
ing and are still members of this Grange.
One has dimitted but is still a Patron.
The application is dated December 26, 1872.
The Master was S. F. Brown, and V. C.
Smith, as Secretary. The next election gave
the Master’s oflice to D. Duncan, and that
ofsecretaryto Bro. J. T. Cobb. The first
Master became the first Master of the State
Grange and is still with us as Treasurer,
while Bro. Cobb became the first Secretary
of the State Grange, which office he now
worthily holds. Bro. Duncan became chair
man of the first Executive Committee, and
Sister Duncan became the first Flora of the
State Grange.

No. 9, Niles, in the town of Bertrand, was
the first in Berrien county, and was organ-
ized December 30, 1872, with 12 men and
four women as members, by General Deputy
Abbott, with Samuel Messenger as Master,
and Wm. D. Badger, Secretary.

No. 10, Paw Paw, town of Paw Paw, was
the first in Van Buren County, and was
organized December 31. 1872, with a mem-
bership of21 men and 16 women, by Bro.
J. C. Abbott. Bro. J. Gilman was the first
Master and became the first Overseer of the
State Grange, and Bro. A. C. Glidden, the
Agricultural Editor of the GRANGE VISITOR,
was chosen Secretary. This Grange has given
us J. J. Woodman and wife, so well known
in our Staie Grange as Master and .Fiora,
and so well known as Master and Ceres.
in the National Grange. Thus the ear of
1872 closes with ten Granges in ichigan
in seven counties.

1873.

The work of Grange organization rested a
couple of months but March renewed it.

No. 11, Eureka, in the town of Texas,
Kalamazoo Co., was organized March 3,
1873, with 17 men and 12 women on its Char-
ter by Bro. Thos. Buckout, a Charter mem-
ber and Worthy Master of No. 3. who had
been commissioned as General Deputy.
Chauncey Bonfoey was chosen Master, and
N. King Hunt, Secretary.

No. 12, Almena, town of Almeria, Van
Buren Co., was also organized by Brother
Thos. Buckout, with 16 men and 11 women,
with Brother Chauncey B. Palmer as Mas-
ter, and Brother L. A. Brown as Secretary.

No.13, Morris Chapel, town of Berrien,
Berrien county, began with 13 men and six
women, and was organized by Brother Per-
ry Curtis from Indiana, March 5, 1873. The
application did not reach Secretary Kelly
in time to take rank in order of organiza-
tion. It should have been 12. Silas Ireland
was Master and James W. Savage was
Secretary. It afterwards consolidated with
the next, No. 14.

No. 14, Maple Grove, when formed was
Berrien Center, in the town of the same
name, and was the work of the same Brother
Perry Curtis. It had nine men and six
women Charter members, with Brother
Mars as Master, and Bro. J. F. Peck as
Secretary._ Brother Mars is well known to
you all as the Chairman of the‘ present
Executive Committee"of the State Grange.
This Grange was organized Nov. 7, 1873,
and should have been No. 10.

No. 15, Alamo, in town of same name,
Kalamazoo County, was the first organized
in this State by Worthy Bro. '1‘. A. Thomp
son, General Deputy and Lecturer of the
National Grange. It had 12 men and five
women as ..meinbe.rs,..- at its organization,
March 26, 1873. Bro. J. S. Veley, Master;
Hiram Veley, Secretary.

No. 16, Portage Grange, in Portage town-
ship, Kalamazoo county, was organized
March 27, 1873, by Worthy National Lectur-
er Thompson with 11 men and nine women.
Daniel Cahill was Master, and C. F. Sheldon
was Secretary. .Brother Cahill was a mem-
ber of the first Executive Committee of the
State Grange, also for a_ short time General
Deputy. " _

No. 17, Pickney, situated in township of
Pickney, Livingston Co., was organized
March 21, 1873, with a Charter membership
of 18 men and 11 women by Bro. L. A.
Thompson. Bro. C. M. Wood being Master,
and Bro. N. F. Beebee, Secretary. Brother
Wood was one of the first Executive Com
mittee, and afterwards General Deputy.

No. 18, Galesburg, in the town of Com--
stock, Kalamazoo county, was a so the
work of Bro. T. A. Thompson, on April 14,
1873, and had 20 men and ten women as
Charter members. Bro. D. B. Huli was the
Master, and Bro. .1. W. Hopkins was Secre-
tary. Brother Hull was chosen the first
Treasurer of the State Grange, which posi-
tion he held at his! death in the following

car.

No. 19, Paris, in the town of Paris, was
the flrst in Kent Co. and the first organized
by Bro. C. L. King, a Charter member and
Master of Oshtemo Grange, No. 3, on April
10, 1873,with 13 men and ten women as Char-
ter members, with Brother Samuel Lang-
don as Master, and Bro. F. S. Clark. Secre-
tary. Brother Langdon was one of the first
Executive Committee, and Sister Langdon
was the first Pomona of the State Grange.
Sister L. died over a. year since.

No. 20, Summit, was organized in the
town of Oshtemo, Kalamazoo county, April
9, 1879, with 18 men and nine women as
charter members, by Bro. C. L. King. Bro.
R. F. Balch was the Master and A. C. Clapp
Secretary.

sTATE GRANGE.

Then twenty Granges in eight counties
were united under one head and began for
themselves and their successors as the State
Grange of Michigan, on the 15th day of
April, 1873 while twenty-one Masters and
their wives and four or more Past Masters
and their wives, making a total of fifty
members. Twenty-one of that number were
present at the organization of the State
Grange. _ . _

What that Grange session did under the
direction of the Worthy Nat. Lec., Bro, T.
A. Thompson, is all recorded in the _tirst

ages of the proceedings of the Michigan
State Grange from which we make some
extracts as follows :
ORGANIZATION or STATE GRANGE.

In pursuance of a cal_l by T. A. Thomp-
son, General Deputy of the National
Grange of the Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry, a meeting of Masters, Past Masters
and their wives who were Matrons, was
held at the Court House in the village of
Kalamazoo, on Tuesday, April 15th, 1873.

The meeting was called to order by Dept.
T. A. Thompson, at 10 A. M., when he an-
nounced the object. oi the meeting to be the
Organization of a State Grange of Patrons
of Husbandry for Michigan. _

Bro. J.— T. Cogb, oft’ Schoolcraft, was cho-
sen temporary ecre ar . _

On motion of Bro.  L. King, of Osh-
temo, a committee on credentials was a -
pointed as follows: Bros. C. L. King, S. .

«Brown and C. Bonfoey.

This committee
reported the following representatives en-
titled to seats: From Schoolcraft, Bros. S.
F. Brown, D. Duncan and Sister Duncan;
Oshtemo, Bros. Thos. Buckout, C. L. King
and Sister King; Paris, Bro. and Sister
Langdon; Ma le, Bro. C. B. Mitchell;
Paw Paw, Bro. oseph Gilman; Eureka,Bro.
Chahcey Bonfoey; Summit, Bro. R0 al F.
Balch; Alamo, Bro. Joseph L. Velay; ales-
burg, Bro. D. Hull; Pickney, Bro. C. M.
Wood; Unadilla, Bro. Ryal Barnum; Eure-
ka, No. 2, Bro. B. W. Sweet; Stockbridge.
Bros. H. H. Bruerton and Uriah Colson.

On motion of Bro. King a committee up-
on by-laws was appointed as follows: Bros.
D. Duncan, C. L. King, C. Bonfoey, C. B.
Mitchell and J. Gillman.

RECESS. _

The afternoon session was opened in due
form, Deputy Thompson having appointed
as temporary oflices, Bro. H. King. Over-
seer; Edwin Duncan, Steward ; G. F. Hall,
Asst. Steward and C. L. King, Chaplain.

Dept. T. A. Thompson then read his war-
rant under the seal of the National Grange
authorizing the said T. A. Thompson to or-
ganize the State Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry in Michigan.

The committee upon By-Laws made their
report, which was read and the several By-
Lawsasamended were adopted and pub-
lished for good of the Order.

Supplementary to the By-Laws a num-
ber of resolutions were adopted giving the
officers more definite powers. _

On motion of S. F. Brown, it was resolved
that all Secretaries of Subordinate Granges
and their wives who are Matrons, be enti-
tled to the fifth Degree in consideration of
their arduous labors.

SECOND DAY.

Wednesday, 8:30 A. 11., April 16, 1873, the
Grange opened in due form by Dept. T.
A. Thompson. The forenoon was given to
the planning of the work of organization
and the arranging ofjurisdiction.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At half past one P. M. the special order
was called which was the election of oili-
cers. Bros. H. King and R. Barnum were
appointed tellers.

The result of the election was as follows:
Master, S. F. Brown, of Schooicraft; Over-
seer, Joseph Gillman, of Paw Paw; Lec-
turer, H. H. Bruerton, Stockbridge; Stew-
ard, B. W, Sweet, Waterloo, Jackson Coun-
ty; Asst. Steward, It. Barnum, Unadilla;
Chaplain, C. L. King, Oslitemo; Secretary,
J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft; Treasurer, D. B
Hull, Galesbnrg; Gate-keeper, C. R. :\iiI.cli-
ell, Kalamazoo; Ceres, Sister (3. L. King,
Oshtemo; Pomona, Sister S. l,.-i‘l.‘l_L§lli)1l,
Bowen Station ; Flora, Sister D. Du lli‘!:.il.
Schoolcraf; L.A.S., Sister R.Baan:.2m, Una
dilla; Executive committee, Bro. 1). Dun-
can, Cllalflnéill, and Bros. Thos. Buckhout,
Samuel Langdon, C. M. VVood, Dan’l Ca-
hill and Cliancey Bonfoey.

The oflivers eect were then duly installed
by Dept. ’I‘. A. Thompson.

The Fifth degree was then conferred upon
those present entitled to it, and the Michi-
gan State Grange then closed in due form.
Left to itself this young institution at once
begun the work of organizing its territory.
Ulliler‘-'42\dll‘eCtlOI1 of the Executive coni-
mittee 30. C. L King was commissioned
as General Deputy for Northern Michigan
and soon introduced the Order into several
counties.

No. 30, Ottawa, in Ottawa Co., the first
North of Grand River, June 7th, 1873.

No 37, Rural Grange, the first in Allegan
Co. July Sch, 1873.

No. 38, Thornapple, the firstiii Barry Co.,
July 22: .

No.42, Pokagon, the first in Cass Co.,
Aug. 1st.

No. 65, Bedford, first in Calhoun Co.,
Sept. 2d.

tgo. 67, Charlotte, firstin Eaton Co., Sept.
8 .

No. 76, Centerville, first in St. Joseph Co.
Sept. 22.

ll]\*o. 86, Matteson, first iii Branch Co.,Oct.
9!: .
4“No. 153, Campbell, first in Ionia Co. Oct.

County Deputies had also been appointed
in some of the counties where the work
had already begun. C. L. VVhitney, a char-
ter member and Secretary of No. 30, was
commissioned Gen. Dept. for the Eastern
district of Michigan in June, and begun,
work as soon as the harvest was over. He
introduced the Order as follows:

No. 51, Stony Creek, Washtenaw Co.,
Aug. 15th, 1873.

No. 117, Washington, Isabella Co., Nov.
3d, 1873.

No. 118, Pioneer, Genesee Co. Nov. 5th,
1873.

No. 140, St. Johns, Clinton Co. Nov. 28,
1873.

1 No. 141, Garland, Oakland Co., Dec 1st,
873.

No. 165, Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Dec.
18th, 1873.

During this year Bro. C. M. Mead, D,
Cahill, C. Bonfoey, D. Duncan, J. Gilman,
Silas Ireland, S. F. Brown, J. T. Cobb, G.
Boyce, J. B. Thomas, H. H. Bruerton or-
ganizcd Granges, and during the year 1873
182 Granges were duly organized, making
192 Granges then at work,

1874.

With the year four General Deputies were
put into the field. Bro. King had the West-
ern, Bro. Whitney the Eastern district,
Bro. L. R. Brown, of Rawsonville, a char-
ter member‘ of Model Grange, No. 59, and
its Worthy Master, was made Gen’l Deputy
oi'Southerii Mich., while Bro. C. M. Wood,
W. M. of No. 17, Pinkney, was to be Gen.
Dept. of a few counties in Central Mich.

Other county deputies were commis-
sioned and during 1874 the Order was duly
introduced into the counties of Wayne,
Lapeer, Macomb, Gratiot, Saginaw, Saint
Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola, by the depu.y for
eastern Michigan, and into Montcalm, Me-
costa, Osceola, Leelenaw, Grand Traverse,
Berrien, Oceana, Mason, Antrim, Newaygo,
and Charlevoix by the deputy for western
Michigap; and into Muskegon, Monroe,
Lake, (.1air, and Msnistee by others.
Three hundred and sixty-six Granges were
organized in the year 1874, making a
total of 558 in all.

1875.

Only one General Deputy was in the field
during this year, and there has been but
one at any time since. During the year the
Order gained a foothold for the first time in
Bay, Huron and Midland counties, and 68
new Granges were organized, making a
total at the close of the year of 619.

1876.

This, the Centennial year, had its many
attractions, besides being a year of an ex-
citing presidential election. Less Subordi-
nate Granges were formed, but the ground
occupied -and reclaimed was being largely
cultivated, as was shown by the large num-
ber of Pomona Granges formed, concentrat-
ing and directing Grange effort, and in the
building of many Grange halls.

Previous to this year, we knew of only
one Grange hall having been built. But
this year we had many built, furnished, and
dedicated to this intended service. Wood-
ward Lake Grange hall was the one alluded
to above, and was built in 1875. While on
January 7, 1876, was the dedication service
used in the State for the first time for the
hall of Whitney Grange, No. 573, at Tus-
cola, Tuscola County. During that year
this beautiful service was used very many
times.

Ten Subordinate Granges came into being
during, but no new counties were opened up
during this year.

Fourteen Pomona Granges were duly in-
stituted, and given a vast field for an impor-
tant and necessary work, and had all been
thus organized for concentrated work, and
wrought up to the capabilities, the Order
would have stood very much higher and
stronger to-day.

The total number of Subordinate Granges
at the close of 1876 was 629, some of which
had become dormant, and many had con-
solidated with others.

1877.

This year had neither political or any
other excitement. It seemed to be a year of
lull, following the previous year of intense
general and special interest. Many Granges
became dormant, others dull and sleepy,
and five new ones were organized. A few
halls were built, and six Pomona Granges
were organized. During the year the Order
found its way into Wexford County.

1878.

It took all of this year, by our slow efforts,
to arre=t the decline of the last year. A few
morehalls were built and dedicated; three
new Subordinate Granges were organized,
and live Pomona Granges were duly insti-
tuted and added to those already at work.

1879.

\Vhile no new Subordinate Granges were
Orgillllzeil this year, the Order more than
held -ts own. Brother Mortimer Whitehead,
Lecture-r of the National Grange and asso-
c.:-ite editor of the Oinciiinati Grange Bulletin,
spent so_me1.ime in the State, doing'yoeman
service. There was a general waking up
along the lilies, and work seemed to be
reviving. Many new balls were dedicated,
and ioor more Pomona Granges were duly
instituted

1880.

The revived interest of the past year con-
tinued iiito this, and agreater demand for
help was made than ever before. The VIS-
ITOH. became an efficient helper and was
more and more widely circulated and eager-
ly read. The Pomona Granges began to
realize their relative positions and to system-
atize and apply labor. Many a dormant
Grange was reorganized, and many a weak
one called for aid, which it duly used in
helping itself. During the year 20 or more
dormant Granges were reorganized and sit
at work, and many wandering, straysheep
were restored to the fold. Four more Sub-
ordinate Granges and four more Pomona
Granges were created during this year of
growth and progress.

1881.

This, the last year of the first decade ofour
Order, began with the prestige of the past
progressive year. Many more dormant
Granges have been reorganized and revived.
Five new Granges have been added to the
list, makings. grand total of 646 Subordi-
nate Granges that have had a being in this‘
State. Two new Pomona Granges have
been added to the list, making a total of 32
Pomona Granges that have been organized
in this State——most of which are doing ex-
cellent work. More halls have this year
been completed and dedicated, and every-
where we learn ofa growth in numbers and
in interest. The 14-year amendment was a

‘means of awakening an interest in some

localities, while the use of the VISITOR and
the generous circulation oi‘ Grange litera-
ture has set the intelligent to thinking, and
good has and will continue to result. If all
Granges have riot grown this year, it is the
fault of their members and ofiicers: they
have not used the means at hand by which
they might have promoted growth; they
have waited for the mountain to come to
them, and in vain, for they, must go to the
mountain if they reach it and obtain success.

RECAPITULATION.

Aword in review: There have been 14
General and 47 County or Special Deputies)
engaged in the work of organization. The
first four did the larger share of thework, as
follows: C. L. King organized 170 Subor-
dinate Granges; C. L. Whitney, 173 Subor-
dinate Granges, 21 Pomona Granges, and
has reorganized 35 Granges--making M. total
of 249 organizations by him; L. R. Brown
organized 29 Subordinate Granges; C. M.
Wood, 43, making a total of 415 Subor-
dinate Granges organized by the four Gen-
eral Deputies——an average of 104 each.

The 47 Special and County Deputies and
officers of the State Grange formed 231
Subordinate Granges, or nearly five each.
The following Deputies organized the larger
number, as follows: S. P. Curtiss, of Kent
county, 20; Daniel Cahill, Kalamazoo, 16;
Joseph Gilman, of Van Buren. 11; B. W.
Sweet, of Jackson, 12; H.. H. Bruerton,
Stockbridge, 10; S. F. Brown, 9; Silas Ire-
land, 10; Richard Mars, 9; F. Kern, 12; J.
C. Abbott, S; T. A. Thompson, 7; Thos.
Buckout, 6; E. J. Hodges, 8; J. T. Cobb,5;
Edson Packard, 9; J. N. Green, 6——averag-
ing nearly 10 each, while the balance aver-
aged a little over two each.

These have planted the Order in this
State. Credit is due to all, inasmuch as
they have done their work well. But great-
er credit is due to the many atient workers
who have vigilantly tende the vineyard
since the planting, kept away the many
destroying agencies and pruned the surplus
and rampant growth. They are to-day
reaping the rewards of their patience, in the
grand prospects before them, added to the
harvest already gathered.

Such has in brief, been the first decade
of the Order in Michigan. Many have
done well; others might have done as well
or better. Had all sown as well and tended
the crop as carefully and diligently, who

could tell what the harvest might have

been ?
During the past year we have delivered 60

public lectures, 28 rivate lectures; organ-
ized 4 Subordinate ranges and one Pomo-
na Grange; reorganized 3 Subordinate
Granges; dedicated two Grange halls; in-
stalled 15 sets of Grange otficers——making in
alia total of 118 meetings attended. Vve
have also spent four months in the States of
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, New Jersey,
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Wis-
consin, and Canada, where, as in this State,
the Order is progressing, and the farmers
are learning to know and prize its principles.
LEssoNs LEARNED.

Many lessons may be learned from the
past, and many conclusions drawn from
observation—all of which will oint out the
future, the prospective of the rder in this
State.

GRANGE HALLS.

That Grange has the surest lease of life
which has a home of its own, or meets be-
neath its own roof. Every Grange that has
not a hall ought by all means to secure one
at the earliest possible time. ll/here there
is a will, there is a way always. Make up
your mind you will have a Grange home
and the end may be easily attained. In
building a hall every member should be
interested and take a part and do a share of
the work. And when done, the Grange
should own it, and he who loses his mem-
bership, loses his interest in the hall, with
that membership. Various means may be
made available in raising funds to build
halls. ‘We have learned of two, new to us,
this year. One was for each head of the
family to donate an acre of his land to the
service of the Grange. Plant and tend a
crop as of corn or wheat upon it, and give
the proceeds towards the hall fund. Two
hundred and fifty dollars was thus raised by
eleven families in one Grange. Another
was to lease a piece of land for the Grange,
and by the united action of the members
plant, tend, harvest and sell the crop, and
put the proceeds into the hall fund. A
series of bees for work in pre aring the soil,
sowing the crop, tending an harvesting it,
would give practical occasions for co opera-
tion and social enjoyment. Other ways
may be named and ahall secured. Make
the hall, when secured, as attractive as pos-
sible. Decorate it with taste, embellish it
with care, and thus instruct while you
please.

THE LIBRARY.

Every hall should have a library. Begin
one at once. Small beginnings, with litties
added after, soon build up great collections
of literary and scientific books. A library
is an attraction of itself, and will draw the
better class of members and tend to hold
them, while it aids to elevate all concerned.

MUSEUMS.

Each Grange can, with little or no ex-
pense, and but a little effort, start and soon
gather quite a fine museum of grains,
grasses, seeds, woods, plants, insects, etc.,
and thus direct the minds of many of
the younger as well as the older members to
habits of classification and research.

GRANGE MUSIC.

Every hall should be supplied with an or-
gan and other instruments. Organs can
now be had at so small a sum, and that can
be so easily raised, that an instrument may
be readily secured. The choir should be
collected and instruct'ed,\aLl of, which will
take effort and time, but it will all pay many
times the cost.

The best Granges I have found in other
States 1 have visited are those which have
the best trained choirs. Some Granges have

- done well to employ teachers for their

young people, and in their halls had regular
weekly lessons in vocal music. In some
Grange meetings I have met with a full
orchestral accompaniment to the singing,
and where this was, good singing, good at-
tendance, and good Granges were found.
Those vocal organs of ours are for use and
cultivation, and the Grange should employ
them, and thus improve them and the
Order.
TI-IE LECTURER.

This oflice in each-Subordinate and Pomo-
na Grange should be madea more impor-
tant one. Through it and the means this
oflicer should command and use, the higher
standard of mental growth can be attained.
Make more of this oflia.-er. Give the officers
more to do, and await the results. Secure
for this ofiicer the rarest and best ability the
Grange affords, and then assist him in his
arduous duties. I would have the Lectur-
er’s Iiame added to the list of Masters and
Secretaries published by the State Grange.
I would thus put them in direct communi-
cation with State and Pomona Granges and
with each other, that they may exchange

i-ograms and plans, and cooperate in
building up the work of the Order intellect-
ually.

Every Grange Lecturer should be a reader
of general as well as of Grange literature,
and especially posted in what the Grange is
doing and trying to do, and what means are
being used at home and abroad. Emphatic-
ally, the Lecturer is the instructor in each
Grange, the leader in intellectual effort and
progress. Give this office more credit, and
require more of the oflice, if you would im-
prove it and the Order with it.

Knowledge is power in a much broader
sense than most of us often apply it. Or-
ganization is the medium through which all
progress has ever or will ever be made, but
it would be blind and useless to have organ-
ization without the knowledge whereby it '
may be applied to the desired end. Gather
knowledge, then, and dispense it among all,
if you would have development and growth.
Let the Lecturer be more the instrument to
have this important work in charge.

GRANGE LITERATURE.

It has often been my pleasure to call our
attention to the Grange papers as a me ium
of general communication. No officer, or
even member, can attain the highest posi-
tion of usefulness in and to the Order who
does not read one or more papers devoted to
the Order and its progress.

When I meet a member, and especial]
an ofiicer in our Order, and begin to tal
with him, and he shows an ignorance of
the general work the Order is doing, I at
once ask him if he takes a Grange paper,
and usually find the cause of this want of
knowledge comes of failing to use the means
by which it can most readily be obtained,
namely: reading the papers of the Order.

N 0 member, and certainly no ofloer
of any Grange in Michigan, is a worthy
‘member or otficer who does not have the
reading oi’ the GEANGE Vrsrroa by some
means. To the Visrron. I would add other
Grange papers for the use of oflicers.
Grange oflicers should all be familiar with
the history of the Order, and should read

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JANUARY 1. 1882.

  

TEE GRANGE VISITOR.

3

“The Mentor of the Grange,” by Brother
A. B. Grosh, for what officer, or even mem-
ber, was ever found too familiar with the
duties, or the aims and objects of the Order.

Reading makesa full man! Remember
this, fellow Patrons. Use the VISITOR on
the three month’s offer. Put it into every
family whose members you wish to interest
in the nge, and wish to secure as mem-
bers. ow, with all the drive well interest
pervading its columns, is a good time to se-
cure subscribers. I have found the VISITOR
an efficient aid in my work as Lecturer, as
I have also the “ Campaign Extras,” sent
out by the Oincirmati Grange Bulletin.
Try some of the latter in weak and dormant’
Granges.

DORMANT GRANGES.

These are properly named. They are
sle 'ng ; not in action; at rest. I do not
believe they are dead; only rest.ing from
the severe labor of the past. waiting for a
revival of strength to enable them to re-
sume their functions as a Grange. \Vhat is
neededis something to arouse their mem-
bers to a resumption of duty and activity.

How to reach this is the question. In my
estimation the Pomona Grange, having
jurisdiction, is the first party to act in the
premises, it should securealist of old mem-
bers, and of those who, though not members,
will make good members; and to each such
family send a copy of the VISITOR for three
months, Declaration of Purposes, Beecher’s
address, Campaign Extras, &c., and then
arrange for meetings. at which all neighbor-
ing Patrons shall come and take a part;
their presence at least would help.

VVhere there is a determined will there
will be a way to succeed, and every Grange
now dormant can be revived and" set to
work. Try it. Let all our Subordinate
Granges aid in this good work, calling _upon
the Lecturer of the State Grange to assist in
completing the work of reorganizing.

Not only onward but forward is the motto
when you would succeed. Never be dis-
couraged, but hope on and persevere ever.

RESIGNATION.

In closing this paper I feel it my duty to
return to you, Brothers and Sisters of the
Michigan State Grange, the oflice of Lectur-
er so kindly bestowed upon me a year ago
for the fourth time. I wish to heartily thank
you for the confidence you have so long re-_
posed in me, for the many pleasant hours
spent among you, for the numberless
courtesies received at your hands, the gen-
erous hospitalities ever met at your homes,
and the aid I have received from you in
the discharge of my duties as Lecturer.
And I would not only thank you, but
through you, all of the thousands of good
and true Patrons of Husbandry throughout
our State.

My reasons for resigning the position are :

First, A duty I owe to myself and my
family, that I place myselfin a position to
the better aid those dependent on me.

Second, Thatlsliould no longer divide
my labors, but give the whole of my time to
a wider field.

The broader field I have chosen is that of
an associate editor of The Cincinnati Grange
Bulletin, a paper of national reputation,
whose tens of thousands of weekly sheets
find nearly a hundred thousand readers
scattered through all the States and Canada.
From a lecture field of one State, I have by
this change entered a broader lecture field
of the whole country, which includes our

own peninsula State. In all this’ extended
laborl shall often be with you, and shall
never forget the many pleasant years spent
in the service of the Order here.

I ask that my resignation shall be accepted
and my successor elected at an early date,
that he may have much of the‘ season in
which to prepare for his important duties.
And I ask you to ever give him the same
and even a more cordial assistance and co-
operation than you have me. I bid you a
God speed. May success attend every true
effort towards progress, and may all “ learn
to labor and to wait,” and advance the good
of our Order, our country and mankind.

WHETHER the teacher is happy in his
work or not depends uron the way in which
he does it, or rather the motive that impels
him. The man who goes to his task reluct-
antly, like a scourged slave, has no enjoy-
ment in his labor. It is to him like a per-
petual punishment. How slowly, to his
’eyes, the sun rises in its zenith! How slowly
it sinks to the western horizon ! With
leaden feet the weary hours go by. And
he dreads the morrow which is to be but a
repetition of the dreary to-day. His slug-
gish pulse does hardly beat. He seems but
half alive. How different it is with the
man who works with a will! Whatever he
touches at once becomes interesting to him.
He is absorbed in what he is about, and he
exclaims at night, “How short theday
has seemed!" Not an hour has hung heav-
ily on his hands.—N. Y. School Journal.

OCCASIONALLY, yes, very often, a woman
is more than a match for a man. A farmer
living in the outskirts of was in a
hurry to get his farm work along, and went
out into the field with his boys and hired
man, entirely overlooking the fact that the
last stick of wood in the woodpile had been
burned to get breakfast. Raging hungry
the force came in at noon. The good wife
had the table set with all the taste of which
she was mistress, and it really looked invit-
ing, but there was no dinner upon it.
“ Sarah, where’s the dinner?” inquired the
farmer somewhat anxiously. “ I don’t know
whether it is done or not. There was no
wood for a fire, so Lhung it in the warmest
place I could. It’s on the ladder at the south
side of the house.” The whole force was
detailed at chopping wood that afternoon.—
Colorado Farmer.

A GERMAN bee journal has an article re-
commending bee sting as a cure for rheum-
atism. The .writer’s wife was afliicted with
severe rheumatic pains in the arm. The
husband held bees to her arm, allowing
them to completely empty the poison sacs
into the muscles. The succeeding night
the lady, for the first time in six months,
enjoyed a good sleep. The arm was swollen

- pretty badly the next day, but this rapidly
decreased. No rheumatic pains have since
been felt by the lady. Other cases of sim-
ilar cures are mentioned by the writer". As
the average honey bee is always rea

rform his part of the experiment,
nclined to try this remedy may do so with
‘fneatneé auddispatch.”

DON'T expect the Grange to help you

‘lid’;-

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY—A. D. I622.

BY MRS. MARGARET J. PRESTON.

“ Andmow," said the Governor. gazing abroad on the
piled up store

Of the sheaves that dotted the clearings, and covered
the meadows o'er.

" ’Tis meet that we render praises" because of this
field of grain ;

'Tis meet that the Lord of the harvest be thanked for
His sun and rain.

“ And therefore. I, William Bradford,_ (by the grace
of God to-day,

And the franchise of this good people), Governor of
Plymouth, say

Thro’ virtue of vested power—ye shall gather with
one accord,

And hold in the month of November, Thanksgiving
unto the Lord.

“ He hath granted us peace and plenty, and the quiet
we've sought so long ;

He has thwarted the wily savage, and kept him from
doing us wrong ;

And unto our Feast the Sachem shall be hidden, that
he may know

We worship his own Great Spirit who maketh the
harvests grow.

“ So shoulder your matchlocks, masters: there is
hunting of all degrees ;

And fishermen, take your tackle, and scour for spoil
the seas ;

And maidens and dames of Plymouth, your delicate
crafts employ

To honor our First Thanksgiving, and make it a
Feast of joy.

“ We fail of the fruits and danties so close to our
hand in Devon ;—

Ah, they are the lightest losses we suffer for sake of
of Heaven!

But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons

lie ;

Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the
Pumpkin—Pie !”

So, bravely the preparations went on for the autumn

.ea ,

The deer and the bear were slaughtered ; wild game
from the greatest to least

Was heaped in the Colony cabins: brown home-brew
served for wine,

And the plumb and the grape of the forest, for orange
and peach and pine.

At length came the day appointed: the snow had be-
gun to fall,

But the clang from the meeting-house belfry rang
merrily out for all,

And summoned the folk of Plymouth, who hastened
with glad accord

To listen to Elder Brewster us he fervently thanked
the Lord.

In his seat sat Governor Bradford ; men, matrons and
maidens fair ;

Miles Standish and all his soldiers, with corselet and
sword, were there;

And sobbing and tears and gladness had each in its
turn the sway,

For the grave of the sweet Rose Standish o'er-
shadowed Thanksgiving Day.

And when Massasoit, the Sachem, sat down with his
hundred braves,

And ate of the varied riches of gardens and woods
and weaves,

And looked on the granaried harvest——with a blow of
his brawn chest,

He muttered, “ be good Great Spirit loves His white
children best l”

And then, as the Feast was ended, with gravely offi-
cial air,

The Governor drew his broad sword out from its
scabbard there,

And smiting the trencher near him, he cried in heroic

way
“ Haill Pie of the Pumpkin! I dub thee Prince of
Thanksgiving Day I"

d;U1.*l:t$11flIIIlt1Iltt-

members coming in, old ones being re-
claimed, dormant Granges being re-estab-
lished, and our little paper the Patron is
going to be enlarged on the 1st of January.
I hope I may be permitted to make a
glowing report at our next annual session.
Frat-ernally yours,
DANIEL FLINT.

Anoiher Meetiilg at Sherwood, and the True In-
wardness Thereof.

Brother Cobb .-—In the VISITOR Oi Nov.
1st appeared a letter signed H. M. T., that
although I am not one of the wounded ofli-
cers, I think was written with a spirit of
sarcasm that the circumstances did not war-
rant the indulgence in. The fact that Sher-
wood is the northwest corner township of
the county, and the roads in all directions
bad except north, and there wasnot a single
member of Pomona Grange in Sherwood at
the time, and that the officers were distribut-
ed over the county, some of them twenty-
four miles away, should have been thought
of ere such a fling was given to them by the
pen of a Patron. I know the Secretary and
Overseer both intended to go part way the
afternoon before, so as to be able to reach
Sherwood in time in the morning; but it
rained all the afternoon, some of the time
very hard. And now I will close my little
preach by saying that it is a good thing for
Patrons, when they wish to crack the whip
of sarcasm about the ears of brothers and
sisters, to be sure to havet he silken cracker
of charity well fastened on the end of it.
On the 15th of November we started for
Sherwood, a distance of 12 or 14 miles. It
was quite cold. the mud very deep, and not
frozen quite enough to bear where it was
deepest.. Do the best we could, it was near-
ly 12 when we arrived at the hall, cold and
very tired. We found We had come the
worst way we could, but we were there, and
a cordial welcome awaited us from brothers
and sisters from all parts of the county. The
hall was all arranged for the holding of P0-
mona’s court. Everything awaited the tap
of the lVIaster’s gavel.
The meeting was called to order at noon
by Worthy Master Van Aiken, with nearly
all the officers in their places. The many
candidates were marshaied for initiation,
and we began tollook for the goat, that frac-
tious fellow who had been soothed into
a state of tranquility at a previous meeting
by asister. Now, Brother Cobb, where do
you suppose we found that goat? VVell, sir,
he was up over the window, and though
numbered 96 in plain figures on his side (I
suppose that was the number he could car-
ry,) he did not come down. He evidently
had one of his tantrums; perhaps missed
the one who usually coaxed him into sub-
mission and amia.bility. But notwithstand-
ing he refused to be rode, ten candidates
were initiated in good style, and we paused
from our labors to eat dinner — which was,
as usual, 3. success.

The call to‘ order sounded, and the exer-
cises were resumed. Bro. H. B. George read

From lie lllasier oi the California State Grange.

letter.]— ED.

Dear Sir and Brother.-

night. - ‘

coming so far to see them.

to the members of the State Grange 0
Michigan.

the members.

numerous

to so ably represent.

mand of the times requires.

so thoroughly enthused with the princi

without you try to help yourself.

      

sad

[The following letter from the Master of
the State Grange of California was received
by Worthy Master Woodman while at Lan-
sing. The hopeful zeal of a good Patron is
so fully expressed that we take pleasure in
giving place to VVorthy Master Flint’s short

SOUTH ROYALSTON, Mass. Dec. 11th, 1881.
J. J. WOODBIAN, Master National Grange,

When I left you at Washington I thought
there might be a possibility of meeting
with you at the State Grange in Lansing.
Our going down to Atlanta, Ga., took up so
much time, and the few days in N. Y. that
we did not get here until last Wednesday

You can plainly see that one week with a
mother 88 years, a brother 70 and my only
sister about 60 years, would hardly do after

So I shall have to forego the great pleas-
ure that I anticipated in meeting with you
and the noble band of Patrons in your State.

I assure you and Bro. Luce that it would
be one of the proudest moments of my life
to stand up and be introduced as the Repre-
sentative of a State that I am so proud of,

I might‘perhaps be fortunate enough to
say some word, or make a suggestion that
would be of some little benefit to some of

And on the other hand I know I should
drink in some cooling draughts from the
fountains that are scattered
throughout the noble and progressive State
that you and Bro. Luce have the high honor
As I cannot come
there I shall be pleased to receive a copy of
your proceedings. that I may see what you
are doing for the great cause of the Farmer,
that you and I are engaged in, and are try-
ing to elevate him and his to that proper
standard that he is entitled to, and the de-

I feel that our meeting at Washington has
been a great benefit to me, and that I am

ples of the Order, that I can go back to my

I already see signs of progress since our
State Grange held its last session, new

a paper on mixed husbandry that was
full of practical suggestions. Sister Maria
Warner had a select reading that was very
fine, being selections in prose and verse
nicely arranged. Sister E. A. Horton read
a paper on the decoration of farmers’ homes,
that was very well received by the audience.
Bro. H. D. Pessell, the Lecturer, read a
very interesting continuation of his Euro-
pean trip, this being the second or third
paper of the series. We all asked for more
at the next meeting, which was promised.
The meeting closed about 4 o’clock with
hearty invitations from brothers and sisters
to all who could, to remain over night-
which we accepted, and enjoyed very much
our visit with the good brother and sister
who entertained us. I refrain from calling
names for reasons of my own.

And now, Bro. Cobb, we wish it distinct-
ly understood that no members are laid on
the shelf by Branch County Pomona
Grange, No. 22. If any are, itis their own
choice that places them there. We desire
them all to feel at home at our meetings, to
take the floor and aid in the discussion of
the questions that comeup and interest us
all, to help to develop a higher and nobler
manhood and womanhood. That is what
we are aiming at. God speed us. 22.

How to Keep Sweet Potatoes.

Mr. Oobb .-—In last number of the VISITOR
a subscriber asks how to keep sweet potatoes.
We have but one trouble, 2'. e. we eat so
many of them that they are soon gone.
Had them last winter until Feb. as nice as
when first dug. We keep them in barrels
as they were put up in the field in New Jer-
sey, standing behind the kitchen stove, the
warmer the better. Thebarrels should have
holes bored in them for ventilation. Much
depends on careful handling in digging and
packing. Although not a member of your
Order I am deeply interested in the cause
of reform, and if the Grange adopts the
resolutions of the committee of the National
Grange, 1'. e. to remove all allegiance from

old parties, it will not be very long -before
we join. In the mean time if it would be
acceptable from one not in the fold I may
_write some views on road-making, &c.
One who does not believe in monopoly,

. M. Bownns.
Chelsea, Dec. 18th.

Give us your " views" that they may be

considered and criticised before the timqof

State and be a great help to the Order of

Patrons of Husbandry.

“Holding Her Own.”

Bro. Cobb.--—Mt. Hope, No. 87, is a little
more than holding her own, and I must say
for the past few months we have had the
most interesting meetings that I have at-
tended since this Grange wasvorganized;
and I do hope the good work will go on till
every farmer, with wife, sons and daugh-
ters shall join our ranks, and labor for the
right. The sisters have favored us with
some splendid essays, which should help to
mold our lives into a purer and better man-
hood and womanhood.

When Mt. Hope received those petitions
to be circulated for signature here, the Wor-
thy Master appointed me for that work.
I succeeded in getting over one hundred
signers. Then I wrote a polite note to our
Hon. J. C. Burrows, Representative to Con-
gress, from this District, and now I patiently
wait and read the action of Congress.

This Grange voted to pledge itself five
dollars to the Defense Fund of the drive well
suit, which I suppose the Secretary has for-
warded to you by this time.

To-day several of our brethren received
letters from James E. Franklin, of Indian-
apolis, Ind., agent for Green’s driven well
patent, stating that $5.00 will pay the roy-
alty if paid before the 25th of December,

’81, otherwise full royalty will be charged.
Some are waiting the action of the Exec-

utive committee of the State Grange, to be
in the next VISITOR, with anxiety.

Our corn this year was not half a crop.
The Hessian fly is working on some pieces
of wheat in this locality. Now will some
brothers that know of any way to destroy
this troublesome insect, give us their plan
in the VISITOR. If it is not too much
trouble I would like the college Professor
to give us the history of this insect, and its
habits, and plan of destroying it, for there is
30 Sue in this part that knows so far as I can

u .

The Secretary of the Berrien County
Grange informs me that they are ready to
have Farmers’ institues at every Grange in
the county, and each Grange can (‘.llI)OS(‘
their time, provided they have it on Satur-
day.

Now is the time. Send in your invitation
before the roads get muddy.

Yours Fraternally.

GILI-:s T. S’I‘H()N(l.

HILLS CORNERS, Berrien Co. M icll. Del".
10th, 1881.

The Sinews of _War.

Bro. J. T. Cobb :—I enclose herewith $89
and list of 88 subscriptions, (one of $2. the
rest of $1 each) to drive well Defense Fund,
receipt of which please acknowledge to the
subscribers.

This place has lately been flooded with
drive well circulars, which offer as an in-
ducement to us to pony up at once, a deduc-
tion of 50 per cent, if their claim is paid be-
fore Dec. 25th.-~ As the royalty fellows are
so liberal as to throw off half for cash, we
propose to be equally liberal and throw off
the other half until it is decided Whose
rights are valid. Fraternally yours,

H. HAWLEY, Sec. 303.

BURR OAK, Dec. 19th, 1881.

“0zone" as a Preservaiive for Meats, Vegetables,
Etc.

A company has recently been organized,
with headquarters in Cincinnati, which an-
nounces the use of “ozone” for preserving
all perishable articles, animal and vegetable,
from fermentation and putrefaction, retain-
ing their odor and flavor. The process ap-
pears to be simple and inexpensive. The
articles are placed in an air-tight chamber
and a small quantity of the “ozone-genera-
tor” is burned, by which the active gas is
produced. Samples of mutton, eggs, apples
and vegetables are exhibited, said to have
been kept some two or three months already
without undergoing any marked change:
but juicy fruits and vegetables are some-
times kept under “ozonized water” to pre-
vent drying up. The agents of the company
politely invite those who show an interest
in the new (?) process to test it by bringing
in such articles as they may wish to have
“preserved” free of charge; and we may
not blame them for not keeping a lunch al-
ways ready, in proof of their claims of un-
changed flavor.

To the practical fruit-grower or shipper
the chemistry and histology of a preservative
process may seem to be of little importance.
Yet if a process is proved to be totally dif-
ferent from what is claimed, he should in-
vest with caution : if it is old instead of new,
he may save himself the expense of a costly
patent right; and if the materials are
known, he may purchase them at market
price, instead of putting large profits into
the hands of alimited company.

For these reasons, the writer has taken
pains to examine a sample of the "ozonized
water,” which is a partly saturated solution
of sulphurous acid. When sulphur is burn-
ed, the suffocating gas called sulphurous
oxide is produced, which is ver ’ readily ab-
sorbed by water, forming sulp urous acid;
and this is evidently an essential part of the
process of making the “ozonized water.”
Sulphurous oxide is diametrically opposite
to ozone in its chemical properties, the
former being a reducing agent, the latter an
oxidizing agent. Moreover, ozone is ractic-
ly insoluble in water. Whatever e so may
have been present in the so-called “ozonized
water,” ozone is evidently absent. Fuller
chemical papers on this subject may appear
in scientific journals; but in the meantime
any would-be investors who have been
attracted by the glowing language .of the
circulars are invited to consider the follow-
ing facts :—1st, In the so-called ozone pro-
cess, the fumes of burning sulphur are the
active agent, rather than ozone. 2nd, Bul-
phurous oxide has already been used as an
antiseptic many years. 3d, The use of
fumes from burning sulphur is said to have
been patented as'early as 1868; the validity
of any more recent patent claim for like
process may well be questioned. 4th, Those
who have invested $2 in a sample package
of the “ozone generator,” in order to test‘
the claims of a "new” process, will find it
instructive to make a counter test with two
cents’ worth of sulphur. — Prof. R. B.

road-making comes again.—En.

Warder.

Alabasiine

Is the only preparation based on the
proper principles to constitute a durable
finish for walls, as it is not held on the wall
with glue, etc., to decay, but is a Stone Ce-
ment that hardens with age, and every ad-
ditional coat strengthens the wall. Is ready
for use by adding hot water, and easily ap-
plied by anyone.
Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINE will
cover 50 square yards of average wall with
two coats: and one coat will produce better
work than can be done with one coat of any
other pre aration on the same surface.
For sa e by paint dealers everywhere.
Send for circular containin the twelve
beautiful tints. Manufacture only by AL-
ABASTINE Co.
M. B. CHURCH. Manager,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

rams LIST or STIPPLIES

Kept in the office of the Secretary or the

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE,

And rent out Post Paid. on Receipt of Oath Order,
ooer the seaI.of a Subordinate Grange, and the
signature of tilt Matter or Secretary.

juyl-tf.

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred, . . . . . . . .
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep
accounts with‘members, . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . , _ _
Blank Record Books, (Express paid), . . . . . . . . . .
Order Boos; cct1n_gainii:lgll00 (girders on the Treas-
urer,wi su,we ouii, . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , , _ _ _ , , __
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts from
Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound,
Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound, ..... . .
fipplications for Membership, per 100,. . . , . .
embership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . . . . .
Withdrawal Cards, per doz., ..... . .
Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . .
By-Laws of the State Grange, single cop

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per doz.,...., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 76
By-Laws, bound,..       20
“ Glad Echoes,” with music, Single copy 15 etc.

per doz._, ........... . . .. . . . . . . . . 1 80
Rituals, single copy 40

“ erdoz.,... . _ . . , . _ , _ _ _ _ , _ , _ __ 2 40
" for Fifth Degree, for Pomona Granges,

per cop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Blank “Articles of Association” for the Incorpo-

ration of Subordinate Granges, with Copy of

Charter, all complete, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100, . . . . . . . . 40
Declaration of Purposes, per doz., 5c.; per

hundred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
American Manual of Parliamentary Law... .. 50

I‘ L6 (1 ll (1 0-
rocco Tuck,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . _ _ _ _ _ ,  _ 00
Address of J. J. Woodman before the Nation-

al Gra.nge——per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20
Address of Time. K. Beecher—per dozen . . . . . . 10
Digest of Law sand Rulings, . _ _ _ . _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 40

Address. J. T. COBB,
Sac’! MICH. STATE Gannon,

SCHOOLCRAFT , MICE

1\£[I.CJI{I(3».A.I.\T CENTRAL R. R.

Didi’.-\l’.'l‘lIR.E OF‘ TRAINS FROM KALAMAZOO.

 

’I‘l).ll<)-'l‘ABLE —MAY 9, 1880.

  
  

     
  
 

WESTWARD.
  I SM 77 W A. M-IPTM‘.
Accommodation leaves, ______________________ __ 4. so ______
" arrives. - ........ __ 9 so
Local. Passenger 9 30
Evening Express,____ 1 53 ____ __
Pacific Exprcss,_--- 2 42‘ ____ __
Moi __________ __ ______: 1 13
DayExl>ress ............................... __v__’ ____ __. 2 so
EASTWARD.

_ V I ‘A. Mqiififl
Night Express, .............................. __ 2 25,-_.__..
Accommodation leaves, ____ __ 6 50'______

“ orrives,_____ E 9 35
Mail
Day Express, ______ _.

New York Express,
Atlantic Expross,____

New York, Atlantic and Pacific Expresses and Local Passen.
gar daily. All other trains daily except Sunday.
H. B. LEDYARD, Gen Manager, Detroit.
E. C. Brown, Ass’t Gen. Supt., Jackson.

KALAMAZ00 DIVISION TIME TABLE.

(Time 15 minutes faster than Kalamazoo.)
GOING SOUTH.

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Ar. Allegan __-- _ 917 “ 605 “ ‘ 810 “
Ar. Kalamazoo- ‘I0 15 “ 705 “ 1140 “
Ar. Schoolcraft . . . . . . . . . . . . -_ 10 50 “ « 7 43 " 1 1 40 on
Ar. Three Rivers____ __-- ll 18 “ 812 “ j 245 “
Ar White Pigeon- _ ll 45 “ 840 “ ' 460 “
Ar Toledo____ 5 3.5 en. 2 45 nil- _
Ar. Cleveland 1010 “  705 “ I- _
Ar. Buffalo--- 3 55 All 1 10 P30. _
GOING NORTH.

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Le. Buffalo _____________________ __§l2 45 PMZIZ 3.-'inI[_ -___
Ar. Cleveland __ ‘ 7 00 “ "_ --___
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Ar. Schoolcraft_ 658 “ ; 4 28 “ Q2 10 Pl

Ar.Kalamazoo_ 730“l5()0“:140“

Ar Allegan _ --, 840 “ I 605 “ 420 “

Grand Rapids __________________ -_l1000 “ 720 “ 810 “
All trains connect at White Pigeon with trains on main line.

A. G. Ansnss,

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Sruions. Express Express
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Lo. Port Huron _____ 7 00 All 7 00 PM
7 10 “ 7 10
8 10 “ 8 05
8 36 “ 8 35
9 30 “ 9 15
10 15 “ 9 55
ll 35 “ 11 05
12 15 PI 11 45
1 30 “ 12 L5
2 20 “ 1 42
2 33 “ l 55
3 20 " 2 46
4 07 “ 3 37
5 50 “ 5 25
8 00 “ 8 00
nAs'I'wARD
Day Night Ptllui-‘n
STATIONS. Express Express. Accm’d.l§°°m,d'
No.1 No.3. No.5. 3 °- -
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.. 1 17 All 10 45 “
“ Unssopolis __......-__ 143 " 206 “ -..._.... 143'?!
" Schoolcraft ___--_.-.. 233 “ 305 “ ___--__ 345 “
" Vicksburg -__.___._.._ 247 “ 815 “ _._-.... 440 “
" Battle Creek _- 405 “ 420 “ ........._ a700 “
“ Charlotte -- 500 H 535 “ __-- __
‘‘ Lansing- 5 40 “ 6 18 “ Q -T.
“ Durand- 857 “ 738 “
“ Flint..-.....- __.- 7 40 “ 885 “ dBO0Al _._...._
“ In I'.._...._....... 836 " 920 “ 716 “ ______
I‘ In y0l -._----..- 905 “ 939 " 810 “ _._...._
" G.'1'.Ju 'on.._..__ 1020 “ 1026 “ 1000 “ .._....._
Ar. Port Huron.._....... 1030 “ 1035 “ 1035 “ .__..__._
5 Ag‘ trains run by Chicago time. All tnlm daily exoqt
un 37. »
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Agent, Schools:-aft, Mich.


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PROSPECTUS.

VVith the present number Volume 8 of
the VISITOR begins. Its publication is no
longer an experiment. The critical periods"
of its inception are already passed and the
future opens apace for its occupation as
one among the educating forces of the
land.

Our readers will bear us out in the
assertion that it has not been pushed to
its present position. It has been very
modest in the use of trumpets to sound its
praises and what blowing it has received
has not been through its own horn.

Its subscribers have not been seduced
into a perusal of its pages through the
offer of gifts accompanying it, and we feel
confident that its future readers will be its
old friends——won for its peculiar worth,
and retained because of the firm stand it
shall continue to take on all questions
pertaining to the interests of farmers.

The anomalous feature in its circulation
—so different from the organs of other
Orders-—the high esteem in which it is
held by persons outside the Gate, is a
proof of its value in the molding of such a
sentiment as shall make itself felt in the
near future, and commends it to the judg-
ment of thoughtful farmers everywhere.
Its voice of reproof against all abuses and
short-comings of bad men and unwise
legislation; its continued warfare against
patent right swindlers and their claims:
its fresh and progressive AGRICULTURAL
COLUMN, and its general sentiment of
watchful care over the interests of farmers,
will continue to be attractive features in
its pages, and will win for it in the future,
as it has in the past, many new friends.

With this foreshadowing of plans for the
future. we shall still rely on the personal
efforts of its friends for such an increase
of its circulation as shall be commensurate
with its value. VVe shall not be satisfied
with less than 10,000 subscribers at the
end of the coming year. Reader, this is
intended for you! If you have faith that
the Order is a beneficient institution—im-
proving and benefitting the farmers of the
country, help to extend the circulation of
the VI§rroR by GOOD EARNEST WORKI

THE LAST SESSION OF THE STATE GRANGE.

We made mention in the last VISITOR of
the work of the first day of the annual
session of 1881. The seconfid day opened
under favorable auspices. The evening
trains of Tuesday had brought large addi-
tions, and the large hall was well filled
with smiling Patrons. The cordial greet-
ings and cheerful recognitions on every
hand were pleasant features of the morning
before the Master's gavel called to labor.
With ofiicers at their posts of duty, the
choir in musical mood waiting the signal,
the standing committee appointed, the ma-
chinery of the Ninth session seemed to be
in splendid condition for good serviceable
work.

The committee on division of labor soon
gave employment to several of the stand-
ing committees by assigning them such
portions of the Master’s address, and reports
‘of other state officers as were appropriate
to their field of labor.

The order of business of the last session
was adopted, and under the call for present-
ation of petitions and memorials the ma-
terial for committee work came rapidly for-
ward to the desk of the Secretary and was
promptly referred. Everything moved for-
ward in good shape. The choir were fre-‘
quently called on for a song and in every
ingunge responded promptly.

Out of the ordinary drift of petitions,

memorials, &c., came an invitation pre-
sented by Bro. Beal, from the Ingham
county Pomona Grange. The invitation
was pointed and definite in its expression
and purpose, but broad and generous in its
scope and object. The Pomona Grange of
Ingham county sends out to the Patrons of

Patrons of Ingham county in a grand State
pic-nic meeting at Lansing, some time next
summer.

This was referred to the Executive com-
mittee, and their subsequent action therein
was an acceptance providing that in its
management no expense be charged up to
the State Grange.

Worthy Lecturer Whitney having re-
signed, an election was made the special
Order for three o’clock to cover this vacan-
cy and supply the places of three mem-
bers of the Executive committee whose
terms expire with this session,

Bro. Chas. E. Mickiy was elected Lec-
turer by a very large majority. The elec-
tion of members of the Executive Com-
mittee resulted in the re-election of Bros.
Satterlee and Mars. The pressing demand
for some officer of the State Grange in the
northern counties caused the election of
Bro. J. G. Ramsdeil, of Traverse City, in
place of Bro. Porter, of Grandville. These
two new men in the working force of the
State Grange are not new men to Michigan
Patrons. Both are extensively and favora-
bly known in many parts of the State. Du-
ring the evening session Bro. Mickly was
installed, Bros. Woodman and Whitney
officiating.

The morning hour of the third day found
a full hall with a good outlook for another
good day’s work. Some of the standing
committees had performed the task assigned
them and when the Order was reached
were ready to report. As these will nearly
all appear in the VISITOR as fast as we can
find room for them, we shall not stop to
comment upon them but will give one re-
port in full from which the peaceabie con-
dition of the Order may be inferred.

The report of the committee on claims
and grievances, which is substantially a du-
plicate of the one made by the same com-
mittee a year before, was as follows :

“Worthy Master-—-Your Committee on
Claims and Grievances would respectfully
report, that they have spent some time in
their room and made diligent enquiry at
the Secretary’s desk, and found no work
assigned them.

We therefore, report, that in the matter
of grievance the State Grange seems to be
in a very happy condition. All of which
is respectfully submitted.”

During the week of our annual session,
the Michigan Sheep Breeder’s Association
was in session in the Senate Chamber.
The following resolution from that associa-
tion was read by the Worthy Master, and
referred tothe Committee on Agriculture:

“Resolved, that it is the sense of this asso-
ciation that the Wool growers of Michigan
should not wash their sheep before shear-
ing.”

When our Committee on Agriculture
came to report it held to the other side of
the question declaring that “it is for the
interest of farmers to wash before shear-
ing.” V

At the time the resolution was presented
some discussion followed, resulting in the
appointment of a committee to invite the
Sheep Breeders’ Association to attend an
open session of the Grange and arrange
a programme of exercises. A special Or-

. der for conferring the Fifth degree and ex-

emplifying the unwritten work was post-
poned to a later hour to give time for this
open session. -

At the hour appointed for the public
meeting the hall was well filled both on the
floor and galleries. The Wool Growers’
Association entered in a body and occupied
front seats.

After music by the choir, Worthy Master
Luce delivered a brief address of welcome
which was responded to by Hon. William
Ball, of Hamburg. The discussion which
followed was carried on by Hiram Ship-
man, of Grand Ledge; Wm. Chamberlain,
of Three Oaks; A. C. Glidden, of Paw
Paw; R. D. M. Edwards, of Napoleon}
Thos. F. Moore, of Adrian; Pres. C. M.
Fellows, of Manchester; J. J. Woodman,
of Paw Paw; Henry Chamberlain of Three
Oaks; and Alonzo Sessions, of Ionia.

Music was interspersed to enliven the oc-
casion, and also a neat little speech from
the popular lecturer, Mrs. Bridges, of
Florida.

The discussion was animated and interest-
ing and upon the main question at its close,
we are inclined to the opinion that few con-
verts had been made to either side of the
question.

The fourth and last day of the session
was consumed in hearing and discussing
reports of standing committees. and closing
up and disposing of propositions that had
been introduced. A few of the visitors had
‘left on evening trains the third day, but
nearly all appeared on the floor‘ on the
morning of the last day. The interest flrst
exhibited in the proceedings of this legisla-
tive body waswell maintained to the very
close.

It is worthy of note that each session
finds some tried and true Patrons present
as visiting members, who have fixed upon
this as their holiday week of the year, and
we find them here annually, and shall

until some of the events of life common to

the whole State an invitation to meet the,

all, which none can foretell or control, shall
intervene to thwart our best laid schemes.

A review of the session brings the follow-
ing conclusions 2--

That no previous session has shown a
greater interest in the great work which
the Order has undertaken; that no pre-
vious session has been so entirely free from
all disturbing elements, and the outlook
for the Order was never more promising
than today. —

THE DRIVEN WELL MATTER.

There are probably few of our readers who
have not heard the result of the application
for an injunction made by the agent of N.
VV. Green to Judge Withey, of the United
States District Court at Grand Rapids. The
third hearing before Judge Withey was had
on the 15th of December, just after our last
paper went to press. The denial of the in-
junction was what we expected, and for the
very reason assigned by the Judge, which,
as we were told, was substantially this: To
grant the injunction would work greater in-
jury to the parties interested in the defense,
than denying the application wouid injure
the applicant. This is good judicial sense,
as well as common sense, and we are only
curious to know why the Judge did not
think of it on the first hearing, but the ex-
planation probably lies in the fact that a
prompt decision of that sort would not have
been in accordance with judicial usage. The
injunction having been denied the suit of
Nelson W. Green vs. Geo. W. Miller and
John A. Stark, is continued on its merits.

At the time the injunction was denied,
twenty days more were given to collect evi-
dence. On the part of the defense we are
continually hearing of wells put down many
years ago. Some cases of use prior to 1861
have been definitely established with good
corroborative evidence. And some of the
evidence sent us, when traced to its “last
ditch,” won't get water through an “air
tight lining of a well,” at a date early
enough to be of any value to the pending
suit.

The more we learn of the patent right
matter of Nelson W’. Green, the more we
find it mixed, as appears from certain de-
cisions and papers that have come to our
hands. It seems that a certain ,law firm,
known as VVm. D. Andrews & Bro., have
been the owners since July 3, 1881, of one-
half of the re-issued patent of N. W’. Green,
bearing date May 9, 1871, and have also
had control of -the other half from the same
date under a power of attorney. This sale
and power of attorney was not made until
some territory had been disposed of by Mr.
Green, which was duly excepted at the
time.

How all these parties, who are alike trying
to get something for nothing, come to get
by the cars we do not know. Andrews
& Bro., however, allege that in violation of
agreement between them and Mr. Green, the
latter, has been operating in their territory
and beating people out of money that right-
fully belonged to them.

To restrain Mr. Green from these wicked
ways, Andrews Brothers applied to his Hon.
Richard L. Larremore, judge of a judicial
district, in the county of New York, for an
injunction, which was granted on the 18th
of November, 1881, and remains in force
“ until by an accounting between plaintiffs
and defendants it shall appear thatplaintiffs
have been repaid their advances.”

We gather from a perusal of the decision,
that Andrews Brothers have been too smart
for Green. The consideration paid him for
the half interest, and for an ‘interest coupled
with the power of attorney, covering the
other half was $1,000. Over two years ago
Mr. Green undertook in court to get this
power of attorney revoked and failed, and
as he persisted in violation of his agreement
with Andrews Brothers in prosecuting the
business of collecting royalties under his
patent, as though he were still the owner,
Andrews Brothers applied for the injunction
which has so lately been granted. The con-
dition in the agreement, coupled with the
power of attorney, continued that instru-
ment in force until such time as their re-
ceipts from the business exceeded their
expenditures.

From the showing of Andrews Brothers
to the court, they are some $50,000 behind
yet. As they have had the matter in their
hands, now over ten years, with this balance
on the wrong side of the ledger, they seem
to be real plucky fellows. Not knowing
how much Mr. Green has lost in the busi-
ness, we don’t know which of the parties
are the greatest sufferers in the prosecution
of this joint attempt to swindle the public.
But as Mr. Green’s agent, with whom we
had a conference some weeks since in Kala-
mazoo, assured us that Mr. Green was then
a poor man, from the showing of the parties
themselves, the whole thing seems to be 5.
bad investment.

Under the recent discussion of Judge
Larremore, it is certainly quite unsafe to
pay Green or his agents royalty, for any
license he may grant is likely to prove
worthless if this royalty of his pateutshouid

standpoint of the case. Mr. Green's agents
are undertaking to collect royalty for in-
fringement of patent over which he lost
control by his own act more than ten years
ago.

R will be soon enough to pay royalty when

be sustained, as from the present judicial ,

these fellows get this matter of difl"erence
judicially settled between themselves, and
after that it will be soon enough to pay when
it has been judiciously established that the
patent itself is good and valid.

But we have a test case in court in this
judicial district that we suppose will not
wait for Andrews Brothers and Green to
adjust their matters of difference. VVe ex-
pect, now that a test case is in court, to put
in all the defense that can be produced, and
beat Mr. Green if it can be done.

For this purpose we want evidence of the
existence of drive wells prior to January, 1,
1872, and any one having knowledge of such
wells will materially aid the defense by
writing us or Bro. Platt at Ypsilanti.

It is made absolutely necessary to resist-

by a great combination this attempt to extort
money from innocent purchasers. Every
man who pays royalty invites others to
enter this field of robbery.

We have a letter from Amsterdam, N. Y.,
dated Dec. 14, 1881. The writer, Mr. H. C.
Hermance, gives us fair notice that he has
evidence that will enable us “ to carry the
war into Africa.”

His father, he says, got a patent that is
so valuable that Mr. Green may be made to
pay a royalty to its owner on every one of
the driven wells that have been licensed by
him. This gentleman comes forward just
in the nick of time and proposes to help us
out of the clutches of Mr. Green. And
winds up his valuable letter as follows:
"Besides you are all liable to father for
using his patent, the strainer. You have
the opportunity now of buying his patent
for a reasonable sum of money for the State
of Michigan, except seven or eight counties
of the west side of the State, along the east
shore of Lake Michigan.” ..

We give this free advertisement to the
father of Mr. Hermance, and suggest that it
is about time for him to commence getting
something out of his patent before the
Grangers so demoralize the public mind that
the royalty business will not pay.

The Andrews concern have been more
liberal of late than Mr. Green, as appears by
circulars that have been widely scattered
within a few weeks.

Mr. Franklin, their agent, has made the
generous offer to discount the regular price
50 per cent. to all who paid before Christ-
mas. _

VVe have no means of knowing whether
either of these enterprising business con-
cerns have been getting any money out of
the people of Michigan or not. If any pay,
they are ashamed to have it known.

_ VVhatever the outcome may be the people
generally have saved their money to pay
the taxes assessed in the usual way, ign )1‘-
ing altogether the regular methods adopted
under cover of law by Green, Andrews &
Co., and their satellites. -

The litigation between these parties may
prolong the contest in which we are engaged.
Neither wili relinquish the field as long as
any money can be pumped from the pockets
of other people by any sort of management.

The fight will go on. To the Defense,Fund
from those outside contributions are added
almost daily. A5 are also pledges from
Granges.

There should be no relaxation in this
matter of collecting a Defense Fund. All
interested should be parties to the defense to
the amount of $1 each.

Continue to organize defense associations
allover the State, and let us have such a
combination of numbers as will prove a
standing menace to all that class who stand
ready to prey upon the community after the
manner of Green, Andrews & Co.

THE COMING LIST OF GRANGES.

We are required by the fourth paragraph
of Section 6, Article 7, By-Laws of State
Grange to publish annually a complete reg-
ister of the name and number of all Po-
mona and subordinate Granges in the
State, with the name and address of the
Master and Secretary of each, and send a
copy to the Secretary of each subordinate
and Pomona Grange on or before the first
of March in each year.”

As it is a fact beyond dispute that the
Granges in the State are in a better condi-
tion than they have been in three years and
all the time improving I feel justified in
expecting this year more prompt returns
of the names and address of the officers
that make up this register. Below we have
given the numbers of the Granges whose
Masters are entitled to the annual word.
In our next we shall give the numbers of
Granges that have reported their officers
for 1832. We hope every Secretary will
make a return_ to this oflice before that time
and afterward carefully look over the list
and see if the number of his Grange is in
the list of prompt Secretaries.

On February 1st we shall publish alist
of delinquents. We call attention of Mas-
ters to this matter and hope for the good
name of their Grange that they will see to
it that‘ these reports of ofiicers elect for 1882,
are promptly made. It is a great annoy-

ance to be unable to get all these reports
promptly. The list should be complete be-
fore the flrst of February. We intend to
have it printed this year on time whether
returns arefiall made or not. _ _

State Lecturer Whitney, In his annual
report to the State Grange recommended
that the name and P. O. of the Lecturer of
each Subordinate Grange be rinted in
this annual Register. We like t e sugges-
tion and shall adopt it if any considerable
number of names of Lecturers are returned
to us. '

GRANGES ENTITLED TO ANNUAL WORD.

AT the late session of the State Grange
the neglect of representative members in
disregarding a By-Law of the State Grange,
which makes it their imperative duty to
visit all the Granges in the District that
elected them, was several times referred to
and in general terms criticised. The Wor-
thy Master made special reference to the
matter, and we promised in this issue to
givea list of Granges by counties that are
entitled to the Annual word. “List of Sub-
ordinate Granges entitled to the Annual
VVordasappears by our books Dec. %th,
1881.”

AlIegan—37, 53, 154, 238, 247, 248, 271, 296
338, 339, 364, 390, 407, 461,520, 643. ’

Antrim—470.

Barry—38, 55, 127, 145, 424, 425, 472, 590,

Bay—597. 635.

Benzie—381.

Berrien-14, 40, 43, 46, 80, 81, 84, 87, 104’
122, 123, 188, 194.
40(])3ranch—-88, 91,96, 97, 136, 137, 152, 332,

Call1oun—-65, 66, 33, 85. 129, 130, 200, 292,

Ca.ss——-12, 125, 162, 176, 427.

Clinton——l40 202, 225, 226, 342, 343, 358,
370, 439, 456. 459, 487. 505.

Eaton—67_, 134, 223, 224, 260, 301, 315, 360,
361, 625.

Genesee-118, 255, 386, 387.

Grand Traverse——379, 469, 624, 638.

Gratiot——310, 391, 431.

HiiisdaIe—74. 78, 106, 107, 108, 133, 182,
183, 251, 269, 273, 274, 285, 286, 568. -

Ingham——7, 54, 115, 189, 235, 241, 262, 2 '
287, 289, 322, 347, 540.
éon1'a——163, 168, 174, 187, 191, 192, 430, 640,

64 .

Jackson—2, 45, 320, 321.

0 Kalamazoo—S, 11, 16, 18, 21, 24, 49, 61, 171,
-03.

Kent—19, 39, 63, 73, 102, 110, 113, 170,
220, 221, 222, 295, 337, 340, 348, 350, 353,
563, 564, 63 .

Lapeer-246, 396, 448, 5-19, 607, 641.

Leelenaw—374, 375, 380.

Lena.Wee—167, 212, 213, 276, 278, 279, 280,
293, 384, 439.

Livingston—57, 90, 114, 336, 613.

Macomb—403. 414, 623, 637.

Manistee-556, 557, 580, 633.

Mason--115.

Mecosta—3 *2, 517.

Monroe—471, 492, 509.

Montcalm—318, 436, 437, 440, 441, 530.

Muskeg0n——372, 373, 376, 554.

Midland—603.

Newaygo—-494, 495, 511, 544, 545.

Ocea11a——393. -101, 406, 600.

Oakland—l41, 245, 253, 257, 259, 267, 275
283, 323, 328,  377, 385, 395, 408. 443.

Ottawa-30, 112, 313, 421, 458, 639.

Osceola—629.

St. Clair-480, 491.

St. Jo:-1epl1——-22, 76, 178, 199, 215, 236, 237,
266, 291, 303, 304, 333.

Saginaw—-326. 464, 574.

Saniiac—-417.

Shawassee 151, 160, 180, 228, 229, 2’2, 606.

Tuscola—513, 526, 548. 582, 589, 593, 642.

Van Buren——]0, 23, 26, 32, 36, 60, 89, 158,
159, 172, 230, 346, 355, 610.

Washtenaw:—52, 56, 59, 92, 239, 329, 351,
399, 476, 431.

Wayne-268, 298, 331, 367, 368, 389, 618,
622, 636. «

Wexiord—632, 644.

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FOR ONE DOLLAR.

219,
479,

We want a few thousand trial subscribers
for three months 10 for $1.00.

Not to make money but to advertise the
VISITOR among our brother farmers.

We want individuals to send us a DOLLAR
with ten names.

We want Granges to send us $1.00 with
ten names.

And, again——we want this duplicated as
often as the industry and ambition of
friends of the VISITOR. can find names and
dimes to make it $2.00 for twenty names.

Now is the most favorable time of the
year to get subscribers, and with a deter-
mined efibrt on the part of our friends the
next edition of the VISITOR will be

10, 000.

Shall we have it?
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PLASTER FOR 1882.

.____.

W'e hope our subscribers will carefully
read that part of the Executive Committee’s
Report which relates to plaster. To every
Patron who uses plaster and who under-
stands and appreciates the situation, little
need be said. Fair-minded, intelligent men
of Michigan all know that their duty to
themselves and to the Order requires that
they shall buy all the plaster they want this
year of Loren Day, successor to the firm of
Day & Taylor. This class of men know
that but for that firm the average price of
plaster for the last four years would have
been not less than fifty per cent higher than
it has been.

It has been proven by facts and figures to
the Executive Committee that $2.50 per ton
at the mill is just a fair living price for plas-

ter. A liberal support of Bro. Day this
year, will probablv old the price there for
the next three years. We have faith that
the Patrons of Michigan will be true to
themselves, and by their firmness snd fidel-
ity prove their good sense and sterling integ-
rity as Patrons.

Order plaster of Bro. Day, of G1-andviue
and you will get pure, honest goods, and
maintain your consistency.

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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

At a meeting of the Executive Commit-
tee of the Michigan State Grange, held at
the Lansing House, in the City_of Lansing,
on the 16th day of December, 1881, an as-
sessment of 25 per cent. was ordered on all
pledges of Subordinate Granges in this
State to the DEFENSE FUND, authorized by

circular of, the Com_mittee bearing date Oct. »

19th, 1881.
J. T. Cons, Sec’y.

C. G. Luca, Master.


JANlUARY1»1882- TEE QRAEHEE VESETQE. 5

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. I n. in the direction nnd for the nninnne in let, 1881 o .......................... .. 84,816 17 Primona Grange No. 27, will be held at

3 more cOmpe.tem r:pr?8ei:tauon' et bl? which its citizens apply co-operative efl"--rt-. An examination of the Treasurer’s books Vicksburg, Thursday. Jan. 12, 1882, com-

filgtend °neSe55l:nb°”' est‘: 1:33:59’ ‘:1 e e If farmers concentrate their efforts and co- and his bank book shows that the money meiicingat10A. BI. Sharp. The installation

ere is as nine Usihess 1 One In 0111” eye: operate upon Grange principles, they can is in safe hands. A voucher was produced of officers and such other business as may

_”-“"“’:~* ’ ""’ as there is in the Legislature in four weeks. shape the futui'e welfare and destiny pf the for every dollar paid out, and when com- Dr0PerlY 001119 bef0}‘e the meellhg. Wlll be

"M   Let mm  we  and  %.§’.“..‘;‘f.’3.“‘.i.’2.“;..,.”.l‘..’.‘.’:‘.‘3*:.:.’§"i.i2.'5’§;.i€2§2'é..§’T s:‘:.:‘.;:.:.“   ‘mks  1° ;*;:“:::i.°.;‘.-.,. .*.:-:.‘....*..‘;*:.':.’:..’.3.e.W me"“°°“*

MASTER'S OFFICE, with which papers are drawn “pi difficult trol it for their own interests. Au obstruc- You seelaby this report, that we have Z. C. DURKEE, Sec’y.

Gilead, Mich., Dec. 22, l881.i Problems (“S0115-Sell. 311d the reports made 011 tiou in a highway that one man could not on hand at this time nearly $400 in ex- --— _

Owing to the serious and protracted sick- the various subjects that come before them, inovet, and would be useless for him to‘ tilt? cess of balance reported last year. Our re- h l13§l0_1t1 C011htYiP0m0i1_e G1‘31t18(ei1N0I- iigéwlll

, - - i emp , wenty men co operating mig ceipts are increased from th Visi'i‘oR over 0 1 S 81111118 mee mg 3 er 0 011

‘lees °f my Wlfe-lhesllalle Grangegenerollsly ilndpfxilparfhthteie wth thetd;lJn$:e0::n?: move withlease. By co operation the larg- last year, the full amount eof this excess. “led!-leede-Y.’ January 13. 13813. 1'01‘ the Phr-

relieved me from further field Work during egls 3 ‘"9 3 33  _e’ me_ _ , est mountains are tunneled from base to base It is true that our expenses are on the in. pose of electing oflicers,and such other busi-

herlllness. This act of kindness is grate- Capitol One such visit. I think willsatisfy in a single year_, while individual_etf'ort crease but do not keep pace proportionally ness as may come befor_e the Grange A11
fully nnniecinted any one that the rule is good enough as it Would require a life time, and then fail. with our resources. The books of the Sec- 43h degree members are lnVlled-

n i F t ’  thinks that a change in the rule will give us‘ founded upon this principle, and success is Leiivingla boilance on hand Dec. A special meeting of Kalamazoo County

, . . . - - iv - i v H. EsHBAUGH. retary show an increase of mimbershi in YUUFS f1‘8l«e1‘n8lly._
The sublect of strengthening and reouiId- 15: and IE‘) not beélege lll:\3t1°_na Grange Lecturer, National Grange. the State. We now number L321 Subo’idi— JOSEPH SHAW. Sec-
ing the Order in the State by means of lec- 0311 ever 9 Perellil e ‘i0 C ehge 115- nnie organizations in gmd nlanding, with Charlotte, Dec. 27, 1881.
tures both ublic and rivate was one that CORTLAND HILL» ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ a paying membership of 15,864. This shows --
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received earnest attention by officers and Bengal, Micli., Dec. :24, 1881. Report of the Executive Committee before the State quite a material increase over last year. Pb -l°5ePl1 C01111t.Y l’0m_011e Gr=111ge.lV0; 4.
Grange. Ninth session i33i_ , vve would recommend n will hold its annual meeting at Centreville
members Of the Slate G1'9«hge- After mature expenditure of m.,ney for the Grange hall, January o; 186:}, at 10 o'clock
deliberation it was referred to the ex-com- I, To the Mtn,.ie,.a,,d M,3mbe,.8 of the Michigan in building up our dormant 1\- M- fer the eleCll0n 01’_ 01'Cers- and the
mittee with instruction to pursue such course 1  ti ii  '     ‘State G,.nnne_ v Graugen. We believe the condition of our :22:-lnjsiietlcttieoiilf (if) other bbusiiiess. At ilull at-
..  .....-.....e.. no  Am . - 1 -P 1 - it my    or   §i.".“‘l‘éi?%..2’.‘;“.‘i.i3“"&'<‘i§‘.§ .*;.:.:'i.i i;*;*.i:i.‘: :3 “M3.   S...
a careful comparison of views the committee "' __ ,  7   ifiefilgigg ;i°t‘§;nI‘:::e i‘1’:)‘:i°rl lflfeiglillgiigilugt this direction is’ pressing and a innmngn Centreville, Dec. 21, 1331, ’
placed the whole subject in the hands of the ’ ’ ""  //"W " K night and Organiznd by the eieetmn Ofirhos lecture system should be devised on a ba- Y -- .
Master of the state Grange; and he was Valediclory. Mars as chairmanv Vve examined audited. Sis that Win not be more expensive than I‘he regular annual meeting of Branch
. d. . -O —— ’ i i ‘i - f ' ' the State Grange Treasury will warrant. 0011113)’ P01110113 Grange f0r the ele0tl0n Of
authonzed to useasum not excee mg $79 The ‘few Year welcomes the new and and 3] 9we‘l 31 C “ms "F neqessary ."X . . oflicers and transaction ofits annual business
- - n- l- f oi-k This ‘ penses incurred for the successiul holding T111“« PLASTER QUEST10N- - , - , .
during the year in t is lI.1e_0. W_ _- says good-by to the old Lecturer of the of tne Sinte Grange. Vve appointed sun “,6 imdimped that this (mention had bn will be held .it the hallof Goldwater Grange
money 15 to be used’ It.‘ at zln’ 1? alqmg the Mlehlghh Slate Grahge 0111‘ reelghelloh commltttees On the Va1'l0l1S questions sub- come pcriiiaiieiiilv settled, so that it iiiiglit flgnfigfsdagvnllmllVfldueS(l'aylr~l1e31sLday of
Weak and dormant. 111 dlfihelhg 1l1f0rma' was duly accepted by the State Grange, and mitted to us for our cousideratioii and ad- pass without flll‘VIllt’.I' ilisciissioii in our re- enininefieing ens Tnggdno at eii))n:,?3,,,’ek A
tion in regard tooufaims and purposes, and B On E M. ki , i Pd t fiii tn lustmeut. After which we aillourned to ports. That for future time agi'iciiltiirists rlvn i ii ‘ i ~ V y ’ '
- tn - i- nt into dark planes In using to‘ as’ ‘ 10 el e ec L 0 e meet at the call of the Chairman The sub- would be priviletred the use of this it-i‘tili7ei' M" - e 0 OW Hg ‘S the programme for the
in rowing ig . . _ . ' , i 7. "I _ _o,_ A * ’ " 1 _"i occasion :—
this trust it is my firm purpose to make vaninncyl V _ committee to whom was‘ referred the matter lii pal iii_., .i_ fall valiii, on the cost or lllil.Illl- Opening tne Grange.
. _ _ u ave new zeal and fresh energy in of charges preferred against the agency at iactuie, basing that ialue on the benelits de- Re nrts of gtnndin C it
eVer.V ellbrl to use ll? 111 “he beet P0-‘lelble the new Lecturer! who will do all you help Detroit, made an examination and reported rived from its.use. ‘ p ‘ g omml 995'

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manner. Rigid economy must be exercised. him to dO_ He cannot hunt up those who their findinigs to_the committee substan- Alltllll tlnls ivei 01115111.‘) ailuute in llet;-‘Ill. ‘llllll.S:l2'lls.(?lil. S0eIll)§I'b:,0G0(1)dw(Y,:g‘;5r Grange.
tb d t t ll Where . tia y, as fol ows. oug, 1 we 1 .1 c)uti.ut \\ iic i ms _u.t ,, _

EVe1"-V d°ll3l' "ms 9 ml‘ 9 0 e ' need he] nor can he be in two places at - - .. . . .. . . , -. . .~ . ReeeSS—'l °€l00l\. 1’- M-

d , d _ . of meetin S P» _ That they found the managing member lSlll_bB_\€4llhl.() iiiii,_li_v_ \ilii<,li_.i.l1 115111;; the Eiection of Onicers
lectures are eslle i_ 3* genes _ 3 once; but he can doagreat deal if you but of the firm sick, and was informed that he article 11i:i_V_li:iVc it for :1 fair and honest Discussion Sub.ect' “R Z‘ d Ln t .t .
must be arranged "1 the Same ‘°°““‘V- aid him—in doing which you will aid your— had bee‘?I‘““"‘“‘e‘l f9rsevera1m°nths~8.n.<1 “"9 ii -*‘Ui"11“t$<1 inch 91  W‘ W" the interest or wdoi ii:r0w'eres8(t)oUesehd 30 3...?
The State Grange c”'lm°t aflord to use its selves and advance the interests of the Order the busmess V735 bemg Fnanaged l".-V ms ubolml (‘ms at (‘mud R”l”‘.lS' Y9‘ W-9' ms’ ket clean w hed ‘ I D" A '

. . d- t son 5, lad of limited buglnesg experience, cover eleuiciits at work which iiiziv iii the as W00 ' 15093510" t0 be
funds in sending a speaker a long is ance and of the farmen Let an vverk tngetnen The other partner being engaged in other net”. i-"turn Sn miiiermine this C(mt1:nntnS to opened by the Worthy Master. Geo. W. Van
for 0119 °r l"W° lectures“ We must °°’°per' Let several Granges arrange for the services pursuits could not give the business proper lnlllie it W01'thl6’SS t0 “S 21>‘ =1 111831115 Of -5‘11l1'  t]i)i1ScuSt9w"nm bf: ‘men to all those
ate. To aid me in arranging plans, sugges- of the Lecturer at about the same time or attention The committee’ examined the lily. ‘1 our comvinittee have fiiitli iu_ -lCll£‘v (vlr- stapieewnzggrebzyfnjloi ggitfigfiled ‘ll that
tions are solicited. I desire especially to upon one trip; or what is better’ iet the EnnllisiginlcispilnejriiwintnthgIii;-fine iizlaiiidvjel ting titiinllcniilcinielileiilen diii“tnliEiIni .l]l)10Vzi(:t1; i EvEMNGr=SEsS[0N -
beer from Secllolls Where We are ge"k‘G Pomona or County Grange arrange for 21 charges to ’entiie Satisfaction of all in tlin i'iicts_siirrouiuliiig the plaster question, to Public ingtallatjon of ofilcer
Brothers "1 M°nl'°ei J3°kS°ni 353' ‘me’ series of lectures — not among the strong premises. VVe, thereforefthought best to heel’1tI1l'0111_l111»1'111.llrlrl bl‘ _S9 Cl_0111.&" I>I'Utc(:t by apublic speaker.
see, and in all of the newer: and more north- Gningen, for they can take car-e'of them- ca.ncel_ the conltract existinig btetwleen your toleliglsleii:&:ilil:’$ltli‘fi 81:11)‘l;:’:}3;”::i,:‘;:‘1‘::f(3ll‘i‘;§,l TUESDAY si:ssioN——2iioicNi.\'u.
em counties‘ are earnestly mvlle.d to Wnte 5el"eSi but among the Weak and dormant Sguililrllétileti 8tl:li(e llliegifiltliliilliil lli(i)e  was the lilzister ring of Micliigriiii. ( L U ' Gralige Open at 10 ‘flclockr 3- “-
end make their Wants and condmon known‘ Granges and in locations where there are no rllilie lecture iinltl was pinned in nlielinniln Two years 2lf"0 ive renewed our eoiitriict Mllslc:

C0r1'e-Spbrldellee from °l'*her5 is “One the Granges. Put time and thought into your of our worthy and efficient State Master, iV,Vltll lll'°ll1*f‘;1'5 th?l.Vfi& i:l'il.Vl01' f01'?1tIi1e1'l01l Of L;i{,9seS“,f1“;vi§ft’tl‘*:§a;:a;fe°1;i§Preienlreient
- - - ‘f l-, . . . _ - . _ ive yezirs; or e rs year 1850 icy were J _e.V Oppresslve‘
less solicited‘ Let us see 1 we .0911 11? W°l'k °f Plannmg f°’ meetmgv and when iviiggiiknzfiepifilnfglnlgfd the Work 1n d com to furiiisli it at the mill :il)()d.l‘LlCi'l.l’S for $1.50 and What Changes are re<l1111‘ed7' By J- G:
make our advances 3“ along the hue this the blah le Perfected llrwe ll? 50 Well k110Wh Oni. State Leetniiei. nne been on tne fly per ton, tliisiigure was of their own volition to P3-rkhureli bl C0l§lWhl5erG1'h11ge-
Yeer- _ _ _ that every Patron,good, bad, or indifferent, tnmngn rein’ ennweterin and Sunshine ll_S, and l)2tSe(l _Oll the fiict that the plaster general diecussion.
In order to make jlldlclt-)llS arrangements and every farmer in the neighborhood may these many years_ We ienrn that nis nntii._ ;‘Illl_.L',‘ wiiirc putting the plaster ground’ from iiusic by Goldwater Grange.
I want all the facts I can obtain from all know of and attend the meetings and hear ing Zeal and energy nave caiied nim into aiiitcliliuliilltib 3:‘:li:il)f()Cl;,Oill1t]fgl8 )lil111?lI)(l)\:3(l?  AFTERNOON snssioiv.
sources C. G. LUCE the ieetnres and at the close be read t broader tields. His noole and energetic ‘. _.o _ f’ _ 73’; ,‘ _ I _l-.~ One o’clock. 1’. M. Question: What
- v , y o . - bre.i.li1ug Bios. Day A. l‘.i.yloi, trusting: to - - ,

Master State Grange _ _ _ work will be remembeted and appreciated the wont, fr n th ._ t 1 it 1 _ ‘k I 1 u_ fund producing resources (if any) should

' g1Ve l11m Plenty °lGr3l18elller3t'lre to lake by the Patrons of Michigan, though he ‘l "‘ 0’ “ll be 9“ 9‘ 1"‘ 1”“ be under the wife's control for supplying

‘home with him to read and re-read and may seek other climes. VVe ask Patrons {.:,li‘iE)lil(:'edl”t"c‘llCl’led lllllstel to keel’ them the ever_ recurring demands of the house-
nepresenianon in the sme n,_ange_ iefleet upon at hie leisnie Enononiize the and farmers lIl.the land of his adoption to We had been mfomled by the Wpers’ and hold .7 Sister J: C. Boon, of Quincy Grange.
—— time and expense of all who come to aid gwe hut” ti?” rgflfit ha”? of fellollgisimp aid uowle2ii‘1ibV the M:is'tei"s -idilress‘ that our (llguslf-by Qufncynhzange‘
. - ' 0. .- “.‘ .‘ iieso:

At every session of the Statte Gralngeusince yen in tne need Work of ndvnneing the W%f’:_yw?)rtn‘;,1an‘:iélzgznaéyiilgiofiferecixuies Brotliei"1a_v1or, the outside business iii2iua— 1 D D W 3 manner can We be“

its organization, petitions ave een sen

,. . - .  . , ,_ Y _ . 3 ,_ bear Witness to the value of the Grange. B
i _ Grange and its interests and principles.  Mickley has done good service as a_spe~ i,tilil(1l»b  A. A. Luce, of Gilead Grange. y
from all parts of the State asking for a Leave nothing nndene to make evetv e,,_ cial Lecturer, and the many lessons received

. - Music.
_ _ _ . . . . no more at the helm to vruule this -Treat un-

change in the constitution of the National ward movement 3 nneeenn Pei-severe in fmm mm “'1” llve “her mm‘ dertiikiiig as aigziinst €0Illl)ln8(l ilioriopoly,
Grange’ so as to allow any" fourth degree the g00<l W01‘li- Allil10l13‘h We are t0 le9«Ve Patron, Bro. Thomas F. Moore, has been in

s, and ad lress

Last but ‘ml: leaslv our old “led and true that in the pursuit of it little i'cc1'e:ition and .
i . . . . . . res itc from his inultiilicit of cares the . ‘mg and Oldv and both Sexes-
member t0 be elected delegate to the State the State to reside, yet we shall frequently the held battling for the right and winning fntilii nniiet in ,m mn,ili,n_(ie§ moment’ iaiti By Sister George, of Coldwater Grange.
Grange These Pellltlons Want the ‘Vivi’ be here in person as well as in thoughts laurels W11e1e¥'e111.*~*W3S°%11'~‘<1 t° Wf”'k' . him away to rest fronihlils cares and iute1'- Mud?‘ . _
lege Of Vbtlhgi but Probably l13Ve heVer upon the sheets from the press, and shall tegélg’ rl?€?“ltl;g‘°a‘;l(il";:;l;gl:g‘gf lrhgncglggllgi ests on earth, as it lias_ iniiuy before him, thE‘g‘iEil%li‘v’:')tr‘i‘(’in,,"f Bro‘ Pessellls "T"? W
learned that the Worthy Master of the State, always be Watching you and your progress. picimcpwalg duly consideréad b; the sub4c0m_ iioing of w]1l1Cll1Wlll be niissed more _thaii ‘he Closing. .
or of the National Grange, is not allowed to We thank you an again for your kindness mittee having the matter in charge_ But 10 hid the pleasuie of his d.C- An members of the Order are cordially
vote in the body over whicti he presides, in the past and hope you may be even kinder owing to the unusual condition. of the sea- Hnniiy nnti nis remains been entonineii invited. H. D. PESSELL,
and we hear no complaint from either of to our Successor’ and help nim to make his S<t>irl11E W38 thought best to defer it until an- l,ei-one nis giiet-_nti.iCken nnitnei. teeeiveii - Worthy Lecturer.
them. The argument offered in favor of Work even more effective than ours. with 0 O‘:'tVhe:li-Sm of October a meeting of the V‘ViLl‘lllllgl.l1£l.l} unless he put plaster up to —“
tllls change is that we do not always Send ps would again be taken to reduce Program of the - Farmers’ Institute. to

_ three dollars per ton thereby brezikiug his FARMERS lN5'l‘l'l‘U'l'ES OE BERRIEN C0-
the salutation of a true Patron we shall ever committee was called at the Hudson HOIISG.‘ coiitract,ste
the best material to represent us, and that remain Fiaternaiiv vents‘ in tkne City 0frLa.iJS1I1g_, forhtlie purpose Odf the price so its to drive him out of the be held at Benton llarbor Grange hall, Jan,
such a. policy is not democratic, but favors a C_ L_ VVHITNEY. nia ing arrangelmelilits nor _t is sesSi0ii,h:\Iti) market, _ i '14, 188_2, commencing at one o’clock, P. M. :
particular class, to the exclusion of all oth- ransefttndng ilitcmqt er tusifness as mlfi *3 lror, be ‘ll. iuiderstood by the Grange ele- Caring for the appleorchard. J. M. Lee.
era The same objection may be urged ** fiiiiieeinere w...‘;"..’.’3e§ ‘..‘.’.:’gi‘.§°..,”§{.‘2..i “€222 l‘f.‘:’.‘.§ .i.§§é.y.‘i” 3.‘i"€i'.i;".‘%i{1‘l.i.i"“%§f§ii“"‘{’ ii“ Pi F“i"“i‘3:“w’°‘3“°£% ‘° °“’ °°"“”°“
- , _ , _ v . t_ ' ‘e ‘Ali/.8‘ ascoos. .. ooru.

against the LeE.'lSlell1re- We (l0 1101 3lWe-Y5 l-e°l“"°r 5 D°°""'e"l °l N3l'°"3l Gralllle P- °l ll- 01‘ dllfielllly 10 be_ elllheled 38 In f01‘lne1' nie:i1_is_of reusing a crop, that Bro. Day, th_e Best breed of sheep for our climate. Sam-
send the best, nor the most competent men To the Subordinate Granges,_A HAPPY aylelnaizneziiibnglnitrtxénmntttlfizsiliiigigitglgngintggestgn 511(1) iellépieilni ue‘l)vlgBzi;i;.and Mistakes in far i J

to represent us in that body, and only one NEW Y ' m 118- Oseph

_ _ . EAR T0 ALL3—Tl1e duty and re- ful convening of the Ninth annual session the sup iort you did tli" ear e 'ei, lc will F‘ b .
man in 8-b0l1l 1.200 50 1.500 lnabllievnlas 09-11 be sponsibility of issuing and distributing top- of the state Grange, be fllllylilble to fulfill ltlbiey V I 1 18 er

_ . . . . i, . _ _ , contract. He in— Farm machinery and implements. Miram
elected. In every district of five Granges, 105 for discussion in bubordinate Granges At this meeting the committee made ar- forms us he has over 4,000 tons of the very Fish,

- - - t t- tn has again been assigned lJ0 lne- _I therefore rangements with Geo. VV. Hill, to handle finest quality of plaster now ground from
Wlnch 15 ennfled tto 8 lteprgissfitgslvs; Pile: _1S8Ue this. the first C0lI1n1|1n108tl0I1 Of 1882, the products of the Patrons, as State Agent whole rock. That his stock is ample and _._.
Wlll be fifteen °r wen y lnelndlng January, February and Mnrch. at Detroit. To guarantee safetyto Patrons be well seasoned for all that shall be required Pm mm for the F rm I H
Masters from whom to select a delegate. Where the address of the Subordinate was placed under bonds in the sum of ten for the next season's trade, all of which be neign at Bainbrid ear erg h [ills lime’ t°
These have all been once selected as the best Grang: 0i‘ Lectlurfi is furnisged they Wlfllfie thousand dollars for the faithful perform- your committee fully endorse. is i882. g “age a ’ “mar-V
. A . - t gh t t . t ~ - , - . - ' ‘ - 1» - - . . ,,
material they had to presld? over -their is9el§lelGr1?ell1ge. hid gfllgl-1(l'Ieeel3‘(7:4(ltsl>r))', 3(1) Sn‘-3 an§((:)l(1)lt“(ll1l:.lI('ill1ll1lI:sWaS selected to examine lVIl)l‘l’t;(?fl1?)lvlvyh:L¥l;ll:r1l(L1)¥(?lll}lja.Oyllglletlléisflllllljlfigy The farmer In -society’ Mm‘ Lfib-VkeS'
Grange. 811d ll they cannot lmd 3' Bulmble bordinate Grange they should be brought to the books and work of the Secretary and regardless of quality? Will you pay from gulnpountydfalrsli .B"";.5 He.lm‘°k'
Person in that number’ and of that class to age ililjopicte Sf t’hehLecil§l'e€ tetttnncg. who Treasurer and prepare this annual report for 25 to 40 cents ii hiinctiiietl forldirt to sow o_n Cinri mg an app ymg e"’mZerS' John
represent them, then it is very doubtful inniuaftitiit re ncet esuglec 0 _e_ ifiange. yoiir consideration. We repaired to the your crops 01» aler 1i1Ze1‘_\V ien you have it Farin fences James Vandervier
, giving his views, solicit discus- cm 1’ the S c t y,'1‘u sd , No , 29:11, Just as good at home.’ Will you for et the ' - ’. .
whether they have a competent peirsm-I to S1011 50 that they may be Well 0°11Sl<lere(l- Wecefolind th: See:;etary.e agyusiia-l: in a great principles set forth in our Decgiration The famderls duty to mmselfito hm famlly
1'ePl‘68el-lbtlleln at all- But these Ob-lecnons The following was reported by the Com- smiling mood, ready to render us all needed Of Purposes, _tO at all times battle for the anlg to s.oclety' tlifrs’ L‘ A‘ Cole‘ . .
invariably come from those who have never mittee on Good of the Order to the N ational assistnnce in the discharge of our nugy, riglit in waging ‘l1l1CUII1pl‘OIIll_Slllg warfare Sm;€i‘$“§a‘;':1;’l_ 9' °c°“P“'5‘°n3- Wllllem
been able to convince the Grange that they gvorgnge, and unanimously adopted by that d (tlwingf ti: thin arctluoiisil and_t(l:1oitn1plicat;ted iiéggiliinzttnnongétoiileast iesiigalrnrl lgifritlljn  . -
were the mm °°mpewntpers°nS‘m ml the “llzesozved That the uarterl ‘ issue of lalbtliisdgmauellicllgcliiggzftteliltfdh in gorge? 101' have stood in the past and are how tile P"°3”““ ‘’f F““”‘’“’' l’““l‘““€v t0 be held
Master’s chair. I have never heard any “pics by tile Worthy qLectm_g'r to the mm with the drive Wen swindle‘ and other nniv bniwnrk that nrnteets us from the I.a_ at lnount  Grangehail1,BeirrienC,ountg,
complaint from one who had been elected Snnnrdinate Gmngee in his jurisdiction be manners connected with a busy life‘ we were pa.I(3l:I;’%£I'sFinSepI(I)1fe lillafiritefro 1lIl.0‘lf1OIi')Oly?b _ gnman. y . commencing at one o cloc ,
- . - - - - ‘ ' ' ' e ess ein - '
Master, although he might never be chosen gntinued undesesuchdintnitrncttigns %S tiling gnnnnglenlutgt ]§)l‘t(.;Ill1(;Dng‘ :lS1:ainV(3]S3i;§a.:fi)ilS1 tna: extended by them’ to him Whoglhas dared if How can we Save the reward of our own
adelegate to the State Grange. . Miiilsiiiegieotilzizycilf Sunoeginawfiéran eeis dtilgecty excused on the ground that we found Bro think and net for hiinseif and his feiiew Pa, labor, and make farm operations more
Another objection to this rule is, that an to have the same read and cogsidered in Conn the nnnient worked men in the 0,: trons in this long and protracted struggle? Pl'°fit3ble' Presfmted by H°"- Le“ SP3rke-
f M terg and Past Masters ’ - - l - - N ay, verily, but to the contrary. Why are hgrlehlthrel Pr0fil’-8 80 Small
the wives o as open G,-nngennnoou ggmay be, after they der. Notwithstanding al his cares, he is . . com and with other invest in P
. - f their nne_ n v b en re ived and tnnt this e oi ti D as eeienn and nanny an n ini.k_ Will you for the savin of a half or even P men - re‘
become delegates by virtue o a e e ce , r s u o _ _ , _ , eented b C_ F_ Howe
- tn M t be l-inted u on the same sheet H From investigation of the finances of the one ‘l°lla1' "* toil 0” the P aster You use 111 3 y .
ba.nd’s election. They say. 8 as er P_ _P - State Gran e we make the fonowin ex_ Season let this reproach come nnnn the What are we doing to elevate the farm-
may be all right, but his wife may be It is lint intenldeddto havg tn; viishole cont nib”; g i 3 Gran erg era’ winiies and daughters. Essay by Mrs.
3 lllmlys Yet “be if’ clothed with the $2," 131: rgilbjigilli f?>(i,'n:iliicelf !n?)l10t[ll1el$e%e. iziisouizcas. gigglail yv(i)r3rlli0t:fz.iliéclt1l3eolnlma?ssy(t1lliIe lllllglgsgslletlf C.l\lIi“dneymt'a‘:i or laborltax to im rove the
Same P°w°r m9‘t he 15', _ But suppose M?‘ read and Cbheldered 111 that m011l7h- Cash on ha.ndDec. 1,1880, ...... .. 84,485 56 your neighborhood algo, and give to the B1-lblle blghwaye? Presented Y A- L-
A. is elected representative. and Mrs 3- is H- ESHBAUGH. Fees and ciuescoiiected ......... .. _ 5,397 as Brother who feels that his interest is our in— rew- .
. . Y .
chosen to go with him to the State Grange, Hanover, J eiferson Co., Mo. Supplies sold for iiscal year ..... .. 838 93 geregnnnd whose burdens well nigh weigh liini Can we afford to do without the Grange?

SUBJECTS Fen Snnnnnnvnnn ennnnns Fen Subscription to Vrsiron ........ .. 3,109 00 down, that snp nit that he has 3 ii lit to ex- Essay by Mrs. W. J. Jones.
M.r' B’ and Mani‘. Eomy 2‘; ltlzfize’ :::n: 1,1; JANUARY. 1882. fnlveétismgscolleicteg .....  ...d.. 33 (1)3 pect, and whic , if given will makgi him feel The 811111131 meelilhg 05 Berrleh Cbllhlly
will vouch fort e s rm 8. y ,' Question i___Hnw to prosecute Grange °‘ 5 °“ “'9” “"139 ‘"1 5' __ of_a truth that friends in need are truly Grange. N0- 1. Wlll be held at Berrlen
whocan tell ho_wlongaGrange would live work to nnnoinnlinli the best results in 14,384 70 friends in deed. Center Grange hall, Jan ,
under such a rule ? As it now is, a man and Snsnordinate Graggfies during ttnii year- MSWBBEMEMB THOMAS MARS, Chr. Ex. Com. 001(n11n:h0l1i1£_at 10 qinlii(£k_ dA,fi_m. it)flicers
. - - _ u estiom — cers on tess elected . ' ———————-————————— an e 0 8ll'm8-n 0 e i eren oom-
nis wife (11013 me helghbore Wlgel are dfle inst gngontnt Bnonid nmfv be installed, and gfsézlgezlofstfiie lg:eh8eitl,33°-----31:2): fig nnvinn on MEETINGS mittees willfbe expected to make full re-
Selres l'°8°l°h°"i b°th ride in t e same car’ each resolve to be in attendance at every Anfl paid Stete'Lee'§,n:;, ° "" " 378 70 __ ' Perle 0f, “113 meel5l11g- The election and
both sit side by side at the same desk, no meeting of the Grange, and to do all they Mn,t'e,.s salary and expengéi ________ _' 433 no The reguiar uaneriy meeting of La_ installiition of officers will take place and
suspicion is aroused and no scandal heard can to make the meetings pleasant and Treasurer's salary ......  ..... .. 50 00 Lnpeer County omonn Grange No 29 ‘lleelleemlle 0f lmbbrlahl 311bJe0¢5 Will 911-
i. I do not believe there in a brother profitable. ‘So should every member deter- Secreta.ry’s salary including clerk will be neid with Elm Creek Gr'nnne'Ne’ 8339 the 3tl7°nll°" of. the member‘ All
° ' , . . mine to be equallyas regular in attendance, hireeditingendmhiling VISITOR 1.500 00 345 at their linll three miles east of ltfertn 4311 degree members 111 00d standing are
Grflnger "1 the State Of bilchlglblli wllo and strive to make them intiei-eating Goto Postage of Secreta.ry’s ofiice .... .. 194 24 Brnnch village on the second Thursda of invited to attend. M. J. JONES,
would wish this rule changed if his wife tench and be tnngnt; eee that tne quarterly  (;lIinVISI'l'0E ............ .. 30% :3 January (12), £882. The program inch5;des' Sec’y Berrien Co. Gr.
was to go 8-S8-dele8‘8l7e Wlth Master A- I and I l'°P°l'l35 are Pmmplly made W the Secretllry si..t§g,§.....g§ P;-in£i'n'g,'_'_'_'_'_' 204 30 subjects for discus. “_—“"“"“""“"““"
am quite sure ' there is not a. sister in the of the State Grange; and all State dues Pald? PrintingchargeabletbVisrronauct 10 00 ' ' . 11 degree members in good 117- Edna’: DEAR sI_1‘3TW° ha-V9 
n in consent to let her nnebnnd 8l50. that the eem1‘31111118-l 1‘eP0_l‘l58 30 the Type and fixtures required for , standing are cordially invited to attend. the P“l‘l'°n3’ In8'°_l'3°ll Llqllld Rubber P111113»
State W 0 W0“ ’ , State Grange for the quarters ending Match mailing via:-ran ............. .. 174 65 Meetin to commence at one oiclock enni.n_ and can say that it makes a smooth, el ant
go as a delegate with another man 9 wife, 31, and September 30, _l882, be made, giving Ofioe rent and stationery ...... .. 81 70 00.138, §>nl;l«0ns", tn,-n out, and nhow those finish. and all Who use it Will be more t an
and she stay at home. There is not wisdom increase of membership by initiation and Spegsia-1 lecturer .............  56 00 outside the gates than them in a power in satisfied. The paint was} delivered to us,
enough in the National Ginngeto make this reinstatement, a._s well as the decrease tiy f‘)i;ee1tghtfi2i.iniiO 1I3::1y°ali;:l.nn.an .... .. 7;; iii the G,.nnne_ JACOB W_ sennnn Seeiv_ ready for use, in nice pails, freight paid.
rule an b-emit Worthy Master Woodman death or otherwise; _the progress made in Publishing vmmn for in 2 778 70 decl52t_ The Patrons Paint Works are managed by
Y _ - , education, co-operation, success or failure, Wrapping paper ' in 30 __ honorable Patrons. A. EASTON,
told me that this proposed amendment to and the causes lending the;-en), suppn“ pw,im'e‘d'_'.'_'_'_'_'.'_':.'_'_-_'_' 670 in A Farmers» Institute will be neiii at Branch 00., Mich. Purchasing Agt.
the constitution had been ebhelllereil 8‘ 9"“ 2"Wl19"5 19 °° ‘i’P°“.“l°“ ? Expreqs bills ‘d ............. .. 34 90 0385090118 on the 17th and 18th of January. ---——--—---——- g
every session of the Nation“! Grange for mitS‘:g.i;'l;l1i]e 0:l‘l):<l)‘llil:8cli)(:l1 elilgttigg 9fl'%'tl'»r§or¢g£ Tigvelling an rnnitel nerxpensea of 16 55 Pres. Abbott and Profs. K_edzle and Mc-  is now being shipped from Texas to
five orsixyears and that they came to’ the 5’ Y P _ -_ 06 ta-1'! 0 eye -------- -- Ewan will be present toassistln the work Liverpool, protected by the refrigerator
_ - , oflmany cooperatively aigilied will awom- ———-——— of the Institu . Ageneral invitation is ex- process‘ so that much is saved in the way
ggme conclusion every time. If any one plan wonderful insulin, nl-gnvernmengln Total........... ....................... “$9,538 53 n _ nt tnriti-8_ _

Farmers’ organization. Phillip Dewitt.

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TEE GRANGE VISITOR.

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JANUARY 1, 1882

RUTH—A snub or "as.

From “ Hagar and other Stories and Rhymes ”
BY T. T. PURVIS.

“Thee must turn the cows out, Benny, forlheard
father say

They were to go into the meadow, before he went

away; .

And leg old Doll go with them, she'll have a day
0 rest‘

For I can not’ go to meeting, I know ’t would not be
best.

" 0 Benny, I'm ho troubled, I could not sleep last
night
For thinking of that woman; I'm afraid it isn’t

righ .

To keep her here much longer, since father’s so well
known

As being an Abolitionist; oh, I wish he were at
home!

" I think I would feel better if thee’d take the time
to go

To Avondale, to see friend Brown; for he would
surely know

If there is any danger; and do not forget to say

That father went with mother to Quarterly yester-
day.”

She stood within the doorway, and watched her
brother ride

Where the road wound through the valley, with the
little stream beside ;

Among the new-leafed maples the robins gaily flew,

And the air was sweet with violets that round the
door-step grew.

She looked upon the valley and the sloping hills of
green,

And thought a place more lovely was rarely to be
seen.

It was a goodly heritage; but, alas l that. there should
be

The blighting stain upon it of human slavery !

While yet she gazed, a horseman rode swiftly down
the hill

And up the ltine he hurried; her very heart stood
still.

He waved his hand in greeting, and, as he nearer
drew, '

She saw ’twss neignbor Jackson, a friend right brave
and true.

“ Ho, Ruth l” cried he, as quickly she hastened to
the gate,

“ The woman's master's coming and I have no time
to wait,

Our house they now are searching, and I away must

‘d

ri e,
To call the neighbors round me and rouse the coun-
try side.”

“ What shall I do.” she murmured, in a low and
frightened tone,

“ If they should come and find her ? for I am here
all alone."

" Do what thee can, fear nothing, they'll harm thee
not, I know;

And we will save the woman; so onward I must go.”

There came an inspiration as she saw him ride away,

For she heard a low voice saying, Thy people meet
to—day l _

Then up the garret stairway with lightning speed
she flew,

And from her place of hiding the frightened woman
drew.

Bight quickly she arrayed her in her mother’s shawl
and gown,

And in the plain drab bonnet she hid the face so
brown ;

Her thick green veil was doubled, to shield her fiom
the sun.

“ Now thee will pass for mother," she said, when all
was done.

Then out into the meadow with eager steps she sped,
And patient, quiet Dolly, by her hand was homeward

And deftly moved her fingers to buckle trace and
band
Whileanxious eyes were gazing far over all the land.

Oh, the maiden’s heart_was beating as through the
valley wide '

She drove out in the wagon, with the woman at her
side'

She knew ishe was bearding the lion in his den,

For sweeping down the valley came the master and
his men!

She felt the woman tremble, and her pale cheeks
paler grew,

And quickened were her heart throbs as the horse-
men nearer drew ;

Then close beside the wagon they stayed their bridle

ei ,

And lorokleld within right boldly, and found their quest
in vain.

One cried, as they hurried, “Oh, the Quakers meet to

But thinléid and her mother will be there late to-
d 7)

Ah, little dreamed the master, as he spurred his
weary steed, _ _

How near he had been to grasping the object of his
greed. .

Right onward pressed the maiden to neighbor Jack-
son’s door, _ _ _

And gave the poor slave, trembling, to their friendly
care once more ;

And great was her rejoicing, as she took her home-
ward way, «

That she had foiled the hunters, and snatched from
them their prey.

*An incident related in the life of Dr. Ann Preston.

* fiadiei’ Erpaitmeqt;

The Mission of the Grange.

When God created man and placed him in
the Garden of'Eden to till the soil, agricul-
ture was the most noble calling, but as sin
was allowed to mar the pleasant picture it
gradually had its influence upon this per-
suit, and as we trace the history of the world
we find it grew less delightful and had -more
about it that was tedious and irksome. Near-
ly all of the ancient worthies of whom we
read owned flocks and herds and were ac-
counted great according to their possessions.
During the palmy days of the Roman Em-
pire, agriculture was fostered,-but with the
fall of that empire began the decline of this
great occupation. ,

Artaxerxes said: “Agriculture can never
flourish except under the protection of jus-
tice,” and to the failure of the governments
of the world to protect the farmers by giving
them justice, can be traced the decline in
the respect shown to this employment.

To us of the nineteenth century has been
given the Order of Patrons of Husbandry,
which has for its mission the worthy aim of
ondeavoring to restore the calling of agri-
culture to its pristine glory. Will it accom-
plish its mission? Judging of its future by

gin to think. they become dangerous to
usurpers of right and it is certainly the mis-
sion of the Grange to furnish thought and
to educate its members. A good Pa‘-ron is
no longer willing to do just as his ancestors
did, providing there is a better way, and the
experience of every member is something
to add to the knowledge of all. An ancient
religious work says: “He who sows the
ground with care and diligence acquires a
greater stock of religious merit than he
could gain by the_repetition of ten thousand
prayers,” and it is the mission of the
Grange to teach that care and diligence in
sowing that shall surely reap a plentiful
harvest. Not only are we taught the 'best
way to till the soil, but the mind is also
benefited as we meet and exchange thoughts
upon the various subjects that are of as vital
importance to the farmer and his family as
to the people of any other vocation.

To be a successful farmer requires a
knowledge of a greater variety of the differ-
ent occupations than any other trade. The
lawyer only needs some law, ‘a faculty for
reading human nature, and sufficient cheek,
to be successful. A blacksmith has only to
learn one trade; so with the carpenter or the
mason; but a farmer must have a knowledge
of almost all trades and his own specialty.
Besides, it needs a well balanced mind, good
judgment, patience, perseverance and
economy to carry on a farm and not find at
the end of the year the balance is on the
wrong side of the ledger. It is our noble
Order that is constantly furnishing aid to
just this sort of education, for by comparing
notes we can escape the failure and improve
the successes of our fellow-workers.

The great mission of the Grange is to
teach farmers wives to believe there is some-
thing to live for besides work——to make her
realize she is a help meet in more than in
labor—that she canadvise financially and
be an equal intellectually. It has fulfilled
its mission in this respect—the women of
the Grange have learned there is something
worth living for besides white floors and
flaky pie crust. Do they make any the less
careful, faithful wives and mothers ? I
doubt if the shirt buttons are missed any
more often than when she only plodded on
in her daily duties without a thought above
scrubbing, baking, and washing.

How much has it done for her socially?
Once she dreaded to meet a stranger, be-
cause she saw so few she felt embarrassed,
and could find no common topic of interest
upon which to converse. Now, she has
heard so many different subjects discussed
and has read more, as well as thought
more, that slie feels in a measure posted,
and it is much easier to entertain any
chance caller. This alone is enough to re-
pay all the cost of time as well as money
that we have been subjected to. Is it not
so? To whom are we indebted for all the
pleasure and profit we enjoy as members of
the Order? Is it to the worthy brothers
who laid its foundations? Not entirely.
It is to the noble, earnest thought of Wo-
man, to the niece of Bro. O. H. Kelly, Miss
Carrie Hall, who first proposed that wo-
man should be benefitted by its mystic
rights. She assisted greatly by answering
correspondence while Bro. Kelly was ab-
sent from home trying to awaken the
farmers from their lethargy and make them
see their thralldom. Her name should
stand high upon the tower of fame; we
should crown her with‘a wreath of laurel
and ever hold her in fondest recollection.

How much she has done for farmers’
wives and daughters, time alone can tell-
but of this We are sure-——if no marble obe-
lisk should tell of her worthy deeds, she
will live in the hearts of all true Patrons,
and long after we are dust, our children and
childrens’ children will revere the name of
Miss Carrie Hall. CHLOE.

A Short Letter from Myra Intended for the Last
“ Visitor.”

I am not going to say much this time, as
I am exceedingly busy making prepara-
tions for my yearly pilgrimage to Lansing,
to attend the State Grange. How much I
wish all the sisters who are anxious to do so,
could have the privilege of attending these
annual gatherings. There is so much to
see and learn, and which would afford a
best revenue for thought, inspiration and
permanent good. You would go home ren-
ovated (yes, that is the word,) in mind and
body and receive a new impetus to Work
for the advancement of the Order. But to
many the pleasure will be denied. Very
many have poor health and cannot endure
its fatigue. Others have so many cares
which cannot be entrusted to stranger
hands. Those who do attend the session
of the State Grange ought to treasure up all
that is of interest and importance, to dis-
pense with liberality. to those who stay
at home.

-I am_now-a-days reading E. P. Roe’s
latest work, title—“Without a Home.” It
is said he has bestowed more care and
thought on this book than any other he has
written. In the preface he says: Criticism
is advantageous, and that there has been no
lack of it in his case, but he very much re-
grets he has not profited more by it. Just
and charitable criticism may be profitable,
but too often it is mixed with bitter sar-
casm and jealousy, then it becomes like
burning coalsto the soul. To many of us
who have not written since our school-days,

it is no easy task to arouse those faculties
which have lain dormant, lo, these many
years. But thanks to the Grange and a len-
ient Editor, we are permitted to wield the
pen in defense of our own opinions. Yet
we are ready to exclaim with the boy of
other days:

“Don't view me with a critic’s eye,”

But pass my imperfections by.”

Sometimes the changing of, or leaving
out a simple word changes the construction
of the sentence or gives a wrong idea of the
writer's opinion. Our cheery VISITOR is as
free from mistakes as any paper I meet
with, yet occasionally slight mistakes do
occur, and it is a source of wonderment to
me that there are not ten-fold more of them
when we consider how many of the writers
have been out of practice so long, and very
many have never written for a paper till of
late.

In my last article, in the sentence, Who
ever originated the idea of wearing fancy
stockings and slippers (supply the little
word only) in the warmest of summer
weather, etc., and you have my opinion.

I hesitate to call attention to this, but
still the leaving out that one word might
cause unjust criticism. MYRA.

dummuniratinni.

AT THE BRIDGE.

I stood on the bridge at twilight,
And listened to the murmuring low,
Of the brooklet gliding onward
As it used to, long ago.

And my thoughts kept drifting backward,
To those summer days of yore,

When I gathered up the pebbles,
Along the brooklet’s shore.

And wandered along its banks,
Gathering ferns and flowers.

Oh. how fleeting the moments were,
Those happy golden hours.

But the flowers all have perished,
And the ferns are fading fast;

Bright like hopes awhile they flourish,
But they wither in the blast.

So from our lives,
The blossoms fade and fall;

“ But the sunshine is never wholly dead,”
And God is over all. A. E. D.

Fundamental Grange Principles.

Essay read before the meeting of the Clin-
ton County Pomona Grange, June, 1881,
by Lyman Townsend, of De Witt.

Worthy Master :—It is only about 000 or
800 years ago that the agricultural class or
laborers throughout Europe were chattels
and had the honor of being ornamented
with an iron collar on which was stamped
the owner’s-name. It is natural and com-
mendable that we should all take‘ pride in
our ancestors.

No longer than twenty years ago 3,000,000
of the same class in this free republic of
ours, were spurred to their daily tasks by
the lash, or hunted with the blood-hounds.
In Ireland to-day they are struggling in the
clutches of a tyranny that is sucking the
very life blood of the nation. In Russia the
smothered fires of a volcano are about to
break the bonds of oppression that succeed-
ing powers for generations have been rivet-
ing on the limbs of 35,000,000 of the same
class.

Are we, as a class, with all our boasted
intelligence and freedom, in a much better
condition 2? I claim that we are in the grip
of a power, or a combination of powers as
merciless as any before mentioned. And
what to me is most astounding, men of ap-
parently ordinary -intelligence, seem per-
fectly blind to the fact. Do any of you
doubt that we are so? Let me refer you to
the operations of the Standard Oil Co., the
combined and absolute power of the railroad
corporations to control the prices of ailour
products; and not this alone, but the power
to control our courts, our legisl-‘-Lures, and
even the general government itself ; or the
recent move of the National Banks in
which they inadvertently displayed the clo-
ven foot and exhibited their hidden fangs.

Let me say right here you will have to
look outside the old party lines to learn of
these things. I suppose they are ignorant
of them as they do not publish their swin-
dling operations as a matter of news even-
But I am not here to discuss monopolies,
though I may refer to them again before I
close.

Why is it that the few in the past, and, in
agreat measure today, have been able to
subject the many ? It is because the many
have been purposely kept in ignorance, and
it seems to be a natural law that intelligence
will control ignorance always. Why these
convulsions, agitations, and revolutions of
the masses in all parts of the globe? It is
only as the light of intelligence shows up the
wrongs that burden a. people they make an
effort to find a remedy for their ills. Now
we of this country are not as ignorant as
are thoseof Ireland or Russia. In fact we
stand on a much higher intellectual plane
than any people at any time in the history
of the world. Yet Ido not think any at-
tack of an intellectual malady we have ever
suffered has been as fatal generally as the
cholera or yellow fever.:

You will remember that we when boys
used to say the reason why a puppy's hide is
so loose is to give its body room to grow, and
we could guess by the hide pretty accurately
as to the size of the full grown dog.

I think'you will agree with me that our
intellectual hide is very loose, that there is
plenty of room to,expand. Shall we take
the proper food to develop our intellectual
body 2’ This is a grave question for us to
answer. The destiny ofunborn generations
for weal or woe rests on our decision.

The fact that the Patrons of Husbandry is
a power among the people answers the ques-
tion. Now we come to the question, What
are the objects of this Order? Did you ever
consider it in all its significance? Listen.

“ W'e shall endeavor to advance our cause

by laboring to accomplish the following ob-
jects :—

“ To develop a higher and better man-
hood and womanhood among ourselves.
To enhance the comfort and attractions of
our homes and strengthen our attachment to
our pursuits.

“ We propose meeting together, talking
together, buying together, selling together,
and, in general, acting together for our
mutual protection and advancement, as oo-
casion may require.

“ VVe shall constantly strive to secure en-
tire harmony, good will, vital brotherhood
among ourselves, and to make our Order
perpetual.

“ We wage no aggressive warfare against
any other interests whatever.

“ We are not enemies of railroads, naviga-
ble and irrigating canals, nor of any corpo-
ration that will advance our industrial inter-
ests. nor of any laboring classes.

“ VVe are opposed to such spirit and man-
agement of any corporation or enterprise as
tends to oppress the people and rob them of
theirjust profits.

- “ \Ve are opposed to excessive salaries,

high rates of interest, and exorbitant profits
in trade.

“ We shall advance .the cause of education
among ourselves and for our children, by all
just means within our power.

“And last, but not least, we proclaim it
among our purposes to inculcate a proper
appreciation of the ability and sphere of
woman, as is indicated by admitting her to
membership and position in our Order.”

Do we fully realize the grandeur of these
principles ? No church creed, sect, order
or party in all time has enunciated any-'
thing to compare with it in sublimity.

During tne slavery agitation just before
the late war, Robert Toombs of Georgia in a
speech in the United States Senate slurring-
ly referred to the “greasy mechanics and
hard-fisted farmers”-as the “ mudsills” of
society, and the only excuse I have for ap-
pearing before you on this occasion is that
I am the “ hard~fisted farmer—a mudsill,”
and whateverl may say will be from this
standpoint. Please remember this.

The farmers of this country in the past
have apparently been contented to be mud-
sills. They bore the burdens of all other
classes of society with a meekness that M0-
ses might have envied. They have toiled on
early and late year after year on the poorest
of fare, clad in the coarsest of apparel, living
in homes destitute of any but the bare
necessities and scant of those. No beautify-
ing adornments inside or out, no food for
the mind for old or young in the way of
good books, magazines or papers. They
gave all the offices to the lawyers on
account of their proverbial honesty, I sup-
pose. . Their political opinions were fashion-
ed by the editors of the papers they read, if
they read any, if not they voted for General
Jackson because their fathers did, and some
of them are doing so to this day. VVith the
submission of a born slave they allowed the
buyer to fix the price of every pound of pro-
duce they had to sell, and the merchant to
fix his price on all they had ‘to buy, snubs
and stealings included.

In their struggle with poverty or chase

after the almighty dollar they seemed to
know of no way but to pit muscle and
pinching economy against organized cun-
ning and well directed intelligence. Is it
any wonder that the boys possessed of any
spirit left the farm and its disagreeable sur-
roundings, its barren laborious life, and
plunged into the vortex of city life to event-
uallysbecome rich or to sink into_the slums
of iniquity to utter ruin ? Or that the
daughters were ready to marry any sprig
from town simply because he parted his
hair in the middle, carried a cane, had long
ears and the ability to use his heels? Should
we wonder that this class have been laughed
at by shoddy aristocrats, preyed upon and
swindled by wily agents, and snubbed and
treated as inferiors by everybody? Have
they not deserved all and more by such stu-
pid indifference to the elevated position they
should and might have maintained? But
the world moves, and all this is being
changed. These “ mudsills ” are beginning
to think for themselves, to read more, to use
more brain, and less muscle, perhaps,
to beautify-their homes, to dress better, to
suspect the honesty of the lawyer and poli-
tician. Yes, they actually have the audac-
ity to demand representation in the public
oifices, very faintly as yet, though. They
are beginning to beg of the merchant, the
manufacturer and transportation companies
for a pittance of the profits of their labor,
they are beginning to awake to the fact that
they have some rights that a white man is
bound to respect.

By what magic power has the change
been wrought? ’Tls not necessaryto refer
to this organization of " mudsills " through-
out the union as the motive power of this
grand awakening.

We have made some progress, still we only

stand on the brink, looking out on the
shoreless ocean of progress. What has been
done is as a drop in this great ocean com-
pared to what is yet to be done. As I look
into the future I see the farmer standing the
peer of any class in culture and intellect. I
see him in the councils of the nation guid-
ing and directing its destiny with a view to
the public welfare to which the people are
now strangers. I see myself and family liv-
ing in a home in which there is an air of
culture and refinement equal to any in the
land, with beauty and taste displayed in all
its surroundings, the sons and daughters
content to stay on the farm. This home is
not without labor, and a plenty of it, but
labor lightened by recreation, amusements,
and love—i2ibor that is cheerfully performed,
in theknowledge ofa sure reward, because
the farmer has demanded and secured his
just rights. Yes, I see better farms, better
buildings, better live stock, better tools, bet-
ter crops, and last, but not least, better chil-
dren. I see our present halls replaced by
more commodious ones, vicing With the best
in the cities in architectural beauty, filled
weekly with “ mudsills,” at which meetings
the proceedings will be of such a cnaracter
that any member will consider it a positive
sacrifice if obliged to be absent.

Worthy Master, is this picture too highly
drawn ? I think it is no fancy sketch, but
will be more than realized in the near
future. And the Grange is the school in
which we are to be educated up to the stand-
ard.

There are about 25,000,000 farmers in this
country, and Bro. T. F. Moore, formerly
Overseer of the State Grange, says: “The
moss is from two to three inches long on
their backs and very thick at that. Now the
work of cleaning it off is a herculean task
and no one man or set of men can ever do it :
life is too short, and I don't know of a better
way than to scratch each others backs.
What is the plan proposed by the founders
of the Order?

“ We propose meeting together. talking
together, buying together, selling together,
and in general acting togeiher for our mu-
tual protection and advancement as occasion
may requre.”

Here is the keynote to the whole subject.

Every reform since the beginning of time
has been accomplished by agitations and
discussions; thus constantly keeping it be-
fore the minds of the people they must of
necessity be constantly thinking of a sub-
ject, see the right or wrong and then act as
the necessity of the case may require. It is
only by constantly agitating a question that
we can secure the objects of the Grange, and
it must be done by ourselves :—

“ To develop a better and higher man-
hood and womanhood among ourselves.”
“To insure our mental, moral, social, and
material advancement.”

These are objects that will inspire an en-
thusiasm in any mind not seared by avarice
and selfishness.

The objects are so worthy, the necessity of
work so imperative, that no members of
the Order should shirk any duty imposed
on them. Right here I have a word to say
to those who think that they can’t do work
of a certain kind. If called on to write,
read, or take pait in some dsscussion do not
respond by being absent, pleading want of
time or want of experience, but do what you
are asked to, though the heavens fall, and
my word for it, you will astonish not only
the brothers and sisters, but also yourself.
Don’t be afraid that you will dim the luster
of a Webster's or an Ingersoll’s laurels in
your tirst effort, for none of us will or have
except Bro. Brown or Bro. Pennell, per-
haps. There is no person, unless he is an
imbecile, who has not some good ideas, and
can express them to the profit of others, if
he only will. My advice to most persons
on this subject is to take time to think, and
get posted on the subjects, and then to write
out their thoughts and read them instead of
attempting to speak extemporaneously.

And I want to say right here too, that the
most discouraging features of a real live
Lecturer’s work is this hesitancy and back-
wardness of members in this respect. Why
Patrons, will we stand idly with folded
hands when the enemy has been so long in.
the field? Will we continue to be “ mud-
sills ” but whine about the wrongs we suf-
fer ?

The selfstyled aristocrats build their mag-
nificent palaces, ride in their gilded coaches,
dress in silks and broadcloth, travel in Eu-
rope, and go to Congress, while we have the
sublime satisfaction of footing 9.11 their bills,
and growling on in the same old way. So
long as we will, so long we may.

Now, while I am talking of some of the
hindraucesto Grange work, I may as well
refer briefly to others that I have observed.
The most of us men are willing slaves to a
most tyrannical master —political party.
This may not be flattering, but I am not
here to flatter. If any one doubts the state-
ment, just attempt to elect any man to even
a petty town ofltice whose fealty to party is
in the least doubted. Why, -he could be
beaten by a knave and an ignoramus if his
opponent is known as a man who will and
has adhered blindly to party. Or let me
refer you to the last campaign in this State,
in which these “mudsills” set up a howl
for a farmer Governor.

When our men went into the convention
the polititians patted them on the head and
said, ‘4Good puppy, nice fellow,” and all
that, “ but, see here, your idea of a farmer

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JANUARY 1. 1882.

‘SEE GRANGE VISITOR.

Governor is preposterous, It is unheard-of
impudence. It won’t do. We are the men
to regulate these matters. You will do well
to vote and pay all the bills, but we must
manage these affairs. It is our special call-
ing.” And we, did we get our farmer Gov-
emor? I guess not, but we exhibited one
sublime virtue. We stuck to party. I am
not talking politics: it is only a simple state-
ment of facts, and no one should object to
facts. No, brothers, when the Grange prin-
ciples conflict with our party politics, let’s
not vote party. and so demonstrate our inde-
pendence.

There is a large class of people, even
among the farmers, who estimate every
man, woman, or child, church, school or
society bya standard of dollars and cents.
They see no good in anything or any one
unless there is some money profit in it.
They are greedy, avaricious, penurious and
selfish. Why! Worthy Master, if they
ever go to heaven, and some of them ex-
pect to, they would get a crowbar and try to
pry up the very pavements of the golden
streets if they could do it on the sly.When the
Grange was flrst organized a large portion of
this class rushed into it, thinking it con-
tained the golden fleece. It was not long
before they rushed out again because their
hopes of pecuniary gain were not realized.
As one of them expressed to me not long
since, “ I belonged to the Grange two years,
and I never made a cent by it, and I don’t
see any good in it.” I referred to the pow-
er of the monopolies, and the burdens they
were imposing on us, thinking I would
touch him in a tender spot, but his reply
was, “Yes, they will hold the power in
spite of us, as they have the money. and
money rules everything.” Can you expect
a stream to rise above its source? This
class, I am sorry to say, are not confined to
the male persuasion, for a lady only a few
days since seriously advised myself and
wifetoioin the Masons or Oddfellows, as
they would pay my funeral expenses, and
the Grange would not. Is this class worth
retaining, if any are left in the Order?
I confess that I am not competent
to decide this question. My best wish
is that that they may die happy, and that,
too, as soon as they can afford it.

There was another class that were not
especially good to the Order in its period of
organization. I refer to those Patrons who
thought to use it as a lever to hoist them-
selves into some place of good feeding at the .
public crib. But fortunately for the public
these men were disappointed, Then they
too. thought the Grange didn’t amount to
much and left. Peace be to their ashes.

I have faith to’believe that the Grange
has or will overcome all the hindrances,
that it has come to stay, and although the
growth may seem slow, it is sure, healthy,
steady, and permanent. The mushroom
grows in anight; the oak is centuries in
maturing. There are too many ea'rnest, in-
telllgent,. public spirited men and women
working in its ranks to let it die. It can-
not. It must be as permanent as truth, as
all its principles are founded in truth.

And-now, brothers and sisters, a few words
of advice, if I may presume to advise, and I
will close:

You all understand that the success or
failure of any Order depends very much on
the earnestness, willingness, and ability of
its oflicers. So when you are to elect, just
remember this and do not honor some mem-
ber with a position simply because he is a
good fellow. If you have a_person who has
the ability to smile and shake hands, and
who.will enquire after the health of yourself
and family, and tell what a remarkably
bright baby yours is; who will agree with
you in everything you may say, but who
never had an original idea penetrate his
thick skull; who never had an opinion on
any question unless some one manufactured
it for him,—I say if you have such a per-
son don’t burden the Grange with him. He
will do very well to send to Congress or the
Legislature; he will do very well to elect to
some town oflice, and this kind are about
the only ones who can be elected to such
places, but in the Grange they will be a
dead weight.

E!ect men and women, who are earnest,
who have the work at heart, and who have
the ability to perform the duties pertaining

" to the place, and then, second every effort

they may make for the “good of the Order,”
take them by the hand occasionally and
say you appreciate their efforts.

A word of encouragement will go a great
way some times. People filling public
trusts, often get the impression that they
are not giving entire satisfaction, simply
because no one expresses the approval they

' feel in so many words. -

If there is any member in any Grange
who is‘full of enthusiasm, and willing to’
do any or all work, do not dampen their
ardor, by making such charitable remarks
as, “I guess they want to run things; they
think they know it all, they want to
educate the heathen,” etc., so you are sure
it will getto their ears. Rather encourage
them by a little well timed applsusejin
public, and a warm grasp of the hand and
a kind word of approval personally, my
word for it, it will accrue to the “good of the
Order.” _

None of us read and think too much.
People are rare who do work enough of this
kind.We ought toand might, read more than

we do.I have been struck with the scarcity of
reading of any kind, in my visits to the
best and most able farmers. Did any of you
notice the same? Think of it.

Now, let’s buy more reading matter and
read it, but sooner buy arsenic and take it
and give it to our families than a certain
class of literature known as blood and thun-
der novels.

We can’t afford it? Can we afford to do
,without it? I have heard of a man who
could not afford a newspaper, but the same
man has lately invested $100 more or less in
some patent clothes-line. If he had taken
a good paper and posted himself, he would
have been monev ahead and not be cursing
himself for allowing a swindler to make
such a fool of him. Verily it is expensive
to be ignorant.

Can’t afford it? We can afford tea, coffee
and that absolute necessity, tobacco. Can
afford covered carriages and plated har-
ness. Can afford costly furniture for our
parlors, that we never see after it is once in
there. Can afford to buy Mexican ever-
baring strawberries, patent handles for
hens’ nests, &c., but can’t afford food that
will develop, cultivate and strengthen the
highest and grandest faculty our God has
endowed us with. In books we have the
best thoughts of the best minds of all ages.
I repeat, let’s read and think more.

Can’t get time? Just think for a mo-

ment of the time spent in silly gossip.
Why I know of a neighborhood in which
the men-—to say nothing of the women, go
visiting six days in a week, get together on
stormy days, and sometimes when it looks
as if it might storm, and spend hours of val-
uable time vieing with each other, in tell-
ing stories of some noted dog-fight, horse-
race, or how some human brute pummeled
another’s face, or, still worse, perhaps in
the presence of mere boys, telling vile sto-
ries, using language that would disgrace a
fish—woman. They have time for these
high moral and intellectual entertainments,
but no time to waste in developing the in-
tellect.

I urge this strongly because the seed thus
sown will blossom in our near future, and
bear fruit throughout the endless future
life beyond the river.

Intellectual development is the light that
has guided the human race through the
long ages from abject barbarism to our pres-
ent state of civilization. But for it, we
would to day be naked savages hunting a
snake for our dinner, instead of enjoying
this feast of mind and body. This it is
that causes the muttering thunders that
precede the mighty upheavals among the
masses all round the world, which will
crush the already crumbling power of
absolutism, and set the people free.

In the past centuries it whispered in the
ear of Galileo that the world moved. It
impelled Columbus westward acrossatrack-
less ocean. It showed Harvey how the hu-
man heart pumped tons of the life fluid on
its grand round of the body to tear down
and build up. It gave Watt the power to
control and harness in our modern motive
power’ steam, with all its varied applica-
tions. It taught Franklin and Morse how
to use the lightning as a servant of man.
It has’in fact brought us all of the blessings
of civilization, that we so unthinkingly en-
enjoy. And shall we ignore the means by
which all this has come to us, and by which
we may make oufselves worthy of the situ-
ation we are placed in ? Shall we not rather
take every opportunity and use every
just means to promote our moral, mental,
social and material welfare, and finally, “let
us strive to promote entire harmony, vital
brotherhood among ourselves and make our
Order perpetual.”

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Patrons’ Aid Society.

In continuance of my former article, I
have to say that one cogent reason exists for
atotal abstinence requirement, in our in-
insurance, that does not exist in other asso-
ciations. I have reference to the fact that
there is no medical examination required of
applicants for this insurance. Drunkenness,
by public opinion and the law of our land,
is held to be a voluntary act of the victim.
In a large majority of cases there is a time
when this is so; and as we cannot set apart
the cases where it is not so, we must comply
with the idea and consider it right. Then
every person who is insured with us, and
who hastens his death or disability by strong
drink. is an imposition and a fraud upon
the rest, and will become a financial bur-'
den to us. There are in all communities men
who haveimpaired greatly their ability to
recover from acute diseases and severe acci-
dents—-men whom the community do not
suspect: even their intimate friends may
not have a suspicion of the fact, and the
victim himself may be unconscious of it.
I have personally known some Grangers
that are thus covered up, who I, feel sure
could effect insurance with us and defraud
us me few years. There is no practical
way to head ofl“ drunkenness except by the
prohibition clause in their application, ex-
cluding the use of alcoholics.

I think all Patrons of Husbandry dis-
countenance and condemn drunkenness. I
believe all good Patrons, when they come to
think of it, will be willing to make a slight
sacrifice for the benefit of members of our
Order and our Aid Society, and consequent-
iv the total abstinence pledge would not

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keep them out. Those who are not willing
to make a slight sacrifice of this source of
pleasure, for the good-of their brothers and
sisters, ought not to be members of our-.Or-
der, and those who think this a big sacrifice
are not safe to insure with us. I believe
that the Patrons’ Aid Society can be made
the biggest, best and safest insurance in the
State. I think it ought to be national, be-
cause the more that are insured together,
other things being equal, the safer and
cheaper and more permanent will be the
insurance. It ought to be made a great
benevolent blessing in a cheap form. A total
abstinence clause will help to this : so I say
let us have it as soon as may be.

Of course there are two sides to every
question, and persons hold opposite opinions
in equally good faith and honesty. Narrow
views and fanaticism may blind one side:
ignorance and prejudice may cover the eyes
of the other. Discussion by opponents may
help thejury, though it may not convert
the disputants. The majority of the read-
ers of this article may be considered a jury

in this matter. If any one honestly dlfl'ers
with me I presume he can have the col-
umns of this paper to discuss the subject.

I have not gone into all the details of this
subject, as I have thought them out, because
I feared it would make the article too long
to be read, and because I thought to leave
something for those interested in the topic
to study out. MILTON CHASE.

Otsego, Mich.

"fiuutlzf fiepaqtmutt.

GRANDMNS ADVICE.

You’ve plenty of advice, my child,
I know it very well ; ' '
And whether you will heed it all,
Why, time alone can tell.
But would that this one caution might
Have weight with you while young,
And bear its fruit in after life,
To “ bridle well the tongue.” '

Sweet speech is one of God’s great gifts,
That some poor mortals lack ;

But yet, remember, what you say
You never can take back ;

’ Tis gone forever—that angry word,

That falsehood past recall;

And you have nothing gained thereby
But sorrow, after all.

Full many of the tears that fall
Along the great highway,

Were caused, my child, by words that stung
Some poor heart yesterday!

Then how much better for us all,
The strong as well as weak,

The young and old, the rich and poor,
To “ think before before we speak.”

Then, darling, sweetly tell your thoughts,
So innocent and free;

And sing what grandma loves so well—
Your childish songs of glee.

But, like a. book that all may read,
Oh, keep your heart the while‘

And guard the busy lips and tongue,
That they

Uncle Nine Found.

Dear IVieces and Nephcws.-—I don’t re-
member many of the latter but have a kind-
ly feeling toward the former, who during the
year past have so often written in so many
kindly letters showing that they could
write'if they but would. Now, this depart-
ment was instituted for the youth in the
families of our Order, those within and
without the Grange between 12 and 18
years of age, who ought to begin to think
for themselves and to express their thoughts
in good language. Very few of the many
have availed themselves of the opportunity
offered by this department of the VISITOR.

I regret this very much, as on the youth
of our class depends not only the future of
the Grange but the future of the whole
country.

This department is, I am happy to say,
to be continued through another year, but
poor old Uncle Nine is to leave it in better
hands. Your Uncle’s many cares and de-
clining years compel him to forego the
pleasure of meeting you in this department,
as in the year past, but he says to you all,
write something for these columns at least
once in two months and get all others to
do the same. You will thus not only ben-
efit yourselves but many others.

Remember this department is for youth
and they should use it. The children have
a lively paper in "Our Ijltle Granger” by
Aunt Locksie, which comes with the Gin-
clnnati Grange Bulletin, once a month.
This little paper is to be increased in size
this month, December. Let children write
for it; you young people write for your
column in the VISITOR, and read and help
circulate it. We say good-bye to you all.

UNCLE NINE.

THE REAPER, DEATH.

COOPER—Died at her residence in the township
of Lawrence, November 28, 1881, Mas. LYHAN Coor-
na, aged 46. .

WHnanAs, By this dispensation of Providence
Lawrence Grange, for the second time has been call-
ed upon to part with a valued and respected member;
therefore,

Resolve 7 That we mingle our tears and sympath
with the ereaved husband and the children le
without a mother's love. Ready to accept the call
hence, she has gone home to receive that welcome

plaudit “ Well done, good and faithful servant ; enter .

into the joy of thy Lord.”

Resolved, That we show our respect for this wor-
thy, member whose cheerful words and pleasant
smile will long be" remembered in ourcircle, by drap-
ing uur hall in mourning for 60 days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be pre-
sented to the bereaved family, and another sent to
the GRANGE Vlsxroa for publication.

L. J . Shanon.

Mas. H. L. Noarnnur,

M. J . Cnmsr-In,
Committee.

FELLOWS.-—It having pleased the Sovereign Dis-
poser of all human events, whose “judgments are un-
unsearchable and whose ways are past finding out,"
to remove from our midst our dearly beloved sister
and co-worker, SADIE FELLOWS, we, her associate
laborers in the beneficent work of the Grange, of

which she was a worthy member, desire individually

and collectively to express our high appreciation of
her worth, and our deep sense of afliction and be-
reavement in her early and sudden departure from
the scenes of this life.

In her decease we are again reminded that " The
King of shadows loves a shining mark —- a signal
blow."

Gifted by nature and improved by culture, our
departed sister shone resplendent in all excellent
qualities of heart and mind. She possessed an amia-
ble disposition, gentle and refined manners, an active
and disciplined intellect, and was characterized by a
remarkable forgctfulness of self in her efforts to
make others happy. These qualities won for her the
admiration and love of all who knew her.

Though her kindly face will no more beam in
smiles upon us, nor her words of cheer, deeds of
love, and musical talent encourage and enliven our
social gatherings, still we feel that her influence has
not departed. “ Kind words can never die,” and the
thousands of these that fell from her lips will go
with us and make us gentler, nobler, purer, and more
disinterested workers in the cause of humanity and
truth than we otherwise could have been.

She has gone from our midst, but We will cherish
her memory and be thankful for her brief but
beautiful and beneficent life.

And while sorrowing deeply ourselves we would
not forget those more intimately related and there-
fore moredeeply wounded by this great aflliction.
Our sincerest sympathies are therefore extended to
her parents, her sisters, and to him who expected
soon to claim her as his bride.

May we keep the example of her amiability and
goodness enshrined in our memories, to aid us in
emulating her virtues, that we may be the better
prepared, when called hence, for the mysteries that
lie beyond the veil that hides us from the invisible

world. LILA N. Conn,
SOPHIA STUART,
Issia Bonuses,
Committee.
Schoolcraft Grange Hall, Dec. 1881.

LESTER——Died of heart disease, in the town of
Leighton, Allegan Co.. October 3, 1881, Brother LOB-
EN DESTEB, aged 61 years, member of Rural Grange,
No 37. At a regular meeting the following resolu-
tions were adopted :—

WHEREAS, Our kind, heave-~ly Father has remov-
ed from us another of our Charter members, a Wor-
thy Past Master ; therefore,

Resolved, That our Charter and implements be
draped in mourning for 30 days.

Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Lnsraa the
family is bereft of a kind and considerte husband,
and a. tender and affectionate father ; and the Grange

has lost one of its most faithful and devoted laborers. '

Resolved, That we deeply feel the loss of Brother
LESTER at our meetings, in our councils, and at our
fraternal gatherings.

Resolved, That we extend to the family our heart-
felt sympathy.

Rekalved, That a copy of these resolutions be pre-
sented to the family, be spread on the records of
this Grange, and one offered to the GRANGE VIsITon
for publication. S. A. SLADE,

VOLNEY HILBEET.
A. Towsnnv.
Wayland, Dec. 2, 1881. Committee.

PADDOCK—Died at her home in the town of
Commerce, November 10, 1881, afitefa long and pain-
ful illness, Sister MARIA PAnoocx, aged 68 years
leaving a family to mourn her loss. At a regular
meeting of Commerce Grange, N o 328, of which she
was a Charter member, the following resolutions
were adopted :-

Wnnams, Through the dispensation of Divine
providence, our respected Sister has been removed
from our midst to her home in the spirit land; there-
fore

Resolved, That in the death or‘ our Sister we have
parted with a consistent member of our Order, whose
loss we sincerely mourn; and that her family have
lost a good mother and adviser.

Resolved, That while we bow in submission we
fain would express our sympathy for the bereaved
husband, son and relatives, at the same time realizing
the inability of our words to heal the wound indicted
by this great loss, Let us be more faithful in the dis-
charge of our duty to the living.

Resolved. That our Charter be draped in mourning
for 60 days, and a copy of these resolutions be placed
on the records of the Grange, a copy be presented to
the family of our deceased Sister, and that they be
sent to the GaANcs Vrsrron and each of the county
papers for publication.

There's a void in the household nonemcan ever fill;
There’s a loved voice that forever is still ;

There’s a. wound in the heart too deep to be healed.
Made by the sword that sorrow has sealed;

There's rest for the weary one. her life’s work is done;
There's a heart free from pain, a victory won ;

There is hope for the stricken _one, lonely and sad;
There is joy in heaven, for the angels are glad.

CHARLOTTE Rrcnuznson,
. LUCY MCCALLUM,
M. V. B. Hosmrn.
Committee.

HIMEBAUGH—Died September 25. 1881, at her
home in Bronson, Mas. ANNA M. HIMEBAUGE, aged
35 years, a member of Burr Oak Grange, No. 303.

WHEREAS, Death has again visited us and removed
from our Grange below to that great Grange above,
our worthy sister; therefore,

Resolved, That we tender our earnest sympathy to
the family of our departed sister, while we realize
the inability of our poor words to heal the wound in-
flicted by the loss of a loving wife and mother.

Resolved, That as an expression of our respect for
our departed sister we drape our charter in mourning
for thirty days.

I? ’ 1, That a copy of these resolutions be
placed upon the records of this Grange, and also om
sent to the GRANGE Visxron for publication.

Then rest thee, beloved one, from toil and from care,
At home with the Master. in mansions so fair.

Thy harvest is gathered : away from life's pain

We know we shall meet thee, dear sister, again.

Mas. M. E. ALLEN,
Mas. W. H. FAULK5.
Ma. W. H. FAULKB,
Committee.
Burr Oak, St. Joseph 00., Oct. 15, 188 . .___,,,

VOORHEES—Died at his residence in Greenbush,
Clinton Co., on Monday, Nov. 21, 1881, ou.r:Worthy
Brother R. S. Vooamnrs, in the 63d year of his age.
Bro. Vooannns‘s association with KeystonejiGrange
dates back to near its organization. Our deceased
brother was a zealous, faithful worker in both the
Subordinate and County Granges. The following
resolutions were adopted by Keystone Grange :-

Resolved, That as Patrons of Husbandry our sym-
athy be extended to the widow and friends of the

deceased. And may we all endeavor to profit by the
manly example of t e well spent life of our brother.

Resolved, Thatas a tribute to his memory, our
Charter and altar be draped in mourning for 60 (la a.
and a copy of these resolutions be sent to e
GnANon Vrsrroa for publication.

I. D. Ricrmonn,

C. L. PUTT,

ELIZABETH PUTT,
Committee.

AMERICAN l\/i”ANUVA~l.—
PARLIAMENTARY

LAW.

Is recognized by the leading parliamentarians of the
land as the most complete. concise and systematic
work on the modern practice. Every citizen of this
re ublic should have a copy.
t has received strong testimonials from Samuel
E. Adams, Past Master of the National Grange ; Sen-
ator Ferry, ex-Vice-President of the U. S., and from
the chief executive ofiicer of the following and other
fraternal organizations, viz : Knights of Honor,
Knights and Ladies of Honor, Knights of Pythias,
Royal Arcanum. Foresters, Grand Army of the Re-
ublic, Knights Templar, A. O. W., R. T. of T.,
. O. G. T., A. J.O. K. S. B., I. O. B. B., etc.
Circular of Testimonials sent on application. Prices
(by mail, prepaid), cloth, 50 cents ; plain leather, 76
cents; leather tucks, 81.
Address, stating where you saw this advertisement,
GEORGE T. FISH,
42 Arcade, Rochester, N. Y.

AAVANDENBERG,

MANUFACTURER,
WnoLnsAI.a AND RETAIL DaAI.an IN

HARNESS, WHIPS, BLANKETS, TRUNKS, &c.,

92 Monroe Street.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICE.

I take pleasure in presentingto your favorable con-
sideration my CASH PRICE LIST of Harness Work
——HAND MADE—all of my own manufacture, and
also to return thanks for the liberal patronage l have
received from the different Granges throughout Mich-
igan. I shall do in the future as in the past-—furnish
the best goods for the least money.

Farm Harness, White Trimmed Breeching,
Round Lines, Snaps, Rum Straps, and
spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329 00

The same without Breeching, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 00

" “ with flat Lines, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2* 00

“ “ “ “ “ without breeching,. . 25 00
Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed,

from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 to 30 00

The same, Nickle Trimmed, from . . . . ..$35 to 50 00

Single Buggy Harness, with round lines. white
trimmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 00

Same with flat lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 12 00

Nickle Trimmed, . . . . . . .315, $16, $18, and 25 00

ALL ORDERS RECEIVED UNDER SEAL OF

THE GRANGE

will be shipped at once, and may be returned at my

expense if not entirely satisfactory.

Address all orders to

Yours very respectfully,

A.- VANDENBERG,

92 MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS.

r. A. l\IOR'1‘H’S ram moss.

My invention, patented May 10, 1881, re-
lates to a rack of peculiar construction de-
signed for the purpose of feeding sheep and
other. animals, the structure being de-
signed with special reference to an equal
distribution of the feed, to the protection or
the attendant from the animals. and to the
points of cheapness, durability, and facility
of operation. It will be noticed that the
rack constructed affords feed openings on
both sides, that the two independent
troughs prevent the animals on one side
from obtaining the food from those on the
other, and that by means of the central in-

'ternal board the attendant can pass freely

back and forth through the interior without
stepping in the trough or having any in-
terference with the animals outside, also
the stri s or slats serve as a means of sepa-
rating t e animals so that each may obtain
proper proportion of the food. On each
side of the Rack I suspend by swinging
linksaboardin such a manner that the
board may be raised or lowered across the
outside 0 the feed openings to prevent the
animals from having access thereto, or ele-
vated above the openings so as to leave
them exposed. And standing at one end
you can elevate this board by one move of
as many racks in a line,and divide your flocks
as you wish and do away with the old prac-
tice of shifting from one yard to another.
There are guards to throw the feed inward to
prevent the hayseed and other impurities
from entering the fleece of the animals. It

. is used with equal advantage for mush feeds,

grains of all kinds, and for hay. If there
is hay in the rack it does not prevent your
feeding grain in them. You can use the
lumber in your old racks. They can be
made of any length of lumber.

For further information, address :

F. A. NORTH, Inventor,
Ionia, I onla Co., Mich.
P. O. Box 555.

1jul6m
FENNO & MANNING,

W001 lIOMM|S8l[lN MERCHANTS,

117 Federal St., Boston.
consignments solicited and cash Advances Made.

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Sighted From Mar.

GRANGE VISITOR :—Having occasionally
seen the VISITOR, and being favorably im-
 ,with it, and especially with the
 from the pens of Hon. J. J. Wood-
man and Lieut. Gov. Sessions, I desire to
become more fully acquainted with the
progress of agriculture and the Grange in
your State. and to that end enclose subscrip-
tion price for the VISITOR. We need not so
much more Grange and agricultural papers
as that those already doing noble work in
the interest of the farmer and reform shall
receive a more generous support. Were
papers like the Hilsbandnian of Elmira, N.
Y., and the GRANGE VISITOR read for one
year by a majority of the farmers and labor-
ing men of the country it would not be long
before railroad and other monopolies would
be restrained from levying unjust and un-

equal exactions upon the industries of the
people.

But as my scribbling will probably land in
the waste basket I will close by saying that
I would like to open a correspondence with
manufacturers and dealers in pine lumber
and shingles, should the above meet their
eyes, as I am a lumber dealer of Hobert,
Delaware Co., N. Y.

N. M. BLISH.

Hobert, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1881.

 

Back Woods of Michigan.

Bro. Cobb .-—Why do you make the V151-
TOR so interesting ? As soon as it comes in
the house we allgrab for it, and if I was not
so good tempered there would be a family
jar every time we receive one. And the
brothers and sisters write about their having
such good _times in the Grange meetings that
I wish myself back in Burns Grange, No. 160,
'where I have passed many pleasant and in-
structive hours. When my wife read Sister
Simpson’s essay in the VISITOR of Decem-
ber lst, she felt as if she would like to take
her by the hand, as she wrote her sentiments
exactly. I say good for Sister Simpson,
Hoping you will improve upon these hints,

I will give you a description of our surrond-
ings in this new country. We are between
the main stream and the south branch of
the Au Sable river, about five miles from
each, on the plains. The soil is sand and
gravel with some marl. The timber in
some places is mostly spruce pine, and in
other places principally black oak, and all is
interspersed with ridges of Norway pine.
These ridges are generally of a heavier soil.

I am disappointed in the plains, as they are
more productive when well worked than I
had expected when I came here.

We have no Grange yet, but live in hopes,
although our merchant friends are working
hard against us.

W. C. JOHNSON.

Grove, Crawford Co., Dec. 15, 1881.

Welcome Kentucky.

Bro. A. B. Smith, Past Master of the Ken-
tucky State Grange, will visit Michigan,
reaching Lenawee county Feb. 17, and take
the same route as Bro. Franklin. All will
be pleased to hear both Bros. Franklin and
Smith.

 

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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF AGRI-
CULTURE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

cssaessr PATER PUBLISHED!

Many of the ablest farmers and writers of Western
Michigan are regular contributors to the World and
Homestead. The series of articles now running, en-
titled “ Farmers’ Relation to Law,” being_ an exhum-
tive treatise of the law of highways, titles, fences,
drainage, estrays. patent-rights, etc, etc., are. well
worth five times the subscription price of the paper.

The Grange interests and Grange news form a
special feature, and are at all times fully represented.

The Home Department is in the hands of a prac-
tical housekeeper, and is carefully and ably con-
ducted.

Its market reports are fuller and more reliable
than can be found in any other paper published in
Western Michigan.

TERMS.—8l.50 per year; trial trip (three months)
for 25 cents (eight three-cent stamps). _

Subscriptions can commence at any time. Send
stamp for sample copies. Address,

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26 CANAL Si-niuir. - " 9”“ RAPIDS. M108-

N. B.—-The Agricultural World and GRANGE Vu-
rron both one year for 81.50.

German Horse and Cow Powders.

This powder ‘has been in use for many years. It
is largely used by the farmers of Pennsylvania, and
the Patrons of that State ha_ve bought over 100,00(l
pounds through their purchssingagents. Its compo-
sition is no secret. The receipt is on every box and
5-pound package. It is made 1) Dr. L. 0berholtzer’s
Sons & Co.,,Phoenixville, Pa. t keeps stock healthy
and in good condition. It helps to digest and assimi-
late the food. Horses will do more work, with less
food while using _it. Cows will give more milk and
be in better condihon. It keeps poultry healthy, and
increases the production of e . _ It is also of great
value to them when melting. t is sold at the lowest
wholesale rice by R. E. JAMES, KALAMAZOO,
GEO. W. TELL 00., 80 WOODBBIDGE ST.. Dn-
rizorr, THUS. MASON, 181 Warns ST.. Cmcaoo,
and ALBERT STEGEMAN, ALLEGAN. Put up in
60-lb. boxes (loose), price Eionr CENTS per 1b., 30-lb.
boxes (of 6 5.11:. packages. Tux Cmsrs per lb-

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MANUFACTURERS OF

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A combination that will
produce an even grade
of Butter, winter and
summer. No Ice re-
quired. Saves two-thirds
the labor.
its cost twice the first
season. ‘A RESPONSI-
BLE AGENT

where an Agent is not

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located. Correspondence
Send for CIR-

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CULARS and PP.1CE~LIST. —

G. W. Hunt, Mattawan, Van Buren County.

W. P. Herd, Lowell, Kent County.

A. H. Smith, Sparta, “ N

Charles E. Thornton, Rockford, Kent County.
Charles Pittman. Middleville, Barry County.

5- Stegema-11. Allegaii, Allegan County.

D. P. Newton, Watson, " 4‘

Simeon Staring, Ganges, “ H

E. J..McNaughton. Cooperville, Ottawa County.
Gutelius Snyder, Three Rivers, St. Joseph *‘

SEE_I}5 :

ST. LAWRENCE SEED GARDENS.
I will send free by mail for 50 cents in stamps
or specie the following
LIST OF SEEDS, '
Worth One Dollar and thirty-five Cents :—

1 oz. Blood Turnip Beet, . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Price, 10 cts.

1 oz. White Belgian Carrot, . . . . . . . . . . . “ 10

1 oz. Nutmeg Musk Melon, . . . . . . . . . . .. “ 15

1 oz. Large Red Onion, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 25

1 oz. Student Parsriip, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 10

1 oz. Early Conqueror Tomato, . . . . . . . . " 30

1 oz. Purple-Top Turnip, . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ 10
1 packet New Hybrid Tomato,
“ St. Lawrence,” “ 25

S1 3:’
Also, I will send free for 25 cents, 12 padkets
Assorted Vegetable Seeds; for 30 cents I will
send 15 packets Flower Seeds, Assorted Annuals;
or the two lots for 50 cts., or the three lots for 85 cts.
This offer will hold good only during the months
of December and January. Seeds are the growth of
1881: if not satisfactory, I will refund the money.
Address,

VV. VV. VANSTON, Seed-Grower,
’ Mallorytown P. 0.,
decla-4t Ontario, Canada.

THE 5 - TON

WAGON SCALES.

ARE SOLD FOB. $60.

All Iron and Steel. Sold on tria.l—£reight paid by
us——no money asked till tested and found satisfac-
tory. All sizes manufactured.

JONES OF BINGHAMPTON,
Blnghampton, N. Y.
Send for Circulars and further particulars.

Paw Paw, Mich., May 18th, 1878.
Jonas or BINGEAMTON:

My Scales give entire satisfaction. I have subject.-
ed it to the in 1: severe tests and find it not only
correct in weig ing large or small amounts, but
perfectly reliable.

Yours, Fraternally,
J. J. WOODMAN.
3 in—lyr

TEE’ KALAMAZOO

[Signed]

    
 

  

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Ofiers superior advantages to young Men and Women
who wish to qualify for business. Sendyfor Journal
giving particulars.

W. F. PARSONS, Presi.

GRAPE  VINES.

All Leading Varieties in large supply. Warranted
true to name. Prices low. Also, the celebrated

NEW WHITE GRAPE,

PRENTISS

Send stamp for Price and Descriptive List-. Also
Trees, Small Fruits, etc

. r. s. m/Hanna. Frsdonia, II. 7.

nov.l-yl.

   

MCCALL & DUNCAN, Schoolcra.f’t,—Mich

AGENTS:

 

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B. J. Wily. Mottville, St. Joseph County.

G. M. Gardner, Litchfield, Hillsdale County.

J. A. Johnson, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County.
George Baker, Buchanan, Berrien County.

H. C. Call, Glass River, Siiiawassee County.
Wm. S. Palmer, Lansing. Ingham County.
William Spalding, Hoytville, Eaton County.
Union Wind Mill Co., Albion, Jackson County.
The Bird Wind Mill Co., Kalamazoo, Kal’zoo Co.

The LEVER

Is the largest, ablest, spiciest, most out-spoken
Family Temperance Paper ever published in
the State, and is second to none now
published on the Continent.

Is Independent, Non Sectarian, Aggressive. Its
aim is to instruct its readers. It does not
revel in the filthy details of vice.
Subscription Price only $1.50 per amzum.

$”SAMi>I.Es FREE. Address,
VANFLEET dc NOLL.

266 Woodward Ave., DETROIT, Mien.
dec15.3t

:- OFFICE OF ——

GEORGE W. HILL,

80 Wootlliridge St., West,

Detroit, ZlIich., Oct. 7, 1881.

DEAR SIR :—I have decided~to make every
Grange the following offer, which will give
each family represented an opportunity or
saving a considerable aniount on their gro-
ceries, and at the same time will be little or
no trouble to the Secretary to transact the
business.

I will send to any Grange, upon receipt of
order with SEAL, the articles named in sub-
joined list, and if goods are not lower in
price than at home stores, and not in EVERY
RESPECT perfectly satisfactory they may be
returned at MY expense of freight BOTH
WAYS. '

My cases are made and arranged ex-

ressly for the purpose; goods cannot get
damaged, or mixed; lids have hinges, and
screwed down, the whole is a complete little
GROCERY STORE; prices guaranteed two
weeks. Don’t be confined to the list if any-
thing else is wanted, but I do want the case
to go out complete. I am trying to solve the
problem of how I can supply each Grange
with their goods — especially Groceries— at
the lowest prices, with the least expense to
myself and least troub.e to the Secretary. so
that it will be to our mutual advantage. I
think I have hit on the right plan, but may
have to make some changes. If you ever
expect to be benefited pecuniarily, accept
my offer and try my plan long enough for
me to get it into practical order.

ORDER NO. ONE.

l2lbs. Best Jap. Tea in 21b Pkgs, 45c . . . . . . ....85 40

24 “ Best Rio Coffee in 4 “ “ 16c . . . . . . . . . . 3 84

6 “ Gloss Starch 1 “ “ 7§c . . . . . . . . . . 46

6 “ Corn Starch 1“ “ 8&0 . . . . . . . . .. 51

12 “‘Good Soap 1 “ “ 65c . . . . . . . . .. 78

12 “ Baking Powder 2 “ “ 200 . . . . ...... 2 40

12 “ Cream Tartar, 2 " “ 25c . . . . . . . . .. 3 00
6 “ Ground Pepper 1 “ “ 20c ........ .. 1 20
6 “ Ground Ginger‘ 1 “ “ 25c . . . . . . . . .. 1 60
3 “ Nutmeg 3" “ 81.00 . . . . . . .. 3 00

Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 822 08

Empty cases to be returned very soon.
LAMP CHIMNEYS ARE PACKED SIX
DOZEN IN A CASE.

Size “0”—-smallest—40o per doz., or 82 40 per case.
n si11’_medium_45c u u H 32 70 u it

at u2"_1aI-ge __60c 61 u u 33 60 u :1
Sold by the case only.
1 Bushel Baskets, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$2 00 per doz.

OYSTERS I_N CANS AND BULK.
ROGER’S PLATED WARE.
SCALES OF AT.L SIZES AND KINDS.

SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
SALT.

I will furnish Salt for stock and fertilizing pur-
poses. IN BULK, on board cars at Bay City, at $4.50
per ton, in car lots of 12 to 15 tons, which is equiv-
alent to 63 cents per barrel. .

Freight rates to your station on application.

Everything in the Line of Merchandise
Purchased tor Patrons.
Observe the following changes in Price: from my
last List :

Syrup and Molasses,.about 5 to 10c per gal.‘ advance
Rois‘ “ 46 to 60:-. per box “

 

“ 2c per pound “
“ 30¢ per gross “
“ 250 per doz. "
Fine-cut Tobacco, .. “ 6 to 10¢ per pound “
smoldng u _ _ _ It 2 to 5c u u at
Soap of all kiuds,... “ lc “ “ “

Best Family Crackers 7§c per lb. and 25;: for barrel;
Octlétf - .

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BROOKLYN, N . Y.

JANUARY 1, 1882.

ORKS,

Mssrsaslaii ssoiisraiiss
Please write under Seal,
For CONFIDENTIAL Circulars.

OFFICE,

 

HIISBANDS -4»- --cmiwivnsz
MOTHERS OF DROOPING DAUGHTERS!

SHOULD KN OW OF

DR. R. PENGELLY’S “ WOMAN'S ‘FRIEND,” IMPROVED!
It is a. SOVEREIGN REMEDY roi-

Those Complaints (they need no naming) peculiar to VVOMEN, YOUNG or OLD, NOT A CURE-
ALL, Claiming to annihilate Jaundice,Diabetes. Bright’s Disease, Gravel, and everything else which
afilicts MEN EVEN MORE THAN WOMEN. _ _

It works in ONE LINE and in that line it excels. The tender, Nervous Girl, the anxious, ea.-pee‘ ‘
Mather, the overburdened Housewife, the Matron, passing the critical change, are all guarded, soothed and
sustained by its Gentle Influence. It is the prescription of an experienced Physician, perfected during a
life-long practice, and its nine ears of public record, in 30 difierent States, have proved it rightly named —
A FRIEND INDEED TO OMAN. The good words of those who use it are its best advertisement.
An 8-ounce ($1.00) bottle, or a 20-ounce (82.00) bottle sent on receipt of price, express prepaid, also
references and testimonials, on application to

‘R. PENGELLY & CO-.
KALAMAZ00. MICH. (FOEMEBLY or PLAINWILL.)
Sold by Drugglsts generally and Lady Agents. Swift it Dodds, and Fan-and, Williams
&, Co., Detroit. Morrison. Plummer 85 Co., Chicago.

EVERY FARMER IN THE COUNTRY SHOULD EXAMINE THE

New Combined Spring Tooth Siillzy Harrow

CULTI VATOR AND SEEDER.

Manufactured by

THE SGHAU & SGHUSTER SULKY
HARROW AND SEEDER COMPANY.

Kalamazoo, - Michigan.

As a combined machine, it stands un-
rivalled in excellence, doing the work of
a Harrow and Seed Sower most thorough-
ly and satisfactorily. It_has taken high
_' rank at once as ONE OF THE VERY
BEST IMPLEMENTS FOR THE USES

— “‘ — DESIGNED EVER INVENTED. Sows
311 kinds Of grain and grass Seed5- F119 Harrow does not trail, and is of lighter
draft than any other Harrow in the mai-ket. It received first premium and diplomas
Wherever shown in 1880.

    

SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW!
THE CHAMPION BARBED WIRE

Is Easily Seen, Most Elfective, and Least Dangerous to Stock of any Barbed Wire known.

 

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Barbed Wire, Dry Goods, Groceries, Sewing Machines, Scales,
Seeds, Hardware, Watches, Clocks, Plated Ware, &c., &c.

In Fact, Everything You Want, of Your State Business Agency.
‘TRCOWAS MASCON,

Commission Merchant, 181 South VV ater Street, Chicago, Ill.

§’PATBONS STATE BUSINESS AGENT. N. B.——‘All goods bought on your order at WHOLE-
SALE RATES on day of purchase. Terms.strictly cash.

POULTRY BULLETIN.

The Bulletin is a large, beautifully illustrated, Monthly Magazine, published in
New York City. It is devoted to the breeding and management of thoroughbred stock.
It is the oldest journal of its class in the world. It believes in new ideas, and aims to
give its subscribers what they pay for:

Good, Live, Interesting, Valuable Reading.

If you take any paper of the sort, you want the Bulletin,
pet stock of any kind, you want the Bulletin.

$|.25 PER YEAR, POST PAID.

Annnass POULTRY BULLETIN.
62 Courtlandt St., New York, N. Y

If you keep Poultry or
It costs but a small sum,

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This Power easily folded up out of the way when not in use. Just the thing every farmer needs
who has feed to cut, corn to shell, or anything one or two horses can do. Agents wanted. Send for
Circular. Two-horse Power, Jack Belt, and 18 ft. Flat Bell, 840.

jan1-1;f SMITH & WOODARD, Manufacturers, Kalamazoo, Mich.

PATENTS

We continue to act assolicitors for Patents, Caveats,

 

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dren. Thousands yet entitled. Pensioners now en-
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Soldiers and heirs of 1812 and exican wars entitled Trade Marks, Copyrights, etc, for the United states.
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