1-3.... nu. .. _ yrs:-v 1. 1-._ z..«. r .i".ll{.lq‘,'j (7fl9‘yl(|‘) “THE EARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.” VOLUME 8,—NO. 5. WHOLE N0. I33. 3 [Printed by Kalamazoo Publishing Co.] SCHOOLCRAFT; MlCH., MARCH 1, 1882. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION §WILL EXPIRE WITH NO..:.. Entered at the Post Oflice at Kalamazoo as Second Class matter. @1122 dmugr diisitmc (ELTLARG-E13) Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM, Eleven Copies for $6.00. J. T. COBB, Editor and Manager, To whom all communications should be addressed, at Sohooloraft, Mich. Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order. or Draft. This Edition 9,000. INDEX TO THIS NUMBER. Iand-Poor —- Fattening Cattle, No. 3—Draining— Seasenable Farm Work-—Talks on Poultry, No.2, 1 Philosopher Gmcn—Beautiful Homes and Educated Children——Co-Operative Agencies——Patrons, What Are You Doing about It ?-—The Patent-Right Bill —One Way to Strenthen a Grange-—From Illinois -—An Apple Evaporator—In School and Out ——Why the Vxsrron. is not Published Weekly, . . . . . . 2 Address of Worthy Master VanNest—Cassopolis Farmers’ Institute~—From Ex-Lecturer Whitney- The Work Advancing in Kent County» Progress- sing—Enthusiastic Grange Meeting—Wayne Po- mona Grange ———Advertisements——Bailroad Time- Tables, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 3 Premiums—See Cuts on Eighth Page——Railroads and Newspapers—'I‘he North American Review—Mich- igan Ship Canal—The Driven Well Matter — To Correspondents—Sewing Maehines—Who Wants? ;VIs1'roa Receipts Continued—A Western Model arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Patent Laws— Government Bonds—Railroad Rates- Does it Pay P—Wonders Never Cease—What the Railroads Might as Well be expecting—Notices of Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Well—-Some Impressions and Incidents of the State Grange, Session of l88l—Decora.tion of Farmers‘ Homes—Nature’s Motto is Onward : She Never Goes Backward, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 Valuable Food Cures— Telling Fortunes—Suggestions from Aunt Nina——Free Passes in Iowa—-Is This a. Land for the Rich ?——-The Reaper Death—Adver- tisements, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Advertisements, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Officers National Grange. MA.sI'nn—~J. J. WOODMAN,. . .Paw Paw, Michigan. 0vnsss:na——-PUT. DARDEN, ......... . .Mississippi. L:orunaa—HENRY ESHBAUGH, .... ..Missouri. 8rxwaan—A. J. VAUGHN, . . . . . . . . . . ..Mississippi. Assr. Srswsnn—WlLLIAM SIMS, . . . . . . . .Kansas. GnArr.An«—S. H. ELLIS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..0hio. Tnnssunaa-11‘. M. McDOWELL, .... ..New York. Snoaa-rsav—WM. M. IRELAND, Washington, D.C. Gsrx-Kansas--O. DINWIDDIE, ....... ..Indiana.. Gnans-—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, ...... ..Michigan. PoxoNs—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, .... ..Mississippi. FI.onA—MRS. I. W. NICHOLSON,...New Jersey. Lanr Assr. Srswum—MB.S. WM. SIMS, Kansas. Executive committee- n. WYATT AIKEN,.._.....'.......S'outh Carolina. E. nuns, ............................. ..Indiana. W. G. WAYNE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..New York. Oflicera Michigan State Grange. I.—-C. G. LUCE, ........................ ..Gilead. 0.—A. N. WOODRUFF, ............. ..Watei-vliet. CHARLES E. MICKLEY .... . . . . .. ....Thurber. s.-—s. A. TOOKER, .......... . .' ........ . .Lansing. A. S.-—A. E. GREEN, ............... . .Farmington. 0.—SALMON STEEL, ..... . .Frankfort, Benzie Co. 'l‘.—S. F. BROWN, .................. ..Sohoolcraft. BIO.--J. T. COBB,.... .... .... .... .Schoolcraft. G. K.—ELIJAH BARTLETT, ........... . .Dryden. 0Iaas.—Mns. A. S. STANNARD, ........ ..Lowell. Pouoiu.—Mas. H. D. PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti. Fr.oaa.—M3s. A N. WO0DRUFF,. . . .Watei-vliet. L. A. S.—Mns. A. E. GREEN, ....... . .Farmington. Executive committee- 1. Q. A. Bunnmcrofohairmm, .... ..Tuscola. J. WEBSTER CHILDS,.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti. r. H. HOLLOWAY, ................... ..Hillsdale. THOMAS MARS,................. Berrien Center. WM. SA .................Bi.rmingham. THOS. F. MOORE,.... J’. G RAMSDELL ................. . .Traverse City. 0. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ex-ofiicio. State Business Agent. moms MASON, ............... ..'..cmeago, m GEO. W. HILL ......... ... ............. ..Detroit. __j. special Lecturers. ‘nos. 1'. Moore, ............. "Adrian, I-ennwoe Go- I. L. Stevens. ............. "Perry, Shisinssee Go. In. 8. Steele. .............. ..lls._nton. Wexiord 00. Andrew Campbell, ..... "Ypsilanti, Wuhtanaw 00- J. W. Wing .......... . .Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Go. diviullunl Eenrlmul. LAND-POOR. BY ROBERT COLLINS. I've another offer. wife, of twenty acres more Of high and dry timbered land, as level as a fioor. Ithought I'd wait and see you first, as Lawyer Brady said 2, “ To tell how; things will turn out best a woman is a cad. And when the lot is paid for, and we have got the deed I'll say that I am satisfied, it's all the land we need: And next we'll see about the yard, and fix the house up some, And manage in the course of time to have a better home. ‘, at i» is as l -I at There is no use of talking, Charles, you buy that twenty more. And we'll go scrimping all our lives and always be land-poor. For thirt years we’ve tugged and saved, denying ha f our needs, VVhile all we have to show for it‘:-ire tax-receipts and deeds. I'd sell the land if it were mine, and have a better home. With broad, light rooms in front the street, and take life as it comes. If we could live as others live, and have what others do, We'd live enough sight pleasanter, and have a plenty too. While others have amusements and luxury and books, Just think how stingy we have lived, and how this old place looks. That other farm you bought of Welles, that took so many years At clearing up and fencing in, has cost me many, many tears. Yes, Charles, I've thought of it a hundred times or more. And wondered if it really paid to always be land- P001‘; That had we built acozy house, took pleasure as it some Our childreii, once so dear to us, had never left our home. I grieve to think of wasted weeks and years, and months and days, - While for_ it all we never yet have had one word of raise. They call us rich, but we are poor—-would we not a y-give The land with all its fixtures for a better way to live? Don’t think I'm blaming you, Charles, you re not a whit to blame, I've pitied you these many years to see you tired and lame ; It's just the way, we started out our plans too far ahead We've worn the cream of life away, to leave too much when dead. ’Tis putting off enjoyment long after we enjoy ; And, after all, too much of wealth seems useless as a oy. Although wefve learned-—alas, too late l—-what all must learn at last. Our brightest earthl happiness is buried in the past. This life is short au full of care; the end is always nigh- We seldom half begin to live, before we're doomed to die. Were I to start my life again, I'd mark each sep‘rate day And never: let a. single one pass unemployed away. If there were things to envy, I’d have them now and en, And have a home that was a home, and not a cage or P911; I'd sell some land, if it were mine, and fill up well the rest ; I've alwa s thought, and think so yet, small farms we i worked are best. Faiisning Game, No. 3. BY C. G. LUCE. We are taught in the Grange Ritual that grass is the basis of agriculture, that with- out it the higher orders of animals, includ- ing man, could not exist. We are forcibly impressed with the truth of this declaration when we undertake to fatten cattle. It must be done in such a way that we can col- lect pay for feed and trouble back from the cattle. '1‘he time may come when breeders and feeders will all resort to soiling. But that time has not yet arrived in this State. Land must be dearer and labor cheaper or fat cattle higher, before this can be done with profit. It may be that our heirs or assigns will turn our farms into huge silos for the preservation of food. But a good many things will occur before all of this happens. - For the present we must follow the old way to some extent, at least. We must fatten on grass, both green and dry, corn, oats, roots and bran. The first, most im- portant and cheapest of them is grass. Whoever would realize the best results from his farm in this respect must use his best efforts to make the most of his grass. He must let it grdw on the low, wet ground. He must make it grow on the_high and dry ground. He must not be content with merely making two spears of grass where but one grew ‘before, but he must multiply them by three or four. We should have grass for the cows, grass for the calves, grass for the fatting steers. Grass is cheaper to fatten with than corn at 25 cents per bushel. This is true at the present price of Michigan farms. A variety of grasses enhance the value for fattening purfssrse. Clover, tim- othy, and blue grass mixed make rich past- ures. Unless we can put on a great part of the beef with grass we cannot make it pay to fatten cattle in this country. But all of our farms with proper treatment will pro- duce grass of some kind. New clover alone will fatten rapidly, if properly fed. In urging the cultivation of grass, I do not forget the impedimentsand disappointments. Spring and summer drouth will kill out the young clover; winter will freeze it out; the pasture will become I rown and parched with drouth and scorching heat of dogriays. Yet with all of these things in mind which sadly clip the expected profits, I find it better to rely much upon grass for fattening. Brother Hebron has not given us an over- drawn statement in the last VISITOR of whatjfifteen acres of good pasture will do. For nearly three months it sustained equiv- alent to 20 head of cattle. And all of this time his best steers were gaining more than two pounds per day. One of the secrets of his success was, he did not turn on to his pasture:[field,until the grass had obtained a good start. This is a rule that should always be observed. Grass will sustain 50 per: cent more stock by permitting it to secure a good growth before turning into it. The statement that the brother furnished is a reliable one. The only criticism I have to make is he sold his cattle too low if they were as good as their weight indicates. He sold for Al though the types say 4}. But his figuring indicates 45. But in this climate »..:”~’ do not expectto rear and fatten cattle on grass alone. During o ur long winters they must be supplied with something else. What it shall be, and how fed are questions that must, to some extent, be controlled by circumstances. In this vicinity we rely almost entirely upon corn for cattle feed in fattening. Hay, straw, and corn fodder are used in connection with it. A knowledge of the edible value of the different varieties of feed is essential to a correct estimate of judicious feeding. Tak- ing good well cured hay as the basis, we will find that 56 lbs or one bushel of corn is e qua] for life sustaining or fattening purposes to 100 lbs. of hay. So when com is worth 50 cents per bushel, hay is worth $10 a ton for feeding purposes. This will be sustained by careful experiments. Sixty-two pounds of cats are equal to 100 pounds of hay. Two hundred and twenty pounds of good wheat straw is equal to 100 lbs. of hay. Co rn fodder varies so much in value accord- ing to its weight that a statement of its relative worth cannot be made. ‘But as prices rule one year with another. corn, straw, hay, and corn fodder afford the cheapest and best varieties of feed for fat- tening purposes. This furnishes a demand for mixed farming, which is very desirable for more reasons than one. Practically I know nothing in regard to feeding roots. I have a carefully prepared table of their relative value, but cannot lay my hands on it to-day. Perhaps I can find it in time for the next VISITOR. Draining. Editor Grange Visitor.--1 see the VISITOR of February 1st contains an inquiry about draining, a subject too little understood and practiced in Michigan. “C. C.” enquires, whether it will pay to underdrain heavy clay land that can be surface drained with dead furrows? Yes. All heavy clay lands are greatly benefltted by underdraining, because it makes them more friable, giving a better chance for the roots to penetrate deep and spread wide, and renders the land more able to endure severe drought. Thorough drain- ing judiciously done is the best investment a farmer on heavy soils could make, better than money in the bank. (2). How far apart and deep should drains be laid in such soil? Answer: No man could tell unless he saw the land and knew the nature of the subsoil, and perhaps not until after he had tried different distances. No land could be called thoroughly drained until all the water has entered the earth leaving the surface dry within 48 hours after the heaviest rains have ceased to fall. Per. haps three feet in depth, all things con‘ sidered, is as near right as any. Within certain limits the deeper the drain the far ther apart they may be, but to make a drain four feet deep and fill it again will usually require as much labor sis would be required to make one and one-half or three feet deep. in other words the labor required to con- struct ten rods four feet deep would easily construct 15 rods three feet deep in any soil, and in somesoils 20 rods, and would not draw the water so much fartherin tenacious soils to make it an object to dig so deep, counting the feeder tiles wanted. From one and one-halfto two rods would probably be about the right distance apart. If you find many scams or cracks in the clay with the water oozing out, or strat-as of sand or gravel, or places where there are bars of sand and water where the sides slide down, the drains can be further apart than if the clay is tenacious and will not clear the spade. Use common sense. Try on an acre or two and experience will soon determine which is right. (3). The implements required are a good spade, a long handled,round pointed shovel, and apick,——all that are necessary. There are what are termed bottoming tools,consist~ ing of a tapering spade, a long handled shovel, the blade like a common fire-shovel, and a scoop with a long handle, the shank turned over like the curve of a goose neck for cleaning the bottom while standing on the bank. The scoop is very useful as it is used to scrape from the upper end before laying the tile. In laying the tile care must be taken to make the joints fit above and on the sides unless collars are used, but they are not generally made in this country. Do not cover with straw be- fore putting in the earth. If the joint is not perfectly tight use a small portion of turf from the side of the drain, or a piece of old newspaper. or what is better, moist clay pressed firmly on the joint, then pack the earth or rather the clayey parts firmly down on the tile, endeavoring to keep the water from entering the tile from above : make it enter from the bottom. (4). I have neverseen any machine that was of any benefit. I use a No. 40 Oliver chilled plow to throw out the surface, and loosen the subsoil 18 inches, and after the drain has got in the first foot of dirt have a long evener and plow the dirt in again. Allendale, Feb. 7, 1882. GRANGER. Sessonabie Farm Work. Winter is a season of comparative leisure for the farmer, yet there are many things that can be done advantageously during the winter thereby relieving the pressure during the hurrying season. One of the essentials for the harmonious working of the domestic machinery is a plentiful supply of fuel. The present time is pecularly favorable for getting the year's supply of wood in readi- ness for use. There is but little sap in the timber, no snow to interfere with the cut- ting, and, although the hauling cannot be done as conveniently as with the sleigh, yet the advantage of having the wood free from snow makes it more agreeable handling. Another important matter in the prepara- tion of fuel, which many farmers ignore, or at least neglect, is that it should be seasoned under cover. Wood protected from storms and sunshine during the pro- cess of seasoning has from fifteen to twenty- five per cent. more value for fuel than when exposed to the changes of weather incident to our climate. Any one skeptical on this point can easily satisfy himself by making an experiment on a small scale. Some kinds of timber are injured more than others by exposure to the weather, beech being among the kinds which depreciate most. It is not necessary to build an expensive wood shed, unless one has the means and inclination to do so, but it'is entirely safe to say that an investment of five dollars in cheap lumber would afford ample covering for the yeai’s supply of fuel for the average farmer and prove a source of comfort and profit to himself and family. If the matter of fuel has been disposed of, the piles of manure that have been accumu- lating about the stable doors during the winter might be hauled to the fields. If the coming crop is to be corn, and the lands not too hilly or uneven, there would be economy of labor in spreading the manure as fast as drawn. If the field isintended for wheat; it might be a better way to pile the manure and apply as a top dressing just before seeding. There is a difference of opinion even among good farmers as to the best method of applying manure, but whatever the plan pursued good results are almost certain to follow the application. Sowing clover seed will soon be in order. Let the seed be pro- cured in time, and it wil pay to he particu- lar as to the quality of seed. Canada thistles and other foul weeds are rapidly increasing in many parts of our State. and the prudent farmer will guard against them as far as practicable, by sowing perfectly clean seed. As to the time for sewing and the proper quantity of seed to be sown there is great difference of opinion. There is a theory that sowing seed too early incurs danger of loss from sprouting and freezing to death, but [am convinced from thirty years expe- riches and observation that more seed fails “ to make a good catch ” from too late sow- ing than by being sown too early. The last days of February or early in March have with me proved an auspicious time for sowing clover seed. It is of little use to sow Timo- thy seed in spring unless the ground is to be harrowed after sowing. The proper quanti- ty of clover seed to be sown is also a matter about which farmers also differ, varying from two to eight quarts per acre. In my experience four quarts per acre on well pre- pared land has proved sufllcient. Martin, Mich., Feb., 10 1882. H. s. Talks on Poultry, No. 2. BREEDS 01-‘ sowns. Now is the time to decide which breed of fowls is best adapted to our condition. A man (we won’t say farmer) said the other day that he could scarcely remember when his hens had laid any eggs. He didn't think they were the right breed. We saw them and didn't I'l&Vh to thin}. ~ e,'_',‘ hard to come to the same conclusion. Each breed has its characteristics, perhaps his are good eaters. Laying fowls cost no more to feed than idle ones, and a man who keeps fowls that do nothing but eat six months in the year, when eggs are highest, loses at the spigot and bunghole both in this business. Full-bred cattle cost more than some farmers think they can afford, but not so with poultry, and blood will tell. " Whatever is worth doing at all,” etc.—you know the rest. Whatever breed you keep, a feed of sunflower seeds occasionally will make their plumage glossy. (We didn’t get this sunflower suggestion from Oscar \Vilde.) The cost of raising sunflowers is trifling. Bantams, Amhrights and Seabrights we pass by as too small for common use. (1) For villagers who have small lots, have no range, have to buy feed, and who keep fowls as much for table meat as for eggs,—-the Asialics have always been favor- ltes. The Cochins dress most meat to the gross weight of any breed. Brahmas are sitters. “All the king's horses and all the king’s men” can’t persuade them to the contrary. (2) For parties living on the outskirts of town, having good range but having to‘buy feed, and whose chief object is eggs,-there are the Leghorns, I-Iamburgs, Games, Span- ish, etc. These are non-sitters, foragers, light weight, and layers. Leghorns are quite light; Games are pugilistic; Ham- burgs love to roost in the topmost branches of the highest trees. Fences are nothing to these breeds, and they do not endure con- finement. (3) For farmers who raise feed, wish good foragers, raise fowls for meat and eggs, and who want a good business fowl,— the Plymouth Rock is recommended. If all darkly marked Plymouth Books are kept they will breed a muddy color. Roosters must be lighter colored than hens, and this injures the appearance of the flock. The reason of this seems to be that it is nota distinct breed, but simply an improvement on the old Dominique. Only the principal faults of breeds are mentioned; the man who sells you the fowls will tell you the good points. From experience with Buff Cochins, Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks, we prefer them in the order named for the three conditions mentioned. Grand View Farm,} Kalamazoo. 01.1) POULTRY. THERE is a weekly sale in Paris of toads, which are brought in casks filled with daiup moss. One hundred good toads are worth from $15 to $17. These are bought for gardens. A COMPANY has bought 2000 acres of land in the vicinity of the natural bridge in Vir- glnia, and propose to make a pleasure re- sort for the world. V ;\ c . i r TEE GRANGE VESZTOB. MARCH 1, 1882 ®flIlIIII1IIIita1iHII$. PHILOSOPHER GREEN. BY A. WARNER. John Green was a mortal of wond’rous conceit, Who’d take no instructions from any he’d meet; All theories even he'd mildly rebuff. And fancy he'd knowledge and wisdom enough. On questions of moment he never was mute; The canons on various themes he'd dispute, And tell his companions on steamboat and cars Who dwell in the sun, and the moon, and the stars. He never asked any advice in his life-— He laughed at the man who consulted his wife; And vowed that the lawyers would know little pelf, If people were only as shrewd as himself. One day a young man on a. bicycle, he Saw riding at leisure, in frolic and glee, And asked him if he might his bicycle try; The rider said yes, with a grin in his eye. When told how the treadles to work up and down, Philosopher Green eyed the youth with a frown; And clumsily leaping the saddle astride, He started right ofi, as he thought, for a ride. He rode a short distance, retaining his seat, His vanity tickled, hisjoy was complete; The treaales he worked with a rapturous will, And soon he shot over the brow of a hill. As flies the proud tiger escaped from its den, As flies cunning Reynard pursued with the hen, Down hill, all akimbo, Philosopher Green, Went shooting along on that slender machine. I-Ie covered the ground like a hound-hunted stag; His ringlets stood out in the wind like a flag; And then did his Ieelings to misery drop- He couldn't the bicycle manage or stop. It 'gan from its course in a jifi'_v to veer; For he, through excitement, unable to steer, Just shot down the hill, and, a little beyond, It ran with its rider way into a pond. The water was soon to the tops of the wheels, The rider was soaked from his head to his heels; And then in a moment he saw in his mind The dangers attendant on going it blind. Then from his old ways he did suddenly turn, Concluding ‘tis wisdom to listen and learn; And also the knowledge that all should revere, Is that which is bought with experience dear. Beautiful Homes and Educated Children. Worthy Master, Brothers and Sisters .-—— In opening, I wish to say that I feel my in- ability to do justice to the all-important subject that I have the honor of presenting to you for _vour consideration this evening. The subject is one that should interest every- one in this broad and, by nature. beautiful land of ours. I think that we are too prone to believe that the ornamentation of home should be left to the wealthy, and that the average farmer can be better occupied than in setting out shade trees or cultivating flowers. We aretoo apt to stick to the tra- ditions of our fathers. forgetting that we live in an age of progress, that what was neces- sary fifty years ago would now be looked upon as folly. The rail fence in front of the farmer’s home, the old well-sweep for drawing water or, what was worse, bringing it from a spring or creek perhaps forty rods away,~—Inay have been necessary fifty years ago, but. is not now. I believe in the word “ Excelsior! " The world is moving, and the onward march of civilization is changing all things. The youth is no more required to get his educa- tion by the light of a pine knot, or the farm- er to grind the grain for his family in a. mortar. The oxen and cart have given way to the steam horse and easier means of trans- portation. Lightning carries our ideas thousands of miles in an instant. So fast the world moves, and yet we have those among us who say and believe that the old way is good enough. Brothers and sisters of our Order, the time will come, ifit has not already arrived, when our whole social fabric must be chang- ed. We must prepare ourselves for a higher life. we must prepare ourselves intellectually for the great changes that are continually taking place around us. The delusions that surrounded the Dark Ages are fast being dis- placed by the light of science. We begin to see the necesssty of educating the youth of our land so as to make them capable of bearing their part of life's great duties. Yes, brothers and sisters, the time has come; in a few short years the Grange has taught the world that there is a higher order of intellect among farmers than was supposed to exist, and it is expected .of us that we should so educate our children that they may be qual- ified to fill any position that the people of this great nation may assign them. When we do our duty to ourselves and our child- dren, we shall no more hear the unwelcome title of “mudsill” applied to us. The fault of the unsocial condition rests largely with us. Like begets like, is an un- erring law of nature. All things find their aflinity. Put a dirty, patched dress on your little girl, send her to school with others who are dressed neat and tidy, and see how she will shrink from their company, and they from hers. Watch her and learn _a lesson from her downcast eye, that is always wan- dering toward her poor garments. Would you have your children well thought of? then clothe them respectably. not gaudily, andfeed them intellectually, so that they may be fit company for those higher orders of intellect among whom they may be thrown. Worthy brothers and sisters, perhaps I have tired your patience already, but I wish to present a few more thoughts on this im- portant subject, how to make home pleasant. Any home can be made pleasant. It is not the rich furniture or the gaudy attire that mgkes the man or woman. I cannot judge of the man by the number of broad acres that he may possess nor the jewels that he may wear, but the tried, trusted and ever-faithful friend shall live in my memory as long as life to me is given. My friends, my family—how shall I keep them? I would make their sojourn with we so pleas- ant that they would be attracted to the Old homeassurely as the needle points to the pole. Cultivate a flower bed and plant evergreens; they attract and please the eye and are an ornament almost from the start. We shall die, but the real good that we have done, the monuments that we have erected, shall live long after we have passed that bourn from whence none return. And what nobler monument, I ask, could we wish than to have it said that we lived in the hearts of our family and friends ? No man or woman has a right to pass through thislife without doing something to make the world better for their having lived : and methinks I see in the not-distant future, this, which we call our Agricultural Society, reaching out its arms embracing all that may come, working for the ultimate good of all, by their fellowship, their coun- sels, and their guidance, doing for one an- other what is impossible for one to do alone. until (pardon my perhaps wild aspirations) our homes shall blossom like the rose, and we as a community be united in a bond of friendship more lasting than we have ever known. This is the wish of your BROTHER L. L. R. Co-operative Agencies. Bro. J. T. Cobb .-——My attention has been called to an article in the VISITOR of Feb. 1, “ Was it a Mistake ? ” The article is some mixed up. It may be diificnlt to answer all points. My name being used, I feel com- pelled to answer it. Bro. H. K. Smith must be laboring under a mistake, and I repeat I am the only Patron in Chicago that is carrying on the commis- sion business for and in the interest of the Grange. The brother states that Brother J. M. Chambers is doing a good business in Chicago. I am aware he is here, but have yet to learn that he is engaged in the coni- mission business. He lias only an ofijce on Washington street, up-stairs, certainly no place to sell goods. I do not doubt that Bro. Chambers buys for the Order, and he may receive some consignments, but he certainly does not; sell them: he simply turns them over to a commission house to be sold on account. As to whether his plan or mine is best, time alone can determine. This much I can say: This agency has never cost our Grange, from its first inception to the pres- ent time, one penny, neither is it necessary for the Order to raise me a thousand dollars as a fund for buying goods. I claim it need- less; the “ pay as you go” system does not require it, and any other will fail sooner or later. The reference made to the four per cent was not intended for this agency when quoted by Bro. Cobb: that was in reference to a very successful Grange store conducted by Bro. Stegeniau of Allegan, Mich. Would remark that if the time ever comes when Bro. H. K. Smith should take a pecuniary interest in a co operative store on any pet. plan, and see it run successfully on a margin of four per cent, he will surely appreciate the talent that conducts it if it leaves him a satisfactory dividend. This agency’s charge for buying is regulated by the amount of the bill and the time required to fill the order—-from one to two and one-half per cent, except on very small orders. \Vhere a man buys at the closest figures I do.not see how even two per cent can be refunded for the benefit of any Grange or individual. Trusting I have thrown some light on the subject, I am Fraternally yours, THOMAS MASON, Bus. Ag’t Mich. State Grange. Patrons, What are you Doing about It? Bro. 0obb:—Having been assigned work on acommittee to solicit subscriptions for the Drive Well Defense Fund, I have been laboring for the same, and as a result I ‘en- close draft and list for $55.00. I have some fields not yet worked which I have good reason to believe will afford a liberal harvest, which I expect to gather in due season. Our Grange appointed a committee some months ago to work at this, and after wait- ing weeks without receiving any favorable report, they were discharged for inaction, and a new committee appointed. The above is the result of the labors of but one of the committee. while several subscribers have not yet paid. To those Granges which think they need Lecturers to revive and wake them up, and get them up to a white heat, I would say: Go to work yourselves; take this drive well swindle as your first text. Don't go to your neighbor's boasting what great things the Grange has done; tell them the bare facts, and what we believe we shall be able to do with the aid of their dollar, and that if we accomplish this we shall save to them the other nine claimed by the swindlers. You will be surprised to see how readily the parties will be able to find the dollar for you, and your action in this matter will preach and continue to preach to them a sermon that will last long after you have left them. They will see that the Grange is looking after the farmers’ interests, and it will make a better and more lasting impression than many loud revival lectures. In justice to ourselves and to those outside the Order. we should not incur all the ex- pense of defending these suits. VVe have only to ask and receive, and it will be equably distributed where in justice it should be. Patrons, what are you doing about it? J. C. ENGLISH. Lowell, Mich, Feb. 9, 1882. The Patent-Right Bill. Bro. J. T. Cobb .-—A meeting of the St. Joseph county Pomona Grange was held in Centreville Grange hall Feb. 2, 1882, at which time the installation of ofiicers for the present year took place. The attendance was large, and the meeting enthusiastic in its work. A resolution disapproving the action of Hon. J. C. Burrows in introducing House Bill No. 784,relz-itivg to infringements on patent rights, was unanimously rejected, and a committee was appointed by the Master to draft a bill and present it at the next meeting of the Pomona Grange, to he held the first Thursday in March, for ap- provalordisapproyal, as the Grange may see fit at that time. The committee hoped that when the GRANGE VISITOR reache: us we might find the bill which was drafted at the State Grange. but we were disappointed. The committee, of which Iam one, think that the bill referred to would be the one most desired. If it is thought best by you to publish the bill, do so in the next number of the VISITOR, if space will admit; if not, send me a copy of it if you have one on hand, and oblige, _ DAVID HANDSHAW. Mendon, Feb. 6, 1882. ___________._____________ One Way to Strengthen a Grange. Brother Cobb.-——Perhaps a few words from Springville Grange at this time would not be amiss. We have but little of which to boast, but that little may give courage to some weaker than ourselves, Since starting on the new year there has seemed to be an increased interest on the part of its members, and we look forward to vigorous labor in the coming year. Our Worthy Lecturer has in troduced a series of programs for each meet- ing consisting of essays, songs, reading, dec- lamations, elc., closing with a question for discussion, which take like hot candy, and the discu-sion.-I are good and pmfitahie. What. we much need is a hall of our own, one which our members will take pride in adorning and making pleasant, and it is believed by many that if we had a hall it would be an induqment for others to unite with us in the advancement of the noble calling in wuich we are engaged. Many of the members of our Grange are already anx- ously looking forward, and with some faith, to the time and believe it near at hand, when the rights of the farmer will be more respected than they have been in the past. There are some things which I would like to dwell on, but will forbear lest I may weary your patience. J. E. ELLIS, Sec’y. __._____}_________ From Illinois. I was pleased to note your commendation of State agencies in a recent paper. Every arm of the Order should receive due en- couragenir.-nt, and the economic arm is not to be despised even if many of us regard it as a selfish feature. Our agency in Illinois has done well, despite the large reduction in membership which has gone on since 1876; we have it now on a permanent basis, we believe, and our fairh in it is shown by ten or a dozen Patrons coming up with $100 each to put in as a business fund. Our agency, under instructions from the executive com- mittee, treats the Patrons of other States the same as our own people in Illinois, and buys and sells for co operative stores at absolute net cost, as we believe in doing everything to keep up these helps in the Grange. Our State Grange meetings are growing more interesting, and attracting more visit- ing brethren and sisters each year. Of course we know you Wolverines beat us in membership, and in management of all affairs pertaining to making the Grange a permanent institution in the land ; we are sorry we have to confess that the "garden State,” so far ‘ahead in grain and some other farm products of all her sister States, is so greatly behind Michigan, Ohio, Mis souri and perhaps other States in sustaining this great farmers’ association. But we have done better the past year, and record a gain of some 600 for 1881, and 1882 opening finely, some Granges re organized, and quite a number of suspended Granges restored since our State Grange meeting in January. Your VISITOR is doing a good work in your own State and elsewhere; it should be found in the home of every family in Mich- igan where there is a Patron, and would do good work among farmers not Patrons, who should be urged to become subscribers. Grange papers are as essential in keeping up the interest in all that pertains to the Grange as anything we have, and their support by the membership cannot be too persistently urged. One of our Granges up here in Joe Da- vies’ wants to build a hall. It can raise about $2,000 as a building fund. Seeing you- have agood many Grange halls in Michi- gan, will not some brother send us an esti- mate and plan, roughly sketched (perhaps), of one to cost that figure, taking into the account, however, that while we can prob- ably buy hardware, paints, oils, sand and stoneas cheaply as you can, our lumber costs us some $18 per thousand feet for sills, joists, studding and all common lumber- dressed and finishing in the sauie propor- tion. l‘raternally yours, ’ G. W. CUBTISS. Nora, Ill., Feb. 13, 1882. An Apple Evaporator. Bro. Cobb.-—I send you a description of my apple evaporator. Most of the arrange- ments for evaporating fruit are covered by patents, and not wishing to take out one I will publish my plan and then it will be public property. All the improvement I claim is in handling the fruit while in the process of drying. To make the thing plain I will describe the parts separately : I have five cars without roof or floor, capable of receiving eight racks of fruit, and of asize to fit the inside of the flue. The flue is of the size needed, and extends from the furnacc—which is in the basement-— through the different floors and roof, with a door hung on sash roller, large enough to let the car and its load of fruit roll into the flue on a level of first floor; also another door of the same size as close to the rafters as possible, to let the cars out. On the in- side of the flue are spring latches, which will let the cars pass up but not down. On the lower floor is a. railroad track extending into the flue. Under the rafters is an iron rod parallel with the track below, and batch- ways go through the‘ floors parallel with the flue. For hoisting arrangements I use the hay car and ropes from the barn, with a windlass. A car receives its eight racks more or less, the door is raised. the car is rolled into the flue and the door closed again, which does not occupy more than half a minute. The car is raised from the track up the flue far enough to allow another car to pass under and be hitched to the car above, and so on until the flue is full. When the fruit is dry the upper car is unhitched, run out on the rod and lowered to the hatchway, the fruit is taken out, and the car descends to the track below. I claim this improvement: the descending car can take the fruit from workmen on different floors, and also in putting in and taking out fruit the workmen are not ex- posed to the hot draft of the furnace. E. D. JENNINGS. Campbell, Feb. 6, 1882. In School and Out. Bro. Cobb .-—'l‘he farmers, through the VISITOR and at the Grange -meetings, I see are discussing the qualities of an education best adapted to the farming class. The question is an intricate one, though at first thought we might be led to say, as I fre- quently have, “the more the better.” This cannot be practically true. It is too frequently the case with those of both sexes who up to the age of 21 have no other care but that of getting lessons. The par- ents think that, as little schooling and much hard work were their lot when young, they will lighten the burdens of the children as much as they can consistently, by money and working for them. The child- ren, for their part, think “dad” and "mam” have no harder battle than they, and it is nearly the truth. It is a tax for them. They come home tired, nervous and cross. Too muc_h of a monotony: day follows day, week in and out ’tis the same. “It’s your business and I want you to ’tend to it." Well may we ask, Why are not the chil- dren of to-day as strong and hardy as those of the past few generations? Too much “school cramming” is the principal reason. They are not educated right: too much mental training with not enough physical exercise; too much theory and not enough practice and experience. With the boys it is frequently different. They are compelled by circumstances to “stay out summers and work.” This makes it nearly asit should be, for reasons which will be noticed far- ther on. Girls have an altogether different row to hoe. I venture the assertion, and think it not far from the facts, that four out of every five farmers’ daughters of this State, from the age of twelve to 20, do not help "mother” get breakfast or supper, or do anything but read or perhaps get ready for the next dance or other social gathering. The training of boys, however, with regard to morals and temperance, is more diiiicult. I don’t wish to be thought denouncing a higher education, far from it, but the way schooling is generally managed lays upon the parents the necessity, by a different reg- imen or in some other way, of procuring a “capacity” (you have all heard the story), or of dealing with about as many “educated fools” as they may have children, at the age I have mentioned. And, in my opinion, these educated personages of the female sex are just the ones to instruct old fogies like myself about the good that would result from allowing them to vote. They want to grumble about something, and “ woman suffrage" is the hobbyjust now. But I am digressing. Can't we think of a better way than to hurry a child up in the way it now is and has been done? The world was not made in a minute. That youth or girl who learns to do an honest day’s work is far better off than any college degree can make him, if he don’t know how to apply his education. The latter class are continually crying out, “if they only had 5500 or $1,000,” the more the better, “they would turn their air-castles into realities.” Such do not know what a day’s work is, and therefore can't appreci- ate labor; while the poorer class. with few- er years’ attendance in the common-schools than working years, years of toil for a sus- tenance, know more what the worth of the almighty dollar is, and generally succeed in life——are happier at home and more useful to the world. Brother farmers, give us your views oftbls educational problem. I hope you will pre- sent the subject in a clearer light than I have. REUBEN. Why the Visitor is Not Published Weekly. As I have received many inquiries in re- gard to the GRANGE VISITOR from Patrons in different. localities, who seemed to expect that the paper would this year be issued as a weekly in accordance with the very urgent demands of very many representatives at the last meeting of the State Grange, I take this opportunity to answer all such through the columns of the VISITOR. After a very full and free (llH('.u:~lSl0ll of the whole matter at the State Grange, it was left in the hands of the Executive Com- mittee to do as they should deem best for the interests of the VISITOR and of the Order which it represents. After considering the matter in all its bearings, the committee were unani- mously of the opinion that the change could not safely be made at this time. Such a change as was demanded would double the expense of issuing the paper, and to meet this increased expense a subscription list of at least five thousand at one dollar each would be required. The committee had no assurance that such a list could be obtained. While we know that there are very many good Patrons in the State who would cheerfully pay the one dollar to re- ceive the paper weekly, yet we must be cer- tain that enough could be obtained to meet the increased expense involved in such a change. To none has the future of the VISi'I‘()lt been a matter of more anxious solicitude than to the members of the Ex- ecutive Commit-tee, and none would re- joice more to see its sphere of usefulness enlarged. But as custodians, tor the time being, of the interests of the Grange in this State, and responsible, in a great measure, forajudicious and careful expenditure of the funds of the State Grange, we could not safely enter into any undertaking which might cripple our resources and thus do a lasting injury to the cause we all have at heart. Constant demands are being made for aid to build up our cause in very many localities, which must be heeded. A large portion of the funds in the treasury must be used for this work. Much more than is at our command might be profitably used in this direction. For the present the Visrroa must be self-supporting. VVedare not make any change which might make it dependent upon the treasury of the State Grange for support. Whenever we can receive a reas- onable assurance that a sub.-acription list sufficient to make it self-sustaining as a weekly can be had, we shall be only too glad to make the desired change. Until then let us make it as good as we can in its present form. To all those who desire to see the VISITOR issued weekly, I submit this prnpo;-iltion: Send up to the next meeting of the State Grangea list of subscribers at one dollar each, large enough to meet the increased cost which will necessarily have to be met if the change is made, and you may rest assured the Ex ecutive Committee will glad- ly comply with your wishes. To those who are impatient for the change and who thoughtlessly charge us with being too timid, let me say we have no desire to thwart your wishes, but have ever stood ready to help on the work of the Grange as far as it was in our power, but cannot enter into any arrangement which might do a lasting injury. That we have not been re- miss in our duty to the Order, let the history of our work since the organization of the Grange in this State bear witness. To most of our brothers a communication upon this subject may seem uncalled for. From some sources complaint has been made and the committee has been charged with a desire to ignore the demands made at the State Grange. So far is this from being the case, we have given the matter our most careful consideration, and have come to these conclusions most unwillingly, as we as earnestly desire to make the VISITOBB weekly journal asany Patron in the State. Fraternally, J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, Chairman Executive Coin. The Poultry Yard advises the feeding of coffee grounds to fowls, saying: “When the infusion is made and drawn off, only 9. portion of the nutritive properties are extracted. What we get are chiefly the exhilarating and refreshing elements of the beaniwhich are calculated to diminish the wear and tear of the animal frame, while we often throw away the major part of the positively nutritious substances which re- main in the grounds. The chief of these is leguinine (vegetable caseise), but there are othens in smaller quantity, such as sugar, gum, fatty matter, etc., all of which, i saved and given to our poultry, would be eaten by them to advantage.” MARCH 1. 1882. TEE GBANGE VZSETQE. 3 Address. An address of George Van Nest. Master, delivered be- fore Wyoming Grange Kent County. Worthy Patrons .-—I thank you for the honor conferred upon me by choosing me as your Master for the ensuing year, and I should feel myself entirely incompetent to the performance of its complicated duties did I not hope and expect the kind co-oper ation ofall my brothers and sisters of the Grange; yet being selected by you to fill this important ofiice, and believing you all to be candid men and women, I am bound to presume that you believe I shall be able to perform the duties thereof at least indiffer- ently well. And yet with all the active aid which I havea right to expect of you it seems to me presumptuous to expect to make any material improvement in the prosperity of the Grange beyond what has been accom- plished by my worthy predecessors. With you, brothers and sisters, I fully realize the accumulation of of fllctions that have visited our Grange during the past administration. Not. on- ly has one of our oldest members been garnered by death, but two of the most prominent ofiicers of our Grange have been taken from us by remarkable accidents- both cut down like the rose in full bloom, both in the prime oflife and in the morning of their usefulness, bot?‘ earnest, energetic workersin and out of the Grange for the good of the Order, and ever ready to assist in any enterprise that had for its object I the benefit of the Order and its members, spar- ing neither time or energy to make it a suc- cess—both taken while away from home by accidents most lamentable. Aware as I am that the success of the Grange and the happiness of its members are to a large extent depend- ent upon the actions of its presiding ofiicer, I shall so exercise the authority vested in me and so make my rulings that no member’s rights shall in any manner he trespassed upon. I shall endeavor to ,dis- tribute the work equally among the mem- bers ofthe Grange, so that none shall feel that they are over-worked, and none shall feel that they have nothing to do; that all may take pride and pleasure in the labor allotted to them. LIBRARY. First, then, among the most important of all our Grange advantages I (.l8:ll‘6 to call attention to our library, which during the last year has been the source of so much pleasure and profit to our members; and I would earnestly recommend that immediate steps be taken to add to its volumes from time to time as the finances of the Grange will admit. I would also call the attention of the library committee to the necessity of making and enforcing such rules that no brother or sister shall be permitted to draw books from the Grange library and loan them to persons outside the gates, and in my opinion there should be a fine imposed upon any member so doing. If outsiders wish to use our library let them join the Grange. SOCIALS. I would also call the attention of our Grange to the necessity of making immedi- ate preparations for holding a series of so- cials during the present winter, as upon that source of revenue to a large degree depends our library funds. "AGRICULTURAL WORLD.” p I would recommend and urge, upon every member of our Grange to subscribe for the Agricultural World, that being our only organ in this county, and I consider it our duty to sustain papers that advocate our principles. The World is now and alwavs has been ready to publish anything that our Grange desires published free of charge. I therefore consider it our bounden duty to give to itour undivided support by becom- ing subscribers to and correspondents of the World. And while I would thus urge you to endorse and sustain our own home organ I would not for a moment lose sight of the GRANGE VISITOR, rightly recognized as being indispensable as Grange authority and the organ of the State Grange, being rich in instruction in all Grange matters as well as containing reports of State Grange omcers. It is expected that every Grange family, if not every Patron in the State isa subscriber, for wherever we go its name is familiar is a household word, and I trust for the coming year every Patron in Wyoming Grange will become a subscriber, for there need be no fears of our having too much Grange literature in our families, beside the VISITOR has a right- to demand the Grange support CHANGE OF PROGRAM. I would call the attention of the Worthy Lecturer to the propriety of varying the program a little from that of last year by having matters relating directly to the farm discussed more, with hints from the Sisters on the economy of the household well inter- spersed, not forgetting the education of our younger members, and remembering to always have our exercises enriched by num erous selections of instrumental and vocal music. GRANGE ANNIVERSARY. I would also call the attention of the Grange to the propriety _of holding annual- ly an anniversary in commemoration of the birthday of Wyoming Grange, No. 353, and this I would heartily recommend. TRIAL FAIRS‘. ’ I would call the attention of the Grange go the importaancre of holding at their proper times trial fairs of machinery upon the farms of different members of the Grange in order to have practical tests of all kinds of machinery upon our farms at their proper seasons. To such fairs our manufac- turers and dealers in agricultural machinery are only too glad to exhibit. And I would advise the appointment of a committee for that purpose. ANNUAL FAIR. I would further recommend that the Grange hold annually a Grange fair in the village of Grandville for the exhibition of all kinds of farm and household products, and the handiwork ofour sisters.to be under the control of a president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be elected by the Grange and have full power to make rules and regulations, appoint date of holding the same, and further have full power to carry out the same. And I would recommend that the certainty of holding said fair be early settled, that all may prepare them- selves for making it a superior exhibition, with authority to invite other Granges to unite with us in said undertaking. . GRANGE GROUNDS. I would also call attention to the feasibility ofthe immediate purchase of grounds for sheds for teams. I believe that if good sheds were put up where teams and buggies could be driven and secured without un- hitching, where horses, buggies. buffaloes, and blankets would be sheltered from storms, it would tend to increase the attend- ance of the Grange during the inclement seasons of the year. These grounds should be sufficiently large to further accommodate a Grange hall whenever we shall feel that it is advisable to erect one of our own. SALE AND PURCHASE BOOK. I would further recommend that the Grange procure a blank book to be kept in a convenient place, where on Grange days all can have easy access thereto. in which members having for sale or desiring to pur- chase horses, stock, vehicles or implements of any kind the same can be entered thereon, so that all can easily obtain desired informa- tion. FARM VISITING COMMITTEE. I ask you further to consider the propriety of the selection of a proper committee whose duties it shall be from time to time to visit the farms and households of members of the Grange and to report the condition of the same to the Grange. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. I shall appoint the members of the various standing committees with the view of hav- ing upon them brothers and sisters who will be prompt. in making their several re- ports in proper time, and I urge them to not only learn, if they do not know, at what time their reports are required, but knowing the time never to fail in having their reports ready for presentation to the Grange. “ Dila- tory committees make dilatory Granges.” Now in conclusion I would say, as I have said before, the success or failure of Grange interest is never due entirely to the oflicers. A good ofiicer without co-operation may preside over a poor Grange, while a poor otlicer with co-operation may pres de over a good Grange, and no Grange without steady and prompt attendance and the active co- operation of all its members can be perfect in its work or complete in the benefits cou- ferred upon its members. Then, let us all heartily strive for the coming year to see how perfect a success we can make Wyom- ing Grange. Cassopolis Farmers’ Institute. Worthy Brother Cobb .-— Cheerfully com- plying with your request to write up the proceedings of the Farmers’ Institute held at Cassopolis on the 17th and 18th inst., I would state that at an early hour of the first day the court room was well filled with a well- dressed, well-behaved audiiutelligent audience, evidently deeply interested in the discussion of the various questions pertain- ing to the welfare of the agricultural class. Owing to the late arrival of the faculty from the agricultural college, and a delin-' quency or a misunderstanding on the part of some of the speakers and essayists, the programme was not strictly adhered to; nevertheless, there was no lack of interest evinced, and no lack of topics presented. New ideas, clothed in fitting and expressive language, were freely advanced and prompt- ly responded to, with an energy and a spirit creditable to the advanced thinkers of the country. The addresses delivered by the professors were all of a plain and practical character upon subjects more directly pertaining to farming and farm life, yet in many respects applicable to other pursuits and professions; were delivered in clear and forcible language, peculiarly their own, and whilst well adapt- ed to the understanding of the masses, were well considered enough to arrest the atten- tion of the most. learned critic. These ad- dresses, essays and discussions, so full of thought, and upon so wide a range_ of sub- jects, embracing drainage, care of stock, ripening of wheat, cultivation and manu- facture of sorghum, management of poultry, duties and amenities of home life, domestic and social relations—questions fraught; with the deepest interests of the community at large, and varying from grave to gay, and from the formal to the practical, ever and anon enlivened by inspiring strains of artis- tically rendered muslc—combined torender the occasion one of the most pleasant and profitable events in the history of Cass county. . SoI.oN. Porter, Cass Co.. Mich. » ®fl1.*t’tt}IU1tIItIItt- From Ex-Lecturer Whitney. Bro. C'obb:—-Have just reached here from a visit to Macomb County and its Pat- rons. Met with the Pomona Grange on Tuesday, at Armada. They had a very pleasant meeting; and this new organiza- tion will soon be felt a power in Macomh county. On Wednesday met a goodly number of farmers, south of Romeo, and addressed them. They seemed much inter- ested and good will come of the meeting. Last evening I had a very large audience at Armada; the hall was full, even crowded, and the result was that Armada Grange, No. 44-5, sometime dormant has waked up to duty again and having become rs.-sled is to be found among the active in the future. The organization gave them 30 or more members and they can and will soon have double that number. Brother J. E. Barrin- ger is the Master, and Bro. A. J. Freeman, Secretary. This is one of the fruits of the county or Pomona Grange. It has much yet to do and may it persevere until there is notadormant Grange or member in the county-—yes, and even until every farmer of intelligence is to be found inside the gate. Detroit, Mich.. Feb. 10, 1882. The Work Advancing in Kent County. Bro. Cobb.-—-Kent County Pomona Grange held a meeting yesterday, March 8th, at Central Grange Hall, and as we have seen but little in the VISITOR. in re- gard to this Grange, perhaps a few words as to its workings and iiifiiieiice may not be amiss. It has done a good work fiuan cially, anda better one educationally and socially. It holds its regular quarterly meetings at Grand Rapids, and intermedi- ate meetings with the different Granges on invitation. This plan is productive of much good. And here we will say that within the membership of Kent County Grange is a band of “earnest workers,” _who are not all the time looking to their indi- vidual promotion and distinction, but are unitedly workingsuoulder to shoulder for the improvement, advancement and perpe- tuity of the Order. And when meeting with weak and dormant Granges as they sometimes do, giving freely the help and encouragement that is in their power to give, they alwaysleave the Grange strength- ened and encouraged to greater efforts for future usefulness. We have in mind one Grange that had held meetings but seldom in two years, just managing to hold to- gether and hardly that. After the meeting of the County Grange last Summer they had thirteen accessions, and now feel that they have a new lease of life, and are ear- nestly working to promote the welfare of their own Grange and the Order. The business arrangements, in the charge of an efficient executive committee, are quite well perfected and are generally well sustained by the Patrons. making it ailke satisfactory to both parties. At the last meeting referred to, it was voted to have a series of lectures, par- ticularly among the weaker Grauges, the Pomona Grange to bear the expense; also that 500 copies of the extras printed by the Cincinnati Grange Bulletin Company, should be purchased for distribution among the Granges. In listening to the reports from Granges, it was found that most of them have halls of their own, and there seems to be an awakened feeling inside the gates and a better feeling outside, and more inquiry in regard to Grange principles, than ever before since the date of its organiza- tion. Hence the lectures. Whether the “drive well” contest has anything to do with this, others may judge. The Lecturer has a well arranged programme at every meeting, given out at the preceding meeting, and few there are that fail to respond with something original. Young and old are brought in and made to feel that they have aresponsibility that cannot be shift d on any other shoulders. Home schools are en- couraged, and schools have been held in a number of balls. There is one at present at South Lowell that numbers 32 students, and bids fair to be a sure thing for the fall and winter months in years to come. Soc1ally,—well when we tell you that after every meeting of the Grange we have numerous invitations to“go home with us and stay all night” and we go and stay un- til after breakfast, and they urge us to stay until after dinner, and we stay, and they tempt us to stay until after supper and we stay, and sometimes all night again, we dou‘t think there is any need of saying any- thing socially. And if we didn’t some- times think maybe they would like to re- turn some of those visits, we should be tempted to take up our abode with the Pat- rons of Kent County now and forever. J. E. REMINGTON. Alto, Feb. 8th, 1882. Prog ressi ng. Alive and bound to stay. They drove us out of town three years ago. We anchored three miles south, with 40 members in good order, at one time previously 160. They said when we went “we won't hear any more about that Grange, aftera little.” We now number 80. with a class of8 to ride the goat. Are going to build sheds for our horses in the spring. A home in the country. away from the village is worth the most to us. Old heads of our Grange now see—-what they did not see at the right tiine—that young people are not interested in monopolies and business matters, any farther than to buy candy. They are now joining our Grange quite rapidly, since we understand human nature better. Our Lecturer is on the right track. \Ve read, write and talk. Our Grange owns quite a grocery—we keep a small stock on hand, buy principally of G. W. Hill, De- troit, and have found things satisfactory for three years. Convenience with us is worth something, the saving is worth more. In regard to this matter of trade, the ques- tion resolve.-9 itself into this: Do we as Grangers prefer to build up our own homes in preference to the town? If we do not, then we can take the savings and di-tribute them among the most honorable dealers, and call it all right. Frateriially, WM. W. '1‘. Allen Grange, No. 78, Feb. 13. Enthusiastic Grange Meeting. Editor Grange Visitor .-—At Grange Hpll 448, P. of H., on the afternoon of Feb. 14th it public lecture was given ; Special Lecturer T. F. Moor addressed the people of this vi- cinity on topics that concern our interests, and we think should command the atten- tion ofthe laboring classes if the country. He waslistened to with marked attention to the close, and then, like hungry Oliver, they cried. for lll(>I‘(:. He delivered a lecture also at Dryden Center, in the evening of the ~.-‘ainc day, to a large and appreciative audience. Hew to the line, brother. make it lively whilst you remain in Lapeer county. Let no man fear that we shall “permit our- selves to be turned over to or into any politi- cal party,” we", as individuals, have run in that groove long enough ; we now propose to rise. superior to party dictation. “Get thee behind me.” That the time may soon come when the cir- culaiion of the GRANGE VISITOR shall be double the 10,000 so ardently desired, is the sincere Wish of your subscribers here. North -Attica, Lapeer Co., Feb. 18. Wayne Pomona Grange, No. 8, held its regular quarterly meeting at Willow Grange hall, Jan. 30, commencing with a public lecture. The roads were rough, but the day was pleasant, when a goodly number of Patrons and friends from different parts of VVayne and Monroe c run- ties assembled at Willow Grange hall to listen to a lecture from Bro. Franklin, Mas- ter of Vermont State Grange. The hour, 2 o’clock, having arrived, Bro. Pattiiigell, Master of Wayne Pomona Grange, called the meeting to order and after making a few stirring remarks in regard to the object of the meeting, intro- duced Bro. Franklin, who commenced his lecture by reading the constitution of the National Grange, and setting forth the hen- efits to be derived from co-operation. He also referred to the injustice done the mass of the people by railroad corporations in freight discrimination, whereby a privileged class is allowed lower rates than others, thus making the rich richer and the poor poorer. He also spoke of the purchase of large tracts of public lands in the South and West by individuals and corporations of this and other countries, all tending to establish a ten- ant system, which will eventually prove as bad as that now existing in other countries. In his remarks he urged the people to peti- tion their representatives in Congress, ask- ing for the enactment of laws to remedy the evils now existing; to watch carefully the actions of these representatives, to cast party allegiance aside, and support for btfice only those who will pledge themselves to work in the interests of the mass of the people. Brother Franklin is an able expounder of the farmer’s rights. At the close of his remarks Bro. Franklin, assisted by Bro. James Vreeland, of Monguagon Grange, proceeded to publiclyinstall the otlicers of Wayne Pomona Grange. At the close of the installation the assembly adjourned to the dining room, where they partook of a bounteous feast prepared by the sisters of the Order. After dinner all returned to the ball, when Bro. Franklin favored the audience with that beautiful song, “The sword of Bunker Hill.” Bro. Pattingell then proceeded to open the Grange in due form, and a com- mittee of three was appointed to_make arrangements for a Farmers’ Institute to be held at Redford. A class of 16, men and wom- en, were then initiated into the mysteries of the degree of Pomona. At 11:30 P. M. VVayne Pomona Grange closed work, to meet again at Plymouth March 31. Fraternally yours, ROBERT BRIGHTON, Sec’y pro tem. COCKLE-SEED is like wild mustard, oily, and will remain in the ground for scores of years until turned up by the plow, when it grows again. There is probably not one acre of cultivated ground in many counties but what would produce cockle if it is plow- ed deeper than usual in any year, thus mak- it diflicult to destroy this pest. In the first four days of this month 150,- 000 hogs were slaughtered in Chicago. GRQUND 3-IME 3 son A FEP.'l‘ILl'/ZER, 34.50 PER" TON. Ground Lime-Stone, . ‘£2.50 pr..1'. L131 E I N L 'MPS roa ALL kixns or MAsoN WORK AS GOOD AND CHEAP As CAN BE concur IN MICHIGAN. 15feb2t N. DAVIS, IDA. Mics. PRICE LIST OF SUPPLIES Kept in the office of the Secretary of the MIC UIGAN S'l‘A'l‘E GRANGE, Ana’ sent out P032’ Paid. on Receipt qf(-'a.s}i Order, over the seal of a Suliordinale Grange. and the aigmz-(ure of its Master or Secretary. Porcelain Ballot Marbles, er hundred, . . . . . . . . 715 Blank Book, ledger ruled, or Secretary to keep accounts with uiembers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank Record Books. {Express paid), . . . . . . . . .. Order Book, containing ‘I00 Orders on the Treas- urer, with stub, well hound, . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts from 'l‘reasureI to Secretary, with stub, well bound, Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound. . . . . . . . A plications for Membership, per 100,. . . . embersliip Cards, per 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal Cards, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By-Laws of the State Grange, single copies 100, per 6.02., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By-Laws, bound,. . . . . . .. . “ Glad Echoes," with musi per doz., Rituals. single copy. . .. " per «lo;/... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " for Fifth Degree.-, for Pomona Granges, percop_y,_ . . . . .._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Blank "Articles at Association" for the Incorpo- ration of Subordinate Granger, with Copy of Charter, all complete, Notice to Delinquent Members, per l00. . . . . . . . . Declaration of Purposes, per l+~ Order. Her llPf’.l'i set-med full he-r toligtie was free, and man} were a:-'toui2-be-d and lrvgic. There was a whisper of intpiiry. who can that bed‘ The reply was “-he is :2 H vnirlc temperance woman and that is why she’ can talk." and we thought how rnany wo- men lmve been called out from retirement. to speak against that great evil that is ruiu- - the heart-lzroken wife. niotber and children . courage, and our mind re- V has given then: verted back some three years-., when the presidcizt of our llibbon club. asked u.-' to address them. or writc an essay, we replied we would be glad to but we could not. were - sorryto refuse; they; came forcibly to our mind. the inquiry. \Vl.i+-re is the talent that was given thee’? ht-can!-e thou hast not the . five, and cannot be a star of the firs-t mag- nitude, wilt thou forever withhold the little light that is given thee? and the cordernna- tion rested so heavily. that we prayed, Father. forgive r-ur ingratitude. and remove this pride from our heart and help us to use thy gift.-, be they many or few, according ‘ to our ability. \Ve believe that prayer was ax.-.-werul, for since then, it has been com- paratively easy to take up our work. and try to fulfill our mission. l would that every one present might realize their individual respcn.-ibility. and be careful not to plat,-c the light they have re- ceived undera l-n.‘-hel. lest it may go out, and they be left in darkness: and when the i . day of reckoning (‘.rrm9.~. may we all be ready to say, when called to give an account of our stewardship, “here is thy pound, and that which l have gained also,“ \Ve- were highly gratified at the growing interest in the temperance reform, and the : readiness and boldnes.-. with which many advocate-dthecausc. Sotne went so far as to suggcstthat no one should hold ofiice. that was even addicted to the use oftobacco. Of course that was considered too radical, as it came home to so many of fixed habits, that were going down the hill of life: nev- ertheless we were glad that the subject was agitated, for it may arouse to good resolu- tions ‘hough some late in life, and the in- fluence on the young must be beneficial. The music was perfectly enchanting-——so well selected and beautifully rendered. The temperance song “Think of my head in the morning" was a temperance lecture of itself. every part acted out so completely that in imagination the whole scene was before us. The song of tobacco portrayed clearly the evil of its use and we trust. will make a lasting impression on the minds of the audience. The wool growers‘ association was in con- vention at the sametimeln the Senate cham- ber, and it was decided to hold an open ses- sion, and invite them to meet with us. Part of the evening was spent in discussing the feasibility oi abandoning the prac-tice.of washing sheep, giving experience and views on the subject. ‘ As in early life we were taught that what was sweet for one was sour for another, so there we learned that the right way for one was wrong for the-other. ‘We think, how- ever, that from the discussion, much could be gleaned to assist those who were unde- cided, and were seeking information. During the evening it was observed that a southern lady, a lecturer, was present. She was asked to make some remarks. She arose and expressed her gratification for the privilege of meeting in a convention of men and women. She stated that in look- ing over the statistics of our asylums, she was astonished that so large a percentage of the women there were the wives of far- mers, the disease produced, no doubt-, by excessive monotonous labor. She compli- mented highly the Order that had called woman out, where her mind could be di- verted, and she could find food for thought, thereby strengthening hefimental faculties, and brightening her life. When she was seated, a brother arose and said, “I thought whiskey and tobacco were the principal causes of insanity," woman's in hearing l wit quickly came to her rescue, , curtly replied, “I spoke only of woman." 5 S-u'i‘0.~'.-a the. .l were beau— tifully expres.<-"ed. How full of power were -, their words of wisdom in giving an impetus to the plaiis and purposes of our Order! As yeafafter year we mingle with these friends, we feel ’!ls, well to compare the past with the p.“€.-1G'TlI-. Many of us remember the little trials and vexation.~; that beset our pathway when we were fir.-W. trying to fath- om the mysteries of this .rder. Yet. for our patience and perseverence, as Patrons, can we not say that intellectually’ and socially we have reaped an hundred fold‘? Truly much has been tic-~‘A"!ll'lpll.~ sacretlness. this sells» of trust ,.‘:ll‘.llSP("llY'll_Vll1llfif0l(llllgll"l‘nH,'Wllr‘l""Slllll- lare known. How many of’ u~ when we . have been sometime away from llf‘iYlt-‘ sigh ' -out the refrain of the poet, ‘wli--n. ;when shall l sec thee. beautiful. beautiful _ home " That the idea of l~cautif_\.'ing our homv is by our views about the celestial homr wlzicli the Bible tel‘- us. of the new Jerusalem how the tliouj.:ht of tlicse fountains and green fields and still waters refresh our tired No. my friei-«ls; hPa\"'ll wouldifall of 1,-taarms for us (if r-Mil‘-. - were it not b:—.'iutiful an-:i adornesi. You and I can l“.‘Ill(~‘ll.l:{*i‘ a- long agrv as memory serve 5 us than pwsey in the of mother and gr-andmotlier which in-r All? deep down into the very tibre.- of our hearts and 5 ting its doors again-tall evil andsurrou:‘«lr-tl 9 lliy tlioee we love. the purest _lU_V:~ oi. earth i oh! - inherent is shown lry our decorating our; cemeteries, the last, home of our bmlie-. and I in the «lc.~-z‘i‘iptio1i - And bow down th rough row of marigoltl.-4 and four r-’«-lock.-, set back I of the beds of lovely clove _hil1k.~' and catclw . .fiy, with now and then 2: bunch ofbatcliclor l)l]lf(i\ll.‘<. and by the garden gate the great: ever welcome .. M A HCH ‘l. 1 Each ob- ject may be beautiful of itself, but it is thg . \\7ll0lv combination we have to look at, and i as such it looks fuse-v and overdone. it 5 lacks liarmon_\'_; harmony in surr<>umliiic~= 1 should be our study in decorating our homes, outside and ll.. \Vhen we learn to 3 plan for spa:-e.- and views and ~'har-oration in decorating thc inside of our honies art is but ii; it.» infancy. Most of us can re- member when the (it->(‘<)l‘.'1ll(Ill.*-‘ oi’ the parlor .r‘rui.siste«l of the.» looking f_fl{l~‘~«_ }‘l«‘llll'(J_.- ',ln§:ll‘l‘V'llli1"l'l‘v‘Ylill(>‘}"(l‘l>ill‘l'fié"l, of (ir-ya- - era! 1'i:ifa_\~r-’te. and the f:»i.mily rm ' cultivate a false idea of beauty. (T110 «ml neatly .; framed, and perlv,:,lp.- ihv -'.illmi.n-mite of s.-nmie dear old _i:l‘.'il‘.«i«ltl!ll6 ‘Illa’ day.- 1-" her ."“U*ll. 'l‘lie‘-tw a=par:igu.- around the glass and pivtvzrv fr:ivrw.- and in the .~'|l‘l‘.lll(’? ‘lbushee the tin’ pl:ice- and a plasn-1' of . Paris dr‘-Q <1: 1l~c!u~-rat‘!--' -\\':{~ 1: after all“ it. VVZE‘ in so loiig .'1_r.o, Tilt‘ ill‘:-'I 1ll.'(*l})I,'_ (ti Lrroxv plgntg in ll3I"lllll‘1e' l vver saw. in} lll’ tlver tilled an .old slzuzir l\o\r.? uitl; cation, inol-ntenetl 1”‘-‘l ~“""“‘l “'l"‘3l lit ii.‘ i1 ‘_'re\-‘ l»~.-autifullv and soil on the llifiliivl at winr.-r .-mt: ,lii,vl~.te-l out“ ..-i~.n.n-t ‘ll. l> from _ii;~t such pro!-cut .-‘tats.-» of‘ Who Iloe.» not it . eye with il~' L'lI*t‘llll€‘S~z_ l~c}:i::rlii:g_r— that ma. tlccorative at‘: rcrnenll-~t' l~¥‘I.i l'.‘ir’ LIN-\vn_ the old ":i-liinncd tester.-' 2ll'4l t-urtaén.-‘_ the’ for»-rl:nnz—r~ wt" 'l‘ln_\' xvcrv l-ut flit’ .'¢~'-'i*l}’ '.'.‘Xl!<>pita<~‘ we all :a*}\l.'{-"i-, i!\- lrrlvk law:-.'t¢ anti li[‘(\fa_(l .ui:tutel_ were but llw '.:in't-rizit-<1 E-lv‘-:4 of flu- lveuutilul <.:rate.-aml l".l!lll:lv.‘lllf1illl9~ we now lscc in ll :1 ll(>YllP.~ oi" c.-iltlt anti t-nlttirig i am tirmi; s.-oi.\'ini-ct; that mu 'l: of the fuuc_\' worlc \-we )‘-ll-I llttllltilit‘ul4'1lllP~1l= sheer ; non sense, and f‘..~ for at.» real ti».-or:itir‘~1i got»--4 a mi'-'er.-1l.l- failure. -2.“ it lack of l‘»‘+rnioi;_j.‘ ll. llic 'l‘l:ci‘v 3- th«- whole swim! ii. dc-v'~rativ~it---liurmony, liarmwni~u- .'dl‘l‘:lll§I6‘Illt-‘llr«f"t‘1vli;t‘>4,(offitneslsz of the win lr c-'m‘tbii-ed, Ont ett?»rt.- an :3 =llt'l"+‘.\~' or tullur»-_ or ll!- elf».-ct is in=litl':»r=-rat and we feel ill)‘ paid for our lriiwi‘ .~'2lll-=l"l(*«iVVlll:1vili tastt ‘ we fol‘m'-V il- :-vcn if no“ and is l»ec:u:-s uh-ilc til‘ nf beauty and .-‘u- said to nu-, " Mr.-. Horton, l have always in-en glad I did Illlii-it’ the etlbrl, Fol‘ lhavc llt."v't'l‘ my table since, 2-.z>-l the joyed them so n-ncli " etlbrts were more lriw-. luvti at.-hanied of tuniily liave all er"- : seen).-: t-u rm; her ll'tli~l‘W0l'lll_\‘ than the work of a lady l licard of the other day who l.- (’l'l’ll!!"ilrlo!‘lll_a: in tl"w- sacking with wool-‘ for dado to extend around: \Ve find lbw true and the fair-‘v -:-verywhere, and here i.~< the rot-“k or which we: split. To discern whicl: is VVl1lI"li culture alone will tleI‘lll<= the point i-:; mirssitisfactiozi. \Vha.t was. beautiful to us twenty years ago is but passably so now if we have improved as we should our opportunities‘ for observation, There-i.-. no field whr-rt- there is greater need for iinprovermint, or more room for the exercise of our ta-tv than in decorating our liolnc-.-. Let it be onc of the good works of this Grange to foster and encourage tliie. art. Let u.~ not live in vain. I.’-1 Us leave behind u.- monument.-5 of beauty in the homes we shall soon go from to enter no morc fort-ver. Let our children say with pride, “Father planned thi.-4 house--is it not tasteftil‘? This yard--is not the arrange- mentof the walks: and trees fine‘? Ah! he was a man of taste. And within, mother planned this cornice and this arrangement. of rooms, liked this combination of light. and dark woods in the finish, suggested this tint of wall for thi.-i room, and that for the other——lier taste was exquisite, only equalled by her judgment. which, of course, must always accompany taste, or all will be im- perfect.” Yes, this subject is a great one; much is involved in li of time and money and brains. But I will clo.-e ere lweary you with my Cl‘ll(l¢: ideas. lit‘ rfmrn, Nature's Motto is 0nward—-She Never Goes Back- ward. For proof of this statement let u.- turn our attention to an earnest examination of nature's record. Beginning with the form- ation of the world and its iiilianitant.-.4 (for this is the one of the vast number of the solar system of which we can have the most. definite knowledge. natural history shows us that first was created the dead inert mat- ter, the soil, the rocks and minerals—~some of these infinitely int. resting in their curi- ous and beautiful crystalline structures. Following this comes vegetable matter, the new, mysterious life, bringing the first faint promise of living beauty in form, texture, color, and odor. After ‘this, animal life next claims our attention, and this with all it.-. species and varieties, beginning with the microscopic: and almost structureless protozoam, and :1 little higher in the scale the foraminifera or chalk and lime builders. Following these in the creative order are the sponges and the interesting little corals. The next. high- er division is that of mollusks, containing the snail, the clam, and the oyster, also the nautilus and many other species, to which we are indebted for our beautiful and much- prized sea shells. Next are the articul-was MARCH 1, 1332. or jointed animals, including worms, crabs, and insects. We now cometo vertebrates, the lowest of which are fishes, the next reptiles, and the third birds. The fourth and last, mammals, comprising several orders, the lowest of which is moles, the highest, man-nature’s final crowning act of creation; man, glori- ous man! Forever ordained lord and mas- ter over all precreated creatures. Here, sisters. (brothers, pardon the digression.) is the evidence that settles beyond a shadow of a doubt our much contested question of women's rights. She was created after man. She was an afterthought; therefore, over her he has been given no authority. Oh, blessed link in tie creative plan for us! So far in our research we have traced a continued rise from the lower to the higher, and thisin the order of creation, as there is ample evidence to show if we but look for it. But here we have reached the limit of natural history and for further enlight- enment we must look to the records of men and nations, and what do we here find ? On every side corroborative testimony for our favorit theory. First we find man in the lowest conditions, rude, uncouth, uncultivated in manner of living, depraved or almost entirely wanting in morals, his only pleasure in existence that which is gained by triumphing over his fellow man; his only glory in the defeat of the same by more strength of body. Nations becoming great only in. their ability toconquerother nations, not in the power of building up their own people. And for amusement we find men and women de- pending upon the death struggles of the gladiators or some equally inhuman sport. But as we look further we find, step by step, slowly, very slowly humanity advanc- ing. Man is becoming more conscious of the objects of existence ; more able to resist opposing forces in nature; stronger in mind; abler.to subdue and make useful to himself first the animals placed under him, and finally, not content with this, seeks to bring out the latent forces——powers which he uses for his own advancement and profit. But more prominently than ever before, be- cause-ofits rapidfulfillment, is the law of progression brought to our notice in the de- velopment of men and women during our own age and time. This is familiar in the facts so often mentioned, of the means of advancement. The inventions and discov- eries which have changed man from the dull, plodding, dull headed machine to the intelligent, wide-awake citizen of this our own boasted ninteenth century, who com- prehends that the world with all its resourc- es is before him, and that for failure to grasp them there is far less excuse than if he had found himself on the globe at an earlier period. All present are doubtless firmly convinced that the Grange movement is not destined to be one of the least tokens of progress. This fact alone, that woman is here freely given an equal station with that of her brot.her——in advance of her recogni- tion as such by the laws of our law-makers in plain, large letters the sign, "onward, not backward.” When we find daily and weekly repeated in our newspapers the records of sin. misery, sufl"ering. folly, and wickedness in every stage and nature conceivable to the human mind, our faith in nature's plan is almost shaken, and we wonder how among so much bad there is room for any good. And when Mrs. Livermore tells us of the condition of the poor German women, how in a coun- try famed‘for her universities and men of deep learning her women are kept in the most degrading positions and made to per- form the most servile acts, even to being used as beasts of burden, and when we know of the affirmed condition of the women of Bohemia and adjacent countries, we almost fail again to see much progress for our sex or mankind in general. But does not the cool second thought say to us that it is not that things are so much worse, but that our means of knowing the truth are so much increased ? But this, in the la'nguage of George Eliot, “is looking at life parcelwise,” and not from a broad standpoint. which would embrace the world as we must view it to obtain just conclusions. And in this light we have al- readyturned our attention from which we arejustified, I believe, in concluding that out of the old ways of sin. ignorance and superstition, for a majority of the people slowly but surely brighter paths are opening to those of enlightenment, liberty, and peace. However, we are not to forget that we ourselves are a part of nature and as in- telligent beings are responsible in a greater or less degree for our actions and their re- suits. We are first to heed the ir'unct-ion, H Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” And when sure of this we are so to conform our lives in our daily and hourly conduct that there will be the least possible room for evil. W'e find every day threads soentangled as to puzzle us sorely and some of them we can never unravel, but must leave for a future beyond,where there is more light than here. Carlyle says, “ Is not every day the conflux of twoeternities? Lines of influence from all the past and stretching 0uW8!‘d into all the future do intersect there.” Some days would sur ly seem so, and in this sense every one :‘ that every day we have the wis- dom and experience of all that have gone gator-e,and that from this experience largely we are acting to-day, and the results of this today will influence all that are to follow, so that again it would seem fitting that we take care of this one day and see to it that its influence be for good. not bad. It seems to me that we have the need, and the need makes the right to look at life from its brightest side. For in spite of the fact “hat we in general may recognize that the best prevails, many of us are so constituted that at times we are apt to lose sight of it when in times of unspeakable sor- row the clouds seem dark and forbidding. It is then that our braver natures are called upon to look beyond for the light. It seems a brightand cheering thought that “Always there is seed being sown silently and un- seen, and everywhere there come sweet flow- ers without our foresight or labor. We reap what we sow, but nature has love over and above that justice and gives us shadow, blos- soms, and fruit that spring from no planting of ours.” Here is the sweet hope that be- mislakes, its failures and its successes, will be understood, and justice be given unto all. And now, one more thought: that we ourselves do not know the value of each deed ofours. Our work may seem to us dull, tiresome and of littleavail; that in do- ing over and over those little things, wash- ing those selfsame dishes, sweeping those self-same floors our lives are being spent with butlittle ace-.unt, yet there is a duty perlormed, a necessaary service rendered, and therefore not in vain. “ No stream from its source Flows seaward, how lonely soever its course, But what some land is g addenad. No star ever rose and set without influence some- where. Who knows what earth needs from earth's lowest creature ? No life can be pure in its purpose and strong in its strife And all life not be purer and stronger thereby. The spirits or just men made perlect on big , The army of uiartys who stand by the throne And gaze into the face that makes glorious their own, Know this surely at last. row, Honest work for the day, honest hope for the mor- row, Are those worth nothing more than the hand they make weary, The heart they have sadde.-led, the life dreary l’ Hush, the seven-fold.heavens to the voice of the s irit Echo‘: he that dercoinetli shall all things inherit. Mnvnia LANGDON. Bowen, Dec. 24, 1881. . Valuable Food Cures. Honest love, honest sor- tbsy leave Ripe fruit and berries, slightly acid, will remove the ordinary dlarrhoslis of early summer. Common rice. parched brown like coffee, and then boiled and eaten in the ordinary way, without any other food, is, wi.h qule tude of body, one of the most ctfecclvc remedies for troublesome loose-ness of bowels. Some of the severest forms of the distress- ing ailment called dysentery, that is, when the bowels pass blood, with constant desire, with -vain etiiirts to stool, are sometimes en- tirely cured by the patient eating a heaping table.-poonful, at the time, of raw beef cut up very line, and repeated at intervals of four liuuis, until cured, eating and drinking nothing else in the meanwhile. if a person swallow any poison what- ever, or has fallen into convulsions from having an overloaded stomach, an instan- taneous remedy, more etiicient and applica- ble in a large number of cases than any half dozen medicines we can now think of, is a heaping teasp nlul of common salt and as much ground mustard, stirred rapidly in a teat.-up of water, warm or cold, and swal- lowed instantly. It is scarcely down before it begins tU(:Jl1l0 up, bringing with it the remaining conic.-hm of the stomach; and lest there be any remnant of poison, how- ever small, let the white of an egg, or a tea- cup of strong coffee, be swallowed as soon as the stomach is quiet; because these very common articles nuilily a larger number of virulent poisons than any medicines in the shops. In cases of scalding or burning the body, immersing the part in cold water gives en- tire relief, as instantaneous as lightning. Meanwhile, get some common white door and apply it an inch thick on the injured part, the moment it emerges from the wa- ter, and keep sprinkling on the flour through anything like a pepper box cover, so as to put it on evenly. Do nothing else, drink nothing but water, eat ‘nothing until im- provement commences, except some dry bread softened in weak tea or some kind. Cures of frightful burns have been made in this way, as wonderful as they are pain- less. Erysipelas, a disease coming without pre- monition and ending fatally in three or four days, is sometimes very promptly cured by applying a poult-ice of raw cranberries pounded and placed on the part over night. Insect bites, and even that of a rattle- snake, have passed harmless by stirring enough common salt into the yolk ofagood egg to make it suliiciently thin for a plaster, to be kept on the bitten part. . Neuralgia and toothache are sometimes speedily relieved by applying to the wrist a quantity of bruised or grated horse-radish. Costive bowels have an agreeable remedy in the free use of ripe tomatoes at meals- mei; seeds acting in the way of the white mustard or figs, by stimulating the_ coat of the bowels, over which they pass, in their whole state, to increased action. A remedy of equal efliclency in the same direction is cracked wheat—that is, common white wheat grains broken into two or three pieces and then boiled until they are as soft as rice, and eaten mainly at two meals of the day, with butter or molasses. In all cases of cholera infantum in chil- dren under one year of age, the best remedy we know of is the Lactic Wafers, prepared by the Health Food Co., of New _York UH)’- We would advise all mothers having young infants to procure a box of this valuable remedy and keep it for use when needed. _If the child is too sick to swallow without dif- ficulty, place one of the little wafers on the tongue, and it will soon be dissolved and swallowed. It will quiet the stomach al- most immediately. Give nothing else.- Hall's Journal of Health. yond if not here, our life work with all its ' Eultilp’ Eepalilmenl. TELLING FORTUNES. I'll tell you two for-tunes, my fine little lad, For you to accept or refuse The one of them good, the other one bad: Now hear them, and say which you choose. I see by my gifts within reach of my hand. A fortune right fair to behold ; A house and a hundred good acres of land, With harvest fields yellow as gold. I see a great orchard with boughs hanging down With apples. ru-set and red: I see droves of cattle, some white and some brown. But all of them sleek and well fed. I see droves of swallows about the barn doors, See the fanning mill whirling so fast: I see them threshing wheat on the floor-— And now the bright picture has passed And I see rising dismally up in the place Of the beautiful house and land, A man with a fire-red nose on his face. And a little brown jug in his hand. Ohl if you behold him. my lad. you would wish That he were less wretched to see; For his boot toes they gape like the mouth of a fish. And his trousers are out at the knee. In walking he staggers now this way. now that, And his eyes they stand out like a bug’-; And he wears an old coat and a battered-in hat, And I think that the fault is the jug’s. For the text says the di-unkard shall come to be poor, And that drowsiness - loths men in rags; And he doesn't loik much like a man. I am sure, Who has honest hard cash in his bags. Now. which will you have? To be thrifty and snug, And be right side up with your dish, Or go with your eyes like the eyes of a bug. And your shoes like the mouth of a fish? -——Ali'ce Cary. Suggestions from Aunt Nina. i think “ Sweetbriai"s” remarks are very good, and I like the idea of you all writing on one subject, for discussion. Try the subjects she gives, and see if these can not be made interesting to all. Am sorry she doesn't take kindly to an Aunt; but I shall stick by and see if she doesn't change her mind. Be particular about the writing and spell- ing, as well as the opinions you express, for none are perfect in these respects. Now all take hold, and make a full column for the next issue. AUNT NINA. Oousins of the “ Visitor.”-—“ Granger Girl” has called upon me to awaken you to our situation. I will try, and ifl fail, let some one else try. Figuratively speaking, let us “clean house.” Banish all childish amuse- ments and have a ‘‘Department’' in accord- ance with our age and capability. I do not think we need little puzzles to amuse us, and we can well do away with Auntyism, (no disrespect to Aunt Nina). We ought to be able to write to the public or to one another, without having to write through an Aunty. Let us do this work thoroughly while we are about it, and ban- ish the rattle box, and leave the dolls and whistle. We should stand on our dignity, if we possess enough of that commodity. Consequently, no more writing that “ We go to school, study reading, spelling, etc.,” telling our age, and closing because we can think of no more to say. Several have spoken of choosing a subject, and all writing upon it. I would recom- mend “Should we frequent places of amuse- ment while attending school?” and, “Is novel-reading a detrimentto scholarship?” and request the editor to make corrections and give the decision. Let the arguments be prompt and concise, granting one month, or two issues, for the hearing of the ques- tions. As they must necessarily be of a moderate length to be interesting, and hav- ingpmall space, we would like the editor to select the best ones for publication, and if there be good points in the others compile them in a miscellaneous group; for if we wait for them all to be published, it would become tedious, and our greatest success will be in having some new subjects each month. We will extend a cordial invita- tion to that young man,——who shrugs his shoulders and says “Babies’ column,”—to come forward and help to make it something more. As I have taken up so much space with this, I will leave the rest of you to discuss these questions, if they receive your appro- bation. Let us not be afraid to speak our mind freely. and none should be offended for only when “Greek meets Greek, comes the tug of war." S ' “Sunflower,” “Earl” and "Pretty by Night,” come to the front, and bring others with you, and show your mettle. “ Granger Glirl-" will take the lead. Yours with Fidelity, ’ SWEET BRIAB. Keeler, February 14, lb‘82. Dear Aunt Nina and CbU!iin8 .-——Here I am again seeking admittance to our Youth's Department, and I am very sorry for stay- ing away and neglecling our poor column so long, and beg pardon of all the cousins. Ah! “A Granger Girl ” will have to guess again. for I fear Bro. E. S. would not feel very highly flattered by your attributing my poor effort to him; but as to writing to some effect, how can I do that? I can not introduce any subject myself, for fear no one will write about it. Now, Aunt Nina, do please be kinder than our good Uncle Nine was, and give us a can ensues metres. 7 good stirring question, and I will add my poor mite to help make it a success. Well, Granger Girl, I thought you had some good Granger boys down at Coloma, and I should think they would be as much ashamed of our stricken column as we that have written are. It is just as much of a disgrace to them, I am sure. Ella Spauld- ing and Nettie Gifford, I think you are doing your share to make this column interesting, and as I am not attending school now, I shall try in the future to do my part. We have a splendid Grange and are get ting along real nicely now. “Granger Girl” come up here and make our Grange a visit, and be sure and make your-elf known to us, and we will try and introduce you. Now, Aunt Nina, I will close for fear of the bot- tomless waste basket. With good wishes for the success of our Order in all parts of our land, and for our column a God speed, I will sign myself Your Cousin, PRETTY BY NIGHT. Hartford, Feb. ll), 18.82. [You see “ Rweelbriar ” has taken the choice of a subject of my hands. Now do as you promise and write your opinions for US.-—AU.\'T NINA]. Free Passes in Iowa. The lower House of the Iowa Legislature spent most of Jan. 20th, discussing the res- olution of Aldrich as to free passes. Tlle resolution in substance, is in effect: WHEREAS, The system of granting free passes on railroads has grown to gigantic proportions, includ- ing every class of public ofilcials; and WHEREAS, This state of things is viewed with alarm by the people, as it includes Judges of all State courts. all officers of the State, both branches of the Legislature, and delegates to political conven- tions; and WHEREAS. Exacting high rates of fare to the mass of the people and free transportation to the favored class is manifestly unjust; therefore Resolved. That the Railway Commission of the State be required to report to the House by Feb. 15, whether free transportation shall be given any class except paupers, mendicants. or otherohjects of char- ity; whether persons elected to oflice, members of the press, and political conventions be allowed to ac- ctipit those favors, and whether railroads be inhib- 1 . The resolution passed—56 to 40. Is This a Land lor lhe Rich? The Bro iklyn Daily Eagle, in a recent editorial said: “ There is a pretty general feeling that the Continent of America was not discovered by Columbus, and civil liberty established by the Fathers of the Republic, to the end that fifty millions of people might be made trib- utary to a band of railroad magnates, or that farmers, artisans and merchants might, by hard work and keen competition raise up a dozen Vanderbilts,with each several hundred millionsof dollars. Those who entertain this feeling have become persuaded that the time has arrived for the industrious masses of this country to protect themselvel-i,if they ever in- tend to do so. It will certainly not be easier after the adversary has grown stronger. In this contestevery delay is to the di-ad vantage of the people. Let the issue be deferred fora few years, and n ‘-thing but a miracle or a rev- olution as violentas that of France will over- throw the oppression. Ofall misleading de- lusions, there is none more mischievous than the notion that popular suffrage and popular power are synonymous. Given the means of bribing multitudes, ofintimidating others, of wreckingopponents, coupled with actual pos- session ofthe Government, and adverse sen- timent must be paralyzed. If the suffrage is to be our salvation, it must be applied sharp- ly while there are still odds on the side of unbought and unterrorized mankind.” The governor of Kansas answers the ru- mor that the population of the state has fallen off on account of the prohibitory law, by saying. that “the only place where there has been a decrease in the population is the penitentiary, where there are sixty-six less than there were six months ago. THE REAPER, DEATH. COATS—Died at the residence of her parents in Newton, Calhoun Co., Sister Alma Coats, aged 18 years and 8 months. By her death, Home Grange. No. 1'29, has lost ii. loved member, who by her kindly ways and loving smile made all her friends. Hers was a most beauti- ful life——to know her was to love her. FORBUSFL-Died at her residence in Climax town- ghlp. January 28th, 1882. Sister Emma Forbush, aged 26 years, 10 months and 26 days. Sister Forbush was the wife of our Worthy Master; a useful and honorable member of society, and a. dearly loved member of Montour,Grange, No. 49. RlCE—On the 16th day of January. 1882, after a very brief illness, sister Lydia A. Rice, of Bengal Grange, closed her labors, and quietly entered into rest. Sister Rice has long held an honorable position in our Grange, and in the Clinton County Pomona Grange, and in all the stations she has filled she will be greatly missed. " Precious is the memory of the just.” RICE—Died at her home in Bengal, Clinton 00., Mich., Sister Riley Rice, is worthy and estimable member of our Order. As indicative of our sorrow, it was ordered that Bengal Grange be draped in mourning for thirty days, and a suitable expression of our loss be entereG upon our Grange record. SHURTZ —Died at his residence in White Pigeon. St. Joseph Co., Mich., Daniel Shurtz, aged 67 years, 1 month and 17 days. A charter member of White Pigeon Grange, N o. 304, after five years’ faithful service as Master, and three years as Overseer, he has been called to his re- ward by the Master of the Great Grange above. WFIEELER—Died January ‘list. 1882, at her home in Adrian, Lenawee 00., Sister Nancy A. Wheeler. aged 46. a worthy member of Adrian Grange, No. 213. Resolutions of respect, love and sympathy were adopted and an order that the charter be draped in mourning, and the resolutions be spead upon the rec- ords of the Grange. was made by the Grange that suffered this great loss. Aliibasiine 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 lwo coats: and one coat will produce better work than can be dolie with one coat of any other preparation on the same surface. For sa e by paint dealers everywhere. Send for circular containin beautiful tints. Manufacture ABASTINE ()0. M. B. CHURCH, Manager, Grand Rapids, Mich. the twelve only by AL- juyl-tf. HEADQUOARTBRS FOR LAND PLASTER LOREN BAY, Grandville, Mich., ls pre arsd to funiish LAND PLASTER. fresh gtoun , at contract prices, made with the Executivn Committee of the State Grange. A large stock on hand of pure, finely-ground LAND PLASTER, Send me your Orders direct. janl—ly LOREN DAY. Filili’n,i Aniericairi Dlnnual of l’ARI.IAMLNTARY LAW Is the cheapest and best The subject is made so plain that every Citizen or Society member should have a copy. Circular of commendation free. Price by mail ora- paid: cloth, 50 cents ; leather tucks, 81 00. Postage stamps received. Addre-s, J. T. Conn, (4 B10. (Mention this paper.) Schoolcraft, or Cl‘. l*‘l .~' H . Rocnasriia, N. Y. A.VANDENBERG, MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARNESS, WHIPS, BLANKETS, THUNKS, &l:., 92 Monroe Street. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I take pleasure in presentingto your favorable con- sideration my’CA.“ ll PRICE LIST of Harness Work —-—HAND MADI’ ‘ -1' my own manufacture. and also to return ti.....~.- lul the lllv-Till patronage I have received from the .!v..*l.-i Hill - x--liiges throughout Mich» igan. I shall do Ill: lllflirv :i.- in the past——furnish the best goods l..- he «- -~r I|li»llI’} Farm Harness, Whit» 'l'muul»-«. Bi-caching, Round Line’-. N ....ps, ltum Straps, and spread rings, wulplete, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I29 00 The same without Breeching, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 00 “ “ with flat Lines, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 00 “ “ “ “ “ without breeching,. . 26 00 Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed, from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..825 to 30 00 The same, Nickle Trimmed. from _ . . . . .335 to 60 00 Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white trimmed, Same with flat lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 00 Nickle Trimmed, . . . . . . .315, -816, -$18, 820 and 2:5 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 Mormon Sraxsr. GRAND RAPIDS. FENN:/& MANNING, Wlllll COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 117 Federal St... Boston, Consignments solicited and Cash Advances Mada. ,. ‘I --"H ""___..u-- V 7 N ‘:1 _V 'r.."”"' .. ' AND MICHIGAN HOMESTEAD Grand Rapids. Michigan, is the most popular agricul- tural hnd family paper publ:shed. This widely circula- ted paper,now in its sixth volume,is published weekly, and sent to subscribers at $1.50 a year including postage. Every number contains 8 pages, 40 col- umns of practical agricultural and family reading matter, including full reports of the West Mithigan Farmers’ Club, of which it is the official organ. The publishers offer for the next thirty days to send on receipt of $2.00 THE WORLD for one year and a copy of " Our Farmer’s Account Book," containing 212 pages on fine Ledger paper, ii. comprehensive sys- tem of book keeping adapted to the wants of practi- cal farmers everywhere. Over 80,000 of these books have been sold within the last year, and in many in- stances farmers have paid itinerant book agents as high as three dollars for them. Every farmer should have one of these account books, but we advise them to send direct to the AGRICULTURAL Woann, Grand Rapids. Mich., and receive the account book and THE Woann for one year for less than the book costs alone. Tm: WORLD and Grange Visitor one year, and the account book. $2.50. Don't fail to mention _ this paper when writing. Address, F. M. CARROLL. Publishers, GRAND Ramos, Mich. German H‘orse 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 have bought over 100,000 pounds through their purchasing agents. Its compo- sition is no secret. The receipt is on every box and 5-pound package. It is made by Dr. L. Obei-holtzer’s Sons it Co.._PhoenixviIle, 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 condition. It keeps poultry healthy. and increases the production of eg . It is also of great value to them when melting. fiat is sold at the lowest wholesale price by R. E. JAMES, Kxnuuzor-, GEO. W. HILL & C0., 80 WOODBRIDOE S'r.. Dn- nzorr. THUS. MASON. 181 WATER Sr-., CHICAGO, and ALBERT STEGEMAN, ALLEGAN. Put up in 60-lb. boxes (loose). price Eionr CENTS per 1b., 30-lb. boxes (of 6 5-lb. packages, TEN Carers per lb. GRAPE VINES. All Lead‘ Varletleslnlargesu l . Warranted true to nzlixilrge. Prices low. Alsoglzhse celebrated NEW WHITE GRAPE: PRENTISS Send stamp for Price and Descriptive List. Also Trees, small Fruits etc 7. s. Iiaimnn, F/-edonia, u. r. nov. 1-yl. 8 ‘SEE GRANGE VISITOR. MARCH 1. 1882. THE Buffalo ess gives this advice: “It you must da ble in shares, try plow- shares. No other kind pays so regular dividends.” “BUY THE BlCS'1‘!” THE STODDABD CHURN. The most popular Churn . '* .— . on the market. No floats or dashersiuside. The cov- er removed in an instant. and replaced as quickly. Cork packing. that never leaks. The highest award. a . SILVER MEDAL, at Philadelphia, 1880, at the largest exhibition of DairyApparatus ever made in this country, after an actual test with the lead- ing Churns manufactured. - HIGHEST AWARDS at the leading fairs in 1881. Eisrrr SIZES made, with or without pulleys, as desired. Agents Wanted. E’ Send tor Circulars to the manufacturers. MOSELEY & STODDARD M’F’G C0., Poultney, Vermont. JOHN PRESTON, Pnaasaxr, Mici-1., lmar-6t Agent for Kent County. Moseley’s Cabinet Creamery MAN UFACTUBED BY MOSELEY at STODDARD M’F'G CO.. POULTENEY, VERMONT. A very neat, com- pact. well furnished and successful dairy utensil. I t is a Compnnra Success in the dairy, and has won important awards when ex- hibited in competi- tion w i t h other Creameries. Re- ceiving the highest «award at the New England Agricul- - ’—— tural Society for the past three consecutive years; also at the Penn- sylvania State Fair, 1880, where the decision was ma- e after a thorough test, in which milk, ice and results were carefully weighed and noted; Ind at New York. Ohio, and Michigan State Fans, and at many other fairs at different times. We invite the public to give MOSELE.Y’S CABI- NET CREAMERY a careful examination. as _we believe it will meet with favor with those who wish to purchase a device to raise cream by the cooling pmcess,combiued with a Refrigerator. The lower of all sizes answers the purpose of cooling cham- r. S’ For Agencies address the manufacturers. JOHN PRESTON, Pleasant. Mich., lmar-6t Agent for Kent County. Garden, Flower and Field E E E I) E , OF EVERY VARIETY. ions or Assam in. finished GRANGES Varieties not used to be returned. WHITE RUSSIAN OATS. Special Prices to Patrons on Application. NEW GROCERY PRICE LIST NOW READY. SEND FOR IT. GEORGE W. HILL, 80 Woodbwidge .St., West, Feb.1t.f DETROIT, MICE. -ran zA:i:.AuAzoo ... ,¥’/.\ , (%/7/wm/%.// GOLLEGE. QNT3 INSTITUTE, . Ofiers superior advantages to young Men and Women who wish to qualify for business. Sendgfor Journal ' giving particulars. W. F. PA/?80M~SV’, Prest. DUB mats»-am sEllY THE I051‘ BEAUTIPULLY lI.Lus1'Iu'r£D MAGAZINE Fol! Psoruz IN ‘n-in oxu). sruir iron A srscnsns cow -ro W W X" laden. sz-urggos : Sr. Lawnaxoir Snnn GARDENS. I will send free by mail for 60 cents in stamps or specie the followimz LIST OF SEEDS, Worth One Dollar and thirty-live Cents :- 1 on. Blood Turnip Beet, ............ ..P1-ice, l0 cts. ll 1 oz. White Belgian Carrot, ... . .... 10 1 oz. Nutmeg Musk _Me10l1y---- “ hf! 1oz.L Red Onion, . . . . . . ... “ 20 1 oz. Student Parsni ........ .. “ 10 1 oz Early Conqueror Toma“): - “ 39 1 oz. {1eI:'P§‘T°PHT‘;;P';Pi‘3x-£"£6' “ 10 ew 1 PM y “ St. I.aw'rence,” “ 25 ll 35 A190, 1 will send free for 25 cents, 12 packets table Seeds‘ for 30 cents I will :,:iol1%e:sc‘k':t‘scFlowcr Seeds. Assorted Annuals; or the two lots for 50 cts.. or the lots for 85 cts. sud, “-3 the growth of 1881: if not satisfactory, I will refund the 1110391- Address, -9 » NSTON seed-Grower vAMdlorymwn P. 0., ' doclfi-6t Ontario, Canada. ATRONS’ MANUFACTURERS OF Enge,rsu|l'sPure Heady-mixed Paints. W Send fO:O:f Q gs. CREAMER & BUTTER COOLER A combination that will produce an even grade of Butter. winter and No quired. Saves tWo—thirds summer. ice re- the labor. It will save twice the first season. A RESPONSI- BLE AGENT Where an Agent is not its cost wanted located. Correspondence Send for Cm- CULARS and PRICE-LIST. MCCALL 8: DUNCAN, ll-in l I solicited. Schoolcraft, Mich. — AGENTS: G. W. Hunt, Mattawan. Van Buren County. B. J. Wily. Mottville, St. Joseph County. W. P. Herd, Lowell, Kent County. v G. M. Gardner, Libchfield, Hillsdale County. 4- 13- Smith. Sparta, “ “ J. A. Johnson, Vicksburg. Kalamazoo County. Charles E. Thornton, Rockford, Kent County. H. C. Call, Glass River, Shiawassee County. Charles Pittman. Middleville. Barry County. Wm. S. Palmer, Lansing. Ingham County. A. Stegeman, Allegan, Allegan County. William Spalding, Hoytville, Eaton County. D. P. Newton, Watson, " 4‘ Union Wind Mill Co., Albion, Jackson County. The Bird Wind Mill Co., Kalamazoo. Kal’zoo Co. Charles North, Trent, Muskegon and Newaygo Co. Nathan Winslow, Williamstown, Ingham County. C. H. Eaines, Grand Blanc. S. E. Genesee Co. John Grose, Moorepark, St. Joseph C0. T. H. R?-ss, Dowagiac, Cass County. S. N. Thomas, Decatur, Van Buren County. Wm. Wooley, Elsie, Clinton and Gratiot Co’s. ; Adams 62 Rue, Galesburg, Kalarrazoo County. Simeon Staring, Ganges, “ “ E. J. McNaughton. Cooperville, Ottawa County. Gutelius Snyder, Three Rivers, St. Joseph -‘ Williams Jr Hartshorn. Owosso, Shiawassee County. 0. C. Spaulding, Royalton, Berrien County. 3 P. W. Watts, Chelsea. West Washtenaw County. E John Wiabe, Bear Lake, Manistee County. : J. A. Montague, Niles, Berrien County. [ Sears & Messenger, Cassopolis, Cass County. ‘Gha- THE SPBING- TOOT ON WHEELS. is the iuviplement that must and will supei-cede _all others. The subscriber oifers this New WHEEL HARRO to the farmers of the Country with entire confidence that for Simplicity of Construction and Perfection of Work it stands Unrivalled. Send for Circulars. Address S. J. VVING, Schoolcraft. Mich. LIFE INSURANCE FOR PATRONS. IE-I. H. TA.S“Z1uOJ-3, DOWAGIAC, MICH-. Will sell on receipt of postal Orders about 50 BUSIIELS of the JUSTLY Celebrated Burbank Potatoes, at SL7 FOR A SINGLE BUSHEL, or 6 bush- els to one order for Nine Dollars, Sacks included. Also about 8 Bushels of BEAUTY OF HEBRONS, AT TWO DOLLARS PER BUSHEL. marl-3t. ' GRANGE J EWELS, Of Every Description, for STATE, COUNTY, AND SUBORDIN ATE GRANGES, DEPUTIES AND PAST MASTERS. The Best and Cheapest ever manufactured for the Order of Patrons o Husband . For Price List address R. IEYTHOMAS, Sec’y State Grange, P. of B.., Mechanicsburg, Cumb. Co., Pa. l5feb4t—-imlst of in THE 5 - TON WAGO,N SCALES. ARE SOLD FOR 360. All Iron and Steel. Sold on trial-—freight paid by u.s—no money asked till tested and found satisfac- lhe Patrons’ Aid Society of Michigan WAS ORGANIZER IN DECEMBER, 1880, to give the Patrons of Michigan an opportunity to belong to a HUME INSTITUTION OF LIFE INSURANCE that they could control. As its name indicates, it is FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR ORDER AND FOR THEM ONLY, Its Annual Meetings occur at the same time and lace as the annual session of the State Grange. his feature was for the express urpose of provid- ing for a large representation of t a members of the Society at its most important meeting of the year, when its officers are elected, and without special notice any amendment to the laws and rules govern- ing the Society may be made. The MUTUAL PLAN adopted by this Society pro- vides that an Assessment shall be made ONLY when a member dies, and the amount of that as- sessment is lixed when a person becomes a member, and cannot be increased at any subsequent period. This assessment is graduated according to age, which is an important and ditinctive feature of this Socie- ty-one which should commend it to the favorable consideration of Patrons. If there are reasons why people should from time to time pay a small sum from their income or their earnings, in order to secure to those dependent on them in an hour of need a sum suflicient to bridge over the expenses and wants incident to that most trying period of life, those reasons hold good when applied to the Patrons of our State. Applications for membership may be made to tory. All sizes manufactured. JAMES COOA§;_iau J‘ W‘ Ewgggh Rapids JONES OF BINGHAMPTON, ELIJAH Big:-',I‘(§.ETT, Wm. B. LANGLEY, Bmgh t . N. Y. en. Ceutreville. _ "f'“’ °" R. c. CARPENTER, GEO. W. EWING, Send for Circulars and further particulars. Lansing. Rom —— Mas. C. K. CARPENTER, C. L. WHITNEY, PAW Paw, Mich., May 18th, 1878. 0rI°n- A Cincinnati- JONES or BINOHAMTONI J. T. COBB, A. E. GREEN, My Scales give entire satisfaction. I have subject- , Schoolcraft. Walled Lake. ed it to_the most severe tests and find it not only or to Local Agents they may appoint. nlméng large or mm“ amounts’ but For By-Laws and Circulars apply to either Y°““» F"*°m““7- WM. B. LANGLEY, Pres’t, [Signed] J. J. WOODMAN. Or J. T. COBR, sec’y, Centrevllle, 3 in—1yr AINT 4| DOVER STHEET.. febltf Schoolcraft, Mich. ORKS, OFFICE’ “'1-2 VPAY F-RI<.2Vl‘Gl~l'l‘. Cheapest and Best Paints Known. Only Paint that will resist water or oi»! air. NEW YORK. EVERY FARMER IN THE COUNTRY SHOULD EXAMINE THE New Combined Spring Tooth Sulky Harrow CULTIVATOR AND SEEDER. THE WOLVERINE HARROW AND SEEDER COMPANY. Knlnmnwoo, llllchlgnn. , As a combined machine, it stands un- — 2% 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. Bows all kinds of grain and grass seeds. The Harrow does not trail or clog, is con- structed in two sections. either of which can be raised or lowered by the driver, working independently of each other. setting the teeth at any required depth. It is of very light draft, easily worked by one pair of horses, and has received the first premium and diplomas wherever exhibited Send for Circulars. LORENZO BIXBY, Sec’;/. TEE PATENT IAEPECWEID Spring - Tooth. EJLRROTX7 F‘()l{ THE SEASON Ob‘ I882. Entering daily increasing demand for this unrivaled Farm Implement. upon our third year as Manufacturers, the most flattering proof of its superiority is the Send for Circulars to MS’ Billi- CHASE. TAYLOR & CO., Kalamazoo, Mich. Flour Horse-Power. 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 i8 ft. Flat Belt, 840. janl-tf SMITH & WOODARD, Manufacturers, Kalamazoo, Mich. THOMAS 1_vfAsoN, General Commission Merchant, 181 South Water Street, CHICAGO, "Business AGENT MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE, Respectfully Sollolh conolgmnonh of FRUITS, VEGETABLES. BUTTER. EGGS. WOOL, HOPS, POULTRY, GAME, VEAL, Gums: Seed. Raw Furs, Iiides, Pelta, Tallcw, doc. some Assn of the II. in. mono: Emu... ASSOGIITIOI, Ohortond Fob. I39h, I877. To Patrons and Slllpncrs.-—This is the only Commission House in Chicago organ- llod and controlled by the Patrons of Husbandry. The chief aim of this Agency is : lot. Security for Payment to Shippers. , 2nd. To obtain the Highest Market price for goods received. quality oonlide vu- 3rd. Quick Sales and Prompt Payment. ' Shippers in all States will receive equal benefits of this management, the Business Manager being under Bonds for the faithful performance of the same. This Agency will fill Orders for any goods in market, at lowest possible rates Cash must accompany the order for near the amount required ; balance to be paid on receipt of bill THOMAS MASON, Business Managar. ——~4--— ‘IABKET REPORTS, STENOILB and SHIPPING TAGS sent on application ANY PERSON HAVING HUBBARD SQUASH. DRIED UR EVAPDRATBD APPLES. . BEANS, CLOVER SEED, E'rc., E'rc., Should at once correspond with THOMAS MASON, CHICAGO, ILL. Agent Michigan State Grange. lfebfi: isrrzrrrs, We continue to act assolicitors for Patents, Caveat.-‘. Trade Marks, Copyrights, etc... for the United Statv.-‘. Canada. Cuba. England, France. Germany, etc. \\ 2: have had thirty-five years! experience. Patents obtained through us are noticed in the Sci- ENTXFIC AMERICAN. This large and splendid illus- trated weekly paper. $3.20 it yeanshows the Progress of Science, is very interesting, and has an enormous circulation. Address MUNN A 00., Patent Solici- tors. 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