7c== Ill “T.HE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARJ1, AND SHOULD BE FIRST 1jllPROVE’D.” E [Printed by Kalamazoo Publishing Co.] SCHOOLCRAFT, .\ucH., J.i.\’UARY 1, 1883. § YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ZWILL EXPIRE WITH THIS.. Entered I I200 ml at the Post Ottice at Second Class matter. firmzgzg ifisifur (ENLARGED) Published on the First and Fifteenth of ' every month, ' .T 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for $5.00. IT. COBB, Editor & Manager, “To whom all communications should be ad- .essed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. .z~3en1itta.nces should be by Registered Letter, ,loney Order, or Draft. Officers National Grange. LETEIi—-J. J. WOODMAN,Paw Paw, Mich. ' v1:RsEi2s—PUT. DARDEN, . . _ .Mississippi. Ec'i'UP.ER—I-IENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri. 'IEWABD—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Kansas. .ss'r. STEWABD—~JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware. ‘EAPLAIN~-H. O. DERVIES,.... .Maryland. ‘anssunsn-—F. McDOWELL,.. .New York. ,1-:c’v—-W. M. IRELAND, VVash.ingtc-in, D. C. }A1‘E-KEEPEB—J AS. V. SC()TT,. .Arkansas. EEES —MRS. J. J. WOODMAN,. .Michigan. . .’0)i0.\'A—-MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi. 'I.oB.A—MEs. I. VV.l\'ICHOLSO.\’,1\'ew Jersey any Assr. STEWARD--1\II’.S. Wii. SIMS,Kan Executive committee- ). WYATT AIKEN, ..... ..South Carolina. i. D. BING lsflicers Michigan State Grange. I.—-C. G. LUCE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilead. y. -A. N. VVOODRUFF, . . . . . . . .Watervliet. Li’-:c.—JOHN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . . .Lansing. §.—-S. A. TOOKER, . . . . . . . . Grand Ledge. .. S.-—A. B. CLARK, . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - -- nus ~S. F. BROWN, . . . . . . . . .School-rraft. ':.!'l:. = s. X.-ELIJAH BARTLETT, .... ..Dryder.. lEIl.ES.—MRS. M. T. COLE, , ' .’ono:<.;.—1\IRS. DRAKE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- A. S.——MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Executive Committee- .r, Q. A. BURRINGTON. Ch’n...».Tuswh‘- 1. 0, PLATT, .................. ..Yi>=‘>i1anfi- TOHN PORTER-, . . . . . . . . . . ..Grand Rapids. f [HOMAS MARS, . . . . . . . . ..l3errien Center. VM SATTERLEE, . . . . . . . . . ..B'irminghem. FHOS. F. MOORE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Adr1an. '. G. RAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . .Traverse City. _ ;_ G_ LUCE, J. T. COBB, . . . . . “Ex-oificio. State Business A397”- : EHJMAS MASON, _ . . . . . . . . . . ..Chicago, Ill. 3 }E0. W. HILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._...Detroit. . - General Deputy. L TOHN HOLBROOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..La.nsing. Special Lecturers. > phw 3- M9,-,1-5,, _ __ ,. ..Adrian, Lenawae Co. :31. L. Stevens. ...... ..Pei-117. Shiawaseee 00- . its 8. Steele, . . . . . . .. .Manto11, W9Xf°Td C0- , mdrew Campbem Ypsilanti, Washtensw Co. ",3 w_ Wing _ _ _Ami Arbor, Washtenaw Co. <‘,,,'-.de Trees on the Farm. easy to stock a farm with ‘ . _ __ 9- trees— both fruit and shade t‘-reas. that "dis a wonder that more effort is not made in this direction. Ali tle plat bf ground should be inclosed, OF 3- 0”?‘ net of the garden apPT°pi’3”’d- Where ‘ ‘the little trees may be set out and left togrow . ,__ ‘be ti‘I_nsplallte(l into the orchard r... thegiove where they re I0 be Pefmgg nent. A small effort will soon collec an extensive gr0ve._ and 110W many farms there are which can be orna- mented and made more valuable )_3 -the judicious. planting of trees. flt 1: one (f the greatest pleasurgs 0 livestpvisil; thehompestead an age trees nted by 011!‘ U0)’ h’md5- Karl’ body vs that they have added ugl- dreqs of dollars to the value of 1:11;: farm, hile observing their ETOWI ' and l ve1op‘”‘°'”‘ *3“? “b“‘%“‘’’-“‘.3 compo‘ ated us. "Ibis pleasélfig rs: sufiici t compensation to 211:1)’ _d ,’-planu trees It is a selfis 1 ea a great ny people have that planting itrees '1'» P3? becallse some one else ‘willhzilé the benefit 0‘ “1.‘-"'1' ““%,i‘°l lghemaejeg ; it is also a mistake. bely .de'v,,l0L. so rapidly under favoraase laircu nces that any 0119 ‘Pay "3 lgnmy pect reward for their labors. _0,m Ondenge Ohzo Farmer. ‘* - hat A}; Jggsni farmer reports t adresfifi of ‘ugh? mi:-hels acrtgtief Salt ' dbadiy Infestfd W‘ W ‘ 1 d him to raise good crons ethree ye3I'S P359 which rible previous to this appli- ._.DE};T of The ‘Cottage '. Cover the ‘xx aitsnal . Wet with Ymtglnas will a. few applica. 10 mm yield of the Unit- v - 000- fmated at neafl 390* . ’ tl‘ which Negv Y§ork state Kala- AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ohio. _ )3. J. M. BLANTON, . . . . . . . . . . . .V'irginia. l ,iliulluul Eepillmlll. DAISIES IN THE CITY. Away from the soil that bore them, Away from the waving grass, Away from the winds that kissed them, Down in the meadow pass, Away from the sun that gave them Their hearts of yellowest gold, Away from the tears of heaven, And the love they nightly told. Away from the song of the bobolink, Away from the song of the rain, Away from the song of the reaper‘s scythe, As it sweeps through the golden grain, Away from the song of the whirring bee, As it seeks the purple clover. Away from the song of the farmer's lass, As she sings of her farmer-lover. Away from the smiles of the summer sky,—- Sweet recollections bringing: For in the shadow of these walls I hear the throstle singing: I see the face of nature glow W'ith all her brilliant treasures, And I haunt the scenes of earlier years, And pursue my childhood pleasures. Ar (1 many eyes l‘.l'0 filled with tears, \Vhe-ii in my casement spying These messengers from scented fields, And many hearts with sigliing; And some, perhaps, as I, have caught From out their fragrance spreading The incense which the fairer flowers In heavenly fields are shedding. ——Eveniu_q Journal. Silk Culture. llI. Now, liavi‘i0' .‘:'t'9l.‘ tlia’. on silk is of the best quality and ill‘: inacliiuelry for weaving’ it so perfect, one more question still presses for an answer, Is our coun?.iy adapted to silk land while we speak for _ - States and 7; R:.—-MRS. D. H. STO;\E..............: until they are large enough to 3 raising‘? “This question has been often -asked and many times answered in the negative, ‘yet there are many things which go to '-lvmv that it can," the Fnited Canada we might say a war’! for Michigan at the same time. The isothermal lines which limitthe .-;eri-culture area at the houie of silk. the Chine-se Empire, are from 20° to 29° north latitude, which in the United States on the Pacific coast are much fartlier north. that is, the northern boundary, 50’ north latitude, and gradually turning to the south,again pa;-"sing just south of Micliigan, till at Philadelphizi near the Atlantic coast the width of the zone oftlie same tern perature cori-esponds to that of East- : e.-rii Asia. 1 If we do find ourselves of Michigan E left out by these limits we need not be :discouraged, for silk culture can be ;:carried on Wherever the mulberry grows, and we know that it hasbeen grown even in the New England States. While silk in this country will take its .=:land beside cotton in the 2 Southern States, where it will easier he prouluced, yet it is more than pos- sible to raise it in Michigan. It is not a new or strange thing to cultivate and grow fruits and plants that were originally not in the flora of the lo ality. For this State We can show parallelism: in Indian corn which grown on the equator is profitably raised here. Peaches and r-.-we-et pota- toes were developed in a warmer cli- mate. The common potato is from South America. Plants and fruits are ‘continually finding their Way from across the seas to a home in the United States, but’ the Jlorus Alba or white mulberry and the JI. Jr/poniccl, the Japanese mulberry, are not stran- gers to this State. I doubt ndt every town in the older portions has rep resentatives for shade trees, I knew it to bea fact thirty years ago; afield of this plan: was grown in Jackson county for silk worms and spoken of by the neighbors as .l1ulticaul2‘s, which is a variety of mulberry not as hardy as the two mentioned above. About the same time the grarldmothel‘ of the writer grew silkwoi'ms—an art which she obtained by a visit to Ohio. VFJGEB even at that time it was carried on. VVhen my informant was asked why people did not do it now in this State, she replied"‘they don't know enough.” _ The reader. especially if he 18 W911 along in years, will at once say, the furore of l837when nearly everybody having land set out the mulberry, sometimes Rgying fancy prices for the plants, even as high as $5.00 each, and then when after acres on acres had been planted the worms died, the Eldorado vanished, and the mul- ticaulis plantations were termed “mulberry graves.” VVith this record is yet safe to assert that although silk culture has had its ups and downs, its failures were not the result of soil or climate but a want of steady per- severance and a home market for the cocoons. Now the latter want is sup- plied,1'or 200 mills are in daily opera- tion. _ The people of this State, heretofore, have not seen the necessity of taking up this industry. VVheat, wool. and corn are the only products they thought they could make money from, but the \Vest and Nortlizvcst is becoming the granary of the world, and,besides, our soil does not produce prairie land will, so that we may now more diversify our products and along- side our orchards plant hedge:-: or trees of mulberry and start the basis: of a new competency. Caifornia seems to be-just the ;.xl:—:«.3e for this industry, with its lempei‘ate- tropical weather, and to the immi- grating almond-eyed celestial. 8.’: used to this employment at his home, the outlook at present is that with the pioneer to work at this his ancient oc- cupation we can have the best sill; grown at a. great saving of millions of dollars to the c-ount1'y,and John China- man can turn from xvashing America’s linen and doing other menial service to be one rf her ycomen in productive enterprise’-. No one may hope: tn get i-‘L-1: out of this thing, for it lane: a we ik the mo- nopol‘.:at or proprietor can take hold of and carry out on a large scale, for it is pre-eminently a domestic. inziustry peculiarly adapted to the ladies and younger unoccupied portion of the householef, and that for only f'1'om ‘three to six weeks in a year. Ifour agriciiltuii.-".< will look cu-r their account books they will that they are not enriched by one product alone but by he combination of all. Each crop maturest, is harvested. and the farmer is remunerated at (liiferent times through the year so that the purse is steadily rs.-plenisshed and as the seasons roll around the incident wants are met. Vllhen one crop fails the others supply the deficiency. Our farmers could live on no one crop, but by cultivating a number the nation is enriched by the multiplicity of its manufacturies and the exiension of its commerce thereby. It is recommended that the mul- berry be planted in the form ofa hedge similar to the osage orange which, it is said, is also a food for the silk worm, so as to save room where the land can be used for other pur- poses, and the leaves can be much easier gathered if the hedge is kept izrimnied down low. The mulberry grows readily and can be easily pro- pagated from seed, cuttings and layers, or transplanted trees from one to three years old. Cuttings cost from $1.50 to S2 00 per hundred. Trees from two to four feet high from $6.00 to $12.00 per hundred and can be pro- cured at most of our nurseries. The soil b».-st adapted for the mulberryis that which is light, sandy or gravel- ly, and should be well pulverized. The cuttings should be six inches long and contain at least two large eyes and should be deeply buried, leaving one bud above the ground ; planted from four to six inches apart in rows, leav- ing three feet between, through which to easily pass. The best time for planting cuttings or trees is in April or autumn. The cuttings should not be transplanted before the second year. If trees are intended, set out the young trees from the nurseries in rows 12 to 15 feet apart, and let the rows be from 6 to Sfeet apart. Cut the tree down to about 15 to 18 inches from the ground. The height of the tree can be easily regulhted. The process _of pruning not only promotes a strong growth but keeps the leaves within reach. General experience has shown that to procure the best results in feeding, the leaves should be free from moist- ure of either rain or dew, as dampness causes diarrhoea, and to provide against- this especially in our damp or inclem- 'ent early seasons a supply of dry leaves can be kept in a cool dry place, a cellar with a brick or stonefloor is best, or on aclean linen sheetin a cool, dark room. Do not let them be too much heaped together, and do not allow a change of temperaturein the what it did when newer, and what_ I leaf store, tending to promote fer- mentation if gathered in hot weather, or lcft too long ina state of com- pression in bags: or baskets. Dusty leaves must be wiped witha soft linen cloth. Leaves can be preserved for two or three days, and_when pleas- ant a fresh supply can be gathered every day. In picking, the leafsliould be stripped from below and not down- ward as it will injure the bud. One full ,'_-.5r<.~wn tree will yield two to three hundred pounds of leaves. Two bun- slred trees can be planted to the acre. In I.ll't‘t: years they will yield under fair C~‘.‘l-.llflO11.'~_‘ of soil and cul- tivation ten to twelve pounds of leaves each. or morethun two thousand pounds to the acre. Eighteen bun- ‘red poiincl :-uflice for an runce of eggs: that 1-,, will produce 110 to 120 pour 4 of v.;«>;or-1;:-:. In seven or eight yeai'-:» the y it-ld will be ten fold. 3:. ll. Farruing atlhe Front. been so taking a .\'cv€-r before have tbs.-1'-3 many people of all classes stroi:g. :ll!‘c(-Y. personal interest in me ‘ agricultural situation and vprospoilcts. Bur-iiic~:..-3 men, bankers, ca_.pitzzli., ., stock-brokers, merchant.-2. nieclianics, :nanu"acturei's, operators. and day- laborers, even, are watching the daily bulletins and reports of the weather, W‘ ‘J. espr.-cial reference to how ills -ting the growiiig crops. Never befo; have they seen so clearly that farming is the real basis of all otliei‘ business, an_','li’ltEl"iL to the railroads. These bought and used more cars, more iixnn, more steel. and the inukezs of the:-_e,' from the head director to the lowest laborer, received more wages and more constant employment, and they purcnasesl more freely those arti- cles that go to supply the necessities and comfort of everyday life. This stimulated and increased trade, and l.I1£h'.lI:l19aVl('~I' demands upon all kinds of 111£il7Llf3.C.‘{‘.ll‘(;‘ll commodities. The farniers wlio iecteived the-. proceeds were able to reduce debts upon their farms; to buy more and better imple- ments; to ,(‘-a_v up their store debts. and to buy mo . Jcely from the merchants. The merchants and sliop-keepers were in turn able to pay up their debts to \vliolc-sale houses, brokers in man- iifactures and importers, and to buy larger stocks of goods for cash or on shorter credits. The carrying of those goods lLl(?I‘E'14.'-I»’:(l Lhe transportation luisiness. and stimulateti the building of five toten thousand miles of new rallro:-ui:. per year. On the other hand. the unfavorable winter and spring and the summer drouths oflsél out down the surplus of wheat. K’-orb, meat. dairy products and cotton, many score millions in val- ue. Tlllz-, diminished exports, and has started gold abroad; it has decreased the ability of farmers and all classes of workers to buy goods and manufac- tures. The decline in the demand for iron and steel. and the fall in prices, prevent the payment of the wages asked for, and there is now prevail- ing one of the greatest “strikes” ever known in this country, of laborers who nieinand higher pay to meet the increased cost of living, due in part to !be immense advance in bread- stufls, consequent upon the lessened crops of last year. Is it any wonder that this state of things has opened the eyes and enlightened the under- standing of that half of the people who are not engaged in agriculture. and who have hitherto been inclined to look upon farming as of inferior importance. and suited for clod hop- pers‘? Farming has come to the front, and is going to stay there.—-Americrm Ag7'icuZtur2'sz‘. Mnrron is the cheapest, the handl- est, the healthiest and about the best meat food. i\Iore than this, the meat- eating people of the world are opening their eyes to the fact, and they are now using mutton much more extensively than in former years. New YORK butchers are contem- plating. the propriety of slaughtering in Chicago. They cannot otherwise compete with shippers. “Westward” $30,000,000 will take its way. The hard-hearted inhabitants of tenement houses in New York are pleased. IT is not desirable to breed animals that will eat. but little, as it is not rea- sonable to expect such to give as large proportionate. returns for feed con- sumed as those which have efficient di- gestive organs of greater capacity. Best Season for Cutting Wood. The Plozzghman of Nov. -l contained some editorial hints on cutting wood. which interested me considerably but puzzled me a good deal more. The remarks read as follows: "Farmers are usually too busy to cut wood when it is in the best state to season well. When the cold weather comes and the ground is-; covered with - snow, most of the out-door work on the farinis over, excepting that of cutting wood; so it is during the winter season that the principal portion of the wood is cut, but unfortunately this is not thebe-st season. One cord of woodcut in September. is worth one quarter more than a cord cu: in -.\Iai'cn. Ifciit in September, it is com- paratively free from sap, and v\il1_dr_v [X.lll£'llqlli(‘l{€I‘ and at the same tun-2 dry liardcr.” ‘ Now from what I have rt-all of fore.-t culture. the growth, pruning and feeling of timber, I have been led to ' suppose that any of the Wllitct‘ znrviillls \"V!-L‘: the best :‘CZl5(lll for felling timber —-that is, from Il':::’;iii?.,ner to .\larc.l., and the simple f that probal-l_v not Ol,l€-Létlllli ofall -‘lug timber or wood felled before .\'o‘.r¢-mbcr, is pretty Elli": to make !lii.s- practice comer-’.. as it has been foiiiid. to be by t‘I§p<:l‘l— euce. and 3: uence teaches it .°«l20ul\l be b-22:,-t. Your remark that \V()i,i\'l L September is worth onem Septenzhei‘ to April. Cciiaiiily if a I‘(V.'i{ Illttllle W73‘ l4'_|L‘1 5 l’ it go‘: the -4,. , when e-.'.2_-so-. .‘.l'ctl-it-.11‘ begin to trees‘? All this rem‘.».id;-z. (.~f:>.n iiu:.i»leut in regard to the quc'-':iou. A gr.-;ntl-snian Lltl)i‘:;llglll_‘{ educated and intelligent inang; yczzrs ago was very desirous E!) graft over some poor v.~>.rieties of near trees and wished me to tell him if it would do to cut the ’sL'i<,o!l:-l in winter, as one or his neighbors told l_1lIJ1lL' would; but doubting his au- thority, he wished me with my long experience to inform him. Isaid his neighbor was correct. “VVhy,” said he‘ "I always SLL"Ji70Sel.d the sap went v’ \"{1:-are ll'.H"- -ll," .1,“ l- fgz 1 ...y ilic down into the roots in win’cr and the_ sclons would be worthles;-5.” I looked at him :-xnniewhat puzzled and 8'-kkél him how he knew that there were any holes in the roots where the sap could go. He in turn seemed also puzzled and replied, “ Vh_v, I never thought of that.” I then said, “My dear .-ir, you can out scions at any time of the year from the fall of the leaves until the trees begin toswt,-ll their buds: throw them on Me ground andlet thenilie there all winter, or, i you please, in a cool place in damp goes till the next year, 12 to 15 months after they are cut, and tbr-ugli not quite so good if kept theluttcr period, they will grow." He was glad to learn this fact. No sap leaves the branches, buton‘Ehe contrary there is an extra quantity stored up in the cells of the tree to give force and strength to the first growth of spring, which oftentimes, when a very warm spring day comes upon us suddenly, they almost burst open like uncovk ing a bottle of champagne. IL is this stored up sap which supplies us with Ina-plc sugar and not from the ground as i.-’ s-xmctimes believed: and as Col. Clark, late president of the Agricult- ural College, in his experiments prov- ed,,thc-ugh he could not discover the fact himself. He was so intent on harnessing his squash be neglected the opportunity to give us the true source of maple sap. . Now I do hope the Ploughman will never tell‘ us again that u t_i_‘ee is “c0mpai'z1tively free from sup any more in September than in any other iuontli ; in fact the trees begin to soli- dify with the closing of the sunimefs growtli; the \vatcry part OI the sap ui1de1'g,oi1ig that clizuige tlii‘o1Wl_i the agency of sunlight and air, W110]! is to form the annual layer of wood and iiicieasiiig the size and weight of the tree. This change goes on till :11‘- 1'es;ted by severe fi'ost.=., Wlieii it prob- ably remains stationary until the dawii of spring and the returning \vai‘intli of the eartli and the increasiiig power of the sun liquify the stored up stzircli and sugar and gum, zuul pi'epai'e it to feed the tender buds now ready to put forth their tiny leaves and einbryo fruit. A German write‘-.' has said that a tree was only “bottled sunlight," and lie was correct. We apply tire to it, and a giant oak leaves but a handful of ashes. The green leaves stripped from a large tree Septeniber 1 would probably weigh a good many pounds. while the same leaves as they fall from the ‘trees October 1 would be too small to name ; this weight has been added to the tree itself, and their usefulness being dis- pensed witli, they drop as freely and " ' :2-paratiw-ly free .efo‘.e Eel.-rrva1_\', I‘, as ligluly as the >'ll()\\‘t‘l‘ from the flee- cicst 5llllllllel'Clu1l(I. ll<‘v.(}¢.-oi'ge ll. Emersoii in his work on the 'l‘1‘ees and .Slxi'ubs of .\lussacl.i1- sctts says "in L~:;.> l il(ltlI‘(‘>.’St‘(l cii'cul:u's In j__“<:ll1lt‘lllE‘li llllt-:1"c‘SlL‘(l in forests in all parts of the State asking \':l1‘l«>ll:‘ due.-tion.~‘." «»I' \\’ltl(‘ll the I'ollo\\'in§.z was one :—“Wl1uL .~'c:1:-:oii of tlw ve-:12‘ round ‘nest for felling zi fl)l't‘St‘.’~" this question uiul otlu-1:-' in l't3g’:l1‘(l to t'c1liiigt:'u-.x the ‘u,-sliiuoily \\'::.< \‘tll'l<"l.< but not ab.-'olutc-l,\' (llS(,‘0l'Il.'llll2 “A11 ug-‘i‘e-c in z-':lyiilg that the In-¢*sl1oul«l <_ri'o\\’c1'.~' in that lieighl-.~,1-l,. ,1, .-‘:v_v.<—lt is g<«i1ci‘:xllj.' CUll>'l(li'l‘t*Il 3-v tlzo.-w \\'(~ll §l(,"ll'n2lllll('(l with [lac lllttllrl‘, lllll('l! 1:1’;-9'4-z'ul:l<' for the I'1u1.'i'c;:i'o\=;:l, to fclazlf-u‘c<1iu.\pril uml .\l:1\~ ; ;j,.- \\'<-mi is not so <,:o«ul us \\'lzcn r-3;‘, ./M:/zrmu .\'o\‘rn1l»:'l' mi-l .-\1»1'il. 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I To Prevent the Bailing oi Horses. Wiieii :.hesL»o\\' upon the I‘4)t£tI:5' i.- hesxvr: zlu-l pack~-' fli'inl_v, it 1-ollect_a im- Ull ' feel. 02' ‘£1013’:--.<, forruiuzz :1 liarxl ‘- K . .n. \: _ .» ,- the axjiz.-;.. great '.lZS(.‘ oi the i . I so long with poor roads. aiiomoly of the age that the great State , s between these places, this was undoubt. edly a wise expenditure. A series of resolutions win adopted_ asserting that the prosperity’ Of the State at large and every portion thereof is to a large extent dependent upon good roads; condemning the present g and highway laws of Illinois; on upon the general assembly for the nv_ . struction of permanent State roads, t._‘ providing for the organization of a - manent State Road Association. S an organization was then formed and {' most prominent man of Illinois elect; as officers. If there is to he a revival of inteA, in this subject, or rather the creationoi that our people will not be slow to ii pi-eciate its importance. and to remedy the system wliicii has atllicted our State Mi: (lAiiysii has again set up a de- fense of the patent right laws of the United States in a two column article on our fourth page. We shall not devote that much space to reply. He first asks “If inventors have done as much for the country's wealth and prosperity as you represent, why make a law to curtail their rights?" We have never expressed {I desire to “curtail their rights." It is their wron_r/s and the wrongs that the ex isting law peimits inventors and tliei» assignees to perpetrate on indiyiduin, tliii we protest iigiiiii.-t Your seconf third and fourth p.-irugrapus were DIOR effcctiially answered by Thos. J. Hil lcr in the Visiroi: of December 1:‘). When cases of conllicting claim-.‘ are before the courts all the time, and with such illustrations as Mr. Hiller be. fore you, itiis idle to waste time to argin this point. The law is an absurdity and the usage of the patent oflice lea guarded than a careful regard for the, best interest of all classes warrants We have shown that royalty has bees collected on the same miichiiie over and over again. You stand up as the de- fender of this. Why don't you show how this is justifiable ? You still persit in charging that we are enemies of Ill- ventors, when we always admitted their property right in their inventions and it no time objected to their having all the protection that is accorded other people. But when the practical working of a law is oppressive is it not time to have itio amended as to be just to all the inter- ests involved. There need be no sin]; constant friction over this matter. In- ventors as well as users are interesbd in such umeiidinont to the’ patent laws as will allow no “snide” to extort roy.l- ty from the owner of a machine that as paid royalty over and over again un.er ademand.iithreat, or a suit from his same “snide.” You insist that yur stolen horse illustration is a good ue It will be very much better. nesrc a parallel, when you show that a deep different innocent owners of be stolen horse have each in tin been punished as it thief. AN Ex-Judge “\V.," on our foiith page, has disposed of Judge Pratt ad all our complaints pietered against is judicial system of the country in 21 met summary manner. Well. we are glan a member of the profession has concliisd to “talk back.” We have only time in this number to say that his communis- tion is not at all intimidating and ye shall most cheerfully make answer in our next. VVE learn from Mr. Win. Strog, Secretary of the Kalamazoo couty I-Iusban.»> mc:—ic:- mc-.5» car» 0 coo-O39-ego oo C IN the House a resoliilimly W35 the interior for the nui ilfl 0f 0°11"--‘f tested homestead entries ndinzs and if le lslation ‘is requi to °XPed1l’»° the eclslon 0 such cases. .\\ —‘ a new public iiiterest, it is to be hope '. adopted, calling on the s4°1'°l"“'Y Of ” l l: i. ii -.5,-xi. ~54.-e-4a.:.u‘ii-\i:i«."L-I-l'4‘5~ k~ -vs-polar:-',!1rfr<1r$:rv§-W-“~‘-=*?<§’*39 1* ~ ‘ ‘P’ THE GRANGE VEHHNL JANUARY L 1883. 3 PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. Fsrrn is the basis of all creeds.—lt dwells On every heart, and lives in every brain; Clasps hands with distant States, and pours _ its wealth Of well wrought worth, on all the sons of men. ' It is immortal, for it never dies; Stays with man living, cheers him at the grave; Walks ever at his side in days of toil, VVith auguries bright ‘of happy harvests, And “the good Patron places faith in God” Even when smitten with his chastizing rod. HOPE is the anchor of the soul. It holds When all the schemes of rarth are sere and dead, And weaves its cables round the trusting heart, Binding to heaven, with chords of warmest love. It fills the thought of him who casts the seed, That in due time, he will have his reward. Our lives without it, else were vilest dross, With naught to cheer us on our furrowed path. And “the good Patron nurtures Hope; al- way, In darkest hour, it bodes a cheerful day. Casnrrr is the rarest gr m that sheds Its radient luster, on our weary lives, It blesses all alike, who gives, who takes, . And is among the mighty, mightiest; For the throned monarch, better than his crown; For learned men, more lasting than the love Stored. in the dusty tomes, of ages dead: And none so poor, they may not wear this pearl. “The Patron good dispenses" it to all, As one who notes the sparrows, when they " fall. FIDELITY is truest love condensed, And crowns the life that wears it, like a star, Whose light in darkest hour is never dim. Or erst uncertain, in its steady ray. It stands a. rock amid the waves of time, Is always true, when summer friends are gone, Holds States and empires, fills the hearts of men With lofty purposes, for doing good. "The Patron good is noted for” this gem, And wears it always, like a diadeni. Thus, the good Patron places faith in God And nurtures Hope, beneath the chasteuing rod. “Di;penses charity” to sons of earth; “Is noted for Fidelity” and worth. The earth is his exemplar, and he feels Its blessings daily, as it daily yields. Some faith, some hope, some chaiity, to him With a Fidelity, never faint or dim. Oh, may we all be worthy of our creed; In happy days, and times of {ore st need,-‘_', Then shall all blessings on our hearts de- scend, And truth and justice, never need a friend. ——Rob=~rt Roland. Grand Rapids, Mich.,Dec. 19, 1882. My Impressions of the State Grange. Bro. Cobb:~—I send you in brief “My impressions of the State Grange.” I reached Representative Hall about three P. M. on Tuesday. The Over- seer occupied the chair, the Worthy Master being absent making up flie standing committees. The hall was well filled and the Patrons present were having a general talk on the good of the Order. The Worthy Mas- ter soon came in and took the chair, announcing the committees, some twenty-two in number. He aimed to place every member of the State Grange on a committee. After adopting an order of business, the Grange listened to the Master’s annual address, and was at once in full motion for the transaction of busi- ness. The addrees was listened to with the closest attention, and itse- cured for the Master a respect and a confidence that he retained undi- minished to the close of the session. As the address has been published, Patrons can judge for themselves of its merits. I hardly knew which to admire the most in our Worthy Mas- ter, his unwearied patience, unerring tact, or decisive energy. He seemed, as it were, to stamp a certain quality on all the proceedings. It is really surprising the amount of business that was transacted in the short session of four days, especially when we consider that over one day was spent in elections. Oue afternoon was set apart for memorial services, and one evening to conferring the fifth degree and exemplifying the un- written work of the Order, and by the way. I never saw it more th oroughly and systematically done, and another evening was given to an open meet- ing. But through all the exercises there ran a thread of definite purpose, and there was a sustained and grow- ing enthusiasm to the end. I think there is a continued im- provement in the reports of the com- mittees, less of bunccmb and crude- . ness, and more of calm, clear thought. All the reports were evidently care- fully prepared, and most of them were well read. Some were of marked ex- cellence, particularly those on dor- mant Granges, transportation, and publication. The last Ilnled was Of vital interest to 11-: Order, and called out a most animated discussion. It was felt by all that the GRANGE VISITOR was the most potent factor of the Order in this State, and the Q1195’ tion of increasing, if possible, its use- I fulness and circulation was a truly vital one. The intense earnestness with which the questioif was dis cussed was conclusive evidence on that point. There certainly is noth- ing iu our modern civilization that for far-reaching influence, and direct moulding power, over the current thought that is equal to a well conducted newspaper. I say well con ducted, for here more than anywhere else it is quality that tells. Why Patrons, only think, we get as much in every issue of the VISITOR as there would be in halfa dozen lectures, and all for two cents. We have reason to be proud of our paper. It has already achieved 9. national reputation. Let us show our appreciation in a practi- cal way by efforts to increase its cir- culation and extend its influence. Through it flows, as it were, the best lifeblood of the Order. It is continu ally drawing from the still largely undeveloped resources of latent thought in the rural community. Few papers in the United States have any more actual original matter, and it is the aim of Bro. Cobb still to improve. Why, brother Patrons, it is worth everything to us to have such an organ as the GRANGE VISITOR. We can know what is being done in the Order all over the country. And an essay or paper of special excellence that has been read in any Subordinate or Pomona Grange can be reproduced in the VISITOR, and all the Patrons in State ean have the benefit of it. Let us properly appreciate the privileges we have, and wisely use the means at our command for advancing the in- terests of our Order, and increasing its influence among our brother farmers. I was pleased to see so many promising young men at the State Grange, and was glad that they had a representation in the offices of Over- seer, Lecturer and Chaplain. The Worthy Overseer has been instru- mental in working up 'a series of in- stitutes to be held all over his county with the difl‘erent Subordinate Granges. , Our Worthy Lecturer has gotagood level head on him, and is devising “liberal things” for the Order in his line. Our Worthy Chaplain gave the address at the public meeting. It was as clear and eloquent a statement of the aims and object, history and present status of the Order as I have ever listened to. It ought to be heard all over the State. The singing was worth a fifty-cent concert every day. I never heard one set of singers give such a great va- riety of music; at times it was bold and stirring, then again tender and pathetic with tears in their voices. But their comic singing was irresista- ble. “I could not helpliughing, it ticked me so.” And so when the labors of the day closed and the last word had been said and the doxology sung, we all felt that the tenth annual session of the Michigan State Grange had been ‘ a .-oiuplete success. A. CA.\Ii>isi-:LI. Ypsilanti, Dec. 21, 1882. Gun Lake Grange No. 643. Mr. E«li‘lor.'—Gun Lake Grange No. 643 was organized one year ago last J auuary by Mr. C. L. Whitney, and now has a membership of about fifty, and we are receiving new members occasionally. We have no hall, but one of the brothers kindly gives us the use of a building be- longing to him. There was some talk of building a hall last winter, but on ac- count of some disagreement in regard to its dimensions the subject was dropped. and has not been agitated since, though it may be brought up again soon. It seems to me that, in order to prosper in any such undertaking, there should be harmony. We should not prove recreant to our republican principles, but in all cases the majority should rule, and the minority gracefully yield. All personal feelings should be left outside the gate; and inside. as brothers and sisters striv- ing for the accomplishment of a great good, all put shoulder to the wheel and push together. remembering the time- honored maxim that “In union there is strength.” We have some earnest workers who fully appreciate the good the Grange is doing for agriculturalists generally in making organized resistance to the great monopolies of our country. And also in causing the laborer, the bone and sinew of the nation, to be recognized as a power in the land. I am glad to see the subject of tem- perauce agitated in the VISITOR, and am with the temperance workers heart and hand. I think it ought to be a condition of membership in the Grange, that no intoxicating liquors should be used as a beverage. Yours fraternally, A GRANGER. Weekly Market Reports. J. 1'. Cobb, E.9q..’-—While listening to the discussion relating to a weekly edi- tion of the GRANGE VISITOR I learned the fact that it was desired to get the Chicago market values quoted, and as it is doubtful in my mind if the Executive Committee with whom It was left will deem it wise to change its present form this year, at least. I desire to offer to all the readers of your valuable paper in the hope to meet this want, viz., I will mail to any one address weekly one copy of the Chicago Ilrlarlcet Report for one year for $1.00, three copies for $2.00,six copies for 33 00, and more in proportion. When orders are clubbed for either three or six copies. it would be well for the Gra..ge to appoint o e of their officere to receive and distribute the same at Grange meet- ings. I would suggest the advisability of every Subordinate Grange taking at least one copy whether paid out of Grange funds or otherwise. T. MASON, State Grange Business Agent. Chicago, Dec 23, 1882. Government for the People. l2'rI2.'t,m' Grangr Vzsltor:—If the farmers were as zealous in working for their political and pecuniary interests, as the lawyers, they would soon be able to exert a controlling influence in the State and nation. But just so long as they re- main indiflerent and permit lawyers to control conventions and monopolize all the most important offices, they must not expect any important reforms in the interest of the people, for it is perfectly clear to every observing man that nearly or quite all our municipal, State and na tional governments are run in the inter- est or lawyers.politicians.and if they were as frank as Vanderbilt. they would ad- mit that they did not cares. d—m for the public, but were working for their own interest, as every lawyer in the State worked before election and at the polls, for an increase of judge's salaries. while farmers and working men who foot nearly all the bills, and pay the taxes, were indifferent, and did not vote at all, except under the influence of some smooth-toiigued lawyers who is always clamoring for an increase of- sal- aries iu the interest of the dear people. Experience proves that it is folly to ex- pect any reform in the Bovernmept or court-s so long as lawyers control both. It is a prominent part of theireducation to be governed by precedent, and the ‘precedents being all in their favor, they will continue to run in the old ruts until the people revolutionize our political system, and control their own govern- ment. The State of New York has more than doubled the salaries of its State olficials in the last 20 years. and instead of reform, it is to-day the most corrupt and lawyer-ridden State in the nation. REFOBMER ‘The Power of the Press~ResoIutions. [We received the following from the Secretary of the State Grange of Mis- sissippi.—Mrs. Helen A. Aby. Sire writes that the session was the best that has been held for _'years and that the outlook for the Order in that State is most promising. The preamble and resolutions were adopted. -—Editor.:] The press is the most potent power _we have any knowledge of. Money is an eflicient persuader when used in telligently and with a liberal hand. Money will build towns, cities and railroads; bell; the globe with the won- derful electric telcgraph and cable ihe mighty ocean; but give me control or‘ the press of the nation, and the silver tongued orators it educates, and I will demolish your banks, towns and cities. Marshal your armies and navies for destructive conflicts and then quell the angry trouble without the loss of blood. The press is 9. mighty power for good or evil. Without it the Christian religion would not have made the wonderful advancement it has. With- out it the arts and sciences, trades, professions, and organizations would not have made the rapid strides that have marked their course. People of all trades, professions and enterprises recognize its potency and employ it with unsurpassed liberality. Patrons, if we intend to succeed we, too, must realize the influence and importance of this great motive power, and give our Grange papers our united and un- tiring support. Support it with our money; support it with our patronage; support it with our influence and our pens. If we do not, our doom is fixed. and the prospects and possibili- ties of our Order are marked for an early and untimely grave. Therefore, Patrons, in view of the importance of the press to us as an organization, be it Resolved, That we individually pledge ourselves to each other, to work earnestly for the next 12 months, at least, both in and out ofour Order, for the circulation and support of our Grange paper. R:solved, That when we go home, we will not forget nor neglect this pledge. Resolved, That every brother and sister in this State is earnestly re quested and expected to co-operate Bith us in this indispensible work. Resolved, That the Patron of Hus-_ bandry be requested to print 1,000 cspies of this preamble and resolutions, to be distributed at once to the Sub- ordinate Granges in the State. Fur- ther, we assure Patrons that if we all enter upon this work according to the spirit of these resolutions, there will soon be no complaint of the irregular ity of the paper, unless it be caused by mismanagement in the postal service. J. B. BAILEY. A Worthy Judge. During the recent trial of Manion and Malloy for highway robbery, in the Cir- cuit Court at Kalamazoo. Judge Mills made many new friends, and confirmed former ones, by his admirable manner of maintaining the decorum which should be observed in Courts of Justice, the dignity and the sense of responsibility which all such tribunals should repre- sent, as well as by bringing counsel down to strict business, and the rapid trial of the case in hand; also by the suppression of all "sharp” questions by attorneys to witnesses and like retorts from the bull-dozed witness designed to raise a laugh in the court room. There was an atmosphere about his court. a character of seriousness and work to which our courts have long been a stranger. Judge Mills shows every day he holds his court that he appreciates the high position to which he has been called,»-the grave responsi- bilities which he has assumed,t .-e duty which he owes to the public, the gravity of the interests confided to his judgment. and the paramount fact that a court of justice is no place for trifling. He ful- ly realizes the fact, too, that he is the representative of the whole’ people to see that justice is got with the least possflzle rlclug consistent with perfect fairness. And when the day of judgment comes he is stern and unyielding in met-ing out the punishment which the offence merits. * River and Harbor Appropriations, No. 1. I desire to discuss the question of the “river and harbor” appropriations. now. after the excitement of a political cam- paign is oser, through the columns of the Visiron, if what I write shall seem to you to be worth the space it will oc- cupy. The “river and harbor” bill passed by Congress at its last session has passed into history with many,very severe enti- cisms. Many newspapers and would be political leaders have called it a steal. I am aware that it is very easy for a thief to cry “thief," but candid thinking men will carefully study the principles involved in the passage of such a bill before they pass judgment. I have been led to believe, that many of those criti- cisms have been inspired, formulated, and put forth through railroad influence. Railroad managers well understand the effects of water routes in competition with their lines. In the year 1802 the first appropria- tion for rivers and harbors was made by Congress and appropriations have been made every year since, I believe. Riv- er and harbor improvements are made for the purpose of facilitating commerce. I have learned that to properly discuss a subject we must be careful and de- line it. so as not to be misunderstood. I therefore quote from the opinion of Justice Johnson of the Supreme Court of the United States, construing the Constitution. Touching the question of commerce he says: "Commerce in its simplest significa- tion, means un exchange of goods, but in the advancement of society, 1 bor, transportation, intelligence, care and the various mediums of exchange, be- come commodities, and enter into com- merce; the subject, the vehicle, the agent, and their various operations become the objects of cdmmercial regu- lation. Ship-building, the carrying trade, and the propagation of seamen, are such vital agents of commercial prosperity, that the nation which could not legis- late over those subjects would not pos- sess power to regulate commerce." In another case the Supreme Court says: “Commerce consists in selling the supertluity, in purchasing articles of necessity, as well productions as manu- factures, in buying from one nation and selling to another, or in transporting the merchandize from the seller to the buyer to gain the freighrs.” ' With these definitions I cannot be misunderstood when I use the term commerce, I believe there is a. principle involved in such appropriations that is national and worthy of our careful thought and consideration. and for the purpose 0'.’ showing how the people have been deceived by partisan newspapers and street corner polititions for political purposes. I will analyze the vote by which the bill in question became a law. ' In the House there were 70 republi- cans and 52 democrats who voted for the passage over the veto, and 30 republi- cans and 29 democrats voted against its passage. In the senate 23 domocrats and 18 republicans voted for its passage, and 13 republicans and 3 democrats voted against its passage. Some members who voted for the bill as it came from the conference committee, changed their votes after the veto. This analysis shows beyond a question that both parties are responsible for the passage of the bill and that the measure was not partisan politically. The people through the channels of commerce pay the expenses of the gov- ernment of the United States. If this proposition is essentially correct, then let us have such an intelligent expendi- ture of a portion of the revenues in fa- cilitating the internal commerce or transportation of this country as shall be beneficial to the people—river and harbor appropriations should be made for the purpose of opening and improving “national highways of com- merce” and harbors. thereby cheapening transportation by establishing compet- in2'l1116S for carrying the surplus pro- ductions of the farm and our manufac- tures to the great centres of trade. Prices of commodities can be maintained more uniform when competition enters as a factor in regulating freights. Political economy teaches that competition will regulate prices, but no doubt exists in the mind of everyone who has given the subject of transportation a moment's thought. that in railroad management combination defeats competition freights. We know that when naviga- tion closes, that it is usual for freights in! to go up five, ten or fifteen cents a bun- dred, and when we read that, "the aggre- gate tonnage of thirteen of our princi- pal railroads in the United States in- creased from 45,557,002 tons in 1873 to 78,150,913 tons in 1880," we are almost unable to comprehebd the magnitude of our internal commerce as carried by rail- roads alone. A rise in freights of only five cents on a hundred pounds on this gross tonnage, will amount to 378,150.- 9l3. Estimating that the tonnage for each month will be about the same, a rise of five cents on a hundred pounds for a single montli, would amount to the snug sum of $6,512,576.08, and for three months would equal the apprxpriatiou made by the bill under consideration. I give these figures to show the ne- cessity of regulating internal commerce. We are opposed to monopolies and be- lieye in using all legitimate means to regulate them. but let us remember that there are monopolies of our own thoughts as well as of our means. Then let us carefully study the questions dis- cussed in our particular papers, and en- deavor to arrive at proper conclusions. not because our paper says so, but be- cause we desire to be informed on the great questions now agitating the public mind. In conclusion let me say that this sub- ject is ably discussed by the Commit- tee on Transportation in the National Grange. I trust that no one who reads this article will be led to believe that I am defending the last river and harbor bill as a whole, but I do desire to im- press on the minds of any who may read it, the necessity of thinking for ourselves. "A Scars." Lenawee County, Dec. 23, 1882. Grange lecturers in Michigan. BRO. THING IN MICHIGAN. Bro. D. H. Thing, the Worthy Past Master of the Maine State Grange, in his course of lectures under the au- spices of the National Lecture Bureau P. of H., will visit Michigan as fol- lows: January 17, Berrien Co., Ber- rien Center ; 18, Allegan Co.; 19, Ot- tawa Co., Berlin; 20, Kent Co.; 22, Clinton Co., Olive; :23, Ingham Co., Lansing; :24, Lenawee Co, Weston; 25, Lenawee Co., Palmyra; :26, Fulton Co. Ohio, Chesterfield; :27, Wayne, Co. Mich., Trenton. We bespeak Bro. Thing full houses at each place, and predict good results. I sIs'I‘I-IR nRIs'roL’s Al’l'0I2<’l‘.\iEN’l‘S. Sister Bristol who is now in Michi- gan doing good work and having large audiences hasjust been re-elect ed Lecturer of i\'..v Jersey State Grange and will speak in this State in .laiiuary as follows: January 1, Stockbridge, Iugham county; :3, Lenawee-, VVayne county; 3, Clarkson, Oakland count-3:; 4, Orien, flaklaml county; 5. Macon, Lenawee county; the following places in Lena- wee county are-: 6, Weston, 8, Madi- son; 9, Palmyra; 10, Morenci. She then goes through Ohio and Indiana. Be sure to hear her. PROF. BEAL IN THE FIELD. Our Worthy Brother Beal of the Agri- cultural College is to give a series of lectures upon the Lecture Bureau be- ginning in Lenawee county about the 20th, and passing through Ohio and In- diana with appointments in Illinois and elsewhere before he returns. His topics are: “Experiments in Agriculture" and "The Model Grange." BBO. wnI'ri~zEr's WHERE.-IBOUTS. This well-known Grange advocate has been in New England the past two weeks. He attended the Massachusetts State Grange at Pittsfleld, the New Hampshire State Grange at Manchester and the Maine State Grange at Lewis- ton. The week before Christmas he had audiences and a good time at each place. Last week he was in Vermont filling appointments of the National Lecture Bureau. and is now inlNew Hampshire or Massachusetts lecturing; has appointments in both States. He then visits Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Min- nesota and Wisconsin in turn. making a trip of five weeks. Patrons’ Aid Society of Michigan. This society held several meetings during the session of the State Grange. The following oflicers were elected for l883:—President. W. B. Langley, Cen- terville; Secretary. J T. Cobb. School- craft; Treasurer, James Cook, Adrian. rnusrnns. W. B. Langley. Centerville; Elijah Bartlett. Dryden;James Cook. Adrian; J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft; R. C.Carpenter, Lansing; Geo. W. Ewing, Ross;J. W. Ewing. Grand Ledge; A. E. Green, Walled Lake; J. L. Kenyon, Marshall; J. G. Ramsdell, Grand Traverse; George _Prey, Woodard Lake; A. N. Woodruif, Watervliet. The by-laws of‘ the society were amended in several particulars, the most important amendment decided that suspension ' from a Subordinate Grange would not affect the standing of a member of the society. This organization now seems to be in an eflicient working condition, and in- vites the patronage of every Patron who believes in co-operation. We hope the Secretary will soon print the By Laws as amended. R. C. C. Lansing, Dec. 25, 1882. Dec. 18.——The seventy-fifth birth- day of the poet Whittier was celebrat- ed quietly yesterday in Boston. The January Century. “A look into Hawtl10rne's Workshop" is a most remarkable feature of the Jan- uary ('u.ru/-y, when we consider that the paper consists of the most interesting portions of Nathaniel Hswtliori-e's rwn posthumous notes for Lt romance. The notes are published here for the first time, the original manuscript, in Haw- thorne’s minute and difficult hand-writ- ing, having been lent to '['/w (‘auxin-g, by Mr. Julian Hawthorne. In these group- ings after :1 satisfactory plot and char- acters, Hawthorne displays in the most fascinating manner, every CIJBIBCICIISIIC of his genius. Professor Wallace the noted English scientist and author of “Island I.-iie," contributes an important estimate of “The Debt of Science to Darwin," which interprets the theories of Darwin, and says the only name with which his can be compared, in the whole domain of science. is that of Newton. The frontie- piece of the number is a striking por- trait of Darwin, engraved by Johnson, after a photograph taken by the .~c:en- t1st’s son; views of Darwin’s home and his study are also given. Another Eng- lishman. Frederick W. H. My ers. writes briefly upon the personal and literary influence ofthe late Dean Stanley. George W. Cable begin.-: in this i.uni- ber his illustrated historical studies of Old New Orleans, by answering the much-asked question. “\Vho are the Creoles?" Dr. Eggleston’s second pa- per on colonial history is well illustrated. “The Planting of New England" 15- the striking title. and the Puritans are treated with keen insight and sympathy. Two practical subjects. effectively treated and profusely illustrated in this number, are "Hydraulic Mining in Cali- fornia.” by Taliesin Evans. and "Farm- ing for Feathers,” by E. B. Biggar, who has studied ostrich-farming in the Cape Colony. This instructive and amusing article has special timeliness now that the question whether ostriches can be bred profitably in this country is being discussed. "The Trip of the Mark Twain” is a slight, humorously illustrat- ed and written paper on Mississippi river travel; and Frank R. Stockton. who is now traveling in Europe. describes the amusing experience of “The Rudder Grangers in England,” and how Pomona satisfied her curiosity by calling upon an English lord. In another vein is John Burroughs charming studies in natural history, entitled. “A Mole, a Lamprey, and 9. Fairy.” The January chapters of Mary Hal- lock Foote's romance of the silver mines, “The Led-Horse Claim," introduce a tragedy underground, and develop a powerful interest. The story will be finished in two more parts. Anot her of Mrs. Foote’s drawinss adds to the vivid- ness of the narrative. The third art of Dr. Gladde-n‘s practical story of " he Christian League of Connecticut." men- tions the fact that the laws of many States virtually forbid the union of Christian churches. Mrs. Burnett's “Through One Administration" is con- tinued. The poems of the nunilwr are b_v Paul H. Haynes, H. C. Bunner, Frances Hodg- son Burnett, Edith M. Thomas, Henry Ames Blood, E. C. White, and Maria W. Jones; and among the verses 0." lighter vein in “Brio-a-Brae,” are two of Uncle ltemiiss C-lirist-mas Dance Soi.gs. "Top- ics of the Times” discusses “The ‘Revo- lution’ In American Politics” and cur- rent subjects. and the other editorial de- partments sre unusually full and inter- esting. Among the book-notices is one of Mr. Howe-lls’s “A Modern In- stance.” NOTICES OF MEETINGS. The next regular meeting of the Eaton County Pomona Grange will be held at the hall of Charlotte Grange on Wednesday the 17th day of Jan}, 1883 at 10 A, M. This change of time is in accordance with a vote taken at our last meeting at Kalamo. The above date in the day preceding the meeting of the Eaton County Agricultural Society. CHAS. E ELLS, Seo’v. The next meeting of Lapeer County Pomona Grange No. 29 will be held with Goodland Grange No. 466, on Jan 11th, 1883. A large amount of important business will be brought before the meeting, among which will be the elec- tion and installment of tficers. All 4th degree members are cordially-invited to attend. Meeting to come to order at 1 o'clock I’. M. J, W. SCHELL, Sec'_v_ The regular annual meeting of Ber- rien County Pomona Grange will be held at Berrien Centre Grange Hall January 9th and 10th, at which time the election and installation of oflicers will take place. We trust that all stand- ing committees will be ready with full reports, and that all the officers will make a report in which will contain sug- gestions for future work. W. J. JONES. Secretary. Berrien Springs, Mich., Dec. 20. 1882. The annual meeting of M. D. P. G. will be held at the hall of Marilla Grange on the second Tuesday in Jan- uary. 1883, the election and installation of officers will be at this meeting. Fourth degree members are invited to attend. B. L. DEEN, Secretary. next meeting of Montcalm Count Pomona Grange, No. '24. will be bed at Greenville at the Mont- calm Grange Hall No. 318, on Jan. 18th, 1883, at W ich meeting the officers elected will be installed. A full programme will be carried out, and a public speech delivered. The The iiext 11-gul2ii' iueetiiig ol'liig~ liani(‘ouiily (linnge, No. 1-}, willin- hcld at Mason, on Satui'_ Sec’y The next meeting of Moncalm County Pomona Grange. No. 35. will be held at Greenville at the Moncalm Grange Hall, No. 318, on December 25 and 26, 1883, instead of January 18, asannounced last number, at which meeting the officers elected will be in- stalled. A full programme will be carried out, and a public speech de- livered. The annual County Pomona Grange, No. 5. will _be h'eld at Pontiac Grange Hall, on Tuesday, January 9th, 1883. at 10 o’clock A. M. HIRAM ANDREWS, Master. meeting of Oakland 4 THE GRANGE VISITOR, JANIIARY 1, 1883. dummitnitatiuns. ' THE OPEN DOOR. ORIGINAL. I kn~:=w a house, where an outer Cicxir Stands open all the year. Its number is on a business street, VVhere daily, thousands of hurrying feet, Are pressing: and passing up and down, Through all the ways of the busy town. And the throng that is singing to and fro, Has never a thought of untold woe‘, That lies there, partially unconcealed, A mystery known, yet not revealed. A something dread, and dead and more, Meets all who enter that open door. I have passed for years along that way And the door is erst the same, Not the wilds of winter’s roughest day, Not the summer's hottest flame, Or the driving sleet, or the wildest storm That ever unbent the proudest form, Has ever shut that door, or made Ingress difilcult, if assayed. Yet I never saw on its threshold wide A man or woman or aught inside: Never a child or a human thing Enter that wide-walled opening, And never have heard a. cheerful tone, Come from that threshold wide and lone. And never have seen in that barren hall Aught save the staring, naked wall, Dusty and grim, in the summer's day, Cold and lone in winter alway: Never a shrub, oi‘ a flower’s bloom: An entrance fit, to a living tomb: And yet I know that scores and more, Do nightly enter that open door. And so that door stands open still \Vide open all the year. Within it are darkness and death and shame, And crimes of night that_‘I cannot name! 'Wit‘nin it is all the wrath of sin For wayward feet that are gathered in! And of all who enter, not one dai‘e say In the light 01' noon, why he went that way! Not one but had always felt secure. Not one, but once had been as pure As the whitest snow: and felt as strong As the man who ne’er is going wrong: ——Yet now, cziiiie forth with an inward hate And a silent monitor, that said “too late.” Not one, but left at that casement wide A manhood, till then, his honest pride! ——Oli that an open door should tell Such tales of woe, and what befell The tortured souls, who dare invade The soddeii gloom of that casement shade — Aye sadly true, and foreveriiiore The wrecks lay prone at that open doorl I know a house, where :~.n outer door Stands open all the year. \Vii.s it my faiicy? Or could I see Dead hopes of :1 fancy that was not to be. Hopes that lived, an-.l loved and died And buried v.‘~:-re in a grave so widel Hopes :.iat were left at this outer gate, Dcstroying :1 life, with a self-sought fate, And making all barren and desolatel Did I see the substance of dead inen’s bones, Crawl in the slime, on the pavement stones? \Vas it the life of an honored youth, VVi-ilkiiig abreast with his murdered truth? Did I see at this door the shattered gods Of the houseliold: aflaine as christening rods)’ W'rought for the hack of the dissolute knave Whom the strongest vows were too weak to save! Didll hear the wailing, lieart ci‘ushed moan Of the wife foi‘saken—dying—aloiieZ" . Did I see there the wrecks of fortuiies—made By the hardest toil, in that shadow laid? And ever enticing, a welcome inviting But stinging at last, like an adder biting. For manhood stops at the gate of sin. And only the skeleton soul walks in! + -It 1 is it Oh woman! the angel of all our days, Not alone she went in forbidden ways. Not alone she sinned, in the first intent Until through that open door she went. But in the hereafter it may be true, The door open for her may be shut for you. ‘ —Robert Roland. Grand Rapids, Nov. 10, l882. The Farmer and the Study of the Natural Sciences. BY A. I). I’. VAN BL’Il.E.\'. T he slieplieiil modestly replied, “I ne'er the path of learning tried, Nor have I roamed in foreign parts, To read mankind, their laws and arts; i‘ if i(- 7\‘ 1- The little knowledge «I have gained Was all from simple nature drained.” The slieplierd i‘efei‘red to in the above lines, was what we in coiiiiiioii par- laiice would call apupil of iiatiire. He lived in his “lioiiiely cottage," for re- moved from the busy liaiuiits of men, where- “In summer’s heat and winter’s cold, He fed his flock and penn’d his fold; His hours in cheerful labor flew, Nor envy nor ambition knew; His wisdom and his honest fame, Through all the country raised his name.” This humble shepherd, witlioi_it books or schools, had, by searching for knowledge in N atui‘e’s volume, made himself lcariieduiid wise. Mr. Thomas Edwards, a poor Scotch shoemaker, by improving the hours he virtually stole from his bench, made himself leai‘ned in natural history. Scotland and En- gland are just now praising him for the great achievements he has made as an-entomologist. Now, this poor cob- bler made himself rich by merely searching for knowledge among bugs and insects, in the odd hours he could spare from his trade. Really we can say of him- “Hii wisdom and his honest fame, Through all the country raised his name Hugh Miller started life as a ma- ‘ son. He studied stone while hewing stone. He found that the rocky coast of Cromarty was richer in the treas- ures of geologic knowledge than it was in its quarries of stone, and while earning his living by working them out for building material, he earned imperishable fame in the field of sci- A eiice. Thus in lF,\{ll‘lll!ig‘ to be a mason lie leariieil to be :i geologist. His t1‘2l1;l€ was the scliooliiuistei‘ tluit iiiip:1i‘te<,l all this v:1lu:il 111-. l\'l1U\\'lE.‘f.lg13 to llllll. Now wekiiow tl::1.t tlieie were yniiiig , iiieii, i‘iglit by his sidl-. who wi-i‘c.j workiiif.-‘ :11 the sziiue ti“.idc. illlul who l1:1rl the siiiiie (:llilll(.‘r‘. but iiot the , sumc 1,lc.~;ii‘c lllj haul, for g‘1-iiii.g‘ ilicl otliei‘ and 111011‘ viiliiziblv l\’ll-_.‘\\'lt‘l.l'§,“i.‘.’ It \\'21:: all tlicgc to tiiciii, :15 \\’e,-ll :1.» to , lillll. The l':1cts :1:i1l il’lll.li.~‘ 1.i‘_{.r1.-‘o‘i«,»5_ were .sc:ittci‘c1,l all :i‘ioiig tlic piitlz oi‘ their daily toil; tlic one g‘£llllt‘l't‘vl tlieiii up, the otlicizs did l11_il. Hugli)lill1-1‘, :11 iirst, I»eg:1ii by l13:1i‘ii- ‘, iiig :1 l1-ttei‘ or two of his i“a\'-ii‘ ’ eiice; then :1 few more, til‘. he. got its; alplizibet; and with tliut lie simii le:1riic‘li(,1lll(l lic tog:-tli1>i‘. Tl11- iiiistukeii notion that lll£‘l'1‘ is_ iiotliiiig to lc:1i‘ii iii the line of lull. is ~ coiitiiiiially (lepiiviiig IllOllSiili[lS of v:1l- uublc iiisti‘uctioii in the things about them wlicrcvei‘ they are. M1-n lll their daily iivoczitioiis iiierely pt-i'i'oi‘iii the iii:1iiii:1l p:11‘t of tlieii‘t:1sks, while he otlici‘, the iiiciitul p:ii‘i, is 11iipci‘foi‘i111:1l; for the mind of the l:iboi‘ei‘ is like an idle pupil in :1 good scliool. it does not 11131-tl the l8>'SOl'l.S 111' v:ilu:1l,1lc iii.~‘ti‘uc- tioii but its school iiiustci‘. 1,-iiiploy-l mciii, coiitiiiuzilly giviiig to it. llugli l\Iill1-i‘ and Tliolllzls lidwzmls w1-i‘1= pu- pils iii the school of luboi‘. :1ii«.l gi‘:11lu- V atcd there with the liiglicst lioimi‘.-:. | We have been lczul into tlicsc i‘eilcc- i tious fimii 1‘t‘£lLllllg‘ :1 pupci‘ by l’i‘oi".3 lliixlcy, the ablcst sciciitisi oi" the d:1_v, l l . . iirgiiig the stiidy of tlic ii:1t1ii‘;1‘: 51,71- €llL'(:>' lii our (‘(illllil(ill >1-lion].-‘. I up-_ prove the siiggcstioii. and would lil=:1=l to Set: the tliiiig‘ doiic. llcic is wli1;i‘e ,1 tli:1t.~:tiid_v .~:lioi1l1l bcgiii, fui‘ zibuiii ilic coiiiiii‘_v .\‘(fllUUl liuiisc you will :iiul; 1-vei‘yiliiiig iiiviliiij..‘ to siicli :siu1,l_\'. It may bc >T2ll~ ll(.‘l'llsill ofilie book of ll:lI‘ill‘:* l.el'<»i‘1-E liiiii C-1»iitiii1i:1‘.ly: Iluii iii its y:ii‘i«:1l,f cdiiioii.-', .‘~'pi‘iiij_>‘. :~41ii1iii:i1”.‘. .\ii‘1_ui1:i:i :1ii1lWiiiI1-i‘,li1- will iiiid the 1.vl.-_1»l-:- 11=.s— ,‘ 51111 of ‘ilic ‘Y1-:11‘. , Let Siilllf‘ eleiiieiiiiiry w«»i‘l< .111 b1»i;1-‘ illlll lllh iii’: iiy. pliysiolog‘_\'. j.:1-1>l1~.g_~‘_~.'. 7.1>x>‘11,>;__-‘_\ 2l.\‘Il'(ill(,illl_\' bc put into the l..12 coiiipciciit It*ilt':lii‘l‘S :1.~: :1 text-lionli. 2111-l lct the first pi‘i1i1‘ipl:-.< 121 the i\:‘.i‘.1i‘::l1 scieiu-(-s be iiiip:ii‘11-1': to 11:11 )'‘. i‘1»1-ks :1ii1l curi- ous tliiiigs lll llll‘ e:1i‘t}:. Till‘ child is more ll'.l(~‘l‘t‘:a'lt’(l iii ii:1‘iiii‘e tluiii in art: lieiicc wc Slitilllil lvcgiii tliesc llil-1 poi‘t:iiit stiidies :11 the time when tlic_v:1i‘c the most llllé‘l‘B.Sllllg' to llllll. I Let the child once gel the liabit 11i'« loving‘ to study out the liistoi‘_v of some :‘ aiiiiiiiil, bird, tree or plant. zlllll he has , got soiiietliiiig that will l1:1\.‘1-. :1 great. iiiiluciice on him tliroiigli life. He has got ilierc the “open scsuiiie" to the world of iiziturzil liistory ziiid scieiice, and he will love to iiivestigiitc every tliiiig in it, from ilowci‘ to stzii‘. Do this and the ii:1tiii‘al world about you becoiiies ii woiidcrliiiid to your child, :iiid all the little stories i‘ _ Ill‘ llllls‘ ‘ l:1i‘;_r1- 'iiiiv‘:1»2‘ .j.i‘.1i‘1ls-:1. knowledge for its use in iiiukiiig books oi‘ in their pi‘ofcssi1:»ii. Tli-:_\‘ get their kii-'>wledge us lllE‘ bl:1ck.‘~.‘iiiiili (lHl_‘.~.'l1l.\‘. 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The bl:1ck~‘iiiitl1 1,l1>1-.1\‘|.‘llil gzitlii-i‘iiir_g‘ oi" i“;1i‘iiiei'>a U11 U15‘ _I//'(/,~s'.\'I1~,. iil1i.~;‘-.i‘ iiiig‘ iii.-. .\Illl,ll‘L'l with spcciiiiciis oi’ 1‘2‘.(‘ll kiiul oi" j;'1‘:1ss::1iul. -‘t' \l)‘ Ll.ll.c 1 ‘. ‘1ii1- uvlili isuys l11— tlic li‘l‘llll‘t‘ w:1.-3 so st-1'r,‘u/1:/i'c that it was about as 1ii1pi‘oulii(-iivc lllltl 1ll‘)' :i~7 tlic bui:cl1 oi’ wiilici‘ed gl'21\,'.'~1 li1‘ li1‘lIl ill lii>’li:1iiLl. llv llil*l'(‘l_\' (‘.‘ill1‘-cl ' ovci‘tli1rli«»t:1iii1.‘:1li::1iii~-s<1i'tli1-;:i‘:1sscs, with "cw sciciitiliv l't’lll:ll'l{S oii e:1cl1.:i»‘ lie p:1s.~~-1l llwlll lll review bc- i'oi‘ciE:e;1i11l,ieii1,-12. llc sc ;_;‘i‘:i.-‘s1,-s. 'l‘l1i.-‘ :1;-pi-:1:‘1—«l in bi-‘ cvideiii. 1411‘. 215 l"(,‘Ill':'._*l'. 111- cuiilvl not get 111l,Ywl the 7100/‘, mi‘ ;1\.\‘:1_v i'i*1,m1 ill‘? tv1~l11ii1‘:ilE— llr‘?\ ui '1il< ‘1l‘.~‘.ii-?—l1~‘ \‘.':1.\ /r,.’/iL'/'»,1‘/ l-pi.‘ 5111111‘ ?~4‘l*.‘ll4‘L‘. Aiici‘i1i_lL‘<"I lli tlicii‘ ofi'-liziiul iu:1iii11-i'.uii1l1-viiicc-d S11 ll1ll."ll . lliziiwl .m‘il.<,.‘ :1ii1l llil‘r\l' out 511 m;11;_v '\'2llllll>l“ ‘iii-:uu‘l::>: :1ii1l Sllf_.“j_}'(‘5lltill.s‘lll ll.llL‘ll' ‘.:1lk. lllili Iliv sii‘1>_ic1,‘t b1-gun ‘ I -\:1i‘1>ii‘.< iv-11.5 I Zlllll ':—~~1~ii;." ' lli"ll' "lain? lizirli _'_-‘;1'»’»- tlu,-i.‘ \ic\\‘s :11; the s1.li_i1-at 1i1_‘;.:‘c1 rid mi" (‘:11 :1. ‘ili.7sil1‘.~. 1p1;1v‘l{. .wi‘i‘1»l, 1lo1:k. :-:ii«l 1>t‘ii-.-1 pcs‘-.~‘ of tlic lield uiid 'l‘3i‘Ts wzis l«:iim\'l1-1l_g‘1- iii:-.t wii.-: 111‘ iiiusz‘. value tlu-iii: ii w:is the '1i:1i‘1l s1-ri~‘e~tl.c pith oi the thing‘ they \'\':1iiic-.1. l,-.‘«_::i‘, us _l‘opc s:1y<—— “Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven, And though no science. fziirlv worth the seven." iii-cii.-.i: of Z\'o‘.'<-iiilici‘ 1.3. One \‘.'i‘itci‘ .~‘pc:1l~:.-‘ oi‘ the l¢,*f.1'l>lLl‘L'.ll‘i* :1.» :1 “li1wyci‘-i‘i1l1l1-ii logis- l:iiiii‘e." At 1111- lust >i‘s5l1_’il1 lll(‘l,'L‘ \vci‘1- iii the Ilousc ii.-: zll>pt‘i1l'>‘ i'i‘oii1 the lllillllliil, tliiriecii (1:31 lawyers. 'l‘liei‘c were zilso iii the llous-: ut the siiiiic scssioii iliii‘ty- eiglit1:}.~‘i l';1i‘iiiei‘s. so i.~.‘.ii’t it fai‘iiici‘- l‘l(l(l(,‘ll riitlicr tluiii lziwyei‘-i‘iddcii'.' Judge Piutt. cliriiiis that :ippc:ils from justices slibiild be liiiiitcd to cases wlicrc the fuilgiiiciit yvas $.30 oi‘ lllUl't‘. I i'csp1-ctfiilly beg leave to iliffei‘, zit least until the Slilll(,lLIl'Ll of lioiicst_v:1ii1l excellence illliUll,'2,' justiccs is i‘:iiscd—i1 revoliitioii that can be done by uii iii- crezisc of tlu-ii‘ >.‘1ll:ll‘lt‘S oi‘ fees. 1 illll not sure but to iiuike tlic dccisioiis of .liistices of the Pezicc "fiiizil and f:1t:1l," even to the uiiiouiit of $3o,v\‘1»11i1i be most 1llS1lStl'Ull:',. J udge Pratt seeins to think Ulll‘1)leil(l- ings and practice slioiild be siinpliiicd. Agaiii I must differ. Oui‘ system of pleadings and our priicticc is plain sini- ple and easily llllll€l'.:2tOI)(l. Of course a \\“.i._vt':ii‘iiig inaii, :1 fool, c:iii‘t uiidci‘- staiid it, but that kind of men don't practice law. The systeiii is not in fuiilt for the delays in court. It's the abuse of it tli‘.it,bi‘ings the delay and neither judge oi‘ counsel are to blame for this abuse. The litigziiits on one side ortlie other want the delay, and the l:1\vyei‘ simply does wluit he is employed to do. The “f:i.i‘in.ei‘-i‘iddeii legislatiii‘e" have members enough to avoid all this, by legislation, if it c:iii be done that way. Judge Pratt says, “the great trouble with the bench now is that the poitisbii is sought after mostly by those who want to make it ‘(I stepping-stone to something better.” Now if this be true, what a misei‘able failure these ambi‘ tious fellows‘havc made of it, for who of them in this State have stepped fi‘om the bench to anything better? A very, very few have gone to Congress, but it is not at all certain that a seat in Congress is any bettei‘ for the sitter than a seat on the bench. Will the judge kindly and briefly tell us who has gone fi‘oiii the bench to anything better? It is not always the expei‘i- enced judge that is wanted on the bench, a second time. At the last election of judges it happened in sev- eral circuits that the experienced judge was put aside, and a new and untried man was elected, and it’s well, per- haps, oii the “new broom principle." But speed isn’t the great inducement on the bench. If it were, a. race horse might fill the bill. ‘i353. ‘1« The iiiilleiiiiiiiiii lizis not ncitlici‘ will the State of .\licl1ig:ui go, to ruin ;~‘i11il_v be-czuisc 31,01») :1 ye:1i‘§ lius beeii 11«l1,lc1l to the s:i1:ii‘ic.~‘ oi the: vriiwgiiit _iiulges. I‘ifte1:-ii l1llllLll't‘(l.llUll2ll' iiicii \V'€l'13 1-lcctcil iii the spi‘iii_;j of 1.55 ‘lltl tli-.-y :1i‘c iieitlici‘ w1>i‘.<1- oi‘ bciie , by tlii.-‘ llll.’l’1.‘il$(? of p:1y. but tlu-_v will? l'L‘lll.llll "1.-ii tl11,- b1-iicli" :1.-‘ long :15 lll(’i p1~ipl<‘ :ii1:l1lc:1tl1 will lct tliciii. lliitl llu-‘_\’~‘11-iiilvl lie givvii i‘.i1»i‘c w11i‘k to (l(l_ V1-i'y i11‘.ui_v ol tliv (‘l1‘ClllI>.' :1i‘1~ ‘moi Slliilll. iiuw tlizii llL‘('(‘lll pay is 111 be; gin-ii. .~o11ic oi" the j1U_lg‘t‘,\‘ are not‘ l»11»‘\‘ imti‘ 1111- mm with their _1u1ii.;1;11j diitics, but so 'l~ill_L_l.' us ‘ilicy were on; .-lioi‘t tillv,-\v:1iicc no one slioiibl liuvcfi C',Illij)l1’lllil.‘(l. l,i.~ii'i llllll i’:iul'L with the circuit _i1i«.lge.-1 l1L‘L‘tlll.~',L‘ oi'‘l(‘:u,l of i‘c1p1ii‘iiig :1 iiii:iiiiiii1>us \’el‘tll('l iii :1 civil case, lci nine (‘.11 iii :1 jury of twelve 1121 and foui‘ 1-ii iii :1 jiiry of six 1131 1lctci‘niii11-tlic cusc and the c.\p1-iisivc loss of tiiiic l'L*>‘lllllllg from zuli.-‘.;igi‘eeii1g jury will bc :1\'oidcd and the buying up of jiiryiiieii by cor- rupt litig:-nits for the purpose of .seciii‘- iiig Ll. 1li.~‘:1gii-ciiiciit will in :y gi‘c:1t ex- tent ii" not ciitircly be done :1\\':i_\' witli. li1>ii‘l cliurge the li1\vye1‘s with being tll.s'll0llt".‘II fui‘. to tell the truth, they, zirc us lioiiest us their L‘lllpl4i}‘t‘l'S w:iiit 1.111-iii to be. AL :ill t‘VL’llI>‘ it can bc 32lf1‘l_\‘ .~‘:1i1l oi" tliciii Lli:1ttlicy don't do up ‘1'li1-ii‘ il1«1:1-es with l.‘llL‘ tug locks lll the iiiiddli-2 lllt*_\' don't put tli1- iiicc. l;1i‘g1-, l':1ii’ :1ppl1-s «iii the top of H11: bur- l‘=‘l :1iid ili1- litilc l‘lllllS iii the lllltllllt‘; lll1’_\' 1loii'Lc:1ll Illl'I.‘I}-qll2ll‘tL‘l‘.\' 1%,) of :1: 1‘1>i‘1lu‘i' \\'1,>1ul, :1 c1>i‘1l: ilu,-y 1l1>ii't loud l1:1y foi‘ ll1ill'l{(?l witli >lHllt‘ on tlic wag-iii. Will you g|‘lllll‘ill(.‘ll who l‘(‘:l=l 1111- (;it,x:\‘ui~: \’J~i'i'oi‘. p:1_v jii.-xi :1 lull».- zittr-ii'.i~,~i1 to 111211 bc;1i:1 iii _\'1>lll' owii, _\l1.-i'c 1:111-i‘. Yoiii‘.-. 1-‘.1-.. 1-\‘:‘~'.’ wherein the Patent Law is Not Wrong. Edi-.‘or l'z'.sitor.-—If the inventor;-1' liavz=1ioi:.e much for the couii?.ry‘s: \‘.'(—Jllll and prospei'it_v as yoii i'cpi‘e=eii"., wliy niakca law 2.1‘-1:ii;|'::.‘;i .3. “‘ i If l.~j’ their Hug cm: pI‘('.~1ll.'C<: twi-:-c 4,- ‘.3’:-' v"ve1E i2;w 2 '_v. VCR , W£‘L‘l[i|, as «_'(vlll‘.l ikiijiy _x:.-.-‘.:- ‘nu-_ \1'll_\' iiot law.-‘ to cii1:oui‘:«; ' ‘"eiilioii‘.‘f uini a1‘::l llllll'(.‘i.3‘* to ‘die wiegililii "qllilli y <_;’«i\.'ci‘i1iiic1it . .. .1-‘ every inventor of a new, and useful machine a patch; free of; clzarge, and _i,-rotect him in the right,‘ to manufacture and use it. But if you I will change the patent law :0 to give the U561’ of an iiifriiiging ‘cool the right to have recourse on the niiinuf:1ctui‘er- that sold him the tool, I would not object. foi‘ that would Increase the l‘eS'p-:)l.l::ll)llllIy of infringing nianufac- 1 turers and therefore they would not be so free to infringe, but if you ex- empt the user from all responsibility to the inventor as you propose, it would only encourage inanufactu1‘ei‘s to infringe on everything that could be invented. The niaiiufactureis of infringing tools are even now frequen- tly obliged to give their customers a written guaraiitee against damages for infringement, therefore you will read- ily see that if the niaiiufacturers were made legally responsible to the user for damages there would not be near the inducement for manufacturers to infringe on the inventor. I wish now to pay attention to your leading argument, which you claim to be based upon the ignorance and con- sequent innocence of the farmer who purchases a tool that is an infringe- mute on some man’s patent. In all of your communications this is the bui‘- den ofyoui‘ lay. You say that it is impossible for him to be posted, and that “no means are provided for furnishing knowledge of its violation. And if there was tangible proof it is not within our reach; they are as innocent of wrong or intended wrong as the child unborn. They did not and could not know that they were trespassing upon the rights of a soul on earth.” I think this is subliinely pathetic. And again you say “we are quite willinglhat the manufacturers and dealers shall remain liable and fight it out with the patentee. Their chances of knowing what rights they have in the business in which they are engaged are very much better than the user.” I see no reason why you should per- sistin it that the farmer cannot be posted, and insist upon it that I shall tell how the farmer can post himself in this age of common schools, of railroads, and lightning and printing presses. The patent oflice keeps prin- ted copies of all patents with an exact drawing of the machine and specifi- cations and claim, showing just what the invention is. Copies of these pat- ntse can be had for ten cents apiece, by taking twenty of them, and they can be twenty different patents if you wish, and twenty-five cents for single copy. These copies are kept by the oflice on purpose to post farmers. Manufacturers usually keep copies of all patents on tools in their line and any farmer can go there and look them over. They contain a minute descrip- tion of everything that has been in- vented on the tools they are manufac- turing and by whom and when, &c. 80 there is no excuse, as everybody 7T‘.‘)z\éf V. 2116 , Mi‘. office. You try to make a strong point by claiming that the title to land and other property isa matter of record, f&c. Now you must know that patents: are just as much 9. matter of record as‘ any other property, and it would not cost you any moi‘e to post yourself by getting copies of patents than to go to , the owner of an abstract of titles and get him to make you out an ab- stract. resent to get posted about land titles, why are there so many litigaiioiis about land‘? stock, and how do you know whether the horse, cow. calf, pig, goose organ- der you buy is not stolen property, and if you should get hold of a stolen pig you well might say, “I am as in- nocent as the child unborn,” but if the owner should come along he would take the pig. Did it ever occur to you gentlemen that when a farmer goesi to the manufacturer or dealer to pur- - chase 3. tool, that he might ask them ' If they: what they know about it‘? are posted, as you acknowledge they can be, ere‘? And when a farmer wants to buy 2 a new tool that is diflei‘ent- from what ‘ he has been using would it not occur to him that there might be a patent on it? This would not require any If the: dealer knows of any question of in» very great stretch of intellect. fringenient can he not tell the farmer what he knows about it‘) Then if the farmer wants to take his chances on it who is to blame? Yet when I claim that the farmer should be better posted . you seem to feel kind of sorry for me, for tear I will lose the i‘espa‘~ct of the farmer. But I think they ought to be ‘better posted all the same. I think the more intelligeiit class 1 of fariiiere will agree with me on this point, and if those who are not capable inf (3()n1pl'&l‘i9ll(lll]g me wish to sit Ill‘ ,_judgnie1it on me I have no 0lijeCtl0lli',<. I ask no odds of that class. Ye e1l'.lor >-‘ecliis to think tlia’ Y'1l"’r*t_\'vlllll-if out :1 liniulreil ii.i‘+- 5.‘-',r,:i.i::.~t up-l Lila“? '~5'alll:i~.l’:<.-‘i1le~‘.‘ Nziw. £f*‘l1il9lXlt‘ll. I tliink that ju;-‘i a lit lt.‘l‘1l[lJl_l€Cky, for don't you 1-;i1owtl1-at the good book seaclies that the great majority of man- kind are not on the Lord’s side. Now: one or the other of you must be wrong: and I am inclined to tliink you both} are wrong. But you have talked and 1 written and lectured your side of the: patent right question so long that have no doubt but that you have siic- ceeded in convincing least, that there is soiiie real merit in your claim. Hi‘ iiie. leadiiig argument of Mr. I.uce’s, not- l withstanding I don’t think it has any- thing whatever to do with the qiies- tion, but it simply shows how reckless gain a point in an argument. Now, please mark the following extraor- dinary laiiguage of Mr. Luce: “But And if it is so easy as you rep- _ But suppose you travel, through the country and buy up live, stock, there is no record kept of this; can they not explain the, matter to those very innocent farm-j l I coiiie, ‘- has access to the records of the patent . and probabilities which are in their lcharacter misleading and befogging ithe public mind, but I want you to ‘ come right down to the stubborn fact jtllat the man who, gets up a new in- vention owns that invention just as inuch as you do your horses and cattle. and the principal value in the inven'- tion is the advantage 1>fi:siiigit,tlic same as it is with your lIOl‘7"c*S; and the farniei‘ WhO'VVal‘lI‘c to use the invention Willi-‘iiit paying the I-awfiil owner of the patent a reasonalile conipeiisation forliisiniproveiiient i-‘ just as disliniicst as I would be if I v1"ould try to 1lepi‘ive you of your legal owiiersliip, to a horse after ; knew that the horse had been stole: from you. , I quote again from Mi‘. Luce's last: ,1 “After paying for the use of apatem when we purcha.‘-:e the implement we iare all the while liable to Illl‘[ll€‘I' ,’ claims for the use of our own. “'1.- ldoult think tliat is right, do voii‘.‘" §i\'ow, Mi‘. Luce, tell me whether you mean by the above that you purchase the tool from the lawful owner of the patent or Whether you nieau that you purchase the tool from a llll€fflI11_l(-1,13,- ‘gsequently got a tliief’s title. VVlien you answer this we shall be able to reply definitely to y0I1l'11uestio11_ The fai‘i:1iei‘s of this couiitry are lhoziitling up inillioiis every year ii; ;c0iise1;iieiice of the inventive geniu- of a few individuals, an-;l llle farnier is receiving nine-tenths ofzill the real value there is in iiiiprovcd agricul- tural tools; but if one in a liuii1lre1i gof tlieni happens to have to pay little royalt.v 01‘ gets swiiulled by some well—dressed rascal that is .‘.1(‘.llllg()117.- side of law, and is .~llll'€VVLl eiioiigli £1’- lljalit‘ tlieiii believe a lie, then they got their backs up illlil want l-i g1. fortlic ll_lVelll.0I‘, not realizing that the iiiveiitors are their ;,~‘1‘ei‘.'ie.-t beu.-;- , actuts, and that it would be iiioiicy lll lllelj-' pockets to eiicoiiragc iuveiitioi. iii every v~‘:1y they can. i:i~stc9.r,l of :i‘yiiig to lV.li.;l{(:' a law to1:i“1ppl: ilicii biisiiies.‘-z llllll exeiiipt tlic':iisclv:.-: froiii im;.‘iiig -,1 ju-it my:-,11y 10 mt rigiiiful '€1VF-‘S at of mbbiiig the inventor. If you are going to make laws that- lwill deprive legitimate business men But I must here notice 3.!]Otl1el'1()f their rights in all cases in wliicli ‘there are occasionally iiieii doing ;1 snide business, you would rob nice. of ’their natural rights in all kind: of bu- lsiness. You would not want a law ; 3 mém Will 5011191111195 get in Order 10 that would interfere with your busi- 1 ncss simply because some other man gis a rogue. Therefore. whatsoever ye ’ would that men should do to you, (lw the owner of a patent right may sleep ,~ ye even 50 to them_ on his rights for sixteen years and; then pounce down like a hawk on al, chicken”. And again, “the law is} wrong in allowing such an extraordi-1, nary length of time to commence‘ prosecution, for this is not in liar- mony witli the law upon any other subject either civil or criminal.” Now in reply to the above I would call attention to the following, which is the law of Michigan, and I presume the same in all of the states. “No person shall commence an action for recovery of any lands, not make an entry thereupon unless within twenty years after the right to make such en- try or bring such action first accrued.” [Chapter 139, Revised statutes, 1846.] Now what object Mr. Luce has in making such reckless statements in regard to the statutes of limitation, I leave the reader to judge for himself, for I think that nearly every schoolboy knows that the statutes of limitation in regard to landed estates is twenty years and that of promissory notes is six years. Now, Mr. Luce, if the law allows me sixteen years to com- mence action for the recovery of my rights in a patent right and allows you twenty years in which to com- mence an action for the recovery of your interest in a piece of land, what on earth are you grumbling about? If you murder a. man you can be prosecuted according to law in a hundred years after you commit the crime. Now, please reconcile this with your sweeping assertion about the law of limitation. I wish here to also notice another statement that you make in the commencement of your last reply, that is even as reckless as the above. You say you are much pleased to see me so gracefully alight from the back of the stolen horse that seemed to be so valuable to my posi- tion souie time ago.” Now why you should make such 9. statement as this without a scintilla of authority for it, is a puzzler. In my last communica- tion there is not a single word that you can wring any such a conclusion from and I claim that the argument based on’ the {stolen horse is unanswerable by any fair means. I will admit that you may muster up five hun- dred compurlsons and suppositions Yours truly, I). L. G.-\R\'l-.I<. At Garfield's Grave. I was at Garfield’s cofliii a few dag‘.- ago in Lakeview cenietery, ()lev'elaird. The street runs the whole six miles out passing the new VVestern Reserve University, and the iiickle plate road also passes in front. The cemetery is a gravelly bluff, well grassed and ra- vined, with swells and proniontories in it and timber on the hillocks, wal- nut, maple, 8:11 and pine. on the highest copse, a narrow rampart of bare grass, affording the only view of the lake I could see, and that several miles di-itant, so that the sails and steamers looked like clouds in the sky. the general’s monument is to be, and $130,000 are ready for it. At present he lies in a vault near the foot of this hill on the principal drive of the ceme- tery, in a casket sent from New York city, of bronze or metal well orna- mented and color-draped, and Sentinels have a tent and walk there. Near by is the funeral car, in a more retired spot. The general character of tombs surrounding is above the average, and some of them are opulent and artistic, while the soil and prospect are such as Garfie1d’s toil was framed in. New York can show so such rural avenue as that called Euclid, leading to the grave, _for unbroken continuity of urban villas, each owned by its tenant and all indicative of American and family independence. I concldded that it has been wise to ut the tomb in the cemetery insead o in the city though previously I thought different: ly. Cleveland now has about 200 000 glhabiwtzgi-His. gqual to the population of ew or ft ears 0... Alfred Townsengl. y ag George Newspapers in schools. At a. teacher’s meeting in Pennsyi. vania the other day,‘ Superintendent Luckey, of the Pittsburg public 90310013. (‘>73 ed the use of the "spelling book. en aword stood by itself it was dead, he said ; when pm; mm a sentence it had life; and a spelling b°°k 8‘°1191_'81ly did more harm than good. .He_ ridiculed the popular method of teaching elocution, and declared that upils could deliver the speeches of ebster, Calhoun and Clay finely, but when asked_to read a newspaper could not do so i_ntelli ently. He ad- vocated the reading 0 news apers in schools, and stated that the ittsburg public schools the geo raphy was only a book of reference, the daily papers being the means by which geograyhy was taught. Soho are thus associated places and events readily, and were not likely to forget either. 4.‘ " ‘f’Q_§fiil3i'i?<§;%‘7r3&3.9HqF' . ~————.-4--A 3._ Swindlers’ Schemes. “Manifold are the devices resorted to by the swindler who employs the United States mails as the vehicle for drawing in the cash of the guilgeoris. He believes, like the veteran show- man. in the virtues of priutersirik and be largely bails with thatunsavory- locking substance in making his cast:-' about for vi ".lll‘.-‘. If_ the‘: iiralite sees in his native sheet a big a’;-3;-rtis ne-rat declaring that Ketcnum. or (,‘l:ieer.r.-in are giving away slolltalfe diamr;nd pins or handsome goi-l sleeve}.-iittou:-.= for one dollar he does not :l0l» to reflecr that no legitimate oiisiiiess man can afford to give things away gr;-.tis. ‘When Belinda Ann preceives that she can obtain alad_y’s handst-rue casket containing a pair of solitaire «lianiond ear-rings, a lovely neck-chain and massive bracelets. _all iorthe ridicul- ously low price or a‘dollar to, .-he does not hesitate very .ong about for- warding her hard-eariied coin, think- ing only of the heart-breaking}-fi‘ect the jewelry will have on the Siiritli girls. especially Mary Jane, and how they will catch the eye of the young Dian who has the ‘best no-top buggy in the village and 1:3. devotee of the ice cream saloon. When _voun'g .3pr_eg- gins, who is in that adolescent period when a shot-gun or a r.v-.;-iver _is necessity to his existence, observes in the i;-oungypaper the seductively illust- rated advertisement or the Great United States Gun Works, oiferliig to send to any address a superb nickle- plated, pearl-handled revolver, of the most approved pattern, on receipt of $1.30. or a breech loading shot gun for $5, he, too, mails :5. lotof cash for me coveted firearm. , _ _ _ "Ir‘ossibly, also, .\Irs. bpriggins in the same literary luminany discovers tha; a New York firm is disposing of handsome walnut cabinet organs or grand pianos for 5'.’-'>, C.O. I), file, too. forwards her inozrey. It i1‘OlE these classes that victims couie. In course of time all their rosy antici- pations fade away. as the p1”('pl‘_lc‘[0l‘ of lock-box—persists in kttpzg a miimmy like silence about the ,'-ewelry, the guns and tl':ev;atclies. And for-gn the postmaster is appealed to and the matter is placed in the nanilsofa postal ii:-spector to ‘ . Tile pag.-~ of the tnirerl _ ‘Otliczai Poe-'.al tegister. undgr the sicaels of the :-rincipal cities £’l‘.'e1Ul_".’l3e"C5!Ul the iiaines ofswiiiil ' ind the varioiis ca;-.;ir)‘.i:'-3 uliiiel‘ W. h -’..'i‘c}’ V~‘Oi‘l-Z. ‘= show that the trance are ar- .l by versatifie rogue.-2, Sfllll’-‘ of h have in the fire at on-.=__’.=.rire oi‘ ' more than a dozen : lll4:‘l‘l>¢‘ : "ir " v.'i'.~o.-‘e ‘-1 piirpo;-'9 _ _ Lie olitainiiig of the casii. . warn’. some of the "‘¢>"ll‘d‘-.'- are '~ V4-.‘I7:.l'2tli‘:‘» at the iiil~.lij€C~.':'. The aw- dusz" and c-)iintr-rfeit nice. the ‘:.- rgii.-2 coinmissipi:-lroiise men, the l:roin_i:..a- gem jewelry men. the irariiliilent 1:"? tery men, and others. v-.'li-,2_:-;ea_ li2L'..'1i€~ is legion. are all constasly giving the Postal authorities tr l‘.LviE. ’l'r-.c s:avr- dust man is not so obrriisive iiowa d«.ivs to the postal insne-;-tors. He f0lIll(l it to be risky Lil:-‘llJ€‘S.é to offer to gel‘; ._-ou'.iteri‘eit moi‘.-_e;,' and fOIVV'Lil'!i to his dupe a box filled with savx-.i_ust and pieces of lead pipe as the equiva- lent for. $1200 or $:$l;ij vvliicli the victini wazzteil to invest in “money that ;ooke-.1 so much like the geniiine that experts could not deu-:-at it.“ The ‘ct.- gus commission man also keers very Elia-iy in the vicinity since such per- sistent warfare has been made upon his kind, and several of the leading rascals have gone to the penitenti- ary for long term;-1. _ “The bogus commission man boiuiy steals the title of some old-established house and sends broad.c;:st over the country a deceptive letter. asking the of all kinds of commodities, with a view of receiving consign- ments. The recipienzs, taken in by the stolen name, f rward goods, which are rapidly disposed of by the swin- dlers. The next thing, along comes a complaint from the victims, and a postal inspector has the job ifhunt- ing down the sharper.-:. Some of the catch-penny tricks of the mail fraud — are very petty, apparently, but when the aggregate is counted up his reve nue is comfortable. One individual has been traveling through New Jer- sev and Delaware r¢.cen‘.l_v selling sewing machine needles. His plan, in order to expediate business, is to offer grand premiums, such as sewing machines, melodeons, clocks and even suits of furniture. These can only be obtained. however, by forwarding the written order to the main warehouse, which is at some fictitious number on Chestnut street. The swindler makes his sales of needles at high prices and his dupes occupy their time in wri- ting to the postmaster at Philadelphia inquiringabout the headquarters of the generous needle company. The post office employes generally dis- cover very quickly by the enormous volume of -mail matter coming to 9. certain address when any new swind- ling scheme is afoot. Some of the sharpers endeavor to cover their tracks by having their matter ad- dressed simply to Philadelphia and af- terwards leave directions at the de- livery window to have the delivery made by carriers, mostly to some obs- cure tavern orasky-parlor ofiice. A great many letters have been coming within a week past for a cer- tain marble block on Chestnut street, between Fourth and Fifth streets. It was discovered that these con- tained bills for needles and orders from the needle man for valuable books, which were to be honored by Lord & Taylor, the brew York dry goods merchants. A mass of letters were detained and at tne instance of Lord & Taylor were sent to them. Their energetic investigations have re- sulted in the running down and capture of the sharper. _ Several months ago a trickster rented rooms on Arch street, above Ninth, and under the name of the Whiltman Manufacturing _C°mPa11Y, which was a clever imitatlon Of the style of the Waltham Watch com- pany, sent communications to fqrelgp watch manufacturers making “"1"” ries for the prices of Watch,“ “lid jewelry, The fraud had_ evident y been carefully planned, as in order t; t up the showy circulars .whic 5,-ire sent abroad translators in Ger- mgn-Spanish and French were en- pged to write the proof matter for Cute ofwatchea, etc., stave the ‘9°"" ' l 1: Whether fili)::%lV‘lliIltra‘!1a:’Jus(5:>l1e1I:>an°y) succeeded in mking my victims is not known, as lled takes and alter», i:;h:“I1ei;I‘ryp lfabout ‘flea stime their THE GRANGE VISITOR, JANUARY 1, mail responses began to pour in and ‘ the cold, gray eye of Inspector Bar—' becoming quite a, rett commenced familiar object on Arch street. He liad an active part in the scenting out of Dr. Buchanaifs bogus diploma trafiie through the post office. The operations of Kirkpatrick, and other bogiis commission me-n have been pretty efl"ectuall_v i:-heck-inated‘ through his cfliirts. game time ago a pair of sharp Yarikce swindlers. wli had been ‘tripped up in opera tion. .rr Boston and had paid heavy fines to the \_-‘;I)‘.'€‘1‘l.llIi]8llC, €Sial'Jll.~‘ll(:‘ll themselves in hlliow lane, 3 side al- ley near Second and ;\l:~.rket streets. 'l‘l;eir l_lill.rlr:‘.~5 were Hunt an-.l 'l0aI‘t;.'. They began by advertising in a string of rural Weeklies to receive subscrip- tions for the .-llammot/2 lI’cel;l_y Guest. , They baited their advortlsement with i the offer of seven-:-,-‘not revolvers. liabil- somely bound dictionaries and coin- ilete edit-ionsof the bible with refer- 3 ences, etc, and a profusion of beautiful = engravings. 1-Iunt’s wife assisted in the management. “Complaints soon began coming in that the bibles sent as premiums were common testaineiits, worth about ten cents; that the revolvers and the Jlammoth Guest were not up to time, and that the dictionaries were about as cheaply gotten up as the bibles. Hunt&Roarty had “fixed it” with the carrier to have their mail deliv- ered to them, but in their advertise-. ments gave no other address than “Philadelphia.” One day, after an unusual heavy mail had been deliver- i ed, the Inspector and Deputy Marshals raided the oflice of the .-llammoth Guest and seized everythinfr. dreds of letters containing generally a $1 inclosure were found and the bank books of the swindlers, showing that they liadtaken in and -‘salted avvay’ in bank thou.-lands of dollars. They 501,1 .§s,oo«_l in bonds apiece to give cash security as bail, and the expenses oftlietrlal, counsel fees and the line ate a $‘_’_(il'll) slice, at least. out of each ‘ of their accouiiis. "An adveutiirer, named )IcCa_v, allvertiseil an electric belt very exten- sively not long sent. to a disreputable tziverii on l)rui'_v sir‘:-ct. He avzotiier‘ Boston sharper. and after Ii;spe«_-tor Barrett had di.-xco\'e'r‘ed that he had noneof the belts ,_on hanzl and that the whole sulierrie ‘.4: .- a fraud )IcKay vi-'rz-1 ar- rest:-.«.l and sent to prison. Several days - ‘-I-'J}lp"(l the Iiispeccor and had; the :i,uli;=.c-ity ro .‘,,i'-iii what he had done. l‘ ” with the mass of lctl.ei';-' from victinis wliicli be had taken fro-iii ;\I<*l{-.j_v’s‘ $.71‘ l‘.».oii.-ac. iheirv over in my oliice i.io'.v "7 th.-: officer zinswereii. “ifs/on ‘I ‘l""l""‘15“-’l“". ‘Willi-‘-‘F »*"m9tim€5 I want tli ii coirie over and get liiein ’ f I"?-‘l ll‘?-‘N9 'l1-°““Ul’i‘1.‘-’?‘-"l_- and 1'€3~”b' ‘\h—,1,_.-_‘\~ 1,,-._—,,,,,,-_;y d,.,;.1,,,-£41 1., 3., ,,L._1 l}l1'|L\ ‘it is not iiiu.i. ll.~l(, for in», apparently had aim foi‘got'.-:-n his dire t°,}",."- _ , threat to Shoot Till‘ Ii1s"pt,—l:l.'Oi' on ‘ ~“l’3'- IV‘ “earg ‘V1535 ‘W .‘‘'_'‘}l :,-jam liiieaii ‘.‘ .-\.i'.— lllllZi'.‘S going 'wro;i'_: wilri "Sonic of 7 deluged he mails with cii'c'.ilai'.~i and tickets of Montana lotto:-ries .1ave again st-.irtc~; llill) ac- tivity and large numbers of their delu.-rive commiuiicazion.-,. dressed ro l‘hiladelphi>.in.-,:, w li fit: names have been gathered llJ‘.il‘«'C.Lllil~_ inaisly froiii the directory. A lottery firm at Hairibuxg, Germany, not to ‘ot- llillllhtlilll, letters Iiéitv. '7()ccasionally another scheme at: New Brunswick, Canada, starts into life and probably gleans some from the pockets of the been for years pre eminently tlrehead- quarters for all kinds of swindling atl"air.-:, but Chicago is not much in the background. The postal inspectors and det-ctives keep vigilant. watch for new “dodges," but the sharpers are so enterprising and move about so from one place to another as it be- comes too hot for them, that the work is one of difliculty.”——Phz’la delplria Times. Twenty-Six Reasons for Prohibition of In- toxicaling Liquors. 1. They deprive men of their teas-an fortlie time being. :2 They destroy men of the greatest intellectual strength. 3. They foster and encourage every species or‘ immorality. -I They ‘oar the progress of civili- zationand religion. -5 They destroy the peace and hap- piness ( :‘ millions of families. They reduce many children and wives to beggar-y. 7. They cause many thousands of murders. 8 They prevent all reforniation of character. 9. They render abortive the strongest resolutions. 10. The mi lions of property ex- pended in them are lost. 11. They cause the majority of cases of insanity. 1:2. They destroy both the body and soul. 13. They burden sober people with millions of paupers. - 14. They cause immense expendi- ture to prevent crime. 1-5. They cost sober people immense sums of charity. 16. They burden the country with enormous taxes. 17. Because moderate drinkers want the temptation removed. 18. Drunkards want the opportu- nity removed. 19. Sober people want the evil re- moved. _ 20. Taxpayers want the burden re- moved. ill. The prohiliition would- save thousands now falling. The sale exposes our persons to insults. . _ %. The sale exposes our families to distraction. ‘ 24. The sale upholds the vicious and idle at the expense of the industrious and virtuous. 25' The sale subjects the sober to . great oppression. :26. It takes the sober man’s earnings to support the drunkard.—The Star. AN idiot is a man who approaclies a mule from the rear without notifying and pacifying the front end first. The wise man is he who never goes near the mule at all, but is simply it looker-on in Vienna, while the brute is making gestures with his hind feet. This state- ment is just as true in moral as in nat- ural history. . A SCHOOL-‘TEACHER is a person em- ployed to give parents five hours of peace and quiet perday. , _ ‘ ‘ L5‘'narkey,. Burrnirignam. Lhristiiian, Redmond, ‘ Hun-‘ since, having his mail, .: lottery sharpers who; and Wyoming; arrive ad 5 l-o addressing riiariy. to Gerinan residents of this: cash 1' cc-ufiding. New York and Boston are and have’ Mrs. Pringle"s Conspiracy. f -— 1 ‘T‘oere’s graudinother, dear——run and bring herin.’ , ' Tiptoe torlilled out to meet the brisk- l S step-ping, fresh-faced, oldish (not old; I ;‘_lady who came in at the gate. l ‘(fume to spend the day, haveifti 1 you, mI.=tlie:“.‘ How nice of you?’ , Young Mrs. Pringle l.‘-all never yet‘ I discovered that her husl,-aiidis niother ‘was her ‘niutlier-in law’ in the pop- ‘ ular acceptaiice of the teriii. ' ‘Yes, I’\'e come, Kate; but don’t ;stop your work: ’tis a nice, cool nir‘-rn- .- ing for se\vin,c;—-g-3 right on.’ So after eiiscoiicing iier visitor in an easy chair. and supplying her with ,s fan and Footstool, Mrs. l’rii:gle re- jsuirit-;l hcr bastiiig and fitting, with an occasional ten iiiiiiutes or so of rapid s'ilchii-g, the only iiiterriiplioii to ' the stezzrn of talk vzhicli seemed in no -vvay to interfere with the rnotioii of * her deft fingers. ‘There!’ she exclaimed, as noon drew near. ‘Come liere. pct.’ She proceeded to try on Master Tip- : toe the resultof her morrfing’s work, a fiauutythiug oftucks and ruflles which ' hardly reached to the knees of the f chubby morsel. It was duly pulled ldown, jerked around. patted sniootli * here, puffed out here and quickly -. tied about with a sash improvised from a strip of lining-muslin snatched i from the floor. ' ‘Now,’ with a kiss and a shake, ‘run “lsn-‘t I =to grandmotlier and say: sweet, grandinother?" ‘Isn’t—mamma~—feet——ganmiizzer‘." .came with a heroic attempt at very lprecise pronunciation. ‘ ‘No, no; that isn't ii,'laughed mam- , me; but “garimuzzer” caught the mer- I ry urchin in her arms. ‘That is it, exactly Tiptoe. I de- clare, Kate, ].'(Ill are as industrious a liitle soul as I ever saw! And what ‘ a knack you have at sucli things! and ,-if Robert don’t get on it won’t be i your fault.’ _ ' Tiie kirnlly woiria.-1 naiil never been dauglit-zar of her own, well ‘ lilessed with 9. ‘and this sori‘s wife of hers vwis lfzlL‘i"i perfect in her yes. But the ail‘-.-,-ciioiiat-e speech failed to b ‘lilg an aiiswl-ring smile. A ll'I)i1l)lé’(l ‘ ex_r,>i*<~,u'ioii rose to the young woman's ‘ face, ml tears slowly ‘_’?1f.l‘iel"e'.I in J her i-,\'eI~’ h,‘heunbuttoiicd 'l'iptoe’.». unmindful of his protest a, éiziving on his “ugly <7!’ dress’ again, '='-ut corn pr iii’siiig: ll1iiti€l‘S by lying on the pink muslin sash over the buff cliambery. The macliine was ri;.:htcil and closed up, rind the cuttings gath- ereil fr--Iii the floor before the im- l,vl.'!‘lil9l_|llif.’,' vmul-l ’,’Ul‘llE,'. llolv-2i‘t'."‘ ‘Oh. no, mother! Nrithiug, I ineaii, for you to worry over. It’:-i only that l i am :ll1Xl(.\'r1*‘- about Ilfmberr smokiiig -gn mgrcliml kunw‘llZlrlh1ll'Ilng1lllll in more Vviiys than one‘ His mother's face grew _L‘{l'9.V'€. ‘ ‘Is he Slll0klZlg‘I‘l.I]0I"e than formerly?’ ‘Yes; IV‘): sure is growing on him From what Isee and what I can guess at, I think he smokes eight or ten cigars a day. I have known him to siiiokeadozen in aday.’ "1‘«_:obad.’ said his mother. with a sigli. ‘Of course it must be a great injury to him in time if it not al- rady.’ ‘And, then. he cannot afford it. I don't think he realizes at all whata drain it I know he needs every cent he can keep in his business, and I try my best to save in every way I ,‘ can. but, mother, I do get out of heart sometimes when I see that, with all my pinching and scraping, I can’t save as much in a Week as he spends on -cigars in a day.’ ‘I see, deal‘. ‘And I know it is aselfisli way to look at it, but I [often feel impallerit and angry at going without so many little thing that I would like to have. Pm perpectly Willing to do without, you know, only I can’t make it seem right thatI should do all the doing without.’ ‘It is not right.’ ‘Still. it is really Roberfls only fault, so perhaps I ought not to com- plain. Think how much worse some men: are‘? Supposing he drank, now?’ ‘Tliat’s a poor excuse, Kate. You would not excuse a person for being a liar because he was not a thief.’ ‘lVr-11!’ Young Mrs. Pringle drew a long sigh. ‘I don’t know what to do about it, I’m sure. When I try to talk to him about it be either puts me oifor laughs at me, and tells me not to bOl’.-I181‘ my head about things I don’t understand.’ ‘Suppose. Kate, you ask him for the same amount he spends in cigars for you to spend for your own gratifica- tioii.’ ‘But I could not have the con- science to spend money on superflui- ties. mother. I remember how Emily Brand used to do t-ba.t—she thought she was quite justified in spending three or four dollars a Week in trash, because her husband spent the same in cigars. So he smoked and she spent, and he broke up in business, and now they are living, nobody knows how, in some little western town.’ ‘I think you might manage to open Robert’s eyes a little, though, Kate. Listen—’ Mrs. Pringle, the elder. smiled as if in admiration ofsome clever scheme within her brain, yet shook her head in solemn appreciation of the serious character of the subject. A very earn- est counsel followed, brought to and- den end by the appearance of the son and husband, carrying his young heir, who had run to meet him, o'n one shoulder and a small parcel under his other arm. ‘A new book, Robert?’ asked his mother, glancing at it after greetings had been exchanged. ‘Ob,’ put in Kate, ‘is it that ‘Car- lisle’ we were speaking of? You said you’d bring one up.-‘ ‘No, it is not. I went for acopy, but they had none of the cheap edi- tions, and I thought it hardly worth while to pay two dollars for one.’ He leisurely unwrapped his parcel, showing Tiptoe a picture inside, united various bits of ribbon, giving them to him totie onCarlo’s ears. then took out 9. cigar which he smelled crit- cally before setting it approvingly between his lips. ‘What does a box like that cost you, Robert?” asked his mother. ~ ‘About eight dollars and ahalf, I! "N ina’am,’ he answered, with a perfect- 1883. 5 ly unsuspecting smile. buy by the box because I find it quite v a little saving, and, of course, I have ,towatch the corners, for our expen-, ses naturally increase a little each} year.‘ l His look of virtuous frugality! seemed, however, lost upon his moth- eras said: ‘I am glad you ap- preciate we need of it. ‘How .'ov;-g does such a box last you 1" 1 ‘VVEII —I (aii’t Il3l‘(ll_V say. Per- i'l«‘l);"f ii month, perliaps not so/long.’ ‘Buti: seems ro me. Rrdiert, you spend more money on your:-zelftlian yoii ii-'.‘ on Kate.‘ Mrs. Kat-— hi-'l her face beliind Tip- toe’.+ i-url.-‘ to hide :l. siiiife at her 2110- tliei‘-iri-i::.\$"s light skirinisliirig. ‘VVliat‘?’ said Robert, lookiig up in surprise. '\\'liy—don"t you ,hav-.- nioii- ‘ ey enough, Kate‘? \,\'liy iiidn‘t yoir tell me, dear '3’ Her lender ll“:-1l‘T. was dis-armed at once. and she was about to protest that » she never wanted anything, but Mrs. Pringle, the elder, struck in, with a warning glance at her You know, Robert, it is not pleasant for a ‘wife to be always obliged to ask for what she wants for her own little fancies. Now I tliii,-.‘.-K it would be a very good plan for you to hand her the same amount you spend in cigars. monthly, say—-for her own personal gratifica- tiori.’ ‘That’s a good suggestion. I’ll do it.’ ‘Then bear in mind,‘ Mrs. Priugle was very fond of clinching athing wlieii she went at it, ‘your best way will be to keep a careful account of your own expenditiire, and hand her, regiilarly, the same.’ ‘Agreed, ma‘am.’ He sat for a while after dinner, en- joying his mother's visit, chatting pleasaiitly, smoking three cigars nieauivhile and putting a few more in his pocket as he started down town, never dreaming that, according to his wife’s mental calculation, he could burn up inoic money in an hour than she lririilvl save by sewing all her spare time for half a day. llobert Pringle conscientiously made an entry, in a corner of his private inei‘iioi'andiiiii book, of every cent he spent in tobacco during the following month, l>egiii:iiIig with the box of ci- ‘Jill's which lasted exactly eleven days, was pioiiiptl_v replaced. and snisaller puiclir-.ses made as convenient. To do him jll.5tl(_‘t", his really gt“.l‘:l'r)llS and rail:-3i‘ ii_nc:t.li:-ulating disposition had gone far, his wife had as- .~:e\:te«l. toward preventing, on his part, may fair uiiderstaniling of his own exti‘avagz~.iice. for he by no means siiioked all he bought, but in the usual course of polite exchanges wiiirch }>l‘eV3.ll:-‘ among gentlemen. a man of his open handed lIlS}iO~iillOl.l was siire to ln~.-ar the heavier ll'ill'l'.h(:‘il. ‘1’lie-we-w-w !’ he €_la("l.ll£ill,*ll, as is cast up the items of the month si,it:-- weeding his-’ §.‘.gi‘P(:‘Yuf.’l]I. with his moth- er iiiother, He went over the short column from the l‘-oltorri, their from the top down. ’l‘lie.-"e was no mistake-—I'igur(s never asserted tlieinselves more vig- orously than those which calmly stared him in the face. expressing: May 15 ........................ --S8 50 “ 243 ......................... -_ 1 T5 “ ‘.78 ________________________ -_ 75 “ 29 ........................ __ S .50 Jun-310 ________________________ _- 1 7:3 ‘ 1}‘ _ _ _ M _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , ‘ _ _ _ _ A _ _ , _ __ 2 S23 -'30 It looked large. And when he came to writing out a. check for the amount for Kate it looked very large. ‘I’ve been going alittle too strong on it this moiitli, Kate,’ he said, as he handed it to her He had a half hope that she would decilne to take it, but, without showing any surprise at the ‘amount, she laid it in her desk with a very matter of course ‘thank you.’ A few days after she challenged his admiration of a lace collar she was wearing. ‘Prettier than cigars, isn’tit‘.” she asked, archly. ‘Is that your cigar money, dear‘? Yes, very pretty, but they do manage to crowd a good deal of money into avery small show, eh ?’ "I‘l1aL’s real lace, Robert—not at all high for such ajqualilyl But——What have you to show for your month’:-i money ‘F’ He laughed and shrugged his shoul- ders, assuring her she should get less next month. By a. heroic effort at selfsacrifice he lowered the sum by several dollars, but the following month it rose higher than at first, and Robert began to feel a little surprised at the nonchalant way in which Kate accepted so much money to lay out in meiesuperfluities. And was obliged to acknowledge to himself, as she dis- payed a pearl brooch with great ap- parent satisfaction that he was some- what disappointed at ‘her discovering so much relish for such trifies. "Pearls, eh? My mother used to wear something like that.’ ‘Ah ‘.‘ I suppose so ; pearls are never out ofstyle, you know.’ Kate colored a little as she said it, and began to talk of something else. In due course of time an encyclope- dia appeared. This purchase met with Robert’s hearty approval, for both had often felt the need of it-,but he had never been able to buy one. But when a fancy chair was set in the parlor where there was already no lack of fancy chairs, and a picture, small in every respect but the price, he thought, was hung in the sewing room, he fell: a little annoyed when Kate airely remarked: ‘I did not need it, of course, but asI have so much to spend, I thought I’d like to have it.’ He was ashamed of himself for feel- ing so, for he told himself over and over again that it was a perfectly fair arrangement—Kate’s money made an important figure in his business. and if she had had none, he had chivalrous notions on the rights of industrious and economical wives. And then—what right had he to criticise her ’mode of spending, when she was not injuring herself or any one else by H-- which he knew in his very heart could not be claimed for his way? Still, he had rather hoped that it would occur to her to pay some of the house bills,- but it never had ; they had continued to present themselves with their usual aggravating regularity, serving to increase an irritating conscious- ness of the presence of unnecessary articles about the house, the pur- chase of which was not warranted by his means. At all events he might justly allow himself to fall back upon ‘I frequently H a little relief for his well-concealed annoyances, in his feeling surprise tlisit his .wife;had not taken the least advantage, so far as he knew, ofiliisi liberal supply of picket moni-y to: carry out any of her old desires for‘ doing good. He had not observed! that she had given a cent to any one: of the missionary societies or in re iev- ; ing the poor. In his growing ;-eii.~e{ of di.-comfort at the view lie was} forced to take of the hitherto un- imagined extent of the cost of his pet indulgence, there was some cows‘- lation in reilectioiis on Kate’.-‘ ‘short cornirigs. He sat alone one day. looking over his aucriurits. He came acro-is six “stubs" of checks he lizi-.1 given her. They ran: l .340 5 33 , Z.’-"i 54) 9 cm l 2:‘: ’ $1:-is 0.’; l own expenvlitiire doubling thef amount gave: $'.‘7li1li——this for six, months, making the yearly sum of‘ $3.32 2:). A blank expression overspread his countenance as he thought of his parr- ner’s strong desire to extend their ‘ou- siness, and of his utter inability to co-operate in stir‘-‘n extension unless his private expenses could be curl down. He looked again at the sum— it was twice the hire of a servant, one-third more than their house-rent. And the blank expression on his face grew blanket as a further calculation showed him that this nice little game of “superiluitirs,"‘ between his wife and himself, was played at an ex- pense amounting to the interest on a fraciion less than eight thousand dollars at seven per cent. One month later he wife it paper. ‘Here’-s yoiir cliei-k. Kate.‘ She opened and found it—l>lank! llerziriiis were aroiiud his neck in a lnmiielil; ‘U lobcrt ‘ii-ave you really gives it up for good ‘.‘ I knew you were try- ingto stop it. dear; but do you mean it for always '3‘ ‘l ‘nope so, Kzite. I neverquite took lll, till lately, how far the tliiiig was cai'i'yiiig me, but I find there is only one right thing for me to do. and t'i.e -ooiier I do it. tlioioiiglily, the better‘. But wliat will you do witlioul your speiviling money, little woman?‘ \''\'ith a ring of laughter she ran to he.-‘desk and took out some papers. ‘I «lz~n‘t know what I should have done,’ she said, with a liesperate little shake of the head. ‘if this iiioris.-y bu- .»-iriess had gone on much longs-r. Now Roher=‘, did you iiiragiiie Iwas fooling away all that money handed his '\Vhy, I believed jii-t wliat you told inc.’ ‘I never told you so, sir. I simply showed you the things and let you be - lieve what your rriotlier and I intended you should.’ ‘.-\‘ria! A conspiracy against me. eh I‘! ‘But it was all her doling. Robert. She set me up to it, and I Slllllllll liav-2 stopped it long ago, for 1 could liarilly bear it to let you think me such a simpletoii, but she domineered aiiddoiiiineered over me in the most dreadful manner, and I couldn't. Here—’ she laid the papers in his hand, ‘there are five of the checks, the other one went for that cheap en- cyclopcdia—that’s the only bona fide purchase I’ve iriade—’ ‘How came you by all the laces and jewelry and other stiifi then ‘.” asked Rolert in surprise. ‘They all belong to your mother.’ ‘Deceit! Treachery! Double deal- ing! \Vhat is the saying about a man’s foes being of his own house- hold? Really, Kate, I think an honorable man might entertain con- cientious scruples against quitting to- bacco as the result of such vpractices upon him !’l "Give me back the checks, then.’ But he kept them, and Mrs. Prin- gle, the younger, never: got another to spend on ‘mere superfluities.‘——- Ari/2ur’s Home 1l[aga22'72e. Training the Voice in Conversation. The charm of a sincere, sweet voice never fails to influence us, thoughiwe are often unconscious as to what it is t-hathas touched us. Madame de Main- terion is said to have maintained her power over Louis XIV. when she was old and ugly by her strong "sense and exquisite voice. Madame de Stael, on the contrary, croaked out her sen- tences, alive with genius, in the tones of a crow. IL is strange that while young people are so careful to improve every advan- tage which nature has given them to make themselves attractive, they neg- lect this, probably the most powerful ofall. Voices. it is true, differ nat- urally in sweetness and range of tone, but they may be trained as thorough- ly in speaking as in singing. The first aim sho Id be to rid the voice of all afl"ectat n. It may be hopelessly harsh and unmusical; but it can al- ways be made clear and natural; your own, not a llsping imitation of that of some other person. Be careful, too, to speak from the throat and not through the nose. A high nasal tone betrays an unedu- cated American all over the world. A throat-voice is easily controlled and subdued to the quiet. distinct tones used by well-bred people. Discordant voices are often due to the neglect of parents. Childi-en’s voices insensi- bly attine themselves to those of their companions. A child banished to the society of ignorant servants will inevitably echo some of their tones throughout its life ; while one whose ear is accustomed from infancy to hear the language of educated. well-mannered people will probabl possess, like Cordelia,a “voice very so t. gentle and low; an ex- cellent thing in woman.”— Youth’s Oompanimz. WHY is it, inillers and niercliauts, that when the price of wliezit goes down, floiirwaits several weeks before following suit? Such questions are of comiiiunistic tendency, of course; still they will be asked. “OH! 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Dl~L3’Al’.'i'L'RE or‘ Ti’.:r.'.\‘s i-‘xoili i;Ai..-xMAzo0 Tllll-J-T.\llLl-Z—)lA‘r' 1'. l~~_‘. WE.S"l“vVArL;:. , _ _-x. M. P. K. AL‘C<.)!llI1lI)¢l.LIE»IlZ le.ivus, ______________ __ 4 .-',(j,_____ "‘ ar'ri'.*-as, ____ ___<___ 9 35 llvciirrig lixpr-=-ss,__ 1 ‘ ',______ I’.l('lfl|.‘ EX['l'r:n- 3 47 _ .\lziil _______ __ Nigiir Expres.-i,__-__ -2 39 ' Accoiiimodritiiii [cu ii :ir'ri\es,_ _____ 9 go V 12 1‘: Kl! l 38 N» W York la. _ 7 3': Atlaiitic EXpI‘t‘:l-l,_,__ , 10 gg New York, Atlziutic and Piiciiic I;JX;1l‘eHH:‘iI"l.ILm‘}T. lflveumg Expru.-.1 west and Night l:‘.xpi'ess east daily £‘.\’4.‘_cl\t Satur-'.l.iys. All other tmius daily except. Sun- days. Fr»-Eglit ti-.iiri:~i carrying passengers our (run: Kalamazoo as follows; .\'o :14 (east) at 5:3c r». »r., z|ul No. :0 (west) at 7:117. H. B. LEDYARD. Gnu. Manager, Den-on, J. A. GYIER, General Fr--iglit Agent. Cllll.‘él,',{t., O. W. ltm-:.'i.ia:»'.l.l. P. .l.- '1‘. A.. Cliiciigo. . S. R. R. .‘,K.u..-nrxzoo Drvrsro.\' Tim»: TABLE. (Time 1.3 lllllluulfi faster than Kalamazoo.) GOING SOUTH. — "—*” ' T r it c‘Iv“r'.£’§“““‘ Exprz-.as.‘Ex & Mlwa-7 h‘ . sriodi 4253: '5'50“;;, 917 " ' __jlu15 " Le. um: ’i>..-lpiri-s;__-_ ' Ar. Allegau -__- Ar. Kalaruuzoo Ar. Sclioolcrafr _. Ar.Threc R:'vei~s-- 442 Ar. V/hit»: Pig-.«)Ll__ 50 -. Ar. Toledo _____ __ *5 “ Ar. Cleveland _ 10 1,. Ar. Buffalo ____ __ M .-i GOING NORTH. W. W i 7 '.\" i"&"B"v‘Tid~““ _ W_i” ¥r__V Ex dz M Iilxpresyway F7‘ Le.Bufl'alo ____ __ ' "_ 12 4.‘ in 12 2: 17-‘ Ar. Cleveland .__ 7 3.; “ 7 03 an 9 503 i: Ar. Toledo ....... __ 12 01 us 10 50 “ 10 00 pg Ar. White Pig.-:0l1__ ti «)0 " 3 40 P31 8 46 ‘- Ar. Three Rivsrs _- 6 2.5‘ “ ‘ 40.3 ‘- ‘mm H Ar. S-:lioolcrafz-__ 6 58 “ 4 3 M 12 10 u Ar. Kalamazoo 7 .'-4) 5 us 4 1 40 ", Ar. Allegsu . is In‘ 6 O8 “ 4 20 - Grunil Rapids _____ __ _i1l) up ‘- 7 3', 4 3 10 u Adi tralusflcuniiect E: White Pigeon withutraiiis 7;: main line. A. G. AMSDIN, Supt. Kalamazoo Division, Kalamazoo Corrected 'I‘i'nie-Table—‘-.\’ov-amber 1, 1882. TRAINS WEST\VA RD. —# —TI‘all_afi’¥'I3V:;y"¥l’aciflc Surroias. Express. Express. Express, __ . No.__‘2_. No. -1. No.5. L3. i’01i;Hul'0ll -_ TIO Air 710 Ii} 7.» Pl ‘- H .. .2 w~-"--- -313.. :: r 333 :: “ 10 ll) “ ‘ “ .1045 “ 1206 i=u,12 ion “ izoom 12.0“ 120-- " 1°43“ -2o7‘-.-2o6-* :: Io0“‘21:i~ 217“ 1 -— .. ,8 .. .. ~ 223- §I-.o«-.§§§’-- “ _ ierifis-25“ 540“ Ar.Clucago_- ,‘65,0",74§“-800“ rrmrxs EASTWARD. Mari‘ and ‘Atlantic,-' Night Srrrreivs. Express. .- Express. ;‘ Exp:-ti. No.1. 5 No.3. .7 No.5. Le. Chic.hgo_____ ‘ - 3 sh]? 3T5‘rTrs‘9 ooni ~' vaipaniso 1130 H 745 -* ‘I120 -* “ South Bani" ‘ 110 mi‘ 910 ll ‘ 112;- “ Oasaopolls-_ 155-Vssiwlzos» " Sc_hoolcraft_ 3 254 "1039 " g 301 " “ Vicksburg _- . 310 “ :10 50 " l 320 '- “ Battle Creek- 405 " .1140 " I 420 " Char 5o5,“l1247"i522“ ‘553“ I 140 “‘6l2" l725“'2r'i6“I750“ .310 " 340 “ 835 - ,s52 "His “ ‘ 910-‘ ,91ii “ . - l--.._.- ,-020 “ eoo “ lioas ‘- All trains run by Chicago time. All tnlnn dolly except Sunday. eto. B.Rnns, 8. B. ouuwax. Trtflc Manager. " ' Superintendent. For lnbrmotion as.” man. apply to I. P. Keary Local Aging Soboolcnn, Mich. - V/..‘.>:\'4:‘-.vi'.. ~ - .. - . ...u—..... _ ... _5. -. 3 l ' l . have been co equal THE GRANGE g.VISIT()R, JANUARY 1, 1883. 0335*“ $¢I131li"lBlI1- _._._________,, _g__ msotn YEAR. Slowly and calmly the old year is dying, Silently beautiful the white snow is lying; Through the bare branches the winter wind sighing Seemsa sad wail for the old year that’s dy- mg. Hearts breaking with sorrow for mercy are crying; Hearts throbbing with joy, all sorrow defy- ing; ' While mournfully sweet the sad winds are sighing And slowly but surely the old year is dying. Wail not sad wind for the year that is dying, Smile and be happy ye that are sighing, For softly but swiftly the new year is fly- ing, To meet on the threshold the old year now dying. A. L. 1-‘. THE RIVER. Far up on the mountain the river begins—- I saw it, a thread in the sun. Then it grew to a brook, and through dell and through nook It dimpled and danced in its fun. A ribbon of silver, ‘it sparkled along Over meadows besprinkled with gold; Witha twist and a whirl, and a loop and a curl Through the pastures the rivulet rolled. Then on to the valleys it leaped and it laughed, ' Till it stronger and stiller became; On its banks the tall trees rocked their boughs in the breeze, And the lilies were tapers ailame. The children threw pebbles, and shouted with lee 1 At the circles they made in the stream; And the white fisher boat sent so lightly afloat, Drifteo off like a sail in the dream. Deep-hearted, the mirth of its baby life past, It toiled for the grinding of corn; It's shores heard the beat of the lumberman’s feet; His raft on its current was bbrne. At inlet and cove where its harbors were fair, Vast cities arose in their pride, And the wealth of their streets came from beautiful fleets, Forth launched on its atiluent tide. The glorious river swept on to the sea, The sea that engirdles the land; But I saw it begin in a thread I could spin, Like a cobweb of silk in my hand. And I thought of the river that flows from the throne; Of the love that is deathless and free; Of the grace of his peace that shall never in- crease, Christ-given to you and to me. Far up on the mountain and near to the sky, The cup full of water is seen, That is brimmed till its tide carries benisons wide Where the dales an ‘. the meadows are green. Is thy soul like a cup? Let its little be given, Not stinted nor churlish to One — Who will fill thee with love, and thy faith- fulness prove, And bless thee in shadow and sun. Margaret E. Sany.!tcr* .o For What are we Living‘! An essay read by Huldah R.Marsh at an open meeting of Berrien County Pomona Grange, No. l, held at Stevensville, October 24th, 1842, and published by request of the Grange. Ladies and Gentlemen.‘- Sometime in the life of each indivi- dual, this momentous question “For what am I living?” will intrude to the exclusion of all others. It isa problem of great importance and one which each one must work out for himself. In the discussion of this question, “For what are we living ?” I wish to address myself particularly to my sisters, the farmers’ wives of America. What has been the object of our lives in the past? for what are we living and toiling to-day ? W'hen man was first brought into existence by the great Author and Creator of the Universe, one of the first and most beautiful impulses with which he was endowed was the “love of life.” With the command, “Go till the soil,” this impulse began to broaden and expand by natural or un- natural growth, until its development ‘ has dazed both philanthropist and philosopher. With the next decree, “Go earn ‘thy bread by the sweet of thy brow,” we find a change which has attached to it a force which has had its effect upon all generations which have followed. This change necessitated or instituted an object in life, the procuration and main-. tenance of a home, the desire and struggle for liberty and happiness. From the Cimerian gloom of oblivion down through all the ages until the present glorious time, with its brilliant achievements, those liberty, home, happiness, have been bright guiding stars which have urged the man forward with irresistible force toward the attainment of higher and better plans of civilization and gov- ernment. In the view of these attain- ments we find thalrman and woman laborers as co- equal sufferers. In turning over the pages of his- tory, reading the fearful records of crime, of what seems to us the unavail- ing sacrifice, in the dark ages of ignor- ange and superstition, of the blood of patriots and martyrs, shed so freely in defense of a principle, we of the nineteenth century. enjoying 311319 immunities and privileges of this lib- erty loving age, can scarcely com- prehend that those were but links in the chain of circumstances, which have brought us to the high standard to which we have attained. We read with interest the affecting story of that horoic Sparta“: I-9°111d9-S» who with his three hundred men de- fended the, pass of Thermopylae, against its intruders, and gave their lives in defense of “liberty and home,” three words, | and we feel that this grand act was but the reflection of the brilliant lives and teachings of the Spartan mother, who endowed him with that courageous principle, and placing the sword in his hand, bade him go forth and battle for liberty and home. From this bright page of history has been drawn many gilded draughts of in- spiration of liberty, whose breath has fanned into vital existence such principles as have shook and tottered courts, dynasties and monarchs, and as it has been passed from generation to generation, we find good men and women who have'ever stood firm by those principles, against the dogmas of priestly class and cloistered seclu- sion, with all their vices antagonistic to liberty and home. _ Freedom takes on a more familiar aspect, as we see Q ueen Isabella plac- ing her jewels in the almost discour- aged mariner’s hands, bidding Col- umbus give to the world Columbia. And while this imporant drama was to take its place, we find way back in rural districts of France, Holland and Britian, a people whose liberties were sore oppressed, ready to follow the mariner and give to the world such a civilization as was never known before; and, as we watch the little bark, the Mayflower, tossed hither and thither, at the mercy of the waves, bearing its precious burden in safety to the shores of the New World, that handful of brave men and women, who were willing to brave every dan- ger, endure every privation for the sake of liberty and home—-we as women particularly rejoice that as woman’s bounty first sent the discov- erer upon his way rejoicing. -that woman was the first to step from the Mayflower and press her feet upon the firm foundation of Plymouth rock. This is the beginning of our history, the history of American woman. In the formation of their colonies and the rearing of their homes, man and woman stood side by side. Every man tilled the soil, every woman was a true matron, charged with the domestic duties of rural life. They were "quiet, peaceful citizens. feeding the hungry, helping the widows and the fatherless, and keeping themselves unspotted from the world; they avoid ed intemperance in eating,drinking and in language, also in work and recreation They added dignity to la- bor, and in their dealing with their fellow men were honest, just and up- right.” Indeed I think there was sown the seed, which was an hundred years hence to grow and develop into a full fledged Patron of Husbandry.’ Imagine this little world as it existed. One little log house, their fort. and sanctuary, a stately oak their capital, under whose shady branches those Puritan statesmen made their laws, while a little farther back. under the shade of a stately elm, sat the matron’s knitting and enjoying life in social intercourse, while in still farther seclusion sat the youths and maids singing their syren songs of love. From that little germ of civilization sprui:g the shoots that have hewn out of the forest, and moulded out of the prairhs the happy rural homes of this beautiful land, and dotted the hilltop and valley with hamlets, villages and cities; that have built schoolhouse, church and statehouse, until were it [)USSIl.al- for you grand old orb in its deal.‘ ing course to cast our shadow back across continental Europe. and along side castle and cathedral, think you ours would present any mean comparison‘! During that memorable. struggle for independence, man and wrumn still toiled side by side, and when upon that eventful Fourth of July, 1776. the bell at Philadelphia rang out loud at d clear the thrilling news that a band of patriots with a sublime heroism had broken the bonds of despotism, and had enunciated to the world that “All men are created free and equal,” man stood upon his feet erect, a new man. With this came a change; the great objects for which man and w. - man had been toiling and struggling seemed to have been obtained. VVith the attainment of liberty came the as- surance of permanent homes. Swords were beaten into ploughshares, and peace and plenty reigned supreme. Man turned his attention toward the development of the resources of his vast domain, and to the educational interests of the people. Universities and colleges were founded, but the word masculine was stretched across their portals, the doors firmly barred against woman. The mother and _wife toiled on with the same self-forgetfulh ness which had ever been one of her strongest characteristics. In every- thing they upheld the hands of the men. They toiled early and late that the boys might have an education. “No negro ever worked so hard -.1 servant’s pay to save. She made herself most willingly a household drudge andslave. No wonder that she never read a magazine or book, Combining as she did in one, nurse, house- maid, seamstress, cook. Man was her alter, love the sacrificial flame; And with what pure devotion, she to that altar came , And tearful flung thereon, (Alas I he did not know it then) All that she was, and more than that, all that she might have been. At last he won success, Ah I then their lives were wider parted ; , He was far up the shining road, she poor woman, where they staited. He had tried his speed and mettle, and gained strength in every race ; He was far up the heights of life, she drudg- ing at the base." This distinction in the education of the sexes was the result of preju- dice inherited through the despotism of the old world. VVoman’s life was considered a nonentity except as it re- flected through that of themen. Her whole existence was bounded by the domestic horizon, her life was absorb- ed in that of the men, “first, as the subject of her father, second, of her brother, third, of her husband, and fourth, to whomsoever he might choose to delegate her interests in the event of death or absence.” 4 In the education of the girls it was considered sufiicient if they were taught to read and write intelligibly, arithmetic being almost entirely left out of the quc-st'on Mathematics, or agenius of finance, being consid- ered a grand masculine prerogative,” the man invariably accompanied his ‘ wife or daughter to town to take charge of the money received for the butter or eggs, whilethe universal as sertion was “Wimmen folks ain't no great bands for mathematics or kalker- lations.” They were taught to spin and weave, and spent their leisure hours in manufacturing linen and woolen fabrics which was in some future time to constitute their “settin’ out.” \Ve can almost see in ourim- agination the old homestead, so graph- ically described by the poet Taylor: A white pine floor, a low ceiled room, A wheel and a reel, and a great brown loom, The windows out and the world in bloom ; A pair of swifts in the corner, where The grandmother sits in her rush wrought chair, And pulled at the distafl’s tangled hair, And sang to herself as she spun the tow, While the little wheel ran as soft and low As muflied brooks where the grasses grow. As Christ’s field-lilies free from sin, So she grew like them when she ceased to spin, Counted her knots and handed them in. The great wheel rigged in its harness stands. A three legged thing with spindle and hands, And the slender spokes like the willow wands, Turn dense at the touch of a woman’s hands. There's a heap of rolls like clouds in curl, And a bright faced, springy, barefoot girl. She gives a. touch and a careless whirl; With a backward sweep and a willowy bend, Monarch would borrow, if maiden could len-1, She draws out the thread to the white wool’s end; She breaks her thread with an angry twang, Just as if at her touch some harp string rang, And keyed to the quaint old song she sang, Which came to a halt on her cherry lip. While she tied one knot that never would slip, And thought of another when her ship All laden with dreams in splendid guise, Should sail right out of the azure skies, And a lover bring with great brown eyes. Ah! broad the day, but her work was done T-so runs by reel! She had twisted and spun Her two score knots by set of sun. With her one, two, three, the wheel beside, And the three, two, one, of her backward glide, So to and fro, in calico pride, Till the bees went home and the daytime died. Aside from their household labors they had their st. al gatherings, into the enjoyment of \ hic'i they entered with a zest which :3 2: sh" unable young miss of the nineteenth century can scarcely comprehend. There was the husking bee, the occasional quilting,’ and the spelling school I might draw many beautiful pictures of the good old times, and I even fancy I can hear some gray haired sire or dame say, “Times ain’t as they used to be when I was young.” That is true, there were very many happy homes. But while we are very apt to dwell up- on the beauties and pleasures of the past, let us not forget there were sor- rows as well, sorrows which were aug- mented by the distinction in the privileges granted to the sexes. There were many who had missed that highest good, marriage; there were those who were left widowed and fat-herless, and who were dependent upon their own exertions to gain a livelihood. To such the only resort was the needle or wa‘-hiub; training and remunerative wages were alike de- nied them. For the making of a gar merit a tailoress received from one-half to two thirds the sum given a man for the same work. Philanthropic men and women, feeling the injustice done to this clsss. set themselves to work to see what could be done to ameliorate their condition; and it has been through the combined efforts of these, aided by the skill of the inventor, which has enabled working women to overleap the boundaries of custom, and place themselves by the side of man in the round of cc-operative in- dustries. To-(lay, in our own country, there are said to be three million work- ing women who are dependent upon their own resources for alivelihood, and who are wreslling with the world for a living, to say nothing about a home. For the housekeeper and homek eeper the age no longer demands profound absorbtion in household labors. The disiaff, the loom, the clay oven and the hand sewing have b::egi gradually la‘d aside, and we seethe strong arm of iron and steel performing with ease and celerity the hard grindinglabur to which the farmers’ wives of the past have been such abject slaves. This has given "them time to think and to read ; it has shown them the necessity of education, that they may the better cope with their companions in the performanceof life’s duties. This education has opened unto usanew life, whose beautiful and hidden mean ing we but dimly comprehend. its possibilities are boundless. It means the throwing aside of the vanities and frivolities which have made woman’s weakness proverbial. It means not only the exercise of the principles of love and devotion in our own immedi- ate family circle, but also toward all mankind. For lo! from the depths of financial entanglement, and the intolerable burden of debt, from the foes of intempcrance, immorality, vice and crime, come wailing appeals, “Our sisters, we pray you come over and help us.” “Our wbrld of woman's work, Ah! who of all may know How !lfl(‘9.!', how far its fartherest boundaries gor Where is a wrong to right, a tempted one to save, \Vhere is a need of love, a steadfast love and brave, Where untaught children gather in the crowded way, The orphaned children of our land, that night and da Call for aymother’s care; and where with weight of sin Strong men are bound, and closed the prison doors within,- Ahl reaching far as reach the calls of human need This is our wdrld, and faith its light, and love its creed.” Jottings from the Slate Grange. When I was in attendance at the re- cent session, I was kindly invited to write up some things concerning it. and I promised to do so, but expected to give the subject proper time and atten- tion But since 1 came home 1 have re- ceived a special request to prepare an article ready for the next number, Jan. 1. There is so little time intervening before the day of publication that if I do make an efi'ort in that direction it must be done quickly. Therefore, what- ever discrepancies you may find, or where it lacks coneieeness or I fail to tell you the things you most wish to know. is due somewhat to the hurried manner of preparing this communica- tion. I only ask that you criticise char- itably. 1 did not reach Lansing until noon of the second day of the session, hence I cannot tell you of the proceedings be- fore that t1me—but suppose the usual formal business took place of examining credentials, appointing committees, as- signing them work, and getting ready for action. The afternoon of Wednesday was set apart for memorial services of Bro. Childs, Sister Luce, and Bro. Taylor, of the firm of Day & Taylor, in the plaster business. Bro. A. N. Woodrufl’ presided as Master of Ceremonies. It wasan open session and many of the citizens of ‘ Lansing were present. The choir from Adrian, the same one that furnished the music last year, sang beautifully and appropriately. Bro. Steele made the opening prayer in an intelligent and feeling manner. He also offered reso- lutions of condolence. Bro. F. M. Hal- lowav read a few well-timed remarks. Bro. S. F. Brown made impromptu re- marks, attesting their appreciation of his work and the strong attachment they had for him while he lived. Bro. An- drew Campbell of the same county, read a lengthy article as his tribute to the memory of Bro. Childs, and the love he had for him as a co-worker through all these years past. One idea he advanced forcibly arrested my attention: “He was a mini among men.” That sentence has a depth of meaning and speaks vol- umes when it can be truthfully made of any one man. I would like to tell you of the many other good things said of the life Bro. Childs lived, but you who knew him best, loved him most. Sister Childs was present at the services and to all out- ward appearance she was calm, resigned, and bears her loneliness with hero1oforti- tude; and yet we little know of the deso- late feeling of her heart or loneliness in her home. Sister Satterlee presented resolutions concerning the death of sister Luce. Sister A. N. Woodruif read a short essay telling us of her noble example as a wife and mother. Sister Garner, the temperance lecturer. made a few remarks and Sister Steele spoke at greater length of her character, her womanliness. of her sufferings these many years, which she endured so patiently, waiting and hop- ing for a release from them to go to a home where the inhabitants never say “I am sick or weary.” I did not remain in the hall during the time devoted to re- marks concerning Brother T:sylor’s life- work. But I understand he was noted for true manliness and unswerving ad- herence to what he knew to be right, and the Patrons will miss him and feel that they have indeed _ lost a strong helperin the Grange. Wednesday evening was devoted to the exemplification of the unwritten work. and the initiation of a large num- ber of candidates in the fifth degree. Thursday morning, nine o’clock was set down for the election of oflicers for the next term, and proved to be a tedious affair, occupying all day, and some of the mmnbers of the Executive Committee were not elected until the next morning. Bro. Porter said thev were hung on a “pin _hook” all night, but I did not see as he was any the less put by, or it affected his jolly spirits. _ Bro. C. G. Luce was re-elected, as he ought to have been. He is a good pre- Siding ofiicer, ruling mildly, yet firmly, quick of perception and far seezng what the outcome of certain measures will be Bro. A. N. Woodruif was re-elected by the second ballot. He is one of the genial. social little fellows who command respect and admiration of those around him. Bro. Thos. F. Moore received a large num- ber of votes, but not the mijority, and be positively declined the ofiice of Lee- ‘turer on account of poor health and not having ample time to devote to the ardu- ous duties of that position, and the ofiice fell to the lot of Bro. Holbrook of Lan- sing Grange. Bro. Steele retires from the ofiice of Chaplain. which he has held for six years, with honor and the utmost re- spect of every true Patron. We shall ever remember his gentle, quiet goodness, pleasant smile and warm hand-clasp. He has invoked many rich, choice blessings on us heretofore, and we in return wish for him that “his last days may be his best days.” The new Chaplain, A. R. Willard of White Pigeon, is, if 1 am rightly informed. a minister of the Re- formed church. I Blmu.«l judge he was somewhere in the thirties. nreposessing in his personal appearance keen of perception, active. not nervous- ly so, and of rare intelligence. Bro. Tooker. Steward, and S. F. Brown. Treas- urer, you all know so well that I need only to mention their names. Bro. Cobb, the “inflexible,” received a unanimous vote as Secretary. I need not tell you of him. yet a few words of well-deserved praise would not iniiat-e him so much that he would not recognize his friends. Right here, as the office of Assistant and Lady Assistant comes in close counec tion, I wish to make a point. In differ- ent orgsnizations members are supposed not to be eligible to office unless pres- ent at the time of nomination. Perhaps it is not an inflexible rule in the Grange. Brother and sister A. B. Clark are true Patrons, earnest workers and above the average intelligence, so to speak, and I am proud to place them among my choice, warm-hearted. true friends. Bro. Birtlett was re-elected, and we know he Will guard the gates faithfully. I did not have the pleasure of meeting Ceres or Pomona. I understand Sister Cole holds a strong position among her friends on account of her moral Worth and intelligence. Sister Drake has written for the VISITOR, and I was in- formed is a public speaker. If so, we shall hear her voice at the State Grange. Sister Stone (Floraiboarded at the same hotel with us and l formed a pleasant acquaintance with her. Thursday evening the Grange held an open session and we were highly edified by a splendid lecture given by our new Chaplain, Bro. A. R. Willarrl. He brought forth things both new and old full of earnest thought. rich, racy and cheering. Afterwards Geo. Jerome was called upon to make some remarks Per- haps he intended to make a fine speech, but he did not succeed. He sort of burlesqucd the farm- ers anil said some sarcastic things and felt disposed to pass them oil‘ as fun. Bro. Campbell was called upon and he hit the governor in such a way that the laugh came back on the govern- or instead of the farmers and Grangers. The choir interspersed music, both se- rious and comic. During the public meeting, several boys and girls from the Asylum for the Blind came in to enjoy the meeting and add to its interest. One girl played the piano. They sang beautifully and seem- ingly “with the spirit and the under- standing.” They had fine, well modu- lated voices, were well trained, and kept perfect time. The pieces in themselves were beautiful. Many shed the sympa- thetic tear as they beheld them in their blindness, and thought of the privation; never could they behold the beauties and the grandeur of this bright world, and only grope their way through utter darkness by the acute sense of feeling and bearing. Yet what a blessing that these faculties are strengthened. After the speaking was over the oili- cers elect were publicly installed by Bro. S. F. Brown. Friday was spent in hearing the difi‘erent reports from the con. There was quite a length;-' ..~.~ cussion concerning the managen: .-.:. ..z the Visiron and its future prospects,and after a considerable waste of “powder” it was remanded back to the executive committee to do what they thought best with it. In the afternoon Bro. Luce introduced a young lady from Madison Grange who gave us a recita- tion to break the monotony of the meet- ing. It was well executed, and in time with practice she will become a fine elo- cutionist. Friday evening was devoted to pre- senting resolutions and memorials and the table was bountifully spread as the motion so often prevailed to P1309 l‘-hem there. The session closed at quite an early hour. The workers were extreme- ly tired and glad when all the business was disposed of and they could leave for their ho mes. Among those who were not there, and we missed so much, were brother J. J. Woodman and wife, Mrs. W. G. Adams, Brother Mickel_y,with his happy speeches and poetical recitations, brother Whit- ney and wife, and a number of others too numerous to mention. There was was not as many long, earnest, well studied speeches as formerly. Bro. Luce only talked when the duties of his office required. We missed brother '1‘. F. Moon-e’s stentorian, pristine voice and Brother Childs’s voice will no more be heard in our Grange halls. committees and discussing them pro and , It seemed to me there were a larger number of visiting members than last year. I have been told that there were less objectionable features at this session than at other times, which certainly is very encouraging and pfeasant to know. Those who attended for the first time caught a new enthusiesm and went home with a renewed determination to do more and better work for the Subordi- nate Grange. Mrns. Parenls Enccurrge their Children to Join the Grange‘! Shoul We doubt not that every true Patron will answer this question in the affirma- tive. Let us then consider some of the reasons why parents who are Patrons should encourage their children to join the Grange. The first, though perhaps not the most important reason we will speak of. is the pecuniary advantages. Perhaps some will smile when I speak of the pecuni- niary advantages of the Grange, but if any fail to be oenehtted in this respect it is because they do not avail them- selves of the privileges which rightfully belong to them, for, though the institu- tion may not pour the money directly into our pockets. yet by meeting often with our sisters and brothers and dis- cussing important questione in regard to farming and housekeeping we may learn lessons of economy which may prove of great pecuniary advantage to us. We might speak next of its education- al advantages but as so u ch has been said and written on this sub ect we‘ would merely say that no one can be a regular attendant of the Grange with- out being made wiser thereby. And there are the social advantages of the Grange. We were created social beings and our children naturally love society, and there is not one worthy to be hon- ored as a parent who does not desire his children to have good society, and where can they find better society than within the precincts of the Grange. These parents and children, friends and neigh- bors, can meet on‘ a common level and feel that there is a chord of sympathy binding all hearts together to which the world outside the gates is a st ranger. The last, and yet one of the most im- portant reasons, why parents should en- courage their children toj tin the G range is on account of its DJOl'H.l advantages. What better more! character c:-ix. any young lady or gentleman liavc than to be known as a ;:o<_nl Pulruii: one who places faith in God, nurtnri,-s hope, dis- penses chariiy, and ii} noted for fidelity. Then if the Cllllilrttlz should be encour- aged to join. the question naturally arises how shall we encourage them? We would answer, first, by being punc- tual ourselves in attending all its meet- ings. By always speaking respectfully of the organization, and third, by keep- mg all the noble precepts of our Order. If our children see that we are so much interested they will naturally have a desire to unite with us. If the children are not encouraged to join how is the institution to be perpetuated without them. It will pass away and future generations will know it only as a fail- ure of the past. Mus. EMMA WAGER. School and School Studies. We have read carefully the article "Practical education” by A. D. P. Van Buren, and though we acknowledge the correctness of some of the ideas ad- vanced, we beg leave to differ in regard to others. First, in reference to the assertion “Our schools are begged to treat Smith’s son as an aspirant for the yard stick and scissors, Brown's as an undeveloped banker." etc. Now, as far as 10 year’s ex- perience in teaching. and a knowledge of many of the schools in the State qualify us to Judge, we have failed to find an institution where such a course is suggested. While we favor a symmetncaldevelopment of intellect, we c‘-win 2:3 a necessity to its perfect growth a proper foundation. The strong tendency in our schools is . not so much to particularize a course of study as an indiscriminate cramming of all studies. Look at the contents of a school satchel of the present time of a child of 14 or 15, and see the text- books required, nhiloeophy, chemistry, algebra, and perhaps the rudiments of geometry and one at least of the lan- guages; also crowded in somewhere, is little history and grammar. “Angels and ministers of grace defend us.” No wonder we see so many stoopiug, feeble boys and girls. The brain unduly exer- cised, in most cases at the expense of the physical system. We would not be misunderstood as prescribing those studies, but we do pro- test against students obtaininga smat- tering of these and neglecting the more practical part of an education. Put a newspaper in the hands of one of these modern encvclopediasand nine cases out of ten you are left in doubt as to the meaning of the author. Ask a few questions, about our own country, its past and present laws, etc; you woum be safer in asking them to describe and give the number of the heavenly bodies, Conversing with a leading Jackson merchant on this subject he remarked the great mistake made "n_-v parents is to place the practical part of their child- ren's education in the background, every effort is made to keep them in school,- no time for training the physical syg. tern to endure the hardships of life. 1: l).iy and night are devoted to study. At last school days are over and now it be- comes a question of self-support. His first thought is a clerkship, for there he can dress in the style he has become ac- customed to. He starts out confident of success, but one after another decline to receive him, a d he finds at ant to his ‘dismay that he is one of a multitude similarly situated. “Not a day passes,” said be, “but I have a number of appli- cations.” Disheartened and idle, his foot is on the first round of the ladder downward. Such training furnishes re- cruits for the large army of tramps that infest our country. We would contend earnestly for a good practical education, combining the development of muscle as well as brains. Upholding the digni- tycf labor and securing the means of self-support if necessary, the young man may maintain his self-respect and sense of independence. and this will more than compensate for the loss of a theoretical education. Mas. E. B. SMITH. JEFFERSON, Dec-. 15, 1882. _ A Year of Grange Work. ' Cab/.».'—As I was casting a retro- spective glance back for a general sum- ming up, as it were. of the good and ill success and failure of the year 1882, wlii-ch is so nearly gone, I thought a few words from Grange No. 112 might be of interest to some of your readers. The Reaper has entered our peacefu enclosure but once during the past year, bu.’ we shall ever miss the bright. genial friend and sister he has taken from us. She had always a merry word of greeting for all, and was an earnest and Willing worke ' for the good of the Oi icr. Of Sister Mary we would truly say with the poet-— “Sweet prompting unto kindred deeds 'Were in her very look; We read her face as one who reads A bright and happy ltook." ‘Our Secrc-.tai'y inform me that we have a gain of 27 names on our roll book for the past year. Some. ancient members have returned and a goodly number of new ones have been initiated. While tl.lr.2'€‘ are yet others just outside the gates, who are almost persuaded that it is 9. good thing to be—"a Granger, and with the Granger stand." We are making an earnest effort to build a hall, which we sadly need. Bro. H. E. Hudson has kindly donated a lot for that purpose. Considerable material has been promised, some of which is al-' ready on the ground. We hope ere the close of another year to be settled in a home of our own, one that will be a credit not only to the Order, but to the town. Mindful of the truth of the old proverb that “many a little makes a mickle," the ladies of the Grange have commenced a series of socials, the pro- ceeds to go toward the hall. Have real- ized-l$l8.00 from the two we have already neih. ' Christmas is close at hand; let us hope it may bring “peace and good will to all," and as good Patrons. let us forget self and selfish interests, as far as may be, and live for- "The right that needs assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the bright hopes in the distance, And the good that we can do.” Yours Fraternally, NELL H. GIDDINGS. Hudsonville, Ottawa 00., Dec. 18, 1882. Report of committee on Agricultural Depart- ment at State Grange. Worthy Master and Members of the Michigan State Grange.-—Tlie Com- mittee to whom was referred the sub iect matter contained in our Worthy Master’s address relating to the Agri- cultural Department beg leave to re- port as follows: In view of the fact that our aims and objects in regard tothat depart- ment of our goverment have not yet been accomplished, and that there is great danger that what we have gained by persistent effort in years past will be lost if we do not now push on and that the necessities of the case, were never so great as at the present time. VVe feel that we are justified_in not only requesting, but demanding im- mediate action on the part _of our United States Senators from this State to secure the passage of the bill now before the United States Senate known as the Agricultural Department Bill. Your committee are indebted very greatly to the Hon. Edward S. Lucy. for facts and figures given in a speech delivered in Congress in advocating the bill referred to in our Worthy 1\[a5ter’s address, some of which we will give. "In the year 1830, the num- ber of acres of land under cultivation was 113 032,614, the number of bushels of wheat produced 100,485,944; bushels, ofcorn 592,671,104; oats, 146,584,779; number of horses, 4,336,719; shee_p, :Z,1723.220; pounds of wool, 52,516,959. In the year 1880, the number of acres of land under cultivatfon had reached 287,220,231. Number of bushels of wheat 459,479,505; corn, 1,754,861,535. number of horses, 10.000,000; number of sheep, over 35,000,000; pounds of wool, over 155.000.000- With all of this increase in the num- ber of acres of land under cultivation and the wonderful increase in the production, we find that our govern- ment is doing very little for the en- couragement of this department in comparison with some other 1181510118 of the world. Austria,’ F1‘a110e 9130 the Dominion of Canada, have executive departments exclusively agricultural- In France the head of the deP3{"‘i‘s‘;£‘ of agriculture is a cabinet mltl} it: and the dnnual appropriationshi 101' e support, are ovei'_$7,000.000i W e V’ would not think it wise for our gov- ernment to ex nd an such sum as that We do lieve t at we have a righl: to demand that this department should be made equal with any other in tfib government, and that the head of the department should be one of the chief adviaors of the executive of the naggnwould therefore recommend that gcammlttee consisting of some one THE GRANGE selected by the Executive Committee of the State Grange be appointed and instructed to use every means in his pol}iver.to secure the passage of said bi . We would further recommend that said committee to be instructed to se- cure such aid from the Legislature of this State as in their judgment will best promote the interlit of that depart- ment, and further, we call upon all Subordinate Granges to continue the agitation of the subject until success has crowned our efforts. GUY M. TROWBRIDGE. Joiix CAMPBELL. W. F. LEWIS. Committee. Report of Agricultural College Visiting Com- mitlee. At the first meeting of the Executive Committee after the annual election in December last, the nndersigned were appointed to visit the State Ag- ricultural College and. farm, and report their condition, and suggest any mat- tei-s which in our opinion would ren- der tbat institution more valuable to the farmers of Michigan. To avoid the expense and labor .-.ra special trip from our homes to Lan sing for the purpose of making this visit to the college farm. We deferred the meeting until the time of the Sta e Grange picnic in August last. At me time we visited the college, lfijfortull aiely it proved to be during 1 e sum- mervacation. Many of the piofessors were absent and the President, Profes- sors Benl, Kedzie and Cook, were busy preparing to take the next train, in attend the meeting of the American Association for the advancement of science at Montreal. Under the cir- cumstances we did not feel juslilirezl iii occupying too much of their time, which seemed to be all required in preparation for their journey. Yer. Professors Beal, K4-,r~zie and Cook found time to give us a hasty review of their several departments which we found in a most satisfactory condition. Professor Cook is doing good work in the apiary. His thorough know- ledge of the bee and its natifre and l.-abits enables him to conduct pract.i— cal experiments in that department which are proving very valuable to the bee keepers of the State. Professor Kerizie was conducting some experiments designed to determ- ine from what source wheat and cl - ver derive their nitrogen. If he sut- ceeds in this he will have settled a long disputed ( uestion among chem ists, and give t e wheat grower valu able information, as to the best method of preparing the soil for that cerial, We were particularly pleased with the “Botanical garden” and the “for- estry arborium,” under the charge of Professor Beat. In the botanical gar den an effort is made to grow two or more of each species of shrub and plant, that can be grown in the open air in this latitude, with a plainly prin- ted label by each, giving common and botanical name of each species, so that the student and visitor can see and study the plant in actual growth, in- stead of f; om imperfect drawings and dried specimens. In the arborium of forestry, an ef- fort is made to cultivate a number of each species of trees valuable for tim ber products that can be grown within the State, and to determine the best method, of culture and most valuable timber with which to replace the rap- idly disapearing forests of Michigan. If this department, so well com- menced, shall be continued aiid exten- ded with the same care and judgment as that which now characterizes its ‘management, the iiiforination gained in Michigan forest culture Wlll prove of the gretest value in the near future. And we would recommend that the Board of A_i1:ricultui'e make provision for extending and developing the ex perimental branch of the farm. The Professor of agriculture being very ill and the overseer of the farm absent, we took a view of the farm, the crops and the stock, without any one to inform us of the manner of culture or method of breeding. We found the crops a fair average, of like crops on the farms in this vicinity. We found also that all the science of the college had been valuable to foretell the weath- er with sufficient certainty to enable the overseer of the farm to secure the crop from injury by rains. We found the herd of blooded cows on the farther part of the farm, in a field that was so badly in need of drainage that we were obliged to make a large circuit and then jump from bog to bog, to reach the herd. We found the herd composed of represent- atives of most of the valuable breeds of cattle, and a few very fine cows, good types of their breeds. On our re- turn we found the young cattle in a field near the College. In this herd we found a few fine animals At the barns we found a man in charge, who showed us the calves and. bulls in stable. Upon the whole view of the stock we Iound an improvement over former years. Still we doubt the util- ity, practicability or benefit to the farmers of Michigan, of undertaking to breed or keep herds of the several breeds of stock on the college farm. The college cannot successfully com- pete with special breeders in the rear in g of herds. The fact that the several herds of the college are inferior to the herds of the leading breeds, owned by special breeders, is constantly urged by those who have a poor opinion of the college as evidence of its inferiority as a practical educational institution. We are of the opinion that while it may be well, and we think it advisable to keep one or two specimens of each of the valuable breeds of stock upon the farm, and those as perfect in_ type as can be obtained. beyond this Elle breeding should be confined to that breed which is found most profitable to the farmer. And we would include the breeding of sheep and swine _in the same class. _ There was one matter to which our attention was called, which we con- sider of the greatest importance_to the farmers of Michigan, and that _is the effort by selection, and hybridization to develope permanent types of grain. Of wheat that will stand the rigors of our winters and the extreme heat _of our sunimers, and yi--Id a higher in- crease in the acre. Oi‘ corn that will yield a better and higher percentage of grain to the stalk; and so with oth- er varieties ‘of grains and grasses. This is a matter in which, in the_opin- ion of your committee, the learning of the professor of botany,_ and the zeal of the students for practial work, may be made of the highest utility, to the farmers of the State. If by such ex- perimental “breeding”of wheat, a vari- ety can be developed that will yield on an average even one more bushel to the acre, that alone would increase the value of the crop over one million dollars annually. That careful cross- ing and judicious selection with close and accurate observations of all the conditions of growth, would in the space of a few years produce varieties of grain, so much superior to those we now have, that the increased yield by the same. culture would add many millions annually to the income of the farmers of this State, your committee have no doubt. . Heretofore and at the present time, these experiments are conducted more as a matter of curiosity, and to teach the students than with a view of sup- plying the country with better seed. The Board of Agriculture have taken no steps to have experiments, sys tematicaly conducted, and have put the matter in charge of no particular person. Being so firmly convinced of the importance ofhavinga special (is- partment of ti is nature established at the college, and placed under the charge of a competent botanist, we 3.-‘k this Grange to request the Board of Agriculture to establish such a ilepart merit, and furnish it with all the giouud, material, and appliance neces saiiy to make it complete and effect- ua . -There is another matter in the same line of progressive advancement to which we desire to call your attention. Believing that a large portion of the loss to the farmers and fruit growers of Michigan, occasioned by the dep redations of noxious insects, amount» ing annually to millions of dollars, might be prevented ifa proper kuowl edge of the habits and natural history of such insects could be disseminated i.-iiiohg the people, together with the best method of destroying them, or preventing their ravages, and thata special department of entomology connected with the College, placed in charge of a competent entomologist whose duty it should be to collect speci mens and determine the habits and natural history of the several species of noxious insects, from all parts of the State, and ascertain the best mode of destroying tiieui, and by monthly bul- letins during the growing, seasons furnished to the people of the State inform the farmers and fruit growers of their natural habits, and season of activity, and best means to employ to secure exemption from them would save many tbousan-.1 times the cost of such expenditure. We therefore recommend that the Granges request the present Governor and the Gov ernor-elect to recommend in their lLl(:'S' sages to the next Legislature, that a chair of entomology be established in the Agricultural College, for the pur pose of ascertaining and giving this information to the people of the State. We made no examination of the buildings on tlieground, the botani- cal and chemical buildings excepted These we found most complete in their appointments, ecoiiomicaly built, and well adapted to the uses intend- ed. Of the grade of the school, and of the management we can say noth ing, as our visit was made in vaca tion. Bur. we are of the opinion that equal facilities should be given for the education of our daughteis at that institution, as that given our sons. Knowing that the admission of our wives and daughters to the Grange has a refining and elevating influence upon the other, we believe that the admission of girls to the college, and their co-education with the young men would have a refining and elevating influence upon them, and upon all connected with the in- stitution. We therefore recommend that the Grange request the present Governor, and the Governor-elect to recommend in their messages to the next Li-gis7a’.ure that the proper legis- lation be had to provide for the admis sion of girls to_ the Agricultural Col- lege on equal terms with the boys. F. M. HOLLOWAY. J. G. RAMSDBLL. Committee. Leclurer’s Communication of the National Grange P. of H.to the Subordinate Granges. These communications are sent quarterly to the Subordinate Granges by the direction of the National Grange. Where addresses are fur- nished they are mailed direct from this department to the Subordinate Granges, otherwise they are sent to secretaries of State Grange-s who are responsible for their distribution. The questions on the inside of these communications are all of interest and importance to every member in the Order, and, indeed, to every farmer in the land, and should be well studied and fully discussed in every Grange, so as to be correctly understood by every member. These [communica- tions may be received by the Worthy Master or Secretary of the Subordinate Grange, but they are the property of the Grange, and should, without de- lay, be delivered to the Lecturer whose duty it is to introduce the questions named for each month, respectively, giving his views upon questions in- troduced and solicit general discus- sion, in which all should participate, for it is by the exchange of thought and ideas with each other that we im- prove our intellectual faculties. The questions sent out will be of a general character and of general in- terest, the object is to educate ourselves alike at the same time upon the same subject, then our influence will be more alike, and exerted for greater good in every effort for relief and re- form. A Lecturer who fails to bring these questions before his Grange, ne- glects nis duty as an officer, and de- prives the members of the informa- tion they contain. The National Grange has made it the duty of Masters of Subordinate Granges to have these questions, and the suggestions accompanying them read and considered in open Grange. If Masters and Lecturers of Subordin- ate Granges will do their part in this general work of education, much good will follow the efl'ort and results will prove satisfactory: SUBJECT FOR SUBORDINATE GBANGES FOR JANUARY, IS No. 44. Question 44—What good can we ac- complish during the year, to ourselves as individuals, and as a Grange? Suggestions -The amount of good to individuals depends largely upon in- dividual efl"orts, and the amount of good to be accomplished as a Grange, do ends solely upon the' co-operative effgrte of the members working unit- SITOR, JANUARY 1, 1883. 7 edly together in a corporate capacity, for their mutual advantage and gen- eral good. - An individual who fails in putting forth individual efforts, can such a one expect to receive much individual good‘? As ageneral rule, he who fails inindividuai efforts, also fails in co operative efforts, and he who labors individually for the advancement of our interest, and for Grange principles is generally reliable in co operative work. It is a fact too plain to be dis- .-ruised,and too important to be disre- garded, that each and every nJPl1ll)el‘ has individual duties that dare not be neglected, if we desire good to be ac- complished, or the Grange made pros- perous and the members educated and elevated to a higher manhood and womanhood. If the suggestions to question 422, submitted last month has been heeded then the Grange is in good condition for work, and if we work individually and unite co—opera.tivelyin allG-'ange work, then the-reis nothing to hinder us from individual and co—:iperative benefits. Ifsuch benefits are not ob- tained. wliereis the fault‘? Is it not in lhe ;_;:l.-ct of our individual duty and in the neglect of our Grange work? And who but ourselves is to blame for the failure‘? LOCAL \\'IlRl\’ IN THE Sl'B()RDI1\'ATE oRANol:s. If the suggestions to question 4:3 for December has been heeded and your officers installed, then your Grange is in good order for work. And as this is the beginning ofa new vear, it is necessary that we start right in the work if we desire to !:lf.‘,(0.'i'll)ll.‘-ll] satis- factory results. And first of all make yourquarterly report to the Secretary of the State Grange, and inform him of your officers elect, the post office ad dress of the ‘Master and Secretary. Also, send the address of Master and Secretary, name and number of your Grange to the Master of your State Grange. So that at any this during the year, ifeither the Master or Secre- tary of the S‘ate Grange desjre to cor» respond With your Grange, or if they have documents to distribute they may know who to sendtheni .*,o.. SECOND 1l\Il-’0R'l‘A~.\"l‘ XVOIZ K. See that every family who hold ii;_eri}bersll1ii(p in your Gi‘ai‘i‘gt']e is sup- p let VVlL alrange pa ers. ’ e a.ers heretofore noticed iii) the L431?-It)lllQ3l"ls' communications are all reliable publi- cations, and worthy ofa hearty sup port. They are _true to our interest, true to our Order, and important teach ers in our educational work. f I? is 2l'l(;:lllZ that membcrsdsubscrilie or oca ‘range papers, an it is ne- cessiryil to haveltheslie; tol knlpw ourolwn wor , utwe Slolll aso now wiat is said in those published in other Srates, and while but few can sub scribe for all of them, some could sub- scribe for one, and mthers for another, and in this way the entire Grange press could be represented in the Sub orilinate Grange; then, by exchang ing with eac;_h Uthflll‘, and } by llJl’,1‘0ftlllC- ing articles rom em tint areo in terest to the Grange, the entire mem- bership would enjoy the advantages or the press from the different Slates. Labor to give the Grange press a. wide pirculation among non-membership armors. Michigan Crop Report, December 1, 1882. For this report returns have been received from 760 correspondents, re- presenting 001 townships. Four bun dred and eiglily-two of these returns are from 360 townships in the south- ern four tiers of counties. The condition of wheat December 1, is estimated at’ 9-1 per cent compared with vitality and growth of average years, and at 90 Del‘ cent of condition December 1, 1881. The price of No. 1 white wheat averages for the State 92 cents, No 2, 92 cents, and No. 3, 67 cents per bushel; and No. 1 red aver- ages 02, and N o. 2 red 83 cents per bushel. Correspondents reported prices in their home markets. The yield per acre of clover seed is about 11 per cent less than in 1881. The condition (as regards flesh) of beefcat tie and sheep is slightly better than on December 1,oflast year. Reports have been received of the guality of wheat marketed by farmers uring the month of November at 282 elevators and mills. Of these, 242 are in the southern four tiers of counties, which is about one half of the whole number of elevators and mills in these counties. The total number of bush- els repprted, marketed is 1,322,129 of which 202,672 bushels were marketed in the first or southern tier of coun- ties, 476,184 bushels in the second tier; 215,799 bushels in the third tier; 300,- 406 bushels in the fourth tier, and 127,- 068 bushels in the counties north of the southern four tiers. At 31 eleva- tors and mills, or eleven per cent of the whole number from which reports have been received, there was no wheat marketed during the month. The total number of bushels report- ed marketed in the five months, July- November, is 5 535,753. Number of Bushels of Wheat Marketed at 282 Elevrfors and Flourinfq Mills in Jllichiqan. bysfarmers, during the month of November, 8 L. Bushel. Totals. Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,322,129 _ First, or Southern. Tier of (Immtzes: Berrien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,209 Cass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31,206 St. Joseph.... .... ....5l,64l Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202,672 Second Tier from South Line of Strife: Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 007 . . .....109,684 Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,320 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476,184 Third Tie-r from South Line o{' State: Allegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .‘ 1,080 Barry . . . . . . . . . . . .27,282 Eaton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,2l5 Ingham ... .... .... ...... .32,399 Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,430 Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20,511 Maceinb.... ..........28,882 'l‘ota.l..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .., . . . . . . . . . ..2l-5,799 Fourth Tier from South Line of State: Ottawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7,073 Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............62,l32 Ionia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66,676 Geneses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,820 Lapeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,351 I St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,263 l Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 300,-106 Cozmties . 'ortlz of Southrru F our Tie‘.-‘.v Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,068 The Atlantic. The January .-ltlarltw is one of the most brilliant numbers of this magazine ever issued. Several of the names which appeared in the first number25 years ago, and which gave the Atlantic immedi- diate fame, reappear in this number. From Mr. Longfellow is given the first part, 35 pages, of a dramatic poem entit- led “Michael Angelo.” The remaining parts of this poem will be given in the two succeeding numbers. The second installment \f Hawthorne’s English ro- niance, “l‘he Ancestral Footstep,”con- tinues the interest excited by the por- tion given in the December number and due ens our regret that this admir able outfine was not filled in and perfect- ed as Hawthorne alone could have done it; but the portions given are in them- »-ulves complete and have that won- derful charm which characterizes all that Hawthorn: wrote. Those who remem- ber Dr. I:lolmes’s inimitable “Autocrat of the Breakfast Table” will welcome with peculiar zest "An After-Breakfast Talk.” which. by its freshness.originalty. and humor, proves that Dr. Holmes is as brilliant now as when he began the Autocrat papers iv: the first number of the .ltlan(z«-. "A Summer Pilgrimage" isa delightful poem by Mr. Whittier, as characteristic of his peculiar genius as anything he ever wrote. Mr. Warner describes “VVagnei"s Parsifal,” not as a musical critic, but with a keenness and humor which make the rticle delight- ful, as anything from r. arner is sure to be..Miss Harriet ‘V. Preston gives ade- scription at once learned and thoroughly interesting of “An Apennine Valley.” H. H. contributes a travel sketch, "Uliance Days in Oregon.” L. U. Wy- man, who over the initials S. A. L. E. M wrote "A Child of the State,” and some other short stories which have been noted for their power and punqency, contributes to this number astory of equal excellence entitled “A Straiiger. Yet at Homo.” The admirable series of “Studies in the South” is concluded in this number. Them are poems by Edith M. Thomas and l\Inurice Thomp- son, reviews of the latest hr-oks, and an interesting variety in the Contributors’ Club. concluding it v-.-ry ii<)te\vol‘tli‘,' number of the .-ltlzmlic Hovourox, llirriiiiv .\' Co, Boston. THE O0llT‘l"’)’ on-'vv'ei-ri Manitoba and British if--lriuibia has been divided into foo: 2.-ii'iia-rie-s. THE REAPER DEATH.’ FRAl\'KLlN—Died October 26, 1882, at his h0Illr' near the village of Buchanan. Brother BENJAMAN FRANKLIN, it veiieralfie member of our Order, at the ripe age of 78 years. Brother FRANKLIN has been a cealr-us Pa- troii, faithful in his attendance at Grange meetings, and at all times earnest in udvo may of the principles of the Order. Of four children, Brother FREEMAN FRANK- LIN but one survives him. To him and the lonly widow of our Brother do we extend our fraternal sympathy in this our hour of allie- tioii. FULLER— Resolutions, adopted by Mont- calm Grange, No. 318, on the death of Sister L. P. FULLER. Reolved That in the death of Sister F'UL- Ll.-ZR our Order has lost an honorable member, and an earnest worker, our brother a dutiful and affectionate wife, and the little ones a loving mother. Resolved That we tender to the bereaved family of our brother, our profound and sin- cere sympathy. Greenville, Dec. 16, 1882. MCRAE ~—Drowned in Silver Lake, near Traverse City August 2, 1882. Brother CHARLES A. MCRAE, only son of A. D. and A. R MCRAE, aged 21 years. Esteenied in life—lamented in death. The deceased was a Worthy Member of Traverse Grange No. 379. S. H. HYDE. MC CRACKEN——Died at her home in Bu- chanan township, Sister CATHAEINE Mc- Ciiacxim, wife of Brother Charles McCracken in the 42nd year of her age. Sister MC )i7.AcxnN was a worthy and ac- ceptable member of Mt. Tabor Grange No. 43. She will be sadly missed among us, and our hearts warmest sympathies are extended to the bereaved husband, dear children and aged arents, whose hearts are made so desolate by the reaper death. Resoloed—That our Charter be draped in mourning for 60 days, and this expression of our sorrow be sent to the bereaved family, the GRANGE VISITOR for'publication , and re- corded in the minutes of the Grange. SH A'RP-—Died at her home at Ashland. Cen- ter November, 26, 1882. Sister ANGELINE SHARP, aged 28 years. Sister SEAR!’ a Char- ter member of Ashland Grange, has been called from labor to reward. She was an earnest active Patron, ever ready with hand and brain to advance the cause she loved. Resolved «That our heart's warmest sym- pathies are extended to the bereaved husband, sorrowing children and aged parents, whose hearts are made desolate by the angel of death. . Resolved —-That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased, to the Games Visiron and the county papers for publication, and that they be spread upon the records of our Grange, and our Charter be draped in mourning for ninety days. “Fold her, Oh Faflher, in thy arms, And may she henceforth be, A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Theo.” MCDUFFIE —-At Edmore, Montcalm Co. November 30. Sister MARY J. MODUFFIE, wife of John McDufi‘ie and daughter of Cy- rus F. Richardson, a. bride of ten weeks, and wirthy member of Forest Grange. Her re- mains were brought to her father's home in Big Rapids township for interment. This Grange deeply laments her death, and and most earnestly syinpathizes with our sor - row stricken brother and sister, and their family. The deceased sister had won her way to our hearts by her genial manners and and bright ready smile. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her worth. - Our si lent rev'erence for the dead, best expresses our sorrow. While we know and acknowled go, that “God doeth all things well.” we bow to the Supreme will. _ Resolved That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the friends of the deceased, and to he pi-eu for publication, also, that they be placed upon the records of this Grange. NEWS IYEMS. Tue Pre-iderit’s message reports our t-xcwss of exports over imports to be $32 837,772. _ Posl.Ma-ter General Howe, in his report. refers to the "rnultiplied exac- timi.-r" of the telegraph companies, urges that the government must as- S'llIlle control over the transmission of domestic messages by electricity. The report of the commissioner of railroads appointed by the general government speaks of the adjustment of railroad rates as one of the most difficult and delicate questions of modern times. Riilroad commissioners have been appointed in twenty-one States. The old Suite Capitol at Lansing was destroyed by fire on the 16th. Congress is requested by the New York Chamber of Commerce tolegalize bills of lading to such an extent as to make illefll negotiable. The U. Supreme Court sustains the law under which Gen. A. M. Cur- tis was convicted of levying political asse-ssnients upon government eni- ployes. Mr .l':istice Bradley dissents on the ground that the law is an un- warramu-‘ile interference with the rights 0" a Cltlzv-‘ll to dispose of his property as he sees fit. A New York State Senate Commit- tee is iiive.-:-ivigali-.15; llie general effect of speculating in (lp?i0nS and making C0l‘llt‘l‘~1lll grain and provi.-ions. Snperintciident of Public Instruc- tion Varnum B Cocliraiic has been nnmiiialed by Presideiit .-\rt.hur for Register ofrhe U. S‘ land (mice at Marquette. Mr, Cochrane has just been elected superintemleiit of public instruction by the largest majority of any man on the ticket and the State will sustain a loss of his acceptance. RHEUMATISM. All Pain (lured by First Treatment, {tr-i“' A BSOLUTE CURE"Sl 'VV'A.'EI.ElAK"I'I3E When Ilzruotioiis aim followed For full in- foriiiutioii, l‘l‘.~‘tllllOll'i‘.'S, iIirr:viliii'~i,etc., A‘lll|'9$S with waiiip or up_ iv to I’ l€() P‘. (4 IN}! D, 31. Ii fl ‘. }I)l‘.CS. l'nl\4-rz-‘ill Dispi-nsiiry_ -‘I'll 1.3501: St, <+r.:..~::> l{.ll’lD.~', Mica. Specifics in all Chunic Diseases on land. ljaii i y lllegon and Washinglun lemturl A Bur-k gm ii-g :l com}-lz-tv ‘.~«'1“ptlOll of then‘ t‘.iii‘.- ill in l'vu‘ii.-. 1. l’tziilri'.a.11l:ii is :1 ; go!" 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Let igain on tlw. butloii, are no live.-‘ in 1 ‘-I-‘lrc!'” 'l‘l11=1~1> is It irc111cn1lo11:-2 explo- sion. !'t\'0l‘1llYI‘ of \v:1lc1' l‘l.:1tl i-‘ H}ll‘ll. and the ad- niii':ilc:1.i1 11:31.» 1111- .-i_-_r11:il for the ad- vance. Soul--ll1i1.;_r like this llllp]1Cll¢}(1 011 Bloiidity. 1-71 :1 2'1-',‘.i. if \'»':t1cr Crock. It run sornetliiiig ii c fl is: “O. trcacln-ioi . . ll'(‘Il(‘h(‘X‘l)l1S tide, Young.’ V\'i'lii:ii11 !'nrtr1t.\lS. ’ wile _\r ~l.’-'1. .i1i-rali11w\‘~' report. .. -_-1.: 11 la. wrimgn eilimrizil-' '1.-nrlin -11 it-111;.1-17111‘. T are suv, \ ll-1ll_11r." gooil gezi--rzil fun . ],}_~m nn:l;11ll‘pr1_=t*. ' is al- ways ~l£i-_' llzipixis Clirrz-iit. - ' - -Hrzlxill I}: "Ii 2- mid Hui-.pof in the country. . ‘ Paint users Card of can Paint. FUI.T().V 1'~TI=.'l-.L"l', his 1': smile v1 l.iii'lil1r..~im {brightest '1-an--: ‘ ‘li1«it-er: K-;1\~i-si - .w--L1-i - i.er.p1-st 1:1<.:11'1‘ 51; 11-l1:11:ii~': 1’-levied “fuller. KGI-‘..\‘T.\‘ \\'A.\T'l‘F.f3 LIU (‘u.‘1I_\ll.~'>l1J.\\ -1 'mi:plPs and «. -. i(‘l'1ll.~‘lfl r1;ts I. “-.;'(’pl.l(1n. Bullies: (‘at I .rL'~- 1-:13.»- priiite-i -111 fine p'= k‘0llll"ll)l1l1Il‘§ in K . inn Hmnv Protection 111' . 11 _ cliuul les ‘ :1r1.l L'1‘ll0I'£1l mp . Yliiit ml1- «_ “I! i- :1gr>«11l ;.:1p<-r iii “\'A‘Y'_\' re.-‘pect.“—Scl1o ' "It is not «-11.;. quid 1;’ It I: he 1- 1y nmist or salt _ burning on I: I . Pris-av low. 1!’ »_ 5'0 cash requir- write and have itself, with in- ess. I.\‘GI§RS().’ I. _‘w'1;‘H' 1' I) I: K. nut that de .;- should Paint Arldr rho’ Masoiv, General Commission Merchant, ,181 South Water Street, CHICAGO, imsnmss AGENT nrcnman STATE GRANGE. Ioopooflully Icllolh Oonolgn-och of FRUITS, VEGETABLES. BUTTER, E008. WOOL, HOPS, POULTRY, GAME, VEAL, G-run: Sood. Raw Furl. I-33-dei. P01?-I. 'I‘a.L'l.c-cu’. fic- ,.._._.:+o— ‘m j“ BOIDED IIEIT of tho I. W. PRODUCE EXOHAIGEE ISSOCIITIOI. Ohlriorol Fob. I305 I877. To Pow-one and Illlppon.--'.l'l1in is the only Commission Home in (Macao crun- lnd and controlled by tho Patron: of Husbandry. The chic! aim of this Agency in : III» Iocurlv for Pnymant to Shippers. Ind. '10 obhln the Illzhon Ilnrkot prloo for good: rctvlvod, quality oonddctol. 8111. Quick Salon and Prompt Puyxnenl. Olllppors in all State: will receive oqual benefits of this management, the Business lungs: bdng under Band: for the faithful performance of the same. This Agency will all Order: for any good: in this markeg at lowest possible rate; nut accompany to odor for mu the amount Gash required ; balance to be paid on receipt og ball THOMAS HASON, Business lunar. : .-_—..o._—-—- xannr nu-on-rs. I'.l'I)t0II.I and snzirrmo run an an Apnfloatlan. LI F0 1?. 1)A’]Tl{ON :3‘ . o____.... -I-1-IE l hmrmdsmwmmngal WAN‘ ()R(iASlZl-ill IN DE(‘l-}.‘llBl