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Officers National Grange.

MASTER --J. J. WO0Dll.[Al\’,‘r”a.w Paw, Mich.
Ovsusune.——PUT. DARDEN, . . . .Mississippi.
LECTUBEB-—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri.
STEWARD—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas.
Assr. S‘1‘EWAED—J()HN J. ROSA, Delaware.
CEAPLAIN-—H. O. DERVIES, . . .. .Marylan(l.
TREASURER. —F. MCDOWELL, . . .New York.
Sadr —W. M. IRELAND, Washington, D. C.
GATE-KEEPER—JAS. V. SCOTT,. .Arkansas.
Cssns -—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN,. .Michigsn.
POMONA-—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
FLORA -Mas. I. W. N ICHOLSON,New Jersey
LADY Assr. STE\VABD—MBS WM. SIMS,Kan

Executive Committee-

D. WYATT AIKEIII, . . . . . ..South Carolina.
H. D BINGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ohio.
DR. J. M. BLANTON.. . . . . . . . . .Virginia.

officers Michigan State Grange.

M. — -C. G. LUCE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilead.

O. —-A. N. WOODRUFF, . . . . . . . .Watervliet.

LEC.—JOI:IN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . . .Lansing.

S. --S. A. TOOKEE, . . . . . . . . . . Grand Ledge.

A. S.—-A. B. CLARK, . . . . . . . . . . . . ..M0rrioe.

C.~E. R. WILLARD . . . . . . . ..'\Vhite Pigeon.

Tanks 8. F. BROWN, . . . . . . . . .Schoolcra.ft.

SEC“-J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . ..Schooloraft.

ii. K.——ELIJAEI BARTLETT, . . . . . .Dryden.

OsREs.——MBS. M. T. COLE, . . . . . . .Palmyra.
Poxo.~u.——MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell.
FLoB.;~— MRS. D. H. STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L. A. S.---MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..Morrice.

Executive committee

WM SATTERLEE, Ch'n.,....Birmingham.
H. D. PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsi.la.nti.
JOIIN PORTER, .3 . . . . . . . . . .Grand Rapids.
THOMAS MARS, . . . . . . . . . .Bcrrieu Center.
J. Q. A. BURRINGTOIK. . . . .,. . . .'I'uscola.
THOS. F. MOORE, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Adria.n.
J. G. RAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . .Traverse City.
C. L}. LUCE, J. T. COBB,. . .. . . .Ex-ofiicio.

State Business Agent.
THJMA8 MASON,: . . . . . . ..Ohicago, Ill.
GEO. W. HILL ................. ..Detroit.

General Deputy.
JOHN HOLBROOK_.fi . . . . . . . . . . ..Lansing.

Special Lecture rs.

Thos. E‘. Moore, . . . . . . . .A<iria.n, Lenawee C0.
M. L. Etevens. . . . .. . .Perrv, Shiuwassee 00.
Mrs 8. Steele,.. ., . . . .. .Manton, Wexford Co.
Andrew Campbell, ‘\I'isilanti., Washiseuaw 00.
J. W. ‘Wing . . . . .Ann Arbor, Washtcuaw Co.

Michigan Crop Report. February 1, 1883.
For this report returns have been
received from 822 correspondents, rep-
resenting 645 townships. Five hun-
dred and seventeen of these returnsare
from 374 townships in the southern
four tiers of counties. 4
Horses, cattle, sheep and swine are
in healthy, thrifty condition. In an-
swer to the question, “Has Wheat dur-
ing January sufl‘.-‘red injury from any
cause?” 69-l correspondents answer,
“No,” and 31, or about 1 in 23, answer
“Yes.” A number of those answering
"yes” express fear that the plant will
besmothered by the snow, which in
some localities is of great depth ; oth-
ers state that it was injured during the
open freezing weather of the early part
of January. On the first. of February
the ground was we 11 covered with

_ snow in all p:.rts of the State, except

perhaps in St. Clair, Macomb, Wayne
and Monroe counties, where the depth
ranged from two to four inches. The
price of all grades of wheat was higher
on the first day of February than on

' the first day of January.

Reports have been received of the
quantity of wheat marketed by farm-
ers during the month of January at
296 elevators and mills. Of these 243
are in the southern four ties of coun-
ties, which is about one-half the whole
number of elevators and mills in these
counties. The total number of bushels
reported marketed is 1,12l,926,of which
243,341 bushels were marketed in the
first orsouthern tier of counties ; 29-5,
519 bushels in the second tier: 130.241
bushels in the third tier; 270,357 bush-
els in the fourth tie‘, and 182,468
bushels in the counties north of the
southern four tiers. At 49 elevators and
mills, or 17 per centof the whole num-
her from which reports have been re
celved. there was no wheat marketed
during the month.

The total number of bushels reported
marketed in the six months, August-
January, is 7.759.029.

duirlxllural fienrrlmul.

THE FARMERS.

The folIawt'u_(/ rrxrses by ,lIr.r E 1". N. Bmd— v

"N. r of Buck/'m‘u’ er re roar! at t//r’ frrr/maxi’ in-
stitute at Farming.‘an, .Iauzmri, l9:

Whv gather we here u farmer band?
V‘Vh.«.t do we seek in this open hall‘.-

Is it power of state to govern a land Z’
Or powur of purpose to discnthrall

A people, :2 culling we all love well F

But why should the farmer be in tlirail 1'
Is not his calling the best of a l ‘r
From God’s own hand his siguet came;
No man can better grander claim:
Then why should he be in thrall?

Then why is it humble P VVuy do ye bow
Ye men of labor who follow the plow 1'
You, who may under the broad sky stand,
With brow uncovered and outstretched
hand,
In presence of Nature and Z\lnture’s God
To bless the Maker who blesses the sod,
Dare never to bow the head or knee
To mortal man whoever he be.

Howevev: high in power or state

Manhood and truth alone make great,
Ignorance dims the loftiest brow

And tlirulls the mind that owns its power;
Knowledge alone can from its sway
Free and restore their manly dower.

Knowledge makes great! See the man who
knows
The work which his mind is set to do?
No matter how humble, you caniiot turn
His thoughts fromwlxe task ‘till the work

be through.

The merchant needs little of general knowl-
edge;
Little of science suflices for trade:
Only of stocks, of day-books and lodgers
Daily his thoughts and his accounts are
_ made.

The lawyer lays claim to great stores of learn-

mg,
Yet even theluwyer but little may know
When compared to the needs of the humblest
farmer,
Who must plow and must plant, must reap
and must sow.

For the farmer needs master the many arts:
Should master the sciences, every one:
For the arts and the sciences daily
Into his labors and life must come,
In tilliug the soil, in growing the grain,
In plowing and harvest and gathering in.
In dew-drop and sunlight und falling rain,
And in all of wealth that around him spring.

Oh I grand is the field the farmer treads;
(Then let him grandly walk therein);

And bright is the furrow that follows his plow
When the light of science over it sheds

The halo of beauty that’: dawning now.

On minds that are rousing from slumbering
long. ,
At the call of knowledge, which bids them
awake
And haste to the feast that is spread for all,
Of which young and old may alike partake;

To come to the fountains of bursting light,
Where sparkles in be-auty the liv:ng I truth,
And drink of the waters th it banish the night
0% ignorant darkness from age and from
youth. - ‘
Oh. rich is the ii ld the farmer treads
When science's fair light illumines the way;
N-Vith brow uncovered and l en«Jc<l hcml
Let him, with reverence, bless tn»; day.

-She opes to him the arcaniu grand,

Where Nature her hidden secrets hold
In sacred trust, till thinking mind
Reveals their light to the student bold.

And paints with brighter lines the rose,
And tin s anew each humble flower,
And gilds each tiny thing that £§i0V-'8,
The dew-drop and the falling shower;
And makes a messenger of all
That walks or springs beside his way,
To call his thoughts from drudging toil
And lead him to the coming day.

When side by side in every station
Where strength and might and mind need
1, .

9»
Beside the highest in the nation,
As high and strong and grand is he.
Honest and honored, with uushamed brow,
Shall stand the man who follows the plow.

Against Orchard Grass.

BY A. D. P. VAN I3UP.'I«:N. _

So much has been said in favor of
the grass of late, that I have been ‘try
ing to find some reliable information,
if there was any, on the other side of
the question.

Orchard grass grows rapidly, some-
times an inch in twelve hours. This
is uufavdralile to it, as food for stock,
as a plant that grows so fast is more
difficult to cure This fact has led me
to give the subject some attention, and
I found the adage that “a plant that
grows in a day dies in a day,” true
when applied to it.

It grows better in the shade, hence
its broad and tender leaves and rank
stem, are less hardy, and when out
soon bleach out, losing much of their
substance; and where the swath lies
a few inches thick it will turn black
within, and soon begin to rot. It is
impossible to cure it as you do herds
grass or clover. It must be spread out
thin, and dry soon and be gathered
into the burn or ir. will spoil, and even
when dry, it has lost much of its nu-
tritious quality in the drying, and is
not as good food for cattle as any other
of our grasses. Because cattle like to
eat it when green does not prove it to

‘we better when made into bay. In
proof <,~f':his view I l.1ereb_\,' give the
following facts from Mr. John Mr}.-
I)ows-ll ul'\Va.-hington county, Pa. in
a statement published in "$11:-,2 New
York '1’/-iImn.~, Tliat paper says:

Tribune of favorable expcria-nce with
or<,-.,l1:’..:«l grass, Mr. McD nvell sul.~n1i'...-s
the following stongly arlvers-.e view,
ba.-ed on along and eirpe-naive trial:
“The former owner of the farm of
which I have been in p’)SSeSSi0!J twen-
Ly-r,-igll. years, misled by just such
zvufl“.-5, had nearly all of its more than
-301) a(:re.~, .-seeded to this grass, but 9. on
finding it of liile value for sfirauk he
comm;-m-ed a war of exrermination,
which is vigilautly kept up by myself.
I dislike to leave it in the fez re rows
in where it was banished.
from long observation that sheep will
fall away in condition if closely con-
fined to it; cattle and horses will eat
IE, but, like sheep, soon‘ prefer any
other kind of  If cut early in
he season and cured. the same day
(Which is almost impossible) the hay
even then ,_is no better than wheat
straw. Ifcut and left in the swath
over night, every heavy bunch,
whether it is rained on or not, will
stink badly. ‘.VlIen such is dried out
it will make great bulk, little weight,
and, I was about to say, give no nu-
trition. The growth of orchard grass
in our country is very rapid and rank;
I will not say luxurious, for it is no
luxury. It is true it will grow nearly
one inch in a night’s time out of the
out stubble. A very rapid growth of
any kind of grass is unfavorable to
fattening stock. One of my neighbors,
who owns a larger farm than mine,
makes a yearly practice of going
through all his fields grubbing ou the
few scattered bunches that spring up
here and there from some stray seed.
It always grows in bunches.”

The Agriculture of the Future’.

That agriculture liar-' 2 2:-at pro-
gress in the past 20 r.. , , l‘; Hie
United States, is l»‘‘ -.= ‘. ‘ ‘:..=‘.
there have been two so 2
in thawav of the progrel 7:‘ ' .-in’-uld
have been zsttairied. Tl); . ’ of
bringing new land lflu) 0UlllV9.tl()I_l
whenever by repeated cropping and
wasteful, .~:l0ven.'y culture, the old
lands were exhausted, and the want of
intelligence and practical education
among the great mass of cultivators.
Both the-e obstacles are likely very
soon to be removed. As it is, we drop,
down 2-ltog ,-ther too soon from 30 to 3-5
bushels of wheat to the acre to 10 or 12

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bushels, and our lands, which when ,
new yielded their 50 to 73 "ousliels of-
corn, or 300 or -100 l;usl1els of potatoes V

to the acre conic much too r.-udily lo a
crop of'.’.—3 4.-1'30 or‘ the former and 80
or 90 of the latter.

Ev."-n the rich prairie lands of Illi-_

unis or the still deeper and richer srzil
of California speedily ceases to respond
iihmally L0 the slcvenly cultivation
which merely sczatches the surfaces
and does not return to the soil any of
the ell ments which it has taken from
it. Yet, so wide is our territory, so
fertile our lands, and so various our
climate, that it will be perhaps a half
acntury before, even with the careless
and indfferent tillage of the present
time we should find our population
trenching upon the ho Inda.ies of sub-
sistence.
time, this need never be, but if we
keep on taking the elements of plant
food from the soil and returning none
of them to it, we shall find with each
year a constantly advancing barren
desert.

We shall be compelled to draw our
food from greater and greater distances,
till finally the whole breath of the
continent will become desolate like
that broad waste which now extends
from the J orden eastward to the Siyr-
daria and Amoodarya in central Asia,
comprising what were for ages the

‘most fertile lands of the earth.

’l‘o avoid such a fate, it is necessary
not only to drain, till and manure the
soil bountifully, irrigating it. where
necessary, but to restore the forests as
far as possible, especially on the prai-
ries and wide treeless plains of the cen-
tral basins, should trees be planted by
millions, trees of quick growth, and
trees which will attain 3. lofty height,
by means of these the r-. ins may be re-
stored to their now parched and
desolate lands, will be enabled now, as
they did 800 or 1,000 years ago, to sus-
tain a vast and prosperous population.
The old wastes will again be inhabited,
and the thirsty soil drinking in the
rains and dews; will become like Eden
for beauty and productiveness.

Stock raising is likely to be for some

I know ,

If we will but ‘be wise in-

ye.-sat,-‘s to come. a favorite occupation
with many of our farmer.-I ;6lon;..-ma,
Idaho, VVyozning, Colorado. Utah,
New Mexico, and portions of Arizona,
Texas, the Indian 'l‘erri‘e;ory, and much

‘ofliausas and .\'ebraska, as well as
Htirre-'l by recr.-nt st,atemeut.»~ in§‘t.§xe '

the greater part of Oregon, and \Vash-
in-gton Territory are well adapted to
this pursuit. It is however the most
easy form ' fagriculture and tends so
greatly to 9. half nomadic life and the
adventure.-s connected with it, and re-
quires moreover such vs:-,l: tracts of
territory for its successful pro:-ecution,
that as the population becomes dense
it must gradually diminish in impor-
lance.

VVe are. a;-: a nation, the grewest
meat eaters in the world, with the
exception pr-1'l1;:.ps ofthc half rivilized
hundreds of -he South American pam-
pas. who subsist entirely on animal
food. Even our poorest classes have
meat once or twice a day, while the
peasants and lowest classes of Belgium,
France, and S-.v<-den hanlly taste meat
once in six months. VVlxetl1eI this
fondness for a meat diet will continue
to prevail is somewhat doubtful. The
Chinese, Japancsc, and indeed the
oricutal nations, generally are more
abstemiou.-5 than we are. With most
of them, rice with some condiments,
is the principal article of diet, though
they ocasionally eat the flesh of the
smaller animals, if able to pay for the
luxury. Should they preserve their
present habits, the demand for beef,
mutton and pork would not keep pace
with the increase of our population,
and this would be well_ for we should
not be able to spare farm cultivation
the immense tracts which would be
required for the rearing of these great
herds.

Ofminor crops it is impossible to
speak with any certainty. Some of
them may. and probably well attain to
2; magnitude which will enable them
to rank with the great staples of our
present agriculture. Others may fall
offto the most insignificant propor-
tions, but as a whole, there can be no
nasonable doubt that the agriculture
of the future will more than keep pace
with the population in quality, quan-
tity and excellence.

AIINNIE CORNER.

From Daylight lo Dark.

We smnetimes claim thatachange,a
reform, is heeded in politics, in edu-
cation, or temperance, but no reform
is more needed than in the working
hours of the average farmer. This is
one of the reforms needed to make
human life pleasant and attractive,
yes, to make it desirable and to keep
the young men contented on the farm.
It is a fact that farmers work too many
hours, this is well known, but it is
latent knowledge, it does no good and
the farmer goes on year after in a rut
so deep he can no’. get out of it.

The excuse of hard times, poor and
unreliable help or something, keeps
him like the sun in, an ever constant
unswerving incessant, never resting
line of labor. The boy on the farm
tired of this, the hired help tire of it,
and indoors the hard-worked wife
and daughters tire of it, yes often die
from its effects. The self starved, al-
ways hurried life of many of the farm-
ers about us, the listless, dreary, life-
less way so many perform, the 12 or 14
hours, a. day’s task. are the resultof too
long continued labor without the need-
ed rest or change.

A lesson can be learned from these
cases mentioned. Can not the farmers
as well as the mechanic, work on the
ten hour system from the day he starts
the plow in April,till he starts the mow-
er at haying time, and accomplish just
as much or even more than to work
‘all the hours of daylight from April to
November. VVould he not enjoy him-
self better to spend a pleasant hour
each evening with his family, plan
his work better and execute the same
amount of business in the ten hours.
VVould not his life be far happier, his
mind blessed, his intellect brighter
and his life more worth the living.

Do not the most of our farmers hold
the same unswerving line of steadily
employing _every hour of the day
labor until before the season is half
over, they find themselves tired out,
and their spirits broken down, with

‘no desire to improve their minds, or

to enjoy the social life and social priv-
ileges at hand. He has no ambition

l
to read and no time to thi.i_k, exv:-pt l these twice, finding them satisfactory,

Sunday.-. The farmer ought to rend
in the summer as well as in the winter,
and that directly in line with his busi-
ness as much as-p03.=ible.

The long tedious hours of the farm

or unfit him for passing a liappy -and 1

successful life. If properly (3011-.l11rt¢:‘U
there is no occasion in which a man
can be happier, or which tends to
make him more mind :21 and more in-
telligent than farm life. VVn.l~ proper

e1lll(‘J.{l(|ll and honest represe-urution, 
the farming community can and ought

to rise to a higher plane of action in
making the laws of both State and
Nation regarding agricultural inter-
Qflir.

VVe make fanning too mu(-.‘u a mere:
means of subsistence, and do not add
the intellectual, moral and social cul-
ture it so richly affords.

VVl1eu farm works mean.-1 simply
labor, we lower agriculture beneath
its I1l(*.‘«xlllD‘.’, but when we give it its
full force it means advancement of the
whole heart and mind of men. \Ve
admire the intelligent honest advanc-
iug farmer, but we do not admire that
class who degrade labor by the very
unnatural way they make a living at
the fearful cost of the loss of culture
refinement and intellectual advance-
ment to themselves and their familie:-I.

VVhen that elevated, but true and
not distant plan of reasoning is rescu-
ed and acknowledged by alarger num-
ber of our farmers,‘ that the better the
education the better the-. farmerwill be,
then we will have farmers represent
us as chairmen of cornmi:-.si'ins and
committees in both Nation and State.

WM. CA.\ll’HEl.l..

Groveland, Mich. February 5, 1883.

Coming Polaio——Whiie Elephant.

B-ro. J. T. Cobb.-——I notice in your
issue of February 1, an inquiry from
a brother of Portland, Oregon, concern-
ing the VVhite Elephant potato.

A friend of mine raised this variety
the past season and gave me some of
them. I never saw or ate nicer pota-
toes, and shall plant all I can get of
them the next season. They are a
bountiful yielder, all large or sizeable,
solid and cook very dry and nice, and
are of excellent flavor.

Aaron Low, of Essex, Mass. in his
seed catalogue for 1883, thus (lescribes
the “lVhite Elephant.” This flue
late variety is a cross bet.w« on the Gar-
net Chili and Whute Peachblow. It
is of excellent quality, fine flavor,
wonderfully productive, of great beau-
ty and a flue keeper. Tubers very
large and solid, growing very closely
together in the hills. There can be
no doubt that this potatoe is destined
to b- a. valuable ac.-quisi'ion to the
farmer.

I have a small quantity of ‘Devon-
shire tree beans which my brother
Patronscan have _in small packages
by writing to me. These beans yielded
the past season at the rate of over 40
bushels per acre with common culti-
vation. ‘ 1 esteem them as a valuable
acquisition to this branch of agri. u‘l-
ture. Respectfully,

M. COLLIER.

Springport, February 7, 1883.

Bro. J. T. Cobb:—A correspondent
from Portland Oregon asks for infor-
mation relative to 'theVVhite Elephant
potato. I have raised them for two
years, from seed sent out by the Patent
Office at Washington with that name
attached.

They are in shape an oblong potato,
of large size, and vary but little in di-
ameter in their whole length. They
are of a yellowish white when dug,
cut open or cooked they are quite
white, no defect in the heart, eyes
medium depth. not as fine grained as
the beauty of Hebron or snow fluke,
but pleasant to the taste, a strong
grower with abundance of vine; need
deep planting and heavy billing, as
the tubers are inclined to form near
the surface and become exposed to the
sun, which of course spoils them.
Vines this last year kept green until
the 1st of October; essentially a late
potato but a week earlier than Peach-
blow; cook good when two-thirds
grown. They must be good yielders
judging by my experience with them.

1 had one small potato with eight
eyes to start with, I cut it in eight
pieces made eight hills, I dug a nail
keg full, all large ones, we cooked of

we planted the balance last spring,
being about two common pails full
of cut seed, we planted between grape
treliises, found our mistake very soon,
as every third row was .,-'l1a:led entirely
as soon as the grape vines leaved out,
we dug in luzslicls of very nice potatoes
assorted, and nine vvhiv,-lx were mostly
large but badly S('2i.lxlHl luy the sun. If
deep :-ultivation will r(-mvdy this
«loft-.(-t I 11-ve no doubt. of their value.
l“r'.LteI'1Ially y ours,
l-'. M }-[oI.1.owA\'.
Hill-wlalv. .\lich., Fol‘. T, 1882.

./ T. CON/.'--1‘ .-‘aw in the VISITOR
of Felrruary l. a <li.-acription ofa potato
called the ‘Nhite l,~‘.lr-gV.'1av1t wanted.
It is 2-. large light llc.-ll colored late
potato, with rather .~unnqtli eyes, great
beauty, wonilcrful ;~m-luvliveness, ex-
celleut quallity, llJlV()I' and good shpe.
The soil was sandy wi 11 clay.

I shall have solve few bu’-helstosell.
3ls‘|).I()I‘IlUl4 Prmiii -, White Star, Mam-
moth l’-—url. Lute lime and White
Russian, oat-4 of the J-anion Prolific.
I planted two busliel-', «lug 48 bushels.
They grew in a I-lu.-its-r, l look In large
cooking potatoes from one bill, I had
VVhitc Eleplmnts that weighed over
two pound;- ear-in We cooked some
\Vhite Idle-phams ’<:!‘(li)1llel‘ and found
them first luv.-at. You can pick out
enough in this letter to answer the
brother’-s roqu».-s‘. as we have given a
variety. A. MAKYI-Ls.

Sister In-.k::s, Ml(3ll.. Feb. 7, 1883.

Bro. Cobb.-——I would say in reply to
Bro. Jolinson‘.- questions, '.':hich ap-
peared in the \'1sI'mI< of February 1,
that I have raised the VVhii.e Elephant
potato for the last two years.

It is white with a pink tinge in
shape nearly like the Burbank Seed-
ling. of fine form and good proportons,
it has few eyes, which are but little‘
below the surface. Either boiled or
baked it is dry and mealy, while the
flesh is of fine grain and excellent fla-
vor.

It is classed with the late potato
ripening about the time of the late
Ros-‘e, it is a good yi-.-lder, and a good
keeper, and will do well in any good
soil, with proper cultivation.

I have :2 fewbushel.-.1 to spare, price
$2.00 per bushel. VVM. VVALLER.

Robinson, February 12. 188:}.

4

Bro. Cobb.-——In answer to Jacob John-
son's inq .iry about the variety of po-
tatoes, the White l‘:l€pllzi.llI, I would
say it is a long white potato similar
to the late Rose, only larger and lon-
ger, eyes shallow. It is a seedling of
the Garnet Chili fertile eyed with pol-
len of the VVhite Peachblow and is
very produ(-live, I planted ten pounds

‘last spring, and har\'s=ste(l five hun-

dred and seventy pounds, soil black
sand and clay mixed. No extra culti-
vation, and used no fertiliz-'-r. They
are a. fine potato for table use, they
are the next best to the Mammoth
Pearl. They ripen with the late Rose.
Fraternally yours,
R M. SHAFEB.

Buchanan, Mir.-h., l~‘- b. 8, 1883.

Brother ‘Cobb.-—Iu answer to
Brother Jo lnsonls enquiries about the
White Elephant potato. I would say
the tubers grow very large and long;
color light pink, with white blotches
around the eyes, which are quite nu-
merous and slightly depressed; al-
though they grow to an immense size,
they are not hollow; are very product-
ive and of good quality, ripen with the
late rose, and do well on most kinds
of soil. Would recommend them for
field planting. Yours Fraternally.

Hr-:.~r.\' N. WEBB
DeVVitt, Mich , Feb. 5, 1883.

Bro. J. T. Cobb.--—I ;-ee in the VISI-
TOR of February 1, enquiries by Bro.
J. Johnson in relation to the White
Eu.-phant potato.

This superb, lute variety is justly
popular on account of its great
productiveness, excellent flavor, power
of resisting disease, and splendid keep-
ing qualities. It cooks well and is of
good flavor, eyes slightly depressed,
and flesh pure white, tubers large ob-
long and a little flattened. I planted
the White Elephant potato last year
on a rich sandy loom, and my yield
was at the rate of 560 bushels to
the acre. Fraternally yours,

WILLARD RICHARD.

Jonesville, Feb. 4, 1883


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Sample

".'()])lr’-':_/‘r/;:,- gr, any M1,},-,-_.5,_._

Hi HEX TO THIS stimnnu.
nc aal~;.lre of

_ Fcl;ru:l.ry l, l5S-'5 —- The
Ralnst (lrohard G.ass——Tlle Ag-
rk “ I‘ ‘the Future—-From Daylight to
Th ‘ . .,om._ng Pot-2l.;o- White E ephant. . l
 (-‘i_lI’l1U: tlngrzlvillg-—Supreme Court
tm-8--3‘ 1: I ortlcllltlrrnl llep_artm_r_-llt—Iluti-
of r-  -;r:.l€):Sbl1l'g'*-xltllt‘ lgmlgratlon Agency
s. g; 4 445.35 ,_‘, . . ' .' , _
men: Ausworeldti H  Hillel 5 Argo‘)
 all :I‘f‘Mlf3—~ ‘Rfnlro~.ul‘ Legislation-—'I‘o
K V H65  8-Fit} LI1l_tur-.‘«Sc-llate Bill, No.
__'F_ ‘11 Vlllll -mrlg List --Among the Gmllges
H‘. “t‘."_“ ‘ “W \t_>1’k_ 5fate—;\_ilch1gnll State

. *7 ~‘’‘1llvl!1‘&l So<-1ety-- Notices of Meet-
m‘-" V ~ ~ — - ~ - - ~ - - . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., :3
‘viii???’ ‘Mid is to Bc—'.l‘rsnsportation, and
9 ‘ ~:ht n. clnllglms to Regulate the Same

 G)-jnge Clock——'I'lle Liquor Qlles-

Whit» is the Mission of the Grang
‘F Taking tile Place or Prinlogeniture and
xitltdil-~-(‘-alllo-.u'. Crmuty Polnona Grange
W‘  ~-Sl_lerln.an rilango No. 0'32-—-Pelmtiefld
hniléle .\-_~ 5.3- l.iquol' at State Fair-lleso-
lu:wn= M«-I1r>p’.l.Y Mu.-t Ho The Alarm

c2’ - l\I(m0po-

in :

~-————_. 7; 0

on the -;--:rtitit-ate of the Governor. tha-
saw! (l(‘IilD.]l.‘s’Sl()llEI‘ has performed the
‘ w:.l'ie.'-_ requlrei! ofhiln by this act with
-I '. .7ll'laf.V’l[ ')l 81:’.-‘.?tl«—X])ellS<?S paid or
_ l!1L“Llr!‘f~l aunt-xed -’.'.~:«‘e[n, ('untaiui:;-rr

I 811 .li.8l’JllZL'tl statenl I}! (if li._(-; g.xp9L',_',-ev

 paid or incurred 2 ml
f commie-loner.

Fol a large pert eutage or the v,-en‘-._l.-2
men engaged in gelling a living by a
192435 l'Fa<'tice that “leads to bewilder,"
wellave not the most profound regard:
and some legal gentlemen have failed
to im,-re.-is us with an exalted opinion
of their philanthropy, who have
occupied the l_I‘:!tCll and drawn their
meager salnrie:-, with regularity for all
these years, and yet have so far ignored
the best interests of the people as to
remain ind.iil'el'eut to the expensive
and ruinous prar.-l.i(.-e under the law of
suits involving but trifling amounts
being appealed from the lOW( st to the
highest tribunal in the State; We
callnot. l.’0I!SE"lli without protest. that
these two astv.z‘r- "gal gentlemen shall
be exposetl to: m «-,1».-slice- of an elec-
tion to the liigs; allicec.-1' Justic.~x oftllc
Supreme Court of the State of Michi-
gall.

The l.v.gisla.tor;-I of l.‘<8.‘—l have not all 5
fixed their individual standing yet ‘
tl..ough the gentleman at the head of
the alphabetical list in the House has,
we see by the numlzerof the bill; early
in t.h«.-" se.-lsion placed himself in the
Cl-ll.eg()l‘_\.' of legal barnacles alongside

u.:*.:)'e ':_', Salli

Al.‘
VLi.l;_:;ll- - .l.Il\'92‘llSL‘,IllUJ1l’.Sl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
A Fatmus La y —[-louschold Ecouomy——0ught
aHu.~7baml to be made 1) his W1':‘e..The
P:u:me‘:’.s llelzitioll to our lgublic Schools-
The Senate ll-.ll for the Regulation of
Ital.-gr.-t Ran.-s—St. Nicholas for Murch——
The North American Review . . . . . . . . . . .. 6
ThE.Sh_‘awberry—Potato DiseasevThe State
Horticultural S-J«:iety-—Thorougllt)rcd Jer-
gc s-—Bro. Gardner on Lawyers--A Story
or Staging Dz1ys——'l.‘rue Pc-liteness—The
lialrch Atlantic -~The March Century-Man
kets — The Reaper Death -—Advei'-t£se-
malts . .
His‘.-:lr_v for the Consideration of the 'Feople—
The Barrel Tra,p—A Way They Have in
Gv9m-,;ia——The Care of Lamps —Great Men
?n.veling—-Our Success With Best Sugar-—
iiivertisemeuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -°:

"’ Are lliugillg-—l)isnlay at Marriages
~)

.hall not apply to counties in which
7 there are no such attorneys»

affairs. This is ofa piece with a bill re-

of Huston and Patterson. Here is the
bill referred to,

A l;ll.l. IS REl.A’l'l()l\"1‘f)*'l'1ll<1Q[.‘ALlF’l-
CA’l‘l0.\' or J UDG as or E’ROBA.'l‘E.
SE(".[‘H).\’ 1. The1’eoplc of the State
of Micltigan enact, That no person
unall hereafter be elected to the offioe
ot’ju_n_lge of probate unless he be at
the time an attorney and counsellor at
law of the supreme court. J’rm~rfrIed,
/mwcvcr, That the above qlnalifications

I ntroducod by Mr. Adams.
Lansing, January 27, 18583;
_ The bill, I am sorry to say, was rec-
ommended by the commilltee on State

-. proved these
i.sl-rerlgrh by

WSTITUTE AT GALESBURG.

. ("(m(£/zuc-cl_1'/'o/;-2 "/it” l"'l‘-5.:/CI." of 19-1., is ]

:-'i'>u r.-f the first day called for the ~:e-.ld-
lug of a impel‘ on fractical l’ll_v~.-iol«w.;§‘,
tlllll here -in attenlpt to take notes" xvuszx
l3ll11l‘t', for the reason that the p:lpc'l'
from b ginning to and was so full. of
practical suggestions relating tr: health
and habits of Vouup: and old, to ventila-
tion nud heating of l.;(il1f\'€‘Fi, and coveretl
such -.1 wide range that even a synopsis
of it would make quite a paper. It
should be read more than once *.oguther-
ings like this. i

The first paper of the second day was

an impression on his :-unlleuce the even-
ing before, and the subject "Insecti-
m'dos." In the use of srseuites for the
destruction of insects the professor said
people generally used more than is
necessary; he thought one part l"a.vi:-.
green or London purple to 100 palts
water, or plaster, or flour which is still
better. is sufficient. livid».-riments
virulent polsrns lost their
exposure to the air; that
without’ rain in less than ‘Iran «lays the
arpplication must be renezvc-d to- effect

sects destroyed by these pcison-s. To
destroy the cocili-ng moth in app-lea use

ofwater, than with: :4 Whitman. fountain 
pump spray the trees 3 weel-. . after the '
blossoms fall and again a x1lt::-jtli later
and if you have apples they rvorlft 3»:-
wormy that year if the worilt-I is wen’
done,.an<,l it" is not? averv big jclreiither.
This treatment wr.n’ll reach the surtnoliao-.
Jarrfiing the tree repeatedly, outta-hing i
and destroying the animal is the only
kuovsn etfeetlial remedy for tl.l’S- insect. ,
He‘ re-wmmended the use of pjwelrtszrrml. 
for destroying holzae-{dies as cneizp, horm-

less and effectual. There is no lulgerau)“
excuzjle for being annoyed with mos-'«guli»
to; and house fllos,.p3rmthrum is sucha
perfmb specific am} so harmless that it
won't even kill a neiglobofs vvortluhsss
dog. It should kiapt bottlefl.. as ex-

I

run; ensues YZSEEQ

The pl‘ogralnnl.-- of the evening set:-‘

by PFl)l9liiiOT.U0.)k. who left so faiorublr '

uallv protect from all that class of in- I
! farrner, therefore-,
l lieoeri/l'r’€; 'l"nat an eqn-itazble portion

loftle ullic flnl l--ll be
ahsblerpoonful of poison to two grallzrrls ' y P ) I l S S mu ‘ app“).

, coral -llscussion was hall or.» the wbject.

B.

i

 Mention, l"1ll1lf\t.l.iil(-'l,‘lOI*'P. ofthe discus-
..-lilrl which followed {J8 Sxllli‘ variety
of 0;:-izlimw: :. 1-,)‘
in the
'll.‘).1tel‘

"<2l’ rl|..:‘:r.-.~.a I-org. iv-to r-.--2' ., . t

_:'l.!‘."llH~.~ ;«.'ev..iR-ll .+
".-t.".l=\.': but in til‘.-

.-Emil:-.~~ I-I  -net‘

7:t‘u'.

:1‘:

-:
1- nl..'
0,1:

 :- =.,ui-te really ;-- ‘w-'2;-t ~a. xvi-:l:' rs3.::~:-=

of y:ra::t§-:"- in the .-tr-=.vill,2_r owl hnl:«.llil.;-
‘ of rzlw‘.-'er. 'l‘i>i- ally;-u.x.;l )1] very 3:3
- ill.”-allj." Ellltl gm,-r:_:pe3'l;,' -lrit'-'ed in im-

dlrec.i(.n nfexperilll-.-0':-‘~ at the Arri-
Iculturai Gollege.

Mr. Glidale . z:-f Ptuv P.a'--r, preselit:-u’
in uo::e:i.~4e form by :~ream‘r-le and rest;
‘lutiovl the sense of the f..l'lZ" -rs pre:-._-ll.‘

i l.'\)«')L' the desirability of (:itl'Cll1ll_\‘ .- .11-
lducte-.l o.-‘xgc-rf.-lzerlts on tho Agricul-
tural ('olle:;e E";-lrm.

_\.-1 they were-[
I
‘we accept this as N slrolltzj endorse-
1 lllen} of the college.

VVe give the prealllble and resolu-
tion ls.-< fo.‘lo‘»v.~4:

Wu -‘r.l:l:_\.<, The value of an agpiclll
1-«iural I-Irperinfillzt is in the €Xl.r'-."ll£l€t,l
knov. lc~li_~_5e of its results:

Vvllrllll-JAS, l"llliVlr'l’u8l experiment
is valuable only in th-- limited a-ircle
of it.-. lllflllelltfiey. an=l*can-not be of gyn-
:-ral u---lulness;

W'lll«:lt;:As‘, 'l‘he expense P.[ti‘l'1"L"'2'.'_9j

« the zvper.-ttions oi‘ an experiment «mn-
not be well all'.mi‘e4l by an lll!ll\'l<li3?i:l

pralo-d or experimental work at our

f.-kites‘

ml.--.-_..le<l lu)ani1n:rl)Sl_V by a rising vote ’

ATTOENEY HlLLER'S ARGUMENT AN-
SWERED.

ll: tlzi: rfefen.-9 of existillg .-4..-sluts.-
fgir-utl
3:.-: ll-is rlevo'.c-ll a ri‘»l'.ll"1ll to lnforlning
our readers lalw. t‘l'.l'.'. ;:- .{'ii‘.'ll the im-
,.or=.-mt pug. on o‘ jlz.-l.«-:5 t.l".l:e _;n;=
:ml il‘.,astr:'.ri!;g -‘.13-sir llllll'tllr’.~t‘. for the
Ulhlff‘. In all thiu. he l.a;~ lolal some
-II“_il.lt'f’ not creditable to our -_'i':ilix:t-
Lion; and .f‘all this ;.-_- worth anything
in making out hi.~1-.-as-3 we L‘ts!l’.‘el_\‘
easily puziu an off.-let by .-l recital of
mse.- llltit l‘.3\'<'. been nae-z. -.-lg appeal
fronlo re of iluse “pr,-li‘..'=«:-.l blatller
Ll)ll1eI'llI‘l1ltCt::‘lT‘iulll Plunde-
tildl-till of ill!" js-slice rllf‘.?2lll:':‘13.
I suppose wt.-ul-.5 prove til:-juzlgc of the
l'i‘:‘(‘l)lt court also a “b1atllcl°sl;ite."

In the second column we are in-
ttrmed how the Whole thizzg i-: done
in j.lt'<t."-L-e courts and then we are treat-
ed to a lecture on good behavior after
wllieh i.-esandwiches in a if"-ftle self-
praise and in his ciosillg paragraph
:l_l8.l-.‘:S a couple of very sell:-ibis state-
meuts, that have not :ing to 0.7- witll
lnakizlgr out the case he lld..‘el ‘.".-I1I.i€l’-
taken to establish. \Vhcn we L1!) fold-
9:. the huge lxlanfitscript of legal} mp
Wliivtl contained U18 defense, we ex-
pected to find solllcthing of at: angu-
ment. l.n due time we read it and
sent it to the printersnd in the pro-)1’

.,.:.vl U.-2-g-.<-' .-»- up by our ltggral

or

wl.i<-ll

Agricultural Coll-zge, under the direcx
rim. of lls professons, or of some suit- .
ill.’-l?! person appointed for that pur-
pose. H

'l":le S‘:-<:r:+tar;,' was directed to for-El
‘Ward a copy to our rer rt-sentasivves at E
llan-zainlr. '

series of the paper on tlaizryirng, a gen-

.\Ir. Elmwreuceof L.-i’:.tle lnvairi-2 Boude
kindly consenting to over) u-p the sub-
ject. President De-lb‘ rests-ai-net} the
gent}.-lnall giving the lad‘»i»es- the floor.
This opportunity wasso well improved
that Mr. Lawrence had a chance to
tell all me know on the-subject before
the Bullies were ready to let bilu. take

At the evening session in the ab- ~

sheet we read‘ it again and we think

. we do .w‘..f«r. Hiller no i-ujustice wL»(-n
| we say that we do not remember read-

ing so much and getting less
of argurnen-t bearing on the case
than in l‘!Lr.. I:£iller’s paper. No one
will deny that there are stupid juzr
ticesof the peace. Flo one will deny
that sometimes their decisions-
are a burlesque on. justice. But

with this all true, how is it when ;‘
circuit court 
IRS justice and that only dispensed;

we get. to the
there? Famner ll-‘iller would have us
believe that; it is.
many cases taken to the 1-mprevne

(sou rt '.’

.\lAl{L' ll 1, 

'Witlle_-ses are sworn
the whole lrufll, and
t."lZ’l‘i,N Zliill <:‘i9l_\‘ ut-
"PE-"'s.‘(l by aiml-
wt‘

or nlak-" costs.

' 2 tell the frutll.
.ot:..llg ill? the
: nip! to «I-
. s-5..-A

 ..-
Lll-- «.~:ile:'
 the eX’.(‘Ll?. il:j:«:lll:3ty.
.\len of ls:-.pec!:-1 _ .31.: -;;j;_\- ;-i;..j
l1‘lll.'t‘llt‘t’ are l.-~.-lal-.5:-re-l 2l« -l ‘
.t':ilt"‘l when on $926 -7.:-:..'.-l by
:-'talto."a pt:‘.ifog_;m with :.
-and izuperti;-r-xerw .:f
eI.~'e\-.'lw<-1'9 ;-.ee;:.

"l'l:e i‘..«.c'. that .2 fur gl";8.ll‘l prz.p(-l'-
:ion of cu.='e~+ are appeal «i vr-nu the cit’-
.-uit to the 'r4il['vl’r‘l1]€ l'<)Ll"'( tlzasz ;hel'e
we-e Illirfg-.' or ."ol‘1;; ,\ Fill‘! :.-.1'r> sand the
, lit-t-isitr'l~: of the circuit court '.-.rt- oft:-ll
rt‘-vrrst-r‘., is uprnivlg the (‘._\‘E‘*.‘ of the
;-rople to the (‘.'\'€.".’*._‘lllllfI ullceriainy as
-.r-eil as ea.‘-=.pensi\'ell<=:«:. of going to law.
and the p9l‘r!l':'tl:llI.‘_Y with which many
lawrer.-i Liz.-v:;; on to .~: case when they
Oll-T39 get hold 1.1’ it, and the client is
able to pay fees, is perhaps doing more
to correct l.lll.'\:Vllt'l of this cumbrau.-2
and expensive system :.‘aan anytlling
else.

llawyers tlletn;-el\'es are llelpil: 1:-
brlng aI‘>ot'lt l‘cf<:rnls la,‘ ignoring those
Uulllllll‘-ll sen.-e principles which
govern l>tl9llll‘.~‘1-I me!) in their af-
'fairx-:~. A.‘-ill they ire already l.-=-gluing
to fer] the-cilia:-t or‘thi.~= ‘."‘..':l0ll:9 system.
VVhile pefinaps there is as lunch time
spent as . '-Her, fewer cases got on the
rallendartlzan we had a rlnz-7: years
ago. VVit.ll all their shrevwlnesas many
of these legs.-l gentlemen can-not under-
stand that the course they are pursu-
ing is gradtially "killiuj-r the goose
that lays the golden egg.”

We shall not cover so much space
with our illustrative proof, as friend
Hiller did; but lest he inter-pose a
square denial of what we have said.

nil «:{‘.z_- sill.‘

vv‘ Ll.--'~

ill?‘
.'i‘lt-l()ll‘.-
ll'l‘.iIll£L'l‘ .‘t'lll"-ill

If so, why are so-L
The judge was ready and anxious to

we will recite alittle bit of history of
the circuit court» held in our County in
Febrziary, 187.‘. 1

There were 6'! eases on the calendar
at the comlneneemcnt o«;”- the term.

be earning his meagre salary. The in-

ported by the Senate J udbciary Com- _ _
mitwe of the Legislature of IN.) re1at_ poslnva to-the air wastes its strong-tb..

ing to the foreclosure of mortgages - Ge(""T‘:" Shemffm‘ M Chmax’ _“f“d 3‘
which named a fee of $25 as the min- =p“p°”‘_ Vn“_"t bhau, we do Wm" W’
imum legal chargk for the foreclosure ‘Shaw 3, whlch “Mel: mm mm“ very de‘
0’. a mortgage no matter how small ‘idea °"mi°”“'* “ml what ‘"8 most

In eonsiatering this matter, we dol ""'“"me 3* “g°‘*‘§‘ me" “Dd ""9" were
not pretend-ally very great respect for l ready in ‘Mum ‘eclions m’ Sen“? the
fim usages m-,.c0m,t3 of my zmde_ We _('.‘ou.nty. ()f the:-sslx were criminal,
bold and we Sustained in an opinion 1s:-rues of fact ::’:3.- or 31 cases for court
by nine-tenths of the most intelligent, “Dd -lmy‘ V‘ ll)? if” of nearly forty
Immcfica, busmesa men of me State, 5 lawyers, after a dllllgeut search of one

his seat.

The tllSCll::)3l(vt'l boiled down. slmmved
that with ditflerent. faciliics the busi-
ness pursued by so many -.'.:lll‘.'.‘?.>rent
persons is a long ‘stay from a. formula

is-tetatt's filntlmetl.

J. ‘!".'£l"o~nB, - - SCHOOLCRAFT.

for uni verso) use.

is: sure camel ENGRAVING.

the amount; and then coolly provided =
that no fee should be collectable ex-

noticeabla was the fact that right here
wlth.su-bstantislly the same conditions
of family, of farm-. of stock and general

These is,.llo-waver,
general agre-salient that good food and
plenty of it and good water, legulari

that the judicial machine is run more
to make business than to dispense jus-

: day, it was found there was not a case

5 ready for trial. All alike had learned

cspt the service was rendered by an

‘aloe. Mr. stiller treats the uuestion as.i hvw “D00 10 do Wand the Euryhav
We have sent several xiozen litho— attorney.

W 9-D“ ‘l‘3°l9l' 15‘ milmugy 3W9‘=m9SS shough W3 had B9 J-mfies to render ‘ i-ng earned mileage and per diem were

purpose of getting a living and snaking

,.

\ NAM 1-TS

3:-34313.9 of the State Capitol to those en-

giglglt 5.0 thorn by virtue of having sent good neighbor and quite a decent man
 .;._r Q)t)r(-' names of subscribers in a small way, but he is altogether
and 5~'_>,.3o, since our atferiu the Vlsrron too narrow for a legislator, and the
i If we have neglected people who sent him to legislate for j
to send to any person entitled to this the people of the great State of Michi-
fim. mg-1-M-ingg we shall promptly for- gan never took his measure or they
’ ” i would have found some little job near-

ol March 15th.

ward it on receipt of notice-

, , - . e
" ".11. \\'I'1‘EIDRAW1\ rill.-. ls MAD}: _
L 5 F tlons.

A ‘._._._,,.AND,,\_—(,~; orrl«;l<——r-‘l\'l-1 xnxv SUB-

"“Sc1¢.‘ 's-"rats F63 om: yuan wlL_l. EN'l‘l-

$23.-30
LI‘i‘ll4.'Gl>z.APH OF
TQL, 0F ‘\II(‘I{IGA2\',
32:28 I1\'CHES-

TO A
rm-: srrmrn CAPI-
SIZE or SHEET

AND

‘SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.
'1“‘g.e<‘aro A/dvcrtisr/r would like to
see ex-State Senator _B.  lliustognf
chosen supreme justice in page
JLl\i.="t3 Blarston reslZ11‘3d- '1 be 1”t..“°w
stariiv Judge B. F. GT9-V83» 9X'5lvaw
Sensriir Charles Upsou of Branch. 95'
Goverllor Austin Blair of Jackson.
Dan J. Arnold of Allegan, Fhomas J.
x5.:_£-gen ..:‘ Grand Rapids, ex-State
Senator J. (1. Patterson ‘of Marshall.
‘ml ex-State Senator Huston of Vas-
sar and several counties to hear from.
‘l‘1.1ls item we clipped from the Lan-
sing; Ecpub-.’ican. Thereare some 300d
names in this list, Me-ssrs.Graves, Up-
30-?‘ and Blair belong in -the firs! rank.
of .A. rnold and-()’Brien we know less.
Bu:  these ex-State Senators we
dt-vo:)'.u.ly say “Good Lord deliver us.”
If we  tnstaken these two legal
gem).-srrien were illustrious members
ofthe Senate J udieiary Committee Of
the Legislature of 1879, and here is 3
specimen of their wisdom. and their
' ‘pm-eciation of the relative value of
same service performed bS’_ Pmfes‘
sin-r~.‘-at and uon-professional citizens of

the State,

A. bill “To provide for a commission
to revise the statutes for levying and
eo'l”te~:-ting taxes," was introduced, Feb.
15, 1879, by Senator Patterson, and we
‘ice the first and fourth sections as
showing what a nice and delicate ap-
preciation of the real worth of profes-
sional services was entertained by
mess aspirants for judicial honors.
We omit the secon-: and third sections
of the bill, as those relate only to the
d'i2‘.§Tl€S to be performed by the commit-
tee which were no more or less than
ggpressed in its title.

a f-.~il.L'l‘0 1'B0\'lI)E son A COMMISSION
-3.3 REVISE THE STATUTES l.-‘0RLE\'Y-
;.;5;.;;— AND (.'0l.l.I~:c’l'l.~.u '1'A.\ES.
“<g¢"’£‘I().\' 1. The 1’eopZe: of the State

0,-' ',_r[,'c]u'gart enact, That the Governor

be authorized and he )3 hereby re;

rgui red, to appoint three competent
hgwyers and two experl_en_ced non-pro-
fessional men as commissioners to re-
vise and sirnplifv the .~-tatutes of the
Smze 101* lpxfying and collecting taxes.
-is -x-  _x ‘N
45,-‘ 4. The professional members of
said ‘commission shall each receive

fl,-,3 gr-nvr-laud dollars and all expenses

actually paid or incurred in perform-

ing the duties herein required, and the
non-professional members of said 

mission shall each receive one t 0;.-

sand» dollars and all ‘$999393 9-ctualhy
aid or incurred, to be paid 0“? 9f t 9
tats treasury to each commissioner.

_ are lnore careful of the interests of
TLE '5‘"n' *4 PE“'~‘.°N SENDING US THE widows and orphans than citizens of
SPLENIJID other classes; and the ambitious gen-

Now this Mr. Adams may be a very

r home better adayted to his qualifica-

\Ve have yet to learn that lawyers

tleman who so early. in the session
undertook to capture this plum for
the legal profession got a lies. in his
car when some gentleman proposed to
amend the bill by striking out "the
office ofjudge of probate” and insert-
ing in lieu thereof“any office.” Mem-
bers of the legal profession may be
very valuable in a legislative body and
no doubt often are. In a recent visit
to Lansing we rnade the acquaintance
of several legal gentlemen who, if we
are not much mistaken, really desire
to work for the best interests of the
people of the state. VVe hope our con-
fidence has not been misplaced.

HORHCULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Under this head will be found the
first of a series of articles upon the
cultivation of small fruits by the farm-
ers. The imporlauce of this branch of
Horticulture among the farmers ass
class has reached such a position in
household economy, that no one own
ing or cultivating a farm large or
small can well afford to dispense with
them. Either as a luxury or the econo-
my they afford to the health and
comfort of the family, and the fact of
this importauce,a knowledge of which
seemed to posses every representative
to the meeting of the State Grange of
Michigan, at-its late session in Lan-
sing, is what we have no doubt led
them to adopt a resolution to add a
separate department specialy devoted
to this branch of farm economy in the
(‘inaxou VISITOR.

In taking this step in the conduct of
the Vlsrron, the manager places re
liance for its success on the members
of the Order and other contributors ta
its columns throughout the State, an:
expects that the space allotted will be
well filled with the best experiences
of its cultivators and Patrons, and
from the Order especially we have
a right; to demand their best. efforts
towards making the department suc-
cessful.

With the assurances received we
have no hesitant-y in announcing to
the Patrons of the paper, that the de-
partlnent will be filled with the ex-
periences of the best cultivators in
the se:lec~':ion of varieties, their man-
agement and cultivation, and their
practical use. While on our part, we
pledge our best efforts and care, and
whatever of energy we possess to aid
in all these things to our muttral ad-

-them such varied. and widely different
‘ conclusions.

a little money: besides, that the observa-
tion and v:X'D(!'!i6IJ09 of these. good form-
ers of Kalamazoo county ha .1. brou-giht to

The essayist would cut w-heat. early to
secure more pounds of good‘ wheat and
a much betfaer quality of straw for feed- '
lug purposes; would be sure and get all

straw worked down in the yard during 5
the wintr-mthat it might be converted ;
into manure and returned to the land fol
restore its fertility. Alnother though-ti
it of so little value for feed tbstl
it might better be burned in the l
field. Another would not insult his
horses by otferlug them wheat straw.
Still another thou; tstraw verv good if
not fed too freelv, another believed in it
if bran was used with the corn rations
every day, another farmer hauled his;
straw to town and traded it for manure.
Several farmers fed straw to. all their
stock to advantage those keeping sheep
very generally agreeing that bright
wlleat straw fed liberally vlith a supply .
of grain was more profitable than hay

for either store sheep or those fed for

market. But one man a local Methodist

minister came forward with the facts of

figures for his verdict, which was that

with straw and corn he kept his horse 2.3

per cent cheaper than with bay to which

we added the endorsement of our expe-

rience and the opinion that not only

this 25 per cent is saved but horses are

healthier: and noticeably less liable to

heaves.

President Abbott of the agricultural

college gave us an interesting his-
torv of the college, its objects, its work,
its helps and hindrances. with a hopeful
outlook for its future and kindred insti-
tutions. He spoke of the rapid develop-
ment of the agricultural class and of the
various means that were contributing
to that. end. Years ago he said
the president of an eastern col-
lege declared that five leading
lawyers had more influence in the gov-.
ernment than all the farmers in the
Uulted States. If this were true the
Agricultural College was doing what it
could to make it untrue. The President
is entitled to the thanks of the m1lllOD
men and Women of our fraternity for
the fine compliment he paid us in saving:
“The Grange is the greatest educator
11] the country, and most wonderful re-
sults have followed in its train of infill-
ences. I know nothing of its secret
work, butits educational results speak
volumes in its praise.” No better en-
dorsement has ever come from so erm-
uent. a source.

A very valuable paper, prepared by
Professor Kedzie of the College, was
re;l.1‘ny his son in the afternoon; sub-
jrzot, Sources of Nitrogen in Plants.
We say valuable, not because of the
import:-.nt results obtained in the inves-
tigations of the professor so fan‘. l'11lZ- rath-
ernl: account of the promise afforded
is-~; ms past experiments of settling bv
the work of another season a question
that has never been satisfactorlnly set-
tled by scientists.

-‘The best method to handle clover”

vantage and profit.

! cell-.:-in-e in butter nl lkiug qualities and

" our husbands satisfied witll two meals

and-cleanliness in all the implements
used, with an even temperature, pure
salt and careful handling are all essen-
tial conditions in the manufacture of
gpoll bilttsr-.

In tl.lis.:natter these is mucln to be
learned ‘lay the farmers who look after
the cows as well as ‘sue indoor farmers f
who  the butter. ’l‘ltw necessary 
facilit.isr(-_. for gilt edged bl:-.t-ter are sel-
dom Eu‘ ad with the average farmer
and on ‘his account we incline to the
Opt).-.l0I11\l.|&[ we should encourage co»
t)pet‘:3«.!.i';c enterprises that will dimin-
ish the labors of the housewife and
gives. be-’.tel‘bu.5.ter prtxluct for home
use and the market. V‘

In the matter of bl‘E‘!x“llS the friends
of the .3-erseys seemed to be at the front
and hold their own against all comers,
not for the amount of milk but for ex-

for the docility and good keeping
qualities of the animals themselves.

An amusing and animated discus-
sion upon the question “How to make
a day in winlel:_." closed the work of
the institute. The gentlemen were
not ailanved to have their say on this
question, and the longer the ladies
talked about it the better satisfied we
became that the experiment when
tri:din:-rea~lell, the l9.lt)()l'.~s of house-
keeping.

THE EMIGRATION AGENCY 0F 1. B ZUD-
ZENSE.

Just before going to press we received
another letter from Mr. Zudzense. He
states that he shall be able to fill but a
small part of the orders he has taken.
Is doing the very best he can. Is now
making an effort to induce a steamship
company‘ to prevail on as many emi-
grauts as he deems desirable to answer
his orders. He will be able to fill orders
later in the season, but as nearly all his
orders are limited to April first-, there
will be general disappointment. He
asks me to say in the VISITOR that Mr.
Dean, his agent or associate. at Cedar
Springs, is authorized “to refund fees in
case of death happening to me."

He adds that he will return fees if -re-
quested, but hopes that our people will
render him such assistance as they can
by taking help later in the season.

I can answer this in so far as indoor
help has been ordered. The first of
any month will be as seasonable for
this class as the first of April, and Mr.
Zudzense mav keep right along. If he
has an installment delivered the first of
April the account they will give to the
friends left behind them, Wlll set aside
all the opposition that he has met, and
make smooth sailing for his business
after that.

’l‘ H 2-; "White Elephant” on our first
page has certainly got as big a boom
as Bro, Johnson can wish. \Ve have
another letter of the same tenor re-
ceived after our first page Was made
up. These letters not only prove this
potatoa good one, but that the sub-
scribers to the VISITOR read the paper.

decisions in cases tried before justices
of. the peace, but goes for the poor
wicked jmltioes in. real} earnest. ‘

As a party to asuit  have a jury
pass uponthe uteri-ts of the case when
tried bemre a justice as well as when
appealed to the igircutit court, we think
friend B-iller should not be so hard 

‘ these weak oflicers of the law, and as

to the rulings of such “eontemptible
specimens of huma.n'lty,” they are
quite as. likely to have some common
sense if”. not as much technical law as
will be had later in the case, when-. the
higher courts are reached.

We are sorry our agricultural lawyer
had occasion to complaill of the treat-
ment he received in reply to his first
article, but are free to say that we don ’t
know now to treat the case on its
merits without exposing ourselves to
a renewal of this same complaint.
Xow, to what sort of a tribunal does
the gentleman invite his clients when
he turns his- back on these “conferrin-
tible spefiiluens of b.ulnanlt_v,” and
has his_$5 case (l])))K‘.Cl.l(.‘d by his client,
Who“don’t own the Court.” Some-
thing like this~when public notice
has been given according to law, that
aterm of court‘ will commence on a
certain day, a calender of cases will be
found, some of them that have been
c -ntinued until they are nearly old
enough to vote, and a. jury of twenty-
four men “good and true” has been
summoned by the sheriff. and appear
on th% day designated, and the ma-
chinery ofjustice is apparently all in
good working order. His honor on
the bench, the clerk in his place ready
to earn his money, the sheriftand his
deputies on hand to serve any papers
that figure up fees, 8. half dozen of our
ti-'::-.»ud’s Victims who have already
paid more fees than the amount in-
volved in the case, are on hand with
their witnesses waiting their turn in
thejudicial mill, 3. score or so of edu-
catul gentlemen learned in the law and
absolute-ly indispensible to elucidate it
and make it lit the case of the fellow
Whose retainer has been pocketed are
within the bar, and it just looks with
all this array of books and brains 39

.though these cases of crookcdness that

the stupid justices had passed upon
only to confuse, were going to get
straightened out right off and the lili-
gants sent home about their business.
But no one is now so verdant as to
have any faith in these appearances.

Probably the time was when such
appearances meant business, but now
it means bread and butter for lawyers.
The sheriff makes pl-or-larnation that
the court is now in session and a. case
i-:-' czlzlecl. «\'o 9*.’ commences the real
business of the term. On one pretext
or another cases are put off for a clay
or two or for the term with little or no
regard to the interests of litigants
themselves. Objections are iuterpcse-.l
oi the most trivial character and ar-
gued for hours when the court and bar
all know that they are without a par-
ticle of real value. Anything is done

was handled by Geo. W. Osborn of

or left undone that will consume time

édiseharged until the follov.>ing' Mon-
lday. The next week a [DEL-1'(l'l‘ case
was disposed of wilh creditabie eeleri-
ty. Then l'ollowe<l three or :‘:~>u-r cases.
where the wholsamount in litigation
did not equal half the costs, and the
court entered upon the trial of 3 case
which had been tried once. and
which on this second trial covered
about llldays. All the While the 1'.‘
idle jury men were held at the expense
of the tax-payers. At last, when this
case was disposed of, and one or two
others that should never have seen
this court had been tried, thejllry was
discharged. Several parties had been
in jail several months waiting tflnli
a part of them were IIOU7‘ p7'o.ss(..(l at
the close of the term and everything
else went over.

It seems pertinent tor-.n:3ui:'e wheth-
er the people who .~u.-ltain this depart-
ment of the macllinery of grvernment
have any rig/11.4 in the premises or
must it remain the high prerogative
of every orotvliety fgllow who has a
paltry suit, with the aid of an attor-
ney, to occupy the time and use tl-e
nlachinery of a court to the detriment
of those having important suits toad-
judicate, aud at unli-znited expense to
thepeople.

As to appeals. we have always hell;
that in no case Hbnulrl an appealw-vs
denied. And the bill which passed
the house four years ago and is now
in the hands of the senate judiciary
committee, provides for a re-trial before
another justice, or if the parties pre-
fer each can choose an arbitrator and
these may choose a third, or failing to
do so, the justice before whom thefirst
trial was had, shall choose a third ar-
bitrator", and this board shall consti-
tutes. tribunal before whom the case
shall havea re trial.

An honest effort has been made to
provide_for a fair trial, the costs not to
exceed $20 in any case, and by making
this re-trial final the litigants and
the public are protected from friend
Hiller and the “likes of him.” These
gentlemen entertain the opinion that
foolish litigants who have a matter of
difference of a few dollars,—as a wom-
ans hat, that went on appeal from a
justice in our town to the circuit court
-and then to the supreme court, should
remain for all time their game and the
taxpayers should keep the judicial
machine running while they are ex-
hausting their victims ; and when we
protest, Attorney Hitler, in the name
of outraged justice, holds up his hands
in amazement and exclalm.-u, “Strange
hallucination of the human mind.”

VVe entirely fail to see the “halluci-
nation” of this attempt to introduce a
little common sense into this matter
of setting tliiferences between citizens
where but a slnall amount is involved.
But I suppose this blindness is a nor-
lnai condition that continues because
we never got any retainer that pro-
duced that other sort of “hallucina-
tion which insists tl at a disagreement
about 9. dollar should be judicially
settled in the highest court if to get
this justice it cost the people $500 and


MARCH 1, 1883.

ruined both the litigants. We are glad
to know there are some l~iW_vers W‘-.o
C’Jl‘(lfB.lly :zpp'ow- :,f' m,'_;, ,,,-,,,H.,§ve’
legislation and of this nuinber we
found several in the present Legisla
ture. And we expect this “Legisla-
ture will be imbicile enough to pass
such a law” in spite of the protests of
Attorney Hillcr and of those legal
Darasites who can only see in. this
measure an attack on their bread and

GAMING IN TRADE.

The business of gambling in grain
provisions. cotton and petroleum has
attained a magnitude so great that
it seems destined to overshadow and

ntrol the entire busiiiess world. It

i has invaded all the avenues of trade

and lids spread the passion for gam-
bling an.-orig all classes of people. By
means of margins deposited to cover
possible losses, vast speculations can
be carried on with comparatively
small capital, while by selling and
buying for future delivery the opera-
tor may take either side of the deal,
that is. he can make his profit depend
on the ri.-;e or the fall of the market
within agiven time, as he may see
fit. In every sale for future delivery,
one party to the transaction mus:
gain and the other party must lose by
any fl.-ictuation in the market at the
time the deal is closeil. The contract
is ur-:ui.l.?y settled, not by purchasing
and zisliveiing the property, but by
a paying the dilfereiice in money.

RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

In another column is aBili now brfore
the legislature of the State looking to
radical 1'1\ll1‘38.d legislation.

This railroad business has grown from
nothing to immense proportions within
two score years. It has been unequrilleal
in powerfor the development of the coun
try and for increasing its wealth. Indi-
viduals, communities, States and the
Nation have vied with each other in aid-
ing this great enterprise and all of them
have contributed freely of their sub
stance to push forward the work.

Common sort of men were of course
not the men who seized the opportunity
and engaged in this great work; but the
shrewdest, sharpest men very naturally
rushed to the front and led off in the
business. This was all right so far. But
the unusual conditions that grew out of
this new state of things presented a new
and inviting field for genius of the grasp-
ing sort, and it has been cultivated with
untiring industry, and we are sorry to
say, with wonderful forgetfulness of the
vast tracts of land conveyed by the Na-
tional and State governments, of the
millions of’ bonds issued by towns and
municipalities, and of the other millions
of money contributed by iiidividiials to
aid in the construction of the railroads
of the country. And what is the situa-
tion to-dsy? The men who are now con-
trolling these vast properties seem dis-
posed to ignore altogether all oblip:a-
tions to the people who directly or indi-

rectly have contiibiited to their p(‘Sé.l_‘E1-
sions; and not satisfied with tliiedievc by

Thus the business has every element
of tl'e most .~'».-ductive kind of gam-
bling under the guise of a <-..imm< r-
cial traiisactioii. Like all gztml=li:.-g,
this l"iU-',lIIE‘S3 is productive of Ilfllillllg
but e-‘til  I."~‘t.‘l‘)' chili.-‘iiiiiit.y. ’l‘lie
capital {>1‘L‘tl'il('-llI)Ijl-3 ofthe whole coun-
ti‘_\',lJ=-{ll frank farms .-rm}. mines, are
made the loot-hall-a of the wildest
spectilatloii. The p:‘iC'&.—; of ‘lie W-3:"h.i’s
food are [Oi-':€.‘tl about at the Illr‘l‘(,‘y of
re(eales.-‘ dealers who buy and sell
without the :-':c::«_.-xi‘-.v\' of liandling or
owning any of the ccmiiimlities in
which they deal. All the natural
flur-tuntions of pl‘li'.'eS necessary to te-
gitini:-te and healthy trade and de-
pend:-ng upon the great eleineiits of
supply and demand are broken up
and ?hI‘O’.4\ll into confusion. The
amounts bouglit and sold and trans»
ferred ‘.-ire greater than any legitimate
coniziierce could sustain and the wziole
business is thus transiormed into a
great and exciting game in which
the schemes and plots of the players
nbt only affect themselves but de-
termine and control the market rates
by which actual sales are made. In a
single week about two months ago
the sales of petroleum were reported
at 120,000,000 barrels, while it was
well known that there were not more
than 35,00f.-con b;1l'I‘tl-5 in existence
in the whole world, and it is supposed
that not more than one million bar-
rels actually changed hands. The vi-
ciou.-i efiect uponoprices is an injury
alike to pI‘O-.l11('€I‘ and consumer, and,
indeed to all ;-Lisses, for no legilim ize
comiiicrc-. can thrive upon gan; ig
S"r€CLilUill(}l'iH.

The evil hot‘-'evei' does not stop with
capricious .:ii;~-l unnatural markets.
The L‘:l'*lll£*. for 7.:-.kiL‘.:‘ cl'-.2inc.-;- per-
vade-. - il l)}‘SIlCllt‘.Fi or l,-iisiiie.<.=s. 'l‘.rust
funC.~- sire L-<]ll:1l.<££?€ll on every hand.
In Alflll{1u‘3lili(l ’.l‘eiin-:-;sr:e the state
"sJ:.~.'.'e b an -‘emptied into the

111-1‘

5 nianipiilriticn multiplied the I‘(*p1'eB(:lii’EL-
: tive value of the property and on these
: raised figiircs they have fixed the fares
I and freight-s with little or no regiml to
; any rule of right.’
| Tlie people meanwhile intent on i:‘C'il‘
own ntfiiirs, have done little to l'(‘:'-iiI£siil
and keep witliin bounds by sci .
legislation the gigantic corporationra tliat
lhave grout; up in the rnatitigenient of
' the r.'iilro;id business. But the ur:s:iti's-
tied rapscity and eiiornions power and
influence which these corporations
have displayed within the l8b‘l.?.‘o1l€L'flJ.Ll.f:",
have at last alarmed the people, and the
feeling is very general that some re-
strictive legislatioii must be had.
Repudiating the principle always before
conceded, that the public never forfeit.-.d
its right of control over this method of
traiisportation, any more than over the
old liigluvziy, turnpike or the toll bridge
built and owned by a company. these
corporations have assumed to fix rates
arbitrary and oppressive.
The evident intent of this bill is to
correct this state of things. Now when
it comes to the details of legislation to

chincry employed is absolutely necessary
To us what seems necessary is such na-
tional legislation applicable to all roads
operated in two or more States as shall
go to the bottom, and setting aside ficti-
tious values. authorize the collecting of
suclifare and freight rates as will pay

ses taking a term of say ten years or
more as a basis.

Until some such legislation is had we
are in doubt about making one provi-

State roads.

Again is it not impriicticsiblc to regu-
lzite charges according to ilistiiii-1e,class,
and weight iiialiiiig the lowest rute for

of  ' -a.t'.l";J. TI”\:f~!.r‘-.-’.".‘!:l’
. "-I‘ :\ :- . .
of pit» state in .5 hi-'l.l(-53 if vsageri-: on
the price -.:-I" cc-.h..i:, and lost. ’.l‘r-eas-,
ul‘:'l Polk, -2.-f 'l‘<-:n:iessr'e, engaged in a l
wild game in fluctuating stocks, the
result of which v.':2s as iizzcertain as
the turn of a card. His guesses w_ereg_
mainly wrong and he fled, ruined and ‘
disgraced, leaving the state treasury
literally empty. The present depres-
sion in trade seems to be owing large-
ly to this prevailing mania. The fall-
ures have b en in many cases due t
losses occasioned by trading in f
tures. W at will be the end we c
not foresee. Commerce cannot be d
graded into gaming without inju
or destroying the material interests
of the country. Legislation has been
tried in some instances, but as usual
it has proven powerless in the face of
an evil so widely diffused. We trust,
however, that gambling trades will
finally be suppressed by law. But the
timeis not yet at hand.

I

THE creamer and butter cooler man-
ufac lured and sold by McCall an
Duncan of Schoolcraft, seems to have
proved a success Quite a large num-
ber-were sold last year and from some
who used them we have had. many
good words. Farmers should no
longer attempt to get along without
anv aids other than tin pans and a
dash churn in the management of
their dairy business.

A NEW device for oiling wind mills
without being obliged to climb the
derrick, is being put upon the market
by the Automatic Wind Mill Oiler
Co. Farmers who have mills, and
more especially those who are think-
ing of buying should investigate the
merits of this oiler before making a
contract. A full description can be
had by addressing Jacob Bauer, Sec-
retary, Schoolcraft,‘MicI1. We shall
have more exact knowledge of the
merits of this oiler soon from person-
al observation of it and will report.

7 C.-liarprc for at ort ll.‘-r-tmi('es.
. -lllkcil l.lJ.‘.‘ 71105.’:-3y i

‘ sound legislation that will be productive

the length of the mail, fl :2 maxiinuni
As we Ill
tYb‘I'SlC&lltl the bill this is its purpose.
It str:l~:es-' us that while: as  theory or
proposition it may be logical. it is too
long :3. stretch from the ground now oc-
cupied, to indulge a liupe of its accept-
ance. Legislzation is needed; was needed
before these corporations assumed that
these properties were held in their own
right, and we shall have a struggle be-
fore the people will regain the ground
they have lost, by neglecting to secure
that protecting legislation which it is
he object and purpose of this bill to
ovide. But whatever is done with this
ill, a free discussion of this subject is
order and we hope will result in

1.

great good to the people.

WE have an anonymous communi-
cation from “A Granger’s wife” which
we cannot publish as it is a standing
rule of every paper not to give place
to anonymous articles. And not know-
ing who we are hitting, we add that
we don't quite like the spirit of the
article. The charges prefered are to
some extent true, but the evils com-
plained of are so overdrawn that we
shall never look for any improvement
in the situation by administering this
kind of medicine.

etruction, equipment, repairs and expen- I

sinus of this bill applicable to inter,

I

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Senate Bill No. 16.

17, 18825.

SI-Ii}. 1.

conspicuous places in

the commissioner

such schedule;

take effect. Every

not less than one liuiiilred

Flllill, dc); and. c‘

port-ed over such road.

violate-.l :2
l prectnl 2. - *'.‘n)1lS of l:“
limit uiiai ' to I:i~-
fsuni cg alivubli‘ the -
l(|‘.'(‘7‘Cl1;tl'tZ[(‘, i,-ut in. Ill}( '

be recovered it. an a

_ nggi'i-;-vcd ;)':iY't_Y, '1l.“_l siicii
ioratioii or person shall

iars.

ing without digesting.

like him who did the injury

longer.

......

American Grange Bulletin,(Lit-
tie Granger included) ....... . .
Christian Herald . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Demorest’s Monthly . . . . . . . . . . .
Century (Scribner’s) . . . . . . . . . . .
Country Genqlemau . . . . . . . .
Cincinnati Commercial(we .-kly)
Detroit Free Press (without
Household) weekly . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit Free Press (with House-
hold) w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farmers’ Review . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harper’s Monthly Magazine. . .

To Publishers and Editors.

Many Newspapers and Magazines
have b:en established in the United
States and Canada within the last two
years, the names of which do not ap-
pear in any Newspaper Directory or
Catalogue. The publishers and ed-
itors of such are invited to send copies
and a full description of their respect-
ive publications to the Editor of Hub-
bards Newspaper and Bank Directory
of the World, New Haven Conn., U.
S. A., that they may be properly cata-
logued and described in the forth-
coming edition of that work for 1883.
Editors who kindly give this notice
an insertion in their columns will
confer a favor upon the Press of
‘America.

Opportunity is rare, and a wise man

Harper’s Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harper's Bazar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harper's Young People . . . . . . . .
Kalamazoo Telegraph (weekly)
(I

u u

(semi-w).
Lansing Republican (weekly). .
New York Tribune (W) . . . . . . .

n 4: u (semi_w) . _
N ’westei'ii Lumbe1'man,(strictly

Northwestern Lumberman, (old

subscribers) .
Our Little Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Post and Tribune, Detroit,

(weekl ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poultry Bulletim... .. ..  ..
Prairie Farmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scientific American.  ... .
St. Nicholas ................ . .
The Cottage Heart1i.. .. .... . .
The Lever. . 
Tribune, Chicago. (weekly) . . . .

will never let it go by him.

Weekly Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inter-Ocean, Chicago (W) . . . . . . l

  V£SaE’E‘§>

Introduced by Senator Pennington, of
Charlotte. Jan. 15, 1883. Reported by
Committee on Railroads. ordered print-
ed and re referred to Uoiiimittee, Jan.
A bill to regulate the manage-
ment of and to provide for a uniform
rate for the transportion of freights
upon railroads within this state, and to
prevent ii; just discriminarions agiiiiist
local frezie-his upon such roads.
T/«u [’m/:16 /If [ht .5/tile of
.l[i'¢-/My/«I/i ..-mm‘, That every railroad com-
pany or corporation whose line of road,
or any part thereof, is located within
this State. shall within 30 days after this
act shall take effect, arrange and classify
a complete schedule of property, of all
kinds and classes, including freight curs
loaded and otherwise, and belonging
to other companies, usually carried or
transported by it, over its rozi-.1; and
shall affix thereto. and opposite Gllcll
article or class named, the rates re-
spectively at which the same shall be
transported between the several stations
on its road. and over the entire line
thereof, and to all points on railroads
operated or controlled by such compa-
ny or corporation, which rate shall be
per one hundred pminds: and shall
post up copies of such Echedlllc, and
keep the same posted.in at least two
each freight
house or depot on the line of its road,
or road controlled or operated by it, at
which freight is received or discharged;
and shall within such time forward to
of railroads within
and for this Stat»: at least five copies of
and sliall

when any

change is made in such rates immediate-
ly correct such S(:l.lv;‘t'I11l6‘:%,8(b .por.~te~l. and
forward a like number of coi-viz.-ted
copies to such commissioner. specifying
the time at which such. changes shall
such compiiny or
corporation who violates or permits 10
be violated any of the provi -l..'Il.lS of this
section shall be siil:-ject to H penalty of

dollars nor

more than one thousand (lollars.

Size. 2. No siicli conipnny or U()l'|)I.ll‘lLllt’ul‘:
rge collect or l‘(>‘."i*l‘\'f‘
’ more than 2: fair and masofiablo rats: of

toll or C0fl.)p(‘I_'f-'.z‘.il'.)Ll :or the tran.~poii

tioiiof freight of oily dc.-ac-i‘iption or for
the use, or iritusporttitiiun of any mil-
l"(.-htl cur. upon or over its tr:.=.t-.k, or
tracl-: or line of railroad under its .:
trol; nor shall such compruiy or corpora
tion (Ionian.-d, (‘li'.ll‘g!.‘, collect or rcCI.:l'-'f.‘, ‘
iii any pOl1ll.lIii(!llllSl‘()&(.l.0t‘ rmiil lI_ldt:l'
its control, a. biglier rate of toll or com-
pensation, for re-.cex.viug. huiiilliiig or de-
livering l‘rc:i;:ht oi" the same class and
quantity, that it shall at the same time
charge, collect or receive for a like ser-
vice at any other station on such rail-
road so owned or operated by it.

SEC. 3. No such railroad company or
corporation shall demand, charge. col-
lect or receive it greater sum for the
traui-portation of freight of any class or
kind to or from any way station on the
line of its road or roads under its con-
trol, in proportion to the distance such
freight is transported over such rolid.
than is at the same time actually charged
for the transnortatioii of Iieiglit of It
like class or kind, in the same direction,
to or from any other point or sIC.Lti011 on
such road, or over the entire line there-
of; and the provisions of this act shall
secure an object, we are well aware that a , not be avoided by any such Cfllllplilly oi.
familiar at-q1iu.iutance with all the ma- ”°’p°.mt“’.“ ‘iihxlug t" “Pen 3"'h°.‘1”’3e

mentioned in the first section of this act

a higher rate than is actually char,c:ed
and received for the I’-l‘alJSp0!‘l'.lI.i.l0?l of
through l‘i'eiglit, or of freight transported
to any other point or station upon such
road, and granting a deduction. draw-
nzicl; or rebzitc from such amount; but
the lowest sum actually received for the
transportation of any such freight to or
a liberal per Cent on the cost of com _ from any other station or point on siich
' road, or over the entire line thereof,

‘ shall be taken as in basis for the con:pi1-
l’a‘i.tl()I] of the amount that may be legal-
ly charged for the transportatioii of
such local or way freight in proportion
to the dislztuce the same in-iy be trans-

The best sort of revenge is not to be

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Sac. 4. Every such company or cor-
’pnratioi- who violates or perinits to be
violated, Iétlltl. every officer, agent or cin-
ployeof such C(}[Ll[}:lll_‘{ or <-orv..«i-ration
who vi:-lutes or knowiiigly periims folio ,
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Ltj-{g., i:vr'.ki
il.i’)‘ll)l U; Ill!) '
low‘.
twenty-gve dollars, ‘wliicl: iin7o:i::l
on of debt ii: .1;-5'
court oi common j:iii:.diction by fill-'lj
.-mp:-.
.-ti:-o for e-'.‘e-rv
such unlawful act forfeit em-_l pay it. _
penalty of not less than one l.llIll(lI'E(.l:
dollars not more than one tliousuiid dol-
All penalties inciirrcz-J under this
act may be recovered in the mar-her pro-
vided by law for the recovery of penal-
ties incurred by private persons.

-,;2;:'t) it

than

my, cor-

To read without reflectiug is like eat-

.The upperistory of the thermometer
will be unoccupied only a little while

Wlui
Visiroa.

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>-r-i—-c/OC:ONJ>-Ir—- was A uLAc,:t\:>--t\:>---p—4.n>¥x>$->-r—-

R9

9 . -0
. UIIIIIIIIIIIJZEIIIIIM.
Among the Grangcs. l
Bro./}u;r Uobb.~-.\I_v time has teeii so
lIlll'3ll occupi-—-«..l sinz; «xniiniencing :22;
duties as Lecturer of the State Graiige,
that I have not had the opportunity
of rendering an accountof my work, to
the members of the Order through the
VISITOR till now. In future I intend
to keep them for-‘ted as to my work,
and whatever else I may be able to
furnish of inteiest.
At the meeting of the State Grange,‘
a series of meetings were arranged for
Lapeer county, by Bros. Bartlett
Muir and Bradshaw, commencing on
the 8th of January and continuing one
week or longer. Accordingly on the
morning of the 8th I left Lansing and
arrived at Imlay City at about 11 A. M.
where I was met by Brother Muir and
taken to his hoiiie about three miles
distant, and in the evening met with
the members of Pine Stub Grange No.
-14.8. This Grange has a very comfort-
able hall and has some _ hard
working and intelligent menu
bers, and although the wettlier
was bitter cold We had a good turiiciit
and a good degree of interest ll-al..ll-
feet!-:l. You might perhaps foriii the
idea from the name tl'ine Stub», that
the top was broken off‘ and tiir roots
gone to decay, but anyone having had
experience with pine roots. kn ms
that they were }‘~tll. there to sta_-.. Such

,tl.‘l‘4:Ugll other causes it bccaue dor-

I think is rlieiutentioii of l’i?':e Stub
{ Grange.
; On the evening of .Ianua:_\‘ ‘.'.'n, in
;coiiips-.7‘-_y with l’.r4'-. Muir We started
’ for l)i'ydei.=, about six mile: ills-‘aiit.

'l‘Iier-é had lee-ii a series of I”-:‘Ii_$;l(ill.-‘,

I.iJ€‘t'ilI;,U‘--‘» in pi-og,r.:s.s at this p ace for
is ziinulver of days = :15-Ir, but they hinti-
, l_\' gave up the use of lite: clim:-li ‘.hat
3 evs.-hing to the Ul'al.lgPl“4, aim we ‘mad
as full meeting and everyone seamed
well pleased, and a (l€lL‘l"ll]lll2:l[l0i.i' ex-
pi‘e:~sed to reorganize or revive l)i‘_\,. den
(lraiige, which has been apparently
slum‘:-ering‘ for a season. There is a
fine country around Dryden am‘. .--.iine
beautiful farms, and farm buildings,
and the people all acknowledge the
hr-nefits of the Grange, and judging
from the scniiirientexpressed, Dryden
Grange will 1000 be on its feet again.
After this meeting I accozngianied
Bro. and Sister Bartlett tothe-irho'me_
some two miles west of Dryden. Bro.
Bartlett is Worthy Gatekeeper of the
State Grange, and it has been a notice-
able fact that for the past two years
the Sisters would all stop before enter-
ing the hall to whispcrto him, and no
officer" of the State Grange is to be
ienvied as much as he without it be

Bro. Tooker, the \Vorthy Steward
Still Bro ‘Bartlett seems to enjoy good
health, and with a fine family is lo-
cated on a two hiiudred acre fariii,
with a line lioiise and good outbuild-
iugs.

The next day. .Iaiiuar_i, 10th, in coiii-
pany with Brother B. we went to Al
inoiit, 122 miles di-taut. "I‘l‘.ere was at
one tiiiie a strong and active Grange
at this place, but by the death
of mic ofit.-i Feadiiig members and

iuant about two yr.-are ago, and
lia- reinzzined so ever zvlllffl‘, but R
.v.troii;_;- tiliiri will be Klllllllr‘ to re:.-rg.“..u-
ix) it. (; .vin- ro one of iliose .-ieeiiiii;-g-
2}.‘ llll-‘t\.'t).l,4.l.‘§.l)lU nii.-takes, Ilse tiiii<-.- fo.
ll)v—Hlllig got naoly inixen an. t'0n.-<-n-
<,-ueiitly we did riot. :!.Pi"(‘z‘;!pli.s?.x what
we exp’.-‘~cIe:.l 01' what? !Ill.'.'lllC i-rtvc be-L-ii
llitil there been no inisumlcistaiiiimg.

Jan. ll, in coiiii.==-my with
Brown of Dryden Grange, we vi-ited ,’
tile lionie of Pine Tree Grange, at l‘.lL'll E
is alinut four iiiiles north of .liiil«:.yl
(lily, where we arrived just in time ‘or E
dinner, and, as Bro. Whitney used tel
say, “we did it amplcjustice.” Pine
Tree Grange is alive, and although
they have no hall of their own, they
meet regularly at the house of one of
their members, and this day were en-
tertaining tlie Poinona Grange of
Lapeer county. The time was occu-
pied in the afternoon in electing offi-
cers, which was accomplished with-
out any apnarent ill-feeling. Bro.
Bartlett was re-elected Master, a
position he has occupied for a
number of years. They are very
enthusiastic here in the cause and are
pushingdwith a will. In the evening
we had a fine meeting at the church
in the neighborhood, after which the
officers of the Pomona Grange were
installed and the labors of the day be-
ing completed, the members dis-
persed to their several homes taking
with them their visiting friends, and
thus endeda pleasant. and profitable
day's work.

Lansing, Feb. 2, 1883.

My last closed with the installation
ofofficers ofthe Lapeer County Pomo-
na Grange, on January 11th. I will
now give you an account of the bal-
ance of the work done on this trip.

January 12th, in company with
Brother and Sister Bradshaw, who by
the way were delegates to the late
State Grange, we started for their home
in the northern part of the County,
where the balance of the work was to
be done. We passed through some
very good country, a portion of which
was at one time covered with a heavy
pine forest. This soil, unlike most

in)

soils upon which pine grows, is splen-

proved.
through the town of Burnside. where
the first Grange in the State was or-
I ganized.
ldormanu or in fact dead beyond tlic
. possi,bilit_\'
people say.
through that I would willingly give a
week’.-‘ work if I could see_\'o. l on its
feet again.
two ineffectual attempts, and it would
perhaps beiiseless for me to try.

away,”
very pleasantly.

On on r way

Burnside Graiige, No. 1, is
of re.-nirrectiug, so tire
I thought as I passr-xl

But Bro. VVliitiiey made

That evening we held a very good

meeting at a 2-choo:-house near Mr.
Bradshaws and some good work was
done for the Order in the way of sub-
scriptions for the \'isi'i‘oi:, encourag-
ing words, etc.
earnest Patrons here who never
the chance go by for putting in a blow
for the Grange.
Bros. Montgomery, Scliells, Seamaii
and others whose names I cannot re-
member.

\Ve have some good
let

;\lIi()'l‘-' them are

The next day the 13th we held a

meeting in the afternoon at a scliool
house west of North Bram-.li

three miles, and altho .gh the
was not filled, those who were
were in favor of organizing 51 (lmuge
and assured us that on
Monday
prepared
the
tliat e\"’Illllg‘, and
Bro.
town of Deertield tvlii-re we \v--r-- to
have a meetingin the eveoiiig.
weather was bitter cold and there was ,
not as vizziiiy out as there wool I have

been ha-.l it been niore mild, but the

people are anxious to lld.\'<" 3. (li:m;_:e

started lv-re and I thifir before 2uio'h 
er year iolls arouiid ill('I".‘ will be :1:
stroi7§.z organization built up at this

place, as they see the llt’t‘|l, and have

just the Illllll‘.“lal for one, trill: it fine

coiiiztry and a splendid class of inhab ,
itants.

about
hot! -9
there

the next
they would be
H). 4-\l",('(vi‘tllli§.{l:y'
was !1l':I(lI: for
in (‘nlllliiiily with
.-'tarteel for the

evenlu ;
to do
appointment

Brailsliaw we

The

Sunday, the I-lfh, we passed IN the

which

.lanua_iy I5, visited North llranrzli,

which is a very smart village with
eight or ten stores, two hotels, 2. bank
and one large shingle mill, and is
much elated over the prospect of a
railroad
through there.

that is now being

In the everlng we met as per ap-

Oflicers were elect-—d and in-

all throughout Flint lliver

did wheat land, in fact the very best, :‘ a repo.t of the
and is being fast taken up and iiii-  which I believe are also to be piiblish-
we pa-sel led in pauiplet form.

I
I

i
I

3

coiiyeiitiorfis doings,

One of the Doc-
tor‘s .‘*[al*‘lIlellf‘.~‘ was to the £fl'c(‘i that
aniily.-is .-hows the sorghum seed to be
('<.‘l.‘:}’I(L~‘(0l of ‘lll't:~‘l."t-'l_\,‘ the saute nia-
tcrial -:- --orn, 2il‘(l is - dually valuable
Ior fee-.2: _r purposv s. lle also stated
that ii» " “- New .lvr.-».y experiment,
wli-ere loo acres were gs‘-.»\vii last year,
the seed was .~',lll'l’l"l8lli. to pay all cost
of cultivzition.

Auti-iiioiiopoly claims much credit
for bringing .‘il)()1lf'l1t‘l1ll;~Z‘f-1‘-:'<l€{'t8d
political revolution in this State last

‘fall, but just what was gained by it is

not apparent. \Vc «esniiut t‘).p‘:('tInlZcll
from any party. ’l‘lie parti.-zaii who is
elected to ofiic is going for his pi-.r’.y
interest even Ilmiigh the “public be
dauiined," as Vaiiderbilt .-mid to an
interviewer last fall. even fu.I‘I.lI(>.‘l':-‘ are
not woof against Ila-: H-rI‘lI[)ll¢""i"’ of
party. One was elei-ted to the l.egisia-
ture last fall, from this county who is
reported to have -:_e:1i$'_’.Too to secizre
his election. .»\-4 pay as is iiie.i.i—
ber is but -$1 Citlu, the Illltlilltlil llalU.l':il-
ly arises, how is he; going to uiake up
tlienlitl‘-reiicei’ Frateiuially,
I'll-I.\'F{\'C1)l.l.l.\'.\

ink

Michigan State Horticultural SOCSBI).

The State II'.=l‘llt'lll[ll!':tl Seer-it-Y)’ Will

house of a brother-in-law of Mr. l{i'ad- Q -
shaw, whose name I raii’tjii.-rt now
remember, but he was a S0llllC'i‘<Illl'—
ing the war and served under Hen.
Custar, and told many a tale of that
brave chief and of “Sheridan '_’0 miles
uiade the time pass

built.

pointnierit to organize a Grange at the
Tozier school house, west of North
Branch, and finding a suflicient unin-
ber there. proceededed at once to busi-
ness.
stalled. A Mr. Ball. who at one time
was a member of a Grange in (Eanada,
was elected Master, Bro. R. M. Mich-
ael Secrctary, and with a line set of of-
ficers
Grange came into (-.‘XlSt9l'I<_'.(- at al-<-ut I
o’clock in the morning, and I think
with proper treatment will moii be al.-lo
to march along with its si.-it.erGi'ai»gr s
in the Srale.

l.ll‘lll iin institiite in i-.nn_juiii tiu:i with
the Calhoun (luiiiity :\‘,7,!‘l(‘:llill!‘Ill Socie-
Ii)’. in ill? Pifv of ':\lsIr.~"niill, l\lnri?l.\ gill
land ‘Jtli. Tlic llhllllltti will up. it at 2
j o'clock‘. Tliiir.-'ilii_\‘. and close ullll .i..: <"/':‘-
E niing ."(‘l\L‘1lllIlI7lI Iiw '.>.f;. The :t:'!i-i:i.««'>i.,

i-‘t-ssioii of the 5i(‘(‘!|lHl day will ll." Al:-2’ >t-
cd cspi cially to farm t-nvir-s.

The cveiniig of 2;:-; iii:-t diiv M’
\V. —\lli.-‘, of .\_ilri:«.i-, will t(l\'i'i11i :1-.lsl:‘.-.-is
mi l‘;.‘lIlJUlllli'2 l".iitoi:ioir>;r_v, illii;-'tr.ite.’. -‘>7
v.wm.s of the .Sl‘L‘l‘r'-"I tit-on. Tile -‘i-L “(Ml
iuvcniz-zg lloii. W I; tiibso.-:. of J -.<‘.!{.- sn.
will let-riirc upon l":ii~rn .l.uviii'ics.

"Ht . llmving list oi topics will be
ttilicvi up by IlllmlJt‘!‘, iiiirl <-uvl) .--uli;xcT
will be plaiccil before iltv !!!!~ll-‘1l‘.':' lli
the form of u sh:-rt pup: r, to lie l‘«ul.'i-wed.
by‘ (llwl(‘<l.*~r,Il0!l;

' I. ‘—.\‘l.\:it lDtlllC‘€‘ll.flllH have in i;.»:r.~«
tor ii;<'r(-using tln.-ir izpple oi‘ch:ir-.ls"
'3. Witt-re and how shall we plnnt in-zit-l.
' iirits?
2. llcw and why slutll we incri-use the
llllv-i/,.‘!~l of *_.- Lang 1.-Wiplo ii_: .'-urtictil
ture?

4. Pniciiciil metlivds of Iiglitiizg ll ;u-
rioiis insects.

 Arbor day. \Vlint shall be (loin: ta:
7)i('l‘('l'.H'_' it." gwvgizlli-.rif_‘,-’ :-.!‘rl. ".""‘1“‘v‘-c-‘H.

I}. How ciiii tar lll'."Z‘t‘:l..‘~¢: this of
potatoes '3

7. In what way (Inc.-' it pin‘ to give at-
tention to plants in the liou5;i.-’:

8. Our tinibn-r. Shall rneiins nu taken
to l.n'esci'v».- it? Il|llIl#‘!;C(‘ of I'oi'-;-.-i 4 “L‘~
on lt5I!‘l(.'l1lt'IlI't" rind horticulture.

‘.9. Sheep. lit-st l)l‘t’t'IlS for Mir-liigsu.
The tariff on wool. Slieep and the «ir-
chard

10. Our liiglivmys. How best to im
prove ficin under varied (10Il(lll.lii1]l-1.

ll. The place unil work of branch hur-
ticultural societies.

l2. The imprirtaiici-, of brceiliug gt -.-d
seeds. How can it be done?

It is «lesirable that all who attend the
meeting be prepared to give I‘. bit of ex-
perieiice. or be ready with questions
that will draw I'i'oin the o>xp-.-,rici:c£- of
(lll)F'Y‘=, A local coniiziittce will see that
all visitors froin abroaid are cared for. if
uoticc be sent early to Scciet-.'.r‘_V (}:<.r-
ficld at (iriin<l. .l.‘lupl:l.‘-‘ of their iiit‘i5"‘t‘.oi.»
to be ut the l'Df‘t-l.ilJ_'.,'. To those vrlir»
prefer to go to hotels 1: n tlI1CtI'.)ll from
the regular rates will be ii‘.-mic. The of-
Iicers of the County AizriciiII'1irul Soc‘-.e-
ty will make every poi-iible iii’r...i-y,i--
Iu(.‘l‘i to ciisiiie ii siicccs:-zfvil I1]6(ll1.-12
, lif“.i]l(;ll soc.ie-fies as for as r racficnlilc we

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Having done an ,0}. },~,.;m R;_V€_r[l'.Tl1F«iWllil«(‘1i(l(l(ll';!lll.(‘I:5. A li1l'H,t‘.'l.L‘ILl

(lrmuzie we could at pl'(r“-‘Htl, ’Wx.‘ ’-/-‘(élli
home with Bro. Michael, an-zl got om-
ort ' o ll(>lli.~‘ slwp, and :1‘. rive «)'(-]-;-k
«in the moi‘.-sing wen or: our way 2.»-
Lapeer {U l'—.'KI-3 lite r.-:..«i-s I’: r ."orm-, 1%.!

Join: IIUI l2H(>(.~1{,
Lansing, Feb. 6th, 1883.

From New York State.

I-'i:c'roii, Schuyler county New York. I
February 13, 1883 t

Bro. (.’ol)b.-—I have not seen a copy

of the GRANGE VISITOR since I left
Michigan in October last, nor have I
written a word for
any of its readers remember that there
is such a man, they may wonder what
has become of me. Well I ..m spend-
ing the winter in the grape growing
region of Seneca Lake.
the grapes are not growing, but last
fall there was a good crop gathered
and sold at paying prices.
vineyard men have faith that they will
grow and bear fruit again, as prepara-
tions have been made to plant a large
number of vines next spring.
soil here is well adopted to fruit grow-
ing, and some of it is good for little
else. although worth $100 an acre for
that purpose.
vorable, rarely below zero on the east
shore of the lake.
24 degrees below
Michigan, the mercury dropped to two
below only.

its columns. If

Just now

I think the

The

The climate also is fa-

This winter when
zero in southern

Last week I attended a meeting of

the New York State Cane Growers
Asociation at Geneva, which was
well attended and
maniested.
session was devoted to remarks by Dr.
Collier of Washington,
ment chemist, who made many in-
teresting statements. The successes
achieved last year in the manufacture
of sugar, are encouraging, and it looks
as though this industry would become
an important factor in the agriculture
of the northern States. I met Broth-
er Armstrong at Geneva, and I ex-
pect he will give in the Huebomdman

inuch interest
Most of the afternoon

the govern-

ing that '-.v<.-lisil formed i.;:in_',' v.-.-2ii;~.,- Ii: j --_
a.(‘l1llall,€i.ttIl0f:‘.‘4, had done some wo It
for tile Order, aorl that the vuorli was
left in good safe hands.

,'iittcndanco~ is exw~c.teiI, nnil all are re-
,‘qi1csI.eil’n~ bring in speciiiieus of fruit.
V-'l’Lj.'l"/ll:l.‘."-‘i, ;J,r;:ii:r<. plants imvl ‘l \vcr:~
The locnl committe-c will iiiwt pi~q~I.'—-
Mriviiig vi. the imow trzaiizs oi" ll!” fir.-at
'  z\l.'.lllt‘l‘lll1J»--'H10‘-é‘ wlio iiiilt-li(l
‘w.Il pli-;.sx.- re air to tlw l‘-all and l('])l'l'?
I ~ in CI'('i;: _ ,3; w’

. L.-'.'L‘l1‘.lf|‘all1X‘l‘ of Ibis lD£‘f:lllll,Q' will
H.‘ the report of our State ilelcgiiti-:2 to
‘ = iiii-ctiog of the l‘-list-ii-i-i3,:'pi ‘full:-9‘
lni'tici1l':‘iii':il Society in .-\'«.‘.\r Or} is
he lui-I of Febiiizirj-‘. I’iirclia.‘-e row ’
trip Il('kt‘Il*l on the railr. a:ls_ as we get no
special rates.

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NOTICES OF MEETINGS.
Hillsdalw Pomona Grange, N. 1:).
will on ivene Mulch T, 1583, the first
VVedncsday in the mouth, at Grange
Hall. Jonesville, with the following
programme:

Music by the choir;

Select Reading by Sister Waldois
Smitli;

Essay by Sister Lyda Shepard;

Song by Sister Nora Freeman;

New Industry; Silk L‘. ltzire by
Brother C. R. Coryell;

Farmers’ hot beds for early vegeta-
bles and flowers. How to make them
cheaply and what to grow in them—-
Bro. Willard Richard;

Co-operation—-Bro. F.,’M. Holloway --

Question-—Which is the most com-
mendable in a persc ii, sweet content-
ment with what- ver fortune may
bring or an ambition striving for some-
thing better;

Singing by the choir.

Yours Fratei'nal}'.
G. M. GAi<i).vi'-in. JR., ?5{.(‘.

LITCH FIELD, Feb. 12, 1883.

The next quarterly meeting of M.
D. P. Grange, No. 21, will be held at
Silver Creek Grange hall on the third
Tuesday in March. Fourth degree
members in good standing are invited
to attend. B L. .l)'rJF1N, Set:-,’y.

(3-leoo, Feb. 13, 1883.

Hon. C. G. Luce, VVorthy Master of
the Siate Grange, will speck  Wyom-
ing Grange, No  March 20, after-
noon and evening. The sit‘ moon
meeting will be public. Neighboring
Granges are cordially invited tocoriie
and share with us the benefits VI bich
this opportunity will afford. Those
who have heard Bro. Luce always
want to hear him again, and those
who haw not, cannot afford to miss
this opportunity.

Enwiiv A. BURLINGAME, See’):

The blossoms of passion, gay and
luxuriant flowers. are brighter and fuller
of fragrance, but they beguile us and

lead us astray, and their odor is deadly


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can e-asses visiisos.

MARCH 1, 1883.

¢fl1IIIIlIt1Ii£EIliflllfi.

mm IS AND IS TO as.

oaromsn.

From our own quiet homes as we look the
world o’er,

We see spots of beauty adorn eviy shore,

Where nature and art have their forces com-
bined

To deck with their splendors the homes of
mankind.

But for beauty and splendor we oft look in
vain,

Where the sands of the desert sweep over the
plain,

Where oarth’s mighty kingdoms have perished
in blood,

And the fox digs his hole where the palace
once stood.

For the great car of progress as onward she
steers,

Is often turned backward for hundreds of
years;

And the fair homes of beauty where genius
had birth

By command of a tyrant are swept from the
earth.

’Mid the bright spots of beauty that are tended
with care,

The swamp and the desert abound everywhere;

And the palace of wealth with its pomp and
its pride,

And the home of the pauper oft stand side by
side.

We've the high and the low, the rich and the
poor; ‘

The good and the bad they are seen every-
where,

And while some live in splendor in beauty ar-
rayed,

The rags and the sackcloth for others are made.

We have soldiers all trained their own brothers
to kill;

We have hospitals ready the wounded to heal;

Yet we still see some progress in war’s dread-
ful trade,

For we bind up the wounds that our weapons
have made.

And while industry honestly bends to her toil

To wring from earth’s bosom the fruits of the
soil,

Still the craftyand rich Will that industry
spurn

While they live on the fruits which the toil-
ets have earned.

We have temples of worship with cloud reach-
ing spire,

To point to that Heaven to which all aspire;

In the shade of their domes in a low humble
shed,

There virtue is sold for a morsel of bread.

We have stills we have grogshops, they are all
close at hand.

Where death and destruction is spread o'er
the land;

With our low dens of sin where they play
their vile trade;

And our prisons to punish the scoundrels
they’s made.

We have lots of good lawyers to plead our
own cause, '

Who care for their fees but not much for the
laws;

They will get you in trouble and lead you
astray,

And then pick your pockets and send you
away.

We have scores of fine doctors from all the
learned schools,

Some quacks and some good ones some wise
and some fools,

And if they should cure you with powders and
pills

You will kill yourself working to pay up the
bills.

We have traders their numbers can scarcely be
told;

They swarm o'er our land like the locust of
old,

With their tricks and their cunning their
fraud and deceit

They gain a fair living from those they can
cheat.

And the workers still live by their sweat and
their toil,

. _ They delve in the mine and they dig up the

soil

They biiild all the cities, suffer most of the ills,

And .when they must settle they pay all the
bills.

But afar in the distance of long coming years.

A bright star of hope to our vision appears,

And as the long ages of time roll away

That star will grow brighter by night and by
day.

For the world still moves onward, though toil-
some and slow,

And dark is the valley through which we
_ must go; '
For the demons still swarm through the earth

V and the air,
And the gods and the demons are feared every-
where.

We must patiently wait for the bright coming
day

When the follies of childhood will all pass
away,

And the bands that have bound us in days
that are gone

No longer be needed for years yet to come.

And the toilerspof earth they may learn very
soon

No longer to wait for the change of the moon;

That on our own earth all the crops must be

grown, .
,And they reap the harvest by industry sown.
For mankind will yet learn to be not led

astray _ _
By heading the guide boards that point evry

way;
But do their own thinking not Pamper for

years
The paupers who live on our hopes and our

fears.

Then we'll have but one church and will sing

a new song; _‘
To the clutch of Lumanzty all Will. Lelong;

We will preach our own gospel of love and
good will,

And dry up the stream from the worm of the
still.

Then the armies _that're trained but to take
human life,

And the wealth that is wasted in wars deadly
strife,

Again will return with their banners all
furled, /

And the wealth only used for the good of the
world.

Then the white dove of peace in all lands shall
have birth,
And the olive branch bear to the ends of the
earth;
And in one mighty chorus all voices combined
For peace and good will and the bliss of man-
kind.
—-M. Belrien-—
July 4, 1882.

Transportation, and the Right of Congress
to Regulate the Same.

Address delivered by T. J. ‘Vest, at a farmers’
Institute held at Bainbridge Grange, Febru-
ary 3, 1883, and ordered sent to the GRANGE
Visrroii for publication.

1117-. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle-
men:-—In reviewing past history, and
tracing the course of events to the
present, we are assured that we live in
an age of rapid progress in science, in-
dustry and commerce. It is plain we
have entered on anew era, the most
extraordinary and momentous the
world has ever seen. It is reserved
for us, as intellegent citizens of this
republic to erect the grand temple of
civilization free from blemish, arnodel
for other Nations to follow. In order
to do this, we must acquire an accu-
rate knowledge of, and acquaintance
with our government, watch closely
the ordinary course i 1‘ public affairs,
prom ptly and Qirlessly correct all de
feats of adminstratiori, regardless of
party. If we do this, there is little
doubt that the principles set forth in
the declaration of our independence.
“That all men are created equal, and
and endowed with certain inalienable
rights,” will finally enterin spirit, and
potential ll fluence into the inti-
mate structure of all governments.
Our fathers thought calmly, and deep-
ly, acted wisely, and lai.l the founda-
tion on the principle of equal human
rights.

It is left for us to complete the struct-
me. Are we doing it in a manner
that would receive the approval of its
patriotic founders. The number pres-
ent on an occasion like this is evidence
of the interest felt, and the desire to
become familiar with the details of the
workiu progress.

The Grange organization is the out-
growth of public sentiment, generated
by patriotic convictions that certain
serious defects existed, and were in-
creasing in our government. Prom-
inent among the subjects demanding
the attention, and scrutiny of the peo-
ple, is transportation and the laws by
which it is governed. The rapid de-
velopment of agricluture, and‘ manu-
facluries, resulting from improved
machinery, and methods, have within
the last fifty years, largely lI.lCl'€tlS~:(i
the demand for transportation, and the
two elements, water and fire have
been yoked together to supply motive
power. The creator of the universe
furni.-hed these elements in abun-
dance, man utilized them, and im-
mense sips freighted with hundreds
of tons of merchandise, and thousands
of passengers are now propelled across
the ocean by steam in one-fourth the
time formerly occupied by sailing ves
sels. The starlling signal shriek, and
a heavy rumbling as of distant thun-
der is heard by day, and by night as
companied by dark smoke clouds along
the horizon, as the agents fire and wa-
ter 11) burnished metal harness haul
ponderous trains laden with the rich
and varied products of the country,
over plain, river, valley, and moun-
tain, from the lakes to the gulf, and
from ocean to ocean.

We read ofa “day when the sons of
God came to present themselves before
the Lord, and Satan came also among
them.” 1/Ve learn from this, that evil
is sometimes present with good. The
railroads are an actual nece sity to,
and the result of enlightened civiliza-
tion. But. Saran (or evil) came with
them in the form of exorbitant dis-
criminating charges, he come in the
form of huge corporations, seeking to,
and to quite an extent controlling
Legislation. He came as he did at a
certain time on the mountain, with
only this difl"erence: instead of offer-
ing to give all things, he proposes to
receive their public lands included.
43 of these C'OI'p0I'8.l'.l0I1S have obtained
possession of196 million acres of public
land. Eight million acres more than
all the improved lands in the United
States. Land sells readily at from
two to eight dollars per acre, and at an
average price of five dollars per acre
amounts to 980 m'lliou dollars.

The number of miles of road con-
structed for this land is 14,341, and at
an average ccsta of $20,000 per mile
amounts to $286,180,000, leaving a net
surplus over cost of roads to the _ com-
panies of $693,180,000, yet the corpora-
tions own and control the roads. Few
roads are built where private subscri p-
tions or donations of public land do
not cover the cost. Through lack of
appropriate National and State Leg-
islation J. Gould, Vanderbilt. and a
few other shrewd men, hold the im

merse railroad transportation business

in their hands. They are not required
to base their tariff on the value of the
service rendered, but are permitted to
found it on the value of the article
transported. Where water transporta-
tion in not available to shippers, dif-
ferent companies controlling parallel
lines often pool the earnings, thereby
avoiding healthful competition.
Where competition exists either by
water or otherwise, and they are com
pelled to carry for reasonable, or low
rates from such competing points.Lhey
charge s-lfiiciently high rates from
intermediate poinls, to assure their
annual dividend on watered stock.
Through such management they are
enabled to abstract yearly millions of
wenlth,from the products of labor. The
estimated value of all the railroads in
the United States is three billions, but
by the watering of stock.--,, their l-o.-ks
show a valuation of $l3,.‘*i1~l,000,00lv. Du-
ring 1881, they collected from the peo-
ple, $725.32-5,110, and after paying
all expenses of every description, and
interest on the capital invested, made
a clear pr: fit of $276,154,119.

As you are aware, the agriculturists
furnish 80 per cent of all the com-
merce. hence it is safe to conc‘ude that

the agriculturists paid the rail road coin-;

panics for transportation in one year,

$221_3'_’3.219 more than the service-. \V2:s-. ;
But these figures represent ‘

worth.
large amounts, and it i§ difficult to
compreliend them. I will tlierfore
divide it by the number of families.
Ar-r,-ordirig to the census report, the
families in the United States average
six persons to the family, and upon
this basis, each average family, engag-
ed in farming, paid $53 00 as their
proportion of the whole amount. The
number of miles of road in operation
in Michigan, is 4,544. '1‘he54corpora—
Lions doing business in this State, re-
port for :he year‘ 1881, 11,465 miles of
track, this includes entire lines,
some of which extended into other
States. The gros-« earnings for the
year were $7-3,19-3_S-l0, expenses $50,-
271,575, net profit $24,924,270. The
special charter‘ roads pay (in li u of all
other taxes ",‘ of one per cent on paid
up stock. The roads built under rhe-
general railroad law, pay a specific
tax on gross earnings of two per cent,
when such earnings do not exceeu’$-1,-
000 per mile, and three per cent, when
such earnings exceed $4,000 per mile
A comparison of rates shows that wa-
ter trax sportation (even on toll canals)
is cheaper than by rail. The auditors
of the canal {department for the State
of’ New York gives the average rate
paid per ton per mile on freight on
the Erie canal for a period of 17 years
ending 1845, from which it is found
that the average rate, includln; Stale
tolls, was 0 14 mills per ton per mile.
The average rate paid per ton per mile
on the Michigan Central road for a
period of 10 years, ending 1875, was
2.l1 cents; difference in favor of canal
transportations on each ton per mile
one cent-and 196 mills, being more
than one-half difference in favor of
the canal. I believe the government
can make no outlay of money more
nenvficial to the people al large than
to judiciously expend it in improving
navigation, and I hope the day not
far in the future when vessels will
pass and re-pa-s from the Missi.-sippi
to the Atlantic across our peninsular
State.

Since 1874 average railroad fr:-igly
rates have gradually decreased in thi-
State from 1 cent 3.7 mills in 1874 In
9.2 mills in 1882 per ton per mile. The
deduction, however is from competing
points and on through freight, inter-
me-tliate points receiving but sligln
benefit. When the average rate pal-l
for all classes of through freight on ihv
Michigan Central road was 1 cent and
1 mill, the charge on local freiglrt 7 lo
16 cents per ton per mile when the
distance dial not exceed 20 miles ; from
20 to 50 miles it was 4 cents and Smlll.-1
toll cents and 2 mills; from 50 to 100
miles it was from 3 cents and 8 mills
to 7 cents and 8 mills.

For the purpose of showing Ille-
unr--asonable discriminations nia<l:--
by the railroads I will relate-
apersonal experience. A few years
since I had occasion to ship wheat
from Coloroa to Indianapolis, 150
miles. A two-fold discrimination ex-
isted aga nst Coloma. First, a local,
when compared with Grand Rapids
If I shipped a car containing 400 bu-:h—

_els from C010‘? a to Indianapolis di

rect, it cost me $70. I cruld ship frl-m
Grand Rapids to Indianapolis (76 miles
further) for $23 60. Second. A class
discrimination. The regular rates as
given by the agent at Coloma to farm-
ers who wished to Ship their grain to
Grand Rapids wa- $3.60 per ton, be-
ing $43.20 for 400 bushels or 12 tons.
The superintendent of the road gave
to regular dealer special rate-— at $2 20
per too or $26 40 per car of 12 ton.-

Local discrimination between Colours
and Grand Rapids $46 40. Class dis

crimination between regular dealers
and farmers, $16 80. I therefore ship-
ped to Indianapolis by the way of
Grand Rapids,‘ doubling the distance,
and saved $20 per car ly the operatim.
butl st from 24 to 36 hours in time.
But the ridiculous feature of the runs

action was, that the next day after‘ a
shipment the some cars pass balk
thrcrrgli Coloma on the st me road. for
Indianapolis, by the way of_ Grand
Rapids. ‘They hauled the cars to
Grand Rapics, then back through Co-

loina to Indianapolis for $20 less per
car than they would haul them from
Coloma to Indianapolis direct. The
$26.40 exacted fo uselessly hauling
each car to Grand Rapids necessarily
reduced the price of wheat at Coloma
‘six and on’-3-half cents per bushel. Thi:
is not an uncommon occurrence or iso-
lated case. but is a common, a designed-
ly established practice of the roads,
whenever and wherever the opportun-
ity occurs. The farmers sh-zuld Le
defply interested in the question of
transportation, for they are dou .ly af-
fected.
porting farm }II‘l,>(ili(:lS are invariably
ideducteol by the purchaser from the
prices they would otherwise bring.
The nrer'vhz~.ntadds1he freiglrzcharges
, to the price of his goods. The farmer
5 pays the ‘charges for the transportation
inf his products to market, and [hell

1
the buys.

If he is located at a distance

and then rob him in the price of the
goods he purchases. And yet, farm-

this discrimination against. [ll"ED, hop-
ing against hope, that in some way it
would be made right without effort on
;tlieir part more than to cast their vote
for some aspiring legal gentleman or
railroad attorney for legislative or
executive office. lf the f&I‘fl.Hl'S gen-
erally would examine carefully and
thor ughly, without prejudice, the
different sides of the questions effect-
ing public interest and rise sufficiently
above parry ties and associations to

,conscie1)tiou.-dy approve, and as firmly
‘advocate and uniformly vote for that
which tiisy did approve, il1eirregular-
ities and c-.:r‘r‘upl.ious in this govern-

public officers and corporations would
soon < ccupy their proper positions as
servants instead of arbitrary masters.
In the language ofthe ancient Roman,
“The fault, dear Brutus, is riot in our
stars, but in ourselves, that we are
.;nderlings.”

The railroad corporations are granted
the right of eminent domain. Such
right can only be granted for the pur-
pose of securing 9. public benefit of
more than ordinary importance. The
‘('.()l‘p0l‘22tl0ns in exercising this right
assume an obligation to deal fairly and
justly by the public, and as the public
is composed of members in severalty,
the obligation extends alike to each
individual. This right enables them
to call upon public officers to appoint
appraisers of the land upon which
they wish to build a road, and lvy this
means they can appropriate your
land or mine to their own use with-
out our consent. VVhen the road
passing through Coloma was being
constructed I happened to be selected
as one of three to appraise the damage
for right of way through the township
of Watervliet. We were required to
appraise and re port the actual damage
to each and every piece of land over
which the road was to run. The rail-
road company received the land (in
our judgment) at ts actual value, and
not at the value the different farmers
-aw fit to put upon it. Why, then,
are not the farmers entitled to receive
transportation at its actual value, in
stead of being compelled to pay three
or four times its Worth? Can we con-
ueive of any just reason why the Leg-
islature or Congress should not protect
the interests of the people as well as
the interests of the corporatioris‘? Are
the farmers who produce the wealth
so insignificant abut the corporations
should be allowed to take their lands
at actual present value, without their
consent, and then extort unreasonable
raves for transporting their products?
Should the people be fettered by law
and lhe corporations allowed to love
at will? I leave these questions for
you to answer. For the purpose of
showing conclusively the established
principle and pract cc of railroad
in-wagers, I quote from the report of
A. Fink, general superintendent of
the Louisvill:- & Nashville ‘railroad
and branchls. Mr. Fink said, "The
question llralgreatly controls railroad
tariff‘ is, what is the- service worth,
not what does it cost. The‘ relative
value of an 8I‘tl(1B at the place from
and to wlicb it is shipped determines
the charges for transportation it can
bear. An element is here necessarily
introduced of a purely commercial
characnr and which requires a
knowledge of the value of article in
the different markets of the country
between which they are to be ex
changed, situated often far beyond the
limits of any one State. This element
must necessarily. work constant
changes in tariffs, and it would there-
fore be imposs;b:e to predetermine or
fix them by legislative action.” Mr.
Flnk’s stwement shows clearly the
necessity of legislative action. Thar
Congress has the constitutional right
to regulate interstate commerce is
held by courts of highest authority,
and tha.t- State Legisla.ur'es have
jurisdiction over‘ local freiglilage.
Inter-Slate commerce is the trans;;or.-
ing and selling the -articles of one
Slate in an tlier State.) ’l‘he cocstilu
lion of the Unilul States, Section 8,
Article 3, grarxts (.‘ong.ess the power
Lo regulate commerce “among the
several S‘rates;" hence State laws es-
tablishing rules to be received by
public carriers for transporting articles

from one State into another are held
by the United States courts to be
unconstitutional; that such carriers
in that respect are national in charac-
ter,ar:d Congress alone iiasjuri (llC’ll0l).
The President coincides with thi-
opinion. I q .ote from his last irres-
sage: “One of the incidents of th

marvelous extension of the railroad

lsystem of the country has been the

adoption of such mes.-urea by the cor-
porations which own. or cwntrol the
roads. as has tended to impair the ad-

. vantages of healthful competition and ,
The rates charged for trans»,
adjustment of freiglitage.
‘equalities have been corrected in sev

rr ake hurtful discrirniriatloris in the-3

These in ;

eral of {lie States by appropriate legis-
lation, the ell’-Lat of which is uecessari
rlly restricted to the limit.- of their
own territory. So far as such u.-i.-chiefs

;efl'-acts Stal.i—.-I, or l/t'[VVeé‘ll any one of
pays the cost of transporting the goods ,

the States and a foreign <:«:'.2u!Iy, they

tare the st.-lvjcvrs of .\’ati<>n.-ll 4:.r.lcern,
ifmm competing points the railroads
rob him ii: the price 0.’ his products’

and Congress‘, alone can allbrd relief.”
A serious dif‘li«’:ulIy is encountered at
this point on this quv.-stioi; L-2.; zrccounl

,of a diversity in opinion of the court ,
er have submitted, year‘ after year, tof

as to where State jurisdiction -.,-eases’
a. d National begins. The l'uite-d
States Coninlissioner of Railrr ads is
inclined to believe Congre.-s may con
trol the whole, arwl cites a decision by
the Supn-rue Court of Illinois to sul -
stautiate such opinion. The l‘lgllL oi
Congress to regulate the thrill‘ on
freight shipped from our State into an
other does not appear to be qu-1-slioneni,
but the prepon-lrailce of evidence fav-
ors State control over local fro.-lgllragr-.

firmly condemn what they did not.-

-ment would rapidly diminish and'

The re-muly for the discrirrririatimr
practiced by railroad (-orpomt ions rt 2-ls
directly with Congre.-s and the La-gi-
,latures, and primarily with the people.
‘But the milru-;s.l interests are largely
represented in Congress and the L«-g-
Vislatures. and millior).-. of \\‘eall';; can
be used in holding thevaiitage gr‘ mud.
The leading metropolitan pulil'.l(-.:+l
press of both panics, is con-
trolled by leading railroad [Ill-‘ll.
Wc must therefore expect a long
and obstinate struggle. The-lr po

sition is chosen, and fortified by
possession, and their camp well guard-
ed; money and press influence are po-
Lential factcrs in controlling Congress
and carrying elections. VVitli a peo-
ple divided by partisan politics the
corporations are sure to win. We are
passing through a momentous period
in our history. The future meal or
wie of this republic seems really to
depend on the course the Ct nimon peo-
ple pursue, and very largely on the
agrlculturists, as they number mon-
than any other class. If we continue
to follow in the old rutsdeeply grooved
by the wheels of political machinery,
few perhaps here and a few there,
drawing for a short time to the right
ortlre left in the vain hope of pulling
the old worm eaten car (heavily
freigh Led with professional politician:-)
from the deep ruts; but as election ap-
proaches (by force of habit) swing
squarely into partyline again, noth-
ing can be accomplished. Independ
ence of action, regardless of parties,
and concert of action at the polls on
the.-ge questioirs appears to be the only
safe course to pursue, and the only
method by which the rapidly increas-

ing power vf corporation-i can bl-
checked; the people regain the r lLlilf-
rent rights, and proper influence in
governmental affairs; the only metll
od by which dishonesty and corrup
tiou in high places can be banished,
the government purified and made-
(wlratits noble patriotic founders lo
tended) acrmvn of glory to enlight-
ened civilization.

The Grange Clock.

Bro. J. T. (Tobb.--—A short article ap
peared in the VISITOR, comparing salu
paper to a clock, and in order to keep
the clock running it required the little
50 cents, and when the 50 cu-nls was
not fortlrvmniug its patrons would be
left without time or compass. Its a
good illustration, brother, and I at.
once looked to the litzle “‘cag" which
aduionished me that I inust look
around for 50 cents; "1.3Fei83," has
asignificar2ce.,and all the “wordy wis
door” that I could assume would not
satisfy an editor 1.0 the contrary. Be-
sides, every Patron knows that to let
a good clock run down, it makes din
oer lime unreliable, for a time at la act,
and no one can alibrd to let as good a
timer as the Gl{Al\'GE VisI'roR stop for
no 50 cent:-, or twice that amount
And -30 cents vlnds her up for 071.6
year. Only think! A good paper one
year for :30 Cenls. 1?‘raf.erruwlly yo-. rs.

Li-zvi \Vl)01).

Richland, Feb. 13, 18.23.

[Brother VVood has our thanks for
his clever endorsement, and we shall be
greatly obliged to him and . very
friend of t-Le paper if he Will in-
duce some, of his Ilt-ighliors to cum
lllcllce winding up ahe Visrron in lire-
way he hasdorie-.—E19']

THE members of the liquor dealers
and brewers’ association have been in-
vited by circular to contribute $5 each
t6 pay the expense of a lobby at Lansing
in their interest. Let republican mem-
bers of the Legislature remember that
the last convention pledged itself to the
:‘lllJX‘.J1.ESl0n of a L‘l'Ul.llh1t()I‘_‘,' co;..-'titu-
tionul amendment. Tl L-, republican
party never made a pl_ed;._~e ll.-an it did
not in fill, and there is no good 1‘c:u=(m
Why this pledge should not be held
sacred. A great mistake was made in
not submitting this question two years
ago. More than 100,000 petitioners
asked that the question be submitted to

Islmul-l

-0" be cared for at our expense.

the peopl'e.—Lansz‘ng Republican.

The Liquor Question.

“Twenty-six reasons for prohibition
of intoxicating liquor.-," given in the
Vrsrrorr. o January 151:. Read that
list; Patrons, citizens, voters, every-
body read that solemn truth, that ap-
palling fact attested by twenty-six un-
impeaclral,-le witnesses, true as holy
writ. No one dare deny it, and that
is not the end of the chapter. Our
laws-are framed for the protection of
the traflic. Whiskey rules us to a
great extent by controlling our elec-
tions in riiariy ill.-tlilll‘t<‘1. That list
have a conspicuous place in

gcvery borne, in every school, church,

hall, or other public building. It
should be kept on the desk of every
member or‘ our Legislature and in the
lllllld of t‘VL‘l'_)' v-.-re-r u.-. lie casts his
ballot.

lam glad H. B. has opened éhe dis-
cussion of this important matter. In
thelzwt \'rs1'1'oa he says: ‘Now the
qut-stioir is, how can we go to work to
le.~.-en these twenty-six charges and in
the good time coming wipe tlierii all
out.” He thinks prohibition will not
do it for he says you can‘. de.-atroy a
rmin’.-s appetite for strong drink by
law. Ni-itlner can you destroy a mans
appellteur desire to cheat, .-‘teal, rob
or murder by law. But the zenaltles
of the law does to a great extent con-
trol the will and f.\CtK()llS of the man.
lleuzlri-e our laws are not L-fil~:c:ual to
siippr-ess all crimes shall they be re-
pealed and shall we lic;-use or
tax men for committing other
crimes as well as that of selling whis-
key? “Will preaching against its use
p:'0(ll.l('(: much effect, (-itlier on the
seller or ll.-<-r‘.‘ \\'ill lev tiring :-galrrst
its u.---, r.-image rrieri’.-i lilil-its to any
great 4-.\'t::m‘."‘ a.~a.l-:2-l our 00 rre:-porrdenf,
“pl'f‘u1‘l|ll‘.;.f and lecturing ugairr;-1 the
evils of izferrrperurice have teen going
on fl‘? half a (f€'l1tl1l_V and yet the mail-
ufz.<-lure and (()llSll'll})ll()l: of liquor‘:-
liavv: :il{‘u.llll_V incro-a.-ed.” It is true
as H. B. says: “The liquor question is
one of the most liifiicult subjects to

‘handle of anyevil in 2-xis:ence,” etc.

And after‘ discus-‘sing it from different
stzirplpoiuls and making many good
suggestions he leaves the subject by
saying, “muvlr more can be said,” etc.
True, III‘. «:11 more call be said and
done, but how is it to be done‘? How
can the side of intoxicating liquors be
suppressed‘?

We complain of high taxes, that
tbat rings aim‘. IIl()lJ()p()ii'.~’S are robbing
and ruling us, and our legislators are
riding on free passes and fooling away
their time for which we pay them, but
all this is insignificant when compared
will the liquorque.-ition. Some weak-
kneed temperance people contend it
is no use to nttein-pt to put a. stop
to the sale of liquor as a beverage.
People wll have it anyway. ’l‘hei'e-
fore let us tax or license the sale and
gel what money We can out of it.

I am not a believer in that theory.

I do not believe it a good policy to pay
five dollars for damuze caused by the
sale while we only get. one dollar as
tax money. How long could any bus-
iness firm continue with l:l.1('ll results,
but we are doing that kind of bu-iness
year after year. I believe the sale of
intoxicating liquors can be suppressed
as effectually as the commission ofany
other crime.
Brit is sr.-,1 ing liquors a crime? Cer-
tainly, one of the blavkest kind. It is
worse than stealing or robbery. It is
murder, slow, perhaps, but sure, as is
being demo strated frequently by
some drunken man being killed after
being made drunk by some whiskey-
seller. If robbery is committed or
property stolen, it may be recovered or
re placed ; but if a man is made a
<_lr‘unkard, he is ruined, not only in
this world but in the world to come.

Brit are the dealers in liquor alone
resxponsilzle for the misery and death
caused by the sale and use of intoxi-
caling liquors. Let us see. VVe say to

seller, through the law, you pay us
and we will perrnil. or authorize

to make all the drnnkards you

.-re. Y:-u can make our fathers,
others, son.-, or daughters (if they are
over 21) druukards. You can rob them
of property and health and get them
well under way to a drunkard’s grave
and endle.--s ruin and then you must
stop. There our partnership with
you ceases. The firm is dis.-olved and
we will punish you if .ou sell to tliem
any longer. But how will the dealer
be able to decide - lien his customer
has arrived at the clividing line, when
11 ‘s to be cl..°.s-s(=d  a drunken}. Who
agbabittial drurikards in the meaning
of the law ‘.9 A jury in this vi’-inity
decided that a man must be drunk
m~retha«n half of the time to come
rindcr the ineariing of the law. There-
fore, no cause of action was the ver-
diet. But does the «lealerc-are wheth-
er he sells to lll‘lll1k.~il'(lS or minors as
long as he Calnmr. be ‘arrested. Is it
n» 1 a fact that our judges usually side
with the rumseller, and does 1mtevery-
body know that it is almost impossi-
ble to convict a saloon-keeper, how-
ever coucluslve the proof. We see
drunken men l-ta gering along our
l-3ll‘£'€'lS. Tllcy are thrust into our j ail
VVe
r-cc lmywincl ynurxg men frequenting
!lJ(:S~" rum lioles which exist accord-
inglo law. ' No cfllprt is made to iii-
terfere with their business. ‘Now if
the sale and rise of liquors is right, all
should be permitted to sell or use it.


MARCH 1, 1883.

can sashes visison.

5

If wrong no law can make it right-. If
the people were aware of the amount
they pay for the support l f this useless
waste of money they would speedily
apply the remeny.
D. WOODMAN.
Paw Paw, Feb. 12, 1883.
_____‘_________
What is the Mission of the Grange‘!

[An essay read before Volinia Grange No. 125
by M. J. Gard, Worthy Masten]

It would seem to me that fifteen
years of successful organization and
working of the Grange would fully
answer the question. But when we
are so often confronted with the ques-
tion when inviting our friends and
neighbors to join us: What good will
it do me‘? what good is the Grange
doing? I am led to believe that the
mission of the Grange is not very well
understood bya large number of our
people, and the question for our con-
sideration this evening is one of much
importance to the Grange, and well
worthy our consideration.

I cannot answer the question briefly
or more intelligently than to quote an
article from the preamble to the con-
stitution of our Order: “The ultimate
object of this organization is for mu-
tual instruction and protection; to
lighten labor by diffusinga knowledge
of its aims and purposes; expand the
mind by tracing the l.-eautiful laws the
Creator has established in the universe,
and to enlarge our views of creative
wisdom and power.”

This brief answer, it appears to
me, should be sulficient to enlist
every good man and woman in the
work of the Grange. In order (0 an-
swer the query intelligently, it will be
necessary to consider the quertion
financially, intellectually. socizally and
morally. Does the Grange benefit its
members financially ‘3 I shall have to
answer the question in the afiirmative.
But the greatest benefits in that line
are indirecu I think the finan-
cial mission or the Grange has
been but imperfectly understood
and has caused more disappointment
to many persons who joined the
Grange with theexpectation cfbuying
cheap and selling dear than any other
one thing. The object of the Grange
is to correct the evils and abuses of
combinations and monopolies and save
to the people vast amounts of money
extorted from them wrongfully, and
thus save to them the just rewards of
their labor.

Its mission is to meet and fight
organized oppression in any and all
forms by organized force. It is the
only way thati can be done. At the
time of the organization of the
Grange, all the other trades, profes-
sions and industries, were organized,
and any one of them was exercising
more influence in molding society, and
dictating legislation than the whole
body ofthe agriculturists of the coun-
try. Manufacturers combined and
fixed extortionate prices on their prod-
ucts. Filled the country with well
dressed, slick tongued dandies, to in-
form us of our needs, and instruct us
in our duties in regard to buying their
organs, sewing ma-,-hii e.-, lightning
rods, and other patent claptrap inven-
tions too numerous to mention. The
prices were fixed not at what the ma-
chines could be afforded for at fair
profit, but what they could be sold for.
The price of sewing machines was
from $65 to $125.00, organs from $200,-
O0 up to $500.00 with no concessions.
Merchants marked their goods up to
as high a per cent as they would bear
and sell. Some of them would, in or-
der to sacure good customers, make
private bargains to sell goods at 2-5 per
cent above cost. Plaster companies
formed combinations and put that ar-
ticle up to four dollars per ton at.the
mills, and it cost us at retail from
seven to eight dollars per ton.
Sharp unprincipled parasites were

-as thick as the locusts of Egypt,

filching money from the honest, un-
suspecting farmer by misrepresenta-
tion and fraud. Farmers were made
an easy prey to the ways and means
of being filched of their hard earned
money by these shrewd and unprinci-
pied scamps, from the fact that they
were unorganized and giving but lit-
tle or no attention to the ways of the

‘world, but quietly submitted, while

their wily foe-. were setting their nets
and weaving their coils about the in.
They were isolated, alone and single-
handed, e: ch one for himself. Society
was regulated by other professions and
industries, the farmers taking but little
interest in public avflkir: . Legislation
was to a great measure shaped for the
benefit of other professions and indus-
tries, and, in many instances, to the
detriment of the farmer. When the
farmers desired amendments to the
laws or desired new legislation to cor-
rect some evil. and petitioned the law-
making powers for relief it was gen-
erally so limited and local in character
it had but little influence and was gen-
erally unheeded.

I have now referred briefly to the
state of affairs that existed at the time
the Grange was first organized, as well
as I remember them. The question
now_,_very naturally presents itself.
Has the Gran ge done any missionary
work in the way of accomplishing
an y reforms beneficial to the agricul-
tural classes, in removing or correcting
the evils complained of, and has the
agricultural ‘class been benefitted

through the working of the Grange
financially? Let us for a few moments
examineits work and see if ithas, and
learn the manner in which it has been
accomplished. Granges were orga-
nized, the members discussed business
principles and the unfair manner in
which manufacturers and other busi-
ness associations did their business, and
resolx ed that unless they sold their pro-
ducts and merchandise at fair living
rates or at such rates a4 they charged
their agents, they would not buy of
them; and in some instances formed
combinations to ‘manufacture that they
could control, and the result was
that in a short time the same articles
could be purchased for less than two-
thirds and in some instances for lei-75
than half their former prices. ‘When
the merchants saw that the Grangers
were 1lDli€(l and earnest in their de-
mands for fair dealing; and that un-
less they could buy their goods ata
fair profit they would combine and or-
der their supplies from wholesale
houses, they reduced their prices, and
were just as ready to make private bar-

gains to sell goods at twelve per cent as

they were formerly at 2:3 per cent. So
you see that by being united and de-
manding just and fair dealing, the de-
mand cominanded sutiicient respect to
accomplish the result and thereby
thousands of dollars were saved to the
farmers of the State, and the Grange
proved a financial blessing.

The Grangers of Michigan were
well aware that the Grand Rapids plas-
ter company were charging an unreas-
onable price for plaster and through
the efforts of the Executive Committe
of the State Grange acoiitract was en-
tered into with the Grand Rapids
company to furnish plaster in bulk at
the mills as cheap as they would tur-
nish it to their agents. But before they
furnished any plaster on the contract
they notified the committee that they
would not furnish plaster on the con-
tract, and formed a combination with
plaster companies of other States
and put plaster up to four dol-
lars per ton at the mills, and would
make no concessions. The com-
mittee then arranged with Messrs.
Day & Taylor to furnish plaster to
Grangers at a price not to exceed two
dollars and fifty cents per ton at the
mill. The committee pledging their
individual credit to assist the firm to
start their new enterprise, having suf-
ficient faith that the Gran gers would
patronize the new firm and sustain it
until it should prove a success. In
this they were not disappointed. But
as soon as the old companies saw the
Grangers were really in earnest in the
matter, the old firms sounded the
alarm of danger and commenced a war
of extermination on the new firm by
putting down the price of plaster be-
low actual cost of production. But
the Grangers were true to their inter-
ests and fought the bitter tight to the
end. This fight with a rich and pow-
erful monopoly was further evidence
of the necessity of organized force to
overcome oppression and wrong and
demonstrate to the world the advan-
tage and necessity of the Grange. This
fight alone saved to the farmers of
Michigan hundreds of thousands of
dollars. Many farmers outside of the
Grangejoined our forces in this war
for justice and would not’ buy their
plaster of the old company, although
they could have got it for less money.

The slide-gate royalty swindlers
were met by the combined force of the
Grange and successfully beaten in the
United States courts, and other hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars saved to
the farmers of Michig-31.; and not only
to the farmers of Michigan, but all the
States and Territories of this Republ c
were equal sharers in the result of the
fight. The last fight in which
the Granges have becn engaged
is with the drive-well royally collec-
tors, and another swindle of great
magnitude has been driven to the wall.
Much more might be sai - in relation
to what the Gran lies have accom plished
in their combined effort:-i to correct the
wrongs and abuses growing out of
combinations and monopolies to rob
the people of their hard-earned money.
But I think I have said enough to es
tablish the fact that the Grange has
accomplished as much as any reason-
able person couid ex; ect and has been
a financial success.

What it has done f r the Grangers it
has (1 )DC for the people at large. Much
might be done for the financial benefit
of the members by selling the products
together and buying together. VV+-
could, by a'little arrangement, ship
our own hogs, cattle, fruit, _wool and
butter and save some of the commis-
sions and profits of the middle men.
We might also buy many things to
some advantage in the same way.

Another mission of the Grange is
the intelleciu 1 development of its
members. I consider that the greatest
mission of tht Grange‘, or any other
organization that has ever existed.
Many other societies, such as farmers’
clubs, lyceums and the like, have done
much good. The Grange is doing more
work than any or all other organiz-
ations in the development of the in-
tellectual abilities of men and women.
Other organizations have been local,
and but few, comparatively, have re-
ceived any benefit. and as a matter of
course exerted but little influence when
most needed.

The Graz-ge is national and exerts a

powerful influence all over our broad
and beautiful land. Any strong and
extensive organization is a power. But
in order to have that power wielded
in the right direction and for
good, its members must have a
highly developed intellectual and
moral training. That the Grange is
doing a great and good work in that
line is no longer a question. VVe see
the efftctswherever people meet to-
gether. We see it in the papers and
magazines. Only a few years ago the
columns of our newspapers were made
up of articles written by professional
writers, men and women who made
writing a business. Farmers, their
wiv: s, sons and daughters did not ap

pear in print Not because they did
not possess the ability, but because
they lacked the practical training to
fit them for such duties. It was sup-
posed that the farmer did not need
education, ahu refinement, and brains,
but well devlloped muscle to fit him
for his position. But the teachings of
the Grange have changed all these
notions. The Grange is educating and
elevating the intellectual abilities of
farmers and t.ieir families and fitting
them to occupy that social position in
society, that their calling and natural
abilities entitle them to. Through
the educational influence of the
Grange, fariners and their wives are
no longer required to take back seats
nor fill standing room outside. The
old sayings that he is "only a farmer,"

“nothing but a farmer” is soon to be-

come obsolete.

Farmers, by the intellectual train-
ing received in the (jraizge, are-coming
to the front, SJ.‘-ll occupying important
places of hon-wrand trust and wielding
a ho~altl'.y influence for good in the
afiairs of the nation.

Another mission of the Grange
worthy of our united support is
the social feature of the institu-
tion. Many consider that feature
alone worth all that it costs to sustain
it. Ithiuk these social meetings of
farmers and their families are always
attended with good results. By meet-
ing together and talking together we
are prepared the better to act together
for our mutual benefit and happiness.
It is in the social meetings of the
Grar-ge where we all should practice
manners and politeness so necessary
to well regulated society. We will
think more and better of each other
and ourselves. Our labors in the bat-
tleof life will be made easier, more
cheerful, and productive of better re
suits. It will make us better neigh-
bors, better citizens and better Pa-
trons.

Now, in conclusion, I will say that
we have in the Grange an institution
worthy of our best efforts. Let us be
regular and pr mpt in attendance.
Let us be zealous and active in its
missionary work. Let us be united

and strong. sustaining that which is
right and good and waging war on
all forms of oppression and wrong.

Monopoly Taking- the Place of Primogeni-
ture and Email.

There always have been and always
will be in all societies inequalities cre-
ated by superior enterprise, education
and fortune. It has been the peculiar
boast of the American citizen that
such inequalities in this country have
not been created or fost-red by law,
and that the aristocracy arising there-
from is merely social and not political.
All being equal before the law, wealzh
is the prize of the enterprising and
fortunate. It is readily won and as
readily lost. In the contest for wealth
all the chances have been in favor of
the poor man and the poor mau’s sons
who enter the list with average perse-
verance and genius, and all the chances
have been against the wealthy and
sons of the wealthy, whose characters
would claim no favors from fortune
and whose privileges were not pecul-
iarly protected by law. The rule l as
been that the boarded wealth of the
father has been squandered by his idle
and profixga'e sons, who become po ‘r,
and that the industrious ‘and enter-
prising boys who distribute papers or
sell apples or candy in the streets be-
come wea’Lhy. They, in their turn,
have aped the exclusiveness of aris-
tocracy, but only while fickel fortune,
unaided by law, will permit

VVe have, there fore, been accustomed
to look upon the social aristocracy of
wealth, not with reverence or fear, but
rather with contempt, as an evil Wklllh
varies With the varying fashions of the
tithes. ’

Now this is being changed. The
monopolies which are being fostered
by the old parties have peculiar privi
leges granted them by law. The few
are becoming rriillionaires and the
millions are becoming poor This
state of inequality is becoming more
and more permanently fixed by law.
Our mighty I'lVt]"S, lakes and border-
ing oceans in their aboundirig freedom
are still in keeping with the ldel upon
which our government was founded.
In keeping with this idea, too, should
be the power of steam and electrici-
ty, and our circulating medium.——B.
H. Illacc, in Bangor Messenger.

ONCE in a while even a sewing ma-
chine a rent finds his match in a farm-
er. A New Hampshire paper says: A
travelling sewing machine agent who
was in this city same week.-» ago per-
sisted in leaving a machine at a house
in’ the south part. of the city against
the wishes of the lady of the house,
whole husband was absent at the
time. VVhen the husband got home
he put the machine in the parlor and

locked the door. At the end of a

month the agent called and presented
a bill for the firsl; installment of pur
chase money. and was somewhat
dumbfounded on being told there was
on the machine a charge of $5 for
storage, which must be paid before the
property would be given up. After
some demur he paid the money and
departed with the machine.

altar cloth .-rrowetl

$U1’t’t$1IUltIletltt-

Calhoun County Pomona Grange No. 3.

Our Grange, of which we are justly
pr.-ud, met at Pennfield Grange hall
for our annual meeting. You never
saw such people as Calhoun County
Grangers are to “go to meetiiig.” The
roads were full of snow and drifting
all thetime. The thermometer marked
several degrees below zero. Everyone
seemed impressed with the thought
that they must go for fear everybody
else would stay at home, and the re-
sult was ev-_-rybotiy was there. The
haliat Peunfield reflects great credit
upon the Patrons there. It is newly
c rpeted, beautiful pictures adorn the
walls, rnottoes and appropriate orna-
ments al.-o ,a.>,ra<:e the room, an elegant
that hands that
lovcthe Workof the Order liml not
been idle. .-\. library of attractive
"hooks has lately been added to their
ball, so that it is a place of beauty and
ajoy forever. R. S. Poole was elected
Master; .\'anc_v Cameron, Lecturer;
C. I’. Chiche.-‘fer, Overseer, and Mrs.
Perry Mayo, Secretary.

Edward White, who has filled the
chair for five years, has done so with
great credit to himself, and :11-
so to the Order. His rulings and
mandates have been parliamentary,
gentlemanly and kind, and always
with the best interests of the Order at
heart. In the three years that we
have belonged to the organization he
has not been from his post once, as we
c2 11 remember. It mattered not how
long the drive, how bad the roads, or
how hard the rain, vvi: could always
deperd upon our Master. ()ur mem-
bership is now over 100, all thinking,
working Patron;-, and our ll:llll€'IlCB
for good is fell. throughout the county.
Our otiicers will be installed at Union
Grange hall, Emmett, on Thursday,
March is‘, at l0o’clock A M. Our lec-
turer is a sister, and a most eflicient
worker has she been for the Order.
She has visitid every Grange in the
county but one and that she strove to
reach. Her report was excellent. She
knew just the standing of every
Grange in her jurisdiction, and just
what each one seemed to need. We
thought her so well fitted for the place
that we re-elected her.

Yours truly, A. ll. C.

Sherman Grange, No. 632.

1l[r. Editor.-—Sherman Grange, No.
732, has a membership of forthy-seven.
At our last meeting we had a class of
three that was instructed in the fourth
‘degree, after which the members sat
down to the table and one of those
old-fashioned Grange feasts, a good
substantial supper, which all seemed
to enjoy.

The members of our Grange leave
all personal feelings outside th gate;
and inside, as brothers and sisters
striving for the accomplishment of a
great good. all put shoulder to the
wheel and push together, remember-
ing the time-honored maxim that
“In union there is strength.” VVe
have some earnest workers, who fully
appreciate the good the Grange is do-
ing for agricultuaists generally in or-
ganized resistance to the great monop-
olies of our country ; and also in caus-
ing 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-
perance agitated in the VISITOR, and
am with the temperance workers heart
and hand. I think it ought to be a
condition 0. membership in the
Grange that no intoxicating liquors be
used as a beverage, because it destroys
both body and soul and burdens sober
people with thousands of paupers, and
causes immense expenditure to pre-
vent crime. Yuurs fraternally,

I. N. CARPENTER.

Feb. 12, 1883.

Pennfield Grange, No. 85.

Bro. J. T. Cobb: Pehntield Grange
is having lively times at the com-
mencement of its work for the new
year. At our last meeting, February
2d, three candidates presented them-
selves and received the first degree of
our Order. There were also six new
names presented for admission, have
also four more names for next meeting,
making in all thirteen new names so
far this year.

Yesterday the meeting of Calhoun
County Grange was held at Grange
Hall. Although'the roads were badly
d ift-owl and the cold severe, the atten-
dance was some 85 active members.
After the general order of business
the election of officers was held. Six
candidates received the degree of Po-
mona. The Grange adjourned for
four weeks. Fraternally yours,

_ A. W. LEE.

Pennfield, Mich., Feb. 9, 1883.

Liquor at State Fair—Resoluiions.

At a regular meeting of Adrian
Grange, No. 213, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were introduced
by Bro. A. H. Briggs, and after dis-
cussion were unanimousiy adopted:

WHEREAS, Temperance is one of
the fundamental principles of our Or-
der and believing our influence should
be cast on the side of temperance and
morality, and,

WHEREAS, VVe believe the selling of
intoxicating liquors on the grounds of
agricultural societies is demoralizing
and pernicious; therefore, be it

Resolved, That we shall use our best
endeavors toinduce the officers of the
agricultural society of this state to
hereafter allow no intoxicating liquors
to be sold on their grounds.

Resolved, That we ask the State,
County and Subordinate Granges, and
the people in general, to join with us
in bringing about this reform, and that
we will wage a relentless warfare on
this pernicious practice until it shall
be abated. H. S. Fisk, Secretary.

Monopoly Must Go.—The Alarm Bells Are
Ringing.

Our government is no longer a rr-'
public of the people, but an oligarcliy
of corporations. Our statutes are no
longer enacted :0 carry out the ex-
pressed objects of the constitution, but
to enable law-created giants to build
colossal structures upon the ruins of
manhood and lIl(llVl‘ ual enterprise-.
The power of wealth is almost irre-
sistible. and when it once obtains the
inasteiy over manhood, its .-zoulless iri-
sensibililies refuse to yield until its
iron heel is broken upon the wheel of
revolution. Corporations to-day mo-
noptlize nearly all the resources of
wealth, &fl(; what they have not got
thei- hands upon is hardly worth mo-
hopolizing.

They as effectually monopolize the
soil of America as do the land barons
of England the soil of Great Britain,
Ireland and Scotland. Five men can
meet in Wa.ll street and, by determin-
ing what shall be the price of carriage,
can fix the price of all farm U()lIlnl\)tll-
t es at the seaboard, and decreejust
what proportion of the annual crop
shall be iiielrzl, and what proportion
shall be retained by the producer.
The enormous profit-s which accrue to
money and lI‘all,‘-*}if)l‘la[lI)ll ZIl()l='iplilleS
are simply their annual rentals from
tilt: lands of American farmers. Kan-
sas will this year pay a land rent to
\Vallstreet barons of $3,000,000. Every
other \‘v’e:-'terl1 State will payapro
portionate levy.

Six men met at Long Bram.-ii and
d¢-terruined how much coal should be

. taken outof the mines of Pennsylva-

nia and sent to market. To the dicta-
tion of those six men the price of a
l\'atioh"s fuel was left.

To -.!ay two men determine and fix
the price of our artificial light.

Thus by monopolizing either the
productive or ‘he exchange agencies,
less than a score of men. in the older
States, (:ontr-wl the price of our light,
our food and our fuel. When these
three great elements of health, life
and human happiness are at the dic-
tation and mercy, how far are we from
an oligarchy? Corporations control
not only the agencies and sources of
wealth, but National and State Gov-
ernments, and in many instances our
judiciary and courts of justice. It is
not that legislators and Judges are
more corrupt, but such are the condi-
tions that men are compelled to barter
what they have for the means of sub-
sistence. Corporations, railroads,
money and other monopolies having
barricaded all the avenues of wealth
and bypaths of subsistence, in order
to pass and glean a livelihood, men of
all classes are compelled to pay such
toll as is demanded.

To be elected, National and State
officials must swear allegiance to the
oligarchy, Men pinched by poverty,
with wives and children at home Sill-
fering for the comforts of life, are
asked to barter their votes to the high-
est bidder when they will command
abetter price than their labor. But
this cannot always continue. The
end must come sooner or later. Man-
hood continually borne down will at
last touch bottom, and when th:-t time
sl:-allcome the fire.-a which blazed from
Pittsburg to Chicago in 1877 will be
eclipsed by the volcanic glare of the
most gigantic revolution the world‘
ever witnessed.

“But,” says one, “the substratum of
American society is so much better off
and more happv than the laboring
population of Europe, there is no dan-
ger of rev--lution.” Be not deceiv-. d.
content is not the result of conditions
not are those surest oppressed neces
sarily the first to rise in rebellion
against their oppressors.

[f ignorance is bliss, knowledge and
wisdom may promote misery and dis
content.

The experience and traditions of
popular liberty and equality will nev-
er allow the American people to sink
to the level of European serfdom.
They arejealous of their liberties, con-
scious oftheir right:-i,and brave enough
to repel invasion whenever they be-
come satisfied that they are in danger.
And that time is at hand. The alarm
bells are ringing out from the shops
and mines of the East, and the long
roll is echoingback from the prairies
of theN0rtl.1wc-st and the grain fields
ofthe Mississippi and Missouri val
leys.

The fret of labor are being firmly
planted on the bed-rock of organiza-
tion, and refusing to sink lo" er under
the oppres.-:or’s burden. Labor has
raised its strong arm against its task-
master and sent out the irrevocable
decree that “MoNoPoLY MUST GO.”-
Chicago Express. .

Display at Marriages Vulgar.

A marriage notice in a New York
paper reads: “No cards, no flowers,
no presents, and nobody’s busi-
ness.” Thank God for ane man, at
least, who believes that a man’s mar-
ria.e concerns nobody but himself, his
wife, his family, and his intimate
friends. The display wedding, with
its ostentatious list of presents, both
pious and profane, frrin all sorts of
people, we trust some day will be ob-
solete. If there is anything that is
nobody’s business, save that of the
people who have‘ affectionately re-
solved to be partners in joy and sorrow
for life, it is marriage, and we hope the
day will come when the list of wed-
ding presents ir. a newspaper will be
as vulgar as the publicwion of the
“descriptive list” of the bride and
groom. The fighting weight of the
groom and the flirting weight of the
bride as much concerns the public as
a newspaper list of the wedding tea-
spoons and other trumpery.—-llfarshall
Statesman.

The Buffalo Courier has dug up
statistics to prove that school-teachers
seldom marry, ever die, and never resign
without 1ncluding‘a proviso that they
can return if they desire.

PATENTS.

LUCIUS C. WEST, Solicitor of American
3111‘ Foreign Patents, and Counsellor in Patent
Causes. Trade Marks. Copyrights, Assign-
ments. Caveats, an: Mechanical Drawings.
Circulars free. ‘.6 Partner street,
aprlti KALAMAZ00, MICE.

Tl;-: dc.-‘;gn:;('. purpose of the Grand Rapids

1 (Michigan) Commercial College is to prepare

the student for the przlclir-nl duties of life.
Discipline of the mind, then. lies at the base of
our scheme of education ; and the question to
be answered is: How may the greatest degree
of mental disciplme be obtained 1‘

For further particulars please call, or enclose
stamp for College Journal. Ac.-’lr(:ss,

C. G. SW’ E N .- BI'R(:. Proprietor,
ldecly GaA.\‘i> RAPIDS. Mica.

Price List of Supplies
Kept‘ in the oflico of the Secretary of the
MICHIGAN S'l‘A'l‘l«Z GRANGE,

Ami sent on! Post Paid, on Receipt of Cm}:
Order, over the seal of a .‘~'ul>ordmate Grange,
and (law signature of its lllastcr or Secretary

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred...
Blank Book, ledger ruled, ior Secretary
to keep accounts with members, . . . . .. 1
Blank Record Books, (Express paid),. . . 1
Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the
Treasurer, with stub, well bonnd,... .. 55'
Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub,

well bound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Blank Receipts for dues, per ll;(J, bound,
Applications for lllemberslxip, per ‘.00, . . .
Membership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . . . . . .
Withdrawal Cords, per doz., . . . . .. . . .
Dimits, in envelopes, per dos...

By-Laws of the State Grange. single
copies 10c. per -.:oz.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
By-Law:-1, bound, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

" Glad Echoes,” with music. Single copy

15 cts per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l
The Nationxzl Grange Choir, siiiglc copy

-10 cents Per do/.ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ’
Rituals, single copy,.... ..  ... .. . .

“ per doz., '

“ for Filth Degree, for Ponicna
Granger-. per copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _
Blank “Articles or Association” for’ the
incorporation of Subordinate Granges,
with Copy 0! Charter, all complete..- .
Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100, .
Declaration of .E’ui'p0;4us, per doz., fic.;
per hundred . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Manual of I’a.rliarne .tary Law

5‘ ti

as it u

T)

,.
00

(‘.\Iorec<:o Tuck,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
Address of J. J. Woodman before the
National Grange-—por dozen . . . . . . . .. 1.:
Address of Thos. K. Beecher—per dozen A.‘
Digest of Laws and Rulings, . . . . . . . . . .. «lb
ltoll Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I5
Address, J, T. (TUBB,
b'E0’Y MICE. STATE URAHG8,
SCHUOLCRAFI‘, MICE.
 “
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD.

DEl’AR.TUI{E OF TRAINS FROM KALAHAIOO.

TIJIE-'I‘ABl..l‘.'— HAY I3, 1882.
WESTW.\}{D.

Accommodation lenves._
“ arrives
Evening Express,_
Pacific E.\pi‘cfls,-
Mail _________ __
Day Expre»is,__-
Local PlLiHt‘Ll[,{0f',,___ __
EASTWARD.

Night Exprc-es,____________
Acconimodatiuu leaves,"
“ arrives-
Mail___.,______~___________
Day Express,,__-
New York Express
Atlantic Express
New York, Atlantic
Evening lixpro-s west

and Night Express cast 
except Saturdays. All other trains daily except sun.
days. Freight trains carrying passengers out from
Kalamazoo as follows; No ‘.59 (east) at 5:3! P. X. and
No. 20 (west) at 7:37. ' i
H. B. Iisnrnnn, Gen. Manager, Detroit.
J. A. Gllilm, General Freight Agent, Cliicago,

U W. Rurmms, G. I’. rt T. A., Chicago.

and Pacific isiiielgtié I‘

L. S. <5‘: 1542. S. R. R.
Kananrazoo DIVISION Tun: TABLE,

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

is y & o<.v’s1rs.“"
lEXr)reas..-Ex 4! Mlw” h‘
.soona 4 25 PM] 5oe'T.'
. 917 H - 540 “ ,' 810 --

640 “ 31140 -'

ll . Grand llapide
. Allegan
. . Kalainazoo

. St-lioolcmft
. Three Rive

GOING NORTH.

luv & an r so!‘
;Ex & M Expreeeiway '1'
__.12 45 ms l2 ZGAM‘ :50 PM
Ar. _ 735,“.700“,95OAI
Ar. _ _ _-;l201.au?1<i60 “ liooorn
Ar. ' lg l (00 “
Ar, ‘ ‘
Ar. St-lloolcraft-
Ar. Kalamazoo-

; 1 40 Ha
“ l 420 "
.725 H l 810 --
All trains connect at White Pigeon withfltrains on
main line - A. G. Alrsnliv,
Supt. Kalamazoo Division, Kalamasoo.

CHICAGO. & GRAND TRUNK R. E.
Corrected Time-Tabls—.\'ovcn1hr,-r l, 1882.

TRAINS VVESTVVARD.

_—  ”F_”“" 'T1l'I£lI aiTiTII3u$vW:‘1>aTxT
Express.§Ex reee.i‘Expi-eee.
l,_l,‘LJ._:A. I‘ o. 3 No.6.
_.__ ii 20 .ur;7-10 Air! 756 PM
-‘ 7 16 “ I *

Surrey 5.

i}e}'.ErTfiEToz:.

$l\'lC7'©i$
9.33:3‘!
®UVU7037Ql§b-l@
D550‘ 3 >4“?
8oauS'::aa§c>r:-

TRAINS EASTWARD.

,Mail and l Atlantic F Night
‘ Ex press llvlxprees, : Express.
l V_Nf()_.”'._l_ No. 3. l
5 15 en 9 00 PM
U 11 20 u

STATIONS.

>4
E
F
I

“ Caseepelis __
“ Bchoolcraft

“ Vicksburg __
“ Battle Creek _

c ¢poe~:cao-nltwono
§ 583538338

All trains run by Chicago time. All trains dell
except Sunday.
4320. B. Runs, 8. B. OLLLAWAI.

Treflic Manager. General Superintendent.

For information as to rave. apply to I. 1’. Kent;

Local Agent, Bchoolc ‘, Mich.


x -::4s,«.-us,»-.,.«.._.,.. ._ A,_

6
E QBAQEEE I EQEEQEQ

Another instance where I think iteacher, assist him in maintaining
boys are misused is in the selection ;order, system and harmony. Let the
and decoration of their rooms. ’l‘he:r 1 children know you are the teacher’s
room is almost invariably the darkest, ' friend as well  theirs. l.'_se caution
smallest and most unpleasant room in iabout "I.-.2-;'.:ig sides” with either par-

.\IAR(‘H l. 1883.

‘Julie’

Eityraiqtnieqt.

way!" Your wish raiher should be to
keep them with you. B tter to have
them ii. the waythan learning evil
elsewhere. Another mother says, “ l
l.in.';e iiotthe time to look after iuyi

ness of railway companies has been
built up into 21 vast and complicated
systcin. It is so intricate in its relations
that any effort to reniedy existing cvils
should be bzised upon extended stud)’ of

homes of a nation are its strongest l
forts, and let us look to it, that our-s'
is well fortified against all this mo-
notony.

Wearyl and who is !£Ut,

. hold utensils, that we are privileged

A PATRON’S LAY.
oiiro1s.u..
I love the Grange, its pleasures sweet
Are manifold wlier-o'er we meet.
And gladly to each other greet.
United in one common cause,

We're bound by very wholesome laws
To guard us, and preserve from flaws.

We aim to keep the -,—:o‘.r.leri rule,

For party lines have not a tool

In this free thinking Granger school.
We do abhor the one man yowerz
Like best the universal shower,
That blesses all the self same hour.

We hinder no cause that essays

To benefit the rn.-my by ways,

Or means, that will the fallen i‘ai:=u.
We bid God speed,.arid le..d a hand
To any good benevolent band,

That helps the poor or our fair land

We are not it body elfiish,

Not yet so extremely sclti:-ih

So to deserve the name peltish.
As an Order not depeiidant,
On a satellite attendant,
Nor much on praises cemmendent.

Ours is :1 solid fouznlrrticir --

The terra lirnia or the nation:

We're happy in our allotted station.
We hope to hold our very own,
Without a cry or sorry moan;
Our oats will grow, they have been sown.

Seedy may be the oufsirlx, coat;
But (10 not think ‘y(iu'wj. found a xnuzrt,
Its only 1.‘ little SLilIilCt: float.
The brightest plurnzzge niziy be bid:
You can tell lllltliirig by 1,h¢ji,1_
It may hide the glo;-sitst “lv.id.”

We hope to keep var} lnzmble,
And never expect lf0i.l"..lI1J"'Ji’.‘-,
Tliougb others at us may giurnlile.

We're not a real lii‘otl;eii.-o id;
Neither  we rt sislerlrootlg
But both cornbine-it for geneilil good.
The better half of our Gitinge band,
Advise, instruct, but nt-.‘er' court: and;
Together we go hand in hand.
We all belitve in equal rights;
Woman may gain the highest higlrt:-i,
They often speak at inceting’s nights.
Can vote and hold oilice to W,
Are treated tirst as it they knew
As much as their Grange brothers do.

We hope to keep up with the times,

In all things else but sin and crime.

Have wisdom, scr_ise,:1rid sonietimes dimes.
We plan to benefit the race;
Don’t believe in falling from grace,
And onward move with rapid pace.

We trust we’re in the royal way,

Destined in its ranks to stay;

And thus endeth a l’atrori’s lay.

—-(-'re’te Rag/.s.

Hillsdalc, Ftbruary 2‘ , 188:},

Household Economy.

[Read before the Hillsdale Poinoriu Gran
Sister R. Southworth.]

ge by

To know perfectly well how to man-
age one’s, own household with that
rare tact called economy, is a blessing
that naturally comes to but few; while
all of us can learn of its various ways
and means if we really desire and put
forth the ::»tl"oi't. ‘Ne can learn by o'c-
servation, by reading, by noting and
profiting by the failures and success of
our-nciglibors, but best of all can we
learn from experience itself.

reached the spot where you-may rest.

That bears life’s burdens faithfullvi
Drudve yet a little longer .
Wheri) your Sun has set. you will have

Your Wf?aI‘l)|€ES showsjust the ‘mess
ure of help you need. 'l‘be way tbat".~
hidden, the point at which your steps
must stay, G id’: care begins. :-‘:’> trust
and He will lead.

Ought a Husband to be Made by his wife‘!

[Read by Mrs. A. I Sutton of North Murenci.
at the meeting of the Pomona Grange at
Adrian, Feb. 5, ‘.3822:

It is an old adage, and one we o.".r.eu
hear repeated, that, “A husband is
just. what his wife makes him.” Tl‘: s
is throwing a great responsibility on
the wife, and correspondingly reli;-v

ing many a miserable husband.

Not long since I heard these words
uttered by a Patron, and though meant
as a complirnent to a particular wife,
they were discord to my car. As we
look back through -the vista. of year:-',
We can remember often having heard
these words: “That man lies. 2. splen-
didowife, she has just been the mak-
ing of him," or again, “If that man-
had a different Wife he might have
been a far better man.” If there be
any truth in these words, where is tlie
credit due ti our gooti rnot.he:i‘.’ Or"
What shall we say in d.ef'--,iic£.- of the
poor neglected wife of a (ii'-r-ipatcii
litisb:-iiid‘? Is  tn blzirric lllozt ht-r

'no_vs.” You should take time It.»s'
your imperative duty to know

wherealzouts of yrur boys, and the
company they keep. Your time can-
not be more proliiably employed, and
I verily believe (iod will hold parents
accountable for the loss of many
youth of this land. You may an.’-
snould gain their confidence when
very young, and see that you never
betray this (.‘OIifi'leIlC€‘. Teach them
to come to you with all their litt (-

troubles and sorrows; these troubles

rile

Atbough trities in your sight are moun-

tains to them, and must be leveled.
and smoothed down by the geiizlc
kindness of their mother, in order to
get them to come to you in after life
with larger troubles and greater sor-
rows. Enterinto their little sports,
even spending a little time now and
then in playing with them. Ifthat.
will ‘nee-p them at home it will be
time well and profitably spent. some
[nay ask why not say fatlu-rs as well
as mother.-‘? ll:-‘ca:-se I do not thirk
that father.-', usually have the love and
patience viizh these wayward biys
that rnottu-rs have. I will relate 2'. cir-
cumstance that canze under my notice
several years ago.

I kncwafather who \ve.'ii. to a u be
to see his .’rier..(ls and talk-: a day of
7eci'-cation. Hrs buy L-‘Ui-.l not  as
the lean: must be k-.-pl, lill>‘_*.‘ ‘-:3.-tl l'a-ri:--

v

husband is a iota} v.':'«.-c_L“.’ a .-3 to a
son‘: and lim.'_!.' des'tr:>yi.=.ig poi.-on, :11‘

r
r

.-,2-:‘-:;u<.t2r_~.:-~ tlrerev,-I") I ‘she were :-i. lady
of cultui'«'.- mu reiirieir.;u,I.=., u'.r<;Fn:;l.-rni
13:, when .=_-he l‘}tl‘.i€'('liiJl{‘t‘ oi‘ ti»-r 2111--
b.-iui she l}l0l1gl)ti‘lYi) a rnuzf 1 .1.‘ 3
fection, one «in w ‘rirnu sin.-

‘u.'~«.-‘ rely
for her t'LI_’:iii'e welfmvg her he». .

(. ‘~..

tn:-.t licr cliildieri :-.utl"er shame in con-'

V work go on. He came h:-in“, went lo
the field, was not satist’i;.d vvi:'r: the
work of the b-iy. H-.= a=ked no expla-
l£."L'..l.)ll!-' but cciis:ired the boy, ‘jllll
told him he had not done half‘ tile
wxirl-:1 he might, 'I‘bi.a, of c 'lll‘S€._ ari-
gcied the l-ti.‘:’.l he said to bi-.
fatliei‘, "If you are not satistietl get
some one your v.-'oi'k."

aim‘,

sl-i; ft) do

b‘()l"I?“.-‘.ilIl'.*.‘=
love  blind, but she failt-e_’. 7.!) 2‘-i-'_-w .:,u_v
errors in the accepted suitor. And
God pity .-,~.icli wives when they
avvake-:1 from their love dream to find
themselves lllflll.-'-id for life to b‘F;.’l:3ULll
substance instead the real i1iaul.no«_l-—-
tc a man that needs to be ren:-mlealetl.
VVhat a disappointment is in store for
that wife! Instead of the life of hap-
piness she had pictured tlu-ix-«.-';-nies
to her one of bitter (lisappoii)-rizent,
for this making a husband is .330? «lone

nl" all
that was g-inf and grand.

making a good egg out of a rotteri one.
I have seen men that were bad all
through and through, with just as good
wives as any man need wish to
have. Then how isa good wife to
make a good husband out of thisci'tule
material. Many of them grow gray
and die in the att-smut. Let me tell
you I think this matter of making
good husbands rests ni-are with the
mother than with the wife. It is 1 Hey
who are to mold the very being and
character of those b-. ys in their inf;1n-
cy, they who are to shape their uture
destiny. Much has been said in our
Grange abou: “our girls." Tue ques-
tion has been asked how best to rear,
dress, care for and educaie then-., not
only asked, but disciisrieti 2:.-Lti .-in
swc-.r«:-'d. But the boy has been S(€1,"rtL--
ly alluded to. Is this be-<:a¢i:-;'-= Ilivy

til‘ ii 3'.

It is as necessary for the success of 2,
family that the J.-ofiier slimilil possess
this .‘‘rare ‘_ef'L';l‘:” and practice in her
ream. as for the fatiiier in his ‘z-usir.-e.-es,
and through its l_l1l.lU.l-xi §.-0.~1’at*..*~“,ll()Il lia-
we see tire.-ie berzutiful homes built up
and snug for-*. ‘DES laid ;.y for in.-=
“rainy day,” or the old age tha comes
creeping on so slowly biit, alrrsl l.-ow
surely.

Economy it every department oi".l1e
home brings happy hearts. eniiri gr
faces, and well-filled ].‘=urse~:. It is the
foundation of all real success and
therefore the foundation of happiness
itself. We are all -creatures of habit,
and should form while young those of
order, prudence, and punctuality.
Learn to plan our work well from day
to day, and see that each day does its
work, ever being watchful and careful
of the little things. _

True economy consists in doing
much with little, and we, who have
grown gray in the services, can light-
en the pathway of our younger sisters,
by dropping a word in season: Econo-
my does not consist in starving our
kitchen that our parlor may be grand-
ly furnished, or that we may revel in
silks and satins. If there can be but
one room well furnished by all means
let it be our kitchen, where we spend
so many many hours. yes, and I may
say weary ones too. There are so many
conveniences now-a-days, that help to
lighten the kitchen work, and by so
doing rests the weary limbs and ach-
ing head, that it seems the best of
economy to possess them, as our own
means will allow. The cooking stove
of to-day is a luxury indeed if one uses
discretion in the purchase thereof.
What would our Grandmothers say
could they 101k upon various house-

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ous family, as well I doubt not, as the
best. of us.

The making over of an old garment,
into the pretty tasteful and stylish
new one, you call all this a trifle, per-
haps—but is not life itself made up of
trifles? and as straws show which way
the wind cometh, so does the per-
formance of these trifles make our
whole life a success or failure. The

are not worthy the tlicngbt.
an f‘V€’fi:‘if_','ilil? I think it .- caiia
E:-.;‘(‘ll:s€ti just as mucl. as ‘-'1.:u
girls I think they 8i‘¥*_lil-‘sl gs  ca" _
:~:~.r-.d 'tI:i-are  just as mitt-1': if-~",‘ll o~
l~:’-'-].I’lll;_-‘ their) to a stai:,<l9-.i'=.l .- '."-Je
and purity, 2.-‘ianlim.-..-2 and im-
If pz.-.r-cut.-c were .-_-tore c r-ful 9.; :-
lnle alioiit rriolding Elie c'si:;:'a=:‘ '
tkeir ill iiizsking tliern ." '
c mpanioiis for the :=-ml:-.ty o ,.~_
there would be less anxiety about Eln-
girls, :.nd fewer of tlser‘ let‘. ;i.--.'r:iy
and ruined.

As mothers we must all be sculptors
of souls. Vve can teach our some ;he
value of a soul, and we can if we will
lay a foundation for a true, noble char-
acter. One author has said that the
one thing needful for the salvation of
our country, is strong, healthy moth-
ers, but I will add that strong,
healthy fathers are also needed. Are
not they to be the guiding star of this
great republic? Is the coming young
man growing into fitness to associate
with the coming young lady. How
many a young man goes to the saloon
and takes his social glass, (if no more)
and puff‘: away at his cigar in the
very face of the y vung lady he invites
to walk or ride with him? Is the
man with such habits a tit companion
for a refined woman? Are the young
ladies satisfied with the outlook? If
all young ladies would establish a
rule that they would not associate
with a young man of vile habits, it
would do more toward putting down
this vice of lL£t8HJpE!'£ilJ0F.‘ than all the
sermons and temperance lectures we
have ever had. But we have inariy
young men who are never found at the
saloon or with a cigar in their mouth.
May their influence be felt. to the 
ingof many other young men, and
God hasten the time when it will be
unpopular for men to imbibe this
health-destroying poison. The youth
of our land have glorious privileges,
let those who realize this help to raise
to a higher position those who are to
be the future rulers of our country
and the future fathers of our nation.

I have heard mothers say: “Oh how
glad I shall be when my boys are

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lfnt.-: ’.'li.'~', far from 
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. Hg. lit all ruotliera-; felt trreir >:e:sprmsiL=:l:ty

i“\'ery well,” said the f£2.3l)’cl'. "yr,-ii
lius-.~. lear cut and ' will soni-

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lone. immcjzjiat.-1y.” The father then

f canie bustling lo the house his temper i

fall iiiaruille, telling the rnotlier all
}>rl.»out the reigelllnnr-: son; and wound
' up by saying, " Now, _l‘.l’~_ll. let liinign,
land you need not try to .-.'.op him, I
fg-tress he will 2-.ppi'ei:'i:-.te a liome by the
[tirrio he finds one.” Presently the
,'boy tame in, quite deteiiriinz-d on
lgoiiig he knew not Where. But did
{that mother sit calmly down and let
him go? Ni:-E Sh.» braved the wrath
of the father, by pleading, cosking
and begging the son to remain in
home. t he krzewthe danger to which
he might be exposed. She realized
that home was the only bulwark for
safety for the son. He finally yielded
and said. "For you! sake, mother, I
will stay an-’l try to put. tip with
fatlie=:'s hasty teinper.” Not‘ only
once, but tnanv times did that n1-other
keep that boy from leaving home and
going astray. After many years the
father cainotu rely on that .-:«.m, .-,ru.1
and xvas often tellli:r~:{ z.‘.i)1Jllf«"Iil}‘ l.o_\,'."
"I would lathe have my boy than
any hired man I csu final.” No one
could ple.-ise him so well as {his sari)»-s
sun wli-or-ti he would have l)»‘.l.l.llSll‘L-ll
from lioine had it not been lurth

trio-her. But ii.-Jeri to the b y’s  cry,
“J owe all that I am tr my rrrotbt-,1‘.
li,istliio.1g‘i l.1(,‘l‘lii1lelE‘l\.(;~‘; tn ;. I .:.m
an 12;.-n.ir‘zil~;e. Lflitll.” .-lull to-\i:."~;' ho.-

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as Ell-.3y' origin: there would not bl so
many of our lnys going astray, and
fewer lrusband.-: to be made over, will
many wives relieved of much cen-
sure.

Vlfe are told that, “just as the (wig
is bent the tree iiiclines.” You can
not bring upa boy in a hop hazard
sort of way; allowing him his own
course in all thing:-', and then expect
tohave an or-.'.erly, neat, upright and
honorable man, or that ever so good an
Wife is going to make him a model
husband. I will admit that she may
in a measure soften down the rough
places, for none can come in contact
with the pure without themselves be-
coming somewhat purified.

Sisters may materially aid in mak-
ing the boys manly and courteous, by
being pleasant, kind and courte ~13 to
them. And I think these courtesies
begin at home-; in the family circle is
the place to treat each oiher as you
would wish to be treated when away
from home. In doing the washing
and ironing, do you try to do it just
the very best you can or £10 '.V0l151l¥ht
it thinking it does not matter ’tis only
the boys clothing. Let me tell you it
dc-es, matter, and here is the key to a
boy’s heart. They know svnegi t-ii’-Iii‘
linen is in p.ropersl1:i.pe, and appreci
are me work of a sister if if; is well
done. How woull you like a young
man come to see you with his shirt
bosom half done up, his collar soiled.
his eravat awry, and his general ap-
pearance that of being thrown to-
gether; Would you feel highly honor-
ed? Methinks not. Then take special
pains to have the wearing apparel of
your brothers in proper 0l‘deI‘- 111
short make your brothers‘ understand

that you think more of them than any

grown up so they will be out of my

other boys in the whole world.

the house. looking out upon I‘l0:iCel1el'_T ~
except the zvood pile ‘or backyard.‘
with i.-o .':rriamen:s wliatever, not a.
picaziire or a carpet; much as ever it;
has a. bedstead or a chair. Some say
it makes no difference about the boy’:-
room. theyare in them so little except i
to sleep. I think hey have g od rea-

sons for not spending more time i:-.‘
their room. They instinctively feel ,
this difference between their roo'- a -ti -
that of their sisters. They should have I

furnished as the girls. If they are in
their room but little, let. the plea.-aunt
impression made be such as they shall
carry through life with satisfaction.
Let there be something attractive and
ctiarrning that shall tend to draw them
back when away from home.
Again, many mothers seem
the parlor too good a place to enter-
tazn their company. Better not have
aU_\"[}3I"ixlI' than to banish the boys.
Sonic iriotbers do not approve of the
boys having company. Here is an-
other error; it is just as essential that
the boys interchange visits as that the
gill.-i go out to tea or to :1 quilting. And
just as necessary that they feel free to
iirvite a friend to tea or to stay all night
and know that he can have free access
to any of the best rooms. I tell you,
inorhc-.rz=. _vc-ii. greatly err when you so
i})Y:I2‘!4l“€LllV close those (l.r,ici‘s against
tli-.- Lays. l)ou’t you know you are
driving them out of yoair l_l(.“al”l.‘5, and

to think

solid, ~-ocial and iree e'~iuyu1ent at ho-in-=
t.lie_\,‘ will $4,li:‘PlV' seek it elf-'ewliei‘e. And
we allknow the d.'l")Tl-l of
gilded, and the proprietor stands 1': ~2--ly
to receive them with it
I court: ;-xy.

Aiicther source of ;tliliO_Y2£lJ0€‘. is the
fun and latighter of the merry boy.
The must be kept quiet, as they dis-
tract the nerves of the parents. Better
they had less nerves and more common
sense than to checl: t-be joyous mirth
of the boy. Those mothers are wise-t
who run no riskas to What their sons
shall be in the future. If you would
‘have. the premium boy and the model
husband, tit and train toward that end
andyou will have boys that will be an
honor to you and to themselves‘, and
never neek making over by their wives,
but grow to eminence and greatness as
they grow in years.

The Farmer's Relation to
Schools.

BY A. N. W’.

If there is any subiect in the broad
lield of education which should iu-eive
the most careful attention, \'vl1'(:ll
stioulzl be studied, and investigated, by
the farmer, ii. is our common schools.
It is in the cnsrmozi schools that nit).-l.
firmers have received instruction. It
is here Where tlir-ii‘ cliildrcii are taught
their early lessons in mental disci-
,-liue and in the de.\-'+'—lx.)pIrieiit and
impi--nvemeui of the intellectual and
rn<.r'u.l l”:l«:=tair:3e-, arm‘. as the home and
‘tile cmnirioii siliool are l.li:—: two great
‘5 two ch:cfllelp:-i‘.-1 l1lS‘E‘l lll‘ll:i_{‘

«;i.=id bl: educatic:-n. sh=.ulu‘

our Common

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an! only br A only but :-
:'‘.,:'m--r_~; :4. l»)-iltflllliiagtl - he iriipioveiizersl
 .11.:-w::.~.9iio:~ ‘: ;.-five tlin:-ni
‘ ‘vva~.e'nx"ui r-ass: ;-.«:<i' t-.;:\l'i!l;.-.' atteiitium, in
cousts .: lg strive to raise the st:ii.rr2a:a.=
oil;-.r:r‘i the .’t:S1.|.fllt'l' and i..:z-\ taught it.-
it liigber plane of excellence, and to :i
truer coriceptiozi of the value of a corn-
rnon scliool educaiioir.

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'l‘li7:.t fa-.i'rnsrs as as class gi. t‘ the com-
mon school little thought a».:~l still less
attention, outside of the an n 2 :al school
meeting is a latnentable in t, which
needs no argument nor long disserta~
tion to prove A little oi.-.-e~ vatlon
shows this fact to be so coznmon, so
well nigh universal that we can scarce-
ly hope for any long continued im
provement in our system of education,
it‘ the improvement causes the farmer
to go deeper into his pocket-book.

The duties of farmers to our common
schools are niultitudinous and very
important, duties which to discharge
worthily is to improve the farmer, his
neighbor and the nation. Our duties
in this respect do not consist simply
in hiring the teacher, nor in going to
the annual school meeting for the pur-
pose of engaging in a neighborhood
quarrel, but in givirig the common

chool all the assistance within our
power, and encouraging both the
teacher and scholar to constantly aim
higher than they now can rt-at-.h, to
unucrst:-.nd the value of common
.~a(.‘l_i<)(‘,-l education, to understand that
it is free and within the reach of all,
and that the common school is the
great popular educate ', and’ should rc-
ceive their voice, vote, influence and
liberal assistance. Visit the schools
l'r'-'-quently criticize defects and fail-
ures mildiy and commend that which
is good and worthy. If the farmer is
a parent he should let the children
know by words, deeds and actions,
that he is interested in the success of
their school.
Never encourage the child in diso-
bedience, nor in doing wrong, because
the teacher has made either imagin-
ary or real mistakes, encourage the

just as good a room and just as nicely < rm-nt, not to iniprt.-ve nor

ip:-innips out of your ll-Juice, for it your 3
li-:5’. >' cannot find arnnsenrcr.-ig. recreation, ;

the saloon ;
stand rzjir, arid the walls are hung and,

Flillit‘ and 3-,‘

piss-in-ti re for;

iy wire.-aewr a diftiiculty arises, but
l=tthe Cilliti know that you will sup-
port the ’r::1L'h€I‘ in everything that is
right: that obedience to all rules and

' l'(’£jL‘-lalltms is a necessity; that gentle-

iies-: and kindness while playing with
their .-choolr:ial.es is much more uran-
Iy than «gliarieling; that politeness is
better and far more noble than coarse-
ne-sx and ‘.'{llgal‘il_’\': that honesty with
teacher and s«liool:i.;-iie~a is a neces-
sity; that study is for sr-;i.i-‘ improve-
, gratify the
lteacher, necessarily, but that be will
i be gratified because of the chil<i"s im
prcvement.

‘ The Common school is truly the
.farmer's school, and as such, it is
fworthy of his time, care and atten-
‘tion.‘ It is his duty to see that his
gchildreri attend regularly, to see
whether the teacher is meeting bisex-
pectations, and if so let be h teacher
and scholar /mow it; but if there is a
,lack in the teacher be Callltioilfs about
ltelliiig your opinions bel'oi'e the chil-
dren or aroui:-d the neighborhood.
Better seek to remedy the defect by
gkindness and personal t-onversation
land‘ encouragement.

Teach the child that it isju;-it an wrurig
to irrjure or deface schozgl gireipe.-i‘i_\',as it
is to impair the finest. r fpriviie prop
«.-rty. While anxiutrs that your child
should learn l‘8.plIll_\', be wililrig to an-
mr-,-e. all questions, and :-s.-‘Est in over
--._-mniiig all diflicnities if rv.:'.lly
‘:recx~n~:sai'y, but teach the ohil-.1 in ‘us-
iiidep. ll£,l""r"xl. to rely vlrittly on se 2,
and 1; have hope, patietitw and per-
—.--'-vei:lii«:+.-.

Our con?-rnon scliorils fuiizlsli the
t'«ii.in;l:ition of‘ edin-.ation., and it is tbs
'1'»-iriei”.-= <lirt.;~,' to see that tliis :”ouzr4l:t-
tion is sv lid, _-_:-imi and iristzuclive lo
the liigliest degree att:=.ir.£~.l ls. ’l‘i- he
wii1ing,to pay good teachers, good
\V::\ge;'-I, aittl to be iinwillirig to hire
poor teacliers because they ure cz‘-esp,
for in ever)‘ case they are /00 t~,l\ea.p.
If there is any avo:-ation in life 'i.’yl1Ul‘tl
the “laborer is. worthy of his hire” it
is llJé':‘l:V0(:8tl01’l of :1 test-aher in our
common schools. Many farmers Wit’)
‘have no children, or whose cliilrlrcu
are grown to rrianliood, think the
scliool tax is an unjust burden, and
List those. who send to school pay the
cost But this class is rapidly getting
smaller, for many are realizing that
the permanent safety or‘thegovern-
nrent, of property and individual
rights depends upon the general dif
fusion of eduoatvion.

Farmers should aim to make the
common school more perfect, broader
in its educational scope, deeper and
more thorough in the instruction
which it gives. In some rt-sp'..t:ts our
currirnon schools, as a class, are worthy
of cunimeiidation, and in other re-
spects they aro very defective; and
these defects can be remedied to a
great cxteirt by the farmer

If the farinr-.r would support the
teacherin his attempts to have the
scnolars prat.-tie.-e writing essays upon
faniiliar and simple sLllvj'.~‘t:L:I, ll):-‘l,!~u4i
of telling them that “.‘:ll:':lr work is
"till rioiisen~.ie,” l’.'n.: woulzl seems (.‘l]ll(l",~‘
uiincl lnc.:,in<- .=nm‘c ('l]ll.l'v';.‘.Lt(l, lil-
eye would ht-ccine brigliter aml urme
ll2l¢ili;.._(“l.lI,5lltl a inuvir bet-.».r
.v.an-.l of 1:25.11,’-.','lr2i\:~v \x.‘oul<l be a"‘<,1tii:"-ii,
gfiilaiig-,' f'«.;‘niei’s il ii. if llir,‘ Ulliill
la good izies oi" ti1.‘llllIl‘.‘lil:, n, is th-
lmain (;l>_j‘ect to lu- sc-ught, int this is
au error. A liii-1;.-.iL‘tig-:Ul'l’i'laiiiel1;iiL-
its is ull right :-,..-d it i.rr-c-..~=:-..=_y, but tin.-
farmcr should not be satisliriti with a
common school that allows any um;
study to be piirsiied to the exclusion
of others. Let the educatinmil work
of the common school be broad and
comprehensive. Let it include his-
tory and language. Let the course
of study Lieu broad one, keeping all
parts of the mind at Work, 'd.l.«|i t;us
no one will be pursued to the injury
of others. A correct and good use of
language is as necessary to the child
as any other part of his common
school education. Let the various
branches taught in our common
schools receive equal encouragement
from the farmer. Let the farmer be
determined that his child shall know
what it learns in the common school,
and shall be able and willing to tell it
in clear and concise language, and the
future generations of farmers will not
be considered the “mudsills of 'ocie-
ty,” nor the ignorantclass of this land,
and will not be speechless upon gen-
eral topics; but able to express them-
selves in clear, terse, intelligent and
comprehensive language.

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The Senate Bill for the Regulation of Freight
Rates.

For the Visitor.

Senator Pennington of Charlotte has
introduced a bill in the Senate at Lan-
sing with the following title: A Bill to
regulate the management of, and pro-
vide for a uniform rate for the transpor-
tation of freights upon railroads within
this State. and to prevent unjust dis
criniinations against local freights upon
such roads. ,

While we recognize the evils of unjust
discriminations in rates. we are at
the same time apprehensive of even
worse difficulties limit may arise from
rash and unwise legislation. The busi-

one of the greatest }iTt,i‘l£‘n]F-T cf the
times, The kI‘lO“'lr’\l,'.Zi and skill of
specialists and trained experts ='n«.i:ld
be emplo_ved in all l--_izislati«:ii upon the
subject.

In the tirst place Mr. l’ennii.-gt.-ii‘s
bill has the iveukiiess Wlil<‘i_1 is inherent
in all State laws liurivig for their olfl-ct
the regulation of rates; and that is the
impossibility of externlirig the same sve-
tem of restraints over entire lines of
railway. The important lines generally
extend through several States and a
great part of our tmnsportation is across
one or more State boundaries.

Again the effect of the bill would be
to regulate rates strictly according to
distance, class. and weight. These three
elements alone form a very arbitrary
and unsatisfactory basis for the deter-
mination of freight schedules. It is well
known that the cost of transportation
over long di.-<l.;inct-9- is much less per ton
per mile than over short distances. The
cost is also atllicted by the aint-iint of
.‘.rnlTic over any given line.

The great objects to be obtained
ought to be to make all rates dep.-n-.l
strictly upon cost of service as ascertain-
ed by expwi-_-i.~ve. and not upon the
rimount which tin, trutlic will bear: and
llll‘lllfJl' to [ll't",Vt‘lli r-spriciuus or malici-
0118Llisvrl.)i1'5iiii,l:iliH illiloug ;m]1n.]1;_1l§
01' 30<‘-uli‘ie‘s. ln estimating the cost of
service the !»!'<>l'It'-: 2-.l.:.nild be upon un-
“'iti.Ll'lTtl s?«\(‘k, but all of this ii.v<:Iv—-~ u
l;i»owlmlgr.- of rxrilroatliing in all «le-
iil5l:-- "v\.<’- lwliv ‘-‘wililit M1‘. l‘ciini.ag'l :;'.~:
billl<1"llIAif‘llfi-llWllllfllliMilli/‘l.‘!!i' *‘=2[l*
s'I<ivi‘.rti(Hv, ;-mil is 3:1 1-uriie un-
wise. if it ‘.5.  to l)'.‘,(‘!‘"\.‘ at its
enforcwnieiil :r.i:.rlir be inj.iri:urs in the
true llllt'I‘t“4iS of
tr ms :15; well its to tlin;-.c (‘(|l!‘.ll.‘~‘2"’]lLl ill-
tt-rests vriich Ll<‘})t.‘lltl upon the r.rilw.t_v,-'
for tl:- 2:‘ t xist,-siict-.

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.\l‘r_‘i' ibali l<‘«.ii‘b+-.~i. ll.-2 -listintguf .sd
Wu" l'1rTr‘¢-»_-,ix’ll.lli'c‘llC of the [mini Ill
.l)«u'/_:/ r‘.'r.a/as, l'«iri-.i.»lrt-.4, .-i vivid‘-'_v ll.'Ir:I‘-
cstiris‘ slory of the ’l‘urw> i{‘.l.~<.~lu'.7l vi ar,
eiititleu‘ “Where was Viliier.-‘;" v. hi-glr
ha.-' the ‘rhidillllllilll1.tl('2l.U[i|)Il of bring
illl!>~f.'l'l1'.(~*«l by the well known l.~.rttlc-
paiiiier, \\'. ll Overeiid, of Iii" l:'-"rm
trutcrl 1.0/u,Zo.u .t'\'r.ru-N, liiniseil :r t..-i'-
sorial friend of both Forbes and Vil-
liers. in the “liett-;.r-Box” is a pen-
and ink sketch of Mr. lv‘orbes by l{u~
berl. Herkorrn-r, >rom the portrait of
him by that artist.

lose ’l.‘c-rry Cooke corit1'ibutc’s a cap-
ital story of the Michigan tin-.-4 of'ls.s‘l,
called “The Vl/rong Coat.” There  a
charming poeiri, “Ben iruin,” by
Lucy li‘)Z'l50lll and one by (/‘czia 'l‘ha.\'-
ter.

L1:crel:i:o. l’. Hale gives us tin» late.-at
}‘vi:ll‘l.l<‘lll.:.l‘.~‘ froui the Pe'.l(:'l‘l~'.ill-4, and
tells llU‘v‘~' “Mi--v l’e'tor'kins lfliiiits on
the (lrv.-2.1’-_ Pyrauiid.”

Prof. Williuiii lalio. (iritlis, the enri-
rwirt orientalist, writs-snbout l~['>ku:-ai,
a l'uuiuus .l;rp.'-.ricec coniic artist, and
the paper illustrated ‘--y r'ep.rmlur:-
tions of some of l{okusr.i’s most popu-
lar plClUl‘t*.\.

“That Sly’ Uiu VVoorlcliiick"’ a
ch::rat'tei'i-«tic Airierlcan boy .‘-‘lx'H_V by
(). \V, S::uhlai'.l.' and Miss Anna I‘I§:,-lr-
berg, :*’tliil=!l' of "'I‘_ln.e 1*‘
has a dc.-lv.;lr ful tale fr an
ti!" li'*:tll<!i-ll‘

E. S. Jinmks lllli.-4ht‘H his foil.-; -irt
story oz “"l‘he- Field of mo (,‘lo.'h of
ll»-=11 " lfiarik It. So: 'l-.L':li I.‘->'!L "'
ul.-.. .-~. lll‘l,'Fl(j!l2f an-l lbririrn.
~+l;:i'nl£- .. "’l'ne Story of V“

' tliaiuge E " ‘
{lit-l‘.<"' ‘ti '.'. .
's:l' lit‘.-ll‘ "l'idc-mi-3 ” The

..-v .».i-. ('llgl”.1".'l ~» *:>f(‘,v-+:u7.e‘.-'

‘;.':o (£<ri' nan

lil-

l’i: "bar

lie-sitl-s the form.-goilig, tin-re are
storins, ski tcli; .-'. poems, an-ll plot: H-5
by Unar‘les ll-..:'n:-.r«l, >l.".r"/sh Winter
K-.:ll-.-g'x,, J -efi. .5't2i.c_v, l‘:‘I.1iiI(3‘r' (Jux, I-I ig-
inalrl B. Iiircl.-., H. P. .\‘*-arm \V. l..
Sbeppaul, 1): (lost duiith, and many
otliers.

The North American Review.
The Nor-th zlmvrican Review for
March opens with an article on
“Money in Elections,” by 1-Ier.i'y
George, who brings to the discussion
of that hackueyed subject a con‘ribu-
tion full of ori inality, freshness and
keen insight; e points out with ad-
mirable clearness one source of our
political ills, and propses a remedy
that seems both eminently practicable
and eflicient. Robert S Taylor writes
of l:he“Subj ugation of the Mississippi,”
flW‘uI'k which, in his opinion, and in
that of the Mississippi Commission, of
which he is a member, can be accom-
plished only by employing, for the pur-
pose of deepening and straightening
the channel, the forces developed by
the river itself. Moncure D. Conway
contributes a very striking study of
Gladstone as a man and st:-tesmao,
showing how even the more or less
sinister moral and intellectual traits
of his nature. quite as niurrh as his pre-
eminent native force and elevation of
character, conspire to make him the
foremost Englishman of his "time.
Hon. George \V. J23. ianis “Railway
Influence in the Land Oflice” is a
grave, judicial exposure of the practi-
ces which, against the manifest intent
of the law and the ds.-terminations of
the highs;-3 courts, have won for cor-
porations ignillioris upon milli us of
acres of the public domain. Richard
A. Proctor writes of the "Pyramid of
Cheops;” Prof. VVm. G. Summer of
“Protective Taxes and Wage.-;” Elizur
Wright of “Some Aspects of Life In-
surance,” and finally, there is a sym-
posium on “Educat onal Needs," b
Prof. G. Stanley Hall, Prof. Felix At -
ler, President Thomas Hunter, and Dr.
Mary Putnam Jacobi. Published at
30 Lafayette Place, N ew York, and for
sale by booksellers generally.

‘It is not enough to have reason; it is
spoilt. it is dishonored, by sustaining a

brusque and haughty manner.

\"li‘rllii,7 V


gwuuwt

Tne Slmwberry.

’l‘:i-.:« -.al'iiesi and iiiosl 3.ii:«_- ml~:<.l all
the rlnlall !'rilii.-: : I’ illcfeiiip-_,-ral,l-, (:llUlF
is f-.iriui.=atr-ly no-av z‘;~-, mus rt.-willy
olitaiiisil, i'eq=_lize.-. only the l)i"|r;t alDJ-
1-le carein as vsiilfivatioit, with suit-
able soils in: iia'7li<.-stslit'ce:asfu§ culture
alioiliiding mi nlm--ieliilis of all the
cull.i\‘-ateil bind in Mlcliigan, requir-
ing only the [I5-'5 of such tools and re-
qui:-giti-;< -.».s l-very farmer possesses, and
Wh-'isc prorluct.-5 are the greatest for the
care anti labor bee-stowed, is perhaps
among the fa.!‘l1l':'i‘.-J as a lu9.SI~:' the inn,-it
neglected and the least ca‘.-ell for.

If a few siiuple rules and conditions
for its cultivation should iiitilir.-e some
few ofmir readers to enlist in a trial
of its culxure, and lead to success those
wlii have hitherto given it no atten-
tion, and sholll-i some who have L:ied
with milit or partial success gather
courage arid. be induced to enter the
field again with more prosperous re.-
sulis, then would we i‘-el coiiipeiisaietl
for the allvice hei'<—t-iflc-fell.

SOIL AND r,'o.\'nl'rio.\‘.<

Ally soil suitable for field crops,
such as corn, poiato-.:s, wheat or oar-
ley, or garden vegetable»-:, is such, and
such only as the H.'tl'2iWi.‘rt:l‘l‘_\/ demands;
only let it be rich by Lin. ,,:~;ply ma-
nuricg with well rotu . barn yard
manure out, the [.‘l'lWll .; --rspadiiig
deep, the surface well pui .eriz94l, and
you are ready for the plan i.ii.g.

SEASONS l-‘on I'LAl\"l‘ll\'(;.

Most planters prefer the spring time
and as early as the ground can be got
in good condition; if slimmer or fall
planting is more convenient and well
rooted plants of the same season’s run-
ners can be obtained (and in no e"ent
should any others be used) they may
be quite successfully planted at this
time if not delayed later than the first
of September.

MANN]-IR or l’LAN'l‘ING.

If for horse culture and the matted
row plan is adopted, lay out the rows
four ‘feet apart and plant sixteen inch-
es in the row. This is the best and
most economical plan even for asmall
plat and the surest to be relied upon
in its future care. If for garden cul-
ture and the space is limited, hill cili-
ture, with the plants twenty inches
apart each way, is the proper distance.
Hill culture means no more or less
than keeping all the runners cut aw.- y
as fast as they appear.

YARIETIES.

And their name is legion, with an
ever increasing number annually be-
ing forced upon our attention, until,
should we attempt now to select from
these latter day saints ten, twenty, or
fifty varieties of these Fairys, Gypsys,
Peimos, and Big Bobs, at the end of a
fair trial our hopes would end in dispair
and our enterprise 3. shipwreck. Leave
all these to those who court disap-
pointment and have the time and
money to pay for it. The earliest of
all is Cry Stxl City, very productive,
berries medium size. Nothing vet
surpasses the VVll:o:i, all things con-
sidered. Cumberland, Triumph does
well everywhere, berries extra large;
for home use or near market, few if
any, surpass it in value. The Bid-
well, on heavy soil and among good
Cultivators, has ploved wonderful in
its results. VVith these fo lr varieties,
Crystal City, VVilson Cumberland,
Triumph and Bidwell, or either of
them, with good cultivation and care,
satisfaction is warranted. R--meinber,
the lazy man’s berrvis not in this line

Al-‘TER (*Ui.'i‘lvA'rio.\'.

Little further remains to be said than
to remind the reader that the fastidi-
ous habits and taste of the strawberry
will permit of no joint occupany of the
soil. Grass and weeds they will have
no association with or pay a premium
on. Better keep them separate; either
W ll tllrive best by themselves. In
early winter cover your beds with
coarse litter. Clean wheat straw, free
from seeds of weeds or grass, is as good
as anything :or this purpose. Rake
oil‘ in the spring after the freezing is
over, placing the material between the
rows to act as a mulch and to keep the
berries from sand and dirt by the rain.

RESULTS. '

Four square rods of ground thus
planted and managed will produce
-from 8 to 16 quarts daily of large, lus-
cious berries, for at least four succes-
sive weeks, thus affording a bounteous
supply for a family of a dozen persons
with asurplus for canning sufficient
to bridge over the wintef months with
this most palatable and healthful of
all the fruits of the field or garden
Renew your plaination every two
years. The writer picked 12 bushels
and ‘.20 quarts from a bed containing
only five sqliare rods of the Wilsons
in asiugle season. Go than and do
likewise. H. n. A.

A Cow will give nisre milk and
make more butter on a bright, sut-
shiny day than during one of a dull,
dark character. The animal eats
more lieartily dig.’ sts better, while
the vital forces are active during the
‘)l€8S‘1'1? day. These facts as not. in
themselves, very important, yet then
suggest the query whether close
stabling of cows in winter or summer
is better than giving them the run of
the yard or pasture lot.

How many people live on the reputa-
tion they might have made.

Potato Disease.

1'r'».I'~~‘~'.-irir Ra/mi-l C 1x’v’r./3*":

\ "'l’.'LZl['i£X‘2Ll ('1-l.':l-g-..-. li’1ll>"il,k,‘, .‘-ii~!l.
;——'[‘l1erg- all: f  '. '  l’

v- n'<rl liketo vi.-,1; you in : ‘wllbil

l: v- potato:

in 51..

.\l lizignn, v.‘e luakt: it a ‘r.~u.~~il;-~-3 <71‘
l;'b- '

r«.l~i'_=._r. puE‘:.LL‘ca for inaiket. ll

c’ iile:.= Ha -'_U .-'iuu‘y well  :.;:‘~>wtli of

f3. .- tuber. and to understand the calls-..-,

U! d ii’.-“eat diseases pa-izlillai‘ to the

,v-. ii: 0; there is a disease heie we call‘

t'i."- scab, or bugeten, or a iii.-easeofthe
.‘-l~'.il_'_, there ale conlllcting opinions as
{U the call.-3e, and it is iulportant for
us to know how to overcome the dis-
i" -. livery yen‘ a large amount of
in atoes are lost from the effects of the
dry l-lo... which appear and some-
2i'l_l(:*.~‘. cover the entire potato. It is
uiainicll by some that when the tuber
ill» almost come to maturity there ap-
pear-i on the surface just under the out-
sidc sklua bluish or purple spot. ll"
I",lill)t:(l with tile finger the s; kin '.'CIl!l':‘S
ulfztllil ieav. s to all appearance a dis-
cased spot on the potato. ’l'Li'-2 spots
.-slop ihe j.I‘!>Wl’h WlleF6V€l’ they appear,
and the r-.-s-‘. of the g)(lE3.'..i) c-iiitinlles to
g. ow, which causes a tlepl‘-’:l~_’Sl0Ll in the
.-loci, that seldom l‘(..'i,i-. the cause t- ?llZl-
ixig from the ground. \‘Ve find the
disiase affects the potato on old ground
the most. Ground too heavily ma-
liured, the border portion of fields, the
i-idg:-s, and sw-ales where the ground
2-4 heavy. By others it is claimed to
be the young bug that goes into the
ground {from 1 to 1/; inches to grow its
shell and come to mat-urity) it settles
on the potato and sucks the moisture
from the tuber, which stops the
growth. when the bug comes toma-
turity and leaves the potato; the spot
fu)I'f1lSl_lt() a dry scab and -.ecoiiies a
depression in the tuber caused by the
growth of the rest of the potato.
'l“rlere is not as much scab found on
the underside of the potato, is urged
in support of the bug theory. It is
claimed that when potatoes are plowed
in they are put below the young bugs,
and are affected but little if any by the
scab. I find they are affected when
plowed in, but not to such an alarming
extent, we use the affected potatoes
for seed. Does the disease injure the
potato for that purpose. '
HENRY C. RAwsoN, Master,

Sturgis Grange No. 332.

Sturgis, Mic:i., Feb. 1, 1883.

II. C’. 3a1r.'son.- .l)l.‘.\l’. Sit’. :  Yntlr
esteemed favor of the 1st instant was
duly received, but 1 have had so many
things demanding my immediate at-
tention that I have been unable to find
time to answer until now; but it gives
me pleasure to offer any informa ion
that may aid the farmers in their
work.

The potato scab is caused by a full-
gus, and one of the lir.-..t things to be
done to avoid the disease is to use only
clean and sound potatoes for seed.
Sc-abb ' potatoes should never be used
for seed, unless we want to raise scali-
by potatoes. The ground should be
well drained. coarse manure avoided
and the potatoes planted deep.

When these conditions have been
observed, the best application to the
soil *0 prevent the scab is common
salt, sown broadcast on the field before
planting, at the rate of five bushels to
the acre. With clean seed, the use of
salt will often prevent the scab en-
tirely, giving clean and smooth tubers
where only scabby potatoes would
grow in the absence of salt.

If the ground is heavy, I would ad-
vise you to try 20 bushels of lime to th ~
acre in addition to the salt. Make a
strong brine with the salt and use
this in slaking the lime, and then sow
the whole broadcast on your land be-
fore harrowing the ground.

Hoping these suggestions will be of
some service to the farmers of the
State, I remain yours faithfully,

R. C. KEDzIl~:.

Lansing, February 24, 1883.

The State Horticultural Society.

J. T. C0bb:—The State Horticultural
Society will hold its winter meeting
at Marshall, March 8, and 9. We hope
there will be 9. large attendance from
this county of those who are anxious
to get information in regard to fruit.

The Granger who contemplates put-
ting out fruit trees and vines this
spring, should be there with his ques-
tions. EMMONS BUELL,

Kalamazoo, February 22, 1883.

Thoroughbred Jerseys.

We learn that G. B. Smith, living
four miles north of Grand Ledge, has
recently added to his held of Jerseys
the following animals: Cow Lillie
Pope (1859) from the,hel'd of 0. Guitar
of St. Louis, Mo. She is a. model cow,
solid light fawn, fullblack po:ilts and
grand escutcheon, She was in the let
prize herd at  Louis, 1880-81 Also
her heifer calf, one month old. Basil
"-Medons,” from Bsechgrove farm.
Indianapolis, Ind., who took, lsr. prize
at the last Indiana State fair over 21
entries. Heifer“Pet Le Brocq " -.-.nd
“Mignonette Le B.-‘evs-,” of the cele-
bmted “Le Bro.q'.-4 prize strain," all
of them A. J C. C.  R , anal very
fine. Mr. Smith‘s idea is to gel‘. the
very best, if only a few at a ‘time,
rather than a large herd of poor cattle.
He now has as fine a herd as can be
found in Michigan. He has a L‘-uil-and
nine females. For the cow “Lillie
Pope” he gave $500 He has sold to
ex- Senator .]nh_n H. Fl star of Wil-
liamston the bull calf “Sir Belvi-
dere,” out of‘his elegant young cow,_
“Viva Le Brovq."

E ‘till! li--v

Jn-<_';-n mil.l!;.',?

can Qsshtifi

Bro. G’.~ll‘!.lYl‘:' on Lawyers.

'I‘lica'v- *ii:l_'. be lllv)l'('. 1 "itii illfill l:r:«=.iry
in til»: l’--.‘lo\i‘iii;_r l‘l'ii':l ».-

‘~§llll|' ill:

 3 ' ;t< I lniik uln-i‘ lily limp.-1‘, ‘
rill’: iii.-iii :i< liic llglih \w-ru
‘nix “I wear: l-ll-‘i: of u-iiilw'/.'.:lc—
'x‘.ll()l|-~’.‘tl(*. [‘i|lyl)(“_“\', of
‘.t':'.-' til" iii]-1 :3oi"-il~li-i’pvoplz-‘s lilo-’i<*_\'.
Hun vi;-.'. it :i «lc (‘ZL".llll‘l' of it lliilllx;
ii.-\‘ -i:l_'.' i‘. z: :i «~i'ly or <~>liIlt_\' -
l‘il't‘l‘1 ii-’ ll" ‘ it will soriii: Uvbllillif-.l :
nil-r5; or bzlizk !v"l’~lvll’lll. or do li‘(-,:x<ui'ei'
til‘ x’l‘;llll‘: t-oi‘;-«ir:-.iioiiY ll i~ all «-21» of
.-"ii-:i‘iivl’ an w-iiilu-zz!Eii' 1'-.ii‘ fl'21l‘.'l. No
iii~ti;i wlio li::~ lllUl‘ll"\ in ell: li:ili<l.< of it
i'i'ii.-nil or l‘llilllU_'i’i‘ 1'»-«-is .-~:if-'-. .\'r» mull
wliéi <ll«pciu!- ii;-rm fl-‘1f)ll‘.«“l‘ lll“ll l{I}()\'»'.\'
'\‘.'ll1ll :t il:i_'.‘ iii:i_-,' l7l'lll’_{' fol’l!i.

'-\\'l=:i_l l)i'llIl_1_" ‘ boil: «‘.i- -‘tzlfe of :lll':iii'.-?
‘.‘v'lm pr: .:< by it? Wlio iiill.-2 do oil'ci1d-
"'l‘~' ‘n 4,--i-:ip'-P"

'l'}i-.-re w:i-' -iii-llcc llii‘o-.‘igliout tlic
lilill :1’-tlic l’i'c-iili-lit p:iil.~'i '. and lookcll
up and dowii. 5:llllllI"l S _ll wii-' zllmllt
to rim up and l-\l.i:iiii that lie ll:t<lli‘t
lllillli‘. :1 dollilt‘ out of it _\'<-=t., ztilil <l'l<lil‘t.
6-.\'§-'-('1 ll‘. wlir-ii l’ii-kli-.-1 Siiiilli hit him
wilb ’llii- big "llll of 3 potiitoc and
ill‘-'rillI‘l‘ (i:'.i'Illl ‘l‘ voiitiizllcilz

“l1‘.l‘l".llj_‘_'llllI‘ bur of do kciitry an‘
.-ii.-ll“_*c do l:l\‘»'_\'l'."~. l';i;: lill‘ little. Will
l)l‘lili il4- (lll'(“.'l 1'Illl.»r‘r()f ills‘ I‘¢-lgil of‘
l<il:i'-.‘cl‘_\'. 'l'lilw- iris-ii out:-r live‘; alt‘.-
lioiio--'l «.iil_\; iiiili! -lt‘i'l‘ liizl :\ <-'ii:tii<-i: to
ll!.'ll\'I‘ :i lulsil b_\' Win‘ (ll~'lIllll{'$l. 011--
iii:iii l|llll'l' llilww will bu ili<lioiii-~l on till
ot-cii.-lilliis Wllllv .5--.i~ lllll it i~ll:iill-.-- toe»
4.-zipe (:Uli<1‘*[lll-I’ .--. If ilrir \\'ll.~‘ iio-'i:t\v
to [|lllll.~‘li(ll<l1»:n:--if . \\'lt woillilii". find
one illliil iii iii.-lily iloili‘ dc lmiicsl
lliilig fill‘ pi"2iii-iplie.‘ silk:-. ll liiil «li-
fl-:ii' of coii.<l~qiiclli-cs wllicli l-:l,-ops ‘.lioll<—
:iiill~'of (‘.l(*l‘l-\'.\' lili‘ ('ll\’lll(3l‘~ :i'.l‘ ll‘('ll.S-
lli'i-rs lloiii-st.

“.-\.il‘ lvliiit do we l.'i\\'_\,'«‘rs .<:t_v to
cbcry Illilll wlio‘s llll‘_"I‘l'.~' itch to inltke. a
haul? Ill-5' iili}_r'iil us \\'(‘ll 3(l\‘~.‘,l’ll~'C zit
l'cg‘l:il' i':1tc~ dill ill-,\ will ,<_rll:ti'itiitcc to
i‘lv.'li*‘ciii of dc lll\\' fur :1 $:ll‘[lll slllii.
licl inc V'll'ill -‘."~'T.'>.'llM iii (‘.‘l.~‘ll nil‘ lllnl‘.-
lClll.llS of the l:l‘\‘_\'(‘l‘< (ll llctroit. will lie
angel‘ to llcfcliil iiic—‘.o effect it coin-
pl'oliii-tc -in llll>'ll it up—-to clczir me of
puiiisliiiieiit. About do l)(‘.~,'L lcgul tlilont
in .-Xiui-i"i<-:1 ilizika-.< :2 spec’.-ill_\' of de-
fclillin‘ l-riiiiiiiul-. Any lll\\')'(‘l' ltiii
lookcil upon its good ‘null’ for l’i‘o.s'c-
<-iitiii' Atloriii,-_i', \\’lllll‘ do wcl'i‘,\' keciiesl
tiilciil, am l‘L".<cl‘\'l'Il fill‘ llcfllllifl of
llll(’\'(?.<, liiii‘}_rl:ii'~: :iiiol lliw bi'c.'lkel's.

'l'iiiii> f1fi('l‘llll\l‘ llll‘ll llllvc stolen or
f‘.llll)t*AZl(3Il. all’ «in l.’t\‘.’_)'(‘l‘>¢ ll.-we lflliflll ll
sliecr of do pbiiidcr loo‘ ’:lI‘ ‘viii. \Vc'\'c
bail llillf :1 (lo/.L‘ll <-:l.<~< ri;;‘iil _\‘(.-rc Wllllll
two _\"lll'.~'. ail‘ \\'c fllll sarliii lo li.'i\'ciiio‘.
Let me .s'lc:il a ton of coal. im‘ up i go.
lml me get ll1_\' L‘l:l.\\'s' on $.'>=l,bl)l) an’ I
uoaif go up worf .\‘llll4.'l\'.\‘. l iiluy be
’l'c~tcil an‘ l0l('(l oil to jail. bill lll‘<l(l(§ of
:1 weak do i-iisc ztin setllcil up, :in' I
walk dc strcctsit llcro. Dc l:t\\'ycl'rctlli'il
$4b,()(I() of do lll()l1l‘_\', poi-kot$El,‘.J7.'i, all‘
linil’ inc fifty as :1 rcw:ii'il fur briilgin‘
’cm a fat i-use.

"."'.lp;:.l~-H ii  i‘.iim.\'ii v‘.::'. “
biirglnl‘ l'a‘l'ly collvii-ti~ll wolilil i-.-i-civc
t\\'clit.y)u:ii‘.~' iii pl‘i<ou. will no ])(i.-~<l-
bililyol‘ pzirtloii, \\'(illl(l we ll:l\'l‘ riiic
bl1l'gi:il‘_i' wluli" wu ilow ll:l\'(‘l,;\'(,i? ‘,\'lm
lii:ik(-.< l)lii‘gl:il‘_y :t pliiiii‘ piii'l't-siiilii?

“If ii <'lc1‘l( wlio l‘.llll)('Z;'2ll‘ll was .~':ll‘llll
to i'ci-civc :1. live or l(‘ll ‘\"lll' .~'i-lib-iiitl-.
how lnitiiy cit-.cs oft-lilbczzlciiiizill would
you li‘l1i' of in :1 _\'c:il'? All‘ who l1l:|l\'(‘.~'
BI]'ll)l”/.Zll‘lllL‘l’ll it p:i}'iii' biziiv--<? l)<-,
l:lw_vcl'.

“ll il:it lioclicsll-r b:iiil; l)l'l‘~'llll‘l|l um
scllt to Slate l’i‘i.<-iii fol‘ l\i'i.-iii)‘ ,\‘c:1i'.<,
\\'li:1l, will be Ill‘. ell}-cit ml (l(lll(‘l' lioi*llv-'-
for l)illll{ pl'c.~iil<-iil<? liill ho won't l)l,‘.
Dc l.-t\\',li~l'~' ll:l\'l5 g_r:illil-i'i-ll lo lll\' :ii<l xiii’
will llt-l'l':1l jll~’lii*‘-. '

“l itlll '<pol(ill' whlil l lit-licw to l)-_'
ile. soil-inn trill‘. wlieii l .~:i_x in ion did
ll1\\' li:l- lI(‘L‘()l]ll‘. :i llirw-. :iii' l:i\\_‘.'i-is ill-
iililldl---iii:-ii lH".‘.\'4‘<'ll l'ob:r-i‘- llii‘ dc
robhcil. l)e- qli .~lli)ll ztm bow in l)l‘(::ll\'
dc law -not bow lf)l'llf0i'('(‘ ii. ll :im
not ll£)\\' to put :1 lliic-‘i' iiilo pi‘i:-oii. but
how to l\'l‘('[l llllll bill. It iliii iiol l‘.ll\\'
to piilii~i; |ll\llI)lll‘.~'l 4\illl‘l:ll~'. bill. bow to
gciill}. ‘~llli|’l‘:/ll‘ mil :i~' iiizii-ll :i~' (l('_\' klii
l‘(‘.\'l|Il'l". :iii' l'oi';1i\'c llic l'(’lll.'illl(ll3l'. lint
lis })lli‘(’I'l‘ll in lllllll‘-S. fa.-i-liii‘ ilzll whal-
ci'l-r«':l‘iillv< wt.» <-oliiiiiit \\'c ~l:lil‘ Iwii
('.ll1Ul<'-"~' of giuiii‘ i-ll-iir to on.» of punish-
mcill.“

'lll':lI"'l

ll!-‘iii. lll‘~-:14’-ll

,.l... .._.

--—- -+——~—-9 o >—4—-——
A Story of Staging Da,_y:<.

Ah gooll >‘il>l'.\' of line olul .-\rl<::ii~':is
stage lllll‘ l'l'un1 l-':i_i«-in-»"ii‘u-, lo Aim-i.
iiow .-illpplniili-ll by llic l':llll‘H{lll. i.-: told
by ll t'(ll'l'l‘~pUllll('lll of llll‘. .\'i-w ()l'l<‘:Ill.\
'/‘ii/u‘.w /h"nIm'/‘ill. llls loll‘-\\.‘ ii:i‘.~‘l-ll<_I'i*1'.~'
on :t (,‘f.'l’L.‘llll iligiii \\'ci'i- ll iilizul-cgvcd col-
lcgc pl'ot'ir.-'~'oi' and :l plzliii. blunt llliiii
in a clicckl-l'cil srlllrl llllll li'oIi~l-l'< to
lll{lll‘ll. At. one point in the rolul lll(‘
pi'ofess'0i".< llltl l)l(‘\\' oll' mid (>\‘4',l' lilo
lll'€,‘(flpl(‘l‘: but ciluglit oil a l)ll.<ll lcil l'c<-l
below. 'l'lli* pi'ot'l*~'.<or \\':l:-' lci'ribl_\' «lis-
ti'i:ssieil. and otl'crcil 342:3 forii-‘ l'1_'L‘()V(.‘l'_\’.
\\'licil llll-, (ll'l\'(‘l’. who let liinlsvlf (l(1Wll
by one of lii< rcilisr. llllll l'Ul.lIl'llI‘ll the bill
and rccci\'c<l his l't’\V:ll'-l. the l)l'()f(}i~‘()l'
cxphliiieil tliltt hills :\lll(l1llll.lll}{ to $1,-
100 \\'l'.l'(‘ scwctl uiiili-l‘ the lining. The
slztgc rumbled oil :uid_ cvci'_vlliiil_-_-‘ .~'ci-iii-
ml t'.'i\'or:lbli> for :1 quick trip, ivlicii sud-
denly it mild iigcilt sit-pp:-ll out from
licliiilil fl true. He» .$(.'.‘ll'('ll(,‘ll lllt‘ pals-
.~'t‘.ll_1ft€l‘.~', but iouiid ‘<0 little to l‘(5\\':1l'll him
for his trouble tli:i'. lll‘ '_"ul, mail and
swore lic \\'IIlll(l lrikv their «:i«>ilie.< and
send them on linked to tilt‘ sililioll. Hi.-
l'eVolvci‘ \\'ll.\' l1ll:lii.<wi\i';ilil«- :il‘;:llim-ill.
and they \\’(‘l‘¢- zlboiil to strip. \\'lll'll the
}):lS:(‘llg'('l' willi lll0.‘I‘lll§(‘l{1‘l'l’ll sllirt i,-all-
ctlout. "liook in liic liiiiiig of that fel-
low‘s li:it lliiil _\'m1 will llllll ,~'l;lll(‘1
iiioncy." 'l'liae poor pi'ol'«--:~ol".- .",~'l.10()
was soon lit the }l()(.'l{i‘l of the l'(>l)llPl'.
\\'l10 l'oi'Lli\\'illi (l(‘1‘2llll'lle‘ll. The sllige
went oil. bill .~‘ll('ll was the l‘:i;_rc of the
driver and other [l£l~'~It‘ll‘,"(-l’.~’ (ll his
poltl'or\ilr-.l'_\' iii.-.1 ll“ of tile clici-kel‘cd
.-'liil't liztil In ‘.\:ll;\. Till.‘ ll!‘,\l day he lip-
p(.‘:'l.l'¢’ll1i.ltll:‘ lll)l(‘l lll Aliliii. tool; this
pl'0fl*.~'.'~‘,Ol‘ ii.-“lllv. and ill.'uli- him ziw-cpl
$:3,0llU. '~':i_\jiii_;‘ llllll. lie km-iv lie zlppo-:ii=
(‘.Ll like it dirty scziliip. bill fliv fzici \\'.'l\
he lliul -élH,l,H;i) 1lVlLlI‘l' f:il~':- solv-' in bi.-
boots. and iiili-:1 iii:-.\'il:ibl_\' lluvc lost it
if he lizlsl not ‘\l|:\'l\(.‘ll it plzin to cscapv
ll(llll_1»_l‘ suippi-ll. llc '.'.‘:l< ;t l'l«:'.l bt'<:-lier
and llitll iloiincd bis l'oil_«_gli cos“iiliiie to
avoid lrollblc in tlic iiioiiiltuiils.

j—————¢s—>—-—-—~——

W rim:  hog is put up to iatteii, tl.-..-.
i-bj:—.-ct is to turn him into a living inan
ufactory of; pork and lard. Supply him
with feed and water and comfortable
surroundings and he will run the ma-
chine himself. making daily fair re-
turns of manufactured goods, satisfac

t0ry.in uality and quantity. The
quallty wi I depend largely on care.-

-men, apioto of the recent petition for

Journal of Agriculture.

 vrssccs.

True Politeness.
.- 1,9)‘ who i-: polite to his l'.itlw:-
and lll')’tli‘;‘l":.: lll{£‘l)' Lo be 1.-r-llt.u Fzl
else. A boy la:-king; polif .-
'.‘>relit.s' nlily have the sein-
teis-y' ill .-.oci«-!_‘\‘. til: i~
_, ,r':‘ii+- in spliii. and as 2:-
. "-2‘, ..-.l he lN€'.‘ll-'l1*"<,\ l';.11ils.xr.  bn
' rs ! want of coiirte.-,_v.

-31. in llaiiger of living ‘
llll;"l”t for tin: -.-u’.-iiile \§‘.\.“.lll, for '.l.
inipressioii Wl‘l(‘l1 we make iii so"icty,
¢'!IV:~tiii ’ :=-l 0;,-llllullsl of those
frifn (is who v ll coiiliilue to sustain
and licil-.:er'<-st-ll in us, l‘iot\l'i:'ii.-l.aiiil-
i:;.: these l.le."»-4-is of dep-irtiiicnt and
i-iiarac'9r. VVe say to every bo;-_.' anal
to every girl. cultlv:lte the liaiait oi
courtesy and pl‘flprl(:-iyal home——iii the
’*'3v’l‘I‘..'-9; l".‘»£?’L‘i .-i-.id kitchen as well as in
tile parloi'——and _\".ill will be sure in
otm-.7 places to dcpirz 3'('!Lil.‘.‘iflf in a.
l>P(:I):)Jll.'lg an-2 £S(~‘.l“:‘.(‘l.lVe manner. l
\\'l.-en one has a pleasant smile and a
pleaslnt demeanor it is a satisfaction
lo know that these are not put on, bill
that they belong to the character, and
are manifest at all times and under all

virctlliistauces —— l’o-wt/i.'.s I‘l!81’/‘U,(f(O7‘.

ill»:-

The March Atlantic.
The March lfiflanlic continues the
high L’X(i‘:lli:":’1CQ reached by the two
preceding nuiiibersi for this year. The
third and i:-oiiclutliiig part of Mr.
livmgfell ivifls iirainutic pot-in “Mich-
ael Aiigiflo" am-ilpies tliirrynne pagzé-5,
and is so llioioughly good and (Ill/:11‘
acts-ri-“ii-. of .\Ir. Longfellow .'h:i.t
many r<=.;-uleis will regret that it has
come 17) an end. John Blll'l‘0u;¥liB,
who is a very hearty admirer of {far-
lylc, gives an interesting account of a
trip “In (.’arl_\,'le’s Country.” Agnes
l’ -ton, who liliscontributed some very
striking short stories to the Atlantic.
this month has another of the same
noteworthy (‘l.'l8.l‘aCtel‘, entitled, “An-
tagonism.” “By Horse-Cars into
Mi-xii'~n" is a lively travel sketch by
H. H. Mr. George P. Lathrop, Haw-
thorne’:-l son-in~law, contributes an ar-
ticle, which all Hawthorne lovers will
read with peculiar zest, on “The Haw-
thorne Manuscripts.” Henry James
writes in his best vein of Tommaso
Salvini,” an article which the multi-
turle of admirers of this great actor
will read with great interest. Rev. J.
H. Allen, an authority in iilzitter.-3 of
history, especially ecclesiastical histo-
ry, has an essay full ofinfotmation on
"Port Royal. The City of Earth
quakes,” by Horace D. VVarner_. is 9.
paper of startling interest on the fre-
quency and oil’ ct of earthquakes at
Caracas, in Venezuela. The most no-
ticeable brief poem of the number is
by Dr. Holmes,—“A Loving Cup
Song.” (!:her poems and reviews of
important new books, with a Coli-
:ributors’ Club of excellent variety,
and brief notices of books of the
month, on clude :l~,io,1her admirable
number of the Atlantic.
lloiitli-i'ro:v, l\IIl-‘l~‘Ll.\' & Co., Bos-
ton.

'l‘ill:l’osiiiiasler General has been
aW:1keue:l by the opposition of the
seed.-‘men to his sweeping recommend-
ation to raise the postage rate on all
fourth class matter which included
seeds. He cvidevilly understands that
this great interest will have atten-ion,
an . he has addressed the Senate Ap-
prop; iatious (‘omiiiit.‘.ce calling atten-
ton to lhi: facts that the growers o.
seeds and bulbs in the States along the
Canada border forward their goo-ls to
Canada and have them sent througli
the mails 0 persons in the United
States, thus obtaining the benefits of
cheaper (Janadian postage raies on
such matter. After referring to the
fact that the United States »liai-gi-'.-i
twice as much an ounce for t-arr_vl‘ng
producers’ seeds as it does for carrying
ciiculars advertising them, he asks
whether we can not all" rd to transport
for eight cents per p Illld seeds which
the farmer bu} si, as well as to trans-
pori seeds for nothing which the
Gnt'ei'nmeut buys, and if we can not
Eff-J."Ll to carry seeds for a cent for two
ounces. D.-il(i into ou.-“treasury, as well
as to IJa.l'l} them for the same pu«-..-
paid into the Canadian treasury.

(if all bad things by which mankind
are curst, their own bad tempers surely
are the worst.

The March Century.

The fl-ontispiece portrait of Ganibet-
ta in the March Cenlurgy. and the ac-
companying article by a writer who
was intimately acquainted with Gain
betta, appear now with a timeliness,
which, a foot-note explains, is not to
be credited to editorial haste or energy,
since they were both in preparation
for the March Ccntmgy before Gaiiibe't-
ta’s illness. One of the numerous ii.-
terestiiig anecdotes in the article re-
lates to the not over-scrupulous inan-
nor in which Gambetta’s mother, who
was ambitious for her son, outwitted
the stubborn father, who wished his
son ti succeed him in bu-iness. An
excellent portrait of the father shows
alnan of strong will and eccentric
character, A short biographical
sketch of the late Dr. Leonard Bacon,
with portrait, is contributed by his
son Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, un-
der the appropriate title, “A Good
Fight Finished.” Also of a contro-
versial character is Mrs. Runklei-.2
plea for the higher education of wo

the admission of women to (‘o iiiub-a
College. ltjs called “A New Knock
at an Old Door.”

John Burroughs, in “Signs and sea-
sons," chats charmingly and instruc-
tlvely ol'c< l1nli'ylrl"e and natuic; aim
Eibrlligc Kingsley has illustrated the
paper with several striking engrav
lngs.

“The Architectural League oi New
York” is the tltée of a prmusely illus-
trated paper by Roger Rtord-an, de-
.~u.-ribin-_r. a club of young arcllitects in

Hr: znelrl-poll.-». Ml‘. Cable continues
his illu-ztraled historical series will
‘The Lilli ‘oi’ Foreign D.IHllDli)li in
liollisianu"; and Dr. Edward‘ Egglea
ion, in his third historical paper, treats
in ‘”'l‘ii« Mi :rations of American Cui-
oiiists.”

A realistic roinallce ot the R=.l-s-:.-
-l" rkish war, entitled “Y—-:.t;'i,” by
i":'ank D. Millet, the 2-'.ltlh'iL and wai
correspondent’. is the short story of
me number. Mr. Howell in his se--
ond part ofa “\Voman’s R--a.son,”
which has already made a strong im-
pression, introduces a cata.si_l'ophe that
ciianges the whole tenor of the hero-
.rle’s life; there is also a detailed de-
scription of a Boston auction. Mrs.
Burnett’s “Through one Administra-

- yet w s‘,

.-='m‘_\'.
.11 ll)

lint} {—=lllock l<'iuvtv-"3  rlklzig
"'l‘ll=‘ l.e-l Horse ('1-,'.:iii,"l-‘or
:1’: :-if «five conclusion
 '{lt:2‘l!l3l‘l the iiniiiixnr
H. ‘-i'-“.-. J‘. ":1 l.‘

V

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ll» "ll it-~sl_\-‘ll. l.~;T:i'. V -.:: .l.-'qil x-".l'~‘iil<
-.liv- ll -ii.-la.-i-ell i’l “'l‘opli--i of rlie 'l‘ lite."
':i--'~..;.yi':"el.'x “t-1“. ' _ .i .\l§L_i~iIt-5"
—-ml the othei' c-tlitorial -'l-..‘li.il't.'I.\f"ii‘.E-
tro.---.2’ if aleviz ‘e.»ool<i:=., lil "Lilei'alure,”.
..iic and .4 ici-l_v" ‘uilvii - -,=,--! :-,’i
ie  il‘..‘.eiiiirzii:« in "'l"ii=: Wt;-i‘e.‘i»'..--.
\\’o.k.“ 1-:i “Bria ii l$i'ai: i",—‘5'ltlE.~"
l..;iiv.. and uuiiisiiig \«‘E'l‘.sr.-1-‘, liriay be
1'-niliil ‘Ali &n‘(t‘.3.I3l il‘ ‘ '.‘:V"8'l('3'I.L‘lil"l_{‘.-‘
“’l‘re—.-.t'.-: on Hell," which appll:_~-' wiih
.~:-ilgil!-.i: aptjocss to ill -. p.tii‘.ii‘=l.i "bu:-l.-2"

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THE l\:‘!AF.KETB. 7

Grain and Provisions.

i-".“L.'-.' Flll.‘l‘1il{.\l.\' ~.\'i\
Feb. ‘:7.-
stt-:i,l;,, ‘-1 ‘Jd.

NEW _i'o.1tk, El b. ‘:7. Flour; salts, ‘i.'.u,-I; l.-l.-l,'s.'
dull. Rl.l'.{l]il.l_\' in l)liyi)rs‘ favor. \Vm«.tr.
1)f£(‘l‘F W'l[l1lllCllTl[)H1‘§.’LllI change: No. J
S1 ‘H105 l.'_'fl.llll nil. Nun.’ red. Mlir.
.'\iiJI,l,‘.:l{1l)u. :31 '.;‘li‘,;i'gL},;;-
. fly. 11 . : ‘N.-H) nil. .
$l.2"-. (1-irn.‘-nil, . lei; niixt-vl '.le~~.
f--"H-1. “lot. Iiliff ‘ - ilfrtil  Uul-r-.
’ I ‘I ._ .... I’:-rk. llriii, Vt!" j

..t; new illl'.\S. .~l-.1,-. l.:tl'il. trllln b._-it.-r;
at--nin rc-iidcr.-ll, {:11 HT».

’l)l-1’l‘lit>ZT. F:-h: -Hlmi: l..‘.l,'-«T: in \"i;,-3;, ‘
.-...mv H i. 1 wr c. ~»1.b’.4‘i: )lar,_ ;:1,l:‘,l|'z hm;
April, -‘,~‘.l1‘<;‘.‘ .\li_.\'. ¢‘l.l‘.l{i; No. 2 white < ‘
ban. :3 wliitc. *4»: l‘<o.‘_'n-ll. ih‘l.l'i‘,~. blu; 1-...=. ,
.-sv: iioiiliizlil. _!.‘lu\'-sr :,~'?.‘.¢.'». \(|rll. t‘\nl'.CI('.l'.
No. :2, h2iiin_i'.v.lual. l);_«it.~',~truii_-_:~ No, 2, lllgl
44: No :‘ wnite. la‘-, bid.

_ [mi -

Receipts . . . . . . . . . . ..

“‘r‘.0‘«‘l.\'lU.\‘\‘ l~'l RBI.

Wne-at. now No. 33

- ultt‘

. W’1wI-’. ('0; ii. 001;’.
to o<l,r,~U.i 7,l.'.:i lo‘.
Shlpilicu: 2,001) 3:l,24‘»'2 Ilunr none I
TOLEDU. ch. 27.--Wheat, steady; No.  s lot
l<‘cb._ #1. g; .\lar.. $l.l'2f’:.»:Apr:l, $1.15’-4; llila,
’.~‘l.lb?2: July. lu.l3; No. 3 #l.lfl-3; fCjPL'tt3Ll. 97.,
Corn, 1 hi;:h(-r for May, others 3 czulyz high
iiiixcd 5‘J‘/1; No. 2 spot or Feb., .‘i.~',,; nu grade.
W-5-,. Oats. qllict, llllCl]‘Jll[.{L‘tl; No. znpot, l‘_".,:
Unloaoo. Feb. 27. -Wheat, higher: regular,
$l.lI7,". F0li.; $l.U‘<ll_id I\1a.r.; $1.09 bill April;
$I.ll Mag‘. Corn, higher; 56‘/5 cash. ()a‘tr-.high-
er; luv, » lish Feb. Pork. higllcr: $18.1‘. ¢ l<‘eh.,
Mari‘. Lard. higher; $'.l.4U'.l_0ll.l‘l‘,g Fell.
(inn-.er1an.

NEW Yolill. Feb. 27 ——Ilutter, dull. weak:
western, lri@:-IR; Elgin (‘l"82lI‘ll9!‘_‘,'. 4U(fI,41. Cheese,
nleady. .’i(ry1:l,J.l. Sugar. tlrm. M0lfiSHefl,(]lll8t.
Rice. steady. Coficc, firm. Tallow, dull. 8
:l—lii’g*414. Western eggs, quiet; '_’.'i@‘_’I‘i.

(‘Ell(iAIl() ".‘«H()l.l-JSALF. PRICES‘ ~‘I‘IfllE9 lii~:l>oli'r.
Sugar. sim-<1 A.. ..84..’,c Butter. dairy...24@3U
2l‘flil1ll7l"v‘-l... ...9‘,;c ex. crcam‘ry..35@39
Dried apples... .'l@7‘/1 ladle packcd..12@l7
Potatoes, l-L. l€ose..t‘>0@75 Eggs, fresh.. 21361327
h‘eatbcrr~,l'v geese 57@-.38 Bean.-a. h pick. .3543
Chicken. ll. pick'd 4@5 Sc-eds,clovor.$7.lU-7.T.'i
S(‘.'Ll(lPvl  ..‘2-’I?,'_’V,. timothy... $l.fi5-81’!

THE REAPER DEATH.

H l"..\Ll-‘. i’ -The reaper of life’.-' hii.rvest still
coiitiiiut-.< to «_v_:lthr:r ill the i'ipeiied sheaves,
and .'Llll’illg'T.l]t)‘%eb1l.llf.‘l'l ti labor in the great
(irangi-, iibovi-, is our .Vor'.hy Brother HIIRON
HEALI-ti‘ H wortliy ineinber of Rilizliind Grunge
No 1 if}. Brother Henley died itt his home in
Barry cooiity January ‘ll. l88fl.

Wit:-1 .l.- is, The family of Brother Hlt.tLm'
ll'il‘:9 ll «1 . kind and devoted husband. and an
allcl-til-iilitc miller; the coiilmuiiity all exem-
plzl:-_v ci:ix ill, ill ll the Gmilge it consintaiit
ll'l0ll)l)'!ll therefore,

 That. while we as Piltrons, deplore

oi our beloved brother, we I~'hll.ll ever

cherisli his nilzmory and miss his words of 1
co_utl.-i l_ illlll welcome presence,

1l’e.lr»/'rml, That in token or respect tor the
departed. we drape our charter for ninety
days; pi":-selit a copy of these resolutions to
the'i":l.ll;Vll.\' of Oily!‘ worthy brriilier, and a copy
to tm: (:lt.t.\'or; V isl'roB tor publlclitlon.

Y.-‘~‘l1ll‘.\'l<)Y,--Once again 3.115 the trend of
the Sllklll iilassenger been felt within our cir-
cle. 'i'l:e'iiiislied voice and soft ste i tell too .

I

lztin‘~; iii... zinotiier from the stroll and true,
I’ . 8
&.[Il0llj_{’ -..~ has fallen. WM. P, VVIIITNEY. at
cliarti,-r iiicmbcr cf Kent count Pomolia

y I

Graivrc 1! rezldv worker and its first Master, ‘
" “ 1

has lit-on <':lllF.'ll. from labor to reward ; Tlierc- ,
it re, 

I{i.\‘r«i'w-:1, That in the (lentil of Brothel‘
Whiliil-_\,_. we mourn the loss of it true and
fziitnlul brother, and citrncst laborer, and a ‘
C ";:V1l;:llfric1i(l. l

R ~.mi:,~ud, That while with sorrowful hearts l
we lli 'c to t'~e llivilie will, r:*.:‘.'' we lzeed the
vral'ii‘i.-_-. "he yo also rezidy. Avid to i,-ilr;
ilcai‘ ii-lei-, t’h}e wife of the deparfed, “'5 tIleep- k

3 lull?“/.‘ lat (.vxpI‘eSSlOI15 0' con u once ,
wliollf lttll to restore the loved and lost one, :
. uiiiiot but hope, that the liezirtfelt
syuii..i.:_v or sincere tr1ends,wlll not he alli
iiiti-ii-loll on your grief. We would lessen your 
sorro‘w:. yet we know nothow. _We‘ can only ,
uckiiowlellge that the afillctloil ls (xod’s will. ,
Over in this beautiful land to which we trust ,‘
your life coinpanion has gone, _we know he is ,
fret: ironi the pain he so patiently endured l
here. And when “we gather at the river," is 1
lilllllli 2': ->Vt"€et fonsolatlon to tlilnk that amollg 
t e ovetl .uitl ost, he may meet you_oii tile,
other rlllt: We commend you to Him that
‘ iloetli all things well.

I
. ,\ ll_l:.~l,iiiill Clli-:ipi-.-l. Nu
" . |l_lr'l«l(‘ llXllll't‘l-. .- l\\:i}- i
- - _ rllzlit i-'idi- ii i. .\‘u llilii.
tr}-i-ttii\’el' faillillg nil’ lvt.
illlL’(:l‘Ci|lll (Ill the £1. ‘
Ellsicst to us:-.
r-lzcl-inimll-. ’l'lir.~s- .ui/n-.-
N1-giliill Bill I 1-1‘
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Beauty of Hebron, Early Ohio, and Chicago i
Market Potatoes, Russian White Oats, 90 l
cents per bushel, delivered at Berlin or Grmncl i
Rapids. New grain bags 20 cents each. 
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To rent for cash or on shares. Ready for
seeding in spring. A few

GOOD FARM HANDS WANTED.

Address “ W,” HOPE, Griggs, Co.

tion” is nearly finished, and Mrs.

lmar4t Box 54. Dakota Ter.

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llitvc in--.-.i l';ll--.-ii o.‘ o-.-.» sliilii.

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:.\‘viri ..~l>. i orii, an’. be;ills. i»(l7|CL‘ packages.

T‘. In. V‘VlII'rl‘3,
tiil‘.,—‘li') l3l“.l!lL‘l'. 4.‘-i., Mich.

GREEN ‘ .‘ CO3.‘ I>"I‘OGK I"AI{M.

l !i.i\'c for sale a tirw
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.-.:r l ll't\*i~ brm‘ with cal‘:-
iii H iio l’-ilaiiil Cliinrx lliicorvl.
l” iriintrs WlSll.llg E-ltlcli oi’ tliis kind will find
it ll‘l' tllEl1‘l1ll(-$83!. ;--i l lIl‘I‘~*S) mid with or visit
in». IS. (ll. I3l.'I".I.L,
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Stock recorded

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semis Si cents. Se-lid *a'Z:1ll'i[l for sample pack-
ages :iml clttalogiie to
F. A WARNEIL
Sourll SAUINAW, Mien.

ll FARM or 140 Aclifié

lv‘(ll’t b‘ALl*. l‘-lllfl.-ll’.

Situated seven miles north from Lansing
(Jo—opelallve SI()K'L', oilc-iiislf mile '.>u~lt of D0-
\Vitt's grist tiiill, and one mile fl.‘(~l1l Dewitt
Grange Hall. There is H. good gi-m‘ic~i school
l)(3d.l'. Nil1ty—livc acres lirc uliilcr cultivation,
13 acres chopped, and the l)2Llll.l1(:P is good tim-
ber. A fine l-rim l0xli(), with basement,
srnlzll house, mid it graliiltry make up ‘ih&bu.ild-
ings. The fences lire good. Small orchard
l’i'il:c, 85,000.

For further partii-.iil;il's enquire at Gr
store or address J. W’. (Q U N N ISON,

lfelixt .\'onril liANSI!\'G, Mich.

32 7|‘ ACRES FREE

— I.\' Till".
Devils Lake, Turtle Mountain,
Mouse River Country.

NORTH DAKOTA,

'[‘riliutary to the I'iiiteil States Land Ullice at

c.RA'Nn _rol-‘ms, DAKOTA.

S‘ ll-1CTl()‘.\‘ All M \ I‘ and FULL par-
ticillilrs mulled FR BE in any address by

II. 4.’. DJ V1.5‘,
Assistant (in ll-"l".l.l I’zi.s.-tell,-_val‘ Agent,
St. Paul. Minneapoliscio Manitoba R.R.

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lfl:lv7ll

lfellllt

R H E U M A T I S M .
All Pain G'.1l‘6(l by firs. ‘l'reatnlei1t,
ii®‘”ABSOLU TE CURE‘?

VV'£LE.Il ANTED

When Dir--,v,tions ar- "\llI)Wf,*ll For full in-
mi-_r11:i+.ir)ii, l'<-,:‘tl.'li J-ilti», ')li'clll.i.rs, ol.c.,

A ill“.--.<< with .-"‘»lfl\lI ir apply to
‘)[{,()I—<‘. 11‘:-I1'}1)_ N1. I€,I“l()I)I:CSq
l’IIl\'(‘rs‘:|! Di.-qii-u-iiu'y. .l.'i| Lyon 50.,

(}2t.\.vl» l<.’\i-ins, MICE.

Specifics fill‘ all «’,'!ii'slllic Diseases till llalll.

“LI M PROVED
BUTTER COLOR
A NEW DISCOVERY.

310,- Several years we have Iurnlshed the
Dalrymen of America with an excellent arti-
flclal culorfor butter; so meritorious that it met
with great success everywhere receiving the
highest and only prizes at both International
D Film.

E'But by patient and scientific chemical to-
search we have improved in several points, and
now ofler this new color as the but in the world.

It will Not Color the Buttermilk. It
WIII Not Turn Rancid. It In the

Strongest, Brightest and
cheapest color Made,

[3-And, while prepared in oil, is so compound-

ed that It is impossible for it to become rgncgdm

r all imitations. an o
otgBtlfig)l<‘)r"‘s,‘fl?r they are liable to become
rancid and spoil the butter.

Q11 you cannot get the "improved" wrlto III
to know where and how to get It without exln
expense.

pg WELLS, RICHABDSO! I C0., Burlington, Vt.

»-X. VAN DE-NBURG,
MANUFACTURER,
WHOLESALE um RETAIL DEALER IN

Hal'nasses, Willis, Trunks, B1ankels,elc.

92 lV1on1-on St:-eet.
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICE. ‘

I take pleasure in presenting to your favor-
able consideration my CASH PRICE LIST of
Harmmla V m-k- —HAND MADE—all of my
own tnanufactiue, also to return thanks for the
liberal patronage I have received from the dif-
fersnt Granges throughout Michigan. I shall
do in the future as in the pa.st—furri7?eb the beat
goods for the least money.

Farm Harliess, While Trimiiic/l Breech-

ing. ltouiid Liiles,Smps, Rum Straps

and spread rings, ziorrlplete. . . .  _
The same without Bre wring, . . . .. .. . . b
H with flat .L2I'J\:J,. . . . . . _ . . . .. ‘28
H N no hrizerhinz. 25
B‘..t:.;gy l}1AIl'.‘3\"-

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Double Llgiil
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wills trl rriia-H5...
5.'rllLll,‘. with flat ll ‘
Niv:l.'le Trimmed. 3‘ 3, '- , in: .
ALL ORDEl.tl~‘. RECEIVE!) UNDER SEA.L_
OF THE GRANGE
will be shipped at once, and may be returned
at my expense if not entirely satisfactory.

Address all orders to
Yours very respectfully,

A. VANDENBEBG,

92 Mormon Srnairr. Gun Bums.

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contest last year in the State of Ne W

TEE CBAECE VISITOR.

MARCH '1, 1883.

"“‘l°"V for the Consideration of the People.

_A banquet was recently given in this
“'5' t0,I*_1on Darwin R. James, Secre
"'07? 0T ‘me New York Board of Trade
and Transportation, and Member of
tongress elect, one of the object be-
ing to facilitate acquaintance netweeu
l\;I_embers of Congress and their con-
stituents, and promote commercial
Interests. In re:-v,rmse to the toast
"Unit fil\ll.JR‘t‘I*IAI\' r CI'l‘I7.l-‘.NS-—]ll(;‘n who
t}u.:z_r awlzeskraow, but know their rights,
aha; l:_.'-towmg, dare. maim‘a2'n,” the
following ve-r_v intern: ting statement
of facts was made:

The spirit ot'assoc7.atinn has in all
ages induced men to join together for
either pleasure or protection, and the
Merchant Citizen has from the earliest
period played an important part in
regulating the affairs in society. The
merchants associations or guilds of the
middle ages have been called the hul-
warks of liberty because they with-
stood alike the assaults of barbarism
and despotism.

The frith or peace yields were a fea-
ture of English life from the seventh
to the tenth century, and in the elev-
enth and twelfth centuries they ex-
tended over the continent; one of the
most important was founded at Roes-
kild, under King Caiiute, for the sup-
pression of the piracy of the vikings.

Others, as in Sclilt-swig. Arotois, Fleis-
burg, &c.. joined “for the protection of
right and the preservation of liberty, the
hindering of violence and maintaining
ofpcace by all 7n-suns that law and ous-
fom allo-wed, even against kings.”

The Guilds became of such impor-
tance that their laws grew to be that
of the commune or city. and to them
we are largely indebted for many of
the principles of the common law
which have withstood both the open
assaults of power, the covert stabs of
Cod-ifiers, and are still the bulwark of
individual rights as against corporate
aggression.

Some may think that there is no
longer any need for merchant: citiz -ns
to associate for the protection of their
own and others’ rights. .VVe have not
to be sure the robber barons of the
middle ages who took toll with the
strong band from the caravans which
passedthrough their dcflles, but the
ingenuity of the nineteenth century
has largely l1l')ll:)p0llZ9(I the forces of
the age and devised a system by which 4
the production and commerce of a con-
tinent has been directed into a few
narrow channels, not to say dt-tiles,
and. though the device of rend’--ring a
public service and under the forms of
law, is tolled at will by our brainy
barons upon the same principle the
barons of the strong hand in the mid
dle ages took toll—-—what the trarfilc will
bear.

When and and where has the world
ever seen such aggregations of wealth
as have been suddenly accumtilated ,
by the carrier taxingthe producer and l
merchwnt ?

And this result. is not the worst fea
ture; the means to the end are, it
seems to me, the most to be deprecat-
ed. The corruption of our elections,
legislatures and coui'ts—the undérmin-
ing of the very foundations upon which
our forefathers based our free intitu
tion— the spectacle exhibited to the
young, of chicanery and fraud confer-
ring the highest prizes of society upon
its most unscrupulous and unworthy
members. These are features of our
modern life which suggest in the
strongest manner a future, if not a
present. for our country, “ Where
wealth accumulates and men decay.”

If any are disposed to questim the
truth of this picture let him consider
a few undisputed facts. It is no dis-
pute——

That Gould, Vanderbilt, Hunting-
ton. Stanford. Sage, Field,  twenty
years ago were comparatively poor
men, and today these five men are
worth probably $500,000,000; and
through the corporations they control,
wield the power of $3,000,000,000.

That they control absolutely the
legislatures of a majority of the States
in the Union ; make and unmake
Governors, United States Senators and
Congressmen, and under the forms of
popular government are practical dic-
tators of the governmental policy of
the United States.

That within twenty years two hun-
dred millions of acres of the public
lands have been given to corporations.
equal to about four acres for every
man, woman and child in the United
States.

That this wealth and power has
been acquired largely through bribery
and corruption. Mr. Gould testifit-d
in 1873 that he contributed money to
control leg-slation in four States. and
it was proven that the Erie road, in a
single year under his management,
disbursed more than $1,000,000 for this
purpose. His interference with the
administration of our courts of justice
is illustrated by his telegraphing
United States Senator Plumb, asking
him to support Stanle Matthews for
the United States upreme Court.
And the striking spectacle wasfpresem
ted of Whitelaw Reid, editoro one of
leading Republican journals of- the
country, and Henry Watterson, editor’
of one of the leading Democratic jour-
nals of the country, lobbying on the
floor of the United States Senate to
secure Mr. Matthews’ confirmation as
Judge of the Supreme Court of th e,
United States.

That because Senator Thurman was
active in compelling the Pacific Rail-
roads, in which Mr. Gould was inter-
ested, to fulfi.l their contracts with the
Government, that honest man and
able statesman could not return to the
United States Senate.

That E. D. Worcester, Treasurer of
the New York Central Railroad, testi-
fied before the late Constitutional Con-
ventidtn of the State of New York that
that l"0';d paid $205,000 one year and
$30,000 another to obtain legislation,
and that it was obtained. _

That in the United States Senatorial

Yuk, a_ member of the Legislature
stated that he had been given $2,000
to vote for a railr iad candidate for the
United States Senate; that he had
given the money to the Speaker, and
asked for an investigation. An inves-
tigation was ordered and a State Sen-
ator and two lobbyists were indicted_;
but they have not been tried, and it_1s
stated that corporation influence will
revent their trial, or if tried, secure
their acquittal. _ _ _
That in 1877 the railroad riots in
Pittsburg destroyed a large amount of
0 rty. The railroads refused to
Prdpgmify shippers, but endeavored to
make the people of the State liable to
$9 railroads. They tried to buy a bill

through the Legislature saddling sev-

eral millions of dollars upon the pub-
lic. Their usual method of bribery
was employed, but was detected, and

-E. J. Petrofl‘, a member of the Legisla-

ture, with several accomplices, were
tried and found guilty : but here poli-
tical influence was brought to bear,
United States Senator Don Cameron
leaving his seat in the Senate and go-
ing home to look after things, and
they were pardoned.

That last. winter
New Jersey united in an effort to tc
cu re the entire water front of Jersey
City under the specious guise of con-
firming the boundaries of a map. This
infamous bill was such a flagrant dis-
regard of public rights that the Gov-
ernor, although elected by railroad
votes, vetoed it. The Senate again
passed it over the veto,, buttheAssem
bly hesitated, and bribery, the usual
monopoly weapon in such cases, was
resorted to. An investigation was or-
dered, and the conimittee reported that
the bribery was fully proveu, and that
John C. Cromer was the man who did
it. He has not yet been tried, and it
remains to be seen whether Jersey
justice is equal to the task of punishing
a corporation briber. ,

Thatin March last two members of
the Ohio Legislature were arrested for
bribing others in the interest of a rail-
road company.

That the Congressional investigation
of the Credit Mobilier swindle showed
that $47,261,000 profit was made by
a syndicate of Cungressmen and other
public men ; and it is a well known
fact. that many of our public men have
lst‘C.';u.e very wealthy with”-ut any
visible means of doing so.

That Congress is packed with cor-
poration lawyers and other represen-
tatives of monopoly interests; meas-
ures ill the interest of the people are
retarded smothered or throttled, while
those in the interest of corporations
are consummated without the slight-
est difficulty.

That public sentiment has for sev-
eral years «lemande.-d the enactment of
an adequate law for the regulation of
inter-Szate commerce, but it has been
postponed and throttled without the
slightest consideration.

That the last Congress not only re-
fused to restore lo the public domain
the lands which had been forfeited by
the Northern Pacfic Railroail, but on
motion of Congressman Reed, of
Maine, gag law was enforced, Con-
gressman Ca-swell, of Wisconsin, tried
to p.v'c've'/it the vote _ooing’rm record

That. a large portion of the public
travel on free passes at the expense of
the rest of the community, and a free
pass issued by the New York Central
Railroad is in the possession of the
Anti Monopoly League, which speci-
fies that it was issued on account of
the Supreme Court

That a committee of the New York
Legislature, Hon. A B. Hepburn
chairman, after investigating the
management of railroads in this State.
used the following language : “Abuses”
in railroad maugement exist “so glar-
ing in their proportions as to savor of
fiction rather than actual history.”

That to prepetu -te these abuses the
perp.-trators thereof are now seeking
to control the thought of the nation.
Leading journals are purchased with
illgotten gains, and the ablest editors
in the country are engaged to preach
“peace on earth and good will to men”
in one column, while misleading in-
nocent investors and villifying pat-
riotic citizens in the other.

In view of these facts is it not time
that merchant citizens were again as-
sociating in guilds to uphold rightand
put down Wrong; to sustain the Con
s itution and the old laws which were
adopted to secure freedom and equality
for all men ‘P

Never has there been a time during
the past thousand years when there
was more need of the services of the
merchant citizen than at present.
Financial freebooters sailing under the
flag of law, have pillaged the people
until they are almost ready to take up
arms, and when that kind of a fight is
once begun, who can tell where it will
stop‘? The merchant citizen is the
true conservator of property ri.-,-hts;
he resists alike as.-iaults of the idle and
vicious. and the aggressions of the un-
scrupulous and powerful. It is from
the latter that the worst is to be feared
at the present time, and our guilds
must arrest the financial freebooters
who are preyiug upon our industries
and threatening our free institutions.
Let us, like our honored guest, be citi-
zens iu the truest sense, and while
diligent in business not forget our du-
ties to our country—s'now that We are
“Men who their duties know,

But know trieir rights, and knowing dare

maintain."
O

The Barrel Trap.

This most ingenious device possess-
es great advantages ia its capabilities
of securing an almost unlimited num-
ber of rats in quick succession. It al-
so takes care of itself, requires no re-
baiting or setting after once put in
working order, and is sure death to its
prisoners. A water-tight barrel is the
first thing required. Into this pour
water to the depth -of a foot. Next
dampen a piece of very thick paper,
and stretch it over the top of the bar-
rel, tying it securely below the upper
hoops. When the paper dries it will
become tiroroughly flat and tightened.
Its surface should then be strewn with
bits of cheese, etc., and the barrel so
placed that the rats may jump upon
it from some neighboring surface. As
soon as the bate is gone, a fresh sup-
ply should be spread on the parer and
the same operation repeated for sev-
-— ral days, until the rats get accustomed
to visit the place for their regular_ ra-
tions fearlessly and withoutsuspicion.
The bate should again be spread as
before. and a few pieces of the cheese
should be attached to the paper with
gum. It is a good plan to smear parts
of the paper with gum arabic, sprink-
ling the bait,upon it. When dry, cuta
cross in the middle of the paper, and
leave the barrel to take care of itself
and the rats. The first one comes
along, spies the tempting morsels, and
and with his accustomed confidence
jumps upon the paper. He suddenly
finds himself in the water at the bot-
tom of the barrel, and the paper above
has closed and is ready to practice its
deception on the next comer. There
is not long to wait. A second
victim soon tumbles in to keep com-
pany with the first. A third and fourth
soon follow, and a dozen or more are
sometimes thus entrapped in a very
short space of time. It is a most ex-
cellent and simple trap.—Harper’s

Young People.

‘he "”‘i1“""d3 M} pend a few rnomcnts and

'sherifl to lock the court. house «tour

A Way They Have in Georgia.

Georgia has a stringent pistol law.
The penalty is forfeiture of the pistol,
a fine of $50, and, at the discretion or
the court. imprisonment for 30 days.
A short time after this went into effect
Judge Lester was holding coiirt in one
of the mountain counties of northern
Georgia. Right in the midst of a
cause he asked the attorney.-- to sus-
Loid the

ar d let no one pass without peiiiiig-tsion
from him. Then, said thejueige, in a
firm, decided way:

“Geutletnen, I saw a pistol on a
man in this room a few moments ago,
and I cannot reconcile it to my sense
of duty as a peace ofiicer to let such a
violation of the law pa-s unnoticed.
It may be that it is my duty to go be-
fore the grand jury and indict him,
but if that man will walk up t i this
stand and lay his pistol and a fine of
$1 down here, I will let him off this
time. otherwise I will go before the
grand jury and testify against him.”

Thejudge paused, and an attorney
who was sitting down just before the
stand, got up, slipped his hand in his
pocket, drew ouia uea ,ivoiy handled,
Smith &: Weston six shoot-;r. and laid
it and a dollar down before the judge.

“This is all right,’-‘ remarked the
judge, “but you are not the man that
I saw with the pi‘-=.tol." At this,
anotlier attorney, sitting immediately
in front of tliejudge, gotup, and draw-
ing out a. small (J-.)ltr's revolver, laid it
and a dollar bill upon the .-«:.and.

“"his is all right. again,” said the
judge, "but you are not the man I
speak of."

’l‘hei‘<-uipon a large man ju'.~‘.L outside
of the bar walked around, ran his
lit-and in his bosom, and, drawing out
a huge -ttrmy pistol, laid it and a dollar
oi in stand.

“I declare,” £‘X('.IalIIlt31l iii.-, judge,
“if this don’: beat all! You lmve done

right, my friend, but you are not the .

man I sawwith the pi-tol.”

The process went on until nineteen
pistols and nineteen dollars were lying
on the judge’s stand. Then there was
a pause, and itappeareal :-.s iftlie crowd
was pretty we‘l disarmed; at least if
there were any more pistols in the
house their owners did not seem dis-
posed to give them up.

“Gentlemen,” resumed the judge,
“here are 19 persons who have acted
like men in this business; but the man
that I saw with the pistol has not come
up yet; and now,” continued he, pull-
ing out his watch and looking toward
the far side of the court house, “1
will give him one minute to accept.
my proposition, and if he does not do
it in that time I will point him out
to the .-heritfand order him taken into
custody.”

Immediately, two men from the
back part of the house began to move
toward the judge’s stand. Once they
stopped and looked at each other, and
then coming slowly forward laid down
their pistols and their dollars. As
they turned to leave the judge said:

"This man with the black whiskers
is the one that I saw w.tl1 the pistol.”

Then Judge Lester gave a short
lecture upon the cowardly, foolish and
wicked habit of carrying concealed
weapons, and assured his audience
that in the future the law would be
strictly enforced. The court proceed
ed with its regular business, and it is
needless to add that in that county
the habit of carrying pistols was
broken up. '

The Care of Lamps.

If a list could be presented of the
deaths and frightful burnings that
have occured since the introduction of
kerosene, it would be appalling. Good
kerosene-.——that is, of thelegal standard
of quality, and that sent out by the
best makers, is far in advance of the
legal requirements-—-properly used,
need be no more dangerous than the
old fashoned sperm oil, or mllow
dips. But it is vastly more so.
Why 1‘ If we observe the accounts of
those so» called “accidents,” as they are
given in the daily papers, it would be
found that they are due to one of two
principal causes—(l) using kerosene to
light a fire, and (2) to filling a lamp
already lighted. Only the must ig-
norant can be so stupid as to pour kero
sens upon a tire, and as such persons
do not read, it would be a waste of time
to caution them against it. Filling a
lamp while it is lighted is something
that ought never to be done. It can
be avoided by always filling the lamps
in the morning. This task should be-
long to some one member of the 11 use-
hold, who should have a fixed and
regular time for doing it; nothing
ought ordinarily (0 interfere with or
cause its postponement. It should be
made a duty, t} be discharged with all
the regularity and punctuality of the
daily meals. If good kerosene, of
either of the best manufactures, be
used, there is little danger of accident.
Glass lamps ought never to be carried
about, for the very reason that they
are glass. This would hold, no matter
what material they contain; even if it
be sperm or lard oil, the breaking of
a lamp is a disaster to be avoided.
There is a chance that the one 081‘! ying
it may slip or trip, or some other acci-
dent cause it to be dropped. With
good kerosene, even the breaking of
the lamp and spilling its contents
should cause no disasterin the way of
burning; but all the kerosene is not
good, and the risk should never be
taken. In “trimming” the lamps.
only the small portion ‘that is char: ed
need be removed from the wick, and
this is readily done by scraping it with
a knife kept for the purpose. If any
substance collects upon the wick tube,
it should be scraped-off, lsavlug the
brass -or metal perfextly clean. After
carefully scraping, wipe off the upper
part of the wick tube (and the wick)
with a piece oi very soft paper, to re-
move any small particles left in SOl‘-3.p-
ing. A wick may become unfit for use
long before it is burned up. Many
quarts of oil are carried through a wick,
and in time the pores of the fabric be--
come so filled with little atoms of dust
and other impurities that the oil con-
tains that its 8.-bility'_to take up the oil
as fast as it is burned becomes greatl
diminished, and when this occurs a
new wick is needed. If a lamp is filled
quite full in acool room, and then is
brought into a warm one, the heat will
cause the oil to expand and overflow,
and lead to the sus icion that the lamp
leaks. This shou d be avoided by not
filling completely; knowing that this
may occur, sufllcient space should be
left to allow for the expansion.—Amer-
ican Agriculturist.

Great Men Traveling.

Rosco Conkling generally gets one
seat in a drawing-room and he gets all
the newspapers he can buy, reads them
and throws them all over the drawing-
room in a mass. besides he always has
a porimanteau full of law papers,
which he strews all over every seat in
the drawing-room. Conkling is a very
vain traveler and wants everybody in
the car to look at him. Now, there’s
Blane, he's just the opposite. He al-
ways buys the whole drawing-room
and shuts himself up, and is a very
modest, retiring traveler. But Grant
is aqueer old fellow. VVhen he was
President of the United States, he
nearly always traveled in a special car,
but now, since he has become a pri-
vate citizen, he travels just about the
same as ordinary folks. You can al-
ways find Grant in the rear end of the
car in the smoking apartment with a
cigar in his mou h, and there he sits
with a hand on either arm of his chair,
and smokes and smokes, thoroughly
oblivious of everybody in the car. He
never looks at anyone ; sometimes he
Will look out of the window for hours.

But Oscar Wilde took the cake. Oscar
Wilde was more bother then all the
women who ever rode on a railroad
car. He had an idea that he was the
greatest man that America had ever
seen, and he put on more airs than if
had been the Czar of Russia, the
Prince of Spain and the Emperor of
Germany all in one. \Vould you be-
lieve it, he paid the porter of the sleep-
ing car to tell people at the stations‘:
along the line wherever the train '
stopped that Oscar Wilde was in the,
car. lie was the vainest. most cou-
x:-eited mule I ever saw. He wouldu’t
drink water out of the glass at the
cooler, but sipped it out of a silver and
gold mug be carried with him, and
held sit with the tips of his fingers
pressed toge;her and look up at the
roof of the car as if he was about to of-
fer up -3 prayer. ,

ll-.-avert '~'penc'er was the most iest- =
less traveler I ever saw, and Bob Inger-
soll is t"e best. \Vhen Ingersoll en-
ters :-i Call’ to go on a jonriiey, the first
thing he does  to hang up his big
slouch hat, then he commences to
make himself comfortable, and by the
‘time the ‘train starts he just acts as if
he were at home in his study.—Phila-
rlelphia Press.

Our Success Willi Bee! Sugar

It is gratifviug, among the wreck
and full: of attempted beet sugar en
terprises in the United States. to know
that ouelias paid a profit for three
consecutive years,‘ and shows no sign
of exhausted vitality. The Alvarado
factory ofthe Standard Company, in
Califoripa, madwel, durilng the first sea-
son, e:- (ing in -'.- ', 391,688 on d
of .-efined sugar, 23,3167 pou uds of)cruI:leE,}
and 111,775 gallons of molasses, from
l_l,22!),!)l tons of beets, or more than
six per cent, ofthe wiglit of beets in
,§€.‘....’?‘.f..“’é.‘.‘.‘..‘3 £f’13‘é‘s‘i “‘..‘if;‘l”ii..*'.:.
rec(21)tsf$l£':18§)%17, lelalying a comfortable
pro. to 513 . 6. is result was ob-
tained, notwithstanding the molasses
biought on_-‘y about eight. cents per
gallon, which, with investment in
suipablde machinery, mfizght have been
uti ize ata arge furt er profit. Our
Maine friends would not grow beets at
$5 per ton, but these cost only an aver-
arze of $4.23. The average yield was
about fifteen tons per acre worth $63.-
49. The heaviest items of expenses
K???‘  rs “°2‘.-...*23.-3.5..“

) l , . .. ou wc- s o e
entire cost was for beets. A boiler ex-
plosion iucreas-:d_ expeiii-les_ nearly
.‘z>4,000; hone, coal, lime, acid, oil, light,
freight, storage, drayage, commission,
interest. etc., made up the remainder.
A SlIlLl8 success, continued for five
years, will be likely to give an impetus
to the beet-sugar movement which no
s}ii,b:-:]e:q]i'ie_igt failure can stay.——Ncw

or ' ‘ rz unc.

ONE of the results of the late Com-
missioner Le Duc’s experiment in tea
raising at the South, has been the adop-
tion of the tea plant in some localities
as a hedge plant, for which it is ad
mirably adapted when soil and climate
are congenial to its growth. It grows
low, bushy and well branched, with
dark glossy, evergreen leaves, and in
autumn is decorated with large pure
white flowers.

‘W. E. GARDNER,
SEED GROWER

O F MOLINE,

Is still alive and selling a finer assortment of
seeds than ever before at prices to astqnish

the natives. Many varieties below seedsmens’
wholesale prices. Sand for price list. It will
be issued soon.

INSECT PUWDEES and PBRTILIZERS.

The cheapest and best INSECT ANNIHILA-
roas, PALMEn’s PLANT AND VINE PROTEC-
ron, and HAMMoNn’s SLUG Snow, a profit-
able fertilizer for all lands, sure death to
all insects, harmless to man or beast. Only
$7.50 per barrel, (200 pounds ;) 25 lbs.,
$1.25; 10 lbs., 60 cents; 5 lbs., 35 cents; 1 1b..
10 cents. Warranted or money refunded. To
be used on potatoes, vines, flowers, bushes,
and trees. Seeds are warranted also.

“ Compton’s Early.”

To show that I mean business I will sell for
two weeks from date of this paper or ‘while
stock lasts at the following extraordinary low
prices below general wholesale rates, viz:
Compton's Early 12-rowed yellow flint corn
weighs 61; pounds per bushel shelled. The
first crop yielded at the rate of 181 bushels of
shelled corn per acre. Onl $1.25 per bushel,
75 cents per one-half bushe , 40 cents per pack,
boxed or bagged and delivered at freight or
express office. It is rapidly growing'in favor.

RED WETHERSFIELD ONIONS.

Red Wethersfield Onions, 1 pound, . . . . 81.50.
Yellow Danvers Onions, 1 pound, . . . . . . 1.25.

5 pounds of either, 10 cents per lb. reduction.
15 u It 15 u u 4:
2,3 u u 25 u (5 u
100 “ U 35 u u it

Other varieties in proportion.

True Hubbard Squash
For 75 cents per pound.
For full particulars address:
VV. 1-I. GARDNER.
Monmn, Allegan Co., Mich.
 B.——All seeds left over one year at half
1-5feb

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'I‘fl-WMAB MASON, Business Muingw.

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 .uiaxj'r IRPOKTS. BTJINOYLH mt-.0
Alabasline i

Is the only preparation based on LI!»
proper principles to constitute a dura-
c. « finish for walls, as it is not held on
the Wain with glue, etc., to decay, but
isa Stone (ement that hardens with
age, and every av ditional coat strength-
ens the wall. Is reauy for use by ad-
ding hot water, and easily a} plied by

anyone.

Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINE
wil; cover 50 square yards of average
wall witl two coats: and one coat will
produce betf.-'2 work than car’ be done
with one coat of at-. y other preparation
on the same surface.

For sale by paint dealers everywhere.
Send for circular containing the twelve
beaut-iful tints. Manufactured only by

AIABASTINE Co.
M. B. CHURCH. Manager,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

juyl-tf.

German Horse and (low

P OWD E RS.

This powder has been in use for many
years. Itis largely used by the farmers of
Pennsylvania, a.i.s:~ the Patrons of that State
have bought over 100,006 pounds througli
their purchasing agents. _ Its conipc sition is
our secret. The receipt is on every box and
5-pound package. It is made by _Dr. L. Ober-
holtzerr Sons Jr. Co., Phoemxville,_I_’u.. It
keeps stock healthy and in good condition. It
helps to digest and assim late the food.
Horses will do more work, with love food -
while using it. Cows will give more milk
an-. bein better condition. It keeps poultry
healthy, an increases the production of eggs
It is also of grey value to them when melt-
ing. It is sold at the lowest wholesale price
by R. E. JAMES, Kmiaiuzoo GEO. W.
HILL & C0,, 80 WOODBEIDGE Srr., I-izraorr,
THUS. MASON, 181 Wurna Sm. Cmoaoo
and ALBERT STEGEMAN_, ALLEGAN. Put
up Ir 60-lb. boxes (looseg, price Em-3'1: CENTS
psi-1b., 30-lb boxes (of 5-11). packages, TEN
Cnnrs per lb.

FENNO. & MANNING,
C I I M h t
Wool ummlssmn em ans,

117 Federal St.., Boston.

Oonsignments Solicited and Cash Advances
Made.

Iish’s American Manual of

PARLIAMENTARY LAW

Is the cheapest and best. The subject is made
so plain that every Citizen or Society member
should have a copy. ‘
Circular of commendation free. Price by
mail prepaid; cloth, 50 cents ; leather tucks,
31.00. Postage stamps received.
Address, J. T. COBB, Schoolcrait. or

GH3 . T. F‘ISI’I-
(Mention this paper.) ROCHESTER. N- Y-

S_HORT -LIEICRN BULL
FOR SALE.
(No. 38,566. American Herd Book.)

This animal is a dark red, two years old, is
kind and is a sure stock getter. As I have no
further use for him he will be sold cheap.
Also a

DARK RED BULL CALF.

Address or call on
GEO. W. JUDSON,

Schoolcratt, Mich.
l6feb3t

February 10, 1883.

A '1‘HO‘R.0U(§‘rI-IBEEEJD

DEVON BULL-

FOR SALE.

Two years old, fair size, and a fine animal.
For particulars address :

JOHN PRESTON,
PLEASANT, Kent Co., Mich.

l5feb3t

8HIPP‘.'3I(?o TAGS Ifh!\\ on anpllnstint.

New Harness and Trunk E are.
'1'. KININMENT 3: Co.,

Manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in

Harnesses. Trunks, Blankets,
vvnxps, Eto.,
117 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

All work our own make and guaranteed all
Hand Made.

Farm Harness, white trimmed, Breech-

ing, Round Lines, Rum straps,

Spreaders, etc. complete . . . . . . . . . . .. $29.00
Same without Breechiiig . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.00
Same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28.00
Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
Double Light Buggy Harness, white

trimmed.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-$25.00 to 830.00
The same nickletrimmed.. . . .S30.00 to $50.00
Single Buggy Harness, with round

lines, white trimmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 123.50
The same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . .. 12.00
Nickle Trimmed, #31:), 816, $18,820. 825, to $50
We also make a tine Nickle Trimmed

Farm Harness, stitched (ito the inch,

stock all selected, an extra fine arti-

cle, Breecliing, Round Lines, com-

plete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mr. '1‘. Kinimnent for the past five years has
been foreman for Mr. A. Vandenburg, and
now in order to build up a trade offers special
inducements to the Grangt-is of Michigan,

guaranteeing a better class of work than was
ever given to them by anybody.

All orders received under seal of Grange will
be attended to at once and goods may be re-
turned at our expense if not found satisfac-
tory. Address all orders to

Yours very respectfully

T- KIN INMENI‘.
I17 (lnnnl Street.

15Jul1y Grand Iinpidr-1. Dlich.

LIFE iusuniivcli

FOR. I’AT1{ONS.

o——--

TEE

Patrons’ Aid Society of Michigan

WAS ORGANIZED IN DECEMBER, 1880,

to give the Patrons of Michigan an opportu-
nity to belong to

A Home Institution of Life Insurance

that they could control. As its name indi-
cates, it is FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR
ORDER AND FOR THEM ONLY.

Its Annual Meetings occur at the same
time and place as the annual session of the
State Grange. This feature was for the ex-
press purpose of provid-ing for a large repre-
sentation of the members of the Society at its
most important meeting of the year, when its
officers are elected, and without special notice
any amendment to the laws and rules govern-
ing the Society may be made.

The MUTUAL PLAN adopted by this Society
provides that an Assessment shall be made
ONLY when a member dies, and the
amount of that assessment is fixed when a
person beco1nes.a member, and cannot be in-
creased at any subsequent period. This as-
sessment is graduated according to age, which
is an important and iistinctive feature of this
Society——one which should commend it to the
favorable consideration of Patrons.

If there are reasons why people should from
time to time pay a small sum from their in-
come or their earnings, in order to secure to
those dependent on them in an hour of need a
sum suflicient to bridge over the expenses and
wants incident to that most trying period of
life, those reasons hold good when applied to
the Patrons of our State.

Applications for membership may be made
to

JAMES COOK, J. W. EWING,
Adrian. Eaton Rapids.
ELIJAH BARTLETT,

W. B. LANGLEY,
D%en. Centreville.
R. C. CARP TER,
Lansing.

GEO. W. EWING,
Ross
J. T. COBB, A. E. GREEN,
Schoolcraft.

Walled Lake.
J. L. KENYON, J. G. RAMSDELL
Marshall.

Traverse City.
A. N. WOODRUFF, GEO. PRAY,
Watervliet.

Woodward Lake.
or to Local Agents they may appoint.

‘ For By-Laws and Circulars apply to either

WM. B. LANGLEY, Pres’t,

Or J. T. COBB, sec’y, Centreville,
leblti Schoolcraft, Mich.

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