.1 iillllillllllllilllilllllimp “T11_E FARJIIER IS OF MORE .COlVSEQUElVC'E THAN THE FARM, ANI) SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.” VOLUME 9,—N0. 7. WHOLE N0. 159. [Printed by Kalamazoo Publishing Publishers of the Daily and Weekly Telegraph. Co.j Combined monthly circulation of the than papers, 'l’.’,50U. I ASCHOOLCRAFT, MlCH., APRIL 1, 1885; "R S[.'BSCRIl’l'I0l\' _ L EXPIRE WITH THIS . . . . .. 'i Entered at the Post Office at Kala- mazoo second Class matter. @112 grangg iflisifur (ENLARGED) Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for 85.00. i. T. COBB, Editor & Manager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Remittances should be by Registered Letter. Money Order. or Draft. @1711} paper is not sent only as ordered amipaid for in advance. Officers National Grange. l[ssrsn—J. J. WOODMAl\',Paw Paw, Mich. 0vusssEs—PUT. DARDEN, . . . . Mississippi. Ls:c'ruair.a—HENB.Y ESHBAUGH, Missouri. STRWABD-—W. 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COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft. I1. K.~ELIJAH BARTLETT... . . ..Di-ydcn. Canxs.—-MRS. M. T. COLE, . . . . . . _Palmyra. Po1(oNa.—MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell. Fk.ona—~MRS. D. II. STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L.‘ A. S.-MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..Morrioe. Executive committee- WM. SATTERLEE, Ch'n., . . . . Birmingham. H. D. PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti. JOHN PORTER, . . . . . . . . . . ..Grand Rapids. THOMAS MARS, ........ ..Berrien Center. J. Q. A. BUBB.INGTON,.....,....Tuscola. T1108. 1?‘. MOORE, . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..Adrian. J. G. BAMSDELL .......... ..Traverse City. C. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB,.......Ex-ofiicio. state Business Agent. THOMAS MASON“:-r ...... ..Chicago, Ill. GEO. W. General Deputy. JOHN HOLBB.OOK_..-I .......... Special Lecturers. Thos. F. Moore, ...... ..Adrian, Leaswee Co. M. L. Stevens. . . . . . . ..Perrv, Shiawassee Co. Mrs. 8. Steele, . . . . . . . . .Manton, Wexford 00. Andrew Campbell, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co. J. W. Wing. . .. .Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co. Glucose, like oleomargerine, still keeps moving on ward. Only _one- third as sweet as cane sugar, it is al- ways a fraud upon the purchaser when not sold under its true name. A Chi- cago paper says: “Sorghum sugar en- thusiasts are properly alarmed at the perfection glucose has attained in the hands of skillful chemists, who h we succeeded in getting 24 pounds of pure, dry. white, absolutely crystallized glucose, closely resembling loaf sugar, from each bushel of corn of 63 pounds, at acost so low that by products pay all the expenses of the manufacture, enabling the company to sell it for 2@ 2§c. a. pound in arge quantities and half a cent more for small. It looks much as if the sorghum men must make a fight to have the glucose sold under its own name, and not as cane sugar, which it is now used to adulter- atcand cheapen."—-Amerz'can Bulletin. A 00RRESPONDENT< f the German- town Telegraph says: “Fresh. clean hog’s lard rubbed three or four times on any kind of warts on horses or cat- tle, will remove them on three or four applications. I have removed the warts time after time, and have never been able to find the wart for the fourth application. If I should send the Latin name for lard and tell men to pay fifty cents to the druggist for about two cents’ worth of good lard this remedy would be oftcner used. A cow will give more milk and make more butter _on a bright, sun- shjny day than during one of a dull, dark character. The animal eats more heartily, dig(»sts_ better, while the vital forces are active during the pleasant day. These facts are not, in themselves. very imvortanthyet they 5 egg; the query whet or close 5;; ling of cows in winter or summer is better than giving them the run of mo yu-d or pasture lot. W“li‘ilWl*m*l*+ THE GRATEFUL FLOWERS. BY MARGARET E‘i'l"L‘\‘GE. Though old Winter had departed In his snowy cap and gown, ‘ Still the Earth, so long had captive, Looked most desolate and brown. True, some blades of grass had started In odd corners, here and there, But save them no green was showing In the meadows anywhere. “Ah l the cruel Winter left me An uulovely thing,” she sighed, “He has robbed me of the beauty And the grace that were my pride. Of all sweetness he's bereft mc——” When some gentle voices stirred Answering music in her bosom, And these welcome words she heard 2 “We are coming, we are coming, —-Smile, oh E9.rth—to make you fair, Long you've given us a shelter, Long we’ve known your brooding care. We are coming with bee-humming, Dancing sunshine, laughing brook, Balmy breeze and pleasant shower, All the treasures Winter took.” And from every side right gladly, Spring's dear fairy blossoms sprung, Decking Earth with gold and jewels, While rejoicing blue birds sung. And no more she pondered sadly On the sombre Winter hours, Blessed again with youth and beauty, By the happy, grateful flowers. -—Good Cheer. What Kind of Crops Will be Most Prolif- ahis lorlhe Farmers of This County to Grow in the Future. [By A. Fankboner of Kalamazoo county.; Worthy Master and Patrons.-—-I shiill attempt nothing more than to present a few thoughts and offer some suggestions, hoping that what I may say will induce others to give it more thorough consideration. I think it safe to say that from, the earliest settlement of this county to the present time. wheat has been the main and staple crop grown. It has been the crop more than any other that most farmers have depended upon, to bring in the dollars with which to pay their debts. For many years it was decidedly the most profit- able crop for the farmers of a portion if not all of Kalamazoo. During the earlier history of this county good farmers could depend upon from 18 to 20 bushels of wheat from an acre almost every year and sometimes a much greater yield. and wheat brought during these years from ten to twelve shillings and sonic- times two dollars per bushel: with such yields and prices, wheat raising was profitable. But during the past few years, thousands of acres of land in Michigan north of here that once was a dense forest, have been cleared, and wheat grown on the same success- fully. And more than this, that vast extent of country in the Northwest containing millions of acres, where nature has for thousands of years been preparing a soil, which from actual .test and experience has proven to be the most successful wheat growing re- gion in the United States if not in the world. has been settled and its im- mense productions added to the world's supply and that production is so rapidly increasing that the far- mers of Southern Michigan cannot compete with the farmers of the north- west in raising wheat. But this is not the only discouraging feature of wheat raising. In this county we have occasionally unfavor- able winters and the hessian fly to contend with, which lessens the yield and quality and consequently the value of the crop very much. It is an expensive crop to raise as it requires high priced machinery to harvest and thresh wheat. The seed for sixty or eighty acres, at one dollar per bushel is quite an item. Threshing is soon done with the machinery now used, but it costs a farmer is good deal in either labor or money for help. After all this exposure and uncertainty to think of not getting more-than ninety cents on one dollar per buihel is not very encouraging. We do not wonder that we frequently hear farmers say that they do not intend raising so much wheat in the future—that they cannot afford to raise it at these prices. It might be the wiser course, for a few years at least, for farmers to raise about half the amount they formerly did and more of something else. And what shell that something else be is very important for us to consider. It seemstome that the prospect of raising corn profitably for years to come is better than it has been. The north- ern part of this State is being rapidly settled and in quite a large portion of the northern part corn cannot be raised profitably, yet the people of that region need corn. This will create a demand for it. The same may be said perhaps of some other portions of the country. The area of country where corn can be raised with profit is not much on the increase. but the population is increas- ing, and therefore. it seems that there ought to be an increased demand for corn. Then again the value of the seed for a corn crop is a mere trifle in comparison to the value of seed wheat for the same amount of land. The amount of hard labor and expense of raising ~10 acres of corn is much less than 40 acres of wheat. One man with a good team and the ma- chinery now used. can perform about all the work of raising forty acres of com. If it is not gathered as soon as it is ma- tured no serious loss follows. Corn. can be either sold direct or dis- posed of by fattening as may he thought » most profitable. The corn fodder is quite valuable in wintering cattle and sheep. and if the corn is shelled. as I think it ought to be, the corn cobs are of some value as fuel for summer use. But there are other crops that can be grown in this county and. I believe. made very profitable. The question of producing the sugar and syrup required 18 growing in interest and being agitated more every year. The amount of money the people of this country have paid foreigners for sweet during the past 12 or 15 years is enormous. Millions of dollars have annually been sent abroad for sugar and syrup. which ought to be produced here and the money kept in this country. Secretary Fclger states in his annual report for the year 1882 that the amount of money received by the government as duties on imported sugar amounts to nearly m,0O0,00U, or about 2% per cent. a greater amount than any previous year. In consequence of buying our sweet of foreign nations and the same having to pass through the hands of so many dealers or middle men it costs us fully as much again as it would cost if it was produced here by ourselves, and then in many instances we get an adultered article not healthy to use. It has been demonstrated here in many places in Southern Michigan that a good article of syrup from sorghum can be produced. and in Illinois and Iowa. if I am correctly informed, a good quality of sugar has been profitably manufactured in large quantities from sorghum. If people of the other States can produce sugar from sorghum, the people of Michigan can do the same. If the farmers of this State will interest themselves as they ought to do in this question, the time will soon come when they can receive better returns from an acre of sorghum than from an acre of wheat. There is another crop that can be grown on certain kinds of soil in this county. if not on all. to greater profit than growing wheat. and that is broom- coru. I have had experience in raising this crop. It is a crop that requires con- siderable labor and expense. We raised on about six acres of my farm -1.150 pounds of dry brush after the seed had been taken off. The crop was valued at 3230. The expense of hired held in cut- ting and threshing was about $55. leav- ing about 8175 for the labor in growing the crop. use of land, etc. With last year's experience. 1 think I could raise a crop of broomcorn another season with less labor and expense. The quahty of the broomcorn raised on my farm last summer is better than the brocmcorn grown in the west ‘the same season. . It will do to plant the seed from the 20th of May to the 1st of June, and if the season is favorable the crop will do to commence cutting by the middle of Sep- tember if not sooner. One bushel of seed will plant nearly 20 acres and costs from 82.40 to $3 per bushel if obtained from abroad. The work is light from the beginning to the end. The hoeing is tedious and somewhat tiresome. but if the land is clean and the crop planted in hills (as I would advise), it requires but little hoe- ing. The machinery necessary to dr» ths.-. work is simple and cheap.- ‘. ,. . » horse power. a cylinder cos. . six dollars, two men and tw' thresh the seed of from a half to three- quarters of a ton of dry brush in a day. There are broom factories in different parts of the State, and if the farmers of this county would raise as good a quali- ty of broom corn as the West produces. there would be ready sale for all that is raised. There are other crops that might be grown on our farms at a profit, that might be mentioned. but I have already occupied more time than I ought to have done. and will leave those crops for others better qualified than I am to consider. Drainage. By request of your secretary 1 ap- pear before you with a few gleaniugs, from observation, reading, and con- versaticn, of thought bearing on the subject. of the tile drainage. Were any apology needed for so doing, I should say that I regard the subject of so great importance as to justify the liumlrest efforts to bring it rominenily before all who are engaged) in securing soil productions. This is an age of activity and pro- gress. There seems to be no end to the inventions and devices which are sought out io improve the physical, intcllectual,social, and moral (30ll(ll~ tion of mankind. Pro-eminent among these devices is the drainage of the soil by tiling. Perhaps some may say that is a very strong assertion. but I believe it is true. I believe in tiles—hav.e faith in them, that their general use will do morc to hens-Iicthe human race than any other device used in husban- dr , at least. its wealth, comfort, and happiness of n,,‘.e are largely dependent on ihe ferblity and saiziiary condition or‘ the soil. it is an admitted fact that a soil that is saturated to the surface with water a portion ufthe year, and always for days after a drenching sumin-r rain. is not certain to yield a bountiful crop to reward the husbandmau for his toil; also, that soil containing ex- cessive moisture becomes a source of disease during the warm season, by the generation of poisonous gases from organic matter in a state of decomposi- tion, which are inhale-o‘ by us, pro- ducih g those malarial diseases that wreck thqconstitutiou and entail up- on life discomfort and misery; and further, a wet, cold soil is said to have deleterious influences on domestic ani- mals, the horse, sheep, and cattle, pro- ducingjcertain diseases which render them unproductive o. the largest profit to their owners, and in addition to these effects of excessive moisture, a wet, tenacious soil is much harder to till, and yields much less in return than when the surplus water is re- moved by underdrainage. - It is claimed by some that all soils that have not a gravelly subsoil, through which water from melting snow and the rains can be quickly carried ofl‘, would by benefited by un- der drainage, and admitted by all who know anything of tile drainage, that all clay soils and loamy soils having a preponderance of ciay in their compo- sition, and sandy and mucky soils having a hard subsoil of clay, com- monly called “hard pan,”Lying within a foot or two of the surface, need un- dcr-draining before their tillage can yield the largest return to the bus- bandman. Pass over a field consisting of the lint enumerated soils in early spring or immediately after a prolonged rain in midsummer, and note their sauratcd condition, and the eflects of the frosts of winter and spring upon the wheat and grasses, while in this wet condi- tion. The surface particles of earth mingled with the wa-er are frozen in- to a honeycomb crust that is raised up some inches, pulling up with it or breaking off the wheat and clover roots and those of some other grasses. The warm sunshine thaws this crust, to be again formed on the succeeding frosty night, with another pull at the roots of the plants, until they are left without covering of earth to ensure their further growth. Finally, the days of warm sunshine come, the water evaporates from the surface, leaving it a compact mass, hard, and not very promising of health, growth, and ma- turity of he wheat that has escaped destruction by the moi-pulling just noticed; and when the harvest comes the owner of such lands is rewarded with a yield of five to ten busheles of wheat per acre. For spring planting such lands are not dry enough to work within eight or ten days; some say a month as soon as if underdrained. To drain a “cat hole” in the middle of a field of this stiff, tenacious clay that holds water like a pan, bury a single tile drain and note the effect along its entire course. Pass over the field in early spring or after a drench- ing rain, and across this tile drain. Foracertain distance on either side and over it the wet adhesive clay found in other parts has given place to a comparatively dry, mellow, loose soil. The contrast in the condition of this soil shows you the physical effect of underdraining. Thorough drainage produces the same effect upon whole fields. As the water goes out through i » *- ‘w stir goes in, and its physi- ~ = ~ . =:\ wreak up the cohesion . . I-winging its conditions ‘ temperature. . This physlcial change permits a deeper penetration and mo e perfect distribution of the roots of the grow- ing crops in the soil, which is an im portant factor in its ability to {Induce crops. And the soil that is most finely l ulverized will absorb from the air the largest amount of watery vapor and other gases, upon which (the chemical composition being the same: its greater fertility depeuds.—I?ob(r/ Ba/"fer in Iansing 1.’epublio(rn.. Washing Sheep and Marketing Wool. In reply to Mr. Thou.ias’s inquiry in relation to washing sheep. I would say that in my opinion. under the present existing custom of buying wool. washing depends mainly upon two conditions, viz., the manner of marketing and the quality of the product. The value of wool is estimated. first, upon the basis of the secured pound, and second, upon its quality. While the bulk of Michigan wool is bOl%lll« up at what is known in market as . wool. and which forms the basis of the buyers’ figures in establishing his prices, with the conventional one-third shrinkage upon all un- washed and heavy fleeces. it is evident that tLe farmer who raises a clip that will grade higher than X, and who sells in the local market, sells at a loss; while he who has a low grade realizes more than its actual value. The average local buyer, whose knowl- edge of the business is limited to the length of the staple. and the color of the oil, whose only qualification seems to be that he is available. cannot tell at a glance whether a fleece will shrink 45 or 60 per cent in securing. nor can he tell what per cent of a clip will grade up to No. 1. or fine delaine. consequently cannot discriminate if he would. Many farmers are now shipping their wool direct to some commission house in Boston or Philadelphia. I have pursued this course for two years, (Washing to the extent of all the lighter fleeces. so hard a matter is it to break over an old-time cusiom, which would be more honored in the breach than in the observance), and there is no surer way to test the value of ii flock of sheep than to pass through a wool-sorter’s hands for his inspection, and no better way to break up the present custom of buying without regard to its merits. I believe it would also tend to discontinue the practice of washing. which is as useless as it is bar- barous, as my best returns have been from the heavy. unwashed fleeces. The charges for selling, storage and trans- portation have been three cents per pound on unwashed, and three and one- half cents upon washed wool. The objection offered that to discon- tinue washing would tend to breeding an excess of oil I believe to be fallaoious, as the reverse of this would be the case if the wool was sold upon its merits; but so long as we continue to sell at home, it is very doubtful if it is best to submit to the stereotyped dockage. as I am con- vinced that one-quarter will cover all the loss in the ordinary manner of washing. if the sheep are sheared early and kept free from dust and dirt, and this differ- once. at last year’s prices, would amount to three cents per lb. in the farmer’s favor.—W. J. Lawrence 2'71 the ilfichigan Farmer. The Striped Bug. Every gardener knows that this is a most destructive insect among melon. cucumber and other young vines. sometimes damaging the crop serious- ly. Many remedies have been sug- gested, some of them no doubt good in their way but troublesome. Now we have tried, for several years, another which has proved a complete success. Instead of aiming to drive away the insect by soot, ashes, &c., we pet it, or rather furnish it with food better than the young melon and cucumber plants. We sow around each planting a few radish seeds, and coming up about the same time, the tops suppl pas- ture for the bug which it muc pre- fers to the vines. Lettuce will also answer, but the radish is rather liked the best. While our vines are un. touched by making this provision for it, the young radish tops are complete- ly perforated. Should this fall. which is seldom the case, and has never been with us, sprinkle the vines with a solution of whale oil, soap and water. No other insect but the curculio can stand this. When this preparation is not attaina- ble, a weak solution of carbollc disin- fectant scan will answeras we1l.—G‘er» mantown Telegraph. Ensilage Exirscis. We feed hay in the morning; at noon 30 pounds ensilage; at night the same, with the addition of one quart of bran and the same of meal. It increases the yield of milk and makes more but- ter and of a better quality. One whom we have supplied for 13 years says since we began to feed ensilege our butter is better than it has ever been before, even in summer.-— H. L. McElroy. Middlesex, Vt. . . .I put in one load of long corn at one end near the top; it raised a heavy heat and does not kee as well as the fine cut.- P. K. Spaul ing, Proctorsville. Vt. . . . It rained four days during the tin e and only enough was ut in daily to keep the mass from eating, six or eight inches being needed. That which was put in while wet kept as well as any. One old ox was in bad ‘ condition, hide bound and quite thin; after feeding eusilage a few weeks ,iiide became very loose and be ap- peared likv s new ox; eats a bushel and a half of en;-dlage every morning with straw at noon and hay at night. -S. \-‘V. \Valker. Anson, Me....My cows have gained in milk 20 per cent. since I began to feed ens-ilage and the dry ones and yearliugs have gained in dash. \Vit,h no pounds of ensllege per day they eat a small feed of hay u clean. Two store hogs eat it, and 1: makes a <-heap and handy green feed for liens; they eat it as they will grass in sumnier.~-J VV. Ii-istrusii. Lyndon Centre, \'t....l fed cows 50 pounds of ensilage and five pounds of meal and bran each day in addition 10 hay in the morning, I have never fed any- thing that made so good milk and but- ter or so much of it.—\V. L. Simonds, toxburv. V't.. in Mirror and Farmer. ——N6u' York 7’I'ibune. Principles Governing the Production of Milk. From an article on this subject in the Scientific Farmer, we condense the following items: “I understand very well as probably every man does who handles milk, that there is a wide dif- ference in the composition of pure m.lk, especially in t e matter of'the perceniage of butter. All milk is rich- er in September than in June, and it varies in this respect in diflbreut sea- sons in the same herd or cow. The cow that is fleshy gives milk richer in butter than the cow that is thin and poor. one that has reached her full maturity gives better milk than she did before she reached that age. A cow that is in- lng flesh day by day gives a robot milk than a cow that is losing it grad- ually. Ex erience has taught me that a cow’s mi I: very deficient in butter often fatteiis a finer calf than that ofa first»-lass butter cow. VVlien a man tells me what a splendid fat calf his cow always rears, I do not wish to purchase her for a butter cow. A man can not procure milk profitably for any purpose without feeding his (tows libemlly with good, sound, healthy nutritious food. It requires a certain amount of food to supply the demands of nature. All above that amount which she will take and as- similate will be convertcd into milk and flesh. The herd should be kept warm in winter and fed and watered with regularity. This diet should be varied as much as convenience will allow.” “I can Buy Berries cheaper Then to Grow Them." This is what Joh-.1 says to his wife when she urged him to put vines and plants in the garden. “Beware; he is fooling thee. he is foolin thee." This is the universal meth some men have of wardln ofl"a trifling expendi- ture. Will Jo u buy all the straw- berries, rs.spberries,black berries,gooee- berries, grapes, peaches and pears the family can consume through the long season—wagon loads ‘I Oh no. He has in mind buying a quart now and then, or a few peaches and pears brought home in his pockets. Vile have a fami- ly who enjoy fruits no better than others, but for three weeks they live on strawberries. four weeks on berries and blackberries, three months on peaches and grapes,and six months on pears. Ten two horse farm wagons could not hold all they eat. If John had to buy all this he would argue dif- ferently. Few men know how much fruit. will be consumed where the sup- ply is ample. VVe had 200 vines of early grapes, and all the family and laborers were free to eat. One day we told James to gather a load and take to market, but discovered they had been eaten—convei‘ted into human tissue-—hardiy a bushel was left to tell the sad sto ', yet if we should ask a farmer to p ant 200 grape vines for his own use he would consider us demen- ted. If he has one or two vines he considers his supply ample. Now grapes, planted in long rows so as-to be cultivated with the horse, are the cheapest food that can be supplied, and are exceedingly healthful. as is all other fruit when rips.-—Grcen‘s Fruit Grower. Morn -PR.EVE.'NTIVE.—-A correspond- ent of the Furniture Gazelle commends the following remedy for exterminat- ing moths in carpets and furniture. After some years of experience with the troublesome pests, says the writer, I found a sure preventive of moths in itch paper, the same as roofcrs use. he moth will live and grow on cs - eune pepper and tobacco, while I cou d never see that the use of these articles kept the moth miller out. The plan for the furniture dealer or housewife is tocut the paper in slips and place about the room, under and behind so- fas, chairs, etc. This should be done as early ssthe middle of April, and in warm climates earlier. If the dealer wishes to make parlor suits moth proof he should place on theinsideof backs of chairs and seats small strips of the ' pitch paper, and rest assured that the miller will not select these places to depoit gs. It is the miller that is the foun ation-of all the mischief. To-morrow is not elastic enough in which to press the neglected duties of to-day. TEE GBA 3*:-3,P.1‘l;-;V1§1l‘-f 9 3-- I APRIL 1, 1883. .___..____.__,m_._.__ . Q71 SCOOLCRAFI‘, 1 Eingle copy, six months,-___..-- :29 Single copy, one year, _____.--- 50 Eleven copies, one year __-__--- -3 00 To ten trial subscribers for three months we will send the VISI- for ________________________ .-_.$l 00 Address, J. '1‘. Goals, Schoolcraft, Mich. Sample copies free to any address. INDEX 1'0 THIS NUMBER. The Grateful Flowers—What Kind of Crops Will be Mos: Profitable for the Farmers of This County to ‘.}row in the Flltl.l.tB-~-l)l‘3.ll1- a,ge—\Vashing Sheep and Mateting W001 «The Striped .‘3uq—l'l:1silage Extracts-— Principles Governing the Production of Milk —‘-I Can Buy Berries Cheaper Than to Grow Them"..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l Arbor Div. ISN3 — The State G tpitel Engrav- ing ——Notss of the NI l.l‘Slla.il Meeting, .\Ia.rch 8th -- Agricultural College- Botany and Horticulture—-Arbor Day-A New Mill- First Fruits—To \Vhom It may Concern. . 2 The Liquor i1uestion-Constitutional Amend- ments --The Farmer for the F;1rme:'-—ltcme- dy for Circuit Court Evils-A Response- Plant Grapes—The Will of the Voter- Transportation-Resolutions —— Legislative Statistics—Notices of Meetings . .. .. .. .. 3 The Outcast’s W'a.rning-The Grange —'[‘he Outlook ‘Iopeful-— The Educational Needs ofthe Farmer . . . . . . . ._. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Pruning-General Directions-—lllu.ckbeI'ries -- Children‘s Fes ival at Howell Grange~- Just What He Deserves—Cleon Grange- Temperance Question—Win'lsor '}r2tnge—- Aevertisements. . .. . . 5 Coming —A Modern Convenience —0ur Duties as True Patrons to each other and the Out- side \Vorld—T'ne April Ceu‘.ury«De'1'li in the Stocking —St. Nicholas for April —Co- operative Fire Insurance flimpzmie-I in the State of New York —The April Atlantic. . ,6 Keep Nothing ?roa1 Mother—Uhat on the Co-usins—-A Cousin's Opinion of Orange Work -—Berrien County E‘:1.rmers' Institutes Suggestions «North American Review—— The Reaper Death-—'I.‘he Markets . . . . . 7 .The Dish Demon-—I‘rue Every Time ——Alabas- . tine——-.\dvertisements. . . . . . . . 8 ARBOR DAY, 1883. To Me peop’e of the State 0/ Jlzclziyan: -~ At a session of the Legislature for the year l‘58l the following resoluticn was adopted : Resolved, That his Excellency the Gover- nor be and is hereby requested to call the at- . tention of the p -ople of the State to the im- portance of planting trees for ornament, protection, ani shade, by naming a day upon which this work shall be given special promi- hence. to be known and designated as “Arbor Day." While, in view of the economic and climatic advantages, the importance of tree-planting can hardly bepverstimated, Arbor Day would seem more especially designed for such p’ant- ing as will tend to make our home surround- ings more cbmportable and pleasing. The attractiveness it adds to the home is no small argument in its favor,—inclced, the dif- ference between a home shaded by trees. furnishing delicious fruits in their season, and whose branches echo the songs of birds, and one where scarcely a tree softens the surround- ings, miy be the influence which shall attract the young to home duti-s and home enjoy- ment. and thus save them from perilous temptations. In passing through the State I have observed with r-gret that but little attention is given "to the planting of trees in school grounds. Indeed. the absence of trees is one of the sures‘. ‘indications that a building is used for school nnrposes. Let me tnerefore ask that in this ‘year 1361 especial attention may be paid to the planting of trees near the school-buildings. The school and the home, where the charac- ters of the young are so largely moulded, should in this respect receive equal care and attention Now i'iIEsn1-‘om.-:. pursuant to the forego- ing resolution, I do hereby designate THURS- pxv, rue :.’6rIr DAY or APRIL, 1883, to be knwwn as “Arbor Day,” and recommend the general observance of the same throughout the State. IN Tasrixoxx’ Wnaasor, I have hereunto set my hrind and caused the Great Seal of the , State to be hereunto ltfii red. at Lansing, this 22d day of March, 1883 {r.. s ‘I JosIAII W. Bsoora. the Governor: r.-3?‘; HARRY A. Coxnrr, -r=',’_ Seczetary of State. \ Semlavils Qua:-lmul SCHOOLCRAI-‘T. J. 1:. Cone, - - THE STATE CAPITOL ENGRAVING. "We have sent several dozen litho- graphs of the State Capitol to those en- titled to them by virtue of having sent us five or more names of subscribers and $2 50, since our ~nclE‘erin the VIsI'1‘0R '1 March 15th. If we have neglected tosend to any person entitled to this fine engraving we shall promptly for- ward it on receipt of notice. UNTIL WITHDRAWN THIS Is MADE 1%. STANDING OFI-‘ER—1-‘IVE NEW’ sne- scniasss FOR om-: YEAR WILL ENTI- TLE THE PERKIN SENDING Us THE NAMES AND $2.50 TO A SPLENDID LITHOGRAPH or THE STATE CAPI- TOL or MICIIIGAN, SIZE or smsi-:'r ,2x;>.S INCHES. to WHOM lT‘MAY corlcznn. Ur. W. Nye, Drlwaglac, Michigan, wishes to correspond with a n1anufac- turer, agent or dealer in cartridges or explosives of some kind used for blow- ing out stumps. If any of our readers have had experience in this work he would like to hear from them. VVE call attention to the significant report of the committee on insurance, of the New York State Grange. Ev- ery farmer should read this report with care. And more: every farmer should remember that to insure in 9. Farmers Mutual is to save money without diminishing his security. THE advertisement of John Miller, of Anna, Ill., tells where to get good strawberry plants and almost every- body who tries the business of raising strawberries and does the work well declares in favor of this fruit. The men who fail are the men who only half do the work. Set out plants and take care of them and you will have your reward. The next subject “How shall Wein- crease the yield of potatoes” was made NOTES OF THE MARSHALL MEETING,’ MARCH 8th. CONCLUDI-:1). l -.\lr. li. W. Allis, a young farmer living near Adrian, and withal a good Patron, wt 0 has given the subject of entomology Inuch study, entertained and instructed the audience for a half- hour in the evening by exhibiting the insects injurious to farmers’ crops, in a magnified size on canvass by the use of a stereopticon. It is fortu- nate for us all that here and there a man hasa taste for the study of in- sects. Prof. Cook, of the Agricultural College, and our friend Allis, and edu- cated men of their tastes and habits are real benefactors and deserving of more honor than they are likely to receive, for the great mass of people never give a thought to the fact that it requires much time and patient in- vestigation to become acquainted with insect life. . “Arbor Day——What shall be done to increase its popularity and useful- ness,” was the topic next in order, and here it is p~rhaps well to recall, this matter of history which we seem likely to forget quite too soon. In the discussion of the evening Mr. Glldden urged the value of shelter- ing windbreaks for build.ngs and stock, as well as lield crops. Advised tree setting or eight feet within the line of the roadway fence, to pro- tect the fields from the roots of the trees, while affording the desired pro tection of 9. Windbreak——he favored every r-fl'm:t to popularize Arbor Day, and remarked that one enthusiastic tree planter in a neighborhood will do very much toward establishing this good wo“k. Mr. Beals, of Lena- wee, had been destroying trees half his life, and from having been sur- rounded by them so much, knew their value as a protection, believed that farmers when convinced of this, would set trees from a selfish motive rather than in obedience to a royal procla- mation. The value of trees set out at regular distances of a rod apart for use as fence posts, no’. only on dividing lines but wherever a permanent fence is desired was referred to. President Lyon suggested that if two or more rows of trees were set the purpose of in hand showing how to cut seed po tatoes to conform to a recent theory promulgated by Dr. Stnrtevant, Di- rector of the State experimental sta- tion of New York. As we remem er the theory is sub- stantially this: within the potato is aplant structure. Starting from the stem as a base, its branches terminate in_the eye of the potato. For seed a potato should be so cut that each eye will have its full share of this struc- tural part of the tuber which it is al- leged can be distinctly traced when the potato is subjected to a magnify- ing glass. As the eyes are always set in spiral regularity, by cutting off the first eye to strike the stem end of the potato, then turning a little and slicing the next eye downward to the center, and so on, continuously until the last eye still retains its hold on a part running to the center of the po- tato. The l’rof.was no: prepared to en dorse this theory, but it ;s a very sim- ple method of cutting, and has no dis advantages over the hap-hazard way generally practiced. He had more confidence in the value of selection than in this theory. Mrs. Perry Mayo read a most excel- lent paper, subject-“How and why shall we increase the interest of our young people in horticulture‘? ’ Care- ful roaders of the VISITOR will re- member that her articles, of which we occasionally have one, are always good. The paper being the property of the society was, of course, taken by the Secretary as soon as read. If we by right could have presented any claim, we should have made an effort to have secured it for the columns of the VISITOR. At the afternoon session H. J. Ed- gel, of South Haven read a carefully prepared paper upon “Our highways and how to improve them.” This fruitful topic was freely discussed by a dozen gentlemen present. The nar- row tire that we had relied upon for a life-time to help us at all kinds of wc Ik in all kinds of weather, got hit most unmercifully, in fact did not seem to have a friend there. Some wentso far as to advocate legislating this old servant out of the highway entirely as a public enemy. There was very general agreement that in the matter of constructing highways the people need to know much more than they now do—LlIat our system and practice is about as bad as the mar- row tire, and while no substitute V?” a good windbreak would be better at- tained. Mr. Taylor, of Kalamazoo, referred to the added beauty of his native land, Scotland, by the roadside trees that were to be everywhere seen. Mr. Gorham believed the people o‘South em Michigan as intelligent as could be found anywhere, and he believed it was manifested in the preservation and cultivation of trees, shrubs and flowers to a greater extent than could be found elsewhere. It certainly was areliableindex of the grade of civi- vation to which any people had at- tained. Secretary Garfield insisted that chil- dren should be taught to know trees. They are generally ignorant and the same may be said of half the older people. There was quitea variety of opinion as to the value of the recom- mendation to set trees in the school- yards of the State. Some thinking that sunlight was wanted quite as much as shade. The fact that Arbor Day could not be recognized by school children, in setting out trees in the schoolyard every year needs but be stated. Prof. Tracy believed in not only setting trees by the boys and girls in the schoolyard, but in grounds at home, not for the shade only, but for’ the kindly influences that this work and this care exercises on the mind ofthe child. It was a mistake that boys would rudely destroy these trees. Not so—these rude boys under good management will have less rude- ness by this very work. The compa- ny by Wl1(l.11 he is em; loyed distrib- uted alarge quantity of flower seeds for planting in schoolyards, and no instai c: had been reported where the flowers had been wantonly destroyed. Sl-?V6l'81 other gentlemen took part in the discussion, and Secretary Gar- field at its close ofiered the following resolut on which was adopted: WIIEREAS, The celebration of a holiday known as Arbor Da has be- come an established fact in t e State of Michigan, and it is the custum of the governor of the State each spring to call the attention of the people to the proper observance of the day by proc'lamaI.ion, therefore, be it Resolved, by the farmers and fruit growers, assembled here in the Mar- shal Institute; That the governor be requested in issuing his proclama- tion to call special attention to the bare condition of our schorl prem- ises, and urge that the people give special attention upon Arbor Day, 1883, to the planting of trees and shrubs upon the school grounder; and f,‘,’;‘e‘d";§ ‘}§,§,‘f“;t;',?,,“‘,‘,es,§,{,§‘e Mr. I-Iealy related how -. :_-;-ighbor labor, had improved his corn v. .- cutting out At the opening of the session Fri- all the stalks that w<~.~e with .2: er-is day mornings. little time was spent beforethe peril.-l. of I-~1:iwa!.on, and discussing the best method of destroy- by l’0110WiDg this ‘dun of selecting ing the coddling moth. The old band with l'elel‘el:<\!- -, we perfection of the trap was described by Mr. Allis, but stalk as wel. as the ear, improved‘ his was pronounced by Mr. _Glidden as corn. Deterioration or running out behind the times. Mr. G. then de- comes from bad er-lection,and selection scribed the spraying method practice on tie true -‘ asls must not be confined by Prof. Cook as related in our notes to the car alone. It was also suggested of the Galesburg institute a few weeks as a good plan to secure more complete ago. To our readers who have apple— fertilization where experiments are trees in bearing, we say by all means made that occasional or alternate rows try that plan, the Prof. assured us may be plantedafew days later. The that it was a perfect success, for two discussion was of great interest. The years illfl apples had been entirely facts stated important, and we think free. from worms at harvest time. rew to many, and we hope will be of recommended in detail, yet the p s- ent system and usage like the na r w tire was without friends on the floor that day. Mr. Hubbard, President of the Cal- houn county Agricultural Society led in extended discussion on sheep which we are not able to report be ing absent for an hour in the after- noon, but returned in time to hear Prof. Tracy express his views on the importance of looking well to the seed used by the farmer and gardener. This is a subject to which 'he has given special attention, and be ex- pressed greai. confidence that by care- ful selection of seed the wheat crop of the State might be increased from one to three bushels per acre. This in the aggregate would amount to a large sum. His plan is not at all in accord with the prevailing practice of those who make some effort in this direction by the selection of the larg- est, plumpest kernels for seed. His plan. is to select from the best part of most perfect heads. Sow this selec- tion on one side of a field and the next year again select the most per- fect heads from that sowing to sow in like manner again. Saving for seed the remainder of the product. Con- tinue this practice for a series of years and he said the result would gratify if it did not astonish the experi- menter. New varieties degenerate for the want of careful selection. VVe bring thoroughbred animals inlo this country, and all know by so doing the stock is improved. If we applied the same reasoning to the lmpIove- ment of our grain the same results would follow. Improvement must and will come in that natural and le- gitimate way in vegetable as well as in animal life, and when this is bet- ter understood and recognized more successful farming will follow. The Agricultural College is doing 8 good work in this direction. The Prof. said he had experimented with corn, selecting with care and followingit up for several veers, tn-_ results were a surprise to him. very interesting by Prof. Tracy, knife ‘ a standing crop at harvest time the" ._- _ ._m,_ _A_. great value from their dissemination among the people. - The evening session was well at- tended, but linle time given to the disc-u-sion of practical questions. \V. K. Gibson, E.-'q., of Jackson, read quite a lengthy papervenlitled "The Home Flower Garden and its influ- ence.” He gave a long list of flowers that are desirable for purposes of adornment, no doubt, but the botani- cal names were too much for me as I fear they were tor the most of his hearers. The last half of his paper was very fine, giving evidence ofre- finement and culture, but as we neg- le.cted to take notes we cannot repro- duce any part of it. Preshlent Lyon and Mr. Healy each gave an account oftheir trip to New Orleans as dele- gates to a conve~ntion of -omologists and the meeting adjourned. The visitors from abroad were handsomely entertained during the days cfthe meeting, by the citizens of Marshall. and we ironounced the meeting a positive success. AGRICULTURAL COLl.EGE— BOTANY AND HORTICULTURE. Some time since we received the report of W. J. Heal, T’rol'essor of Bot- any and Horticulture in the State Ag- ricultural College at Lansing. for the years 1881-52. A few of the first pages contain a somewhat detailed state- ment of the work performed by the Prof. since his connection with the college. Unlike most gentlemen connected with litera'y and scientific institutions who are satisfied with pursuing the routine of duties that their salaries are supposed to cover, Prof. Beal has gone outside and done a large amount of work in preparing papers to he read be fore societies and associations. He has written numerous articles short and long, for agricultural journals. Hor- ticulture and pomolragy have been fa- vorite fields of labor, and his examina- nations and discoveries have added much to the general stock of knowl- edge which he has by lectures and writings industriously diffused among the people. Some of the work done at the col- lege under his supervision was testing the vitality of seeds. seeds for many years have proved so unreliable that the people have been ready to vote “want of confidencz ” in any and every dealer. To give a more definite idea ofthe practices which have ob- tained we quote from Page 10 of the report. , ’I‘ES'I‘l.\'(} SEEDS. The first station for testing seeds was established by Dr. Knobbe, of Saxony, in 1869, only thirt- en years ago. A little has been done in the same direction in several of the States within the past few years. Probably more has been done at tl-is College than at any other place in this coun- try. “('9 began in the spring of 1877, and have given more or less attention to the subject ever -inco. In Saxony, adulteratlons of seeds were discovered, “mos; ingenious in character, harmful ineffect, and re- markable in amount.” Various coun tries of Europe-, incuding Great Brit- ain, have enacted stringent laws to regulate the sale of seeds and punish men who adulterated seeds In any way. ‘ The more the subject was investigat- ed the worse it looked and the more widespread it appered to be. One practice was to kill seeds by boiling or baking. These were of some plantallied to the valuable one; for example, seeds of charlock, which are worthless, were killed and assorted with sieves. The‘large ones were mixed with rutabagas, the small ones with turnips. In such cases, all the seeds which grow are good, but those o‘ dead eululterations will not tell any tales. The purchaser is deceived in the quantity he buys and in the amount of good seeds sown on a given space. Old seeds, or seeds of another varie- ty, are often dyed and used to adul- terate good seeds of red clover or some other species. Sulphur smoking is frequently resorted to, to renovate the appearance of worthless old grass seed Some seeds are dressed with oil fora similar purpose. Experts are carrying on a regular business in doc- toring seed-. The seeds formerly sold, even by the very best seedsmen, were more or less tampered with. Seedsmen were careful to adulterate their seeds about so much each year. If they did not, troublesome questions were likely to be asked. In Germany mills were engaged to grind up quartz, sift it, and color it to resemble seeds of red clover, with which it was mixed. In 1869 it is estimated that 20,000 bushels of poor turnip seed was sown mixed with good seed. There was, and perhaps it still exists in England, an organized agreement among seedsmen to adul- terate seeds to just surzi an extent. Pure, fresh seeds they r:uo‘.e as "net seed,” while dead seed II.:y quite as (rm or ‘ 000." Caulifiz. r, in some -‘;‘i~l-J.-4, ‘they agree to aduiterate 40 to on per cent. It cannot be expected tl"-9 our Yan- kee ear.-dsmen would remain very -our 1:e:‘.i-:-. rm; i<3uz'o=:-e~:.n frienq. -. :2; .-.-ll 4; pool seeds. As a people an. on um, like to be outdone. Many seeds are imported and sold in this country. Some are adulterated before they come here. Perhaps some of our seedsmen have learned to adulterate seeds. I do not know. We know that all of the large dealers who have the best reputation, sell some poor seeds—some seeds which are absolutely worthless. In 1877, I began by testing the seeds which were sold on commission by grocerymen all over our State. They were found very poor and unreliable. The results were published. At least three of the worst firms went out of the business soon after or ceased _to sell seeds in our state. The seeds still sold at our grocery stores In small packets are many of them unreliable, and If un- 9 reliable est fraud exists in monest grasses, as timothy, grass, June grass, red top, verv good, but seeds of perennial rye most without exception. In tested by me there were no seeds which would germinate. good dealer sent empty chaff of Bur- muda grass. which often flowers, but seldom seeds; at another time he sent samples of red top, or something like it, which had apparently been cooked. The seeds were all rotten. Even the Agri- cultural department at Washington has sent out many very poor secds. The great importance of testing seeds to ascertain their vitalit-I‘, puritv, ident- ity, freedom from foreign substances, and especially true of seeds which are subject can hardly yet be said to have ginning to think of the subject, but have done very little. Once decided that it IS important to test sends, the next step is, “How Nllull they be tested ?” The testing of seeds at the. college for a series of years and making public the results, must serve as a corrective to some extent of the evil complained of. It has stimulated large dealers to more care in the purchase of their goods. and we hope has induced some honest growers to compete for a part of the trade. The report is a valuable one and ought to be read by every good farmer, and bv every farmer who is ambitions to be come such. We intend to make farther reference to this report at ‘another time. ‘ARBOR onv. In ano‘her column is the proclama- tion of Gov. Begole, designating Apr ll :26 as the Arbor Dsy of 1883. There has b. en some effort to popularizz this day, but with less success than was fondly hoped by the large hearted Governor who was instrumenal in establishing an Arbor Diy in Michi- gan. Thereis very general agreement among the people that the setting. of trces for ornament, for shade, for pro- tection, and for profit is not attended to as it ought to be.To infuse and stimu- late a spirit that shall have practical results depends on the few enthusias- tic go-ahead people who will not only talk, but work and do all they can to induce their neighbors to not only remember the day, but go to work in the spirit of the uroject-n of this scheme, and set trees on the «lay desig- nated. More can be done with the ~_m-ung than with m -n of years, who will say “yes it would be a good thing if more trees were set out in the country,” but who wont get out of the rpt of hai-it. VVith these Arbor Day will have its regular work that must be done. day more importance than other April days, and to leave its register of work well done, in growing trees that shall adorn homes, roadsid-s, schonlyards and cemeteries in the years to come. A NEW MILL. In no department of manufacture has there been greater improvement withina score of years than in the manufacture of 11 iur. Millers that could pick a stone and toll a grist, and run a smutter, only a quarter of a century back, thought they under- stood the whole business. But now, beginning with steel rollers and end- ing with bran dusters by skillful ma nipulation ofihe grain, a. patent pro- cess flour is turned out, the perfection of which was not dreamed of by the wise millers who so skillfully picked the French burrs. Our attention was called to this matter while in Three Rivers a few weeks ago. The old Three Rivers flouring mill that had in its day been first-(-lass was being renewed-—not repaired for the old machinery was all set aside as value- less in a first-class mill. No expense has been spared; all theimprovements known in the business have been in- troduced at a total cost to the proprie- tor, Mr. Lewis Eviery, Jr., uf $35 000. It has a capacity of 2550 barrels of flour per day, besides a custom departmenl for the farmers of the vicinity, where they can not only get their wheat ground, but also corn, oats, &c. A mill of this kind and capacity is of positive a-‘vantage to the farmers. It must have a large amount of wheat, and to get it must be in the market as an active competitor with shippers. We are glad to have the wheat raised here, manufactured before leaving the State. And we arev ad to know that the farmers who gro wheat can get as good flour as th most improved machinery and the highest skill can produce. ' FROM a brother Patrr xi we received the other day a dainty 10' is circular with a most generous offer of valuable silver watch free to the sender 1.. an order for 15 New American Dictionaries at one dollar each. The brother asks, “Is the company a fraud or will they do all they promise?” We have lived long enough to know that it is not reasonable to ex- pect somethin :01’ nothing. All these schemes that promise so much for solmle are devised and worked for the sole pur- pose of muK:t:g money, arsi we never think- It safe to trust them with our money on the strength of their specious promises. I l are worthless. I find the great- 3 grass seeds, many of f which are imported. Seeds of the com- Omhard l confirm are generally f grass, the fescucs. meadow loxtail, oat? -*\8'9U'-‘Y Of -1- B- grass, crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal, and others are very low In vitalitv, al-: some lots Grass seeds are not known by manv persons. At one time a has already been" clearlv demonstrated by the efforts of many persons. This is true of seeds which are home grown, obtained by purchase. In America the been f&ll'lY started. People are just be- ‘Nev- must look to the young to give this nest rnims. I Below we give letters that seems to the opinion We lI&ve.ex— pre’.s':)~:1l in regard to the Emigration 7.udzense. \Ve well who allow , their advances to remain in the hands lot‘ Hr. Zudzense until through the in- ‘fluence oflhose who may be sent out i by him this spring, the apprehension iof their friends in the old country has been overcome. A little time is nec- nesssry to get this machinery to wot k- l lug smoothly. 9 BrotIzer.0obb:——l obtained a laborer , from England through the agency of ,rMr.B.J. Zudzeuse, who writes me 5 that the prospects of obtaining labor- lers are brightening. I sincerely hope ; that lit: may be successful, as so many ,hands are taken for lumbering pur- lg-0.-rs. that it frequently leaves the i farmers short of help. lfthe farmers :will co operate with him, I believ'e 7 I think those will do r they will, ixu at fewyc-ars be Well sup- Jlli-.d. ‘ours fraternally, 3 A. I: (lrattan, .\l:irch '_’l, 183?. Woon. v/- 71 ’.'-"", 1'1-H/.—~Shortly after Mr. ,‘Zndzenee's mlvertisemeut appeared in J the GllA.\‘GE Visrron I mailed him an ap- Iplication for farm holp——twc men and a ;girlor woman for ihe house—and am ipleased toreport the arrival the latter ,part of February of the two voung men, l the girl has not vet arrived, but We are in hopes she will soon. The voung men l are each about 20 years old, intelligent, iindustriouw, and show a disposition to ileum and do the very best they can. and I am much pluased with them. They lspeak verv highly of Mr. Zudzense. but 2 saw he has much opposition from prop- erty owners, “parsons," and others in- ‘zterested In controlling the laboring 5 classes. They seem much pleased with ; Michigan and say they think many iothers will come over here when they lean. though few have the means at i band just now. I Yours very respectfully, . E. WoomIAI\'. f THE FREE PASS BILLS KILLED. l l The Legislature may be doing some _good work, but we are of the opinion lthzit It has not reflected the will or opin- lions of the people in killing the bills re- ferred to in this clipping. Within ten years we shall have a Legislature that l will pass a bill of this kind or its equiva- l lent: l.iA.\'sIrl«Z.\"1‘. Duck Creek, Mar. ‘.20, 1883. Transportalion—Resolutlons. Illa. J. T. ('0!/b.:——At a recent nicetiug, of Glass Creek Grange .\o. -123, the following preamble and resolutions were read and unanimously adopted: Wrir.iu:As, We, nienibers of (ll;i.<.n Creek Grange No. -125. feel that the prescnt practice of railroads oi‘ charg- ing all the traffic will bear to be l}ll!‘lll:lJ- some and detrimental to Ftgrl(’.llltl1l';‘-, and, VViiF.i: .A.‘~5, There is a bill pending in the Legislature of the State of Michi- gan for the regulation of the c-lisirgvs of . tifiil l1(‘(‘p blue COl(.'I‘i1t1U[l.-—.lI(I7l transportatioii over the railroads of the State, and. ‘vVl1EB1'i.-ts, We believe that if said bill becomes a law it will benefit the work- I mg people of the State. therefore, J{c-*0lrc(I.- That we, the members of Glass Uri-ck Grange No 425, unanimous- ly petition the Legislature to t ” favor- able action on the bill, and furt er. 1i’¢r.wZwI.' That we ask the representa- tive from our district to use his influence in favor of the bill. GIKANT Oris, G. A. NEWIlANl:_ '1‘. S. JENKINS, Committee. Guam‘ (lris, Sec. Ila.-slings, March 15. Bro. J. T. Cobb.'—At a regular nicot- ing of Palmyra Grange, No. 21;’, lie]-.1 March :23, the bill introduced into the Senate by Senator Pennington, to rig- ulate the rnaiiagement of, and to pro- vide for a uiilfoini rate for the fl‘9.l'.-E5 porlation of freights upon railroanls wiihiii this State, etc., was read and (ll!-lC‘l.lP(~'€3(l by the Grange. the pro- visions of which were heartily iii- dorsed by some of its niembi-rs. A mo- iio ii made that Palmyra Grange favor a iirianiiiious vote. The recrc.-iaiy was also inst.rui~iu1 to forward to the (.-‘linear: VISITOR, foi- piibliciilion, the aciioii of this Grange in regard to said bill. Ina A‘ KEEUER, b'ec’_\‘. ,. Palmyra, l\Iarr3lv 26, 1883. J. T. C'obb.'—-Bill No. 16, introduced by Senator Pennington, was brought up and discussed before this Grange at its meeting of March 17, 1883, and the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this Grange favors the passage of Bill No 16. to regulate the management of. and to provide for a uniform rate of transportation of freight upon railroads within this state, and to prevent unjust discrimination against local freights upon such roads. 0 Mus. M. BENJABXIN. Secretary Grange No. 387. Flushing, March 26. 1883. Legislative Statistics. The oldest member of the Slate sen- ate is John M. Greusel, aged 73; while John W. Hance and Joel W. Mc- Mahon have each scored but 34 ycars in the battle oflife. The ages ofotlier members range from 35w (:8 years. Twenty-eight are married and four are single. Eight were born in Michigan, 11 in New York, three in England, ihree in Ohio, and one each in Indi ana, Maine. New Jersey, Veinicnt, Massachusetts, Neilierlands, and Ba~ varia. The occupations are divided up as follows: Farmers six, lawyers six, merchants three, editors two, lumbermen two, lumbeiiiian and manufactul er one. lumberman and merchant one, real estate and lumber- man one, physician one, fai-x1iei' and lumberman one, fi.I‘W&l'(.llllg and com- mission merchant one, banking and _ farming one, banker one, real estate two, miscellaneous two, lI18lllllaL'il1l‘€l one. The oldest member of the house is Henry \’Vocilrufl', aged 70 years, while the youngest lSFl'al1k L. I)odgc, aged 28. Of the house niemlii-;rs 25 were born in Micldgsn, 30 in New York, five in Ohio, five in Pennsylva- nia, two in Indiana, seven in Eng land, five in Germany, flvein Canada, two in Conizeciirut, mo in Vermont. two in Scotland, Two in Holland, and New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey. Maine, Massachusetts, and Loiiisiaiia one 930.11. The occupations are divided as follows: Farmers 36, lawyers 16, physicians three, iuer chants five, lumberiiis-n foiii, lumber- men and farmers four, miscellaneous five, mlllers two, produce dealers two, edit rs two, cigar maker, clerk, farmer and surveyor, printer, real estate and insurance, commission merchant, banker, finisher, farmer and banker, clergyman, farmer and miller, mining superintendent, manufacturer, con- tractor, brick-maker and farmer, jus- tics of the peace, farmer and lumber man, hotel keeper. In the house 8.‘) members are married and 11 pull in single harness. This item would be a little more complete with a full list of marriageable members in both bran ch- es, but some of these gentlemen are exceedingly bashful, and we do not wish to cause them unnecessary troub- le or anguish of spirll.——La/using Re- publican. AFFECTATION in any art of our carriage is lightingza cand e to our de- fact, and never fails to make us be taken notice of‘, either as wanting sense or as wanting sincerity. ihe passage of said bill, War-\ carried by i 3 l.i'i‘i's HA'i'('n, of New York, has at last carried his point and obtained a ten 3.-izirs’ lease from Swretary of the Interim‘ Teller. for several par- cels of land in the Yellowstone Na- tional Park. The terms provide that the lords shall in no case be within oni—'-quarferol‘ smile of any of the Geys».-rs or Yellowstone Falls, that no mining shall be done or timber re- moved except as authorized by the (vlovernmenl, that noganie. mineral deposit or i-atural (-iiiiosity shall be destroyed, Ilia: the public shall have free approach to objects of interest. -Llltl ahatom: hirg» and six smaller l}ll[i'i.‘s shall be built,tlie plans of which 81'“ to be subjei-t to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. At the ex- piration of ltll years ihelands and 111.-p1'(‘«VtIll(*1ll.-' revert to the Govern- iiie-iit. -—~.-line 2 Jr-rrn 1511//(U/0.. D!‘.'1"T.¢'T1N(l (.‘.oi*i‘i«_‘ii IN l~‘ooi~.——I7nsc-rii- , piilous vi-iiiicr-z doubtless do occasional- ly t'l’llpl(._V sv.1i~t of copper to give a this green color to pickles. but we incline to the opinion that this LlLlIl;Ii"l'l.ll‘lS form 02 food 8(illltt‘!‘ili11"ll is far loss ccnimonly practiced than is gone rally b:-lievcd. '1‘o ileteci‘ the p."i’E-'('l!("i‘ of copper we need only tulle one of ihe siispectv.-d pickles, exit it in?» pics.-s, then add some ani- mrmiu i“pll'lf.>3. of hartsliorril. If the copveris present. even in very slight l’l'r‘iCeE,il1t£ll(lll1il01l of a few dro s of iliuiiioiihi uiil iilsfiinlly develop u ‘can- Ur”-ir‘i'ur-. (1 «MI? ])’~z:’(7r.-. . .\'A'ri'si~: wry fortimate about .-(mm ilimgs. No matter how shrewd a man 11:’-~._'_y lo aloiit other :liii'i-:s- fail-lug and yayii-_i; leii omits. on ‘the iiollrir. and savii-i; -iioiigb iii iii the wr-.(~l. 1 bug.‘ :: (‘ll!'lli r 1011-9 01‘ the avcilue iii lie vilfv's l‘.":I‘ll(--ht“ miist. aim; (here is no ji ;-siblc es-12;.-efrriii it, 1.i- n.i;-l, V'l:€l.llf:I' he \‘. ill or no, pav [l1(‘4lt‘lrl of irritiire in full. ' ll-7 NOTICES OF MEETINGS. '1‘)-e l1r‘.\'?. rvgiilsr Il1€‘€llDg of ()uk- land (.‘oni:iy l’vin<~na Grange will be held at lluvl.‘-l-l|.l‘l' (lrange hall on 'l‘uu--.l:-_\. April 10, begirziiiizg at 1:’ A )1. l‘l{O(!1{A.\l.\lE. <1;-eiiliziz or the (lraiige. Ml;».ii- Ly Il:ivi:-burg (lraiige (‘hoi'i, .\‘yiliitaiory.—-"\V'liy are we here.‘ by Hiram Andri we-. lti-ports of Hulsordiiiate Grangss. i\1u-i.-,_ lllllntf. l’iil;li(- meeting at l:.‘lU Miis-iia .~‘i-rap ll:i;:,—--reail by Mr,- llwuliiiioiid. lie-4.-iluiioii,~-Cliarle-s Landon. .\lus§:' Subject for discu;-sioii “V\'l-at his-iiifs iii(.i-I ill t-lzi: way oftlie .‘i(lVtlll('(IlIt‘lli cf ll‘.(‘- agriiuliiirai i-.3.-.».-.~,=i.~‘."‘ Ugenul lg. .\lyii-ii Vibr- l.ri-s. 1’.--.~.m_\'.~ ~I\l r:-. hlaiiuck. .\lii:-ii_-. “1..-nor as a lile:-1-.iiig." ].€i'- llili-V.‘ cl 1‘oiiii-mi (lraiige. Queslion lil9.W(:l', open to all. All fourth (l$1r.l.'(:‘t".]’lt'l'l:laIl'i-' ure invited to flll(‘l1tl,2i1l1l?l=(§ public generally invit- ed to aiiiiid ihe afternoon meeting. Mics 1) .11. (iAR_\'l-‘R. F-co. 'l'lieri- will be a special meeting of Allegilll Poiixona Grange, No. 33.:ir luial Grange hall. in Wayland. on April 15:, at 10 o‘«loi*k A. )1. All foizrlli dugree lll(’D|ll(~1‘.‘i,ll’i grad slam!- iiig, are invited I0 attend. ' 1). S. (lARIi:\'1-TR, Sec. ()1.-egr~,;Mai(-1:22 135.83. Woitly i\la.=ter (‘. (L Lupe “-11,: speak at the hall of Ganges Grange, No. 339, Ganges, Allig.-an County, on April 18, at T o’(-lcik 1‘. M. ’l‘o all who aie lIJl€l‘(!-lHl ii: ilze W£lf2.«r€- ¢;{ llJ(‘l‘..-|ll1'(‘l‘,8("f-I(l1Pll.l:V‘lll‘lllI1 is ex- tended. }fENR.\' HA\‘»'1.l-TY, Sec, The next regular iiieetiiig of Ber- rlen county (lraiige, No. 1, will be held at Benton llaihor Grange ball on April 17th and 1811:, ornimenoing at 10 c-(:l«.(-k, A. M. ’l‘ii(.-‘day. Pro- gl8IllII1'*f as follows: 1. Reports of Subordinate- 2 Recess for dinner. 8. Public Installation of offlcers. 4 Pol-lic addriss by (.‘. G. Luce. W. M. Slate Grange. - 5. Itecess until evening session. 6. Ever 11);; sear-ion—(.onferrlxig of filth d-gree. 7. Morning set-sion—open in fourth degree. 8. “Political education of the farnie-r,” ope: ed l-y If-?ll. '1‘ J ‘West. 9. “Makirg clover bay," 7. K Bishop. 10. “i\lekingbulier on the farm," Mrs. A. N. VV'ocdiiifl'. 11. (Jlosing exercises. Let the public turn out and hear the address of Hon. (3. G. Luce. WM .1 Jozvss, Sec. priiegs, lVl':c-h., ltlsrcli 19,-, The next regular meeting of La oer Co. Pomona Grange No. 29. will be ~eld with Elm Creek Grange No. 656, on April 12th (second Thursday) 1863 A full attendance is requested. as some important business will came before the meeting, among which will be an agent to receive and sleip wool during the coming season. All fourth degree mem- bers in good standing are cordially in- vited to attc-nd. Meeting will be called to order :it1o’cl(ckil;mp. -J. W. S( II1ZI.I., Sc-c'y. Changes. Berrieri .~. IS-S3. ‘\Z'.‘l A special meeting of St. Joseph (‘oun- ty Pomona Grange will be held at the Grange hall in the village of Colon on Thursday, April 5, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M. The Lecturer has arranged a good programme fci the occasion and a lively time is expected. All fifth de- gree members are requested to be pres- ent. A cordial invitation is also extend- ed to fourth degree members to be present and take part. in the discussions of the afternoon session. _ SAM’L H. A1\'GE\'1'N'E, Sec-‘y. Mendon, March 5, 1883. Hillsdale Pomona Grange No. 10 will convene at Jonesville Grange Hall Wednesday, April 4, 1883. Programme as follows: 1. Music by the choir. 2. Rehearsal by Sister Mattie Dresser. Question. In what way does it pay to give attention to plants in the house? Opened by Sister L W. Benedict. 4. Reports of experiments in the use of salt on lands. Opened by Bro. E. C. L. Mumford. 5. Song by Sister Mary Gardner. 6. Essay by Sister H. Griswold. 7. Music by the choir. Gaanmm. J 3., Sec'y. G. M. Lltchfield, March 12, 1833. -ins eaasse‘s vrs a.ji*ojB- APRIL 1, 1383.’ 0115. THE 0UTCAST’S WARNING. Almost within the city's sound, A lifeless corpse one day was found Beneath an oak tree. on the ground, One hand outstretched imploringly. And in the hand so icy cold. as found a paper worn and old Which to the world, a story told, Oi strong drink's cruel treachery. “Here underneath this wildwood tree . llv sinful soul from earth must flee itb none to cheer or comfort me ! Alone, in all my misery.” “If time is spared me, I will write VVhat brought me down from fortune’s hight, To this, my present woful plight, An outcast dying helplessly. “Some temp‘ed soul in time of need, Hay take a Warning when they read, And check their maddening downward‘ speed, Avert their fearful destiny " “Once, I possessed a home of bliss And loving friends which now I miss I I never dreamed to die like this, Amid wild nature’s scenery." “No eye to shed for me a tear I No heart to hold in memory dear I No hope my dying our to cheer Or light the dark futurity.” ‘-Forsaken, friendless, poor and lone, No spot on earth to call my own, Hope, rest and peace forever gone. Leaving renioiseful memory.” “To haunt me with the joys once more, Which deathless ’round my heart strings twine, And in their maddening beauty shine As fancy paints them, vividly." "I had a child and loving wife, I riceless pearls, my light oflife 3 Vi fived in peace and knew no strife And all was love and harmony." “Our boy, a dimpled cherub fair, With sunny, clusteiing, auburn hair, And laughing eyes undimmed by care, Our treasure guarded lovingly.” "No feeble words can ever trace Thsjteerless charm, the wonderous grace Gf my sweet Inez's perfect face, And soul of spotless purity.” “Our home was fa.ir as Eden's bowers: For all that wealth could buy was ours. Our pathway strewn with blooming flowers, Our lives one round of ecstasy." "But when the temptefs cup I sought Where precious souls are sold and bought A blighting change, soon, soon. was wrought By Ihat destroying enemy.” “It chilled my heart, and /fred my brain, And soiled my soul with many a stain, Then left remorse and anguish vain To beat me constant company." “I placed my boy on ru¢'n's brin/r To serve the man who sold me_d‘rin/c .’ It drives me wild when’er I think Of that base ad of cruelty l" “That brave, brig/it lad that boy of mimr, Was forced to pour the foaming wine, And watch the crimson bubbles shine In tempting beauty, luringly." ‘It rlzurnied him like the serpent's glare, And bound him with its cruel snare .’_‘ And now, my boy is where ? 0 l where 2’-~ Fer life, imprisoned hopelessly." “Shut out from evry cheering ray, By massive stone walls cold and gray, He wears his sad young life away 13, darkness, bx-ooiing gloomily." "The cruel blow fell like a dart And pierced my Inez's gentle heart ! And we were severed far apart, By worse than death, dread lunacy.” "Now in a mad house dark and drear She sadly pines from year to year, Bereft of all her heart held dear, Heart-broken, sighing wearily." “Thus Salon’: draught my soul beouilcd, Took from me ]I0)II€, friends, wife and cltild, And now, in death, despairing, wild, I sink to endless agoizg/." “With darkness hovering like a pull, And in my ears the stern death call, I let my worn out pencil fall To face the dread eternity." —-Mary I1. I‘ri('/lard. The Grange. Worthy dfasler, Brothers and Sisters.- --I am called upon for an essay with- out any sulject being given me, and I will choose for a .-.ubject,“the Grange.” Well, what about the Grange? For what is the Gran ge intended ‘3 What do we propose to do in and through the Grange '? What benefits have we derived from the Grange 2’. What are our duties as Patrons‘? These are all questions we ought to-be able to an swer at least to our satisfaction. ] hope every member present will note every objection to what I may say, and criticize it till we arrive at the truth, whether I am right or wrong. The Grange has been characterized by our enemies as a huge monopoly, springing up like other monopolies around us and for the same purpose, viz., self aggrandizement. But not so, it grew out of an absolute necessity. Perhaps there is not a country in the world or a time in earth’s history when and where corporations and monopo- lies entered as a controlling force into not only the politics but the social condition and influence of the people as it does now in this country. There seems to be no limit to their activity or hardly to their number or their ob- jects. Jim Fisk paid the debt of na- ture, but his successor was as objec- tionable as he. Vanderbilt died but his son far more than fills the measure -ofhis father, and when he dies at huge corporation whose little finger will be heavier than his loins, will arise on his ashes, and the number of these monopolies is legion. Railroads, tele- graph lines, national banks, and com- binations taking the oil we use for illuminating our houses as it flows like water from our mother earth free, and so monopolizing it that millions are made from it. The mills that grind om-bread, the manufacturers of our tools and the clothes we‘ wear, salt, starch, soda, books, paper, nails, iron 90;], everything that we buy, every- thing we sell, are all all under the di- rection of rings, bulls, bears, boards of trade. One firm claim they made $6,000,000, of the farmers last year in pork dealiI18- _ Thig gate of things makes it abso- K protection. lutely necessary for us to unite for our Wliat have we to say about the price of what we have to sell? What have we to say about the has of his? to give. ‘We give for what we wiuh to buy just what they please to ask. Mere mummies and dummies in each transaction in which they transfer to their own pockets just what per cent they see fit. These corpora- ‘tions which have been established under the protection of laws which they themselves have made or caused to be made by lobbying, bribery, or any other means they found necessary to accomplish their purpose, have complete control of every department of the government. They control every industry. The commerce of the country, its highways of travel and carriage, the mon'ey—lts volume, mak ing it plenty or scarce at will, and thus enabling them to set such price on everything we produce as best suits them, till we are bound hand and foot. .We have done just What they wished us to do, voted for demagogur.-is on one side or the other that they have set up for us, either of which were ready and pledged to do their bidding. Under the laws and privilvges extend- ed to them they are piling up wealth by the millions. Where did Vander- bilt and Gould get their immense wealth. They simply appropriated the wealth accumulated by the toll of the laboring millions to themselvcs, they pass an edict stronger and surer than can the Czar of Russia and make a million by it. Have you and I a good crop, they toll it just what they please and transfer it to their pockets just by a little simple edict, that’s all. A ‘ what‘ do we say about it? 0 nothing, only freights have gone up, and consequently wheat has gonr down, and perhaps by this little act of ‘ tbeirs,donein a moment, they take every cent of profit our good crop gave us promise of, and we, as laborers, lie weary and worn just where we started, all the profits having been absorbed by these Shylocks. I see here old men and women, comparatively, that have been industrious, prudent and saving, rising early and toiling late, year in and year out, through summer’s heat and winter's cold, till your heads show the frosts of many winters and how much have you to show for this life of toil? Do:i't show me a few dollars and tell me you are out of debt and are rich, and all this. I hope you do not owe any one and are comfortably fixed. But just sit down and count with these lazy drones who are bleed ing you. Enter their costly palaces and parlors and s.'e how your wealth has been exlorted from you and wonder that under the present sta e of things communism in all its horri ble forms does not hold sway. To such apass have things come they even deny the right of the laboring classes to enter into an agreementwith each other as to what wages they must have, calling such acts conspira- cy and arresting them as guilty of crime, denying them the right to set the price upon their own labor. In view of all these facts the Grange was and is a necessity, and I hope it will be so managed it will meet 21'] re- quirements. We united to oppose these aggressions, and by unity de- feat the united action of those who would enslave us. In this we have not succeeded as well as we might have supposed. We are scattered no and down through this great country ofours and simply do just as we al- ways did, viz , vote as we always did for the demagogues and Shylocks nominated by party machinery who are pledg- d to favor the rings that are preying upon us. We are reminded the Grange is not a political institu- tion and I should hope not at any rate to foster these old political parties and corrupt political organizations. But in my opinion we will never accom- plish much till'we act together politi- cally and look for our public servants among our citizens who are not striv- ing for ofilce for the purpose of selling us and living ofi‘ the spoils. When We seek ourofiicers instead of allowing men to seek and obtain offices for which they are not morally or intel- lectually qualified, we will begin to make progress. around and pick up among our citi-- zensjust such men as we want to fill, our ofiices and then hold them person- ally responsible for their acts. Some one will say, you are advising us to go into politics. Well, politics is de rived from the word policy, and are we Patrons to have no policy? I believe we ought to get rid of our party pref- erences and go for men and measures as one man instead of going for party, and now then I think we may accom- plish something for I believe there are brains enough in the Grange if we unite and set them at work to bring about all needed reform. The Grange is intended to unite and educate us and I wish to emphasize the word edu- cate. And it should apply to every branch of our business as farmers, stock raisers, wool growers, dairy- men, politicians, citizens, statesmen, citizens and friends, in friendship and brotherly love preferring one another. What benefits have we derived from the Grange? I answer, much, every price of our labor more than a slave - We take our produce to: market, and takejust what they please . We ought to look" way. VVe have had social enjoyments in the Grange that no other institu- tion in this country has ever given us. We have through the Grange made friends and acquaintances in every part of the country, and many of us in different parts of the State that will 3 be ofla-iting belie fit and enjoyment. , It is said in plaster alone we has made enough to pay all the Grange eve_r cost us. We have forever silenced the slide gate swindle and I hope will be able to dispose of the drive well svvindlers. I think, however, we ought to have pur- chased our own plaster beds, as we were abundantly able to “ave done, for fear that fight must be done over again. We have materially reduced the price of many articles we use by letting dealers know we know what they are worth and showing our ability to supply ourselves, thereby showing our independence and com- manding respect. What benefits may we derive from the Grange? - This is abroad question, and I answer, nearly everything lh it would prove a benefit may be accom plished if we work together. lor in union there is strength. In the Grange room we ought to learn every question of parliamentary law that will enable us to fill a seat in any legal body in the land. We should learn by instruction drawn from» our brothers and sisters the best mode of producing everything grow‘. on the farm; the best mode of preparing our products for market and selling the same. We should learn how tojudge, feed, rear and utilize every domestic animal in use among us. We in the Grange ought to stimulate each other to raise better crops, better stock, and to b-to r store our minds with useful know- ledge. It ought to stimulate us to lead pure, beautiful and useful lives, so that each can vouch for the integrity and good name of all. Now Brethren, we hold the balance of power in this country, and if we could think alike and act together, we might accomplisli much, but if we are neier to say a word and hold to no policy nor speak our thoughts or dis- cuss what is best because politics are excluded from the Grange, then we may as well work away sing lulabys and go to sleep, hoping all will be well and let the extortioner have his day and his way, for I tell you unless we uliite and work and stand by our pi lil- ciples and each other, our chains are forged and will soon be riveted upon us. All we need do is keep quiet a few more years. I will not mention the causes that are at work to bring this order of things about, but the few comparatively rich men of the coun- try control all. Why were not our petitions heard by our own Legislature when framing our tax law (which our last Governor Jerome so much boasts of) when we asked that all property should be taxed equally. When we asked that the man who holds the mortgage on the farm should pay his just share of the taxes with the man who held the deed. 'l‘hey took good care on the other side that the farmer should pay to the uttermost, and when he worked his road tax he must look out and gel his receipt or he must pay it again, even the return of his road master that he had so worked would not be a voucher. Why does our Congress withdraw nearly all small bills and all fractional currency when we the people want them and ask for them for our own convenience. Why force on us instead ten cent and five cent pieces (little nuisances) when we ask paper scrip instead? VVliy will ti ey not accom- modate us in these matters? Simply because our bankers, rich men and privileged orders tell th in not to. I tell you when we send the right men they will work for our interests; but we need not expect it when we send lawyers, bankers and shysters to make laws for us. Our Grange laws need overhauling and exemplifying, and our National Grange ought to hear us and we ought to ask it. I have belonged to this Grange a year or two and we have initiated 30 or 40 members. I have been here meeting after meeting and this initiation has been going on, tak- ing valuable time that, in my judg ment, would have been more profitable doing something else. Had our wise leaders seen fit to allow us to do so we could have given them all the instruc- tion reieived in a few minutes. Forty or more of us as charter members were initiated in a few minutes and I have yet to learn if they are not as good Patrons as those who have been run through the regular mill. I suppose all the formality of the masons, odd fellows, good templars and all the rest must come into our Order or we would be out of fashion. To learn all our books well so we could dispense with our ritual would require much time and reading them seems much like the plays of children. There are none of us the wiser or better for all this loss of time. Other societies may fool awayas much time as they please, but Patrons’ time is precious. If I am wrong in this please drop it as coming from arather weak brother; but if I am right let us labor to have our work shortened that so much time be not spent. Think how many of us have _The leavcn is working among the left our homes for the Grange hall and traveled from one to five miles for what‘? to spend half a day and do nothing but what might have been done in a very few minutes. We can spend time better talking of beautiful sunshine, beautiful flowers, beautiful nature, ever beautiful and interesting, is ever worthy our study and admira- tion. There are plenty of topics that would be highly interesting and in- structive to which we as farmers ought to g.ve our attention. Chemistry, botany, pomology, zoologi’. entomolo- gy, all subjects that closely interest us and our vocation, and on which we ought to be tolerably yvell posted, are fit subfiecls for discussion in the Grange. VVe might to the thorough scholar remind him sometimes of Bro. Gardne-r’s Lime Kiln Club, but still we would learn. And J tell you, brethren, the Grange is an ed-, ucstor. There arenew departures in farming operations we ought to become ac-, qnainted with, as for instance the new way of keeping food for cattle in silos or pits, which food is called ensilage. Any green crop, as corn, sugar cane, oats. rye, millet, clover, any or all of these are out (I should think better af- ter the dew is off) and run through a feed cutter or cutting box and put in tight bins or pits, thoroughly tramped or pressed down, and nicely covered with plank or any close cover and heavily weighted with stones or some heavy material where it is left till wanted for use in winter or .-priniz, when, if properly done, it will be found nearly as good as when put there, thus supplying succulent green food much cheaper than roots and in much less space than it can be ssved dry. It is health and change to all kinds of stock. even hogs devour it greedily. Cows, sh’ ep and calvrs are very much bene- fitted by it, as it means health and comfort and change. All these sub- isctsand many more need our joint experience and observation. ‘l here is only one subject more I will introduce at this time and that is the religious feature of the Grange. We have our Chaplain, and we invoke the blessing of Almighty God, and breth- ren, let zhis not be a solemn mockery. And when we ask our Heavenly Father to bless this Grange and all connectetl with this Order, may this be a heartfelt prayer, and let a sincere amen pass the lips of each brother and sister in all sincerity. Let our lives be full ofacts of love, our days he spent in doing good to those around us, and when the night of death shall overtake u=, may we by the Great Master above be gathered home with the good and great of all lands and receive the full reward for all our toll. R. DOUGHERTY. Colon Grange, No. 215. The Outlook Hopeful. Editor Grange Vsitor.-—In your ed- itorial headed “Will Farmers’ Com- plain.” you seem almost to despair of accomplishing the universally con- ceded reform in legislative repre- sentation demanded by our most in: Lelligent farmers, but you must Je- member that we are creatures of habit, and having been controlled by parti- zan lawyers and unscrupulous mon- eyed politicians for the past century, it will take along time to fully eman cipate the rural voters from their par tisan prejudices, and enable them to assert their independence. The VIS- ITOR is doing a noble work, be no discouraged. remember that all great reforms move slowly. It took nearly halfa century to educate our people up to the point of ernaucipating the colored slaves from physical bondage, and it may take as long to secure the emancipation of the millions of white political slaves from the control of cunning, corrupt political demagogues. masses, continue to sow the good seed and in time it will spring up and pro- duce gl magnificent crop. Justice and truth will ultimately prevail if pushed to the front with energy and perse- verance, patriotism seems to have be- come nearly extinct among our lead- ing politiciaus, and the bitter and dis- graceful strife between leading parti- sans and the different factions of the two great parties for the loaves and fishes, demonstrates the fact that they are destitute of all good, sound polit- ical and moral principles and are only held together by the cohesive power of public plunder. Money, not brains or patriotism has secured near- ly all the United States Senators who have been elected in the past four or five years, and money instead of brains controls the legislation of that august body. When the people fully comprehend the danger to our freein- stitutions from the corrupt use of money, instead of passing it off as a good joke as they are inclined to do now, they will arise in their majesty and sweep the corrupt money changers from power, who have got control of the temple of liberty, they will also learn in time that free railroad passes are simply bribes which affect legis- lators, lawyers, judges and courts, and influence the recipients to favor the corporations by way of reciprocity at the_expense of the people. No man should vote for a supreme court judge unless the candidate pledges himself as a class. sertion if too harsh that the farmer as a. class is the most ignorant according to his Wealth and opportunities, of any class of citizens composing this republic. ignorant of himself; Second, he is ig- norant to a great extent of his chosen occujfatlon ; Third, he is ignorant of the responsibilities as well as privi- leges of citizenship in this govern- ment. unqualifiedly not to accept a free pass. That court at least should be like C:i-- sar’s wife, above suspicion; and no man should vote for the increase of salaries of State ofilcers unless the proposed amendment contained a clause prohibiting any legislator, judge or State ofilcer from accepting a pass under any circum.-itances while in ofiice. REFORMER. Dowagiae, Mar. :30, 1553. The Educational Needs of the Farmer. [Messrs \Vm Brown, R Marsh, J. Beach, Wm. M. Tabor and all other members of the farmer’s institute held at Mt. Tabor Grange hall Feburary 10th. Agreeable to your request I herewith present to you for publica- tion in the GRANGE VISITOR a copy of the essay I read 9. said institute, on the subject of “The Educational needs of the Farmer. ”'I‘he reward I ask for this efibrt in behalfof the farmer, is that the readers of the VlSI'l'i')R shall read, ponder and then act with that degree of selfishness only which will secure to our class the God given equali=y which is vouchsafed t I us by the constitution of the United States.) Worthy blaster, Fellow 1"a/-rncra, Ladies and Gentlemen.-—ln obedience to the request of your Secretary, I am with you for the purpose of adding my humble mile to the interesting exer- cises of this occasion. The subject as- signed me is in every respect entitled to the most profound and sagacious consideration of the farmers of this great land, viz., the _ educational need of the farmer. The tlibught presented by the subject is of such magnitude, that any attempt to do it simple justice on an occasion of this kind, would seem useless. Like some of the great monopolies of the day, "l‘here’s millions in it.’ Does the farmer have any educa- tional deeds, and if so what are they 1’ \Ve number upwards 0‘ fifty millions of souls in this nation, and about one- half of the number are engaged in eg- ricultural pursuits. It has been wise- ly said that a nation cannot have a lasting existence which is one-half free and the other slaves. It might with equal wisdom be -aid that a na- tion cannot fully prosper, having one- half its citizens intelligent in pursuit of its calling and the other half more or less ignorant. Intelligence will al ways assert its power, to the sure det- riment of the ignorant, and thereby produce discontent, injustice and ine quality. One of the first things the farmer neezls to learn is, that the right to equality in this country was patent- ed on the 4th day of July 1776, and enveloped in the hearts of the noble Patrons, whose blood was offered on the alter of human rights. And uplike the law governing patents in these days, the time securing the benefits of this patent has not yet expired, but we are forc-.ri to admit that many in- fringements are in existence, to our special detriment. This fact leads us directly to investi- gate the cause of tnesehnfringemcnte, and whether the causes are in any way traceable to the farmer bimseli You will pardon the as- or unwarranted, First, he is Our people have but followed the example of other great nations, and we see no indications at present, ofo a change in choosing our law makers. When Rome swaved the sceptre of empire, she choose her clergyman ‘.0 make her laws, hence the great domin- ance of the church in all her affairs. Why did she thus choose her clergy- men for this high purpose ?. Because they were the best educated class of her citizens. ly for the benefit of Roman Catholic- ism. bishoprics and the great pontiff‘ and demanded the uneducated masses to support them, and place im- plicit confidence in whatever priest- craft could invent for its own benefit, and enforced these demands by the use of the Inquisition or faggoted stake. were kept the more easily could the domineering element assert its power. They enacted laws sole- They created the priesthood, infallible The more ignorant the masses Another example, which comes more directly under our own observa- tion, can well be used here to illus- trate our position on this subject, viz., that of English landlord government. Who are the chief law makers of Eng- land ? Landlords and lawyers; just that class of men who are the best educated as a class. opportunities are facilities which they possess under their peculiar laws to gratify their selfish purposes, think you they will cast them aside and enact laws that would secure‘ in- telligence and equality, or even justice between themselves and the tenantry of England and Ireland ? The answer, no,comes to us with no mistaken sound The means and and amidst the groans of the ignorant and oppressed farmers of those unhappy islands. Need we multiply examples to satisfy us that education assisted by wealth governs in all progressive na- , _ tions. The history of man furnishes us with this fact throughout all ages. Let us come home to our own be- loved land and examine the situation, and see who enact our laws, and in whose interest they are working. The answer readily comes to all of us. Our lawyers govern us, VVli_v 1' Because they are the best educated class of men in this country. Their calling by its very nature gives them a greater knowledge of men and the relations of the varied bI.l:‘lU8Sa‘ of the country, than can be obtained by any other class of our citizens. Selli-illness gov — erns all classes m)re or less, and is it surprising that lawyers «lo enact laws that will ;:iv-. their own class a good living. The farmers vot s put the cunning lawyer in power, and a cor- rupt presa,and corrupt politicians, and corrupt and soulless monopolies vie witheach other in deluding the un- educated and unsoplisticated farmer into paying tribute either directly or indirectly to undeservlng men and ob- jects. lt is useless to extend this pic- ture. You can see its shadow in all direc.-tlons._ then doubt not !i.l€ exist- ence of the reality in all its hideous- ness. Ourinte-rests are involved in its exists.-nce,and it is our dutytoadopt means forour protection. In the scale of wealth we overbalance all other classes as well as outnumber all other classes. How then does it happen that asaclass we do not wield the balance of power, and secure to our- selves at least justice and equity with other classes 2‘ Why are we not more uniformly successful in our calling‘? Why are we socially on a lower plane than people of other callings ‘3 As an answer to these questions, we repeat what we said before, we are ignorant of ourselves, we are to agreat extent ignorant of our occupation. and we are ignorant of the responsibilities as well as privileges of citizenship Ull- dcr this government. In support of the first of these assertions, we find that we are ignorant of ourselves as a class. VVe do not understand our com- mon wanls or our common power, wielded through intelligent united action. \Ve do not seem to understand that upon our shoulders hangs the d stiuy ofiliis nation; that all other classes are dependant upon us to a great extent for what they are and hope to be. We are ignorant of the cause that places us on so low a plane. VVe do not recognize our opportunities, liencerwe must suffer oppression, ig- nominy and unmerited injustice. We are ignorant to a great extent of our occupation. The proof of this exists everywhere. How many here today could give an intelligent de- scripiion of plant life, the elements producing it and the rtlativc amount of each necessary to produce any par- ticulir plant? Who can examine a given quantity of soil and determine its composition, as to its elements of plant life, what is necessary to add, if anything, to insure a good crop of wheat or corn? Who understands definitely the physiology of our do- mestic animals or the causes which produce the best results in rearing a first class animal, such as we would all like to possess. VVe deem it un- necessary to multiply questions which are so easily suggested, and so few of us able to answer. Suffice it to say that oursystem of farming is largely coniposed of traditions and a calcula- tion of probabilities. Of course many farmers are comparatively successful without'a definite knowledge of the scientific principles underlying agri- culture or horticulture, but we dare sav that none can U8 absolutely so. We are ignorant of the responsibili- ties as well as privileges of citizenship here. Remember that we have an in- heritance iii the patent of 1776. Were we educated as a class to our respon- sibilities and privileges, having the greatest number of voters in our ranks there would be no cry of class legisla- tion especially against us. No, we are not educated in political economy or the science of government, hence we are labelled farmer, and our place is fixed like the little boy, to be seen and kept handy for service but not to be heard. How many of us acknowledge our responsibilities to each other by our actions. Is it not too true that one politician will exer- cise mwre influence even among the farmers in manipulating an election than fifty farmers do‘? Ah! how many of us use the privileges granted to us by our patent to freedom? Are We not fearfully responsible for all the class legislation and monopolies of which we sojustly complain? Are we not responsible for the unbalanced condition of society? Are we not re- sponsible for the absence of the keen- est and shrewdest lntellects from our farms and kitchens‘? Has it not been rulable to keep the dull boy or girl at home on the farm while the shrewder ones would be sent to school to prepare for the profession of lawyer, doctor, preacher or teacher, and the fathers and mothers labor even to suffering to furnish the necessary means, and withal sweetening their toll with the vain glorious idea that farm labor is degrading to a being blessed with such intelligence. Now how shall we remedy these wrongs and failures? We answer. As a class, there is only one way, and we have abundant example in the course pursued by nearly all classes. \ r -5 ? " .really farmer's schools‘? ' in degree with him. APRIL 1, issa. the enemies metres. 0 . Would we emulate the lawyer, the doctor or preacher, a‘ commercial spec- ulator or even a successful mechanic, we must educate. W'e must thorough- ly understand our busimss in all its bearings. But, says one, how ca: we do this better than we are n w doing.’ We have our schools both at home and abroad, also farmers’ papers, insti- tutes, etc, etc. All very gr-ml. But let me ask, are our coun- try schools (where the majori- ty of our farmers are ‘ educated) What kind of a doctor or lawyer could you turn out of such a school? Would you trust the life of your friend to the care of a physician who had no other e in cation to fit him for his professicnthan such as could be obtained in our aver- age common schools? Our laws now wisely put no limit to what may be taught in our common schools, but let any one advocate the introduction I i any branch of learning in our coin- mon schools other than what the law says must be taught t.here, and H; guarantee you will be denounce-i li_»_ the now progressive element, Our common school education is the only resource oft e majority of farmer"-’ sons and daughters and it ought to be made as efficient as possible. "I'm-y now simply furnish such an education as is necessary to be used in ‘tile pur- suit of any calling, and ab;-olutei;- nothing which especially [its a per son for the intelligent pursuit oi farming. Fellow farmers, is there not a field be e for investigation and improvement‘! We should establish and maintain a definite course of resil- ing for our special calling wine we are practicing our profession. The farmer ought to have a thor- ough knowledge of the political affairs of our country, in order to protect his interests from villainous politicians and monopolists, and for this line of reading I would most earnestly advise the patronage if the independent press as the safest and most reliable for trui "n and candor. Partisan goliticai papers are not always reiinlile, :.-Lull LLI fact the number of reliable papers for farmers’ interests are woefully few. Like our institutions of learning, our great State contents itselfwith but one which has for its object the education of the farmer; while the institutions which educate for the professions and other callings, which prey upon the productions of the toiling farmer, are scattered conveniently all over our State. This is another result of elect- ing professional men to enact ourlaws. They are earnest and skillful in creat- ing and maintaining institutions for the education of their respective classes, and that, too, at the expense of the masses as far as possible. In connection with this part of our subject I desire to make a suggestion to our friends of the Grange 0. tier, as I believe you intend to live and labor for the good of our class. My l-ug gestion is based upon the needs of the farmer and the seeming impossibility of securing what we need under exist- ing laws and c rcumstances. In 'the first place, I presume all will admit. that our country schools do not secure to farmers’ sons and daughters such an education as our calling demands ; and, secondly that no considerable number ofour children can or will take a course at our Agricultual Col- lege for several reasons. Then my suggestion is, that the Grange Order unite in an effort to establish county agricultural schools,auxilliary and pre- paratory to the Agricultural College. Certainly the farmers of Berrien county could €St8bllSl' such aschool that would be self-sustaining, and in the end produce a greater benefit to our class than all the co-operative stores and business associations that you can maintain. It seems a self- evident fact, that if our educational facilities could be secured at or near home, we could and would securea much higher degree of intelligence among the masses and thus be better fitted to cope with our more favored and better educated fellow men of oth- er classes. In conclusion, fellow farmers, 1 can do nothing less than to call vour at- tention to the fact that the education al needs of the farmer are numerous and varied, and that in the present condition of our general education, in comparison with that of other pro- gressive classes, is to be found one of the principal causes of our low estate of citizenship. We have the power to change the present order of things in this matter. Will we do it, or will we suflbr the same to continue and raise up our children to follow in our op- pressed footsteps? Would you stand an equal chance with the legal profes- sion in governing the affairs of this country, then you must educate equal Would you so- cure an equal social position with the favored classes, then you must be equally educated in your calling. Fi- nally, if you would preserve your in- heritance in the patent of 1776, then you must truly and thoroughly ed- ucate. Respectfully submitted- R. V, CLARK. Buchanan, March 5. 1333- Mn. NELSON of Eaton county has imported 50 sheep from Vermont said to be the finest lot ever brought Into the state. He paid $500 for one of the bucks. Pruning~Genera| Directions. Among farmers the pruning of the or- chard will soon be in order, in fact may be commenced at any time when the weather Wlll permit. and in the apple and pear the sooner the better. If the orchards is newly planted little more need to bedone than to remove such branches as incline to throw the tree out of the proper form designed. The work may be done with the saw. Druning shears or knife Small twigs, or suckers. as they are frequently called, and small branches may be removed with the knife; those of larger size, say from half an inch to an inch in diameter, can be best and most rapidly done with the large prun- lngi-"hears now found in most hardware stores, while larger branches, an inch or more, can best beldone with the saw. Saws me now made especially for this pnrpos-e, in shape quite narrow and run- sing to a point with the blade about 18 inches long. Thei yesterday decid- ed the motions for injunct on in the barbed-fence wire ca-e of zlie Wash- burn & Moen Manufacturing Com- pany against Jonathan Watkins and others. The Judgr reaffirmed the va- lidity of the Kelly and Glidden reis- sues, but doubted whether the defend- ants; was manufactured under the "VVatkins spinal barbed-fence wire” patent. had been guilty of infringe- ment. The injunctions were refused,but the defendants were required to give bonds pending the determination of the litigation. A (‘vi-lN’l‘Ll'. liuigli at Sir l~'El.H.f? .\'ev.’tnii and his ii'.tra.ctivin of gratin £[l’).'l. By the author otthc "l'etel‘l-ill‘ l'a- , pars." butin a.very different .-.tyle,} is Lucietia l’. Hale‘.-. “.\lmie in lttimeflatrue story or an Ail1C:'l(Tl2‘ mother and her son left wizliout friends in the l‘itC‘." may lie inentioneil one of l<‘rarici.<=’.-' funii_';,' cat pictures; “A New Mother Hubbard." by \l‘il(*8.llUl‘ A. Hunter, illustrated by lllrle Miller; and cont.rio..~tioiis by A. (it. l’lyinpt.in, Anna l‘il(:l.ll)-fig, L. D. llrewster, Mary Wager Fisher and many others. Co-operative Fire Insurance Companies in the Slate of New York. Grange, Jan. 2:3, 18313:] Your coinmittce on Co ()pera1.ive Fire Insurance appointed in the in- terim between the last annual session of the state Grange and the presem, to gather statistical inforiniitioii from the several (Jo-operative Fire Insul- ance (‘onipanies doing business in this State, beg leave to report: That owing to the brie" period al- lotted them for the work they have been unable to obtain as full and coni- plete reports as they desired. Blanks for insurance reports were sent to all ro-operative companies of whom your Committee had any knowledge, with the request that they be fliled out aii.i returned early in the mouth of Janu- ary. Sixty-one companies have coin- pli;-d with our reque:-it,and their reports show that the aggregate amount of in- surance carried by these companies is $tli,7lil,7l5. The number of policies now in force is 31,143. The average sinmuiit. iiisiired in each policy is $1, 083, llifi-10 The average cost of insur- ing £~'i1000 for three years, as 7'epo7'tcd by the coiiipanies, is $1.84 or 0013 cents on $100 per annuni. As far as your . risks. 2 coin panies, ~ $1 000 for three years, would be §l,l."0-‘l,- ;’l.'l.‘-'l.ll‘r3(l iii I-llls way; -';;riiiid total .-aviiig oi‘ ..\‘.‘ll,btll'l,U(«..e per ’ plants. Committee have been able to asertaiii, all losses have been promptly paid and not a single co operative company has retired from the field during the past year. Of the sixty-one companies report- ing, fifty four are organized under the State law, and can, therefore, guaran- teeaa perfect security to the insured as any stock insurance company in existence and at 75 per cent less cost. Your (jmnrnitlee feel that the above showing is sufficient. to convince even the most skeptical that co operative irisiirance {for farmers at least) is safer, cheaper and better that any other known plan. We propose. however. in addition to the facts and figures al- ready presented to siibmlt a. few coin- parisoiis that we believe will be of in- terest, not only to the members of this Order, but to every farmer in the State and nation. It is an old maxim that’ the laborer worthy of his hii'e_~, and we believe it is just as true that money is worth its legi iiiiate interest. if we have saved money by co-operative iii- surance, that money has been labor- ing far us, -and earning its interest ever since the day it was saved. ’1‘herefore the interest upon this aiii~_ mount isjust as re’:-ifly a saving to the insured as is the sum originally saved. The policies oariied by the co-opera tive companies average about $2000 per policy, and the cost of insurance (as reported by the companies) includ- ing losses and expenses, is $1 84 per $1000 for three years. Let us see what it will cost to insure the same amount for the same time in the stock com- panies. At three-‘orths per cent. (the usual rate charged by them) it would cost $7 :30 per $1000 exclusive of survey and policy. With policies averaging $2000 the cost for survey and policy would bei$1.00, or fifty cents per $1000, making the total cost per $1000 for three years just $8.00. Thus it will be seen that we have saved more thrn 75 per cent, by co- operative insurance. The aggregate cost of insuring $61,761,- 715 in the co-operative companies for three years, at $1.84 per $1000, is $113,- 641.56. The cost of insuring the same amount for the same time in the stock companies at $8.00 per $1000, is $494,- 093.72. This shows a saviugtotlie inutuals of $380,452 16. This saving has remained with the insured, and has, as before stated, been worth its lawful interest. which amounts to the snug sum of $68,481 39, this added to the principal makes a total saving of $448,933.55 in three years. Judging from the foregoing statistics, your Con mittee feel justified in the belief that if all the farmers in the State of New York were insured in co- operative companies, the saving would nies in the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, \Visc-onsin and Iowa, all in a thriving coitiilition, and inaiiy are reported as having doubled their risks during the past year. It is also reported that in the State of Ohio during the list fourteen years, the stock coiiipaoiesliave received in pre- miums ,'»‘:1vi,oolJ,tll)0 more than they have paid iiack in losses; :5!) 7-luper cent of all moneys received having paid all losses, the remaining 00 ;.-10 per cent beliig consumed in iircfits and exorliit:-nt expenses. There are l,01lHcii operative lire in- Sl]l‘2=|'.!l’c conipanies: iii the l’nited States, carrying over s.'ilimmo,oo«) lll The cost to the insured in these at an average of $2 00 per llllll or ‘.’~‘:‘.:4. ,.;.:.‘l :*-er aiinuin. saviiigoi'$l _,uu4i_o00 per ann ()fl‘(l-0|)8l2i[lV'r insurance. al .~'.aving in l!ll'r‘i'!‘Sl 000, iiiiikiiig a mini saving pair an- illlln of .!\l.0H0.imu. In (,'0llll€:(’l.l1)ll with these facts" it should be borne ‘ill mind that i~.i-op»,-i:-itive insurance is yet in its iiifancy, and that not more tliaii one tlirm-.~r iii liirty '21 tile l'nilei States in rel-eiviii,-5 it;-, benetit at the present tiiiie. S-.;-pposethat all we would have a showing a uni in favor The annu- amounts to S,'~oU,- aliiiiiiii. a I-lllll sutlicient lo bail.-‘d and equip iii the next twenty y(::lr.~' all the railways that would be needed for the lill.('.‘Il.’al agriculliiral cmniiierce .:f the Hit lflll. \Vhile your <- iiniiilttee would wi.-li to «_*-.v:- ll::n‘.lH‘l2ll gain mo pron ' l)l,‘ili :i {slate ill the llriiiige», yet. we Wi.~'li [.2 place Ulli‘-"5l\'£‘:'-I or. re on‘. 35 believing that .~=:iviieg iii linance. tlirougli prriper i-ri~operlitioli and ct-ononiy, was in the i)t'giIlIllIl,2'. is now, and »ver .-would be, one or the fiiiiilaiiiental pl‘il.lL'ipl:=s of our miile (mler. \\’o.- can no more i'e:i.=oiia‘ol_v expect good I't‘.“lll(S from any (-i',e:aiii- zation devoid of this ct l.l:s'l'.ll:‘I2.ii.l("li‘. than we can PX‘-.\('¢':l. 'limiiit.i."iil harvests froin l|.‘Al‘l‘r-ll li- lvl.- wiilioiit libeial use or j-ioiier i"e.'lili'/.--rs. Fiiiaiiue is jiist as ll"Lf(t‘.".‘|8I‘y .0 the prosperity, growth and perpet uity of the (iraiiges, as food is to the progierdevelcpiiieiit of ani- mal life, or sutiliglit to the growth of .\Ioiil-y, properly used, is u lilessirig to the innlividinii, the organi- zation, the State. the nation. lul- properly used, it l)k‘(‘Ol.n€.-5 a sourc-e of corruption Eislll 0pp!'«:.‘lrilI)ll. witliou: it we would lapse intoa state of semi- barliarisin; with it. we lllily esluceite and elevate orir class. uiitil we can be truly called the noble tillers of the soil, and iu-itly «wlaiin is place in legis- lative iialls for representatives chosen from our own nuiiiber. \Ve tlierefore feel it our duty to im- press upon the inemliers of the New York State Graiige, and IlJ.'0Ugll them, the members of all the Subordi- nate Grangea, the importance of co- operation, not only in tire llltéllrtilack. but in life insurance, in trade asso- ciations, and in all ways that promise to add to their social, intellectual or financial welfare. In cont.-lusion,~ we wish to call your attentivn to the fact that the co-opera- tive fire insurance c.imp.inie.s of this State have cflected an organizatioii known as the “New York State Cen- tral ()rgani'/.9.tioii of Co-operative Fire Insurance.” The objects of this or- ganization are to foster and protect the interests of all such companies in the State, by adopting more uniform methods of coiiibined (ffort and influence, to se- cure just and prbperleglslation, when- ever deeded, for the protection of t le legitimate interests ofsuch companies. This organization bei -g the Off.-vpl'i[lg of the New York State Grange, we would recommend it to your favorable consideration, and ask that you give approval, encouragement and support. While your Committee have desired to be brief, they have been obliged, in order to place facts plainly before you, to present this lengthy report. Itespectt'ull_v -3lll)l'Illl«t8(l, W. C. G11-‘l-‘()Rl), l A. J. BARTLETT, I Committee. ____._________._ The April Atlantic. ' The April Atlantic opens with the first installment of Henry Jameals "Daisy Miller,” not the story of that name which everybody has read, but dramatization of it, with new char- acters and scenes, adding attractioni.- which will make it quite worth while ml‘ all to read IL Wl1'J have read the smry as well as for those who have not read it. This is followed by “Pil- low-Smoothing Authors,” an essay by Dr. Holmes, who furnishes a prelude on Night-Caps, and cofiiments on an old writer, namely, Burton, from whom he makes a (‘0Dl0l]S extracts. Charles Dudley Warn er contributes a remarkably excellent article on "Mod- ern Fiction " which is peculiarly op- portunein view of the recent discus- sions, notably in England, ofscme leading American novelists. Miss Sarah Orne Jewett has a delightfully characteristic New l1}v.igland story en- titled "A Nexv I’arisliioiier.” Rich- ard Grant. White corilributes an arti- cle on the “Bacon-Shakspeare Craz.-“i,” which is remarkably iiistruc/Live and readable. Bradford Torrey, who wrote a few months ago a paper of peculiar interest on “The Birds of Boston Ct)l'l1fl'l0D," writes for this number an equally interesting article 0-] “Bird Songsl”, Elizabeth Robins writes of “Stage Butfoons” in differ- ent countries and times. There are poems by Mr. Aldrich, Rose Haw- thorne Lathrop, and others, together with reviews of important recent books, and the usual variety of the (.‘vinl.iioutors' Club. HOUGHTON, M1E‘FLIN & Co., Boston. If the Governor of your State has not appointed an arbor day, don't; wait. Plant a few trees for ornament, shade or wind-break. Even a lazy way of planting is better than none. A careless and easy going Ohio man. whose farm lay near a moderate-sized city, got the toppings of a white wil- low fence line. He trimmed them up and planted them in two rows along the road by his farm. They made roots and in time grswintoa hand- some avenue of trees, and aretirsd citizen admired them so much that he bought the farm at a pretty strong price, as a residence. This is not the way to plant trees, but will do on a pinch for willow, cottonwood, etc. insurance, and t irough ' can ceases visirea. KEEP NOTHING FROM MOTHER. They set at the spinning together, And they spun the fine white thread, One face was old and the other was young, A golden and silver head. At times the young voice broke in song, That was wonderfully sweet, . And the mother's heart beat deep and calm, For her joy was most complete. There was many :1 holy lesson, Interwoven with silent prayer, 'I‘a.ught to her gentle, listening child, As they two sat spinning there. And of all that I speak, my darling, From my older head and heart, God giveth me one last thing to say, And with it thou shalt not part. “Thou wilt listen to many voices, And ah‘. woe that this must bel The voice of praise and the voice of love, And the voice of flattery. “But listen to me, my little one, There's one thing that thou shalt fear, Let never N. word to my love be said, l Which her mother may not hear. ' “No matter how true, my darling one, l The words may seem to thee. ‘ They are not fit for my child to hear If they cannot be told to me. If thou‘lt ever keep thy young heart pure, And thy mother's heart from fear. Bring all that is said to thee by day At night to thy mother's ear. Chat on the Cousins. . Good .llorru'n._q Aunt Nina.-—Lay aside my haten-1 cl xak? no, I thank you, I am out on a misston. 1 sun home on a vacation from s(:l;iool, am! taking up the VISITOR read Grand pa’s letter, and the one from Old Girl. and I am extremely puzzled at the condition of our department of the VISITOR. It can’t be that all have gone west to -row up with the “ken- try” as the darkey said, neither can they all be in school; or if they are some could find time to write if the spirit moved; and eo, dear auntie, my mission is to trouble the waters, and see ifauy will step in and be healed, of ennui, and I just dropped in to say I am on my way to grandpa’s but must not go alone, so I will step across the way if you will be so kind as to go with me. Isil. cold? Oh, no it is delightful! and we can walk brisk, and chat as we go. . How invigor iting this frosty air is, and to be free from school just for one little week. I am just going to enjoy it to the full. And Auntie, as we trip along I will just explain what I will do to punish grandpa for saying be guessed We had told all we knew and had to wait for a new re- cruit; the saucy old dear. Now, I just know, he has a nice large barn with great mows of hay, the cutest place for hens to lay, and in the shed black and white calves, Holsteins, and lurthera Jersey with great intel- ligent eyes, and the colt, what a bean- ty! \Vell, now I am going to invite the cousins to make a raid on this un- susplcious old man, and brave the lion in his den: we'll clamber over the hay. we'll steal his hen’s eggs, let the calves loose, untie the cult, and ride the gray mare without bridle or saddle, and then we’ll enter his sanc- tum sanctorum and present such an article as we have brought for his edification, and then if he dont give us a vote of thanks we’ll smuggle him away as the Masons did Morgan. Do you consent? Yes. thank you, now we will call on Sweet Briar, because she lead last year when the depart- ment got asleep. Sweet Briar is deep in the my-tery of book learning, so much the better. We cannot wait to argue the point but will lay the case before her and ask as a favor to the cousins that shé come to the picnic and bring from the storehouse of her mind something jolly and quaint that will put every one in agood humor. Next is Sun- flower gathering the sunlight from every countenance; please bring what you have gathered. Lina lives in the ~ land of the trailing arbutus, we are so glad, please bring a garland of that early flower, also a bunch of wild pansies and some winter greens. Ben- ton Harbor shall bii'ng pebbles from the lake shore and some of the enter- prise of that busy liitle town. Ver- mont Girl may bring the spice of the Green mountains and some of the sturdy Green Mountain boys with her; with a breath of the grand old ocean. “Granger Girl” must speak a good word for the Grange in gen. eral and the GRANGE VISITOR in particular; Ella Spaulding will write something of interest to us all. “Pretty by night” whose name is suggestive of bits of bright ribbon, rich lace, and a cosy fireside, we are sure will answer on call and bring brightness with whatever else she may present. “Hickory” is tough and firm we‘ may expect’ something lasting and yet pliable, perhaps he will bring some nuts to crack. Do please, and we will all take a hand at cracking them. “Will” shall write a poem we are sure he is a poet. “George, robust with ncble physique, shall come laden with bits of romance, scraps of history, tit-bits of fun as his nature dictates. “Brown Thrush,” dear little Brownie, shall bring rosy -;L-sacks, bright eyes, and descrir-e the :ic5..-e if the “little w.i'.e- u.'+>_?.. -nil.-ed." --Err-i "f,.'ll}iull1l2" whose ideas on the labor question were sound shall bring the fruit of his brain labor for the past few months. “Charlie," who had the scarlet fever last year, I like your idea of working in your young days r-oas to have an easy old age. Please bring a quotation from your favorite author. Laura, who loves to dream and build air castles, shall bring her hammock, and while gently swaying back and forth, shall recite 9. poem, and Archie, “brave with you the danger" if dan- ger there be as he promis-ed. (see Sept. lst, ’82)—-and after you shall repeat something from Emerson Yee Lau- ra, Pope is one of my favorites. I never tire reading his l~l~say on Man: “Honor and shame from no condition rise: Act well your part there all the honor lies.” Fred, you sarcastic cousin, how dare you enter our peaceful domains, now you should do penance and bring something sweet ifit is only a song. Nettie Gifford in November 1st said 5,-om:‘b;,'e. Surely Nettie we cannot do withbut you. Please come and tell us ifliouseholii duties are detrimental to mind culture. Alice Steward we 'cannnt let you dance, but bring your -music and Fred Spaulding will con- ‘duct you to the piano and iur'n the leaves for you, and we will all cheer you right royally; and Old Girl too, shall come and meet grandpa face to face. And now, one more, last but most important of all. “Critic” is welcome, thrice welcome, for a com- pany without a critic would be dull indeed and she shall pay for her pvivi lege by criticising each of us in rhyme. \‘Vl=n. will I bring‘? Oh! I'll bring a May ba-ketd for grandpa. VVhen shall we make the raid? The iirst of May‘ if that will suit the company. And now, Aunt1\‘ina, havn’t we had abreezy chat. I thank you for your company, and bid you a good morn-, ing till we meet again the first of May in grandpa’s library. ELL}-2.\'. Loch Katrina. A cousin‘: Opinion of Grange Work. Aunt N21/La.-—I feel most heartily ashamed of myself for my negligence. I have kept putting off writing until now, and if I can take my place be- side the rest of the cousins, I will en- deavor to perform my duiy more puhctually in the future. Oh, Cousins, don’t you see the tired, anxious, al- most desperate look on Aunt Nina’s face? And who is the cause of it‘? It is because of our negligence to fill our department with some of our thoughts stamped on paper. I will take my share of the blame, and let us try and not let it happen again be- cause it requires a little extra exer- tion on our part. I hope all the cousins have read the address of Worthy Master \Vood- man before the National Grange at the last session. If not, I advise yon: to do so, and I think it more instruc.» tive than some of the eminent authors the cousins have quoted, and he too, only a farmer. I-f anything will arouse the farming community to the assertion of their rights, the facts that are stated in that address ought to show them that persons of other pro- fessions are going to legislate for the farmer. You rarely find the man but who looks out for self-interest first and foremost every time. And ll you send lawyers to Congress to make the laws, they will make laws to benefit the lawyers. And so the bankers or any class of men. But the farmers don't know enough to legislate and make laws. 011 no, that never would do. He might get enlightened enough to vote for his own interests, and be raised toa higher level than he has hitherto occupied. If the farming class of the United States, do not educate themselves, and their families, rouse themselves from this lethargy, and take part in the law making department of the government ifthe farmers do not as- sert their rights, if they ignore the lessons of observation as they have in the past, before they are as are of it they will be in the same predicament that the farming classes of Europe are at the present day. Deprived efedu- cational advantages, over-worked, and oppressed, their whole thoughts and eflorts are centered on the matter of getting a living. The men who are in Congress have been considerate of the interests of the farmer. and so of course, they have diminished the tariff on wool, so as to allow the wool of foreign countries to compete with ours, and lower the price accordingly. All for the benefit of the wool growers of course. And the reason that this law interests me is because I have just started in with a half dozen sheep and calculated to make 9. fortune, but ah, what a shock to my exalted aspirations. But to be sure it is all right, for‘ they are the men you farmers elected to make the laws. The manufacturer, and all classes of men are protected by the laws of our land. But the producer is he protected? His interests are of little worth. And laws that benefit others ought to benefit him, so Mr. Singleton, of Washington, advocates. The farmers’ wrongs have to a cer- tain extent been riizhted. But it is I|i2.l_".' u ‘ l.:_i24.l. ._ _\,'_)’_! -take long years before the objects of our Order will be realized. Some of our most earnest workers are passing ':.xi:< .-..-_r. away, “one by one,” so we must fit ourselves to fill their places, and to do this we must educate ourselves while }we have the opportunity. Who are to fill the high oilices and posit.ons of ‘trust throughout the land‘? It is the «. young men and women, and to do this i we must qualify ourselves so as to leg islate to benefit all classes ofmankind. ‘ E VVe may n» ver go to Congress, but we the mischievous, shall stand by, and" can do a great. amount of good in vari- ous ways, to elevate, educate and help advance the general interests of the farmer. Your nephew, . HICKORY. Otsego, ‘March 23, 1883. Dir" Berrien County Farmers’ lnslitules—Sug- gestions. J. T. Cobb:—It would seem hardly fair for Berrien county to make an at- tempt [0 capture the VISITOR, but In consider our geographical position we might make a good corner for a start- ingpcint. With a long cold winter just shaking off’ its mantle of ' reari- ness toil-rm the brilliant. hahilimenls ofspring, it seems to me a befitting time to review. The Berrien County Farniers’ in- stitutes have come and gone, the thirteenth or last of the series offers its record in the review of the pas‘. As a member of the county committee on programmes, etc., I have WB.'.Cll€‘d the result of these institutes with un- usual lntere-.t and a few of the con- clusions which have forced recogni tion, are that they are the finest metal link yet brought into use, to draw the members of our Order and those out- side into a. feeling of unison and action, by allowing them to measure capa- bilities in the discussion of the many topics which received such review. May I add that the Grange always c miss out ahead as impliments which are in constant use are always brighter than those that lie idle, or alternate use and rest. We believe this a very fertile source of adding to the mem- bership ofour Order. One who is now an ardent and enthusiastic worker and member of our Order, and whose pen and voice has furnished much enter- tainment for one short year remarked to me less than half a month ago, that it was at an institute a year ago that they received the first conviction whi.-.h led him to knock at the gate for admission; and this is but one of many illustrations which might be presented. Perhaps one of the great- est benefits accomplished is in bring- ing before the minds of those outside of the Order the good which is being accomplished by ihe organization of the Grange. There are those who live near a Grange hall who might never enter it were it not for this class of entertainments. I incline firm- ly to the belief that We are able to reach and interest a class rare- ly approachable in any other way where we may interest them in in it- ters they would never glean from read- ing. The ignorance of the uneducar. ed class of farmers can be penetrated, broken in upon, and this class edu- cated by throwing around rhem the protecting influences which are issu- ing from the better class and from or- ganized systems. It is enabling many to see the prac- tical demonstration of the fact that there are many among us who are oa- pable of presiding over bodies with ability and credit to themselves and the cause. We have seen presiding ofiicers in these‘ meetings presenting essayists and speakers with as much grace and case as may be seen any- where. Another very commendable feature is the ambition inspired in our young people to furnish the very best of music for .hese occasions. We have certainly listened to music at these in- stitutes that was worth all the cost with the programme thrown in. - Some have thought it would be a beautiful and entertaining feature to concentrate all into three or four in- stiiutes in the county. While this may b‘e a very pertinent question, I enter my most earnest protest, and ask all to consider well before movingin tbisdirection. A hint to the wise is sufficient. It is not the righteous but sinners who need the missionary. My observations after attending six of th' se meetings, and from what I have gleaned from those who have attend ed others has given me great confi- dence in the'system. So much so that I would advise every county that has at Pomona Grange to take advant- age of some of the interesting meetings for making arrangements for a series in their respective jurisdictions for next winter, andif no council or Po- mona Grange exists, any Qubordinate Grange ought tobe equal to the emer- gency. Prepare your programme, don’t be afraid to use the local press or other means to properly advertise. Aword as to the course pursued by the cmnmittee may not be amiss. Knowing that-a prophet has no honor in his own country, their effort was to exchange talent appointing about five on duty for each place, and ad- vising that each place be supplied with a corresponding number from the 10- cal talent in case of non-compliance of those regularly appointed. This has proved so successful that we rec ommend it as a wise policy for future use. l The assignment of topics is a duty of a. delicate character, as there are those who think they cannot write upon any subject except that of their own ch rice. To such we say, make the effort and . let others judge. A few very striking illustrations of this kind have happily been exemplified. If the farmers will shake offthis dogmatic servitude of fol- lowing professional pr licies of ring and associated press inventions, enter the sanctum of their own courtsaud fair- ly present and discuss theirown cause it will raise the veil and bring to view that monster ghost which is nothing but a mythical bugw-ear driven over the country under pl'OfrS'~)l0l]al dis- guise, for which purpose such topics as the tarifl and l.l‘tll.lSi;r0l'tatl0ll ques- tion, political training for the firmer, educational needs of the farmer, do our la "is deal juslly with women. the settlement of estates, farm:-rs versus lawyers for legislators, and such of political and economic:.l questions as form the bed-rock 0‘ our civilization. But do n -t forget our agriv.-ultural col- lege. An essay upon this topic by a grailuaie of the college given a’ one of the institutes was as much appreciated as any I have ever seen pr-seuleil and developed an interest that was inani- rk--.-.t by the number of questions asked, and also disclosed the I‘ or of a proper knowledge of the college work. The ordinary topics are easily presented and di-cussed, but it is the solution of advanced problems which means .-m-- Cééiil. , Lest we maku thi- mm long, we close by rendering our th mks for the niziny kinei wishes and iv .rd.-x which have been spoken for the Berrieu Ccuniy F’.-irmers’ Institutes. Yuul‘:-l fraternally, EDWARI) .\IAksi—i Stevensville, Feb. 123. i883. North American Review. In the North American 1L’cvi'cw for Apiil, the scriptural and the legal aspect- of Divorce are presented re- spectively by the Rev. Dr. Theodore D, VVoolsey, well known for his insis- tancu. on the indi.-solubility of the marriage tie, and by Judge John A. Jameson, ajurist whose long experi- ence with divorce cases in Chicago, both on thejudicial bench and at the bar, lends to his observations a very special value. Dr. P. Bender, a Cana- dian who has studied to some plirpu.-9 the political, social and economic oun- diiions of his country, under the title “A Canadian view of Annexation." inakesa forcible 3-rzsentatioti of the reasons which incline many citizens- of the Dominion to regard with i‘.'avoi the idea of absorption by the United rtates. Senator John A. Logan s-eis forth the needs which exists for “Na- iional Aid to Public Schools" in the seV":1'.-ll States and territories 'I"ae Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby writes of “The Dangerous Clas.-;e.~i” Lliatiiiciiaco the perpetuity of civil order and Lin- pc..ce of the community, meaning the manipulators ofcorporation stocks and the men who, having B.D.'l1t.‘.lHell enor mous wealth, as e it for nefirious pur- posrs. J-mes C. Welling, President of Colombian Univer.-ity, "Race I‘l’lllfftlll6i Oats, % @ -3:’ higher; western, ’LY§I-57- Pvrk. :‘ quiet, tiim: new mess $l9.0(l@-1ll.‘.’.5. Lard, trifle better. steam rendered, 311.52%. l Toczno, March ‘.£9.—Wheat, tirrn, higher: No. - 1 white, $1.08; No. 2 white, 9-i@95; rejected ' 72%; No 2 red. 81.10‘/g@l.ll. Corn, tirm, high- er: high mixed 5?: No. 2 spot. 5:55-1: r~jeci;ed 51% ; nolgrade, li(:r»4l4?.{. Oats, st omz; No. 2 spot, «N94,; rejected 42!. Clover seed. strong; prime mammoth $8.90; prime med. #8 45; No. 2. $8.8). Dirraoir, Mar. 2il.——-Flour. $4.7.'»(i1.5.uJ. Wheat, dull: l\u. 1 white, ‘l.07l,«§; A ril $l.lVlf‘n’ lllnv. $1.10‘-.'June, $1.11 nominal. uly $1.10, nomi- na_l No. 2 white El) No. 3 whit-. 80; red 5l.U‘.".;; rejected. 73. Om-n. firm: rm. 2, 56. Oats, steady; No. ‘.5, 450@5.éU. Hogs, I'(3('.f'1Dl.N_V l|l,(Xll; active tirin;:'ic higher; light $7.'.‘(VfL.'I.ti5; ; m1xcdvacking:37.()L‘@7.5lI; lwavy packing and shipping. {-7 :')LV_r9H.lX=. ' inf. Ht s‘1i“zri~ii17siil GRAIN GRADER. A ml Send SP])(L)'(lf0‘)', the Best ‘an1u'n_q ZVIHI in Ilse. g-. ., Works Estal)lc'.s-hcrl (If Luw—' ton in 1860. ., Patented March 29, I870; im- provedinl882 and I883. My mill is well known by the Side .~'pouts nu-I be-im: Illllfliwli “l’ah-nlr-«l .\I.il'f‘ll ".29. l>~T0: ll'1lI)T()\'(‘4l lflrlziiiivl lxiil." .'\'nm- lii-nuinu unle-'> it has the Hl(l(‘rlp1Il1l'5lillll so ll'l:ll’l{I"l, l"zirnn~1.-if you will lmvc an opportunity to [IUl"l'l|:|.‘iI' tln-se ;.fe~nuinc mills, iiuprnvell this your of my 1|',{Plll.~l, Thlu is the only Fanning llllll Manu- factured in Linvlon, Mlch.. uml any iIS.\l'rlll)ll to the contrary is a fnlsr.-hood. , . . , _, lI’arm.er.s-, Bcum re .' Hf impriuriplod unil ilishunent trickster.-'. The furl that cuunl»~rt'eit Fanning .\lills urn built and Ill-\|'l(t‘ll in imitation of min», and clnimwl to be Iiiiuiiifncturi-ii in l.:i-.vu:-n, Mic‘-u., Vvhen they are not, is un- qii.-.-slioiialilu 1-vivls.-new that it is ll frnuil, ;_ri-tteu up on pIll'[N).<‘t‘. to II|lVl{‘iUl, l"2Irrm.-1'9! do not lw ll1‘Cl‘lV(‘ll and pur. hnsu this B:|FI1|l‘(l Mill ol'irr(-.-ponsible l-:ll‘IlL‘.~4, but pun-lm-‘w tin-. GA-nulne “Grain lliwlrr and Shawl Rwy- iuntvvr patent:-«l Rlmrli ‘.".l_ H70," with .-punts lt‘fl(llll,|.’ through the .-iiulc ol tlw mill, ot'm_v ax--ms. Yours truly, RIYRON. H. S471 l”'l‘H, Iunvlon, Van Bu rcn C/0., ‘Wit-.11. [iii CREAMER and BUTTER ennui A combina- tion by which all lill"Illt‘l'S can make Cream- ery Butter us well as keep it in n nil?cents: 5 lbs., 3.3 cents; 1 lb.. lilcents VV':u-ranted or money refunded. To be used on potatoes, vines, flowers, bushes, and trees. seeds are warranted also. 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 g:-ueral wholesale rates. viz: Mammoth l‘~>url and Harlequin potatoes, large, tine sznlck; and lied Brariliz-n Arti- chokes, true and improved, also White French yenzlinv, yield for me for two years ‘J00 bush- els per acre. Eitlx-er at $1.30 per bushel, 50 cents per peck, 00 cents per pound. Californi-i Dent, (rue 5-rnlrv//. broad, deep, 1 yellow kernels: new, very scarce, extra quali- ty for table or ti.-lal. green or dried. The ear- liest Dent. 1 pint. lf) cents: 1 quart, 15 cents; l peck. $1 00 Sibley}; Pride of the North, extra early dent corn. l-3 cents pr qt: 4 qts.. :30 r:cnt.~: 1 pack, {I0 cents. Sweet Corn, the earliest, medium, or late, l quart, ‘Ill cents; 5 qu-arts, 75) cents \/Vhite Silver Skin or Portugal Onions, 1 pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Red Wetherstiold llnions, l pound, . . . . 32. I0. L50. 135. red uction. 5 pounds of eitlier, .. u 1-’) " 2:3 ‘.25 u 3", I. I4 it Other varieties in proportion. Boxed or bagged and delivered at freight or express office. To show the extrn large packages I put up I will send upon request to every llrauge a sample packet tree. 0/‘seed kept orer one sea- son. Prices for seed by the quantity to Gran- gers given by 1's.-qui-mt. l2?“Renio-inber L“, to 7} ouncvs of choice Beans, Corn, or Peas generally for 51 cents. IV. I}.---.~l1Iser=d.ylc/it over our year at half price. For full particulars address : \’V. H. («}.A l€I)l.\' 1.411%. ‘ MOLINE, Alll‘;,[*ll'l (‘,o., Mich. 0 l0 cents per lb. 1,’, M I4 11 «. u It u u lfifeb Evergreen and llinamenlal lrees. JAMES A. TAYLOR At his nursery at Kzilaiiizmoo, Mich., is offer- ing for sale a fine stock of Evergreen and Or- namentnl ’1‘ri-cs, Fruit Tree-‘, Grape Vines, Strawberry Plant-, ctr. Among the stock are 23,000 Norway Spruce from two three feet high, at from $10 00 to 325 00 per hundred, These are tine. bushy, transplanted trees suit- able for hedges or ornumuntal purposes. A fine stock of larger Eve-.rgrer.-iis 0: different kinds at proportionate prices. For more in- formation in regard to prices. etc., address J 4&3/I 9.194 A, '1‘z\YL()R. lfmnirlt linliunnzno, Mich. Sucker Slate Strawberry llanls. 50,000 First-class Hunts for sale at 810,00 per thousand; Seconil class plants at 83.00 per thousand, $2.00 per hundred; Fifty at one hundred rates. 500 at no thousand ratx-is. A liberal reduction on all orders above 5,000. _ sll3l'lllBSS flllll lllllllHI‘Cll [ll lllfi Willi At $15.00 per thousand. Terms czisli Hi all cast-..~; on first class refer- ence, six months time. Adresss. JOHN B. MILLER. lfiniarlt Anna. Union 630., Ill. I’.-Xil‘ ICN1‘ I NII’Pl.()V'li}1) SPRING-TOOTH HARROW. One of the best P Tools ever sold. No breakage of’ Bed Pk-cc.-i as we do not (‘In Them. THE BEST TOOTH HOLDER EVER INVENTED Having ilanges cu.-it on path side pr:-vents lateral spring, thereby preventing trailing. it is impossible for the Tooth to get loosc and wvar the woods on ac- count of its peculiar construction. Tried and Tested Successfully. _._n_ Gives General Satisfaction. __;,,_._. Ailjustvd by moving the Nibor bead purlu-d on the tooth trorn one |l(')7l'(>‘H!ilOD in the Clrillllg to the other. T00 T11 CA IVNOT SLIP. .....(._. Simplicity and Durability. Wu use the best ofstc.-pl [ojl tempered], and the best of white oak in the construction of our implements, All casting.-3 nrc made ofthe best iron. 33* \\ ith proper C.'u'c one will last for ycum. l-‘armers can save the prion of one of these llarrows inn very short. time, in time and labor saved in going over the ground, as once going over prepares and mel- lows it up in such a condition to receive the salad as would not be Ol.|li|ln'.'(l in going over three or four times with any oftlw ordinary Ilurrows. It is also the best seed-coverer in the world. Ground prepared by this lliirrow will yield 1% larger crop than by any other agricultural implement, be- cause it pul.c-rizes the ground thoroughly, cuts the soil from the bovom, shakes it up and leaves it in a lose condition; in so doing it shakes out all grass, thistle.-. and weeds, leaving them on the surface in the sun Where they die much quicker than if half covered up. This is our fourth year as manufacturers of SPRING Tooru llumows. We have made several improvements whereby our Ilarrows do better work than last season. Liberal discount to the trade. ‘For terms, prices, r-tc., address CHASE, TAVLORG; C0., Manufacturers, Kalamazoo, Mich. l5xnar6t y’s Cabinet Creamery Creamery and Refngerstor - COMBINED. Sizes for one cow to fifty. For families. large and small dairies. factories, and for the cream gathering , system, for hotels, restar- ‘ rants, boarding schools and for such like institutions. Adapted for summer and 1 winter dnrymg. Is used ‘ ,‘ either with or without ice. "' Sold strictly on its merits arrnnted as represented. AGENTS WANTED. Fm. clrclllnrs avdresfi. Moseley &. Stoddard 2 (‘o., PUULTNEY. "I- lfimnrit : 1-,? l. . '1' . . ("Allin LL!’ :~'.ELEC’l .D . R. QYGHLY fl‘E:s"l‘l-II) Sc-ml ‘Corn. pur- chased amvl Sl"l("Cte\ by our own special agents. Send for circular, prices and samples. Hiranzs Sibley c_!c Co.. SEEDSMEN, Chicago. Illinois. Specml prices on car lots shipped direct from Ne raslsa: Iapr4t ,in. '.!.'EE GRANGE VISITOR. APRIL 1, 1883. The Dish Demon. . BY ELEANOR KIRK. Mrs, Leonard had washed the bleak- fast, dinner and tea dishes. She had prepared food to fill these dishes, and ad swept. dusted, churned and scrub- bed. In fact. every housekeeping de- tail that ne» ded attention had received it, and now Mrs. Lem-ard was not only tired in body, but worn out in spirit. The tea dishes had gone hard. There is nothing vicious or eccentric about Mrs Leonard, but it is a fact that on this occasion she was possessed with a sudden desire to break every dish on the table. Mrs. Leonard held herself to a strict accountability in all things, and this revelation of latent wicked- ness was most appalling. The exhaust- ed housekeeper could find'no shadow oi’ ‘jut-uification or excuse for the temp- tation that had so suudenly seized her. The idea of a respectable woman and a church member wanting to break dishes! Whatif she had become a little more off her guard. and the temptation a little stronger ! She shuddered at the thought. At this crisis her husband, Deac--«n Le: nard, came up frt m the barn. “Cnores all done,” he remark- ed, cheerily, “and old Bill will be around in a few minutes to take u~ to meeting. You’ve got to change your gown, I suppose?” ‘i never can go to the village to night,’ Mrs. Leonard replied. ‘I am so tired that I can hardly drag one foo . after the other.” ‘Old Bill’ll do the dragging,’ said the deacon, good naturedly. Mrs. Leonard might have said she was sick, for she wasiu soul and body, but she thought of the supper dishes, and moved silently away to "change her gown.” ‘You had better step a little lively,’ the deacon suggested, wondering why it was that every day that passed found her less and less interested in spiritual things. She was a model housekeeper. Her butter was the bestin the country, and, in fact, everything that left her hands wasps good as it possibly could be. But she had grown very careless about her church duties, and the dea- eon decided to charge her with her der elictions on the way to the sanctuary. He was a kind-hearted, zealous, obtuse man, with a strong physique and a healthy temperament. There was no" reason that he could .-ee for his wife’s apparent indifference to the things t at most interested him. That phys- ical fatigue could have anything to do with spiritual obscuration never oc- curred to him. A body was a body and a soul was a soul. each living its own life quite independently of the other. Deacon Leonard would have had grave fears for the person who hinted at any such relation between them. His wife had allowed herself to become careless and indifferent, and it was his business to labor with her. Soafter awhile he broke the silence by the following remark: ‘Let’s see, was it last time or time afore that you got asleep in the evening meeting ?” ‘I've been asleep every time that I’ve been lately,’ Mrs. Leonard replied with burning cheeks, and then added, ‘I suppose I shall do the same thing to night. ‘But you didn’t use to do so’, said the deacon. ‘No, I didn’t,’ his wife replied, ‘but I don’t think I’m as strong as 1 used to be. When night comes I want to go to bed.’ ’But look here, Mai y. You know yourself that you ought to go to meet- ing. Mrs. Leonard’s reply was a some- what reluctant affirmative. ‘You will have to look out for your- self,’ her husband remarked, sadly, ‘or you will be tempted beyond your abili- by to resist-.' Mrs. Leonard thought of the supper ' dishes, and concluded it was quite likely. ‘It is all wrong, Mary,’ he went on], ‘you must see yourself that it is al wrong. Something was wrong, certainly, but Mrs. Leonard had a dim idea that gsawgs not exactfiy in the way hfir hus- u meant. t was true s e was growing fretfnl and impatient, and duties that had once been pleasant enlough were nowtrgofie tlhanb digtastg fu. Buteven wi er us an sa - inonitionringifig lg herl ears she gpw no way to ma e t em ess so. he next day was Saturday. There were six farm hand?‘ to cook for, besides all Sunday’s wor to anticipate. ’1here was the inevitable scrubbing and the everlasting dish-washing. There would be something for her hands to do at five o’clock in the morning till seven in the evening and the worst of it was that this drudgery was all that she could think of, even though her conscience lyvas actively engaged in char-tising er. Old Bill made good time, and when he drove up to the church there was nearly half an hour to spare. The dea- con thought of some errands to do, and Mrs. Leonard concluded to utilize the time by a call on the new minister’s wife. Feeling as she did it was a hard thing to do, but according to her hiis- band’s tpegry E11116 hfirdfir the b(€:1teI'; so with as n ing ear s erang epar- sonage bell, wonderlifiig asshe did wlhat she could find to ta about and ow she could possibly endure the few _mo- ments léegwefian (tlhen andtclilnrch timei. Mrs. ep er was a ome an opened the door herself to her 'unex- pected guest. ‘ - _ ‘I saw your carriage,’ said the host- ess, after an apology from Mrs. Leon» ard for not having called before, ‘and I was just going out to ask you to come It must be very diflicult for you to find time to make calls.’ _ -I giippose VI Ollghtdelié) find] l’illlil)6,£ M s. eonaru respon weari y u I don’t and it really seems impossible.’ ‘But aren't you too tired to be out this evening?’ the lady inquired, no- ticing as only tender-hearted, svn:ip_a- thetic woman can, the lines of pain about her vis1t1'.1ort’s monfilzgd land the air f 'ness t a perva er. 0 'IY.l1el:nW&8 somewhat strange, Mrs. Leonard thought. The . idea of the Injnlilstgegs téwlfef suigtgoestingo thattshe 1 t e 0 its go mee ing. Pllgm very tired,’ she replied, ‘and I told my husband that I didn t feel as f Icould come, but of course that was i 1 wl&]:8g.. Sheph erd'sm_iled._ ‘But didn’t‘;iyou thing: it was wrong?’ Mrs. Leonar inquire . ‘I think there is_ something _wrong somewhere, but in my opinion the test wrong lies in your overwork- if.’ inglizftutrligre is just so much to do,’ Mrs. Leonard replied, in a voice that trembled pitifully. ‘I think I know just about how you feel,’ said Mrs. Shepherd, after a mo ment’s pause. ‘Oh, no you don’t,’ her guest respon- ded, quickly. ‘No one can imagine how wicked and how wretched I am.’ ‘I can,’ and the minister’s wife took her hand in hers, because I’ve been in the same condition. Your nerves have at last become so rasped with the details of drudgery, and the con- stant strain upon them, that they have at last taken the reins in their own hands, and now drive you instead of your mastering them. Our nerves are most excellent servants, but most des- po_tic masters. Let me tell you some- thing of myself. I once had the care of a very sick friend. For three months I was occupied day and night. After a while I found myself grow- ing very irritable. The voice of the suf- ferer calling me from my sleep in the night would make me positively an- gry. Now, the best part of me was not angry. I would have sacrificed just as much as ever; but my nerves had got the upper hand, and all I could do was to keep their secret. One night comes before me with awful dis- tinctness. For a long time the fire wouldn't burn. and when it did the water in the kettle tasted of smoke, and I was obliged to wait for more to heat. All the time I knew my friend was absolutely suffer- ing for the drink, and at last my nerves became so excited that it was with the greatest dilflculty that I pre- vented myself from throwing the cup and saucer across the room. All sorts of horrible things came into my mind, and it was only by the sapremest ef- fort that I kept myselffrom shrieking out at the top of mv voice. Nobody can tell how conscience-stricken I was when I took that cup of tea to my friend. I felt myself not only dis- loyal to her, but absolutely deficient in every womanly grace and christian 'attribute. The next morning a deliri- ous headache settled the question, and I was in bed for more than a inonth. My nerves have never re- covered from the shock, and I doubt if they ever will.’’ ‘I want‘ d to break dishes Mrs. Leonard sobbed. ‘I supposed it was as bad as that,’ Mrs. Shepherd replied. ‘Is it the fir:-it time you have ever felt destructive?_’ ‘The first. I have felt very cross and much abused, and have cried a good deal when I could do so in secret butl never before wished to break anything.’ ‘It was not you, it was your nerves,’ Mrs. Shepherd responded. ‘I have dis- covered that my nerves and I are two distinct individuals. If reason has the helm, then our nerves work in harmony with us, but if they are ig- nored or abused, they run riot with the bodv and stultify the soul. To- night it was your duty to go to bed. The religion that hasn't common sense in it is no religion at all.’ ‘But what shall I do to-morrow?‘ Mrs. Leonard inquired. ‘I see but one thing to do, and that isfito have some one to help you do your work.’ ‘But I don’t think my husband will consent to such an arrangement.’ ‘Try him, said the hostess, ‘and I will call upon you in a few days and see how you make out.’ Mrs. Leonard did as she was told, and to her inexpressible surprise her husband did not offer a single ob- jection. It took some time for the rasped nerves to become quiet and healthy again, but the new servant was capable and faithful, and after a while Mrs. Leonard declared herself as ‘good as new.’ But the servant remained, for the deacon finoing his wife was her old self in spiritual things, was wise enough to insist upon a continuance of the favorable conditlons.——Congreg/ationalist. to—night,’ True Every Time. If an editor omits anything he is lazy. If he speaks of things as they are people get angry. If he glosses over ‘or smooths down the rough points, he is bribed. If he calls things by their prop sr names he i-1 unfit for the position of an editor. If he does not furnish his readers with jokes he is an idiot. If he does he is a rattle- head, lacking stability. If he con- demns the wrong he is a good fellow, but lacks discretion. If he lets wrong and injuries go unmentioned, he is a coward. If he exposes a public man Grange Seal Stolen. Sign of GautlOii—An Impos- tor Exposed! Patrons, Some one unknown ti me entered the apartment where the Seal that will I Weigh of the Knickerbocker Grange was,. rom one-pialf of and stole impressions of said seal on ‘E 3-11 001109 I0 240 sheets of writingpaper and one E. A. l)0“nd5- It has fl Quarterman has been using said E1'a5§be3111s.Sl-eefl sheets of paper with stolen seal on- e31'"lgS3 5129 0 signing himself “Yours fraternally.” Plaaformv 9*lX19-'-l’ He was not a member of the Order me 959 warranted even. The seal is used by him in peafelctlxaccurate‘ various ways, to impose an inferior £I1,IE]ur0u“‘1llf.0s_el)t}t° . paint on Patrons, making them think ver 10”“, rilce 1?. they are buying the Patron’s Ingersoll $4 5% Th}? . 0 Rubber Paint. We have letters from " ' _ _ 183 18 a .. , great baigain, and several who have parted with their eachfamily Ouch‘; money for a worthless Paint in this *5 to have one. Send way. Masters, Lecturers and Secre- in V0,“. Orders at}, taries will “ please make this factgonce before the nianufzlcturer ad- vances the price, THE ACCOM- PAN YIN G Cut represents a fine I’L.»\TFOl’.I\l SCALE know to the Order by reading this let- ter aloud in Grange:-. and public meet- Fraternally, . O. K. Ii\‘(,il-JRSOLL. l 76 Fulton St. New York, I’. M. E Knickerbocker Grange. I I ings. SEEDS. COFFEES, lhe Stale lgrirullural llnllege. This institution is thoroughly equipped.hav- ing a large teaching force: also ample facili- "Fo the Patrons They weigh, boxed, 45 pounds, so (Sf , chigan. tliatlhe fi°ei;:lit. on two will be the same as ii§woulil'be_’oii one. SEEDS.“ . -1 SEEDS. Vegetable and field seeds of every kind and variety from the best growers in this country and Europe at"wllolcsale prices to Patrons. ,1! you have not already received my Catalogue for 1883 send for it. ‘"- _ J , .u.l-I: TEAS, SUGARS, ‘. Are at their lowest prices. Now lay in your supplies before the reaction come;-All other Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Dry goods, and Cloth- ! mg I C_&l1 furnish cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. If you come to Detroit in person to select your goods remember that I can save you from live to ten per cent if you will let me make your purchases. I handle all kinds of Farm Produce on commission. If you have anything to sell send it to me and I can do you ll. great amount of good, ties for illustration and manipulation includ- ing Laboratories, Conservatorie-, Library. and well stocked farm. FOUR YEARS Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, English Languages and Literature, and all other branches of a college course except For- eign Languages. Three hours labor on eaci. working day except Saturdays Maximum rate paid for labor, eight cents an hour. RATE S. Tuition free. Club Boarding. CALENDAR. For the year 1883 the terms begin as follows: SPRING Tnnx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 20 SUMMER Tnnx. .. . . . . . . . .May 22 AUTUMN Tnnx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 4 Examintion for Admission, February 20 and September 4. For Catalogue apply to T. C. ABBOTT, President. or R. G. BAIRD, Secrclnry. FROM all varieties of Poultry. Circulars free. Send lOc for New Book on Poultry. OAK LANE, Dwight P. 0., Mass, lbmartit A. VANDENBURG, are required to complete the course embracing ' l as hundreds can testify who ship me all their produce and buy their goods of me. 4 Museum, Classroom Apparatus, also a large ,= ; ., i;,f—""""‘"' "*:*"-W‘ * ‘- ' GREENVVOOD STOCK l I have for sale a few {CHOICE yo UNG so W8 ' on runs ;POLAND CHINA BLOOD I That 1 have bred with care. Stock recorded in Ohio Poland China Record. l Farmers wishing stock of this kind will find 1 it for their interest to correspond with or visit lme. B. G. nllnnlfl Little Prairie Ronde, Cass Co., Ich. léfebtf FARM. RHEUMATISM. All Pain (lured by First Treatment, r8"ABSOLUTE CURE? vv'.A1a1=tA.1\r-I-:I:i:D When Directions are followed For full in formation, Testimonials, Circulars, etc., Address with stamp or apply to PROF‘. (3-E21), M. IIRI-I()l)H1S. Universal Dispensary, 351 Lyon 81., GRAND Ramps, M103. Specifics far all Ulilonlc Diseases on hand. MANUFACTURER, Wnonnsuu AND RETAIL Dn.u.nn xiv Harnesses, Wills, Trunks, Blankets, etc, 92 Monroe Street. GRAND RAPIDS, - ‘MICE I take pleasure in presenting to your favor- able consideration my CASH PRICE LIST or Harness Vi ork——HAND MADE——all of my own manufacture. also to return thanks for the liberal atronags I have received from the dif- ferent ranges throughout Michigan. I shall do in the future as in the pa.st——furnisb the best goods for the least money. Fax-ni Harness. White Trimmed Breech- ing, Round Lines,Snaps, Rum Straps and spread rings, complete, . . . . . . . . . .829 00 The same without Breeching, . . . . . . . . . . 26 00 " " with flat Lines, . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 00 (A ll u U u no breaching’ 25 00 Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed. from . . . . . . . . . . . ..825 O0 to 30 00 The same, Nickle Trimmed. from 836 to 60 00 Single Buggy Harness,witli round lines, white trimmed, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 00 Same with flat lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 O0 Nickle Trimmed, 815, $16, 318, 820 and 25 00 ALL ORDERS RECEIVED UNDER SEAL OF THE GRANGE will be shipped at once, and may be returned at my expense if not entirely satisfactory. Address all orders to ‘ Yours very respectfully, A. VANDENBERG, 92 Monnoir. Sranirr. Gnazm B.LPIBB. (BEAJRIFICDN Bl GREAMERY. ilgiipit llzyemium glin- ' o :1 an un- -. ans slfiiegilrnirs, 1882! he does it to gratify spite, is the to::;l ofa clique, or belongs to the “outs.” . If he indulges in personalities he is a i blackgnard. If he does not his paper is dull and insipid.—Boston Post. Alabasiine is the only preparation based on LL. proper principles to constitute a dura- ble finish for walls, as it is not held on the wall with glue, etc., to decay, but is a Stone Cement that hardens with age, and every additional coat strength- ens the wall. Is ready for use by ad- ding hot water, and easily a} plied by anyone. ' Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINE will cover 50 square yards of average wall with two coats: and one ooatwill produce better work than can be done with one coat of any other preparation on the same surface. For sale by paint dealers everywhere. Semi for circular containing the twelve beautiful tints. Manufactured only by ALABASTINE Co. M. B‘. CHURCH, Manager, juyl-tf. Grand Rapids, Mic}; The designed purpose of the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Commercial College is prepare the student for the practical duties of hie. Discipline of the mind, then, has at the base of our scheme of education ; and the question to be answered in : How may the greatest degree of mental discipline be obtained P For further particulars please call, or enclose stamp for College Journal. Address, C. G. SWENSBURG, Proprietor, All i-dlzes for dairy or fac- ‘ wry use. For convenience of handling, raising the cream quickly and thorn , onglily, and ease of cleamnlr. are unsurpassed. , Send postal {or circulars and testimonials llalry Implement Co., Bellows Falls, VI. Price List of Supplies Kept in the omce or the Secretary of the MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. And cent out Paid, on Receipt of Oath Order, over the real of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of its Master or Secretary. Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred, . 76 Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members,.. .... 1 tr: Blank Record Books‘, ( ress paid),... 1 00 Order Book, containing 1 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub, well bound,.. ... I0 Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound.- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, bound, 50 Applications for Membership, per 100,. . . 50 Secretary's Account Book, (new style). . 60 Withdrawal Cards, per doli.,.... .... 2b Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . . . 25 By—Laws of the State Grange, single copies 10¢. per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By-Laws,bound,.. .... ..._. .... “ lad Echoes,” with music. Single copy lbcts per doz., . The National Grange Choir, single copy 40 cents. Per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rituals, single copy,.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 “ erdoz.,.. . " or Fifth Degree, for Pomona Granges, per copy,.. .. _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Blank “Articles of Association” for the Incorporation of Subordinate Granges, with Co y of Charter, all complete,.... 10 Notice to Delinquent Members, per 100.. 40 Declaration of Purposes, per doz.. 6c.; per hundred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 American Manual of Parliamentary Lizw 5( I‘ I1 I‘ It (Morocco 1‘uck,). .. .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00 Digest of Laws and Rulings, . . . . . . . . .. 40 Roll Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 Address, ' ,1. 'r. Conn. Sno’ii Mmn. Sun: Gannon, ldecly Gnann RAPEDB, Mica SCHOOLCRAFT, MICE. ljanly New Harness ‘and Trunk Store. '1'. KININIVIENT 85 00., Manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in Harnesses. Trunks, Blankets, VVEIPS, 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, Bum straps, Spreaders, etc. complete . . . . . . . . . . .. $29.00 Same without Breeching.. 26.00 Same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28.00 Same without Breeching V _ Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .825.00 to 830.00 I The same nickletrimmed. . . . .830.00 to 850.00 Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white trimmed The same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . .. 12.00 Nickle Trimmed, 815, 316, 818.820. 325; t0 350 We also make a fine Nickle Trimmed Farm Harness, stitched 6 to the inch, stock all selected, an extra fine arti- cle, Breeching, Bound Lines, com- plete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.00 Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.60 Mr. T. Kininment for the ast five years has been foreman for Mr. A. andeuburg, arid now in order to build up a trade ofiei-s_ special inducements to the Grangere 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 re- tained at our expense if not found satisfac- tory. Address all orders to Yours very respectfully T. KININMENT. 117 Canal Street l5Jully Grand Rapids. Mich. DAKOTA LAND IN TRAIL COUNTY To rent for cash or on shares. Ready ibr seeding in spring. A few GOOD FARM HANDS WANTED. Address “ W,” HOPE. Griggfi. 00- lmai-4t Box 54. Dakota Ter. SEEDS. ‘SEEDS. New l/arl'ef1'es of 0/mice Seeds. ESSEX HYSIED TOMATO Stands at the head of the Tomato family. Essex Hybrid Squash Better in eating and keeping qualities thw the Hubbard. ' EARLY MARBLE HEAD SWEET CORN, Earliest variety known. Ears large, stalks small. Just the kind for garden planting The Celebrated BAY VIEW MUSKMELON Grows to weigh from 15 to 18 pounds. OUBAN QUEEN WATERMELON Under ordinary cultivation will giow to weigh from 18 to 25 pounds, with igb cultivation from 40 to 60 pounds quality very sweet and fine. THE NEW PROLIFIO TREE BEAN, The most prolific bean known. 1175 116811! have been raised on one stalk. Price per package 10 cts. All large size- Sqnash, corn, and beans, ounce packages. '1‘. L. WHITE, l5feb6i: GIBABD Branch Co., Mich nnsr manner pnan. ’$i‘:i‘1l’«':l£l’.‘a‘.’.ll.'.‘§l‘l‘.?e‘§: 5“i‘i§’.§;"z. STBAWBEBBIE ’""”"""“ kwell]; Mc'1;¢r, 01- t , S a an 33"£.‘.'i“"1oE'i'i°f." .i'i5i‘1£u”ies.n’lici. berries, Currants, 30 sorts of grapes. Loweucaalo ‘on. Send forautalqyvl J. S. 00L$'§. Moorestownphh 3' Try it just for once and learn for yourselves. GEORGE} V‘V. IJILL, I)e-troit... l\’Iich. ATRONS’.-:-' ."tulufal‘.‘l.‘: .'~v.*lc-flll ,5‘ _ '. Pflwllll. Two only Pu - aurnru7r1IeI'. (l'.r.~l u, " - - cl-hirle II-.~'Ii‘u;,' ‘ llrnrrrl frwigllt puirl xv. - : .-,-r-I I .. ml until (I!'li‘l‘l-’I‘o't- .l. In.-int wnt free B('r1ufa'.]'u.' " -ctrvmfinna how "Hf! ‘ i I -T WORKS. 3l;'i‘¥’%mBEST €33 BES L«i‘u‘l"T"“”'l‘HE LEVER. , Famuy rronipemnoa P ‘A P \Vcll~lilled with (‘h,,,,.,,,_, (),,-~.1,,,,1 “H E L has new type Lhroiigiinut, is some slim-t. lt hue regular ' I-‘U1/r Tiiree liio - - THE Ll.-iper, and will. Prof. in A llioii ' illege. the only Commission House in Ohinago on-pr...-. -ti and at-nlrollod by the Patron: 0! Husbandry. The chief aim of this Agency ll ' To obtain um liighou Marlena prion for ‘noon rotnrvcd. qunllty confidant name of this management, the Business lancer of the same. This Agency will all Orders for any goods in this market, at lowest possible rates. Out: required ; balance to be paid op receipt or bill. THOMAS MASON, Bualnau lanapt. —.—. .. -—~o~——'- - ZLIKIT nnonra. ITINOIIJ and IHIPPIIO TAGI Ian! 1 lbllloaflfi. LIFE INSURANCE FOR PATRONS. 0 'IEE Palmns’ Aid Society nl Michigan ' WAS ORGANIZED IN DECEMBER, 1880., to give the Patrons of Michigan an opportu- nity to belong to ' A lllllllfl lllllllllllllll (ll Lllfl lIlSllI‘flllC8 that they could control. As its name indi- cates, it is FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUB. ORDER AND FOR THEM ONLY. Its Annual Meetings occur at the same time and place as the annual session of the State Grange. ‘This f_¢(aiai_rurefwae lfor the ex- ress urpose 0 ton -ing or 9. ar i-eprs Sentatlbn of the igembers of the Social at its most important meeting of the year, w on _its oflicei.-s are elected. and without special notice any amendment to the laws and rules govern- ing the Society may be made. _ _ The Mtrruu. nun adopted by this Society provides that an Assesment shall be made ONLY when a member_ dies, and the amount of that assessment is fixed when a person becomes a member, and cannot in- creased at any subsequent period. This as- sessment is '90 38°: W530}? is an important and listmctive 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 0: their earnings, in order to secure to those do ndent on them in an hour of need a sum s cient to bridge over the expenses and wants incident to that most trying period of life, those reasons hold good w en apphed to the Patrons of our State. Applications for membership may be made JAMES CO0I_{, J. W. EWING, rian. Eaton Rapids. ELIJAH BARTLETT, W. B. LANGLEY, . Centreville. B. 0. CAR ER, Lansing. GEO. W. EWING, A. E. GREEN, Walled Lake. ~ J. G. RAMSDELL . Traverse City. A. N. WOODRUFF, GEO. PRAY, Watervlist. Woodward Lake. to Local Agents they ma appoint. “For By-Laws and Circulais apply to either WM. B. LANGLEY, Pres’t, Marshall German Horse and (low P OWD E RS. This powder has been in use for many cars. It is largely used by the farmers of ennsylvania, aim the Patrons of that State have bought over 100,000 pounds through their purchasing agents. Its compcsition is our secret. The receipt is on every box and 5-pound package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober- holtzei Sons it 00., -Phoenixville, Pa. It keeps stock health) and in good condition. It helps to digest and assimilate the iood. Horses will do more work, with less food while using it. Cows will give more milk am bein better condition. It keeps poultry healthy. an increases the production of eggs Itisalsoofgrsa value to them when malt- ing. It is sold at the lowest wholesale price b R. E. JAMES, oo. GEO. W. ILL at 00., 80 Woonnnmcn S‘.[‘., Dar.-non-, THOS. MASON, 181 Wurnn Sn, Cinema. and ALBERT STEGEMAN, Annaoan. Put up i. 60-lb. boxes (loose , price Ezonr Cnn-rs per lb., 30-ll» boxes (of 5-lb. packages, TEN Cams per lb. rzrluo a MANNING, Wool Commission Merchants, 117 Federal St., Boston. Oonsigmnents Soliclliiteél and Cash Advances ' 8 6- .lish’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 pre aid; cloth, 50 cents; leather tucks, 81.00. ostage stamps received. Address, J. T. COBB, Sclioolcraft. or v . GEO. '1‘. FISH. (Mention this paper.) Boonasrnn, N: Y. POTATOES ‘AND OATS FOR SALE. Beauty of Hebron, Early Ohio, and Chicago Market Potatoes. Russian White Oats, 90 cents per bushel, delivered at Berlin or Grand Rapids. New grain bags 20 cents each. Or J’. '1‘. COBB, Sec’y, Centreviile, lebltt Scliooleraft, Mich. OI-IA. 'VV. VVILDE. - Past Master Ottawa Gran i h c lmardt Berlin , " ..—. ‘-asm.~.v.aeau-1.~.rv; _, , 1?.‘.‘.M9,‘l-:”.i'c=l.4s-‘mvfi