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“TIIE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQZ7'EN('E THAN TIIE FARR], AND SHOUL1) BE I‘IRS1‘ 1J11’ROT'E]).”

VOLUME 9, «NO. 19.
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OVERSEEB-—PUT. DARDEN, . . . . Mississippi.
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‘ to keep up their fences, and their

iilllliiullural Quulmul

BY C. F. GERRY.

There is no happifir mill] in IOWII,
Than Uncle .\'u.thun May-

How tlifferezxt frmn Cmcb Broavn,
Who livrs across the way;

"With one the sky :3 always bright.

W'ith Caleb, nothing gore just right.

He ,-zjrurubles when he plou=_{hs his fields
And sows them with it doubt:
And propllesios till blade u.;v;>enI's
The seed will never sprout-
Whmi dry he seluom fails to fret.
Ami always grurnbles when ’tis Wet.
‘-We’re going to have a hay day sure,"
Said Uncle Nathan May
One morning, just us early dawn
\V:is strugzgjliiig into day; _
“Such heavy d.~ws1n morning's prime,
Are followed by a rliying time."

“I doubt it very much.” said Brown-
“For last night Colonel Lane
Commvanced to muw his ‘meadow lot,’
Which always brings a min’.
And mackerel clouds half veiled the sky,
\’Vhicli leaves the earth not three days dry."

And thus through all the year, is one
Within u humble cot.

In drought or storm. »- in heat or cold.
Cont:-uted with his lot:

And 11¢-’r forgets to humbly pray

For grace and strength tmni day to day.

No home a warmer welcome gives,
And neighbors never tire

of dropping in to spend an hour
Around his evening fire.

And children wutcl. wi-h faces bright

For his return irom work at night.

In S91-in;_i;_ when plnuling time is 0331‘,
He wuifs the genial ram,
And never doubts that harvest days
Wil. bring the ripening: g'r.;in——
A trusting mzth to him is given,
With hopes that aticfior sure in heaven.
—Ma.ssm'/uwetts Ploug/zmzm.

Benefits of Road Fences.

jlro. Crllllz:-—l have been u.sub<<-1'ilr<*r
of your paper and ‘rl mcnilu~rol' the
Grunge since last I‘elarIt:tI'y. I admire
the fairness \\'lll('ll is shown in allow-
ing both sides of u qltcstion d. lieuriug
in your columns, and herewitli attempt
to answer Joseph Lunuin of South Hu-
vcn. The fence question is like the
tariff a local question. I ‘believe in
liuviug l'(>:ltl fences. In -my opinion
the roads look fur better with neat,
well-built und well-kept fences hor-
dering each side, and the auljuceiit
farxus look better too. But no one likes
to see old fences tumbling down and
out of repair. I wish some of those
furiners who Advocate taking u\\'a.y
the road fences. and who generally live
out in the older settled portions of the
country. would come out in an lionest
way and my Ill(‘ll‘ real -l'v8‘ctSOllS for
taking the course they do is because
they do not enjoy the work of keeping
up their fences, and timber is scarce,
and fencing is expensive, and they
would shirk the respoiisibility by not
allowing any stock to run in the ro:Id.

If furthers in this wot.-ded country in
the great State of Michigan w<)rk+'-d
their farms us they should, giving in-
telligent thought to the scietitiiic q1u-s-
tions of agriculture, and iinproved
the condition of the soil instead of ex-
porting its fertility, they would cer-
taiuly 1'e:tlizep1‘ofif enough to be able

minds would be so cultivated that they
could see beauty in good broaal thor-
oughfares and eleguiit fences and other
adornments of civilization.

Some men curelittle for l>ea.utyof’
highway and mezulow, for uczifuess and
cultivation, but continually grasp or
a little niorc land.

I believe that road fences should re-
main even where the country has be-
come settled uud it is not nect-.ssu.ry to
have cattle running at l-urge. If a
farmer must have a pasture it is best
to have a systeni of rotation so that
each field shall take ll.'S turn us it place
for grazing, and be bounded by zi per-
manent fence, No man of science or
intelligence will be continually mov-
inghis fences, neither will he make
any ones field an permanent pasture.

Herein 1\'ewuy;._:0 county there isa
large extent of territory which is non-
resident land and affords pasture for
hundreds of cattle, and there are many
new settlers who keep a few cows
who would not be able to do so if they
were obliged to shut them up or hire
them p-.isturcd.

I think I have not merely given my
own opinion on this matter but repre-
sented tliut of our Grange and our
county. We have plenty of timber
here and the road fl,-ncc is ‘J. perma-
nent institution hit}: us

Yours truly. W. S. i‘viElll{lI.I..

Dakota Impressions--The Other Side.

Mr. C. A. lltvibcock has rr-turned m
his home in Kalamazoo, having: fin-
ished his 5.-titnrner «,-anipaigu in Iowa.
Minnesota and Dakota, spending runs!
of his time in the letter territory in the
interest of the \Val1er A. \Vood Har-
vester Cornpany. I applied the pumps
to Mr. IS. and the fo‘l0w‘n; was t‘.:-
oveillow of impmssinzu-' j li,i9Ll dmxtv
unknown to the genial zigentof lll'r
W’. A. W. -

His hen-iquarlers lll.ll'lll'.." his ef.9_v in
the great Northwes: was on u r‘-mu of
ten tliousand acre’-I. Allow: 1:’; W. A.
\V. twine l)lIl-l8I‘:1' were at work 5-'i1nul
tenet.-usly rm tlie furni, two tlzreshixzg
n.1lA(_'-lllH£‘.",.'.ll.lll3lt"‘:lL 100 ll(II‘S‘.*'\. Tm-
Wheut was green when e.-us, but they
said it was as ripe as if. ev-1“ would be.
This was near Fargo. \Vheat is all
they can raise succsssfully. Mr. B.
says they keep r_u.-rn cube av the man-
tlc-pieve-s as Curio:-ities. I)u::ing co"/I,
ver.-.<ati0n with Mr. l<‘:iir»u'-utlier, the
proprietor of the farm, .\ir. I-:1-.l:«:n:-l;
r<1u9.rked'.li.<z.the would not imde a
good quart!-1‘ section in .\Iicliigt.u f 1'
all his 14 or more set-iirlns, Mr. l<'ai'.-
weatlwr stroked his hearzl. Mr. F. is
3. ScOU.‘.l1L2l!ilJ and return: every Winte 5
to his umive heath and Auld Lang
Synm \Vhsn Mr. B. \V:lllC9.l,l tol.ovli'a_r
lht‘ Dukotlaxis El(7lllI: eve-11111.: after the
day's work, he would it-muxk, ‘~(‘om,=_
boys, let us go out in the orchard and
get some fruit.” llllchigumlers do um
always apple-'.-late their atlvztntng-cs,
Mr. Bzilicnck :~'a;.'s ‘.-;= tells them the
nnly fault he finds with their country
is they ll'.lVC such poor slelgliing two
months of the year. Hmvever, scnaw
peopledid the cu llillllé-'.~_~’ -liirxg Tl1°j.'
ever did when they e_-uanglit the Dal;-,
ta, fcvvr, 6*:-‘peciail_y if =l1:-y .~x-lected Lin»
southern j-llrlllvf ch: tex'ritory; but if .~i

family is sv+.,.l fixed in Micliigan, —
you know the rest. 'l‘he1'c are :-‘on-.9
farms for sale there pretty .1 he-.p. Up-
on the return trip, Blr. B*il)L‘0(:l( W-.-..=
one ofa company wlii-ch was delaym
two hours at a scam n to I11&l§€COIlC.‘>::-
tions. There was an organ found
opened and 2 young man who had
leen out to take in the country, and
who was brim full, sat down to the or-
gan and thereupon manipulated the
tender strains of Home, Sweet Hoznt-..
Hewas told he must stop that or he
would have the whole crowd boo boo
ing. E. w. s.

Care of Tools

When we take into consi<ler;i'.i<m the
high price that farmers g(fllt‘l'Elll_V‘ liuve
to pay for tools to farm with. we are-,
very much surprised to see how many
f';'.r1nc1's there. are. so ncglectful and
curt-less, us to leave vuluzihlc and high
priced tools out (l(,l0l'S. weeks zmd some-
titues months after they are
using flu,-n1; totlirarc 1'tist,tlev;iy_ and
w211'p,by c_\'pus11i'e to the \\'c:'..tli+_-1'. It
is :ist0uisl:iu;;' that some fariue1's. wlm
complain about the high and nurtu-
sonztble prices uf tools, how «lillicult it
is for tliem to pay for the-ii‘ f'ar,u1s and
yet ure so ne-gligeut uimut tllklllg (‘sire
of their tools, that it costs them ue'.irl_\‘
twice as much in ten years for form-
ing utensils as is 11cc......sa'y. I ll2l\’t'
seen f':u'me.1‘s who were so stingy that
they would work themselves down sick
rather than him: at few d:iy’s work.
They would work to at ,\_.-‘rent. incon-
venience and tlisa<l\'2i1it2i.gc l‘éllll(*,l‘ than
pay El. fL‘V\' tlollurs for .l iuho1'-su~‘.‘lng
tool, or get some ute.-zsil 1t11p1'o\’t'd or
repaired; and yet such f2lI'Illt'I'a‘ woul«l
waste more by mere (-1-trclessiiess uud
negligence in not talking cure of tools
auulin not repuiriiig them in propcr
time than they \\'oul(l gain by their
close-fisteil peuuriousuess. It 'iloe;~,
seem that every intelligcut and
tliinking funnel‘ should  that it
will be to his interest to act differ-
cut, but such cases only (l€Ill0IlSl;l'ilt€ :1
fuct how strange is human nuttire.

0. K. Bnmzo.

Cord Binding Harvesters to be Held al
High Figures.
Cliicugo, Sept. .l:l.—'l‘lie (:t)1'tl bimliug
hzu‘ve:sters association of the United
States held 21. secret conference here yes-
terday. It is uuderstord flint the ob-
ject of the meeting is to limit p!'0(luc-
tion and prevent :-'. glut in the lIl2l1'l{f3f-,
such as 0ccum.>d last year.

it

DnAI:§7 pipes and all places that are
s_0ur0r1mpui'e may be t'l€‘d.Il.\.‘!_‘(l with
lime water, copperas water or curbolic
acid.

Ashl .1:-,l ff-.~l.:t-1', I‘«ll<:ll., >f<*pt- 4. 15353-

douc _

The Horrible Sufferings of the Caille on the
Plains.

The rriporred losses of J)‘, 4 or -5 per
cen». of cattle brand during winter
smun:- is thankfully received by the
Eastern owners. It does not 1'_+ pre
senta large loss of money. I do nol
believe that there h -9 ever been a herd
Hf cattle wintereil on theplains, whet‘
no provision was made for ’o:)d for
them. mat did not lose mtmh turm-
than the report:-rl loss. I speak
of stock cattle, not of bands of pickml
Sl.f:Pl’S, an l I would l of hi lieve the Ti"
pr-Us if all the crue,-l men who in:-urn
r-atlleon the rungre lymgr h<~t.w«_-:1-'1 the
Rio Granule and h'.iSkatr3lI9w:uI rivi-r»
swo e to them. I have known entire
l'.t:l(lS to be lost. 0! one herd of l,(hlH
l)f'f:V€.‘-l, nnta single animal survived
ille wirl<=.r M1871 and 187'.’ in Kmisas-2
No l_)er<l that I knew lost less than 3:3
per ct-11ft1m,uu~ltlie majority of stock-
men lost rive." 76 per cmlum «iuriiv.«_
Hm wold wiufr-r. In the ~'p)'il]g of ISSU

Ih0u.~::in<l:- rfileatl cattle on the

--f’ the .—\«~l-;au:-as river. ’l‘h-:3

. r m‘r:;:.t.'le inst during the win

ter of l.‘«8H was ei'l.'.)l‘II)()ll.~: and the Hi.‘-
feriug of c:a.f_i'l»;- that {-l‘€Ce-led that losa,
what «if that?

No man C-f:-wiisiiiilify could pass ibly
enjoy money earzzeal by the euflerimzs
of dumb aliiimU.~x c.*nmi'=i.te:i to his
Care. (luv ». r:~h‘p of cattle llllplliét
mar». ‘u :3 I th» i.o«:ke-'.ing of flu-pr<~f'1f.:-2
uv‘ alt:-2-vi la implies, lf7.l_O"F.“l.l‘-'~'l_‘,'
imbliw. pro ecfive care r:t'unin'ou’s.

l ii:*.\'v.-$199!; c>.-ttl€- during: cold .-p~li.s
\\‘hull She life sustaining W:-lthl‘ vras i-2.
bnun-l. gather ‘lI'0UH’l tho-ir I-t'ct1:=.'otx2+,--l
watery ‘_{‘-til:-(3991 and Hlflfi‘ for R drink.
Sill‘.'1(-l()i’ :'ll‘:F.-E‘ thirsty’ cattle, that were
too weak U) =c-arch for rmming wafer.
wou"d s'l113‘1ll‘.'sf'.U!d around Il1efr~ ztn
«nnls-..._Jmil they ‘t~‘.l and :lit».d .-mm in-
ll"lllK1.'.I.iUl.l of the stomach. I have
ugiem-Eé scale of these cattle, and in sl .1
crime 1. ind the contents of the-'1‘
.~tomumx.-a highly ix filmed. The suf
ferizigzs of these pt» 1- We-arures enllur
ed l’-r.-fuie death rt-lieverl them must,
rave been frightful. ’l‘lmy were crzzzv
'»'~'ll_ll ‘mill. As. long 3-4 they had :-uf-
ii -Em ‘ frengtli to stand they attackel
1 very man who ventured near them.

I li"lV(*9 seen cows so weak that they
staggered as they walked, give birth
to ('.H'l\'eS in the most sheltered Sp')lS
Tll(:‘_\,' could in their weak condition
find. After the exhaustion of labor
they arc’-9 and lovingly licked their
offspring dry. This act performed
they braced themselves and coaxed
fhecalf to nurse. Then, lying down.
reaction ocu;-urred. The first flush of
inaternity had passed, and they were
unable to again rise. The starving
calves bleat d pitifully around their
dying mothers. In answer to the
calls of their young, the dams repeat-
edly ersdeuvoreil to arise. They were
2-0 weak that when they were par
tially up they pitched forward on their
heads. They struggled and struggled
until their chins and foreknees were
skinned. They died trying to sier-

form their duty. The brutes who live
in log cabins that stand by the bank-
of‘ ore. ks that flow through the
plains did not perform theirs. They
regret the loss of money that repre-
sented the value of the cow. 'I‘hav
was all.

[3 is a. matter of surprise that cow-
boys are cruel and brutal? It is but a
step from cruelty to dumb animwls tn
murderous brutality toward unresi:-L
ing, because surprised, men.

[think I hear it exclaimed that
gentlemen who are DUl'.(’*lI for their
humanity engage in breeding cattle on
We blaius. Do the_\,'? A man Who

, Will!-\1lll>l:iIY‘° in the {llI!‘>‘lIi

deliberately abu :ee cattle»; who buys a
branii Vl'lill avowed intention of ail
lowing aponiou to lsl.8l'V~‘.'.', because
ll is cheaper to lose some than to F94 cl
all; who furfhe sake of a pecuniary
gain j.-retnedifmes a murderous act of
cruelty tows. d unresisting animals,
may have the .IIl2’.lll1el‘ and speech of»,
gentle.-man, but a huma.ne gentleman
he is nr,-t.—Fra'n/c lVi/kinson.

‘-Farm Law.”

An interesting paper by Jutlge P211‘-
l'l.\'ll(rfIl)r‘ .'<11pP.1'lo1‘ court on “F:u‘1n
l.::w," the third of 2; series pl‘(=p;L1‘C(l for
the West .\IlCl1lgfll1 Fzi1‘1ne1's club, of
which the following is the Sllllstzlllce:

By the old common law the owner
kt-pt a11y:ui1nml or thing likely to do
mischi_ef' at his peril, and was primu
f2lciel_1;il,.l: for all (lamuges naturally
l'é‘n‘lllill1g; this whether his cattle in-
vz-.dcd lus i;eigl1bor’s field, or his nut-
housc filth his cell:u', or its stench his
premises. In a recent l\-In1'ylu1ul case.
where it train was wrecked by n
farmer’s €S":ap6(l ox, the court of up-
pezils held the farmer liable. for all the
duniuge l)€t'{l.llSe the ox had no busi-
ucsson the track, being’ a. t1'esp:isse1'.
But this old common law rule is sub-
ject to some limitations. Your fire
t-‘yen carefully used, your docile horse
c;tref'ully driven. your strongly-built
reservoir, may escape control through
accident, {right or flood and‘ thus dam-
age your neiglibor’s pr0pe1'[,y; but
where the injury is unavoidable and
your conduct free from blaune you will
not bc liable; such injuries must be
bo1'11eby those on whom they fall. So
the New I-Izimpsliire supreme court,
where horses frightened by a {min
broke fli1'ou,ql1 fences and did great
d:imuge,l1eld that as the owuerwas
not l.,llitlll2ll,llt,‘ be was not liable in dum-
ages. I"u1'zicci«.le1ital dauunges arising
f of a law-

ful £l(‘[ nu Il.ll(l1lg’t’.\‘ can be 1'er-own-«l.
\\'lu-rt} il mun ('£lll(‘ll on his lwe-kw-piu_4
m-i;.:lilmr.Iiwl his l1Ul‘.~‘(‘ :17, the t'1‘nnL
;,f2tlf‘.:lll(l1llL‘lr(*('.~‘ >'l'.lllI_L{' it to «la-zitlu. flu-
lnec-l<t-<-per w:i.~' held not liuhlc.

lint if _\’ull kvvp zi \'l(‘lllll.\‘ lvull 01' dog,
u l 1':-ct-li_v lmlxse. «>1‘u.\' or<-my-—l<nn\\‘ing
llwm In he sucll-tlwu you are liable-
fur the-i1‘ llilIl12l}_{P. lluf mills-. l1nr.<r s
and zlll lllllll‘ zmmmls arc p1'u.<uinwl In
he l::u'mlt-.~'s until tlwy l1;l\‘v .\llllWll
llM‘lll.\f‘l\‘l‘>l Hlll(‘l‘\\'i.\'x"Z ll(‘ll('(‘. l»<-fn1‘c
flu-nxvmir nf:1\'it'in:1.< illllllllll Uillllit‘
tu:uh- llillrlf‘. thc lmm\'li-ulizc of sur-ll
\'ir'ia~txsiu-s<ii11l_\t lw lmuxgrlit lmmc to
him. If ywikiimv1li:dymu' tlm-slu-r-
lwilt-1' is uu.~‘:1f«- and liable 1'» v,\'pl<ult-.
you use it not nl1l_\' :1: the risk ufpv1'—
.~;uu21l i1;ju1'_\' in _\-mlixl-ll". but :11 flu-1'isk
of }>:l_V‘lll_L' l!(‘f‘lllllill‘_\' (llllllilL'1‘.-' tn )'nur
iujurwl iiriirlilityi‘. 'l‘hl.<. lm\\‘«'\'«-I‘,
.\'l1H‘.llIl£llV\'il}'SllL‘ kt-pt in nzimlz it is
one tliiugtu kimw llu‘ }.{(‘ll(‘l'&ll law. but
it is quite u:mtl1c1' In l<nu\\' hmv in zip-
ply it in {hr p:t1‘:i<'ulu1‘ vzisv in lizuul, us
Ill!l\\'-l1';l>I'S]'l‘t'S~*l1ll:il,‘lS mul rlr«-um-
.-'l::im-.-' [vl‘e<‘i.~".-l_\' :ilil;v.-—/.'/-«(ml ll)(Ill‘
i(l.~< /)(’I.'II;('/'(!f.

Farm Help.

I
“‘ l
1

it is u very common thing; for us
1n,<r~u tliemrtn who emplny lwlp to,
take a Vriy (me sided view vi’ the
q:.-eslion nf l’-,u‘:n lalmr. 'l‘.>n many of
11:4 think of the men aa tnxchiues tn
3.C<f«’l{llgll.~-ll just so much Work and
:-tfnp there. is it to he wondered that
so u.-an v men under such masters l»_--
conie untru.~.twm-tliy and exhibit no
interest in me lmsincss of their em
pl<)_vers. VVe wish to enter a plea for
the lrirul men. Farm help, to be of
grezifest benefit. shruld no. he sul-j<ct
lt;t"8il sixteen hours per day. mght
mtmtlis in the ;.':-air, anti lli.I1 ‘rs-
lur1‘.e«l ( fl’ durirzg lfuu dd! 94'; sexism) to
vet e.i.'pl.)_vm9nf._ to use up W511? li’.t..-
‘uaa ':.e~:u saved, because no w.';rk_ can
be secured. This method engenders
ihrifllessvne.-sq :.ndi~4 unfair in every
‘ray in the laborer‘. The best kind of
labor is iuterestt-,d labor; but xvbeu the
I'i(|llll"elT_7(:‘._ll.B are unjust, s(-,l.’-pi'otec-
tion Hts.-[H it: and the workman forgets
his ernployor in SztVlll,Q,‘ llltll‘.-‘elf.

The fariiier who (vrtlinar ly, excep'
in cases of llIlt‘.l"g(:l.’.Cy, employs h--lp
‘ten hours per day, and then does not
require three or four hours for chm‘-.-e;
whodnes require the excicise of judg-
ment a’ (l tliscretinn in tlre"u;.plica-
tion oflabor; who now and then gives
in practic«l _t-roof ref‘ his ap‘ reciatiou
of the lLlIel‘e‘-‘at exhibited in the work,
and shows that he is willing to im-
partinfnrmetinn to the help for their
own sake, will have little diffi-:ult.y
with help. (1‘r.-nc-rui?_y this spirit Wlll
beget trustwortliiiiess which is a great
point zzained.

'l‘here is anotlier side to this pictur.~.
we are wiliing to admit. L21l)0,l‘&‘l‘S
on the farm who get their wages
regularly in addition to their l:na.rd
and washing even although the wages
are low are often better off‘ than they
are willing to allow. They look at
the per diem of the workmen in cit-
ies and neglect to note that it takes
every cent of it to live there. The
man Wish a family who lives in a ten-
ant house upon a farni, with no rent.
to pay, a garden spot. upon which in
grow his vegetables, even if his wages
are small, is in a far better position to
lay up money than the day laborer in
the city or upon the railroad, who
hires his house and buys everything
for his family to car.

There is room for a large number of
laborers all through the co-xntry if on
ly those who employ and tut.-e em-
ployed would take 3 more generous
view of the labor que:-tion.

Farmers would do very much bet!‘-r
than is usual with them if shey Vl oulil
hire by the year, arranging; their busi-
ness sons to profitably cmpoy the
regular amount :.f help through the
winter. This is but justice to the la-
borer, and if the time be put in car-
ing for sioek which are manufactur-
ing large quantities of manures, there
is no labor mo;e economical for the
farm.

Save the Good Brood sows.

Corn is high; pork is high. It costs
much more to winter 2. full grown
sow than it does a spring pig. "l‘he
old sow, if she has retired a litter of
pigs, probably is not so attractive
lookin: as are the best of her sow
pigs. All these things may tempt one
lofatte-2 the sow and keep one o‘
the pigs for breeding purpose 5‘. To all
conteniplaaing this course we feel like
giving Punch’s celebrated advice to
those contemplating matrimony.
This was summed up in one word,
“-.lon’L” Asa. rule, with few excep-
ti0ma,am9.tured sow will rear more,
stronger and better pigs than will an
unmatured one. In case n sow shall
have proved herself undesirable, there
is no question that she should bu-
slaughtered; but if her past perform
auce has been satisfactory, the fact
that sheis two years old is not suffi-
cient reason for sending her to the
butcher. Some of the best brood sows
we have known have been in active
service until they were half a dozen
years old—in some cases even longer.

Persistence in the custom of breed-
ing ft in young and immature par-
ents can hardly fail to tend to weaken
the constitution of the stock. It may
tend to further develop early matu-
rity, but this may be gained at fn'~

Poullry Societies.

.-\1ur-ugtue State aseociutiov. s can-
loguwl in the Michigan manual we fal
to see nie11tv’ouulanypoultry snciem 3.
There are at least half a dozen such “-
cieties tlimuglmut the State which we
supposed were l‘t‘~_"lll£ll‘l.y nrgzmized and
claurtered, {Hill lit-DOC wondered at the
omfssion. There is a Central Michi-
gun l,’.>ulfr_V' essucizttiun which will
hold their fifth ununul exhibition in
B9.t‘l-.- (‘re-ei:, Jllllll-‘1'_\' 15-17. 1884, pm-
vidwl the citizens will fv:rui:.-h line
prizes. Grand ltupitls is the heavlqu :2‘-
ters nf anntlier society. VVlietl»et'
these are imlmnliiiaie to a State ns.- --
ciatim‘ we .~.'.‘;- unable to learn.

The columtzs of the VISITOR. 32.16’
open to :mnoux‘.ceni<-2-ts in this line,
and it will be t-<»t1:mlerr-ml a favor ifsuu
retaries or int-mbers will send us «lat».-.
r‘-.J’lllpl8.Ct!s()fUXllll1lllOil9=, or any facts
l‘:lLLlV(E to prize».-'» or poultry meters in
general.

OLD l'(»L'L’I‘RY.

Gran-i Vlexv I’l_sice, ]_

Kulauiuzoo. ;

Hol Milk as a Sllmulanl.

Of li-it niilu. as 9. :-liruulaut the Mal
z'«_:ul Rctzorrl .-4--y.-:A"I\Iilk heated frm
much almve lllll tl».-grees l«‘uhrenliei1.
lo‘-‘e,-. for s. time 4 degree of its sweet-
iu-.--s and density. No one who, fa-
tigm-d by ')V‘.‘l‘ f'Xt‘FLl'.)ll of body and
mind, imp. 4__'\-'1'!‘ t‘Xpl>,'l'l‘_’-ll(‘e(l the re
viting i: lluwm-9 of :4. tumbler nf lhlu
lzevt-rage in-an-<l an not as it can lu-
slpped, will willingly foregn a resort
to it because of its being remlereal.
somewhat less acceptable to the pa]-
ate. "I'l\v.*t»rm-.1ptne.~.=:-. with which its
cl rdial iz.llu(:u e is felt is indeed sur-
prising. Sr-tile portion of it seems to
he iliger-ti--I and uppropxiated almost
itntnovliuh ly, and many who now
fancy they need alcolmlin stimulant»;
wlu-.n exlxuixsied lv fatigrue will find
in this simple draught an Iquivulent
that will be aimtulantly satisfying and
far more enduring in its - flecks.”

Ensilage.

In speaking of eii.silz;2;e, the veteran
agricul.?uv'i-'a:. John J. Tlimnz»-..~, Union
Springs, N. Y.. nay:-: ‘ From observa-
tion and personal experience, I think
preservation of corn fodder in silos
will be largely vidonted l-y skillful fa!-
mers. I. has several
namely: lst, comparatively iID8l1
space required for storing a given
amount; 2, the greater ease with
which the fodder may be cut short
while soltand green; 3, avoiding the
labors and risks of curing in shocks
in the field; -l, the readiness with
which the stalks may be harvested in
all weathers except pouring rains; 5,
the whole of the stalks being eaten by
the cattle and the advantages of gr: en

increase in the flow of milk, some ten
or twelve per cent.

A CANADIAN prize essay has it that

ter of the farmer is the quality and
condition of the animals he keeps
arnund him; good farming is almost
invariably associated with good stock,
and to a man of cultivated taste there
are few more prolific sources nf enjoy-
ment. All the tiiflercnt l-tetds of
cattle,shet-p swine and poultry have
their admirers, who claim superiority
for their breed, and doubtless each
breed has its particular merits. Then-
can, however, be but one breed of t sch
kind kept to advantage on an ordi-
nary-sized farn»; ili‘(q‘ull'(-8 wisdom to
judicious-ly select wlnch is the best
suited to the place and circumstances.
In attempting to raise S(£V11'al breeds
at the same time many an enterpris-
ing mun has failed to («am 3 reputa-
tion for being a good breeder of any
kind. '1 he farmer who desires his son
to remain on the farm will certainly

find the breeding of choice animals

one <-f the mostiffeclual inducements.

It has powerful attractions :or many,

and they who see no beauty in these

things are now fewer than in former

times. One of the most encouraging

hopes for our country is the prospect-

ive imprrvcment of i s live stock.

CATTLE and sheep should always
have plenty of shade in the pasture.
They like when they have eaten
enough to lie down in a cool shade
and take their comfort, and if they
. an do so they will thrive much bet-
ter. Afew shade trees for this pur-
pose will pay well for any drain they
make upon the fertility of the soil.
If there are no trees it will pay to
erect a cheap shed, even though it‘ be
but It rude structure of four posts set
in the ground anda roof covered with
brush wood or pine limbs. It should
be open to the north always, and may
be open on all sides if more conven-
ient. The effect of a blazing sun on
a cow’s back when lying down seems
to be more marked than while she is
fe-. dine, and can not fail to make the
animal feverish, and thus ivjure both
(‘me flavor of the milk and its keeping
qual‘itics.—Ruml Record.

great: n_ 9-veg M [?rrr(l~’7"s (}':'/zttfte.

St i'-.ux_; i3<.-t-leui1st:.i1itctl pork barrels.

advantage»-,,

or succulent food through winter; 6,_

"a very true indication of the charac-


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INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

Uncle Naths.n—Bsnefits of Road Fences —Da-
kota Im ressions—The Other Side—Care of
Tools— Cord Binding Harvesters to be Held
at High Figures—The Horrible Sufisrings
of the Cattle on the Plains—“I"arm Law”-
Fann Help—Save the Good Brood Sowe-
Poultry Societies— Hot Milk as a Stimulant
—-—Ensilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fifteen Months for 60 cents--To Detroit-
The Senate Sub-Committee on Education
and Labor—— Justices of the Peace——Club-
bing—— Agriculture: Its Needs and Oppor-
éunities——Watered Stock-—General No-
‘ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2

The Driven Well—-A Postal 'I‘elegraph——Kan-
sas Crops~Enterprise-—Geueral Notice to
Masters of Subordinate Gra.nges—— Postal
Jottings—National Grange P. of l{.—Lec-
turer‘s Document—Notices of Meetings. . 3

Btrawberry Time—-Strawberry Culture-
Adaption of Varieties to Soil—Leaning
Trees--Leprosy in Wisconsin-—-Grange
T'nought—Gresham on the Telegrsph—A
Coming Grab—A Love of a Bonnet.. . . . 4

At Ninety in the Shade—In the Mountains of
U'tah—A Correct.ion——Recent Legal De-
cisions——The Reaper Death——Advsrtise—
meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

A Beautiful Woman— Womens Influence-
Our Legislative Trip to the U per Penin-
sula—The Old Clock— My F owe:-s—The
North American Review—Tbe New Postage
Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6

A Plea for the Little Ones ~-Geology~-B.ea.d-
ing Ag-ain—Tarit‘f—Thix-ty-seven Per Cent
P1-ofits—Puss Edgerton's Venture —Markets
—We have the Documents—Advertise-
merits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ldvertismeuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

firm-iirIl's ariarlmul.

J. T. Cons, Scnootcaarr.

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T0 DETROIT.

We were not disposed to lg; ore the
"£3. u1pliu1eolary” to the State Fair
sen: us by the President. Taking the
train at  A. M. VVeduesday,we reached
the (fig,-' of the Straits in g=:od time
for lweakfast.

'1": e rooms of the Deuoit Art Imam
A‘.-isociat~ion" were opened during Fair
week at 9 o'clock and we were on hand
at that hour to see what we could be-
fore noon. Vi/hat is there we shall
leave for those more appreciative to
describe. Such persons, if not of the
majority, are sufficiently numerous so
_that every paper in the state will have
from correspondents of their own or
other papers, accoun tool‘ the large col
lection more or less complete. For
myself I can only say that the pro-
moters of this work have exhibited
very commendable enterpvise and in-
dustry, and, so far as my judgement
goes, good taste and skill in the con-
struction of the building and arrange-
ment of its contents. Mr. Bresrly
seemed constant in his attentions to
visitors, as were also gentlemen and
ladi.~:-- connected with the manage-
ment. During the forenoon we chanc-
ed to meet our old friend Ford, former-
ly of the Kalamazoo Telegraph. He fa-
vored us with an introduction to J. I‘)
Scrtpps, of the E'vem‘-ng News. As Mr.
Scripps was quite a large contributor
to the collection and was familiar with
every department, we were fortu-
nate in ineetirghini as he gave us an
hour of his time that we fully im-
proved.

Aside from sight-szr;-eing our ac-

quaintance developed one fact; Mr.
Scripps has as little confidence in the
usefulness of the legal profession as
the editor of the Vrsrroa.
' To lovers of art, here is an opportu-
nity for indulgence that should not be
missed, and we hope those who pro-
jected theschc-me will not meet. with
disappointment in its pecuniary re-
suite.

The afternoon and the following
day until three o'clock we devoted to
the sundries of the fair ground. The
fiiaplay in alitne departments we ex
amined seemed large and despite the
threatening weather large oumbers of
people were in attendance. W’ e
think it generally conceded that the
djgplay of fine cattle or difierent
meeds proves most conclusively that
more ‘attention is given each year to
5,-egdmg first-class cattle.

But a few years ago there were on
exhibition at a Fair, of really good
cattle, little beyond a few beautiful
Devons, and a liberal variety of Short
norm “,1 perhaps some well-matched
natives. Now, we have besides these.

7 say successfully because the scheme

Holstiens, Ayershires, Jerseys and
others that show the careful attention
of the breeder. The same remark will
apply toother farm stock. Of the
stock entered for speed we know
nothing as we have no taste for that
kind of sport. A quarter ofa second,
more or less in getting over a mile is
too fine for us. Perhaps it is a pity
we can't see the fun there is in it, but
lt’s true all the same.

The show of fruiton the tables grati-
fled as well as surprised us. This has
been such a bad year for fruit that we
were happily disappointed in the ex-
hibit. But Michigan is a great
country, and with a great country to
draw from there ought to be even in
apoor year a good assortment col-
lected. And there was.

The State Fair was pronounced a
great success. Which as we remem-
her is the first time that this could be
claimed for it when held in Detroit.
This with the election of a Detroit
man for president, and the prepared
state of the grounds will be likely to
give the next State Fair to Detroit
again.

From all we saw we concluded that
the patronage was largely from the
eastern part of the State.

There is no question but what the
inevitable fast horse draws quite as
many to a fair as all the other attrac-
tions oombined, and the expense at-
tending this branch of the exhibi-
tion forms no lnccnsiderable part of
the sum total. The horse men are not
satisfied with so much and no more,
but a regular organization with a cir-
cuit larger than that of the Method-
ist preacher of pioneer times is estab-
lished and successfully worked. We

involves a large expense, a vast
amount of training, scoring, jockey-
ing gambling, drinking, the transfer
of money from one pocket to another
with no sort of advantage to the gen-
eral public that we can see.

Now it strikes us this State .l<‘e.ir‘
Association has run in this rut quite
long enough. Vile think this whole
Fair business needs a radical revolu-
tion. It needs subdivision. Let the
horse men have the fast horses, fat. wo-
men. wonderful serpents and such
with all the beer and whiskey.

Then let us have Fairs of special
ties which will draw together men in-
terested in improvements in certain
lines and we believe they will prove
more profitable than these overgrown ,
institutions. 1

There is too much to be seen, and!
‘me many ‘people congregated together. [
There is neither opportunity for
careful and complete inspection or
sufii-cient accommodation for those
who attend.

To congregate machinery, stock,
farm products and manufactures at a
county fair may do, though this is of
doubtful expediency, but to get every-
thing that can he thought of on to a
few acres of ground to remain three
or four days for everybody to see is :1
scheme that largely (lcfrats the pri-
mary object of the association, is ab

tended with a vast. amount of discom-
fort and f1'ic-Lion and as we have al-
ready said we think it high time to
go foiward in this business and do
things -.iifl"e1'ently.

From our exchanges we notice the
fairs that have been held so far have
been well attended which indicates
that the people of the country are not
very hard up~—they like to get away
from home a little while, get away
from the cares and labors of the sea-
son and break up its monotony. This
is all right and we only wish they
could get mere real good for their time

. dence in their own ability to leave the

posed to monopolies, can have no sym-
pathy with the doctrines of socialism
and should avoid all political affilia-
tion with those who advocate and sus-
tain such theories.

In all the testimony before the com-
mittee, descriptive of the hardships
of labor and the bondage of the labor-
er, no available remedy has been pro-
posed. Several witnesses argued that
the government should take charge of
all industrial enterprises and should
assume the ownership of all landed‘
estates. It is strange that no sugges-
tion has been offered that the poverty-
stricken operative might be induced
to change his occupation when he
finds that his labor is too poorly paid
to support him, and that he and his
family are starving. The possibility
of changing one’s occupation seems
never to occur to the mind of the ordi-
nary labor reformer. The skilled ar-
tisan may have devoted many years to
the development of his peculiar skill,
and if it fails to yield him a support,
why not try some other kind of labor.
In the crowded countries of Europe, a
change of vocation is very difficult,
but in this country, no industrious,
healthy man, should permit himself
and family to suffer from extreme
poverty because his employers refuse
to pay him living wages. If he can
find no mechanical labor that will im-
prove his condition, then he can re
sort to agriculture. While perhaps
all cannot, very many might.
go where land is cheap and
then they need have little un-
certainty about securing a support.
Whatever may be the oppressions of
capital, it will make no attempt to
prevent a laborer from deserting an
unprofitable occupation. It would be
better for the laborer if the profession-
al labor reformers would devote less
attention to the machinery of new po-
litical parties, and attempt to inspire
aha laboring classes -with more confi-

over-crowded cities of the east and be-
come Er.-dependent of oppressive eni-
ployer.-: by the cultivation of their own
soil. Jay Gould, in his t.estimony be-
fore the committee asserted his belief
that most of the poor laborers do not
want to go to a new country and en-
gage in farming. “They prefer,” he
says, “to remain in New York city
and be beggars to embracing a good
chance of becoming nabobs out West.”
And there is too much truth in that
statement.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

These are days of association.
Everybody associates. The newest
thingin this line that we ha eseen
is the association of justices f the
peace in Monroe county, 8. notice of
which we find in the Evening Journal.
The thl1.'(l meeting was called for Sept.
25, and the following questions were
to be discussed: “What is the best
method of securing impartial justice?”
and second, "Dojustice.-1’ courts affect
the political, religious, social and
business interests of the people.

As justice fees are regiilaterl by
statute, it is fair to presume that this
new association willstick to the ques-
tions presents-.i. If this was a Bar
association use iiariily think llxese
questions would find a place on the
programme. Something like this
would be more suitable: “How not
to deli.” and “The true philosophy
of retaining the confidence of your
client while his money lasts.”

We hope to hear farther from this
new association, and shall expect a
favorable report as “All persons inter-

and money.

CATION AND LABOR.

'1‘ his committee seems to be organ-
ized for the purpose of holding gossip}-
conversations with a variety of people
on all the important and puzzling
questions ofthe day. The persons giv
ing their opinions on these interesting
subj '—.-ct;-1 are styled witnesses and their
ofl‘-hand talk is dignified by the name
of evidence. Several distinguished
citizens have been called upon to en-
gage in a pleasant chat with the gen
tlc-‘men of the committee and some im
portant facts have been elicited.
doctrines of socialism have been ex-
pounded by enthusiasts and extrem-
ists of various grades, some of them,
as Mr. George and Mr. Moody, being
men of such ability and influence that

THE SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE ON EDU-S

there is a very general usage of sub-

ito be prepared to aid our friends in

- wicked in them either.
The E

CLUBBJNG.

Some people have exact system in
what they do. More do not. But

scribing for, and renewing subscrip-
tions to papers in the winter months.
And we propose like good Grangers,

this matter of getting what p:‘.p».'1‘s
they take for them at the very lowest
rate. Even some people who are not
Grangers think it all right to club to-
gether and get their papers at a dis-
count and it is not c:)nsi<iered very;

Remember for the flex? three months

ested in the public good” are invitedilafld
to be present.

AGRICULTURE: ITS NEEDS AND OPPOR-
TUNITIES.

This is the subject of a paper by Prof.
Beal of the Agricultural College, con-
tributed to lSc2‘ence, a weekly journal
now in its second volume, published
in Cambridge, Mass. .

We have given this paper a hasty
perusal, but have gathered from it
ideas, some of which, in a condensed
way, we shall present to our readers.
The Professor first shows that, until a
comparatively\ recent period, very
little of the best thought of any peo-
ple has been given to subjects intend-
ed to advance agriculture.

For a nation of but little more than
a hundred years, the United States
has been liberal in support of many
improvements for the furtherance and
protection of navigation and naviga-
tors, in explorations to uninhabitable
parts of the earth, in search of astro-
nomical knowledge, and in athousand
ways has been lavish in expenditure.
But when the importance of agricul-
ture is compared with other subjects
of her generous regard, we flnd
that this basis of all prosperity has
received butmeagre support. “Even
private gifts have gone to endow lite-
rary colleges, schools of physical or
natural science, astronomical obser-
vatories, public libraries, but not to
endow something which is directly
intended to encourage agriculture.”
“But,” says the Professor, “There are
approaching signs of better days for
agriculture.” And he mentions Cor-
nell, Bussey, Purdue, Valentine, and
Storrs in this country,” as names
which will be long honored for liberal
gifts in the interests of agriculture.”
“Where agriculture thrives, there we
always find a prosperous people. She
needs more trained miuxls to work in
her interest. With better thought
would come great and needed im-
provements in the Agricultural de-
partmentof the nation.”

In tracing the greater neglect of the
application of science to agricultural
interests than others. Dr. Kedzle is
quoted as follows: “No industry, ex-
cept navigation, is so completely at
the mercy of the weather as agricul
ture in its widest sense. In the mag-
nitude tlireatened, agriculture out-
weighs in importance all others. In-
deed, without the sustaining influence
of agriculture, commerce itself would
vanish like the dew of the morning.
Timely warnings of impending me-
teorological dangers might be given
by the signal service which would be
of incalculable service to agriculture.”

The wheat harvest of 1882 is referred
to an illustration. “The approach of
a protracted storm was known for
days before damage was done. If spe-
cific warning had been given our
farmers at that time, most ofthe wheat
might have been safely housed, and the
farmers of Michigan saved from a loss
of more than $1,000,000. The damage
inflicted in this way is not isolated and
exceptional.” Some progress however,
has been maxle, as we are informed
that the growers of cotton and to-

bacco in the south, and of cranberries
in New Jersey, have been recognized
by the government, and warnir-gs of
approaching frosts have been prompt-
ly given. The general government,
through the signal service, should
hold the shield of its protection over
lanai as over sea, over cornfield as
over tobacco-plant, over hay-field
as cranberry marsh, over wheat~fleld
as over cotton plantation, 0;-er
orchard and vineyard and the
cattle l1.,‘0D a thousand hills
prairie less. Why not ex-
tend this work mm wider‘ fields by
doing for theproducer what it has so
well donefor the carrier. There is need
of scientific experiments relating to
the control of contageous diseases of
domestic animals! Dr. Law says says
"A-;,itaf.ion for the exLinc.ion of the
lung plague began in America in
1875. The subj act has been continually
before federal and state legislators for
five years, and but little real progress
has been made. This condition of
things he charges toa considerable ex-
tent upon the igno1'zlnce oi" legisla-
tors, of excutors and electors on this
subject.” Among other subjects enu-
merated as demanding scientificinves-
ligation, are “How to economically

from and after this issue, many papers .
taken by our readers and their friends :
can be had by clubbing with the \'1s- ‘
1103 for lots than the regular sub- ‘
scriplion price. On some the discount
is large.

;heir visionary suggestions are r(~ceiv- _
ed with favor by many of the labor?
ozganzitiuns of the country. The-:7
deep public interest excited by the in-,7
formal proceedings of this committee;
is significant of the attention whichl
the people are concentratiiig upon ?
such questions. The same problem-.5
are continually coming to the surface}
in political platforms, but they are‘
usually set forth in pleasing generali-ll
tiessothat no definite issue can be?
formulated upon’ them. 
Among the radicals who have testi- ‘
fled before the committee there is a de-
cided tendency towards socialism.
The right of private property in land ,
has been openly denied. The aboll-.1
tlon of land ownership has been pm-
posed as a. remedy for all the poverty
‘and distress among the laboring class-
es. The agriculturlsts of this country,

howeverpstronglyq they may beop.

‘prices could not 

BRO. \V. C. VVl».‘s'1' of North Las-
slngr will be suppliei with sample
copies of the \’1s1".L'oa and solicit sub-
scriptions on the grounds of the Mich-
igan (Jent-1'.zl Fair. We hope the
friends of the \'1s1'ron in attendance
will aid him what they can, “For the
good of the ()rder.”

‘I111-.' Wool Circular of Feline or
Manning under date of September 2.2,
quotes choice combing wool two cents
higher, and about one cent advance
on all wool of good quality. With
this advance the market has been
strong and active. The opinion is ex-
pressed that an advance on pres-vi"
1r'.<1i'=.f.'-.-_t.., out
these prices are likely to hold good for
a while. The market for woolen

goods has steadily improved, which
accounts in part at least for the im-

, varieties.’''

‘ should have such 3. limited number of

feed domestic animals, injurious and
beneficial insects, irrigation, crossing
of seed plants and originating new

The professol‘ marvels that with
a country covering such a diver
sity of soil and climate we

valuable cultivated grasses, as he says
tlie grass family contains “From
thirty-one hundred to four thousand
or more species, while a dozen sorts,
probably cover nineteen-twentisths of
all the cultivated nieadow land from
Maine to Texas. It can hardly be
supposed that so limited a number
meets in the best possible manner all
the wants of so great a variety of soil
and climate. Experimental farms are
needed where the value of new grasses
and kindred questions can be deter-
niined. A grass ‘that
Wm.“ ‘ _ ._: but an extra yield of a hun-
dred pounds to the acre, would add
millions of dollars annually to the
productive wealth of the nation.”

We nave referred to this paper, and
made these extracts, to call attention 7

(':".«v’n "=n'."

provement in the price of wool.

‘~ .- .- ..

ance; and secondly, to keep before our
readers the fact that legislators do not
give this foundation industry, the im-
portance which its extent and the de-
pendence of other industries upon it
most certainly demands. This is 21
valuable paper, but we cannot in this
number make further reference to it.

WATERED STOCK.

When the profits of a corporation
are large in proportion to the amount
of capital invested, under old usage,
the dividends appeared as a high per-
centage tn the par value of the stock.
Now if the prosperity of a business
seems likely to be permanent, the
market value of the stock rises so that
a purchaser, after paying the premium
makes but a moderate percentage of
profit on his investment, although he
appears to receive a high percentage.
Each original stockholder might sell
out a part of his stock and still receive
sufficient in dividends to pay a reason-
able annual percentage on the invest
ment which he made at first. It thus
appears that when heavy profits are
made, a process similar to the so-called
watering of stocks results inevitably.
Instead of declaring dividends as high
percentages on small nominal value,
it is usual to make additional issues of
stock to be sold for the benefit of all
the stockholders, or a distribution or
such stock may be made in the form
of stock dividends, increasing the
amount of stock held by each one
without requiring from him any ad-
ditional investment. After such a
change, it is evident that the same
profits will be computed as a smaller
percentage, and a purchaser might be
enabled to obtain the stock at par, yet
he would be in precisely the same
position asii he had purchased at a
premium, with a higher percentage of
dividend. The new issue and distribu-
tion of stock is called watering, and is
generally denouced as an imposition
upon the public. In either case, the
original stockholders make 21 alt;-ar
profit which may appear as a premium
in the market, or as new cenitioates of
stock.

The great evil of stock watering in
railway and telegraph companies, is
that it becomes a species of fraud upon
the public. The profits appear to be
small when computed on the par
value, yet they may be enormous when
based on the real expenditure of capl-
tal. The business must be conducted
with a View of securing a good per-
centage of profit on the entire
issue of stock, and rates for
freight and passengers - are
made accordingly. After a large
part of the devleted stock has been
transferred tonew holders, they must
haven fair percentage on the stock
which they own, without regard to
original value of stock, and on ac-
count of. the lack of competition or
by pooling arrangements they are en-
abled to enforce their demands.

The amount of money unjustly ex-
torted from the public by a corpora-
tion ls not truly represented by the
percentage which the present stock-
holders are realizing on theiri21vest-
ments, but it is to be sought in addi-
tional issues of stock made from time
to time on purpose to absorb and con-
ceal the vast accumulations of profit.
After the amount of stock is doubled,
or even quadrupled, as in the case of
the Western Union Telegraph Com-

pany, the rates are increased and the
wages of employee are adjusted until
the profits can be computed at 9. seem
ingly fair rate on the whole volume
of stock. The value of corporate
property, Mr. Gould intimates, mu;-1t_,
be measured by its earning capacity.
A small amount of stock is diluted to
any extent which the capacity and
power of wealthy mouopolists may
require, and then the earning (3.1-
pacity is correspondingly increased,
whereupon the whole mass 3‘.2|lUlI'eS
the consistency and true commercial
value of an actual investment of capi-
tal. The towering accumulation of
stock has become solid wealth, with
foundations as deep and lasting as if
it had been wrought out by honest in-
dustry. The earning capacity is main-
tained by a direct tax upon the pros-
perily of me country. In this way
enormous private forlunes are built
up and the workers of the world are
made to conti-llmte to those who hold
and control this concentrated wealth.

In pursuing this subject in another
article we shall endeavor to show the
necessity of such legislation as will
protect the public from excessive
charges wherever the public hold an
unsurrendered right in the franchise
granted, and under which this multi-
plication of stock has inflicted a great
wrong upon the public.

WE are in receipt of seed catalogues
from seedsmen well got up, tastefully
printed and covering some good
stories, and we hope a lot of seeds
that will grow under favorable circum-
stances. But we have too much to do
to go into the seed business and really
can’t make a. very good use of these
various and sundry catalogues-—they
must go to the always hungry waste
basket.

WE have a valuable article from
Hon. Henry Chamberlain which will
appear in the agricultural department
of the next number. It is for prac-

first; to the subjects and their import-

tical farmers" and is opportune.

GENERAL NOTICE.
M1C111o.\.\' STATE GllAl\‘GE,l
S1-:(‘1cr.TA1:Y's ()Fr1<‘E, ,
Sept. 2.-*, 1.».-‘:1. ,
The books of this ollice show at this
date the following Grzmges entitled to
elect. delegates to the county conven-
tion to be held on Tuesday. October 2d,
1833, by virtue of Section 3, Article 4,
By-Laws of Michigan StuteGra1;ge.
A(Iegan——:l Represciitatives. Nos.
37, :33, 1.34, 238, 247. 248, 271, 296, 339, 364,
390, 407, -161, 520, 6-13.
Antvr-1'm——1 Rep. -169, 470.
Bang/-2 Rep. :35,  127, 145, 2.56,
-124, 42:’), -17:2, 6-18.
Benzic——1 Rep. 503.
Berrien—2 Rep. 1-1, 40, 13, 46, 81, 84,
:47, 104, 122, 123, 155, 194.
Br(mch——:2 Rep. 88, 91, 96, 97, 136,
137, 152, 100.
(?al}zoun—1 Rep.
1:30, 292.
Gas.»-—-1 Re 1. 42,125, 1132, 42',
C[z'nton—:5 lisp. 140, 202, 22g, 226, 342,
:14::, ::.-'..x~, 570. 439, 45:1, 4.39, 50.3, (L59.
Eafon-—2 Rep. 157.1534, 223, 322.4, 260,
2301, 31.3, 300, 361. 6111, 625.
Gc11cscc—l Rep. 24:», :;sc,:3.-'7.
Grand Traverse-1 Rep. 379,
624, 7531-‘, o.-'.::, o.3.-3.
(z'rut7'.o!~—1 Rep. 391, -1:31.
Ilillsdalc—'.£ Rep. 74, 78, 100, 107,108,
1:;::, 13:, 251, -.-co, 27:1, 274.
lngham-2 Rep. 7, 5-1, 11.’-. 235, 241,
‘.3152, 205, 287, 3:22, 3-17, 540.
Ion1'a-:}Rep. 103, 169-,17-1, 1
ma, 1.-'7, 1:a0,'1*.>1, 1:12, 270. 272.
5:20, mo.
./acka-on-1 Rep.
l{alamazoo—'_* Rep.
2-1, 49‘. (El, 171.
Kmzt-—-1Rep. 19,39, 73, 1,10, 113, 170,
215'. 220, ‘.521, 222, 295, 310', il'.lT. 31%‘, 350,
3.33, 479, 56:3, .364, (534.
l.rzpt:cr——l Rep. '_'-10, £1116, -145‘, 5-19, U07,
U17), 6516.
l.€r‘(anaw—l Rep. 37-i.
I.-cna.u1ec-2 Rep. 1157, 212,
27.x’, 270, 250, 293, 354, «:00.
I.iv1'ngslon—1 Rep. 911.11-l,:ltl1i,«'i1;},
_lIa(:on1b———1 Rep. 40;}, 62:}, 01:37, 0.37.
.l[¢mistce——l Rep. 557, 5:40, f.i:t:l.
.lIason—1Re-p. -11.3.
J[com.'(u—1 Rep. Jlti'..’., 517.
Jlouro('—1Rep. .309.
JIO/7/('fl1IlI.~l livp. :11.-',-31:0. 440, 4-11.
om.
Jlu.-'/.‘e!y07l.—l Rep.
(if)-V.
1\'r'u-(z_y_«/o—1 Rep.
3-1;‘).
()4-.u(nu—--1 Rep. 1191:, 10:1, mo, r..'..<,
()a/.'(um1—-.1 Rap. 111. 2-3.3, '_';"‘ ‘.559,
2137, 27.7, ~_'s:;, ::2:i, ;;:‘..3, 377,;  10.-', —l-1.‘-L.
OHuwu—-1 Rep. 1:0, 112:. 31:}, 1.7-. o;.‘!r_
647. 6.3;’.
.’)s'('r0.’(1 -—-1 lit.-p.
St I.'(az'r—1 Re-p. -1.~«'0, -101. -l‘.I:>., .'.2~.
A‘! ./‘ow/1/1--:l 1::-p. '11:, 17>. 1w,
21?». 22:13, 237, 206, :91, :;o;;, 30.1, ::.':‘_', ::;;=.':.
.\'rr_r/[mlz/'——l Rep. 1134, .37-1. .
.S'(n1i!ar~ --1 Rep. 417, .366, 17.41, 651.
.S'l1.ialu(1.»-.-mz»-- 1 Rep. 1.31. NH, 1-'40, 218:
229
'I’1z.»'co[(t—— l
2395}, (H2. 4.14%‘.
Van /{arr n-- .1 livp. 10, 2.}. 215,132,
:30, :49, 1.37, 1.7.-, 1511, 2:50,:1-1t5,:l55,<510.
Wusl1.(enuu.v-—;Z Rep. .32, .30. .39. 9'1.
2:29. -2:».-',:;.71, 3:111, .170, 6:1.
Wr1_yne— Rep. '26-‘-
U15, 6213, 0,330.
ll’c2;ford—-1 Rep.

05, us, So, 129,

469,

7.’),
32-3

1

2, 28,45.
5, 11,111, 1:-', 21,

212}, ‘

.110, I372, 77:1, .176,

.191. 421.3, 511, .344.

5.31,

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-..,

‘.152.

ta-p. 513.. ago, 54-", 3-;

.115,

, 307. :‘.o1>-'; ;:1-9

1

0132. (H4.

Fnozi the commissioner of u1n1.gra-
tion located at Det:-oit we have re-
ceived a copy ofthe third edition of
“Michigan and its l{.ssources.” Tue
former editions covering over (}0,U0()
have been distributed and it is pre-
sumed by the Comnilssioner has
awakened such aspirit of enquiry as
will result in adding largely to the
population and wealth of the State.
This edition has been enlarged and is
a pamplilst of 220 pages, coiitainlug a
vaianiouut of information ioverlng
its geographical features, its ag1'iov.1ltur-
al and mineral l’€SO.ll'C(‘5, its State in-
siiuzaioiis, eclucxtlonal, charitable, re-
formatory and penal. These featurvs
of the State's excellence are LU well set
forth that it would be a matter of sur-
prise if its very extensive‘ cimzllation
did not add .'n.'~:.teriall_s,' to the lJopula<-
tion ofthe State. Copi s can be ob-
tained on application to the Commis-
sion of linmigration, Detroit. Mich.

We had 5»;w;1*al pastals intended for
the “jotting:-1” that crnn‘: it day "7 ’~W°
too late for the last number.

One from Sturgis with the common
coniplaint of killing frosts. drought,
average yield of wheat say 16 bushels,
oats 33, potatoes short crop, onions
also light crop, with a good market
demand for every thing the farmer
has to sell.

One from B»r1'ri8D. County that rep-
resented the wheat; light crop, corn
crop ruined. grapes, tomatoes, beams,
etc., badly damaged. All farmers
blue and some "dusting in their
wheat." ’

From Utsego, wheat was represent-
ed as less in quantity when threshed
than anticipated, but of fair quality;
corn made a good fight against the
dry weather, but frost was king. The
Grange was prosperous and felt the
infusion of some young blood in its
literary work.

The damage by frost was so general
over the State that reports varied
more from the temper of the reporter
than from other causes.

T1115 1'ollowi11;: (innigcs are still
delinquent in then‘ reports for the
quarter ending June 30th, 185:-l. 2, -17,
21, so, 49, 61, no, 94, 97, 123, 134, 136,140.
1921, -- ' . 23:1, 241, :49, 25:1, 274, 27:..
25:3, 2.5 , :01, 346, :s1, .-;67, 377, :;s:o, 39.7,
" ’ 408, 4-11, 448, -170, -1-50, .309, 51:}, 530.

' om, 622, 623, 625.’), mu. 636, 6-1-6, 647,
048. 63:}.

Murcl13lst, and June 301.11, 18253. .37,
92, 16:5, 172, 176, 200, 220, 2251, 25.3, 257,
276, 286, 289, 3:20, 321, 331, 340, 350, 421,
427, 4:17, 466, 471, 589, 606, 635, 649.

Decembei‘, March and June, 
 68, 182, 281, 310, 338, 556, 565.

Delinquent for a year, 310, 430, 466,
83.

An opportunity for clubbing with
other good papers will be presented in

the next number of the VISITOR.


OOTOBER 1, 1883.

TEE GEARS

E VLSETQE.

3

THE DRIVEN WELL.

This rec,-nt decision of the invalidity
of Green’:-1 driven well patent and its
reissue, for which see article on fifth
page, seems to the users of driven
wells as sensible and sound and tends
to confirm an opinion very generally
held that the first c lntested case was
made up to establish a precedent, as
all know who have kept in any way
posted that the half dozen subsequent
decisions of the United States District
courts. followed by courtesy, the lead
of that first decision.

Two or three recent decisions of
United States District Judges seem to
have been the result of actual trials of
the case on its merits and as in this
instance are not calculated to afford
much comfort to Mr. Green, his
assignees, or the sharpers who have
made it a business for some years to

extort money from owners of driven
wells by threats of suits.

It will be r-membered by our read-
ers, that the State Grange of Michi-
gan undertook to aid in the defense of
asuit commenced nearly two years
ago in the United States District
court at Grand Rapids and that
money was contributed by individuals
and Gran -es to sustain such defence.

We have had occasional enquiry as
to the status of the suit and also as to
the disposition of the monr-y collected
and this seems a proper time to make
a brief sta emmt now that the matter
has been r--fe red to.

The parties to ‘the suit when the
case was called asked for more time to
collect evidence: This request was
granted and there the case hangs.

Our lawyer went from Detroit to
Grand ll. lpllis either’ two or three
times p1‘<-‘p:1re(i for trial. Attorney
fees and ihe expense ziftending the col-
lection of evidence have been paid
from the funds collected and the
larger p3.1‘i'. remains in our hands un-
expend-_n,1 subject to the order of the
Executive Committee of the State

, Grange.

It is quite likely that action may be
had at its next meeting upon this
In .tter.

VVe may safely conclude that the
course pure led was a wise one as the
sharpers ceased their work when
everybody refused to pay, and every-
body refused to pay as soon as the
State Grange advised non-payment
and declared its purpose to protect
every man who paid a dollar into the
Defense fund.

Thisj-'1-iicial decision may not be
conclusive. The case may be appealed
tothe Supreme Court of the United
States. If it is, or has been, until afinal
decision is reached the driven well
sharks will find it necessary to turn
their attention to more promising
fields if they must live by this kind of
plunder.

A POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

Undoubtedly a strong concerted
mov-rment will be made in the next
Congress to persuade that body to an
thorizs the purchase of the existing
telegraph system, its present owners
being perfectly willing to sell’ it. to
the Government at their own figures,
say one hundred millions. But their
very willingness, however skillfully
disguised, is what will chiefly excite
suspicion. It is asserted that Mr, Jay
Gould hm finally got the whole mat-
ter just where he wants it. He and
his associates, it is said. would be
willing to sell the Western Union
Telegraph property to the Govern-
ment, to be paid for in three per cent.
bonds, by instalments, on which
terms it is claimed the Government
would get a good bargain.

Such a project is very likely to have
a strong support in Congress and out,
and its supports will naturally be the
politicians, jobbers, speculators, and
general lobby. In view of such a
contingency, it will be well for Con-
gresslo pause before taking a single
step which it cannot retrace. If it
can construct a postal telegraph sys-
tem for twenty millions of dollars. it
had far better do so than buy Jay
Gould’s system for one hundred or
even eighty million dollars. Besides,
there are considerations other
than that of price involved, one of
which is the increase of government
employees. Yet if this is the right
time to propose it, it is the right
time to discuss it also.—Ea:change.

This is very well said. The people
are becoming better informed every

year and have come to understand

_ that itis hardly the fair thing for a

half dozen men to secure a franchise
from a State or national government
which means from the people who are
to be served, and who still retain leg-
islative control over the corporation,
and then by the manipulation of
something out of nothing, to exact
three or four prices for the service
rendered.

Old party issues are practically
played out, and a war of words about
the mean things that political parties
have done somewhere in the past-

. will have-less influence than ever be-

fore with the people. Congreflfimen
who can see through a mill-stone that
has a hole in it must know that they
can’t take care of their own political
future and at the same time remain
indifferent to the demands if the peo-
ple for protection from the exac-
tions of corporations that hold their
franchise subject to legislative con-

_ trol.

With the power to construct and
operate lines it would be inexcusable

_folly_fdr the government to pay three
' or four times their cost to" the owners

of existing lines.

It may do congressmen a little good

I
to talk to them about this matter be-l

fore they go to Vi/ashington to,wintcr. l

KANSAS CROPS.

1-‘rom Wm. Sims, Secretary of the ‘
State Board of Agriculture of Kansas
we have the monthly report for Au-
gust from which we gather as fol-
lows:

“The crop of corn is the largest in
the history of the State. The estimated
production will be something over
200,010,000 bushels. An excess over the
crop of 1882, which was a good one of
over 50,000,000 bushels.

The oat crop was good—figures not
given. The increase over 1882 of grass
land under fence has been nearly 100
per cent.

Sorghum planting shows an increase
of 48 percent over 1882 and in improved
condition 10 per cent.

This is a crop to which far more at-
tention is given in the States further
west than in this State.

Potatoes are reported better than airy
previous year by 25 per cent.

Sweet potatoes are raised to some ox-
tent and promise it better yield than last
year by 15 per cent.

In every branch of live stock there
has been an increase over last year. In
horses 6 per cent, mules about 5 per
cent, cows 0 per cent. The year's in-
crease of other cattle was 16 per cent.

ln the year ending March 1st, 155:),
butter produced is reported a fraction
short oi' 24,000,000 pounds, being an in-
crease over 188: of over four million
pounds.

Hogs have increased over 13 per cent.
which with the large corn crop
promises good returns to Kansas farm-
ers this year.

The increase in sheep takes the lead
being is per cent. over 1882 and that in
the face of 125,111 dogs reported as nec-
essury to the happiness of the good peo-
ple of Kansas. Of the 42 counties re-
porting, sheep llzive been killed in 35.
The number is given at 4,523 and their
value, $9,046. But that is not much
money to offset against the satisfac-
tion aiiorded the people of Kansas by
keeping 125,111 dogs as it only furnished
each dog on an average with 7,14’ cents
worth of mutton. Only about ll square
meal for :1 whole year. From this we
see the dog keepers did not get much
out of the sheep men after all. The
Secretary neglected to report the per-
centage of increzise in dogs but as the
report makes in every direction a very
favorable showing it is safe to assume
that Kansas has more dogs than last
year.

ENTERPRISE.

We have lived in Michigan :1 half
century and have just come to appre-
ciate the enterprise of the people of
the northern part of the State. We are
indebted to the remarkable foresight
and shrewd business qualities of the
township board of the township of
Grayling,County of Crawford for open-
ing the eyes of our understanding to
this fact. We are sorry that we have
no personal acquairitance with these
olllcials, for men ‘of such large ideas
are not plenty, and Cruwl'ord county
may well feel proud that at her county
seat she has men of breadth who grasp
the future and provide for posterity.

The proof we offer is an order fora.
“Cemetery Record of Grayling".

Reference to authority shows Gray-
ling had at the last census taking, 500
inhabitants, and the “Cemetery Re-
C01‘( ” which these provident ofiicers or-
dered contains 600 pages of 50 lines
each with finely printed headings
stretching across two pages of this su-
perbly bound book. The representa-
tives of these .500 as will be seen have
made provision not only for a_city of
the dead of 15,000 inhabitants but for
an abbreviated history of each. The
maker of the Order for this “Cemetery
Record,” as we suppose to incite to
good work adds, “We shall want
several more,” but we are left in the
dark whether he means “Cemetery Re-
cords” or Records for marriages and
births, but we charitably conclude for
the latter purpose. We refer to this
matter for the benefit of township oili-
cers in the northern part of the State
where possibly the wants of future
generations may not be fully compre-
hended.

We have a lurking suspicion that
perhaps after all the drummer who
secured the order for this high-priced
“Cemetery Record” may be entitled to
some of the credit in making such lib-
eral provision for the historic burial of
the present and future generations of
Grayling. We know the gentleman
to be a worker, but We had no suspi-
cion that he was equal to such results
asthis in the Cemetery business. If
We visit Grayling a hundred years
hence we shall be curious to know how
much blank space there is left in its
“Cemetery Record.” "

Do not overlook the communication
of Worthy Master Luce‘ on another
page. While the Master of the State
Grange is earnestly striving to do his
duty, his request for the co-operation
of Masters of Subordinate Granges
seems a very reasonable one,and if not
complied with will lead to the ‘suspi-
cion that the wrong man was elected
Master of your Grange. ,

_ .Do not overlook our_ofl'cr to send-
tho Vlsrron until January, 1885, for

50 cents to all new subscribers.

HERE is some common sense law
as presented by Judge Parish, of
Grand Rapids, and it would be well
for farmers to understand that when
their hogs are summer fallowing the
roadway in front of your house, the
hogs are as much trespassers as though
they were inside your door yard fence
plowing up your lawn. This subject
should be freely discussed in Grange
meetings. There are some farmers,
Grangers, too, for that matter, who
do not comprehend this sort of civili-
zation. It should be presented and
enforced by good solid talk until the
truth is recognized, and the highway
rights of property owners respected.

“The owner of land on which there
is a public highway owns the soil on
which the highway passes, subject to
the right of the puslic to use it for the
purpose of a highway. He is enti-
tled to the timber and grass upon its
surface; and the minerals below it are
his; and he may maintain trespass for
any injury done to them. There is
no common right of pasture in a
highway. You are under just as much
obligation to restrain your cattle from
destroying the grass, trees or herbage
in the highway along my premises, as
you are to keep them out of my corn-
ficld,exceptasfar as the public use
will permit or deem necessary.”

IN the next VISITOR we shall pre-
sent a good clubbing list and we give
this early notice that our friends may
have the matter in mind. Those who
are already taking the Vrsrron can
derivea little advantage by sending
their orders for other papers directly
to this oifice.

BUSINESS is booming down at Paw
Paw. Aman stole a horse, was ar-
rested,plead guilty, end was sentenced
to 18 months’ imprisonment, all in
one day.—Lcmsz'ng Republican.

“One sparrow does not make a sum-
mer”isatrite old maxim, but it is
supposed to signify at least summer is
coming. We should be glad to believe
that this instance of judicial busi-
nose, on business principles was an
omen of reform in the administration
of thejudicial business of the county.
But We suspect this thief had no
money to fee a lawyer. Here is a
chance to be sorry for the lawyer.

General Notice to Maslers of subordinate
Granges.

Bro. Cobb:—Some weeks ago I sent
blanks for reports to the Master of
each Subordinate Grange in the State.
A large number have responded. A
still is rger number have as yet failed
to do so.

I very much desire to receive all of
them as soon as the 6th day of Octo-
ber. '

Brot-hers.please do not fail to forward
at once. Of course this is not for those
who have reported, but for those who
have not. So far as received the re-
ports are very encouraging.

C. G. Lucn, M. Mi -h. St. Gr.

Gilead, Mich., Sept. 24th, 1883.

POSTAL JOTTINGS.

, Beautiful thoughts like diamonds
sparkle in the atmosphere of the
mind. May we ever cultivate them,
that what the rainbow is to the natural
eye, our minds may be to the eye that
never slumbers. S. P. BALLARD.

As I see some crop reports in your
postal jottings, perhaps a few words
from Mariette might be acceptable.
Wheat averaged 10 bushels per acre.
Oats 30. Barley 20. Corn almost
worthless. Potatoes a small crop. The
frost of the 16th and 17th hurt clover
badly also the corn fodder, what there
was of it. Seeding pretty well over.

R. F. w.

Mariette, Mich., Sept. 21, 1883.

The GRANGE Vrsrron this time is a
very welcome visitor, as it finds me
fifty miles from home, flat on my back
nursing 3. broken arm, happily it is my
left. How can Michigan Patrons make
their paper 3. weekly instead of a. semi-
monthly visitor? Seeding half done,
farmers have postponed further work
in that direction until dryer weather.
Rains have been frequent and copious
from the 19th inst. to date, the 24th.
Wheat that is sown will be somewhat
injured from water standing on it.
Looking for a speedy recovery, I remain
YOIIFS. GEO. N. FISHER.

Cass City, Tuscola Co., Mich.

The farmers in this sec‘ion give
their attention to butter and potatoes.
The former is selling for 20 cents and
the latter for 40 cents which pays
better than to raise wheat. They ship
to Philadelphia to supply the mining
districts. Corn is very poor just fit to
roast. A great many fields of beans
are seen between here and Buffalo,
but they were too late for this season,
and the frosts have cooked them.
Apples are very scarce and small.
The Granges held a public picnic at
Ithica last Saturday, and it seemed so
odd to_a Michigander to see so many
Grangers together and no speaking,’
or literary exercises of any kind. In
Michigan we think the speaking and
the music is the cream of the feast.

COBTIZAND HILL.

Dryden, Tompkins county N. Y.

The rain last night set the wheels.
in motion in all directions, and a large
per cent of the wheat will be drilled
in at once. The frost of the 9th will
long beremembered, for the corn and
gardens were badly injured. Grapes
are totally ruined only on high ground

Potatoes planted early have done
well. The early varieties such as
Beauty of Hebron, Early Ohio, &c.,
I have in excellent condition.
White Elephant, amedium between
early and late did well. Late pota-
toes a total failure; cabbage ditto;
beets, tomatoes, extra good with us.
My poultry never did better than
during the dry burning days of the
past six weeks. Sold eggs by the
bushel. Tell youall about it in the
next issue.
GCITILIUS SNYDER.

Three Rivers, St. Joseph county,

Sept 21,1883.

Groveland Grange 443 will hold
their annual picnic at their hall on
the 11th of October next. Good
Grange speaking, music, with a good
business program, and a tip-top time
may be looked for. Brother Cobb
come out and help us. Our poor corn
has turned up it’s toes at last.
Drowned, the forepart of the summer,
then dryed up for six weeks, then on
the mornings of the 9th and 10th of
September froze dead, and the farmers
are cutting it up. There is about 10
per cent ofa crop and poor at that.
What about seed corn from this crop.
The drouth still prevails, and very
little wheat is sown here yet. Farmers
are afraid to sow the ground is so very
dry. Not 75 per cent. of the acre-
age will be sown this year that was
last. The ground is baked likca brick
after being so wet, and the farmers
can’t plow. WM. CAMPBELL.

Groveland, Mich., Sept. 15,1883.

All the new political parties have a
mission. Once _in the world’s history
the people all belonged to one party.
That party became so corrupt that it
tried to build a tower whose top should
reach heaven. God divided that party
by dividing its language. VVe have a
large and growing people of one lan-
guage. The different pariies among
us will take the place of the different
tongues of old. If we all belonged to
one party great corruption would re-
sult. With two great parties, each
charging the other with corruption,
something must be wrong. With the
third, fourth, and fifth parties, each
coming before the people on its hobby,
the result will be greater purity in the
body politic. greater education for the
people. Yes, Bro. Cobb, let the agi
tators from their parties. give all a
hearing, accept the good, discard the
bad, and thus help humanity up the
ladder of progress. ST. Josrzprr.

1 At last we have received that long
'_looked 'or, long Wished for and long
l prayed for blessing—rain. On the
morning of the 21st, there fell a nice
gentle shower. Just enough to lay
the dust and moisten the grass roots.
And again on the 23rd two or three
fine showers, wetting the earth to the
depth ofone or two inches, making
the farmers look up and say, “Our
wheat that we have in the ground will
now take root and grow.” Seeding is
very backward here this fall on ac-
count of the continued drought. Some
farmers are through, while others
have just commenced, and still others
have not sown a kernel, yet all agree.
that with plenty of rain and warm
weather in October, the outlook is
good for a bountiful harvest next
year. Although the drought has done
a great deal of harm, yet it has enabled
farmers to better subdue their lands
than they could have done had it been
wet. Corn was about used up by the
frosts of two weeks ago, a great deal of
it is hardly fit for boiling. Patrons
look out for your seed corn‘. RABBI. _
Prairie Rondo, Sep.. 23rd, 1883.

Only one lot of melons in this
market raised about here this year.
Georgia melons quite abundant. Po-
tatoes quite good. Price 35 cents per
bushel. There is more than the usual
amount of old corn on hand. This
proves that some farmers are wise.
They are not selling hogs at 4} @ 5
cents live weight. Arthur Stark and
Dr.- Chase were at West Casco Grange,
working up Pomona Grange interest.
Casco Granges are ready to help it
alongwby ‘workmand money. They
seem to realize that if good is to come
out of Pomona Grange work that
money must be put into it. The ride
from hereto Casco on the 15th, was
the dustiest I ever encountered, and
the Pine Barrens seemed worse than
useless. They will furnish a subject
topuzzle terraculturalists for a long
time to come. We had a good rain on
the morning of the 21st, the first since
July 26th. At date of 25th we have
had plenty of rain and seeding is pro-
gressing rapidly.

Otsego, Mich., September, 1883.

National Grange, P. of H.——Lecturer’s De-
parimeni.

COMMUNICATION TO THE SUBORDI-
“NATE GRANGES.

The documents for this quarter, as
heretofore, will be sent to the Secre-
taries of State Granges for distribution
to the Subordinate Granges in their
respective States, except where the
address of the Subordinate Granges
are furnished me, when they will be
mailed direct. _

Lecturers of Subordinate Granges
are reminded that itis their duty to
bring these and all questions properly
before their respective Granges; open
the discussion and solicit others to fol-
low, so as to have them well consid-
ered and understood.

Masters of Subordinate Granges
are requested to notice the instruc-
tions from the National Grange, mak-
ing it the duty of Masters of Subor-
dinate Grauges to see that these com-
munications are brought before their
Subordinate Granges, and the ques-
tions ther-.-in contained be considered
in session of the Grange.

THE GRANGE PRESS

will confer a favor upon the Order at
large by giving timely notice of the
questions presented in these commu-
nications for each month, respective
ly, so that members, as well as the 0111-
cers to whom the questions are sent,
may know what the subject is to be
considered in advance of the meet

ID .

auestions for this quarter are only
one for each month, believing that
these, together with the local ques-
tions requiring consideration, will be
suilicient to fully occupy the time at
Grange sessions.

For October we name the subject of
co-operation. This question has been
presented in previous communica-
-tions, and has been well consid-
ered and discussed in many Sub-
ordinate Granges, and is getting to be
well understood in many locali-
tie.-; but the subject is not exhausted,
and much more can be learned by
thorough study and discussion, and,
indeed, we must learn how to practi-
cally apply co-operation in all Grange
work before we will accomplish the
objects of our Order. The more famil-
iar we become with the subject and
its use, the more readily will we em-
plov it in all work.

For November we name the subj c’
of Tarifl. This question is an impor-
tant one in which we areall interested,
and should be well considered, not
only by Patrons but by all farmers.
The present tariff laws discriminate
against agriculture, which is an error,
and whatever error or evil there may
be in the present tariff, will only be
remedied after the subject is correctly
understood.

The cry of high tariff, or no tariff, is
idle talk and amounts to nothing.
B;1targumentbs.sed upon facts and
p1'l11r‘iplt'S carry weight. with it, hence
the necessity of studying and under-
standing the question correctly. We
can then exert greater influence in
regulatingit. Let all discussions in
the Grange be in a fraternal way,
free from selfishness and partisan
prejudices.

SUBORDINATE GRANGE \VORK

is named for December, and we trust
that this subject will be well consid-
ered, so that the entire membership
may fully realize the importance of
the Subordinate Granges and their
work.

Members should fully realize -the
fact that they, the Subordinate
Granges, are the Order of Patrons of
llusbnndry, and that they can shape
its destiny, guide it for the present,
and direct its course in the future. The
order is in their hands to make it
what they desire it, a power in the
land forgood, or an organization of
life only. It is in the province of the
Subordinate Granges to mould and
shape the future destiny of our Order,
that will enable it to accomplish the

object for which it was instituted._

When this is once fully realized I am
sure members will work faithfully in
Subordinate Granges and carry the
Work to a final success.

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS.

With this issue of these quarterly
communications closes the year of
1883. The preparation of these docu-
ments, to make them of interest and
value to our large membership, scat-
tered throughout the whole country,
who have been isolated so long and di-
vlded in their own interests, is not an
easy or pleasant task. We have en-
deavored under the circumstances to
do the best we could, and present sub-
jects in which we are all more or less
interested. We have added to these
monthly questions such suggestions
and hints as we believed to be calcu-
lated to aid and refresh the mind in
the researches after knowledge upon
the question consid--red, with a hope
that they might lead to a wider range
of thought in their discussions. What
good may have been accomplished by
these means, the Subordinate Granges
only can tell. If thv-y have failed in
their mission much of the responsi-
bility must rest with the oflicers of the
Subordinate Granges is not making
proper use of the means at their com-
mand.

THE GRANGE PRESS.

Is entitled to the thanks of the Order
for their kindness in gratui'.ousl%Vpub-
lishing these men thiy subjects. hile
only one copy of these documents are
sent to Su ordinate Grangr s, hence
the question is not generally known
_until presented to the Grange by the
officer to whom it is sent. But the
Grange apers reach the general
members ip, and gives them an op-
portunity of preparing for the discus-
sion at Grange meetings.
PERSONAL.

With this communication ends my
labor in this branch of the service-
as Lecturer of the National Grange-
and I tender my heartfelt thanks to
the members for their uniform kind-
ness extended me, and ask that my
successor may receive like encourage-
ment.

My efforts and influence shall al-
ways be exerted in the interest of our
noble Order and ‘for the advancement
of our principles. With best wishes
and kindest regards to the membership
at leaving, I remain,

Respectfully and Fraternally,

H. Esnnnucn,
Han:-ver, J eiferson County, Mo.

SUBJECT FOB sunonnrnarn GRANGE
FOR OCTOBER IS NO. 55.

Question 55-00-operation, its rise
and power. How can we apply it to
best adv antage? _

Suggestions — Co-operation ' in

It is not confined to special objects or
locations. It is applicable in all of-
forts where force of numbers are re-
quired.

Its use rests in consolidation of
numbers; it has no force to be used sin-
gle-handed, by individual efforts.

Co-operation requiring united ac-
tion, shows clearly and conclusively
the importance and necessity of con-
solidating numbers into organization,
they then become one power for oper-
anion, By organization and co-opera-
tion we unite in a measure the intel-
lect and influence of , individuals,
which then becomes a power of ten-

fold greater strength than if exerted

its -
comprehensive sense has a wide range.‘

even sidv: by side in the same direction
by a like ll'llJll)el‘lLl an individual ca-
[.n(-lty. The iirst important step to-
ward cl:--rm:-rzliioii is through organiza-
tion. (‘ols-act the farmers and their
fanlilie: is. >-. ('r.lI]illl.l1llly me :he
Grahgi-. this gives strength from num-
bers. Then by educating how to cor-
revliy apply this power in a co-opera-
five way, rvilllead to success in any
legitimate eflbrt undertaken.

Co-operation means the united and
combined efforts and influence of all
the co-operators in the same work, for
the same purpose. in the same wgy,
and at the same time. This develops
the strength of no operative efl'ort,and
when inrnllige;-ntly directed its rise
and power willalways accomplish the
results desired, whether in social cul-
ture, in education, or business enter-
prises. Organlzation, education and
cooperation among farmers should be
the mission of every member, We
should work co operatively in every
community until every farmer is en-
listed.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS.

nTh.:~ next meeting of the VVu'n':e
aw county Grange will be held at
Ypsilanti Grange hall W~dne4day-
Oct. 17, 1883 All fourthdegree mem
bers are invited.

J. E. SMITH Sec’v.

Ypsilanti, Sept. 24, 1883. '

The second zmnual Fair of the Bed-
i'ordGr;1nge Agricultural Society will
be held October 11th and 12th, 18:13. at
(llmlgc llnll, Bcdiord, Mich. Mr. John
llolbrook, l.e(-tiirer of tlu-St:iteGrauige
will address the people on the last day
of the fair. Yours lfrzlterliully.

M. M. F0-‘Tr:R. -\ec'y, B. G. Agl. Soc.

Battle Creek, Sept. 1-5, 1383,

Bro. C. G. Luce will dedicate Can-
nonsburg Grangn hall in the after.
noon of Oct. 15. And the next
meeting of Kent county Gmugp win
he held a’ the same place th;-' follow-
mg day curnrnencing at 9 oclock A. M.
The program will be announce-.1 at the
meeting. Yours fraiernally,

JOHN PRESTON.

Pleasant, Kr.--nt county, Mich.

Programme 0’ me=£-tlvg of Allegan
Count-y Pomona Gr:-.rigc>, to b 2. held at
Monterey Grange hall, Oct. 4th. 1883:

‘Opening addres:- ——M'. V. B, M9131.
pine. Ilesporrsr-. —E_ N, _Bat(Ag_

'l‘elnpe-rance work in the Grange,
A. Slade.

“Is the Grange :1 woman’s right
organization?" Mrs. N. Dean.

High license vs. prohibition, Dr. M.
Chase.

Ifhstrict discipline necessary
Grunge work, M. Eldred ?

The one thing needfnl, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Ch-ese. ,

The young in our order, Mrs, E113
Gordon.

The advance of co operation, Mrs,
L. ii. Drake-.

Is our work
McNett.

Conveyanzxc furnished from Hopkins
Stolion to Monterey Gran; e hall,

Otsego, Sept. 11, 1883.

in

l.hriv.ng‘.’ Mrs. A.

B-rrvien Coun y Grange, No. 1, will
hold its next quarterly meeting at
Fruit-Gremgl-, Hall], in R()ya]t0n, c0m_
mencing on Tuessday Oct. 11th, at 10
o'clock A. M. and closing on Wednes.
day at2 P. M. The meeting will be
open to the public during the alter.
noon of the first day, when a compe.
ten- speaker will discuss the educa,
tional advantages of the Grange. The
programme M‘ the meeting will in-
Cllllade essays as follow.--:

conomy on the Farm. b B . 0,
P. Miller. y '°

Economy in the Housoh ld Sist
J. A Jones. - 0 ' er
’ Essay. Miss‘ Genie Mars.

Bro.  P. _Spauldlng will welcome
the visitors in behalfof Fruit Grange
and the committees appointed to 9r:
range work for the several institute:
the coming winter will complete their
arrangements and report.

W. A. Baowx, Secretary.

Branch County Grange will meet
with Sherwood Grange on Thursday
the 18th day of October, at 10 o’olcck'
A. M.

‘ORDER or sxsucrsns.

Open in 4th degree. Music by
She.-rwood Grange. Reports from
Subordinate Grangcs. General re-
marks for the good of the Order gnd
transaction of such miscellnfieoug
business as may be presented.
Recess for refreshments, after which
there will be an open meeting
when papers by the following mem.'
bars will be presented:

M. Marsh, Farm economy.

Mrs. M. Travis, Mrs. S. M. Treat,
Mrs. J. C. Pierce, Stephen Reid, the
subject is not named, the writers to
make selection.

C. B. Ward, The Book agent.

At the close of the public meeting
the 5th degree will be conferred in
form. A full attendance is solicited,

A. A. LUCE, Lecturer.

‘Pile Cass Count Pomona r
will hold its next sission in the(Gr:d]1ggg
Hall at Volinia on the 16th day of
October next, commencing at 10
o'clock A. M.

PROGRAMME.

-1st. Secret session or
Grange. ’

2d. Music by Choir.
..i%..Pa:::.:i:*- G-.B3°"- 3“ W

mos a van a so
fattened, and marketed?” g ugly
4th. Discussion.

5th. Refreshments.

6th. Music.

7th.. Oration by Master of Michigan
St te Grange.

8th. Music.

9th. Paper by M. J. Gard, of Volin-
ia, “Does uniting with the Grange in.
crease our duties and obligations to
society?”

10th. -Discussion.

11th. Music.

12th. Paper by Mrs. Bina Wiley,
“VVh.ich cos the greatest influence on
Society, Money or Character?”

13th. Recess and Refreshment.

14th. Music.

15th. Paper by A. C. Glidden, of
Paw Paw.

16th Music.

17th. Paper by Mrs. 0. M. Sykes,
of Van Buren.

18th. Music and adjournment.

All fourth degree members invited.
All except 10 o clock session will be

Pomona

‘open to the public, and. the people

generally are invited to attend.
G. Hanson,

Lecturer 0888 County Pomong
Grange. .-


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4

EEE GBAKGE VI$I'!.‘0E.

OCTOBER 1. l8S3.

Qirlliilliiil Eeiiilmeil.

STRAWBERRY TIME.

..__.._

BY MARGARET E. SANGSTEB.

When the strawberry ripening, blushes,
'l'o meet the sweet lo ks of the sun,

Tnen faintly the fair laurel flushes,
Then gaily the eager winds run

To tell, upon hillside and meadow,
The coming of festival days,

While out from its nest in the shadow
"-Dhe bird pours his jubilant lays-

"The pasture lands dimple with clover,
The buttercups dazzle and shine;
"The wide fields of summer brim over
With dreams of perfection divine:
-And forth go the children, as merry
As harvesters seeking for sheaves,
‘With bright eyes discerning the berry,
A ‘ruby ’mid emerald leaves.

Brown-handed sun freckled, they linger
To eat the sweet globes while they pick;
What care they for the stain on the finger,
80 ripe is the treasure. and thick?
Like music their innocent laughter
Rings out o’er their frolic and haste.
Ah! never such berries hereafter

dy soil. There is no profit in the Dele-
ware on light soils.

As a general thing the most profit-

able apple orchards are those planted
on llcavy soils, although there are some
vaiicties that succeed well on thelight-
er soils, among which we may mention
the Red Astraclian, Jersey Sweet. Alai-
deii's Blush, BIl.l(l\VlIl, Wagoner, and
Golden Russet.
(jlecning, Sjiitzciiliiirg, and NU1'tllel‘ll
Spy will rarl-ly prove satisfactory 011
sandy soils.
wish to grow soine of the varieties
mentioned as adapted to the heavier
s0ils,on S‘.tIl(l_VSOll,tll1i.t. a liberal tll'eSSlllg
of leached ashes to such soils will ma-
terially aid in their proving a success.
—.I. IV. Slcarml, Katri//iazoo, lllich , in
Grand Rapids I)em'.crat.

The ltliodc lslaiill

I will add to those who

Le‘ning Trees.

The Rural Uanadian makes a good

point concerning the treatment of
leaning trees.
we find one or more trees leaning
over so far as to destroy the beauty of
the whole orchard.
more difiicult to cultivate around is
leaning tree.

Ofzen in a fine orchard

It is 31:0 m.ch

This may be easily

Hold nectar so rich to the taste.

Hereafter, when shrill voices cry them,
Discordant through streets of the town,

And gravely they bargain and buy them
Their value in silver pay down,

Yet happily remembering childhood,
They'll say, as at the evening they eat:

“The berries we found in the wildwood,

Uiisugared were sur--ly more sweet ”

And yet can the dear, evanescent,
Illusive, full charm of the fruit

Be known to the children whose present
Snflices unto them? The root

Of every glad hour of pleasure

Must grow deeply struck, in the past:
And so is our berry a treasure

Less prized in the first than at last.

F0" now as the shy thinas are blushing
Low down mid their leaves on the ground
As the delicate laurols are flushing
On hillock and meadow and mound-—
W«., working and weary with labor,
Shut in among houses of brick,
Hear sounds. as of pipe and of tubor,
From fields where the berries are thick.

Strawberry Culture.

Since my last article which was on
strawberries I have been asked a va-
riety of questions. Although aliltle
lale in the season I will endeavor to
on-lwer ‘them. Strawberry plants may
be set  late as the 1st of October.
select a piece of warm, light soil,
w ll. enriched with rotted manure or
cuznpost from the stable. Plow or
spille and work fine and even toa

‘Ll-Epill of ten or twelve inches, and as
coéd weather sets in give a covering
oi‘ straw or any course litter. In the
spring, free the crown of the plant,
leaving the ground covered until the
cup is gathered, when the littl-{may
bl; removed and the runners kept out
all .1 the ground cultivated during the
fl-:9!) of the season, with a dibble or
pl-inted stick make a. hole where the
plant is wanted to stand and set just
to the crown, pressing the soil firmly
~.-.rounw.l the roots. There are various
H;.'l!.ll<;-.‘-33 about the distance to sci.
3. ants. Our idea. is in rows two feet
apart and eighteen inches in the row.

Mrs. rl. L. you can set as many va
rieties as you choose in one bed it will
«.0 no harm, but of the two it will be
an improvement, as they will havea
s.-etter chance for fertilization.

MRS. F. A. WARNI-JR.
 Saginaw. Mich.

Adaplion olvarielles to soil.

store the balance.

remedied, while the trees are young,
by partially digging up and replant-
ing the tree. The roots will usually
be found smallest on the side from
which tlieiree leans, and therefore
these roots should be .l0Z‘E€I]e(Il from
the earth, the tree set in ii p-.-rpeiidicu-
lar position and carefully no-itened by
stakes or guys, and the earth replaced
arountl the roozs. It would be well
to add some iicli compost to promote
their growth. If, as is very probable,
the top of the tree has become one-
sideu, it. s..ould bc pruned so as to re-
Iu this way pear
trees may be righted up even when

sax inches through the stem, but the

best way is to look after the young
trees and not permit them to de-
part from the way of uprigntness.

'l‘Hi-:Rl»: is no ()pcr:2.ti-')i_i coliiic-c'.e-I
Willi fruit growing about which ;here

exists so much 9.ppH:Llt'l.l.-ll-‘J11 and di-

versity of opinion as almut pruning.
Many prune too much, other.-2 too
little, and very few just right. Every
owner of fruit trees should understand
the objects and principles of pruning,
so that if he does not dothe work him-
self he may direct and supervise those
who do it for him. Ordinarily hired
men competent to prune trees and
vines judiciously are exceedingly
scarce; and in many cases the trees
and their proprietors would derive

more benefit by paying the pi'uner.-

for staying away lather than to

admit them to the ground and p-ermic.

their Iiiutilatioris. We have seen so

called “p:ofessionul.l” divest strong,
thrift 3' pear trees of nearly every one
of their fruit spurs which had been
many years in forming.
ix-norant of the fact that trees re-
quired bearing buds to produce fruit.
l’i'uning without a thorough under
sianding of its obj EH ts and purposes is
like blind 1nan’s hufl—you may hit
the right one, but g-.:leraliy it is the
othcr way.-—Ame'/-[can Garden.

They were

AN eastern orcliardist gives this ad-

vice: Iiistelid oi"‘ti'iiiimi1ig up" trees
according totlil: old fasllioii, to make
them loiig-lcggcll and loiig-:li‘ilictl, trim
tliciii down. >0 as to il'.;'.i'<l'- lllciii l vcii,
snug and .\‘)'lllllll‘ll'll,'.tl.
iiuriiig ll«-llvily in at ;-iilzlll circlc at the
foot of the ll‘(-:1‘, spiczul lZl1l3lllillll'il‘l*,
if needed at all, l>i'o-.i(lcast over Lhc
\Vlll>iL‘
culls of the rools can get it. Instead
of sp.-uling a siilllll circle about the
stein, cultivate lllvl‘. whole sui‘l'2icc b1'ozu.'i-
cast.

lllHL:‘illl of ma-

siii'facc, cspl-ci-ally ‘v\'l](*1'€ thi-

:_:—.___.—j—.

Leprosy in Wisconsin.

Promiiieiit medical men, among l'.ll(’lll

aiiuiilber residciit in this city, lizivc

‘While eligagcd in fruit growing, we
become more and more inipresscll every
year with tlicimporli:-iiicc of practical
knowledge upon the above subject. Al-
though Iain notable to give all the iii-
forinaitioiil would like, yet perhaps a

fk‘.\V jottiligs of my expciiciiceinaybc of
some benefit to the planters. We often
hctir it l'eniai‘ked that such a variety
does finely with me, while another rc-
mark szlys: "Wily it is a complete fail-

. , i
urc with inc. ’

cation will require much cfifort.
far as has bcen ascertained, the lo;ilh-
some disease has confined its ravages
among the Norwegiaii inliabitaiils, but

ilivcstigzited what at lirst was consid-
crcd incrcly 3. selisatioiial rumor, and
ll'rl.\'L‘(llSC’0\'€l‘C(l and noted with coli-
cerii that leprosy has gaiiicd :1 foot-
hold iii the l10l‘Lll\VeStt‘1‘l1 portion oi’
the State, wln-re the N(l1‘\V'l‘gl:lll ele-
ment pl‘€[)01ll.l€I‘:lt(.‘S, and that its cr:u,li-
x\S

is rapid spread has been viewed with

Usually upon inquiry -in such cases,
you will lind they have the same va-

-although I think the last rather prefers

.Smock do best.

riety plaiited upon entirely dill'ci'ciit
soil. _ _ _ t

To make my l=.‘<(l(,‘l' l)I‘lt‘.l I wil: (‘Olli-
lnence at once, by givillg my cxp':i'il-lice
with the strawberry. ‘Kc ilil\'€ soiiic
varieties that do fairly well on most.
soils, while some other excellent v:irie- 1
ties prove worthless unless plzmtcll on t
soils just lirlaptell to them. I will llrst
mention a few \"rll‘lel;lt'>} that succeed
well on most soils. Wilson, (lrccn
-Prolific, Cumberlaiitl, ’l.‘i‘iuiiipli, Sharp-
less, llldwell and (lliurles Downing

S

'-a sandy soil not too rich. The balance
lo! the above will stand very heavy
inanuring, and be the better for it.
For sandy soil I would select the fol-
lowing: Clix-irlcs Dowiiing, Wilson,
Green Prolilic. liidwcll and Cuniberlziiid
Triumph. For a rich heavy soil lwill
nicution the following as among the
tried sorts; Mt. Vernon, Glendale, Cres-
cent Seedling, 'l‘i'iomp‘ie lie Gaiid, Ju-
cunda, and Mzirviii. I believe the last
two to be very satisfactory if you have
just the right soil for them, as they are 9

1.

1'

very late ii.’l(_l hzmtlsoilie but are worth- «unifies for Granges to meet.

less on light soils. .

lVitli (:lll‘l';tlltS. the Red Dutch, \Vliite
Grape and Victoria sucecd on most
soils, but the cherry and La Versaillais
require a light soil.

Of the raspberrv, the Miamti, Mam-
moth Cluster, Kirtland, Turner and
Cutlibert succeed on most soils. The
following do best on strong soils;
'1‘liornless, Gregg, Brandywiiie and
Philadelphia.

Of the blacklrerry I iliililg we shall
have to abandon the Kittatinny on ac-
count of the rust, but the Snyder is a
success on most soils.

It is usually thought of no use to plant
peaches unless you_liave a sandy] soil,
but my experience is that it is no u-e
to plant some v_arieties_ on_ sandy soil.
One variety I will mention in particular
should never be plaiitedcxcept on very
strong soil, and that is Hlll’s Chill. ’
The following prove a success on most '
soils: Beatrice, Alexander, Ha1e’s Ear- l
jy and Jaques It-ai'erlpe. _ )
50113, Richmond, biisqueliannali, Hills
Chili. Crawfords late, old Mixon and

i

i
l;

- - -, [ , Worden and Con-
guislegiiidpziiiaptrcaeri to most soils. I
fliink the Rogers Hybrids prefer 9. san-

cziscs of lcpi'os_v.
records of the Slzite Boarll of lloailtll
I cannot liiid that
yet been made to stop its spread, or

aiiiong the Chinese;
ainong the liidiaiis of the Nortliwcst.
That the dislzlisc is Spl'b‘:il.llllg‘ aiiiong
us, and that, too,

doubted, and it

and association begets thought. ‘
when there is defi niece purpose to effect
,-in obj «act, or when a line of action is
marked out it is almost certain that
more profitable results will attend the
meetings.

ginning of autumn. _
sociatein committee or olherwise to
devise methods of work.

,.

~ I , .
on hmvy more gratifying than if measured by

~ir\YI]8 standard of material value.—-
Husbandman.

mucli_alai'in. A_pi‘oininent pll_\'SlL‘lll.Il
of Milwaukee said yesterday: “As has
been well known for some time, there

exists among the Norwegian popula-

ion of the State a large number of

In searching the
any elfort has as

iinit its introdiiction. At the pl'(‘>i€‘1lt
line there are four leprous centers in

the United States, namely, Ei_iSl(:l‘ll
Miiiiicsota and Nortllivestern Wiscon-

in, ainoiig Norwcgizins;_California

Louisilina, and

with conipzirative
for 21 inonil-ilt be
would secm that the
line has come for legislation and

lapidity, cannot

National action to prcveiit its fur-
ther introduction and further spread.”
—-I-'l[i'!wau/.-cc l Wis.) iS'cnti’ncZ.

Grange Thought.
The time is near when the length-
ning nights will atflird better Opptvl“
Let

members undertake to devise plans
for making the meetings useful.

Mere gathering together to spend an

hour or two without definite purpose
may be profitable, even when there
are no fixed plans to make the meet-

It extends acquaintance,

n useful.
g But

Let those who have the
.ter-st of the Oder at heart apply
bought to this mat er now in the be-
They may as-

If one word
.fadvice might be permitted, it would

by; don’: try to make these meetings
altogether practical, leading to the

pocket. Let them be more for the
ll1|"|’lOS6 of mental culture, and the
rl.-lits, if not ta gible, will be far

To make a carpet look fresh, wipe

with a. damp cloth after sweeping.

Gresham on the Telegraph.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.—Whiie the
other members of the Cabinet are en-
joying themselves in difl“erent parts
of the country Postmaster-General
Gresham remains in Washington,
hard at work on his forthcoming an-
nual repcrt. Exceptional interest
will be attracted to this. as he will
review the question of the Govern-
ment assuming control of the tele-
graph service of the country. The
recent strike, he says, has made the
ones ion of paramount importance-.
He has kept a careful watch of the
newspapers. His private Secretary
cuts out all of the editorials in the
leading dailies, and pastes them in a
book for the Judge’s future reference.
Gresham is convinced that the senti-
ment of the country is in favor of
the Government taking charge of the
[€'.i“gi'2l;)ll lilies. I5 is understood that
the Department is in favor of the
scheme.

The only serious obstacle Gresham
finds abiutit is the increase of the
ofiice-holders. He is convinced that
under the system. “to the victors be
long the spoils,” it would be imprac
ticable if no (I tLl.’6I'0lld to increase the
offlce holders. Civil-service reform
principles would have to be strictly
enforced. The E iglish system might
be adopted with safety. In that
country the telegraph o;-erators hold
their positions for life or during good
behavior. The operators are cam-
pelled to lake on oath something like
ouroatli of .‘1.‘.i"5;lalJCe, binding them
not to reveal the secrets of the ser-
vice. A violation of this is punished
severely. '

The people of this ciuutry have
little protection in .-,-ending nicssages.
The Western Union Company, says
the Judge, is practically irresponsilalc
so far as this is concerned. Parties
might recover damages for the be»
trayal ofa private mcasa-_:e-, but llufit
would entail a ling rlglliin the courls,
making it too expensivea luxury for
the masses oi‘ the people. The nisj ori-
ty of the Democrats were arrayed.
against the proposition of absorbing
the telegraph service, but the fact re
mained that the S(‘ilelIiH was first pro.
posed bya Democrat. in 1837 Cave
Johnson, a me-rnber of Coiigress from
Teniiessc e, in roduced 3. bill provid-
ing forth: purcliase of the Ll1EIl(-‘Xl-ll-
ing ts-legraph lines. Ten years later
James K. l’olk’s Attorney-General,
Reverdy Johnson, rendered an opin-
ion that Congre;-as had authority to
assume control of the telegraph. The
Constitution, said this Attorney-G:-in
eral, gives Congress the right to I‘£‘gll
late the commerce of the country, am!
the telegraph can be included ill till.-
provision.

Judge Gresham is making at tho —
ough study of the question, and has
by no means arriveli at a dcliiiita-. con-
clusion. He believes the pre(:l-lleii:.-
and authority are on the side of Go . -
ernmerit. The only darigcr lies in
ir-crea:-ling the oflic-e~i, out a p1‘0i)e"l_‘.‘
conducted civil-service sh-uilll do
away with any trouble.-E;vchan.gc.

THE influence of women in the
Grailge is l:.;de;—ill great. Let any
n ember call to mind all his (il‘)serVa-
tloiis regarding Grange work, be
al-liieveinents of the Order, its pro-
gress, its general character. and ni-ark
if he will the inipelling for e. He.
will find that many brotlier.-l liave
brouggiit iii per.-onal M.!‘.‘illlil(l'i.iS alul
labia;--.-cl eariir.-.-lly for their g'I'8.l'llll.‘};-
‘Lin: , ilial. uherior purposes lnlvlg al.-
sorm-~l their ellbrls, for they have
la.-ke-.4 '.E:;—.L unsellisli desire \'£'lllI'_'.li is
ab-ollilely 4"-"r~'t:l.'Il,ltIl to wlioleslziiie pr --
giess oftlilc Oder. Not all of them, it
is true, perhaps not even a great pro-
pwrtion have been so half-liearieul, but

hose who have been so moved liave
exerted (lcletcrmus inlluence, inas-
much as they have diverted Olht-‘l'.~i
from real work for which the Order
was pl{:l.lll‘:l-.‘ll. l\'o'.v this relates almost
€XCll]SlVP.ly to the l)1‘0Zh(-rs. There
are not inany women who have
brought in pl\ill.i.-al ainbitions or who
have cntwcll she Orange with hurtful
s-ellishness, but 9 c this as it may, it is
wise to recognize the facts as they ex
ist when looking aft r the influeiice
which tends in the Grange to he-alill
fill progress and per-petuity of the
order. Itcauiiot live upon mere .s--lf-
ish purpo;-leis; it cannot lave wli<-l-
s line existence when l,ll.~l.l'ti.4‘Illlg influ-
ences Weaken attachn:enr. to the gen-
-‘-ral objects couteinplate-l in the coral -
llSl_ll'L‘(-:lli.-()fl~llB Order: ‘ii-r.-, lllilil. he
in it a llmnii;-uni; lI'llllv‘.‘ll(,“r‘: l)Ghl'll‘.g lzln
minds toward tv-c l,l“.,lI- i.>!l':"_L,v--.*~(-‘S tl:i=it
incite wholesome ell"-vrt. ’l_‘lle candid
observer must say, if he ex;-res-es hi,»-
tliouglit at all, that the ii tlliezice of
women has been very great, in holding
the Gr.-irlg.-l to is the work; tl sir wo-
men impart large nil-asl.ire ofvii.-ll ly
because of their singlenesl-l of purpo«_-.
perhaps b-.-call.-le of lhl-ir fuller and
keenerapprec ation of toe grand ob-
jects to be accomplished. The news
of praise bestowed by he brother who
credited a half dozen sisters with pam-
mount lIlfll]elJ('.€- that kept his Gl'all\,gl-
in useful work was none tlmmeyit.
‘His remark will apply to a thousand
other Grunges upheld by the same 1". -
fiuHIl(3P.—FI‘0m the Husbandman, E/-
mz'ra,N Y.

A BU’l"I‘ER MAKER, Writing to the
Iowa Hollie-telll, snys the best lPUl.IE‘I
colorisa pailful of corn meal mus‘o,
fed warm once a day. the corn to be or
the yellow varieéy; adding that it will
increase the milk and butter as well as
give a good color.

A ()()P.RESPO,\‘Dl-INT of the Journal
of A,(/'/'."cullu:'c rl-coiimiciids, as :i l‘t*llil‘-
dy for bug cliolenl, El. lililf ll’2t.\‘1)Ol)llflll of
c:l1‘bolic acid in El gill of milk, to 92H‘ll
hug. it is :i:lliliiiist+=i‘l-ll from the
mouth of it loiij,-'—li-.-laltcll bolllz-.

Tiii: :'.:'».rl:t-.~;.* night lllHl1€V'|.‘l‘ f-ll up
0'1 the earth iw~:+«‘:' liili the Elgziit Kiev 1‘
put out iii-= .-'t:r.e, it orlZ_, .-ii.--.d<= rl-e
stars mor» l-:eeiilj.'. kizi"ly gl.-.ll 4' g. 
if in pr-rte-t ag:lins: the darle,l_-.-.-_-,x.-—
Georgi: Eliol.

PAPERED Walla llmcl---.-.1-~ll hy be-
ing wiped llowli with ll flannel cloth
lied over a b.rolnn or brush. Then out
off‘ a thick piece of male bi‘e-allaml
rub down with lnis. Begin at thy top
and go straight down.

A boy writes in his comoor-lition that
“Onions are the veg-eiabl--s that make

you sick when you don’t eat them
yourself.”

A Coming Grab.

There is an act of Congress, called
the desert act, under the provisions of
which 1,000 acresof land can be se-
cured. Tlie settler has to irrigate the
tract, fence it, and at the end ofthree
years pay 51 2-5 per acre for it. It was
supposed by the members of Congress
from eastern states that desert land
would be reclaimed under this act.
The trouble is that desert land is not
taken, and the originators of the bill
did not intend that lands actually
d_esertshould be taken. The plan is
to claim the oasis of the plains, the
natural meadows, to fence and irrigate
them. and thus get possession of the
hay land, which will in the future
control the grazing land. The lands
located under this act always skirt the
rivers, and so control the water, and
through the water the hay lands and
all the adjoining range. This process
of absorbing the range can best be
seen in the valley of the Arkansas
rivcr. There the river is fenced f« r
miles, and the process is complete. It
can be seen in various stages of ac.
vuncemeiit in any of the western ter-
ritories; in some outjust commenced;
in others alniosl. iirilsnezl. This law
was devised by the cattle men for the
purpose of defrauding the government
JUL of the public grazing lands. Cun-
niugly devised, it answers perfectly.
The hay larlllsol the plains and the
inoulitasn Vail:-ys, will soon be in the
pOB.‘l€'Sf-llllll of men owliiuglarge herds.

(.‘A'l‘TLE Ki-.\'(is.

Certain m-ll, who have been suc-
cessful in cattle raising, ale seized by
the coat collar and llaugled before the
eyes of the east:-rn public as remarka-
ble eX8l1’.lpl‘l-J of what iiiduslryaud
paying close atteiilioig. to horned stock
will £(.'-(’.(:lIl1el‘iZ-Ill for any young man
who nae the pluck to go west and work
faithfully. lftlic Sl.'.)l‘l(:.‘§ are to be be-
lieved, tliese 5-iiccsai-sl‘ul men always
come W-:‘Hl. peiii.-ilvs.-.. ’l‘liey arrive at
certain towns a-’.i'ili.~; of u. .~.p2ivliiell,
riogboiicd llol’-3+.-.. This WUl‘tlller-Hl.\1ll-
nial the-y {l'>.i4l(’(l for a sp<.u_e.1 )_|(-gjfgn
This lie-ll‘-er is repr. s-iilcu as the foun-
(l‘lill)l_l of the herd. They wo.k(-d and
every cent i"il~_v eai'iied they put into
f-.amalecat!.le. Grlllliially lli-_-y beuaiuv
rich. Tlia-‘. is tile i'.—gul:ii:ioii tale. Tllr-.
truth is tnat ilicy illveslell cmvsidera—
tile money in (hill: 'l‘lie_y .l.il‘:lllu‘ell
all tliecalves they could catch. \Vn.«-ll
their herd was tilled with steer:-4 lit for
tile biitciier, they op-. need :1 liiilcller
shop in the nearest iowii aim GITUVI
the other hulcliers, who did not own
llé‘l‘<lH of cattle, to dc.-‘p-ii‘ by the low
price-. of the beef they sold, and finally
drove them out or tile busiiicss. Tim
at-complislied,lliey promp'ly lll(,‘.l'€2.1.~1Hl
the price ofbl---i" uiuil thew unis SM)
per ceiiiiim prolir. iii 1:. ’l‘zie_~,. kepl
the price up until the other rsllnjis inr-
su--.ed_ l>'li>:'.lll‘:‘l~§E-l. 'l‘ii:=n d urn weal!
the pri« e of b.» , until tile other bu=.cl.-
er.» (3. uld not all’.-rc to dull their
knives and saws in culling i'clisi.s and
steaks. Again they shut up thcil
shop:-4. The very iiistantllie black leg
and l{lU(li't‘1l ll r«'e.-iswi-.1. - r ike -ilif. in flu-
t‘aSL€."l! l~ta-‘es, and skywarll went the
pricl-. of inert’. For Iourleeil years I
have b‘El(‘.‘i.1 ilii.-. - uine played in the
west.

Another CX-.‘€e(lll‘.gly prl.fi:able-
branch of the Hallie llllnllllflrl was, and
is, the supplying of Iulliaiis with lwcf.
Av; Indian beel(::ii.=li'a.ct is a prlzer; it
is a fo_-tune for any VVOI-Ill-ll‘ l-cattle
breeder. A thin, st-afliwag Texan
juicer, that-lilis be-l-ii 1'2-Llul-mi bl; hm-ll
lliiviog and alkaline wateriiillil it is
-ioiibtiul ifli.-é will tip the scall-.~l at 60!)
ilillll-.!dS, st:lggcr:I,ofl' of the plat-oriii
under the VV1‘lgll',:.vl' 1,300 pounds of
he-cl‘. It is al-oniiisliiiig how heavy 2i
stecris wlwli all employe of the de-
parliiil-lll. ofilie inlerior weighs him,

Auotlilar brllncli of tilt’ biisiuess l-
rhl-. latte-iiiiig of cattle on hay. Again
lli.-ce-yr-ar old steers are sell-ctr.-d.
The-y zllw llrivl-n inioa corral, and
there get all the hay they ciii leaf.
The lll()lll]'.a.l'l .-..iy is so lll1Cl‘ltli)ll:<
that tile l-’l'c(:l'(~) be-cniue as fat as corn-
fell aiiiiiials in the ea~tl-rn states. It
has been the ‘.‘ll~-'i0n) for Ht-Vt.'l"2$l years
to ship heel" during the winter, '-rlien
lsattl» are mi [1 on the range from Kin
rail-I City to I).-liver. T :c hi-cf so ship-
;-ed is of a go -.3 (lIla.li’_y Tui.-i spring
I saw better b{‘£‘l--lll‘.il. is, fable)‘ lie.-:l'
--lifillglllglll a lvllicllfll‘ shop in In
runile {'itv. Wy , than I saw in I) -li-
V(‘l'. ’l'lii'.-i clioic-- b e-f was fatrened on
ii:-ty tUl.4)l‘l the Little L iI‘.1.lIll(‘. river
‘File liiissm.--sof wilil,--r lwlling sl.l-mi’
-.)ll till Kilélllfi iirwiiiz-it-.~« in lll(_'l't‘aSr.‘l'2iI"
il‘.-l_v .1 .-“e zlezzr l'li lire If is a per-
ii‘-(‘.Ll_\ saf.-: lH.‘.-ill!-.-<.*4, and very v‘.»mfiz-,1
hie. A-« .i'. l¥I"l'(~‘.1-l".*l,*lO will ilie vallie
(ll-ll!-9 hay lailcls ()l)l.».i;."-d under the
1):‘.-,‘t:l'l. Land llct.

TIIE Iiidiaii school boys at the Clic_\'-
ciiiic school are to be iiiitizitcd into the
iiiyslcries of rtlock l'illslllL’,‘. A li<-rd of
Hill) cows and licilers and 20 bulls is to
be taken care of by the boys unllcr the
niluizigciiiciitof an experienced white
lierder.

.-Lvoriiizn M-w iu>u.-Line for
l:§lL1'll*'»l'< aliv+-.iii~+~l5: A doogli mix-
ing and t;i,n=.~l(ll.'g (2l’\liL-l‘-’&.ll(b‘. If
5l’]‘-.3 (::>iiil-s lino guilt-ral one how are
txxc cook-4 luget their hands clcaii?

the

A ])Ul‘(*t'l:lll1-llll0(l kettle that will no
longer sci'vc for fruit is just the tiling
for corii loaf. A tlircc or four qiiurt
l'ruitc.iu ;iiis\\'e1's well the same pur-
pose.—Trog Timcs.

THE qii sii ::l -:‘l' “;i.~=.si.sl.ecl Fl!llg‘l‘11‘-
lion” El) mi- 4-l.-iin.irv' is receiving at-
Téei‘-lillw l'i-vlxi the E-3-gllsli Gs-v--rn
in-L-H‘, and f-9'(~'p’:l are to be t:-illezl to
prev. 11! n:_

Ii-‘ MEN would S})i‘ll(l in doing good
to Olllt’l'S zi (1ll2ll'l3(il‘ of the tiiiiezinll
iiioail-,_v llll‘_V spcilll in doiiiglirirni to
tlleiiisclws, iniscry would vaiiisli from
the earth.

II‘ the wall ziboiit the stove has been
:;‘lllUl{l.‘l,l b." the stove, cover the blaxrk
palclu-s with gum Slll‘lli'.(} and tlicv will
not strike llli‘-iii,-_-,'li ciihei‘ paint or cal-
cimilic.

l‘.\.1‘i«.'i: and pla.-ta-1' are alutivc :i'.::<oi'li-
l-ilts, ziiirl when lll"‘v ll8CI))lit§ tlll'.ll‘4)ll}.7,'l1-
ly szltiirzill-ll wllli v;li'io::s (‘lllllV'l':i
ilolliliig but ciilirc _l‘Ul|l-}\\'ilI will L‘lt.‘«lllh‘t:‘
illem.

In sewing‘ ;Iil‘ti \\'ll)(llll1I <2-.i_i'pot rags
double then: u iih the right side out.

Remove ink-si:lin_s on silk, woolcil
or cotton by S:J.l.ul‘ill.lllg with spirits ot

tuipemiiic.

A Love of a Bonnet.

BY CHARLES E. .BAKER.

“I promised to buy my wife a new
bonnet,” remarked the editor of the
Recorder as he cro:sed Canal street,
arm in arm with his bl-som friend, Al.
Kuowlton, dodging a truck as. be lit.-
tered the words, and stubbing the toe
ofa tight boot against the earth in
consequence.

“Well, now that you are in town,
and on Broadway, you ought to keep
your word, and buy her as nice a bon-
net as you can find,” answered his
friend as he steadied the newspaper
man. restoring him to his equilibrium.

“Yes, I know I ought to but you see
we country editors are not blessed,
usually with as many dollars as there
are quads in the case. I have come
on to New York to buy material, and
to see about commission mercliants’
ads, and I must not run myself short.
Then again, it is a matter of two hun-
dred miles to Freetown, and I must
go up the rlv-r on business before I go
liome; so that on the whole, the ex-
pense and trouble ofcarryingthe head
gear is too much. I guess Angie will
have to do without it.”

“Do without it I” exclaimed Knowl-
ton, with a wealth of reproach in his
tone. “Do Without it! You are a
pretty fellow to grumble about expen-
ses and distance! Your geuerosily is
about as poor as your gramnier. You
say you have “come on” to New York
to buy printing material; now I say
‘come on” and buy a bonnet for your
wile! You can do the opposite, but
she will bless the expense if it is a
handsome hat,and can let the neigh-
bors know it came all the way from
New York."

"No, I guess I won’t get it this
time." said editor Bawsliay.

"B-'.i_l I guess you will, though,” re-
plied Kzlowlton. “I’ll give you no
peace until you purchase a very love
:,-fa bonnet for that charming woman
to whom you refer so carelessly as
"my wife.” Come, now, we will be-
gin with the lirsl store where there is
me» least likelihood of finding one.
Here old fellow, is a place where they
s-ll artificial llowel:-; let's go in and
:.GL- if by chance tlierels ll bonnet for
sole. ’

S:-.ii1cwl,lat against his will, Bow-
silay siifllwell him elf to be drawn into
a trap, and pie’-iently Knowlton was
asking to “see n'0lllt* i.0Llll€tS.”

‘Well, said the proprietor of the
esiabiislinieilt, in reply, “well, we
don't lies » bonneli-=; our business is
c )’:llllr,‘ll to .-irtifil.-ial llowers; but per-
haps we have (me or two which have
been used to llis;ili.ly 88.ll)[ll£‘S of our
goods, which we can let. you have for
2. low figure. Step this way.”

In the rear of lhe large store five
bOLl5.lPLH were found and duly inspect-
'“(i. The first four were unanimously
.2-oiidernned, but the fifth was charm-
ing. 8:» though! the two male Con-
noisseurs as they gazed at the delicate
zlflkir held aloft in the right hand of
nicrclirizit, who swayed it gracefully
in i_'.lllVllllDe1‘.l‘ lint-s,—giving it a sheer
uoo. to llxe lzlrboard and now to the
Sl."i!‘i.(')9.ld.

"Yl.-s.” qlioth Kiiowlton-—who was
a baclielor, and of course, au fait in
all matters of this sor--—“it is just the
thing you want-— Bawshay, buy it.”

budlleuly the proprietor was ble.-:-sod
with a. hllppy thought. “Here, Jen-
ny.” he said, 15.(lll.I‘eS|H‘!1g‘ s. blcomliig
_V.')'.lll,!__{ girl, the center of 9. group of
young women (the same number as
ihe stock or'b.mrets), who were en-
gage.-ll in r].i'l'&_‘,llllg roses and leaves not
I-E-ll feet away. “Here, Jenny, will
ymi be so good as to try this on ?”

Jenny was a lovely creature, who
evillelitly could make any bonnet
se<-in other than it was by simply
wearing it. She did not seem to like
ml. 1.15:. of di.-porting herself before
two strange men in older to show ofl”
the becomiiigiies;-i of an elegant head
covering as an inducement to them to
p'.ii'ehas»- the same; bu she came for
wzmz zirill tried the lioniiet on, blush-
ing glorioli-ly all the while, making
ll most fa.scinat.ing picture, which the
editor and his friend regarded with
open and uiillisguisell admiration.

T-‘le liar. was pl‘l‘)uOllI]I.:r=d "perfection
ltse If,” and the charming girl return-
ell ii, to the {1)r*I‘Cl<al'li, Willi a delicious
air of couliisioii and eiiibzirasslneut.

1;-lvvsllay prlilllicell a roll of bills,
thus apparently gl\'lll£’.’ the lie to the
It‘;-{ell almiit country editors’ iin
j)t.‘i'l,l!l'l()‘s‘ll_V and demliiillcd :

“I-low rmic-ll?"

“Any ~-liiilluer in town would
charge you at least t-.v+::r'l.y-five dollars
for it; but as we don t Hell hats, and
gms is pmnethiug uiiusual with us,you
may have it for five (ll)ll.4)‘rl.”

“Five dollars!" 1-laid Knowltoii, un-
der his breath. “Five dollars! About
right. as to value, but dirt cheap as list
prices go ”

“All right,” said Bawsliay,
right; please ‘put it up.”

Kuowlton hoped that the flower-
'.lI()|_)’],‘,\L| would prolong the process, for
h - was lilfnluulell with the fair girl
who had --xh hired the arlicle of dress
in such a be - itching manner, and he
could “hardly keep his eyes off her,”
as file pl’ll'3.S‘,*. goes.

Bit'W5ill3j,-, married man though he
was, furl:ivel_y regards-ll tlicy-_~I.iiig lady
as am-. plit-gl in-r vocalion still as red as
.lis_-. r-mes she wa- at work upon.

“Sinltte.-., ell?" said the editor, as
lliey i'eacl'ee»l the sidewalk, with the
bzmdoox cmliaiiiiiig the treasure be-
tween them.

--\Vi--1, yes, I am, and no mislake_,’l
returned linowlton. “’I‘l'lai’.~l ilie girl
I have been looking for—l worulel‘
how I can ever become acquainted
with her.” _

"'I"iia-.’-x easy enoiigli,” S8-Id B£\W-
sli ly. "You keep a f.'Il.1l’_Y'5_rQrei d0l3’l-
you 2’ Well, open up an artificial fl iwer
ilepariuieilt, and buy your stock at
lIllS(lPp8.'.‘lll.Ie.'J'!; ask the proprietor to
let this beauty wan. on you; improve
the 2..-quainvance, and crust to luck.”

"Capital 1'’ said Knowlton. “I'll
do it I” And he did.

The bonnet reached Freetown in
llue-. course, and niazly blessings were
iuvokul upon hash:-lor Kuowltorfls
h--ad by the llcligliteil editor's wife,
wzio h:.-ld been informed of the inci
dome of the purcha.~a.e and who wore
the niislvaii .’s appreciated gifiso daint-
ly and wiih an air of such supreme
91--g:-lime -is to win at once theapplause
slid envy of the whole vi.l~ge. Baw-'
l-liuyllixl-2.1-lf.uad more solid comfort
for his fi ve dollars than for any he had
i-vex spo nt. _

And while this “love ofa bonnet”
was creating such a sensation in Free-
t «wn, it was exerting; a powerful in-
flueilce still in New York. Following

“all

his literary friend’s advice, Knowltun
became a customer at the store where
the now famous example of the milli-
ner’s skill had been purchased. Ac-
cording to programme and arrange-
ment with the owner, the blooming
young girl who had fascinated his
senses at first sight waiting upon him.

She was notas dillident as be ex-
pected. She served him with exquisite
grace, answered his questions, listened
to his diffusive and effusive remarks
with an enchanting air, seeining to
like the young fellow immensely; and
after a few weeks the proprietor
thought he had done avezy poor thir g
in allowing Jenny to wait upon his
new customer, as he took up too much
of her time over small purchases, and
seemed to be waiting on her, rather
than she on him.

At last he remonstrated. The next
time that he dropped in to buy lse
found the charming young lady mo: e
cordial and merry than ever before,
and his intoxicated senses rer-led with
delight; so that he did not know——as
his grandmother used to say-whether
he was standing on his head or heels.

All at once the fair gir1’s sweet voice
startled him beyond maasure. In sil-
ver tones of dulcet soztness, with a
word of iiisinuation in them, she lean-
ed over the counter, beaming on him
with it mel;ing smile:

"You are becoming ver, fond of me,
aren't you 1?”

Like Clark Russel’s “Grosvenor”
in a cross sea, his mind was taken “all
back,” and like the vessel, lie was in
danger of -inking wrong end llrst.

“Ba-cause,” continued the lovely
girl, “I don’t want to create ii false
iinpressiou. I am married. My I111.‘-
band is an invalid at present, but will
not always be so, and I expect to
leave this situation soon. I took i'
to keep the woolf from the door, but I
liaveii’t found it neccz-uaary to grow
pale and thin over ‘1; and a- I ..lw.--ya
believeiii looking at the llriglit side, I
ain,v_uy frien-is tell me, younger lo0k~
ing than I ::in.”

Knowlton was dllzezl, but he heard
cvl-zly word as he went on :

“Now, I like you very rnuc';;——I:lik(-=1
you the first time I saw you. lt
seemed so good of you to urge your
friend so euriie;-lily to buy a boliiit-1 It r
his wife. You continual‘. 3. mliverss
tion about it. you rein-.,-nilzel-, that ball
evidently begun in the strict. Mr.
linowltoii, my niai'ried life has beer:
very liappy,aildalthough my liusbanli
is sick, he is in ll conditio in get well
again, and the l"ul,urc is briglil with
hope. I have Lliouglii all lll-mg that
you only V\.a.l‘.l€‘(l a good wife to com-
piee you, and I have picked one Olll.
lor you, Wll<", if you take to and ii.‘ c
fortunate enough to will, will llllikl‘
your life happy. I have ii. sister who
is just like me in every ?.li’lng-—acouxl-
texpart. in fact. She is e-lnployed in :\
sililx-sliinethiilg like this, further up
the street. I will give you 9. letter or
introduction, if you wi-.-ll. I si '1
llowers, she sells feailléfs. You cz ii
make her acqliaiiitaiicc-—buy l'eallici.~,
etc, and in timc, you may be l[llll1lfl'H
enough 10 ask if you may call on he -‘
lshall say nothing to l'e:r, in tile
meauwliile. unless you desire ll; but ‘.1’
you inakc slow progress,l will 8l'l'zU.l',k:
so you can meet her at my h me. 1 any
l-«lire Silt will likeyuu, and if you are
fond of me you ought to be fond of her.
How doesthis position stril-;e you‘."’

A1 last the iiicrry little woiiiuls cl. -
ed lxer speech, and waited until ll» r
would be admirer hall recoverd siifii
cit-iitly to niake answer. The iiovelzy
of the whole affair, from the birying-.~l'
the bonnet to the pl'()IJl-l‘-1:li iiitlodii -
tion to asecoiid fair l-Iii‘, calls:-ll ille-
“duiiibl'oundedly perpll-x~:u” l.lblUl](:l..-I‘
to exclaim :

“Well, this is the odd-est l-xpciicnw
lever had. I have always :4 Id that
my state would be one of single ble:-.--
edness. and here I am in the niatrimo-
nial net, cauglt at last. Yes, I'll SP9
your sister,” said Knowlton,l1ecide(ll_.‘,
jumping to his feet and giving tl :-
stool a wliiri—I’ll see your sister. Aid
ifslie is half as good as yourself, [-1
do my best to wed her.”

Feathers proved as excellent a. pre-
text as flowers. Knowlton made ex
traordinary progres-..~l in a few briqf
weeks, and “sister Hattit-,” who was,
if anything, more lovely than Jenn‘ .
was captun,-d completely. Their lir.-t
meeting was an example of simultn
neous, strong, iilutiial attaclime-nt,ail<i
as the (lays sped on it ll ee-penal.

Knowlton prol-lpered in li-s luisincss
and prospered in his love. Jeilny'~l
husband got well, and there being
nothing in the way, the generous
bacllelor became a bcriedict, niurried
Hattie, built. asuna l cottage on Bergen
Heights so that the sisters are the nrxt
doof neighbors; and though he may
have occasion to grumble as much as
Bawshay hereafter, he has registered a
vow to draw the line at bonpcts, f r
however reasonable it may be for other
men to complain of prices and fre-
quent changes in millineiy styles. he
will never sava word so long as his
wife makes gbod selections and his sis-
tei-ln-law wears a “Love of a Bori-
net. ”-—lS'elected,

No SI-IT of rules can bclaid down for
:iii\jl;l)dy’.s glll(lilll(‘(‘, still less is it coni-
petclit to iiilikc rillcs for cvci’ylio_<ly’.s
giiitlaiice-; but a fcw sinlpll-. siigzgl-stiliiis
made by ii pliysiciaii l‘C(_‘l*llllj.’ niay not
be ailiiss. llc said: Keep cool in tem-
per; enter into no 2ll'g,'lllll(‘,llt or coii_teii-
tion on [lOllll(,'>‘, ethics. or religion;
reslraiii angel‘; aticmpt no allilctic
feats of l'owin;_r. wzllkiiig, or ba.ll-pla_\'-
lug; look on the-. ph-:i.~lliil: side of your
(fll’(,‘lllllSlilll(:l‘>'.; bc l\'llllll},' affcclioiicd, as
St. Paul rccoiiiills-iulrd: do I\0t Sit U‘-It-,
doors long al'tci' siin<lown—tlu-, ll-ss of
this the 'bcltl:i': never work before
brezikfast; (‘St,‘llt'\\' iucllts as iniicll 
possible, and chew food thorouglily:
drink but little i(-c-\v:_ltl-l- or lu_ut_tea_ and
coffee —— Wd.l'lll tea is not 1njiii'iou_s.
LL‘lll()ll2{ll(‘ lll lll(;‘l(‘l'ill(*. quaiitities is
not lliirtlul. -\l(fl)llUll<: stifllulii-MS
slioiilll be tabooerl entirely uiilcss _a
pliysil.-i2li1's ])l'('S(_'1'l])llUll compel lllcll‘
use. Do not allow your dress to be a
lilll(ll‘ll in ilialcrial or ainouiit,noi‘ have
it so light and thin that the body, froin
pcrspira‘tioii, becomes chillcd.”-—iS'czcn-
ti:/‘ic .-lmcrictm.

A BIKILLI.-\.\"l‘ writer enlarges on what
f;ii'inci's’ girls slioulll know, as follows:
“Tli-cv should. tlicn, be healthy, strong,
and useful. They should know how to
lloso1'iiel.liing that will be of service to
their families. To cook, to w.-isli, to
make, to niciid, to pickle, to preserve,
to cure, to nurse, to instruct. to please,
to bless, to entertain. to serve, to en-
courage, to cut, to knit, to sew.” Very
true, sir, but is there any objection to
other girls being equally capablc and

useful? Generally they are not so.


pi,

.. ‘y

, Hot weather?

‘,./

. ..‘.'-......«.x.. . . ,-

OCTOBER 1, 1883.

 Ghdllfi‘

E. T153193.

5

dflummnnitaiiuna.

AT NINETY IN THE SHADE.

Hot weather? Yes; but really not,
Compared with weather twice as hot;
Find comfort, then in arguing thus,
And you,ll pull through victorious.
For instance when you gasp and pant
And try to cool yourself —and can't
With soda, cream and lemonade,

The heat at ninety in the shade-

Just calmly sit and ponder o'er

These same degrees with ninty more
On top of them and so concede

The weather now is cool indeed!
Think—as the prespiration dews

Your fevered brow and seems to ooze
From out the end of every hair-
Whole floods of it, with floods to spare-
Think, I repeat, the while the sweat
Pours down your spine —how hotter yet,
Just ninety more degrees would be,
And bear this ninety patiently!

Think as you rise from knoll or chair
With sticky feelings everywhere-
How ninety more degrees increase

Of heat like this would start the grease
Or think as you exhausted stand,

A wilted “palmleaf” in his hand—
When the therometer has done

With ease the lap of ninety-one,

0 think, I say, what heat might do

At one hundred and eighty-two!

Just twice the beat you now declare
Complainingly, is hard to bear,

Or as you watch the mercur

Mount still elate, one more egree.
And dofi your collar and cravat,

And rig a sponge up in your hat,

And ask Tom, Harry, Dick and Jim

If this is hot enough for him-
Consider how the sun would pour

At one hundred and eighty-four-
Just twice the heat that seems to be
Affecting you unpleasantly

The very hour that you might find

A-1 cool as dew were you inclined.

But why proceed when none will heed
Advice apportioned to their need?

Yes, but really not,
Compared with weather twice as hot‘;

-J. W. Riley in the I/idinopolis Journal.

In the Mountains of Utah.

BY 1“. lI()l)(;‘ MAN.

It wzl.-i late in D‘.‘(.‘eIl1l)(3l‘ and our
party had worked their way wcll down
into thc Cedar Mesa Canyon. We had
thus far worked with short numbcrs.
We had no cook and I had been obliged
to detail McNully, the young Califor-
nia tramp who knew how to ninke bis-
cult, to do the cooking. We did not
fare very well.

We had no topograpliei‘, and
there was urgent need of such a
iiuin. In addition to my own d11-
tics I was obliged to take the to-
pography so far us time would permit.
When I took cliargc of the party I
found an aristocratic young man from
New York City by the iiainc of Sny-
dzuii, filling that position. He was
away in Salt Lake City when we left

= ‘lear Crock, but cninc to us at our first
camp on the Price river. lle staida
week when the country got too rough

bur him and he went back to the city
‘- of the Saints.

On Clll‘lSIIl1ilS iiight a pack train
with a dozen mules and three
horses reac ed my cainp. We
had got beyond the reach of ivagmis
and they haul come to stay. With the
animals were "Ed linker and Jack the
packer.-‘., and Jack llilz, it cook. \Vith
fresh supplies and a cook, we liegaii to
think we should live a little better and
so we did. When we were out of incat
I gave Baker my rifle and started him
out after one of Tucker and ’l‘homas’s
cattle. In due time he returned with
the quarters of a young beef and then
we lived on the fat of the land. Some-
times we go‘-. mutton from Elliott&
l)zi.vidson’s,shepherds who were not
faraway. When one beef was gone
Biker got another from the mountains.
One day a man Clzld in leather with a
pair of navy revolvers in his belt came
along making inquiries in regard to
the cattle we had been killing. It
was one of the Wliittemore’s, who
owned herds of cattle and horses roam-
ing iii that vicinity. lle evidently
seemed to labor under the impression
that we had no business sliootingpeo-
ples cattle down whenever we took zi
notion to do so. I showed him Tucker
& Thomas’s order and description of
brand.

“But" said he, Tucker and Thomas
have no cattle within fifty miles of
here, and besides, there are three of us
who have cattle branded in that way
with a T—- myself Tucker & Thomas
and Terry. The cattle you have killed
must be either mine or Terry’s."'

“I know nothing about that. You
see my order. I have killed only such
cattle as it describes. If they are
yours you have only to satisfy me on
that point and your pay is ready. We
are here over the mountain in the dead
of winter, more than a hundred miles
from our supplies. You are the first
cattle-man we have seen and we have
not the slightest intention of going
hungry when there is good beef handy
I) .”

):‘Well, you are all right. But after
this let we know when you want :1
beef and I will bring it to you. I had
rather do it than have you shooting
mine. Mv camp is about 25 miles below
here in the direction you are going and
I shall see you every few da.VS-”

That order saved me a row with the
cow boys. I saw VVliitteinore fre-
quently after tliat and he S0mP»tiII1€S
staid with us over night. ‘V6 did 110$
have to go hunting after beef any
more. _

One night after we got down into
the “Eternal City” three men came in-
to our camp from over the mountain.
One was 0. B. Uollingwood a boy from
the Agricultural College who had been
with me a month or two while I was
in charge of "construction at Clear

Creek. _ _
He came as topographer. With him

were three men who came as common
hands. They had left Benton Camp in
the Grassy Trail about noon, and were
till nine o'clock ge‘.ting seven miles
over the mountains and down into the
canon. They had rolled their blankets
and packs down the precipir-e into the
valley and barely escaped rolling theni-
sclves over the saiiie cliffs in the dark.
It took most of the next day to gather
up the scattered articles. The won-
derful clifls and battlements of the
Eternal City extend about seven miles
down the river, a city not made with
hands.

In one place an immense dome of
rock rises up from a base which at :1
little distance looks like some great
building. The dome rises at least a
hundred and fifty feet above its base
and when we first saw it at a distance
of about four miles, the wholc looked
so much like the capitol at Washing-
ton thut wc instinctively named it
Capitol Iiock.

The river swept close around its base
so that it formed 3 sort of peninsula.
jutting out from the inountaiin-sid+-. in-
to the valley. At what we might call
thc isthmus the rocks were r,-nnipara-
tively low so that it sccmed an easy
task to climb them. ()..r line ran right
at the foot of this roc.k and we passed
it daily for several days as we wciit to
and fro between our work and czunp.

llzlck of Capitol rock was a sort of
open park, and mic night as we were
returning to czunp, lockwood and (‘ar-
rington thought they would take n
short cut through the park and over
the isthmus to sew what was tlir-rc. I
prefc1‘rm'lto go urouml. Tho rest of
the p:ir'Ly were behind. i':ll'l‘ill_€.§iUl1i
soon gave up the idea of ci'ossin;; llw
isthmus and joined inc but l’.ucl<\\-nod
kt-pton. As we c;unc around on the
othvr sidvofllic rock wc in,-an"-l cries
for lwlp and looking :Lround S.‘L\‘.' Hock-
wood }l('I'(fll£’.i.l upon the side of the
isihmusin zi niclic in the rock. II»-
vvus zippnreiitly coniforlzibly siluuti--.i
and in no danger. so we com-lmlcil that
he was lryiiig to pvrpclrntc one of
tliosedry p1'acti<;;il jokrls fol \vhi«-is hc
was soinewluitiiotcd, or if hc wnsnol.
the rest of the l)‘rll'l_V \vci'c not in‘ ill‘-
hiiid and could give him what in-lp ho
needed, so we pnsscd 01;. ll was lum-
whcn the p;irl_v gol in, and when llwy
did conic tho cninp was nlivc with
jokes at l’.ockwood's c.\‘pc.iis<-. In
crossing the isthmus he found no dini-
culty in climbing the one side but
when it crune to gcttim: down on the
other it looked a little differs-r..t. llv
tliouj_:‘l1t he could make it. l1o\vcver,
and seeing a good place for it font bold
iiiaiiiclie of the rock :1 (lozcn feci
clown he dropped -lown into it. \Vl1:-n
he got there he found no (‘;.{l‘cSa‘. The
river swept along uznlcriicntli him thir-
tyfcct below covznrml with tliick lo.»
and b1‘istlin,<_-,' with the points of j:iggml
boulders and he was fairly truppcll.
llc could iicitlici‘ 2ulv:ui<'c nor l‘tv’tl‘(‘,:ll.
The axcmen cut some of the tallest
colztonwood saplings they could lind
and leaning them up aigniust the rock,
he scr-.1niblcd down the best way lu-
could, and came into camp amid a rat.-
tling tire of jokes from the whole p:.irt_\'.

With the anldilioiitil help we were
now iimkiiig good progrc.ss. We occu-
sionally heard from the p:u'ty on the
other routcand wore cvidcntl_v f.£2llll-
ing on them. lvery mzxn felt that if
we could only beat. them to the junc-
tion in spite of lhc r.lisnalv.-uitaue in
distance and ch:u‘acter of the coun-
try, it would be a g‘l‘<‘.il.L fmttlier in our
caps. And then the work was om-
glorious holiday picnic and we all
wanted to stay till it vvns linishcd.
The weather was the finest l)\)SSllllr'*.
for our work and the cvcr 4-liziiigiiig
scenery of the canyon grand la’-yoml (lo-
scription. Wisliiiig lo pn-soi'vr= me-
mentoes of ii I sent for a 1lllUli);_{l‘;ll)lll&'
caunera and outfit to take \'if}\«Vs of the
finest points of the scciiery. It caiiw
so late that I missed getting views of
many of the line.-st poinls and my pho-
tographing was not a success. (Inc
day we had ascarc. One of the new
men was observed to go off by hiin-‘elf
and examine his clothing. Next. d.-Ly n
grziyback was found in the boys‘ tent
and raised a commotion out of all pro-
portion with his dimensions. l§o_vs
who had seen the Utelmlinn go whoop-
ing along without a tremor vvcrc l';iirly
scai‘edb_v the graybnck. The man who
brbuglit them was given his walking
papers on short notice.

Clothing was changed and boiled
daily and blzinkets hung out to the air
for a week till all traces of the enemy
disappeared. One morning ubniit. lcn
o'clock, our line rcnclicd the Gr:is~_v
Trail Junction. VVE looked up tin-
valley Of the creek. Nobody wzis in
sight, neither could we see zuiybody
down the river. “'6 lookccl for sinks-s
but found none save those of my own
line run almost a year before. Hur-
rah! We are alicail, and will go skip-
ping on down the river to l11"Bt the
party coming up from l.-clow. who are
not far away. \Vc had run twenty-
eight miles of crooked canyon lincs to
sixteen miles by the other pn-ty and
got in several days aliczul of them.

We continued our line down thc
river for about two weeks when I re-
ceived orders to turn over my p:l1'l_V to
L. M. Davis, and report in ?>‘.ilt- Lake
City.

This was early in l<‘cbrua.r_v. i had
been with the boys since the mddlc of
November, and had become giv ii! I)’ at-
tached to them. No better follows ever
workedina. party together. The part-

ing Was a sorry one for all of us. Four
of the boys. .\IcInt_vre, Crandall, Hiltz
and Baker knowing that the work was
nearl_v ended chose to leave the party
and go with me to Salt Lake Lity. We
bade the other boys good-bye and
started for our lonely tramp of sixty
miles to (‘lcnr Creek where we would
l‘t‘il(fll the railroads and settleinmits.
As we passed along we took a last look
at the scenes so full of interest to us
and dear from their associations. At
Frank Davis's camp we met the chief
engineer, who gave us an outlit, and
sent us into the upper canyon of the
Price to make :1 topographical sui'vcy
of the Willow Creek coal region, and
locate coal claims. Our road lay along
the grade that I had spent the summer
before in building and every stake and .
curve was fzuniliar. There had been,‘
high rains since I was here uni the
grade shows the effect of them. Thcrc

<Ur. and his employee.

Recent Legal Decisions.

Nelson W. Green, a Colonel of New
York Volunteers in the late war, I0
give the men of his command pure
water, devised, in his own mind, a
method by which the could be done.
He first explained his idea to his drill-
squafi, and afterwards to the oflicers
orhis regiment, and it was this: To

‘drive a rod sharpened at the end

through the ground into the water»
bearing stratum, and inserting in the
bore a tube through which the water
could be drawn by any ordinary style
of pump. A test of this method was
made successfully in 1861 on the place
of Green, and in the same year on the
fair grounds at Cortland, New York,
at the expense or one Graham, who
had a contract to supply food and oth-
er necessary articles to the soldiers en-
camped there. This well was used
generally by the men in camp, and by
In 1888, Green
procured a patent for this invention,
and in 1871 had a re issue thereof, in
which he claimed as his invention the
creation ofa vacuum in the lining of

v erc hall’ a dozen places where] lcft
up:-nings, for culverts. Major llurdl.
the 1‘Hsidcnt engineer, came along and;
or<lc1'c«ltllciii filled up. The water had
torn its way through. "Now, Major,‘
who was right, you or I?" And now;
.5".c;iiiibout Point with its Sciiliiicl Rock
towers gr;indl_v nbo vc us and passing
round it we cuter the grim depths of;
the upper canyon of tlic I’ricc. The-'-
grudcrs are goiiczuid we hour not thcl
sound of the blasting. The air is cold l
and the ground covercd with snow
which ;_'l'()WS dccpcr as we asci-iul.l
The river is no luiigcr an raging‘ tor-‘
rcnt but 21 ls:i,bl,»ling brook Iumlullng¢
down tin-. iiioillit:iiii—.~‘iilc. And In-rel
\\'ill«mAcn-ck cinptics into the i‘i‘vo-13;
and the gixinl. jagged storm-worn cliffs,‘
towcr ;_ri".iii<lly nbovc. Ill-rc and Llll‘]‘tf:
on their sillcs um l;‘i2l.'L‘l{ looking llUll'.S‘:'
with little‘ piles of dirt at llicirl
inouths, and rnltlin,-_; down the inuun-l
lain sizlcs. Tin-rc is \\'li<.-ii-, the-, pros-5
pm-tor has in-nil at work in ids sc.-m:lii
for coal. -\l. the fool, of one of tliv
ciil'f.~= is u littlv lug hu; about. fun 1'-.-it;
sqiuirc with :~. dirt roof, um; door uiul
no wiiirlow. ’l'ln- horns of z-. inountnin.
sin-cp llIlli,‘_',' on the cm‘: of :1 lug Ztllrlla“
(‘()l‘l1l‘i', and worn out pic-ks und .\Iill."»'-L
cls :ll’c. lying nrouml, 'l‘ln‘ hut is or-E
cupicd by two llllllt‘l‘S who are cin-
ployezl by lhc l';Llli‘U;lli coniplny to
‘stay there and prosp-.-r:L for coal. We
pitch our tent lbs hut and
.~‘»1)(’ll!lll)(‘.lli:Xi \'.'wk in l'lllIlllll}.‘f lines
and talking i-.:c:Lsui'c.ine-ills in _:II <lirt-v-
lions :l.lll()ll!I llli‘h".‘. jnggeil inounlains.
'l‘lw iiu-nsim-.s are nil taken with tin:
l.i‘;ins§t and stndizi wires as the groinnl
is so rough nobody Hlll chain it. \\'lu-n
the work is <-oiiiplctcd, we puck our
instmmvnls, and lcziving tent and all
in clmrge of the lllllll‘l‘S inuke our
way with n pnssinsz is-:unst<>r, UVUI‘ the.
drifting snows of Soldi r Sunnnit to
(‘Ivar (‘reek win-re we take the c.n's,
and soon an:-= luiidcd again in suit
Lzikc City. A week is spout there in
ninking up my limp.-3 nnd l'r‘p2ll'i. nnd
thcn bidding f:ir+-well to my t-oiimulcs
:-.nd the grzind Hl1l"l‘.()lllll.:llllS I speed
my way home :l.f.{:llll, \vl1e:'c I appre-
cia‘-c as I ll(’V'l'l' did before the worth
of a home-, fznnily and friciuls. Ilut
yet I cruiiicw.-1' forget tho loyal. truc-
l1l32ll'tt'(l lads who went with inc
through the \vondei'l'ul valleys and
cmiyons in the. mountains of Utah.

li:‘jlli."

A Correction.

E'l2'.z‘r)r Grange V13-ito'r.--—Some time
l1_l:«) you puhlislieul a statement that
Oik I)iI'k Seuiiiiary oflliis place, had
been rr-niwe:.l to 'I‘lirce Rivers. Will
‘on be kind »-,n-uisli to correct it.
’I‘ woof the lflrlllel‘ trustees d‘.d go to
'I‘hre-A R vars to start a school there.
Blf.i.l)«-. other fu 1' have been here
Izllll.-l?ill*l.'lV. llni. J. J. VVoodman
2-ml Mr. E Mirtin were elected in
;)l:u-.9. of ‘he, two WHO left‘. The Semi-
lnryis, in full up-ratton here, tliov
rill.!_:il .- or-ganiz-,l in every department
V-..s~..l ha- 70 4 ul-nun. [2 will remain
ill Piw P-.-iv -!‘-ltl is sure of a prosper-
-ins fu'u  Y‘-)llI‘.~l vs-ry truly,

lino. E Rm-icx, Treasurer.

t

'l‘l1+-re is nothing more iinportant to
the l'2u'iiicr than the l)1‘(l‘:t(lBSI general
:u:qii.:1.iiit;mcc with cvcry branch of the
lnisxm-ss in which he is cng.-god, and is
in strict :lccoi‘d wiihthe Lrulh to say.
thrzt no olhe-r llllSlll(‘rlS requires such
'_fl'llel‘;ll zu-qiiiiiitzun-e with all all'aii's,:1s
lnrniing. To ntlnin the fullcslsncccss,
;: l.-run-r must know what are the rc-
qllll't‘.lllPlllS of his soil, and this implies
zu.-q11.iiiit2m(:e with its composition. He
must know the invllinds to cinploy \viLli
the purpose (lf.()lvI2ll|1lllg‘ the lnrgvst
yield of ('VI‘I‘}' crop; he must know
wnnt arc tlw unnls of his i'l.llllll2llS, and
the list of subjects nun‘ be extciiileil iii-
dolinixcly. Allcr he has produced crops
for sale, he inust have thorough and
intiinnr-~ ;-acquniiituiicc Willi the condi-
lion nfllw umrkct, not at home alone,
but the general condition that prevaies
in otln-r lll2ll‘l{t‘iS; that is to say 1 e
must lmvc lnw-.od and cultivated views
of nllziirs. Now how :~h‘¢tll he attain nll
Lh=s‘.-' lie inziv gain knowmdge tlirougli
cxpa-i'ic:ut«=, he will ccrtaiiily, if he is
()llSI'l'Vlllf_{‘1llI(l intelligent, but his ex-
pcrie-nve in1ist.1u-.c«-ss:u'ily be conlincd
to livlllx‘ limited in llieircxteiit-, Obser-
vn: ion will not go Illll(‘ll l‘:u'tln-1'. Then
h-- must r«-l_v soincwlnit upon sources
opein-d to him by the press. He can
gain mlormntum from books rc1at.iii;_r
to his lms:ncs.s. To llwse he should do-
votc sxmly. But. tlicrc is zinotluu‘ source
:tv.iil.ilulc nlw.-lys at cost so small as to
in-1'o,:all_V inssgnili-:uit—:lie agricultu-
ml pl'H.~‘«S. In this he finds the vehicle
of opinions rcportcil by other farmers
wnh l‘-r«»;ulcr opportunity. perlinps, in
:LH\ C.lH(3‘ reports 1If('Xll(~‘.l‘|l-*llC(‘.S and ob-
serxnlions in his own line of busim-ss
by which he lll':l.V obt l.lIl iiil"'orn1alion.
'l‘h<-. in-.v~v.ssit_\' then is for papers con-
ducted in his inn-rest liecniise through
l.ll(-‘Ill he will extend his own slor-k of
knowledge and lllll\ supply it condition
iivccssary to the extension of prolits.—-—

Iiusbamlman, Elmira, N Y:

the Well for the purpose of using the
pressure of the atmosphere to bring
up the water. In a suit (Andrews vs.

‘ Hovey) brought in the United States

circuit court for the northern district

| of Iowa, for an injunction and dama-

ges for the infringement of this patent,
the uerendant first denied that Green
was the inventor of the driven well;
second, averred that if he was the in-
ventor, lic hall abandoned his right to
a pa cm. by allowing a public use of
the invention for more than two years
bl-fore the granting of the patent, and,
third, that tilt: claim under the rc—is—
sue was broader than in the first pat-
cut. Onthc tri-ii, the foregoing facts
were shown, and it was also proved
that this method of driving wells was
u.-«ed at Milwaukee, VVisconsin, in
1.541), and at Independence, Missouri,
IL) 1851. And it was al:o shown that
(lie original invention did no-. claim
ilic creation of the vacuum and the
mllcct of the atmospheric pressure. =
Jnlge b'hiras, in di.-suiissing the bill,
said: ]. Whatever may be _the in-
;r-ntinn of the inventor, if he ;-aufl'.—i‘s
ihe invention to go into public use
'lll‘I)llgll any means whatever, w thout

‘ an ininiediate assertion of his right, he

,1-..oL entirl-.-d to a patent, nor will a
patent then obtained wrotect his right.
It is shown that in 1861, at
l,‘lll‘pi.‘l1(lelll:t’, Missouri, a tube driven

linto the water-bearing stratum, and

b_y a pump attached to the tube water
was drawn through it in an apparent-
ly inexliaiislilile qiiantity. This might

'bc Heated as ‘A. mere isolate experi-

ment, which would not be held to dc-
feat the right of an independcnt in

ventor. Bu: in 154:) and in 1!-5:30, E. VV.

Purdy. a WlLU':’s.\ in this case, as he
testifies, W'u‘:l a well-in:-.ker in Milwau-
kit‘, \Visconsln, and 118 used iron rods
about two inches in diameter and
coupled togcllier. The first rod was
sixteen feet long, with its lower end
lllmlr for a drdl, and it was worked in
'-.In.- earth by being run overagiu pole,
and so he earth was displaced. Then
four-incl; tubing was driven into the
opening as the boring progress d. No
5 III was removed from the ground ex-
cept, when qnicksanus were struck. a
lung sheet iro- , backed with a valve
ar. the butioni, was employed to bring
up the quicksand. When the water
was re cued, if it did not come to the
surface, a pump was attached to the
tubing. which formed the lining of
the well. Purdy testifies that he drove
.. number of these wells, some of them
to the d-;-pths of sixty and one hundred
feet. VV-.« must confess that we cannot
see any substantial difference between
these Wells and those made by the
Green inetliod 3 It is urged that the
great merit of Col. (;}reeli’s invention
consists in Lhe discovery of the effect
the vacuum created. ccoiding lo
l.l.lt3 view we take of the original pat-
ent, it did not cover or describe the
ztl.ll.Ill.J>¢l.l0Ll of this principle. It fol
lows, therefore, that the re issue eni-
braces llle application of an important
and niaterial principle, UUV found in
tile original. The iule is well Seltlel
Lhac a re issue can be validly granted
only for the same invention which
was orginally patented. If the re-
issuc goes beyond this, and covers
other and different inventions or III‘.-
pr-.;vcnicnt.-« suggested by the use of the
original invention, it will be void.”

ANY time of year is good for Grange
work, but certain kinds of work may
be more npp1'opi'iatc to onc scasoii than
to 2l.llI)Llll..‘l'. l\'ow in autumn the time
is nu-re favorable for active work; the
nights are growin,-_; longer; stress of
farui labor will soon be over; thcrc will
be opportunities that do not occur in
spring and summer, hence the impo"t-
ance of considering work with rc1'er-
cncc to the season. While it is true
that any time is suitable for the execu-
tion of any, or all, good purpo.-zcs, it is
equally true that the accoinplishmcnt
of work is more feasible at one time
lhzux anotlier. In the past your the
principles of the Grznige have been pro-
scntcd in cllcctive ways to tliousands
of our people who may be contemplat-
ing now the aulvisnbility of identifying
themselves with an Order that 2-ceks
only to promote the well':1i'c of all peo-
pic engagcdjn lioiwst industry. Now
it is not well to iiistiiute propngniidism;
for the Grange must live by its own
\vorl:h, or not at all, yet it is proper to
present to all inquirers the true princi-
ples, inotives and objects of the Order,
and so win them if they are disposed to
join forces with those who have long
labored to effect the purposes contemp-
lated. (.lr:nige meetings are productive
of good whciiever there is no influence
to distract from the g'c1ic1".il work, and
when thcreis also zealous interest in
the (lrde-1' itself to inspire the 1ll‘:,lll-
bcrsliip with zeal. Now is the time to
dissen,iuuitc the principles of the Order,
This is a special work to which all
members should now bend their ener-
gies and inziintaiii elforls with uiiflng-
ging industry and zeal until another
year in its spring time presents tasks
in the liclds.—1{usbanclman, Elmira,
N. Y. -

A FARMER who cl LIIDS to have test
ed the matter says that upon soft.
ground he can draw two tons with
wheels that’ have a four inch tire as
easily as one ton upon those willie
(W0 and a half inch tire. As farmers’
wagons are used in crossing meadow
lands and plowed landsas much as any
_pul"pr)se, it will be well to hear this in
mind when ordering wheels for farm
wagons.

Tepid milk and water cleans oilcloth
without soap.

THE REAPER DEATH.

RISBRID‘3ER.—WrrEnEAs, It has pleased
the great Master above, to remove from our
midst Sister Ssrvixs Rihssincrza, a Charter
member of Bedford Grange, No. (5-5; also a
member of Calhoun county Pomona Grange.
Therefore.

Resolved, That Bedford Grange, No. 65,
extend heartfelt sympaty to the family of the
deceased,in their great aflliction,realizing that
any words of ours are powerless to comfort
or heal their sorrows, and we can only com-
mend them to the care of him who doeth all
things well.

Resolved, That our Charter be draped
for thirty days, and that a copy of these reso-
lutions be presented to the bereaved family;
also to the Gannon Visiroiz for publication.

Across the stream a world I see ;

A share, a place of rest for me,

Where angels roam through fields of love;
And gather strength from God above.

Just beyond the stream of change ;
In flowering fields the loved ones range,
Gathering the sweets of fragrant flowers,
Which bloom and change like passing hours.

RlSBRIDUrEB..»It is with much sorrow
and regret that we as members of Calhoun
County -Grange, learn of the sudden death of
our much beloved Sister, alas. RxsnI:ihcu.;n_
Though she had been absent from us T)!‘ some
months, owing to her rmuovnl from our
midst, still we had not forgotten h-.r, nor
hers. Often have we thought of hot pleasant,
kindly face, the fervent, cordial greeting she
always gave us; her strong denunciation of
the wrong and her earnest upholding and up-
provnl of the right. llcr memory among us
will ever be held sacred, and her many vir-
tues will we strive to emulate.

Resolved, That as members of Calhoun
County Grange we extend to Bro Risbridger
and family our kindest sympathy, and may
the good Father who is too wise to err, l:.l;Ll 5
too good to be unkind, comfort and console
him in his sore aflliction.

Mas. Gsoaos CAMERON,
MRS. L A. BLANCIIABD,
Mas Piianr MAYO.

MAIL YINDALE.-—'l‘lie following was adopt-
ed bv Otsego Gr-.inge,No. Sid-l, Aug. 1-ltb, l«\'.‘w‘Cl.
Ag-aiii death iiaa invaded our hou~:c-
hold and taken f.oiu our midst our l.~~.lov¢2.l I
sister, Mas. CLARA NIAIITINDALE. We loci V
a sense of sorrow and grew’. loneliness
which we canucit repress. But we do not
mourn as they incur.) who are without hope.
In the words of our Saviour she did what she
Cullld Ever kind, al ways genial, her aim
was to always do as she would be done by,
cvcr striving by word and deed to make every
one around her htsppy. Her life was a great
success. And as mothers, sisters, wives and
daugliters let Us str.ve to emulate her exam-
ple, :0 when like her we are brought face to
face with death, we may calmly wait the sig
mil in the consciousness of a life well-spent
and go to share our well-earned reward with
friends who have gone before.

Rcs0lL‘:’tl. That we tender our sympathy to
the bereaved bur-band, the three children, the
agedparent, and frieiids thus twice bereaved
within a single year and that a copy of this
obituary be furnished the fninily and sent to
the GRANGE Visiron for publication.

I.)AUGBER'I‘Y.—Died August 26th, I853,
by accidental drowning in the St. J-nfifipll
river near Bcrrien Springs, IIOMEB DAUGH-
i-zarr, aged 23 years.

WHEREAS, The unwelcome _Ullé*.‘~'t (1P‘.'Ll.l’l
has again invaded our Grange and taken ffclu
our midst our worthy and esteemed Brother
I:loMi-:3 Daoonaarr, one whom we all loved,
and who was without an enemy, but had a.
multitude of friends, and grwitly missed
within our Grunge circle. '1‘h-.-refore

Resolved, That Mount Tabor Graiige ten-

er our warmest sympathy to the bereaved
brother who was his partner in IJIIAIIIBSS, mid
to his parents and relatives in U in who do
so greatly mourn the loss of the depui-tcd one.

Resolved, That the members; of this Grange
will ever bear in mind the gelllll companion-
ship of our departed brother.

Resolved, As a token of respect to our
brother, our hall be draped in mourning for
8. period of sixty days, and that a copy of
these resolutions be spread upon the jour-
nal, a copy furnished the bereaved family,
and also sert to the Gamma VISITOR for
publication. Wu. J. JONES,

Committee.

SllIII"H.—Fayette Grange No. 251, has
been called upon to mourn the loss of one of
its charter members, Sister Emu C. SMITH
who died at Denver Colorado, Aug. 17th, 1883.

In the death of Sister SMITH the Grange
has lost a worthy member, our brother a de-
voted companion.

We also sympathize with our brother in the
loss of his companion and only child and lov-
ing daughler Daisy.

Feebly as this memento may express our
feelings of sorrow and sympathy, we tender
this as a tribute to their memory.

Resolved, That our charter be draped for
sixty days and that a copy of this be placed
upon the Grange records, and also be pub-
lished in the Jonesville papers and GRANGE
VISITOR, also a copy be sent to our bereaved
brother.

* NORMAN HORSES

MERII\Tc3m§HEEP.

Having made a specialty of breeding Nor-
man Horses and Merino Sheep I now have on
hand

One Black Stallion,
G Norman) 4 years old.
ONE G-TRAY STALLION,
(5 Norman) 3 years old.
TEN MARES,—Full blood and high

grades.

1 STYLISH BLACK GELDING,

2 years old, (5 Novman), well broken. lively;
but kind and affectionate, and just right to
take comfort with as a family horse.

The Stallions have made a very successful
season and will be sold so that they will pay
for themselves in a single season in any good
locality. ‘Would like to sell a portion of the
above and invite correspondence. I have also
'75 LEEEJKC FEAJMIS,

(Homebrcd), and
52 REGISTERED RAMS,

Personally selected last winter from leading
Vermont flocks and sired by some of the most
noted and popular stock rams of the day viz:
"Rip Van Winkle," “Banker.” ‘~Ja.-on," “Fig-
ure," “Goliah,” “Clingstone,” “Magnet 2."
“Prince,” sired by Bismark, the Centennial
prize ram, and others,

II. E. Sanford, owner of one of the oldest and best
Vermont flocks, will b- at my house about Sept. 20
with acarload ofewes n’ his own breeding. If you
want to buy Ol look them over drop me a card to that
efliecl and I will notify you when he arrives.

Now llrothcr Patrons and Farmers, if you want good
stock —sluck that wi I be exactly as represented to you
in every parficu'ar,—etockthat will be strictly sold on
its merits and sold reasonably, come and see mine bo-
fore buying. If you muinot came write very fully
what you want and I wil send it to you and guaran-
te. salisfactlon. No trouble to answer letters or show
stock whether you conclude to buy or not.

A. W. HAYDEN, Decatur,
Residence, Ilainilton, Vanflnren C01, Mich.

ustable

is Adj

Any llousekceper in the land can repalrthocool
Stove—pul in new Fire Backs. new Grams and new

Liuin:s—h.v using sons axis

ADJUSTABLE STOVEIIIEPAIRS

Sold by all IIt|f'dWfl!‘e and Stove Dealerl.
SEND iron CIRCULABS. Manufactured only by
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Sehen7:;9e Adjustable Fire Back 00..
_ 2 Dearborn Street. Chicago.

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DEPARTURE OF TRAINS FROK KALAXAIOO.

TIME-TABLIC — MAY 15, 1853.
V’ F.S1'WAlLD.

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Mail.

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IVH ‘_".v (Null) st 5:29 P. I., um

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days. I-‘rm-igzln tmin.-1 in’:
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All trains run by Chicago timi-
Nos. 3, 4, 5, - ni 6, da y. All other rains daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
fTrai :4 stop for passengers only when signal:-d,
Pullman Palace cars are run through Witliuul change
between Cliicagn and Purl Huron Detroit, En-it
new Ila) City llamilton Niugn a Falls, Blifialo, New
York Toronto, Montreal and llnstnu.
Dining cars on 3 nud 6 West Battle Creek.
Gno. ii. ltlsvx. B. is. uA|.A:A"4‘,
Traflic Mam;--r. Ge-nan? Manager,

E. P. KEARI, Agent, Schoolcraft Mich.

lsepltlstofni


 GBAEEE; VZSIEQE.

OCTOBER 1. 1833.

indies flirpaqtmeqt.

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

In a‘ little white house on the hillside green,
Lives a beautiful woman as ever was seen;
In the sixty-five years that she's lived, I may

say,
She’s been growing more beautiful every day.
You do not believe it? Ask Susie, my sister,
She's the very first person that evpr had kissed

her.
And if she'd not nursed her by night and by
1 day,
Poor Sue would have been in a. very bad way.
I can bring other witnesses whom you may
face
They will tell you the same—they were in the
' same case.
-“Has she lovers?" Yes, surelyl No less than
eleven!
She has seven upon earth and four more up
. in heaven.
Her hair is so beautiful——faded and thin;
There are beautiful wrinkles from forehead to
chin;
Her "eyes are as charming as charming can
b

c
When she looks o'er her glasses so fondly at

me,
And I know by her life which has beauti-
ful been,
-8110 is like “the kings da.ughter—-“all glo-
rious within ”
Ah! you've guessed who it is! it could be no
other, _
I’m sure than my beautiful, darling old

mother.
—Selected.

Womsns Influence.

Worthy Illaster, Brothers and Sister
Patrons.-—I shall endeavor to prove
that woman’s influence taken as a
whole is greater than rnan’s, and
that it is in the direction of good
rather than evil. VVe have been told
that Eve's influence over Adam en-
tailed upon the whole human race a
vast amount of evil, and yet in con-
trast with that statern ;-nt, all are will-
ing to acknowledge that the greatest
happiness there is in the world, the
good that men enjoy is directly or in-
directly attributlble to woman. If

Adam was a typical man, the facul
ties of his mind must have been infe-
rior to Eve’s, or she could not have
wielded the influence over him that
she did. We think that proves her
individual superiority in influence,
in that case bent toward evil, it is
true. But a satisfactory answer to
the question can only he arrived at
by comparing men and women as a
whole, We claim that a woman so
unevenly balanced more ly, as to vol-
untarily choose evil rather than good,
wields a greater influence for evil than
a man equally unbalanced. She will
attract and draw others with her,
while he will be shunned and hated.
Of all evils an evil disposed woman is
the worst, and capable of dragging
-both soul and body to destruction.
But we are not willing to concede
it that such a woman is a typical woman.
Only a very small per cent of the
whole number of women can be con-
sidered as belonging to such a class,
ninety-nine per cent of them at least,
are noble in character, full of truth
and value. You are influenced by

their loveliness, and their exquisite,

moral beauty thrills your heart. Men
and "women meet socially and we ask,
_which feels the most modifying in-
fluence of the other. The question
may be answered by comparing the
lower level to which each class de-
._ scends when mixed society is avoided,

I and that leaves no chance for contra-
diction when we aver it to be man,
thereby showing her influence to be
the greatest. Every man is purified
socially and stimulated intellectually
by being in the company with a good
woman. She is his capable adviser
and companion, and from her keener
perceptions, her intuitions and her
natural reverence is morally superior.
We do not hold woman to be perfect,
she has her failings and faults, which
may make herself and others feel very
uncomfortable, but we do believe her
influence for good rivals that of her
male companion.

Men seem to think that women use
their influence for evil, and waste
money, that they ought not to even
if they earn it themselves, and that

' they ought to put it in a man’s hands
‘for safe keeping. But what are the
facts: she has a pride in making her
home attractive, also her person out-
wardly. Sohas he; he likes expen-
sive dinners and cigars, nice horszs
and carriages. They use money dif-
ferently, and when either use it mere-
ly for display it is an evil. In.the
administration of government alone,
how does the reckless use of money
compare with woman ’s waste. Which
wields the greatest influence for good

_ or evil in that direction we leave you

to answer; it is too plain for you to
mistake. Individual acknowledg-
ment of woman’s work for good, in
many ways is wanting. Men often-
times take the credit of her brain la-
bor to themselves. It is said that
Caroline Herschel greatly aided her
husband in his astronomical achieve-
ments. Mendelsohn’s sister composed
much of the music for which he be-
came famous. Mrs. Roebling was en-
abled by studying engineering to as-
sist her invalid husband in carrying
on the work of building the Brooklyn
bridge. Many women have been in-
ventors. Spinning, discovery of silk,
1309 making, cashmere shawls, the
dlggovery of cotton as textile fibre,
cotton gin, Burden Horse shoe ma-
chine, baby carriage, the P399!‘ P811.
production of marble from limestone,
.3 invention for deadening the noise

of elevated railrodds, the mower and
reaper in its early perfection, and the

aquarium have all been the invention
of women. VVho shall say her influ-

ence for good in that direction is ri-
valed by her brother. Holland says,
that in the quality of the homes of
the nation’s destiny, and the quality
of our homes rise or fall according to
the character of the women that stand
at their head. Here is where woman
finds her greatest mission and exer-
cises the widest influence, an influ-
ence which makes the world grow
better and gives a higher type of civi-
lization, for there she is training girls
to be sensible and boys to be pure, in-
fusing into their hearts the spirit of
a noble, useful purpose in life. It is
a noble thing to be able to train chil-
dren to be true men and women.
Every man that feels the good in his
character is ready to ascribe it to the
early teaching of a mother, and the
greatest reward he ever gets for his
work, comes from the delights of
home. Whata beautiful tribute did
Garfield pay to his aged mother when
he had reached the acme of political
greatness on this continent, as be
turned from the congratulations of all,
and kissed that mother. No doubt he
felt he owed all to the training which
she had given him. ‘

By the right culture of childhood
each successive generation grows
wiser and be‘ter, and this influence
over children which is accorded to
woman is the highest and holiest that
can be held on earth.

Domestic life and the public career
of men depend upon the training by
mothers and the example and instruc
tion of teachers. Their influence from
generation to generation has been
chief in making better homes, better
schools, better charities, and better
laws.

The great wave of temperance re-
form which is sweeping the country,
was inaugurated by woman, and the
moral power she is wielding today is
immense. Her influence in this way
We believe to be greater than it could
be at the ballot-box. Men know that
women do not work for money, for
power, nor for party. They work for
the best interests of those they love,
and this very fact makes them strong
and capable of bringing to bear a re-
stricting influence which he finds it
difficult io resist.

I might multiply the examples and
facts thus going to prove that the in-
fluence of woman has no equal, but I
fear I have now used more time than
belongs to me and will leave the floor
to others.

Mas. J. M. BENEDICT.

our Legislative Trip to the Upper Peninsula.

After writing about the Legislative
trip, at length several times, and full
of ipcidents of our excursion, I have
come to the conclusion that I will not
bore any edttor with a lengthy ac-
count of it, however interesting it may
have been to me.

Let us imagine we are seat-
ed in my parlor or library with
our map open to Michigan and’ Wis-
con:in. We find Greenville our start-
ing point in the southwestern part of
Montcalm county. Here we take the
midnight train and a sleeper, and
awake at Petoskey where we spend
the time with friends until Thursday
morning, Aug. 16th. Taking the cars
we arrive at Mackinaw where we meet
many of our Legislative party who are
also on their way to meet those who
were at Mackinac Island the day be-
fore. Aswe land at the Island we
march under two arches with the
word “Welcome” over them, all beau-
tifully decdrated. Numerous little
flags of the “red, white and blue,”
decorate the buildings, all making us
feelright welcome, After dinner we
drove around to view the many places
noted in the history of the Island,
such as: “Arch Rock,” “Lovers
Leap,” “Sugar Loaf Rock,” “Devil’s
Kitchen,” “Fort Holmes,” “The0ld
Farm,” and “Fort Mackinac,” where
we saw a sentinel who was taking a
two hours’ walk of only a few feet dis-
tance, back and forth. From Mack-
inac we sailed to St. Ignace, where we
spent the day with friends until the
9:30 train, when we took the sleeper
and arrived at Marquette in time to
take breakfast with our party who
went.on the day previous. A special
train had been sent to Marquette to
meet our party on their arrivel there,
to bring some of them to Negaunee
and Ishpeming, to be entertained;
about 50 or 75 could havebeen well
taken care of Negaunee and the band
had been called out to welcome. them,

but they were greatly disappointed on

the arrival of the train to find that not
one person stepped out_.- It was caused
by the failure of the local committee
to inform us of the fact. Consequent-
ly many passed the night very uncom-
fortably at Marquette. Governor Be-

gole and wife, Lieut. Governor Crosby

and wife, and others who wished,
spent the time Saturday morning,
August 18th,. driving around Mar-
quette. Quite a number left on the
train in the forenoon for Negaunee
and Ishpeming, and others took the
afternoon train. At these three places
our time was spent looking at the
mines, otc., until Monday morning
whenalltook the train for L’Anse,

where we got on board the steamer

Ivanhoe and sailed up the Kewenaw
Bay to H-:-ughton. Our party were
here divided between Houghton, Han
cock and Calumet. Tuesday morning

.1 met and look a ride on the Torch
La‘:-:e railroad to Lake Linden tr» see
the stamp mills there. We rodea de-
scentof 654 feet in five miles. The
Legislative Committee here did their
utmost to make this an interesting
event in our excursion, and deserve
great praise for their eflbrts to make
it a season of interest to all. On our
arrival at Calumet Mr. North served a
warm dinner in hotel style, in the
school chapel, to our party and to
many citizens free.

The Calumet Guards and the Calu-
met Brass Band did us great honor by
way ofa serenade, to which our Gov-
ernor.Lieut. Governor and Speaker
Howard appropriately responded by
way of making speeches. Wednesday,
Aug. 22nd, allmet to see the smelting
works at Hancock, and in the evening
the band played several pieces at Cal
turret in l\">rth’s Hotel, and several
Senators made speeches appropnate
for the occasion.

In order to get a correct
idea where we were, take a good
10 yk at the Upper Peninsula on
the map, at the mineral range and
Kewenaw Point. Here the railroad
goes no farther than Calumet. Rep-
re.,entative Dunstan lives 18 mil--s far-
ther, W-~ic‘.i distance he travels by
stage. Thursday morning all took
care, and met those who were already
at I-Ioughton, and sailed to L’Anse
feeling sad at parting with so many
newly in:-1 ‘-e friends, in this faraway
land, We may never again see. Before
sailing W--shook the friendly hand of
Rmprescntative Dunstan and wife who
left us at Houghtwn. At L'Anse we
took the cars for Ishpeming and Ne-
gaunec for our dinner, thence on the
Menominee. where we stayed two
nights. On our arrival at Men mince
we were ast-"nished at the crowds of
men, horses and vehicles to see us
safe at ! otels and private houses of the
friendly citizens. Col. S. M.Stepben-
son spared no possible p&lLS to make
as comfortable, and well cared for. In
the evening the band played and
speeches were made on a platform
built for the occasion. Governor Be-
gole, Lieut. Governor Crosby and
Speaker Howard, responded to an ad-
dress of welcome given by Hon. B. J.
Brown. A citizens’ dance was held
in a hall to which all were invited.
Friday,Aug. 24th, we went to Iron
Mountain to see the Ludington and
Chapin mines. The Hewitt mines
are near, but owing to the little time
we had we could not visit only the
two largest, which are those named.
Our party stopped at Q,uinnesee,where
the good people had made great prepa-
rations by way of preparing a bounti-
ful dinner free. I-lot tea and coffee
were ready to be served and the tables
were beautifully decorated with bou-
quets. After dinner several speeches
were made and three cheers given
with great spirit, and several Sena-
tors presented with button-hole bou-
quets, which were pinned on by fair
maidens.

General Innes received a magnifi-
cent bouquet, which he honored by
holding it in his hand as wewere tak
ing a survey of the mines some time
afterward.

Many pleasant incidents
pened on our trip which “ne’er
forgot shall be.” A dance was given
Friday evening at Menominee for our
party. Saturday morning as we were
nearly ready to start away Col. S. M.
Stephenson shook the hand of each,
and wished them a kind good-bye and
a safe return to their several homes.
All seemedin excellent humor as we
started on, and some were planning
the nearest route home. As we were
going to break up at Chicago, and that
was our next destination, Senator
Belknap, of Greenville, 8!’ d Represen-
tative Thompson, of Grand Rapids,
with their families, concluded to take
a short out home and leaving our com-
pany at Milwaukee, took the steamer
Goodrich and crossed Lake Michigan
to Grand Haven, then wen‘ on home
by cars, reaching home Saturday even-
ing, August 25th.

A warm friendship has been created
between Northern and Southern
Michigan, and we hope‘ soon to wel-
come our ftiends North on a visit to
Southern Michigan.

Mas. J. W. B.,

Greenvllle, Mich.

hap-

The Old Clock.

Somewhat back fropi the village street

Stands an old-fashioned country seat.

Across its antique portico

Tall poplar trees their shadows throw,

And from its station in the hall

An ancient time-piece says to all,

Forever, never l Never, forever.

Does it not seem strange that we
should owe our clocks to the dark-
skinned half-savage Arabs ? But such
is the case. To them we are indebted
not only for our clocks, but our method
of notation, and also many complicat-
ed instruments for computing intricate
mathematical calculations. It was
thought by some of our ignorant ances-
tors that the Arabs were assisted by
the devil, or gained their rare knowl-
edge of their inventions by a compact
with satan himself. If such was the
case, his majesty conferred a lasting
benefit upon us poor mortals for which

we are quite willing to give him his
due.

E xer since time was, or rather, ever
since the earliest history of man, there
has been a constant study and striving
to measure time. This seemed of not
so much importance to the savage
whose only want seemed to be toknow
morning, noon and night. and these
his great god, the sun, would tell him,
when he hid not his face in anger.
But civilized man, with his continual
crying out for more, with the knowl-
edge of one thing gained, only brought
the want of knowing more-—wanted to
measure it, wanted to know the time,
as it came to him. For convenience
theday and night were divided into
12 parts, and these were divided into
quarters, or watches, of about three
hours’ length, but it was necessary to
measure these quarters and their parts.
At first a dial was used, which, by its
shadow on a horizontal plate, marked
the passage of the hours by the pro-
gress of the sun. But sometimes clouds
hid the sun, heavy fogs would obscure
it, and then the dial was ofno service.
The hour-glass was then invented, but
this, though somewhat accurate, was
very inconvenient, for people forgot
then as well as now, and it was very
necessary that someone should reverse
the glass ?he very instant the last grain
had run out. ~

The first clock that anywhere near
accurately measured time (and they
were very rude indeed, was a water-
clock. A jar was filled with water at
sunrise and it ran through a small
graduated orifice at the bottom and
fell upon a toothed wheel that turned
a dial that marked the length of time
the water was in running out. At one
time, during the reign of Alfred, I
think, he caused candles to be made
that were marked to burn to a scale of
so many hours. These were very in-
accurate, as a draught of air or a warm
room caused them to burr: out or run
down very fast. Horns were then
then sv raped very illinand ti cc-undies
placed in these horns to o‘-'. i.»'.e these;
difficulties, and from the- came our
lanterns, the Word in the ..:iginal be-
ing light-horn.

The first clock that (2 ,uld be called
perfect, and whose construction was
best known, was made by a German,
Henry DeVick, and set up in Paris for
Charles V in 1359. Improvements
have been continually going on, and
now we have clocks that not only tell
us the hours, but the minutes and sec-
onds, the day of the week, the month
of the year and the year itself. We
have _now astronomical clocks that
tell the correct movements of the plan-

ets, leap year, and, for aughl. I know,
the year of jubilee. We now have
wonderful clocks where birds warble
the hour, or cocks are made to crow;
where a miniature soldier fi.es a tiny
gun to tell the hour, or soldiers march
to the tap of the drum. We have now
clocks of all sizes, from the great
tower clock that requires a ton’s
weight to run it, to the pretty mantle
clock that you may carry in your
pocket.

But the clock that we love best of all
and that no other can replace, is the
old clock that stood on the high shelf
at home when we were a child, The
clock that used to mark the boundary
of all our tasks and whose hands seem
fairly to fly through the hours of play.
The clock that struck so merrily, and
whose bell had so sweet a chime. No
other clock ever rang so cheerily, and
we expect none ever will. How quick-
ly the hands would move to eight in
the morning, when our dear mother,
with aglance at its face, would say,
“Come, children, it’s nearly time to
get ready for school.”

A ludicrous event once befell that
old clock. It was during one of those
annual house-cleanings that lay siege
to every well-regulated household,
that our grandmother thought the
clock needed a cleaning. She said
nothing to the mother about it, who at
least would have remonstrated against
such proceedings. But she took off its
face and proceeded to give it a good
cleaning with a supply of soap and
vigorous rubbing. Her eyesight was
not very good, and when some of us
children said, when the face had again
been put on, “Why, grandma, what
ails the clock?” Her reply was,
“Nothing that I know of. It is
clean, anyway.” And clean it was-
Every vestage of paint was gone, fig-
ures and all, and it was, to say the
least, a very demoralized looking
clock. We thought it would feel so
chagrined and bad at the loss of its
beauty that it would hold up its hands
in horror and refuse to go, but it did
not. It went just the same and ticked
as clear and hard as ever. We guessed
at the time ‘for a day or two, then
mother took a pencil and marked the
hours, but this did not answer, so its
face was taken to town and it came
home with the hours and minutes all
nicely marked, telling us children with
every tick, “Handsome is that hand-
some does.”

We remember that the clock-tinker
used to make his visits at stated times,
how the first question he would ask,
-‘How's the clock?” as if inquiring
after its health. What brushing and
oiling he would give the brown

.’4

wooden wheels, and all the time tell-

ing won-it-rful stories of when he lived
“down ea;-.1.” VVe often won<le;e-d. if
he would be able to find a place for all

the wheels again, V ml how we wished»

one would be left. that We might have
it. And we of:-3n thought, "would it
go ?” Yes, it went just the same as be-
force, and it’s going now, though more
than a liundae‘. y-:>ars!1ave prssed over
its race.

There were hours struck by that old
clock that we shall never forget. We
had a dear little brother once whose
little life measured just a year. We
remember so well when angels came
and bore that little soul away, :wl‘en
time for him here was ended and
eternity began. VVlren someone said,
“B-:.by’sdead,” and grandma looked
at the clock and called the hour. We
can remember how loudly it seemed
to strike and its tick seemed like ham-
mer blows, so still was the room, and
whose stillness was broken only by
sobs and crying.

There were merry chimes that it
struck-—liours that were gay with song
and play, happy hours that told of
birthdays and parties of little ones
whose hours all passed too swiftly and
that now come to that household band
and find them men and women. How
gaily it seemed to strike when we used
to conic home from school after weeks
of absence, when everybody seemed so
glad, the very clock used to seem to
ring out a welcome. I‘. struck merrily
as a marriage bell when three daught-
ers went from that old home to make
other lomes for them and theirs.
Througii sunshine and cloud, through
heat and cold, through joy and sor-
row, it has been a faithful friend.

“Oh the old, old clock, of the household stock,

Is the brightest thing and the neatest;

Its hands though old have a touch of gold,

And its chime rings still the sweetest."

Mas. Pan my Msvo.
Battle Creek.

My Flowers

[The following essay was read before Hurl-

‘ sonville Grange by Helen is . Gorwin, a girl
of fourteen and has been sent to us for pub-
lioation.]

The culture of llowcrs is the most in-
teresting occupaltion in tlle. world. Ev-
ery day brings forth ucw plezlsurc,ax1ll
the most experienced gartlcncr will al-
VV1l._'v1S find soluetlliuguew to V\'Oll(l('.l’ at
and admire. We bccomc weary of al-
most all our occupations and 1tIllllSt‘-
merits, but who has ever heard anyone
say he was tired of llowe1's? 1"lo\\'crs
of all things created are the most inno-
cently simple playtlliug.-I for cllildllood,
o1'uamcnts for the grave and co111p:m-
ions of the corpse. What a dcsolzttc
place would be the world without a
smile; a feast without a welcomc. One
cannot look closely at the structure of
a flower without loving it ; they are the
emblems and ruunifestiitions of (Rods
love to the creation zmdtlley are rneaus
and minist‘. ations of mau’s love to his
fellow creatures, for they 2uv21l~:cn in
his mind a sense of‘ the beautiful and
good. God has scattered beauty all ov-
er the land with a generous hand.
Flowers are found on the mountain
top, in the shady dell and even in the
ugly swamp. Flowers are as free as
the air and about as necessary to at hap-
py life.

We frequently hear it said: “O11, yes,
the flowers, they are beautiful, but the y
are luxuries, and we cannot a1l'o1'd
them." Such remarks have led us to
consider whether or not they are super-
fluous or are they necessities? llzwe
they been bestowed by a kind Provi-
dence for no purpose? Are they a
waste in this wide world of n-.l.turc‘:‘
W e think not, but rather that flowers
have their place and their oflice to per-
form. Flowers are not trilles, as we
may know from the care which God
takes of them. “Consider the lilies of
the field, said our Saviour, altllougll we
do not know what particular flower was
alluded to. the remark is applicable to
any of them, Let us therefore prize
them and give them :1 place in nlotllcr
earth to grow. If we are not ztblc to se-
cure an extended andr:u'c collection, it
may be within our reach to llitV’e1lfC\\'
plants, none the less beautiful bH:.;u1sc
simple and cheap. There is not zl boy
or girl in all this wide world with ten
cents to buy seeds of annuals a bit of
ground to grow them on, and it love for
the beautiful flowers but may stand on
an equal footing with those who lay,
out large sums in costly sub-tropical
plants to decorate their gardens. Some
of these costly plants however, may be
raised from the seed. April is the time
for making garden. In many places
at this time schools are closed or soon
will be, and many an anxious mother is
wondering whatto do with the children
To such I would say, give the children
a garden, good seeds, plants and tools
Be careful and not ive them the poor-
est piece of ground hat can be found,
but a good piece of ground that is suita-
for a garden. Do not stint them if you
have plenty of ground and no matter
how much you have, do not give them
more than they can take care of and do
it well, for this garden can be the means
if well used, of giving many useful les-
sons. Give them good seeds for with
poor ones no one can succeed. and witl1-
out success the children Wlll become
discouraged. Some people seem to have
an idea that old worn out tools that no
one else would use are good enough for
children. But that IS a mistake. If
you want them to learn to be good work-
men, give them good tools to work with
and see that they clean and put them
in place when done using them for the
day. By so doing you teach them~neat-
ness and order at the same time you
are teaching them gardening. Give
them certain hours to work in their
arden, then do not call them away
or anything unless you are compelled
to, and then ‘give them enough more
time to make it up. If you don’t know
how to take care of flowers you can
soon learn. for, “Where there is a will
there’s a way,” and when youlhave learn-
ed it is easy to teach others. ‘Teach
the children to lay out their grounds
with neatness and order. Let them
raise both flowers and vegatables, so
cultivating a taste for the useful and
plihnamental the good and the beauti-

If your children live to be bent with
age and their hair as white as the new

fallcn .~:uo\v,fl1cy will ucv-*1‘ f'o1';:¢-l tlra
g:ml+~n.-' of their l'llll(llH-Ni. and they
will not think ofilu-m xxitlmut think-
ing of luulllv-1‘. ltlntlle" and flowers
llu- good and the lnczlutiful

will lw 2l.<s:)(-l:l'u-ll ‘u;,_r:-flu-1' Sollic of
you will bu a..~'torlislled Lo soc wlult an
intc-rest the clulllrcn will take in bring-
ing’ the first flo\\‘e-rs and veg--t;1lwlx~s to
motlwr. Itlotlwr is always sure to get-
the first of everything. I believe in
l_l:r.viug flowers Wll(‘l‘t3 they arc children,
for flowers lmve :1 rclimrg influence.
lukc for nlstuuce the old fashioned
wlutc lily ; there is at. stately grace and
lIf‘2l.lll.._V about it that attracts attention.
lt sgeuls to be thequccn of all flowers.

W ho can give utterance to an impure
tllouglltvor word while looking in the
pure wlnte face of the lily, so perfect
in its beauty, so intruding its delight-
ful fl‘&lg1‘1lIlC+.’? Many of_\ou will want
to know wluit especial ornamental
plants to raise in order to have those
winch produce frzlgraut odors, particu-
larly for l)0llqll€lS,SllllltlS and flower‘ vas-
cs. The sweet violct, llyzlcintll, helio-
tropc, sweet scouted gcrzmiuiu, pinks,
cuudytuf-', Woodbine. curuutions and
roses. Any of these in :1 bouquet will
fill the room with sweat perfume.

Toluive roses blossom we.-ll, cover
with straw in the winter. The Quicly-
trzl or bleeding l1(-art iszl very beautiful
llowcr and one that is easily raised. it
will grow to an irnrueuscsizc in 2: short
tune from the sruullcst pit‘(,‘t‘ planted
in the garden, either in 21 sunny place
or m sluulc. The tl0\vc1's last longer in
the sluule, but there will not be so
mzuly.

Tllc \’t‘I‘l)Plllt is one of thc most pop
_ulur licddiug plants in (.'ulti\‘21ti0n. it
15 l‘t‘ll(lll_V grown from sccd. :uule1nbra-
ces uc2u'l_ve-vc1'ysl1:u1(-of color in its
llo_\w-rs. it will grow in ulumst every
soil and bltrssorns from r-arly spring
till late in the full, and thc patusie.-3,
who docs not love pzmsics; with their
tlmuglltful, c:u'n<*st farce-s upmiscrl to
_\‘<,>1lrs‘tllc\'s'ccnl dllllusl lnunnn. Few
ll«>\vcr.~: SlIO\\' in such :1 wmulr.-rful way
the cllct-ts of care and (-ulturc, for bo-
tanists will tell you they \\'(fi't- once ‘.1
littlc tllrce (-orncrr-(l violcl. ’l'lic- pun-
!-‘_v glveszlluludzmcc of l)lu<\n1 until af-
ter severe fro:-ts. Cmluriug our hard
wintc1'.~: with s:Ll’r-ty and girl ting us in
the t-:u'liest spring with :1 p1'ol'usion of
lvrigrllt l)lo.<smn.s'. It will flower better
in the I1ll1lIll¢'Uf sulunlcr if planted
wllcro it is so1ne\\'ll;lt sl::ulc(l frorn the
hot sun illltl (’.S‘['t’(‘l:lll}' if fu1'1lia'l1ed
wlth a good supply of water; but in al-
umst every situation will give lluc
flowers in the spriugund zlultuun. N0
flower is so colllpmlioxlzllllc and lifelike.

Wlu-11 we lluvc silcceetlcll in cultivat-
liz:;:tlo\\'crs;1ml have them blooming
in ll.l)llll(lZlll('C‘ :ll,out our homes, then
lct us not f'orgct to &l1‘l‘dll§_’,'P them in
lmuqucts to Iuzlkc our llomcs more
bright and att1'uctl\'e insidc. There
was 11¢-vcr :1 cottugc so l'()ll'_*,'ll so unlin-
ishcd,so dc:-'c1‘te(l and lor.-.-. but a fcxv
flowers would brighten and chcerit.
And tllcrc was rlcver it lll2l.llSl0ll so
beautifulgr;u1<l,o1' its rooms so richly
flll‘lilSll(,‘(l that :1 vnscof flowers, neatly
zurzuiged would not add to its cllarms.

The Norlh American Review.

The .\'orth American Jl’r:r1'icIv for Oc-
iobcr prcscnts a most uttrzu-_1,ivc table
of contents. Senator N. 1’. Hill writes
of “Gold and Silver as Standards of
Value,” and maintains that _ silver
should be coined as well as gold. not for
the purpose of inflating the currency,
neither in the interest of the silver-
mining industry, but for the broader
and more equitable purpose of preserv-
ing uniformity in the value of metalic
money, and of preventing such contrac-
tion of the volume of money as would
produce financial disaster. In “Some
Aspects of Democracy in England,” A.
V. Dicey makes clear to the American
reader how it is that, while all the
forms of monarchy and aristocracy
persist in Britain, the democracy, or, in
other words, public opinion, absolutely
controls the action of the government.
Under the title of “Co-operative Dis-
tribution," the Rev. Dr. R. lleber New-
ton givcs an instructive historical
sketch of the rise. progress and fluctua-
tions of co-operative rnerchundiziug in
the United States du1'lng.tlle past fifty
ye.-ms. Prof. W. Boyd Duwkills writes
of “Early Men in America,” whose mode
of life and whose implements appear to
have been identical with those of the
races that contemporaneously inhabited
the Mediterranean countries, the Nile
lnlsin, and the tropical forests of India.
The possibility of “Astronomical Col-
lisions,” whctlicr of the fixed stars with
one another, or of comets with the sun,
the ezlrth, or the other planets, is
cousidc':ed by Prof. C. A. Young.
Moncure D. (‘omvay discourses
learnedly, and at the same time most
erltcrtzliriirlgly upon the "Saint Patrick
Myth.” Van liuren Denslow, in an
article on “Bou1'rl of Trade Morality,”
makes it vi,<.rorous de~"ense of the
practices of the Corn Exchange, and in
particular replies to the strictures of
Mr. Henry D. Lloyd, colltaincd in the
Reviezu for August. Frederic Harri-
son contributes an article, invaluable
to the historical student, on “Histories
of the French ltevolution.” Finally,
the Rev. E. E. Hale presents an invent-
ory of the volumn and dlstribution of
“Social Forces in the United States.”
Published at :30 Lafayette Place, New
gork, $5.00 a year, 50 cents a num-

er.

The New Postage Stamps.

The Post oflice Department has se-
lected as the color for the new four-
cent or double rate stamps a shade of
green somewhat darker than that in
which the present three-cent stamp is
printed. As the three-cent stamps
will be retired from circulation, no er-
rors are likely to arise from the simi-
larity in the color. The new stamp
bears the profile of Andrew Jackson.
The distribution of the new two-cent
stamp began Se tember 1, and it
is believed everyth in; will be in readi-
ness for the change October 1.

A COUNTY jail is about to be erected
in Dorsey county, Arkansas. Instead
of a jail being in Dorsey county,
Dorsey should be in a county jail.

A little four-year-old says to her sis-
ter wholooks sa(l:“What is the matter?
If you can help the trouble why don’t
you ‘B If you can't why do you feel bad ?"

A hot shovel held over furnit urete-
Inoves white spots.

The next Quarterly meeting of Eaton

Co., Pomonia. Grange, will" be held at
Brookfield Grange Hall, October 17,
1883. J. SHAW.

Charlotte, Sept. 17, 1883.

.V\


 :fluntlu’ fiepatitmmt.

OCTOBER 1, 1883.

 irnn ensues visrron.

-...\

Author” at him, ere he’d even begun a
“thorough course” in the two.

Still, “it is more desirable to remem-
ber what you read, than to read n-uch.”
"Mix reading with thinking. Talk to
others about what you have read.
a Telling it once, is worth reading it
thrice."

Time is not so needful as the habit of
“thinking beyond” wliat we read.

But, which books shall we read, with
the‘ most profit, of all there are to be
read? “There is no ditliculty to him
who willeth.” With this in mind fnany
a stray moment may be gleaned for the
profitable indulgence of literary tastes.
Judgment and inclination select read-
able books as we select clothing and
food. choosing heavier works for those
times when the mind is in best condi-
tion to receive it. But such scores of
appetizing books as are oilfered for those
inoniciits in which we feel a mood, half
for pastime. half for stiiilyl With what
charming interest and benefit one
dreams over .\litchell's "Dream Life,"
or “lteveries of a Iiachclor," (Tliarlotte
Bronte‘s weird, attractive writings, or
Miss Alcott’s tasciiiatiiig"little” books.
The latter, liowever, possess the facul-
ty of always pleasing. as it‘ dipped in
the fabulous fountain of perpetual
youth.

What do these tlioiisaiids of self-
educatiiig people read, into whose
lives little time for (ll‘L"cllillllg‘ enters '3
Aside i'roin those who read as they
are’ led from one bool-; to another by
refereiices or thoughts suggesting fur-
ther researcli, tlicre are niany who
realize their inability to select the
most beneficial course. and these, by
int-i'ea.4iiig tlioiisands, are enibra('-
ing the opportunities aii'orded by the
not less than live societies, in our
country, whose sole objects are to
stiniiilate habits of mirliiig‘ and .\lLlltl_\'
at home. .\.ii'ioii;.4' the offered induce-
ll‘l£'1ll.~i:1l‘v.‘, rcsti'ictetl and tlcxible (,'Ulll'S£‘S
of work, correspoiitb-ii<~t-, nieinuraii«l:i,
i.‘.\’2llllll1£lllt)ll.\‘. loaning of books. and
chi-ap sciliiig prices of books.

With such facts and sucli :.l~l\'2lll-
tages is it not nonsensical to ask
"What shall I read, and how. and
when and \\'liei'e'.‘"

This an iiiexliiviistiblc subject.
The tree of knowledge is so \vidc—.\prcad
and its many braiiclies clothed with
leaves writteii full with vigoi'ous and
rci'i'esliing truths.

May the "(,‘oiisiiis"iiot -without proiit
further discuss some few of tliese in-
viting braiiclics. May I suggest that
l—Iistor_v be lllll‘Utlllt'.*¢l'.’ It presents
phases for all, even for those poet-
ically llll'lllll'tl, as, I iiiiderstaiid, are
some of the nieiiibers.

Can some not give sketche:-‘ of life,
and character of their ancient or mod-
em hero or heroine, and reasons for
"adoring" the sainel‘ (lit.\i'i-:.

A PLEA FOR THE LITTLE ONES.

Gather them close to your loving heart,
Cradle them on your breast,
They will soon enough leave your brooding
care,

Sooncnough mount youth's topmost stair,
little ones in the neat.

Fret not that the children's hearts are guy,
That the restless feet will run,

There may come a time, in the bye-and-bye,

When you'll sit in your lonely home and sigh
For 8. sound of childish fun.

When you'll long for the repetition sweet
That sounded through each room,

Of “mothcr," “mother," the love-calls

That will echo long in the si:ent hulls
And add to their stately gloom.

There may be 22. time when you'll long to hear
The eager, boyish, eager trend,

The tunelees whistle, the clear, shrill about,

The busy bustling in and out,
And the pnttering overhead.

. When the boys and girls are all grown up
' And scattered tar and wide,
Or gone to that beautiful golden shore,
Where sickness and death come never more,
. You will miss them from your side.

Then gather them close to your loving heart,
Cradle them on your breast;

They will soon enough leave your brooding

cote, .

Soon enough mount youth's topmost stair,

Little ones in the nest.

.2..- , . .___._._.__..?

Geology.

D6-1’ .\’£oce.-; and .Vep.’oeu's.'~—I hope
youwillalltake an interest in and
continue this subject of Geological
Specimens that has been introduced.

Geology, one of the grandest of the
sciences, tells so much we should know
about this wonderfiil world of ours,
we are glad to have an interest in it

- aroused ho waver slight.

Collecting soecimaiis soon develops
a desire to kn-Av tilllllcilllug of their
structure and origin. This investiga-
tion once entermi upon is not liable to
be given up. The fasciiiation increases
with every step taken, leading us on
andon until we wonder that we could
ever have been sstislls-vi without
having any l;nowlv:zi:e of the exist-
ence of the hidden niy-«te:'ie- that liave
been reveal ii to us.

How diti'erei_itiy everytiziiig‘ looks.
“Once we were i.-iiiil zvliereas now we
can .-see." The rocks. even the peb-
bles beneath our feet and .'he Kslzells
washed up Ly the 0156121117-E l£(I€, all
have ii story to tell that we can inter-
pret. Tl".-.'_‘y' “the crust of the earth is
3 great C£~ll.\el.t‘.y xviw-re the rocks are
toinbstoncs on wiiicli the buried dead
have written their own epitaphs."

Who will follow Helen Iuiiir and L.
C. upon this -uilijeor.’

is

Auxr PRUE.

Reading Again.

The subject of reading having been
agitated in your coluiiins l appear even
the second time upon the "scene of ac-
tion," making as my plea. for so doing
strong inclination, .-sonic months .~.iiit-e,
to assay to “keep the ball rolling" w hen
the same subject vvas broaclied.

Among devotees of reading, the
theory that some way follows in the
wake of every will, is growing‘ more
popular each year. .\.ii eariiest desire
to read hesitates only long eiiough, at
the qutstiuii “ltoiv” to see its most
assailable point, ere l)1‘i*..l-illlg an attack.
Ways and iiieaiis, the inost. novcl and
unique, are eiiteiiiig the i'e.cords of
those seekingadvanceiiiciit ; yet, withal,
they are so priu-ticitl as to invite
invitatioii. For cxaiupie. when "Six-
P8lll.'-€'rS" Eeiinie puts "‘.Tioi-e water‘ oil
the beaiis" she drills lici‘.-aeli’ on El. choice
line just noticed or systeiiiatixes a
series of events or topics in which her
interest centers. It need not distract
her tlionglit to reali'I.e that they (the
beans" are "awful bud almiil burning"
:.tn:.l to act iLL3('Ol‘(lillg‘l_\’.

‘farifi—Thiriy-Seven Percent Profits.

It appears by the last; Visiroic that
they have a live Pomona Grange in
Berrien County.

I was much interested in Bro.
I<‘ranklin’s work on the tariff‘. Many
of his statements are good and accep-
table, many are one-aided and
shadowy, but on the Whole I think
we Grangers are coming to understand
these Intricate political questions full
as well as the average Congressman,
Shall expect to see seen-iafy Brown
in next VISI’l‘0B. Go ahead, this is
what we Grangers are here for. Bro.
Franklin invites criticism. Let me
handle his figures ii moment.
Manufacturers‘ capital . . . . . . . .$2,7‘JO,228,606
Value of goods ma.nufactured.. 5,369,667,706
Raw material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,394,340,029

Manufactured over raw mater: I
ial . . . . . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,975,327,677
Wages of 2,742,400 poisons . . . . . ‘$17,919,674
« --:—-.—.-:2

Profits of manufacturers.. .. . . . l,0‘.’7,-l08,0()3

lit:-iitiices are Ind ‘v en oi’ the girl at work
with lierlitile book, pinned on the wall.
for an occasioiial piouipter; of the me-
L‘llillll(' at his bench, with his text book
as I'.‘t>l1lplililUll; of t'a'.l‘llt‘l' rising, that an
hour’s mental cidture may be added to
the day's tasks and plcii._-i.ires: t.licse,
and mail)‘ inoi'e, which do not appear
teal to us, until, by some like sitci‘i1icc,
we, oiirsclvcs, join the fast increasing
arniy of working men and woiiien, who
are gatlieriiig iii to tlicinsel v es, and deal-
ing out to others the benelils of untold
weultli.

And now to “liow shall books be ob-
tained." .\ curious our-stioii when one
must almost look out over lieaps of
books to ask it; and when publishers of
cheap reading matter have almost liter-
ally (as they advertise to do). sown the
land knee deep with their various is-
sues. It is. indeed. to be irgretted that
circulatiing libraries are not more
numerous: but it is by no means an
unsurmouiitable obstacle. , On the cori-
Lrary, a “mole-liill," being fast /_:res.sad
out of sight. A postal sent to a large
publishing house brings lengthy lists of
standard works, obtainable at prices
truly "witliin'tlie reach of all." .1 dol-
lar buys more than can be tli0l'0uglIlY
m.,,5g,_.re,] in -4. yeal‘. Yes. a thousand
times .lNtu‘\*, since. no one 07.111 INa->'’€I'
some.

The novelist. Roe, gives to "Vera,"
in “Near to Xatiii'e's Iieart," it 500d
foundation of cliaracter and informa-
tion gained by a kiiowledge of but two
books, viz: the Bible and a copy of
Shakespeare. If a modern youth were
seeking an education from a like
limited iiumber of volumes, Fate could
scarce resist the temptation of hurling,

’ now and then, a twenty cent “Standard

Scan these figures closely’ and give
«them serious thought.

L The profits of the nianufscturers are
far njofe than the Whole amount paid
the laborers for nianufacturiiig. Bro
Franklin says all ‘this went to enrich
the tountry. It looks to me at.
though it went into the pocizeta of the
msnufactuicrs, where most of the

itfs to these infant industries go.
about ti-~. e these infants were
Warned they have suck.-.d the laborer
about 10 g enough. The profits oi‘
the maniifactiirers on the capital pre-
tended to be invested is over thirty-
seven per cent, and much of this
stock is licticious—watered. Do you
fl.-nngc rs make thirty-seven per cent
on your farms, and that too without
watering? Certainly we are paying
these manufacturers a profit every
year nearly equal to the national debt
—$3€>0,UOU,UOU to run our government
a year, -)o,oo0,oU0 of people, $7 for
every man, woman and child, and as
much more stolen or squandered,
$20 to be paid for every man, woman
and child each year as tariff profits to
go into the pockets oftlze manufactur-
er is too much. Now Iam aware]
have not said anything new, you all
know these facts, but the great ques-
tion is, “what are you going to do
about it.”
Kalamazoo, Sept. 19th, 1883.
El\I“"’:TZJ E"*'

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15

iii: who is false to present duty,
breaks a flaw in the loom, and will find
the flaw when he may have forgotten
its cause.

For rough hands use lemon juice.

I

benefits of these high protective tar»:
It-'

Puss Edgerlon's Venture.

For the VISITOR.

Dora held up her hands with :2. her-
ror-stricken countenance, while Jen-
nie groaned, shaking her head slowly
from side to side, looking as disconso-
lsteas though her last earthly hope
had departed; And all this, because I,
Puss Edgerton, aged sixteen, had de-
clared my intention of helping papa
support the family, by teaching a
country school.

-You see, there were five of us father
mother, and three grown daughters.
Dora and Jennie moved in the first
society in our town, and balls, socials,
receptions etc. received the most of
their time, and papa’s money also, and
I thought it a shame, for he was
growing old, and the cashier of a bank
don’t always have all the money they
want, for all they handle so much.

I had been planning this for some
time, and six weeks before, while on
9. visit to Aunt Nancy, I had heard of
9. school ii few miles from ‘there, and
coaxed cousin Ed to take me over one
day, made the application, was exam-
ined, and putting my certificate in my
pocket, returned to Auntie’s, and in a.
few days departed for home.

I said nothing aboutit, to the fami
ly, however, until just a week before
the commencement of the school;
then met with the encoiiragemeiit
above mentioned. I was determined
to go, and go I did for nothing the
giris could say, could make me forget
the fond, approving look in mammals
eye, or the look of renewel hope on
p.-;pa’s_ face,

“Good-bye, Puss,” said he, after see-
ing me safely seated in the car. I
shall miss my little girl, sadly, but I
cannot bid you stay. And, knowing
the money I was going to earn would
be ahelp to him, I choked back the
lump in my throat, and smiled
bravely.

“Leaving home for y visit I found
was some different from leaving it for
two or three months of hard labor.

For awhile I found amusement in
looking about me, and at the different
occupants of the car; but it was the
average czirloud of passengers. "lie
custom-.u'y bride and groom, o‘d geri-
tlemen going to visit their some, old
ladies going to visit their daughters,
children going to “grandpa’s,” travel-
ing agents, and schoolgirls.

After deciding, to my own satisfac
tion, at least, the home-life of those
who interested me the most, I began
to read a hookI had brought with me,
and so passed my journey.

“Bridgtport,” yelled the bakeman,
with the plain pronunciation com-
mon to the class. Bridgeport was a
"titty; station,” so I hurriedly gath-
ered my things together. ard when
the train stopped, aliglibed, -with all
possible haste.

As tiie train moved on, a stout, red
faced lad approached. “Be you the
school-niarm ?” he asked with evi-
dent embarrassment. Upon learning
that I was, he departed, and just as I
was debating whether he had gone to
stay CI‘ not, he reappeared, this time
seated in a lumber wagon, that bore
ancient traces of paint, behind ii
span of horses that looked as though
they might have done service, in the
war of 1812.

As we proceeded leisurely along I
found my companion rejoiced in the
appellation of Cyrus Jeremiah Cootes;
that he worked out in summer, and
in the winter worked for the farmers
nights and mornings “doing chores”
for board and schooling. He told me
also that the dilapidated vehicle and
horses belonged to the “Widiier
Cooley," who told the Squire if he
would let Cyrus Jeremiah go to town
for her, he might stop at Bridgeport
for the school teacher on the way
home.

“Very kind of her,” I remarked, at
this juncture. "I-Iumph!” said the
boy with agleazn of fun in his eye,
“I reckon ’twas ’cau°e she wants to
quiz ye.”

“Quiz me! What about?”

“Oh, everything. You’ll find out
when we git there.”

So we jogged on, reaching the
Squire’s just at dusk, and if ever I
thought a house looked cozy and com
fortable, it was then, when tired, cold
and hungry, ‘we drove up to the
house. _

“’I‘liere’s the widder,” said the boy
in a low tone, on the people on hear-
ing the wagou, appeared at the door.
They greeted me kindly, and supper
was announced by the time I was
warm. I had forgotten‘ about the
“widder,” as Cyrus Jeremiah called
her, until we were seated at the table.
Then she commenced:

Had I ever taught _sci1ooi' before?
Wasn’tI afraid I'd be lonesome or
sick‘? Was I related in any way to the
I<ldgerton’s, of Massachusetts, I looked
a powerful sight like them. Gave me
a history of each bi anch of the fami-
ly with sundry bits of advice, sand-
wiched in. Was I sure I could con-
trol the scholars? Had I good govern-
ment, patlence, and numerous other
virtues?

By this time I understood what
she wished to “quiz me” about, and
Cyrus J ’s, “Oh, everything;
You’ll find out when we git there,”
returned to my mind with redoubled
force.

Her chatter was cut short by the en-

trance of some of the neighbors, who
had called in to spend the evening,
and, as I mentally decided to see the
new schoolteacher.

The widow deynrted for home ear-
ly, giving me as a parting shot, her
opinion that I “looked more likes
little girl than a school-ma’am,
and she hoped I was “more than fif-
teen.” “Yes,” I answered, Pm twen-
ty,—less four, I added under my
breath, and with astonishment, she
ejaculated “Land sakes,” and went
out.

This was Saturday. Monday I
commenced my school. It was like
many another school in a. new coun-
try; scholars havir-g kind, good
hearts; some dull, some bright and
eager to learn.

Squire Brown and his wife were
pleasant, well educated people, and I
would have liked to have remained
with them throughout the term. But
“boarding around” was the rule, and
I submitted with the best possible
grace. I founds few other “widow
Cooleys” among the people, with
whom I met, but I soon learned to
not mind it. The scholars were easi-
ly governed, and inclined to prove af-
fectionate.

Long letters came to me from my
sisters, telling about their pleasant
times, new friends, and 9. Mr. Hin-
man, in particular, whom I decided
must be what is commonly called “st
desirable catch,” from their letters.
But all this was nothing to me, com-
pared with the home talk they wrote
me of. And as I read, fancy drew
before me a picture of our home; I
saw the dear familiar rooms, 811'-'
above nll,my parents faces, and only
with difficulty were my tears re~
pressed. But I thought of the two
crisp ten dollar bills I had sent to
pups, and the one now ready to send,
and was almost happy.

One morning, many faces were ab-
sent, sud updn inquiry I found scar-
let fever was in the neighborhood.
At night as I dismissed school, Cyrus
Jeremiah drew up before the school-9
house with the Squire’s horses, and
said, I was to tell the scholars there
would be no school for two weeks on
account of the zever. I told them,
and felt almost sorry to see the boys
throw their hats high in the air with
joyful shouts, and see the girls look so
glad. '

I was so glad of ii chance to go
home, I’m afraid I didn’t feel as sorry
as I ought, for the little sick children.
But I quieted my conscience, by go-
ing around the next day, and calling
on each one; then I was ready to go
home.

“Home” I repeated the word over,
and was again softly wondering if any
of the loved ones looked any older
then laughed at the thought. for I'd
only been away two months and a
half.

The next morning Cyrus Jere-
miah harnessed the colts to the car-
riage and conveyed me to Bridgeport.
“’I<‘raid its going to rain,” he to-
marked as we started, but little cared
I for rain.

We reached Bridgeport, there stood
the sm.~.ll brown building by the side
of the track, with “Bridgeport” over
the door. “VVonder if there’s a tire,”
said Cyrus. Just then came a long,
loud whistle. “There's the train,”
he exclaimed excitedly. “I'll have
to git, these colts won't stand” and
“git” he did, leaving me to stand on
the ‘platform and wait for tl)ei"1ri1-
struction train.

It stopped, and one of the men
came in and bulltn lire. My heart
sank, when, he replied, to my ques-
tion of how io'ig I must wait or the
down train, ‘-Full five hours. Mlfi‘-‘.
tbere’s been an accident.”

Five whole hours! and I so anxiou s
to reach home. Time wore on, anti
to add to my discomfo t, it began to
rain. Not a brisk, pleasant rain. but
a cold, slow drizzle, dampening my
spirits, as well as things outside. I
felt grateful for the tire and-—the cox.-
struction train having moved on—
went outside and brought in enough
woodtolztst five iiours, or seven if

’ necessary.

If you have never waited for hours
in a. country station, with nothing
more enlivtiiing around, than a
small edition of the Dismal Swamp,
flanked on either side by woods, and
“slsshings,” with a cold rain to fur-
ther promote your happiness, I most.
sincerely hope you never will.

I bore it all like a irisrtyr, until I
heardatrain coming, and gathering
up my things stepped out on the
platform regardless of rain, only to
have the construction train pass swift-
ly by.

Then, I own it, I went back, sat
down, and cried. While engaged. in_
this pleasant pastime. I lleald Volces
outside; raising my hand, I beards
lady’s voice saying, “Lewis."

“Good-bye,” said some one as if in
reply to the first speaker. I glanced
out of the window. A carriage was
being driven rapidly away, and com-
ing towards the station was a fault-
lessly attired young man. with 8
frank, open face, merry black eyes,
and as he came along whistling cheer-
fly I thanked my lucky stars.

However, I wasn't going to let him
see my red eyes, so kept my head

down, though I knew he glanced at

me sharply now and then. Afters
time, it seemed an age to me, he ap-
proached me, saying kindly, “Little
girl, are you ill? Can I assist you in
any way?”

Asageneral thing it provoked me
to be called "little," but be was so
thoroughly in earnest, that Irsised
my head and met his eyes, so full of
sympathy, yet a little cirious withsl,
with 9. smile.

Perhaps you will feel called upon to
feel shocked. I c.:n't help it if you
do. I was so lonely and dlsspirited
that I hailed a possible chat with joy.

“Your name is Lewis, isn't it?
said after a while. I heard some one
call you that just before you came ln.”

“Yes," he answered with n queer lit-
tle smile, that I wondered at, but
went right along. “Well, mine is Puss
Eiigerton. I’ve been out in the coun-
try teaching school."

“Ab! are you at all related to John
Edgerton, Cashier in Maynard's
batik?” he enquired,s.uda.s I nodded
assent, continued "He is my father.”

“Indeed!”_said1\Ir. Lewis, “I am
well acquainted with him, and with
Miss Dora and Miss Jennie.”

VVell, then I talked anyway; and I
scarcely thought of the train, his
conversation was so entertaining, un-
til it came up. putting and steaming,
and seemingly lmpstientof the short
stop made for us.

The train was crowded, and Mr.
Lewis, with ditiicully found me ii
seat. When we -reached home he
came, helped me from the cars, called
a csb,and gave the necessary direc-
tions. “How does he know, so well,”
I wondered; but lifting, his but, he
shook hands with me, with 9. laugh-
ing good-bye.

“Humpli!” thought I, “had it been
Dora or Jennie l1~: would never have
rushed oil‘ in that manner; he would
have wished for the pleasure of th eii
delightful society again; etc.

But it dldnt worry me much, for
iilresdy I could see the lights gleam-
ing from the windows, at our house.

The ext,-lamatious of surprise, that
greeted my appearance, can be better

not come up from down street, yet. l
“He is waiting,” said the dear motlier,
“fora friend, who is coming up to
tea.”

‘ Yes," said Jennie,” the Mr. Hin-
nisi), whose name we fre-:;uentl_v
mentioned in our letters.”

“And for mercy sake," added
Dora, don't tell him about that
county school. We have conveyed
the idea that you were away visit-
ing.”

“It is nothing to feel ashamed of,” I
rewrted, thinking to myself, “you
are willing to use the pay, I get for
teaching it.” But I kept the thought
to myself and obligiugiy promised to
keep silent.

Pspa was speechless with astonish-
ment, when he came in, and I was
watching his face so intently, I failed
to observe the gentleman with him,
until I_heard Jennie say "Our sister,
Mr. l{iniiinn.”

I turned to acknowledge the intro-
duc ion, and found myself face to
with my fellow traveler. “Why!” Ii
exclaimed in astoziishmant ,,I thought
your name was ————"

‘Lewis,” be interrupted smiling.
“Well, it is, Lewis Hinman."

Lb-nugh we were demented. “Why,”l
said Dora, “have you met before?"

imagined, than described. Papa h:,.d , _

’I"ne fnmlly were staring at us, as, 2

THE MARKETS.

Grlln Ind Prov-(Mons.

NEW YORK, Sept. :25. — Flrkir. dull. prices
without decided chuiige. Wheat, opened I.
trifle lower; afterwards stronger and advanced
%@lc; later fell buck %; trade moderate; No-
1 white, nominal: sales, 160.£ll) bu. No. 2 red,
0013.. $1.115-33': 'i".30.lllJ i)n. Nnv., 3l.l8l4'@1.l45i:
1,016,! 1.1) bu. Dec., $1.l5'.$@l.lfi5§ :1t'i().0lll bu,Ja.n.,
$1.17 ‘3@_l.l8§3 lti,tlK')bii.; Feb. $l.2U@l.‘.’.09§ l6,|XD
I)‘l.;Apf'll_$I.2'."/fi@l.33V;. Corn. lq@$’.c better,
quiet: mixed western, spot. 5'i‘@62&§; futures,
: . ‘la. Oats, with..~nt decided change. Pork,
quiet. firm;snot, new menu $lI.'15@l2.tl). Lnrd,
shade higher; stcain rendered, $R.27%.
DETROIT. Sept. ‘..’3.—l'.Z:&) P. nr.—Whent, dull;
cash. $1.U'ilq; Sept. 1.07%.; Oct. $1.07; Nov.
$l.m*,§; Dec. $14’-89.’; o. 2 white, 31.02%: No.
2 red 310454: No. 3 red 95%. Corn. No.
cash. 53. Oats, No. 2 white. 315;; No.!,B'.)54.
Flour. lVh€at. Corn. Oat:
Beo'ptA . . . . . . . . .. 476 32,457 5,468 l2,6
Bhip'm ........ .. 4%) 14.21’? 1,046 980

Groceries,

Nyxw Your, Sept. 23.- Butter. firm, fairly
active; western, 164319; l’enm:ylvanincroiunery
%l4@‘Z9. Cheese, iirrn, 2@1l_,*s'. Bucrnr. firm.
fair demand. Mrrlzinsen, quiet, I1l'l'.'l. Rice.
hrm._fair inquiry. Coffee, firm, quiet. Tal-
low, 4 11-16. Western eggs, firm; '.£;l’7§@24V..
OHICAGO wnonmsniz riiioss—-rims-:3 R8901’.
Sugar, stand. A. .. . . .8-3.. Butter. dairy. l5@§

granulated . . . . . .._. 9?: extra cream ry Zmlfl
Dried apples. .. . . imlidl-. fresh white, 11
Potatoes. u., bu...3\*41u:! Eggs. fresh“ 21 22
Wool. hne. w‘shd. .32-33 Beans h pick. $1.60-?..50

Llve Stock.

OI-IICAGQ. Sept. ‘l‘l.—>Hum9——r(‘L‘Elpt3, isim;
fairly active, ate-uziy; light if-i..~4 )®5.l55; rough
packing. $1}.-i5(i;.I 75; he-iwy packing and ship-
ping. $4.1-‘sm‘,5 ‘Jo. Cattle— receipts. H411‘, strung;
exports. to urine; 4); gnorl to choice shipping.
85.4'Q€1).">.ll); coniiiinn ‘to fiiir, it-t1)@$5.l.i);l')utch-
en; i\'2.6UZZ.3.70; Tc-xn.n<. $3 5 t:(,l.lU.

we Have the Documents

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best (we think (he be-9) remedy for all
these diseases p.-culiar to women, that
has ever been offered to the public.
If any one doubts this we will gladly
furnish testimonials which will con-
vince them. It. Pl<IN(ll-II.l.Y & 00.,
lialamazoo, Mich.
BRAND}! Co. Mich.
Mr. Iii'dt'(or.- I am glad to any that
the Patrons Inger.-:‘ ll Liquid Paint is
all that it claims for of our (image.
Shall use it nltoizetlier in the future.
Cheap, pure and glossy. Iirsternally.
I’. W. Sriioso.
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have n NEVV, l{l(‘ll. and RAKE work nz-var

I»-t‘-iron-qli.illt-ii in lll.ll”rl4'llUliH and value in all classes.
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Bond for Circulars.

Mr. Hininan explained then, all the
particulars. He remained with IL‘! 3'
good share of the evening, and after‘
that we met frequently. 
0‘:! how much I enjoyed my visit
iioine. I dreaded the going back, but‘
consoled myself with thinking it was
only for a. short time. I
Cyrus Jeremiah met me again ail
Bridgeport, and after all, it was likel
going back among old friends. ,
The school was well tilled, for the
fever had had no serious results. and 7
before the term ended, I accepted the;
school for the next term. i

The people at home demurrt-d sonic 
at this, but to no avail. Ol'K0fltlIl18B,’§
when travellr-g back and forth, Mn}
I-Iinman would be on the train. He
had ii cousin living near Bridgeport.
and, on his way to and from there.
was it strange that we ii et occasion-
ally, or strange. that finding bima
very plesisiint companion, I should
consent, two years s.fterwai'd, to travel
through life with him.

Dora and Jennie, now threaten to‘
go out teaching country schools, but I
hardly think they will. At least, I
know of ii couple of young men, who;
will prevent it if they can. '

HILI)E(tAHI)E.

Tin-J Iowa Horiiesfead gives the fol-
lowing method of splicing a rope:‘
“Unravel eight inches of the ends tol
be spliced; interlock them so that no
two strands of the szime piece will be
together. Beginning with the strands
of one piece, put eachover one and
under the next strand of the other
piece; draw all the ends up tight; re
peat this three times, then fray out
the short ends so as to reduce them
one half, and continue as before.
Treat the upper end the same way.
Lay the splice on the floor and roll it
under foot to press it well together,
and I will warrant it to break any-
where else rather than there. A hard-
wood stick shnrpened smoothly at one
end will be needed to open a way
under the strands. This is all that is
necessary for 9. common splice.”

ROBINSON 3.: ALDRICH,
Bole Manufmiu.-e: a, Rnthbonevi ' ie, N. Y

for n\ny disability‘ also
to V\ idows, ifnfldren,
l'||r;‘1lL‘1. Penesioii now
; DlF(‘hIll“L:’V'I

paiisig i~i§i

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i.’i.‘ii"‘il..‘t$§‘..-‘:.‘i.“:i.'i.:.1Ji’."h.;;l.’."2i.1f.fl’i$.«- ..i. .a..
Stamps for-';\'em LIHIF and blanks. (Jul. L. INGHAM.
Alt’: since l'<'!:'. rm (Ilsiins & Pnlent5.‘V%fl~’hl'lKl0“-D- C'-

Ediiliiiuziiiriii

HOOF
OINTMENT

oi,-tins
CRACKED HOOFS. SPRAINS.
SCRATCRES. and SORES

IN
Horses, Cattle and Sheep.

Ask your 8f02'eke:3f2ei' for 1'2‘, or
ivri/i direct to the mana-
facfmers.

American Luliricaiiiig Oil Company,

, Cleveland, Ohio.
lseptit.

~  
Begun life 7.? years act; under the nami: of

WOl\iAN’S FRIEND.

Without pufl'er,v.siniplv on the good words
of those who llfh\‘I1ll‘(<Il ll, it has made friends
in every State in the Union.

NOT st CUIKE ALL

But is gentle and sure renieily for :-ll those
complaints (no naiuing n<~-.-ded), which de-
stroy the freshness and beauty, waste the
strength, niar the happiness am] us:-fulnesl
of many

Girls and ‘Women.

Sui n xv «i i. fl"! v-'4 -‘r4- _
Testimonial: conccrrdnv t'..... » iv.-...o oz r.-_v Iz.r;ipu.tt on

“Diseases of Women and Children”
ci-‘val grougu Every womn, especially Iloihi-rl, Ihould lea-I
L ‘ . A
"' "' n. PENGELLY. M. n..
KALAHAZ00. Mlflll.


8

TEE GBAEG

n visiroa.

  

OCTOBER 1. 1883.
WIgIEN one has had a fever, and the Manning   97 P - - -
3:1: l?tfialllDg off, take a teacup of sage, —— _ .   
n a quart of soft W ater, strain Is the only preparation based on the . J p

it 0 into a tight bot
ting the roots of the hair.

(Contmuea jrcrm last week.)

Hair Watch Cases are Made.

A plate of soL1i> (.oLD H 2-10 karats
fine is soldered on each side of a plate of
hard nickel composition metal, and the
three are then passe-il between polished
steel rollers. From this plate the various
parts ofthe cases'——baeks, writers, i»e7.els,ctc.
a.re~cut and shaped by dies and formers.
The gold is thick enough to admit of all
kinds of chasing, engraving, and engine-
turning. The Composition metal gives it
needed strength, stijfness and solidity, while
the written guarantee of the manufacturers
wa.r1-muting each case to wear twenty years
proves that it contains all the gold that
can possibly be needed. This guarantee
is given from actual 7'€.':'lllf3, as many of
these cases have been worn perfectly smooth
by years of use without in-:iriii<_; through
the gold‘ DITBUQYZE, IA” Dec. 14, 139$.

I have used one of your Jainea Bose‘ Uoid Wat. h
Cases for seventeen years. I bouuht it second-hand
and know of its having been used before I got zt.
but do not know how long. It looks good for ten
years longer. Did not suspect it was a tilled cc.-e
until so informed by 3. Jewclr: a short time _si 
I most cheerfully recommend your cases to be all

they are represented to be, and more.
0. HCCEANEY, Drp. Col, Int. Her. 3d I/ii. Iomz.

Send! cent stamp to Keystone Winch (‘up Fnetorlt-~. Phil»
dolphin, Pa, for linndnorne Illustrated Pnmphletnhnwlng how
Inns: Boss‘ Ali Keystone Watch Cue: are made.

(T o be Continued)

 

i,..in

E/Bjflflzg

MONUMENTS

    

NATURE’S TRIUMPH

FERTTOLIZER

CARBON ATE OF LIME

Is the basis of fertiiitv of all soil. I hereby in-
form the farmers of Michigan. Northern Ohio
and Indiana that I am grinding pure Carbon-
ate of Lime Rock which is the cheapest fertil-
izer made. Thousands of testimonials can be
given. Keep this notice in minii and send for
circulars N. BAITS,

Ida. Monroe Co., Mich,

German Horse and Cow

P OWD E RS.

This powder has been in use .10: many
years. It is largely used by the farmers of
ennsylvimia, and the Patrons of that State
have bought over 100,000 pounds through
their purchasing agents. Its compcsition js
our secret. The receipt is on every box ant‘
5- mid package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober-
ho her’! Boris «E Co., Phoenixville, Pa. It
keeps stock health) and in good condition. It
helps to digest and assim.ls.te the food.
Horses will do more work with less food
while using it. Cows will give more milk
and bein better condition. It keeps poultry
healthy, Am} increases the production of eggs
Itisalso of great value to them when molt-
hg. It is sold at the love est wholesale price
I: B. E. JAMES, KALLMAZOG GEO. W.
it 00., 80 Woonmzman Sr-., Dnrnorr,
THOS. MASON, 181 Warns Sr., Cmoseo
and ALBERT STEGEMAN, ALLEGLB. Put
up in 60-lb. boxes (leoseg, price Emirr Cnmrs
1' 1b., 30-ills boxes (of 5-lb. packages, Tnrv
per .

Established in 1867.

CHARLES D. Ross,
Steazcucz Dyer

Scourer 8: Repairer,
31 Kent St, and 32 South Division St.,

We color all the new shades of ladies‘ garments.
Gent"s clothing colored or cleaned without skinkage
or rubbing oil‘. The best tailors employed for repair-
ing and pressing.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

ljunfim

Kent Cu. Pumnna Nurseries.
Peach Trees 21 Specialty.

We ofier for the Fall trade a good assort-
ment of Fruit Trees. Grapevines, Plants,
Ornamental Shrubs, and Evergreens at the
lowest living rates.

T THE NURSERY AND SAVE
BUY A COMMISSIONS.
We Employ no Traveling Agents.
Send for our Price List.
3U'r'rRlCK as WATTERSON, Props.

CASCADE, KENT 00., MICE.
1sep8t

OAK PARK SEMINARY,
PAW PAW, iviici-i.

DIPABTMEHTB.—Normal, Commercial, Music-
al, Preparatory and Kindergarten.
];,9cAno1v.—Heut‘n%nl, pleasant and moral.
- 3 .— Eighteen teachers, low rents
A-:;$v‘]'i"?n;, suflicient apparatus, beautiful
village with seven churches. 9X°°_”F11t Pub‘
lic schools, and good society. Tuition low.
T iegmphy, Phpnography, Book-keeping
and usic specialties.
Send for circular", to
James F. JORDON. sec‘y.

Mention Grange Visitor.

tle, frequently wet-

proper principles to constitute a dura-
ble flnish for walls, asi is not held on
we waif with glue, etc., to decay, but
is a Stone (‘ement that burdens with
age, and every additional coat strength-
ens the wall. Is ready for use by ad-
ding hot water, and easily at plied by
anyone.
Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINE
will cover 50 square yards of average
wall with two coats .- and one coat will
produce better work than can be done
with one coat of ar y other preparation
on the same surface.
For sale by paint dealers everywhere
Send for circular containing the twelve
beautiful tints. Mnmifactured only by
ALABASTINE Cc

M. B. Cnoncn, Manager,

Grand Rapids, Mini’

New Harness and Trunk Store.
T. KININMENT 8: 00.,

Manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers ll‘.

Harnesses, Trunks, Blankets,
VVIIIFS, ]En'tO..
117 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

All work our own make and guaranteed all
Hand Made.

\
Juyl-tf.

Farm Harness, white trimmed, Breech-
ing, Round Lines, Rum straps,
Spreaders, etc. complete . . . . . . . . . . .. $29.0!)

Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.01)

Same with Flat Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.00

Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00

Double Light Buggy Harness. white
trimmed   ....s25.00t.o 533000

The same nickletrimmed. . . . .-$30.00 to 350.00

Single Buggy Harness, with round

lines, white trimmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l2.5(.

The same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . .. 12.0“

Nickle Trimmed, $15, 816, 818.820,-‘S25, to 35!!

We also make a fine Nickle Trimmed
Farm Harness, stitched 6 to the inch,
stock all selected, an extra fine arti-
cle, Breeching, Round Lines, com-

lete

p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.0(.
Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.51‘
Mr. T. Kininment for the past five years ha».
been foreman for Mr. A. Vandenburg, am
now in order to build up a trade offers specia7
inducements to the Grangers of Michigan
guaranteeing a better class of work than wa.
ever given to them by anybody.
All orders received under seal of Grange wil‘
be attended to at once and goods may be re
turned at our expense if not found satisfac-
tory. Address all orders to
Yours very respectfully
T. KIN [NM ICNT.

l [7 Canal Street.

l5Jul1y

Grand Rapids. Mich.
LEONARD A. WARD,
Alfomey at law and /Vofary Pub/1'0.
All Legal Business Prcnptly Attended. to.

26 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan

lsepflt Mention Grange Visitor

Greenwood Stock Farmi

POLAND CHINA SWINE

For Sale at Reasonable Rates.

Pigs in pairs and trios not akin. Breedin,
Stock recorded in Ohio Poland China Record
_ Parties wishing stock of this kind will fin‘
it for their interest to correspond with or via.

me. B. G. BUELIJ,
le Rondo, Cass Co., Mich

Little Pr: [1-
l5r"ebtf

———-TI-IE———

“WOOD ZBTJGGY ”

Mills erected _in Michigan 11 years

valve tanks. _ .
trations of difierentyobs, stating kind of wort;
you want done.

lmayom

    

B A
4:.-fin 

A and 8 show the Fol. :: it :5 :41-lo:-ited
behinri {hr end pieces .~-n )1-tied imri mus-
ed I‘ sh: um th“ Ten. r. ( .d. winch takes
All the strain --tf thr :.ingL-s and regulates
the sprinz; sides.

The " BEDE'r'rn” is a soft, easy spring bed
without springs or mattress, which is not true
of any other spring bed, whether folding or
otherwise, whether cheap or expensive.

It is a delightful warm we ather bed, there
being only one thickness of soft flexible cloth
under the sleeper, thus giving an even cool
temperature on all sides, which can be regu-
late to suit the weather by putting the nec-
essary amount of clothing under the sleeper.

It is a well-known fact that ii mattress ab-
sorbs heat through the day in hot weather
and gives it off through the night as the tem-
perature becomes cooler, thus making it tin
oomfortabl warm to lie on. causing restless-
ness and o ten causing disease. Not so witl.
the “BEDETTE; ” by leaving allclothing from
under the sleeper, he will be comfortabl}
cool in the hottest weather. This l‘3.i1IlOt be
done with other beds as they must have some
thing on to make them soft.

The “ Bnnnrrn ” is unequaled for sic}
rooms. as the temperature can be regulate:

m below as well as from above, thus obviat
ing the necessity of cooling the room by th:
use of ice in cases of fevers. etc.

No iamily should be without one at least
It can be folded up to six inches square by it.-
length and is easily put out of the way whei
not in use and makes a periect bed in itse!
when wuntrd. Weighs only 25 pounds and i~
strong enough to hold the weight of thre-
heavy men.

Do not punish yourselves and children by
trying to sleep on hot, musty rnzttres.-:.e
through the warm weather but procure “BEL
ETTE8 " and sleep peacefully and healthfully.

Price 33.00. Finished with stain and var»
nish, 10 cents extra. For sale by furnitur
dealers everywhere. if not for sale by you:
dealer we will send to any address on receip
of price. Liberal discount to clubs of one doz
en or mcre.

M. B. CHURCH BEDETTE (‘().,
ljuntf Grand Rapids. Mich.

The State Agritu lural College.

This institution is thoroughly equipped,hav
ing a large teaching force: also ample facili.
ties for illustration and manipulation includ
ing Laboratories, Conservatories, Library
Museum, Classroom Apparatus, also a largv
and well stocked farm.

FOUR YEARS

are required to complete the course embraeiu:
Chemistry, Mathematics. Botany, Zoology
English Languages and Literature. and all
other branches of a college course except For
eign Languages.

Three hours labor on each working day
except Saturdays. Maximum rate paid fo
labor, eight cents an hour.

RATE S.
Tuition free. Club Boarding.
CALENDAR.

For the year 1883 the terms begin as follows
SPRING '1‘KnM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 2|
SUMMER TERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May2;
AUTUMN TERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September-1
Examintion for Admission, February 2'
and September 4. For Catalogue apply to

'1‘. C. ABBOTT, President, or
R. G. BAIRD. Secretary.

     

   

OVER TEN YEAR.“
.._:_-,AGO we commence:
‘erecting WIND E5
onvss in this Stat.
To-day they are (loin
better work than many
of the so-called im-
provements. We stil
contract to force water
from wells or spring
to any point. All 0‘
our work put in by ex.
perienced mechanics
Buyers can have thl
practical benefit of a.
living spring put. int.
their house, thence tz
different points fo.
- stock by means 0.‘
Write for Lithographs, illus-

azo doing good work.

13. S. WILLIAMS & 00.,
alamazoo Mich.

PATENTS.

aim Forei :1 Patents, and Counsellor in Pater:

Causes. rade Marks, Copyrights, Assign
ments, Caveats, and Mechanical Drawing:
Circulars free. 16 Porter» street,
aprlti KALAMAZOO, MICH.

LUCIUS C. WEST. Solicitor of America.

I employ no agents, pay no commissions,
but sell direct to conumers. at bottom prices,
believing in the well established principle
that one man's money is as good as another’s.

 

(Michigan) Commercial College is to prepurt
the student for the practical duties of llfl

Discipline of the mind, then, lies at the base N
our scheme of education ; and the question t:
be answered is : How may the greatest degre-
of mental discipline be obtained ?

tamp for College Journal. Address,

ldecly

The designed purpose of the Grand Rapid

For further particulars please call, or enclos

C. G. SWENSBURG, Proprietor,
Guam) Ruins, M1035

In buying this Buggy, you are not experi-
menting, paying commissions, nor taking the
word of smooth-tongued agents or roving
peddlers.

ARTHUR WOOD,

(BRICK SI-IOP,)

33, 35 and 37 WATERL00 ST., \
GRAND RAPIDS.

I have used one of these Buggies four years,
and can heartily aid cheerfully recommend
them. E. A. BULIN GAME.
[Mention the GRANGE Visrron] 1onug6t

STANDARD.
Laundry Wax

Preserves Linen: gives a beau-
tiful firiis/2, prevents the iron
from sfic/eing, saves labor.

5 Cents a. Cake.
Ask your Storekeeper for it. -

To go west and select from 2,000,000 acres of
lands which I offer for sale in the best part
of the west. But, before you go we_st. P1835‘
look over the long list of lands which I _now
offer for sale in Berrien county, Michigan.
This list comprises about 4,000 acres of fruit.
farm, and stock lands, among which may be
found fine fruit farms, with palatial residences.
and every variety of fruits indigeneous to this
unrivaled Lake Shore region.

to forty acres, located in the center of the
fruit-growing region, at prices from 825 per
acre, and upwards.

for fruit growing or general farming, situated
along the line of the C. it W. _
tween Stevensville and Bridgman stations.
These lands have butrecently been placed on
the market, and consist of some of the most
desirable land in the State of Michigan, and
will be sold in lots to suit purchasers at $10 to
825 per acre, on favorable terms.

Lake Shore, at prices from 82_to 84 per acre.
cash. These lands were partially denuded 01'
timber by the great fire of 1871, but are now
covered with a. dense second growth of timber,
schrubs, wild fruits and grasses, and all favor-
ably located for fruit growing, and have been
proved well adapted to sheep and stock grow-
mg.

NOW IS THE TIME

A large number of small fruit farms, of ten

1,000 acres of timbered lands of best quality
M. R. R., be-

2,000 acres of wooded, hill and vale, on the

For maps and pamphlets descriptive of

the street, into
pleased to see his old friends, and all who may wish
good work in Dentistry done on very reasonable term.-i
All work warranted, as uiaunl.

Uun l2t

mums Miflin"

Business College.

 

WITH

ELASTIC PAINT

It is made Pure White and
ALL COLORS FOR EX"ERlUR
AND INTERIOR.
USE.
It dries hard, glossy and beautiful. It will

not peel, chalk or blister. Having greater
covering qualities than ordinary paints are

FAR MORE EC()NOMlCAL

tonne. Call or write for Color Card and
Prices. For sale in Schoolcraft Mich , by

ELASTIC PAINT CU.
KALAMAZ00. MICH.

DAVID FORBES,

    

G-ERA 1V GE SEALS.
BAG PLATES,

Stencils, Dies, and Stamps.
29 Canal St., Grand Rapids. Mich.
l..'.un6t '

ACME CBEAMER
.. \\

ER COOLER

A combina-
tion by which
all fiirnu-rs can
‘ lilul-is Cream.
ery Butter as
well us keep it
ltl a nine con.
ilition until it
is nmrketed.
It

i

       
     

strictly it
cold water re
he top and is
The most complete nrrangr.-Inent
Uairyrnan in (-xi.—ti-nee. A;_'(-nlr‘

  

L 55 - —

_ » -_.._.._...__-._
fngeratnr. The cream is taken from I
nli-ar of st-diim-m.
for the Faruer an ll

wanted. Send for circular and price list.
MLCALL & DUNCAN,
laprti

:‘«‘lioolr‘mft, Mich.

”li.iij7\ifii*ili*r“1fiifofim
Physician and Surgeon,

Special attention given to (list-uses of ti
Rectum.

Ovncs 12.8 Mormon Sr (iKA.V'D RAPIDS. Mica.
ls:-pot

16

l’leam- mention this paper.

 

RHEUMATISM.

All Pain Cured by First Treatment.

:8"ABSOLUTE CUREW
\7VA.FlE.£L1.\T'I‘]<:.‘I)

When Directions are followed For full in
formation, Testimonials, Circulars, etc.,
Address with 8.".Y.!Tlp or apply to
PROF‘. (-}li]I.)_ NI. 17:!-I()l)I.<LJ§
Universal Dispensary. 351 Lyon St,
Guam) RAPIDS. Mics

-Sueciics for all Chronic Diseases an int
ljanly

1"iS]t’§ AIne’I'iL‘(t1L Iflaiiutit of

PARLI A MEN T A BY LAW

Is the cheapest and best. The subject is mad.
so plain that every Citizen or Society member
should have a copy.
Circular of commendation free.
mail prepaid; cloth, 50 cents; leath
-81.00. Postage stamps received.
Addrpss, J. T. Coma, Schoolcraft. or
GE(). I‘. WISH.
Racrrss-ricn. N.

SEND YOUR ORDERS

FOR.

TAX RECEIPTS,

Township Records,

Highway Commissioners’ Records,
Township Treasiirers’ Books,
Township Clerks‘ Books.

District Assessors’ Books,

School District Records,
(Iemetary Records of Deeds.
Cemetary Records or Burials, to

Kalamazoo Publishing Company.

Trice lists of above and special list of maga-
zine binding sent on application.

Price by
or tucks,

Y

STODDARD

GHUBN !

‘ Its in: nrnllcled nirrcu ut-
‘ tests 3 llerlt. India of
white onk no llosh or duh-
sru inside. Cover removed in on
v tint, and Inn but {ulnar
4 Ida RINK SIZE for dnlry
and factory, with or without
pulleys. One (‘burn at whole-
Ile when we line in agent.
FOB IOSELEFS CABINET
CREAIERY, DOG POWERS,
BETTER WORKERS, Print,
dross

  
     
   
     
 
  

Boxes, Eta, Eta, I4
MOSELEY 8 STODDIBD
M'F . roci.riIsr,vr.
l5SepZt
R . B U T TO N

After 33 years"
('.x[)E?Fl€IlC8 RS ll
su cez.-sfiil Dent-
’ ist, and for 115
years occupying
the same office,
over star Cloth-
ing House, No.
238 Canal St , has
recently moved
dire tly across
where he will be

 

Butterwortlfs block,

Please call before going elsewhere.
B. Button, Canal St..Grnnd Rapids. Mich.
MENTION GRANGE VISITOR.

WOMEN

Can save money by attending the

KALAMAZOO

Fall term opens Sept. 1.

Sand for Journal.

GRANGER & HAMBLIN, "

GOOD N EWSI

As the Season is rather
backward and we have a
large stock of Clothing and
Furnishing Goods, Hats
and Caps on hand we have
already commenced mak-
ing reductions in all de-

partments.

$12 '50 Blue Ser
only $9 85.

$10 00 Suits only $7 95.
$12 00 Suits only $9 95.
$20 00 Suits only $18 00.
$25 00 Suits only $20 00.

Boys’ and Children’s Suits. '

Chilclrens’ suits, $2, 2.50, 8.50, 5, and $10.
Boys’ Suits, $8, 5, 7.50, 10, 12, and $15.
Kilt suits, 2.50 to $10.

HATS. HATS. HATS.
Straw Hats, 50c, 750, $1, 1.50, and 2.50.
Straw Hats, 5c, 10c, 15c, 250, E50.

FURNISHING GOODS.

Under Shirts, 250 to $1.50.
Socks, 30 to 500.
Trunks, 75c to $1000.

STAR CLOTHING HOUSE,

36,  40, and 4?. Canal St, Graiitl Rapids,
2 Michigan.

Mention (xi l{A.\‘(iE VISITUR

ge fast-colored Flannel Suits

ljunly

People who

may reside at so great a dis-
tance from Grand Rapids that they cannot
conveniently come to the city, can avail them-

selves of the most extensive and varied stock
of

DRY GOODS

.AND

CARPETINGS

of every clescfiption to be found in Michigan,
simply by writing us. Samples of nearly all
kinds of goods can be sent by mail.

All orders strictly attended to, and any
goods sent, not satisfactory, can be returned,
and the money paid for the same will be
refunded.

SPRING 8: COMPANY,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

gm-i.:.o.. llu: \‘isJ'r0R.]

ORKS.

‘I quid Rubber
 [y moist or salt
burning coal,
y Prices Iou-, do-
No cash requir-
write and have
 with im-
' ess, INGERSOLL

1. NE W YORK-

l5n1ay 24f

A T R 0 N S ’
Manufacturers ofln
Paint. The only Pa
-‘ llI.7'01‘\Uat€'I‘,fII€.l!l7lV.
v lllllich destroy all
liverert freight paid to any
ed until delivered. All
sent free Beautiful Color
structinns how any one
- PAINT WORKS, No. 76

 
  
   
   
   
 

   
   
  
  

go,-rsoll’s L1‘. 
into that de  '
or fumes of
other Paints.
ilt-pot in the country. 
Paint users should 
Card of the Paint . .f
can Paint. Addr 
FULTON STR I~.‘E'l'.

     
   

U. s. STANDARL WEIGHTS.

The . Michigan Scale Company,

304 North Burdlck Street. lialnmazoo, Micl1..

Manufacture the best and most convenient Scales for farm use ever invented.

EVERY SCALE PERFECT and FULLY WARRANTED.
l’RICE LOVV.

If you want a Scale, and you ought to have one, for a reliable Scale is

AS USEFUL ON THE FARM AS THE PLOW OR HARROW.

lt will

1 pay you to call and see us or send for an illustrated Circular free.
sepfit

 

FENNO & MANNING,

DE BY western lands, and rates to all western points, PRESIDENT’ _ “VERY. SA“ full‘ B0‘ARDlml STABIIES5 ' '
MA or for bills and circulars giving lists of Mxch1—  al‘lnlazOO _ Mich I\0s. -12 and -14 Louis s... Grand Rapids Mich. |     8
5 , gm lands. 0311311: 01' $3955‘ BROWN ' c ’ ' ' Farmers Teams Fed and (‘ared for as finlered, l l
d  C0-, Emigration and jmmig;-a.t1'.on. Agent, l The new Dir-octor("y o‘fl(alla;:|a.zoo Bug:  :p‘::1z:‘lley“«F.:It1;: sgbeleatil all-ls;«st:n‘:(V;e £13‘; 117 Federal St, Boston.
. Fruit grower End £19315!‘ in R-831 Efitatey “0|f"‘3' "5 '““" 1'03 Y 03:‘ e‘ "er," stock canto: be excelled. 0ur lltll_illIl«i.‘IUl.l5al1 ‘stallion, Cons; nmenta solicited and Cash 
(JIeva_-land. - - 01110. ' Stgwensville, Michigan. PPIPIE $3.. -Bfly 0(l‘lC 0‘ ‘hi I‘-ill“-1313' Troulvlsr, is one of the beat in the rtntc. h.IrI'hllsI‘V-lpééllfl I 5 Had“ .
“Gym ‘ hm.“ moo l ublislung 0. lmhh ]

l