_. -.-1-my-¥?"‘1la1\1.-1a:-~.1.-.4211... .,...,; an ~ ' . Irlllllll ;:- .-_-;A_ ''?=:—;, VOLUME 9,-NO. 20. WHOLE NO. 172. l 0 [Printed by Kalamazoo Publishing Co.] Publishers of the Dam‘ and Weekly Telegraph. Combined monthly circulation of the three papers, 72,500. “THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE TITAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIR.‘ 11I11111111n1i1m1111... ll SCH()()LCRAFT, MICH., ()(‘T()BER 15, 1883. IMPROVED.” YOUR SUBSCRIPTION 2 WILL EXPIRE WITH THIS...... Entered at the Post Oflice at mazoo as Second Class matter. @7112 Qrangc iélizifar (ENLARGED) Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for 85.00. J. T. COBB, Editor & Manager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Bemittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order, or Draft. Kala- €’Tlzz's paper 2.: not sent 07112; as m a‘<-2-ed and paid for in advance. a» Officers National Grange. MAB'l‘EB—J. J. WOODMAN,Paw Paw, I\I1'c'n. 0VEBBEEB—PUT. DARDEN, . . . .Mississippi. LnorUaEa——HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri. Srsw.u1.D—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Kans=as. _Assr. SrawAan—JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware. C1u1>t.1m1—H. O. DERVIES,.... .I\lar;,’land. TBEA8UB.El?.~—F. McDOWELL,. . .New York. SEc’Y—VV. M. IRELAND, VVashington, D. C. Gar):-K1«.*r.r1cn—-JAS. V. SCOTT,..Ark‘4us:1s. Unx1:s—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN,..Mic}11g:-11. POMO1\'A—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi. FI.oBA——MRs. I.W. NICHOLSON,l\'ev1‘ Jersey Ilsnr Assn". STEWA1".D—- Mas. WM. SIM .\.,i{.-111 Executive committee- D. WYATT AIKEN, ..... ..South Carolina H. D. BINGHAM ................... ..Ohio. DR. J. M. 'BLANTON, ..... .v11;,-1111.1. Officers Michigan state Grange. M.-—-C. G. LUCE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gilead. 0.-A. N. WOODRUFF, . . . . . . . .Watervliet Lr:c.~JOHN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . ..Lansing. s.—s. A. TO0KER,.. . . .. . . ..Grand Ledge. A. S.—-A. B. CLARK, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morrice. C.—E. R. WILLARD . . . . . . . ..White Pigeon. ' Taxes --8. 1''. BROWN, . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraf't. Snc..—J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcrai't. LQJi..rEL1JA11 BARTLETT. .... ..Dryde1.‘., ' Os:s.ns.—ll1[B.S. M. T. COLE, ..... ..Paln1yra. P0x0NA.—MB.S. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell. Fr.on.;—MRS. D. H. STONE ............ . . L. A. S.—MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..Mor1'ice. Executive committee. WM. SATTERLEE, Ch’n., . . . .Birmingham. H. D, PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti. JOHN PORTER, . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Rapids. THOMAS MARS, . . . . . . . . . .Berrien Center. J. 0,. A. BUB.RING'1‘0N,. . . . . ,. . . .Tusc0la. THOS. F. MOORE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian. J. G. RAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . .Traverse City. C. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . Ex-ofiicio. State Business Agent. rnomas mason, .......... “Chicago, 111. GEO. W. HILL .................. ..Detroit. General Deputy. JOHN HOLBROOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lansing. special Lecturers. Thos. 1!‘. Moore, ...... ..Adrian, Lenawee Co. M. L. Stevens..." ....1"8f!'Ya 3'-‘Ii3W‘*55°9 C0- Mrs. 8. Steele, ....... . .Manton, Wexford 00. Andrew Campbell, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co. J. W. wmg,... .Ann Arbor, Washtonaw 00. Priee A List of Supplies Kept. in the oflice of the Secretary or the MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. And amt out Post Paid, on Receipt of Cal}! Order, our the seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of st; Matter or Secretory. Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. 75 Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members,_ .... .. 06 Blank Record Boo__k§. (Express P9-1d)v--- 00 Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub,_well bound,. . . Receipt Book, containing 100 lteoelpts from Treasirer to Secretary, with W-lb. well boun ...................... - - Blank Receipts for dues, per 100, b0|1l1da Applications for Membership, per 100.. . . Secretary's Account Book, (new style}- . Withdrawal Cards, per doz., .......... . . Dimits, in envelopes, per dot-1 ---- - -, - - - - By-Laws of the State Grange, single copies 10c. perdoz-....~------------- By-Ls.ws,bound,. ._ . . . _ _ -- “ Glad Echoes,” with music, 515819 °°PY 15 cts. per doz., . . . . ------- -- 1 The National Grange Choir,-‘M1819 copy 40 cents. Per dozen . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Rituals, single copy,......- -- 0 per doz., . . - u for Fifth Degree, for Pomona s. or co . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - Bifnringxrtiidles o¥yAssocistion” for the Incorporation of Subordinate Grangefiy . with Co y of Charter, all oompletbn-n - Noticeto elinquent Members, er 100.- Deolaration of Purposes. P81’ 03-: 5°-i per hundred . . . . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Manual of Parliamentary Law (4 u u M ........... .-... co Tuck.) .... . . . . . . . . Dig’ :13: Laws and Rulings, ‘ . no Books..... ..................... .. Adda“, J. 1‘. COBB, sue’! Mien. Burs Gluten. ;,-_:.:1)C ;-3415.171‘. Mr". 111 Eeiailmial. THE BICYCLE. VVhisking through the woodlands, Flushing over bridges; Darting past the orchards, Coasting down the ridzes; Whirling o’er the meadows, Glint of polished steel, Bless me this is pleasant, Riding on a wheel! With a rubber lire, Tireless I ride; Passing men and horses, Sdently I glide; Pretty. pretty maidens Wzltch me as I pass, \V11ve their ker-rhic-is to me, S1tting on the grass. Rustics in the furrow Stop the plow to stare At the flying tigure Sile 1115 the air: Timid village in dies Anxiously observe That there must be danger Going 1'r.1u11d the curve. Every one is looking At my silent flight: Hardly do they see me, Ere I'm out of sight; Down the hilly roadway With a bugle peal, Bless me this is pleasant Ridmg on a wheel‘. F‘o1~t1.e Grange Visitor. ll21v1'11g 1,-1;-e11 called 10 :1ct:1s 1)l1c1)l' tl1e.1111lgcs11n butter 11111.1 clwese :11 thc lute .~‘t:1te F2111. I was forcibly 1'c111i111l1-d of the fact tl111t)Iicl1iga11 is f:1rbel1i11d her si.-'te1‘States of the No1't11wcst 111 the quality of her dairy products. In 1.<.<0 )[ichig:111 p1'111111cc1l 111 round 1111ml11-1's :}.~‘.()11o.11111j1po1111ds of butter and VVisco11- sin .'l:l,1‘11)(1,U<)11 pounds. l (1111 led to believe that the production of Wisconsin sold for 0111+-l1a1f more than did l\lic11ig:111. Why is tl1is_vou may ask. lluvc they 21 better soil or L-li111atc‘.’ A 111-'Lt1:1‘ or 1'11o1'e i11te1l1'{_rent people? No, will be the 2111swe1' of every .\'lic‘l1ig'z111 1111111 and wo111a11. Wl1y 111911‘! For the 1‘c21so11 that we are 11 better wheat p1'oduci11g State, and have given more utte-11- t1o11.totl1z1t b1‘1111(,'l1 of i11d11st.1'y to the 111-1:1:-ct of our 11:1i1'yi11tc1'1-sts. So 1111‘ as I know we have 11evc1' had either :1 State or loc11lf:1i1'l'o1" the c.\'l1ibitio11 of dairy products only. Wisco11si1111z1s 21 .\'t:1tc llui y Associutioil, 11111111111111‘ lo- cul 11111-.~;. This 11:15 1-'1i111111:11c<1 them 2111-.1 ti-.cy111'e p1'0d11c111g' l;11'gc 1;112111ti’.ics of 11119 d:1i1‘_v p1‘11(l11cts which 1111111.’; prices 111211; would :1sto11isl1 the 21vcr:1go 11111111’ wo111<-.11 of Micl11g:111. Wl1e11tl1c_v see the q11ot11tio11s of cre21111e1‘y butter at 20 to -1.3 cs-111s 21 pound. while their ow11p1'0d11cts are selling in 1111- same 111-«11'kct 211 10 to 2.3, they pre-s11111c that there is 5111111-. 1'11ystery:1l1o11ttl1i.s‘ c1'eu111- I1-1111 tl1e_vc-.1m1ot. produce. Such is not the fact. just us good buttt-1' can be pro- duced. and sold on the 111-.11'ket upon its merits, from 21 11-airy of 111 to 20 cows as from any higher 1111111be1'. 7'/1.-is 1 /1-now. Four years experience w:11‘1'a11ts this assertion. First, we m11st learn the quality of butter that has the highest comm:/‘clot value. Not. that which pleases 11s most or some one 01' two pe1's1)11s whom we supply are satisfied with. 1i11tter which will sell best in the open market must Iirst have llaivor, grain, color, and be salted in the right p1'0p0rti011. Grain is almost as indis- peusiblc as flavor. Butter fresh from the cl.1u1‘11 that is without g1'21i11 111:1)’ taste well and satisfy those who are ac- customed to it. but when se11t to the market to be sold will often sell at 112111” price. All that is necessary in order to have good butter is first, good cows, well-fed, carefully and cleanly milked, and when you llave good pure milk all that is needed to have good butter is the necessary 111z1te1'ials and implements. The time has been when the makiilg of good butter was a question of skill 111111 c:1perim‘cc. .\' ow it is one of rleatnes-s 111111 mec/ianical mampzzlation. Deep se'tti11g_. in deep cans, i11 ta11ks-of wate1'_.o1' the use of some one of the Vii.- rious c1'ea111eries that use w;11c1‘, uud ice, or ice ulo11c,211'e i11dispe11.-aible 111 making butter that has good com- 1.-11-1‘ci;1l\'ul11e,. unless one has both ex- perience 111111 skill. .1 1151: which plan or syste111 of deep setting is best to 11.~‘.e, I do not under- take to say, but use sonic one of them. T11‘.-re are tu 11 or more made in this State, one at .$cl1o0lc1'al't and one at Flim. _ vs:-:1 wish 1-.) 111:1ke butter. good but.- t-1~,_1:=.1;'c-1:11:11: 511111: one or 1111116 of the able treatises on the dui1‘_v. .\.'t11dy them c:11'cf11lly. Go 01'.-'c11d>'o111e one oi’yo111' iiitelligeiit 111-igl1bors to 21 1l;1i1‘yco11v1-11- 111111 in Wi.~'co11s111 o1-.\'o1‘tl1c1'n 1111111115 and lc:1r11wl1;1t good l111tt1-1'15. I 1111-1111 butter that has 21 1-1»111111e1'ciul v:1l111-. When you 11-ave 1111111-tl1is you will not make sweet g'1'1-2154: ‘111 scll 111 :1 low price. 01'1':111cid ;1'1'1-215910 be 1151-11 b_v the m211111f:1ct11rc1's of wheel y_r1‘1-ass-. I guess there we -'1 111113111111 rounds of b111tc1'n1adc1'111l1is >1-.111-wl1icl11's reven- 1u21lly11se(l for this last pu1'pose, 211111 1 ,r,r111-.-ts 1111-1'1-1's1111t 2,1111 111:1Il1- :15 to 1-11111111z111d the l1igl1cst price. W1-Mm if the i11t1-lligciit 1111-11 111111 \vo1n1-11 of .\[ic111g2111 will \val;e 11p 211111 take hold of thi.-2 11‘1:1tt+-1' us tl1c_v c1111 211111 -111_::l1t L0 110. ll1-:_\‘1:1' (‘11_1.\11:1-:1>.1..11_\‘. 'l’l11'e1- H‘.1k;<, >1-,p‘1. 2-1. 1:’-.<:'.. How Much Business Knowledge Should a Farmer Possess‘! Wu 1'cply,:1s11111cl1 115111-\vi1ll1cc;1llcd 11po11t11 11-19 in 31112 p1‘;1c1im11 '.1ll';1l1‘s1>l' life. lt is 111056 \v11o:1ttc11d well to 1111- l111sl11.-.-sp:11'to1” 1‘;11‘111i11_;'tl1;1t reap the fullest 1'1-wz11‘d of their 11111111‘, Wl1z1twc c:1ll l1llSll1(fHS kiiowlcdgc is that knowl- Hlgc wl1‘1c11 c1121blcs :1 1111111 to look :1l't1-1' 11113111‘-1.,1t 111111 credit of the f;11'111 d111‘i11g 1l1e_\'e:11‘: that whi<«l1 keeps a (‘11'l‘t‘(‘l 11cco1111tof 1111 the expcn11it111‘1-s, :111d 1111 the p1'od11cts of the f-(11111. sl1owi11g ut the close of the year what the 1:-11ti1-c guiu orloss is, and 011 what. X1111’ -.1 f:11'me1*wl'1o (-1111 :1lv1':1ys tell, in 1‘cg;1r(l to his b11si11ess, wl1etl1e1‘ he is gai11i11g or losing, has the right ki11d of knowl- edge. l{nowledgc which is the fi11gc1' on the (11:11 plate of 111151111-ss, that ul- w:1ys poivlts to the true condition of his :1ff:1i1'7’. In school we are drilled in ’cc1'1;1111 st111:lies by which we ure $111“- posed to get 2111 e1l11c:1t1o11al t1'11i11i11g that will lit us for the °v:11'io11s duties 111ou1‘ life-work. llut 111c1*cly z1c1j11i1‘- iug _;'e11e1".1l principles. or :1bst1'11ct k110w1edge, 1115 (1111: ve1'_v poo1‘l_\' for the active duties of this life. When we c0111c to practice we wunt so111e1hi11g 1111)1‘e sp1-1-ilic tl1:111 gc11c1'ul t11c01'y. The “t111'cc 1"s"u1‘c:11l 1‘igl1t as i'z11' as we went 111 1111-111; but \‘.'1* did not 11-.11~11 111 the S€l1111)ll‘11011l. l1o1vLo 11.-:et111-111 111 0111' c<1m111o11 b11.11t or ineliicleilt do we 1i11d 1111111 to be in the little oili- 1:i:11;1c1>‘ that 1111-i1‘ ollice 1‘c1p11'1'cs of 1l1c1'11 t11p1-1'fo1'111. You will 1111111111 1111 who hus 11bil'1tyc111111gl1 f<1l‘il lcgi.1'1‘ect report us p:1tl111111st1-1'. 1-1‘ p1'i111:11‘_v—s1-1111111 (lll’E’(.‘lUI‘. }.'.)1\'. us we-11:1 c .<21id,\\'c1l111l1111 1111111‘. with 1111* 11\‘e1'21g1-211111111‘oi’ tl1e1';11'111c1's 111' l2111<_11'1-1'5 Wllu fill these 111111-cs‘. But we do bl111111- 1111-111, when vve sec 11111: all the ditl~ic11l1_v wc 1'1-l'1*1't<1.211'i>'1.-5 1'1'o1r1 .-‘111-1-1‘11c,2‘lcc1 to give 11 little time to lce11'11i11gl1owt1. 11111kr= :1 111111111111-‘11-1"s 111' school 11i1‘1-1-1111-‘s 1'cp111'1, 111111 1111-11 full to 110.1111.-' c111‘1'ectly when they l111\'c 0111)‘ to 1'1-1111 thc p1'i11tcd l'o1‘111, 111111 write down the :111swc1‘s 111 the 11111-.sti1_111s 115111311, in 1/16 (»l(rnl.'1»lucr,.s- Z1,/‘ffor Him‘ 1111/‘pour-. 'l‘11c_\' l111vc111c1‘1‘- 1}’ 10181111 111111 _;111s\v1-1' 11111-sti1)11s cor- 1'1-ctly 111111 sign 11111 1‘cp1)1‘I p1‘11pc1'ly. .\11d yet the 11u111bc1' of thcsc 1'1>po1‘ts that are i111pe1'fect1y made out are g1'(-:1te1'tl1z111 one would i11’1agi11c. To be z1cccp1e1l they must be co1'1'ect1y made out. l-'o1"l1c1'c the 121w steps in, as sove1'1-ig11. 111111 :5 ys this buslilcss 11111:-‘t be 111.111911cco1'4lil1gto111y 1lict11111. ‘-()bc_v 01‘ 5111191 the pc11z1lty:" wl1ir_-h is 11 loss to the 1'o:1'l 01' school district 01‘ tow11sl1ip. 'l'11e-,l‘towns11ip 111111 county 111111" 5 a1‘ep:11‘t «'4' the State 11111cl1i11e1'y, 11.1111 1111131 .111 1» kopti11good1'111111i11g o1‘1lc1'. A l11‘ok1. . cog or small whcr-l. 01' u11}‘tl1'111g out 1 1f gs-211‘ results 1111111111- ugctu t11ec11ti1e 111:11'l1i111-ry. So it is with these i11('(1i'1‘1-ct, httlc oiliciul acts. l.ooki11g at this 11121ttc1‘f1'o111 11 p1-15011111 point of view, it is for the ‘I11tc1'(-st 01' ;111_v 1112111 to do well whatever 11911113110 do. We know :1 mam may get into (‘on- grcss 111111 n1-1 know how to 11121111-:1 school 1111»-ctoi-‘,-; 111-port, or w1'11e 11 p1‘1111'1i.-':<1,»1‘_\' 111111-. Y1-t it is :1l1s,(1l11tcly 1191-cs-:s111'_v to know how to (101111-.11rnals have tabooed the subject believing it irnpossible of settlement. The Rural New Yorker atone time 0lI":l‘€(l a prize of $1,000 for an accurate solution of H19 puzzle. A number oi farmers’ clubs have also of- fered small amounts for 1:. head of wheatan1lcl.1ess coming from the same root. Althougli many believed it im- possible to find su1'-.h a growth, it ha: never been done until one week ago last Fri-nay. 1‘51‘=pt. Tth, when in conse- quence Ca1l1ou11 County comes to the trout unsettle the question of half a century’s standing. On that day 9. large number of pros- perous farmers had gathered at the farm of \Villiam H. 1\Ii1bor11, twelve miles north of thiscity, to assist in the annual task of threshing. A large stack of white Russian wheat excited considerable interest, as it was the first raised 1n that section, and a par- ty had gathered around it to examine the quality of the wheat kernels. Mr. Milborn, while explaining the partic- ular advantages derived from raising this variety, pulled afinelooking head at random from the stack asa fair sam- ple of the heads. Mr. Gr. W. Case, a gentleman present, took the head and proceeded to shell out the kernels. When it was accomplished and the chaff blown out, the.e in his open palm ay an equal quaniity of wheat and chess. The astonished farmers picked up the head once more and it was given the closest scrutiny. The cells that contained the chess were found to be slightb smaller than the wheat cells, but otherwise perfectly formed. Looking on at the time this was done, were Alonzo French, John Searles, Wm. H. Milborn, and several other gentlemen, all of whom arc- wllling to make affidavit to the truth of the above statement. Mr. Case, the farmer who shelled out tue grain. will also swea. that he had handlzd no chess that day and that his hands con- tained no seeds of any description be- fore the head was shelled. All are 1'11r1111.-rs, well and favorably known in L'1w_c.ounty, and - f 11 uquestioned Ve- 1'11.c1t.. We have no doubt that the \.vh_1>at and chess were growing t.-g1-:ih- erm the same head. That the head was prozlucezi from 9. kernel of wheat 11-1 ceriain, and in our mind settles the 1111:-2111011 that chess 1'3 a degenerate wheat. The kernels of wheat and chess were Wrapped 1n a paper by the farmers v_v1lh extreme care, and are at this of- fice, whe-re_they can now be seen by persons desiring to do so. The speci- mens are genuine sa111ple.-.1 of wheat and cl1es.~I,s.11d have been pronounced so by scores of farmers.—Jl{ars}zall 1Séa,/e.smcm. Autumn Hints. Hens over two years, or having any deformity. scaly legs, lumpy gfeei, or shabby appearance should be spotted and sacrificed. Hens in perfect ‘rim will lay none too well when egg-4 are :3Scent1- per dozen. By the by, ;jg 1:, not wonderful how hens keep 1-0:111-11 011 the market reports for egg pri(_-99 and guage their laying capacby ac. cordingly. However, personally. we have no reason to con1;lai11.l llllngz. persons who care properly , fnr [heiy fowls receive one half the numl11_._w nf eggs they liave fowls at this the moul- ting season. l1oos1e1‘s,too, may be 1113111159.; .4‘ and ifyou ca11 buy a better one of the same breed as your fowls-,1-0 much the- better. Oue 111311 i11 our 11cigl1borl1rm1l is cross-111g Part1idge'- (fochima v,vj[[,. llrown Legl:1or11.-; a11otl1er, xvmte Leghorn:-' and l’ly111o11tl1 locks. 1.111! the wiiter has tried Bufl'Cochi11.- and VV11ite Legl1o111s,—tl1e objtcl beirg to .--ec11retl1e heavy weight of the larger fowl and the early niaturily or 1119 lighter one. An ag1'ic11ltura' paper ,9 autliority for the statement tbs’ in crossing fowls the letter resuit is oi.- tai1.1e1lby11avi11g the roostpr of gm. heavier breed. One farmer is 111-111;; cotumou fowle with a b11ve_emp oyers, , t 1 \‘~'lll1‘ll was agaiiisttlie wall and raised ' , T139 Sgeameblp Wmpaules ‘la _‘ 0 two inches on the bottom i'roin tliellifle Carfylug trade 1’e1W€e11 A”‘e11‘311 !.',‘l‘iIl.lllll put over them some cloiliesialld hflglaud , 1'0"” 3 0‘?l1f9}'e‘1-‘C‘-‘- to 2:-»ep out the light, and iii )I2ll'Cll,k11_11W11 35 the -\‘-‘"1’ Allamw 151911111’ wlii-ii thev were barreled and sold.33h1D (-0l1f€Ti‘1'l0€- The F8399 f0T P9-8‘ tli:-rt was 1ll()t over a bushel of bad ‘Sengfi and “fuel trtllllf-‘ "d-79,113“ by 3 ,,,,,,;,,b._ ima_)0i‘i'.;: vote at the weekly meeting why do not exhibitors at our fair» L1 held by the UUHIGTBI-‘G9; all Cnllfel" ' give more attention to the embellish iefll-'8 I-‘Des 1*‘-‘lllg 1)‘-llllll ll)’ “W-ii "019. innit of their exhibits? I refer es 3-10 ‘hat D3-‘3»‘leUgel‘ fates ‘30n5l3lltlY p.+3ci-...lly to those who sh w products ; Very; ’~ll‘-‘.Y 3?? DOW hlgl1€1‘lhW3_WheU from the farm, orchard and garden. I3 I Ii‘-filled my l1FSt I‘€i'0l"l-. lluli Wlll 50$ know men who in niarketing theiri be any hii:he1' at an) time this sum ,,,..,,,(.;,es and rr1rape_r., make the best 3 mer than $45 from Liverpool to Grand . ' D “ 1 - - pi)-sible use of pink and blue tarleton, 1Ha_ve3u.,1\I1chig=§n. and may be as low vet when they place their varieties I 9-S 5719- 11119 “"1011 Royal Mall 519331‘ iipoii the tables for exhibition they ,1 91111-’ 1-10ml33“.Y- 01390111111’ 1'*’51'°111195e seem to forget that the same principle , llflefii ill1d_ lhe 011‘: Of, 311, the 01119“ applies then; and there certainly is no ' that 1185 kllldly tlfllle 1l?S 098-1» $0 bfllll deizen: in making one variety enhance ‘ 1116. has malle tl1l3_ agreement Wllh ‘t:€4 beauty of another try ihe em- me: ‘They will receive and he respon P1,, ment of I-knack" in arrange _sihie for any and all monies that may me,” . lbe sent to them for payment of pas- lsage of emigrants, said emigrznts to 1 1111111111 11119111 999 1119 9111119 111'1119l be selected by me; they agree to for 91”‘ 1 ‘V911 111 11111111111119’ 111.1111 1111111111919 i ward said emigrants for the then .11.‘ 1 1119 1119191111111 11.999 111 d99°1.111111g .1 existing lowest °Conference rate, and 11;‘ ’.‘l’1199-(1111 1119 91119911 111 1119 11191111131 i1 to refund to individual senders of !‘i iii- goo s. lncollections of fruits,i , b 1 th L emain for ii».-stance, how often a medium-lm°n9'1 any aance 9 mayr sized apple or peach is made to look in- after the passage money of their re- , . _ spective emigrant or emigrants has 91311 11911111‘ .113’ 1111191113. 1111,11191_1°"9 1111993 been paid; also they agree to refund 11119,”Rig:C‘-H101:1(’:¥.1°31;]1€1°i1’;ate‘1£)'1H1532‘Ito individual senders of money the 11):): F . ' ' in in k dull and forbidding by placing l 9959999 money’ If any‘ for which I ii .~.d-iiigside a very showy variety.l cannot supply emigrants.’ 1' The sittle arts that ladies employ in Acting upon the plan set forth in ' _ f lb» decoration of their rooms might above 9901911091’ 9191199 number 0 we ll iind a place in the arrangement farmers and business men of Michi , . . gain and other States sent out means 111 1111.1’ 91111111119‘ . for payment of passage of emigrants _ It Is‘ often a subject for remark that from England to this c0u,m.y_ H8“ 1'31 3111119 1.9111 1111119 111.1119 al,11.1,991'111199 ing selected the required number of 11' 1'19 111111 111 1.119 V1119‘ 91111’ 11.111 emigrants, I made arrangements for 1191111991 1111'V11.1g 99911 1119 11191 11' theirjourney to America. These, as I luslrattd at the fairs. Flowers never now have the pleasure 0, Stating, an 919 1111119 91111191199 .11111'11 .W11911 11911131 arrived safely at their respective des- ”'1”11'g911 171111 11111197 91111 1.1111 11111 tinations. Many letters, published in 199111 1111 11191911199 W11919 11119 “"119 GRANGE Visiron and other influen- liaiiii-omely illustrated at a. fair. 3,31 papers‘ by those who received 1111’-195'. 15 11591.1 11111111 11111199 1111 emigrants, expressing entire satisfac- l-51111 1911193‘ 111151 19 V915’. 91111111.1 V93 11111 tion with them, serve to establish that wl..o«.-ver saw it used in a display of my position with regard to the em_ vege-‘ables to add to its attractive- nes '? ciency of these English emigrants . . upon American farms was well taken, I would like our fair managers, and espscially our viewing committees, to and has had the eflecthof inktllucing . . man other 780 le to W cm t e re- ’-111‘119 91111191111113 1111119 11111111 111119 11191‘ vailihg scarditypand expensivenesg of 1111- 11311111111111‘ 111 1111 31111111 9129111991 hired help is a serious hindrance, to "$111351 11v 111111 99111111113‘ 99 1111111113 intimate to me the desire of availing -1.:-:;ii y to the exhibition and stimu- themselves of the Cheaper help fur lariiig the display of taste in ‘the ex- mshed by my agency -Notices from hl1’11'11'v 11 19. 1111111115’ 11l 1199111911911‘ certain residents from this and other -‘7"““'*1‘-""119111- I W1111111 11119 111 999 1111 States to the effect that said resident.- : ti‘,-ring something as follows in our are wining to Send money to England '-°'*“'-"5 . for the purpose of defraying the cost -155131111 1111191 1119191111 1119l1111y 111 of emigrants to this country upon the l*T”‘1'J015 from 11 11111119 g11‘111911'” 111 plan spoken of above said emigrants "B9515 31111 1111191 1111119111113’ 1111111.11g911 to arrive at the Stallss in the early exhibit of products from a single months 0,. spring of next year_ are 137111-11 . . already to hand in sufficient numbers It seems to me such oflerings as th ' se would arouse an interest in each to warrant me in Iiiakiliigdarranlge . ments to roceel to ing an in a- member of a household,_ and in an p 1 added attraction at the fairs the man- cember or January next for three pur . ose of en a in a comian 0 a ri- ~‘*'F.3“1'3 W1111111 19111 11 91111911191013’ .19W11111' gultural lagorgersgand doi1iesti1(13 servagnts Mr. J. D. Husted washes his peach to em;g,ate to this C,.,umry_ trees with soft soap and_puts plenty of The Hon_ James Rugsen Lowe“, 39395 311111115 11319111 11111111111311 111111 1119 United States Minister at London, soil. He considers these two opera- (inns very important elements of suc- England, has now given me fuil and _ _ , proper credentials, under the seal of 0'7‘-'9 31! Peach =9'»1'°W111g-‘F"1‘1” 111111171 the Legation, to assist me when in Dept. LIL Grand Rapids Democrat. E,,g1a,_,d_ Many emigrants Sent out —-—}--——*'-—‘—“ by me have written encouraging let- ters to their English friends, which letters have been published in English newspapers, so that the way now ap- ipears clear for obtaining from Eng land all the reliable help for whose passage hither means may be ad- vanced. The kind of English people chiefly needed here is the agricultural laborer class, for the members of this class are trained from childhood in habits of respectful obedience to their em- ployers, and are, as a rule, willing and capable workers, but the wages of this people being 20 per cent. lower than last year——the resiilt of continued de- pression in British agriculture-—it is useless to ekpect many of them to be able soon to pay their own passage to this country. However, some will doubtless be able, therefore any Pa- trons who choose to take such a chance, may renew their orders upon the terms soon to be stated, and I will do my best to supply their needs. As to properly conduct the business of this agency requires all my time when in England, thus preduding me from earning money by other means while there, I find I cannot afford to do the business required of me for les- than $2.00 commission fee upon each emigrant sent out according to order; therefore I request any whose order stands upon my last season's Look at any less fee than this, to either in- crease the fee or ask for its return. And now with regard to my arrange- ments for properly carrying on the work of selecting and sending to th:-ir respective destinations the emigrants required for the season of 1884, and for whom passage money will be ad- vanced by their respective employers, I have opened a new order book, therefore I wish a renewal of old or- dersas well as to receive new ones, and I particularly desire that all orders shall be very explicit, so that every- thing may be in correct working order. With order must be sent $2.00 for each emigrant required. unless the agency has already in hand money belonging to the person ordering help. In such case, if the money in hand be of suflicient amount, state this fact; if in excess of what is required for new order, state what must be done with surplus; if less than amount re- quired, send suflicient to make up the deficiency. If your home is distant from railway depot, please make at- rangements for emigrants to go to some place near the depot, and with Remove the Old Canes. Charles A. Green, one of the best fruit growers. says he used to think it of little consequence when the old canes of black caps were removed. But recent experience and experiment has cnivinced him that they sit ould be re- moved as soon as the fruit is gathered. The old canes may be cut easily with a sharp hook attached to a handle two feet long, and after they are removed and burned the field may he more freely" cultivated than if they were still in the way. But aside from this, the old canes a: pear to draw on -the vitality of the plant and seriously affect its subse- quent capacity for bearing fruit. It is now held by scientific men that 5. dead branch exhausts the vitality of the tree as much as though alive. The dead canes on raspberry bushes would appear to affect them in like manner. Bu.-hes not cleared of old canes pro- duce small, defective, crumbling spec- imens. The first year or two the l’)USll8S are not so seriously aflected. Hereafter we will trim ours as soon as the fruit is gathered, sweep them out of the spaces between rows with a one-horse rake, similar to a steel- toothed hay rake out very short and no wheels, and save the ashes. A few books for every Grange that numbers twenty or more members may be procured at very small cost to each; say ten books for twenty mem- bers, half the price of one to each. But ten books, well chosen, will be _profit- able for all the twenty to use in the course of thewinter. Is there any way by which a Grange can open a more fruitful field to its members than to procure in plain but substantial form the best thought of wise men and women brought down from every age of the world? While ten books for a Gran e of twenty members would be useful in the beginning they would pave the way for ten more, for a_score, forahundred; they might easily be the nucleus of a library quflicient for the needs of all the families connected with the Grange. There is no matter that may yield greater profit to stu- dious men and women than good books. This is asubiect which all Granges will do well to e0l1E_Ild91‘a 95' iglly those Granges which have n content with frivolous amuse ...-um:§,'~r1,-i-_v':l :. l'Ilul‘€ ' '”l‘\va;c um cows now’. up _ ,.Jr‘ , .-~.oons. , ‘ ‘ learn -:.:.r v-n~-'- to =3._:', '_ Ileiore the .27. (,-lllsilfik comes in play. 4 1 .———————.m— Whal Does a Patron Mean by Co-Operation. In trying to find an answer to the above question, the writer has adopted the plan of that eminent pulpit ora- tor, President Finney, of Oberlin Col- lege, first setting forth what it is not and then showing what it is—thus, by contrast bringing out, in stronger and brighter light, the true meaning. In pursuance of this plan, I shall first endeavor to show that co opera- tion is not communism. Communism is a stateof affair.-3 in Which all individual rights of prop- erty are obliterated and in which all things are held in common for the use ofeev;-h upon the same general level. Communism says to each member when eutering—t3ose who enter here leave individuality behind. This is nm.co-operation as understood by the ax crage Patron of Husbandry. Secondly. I will endeavor to show that the W0 k of-a board of trade or syndicate is not what a Patron means by <50-operrtion. A board of trade is a concentration and combination of business cheek for the purpose of ma- nipulating corners in Wheat corn or pork. The board of trade is a se1f-con- stituicd legislature that enacts not laws that are 9. dead letter upon the statute book, but living laws that fix the price of every mouthful of food produced by'the farmer, every yard of cloth produced by the operative in the factory. Tnejurisliction of this board of trade legislature is universal. It extends beyond the jurisdiction of Congress or Parliament. By its fiat the farmer and country dealer are made financial Wrecks and the syn- dicates of the trade centers pile up millions upon millions. This is not what a Patron means by co"-operation. A syndicate is a combination of huge private fortunes, 9. communism of wealth, and, as a writer in the North American Review well says——the only communism these United States have yet produced. This communism exists for the, purpose of buying up the fruits of the labor of the toiling mil- lions and holding in its greedy maw the hard-earned dollars rightfully be- longing to the laboring poor. Thirdly. I will try to show that co- operation is not monopoly. Monopoly is defined as the sole power of vending any species of goods, obtained either by engrossing the articles in market by purchase, or by a license from the government confirming this privilege. Thus it is seen that the modern syndi- cate is a close and powerful and dan- gerous monopoly. Evidently this is not what a Patron means by coopera- tion. But what is co operation? It is of a special object, by a company or society of persons, organized for mu tual protection and assistance. The necessity for such co-working and organization will be apparent to any one when refiecting upon the actual condition of s iciety to-day, and upon the tendency of all bu-iness transac- tions ioward gigantic monopolies which seek to control all the actions of men in all the more humble walks of life. When syndicates of wealthy capitalists are swallowing up the fer- tile soil of our grand we.-stern plains by the million acres; when boards of trade are making bread dear and by this means increasing crime in ourj,,_ W 1 mu land; when, through the influence of: “mun” 0 K’ -the communism of the .-.yrf.‘fter;‘ 1 escape l‘m.m it by means of co-opera tin‘; and organization. reducers, or liese matcrial.= 9 L success. .\Ia:iy objections are urged against it. The opponents of co op- eration tell us that many efforts at co-operation have failed. That it is contrary to the idea of the division of labor. Thu-’: because one man is a farmer, another a mechanic land still another a d. ctor, to organize and manage a co-operative store, manu- factoiy or other enterprise would be undertaking a new business and re- suit in failure. To these objeaction-1, one and all, I would reply ttta‘. "noth- ing succeeds like success”—anri would point to one example of successful co- operation conspicuous among all of which I have any knowledge. Ad- mitting that some have failed. let me reminds the objector that a. large m2jor.ty of private, comnlercial and xnanufacturins, enterprises end in fail- ure also, and that co opera'iun en- terprises conducted on the true prin- ciples of cooperation will be reason- ably sure of success. Let us now take a brief historical view of the Pioneer Co-operation S0- clety of England because it is the lirst successful society of the kind of which I have any knowledge. In the year 18-ll twelve poor weavers of Roclidale, England, met together to consult how they might ‘setter their condition. Their wages were low, pro- visions were high and adulterated be- sides. Strikes and other means of escape were proposed and discussed, when one immortal genius suggested that they should. simply try to make better use of what they had. They decided that each should pay twenty pence a week into a common stock, until they got enough to buy‘ a few necessary groceries at wholesale. It took them nearly a year, and then they organized and opened the first co-operative store. Their stock in trade consisted of about seventy-five dollars worth of flour, sugar, and butter. Their plan was, first, to sell at the usual retail price, but to give a good article; secondly, to sell only for cash down; thirdly, 0 make 9. quar- terly dlvidend of the clear profits to the subscribing members of the asso- ciation, the share of profit being de- termined in‘ each case by the amount each member or his family purchased at‘ the co-operative store. ‘From this very humble beginning-seventy-five dollars worth of stock in trade-this society has grown in wealth and im- portance until it now numbers six or seven thousand members and has a capital of over a million and a quarter of dollars, said a yearly profit of some $400,000; It has dry goods stores, shoe stores, grocery stores, hardware and clothing stores, butcher shops, etc. selflluge-ly in visiting old friends in usiiggesfions for the goon of the Dr- - laborers, unless we find. 7- But can co-operation he made 9.‘ " a working together for the attainment ' a grist mill, at building society, a life I and Wlitfll this was insurance association, and a burial society. It owns a library and reading room, and lla- for years past taken a conspicuous ;-art in the public im- |provements of Rochdale. and as the proudest monument of its success, can point to a whole community raised in morals and intelligence, no less than in comfort. OLIVE WISE. tsego, ‘.\Ilch., Sept. -1. 1353. The Home of my Childhood. I am rusticating for a month or so in my native home in Virgil, Cortland county, X. Y. I have enjoyed my- Grange.-is, making «lcr and .n exemplifying the unwrit- ten work. 'I‘liei'e are twelve Granges in the county but no l'r:mons Grange yet formed. The ()l‘(l.*-T has not ac- quired that poptilarity, ilmt it has in Michigan, and they have to contend r > unlleedctl. we ll2lllllL'llwl Tmltlly out into the troui.-led fiscu anal lTll<‘(.'l{t‘Il the zulvnnce of the -‘usurpci' ll)‘ holding the l)dl:lll(,‘rf of power. We has c saved millions of the people's favorite lll()llt‘_\' from the flames. Welmve estziblislical beyond :1 doubt that States. it‘ they will, can con- trol the rates of travel and transporta- tion within them and save to them- selves soinetlling more than just what the trade lc;1\'c.s. We have demon- S[I'£iIt‘l,l that ptm-lx;ise1'.s from first lmnds arc im.-::l<-ulably to be preferred_ \Vc ll£l\'t.' llllpl‘.U\'ElI ourselves intel- lm.-t'.1:tll_\'. We lutvc aided largely in i'cc'ons't1‘1lt-tiiig at distracted Union. We ll.'l\’L' ninintzlilml the best 0l‘(.l€l‘ lkutllc upluiilllin-,1‘ ml’ the :tgricultur:ll (fl2l.~‘.\'ex-3 cvt-1' instituted and kecpllle "l1ll(‘ll string out and any to all \\'<)l'lIl)', "('1>lll‘.‘ an-l_;n with us and we will do lll«‘r' ',"um.~.~'7l~=, and so iuaiey that are far ‘mzhii -.l the citizvns of .‘Jicliigan,: in all the cleiiie-nte that are essental on gt:—«licad people. It may be nol Il,lillL‘z‘lIlO!l of CIISFJCIET, but it set-mt--.l ; oniinou:~: to me to go into well {tit-I. nislio.--.l purl-nus, and see Lursu :5Il('I':S‘ conspicuously hung upon the wall, or over the door t 1- keep witches away. 3 I gave some public lectures on 135-? t;'onou1)’ and I found it uifiiciilt tol v30llVll1(‘+-srinle of them that Deacon '§,u!11"S))lll'l was dead. and his pau- r:.-ike theory was all exploded. The number ofiiteinbers is multiplying rapidly, and the result must be, the education of the Auierican farmer, and the teaching of the laboring m.-isses to think for themselves. There is yet" no Grange in the county that owns a hall of their own, and they either hire a hall for their meetings, or divide the occupancy with some other Order. I lectured one evening at a place called Chica- go, and as it was dark when I got there, I could see but little of the sur- roundings, and I climbed up a pair rt; rlckety stairs, that led to 8 well furnished hall, filled with smiling : irons, and tastefully decorated with ~ greens, mottoes, and pictures .a1owers scattered in abundance, make the place pleasant and invit Judge of my surprise, when informed that this elegant hall, ..r nted with so much taste and . was the upper part ofa saw- Jrauges in this county stand .t where we stood in Michigan, «.3-,lit or ten years ago——wc have ad- ='anced,and so will they. “Onward” our mono, and perpetual “Progress” is w"iti,l-n alike on our banner‘ and on ;lieir~t. Ct)R'l‘I.A.\'I) HILL. Uses of the Grange. As I lm-l lw-.921 ztltczuliixg tllc (lrnngc 1neg[i11;_v~'.:5o111t*\\'l1:lt 1‘cgtllztl'l_\’, ll lady not ll -.ne1nbci' i'c1u:u'l;cd "You must lll. l aiiisxn-1':-ll, "I do like the (lr‘:11i_<.:'e." llut l1:tv+- I any rczlsoiis for likingtlie {::‘.t1lgc'.' ltllinkl llil\'té. It }.§i\'cs all the p1'ov.lucci's troln the soil an oppor- tumty 01' l:4)‘O1)t‘l':lllOll, both in buying midst-lling. but wliich we do not do even yet. to the full extent of our privi- lcggcs. We atllow olitsidc dczilcrs to put a 1,,-rice upon our wool, low as tlicy pl:-ztsc, and i‘.-turn it in goods with all the iL'o——oncn1'tlI.:m<_l .s.‘l1u\v 1‘€‘.~‘pt‘(‘l tnoui‘ :Will1 ‘~'l"l*l-it ‘1i‘l-"Will-"ll lmm 1119Y‘,r:21l1ing—il' we would lnnkc vztlunble :14-tpntint:u:r:'es. if we would cstatbli.-‘ll l tmél even "@1119 tn’ lllt“ fa-FHWYS llllflk 3 and llllllllllllll am lmllcsts\'stcl11nl'l;ov- (‘l'lllll‘.‘lll. it \\'t‘ would t'urg«-t for u few lluurs Ill!‘ toils mid t'2ll'l,‘>‘ oi‘ lllc. outer lifv. and :12: intc1'«'l1;uzu'c- of mind with mind, and il 1>l1‘«'l.s‘;lll[ >'o-ztsoll of com- muni«>n.tl1c H1';1ngc- nllolwls slit.-ll op- [)Ul‘lllllll}. Such i.~'unl)' .1 superficial vie V of om! or two 1ml1lts'ol' i1ltc1‘(*5l to l’;tt1'll|llf£\CIl1I‘6 of any portion of the goods we need, then we turn idle a pnrlion of the labor, one of the pro- ductive elements of wealth, and we then export millions of our money annually to foreign countries to secure tl~.- supplies that should be manu- facturer. at home. and distributed an.-ingour own people. Presenttariff i.- used to protect capital more than l-cbur, but this is the fault of the law ‘Ll¢:.'.?; creates the tariff. Tariff for pro- t(~1'.tl0I1 should be made by law, to pmt—ct labor and encourage home in- dustry. 'I‘arifl' for revenue should be eqixitably di.-turbed. Extremes on either side of the question is an error, aml are too often resorted to for per- sn; al gain and partisan advantage. This question can and should be regu- lated, and he who solves the “tariff problem” for the best interests of the Americ.-.n people, Wltll justice to all classes and interests,’ will, indeed, be tlle“sratesmun of the present age” and of the highest rank. Hpeakingof books suggests another matter for consideration, and the pres- ent time is opportune. It is the Grange papers, thejournals published regular- ly, embracing a thousand matters of interest to all who have heart in the movement in which the Grange had its origin. How inanyof these papers have one-half the support they do- serve‘? How many of them are duly a;-.2;-reciated; or what thought is taken 01 the labor expended by those who cor.-luct these papers-—of the care, the anxiety, the interest pervading every (~.n!:imn, even every line? Do the Gmuges owe anything to these pa- pa:-r.-.".' Not subscriptions, for it would be shameful if they neglected pay- ment of such oblig-».ntion~but do they owe any duty? Is any support due for them? Each member of the Order can an.-iwer the question for himself, but, before he answers let him take the subject under consideration, deny himself all selfish pleasure and look to the matter with the purpose of ascer- taining what duly on his part would direct. This is no plea for any one p per, it is rather the pres; ntatior: of a subject upon which thought has lain dormant. Each member of the Order has in this matter a duty to perform. or no duty. If none, the questions herein embraced are not pertinent; if a duty, let the questions be considered. «From the Iiusbandma/L, Elmira, N. Y. 'l‘l.1ei'e is a story in metrical phrase of an army numbering ten thousand men who “went up the hill and down again,” and to emphasize the perform- ance and impress upon our minds the magnitude of the service rendered by this army, there was unending repe- tiion of the story of this one exploit “went up the hill and down again.” There is verisimilitude in this story when applied to many Granges. If the muse were asked to point out the usefulness of the march and the coun- ter march the problem would be too gréat. Why should a Grange go through aset from mouth after month, year after year, repeating alwa s, as if there were nothing beyonx the written rule? Is there no possibility of development in an Order that prom- ises so much? But if there is the de- velopment, rigid rules that hold per- formance down to mere forms hamper and restrict. The best possible thing that can be said of any body when de- scribing character is, that it is right and does things. A political party is ridiculous so long as it does nothing; a church that does nothing must decav rapidly; at Grange that goes up the hill and down again, well, that’s too little, too monotonous—‘.t must do something or peg out.-—From the Husbandnzazz, It carries on a farm, a cotton factory, first 1lCllIl(‘!l'3Ll i'edi'css of g1'ic\‘:inc-.=s, Eln l.-"a, N. 1'. NOW READYI; ?.‘l'P.UlT ART LOAN EXHIBITION. Opcn until Nov 1, 10:1. m. to 10 1». nl. dolly. ti.-3-I lvzr l,~'4".l 0.3 l’.n::t1n=;-I -3‘ line lngll.-st artistic [M 31* H \V.|.ll'l"-C-ll tr l‘l.nl:n.-5 ¢‘g".UU Cliuice l.'i-'ll.i.;- and En-_'n|ving-, eirh‘-:u)iii fu l . l‘c..stl_\‘ liric-l-llm-:. fl1:"l.'lr;:«- v:0llo<‘Iinns -vi‘ Alli:-;' -‘ uni '.5Il)ll»‘ru Lame. It ;F'l"*‘:‘lllll.l 1:-vllclii--n Cyplu- olt~~r_\'. &v".\nti«j-;~- l’\rItv ‘r-ml l‘~~ru. £vr‘tiorring«- coll-. ll l-igryptian Antique Bl‘1)DZ'W. xgrflvrr .'w .\l.tr£;I».- .if‘lv-1 on-r ‘.’.vwu Art I)ll_i-‘cls and curios of Vlll-L6, '§.'llIt‘t‘ll E.‘ 1!-mun Rooms. . . . . «l 5 ]u.ir-- feet of .1r~-A. lfg,r"l'lle origzml lllswk .ur\l Wlxit:-s from Century- ';.-v._:uziiic. 1;.-,:'L‘-aluullil ll;-om cun:lin:n,: Ri'V'I!lIlil')l3£Ll‘ y Furni- 'u - mm ll.-ll 2-‘. mt gr--at lll‘IUTlC vulli-‘. ' ’i:n Bail L3.-:51 1:1 3:29: S::., Ma: .lim2.<.»i.1 35 ::;i'.s. Excursions over all Railroads. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. DV'.l'ARTL'I-‘.l-‘. or-‘ TR.-\I.\':s I-‘ROM KALAMAIOG. ’l‘l.\I l~1-".'.\ BLE —— .VlA‘.' 15, \V't£.sTWAi:t>. ‘.~..~\3. lt1|"-‘-lIlll*l“.ll n ' I-J\--:..n<: lfixpn-ee<,_ l’:~- :'i:~ lixprr-ca-1,- l):n tlvpre.~4-l, Ant : .\- \'-irk I-jxprw-1, A?!» III! Hxpr-~-x~4_ ______________ __ ‘~ -\.' York, Atlantic and Pacific Expresses dell . I‘;x4‘rllIu( I"l.\[vr".-x4\\t'il All-I Night I'l.\pi‘~-so one! daily "M"-L-t Satlirxluyw. All other rrnins daily except Ea).- vlja -4 l-‘rviglit t:':l'.:I.-a carrying pin-ism-rim-rs out {row I\ ll nnm7.n.> as fulluv.-4. .‘,<. ;:'.9 past) at 5:35 1>, 3” M, - X 2'! l_V\L"3I) at 7 ll. 15. 1.1-:nuan, Gen. fllumgur, Dot: 4. J. A. Gllllvlll, G--zu-ml i*'rviglIt Agent, Cllicngo. U W. I’.L-.:;l.1»:+,Ll. P. .2 T. A., CIl1ra_g0_ GRAND RAPIIDS I I’us.-’z~ii',-;vr 'l'inu- '].‘ul:l«-. ___“ _ rml.\'a: .\"|ll'l‘ll. <(.'Illlll.lI|l\' liul»-._)V A -"l'ATIll.\V>'. NI). Nu .‘:. (‘In 'Iuu:lti .,_,l.v. __,_ _.._ Ru l.‘lll'vll'l , :5 v 7- via 11 lo “ In J) “ ‘___ , _ _.,. tins‘ P.\l '.4:A.\l‘]1():1 “. Tm *~ 72 ~ lizsm-u 812.‘: “ 74“ “ l 21.‘. _ l”t‘Il " ‘Kw " 4 gr, “ . 515; ’r.\1jlIIllr liul.ul.:l‘/:.;__,_l. Uimrl Iiillillji ,\ 4lr.II|-I llupnl-4 l.v C.-1lill:u:_ ___‘,-_ Clllllllzw _I,\,' Tl‘:IVrl'.\n_- (‘itv_ Ar I’:-tasks-_','_V__:_ “ _ lll.---lmm\\' Ci!) " _ V I. S‘l‘.\'l'll)Z\'>. )I:u'l:ln-aw City l.v ,. . .. . n , . ___ »I.h:n—1»ic~u-rs-4or.»J ‘n; .v, (lr.m«l llupills ,.\r. Gmml ilznpill.-LIA’. Kzilnilnr/.nu ,_ ,.\ r. K:rI.¢niuzoo _,_l.v, Slur;,'i:|__- __ “ ln2‘.: ‘ Ridunmnul , ,Ar,, .-Zoo l-M3 fl 5:‘: I. ‘ ()in<-mrmti,____ " T to “ f 110 1», ‘NH. 5 lezwv-.3‘ (lIlll‘llIlI.'lll and No 8 lcavc.-3 Clflv rlnily, »-xm-pt >.‘ltlur'un«l y. ‘\\'ood1'ul’l' elm-ping; curs on N09. 5 null ii lr-tw~.-on Cin- Ciunnti and (iminl Ra;-i-ls, zunrl slecpiu-,: and I-.l.uir cars Dlliilllllfl train-l hct\\'~-~11 1.'i'.iurl Rll|)l4l5' and I’:-to-ikey; Illhll\"l)|NIrlIII.?4If“JpIII;{".(I'1UU Nos 7 and 8 between Ginuul ll;lp|rl~. and \l:n'kxn:|\v City. A. B. LHET, Uenl l’;L-as. Agt. -.- - :":'l. L~u&';"z“:7-8:3"-‘.wl:..- L- S. <32 IVE- S. R. R. K.-\LnMAZUO l)Ivi.~.io.\' TIMI: TABl.l. ('I‘.iinc 1.’) minutes fsmtur than Kalamazoo.) U01.‘-it} SOUTH. NY&CNY& ' ‘EXl)l’l.‘5H. Ex 1 .\lI:w‘y ;" won: 425 Ell M.-.,,,. 917 “ “ 814;‘ ___,lnlI'> H t-11140 -- _$lo:3o “ 5' 140 on H , 245 .. .‘i|'1IlHI ltupid.-1 _______ -_ ‘. A ilcgnu -___ - . Kulnnmzoo _ >'cliuulcrn.ft _ .’l'lm-o River mu-._—.: 5 ti 7 7 8 .2 A co 3 I ;2 '7 1 ul- l '1 ‘l D .\'oH'l‘il, .\'i'.ti:.\'lnCT. ' Ex at .‘l lilxpr--es.-‘W55’ "7 12 45 en :2 25u§x"i:'l.o PM 736 “ Too “ Qbo an 1201 AM 10:30 " 1om..,; ii 00 “ 3 ~lu1>m 3 45 5;, ’“ 41:5 *- 1000 H 4 3-1 “ 1210 “ . I-Izlllliilazoo 5 05 “ 1 10 pg .All*-znn _ _ y 608 “ , 420 " Graiud ltapitl.-1,. ‘ l 725 “ ‘ " .-ill trains ’.".IHIlUCl. at White I’i;zeou with fltraina on Iuiilll lu;.- M. E. \\'.\‘l‘TLES, Supt. Kill-nnluzoo Division, Knlnmuzoc , 'I“.u'>.-e Riv:-rs .Scllonlcral't_ CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK R. R. Corrected 'I'inic+Table--.lIinc- ‘.'l, 18:33:. '1' lh\IN.“l VVESTVVARI). -‘ N o. 1'. No. 4. No. t.. No. .-3.. Clliczuo Day Pacific ll Crc-ck l'a.-.-5‘-_"r. I-lxinru-an. Express KEXpl'n:4§. ‘ 8 lo in}; ?17’o’l>n ‘~‘.r.nlo.vs. LI,-. I.’ort Iiuron _ “ Imlay City__ Lope-.er_ _ Flint -_ Ar. Durand llv. Ilur.'lnd__ “ i.ansing-_ ~ ‘ y 1 “ (Jlinrlottc ___ ' “ "rl/.11»;-M Ar. Battle Crcela: ' I'M‘ low *‘ u u u l.v. Ifinttle Cr»-ck “ Vicksburg __ " Scllnolcratt._ “ .\lzlrc--llus -- “ (lzul.-mpolis___ “ Gi'uug<.-rs __- “ smith lit.-ml. “ SLillwcll--_- "' llaskclls____ Valparaiso _- “ In-(is-sdalc___ “ C,llI&l’ Cros Ar. Chicago -_.._‘ 1 20 “ 2 I0 fJ»4,.3~DHb&|"“l2 .::.;.:»x:.‘-‘-ro s. :‘uu-éaobc-::.~:|cr;_..—I»-14. C:I\'l£ — .;».v-;:: TRAINS EASTWARD. . No. 3. No. 5. , LII" ted lAtluntlc _____g_ __7 Express. 1 Express Le. Cl1l(‘3lZ0-—--— 910 AM 3 so “ C,RI&P Cros1o10 " 4 :1 “ l'tedcsclnle___ 10 51 “ Ar. Valparaiso -_"l 1 30 “ Iiy. Valparaiso__ 11 50 ‘ Sruxcns. {El 8 30 nut " . 9 _u._ pa;-r,i' -‘ 7 1 Grangers -- Cassopelis __; Marcellus ___, 2 -15 Schoolcraft _, 3 03 Vicksburg __I 3 22 .Battle email 4 15 . 7-10»:-c.on® reggr.-:="=‘lfE“é"::‘-*.?§‘-.°.E-" '..>P1."':.-.::'°: . . xx ‘ Charlotte --_ Lansing---“ Ar. Durand- Lv. Durand- ,5i4 ,555 “ Imlny Cll:y--' 9 10 “ Ar. Port Huron-110 20 “ 'i'21:‘-'«','7 56'7'ij67i6'5‘ All trains run by Chicago time. Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6, da‘ y. All other fralns daily, ex- cept Sunday. ‘['Tmios stop for passengers only when signaled. Pullman Palace cars are run through without change between Chicago and Port Huron, Detroit, East Sagi. naw Bay City, Hamilton, Niagma Falls, Buflalo New York, Toronto, Montreal and Boston. ' Dining cars on 3 and 6 West Battle Creek. GEO. 3- Kit". 3. B. Osnuvar, Tl‘!-530 M31386!‘ 1'. General Manager, E. I‘. Kzsnr, Agent, Schoolcrufl then, C i r ,~— i’. , ,_._ _._. - -3,-Tm . TEE GRANGE VISITOR. OCTOBER 15, 1883. Eadie: fflhpaltnleqt. THE STRANGER. AN EASTER LEGEND. An aged man came late to Abraham's tent, The sky was dark and all the plain was bare, He asked for bread; his strength was well nigh spent; His haggard look implored the tenderest care, The food was brought He sat with thank- ful eyes . . ‘ But spoke no grace nor bowed he to thefist, Safe sheltered from the dark and angry skies, Tue hounteons table seemed a royal least, But ere his hand had touched tun tempting fare, The Patriarch rose and leaning on his rod, “Stranger" said he, '-dost th J!) not bow in prayerr Dost t on not fear, dost thou not worship God? He answered “Nsy." The Patriarch sadly said: "Thou hast my pity, go. eat not thou my ‘bread " Another came that wild and fearful night, The fierce winds raged and darker grew the k . s y, But all ltlhetent wasfilled with wondrous lie t: ’ And Abraham knew the Lord his God was ' nigh , “Where is’ that aged man;” The Presence asked _ , “That asked for shelter from the blast? ' Who made thee master of thy Maater's,hred,dl’ What right hadst thou the. wanderer forth to castr . - , “Forgive me, Lord,” the Patriarch answer me e, ’ ‘ ’ ' ‘ 1" With down-cast "look with bowed and trem- bling knee, _ . _ “Ah me! the stranger with me might have eta" id But, oh my God,.Ile would not w_ers/lip T/lee; ‘-I've bornenhim long,” God said, “and still I wait " --" - ' Could’st tliou not lodge him one night in‘ thy gate? _ ' -—Harper': Magazine. Women: Rights. Not a very enteresting subject. I imagine some of our readers are saying, No. But: “Every dog must have his day, Every woman must say her say.” and I am going to have mine. I am not going to tell you -with great as- surance that women are as capable of casting their voteas men. For I think as a general thing they are not. In order to vote intelligently, the working wom- an would need devote more time than she could to the study of politics and the woman of much leisure more than she would. I've heard some women say if anything goes wrong, man always charges it to women, and if such be the case I for one would not _wish to -be censured for the fraud and deception practiced by many that are elected to positions of honor and trust at the present day. But we have some rights and privi- leges extended to us that we should feel capable of exercising, and in these rights I would urge the women of the land to do all in their power for the good of their fellowmen. The first named is the right to help make the GRANGE VISITOR interesting and in- structive. and any woman that can write a letter can here have her rights and should she feel timid through lack of experience I would say to her, there is always the first time, and as I have every reason to believe your ef- forts will be kindly received, for have we not within the Gates been taught to scorn not to receive instruction from the llumblest flower, and what the con- tributor may think is not of much ac- count, may be of vast importance to those who chance to read it. There occurs to me just now ales- son I once learned. I will give it in as few words as possible. I once visited a. lady friend iii an adjoining township who was the possessor of many beau- tiful plants and flowers. She called my attention to auordinary looking fern- leaf sort of flower or plant, in a way I knew, was something choice with her, telling me to put my hand on it which I did when it commenced to twist and writhe and wither in a manner that suggested to me its name, sensitive plant. A few weeks after I saw the lady, she told me the sensitive plant was dead, stating the cause was, people liked to see it scuirm so well they would pinch or pick at it and it soon died. After hearing this, she presented me with a lovely bouquet of geraniums, fuchsias, tuber roses, etc., I told her I feared she had ruined the rest of her plants by plucking them so freely, to which she replied: Oh no, the more I pluck them the more thrifty they grow. Now, though our personal beauty be nothing in comparison to those flowers I think we have a chance for choosing between the habits of them and the senative plant. I would strive to be like the flowers if it were to give pleas- ure or make one heart glad to be able to stand the rough usage instead of losing your strength by that kind of treatment, but if some one had come each day and plucked the lady's flowers to throw them in the streets to wither, sfici-ding no one pleasure, I think she would not so lightly have said, it does them good, and I think the same with those who strive to do good. To encour- age in that direction a little apprecia- tion does no harm. I have seen some people who reminded me of the sensa- tive plant, some whose sensibilities were so keen that in company they were always imagining some one hmt- in; against them in conversation. Should you happen to P353 “W.” by ‘"1" observed they feel and resent it ‘as an intentional slight I have me“ t° 1 ‘f I think a person is fiyfitgttlijecglsina slllur on my conduct, I . - . . '2" } , ‘ try to take it so quietly l.lldl’.l.- l-...._ in know I’vc taken it at all; one reason for so doing is, it might notlhave been intended for me, or if intended, it might havegbeen intended for my benefit; howsoever, when I get alone (as the old saying is) I try on the shoe, and if it fits well I wear it, if not I cast it _ aside,»hut I_ try to never let the world see me act like the sensitive plant for fear I too might die, not in the body but in the estimation of those around me. But I've drifted from my subject in order to overcome the backwardness of some I will give my contributing-ex- perience in compliance with Myra’s re- quest that more should help maintain our rights. I came with a short article, aftera lapse of some time I sent one more lengthy and being pressed for a time wrote very hurridly, not even taking time to look it over. The next issue it was not produced. I thought nothing of it until I received a short letter from Mr. Editor giving instruc- tions in a new degree. Called the Editofs sign or degree of caution, I think it cannot be out of place to give the most important part here; it is as he gave itto me: “Please correct up your articles alittle so I . will not be obliged to send them to press looking as if a hen had walked over them, and boil down what you have to degree in so kind a way ‘that even a sensitive person could not be offended. Mrs. O. Sykes you promised us some- thing on a. subject of your selection, and some have asked for Aunt Hattie. She has not forgotten our Ladies depart- looking anxiously for it’s coming, and once or twice has sought in vain,always regretting she could not respond when called on I am sorry to say her health is very poor. . V ~ Myra asks in a personal letter, is Aunt Hattie a relative of yours ? Yes, Aunt Hattie of the VISITOR, sister of 0111' Order. is my daughter. and she is very near and dear to me. We have spent many happy hours together. Well if I don't stop, the editor will be send- ing for my autograph album for the following lines: There's no end tothe claek of a woman's ton- gue , . Wh9¢he'r she‘ be middle aged, old or young. Mus. JOSHUA BROWN. 0 . A Harvest Home Address. Worthy Jlfacter, and all Patrons of Husbandoy:-The object of our gather- ing here to-day is to strenthen Fra- ternal Ttee,‘and to promote fidelity to our Order. And we should come to- day with grateful feelings in every heart, grateful that this cheering favor from hopeful Pomona, is bestowed upon us. She comes cheering us by her counsel, giving us strength from her greater might teaching us that through the darkest cloud we may by hope catch aray of sunshine. That the greatest obstacles we are called upon to overcome, we may surmount by patience and perseverance. We come as brothers not only in our Or- der but brothels in our sowing and reaping; in our gains and losses; and in our ignorance or knowledge. Can any one wonder why we are Grsngers; if so, let them reflect for a moment, how the tie that binds us binds every tiller of the soil. The meaning of the word Grange is a farm and of the word Granger, a farul work- er. Hence the sun that gives us light and heat, makes eve ry man a Granger that turns the soil beneath its golden ripening beams. And the rain that showers our fields unites our interests as one, in its lender life giving clasp. And when the withering frosty wind cuts and blights the "products of our labor, even then this sear frost, must make it evident to the dullest percep- tion that all farmers are but brothers of one vast Gra"ge. Then work to- gether, keep the farm free and inde- pendent. Feel that to enjoy a reunion here is far more interesting than a town parade and know that we under- stand our best interests, and p assures far better than any professional man can tell them to us. Then welcome to this Grange meeting. Welcome Pa- trons of Husbandry. We will ever extend to them the first fruits of our land, and the best of cheer. Another reason of unceasing care and toll has nearly passed us by. and every sister here has had her part to bear in its labors. Our labors are con- tinued and varied, and our cares un ceasing, but let it be our aim to rise by each experience nearer perfection in each art. To do this, we must take time for thought and study upon our duties, we must seek information from abroad and not be afraid to adopt any new system if it be for our advantage. We must educate both our minds, man- ners and tastes continually if we would do justice to our calling as farmers. Hemmed in by household cares you say how can we think much or learn much? How educate mind, manners or tastes? But we must do this to make our - labors enjoyable, and “Where there is a will there is a way.” We can by system and order obtain some leisure hours, and by reading or exchanging views with others we find many ways of economy and advance- ment. Yet we often need counsel and encouragement and sometimes a ready helping hand, and we should be able to see far enough in advance .40 recog- v-l.-,: .rl~.:.r. d-F.l5l'8n08. Upon whom say.” He gave the" ment,,on the contrary she is always ' shall we call? Can we go to the mer- chants and their wives for this help? Ah! No! I believe there are not many of us would expect it of them. Then how would the lawyers or bankers" wives encourage us? I will tell you, they seldom associate with country people. They don't want’ to know anything of our perplexitles. But north, south, east and west of us are experienced, hands that are engaged in the same pursuit as we, have the same, duties tcperform, and cares and per- plexltles. They are able to give us informa- tion, cheering counsel and can extend to us hands that are strong and hon- est agidivllling enough to be a help. Then again I repeat, welcome to the Patron. Let’ every sister glve the cause due attention. Let us make cheerful our humble hall with flowers, by the best song we can sing, and a ready greeting, hearty and true., Age with locks all silvered white, Soon will count life's lessening sand, Bring them here to swell our might, 'Tis their refuge in this land. And manhood, too, whose arm is strong, And judgment firm at his command. Bring it to help the cause along, . To save our rights from greedy hands. And youth, we need it by our side, ' To fill our family's homelike hand, We'd teach it how life's wave to ride, Tolharbors safe by Granger’: hands. Yes, gather to our peaceful hall, By cheering word and helping hand, Earth's faithful workers great or small, A welcome here can new command. " Mas. Hanan Hsconarv. Pittatord. Mich. I The Memory of the Dead. For tlleV1s1ron. V How beautiful is the memory of the dead; what a holy thing it is in the hu- man-beart, and what a chastening in- fluence it sheds upon human life; how up within us in our daily intercourse with the worldly _ How it meltsand softens our pride, ldndllng our deepest tions. friend gone into the eternal world with whom he ‘delights to live again in memory? Does he - not love to sit down in the hushed and tranquil hours of our existanccahdcall to mind the face and form familiar and cher-. ished, to look into the eyes that mir-_ rored not his own face more clearly than the soul which he loves, to listen to the tones which were once melody in his ear and have echoed softly ever since they hushed in what we call death? is there a spirit to which heaven is not brought nearer by, hold. ing communion with some kindred soul. How fl-lend follows friend into the happy dwelling place of the dead until We find at length that they who love us upon the heavenly shore are more than they who love us lwre, every year wit- nesses the departure of some one whom we know and loved. When we recall the names of all who have been near to us in life, how many of them we see that have passed into that l.;"?l'.lClflll city, which is eternal, and v. hose builder and maker is God. Let us talk pleasantly of the «lead, as those who no longer pursue the Ill-eting but who have grasped the l'(‘ill. With them the fear and the lougmg, the hope, terror and pain, have all passed away, and the fruition of life has be- gun. How unkind it is Will-n we have put away their bodies, we‘ should cease the utterance of their names. the tender hearted dead who struggled so in part- ing from us, why should we speak of them in awe,_ and remember them only with sighiug? Verv dear were they when _ hand clasped hand in the Grange, and when heart answered to heart. Why are they less dear when they have grown worthy of a higher life and anobler love than ours, and heir perfect souls might receive even our adoration and homage. By our liearthsides, by their grave- side, in solitude. amid the multitude, let us think cheerfully and speak tenderly and lovingly cf. the dead. "Whateoever things are true. whatso- ever thlngs are honest, whatsever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsover things are of good report: if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Kara Woonwonrri. Growling. Worthy Master: The word“Growl- lug” Webster defines as being a term that is applied to an expression of anger. We are by nature what we are, and in our criticisms of both word and thought, it is well to re- member that ‘a noble work is done when we can make right our own wrongs, and look upon the bright side of the wrongs of others. A person's happiness depends much upon their cultivating a spirit of cheerfulness. For some people this seems a special trait of character, and a noble one it is, too. While for others this is an easy task to do. As the morning sun has much to do with the character of the day, so should our mornings bring to us acheerful, happy heart, undimed by passion’s clouds, to brighten each day of our lives. Our passions and emotions are essential characteristics it subdues all the harshness that grows. love and waking our highest a_spira- Istllere one who hssnct some loved _ in the make-up of our organizations. And it is not so much the amount we possess, as the way and manner in which it is applied. For instance, a raging flame is not subdued by meet- ing an element of the same character, superior to its own in fury, neitherare we made better or wiser by acontinual growl. Some people use words as rlflcmen use bullets, and no gates are left ajar by them, for they consider themselves the - pronoun of the first person, while on the other hand it is better to subdue the will by controlling the feelings, or in other words, keep cooland say nothing. It is said that the countenance is a good indicator of the disposition. little else, save expressions of joy and happiness, but as they advance in years and take to themselves the responsi- bilities of life, the sky changes, and we may notice what may be termed a melancholy disposition. They bring to themselves many hours of disquie- tude, the very reverse of happiness, but the most to be feared, or dreaded, is a person with a hasty, passionate disposition, with no power of self- control. They cause themselves so many unkind acts, which fills their lives with vain regrets. Shakespeare says, to err, is human, to forgive di- vine. We are all adrift on life's troubled -ea, but if we can help battling with Lhe human, and fortify ourselves with .he dlvincs, we shall be conquerors in the great army of life. A great many things can be said or placed on paper, and read, but I dislike to hear people preach what they do not practice,‘ it is of character, than speak of many zhings that we might do and yet do not. ’ If things don’t move to suit you And your pleasures are but few. Maintain a good degree of patience, And paddle your own canoe. But if a breeze, or cloud, o'er takes you Of angry, growling kind, ~ tection of the just, and for the punish- mcnto‘ the wrong-doer alone, and that many through a. wrong interpretation or fraudulent practices, are swilldled to a greater or less_ extent, and, whereas, we believe our fellow townsmun, Isaac Page, to have been unjustly dealt with in the decision of our supreme court, in the case of Page vs.— Page, thereby not only causing him great anxiety of mind, but wrongfully causing to be ta- ken from him so',000 or more of pcrsoll— sl property, thetclore, be it Resolved, That we believe the ver- dict given the plaintiff in this case, by the Supreme Court of Michigan, the highest tribunell to whicll it could have been referred, to have been unjust. And further, Resolved, That we believe the blood money wrung from the hard earnin s of Mr. Page, to have been the sole 0 "".§’.‘ ‘ff. ‘.‘.‘.:‘.?..’~*’:t.‘.‘.§’._:.‘ °‘ :‘.‘.ff.?‘:}.‘* .‘”¢‘é n , - c 0 or unfaithfulness on etlhe part of Mr. P e. lfiesolvcd, That we believe outsiders have dared to invade the sanctity of the family circle of Mr. Page, an by bad counsel and with, perhaps, the idea that they too might hel to share the spoils, have assisted in a l oseible ways tothe carrying out of this scheme of blackmailingl.‘ Resolved, hat we believe Mr. Page to have been a kind and indulgent hus- band,an honest, upright citizen, and well deserving of our most heartfelt symdpathies, which we so cheerfully ten er him to—day. The above resolutions were suggested b ' the knowledge of the fac s, that hits. Page was allowed to bring wit- nesses to testify who were. entirely lg- norant of the case and charging the same to Mr. Page. ‘We canllot conceive how, when her testimony 111 the lower court was allowed, declaring that she always had money whenever she want- ed it that the Supreme Court confirmed the decision on the ground of failure to support. Also the testimony oes to show that she received $2,896 a imony. and that she onl retained $1,677. thus showing a mum fee to her attorneys of $1,219. WHILE upon this subject of fairs, why is it not practicable for fair asso- ciations to issue to their patrons soon after each annual gathering, a report which shall give more than the simple awards of merit? stating the argument of the committees‘ in determi» in their awards? In many cases this wil give information of great value and place beforethe people the knowledge of experts upon matters ofgreat interest to agriculture and other industries. And again. it might in many cases allay the ill feeling which often arises from slack of knowledge of the facts upon which the awards were based. Washing pine floors with a solu- tion of one pound of copperas dis- solved in one gallon of strong lye gives oak color. We see in the child A far better to have one redeeming trait. Report of the Treasurer of the Stats 0 Michigan. Srara Tan asuaailfs Oirrica, i Lansing, September 39, 1883. Balance on hand Sept 30 1882, was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 81,767,933 21 Receipts for the decal year end- ingsept. 30, 1883, were .... . . 2,752,797 63 34,510,730 34 Payments for the fiscal year end- ing Sept 30, 1883, were . . . . . . 3,436,463 64 B I in treasury Sept 30, ............... . . 01,074,267 20 Which is held in the following funds: Trust Funds:— Prima s c heo interest fund. . $396,103 31 gricult’l c ollege interest fund. . . N o r m al s c h 0 ol interest fund. . . S u n d r y deposit! account 6,320 32 -—————s4= 8,320 03 St Mary’: Canal fund 68,927 12 War Fund ........ .. ll,833 39 General Fund ..... . . 685,186 61 - 81,074 267 20 4,510 47 98598 The Trust funds as above are re- puired by the Constitution to r-e held or the pur named. The General Fund is t e only one a pllcable to current disbursements. That fund ap- pears as above: credit $585,186 61. The appropriations for the calendar year still undrawn, which however are available, if culled for before J an- uary lst next, amount to $477,197 27, leaving a net available balance on hand of $107,989.34. The bonded indebtedness of the State has been reduced during the year 1883, by the payment of all the Two-million loan bonds, sooalled,$-590- 000, and of $1,000 of the war bount loan bonds, one in 1890. The outstan - ingunmatured bonded indebtedness is now confined to the War Bounty Loan ‘Bonds, amounting to $297,000.00 We have in the Sinkin Fund to provide for the payment x ereof U. S. 4; per cent bonds amounting to $297,000.90. The several sources of income to the . Tl-essury'for the fiscal year just closed are as follows: Then row your boat, with words of kindness 330319“- ' - - ' _ Delinue'ttaxes,redmtions * l‘ mu bmg ’°“ "‘°"’ '“"’h"'° bidlilanld abstractsf. .3. .. ..' 8163,5382 75 , 14- M- 11- School and State lands, princi- . Lansing. Oct 1. 1883- pal and interest .......... .. 299,285 .40 > Sundry deposits account . . . . . . . 3,597 23 ’ - 'gountles——taxes..;. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.303’/;,gL7’2 ' ' ' "tic tax - . . . . . . . . . . . . . .;.. 5, 4 The Raga Gas.‘ ‘ Sgfflof {Q pl: cent U. S..bonds.- 3,00; 00 . . Int 1’. suzpl , - The lllclosed resolutions speak for ,f,‘.'.f3',1.?,§';, ,,,,d{,",;,,$‘i§‘5;s,},):. .66 47 37 themselves. I send them as a request ins and ---------------- -- . '1 from the citizens of Martin and Wat- §.:l;'_‘?f_ ‘°_‘f’_'j::.': I :3 son townships. -Mr. Pageisja member Rents and licenses, ......... .. 4,953 79 {if our Order, a man highly respected 5“’j‘f’ I_"“’°"-- Ggiggil 2? in this county, and the decision of the Trespass §;,,',;,;,,,',,',,',,;, 5:935 09 court in this case is looked upon as an Miscellaneous .... .- 537 50 °“t"‘3e “P0” M“ Page’ Total ................ 32.752 797 63 A large number of citizens gathered ,,,,,,u35n,,,M,,_ ' lit the Tesidvllce 0f M11 1’ €139. and U10 Bonds ...................... .. 3591.010 00 ipclosed resolutions with many I]10I‘€%!’£l'-lt€l'8Bt, bonded indebtedness” ,=___' 38,313 00 nmlol.-l dcnovsend were adopted. ‘If lgggféfjggfggfw ----- - -consistellt please publish them in the Swampland w..'ri-.§.}.'t.';':_':::.‘,': ' .-,'»,'153 (,5 V1311-0}; Awards of Board of State Au- ’V _ ditors .............. .. . 1'3.-144 84 " 5- R ALBERTW“ Salaries .............. .. 2i3,24o as Watson, OCL 7. 1583- Sundry_deposits account. 2,793 l9 ‘At ameeting of the citizens of Mar- §,",§,“,,‘,‘,‘§’,,,¥}‘,3,,,',,' ',,,ij,',',,',;,',,',",',;,,,,,',_' 29385 39 tin and Watson township, held at the 1,,t,,,,, ____________________ __ 109,042 10 residence of Isaac Page, the following General expenses ........... .. 46,261 68 preamble and resolutions were adopted: Miscellaneous .......... . . .. . . 2,914 17 Wllisnlcas, We believe the laws of ———— our land to have been made for the pro- Total ------------------ -- 3-3.436.463 64 The complete annual report, giving full details, will be issued as soon as possible. E H. BUTLER, Treasurer of the State ol'Mlchlgan. ___________________ Grange Thoughts. “The very life ofthe Grange has de- pended up Ill the labor and influence of four or five sisters wuose presence has seem-.--.l to be essential whenever meetings have been held, and they have rarely faile l 110 meet the expects men 0:’ members who have trusted them to pan every ood work.” So writes a brother, w ose Grange was established seven or eight years ago and has in its membership at least tnirt brothers now, with about an equa number of sisters. D.-es his re- mark occaslon surprise? It is true that so large a body of men and wo men have depended upon half a dozen of the sisters to inaugurate and ex - cute every good work? Undoubtedly the good brother makes truthful state ment cfarecognized fact, and his ob-' servation does not differ from that made by many others in many other Granges. His testimony to the inter- est, zeal, emclency and wisdom of the sisters is the just tribute of praise. It is a misfortune, however, that so small a number, relatively, is required to bear so gent a share of the res sl- bility. otall are gifted alike in abll ity to plan and execute, butin all well ordered bodies there must be duties for each member, and if each will take up these duties and perform them with such earnestness and genuine regard for the interest =~f all, as the sisters in this case have dz ac urged their duties lhen there will be the highest degree of rosperity for all. L at there be no j ous feeling when each comes up to the full measure of every reqilremeut rather let those “who have but one tal- ent, orfive, emulate the zeal, and at- tempt the uneelflsh work, which sig- nalizes the labor of those who receive the high meed of the praise —From the Husbandnlan, Elmira, N. Y. _____._______________. Defective criminal Laws Ou r criminal laws are defective in at least one respect. They do not provide a sutiicient atonement or the man who suffers from- their maladmlnistration. Lizht has been thrown upon this defect b a recent occurrence in the state of ew York. Some months ago one William Pen- dergrast was arrested for attempting to pass a. silver dollar, alleged not to be genuine. At his trial ‘_‘an expert of twenty five years’ standing swore that the coin was a bad coun_tefeit.” So poor Pendergrast was convicted by the Jury, and the Judge sentenced him to Auburn prison for one year, After the trial and when the man had gone to his cell, a hap y thought struck some one. He thong t it strange that Pende rgrast's council had not hit upon the idea; it would be expedient to as- certain from the highest authority yvlltether the coin was really a counter el . It was sent to Mr. Brooks. the Chief of the Secret Service at Washington, and be pronounced it a genuine silver dollar. Then the president, being a pealed to. sent it pardon to Pendergrast, releasing him from prison for a crime of which he was innocent Of course no one will pity the hu- miliated “expert of twenty-five years’ standing,” whose positiveness and ig; norallce consigned an innocent man a felon’s cell. But it is in accordance with the fitness of things, even in this world of imperfect admlnistration, that Prendergrast should suffer wrong and not be compensated for it? _ If the State had taken his property, it would have paid him damages. t takes away that which is more than property, his good name and his liber- ty, and leaves imto whistle for com- pensation.— Youtlfs Cbmpanion. ___________________ New to Save Boys. Women who have sons to rear, and dread the demoralizing influence of mid associates ought to understand the nature of young manhood. It is ex- cessively restless. It is dist bed by vague ambitions: by thirst ff action, by lcngin s for excitement, by irre- pressible esirns to touch life in mani- fold ways. If you, mothers, rear your sons so that their homes are associated with represion of natural instincts, you will be sure to throw them in the society that in solne measure can supply the need of their hearts. They wil not go to the public houses at first for love ofliquor-—-very few pec le like the taste of liquor; they go for t e ani- mated and hilarious companionship they find their, which they discover does so much to repress the ulsturbing restlessness in their breasts. Bee to it then, that their homes compete with public places in attractiveness. Open your blind - by day and light bright fires at night. Illuminate your rooms. Hang pictures upon your walls. Put books and I]§.'W3p‘]|-IF?" upon your tables. Have music and entertaining games. Banish demons of dullness and apathy that have so long ruled in your household, and bring in mirth and good cheer. Invent occupations for your sons. Stimulate their am- bitions in worthy directions. While you make home their delight, fill them with higher purposes than mere leasure. Whether they shall pass yhood and enter upon manhood with refined tastes and noble arr bitions depends on you. Believe it possible that with exertion and right means, a mot or may have more control over the destiny of her boys than any other influence whatevel'.—.—Appkto1l's Jour- nal. - Cattle-Raising in the West. At present the excitement about cattle apprnachefl in intensity a min- ing rm-z-. The writers for the press and Jluszrated magazines are, in a great measure, responsible for calling public attention to the western plains and the Rocky mountain valley as de- nimble localities for cattle-oreeding. ab~«»ln;qly_notlxiyg a'F..ilit’t1i;r'l.reoding aiul" '.-uc7-essful handling If cattle. 'l‘nu_\' could not distinguish a Durham steer froma st-nlswag Texan. Their knowledge is obtained from the fraud- ulently opt stnck books and lying statements made by ranchmen, who are anxious to unload on English and eastern investors. The impression conveyed by these writers is that the western lains and mountain valleys teem with herds of cattle, feeding on the nutritious grasses, and that cer- tain wealth awaits all men who will pay attention to their herds. Descrip- tions of life on the plains and in the mountains abound in these writings. The pictures are attractive, but are they true? A MONOTONOUS LIFE. ' _ Cattle raising in the west is life on the frontier. It his life of ceaseless monotony. There is but little danger oflhe Indians being attracted away from government rations to st-alps. The extinction of the buffalo before the rifles of the white robe hunters has solved the Indian question. The ranges that these animals used to mi- grate over to and fro are now cattle ranges over which the stock growers ride. There is nothing fasclnatln in the life of a cowboy, orin that 0 an owner of a small herd. It can be summed up in a few few week's hard riding in the spring, during the brand- ing roundup, and a few weeks more during the beef roundup in the fall. The rest of the earls spent in watch- ing the horns o cattle grow, in count- ing the rin s on the base of these weapons of efence, and in cookng and eating bacon and bread. This attractive life is varied by men who have families of sufficient means by living in some little squalid fron- tier town. Life in one of these towns is not attractive. The men loaf. Time hangs heavily on the hands of such men as cannot supply them- selvea with intellectual amusement by sitting on an empty dry- oods box and pounding their boot hee against the resounding sldes,while dlscussln bucking ponies and cows whose have been frozen off. The idle stock growers are a arentlv wra ed u in absorbing tggught as to thggasterg states, or as to whether Clarke’ ba- nana-tailed, one-horned cow, the one with the diamond R brand on her ri le tear, is seven or eight years old, There is some hunting done by these men, but the greater portion of them do not hunt. They loaf, they sleep, tag lie on blankets, they eat poor f , wretchedl cooked. A brigut, ner:ous, into lectual young man would abandon the business, as it is generally conducted, in less than a week. He would turn his horse’e head toward the nearest railroad sta- tion and getting on the first train. would abandon ranch, cattle, horses and the log cabin standing on the el- rocco-swept plain, and hasten to his father and confess that he had made a mistake. He would frankly ac- knowledge that_ he could not live without the society of his fellows. “ A little four-year-old says to her sis- ter who looks sad: "Wllatis the matter? If you can help the trouble why don’t you ‘r’ If-you can’t why do you feel bad '8” AN excellent furniture polish is of ual arts‘ of shellac varnish, linseed oi an spirits of wine. The majority of these writers kp_o__w_, 'ght side, and an undercrop on her ' ....' 7 l, l r“VMm_,_", *9? _,.-,a... _-..,-v-.:- OCTOBER, 15. 1883. eflnntlo’ tpaitmznt. A BIRD'8 STORY. I sit beside my window, And listen to the birds, As they flutter in the sunshine, And tell in-liquid words, How gay and happy is their life, How glad and bright and free, Now that the golden summer Is come from o'er the sea. For in the early morning, 81?” thhexoemifril fly’ 1 estoet ug t epearygatewa , Unseen, unheard and shy; I She had seen the fair spring going, And catching up her gown Sown thick with crimson lilies, With berries broidered round, She had glided past Aurora So gently she ne'er heard, And crossed the dewy meadows Till she roused a s eepy bird. She had strewn the grass with daisies, Had touched with gold the wheat, Had placed within the iiowerets A subtle fragrance sweet; Had kissed the early peaches Till their cheeks began to glow, Had stilled the rippling brooklet To a sound more soft and low; Had whispered to the crickets, And stirred the butterflies, And had been recognized by none Till she touched a bird's right eyes. By some sweet truthful instinct He kiiew her rosy face Her breath so warm and balmy, Her tender. mallow grace; And s ringing up so ‘blithely, His out quite full with joy, He twittered in a tree top, Till he waked his mate so coy; Then, telling her the story, The flew away so test, To tel their sleeping comrades That “Summefd come at last!” So, sitting by in window This pleasant y in June, I listened to the melody Of their happy choral tune, Wondering what had happened, And wishing that I knew, When a tiny thrush came near me And told me “it was true.” For as she twirled and twittered Down in the clever bed, 'Peckiug the seeded . , And nodding her dainty head. She told me this preti y story, _ Insisting ’twas quite true. I am sure that I Lelieve her, ‘ Now, tell me, pray, don't you? Alabama. — Alethea. cigarette»-Bangs—-Youih's Department. Dear Nieces and Nephews: One of the literati of fifty years ago said he thought a letter to be read understand- ingly "should have marginal referen- ces as to the state of the thermometer and the condition of the writ~~r’s diges- sion.” This remark was brought to my mind by an article deploring the present condition of things generally; and I wondered, was it a raw east wind or dyspepsia that caused the writer to make such a sweeping statement as this: " “All boys nowadays smoke, if not cigars, cigarettes; and" none of them are capable of earning their bread vfl "'1 they leave college.” And as ' . the intellectual capacity or good I(. : cf the -.:i~l- " know n<‘.'_i«£1.g.i si; .::;-e:'.'2.',‘ :1 ~‘ . at 3*:-.:u ‘ from nude: 3. I only the llfvv ...“ ,. . ble.” ‘ - As I amjquite sure that “all boys" that leaiesj afteir face -.-';si- ' -I wish I could say the msj0ril'.y—d0 en not smoke, nor are they all incapacita- ted for earnin g a living by a collegiate course; and as I counted eight in "a school room containing thirty girls that did not wear “Langtry bangs,” I conclude that something disagreeable influenced the writer to make such exaggerated statements. That I may avoid urj ust criticism which the above may be, 1 insert the following: The state of the weather at this writ- ing is all that can be desired. The thermometer registers neither too high or too low, in fact is one of those perfect October days; and further I ate my breakfast this morning with a decided relish and am anxiously await- ing the arrival of the dinner hour. Now to our department. Did it ever occur to the cousins how disagreeable it must be for our editor to not be able to place any dependence upon this de- partment? One issue we require two -or three columns, the next perhaps 01..- ly in part of one. As the paper must necessarily befilled,how exceedingly annoying to not know until the last mi-. nute whether we desire much or little space.‘ The manner of conducting the department which originated some time ago, and, which seems‘ to be more for your benefit than the success of the paper, or the peace of mind of the editor, is one can e of the present state of affairs, but that we might do better is obvious, for the earlier the contributions are sent in and the greater the number to select from, the easier it would be for Bro. Cobb. Now, Bro. Cobb has not on- tered any complaint so far as I know, which speaks well for his patience, but as there is a limit even to the pa- tience ofan editor, I thought it well to mention the subject. Will you please ‘consider the matter and see if some- thing cannot be done? _ AUNT PRUE. “Be You a Lady?” We remember reading somewhere an anecdote of the ludicrous consterna- tion of a poor emigrant laborer, who for the first time heard his employer spoken of as a “gentleman.” He h been brought up in England, where his only notion of a entleman was that of a consequentia and preemp- tory being in good clothes who swore at and licked him. The New Haven Register tells the slot of a poor boy g at linmc 1-»-flight. inthat city whose i ea of a "Lady was quite as unfortunate; and w 0 came by a happy accident to conclude that there must be two kinds. Per- haps he Was right in his conclusion. At any rate the nice girl who gave him his first impression 0 what a true lady 1S, deserves all the credit of the story. A3 3 lI0ung lady walked hurriedly down State street upon a bleak Novem- ber day, her attention was attracted to a deformed boy coming toward her cart in several bundles. He was thin y-c ad, twisted his limbs most strangely as he walked, and looked be-- fore him with a vacant stare. Just be- fore the cripple reached the brisk pe- destrian, he stumbled, thus droppuég one bundle, which broke and empti a string of sausages on the sidewalk. The richly dressed ladies ('8) near by held bac their silken skirts and whispered quite audibly, “How hor- rid 2” while several who passed b amused by the boy’s looks of blanlz dismay, gave vent to their feelings in a half-suppressed laugh and then went on without taking further interest. All this increased the boy’s embar- rassment. He stooped to pick, up the sausages only to let fall another arcel, when in disp-air he stood and loo ed at his lost spoils. In an instant the bright faced stranger stepped to the boy’s side_ and said in atone of thorough kind- ness: “Let me hold those other bundles while you pick up what you have lost." In dumb astonishment the cripple handed all he held to iheyouiig Samar- itan. and_devoted-liimsel to securing his cherished sausages. When these were strongly tied in the coarse torn paper, her skillful hands replaced the parcel on his scrawny arms, as she be- stowed on him a smile of encourage- ment and said: “I hope you haven’t far to go ?" The poor fellow seemed scarcely to hear the girl’_s pleasant words; but look- ing at her with the same vacant stare he asked; - “Be you a lady ‘.”’ ‘_‘I hope so; I try to be,” was the sur- prised response. “I was kind of hoping you wasn't.” “Why '3” asked the listener, with cu- riosity quite aroused. “Cause I’ve seen such as called them- selves ladies, but they never spoke kind - and pleasant to me, ’cepting to grand uns. I guess there's two kinds-them as thinks they’s ladies and isii’t, and them what tries tobe and is.”— Youth’s Companion. A Girl in Blue. This was just the way Helen looked when her cousin Carrie ed in at her from the crack in t e oor that led to the dining room. And this was much the way Carrie talked to herself about it: “There she sits in her ele nt new morning dress, nothin in t e world to do but amuse herse f, and I must stain my hands paring potatoes and onions, and I don't know what all for dinner. A dress with a train, and she only sixteen! Only two years and a few months older than I am! How would I look in a train? I never ex. pect to have such an elegant dress as she has on this minute, and it is only her morning dress. To-nl ht she wi wear the lovely garnet silgk trlmmell with white lace. Think of me in my old blue flannel! It is everything I have to wear. I don't see why there should be such a difference between cousins. New York. Why ‘t‘..-tow.-=.;;»:ed to come to the {‘:h'.ll.ii’.__\_’ in the Willi-31‘ is more than I can 11;»-::ersi,;.-nil, am. ;;.;,>1- '-nomesick 2. bit. .5.lmo. Oct. 13.-Wheat dull. but firm; No. 2 white 99; No. Zred. cash. $i.03@1.o.’>%: Oct. Nov. si.o4;Dec. 31.03; Jan., $1.03; No. 3 red 95@9'l. Culfn. higher and dull; No 2 cash or Oct.. 53; No. 2 white. 5254@53; white, 4954; re ected,50; uo grade. 43%. Oats. firmer, and du 1: No. 2 cash. Oct., on Now, 31. Cuiolioo. Oct. 13.—Begular, wheat, lower; 91'/'§0ct.; ssssoem Nov.; 947; Dec.; ssxassx Jan.; $1.08 May. Corn. lower; 48% Oct. Oats, easier; 28% Oct. Pork. lower; $10.62% Out. Lard, irregular; $7.45 Oct. Groceries. New Yoair, Oct. 193. —- Butter, dull: west- ern 10@28: Pennsylvania creamery. 29. Cheese, dull. weak;_ 11 - buznr. steady. quiet. Molasses, quiet, firm. Rice. firm, fair demand. Goflee, dull, weak. Tallow firm, 7 11-16. West- ern eggs. firm;26%. CHICAGO WHOLESALE I‘BIOES—TIll!ES 3:903-1'. Sugar, stand. A 8% Butter, dairy.. l4@25 g_ranu1ated..... 9% ex. creamery 24®29 Dried apples.... 9@954 fresh packing 10012 Potatoes, bu .... ..35@45 Eggs, fresh” 21 Wool, fine w'ahd 33-83 Beans h pick_$1.50-2.60 Live stock. Oniosuo. Oct. 18. -— H — ‘ 1 (to; quiet’; slow; lQ@l5c lowdlgza lil:ll:t,.l%t4?l5@?'5.2ll- 1'0}!!! , DECK!!! . 34- .65: heavy packing and shippins. $4. .00. Cattle-—1’eoelDtc, 2.000; uiet, dull: exports, $6.ll)@6.75:good to choice §5.4o.w.oo; common to fair, $4.iX@5.(X). Wayne Co. Mr. Educ’ :—Bome four years ago we used ten gallons of Patron's ‘In- gersoll Rubber Paint." It has the best in the United States. Respectfulnlly, R. A. ARSTRALL. (I have doubled my stock of breeding [See advertisomentr—ED1'ron.] _ iven . perfect satisfaction, and I consi er it . AND CEILING Name this paper. A-. 5 FINE WALL PAPERS DECORATIONS. PAINTS, OILS, and GLASS. A. H. FOWLE & 60., :3’? North Ionia. St., Grand. Rapids, Mich. l 5oct2t THE REAPER DEATH. ROBINSON:-In memory of Reuben Rob- inson, who dsparted this life August 6th, l883, aged 40 years, a good and respected member. Resolved, That as a body warmest sympathies to the bereaved wife and sons. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect for our brother, our hall and Charter be draped in mourning for a period of 90 days, and that a copy of these resolutions be placed upon the minutes of the Grange, a'c\py be furnished the bereaved family and also the Gannon Vxsrroa. VAUGHN.-Preamble and resolutions adopted by Colon Grange, No. 215, on the death of Bro. Fnoanizca Vsuomt, who died on the l3th day of Sept. 1883. WRBBEAB, It has pleased our Heavenly Fa- ther to remove Bro. AUGH! from our society, Therefore, Resolved, That we extend our syinpathyto his bereaved family and friends. Resolved, That in his death we lose a true friend, a safe counselor, a wise adviser, an obliging neighbor and a brother whom we could trust. Resolved, A copy of these resolutions be resented to his bereaved family and a copy be furnished the Gnsivcx Visrroa for pub- licstion. NICHO1.S.—Wns:s.nss, The unwelcome messenger of death has again invaded our fold and removed from our midst Brother J A- son Nicnons, a worthy charter member of Ca itolGrauge, No. 540. Therefore, esolved, That we extend our heartfelt sym- pathyto our bereaved sister and family in their great afiiictiou, realizing that any words of ours are werless to comfort or heal their sorrows, an we can only commend them to the care of Him who doeth all things well. Resolved, That our charter be draped ft! thirty days, and that a copy ef these resolu- tions be sent to the bereaved family, also to the Games Visrron for publication. . CAMPBELL.-Died, in Scboolcraft. Huon Cuirsarn, late of Texas. ' At a meeting of Texas Grange, No. 171, of which he was a memberr the following pre- amble and resolutions were adopted: Wxaaaas, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has been pleased to take from our gimber by death our beloved brother, there- n, , Resolved, That bv his death our sister has lost an afiectiouate husband, his children a devoted father, and our Grange asincere and res ected member. olved, That we do most sincerely Sy!nP0F.- thize with our sister and her children in_ their deep afiiiction, and urge them to be consoled" by the pleasant reflection that all was done that could be to relieve him in his long sick- ness and if possible restore him. We therefore commend them to the care of Him who doeih all things well, and hope in the bright future the may meet to part no more forever. ‘ esolved, That a copy of these resolutions be published in the Gamma Visrroa, a copy sent to the bereaved famil , also that they be spread upoipthe records o our Grange. WOODLAND.-At a meeting of Felt's Grange, No. 347, held Sept. 8, 1883, the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted: Wrmasks, It has pleased our Divine Mas- ter to remove from our midst by death our be- loved Sister Macon: Woonuup who died Jul _28, 1883, aged 28 years, and, — HEREAB, She will never more grace our hall with her cheerful presence; never again will she enliven our meeting with her smiling countenance, or aid us with her wise counsel; nevermore will her voice ring out with merry laughter at our socials; nor will her voice again be heard in the choir. nor the organ re- spond to her gentle touch. Therefore, Resolved, That by her death this Grange sustains the loss of a worthy sister, a faithful ofiicer and zealous co—worker, and an ardent advocate of the princi les of our Order; that her arents lose a ' d and affectionate daughter; her brother and sisters a loving sis- ter; the community in which she lived a wor- thy member and a zealous and successful edu- cator, and the world a noble woman. Resolved, That as a Grange we tender to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in their great_ aiilictiou and that a copy of ITOB and county papers for publication. we Have the Documents To prove that Zoa-Phora is one of the best (we think the best) remedy for all those diseases p+-culiar..to women, that has ever been offered to the public. If any one doubts this we will [gladly furnish testimonials which wi con vince them. R. PENGELLY & Co., ' Kalamazoo, Mich. A DISTINGUISHED dphysician says that the practice of me icine is the art of amusing the patient _while nature cures the disease. costly amusement in many cases. Order Tax Receipts and Township Blanks of Kalamazoo Publishing Co. Circulars sent on application. WEBST]-:R’S UNABRIDGED. in Sheep, Russia and Turkey Bindings. -... THE STANDARD. Webster»-it has 118,000 Words, 3000 Eugraviugs, and a New Biographical Dictionary. Standard in Gov‘t Printin ( tllce. 32,000 copies in Public ‘chools. Sale 20 to 1 of an other series. GE THE BEST%‘§&”§E§‘ ‘$2. s¥;.‘i‘.‘.°£lE°”'; TEACH RS and SCHOOLS. Webster is Standard Authority with the U. 8. Supreme Court. Recommended by the State Sup’ts of Schools of 36 States. - “ A LIBRARY III I'I‘S}.‘.L}‘.” The latest edition, in the quantity of matter it contains, is believed to be the largest vdume published. It has 3000 more Words in its vo- cabulary than are found in any other Am. Dict’y, , and nearly 3 times the upmber oi‘ Engravings. Tho Unabridged is Y’ Ia. sup lied at a small ad- ditional costg filth D N’S PATENT GE “ The eatest improvement in book,-making that ‘ Eras been made in a hundred years." ‘ G. & C. IERRIAI E C0., Pub‘rs,Sprin‘giield, Mass. l Resolved, That Sturgis Grange. No. 332, in the death of Bro. Robinson. mourn the loss of 3 we tender our‘ these resolutions be sent to the GRANGE Vis-» But it is a very _ L'LA_BLE_I PEAR. ’?..".:.’?.-‘.’."..'}’.'.%3.‘.i!‘.E. '.‘.1.‘.‘.“” ‘“ ’°“ asst (g.\ ' er 3 . ear , , Sinrle hill ded ll) quarts at one 3; , .." Sigrid for free Catplogue. - '. ' . S. (. LLL'\‘!,§ Mooreelown. 5. Now IS Your Time To get a good Agricul- tural Paper Cheap. AMERIGAN FARMER ITAND THE'_'_—'_' GRANGE VISITOR FOB $1.00 A YEAR. The American Farmer is a l6-page monthly magazine which is rapidly taking rank as one of the leading agricultural publications of the country. Each number will contain useful information for the farmer; his wife his sons and his daughters. As it costs you almost nothing suppose you try it one year. have a NEW’, RICH. and RARE work never beforee milled in attractions and value to all daaees. Over 2000 llustnitionn, I100 pages. intro-lucu u b! Bishop Simpson. Contributions from so colleges and specialists. fimgrut AGEN WANT}-]D............ ' oforigiual Ieutures. A fortune hug been expanded in its preparation, and there is no such thing as competition on if, 81000 iussooo ayear for zi few more flrsl, clans men, A valuable pamphlet free. The finest prnspectnu ever made, sent genuine agents for nxnininmioii. :\“fll'ii-W ‘ 1-, H . Wlhl‘ M.) L. Pulalnlmrn. locim Detroit, Mich. THE nuamsuu mum lllllstn. ratented August 10. I881. Justaaluu the Farmers have brass Looking Ana-for You rs PRICE ONLY 825. DIIJYIIID 0! rs: M38. lend. for circulars. ROBTSON & .A_IsI)IRICI-I,‘ 8oleIanuIa¢.urere.BaLlibesiuvil.1c.15l.2_ for fl‘l’ly(ll:~'l)l)llli)'$:|lSO I to Vvinlows, Ciiildrcn. Parents. Pension now Increased. Charges of Desurtion r_eniovcd; l)l_I§Cl1fll’l(ei and Bounty obtained. Horse claims now field. Send stamps for New Laws and blanks. Col. ll. ING-HAM, Att’y since 1865 forclalms nit Pateuts,Washiiigion,D. 0. Order Wedding Invitations oi Kala- mazoo Publishlng Co. CONTINENTAL‘ HOOF OINTMENT corms CRACKED HOOFS. SPRAINS, SCRATCHES. anc1‘SORES IN Horses, Cattle and Sheep. Ask your Sforeke-‘per for 1'2‘, or wrife direct fo the manu- facfurers. American Luhricallnl 011 Company, sepstcleveland, Ohio. z_Pllfilld Began life 12 years ago under the name of WOMAN’S FRIEND. Without puffery, simply on the good word! of those who have used it. it has made friends in every State in the Union. NOT A C URE ALL But a gentle and sure remedy for all those complaints (no naming needed), which de- stroy the freshness and beauty, waste the strength, mar the happiness and usefulness of many Girls and ‘V<7'or.n.e:n.. I ' Sou: av ALL Diwuaiavs. Teelmonials concerning this llediclne or my Pamphlet on e ' II “Diseases of Women and Children sea: gratis. Ivery woman, especially llcthers, should read then. Addnfl R. PENGELLY. 31- D-2 KALAMAZ00, MICH. The new Dis-ecto of Kalamazoo county is now rel. y for delivery. Price ()3. Buy one of the Kalama- zoo Publishing Co. ’B ; "Fr" _ .. '- -o- —. A-...u-a-...._...:.:.'...__.......1L: TEE EBANSE VISITQB. l3L"l‘OBER ‘:5 78-99.. A cousrvjail is about to be erected in Dorsey county, Arkansas. Instead of a jail bbing in Dorsey c vunty, Dorsey -hould be in a county jail. (oontinuedfrom last week.) How Watch Cases are Made. It is a fact not generally known that the’ James Boss’ Gold Watch Ca.sc‘s really con- tain more pure gold than many " solid” gold cases The demand for these watch cases has led to the manufacture of a very poor grade of solid gold watch ca.-ses~— low in quality, and deficient in quantity- These cases are made from 42 to 10 karats. and a 5 or 6 karat case is often sold for 12 or 14 karats. It is NOT economy to buy a watdi case so poor in quality that it will soon lose its color, or one so soft that it will lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus letting in dust and_ damaging the works, or one so thin that a slight blow will break the crystal, and perhaps the movement. It IS economy to buy a James Boss’ Gold lVu!c/A Case, in which .\'o1vAxwAsEs.—Efchteen t8l.'(:hei':a', low rents and living, suflicient. apparatus, beautitul village with seven churches, excellent pub- lic schools, and good society. Tzzition low. Telegraphy, Phoimgraphy, Book-keeping and Music SpeCi3l7."ler'. Alatiasiine Is the only preparation based on th- proper principles to constitute a dura- ble finish for walls, 1531 AS not held on the wall with glue, etc., to decay, but is a Stone (‘ement that hardens with age, and every ad ditional coat strength- ens thewall. Is ready for use by ad- ding hot water, and easily a; plied by anyone. Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINE will cover 50 square yards of average wall with two coaés .- and one coat will produce better work than can be done with one coat of or y other preparation on the same surface. For sale by paint dealers everywhere Send for circular containing the twelve beautiful tints. Manufactured only by ALABASTINE Cc M. B. CHURCH, Manager, Grand Rapids, Mich New Harness and Trunk Slum. T. KININMENT &-. co. Manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in Harnesses. Trunks, Blankets, vvnxps, Etc.. 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 . . . . . . . . . . .. -$29.00 Suns without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.00 Same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28.00 Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £25.00 to $30 00 The same nickletrimmed. . . . .-$30.00 to $50.00 Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white trimmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50 The same with Fist Lines . . . . . . . . . .. 12.00 Nickle Trimmed, $15, 816, 818,320, 825, to We also make a fine Nickle Trimmed Farm Harness, stitched 6 to the inch, stock all selected, an extra tine arti- cle, Breeching, Round Lines, com- te 36.00 32.50 ple Sumo without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. T. Kininment for the past five years has been foreman for Mr. A. Vandenburg, and now in order to build up 3. trade offers special inducements to the Grrangers of Michigan, guaranteeing a better class or” work than was ever given to them by anybody. All orders received under seal of Grange will be attended to at once and goods may be re- turned at our ex ense it not found satisfac- tory. Address 8. 1 orders to Yours vary respectfully T- IKIN [NM ENT. 117 Canal Street. Grand Rapids. Drlich. LEONARD It. WARD, /lfiorney at Law and Notary Public. All Legal Business Prcmptly Attended to. 26 Oanal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. lsepflt Mention Grange Visitor. Greenwood Stock Farm. POLAND CHINA SWINE For Sale at Reasonable Rates. Pigs in pairs and tries not akin. Breeding Stock recorded in Ohio Poland China Record Parties wishing stock of this kind will find it for their interest to correspond with or visit me. B. G. BUELL. Little Prairie Roiule, Cass Co., Mich. 1-fifebtf 15Jul1y ——'rI-1E——~ “'W'OOD BUGGY ” 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 s.nother’s. In buying this Buggy, you are not experi- menting, paying commissions, not taking the word of smooth-tongued agents or roving peddlers. ARTHUR WOOD, {BRICK SI-IOCP.) 33, 35 and 37 WATERL00 ST., GRAND RAPIDS. I have used one of these Buggies four years, and can heartily and cheerfully recommend them. E. A. BULINGAME. [Mention the GRANGE Visi'roE.] lcaugfit srisnisn Laundry Wax Preserves Linen gives a beau- izfuz’ fizz./sh, ;9}’6L’L?/'7I‘S the iron from sfzbkz‘/zg. Saws labor. '5 Cents a. Cake. Ask your Storekeeper for it. .\I.iDl~Z ll‘? Send for circular‘ ta ' JAMES F. JQRDON, Sec’y, : lsep6t Cleveland. - -. Standard Oil 4%., Ohio. THE “BEDETTE.” , ... rid<:los- he Tensi--ii Cut (l. wl.i<'i'i takes all the strain at? the hinge: and regulates the spring sides. The “ BI-:DE'r'rE" 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 weather 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- lated to suit the weather by putting the nec- essary amount of clothing under the sleeper. It is a. well-known fact that a mattress ab- sorbs heat through the day in hot weather and gives it oil through the night as the tem- perature becomes cooler, thus making it un- comfortably warm to he on. causing restless- ness and often causing disease Not so with the “BEDETTEZ ” by leaving ailclotliing from under the sleeper, be Will be comfortably cool in the hottest weather. This cannot be done with other beds as they must have some- thing on to make them soft. The “ BEDETTE ” is unequaled for sick rooms, as the temperature can be regulated m below as well as from above, thus obviat ing the necessity of cooling the room by the use of ice in cases of fevers. etc. No family should be without one at least. It can be folded up to six inches square by its length and is easily put out of the way when not in use and makes 8. pertect bed in itself when wanted. Weighs only 2:’) pounds and is strong enough to hold the weight of three heavy men. Do not punish yourselves and children by trying to sleep on hot, musty matresses through the warm weather but procure “BED- E'r'rEs ” and sleep peacefully and healthfully. Price $3.00. Finished with stain and var- nish, 10 cents extra. For sale by furniture dealers everywhere. If not for sale by your dealer we will send to any address on receipt of price. Liberal discount to clubs of one doz- en or mcre. M. H. CHUR(’H BEDETTE (0., ljuntf (lrand Rapids, Mich. lIh~eSlale lgritulural 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 large and Well stocked farm. FOUR YEARS are required to complete the course embracing: Chemistry, Mathematics. Botany, 7.oI.ilr>‘.'\'- English Languages and Literature. hm. all other branches or a college course exw_ eign Languages. Three hours labor on each wow kit 1: V except Saturdays. Maximum ratr 1.2- » :.r labor, eight cents an hour. RATES. Tuition free. Club Boardin". CALENDAR. For the year 1883 the terms begin as '..‘'..._.V .; SPRING TERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Febru;.. -*1 SUMMER TERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illa; ‘J, AUTUMN TERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sep’tcmber 4 Exzimintion for Admission, February 20 and September 4." For Catalogue apply to '1‘. C. ABBOTT, President, or R. G. BAIRD. Secretary. OVER TEN YEARS AGO we commenced erecting WIND EN- GINES in this State. To-day they are doin». better work than many of the so-called im- provements. We still contract to force water-.' from wells or springs to any point. All of‘ our work put in by ex- perienced mechanics. Buyers can have the practical benefit of a living spring put into their house. thence to different points for ' stock by means of valve tanks. Write for Lithographs, illus- trations of difierentjobs, stating kind of work you want done. B. S. WILLIAMS & 00., Kalamazoo Mich. PATENTS. LUCIUS C. WEST, Solicitor of America! arm Foreign Patents, and Counsellor in Patent Causes. Trade Marks, Copyrights, Assign merits, Caveats, and Mechanical Drawings Circulars free. 16 Portapr street. aprlti KALAMAZOO, MICE. Mills erectedin Michigan 11 years ago doing good work. liiiayoni K The designed purpo'se of the Grand Rmxirlv (Michigan) Commercial College is to prn~,m-- the student for the practical duties of lift- Discipline of the mind, then, lies at the ‘r-use rt our scheme of education ; and the question to be answered is : How may the greatest degrer of mental discipline be obtained i’ For further pnrtr‘cula.rs please call, or enclosv: tamp for College Journal. Address, C. G. SWENSBURG, Proprietor, ldecly GRAND RAPIDS. Mica. NOW IS THE TIME To 0 west and select from 2,000,000 acres of lands which I ofi'er for sale in the best part of the west. But, be ‘ look over the long ‘ ’ lands which I now offer for sale 5' .--LAell 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. A large number of small fruit farms, of ten to forty acres, located in the center of the fruit-growing region, at prices from $26 per acre, and upwards. 1,000 acres of timbered lands of best quality for fruit growing or general farming. situated along the line of the C. & W. M. R. 11.. be- tween Stevensville and Bridgman stations. These lands have but recently 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 325 per acre, on favorable terms. 2,000 acres of wooded, hill and vale, on the Lake Shore, at prices from $2_to $4 per acre, cash. These lands were partially denuded of timber by the great fire of 1871, but are now covered with a. dense second growtliof timber, schrnbs, wild fruits and grasses, and all favor- ably located for fruit growing, and have been proved well adapted to sheep and stock grow- in . Dar maps and pamphlets, descriptive of 3 you go west, please l~v ;‘ t I‘I4~.l.--- i-..- : vir 1. rl»i- 1 -1 A r. .,TEN THOUSAND ‘ HARDWOOD Paint Your Buildings VVITH ELASTIC PAINT _ It is made Pure White and fALL COLORS FOR EXTERIOR AND I';\"l'ERlOR USE. It fries. hard, glossy and beautiful. It will not peel, chalk or blister. Having greater covering qualities than ordinary paints are FAR MORE ECONOMICAL Call or write for Color Card and For sale in Schoolcraft Mich , by ELASTIC PAINT CO. KALAMAZOO, MICII. DAVID FORBES, E N G RAVE R- l 2 l i l to use. Prices. 7’ _,, V ~ —/A V" G-RA IVGE SEALS. BAG» PLATES, Stencils, Dies, and Stamps. 29 Canal St... Grand Rapids, Mich.. ACSME CREAMER and BUTTERACl)0l.l§ll , __ tion by whirh \ .\_ all i:|riuvr.~ can make Cream- ery Butter as we law keep it in M liii‘(: ('0ll~ Ilitilrn until it is n:-.trlts«It-cl. It saves two- - thirds the la % bor Noiceis .- : re-piirul all it 5/fig‘ ”_ is strictly ii "' _._.1_..._ _ vol-l mi?»-r re- frigerator. The crcxutn is taken from the top and i.- clear of an-din.i(~ut. The most ct-inplete urr:«n;eni<-zit for the I-‘urn.-eranrl Dairyinan in 1-xl~‘irYI(‘t-. Agents wanted. Send for circular and price list. 1\IcCALL & IIUNCAN, laprtt S(‘hm»l<'r;iit. .\l it'll. 1.1”]? WilIlTl“lEil_i). Physician and Surgeon, Special attention given to di.~'c:4.~'e\‘ of the Rectum. OFFICE 128 .\iounos Sr GRAND Ital-ms, .\in'r. ,Farms in Michigan. ‘ Eor sale by the GRAND RAPIDS 8; INDIANA ! R. R. 0). Sugar maple lllc principal timber. .»id:2autagrr.~ Railroads already built, numerous towns and cities, one of the healthiest parts of the United States, purest water, good markets, fine Fruit, good m:i(ls, schools, churches, large agricul- tural populatioii, ln..xL building material at low figures, gnntl soil, low [‘:rir‘c\,<.'(lrEi< Roisxnrs, T ravelini "Agent. I'ish’s Amemcan lllanua.'_ of PARLIAMENTARY LAW Is the cheapest and best. The subject is made so plain that every Citizen or Society member should have a. copy. Circular of commendation free. Price by mail prepaid; cloth, 50 cents ; leather tucks, 31.00. Postage stamps received. Address, J. T. Cons, Schooicrafi. or GEO. T. FFISI-I. Rocnns-rim. N V SEND YOUR ORDERS FOR TAX RECEIPTS, ’|"ownsiiip Records. Hi;:ll“'ay Commissioners’ Records, Township ’l‘rcasui'ers’ Books, Township Clerks‘ Books. District Assessors’ Books, School District Records, Cemetary Records or needs. Cemetary Records or Burials, to Kalamazoo Publishing Company. Price lists of above and special list of maga- zine blb(liil'£ sent on application. TSTODDARD 2 GHUllNl L Ill nnpnrnllolc-d puree». nt- um. its Merit. mm» of nde. NINE SIZES for dairy » and factory, with or without pulleys. One Churn at vilinl4-- utle where we have no as-evil. FOR .Vil)SELEl"S (‘AIHENI-.'l' - (‘i(F.A.VlIi‘R\', ll(l(-'. PUWEIIS, lllI'l"l'l~llt Vl'0iiIi}lllb', Prints, Boxes, Eta, Elm, address MOSELEY 8. STOIJDARD M’!-"G CO. roci.rni;r,vr. Afte-r‘33 years’ experience as an au- cesstiil Dent- ist, and for 13 years occupying the same ofiice, over Star Cloth- , ing House, No. , _ 138 Canal St., has _ ‘g .- ' recently moved .- v dire- tly across the street, into Butte-rworth‘s block, where he will be pleased to see his old friends, and all who may wish good work in Dentistry done on very reasonable terms All work warranted, as usual. Please call before going elsewhere. R. Button, Caiixil St.. Grand Rapids. Mich. ljun 12t MENTION GRANGE VISITOR. YUUNG MEN AND WOMEN Can save money by attending the KALADIAZOO Business College. Fall term opens Sept. 1. Send for gournal. western lands, and rates to all western pofitts. or for bills and circulars giving list-3 of .Vlichi- . gun lands, call on, or address 3 I VFW. A. HRUVVN. I Emigration and immigration Aezent. v Fruit grower. and dealer in Real Estate. Stevensville, )Iiehi‘,;;-1:. lsep6t ‘.221’.-.r"t' ’l{ESIDENT, Iialamazoo. - Mich. GOOD NEWS! 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 Serge fast-colored Flannel Suits 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. Childrens’ suits, $2, 2.50, 8.50, 5, and 3510.. Boys’ Suits, $8, 5, 7.50, 10, 12, and $15. Kilt suits, 2.50 to $10. HATS. HATS. HATS. Straw Hats, 500, 750, $1, 1.50, and 2.50. Straw Hats, 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c, 85c. FURNIS ING GOODS. Under Shirts, 25c to $1.50. Socks, 3c to 500. Trunks, 750 to $10.00. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 36, 38, 40, and 42 Canal St., Grand R2'L'pl(lS, Michigan. Mention GRA.\‘(aI-3 \'ISIT¢‘l{. ijunly People _who may reside at so great a dis- tance from Grand Rapids? tliéIt' théy"can1iot“ conveniently come to the city, can avail them- selves of the most extensive and varied stock of DRY GOODS AND CARPETINGS of every description 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. [Mention the ‘C1:-3-iTI.=R.] l5may 2-it ' ArRoNs7 Ma nufacturers offn Paint. The only Pu uirorwater, lhecun, which destroy all lirered freight paid to any ed until delivered. .1 II sent free Beautiful Color structinna how any one PAIN!‘ WORKS, No. 76 . 0 R K S . quiz! I‘: ui-i/('1' _ fy nu-in 01‘ ital: burning can t. . .PI‘it‘r~r (arr. de- JVO on-../A ra.qrn"r-v write arm’ have itself. with in- ess, I.‘-'(':’ !:‘.'.’.S() L L NE W’ 3'0 IIK. int: that de 5: or fumrs of , other Paints. 407.1,! in. the country. Paint users should Card of the Pain! _ can Paint. Adtlr " '_ FULTON .STI.'I'.'l;"l'. ___m_ . _ A7 .4,-,____.A U. s. STANDARD WEIGHTS. The ..'Michigan Scale Company, .V.lich.. 304 North Burdick Street. lfialarnazoo, Manufacture the best and most convenient Scales for farm use ever invented. EVERY SCALE PERFECT and FULLY WARRANTED. l’E.ICE LOVV. If you want a Scale, and you ought to have one, for a. reliable Scale is AS USEFUL ON THE FARM AS "HE PLOW OR l:l;'iIIl’,,OW. It will pay you to call and see us or send for, an illustrated Circular free. lsep6t ' ‘”lf.‘.ll.G.TE.R..l‘ .. nwnel Commission Merchants. FENNO 81. MANNING, Nos. -12 and 44 Louis St., Grand Rapids Mich. Farmers Teams Fed and Cited for as (lrdererl, We make a specialty of the sale of horses. We guar- antee every horsse we sell to be as represented. Our I17 Federal St., Boston. fill}???-T+E5il:‘.§~ PATENT ‘‘’-..§slTE“' ] l.. lZi.\