““\ \.\Vx‘‘\V_‘_\-\\.\‘\ :1 -vi v.\\‘.'~.. ‘ “ THE FARJILER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.” VOLUME 9. -—NO. 23. WHOLE N0. l75. g Publis [Printed b Kalamazoo Publishing Co.] iers of the Daily and Weekly Telegraph. Oolnbined monthly circulation of the three papers, 72,600. SCHOOLCRAFT. MICH., DECEMBER 1, 1883. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION 3 WILL EXPIBE WITH THIS”... . Entered at the Post Office at Kala- mazoo ..-s Second Class matter. @712 Qrangg idizitar (EINLARGED) Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for 85.00. J. T. 00133, Editor & Ilaanager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at ‘schoolcraft, Mich. Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Honey Order, or Draft. $"TXis paper 18 not rent only as ordered and paid for in advance. Officers National Grange. lhs'rEn—J. J. Woo1)MaN)aw Paw,Mich. 0vIIBsEJzn—PUT. DARDEN, . . . . Mississippi. Lao-rumm—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri. B'rawsan—W. 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And fringes the holly robust and green With tangles and wreaths of yestemight And spangles of Christmas sheen; And the feathery birch is ghostly grown With cerements all of purest white; But on a twig, perched full in the light, One patch of red is seen. At my _ neighbor's window, two round-eyed girls, With plump-fed cheek and dimpled chin, Flatten their noses and shake their curls, Snug in their own warm nest, 1‘o espy the gleam of a soldier breast. That bears a. heart, though small, within As gallant and bold as the best. Worms are locked up by the stingy frost. And berrres are few and grubs are dear, And the greedy sparrows, a numerous host, Swoop down in a cloud, and sweep the coast. Whenever crumbs appear; But straight from his tree Robin makes a dart, And two lookers on take Robin's part, As he fights for his morsel of cheer; And anon trills loud and clear A pluckier song than all the rest. For he carries about in his soldier-breast A heart that knows no fear, This stout, small bird, heard, In a dim. dark way, the gracious word Of Him who feeds the fowls when they cry-— Raven. robin and liunet, For day by day his little, quick eye Sends wistful messages up to the sky, And down to his friends of earth; The’ fields lie bare, but in spite of dearth, Providence leaves on the window-sill, Some well watohed scraps for Robin's bill; So he gobbles them up with a hungry zest. And thankfulness fills his soldier-breast, And the brave little heart within it. Stern Winter tightens her iron hold On all things living and all things dead; Silence prevails; the ruthless cold Waxes keener o'er field and fold- Joy from thsworld seems fled. Round eyes peep out through the crusted might surely have pans, _ With shivering doubts and boding fears; Wondering Robin comes not again To pipe his merry “Good-morning” trill And ry their rising tears. Alasl their fears had told them true; On the smooth-laid drift without a stain One lonesome patch arrests the view- A bundle of feathers and two little legs, Stifi and upright as wooden pegs, With slender, motionless toes outspread, And a heavenward pointed bill; Like a tiny "warrior taking his rest." There lies on the snow a soldier-breast, But the brave little heart is still. —Edwin Smith, m London Spectator is Jersey the Farmer’: Cow’! You say no! She has no size. Wail. aminute and let us get at this ques tion logically. It is generally admitted that Michigan farmers make more money feeding hay and grain than eelliuz those products. It is now as generally admitted that farmers make more money feeding milch cattle than beef cattle;'lf miloh cattle, why not the best milch cattle? This seems to lead to the conclusion that farmers want the best dairy cow rather than a beef cow. Further proof is found in the fact that a fresh milch cow will oversell the same oow fat for beef from $15 to $25. If a dairy oow is what farmers need why try to stand on both sides of the fence at once? Is not this too much like our modern politician? This all purpose idea is some like the windmill the agent sold the farmer, and told him it would pump either hot or cold water. The Jersey is everywhere known as the better cow, making a superior quality as well as quantity. The prin- cipal milkman ,near Kalamazoo has more orders than he can fill for Jersey milk gt one cent per quart above other milkrnen’s price. Allowing that each oow would yield eight quarts per daily avenge this one cent extra nets him OVBI‘ $26 per oow more than he would recoive,,for the same quantity of milk from other cows. This extra item is all clear gain. , Jerseys being smaller, gentler and handled easier; give more butter per quart, and no other breed can show the butter record, either for individual cows or average per head. J ersey seams to fill the bill as a dairy cow for milk or butter. The fact that Jerseys are beautiful animals and have color and markings distinct and and notieable from all other breeds may seem a point in their favor, but it counts one against them in this way. Those very colors and markings are transmitted with such fidelity to offspring, that for instance the scrubblest native that treads the footstool, coupled with a sire having only a trace of Jersey blood and no record, may in the calf outrival the creamiost stock in points——not points that denote butter quality, nor silken coat, or, form, but colors like solid fawn, lenon or steel grey, running to white underneath with black points from’ the black nose and tongue to the black tail switch. When a man buys a cow because she has the Jersey look and ignores the milking tcst and butter records, and thinks because she has the Jersey points _she must have the Jersey qualities; then cusses the seller up one side and down the other because she is an inferior cow, must lay the blame to his own carelessness. He would not buy any other cow that way. The fact that the Jersey is smaller than native or grade cows is a point in her favor. A cow is milked from five to ten years, and why support all these years a thousand pound carcass, because she will bring a little more for beef at the end of these years? If the smaller cow makes as much butter as the larger cow, at the end of her earth- ly career she has made up that beef deficit over and over again in saving of feed. As for veal, that does not pay J crsey bull calves will sell for more as soon as they can stand alone than a veal calf which must suck the cow to be good veal (an injury to the cow) a month, and then be sold for about $10 Jersey heifer calves bring from $10 to $50 according to breeding. Jerseys can be fstted for bee! or veal and bring a profit, but they will not bring so much per pound as the heavier breeds. Here is the question —Is beef or dairying the principal ob- ject‘? Certainly not beef, for that is sent into Kalamazoo by the carload from the plains cheaper than it can be raised here, and costs the ranohmen but afew dollars per head. Butchers- and drovers make sport of J crseys and well they may, for beef and beef only, is their want, and it is a matter of the least consequence to them whether the stockman makes or losesin raising that beef. They know that on the plains is an exhaustible supply cheaper than homemade beef. Some farmers ,intend to stock with Jerseys when this fever is over. Mr. P. W. Stevens, an Oshtemo farmer, who was formerly a Jefferson county. N. Y., «iairyman, said that some fif- teen years ago Ayrshire cattle were exceedingly popular in that section of tire empire State, and some sharp {ar- mers intended to stock with them when the excitement was over. To day Ayrshire cattle are worth more in J etferson county, N. Y., than they were fifteen years ago. Mr. H. 0. Un- derwood of Kalamazoo is buying Jer- eeys to stock a dairy, and says they are 25 per cent higher now than three years ago. The fact is, dairy cows are as good as gold. The boundless prai- ries and trackless plains have mon"p- olized the grain and beef industry, but a better field opens for the Peninsula State, and the successful stookman of future Michigan will be the dairyman. and he will meet the demand with dairy cows or Jerseys. E. w. 5. Nsighborllness on the Farm. We are all too selfish. We should be more neighborly, eo-operating one with another. It is natural for old folksto think olden times the best, but they speak an important truth when they say that people were more accommodating and kindly disposed to others, forty years aglo. It would be better for us financia ly. The ma- jority of us live on small farms: Yet because of our selfishne-us, and the selfishness of others, we are compelled to purchase almost as much farm ma- ohlnery asif we lived upon a farm four times as large. If four farm- ers would club together they could have all necessary machinery, provide for its wear and tear, and shelter, for really less than one-fourth of what their selfishness makes these items cost them. As it now is, the farmer msrkets his small production of grain and stock alone, and must submit to lower prices than if he had a larger quantity. -If farmers would be a little more neighborly, and put their grain or stock together till they had a car- losd, or several car-loads, they could get better prices for it at their home market, or could ship it themselves alnd save the mlddleman’s commis- e on. Again farmers could save mono b clubbing together and buying t er household supplies in larger quanti- ties. Groceries and clothing could be purchased at wholesale prices because purchased in wholesale quantities. But we are too selfish and unneighbor- ly to do this. But there are still higher and nobler gains. We have been given social and spiritual natures. _ The gift was not a mistaken one. We should develop these elements of our being, because to do so makes us bstter. Sulfishness is fast making social intercourse obso- lete in the country. The possibilities for human society are not great among the isolated farm homes. We should not make them less. Let us all be more neighborly, and sociable, more kindly disposed one to another. We shall be richer in wealth of earthly goods, of mental gains and spiritual charms. We shall all be more truly happy.——Rural New Yorker. Facts and Queries about Sorghum. Dr. Loring declared that he would resign rather than start up that sugar mill again. The sugar mill has been put in wlrking order and has been set in motion preparatory to the grinding of the sorghum this fall. Has the doctor resigned? b‘econd—Dr. Loring requested the privilege from congress to sell and clear away the old mill, without which he would not work up his sorghum this year. It appears to have been wise in Congress to compell Dr. Loring to kee the sugar mill. '1‘ ird—Dr. Loring has told the coun- ry that the sorghum grown upon the Patterson farm cost the Government $40 per ton. Was it wise in Dr. Lor ing to rent. this same land and again plant it with sorghum, especially since many farmers about Washington would deliver the same to him at $5 per ton. Fourth—Dr. Loring declared that the crop of sorghum in 1881 was grown under the most favorable conditions. Does he think so? Flfth—Dr. Loring declared that he would have no more sorghum planted. Was the acre field at the Patterson Farm planted without his knowledge‘? Sixth—-Dr. Loring repeatedly told 06 «grass that he wished no more men -y appropriated for sorghum. Was it right in Congress to thus force the ap- propriations of the past two years upon him? Will Congress do it again? Soventh—-Dr. Lorlng’s committee of sugar experts awarded a $1,200 prize to a. man who never made a pound of so or. Was the prize ever paid? ight-—Dlil Dr. Loring ever inform the unsuccessful competitors for his prizes that many of their specimens of sugar and syrup were never opened by his committee of experts who awarded the prizes? Ought he not to so inform them? and would may not be inter- csted, if not be pleased, to learn these facts? Nlnth—Dr. Loring traveled 10,000 miles last; fall without seeing an acre of sorghum as he said. Will he make his annual tour of the country this fall in a sleeping car ? Tenth—In the mutilated report upon sorghum which has recently appeared was it not an oversight to leave in it the official statement that the experi- mental plat of less than one-quarter of an a..:re was twice cut down, first par- Lially, lhen completely. Eieventh—Will Dr. Loring telegrap h di rectlons to his department to issue a suppllementary sorghum report which sha include those missing charts and tables. and explain that strange chart which gives or purports to give, the average results of the analysis of jui- oes? Twelfth —Haa Dr. Loring read the recent review of the National Academy of Sciences upon sorghum sugar which appeared in the Massachussetis Plough man and if so, should he not take the editor to task for speaking in such disrespeoiiul terms of a report which Dr. Loring has ofiioially declared to be evidently the result of infinite care, and invaluable to the sorghum grower especially since the doctor’s intimate connection with the Ploughman might lack the uucharitable to suppose that it was not the editor, but that “he himself has said it?” AN Exoomnn British vs. American Agriculture. The wheat crop of England this year is 2,600,000 acres, that of America 39,- 000,000 acres. Her oat crop is 2,975,000 acres,outs about 30,000,000 acres. We have 64,000,000 acres in corn, of which crop none is grown in Great Britain. She has 6,000,000 head of cattle and 25,- 000,000 sheep. We bave 30,000,000 cattle and 50,000,000 sheep. She has a popula- tion of 35,000,000 to feed, while we pro- bably have 55,000,000. She is always shot of food, we always witha sur- plus to supply not only her deficiency, but that 0 Continental Europe. But Great Britain raises on an average 26 bushels of wheat to the acre, We an average of 12 bushels. Were our aver- age production per acre as eat as here, we should this year have a.rvest- eda wheat crop of over 1,000,000,000 bushels, instead ofa little more than 400,000,000. Her cattle and sheep aver- age much better in quality, taken as a whole, than ours,while in horses and hogs it is doubtful if she possesses any advantage over ours. But her farmers pay an average of $10 to $15 rent per acre per annum for the farms they oc- cupy. Ours largely own their own farms and call no man landlord. Poultry Reviews. Readers of the VISITOR have lost much by the writer’s negligence in not regularly reviewing the poultry journals as they make their monthly visits. They may be drawn upon in the future, however, for as Editor Cobb says. they will keep. Poultry Bulletin: Much good advice in this journal begins with the sug- gestion to fix up the hen houses; also an appeal to farmers not to feed all thesmall potatoes to hogs or convert all the poor apples into “Devil's kind- ling wood,” but save each for a Wllltrl‘ relish for fowls. Fatting fowls should be kept in semi-darkness, and be al- lowed no perches, only a floor litter of straw. Do not kill off the old fowls they do the winter laying, especially the lighter non-setting breeds, they do not arrive at maturity till the second summer. Hero is an estimate of the chicken business. Value of eggs pro- duced in United States, $240,000,000; poultry $300,000,000; total value of eggs and poultry $540,000,000. These figures do not include fancy breeding stocks sold at fancy prices. There is an old yarn going the rounds of the press about the manufactureof artifi- cial eggs. Don't you swallow it, so says Bulletin and so say we all. Poultry World: The Golden Pol- ish fowl is considered the acme of the skill and patience of man in breeding fowls. The importance ofguinea hens as sentlnels is mentioned. Th-y pro- tect the premises from hawks by day, cats, skunks, and human thieves by night, and after they have raised the watchword it is not easy to quiet them till order is restored. If roosters or fowls are to be bought select them now while there is a large flock to select from. There is an excellent ar- ticle on “Climate and color." Birds of gay plumage come from the tropics where the leaves and flowers are bright hued; birds gaining their liv- ing among the sober-hued trees have a gray or brown plumage to match, while those having the habit of na ture to fly are of light color on the un- der parts like the sky and fi.-ecy clouds. This serves also as a mate- rial protection and each bird is safest and rarely seen away from their nat- ural haunts. This correspondence of color of plumage to the surroundings is seen northward. Plumage and for are ash colored, and in the region of the everlasting snows pure white. Transformation of color occurs often and is illustrated in the arctic fox which has a grayish coat in the warmer season and changes to er- mine in severest cold; also the grouse and rabbit of the Alps which are ..sh-colored in summer and snow white in wlnte‘. This is explained from the fact that color is dependent on light; the vertical rays of the sun in the tropics bring out all the gay colors of foliage and plumage, and in the arctic region the slanting rays of a feeble sun, account for lack of color. Poultry Journal and .Record:—To show how fara good thing may be carried, W. A. Peterson’s poultry house at Rose Hill, Illinois, is a good illustration. From the stone cellar, the beautiful windows, the gothic roof to the cupola and cook on the vane, it is “illegint lntoialy” a slatted w’-ng serves as a place for a range in winter and stormy weather, and the beautiful lawns dotted with small- bery, ought to satisfy the fanciest of fowls. It is to be hoped, as the Journal says, he is "well fixed” financially. Reader, does it not look heartless to spend so much on unappreciative fowls while there are thousands of God’s images in our large cities and towns without a roof to cover them? Journal says it knows of no American industry to-day on a safer footing or better prospects for the future than poultry raising. There.is also an ad- monition to pure breeding because the handsomer appearance of the flock, and selling of occasional fine speci- mens. Western Poultry Association exhibits in connection with the Fat Stock Show exposition building, Chi- cago, Nov. 14 to 22, 1883. A corre- spondent from "way down south” in Mississippi. says the South is just the place for poultry raising; winters short and mild, and a frost-bitten comb is rarely seen, but in the same article he says, "The drawback to poultry raising down here is the chol- era. It makes a clean sweep some- times.” Inconsistent. Do northern- ers appreciate their advantages, and doesn’t this tally one for We,“Us & C03? If hens postpone the monthly process till cold weather, and as the process occupies three months better send them to the market, as they will not lay till spring. OLD Pouurav. (jrund View Place, Kalamazoo. Advantages of lhs Jerseys. Let the Jerseys increase, becsuee:— 1. Jerseys make more butter annu- ally compared with the food they eat, than any other breed. 2. Jerseys make better butter than any other breed——better grain and bet- ter flavor. 3. Jersey milk is the most profit. able, because it contains more butt-er per quart than that of any other breed; its cream rise.- quicker and its butter comes quicker. 4. A Jersey brings from two to ten cents a pound more than any other, as a rule, throughout the United States; hence on 90 farms out of 100, where butter is a specla'ty, the intro- duction of Jersey blood will change butter making from a dead loss to g not profit. 5. Butter farming is more profitable and healthful and refining than truck-farming, beef farming, poultry or piiz-ran.-mg. 6. For every cent lost on account of the Jersey’s -mailer carcass, there are two cents gained on account of her better butter and larger annual; yield. VVe want Holeteins and Ayrshire; for the general milk and cheese sup- ply; we want Short Horns and Here- fords for their lwef; but the country wants the Jersey for her butter-so let us have an end to the opposition which this breed has met with for -it; years. He who specializes wine. The “general purpose cow” is an im- possible animal. Let ea~h farmer de- cide whether all circumstances point to a beef, a milk or a butter breed, and choose his stock accordingly.- Rural New Yorker. Bare-Fool Horses. “No shoe, no horse,” runs the old saw, but I say "nay——thatie not true.” Not a nail has been driven in any hoof in my stable since Februa , 1881. I had four young horses, one 11 constant use, two others used frequently single - and doub e, in all weathers and in all conditions of the roads. Two old horses were about two months in get- ting good feet under them on account of their shelly hoofs——made so by nails. Their feet finally became hard ‘ and just as tough as the colts’. They were used all the time, did all the farm work and “teamin ,” until I. sold one and loaned the ot er. With more horses than I needed, no one was worked very much. The feet of the»; old horses were worn a good deal, but not enough to need shoeing; the colts . hadto have their feet rasped off and. shaped now and then. If I had had much more work for -them, no doubt “toe-lips” would have been needed- and if we had had a very icy time 1 would have had a set of steel shoes of the “Good-enough" pattern tacked on one horse “all around." We took great comfort in driving; the horses certainly stood up better than if shod: and the calks had worn a little smooth They did not “ball up,” in soft snow, in the least. They did not throw snow balls back into theslelgh. Tuey trav- eled without winoing over the rough- est frozen roads, and I have not known of a slip or a tumble all winter. 80 - much for the experiement of which I wrote last summer.—A{. 0. Weld, «(,7-,, . Am. Agrioulturisl E p.-rimenis with Sorghum. The Department of Agriculture has sixty four acres ofeorghum near Wash- ington, all of which will be used for experimental purposes. The working 01 this crop was contlu-zed from about the first of September until the: last of October, in order to ascertain the best time for working the cane. Prof. W- W. Riley, the newly appointed chem»- ist of the Agricultural Department,. thinks by the time the present crop of” sorghum is worked up he will be able to lay down some plain, practical rules which will boa guide to agriculiurlsts in raising sorghum and making there own sugar and syrup. It is to be ho- ped that he will be successful, for there - is need of practical information on the subject and we agree with the Profes- sor when he says: “We have had? enough of theory,” and especially the < kind that has been sent out from the-' ~ Agrioutural Department at Washing; -- ton.--Exchange. DB. PETER Conmsa writes us: “I wish you could have been with the party which I accompanied on a visit to the sorghum sugar works at. Rio Grande, N. J., so that you could yourself have seen the great success- already attained there in this industry. They expect to make 750,000 to 1,000,000 pounds of sugar from 975;. acres, besides molasses, and then they consider the seed pays all the expenses- of the crop and the cost of delivering, , it at the mills. " .0 . §1111l111's ieiiilmeul. .72 @1119 grunge iéltgditar '/SCHOOLCRAFT, ,— DECEMBER l single copy, six months,-______ ringle copy, one year, -_--.‘_-_;_ .2 leven copies, one year -_-__-- -5 .‘7’-1) fen trial subscribers for three .-months we will send the VISI- for -_-_._______..____.._____.____$l 011 Address, I. T. COBB, Schoolcraft. “Bitch. ‘Sample copies free to any address. ’:‘E’.'l:';‘ ‘OUR CLUBBING LIST. Regular Witt Price. Vii.-rri» unsrican Farmer . . . . . . . . . . ..SI 00 8 hi American Grange Bulletin,(Lit- tle Grangerinciuded) . . . . . . .. l 60 ‘.1 111. Atlantic Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 00 4 U1 3abyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. a0 8.: Century (Scribner's) . . . . . . . . , _, 4 00 4 11- . it Free Press (without Household) weekly . . . _ . _ . _ _, 1 00 1 41 Detroit Free Press (with House- hold) w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 25 l 6 Demoresfs Monthly . . . . . . . . . .. 2 O0 2 U1- Dio Lewis's Monthly . . . . . . . . . . 2 50 L‘ 7'1 Farm, Fieldand Fire.-11de.. l 00 l 2 Harper’s Monthly Magazine... -1 00 4 no r's Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 00 -1 iv Hai'per's Bazar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 O0 4 <1‘ Harper-‘s Young People . . . . . . .. 1 50 l 7 - Inter-Ocean, Chicago (w‘,- . . . . . . l ()0 1 41‘) Justice . . . . . . . . _ . _ . _ , _ _ . ,, 1 on 1 1 Kalamazoo TeIeg1aph(we(-kly) 1 50 1 7-9 North American Review . . . . .. 5 U0 4 5| 1-‘Ohio Fanner . . . . . . . . . . I .30 1 (5 Our Little Men and Women. . . 1 00 l Our Little Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l :30 l 4; Post and Tribune, Detroit, weekl ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 00 l «l .’.’ost an Tribune (Tri-Weekly) 4 00 4 or ‘Poultry Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 2-’) 1 -'';‘.= Rural New Yorker . . . . . . .. 2 00 2 13 Scientific American... . .. 3 20 3 2.. St. Nicholas ......... __ ,_ 3 00 3 1:3 The Cottage Hearth . . . . . . . . .. 1 50 l 51 The Continental Magazine... . 50 >4 Tribune. Chicago. (weekIy).... 1 00 1 4: The Pwsy(Week1y) ......... .. .75 1 1.3 Toledo blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 50 l 1... Vicks Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2-5 1 5'1 Wrde Awake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 .50 2 1.z Woman's Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 :2 (ii Weekly Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 50 2 511 1'5. INDEX TO THIS NUMBER. .lhe Robin——Is Jersey the Farmer's Cow? Neighborliness on the I"arrn—-Facts and Queries about the Sorghuin——British vs American Agrii-ulturc——l.’oultry Reviews- Advantages of the Jerseys—Bare-Eco: Horses— Experiments with Sorghun1.... l l-"The State Grange-Unr Washington Letter '.l‘h1.= Present I’eril—'I‘he Seventh Session 1.1 the National Grange and its Personnel . . " "State Grange of Michigan-Eleventh Annuai Session —- California Correspondence — A Visit of Pleasure and Profit~Does it Mean Manual Labor and Nothing elsel’——I’o.~tal Jottings—News ltems—Notices of Meet ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :3 ._'-"(icatry in Germany— Commercial Crop Re. pozts— An Important Decision——Crow Your ‘Own Crow— A Few Words About :1“, Newspaper— Benefits Derived from Neces. sit.y— School Superintendency-—The school Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 1 Dare to do Right— 'I‘ar:fi'—The Tariff Ques- tion—'1he Grange Meeting at Constantine — The Tern; erauce Questi-3n—— Calhoun Conn. ty Grange— Alton Grange, N o. 362—Adve1-- 1.isements——R.ailroad Time-Tables . . . , _ ,_ ,5 "Mother’s Growing Old —- Pretty Things for Christmas — Success of Calhoun Countv .’3rrange—Myra’s Rejoinder—Doing Good by Little Acts —-VVoman's Work —— A Home- Made Fountain I’en—-Aunt Sally's Protest» Americau Pomological Society — Grand Rapids—-Anecdote of Judge Black . . , _ _ _ . 15 The Perennial Maude —— The Temperance Question- Geology~Iteading—How a Poor Boy Succeeded—Paid in One-‘s own Coin——- Hard-Headed I’ractice— Popular Errors —— The Lui atic Club — Liability of Purchasers under Mortgage—— Alexander and Bncepl1:1- lus— The Roberts Case -— The December Ceutury—The llIarkets—~AdvertisemenIs, T l‘he Reaper Death—Advertisements. . . _ S J. T. COBB, - - Scaoorcaarr. THE STATE GRANGE. U11 Tiicsduy the 11th lll'>,'t., at ten 1. M. the next session of the Michi- gan State Grange will be called to order by Wortliy .\lastcr Luce, in Represerimtivc Hall, Capitol building, Lansing. Anarigcmcirts have been perfected for the return to the 1‘ail1'021(l station from which they took the train for Lansing, of all Patrons who attend this session of the State Grange wheth- er as representatives or visitors at one %llI3 per mile over the following roads: The Michigan Central,The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, The Detroit, Lansing & .\'ort.hern, and the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee. The Chicago & West Michigan will . sell round trip tickets at all stations on its line tojunction points on other roads leading to Lansing at regular excursion rat-es, two cents per mile each Way. ’ The Grand Rapids 1\". Indiana will sell. round trip tickets at excursion rates from all stations on the line of its road to junction points on other roads only on the presentation of or- ders directed to 'its station agents. Those brders can be obtained at this office at any time, but any one desiring to ‘make this offer available should ap- ply as soon as he reads this notice. The Chicago & Grand Trunk have not respoiided to our application but from its former liberal course we feel sure that this road. will as heretofore give the excursion rate. Patrons need not hesitate; come right along, and if not permitted to purchase at stations round trip tickets at excursion rates, we have no hesitation in saying that we shall secure their return at one . cent per mile. Lower hotel rates have been St cured than for the last three yc:11's. The .I.ill‘l- sing House and the Hudson House will charge $1.25 a day. and no charge for fires. If but one person occupies a room 31.50 will be charged, All other hotels in the city charge 51.01) :1 day. Do not fear that good accommodations cannot be had at reasonable prices. Besides the hotels there are good boarding houses in the city and as this is not the year for repairing our laws. thecity will have at the time of our meeting only the Patrons of Michigan to take care of. We hope to see :1 large- number of Patrons at this meeting why have ncve: visited Lansing. And we are quite sure those who have, will all come again who can. The sunri- music has been engaged and that is equivalent to a musical concert every day. Therc will be an open session on Tl111rs‘l1 p:1.~;sci1ge-1's reach l’ittsl>11rg in tlllll‘ fo1‘tl1cne.\’t trziiir. We are sorry we l1:1vc no word of :l11pl'U\'ll.l, but that live nriiiutcs too 1:111) was witlmm :1 shadow of excusc. We hold the s11p<.-r- intcirdent of the road, the engineer‘ :1i1d the conductor of the relief tr-.1.i11 re- sponsible, andzrll guilty of'ii1exc11s:1l1l1: neglect of duty, and that is all the $111-- isfactiou we are ever likely to get out ofit. The r:1ilro:1d all the way into l’ittsbui'g that morning lay :1.l011g the bank of the 01110. The little farms between the road and the river showed Michigan staple crop in meager quanti- ties, with evidence of the mule and c-.1.rt farming that prevails south in i11:1ny places. We should have meiitioned that the wreck was near the little town o't'In- dustry. Before we left it we verified the suit-ableiiess of the name by our 1'ndu.s‘ try in searcliing fora breakfast. Nor was the industry all our own. We divided it with an old woman that cap- tured iifteen or twenty dollars fora breakfast that was better calculated to stunt hunger than to satisfy its rea- sonable deniaiids. After :1 late dinner in Pittsburg we started out to do the city. Its public and private buildings we cared nothing for, so taking astreet car we crossed to the south side ofthe river to visit some of its manufiictories. Calling at the office of Geo. Duncan & Son, m-:1nufacturers ‘of glass ware, the proprietor kindly consented to show 11s through its sev- eral departments. Three hundred hands are eniployi-d turning out glass ware. we think 1nnst- ly for table use. From the .\':1turc of the work it must be kept running night and day. The working force is divid- ed into sections that change off every six hours. The chief ingre- dients entering into the composition of glass are sand, soda, lime, and nitrate of soda. A beautifu1.wliite sand of which three tons a week are here used, forms the base of supply of the crude mate- rial. This with the other substances by an intense heat is melted in a cru- cible of fireclay. In a plastic condi- tion glass is drawn from the mass, the moulder thrusts his blowpipe into this molten glass and enough adheres to make a’ goblet ot Qtherarticle wanted. -An iron form to give outside shape to the article is used. The lump of glass is enlarged a little by the . hlower,then placed in the form which is THE GRANGE V!SI'l'0Ba E to give the outside shape to the article. ‘The blower applies his mouth to the blow pipe and distends the glass within the form to till the space, the form is opened and a crude pieée of glass ware is attached to the end of the blowpipe which is passed at once to an operator who placing the pipe on horizontal bars before him keeps up a rolling mo- tion with his left hand while with the right he manipulates the work enlarg- ing the hollow portion or reducing the solid portion desired. The work is done rapidly and the articles trans- ferred :it once into a large open oven to secure by :1 continued heat 1-q11:1liz1=.1l (.'()ll(llll(JllS of the several parts. This is 2111 t‘.‘(U-.‘llSl\'P. 111:1riufac- Lory, timriiig out 3275111111 worth of goods: pi-1'z1r1r1u111. -\s ill11st1‘:11i11§_r im- provcriicnts in melh<1(l.<. dit't'c1‘c.r1<:c in costof r11:1t+-1'i:1l :1.111l labor. we \v<-1» slrown :1 golds-t that sold twe-nty _Vt,‘2ll'>‘ ago for $3.041 per dozen, now for :13 1.-exits [WY 11117.1-11. 'Z'li.111l{ii1g Mi’. l)11111~:11r for his :11- 11-irtiou, Wli iwxt visitt-.11 llw ll:1rl:1-d Wire 111:1n11l':1(-tory of II. I}. Sr-11ft 1\' ('11., the 1:11‘gcst corici-r11 of it.-; kind ir1 till‘ t‘(lll1ll.l‘\_' vxccpt that of \\':1sl1b:11'11, Moon N ('11,, tho g1‘c:1L l1:11'\'1-.-;tc1‘.< of r1»y:1lt_\ 1111 b:1rb<-1l wire. 'l‘l11,- gciitli-111:1): who took 11.» in 1:l1:11'g1- sliowcd :1i1d 1-xpl:1i111-d tl1vp1'o- Ltcssi-s of1i1:11111f;1<,:t111‘1- of :1 half nlozi-11 111:1k14s. \\'1- .sl1:1ll lll:ll\'F‘ no :1tti-mpt to tell how the work is pe1‘f1>i'111cd, :15 \v1- rillfllllll full if we did. l‘-ut it is :1 lllilfi). 1li1‘ty,gi‘r-:1»)place. quitv in coi1tr':1s-I with tlw <'lc:111,l11‘igl1t wirc (toil that goes in, or the compact rim] that 1-111111-s out for 11.59. Froni 12 to l.‘»,0lNv tons i.- ihc yc:1rl_v product of the iliffc-1'1=i1t 111:1ll1-win-, with l‘.\‘11 h:1rl1.~ :111d1lo11blc wire with four b:11‘l-:4, singlv wire with wicked l‘12tl‘ll>'. Stl'lllj.:IlI-l‘ll1- 11011; :1r1 in grattifyirig our c11rio.l'1>lli<'1-is \\'t*l‘9 supplii-d. an ad- (ll‘€’.t~L.\‘ of welcome was read. by the yen- cialile W111. .S:u1111lc1‘s one of the found- ers of the (Jrdcr their and still :1 1'csi1l+-iit of this city to \vl1i1'l1 llro. llarrisoin of .\l:1l»:1111:.1. ably l’r‘.\‘p0ll(If3(.I, :15 did Gov. I{obi1~,ol‘ M:1ir1e:1nd others. Tlicsc l'o1'111:1l pi'occ<-1‘liuj.:s doiu-, those- who had not t:1kc11 the sixth dcgrccg ivcrc irivilé-d to rctirc, that new lll(‘|ll- bcrs of the body might be :11lv:1r1ccd to the lllg‘l1t'l‘[)litll(‘0(7(,'ll}llt3(l by the old<'-1' ‘I111-111l.ncrs of the body. Like :1 Mctliodist comriiunioir lill)lt', the p1'c:1cl1e1'.-' take the ‘orczid and wine first, so the 1'cp1'ese11t:1tivcs were first called to taste the l'ruils of thc sixth (lt‘gl'Ot‘. l.:1t9r :1ctiu11ol' 1111- body se1 :1p:1rt I:‘rid:1y evening to lllLl‘0(lll(‘\‘ vis- iting 111c111be1's of the ()l‘(lt‘l‘ to tho 1‘1i_vstc1'ics of this degree. The two lrours before dinner‘ was mostly spent in fricndl_v grci-tiiigs and gettiiig :11-.q11:1i11tcd with geiitleincu wlrosc 1121111115 \vci‘cf:1mili;1r as l1ouse- hold word.-‘. L:1tcrii1 the «lay wc met Dr. Stiirtcvauit of the New York Ex- periment Htzitiou, l’1'of. (‘olliciz the cheinist of tho .\gric11lt.ur:1l l)ep;1i't- 1111.-nt, who was displ;1c1-d by llr. Lo- l'i11g. A Slll1.\‘Pl1ll(5llI interview with him will be the siibject of :1 future :11‘- tich-i11thc\'1sii'm1. '.l‘l1c:1l'1.c1*1:oo11 SPSSIIDII wc did not 21t- t--nd. Ilro. .-\i'111st1'o11gt1mk 11.-' to his rooin and \\‘c (It‘\'I.II(3(l :1 coiiplvol‘ l1o11_:'s tol111.r. If we are not very much mistaken Texas has a most excellent leader in Grange work in the person of Bro. Rose. A 1; l-'lr.~q'%»f 193-9- . l "'7 DECEMBER 1, 1889. Of only medium height, heavy build, with a large round head, set close down to his body, his florid face, close hits, and rapid articulation al- ways command attention. On the floor he gives close attention to busi- ness, and allows no matter in which he takes an intesest to run through without his approval or dissent. Companionable and always loaded with stories, his room at the hotel was headquarters for boisterous mirth that knew no bed time before the wee small hours of the night. DB. BLANTON OF VIRGINIA. An old member and a good one, as it strikes us from our brief personal acquaint-~nce rather than from any work placed to his account on the floor. as we do not remember hear- ing from him when the Grange was in session. In his State the Dr. made a success- ful fight against a combination of manufacturers of fertilizers and as near as we made out, that fight made him commissioner of agriculture of the State of Virginia. He is editor of the Vzirginia Palron, and has been since it was first established. The The D »ctor’s standing as a patron is indicated by his position in the Order being a member of the Executive committee of the National Grange, and we hardly think he got on the committee by management. The only fault. we have to find with him he may divide with his asso- ciates; and that is requiring the Na- tional Giange to hold its seventeenth session in a place so objectionable when reached, and so difiicult of ac- cess. The National Grange must put on more style than that to command the respect of those outside the gate. NIEL OF KENTUCKY in appearance is a noble specimen of manhood —-that is a first impression and when he takes the floor he does not dispel the impression by any fool- ish talk. With him unfortunately for us we had no acquaintance beyond an introduction. But we heard him make one speech; brief but so firm in tone, earnest in manner, beautiful and harmonious in its successive statements, that brief as it was, co'v- - ering perhaps tnree minutes, we shall not soon forgetit or its author. The proposition to allow unafiiiated mem- bers living in a county where there was no working Grange to pay dues to the State Grange and in that way .maintain their standing in the Order, had been reported upon adversely by Franklin of Vermont. The de- bate which followed called out in op- position to the report, Lipscomb of South Carolina, Rhoane of Pennsyl- vania, and one or two others. The report was sustained by Franklin, of Vermont, Hall of West Virginia, Brigham, of Ohio, and Niel of Ken- tucky. It was shown that no mem- ber could be outside of the jurisdic- tion of some Grange, and therefore, there was no necessity of providing in this way for continued membership. The Kentucky member closed his brief speech by afiirming his devo- tion to the Order. He hoped to be- long to a Subordinate Grange, while he lived within convenient reach, but if all the Subordinate Granges in his county caased to work, he would join the nearest Subordinate Grange in a neighboring county, and if all the Grang s in his State became dor- mant he would unite with a Grange in so-nu other State. [fall the Granges in the United States gave up the ghost, he would transfer his allegi- ance to the Dominion of Canada, and if the Order there surrendered to the grim messenger before his final sum- ii-ions came to cross the dark river, he would forward his application for renewed membership in the Order by the first good Patron bound to the Great Grange above. This with the earnest warning speech of Brig- ham, of Ohio, placed the report of the committee on the record with the verdict of approval, afilxed. I-‘BED BOBIE or MAINE, Now governorof the Pine Tree State is a fine specimen of manhood in his appearance, is very gentlemanly and courteous in manner. He talks when on the fioor with a deliberate earnest ness and candor that pleases though it lacks the inspiration and fervor of more rapid speakers. _ We set him down as a man of r. road| views, prudent, without timidity. a consei-va.ive politician well supplied with common sense and sterling hon- esty. GILLER, of Illinois, is a lively Scotohman as I remember him, and leads all other Masters in this: he believes it to be his duty towrite for the State paper of the Order of his State, and to write often and he does it. - Other Masters may be as orthodox in faithas Bro. Giller, but if so it is not a fai-.h so productive of good works. If in this we do injustice to thfl 1185- ‘ ters of other State Grsnges, we“shall be glad to be set right. As at present advised the Master of the State Grange of Illinois in this duty, out ranks all others and this is no empty oompli merit to Bro. Giller. JAME’s DBAPER, of Massachusetts, we did not hear from on the floor that we remember nor did we happen beyond an intro- duction to make his acquaintance. From what we have learned of him we set him down as a good Patron,’ heartily identified with the Order by faith and good works. His report of the condition of the Order we find shows a large gain in membership in the last two years. ' DANIEL MORGAN, _ representing the Patrons of Louisiana is quite an old gentleman in appear- ance, quiet and unassuming. Of him we can only presume that he is a good Patron and when not surrounded by younger members who want the time, performs all the duties that devolve upon him in a creditable manner. J. E. HALL, of West Virginia we have long known as Secretary of the State Grange. We suspect he is older than he looks. Tall and pleasing in his address, a fair talker, and has a god standing among his fellows for a new member. s. E. ADAMS, of Minnesota, Past Master of the Na- tional Grange, was amember of the body for several of its annual sessions. We first met him at Louisville. He is not inclined to be at all demonstra- tive, but was a good listener at all the sessions when We were present, and we conclude that he prefers to let oth- ers use the iaboring car. If so he is quite right about one thing;there are always enough ready to do the talking part of the work. When it comes to committee work, the making out of reports, etc., the few have it to do. Bro. Adams may have been saving his -strength for that kind of work. J. w. NICHOLSON, of New Jersey, is a quiet, unobstrusive gentleman, attentive to business. loyal and devoted to the Order, has a good record, and from the little we saw of him, we are quite sure he has earned it. w. A. ARMSTRONG, of New York, needs no introduction to those who read the Husbandman. To those who do not we say he is the peer of any member of the National Grange. A man of great breadth, a logical reasoner, and the happy, rare talent of clothing his ideas in wel.-se- lected language. As a writer to or for the Grange press we concede to Bro- Armstrong the fizst place. Concise, yet full and accurate, there is a smoothness and finish to his sentences that please while they instruct. Not naturally industrious, taking his own statement as true, he accomplishes a vast amount of work on accountofhis mental activity and versatile genius. He is fond of a good cigar, and works when he must. But few men do as much and do it as well. In this brief review we have prob- ably failed to do entire justice to some of the good brothers. In this we only ask that we may be judged by our intentions. In our next we may have something to say about some of the visiting broth- ers and sisters that we met and possi- bly some of the voting sisters may receivea little attention, as our gal- lantry is not entirely exhausted. But business is pressing and we cannot give anv more time to this rambling review in this number. VVe spent but little time viewing objects of interest in Washington but shall have a brief account of what we saw to present to our readers probably in our next. STATE GRANGE OF M|CH|GAN——ELEV- ENTH ANNUAL SESSION. The following is a list of Represent- atives as far as reported to this office, elected to attend the next session of the State Grange which will be called to order at 10 o'clock, A. M., in the hall of the House of Representatives in the New Capitol building at Lan- sing on Tuesday, December 11th, 1833. We hope Secretaries of conven- tions in counties that show no repre- sentation will make haste to forward the names of representatives. Allegan 3—W. H. Ely, Earl Russ, T. C. Bur-kirk. Antrim 1. Bar-ry—-2~—George Brainard, Chas. Newland. Bcnziic 1. Berrien 3-J. K. Bishop, Keighle , Edward Marsh. Branc 2—Ira Buell, K. B. Ethe- ridge. Oalhoun 1—Geo. A. Cameron. Oass. 1-Mr. J. Gaud. Clinton 3—S. E. Scott, John J , Keiser, -A. B. Cook. Eaton 2.-—J. E. Murry. Genesee 1.—C. L. Higgings. Grand Traverse 1-S. H.Hyde. G-'7-allot 1. Hilladale 2.--Wm. Bryan Hilhdale 2—R. T. Twillet. Ingham h.-Geo. F. Fuller, Geo. Proctor. Iomla 3.—E. D. Lambertson, Thos. Thomas, Thos. Pryor. Jackson 1. Kalamazoo 2.—Chas. S. Whipple, Henry Adams. Kent 4.——N. D. Holt, H. G. Holt, J. R. Brown, Chas. Tefft. Lapeer l.—P. H. Foot. Lcebnaw 1. Lenaweo 2.—Rifus Baker, Samuel Morey. Livingston 1.—W. K. Sexton. Maeomb 1.—W. B. Shattuck. Manialea l.—Jos. McDlarmid. Mason 1. Mecosta l—Wm. Cook. Monroe l—T. G. Chandler. Montcalm 1—A. B. Brown. Muakegon 1—A. W. Booron. Newaygo 1—Andrew Flynn. Oceana 1——Geo. C. Myers. Oakland 3-Thos. J. Jones, Jerome G. Noble, Harrison Gaunt. Ottawa l—Charles W. Wil(’0 . Osceola 1-H. L. Laughlin. St. Olair l—Moses Locke. Almon run erases ViS.l‘.E'0B. 3 .3" .Jo.veph 3-D. B. Purdy, Henry Cook, R. T. Barker. Saginaw l. .S'am'.lac 1—Nathan McClure. Shiawassee i——VI. W. Willoughby Tuscola l—J P C. Horlacher. Van Buren 3 ~.I. 0. Keith, Wm. Warren, Frank Branch. Washtenaw 2—E. M Cole, J. B. Lord. Wayne 2—M. B Strong, H. Hurd. Wezford l—Wm. E D -an. REPRESENTATIVES FROM GRANGES. Calhoun, No. 3——Perry Mayo. St. Joseph, No. 4—W. B. Langley. Oakland, No. 5—G. M. Trowbridge. Washtenaw, No. 7—N. C. Carpenter. Wayne, No. 8-5‘. T. Bradner. IIz‘ll.s-dale, No. 10-R. W. Freeman. .Veway_(/0, .’\'o. ll—M. VV. Scott. St. Clair. No. l2»—Cha~‘—. Lapeen. Kent.i\’0.l5—J. S Solomon. Van Bu’/-en, No. l3—C. B. Charles. Lenawee, No. 18-—G. B. Horton. Branch, No. 22-—A A. Luce. Jlontcalm, No. 24—Martin Miner. Clinton, 1V0. ?.5—Courtland Hill. Eaton, N0. 28——A. D. Sexton. Tuscola, 1V0. 30,—J. Q A. Burring- .on. A/legan, No. 33—D. S. Gardner. POMONA "NEiarri3osLiNEss on.the Farm,” headsa clipping from the Rural New Yorker that has about as g :od Grange doctrine in it as we find in any Grange paper. The Rural is eligible to membership in the Order. THE Star Cl >thing Hou-e, Grand Rapids, is offering great inducements to purchasers. Our next number will have their new advertisement offering a present to every one purchasing 34 Worth of goods. Between this and the first of March 5,000 articles will be given away to customers. Their stock is large and we have been assured by disinterested parties that their prices are low. WE let't \Vashington Monday the 26th, reaching home Wednesday morn- ing. Tne election of oiiicers was to take place on Tuesday. Since reach- ing home we have learned that the old otlicers were all re-elected except the Gate-keeper, James Draper, of Massa- chusetts takes that oilice. Nashville, Tennessee, was selected l'or the next meeting. A Visit of Pleasure and Profit. it lies always seemed to me that real good times and the real bad times that we experience are the ones whose ini- pressions are the most certain to re- main with us through all the rest of our life. The good times vvc refer to with pleasure and recall and repeat them again and again. While the un- pleasaiit things we inevitabley ineetund get through with in some way, we sel- dom wish to recall unless we have a violent attack of the blues. I am not 1.-lueabit so I will tell of one of the nicest meetings it was ever my good fortune to attend At the County fair 3. year ago we met Bro. C. G. Luce who said “we are to dedicate our new hall next week, come over. We accepted his kind invitation and nt.the appointed day rode over to re- joice with our brothers and sisters of Gilead Grange, No. 400 in the comple- tion of their home. We arrived quite early, so had ample time to look over the building before many arrived, and we were surprised. We had expected that the building would have a sort of untinislied look, or else a public one, large and resounding to every step and tone or something of that sort. But look where we would, and all we would there was nothing but the best of taste, the neatest and most substantial of finish, and the cosiest and most home- like look to be seen. It is certainly :1 line model of convenience and com- fort aiid even elegance interiorly. The Grange own a half acre lot and on this have builta hall 25 by 50 feet one story with a basement for dining room and kitchen. The Grange room is the full size of the building except what is necessary for two small rooms and a stairway. I think the room is 24 by 40. Very nicely finished and furnished, a very nice carpet on the floor the gift of liro. C. G. Luce. a fine organ,hang- ing lamps, small lamps, chairs, tables, and altar, while pictures, wreaths and mottoes all added to the beauty of the room. Below is a large dining room and 2. kitchen. The dining room is used by the temperance society (for there is a large and enthusiastic temperance so- ciety here many of them Patrons.) By the time we had looked the house over the people began to come in thick and fast and Sister A. A. Luce conducted us to apleasant seat and left us for awhile. Such a crowd as that grew to be,aiid such a good natured one we have seldom seen. The Granger’s had asked their friends and neighbors to come in and be glad with them, and I guess not many had refused. At last the exercises were commenced and the whole work of dedication beautifully executed. Bro. Willard, Worthy Chap- lain of the State Grange ofiiciating, af- ter which he gave a most eloquent ad- dress which seemed to make a deep im- pression on his hearers. I think I never heard the uses and aims of the Order more explicitly stated than that day by him. From the opening song to the benediction the dedication ser- vice was well done. The hall as it stands cost $2,000 of which Bro C. G. Luce contributed $900 besides the carpet and cooking stove. Mindful of the instruction they received in imita- tion they have built a shed 100 feet long 22 feet wide so that no matter how hard it storms the teams are all comforta- ble. It seems rather late in the day to send you a description of this Grange Home, but it will perhaps be as new to many of the readers of the Vis- l'l‘Oll. as though given a yearago and you will surely agree with me that it is the real good times we love to recall and talk about. I have since attended a P0- mona Grange at Gilead and my im- pressions of the for mer visit were streiigtliened the Grange home of the Worthy Master is a fine model of a Hall and does credit to its Members in every respect. How often those vis- its have recurred to my mind and how many times I liuve resolved to write this for the '\'isi'ron I cuniiot begin to tell, but czwcs und duties have seemed to (lt‘lll:lll(l every moment of my time until now ,accept this task as u duty but a pleasant one. Yours l'I‘dlt‘i'll:tll_\'. H. California Correspondence. J. T. Co/;l:.'—A(‘cording tothe promise I niudc, on the occasion of our last iii- tervicw in K2ll:llllil7.00 last summer. I licrewiih send a few items for publica- tion. I do so with a degree of ditlidence. Still, I entertain the hope that in a coniniunity so cosmopolitan as that of liicliigziii soim-. may wish t ‘ extend their glzmccs to the far off occident. We llii.\'t‘ had two good rains this fall in this part of the State. Green wheat, annualg1'us::<-suiid weeds have made their appeimmce. And delicate tints of green now deck the places, where a few weeks ago the dewless breath of summer lilasterl all it touched. The ground is wet enough to enable the plow to do good work. Many farmers are now improving this favorable op- portunity and are putting in their wheat The process by which this is done is as follows: A gang plow drawn usually by six or eight liorses is used, on top of which is a seed sower the motion of the plow steadied and also regulated as to depth by three cast .wheels one of which runs in the furrow and two on the land side. The i‘ui'row wheel has :1 crzuikihut con- nects by means of 1:. rod with an agita- tor within the long seed sower. This agitator regulates the quantity of seed sown. A small ll2tI‘l‘0W attuclied by a chain to the frame work,trztvels within a few feet behind and to the right of tlie_gang-plow. eight or 10 plows are gen- erally used as there is no sod in the w'.iy,—thc dry season being so prr-longed as not to permit ‘.l.il_V to form,—the work of putting in can by this mr—.'ins, be niadc more thorough and complete than might be thought .Oiie man with a four gang and 3. team of eight liorscs can plow and put in seven or eight acres a. day or a quarter section of land in one month. I’OL1'l‘IC.«\l.. The Railroad Company still holds its own in California. The same methods are being used by it that on former oc- casions have baiiied all attempts to regulate fare and freights.—the ex- tensive use of hush-money. The editors ot' 1iews—papers are at- tacked all along the line bv the railroad monopoly and the editors saiictuin could be truly said to be so many he- seiged castles where, occasionally the professed defenders of the peoples rights within are knocked down b 3/ :20 gala pieces [Dont you wish you were here Mr. Editor to show them how you could stand the pelting ?] And all this golden shower of ill-gotteii gains is poured forth by a Company who refus- es to pay debts out of a large surplus- on hand, and who like the miser per- sistenly proclaims itself poverty-strick en. The State Grange of California have petitioned Gov. Stonem an to convene theLegislature in extra session order that the recreant Railroad Commission and the equally recreant railroad com-' pany may be the better regulated the railroad company of course opposes this movement, and we shall soorisee wheth- er the Governor stands up like a man or goes to bed with some of the wounded editors. v. E. B. Modesta Cal., Nov.0, 1882. Does it Mean Manual Labor and Nothing Else?" “He that by the plow would thrive, liimself must either hold or drive." An able writer on agriculture says of the above couplet, “This old adage, so often quoted, as though it were a self-evident truth, is in my opinion, a piece of unmitigated nonsense. It is a part of the old absurdity that farm- ing simply means manual labor. Now, while we admit that the idea that “farming simply means manual labor,” has obtained largely among those who have been, and are now en- gaged in it, and that this same idea has been a great hindrance to improve- ment in agriculture, while I say, we admit this, we do not admit, that “Poor Richard” when he wrote the above couplet, ever took so narrow a View of the subject he was treating as to confine it to mere manual labor. He simply meant. if you would thrive as a farmer attend strictly to your business. That is, to everything that will improve the farmer as well as the farm. He meant the culture of the mind as well as of the soil; to “over- see our own affairs with our own eyes ;” for, as Poor Richard says—“The eye of the Master will do more work than both of his hands.” v. B. POSTAL JOTTINGS. In the issue of the VISITOR of Nov. 15th, I notice the statement that "whatever smells bad, is as a rule, good food for plants.” According to that failing, (if indeed -it is a failing). If it can be used in that capacity please state in your next issue how it should be administered and oblige. Yours, GRANGER. Mr. J. Stevens semis us another way he has found convienient for plowing m2irsh land. Have a team hitched to a. broad tired wagon. To the hind end of the axle of the wagon fasten a plow beam so that two wheels of the wagon shall run in the lust furrow. One man will be used to drive the team another to manage the plow. Although this is it licztvier load for the team to draw it is a lighter draft and the llOi‘SeS do the work easier. Will some readers of the Visirox give their experience as tothe merits of the new Htme Sewing Machine compared with the original Singer and other leading machines as to durahililv ease of management. etc., and so en- lighlen an intending purchas-r. Agents are claiming that the New Home is not durable that it will not stand wear etc; I am favorably im- pressed with the New Home and would like the experience of others. A. R. ENAC. In answer to inquiry of J. F. in last VISITOR, Will hogs fatten fit to mar ket or butcher on artichokes alone? I have never tried fattening hogs on ar- tichokes; and have doubts about the economy of the process. I have found them a profitable crop to raise as an as- sistant in wintering hogs and espec- cially for breeding sows in early Spring hefme farrowing. They are cheaply raised, are productive and the harvesting costs nothing. B. G BUELL. The ‘Executive Committee, of (flin- (‘ounty Pomona Grunge have been very fortunate in securing the services of the \\'oi'th_v Master of the State Gr2ingu- to give a course of lect11ro.~x in Clinton County in the month of Jzinuury next. We intend that every Grange in tin- County (13 in I\'o.)shul1 liave the bene- fit of one lecture at least. I shall lllt‘t‘l. liro. Luce at the State Grange when the necccssury arrangenients will be made and notice of the time and meet- ing will be given in the county papers. and in the G1:ANoE Visrroit. The meetings will all be public and a grand feast is anticipated. COROLAND Him. The bitter storm of Nov. 15 beat us out of a meeting of the Allegan C-.-unty Pomona Grange. All that was good at that time will probably keep till next time. The snow has all gone and rain is saturating the ground so that wheat will have good support for the winter. The long winter evenings are upon us. It is the time the farmer has allotted to him for intellectual and soul. culture. Debates in Grange halls will eradicate weeds from these fields. Essay and song ought to blossom and bud the soul. Occasional feasts ought to cement friendships that can stand the stress of hard times. I think Obse- go Grange will do much of this busi- ness if our lectureer can have his say and way. M. MILTON CHASE. The brave old warrior statesman, antimonopolist and true friend of the masses is beaten by the combined power and corrupt use of the base gold of the aristocratic nabobs of Beacon street. Butler goes out Robinson goes in, what does the proud old State lose or win. She swaps a man fir a manakin, and the proud right of tanning pau- per skin, while the brave old patriot may well be proud of the 150,000 votes cast for him by the intelligent middle class who are the main stay of the re- public-. We trusttie old veteran will buckle on his armor for another fight against the combined power of the money kings; while the Tewksbury tan yard resumes business under cul tured auspices. REFORMER. Fat turkeys had better roost high to-night. We are having beautiful weather for last half of November for corn husking which is yet going on. We are to have a Farmers’ Institute here January 17th and 18th, 18&t. I am sorry we cannot furnish prograinnie for this issue of GRANGE VISITOR. The local committee are going to try their level best to make it a success. It will be held in Odell’:-i Opera Hall in the village. We invite everybody and especially farmers of Allegan, Kent, Barry, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties. When the hotel shall befilled, the good people of Otsego will take in other visitors and do their best to keep them warm and fed. M. Otsego, Mich., Nov. 28th, 1883. Friends and foes of the Life Save- ing Service Will take notice that d_ur- in the last fiscal year the organization ra her more than paid for itself, even from a. financial point of view. The amount of properity, imperiled b ma- rine disaster was $7,176,540. this only $1,564,740 was lost. The lives en- dangered in the same disastersnwere 3,792, and 3,777, were saved. Figures like these speak for themselves. P:-ck’s Bad Boy limburger cheese has l jewelry store. NEVIS ITEIS. Jackson Patriot: The laws of‘ the State regulating punishment for at- tempted esca es from the prison are very eneral _v misunderstood; the prevai iiig idea being that convicts forfeit the time they have served, and begin their seiiteiice anew. Such is not the case, however, the only time lost is the time spent when the convict is at liberty. if captured his time begins where he left off, the interven- ing pcriod when he is ut liberty not being reckoned in. .\li'.J:iiiic.~'. Curr. at the brass works has nearly completed :1 hzindsonie work- ing: model of :1 new water meter, the invention of .\Ir. 1)-uniel llnll of this city. The motor is designed upon the l'<‘l‘lpl'()(‘:lllilg instead of the rotai‘_\ pl‘lll('lple, and seems to employ some excellent points, .\Iess.rs. (‘arr .2 S01: lmvc :lll't":lil)' turned out for him 20.(\0( of an ingenious device to prevent llllg'f..:'_V sliufts from l';l.llllllg,illl of whici. Mr. llull has sucr-eesst'ull\' placed up“ the ni;irket.——A<1riun ’1'imc.-2, The great trunk ruilrozul lines from Chicago to the St.‘lll)U2iI'(l are resolved to lil('l't‘2lSt‘ the rates of freight on dressec in-ct’ with it view of tllS('U1ll‘:lgelllg ti}:- growtli oftliis iroiiiisiiig industr ii (‘liimigo and the Vest for the benefit of the :Io<~k —yunls uloiig the lines, ('liieil') lllHSt‘ zit llullhlo, Pittsburg. and New York. The ruilrord miinagers air largely llll.t‘l't'..*lit‘Ll in tliesc, and in times past received enormous proiits fron. onir.-ige-ousciizirges for keeping stock and selling fodder in thmii, and the tll‘t‘.s'St’(l be-cf trade lius :ilro:1d_v inflicted use-rious blow on the business con- nected with tlicse _v;u'ds and threatens one still ill0l‘<‘ tllS&lSll'Ul1.~l. .~\c<-rdin lv (‘oniniis loner Tink has uni1oun('ed t iii! the mics on «li‘es.s'c - spruces, instead of being a weed bell asin America. If land is too wet, ) is drained and set to willow, popla or some other tree that loves excessiv moisture. There are thousands of acr: along our Atlantic coast, now barrel. which could be planted to Europea larch at little expense, an investmeii that will prove very profitable. The cultivation of the trees is the rough. and seems never to be neglec: ed. They are planted three feet apar in rows, which, in damp places, ar. drained by ashallow ditch on eithe side—appearing thus to be in bed.- The trees are carefully hoed until they shade the ground. after which the_\, arethinned outjust often enough ii. keep them slightly crowded, thu making clean, straight trunks. Prur. ing and thinning out are attended -- as regularly by the German forester. as by our most intelligent nursery- men. The trees are never allowed t- crowd each other too much; but a un 5- form height and evenness of growth are sought and obtained. which make- ffshese cultivated forests even when, a- ifrequently is the case, fifty feet high. appear from a distance like a dense mass; but pnce among the trees on-- finds a clean surface, carpeted with moss and leaves, but free from broken branches, and overhead a canopy of green, oeautiful and refreshing. The “thinnings” are onnd useful "for many things, to whi h we, with our abundance, would never think of applying them. It is by judiciously thinning out that the evenness of growth referred to is obtained. In an old forest of pines I visited, planter: some forty years ago, the_ trees seemed so nearly of the same height, that one could by knowing their number. and the height of one tree, have a very correct notion of the amount of sawn timber the whole forest would pro- duce. Whenever trees are cut the z-.:: is applied very close the ground, so that no unsightly stumps remain—— though the economic German is think ing only of the value of that extra foot of timber. Old women, too weak to assist longer in the fields, now find employment in picking up the chips, and carrying the branches to the edge of the wood, where they are cut and ' tied into bundles and after drying, sold in the market. Nothing is wasted. To the passer by the woods always present a clean, inviting resting place. CHAS. A. KIFP‘ER. Strong county. Ia commercial crop Reports. It was difficultlto secure legislation ' f hich the farmers of our ' ‘3){8l‘.:e(;)l:1Sl(‘l)h:V8 honest statements of the crop prospects. Even 1119-11)’ 1783'‘ meta opposed the plan. ihe truth is that this is the only m°"“3 by Which we can secure straight accounts of the condition of crops. Commercial crop reports may be based upon a knowledge of facts, but they are always made to deceive and are utterly regardless of the facts. A C. Glidden. in treiting of them: in the Michigan Farmer, makes some strong and tru hlul statements. We 1 : q‘!?It?f':'i::)elar(i:v\i'vsill note the fact that while they have products to sell, tfie report. of that especial product In t- 8 commercial paper always favors the buyer they will place less reliance "Ll n these reports. Members of boards 0 trade are very sensitive about agri- cultural papers meddling with these matters. They prefer to keep the pop- ulace in ignorance of their maneuvers knowing well that once awakened _to “the actual facts, they cannot so readily manipulate values, and influence -“p1'i08S to their advantage. Reports are re readil emanating from --1::£yi:':c.;ii[i!i1i(:ainted by falsehood, and it is to the interest of t e speculator that their reports be entitled to credence, hence their tenderness on the point. If they can sow the air thickly with a ell fertilized report, they know the w in will be a onerous one. Ev- reaponge interest in the direction fldicated by it will take it up and m ulate upon it, or try to, until alie .3p-T16 have the same effect as the truth. wfl the crv is abundant harvests and I 11 ran'aries, prices will go down, m the State and department re- deslgsl at 3 deficiency. No wonder that become an axiom that the bear . side is the winning one: prices can be mu down ~more easily than they ., can be run up, The speculator makes - d'1 one wayas the hisn1arg1“}t_lu5a';‘r):alli3%iV8 value makes other‘ 1 value when the farmer at- the ream sell and this value is not tsfitmit would be were speculation leuminated from the accour . It 18 said that while only one bushel in seven of the wheat crop of the United States reaches the produce exchange of New York, its traders buy and sell two for every one that comes out of the ground. The Chicago board of trade is recently reported to have turned over as much wheat in a day as is raised in the State of Illinois in a twelvemonth. Between the producer who sells his wheat at 95 cents, and the consumer who buys his flour at $6 50 per barrel, lies a margin so great as to make many rich. If this were properly adjusted between the two ex- tremes, the daily life of each would be made much pleasanter and easier. Instead, this margin goes to him who neverlifts abag of wheat, or handles a bundle of grain, neither is the smell of the workshop found upon his gar- merits. This margin is repeated mary fold during the year upon a fictitious basis. . ’l‘lie products of the farm are new low, and the reports are still crying d )WIl prices, because the majority of speculators are interested in lower I-‘(E83 for grains when the upward tide b--gins farmers who most need ihe money will have parted with their 4'-rops, and the speculator will be hep y-y.”——G'rand Rrlpid.-2 Democrat An Important Decision. Quite an important motion was de- I . led by the Supreme Court on Tues -my morning, in the case of Dennis llelfron vs. The Township Board of Ministique, in the county of Scho l- -< art. A motion was entered by llrlessrs. .\ iwcombof Manistique and Hiiucheti oi Saginaw, counsel for plaintiff‘, to «- smpel the Board to approve a liquor ; Ufld. The Court refused. Justice tl-aves, who gave the decision, held b it, while the Court might compel a '1 ;-vnship Board to pass upon a l)Oll(l s bmitted to it, the nature of thav -..-tion could not be directed nor con- 'r -lled. It may therefore be inferred th- t .t is entirely discretionary with a Boar-2 in approve or reject a liquor bond 'l‘ iere is an inner history connected -. ithihiscase, which tends to show -'v=-at the laws of Michigan are ample. 1- -t only for the regulation of the -quor traffic, but for its actual sup .- ession, when applied by honest and 2 ,-.rless men. The Chicago Lumbe 1' -mpany owns nearly all the lands I":- tfi hoolcraft County, and its head- q zarters are at Manistique. The com- ,..n_v employ several hundred men. a ditspolicy has been to revent a ;- r as possible, the sale of w iskey 8D(.‘ lvfl establishment of gaming and L.-.wdy houses within its territory. Ii in is effort they have been successful 01; «me side ofthe river, but on the oppo- .-~ as bank there is a small village called I liawatha, and here was located, aboui rue year 1879, by one Daniel Heffron, an establishment which was currently r.-.iorted to be maintained in contra v:-ntion of law and morality. This Louse was run almost continuousl- until the present year, when W. F. Riggs was elected Prosecuting .-\~.torney. This officer undertook t -suppress it, and did so but soon after its suppression a building was elected in Manistique, and a saloon opened. with Dennis Heffron, a brother of D iniel, as the reputed proprieter. He offered bonds, and the Township Board r--jected them; but he continued to sell. whereupon Prosecuting Attorney Rages prosecuted him, and the result was conviction. This was repeated several times. The cry of“prosecution’-' was raised, but as Mr. Riggs was firm in his determination to prosecute for every violation of the State law Hefiron made a test case, and applied for man dqmus to compel the Township Boaiu. to accept his bond. The result is stated aoove, and must be regarded not only asa triumph for good order and de ceucy, but as establishing beyond question, the power of a community ti- abolish or prohibit saloons and drain- shops within its borders, with no other enginery than the present laws, if the people so will. And yet there is a clique of pessimists in every town that is howling for more laws while refusing to exercise these in force, for getting that even legislation may be over—done, and thereby intensify the evil sought to be removed.—Lans2'ng Republican. Class organizations in politics in this country are repugnant to all men who believe in the rrinciples upon which the republic is founded, hence a party that panders to any class, any religious sect, to any selflsh interest, is subversive of that equality which is the primary principle in any republic. In this view a party organized in the especial interest of any business is op- posed to the welfare of all people. Thus a party made ‘up of farmers dis- tinctively—-a farmers party—would be unworthy of support from the very interest it professed to represent. It has been alleged that the Grange at- tempts to organize a political party to embrace farmers in its membership and no others. That is true. The Grange really does seek to organize farmers but not as a political party in the common acceptance of the term not even asa political party in any sense, nevertheless an organization with political objects. Our govern- ment is represent-atise, in theory, at least. In ractice its law-making bod- ies should made up of men who rep- resent all the varied industries of the country because these industries are affected beneficially, or inj urously, as favorable or adverse legislation is bad. Laws should have the broadest scope and so far as practicable should bear equally upon all industries. The_ Grangeseeks to attain this equality and therefore deserves cordial support by all persons who would restore the government to its early principles Farmers being the most numerous of all the industrial classes have greater powertoregutate public affairs, but this power depends upon recognition of community of interest which so far has not seemed practicable. It is the work of the Grange to harmonize in- terests through enlightment of all farmers on questions that effec*_ the public welfare‘ After such enlight. ment there cannot be that dlversitv of opinion which now leads the farmers to attach themselves to indiscrimin- ately to all political organizations.- From the Husbandman, Elmira N. Y. WHEN I came to Wisconsin, thirty- two years ago, farmers were chiefly engaged in raising wheat. mortgage- ing their farms, and burning their straw. But thanks to the chinch-bug the farmer has quit raising wheat, and the dairy and the hog have paid off the mortgage.— Western Rural. gnmmnniratiuni. CROW YOUR OWN CROW. My friend, while you battle In life to adorn, With your highest conception Your mind, treat with ‘scorn The effort to dictate What blast you shall blow. Be like the young chanticleer, Crow your own crow. Mid real contentions, Mid discord and strife Be true to your country, Your God, and your wife; Not forgetting the little ones As you journey below: Be honest, be upright, And crow your own crow. For the joys and the sorrows You meet with in life, Are as naught when compared To the wholesome advice That I give the unthinking, The gilt I bestow Is a crown set with jewels: Crow your own crow. Then when you come down To the end of your life, With your mind stored with knowledge, That frees you from strife, As you near the dark river, With hearts all aglow, As Patrons of husbandry, Crow your own crow. When in that happy country, The home of the blest, Where all are subjected To a righteous test, When asked by the angel What you did here below, Just answer him promptly, You crowed your own crow. And it will secure you A seat among those, Whose love for the neighbor Led them to oppose The wrong tl at in triumph, Causeth many a three Of anguish, while learning To crow their own crow. -S. I’. Hrzllm‘ ’. _..._.__._.._.__. A Few Words About the Newspaper. Jefferson says: “Of 3. government .. ithout newspapers. or of newspapers ‘- ithout agovernment, I would prefer we latter.” Whatever one may think i--.' this expression, the great valu : of newspapers to our government, to the .- -.. ple, both in public and private life, u i will admit. Call them indispen- sable to a free government, to human ; rogress and to an enlightened civili- z -.tion, and you do not overstate théir vllue to mankind. The press has he.-en called “the fourth estate of a na ii in.” It is at least a mighty power for doing good; and, on the other band, a vicious, licentious press is a ("IP86 to any people. We have a few words to say about the faults, errors, and the unwisdom of editors. Thi- most potent word in journalism is the iittle word “news;” it is the mag-izine of supplies in all journalistic work, and in that little nionosyllable lurks much of the good, or much of the evil that is scattered abroad by the press. And when we consider that- "Evil news rides while good news waits,” we see the danger that lurks concealed in the vaunted power of the press. Or to put it in plain words, when one sees that “a lie will travel one hundred miles while truth is pulling on its boots,” he gets something of an idea of the danger to public morals when the press sends out these swifter evil messengers instead of the good ones. For, as stated, under the head of news much evil can be scattered over the land. An editor who defines news as "fresh information concern- ing men and things,” without con- sidering the morals in the case, has, in his paper, a winged mercury, who is just as willing now as he was of old, to go on an evil, or on a good erra.ur for." This nnmi.-1 for fresh, raw facts. is like pickiiig fruit before it is ripe, it not only wills but is most iiiiwliolesonie food. The glib ]ll‘4)(lll(7tlVf‘llUSS of the editor sug- gests the dille-i'<»uce betwm,-ii the two famous orzilors, one of whom never p:iu:~'er1 or wunteil a word. wliilc UH‘ other pllllS'lllL', zit times, never wanted the word. The joiirnsilist who never pziiiscs must ire-or-5:-::ii'il_i' use lllllTl}' wrong and burtfiil words, that, like un- ripe friiit. are most iiuligcstilile aiiil iujiirioii.~'. In regard to pe1'.-'oii:il llt)ll(‘l'S iiotliing scents‘ too trivial or r-ominou- pI2i('i.- for the cnliiiiiiis of a ncwspapi-i‘. \\'i- are glad to state that the better IBIILSS of editors lllS(.‘2ll‘d this siiigiilur inowinent entirely. But there are so inziiiy others who have lately l,‘€‘('ll si-ized with :1 fondness for filling cor- luin t.‘()Ill!llllS of their paper, with i1iili.~i— vrimimitc persmizil notices, that thr- p -ople lit-gill to see the vanity of it and to ('.0llSl(I(‘l‘ the whole thing of no Vllllll‘ \\'llliIl‘\'(‘l‘. All the \'lllilgf‘,Z1ll(l C0lllll.l'_\ gossip gets into public print. I\ll.\i. (lriuidy‘s occiipzitiou is not only gone- but the old lady is coinple-tcly Ollt-d0ll(' by the tittle-tattle column of the new» p:-ipcr. And when we get at the pith of the iiiiittcr we lliid that the sole ob- jci-I of the editor is to coin mom-_v by critf-ring to people's v:-iuity. Seven- ciglits of such notices are of no eartlily use touiiybocly. Thus cveryb0.l_v gr-‘s into the iieiispzipcr. People are all on :1 coiiimon level tlié-re. This rciiiiiiils one of Artcniiis W2ii‘d’s Biildwiusvlllc regin1cut,tli'.it did not have a 1>l‘l\'2llC In it: be iuadc them all 0fIl('-(fl'S t-but iiuiie might feel above his fellows. Thus the editor promotes nlliilike to the per- sonal coluiiins of his paper. This is called the latest “coup (l’et2itc" in jour- lliillslll. The “rid captandiuii vulgus" policy of the lll0(l('.l‘ll editor. And In it be has siiccceiled ndiuirzibly. llyron, loi1g2ig0.li:i.rl pointed out this iveakiicss iii liiimciii ll2tl.l11‘(.‘..\\'ll€llh9 wrote: '-'-.'is pleasant, sure, to see one‘s name in print, A b-)ok’s .1 book, although there’s nothing in‘t.” lliiimiii nature is the sziiiic to-il:i_\‘. (‘oii.~scqiiciitl_v there is :in edger desire to get into the promenade Ciillllllll of the ncwsp-.iper. I“l:tttcriug [)£lI‘llg'l'$l[)l1S zirc plczising things for one to see in con- iiection with his name in the daily journal. It is said that “line words bul- tcr no p:ii's(iips," but when we read these complimentary p.-lr:ig1'a.plis iii the papers, we are inclined to believe that two-thirds of “the parsuips of society are served and reiidered palatable by no other sauce." A leading religious mzigzizinclias the following under the head of '3. "New Depa.rtu1'e.” “A pziper came out the other day with this item: The Bishop of Blank confirmed yesterd-.i_v at St. I’erfectioi1’s church. Sallie Waters, Tommy Jones, Birdie Brown, etc., etc. How was the list p1'ocui'e(l, certainly not from the clergyman. Is this to go on and devel- ope? Arc we to have such items as this? “Pussic Williams and Earliest Maltravers, were present yesterday at St. Agnes church, Polly Watkins, on account of her sudden cold was not able to attend, or,"we notice with pleas- ure that C01. and Mrs. Heavypurse honored St. Simons church with their presence on Sunday last.” Oh spare us this atleast, Argus-eyed ones. Must every little act that is done in the church or at our home be published in the columns of the .Family Sp!/.?” Yes it has come to this. Almost every trivial not that is done at home, or abroad is paragraplied in the papers. Many people get nervous over this especially when, as some- times happens, some little act of theirs has been distorted in the paper by a correspondents awkward pen. There are athousand little acts in ones lifethat one does not wish to see paraded in the columns of a. news- paper. Oliver Wendall Holmes says in regard to this—“There are certain subjects that I would no more let loose ata. dinner party than I would carry a. hornet’s nest into a. nursery, or a watchman’s rattle into a Quaker meeting; they are worse than a pack- age of dynamite in an old woman’s warming pan.” These are the very things that the interviewer and items man wishto get for the columns of the Family Spy, and the more buzz and sting, and rattle and explosion they make there the better. It calls atten- tion to the Spy, and that is just what they want. v. B. Benefits Derived from Necessity. An_ essay by Thomas Mars read at a Grange Meeting of Berien County.] [Thesubject assigned me for this oc- casio" is one that requires more abili- ty and thought than I am master of Ifyour lecturer in assigning to mem bers the different suhj ects had selected some member of broader thought and more experience. I imagine the ques- tion would have been remembered as is great treat, but I fear many will br. disappointed. The subject as published I will have to transpose andcall it. “Benefits De- rived from Necessity.” Historians dif- fvrsomewhat as to the real object of the .-xplorers ufthis country but I am of the opin’on thatthe main incentive was the bettering of the condition of the real en ergeticmasses of the people ofthe mother country. It is true after all the ‘imrdships, toil and privations of these -rirly emigrants they proved loyal to :l.eir country many years, notwith- ~a-anding the sore Oppl'f.‘l-‘Sl0l.l heaped upon them from their parent country- N-cessity at last compelled them to r---be-l. and set up a new form or ivernment for thi-i'i1lrI€IV€'S, out of xi hich has grown one of the most pow- :-.'u‘. nations on earth, givingto untold millions liberty and the sweet pursuit of happiness. “r'.‘1E1llll"gt0ll the father of his coun i-y was made such by necessity. His .-. :c-estors were royali-its in the times (: Cromwell, and emigrated to Virgi .. Si in the early colonial days. He re- zved an intlifferent education but -i-ligenily sought to improve his mind n ld':I' the disadvantages which sur r »unded him. At 17 be surveyed lands E-. an unknown wilderness at great ; ril from hostile Indians. A1, :22 be- .» lved Braddock andhis army from total 2-. rnihilation; ‘Nae chosen comman- '.l r in cliiefof the American forces; l-I acted and served two terius as presi- il--nt of the United States, refusing 2. i.hird term. Retirng first in peace, ii st in war and first in the hearts of li-s countrymen, erected a monunil out more enduring, more E‘-r ll'ant ha .--in be reared by the combined gen : ..s of the world. Benjamin Franklin ‘the distin L'!llSh6d statesman and philosopher considered by all the world, as the greatest mind ever produced in Amer- ica, was born of humble parentage. ll is father a poor tallow chandler un- able to maintain his family of 17 chil dren apprenticed the boy to his step- in other who treated him harshly com p -lling him to work early and late zura mere pittance. Ht-lived on veg- «,—- able diet in order to save a few pen- l.lC‘.S to purchase books with. This n:an’s history is too well known for me 1-‘: rehearse. At this time, I speak of it merely to show you that necessity was the motive power in developing 3:. him one of the greatest minds that JAE ever produced. Abraham Lincoln was the son of a ;-nor farmer, and all wondered that he .\-llflllld be -nine one of the most illus- li's01lS men of his day. Bu: when we f..llr=w his history, see the necessities surroundizg him all througli life and the determination to excel in every undertaking, the wonderment is not so great. All the most prominent men of our country have been poor, and born of poor parentage, compelled to fight their way through _life, under adverse circu instances. I might occupy hours presenting il- lustrations, examples of noble men and women who have made their names household words for the mil- lions, that started in life poor, groped along over rough places, up hill and down, through adversity and afflic- tion without friends or morey, and through their necessities and persever- anoe have left a boon for generations to come, (to a certain extent unappre- ciated.) Iask )0ll to look around you for examples to prove that necessity is not only the mother of invention, but this has developed our country from a wilderness to a thing of beauty, it has brought into existence the Grange, a society that we all feel proud of. One that isdoing so much to develop the Husbandman and Matron. The influ- ence of this organization stretches out allover the nation and into the old world, educating the farmer and far- mers’ wives, sons and daughters, mak- ing them feel that they are equal to the best. It is straightening curved spines, lifting up drooping heads, and bringing the American farmers into the best society of our land. It is not only educating the farmer but is unraveling some of the knotty questions of the day. A fewyears ago the country was alive with patent right snides demanding and often collecting royalty on many inventions used by farmers. Today you hear nothing of ‘them. Why, because the or- ganization of Patrons, said that we will not submit longer to such abuse. We demanded of the law making power to remedy the evil, and our pe tition was heeded, and though our reasonable demands were not fully met, but by the consistent course adopted and pursued public opin ion was awakened and educated and we have new little appre- hension of danger when purchasing goods in the open market ofgbeing subject to prosecution. Necessity compelled the organizing of the noble men and women of our nation into various bodies to devise means, that would stop the accursed rum tralfic. The results are legions. It does not require but little investiga- tion to see the grand benefits derived from this organization. It has made many blu"ders. Mistakes are but op- portunities to better our conditions, and let me say right here, do not be discouraged, Let us do all we can ll] every way possible to make this tratflc obnoxious and a stench in the nos- trils of every decent min and woman in our land. G.) on with the good work and in the end unbounded ben- (lit;-I will be the the result of this he- cess-ity. Now friends, I might go on in- definit-ly, presenting incidents of benefits derived from necessity, but will not occupy your valuable time longer, and close with a few thoughts, in regard to our immediate surrounn‘. ing. See the young men and women under our direct observation. Those who have been compelled to depend on their own resources for an educa- tio:ii‘ave almost invariably madea mark in the world. VVhilc those with a fortune at their backs have more frequently made failures than successes. The poor have accumu- lated, and the rich spent their valu- able time and fortunes in revelry. The hard laborers working from he- cessity have built up towns, cities, railroads, canals, and made the fine f.-lrms, cultivated, produced and gar- n:-red the grain, to make -read for the world. Remember the hard working poor, the toiling millions, for you are reaping untold benefit- from their necessities. School Superinlendency. Editor (irrm//v" Vi.a'/to)‘.--—l lslll glad to see that my little ;ii'tii-lc on scliool 1i1:ittci‘sli:is striiirk zi i'i-spoiisivc chord niuoiig your ui:in_v 1'c:uli-rs, and l llupe that the zigitzitioiioiicc begun will be kept. up until we get an (‘lIlLfll‘llt sys- tirin of s:-liool Sllpf‘l‘lllll‘ll¢l(‘ll('y. If I iiiiilci‘st.2iiiil frieiiil “l)ii'c<-lor‘s" article urigbt he thinks our 1ll‘(’S(’lll. systi-iii is us good as we ivziiit and no l‘<‘f()l‘lll in that direction is ll€(‘.(l(_‘(l. 'l‘liat is wlicre licziiul Idilfer in opinion. lI¢- would like to have the .'\‘t;it<- go into the book publishing busilwss and several otlicr tliiiigs. All iiglitllrotlu-i‘ I)ii'ectoi’. If you think that is the wziyto gel ll plciitiful supply of good lcziclii-rs, just pitch in and iigitutc the iiuittc-1‘. If you think that is the way to Sf‘(?lll‘(‘. an i-ill- Clt’lll. o\'c1‘siglit of our S(‘ll()(|IS, strike right out fmni U10 slioiildi-i' and see if you c:i1i't do soiiictliiiig to bring about the r<-forms you speak for. But while I, llllll no fziiilt with the rel'oi'ins or lll(éll.Slll‘i‘.S you :iilvo:::iti- I do not. believe they will l'('lli’ll the point or attziiii the mid I wisli to lnivc iittziiiii-il. I want to have our S(,fIl()()l (‘,Xilllllll2l.' tions so <'<>iiilii«:te-«I that i-oiiipctclil tl‘lll'.llt‘l‘S sliziil l'\f(.‘l‘l\'t‘ fiUl'll|lC:ll€h' zuid iiii-oiiipulcilts be l‘(‘jl‘l'l3t'll. I wziiil our srliool (5.\’2lllll)l(‘.l'S to know by p1‘.l'SUll:ll obsei'v:iti'oii ii: the sialiool room \\'llill the teuclii-i‘s’qiizililiitzitloiis am-. I want our scliool c.\‘:iiiiiii(.-rs to kiioiv l1l4)l't' about our tc:icllm's and schools than they can lciirn by passiiig ll.l'Ullll(l print- ed test qii-,-stioiis, Ufglllll from Il(‘2ll".‘i'rl._V 1'cporls by Toiii, Dick and IIlll'l‘}’. I want ti-iiclicrs” w:igi+s to be (l(‘.lel‘- tcniiiui-il by their qll:l.IlllClll.l()llS and by the iiutiirnl laws of supply and ile- iiiaiiil. I don't want them determined by all lll'l.lllCl£l.l scarcity created for the special purpose of influencing wages. Itliink these things are reforms, and that they can be secured by such ll. clizingc in our system of school super- intciideiicy us 1 indicated in my formei‘ letter. For that reason I propose and favor the change and hope that Direc- tor will kecp firing away at those other zibuses till he gets them corrected. F. IIonciiir.i.\'. The School Question. B:-o.J. T. 0obb:—I have been for some time thinking to furnish something for your excellent paper; but seeing in every number its columns well filled, with well written articles, distrusted my ability to write anything that would be of any special value to your readers. Now as the school question has been introduced, I feel inclined with your permission to have a hand ora voice in its discussion. thought to break into that field in some way before Bro. Hodgman let down the bars; and I thank him for so doing because I do not like to venture into the field alone, or lead others where I have every reason to expect the bull- dogs of public opinion will be let loose upon me. I am well aware that who- ever opposes our present system of school supervision, is likely to incur the hostility of high price teachers, high school men, and the educational monoply generally. But it appears to me that those who have a large share of our taxes to pay should manifest an interest in this matter. Before entering into this discussion it seemed proper for me to attend a reg- ular examlnation of candidates for teachers and see how the work was done. I was cordially invited by Messrs. Clapp and Hadlock, county examiners, to do so and was by them furnished with every facility that I could reasonably ask for in making an investigation. N ow I am well aware that in school matters, we have Had even‘ DECEMBER 1, 18%. unfortunately more fault finders than hult menders. But we all know that we cannot mend faults, till we find them to mend and my first business will be as usual to find them; though I will say in referenee to the late ex- amination, I believe it was fairly and impartially conducted by the aforesaid gentleman. and with the intention that no one should receive a license, that did not come up to the required standard. If the standard Was too high. it was the fault of those higher in authority who furnished the ques- tions. These as I understand, are furnished by the State superinten- dent of public instruction; who may never have attended, or taught, a common district school. I did not think the questions unreasonably difli~ cult. Our examiners are limited by law and should act in accordance with law. If the law is wrong it should be repelled, and something bet.- ter substituted. But our school laws have already been modeled, and re- modeled, till they have become so complicated that we need a lawyer employed in every district to keep us in the legal traces. Probably not one school report in ten, is made out strict- ly according to the law; and I ask have we not got a little too much law; and are there not some serious objections to the present system of school super- vision and to the present system of examination of teachers. Ifthe town- ship system was not better it ought to have been. I admitthat under it some obtained licenses that were not quali- fied and some under the present sys- tem. So also some are rejected that ought not to be. School examiners, like oth- er people, are not perfect in wisdom or judgement and are liable to make mis take.-:.. But I submit the question is it possible under the present system of written examinations, to ascertain what a person's qualifications are, for managing a school and imparting oral instruction in the school-room? Yet in the examination of large classes this is necessary and by it one may judge the amount of knowledge a teach- er professes. But book knowledge is not all that is required in the school- room, and even this is of little value if the teacher has not the faculty ohm- parting it to the pupil. The principle requisite- then in a teacher are to have a suificier-t knowledge of the branches to be taught; and then to be able to impart orally such instruction as the scholar needs, and in such a manner and in such language that a child can understand it. In-‘ other words, our teachers should know what to say and how to say it. Much, very much of success in teach ing. depends on this. Teachers should use correct language but it should not be so superlalive/y c ‘rrect that children cannot under- stand it. This is often a fault of our high school graduates. They put their fodder so high in the rack, thaglamlis cannot reach it. Now how are our examiners under the present system, to ascertain the qualificaiions of teachers in this re spect by the present system ? They do not visit schools, and can get but little knowledge of the work that is being done there. But I must be brief as I hope to refer again to this subject. This school question is a very important one, and may well claim the attention of tax payers. I agree mainly with Brother Hodgman in his article, es- pecially in his saying, the only test ofa teacher is success in the school room. I can al:o endorse the most of H. H. Laughlin’s article of Oct. 22d. I would further, suggest to those who oppose the present system; that we bark first, then show our teeth, then use them and our feet too if necessary, A. H. Sronnxan. Cooper Nov. 9th 1883 Dare to Do Right. Bro. Cobb.-——I‘he Vrsrron is prompt in its visits laden with a variety of thought upon a variety of subjects, and thatis one of its good features, and why it is so well liked and so popular among the “common peo- ple.” - I use the word “common people,” that I may be more fully understood. Namely, the inudsills or faimers, in fact all classes who work and get their hands and faces smutty with dust and dirt. A hundred years ago, yes fifty, it was considered intolerable for the average man to advocate an idea or in any way question time hon- ored nations. . The tendency was, servants, be sub- missive to your masters or leaders. Our mother’s voices should not be heard outside the kitchen and nur- sery and surely they ought not to ven- turs gn opinion in public without con- sulting their superiors. Husbands, in short, there was nothing reliable un- less it came through the regulars and had the abreviate of D. D.. or M. D.. as a lawyer's red tape. But time has wrought many changes in many di- rections. We now see all classes, more or less exercising their highest pre- rogative, self-government or in other words examining all sides of a ques- tion without the aid of the aforesaid leader, no matter from how high or divine its source of authenticity might have originated or been held in the minds of its adherents. During the nearly two years that I have had the pleasure of reading the VISITOR I can see many changes with aliberalizing tendency coming from its many Patrons with their diversi- fied thought and opinion u; on the various topics of how to right the seem- ing wrongs and produce happier and better conditions. The question has been asked, why not discuss politics and religir 11 through the VISITOR, as those subjects have a wide range of opinion as well as any other question that is xiebatablr, the olject of which is to the education and consequent el- evation ofthose who read in my opin- ion, no subject is too sacred to be dis- cussed, even in the VISITOR. The fact is those questions that have most agi- tajed the minds of people, they the people, the common people, cannot (yet spare to be heard in expressing an o; inion their views, but rather itmusl, come through the aforesaid regular. In the Vrsrroa o’ Nov. 1st, F. Hodg- man dared to express his opinion up-wn School Reform, criticising the regr- lars whic 1 undoubtedly has been read with much satisfaction by many from the fact of its very radical and ai- vunced ideas set forth. It was like bursting a shell in the camp, wh+re- apparextly, all things were running smooth. To me I felt like an old fashioned class leader and raised a loud amen. Also an article from Di- rector. He too, has dared to expose rotteuness in high places in the mat- ter of school books for our common schools. Al know they cost double what they ought to, controlled as th y are by a ring. So then the books must be changed every three months. In view of these radical ideas com- ing to the front, let us take courage, let the Patrons of Husbandry refor- mers work first for the franchisment nfwcmen, and second, for the selec- tion of our law makers from the com mon people and then we may hope for better enactment where the burdens will be more equally borne by all classes. Beforel close this article, I wish to ask that some one will inform the readers of the Visiron what it co. ts this county for one school herd of examiners and oblige Lsvr Wool). ltichland, Nov. 14, 1883. Tarifl. What is tariff? A young man asks. After we have consulted the dictiona- ry the question still remains. Per- haps the best definition or tariff‘ is, “A big thing" as some one says. I would "say a price,” and then let some one else make it plainer if he wull. To say its a duty on imports, or a tax on foreign goods, would make the big thing no less. Could we ma‘-xe it any better by selecting one article out of many and say it is a price charged by our government upon the importer of that article for the pri\ i- l-ge of offering it in our markcfc? Take hats for example. If they can be made, and sold in our markets by the manufacturer, of Europe for in- stance for one dollar, and on account of greater expense or other cause, ourhatters cannot sell for less than $125. The foreign trade will break down and stop the business here, and throw the employes, thousands of them, out of work and into beggary and trampiug, and eventually give she foreign trade the monopoly in hats which would surely be used to advan- tage and an increase of prices. If our government will therefore, in behalf of her citizen manufacturers say to importers, “You shall pay a quarter of a dollar per hat for the privilege of shipping and selling them here, it would still allow home manufacture to go on and add nothing to the cost of the original American trade. But if a price or tariff of one dollar or more should be imposed on importers, it would break down their trade, and give home manufacture full control, or monopoly of the market in turn and oblige consumers to pay an exor- bitant rate. Sothat Uncle Samuel- if mindful of all interests, should re- flect that the people are not all hat makers, nor all alone hat wearers and that a medium must be struck favor- able to each and all. Iron workers and other manufac- turing interests ask the government to defend them against cheap importa- tions, and if that protection should be to the exclusion of foreign trade, it will work disaster to consumers. Thus while some interested only in self ask for free trade, others find it to their interest to have an exclusive control ofa business which amounts to a monopoly, thus a conflict goes on between the different sections- Then as we should be a nation of brothers seeking to build up a great and good government, in which we should say, “Mine is thine and thine is mine. Would we not better imi- tate a system affording healthful pro- tection, or simply suflicient to keep the wheels going and at the same time afford the market within reach of con- sumers? If our delegated authorities should talk less of "protection” and “revenue only” which itself amounts to high pr0tection—and tax wealth more and poverty less, they might save either class from the necessity of declaiming in the voice of the frogs: “It may be fun for you, but it is death to us.” Then to sum up: Tariff is a ‘LEE GRANGE 7131303. price charged by a government and paid by importers to that government for the right to sell goods in its mar keis. Free trade is a market "Open to the world, for the right to sell, free ofcharge, which may work destruc- tion to the people of one nation through the inequality ofcauses or advantages possessed over other na- tions. Free trade is proper and fair when a government permits it in con- sequence of its own nonproduction of a given article in which its own citi- zens can offerno competition. Tariff "for revenue only,” is a tax on im- ports to help pay the expenses of gov- ernment; but which would be less needed if ove-grown wea.lth—now untaxed—were made to bear its fair proportion with want or poverty. Ta: iii‘ for protection, protects not only home munufactu rers but home aristo crats. “Lords many and Gods many,” and makes paupers of honest people becanse of the onerous charges, exclu sive protection gives. B. New Troy, Mich. The Tariff Question. Byrant and Greely could never ag-,'re~e on the tariii". If these great and good men could not agree how can we common folks ever expect to do so? The best we can do will be to state honest convictions brie fly and compare differences without excitement. If we were to enter into an active discussion ofthe subject it would prove exhaustive in the ordinary sense of the word. Besides it won] = require an en- largement of the VISITOR and a con tinuous session ofa Subordinate Grang through November. The Husbandman cautions Subor- dinaies not to turn this suicj ect oil“ as a farmer would his load of pi tatoes at the tail board of his wagon. Perhaps the Husbandman thinks it would be love’s. labor lost to caution us not to handle it as a cow would l1~-.ndle a musket. ’l‘arifl' for revenue is vicious and cor- ruptive since it makes people indiffer- ent to the vast expenditures of govern- ment. The oilicers say Uncle Sam is rich; let us vote ourselves large salar- ies for since it does not come directly from the people nobody willcomplain. ’l‘ar.ff for revenue only is an absur aiity. What farmer would trust a frost even if Vennor did say it would kill buck wheat only? Such a frost is barely possible but a tariff for revenue only is absoluely impossible. A tariff must affect prices and commerce generally. A protec- tive tarifl‘—] am indequate to the occa- 1-‘ion as the profane man said when asked why he did not swear over the lost ofhis potatoes after he had drove up hill with the end boml out. . A liumanterian should be a free tazui r on general principles. I have often wornier.:d why we aieso fearful- of British free trade when 1: e take so kindly to British financial and land- lord systems. Gnoncr: Rosnars, Farm-it-gton Nov. 1, 1883. The Grange Meeting at Constantine. The farmers are in a quandary what to do with the corn. Sims are husking and sortingc, ribbing the best and feed- ing the poor to the cows and hogs. It makes better cow-feed than anything else. Others are leaving it to freeze up before securing it. The best will be light in weight. It is probably the poorest crop ever raised here. , I had the pleasure of attending a pub] c meeting held under the auspices of the Patrons of Husbandry of this place on the 1st inst. There was a fair attendance of outsiders as well as of Patrons. When people are not so prejudiced but what they can listen to both sides, it is a good sign of the times. All seemed well pleased with the eloquent remarks of the different speakers. The Rev. J. VV. Beardslee of Contantine, spoke of the home du- ties of farmers. showing that—mere money getting alone should not occu- py their whole attention. Beautif yin g the home within and without, books and pleasant society would bring hap- piness and contentzrent to themselves ‘and their families. As I listened and noted the satisfied attention with which his sentiments—were received. I thought-—“the time is surely coming when the drones and idlers the male and female butterflies of fashion whether rich or whether poor, must step down and out. Not they. but the workers will be recognized as the movers of the world. Let us realize and appreciate that the mental nd manual workers, though o'er so poorare King’s men for a’ that.” A fine and logical address by the Hon. C. G. Luce came next on the pro- gramme. It dwelt upon the necessi- ty of co-operarion’ in this age of the world. Go operation amor g farmers is wise and neccessary, and who can have the hardihood to deny them the privilege? Another admirable feature, was the recitation given by Miss Luce, to the great enjoyment of the audience. I presume you will recieve a more comprehensive account from some one belonging to the Order, but it was all very interesting to those outside the gates. G. L. s. Constantine Nov. 5. 1883. The Temperance Question. For the last sixty years to my knowledge. the question of temper ance has been a fruitful source for dis- cussion everywhere. From all the pulpits in the land the horrid evils of intoxication have been held up to the gszeof every one, talented lectures have gone forth to arouse the people to the terrible crime of intempernnce, statesmen and legislators have sum- moned all their wisdom, to devise means to check the evil, and regulate the traflic, widows and orphans, in tears have prayed long and earnest- ly, that Go‘. would stay the desola- tion, and wipe out the evil. But, still the tide ofdes lation rolls on, hearing on its wave :mnnail_-,i iil'),llOiJ victims to the. ocean of death. And t.1e1'e are two :n;:.<'ons why this enorrnous evil still ;«rev:riE.e, and has tilroxvii the pail u:’(l::a!li-over runny 31:2,-juy .;.:~ne:,', The l1IllllBi"!' in his pillg)‘-, and the iieciaiin r on the rosuuni, 3-1.»:- ing ilenouncr-ii ‘-1.2: 1‘.'l!‘i‘1-.-mil-‘l’ and his his vile iraliic, in most litter tvrni-I, have gone z_v and glvliis:-:5 to spring no whenever its dreadful curse is felt. Russia is u. heathen nation, and we send missionaries then to convert them to christianity, but Russia is 100 de- grees ahead of this nation on the sub- ject. of teniperarioe. There only one man is allowed 20 sell. liquor in a vil- lage or town, and if two or more small villages are contiguous, one saloon must answer for the whole. The salesman is a salaried officer, ap- pointed and approved by the common council, and must give bonds to pay all damages that may grow out of the sale of liquor. If a man gets drunk the saloonist. is not only liable to be dismissed, but is subject to fine and imprisonment. If drunkenesa pre- vails in the district the common coun (all may prohibit the sale of liquor as long as they see fit. The saloon keeps er is paid for his services by the coun- cil, who furnish him the liquor, and his :~‘ala1‘y i:. just the same whether he sells one gallon, or a thousand gal- lons. so that he has no inducement to tempt men to drink. But how diflerent in this country, where a man must Pa)’ 15:-.'.l)l) for the privilege of selling rotgut, and then he must buy his own whiskey, and he is spurred up to the necessity of selling all be can to get his money back and make a living and more by l=i.-:- trade. I wish that our christian nation, in sending missionaries over to Russia, to c 'nvert those poor heathen, would exchanges few gospel sermons, for lessons on temperance. COR’I‘I.AND HILL. Bengal Mich. Calhoun County Grange. The County Grange of Calhoun County assembled by invitation at Union Grange hall in the township of Emmett. The day was most. delight- ful, one of those perfect days that come to us occasionally in the 9.'.ltlll1ll.* and that are so prized and so much enjoyed. The hall was tilled at an early hour and it was one of the most successful meetings we ever held. Such a kindly, friendly feeling prevailed which made everything move off so smoothly. We are particularly fortunate in our Mas- ter. Worthy Master Poole has a ban- py faculty of making things move, and that so pleasantly and fraternally. The Grange choir of Union Grange were all in time and were an example for their sister Granges in the county. They have just purchased a new set of singing books and they use them well. Miss Mary Woodworth presid- ing at the organ. It was our regular quarterly me ;t— ing and the reports of the Treasurer an d Secretary showed a good financial standing and a membership of 100 good paying members. The questions which were referred to the standing committe were as fol- lows: ' Resolved That the present liquor law is a nuisance. Tue temperance question is one that generally comes up in some form at most of our meet- ings and is one that should be agitated in all Granges. The committee on domestic economy reported upon the following. “Does it pay to keep help in the house.” Which requires the most mental culture, the farmer or the mechanic? This question was very ably discussed and was listened to with very much interest. What are the best methods of train- ing and educating children. This question was unfortunately for want of time deferred until our next meet- ing. The exercises were very pleasantly varied by essays one on “Our County Grange” by Mrs. J. L. Kinyon and one by Mrs. W’. Hutchinson _entitled Social rlomes. Bro. Gainor Moore, ayoung mem- ber recited The Three Black Crows, and it certainly as to delivering was the best executed ofuuything we have heard in a long time. These young Patrons often astonish us for we find them to be our best Workers, and inost zealous Patrons. The programme for our next mes‘.- lug‘ isa good one and at the p1‘Upc‘: time I will send it to you. All Patrons in gool standing are cordially welcomed at. our meetings, and the right hand of fellow.-liip ix- extvnded to all who come within our walls. Yours truly, MR5. l’1';1tRv .\[Avo, Sec’y. Alton Grange No. 362. Afr. Elli/or.-—A Word from Alton Grange may not c-nnie amiss. “'0 are doing well for a small Grange and have no reasons to be discouraged It still continues to rain more or less; the past summer has been one full of discouragement to the farmers around here as elsewliere. I wonder how many Patrons can do without GRANGE V1.5 l'1‘OR. VVe get so much good sensible reading in it. In the Oct. l5‘;l: num- her the piececzititled, (Some reforms in school matters) isju-it what we as tax payers ought to look into. A few lzave it too much their own way. ’l‘l~:e article entitled, U-es of the Grange, in the same number speaks volum<.=,s. How can :1 person outside the galv- read that and not be convinced that they with many others ought to help .-well our numbers. Brothers and sis- ters let us do all we can to circulate the V1s1i'oR among those outside as well as among our brothers and sis L‘-:1'S. One is very much prejudicedif they do not pronounce it a valuable paper to all agriculturists. Let us hear fl om Forest Grange. PA’l'TIl'. (lrand Rapi1l.~4.Lv: Knlanmzn-.1 __,Ar, . T ‘ Kul:un:u.oo _._ Lv.‘ . Sturgis ______ _, “ ‘ lliclinioml .__,Ar,‘ ;‘ (,‘inttin1mti.__-_ " No. 5 leaves Cincinn.-iti 111111 .\'o H l:-aw-s Mackinaw Cilyduily, except S.'|t11rd.iy. All u-the-r trains flail: FXI'(‘I|L Sunl y, ' \vO«)1ll‘llfiHl¢t"]Illl£ mm 0‘: NJ. urn-‘ L-1-tween Cu rinnuti and Grand ltn.pid4, nnd slew-ping and chair mix. on some trains between Gruntl ll.-ipiils and l’ebo9ker- also Womlr>1.‘i'«lei-pirig x:.'u-s on N05 7 nnd 8 hetwoe]: Grand llupids and .\Xm‘l£il|.Iw (_‘.lt_v, A, 1;_ 1,331. (lcnl Pass. Agt. L S. & Rd. S. R. E” .I.'«:...\.i.-,7,o(; DIVIHION TIME TA3r.;, rTivnu l5 nnnutos faster than Kalamazoo.) GOING SOUTH. W "’,‘1ii"ir"EuNvIB‘W“ ‘Express. Ex it M W‘, I‘ ___i .‘5()UAM 42.51734 l . ‘ira-ii 'rm;nIL- —----- 600 an A1 Alla-gun ___.._ ___’ 9 1'1 “ 640 “ 810 I'- Ar. Kalamazoo __ ‘I01.-'. “ 1 40 u um :; Ar. Sclixxilcmil ——r” lo 541 ‘ 7 22 “‘ I I0 [3, Al‘.Tl1l‘tm ltivor5_- ___,1] 13 H ' 752 u 2” s. Ar. White Pigeur.__ ___‘11 4.‘. H 3% -t 450 u Ar. Tolodo___- , 5 35 P H‘ 2 45 A 6 45 4; Ar. Cleveland _ - 10 10 “ 7 06 “ 9 10 3‘ Ar. Isulfalo .... __ _____, 2; 3.’. AN’ 1 10 pg 7 40 u GOING NORTH. ‘N Y J: B N X it {Ex & M Express W37 '7' ne. Buffalo _______________:12 45 pun 25‘ T'5"(T,‘, Ar. Cleveland- -: 7 35 " , 7 00 " 950 ‘I Al’. T0lod.0.._-__ nrflo 50 " moo Ar. White Pigcou__ 00 H‘ Ar. Three Rivers ____ 6 28 “ 4 06 ‘ 1000 “ Ar.Scl1oolcraft-___ . -1 3 434 u mm A Ar. Kalamazoo" " : 5 05 H 1 40 5“ Ar. Allegau -_ " 1 608 H 420 -- Gmnd Rapids..- “ | 7 25 U 3“, II All trains connect at White Pigeon with trains ci: main lin--, M. E. WAT Oorrected Time-1‘able~June 24, 1883. TRAINS WESTWARD. No. 2. Y No. 4. No. 8. No. is Surioxs. Chicago - Day pwmo 3 creek _ .’ Pas_e‘g‘r.. Ex_prvg- E;'[)l'l£l‘Lt‘, or oilicrwise objcctiniablc iianics, to SllUI‘U‘ll, iiiodily. or wholly change the saiiic. when ilicy shall occur in its dis- cussions and l‘cpol‘ts; and also to rec- oininciid such cliaiigcs for geiicral adoption. Rule :5.—'l.‘hc names of fruits should pi'el'erably, cxprc.~‘s, as far as pi'a<.-ticable by a single word. llic cli.ii';ic.tci'istics of the variety, the iininc of the original or or the place of its origin. lfiidcr no oi'diiiar_v circunistaiices should niorc Llian a single word he eniploycd. Rule -I.-—b'lioiild the question of pri- ority arise between dil'l't-rciil n.inic.-; for the same variety of fruit, otlicrciicuiii- Slitlltfts being equal, the name lirst publicly bcstowcd will be givcii pre- ccdence. liulc 5. —'l‘o entitle a new fruit to the award and comniendatioii of the .\'ocic,ty, it must possess (at least for the locality for which it is rccoiiiiiiciideu) some valuable or dcsirablc qualitiy, orconibination of qualities, in a high- er degree than any previously known variety of its class and season. ltulc 6.—A. variety of Iruil, having been once exhibited, examined and re- ported upon as anew fruit, by a coin- inittce of the Society, will not Llia-rc- aft-r, be recognized as such, as far as subseqiiciit reports are ('ull(.'el'Ile(l. si«;c'rioi\' Il —-coi ' l'2’I‘\\'l£ isxiiiiiirs OF FitUI'1‘s. llulc 1,-A plate of fruit must con- tain six specimens. no inorc, no loss, cxccpt intlie case of single \'.ii‘iL-ties, not included in collections. liulc 2.-To insure cxauniiiation by the proper coi1iinittecs,all fruits must be correctly and distinctly labelcd. and placcd upon the tables during the lirst day of the exhibition. ltule :1. —Thc duplication of varietics inacollcctioii will not be ])t‘l‘llllllt‘li Rule-1.~—lll allcziscs of fruits inton- dcd to be examined and report--tl by coinniittecs, the name of the exliibitor, together with a coiiiplctc list of the wirieties B.\'llll.*llt‘(i by him, inusl. bo dclivercd to the >‘cci'ezai‘y of tho .\'o<:i- t-L_v on or before tlic lirst day of the cxliiliitioii. l{ule5.—’l‘lic exhibitor will receive from the o'er.-i'et.'=.1*_-.' an entry card, which must be placcd with the exhibit, when arranged for exhibition, for thc guidancc of comiiiiltccs. Rule 6.—All articles placed on Llic Lable for exhibition. must rcm:i.ii1 in charge of the Society till the (,'il).\'t‘ of the exhibition, to be removed sooner only upon express pcrniissiori of the pcrson or persons in charge. l{ule’i.—Fruits or other articles in- tended for testing, or to be given away to visitor, spectators or others will be assigned a separate hall, room, or tent, in which they may be dispensed at the pleasure of the exhibitor, who will not however be permitted to sell and dc- liver articles therein. nor to call atten- tion to them in a boisterous or dis- orderly manner. siscriox llI—(‘O.\I)Il'l"I'EE ox N()3Il£NUl.A'l‘Ultl-2. Rule 1.——It shall be the duty of the President, at the first session of _th_e Society, on the first day of an exhibi- tion of fruits, to appoint a committee of live expert pomologi ts, whose duty it shall be to supervise the nomencla- ture of the fruits on exhibition, and in case of error to correct the same. Rule 2.—In making the necessary corrections they shall, for the conven- ience of examining and awarding com- mittees, do the same at as early. a period as practicablc, and in making such corrcctioiis they shall use cards readily distinguishable from those used as labels by exhibitors, appending a mark of doubtfulliiess in the case of uncertainty. SECTION IV.—EXA)IlNING AND AWARDING CODIMITTEES. Rule 1,—In ustiinating and compara- tive values of collections of fruits, com- mittees are instructed to liase such estimates strictly upon the Val‘l9lZlFS in such collections which shall have been correctly named by the exhibitor, prior to action thereon by the committee on nomenclature. Rule 2.—In instituting such compar- ison of values, committees arei1istruct- ed to consider :—-lst. the values of the varieties for the purposes to which they may be adapted; 2nd. the color, size, and evenness ol the specimens; 3d. their freedom from the marks of insects and other blemishes; 4th, the apparent carefu,llno_ss in handling, and the taste displayed in the arrangemout of the exhibit. T, T. TAYLOR, , song} Haven, Mich. omv A. ARDEB. J North Bend, Ohio. J. J. THOMAS. Union Sprinfli. N- Y- C. M. Hovmr. Cambridge, Mass. P. J. BERG-KAIANEI, Augusta, Ga. Committee. The above should interest all hor- ticulturists. \V. J. BEAL. EXTRACT FROM THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. In former addresses, I have spoken to you of the importance of the estab- lishment of short, plain. and P1'°P°1' rules, to govern the nomenclature and description of ou_r fruits, and of our duty in regard to it; and I _d£_3s11"6 01100 more to enforce these 0 inions on a subject which I deem,_0 1mPe1‘3t1V9 importance. Our Societ has been foremost in the _field of re own In this work, but there is much yet to be done. We should have a. system of rules con- sistent with our science, regulated b common sense, and which shall avoid ostentatious, indecorus, inappropriate, and en ertluous names. Such a code your Lommittcc have in hand, and I commend its ado tion. Let us have no more Gener s, Colonels, or (‘up- tains attached to the names of our fruits; no more Presidents, Govorners, ‘or titled di rnataries; no more Monarchs Kings, or riiices; no more Mainnioths Giants. or Tom Thumbs; no more Noncsiiclies, Seck—no-furthers, Ne plus ultras, Ilog-pens, Slicep-iioses, Big Bobs, Iron (‘lads, Legal Tciidcrs. Suck- er States, or .5tuiiip-the-world. Let us have no more long, unpronounceable, lTl‘t:le\'2llll, high-llown, bombastic names to our fruits, and. if possible, let us dispense with the now confused terms of Belle, Bcuire-, t‘alel.r;issc, l)0y- cniie, 1’:-ai‘iiiaiii, Pippin. -.\‘i-cdling, Beauty. l*‘:ivoritc, and oihcr like use- less and inipzoppei‘ titles to our fruits. The cascs arc very few whcrc a single word will not form a belts-r naniu for a fruit than two or more. Tlius shall we establish a standard woriliy ol' imita- tion by other nations, and I suggest that we a.-.k the co-operation of all pomological and i.l0l‘ilL‘1lll1ll‘1ll societies, in this and l'ori-igii countric.<, in carry- ing out Iliisiinpoi't:m1re-lorin. As the tirsl grc.-it iiulioiial l’omologi- cal Society in origin, thc i'cprcsciitati\'c of the inost cxte-iisi\'c and proniising tcrritory for fruit culturc. of which we have any knowledge, it lwcziiiie our duty to load in this good work. Let us continuc it, and givc to thc u oi Id at systein of noiiiciiclaturc for our fruits which shall be woi'lh_\‘ of lhc Society and thc country,-—:i .~'_\'sle-iii pure and plain in its diction, pi-rtiiiciit nllll prop- crin its applicatioii, and which shall be an rxllllllllt’, not only for lruits. but for other products of tho i-aitli, and save our Ht)(,’lt‘l_V and thc nation from llic (lisgi‘:i<-c or lllllllt'illllll_J, pl‘i‘lt’lll,lOllS, and iiunscnsical naincs, to thc niost per t'cct,1isi-fiil, and lu-,aIi1il'iil production of lhcsoil the world has «-\'<-r khowns ___________________ Grand Rapids. ’I‘iiis is whattlic Grand llapids Ti/ne: lias to say of the sccoiul lai'g+-st city in .\Iu,-higan: In this city tlicrc are 290 streets, aggwgatiiig 1.30 niilcs _ni length. l lieiciirc 10 miles of street i'ailw_ays, 25 niil_cs oi sewers and lhc szunc ol _water niains. The busiiicss strct-ts arc lighted with 3-} electric lamps, the power of winch is cstiiiiatcd as being equal to thatt ttilulsf-l,li_¢itl) candtl«_-s. _’l'li‘cui;iip)iitliIly cos o iisi llllllllit ion is .; :, ;.. n addition to this, tlicri-_ arc li~<.'> gas and iiaplillia lamps used lll lighting the I'(‘:5ldt‘l)Ct: streets, at a cost of $74!) per month._ lhcrc arc 44 nu‘-n employed in the police force, and .31 Ill ‘thc lire de- p.-irlnacnt the iiiayoi-ily oi the latter being full paid nicn. Tllt*l'(‘ are 1:; pub- licscliool luiilllliigs, oiic _( ‘atholic school and live privatelacadcinics. ’llierc are seven engine ionscs and (:4) alarm boxes, of the tliiiiicwcll syslciii. The public library_ contains 13,000 volumes, and is p2ll1‘Ulll7.t’l.l by ovcr 4,000 regiilzii‘ patrons. ’I.‘h+-re are 6.5‘ (.‘lllll‘(.‘ll cdifices and 26 newspapers, daily wcckly, and iiioiitlily. Thcrc arc .3-_lH lll2lIllll'&It‘l.I)l'l6S in this cit_v. l‘t‘pl‘(+Sl*llllIll.;‘ a capital of over >:lll)llll.l)0ll. 'I'lu-sc l'iu:l.orics cm- ploy U'y'l“l,‘ 7,000 lIlt‘ll, boys, and girls, at an d.\'l‘l‘ilgt‘ ycar_l_'.' salary of -56:40. The amount of capital invcstcd in manu- f'«l,I'tllI‘lllg is Ilt"ll‘l_V $2.-T» ocoooo and over $(l;:,00o,000 wortli of goods arii turned out annually. Anecdote of Judge Black. Bo,-n Parley Poore, formerly a Wash- ington correspondent relates the fol- lowing anecdote of Judge Black: “Judge Black was very absent mind- cd. Once when he was coming to Washington Mrs. Black sail to him, ‘ I want you to proulii-to me tliat you will put on aclean shirt every morn- ing, and I have put six in your trunk. Pica-e do, and don’t let me see in VVasliington papers allusions to your dirty linen.’ TlieJndge promised, left and in a wee k returned. After a while in came Mn. I33.-sck. ‘Why Judge.’ said she, ‘what. ll1l.‘J8 you done with all the shirts you took to \Vai-uxlngton? ‘Done w th,’ e‘cclainis.-d the Judge, ab- stractcdiy. ‘Yrs the shirts!’ said the matron ‘Oi,-I’ replied the Judge, ‘why I puton a clean one every morning as I said I would.’ ‘Yes Judge, but what did you do with those you took of}? you have not brought a single one back.’ The truthjust [lien flashed on the Judge's mind, and an examination disclosed the fact that the old gentlc- man had put on a clean shirt every morning over those which he already wore.” I wisii to say here, brother Editor- that I never had more hope of and for the Order, than while listening to the earliest, independant, yet calm and con- ' sidcratc remarks of brothers and sis- ters. Patroiis are thinking for them- selvcs and it looks very much as though the occupation of machine politicians would soon be gone. Graiigcs, Agri- ciiltural Societies, i"ElI‘Ill€I"I-I (Tlubs, and kindred or aniz.-i.tions are soon to de- cide for t cmsclves what they may discuss and what line of policy or plat- form of principals they work upon. Tlielinal decision arrived at by the Grange set-med to be that our Declara- tion of Purposes was and is a safe guide and sufficient explanation of all questions as to what is or should be in- cluded in the term “l’olitic- in the Grange," and I think so, too. If we live up to the letter and spirit of that won- derful paper, we shall be good Patrons and good men and women. Fraternally, D. H. Tums. ONE of the witnesses, 1 telegraph mg. uipulator. before the Senate Labor Coimnitteo the other day in answer to the quesl:ion,whether the Company could not do something toward the un- provement of their eiengaloyes, said Cor- porations are organlz to make money, and there, are few that exist pro bono publioo. It is the exlstonco of such" 3 sentiment regarding corporations that has given rise to the eplgram. “Corpor- atlons haveno souls.” Further, it In- dicates that It they are resolved to my. no regard for their employee that the State must co .pel them to do right, IT is an additional proof of that pro- found phlloeophic saying of the Apog. tle Paul, ”The love of money is tho root of all evil.” WHAT was in it: "My case is just here,” said a citizen to a lawyer. “The plaintiffwill awe-r that I hit him. Iwlll swearl did not. Now, what are you lawyers going to make out of that if we go to trial.’ A hun- dred dollars easy,” was the reply. wt-.-....m»r¢ ~..-.~¢4I>_" . .. DECEMBER 1, 1883. TEE QRANGE VESITQB. 7 untip’ flflepaiitment. THE PERENNIAL MAUD. Maud Muller worked at raking hay, And cleared her forty cents a day. Her clothes were coarse, but her health was tine And so shb worked in the sweet sunshine. Singing as glad as ii. bird in May, “Barbara Allen" the live long day. She often giancad at the far off town, And wondered if eggs were up or down. And as sweet song died of a. strange disease, Leaving a phantom taste of cheese. And an appetite and a nameless ache For soda water and ginger cake] The judge rode slowly into view, topped his horse in the shade and drew His line out, while the blushing Maud Marveled much at the kind he “chewed.” He was “dry as a fish", he said, with a wink, And kind o’tliought that a good square drink Would brace him up, so the cup was tilled With the crystal wine that the old spring spilled, And she gave it him with 'r1 sun-browned hand; . “Thnnks," said the _iud_{e, in accents bland. “A tL.i'.iiizi‘ith1.-iki, for .i sweeter dra=.ig"it From 1 film: iI.l.l1l"~ but than 1-ie iri:i;h-.:d. ‘F, And the sweet girl 51:0-)l in the sun tliut day, Arid tlniiglit of thejuil_1,e l.lis'f~32l.d of the hay. -—.\'aw Urleani I’t'r"oyum;. — " The Temperance Question. z’J»<.a.v' iVe£cc.s a 1d .v’\’r»,p/iewa.'—£ have lo:-.5-n thinking it would be interesting if you would discuss the temperance question through the department. Perhaps you will say, “that is such an old, old story," but ltH’dA;:V€:!~'D-.l"5“-l‘(;.l‘I‘l= there never was greater need of tell inc, it “over and over again,” iiiar. now. Could not all of you have souicthing to say on this subjeclt’ 1).) not Wet] for each other but all come l()geili(=:'. If y :u llave not time to prepare a lengthy article seiid as short one. lira-.n«l;»n, where are you? Come am: giv.- us your views upon this ever in- leI":‘l‘.lIlg, vital qilef-JCIOII of tiiiiper- an:-e. .‘7~£-i agood example for the “Cons by pri.--np.ly responding. Grace, I want to thank you for your arti le in last issue. As I am one o‘ those who did not visit the Art Loan your contribution was doubly inter- estirg to me. AUNT PRUIJ. iiis‘ GeoIogy- Reading. Aunt Prue? I want to thank L. P for her description of her geoiogica .specimens. I was very much inter- ested in it although I have been tardy in acknowledging it. I waiitcd to see i!’ sonieof lb: other cousins would not have soinetliing to say, but i:0nclud»- it was not a “coiigenial" sui-j cot. Aunt Prue: I do not agroc with all Mr. Ruskin says in his advice to young readers, but I like Carlyle, that is what. I have read of him and think it world do one gouil, “lo .~i.‘ni‘.y" him us 1:’ advises. Lin-ivle has sucli abiiin-1 way of put ‘-.ii.Ig truths, you feel he means jiisi what he says. I wi.-«li ‘Grace" wcuid come again. I like-.2 her ’.‘:llI1lli"'.l)l(’ article on read ing so much. Cousins, I am afraid we have all besn ii. little diiatory. I for one am going to try and do better. HELEN MAR. How a Poor Boy Succeeded. lioys sometimes think they caiiiiot afford to be inziiily and fnitlifuliu little things. The -Republic tells the story of ti boy of the right stamp, and what came of his fait.lil'iiliiess: ‘ A few years ago at lztrgc drug lll'lll in New York city advertised for it boy. Next day the store “'35 thronged with zipplir-«nits, among them a queer-looking little fellow, accompanied by a. woni-.ui, who proved to be his aunt, in lieu of triitlilcss pzireiits by whom he had been abandoned. Looking at the little wail’ he said: “(J-.i.i1’t take him; places all full, besides, lie is too sniall.” “I know he is siuztil,” said the woin-a.n “but he is willing and faithful.” There wasa twinkling in the boy's eyes that made the inerchaiit think again. A partner in the Iirni volun— teered to remark that he "did not see what they wanted with such a boy——iie wasii’t bigger than :1 pint of cider.” But after consultation the boy was set to work. A few days later a call was niade on the boys in the store for some one to stay all night. The prompt response of the little fellow contrasted well with the reluctance of others. In the mid- die of the night the merchant looked in to see if all was right in the store, and presently discovered this youth- t‘ul portege busy scissoring labels. -‘What are you doing?” said he. “I did not tell you to work nights." "I know you did not tell me so, but I thought I might as well be doi‘ng‘soine- thing.” In the morning the cashier got orders to “double that boy’s wages, for he is willing.” ‘ Only a few weeks ela before a show of wild beasts pass through the streets, and, very naturally, all hands in the store rushed to witness the spect- acle. A thief saw his opportunity, and entered at the rear door to seize something, but in la twinkling found himself clutched by the diminutive clerk aforesaid, and, after a. struggle was.ca.ptui-ed. Not only was a robbery prevented, but valuable articles taken from other stores were recovered. When asked by the merchant why he staid behind to watch when all others quit their work, he replied: . “You told me never to iea.ve the store when others were absent, and I thought I’d stay." _ Orders were immediately given once more: “Double that boy’s wages; he is willing and faithful.” of $2,.'»00.:ind next month will becom- at lIlt:IIll)cl' of the lirrn.—1"armer and Tribune. Paid in One‘s Own Coin. Peter's mother died. After that h:- wassenttohis grandrnotlsefls us: l-.~ had as quarrelsoine, freifui temper, and in aunt could not manage nim with th other children. His grandmother deal kindly and patiently with him, am: helped him it) improve. Peter now had a new mother, and his fatherhad i-en: i--r him to come home But he did not vwnini: tog!) He felt. sure he should ll-‘)1 i=ke his new mother, and tlmt sh-.- would not like him. “'I‘h9.t depends upon yourself, Peter,” said graiiriiiiotlier. “Ca1'i_y lovu and kindness in your pocket. anu you‘:l find no difficulty.” The idea .~sl.I'UCl{ the b-ray favorably. He W'lr!.’le4l lir: muld, he said. “And the best ofit is,” said gr-.rid- .-nr. her, “ifyoii om-.’-; i.,r-giii payiiigi rut, your pockets will lleVi':'l' be e-iii;»’r._\. or you will be paid in your owzi Chill 8-» I\l'l(l,aIlil _voii’lI be treated kindly; love and you’ll be loved.” “I wish I could,” said Peter. All the Way home he more or less ;h..ug‘nt ofit. Ido not know ahou his w- lcome borne, or what his fntiicr or new mother said to him. The llf’xl morning he rose early, as he was uses! '<>ai his graridinot!-i-i’s=. and ('i:\!1l'3 i‘«;:\':: -1.». rs where, e-vei'y‘r.hii.-g new, be fair ve:‘_',' strange and lonezx . "i know I sliaii't he ('UIll(¢l1li‘(l lli IF," fie said to liiniself; "I know ls‘..;: ’i i’m afra fl ilierifs not 21 hit of love in my pols]-i'?(.” However in a little while his. i .::-W with» i‘ came down, W'll€lll’el.€"i1;"ili-‘. to her and said: “Mother, what can I do t-.» ‘:-»-'.p you?” “My dear boy,” said she, kis-ing viiin on the fiireheadflhow iliniigiii iii vou are. I thank you for your‘ kiuzl offer; and what can I do to help \t-ii? fo I'm afraid you will be lonely lien: «.2. first, coming from your -ieu.i'.-,w.>d glandmotlier.” "What a kiss was that. It made him .-.o happy. “’i"i1ai’.~: paying me in more than my own coin ” tvioiiglit Peter. Then he knew he should love his new :ni,tii».-r. and from that good hour l’cter’3 pockets began to fill with the o-au'.if.,.l bright coin of l{l!.’Ll.'l{“.'S, which is the best “small chaiigr-" i the wmld. Keep your pockets full of ii, and y<;u will never be in wani.— 1’re.s:b;yter’ian. ‘Hard-Headed Praciice. Dr. Walker. president of the Boston Institute of Technology, will have the country much beholden to him if he (:lHi’.lLllleI.llf‘g00tl work he has so ad- niirably begun of leading youths into useful and practical channels ofsiiidy. H - tiiiiis the tendency of the young is toward a professional calling, and as is elder experience proves these av cations to be dangerously over- orowed, he is striving to correct the fanciful disposition toa common-sense ri-gnrd of the demands of life. He is in- diicim»; many of the boys of that city to persue mechanics as a. study, and is by that meaiislitting them for psvhsin ii fe that are not already choked up with futile toilers after fame and fortuiie.Thr fact is, ‘his couiitry Il€C1lSIIlOI‘F‘.lllilil.’5‘ trial institutions and fewer c :ll+:g s of i:-iw and medicine. We want more ii.-”-Ill- mon sense and less ifiezility, more hard- Il€3.ll9ll practice and lost theory, more N ».'kcr.~' 3:11.! fewer §.il(l(llt‘!’S. [+'.:_ir-i:r;~.-.- in the workshop is infiii tely prefer ‘ ‘ to arid more i.ioiii..=rab;'i-. tliaii faiiur. r? a professinin, and the more inaitcr of Il.‘.l!l!-* ha-i -.::>:ne to make buz. little dif- ! INUU7 with {lie e~:,i:iis.te of nie ’s -.v llllLl()W.-t*l3.)7‘l. ’I‘schnic.~'.l t'4lllC‘.l ti .-. what is svmiti-ii in our fl.|3.IJill'i\i:l,i’>i’l.‘ 3, ».nd in tliciiii:-i o!irlife.—-C/u'c/1_(/o Jour- I[(//. Popular Errors. “An odd and coiuinon ci'roi',“s:1id the iIll<:l‘0S('01>lSt, “is that cvcry drop of ivutci‘ we drink is l(‘eI1llll;.;' with uni uizil life.’ 'l‘hereiievei' was agi'eaiti-i'iiii.-mike. it is very rarely, indeed, in water, that zinyaiiiiiiaiculrc are to be found. lfa little bit of grass or shred of llltfiil, or any ()l‘gdlllC iiiattei‘ be left in writer for two or three days, there they can be found. It is supposed that ii. petllllzll‘ kind of organism like eels can be found in vinegar, It may be tll21t\\’ll_‘,'l)ll('l{ in the country where they iiuike Vlllegill‘ out of apples and not out of :iqiiafortis,tliei‘e may be some, but they don’t seem to thrive in city vinegar. Another thing, people think that liairs are hollow, The air is no more hollow than a fence post and the coloring mattei-, instead of being filled in 3. tube‘ is mixed up in the cells of the hair. The mistake never would liave occurred if it had been recollected that the hair is but El.lI10Lll- fication of the epidermis. Then there is another idea that the human skin is as full of pores as a sponge"’ The fallacy of this idea was denionstrated by the microscopist’s taking a slice with a razor off his hand and putting it on ll slide. The reporter was suprised to find that the pores were very scarce indeed, appearing to be about 3. fiftieth of an. inch apart. , WHAT SHALL BE DONE w TH Hist? -— That train boy who is a lowed by the company to make you holder every three minutes for his novel on sale, then his comic paper, next his mouth- ly magazine. and finally winds up by converting every paséenger into a temporary candy shop and keeper of his caramel packazes, is an unmitiga- ted nuisanoe and an impertinence. It is bad enough to hear his monotonous howl as he comes down the car sin.- informing the passengers that “ no papers are sold on the car after leaving ' this station,” which seems after all an advertising fiction. The public could soon stop this nuisance by flinging the wares off their laps on the car H10!‘ so soon as they are put on. The public dislikes to make a row. 80 year after year it endures this infliction, and the- peer and the peasant (figurative o-ily) charge themselves with taking care of the young man’s candy packages. Povnrvrv is hard, but debt is horri- ble. A than might as wellhave a smoky house and a scolding wife, which are said to be the two worst evils of our life. WITH a sigh of relief the Louisville Courier Journal informs us that the books to be written by Blaine and Conklin. are not to be published at the To-day that boy is getting a szilzirgl First grammar. I go out in the Pa’. iitics at Generally not. lican and I’m That’:-i polil ics. what they do all hi~ life, and without wonder which. living out of it. so. For it bands do it. peop;e. about ii? 61109. 68 868. “There! president. published in he ever reopen tent;-=d be r-.=g:irded as Phv.-icians are quinine p‘il'.- or trumpets. But reporter and destroyed the expense of the Government. tremble. I.iin.>iiic-- Poliiics me the business of the few and the in- difference of the Illflllv. In using the above phraseology Iam aware I am raking a liberty with the English But no matter. The time‘ will come when people can say wha. they think wiihouc the aid of gram- rmir, of whom I am one now. willi‘ 2; to bet a f--w cents that sboul-i Second Luna.tic—It’s very about officeholders, be they couniy. State or national, as to the way they get in, and how they stay in, and ilicri-.oi” is to be affixed a sign: down, does the qiiai‘ltit_v proof? Or would l1lllV'EI‘:<.‘:l ~a-~-.i rigid examination ofdrugs of ail i-llutls show that many dealers deserve to sl".-are the Frenchman's fate?——E:cchange. The Lunatic Club. I an.- S-ll'.I'(‘€l and ask a dozen men taken at random from the crowd what the two great political parties ii: the land were fighting over. and what the great political qnesiions of the day were-, he could not tel‘ Ink“. 1 do not la-.-ii-vc <)Ll(‘ half the -‘iii: - holders ct uld do so intelligibly either present habi‘. people have got into of voting gaiiist each other when rim acamphigri is ha mining am: the torcbe.-i-2 burning and the rockets- liyirw; and the guns banging, rah for our side what we’re hurraliing about or not Am; 8961118 l(‘ Vile H Ire l'e.'-it fun \ V to hur- wnether we know If you are a Reprin- Dsiiiocrat and we hur ran against each other that's enough. (1l}€("i' when they are in There is a heap of business to be 1l(Ji|1>' ——re:il, hard, chines-‘, solid business- lil many of these offices, and the mys- tery is to me who noes it. tinsse <.»t'i'ice.s rr quire the experience of years to perform the duties properly yet the heads thereof are coiitinuslfiv coming and going, and being cut off and clapped on again. How can these- men discharge properly the duties oi’ si very important oifice? Or is it some man behind the door, some war—worn, gray—headed man, who has been there Some of knows it all from A 2.’: lzzar-5, and without whom that oi‘- fice could no more get on than it could its walls and its doors‘? Third Lunatic—The great trouile about politics is that the people are too selfish or too lazy to give proper at- tention to public affairs. everybody’s business, and wiiatls ev- erybody’s business is nobody’s ‘ousi ncss, except. for such as can make 21 If everybody wan ted publicbusiness done in the best possi- .ble manner and by the best men, you can bet everybody wo ild have it done is an axiom that what ev- erybody wants everybody will have if money can buy it, brains plan it or If everybody believed that New York was going to sink and that to get out of it before the tide rose it was neces.-ary to repair one of the principal roads leading up and out of Manhattan Island, you may be sure cox populi would sing out loud and lively, and that road would be fixed in short order. And if everybody was certain that by attending the primar- ies aiid electing as delegate to the con- vention the only born saint in their precinct they would receive a new suit of clothes for self and wife Within the next three months, you may be sure that no halls now hold the crowd, and there would be an unheard of demand for saints. fault then in our politics lies not with the politicians, but with the Whole But what are we going to do Fourth Lunatic—0ne peculiarity I have noticed about oflicelioldders is it doesn’t seem to make any difference what office they hold. out of one they seem to get into an- otherjuet as easy 9. man may fail nil‘ a log into the water and grab hold or another log to get out of it. the duties appertaining to the pad- dling of o,ne’slog—I mean 0IIlCe—8.l‘(~: as -;lifl‘e-rent from the other as the oflice of acook is different from tliat of a -C-nrpentcr, it seems to make no lllll".,‘{‘- He_goes right in and seems to master them straightway and the of- fice goes right on without anyjar or ;ziiiilliii'- ll[i‘S .ili iillt'i‘ilU'.:il p lp'_‘l' wliii-ii llirows IlillL‘ll light on Mr. t‘oopci"s ideiis ziiid his ;,"4'lit:i‘ ziiiiis in pl‘UiIlOlllif_.{' tho od- llCillloii of yoiiiig \\Ulil(‘1l ior sklllisl occiip:itioii.<. (ltlii-i‘ l.iii:j__5i'zipliii,*:il pai- 1)l‘l':s' inthe .~'.inie iiiiiubi-1' iirr .\.i i.~'s .\un;i llickiiclls ('llii1‘il(‘t‘i‘l' .Sl{(.‘l(‘li of “Tili- l’rciciidvi'.< to tho 'i‘lu'«iiui of l“i'.-'.iici-," illllbl.l"rlll‘Il by poi'ii‘.~ii‘i.<: and .\Ii:<. >‘i:l1i1l+-i‘ \'.ili Iii-iissi-1.1:-i"> ('l‘ill('iil .,ss;i_\' on “ilvorgc i“ii1lci'." with c1igi';i\‘iiiy_;s‘ of thri-c of his in-sl ]il(‘illl‘i‘>',. Ill‘. L‘lliU'it‘.\' \\'uivi.~'1-xiii. ill“ _\'i|lll:;I .\lll(‘l‘l(‘&ili win» lt‘(‘llli't‘.\' on .il'i‘li;i:- .. ,i_~. at (‘;iiiibrid;:i- llili\’(*i‘.\‘ll_\', liiigi;iii:i.i (Iii- l.i‘ll_)ili.¢‘S:lll iiisti'iii:ii\'o lllll.~Ii‘:l.l('(l p.i iwr on " ‘hi: l"i‘iL-7w oi the l'ili'lli(‘- iioii." . ‘ An (‘llil‘liiilllill,|_" p;ipi—i‘ on ll(‘\':lli‘ shiic-,i-iiiitli-il.“'.l‘iic iikimgsi (‘oiiiity in li'$ in-i‘ .\'l‘i‘ll‘.~'. of pii-Liii'i-siiiiv ai'liciesoii .~‘oii1lii-rii (‘~.ilii'oi'iii;i. l’ro-- fessor J. il‘il(lt’l ll-.ii‘i'is. of Julius liop- kins lllil\'i‘l'.SlI_\'. writes of “'l".ic ()i‘igiii- iii I)oi-iiiiu-Ids of tin‘ IlI‘W ii~si;iniciii." lllll(‘lli)il (lav l)l‘€‘t‘i]lllL'l‘ (’uii‘ur,o/ l.\ llll('i)IIillI()!ll)' g'<.‘!l(,‘i'UilS us \\'(,’ll :1.-a inter- estiiig. lioli‘ei's piiris oi" llII‘c(' serial stoi‘ie:s.~—ii:~.iiiirl)‘. ilm iiiiicli-rlisr-iiss ll “ili'c:ui--Wiuiiers”: George W. (hilili,-'s iicw l'\')lIiilll(‘l‘, "Dr. Si-\'is-1'." \\'lll('li was bcgiiii in the .\'o\‘cu1i>ei‘ liillllli('l'Z iillll the first p;ii't of l'i.()l)ifi‘L (li'2uit‘s .~lUl'_\‘ of .V(‘\\' York lifc. ".\ii .\ \'el‘ltf_I(‘ .\l2ui," \\'lll('ll will l‘llli tiii'ou;;‘h six llllllil)(‘l'.\'. lli‘:1l(lL‘S. it prints the ('i)ll('lli\'liill of llcui'_\j .i:iiiics'>‘ llU\'(‘lt‘lI(‘, "Tho l:iip1'i-s- sioiisoiu (‘.oi1sin," iuid :1 i'i-iiiicd and hiiinorons short story, "Um (‘uupti-i‘," by :i in-v.’ .—\iiiei'ii.-.iii \\'1'itc1', .\Iiss (li".ici- I):-uio l.ii<:hiii-lil. .\l'Jl'l' ('.\ll'él(',l.\' froiii 1lobci'tl-oiiisbti-veiisoifs ;:i‘uct:i'iil and lilliI10l‘0ii:s‘ilitI‘l';li.l‘v’(: of lliullllllllii iifi-, iii (‘:ilii'oi'ni;i, ""l‘hi- .\‘ilvei':.iilo .\‘qu:it- tci's,” are givcii iii the lli‘('«,'illl)l'l‘ liliIIl- bcr, wliiclicoiicliiiics it so fair zis thc C(,’7I(II7']/ is coiiceriicil. Poeiiis are (.‘OlliLl‘lllllti'il by Blrs. >4. )1. ll. l’i2iit and Aiidi'cw ll. .\':ixIou; and iii"ll1'ic-;i-lli':i<'," by .1. .\. .\l;u-on ziiid .iol1ii ll. Ii'i':i.(‘lll in l‘i‘osc" ti'2irislnl.cii from ’i‘oiii'giieii:-fl’. “Topics of the 'l‘inii:" (£U]ll,:tlllS odi- t0i'i:ilsciititl(-ii“lcnlrril Park in llam- ger" and “'l,‘iic .\‘piriLu;il lallh,-rzts of I)i‘iiiiki-iiiies.-:;" and among the contri- butions to "Open Ilctters“ sire ll. i'cvic\\' of “Recent .\iiiericiui Novels." :i l‘(*pl_\’ to :1 I'(’(‘<.'lll. C's;/iiioy idiioriail, “'J'li<- 'i“eiiipei‘uii<:i- Outlook” by \l'niivi' l’:ii'- rinizton, and “llurricaiue iteforiii," by the llcv. Wzisliington Glaiiidcn. ‘The Deccinbrr Atlrui/iv, is notable as containing a remarkable and timely paper on "Luther and his work,” by Frederic H. Hedge, one of the most accomplished German scholars in Ameiica, and one of the most compe- tent to (.‘5ill'!]8l.e adequately the char- acter and influence of Luther. Ari other important paper is a bi in-. J.~m., . . ;'.:4‘.,oii mi 3- 1». yr I"-‘,uI.'..l6;‘g; l? _Hl . 3. y. 5-‘..'_’i|'«‘$‘. ‘.'«|-'.. .‘u inpciicd we i -r, i:-ii: l.'.t~ r a..\'.iu.'. ii; i.. , , ii .\'cd w. (ill. «pox .3it@6U4; futures. llliigfli-'6$§. O: —, ‘;,@J~..c better; west:-rii, f*5i’it4'.’. PUIK. firm, I‘. ‘t: spot in-xv ill-,‘-‘H. .~f‘i.i.7-’>'(AIi.i‘O. Lard, iiigin r, nnu; foltilill ri nLll‘r(‘\l ;‘t<..~5. Toi.r5o0. Nov. !lU.-Wli--at. quiet; No. 1 white :"i.iIi; No. ‘.2 (in, $1.0»; .‘.n- L’ r-‘(l cu‘ li, $I.tJ~l‘6@ liil, Nun‘ . $1 ll *4; D00 . $105; J:m.. $l.l6%: Fe-‘w. SH ~“,.; Idiiruh, $l.lU‘.i; .\I .3‘ $1.13 4: No. :5 l'(‘ll. W: I‘ J»-ctmi 'i"i”g"zs. (fu:n, cnsli .iull, fu- tures I.\‘."tlV iirm; No. ‘.2 cash or Nov. 5;’) bid; I‘L']i‘U[t'(l -‘~§: no ;_rruii.- 411. (hits, dull, :~ .-'ll‘l'; _\'.:.‘_' C.!.:il\. N-iv. orl) -3., 3|-"..; rejected 1!]. - ~:’.u l‘. :u.—Whmu, firm; l)r-L‘.. $l.li.'i1«4;Jnn,_ No. 2! rod. ilfllfi. ' . . Oats, lir.';.; No. ('4'/‘Ii. {late ' l.N‘,iir> 5.344 Eli U l’ ‘.10 4 U 1.0!) '. 3U.——ll»~',: lat wheat, iiigiicr; l)"i \ . A ..‘-'l\'. ':~.. ‘."«‘.i J:u!. ('orn, higher; .-5%., \ n-. _ :1-_r; Lil ‘,\' iv: I):-c. an . year. i‘ur'<. l‘ ‘iii rt i'i.i.lll I\ov. turd. liigglwr; $8.“) Nu\'.. Dc-_-.nmlycur. Urn-:m'iv -. Chit‘.-\!‘:<) Wili)I.lC~' \ L!-‘_ Piilvi’-'..‘l —-TI .\il-JH IIEPVIRT. Sii:.zur,sturi«i A ‘4 lluttor, d.iiry.. 131381! V . . (‘I"'ll!llL‘l‘)' 2170.40 oinrn..,, 9ig(?i.l:l in-I, fr-.--li .. ‘.£5((4l26 u ii I'll'k $l.7.‘»L'.75 NF.V~‘ YORK, Nov --3'-vru-r. i[lIll".. steady; iwsv.-rn i"«i»'ls‘; El; (‘T'f‘iTV!("l‘y :’..'v1vI,.\i|. (lhecec. '_“'rbH. Hiigynr q".lI" :. ,\‘Vi.iL‘(H"N. stand)‘. |]lli‘.’l. liirt-. iir:n, qsr (,‘nl'ti-0, lillll, Weak. l'iii!ow, min; 7 .}-1'). W’: stern eggs. firm ; 29031, Inn": Shot «A. Nnv. llil"‘l((l2R*l‘l""‘lY"lT,R. 57,00; lil§_'ll('l'; light 3-i.44~(i3.'>l'iI; ron'.;l.i l"..’.i.'.l.'i: lirrivy pru,-l-:1: lg .ii'.tl ship- I |,‘nr'.ii- I‘l‘<‘=‘lX>'.>~.t‘Ul“Zl~l('lL(ly; .l‘.o'ii--'Ivui I-3 i‘liuii'(--,-LUWQ r»: ilmmii i'\.\"r ()i:.ii«;ci'.—A i'llI;I,x of i"\!:I;‘v' H‘ "-ll"-l.lIll‘Il the .. .- ot':>.:i egg is :1 iv:.~m! r"«u' in S‘-f]lll.’f‘(’F'. l‘l.ui,-e i . ll] :1 iii: \'i‘‘.‘-‘ I, hold i~‘ 0V.-1' 5 lzunp, l‘l!i do not in i-. ignite. The V8- pwr wzll iigiwri ii‘ iii: -t,lII'.§i~.'il «lwinons. 'i'\\'~:> «pr iris oi‘ :iuioiliy seem] to the st-rw are H vn::iu'.s-iiiir-il an lht right iiii2).i~.9i:_v ~..i‘.~i- d \\'i'.li VVll':3.7. BIG (‘II It l.\"|‘IVl.\§ ()Tvl l4lEll—Ii§‘H3W.W I “- \\'i- Will .<.-ml ii..- l‘iiii \ i-:. 'x’!l i lii>RAI.I), isi’/.-' nf liar- ,mr'.»' lilirllr/) to any um’ V». I4 ii:-mills niiil ('lllll‘l' oi our t\\nlw.iiilil'ul rliiiiim ililI‘IlI'IIl1irN “ ['rr-er-niing tho llridi-.“ -ii "'iIii- (-'iiriii~l.l l“:|lllll_)'." .-izo ‘llxzlo iurli--d, l—n 50 \ isiliiii.-, (“mil (no two :i!i1i«-,- will! nny nn.iiic you ‘.\1~h print“-l on the-Iii. Lifr of the‘ probable ll~‘liliH'!.ill<' I’:-i-irli-izlizil <'.iiidinl:itz- for l.‘«‘.~l, HEN. Wm- ’iiI.ii Si nil iii.\«o-'i\ iii: '|'.‘|iz*"-I with rov.-r) lllI‘l our (oz. l.iili..,;r_uq.i~.i-: ('.ird~i of l‘.ipul;ir Actri-nsi-3, all pre- paid, for 70 PI.“I10-tFIIlHllIll){ii4. ll. Llflll S.lll'l‘ll. 91:! .\l'('l| .\'t.. l’lilln.. l’:i. For Sale. Cntalogce.-' M frw-. .\l:i.puu[V'ig,‘.:0r:1s_ *“—."" ,"—* H. L. >'r.iriic-i it 00,, ‘l*“"1l lil<:limoi‘d, Vii, PE S for uny ilimil-ility: also to Heirs. .\'<,-rid .-lumps for .\'eu- Laws. lllN1iiiA.\I, .\iluriiv-y, \\'.'is-hiiiutiin, D. C. 1 171., l.. Christmas the Year Round. 0 For i:;ii.i.»s—BABYLAND ______ _.i.iui~i.llIl‘_{ Folks :'_'1r.-‘_-,-~l}l:i~tiil'r»iii.viHi l.i-ll"i'-‘r- .52 M :1 your. Address D. IOl;lll‘U;) & Co». Boron. Mass. 1:?» "ll ()riici'T."..vi Receipts and Township Rlzinirs oi Kiiiaiiinzoo Piibiishiiig Co. Ciri‘iii:ii's sent on nppiitntioiv. i.nu’r-r Uic mime of WOlil.\.S'S FRIEND. Wltlioiit.pi;1T1 rj. ,f~lill}Il_V_f>ll the good Words Began !i;r.- 7.’! Iji '- row: ofthosc I,§'l.4i lili‘. H uw-I i:, ii has made friends in every Sf:-ic in the l'iiioii. NOT .\ (J E, R,E ALL But 9. gciitiu ziiiil ‘-iiI‘t‘ i'c:iic:l‘y' for z-ll those COl'l])')l‘¢1lI)‘L.\‘ ‘no l‘..'1Yiill1!§ lI“(‘(lClli, vriiicli de- stroy tlic fl‘CShIl<‘?53 .".ll(l benuty, waste the strength, r the luippincss and usefulness of many Girls and ‘Women- Full) I‘.\’ r :. l'l;:t'«;:;i-I-rs. Testimonials corir:4:i'nin;; l.li.i Mtiliciuu or my Pamphlet or: . - n “Diseases of Women and Children 5t1l‘@'i1llS. Every woman, r guciniiy lloihurs, hl.iUL|l‘l read them. Addxcsu Re PENGEx4‘4Y9 A I no! KALAMAZDO, M/OH. Order W'eddiiig Invitations of Kala- mazoo Publishlnz ()0. our Little lines and The Nursery. World for the Youngest Readers. The literary and Artisiiu ' success of the Age! Every Article written ex- pressly for its pages! . Every Picture made exprc>~~ ly for this work, by the is a caustic review of the less amiable- iiioral traits of Thomas ()ai'lyie. llkll: : 1-y Geolge wi-lies of “()vcrpi‘odiii-IIon an idea which he declares to be pro- duced than is wanted._ Gen._W. B. Franklin sets forth the views of naval and military cxpcrtsas to what is ab- solutely needed, in the Way of organi- zation, forts, ships and war material, to insure. the “National Detei.ise.’_ An article on Rziilrond and lliihlic Tillie. by Prol. Leonard Waldo. oi‘ the Yale College observatory. explains the sys- tem of iiuiforiii time .~'[~ilI(l:«ll'(lS ll«\A\‘ being iiitroduccil l'ILU tli«.- i'aiiro;_id SH‘- vice of the Fnited 5[2ll.(*S‘ l~‘iu-.iil_\’. there is a discussion of the ii'ii<».,,i_{c--_‘ I’ul_)llSlie(l ll.t_.l0 Lafayette p\;u~,p, New Iork. and for sale by bookki-epers ‘generally. LET; clothes that fade soak over night in one ounce of sugar of lead in a pail of water. posterons, unless more wealth is pro-i of , -i ' l>e HAY FEVER Km’ rs new BOOK smr ‘ '-. A. IIIGHT, I5 Est Third St, CIICIIIATI. 0. .nov 2t Tl|El|i MUSE lllll lilllli. FREE. .1 _ «oi:-fi.,.... . 8 THE REAPER DEATH. BASS.-—In memory of Sister Wu. Bass, the members of Van Buren county Pomona I}:-ange No. 13, offer the following resolu- Lions: Resolved, That in the death of Sister Bass we mourn the loss of a worthy and respected member. and as a body tender our heartfelt wympathy to the bereaved husband and three ~ons who are left to mourn the loss of a faith- ful. affectionate wife and mother. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be filed with the Secretary of the County Grange, presented to the bereaved family, md sent to the GRANGE Visiroa for publica- tron. Nov. 10, 1883. GILLET'l‘.——Died at his home in Delta township, Friday, Oct. 12, i883, Bro. GEORGE GILLE'r'r, aged 16 years. Although brief had been his connection with the Grange. he had -rained, many friends who deeply mourn his Zoss. The pale messenger unheralded and unex- pected summoned him in the vigor of health, :i.nd youthful activity; touched him with his wand. and he sank to eternal sleep —no, we believe he rose to eternal life. Resolved, That this Grange received with profound sorrow, the announcement of the ‘laltll of our brother, and we tender to the ':wice bereaved family our heartfelt sympa- 'hy and condolence. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect our vharter be draped in mourning for ninety lays, that these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the Grange, a copy be sent to the fiiicted family, and to the Canton VISITOR !or publication. STORE-Died at Petosky, Mich., July '28, ‘.333, Bro. WILL STORE. WHIHIEAS, Death has entered our field and vernoved from our midst a worthy brother, herefore, Resolved, That while we humbly bow in iibmission, we fain would express our sym- pathy for the members of the bereaved fam- .ly. Realiz iii: the inabliily of words to heal ‘he wound inflicted, yet we offer our heart- éelt s-inputhy to the friends of our brother. Resolved, fhat as we cannot reach the cl‘lH.‘l and can the living, we will endeavor in -he future to discharge more faithfully our «iuties to one another. _ Resolved, That our Charter be draped in ;.-iourning for sixty days, that a copy of these -esolutions be entered on our Grange Re- ~..ml, and also sent to the Gannon Visirca ier publication. KESSON-— WHEREAS by the dispensation of our Divine Master our beloved sister Maiz- rna KESSLIN after a short but severe illness was .|ll.'t by the silent Messenger and removed troin her family and friends Oct. 8 1882. *.'l;cr.-.fore .’£e.w-‘red That in her death we have lost in. eflicient charter member who ever perform- .:.i.;eri'ully all duties devolving upon her, and -:.'i'nestly worked for the best interests of the - vrdv.-r. fZesoIv.d. That we tender sympathies to the ‘--yrcaved fu.mily in this the time of their sore fllictiou. Resolved. That a page in our record be de- voted to their memory and that our Charter be rll‘.lpe.l in memory for thirty days. That_ a 1-. up) of the above be presented to the family .‘.iso to the Gasxoiz Visrroa for publication. 1.) WN—Died in Sunfielcl Oct. 21 1883 WM. '1‘-awn‘. At a meeting of Sunfield Grange No :0 of which he was a Charter member, the » .-if owing preamle and resolutions were adopt- If A : Iv‘ HEBEAS, Almighty God in his infinite wisdom has been pleased to take from our :.it‘:li1l)Gl‘ by death our beloved brother. Ther- l )1 E Ifdsolved. That by his death our sister has 3 at an affectionate husband, his children a de- v ated, father and our Grange a sincere and -».-spected member. h‘.soloed. That we do most sincerely sym- :i.it.nize with our children in their deep llfillc- i101) and urge them to be consoled by the - Ieasant re.-flection that all was done that could lie, to relieve him in his short sickness and‘ 2: possible restore him. We therefore com- mend them to the care of him who doeth all zmngs Well, and hope in the bright future may may meet to part no more forever. _ Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be published in the GRANGE Visiron a. copy --ant to the bereaved family, also that they be spread upon the records of our Grange and nor Charter be draped in mourning for 30 d.-.yE. ct)OMER—Died at his home in Morenci, uIich., Oct 20th, 1853, Arnold H. COOMEB, :1 ;ed 8-}, a member of Morenci Grange No. 280. Wnnasas it has pleased Almighty God to 2- move from our midst our beloved Brother ii -I ll WHEREAS this change coming so suddenly seems but a dream still it is just that we should nya tribute to the memory ofadeparted B other. Therefore. Resolved, that we extend our hearty sym- gn -'’-y to the bereaved sister in this her af- rlic .on. Bealizing that any words of ours are . -Jwerless to heal ihis great sorrow but we r iinmend her to the care of him who doeth .21 things well. As a body we may emu- l. . the many virtues of B30. Cooimn, and c. tthe mantle of charity over all his or- i' rs Resolved, That we devote a page of our ii . ange, record to the memory of our de arted if. other, And that we wear our ba go of mourning and drape our Charter for a period . .' thirty days. Resolved That a copy of these resolutions he presented to the bereaved wife, A co y in sent to the Games Visiroa, also t e .l.'oreuci Observer for publication. S.\ilI‘H.——Died at her home two miles west ~~r Lansing, Sister E1.1za.ss'rn; Smrn, aged 45- years. She joined our fraternity six y are ago and has been an example of patient p aseverance, and faithfulness ever since. Resolved, That the members of Capital ~' = aiige, in deeply feeling our loss, truly ten- n'-.: her family thsir heartfelt sympathy in *...eii bereavement. S .c has crossed the dark, cold river, Crossed it e’en without a shudder, Slia was willing, even knowing That her work for us was done. L ; us not forget her teaching, {'0 look with kindness on the erring, Firm in right yet all forgiving She has made her life worth living. 34‘ 4i;er, we all mourn thy loss, Yet we meekly bear the cross H iping soon to clasp thy hand, In that brighter, better land. In sending this testimonial of respect to the memory of Sister Sxrrn, we feel that itis u t a mere empty form of words but the sin- cere expressions of grief for one whose place 2’ our midst will be hard to fill, and whose memory will long be °h°fi5h°d by 3 loving land of brothers and sisters. 3EsT—In the Providence of God Sister muss Bnsr of Dayton Grange a mu.‘ he County Grange has passed away. Whne um family have lost a loving wife the Gun” ., , “mag: and eficient worker, the County ‘hinge and always present member; Them. t..e. Resolved: that we extend to the bereaved relatives and friends our sympathy in this thier amiction. Resolved These resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Grange and a copy sent to the family and to the Gunter: Yisrroa for publication. GARDNER.-Wmsnnas, It has pleased our Heavenly Faber to remove from our midst by death our Worthy Secretary, Bro. S. A. GARDNER. We feel that in the death of Bro. GABDNEB this Grange has lost an earnest and consist- ent member, his family a kind and indulgent husband and father, and the community a worthy and useful citizen. He was a charter member of Silver Lake Grange, No. 124, and among the first to identify himself with our noble Order. Alabesiine Is the only preparation based on the proper prlnciples to constitute a dura hi-._ finish for walls, asi 18 not held 01. the wali with glue, etc., to decay, but is a Stone Cement thathardens with age, and every additional coat strength- ens the wall. Is ready for use by ad- ding hot water, and easily applied by anyone. Fifty cents’ worth of ALABABTINE will cover 50 square yards of average wall with two coats .- and one coat will produce better work than can be done with one coat of an y other preparation on the same surface. For sale by paint dealers everywhere- Send for circular containing the twelv- beautiful tints. Msmifactured only by ALABASTINE Cc M. B. Cannon, Manager, Grand Rapids, Mic‘ Greenwood Stock Farm, POLAND CHINA SWINE For Sale at Reasonable Bates. Pigs in pairs and trios 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. BUELI4. Little Prnlrie Rondo, Cass Co., Mich. l5r'ebtf juyl-tf. Order Tax Receipts and Township Blanks ol Kalamazoo Publishing Co. Circulars sent on application. OAK PARK SEMINARY, PAW P,Aw, MIGH. BOARD OF TRUSTEES: J. J. Woodman, J. F. Jordan, Edwin Martin. G. E. Breck, T. R. Harrison, G. L. Cole. DXPAl?.'l‘1i(EN'r5.—N0rm8.l, Commercial, Music- al, Preparatory and Kindergarten. Looa'rioiv.—Heath1'ul, pleasant and moral. A1)VAN'i‘aGi:S.——Eighteen teachers, low rents and living, sufiicient apparatus, beautiful village with seven churches, excellent pub- lic schools, and good society. Tuition low. Telegraphy, Phonography, Book-keeping and Music specialties. Send for circulars to JAMES F. JORDON. 5eo'y. lseptf Bi.-Jh’s American Manual of PARLIAMBNTARY 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. 81.00. Postage stamps received. Address, J. T. Cons, Schoolcrait. or GEO. T. FISH. Roonasrns. N. ‘~ NORMAN HORSES M. Ell-'-2 I N O, S._H E_E P -—--.-e Hnving made a specialt of breeding Nor. man Horses and Merino S eep I now have on hand“ "ark: sf. . One Black Stallion, ({ Norman) 4 years old. " ONE GRAY s'rALL1oN.: (5 Norman) 3 years old. TEN MARES,—Fuil blood and high grades. 1 STYLISH BLACK GELDING, 2 years old, (5 Norman), well broken, lively; but kind and affectionate, and just right to take comfort with as a family horse. The Stallions have made a very successful season and will be sold so that they will pa for themselves in a single season in. any good locality. Would like to sell a portion of the above and invite correspondence. I have also '75 BCEEIKC EIARCS, (Homebred), and 52 REGISTERED RAMS. Personally selected last winter from leading Vermont flocks and sired by some of the most noted and ular stock ruins of the day viz: “Rip Van inkle," "Banker," “Jason.” “Fig- ure." “Goliah,” “Clingstone," "Magnet 2." “Prince,” sired by Bismark, the Centennial prize ram. and others, II. E. Sanford, owner of one of the oldest and best Vermont flocks, wlllbe at my house about Sept. 20 with a carloed ofewss oi’ his own breeding. If you want to buy or look them over drop me a card to that elfect and I will notify you when he arrives. Now Brother Patrons and Farmers, if you want good stock—-stock that will be exactly as represented to you in every particular,—stock that will be strictly sold on its merits and sold reasonably, come and see mine be- fore buying. 1’! you cannot come write very fully what you want and I will send it to you and guaran- tee satisfaction. No trouble to answer letters or show stock whether you conclude to buy or not. A. W. HAYDEN, Deontnr nesidence, Hamilton; Vanfluren Co., inch. iaepmmm TEE GRANGE VISITOR. ion can an Bani COOLER dltion until it ls marketed. Itsaves two- thlrds the la- bor. Noloeis required as it is strictly a cold water re- frigerator. be top and is clear of sediment. The most complete arrangement for the Farmer and Dalryman in existence. Agents wanted. Send for circular and price list. MCCALL 8: DUNCAN, IIN Inuusimlmiiiii HARDWOOD ‘ C I I ,Farms Ill Mlclllfiflllu i Eorsaleby the GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA R. R. CO. S ar maple the princi llimbcr. Aévaulagrn ilroads already uilt, numerous towns and cities, one of the healthiest pans of the United States, purest water, good markets, fine Euit good roads, schools, churches, large agricul- tural population, best building malenal at low figures, good soil, low prices, easy terms. perfect title. For books, maps, charts, and all additional mforniaiiou, address W. 0. HUGHART, Land Commissioner, Grand Rapids, Mich, Or SEPTEK Ronnrs, Travelini \gcn!.. German Horse and Cow POWD E RS. This powder has been in use for many years. It is largely used by the farmers of Pennsylvania, am: the Patrons of that State have bought over 100,054. pounds through their purchasing agents. Its compo sition is )ur secret. The receipt is on every box an-‘ 6-pound package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober- holtzei’. Sons .t Co., Phoenixville, Pa. It keeps stock h-3E1.l'..l.' and in good condition. It helps to digest and assimilate the food. Horses will do more work, with Ice» food while using it. Cows will give more milk am; bein better condition. It keeps poultry healthy, ariv‘ increases the production of eggs It is also of great value to them when molt- tng. It is sold at the lowest wholesale price b R. E. JAMES, Kanaxunz: GEO. W. ILL it C0.. 80 Woonsainou S'.l‘., .'-‘iirnorr, THUS. MASON, 181 Warns S'r., Cinicso. and ALBERT STEGEMAN, ALLEGAN. Put up 3. 60-lb. boxes (leose‘, price Ererrr Cure er lb., 30.1‘. boxes (ofti 5-lb. packages, Tim an-rs per lb. THE “BEDETTE.” age as lucked behind the end pieces when opened and clos- ed 0 shows the Tension Cori], which takes all the strain oil‘ the hinges and regulates the spring sides. The “ BimE’r'ri;" 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 w»-ather bed, there being only one thickness of soft flexible cloth under the sleeper, thus giving an even cool temperature on all sides. which can be regu- lated to suit the weather by putting the nec- essary amount of clothing under the sleeper. It is is 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 lie on. causing restless- nes and often causing disease. Not so with the “BEDE'.l‘T.l£; ” by leaving allclotliing from under the sleeper, he Will be comfortably cool in the hottest weather. This iannot 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 regulateu fr.-mhelow as well as from above, thus obviat ing the necessity of cooiing 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 2. perlect bed in itself when want» «I. Weighs only 25 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- ETTES " and sleep peacefully and healthfnlly. Price 8300. Finished with stain and var- nish. ll} 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 mc re. M. B. CHURCH BEDETTE ($0., ljuntf Grand Rapids, Mich. l. l. WHITFIELD. Physician and Surgeon, Special attention given to diseases of the Rectum. Orr-ics 128 Monaos Sr Guano RAPIDS, Mica. lseptit SEND YOUR ORDERS F OR TAX RECEIPTS Township Records. Hi»:_'.uvav (‘.nmmlsslonel‘s’ Records, Township Treasurers’ Books, Township Clerks‘ Books, District Assessors’ Books, School District Records, Cemetary Ileeords of Deeds, Cemetary Records of Burials, to Kalamazoo Publishing Company. Price lists of above and special list of maga- zine binding sent on app-ic-uou. BIG BE_§tRIESl The famous CUTHBERT RED RASPBERRY And GREGG BLACK CAP RASP- BERRY, CRESCENT and BID- WELL STRAWBERRY. and other SMALL FRUIT PLANTS FOR SALE. My plants are vei-y.fine. I have money to raise and must and will sell cheap. Special terms to Granges, Clubs. or combined orders. Address FRED. LUCIA. Fluahmg, Msclugan. Please mention this paper. novl.6m GRAN GER & HAMBLIN, Lllllll, SALE AND llllllllllllll STABLRS. Nos. 42 and 44 Louis St., Grand Rapids Mich. llsruers ‘leans Fed and Cam! for as Ordered, We make a specialty of the sale of horses. We guar- antee every horsse we sell to be in represented. Our stock cannot be excelled. Our Hambletonian stallion, Tronbler, is one of the best in the State. Mention this paper. 15095‘ Order Wedding Invitations of Kala- mazoo Publishing Co. YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN Can save money by attending the KALAMAZOO Business College. Fall term opens Sept. 1. Send for l4/::*\ / ,l:7‘4\L/ :22 V I x /' \‘/ 0/ , In ‘/y I ,,/3724 \;' ' 'K_// \~ . PRESIDENT, Kalamaz oo, - Mich. slew Harness and Trunk Store. T. KININMENT sz 00., Manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in 4 Harnesses. Trunks, Blankets, VVEIPS, Etc" 117 Canal Bt., Grand Rapids, Mich. All work our own make and guaranteed all Hand Made. Farm Harness. white trimmed, Breech- ing, Round Lines, Rum straps, Spreaders, etc. complete . . . . . . . . . . .. $29.00 Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.00 Same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28.00 Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 Double Light Buggy Harness, white trimmed .. .......825.00 to 830 00 The same nickletrimmed.. . . .830.00 to 350.00 Single Buggy Harness, with round lines, white trimmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12.50 The same with Flat Lines . . . . . . . . . .. 12.00 Nickle Trimmed. 815, 816, 818.820, 325, to 360 We also make a fine Nickle Trimmed Farm Harness, stitched 6 to the inch, stock all selected, an extra fine arti- cle, Breeching, Round Lines, com- lete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 36.00 Same without Breeching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. 50 Mr. T. Kininrnent for the past five years has been foreman for Mr. A. Vandenburg, and now in order to build up a trade offers special inducements to the Grangers of Michigan. guaranteeing a better class of work than was ever given to them by any body. All orders received under seal of Grange will be attended to at once and goods may be re- turned at our expense if not found satisfac- tory. Address all orders to Yours very respectfully T. KiNiNMn:NT. I17 Canal Street lfilully Grand R.-mid.-. Mich. R. BUTTON, Afler 33 year-' experience as .-a su cessful Dent- ist, and for 1 years occupying the same oflico. over Star Clot):- lng House, Nr. 38 Canal SI’. , Im- ,_ recently movwl ' " - dirs tly ucn»<- the street, into Butte-rworth‘s block, where he will I - pleased toseehis old friends, and all who may wi- good work in Dentistry done on very reasonable tern.- All work warranted, as usual. Please call before going elsewhere. B. Button, Canal §t.. Grand Rapids. Bllch lJnn l2t MENTION GRANGE VISITOR. POLAND CHINA STOCI-if I have at my residence in Porter, Cass Co THIRTY’ HEAD OF PURE BLUUD POLAND CHINA FIG! Eligible to registry In 0. P. (2. Record. Stock for sale at reasonable prices. Co~ respondence solicited. Call or address cannon HEBRON, CONSTANTINE, St. Joseph Co . Mic P. O. Box 300. l5nov6m . PATENT8l§Z€,?.5‘,$3_,“§;£g.ll_..,’.;, Full instructions and Hand-Book of FENNO J1. MENNING, Wuul Commission Merchant: 117 Federal Bt., Boston. -flonsigmnents Solicited and Cash Advanc Made. WEBSTER’.€ UNABRIDGED. in sheep, Russia and Turkey Bindings. THE STANDARD. E WebSter—it has 118,000 Word: , 3000 Engravings, and a Ne -r Biographical Dictionary. fr: Standard in Gov't Printin Office. ,5 32,000 copies in Public hoolsz. Sale 20 to 1 of any other series. BE Taidtomakea Fain ly intelli ent. Best help for SOHO S, TEACHERS and SCIIOOLS. Webster is Standard Authority with the U. H. Supreme Court. Recommended by the State Sup’ts ofschools of 36 States. “A LIBRARY IN ITSELF.” The latest edition, in the quantity of matter it contains, is believed to be the largest volume published. It has 3000 more Words in its vo- cabulary than are found in any other Am. Dict'y, and nearly 3 times the number of Erigravinge. The Unabridged is now sup lied eta small ad- ditional cost, with D Nisorvs PATENT REFERENCE INDEX. “ The eatest improvement in book-making that Eras been made in a hundred years." " G. & C. MERBIALI &C0., Pub'rs, Springfield, Mass. LEONARD A. WARD, Aifomey at law and /Vofary Public. All Legal Business Pronptly Attended to. 26 Oanal Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. lsep6t Mention Grange Visitor. The designed purpose of the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Commercial College is to repair’ the student for the rsctical duties of life. Discipline of the min , then, lies at the base of our scheme of education ; and the question to be answered is : How may the greatest degree of mental discipline be obtained ? For further particulars please call, or enclose tamp for College Journal. ddress, C. G. SWENSBURG. Proprietor- ldecly Guam: Ramps, men. The new Directory of Kalamazoo county is now ready for delivery. Price 83. Buy one of the Kalama- zoo Publishing Co. DE OEMBER 1. 1883. GOOD N EWS! As the Season is rather backward and we have a la ge stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods, Hats already commenced mak- ing reductions in all de- partments. 0n1y$%% ‘Blue Serge fast-colored Flannel Suite $10 00 Suits only $7 95. $12 00 Suits only $9 95. $20 00 Suits only $18 00. $25 00 Suits only $20,.,T,00. BOYS’ AND BH|Ll]REN’S SUITS. Childrens’ suits, $2, 2.50, 3.50, 5, and $10. Boys’ Suits, $3, 5, 7.50, 10, 12, and $15. Kilt suits, 2.50 to $10. HATS. HATS. HATS. Straw Hats, 50c, 75c, $1, 1.50, and 2.50. Straw Hats, 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c, 85c. FURNISHING GOODS. Under Shirts, 250 to $1.50. Socks, 3c to 500. Trunks, 750 to $1000. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, I36, 38, 40, and 42 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mention GRANGE VISITOR. ljunly People who may reside at so great a dis- tance from Grand Rapids that they cannot conveniently come to the city, can avail them- selves of the most extensive and varied stock of DRY GOODS AND CARPETINGS of every 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. 15may 24t [Mention the V1BI'I‘OB.] ATROIIS’ ,Manufacturers of In m~r.soll’s L1‘. _ , ' I‘ 1: 1, IA (Hr (unt. The only Pu iula that do u p... [:1 .,,.M,” ui/r¢n'u7aler.theuuu. or [rum-.-z of -,,,-,,,, ,.,, ,,, .. . ,- ~ » winlch destroy l'vve-red 1-eight paid to 111).!’ all outta delivm-r-d. A III 1; I .-it-1st free Beautiful (xokrr . V structhms how any mu ,- _ '— P.-1IN1' WORKS, No.76 "H. all ,;_«,,qg. . 4. her Paints. ' ' 4 z-pot in. the country, Paint ugers . , Card of ' the can Paint. .'».-r-'-. :13- 7: (rush. -r4-qusTr- 1!"ri.’r' 011’) how itself‘, with 'l*n.- fr r.-xv, IiVt’h".'Ii.§‘t'.*I..'i .” .\'1~.‘I!' if n r- '._, ‘ ' , is The State Agricultural College.{:t1v’%.?s*»fiE.£5l:.§.'lI§:..:f%.2Z:i.‘9i.‘2 BET M PEAR. 999PEACH '1‘liEES.Al1basI = - of new andoldstnwha-ries, s.“.s§g; This institution is thoroughly equipped,hav- ing a large teaching force: also amp e fncili. ties for il ustration and manipulation includ- ing Laboratories, Conservatorio-. Librarv. Museum, Classroom Apparatus, also a large and well stocked farm. FOUB YEARS are required to complete the course embracing Chemis , Mathematics, Bonny, zooiogy-_ English I-unguages and Literature. and all other ‘ranches of a college course except For-. 91811 Three ours labor on each working day except Saturdays. Maximum rate paid for lflboh eight cents an hour. ' . RATES. Tuition free. Club Boarding. CALENDAR. For the year 1883 the terms begin as follows: ibi sin1emn'SI.leai , d for tree Ca . S. LLINS. 3I10°fl3M0'3- Established in 1367. CHARLES D. ROSIE,’ Steann. Dyer Scourer 8: Repairer, 31 Kent St., and 32 South Division 81., Weoolorall the new shades of ladies’ pine D. Gent's clothing colored or cleaned without - or rubbing ad’. The bdt tailors employed for tag and pressing. Ground Rapids, man. Exarnintion for Admission, February 20 and September 4. For Catalogue apply to '1‘. C. ABBOTT, President, or R. G. BAIRD, Secretary. H1139!“ Mention" _, Vflmy, and Caps on hand we have. /it 3, .