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“ THE FARMER IS OF JIIORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD

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Officors National crange.

nus-ma--J. J. WOODMAN,Paw Paw,Mich.
0vns.ssna—-PUT. DARDEN, . . . .Mississippi.
Lnc'rUns:s—HEN RY ESHBAUGH, Missouri.

S'l'BwLB.D—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Kansas.
Assr. Srswssn— JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware.
Cnunsm--H. O. DERVIES,.... .Maryland-

Tamsusss.-— F. McDOWELL, . .New York.
Snc'r—W. M. IRELAND, Washington, D. C.
GATE-KEllPlllB—-J AS. DRAPER, . . . . . . .Mass.
CIcs.ns—-M‘ as. J. J. WOODMAN, . .Michigan.
Poisons MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
FLORA-—MB.s. I, W. N IC HOLSON ,New Jersey
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Executive Committee-

D. WYATT AIKEN, . . . . . . .South Carolina.
H. D. BINGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..0hio.
DB. J. M. BLANTON, .......... “Virginia.

Officers Michigan State Granite.

M.—-C. G. LUCE, ................. ..Gilead.
0.-~A. N. woonrcurr, ...... ..Watervliet.
I.uo.—~JOI-IN HOLBROOK, ...... “Lansing.
S.—8. A. TUOKER, . . . . . . . . ..Grs.nd Ledge.
A. S.——A. B. CLARK, . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Morrice.
C.—E. R. WILLARD ....... ..White Pigeon.
‘.Enx.as.-- :5. 1?‘. BROWN, ....... . .Schoolcrait.
Snc..—J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . ..Schoolcraft.
G. K.—ELlJAH BARTLETT, . . . . . .Dx-ydsn.
Cs'.n.as.—MB.S. M. T. COLE, ..... . .Palmyrs.
Poxo1u.—-MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell.
Fnons---MRS. D. H. STONE ............ ..

L. A. S.—~MRS. A. B. CLARK .... ..Morri0e-

Executive committee-
WM. BATTERLEE, Ch’n., . . . .Birmingham.

H. D, PLATT, .................. ..Ypsi1anti.
JOI-IN PORTER, . . . . . . . . . . ..Grand Rapids.
THOMAS MARS, ........ ..Berrien Center.
J. Q. A. BURRINGTON,.....,... .Tuscola.
T1108. F. MOORE, .............. ..Adr1s.n.
J. G. BAMSDELL .......... "Traverse City-
G. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, ..... ..Ex-ofliclo.
state Business Agent.
_ THOMAS MASON, .......... ..Chica.go, IlL
Geo. W. 1m:.L .................. ..Detroit.

General Deputy.
JOHN HOLBROOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Lansing.

special Lecture re.

Thos. F. Moore. ...... "Adrian, Lenawee 00.
M. L. Stevens. ...... ..Perrv, Shiawassee 00.
Mrs. 3. Steele, . . . . . . . . .Manton, Wexlord Co.
Andrew Campbell, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co.
J". W. Wing. . . . .Aun Arbor, Washtsnaw Co.

Price List of Supplies

Kept in the office of the Secretary of the
MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE

And sent ouz Post Paid, on Receipt of Cash
Order, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange.
and the aigmature of its Hatter or Secretary

Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hu.ndred,.. 73
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary
to keep accounts with members, .... .. l (
Blank Record Books, (Ex ress paid),... 1 00
Order Book, containing 1 Orders on the
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Withdrawal Cards, per doz., .......... .. 25
Dinnits, in envelopes, per doa, .... .._ .... 25
By-Laws of the State Grange, single
fies 10c. per doz., ................ .. 76
By- ws,bonnd..-_ --------- --,---------- 30
*4 Glad Echoes," with music. Single copy
16 oil. per 6.05., .... --_----_- ------- -- 1 39
The National Grange Choir; uncle copy
40 cents. Per dozen ............... .. 4 00
Rituals, single copy, ................. -- 25
“ er-doz.,..,.................... 240
u 0, mm, Degree, for Pomona 10
rung r so ................. . .
Blgnk “A,.rs,t‘ii:(les o ydssooiation” for the
Inca ration of Subordinate Granges,
with S: of Charter, all oomplete,.... 10
Noticeto ' ant Members, ‘per 100.. 40
Declaration of , per 0a., 60.;
per hundred ..................... ..-.. 40
American Manual of Parliamentary Law 5(
u u u u u
(Morocco Tuck,) .... .._ ............. .. l 00
Dl%ut' of Laws and Buhngs, ......... .. 40
no Books .......................... .. 16
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sac’: luau. sun Gaston,
8Ul10OIn3B.h.l"l‘. MICE.

fiarlwllasl Epepsltuwl.

THE OAK AND THE WNE.
H? C. w, sxsavom
An oak. through changeful years,
Attained a sturdy form.
In spite of wind and storm,
And parried off the blows
Of its united foes,
Upon its harmless spears.

It braved the summer's heat,
The wiuter’s blighting frost,
Till oft’ its leaves were I _ t,
And yet with a naked br st,
Maintained a fir.-rce contest.

With‘~tempeet, rain and sleet.

One Spring, upon the ground,
There crept an humble vine,
Seeking whe/reon to twine,
Up in the ambient air. '
To clasp its tendrils there,

And fold its arms around.

It trailed its slender form
Along the lowly sward,
Unconscious of reward
So near within its grasp,
Until its fibres clasp

The hero of the storm.

And then, with modest mien,
Besaught its sturdy friend,
A helping hand to lend,
To lift its prostrate form,
Henceforth in sunshine warm,
To bathe its leaflets green.

The oak responded —"'I‘rue,
But, mutual weal requires
That one who thus snpires
A faithful part should bear,
And with its partner share

Life's joys and conflicts too.

"Then take me to thy side;
From heat, and cold, and blast
I’ll shelter to the last,

One, who in time of need,
Confers a generous deed,"
The grateful vine replied.

Thence, oak and vine, as one,
In strength and beauty grew-
The valiant, and the truel
One held the stormy field,
While one, with verdant shield

Repelled the burning sun.

Let mortals, thus, be wise,
The strong uphold the weak,
And words of comfort speak.
Let every rugged form,
Inured to heat and storm,
» Assist the fall'n to rise.

Like tree and vine, consort,
’l‘o share inch other‘s load,
Upon Life's weary road,
That we may, at the last,
Our mutual burdens cast

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Improvement of Nsllve Stock.

In mau’s observation, of what others
have done, he is often reminded of
what he himself might have done, had
he only utilized his own ideas, by put-
ting them into practical shape. And
how often do we find that, while we
sit, like Bficawbers, “waiting for some-
thing to turn up," somebody comes
along and presents us with the very
thing we were waitinglo see “turn up"
and walks off with all the credit and
profit of asucccssful enterprise. Men
talk about a “golden opportunity" as if
it were something valuable, ready to
spring up by the way, whenever some
fortunate man happened to pass along.
Instead of waiting for this wi1l-of—the-
wisp chance to make a fortune, the de-
termined and resolute man will make
his own opportunity, and secure all the
golden treasure that may lie con-
cealed in it. He will see where im-
provement can be made, study over
same place to effect it, carry it out,
and have, as the l'(‘5llll, a new thing
that will benefit himself and the com-
munity. Take, for instance, the im-
provement of live stock. There were
many people in Durham county, Eng-
land, that had long thought about im-
proving the common breed of cows
then in use among them; but Mr. Bates
not only conceived the idea that he
could improve the common breed of
cattle, in his county, but he went to
work and accomplish what he had on-
dertaken; and the result was the
noted shortho1‘ns—the best type of
beef cattle. Take another instance.
A few farmers in the little isle of Jer-
‘sey, took some “scrubs,” or common
cows, and by careful attention in se-
lecting the best calves and theimpr0ve-
ment of these, they produced what is
now famous as the Jerseys—the best
type of dairy stock. Thus we see what
has been done, that both the famous
shorthorns and Jerseys were raised
from the common cattle in the part of
the country where they belonged. Have
We not in our own native breeds, in

this State; cows that can be developed
into Alderncys, Holsteins, Jersey or
any other excellent breed of cattle ‘B
Out of the blood that flows in the veins

of our native stock have‘ come all the

SCHOOLCRAFT.

the multcr in hand in \.>l‘(lt*l‘ to do vvhat
- <-zthcrs have done in this aliri’-ction
' Thcrc is a good licld of cultivation bo-
~ “fore us. In’ what we have said about
élhc improvement of native stock, we
{do not wish to be understood as saying
‘ one word against an_vbod_v, buying im-
‘ ported brccds 01‘ lhc bcst blooded and
,‘ thorough-lmxi cmtlc at home. Bllt we
, simply say that in the great mtmber of
native cattle here at home, ‘ohcrc is a
line ticld for lIllpl"l)\'(,‘lllelll’.

iuoictl brec<ls. Wc llawc only to talfirc
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Maple Gmv-e——-The Model Dairy Farm of
New Hampshire.

From the letter ofa friend, now in
Vermont, I have selected the follow-
ing items of interest in regard to
the ab:.ve mentioned farm.

This farm is situated on the top 0:
a mountain near the quaint old vil-
lage of Walpole. This viiiage is sup-
posed to be the oldest settlement in
the state of New Ha - pshire. The
houses are large, two story, double
buildings, with beautiful grounds and
grand old trees around them. The
town hall was built in 57773, and has
ample space about it for training
ground that was used in the old days
to fit the yeomanry for military ser-
vice. Oue long street finely shaded,
winds its way through the town, while
cthers, seemingly with higher aims,
branch out from it and reach up the
ride of the mountains. “The town is
a favorite resort for people from Bos-
ton, New York and other eastern
cities. I do not wonder, continues the
writer I have quoted, that old settlers
get homesick when they leave these:
beautiful mountain homes for the mo-
notonous prairies and treeless plains
of the west. As Tom Hughes says,
, "I pity people who weren’t born in 1.
 vale.” ‘Where your bill is always in
‘view, if you choose to turn toward
him. There he is forever in the dis-
. tsnce, your friend and coanpanion.”
. I would add, and I pity people who

are ever compelled to leave such
homes among these green hills. This
part of New England grows more
beautiful to me every day. The Green
mountains are famous in fourth of
July orations, in songs and patriotic
speeches, where they are praised of-
ten by those who have never seen
them, and the delightful scenery about
the farm-houses scattered along the
Vales, on the hillsides. But to see and
really enjoy them you must be here
they tell their own story best.
As I pass along the streets of this
delightfulold town, Walpole, I ex-
pect to see the Rev. Dr. Bellows, of
revolutionary fame), step out from
his house, in knee breeches and cue,
holding his cocked hat in one hand,
ready to salute Madame Kilburn, in
hoop and satin petticoat. The de-
scendants of both these families, and
I know not how many others, live in
the old homes of their ancestors. They
have kept them in good repair. ’lhe
brsss knockers still shine on the
doors, notwithstanding the modern
bell knob is invitingly near. The win-
dows in the old church are the same
that were “burnished by the setting
sun” in the days of the revolution.
It was church and town ball then, an-
swering the sorest needs of the peo-
ple, on Sunday and week day as well.
From the village we drove up, by fol-
lowing the winding road around the
mountain some two miles to Maple
Grove, the model dairy farm of New
Hampshire, and as we reached the
beautiful plateau on top, we seemed
to have emerged from the eight-
eenth into the nineteenth century;
for all old things were left he
hind; everything about the farm
being the most modern and complete,
with a special reference to converting
Jersey milk into the sweetest butter
you ever saw. The farm lies on the
top of the mountain, and consists of
some 300 acres mostly under cultiva-
tion. The buildings are beautiful.
You catch a glimpse of them now and
then, on your way up. The house is
very old, but has been remodeled, and
now standsas a Swiss chalet, in its
reddish brown color, trimmed with
black and green. The capacious barns
are kept so invitingly clean that you
would think you were walking into a
parlor as you stepped into them.

We were first shown into the dairy,
by an intelligent young man who
proved to be the butter maker. Mr.

  
  

Williams, the proprietor, was just
driving to town, and was sorry he
could not show us around himself.
Everything in the dairy is on an ex-
tensive and complete scale. From the
timethe milk of each cow, weighed
and brought in, until the quarter
pound golden balls, stamped with a
big “W,” are put into a tin box held-
ing thirty pounds, ready for market.
the most exact care and exquisite neat.-
ness are exercised.

The cows not having come in from
the past«uz’e we went to see the pigs.
There were 200 in the pens. Breed,
imported “\Vhite Essex.” They ranged
from one week to 18 months old; and
were getting fat in blissful ignorance
that in a few weeks they would ba-
groue-d into sausages to be sent to
Boston and New York.

In the meantime the mws came in.
VVe saw them walk into their respec-

tive stalls without a word or motion‘

from any one. The hard consists of
60 head of the finest of Jerseys, regis-
tered stock; each cow valued high up
in the hundreds or_ thousands. The
head of the herd is a splendid animal
railed Northern Pacific. Mr. VVilliams
sends a carload to Michigan every
year. I cannot tell how many year-
lings and two-year-olds were gumbo)-
ing in the pastures, like beautiful,
gr-.«c,~f.ul fawns. There is a hospital
for he sick. A celebrated veterinary
doctor from Boston vvas then atter=(l-
iug a sick cow that was valued at 11?.
hundred dollars.

The writer met at Chester, Ver-
n out, Mr. Morris who is an old friend

of the Gilkeys of Gull Prairie, and a;

Mr. Dorvan, and old Buckingham,
who was well acquainted with the
Shaftens of Galesburg and those in
California. v. 3,

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Tiis Mannlaciure and Drainage.

Much is printed and many elaborate
essays read at Farniels‘ Institutes to
show the benefits and convince farmers
of the necessity of farm drainage.
Every leading, progressive farmer is
thoroughly posted, and admits every
point taken by the advocates of drain-'
ilge and not a. voice is raised upon the
other side of the question. The only
reason Why every farm is not under
drained is the cost of doingit. Is it
not time therefore to direct to that
point more attention, and endeavor to
bring about more practical results. Is
it not a fact that many efforts at
draining with cheap, I)81'lS‘-lléllllfil ma-
terials, such as boards, stones, logs, etc.,
are a waste of means effecting tempo-
rary benefits, and a total loss of the
whole investment in a few years. in
most. cases? I believe it is :1 fact that
good tile are the most practical material
yet discovered for draining land, and
yet they cost, even i11 the vicinity of
factories. too much for general use.

Warring, in his work on draining for
profit and health, says, “As a general
rule any clay which will make good
brick will make tile. There is no rea-
son why tile should cost more to make
than brick. A common brick contains
clay enough to make four or five 1,1,;
inch tile, and it will require about the
same amount of fuel to burn this clay
in one form or another.”

He also gives cuts and describes
cheap hand tile machines, pug mills,
etc., showing the feasibility of making
them very much cheaper than they are
now sold for. We have at our com-
mand abundance of material, clay,
Sand and fuel, to produce the best nua-
terial for permanent drainage almost
without cost. We luck only -.1 little ex-
perience as to just the right kind of
clay to use, or just the right p1‘0po1'tion
of sand to mix with the clay. Weneod
to find a manufacturer who can supply
the Pug mills, dies, tile press etc, on a
scale suitable for farm or neighborhood
use. Also .an able treatise minutely
describing the smallest detail in the
whole work. Is there not some one
who can give reference as to reliability
or competency, willingto examine sam.
ples of clay and determine what treat-
ment they need and their value for tile,
charging a reasonable sum for his ser-
vices? Perhaps our ag1‘icullura1col—
lege might be induced to help us. What
better work could it do? Let me give
another quotation from Warring:

“Mr. Parker estimated the cost of
inch pipes in England at 65. ($1.50per
thousand, when made on the estate
where they were to be used, by a pro-
cess, similar to that described herein.”

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“llrotlxcr l}'tl‘lllf.’l‘.<, let us :l,'.{ltuic this
subject, and rest not -:~<~nlc.ut until the
knowlctlgc and comlltious‘ arc within
our gmsp win-1'cb_v vvcn1uy11x:tkcuu1‘
seed timc ccrtuinizuul our lmrV'c.<L1'c-
lialulc. l‘. S. l{n.I.\-.«:R.

.»\n~1)Ac., Mich.

An Ice House for Farmers.

'l‘l|c fi1‘.~'ttl:ir.;,v_ lobe donc is to sclcct
ice that is free froin impurities. The
latc inspection of the ice that \\'LlS
found to lmve (umscui the al-u.nnin;:
Sl('l{11(‘s:i.0flll(lSc who «l‘.';ml.' the ice
wuter in an .l-I:Lste1'11 botcl, has proved
tllatfrcczingimpure vv:d+:§ does not
purygfg iL >'[-'ct'iu1cl1S of the ice almve
mcxxtioned. vverc found to mntais over
half the ixu.1:-urities that vvcrc in the
water before frozen. llcncc the only
safe way isfw find it lake or stream of
pure vvatcr which when frozen will
give you the best quality of ice. For
an ice house for {unless we give
the followl-ug from the New Yo/‘Ir
T'I']Il€81tS being worthy of attention.

Ncar§yrcv«eryse:ts<:u some slls'<7l'il>el'
of The Times asks for infonnation in
' .l‘t‘g:ll‘(l to the const1'uctio1.1 of irc hous-
es. l\'é2.lxot:t knowing the cost of mu-
ieriuls in agivcn locality and the sub-

,‘ st2uu:e.~s available for puck-ing the ice. it
'; is dlllicolt to furnlsh the uiftnunutiou l

; t‘_esi1'c-(l- The following iu1'cg;u'd to the
i comlitious necessary to -y1'escr'vc icc
‘ ace given in.-the Toronto ti/obc and are
of general applicu ion: To construct
an: Ice house ;-_>roperl_v requires careful
.a.l.‘.ention to as few eesseiztizuls, but so lit-
tle; expense tl-zal. cxcry farmer should
inure one. It may be of the simplest
C0.l.LSLl‘ll(:tl0ll aml does not require dou-
-ble walls. A simple log house will an-
swe.x',u1' inch boards nailed up the out-
side with scautling. A proper conduc-
tor must be us4.~.i but the ice must not
be sl.-..ul. u so closrly to exclude ventil-
’I‘he site s nould not be one where drain-
age, is ditiicult, and air currents coming
in through crevices must be revented.
One of the essentials is a per cctc.)ver-
log on six sides of some good 1101. «'0 .-
uuumg lsubstnnce evenly laid on so as
to exclude the air. Sswlust, cliaff,

chopped straw. swamp moss are all
good materials for the purpose. The
second essential is perfect drainage at
the bottom, without the admission of
air. and the third :1 free circulation of
air over the lop of the upper p-':ck1_ug
or covering. I-“or the covering Wlllcll
is to go all around ten inches or a foot
of sawdust well and evenly packed will
answer well. if line soft stravv is used
double tllat thickness is required. (lat
straw. being soft and pliable is good
mute1*i:Ll, but is better for pnsslng
through the straw cutter. Fine clean
chaff is also suitable or dry swamp
moss or other dry vegetation that will
not readily <leca_v. '.l‘hc best soil upon
which to build is dry and gruvelly. with
good natural drainage. ()n such a
site the floor and posts will last much
longer tllan where the ground is Souk-
ed. If the drainage is not good (litchcs
should be dug around the Sitles, and
stones or gravel uscd along the inner
side whcre the posts are set. This mu-
tcrial will allow of the ready flowing
of the water. The Hour should be of
bou1'ds, planks, or slabs laid on support
or sleepers, and with ample drainage
below, care be taken, however not to
admit of crevices through the ice. Ov-
er this loose floor ten inchcs of saw-
dust should be laid but be rs-t-aim-(l ins
closely packed mass. A Hour of this
description will allow the water flow-
ing from the ice to soak through and
make its way out by the small cmcks.

In more elaborately constructed Ice-
houses, where the Hour is_ solul, :1
drain is hollowed along the m1d(llc‘an(l
discharges by a pipe bent down then
up and down to its exit, so as to make
u water-trap through which no warm
air current can make its way into the
building, or the simple cxpcdxcnt lS
adopted of curvingthe pipe down mto
:1 ditch 01' cistern. The skies of the we-
house may be of logs, 1n winch c2_is‘e
care should be taken to prevent. the me
in settling catching on the msnle. lo
prevent this, boards milled up and
down may be used._ If a l)()lll'(lt)A.-ill
house is used, scantlmg ._sh_0uld be work-
ed up and down at sulhclent distances

‘toprevent bulging, and care must be

taken in laying down the put-k_11ng that
the settling does not t_lu'ow thelce 011011
instead of keeping it tog_ether. ’lhe
thinness of a single board Is not to be
feared, f or the packing, if properly done
will not heat perceptibly under the
blaze of the hottest sun, Over the puck-
ing on the top a roof of brush may be
laid. This will give free .vent1lat10n.
and the rains that fall on 1t Will soon
evaporate from the sawdust. It is pre-
ferable ,however, to build a roof over
theice, so mug}; do necessities vury
that it is impossible to state approx-
imatelyhow much ice. 3. family Wlll
use. Where ice is easily obtained. so
useful and refreshing an article should
be furnished in unstmted measure,_av_. d
the ice—house constructed of suthcieutl
liberal dimensions. In calculaimg the
solid ice contents of any proposed size
of ice-house, the large space required
for this packing must not be overlooked.
If the packing is well donc. the Shrink-
age of the ice will be but’ fight

Two steers, named “Ben Butler” and
"Bob Ingersoll,” exhibited at recent
fairs, are said to “perform Wonderful
tricks.”. Well, how could they help it,

with such names?

  
 
 
  

 
   
     

13.1} FIRST IMPROVED.”

vows SUBSCRIPTION
iwim. sxrmr: WITH  .

winter Laying of Fools.

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' Will Brown Leghorn chickens lug.
Ly; gain Winl:-r’.”' Y  F-
We have a. question from J. E .. ‘re-~
ferred ta: Old Poultry for answer.— LE .

\VEt‘.mu-‘. being expressly enchored,
it would seem hanily proper t0 TEW3‘
9.;-ubiect which has been laid down
lim upon line, thought upou pre-
oept.

Yes, J. ll‘., Brown Leghorn chick-w
ens or any other chickens will lay in
winter if the conditions are supp'.7:€\l .
Every hen will not lay because in
winter many hen: lay only once in
two or three days. You may receive
from one-quarter to one-half the-
number of eggs you have fowls.
the poultry house is not heats-.i by arn.

best prepared to withstand cold weath-
er. They are large fat and heavily feath
ered. Willi a tight house Leghorns Will
lay in winter. This leads to the ques-
tion of poultry houses. It has often
been a query why those celery coope-
would not mask-< good chicken coops .

. They are built by digging about '.~WCs
feet into the ground. and boarded two
: feet above ground. Then 12 foot roof
‘boards reach nearly to the ground.
‘ Built with roof sloping to the m):'zl7.
‘and south, and on the south slope are
the windows. A cheap wood stove
regulated to burn chunks will keep
the coop warm and dry. At one end
is a window for ventilation, at the
other is the «lonr, cost about $2.5. Hun,-
drcd-I are in use for celery, will any
one tell us why they are not practic ii
for fowls as well? House will need
wbitewsshing once a year, and kero-
sene applied with a brush to the mos-ts.
once a month.
As for care they need a dusting
place about six feet square, filing, with

band, also oyster shells or bones,
burncl or ground. Most scraps may

be obtained from butchers once a,
week; and after being boiled, this may-
be used to wet meal or middlings to».
be fed mornings warm; at night corn-
or screenings.

VVinter laying is done by {owls in;
their second winter, and by pulletg.-.
and each class does better if separate,
A fowl cannot lay regularly during;
xnoultiug.

Just about one of us in one hundred-
and thirty-eight observe all these con-
ditions, but when they are observed
We are rewarded with eggs in winter,

OLD POULTRY

Grand. View Place, lislaniazoo.

!3'.H.MCC()ttMlC, has hada novel ex--
prrience with tile, He had an eight-
acrc field which he under drained at
ac0st0f$l7-5. The tiles, which were»
three inch, appeared to do their
work all right until last Week.when
Mr. McCormick going over the field‘-
found it covered wiih water. He com~-
menced taking up the tile to ascertain
the trouble, when he found them
completely filled with a huge rope
formed of small interwoven roots.
Pieces ofthe rope five and six inches
in length could be broken off and
pulled out, breaking about as easy as
old rope. It extended as far as the tile
was examined and was uniformly-
sbout the size of a man's arm. The.
problem with Mr. McCormick is how
therope got into the tile. He thinks.
the roots have grown through the
joints of the tie, but th 3, most careful.
cxamination has failed to discover a-
root in the joints.——Ir1gham Counfp
.Newo.

 

SOME years ago it was not so common-
to furnish the ration of roots as now,
and Dr. Miles was rather a pioneer in
this method in the west. He was
laughed at and farmers said they could,
more economically pump water for
stock than handle it over so many
times In roots for the cattle. The doc-
tor insisted that it was not the water
nor the fat in the roots that he was
looking at, but the condition of tho»
anmsls that were fed upon them. It
was health and strength of digestive-
organs he,was after and he could so-
cure it in no surer or easier way. W3.
are glad that the doctor has lived to
see all the prominent feeders of the-
country ado this metuod.——Chas. W.
Ga/gfield in and Rapids Democrat‘.

 

.3/Iom: flesh is lost during the flrsb
storms 0! winter and more loss need-
lessly incurred than in all the year-
besidee. Animals should be put un-
der cover frosty nights and when it"
rains or snows and be tempted to eat
by the best of fodder. A few outs in
the bundle, out lefore hey are quite
ripe. fed to sheep tlsve stock at
this time, brings the feeders dollars
bushel. Stock when first taken .ofl‘
from sweet gras= will go hungry rath-
er than eat late cut coarse hey that
frequently is found at the top of the.
mow.—IIome and Farm.

 

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authorized to rertain one third of the
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cventh Page.

OUR OLUBBING LIST.

  

Regular With
Price. Visiroa.
‘--tiuierimn Farmer . . . . . . . . ....SI 00 S 85
American Grange Bulletin,(Lit-
fletirangerinclnded) . . . . . . .. l 60 2 00
Atlantic Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 4 00
fiabyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :20 86
 (Scribner's) . . . . . . . . . .. 4 O0 4 10
Dekoit Free Press (without
Household) weekly , . . . . . . . .. 1 00 l 40
Detroit Free I’ress(with House-
hold) w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 25 l 6.5
' Demoiest's Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 2 00
. Diol.ewis's Monthly . . . . . . . . . . 2 60 2 70
Farm, Fieldand F1;-‘aside . . . . . . l1 (3% It 
Harper's Month] agazine. .
Harper's Weekly? . . . 4 00 4 00
-‘Harper's Bazar . . . . . . . . 4 00 4 00
.Harper's Young Peopl . 1 50 1 75
Tntazuocean, Chicago (w) . . . . .. 1 00 l 40
- Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 00 1 1:3
Kalamazoo Telegraph (weekly) l 50 1 70
’ North American Review . . . . .. 5 00 4 50
Ohio Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I 50 l 65
Our little Men and Women. . . l 00 I 25
Ouxhittle  I50 160
Post and Tribune. Detroit,
weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 00 l 40
Post and Tribune (Tri-Weekly) 4 00 4 00
Poultry Bulletin . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 25 l 50
BprnlNew Yorker . . . . . . . . . .. 2 00 2 30
-‘Scientific American . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 20 3 25
St. Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 00 3 15
The Ccttageliearth ........ .. 150 150
The Continental Magazine . . . . 50 85
Tribune, Chicago, (weekly).. . . l 00 l 40
ThePa.nsy§Weekly)........... .75 l 15
'I‘oledoBlae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 160 165
vicks Monthly ............... .. 1 25 150
Wide Awake . . . . .. ‘Z 60
Woman's Journal 2 60
Weekly Graphic. . . 2 50

 

INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

The Oak and the Vine—Improvement of Na-
tive Stock——Maple Grove, The Model Dairy
Farm of New Hampshi.re——Tile Manufac-
ture and Drainage-— An Ice House for
l’arniers— Winter Laying of Fowls. .. . . l

' The Grange Visitor for i884 —Michigan State

Grange - To Secretaries—Secreta.ry’sB.eport
to State Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
An 0 Letter—Beport of Committee on
Pu ication—-Mystery—Aa‘dress of Worthy
Master C. G. Luce Michigan State Grange,
l883—Notices of Public Lectures—Notices
of Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .‘ . . . . . . . . . .. 3
linsectr and Dust— Distraining of Beasts Do-
ing Damage—Euglish Traction Engines in
Ilse:-—The Signal Service for Farmers-
Why Prices of Butter are Low——A Cattle
Count — Postal La.ws—Arbitration to
‘Avoid w Suits—Wetting Lead Pencils-
Food for Thought-Power of School Direc-
tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . 4
I Le Sergeant’s Story — A Criticism —Boys
and Farm Work—Frs.termfy Grange-In
Menioriam—— Report of C. G. Luce of Mich-
igui on the Agricutural Cohege . . . . . . . . o

A Greeting to the Visitor-A Visit to the
Art Loa.n—Adva.ntagss of Self-Possession—
Report of Committee on Co-operation—
Report of Committee on Transportation 6

Postal Jottings——The Rochester Robin—An
Old, Old Topic-—S cial Announcement-
Talie a Grange aper—An Advertising
Scheme-—Calhoun County Pomona Grange
—Reaper Death—Markets-—Ads . . . . . . .. 4

The Perils of the President— A Veteran Rail-
roal Man—'l‘ransportation Trusts, A New
Point . . . . . . . . . 8

.r3melan’s hpvlmnl.

Scnoorcaxsr.

THE GRANGE VISITOR FOR 1884.

As must be the case the GRANGE
VISITOR representing he Order in
Michigan, received the careful consid-

eration of the Executive committee
and of the Standing committee on
Publication at the late session oflhe
State Grange. The report of the Ex-
ecutive committee had been made
-earlyin the session and had recom-
mended that the VISITOR be made a
weekly A very general discussion
among the members through the fol-
lowing three days of the session, ll
geems prepared the body for the adop-
tinn or the report of the Committee
on Publication which we give 0“ We
third page and which as will be seen
'-was not in accord with the recom-
inendation of the Executive Commit-
‘tee.
In complying wi.h this instruction
--of the State Grange we assure our
readers that in some things _we shall
go beyond these instructions and
make some decided improvements in
the paper.

Beginning at the bottom, we shall
have a very much better qualit,V Of
paper. There has been a falling off
within three years. We must and
‘ will come back to the old standardbf
--quality. Next =.l.ll' observation satis-
fies us that long articles are not read
by quite a large proportion of readers
ofany papers. except perhaps stan-
dard magazines and story papers.

We shall after the reports, etc_.. 01'
the state Grange have been 8lVe_11
place, discriminate against long arti-
cles. Essays of special merit will, of
course, sometimes set aside this de-
termination, justas exceptions to all
general rules are allowable. We ex-

‘  to give 3  page to jottingai

and shall also give some general news
of real importance, but little or none
of the sensation sort to which newspa-
pers, as such, are so largely devoted.

To all good Patrons and friends of
the VISITOR which is doing valuable
educational work werever read, we
commend the third recommendation.
Here isa chance to get pay in pro
moting the good of the Order.

We shall try and make the VISITOR
of January 1st good enough to meet
the requirements of the second recom
mendation. With the inducements
offered we shall be disappointed ifthe
VISITOR does not reach 10,000 by the
first of March. next.

 

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.
LANSING, Dec. 11, 1883.

The eleventh session of the Michigan
State Grange was called to order
promptly at ten o'clock. Thelarge hall
of the House of Representatives was
fairly well filled and the work of the
session commenced under favorable
auspices. The fine weather hail en-
couraged some to leave their homes to
enjoy the opportunity for recreation
afforded annually to the Patrons of
Michigan.

The trains of Monday had brought
considerable numbers and each train
on Tuesday added to the number.

’I‘uesda,v night found the Hudson
house filled to its capacity. After the
opening of are Grange and the re-
port of the committee on credentials
had been received and adopted, :1 recess
was taken that the Worthy Muster
niighthave time to arrange the stand-
ing committees.

The afternoon session was opened by
Overseer Woodrutf who presides with
ease and ability. The committees were
announced by Worthy Master Luce
about four o’cl0ck.

The time was well improved during
the afternoon by speech-making for the
good of the Order. Several of the sis-
ters participating.

The evening was devoted to the read-
ing of the reports of the oflicers of the
State Grange. The address of the
Master and the report of the Secretary
being in the hands of the printer in
advance appear in this number.

The Overseer, Lecturer, Chaplain,
Treasurer‘ and Ceres read reports some
01‘ all of which will find their way to
these columns in letter numbers.

Bro. A. B. Clark, Assistant Steward
apologized for not having a written re-
port to present andsurprised the Grange
with an impromptu speech which not
only proved him ii lirst-class Patron
butagentlenien of culture. But this
to me was not the only surprise for
many Patrons make good speeches but
this speech made us suspect that Bro.
Clark is one of‘ the men the Worthy Mas
ter has been looking for. With a pleas-
ant earnest manner, a good delivery, his
well chosen Words expressing his ideas
with ease and elegance, seemed to
me to give promise of another good
worker in the lecture field of the Or-
der. We hope in this we are not mis-
taken.

Worthy Master Woodman and wife
of the National Grange were of the
number of visiting members.

The committee on dormant Granges
made a very valuable report on this
most dillicult subject, and readers of
the Visiron will hear mtre on this
subject hereafter. It is important that
any cause of decline in the Grange or
elsewhere be known before the remedy
isglven. Grangcs were in some cases
improperly located, but a very common
cause of failure may be attributed
to some trfliug. personal. or
neighborhood dilliculty which after a
time can be overcome. The sending of
the Vislron into such localities for a
few months to be followed by
lectures was advocated and author-
ized and tire value of individual
effort by those acquainted with thework
was clearly shown. Many of the best
Grangcs now in the State were at some
time languid. at least, if not. dormant.
The temperance question created al-
most as much inter st as thoi gh the
meeting had been one of Good Tem-
plats _instead of Patrons of Husbandry.
Among the resolutions adopted was
the following:

We regard temperance as one of -Lhe
essential principles upon which our
Order is founded, and while we are
constantly admonished toavoid “io-
temperance in language, work and
recreation,” we think special efforts
should be made to suppress the use of
intoxicating liquors. We regard the
action of the Legislature at its last
session in refusing to submit the pro-
hibitory amendment, so-called, to a
vote of the people, in accordance with
the recommendation of Governor Be-
gole in his message and the clearly ex-

pressed wish of a large part of our
people, as subversive of the funda-

We regard the practice of licensing
the sale of liquors at our fairs, espec

ially that of the State Agricultural So

ciety, also pool selling and gambling,
as a burning shame. ai.d a disgrace to
the civilization of the nineteenth cen-
tury. And for the purpose of sup

pressing these evils, we, the Patrons
here assem. led, do pledge each to the
other our earnest endeavors towards
this end. We believe that these evils
are not fully realized by the general
public, and we recommend that great-
er attention be paid to this subject in
our Granges and Grange publications.

A proposition to change the Grange
VISITOR to a weekly called out a long
discussion, which showed the interest
all Patrons felt in the welfare of
their paper. The majority believed
that with its present character and
price it would best promote the in-
terests of the Order to be continued
as at present, and no change was au-
thorized.

mental principles of our government. .

The committee on co-operation gave
the results of experiments in that di-
rection. Success in such ‘efforts re-
quires careful management and a
practical knowledge of business. Reg-
ular dealers use every means in their
power to thwart cooperative efforts
on the part of producers, even selling
below cost for a time, or paying more
than products are worth to get. the
trade and secure enormous profits
afterward. Grange stores at Lan-
sing and Allegan are examples of
success in co-operation. Thomas Ma-
son, business agent of the State-
Gtange in Chicago made his report
and gave practical directions for the
shipment of produce. Various mem-
bers gave their experience in the ship-
ment of wool to Fenno 6; Manning of
Boston and all reported satisfa(:tor_\
returns. ,'

On Wednesday evening the filth
degree was conferred upon ninety-
live applicants and following this
Worthy Master Woodman in 3
clear, careful, thorough and most satis-
factory manner instructed members
in the unwritten work.

The election for members of the Ex-
:-cutivd Coiiimittees for two years 11--
sulted in re-electing ‘Tliornas Mars.
l5er1'icncouI1ty; Wm. Satierlce, Oak-
land county; J. G. ltzlmsdell, Trav-
erse City. On Tlllll‘l:'(lft_\' evening ac-
cording to custom the session mu-‘ open
to the public. The exercises consisted
of recitutious. Short speeches, music
and an address by the Worthy Chap-
lain Rev. E. It. Williard. Ills subject
was the superiority of the Grange over
all other farmers organizations. M1‘.
Williard though a preacher is not
afraid of ajoke and his points were
well supported by amusing illustra-
tions. The Grange commands respect
because of its state and National char-
acter. Numbers. outward strength
and appearances go far towards deter-
mining wbat the American people and
ourpublic men think of causes and or-
ganizations. Its national clulracter
also lifts it above sectionalism, selfish-
ness radicalism and political or rt-lig-
ious bigotry. Again the work of the
Grangeis so wisely systematized that
there is always something to do at
every meeting and the energies of
every member are developed. Its su-
periority is also shown in its being a
secret Order; its meml-ership can thus
be safely and wisely elected and main-
tained in the interests of agriculture.
Friday was a very busy day and was
filled with reports of the various com-
mittees. The closing session in the
evening was given to lIlllol(’, recita-
tions, speeches and a good time gener-
a'ly. Resolutions of thanks were
pas ed for the decoration and care of
Representative hall for the occasion,
to the people of Lansing for their
courtesy, to the railroad managers for
favorable rates, to members‘ and vis-
itors, and to the Grange choir, con-
ducted by Prof. Thomas, of Adrian,
for the excellent music furnished
throughout the session.

 

T0 SECRETARIES.

We assume that every Subordinate
Grange that is in working order has
had its election of officers for 1884.

Please do not forget that it is your
duty to send to this ofllce the name of
the Master and Secretary, and their
posioffice address. This is a duty easi-
ly performed; and it saves us a great

‘deal of trouble, to have it done prompt»

ly, and is every way better.

Don't fail to give this matter prompt
attention, and remember that we oc-
casionally get the names of all the
officials of a Grange. Please remem-
ber we only want the name and post
ofiice of Master and Secretary.

If any reader of the VISITOR knows
that the Secretary of his Grange does
not take the VISITOR, and therefore
will not see this invitation to duty,
will such member please send the de-
sired information. with the fact of the
Secretary's delinquency, and we will
send a specimen copy as a reminder,
to such Secretary.

WE have several good reports in
this number from the National Grange
The one fr im Worthy Mast.-r Luce on
our fifth pafi covering a condensed
history of the State Agricultural col-
lege furnish a collection of facts that
are not new to a few of our people.
Buctc themost of our readers the facts
of that report will be in the main new
and we trust it will le carefully read
by every one who feels an interest in
agriculture.

 

ON the first page of this number is
a very suggestive and sensible article
headed “Tile Manufacture and drain-
age,” by C. S. Killmer, of Arenac. We
are obliged to this genheman for his
contribution. Hope our readers will
hear from him again as he is evidently
a practical man.

 

THE M. B. Church Bedette C0,, of
Grand Rapids have changed their add.
in this number. We assure our read-
ers that this “Bedette” is a cheap lux-
ury. In many houses it will be found
indispensable when once acquainted
with it, We know, for we have tried
it.

 

SEND orders for the next number of
the VISITOR to be used in canvassing.
We shall have an abundant supply to
answer any demand.

SECRETARWS REPORT TO STATE GRANGE.

Worthy Master and Fellow Patrons:
-—Auother year of‘ our work has
been added to Grange history in Mich-
igan since from this same platform
and with very similar surroundings
we presented our tenth annual report
to the representatives of the Order
here assembled.

Naturally the first question that
arises is—has the Order within this
year gained or lost. numericall_v—lm.s it
gained or lost in confidence and self-
reliauce——has it gained or lost in re-nl
strength and inliuence—has it gain:-<1
or lost. in financial strength and stand-
ing. '

We are aware that our official duty
does not require us to consider these-
questions and we shall not make an ex-
tended answer. but present the figures
which E-lllOW the business t.mn:<:u:t.'«(l
and 1>erhaps make some comparisons.

The falling off in payment of fees
and dues of $497.13 ilI(ll(‘.'«lté—S a. loss in
iuembersliip. or an indifference and
he-glect of duty souiewhere. Not un-
fre-quently the want of proinptness ml
the part of St.-cretu1‘ies furnishes an ex-
plu-uzltion and it is not necessary
to conclude that the loss numerically
is :13 great as uppezmmccs indicate.

'l‘oth(- second and third questions
\ve1nak¢- &lllSWE’l'. that to-day we be-
lieve the timings in .\iiclu'g‘.u1 is as
r-onfideut, self-reliant, and strong as
ever before,:u1(l ihzit t.he figures shown
are not to be accepted as an index of
the condition of the Order in the State.

l“a1‘m(-rs as ii class have not been ed-
iicufcd to habits of proiuptuess. and if
is expecting too much to suppose they
will give more attention to the duties
and obligations which they assume
when they become Patrons than they
give to their own business. And how
few farmers in all the details of their
business show a. thorough business
education. What 21 small percentage
look well to the condition of the soil. to
the details of planting, sowing, culti-
vating, harvesting and marketing of
every crop; to the kind, condition and
care of their animals; to the culture.
treatment and profit of garden and or-
(:llftI'tl,1lll(l all the minor matters that
belong to and make up the model
farmer
(lf the last inquiry—has the Grange
gained orlost in financial strength and
st:inding we shall show that while the
receipts from various sources have been
less. expenses have also been less and
the balance sheet shows as heretofore
at the close of our fiscal year something
added to the funds in the hands of the
Treasurer of the State Grange.

nn<‘i~:l1'Ts.
The receipts of the .5‘ecretai‘y's otlice
for the fiscal year ending Nov. so 1883.
were 2:: follows:

For fees and dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5,143 88
" subscription to Gannon Visiron. 2,686 96
“ papers sold. .» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 88
" advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 658 78
“ supplifs sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 538 3'
“ interest collected........  23 3'

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,060 1-5

The total disbnrsments were . . . . . . . 8,747 06

Leaving a net balance of . . . . . . . .8 3l3 09

As the Executive Committee lizls pre-
pareda. detailed stateuieut of disburs-
ments we do not care to parficulurize
except in so far as relates to the GRANGE
V ISITOR.

.-\ financial exhibit. of 1‘eoeipts and
expenditures on account of the Visi-
Ton is as follows:

Ix’ lit ‘lill'TS.
Subscription for fiscal year 1882. . . . .82.683 96
Papers sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '8 38
Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 608 78
Total receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,35i 6'2
EXl’l‘INSE.§.
Printer’s bills. . . . . . . . . . $2,641 on
Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,170
Other expanses . . . . . . . . .. 4El,8S—83,(l()2 6:4

Leaving a credit balance of . . . . .. . . 8 3-3| ‘J-1

While this showing might be worse
we are free to say that we are not at all
satisfiwl with it.
As heretofore the editorial n1au2v.ge-
meut of this paper was uguili commit-
ted to us by the Executive (_‘ou1mitl;ce
at the last session of the State Grunge.
and we ivcre ;uith01‘ized to change the
measure and add another column to
the page if we thought best. We found
the cost of such change audenlai‘ge-
mom. would be but little, and it was
made.
it will be renieiubered that at
its last session the Slate Grunge adopt-
ed an amended reconimeudution of the
(fomruitt-cc on l’ubliczttiou. "That Pc-
moua or District G1‘-anges be requested
to appoint some member to canvass
their county or district for subscrip-
tions to the paper, and the edilorhe
uutliorizcd to furnish them with such
facilities as in his judgment will most
effectually assis: them in the work."
Not waiting for any notification of the
appointment of such committees we
pm,-pared and had printed ‘at suitable
lwuding to a sheet properly ruled, for
the use of these canvasseis, or other
persons who desired to take subscrip-
tions for t.heVis1‘ron. These were
sent to every Grange in the State, and
were used toa limited extent. The re-
sults anticipated have not followed.
The scheme looked well, but it-
was left to die and we think
really did more harm than good. For-
merly, this matter of soliciting renew-
als and new subscribers was left to
voluntary effort and this valuable and
necessary class ofpworkers were given
to understand that the matter was
provided for and the volunteer‘ worker
has done less than before. For eight
successive years we have been able

to report a gain to our subscription
list until now. This year there has
been a falling off. While we have had
new subscribers every month in the
year yet more old ones have failed to
renew and we have suffered a serious
loss innumbers. .\'ow, whether this
comes from having the paper enlarged
or from editorial iiiefliciency or other
cause we are n'ot prepared to say. If
from the first we um easily return to
the former size‘. if from the second
theremedylies with this body or its
l~‘..\‘e<‘utiv¢- tjoiiiiiiittec. If from other
l.’illlS€S a most diligent seanrli should be

_lllH.(l(’ to ascertain what they are that

they may be removed. and to this work
we invite the rureful 4-onsideratioii of
this body VVlll(‘ll has convened to reu-
de-r service to the Order.

In accomplishing this ublvct the les-‘
sons taught by experience must he
lief-'llHltll‘:il. mistakes may be avoided
and successes imuiv available for fu-
lure work.

There is \'cl‘)' gene.-ml zrgn-eiiieiit as
to the fact that reading influences the
reader, aud goes ‘.1 long way with flu-
great. mass of the pcopleiu forming flu-
opinious which they t‘lll¢‘I‘[&llll.

Lust yezu‘ the State Grunge :t])])l‘:>—
printed $1,000 to u lecture fund to be
used in the 4ll.\'(iI‘t‘il(rll of the Worth)
Muster. l.e-ss than 5:250 of thisuiuouuf
was used. uud as we llllll('l‘S[llll1l, for
the l‘(‘2lS(lll that l(‘(',llll‘t‘l‘S vn-re not lolw
found who could, and would take flu-
lield. 'l‘lu=. pvuplt‘ of Micliigan are not
satistietl and will not turn out
to hmu‘ a common sort of’ at talk.
More and better is delllllIltlt‘1l- and
tlierefore less will do but little good.

Notwitl1stauuliu_<.,r the falling off in re-
sources as we have shown, tl1e_tre:tsui‘y
of the State Grunge is in better condi-
tion thau ever before. {but the let‘-
ture field can, or will be better supplied
next year than the past year we see no
reason to expect. 1,'udcr these circum-
stzuives is it not a(lvisu.ble to turn our
attention to this otluér method of
i‘e‘.lcl1ing the public by :1 judicious cir-
culation of Grange reading matter.

In our last report we called attention
to some method of increasing the circu-
lation of the V'i.~‘1Ton by the employ-
ment of paid czuivussers. We think
something may be done in this direc-
tion that will not in any event be 1!.
serious tax on the receipts f'or the
paper and we again commend this mat-
ter to your notice.

This is the year of’ a general election
and the sliects of It partisan press will
be scattered broadcast owl‘ the coun-
try. It will not do for this State
Grange to stand idly by and allow the
attention of members of the Order and
the geuerztl public to be so absorbed
with the political racket that a gen-
eral election develops, as to forget that
behind all this pzirtydiu are the active
workers for the contceutrution of cupi-
tul and the zibsorption of the rights of
the masses of the people. As the wel-
fare of the agricultural class is involved
in the work of this organization, no
efi'oi‘t should l>cspa1‘cd to educate the
great labor class and particulirrly the
f'a1'1uel‘. When this class, comes to un-
derstand that their individual interests
are in harmony, and that party obliga-
tions aud party machinery should be
made subordinate to their iiiteu.-sts us
farmers, then we shall not see the far-
uwrs so imliffcienf to the results of
legislation. Then they will recognize
the necessity of knowing what their
i‘epi‘esei1tafi\'es will'do for the greatest
intt‘-rest of the country in freeing if
from the 1‘u\‘u;,rcs of corpora-
tlousund (.‘Ollll)lll2lllOll>. and no man
will get support. who cimuot. furnish
some sort of a.-zsilriuice that he will
fairly represent his constituents.

That this paper has given strcngtli
and staiitiing to the Order in this State
illltl Iua.teria.lly aided in maintaining
the high position which we hold among
our sister Stlites of the Union will not
be denied. .\'orhas it been without
influence for good outside the gates.

May we not then hope for ample rc-
turus if more tlmeuud more money are
('X[l(-‘lit-l(:(l in securing for it all inc1‘(-‘.w-
in numbers of its i‘e:idvi‘s.

The I’-atrous of Bllcliigaii in unmy
plat-es seem to be suffering more from
the dry rot of inaction than from any
other cause. The influences that are at
work to injure them and the future of
the f2u‘u1ing class are too remote to at-
t1“.u-t attention and .~:timulat.x— to action.
If some opposing element within easy
reacli was :tL'.tlVt‘l_\‘ hostile to the inter-
ests of the Order or of i'a1‘ln<'rs in gen-
era], the Order :1:-‘ such would at once
acquire renewed stuengflz. cmupactness
and au:tivit__\'.

The plaster l-usine..s‘s is
good sli:-lpe-better‘ than ever
fore. The Alabastinc
that took hold of the luixsiiiess
alittlemore than a year ago built a
mill and warehouse, opened a plaster‘
bed and brought to the surface 21 large
amount of plaster in a few weeks, and
by their uniting energy and free use
of capital were able and did supply
the I’-atrons of the btate with nearly
all that was wanted  first as orders‘
were received. 01‘ its quality and
condition we have heard no complaint.

This season has been improved to
complete preparations to fill all orders
that maybe received. An additional
warehouse with more side-tracks have
put this company in better shape to
handle plaster than any other company
in the business in the Grand River
Valley.

With 15,009 tons of rock under cover

in
be-
com pun y

there will be no failure on the part of

the company to fill every Grange or.
der at once. The combination has
resorted to every means in its power
to break the existing armiigeuieiit be-
tween the Alabastiuc coiiipaiiy, and

your Executive Coxninittee and have

signully failed. It is ind:-ed fortunate

that our business relations are with a

L‘0lllpklll)" that has :1 regzml for its

honor and integrity and scorn» the offer

of a bribe in wlmtcver way it may

be pivsentetl. We trust that Patrons

in the future as in the past, will be

faithful to their own iufel‘ests, tmc to

their frieiuis, and order plaster only of

the .\lub:lstlue compzuiy.

Tll€l‘t‘itl‘t‘ no new tlevelopiiu-nts in
regard to the tll‘l\‘Pn wt-11 suit um;
lmvc come to my knowledge. The un-
expeudvd mief'sli.~‘t- fuuvl l‘t‘lll:llllS in our
hauds us last 1‘e-port:-(l.

The fourth pzxmgruph of >1-(-[ion 5,
.‘\l‘ll(‘lt* 7 0i’ ll)‘-l.:l\V‘S (ll. State, (jrujgge,
requires your .\'H.‘l‘t“.;ll'_V to “keep 2lllIl;
publish aunu:ill_v -.1 L‘l)lll]ll(‘lL‘ register‘ of
the uauw and lllllllllt‘l' 01' an .5‘ul;m-dj.-
nu‘u- and l’oinouu (lr:mge.< in the State
with the uauw and :ul<l1‘:-ssoft,lu- Mus-
ter uud .\'c(-n-tuijv of eu.cl1,:m<f to send ‘.1
copy to the Ht‘l‘l‘l'lllI‘_\’ of each Subordi-
lllllt‘ and I’ouu)u;i llruugc on or before
the first «lay of .\[:m-h in each _\'t-zu‘."
With this pm‘-<-xup1m‘_v uni»-r we have
n-Iitlt-mmi‘<-ll to voiuply as f;u‘:is prac-
tic:;ll>l«-. Hut lIlli‘lll'Illll£l.l(‘ly itis 21 fact
that frmn many S:-<-l‘e-t:11‘i<'s we cannot
;.,'(‘l :5 re-port of any t*lt‘(‘llI|ll of otlic-‘rs
lit-‘fuI‘e‘ the first of .\l2tl‘cl1 although
tlirough the \'l.~‘1'I‘ux: vve continue to
xix‘-,:¢-.'\‘v('i‘r-t;i1‘ic.-‘ In l‘t'p.)rt the nmngs
auul :u.l<lr«-.~‘.s of .\lustcrs illltl SH'1‘e—
turies.

The list is ue-ccss:u‘y and when writ.-
tou out might be llll]lll('ill8(l by the aid
of it pt-utatgrapli to meet every real
want.

We entertain a doubt about this list
being of’ such pmcticzil value to the
.5‘uboi‘d'in:lf.e and Pomona Grange-s, as
to justify its publication at :1. cost. of
nearly .~3:lu per aunum. We invite af-
teutlon to tins lnattci‘ t/lust. this require-
ment may beabolislied if it is deemed
advisable.

In concluding this report permit. me
to add still zl little: more to what we
have ltll‘(’2lAl)' said beyond the scope of a
strictly lilisiiicss paper.

While lllBOTfl1‘.l'()f l’ut1‘ons of Hus-
b:l1id1‘yl12l.s'li~ot ntfrm-tell toand brought
within its gates large numbers of intel-
ligent cultivators who should ll-ml
thcirinllucncc and 1-o-operate with us
in our efforts to elevate and improve
the ug1‘i<~ulfili‘ul t-hiss; still he who
looks o-ut with enlarged views and
takes a careful survey of the situation
of the farmer class of twenty years
ago. and notes with unprejudiced ju(lg-
ment the luiproveuient which has
grown out of the scheme set on foot
by ‘the founders of the tlrder, will see
abundant <::ui.~sc of tluuikfulness for
what has been accomplished in that
score of years. and will be hopeful for
the future of the fa.1‘u-ier. The stimu-
lating influences to educate and im-
prove the tillers of the soil are con-
stantly inc1‘eusiiig.

We have each your more agricultural
papers, more Grunge papers, more space
in political ncwspupr-rs and journals dc-
votcd to the interests of the farm,
more associations of men identified
with the various branches of :igri«-ul-
tu1‘+-,.moi‘e f:u‘iuers' clubs,1nore farulcrs‘ -
iiistitutcs, more (}r2mges,1noi‘e agricul-
tural colleges, and more respect for the
p1‘of'es.-‘ion of the further by the fal'lll(‘,l‘
himself and by all otlim‘ classes of so-
cicty.

.\'«_u‘ is this all. To resist the eu-
(-.ro:icl1li1euts of (:oi‘por‘.1te monopolies
flu-re have been important judicial dc-
cisions.:md influential city papers of
largecirculutiou are. more and inop-
ranging thenisclves on the side of the
people, and are raising a warning voice
against the l.lll‘Hll€ll(‘(l d:mgei‘s of con-
cci1ti‘atc«l<:u}»itul. The people are be-
ing educated to see the necessity of at-
tending politically to their own affairs
and with really no iinportzlnt issue he-
twecu the two great political parties
the conditions are favorable for con-
tinuing to pl‘es‘s this matter‘ upon their
attention.

We believe the outlook is not un-
promising‘ and we shall enter upon the
work of another year, whatever that
work may be, hopeful of‘ good results,

THE VISITOR AND uussauomn.

The wry liberal offer Ol'dHl'f-Ed by the
state Grange for new $11,391-11,9,-3 we
expect will add largely to our present
list.

Not to l)t‘Ulll’,(l no in this‘ matter zuul
to encourage the reading of valuable
papers, we make another offer For
one new subscriber to the Vl.s‘I'1‘ol: and
one new subsrriiber to the I1¢mband-
-man for one year, we will sviul the Vis-
l’l.“O1t to .‘my old subscrilwmr ufluar per-
sou,on receipt of $J,:3o. This will get
you the Husbandmaiz, a valuable 351
paper, for 50 cents.

 

l’n1-.‘s1ni~:.\"r .lou.\' TAYLOR, the oili-
cial head of the Mormon Church, is
preparing an elaborate statement of‘
the political and social attitude of the
Latter-day Saints, for the January
number of the No7'th American Re-
view.

Tun Star Clothing House are out
witha liberal offer in a new adver-
tisement. Look it over on our eighth
page.

THREE copies of the VISITOR one

 

year for $l,00. See offer elsewhere.

  

I


 
 

 

 

DECEMBER 15, 1883.

1

EEE GRANGE YISIEQB.

3.’

AN OPEN LETTER.

J. 2' Cobb, pea’. Sir.-—I hasten to
inform you that I’ve just received
news from England to the effect that
several of ihe emigrants sent by me to
Michigan, have written home, making
bitter complaints of the unkind treat-
ment the-y’ve received here since win
ter commenced, and warning their
friends against coming to this coun-
try; _
Thii-i,of course, will arouse feeling
against me out there, so I decide to re-
linquish my plan of proceeding to
England lhis winter.

After some weeks [shall have lets
me time, when I intend to settle up
everything appertaining to this enn-
gration work.

Yours truly.
B. J. ZUDZENSE.

Rockford, '.VIich., Dec. 7, 1883.

Mic. ZUDSENSE has heretofore given
to this emigration business in so far as
he was conc‘e.rned a philanthropic fea-
ture and in View of the persistericy ex-
hibited iu overcoming all obstacles we
must say that he proposes to drop out
of sight without suflicient excuse. This
statement of his is too general to be
satisfactory and we suggest that it
would look very much better if he did
not propose to wait a. few weeks for
leisure to settle up. To the average
American that looks suspicious. We
hope LIZ‘. Ziiilseiisc will proceed at once
to relivve himself of this suspicious no-
tice 0f,i,,1;.y,..n.1 we shall take more
pleasure in saying that he has proinpt-
ly refund-ad money sent him than we
do in writing this reference to his
brief l<-ttei'.~l“.iiiToii.

IN rei'erriug to the work of the State
(ii'aiigetl1o first day of the session we
gave the Assistant Steward Bro. A. ll.
Clark oi‘ Morrii-c a complimentary no-
tice which st-ciiieil to us well dcsei‘v<-.il,
and we expresseil the hope that talent
so ‘WUII adapted to the field work of the
Order would be made available in fu-
ture. liro. Clark at the time when on
the floor on Tuesday evening asked to
be excused from further service during
the session alleging that his business
affairs deainanded his presence at home
and he was excused. Before the close
of the session we learned that he had
rented his lariu, moved to the village
and engaged in business. Able as he
is to talk to enlighten and interest his
fellow l’at.rons and farmers, it. is not
probable that his talent will be so em-
ployed to any great extent. This we
regret.

How to get the VISITOR for nothing.
Doa little in‘:-isionary work, and send
in one dol‘ar with two new subscriber
ailillllg y--ur own name.

 

see the. liberal offer on 7th page of
the Lake Shore Chicago and Grand
Trunk railwavs for the holiday travel.

 

Report of Committee on Publication.

Your (‘ommitte on Publication
having had the various rec mmenda-
tions, resolu ions 'fili".<‘I sugges:ions re-
lating to che GRAl\'Gl<J VISITOR under
careful considi-ration, would report as
follows: _
Believing es we do that the press is
tliegreaij public educator, moulding
and fmghi-siiiiig the public mind for
works of goo-i or deeds of evil, guid-
ing and l=:a.fili3g the mind to higher
thought and nobler ambitions, or
dragging di Wn to a level where, the
final results of life’s work must and
can only be regret and sorrow: And
believing that in this great and all
important work, the GRANGE VISITOR
must take an important place. W--
can but feel that a great charge has
been committed to our care.

Witli these facts impressed upon
our minds, we have not only brought;
to bear the most earnest thoughts of
ourown minds, but we have sought
the advice and counsel of many other
members. 'I‘o the end that we might
be able to report wisely and well;
and we recommend action as follows.

1st. That the GRANGE VISITOR
be issued for the year to come, as a
semi monthly, of the same size, and
the same price as heretofore.

2nd. That the Secretary be instruct
ed t issue a Canvassing Number set-
ting forth the work the GRANGE has
already accomplished, and also what
we now hope to accomplish in the

. future.

3rd. That the secretary be instruct-
ed to send to every Master in the State
a sufficient number of this issue to
place it in the hands of all good far-
mer's within the jurisdiction of the
various (5-rangers. And that the Mas-
ter be instructed, to place these pa-PETS
in the hands ofagood live member, who
shall act as ag-ni, and who shall retain
in his or her hands, as pay =.-mu.» -;v'
services, one third of all money receiv-
ed from new subscribers and remir.
to the Editor two-thirds of the sub-
scrption price, with the list of names
of new subscribers.

4th. That the delegates now pres
ent be urged to lay this matter refore
the various Graiiges, in their several
districts, and urge early and earnest-
work to the end, that ignorance may
be made to flee before knowledge,
the GRANGE VISITOR made a Weekly,
large numbers added to our_ order.
and great good accomplished in the

name ofthe GRANGE. H. G‘ HOLT.

Chairman,

 

Mystery.

Bro. J. T. Oobb.-—Please explain
the following mystery. HOW is it that
a poor man going to Congress a few
years is enabled to spend Yearly “"99
times his salary, build a magnificent
house in Washington and occasionally’
return to his- simple admiring con-
stituents, arich man, having a great
amount of stocks and bonds.

ARKANSAS.

 

SAYS the Burlington - Hawlceye:
“And now there abideth these three,
the trade dollar, the English s arrow.
and the dude, and the am lest of
~   so W. Dorsey.”

.. ..i-I. 

Address of Worthy Master c. G. Luce,
Michigan State Grange, I883.

Worthy Patrons and Members 0} the
State Grange:

Again the representatives of the
great agricultural , interests of the
Suite meet in council. We mes‘ to
consider and adopt the most efficient
means within our reach to guard, pro-
tect and promo'e the material interest:
ofthat great portion of our people on-
gaged in our common calling. We
meet to devise ways and means to en
hance the attractions of our homes.
We come together with a determined
purpose to do what we can towards
developing a higher manhood and
womanhood among ourselves. We
are here to gather inspiration one
from the other, soihat we can become
more active missionaries in the cause
of the American farmer. Vile come
with all thelight that the experienc-

of t ii years of active work
can shed sling our pathway.
Let us use these lights and all

others within our reach with zeal and
great care. While it is not my pur
pose to present in detail the history
ofthe decade of our existence in the
State, yet it seems appropriate to
allude to the first annual meeting or
this body ten years ago. In Allen's
Hall in the village of Kalamaz )0.
Before me are some of the active par-
‘ll-'lp8I1t8Ill the busy scenes of that see
siou ten years ago.'I‘he memory of these
r-Ia well as the recorded pages, furnish
abundant evidence of t e anxiety as
well as deep earnestness that actuated
-'l'l8I. assembly of 111311 and women.
They were traveling an untried path.
The hopes and fear:-,too are as indelibly
zmpreéii-led upon the memory as upon
the p'ige.M my wise and noble thoughts
were presented at that first meeting.
Some crude ideas were also entertain-
ed. Tuese, it has been dem instrated
(.ortunately for ll-l more in other Szates
Llllill in this) did not endure the test of
severe trial and experience. Men and
woman were in the first annual meet
xng; who were an honor to us and to
our c\lling—-nen and women who
scanned the future needs with almost
prophetic ken. As an index to the
sentiments entertained by some of the
earnest workers in that meeting a few
brief extracts are here given.

The Secretary in the closing para
graphs of his first report says: "Per
mil: me to say to Patrons who he.e
represent not only the Grangers of the
State, but the great and growing inter-
ests of the farmers of Mchigan is com-
mitted an important trust. If we are
true to ourselves, true to the interests
which for the time being are confided
to our care, this work will go forward
and the results will appear on every
hand. We have undertaken a great
work and its accomplishment will re-
quire persistent labor, sound judgment
and a steadfast purpose that knows no
surrender and recognizes no defeat.
Brothers and sisters if we have met
with success during our ten years of
effort we have adopted the course h-re
indicated. If we have failed it is be-
cause we have failed to heed and prox-
it by the warning given. With other
resolutions adopted at the same se xsion
we find the following penned by the
hand of a much loved brother who has
gone the way of all the earth:

“Resolved, That through the social
and educational ieatures of our Order
the growing intelligence and broaden-
ing views of farmers are ena -ling
them tosee that farming is a profes
sion and all who follow it are a broth-
erhood whose interests and sympathies
naturally ally them together in the
most fraternal relations. I ntimzate
social relations are formed, new ideas
are utilized, old feuds and jealousies
removed, and we are enabled to meet
as a band of brothers and sisters with
heartfelt confiience and fraternal
sympathy. And again,

“Resolved, That we would dignify
necessary and honest toil, and any

sentiment or custom of society that
would assign the intelligent laborer to
a lower social pliue, because h a or she
is a laborer, merits and will receive our
unqualified conuemnation. The Na-
tion itselfonce in ten years takes an
inventory of its men and women, its
fl )Ck8, herds and products. Thus it is
enabled to measure itself by itself and
mark the progress made. So we too
may profitably go rapidly over the
history of these ten years and see
whether we have well and wisely used
the time) and opportunities.”

An hour of this session devoted to a
review of the scenes, as well as the
hopes and fears that actuated theearly
workers in our O.der, may be made
interesting. Andas we are thus en-
gaged let ll-i ex !II1lI16 and see if we
have accomplished all that they had a
right to expect of us. If not, why is it
so? The principles which underlie our
organization are sound and just. Evi-
dence ofits necessity can be found in
all directions. Its Declaration of Pur-
poses areas broad and liberal as the
ingenuity of man can devise. They
have stood the test of time and criti-
cism. The general course pursued by
National, State, County and Subordin-
ate Gran gee has been wise, prudent
and just. The possibilities of our
Orderare almost beyond coricepti-as.

. .   ," ’ "  and indu=9-
ments why in IL emu wt u.-s. _
grown in numbers and iufluence~ as
the sanguine brothers and sister‘; of
ten years ago believed that we would?
Let us here and now search for and
apply the means necessary ti insure
future growth and extension of the
principles that we represent. This is
the chief businessof the session, and
to a solution of the question involved
your attention is earnestly invoked.
With the hope of ai ‘ing in this work
some thoughts and suggestions grow-
ing out of, and resulting from the la-
bor of a year devoted almost entirely to
work for the Order are respectfully
submitted.

Extensive travel in the State in con-
nection with the detailed reports made
to me have afforded unusual facilities
to become acquainted with the actual
condition of the Subordinate Granges
in ourjurisdiction. 0-)!‘ State Grange
Treasury remains in its usual excellent
condition. For particulars your atten-
tion is called to the report that will be
submitted by the Executive Commit-
tee, Treasurer and Secretar v. While
no unwise or extravagant appropria-
tion or expenditure of money shouldbe
made, yeta further accumulation of
funds in the Treasury seems unneces-
sary. Aud a reduction in the amount of
dues paid into the-State Grange Treas-
ury, or the use of more money in some
department of Grange work are one
question which will come before you
in some form, and should receive care-

tut consideration. The reports receiv-

ed from the Subordinate Granges fur-
nish gratifying evidence that a very
large majority are in a hopeful ‘and
many of them in a flourishing condi-
tion. Same of these are so fortunate
as to almost fill the position of a mo-
del or ideal Gran e, while others fall
far short of this. u some of these I aim
constrained tosay that the elementary
lessons in maintaining an orgauiz itiou
are too often neglected. If we are too
succeed in fulfilling the well grounded
hopes of those who have gone before
us in the work, complete subordina-
nation to the rules and regulations
established f)!‘ the government and
good of all must be observed. Prompt-
ness and alacrity in the discharge of
assumed duties are obsolutel requir-
ed. In many cases the very .fe of an
organization depends upon this. The
want. of this essential qualification on
the part of a train dispatcher. or tele-
graph operator will snmtimes send
train and passengers to destruction.
While the evidence of loss and
death, are not quite so apparent by
neglect on the part of ofilcers of a
Gsange to mike the required rep-.)i‘lZ
yet it is often attended Wit-l bad; if
not fatal results. Much progress has
been made in this l‘tg“-Il‘d, bait there is
still r »om for further improvement.

In noting the conditions of the order
we are forcibly and favorably impress-
ed with the almost universal tendency
towards literary exercises for profits,
and entertainment in the Grange
meetings Great good to the mental and
moral well being of the members mus;
of necessity grow out of this. In some
Granges a regular course of study, re-
l~.ting chinfiy to agriculture is prescri-
bed and followed. Allofthis is tending
cowar is a solid growth. The National
Grange met in the city of Washington
on the 21st. day of November in its
Severiteenth annual ses:i-on or real.y its
twelfth as an active representative
body The deliberations were earnest
and harmonious questions affect-
ing the Arnerican farmer in
his relations as a produder, con-
sumer, and as a citiz an were con-
sidered and very marked differences of
opinion were developed in the discus-
sions. This great and only National
organiz ition of farmers have settled
down to the conclusion that what is
lgooil for the farmer of Maine is good
for the farmer of California, and good
doctrine or policv for the farmer of
Texas is aso good enough for the far-
mer of Michigan. The great fact that
we were engaged in a common colony
in a common country with interests
in common was opposed in all of the
deliberations. A universal desire to
promote the good of all those engaged
in agriculture was all timis the con-
trolling purpose. The constitution of
the Order as usual received much at-
tention. These amendments were
submitted to the several S ates for ap-
praval or rejection. The first amend-
merit proposed is to Section 2 Article
3, by adding the following: Unless by
vote of the Slate Grange it is ordered
to mectfiwiancially. This amendment
has been before the National Grange
at previous sessions and rejected. But
through the earnest efforts of the
Worthy Master of Missouri State
Grange it is now submited. It will
be noticed that this amendment does
not pro zide for biennial sessions unless
the State Grange so order. It only
permits it, while in this State the
adoption of biennial sessions would be
a calamity. Yet in some States with
a less favorable condition of the treas-
ury il; is claimed that it would be an
advantage.

The second amendment is to Section
3, Article 3, strike. out. “The third
Wednesday” where it occurs and in-
sert, “ Wednesday after the second
Monday." The reasons for this are,
l-.', most of the Stat.eGranges mevt the
second week in Dacember. This does
not aft ird sufil :ieut time between the
close of the National Grange and the
meeting of the State Grange to make
the needed preparation, nor to pre-
sent the action of the National Grange
in proper form. 21d. Thank.-giving
nearly always occur during the ses-
sions of the National Grange, and this
either interferes with the observance
of the day. or the work of the Grange.

The third imendment is to Article
12, strike out the words “religious” or
“;.olitical,”.:ind insertsectarian orpa.r—
man.

This will make the constitution har-
monize with tne construction placed
upon it by co znpetent authority.

For some years the income of the Na-
tional Grange has not been equal to its
expenses and the sale of vested secu-
rities from time to time have been
made to meet the deficiency. For
some years $5,000 of these securities
were annually sold But recently a
more rigid economy has been observed,
and for the last three years less than
$1,000 nnuallv has been sufiicientto
meett e deficiency. The an ount oi
securities have been reduced in eight
years from $60 000 to $38,000. Of
course with every sale the annual in-
come is reduced. Various methods of
relief have been proposed. One of the
lIl’.‘5t feasible of these, is to adopt the
plan of biennial session for the Na-
tional Grange. If this plan meets
the approval of this “adv instructive
’ ..c .1-cheer-
_, ....-_, 1ul,ooriant reports made
to the National Grange at its late ses-
slou will be submitted to you. A
careful perusal of these is invited.
And more especially to the very able
report of the Committee on Education.
Here will be found thoughts and sug-
g-stions worthy of careful considera-
tion. Upon education in all that
makes men great and good not only
the \fl1ll]l'9()f0lll‘ Order, but the wel
fare of the republic depends. If the
American farmer _ fills the place as-
>il'tII€¢(I to him and discharges tire on
ii-_-s which our civilization devolves
upon him he must be elucated.
He must be educated in regard to
force and power of co-operative effort
in acquiring the needed education.
There must be more education in the
rural homes of our people to retain
the men and women of ‘lofty aspira.
tions, where their presence is so ne-
cessary.. Lord Coleridge, Chief Jus-
tice of the Court of England, when
about to return home after a brief visit
to our shore, in speaking of the pres-
ent and future of America said: “You
have ample security in the extended
individual ownership of the homes
of the people.” The tendency of the
time in many places is to large landed
estates. Not only is this true in the
far west, -but in some portions of the
south and east. The National Grange
attempted to say something as a warn-
ing in regard to this but it is so blind-
lylexpressed as to be hardly notice-
ap e.

These mammoth landed estates have
been the bane of the old world. Its
evil effects are striklngl apparent in
England, Ireland and ermany. A
iate writer says: “German property
is wormeaten with parasitic depreda-
tions of the landlord, and hireling
classes. The common people go with-
out meat, or butter, or white bread, or
sufficient clothing The women are
worked like animals in the field in
order that high rents maybe paid to
the land-monopilizing nooility of
Prussia and collection of high taxes
for the maintenance of a vast army."
To avert the fate here portrayed, men
and, and women of education, of
thoug‘it, and of husiness capacity
must be induced to remain in their
count.y homes. They must be sur-
rounded by and associated with kind-
red spirits. 0.11’ organization affords
the grandest opportunity ever offered
to the farmers of any land to accom
plish this very purpose. It furnishes
t..e means for acquiring education, all
along from the schoolhouse in child-
hood days to old age. The want of
opportunity so long felthas at last been
suppl-ed. In the keen competition
which exists between us and the cul-
tivators of the cheaper lands of the
boundless west, the Michigan man
must hea wiser and better one than
a.-fyors-, or he V\r'lli be beaten in the
race. For the purpose of most judi-
ciously mixing biains with our soil
we must educate. '1‘ ) do this we must
resort to all the agencies in use; we
must educate in th .~ schools, colleges,
and in the Grange, so that the farm-
ers too can contribute his share of
brain power in moving the world.
Am here com ‘s to aid us that val-
u-ble auxiliary the Agricultural Col-
lege. At the last session of the Na-
tional Grange the Master of each State
Grange was required to report the
general condition of the Agricultural
(L‘~iilege in his State. The general
rec rgultl in of the fact that the Mich-
igan Agricultural College stands at
tueliead or at least abreast of the fore-
moit, ought to be and I doubt not is
asource of satisfaction to our people.
In closing our report to the National
Grange, we said there is still room for
improvementas all will admit, yet we
do know know that our college is do-
ing much to educate the farmers of
the S ate. And we shall hail with de-
light the day when graduates of the
Michigan Agricultural College are to
be found on the farms of every neigh-
borhood in the State. No one now
questions that it was wisdom to main-
tain it as adistiuct Agricultural school
with its one single department. Two
important additions should, in my
opinion, be made. It should be made
more of an experimental station. It
should in this respect he made equal
in facilities and vigor to the one at
Geneva, New York, under the care of
Dr. Srurtevaut. ‘

And facilities should also be furn-
ished for the admission of girls as well
as boys. It is the only school in the
S‘ate where females are excluded.
This anomily :-hould cease at an early
day. For detailed information you‘
are referred to the report of the stand-
ing committee on the Agricultural
College. .Anoth:-r task, we have as-
sumed, is to secure for agriculture in
this great agricultural country, ii cab-
inet po.-iltion in the executive depart-
ment of our government. In this ef-
fort the Patrons of the whole country
are heartily united. In obedience to
our wishes a bill passed the House of
Representatives nearly two years ago,
by an overwhelming majority. It
went to the Senate and is sleeping the
sleep that we fear knows no waking in
the hands of the committee. The
question came up at the National
Grange and was referred to the Exec-
utive Committee and Good of the Or-
der,joinily, with instructions to re-
port the best methods of reaching Con-
gress and securing the passage of the
bill, tnat we regard so essential to ag-
riculture. The best method the joint
committees could recommend was to
instruct the Masters of each State
Grange to urge the Master of each
Subordinate Grange to write a manu-
script letter to their S.-nators and R :p-
resentatives in Congress pressing this
bill upon their attention. And herein
in this publ‘c way I desire to comply
with the instructions given. We have
departments of War and Navy to
destroy. Is it asking too much when
we claim one to represent the great
national productive industry? In most
of the nations of the old world they
exist. Our plucky neighbors just over
the river east of us have secured one.
And why should not we of the
greatest agricultural nation on the
face of the earth have one faithful
guardian near the throne. At ‘the
session of the National Grange in
1882 the following resolution was
adopted. That all the discussions
relating to the tariff as a question of
political economy are legitimate ques-
tions and we recommend that such an
investigation and di~cussion of these
matters,be made as will furnish our
members with a more intelligent con-
sideration of a subject which in-
volves the vital interests of the agri-
cuiturlst, and that all such discussions
must be without partisan political
bias; at the time this was aiopted it
seemed to me of doubtful propriety.
But it has been con:-idereil a good
law for more than a year. Many Po-
m'~na and Subordinate Granges have
discussed the tariff question. And
now it occupies a very prominent
place in the very able address sub-
mitted by the Worthy Master of the
National Grange. Most of the discus-
sions have been conducted in aspirit
of search for the truth and no mate-
rial harm to the Order seems to have
arisen from the introduction of a.
question so nearly bordering upon
partisan politics. It is a great ques-
EIOII and one in which the interests of
all are involved.

The Michigan farmer is more di-
recly interested in the tariff on im-
ported wwol than upon any other one
thing. The reduction made by the
last Congress, and the still greater re-
duction or entire removal of protec-
tion from this staple production, by
the present or some future Congress
furnish just cause for alarm to the
wool growers of the State. The ES er-
age price paid for good washed wool
in 1882 was 35 to 36 cents. In 1883 it
was 30 to 31 cents. This made a differ
enca in the amount received for the
wool clip of Michigan of more than
a half million of dollars, No reason
exists for this except the reduction of
the tariff on wool.’ No other substan-
tial reason has ever been or can be
adduced. When we remember that
wool has been sold at cost of produc-
tion,taking into account the price or

land and labor we feel that we have
reason to complain at this as-aultupon

one ofour important industries. And
after all who is benefited by a
policy which has given the Mich-

igan farmer $500,000 less money
to invest in the products of other
inen’s labor. We can not buy so mu:-h
nor p*.y for as much. And thi-, in
part, accounts for the dullness of which
merchantsa id manufactories so gen-
erally complain. The National Grange
reprsenting thirty States unanimously
asked Congress to restore the duty to
the same amount that it was before the
reduction. But I here desire to warn
farmers that we are more likely to
suffer further seduction than to secure
the restoration unless we wa'ch our
euterests with more z ialaus care than
we usuwlly d i. We have but few,
v ry few farmers in Congress who
have a direct pock-it interest with us.
Hence, greater vigilance must be us -d
in pressing our wants upon those who
know nothing about us except what
we tell them.
PATENT RI(}iI’i‘S.

The Secrerary will doubtless furnish
information in regard to the status of
the Drive \Vell suits. So far as leg-
islation for the protection of purchas-
ers of pater) ted articlea nothing has been
done during the past year. Tim mil
sleeps in the Senate. ’l‘Iuisdis iiiguish-
ed branch ofthe legislative deparrine it
of our government is so far rem ived
from the people, and the principal
residence of most of them is so far
from the people they reoreseiit that it
seems difficult to reach them and im—
pressa. popular demand. But. we never
ought, and I believe never will relin-
qursh our efforts to secure pt ill-r:ll()ll
from the infictions ofthe great wrongs
that the law nov permits. in this
one respect the Grange has 2-arei to
the farmers of this State to the present
hour more money than its cost from
its organiz ition, this h isbeen done by
co operative efforts.

A-.i-i this leads me to say that our
agencies and co operative stores in the
State are doing well. A large
portion of the Grangt-s avail them
selves of the means provided for mu-
tual benefit, and almost ui.-iversally
report satisfactory results. A few
complain of want ofjpromptnesz-,. on
the part of agencies. Arrangements
ex-‘st for purchase of many articlv-s
used on the farm and in the home if

members desire to avail them-
selves of them. No general
system has been provided for the

sale of farm products except of wool
The committee having this in charge

will doubtless furnish some facts in
regard to results ior 1883 But it.
must be borne in mind that the last

two have been unfavorable for ship-
pers. The heavy decliiie in prices has
entailed loss upon the shippers and
disappointed farmers,

Our plaster arrangements are in a
very satisfactory condition. Faithful
adhe:-ance in the future as in the past
by the members ofthe Order ensures
cheap plaster in the years to come

Questions relating to Dormant Gran-
ges have challenged the attentioii
of officers and members of the State
Grange from the first meeting until
the present able and industrious com-
i_nit ees have wrestled with the sub

ect.

I)illigent search has been rn.>.dc for
the cause and cure. Time and again
it has been supposed that the discover-
eryliad been made and the remedy

applied. Some have only slept
and have been refreshed by their
slumber. While others sleep

that sleep that knv ws no waking

The only practical solution of the
question seems to be the vigorous use
of beans to infuse breath and life into
the almost lifel:ss remains of the dor-
mant Giange. Unless it can be
induced to arouse Ila energies, all out-
side work is, and will be fruitless.
VVe must remember that the Lord
helps only those who help themselves.
Information received from nearly all
parts of the State leads me to believe
that the GRANGE VISITOR. is the best
agentwe have to use in reaching the
dormant or sleeping members. Very
many Grangers have reported to me
that it had been their .-aivation. Can
not we at this session take measures to
increaseits circulation, its strength-
and usefulness. No paper of its class
excels and but few equal our own
Grange organ in quality or quantity
of reading matter. Cannot the wis-
dom of this body devise some plan
for still farther extending its useful-
ness. The Lecturer should also come
in with his contribution to assist the
weak, wavering or dormant. Still
the Leciurer can do but little good
unless sustained by a go it or-
ganizing Deputy to follow and gar-
nerthe results of labor. A good, live
active local deputy is the best for this
purpose. The Lecturers and Deputy
have a broad field of labor and impor
tant duties to perform. I cannot speak
upon thi< subject without f clings of
sadness and depression. That there is
an urgent demand for speakers in the
interest of our cause, the hundreds of
letters and invitations received at my
office clearly demonstrate. No State
was ever formed with a more able and
zealous band of brothers in the lecture
field than our own has had. But
where are they no iv? But where are
the brothers and sisters to fill their
places? From whence is this great de-
mand to be supplied? I franklyc -n-
fess that I do not know. The Worthy
Lecturer has devoted much or‘ his
time to field work during the year.
With" the exception of a very brief‘ pe-
riod my whole term has been devoted
to the work in the field or office. Still
the demand has only been partially
supplied. This subject is commended
to the careful con:-ideratioii of the
committees on "Dormant Granges,"
and "Good of the Order.”

The question of transportation is
one that has claimed the aveiiiion of
our Order from its 0l‘g:1.Ill7.".l.lOil, and
will properly continue to do so until
the question is settled in harmony
with principles ofjustice and security
against extortlor and discrimination
is afforded. Sometime this great ques-
tion must be met. Quiet now prevails
because the great mass or people rest
in the belief that it is -in process of
settlement. It only requires princi-
ples similar to those proclaimed by
Governor Cleveland of New York in a
veto message, or the ideas exprossed
in an article in the Railroad Gazette
of Atlanta, Georgia, to appear on the
decision of the courts to create a pop-
ular excltement only equaled by the
repeal of the Missouri compromise as
the firing on Fort Sumpter. We can-
not safxly place the value of all we
possess in the hands of soulless cor-

Granges in the State report that they
are from time to time discussing this
question. Outof this good results will
eventually follow.
your attention to,
all that was said in my communi-
cation to this body last year. In con-
clusion the outlook furnishes sound

our Order.
new Granges during the year.

bership. Outsile prejudice has met!-
ed away. Fraternal friendship II-
most universally reigns within the

Now early one-halt‘ ofthe Subordinate
Granges in the SURE are owners of
their own hO[I]95. Meetings are regu-

Judging by all of the standards known
among men, we believe that with.
faithful fidelity on the part of the
membersa brilliant fiiure await us.
But we must at all times remember
that great results are achieved only
by judiciously applied hard work. .
The members of this body have
duties to perform h»-re, and still
others wrien you return to your

homes. \Ve will fondly hope that
none of these will be forgotten or
neglected.

C. G. LUCI-J, Master

Noiices of Public Lectures.

Niicliigari State Grange, will give nine
public lectures on G range principla3.iT!
('lint.on , as Sijilalii‘ in the
H ‘-urge halls an-.i on the dates uaiued
hi-low:

At Bath. ->1) VVedne~“-day, Jan. '1.
1884; at I)*\Vi:!, 'I‘liiirsilay, Jul.  Al
Eagle, F'ii:la_v J in -1; ails‘ iutli Riley.
Satiirilay, Jan. -"rli; at lleirgal, Mon-
day, J in. 7; at 1-3;. Julius, Tuesday
Jan. 8; at Maple Rapids, Thursday,
Jan. 14); at I{"‘_",'Sil)l.lB, Friday, Jan."ll;
at Oline, Saturday, J in. 9.

The meeting at St. Johns will prob-
ably be held in the Cour House at
1:301’. M. All the other meetings will.
commence at 7:30 I’ M. The meetings
will be free, aiil every body is invited
to come out and listen 0 a sound
earnest, sensible speech.

CORTLAND HILL,
(jljairmail I‘:\'+9‘llt5V'r Com. of Clinton:
Co. Poriiona Grange.
Clinton (Io. LV[icli., Dan. 12, 1883.

(‘Oil '1 i‘_‘,'

()coAsioNAi.i.Y some queer reasons
are given for taking a newspaper.
(me old lady cheerfully informed us
not long ago that since she had moved
away she didn’t care so much about
what was going on here, but “it was
pleasant to know when your frior,:d'e‘
diel, and she took the livper to kecl‘
the run of them. She was probably
sis er to the woman who informed
Undertaker Raymond that she did
"enjoy agood funeral.”--0/d Colony
Me1IrorirLl.

Ii‘ the P-Asia lelphla Press under-
stauds him correctly Dtuals Willing
to take acontract to turn the rascals
out on telegraphic terrns—that is sub-
ject, to delay.

Par-:sriii:N'r 1\l€’l‘l~iURil()c8 not talk
politics with ca.-ualvisitors.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS.

Tlic eleotioii of otlit,-ci's of Cliritou.
coiinty Ponioiia Grange, No. 25. will
take place on Dec. 26th, 188:}, at the
hall of ()live Grange. instead of Dec.
12th as previously noticed.

lli-:Nni' N. Wizizu, Sec.
i)eWitt, I)(‘C. 3, lass.

The llillsdale County l‘omouaGraii 6
will hold its next ill('(‘l.ll),‘..’ at Jonesvil e
in l“ay<-tte llraiigc Hall on January 2d,
1834, to install the oilicors of said P0-
niona (iraiige. Bro. John llolbrooli
will install the officers and give a pub-
lic address at 3 I’. ii.,.Ianuarv ed, 1884.
All are cordially invit -l. Evirvbody
CUIIH‘ '
WM. M. I)i)UN(:_~\L, h‘ec’y.

The annual meeting of Kent county
Poinona Grange: will be held at Grand
Rapids on We-iliicsday Dec. 19th, 188-‘).
(}lll(‘(‘l'S will be elected at this meeting
for the coming vear.
W. T. Ri:iiiNoroN Sec.

Alto, Kent county, .\Iicli., Nov 30.
I883.

Thenextmeetlng of Barry county
Pomona Grange, No. 26, P. of H.
for the purpose of installing of-
ficers will be held at Glass Creek
Grange hall on the second Friday of
January, 1884, opening at 10 o'clock
A. M. Public speaking in the even-
ing. All fourth degree members are
invited to attend the ee-sion. '-G»n-
eral invitation in the evening.
W. H Orrs, S»,-.;,

Rutland, Mich. N"V. 5’-0. l-‘~"“*

Berrien countytirange lib. i, v..li
hold their annual ineeting at the hall
of Bcrrien Centre Gr-aiige, commencing
at 10 A. 31., of Tuesday January 8th,
and closing on We-.'nes(lay evening
January 9th. The pmgrariiirie will in-
clude the annual election and installa-
tionol' officers; questions of interest will
be discussed and the final arrangements.
for the State IiistiLu‘e. wh'ch will be
held under the auspices of Berrien
Coiiiity Grange, will bccompleted.
W. A. BROWN. .5‘ec’y.

The annual ineeiiiig of La{)ee[
county Pxmiona Gr;-N‘-9:e No. 29. will
-.9 hemwim North Brarcli Grange,
No. 607, at the i'e:-idi-rice of Bro. H.
Bradshaw, on J snuary l0.h and lit.-h.
commencing at 1 o’ciock, P. M , on
the l0‘ih. All 4“- degree members are
cordially invited to -ittend. The
election of officers will take place.

ried out:
Address of welcome by W. M. H-

Response by J. F. Muir, of Pine-

tub Grange.

Music.

Duties of a Grange. _
Paper by Sister  O aven of North.-
Branch Grange.

Muslc. _

Ditching and under-draining.

Paper by E. Bartlett, of Dryden,
Grange, No. 396. Mental Culture.
Paper by W. Moore. .

porauons. A large proportion of the

J W. Scir_iLY, Sec.

. ..., .-...-...-_., ___..-.-..._..___..._,_..._-.. .....'..£..u.-2.-..;£

'1 desire to call.-
and reiterate —

reasons for high hopes of the futureof
We have organized sear]! .
. 0 '

have more than held our own in main»

irates. ‘ Grange Halls have increased. .

lar and attendance generally good. .

Hon. C. G. Luce, Worthy Master of‘

The following programme will be our —

Brarshaw, of North Branch Grange. .


~ duction in cool.

4

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Insects and Dual.

 

The comparative exemption of
wayside fruit trees, from depredations
-of insects and blight, and consequent
productiveness. is referred to by the
Germantown Telegraph, and the sug-
gestion made that this efl“cct may he
largely due to road dust, as the crop
is usually in propirtion to the quan-
tity that settles on the leaves:

“This has been frequentlv noted in
regard to old pear trees in gardens
along roadsides; butas to the cherry

it is very striking, especially low-
Tlicaded pie cherries, which are more
-easily covered with dust than trees
-of larger size. The trees do not seem
-to mind it in .the least. It is sup-
posed that the plant breathes through
its leaves—how it does this when
-covered with dust-it is not for us to
-say. It may be that the minute in-
sects which crowd on fruit trees gen-
erally don't like dust; indeed, people
do say that it is to destroy insects
that chickens so love to cover them-
selves with dust. Again, some people
havea notion that many fruit db-
-/sases come from minute fungi, which
develop on the leaves and branches,
and soon cover the whole surface, de-
stroying tissuesas they go. It may
be that absolutely dry dust falling on
these minute juicy little plants may
suck the moisture out of them and
leave them high and dry. We do
not pretend to discuss any of these
propositions; at the same time it is
curious to note that these dust covered
fellows should alwa,~s do so well.”

FROM the Pililadeiphia Press we
quote as follows: “The American Po-
niologlcal society at its recent session
-decided to hold its next meeting in
Michi an, Grand Rapids being in-
fformafly agreed upon as the place."
All very well, but the matter is not
decided; the Michigan society reserved
this right ofdeclsion to itself and the
question of whether the meeting will
be held in Detroit, Grand Ripids,
Kalamazoo, Jackson or even Sagi-
naw, depends on which city will
present the most attractions for the
meeting. This will be the first meet-
ing of this great society in our State
-and calls together the best horticul-
turists in America. Michigan has a
good record in the association and
purposes to maintain it by welcom-
-inggthe gentlemen from abroad in an
appropriate manner. Of course
nGrand Rapids can do this; but the
query is will she compete fa /orably
with the other cities in the induce-
ments she will offer‘?

 

‘PROF. RILEY in a recent address
‘classified the most important insecti
sides in the order of their value as
follows: To be used upon plants above
ground: Tobacco, soap, hellebore.
E or em loymeut in the destruction of
insects Beneath the surface: Arsenic,
petroleum, pyrethium. He believes
the most important discovery recently
in this direction has been the use of
kerosene emulsions. One part of
sour milk is put with two of kero-
sene and churned until a butter is
formed. This will mix readily with
water and is a very eficctive insecti-
-side.

 

Jlllegan D—;.-nocral.- Another
"swiudling operation is being worked
on the farmers in this and the adjoin-
‘Eng counties by persons who sell
‘what they call a Russian peach,
claimed to grow in a swamp and stand
the severest cold. Orders are taken by
the agent at $20 per 100 trees, one-half
‘to be paid on delivery and the balance
in five years. Another agent does the
delivering, who, after receiving one-
half demands the whole, the contracts
calling fzr it. Our nurserymezi know
of no peach of that name nor of any
that will stand 23 degrees of cold and
.hrive.

 

"Paps. COOK says that as good an

- emulsion can be made by using crude

petroleum as kerosene at a great re-
Prof. Saunders says
that tciacco stems scattered among
’ the rows of grape vines are a good
remedy for the vine-leaf hoppers that
.-are such a pest with us.

 

THE annual meeting of the Michi-
-gan Horticultural society is placed at
-‘Eaton Rapids the first week in De-
aoember. At this time the place of
meeting of the American Pomological

society two years hence will be de-
~ 3" led.

 

“I DONT know,” is too often the
"remark made bv the farmer or dairy-
-man." "How much milk does this
30w give?” “I dont know.” How
much butter?" “I don'.'.know” “How
much feed do you use?” ‘‘I don't
know.” Suppose the grocer or the
butcher is asked. How much sugar or

~ teais in that barrel box, or in that

parcel, or how much does that quarter
of beef or that side of pork weigh? and

7 he should say I r..lon.t know; we should

contemplate him with amazement,
and silently count up how long it
" would be before the “know nothing”
would be sold out by the sherifi‘. But
farming is so good a business that it
will stand all this neglect and ignor-
ance, and the farmer still make a liv-
ing. The owner of a cow should know
to an ounce how much milk she gives
.at s milking in a day in a week, each
’month, and in a year. He should know
to an ounce how much buttereach co .2:
gives, and how much feed she eats lo
produce so much. He should also
know the most he can get from the
least feed, and the most feed, so that
he can regulate to a cent the cost of
his milk and butter. And a cheap
‘balance and a note book and pencil
"used in this way will be worth many
dollars every year to him.— Exchange

 

Tun Marquette lllinlng Journal ex-
plains the soulessness of corporations
by the following: An_ Ishpeming man
had been traveling in the neighbor-

~ hood of the new iron fie-ld in Minne-
, ggta’ in_ the Vermillion district. He

was tired and hungry, and, arriving

,- -at the camp, prepared to take dinner,

but was informs that the Com any

‘ would neither give others a mea nor
V sell provisions, so that he had to leave
 there hungry.

The Journal intimates
that they are-af raid to show cou.tesy
lest-others should get a foothold and

,.;prove rivals.

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Distraining oi Beasts Doing Damage.
Judge Parrish says the farmer find-
ing cattle unlawfully on his premises
has two remedies-—he can sue the own-
er, if he be responsible and known or
the cattle can .re seized and held for
the damage the former remedy, when
practicable being preferable. This
right to distrain cattle comes from the
common law and not by statue; but
statues have been pas ed to regulate
this commo . law right—-these being
chiefly to g ard ag elnst wrongs llkely
[0 be done under col :r of distraining
right, and also to preventthose legal
guards against wrong being used to
defeat the distraining right If the
cattle, horses, sheep, eic., however,
shall hive ueen lawfully on the ad-
joining land and have got into a farm-
er’s fie d t-irougb his neglect to
main ain his share of the division
fences, the o Wf1i‘.l' is not liable for dam-
aie and the beast ciunot be distrain—
Ml. To give the right to distrain,
l-ezsts must be taken doing damage
(damage feasant) not after they have
got off the damaged premises, and
afzcr takeitney must not be abused
or used, The distraineri beasts mu-.t
‘oe, placcdin the township pound if
there be one and a memorandum
signed by the dislrainer left with the
keeper thereof stating the cause of
uistraint and the damages claimed
Where there is no township pound
the destrainer may keep the beasts in
suitable place, provided with
food and water. Within 24
hours after impounding the owner of
Iue animals, or the person having
control oflhem, must be notified in
writing if he br: known and lives
within six miles, which notice mus!
be delivered to the party or left at his
residence, and must contain a descrip-
tion of the beasts and time, place and
cause of impounding them. Ifno per-
son is entitled to notice, a written
notice containing description of beasts
and time, place and cause of distraint
must be within forty-eight hours
posted in three public places in the
township and in apublic place in each
of any two adjoining townships, if
within four miles of the place of dam-
age. If notice be given by posting,
and no one claims the beasts within
seven days from their distraint, then
a like notice must be published for
three successive weeks in a newspaper
if there is one within twenty miles,
the fir t publication to be within four-
teen days after the day of impounding
All these provisions must be strictly
followed; but the damaged party can,
at any time before he has receiv: d sat-
isfaction, relinquish the proceeding by
distraint, turn the cattle over t the
owner, and sue him for damages in
trespass or trespass in the case. If
the owner of the distraiued catlle
thinks the claim unjust he may have it
fixed by two disinterested parties ap-
pointed and sworn by a justice. and
this decision is binding to both pai-
ties. But if the damages claimed be
not paid within 14 days after the last
publication of the proper notice in a
newspaper, and iftne amount has not
been fixed by arbitration at the request
of the cattle owner, the distrainor
must apply to a justice for a warrant
for the appointment of two discreet
and disinterested persons, who under
oath must fix the sum due for dam-
ages, costs and expenses, including a
reasonable compensation for their own
services. If ll1lS sum be not paid forth-
with, ths damaged party must cause
the beasts to be sold at auction after
notice posted at least five days before
day of sale in three public places in
same township, specifying time and
place of sale. The proceeds of sale,
after paying all damages, costs and
expenses, must be deposited in the
township treasury for the use of the
owner if he make claim within two
years. Farmers should know that the
greatest care is necessary in distrain-
ing for damages done; the statute must
be strictly followed, and after the least
deviation from it will subject the dis-
trainer to a judgment in repievin,
trespass or trover for the value of the
beasts seized. Whatever makes the
distrainer a wrong door from the be-
ginning, as by an unlawful seizure,
makes him a trespasser throughout
and liable for damages. These pro-
visions apply only to distraining beasts
doing damage, not to the taking up of
stray beasts, which is otherwise pro-
vided for.

English Traction Engines in Essex.

_Lust week there arrived at Walker-
ville froui;_Leeds,_ England, two ini-
mense traction engines of very massive
construction, intended by Messrs.
Walker for plowing upon their farms
in Essex. Great gang plows accompany
them, and they are to be put to work at
once on the 1,700 acres of land owned
by H. Walker & Sons just back of
Vi-_alkervi.lle. Each engine is provided
with a wiiidlass underneath the boiler
and midway between the traction
wheels of the pon_rlerous_ machine. Ea-ch
Windlass is supplied with a wire rope,
and these are attached one to either
endof the plows or barrows used. The
engiies are placed one at either end of
the field and the connecting ropes pro-
pel the plow from one to the other.
The engines then move ahead adis-
tauce the width of the row of furrows
cut and the plow is drawn by the fur-
ther eugiue back to the other end of the
field, and so on. It is claimed that these
imported engines and plows can turn
lip 40 acres of soil per day. The en-
gines only have been tried as yet, a
great crowd gathering last Friday to
see them run.-Detroit Evcrzing Jour-
nal, N01‘. 6.

 

Si-:vi:aAl. years ago Ml‘.
bought a. farm on which there vvas a
fifteen-?.ci‘e field of wheat. The land
was poor, sandy and the wheat yielded
but seven bushels to the acre. His
nei hbors laughed at him for buyin
suci poor land; declared that he ha
been taken in. The next year he plowed
the land again and sowed broadcast
from three ofour bushels of corn to
the acre. The corn did not grow very
rank, but when it was above five feet
high in some places, three feet in others
he turned it carefully under and sowed
to Wheat again. The corn had rotted
pretty well efore seeding time and he
harvested twenty-five bushels per acre
of wheat and had a good catch of
clover.—Amerz'can Farmer.

Quinly

A CORRESPONDENT of 17m German
town Telegraph, who seemstu have
had considerable experience in the
matter, savs his hickory timber which
proved most durable was cut in
Autumn —“after all the leaves had
fallen and the sap had disappeared.”

A4,." ., -.,.

TEE GBALEGE VISETOE. 

The Signal Service for Farmers.

The project of making the United
States weather signal service of more
direct use to our farmers has been
much agitated. The present weather
bulleli s posted up daily in the post-
«flices are of little or no good so far
a-‘ the agricultural community is con-
cerned, because there is no way pro-
vided to get the information they can
min in the reach of the farmers. Much
discredit has been thrown upon the
-dgnal service and skepticism in its
utility strengthened by the late notable
--bstinacy of the frost to put in an ap
pearance after Gen. Hazcn had her-
aided its approach, but the fact that
90 per cent of his weather pro.-nosti
cations have been correct, and the re-
cognized utility of the service to the
commercial interests of the country,
ought to be sufficient to convince rea-
-onable people of the importance of
his young but rapidly growing branch
of our government.

There is not one inducement for

ustaining the signal service for its
protection to shipping that can-
not be urged by farmers in
asking that it be extended so as to give
zuem ample notice of ap' roaching
-iorms. In point of importance, agri
--ulture has no superior am mg indus
'ries; and there is no industry more
-om ple ely dependent upon the weath-
:--r for s tccess than that of the cultiva
Lion of the soil. The scheme is an
--ritirely practicable one. A system
fsignals by fllgs to be used on trains
was already been devised. The farmer
-Iho wishes to plan his farm opera-
vions according rothe probable state
fthe weather for the next day. could
set within sight of some train that
arried weather signals-signs of dan-
.-ger or of safety to the crops-—as it goes
-lashing along. Dr. R C. Kcdzie and
thers thenk that these signals ought
--> be under the management of a State
-veat-her service bureau similar to those
now flourishing in Iowa -and Ohio.
ibis State bureau could take the
weather predictions of the National
2-Ugnal servicein connection with in-
dependent observations, and telegraph
-he probable state of the weather for
the next 36 hours to all parts of the
Slate, employing such means to spread
the news in the rural districts as study
and experience may su gest.

There can be no don t that such a
weather service in Michigan would
neof immense value. In July 1881,
the farmers lost more than $1 000,000
because their wheat was not secured
before the well remembered storm of
that year. That famous storm which
lasted nine days. was partiallv ex-
pected by meteorological observers
three days befoielt struck Michigan,
but no warning could be sent broad-
cast over the State to the easy and
r onfident farmers because there were
no systematic means.

There is a vast amount of prejudice
against any kind of wealher service,
simply because there is a vast amount
of ignorance in regard to what has
been accomplished in the science of
meteorology. The atmosphere above
and around us, it is now believed, is
governed by fixed laws, and all these
laws must be discovered before storm
predictions can approach peiafection.
Much is already done in this direction
and it is hoped that the people will
furnish means for its fuather progress.
—-Lansing Republican

Why Prices for Bullerllre Low.

The Ohio Farmer in considering
some of the causes that operate against
uniform prices for dairy goods, in-
cluding inequality of production,
forced sales of short lived summer but-
ter, the inabilily to make a good, cheap
and long keeping article for export,
&c., sums up the situation as follows:

The remedy can only be found in a
yet better grade of goods, and made at
all seasons of the year, so as to be fresh
and of decided flavor and quality. The
bettorxguality implies better apparatus
at the srm dairy, or cooperation, and
that conducted by makers who are
thoroughly conversant wi h their busi
D185, and not managed by novices who
do not understand one principle of the
science that underlies the working of
dairy goods. Such goods do not need
to be consumed the day afler they are
made to keep them from spoiling. and
they give both dealer and consumer
confidence in the article. The future
of rlairying is one of promise, for these
matters will in a measure right them-
selves, and there must also be a de-
mand that will both enlarge as it re-
lates to the average consumption of
each individual, but also as governed
by our ra;:-idly augmenting popula-
tion. Figured at the present rates we
must needs increase the production of
butter nearly 50,000,000 pounds each
year to meet the needed supply of our
rapidly increasing population. If no
poor butter was made, and this is a
good k~-eper, it would force out the
250,000,000 pounds of bogus products
made in this country and give abun-
dant relief from our present over-
crowded market.

THE Illinois State Board of Agricul-
ture has invited President Arthur,
Commissioner Luring, and the gover-
nors of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken-
tucky, Michigan, Missouri and Wis-
cousin to deliver addresses during the
American Fat Stock show at Chicago.
This indicates two facts, one which we
are ashamed of, and one which we are
proud of. The first is that no display
offlne cattle can be made a success
without the aid of some outside attrac-
tion. The second  that racing has
become disreputable as a feature of an
agricultural show. It is said that these
gentlemen have been invited to be
present to secure the hearty_co opera-
-ion of the citizens of neighboring
States; but the real object is to draws
crowd. They are to be “attractions.”
They will not add perhaps to the real
intrinsic value of the show, but many
people‘ will go to see Arthur who
would not go to see the big Polled
Angus, Short-horn or Hereford bull.
Some of these gentlemen are in good
flesh, but they are not intended to_re-
present any feature of the production
of beef. They will notbe entered for
.-show, though they will te'on exhibi-
tion. President Arthur will be a big
“catch,” but we are not certain but
that Governor Crittenden, of Missouri,
will beat him on ints, and walk ofl’
with the blue rib on attached to his
muzzle while only the red will flutter
from the president’s coat tails. If
the Illinois State Board of Agriculture
could only induce the governor of
Texas to come, what a _success the
American Fat Stock show would be_—
Rural New Yorker.

A “Carlie Country."

The phrase is that a “cattle coun-
try means much more than eastern
men suppose. To western men, and
by western I mean west of the 100th
meridian, itconveys the impression of
a country of extreme aridness, of roll
ing laius furrowed at wide interval
by s uggish streams of akaliue Water.
Across the plains waves of heat roll
in the summer causing the air to trem-
wle, and through which heated me
diurr all obj -cts are distorted to vision.
in winter all-‘ic storms sweep out of
the north. The snow flies horizontally
through the air. The furious wind
drives it into th: ravines. there not
being enough vegetation on the lev-
o-ls to hold the snow particles. In the
cattle country there are no trees, no
good water unless in the mountain
valleys. The grass becomes brown
and dryin lat-: June or early July.
Every drop ofrain that falls after the
grass has died for want of water, in-
jures the leed by washing nutriment
out of it. This early death of the grass
in e-x;zl.ined to strangers in an airy
manner. The-:attle bzezder indicates
an extensive scope of arid country
with outstretched sweeping arm, and
says: ‘-No need of mowing machines
were. Nature makes the hay. No
heavy work for men in providing
feed for the cattle during the winter
’l‘li».- grass cures wheie it grew. The
~attle help themselves.” The truth is
vxiat on the plains enough grass could
not be on a hund red acres to feed a cow
lurough the winter. In the valley
grass can be grown if the land is irre-
galed, and better ha_v—that is more
uutritio-is liay—made than in any of
me E 4.-tern States but where cattle are
hrld in herds of ten, fifteen or twenty
mousand itis not possible to procure
bay for them.

 

Postal Laws.

It is strange how hard it is for many
people to properly understand our
postal laws. When any changes are
made it seems to take years for the
public to get entirely accustomed to
them and not make continued blun-
ders. Oue popular error, still run-
ning at large, is the supposition that
a person has the right to mail a writ-
ten letter for one cent if left unsealed
and we very frequently receive such
open letters. There is no such law or
right, and if the postmaster discovers
such a letter at the ofiice where it is
mailed it is his duty to hold it for post-
age, and if not fully paid lo send it to
the dead letter office, or, if sent
through unobserved, it is the duty of
the postmaster at its destination, tx-
collect before delivering. The only
allowable written message which
can lawfully be forwarded for one
cent, is that written on a postal card.

The recent change in letter postage
so much talked of, is simply a reduc
tion of single rate letter postage from
3cents to 2 cents. There is no change
whatever, in the v..lue of stamps.
Any of the old stamps are worth as
much now as ever they were. but
the old three-cent stamps will not be
so much needed now as formerly, yet
the can be used on merchandise,
boo s, packages, etc, or a three and a
one will carry an overweight or one
l)lI.lCe letter. which will now require
four cents instead of six as formerly.

A Boston paper is responsible for the
following which is an illustration of
the prevailing ignorance in regard to
the new postal law: “We saw, one
day thi week, three whole sheets of
the long familiar green stamps, three
hundred stamps in all, pasted upon
the wall in a ceitain country store
not twenty-five miles from Boston.
In answer to our query ‘Why is this?’
the storekeeper replied, "Well Igot
kinderstuck on those; I didn't know
the law was going to be changed, and
I took those stamps at face value from
acigzr peddler six weeks ago. Now
they ain’t worth anything, and our
postmaster will not change them for
two cents, so I’ve stuck them up there
to remind me what a darned fool I
am, we fully coincided with him
in his conclusion, but were at some
pains to convince him that the pro-
cess by which he reached it was
wrong, and we finally left him try-
ing to soak his $9 worth of stamps off
the wall by means of a wet sponge.”

The new postal notes are a conven-
ience so far as they go, but as their
use is confined entirely to money or-
der offices, and as but about six thou-
s..nd out of nearly fifty thousand
post oflices in this country are money
order oflices, it will be seen that but
comparatively few country people are
benefitted by them. If these could be
obtained at any post office they would
satisfy the people, but until then noth-
ing but the old fractional currpncy
will fill the requirements of the great
public who wish to .send small
amounts by mail.—E:vchange.

“There is always room in the upper
storv,”isar£-ply accredzted to Daniel
Webster, when asked by a_young man
as to the advisability of his_ studying
law. here is always room in the up-
per story for farmer. The country
needs them, and offers them peace and
plenty. It is gratifying to notice that
many are preparing for the place‘ of
competent, entergetic wide-awake till
ers of the soil. They are realizing that
husbandry is not dependent alone up-
on brawny hands and sinew e arms,
but the more subtle element of their
being must assist in their operations.
\V:thout the powerful aid oflered by
the brain, the labor of the hands avail-
eth not much. The farmers are be-
coming a reading and thinking people.
They are informing themselves upon
the subject matter pertaining especial-
ly to their occupation. They are seek-
ing for causes which produce certain
effects. They are pushing their in-
quiries into the hidden mysteries of
vegetable organization and searching
for the beautiful laws governing plant
life, thus becoming familiar with one
of the most important aids to inc.'ease
production. They have but to contin-
ue to improvein intelligence, and they
will improve in thrift and refinement.
Farming then will not be considered as
mere druggery, but take rank with all
other industrial pursuits, as it should
long since have done, arid be regarded
as the "noblest pursuit of man. —
American Farmer.

BOOKWALTER of Ohio dreams of
being President after a hearty supper.

THE National Republican l3)’S=
The Rocky Mountains have been in
position too long. The Rocky M0 In-
tains must go.”

Arbitration to Avoid Law Soils
Large sums of money are spent an-
nually in law suits. and many per-
sons who owned a handsome property
have lost their all by going to law.
Perhaps there are less law suits
among farmers in proportion to their
numbers than in anv other class, yet
it is a fact that they waste large sums
of money in this way. and that many
a lawyer is now in possession of a
good roperty which a farmer has
been obliged to convey to him at the
«lose of a law suit. The following
from the New York Sun is an illustra-
HOD:
“Is it true that the case of Z .bris
kie against Van R per is settled?
~sked a Sun reporter of Lawyer L. M.
\Vard. of Paterson, on Saturday.
This case had been in the court a
mg time. It involved the possession
-fa Bergen county farm. The case
~inged upon the validity of a receipt
-.iven by Herman Van Rip=r, de-
«-eased, denoting the payment of the
uorlgage. Tue receipt was declared
y Zabriskie to be a forgery "'he
question of its genuineness has at last
een compromised.
“Yes,-" replied Mr. Ward, the case
-4 settled.”
“And it is said, Mr. VVard, that you
' ave come into possession of the

arm.”
“That's so,” replied Mr. Ward
-sughing. “Ive got the farm, and

Garry Ackerson, of Hackensack, the
-iwyer on the other side, has got all
:18 money. I got a mortgage on the

: .rm and then I paid the balance and
ecame the owner. The money I
aid went to Ackersozz.”

“And what have the t we farmers got
.\[r. Ward?”

“Nothing. VVhen we begin the
vase there were two well off farmers

ind two poor lawyers. Now there are
wo poor farmers and two well-off
awyers.”

Another case has been reported in
he papers lately, in which two far-
-uers went to law about a line, and
'1 the end both of them had to con-
vey their farms to the lawyers. The
/’r2'l2une and Farmer, in commenting
.0 the case reported in the Sun, says:

Farmers who enter into litigation
-roverbially come off second best, the
l iwyers usually taking the cream and
-aving the skim milk to the “very
resh”contestants. Even those who
Jill their cases usually are out of
.-ocket considerably when they come
lfigure up expenses, which is po;r
vonsolation to a level headed man.
'i‘hese are words of truth, and should
re treasu-rod up by all intelligent
lrmers. They should strive in every
aossibie way to avoid law suits, and
one keep their property for the bene-
nt of themselves and their families,
.istead of giving it to the lawyers,
vho in the majority of cases are
leeches living on the lifeblood of
ueir victims.

Difliculties will sometimes arise be-
‘ ween two persons in spite of all pre-
-autions, andlhey must be settled in
-ome way, but law suits can be avoid

d in nearly every case, and the
i 'oubles settled as satisfactorily as in
as courts, and with only a trifling

xpense. Settle all disputes by arbi-
ration—-that is, by leaving them to
lie decision of disinter-sted persons,
and agreeing to abide by their decis-
ouas final. This isa fair way. and
-. cheap one. A large amouv t of
money will be saved the parties, the
-.ispute will be settled in a few days
-ustead of dragging along for months,
and perhaps for ears, and the great
amount of ili-féeling and hatred,
which is sure to result from ii long
aw suit, will be prevented in a lzrge
measure. Justice will be meted out
in the contending parties just as sure».-
ly as where the 01268 are decided by
.-«jury, and by the adoption of this
[-1311 thousands of dollars might be
saved to our farmers each year, and
perhaps some of our idle lawyers
might be compelled to perform a little
manual labor occasionally for the
benefit of their fellow-men, instead of
being drones subsisting on the hard-
earned property of others.

Now l "0 not wish to be understood
as waging any special war against the
lawyers. Itis necessary that we should
have a few, and an honorable and up-
right lawyer is just as deserving of
she respect of the community as though
engaged in any other pursuit. But I
submit that about one hundred and
forty lawyers in Cumbrland county

san unnecessary number, and that
Ihe community would be much better
offif the large majority of them could
by some method be driven into some
other business where they would be
obligel to give a full equivalent for
the money that was paid to them. It
can be done if their clients will desert
them, and settle their disputes by ar-
bitration, simpl stating their cases
themselves, an introducing such tes-
timony as might be necessary, and
leaving the lawyers “out in the cold.”

Right here I vgish to call attention
to one of the leading principles of the
Patrons of Husbandry, or “Grange-,”
which is seldom brought before the
public by the speakers, or in the as ri-
cultural press. In the declaration of
principles this principle is laid down:
“We shall endeavor to avoid litiga-
tion as much as possible by arbitration
in the “Grange.” This is a funda-
mental principle laid down for the
government of the whole Order, and
in the b» -laws of nearly all of the Sun
ordinate Grange-s is found the follow-
ing, or something to the same effect:
"In no case shall membe.s of this
Grange enter into litigation with each
other until they shall have presented
it to the Grange, and in case of dim-
culty each shall choose an arbitrator
who shall be a member in good stand-
ingin the Grange. If they can not
agree in adjusting said dimtulty, they
shall choose anoth.-r member in good
standing in the Grange, to act with
them, and a decision of a majority
shall be final. _All persons who are
members of this Order are bound to
carry out the principle laid down in
tha above. and D. D. T. Moore says in
the Tribune and Farmer: “In this
matter alone the Order has already
saved_ millions to the farmers, not
counting _the other benefits derived
from settling differences by—arbitra-
tion._” The statement is atrue one,
and in thousands of cases members of
the Order have saved many times the
cost of joining the Grange in this
matter alone, to say nothing of the
many benefits that have came in oth-
er ways It seems to me that this is
a very important feature of the Order,
and that in urgin the claims of the
Grange the spea sis and writers
should br.ng it much mo_re prominent-

DECE MBER l5, 1883.

1y before the public. Just think what
a great work will have been a»com-
plished when the maj ority of the
farmers shall have solemnly bound
themselves to settle all future difllcui-
ties and differences by arbitration, and
shall have thus pledged themselves to
avoid entering into law suits, and
spending their money and lime in
needless contention. Induce them to
join the Grange and the work is done.
—-Home and Farm.

 

Welling Lead Pencils.

The act of putting :1 lead pencil to the
tongue» to wet it just before writing,
which is lmbituail with many people, lS
one of the oddities for wliicli it is hard
to give any i'c:i.~mii—1ii1less it began in
the days wlu-ii pencils \vere poorer than
now, :m<l was continued by exuiiiple to
the next g€‘iil’i‘.'l.ili.Ill.

A lead pencil should never be wet. It
burdens the lead and ruins the pencil.
This fact is kumvn to lii’\\'Sp2l[)ei‘ men
and Sl}t’ii0gl'llllllt‘l'S. But ill"cll‘l_\‘ every-
one else does we: ll ll-.-ul pencil before
using it. ’l'b-- fzlvl was deliiiitcly set-
tled b_\ :1 Ilfi\V.\'p£lp\'l‘ clvrk way down
l<I:ast.

living; of at l11ll:lllt‘lil2llll;:|l turn of
mind, he llS(,‘.L‘l‘i2lillt‘(l by actual count
that of til 1}" persons who cznuc into his
nlliL'(’ to write an zulve-rti.~"ciiieiit or zi
<-lii1:'(:linoticc, foi'ty-niiic wet 2: pencil
on lill‘li' i1i<:iitlislJcl'oi'c ilfiiilg it. Now,
this (‘lurk always uses the best pencils
('lil‘l‘l.5'lllllg 21 good one with soineiliiiig
of the pride :1 soldier for-ls iil his gun or
s\vord,;u1<.l it hurts his fer-liiigs to have
his pom-ils h'[l<)lll.'ll. llut pl)llil,‘il(:SS and
llll:x'llli‘:-is ('<;n.\‘l(ll3l'llll1)ilS require him to
lvnd his penal scores of tiiues a day.
Aiul oftl-ii, lifter it hall been wet till it
\\'u.x' h ml and brittle and refused to
murk. his feeling would overpower
him. l“iu'.ill_\' he got so1ue('heu.p 11-
(‘HS and .~il1urpem~.:tlieii1, uiillkepttlzfam
to lend. Tlw first pe-i'.-ou who took up
the stock pr-in-ii was it druynizui, whose
breath smelt of onions and whisky. He
held the point in his mouth and soaked
it for several minutes, while he was
tortiiring himself in the effort to write
an zulveiiiseiiieiit for u missing bull-
dog. Tlwu a sweet looking young lady
(‘H1118 into the ofiico, with kid gloves
that buttoned half the length of her
zmn. She picked up the same old pen-
cil and pressed it to her dainty lips
prepur:itoi'_v to writing an zulvertise-
an-nt for a lost bracelet. The clerk
would ll;lV'¢‘ stuyccl her lllliid even at
the risk of 21 box of the best Faber
[)tl1(_‘llS, but he was too late. And thus
that pencil passer! from mouth to
mouth for 2: week. It was sucked by
people of all milks and stations, and all
(legn-(ls of Cle2lllllll(‘SS and unclc:inli-
in-ss. lut 'tw«=re well to forbear. Sure-
l_v no one who reads this will over again
wet 21 Iezul }>t‘l1(,‘il.

 

Food For Thought.

“The best government cannot long
endure where the tendency of the law
is to createa rapid accumulation of
properly in the hands of a few, and to
render the masses of the people poor
and dependent.”

So said Daniel VVebster, one of the
ablest expounders of the law the world
has furnished in a century. Were be
living today his voice would ring as
a trumpet blast in legislative halls,
denouncing in scathing terms the mo-
..opolies ti-at enrich the few by rob-
bing the many, and not satisfied with
present profit.-4 and emoluments, seek
ll) fasten their power more securely
on the public through judicial sanc-
tion and special legislation. Has the
law been complied with or disre-
garded in corporate bodies where the
capital stock has been doubled, and
not a dollar of additional capital paid
in? Haith law been upheld when a
few men in this way ama.-is millions
aiidlevy a tax on the public to pay
dividends on fictitious capital thus
created? Are the liberties ol’ a free
people in dluger when a few skillful
financiers in a few years roll up for-
nines of a hundred millions and at the
same time are no producers within
themselves of substantial wealth. Are
the riches thus accumulated of real
hencfi. to the industrial and commer-
cial interests of the nation, or do they
represent, in agreat degree, the earn-
iugs of labor and capital withdrawn
from legitimate enterprise and placed
in the pockets of cormorants greedy
for prey? If law is set aside, public
and private interests disregarded. and
the iron collar of monopoly and cor-
porate power fastened on the people
and they submit tamely, is not the
end of free institutions near at hand?
Pause, reflect and consider. Where is
the remedy? At the polls. Those
white winged ballots, if rightly cast,
can strikes blow so swift and sure
Ihat monopolies, and the power the
wield will be buried so deep they wt 1
never have a resurrection in free
A'nerica.—Juslz'cc.

Power of School Directors.

The supreme court of Iowa has de-
cided a vary important case, settling
the right of school directors in certain
cases.

In Des Moines the directors estab-
lished arule that pupils of the pub-
lic schools who damage a school build-
jug should pay all damages, and be
guspended from school until the
amount is paid. A child of Perry
Perkins, while at play on the grounds,
accidently knocked a ball through a
window of the school house. The boy
was suspended. Perkins denied the
right or power or the board tosus-
pend the boy, and decided to test the
question, not because of the amount
ofdamages involved, but to establish
the law in the case; and therefore by
niandamaus proceedinvzs in the cir-
cuit court, sought to compel the direct-
ors to re-admit his son. The defen-
dants, the directors, demurred to
Perkin’s petition on the gtound that
the court had no jurisdiction, the law
having provided that appeals from the
decisions of school directors, shall go
to the county superintendent, and
from him to the State su erintendeut
The lower court sustains the demur-
rl‘, when Perkins appealed to the
supreme court, and the court decided
that the circuit court had jurisdiction.
and was the proper tribunal; and
further, that the school directors have
no power or authority tomake such
a rule. While a child may be expelled
from school for breach of declpline or
offenses against good order and morals.
he cannot for innocent acts done.
The rule in question was not to secure
good order, but to enforce an obliga-
tion to pay a certain sum of men
The directors have no power to m e
or enforce such a rule.

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DECEMBER 15, 1883.

Qumnmnixatimu.

THE SERGEANT’ 5 STORY.

TOLD IN THE GRAVE-YARD OF A FRONTIER )l|LI-
TLBY POST.

1 tell you pard in this Western wild.

As a general thing the dirt's jisr. piled

In a rather promiscious sort of a way

On top of a soldiers mortal clay:

An’ a person'd think by that marble shaft,
And the flowers a waving above the ’graft,'
That a major-general held that tomb—-

But the corpse down there were a private’s

plume.

I remember the day they swore Mead in;
He was pale comp!ected, and rather thin;
He'd bin what they sail a trampin’ beat.
An’ enlisted fur want 0' something to eat’
It's always the case that anew recruit,
Is the butt 0’ tricks from the older fruit;
An’ the way the boys tormented the cuss
Was real down wicked an’ scandalous!

He took it 9.1- with a sickly smile,

An’ said if they'd wait till after awhile,

Till fie got fed up in some sort 0' trim,

lt mighn’t be healthy to fool with him!

An’ Iknew by the look 0' that fellow’s eye,
Fur all he was backward an’ kind 0' shy,
That behind his skeleton sort 0’ breast,

A heart like a lion's found a nest.

One night as the guard at 12 o'clock,
Relieved the senlinel over the stock,

Tr-e corp‘ral seen a. kind of a glare

From towards the ofilcers’ quarters there!

The alarm was raised; an’ the big gun fired,
An’ the soldiers not more than half attired,
Come a rushing out on the barrnck ground,
With a will and excited sort of a bound.

The Colonel's headqulrters were all afire,

An’ the flames a mounting higher and higher,

An’ what with the yells 0' men, and shrieks

Of the officers’ wives with their whitish
cheeks,

An’ the roar of the flames an’ the dev'lish
light,

Illuminatin’ the dark pitch night,

Twar such ssighl as I've often thought

You could see in hell when it's bilin' hot,

An’ then with a wild despairing yell,
The Colonel shouted. “My God where's
Nell?"

His wife responded——“She,s in her bed!"

Then fell t) the ground like a person dzatdl
Up through tha roof the mad flames roared,
An‘ blinding smoke in a dense in iss poured
Thro' ev’ry crevice and crack till the cloud
Hung above like a death black shroud!

{It mi.ghtn't be out of place to state-«

As kinder accounting for this Mead’s fate——
That Nell was an angel, ten years old,

With a heart as big an pure aw the virgin gold
Au‘ she had kind of an angel trick,

Of readin’ an‘ sich like to the sick;

An‘ many's the dainty her hands‘d bear

To Mead, at times, in the hospital there.)

My God twas 'nough to raise the hair

On the head of a marble statue! I‘here

St od a crowd of at least two hundred men,
None daring to enter that fiery pen——

Meu that were brave on an Injun trail,

Whose courage was never known to fail--—
But is enter the building was certain de ith
So they stood there staring and holding their

breath.

Then all at once with an eager cry,

An’ a bull dog look in his flashing eye!
This Mead rushed up to the wailin' band,
Au’ a paper thrust in the Colonel's hand,
“My mothers address,” he said, an’ then
He sorter smiled on the crowd of men,
An just like a flash of lightning shot

Thro the door right into the seething pot

With a yell of horror the crowd looked on
Fur they felt with him twas good by John
But half a minute after the,dash

An upstairs window burst with a crash!
And there stood lllead like a smiling saint
The gal in his arms in a dead like faint,
He yelled for a rope, to let her down,

To tzzra. firina~which means the groan.‘

Then he tied the .ope to the winder sash

Fur to follow down then came a crash,

An’ the blazin roof with a fearful din,

Tnrowed the boy to the ground as it tumbled
11]

We carried him way from the fearful heat,
A hopin the noble heart still beat;

But the old post-surgeon shook his head,
An said with a sigh that Mead was dead!

I ‘I f 1* V ‘F

It wasn't long afore little Nell,

Get over her shock, as soon as well

She circulated among the men,

With 8. sheet of paper, ink and pen,

An axed each one to give his mite,

In remembrance of Mead‘s brave work that

night,

An’ as the result this monument stands;
Among the flowers planted by Nellie’s hands.

An every evening she walks up there
The boys all say, fur to drop a tear!
An Ive seen her too on her knees right there
With her face turned upwards as if in prayer,
You see that line‘s above to tell
As how that stone was erected by Nell,
An down at the botten there youll see
Some Bible qnotin—
HE DIED non ME.

A Criticism.

In one of the most promirent pul-
pitsin Kalamazoo, Sunday evening,
Nov. 18th, was preached a sermon
which it is hoped the minister did not
intend to leave the impression which
he really did leave. The impression
conveyed was that the social, intel-
lectual and moral advantages were
monopolized by the cities, and the
reverend gentleman said there were
no fortunes made following the plow,
for both wealth and distinction came
from the use of the mind or brains
which found its scope in cities, as
though it required no brains to man-
age a. farm properly, no scientific
knowledge to know the crops best
adapted to each kind of soil, the cul-
tivation required to bring the greatest
yield, the stock adapted to certain lo-
calities or conditions, the laws of na-
ture regarding the weather, or fruit
and its cultivation. In fact_ there is
no calling requiring so wide a range
of knowledge.

As for wealth, the reverend gentle-
man should ride after some good
Granger’s matched team in any direc-
tion from Kalamazoo, and he will see
comfortable homes owned by men
who have earned their property in
the country. These men could bu)’
outa half-dozen town’s trade people
and still have a competence left-

Count. the men among your ac-
quaintances who have left the coun-
try to make their fortune in the
cities, then refresh your memory as
to their present standing.

Inside their country homes are
books, magazines, papers and mu-

sical instruments, and th_e inhabi-
tants for intellectual and moral
standing rank shoulder to shoul-
der with the dominie’s own par

ishionera. Farmers have time for
reading and no class of people are bet-
ter acquainted with issues between
the political parties, religious contro-
versies or literary topics. My next
door farmer neighbor lakes fifteen pa-
pers weekly.

The writer knows something of
city life, if Chicago and St. Louis may
he called cities, and city people seem
compelled to maintain a certain style
whether they can afford it or not,while
country people live comfortably and
independently. There are so many
ways of spending money in cities,
oping the wealthier circles. The
wealth is more evenly distributed in
the country, for in cities one-half are
enormously wealthy, while the other
half live from hand to mouth, and the
hand often has a chronic habit of go-
ing to the mouth eznpty.

The healtlifulness. beauty, and free-
dom from competition are points 11
the farmer's favor, while the press,
telephone, and telegraph leave him
not far behind his city brother in
every other advantage. The farmer’s
food is pure and comes to him direct
from nature's hand. E zery dollar the
farmer earns makes no man prorer,
while every dollar a Gould or a Van
derbilt gains causes some one togroan.

E. w. s.

Boys And Farm Work.

Reformer .-ays, he fears Aunt Hat-
tie’s article, “How to save the boys,“
will have a tendency to induce
them to leave the -farm, become pat-
rons of billiard saloons, pool rooms,
beer shops, etc.. (lfljd forbid I should
do such adreadful thing as that. New,
I have a great regard for the boys,
think two or three good, smart boys,
with a girl or two to keep them tame
and polish them up a bit, arejust the
nicest things a farmer can raise.
And it was due to this great love for
them, that induced me to write as I
did. I was born and brought up upon
a farm, have always lived upon one
and expect to die there. Have always
thought with all the improved ma
ehinery, which is 9 great help, that it
isjust plain, routine work, and not
always paying either. Michinery en-
ables you to turn off more work with
in a given length of time without the
expense of hiring so many hands,
hence it helps the farmer pecuniarily
But I fail to see that he works less
hours or has more leisure unless he
has a mind to take it. Their working
hours in the summer are from half-
past four A. M until seven or eight
and sometimes nine 1’. M. (Heaven
pity the boy that has to put in more
time.) Fifty years ago the farmer
had not the work to do he has now.
Why, because he couldn’t do it. He
had not the facilities to accomplish
as much, he worked in a tread-:.iill,
round and round, with little or no
machinery to help him and if by
close economy he made the ends meet
when the year come round he did
well. Labor was very cheap, ten or
twelve dollars per month was all that
could be afforded. True, farming has
taken a long stride forward since
then, and as machinery has increased
so has the work as also have the
profits. It is now possible for a man
that owns a good farm and manages
it judiciously to keep abreast of the
times and enjoy all of the comlorts
and many of the luxuries of life.
Now, this is showing up the dark side
of farm life perhaps, but we don’t an
ticipate it will cause one boy to leave
the farm. They know all about the
hard work, you’, can’t deceive them
a bit. If they are sensible they will
bear in mind the old maxim “There
is no excellence without great is-
bor;” and if they expect to succeed
anyzuhere, they will have to be pru-
dent, frugal and industrious, and keep
an unlimited stock of integrity. Is
it wise to advise all boys to stick lo
the farm? We think not. There are
many boys not adapted to farm life
they have a decided inclination for
other work. They may have natural
mechanical genius, inventors, build-
ers, may be full of trade and enter-
prise. They ought to leave and go to
the city. It is best for them and the
country. Some of the noblest, smart-
est and most reliable men in the na-
tion, those that have attained the
highest honors, were thg sons of far-
mers. It doesn’t follow then if the
boys leave the farm they are going to
become patrons of billiard saloons,
beer shops, etc. The boys have their
rights, respect them. If you want to
keep them upon the farm and they
are adapted to it make that life a pleas-
ant experience to them and give them
a chance to make something. All
work and no play or recreation and
the meager prospect of a few hundred
after the old man's demise, is not an
inviting prospect to an ambitious
boy. Do away with old fogyism,
leave of! growling and grumbling,
beautify your homes externally and
internally, and be a progressive far-
mer; show him you are willing to
help him and by skillful manage-
ment, make the woik profitable so
he may see the remuneration of labor
is just as good, all things considered, as
the same money invested elsewhere,

TEE QBAEOE VISITOR.

and he will love the old farm and be ‘ Report of C. G. Luce, of fllchigan on the

unwilling to leave it. Be lenient and
forbearing if he don’t have quite as
much care and get up quite as early
in the morning as you are in the habit
of doing. Shakspeare says:

“Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye
And where care lodges sleep will never lie
But when unbusied youth with nnstuiled

brain, '
Doth couch his limbs there golden sleep doth
reign.”
AUNT HATTIE.

Fraternity Grange.

Bro. Cobb:--F-.'a.tern.ty Grange
sends greeting. W's are prospering
finely and are not among the number
who think the Grange has seen its
day. In fact we believe it will live
for years to bless the farming commu-
nity, and are training our children in
the same faith. Oct. lO.h was our
children‘s day; the young folks and
little people furnished entertainment
in the way of essays, in sic, ~ tc., and
the elders fOll()W(d with invitation to
a well-spread table, all passed oii
pleasantly. October 23 our Overseer,
Mrs. J. W. Childs presented the
Grange a portrait of her husband,
our late Master. Her remarks wese
touching and appropriate. Response
was made by our Master J. B. Lard,
and others. S P. Ballard read a poem
prepared for the occasion and all ex-
pressed thanks for the gift. Our last
regular meeting was devoted largely
to business attending the purchase of
a new carpet and organ. H nry Har-
ris read a carefully prepared essay.
A meeting was appointed for two
weeks from that day to discuss the
moral influence of the stage, while at
our next regular meeting we will dis-
cuss farm topics. So we move.

Yours with regards,
Mus. EMMA CAMPBELL,
Lecturer.
Augusta, Nov. 12, 1883.

In Memoriam.

[Read before Sherwood Giange, No. 96,
Upon the death of Brother Charles E. Bul-
lings, by Mrs. H. M. Traverse ]

Worthy llfasters Brothers and S58
ters.-——.-lccording to the custom of our
Grange, we are assembled here this
evening to hold our grateful feast.
These meetings have always been ll’.-
ieresting and beneficial; but the broth-
er and sister who have so largely con-
tributed to the social feature, making
them one of pleasure as well, are to-
night, sad and silent; one and all seem
to feel the presence of an unseen shad-
o W. \Ve look in each other’s faces, and
thesame look of sadness is resting upon
the countenance of everyone. VVe
look in vain for familiar faces; their
places are vacant; made so by the death
of one near and dear to them. Atone
fell stroke, one of their number has
been stricken down; one more link in
their earthly chain has been severed,
and has been borne away to those ce-
lestial realms, where it will unite once
again with loved ones gone before.

As brothers and sisters, bound to
gether by the mystic tie of our noble
Order, our hearts are sore and op
pressed, the dark angel has entered
our harvest field and atone smoke of
the sickle, has cut down and gathered
one of our slisaves of ripened grain for
the garner above. To our sorrowing
and bereaved sister, we extended our
warmest sympathy, together with our
fraternal love. As we gaze upon our
charter, with its sombre trimmings
our tltougbts will revert to the last
meeting of our Pomona Grange when
our brother met with us for the last
time, and we shall never forget the
genial light of that countenance, as
we saw him last taking an honored
place in Pomona’s court.

S1 wwly and sadly, we wended our way,

To the lone church-yard, that bright Sabbath
day;

Andth-are ’neath the leaves of crimson and
gold,

We laid our brother so silent and cold.

We felt in our hearts, as we turned away,

Tis not our brother but his lifeless clay;

That rests so quietly ’neath the green sod,

His spirit has gone to rest with his God.

The usual resolutions of sympathy
and friendship were adopted by the
Grange and ordered spread upon its
minutes.

Sherwood, Nov. 1883.

 
 

THAT is not true economy which
holds a. farmer to grinding tasks day
after day, week after week through the
weary months. always taxing endur-
ance to the last degree. There are
times, it is true, when we must put
forth superior ellort and continue the
strain through the period of demand.
but w_hen he establishes the habit; of
applying himself through all the hours
of wakefullness to physical labor, take-
ing only time for hismeals, he degrades
his calling, and deprives himself of en-
joyment which properly belongs to his
vocation. T_rue economy implies time
for preparation, time to obtain intelli-
gent acquaintance with the business
inhand. This means association with
other farmers, study of the work con-
ference with those who have had ’prac-
tical experience directed by full under-
standing. True economy would make
such division of time as to make de-
velopment of all the faculties to com-
plete manhood. The_ Grange gives
every farmer opportunity to enlarge his
understanding. It gives him the means
by which he can meet and confer with
his neighbors on matters of deep im-
portance 111 his own personal interest.
The Grange is a means by which farm-
ers may advance in their profession
through better understanding of all
re_qu1rements. True economy directs
wise use of the opportunities so afford-

%dT'.;_-From the IIu.9b(1"1'idman, Elmira,

Agricultural College.

[Presented to the National. Grange on Se:ond

Day of Session]

It affords me pleasure to comply
with the requirements ofa resolution
adopted by this body at its session in
1882, relating to the Agricultural Col-
leges of the several States. Possibly
Ifarled to c- mprehend the true in-
tent and purpose of the committee on
Education in reporting and the
Grange in adopting the resolution,
and may go beyond the exact infor-
mation called for, in presenting some
facts in regard to the history, work
and progress of the Michigan Agricul-
‘ural College.

Vs-ry early in the history of our
Stwte, the question or Agricultural
Education was freely discussed by the

eople and in our legislative halls.
"Unis discussion culminated in 1850 in
iiiesubmission ofa provision in the
l'|)USl.ll.ull0I1 of the Slate as follows:
The Legislature shall encour.-.ge the
uromolion of intellectual, scientific
—-nd agricultural improvement, and
-ball as soon as pi-zcticable provide
or the establisliment of an agricul-
tural sclxool.

In compliance with this provision
the Legislature in 1835 pas-"ed a bill
establishing an Agricultural College a
or near L:'.[lSdDg‘, the capital of the
State. At. that time the capitol as well
as the college was in the woods and
surrounded on all sides by dense for
est.

This fact added much to its embar-
rasmcnt in the days of its infancy

From the start it encouineretl deter
auin ed opposition. This was strength
ened by blunders (some of them una-
svoidable) in management.

It was an innovation upon establish-
+-d customs. It was a pioneer of its
kind. Those in charge were compelled
i0 feel their way as lliey moved along,
and we are now more willing to excuse
the blunders than we were at the time
they were made. The opposition al-
rhough strong was not united in res.
son, plan or purpose, and this proved
to be the salvation of the College in
zhe days of its youth.

1. Many were opposed to book farm
log in any and all forms.

2. Others were skeptical in regard to
its possibility of associating labor with
me acquisition of knowledge,

3-‘ml A large number of thinking
1' irmers were opposed to the plan
:-.dop‘c<l. They desired that it should
partake more of the character of an
experimental farm and less of that of
the schools of other college-‘.

4th. Manv educators desired t al-
iach it to our State University, as a
sort of a tifth wheel. But lH;'w‘c-‘\/:1‘
much the farmers of the State might
difl"er in regard to the other plans or
objections they were united and de-
termined in their opposition to con
necting it with the University. _

The college was opened in May. l8oT,
"and has from the.’ day to this main
dined its independent :XlSl€I]CF* as a
separate and distinct Agricultural (jol-
lege. When established it was placed
lll charge of the State B ard of E lu-
Ha ion. In 1861 it was placed in charge
--"a B raid of Agricilture, created for
vhat purpose. This board consists of
airmen appfinted by the G-wernor.
by and with the advice and consent
of the senate. The appointments have
been aim at universally confei‘re.l up
on tlios-.5 who have been in whole, or
in par‘, engageil in agricultu al pur
suits. This board is clothed with
large discietionary authority. It
chooses the president, appoints pro-
1'e-sors and prescribes the course of
study. A-: our college has but one de-
partment, there is no opportunity to
choose which dep rtment the s-‘.udr.-his
will enter.

1: is all agricullil./‘a1.

Everything is taught in the Eng
ti-lb langu ~gc. Neither Greek, nor
Hebrew, nor Latin, nor French, nor
German.

S udents from our own Slate, as
well as from all the rest of the world,
attend free of charge for tuition.
Board is paid for at cost by the stu-
dents All of them, rich or poor,
proud or humble, fat or loan. lazy or
industrious, are requ.red to labor on
-he farm, in the garden,g-reenhouse or
s.-mi-where else, at least three hours
each dayvfor five days in a week. For
this work they are paid by the State
at the rate of eight cents per hour.

The experience of these twenty
years has seemed to demonstrate the
fact that this labor quickens rather
than dulls the mental energies. And
the students that pass out from this
college do so with a loyalty to and a
respect for labor and the laborer.
They start out with more ofa set_ pur
pose to do something to make aliving
. nd are not so much imbued with the
idea that th—. world owes them a liv-
ing because of their education. The
commencement orations are filled
with sentiments of respect for the
productive industries of the country.

The school year is of nine montlis
duration. The long vacation occurs Ill
the winter. This affords the students
an opportunity to teach and secure
funds to aid in defraying expenses.

The president and professors are re-
quired by the Board of Agriculture to
hold at least six Farmers’ lnstitutes
each rear. Of course this is done dur-
ing tlie winter vacations.

These institutes are located in differ-
ent portions of the State. They come
at the invitation of Agricultural soci-
eties. and County or Subordin_at_e
Grangcs. The proceedings are partici-
pated in by the president, professors
and the fariners of the vicinity. These
Institutes have done much to popu-
larize both colle e an i agricultural ed- ,
ucation general y. For several ycairs.
our State Grunge has appointed a
standing committee upon the Agricul-
tural college with instructions to visit
the college when in session. exam-
ine, coinmend, criticize or suggest as in
their judgment the case re uires. This
course has brought the range and
colle e into very close. and very friend-
ly re atious. This has done much to
stren then the college v_v1t_h the public,
and -day it is not claiming too much
to say that it rests on as solid a founda-
tion as any of our institutions. It now
ranks with any of them in confidence,
esteem and usefulness in a State that
We believe to be justly proud of its ed-
ucational and charitable institutions.

The farmers are more and more, each
year, taking charge of it. This is true
of the eople at large on the Board of
Agricu ture and in the Legislature.
More and more they are feeling that it
is our college. The whole number of
students in attendance during the year
1882 was 216. The average for ten years
has been very nearly 200. A large num-

 

ber of these never complete the course.
Some of them come in as specials to
study some specific subject. And some
commence with the intention of com-
pleting the CUul‘St.‘, but for various rea-
sons fall out ‘>3’ the way. The whole
number of graduates in the twent\-
three classes has been 27;}. The small-
est graduating class was in 1862 con-
sisting of 0111).‘ live stiulents. The
largest was in lxsl and consisted of
thirty-three. (ii the 27;: graduates 103
are farmers, on’ others are engaged in
various industrial pursuits; 1.09 are in
the profession or engaged in commer-
cial pursuits. Of course all of the
graduates are coinparatively young
men.

It is too early to take the full lllt‘llS—
ure of their sum-css or want of it.
More than 70 of these 5_rr:id1Late.~; are on
f:u'ms in the State of Michigzni. l en-

joy the per‘.-;on:il a ‘\lll:lllllzlI1l‘e of many

and know that they are adding lll2l[t‘X‘l-
ally in the intvllevtual forces to be
found on the furnis And they are

thus aiding: the l.lllt‘l'S of the soil in
building upon the only real solid foun-
lliltlilll, lmowl-(1;/I‘. l vcntllrc the as-
sertion that full as inany of these stu-
dents renmin on the farins as would

have done so if tho-_v had not eiijo_ve<l

the bent-lit of :1 (‘tlllt-gl-zllt-‘ edu<.-:ition,:md
many more than would have «lone so
if l.llt‘_\' had grzuliiuteil at our L'ni\'ersi-
ty. While there is still roniii for ini-
}>l'()V'l"l'llI',‘lll as all will auluiil, yet we do

know that our (?Hl.ll“,','P is doing much

to educate the l'ai'iiie-is of the Static.
and we shall imilwitli «lellglittlie day

wlien gi‘-.i(l1mte.\‘ of the .\ll('lllg':lll .\g1'i-
cultural College are to be found on the
farins in every ll(‘lglll)l)l‘lI(m(l and town-
sliip. No one now qm-stioiis that it
was the ll¢‘.l)_l,'l|l of wisdom to m:«.intain
it as a. distiur.-i ugrii,-ulturzil school with
its one Slllgle Il(*])iil‘llll(*lll.

Report olwidashjianufacture at the State
Public School.

The following is the repolt of the
results of the manufacture of gas by
:he new process for one year. which
will be of interest to all who buy
light:

STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL, l
COLDWATER, «Sept.  -'53
’l‘0 THE BOARD or CON'1'ROL:——-

Gentlemen: I herewith submit the
report of the engineer showing the
amount of gas consumed and th.-- cost
during the year ending Aug. 30 ult.
The report shows the correctness of
our estimates that the cost by the new
use works would not exceed about
3~‘20Uper annum, the cost before the
works were put in being about $1,000
per annum. The cost of coal and pe-
troleum I kr ow to be correct from my
books as treasurer. The DP-R gas
works began operations Sept. 1, 1882.
'l‘he gas is made from crude petroleum
of fine qualhy, by a process somewhat
similar to that used in making coal
gas. it is a fixed gas and is substan-
ilally the same as coal gas in its chem-
ical properties, except as is shown by
l'38 giving a whiter light of greater
candle powerwliich accounts for less
being used during the same time
than coal gas The cost for coal gas
for the five years preceding the intro
: uction of the oil gas has been as lol-

I )WSI H578, $l,l)9i),71|; 1879, $948-
l88(), $988 80; 1881, $945 90; 1882,
.5943 80, As many lights have been

l.\ul‘ilH(l with no more restrictions than
when coal gas was used. The manu-
ucture of gas at the school has been
in all respects, for a public in.-;tituti-on,
eminently successful.
Respectfully yours,
C. D. RA.\'I)Al.L,
b‘ec’y. and Tree».
(,‘()l.l)W.\'1‘i~1l<, Se.-pl. 2.3, 1.~‘.~':'..
J. N. Fosrrzu, .\'L'r'i'.

1) ar iS'ir:~lIei'ewitli pleasv lih-l
.\‘till('lll0lll of gas rcconl for ll‘s‘(‘ill via:-.r
of 1358' 3. v

in l't‘.g£ll'«'l to the success of the We
works I would say, that they am:
working pt-,rfcctly. Tlw only repairs
put on them during the last year being
10 inches of ()ll€~lll(5ll wrought iron pipe
luiriied out in the suppci‘-heatci' con-
nection to retort, and the replacing of
«fat single lire brick in lining of the
furnace door. I anticipate tlizit the tar
will nearly if not quite, pay for the re-
pairs in the future. During the past
winter no trouble or diminution of light
was experienx.-ed, allliougli the main
gas pipe running from gas works to
buildings is buried only about two feet
below the surface of the ground. F ruin
this pipe during the past year I have
taken less than one-half pint of drip
water. Tlu: meter which was guinmed
so badly from the use of coal gas, as
not to register correctly the contents of
the gasometer when first set up, now
registers accoriling to the (:lll)l(i:ll ca-
pucity of the gasoini-ter. The gas lix—
tures abont the buildmgs :m_- gi\'in,<.:
considerably less ti'01ib‘u- than foriue-rl_v
by being less obstructed with compen-
sation collectingin tlu-In.

All of which is respectfully submitted
l-1. i\IANsi«:i.I..
(‘liicf Ellgllleel‘,
Gus, Six-ziiii and Water Work.<.

TllE()I1(* mode by which Lliistles are
killed is to smother them. When they
grow in a corn field and the plow can-
not be used, the cultivator and hoe will
kill them if used at the first moment
they can be seen coming out of the
ground. Six or seven battles witlithem
in this way, regularly followed u , will
more than "‘discouragc" them. ut if
they are neglected, and given a week or
more to recuperate, the work will be of
no use. Digging outis of little use be-
cause some pieces of roots will always

sprout. Allow them no time to breathe
above ground and the _]0l)1S done.

WITH :i sigh of relief the Louisville
Cuurie1"—.}’our/zal informs us that the
books to be written by Blaine and
Conklin are not to be published at the
expense of the government.

Husbands of sickly Wives

Don’: be discouraged. ZOA-PHORA has
brought health and happiness into
many families where other remedies
and skillful physicians had failed.It is
not a cureall but is especially calcu-
lated for those diseases peculiar to
women. As a relief and cure for these
we believe it has no rival. If before
trying it, you wish to know more
about it write us for proofs and cre-

dentials.
R. PENGELLY & 00.,
Kalamazoo Mich.

'l‘RADE- C0 PY-
IIARKS RIGHTS.
PRINTS. DESIGNS.
LABELS .RE-ISSUES

Send Ducrjptionof your Invention. L. BINGHAI,

Patent Lawyer and Solicitor, Washington, D, 6'.

be left, from which new plants will ,

5

No man should part with his own
individuality and become thatof an-
other.

have a NE\V, RICH, and RARE work unit
before e ualled in attractions and value io all «$1
Over 2000 i limitations, 1100 pages. Int:--duet: n fl
Bishop Simpson. Couinbuzsons from to «align

and specialists. mu '1
3.
AGENTS  

has been expended in its preparation, and. there i no
such thing as competition on ii. 8li).20 zofiillhuyur
for a few inoru flnit class men. A valuable pampbkt
free. The finest prospectus ever made, sen: gelllno
sgs-nts ior examination. Address

(3. G. G, l'A.l.\'E, thblleh

ll.-£16! 93 Griswold .st., Detroit,

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD.
DEPARTURE or TRAINS rnox xAi..sxAxoo.

T1111-}»'l‘AllLE — MAY 16, 1883.
ws:s'rwAnn..

   
 
   

Accommodation leovoa,_

“ nrrives
Evening Express
Pswific Exprese,_
Mail__-_.__--_-
Day Express.__-___

    
 
 
  
 

EASTWARI)
A. .\i. P.
Night l5xprev4s._---..__---_-_-__ :1 52 ___.‘
Ancnmmcslatioii lea‘:-.~s,. _______ __ 7 1 ,___

“ arrives 0 Q
Mail”_____,,,__,,,___,_ 1, 3
Day Expr.--4.-:_____ __ l 33
New York l‘lX}Il"l"| __l 9 Q
Atlantic ltlxprr-ss,__ ______ 1 5

New York, Atlantic and Pacific bx;
Evening: Exprs--s “wit and Night Express out
except Saturdays. '
«lays. l-‘re-ight tmins carrying passengers out M3
Kalamazwo as follows: No 2 » (must) at b:3- P. hl.. nnfl
N0. ‘.10 (west) at 7:13."-.

H. B. Lzbuuo, Gen. hlanager, Denna,
J. A. GRIKR, General l-'1-right Agent, Chicago.

0 W. lluooLn«_G. 1’. & T. A., Chicago.

GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA B. 38
I-’nssi-nger Time Table.

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sr.«rio.\'s. N0. 1. so 3. 5 N0. 5. N0. 1-
—- — ~ —- — .  .,l___ ..
(.‘invlIiir.lti __.._Lv. _ .... -.: 8 15 Au 7 4‘ Pl __
lticlimnnd __,_ “ 3 U5 PM 11 lo “ (lo -,2!) " -
l"f"'izi* ..... .. “ ...... -_l 6 us via, 5 l‘.£AVl Ffn .-

K2tluinazoo_- _ _ Ar.
Kaluiuu7.oo___,l.v
Grand ltapips Ar
Grand Rupirlzcliv.
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GOING SOIJTII.

STATIONS. ‘ .\'o. 2.

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, N0. 4. ‘no.6. I No_.,_’
71*’ l" "

lliutkimiw City Ly ______ __l ‘
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-i3$‘$”3?L’.Z'e::“‘ 3- =  3.32 ‘--‘‘i ‘ "'5 "‘
a z __ _ ‘,

Cadillac _ y ‘ __l1i 4; " y 545 "
:u<llll]afl“__ ‘d,1r:{;-‘)f‘fli,fi10 ..
Irnnl I : 25 “ mg 0-
hmnd Rapuls L‘. 5 up " 1(1) ''
Isallllllfllllil __  50 (I_J  7 no “ 2 5g M
hulziinu/.oo ___[.X_,‘:u flu H __ 7 16 (I 26' u
bturgis ______ __ ‘;tr.’.‘.: - ...... ..l 848 “ 4 40 N
lliclinmnd _,._Ar," :3 on ru 9 55 nI_ 4 35 in ____

7 -I4! “ . 1101'”; 7 35 “

l‘incinn:ili__,__ ‘

No, 5 li‘2$\'\‘S Cincinnati and No 8 leaves Muckhny
1‘ii_v~l:iily, mow-pl. .~‘utur:l.i_v. All other Lmlus daily
4-xi"!-pt Sun 1 -y.

Wooclrufislc--pinr,: cars at NJ. uzul between 01;
4-inuatl and (lruml l‘.upid.s', and .-le--ping nnd diair an
on mine trains lietxvm-n (lruu-I ll.-ipids and Pewskey;
-ilsc Woodriifl.-luuplzigzcurs on Nos 7 and S betwem
Grand llllpllli and .\l;i«'kin:lw City. A. B. LEVI‘,
(lvnl Pass. Agt.

L. S. as ]M[. S. R. R.
KAL...uAzoo Divi.-iio.\' Turn TABLI.

(Time 15 minutes faster than Kalamsmo.)
GOING s0U'ru.

   
      
 

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1‘-'Xi'russ. x A lldw" '7‘-
Le.Graud uapids---__-__l scum 425 mi! sari‘;
Ar. Alli.-gun _____ _-.. __,= 917 ~- , -:40 “ Bl-'1 --
Ar Kalamazoo _ _ u 40 ‘ 1] 40 ‘I
Ar. Sclioolcrull - 7 2 l 40 !.
Ar Three Rivers > 7 245 “
Ar White Pigeol 1 8 450 “
Ar Tolcdo_-_- 2 8 55 ‘I
Ar. Cleveland 7 9 lo 1‘
Ar. Buffalo--- I 1 40 "

GOING NORTH.

N Y t BVN X &0'-.

lhlx & Mgflxprenmlw’-7 h‘
Lo. i5um.io__-__ -'12 45 mfiiz 25AM  56?;
Ar. Cleveland ‘ 7 36 " 1‘ 7 00 “ 960 Ag
Ar. T0ledo______-_ 12 01 Au}l0 50 “ 1000 pg
Ar. White Pigeon.-- _ 6 00 “ l 3 40 mi 8 461.:
Ar. Three Rivers _ , 628 " ' 405 '~ moo -4
Ar Schoolcrnft- 658 " 3‘ 434 " 1210 "
Ar Kalamazoo 7 30 “ 505 " 140;-
Ar Alluiran -- v h4O “ i 608 " 422: “
Grand Rapids 1000 “ l 7 2.6 “ 810 "

I All trains connect at   wltlruwu on
main line.

CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK B. H.
Corrected Tinie-Tablo-- l)eccinber l, 1883,

'rn.u.\‘s vln«nuu1z.—ci..\'iusi. :iakii>u.\' fuss.

    
   
   
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  

 1  r $3.3. ;~.:;.:;

STATIONS.  
9%“ ‘.’.:*.".:.,‘.‘:i.-':’;: 32;’ 1*?‘ ’____:,:3  
-- Lepect ____ -- 815" logo‘ 545“
“ FlIut_.___-- 901“ W

Lu. Dot, G. W. l)1v.;_--
l.v. Dev... ll. (i.li.&5l. 6
.

Pontiac 7 - -

llolly “ 3 '
A r. D£s7nd_  9
l.v.”Durand_-___ 9 lo
“ Lansing---"

“ (marlotte -__ ll 40 “ ,
Ar. Battle Oreek 12 40 Pl
Lv. Battle Creek ...... __

“ Vicksburg -_

“ Sc-hoolcraft_-

“ Marcellus __

ale..-_‘-----——--
“ C,Rl&P Oros 1 47 “ 1
Ar. Ohiusgo ____i 2 4.’. “ 1

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S'rA'rieNs. Mail.

.Chi _____ 9 10 AK'”3W2l Pl '7 34! ms 320 PH
-« car P cmuoos “ ‘ 413 * s23 ~- 620 --
-‘ n'edeeda1e___lio so “ l ...... -_ 19:13 " 7 as --
-' Valparalso__1l50 ‘ ,5 ‘less -* 74. --

“ Haskells_.-_ ram nI’,._
” s¢iiiweli_---l12£2 “ . ......  ...... --
-‘ South nena_l13o“ ,cu " 1110 --
II amu,°,.,,_,.s _‘_ 1 50 H ______ __‘ ______________ __
“ Oassepelis __ 216 " . 121  I115; ..__
“ Marce[lng__. 245 “ y__..---’fl2‘rIAl‘ 

 

   

“ Schoolcraft - 308 " ‘I242 " ' , ' , .‘
" VicksbufS-- fig: l egg" 12:3‘;-.,*,;*§§n"
Ar. Battle Creek ,3 " 1 r ‘  
Lv.Battle Creek 420"-,855“,145“,44.0xx
" Charlotte 522 “ .... ..t 40 “ l 533 '-
« Iansin "III 600 " .io15 " ‘. 322 " . om “
Ar.Duran_ ._ 725" .iio6f_,42n“.75o“
I29 niii-’.j'n.c.ii_& 1 25 '~  9. 4257 91' ‘
Ar.Holly, - I305“, E456" .9.-3”
" Pontiac, “ l 845 “ ‘ 535 " -1040 “
ll negro“. u I 950 u  ‘- 675 -A 1145 is
Lv. Det.,G.W.Div. l ______ ._§,  6 25 " ______ .-
M lI'lint_-_----- 8 20 “ in so " ,--_-.--- s so »
“ Lapeer_____ 9 00 “ 2,1207 AI, _ 920 “

“ Imloy Clty-- 9 24 “ 1 ...... --I
Ar. Port Huron- 10 40 “ , 126 “ 1
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All trains run by central meridian time.
Nos. 3, and 6, «lu"y. All other amino daily, except
Sunday.
1'Trair.s stop for passengers only when signaled.
Pullman Palace cars are rim through Irlthout change
between Chicago and Port Huron, Detroit last angi-
nsw Bay City, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, fiuffalo, New
York, Tomato, Montreal and Boswn.
Dining cars on 3 and 6 West Battle Creek.
Gino. 5. Bun, B. ls. Ouuru
Trafllo Hansgrer. General Inmcgu
E. P. Knnr, Agent, Schoolcrnfl: Mica.


$3‘-.

ti

gentler filipaqimtql.

A GREETING TO THE VISITOR.

Thrice welcome friend, toall our country
homes

Where busy minds for body's need's must
toil

Not for ourselves alone but for all mankind
De-perzil, in truth, upon the fertile soil;

The f.i:mer’s hands alone can furnish bread,
By them alone are all earth's millions ted,
You tuaeh us how to plant and sow the seed,
Kind nature gives us for our future need

Tue thoughts of various writers oft suggest

New ways and means by which the farmer
best

In harmony to dwell as brother's should——-

For are we not all one great brotherhood,

‘Hie farmers and their wives through ages
past

Iave been esteemed among the lower castr-

But slow and sure a change is being wrought

And you kind friend have put in form, the
thought

Of many a farmers wearied heart and hand,

Who felt your need throughout this glorious
land

For new and higher aims we now can see

For which attaining our life work new should
be

Your cheerful words |give courage to the
week,

And point a higher life to those who seek

A fearless stand you've taken for truth and
right ,

And in life's battle these must win the light.

Toward purity of thought your ieichings tend-

In truth you are the farmers faithful friend.

In their behalf your voice is freely heard,

And in high places thoughts are often stired.

Wondering what the G: angers can e’er ex-

pect to do,
To which some brave soul answered,
“To paddle their own canoe."

And now, old VISITOR, we welcome you again

And farmers all, willjoin in this refrain.

Who recoginze in you a tried and worthy
friend,

Full of wise ;counsels that truest hearts have
penned,

May fortune smile, until your ' circulation

Shall End each country home in this great nat-
tiou.
S. Proul.

A Visit to the Art Loan

I have been thinking of telling the
sisters who read the VISITOR of the
treat I have had during the last few
months, but for wantof time to write
it up and partly waiting for others
who have better decriptive pens
than I possess I have reglected it.
There are so many of our readers of
the VISITOR. whose thoughts are as
the‘pcii of the ready writer, and I ex
pect they would favor us with other
views of this great exhibition. At the
earnest request of a friend who writes
to me thus wise: “ You who have
the time, money and opportunityt I go
from home and enjoy the pleasures,
and sights ought to tell us less favored
ones of what you saw of books, pictures
and beautiful things.” And so we
ought to do, we ought to divide our
enjoymcnts with our friends. We
0_ught to drink in enough pleasure to
share mutually with others, who have
alove for the beautiful but not the
opportunity tosee it for themselves.
My visit at the Art Loan reminded
me of my experience when I was at
the Centennial. The admission to the
exhibition was on the same plan, only
one atatime and every one paying
their 0 in fees 25cts.(at the Centennial
it was fifty cents) Another thing, it
is not best to go in too large companies
two is a plenty, more is a crowd, as
one is apt to look after their company
too much, and then again ladies ought
togo by themselves, and gentleman
by themselves. Perhaps some of you
will object, butl will explain. We
ladies like to look at flowers, feathers,
and soft filmy laces, paraphernalia
belonging to baby, Gentlemen like
to look at the solids, the munitions of
war, the iron, steel, and articles of
utility. We do not ignore them, but
there isa proverb“A thing of beauty
is a joy forever.” Around the world
all is not selfishness, else people able
to own rare pictures, costly specimens
of line art, and fancy articles would
not rob their parlors.
Ladies of fine feeling and cultured
taste would not bring forth their pre
cious treasures of the dear departed
ones and memories of the past, for
the public to gaze upon and for the
careless observer, had they not a de
sire to please otb ers. Did they live for
themselves alone? Pictures eating on
thousand up to twenty thousand were
placed in the Art-Loan by liberal per-
sons for those who enjoy such things
but are not able to own them-—surely
such generosity ought to claim our ad-
miration. I visited the Art Loan
twice, once in September and then
again after the time had been exten-
ded beyond its limitation. I planned
to enter the building as soon as open-
ed in the morning, and before I was
tired that I might enjoy it to the full-
est extent. There was some thing to
please every body. I enjoyed most the
Oil paintings water colors black and
white and the brie-a-orac. Oneof the
saddest picture which claimed my at
tention was Margaretta being led toher
execution ; saddess, innocence and the
inevitable all combined in her conn-
't¢nance, the everpesent priest near
ai hand to ofier consolation, the ele-

ters of charity with their peculiar re-

ligion garb surround her with eailened
yet placid faces. The bevy of school
girls preparing for private theatricals.
was ii true representative of boarding
-chool life. The abandoning of the
ship ..'Ivannette in ass-'a ofice is said to
he a correct portration of the scene
and was painted to order for James G.
Bennett. The adoration of the shep-
acds was a picture of strofig imagina-
tion and would cause the spectator to
afeel sort ofreallzing sense 0‘ the-ii

emotions and the more one looks at it
the longer they will want to look.
' ‘lie crucifixion was so lifelike the
prints of the nails in the hands and
the blood trickling from the wounds,
and the agoniz-—d look of the sorrowful
countenance caused a shudder and I
had no desire for an extended exam-
ination of the picture, too terriblca
scene for the idle passer by.

In room X I saw two portraits black
and white. They were to me hideous
pictures and I was about turning awav
from them when a lady at my side
said, those are interesting pictures.
They are worked on white crape with
human hair. I turned to my catalogue
and found they were of interest. One
was the head of Sir John Filstatf, the
other Richard II. and boil: worked in
crape and human hair as she said. I
spent c-rinsiderable time looking for
the picture of Jim Bluvlso-ta the id: -t,
(873) who stood at the helm of the
burning ship and rescued the ra=sen-
gers and broughtthem safely to shore
though be nearly lost his life. I wa-
it little disappointed as I had fancied
it would be a large picture showing
the burning ship and all the scene as
enacted, but it was a small size picture
“indicating much in little.” Ir. was ii
-strong {athletic man with de?.i3l—
mination and strong will power, writ-
ten in every lineament of his face.

The working of the muscle and fea-
tures as it were caused by the beat or
the blaze and the picture of intense
agony and a look in his eye that said.
I will do my duty though I perish in
the flames. But I mus‘; not loiter
here. One comical picture "Hunting
the rat” was true to life. The rat was
under the cupboard, a little boy try-
ing to poke him out with ii stick, two
girls on the table, one on a chair. The
mother with the broomstick near the
door trying to show the boy where to
attack the rat, and from the looks of
all parties concerned, I should imag-
ine there was some screaming. Girls
of the VISITOR did you ever Witlicss
such a scene in real life? Now go with
me in imagination to the brie a—b ac
room and we will look at apiece of
earthenware blue and white, a soup
tureen and plitter used by A3-
ron Burr. Silver tea caddy and
spoon to measure tea 100 years old.
, talian chair, inlaid with copper and
ivory, the property of Charles Dickens
and standing formerly in the hall of
Gadwill. Italian settle inlaid with
ivory and different colored woods, 100
years old. Carved ivory statuette of
an Indian prince riding on an ele-
phant. »

The department of real lace had
great attractions for me, not that I
ever expect to be able to 0 vn much of
that exquisite article. The pillows on
which it is made, the patterns some
ofthein still unfinished, the bobbins,
theinnumerable pins sticking in the
pillows, the gossamer thread resem-
bling closely the spider web so
fiuie and silky in its appearar, c:..
This real lace is made by women and
girls in dark, damp cellars, requiring
months and sometimes years to finish
some of the intricate patterns, and the
length oftbe life of these operators is
very materially shortened. living so
much in the darkness and dampness
of cellars. The flour-1 which they work
with is managed better this way.
There was a small piece of point lace
which took a girl two months to
make. Ababy’s cap of two kinds of
Italian lace made in the l9.li century.
Now I can somewhat understand Why
real lace costs so many dollars per
yaril and only a few are ever able to
wear it. There was a black lace veil
made 100 years ago and I saw in case
of gold, silver and jeweled lace. Here
I am at fault as I cannot describe to
you the beauty of the articles. One
must see them to appreciate their
loveliness.

Still farther on is a silk dress em-

broidered with silk rlght fromthe
cocoon. A sable mufl‘ carried by
Mrs. Hindman in 1823, large
enough to make four such muff‘-

as the ladies of iionv-zuiays use.
A7'l infant’s cap, work of M uttha Wash

ington. When the Chicago exposition
closed very many beautiful final. class
pictures were sent to the Art Loan.
They were in a good state of preserva-
tion and of rare beau‘-y and to say that
they were splendid would bu‘ faintly
express my idea. Again the A=t Loan
reminds me of the Centennial. So
many went enjoyed, saw much that
pleased them, but when asked on their
return to give an account of what they
saw the reply would be “Oh it was
nice, splendid. I saw lots of things,
well I saw so much that I cannot tell
what I did see” and that under the dc.
scription——pen cannot describe the
beauty, loveliness and grandeur of all
the sight there was at the Art Loan. I
am willing to divide my pleasure and
enjoyment with you my sisters but I

am not competent to describe vsryclear

THE GBANEE YISITBR.

ly and fully such artistic work. I know
what pleases me and could you hav-
been with me perhaps our ideas anu
thoughts would have been somewhat
in unison and what I failed to see of
the beautiful you could have pointed
eut. The good, the pleasure, and en
joyment derived from that grand ex
iiibition will be of lasting duration.
ind a great deal of praise and credit is
due to the ciirzens ofD--troit end else
vhere who kindly loaned their gems
ind costly pictures to benefit others.
~__ LME-BA.

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The Advantages oi SeIf- Possession.

The re is no characteristic of which

we are capable that is in re frequent.-
y commended than selfpossr-.s.~ion
More is a certain calm feeling of
owerlthat always att-nds posseslon.
in the contrary, when we are strug
mg and hoping for what we desire, we
.re eager, exaziied, and in a Ullfflbllrt‘
in.=_ati'ung. VVhen weobtain that for
which we have been in pursuit, we
mzome as far as that one thing goes,
"ill-llflll and assureil. But. the power or
.clf-posesession surpasses everything of
be kind. To feel quite sure that we
ruly possess any power or faculty—
nat we have it under our c III-'1")! and
win use at our pleasure—i';-x a s .urce of
great happiness and peace of mind
li]OSe who are fortunate enough to
vave this sense ofposs-.-ssion extended

v r many of their faculties are to he

warmly congratulated.

Many persons of great abilities are
painfully lacking in self possession.

' -.-5 of very --mall powers are
"-V91." a-la loss. In-om-sra her through
- fair degree of self-knowledge, and a
mac-ical exercise of those abilities,
great. or smzll, which wedo possess
a);ir l\'Vll experience shnvvs us -bis.
Vlost of us are self possessed in at l~s.-at
ue direction, and that we shall find
o be the our in which we have had
be most conswnt practise and the
eel; opportunities of testing our~elves.
l‘he mechanic and business man, or
artist, or ])l1lli).>0[li.‘i8X‘ may be unde-

liied, Vaclllallllg‘, coiistraincd and ill

J. ease in general society or in politi
wil circles, or in a hundred other si;u
ziions; but in their respective employ-
nen is or in inattr-ira closely connected
vizli them, they at once assume a
calm and assured manner that tells of
tl(-‘if re-gained Self-'pOSS€:JSlOIl. The
-usiiiess partner who has charge ofa
.=.anufactoi-y will .-sometimes lose all
«elf-i ossei-sion when obliged to attend
-‘l a cu:-ifouier, while the regular sales
-can will be utterly i'()llf()l£ll{i(fd if lelt
o deal with the operatives. Ooe wo-
uan will be cool, dignified and assur-
(l in her own home, but timid and
‘.el'V0l1S in society; anolhs-ri;-1 thor-
-uglily s’-lf-posessoif in the presence of
strangers, but tremble:-: before her own
servants. 0 ie per.-1011 hates to wr.te
eltcis, puttiiig it off from day to day
sfraiai of h.s own haiidwriling, or of
the blunders he may (ohmir, while in
conversation he is ready, fluent, and
2»lf~pos.-isssed. Another writes easily,
without fear or hesitation, but dreads
to open his lips in company. All in-
elllgent man ofsixty yearsofage stood
$50116 time st mnieriog for five min
ifcs before a number cfwaitlngpeoplo,
when all he had occasion to say was
‘yea-” His self-possession h (1 left him
ind had taken with it almost the very
power of utterance. S -mo iersons are
cool and s:-if possessed in mom ms of
.'{Ll~'5l’g':Il(:y; when every one else is
qiiiveriizg with terror they know iiis:
what to do, and at once take command
aftlie situation. O;.hers, whose knowl-
edge may be in no way inferi ll‘, lose
L“ control of if. in sudden exi,-enciss.
Host of the panics that occur in times
offire or accident, and that sacrifice
thousands of lives, are due, not to ig-
norance, but to utter loss of self-p0s3-
--ssioii by the crowd. Could each in-
dividual obtain authority 0V.:i‘ him-
-zeli’ and do what he actually knows
-0 be the best thitg, the panic would
ricase, and the chief danger would be
over.

Much of this valuable quality is
ggflllléd by education in early years and
every’ child should be accu.~toincd to
exprims himself freely and (fr. n, both
in writing and speaking, and be taught

no method of doing both; he should
become used to the presence of strang-
ers, and the attention due to them;
he should be habituated to changes of
scene and employment, and, above
all, should be led to fix his attention
upon things outside ofhimsslf, -0 as to
save him from that self‘-conciousness
which lies at the root of much painful
bashfulness, timidity and nervous ap-
prehensions. Thinking much about
self, especially about the impression
we hate made, or axe going to make
upon others’ tends always to deprive
us of self—possession. We grow anxi-
ous and perturbed, lose our simplicity
and naturalness, and fall into the very
§*)il1I1leI‘S that we dread. These fre-
quent failures weaken our couriige and
makes us shrink more in. d more from
what we ought boldly to approach.

Of course there is v,-in si-J.:'-co;:fl--
deuce.» which rushes unaiiasl. . into
.x,ver_\,'x'-«cone and ."U:‘~= ~'-xv J in “ M
lake wli-lever is pre-seine‘-1. '1 iii.-.-,
bowevei', is very difl"».e'er.~.t from tht‘
self-possession which comzs from a
true estimate of our own powers. He
who possesses himself in this latier
sense will be as careful to abstain from
what he is unable to perform as to ex-
ecute whatever rightly falis to his lot.
He will be as modest and unassuming
as lie is energetic and unflinching, for
he will know his limitations as
well as he does his powers. The best
practical way of securing this self-
pc.-ssLes'o*.i, where we feel its luck, is
in continual practice, as we has said,
there are eertain things which every
onesliould be ready to meet. These
noue of us should shrink from when
they come, but do our best every time,
manfully‘, resolutely, calling: to our
aid all the reason and good sense that

we can command. Each this we force
ourselves to this course the la-k grows
easier, and at length we arrive at that
condition of ca'm assurance with re-
gard to our performance of them,
wh ch alone gives self-possession.-

Oolumbus (Ga.) Sun

    
 

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Report of Committee on Co-Operation, 7th
Session National Grange.

Worthy 1i{aster:—Yonr committee
on Cc-operation have had under con-
sideration that part of the Worthy
Master's address relating to coopera-
tion, which was referred to them. and
give it their hearty approval. It is
evident that co-operat-i.n was intro-

-iuced in the Order as soon as its 112-

cessity be came appareiit.Asd from the
lime to the present, efforts have been
made to educate our large membership
ro more fully undo-i-stand its principle-.
rise and application. But these ef
forts have generally teen directed
with 8 view of encouraging co-opera
lint] in business enterprises. The co.n
-iiiitee are deeply impressed with it.»
‘.[IIp0l'l.tAI](3(P, and desire to give all en
r-oursgement possible to co-operative
busiucss associations in the Order, f~r
the purpose of securing necessary sup-
plies, or in UiSp03lIlg of surplus pro
rluctand in providing for life and
property insurance of our members.
and in fict any and every legitimate
«’:<t- -peratlve effort that can in any way
me made to contribute to the prosperi
iy and welfare of the Order.

Millions of dollars are saved tv-mem
bars annually by the ('0 operative as
sociafioiis now in successful operation.
And millions more - an be saved an
on My under wise and economic man-
agement co operatively applied upon
correct business principles.

We therefore call attention to the
oft-repeated admonition that, co-oper-
ation in business irnierprises, means
to c nfine co-operative association, as
faras possible. within th~ Order, to
unite e ergy effort and influence with
sufficient capital for practical use, to
strictly adhere to the cash system in
buying and selling, to conduct all
business upon business principles,
managed by hone-si, capable bust. ess
niaiiagers; to exercise caution and
economy in all business transactions;
to divide net profits equitably among
co vnerators; in short, strictly follow
the Roachdale plan of business co-op
oration as heretofore reconimeuded by
the Naiioual Grange. These rules are
the safeguards to these as-ociatioiis
the anchor that will hold them sure
and steadfast as long as they are E|*.l'iCl-
ly adhered to.

But co operation is not confined to
business Fl)!-i>‘X‘pI”iS{’B alone, it goes be
yond and is far reaching in its various
forms and dlvvrslfi-ul applicati-'xn,and
we are led to the belief that the true
principles of cooperation are not well
understood. notwithstanding the re-
pezited consideration of the subject;
for were it correctly_ understood and
its power for usefulness more fully
comprehended, it would surely be
more generally pracfici-.»'» where we
desire to accomplish unlfmii and suc-
cessful results.

C<)I'l'rC‘l} knowledge of the true sys-
tem of co-operation and loyalty to its
principles, and a correct application
of its use, wliefher in the purchasing
of supplies, selling surplus product,
or in any business enterprise
whether it be for social, intel-
lectual or moral cul:ure, or for a high-
er elevation in life, or whether it be
for the relieffrom the burdens of in-
justice we have come, in these many
years, or whether it he to create a
deeper interest in Grange meetings,
and f-irgreater prospeiit ' in the Or-
der, will lead to positive and .sati-fac-
tory results. And when not so under-
stood and so employed, will often pro-
duce failures and disappointments.

Co-operation is indispensable in our
work when good results are the object
sought, whetlier in Subordinate. Po-
mona, Siate or N'lt.ioiial Granges.
And the results produced by co—opera-
tive efforts in any line of business, or
in any work for Grange Uurposes, de-
pends largely upon the knowlcilge We
have of its general use and application
for it is only after we understand is
in its true light, that we can unite
proper etfbrts and influence in any
sneclal or general direction. A correct
understanding of this subject enables
the co-operator to dismiss that self
isliiiess that cultivates too much of
that individualism that destroys the
confialence that should exist in and
among co-operators, and among mem-
bers generally. It teaches that indi-
viduality must yield to that higher
degree ofiocial culture that feels for
the aants of others, and brings us to
the realization of the fact that our
welfare is largely dc-1:-ei':s’e=.lt upon
each other, and :"‘..-it life and lif».:’s
blessings are best enjoyed when all are
the recipients of merited rights and
rewards. Whcn co operation is thus
properly understood, then will We
more fully realize that individually
we can accomplish but little in any
great work, exert but little influencr
forgood in any direction; but when
united upon the true principles of co
operation, then our Work, efl’«.-it, and
influence, and even our intelll-.ence
becomes united and directed in the
same channels at the same time, and
for the same purpose. Individual
force is consolidated in a co——0perative
way. and its power for uz-efulness is
increased to such an extent, that
doubts are removed and certainties
established.

Co-oper..ti0n is the basis upon which
rests the future welfare and the per-
petuity of the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry. It is the foundation, the
very -corner stone upon which rests
the entire structure. There is not a
feature named, nor a principle in-
volved in the organization but what
can is made a grand success, ifwe
but eiiiploy co—opel‘ation in its true
sense. ‘
its E’rll‘llPFttl(‘._‘,'S to the l.‘II;;-n..jl, and
‘nowhere have successful r«.-suits been
attained where co Opt%)8.ilUll has been
neglected, and viherever it has been
properly app‘ied, success crowned the
effort. It isindispensable in organiz
ing a Grange, in holding Graltge meet-
ings, in making themginteresting and
profitable, as well as in business re-
Ifitifillfi. And the only reasonable
conclusion why it is not more gener-
ally employed, is that it is not suffi-
ciently understood to be appreciated.

Al the twelfth annual session of the
Nailonal Grange, Bro. Blanton from
Virginia, submitted a report. on co-
operation, clearly indicating that its
use was essential in all departments
of Grange work. And at every session
since then. the committee on co-opera-
tion embodied i.i their report the im-
portance of this subject for general use
inall work; these rep .-rts were ad-
opted with great unanimity, and :hen
sent to the Order at large, and here
the matter rested. The committee
cannot, in thelmited time assigned
them. prepare in detail the various
methods of co operation and the best
system of teaching it in the Subordi-
nate Granges, but realize the fact,
that the welfare of the American farm-
ers, the perpetuity of our Order, and
the safety of our free institutions, de-
pend upon co-operation correctly ap-
plied in the interest and to the wel-
fare of the whole people. We there-
foremost respectfully submit the fol-

lowing recommendations:

lst. That the National Grange do
u' in its power to disseminate more
ind clearer light upon this subject for
reneral use in all Grange work.
2d. That Masters of State Granges
-e requested to employ all reesonable
{fins and means at their command
0 teach and encourage the considers-
ion of this subject in all its bearings,
useful less and advantages for special
Hid general work in the Order.
3d. That Subordinate and Pomona
Granges be urged to study the suhjec!
If Co operation in all its f'flIIlll‘l.'a
ions, to the end that its application
nay be mo:e fully understood and its
iiivaiitagcs a; preciated and correctly
-mployed. H ESHBAUGII,
H. O. DEVRIES,
A. J. Ros!-J,
C vmmittee.

 

Report of Commitlee of the National Grange
on Transportation.

Development of material resouic-es
0_Y'8 People occupying vast area-, or
i-‘Hid is a true criterion by which to
judge the industry, enterprise and in-

<.-lligence of the people. If me i-are
)f development be slow, one -or the
ot ‘er or all the requisites lo thrift is
iackidg OI‘ impelled lry 9X"ra!le(\uq
Jrce, and that people cannot advance
is when industry, enterprise and in-
telligence have full play and full
«cope in the order assigned by nature
(0 man, to rather from the earth sub-
sistance and provision for comfort
oimmensnrate with the highest re-
quirement. The labor of a free people
where guided by intelligence is the
foundation ofall material prosperiiy
the-support of government, and in its
rewards, supplies theincentivc to pro
gress that traces always to higher
manhood. But when tliereis inter-
ference with the products of labor, di
xecling them to bands that have not
aided in their pro luction, the order of
nature is disturbed, industry fligfl, en-
L--rprise hills, and inlellige .ce waits
orrecz-d s, while jzi-t distribution of
profits is delayed. E\;';‘Il partial in-
rzrference d.scour:-igcs productio l and
development, particularly when the
retarding force is artificial and its for-
Lllltollsl stren,.;tli is directed in palpa-
l)ll:‘llAjllH!l(3’3.

This production from the soil or
mines or forests, were unduly taxed,
is depressed, and by an inexorable
law becomes at last adapted to the
harsh exaction by lessened sensibili-
ties and lessened perforz.-.-ance. That
is decay and deg:-ads. ion of the pc cpl-
upon whom it falls. Its preliminary
stages are now apparent in our agri-
culture, not in lessened production,
for the virgin soil still continues to al-
lure fresh workers to fresh flelwis, but
in the discontent that drives the best
blood from ih-: farms to pursuits where
the hand of rho oppressor has not ful-
len so heavily.

Taxes levied by the {date arejust,
where they are adequat- to no. it and
imposed with exact equality. When
they are much in excess or need or
levied unequally, they are no: just.
’l‘hey take one or the other charac-
ter exactly in the some way, when
levied by the agents of commerce
.:onstituteil by the State for public
use, and they are none the less taxed
when imposed by corporate powers
operated for the aggrandizinent of
persons to whom the b‘.ate has deput
ed its prerogative. and granted per
petual cxistec ce in apparent violation
of the original purpose clearly dc-fi.ii-.d
in the fundamental law to subject es-
tates to the natural order of distribu-
ties that none falls when left freciii
its action. When trmisporlation
charges are made as the cost and risk
of service iequire, they arejust charg-
es against the products of our indus
try. and we have no right of protest.
But where they 9.!‘ established by ca
price or fuViJl'&.l(.l impose exvessive
rates, we haw not only the right. of
protest, but the imperative duty to
compel correction.

The last census returns numbers the
people employs d in agriculture at
7 670,493 on 4_008,907 farms, valued at
$l0,l(i7,096_776, and the products of
these farms in the year next preceding
the census :52 213,402 564

We have voice in the imposition o~‘
l8X1."l only through the legislatures w -
us-orethan the represel-taliou of any
other industry, aid in melting. But.
these legislatures depute to bodies
t:-oy create, power to levy taxes great
or than all we pay for the support of
goverum-lit, more than the whole
country pays for public buildings, sal-
aries ofofficers, naval conslruction and
service, support. of the army, postal
service, and for every function of
government-. We number 7,000,000,
and through our ballots we may regu-
late taxes that go to the plblic cof-
fers, while one hundred or forty or
twenty men representi:-g an interest
that, with vastly intiited stock., does
not reach one half the value of’ our
farms, can extract from them every
dollar of profit, and turn it by millions
into their irlvate coffers, which, as
matters stand, our $7,000,000 can make
no effective protest.

The pwver thus ex.-icfs d by a few
men wito .1ianag»_- rcsnlorations clear:
 ‘ 7-" ‘' ’ M’ is alarming in its ten-

.-. iniperils the government,
fir its influences ovorawes legislative
bodies, directs executive appointments
swervesjusiice from its true purpose,
and throulca iniiosiry whenever and
Wherever it may transmit its life cur—
rent into coin for the aggrandizement
of the men who prey upon labor as
the ferocious beast drinks the bl10d
of his victim,

It is no answer to the indictmerit t0
say that railway transportation charg-
es are, in most cases, much lower than
they could be by any other method of
carriage except by Wateh 15 1*‘ 305
even a sufficient answer to say that ii
large portion of freights Carried Over
the principal lilies is transported at
the bare cost of service, with a slight
margin of profit added. That such is
the fact, we have no doubt, and tr. that

fact is the beginning of ine-
qualities that make our indus-
tr pl‘er'8"i0l]S in its returns. We

know that vast quantities of freight
are carried long distances for less than
cost, and railway managers wh.eeem
thus to benefit certain interests have
power to recoup, and they to recoup
in charges for other freights carried
less distance. In this way they under-
mine values when and where they
please. They can and they do reduce
farm values greatly in some localities,
while they add elsewhere. They make
all iomm rce unstable bv the inter-
vention of rapacious power that places
the producer and consumer wide apart
or even substitutes for their relation of
mutual interest antagonisms that

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DECEMBER 15. 1883.

could not exist but for the discrimina-
tion against one or the other, the em:
in hostilities fatal to general thrift,
For all the wrongs so inflicted there
-nay be adequate remedies where the
7,000,000 persons engaged in agricul-
rure so resolve, as they must if the
very tenure of their land is to be
worth the trading. These millions
«nus; invoke the power of the govern-
zuent—-tbeir power—to end inequali-
ties.

This may be done through enact,-

iuenls designed to resz.-aiu manage-
nent of transportation companies to
the uses for wlilch they were origin-
ally intended; first, efficient service to
the public under Ttilrsl established for
:.lie protection ofeverv industry ser-
vice, and s»cond, er uitable returns to
.he inves_tr_nents. T.iese rules may be
general at first leaving to tentative
-if nrt the enactments designed to reg-
ulate details ofmanagemeut in accord.
ance with the principles. that prevail
ll] all proper business iransactio is.

We are not willi-~g to p188 this
branch of the sul~j-on wmmu-, 8pec[flc
suggestions regarding rules to regulate
railway traffic as follows:

We ask for certain l»-pacific (ingot-
meuts by the several States, whose
principal industry is here iepri-scnied,
each designed to bring under wise and
safe control, the corp mittens that
nitherto have iii1d- laws for them-
selves. ‘Ne enumerate the principles
upon which such laws should be
founded, as follow:-:

1-it. That railway: are public-—not,
pri /ate-—liigliways, and their -lock re-
presentzition does no; change their
Dllbli.-. charaute ' in such a way as to
divest tilt in ofany oblig-.iiousil1at, by
.he common law, are r.=cogn.=z.,-d as
1.ti.aching to public or common car-
riers, and they are theraforcsubjcct to
legislative control.

;.’-.i. As common carrl~ rs, they have
no right to discrimizniz.-a In favor of
any pcrs '1] or p8lP()ll:1, or 1-it,-gilnipg,

31. That charge-s Hbllulli be gll‘ll_l'(*,d
-‘If! IJ88?l_'y' as possible by the (5l)nL null
‘Isl-\'f(r)f service, with a fair margin for
pr: 1..

4 Clia:ges should be as nearly
permanent as practicable. in order
that business may be Conilucuad free
froin tliefl.lc.uations that make values
uus‘a‘;le, and whenever changes are
llltiie in freight charges they should
be formally announced pr-p..raio.ry to
tneir operation, and a sufliciei-t period
of time in advance of their operation,
to permit full acquaiutaiice with their
extent. and character.

5 Corporations are not voters, and
they should therefore be pmhil,-ited
froiu ail interference Willi elections,
from all use of money or fwors to in--
fluence elec ions or legi-la.l.lVe acts,
and violation of this provision should
involve forfeiture of charters.

6. Stock in railway coiiipanzes
should represent cost of coisruction
and equipmeizt, an-l noiliii-g more.
In siic.: cost there should be included
right of way privileges I-ei,-essary to
siiccessful operation, actual moneys
expeudediu UOu9tI‘l1Ctli)‘l and equip-
ment, and nothing else, whatever pre-
tense niay be affordenl.

7, (forporalions «hat build and
equip roads are entitled to liberal re-
turns for their investments so made,
but they are still xervaiits ofthe State,
and their acts, edicts and rules sub-
ject to .*-lllp(’.l’Vi!5l0Il by the H ate, which
mist be supreme in authority, and
whose right it must be to take railway
properties, paying duly toe-re-for when-
ever the pubflc necessities indicate the
wisdom of suih conversion.

In recognition of these principles,
and to make them effective ill the ad-
ministration of railway service, woask
that the several states enact awe:

list. ’I‘.» subjvct railway Ci)l[l0I8l.i()I1B
to rules that govern (:UI1liDlu')D oar-
riors, and define their standing as
public servants with no rights beyond
those conferred in their charters.

2d. To prevent all discriminalions
in favor of or against individuals or
localities.

3d. To make freight and passenger
charges uniform and regular, open and
public, subject to no cliaiige-s except
such as the exigencies of business may
rv quire, and that they be ri-gulatedas
nearly as possible by the cost and risk
ofservlce.

4th. That changes in rates arbitrari-
ly made, may be promptly annulled
Whenever, by duly constituted author-
ity,fliey do not have equitable rela-
tions to th-- business upon which they
are fixed, and that such action be
equivalent to restoration of rates be-
fore change.

5t.h. To impose the penalty of for-
feiture of charter upon railway corpor-
ations that interfere by l'(ifi\:l‘s of
money or favors with the reedoni of
el. ctions, or with the action of legisla-
tures.

6th. To examine, whenever the pub-
lic necessities require it. the cost of
railways and their equipments, to-
gether With the cost of management,
and to restrict charges for all service
to such limits as will afford just prof-
it upon these elements of coal, and to
invalidate all stock issues not based on
cost of Construction and equipment.

These laws, when enacted by the
several States, will be restricted in
the-ir.)pera.tfon by territorial lines, and
will therefore not be wholly effective.
It will remain for the general govern-
men t, acting in tlde irate-re-si of all the
people, to devise means to conserve
and ;-1'0 ect inter.-itate comm me, and
we therefore respectfuzly a-ik Congress
to employ the pxiwers delegated by the
state-.«, to make such provision as may
be within its province, to render
effective such legislation by me States;
and for this purpose we beli-ve that
roads when operated continuously,
should be regarded as single trans—
portation lines, no matter by how
many corporations or companies they
may be ostensibly directed.

As a last and most effizieut safe-
guard, we look up '-n tho waterways,
natural and artificial, an especially
deserving of careful proteclion and
development, to the highest efficiency
commensurate with the nvuls of our
growing commerce. Their p itency in
regulating transportation charges can
hardly be over—estiinafed. The great
rivers and lakes are the natural high-
ways of commerce, the cheapest means
of extending and coniinuviig traffic
that surplus production demands. af-
fording always wholesome com eti-
tion, and therefore deserving careful
attention irom the nation in which
they are the natural arteries of trade.
We ask such appropriations of money
from the public treasury as may be
necessary to establish their highest
efficiency, and to conserve heir use-

fulness for all our people.


 

 
 
 
 
 

  

DECEMBER 15. 1883.

THE GBAHGE 'f'.!§§‘E'gl.‘Q!!-..

POSTAL IOTTINGS.

The Lake Shore railw.-.; will sell

special holiday tickets to all points on

their line at one fare for the round trip
-beginning Dee. 21st to 27.3, and good to
return to Dec. 31. For New Years week
tickets will be sold Dec. 22 to January
1st, and good returning to January 7th,
1884.

Groveland Grange is doing well. The
meetings are well attended and the in-
terest good. At the last meeting we
had select reading by J. H. Miller. 11111-
sic by Sister Ada Joslin, an essay by
Sister Ida Miller. There were some
splendid remarks for the good of the
‘Order by the Worthy Lecturer. and
others. The meeting then closed and
we all prepared for home. A. n.

Have you seen the beautiful sun-
rises during this Indian summer
weather? Notwithstanding the fa
vorable weather, the Hessian fly lt-
seriously afl‘ec:ing the wheat. Sar-
ghum syrup has been selling at 
cents per gallon, but is scarce on ac-
count of short crop. Cholera or pneu-
monia, is among the hogs to some ex
tent. Some use sulphur as a prevent»
ive. Wheat is coming in lively at a
dollar per bushel. These facts are
not refreshing, but I am not merely
croaking. G- L- 3-

Coi stantine, Dec. 8, 1883.

In answer to the inquiry of A. it
Euac concerning the New Home sew
ing .- achine, I would say that I pur-
chased a “New Home” five years ago
and that it has been in use in our
family ever since, being run by a va-
riety of hired girls and that it has
always given good satisfaction. It is
very light running and, so far shows
no perceptible‘ ~wear. A sister who
has used an “original singer" medium
A01’ years says she likes our machine
much better. A‘ neighbor who has 3.
Remington, says our machine is much
easier L0 work than here. It is always
ready for business and we consider it
a splendid machine in every respect.

Respectfully, OLIVER WISE.

Oteego Ii/Iich., Dec. 7, 1883.

The open weather is not favorable
for wheat which is not strongly rooted.
The setting of the sun in the waters
of Lake Michigan is most beautiful.
The. sun sinks int-o a molten mass of
gold, with no distinct line on the hori-
zon dividing the waters from the yel-
iow reflection of the sky, The twilight
is prolonged and remarkably brilliant,
Can our astronomers explain this
strange phenomena ? Corn is being
shipped from Chicago in car lots, to
most of the stations in Berrien county,
the most of which is purchased by far-
mers whose corn crop has failed. A
great shortage is reported in the crop
of merchant-able corn in many of the
corn growing States. Bully! where is
the great surplus of this crop reported
in the commercial papers coming from.

\\'.A. II.
stevensville, Mich.

We are glad_ to see the school ques-
tion agitated. Keep the matter before
the people brethren until the present
silly, unjust and expensive system
of examination of teachers is expunged
from the statue books, it seems to
have been adopted mainly for the
purpose of increasing the offices and
fleecing the people who are taxed for
the support of those useless otfieials
in each county. The entire system
should be abolished and the district
hoards permitted to hire who they
please. The State Superintendent
could if deemed necessary furnish
each director with necessary questions
and the board would be as competent.
to obtain answers and ascertain the
qualifications of the teacher they
wanted as any county board. Under
the present highfalutin system some
of the best teachers are excluded and
some of the most incompetent li-
censed. REFORMER.
Dowagiac. Dec. 1, 1883.
Couvier. the great Naturalist, grades
the animal kir-gdom according to the
proportion the brain bears to the
spinal cord. Commencing with the
crustaceans, bival.s, molusks, and
other animals that have scarcely any
brain at all, these are set down‘ as the
lowest form of animal life. Next comes
the fish with an average proportion of
two to one, then the reptile with a
proportion of two and a half to one
then the bird with an average of three
to one, then the mammal with four to
one. But from the mammal up to the
man there is a tremendous leap, being
twenty-three to one. The ,difference
between the lowest animal and the
highest, is about three and a nalf, and
between the highest animal on earth
and man, the difference in proportion,
between the volume of brain and the
spinal cord is 19, so that I think the
poor monkey stands a slim chance to
ever be much of a man.
CORTLAND HILL

The yea.r’s work of the Grange is
nearly all behind, as the time is nearly
at hand when new ofiiceis will be elect-
ed, and now it is wise if mistakes have
been made this year in putting the
wrong man in the wrong place, that
we seeto it that we, as Patrons, are
not guilty ofa repetition of the same
fault. As we look back we canisoe if
our work has been as well done this

l year as last, if our Grange has not pros- 

pered . as well as we should like, let
us ask ourselves (not our brothers and 1
sisters) if we have done all we could to E
promote a lively interest in its meet- ,
ings. If we have always been at our ,
post of duty, if have always responded E
to the calls for faithful laborers, if our
dues are all paid up and we are square
on the books, if we have furthered on
the claims of the Vrsiroa and not left
all this for soiue one else to bear. It
our Grange is not full of zeal and good
works, some one is to blame, and very
likely it is not very far,from our own
selves that the fault lies. A. A. A.

Bro. C. Hebroii, says “temperance i.-
booming." Bro. (‘oitland Hill deal.-r
sledge hammer blows upon the mon-
ster intemperance. He wields his
broad sword unmercifully and it cuts
right and left. That’s right Bro. ll.
“liew to the line.” He says “Russia is
100 degrees ahead of this nation on tin-
subject of temperance.” What do you
say to that, men of Michigan. Shall
we not modify our laws, after
those of that seme-barbziriziri nation, or
import te.'lCll(.‘l‘S from there to instruct
us how to protect the property and
lives of our people. There is 21 tem-
perance movement all along the line in
this country. It is being thorouglilg.
orgaiiizeil f"-r temperance work. and we
inteiid to “figlit it out" on the temper-
peranceline, until the monster, Whisky
is slain. Now let us “up and at once,"
dare to do right by never voting for
any man for any oilice who favors in
any way the abominable liquor tratlic.
if we will do this the liquor question
will soon be solved. D. w.

Paw Paw, Dec. 10.

A teacher in one of our country
schools recently enquired if any of the
boys could give a correct definition to
the word, gumption. A tow headed
chap started for the blackboard and
with a fine piece of crayon chalk
solved the question as follows:
The letter G, stands in the alphabet
as No.7, U as No. 21. M No.13, I’ No.
16, T No. 20, [No 9,0 No. 15, N No.14,
Now add all these numbers together
and you have gumptiori. The teacher
told the school that the deflnitioii was
answered correctly and he had no
doubt in his mind but that boy would
some daybe Master of the State Grange
unless he should meet with some blush-
ing widow and leave for parts un-
known to his many friends in order to
tally one more when the roll was
called.

The boy resumed his seat and simply
answered “yau dot is so.”

ALl’Il0Nil0.
ltiverside, 17:4, St. Joseph Co.

During the month of September Hon.
George L. Yaple M. C. of 4th district
of Michigan, forwarded to my address
one sack of Mediterranean wheat,
marked, imported wheat from the Ag-
ricultural Department, at Washing-
ton City. I was requested by the de-
partment to sow this wheat and report
how it did in this locality. Afterl
opened the sackl found some hand-
some wheat but there was a large
amount of foul seeds of seven different.
kinds of sufficient quantity to ruin an
entire farm. Now if the head of this
department is simply kept there
to scatter‘ all kinds of foul seed broad-
cast all over this nation at the expense
of the government, it is certainly a
fraud that needs to be looked after by
all tillers of the soil. This depurtmerit
is run at the sanie kind of speed that a
certain man run a headless rooster into
Chicago a couple of years ug'o. After
his arrival there he commenced to
shout hi yi, lii yi, 10 cents a sight. But
the great Massachusetts doctor at the
head of the Agricultural Departnieiit
presents the farmers with his curi-
osities free of all expense,

GUTr«;r.1Us SNYI)l£lt.

Three Rivers, St. Joseph county, Nov.
23, 1883.

Bro Cobb.-—I desire to announce
through the VISITOR, that hereafter
all goods sold at the Grange store Paw
Paw, will be sold at ten per cent
above cost, to all who patronize it, and
once ayear a rebate of five per cent
will be paid to all Patrons in good
standing who trade at the store. - Any
such member who resides at a dis:
auce, who may order goods, or pu reh-
ase goods in large quantities, will be
allowed the rebate atthe time of pur-
chase. Blank books will be furnished
ni~hed all Patrons by Bro. Gilman,
who will make entries of all purchases
made therein. This change has been
made in order to avoid difliculties
which grew out of the former five per
cent system. Our Grange store is do
1112 a good business. A large stock of
goods suited to the wants of the poo-
Dle and especially farmers are kept
constantly on hand. And they cos:
Patrons only five per cent above cost.
lflid d0Wfl 811 the store. We have a
gentleman of experience and ability
for manager and obliging assistants.
And this should be the headquarters
of Patrons and farmers of this county.
The object of this organization is no:

der, by supplying them with goods at ;
a trifle above cost. We request all‘
Patrons and others within reach to
give this store a trial. Call on Bro. I
Gliman and we are quite certain you
will have no reason to regret it.

.D. WOODMAN.

I

to make money for the stocklr-‘lders. 1
b“t "3 “W9 i‘ ‘° members °f the 0F »coming over the track of truth ‘ind
. a '-

 

fiuntle.’ department.

THE ROCHESTER ROBIN.

A Rochester robin has built its nest on
the;main frameof an engine on the N ew-York
Central Railroad. The engine runs daily be-
tween Rachester and De Witt, but the bird
occupie I its nest. V

A Rochester robin alighted one day _

On 3. bar or a brace of the wonderful‘ thing

That mills the swift miles like grain in its way

And flies like a bird, though it never takes-
wing.

And the Rochester robin said to herself,
“What a place for a nest, so strong, and so
warm ‘ _
As neat as a pin and as shiny as delf, H
Up out of the danger in out of the storm.

And her mate by the roadside struck up the
old my
He sang for the apple tree blossoms to
dance . _ , _
The girlish white blossoms in pink applique. I
More fragrant and fair than the hllws 0‘

The heart of the engine was cold as a cave,
Th- furnace door grim as the grate of a cell, V
And dumb as the church under Switzerlu d S
Wnvfi; ‘ _
Like a tulip of gold the glittering bell.

Then the stoker swung wide the furnace's
door _ ,
Stirred up a dull tire and the robins Just
said,
“Summer weather to-day!”
roar
Played the water's hot pu'se iuwhite clouds
overheard.
"I am sure it will rain," he sang to his mate.
“It thunders and lightnigns, but works ngh

Then rumble and

along
The house but half done and the season so

late-
H .w cloudy it growsl” So he kept up the
song.
And the twain fell lo work bore timbers of
straw
And fibres of wool caught on thistle and
thorn, _
And wrought them all in by theL1rds “high-
er law," _
With threads of the laces some maiden had
worn.

Then clam] swung the bell and the warble
was hushed. _
And the crazy sperks flew as if the storm
tore
The small cousolations aside and asunder.
While the engine along the steel parallels
rushed,
The bzrds watched it all with
wonder——
"Who ever saw stars in the day time be-
fore!”

Then she icried and he said, “the gale it is
strong _
I think the whole world must be blowing
awayl"
She trusting replied, “cannot last very long"
And kept on with her work far sweeter than

play.

To and fro far and near theiriiery world went,
The cup of their loves brimming over with
life
And the engineer stood at the window intent
And declared by his engine and honor he
would _
Be the death of a man big orlittle, who should
In tte height or the depth of his gracefulness
dare
‘To meddle or make" with his passengers
' there.

innocent

Ah, brave guests of the foot board, ticketed
through
All weathers and times till the end of the
run, '
The Lord of the sparrows who is caring for you
And the Lord of all realms forever are one.

——B-mi. 1''. Taylor.

 

An Old, Old Topic.

Aunt Prue and Cousins.-—l do not
know as I possess the right to address
you as “Aunts and Cousins.” I have
read the Youtlfs Department for nearly
three years and when Aunt l’ruc sug-
gested temperance as a topic for discus-
sion, 1 felt as if I wanted to do my part
towards it. If this ends in that horror
to all writers, the waste basket, there
will, at least. be no harm done.

Y es, Aunt Prue, temperance is an
“old, old topic," also one that will never
die. Nobody can do justice to it or as
Mrs. Fieen said in one of her lectures
here: “Friends if I could tuin every
man into a painter, take the earth for
mylui'ush,the waters for my paint and
the heavens for my carivass. then, and
then only, could I paint the aiwful hor-
rors of intenipcrance that begins in
the saloons, and ends on the. gallows, or
in :1 ilruiikard’s grave.” You boys and
young men who read this, and if there
be any among you who have not tasted
that fatal cup, keep away from it, abhor
aiid detest it, work against king alco-
hol, nnd work and vote for proliibitioii.
Draw others away from it for it is full
of desolation and misery to all who love
it, or as the poet says:

‘-Oh! when we swallow down intoxicating

drinks.

We drink damnation.

Naked we stand the sport of mocking
friends,

Who grin to see our noble natures vanquished
Subdued to boasts."

And now girls. when will the time
come when you will say “the lips that
tuucli liquor shall never touch mine."
The girls of the present day must take
up teinperziiice in order to make it suc-
cessful. A gt-iitleman (not it temper-
ance one then but he is now) once. told
me that the noblest work of God was it
teuiperance woman, and I believe it to
be true. Cousins, when 1 look back.
at the wreck of :2 once happy home,
when I think of my faitlier who fills a
druiikai'd’s grave, I say down in my
heart, that [will work and speak for
temperance as long as there is breath
in my body. I am only a young girl,
and I hope to live to see the day when
peace shall reign in this, our beautiful
, republic, and not king alcohol.

-1.-

Cousins there isa prohibition train

God is the conductor, who issues his
orders through his blessed book. N ow
how many of you are going to be pas-
sengers on this glorious train? For
our ticket we will take the total abstin-
ence -pledge, with our names signed on
he bottom. I am afraid I am saying

‘them in ourlimited space.

France. 5

too» much. Grandpa say something,
Park Hamilton come and makea few
remarks. ANNABEL.
Dexter, Dec. 8th.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT.

A large portion of the readers of the
Vrsrroa are farmers, many of whom
desire a great deal more of fsriuii~,«,r
literature than we are able to giv-
To ac or):-
odate all such we h.ve made an ar-
rangement with the publishers of the
American Farmer to club that paper
with the Vrsrron for $1.00 a year for
both papers, only a slight advance on
the price of the Farmer alone. Th»
American Farmer isa large 16 pug.
paper published at Fort VVayne. Ind

Every farmer should avail himself of
this m>agnificent< ffer.

An Advertising Scheme.
I

As stated in th.e Star Clothing House
ad. This enterprising Grand Rapld~
house has adopted a novel scheme to
advertise by having a large grab bar
from which all purchaser of $4 wortl
ofgoods or over can get a nice pres-
ent. The articles range all the way
frr in a handkerchief to a piano, cook
stove, cutler, etc. among the
In: re fortunate ones that took
four prizes were Mrs. P. Groves-
from Trentwhose husband is ajew-. lei
in Kent City. She got a fine decorated
bed room setvalued at $45. Tne pain‘.-.
shop foreman of the G. R. Furniture
company, drew a silver water pitcher
worth $25. M H. Robertson of tin
Diichigan Tool VVorks a handsome la
dy's gold watch and many others drew
articles of less value. Although the
weather is bad for the clothing busi
ness the large stock. low prices and
above attractions draw immense
crowds to the Star clothing house.
Their long established reputation for
square deaiing is a guarantee that all
can do better there than elsewhere.

For Christmas and New Years.
cirr'.r.sT_\iAs isx(‘L'itsIo.\'s.

Special round trip ticket.» will be sold
between all stations on the Chicago St
Grand Trunk railway at single fare,
good gning December 21st to December‘
riitli, inclusive, and to return up to and
including l)t-ceinber Islet. All coupon
agents west of l)ur:ind will sell round
trip tickets at single fare to lletroit or
any point on Detroit, Grand llaven &'
Milwa.ukecm.ilw:1y east of liurand. All
coupon agents east of l)ui':ind will sell
round trip tickets at single fare to
Grand ltzipids or any polrit on I);-troit,
Grand Haven & Milwaukee railway
west of Iiiii-uiul. szimc limit as above.
All coupon agents of the Chicago &
Grand Trunk railway will sell round
trip tickets to any point on the Grand
Trunk railway (including Great ‘Vest-
ern Division) at singlri i':ii'o, good going
same dates as above and returning up
to and including J;uiu'.iry isf, ix’-$4.

_\'i~:u' \'i2.\i-is i:.\’cUi‘:.si<)_\'.<.

Special round-trip tickets will be sold
between all stations on the Cliicavo &
Grand Trunk railway at single "are,
good goiiig IIc(:l,-nilwi‘ 2.~uh.to .I.1nu:ir_\‘
1st, inclusive, and to return up to and
including Jzinuaay 7th. All coupon
agents west of Dlll'¢'ilI(1 will sell round-
trip tickets at single fzlro to lletroit or
sky point on Detroit, Grand Haven &
Milwaukee railway east of l)lll'2tIl(l. All
coupon agents east of l)ui‘and will sell
round-trip tickets zit single feire to
Grand ltapids, or to any point on De
troit, Grand llaven S: .\lil\vaukce. rail-
way west of l)urand, szuiie limit as
above. All coupon agoiits of (‘liicngo
& Grand ’l‘ruuk r;iilw:iy will sell round-
trip tickets at single fare to any point
on the Grand Trunk railweiy (including
Great Western Division I, good going
szinie dates as above and returning up
to and including .J:inu:ii'_v -‘ill, l.\>'l.

Excursion tickets iiiustbe pllll'll.=lSl'.l
before entering the cars to obbzin re-
duced rates, as full fare will be ciiarged
if paid on train.

, THE economy of
feeding for manure, depends largely
upov the kind ofstock operated upon.
Senator Rich says the difference be
tween a common steer picked up any-
where and a well bred short h0I'l:
grade, is the Llifil.-reicice between no
profit at all, and a nice margin upon
the investment. J. S. Woodward, .-:
feeder of stock at Lickport. N. Y.
who was in Michigan last week buy
ing sheepsaid: “I wouldn’t buy your
ordinary Michigan Merinos at any
price for feeding; I can’t feed them
enough; I want a good grade made by
crossing thoroughbred heavy sheep
upon your Micuigan Mei-inns.”

THE? sures DEATH.

ROOT—-Sister llrlsnr Foor died at her
home in Newton, Calhoun County, Oct. '.’3th
of consumption. She was a charter member
of Home Grange No. L9 has held rnziny pla-
ces of trust and was worthy Chaplain at the
time of liar death. As brothers and sisters in
View of the loss we have sustzliiied by the de-
crease of our friend and associate and the.-
still greater los. sustained by those nearer and
dearer to her.

Reiofved. That we sincerely tender our
heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved husband
and family and that we feel incapable of ex-
pressing our tendertst regards by words of
condolence as words of ours are too tame
to express the grief of our own hearts as we
suhmissively bow to the dispensation of aDi-
vine Master.

Resolved. That this testimonial be recorded
and also sent to the Vrsrroa for bubiication
and that our charter be draped for sixty days-

STARR—Another of our beloved members
has by the hand of death been removed from
our fraternal Band. The subject of this no-
tice, sister STELLA N, Sraaa, died of typhoid
fever, at the home of her parents, Oct. 4 1883
aged 17 years. While the drapery in our own
hall and the badge of mourning worn by. the
members of our grange remind us that sister
STELLA will no more in this life meet with us
here we express the firm hope that we shall
again meet her in the green fields on the ever-
green ahore where the l)ivine Master will give
freedom from her sorrow and death and will

guide to the“Tree of life”and to“Fountains of
living waters” throught the great forever.

the practice of

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we share their grief we hope 1|. bright future 3
will assuage the SJl'l'0W3 and afilictions which ,‘ The conductors of Tm; A1'L,\y1'1(: Mo);-uu,y
have so often overtaken them. ‘, indicate herewith a few of the noteworthy
McDonald Grange Oct. 271883. features for liib-4, and need not assure its
readers that it will continue, as it has been
beyond question, the foremost among Amer-
ican rnagazlne-i , in all features and variation
of literary e,x(-silence.

Mr. CRAWFORl)Ԥ SERIAL STORY

"A ROMAN SINGER”

' Will run through the first six numbers of

the volume for I884. This story will attract
marked attention by its vigor and freshness.

OLIVER VVENDELL HOLMES
Will write exclusively for Tm: Anarluo
during lS8~l Til‘ inert? uiinnuiicerrient of
frequent contributions by him is more wel-
come than almost any other announcement
: could be

GILLETT--It has pleased our Heavenly
Father to summon on Oct. 27. 18812 another
charter member of Capital Grange, to lay
down his implements and pass on to higher,
and nobler work. Bro. Ansaar H. Grr.r.ar'r

took an active part in the organization or
Capitol Grange and was the first to declare

the“L1bors of the day completed” and for
his noble qualities of head and heart was
chosen Aiaster and was ever ready to carry
out, and emulate the noble principles of our

order. Therefore,

Resolved. That in the death of Bro. G11.-
LETT Capital Grange, No -340 has lost a true
and useful m-mil.-er for whom we sincerely
mourn but not without hope that we shall
meet in that Grange above where the Great
Master, our Heavenly Father presides, and
who doefh all things for the best. '

Resolved, That we tender our sincere and
heartfelt sympathies to the doubly bereaved
wife, daughter, and aged parents in this their
sin‘. bereavement.

Resolved That as a. token of esteem for our
In-others our hall and charter be draped in
mourning for sixty days, a copy of the r'arego-
iug be entered in full on the Grange records
.1. copy he presented to the family of the de-
ceased aud also to the
fion.

Dr. VVEIR MITCHELL.
Has written for Tin; A’I‘LAN'l'I(‘ a stii-king
serial story entitled

"IN WA1l.'I‘IME.'.

This will begin in January.

HEN RY JAMES
Willcontribute "-.'VP!‘ll Short Stnie.-.=.
‘skcchcs of conli zunl ll‘i1'v(3l.

W’. I). HOVVEI LS
; will furnis‘.i several p:Lp‘=rs of lhropeaii travel.

CHARLES DUDLY “ARNER
Will contribute Eisriys on literary and 9').
ciul topics.

W‘”’l'HF.}_C0Nt'l‘lllll£UTi_)‘_IliS CLUB
_ , l con..inu: o is ne -1 - -- -
V15‘T°3 ‘°' Pubhcll" I ble feature of THE A'r'r0..uv'rrc. ‘C mo” ‘gnu
l NEW BOOKS
;B.ecei_ve more attention in  Arnurrg
raoc PER-—-For the first time in the iiu.ltl}:;1“;nean.i'°ther mswnv In the B-slish
tory of this (ii-uiige we record the death of one la‘ a g '
of our most worthy Charter members, who '—  $4.00 a year in
has faithfully served as Chaplain of this -{feekhwlth 5‘ 9“I’°1'b‘ life-51-10 Port!’-lit Of
Grange for six consecutive years. Rro. JOHN B:,:n¢fn;£r'},iI‘tt|i::>) HOk,‘r:f?‘(’)';' Lg"°"g‘°”°wr
F. l’lzoc'1'Ek, who died Oct. ll‘ I883, in ‘onse- Each additional pbrtruit 81,00, wen’ ‘5'00'
quence of a fall in his barn. Therefore, Remittsnoe should be m,,,1,, by monerotder
R».-.solveGd Tlialtl inlthe death of Bro. Psoc- dI‘8ft»0r registered letter. to
'.-. 't ‘ :' 't' best - -

I732: 2:1 fi:l;JE':pp()El‘tg: 0(;u(Tt8O[Dlllll§CIp1B8. m'Tllli‘e HUUEIH TON’ MIFFIJN ‘ C0-

cliurch of which he win a member for Park 5“'€8t. Boston, Mass.
many years one of its pillars and brightest
ornaments, a quiet faithful concieritious Chris-
tian man. His family a tender husband a kind
parent one whose precept and cxamiile it _.
would he sife to follow. :

Rtsu v-(X ’l‘«iat our ":'i‘.iii-ge extuml to his
niilictcnl faiiiily our In.-ii-ti’o~lt synipatliy in this
their gm :.‘ ‘o.z‘0w. and uith tliein can say
t at our l(';S.' in his 'l’:I.Ill

Resolved, first in l1l'.:I1lOI‘y of our departed
Brother the charter of this Grunge be draped
in mourning for sixty days these r¢.~'olut‘.oris

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1886. ,3: Ii» aux day) 

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iuwno Ex3?§s'ia"<‘i5...’i‘§f.’ ........ ..

Freiarhts take passengers can at 5:11) P. I.

lwegt at 7:15. bring passengers {mm eagt 31‘ 13,01

THE MARKETS.

Grain and Provisions. smnh HBVBD Division

’r.'c:\.v "’-IUI’. Dec. ix’: — Flour, dull. heavy. r..,w,,,, K.“ ,0  ‘-",l ",7-
‘-u.._ _; , , .-‘_ , _ _ — 11185‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. /3.) 2.5
.;‘;.:J.‘;*;.. .::;.i:*a;:...:‘.;:..'..'.:*:.*1.:..:“.l.% .“.s.:l‘.;f ~= K-rum---0 ------------- . .i u  sa-
nominal: sales.‘!1.‘fi.00() bu. No. 2 red Jan.. 31.12.14 0. W. Buoonxs. G. P. it T. A. Chi--. -

'.';2)l..l'-.":'z ’.>I~l8,(l(D bu. Feb. $1.15‘/4@l.l.'i?a' ; 93.lXl'l bu.
March ..*l.i7;’«é@l.l7l’i’i: ZQVLUIXJ _bu. May $l.H}%@
1.21. Gorn, opened }'¢'@%c higher; later lost

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alvauce; mixed western, an r._ 48@65V; fi- NY CRY
t:1res,tl~I’/s\2LtilIl4<'.. om, opened) !s@‘/.a',c b’;-ice}. “°‘‘'‘’ '’°'’“‘' Expr's. axe 1]; Way Ir
afterwards lost advince;western, 38@4-4. Pork, 1,9, ("hand Bapldm... 7 any 4 CUP! :——
quiet, held firm; spot, new mess, £12.30. Lard, 5,, A1193”, _" 8 ‘7 .. 5 15 .. O 33..
steady, quiet; steam rendered, ii-$.95. “ ..  il 4'! -. 615 .. 11 5...
DETROIT. D. c. 15.—12:fl] P. K.-—Wheat. easier; S-ohooloraft . . . . . .. 10 :7 “ 6 B4 " 1 (5
cash. $1.004; Dec.. $1.04; Jan.. $1.0-4%; Eeb., ‘ Three llivers ..... .. I045 " 7 34“ 3 87"
31.06%: May, $1.ll%; No. 2red._ 1.05; No. 2 ' Pigeon . . . . .. 1! I2“ 7 52" 4 no "
white,%. Com, No. 2,ca.sh. 58. ts, No. 2 “ Toledo ............ .. 55291! 217m 8 171:
white. 38%;; Na. 2. 35%. ;‘_ Cleveland .. 0')" 6 37 " 6 Jpn
Be F%_  C;£&?)_ gag? Buffalo ........... .. B 31AM Ill (Gen 3 D"
ceipts ........ .. . . ‘«l
Shipments ...... .. «KID 10.251 8,LUU 4.000 ‘’°"'‘’ ‘'°‘'"‘- gxY:lI1!’§x¥p:'s. Way I‘:
Tommo Dec. 15.—Wheat, quiet, easy: No. 1 Lo. B Hal . . . . . . . . . . .. ~ . .- .
white. silis asked: No. 2 do. 97%: No. 2 red. :‘.r.  _ _ .’§,  ‘:35! 1;‘ 
$1.U3@1.U3V.:De«~., $1.l.,S:'Jan., $1.94-’,'.i:i"ch.. si.» Poledo.. . lo 7 -‘ in :2 " s sap:
05%; May. 31.11%; No. 3 red 92. . Corn, dull, V90 ' Wfiige P. . = - a -M, 3 ,2“ 8 15“
lower: No. Zcash or Dec., 55: rc-Jected 51 asked; ‘ Three liar» P. no " 3 3'7 “ lb 45 "
no _ e, 43. Oats. firmer. quiet; No. 2 cash. “ Schoolcmit 3 R v H - .; .
Dec. or Jam. 34%. !§plnmazoo.. 2 l2 ‘ I  ' ii 3)».
CHICAGO. Dec. 15. — Regular wheat. higher: (‘ A4}; 11,; ........ .. e 12' P. 4 " 4 5 H
, ; . a s. 0 1': cc T1-3| , ~ _ . - ~
933}. ..‘§§'§.§.. :13 6354 Dec. Luigi‘: higher; is 70 ~». “' "°""“x’-‘ ’.‘w‘u-W.E.’.'f‘-’."”.."_"_"..!‘.'.“ .‘..‘.‘_“‘

Dec.
Groceries.

Nrsw Yoak. Dec. I5-— Butter. dull, weak;
western, 9341256; Elan creamery 35@41 Cheese,
firm; 2@l3%. Sugar. dull. nominal. Molasses
quiet. steady. liicc, fair demand. 0- fire, quiet,
gate.-ugly. Tallow. dull, 7%. Western eggs, dull;

FOOLISH WOMEN: W

Those suffering from
complaiiiis peculiar to
their sex. which are
daily becoming more
dangerous and more
firmly Seated, yet who

Live Stock. neglect

to use, or

, _ even to learn about

Carcaeo, Dec. 15.—Bogs —_ receipts. 19.000; Zoa- Phora -— Woman's
moderatel _active, steady; light $4.70@5 1); Friend. "

he.-my vac nsand slnvp ".3-'>.?b@5-'15; extra For proof of its merit

heavy lots, $5.8C@-5.90. Catt. e-receipts, 1.500; address '

strong: exports. $650®7.50; good to choice R. PENGELLY & Co.

shipping $5,7.=.@li.4u; common to fair, s4.oo@ 123 w. Main si.. ’

4  Kalamazoo,
Mich.

PATENTS.

. . . N. B.—E ‘ _
LUCIUS c. wssr, Solicitor of America: should readeiir. 33.323 »§‘%,".H,,°EA‘3,fi,‘;{_‘,§',¥,;
and Foreign Patents, and Counsellor in Patent Mothers.” Free to any . Postage in sealed
Causes. Trade Marks, Copyrights, A.ssign- envelope. 40.

merits, Caveats,~ and Mechanical Drawings.
Circulars free. 16 Portage street,
aprlti KALAMAZO0, MICE.

Order Wedding Invitations of Kain.
mazoo Publishlng Co.

Order Tax Receipts and Township
.Blanks of Kalamazoo Publishing Co.
Circulars sent on application.

for d'sab'lit : ho _
 S Sent.Inl".Bl:‘IpSlT0]"yN:w Loam Ed"
1.. M, Attorney, Washington, D. 0.

 


(5

IEE GEAJKQER YISITQE.

The Perils of The President.

The President and Philp Sheridan
were some distance ahead of their par
ty, riding quietly along each on his
mule, when suddenly the General re-
Zrked, sweeping the horizon with
his eye, “I observe smoke. Now I
never saw smoke which did not arise
from a co; fl-graiion of either large or
small pr:-porrioz 5. You may have ob-
served it yourself. I do not wish to
alarm you, my boy, but thee is some-
Iiing.-ahead.”

“ I cert-.ti_«;ly hope so,” said the
President, looking side.-wise at his
emp’y cazzieen. “ To tell the truth,
General, I have been l(;0Kil':g for
something f.:.r the last two miles. It
scans to :.;t-, ifyou will permit me i
say so, Li‘.l:;i. you did not provide ade

uately forth —if I may so cuil it——
t e supplies. Now, while I Ike
Water—

“ Hooray l” interrupted General
Sheridan somewhat hysterically.

"While I like water. as I was ‘about
to remark,” continued the President,
with a severe look. “ I think I may
3 y that it. does not answer all purpos-
(soflife. One cannot eat vs..te-“; and
it does : ot L-,1-iswer for a l'()Ckl[i‘,i
chair or is. {earlier bed, for instance, i
fI"(,lllt-Ililf z«,-.er.ark to myself, Oh.
water, lrght water, for the other
gentle-man.’ I ob erve these stream.-
and the venture .-:l-.o~:e roots are appar-
ently in S(,~Uk; but I fail to observe-
that thcre is anything which it is
really proper to drink. I hope you
follow us. 2”’ V

“ I v.'.-sh,” said G-‘r-.erztl Sheridan
with u s-idzi.-‘r: lo -k ofalarm. “ that I
was the only ll_dl'\.’ldi.-&l who did. A
truth is, your Excelien-y, there is
what might be called a hen on, I men
tloned smoke. That is a signal ahead
I have noaiccd during the last ti";-
minutes that there are f. ’qucn'. track.-
oi X-My-« ra m"<l. ;-- !<~‘0"$-', 1:! (l the 10'.‘-' of
,¢'l‘I'l)\" of the-iv—l refer principal v to

. the . cr50l.is—u.rr- pulhittd to tilt: It. l‘ ..i'
hi-'.. Agni , if _\oi:i IZXC(‘li(‘.I:(}y wilu
be ixluu -cm ugh to no-tic , there an
other to-es—I st;.l ruler LU .ho p rsons
that tend directly to and from u-
our right and left. Do you see when
this metre? Apparently, :,vu1 Ex-
cellency, we are surrounded.”_

“I suppose you are right," and tho
President. after a critical survey ofthe.
tracks aid the situation. "But never
mind. It’s of no conseque:-ce.. By
the way, you remtrnber that you di-
cended from your mule a moment ago
and that vou took a circle of con:id«.--i
able amp itude before you got back in
him? Your left spur is S0111-:WiiR.'
loose; and, oddly eno"gh, there is .-.
mark ofa spur to every one of thee.-
tracks. D0 Indians wear spurs as -.«
general thing, Philip?” ,

“Perhaps," said the g(nerai sulk.-—
ly, “ you think you knovr more aboo:
this Indian business than I do.”

“ I am very glad on the whole,”
said the Resident, musingly, “tlE>i':
there is none left.” He ta ped 
canteen abs:-nily, and looked i; quir-
ing y at the smoke the General ha-
mentioned.

Bu-iiien y a scoutdashed up to than
his horse covered with foam. “.\i_~.
lords and noble gentleman,” he said,
“the chief Uftlle .\Iu;.kemunk°, which
his D::lI1'.: i-, Old-man-with-a-bud--ye,
craves audience. Shall I bid him
come?”

“Not if I know myself said th«
President. winking violently. “That’.-
John F. Smyth‘ and I know it. Rid-
back, my son, and tell John Lhati
there’s any scalping to be done 01‘
this occasion I'll do it myself.”

“ President and General Sheridan,”
said another courier whose horse was
equaliyenveloped with apparent soap,
and who had approached from another
direction, “ I bear message from
Young man-who-is-afraid-he-hasn't 9.
ofllce-and-can't—get-any. Permit in»
to present him.

“ Philip,” said the President giving»;
his mule a vicious stroke of the Whig»
and growling to himself, “you were»
right. There was smoke, and itmeanr
the old kind of conflagratiou. I ever:
would that I wei'e—well, I should lik:
to be somewhere else. This noble Ir.-
dian belongs in Chautauqua Cour.: v
and he has been haunting me for t +-
past year. Give your assistant orders
to return with the utmost p0S:lbl€ has e
and sca'p him down to the c.llar
bone.”

The couriers came in from all sides,
and the President became first angry
and then apprehensive.  Soho! ’ he
said, turning pale, to one, "here is
your old Silver Gray Wifg again.”
“Ha hahl” he exclaimed bitterly to
another, “ you announce Reuben E
Fen ton, do you?” “Merciful heavens!”
Middle- age—mau—with-a brick-in-his-
hat. “if there isn't that old wretcli
from Columbia Cour.‘-ly who has
dogged me from Elberton to breakfas‘.
“And by jove,” he said,in response
to the announcement Mau—without-
any-hair desired topay his respects;
" If there isn’tJimmy Husted his verv
self. Is this treating me right Philip?
You assured me there was no danger.
Let us flank ‘em on the ri ht 8l'.'d go
straight home. Why, my oy, what
did I coma for?”

“The smoke grows greater,” said
General Sheridan. “ I see the fire
from which it comes. There are sav
ages about it and they are dancing the
war dance.”

“Drive on,” said the President sen
teniousiy.

“There are hundreds, thousands.
and milions of savages!” said General
Sheridan, “and they propose to roast
us alive.”

“ Drive on!" again said the Presi-
dent. “ I think I see the stake from
which they will do it. It will not be
an entirely comfortable death. I admit
I would rather rish easily with my
head on my pi ow Iwish to be en-
tirely frank, Philp. I always did have
a predilection for a dignfled departure.
But anything is to be preferred to
this intolerable persecution of the 2301-
iticiiinl whom Ihoped to leave behind
216.

“Will you be roasted or boiled?”
suddenly in uired a stalwart Indian,
yanking the resident from his mule
amid the beating of tom-toms and the
barking of dogs.

" Great heavens!” shrieked the Pres-
ident, putting up his hands. “Jim
Warren of Erie County, is it? Old-

.man-with-a wart-on-his-nose, is it?
Well, I'm not particular. I don't care
as long as I die. Perhaps, an the
whole, you'd better send me up in a
chariot of tire. I may not be as ood
aman as Elijah was, but I've had
more than his suffering, and Job
would say so himself if he were here

to superintend the sacrifice.’ —

Graphic.

.A Veteran Railroad Man.

Mr. Benjamin Hicks, the veteran
farmer and railroad man, was found
today by a reporter of The Telegram
seat-d in his well anointed library
at his ieuriful cu-uutr home at
Grea' Neck, Long Isis. . Surroun-
ded by the c‘ infort that wealth can
give. and 1y aloviiig .’.-.1: i‘y,t‘:.-is man.
wioselzfe has been an KVGDIIUI mu,
rising from oi st’-urity and ioveiiy b_
dintof energy and perseverance i«
w--al h and influe-r-.1-s, is now l](-'r.l'lI1i'
tle closes fa well »p-nt life. Aith-‘-ug
marly iU0 years or age, Mr. Hick’-
irteliect i-. uziin-.,-.a:.-reri. His lDFHl()i"_‘-
is lllltil-’)1]dr-ti and his en!-igy is ri-
markable. He still directs rhc worl-.
tha' is dcne or) bi.» farm of 200 acre».

Mr. Hicks is the oldest stockholdr

The '

,in railroads known in this c .ur.t;..
H» was rue of the original IDCUFIOIL
-tors of the Long I-land railroaii fift_-.
years ago. He was the first pm‘!-nil in

solicit people to i l.ll"t'Il)a..~'e stuck in th-
-Fiush ng as d North Sin,-re raiir.-,4-V
and rode on tlw first locomolive tha-
'aIi 0'~'\,'.' the Long i-lunri i‘Z.5tiI.'<).;til
ll‘.-has been largely in.-'t2t.meu=.:i; iv
buiiding other re. lroaiis, and in nor
al:-zrge stookholiier in no less aha.
fifteen ml tferent rvzul.-. Mr. Hick-
Er:-.8 upward or $'_"><) o0~ ill‘-‘(Bird z<'
ireseut in railroads. tie We. for mutt;
»years one of the b varci of d’rectors o
the North Shore i‘a.l:oul and of L my
5 Island. His first iailro.-ad ventur-
was the investment o."$300 in ille-
Utica and Sr-henecaily. Aniong th-
roads in which h( now holds stock l
lhr Utica and Scheiteciady, the Ctr.-
cauo Burlington am. Quir-cy, Lois-.~
Isiand, New Jersey Central, P. iln-_‘, l-
vania, North Pacific, Chl(‘.:E.-_O an-.
North western, Cliivzego and Roc;-. I-
lan *. D |aW>m-.. [J tckawanna an-.:‘
We.<at..rn_1\'»:w York and New ulflns;
land. and the Nev. Yuk, New l-l«ve:.
ant; Hartford.

Mr. Hicks began life 8.S8.f:.‘.‘lneI’.~i
boy. When 17 years old he was lui.
ning a farm, and was supporting h:-~
widowcd mother and several broil» is
and sisters. He was married when »
little less than 21 years of age. Mr.
Hicks said to the reporter: " IOWP
my success in life largely to the r;obl--
it:fluc-.ce of a good wife, in whose
death three years ago I lost the i):‘UJ r
part of my life. I was born” sax-L
Mr. Hicks, “In the month of Jun’,
in 1790, and, should I live until m~
next birthday, will be 94 years of
age. I hope to live to be 100 y are of
age, but I am pr-pared to go any time.
I was born in Trimming square, now
incorporated into the villageoi Ham‘,-
stead. My father was Be j.‘4.IIli-
H cks, a farm-r, who was too p(‘()l' t -
send his cl: ldren to B':i1<,‘0l more than
three nsontlls out of the year. 'l‘i:.ei-
wt re no free sch:-ols when I v- as a tin},
an.‘ what little learning con d or.» g« r
at a. country bchfu l woul - b:: w ll p-.«.i
fur.”

Ml‘. Hicks was cue of live Clill(.ll'€‘? .
When about 12 y-..rs of‘ age he lei’
Louie to seer; ill: tiirtune. Takii-g .-.]l
his eartuly p4)s:~ssinns with him in.
em; ll gri; sack he W1:.l{?-‘.(l as a choi-
boy among thr Quaker farmers, unti
zit the age of 17 yer’-is he beca:-re for:
man on the farm at Gr« at Net-l‘,
wheres-n tin 1Ii;'k.‘5 honus cad  nor.
loca-.«:d.

“I ar-cumulatr-ri  first $100,000 2
farming" said Mr. Hicks. ' For .wer.
iy yeah I r-:.Ese=i and carted bay to ti)»
New Yo k and Brooklyn market
I was on the road night and day, an-
by this means kept ahead of the mail
i-ts,and other farmers. I made tun-
trips :1 day. while my neighborin.
farmers made but one. I have driver-
all night in order to be at my stand ll
Brooklyn at (7.--.yhreak. I have other
plowed by moonlight.”

Mr. Hicks ID8.l'I‘i‘\"d Miss May Moi
rell,ofNorth Hempstead L. I. H
has three children living. and losttv. o
He is one of the prominent [l]€lIli.‘tI'.~
of the Society of Hicksite Quakers ir
the State, and is one of the I-urges’
real-estate owners or‘ Long Island
He also owns considera. le real—estai
in this city. Noivvitlistanding him
great age Mr. Hicks (- j.»ys compare-
tivly good health. and loves con-
pan y.—New Y or/tr To/cgrain.

Transportation Trusts - A New Point.

Alate decision of the New Hamp
shire supreme court is attracting a:-—
tentiou as a new departure in the lav
for men managing corporate trusts as
railway directors. Two roads of the.‘
State, the Northern, and the Bostoi ,
Concord and Montreal, were deper.
dcnton the Concord road for their con
nection with Boston. An unsatisfah
tory contract was required of them
and their presidents, to escapt from
the dilemma, bought up a OOlJI1‘0llll’l‘,'
interest in th... Concord property, ans‘
secured their election to the directory
This put it in their power to givv
tht-mstlves any terms they chose for
their original roads. They proceeded
to arrange a contract wholly in the ll’:-
terest of these two lines, and, still
worse, to bri-rgin claims of their own
against the Concord railroad compan)
auditing the bills themselves as di-
rectors ofthat. company. A minorit,-.'
stockholder who was wronged by thi-
transaction brought suit and the co- r:
set both the contracts with the allie--.=
roads and the allowance of claim-.
aside. The decision asserted the true:
character of the directors’ functions
Its principle prohibits the directors or
one corporation from making- ontrsce.-.
or traffic agreements with another if
which they are also directors.

The abuse at which the decision
aims includes the entire class of opera
tion in which the interests of one pro-
perty are sacrificed to promote the
schemes of another. Most of the rail-
road consolidations of the country
have in form if not sfiect ignored the
principle of the decision. It will still
be possible to make consolidations un
der this limitation, but it goes far to
secure a just recognition of what have
heretofore been the helpless minority
interests concerned. The New Hamp-
shire decision is one of the best in-
stances we have thus far had of the
growth of just laws for the adminis
tration of transportation interests, a
field of creation new to the past gener-
ation but already far advanced in the
adjustment of principles, both to the
public and to those involved in the
direct property consideration.——E;i:.
L  of Imitntipn Stained Glass, sold
in every day in my store at 25c.. to

ducea larger order one sheet only to you, prepaid,
tor l0c., which in less than cost to me in 10,000 lots.
luily applied, temporarily or permanently, to glass
already in churches, homes, stores. Circular: /rec.
X  PRESENT by mail, 25c.—-Machine for
' drawing Portraits, am, with pen or pencil.
THE  (Size Harper‘: Weekly) one year,
with Chrome, 10 colors. 24130, 60c.

I4. LUM SMITH, 912 Arch BL, Philadelphia, Pa.

 

 

This invention supplies ll long-f-'-lt want
in a .-mall syace when not in use‘,
the. many cuts that nie in the m:rrk'rt
fiitable iii;-_',lit’s r-. st -:an be had. _
bed at all. While Tm: BEMETTE folds into as
made for durability, when set up it fur..i-idea

‘Lh;:)'c is

it is so L‘-‘-1.lsi’!U('t0?(l that tho pairzit
cords, form 'he most perfect s, ring bed
as on all cots, but is made udju

It is o port ct -priny

to add .suiilv'iez.‘ c‘o‘.hiv:g.

not ii:-bl to ,‘(.i. out of repair.
within the reach of all.

36 in ‘ll-ct? wide by (Fl feet I«':ii;;', 8')’ .30.

in a fevvn1iiidt:'-s. or '-usiiy figlitt.-.i.<-ii. sboulxl i‘. bet: nne lun-
bed rl fi lLl.Il (.'(l~l\_'. wit'n:»ut .~pr1n In or liinlt-‘i S-
it is it complr 2c ‘. . (1. without the .;«,i-.iit‘..ri oi‘ ai;_xt'.ir.~_; 2

And no i'umily, after once usiiig. would be without it. It is _
It makes a. pretty lounge, at ,eriect bed. and the price is

DECEMBER 15 9883.

M. B. csUr.cii7iéEDErTE” co.,

GRAND RAPIDS, l\IICI-1..

—--SOLE XANUFACTUBEBE OF——-

  

Pafe/a/crl J:/nt: iii, ISSZ.
for a izhcup portablu bed, tlmt can be '..ut away
and yet make a rrorny. ..v :nf- rIi(1.‘.-it‘ bed when wanted. Ui

not one, cheap or crpeitsiv-P, on which a rom-

'l lziv arr» all narrow, siwrt, without spring, and in fact no

small space, and is as ight as anything can be

a bed long eiilug"i for the l:~,_g;-st man, and is as

comfortable to lie upon as the niost exp:-xi.-.ive bed.

dd:-s, regizlitt-d by the patent adjiistable tension
The canvas covering is rot tacked to the from--.

Lltlii“, so that it can be taken off and

put on again hv any one
e,1sl. any time, tr.’ in Fi'l"t‘i«"llll}g.

For warm vveznhir
tor <2--ill we-.i‘.m-v it is only necessary

The “BEDET‘I‘E” is a. Household Necessity,

imple in its .-onstrui-tion, and

——— P R I C E : ——
30 inches wide by (7.1 f(“’t lonyr, S15 190.
by Al feet long {cc-ve:

‘37 inches Wl(lV'
DUI‘ :iIl_iuSt.ibii-) -i‘..'.-)0.

For Sale by Frrriiiillrii D(‘§l]1*TS I**Iv¢-r'y\vli(Arn-

Alabasiine

Ie the only proparatiori 1-used on t'r:.
proper principles to constitute a slurs
hi: fini.-ih for walls, asi is not held ms
the wall with glue, etc., to decay, but
is a Stone (cine;-.';. that hardens ‘rcitii
age, and every 9-id -tional coat strength-
ens the wall. is Iv.~-my -"or use by ltd‘
ilirtg but water, and .0-.::;-ily .-.: pjir-d by
anyone.

Fifty cents’ worth of ALABASTINL
wil? cover 50 square yards of average
wall wit} two coats: and one coat will
produce better work than can be done
with one coat of at 3' other ;,rep.'»rration
on the same surface.

For sale by paint dealers everywher-
Send for circular containing the twelv-
beautiful tints. DIP-"‘lfRCtllI9d only bv

ALABASTINE Cc
M. B. CLIU:scH. Manager,

juyl—tf. Grand Rapids, Miol

(flu'ritz'nu.Nif;'nm IILL: z.:'”rf.'.)

I/ow V/afc/7 Cases are Made.

In biiyirig It sil .1 r '.-.':'.t<:li co.-‘e grout care
should be t' ‘-1 ii to i'L’€‘.H“3 one il.ni ;'_; ..-ilid
:,il\'Lr‘.l:i-oi: l~i!lI. The i-:r,i. «,i'rx1o;-,1r},p;.p
silver (';t.~.us is .'.’.I!ll£) hi’ it C-'IlIl‘l.'ir."li ion Lnmvi.
as .'ilb;it:i, Witltil is 11 \'l‘l‘)'
for silver‘, as it turns bluc "
Tire. b;r«'ks oi‘ Sll('il 0:.
tliilttx-gr‘ than tin.-.c oi" nu :..Il .~ii\’ur i-mt-,
lutitig robbctl lll orulr-i‘ t.» iiutizi
tliiti-.c:' and ;,r<}i.i'ii;1:s lili'(‘ii ii;
the cln-up inctzrl. .-‘.1; -1ln,i‘in
lii:t.~iivt-r - isIiicjz-ir1t:;oi'l1iirz ,
sliollit inziiio of gull]. ',i‘l1-M: 0.’ I]l()_\i
clicnp L : iirc iiuuic oi" Sll\'(‘!', whl:-ii I,\
not :1 suitable metal for iillli. plit'p4v.~(-. in
(1 brit-i’ l)L‘l'ii)Ll it \»:ti'p-', i1L‘ll(l:s' and .-pi‘e:id.s
1l3!‘til‘l,{lllU\'.'lil‘,_: ti;-.: l..'i<-ks‘ to i)(‘1'HI!lL .'m>.si.-
upon the (::.sc uinl ; Eating iiil‘. (il;.‘i. and
dirt that 2U‘<.'7llllli1liliiiU in tin; ;.-ockct. Tin-
Iicystoiic i~.ilvcr\\‘ut-.-lr (‘ant-s :;I';: ciily llitltlt
with silver cups and gold ‘joins.

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‘.2.-. cnrizmi. but ::ckno\- ll. , 1
tlie_lu-ystonu biolid '
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in the ni-

   

p e r
iket.
Sriad 3 rent stirrup to Keystone Wzilrii (‘.-he l".1r‘.oi-l , Phi‘:-_.

ilvlpliia. l’:i., 1'./rllflniinollle lllu» (rated Pzunplilrt .\t10‘| lug hor-
Jamu 1309-9 and KI‘).~1UlIn‘ M iii: ii Cases are made. its

German Horse and Cow

P OWD E RS.

This powder has been in use for many
years. Itis largely used by the farmers of
Pennsylvania, and the Patrons of that State
have bought over 100,000 pounds through
their purchasing agents. Its composition is
our secret. The receipt is on every box an-"
5- ound package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober-
ho tzer’.- Sons J: CO., Plioenixville, Pa. It
keeps stock health} and in good condition. It
helps to digest and assimilate the food.
Horses will do more work, with less food
while using it. Cows will give more milk
am? bein better condition. It keeps poultry
healthy, and increases the production of eggs
It is also of gr-eai value to them when molt-
ing. It is sold at the lowest wholesale price
by B. E. JAMES, Kanuuzco GEO. W.
HILL «iv. 00.. 80 Woonnamon S1,. Damon,
THOS. MASON, 181 Warns S’l'., Gainer-
and ALBERT STEGEMAN, ALLEGAN. Put
up in 80-11;. boxes (looseg, price EIGHT Cnwrs
per it-., 30-lb boxes (of 5-lb. packages, Tim
Cnrrrrs per lb.

SEND rep; ORDERS
TAX RECEIPTS

'1 ownship Records.

Hiuhway Commissioners‘ Records,
Township Treasurers’ Books,
Township Clerks’ Bucks,

District Assessors’ Books,

School District Records,
Cemetary Records or Deeds,
Cemetary Records oi Burials, to

Kalamazoo Publishing Company.

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

BIG BE}.-RIESY

The famous

CUTHBERT RED RASPBERRY
And GREGG BLACK CAP RASP-
BERRY, CRESCENT and BID-
VVELL STRAWBERRY. and
other SMALL FRUIT PLANTS
FOR SALE.

My plants are very fine. I have mouey_to
raise and must and will sell cheap. Special
terms to Granges, Clubs. or combined Orders-

Address FRED. LUCIA,

' Flushing, Michigan.

novl .6111

Order Wedding Invitations oi Kala-
mazoo Publishing Co.

iiipomm CHINA STOCK

 I have at my residence in Porter, Cass Co.
 TIKIKTY H E.-\D OF

- . ’ _.". (‘.
. PURE BLDDD POLAND tHINA PIG.)
Eligible to registry in 0. I’. (‘. Record.
Stock for sale at reasonable prices.
re.<prii<la'uce solicit:-d. Call or address
CIDEGN HEBRON,
("c.\'.-i' \.."'i‘lNl-1. S‘ J ..'~‘P.pi1 Co , Mich
P. U. liox zsm. lonovfim

lpATENTsil%"£‘l”i-“llct'.P dz
Attorneys.‘ Washingmu. D. 0.

Full instructions and Hand-Book of Patents sent 11:-

Fsniuo at manminc,

Won! Eomrnission Merchants.

]l7 Federal St. Boston.

Cor-

Cocsitjrliiients 1"-‘solicited and Cash .-'£”vancr--
Mad:

Order Tux Receipts and 1..T0“'llShip
Biunias ol Kalamazoo I’[|hIi.-‘llllig Co,
(firculnrs -zen.‘ on appiir:itim:.

Kent in. Pomona Nursiériii.
Peach Trees a Specialty.

We oil}-.-‘ for Me. Full t«:l.(le a. good :;.-..-.ori-
merit of l’::=. t 'l'ieL~s- (i*.‘:ipeVlue8, Pl::nt~.
Oriianiental Shrubs, and Evergrcens atti-r
lowest living rates.

BUY AT THE NURSERY AND SAVE
COMMISSIONS.
We Employ no Traveling Agents.
Send for our Price List.
BUTTRIC-K & W.-\'l"l"ERS()N, Props.

CASCAIJE, KENT CO., MICH.
lseptit

Greenwood Stock Farm.

POLAND CHINA SWINE

For Sale at Reasonable Rates.

Pigs in pairs and tries not akin. Breeding
Stock recorded in Ohio Poland China Record
Parties wishing stock of this land will firm
it for their interest to corr:-sworn! with or via:
me. B. G. IBIIELL,
Little Prairie Iioiule, cuss C0,, lillcl,
l5I‘cbtf

 

.tish’s Arneric-an lilrmual of
PARLIAMENTARY LAW
13 the cheapest and best. The subject is mam
so plain that every Citizen or Society member
should have :1 copy.

Circular of commendation free. Price bv
mail prepaid; cloth, 50 cents; leather tucks,
31.00. Postage stamps received.

Address, J. T. Conn, Sclioolcralt. or

GEO. T. FISH.
Rocnnsrna. N. 1

 

i ATENT§

, HUNN A: CO., of tire Scrnnrrno AMERICAN con-
tinue to not as Solicitors for Patents, Caveats Trade
1 Marks. Co‘,vright:i. for the United States. Capuda.
1 mnglund, rance. Germany, etc. Hand Book about
Patents sent free. Thirt -seven years'expcrience.
Patents obtained throuiz MUNN 5: C0. are noticed
, inthe S(‘li-‘..\"I‘li"lC AMERICAN, the largest best, and
i most vs idely circulated scientific paper, 8d.20 a year.
§ Weekly. Splendid engravings and interesting in.
formation. .. pecimen copy of tho Scientific Amer-
Ican sent free. Address MUNN & C0. SL‘lEl\’Tll:'IO

, LXIEICAN 03109. El Broadway, New York.

i1.lrc.3'

 

For Sale. (‘atul<.go«~s

free. Maps‘ at Ya. zit) cm.

H. L. S'l'Al'i.IvS 5. C0,.
Ki(:1ll.I.i\)l‘(l, Va.

   

tion by which
all lurniers can
make Cream-
ery Butter as
we l us keep it
in a nite con-
dition until it

on 0P.Ei.MEi_i iii BUTTER 0001.1-Iii

A Ct'JI.lll)ll]iI-

_ ‘ / .\

V / .
It saves two

" thirds the ire-
9 bar. No ice is
= required as it
strictly a
_ ’ '- - ’ cold water re-
frigerator. The Ll" taken irorn the top and is
clear of sediment. The most complete arrangement
for the Farrier and Dairymau in existence. Agents
wanted. Send for circular and price list. ~
MUCALL 8: DUNCAN,
nchuolcraft, llich.

’TEN mogsiun

,Farms in Michigan.

, Eor sale by the GRAND RAPIDS & IJNIIANA
R. R. CO. Sufimaple the princi at timber.
- Admztit er: ilroads already uilt, numerous
E towns an cities, one of the healthiest parts of the
United States, purest water, good markets, fine
fruit, good roads, schools, churches, large agricul-
tural population, best building material at low
figures, good soil, low prices, easy terms, perfect
title. For books, maps, charts, and all additional

information, address
W. 0. HUGHART,

Or SEPTERHI-l{6)Cl‘:E"l!gl'Sifs:i.:fi:‘rcli'nKGm'§]ge§fpidS' Mich‘

      
    

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$3,000 Worth of Presents .

Given

Away.

We are oifering greater inducements that.-
ever to people to buy goods, besides reducing
the prices of goods so low that one can’t help
but buy. We offer a. Present to every one pur-
chasing $4.00 or more from now till March 1st.

We guarantee every person to receive a Present

of some intrinsic value, and every one will have a
fair chance in the Distribution of the fine ones.

We will now describe some of them, as there are r

5,000 in all valued at over $3,000.

R‘.

ROSEWOOD CASE, VALUED AT»----$6000.00

I Fine Gold Iliiiitiiig Case Wzitch.. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$lU0 0(
l ltllegzaiit Swell Box Cutter. . .. . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . ... .  . . 80 0(-
’l Silver Plated Tea Set . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  75 0C

1 Doniestic Sewing Blucliine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. (35 0(

1 Good Kitchen Stove and Fiii'iiisiiiiig_:.- . . . . . .. ... .  . . .. 45 O(_

l llzuidsome Bcdrooin Set (7 pieces). . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .. 45 (it

lFine Dress h‘uit..............  . . . .  . . . . . . .. '35 OC

1 Satin Lined Overcoat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .. 18 OC

1 hundsoiiie Ilrossiiig Gown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . 35 00

lFiuc Smoking Jacket-.............  . . . . . . . . .. :20 OC.

lsinokiiig  . . . . . . . . . . .. [2200
lTiitin,u Silver Plated Pitclier and Cup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 0C
24 (‘zisi-< Silver l’l:ite«l Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .. 150 QC

100 b‘ilvei'l'lated Napkin Rings............ . . . .  . . . .  150 OC

1:? Silver Plated Butter Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . 75 00

L’ Nickel Plait‘-rl Wutr.-lies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. T5 0(‘

:21’) Fine b'i'lverl’lz1tcd Castor.-:................. . . . . .  . 15000

l5Fine'l'raveIing Bags... . . . . . . . .  750C

GFineTruiik.<.... . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . 3000

1 L:1dy’s Gold Hunting Case \Vatch....._....... . . . . . . . . .. 20 00

3 Large Silver Plated Cake Stumls. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . ...  5,0 00

36 Knit Jersey Jackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 70 ._.,

12 Sets Combs and Briislics in llilli(lS0lI]e cases . , . . . . . .  . .. ii} ()0

:30Pair Silk Suspenders . . . .  )0 00

2’ Pair of Pants to order (ii1;1dctolil).. . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 :30

And 3,000 other Presents, C0llSlSilll_£’,‘ oi‘ Neck

Knives, Underwear, Iluts, (fdps,

tics, .\'ii.=pciider~x,

eic., inaking in all over .~l‘-Il.00().

This is no Lottery Scheme of one chance in thousands,

but every Purchaser. as stated

he makes the purchase.
the scheme, and see the jolly

, gets .9. Present as soon as

Come and see how fair We Work

crowd taking away Presents.

Our house is known all over the State for Low Prices and

Square Dealing.

S.-TAR CLOTHING HOUSE,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICE.

ljunly

People who may reside at so great a dis-

Mention L-Tiunori VISITOR.

tance from Grand Rapids that they cannot
conveniently come to the city, can avail them-
selves of the most extensive and varied stock

DRY GOODS I

AND

CARPETINGS

of every description to
simply by writing us.
kinds of goods can be

be found in Michigan,
Samples of nearly all
sent by mail.

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

for the same will be

SPRING & COMPANY,

l5may 2-it

cu Implements be.
yon_d. all Coin-
petition.

   
 

 

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Catharine Stree
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_ This institution is thoroughly » quipped,hav-
King 8. large tehching force: also ample facili-
ties for illustration and manipulation includ-
ing Laboratories, Conservatories, Library,

Museum. Classroom Apparatus, also a large

and well stocked farm.
_ FOUR YEARS

are reguired to complete the course embracing
Chemistry, Mathematics. Botany, Zoology,
English anguages and Literature, and all
other branches ot a college course except F0!-
eign Languages,

Three hours labor on each working day
93°91“? $8-turdays. Maximum rate paid for
1&b°1', eight cents an hour.

_ RATE 8.
Tuition free. Club Boarding.
CALENDAR.

‘For the year 1883 the terms begin as fouows;
CPKING TERM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 20
Stunuza Tam: ..................... . .May 22
Avifxizixn :l‘EBi!.................Septembe1-4

amin ion for Admission February 20
and September 4. For Catalogue apply to

'1'. c. ABBOTT p
R. G. BAH“), secretary,‘ resident. or

The N E W  'J,f..°“e

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