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“TILE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARJH,

VOLUME 10,—N0. 3.
WHOLE N0. 179.

SCHOOLCRAF T, hIICH.,d7EIIREAl{Y 1, 1884.

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Officers National Grange.

MAs'rEB—J. J. WO0DMAN,I’aw I’aw.,Mich.
Ov1;nssss.—PUT. DARDEN, . . . . Mississippi.
Lxc'rUBEB—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri.
S'rxw.uzo—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas.
Assr. S'I'EWABD—J()HN J. ROSA, Delaware.
CBAPLAIN-H. 0. DERVIES, . . . . .Maryland.
TBEABUBEB——F. McDUWELL,. . .New York.
Snc‘r——W. M. IRELAND, Washington, D. C.
Gm-a:Kssrnn -—J AS. DRAPE R, ..... . .Mass.
CIBES —MRS. J. J. W001)MAN,. .Michigan.
Po1|oru—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi.
FLORA —Ms.s. I. W. NICH()LSON,New Jersey
LADY Assr. S’l‘EWABD—- Mas. WM. SIM S,Ka.n

Executive Committee-

D. WYATT AIKEN, . . . . . ..South Carolina.
H. D. BINGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - --0hl0-
DB. J. M. BLANTON, . . . . . . . . . . “Virginie-

Olficers Mlchlgan State Grange.

u__.(;_ G, LUCE, _________________ ..Gilea.d.
0.—A. N. WOODRUFF, . . . . . . ..Watervliet
I.no.—JOHN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . ..LzLnsing.
S.——S. A. TOOKER, . . . . . . . . ..Grand Ledge.
A. S.—A. B. CLARK, ............ ..Morrice.
G.—E. R. WILLARD . . . . . . . ..White Pigeon.
‘Inns -5. F. BROWN, . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft.
8!c..——J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . ..Schoolcraft.
G. K.~ELIJ AH BARTLETT, .... . .Dryden.
GlnEs.—MRS. M. T. COLE, . . . . . . .Palmyra.
PoxoNA.——MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell.
l"x.ona—~MRS. D. H. STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
L. A. S.~MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..M0r1'i08-

Executive ‘Committee-

vm. SATTERLEE, _ci}7n., . . . -Bi.ru1ingham.
H. D, PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ypsilanti.
JOHN PORTER, ______ .. .. . .Grand Rapids.
THOMAS MARS, ........ ._Berrieu Center.
.1. Q. A. BURn1NoToN,.....,....Tuscola.
THOS. F. MOORE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Adrian.
J. G. RAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . .Traverse City.
c_ :3, LUCE, J. T. COBB, . . . . . “Ex-oificio.

state susiness Agent.

T1-1::-MAS MASON, .......... ..csicago. 11'»
GEO. W. HILL .................. ..Detroit.

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

Special Lecturers.

Time. E. Moore,. . .... “Adrian, Lenawee Co.
1!. L. Stevens. ...... ..Perrv, Shiawassee Co.
Mrs. 8. Steele. ....... . .Manton, Wexford Co.
Andrew Campbell, Ypsilanti, Washtanaw Co.
I’. W. Wlng.....Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co.

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MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.

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3:0’! Mxcn. Srxrn Gannon,
'3U‘u0(',L{JLtAl"'l‘. MICH.

ii‘-“‘“‘ll““" Elllllmill:

HUSBANDRY.

We seek no gay, no gilded theme,
For this imperfect lay ;

Nor in the field of fancy glean
The gems, that soon decay.

For fancy hardly could conceive
A fairer theme for me.

And eloquence would fail to breathe
The tribute, due to husbandry.

Not only in the present age
Doth husbandry adorn its way.
Its blessings gild the antique page,
E'eu back unto creation’s day.

VVlien Adam first was wont to rove.
In Parmlisal bowers,

And Eve her inatclih-as garlands wove
From Eden's finest flowers.

Then was this glorious work begun ;
Nor shall it ever rest;

Till every land beneath the sun,
Shall be with ours blest.

But let us, ere we close our rhyme,
Endeavor here to see; ,

Yes, even at the present time,
Some of the fruits of bus audry.

It makes the wilderness to bloom,
In lonely shadows. where

The sunlight never pierced the gloom,
It rears its empires there.

Broad fields and pleasant homes are made,
Dark forests melt away,

And streamlv ts, sluggizh ’neath the shade
Glide in the open day.

The orchards gleam with ripening fruit,
The fields with golden grain ;

It gives subsistauce to the brute
That roams upon the plain.

It feeds the armies of the earth ;
The waves of the sea;

The Princes of exalted birth,
And page of low degree.

The proudest cities of the earth,
Where wealth and beauty dwell,

All owe to husbandry their birth,
Prosperity as Well.

All o'er the country of the free
It lays the iron rails;

It sets afloat on every sea
Thousands of glittering sails.

What good would be the lCllllll'.le!'l!1g seas,
What good tl e ships at sea?

'I‘hey’cl bear no merchandise afar,
War’: not for husbandry.

On it the merchants all depe' d
For their much needed store ;
The millers too, those honest men,

And factories by the score.

It makes the pulse of commerce thrill ;
Touched by its magic hand,

It bears its golden store to fill
The vaults of every land.

Nor does it cease its mis=ion then,
A moral worih it justly claims;

It elevates the thoughts of men,
To high and noble aims.

’Tis to the young 2:. volume rare,
With kuiwledge richly stored;

And fields of research greet them there,
That still are unexplored.

It helps to lead their active minds,
In just and virtuous ways,

VVhile age a sweet contentment finds,
That cheers declining days.

’Twoull weary you, I know full well,
Yes. each and every one ;

Should I endeavor. here, to tell
The belt‘ that it has done.

For all the arts mankind possess,
\Ve truthfully avow;

VVith me you murt and will confess,
Thry owe existence to the plow.

Let frumers join the Patrons’ band
An-l heed the welcome call,

VVe :ll0l1ld be foremost in the land
We raise the bread for all.

Comc old and young, come rich and poor,
Welcome to agricultiii'e’s shrine ;

Duty is calling at your d:or,
Then linger not with doubtful mind.

But come and. while in God we trust,
VVe know He will our work applaud ;

And aid us in a cause most just
To crush monopoly and fraud;

And though we fail to gain 1“edI‘€E5

For wrongs and ii juries that’Ie past,
He will our future labors bless,

And grant us victory at last.

DAVID Srsrronn.

Bowen’s M:lls, Mich.

Tll(‘/S9 who use Line as a fertilizer
apply from ten to fifty bushels to the
2:L'.l‘+; as-me-s may be applied_at the same
rate, sit at the rate or 200 to 400
poumls, and plaster at the rate of1U0
pounds.

Lice on Cattle.

Editor Grange Vz‘sito7'.-*Perhaps
a brief narration of my expe-
rience under this head may prove of
benefit to many. If every farmer in
this country alone has suffered the loss
from this cause that I have, the ag-
gregate would amount to many mil-
lions annually. I have good reasons
to believe that many are still without
the knowledge ofa practical remedy
and I propose in this article to give
one. Some years ago when a real‘
dent of Oewego, New York, I out up
nine head of farrow cows and fed
them what is there called starch f ed,
being the meal left after extracting
the starch. The proceeds in the
spring after selling the milk and beef
gave me a handsome profit. No lice
that year. Encouraged by the result,
lenlarged my barn, built large, con-
crete vaults forliquid manure. put in
ssteam boiler and engine, and all
needed machinery for cutting and
steaming food, lor catlle and hogs, in
fact every appliance that could be Sll,*,2j-
gested to save labor, ecrnomizs food,
and promote the health and comfort of
my stock. In November bought and
putin twenty head of farrow cows,
and the experiment began. For a
time all seemed to go well. Abcut
midwinter the cows began to show
signs of great discomfort. Au extan-
ination found them to be covered with
lice. Then began the attempt to re-
move them. Everything was tried
that was suggested, such as soap, ker-
osene and milk, mercuial ointment,
tobacco, &c. Some cows had the hair
mos'ly taken oflf‘. and all were injured
by the too llleral use of these reme-
dies. Still the lies remained in suffi-
cient numbers to keep the cattle poor,
When spring came they were far too
poor for beef, and bad to he sum mered
over, resulting in so heavy a loss to
me that I was completely discouraged
and in view of the uncertainty ofever
making the investment pay, sold out
and moved off the place. Since I
have been in Michigan, have had the
same experience only in 9. lesser de-
gree.

Last winter after applying the best
l‘FIYlP(‘ll9S I know of about every tenth
day, with the usual success. I hit
man the rightlhing at last and my
mindis relieved from al1~rapprehen-
sions for the future, so far as lice are
concerned.

The remedy is the well known Per-
sian xowder (Pyrezheum). Thor-
oughly dust the cattle with it and the
live are doomed, both present and
prospeczive. Here a word of caution
may be necessary. Much of the pow-
der sold in small cans is worthless,
besides very expensive. Buy it in
bulk of some seedsman. It costs in
this wax about $1.60 per pound, by
mail. I got mine from Waldo F.
Brown, Oxford, Butler county, Ohio.

One half pound is ample for 10 or
20 head.

It is no pleasure to publish one’s
failure, I have done so in this in-
stance to show the importance of the
subject, and to emphasize the necessi-
ty of promptly arresting? this drain
upon the farmer’s pecuniary interest,
It is .,-Iated in the American Cycl:'>pe-
diam. ',l‘ha*. the ca.-m-nor; 0:; eye daisy
li:—.s ic.~z:-g l):C‘IJ employed in dulrneti‘c-
tl<‘»l]f->Tpl‘P-p?1l‘lTl_L‘;{1 powder like the
Perslan and that both this and C s'-'g-
:-tum are largely u.~'er.l in Germany 
2'. ;~ub-xtilute and fouuzl p9.'rticuls.1r’y
r.-fl’.-olive a'rai;ist p.irus.ite5 in i3l143P‘h
and ii-.ttle.”

C. S. KILLMAN.

Arcnac, Mich.

[This is u v2:lu..lblc urticle, and we are
gre-2ul_v obliged to our C0l‘l'eS]l0Iltl2llll
not only for this, but his former urti-
cle on d1‘-ain tile,but we confess we are
not sure we liuvcull his last Venture us
he intended, and we consulted lVeb-
ster to no purpose.——Eo1To1<.]

The Tariff Question.

The discussion of the Tariff policy
ol't.',.e government and matters inci-
dental thereto in Subordinate Granges
having been pronounced entirely Ic-
git.".mate.welsave from time to time
given place to articles on this topic in
the VISITOR. A friend has sent us
the following, which in temper is
mild, and in statement candid, and
thi-in spirit meets our unqualified
8.}: p re val:

TABII-‘l~‘ run in-".v£.\'UE ONLY.

GRATTAN, Dec. I9.—In your issue of
December 12 l notice an article by
“Free Trade De-iiiocrat,” well written
and readable, but containing, as I
think, sentiments that the Democratic
party should not and cannot success-
fully andju-tly maintain. He makes
“free trade” and “tariff for revenue
only mean the same. This is a con-
tradi--tion of teri.:.~; for a tariff for rev-
enuc only might necesi-u.ril_v impose
heavy import duties. A tariff for lev-
enue only, strictly speaking. is the
true (l()CtI‘lli€‘; but in adjusting a turifl
for that very necessary purpose. it may
give incidental protection. And when
that can be done, without favoring
certain industries to the detriment of
others, it should be.

The trouble is thelittle word “only”
in this C()llD€Cll0.¥' is madero mean
that those who use it are opposed to
any incidental protection. In other
words, that a tariff for revenue is O}:-
posed to and should be framed in such
a manner that it crnnot give any kind
of protection directly or iudiret-tly to
either of the vast number and great
variety of our productive and menu
fscluring industries.

It is generally admitted that a large
share of the money necessary for the
support of the government should be
raise-l by duties on imports. Our na-
tional domain is of so vast extent, cov-
ering as it does about 24 degrees oflat-
ilude, (not including Alaska), and :38
oflongilude, with a climate and soil
producing nearly everything not
strictly ofa tropical nature, with near-
ly all the minerals and maLufacto—
was known to the world, our indus——
tries of every kind are so great
and varied that the most pro-
found wisdom of our best states-
men should be applied to the
solution of this tariff problem, in or-
der, as nearly as possible, to do justice
to our whole people. This party
should be and is, above all mere party
consideration, I hope and trust that
the I-emccratic party may succeed in
the gr at political contest of 84. butln
order to deserve success it must ignore
allurjust, narrow, and as commonly
understood mere partisian prejudice
on this tariff question. Its position
should be such that all our industries
may receive the fostering care of the
government, and the brudeus of taxa-
tion bear as equal and lightly as possi-
bie. My idea of a tariffplank in the
Democratic platform should be some-
thing like the following:

W e favor a tariff‘ that shall have for
its primary object the raising of reven-
ue for zhe needs of the government,
and so adj usled that it shall, so far as
possible, give equal encouragiinent to
allour varied industries without act-
ing as 3 deteiiment to any.

"l‘h<it in a nation ofso vast extent it
is iuioos:-i':le to dojustice to all our in-
alus-tries by adopting any dogmsuio
rules pertaining to a tariff’. That tariff
laws, in on er to be just, l(~‘q|lll”P llu-
lmne.-xt, careful coiisiaieration ofjourisfs
and stats-smeu. Tllel‘(:f(:l‘€‘, to them,
when endowneil with legislative nu-
tlu rifiy, we relegate this qlisstiun,
witli ins’-.ruc'iions to act. in 8.(',I-nr‘.l&!‘.C<-
with general prim:ir>les of justice as
hereby enunc ateu.

I presume, our “Free-trade Demo
crat,” as well as others, both .l):‘lll()
crats and Republicans, will take ex-
ception to this and call it "s!ra(ldling”
"getting on both sides of the fence,”
“ridis g LWO horses,” etc. '

I know that it is very easy for intel-
ligent. good m(-.-a.oi;;g men to fall into
the habit of using epithets, when
argument-; woud serve a better pur-
pose. It matters little how many
zzorses our party rides, if by so doing
the 1 unions are more easily carried,
and {no taxes the people pay for the
support ofgovr-i'i=n1L-ntsre‘ more even
ly and hriicsxly diuribulcd among our
;1'mlu«.-live industries.

Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Randall
are bu tli leadirg z~l}(l ieprescnztalixe
Democrats, and I presume if “Frec-
lvade I)emocrut,-" kn. w the asset po
sition that each of? hose gentleman v 
(‘llpit=5‘ on the tar1fl'q'u-H-l.ionlie would
not lizzd as vs‘-.u::b :l:ll":re.'zce as be im-
ifglllt-,‘-1

Om R’:-pu llL'3l,l friezuis .".‘2E’l1l aux
inns 2'0? Us for adv;-1 " live free tzasis
ln:‘:fl'fI»1'r<-re 11-; only” puff-y. As a
J:?l,(:'i3'-.\l ru7e, it is li‘-‘I wi-I2 to adopt
the 1 icy, nrpll-“.~‘1l:-the (1(illl‘.~t- lbs‘
ynur oppoi enls by ism:-.2 mg obi
-"bets warn‘-cl rliive: you into, Lei
.U-:l1l!’(.'.x‘a-.5 mark ullf s ju<lici<.us cout--s
and pursue it.

C().\'\'El:SE Cnosu.

The Road Question.

To the Edilor of the Adricm Times:
——I have read Will) iziuoh iute-ye-I ll}:-
articleson “Im[1i'UVllig,lillelllgllwztyi-i”
app mug in your last is.~ue.~I. As flit-
suljsiet is before the l':8(.l€I‘ri of Tim
Times, I wish to I-4; e, 1; of one partic-
u ar feature ofrcad in: king that I have
not see mentioned in aiw former ar-
ticle- on that i:l.ll=_lf". t. ‘Ne sliould all
be interested in the fine !‘});’:e?iT3.li(‘t" of
our firms. ’I‘ln.-ri». is nothing so pl(-2?.‘?-
ing to the traveler through the country
as to note fine s-iv-ck farm-: and com-
fortable dwellln;-: houses, arrargerl for
convc-nieiace, ‘unlit in pl:-asi::gdz—sign.~i
kept in good repair, and set, in min
i: odi<.us. well kept lawns, dotted with
shade trees. He al-"o notes the lhrifiy
fal“lXl('1‘ by his well kept fences, fire
from all iubbish.

VVith lbese favorable features be

may safely conclude lllfll. their c-wutr I

is a good farmer, that he cultivates the
soil understandingly and thoroughly,
that he keeps a good stock and honors
his profes.-inn. As emphatic as these
signs speak of a thrifty farmer, there
is one other essential, and that is that
the highway along his |).T(‘1llll-‘€51. not
only posessed a good wagon tr21('li. l'l‘T
it must be kept free from all r-hrubs
and noxious Weeds. Tliis, in the past
has been sadly iirglu-ml becau.-'9 it
must be done wholly by hand. The
common method of gouging out deep
ditches, and leaving abrupt banks,
have prevented the use of innwing ma

chines in this work. This was per-
haps necessary when lhc (ouutry vwis
new, but now, in rims! FP(‘I.lf)lll4, the

pay more attention to iliI.—i.ea! 24...;
tidy appearance of our roacl.-a. lively
r-ath-master should have this in his
mind, and in every place possible leuve
the road sizhsin shape to: c-rmit the
fsniier to run up urd down there
with his mowing mac-blue. Eltwe oil"
lllE‘2ilIlllf1Il)SIll{.‘<. use tile that deep
ditches may be filled, and in rims:
cases the c«uu1ry road .-'i«l(s will be
rrost pleasing, The wmk necrssmy
can be done so ea-ily tlaal .=(-sr(~el_y a
farmer will negltot ir. ll’ ihe mad
sides were aniually ('ll)’*]tll, sulli(*i-
(-nt grass could be srourul to guy for
the work, and ihe farmer would add
tohis farm what lllr tine frxiiw is in
theater] rrgravirg. G. I: }l(ll('lUl‘v'
________________.___.

Here We Are Again.

The three pI'iii(-ipul poultry [ungu-
ziues of the l'ui‘.L-d .\'t:utc s c..1n(- to the
l'1'uiitst'i'eI1e and :-iuiliug, \‘v'lSlllllg‘illl
llll€l'L‘Sl.(‘(l in l€illl1t'l'Hl live stock in
happy new year, and if not too lute
will truiisniit the same good wislu 5 to
ouch reader of our corncl‘ of the V151-
TOR.

Poultry World cluinis firs’. utteiitioii
with a new cover. It is the h:uidsoiii-
est r:ove1'll'.c writcl 5;‘ N on 2;
iiiaguziue, and liuviug spent zlbout ten
years in the printing busiiiess, ('l:llIllS
to have some taste in those Iiiuttcrs.
liarrird men are 2l(lIll(llllbll(:Ll not to
look too long at the pretty little girl in
the center piece feeding :1 swaii out of
an empty basket. In one corner is
lliddy‘s stolen nest, 2lll()lll(‘l' corner the
rittle chicks; while in the two bottom
(.'()l‘ll€I‘S ure El scene of :1 imiidl,-ii iced-
iuglic1'i'c;dli<-11-ml pets, and opposite a
scene in the SIIOW-I'()()Ill. The curs of
corn zmd \\'ll(‘£ll llt‘1ltlS .su.1tterod
urouiul pl‘()llll.\'L’llt:ll5l_V are not llm pro-
(luvts of this past S(':lS('ll. The (f()\'f:l'
in (,lP.\‘lgll uud (‘.\'(‘CllllUll is pui't‘i-ct. The
Slllujrlfil. of t1'iui1ni1>g (.‘lvllll>.\' to pre-
vent l‘i'9(-ziug is (lll~',(‘li.\SHl mid f;n'o1';'.-
bl}; 1'('=port(-(l «xu-pt in llli‘('.‘l1<(*. of show-
lninls. ‘ll st1'il<es Old l'uull1‘y as u bet-
ter sclu m(- to llil\(‘ l'o\vI.s in :1 t+-1upc1'-
uture V\'ll(‘l'(‘ t‘()lnl::s' will not 1'1‘.-ezv.
ls it l‘(‘2lSHl!:ll)ll' Io v-,\'p<wl :1 he-u to lay
1-ggsit-gx1l2ii‘l}‘ wlu-z c l;<-1‘ c<-Iub or eggs
will fi'eoze‘.' lu voiuiiieiiiiug upon the
subject of l)l'tt‘l.llllg‘, the World looks
with favor upon the iIilpi‘o\'¢-iiieiits in
cxi.s'tiiIgl»u-eds. Tln: IJ('£lC(lllll) in Co-
cliius and llmliiiizm, the steel gray of
the dark llmliriiu, uiid the rose comb
of the I.oglioi'iis.

liegzmliug the lvulsit of egg (fitllllg
umoug fowls, (it is easily L‘1ll'(r‘(l1llllUllg
the lllllllilll family with eggs at :55
(.‘(‘lllS per dozen), they say place the
ll9S'lS in it (lurk plum-. IL is more untu-
ml for hens 10 la)’ in 2lll1)llI(’l‘l'()Ulll or
upzlrt from lllr: lllillll rmnu. l,'scp1cuty
of in-st (—-g}_I;s. uoodeu, they say; china,
0. I’. says.

A Inc’/‘it-an 1’ouIl/-,I/.]v1/rwzlisalways
\\’&‘lCHlllP. 'l‘\\'o gxwl Ellllslintiolis up-
pvur lll this uumlu 1', M10 of :1 iiiml:-l
poult1‘_\' lmusv uinl _\:e1i!,-, ::l11lllI('l' oi"
the (*.\(:«l.~'lHl'C<|1>}!. ’J'!.v ]mlllll'_\' ll()ll.\'(‘
is loo (‘.\}7(*ll.\'l\I‘ for }u:u'tiI-;:l use
nimmg i';iii-,;«»i.-_ l»u1 ilw j._"(N‘ll ]‘:Ull1l.<
nluy be llllll'/.4(l in (l:l'.':]H'l' luum-.<
'l'lii‘-n*_<.,-‘ll the mint: 1' is :1 u:»1i'«»\\' hull :11,
the input‘ \'-;.*~l('lx is. it 1‘t;}ul~ <.-1' iidgv
l'lllllllJl_’_{ llm luizglle oi" llw l-ilililiiijg,
liglill-d by :1 .‘l\_\ll:.llll, l'lll‘lli>lill-,1,’ ll}.-,l.t
and nix’ \\‘lll:('l‘.l di'alu;ld.<_ lly l'2il.$llrg
:1 door U1’ lid (gin-' can lw ;*:i1l1e-11-Ll frr,-iii
the nests on either .<i<,l(- of tic bull
wiilxout (lll('l'll'.;.j the laying l’U<=Il).
ll’. S.—Thut  tlu-5' (‘illl be ,<:utlu=1‘c-(l if
Ill('l(’lS:lll_\" eggs: lllL'l‘l‘.) This liu1i.~:e
is fu1'11i.~;lu d \\ ill: dry iuus 1.-1' C()\'(‘l‘(‘Ll
.\'li<‘ltE‘l'.<,:lll(l lu_\‘<~!;(l uic opozi _\2Ll(iS.
"lie liousc is lll the cum-1 of :1 squnrl:
_\’;ml and uiuj lwc divided into sepa-
inic co1iip;11'lluci1i.<, uilli p:‘.l'lll,lt)ll
fences rluzuiiag lo the umiu 1"<*11(-r-.
The ('.\'~i‘clsi0“C<.Hip giv»-.< hi.vii.~: of .<,o1m--
lhiug l_»c‘ila-1* {luau llllii‘-llU1l~’lHl
l»2m‘vl or t1'i:ui;;le corp, lt lswlu-‘ l'l~.v
znlog lx'f‘l1llf:l. only Iqiu; .~;it.l-:- of root‘
S\\'ll1gSl)2H.‘l{(.‘ll the ollwr, ]l‘\'¢\£-'llllg‘ u
son-4-ii to lxeep llllfl-113' fi'm~.i juinpiizg
out. ()ut--lizilf of ilrc i'L<-iit is >l.'tl‘ud
so (‘lllLliS can run out. umi over tlicse
sluts is 2. sliding door V-llltll may be

LI

lllr:

opt--in d uuy desind width lmd fast: lied
by :lV\'UU(l(‘ll peg. A writer says he
pi'cl'v1's guinea foul.» to any kind of
g:iiiu-.ce1‘laiinly us good.

It is well to give heed to the article
on cllilllflt‘ of foul; Mgr-tulle.-.1, grains,
lll(‘1ll, she-lls und bum-5, milk and wa-
ter. Dust lm1li.sure the lice remedy.

77M .I’o1IH7'_y Bu/Iefiu recently re-
ceiw-il an ii.quir_v .2.-kiiig "Would you
'.ulvi.-on _Vom'g‘ man to invt-st 81,000
in poultry '3 'l‘l.e-_v ui-..-Mei‘:-xl by suyliig,
lb:-y would 1H>l2Hl\E.~'+-xi)'ul.ll1g'I1m1l or
an old our t'llllt‘l‘. wills.-ut experience

_ to lll"t'.I <l,IIllU.
stumps have (llSaDp('aI('-'l, and we Cm‘ '7 V I I

l“:lllll(‘l‘S Ilud llw poultry yard the
llltlsl prulitulvlr p.u’L of the i’2u‘Iu in
[ll‘ll]*Hl'llUll lo culrilzll lll\‘(‘:ll(’(l, but
doubling tlw stun-I. will not double the
prollls. The \':iiikn' miiils to do
t'\'4'l'_\llllll§.:' on u l.-Hg:-, il('.‘!l(‘, but if he
l‘.l;lll‘l'lill{f’5 the }H.'lllll’}' business with
that l(lHI. uml \\llll(llll. gm-at experi-
t‘llL'(‘, he will .-‘uuii rind hliu:-‘t-ll‘ in a
lluli‘. The writer kmwvs it :'lLil.l‘l
young Iuisiiu-ss man of l\':iliuu'/.oo who
l>ll((‘Sl:ll'll(l]kJ1llll‘)‘l‘1llSlllg'(:nB. largo
t~‘(‘illt‘: (?(,|ll.\'('qll£'ll(‘l'; u .~‘n::ill furni, in-
cul-:i1oi',l:iigv quuuliiy of wi1'e1'cnc-
ing and otlu-1' tl:iiigs," too numerous to
iueiilimi," us llw mutioii bills say. for
sale. Egg f::rm.~1 on paper are quite
:llll':l(‘ll\’t’, but tho l'Ul(l from u truth is.
.\lu(-h lliUl'e is l'('qllll'Hl ln-siali-.~4 mottoes
of "l<Ixcelsi(»i'," "No such word as
l<‘uil,"(*l(". 'l'h¢- bill of .~ur'(-4-.~‘s in the
poultry busiiu-.-'5, us 21 lmsiiu-ss,is very
Sll])[>(‘l'_\‘. bmliyidedutte-utiou is nec-
ess:u'_\'; liin-d help is worse than
wortlile-ss. Soiiieone asks the editor
if he bud butter buy an incubator.
The genial editor 2irkiiim'l(:(lges him-
self bvzltul,(specially wlwu there are
so uiauy }I(‘l'>UllS who cannot run an
Ul’(llll2l.l'y coal stove. One incubator
ni:uiuf:u-turer says he i‘urni.slnes :9. per-
fect lll2l(.'lllll(‘. but cannot furnish
lrruins to run it. A wl‘i1vron “poultry
ci'nwl.s"’ wonders why so in.-my cranks
blossom out as poultry l>l‘6‘(‘(lPTS; why
they always uilllruss him as "Friend
l1oiiny"thc first llllll‘ they write to
hini,nnd .~'urp1'i.s‘v him with line speci-
mens of Josh liilliugs orlliugrupliy.

"A. S. W.” of ;\lll5‘l\'(’gl)ll wants to
ask Old l’(.-ultry if his pullets do not
pay whivli lay lwfore they are six
inomhs old. ('ei‘t:u’1:]y; usk us some-
thing luurd. llut you sell _Vou1' eggs
lU()Lll(:ll>. S'im<,-ulitulmi "O. P." has
not .-‘old (‘gas than :15 Ct‘lll3.
\\'oii’i yum pl<:u.<«- l('ll us how you take
(‘:m- of your i'o\\'ls and “hat you
for-iltll<1u in lIl;:l-L4’ the ill so }:i'<‘c:»(-mus,

Uraml \'ic\v l’l:u:u,l ()l.lJ l’f)UL'l'l€Y.
l{:llillllilZ4>(). J’

low‘

A Word From the Lcne Cow.

The amount of! utter made by Mr‘.-.
P. W. Sevens, of 0.--htsmo from three
rows during the year 1853:

980 pounds at 23 cents, average price
I‘N'1'pfal1li(l, aim.-uiils to _ _ . . . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ 3;:-§.’;_()(
Sold lhrcc calves for , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.00

Toial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8272.00
Averaging per cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

These cows are grades from different
breeds. N x Z
__._.________.._..____.

A trait 0’ (‘l'.z:l‘z.(‘l(l‘ muiul l-y faun-
Hr l(‘IIl1l<T(-‘llitnl more use-lul as (‘iti-
zvxus is s.-if it-liuI;f‘(-‘. 'l‘l:e_v are none
l0 (‘nu -l uyrz: gollliml Ieadrrs lo
irark « ul tbs 1.1,: if xi-iiniv in jubiic
21’u‘:'.-aid flu‘; lu(,-r3~(- lll:.‘¢m«1_1ing
fcvllvvn re. 3‘ '.~' i- 1: dx H.-»eriu-nt.
Tl-tit‘ la mzt.~:i1,l_\‘ l’4‘1(-‘H!~(ll uiry 3
ltilllil r .-l mild 1:1 1 Maya» all ll-9 manly
i. vt.,~.-i.d+i-(H list (-l:si:-rferzes the
(l'Z-ll3‘\ix11l<~l’t)li(5‘l,éétlflllllillf and
('('l.-I‘ll I at I" l-i~_ ower. ll would be
94- a v iy l.:1d (llllfill lw fil-d inimers
«er-n.'= iiiiig a.-=3 (‘lass tn (ll-§>]‘lVE*. other
1-vr;‘vl.~‘ of 1-nlitir-, -l ll;_'ll7F, or to mass
Sll'(>‘l";!lll by V: lll'Tll ti‘: y cnuld ('ll('.Y(1aCh
IILIOU the pi‘§vil«~;_'t.-urfpe-r-«iv st-rvgaszed
in oil wt imiu-iris:-‘ or pl‘\.f'.~.‘-lllllli. No-
i=< dv  Hub (()lI‘.l!ll‘2i'l( ii, Di may
ilesins i’, nobody ('X]’l€(,f’S it, yet it is
:.bsr.~luH:l_v u’-sen ial to the vwlvme of
the country that farmers should devel-
tvpm «re 01‘ -h; t manly Sell-"Pp(>Il(l€l_‘.'ce
whit-li is an es-.2. Mia! quali _v of the
good cui/cu. If it w lllh b ~ i" juiions
lo the con nym vu-lfa‘e or l..".e1:ulllJil‘Y
for lal‘ll’t('l‘:I i-t> unite as n (~lsr~:- fur the
Lu pose «:f:1p'. mpriafiiigwlmt be longs
to o'her '; eople or other llltllli-‘l'..'l('£S, it
is équally iij irinus for fzrllll:-.l.K to be-
c vn e v~:.=..-at-l-i of pnli:i- al leaders.
A’:'iLln’-l all this the Gr-.i .-‘re protests.
lr '-A ouhi ll8V(‘ f.r.rme rs sell ietialil, in-
d-; cl‘.-all-i-.’, (acla selling for lllllvi-'(’lf in
public vff'.~air-', f“(.(‘ll V"3.l)';{ in -"('C'(‘l'hl-
area with his judgmem, and that
judgment, Gllllglllelle” by full ac-
¢§Il?1ll:i:c;l.(f€ Vl".llI ll (' i'«r-..-.- iii: sn ftbe
«‘.ll'-Ll l_\’ 25-‘ 17(,wl(~v,'Hl ft" in war to
v-  To ‘ibis-‘ the (ills) ye l9!.‘Ils,
W111‘: f.':?l‘i:(“~E*, see it, as «lay sliould
:-. 9 it, 8 sa 0 guaiamy will I c pin ruled
for Hue rev: rlI.‘il_\’ oi’ ll:-c 1'4 1 ubli(‘.—-
1*’/.(.7rz .’/cc III-5/(17. c.'mm1.

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INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.
,Bu5’r,a,ndry—Lice on Cattle.-—The Tariff
«’,]uestioii——-The Road Question—Here We
Are Again—A~ Word From the Lone
Cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l
The VISITOR for 1884 —The State Agricultur-
al Society—Mr. Hewitljfs Explanation-
The North American Review for Febru-
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Salt-Fertalizing Salt—~Kiiigdonr of the Rail-
Farmers Institute—The School Q,uestion—-

, V .,Po1_nona Grange Meeting—-Postal Jottings, 3

All Things Change— Socialism and Commun-
is*rn—-Protective Tariffs vs. The Farmer's
.Interest—The Common School System.. 4

If We Want to Accomplish Our Objects W's
. Mnst.Pracl:ise What We I’reach——L1peer

County Pomona G_rrange—A Happy Social
W_.‘l§:ygnt-I’ostal Jottings —Alabastine . . . . . . -3

Our Kitchen Reverres —R ural life---On Au-
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I lfomcua Grange Meeting-A Word From The

Home G-range—Pom-one Grange Meeting-
——Grange 'l.‘houghts—-It-sport of Committee
.,en Dormant Grange —Subjects for Subordi-
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For 1*‘eburary—Tl1c Markets ~Tlic Reaper
Ileath.................................. 7

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SCHOOLCF.Al3'T.

nus VISITOR FOR 1884.

’f'hr.-: btzrte Grange at its late session
made an c:rr1icst- cti'r-rt to provide for
3 larger oirculdtiorr of the \"rs1'r0u.
Prlargc edition was ordered for dis-
tributioir. ‘ This with -.1 second nun.-
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the State. We have received

rel-lence. of those two numbers.
The results perhaps are being grad-
ually. concentrutccl. and will pour in
sport us some day. Of that we can not
that We _ have
little. evidence as yet. of any general
wide spread effort. to accomplish the
good intentions of the State Grange.
We ask ‘Masters of subordinate Gl.‘2lllg'€‘S
who were especially chzirgcd with this
flirty, what are you doing to extend the
‘1-rrculation of thcGn.\NceE vrsrroi-:’.’A
parcel hes been sent to each one of you.
Heve you personally. or by some one
elseinade a diligent effort to use these

‘numbers for the good of the Order 1’ To

merely hand them around to anybody.
and pay no further attention to the
matter, is worth abeutjas much as put-
ting them in the wa.stebasket,and sell-
ing them at 54’ of a cent a pound. The
result of this effort, has not so far
met our expectations. Shall we have
more earnest work, or let this matter
take care of itself? The good of the
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G-range 130, at the M. E. church in East
Le Boy, on Tuesday_ evening. Feb. 5th.
The public are cordially invited to at-
tend. J. A. Rosmsoii, Master.

THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The executive oflicers of this society
held their annual winter meeting at
the Russell House, Detroit, during the
week ending Jan. 19.

Business called us in that direction,
and we accepted an invitation to be
present at its first meeting, on the
evening of Monday, the 14th.

This meeting was for the purpose of
closing up the business of the prev-
ious year, and making preliminary
arrangements for the work of 1884.

As this meeting proved to be one of
unusual interest, we were very glad
that we were present, as we are now
able to present what occurred to our
readers.

The first business presented was an
address from Henry Fralick, Esq” the
retiring President. It is not our
purpose to review this paper at length.
He congratulated these representative
of the State Socety on the success of
the State fair of 1883, financially and
otherwise; said in regard to its gen-
eral policy:

“The officers of the Michigan State
Agricultural Society acknowledge
their responsibility to the State for
the proper conduct and management
of the society, not only in a business
but a moral point of view, and for the
proper accomplishment ofthat object
they have adopted rules for their gov-
ernment and direction which the
judgment of those of long and success-
ful experience in the management
of fairs approve, and then adhere to
and enforce to the best of their ability,
which I am confi rent the re~ult of the
order on the grounds and success of
the fairs abundantly proves were
faithfully performed. In many res-
pects our rules are very stringent.
They prohibit the selling, giving away
or keeping on the premises of any
intoxicating drinks, pool selling, horse
trotting or running for money stakes,
gambling in any form, immoral or
improper exhibitions of any kind,
under penalty of forfeiture of all
rentals paid and immtdiate vacation
of the grounds. Innocent amusements
and exhibitions are permitted.”

Mr. Fralick referred to various mat-
ters relaling to the society, made sun-

dry recommendations and very
cordially thanked his associates for
their hearty co-operation.

The retiring President then intro-
duced Mr. Philo Parsons, his successor,
who proceeded at once to read an
address.

He too congratulated the society on
the efficiency of its officers and the
hundred and one good things they had
done, and we began to think we were
surrounded by a mutual admiration
society in full bloom. '
But no long road is without a turn,
and the angle was reached, when Mr.
Parsons referred to a violation of the
sixth rule as follows:

Our‘. sixth ‘Yule says: “no spiritu-
ous‘ intoxicating liquors shall be
allowed to be sold on the fair grounds
during the fair,” I know very well
that it has been the intention and de-
termination of every member of the
executive committee to see this rule
rigidly enforcd, but in the hurry and
pressure of other engagements there
has grown up without much notice a
disregard of this wise rule of the so-
ciety, for spirituous liquors have been
sold more or le.-s at the State fair dur-
ing the iast four or five years, with
some efiort at concealment, however,
until. last fall. At the last fair spirit-
uous liquors were exposed to the pub-
lic eye and sold to all who called for
them. lt is a serious question wheth-
er permission to sell lager beer can be

.granted, without carrying all liquors

that will intoxicate. The great mass
of persons who get the right to sell beer
on the state fair grounds, will covertly
sell other spirits. Is it not wise there-
fore. for us to clear our skirts entirely,
thus removing as far‘ are we are con-
C€l'l1€(,l,tlll temptation from the youth
who visit our faizs, and whose morals
we are bound to protect so far as in our
power? I believe the sentiment of the
state strongly demands its entire ex-
clusion, and that sentiment we are
bound to respect. The Statejegricultun
al society of Indiania prohibited the
sale of liquors, including beer five
years ago, and has suffered no dimi-
nution in interest or prosperity on that
account. Nebraska nas never allowed
the sale-of ardent spirits or beer, on
county or state fair grounds, yet. the
fair at Omaha last fall was the most
rrosperons ever held in the state.

Iowa excluded from the fair grounds
all liquors five yrars ago, and

although the present direction, asthe
president of that society writes me, is
very liberal, a vote could not be secur-
ed for the sale of lager beer. It seems
to me clear gentlemen, that the time
has arrived for decisive action on this
subject. I would therefore recommend
that beer, ale, wine and all other in-
toxicating liquors, with all side shows
and amusements that offend good taste.
impair the dignity or compromise the
high character of the society be ex-
cluded from or about the fair grounds.
I am firmly of the opinion that we
shall gain in other directions what we
may loose by booth rents for the sale
of intoxicants or exhibtions of quest-
ionabie character.”

Like his predecessor Mr. Parsons
made sundry recomendations touching
various depaktments of the Fair. and
closed withalittle more taffy admin-
ist ered to the committee as a whole,
and sundry oflicers in particular.

Mr. Parsons then called the Ex-
President to the chair, while the
chairmen of committees made their
reports preparatory to closing up the
business of the year.

At the first opportunity Mr. W.
J. Baxter took the floor appar-
ently feeling that for the society
to rest for more than half an

hour, under the imputation of
allowing liquor to be sold on the Fair
grounds would mar its fair fame.

He said that he did not see a drop
of liquor sold. The leases were iron-
clad and he was sure no one would
take the chances of violating his lease.

J. M. Sterling, Superintendent of

police had heard no complaint, was
surprised that Mr. Parsons should
make such a statement. VVas sure if
it was true, the matter would have
come to his oflicial knowledge.

Messrs. Hyde and Cobb were also of
the surprised number who thought
President Parsons must be mistaken.
Ex President Fralic was and is a tem-
perance man and would go as far as
any one to protect the good name of
the society. It was true that men had
taken leases covering the right to sell
beer as the best legal opinion in the
city had been obtained on the sub-
ject and that opinion was that beer
was not an intoxicating liquor. With
this bed rock to stand on in connec-
tion with the iron—clad lease he
thought the fair had been run very
soberly, and was sure spiritous liquor
was not sold on the ground. Of
course men may have brought some
in their pockets, but that the society
could not help. To make it all solid
Mr. Cobb procured and read a copy of
the leases granted for a considera-
tion to 128 different persons, and Mr.
Baxter knew ofone gentleman who
was sick and in need of some brandy,
who could not find it on sale, but was
finally saved from acollapse by get-
ting some frc m a private party.

By this time it began to look as
though the innocent business manage-
ment of the State society had got
their new president in a tight place.

Mr. Parsons, however, was in no
way cowed. He took the floor and
asserted that liquor was on the ground
and sold openly. One saloon keeper
bragged that he cleared $1,000. He
saw what looked like gin, rum,
whisky and brandy there. Men, and
not a few, had told him there was no
trouble in getting liquor, and that it
was idle to talk about allowing beer
to be sold and at the sametime keep
out stronger drinks. Saloon men
don’t do business that way. He had
made this matter a careful study, and
believed that all and every kind of
strong drink should be excluded.

Not intimidated, some of the old
liners still insisted that the best of
order prevailed, and it could not be
possible that in utter disregard of the
lease, saloon men had sold anything
stronger than beer. They certainly
would not have taken such risks.

Apparently thinking it not best to
let any more gentlemen sacrifice them-
selves, Hon. Wm, Ball came to the
front. He said he believed in fair play.
’l‘l_re.president_ had alleged that liquor
was sold on the grounds, and it was
true. While not in the habit of taking
strong drink, yet he called for whisky
once certainly, and perhaps twice, and
got it; and tolris knowledge it was
sold openly’; that it was brought on to
the ground in common with beer by
dray loads, without oljection. The
lease of course did not authorize the
sale, butit was allowed and had been
for years, and he believed the time had
come to show some respect to a public
opinion that was honest and right.
The best interests of the society and
of the State demand that we shut
down on the whole business.
Ex-President Fralick was surprised
and grieved that those gentlemen of
the committee who knew of the viola-
tion of the rule and of the lease issued
by the society, had not discharged
their duty and reported the fact to
headquarters. He bore pretty heavily
on these gentlemen who were so
derelict in duty and alleged that he
would go as far as any one to stop the
unlawful trafiic.

Mr. Chamberlain regretted that this
matter has come up in this irregular
manner. The charge made he had no
doubt was well founded and it should
be the business of this society to relieve
itself of the odium which by our own
acts we have brought upon the soci-
ety. As we know this state of things
isa reproach let us set the matter
right. Two or three gentienien were
still disposed to die hard, but when
Mr. Ball asserted that he did not re-

port the fact to headquarters, because
he knew that several of the
committee had drank and it

was a matter of surprise to him that
it was not understood by all alike.

Mr. Reed a comparatively new
member said there was no sort of
use beating round the bush. That
while this society did not li-
cense the sale,’ it had tolerated
a violation of this rule of prohibi-
tion until it had earned a bad name.
He commended‘Mr. Ball for his man-
ly statement of a fact that the public
had a right to believe, and did believe,
that behind this blind of a lease, the
saloon men have paid the stipulated
price with the understanding that
they could sell liquor without moles-
tation by the committee. And the
worst of the matter is it was true.

Mr. Gibbons, of the Michigan Far-
mer, was the last volunteer witness to
establish the charge of President Par-
sons. He not only drank with mem-
bers of the committee last fall, but
within the last five years had drank
with more than half the members of
the Executive Committee on the
grounds of the State Fair, and he was
surprised that any one should pre-
tend for a moment that liquor was
not openly sold. It was an open secret
that if a man wanted whiskey he had
only to call for it, and pay for it.—The
supply was equal to the demand.

There being no lawyer on the com-

mittee, to insist that the case be con- 
tinned for want of regularity in 5
the proceedings, the defense hast- 
ened to surrender, and inside of fifteen
minutes, the whole committee were
not only good temperance men asindi-
viduals, as they had been all the time,
but every one was in favor of amend-
ing the sixth rule, which a majority
had refused to amend a year before.

The world moves, and the State Ag-
ricultural Society, after bracing against
this movement for some years, has
yielded. And since its conversion has
been so complete, extending almost to
sa-notification we hasten to forget
that for veers it has been a most resolute
slnner. r

We do not know what action was taken
in regard to the catch pennv and inde-
cent shows that have sometimes offend-
ed the Patrons of the State fair,bnt hope
those too were banished from the
grounds. We do not hold to the
opinion of ex-President Fralic that what
is admitted to the boards of a theatre
may properly be admitted to the
grounds of a State fair.

The State Society has undertaken as
its legitimate work. the improvement of
agriculture and the agriculturist, and
we can hardly see how a score or more
of these uoisv, brazen bipeds who in
language and dress cover all the
ground from decent to doubtful are
promoters of the laudable objects of
this society.

We did not visit Detroit with a ‘
thought of referring at length to this
meeting and should not but for the turn
of affairs as we have narrated. But this
matter of the conduct of Fairs is an
important one and whenever a manage-
ment is behind the best public senti-
ment, it becomes the duty of a journal-
ist to set forth the facts fully and fear-
lesslv.

Some other day when we have more
time and room we shall resume this sub-
ject of management of Fairs. In the
mean time with the kindest feelings to-
ward all of our friends of the Executive
Committee of the State Society -we ex-
tend our congratulations to all con-
cerned, for this tardy recognition that
the world moves.

The State of Michigan is essentially
an agricultural State and stands close
to the front rankin the intelligence and
progressive spirit of her people. We
trustthat hereafter this representative
society of its most important interest -
will not be behind her sister States in
the department of progress in which a
majority of her people are interested. ‘

01: our sixth page is an address of
welcome read by a “Fancy Farmer"
at an institute held at Williams-
ton, Ingham county.

The manuscript was sent us by" a
friend, and as we looked at the roll
we shook our head—too long-few
readers will ever tackle such a long
story.

Opening the document, we read
along thinking we might take and
leave, until copy for the printer had
but moderate size. But we soon lost
confidence in our skill in selecting,
for every page had something good
on it, and we decided that this ser-
mon from a farmer whose brains have
given successful direction to his
hands, should be presented to our
readers in full. Let me suggest that
lecturers of Subordinate Granges
where few members take the VISITOR,
read this address at the first favorable
opportunity. it will interest if it does
not truusforrrr the avemigc Patron irr-
toa “Fancy Farmer.”

The (firm-.\'oia VlSIT()R. by its “next
friend” the editor, having lost confi-
dence in the machinery of the courts
to settle “a controversy,” and believ-
ing in the Patrou’s scheme of arbi-
trziting controversies, in declining to
act promptly as umpire in the case
submitted by W. may not seem
entirely consistent. _

Butythis question has been settled
in favor of both sides so many times,
that we ask to be excused from acting
as “umpire,” or even opening the case
or allowing correspondents to argue
the question until the State Grange
authorizes a weekly issue of the paper.
We hope this postponement will not
be unsatisfactory to our interested
friends. In the mean time we advise
that land intended for wheat be
plowed before August, well cultivated,
sowed with clean seed in this part of
the State before the 15th of Septem-
ber.

These conditions met, and if the 99
contingencies to which the crop is lia-
ble are all favorable, we think a
good crop of wheat, free from chessor
other foul seed can be depended on.

B1’ inattention on the part of
somebody the ad of the Agricultural
college on our fifth page was not cor-
noted as it should have been Running in
put in last year. does not cover the
facts of the procramnie of1884. The
spring term will open Monday, Feb.
18. and examination for admission will
take place on Tuesday, the 19th. Cata-
logues stating the requirements for ad-
mission will be sent on application to
the secretary» 3- 9- Bflifdn Liming.
Mich. We shall have the advertisement
corrected in next number, and have
something tc say about the value of the
college to the agriculturist of the state.

 

RE/AD our clubbing list and send us
orders for any paper you want, found

MR. HEW ETT'S EXPLANATION.

We commented somewhat at length
in the last issue of the VISITOR upon
the extraordinary resolution intro-
duced by Mr. Hewitt in the House of
Representatives respecting the O'Don-
nell case in England. Since then.
it has been currently reported that
Mr. Hewett, as soon as the resolution
was passed, hurried to the residence
of Mr. ‘West, the British minister in
Washington, and assured that gen-
tleman, confidentially, that nothing
was meant by the i-ziotic action of
Congress, and that the authors and
promoters of the extravagant scheme
did not wish nor expect any attention
to be paid to it by the British gov-
ernment. This private assurance of
Mr. Hewitt, it seems was sent to
England along with the report of
the ac.ion of Congress, and the entire
dispatch was shown to Mr. Lowell,
our minieterin London. The latter
gentleman was too surprised and in-
dignant atsuch trifling to czmnive at
any concealment of the matter, and
so the entire play was published to
the world, as originally acted by
those excellent comedians, Messrs.
Hewitt, Cox, Finherty and Robinson
as stars, supported by a majority of
the House, acting in the lighter parts.

It was considered a grave charge
against Mr. Hewitt and the American
Congress that they had not been sin-
cere in their approval of assassina-
tion and dynamite used against the
ofilcials of a friendly nation. Mr.
Hewitt, wishing to set himself right
with tlioseof our citizens who are en-
gaged in blowing up the buildings
and destroying the property of the
British government and are perfect-
ing themselves as specialists in arson
and murder, anxiously attempted to
explain away the reports of his inter-
view with Mr. VVest. His explana-
tions are considered by those constitu-
entsaseminently unsatisfactory, and
it is sadly suspected by them that our
representatives generally were not,
at heart, in favor of the system of vio-
lent and bloody crimes adopted by
the Irish dynamites.

It will be remenrbered that the reso-
lutions in question called upon our
Executive to request the British gov-
ernmeut to postpone the execution of
the convicted murderer, O'Donnell,
in order to give time for an inquiry
into his alleged American citizenship,
and to examine into the regularity
of the proceedings by which he was
convicted. No wrong whatever was
specified or alleged. In effect the
right was claimed on the part of the
United States government to review
the proceedings of all the courts of
Great Britain, especially in those
cases where the English people are
the most sensitive about foreign in-
terference, that is, in the struggle
of the government to suppress polit-
ical crimes that threaten disaster and
death on every side. It is certainly
dangerous ground to occupy even by
such frothy demagogues as Robinson
and l"ini=.ierty, but when they appear
to be supported by men like Hewitt.
and Cox with a reputation for wisdom
and statesmanship, there is a risk of
serious and unpleasant. complications,
to say the least.

Itis not very clear to the average
citizen why Mr. Hewitt should try to
create the impression that he did not
explain to the British Minister the
real facts of the CI-.‘SS&. It was surely
bad enough to insult nfrrendly power
and strain our diplomatic relations
abroad, merely to please a clique of
ferocious as;-iassinswlro are supposed
to control the Irish vote, but it would
have been worse to neglect the pru-
dent precaution of explaining to Eng-
land that it was all a little scheme of
political demagogues of both parties,
on the eve of a presidential election.
The only right ‘or prudent move con-
nected with the transaction is the
very thing that Mr. H. is now trying
to conceal. ‘

The matter of special public con-
cern in this disgraceful business is the
fear that prudent Mr. Hewitt may
sometimes fail to explain beforehand
the reckless trifling of Congress with
our foreign relations, and the result
may be more serious than merely to
subject the House of Representatives
to the contempt of all nations, as in
the present case.

About this whole transaction there
is a good deal of the lawyer and ma-
chine politician, and very little of the
good citizen or honest statesman.

This long session which Congress
will inflict on the country will be
largely spent in work that is expected
to affect the next presidential ‘elec-

tion.

The pertinent question to ask the
voter is "What are you going to do
about it‘?

 

The Star Clothing House at Grand
Rapids seems to have had a boom
this winter. See their “Partial list”
of lucky customers on eighth page. 5

 

Trumps say, we of Chicago have 21,135
persons making bread and other bakery
products. and 26,000 making malt liquors.
“What did you bring so much bread
for 1”’ asked the follow when his friend
brought a dollar’s worth of bread and
nine dollars worth of brandy.

there.

THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW FOR
FEBRUARY.

The North American for the present
month, is fully up to the high stand-
ard of literary merit, and general ex-
celence which it has always maintain-
ed. The general progress of the Re-
view, is in the line of political topics,
discussed by some of the best think-
ers of the times. In looking over the
table of contents for the last year, it is
surprising to see how completely all
the great subjects of pressing public
importance have been included in the
list of articles. \Ve can read in its
papers the freshest, and keenest
thoughts of the day, on social, politi-
cal, financial, and literary topics.

The first article in the current num-
ber is by Carl Schurz, and is entitled
Corporations,their Em ployes, and the
Public. The object of the article seems
to be the discussion of certain unsolv
ed problems, connected with the
troubles between corporations and
their em ployes, and the damage which
such disagreements cause to the pub-
lic. He speaks more particulary of
railroad and telegraph companies, and
refers for examples, to the great rail-
road strike of 1877; and the strike of
telegraph operators last summer. Of
such companies he remarks; “The rap-
id traneportation of persons, and the
rapid transmission of intelligence, it is
hardly necessary to say, have become
functions ofeo essential a nature in our
social organism, that their interrupt-
tion, only for a few days, can not fail
to bring upon a multitude of people
great losses, and a very serious incon-
venience, and then suspension fora
long period. would result in incalcu-
lable confusion and disaster, affecting
the whole community." Mr. Schurz
cites the decision of an eminentjudge,
to show that railroad corporations
can not refuse, or neglect to perform
their public duties upon a controversy
with their employee, over the cost or
expense of doini: them. The evils of
railway and telegraph strikes, not only
to the parties immediately involved,
but the entire public are set forth,
and the various proposed remedies dis-
cussed. The administratiou ofa te‘
egraph system by the government, h
a part of the post-ofiice is proposed al-
a possible remedy for the damage or
strikes of employee in the telegraph
service, but the control of building and
operating railroads bv the general gov-
ernment, he asserts, is beset with tor
many difliculties to be seriously
thought of.

The important conclusion reached
by the author is, that the solution-of
the problem of strikes and the recon-
clllatlon of capital and labor may be
accomplished by the institution of
boards ofarbit-ration under the sanc-
tion of law to decide ditl‘er'ences tr
tween railroad and telegraph corpora.
tions and their employee. And here
is where this eminent lawyer recog-
nizes a prominent principle of Grange
ethics.

The next article. is in the line of lit-
erary criticism, by Principal J. C,
Shairp and is entiilel Henry Vaughan
Silwrist. This is an extremely inter-
esting review of the poetical works of
Henry Vaughan, who was called Sil-
wrist on account of his Welsh origin.
It is stated as a curious factthat theilrst
edition of his book appeared in 16-30
and the second edition in 1847. Ex-
tracts are given to show the style and
beauty of the poems, but the chief
point of the article is the argument to
show that one of the poems furnished
theinspiaation of \Vadsworth’s great
ode on the Intimations of Ininrortal-
ity.

John Brown‘s Place in History is
contributed by Senator J. J. Ingalls of
Kansas and is a reply to the article on
the same subject by Rev. David N. Ut-
ter in the November Review. In Mr.
Utter’s article the nov el and startling
position is taken that in the case of
John Brown, the accepted verdict of
histoi y is false. That he was in no
sensea true hereo but on the contrary
a coward, imposter and assassin. ' Mr.
Uttcr’s remarkable production has, so
far as we know, met with no approval
by the press, but has drawn forth nu-
merous replies and opposing argu-
ments. This article is a most complete
refutation of all of Mr. Utter’s con-
clusions, and is besides this, a very
readable and instructive bit of United
States history. The style of the arti-
cle illustrates Mr. Ingall’s great pow-
er as a writer. It is vivid forcible and
eloquent. As an example we give the
following somewhat extended quota-
tion from the concluding sentences.

"Carlyle says that when any great
change in human society is to be
wrought. God raises up men to whom
that change is made to appear as the
one thing needlul and a lutely in-
dispensable scholars, orators, poets,
philanthropists, play their parts, but
the crisis comes at last through some
one who is stigmatized as a fanatic by
his contemporaries, and whom the
supporters of the systems he assaila
crucify between thieves or gibbet as a
felon. The man who is not afraid to

die for an idea is its most potential
and convincing advocate.

Already the great intellectual lead-
ers of the movement, for the abolition
of slavery are dead. The students of
the future will exhume their oration:
arguments, and State papers as a part
of the subterranean histo of the ep-
och. The autlquariau w 11 dig u
their remains from the alluvial drl

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tions to the great events in which
they were actors; but the three men
of this era who will loom forever
against the remotest horizon of_time,
as the pyramids above the voiceless
degerfii. Ort Inoluntaiglpeiilks alhovetlhe
an or ina e p ains ra am lnco n,
Ulysses S. Grant, dud old John Brown
of Osswattamie.”

“Must the classics go?” is a question
asked and answered by Prof. Andrew
F. West. The agitation of this ques-
tion has been increasing for several
Years past, and especially within the
past year have the opponents of class-
ical training urged their views upon
W9 Public. The argument in favor of
the classics is very forcibly set forth
in this article.

"Race progress in the United States
is the title of J. R. Tucker's contribu-
tion. Mr. Tucker is well known as a
lawyer, poiltician, and statesmen.
In this article he demonstrates his
rare power of handling difii.-ult and
complicated statistics. By means
of the census reports he en-
deavors to compare the progress
of the different races in the United
States and to show the ratio of natural
increase, exclusive of immigration and
emigration. He quotes from Adam
Smith the statement made a century
ago, that the old countries then doibled
population in five hundred years. En
gland and Wales have tribled their
population in the last eight years;
Scotland has doubled and Ireland has
decreased in population; Spain has in-
creased 75 per cent in a century;
France less than the others. Our own
population has increased twelvefold
in the last ninety years, and by nat-
ural increase, Mr. Turker says, doubles
in about 2-5 years. He finds that the
Caucasian race is slowly gaining upon
the colored race in numbers in the
whole country, although in the last
decade the natural increase has been
in favor of the latter.

The defects of the public school sys-
tem are exposed by Rev. M. J. Savage
who gives good reasons for his conclu-
sions that too much has been attempt-
ed in our ambitious educational system
and that there is no right, justice or
good policy in the application of the
public funds tothe support of higher
schools and colleges. And in this he
,’has our unqualified endorsement.
[The tax paying public are contribu-

, ting altogether too much money

: to educate lawyers and doctors

j Rival systems of heating are de-

4 scribed and explained by Dr. A. N.
Bell and Prof. W. P. Trowbridge.

, This is an interesting and practical

, topic and is worthy lh8 attention of
all our readers. In the interest of ed-
ucation and general culture, we heart-
ily recommend the regular readihg of
the North American Reviem.

We should be very glad to get more
orders for this excellent monthly.

 

WE clip from an article in the Cali-
fornia Patron the following reference
rto President Arthur by Worthy Mas-
ter Cutler of California. We must
assume that his excellencv had not
been apprised of the standing and re
presentative character of the callers
referred to:

After the close of the natio ‘al
Grange a party of some thirty or forty
ofthe members. under the guidance
of Brother Akin, M. C.. from South
Carolina. visited the White House.
On our arrival there we were informed
by the porter that the president was
out but would arrive i - a few minutes
that we might look about the premises
until his return. We went into the
east parlor. a room so iie 40 by 70 feet
in dimensions, furnished without re-
gard to cost, and had finished its in-
spection and returned to the hall or
the main entrance, when a splen.iid
carriage with coachman and footman
in livery on the box, dashed up to the
front. The footman sprang to and
opened the carriage and Mr. Chester
A. Arthur, president of the United
States, stepped out with a loruly air
and s roia across the portion, with
head erect, past a crowd of ladies and
gentlemen assembled there, entered
and passed through the hall without
even turning an eye to the right or
left, just as ordinary men pass when
in a hurry, through agrove of trees
with which they are perfectly fami-
liar.

There were present in that hall, at
the time, representatives from fifteen
States of the Union.

Thev all had an opportunity to learn
what constitutes courtesy an-i polite-
nessiuhigh life. 30:1 through them
the inhabitants of nea ly half our
country miy gain sirna k iiwledge of
correct department in oifl ~e.

Our party was s) struck with wou-
der and aimiratiou. that fearing the
result of bsholding so lnlcll gr.-a ness
again, wa pi-i-ial our. -iui d-pirte t.

SALi—FERTlLlZlNG SALT.

Bro. Burringtoh htsjust cmllpleted
an arrangement with the Mnchig in
Bromine and Salt Cimpany of Mid-
land City.

We received his communication re-
lating thereto, too late for this num-
ber. His article will appear in our
next.

He says. “This company will fill all
orders for salt in car liaii lots at the
lowest wl1nI:S3l3 rites on board the
cars‘, at Midland City. The present
price is $1 50 per ton. The company
have mi-ie arrangemanta fir reduced
rates of freight to different parts ofthe
Szate. Address the com may as also re
or Li.rkin& Pitiick, Midland Ci y,
and order under seal of the Grange.

The next massing of the Knt

County PJLDN13 Gauge. NJ. 1%. viii
be hell at Cidrtlaui Graig: Hall,
Feb. 13.11, 1334.
us). A. DDCKE-1RAY,Se3.
Rockford, K-int 0a., .\«Ii;h. Jan. 19.

djniitiiiuiiiiatiuiu.

KINGDOM OF THE RML.
[Read at a Grange Literary Social]

The ancient brood of kingdoms
Is going to decay;

The right to reign, they say
Will surely piss away.

But we have another kingdom
We think will never fail;

We have cherished and loved it-
Our kingdom of the rail.

By flattering our subjects

And mskiug them to feel
That they’re the soverigu people,

We manipulate the deal,
And spreading out the sail,

We run the gran i old map of states,
Our kingdom of the rail.

We predjudice the pulpit
And subsidize the press;
We special rate the middleman——
It he should seek redre s.
We are bound to b at the people
Both by telegrap i and mail,
And lay a. sure fouuiiaiion
For our kingdom of the rail.

It matters not which party
May hold the chair of state,

We care not how our. congress men
May wrangle and debice;

With a pass in each man’s pocket,
We hardly ever fail.

To get good legislation
For our kingdom of the rail.

We purchased all the brains
That the lawyers have to sell,

And we fiu cl that our investment
is paying mighty well;

And now we rule the country
Through prairie. hill, and dale,

God bless the new-born kingdam,
Our kingdom of the rail!

Among our high officials
We take especial pride,

In furnishing them wizh palaces
In which they all may ride.

To charge them for this favor
Such meaness we'd bewail

In a grand and wealthy kingdom,
Like our kingdom of the rail.

We have gobbled up the land
That the nation held in trust

For the coming generations,
Which some rn iy think unjust.

But let the landless grumble-
'l'heir grumbling won’t avail;

For all must. learn to knuckle
To our kingdom or the rail.

We are piling up our millions
Behind our bolts and locks-
Our crop of iinuhciering
In bonds and watered stocks.
Tile government will help us
With men and ieaden hail
To guard the precious treasures,
Of our kingdom of the rail.

There is only one thing bothers us
Or gives us any fears,
‘Tie that internal howling
That keeps ringing in our ears,
For the Grangers they are after us,
And if they should prevail
Good-bye to all our treasures
And the kingdom of the rail.
—M. S. G.

 
 

Farmers Institute.

At the farmers institute held at Wil-
liiiinston, Iiigliain County on January
16th and 17th. under the auspices of the
County Graiige, there was a very good
attendaiice. The Methodist Church was
used for the institute was well filled
each day and evening. The Patrons of
Husbandry of Wiliamston and sur-
rounding couiitry served dinner every
day in the basement of the church and
invited strangers from a distance to
partake with them: only they gave us
the first chance at the the table.

An excellent program was carried
out. Worthy Master llolbrook presi-
d ing.

Following Music by the Choir, and a
prayer, came an Address of welcome by
IIoii.J. N. Forster Williamston with
a respiinsc in behalf of the institute by
John lI )ll)l'0 ok, Lansing.

In the afternoon the opening" was fol-
lowed by an address by George F. Ful
ler,of Okcmos. Subject; The Grzinze‘
its Objects zmd what it hits accomplish-
ed.

In a very interesting and'iiistruc-
tive address by Proifcssor R. C. Can
peiiter of the Agriciiltural College. Sub:
ject Drainage-, the speaker labored first
to impress the necessity of opening
large and perinzinent open drains for
oiitlcts,and then explained the various
modes of tile draiiiage, he illustrated
somewhat by showings. number of de-
vices for getting the desired grade also
for laying the tile.

Lecture by Prolfessor W. J. Bcal of
Agricultural College, Subject Grasses.
The Professor exhibited many different
varieties of grass giving much infor
mzition in regard to their relative value
IIis subject was very nicely illustrated
by plates. and was worth going a long
way to llekll‘.

The evening session opened with
music.

A lecture by Hon. Thos. F. Moore of
Adrian, Subject; Educate the Masses,
came next in the programme. Mr.
Moore is so well known throughout
the country that it is useless to say
more than that this, it was one of
his best efforts. His address was very
instructive and made impressive by
bits of humorous illustration.

An address by Rev. Dr. Dunn of
Williamston was a continuation of
the subject introduced by Mr. Moore.
The speaker thought that Latin and
Greek were well calculated to discipline
the mind. Tiiese languages can only
be obtained by liard work, after which
a student may return to his English
course and the knowledge gained,‘ with
the discipline acquired will very much
aid in completing his course.

This brought out discussion by Prof.
Beal and others.

A poem recited by Miss Nettie North
title not given, was be-iiutiful, showing
that men in ty, and often do, progress
in acquiring knowledge after they are
married, while ladies too often resign

themselves to domestic cares,‘withou’t

5 any apparent progress. This was made
3 more impressive by the very excellent.
manner in which it was rendered.

’l'his.brouglit out discussion by L. H.
Ive.-i. Rev. Mr. Liteler, John Holbrook
and others, lifter which came the in-
stallation of the otiiccrs of the Pomona
Grange for lngliam county, Hon. Thos.
F. Moore acting as installing otllcer.

The tirst paper on Thursday morning
was an essay by J. B. Thorborii ; subject,
Care and Feeding of Stock. This was
an able paper and showed that Mr.
Tborborn, though a young man, was
well trained in his profession and has
a happy faculty of expressing his views.
After the reading quite a lively dis-
cussioii was enjoyed by the audience.

Au essay, Do we as Farmers and
l:‘ai‘mcrs' Families do all we can to
Proiuote and Elevate our culling '!—by
Mrs. Aiuunda lluniiisoii. of North
Lansing, and an address on the Polit-
lC2ll and Moral Responsibility of the
Farmer, by J. T. Bulleii, of Aurelius,
were followed by lIliZel‘L*Sl.lllg discus-
siciis.

How to Select a ‘Sound Horse, by
Prof.  A. A. Carpeiitei‘, of the Agri-
cultural Collegc, was the first paper in
the afternoon. This brought out mziny
questions by farmers and other horse-
owners.

Di‘. Z. S. iluston of Leroy gave a pa-
per on Education.

The CSSELY and speaking were all good
and uiiiiitcllectual feast was enjoyed
and these two days will long be rein-
enibcred by the citizens of Williams-
ton.

It was then voted that the cliziii‘ma.n
appoints coinuiittee of live to zirriiiige
for the next f-.irmci‘s institute.

The usual compliment of tliituks \\ ere
voted to the M. E. Society the Music and
the citizens who had so geiierously in
every way iiiilcil to_ make the Institute
a great success.

ELLIOT ll. A.\"ci:Ll..

The School Question.

Another objection to our present sys-
tem of supcrvisioii is; that our t:.\'ii.lll-
iiiing oflicers have no direct iiicaiis of
ascertaining the quiliticzitioii of
teachers; by visiting their schools, and
seeing for themselves, what kind of
work is being done there. Much good
may be done by one qllllllfieti for the
liusiiiess; in giving suggestions to in-
experienced teachers. and words of cii-
couragemeiit; and comineiidation to
their pupils. Agiiin with this system,
experience and success in teacliiiig,
count for little or nothing, in the mat-
ter of obtiiininga license. If an ap-
pliciint comes not up to the required
stiiiidard of book education, fixed by
the Sta.tesuperintend:int. he is rejected
and some high school Miss or Mr. with
no experience, and preh=i.ps with little
judgement, that has been put through
the hot; bed system of high school ex-
amining takes his place. As ii. general
rule, our high school products do not
make the best teachers for our rural
schools; they have not been educated
too well, but many times too much.
They have studied the higher branches
that we do not need to have taught, and
neglected the common branches that
we do need. Many that can fill the
blackboard with algebraic quail tracts
and foriniiliis, are poor spellers, poor
readers, and still poorer writers, and
would not be able to give a clear solu-
tion of the rule of simple subtraction,
so that :1 child could iindcrstand it.
They are therefore poorly qualified to
teach these branches so essential in our
l‘lIl'itl schools, and as a consequence they
are too much neglected. Still our boys
and girls think they can not qualify
tliemselves for teacliing, without pas-
singa few terms at a high school, or
academy; there they too often take up
the higher branches and neglect the
lower. Our common schools should
educate our common school teachers in
all that needs to be taught there; they
should give to every child, an oppor-
tunity to acquire a good practical educa-
tion to fit them for the ordinary busi-
ness of life, free of cost to themselves,
and I believe the people are willing to
pay taxes for this purpose. This boosts
them onto the main branches of the
great tree of human knowledge.
Now if they want to go higher let them
climb for it, as many of those whose
names stand highest on the roll of fame
have done before them. If they lia.ve
the genuine grit that leads to success
in life, or, in superior womanhood, they
will do it, if not there is but little use
in boosting them higher,
The boy that has the “grit” in him,

In spite of low condition,
Will to the surface rise and swim,

And find his true position.‘

A. II. S’1‘ODDAB.D.

 

Pomona Grange Meeting.

Cass county Pomona Grange, No.
20, held their annual meetingin Good-
win's hall, at Cassopolis on the 9th of
J anuary, 1884‘, for the purpose of
electing oflicers for the ensuing year
and other business pertaining to the
Order. The day was all that could be
desired and the roads good which

dispo.-ed members. The sisters of the
Order came with baskets well filled
with provisions, and at high noon
they with one accord converted the
ball into a dining room by spreading
a bountiful table of which we did all
eat and were filled. After dinner the
vi orlhy Master, Abram Miller, called
to order. After receiving several new

brought out a good attendance of well

members they proceeded to elect oili-
cers for the ensuing year:
M. J .Guard, of Volinia, was elected
Master.
Abram Miller. Dowagiac, Overseer.
J no. Barber, Ontawa, Lecturer.
Bina Wiley, of Lagrange, Secretary.

POSTAL JOTTINGS.

I was much interested in the com-
munlcation of Brother Mason in the
last Visirolz as to co—operative life
insuurancc it is a good a convincing ar-
ticle. Our Michigan Patrons Aid
Society is just what we Grahgees need
andl hopeit will be well“patronized.”
It is one of the best. C.

i saw it good deal last spring about
the White Elephant potato iii the Postzil
Jottings. How have they beliuved the
last season? I had some planted and
they out-yielded the Burbiink fully one-
third. and were verv much better qual-
ity at digging time. They are somewliiit
rough, but it seems to me they are
the potato for medium late market.

0. K. CAi:ri;.\"ri-_'i'..

Orion, .Jaiiuar_v 23d.

Agricultural Report fir 1883 and '84
will be along sometime in 1885. What
absurdity ! As well might the farmer
attempt with profit to harvest the
wheat crop of 1883 8-1 in the harvest of
i885. Too many venial and learned
fools at Washington, that do not_ ap-
preciate the hand that feeds them.
Men without foresight or intelligent
appreciation of our greatest industry
—-agriculture. \V.se legslation, that
publishes an agricultural report two
years after the proper time for publi-
cation! These reports should be
published for the benefit of the pres-
sent generation. A GRANGER.

It is useless to hope for competition
on railroads. So let Congress show
their respect for the rights of the
people by fixing the rate of fare of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads,
and also all other railroads going to
the Pacific coast, at two cents per mile.
Call these roads to an account, and
what lands they are trying to seize in
their unjust grasp, let them be re-
turned to the people. The question that
stands out more prominently than
any other to day, before the American
people: Is the railroad or the people
the goverhinent‘?—the people if they
will it; if not, the monopolies they
have created. A PATRON.

Kalamazoo, Feb. 1, 1884.

Bro. Cobb: - You have started out
with the new year well, and are re-
deeming your promise of making the
VISITOR uiore interesting in the future.
The last number was brim full of ex-
cellent readiiig matter. The paper is
highly commended by those outside the
gate. I give new subscribers the ben-
efit of the commission you offer, and
furnish them with the paper for :14
cents: 26 numbers of a 43-column paper
full of important information! Why.
that's cheaper than wheat at  cents
per bushel! Send or hand in your 34
cents and get a paper containing more
valuable information for the farmer
than any other published in Michigan
or elsewhere. some claim they cannot
afford it, they take so many political
papers; and some might have added,
their tobiicco costs so much. To such
I would say: Go without your tobacco
until you save the price of the VIis‘l’l'OR.;
better store your iuiiids with the
knowledge it imparts tliim delile your
bodies with the vile stuff and saturate
your clothing with its otiensive odor

Paw Paw. Jan. 23. I). W.

(lortlaiid llill’s truthful exposeof the
demoralizing influence of the inordi-
hate love of money and its corrupt use
in our elections, its maligii influence in
our so-called courts of justice, should
be a prolific source of alarm to every
honest citizen who loves lils country
and her free institutions. Money con-
trols both the old political parties.
congress and our State legislatures. it
has crushed out nearly all our honest
brainy men from the American senate
and filled their places with unscrupu-
lous millionaires, representative mo-
nopolists, who have no respect or just
regard for the rights of the toiling, tax-
ridden masses. The election of Palmer
in this State and Payne in Ohio should
awaken the people to the danger and
arouse them to action. We believe the
only just hope of reform is in the or-
ganization of a new party composed of
the farmers, mecliaiiics and laboring
men. pledged to support none but corn-
peteiit, honorable men to office, who
will faithfully administer the govern-
ment in the interest of and for the
good of the people, instead of partisan
monopolists. Please give us your rem-
edy, Brother Hill, and others who
admit the growing evils which per-
meate the entire body politic.

Dow-agiac. Rir.i«‘oi:iii:i:.
Bro Cobb: The l)l“¢l.llCll County Pomon-
Grilllge held :1 rousing nieetiiig at Gil-
ead h:i.ll yesterday the 17th which was
chuck full of good things from its op-
ening at 10 A. M. until its close at near
5 P. M. But I will not attempt. a des-
cription aiid will only tax your valuable
time and space with that which is of
greatest importance to (+Y€l’ylal'lllel‘ in
Michigan whether :1 l’uti'oii or not.
That to which we refer is the preiiinblc
and resolutions touching the plaster
question which I lierewitli submit.
and which-were iiiiamiously adopted

\\'i1ERi:As. The old plaster Combina-
tion have again resumed the plaster war
forthc purpose of breiikiiig down the
arrangenieiits made by the E.\'t‘C‘lltlVt‘
Committee of the State Grunge witli
M. B. Church, by eiideavoriiig to buy
out the Patroiis and fiiriners with cheap
plaster for the year 1884. so that they
can hereafter lix the price of plaster zit
“u'liat it will bear" l'(‘g£lI‘tllt‘SS of the
cost of production. Therefore be it,

Resolver! That we will under no
circiinistzmces use any plaster other
than that which we Call obtain of M. B.

Church.

Resolved Also that the llmiicli
County Ponioiia Grunge risk each Su-
bordinate (‘rrauge within our jurisdic-
tion to buy no plaster of the old com-
bination but to pass resolutioiis pledg-
iii.4 themselves to use-no plaster except
that piircli-used of the Pairoiis Agent.

Furthcr It‘c~o/red Tii-at it is the duty
of every true patron to use all his influ-
ence to have tliose outside the gates ob-
tain their plaster tliroiigli the (lmiige.
Your committee further ieccoiiiiiiend
that :1 copy of these rcso utiiius be sent
to the GRANGE Yisiroi-i for piiblic.i-
tion-

II. B. GEORGE ,
M. F. FRED}-.‘Nlil'R(ill, -Com.
H. W. l\'oni.i-:, \

Coldwater Mich. Jan. ls‘, 188-l.

Bro Cobb: I liave just returned from
attendance zit thc r‘:ii'niei's Institute of
Cass (.'ount_v held ;it (lassopolis on will
and 17tli.of Jdll1itli‘)'.

The weather was pleasant, slcigliiug
superb, and :1 full house present.

An interesting program was lll1l.l‘k€Li
out. but owing to the li0ll-;l])pe1ll‘dll(.‘€
of several of the essziyists. their time
was tilled by (lisciissioiis of questions
tiikcii froui the query box. which de-
traictcd something from the anticipated
interest of tlic i'egulai' pl'0gl‘l1lll.

A luilf-diiy's talk on the tciiipcniiice,
tobacco, and woiiiiiifs rights questions
was llll(.‘Xp8Ci.L'tlly sprung on the meet-
ing by it paper taken iron: the query
box. This discussioii, ultliougli inter-
spi-rscd with :1 iiiimbcr of spicy epi-
sodcs, scemcil liiirdly aipproprizitc to the
time and place.

One of the most llll.el'(’Silllg and

valuable paipcrs l‘t‘.‘.l(l was on this sub-
ject, “(iurChildi'eil lit lliniiie." it was
rich and racy, iviis delivered lll an
eiitertuiiiiiig iiuuiiier, and was full of
good S1lg'g(fStl0IlS and food for tliouglit.
Of all those in the ci‘o\vded house who
listened to it, I doubt if there was :1
parent present who went 2i.\\'itY without
a mental resolve at lezist to make the
lioiue of his or llt‘l‘ cliildrcii briglitcr
and liiippicr.
Two very iuterestiiig papers were
read on lice culture, Specialties in
fiirining received coiisideriilile atten-
tion. Attempts were made to resusci-
tate the defunct ghost of the rights of
the poor iu'.iii's cow to pasture the
highway. Road laws, road making,
wide-tire wagons, our new school laws.
and County Boards of Ex2l.l1llIlel‘S, all
came in for 2| showing up, pro and
con.

The iiiaiiageiiieiit and order of the
Institute were in the main ui1excep-
tionable and liarmonious, and conclus-
ively proved that the farmers of Cass
county have sutlicieiit and good ma-
terial to make their Institutes inter-
esting and prolitable. The hospitality
of the good people of (‘assopolis was
abundantly ample for their outside
friends. is.

“Well you Grangers have said a good
deal about those free passes but you
have not accomplished much yet, for
all of our members of the Legislature
are still riding home and returning
on their passes” was what one of my
neighbors said to me last winter dur-
the long session of our State Legisla-
tures.

Well I replied we have only done
our duty and if we keep at it in time
we shall surely succeed.

But how come to think have we not
accomplished a good deal in this direc
tion.

I think the GRANGE Visrrou was
the first newspaper to sound the note
of alarm and for a long long time it
was the only one that dared admit
in its columns articles of corres-
pondence condemning it. if its
agitation of the matter many of
the County Subordinate Gran ges pass-
ed resolutions asking pledges of candi-
dates against receiving passes from
railroads if elected. Whether these
pledges men violated or not I do not
know, but its agitation spread the evil

out plainly before the people and at
the time it is discussed in almost every
news paper in the land and this dis-
Cll8’<llO!1 can end only in victory for us
Never I think have we accomplished
so much within the short time we
have been at it but there is no doubt

that it is time for us to make a further
advance on the enimy's woiks and in
the next VISITOR I will give my idea
of how that advance should be made.

(.‘.
Oakland county Jan. 19th. 1884.

AMONG the notable bridges of the
world is the one of Langgang, China.
It crosses an arm of the China Sea.
This structure is some five miles long,
and has not less than 300 arches. Over
the pillar of eacliarch reclinesa lion
made out ofa single block of marble.
and yet twenty-one feet. long. The
roaélway of this bridge is seventy ieet
wi e. ‘

 

——A t}eoi'gi'.i1':ii'iiici' bouglit ii grzuiil

small, and, to economize room, the low-
erp:i'i'tbet..wcei1 the kitclieiiiiiid the
parlor‘ was cut out, and the long‘ end of
thepiziiio stuckthrough. l’i‘iscil1:iimw
sits at the kf‘_\lI()iil'(i,_ singing, "Who
willcarc for mother how‘.'’’ and the
motlier rolls out dougliiiuts on the

—-Lowisville Critii-icy‘ Journal.

piano for his ila1iglitei'. . Ills house is

other end of the piano in the kitchen. ’

NOTICES OF MEETINGS.

The next meeting of St. Joseph
County Pomona Grange will be held
at White Pigeon Grange Hall Feb.
7th. all lzh degree members are
cordially invited to attend.

MARY A. YAUNEY. Sec.

Centreville, Mich., Jan. 23, 1884.

There will be an adjourned meeting
of the Allegan county Pomona Grange
held at the Grange hall, in the village
of \Vayl«ind, on Thursday, the 14th
day 0 February. 1884, at 10 0'. look, A.
M. We hope there will be a full at-
tendance of the Patrons of Allegan
county. W. R 0i.1>s, Master,

A special meeting of Washtenaw
Pomona Grange will be held at Yysi-
lanti Grange Hall Vvednesday; Feb. 6,
188-1, at 10 A. .11. All fourth degree
membersareinvited. Cohferring the
fifth degree will take place in the eve.
nin'g._ _J EVER!-‘.’I‘ l-'M[TH, Sec.

\ psilanti, Jan. 25. 1884.

The next regular meeting of Lena-
wee county Grange, No. 15. will be
held in \Voi_'kingmen’s Hall. in the
citv of Adrian, Thursday, Feb.14th,
at it) A. M. A good programme will
be presented after the election ol',ofll-
cers. A full attendance of Patrons in
desired. Gi-:0 L MOORE,-Sal.

Medina, Jan. :31, 1884. - 
The iii-xt meeting of Sliiawaélsee
0011111)’ Pulimiiu Gr:i.iige,Nn. 31 will con-
vene with liuriis Ul'LlllgP on, Tuesday,
Fcbriiziry 12, 1834. .. ‘

l‘R()(f6l{A.\i. . .

lst. Opening the (lraiige in the {tn
degree. ’
Address of welcome by E. S. liuriiett.
of l}ui~u- llriiiige.
lie».-ipoii.-.c b_v A. ll. Franc. of llama
Uri-eii Gftlllgt‘,
.\iusi(‘.
_ liciiiliiigiiiiiiiitcs of previous ined-
lug.
iteports oi‘ Stziiidiiig (‘uiiiiiiitte-cs.
iii-ports froiii the Stiitc (imiige by
Sister I'‘.. (l. Willoiiglili_v, oi’ Hazel
tlrceii (iniiige, and M. II. Stcvens.of
l’i-rry tlrziiigc. " .
l\iiisic.
.\ii.s'(*cll:iiieoii.-i busiiiess.
Adjourii for teii.
Closing with iuusic.

i~;vi-:\'i.\'i; >'l:‘$.~l(i.‘1.
L‘.-ill to oiilcr iii 7 o'clock, slizirp.
Open with inusii-.
])lSCllSSlUll of the following ques-
tion: V
1l?t.’b'()l'L" (1 ’l‘li:it zi. protective tariff is
for the best iiitcrc;-it of the Aiuericaii
people.
()pt'll(‘(l by I). l). Culver. of Laiilg‘.-i-
burg tifilllgt‘.
Reply by (‘liestcr (‘1ougli, of Burns
(il'2lll_LIt‘.
All ltli do,-grcc meiubcrs are iiivited
to zittciiil.
Respectfully,
l.. S. GO()l)Al.E, Sec.

ileiiilersoii, Jan. 17, ism.

Clinton Cnunty Pomona Grange,
No. 2.3, P. H. will hold its next meet-
ing at the hall of Bengal Grange, on
Wednesday. Feb. 13».h, 1884, com-
mencing at 10:30 oclock, A. M.

Subject for discussion, Does Protec-
tion Protect?

The lecturers of Subordinate
Granges are especially requested to be
present. ,

All members of the Order are in-
vlted.

HENR\’ N. WEBB, Sec.

DsiWi'r'r, Jan. 14-.h, 188-l. «

The next regular session of the
Barry coiiuty Pomona Gr-nge will be
held at Juhnstown Grange hall the
4th 1-‘riday,the 22lday of February,
at 10:30.; M with the following pro-
gram of -xeicises:

1st. Opening.

2. Address of welcome by George
Siieffield and response by Worthy
Master Stone.

3rd. The unfinished program of
last meeting. Corn Culture, Hon. A.
C. Towne.

Are Farmers
Parker.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

-ith. Reports from Subordinate
Granges.

5:h. Something musical. Frank
Brainard. Elgar Anson.

6:h. Select reading, Mrs. Helen
Brainard.

Ttli. Is the present School system
raising the Standard of schools and
teachers, Will Otis.
8th. R-ciiation, The Deacon's Court-
ship, Orah Parker.

The exercises will be plentifully in-
terspersed with singing, and after the
reading of each paper time will be
given for discussion in which all may
participate.

Mas, NOMIE SLAWSON.

Banfield, Mich., Jan. 22, 1884.

An adjourned meeting of N ewaygo
county Pomona Grange, l\o. 11. will
be held at the Ensley Grange hall,
Wednesday and Thursday, February
20th and 21st, and in addition to the
work left over at the last meeting,
the following essays at d topics will
be presented for discussion.

1. Is the “License Law" of this
State in Keeping with the “Civiliza-

Extravagant? A.

Hillman?

Why Cannot Farmers Secure the
lLegisi ition they Ask for? N. McCul-

urn.

3. Why are there so many Locali-
ties that are not able to Organize and
maintain a Successful Grange? L.
E. VVright. .

5. Can we Organize and Maintain
a Successful County Fair under the
auspices and Directions ofthe County
Grange? N. Smith. . -

Agood attendance may be confi-
dently expected from the members of
the Order. and also from our brother
farmers who are not ‘members, for an
open and general discussion of'.sub-
jects pertaining to our welfare as far-
mers and ciiiiens. And we promise
you one and all, a kind and cordial
greeting,- from the warm heartsand
earnest working friends at Ensley.

We hope to ii :.iii cfficers, members,
hall, everything ready promptly at
the time f.ir active, eiiicierit work.
Vile have all and more than we can
do, and not a moment should be lost
for want of preparation. The Fat-
rons of Newavizo county have shown
themselves efiicient scholars. but we
must remember that our school has
just commenced, and we have much
yet to learn.

M. W. Soon‘,-
Lecturer county Grange

 

 

tion of the Age?” Essay by Mrs. Wm._


Galina. s..,_;,

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4

'.!.'EE GRANGE VISITQE.

FEBRUARY 1, 1884.

 

dummunitatiun-3.

ALL THINGS CHANGE.
fiend at Montcalm Grange No. 318.]

DY. B S. LINCOLN.

Spring came,
And nature awoke;
From the earth
New life burst forth
In myriad forms:
A thousand plants appeared with tiny

roots,

That from the warm moist earth,
With ever open mouths,
Drank food and grew,

Of innocence and purity

And sweet simplicity;

But, while we look,

Trips by, the laughing,

Playful, careless youth

Bejoicing in the thought

‘That manhood’s years are near at hand,"
Or, “ soon a woman shall I be!"

Llasl poor dreamer, ‘tis too true’;

full soon must you go forth

To toil and battle with the world,

And fall perhaps, before temptation,

Or, if well armed

With righ teousness,

Stand victorious-—the radiant blossom
From which shall come

The perfect fruit ——good deeds well done;
And ripened sheaves, rich store in heaven,
And then the ripened age,

How soon it doth appear

With its crown of silver hair

And stores of wisdom

That no pearls can buy.

Oh! man beware;

Guard well the human life

Lest frosts of Spring

Destroy the tender plant;

Summer blight, the precious bloom;
Or the cruel raven ins worm,-

Tis such that lurks within the still:
And the golden Vruit

Be rotten at the core.

Ye mothers, guard well the little ones
That in their cradles lie.

‘Tia yours to start their course aright,
Within zhe ways of life:

Let n at their hearts, their minds,
Their forms be bent

But start and train them
‘Straight, and good, and true.

And ye fathers

Be not idle looliers on

To censure, or advise,

But act an equal part;

Help curb the wayward, wilful one!
From avarice and pride,—-

Those frosts that come in Spring:
And ever wiser through thought.

study grow,

That as you tcaxh and preach,

So is your life and heuri:

Cease not your tender care

Until they are strong ‘ind sure

ln ways oz” truth and right,

And yet witlril, relax thy hold
With care, as they older grow,
That they may learn to judge,
And ac? for self when needs arise.
To you, oh! te=i.c'iev-3 much is given
Of precious life

That you may make or mar;

Be patient then, be active, earnest,
Nor fear to do what seemeth right,
Though thy castle fills auvl d scms thee
An exile thence to ever be.

and

Oh! man,
“You are your brother's keeper;"
Then keep, and guard, and watch him
well.

Nor e'er sit. still and see him eufier
Fr-in ignorance, or vice. or sin,

But -.-ise and help, or aid and save him
From disbelief, that woeful blight,
Strong drink that ravenous worm
And discontewt that prays on ago,
And taiuts at last the purest heart;
At length with you “will all be well".

And most of all,

Young man, young woman

To self you owe

To choose your path aright.
And let it be that straight and narrow

way.
( i

Through that little wicket gate
1'0 Paradise and endless joy.

Be true to God:

Revere thy concience as thy king:
no 1-Eght, because ’tis right
Though to thy poor mind

It may not seem to El“

The greatest good to all mankind;
Act not in haste. .l“d83 true?
Gonsidor well each deed you do
Bgfote ‘tic done and 'tis too late:

Let wisdom ever be thy guide.

And by her choose thy farm,

And al lthat there yields weaith,
And happiness and future good;-
The seed to sow, the faint to grow,
The beasts to keep, the coals to buy,
The papers and the books to read,
Thy friends and more important,

If I am to‘ 1 aright, thy wife,

A friend, mid even more, a part,
And parcel of thyself.

Oh! yes:

Fair misses’ y°ur 119“ 3 Hulda-

In wisdom quite as much as we,
Not all mistakes are made by men,-
A iiin your life there's many a chance
To choose the right or wrong,-

The good and had, and thus to err,’
And when you Wed.

You'll show you are wise

By choosing as your mate

A man that's free from vice, ,
And skilled in industry.

And all you weded pairs

Keep with you always

The two hearts,—the one,

‘Tia bear, the other 'tis forb 2:. r
Thus, may your sky

Nye; be o'er cast. with clouds

And storms arise wilhin the man-led life.
Let those who have reached

Their Autumn time,

Who are ripe in yeamy

Be rich in faith.

Look forth with hope,

Edilor
great deal in the VISITOR that I agree
with, but I am opposed to its frequent
“slurs” upon socialists and commun-
ists, the writers having evidently ob-

Not back with grief, and pain, and deep
remorse,

And smile upon the younger ones,

And plainly prove by word or deed
Tia‘: all "Life's chingss;

On th me that live fot truth and right,
And fur the best

Anl bring with them a rich reward .

Even as the little plant. or child was born
B.'l’I. gr aw ,

And through progressive change

From Spring to Autumn passed,

S 1 has the Grange;

Once ’twas weak and scarce could creep-
It gained in strength, and fame and

friends,
And the world saw, but heeded not;
Yet it is strong, and makes its presence
manifest,

And it can say

To those who try

To reach ambitions goal,

Yet tread the farmer

Neath their feet,

“Heed one, grant my demands,

Or loose my vote;

Step down and cut;

Make way for better man and parish.”
All demagogues must die,

Monopolies give way,

And honest upright men

Shall steer the sh p of state,

And changed from day to day.

How often have we seen

The corn changed to the ear,

And still move wonderful,

To the golden ear

Of ripening corn.

Even so each little plant

From embryo did change

To blade, to blossom

And then to ripening fruit

Or golden grain;

And, as the little leaves open out
Until the plant matured,

And bore its bloom of regal hue:
S0 grew the Spring

To rich maturity,

And Summer was:

And, as the lovely bloom,
Througlian iiiiburn mystic art
Brqueatherl by its mother earth,
Changed i.) the ma: ic seal,
\Vitli fu?.ui'-3 life .iiid wonder

If clily fraught;

So Summer charigell,

And Autumn is;,~—

VVith l'lll.!'V£‘.~‘l’. moon~,

And winnings mild rind fair,
And fragruiit breath

From ripenel fruit,

And ‘(‘l(:l1l_\,' laden bee;

\Vith h ilcyon days,

And mornings vii-ziped

Witn frostuork treasiiry,

Arid sound of falling nu‘s,
Ana‘. dropping leave.-.,

And shuttering squirrel,

Glad feasting whcreir-ever

The eye doth turn.

Thus, like the plant

The years unfold

Avid -:'niii gel fr) n V iiit'i

To full maturity, uni ripened age
And perfection;

Even as men cliangr».

And all that men have done, ends.

In art, or works,

In thoughts, or deeds,—
Science, or chat

Which science brings

In civil life

Or social bonds of brotherhood.

The little babe

That coos upon its mother's breast,
Or creeps npon the floor,-

A tiny qiiudruped,

To whom the world

Is all, an unsolved mystery ,
In scarce a day

Is a laughing, prattling child,-
A biped now, and flies
Wliere’cr there is mischief

To be had or made;

The amusing girl or boy

Soon takes its place,

Glad in the grace

Past rocks, through storms

To havens safe and fair.

To those who do attend

And heed its ciminauds,

The G-raiige will give instruction
In huuseh old arts,

And care of farms uni stack,
And wisdom’s ways,
Statesmanship,

Economy,

And all that mikes useful
And women true and fair,

A glorious society!

And in these ripened Autumn days
Another change we make,-
Another upward step, we trust,
Within this Granger way,

Unto a height more free and fair:
Whence we may gain

New strength for future work-
And catch, anon

Wider views of social life,

Logic and poetic art:

And changes,

As the fortnights come and go,

To higher ripenes,

And purification.

HIDE,

 

Socialism and Communism.

Grange Visitor.-—I see a

tained their/ideas from what Greeley
termed the "Satanic press,” the same
press that is hostile to the Grange,
but devoted to monopolies and combi-
nations of capital.

The common idea of a socialist or
communist, derived from such sources
is, that he is little better than an oi t-
law longing and striving for a “di-
vide” of the existing wealth of the
country. Nothing could be more
false. Not a word was ever uttered by
a socialist to that efiect, and nothing
of the sort can be found in their publi-

cations. A socialist is simply a re-

former of society. He is at war with
existing u-ages that give to ov er-
gorged individuals and corporations
the greater share of what labor creates
either on the farm or in the factory.
He would reorgauiza society so that
there shall oe an equitable pirtnership
between capital and labor, with abun-
dance of work, and wages to corre-
spond with the work. The socialist is
a thorough co-operator, and it is his
aim to abolish poverty, vice, and
“trampism” through better industrial
conditions. He knows that any “di-
vide,” even if possible, would remedy
nothing, and be fatal to progress.

The Grange itself, without know
ing it, is socialistlc. Itis a co opera-
tive and reformatory institution. It
is at war with the usurpations and
_'.-lunderings of giant corporations. It
is d-.-.v sing means to get rid of the ex-
actions of individuals and classes who
want something for nothing; for this
getting of something for nothing.
through specious frauds, is what has
created our dominant money power,
which is now swallowing up every-
thing.

The socialist works on similar lines
to the Patrons, but he has broader
views, the result of his labor expe-
riences in the mines, factories, rail-
roads, and other plundering institu-
tions. He aims at security for the
welfareof himself and family, which
he cannot. have under the present in-
dustrial system. He desires a better
living, and better opportunities for
the development of his higher facul-
ties. He sees that our social divisions
doom the mere wage workers to he-
reditary class servitude, as is seen in
all history, and is apparent every-
where today.

This is the main object of the so-
cialists, but there are incicleiital re-
forms advocated by many socialists,
and I send herewith a pamphlet
which will give you a better idea of
ind istrial socialism than you will get
from the “Satanic press.”

J. F. Ban’.

Protective Tariffs vs. the Farmers’ Interests.

The recent movements among the
leading advocates of protection, and
especially of those repre:-ieating the
Pennsylvania “idea" in politic-i-the
Randalls, K‘-lleys, et. 211., should
awaken the sharp attention of farmers
throughout the country.

The revenue from cu-minis duties
mid stamp duties has become so great,
that. l.l0t-Wltllslil-lllillllg tu-3 lavish and
extravagant. appropriations of Con-
gress for every cm:-:iva‘ole purpose
during the last few year:~_z, and the
enormous payments upon the public
debt, hitherto iinexampled in the his-
tory -zf nations, itcan no longer all be
used, hence the necessity is upon us
for a large reduction in these duties.

Just as soon as the protected ."fl02]f)p-
olists saw the question of l"3dllUll()Ii
must be in -t, they at once put their
heads together to advise plans for
bringing about the reduction in such
manner as to bring whatever burden
may result, upon other shoulders than
their own.

Thus we see the Kslleys and Ran
dalls at once come outwith the scheme
to abolish the tax upon tobacco and
whiskey, but upon finding that the
country would not endorse this, they
now come forward with the brilliant
scheme, looking to the removal of the
duties upon sugar, which now bring
into the national treasury fifty million
dollars annually, and to give the
scheme a boom, and to deliide the
credulous farmer, they are filling the
newspapers with any anount of non-
sensical twad lie, about the beauties
of 3. free breakfast table, etc.

It is very easy to get at the "true in-
wardness” of this scheme. If the
sugar duties are removed they think
asufficient reduction null be secured
without interfering with the spoils of
the New England and Pennsvlvania
beneficiaries.

Indeed, those very patriotic people
are willing to sugar coat this pill still
further by voting our home sugar pro-
duces 9. bounty, to be paid from the
National treasury.

Let us look at this point. from a cor-
rect point of view. It issafo to say
that sugar is the only agricultural
product of our country that is now at
all benefited by the tariff duties. We
import nine-tenths of all the sugar
consumed in this country, and produce
but one-tenth. The import duties up-
on the nine—tenths amounts to fifly
millions of dollars a year, which en-
hances the value of the home produc-
tion five millions of dollars, which it
is fair to presume the home producer
receives the benefit of. SI) that in the
aggregate our sugar costs us fifty-five
million dollars more yearly than
would be the case were the duties
stricken off, but of this the National

treasury gets fifty millions and the
farmer five millions.

Let us call upon Mr. Randall and

Mr. Kelly and see how it is in Penn-
sylvania.

The tariff compels the home con-

s imers of iron, stee1,etc.,(wliich is the
Pennsylvanian interest,) to pay one
hundred and fifty millions yearly,
more than he would be called upon to
pay, were the duties removed. Thirty
millions of this only finds its way to
the National Treasury. The enormous
sum of one hundred and twenty mil-

lions going directly into the pockets
of the protected iron manufacturers,
and very nearly the entire amount is

diverted from its rightful place, the l

pocketsjof the farmers.

Now, let us call over in New Eng-
land and see how it is there. Wefiud
that the consumers of cotton and
woolen goods pay duties to the amount
of one hundred and forty-nine million
dollars yearly, less than forty-four
millions of which reach the National
Treasury, one hundred and five mil-
lionsgoiug directly into the pockets
ofthe protected manufacturer, and as
before, out of the pockets of the farm-
ers.

\Vould it not be more sensible to re-
more the duties upon the Pennsylva-
nia and New England products,which
would only divert from the treasury
seventy four million of dollars, but
would save to the consumers three
hundred millions, than it will be to
remove the duties upon sugar, which
would divert fifty millions from the
treasury and only remove fifty-five
millions from the shoulders of the con-
sumers.

True, it is sought to rlolurie the farm.
er into the belief that the duty on wool
is beneficial to him by enhancing the
price of his product. But. ;m_., is mjg.
leading. The wool imported to suit
the home deficiency is of a quality
which we do nmprmlucs, and there-
fore does nni. come i to (iii'ect compe-
titirin with the home prcilu t. The
average prim» of wool in New York
for the last fi'.'r- year.-i (llllilt-1' pl-otec.
tion,) has been 3403 for the last five
years of free trade. 55 to 60. '1"--e aver-
age price in New York was 3.5_n,5 0,-
three per cent higher undi-r free trade
than under protection, and we had
more sheep in Michigan in 1860 than
we have to-day, and relatively more
in the whole country.

Again itis said that the protective
tariff enables the laborer to obtain
higher wages, by affording him pro-
tection ag tinst the pauper labor ol”Eu.
rope. It is eulficient to answer, the
tariiflaws raise no barrier whatever
against the"t'ree importation of pauper
laborers from all the worl.l.

Before ringing many changes upon
the "free breakfast table” key, it
it would be well to strike oil’ the pres-
en‘: duty of 45 to 50 per cent levied up-
on the cup and saiicer and all other
eartlien were used upon the breakfast
is-.l.le, the 40 in 110 per cent upon the
glass ware, the 35 per cent duty upon
table cutlery, your knives and forks,
{lie 34 in 96 per «font. levied upon your
saiices and spices, 25 to 60 psi cent up-
on the salt you use, the 50 per cent
upon yiur table cloths and napkins,
the 45 to 78 per cent upon the carpets
which covers your breakfast _rmm
door, and many other things which
aggregate many" times the enhanced
cost of our sugar.

Let us cornmocice at the root of the
evil, and lop nfl‘, where it will help the
f.a.rmei and the toiling masses and com-
pel the favored few to have some share
of the burdens, instead ofas now, (at-
tening al; the public expense.

‘V. R. C.

 

The Common School System.
Editor Grunge Visitor:——The ma-
jority of our scholars must depend
onlhe country schools for their edu
cation.

How important then the question of
bettering our common school system.

To us it seems the most important
question now being agitated in the
VISITOR.

VVe‘_'with Bro. Sioddard fear that
education like property has a ten-
dency to concentrate in the hands of
the few.

It is easy to prove that we have
laws that assist the scheming few in
their mad efforts to monopolize all
the profits ari-ing from an exchange
of products.

As yet we do not think the laws
governing and providing for our com-
mon schools favor to any great extent
the concentration of education. As
the concentration of property goes on.
of course those who are not able to
give their childien even a common
school education are on the increase.

Allow the causes now at work in
our country uninterrupted away for
the coming century and our people
will be divided into two classes, the
wealthy and educated few. The poor
and ignorant many; or if you please
masters and slaves. J efi'erson’s decla-
ration, that all men are created equal.
with certain God given rights will
have been proveu a lie and our free
institutions a failure.

With education generally diffused
among the people, we shall be able to
takecare of our property rights and
thus prevent unborn millions from
becoming the same as bonded slaves.
In other words 11' we desire to make
our free institutions still more free,
and transmit them to posterity we
must educate.

In our first article on this subject
We suggested some changes in the
school law that we believe would
make education more general, ‘good
scholars more numerous, giving us a.
larger number of teachers to select
from, at the same time reduce wages
and improve our schools.

We are glad Bro. Hodgman does
not find fault with the changes we
suggested. only thinks they will not

éhitfhe point he is aiming at. Per-
fhaps not. If he will state what
: changes he would make that he thinks
will hit, no doubt we can agree.

In our county. (St. Josepb,) the
county superintendent gave good set
isfaction and cur schools were im
proving. \Ve considered it a vep
backward when that law was repealed
and town superintendents provided
for. We hada competent man, one
whose whole heart was in his work
for the position.

Ifwe have town superintendents,
a county superintendent or a board 0'
examiners, in either case everything
depends on our being able to get hon-
est and competent men to fill the
ofilce. Personally we believe the
cheapest plan and as good as any
would be to have one man to oversee
the schools of a county. He, to be
appoinfeal by the board of supervisors
to serve the same length of time as
other county oftlcs-rs.

Require him by law to visit each
school cncea quarter paying him by
the day.

More on this subject as the spirit
moves us.

DIRECTOR.

   

Fredonia, the first station smith on
the Alleghaney Valley road, isin di-
rect contrast with Dunkirk, being an
elegant, beautiful town. and the loca-
tion ol one of the six State Normal
schools. The scenery too, is in direct
contrast with that from Buffalo to Dun-
kirk. There you pass a long stretch
ofland, closely hugging the shore of
the lake, with the exception of a few
bills or hillocks perfectly level and
clear, broad rivers, floating so peace
fully on, then you pass wild rushing
streams tumbling down the hill side,
fringed with pine and hemlock and
mossy nooks, where shade and sun-
light plwy hide and seek. The grade
gradually rises until you obtain a
ioirdseye view of the lake in tbe«|is-
Lance, with soft fieecy clouds hanging
low on the sky bound line and the
beautiful valley between, dotted over
with farmhouses, and over all the sun
shining in resplendent glory.

An hour's ride amid such grand in-
spiring scenery lelt us in the best of
spirits at the home of our friends Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Lord, the fortunate
possessors of Sinclairville Stock farm,
where we received a hearty welcome.

Mr. and Mrs. Lord are I‘epl‘€-1€llla-
tive people of Uhaitauqua county and
iirclcading spirits in all iiiovement.-i
organized fortheadvanceinent and iii-
telleizliial culiure of the farmer. Their
home is a model oforiler and neutnt-ss,
their farm and stock Hl:0‘vv" the result
of skilful bii.-ilne-,s; talent and the free-
dom find crirdlality of Mr. L ml and
Lady, together with the irrepres.-ible
wit. and humor of My l.-uly. render
them a Cll8l‘Ll’lll],g‘ host and hostess.
HospE.ality is dispensed in Lordly
style, but the atznosplicre of kindness
which fl 1-its llirougli the whole house,
renders the guest perfectly at ease.

Mr. Lord has made several trips to
Holland each year increasing his iin-
pr-rtation of Holstein cattle, combin-
ing pleasure and profit, in his knowl-
edge of the old world, and in estab-
lishing an extensive trade in this
breed of cattle and his large sales
evince Ilia skill and good judgment in
the selection of cattle in their native
country. From the time of his arrival
from Hol.and, the 28th of June, to
the last of Nov. he has sold eighteen
thousand dol'ars worth of Hl}lStelULl,
distributing them at various points
from Maine to Texas.

His S8lBB'll]Cll.l(IB "Lord’s Jumbo”
a winner of sweepstakes in Holland
for twenty five hundred dollars, and
"Jennie B. 2nd” a cow with a rv:-:=-
ord of eighty-sewn and a half
pounds of milk in a single day, two
thousand three hundred and eighty-
seven and a half pounds in April on
dry feed alone, eighteen and a half
pounds butter in seven days, this
cow was sold for fifteen hundred dol-
lars. He has in his herd the wonder-
ful cow “Hemmirig,” with a day’e
recozd of ninety-nine pounds of
milk, said to be at the time of pur-
chase, the best cow in Holland. This
cow is now valued at five thousand
dollars. She isa noble specimen of
this noble breed. Her yearling son,
"Barrington” valued at three thou-
sand dollars, a model of perfection
and beauty, is at the head of the herd.
These two animals were purchased
in the city of Horne, on the sea coast,
and it was only by ctfering a round
sum that they were obtained, as the
owner of Hemming after a two yeer’s
search, had reached the height of his
ainbitioi:i,viz.: to be the possseor of
the best cow in Holland. “Triniye”
another cow in the herd, has a record
ofeighty-five pounds milk in a day.
She won the sweepstake prize at
Ghent, Belgium, as giving ;the most
and best milk of any cow on exhibi-
tion.

The real merits of the Holsteins, as
a breed, are fast becoming apparent
to the American people, and the time
is not far distant when we must de-
pend on our home supply, as buyers
from Italy, Germany, France, Russia,
Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and
many importers from our own coun-
try, annuslly visit the Netherlands.
According to the census of 1872 there
were but 1,337,000 head of cattle in all

Netherland. The land being low and

marshy is peculiarly adapted to graz-
ing, and from time immemorial the
trade of the p~op1e has been to feed
cattie.

About a century and a half before
our era, the people known as the Ba-
tavi came out of Hesse and settled
down between the Rhine and Waal,
neighbors to the Frisians who occu-
pied the country north of the Rhine
to the Elbe. The Batavi and Frislans
were similar in taste and habits, wor-
shipping the sun and moon in conse-
crated woods, clothing themselves
with skins and living by fishing,
hunting, and posturing cattle. The
Frisianu were attacked by the R0-
mans and compelled to pay a tribute
of 0x—hid~,-s and home.

The chief agricultural products of
Holland are butter and cheese, al-
though the cerezils are grown to some
extent. In the year 1873 nearly two
anda half million pounds sterling
worth of butter and cheese, were ex-
ported, and in the same year, from
the province and neighborhood of
Harlem, tulip and hyacinth bulbs to
the amount of thirty-seven thousand
five hundred pounds sterling. Fruit
is abundant, and in some provinces
much attention is paid to bees.

Windmills are the motive power for
machinery, although steam power is
being introduced. There are many
historic wonders in Holland. Among
them, the tower at Groiiingen,
three hundred and thirty-three
feet high, commenced in the year
1469. This was thirteen years in
building and was erected as an ob-
servatnry in the time of war. The
foundation consists nflayers of cow-
hiiles overlapping each other several
feet deep. On ocmunt of the spongy
nature nfthe sell this is the only sure
foiiudation fora heavy structure. The
tower is built of heavy stone and the
walls at the bottom are nine feet three
inches thick. A clock was placed in
the tower in the year 1865. It also
contains a chime of forty bells, some
of them weighing twenty—two tone.
Three of the largest belle were stolen
from the tower in Appingdam, a large
town on the sea coast eixieen miles
away, and saft ly lodged in this tower
‘or-l‘oi'c.tl1ey were missed. Standing
there so tall and straight it has been
a mark for the ligliluingfls shaft, hav-
ing been .‘=fl'!l(‘.k llll"¢‘l' times. first in
1.365, again in 18511, when the timbers
‘.Vo-."(‘ burned, and again in 1883

.\ir.aml Mrs. lmrd are highly fav-
ili’.“(l in liavivrgr a home but ten miles
1":-ciii (lfmutazzqiia, the famous intel-
'<-r-iiml and rec-.11-ativc resort on Lake
('3.-milaiiq'i:'«., :3. beautiful body ofwater
Plgll€t'Pll Illlll'H long and two miles
Wltlt-,l‘P."s‘(‘YI1lillll_Q‘ the Si. liawrenre in
color zinzl lying Ile1fl‘€‘l' ilie sky than
any lirnly of water of cqiiul size in the
State-, being ~-even hundred and thirty
feet above l;‘Ll(8 Erie, and thirteen
huiiilreil ieet above the ocean.

About ten ye-are ago a Methodist
camp meeting was held at l<‘u.ri.-point
now (lliantauqiia, when some rich men
discoursiiig of the possibilities of the
future, put their Lands and money to
the work, and the result is a grand
Union park, of nearly all the evangel-
ical denominations containing :ono
hundred and thirty-six acres, and
more than six hundred castles and
cottages. The Baptists have a resort
at Point Chautauqua on the oppo-
site shore ofthe lake.

The Sunday school assembly, was
organfzad eight years ago and its suc-
cess is due in agreat measure to the
untiringlabcrs of the president, Lewis
Miller, E-q., 0' Akron, Ohio. He
first recommended the holding of a
S. S. assembly in a grove, and his ar-
: znents overcame DeVincent’s objec-
tion to the scheme, fearing it might
assume the form ofa S. S. camp meet-
ing, It was Mr. Miller who recom-
mended Chautauqua as the proper
place for the assembly for Normal
work, which for years had been a
cherished plan of Dr. Vincent's. The
assembly convenes in August, and
continues three weeks in session. Sea-
son and day tickets are sold except on
the Sabbath. when the gates are
closed.

The Chautauqua Assembly idea, is
9. school not a camp meeting. A grand
amphitheater capable of seating five
thousand people has been erected. A
children’s temple has also been built,
where they enjoy the instructions
of the learned DeVincent, and
the humorous but earnest labors of
the celebrated crayon artist, Prof.
Baird.

The original idea of Chatauqua was
Sunday school training, but as a re-
sult of the congregation of such talent,
as annually assembles there. educa-
tional societies have been formed in
intimate relation with Sunday school
work, viz: The School of Languages,
The Teachers’ Retreat, and The Sci-
entific Lectures. The Chautauqua Lit-
erary and Scientific Circle, is one of
the most recently organized societies,
having been in existence but three
years, and already numbering thirty
thousand members embracing in its
charmed circle, even far oft India.

This organization was so fortunate
as to secure Dr. Vincent as President,
and to this fact may be attributed very
largely its success. The circle is fast
becoming one of the greatest advan-
tages of the present age, giving any
person an opportunity of obtalnpipg 3


 

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FEBRUARY 1, 1884.

THE Q-BAi.‘*l&

E VISITQB.

literarv and scientific education at

, their own home.

Thecourse of study prescribed by
the circle embraces a period of four
years, and may be prosecuted alone
or in connection with an established
circle, while the expenses are but an
annual fee of fifty cents. The pres-
ence of the graduate is not required
at the a.sembly, although an atter d-
ance there is of iuestimable value to
any person, as all sides of education
are considered, religious, musical, sci-
entific and literary, the se -thetics not
being neglected.

Thejubilee singers for the past two
years, have been in attendance, and
held their vast audiences entranced
with their sweet, plaintive music, and
aside from this a chorus of two hun-
dred voices was organized.

Among the eminent lecturers, were
the venerable Dr. Schaii‘, the Ulysses
of theological learning and literature,
Schuyler Colfax, John B. Gough, Ed-
ward Everett Hale, Dr. Vincent, Mrs.
Livermore, Mrs. Foster and Miss
Willard, The National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, came to
a definite organization at Chautauqua,
in AugIist1874, although it was first
begun during the ciusade in Ohio the
winter previous.

Chautauq ua has no rival for afford-
ing facilities far reunions, and many
colleges and societies are availing
themselves of these privileges. One
of the red letter days ofChautauqua is
the reunion of the Christian and Sani-
tary commission and army chaplains.
Last year a National Day was ob-
served with Gen. Howard as presiding
ofiicer. Temperance organizations
receive their share of attention, and
foreign missionary in vtitutes-are held.
Prof: Beard has a school of art.
There are also schools of elocution,
gymnastics, a kindergarten school,
taught by Prof. Kiaus, nephew of
the great Froebel the founder of the
system, and a musical college, em-
bracing instruciions in the Tonic
Sol Fa syst-m. A museum in New-
ton Hall, contains about three hun-
dred pictures representing the entire
historic sequence tfart, through the
prehistoric Egyptian, Assyrian, Per-
sian. Ancient Indian, and all the ep-
ochs of Greek art, Rom in, Early
Chri.-;tiaus, (represented by the sciilp-
tures, paintings of the Catacombs,)
medieval, (showing the diff‘.-:r.=nt
forms of Christian ..\rchitec.‘.ure.) the
B.ssilic.-'.-, the R iinancsque, and the
Gothic, also the priest ma‘-‘tv.—rpieces or
painting and sculpture in the six-
teenth, seventeenth. eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries. Among the
many attractions at Clzaiiwuqiia. are
:-imodel of.leru:-alem, and P~.lestiri«.=.
Park with explanatory lectures by
Mr. Hulbert, which for the past six
years, have given to hundreds of
thousands a better idea of the topog-
raphy of the Holy Land than any ge-
ography could have done.

Mas W. K. SEXTO-N.

Howell, Mich.

 

Ii We Want to Accomplish Our Objects We
Must Practice What We Preach.
There is nothing more discouraging
toa certain class of people who have
labored hard, and have spent time and
money in trying to arouse and educate
the people, to a realizing sense of the
grip of monopolies on their labor, and
the necessity of farmers an 1 others in-
tei'este:l,in uniting in the election of
men, who have proved themselves
true to the reforms so much desired;
than to see hundreds of laboring men,
and some holding pron.-inent positions
and strongly advocating reforms when
an opportunity arises by which they
can assist in the election to oifice of
men who represent their wishes and
desires, to one these reformers vote for
and work to elect Wen who are direct-
ly opposed to any reforms just because
they belong to their party. We must
be consistent. We must practice in
these things what we preach and ad-
vocate, or we can never accom-
plish the desired reform. To talk one
thing as a necessity, to acknowledge
what is right and best to do, and then
practice exactly the contrary is not
only inconsistent, but it ischildish.
The monopolies don't care so much
how we talk if we only vote to suit
them. I do not wonder sometimes
that some men, who have worked like
heroes for the great re -form movement
have at last become tired and discour-
aged, and sold out to the rich monop-
olies for enough to make themselves
and other families comfortable the
balance of their lives. They worked
hard, spend their money freely to ed-
ucate the people to make them see and
realize the danger that surrounds
them. Where men talk one thing and
vote another there is but little left to
encourage a genuine reformer to work.
One of the brightest, hardest working
and soundesi: reformers, for a young
man, that lives in Michigan, has be-
come discouraged, from the inconsist-
ent action of the people, yet he has
not sold himself to the monopolies as
we are aware oi. O. K. BRUNO.

 

. THE S;1flFI‘allClSCO Call says there is
no seaport in the country so utterly de-
fenseless as Sari Francisco. Let us
have harbor defenses—topedoes, if they
are the best, but some kind of defense.
In case of war any of the fir5t—class war
ships of England or Gslrmany, or even
so small a power as Chile, could lay this
city in ashes in twenty-four hours.

$urretputttIetI.t2-

Lancer County Pomona Grange.

Bro. 0obb:—~The annual meeting of
Lapeer county Pomona Grange, No.
29, was held with North Branch
Grange, 607 on Thursday, Jan. 10th,
and was quite an interesting session.
Quitea large number were present re-
presenting the several Granges of the
county. A number havingfto drive
over 20 miles made the opening of the
meeting rather late. After dinner
the meeting was called to order by the
Worthy Master, E. Bartlett. After
music by North Branch Grange choir,
Bro. Bradshaw welcomed Pomona in
a few well cho. en remarks, Next re-
ports from Subordinate Granges were
made. We are sorry to admit that
the reports were not very flattering.
Some of them being at a very low ebb.
Yet there was a strong desire mani-
fested to try hard to revive the inter
ests of the Grange throughout the
county, during the winter. We
made arrangements to secure the ser-
vices of Bro. Luce to deliver a few lec-
tures in the county next month. Bro.
Seaman, Lecturer, entertained the
Grange with some very interesting
remarks suitable for the orcasion
which were well received. The next
subject, Legislation tor the Farmer,
and How to Obtain it, which was
tabled at a former meeting, was called
up and discussed ata livelv rate, many
taking part in the discussion. The
afternoon session then closed. Alter
supper the meeting was called to order
and opened in the .5: éegree. After
disposing of a small amount of busi-
ness we proceeded to an election of
officers for the ensuing year which
consume-d a considerable time but
passed off very pleasantly. I would
say before closing that the GRANGE
VISITOR was not f».>rgo'ton, a vote was

taken to use $10.00 of our funds to~-

wards placing the VISITOR in the
hands of farmers outside the gates,
hoping it will be seed sown on good
ground.

Bro. Cobb, it would almost make
you feel proud to hear the crmmenis
on the January number. We hope
your expectations will be realized this
year by having an increased number
of i-illbSCl‘lltel‘fi. VVe parted with a
lEet‘.‘l‘l1llilfitl0I] to work with united
ellbit to accomplish the above object.
l1'_\ou receive any report of above
ms-etiiig from any other source please
consign this to the waste basket.

WM. A. l\IoNroo.vir:m'.

Id-‘ll‘l9i"r-", Jan. 155}: lS8-l

A Happy Social Event.

Etliliii’ V»'si.tm'.'—0n the eveniiigof
December :27 about 150 invited guests
as:-‘zm':-led at the residence of Hr n.
Thus. Mars, to at‘cnd the marriage of
their d;. ghie.-~ Iniogene to Oliver A.
LaCrone. It was an event cf more
than common interest as attested by
the large circle of relatives and friends
in attendance. The happy couple
were the recipients of many rich and
costly presents, and of the hearty
good wishes of all. Both are members
of Berrien Center Grange, and if they
are as devoted to the interests of our
Order as are their parents, (Brother
and Sister Thos. Mai‘s,) if their home
should be as hospitable, their lives as
productive of good works, then will
the hopes of their friends be realized,
and their influence will always be
exerted for the good the pure and the
true. A. N. w.

 

The following is the annual report
of Colon Grange, No. 215, as submitted
by the Secretary i'or the year ending

I L, 3lB , L933.

The Grange began the year 1883

rosperously with a membership of
82. Have received. during the year
14 members by initiation. One .i.d-
mitted from a sister Grange making
present membership 107. Six of
whom are not in good standing. Nine
have been suspended. Two havedied
and three removed by dimit, leaving
88 members in good standing.

I have received during the year
$131.45, $27 60 having been paid for
fees, and $103 85 for dues. Have paid
Treasurer the whole amount. There
is yet due the Grange from members
in good standing. $2.70 from mem-
bers not in good standing, $4 30 from
suspendrd members $800, making a
total of $15 00.

The Grange has held during the
year thirtv-two meetings, and had
eight debates. Has been entertained
by various members with essays, se-
lect reading and recitations, to which
may be added an ice cream social, by
the Grange, and another by liberal
brothers and sisters. We were fa-
vored with one lecture by the Master
of the State Grange, C. G. Luce.

D. M. TOMLINSON, Secy.

 

Bro. Cobb.-—The annual meeting of
District Grange, No. 21 was held with
Cleon Grange, Tuesday and Wednes-
day the 8th and 9th. The election or
otficers took place the afternoon of
Wednesday. James D. McDiarmid
of Pleasanton, was elected Master,
and H. A. Damill. of Marilla, Sec-
retary. This meeting was the most

interesting meeting ever held at'Norton, Sec. Wallace Wright.

committees drew out some very inter-
esting discussions, especially those on
Eiucation and Co»Operation. A res
olution was adopted to send for one
hlindrtd copies ofvhe GRANGE Visi-
TOR to be circulated through the Dis-
trict for three months. A committee
was arpointed, one from each Sub-
Grange, to carry out the object of the
rsolution, myself being '-he one ap-
pointed for Marilla will enclose with
this $1 for ten copies.

There was a public meeting
Wednesday eve at which the officers
of the District and Cleon Granges
were installed after which there were
essays, select readings, impromptu
speeches, all of which were well re-
ceived. Itwouid take too much room
to speak of each asit deserves, there
fore I will notice but one, a paper read
by Sister Lylie on Cairying, which
showed the writer to be conversant
wich the sulject as it was handled
with a masteily pen, and it was high-
ly applauded by both members and
others. Sister Pope ever faithful to
duty and a great lover and supporter
of the Order, for the first time in the
next year's history of our Grange was
not in her place which caused anx-
ious inquires. Such as “where is she?"
‘When answered, gone to California.
"Hes sbegone to stay?” "When do you
expect her back?” none of which could
be anew-ere-d definitely. Let us hope
for her speedy return as the Grange
cannot aflfimi to lose such members.

Fraternally yours,
H. A. DANVILLE, Sec.

   

Bro. Cobb.-—Perhaps a few words
from this part of the vineyard, al-
though feebly expressed, may be wel-
conivd with interest by a few of the
many readers of the VISITOR.

Lake Shore Grange, No. 658 was or-
ganized on the 5th day of last April
Br-3. Holbrook cfficiating. We com-
menced the battle with 43 charter
members and as we are in the midst
of opposition our membership has
not increased as rapidly as we hoped,
but we are increasing in knowledge
and brotherly love, and good wifl to-
ward each other prevail throughout
the Grange. We have been obliged
to suspend a few of our charter mem-
bers for non-payment of dues, but we
sincerely hope that ere long they will
see the error of their ways, pay all
arrearegcs, and again be re-instated,
azid help roll the wheels of industry
onward.

Rm. Holhrozk visiieci us a few
weeks. ago, and gave a public address
and with an extra session in the
evening. we bail  jolly good time.
A re.-xolvr» iv: live b°.Un.I‘ Grangers was
.‘he re.-«ult:-f iii.-. coinirg. Come aigain,

ro. \Ve hold our regular meeting on
the sevond anti fourth Saturdays of
each 111' Mb, when :.-winging, discus-
sions, essays, (lé‘C'l2).'(1l2Al.lC-Z18 and c-:u;:,-
ges‘ions for the Good of the Order,
cheer the hearts of the Patroiis of our
G range. \Ve are going to build a hall
in the spring and then we hope to
have more advantages. W's are
plearved to hear through the columns
of the Visiron, from so many Grangcs
throughout the State, also that they
are meeting with universal .=.«uccess.
Success must and will crown our of-
forts, if we are only steadfast and in
the not far distant future, the farmers
will be more appreciated and his
rights  matter of fact. Brothers and
sisters be firm, it will, yes,it must be
so. Fraternally yours,

J. L. Bnous, Sec.

Flower Creek, Mioh.. January 14,
1884.

 

Bro. Co.’)b~—llmiir.:li Countv Pom riui
Grange held its annual meeting in
Coldwuter tliunge hull, ooiiiiiiciiciiig
Wcdiiesduy Dec. 1:4, and coiitiiiuingz
through the next. day. Every Grange
in the county was represented. The
reports show all the Griinges in
this county to be in 22.. iiourisliing con-
dition, while some are making rzipid
strides, notably. Gilead and Bronson
Granges.

The only business enterprise conduct-
ed by this Grange is dealing in plaster,
and the report of the executive com-
mittee shcws that we have shipped
160 tons the past year, and sold 143 tons,
and if the combination offer to give us
their plaster, it will make no difference
with the patrons of Branch County.
We shall buy of M. B. Church.

Among the exercises was the report
of our delegate to the state Grange
reports from all the subordinate
Grmges. also a paper by Worthy
Master H. 1). Pessell, givinga review of
the work. accomplished by Pomona
Grange; a recitation by Mrs. E. N.
Treat, of Goldwater Grange , giving her
experience in getting ready to goto
“Boston.” Next a paper by S. S. Reid
of Bronson Grange, subject: “}i‘-armiiig
for Profit," which was followed by a
paper by Mrs. S. M. Treat of Coidwater
Grange entitled “Laboi'," and still an-
other by L. M. Marsh of Gilead Grange,
subject, “Fairiii Economy." The papers
and all the exercises were good, and
for me to make special mention of each
as they deserve would take too much
space in your valuable paper. The
election of ollicers passed off very
quietly, but one or two oiiiccrs having
to be balloted for second time, with the
following result: Worthy Muster Ilen-
ry D. Pesscll, Lecturer. Mrs. Emily A.
The

Cleon. The reports of the several meeting wasa grand success in every

oiiicers. which was ably conducted by
Bro. Ilenry Collins of Clinger Lake.
the Grange closed to meet at Gilead
on Thursday the 7th. of Jan. 1335:.
Fraternally.
WALLACE I’. Wmoiir. Sec.
Coldwater, Mich. Jan. S. 1834.

   

Silver Creek Grange No. 644 sends
Greeting. This Grange is moving
on ward in peace and harmony prevail-
ing in our ranks.

We have forty two members. Meet
ings pleasant and quite well attended.
Our Grange has built an addition of 16
feet. to this hall making it l6x28 fee’,
which gives us a very comfortable
place to hold our meetings. The cost
of our improvement is about $95.
which is nearly paid for. Inst even-
ing we held a public meeting, with a
good house and a good Program.
Rev. G. Hicks gave us an interest-
ing address, which proved to us his
heart was in the Grange. Bro Wm.
Dean ofSiserman Grange was present
and gave us some encouraging hints,
and installed our officers for the com-
ing year. Bro. Geo. Farnsworth as
Mast» r, and Bro James M. Brown
Secretory. The Visiroa visits many
homes in this vicinity.

Yours fraternally,
Mas. JULIA FARNSVVORTH

 

Capital Grange donated $80 to the
brothers who was burnt out duringfthe
State Grange meeting. We had a
Chr stmas tree Christmas night. Just
to please the little folks and it was
said that the Grange tree was the best
one in the neighborhood Lmsing this
year. Dec. 29 h, the tariff question
was discussed it proved of so much in-
terest that the Gran go voted to have
the same sul-jcct again for Jan. 19

J:1n.r'>‘l‘.. the new cm -..-11-. installed
by Post Master, Jirnes (}Ilul1l'~()Il A
S. “lest, blaster, C. R. ().-‘band. (her-
seer, Mrs. A. (}LlI1lll:‘.!)I], L;-i.-turcr,
Mrs. L. J. Turner, Secretary. We
have taken in 50 new insvnilrrs the
past year and lost :1-3 by dimit stisp€n-
sion and death \Ve now have 27;:
members C.-.:i any’,(7l.'aiige in t.li‘sjS‘a*_«
beat this.

Bro. 6061;: ii zclosed find eiainps for
the Vi -ITUR for one year. It. E£e{l1f_-1 to
1118 I cannot get‘ .~z.long without it. I
always lurn to the po.-tfaljzittii gs firs!
to hear from all parts of the Séate. i
see by the last V'i.~si'roit that you ha-l .-a
good time at your last rltate Gtaiige -«es

sion. I siioiilil like: very ziiifcli tohavc
been there.

The Grange element is .-troztg in '.,.?al
if(>r.viia. l l"Il"l.. with Patrons: -:-very 
in my iiztvels and i am on the rust!
iinst of the time. I h we not met with
the (,£r.-xiige liert-. as their iiitseting.-; .‘2l‘(—’
held in the 8.lEe[‘l'O:):1. h'::'z'3lt‘ co n-.~
eight and ten miles to :1 Giuinge. it
use been very dry this winter. Firm
ers have not been able toplnw and sow
9.1-«much grain as usual but a ‘neavy
rain hasjust fallen so the faamers are
work again. The winier and the work
are quite different from Michig.-in. Nu
Ill’ re but warm weather and flowers
in bioom, VVehad strawberries New
Years. Ivlsited the Glen ranche in
40,000 acres, that is big farming that
requires: 600 mules, 300 horses and 2.-30
men, I saw 15 6, and 8 mule teami-
harrowing in one field. I looked over
one oftheir big tlireshing machines.
It had a 44) inch cylin«lei- and 70 inch
separator with four fans in it.

I was also at Col B'idwell’s,~ranch at
Chico. It is not as large as the Glen
ranch but very but very much vicu
veisa way. He raises frult——as well as
grain has 2; park with thirty deer and
other aniinals.

Quail and other wild fowl, are not
shctoi disturb.-d on this ranch. It is
a model and many a Michigan farmer
niighflearn scin:- thing here to his ad.
vantage.

Yours Fraternally,
L. F. Pi.Acii.
Oakland California Jan. lst. 1884

 

POSTAL JOTTINGS.

Bro. C'obb:—-'l‘he statement in the
last Visrron that girls are excuded
from the Agricultural College, is apt
to create a. wrong impression. La-
dies are not excluded by the manage»
ment of the college. Many ladies
have enjoyed its advantages for a
shorter or longer time. Four have
graduat=*.d. The only exclusion is due
to the fact that no accommodations
can be i'nrnished them. Dyrmitories
have been built by the State for the
boys, none for the girls. It remains
for those interested to see that a La-
dies Hall is furnished by the legisla-
ture. And then will the farmers’
daughters have an equal chance with
the farmers’ boys. L.

Orion, Mich., Jan. 8th, 1884.

Under the head of “Receptizrn to
Mrs. Matthew Arnold and Daughter,”
by Mrs. L, Z. Leitcr at her residence in
lVa.~,'hington, the Inter Or.-can corres-
pondent gives a glowing description of
the Blaine inansion occupied bytlie Lei
ters, tells how the guests werereceived,
how Mrs. Leiter and her sister Mrs.
Carvei‘ were attired, and the ornaments
they Wore, and that Mrs. Arnold and
her daughter were dressed in costly
silks and laces. And this is about all

Mrs. Arnold and daugli-lei‘, save that
the latter was “a handsome young lady

particular. After t‘-c instalutiozi oflof the

 

th:-it is said. We get not one word about l

brunette typr.-;" but this p:i:<.<:i_;e
tlioiigh :1 lullljll ofthe l‘t‘2ll, is siiiotli—
ered by the proiiise <le.~'t.*i‘ipiinn of
dresses, tln-"gl<-ss, and glare zrnd glit-

ter," the "i'in;;s .-ind things of fine :il‘l‘il_\' 
that the ladies wore. Notliiniz zibuui» ,
i the distingiiished giicsts, allaboiit their 5

SU'rI)ll7l(l'iIlf]N. The l.':lltr.‘l‘S felt Ciylil-l
pllIllt‘.7ltt.’tl b_v siioli a fine description of 7
their lioine in WaL<.iii:ig-ion. and tliat}
the country now knows that tin.-_v en-l
tertaiziwl Mrs. }{:tl.llit‘.W Arnold and‘
her daugliter. liut the country will 1it- .‘
tle need I-lliil. inert, while it pa.s.~‘es by in 3
(lisgxist sucli attempts of _lUlli'll2lll.\‘l1l to ‘
flatter the iiristo(-racy of the land. ‘—
Bro (.'o.’,b:—[i. tin-. I‘l(ll'(’i-1‘-l of VVnr-l
tl:y Ma-‘er Luce, lref..re the State?
H.1~.iige, for 1883, he ref-rred to the,’
l»--"I of half ofa rniiliu: of dollars, by
the farms re 61' Mii,'ilis'-8.11. Nu l't‘fl.H<)l'I.‘
(says he), .'rrr'.?-.is, €Xl.‘6[7l the reduc l
tio;1r»ft.l;-ei.arit'i--u wool. latjrre with,‘
the V»'x*.r1hy .\-(sates as tothe loss, butl
disagree with him, as to tho «-»=use.§
The edvalrxrum d .-ty on ourgrades of-
wool was rcmv-ved by (7-mgress, which
left a duty of from 21) to 31 per cent,
whi-la matte: r. [‘t‘7'f'fV3I onibargo on
the shipping of wool to compete with
our gm-v‘s, and an ex:-use for a corner
on 9.‘/'4: Was the run wing of the
small day of from three to thir-
e in per or-nt, which gavethu bucket
.~il.()1i!l.h'Cl?!fik" prices on all the pic-
.1-_;a:ti:vnof the ram-iei'. S e I)uncan
 ue.r‘:‘.- let’.'.c;' of F’e'ni-nary 26 ii, 1I-3.3.
[:1 p’ rs :na.‘ly e-xarniiiiiig a fi:t‘t4)l"y of
i'l:‘=ec:~ hundred operatives, who were
ii‘-ing a o<:e.r.~r<.-., combing wool, spun
wne, and double twisiui, and then
'1 int: :i ~llk‘-‘ll tliread, when flnisiis-ti
;;.’()dll(?ll)g niucli ofour in-8’. cl iths in
L‘ .-2 izzzzrkcf, from wnois that pay a
«low of from three to six per cent.
A uample of yarn, thread. wool and
.-Uzi: uiri be -+ on at. my iioii.-.+-. V\-'or-
six-v l. t_“utPi‘, J ll‘-ll Hn‘.brm’k, (3-Ivilli
in.-it :I3(-3H] .lai:::e.r_*._. 2 l, 1884. x.ri:i van
n-;>ort if rrq-ie.-ted. VVlir:n will the
p-*ovl;'.4,- r.-ant all wtalali think and act
for the i‘..l.*-"vi-‘lV‘.
.-\i.m:n'r J. llu.i.i-m.

.1 » xiii», .l wt:-:.r_v ll, l.3'S4

( arrsténuesl/v om last week.)

How Watch Cases are Made.

It is :1 fact not generally l>{‘ll7Wl'l that the
James Boss’ Gold Wolds C<J.u'(S really con-
tain more pure gold than riiiiny “sol.-ii"
gold cases The deiiiziriul for these Vl'ilU'li
cases has led to the :niiii2_ii‘:it'txire of :1 vi,-r_v
puor grade of solid ;,;'ol<l w.it« ll tuises-~—
10“; in q-,1ulit\', and dt=li«:i(-iii. in q'.l:lIllll_'.'.
These CIl.~(‘S um niuile frrm 4% to 10 k:ir:zt=:.
a»,..i a 501' o‘ l-;:sr:it 12130 is ollr.-n sold for 12
or 14 kiiriits. it is N01‘ ('l.‘:~1l/‘.\lll_\' to inn)’ -'1
\«.v-Mich c:i<o so poor in qzzti‘-iiy that it Hill
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l-;.-3 its r-liiipe and fail to shut tight, tli-m‘

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new law.‘ thin tli;-.1‘ a {‘ll,_llli blow “ill l|l"\".'rl§
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nun!--it l1.lS l.u"..ll l<:‘.l.tl(.= l'll§'.li'l_\' t/ii.-My ‘7,-an-3.
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James in .' mi }\'\~_v~lmi1- \'v.:l--'2 (tn.-I are made.

(To be ti-/zti.iue~1.) 4

Alahaslins

is the only pr».-iniraiion lrased on the
p-wiper principles to constitute a dura-
finish for walls, as 15 not held on
"-3 wall with glue, etc., to decay, but
'4 a Stone femeiat that hardens with
«go, and every additional coat strength-
-=,n.~: the wall. Is ready for use by ad-
,= Aer hot water, and easily av; plied by
1'!) (‘£19.
titty cents’ worth of ALABAS'l'Il\'E
-. .; cover 50 square yards of average
a'-. ll wit} two coats: and one coat will
pr iduce better work than can be done
v ah one coat of any other preparation
on the same surface.
1- ‘or sale by paint dealers everywhere
-4 -:id for circular containing the twelve
'.~» uutiful tints. Manufactured only by
4. I.-A sasrzxn Cc
M. B. CHUMJH. Manager,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 
 

 

 

Greenwooii_Siock I-‘ann.

, A CHOICE LOT OF PURE BBED

POLAND CHINA SWINE

For Sale at Reasonable Rates.
Pigs in pairs and triv.-5 not akin. B
St-.-Ck rt-coi'do.l in Ohio Poland China
Parties wisliiig: stock of this kind will In]
it for their interest to rorri-'.-1 and with or V33

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"A lliastorly Prohibition Paper."

HE LEVE

The Leading Temperance Journal of the Fflfll
States. Opposed to license in all ILA forms. 150
ear-less Advocate of the Total Prohlkflflou
of the Drink Traffic.
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Terrns..Only $1.50 Per Year.
!1'Liberal reduction to clubs. Agents T.
Iunpleo tree. Address,

VANFLEET & LOOMIS,

87 Washington St., Chicago, II.
nauowoon

Farms in Michigan.

[or Sllr by the GRAND RAPIDS & INDILKI
R. R. Lit). So at maple the princi :il timber.
/idvantag-er: gkailroad.-I already uilt, numeifil
towns and Cities, one of the healthiest parts of the
United States, purest waicr, good markets, ii:
fruit, good rmirls, st heels, rhurchcs, large agI'iCd-
tural populaiion, lV€<l building material at ICC
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mtg, Fur lx-oi.-., niaps, charts, and all add: ‘

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Or Sarru: RI)BlX115. Travclinfl "-gent.

lhésiaie Agrizulluial cans

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int: 9. lurgc tviicliiing force: also ample faili-
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Mzis-.-iim, Cll<l>'.SX‘Oi!7ll Apparatus, also a Unfit
and well stockuil farm.
FOUR YFARS

are requii'cd to coiiii-letc the course embrushg
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'l'iii'(:c lioi'.i‘.4 lzihor on emtli walking (I57
except i",.'itiinl2iy=. ;\l:ix:inuiii 1'.'i':c paid hr
laboz, eight cunts un lmiir.

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Tuition fr-‘o. Club Boarding.
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Evening Kxprrv-‘rt v.»-st and Night Fixprcss out dis
except Saturtluyu. '
d:i_vs. l<‘rn-iglit 513.3115! ~
Kalamazoo ll-‘1 follows: ' ,
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12: 7, I‘. M.

H. B. l.I:rvi'.um, GI-ri. Manager, Dotrol.
J. A. Gama, Gem-ml l'l"1'i',{l~f Ag»,-rat, (.'hica.go_
U W. litivlniz-«I, U. i’..& T. A., (Ihicago.

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H W 7 Hi’ Kxprl.-o§§l.‘EX l b‘aw""'
Le. Llr-and it-ipirl;-____.___ 7 Imam liver .7 an
Al'.Alll'[2,‘f1l'l ____ _.____ 8 47 “ 515 ‘H1 3 "
Ar. lialarni-.zoc_ _ 9 42 “ 6 I6 “ 1155 “
Ar. SL:hoolcrnft_ _ l0 l7 ‘ 6 54 “ 1 t3
Ar.Thi‘eo liivcr _ l1)43 ‘ 724 “ I37 "
Ar. White Pigeon- _ 1112 “ 752 “ 450 "
Ar. T01:-do _____ __ _._- 5 3'.:i> If 21! Al 8 1! an
Ar.Cl-.-vclund ____, 1007 “ ‘ 6 37 “ 6 L5 1.
Ar. But‘falo_ _______ 3 :1 ixliz .6 I so *
GOING NORTH.
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1>l’.wZ'..Sta.;los .5-c..ii.ici;mond.V

VIRGIN!

ldectlt

mun MEN All WUMEN

Can save money by attending the
Ii .AI.Al\IAZO 0

Business College.

Fall term opens Sept. 1. Send for Jour nal.

 

PREsI‘DEN'.r,
Kalamazoo, "- Micli.

Maps of Va. We . ‘

be. Buffalo _____________ ll 41PM 12 (vl as It no :1
Ar. Cleveland __._________ 6 32 “ 5 32 “ 0 55 ;.
Ax‘. T0ledo__.______-__.__ ll 17 " 10 22 “ U 22 2']
Ar. White PigeoI-_____.._ 6 ' 2 Al 8 ll 8 35;]
Ar. Three Rivers _____..__ 6 00 “ 3 31 “ 1046 "
Ar. 8choolcraft_________ 6 80 “ 4 U6 “ I3 00 "
Ar. Kalainazoo _..____.___ 7 12 " 4 42 “ IND!
Ar. Allegan ________.__... 9 12 “ l’ 4’) " (25
Grand Raplds________ 9 32 “ 8 66 " 8 60

All trains oonnectat White Pigeon with train on
main line.

M. E. Wanna,
Supt. Kalamazoo Division,

   

or 4}‘:-i.'4.NDAEaT°VI~lV)T3'4ae"IV1\VIVi)IA.bIA n. 3;

Passenger Time Table.
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GOING NORTH.

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STATIONS. NO. 1 N0 3. NO 5. 30, ‘I:
Cincinnati --_-Lv. 7 40 Al 7 16
Richmond -.._ “ 287 mi 10 32 “ 952 “
Smrgio ____ __“ ,,_____ 513 mi 514; was
K.'ilainazoo____Ar .__._-__ 6 52 “ 6 52

i Kalamaaoo-.__Lv. _______ 7 (I2 “ 7 13
.;i.ind Rapips_Ar, ____ __ 9 OZ “ 9 22
Grand Rapids_Lv. 7 MIA)! ———--—— 9 ‘.0
Cadillac _-____Ar. 2 30
Cadillac ____ __Lv. _ 3 g
Traverse City_Ar, 4 55
Potosltey ____ __ “ _ 5 g4
Mackinaw City “ _ goo

 

GOING SOUTH.
STATIONS. N0. 2.
Mackinaw City Lv
Petoakey -___ “
Traverse City__ "
Cadillac -_.-_Ar.
Cadillac _____Lv.
Grand Rapid-4 _Ar.
Grand Rapids_Lv,
Kalamazoo _--Ar_

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Riclimon _ , - 27 rm 4 07 AM 4 «'8 uni _,____
Cincinnati. __ 705 " [1233 2-.u,i2as “
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No. Sleeves Cincinnati mid No 8 leaves Mackinaw
“i:y daily, except Saturday. All other traiil 
except Sun.l«y.

Woodruif.-sleeping cars 02 NJ. aza behv-am: (ha
clnnati and Grand Rapids, and sleeping and chair can
on same trains between Grand Rapids and Petoskey;
slso Woodrutfsleuping c:-irs on Nos 7 and 8 betwea
Grand Rapids and Mackinaw City, A B,

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TEE GBANG VISITQE.

FEBRUARY 1, 1884.

‘Earlier flrpaiztnieqt.

ow KITCHEN REVERIES.

Par back in my musings my thoughts have
been cast

To the not where the hours of my childhood
were passed:

I loved all its rooms to the pantry and hail.

But th at blessed old kitchen was dearer than
all.

Its chili "is and its tables none brighter could

For all its surroundings. wore sacred to me~—
To the nail in the ceiling, the latch on the
door——
Andllove every crack on the old kitchen
- floor.

I remember the fire place with a mouth high
and wide, _ _

The old iasiiioned oven that stood by its side.

Out of which, each Thanksgiving. came pud-
dings, and pies

That fairly bewildered and dazzled my eyes.

And then, too, St. Nicholas, slyly and still,

Came down every Christmas our stockings to
fill‘

But the dearest of memories I've laid up in
t .
Il‘l18:l|?)i.I102‘ that trod on the old kitchen

floor.

Day in and day out. ‘T0111 moming ti” night:
He: footsteps were busy her heart always
. .t.
For it lslgehmed to me, then, that she knew not
The sn‘iii:n:hs so gentle her face used to wear,
[ mmsmher with pleasure what joy filled 0111’

Wheii.s,u°: told us the stories that children I0
They pidfje new every night "1°“Bh ‘"371
heard them before _
from her lips, at the wheel on the old-kitchen

floor.

I remember the window. "b“° m°"‘i”8‘ Pd
Assoaiiu the daybreak, to watch for the

sun;

And I thought when my head scarcely reached
to the sill, _ _

Thatit slept through “I9 “light 1“ um “'99”
on the hill;

And the small tract of ground that my eyes
there could view, _

Was all of the world that my infancy knew}

Indeed, I cared not to know of it more.’

3- 1' : rid of itself was that old—kitclien
floor

To-night those old visions come back at tbier
'll .
And thzlwheel and its music iorev=r are still;
The band is moth-eaten the wheel laid away.
And the fingers that turned it lie mouldering
to clay; _ _ Y
The heartsione, so sacred. 15 Just 9-5 ‘W35 "*9"
And the voices of children ring out there

'.rh-89llallg:illI‘.';()lIgh the windows looks in as of

But}i’t)i::ies stranger feet on the old kitchen
floor.

I ask not for honor but this I would crave.

That when the lips speaking are closed in the
grave. _d

My children would gather there round si e

by s e _
And tell of thé mother who Ions new died:
'.l‘would be more enduring far dearer to me,
Than inscriptions on marble or granite could

be, _ ‘P

To have them tell often, as I 8 id of yore,

O! the mother who trod on the old-kitchen
floor.

 

Rural Life.

The poetry of rural life, as sung by
the bards, is seldom appreciated by
those who dwell in the country. The
beauties as seen by poets are lost on
the sturdy farmer; who sees in them.
only commonplace every day objects.
His thoughts are wraped up in that
which is to him more practical. The
lowing of the cattie in the distant pas-
ture fields at eve’tide, does not warm
his heart with a poetic glow; but thrills
it with the idea of possssion. The
green grass is not to him, nature's vel
vet carpet, but it is a rich pasture for
thriving cattle. The babbling brook
is not the sparkling ripples, but it is a
splendid run of stock water. The oak
is not a grand old king of the forest,
but a line tree for rails, and lumber.
The golden fields of waving grain, are
a pleasure, in proportion, as they are
likely to bring cash returns. The cul-
inary utensils are p)t8 and kettles.
The rosy checked and laughing chil-
dren, are often termed the “nasly
brats.” The Lord of the manor, is the
Boss, that runs the “She-bana." And
that “wife of mine ” or the queen of
the house hold, is the “old woman”
who cooks the “gruh" and takes care of
the babies. The house is the place to
stay, toeat and sleep, scarcelv more.
Ifthere were a little more of the senti
mental mingled with the practical,
farm life, would yield more pleasure
to its partcipants, than it usually does.
To many farmers, and farmer’s wives,
it is nearly all drudgery, with very
little thought of relaxation or pleasure.
The sunshine that should fall on ev-
ery life, is intercepted by assumed
cares, and perplexities. The pleasure
of intellectual exercises are not in-
dulged in, because of a fancied necces-
sity of continued labor. The Spring
opens." and with it the operation of
another season. One field must be
planted to corn, and will require
so much labor to secure a good crop;
and another field must be planted or
sown with something else, with like
estimates of labor, and profit. In the
whole plan not a single provision has
been made for Intellectual or social
culture. The programme. is, labor
fromsunrise until it sets, from May
to—well, l;oMay again. There is acou-
tinued pressure of anxiety as to the fl-
nsncial_ results of the year’s, labor.
And this too often, with an income,
more than sufficient for all reasona-
ble wants. No books purchased, not
a picture of merit relieves the monoto-
ny of - bare walls; the women hav’ent
time to fool away wfth flowers; a
poundof butter is worth more to them,
than the rarest, or most beautiful plant
in existence. None of the family find
time, or money to devote to music.
The son or daughter receive no encour-
agement to join the Grange, princi-
pally, because there are dollars to pay
Orrin um i_,- and tomany, no tang-

ible proof that there will be corres-
Donding financial returns. The boys
whittle, chew tobacco, smoke cigars.
and run about nights, generally with
company none the best; if at home,
they fear the father, and sauce the
mother, they may figure in society as
first class rougns, but it is impossible
for them to sustain the cliaarcter of
cultured gentlemen. The girls are at
the same disadvantage; their actions
neither have modesty. or refi nement,
for these are qualities they do not pos-
sess, they are not the material that
makes a reflned,and discrete WifP,‘llICh
a4 a good hui- band can and does appre-
ciate; at a proper age they and their
brother, may have had a desire tojoin
ihe Grange or attend a select school,
but delay has brorghti about the re-
action that prompts the opposite im-
pulse. They don’t care a fig for any
means of mental improvement; they
do, however aspire to appearance of
quality, and sometimes strive to ape
the actions and dress of city people,
and generally succeed in making
themselves ridiculous. The man of
the house does not attend the Grange,
because he hasn't time, or gives it up
entirely. because he did not get as
much money as he thought he would.
His wife is treated as one of the busi-
ness firm, and the most faulty one at
that; if she Wants to go anywhere he
can't go, the horse has no shoes, and
besides he is tired, and “she is going
all the time” etc. He gets ready to go
somewhere, when she is in the midst
of urgent work and can’: go, so if they
do go, they have self for com pany.
This is not the proper way to live, let
there be a home circle with all the
members within it from choice. As
children grow up let them have their
fill of good literature of the day as
ioundin standard histories, scientific
works, natural history. poetry, etv; the
center table each week should contain
the last issues of at least a few suitable
perio licals. If habit is oni e formed for
reading the boys and girls will en
gage in it from choice; it will be their
company. They will never be lost or
lonely where there are books or papers.
Let the children be educated in a way
that will give them ajust appreciation
of the true, the beautiful, and the good
and the result in many homes, and in
society Will be most gratifying, it
will make happy homes, improve so-
ciety, and, give more noble on and
women to shape the lives of others.
Mrs. E. P. Chidister.

 

On Autographs.

A pleasant and gentle reminder of
absent friends is 2inAutogr2iph Album,
in which is found the thoughts or kind
wishes of loved ones. The rage for Au-
tographs is on the increase, and when
not carried to an extreme, t.hey are re-
ally nice. But to have an Autograph
Album thrust under your nose at ev-
ery turn, and on every available occa-
sion, soon proves the thing 3. bore, and
doubly awkward is it for a person when
requested for his autograph to beat
a loss what to write, and often rather
than to appear cliurlish, they will pen
down something if no more than their
name; and at the same time secretely
promise themselves to put on their
thinking caps, and have something
ready for the next one,——s0me pretty
verse, but like many other good re-
solves is soon forgotten. In these days
of Autogi‘.-ipli lllInt€‘I‘S.'_li7 is well to have
a few pretty versesiii ones memory to
write as occasion requires, Autograph
Albums are now taking a variety of
forms, one convieiient way is a postal
Autograph Album. and friends from a
distance can contribute to your album
by simply dropi-iiig you a postal with
their autograph thereon. and then all
the postals are neatly bound in a book
form, using plain red cardboard for
cover, ornamented with transfer pict-
ures. Another neat and novel Auto-
graph Album is made in the shape of a
boot;for the inside leaves use unruled
paper, for the outside. use plain red
card—board, at the top of the boot make
four perforations and through them
fasten with two tiny bows of narrow
blue ribbon, ornaments with small
transfer pictures one of these albums in
shape of a boot was sent my little girl
for a Christmas present from a lady in
Maine and all who saw it greatly ad-
mired it. I have given the pattern to
several if any one would like the pat-
tern enclose a stamp to pay postage
and I will send it to you I love to see
those pretty little ornaments that go so
far to make home appear truly home-
like and am willing to assist others
what I can. Here are a few appropri.
ate verses for autograph albums.
Sheaves after sowing, Sun after rain
Sight after mystery, Peace after Pain
Joy after sorrow, Calm after blast
Rest after weariness, Sweet rest at last.

The large are not the sweetest flowers
The long are notthe happiest hours
Much talk does not much friendship tell
Few words are best, I wish you well.

Our happiness depends
So much upon our friends
That we should ho'.d
The riches of their love
In value far above

' Riches or gold.

By way of variety and as spice to rest
a comical verse is not altogether out of

place.

My dearest friend your memory hungers
And sticks like "lasses to my fingers”

May your virtues ever shine.

Like blossoms on a ’ts-tel‘ vine.

Mas. F. A. Wsimsn.

South Saginaw, Mich,

COMMON SENSE.
A learned man is a tank,a wise man
a spring.
Plenty and peace breed cowards.——
[Shakespearc.

Children are the to-morrow of so-
ciety.-—[Whately.

In bringing up achild think of its
old age.-—Joubert.

A courtier’s dependent is a beggar’s
dog.—[Shenstone.
God the first garden made, the first
city Cain.—[Cowley.
There are foi iy men of wit to one
man of sen -e.—[i—'ope.
A good conscience is a continual
Christmas.—[Franklin,
Wise men argue cases and fools de-
cide them.—[Anacharsis.
Ifyou wou‘d know and no t be known
live in the ciiy.—[Colion,
Men dream in courtship, but in wed-
lock wake.—Shakespeare.

To rule one‘s anger is well, to pre-
vent it is betier.—Edwards.

What fairer cloak than courtesy,
for fraud.-—[Earle of Steriug.

An angry man opens his mouth,
and shuts up, his eyes.—Cato-

Whilst thou livest keep a good
tongue in thy head-—[Shak-peare.

Itis difficult to speak to the belly
because it has no ears.—[Plutdrch.

Mo’-t men are afraid ofa bad name
but few tear their conscience-—[Pliny

Consvience warns us as a friend be.
fore it punishes us as ajudge —Si<zm'—
(us.

A court is an assemblage of noble
and distinguished beggars.-[Tally
iand. .

Do not speak of happiness to a man
less fortunate than yourself.——[Plu
larch.

VVhen a man is wrong and won’t

admit it, he always gets angry.—Hall-

burton.

Ifcountry life be healthful to the
body. it is no less so to the mind.-
[RufIini.

The word ofa true saint is to make
the most of life and the best of it.—-
[Chapin.

He that is not open to conviction is
not qualified for discussion.—[Bishop
Wha Iey.

Conscience has no more to do with
gallantry than it has with politics.-
Sheridan.

When angry count ten before you
speak, if very angry, a hundred.-—
Jxflevson.

It is best to be with those in time
that we hope to be with in eternity.
—[FulIer.

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper
than the compliments of civility.-
[Cervantes.

Common sense, alas! in spite of our
educati. nal institutions is a rare com-
modity.—[Boer.

Men are taught virtue and a love of
independence by moving in the coun-
try.—[Menauder.

Commonly they use their feet for
defense who-e tongue is their weapon.
—[Sir. P. Sidney.

He is richest who is content with
the leasi, for content is the wealth of
nature.--[Socrs tee .

A merry heart doeth good Iikea
medicine; but abroken spirit drieth
the boncs.——[Bible.

Animals feed, man eats: the man of
intellect alone knows how to eat.-—
[Brilliant Lavarine.

Though authority be a stubborn
bear, yet he is oft lead by the nose with
gold.-[Shakespeare

I had rather have a foot to make
me merry than experience to make
me sad.—Shakespeare.

VVhat we call conscience in many
instances is only a wholesome fear of
the constable.—Bover.

You may depend upon it that he is
a good man whose intimate friends
are all good.-[Lavaten

The superiority of some men is
merely local. They are great because
their associates are little.

I consider the best part of an educa-
tion to have been born and brought
up in the country.—[Alcott.

A miser grows rich by seeming
poor, an extravagant man grows poor
by seeming rich.——Shenstone.

We believe at once in evfl; we only
believe in good upon reflection. Is
not this sad.--[Madam Deluzy.

The covetous man pines in plenty,
like Tantalus up to the chin in wa
ter, yet thirsty.—[Rev. F. Adams.

The habit of looking ‘on the best
sideof events is worth more maps
thousand pounds a year.—[Johnson.

The chief requisites for a coui-tier
are a flexible conscience and an in flex
ible politeness.—[Lady Bleeslngton

It is better to have a lion at the
head of an army of sheep than a sheep
at the head of an army of ll0nS.—[De‘
Yes.

For every bad there might be a
worse, and when one breaks his leg,
let him be thankful it was not his
neck.

Ever since there has been so great
a demand for type there has been
much less lead to spare for cannon
balls.

Those who give not till they die,
show that they would not lhen if they
could keep it any Ionger.—[Bishop
Hall.

Itvtakes a man to make a devil;
and the fittest man for such a pur-
‘pose is a snarling waspish, red hot,
fiery creditor.—[Bucher.'

Two farmers saw a couple of ‘Dudes
on aetreet in B0:tO[1, when one ex-
claimed Gosh! what things we see
when we don’i. have no gun!

If you cannot inspireawoman with
love for you, fill her above the brim
with love for herself, all thatwruns
over will be yours.—[Colton.

The difference between the rich
man and a poor man is simply this—
The former eats when he chooses and
the latter when he can get it.-[Sir
\Valter R sleigh.

Never hold anyone by the button or
the hand in order in be heard out; for
if people are unwilling to hear you,
you had hetter hold your tongue than
them.-—[Chesterfielcl. ,

Address of Welcome.

[Delivered by John II. Forster, before
the I~‘:ii‘mi-rs‘ Institute. held at Wil-
liamstori,I\Iich.. Iv.‘-tli and 17th, Janu-
ary A. D. 1834.]

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men.-—When I was lirst informed that
Williamston had been selected as a
proper plaice at which to hold a far-
mers institute some time this winter.
Ifelt that our village and township
was greatly honored. llut when at a
later period, I was notified that I had
been chosen to deliver the customary
address of welcome on the ground
mainly that I am a. farmer, zi slight re-
vulsion of feeeliiig occurred. I shrank
from the thought of appeairiiig iii the
role of re-pres'ciita.tive farmer, there
seemed to be soiiiethiiig humorous in
the idea, if not ridiculous. But aside
from these objections, it seemed to me
that I am just the person to act in be-
half of Williariistoii iii tendering to the
institute the hospitalities of the plilL‘€:
for I can do so cordially and sincerely.

Geiitleiiieii of the Agriciilturail Col-
lege, we welcome you with a peculiar
welcome: as we uiiderstaiid it. it is to
you we owe tlie<c i'arniei's' institutes;
you originated and founded tlieiu and
upon these foundations you have for
the last six years been ’1.c:ilously build-
ing 3. goodly superstructure of learn-
ing and science. The State owes much
to your individual and collective ener-
gy and devotion. We fariiieixs, agri-
ciiltiirists, whom you have benelitted
most of all, owe you a large debt of
gratitude. We thank you for beiiig
here now.

To the ladies and g€llil9In(.‘il of the
several (liuiiges of Ingluim county,
to w"osc ])il.tl‘Ull1lge we urn iiidcbtcd
for this present institute, we oifi-r cor-
dial welcome, united with tliaiiks.
i\I:i.y this meeting prove agreezible and
profitable to you, and in ii Ill8&lSlll‘i*,
repay you for all the trouble you liaivc
been to in promoting it and in com-
ing here.

To friendsand visit:)i's from other
t0wiis,wlietlier in Iiigliaiu county or
outside, we say, we are glad to see you
lierezind hope you will have a. good
time.

By refcreiicc to the aiiiiuzil reports of
the Micliigziii l30:l.l‘d of agricultiirc it
will be seen that our Fzirnicrs’ Insti-
tutesliav" attained to quite a broad
litcmtiire, all their own. And it is very
good literature indeed, with its scien-
tific lectures, its essays, its practical
discussions, its lessons taught by ex-
ample and intensified bv experience.
It is a real republic of letters, wherein
the highest or lowest, the youngest or
eldest can find voice and expression. It
is a growing literature; every farniers’
library should contain these reports
which are not ephemeral but of per-
manent value. They contain much
that will in time have historical sig-
iiificance and be interesting and iii-
structive, to succeeding generations.

It is therefore important that care
should be taken to preserve this litera-
ture piireand simple, and vigorous in
the advocacy of all the peculiar truths
and iiit-crests that pertain to the pro-
fession of farming in its widest scope
and various branches. These farmers‘
insti‘utes, already so helpful, will have
accompkslied ii fuller niission, when
they shall have taught and made men
believe it, that it is not only a good
thing to be a. superb fziriner, close up to
the reqiiireriients of the age. but it
better thing to be a whole-soiiled llltlll.

Brother farmers, I said a while ago
that I was rather surprised Ell; being
called upon to speak for you here. I
was not to the “manor boriiz" my cul-
low youth was not rocked iii 3. “Sup-
trougli." My day of grace came late
perhaps: for which and other cogent
reasons, in all rural affairs, I should be
modest and content with a back seat
in the synarvogue of elders I should
stop here, and I feel like it. But some-
thing more may be expected of me,
and I therefore hope you will indulge
me with the privilege of making a few
remarks pertinent to our calling. Let
me say what I have to say in my own
way too, and please, do not accuse me
of egotism should my remarks appear
personal. If it is in my Dower to teach
at all I can do it best by exa.mple—from
personal experience.

Some ten years ago, my hezilth fail-
‘iig. I was forced to throw up a lu-
crzitive profession and betake me to
my farm, situated in the township of
Williamston, Iugham county.

Like old Anteus in the fable, I felt
thatl must rely upon mother Earth
to restore me to health and strength,
ifsucha thing miglit be. By throw-
ing care to the dogs, living simply,
breathing copiously of fresh air and
delving in the ground, ere long, nature,
sweet restorer, did for me all and more
than was expected of her.

Fortunately before my health broke
I had secured the fee simple of the
f‘rtl‘l]l where I now abide, Spring brook.
Over and above this, I had a few du-
cats in my purse. With this capital I
began work, I may say, with sincere
satisfaction. To be a farmer had been
my ambition from my youth up; but
the fruition of my hopes would never
have come perhaps, but for sickness.
As Sliaikespeare says:

“Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well,
When our deep plots do fall; and that should

teach us,
There's a Divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough hew them how we will.”

In this new calling of farmer, sooner
than I expected I made a. name.
Among my old associates in the upper

mines of Lake Superior, I was called
“Old Hayseed." With my brother far-
mers and neighbors I did not zidvziiice
so rapidly for I was speedily dubbed,
“A fziiicy fairmi-r." I was at a loss to
divine the reason for the somewhat op-
probrious appellation, for I set to work
in dead earnest, without gloves, to re-
move the forest of stumps from my
fields: the heaps of stones that cum-
bered the ground; the brziiiible.-' and
grub;-7 that marked the lilies of old
rail fences. The farm, as :1 whole,
was a sorry picture, with its flora of
milk and iniillin, with its unkempt or-
clizird and thickets. not ll. building on
the place: the old log house of the
primitive owner had (ll.\‘ll[)p£’1lI‘(‘(l by
tire and the skeleton of it barn with its
lJ:ll‘€ frame work wusa ghostly ediiicc,
sliuiiued ulikeliyoivliiiid but. New I
took hold of this pl:lC(‘, possessed of
many llllillfill El(lVi|I1tllgi‘S, to make
something of it. But I need not on-
lzirge upon this theme. Spriiigbrook
farm stands for itself. I will only add
l,l_V\\'&ly of invitation to my friends,
that the lutchstrlng is always on the
ouiside oftlic door down there: that
we have for clziily beverzige the purest
and coolest of spring water for those
who like it.

This, my farm owing to its l1lll1lt‘i‘-
oiis springs and other kindred zulv:iii-
[ages seeiiieil well zuluptoil to dniryiiig.
So purchasing :1 Jersey cow and calf I
()pl‘Ii9(l the dairy liiisiiiess. Tlioiiglizi
so—c:illcd fancy fariner, I ‘.llW2l)'S go
slow as rz-gzirds blooded stock and
farm IIl1l.ClllIl(’l')'. .\l_v rule is buy as
little as possible; and llL‘V(*I‘ go in
debt for uiiytliiiig l)9CiillS(’ it is olferi-il
clwap, on time. And I never indulgi-
in the luxury of morigzigiiig my crops
lllil(l\'tlI‘lCe of production. .\'or is it :1
plezisiire I i-ovct to have the polite
iiicrcliziiit il(l(iI'PSS me with. "If cori-
vcniont I'd like to have you pay this
little bill.” Pay as you go is the
golden rule. "Ila! says Jones, "It's
well enough for you to talk, with your
nioiicy." Well Jones, Izilwnys tzilki-il
so from the bcgiiiiiiiig. I have ll(‘t’ll
poorer than Job's turkey, ifyou know
how poor that was. I was the first,

I believe, to llli1‘0(lll(‘.e .l+-rsey cattle
into this neigliborliood. l*‘i'oiii asimill
beginiiiiig my herd now iiuiubers

forty head,tliorouglibrcds and gmiles,
and I li:i.ve sold zi good many cattle,
too. Joe Miller, could fill 2ill(lilli‘1‘
book with the jokes passed on me on
account of my|.lei'seys. My poor cow,
I’i'olic, graindmother of the herd, was
called the “szicred cow." The breed
was g(’IlCI‘2lily condemned, ex-cutliedm.
People were wise in their own cori-
ceit. But I do not complain. It is it
well settled fact, that reformers,iuno-
vators, benefactors must suffer the
pains of m2ii'ty1'dom, more or less.
Even after the success of my herd
and dairy had become assured, one of
my kind neighbors remained a doubt-
ing Thomas. He held the ground per-
sistently that “Native” or “scrub"
cows, were as good as those of the
best blood. N0 kindly persuasion
could change his bent. Ile insisted
that my Jerseys derived all their honor
passing tliroiigli my band, the liziiids
of zi“faiicyfzii‘inei‘.” Ilc accused iiicof
d.(lV€I‘tlSlIlg, with l)l'&l7,t‘ll correspond-

ence in the newspripers. This
soft iiiipeaclimeiit I denied in gen-
8l‘2ll. in passing I will say that I

have great ri-spi-ct for printers ink.
(Joining to piiI‘ll(:lllllI‘S, I will own up
that I have boasted of my “better
liall"s” zicliieveiiieiits iii the dairy.
The year that she supplied a large
family liberally with butter and
(3I‘t‘tillI and pocketed l)(‘Slilt‘S $1,000.00
current coin of the l‘i:'2l.llil  cash
proceeds of the dairy (not to speak
of a large iiiiiiiber of czilves raised) I
was proud. The butter product for
1884 comes to $12.00 the hogs raised
upon the refuse milk $200.00; calves
$200; average number of cows in
milk 18. All this from that old cow
and calf I spoke about just now.
Honor to old Frolic! her sporting
days are over, and the sod of the
valley hides her.

Blessing on the ladies! Doubly hori-
ored be our farmer's wives and daugh-
ters! Without them we would make
a poor fist at farming. Without the
good, faithful, patient; wife, zif:ii‘mer‘s
home would be a “world without a
sun ;" indeed I fear it would soon
cease to be.

We all know that capital—money——
is power. It is a. good thing to have;
some folks think it is better than
knowledge. Now, other things being
equal, the farmer who possesses ready
money, has certain advantage over
him that hath it not. But brains,
energy, industry, forethought and
honor when thrown into the opposite
scale go for something! At least, so
some men of good report for wis-
dom Sil._V. Therefore it is sometimes
hard to hear the voice of envy de-
clare, that Mr. So-and-So has a good
farm, in excellent order, only becluse
he has plenty of money, Envy, fur-
tliermore swears, “If I only had his
money you would not see my gates off
their hinges, my fences down, and all
the in-,igliborhood‘s cattle in my
wheat.” Even so, good brother! Wc
pity you but cannot help you. IVe
are sure if you were helped we should
soon see screws loose somewlierc
else, on your place.

It is easier to get money than to
keep it. But I for one do not wish
to th"ow away money, even on a. farm.
I’d rather send a boy to school with
any siirpliisage. The charge is some-

times madc-, perhaps triitlifully, 1‘
we fziriiiers us 21 class hick (liscipli
When I began fariiiiiig ldid not kn«
much about it, thzit’s :1 fact. Perliap
there has been no $1l’€.'ii gain sir
lint I was willing to learn. I so‘
inforutatioii from neighbors :1
kindly helped. But I soon "

that although expert in th. ‘.
iczil t'pt‘l‘2lil0ilS of the f;ii'iii,m, ‘
could not always give a reaso’
faitl:th2it wusiiitliem. That. e.
{1ti11gpllI‘{lSe_“l don't know" was
the only response my questions t‘llCI.
on SilDjt’Ci.\‘, with which it seemed to

.7

me, umziii bred to fairming should be '

perfectly félmlilill‘. I don't refer to
scientific truths, but to every day mot-
toes, common facts.

I zim ziwurc that reticence is a pc-
culiarity of the farmer. His life is
so isolated, that he becomes tzicitiirn,
like the hunter who dwells much
alone with nature. Son) (’lli1l(‘S, taci-
turiiity may be assumed to be rid ofa
troublesome iiitervicwer.

Returnig to the .~'ul»,iect of discipline,
I resolved to discipline m_i self, if possi-
ble. I began in this way: I procured
3. blank book and opened ii farm jour-
illll; not one of mere figures iior yet 3
dry, prefiinctory statement of every
day's pI‘0C8t‘(llIlgS, but ii condensation,
a g€ll(’I‘:lllZililOil, Soto speak, of the
most salient farm ziffziirs. For exam-
ple, :ifli‘I‘ numbering and siirveyiiig my
field:-‘,uoting the acreage of each, and
Illllplllllg them. I be-gaii iii the spring
at ii (late fixed. noting the wcutlier by
bziroinetei‘ and ilieriiioiiictei-; the mim-
bor of loads of mzmiire hauled and
where ileposited; when the pl rw was
St2l.l'iL‘(l; how many acu-s were plowed
and Wll(‘I‘('; wliut spring crops were
put in and where: how much seed
was used of varioiis kinds, and how
was the 1-'0wiii_izor plziniiiig doiie, giv-
ing (illt(‘S; the iiiiliiuiice of miii, drought
or storiiis; the force and fi'Pqiii-ricy of
such pll(‘IlOIll(‘llii2 the liillllélgt‘ done.
Tlicii Clllllc the .li:i“vestiiig of said
crops, with results obtziiiii-il by weight_
or iiieasiiruiiieiit. Seedling to grain,
gl‘Zl.S>'.il1lylilg, llil.I‘\'(‘.\‘llIlg ellcll in their
time and o1'dcri'oceived the same at-
tciition, with :1 iiotezis to the machin-
ery llS('.ii, &c. The dairy. the farm
stock, iiicliiiliiiglmrses. horneil cattle.
sheep and swine, were the Slllij¢ClS of
like c:ii'efiil ()llS8I‘\'2lii()ll and utteritioii.
The condition of the niarki-ts was not
iieglectcil, and sales mzidc were closely
scriitiiiized. At the close of the your I
took an account of stock, zisa iuorchant
would, and thus ascertziiiicd iuy bear-
ings with tolerable exactness.

At the beginning of the next year I
hadiu my possession a valuable book
of reference, a. home guide. When in
doubt on any point I referred to my
journal for solution. The errors com-
mitted last. year were then set. down in
black and white, like buoys on a shoal
to warn me of danger. All disputes
about crops, the weather or what not
were settled beyond cavil by reference
to the farm book. That otherwise uii-
iinportzint journal, now quite 3. vol-
ume, is valuable and very helpful to
me. I would not trade it for the best
Jersey cow I know of.

There are one or two points I'd like
to touch on before I conclude. I think
that fdl‘lIlel'S, though close enough in
some respects, have not siillicicnt re-
g:l.l'(l for the small ccoiioiiiies. There
has been a great 1'cf0i‘iii2itioii in the
matter of caring for and housing farm
tools and mzicliinery. but the re is still
room l'or iiuprovciiicnt. And it re-
joices cvery benevolent nature to ob-
serve the increased cure given to farm
stock in winter; yet the open barn-
yard and forlorn straw slack are not
altogether things of the past.

Time, that woridrous measure which
is hurrying us into eternity at aspeed
of more than 1,000 miles an hour, is
scarcely held at its true value. In the
more sordid aspect, remember time is
money. And it is bad morals to rob
your friend of his time.

We are sometimes accused of want
of business honor. My friends, don't
you know when we go to Grange pic-
nics or political gatherings, the orator
of the day rarely fails to give us “taffy.”
lie is iinctuous in the use of the sweet
phrases, “bone and sinew," “hard-fisted”
“honest farmer,” and so on ad nau-
seam. I cannot say that I admire these
ox-like similes. Are we mere crea-
tures of brawn; Senator Vance of
North Carolina, a true friend of the
farmer, tears that in the eyes of the
average politician we are so regarded;
esteemed as asses upon whose patient
backs burdensome taxes are heaped,
when no other place can be found for
them. The real truth is we farmers do
too often hide our talents in a napkin.
We should have an intelligent appre-
ciation of our rights and then courage
to maintain them. But I am tired of
this discrimination. The average far-
mer is like any other person. It is an
insult to classify him as zi rara avia,
a peculiar bird, ‘.1 black one at that. He
must work out his own destiny on the
farm as other men do in tlieir shops,
stones and oflices. He needs not the
care of a paternal government, like
our Iudiziri wards, nor does lieseek the
special sympathy of the other classes,
especialy of the soft hand gentry of
cities and villages. Humble tillers of
the soil indeed! In this republican
land the intelligent, lionorable farmer
is the peer of any man. There is no
J oseph sheaf, anywhere, that he must
bow to. We are no better, no worse
because we are farmers. But in the
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The lays to be manly for God’s sake;
the c_ .d also be godly for men’s sake.”
year‘ and here comes in the pertinent
or inc fltions. “1Iave farmers special du-

circle, ' I ‘_what are they 1’ Must the far-
annua! . ‘file soul and body to the mere
ence of tlv '’,.on of wealth, and must all
at the s ,;axims, methods and desires
ancethert ‘Ede way only, in the line of
any pt" {ores and tiocks and herds, upon
are cor. hsand hills‘! To be esteemed a

entifi|)'.L farmer is a worthy object of

"~“" nibitioii, but is the distinction to be
attained at any risk, at all ha’/.ards,
regardless of moral obligations, or llll-
mane considerations?

The young man who leaves the pa-
rent hive and goes forth into the wil-
derness with only his ax on his
shoulder to hew out a farm—a home-
isa sort of hero. Year in and year
out, for weary decades, he devotes
tireless energies to the work of
clearing and subduing the stubborn
foresls, bearing manfully all priva-
tions and suffering-. At length the
sunlight of prosperity colors all his
broad acres with golden hues. His
hair may be grizzled, his form bent
and his whole man becomes a little
shaky before this full beam is felt.
But he has a home: a splendid farm;
a wife and troops ofchildren to crown

. old age. Such a man, often revered
as a. pioneer, has so far as the state
and town are concerned done a good
work. His clean, well built up, well
stocked farm is a beautiful objectin
the landscape, often a sweet p)em,
adelightful picture, all men praise the
skill, industry and perseverance that
has thus caused the “wilderness to
blossom as the rose.”

Yet the man who has done all this
may not be happy in the enjoyment
of the fruits of his labors. There may
be a worm in the heart of the rose.
In spite of all his apparent virtues
he may have been a hard, close man,
honest doubtless, but unsympathetic.
with no bowels of mercy as regards
neighbors, and worse, rasping and
grinding in his family, breaking the
heart of the long suffering wife, driv-
ing his children awav from him and
alas! perhaps, secluding his aged par-
ents under the roof of the county
house.

I would ask has this poor sordid

soul been a success?
On the other side of the township

there lives a man, who has worked
hard all his life it is true, but he is
not looked upon as a model farmer,
but on. the contrary, is rather slack;
his buildings go unpainted, his fences
are in a tumble down condition, and
his stock boasts not of long pedigrees.
He never pays any money, is often in
dobt and nnmetiines is pnnrly n],;d_
Yet this man singeth all the day long,
is always cheerful, hopeful, helpful,
charitable in word and deed. Visit-
ing avid ministering io the sick and
sorrowing. He loves the Grange, the
meeting, the Sunday school, an-l all
social gatherings of his people. His
heart is big and beats responsive to the
calls of humanity. Always he walk-
ethiu the land of Beulah; his wife
and children love and honor him,
and are ready at all times to stand by
the “old folks at home.” I would
ask of this man, too, “Has he been
successful as a farmer and citizen?”

The question of the education of
our youth is always before us. Yet
what is education? is a question about
as hard to solve as W.-.s that older ques-
tion of the philosophers, “Vvhat is
truth?” But I think we are safe in
saying that education does not con-
sist in cramming; the band should be
educated with the head, step by
step, and our souls should be culti-

' vat-ed as well as our intellects. There
is great difference in children; this we
recognize every day. Passing along
the street I. see two boys; James sit-
ting on the curb stone munching gin-
ger-bread. Now, I like boys. I like
to talk to them and quiz them when
Ithink it is safe to do so. I say to
the first one, please Jim, give me a
a piece of your cake. Jim stops
munching, his face 'wrinkles with
a scowl, his hands with the ginger-
bread are hidden behind him and he
snarls out, “I shan’t do it! But the
other one, Johnny, before 1 have time
to ask him, jumps up with an earnest
look and holds out his cake, with
“Here”, mister, you can have mine,
all of it if you want it!”

Here we have two little men with
radical difference of disposition to
start with. How shall they be edu-
cated so as to get the maximum of
good outof them?

One word to my young friends, Do
not leave the old farm, if you can help
it. Labor to add more acres to it if
you want more room. The time will
surely come in this country when the
possession of broad acres will confer
rank among the highest in society.
I have had a somewhat large expe-
rience; I have knocked about the
world a good deal. I have dwelt in
the frozen regions of the north; I
have lived in the tropics “Where the
sun ever beams,” I have pitched my
tent upon the Atlantic slopes, upon
the golden shores of the Pacific and
in the heart of the mountains. I
have lived in populous cities, mingled
with many peoples and engaged in
varied pursuits; but I here declare and
affirm that ‘the happiest period of
mylife has been the decade passed
upon my (aim: in the interior of the

noble State of Michigan. Some of my
friends wonder that I have buried
myself on a farm, as they call it.
But wisdom cometh not _by observa'
tion. After years of toll, hardships,
and adventure 1 thank my God that
he hath permitted me to pass my de-
clining years on a farm. A haven of
rest it surely is to me.

I should be doing an injustice to a
power for good, nay, I should be
showing rank ingratitude. did I fail
to commend toyour firesides, at least,
one localnewspaper, one or more eg-
ricultural papers, and one city paper.
Many farmers declare that they can-
not afford to take the newspapers.
My friends, you cannot afford to do
without them. I say to you that each
copy of the Arnerican /l_gricu7tu7'ist,
each copy of the Country Gentle-
man, is worth to me in cash, much
more than the entire subscription, not
to speak of pleasure and instruction.
You cannot afford it? Well, I say,
if need be pinch, stop smoking and
chewing, eat one meal a day less, but
get the papers. A regimen of good
newspapers, for a year or two, will
cause such prosperity, that you may
return to yaur luxuries at your pleas-
ure. A person who goes without
newspapers, goes with a veiled face
and sees only darkly.

Farmers, this is an age of progress,
of ideas, of close competition. Lag
not behind; strive to keep abreast of
the best thought, best enterprise of
the time. Stand by your profession;
help one-another! You are in a boat,
on a swift flowing river. Unless you
pull hard, with all your might you
will remain stationary; if you relax
effort, refuse to pull, you will drift
with the stream and pass out of sight.
In other words, the age of slow farm-
ing, of which the ox and wooden
plow are the types, is gone. 02d
things have passed away; all things
have become new. The steam engine
rushes and roars, the telegraph anni
hilates space, and we must sympa-
th‘zs with them or l).°.co;ne Rip Van
Winkles.

In conclusion, as we now turn to en-
gage in the p:oper business of the In-
stitute, I have no doubt that we shall
be greatly benefitted by what we
shall liear, say and learn. And on
our return to our homes and firesides,
I trust that we will profit by our ex-
perience in this place.

Again I would say to the gentlemen
of the Agricultural College, and other
guests, you are very welcome!

Pomona Grange Meeting.

Bro. (‘oh/;——:lt is with great satis-
faction, that l l‘(':l(l in 'l‘iii~: \'isi'i'oi:
ropurto f‘i‘oiii subiii‘diriiitL' (liurigcr-.
which show the growtli spirit and coil-
stancy 01' our order. Siicli reports arc
eiicoiiraging to us of the north woods,
who have fewer coiivciiieirccs and
luxurics of life than ilic l’;itrons of
southern .\licliigaii.

tut we are true blue: (loiiic; all we
can for the ()rdcr, with the Motto Un-
warrl and Il))lL’4.('/V]. (lw‘rig to frosts
last season we had poor crops. 'l'liough
we feel poor yet we hope; tliat :inotl1cr
year will bring us zibuiidliiicc.

The Mziiiistec l’oinoii:i. ilraiigc .\'o. :1
met at (.‘-icon Grange llall, Ian. sin and
Hill with very S_l'O1JLl attciiilziiicc. Our vis-
iting; brotlicrs i'cp1'esL-iitiiig foiir other
linmgcs \\'c1‘e wide awake putroiis.

We had a ‘(cry c.vi_joy.~iblc time both
d:i_vs. Tin-. eve-iiiiig oi‘ the Nth. \v;i.-di-—
Voted to coiii'ei'iiig lift ll dcgrci-. ‘(Hill the
evening of tin» tltli. to the iii-'t.ill'.itioii
oi‘ o1I‘icci‘s both of l‘oinana (il‘ilfl‘,','l*. and
the olllce-rs of our own (}l‘illlg‘t:.

The progranie of work (3UVCFt'(l :l.\ is
iisiuil. music. Stfl(‘(‘t rcaidiiig, etc.

Last l<‘1'ida_V evening we had an oys-
tc1'siippcr, the procccds of whicli go to
a hall fund. We are bound to lizivc a
Grung e lionic.

l"r:iteriially,
1\Il\'.~‘.J()llN l)‘. iur.

A Word From The Home Grange.

Bro. C0(:b.—We held an open Grange
and had a lecture as is our custom——
and a full house. We lind by having
these open meetings that we gain meni-
bership. and also annliilate some of the
prejudices which have existed in our
community against the Order.

Ignorance and prejudice, together
with ignorance of true principles, is the
sole cause of so many prjudices. AS
fast as the public become acquaintui
with the true foundation on which the
Grange is based, just so fast will it be-
come interested in the cause we love,
and that which interests us as farmers,
certainly should interest every citizen,
for the agriculturists supply the world
with bread.

Home Grange has a membership of
thirty—eight good paying members, and
after being so cheered by kind words
aswe were the other evening, we feel
like taking hold with new zeal, and
pressing onward with high hopes that
our next years work may be crowned
with success.

I wish to say a few words about the
lecture that was delivered at our meet-
ing. We did not propose to have Bro.
Mayo do all our work, so we invited
Sister Mayo—believing her to be the
better half—to come and do the speak-
ing. She came burdened with many
good ideas and a heart full of enthusi-
asm in this good cause. Her wide
acquaintance in this section and her
prominent standing in the community,
identified as she has so long been with

the social interests and humane enter ltheSccreiary’s office has shown ma-

prises of this county. gives her a
broad and promising field in which to
work, and with sincere zeal and ardor
she seems clothed with power to hold
an audience as if by magic.

Her subject was “Our Iniiiicnt-es,"
and the close attention given. and
earnest faces that looked up to her
from the audience, gave proof that
her iiziliicncc swayed the minds of her
licarcrs. May their lives he made
better by her words. for I believe that
if we associate with the evil we are
in danger oi‘ being contaniin:ite«.i, and
if we associate with the pure in heart
we inhale their sweetness and become
more clean; and as Sister Mayo seems
imbued with holy thoughts. her influ-
ence must be for good to all with
whom she associates. Such efl'orts cari-
not be iost, and we hope all (lraiiges
that desire a good, wholesome lecture
will give Sister Mayo an invitation to
speak to them.

Bro. Mayo gave us a few minutes‘
t:ilk,toucliiiig some of the most import-
ant and practical points of Grange
work. The Paitroiis present seemed
very grateful for the good things
heard. Mus. (i. A. CAMKROIN’.

Pomona Grange Meetings.

The Wsshtenaw Pomona Grange-
met with Salem Grange on January 16,
The Grange was called to order after
dinner and let me say the dinner was
royal just such a one as thenoble farm-
ers wifes of Salem and capable of get-
ting up,. Bro. H. D.- Platt was in the
Masters chair. Bro. D. D. Smith as
overseer, and Dr. J. W. Megan was
called on to act as::(;‘-haplain. The
hall was filled and the Reports from
the Grauges represented showed them
to be in a healthy condition. After
the reports lrom the ditierent Grauges
The lectcr-er Bro. J. VV. Wing, read
an able paper on farmers’ insurance as
coinpaied with stock companies’. It
was well received by all, and we only
wish that every farmer in the State
could have heard it. Mrs. J. B. Smith
read an essay. Subj ect—W ho succeeds.
Sister Smith was complimented by a
vote of thanks and requested to fur-
nish the paper for publication in the
VISITOR. Bro. S. P. Bullard was ask-
ed to recite his poem entitled “Grow
your own Crow.;’

After a splendid supper the evening
session was opened and the Officers for
the coming year were elected by bal-
lot. H D. Plait of Ypsilanti was re-
elected Master, Overseer, P. H. Mur-
ray, Lecturer, Dr. J. W. Megan. Af-
tera few remarksby difierent mem
bers the session adj iurned to meet
with the Ypsilanti Grange on Wednes-
day Fob. 6th.,atone P M., at which
time the oili :ars willbe installed.

Master of the Szate Grange Luce is
expected to be present. Lat there be a
grand turnout. .i. w. M.

 

As Vvortliy M aster Luce left Gilead
January 2;;d, for a. lecture tour
through Clinton county, a fearlul
northwestern blizzard struck our
county, and with drifting snow,
blur.-kaded the north and south roads,
so that travel was next to impossible.
()n this account the meetings at Bath
and l)e\Vitt- were slimly aitcndtd
AtDeWitt no one was found. cour-
ageous enough to face the driving
storm, to take him to his next ap-
pointment, so Bro. Luce d:termi.ued
to win or die, snatched an early
breakfast, and tool; the siage for Lan-
sing, to meet the morning train for
Pliglé’. On the way to Lansir.;:., the
stage upset and spilled tlis.-m all out
in the snow. Farther on the horses
gol. tuinbled up in a din-.l.i, and
-vhiletr-e driver was shoveling out
his coach and team, the VVorthy
Mast-r of Michigan State Grange

_ could be seen, climbing the snowdrifts

with satchelin hand, eagerly looking

- for Lansing. He reached the station

in time for the morning train and at
Eagle was greeted with a full house.
When he reached my house, he found
10c copies of the GRANGE Vrsrroi:
awaiting him, which he scattered like
snowflakes among the saints and sin-
ners. that every where crowded around
him. His meetings were all well at-
tended, except the first two, and
everybody was pleased and well sat-
isfied. His lectures were each about
one hour and three-fourths long, de-
livered in a clear, impressive manner,
and enlivened with apt and comic
stories. They made a good impression
on all who heard him, whether mem-
bers of our Order or not. Bro. Luce’s
first visit to Clinton county will long
be remembered, and I think the Or-
der will be greatly strengthened by
his two weeks labor among us.
Conrnann HILL.

 
 

Grange Thought.

It is a common thought that the
Grange has ended its career. There
are many observers who believe that
iits decadence has long since brought
the organization to a condition where
it is powerless for good or evil. They
believe that its strength is gone, that
it has declined until it is no longer
worthy of consideration. Figures
may deceive, if they do not lie; but
when they are used to deceive it must
be in some other way than plain and
truthful statement of numbers and of
facts. The truth is, the Grange is
stronger in membership to-day than
it was one year ago; it was stronger
than than in the preceding year, and
it is now gaining strength. In this
State the count made up quarterly in

tr-rial increase in the years 1882 and
1883 over corresponding quarters of
the year 1881, and there can be no de-
ception in this, for the count ofmem-
bership is the basis upon which dues
are paid, and no organization cares
to pay more dues than its rules re-
quire. "'he National Grange in its
late session had returns from every
State, and with unimportant excep-
iions, each State organization had
gained strength during the year. Let
this erroneous view about the deca
dence of the Grange be corrected for it
is hurtful to believe a lie. If it be
said that thereis less of the hurrah,
less outward sign, less display, all this
may be true. Nevertheless it is the
fact, that the Grange is to-day more
powerful, more effective in the work
for which it was organized, than at
anv other period in the last half d( z-
en years. Several State Grange ses-
sions recently held, have found re-
ports of membership and work ac-
complished very greatly in excess of
anticipations, thus indicating a gen-
eral improvement and solidity to the
Order that its best friends hardly ven-
tured to predict a few years ago. Let
us accept the fact, then, that the
Grange must be in the future, as it is
now, a living factor in the atfsirs of
the country, and if appearances are
not altogether deceptive, its power
will increase greatly in the next few
years.——From (he Ilusbandman.

Report of Committee on DormantGranges.

lVO7‘(/1]] lilaater and Members of the
Slate Grange.

Your Committee on Dormant
Granges would respectfully submit
the following:

lst, VVe truly and earnestly felt the
in portance of the work assigned us,
and just. as earnestly di-l we canva~s
the question and as earnestly strive for
asolution of the question that has so
vexed us and oLliers—W'hat can be
done to revive Dormant Granges?
What are the strongest and m( st feas—
ilile measures that can be used to do
the work most ell‘.-ctuallyi’

We all recognize ihe fact that mis-
takes have been made, and we tried
to so canvass and look over the field
that if po-sible no such mistakes may
in future be repeated. VVe bel-eve that
nothing so touches the heart of human-
ity. nothing takes such a close grasp
upon men and women as persorm/. lil-
terest. personal concern for weal or
woe, personal sympathy for those in
distreas, aud personal joy and happin-
ness with those that are blessed and
happy.

Therefore we recocornmend that per-
sonal letters, letters written by our
own hands (not machine letters), be
written by members ef this Order to
ex-Brother and Sister Patrons where
there are Dormant Graiiges such let-
ters as shall make them fr el that we are
personally anxious for the upbuilding
of themselves and the upbuilding of
our noble Order.

VVe believe that when the light of
Granges cease to burn, light life and
liberty for the farm-sr’s wife has ceas-
ed to exist, and for her we would
plead that these ‘per:-:onal letters be
sent. \Ve remember what the Order
has done for women and what it still
will do if the work is only pressed on.

‘We are strong in faith, but faith with-

out works, you know is dead.
So we are also in work and three
memlers of our committee pledge
themselves to write one hundred per-
sonal letters each, bearing our own
bills for stationary and postage. 'I'bese
letters we hope will agair break the
fellow ground and prepare it fora rich
harvest to the Order.

Secondly, We would recomend that
from the treasury of the State Grange
5-uflicierit money be taken to send cop-
ies of TIIE (inANci-2 VISITOR where-
ever dormant Graiiges have and do
exsistx

VVe realize the fact that it is harder
to revive the dead than to still keep
breath in the dying for “where there
is life there is hope.”

VVIIEIIEAS, It has been thought best not to
eiilurge :lie Visiron, ricither to make itu
weekly, and

Wursnass. The reports of both ’I‘re:i.surer
and Secretary shows surplus funds in the
treasury, therefore be it

Iii-_‘sovi5n. That the putting of the V1511‘-
DR into localities where Granges have exis-
tcd, and then followed. by a course of lect-
urcs, to be delivered by earnest, zealous, men
and women; would be the best course to be
pursued in restoring to life the dormant and
the sleeping Granges.

VVe would also recommend that one
of these lecturers be an organszing
deputy; and

\’V1IEBis:As. There is no provisirn for pay-
ment of Organizing Deputies for the work of
reviving Dormant Granges, therefore

Resolved. That a part of the State Grange
funds be set apart for the payment ther of.

We also believe that prevention is
better than cure. and for this we would
recommend that once in three months,
a day be set. apart for the children, to
be called “Children’s day” when all
oflicers shall be in their places and in
proper attire, and the session of that
meeting be given to the children; and
that they, by readings, recitations, and
declamations, singing, and the read-
ing of essays, shall do their part in the
entertaining of the Grange, which
shall be followed by a short lecture
from the Lecturer, or some other per-
person, to the children; and then a
feast given to the children, and they
made to feel that they are the guests,
and sit at the first table.

We would also recommend that the
children of Patrons be urged to invite
in the children of our friends who are
outside the gates, knowing well the
fact that where lambs can be induced
to 20 the sheep will follow.

We would recommend that where
practicable more open meetings be
held, and at these open public meet-
ings some of these children be invited
to speak, and, so far as practicable, let
them be children of outsiders, think-
ing thereby to keep alive such in Gran-
ger intgrestas shall be for the upbuild-
ing of he work that there be no dy-
ing out:

We are confident of one thing that
must be done, and that over and over
again. We must Educate! Educatell
Educate!!! We have much to educate-
soms things to educate out, and some
to educate in. The almighty dollar
must be educated out. Men and wo-
men must be educated to the fact that
money and the accumulation thereof
is not the whole purpose and _ aim of
life; that the mind is of more impor-
tance than bank stock, bonds, and
mortgages. and that the neglect to
cultivate the intellect, and the eter-

nal round of toil and care that so many

follow,only tend- tn drag men and
women down till they are fairly slaves;
and this must be lifted in order to help
l‘i:8D and women to where ihey can
see and realize the neccessity of the
Grange and Grange work. And here
let there be no stint;let the seeds of
education be sewn with a liberal hand,
knowing that the sowing of one seed
will bring a tenfold harvest, and ten a
hundred fold.
Mas. PERRY M.-tvo.
Chairman,

Subject for Subordinate Granges for

Februrary.

Qucstiozi 5Sl—What are the causes
of failure in the Subordinate Granges‘?
Why do they become dormant?

.Suggrstz’ons—Causes that contribute
largely to dormancy are local, and are
held within the grasp of mem bers in
their respective localities, and they
alone can controll them forgood or
evil. If, applied to the former, dan-
ger is removed and success assured,
but ifapplied to the latter then dor-
mancy is sure to follow. The follow-
ing are common causes that lead to
failure and dormancy:

1. Olficers failing in attendance
and in prompt discharge of duty.

2. Master not following rules and
regulations and not seeking to make
Grange meetings interesting and profi-
table.

3. Lecturer.-4 too ofren absent them-
selves from stated meetings, and when
present too often sit with sealed lips.
and tongue tied, while members are
waiting patiently for the introduction
of practical questions from which
usefulinforniation might be gathered.

4. Members depend too much upon
nflicers, expecting‘ them to do it all,
while they neglect their own duty,
both in and out of the Grange.

These are the causes that lead to
dormancy, and especially the second
and third causes named, for no Grange
can long survive Where Master or
Lecturer neglect their duty at Grange
meetings.

The way to secure successful results
and preventdormancy, is for Gll'lCf3l'r
and members to do their full duty. at-
t ud every meiing and work harmo-
niously together, and make Grange
meetings and Grange work iriteresting
and profitable. Then there will be H!)
danger of failure.

St. Nicholas for February

Is abright, crisp, and cheerful mid-
winter number, and the seasouable
frnntpier-.e,—— an original wood-engrav
ing, by Eibridge Kingsley,— is called
“A Midwinter Night,” Accompany-
ing the frontpiece is a paper‘ entitled
“An Engraver on Whiels” which
givesa pleasant and instructive ac-
count of wood-engraving in general,
and, in particular, of Mr. Kings|ey’s
pecular methods of work, and of his
peripatetic studio, a veri'able house on
wheels, in which he lived, eats, sleeps,
and drives about from place to place,
for months together, transfering to
the block and engraving whatever
strikes his fancy.

Another wintry feature which will
find a merry welcome is "The Brown
ice on ‘r3kates,”one of Palmer Cox's
funnily illustrated poems; “G riselda’s
Reception” is an aniusingly told story
of child-life; St. Valentice's Day is
commemorated with some very pretty
verses, which, doubtless, will be sent
to manyalittle maiden on the four
teentli; W. O. Stodu‘ard’s serial, “VVin-
ter fiui,” isjust as timely and even
more entertaining than before.

“Historic Boys,” a series of sketches,
by E.  Brooks, which bids fair to he
of unusual interest, begins in this
number “Marcus of Rom-, the Bov
Magistrate,” :2. vividly written account
of snrrie-incidents in the boy-life of the
Emperor Marcus Aurelius; Maynelteiil
tells in “The Land of Fire” of a thrill-
ing purauit and escape of its heroes in
a manner which explains how that
country derived its name; Albert
liurer is the subject of one of Mrs.
Clcmeuifis popular "Art and A.rtist.«r"
papers, which is accornpanieiljiy sev-
eral rcprodiictiolis of the master’.-i
works; while Louis M. Alec-tt's Hecorid
“Hpirining-wliecl St.~.i«y,” entitled
“"i‘abby’s 'l‘abicclntlJ.” is a tale of the
Revolution and the Rebellion that
will be eageriy read by the boys and
girls alike.

.\ cliarining poem, called “Drifting,”
by E. Vinton. Blai-'6. is illustrated by
Will H. Low; G. E. Barnes has done
a like u tiles ‘for (7. P. (.‘.ranc'u’s poeni.
“l’li.=.eton”; and J. (J. Beard and J. M.

‘Sungent have made interesting pict-'

uies for a descriptive sketch of the
“Pigma Trees and Miniature Land-
scapes" of Japan and China, by J. R
Corvel.

I“l‘.l;‘1\‘(.‘ll ueroiiauts say that in pass-
ing over alzike or sea in a balloon
the bottom can be distinctly seen, the
water being no hindrance whatever.
This knowledge will herea.i'ter be uti-
lived in getting charts of the ocean.

 

THE MARKETS.

Grain and Provisions.

Lrvi-znroon, Jan. 29. 2 1’. M.—Wlieat. steady;
spring, No. 2, 7s ild; new western, winter, 85. 3d.

NIW XOBK. Jan. 29 -Flour, stead ; moderate
export and local trade demand. W eat, ?£.@%c
lower; heavy irregular. very moderate specu-
lative trading; No. 1 white. nominal; sales 52,00)
bu. No. 2 red. Jan-. $1.059-é@1.05%:1?8.iI)0 bu.
i<‘el)., $l.05%®l 06%; 353,000 bu. March. #1 
1.08%: l.ii.(1D bu. April. $i.10%@l.il; 430.010 bu.
May, $l.l3@l.1-lg 8,0(I) June, $1.14 Corn. 3fi'.@?2'zc
lower, dull; mixed western, spot, 50661; future
60%@65. Oats, receipts 1i_l,0(I) bu.: %@¥1ic lower;
western. 39@-ll. Pork. quiet. unchanged. Lard,
dull, lower; steam rendered, 39.27%.

Dsrrnor-r. Jan.29.—l2::i0 P. iI.—Wheat, quiet;
cash. $10355: Jan., 31 03% ;I"eb., 31.08% ; March
si.o5y.; April s1.oe_is; May. 31.08%: No. i mi
$1.01 bid; No. 2 white, 94%. Corn, No, 2. cash,
551,4. nominal; high mixed. 52. Oats, No. 2,
white, 3855.

Flour. Wheat. Com. Och.

Beoei ........ .. St!) 13.01) 16410 5.000
Shipments. .... ... none LCKIJ l,8lK) 1.(Xll
OKIOA Jan. 29. — Regular wheat. lower;

Corn, 51% Jan.

60.
91% Jan.;9l% Feb.: 98% May. higher 815 12%

Oats, easier; 32 Jan. Por
Jan. Lard, easy; 891!) Jan.

Groceries.

NEW Yoax, Jan. 29.—Butter. uiet, steady;
western, 1l)J3'l;Elgin creamery 3 40. Ohecse,
14. Sugar. steady. Molasses, unchan ed. Bioe.
firm. fair demand. Oofieesfirlm OW. dull:
7%,. Western eggs, firm; 43@44.

onroaoo wnomssann 1>axoins—'rIiims BBPOBI.
Sugar, stand. A 7% Butter, dairy" 15®"B

';ranulated..... 8% ex. oreamery 33036
Dried applss.... 9@95( common 9@ll5
Potatoes, bu......2-’i@-“-4 E223. f1‘es_h .. 3-L@35
Wool, fine w‘ahd 32-88 Beans h pick $1.50-2.20

Llvo Stock.

Onrcaoo. Jan. 29.—Eogs —-_i-eoeipta. 31,000;
fairly active; 5@i0c lower; light, 854005 95-
roug _ packinz,5%%50@5 90; heavy packing and
shipping, $5.9 .

steady: exports, $ll.30@6.80; common to choice.
$4.90@B.‘s5.

45. '0attle—i-eceipts, 1411);

The uiiiiiial meeting of the Kalam-
a‘/.imt‘iiuiit_\'1[u.<(ii1udIn(1n8 (‘lub will be
held in l.oiig.< llaill, \'icksbiii'g, on
'l‘liiii'sd;i_v and l~‘i‘id:i_\'. Feburary 7th.
and Nth. coiiiiiieiicing at 10 A. M. The
prograiiiiiie is :i good one. and we hope
to see :i. large zitteiidaiicc of fariners of
this. llllil iieigliboriiig (‘ounties.

l-‘. lIoiu;i:.\iA.\',

('liiii:i.\, Jill]. rs‘, 1.~'.~’-l.

Sec.

The word “i-lie)" isnow left out of the
Mr-thodist lll2ll‘l‘l:l.g€ service by order of
ilic _zHlt‘l‘2il (:oiil'ci‘t-iicc.

 

THE REAPER DEATH.

HALS TED. —\Irs. Elizabeth Halsted, Jan.
10 A. D. 188}. Inasmuch as it has pleased
Divine l’i-ox idsuce, to remove from our midst
Sisiter Elizabeth Halsted, therefore

Resolved, ~ That this Grange extsrd to our
afilie ed brother and family, our sincere and
heartfelt syrnyathy for them in this their
hour of afliiction,

Re_aolred,-- That in memorv of our departed
ed Sister, the charter of this (lraiige bedrapsd
in mourning for sixty clays. These
resolutions be spread upon our record. and a
copy be sent toihe Maple Rapids Dispatck,
and me Gnsrecx Visiron for publication, also
a copy to the bereaved family.

Bll'.'..l.\'J} l— Wusasis It plenel our oil
vine Mister in this mercy to remove by death
from our midst. Bao. Cu.iar.iis E llrnnriros,
a worthy Member of Sherwood Grange, No.
9'5, and also -1 member of Pomona Grange No.
22, Now tlicrfore, while we bow in subinis-
ion to his Suprenie will we at the same time re-
alize that our Sister and two loving children
with a fond parent, society mourns a good cifi.
zen and the Orange !| worthy member; then-
be it.

Ifesolvvrlr That as a (irange we tends:
our heartfelt sympathy to the family and more

especially to our Worthy Sister and hi 2| (Is in
this their great bereavement .

li’es01rrr/; That. a copy of these resolutions
be sent to ourworthy Sierer and also a copy
be sent to the GRANGE Vrsiroa for publica-
tion.

\Vlll<2Bl~2A5; In the inscrutable ways of Hi;
Divine l’rovi«lcn:e it has pleased Almighty
(led to ieruovc from our midst by death our
beloved and worthy Brother ll. M. HABKNHBS
'l‘liereforc.

Ii’cs/rived That in the death of lliio. HABI-
Nlir-S. Felts (‘imrige has lost a VVorthy and
useful member, a gt riial and active oilicer, his
family an affectionate and kind husband and
father, and society one of the nobles; worn of
God--- an honest man---and we extend to his
bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in
this, their time of ufiliction.

Ilesolved: That a copy of these resolution:
be presented to his family and a copy be sent
to the Litstris Loon. and UBANUE Vislroii.
for publication.

SHEI‘ARD.—Wliereas our Heavenly Fath
or has removed by death, our much esteemed
Brother, Geo. W. Shepard, age fifty. There-
fore

Ii'rrn1z-ml,—"I‘hnt in the death or our Brother
the Van Buren Co, Pomona Grunge, No. 13,
Ol which he was an ever faithful member;
IILS lost an able and willing workman, and
While we mourn his loss,and sympathise with
his family, who has lost a kind and Uiiristain
Husband and father, we can only oornmend
thorn to the kind care of our llcvculy Father
and hope that it may be our lot, to be always
ready, as was our Brother, that when called
we can have it said of us, that our lamps
were trimmed and burning.

lfe.9olrcd,—Thiit a copy of these resolutions
be sent to GRANGE Visirou. also a copy to the
bereaved family, and spread upon the min-

utes of the Pomona (irange.

B01 )'I‘H.— At her home in Portage, Kalama.
zoo County, Jan. 12th. of consumption, Sarah
llell, youngest daiighter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 8
Booth. Sllll remained concious to the last‘
bidding and kissing her parents and sister
farewell, and sending good-bye to absent», 1-e1-
atives and friends, then said " I am so tired»
but am going to rest."

_ VVllEBEAS- Impartial death having taken
from among us :i highly esteemed member of
Portage ilruiige No. 10}, one whose presence al-
ways aliorded joy. and from whose heart and

life, no words or deeds of unkindness were
known, therefore ,

I{eio!i:cz1.- That we greatly lament the sad
loss of riuch :i worthy uienilicr and oilicer, not
only to our l"ratoriiity, but to the cornmuriity.

lfaso/oer/, 'llrat vru c.\'teiid to our deeply
uillctcd llroilier and Sister and faini‘y circle,
our heart felt syznpathy, realizing with them
how powi.-rlcs-s words are to heal, or earthly
lrunzls to relieve this i'.llllC’lOIl,

Ifmcilml,--—’l‘h:it. personally, we lcarii to re-
aliz-: irarn this suddcri (loath of our sister that
“wliilv we are in midst of lite we are in death.”

Ifm«.l~‘¢'d,—'l‘liat our Altar be draped in
mouriiiriti; for the period of sixty days. That
a copy of tlm:-ze resolutions be presented to the
parents and family of the d» cr-used t e
some he spresil upon the reords of this
Gruiige, and a copy be sent to the Vluron
for publicatnn. , ,

One more loved sister hath passed away,
One more tired body gone to rest,

And hands that did life's duty well
Are folded o'er an honest breast.

We shall miss thee sister Belle,
In our Grunge and everywhere,
But we believe that thou art happy
Where the joyous angels are;

Sleep, Sister , sleep we would not wake the‘
Though thou sleepest thy last repose, V

We would not iinclose those eyelids
The Lord thy God hath closed.

May we meet thee at those portals;
May we all be truly blest;

May we gain that heavenly mansion

Where all weary ones may rest.

PATBONS IN riitfiiiiii

You can Save Money

by joining the Wisconsin State Grange in
a co-operative purchase of Teas, Uoflecl,
Barbed Wire, and many articles bought in
large lots at corresponding reductions. We
have a flourishing agency just across the
lake in Milwaukee, with low rates of freight
via. Detroit or Ludington Lines.

lead for our Large Illustrated Catalogue,

Mailed free to all applicants. No pay for
goods, ordered under seal, until received
and adproved. BARBED WIRE—price for
February: 41/,, 5 and 6 cents per pound.
Free sample of best. (40 cents) Japan Tea _by
mail. Write for information,

L. G. KN IFFEN . State Agent,
214 W. Water Bt., Milwaukee, Wil.

|T  sell our-_Hand Rubber $1:

Samples free. Fouuu & 0n.,
Iblaiizt (lcnhnd, 0.

fo dluabilit zshotofloin.
PENSIONS ‘W I I

Send stamps for New

11..

 

M, Attorney, Washington, D. 0.


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Gro. B. Iii-;zvs_ B. It. OALLu'u,

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-—-‘SOLE :mN‘ni~‘Ac'r1ii:r:r.s or‘:

“nnnnmmn;

X

Patented June 13, 1882.

This invention supplies a long~fr lt want for a cheap portable bed. that can be put away
in a small space when not in use, and yet make a roomy. comfortal=le b- d V hen Wtllltt (1. Of
the many cots that are in the market there is not one, cheap or expensive, on which a com-
fortable night's test can be had. ']'hsy are all narrow, short. without spring, and in fact no
bad at all. While THE BEDETTE folds into as small space, and is as l ght as snythin-,1 can be
11 5:69 for durability, when set up it furnishes a bed long enough for the largest man, and is as
comfortable to lie upon as the most expensive bed.

It is so constructed that the patent sides. regulated by the patent adjustable tension
cords, form xhe most perfect spring bed The canvas covering is i 01: tucked to the frame,
IS on all cots, but is made adjutable, so that it can be taken off and put on agaiii by any one
in 8. few minutes, or easily tightened, should it become lno.~e. at any time, atom stretching.

It is a perfect spring bed. s: ft and easy. without springs or mattress. For warm weather
it is a complete bed, without the addition of anything; ior cold wezither it is only necessary
to add sufiicient Clothing.

The “BEDETTE” is a. Household Necessity,

And no family, after once using, would be without it. It is simple in its construction, and
not liable to get out of repair. It makes a pretty lounge, a ‘lerfect. bed, and the price is
within the reach of all.

—_— P R 1 C E : ——

86 inches wide by 6% feet long, $3 50. 30 inches wide by 6; feet long. 83 00. 27 inches wide
by 4} feet long (cover 1101' adjustable) $2.50.

For Sale by Furniture I)ouloi':s Efiveryxvlit-re.

The new TOOL 

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season. togethezzwitli I‘(.‘(!EI]Vt,l‘1Dl.>I‘0V'9-/ 6 ,
inents, place the “l’LAr\l:.’1‘ '
Jr.” ‘arm and (jar-
dcn Implements be-
: yon_(l_ all
3 petition.

SEND NOW.

if you are inter
estcd in l<‘arnling.Garden-
in or lrucking, torour hew
Cum ugiic con- ,.r- -

tziining 32 pages 
_ andover 40 illustm. /

S. L. ELLEN & C0.
I27 ' 129 ~

Cnthariiio Stree Horse Hoes, Cult.iv:itors_. See
' Dril.l.s,Whecl-Hoes ll; Potat<>Diggers.

My Vegetable und Flower Heed Catalogue for

134744, the resultof thirty years’ experic-nee an a

Seed Growenwlll be sent free to all who apply.

All my Seed is warranted to be fresh and true lo

’ mime. so for that should It prove other“ luv.-.1 uzree

to reiill orders gratis. My collection of vegetublo

Seed. one of the most extensive to be found In any

American Catalogue. In ii lurzc iirt of it of my

own growing. As the orlzlnnl, introtlnoer of

EU“ so Beet. Burbank Potiitucn. Mnrbli-head

Eur y Corn. the llnhlmrd Squash. and scores of

other ni-'.v Vein-iiililcs. I Invllc the putroiuige of the ub-

lle. In thr fl‘lll’(l(:IIfl mid on the fnrmn of those who plant
my seed will he found my best udvcrtlsclnonl.

JAMES J. H. GREGORY. Seed Grower. Marblehead. Mass.

l BIG EE_;‘f‘l._»P.IE€Sal

'l‘ne fillllflll“

German Horse and Cow

P OWD E RS.

This powder has been in use for many
ours. It is largely used by the fP.)'IJ1GI‘«? oi
eiinsylvaizia, anz. the Patrons of the!) Stale
have ‘bought over 1:30,. 3‘-(')ll!i(ll3 _tlir0ug_li
their purchasing agents. its cc-mp. sitiou is
our secret. The receipt is on every box and
I-pound package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober-

CUTHBERI‘
Ann Gl{E'(l»i-2 E‘»l.A.( K CA1’ lii.-\r‘l’
Bl~.‘l\’l’.Y, {‘ill‘]~‘(‘l‘I.\""' av» Bil)
\‘».-'ELl_. .“‘.i‘l?..--\‘.‘v”l’.l{i".l’.‘i' .».:.(i
Otllrl ;~.u.\J.l. Fl~?['l"l' Pi... .\; .5
.li‘(;I Iii :9.-3.9‘; K .. E1

keeps stock h(4a]tl‘_:.‘ and in good condition. It terms to (Ranges, l‘.luh., (nr z-urnliii.--~I miilxgrs.
helps to digest and assimilate the food. Address FIEIZID. LIJULI.
Horses will do more work, with less food Hus/uuy. .11../zigan.
while using it. Cows will give more milk «.wvl.tmi

and bein better condition. It keeps poultry
healthy, and increases the production of eggs ‘   

It is also of guest value to them when molt-
ing. It is sold at the lowest wholesale price
by B. E. JAMES, Kinuruoo. 9130- W-
HILL at 00., 80 WOODBBIDGE Sr., Dnrnorr,
THUS. MASON. 181 WA1'EB S'l‘., CHICAGO.
and ALBERT STEGEMAN_, ALLEGAN’. Put
up in 60-lb. boxes (loose), price Exam Cnxfrs — . .4 , _
P01’ “’-~ ’3‘’'"‘ “"93 V” ° 5'11" P’“‘“g°s’ 1 If you want a cioi) _CR-USHiE_R: that will
CENTS per lb. last you alifvtirne. without gt-tlin,-: out. of
order. and that will do’ IZETTEIK WORK
with ONE-HALF the l:ll)(Il‘ and li;:litei'
.‘ ' ' {A draft than any otlier IllI[)le)l]}‘lI_t tor the

 I‘    ‘ p|_1rpl)S+3, send [or prices and «lescripuuii to

O I
A new and Chaim: variety of Fowls possessing; mun;

H. P. DEUSCHEB. Hamilton. Ohio.

16)] .i.hl.ii

d .' t: gee over thu pa;-iilzir brectls. __  i "A ' -"ii-—‘—' W“
Q fill! Wheir wing l(’iilllE'!l< lnsing var)‘ short th.._\,‘ ("cm s !F:; '@lS‘J'( ) £~{u$dC)w‘Ce S l   

not fly, 2:1, Tln~_v-in 1.-it injure sarrlenx. .-l:u-iinu n
Iliflposition to B('l‘M(‘ll. 3’-ll. Tl“'.V 3”“ “"‘ll l-““”"“ ‘J
with a s ft down which is V"l')’ V11l'“‘l'l*‘ f"? ‘l‘“'”‘ ‘"9
purposes These {owls are short lct_';:I-fl. Of l’l'”‘ P
forms and heavier than they Hl‘l"“""- Tl“? “““ "'ll'f‘lv‘
or layers, steady setters and gouzl niuthers_ The chum.-
ena are n.m,u«k,,[,1y],..,,rt_.,-_ Taken all in all they an
we" wonky of smudiug in thy front ranks nf pupllltll
ygjégjeg‘ M09!-‘S CRES<LEP._
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo 00., Mich.
lijiui

‘.-in-iufirxx-. II'(_'§l.l‘IIllll‘ l(‘§N:(l. For the
vl<‘AlLV[.—~l3(-st ll:<l oi Semi Corn. 01118-
inmi Potiimes on-r oll‘ered by any house;

‘l)lll‘ Plant. Siiinll Fruit. mid Imple-
nient l.i.~;.*s are ('.lilll|J_l€IC. _
mlogue. jree to all: in
' )‘ - to you. Address.
l<'.‘1)W'.i RI) 1’. (‘L0l:l).
_b>L’j1.[(‘1_‘L‘.‘.l“’,'I4ll‘-’- ’.'.'/u.\'I('7‘ Uzuntu. Pa.

RED RA.‘s‘l’.".l‘.R.l<Y

_ _ My plants are Very line. I have imniey to
l1olt.ze1"s Sons J: (.30., Phoenixville, Pa. It misc and must and will tell cheap. wcial

.
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NIA H R":"'l'(','::- ' A PACK AGE fulixed Fluwrr Seeds (400 kiiids)
D ;  [:,}i":-[&\'.|)‘i.j.§  :p(l s-ample P.irl;’s Fl r; l Magnztne. all for 2

’ Nml llescriplirrri of your Invention.
5 Patent Lawyer and Solicitor, Wczslzmgtoag D. C’.

I
“m-w mill slaiidurd varieties. E

1 848 1 8 84:.

Winslow & Crooks,

DEALERS IN

GRANITE AND MARBLE,

Near L. S. & M. S. Depot. Kalamazoo.

OUR NIAIEBLL‘ “'0IlKS \VERli l-2S'I‘ABLlSIll-ll) IN 1818.
and are the largest in the stale, extending along the east side oi
the L. 5. dc RI. S. railroad from Rlain sti-cc-t to linliuniizoo an-iuu-..
0nr worksliop is 213 iect long and was built for the business.
“'0 have the host nuicliiiiery for lizindling and polishing Mono, and
we carry the largest stockand do the best work.

Below are some of those in Kalauuazoo and adjoining counties who
have recently favored us with their orders:

KALAMAZl)().

Hiram Arnold 0. M Allen
Alexander Buell Est Ethan Allen
Bush & Patterson J. H Bostwick
Hon. Geo M. Buck J. S. Borden

Chas. H Booth B. Barrett

R, Buckbout W. R. Beebe & 00
Geo. Bardeen lsiiuc A. Brown
Hon. S. S. Cobb Henry Beckwith
Est. F.W.Curtenius E A. Carder &Son
Leroy Cahill Hon. '1‘. S. Cobb
Daniel Uahill Est. Samuel Crooks
Willard Dodge Est. J. H Edwards
H. H. Everard E. 1‘ riedman

John Glynn Est John Gibbs
Rev. W. Gardner Est. B Gardner

L M. Gates Est. Win. A. House
Est. P. Goodrich Frank Henderson
Fred Hotop list. N. Hmdes
Hon. J. L Haws-s Ililing Bros

Dr. ll.O. Hitchcock H Kirkland

L. Kendall W. Meredith
Micl:lnsaneAsvlum Mount’n H0m:;Cem
E. Mclfllroy H. S. Parker

N A. Newton Est. H Phelps
Dclos Phillips Hon. Allen Potter.
Samuel Pike A. T. Pronty
Hon.-J. Parsons Ira Rmsom

H. Ralsi-an Dwight St. John

L C. Starkey M. M. Stimson

Jus Spl-yer. K. A. Smith

Dr. J. M. Shook. F. B. l~'toL-kbridge
E«t.Jus. l‘r.ylur C O. Tyrrell

J Vltiasiiarll E-’c. \Vrn. Tall.

H. W'o’\s'iil J. M. Vvlllte

Geo. Wattles F. W. Wilcox.

mCiii..iNi).

F. T. Bivghnm U. & B Fowler

H. G. Fzirr G. L. Gilkey

Est. Wm. Oslman Robt. Stimson
Patrick Shunley M R. Olli.

WAKESHMA.
0 G. C0 ‘k John R Culp
Est. W. F. Lovin J. N Mead.
PAVILION.

A. Forhush Tudor Fitch
C. Harrison ‘Est J. Grover
S:«irn'l Knapp

J as. Mt-Kee
E: H. M.0(-n

V. Schilling
Wm. Webster G.-o. Sclnlliug.
F. W. Ford

AUGUSTA.
Est. G. S. Karcber
Est. W. C. Sabin Mrs. .\I. A. Win-eler
Mrs.K. Vance Est. G. A. \V111_qUu
l5.~\l{KY CUUNTY.

C. S. Andrus Mrs. E. Bnndv

F. W. Collins L (l. Curtis

Abel Craven S. G. I)rlVli~1

Eat 'I‘.A.l)eB3imer lszuic Fish

11. Flt-lblrr E 1: W C. Gazette
Seim’l Harper S. .8; E Hall

H. A. Hall jr. Geo M. lllltlB.')Ll
3- A K**llV C rnraul K ihlo r

C. P L.~ir.ibeo E M«~l’nirlin

P. Mcl:‘liarlin l12~t. M. Murphy
P 3: H Mosher I). I5 Pratt

N. '1‘. Parker Jus S 'ln1|tz

M Simpson W N Vamevery
Est. G. Williams C.  Ywnu.-gs,

_ALi.i~;uAN 4 UU\"I‘Y.

L. D. Brody E—-t.l£.E. Bovie
E<t.J.C. Biwnistc-r B. ll (Ii-onk

H. Compton G H. Compton

S. B. Chase J F. Druid

ll. Dom] E41. E. Field

Mr-’. M. England Est. J. (l:i(7k‘;‘.lt‘l'
J. M. Funk Thorz. Gnmt-re
Wm. H Garden M. D. L. Hollis
Wm Grevii S. Huntley

E.-t. C. V. Huntley V. Hilbert

A. l1llll'Vr1y E~t J. H. Hunt
J. A. Height F. D. Hunling
c00,.Eu_ C. O. Hnmlin EM. S E Lincoln

']_‘;_,03_ Bjaine El-it-.   I~ll_l:lIn Tl1:i—~_ L mu
Cooper (;em,.tL—.,-V00 John Moored \V. V. O 'l0D
A_ W_ H.mt1.,y S. Mnntiigiic E P. Prindle
A. G. Huntley Thos. o. Leaner Mm 3- Pierson limb: 1%‘-vise
Mr,_._ M sunnlong M, J_ Noble Thus. W. Bsnan Ed. R P Sloan
ALAM0_ Jas Stevens J. W. Still‘. rd
Jam“, Hacmey 1):. H. H. Stimson L1-‘Vl ’l‘urrle
J01,” W_ James. P. H. Schuh Mrs. M. Williams

0551-EM“ G. H. Vreeland E E. Whitney.
J,,5_ Bmwn Austm ]_>,.1e11 J. H. Willson Allen M. Wells
Est. J-as. Dewaters A. Chino VAN lxuiugx u0U_V1~y_

John Hobden W. F. Winterburn. A. J. Austin 1). W. Abrams

TEXAS. W. H. Abbott Mrs. L A Baxter

John Harvey Daniel Bending S V. P. Bradt Chas. Bradt
Jerome Parsons Wallace Parsons Est. L. H. Bentley F R. Uidv

Est. L. A. Parsons Gilbert Smith. A. (Judy M1-4, 8, Cleveland

SCHOOLCHAFT. Edwin Cooley J. H. Conklin

Hun. S. F. Brown Hon. J. T. Cobb Geo. Carr F. Drake

Est John Crose Jav Clark Est. G. W. Comstock David Ferris

Est. l)r.W. H. Fox E-4t.Jesse Crose B. J D-senberg H. S Hitchcock
W. C. Sidler Horace Kinney N. B. Eager W. M. Hall

Est P.V.L. Skinner Est. M. Smith 0. E Goodall R N. J. Hall

Jos. C. Terrill John Sidler E. J. Hemingway C. W. llolly

Est. J. S. Thomas Est. Geo. Stuart. H. H. Hill .I. Howard

YICKSBUKG Mrs. E. Hincklev Eat. D L')'.lgC()l‘
Est. P. A. Beebe Mrs. M. Best Jus Haynes Mrs. M. .‘:loCarty
Wm. S Bait J. W. Darling lJst.Luther Kinney R »b|=. Moore
Thos. B. Finlay M. Hill Henry Lewis '1‘. S. Nesbiit
.lves Bronhers John Miller Est.M.Mergeutliale:-R zln. .'\'.~.umtt
John Mallow Mrs.W. McComsey L. A Newcumbe Gun. W. B. lhiuson
S. J. Richardson Hiram Stevens. N. Nash 1). Steiiiieusiizi
GALESBUKG. Mrs. E. Sebring A. H. T.li<.=mi>s0ii

F. B. Austin Ez:a Pmckwith S. N V.n:tl-set Mrs. L. A. Warner
Est. L. M. Hunt Est. J. N Ml.-Glory H. Watkins H. ‘Jlnirlield

Est. 0 Patterson Mrs. M. Rogers. M. Woo.lrufl' E~t. Jun. Watkins
Rcnicniber the location and the lirin: Near the Nlit-lii;;:in Southern

depot, on lllaiu street and Kiilziniuzoo an-.uiu-.

Gill. ll Wis aw. Geo. W. 

8|Bl_.l:'.-‘IY’S TEEIS'TlE_l..:) 
Are Specially Grown for all Climates, :..li Soi‘5, all Plants.

M. M. Bryant
W. S. Delano
E W. Huntley

A. W. Ashton
John L. Hill

Tl1oyliu.\'c woiitlic-ii' lur purity :lll<l \'.-xlu<- llxr lllc \':z1iuus

.~‘(*l‘il()il.~. Our Catalogue and
Price  of all llltt new

:xinlsot'gzii'<lexis ‘ - and .<i;:n«l:n«l l'*‘>l<-(l

and f:ll‘lll>§ in :_ . j of

every State '

:unl Tc1'1'itm'y.

Thu

'_(:ll‘tlrm3.l‘>' in zlll sci-tioiis

\\';i_\' by nicrit
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V2ll'l€tl(‘.~5
V(*gc1:il;l:-, ’lln\\vi‘ anal
in-‘id :~'c<-(ls, is sent free
HM 2l1>pll<'.:itlr.>Il. 
orders prompt-
ly fined‘ ihus \'ll'-

Lii-zlly lll‘lll__‘l

host furnic-r.~: and

' l .
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1
Soul >'~i<-ix ~-; to ‘\'Hlll‘
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of on." .-.~«.-.«-.1; is c;ii'ci'i1l.l_V tc~'t.~:<l inr ducecj rates l

;m=l :l=l:ll)tzll)llll)' to \':tI‘iou~'
~>il« .‘lil«l clini;:.t<:.~‘. l‘C\"&‘.l'_\' >':LUl\' own «ll.-ma‘.
‘ §l::.lit‘.' .--.inlpLii'lty,licfoio l2ui11goll}-1‘- "‘ to
lC\*(*i'y Vzixiicty is tc.~'tc<l S 2 Scmlfwtlic
§.=.om"l‘2'i:il ('r:on11:l~s,i:i <liil°0i‘ciit States, " Catalogue.
:‘llll./D». Sll3lLlIY 5: C0., R(wii1«:siri«:i:, N.Y., and CHICAGO, ILL.

clubs.

 ‘girl’ :~‘:lll‘.

MThialF. H. MANNY

.. THOU-
SANDS IN Uf.-‘E! . 3- of THE
NEW IWANNY L0 5. \"llh““l V l‘

-r ~‘ll'l<"lll‘l "r l’ " ‘ml llfdiii: ('nlt‘\':iLr z'~. -.
0 lit, with n-nnn- x-f H(. r

“*4    ' igciits W:nn.u.l for un-
“\'—“- Oi'L‘li]7lL'il i('1' uY‘\'.

"l'Ul-‘<'.ll‘~§G co; aukegan, m.

l5fel'»4t

séizos GIVEN AWAY!

Name this pa per.

COPY-

L_ B,.,\~(_-HAM‘ . nmps. Toll _".I'll1l‘ frimds. _ G. W. PARK

1 Rinncttsburg, Pa.

A Partial List 

OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT TOOK VALUA-
BLE PRESENTS FROM OUR GRAB BAG:

Silver Water Set,
Lady‘s Gold Wnlcli,
Fine Bedroom Set.
$100.00 Gold Steni-winder l:Ilgi11W:).icli,

llurry Groningcr, Caledonia, Kent C0.

Glizirles l);ililcnd. City
C. Robinson. Ax f;ictor_v, City

Mrs. P. Grover. Kent City

Sewing Machine,
.‘l=45.00 Fine Cook Stove.
$75.00 Silver Tea Service, .

Fine Bedroom Set, N0. 2,

C. Slioemzilier, G. R. & 1.. Car Shops, City
Maj. Lowell Hull, City
Mrs. G. Ileasunis, City
A. lllanley, Walker Township, Kent 00-

We have not space to publish them all.

Everyone concedes that our attraction in the
way of bargains coupled with the Grab—Bag' scheme,
is fair and square. Our sales since Dec. 1st have
exceeded our Wildest expectation, and the increase
in sales has more than paid us for our outlay.

T11 ERE ARE‘ 11lAN1’ 11'! NE PIs'ESE.*'T.S'
TIIE BAG, so come and get one.

LEFT IN

MIND ‘WE MUST CLOSE
Our En tire Winter Stock.

We offer 18 Men's Uvarcoals, Velvet Collars, at $I.5U eacli
We offer 48 Boys’ ilvcrcnats, same goods, at only $|.l]l] each.

AT TIIESIC l’l{lGl£S 'l'lll£Y Gl) l*'AS'l‘, S0 G().\ll'} A'l‘ ()NUl§.

We have out prices on Winter Goods so much
that We don’t expect to carry over one garment.
CALL SOON, AT

STAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICE.

ljunly Mention GRANGE VISITOR.

People who may reside at so great a. dis-
tance from Grand Rapids that they cannot
conveniently come to the city, can avail them-
selves of the most extensive and varied stock
of

DRY GOODS

AND

CARPETINGS

of every description to be found in Michigan,

simply by writing us. Samples of nearly all
kinds of goods can be sent by mail.

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

SPRING 8: COMPANY,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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llamas  lexo ~ 

(mi pr]: .~«-ii<~nlin::il and

3,, »' 1,; ‘.7   _l   i"W1?-5i1?’iiP0LAND CHINA STOCE

ll! ., (.nv-up mid l rm>vi‘-lr. , H _
ix... .,,;.,,.- . ;"r.._\ .-3, Allilllis -mmi .-«ml l\i|ll~L". I 1ntVE3 at my l‘8:1]'!t'lll.‘(t in Porter, Cu.» Co.
’l‘Illl{'l‘Y ll IEIAI) OF

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ACME CREAMER an BllTl'ElflCO0Ll1B iéa§L:§{..i?%:;:*:;:e.ii:.i;§" 
 '  'l'l'\'  CONSTANEILLEES? ’.los::E%§°]yl‘i;';h
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ery uiier us .__._..

well as l(t‘('[l it

in 2: nive r~n- 1--i.~'IL’s American rllanual of
ilitinn until it

‘“i‘.".:I.5i':.E,‘."..:.. PARLIAMENTARY LAW

:)l(i)irrt1s E§(l)I<i*c Is thechenpest and best. The subject is made
MU-Hm] as it so plain that every citizen or Society member

 ,3 Emmy 3 should have a copy.
Circular of commendation free.

(‘old wutv-r re-

15janGt

frigerntnr. The cream is taken from the top and is
clear of st-dinn-nt. The most complete arrniigcinent
for the Farirer and Dail"_\'lI)7ll) in_ existence. Agents
wanted. Send for circular and price list.
MVGALL 5: DUNCAN,
laprti S choclcrai't,Mizli.

FENNO 8!. MANNING,

Woul Commission Menzhanls,

117 Federal Est., Boston.
Consignments Solicited and Cash Advances
Made.

_ _ Price by

mail prepaid: cloth, 50 cents; leather tucks,

31.00. Postage stamps received.

Address, J. T. Coma, Schoolcrsft. or
GEO. T. FISII.

Rocmrs-ran, N: Y.

PATENTS.

LUCIUS C. WEST, Solicitor of American
arm Foreign Patents. and Counsellor in Patent
Causes. Trade Marks, Copyrights. Assign.
merits, Caveats, anr. Mechanical Drawings.
Circulars free. 16 PO!'l’PS" street,

aprlti KALAMAZOO, MICE.

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