llll » 5 - ll ,., liiilllllfllllllll. i(.iu.1q|j[ oS9ll°D lav “THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUEJVCE THAN THE FARM, A ND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.” VOLUME l0,—NO. 13. WHOLE N0. 189. E SCHOOLCRAFT, MICH., JULY 1, 1884. ' [Printed b{eKalamnzoo Publishing Co.] Publls rs of the Daily and Weekly Telegraph. Combined monthly circulation of the three papers, 72,51). Entered at the Post Ollioe at Kala- mazoo as second Class matter. @732 grunge ifisifnr (ENLARGED) Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for 85.00. J. T. COBB, Editor & Manager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order, or Draft. §’T}zi's paper is not sent only as ordered andpaidfor in advance. Officers National Grange. M_4.s'rns.—J. J. WO0DMAN,Paw Paw,Mich. Ovnnsrcsa——PUT. DARDEN, . . . .Mississippi. Lsc'rui2En—HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri. S'rIWARD—W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kansas. Ass:-. SrswAnn—JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware. CflAPLA.rN——H. O. DERVIES, . . . . .Maryland. TBKA8UBEB—-F. MCDOWELL, . . .New York. 8nc’r—W. M. IRELAND, Washington, D. C. GATE-KEEPER--JAS. DRAPER, ..... . .Mass. Cxnns—MRS. J. J. WOODMAN,..Michigan. POMONA—MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi. FIiOBA—-—MB.B. I. W. NICHOLSON ,New Jersey Lu)! Assr. STEWABD—MBS. WM. SIMS,Kan Executive committee- D. WYATT AIKEN, ..... ..South Carolina. H. D. BINGHAM ................... ..Ohio. DB. J. M. BLANTON, .......... ..Virginia. Officers Michigan State Grange. M.-—C. G. LUCE, ................. ..Gilea.d. 0.—A. N. WOODRUFF, ...... ..Watervliet. Lnc.—JOHN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . . .Lansing. 8.—S. A. TOOKER, ........ ..Grand Ledge. A. S.—A. B. CLARK, ............ ..Mori-ice. C.—E. R. WILLARD . . . . . . . ..White Pigeon. '.l.'nus.——S. F. BROWN, ....... . .Schoolcraft. 8so..—J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft. G. K.—ELIJ AH BARTLETT, .... . .Dryden. Gnnns.—MRS. M. T. COLE, ..... ..Palmyra. P0l0NA.—MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell. F!.0BA——MRS. D. H. STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. A. S.—MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..Morrice. Executive committee- WM. SATTERLEE, Ch’n., . . . .Birmingham. H, D, PLATT, .................. ..Ypsilanti. JOHN PORTER, .......... ..Grand Rapids. THOMAS MARS, ........ ..Berrien Center. J. Q. A. BURRINGTON,.....,....Tuscola. THOS. I‘. MOORE, .............. ..Adrian. J. G. EAMSDELL .......... ..Traverse City. C. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, ..... ..Ex-ofiicio. state Business Agent. THOMAS MASON, .......... ..Chicago. 111. GEO. W. HILL .................. ..Detroit. General Deputy. JOHN IIOLBROOK ............. "Lansing. Special Lecturers. Thos. E. Moore, ...... "Adrian, Lenawee Co. Stark Lampman, . . . . . . ..Tustin, Osceola Co. u_ L, Stevens, ______ "Perry, Shiawassee Co. Jason Woodman, . . . .Paw Paw VanBuren Co_ A. N. Woodruif, .... . .Watervliet, Berrien Co. Mr. Perry Mayo,. .Battle Creek, Calhoun Co- Mrs. Perry Ma.yo,. .Battle Creek, Calhoun Co‘ Price list of Supplies Kept in the office of the Secretary of the MICHIGAN STATE GRAN GE. And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Gun}: Order, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of 3!: Master or Secretary; Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred,.. 76 Blank Book. ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members,_.. .... 1 00 Blank Record Bookz}. (Express pa1d)..-- 1 00 Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub, well bound» - - 50 Receipt Book, containing 100 PM-elpts from Treasurer to Secretary, with Stub: well bound, ....................... -- 50 Blank Receipts for dues, 1;!‘ 100: b0l1n<3i 50 Applications for Members 1). per 100:; - - 50 Secretary’s Account Book, (new style). . 50 Withdrawal Cards, per doz., .......... . . 26 Dimits, in envelopes, per doz.,.. ...._ .. .. 25 By.Laws of the State Grange, single eqpies 10c. per doz., ................ . . 75 By. aws,bound,.._... _ —--- u Glad Echoes,” with music. Single copy 15 cu. per doz., .........._.~.-----~- 1 8'3 The National Grange Choir, single copy 4 .............. 40 cents. Per dozen ............... . . gé Rituals, single WP?» ----------------- -- 2 0 “ er doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to £0, Fifth Degree, for Pomona Granger, per copy. ----------------- - - 10 Blank “Art: les of Association” for the In 1-atcion of Subordinate Grange with {Charter all complete .... 10 Notleeto yiin uent Mlambers. or 1'00» 40 Declaration of oses, per oz.’ 56-; 40 II (had . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - -- A.l£°ei'lc:: Manual of Parlia‘1!10ntN7 Llzw 5‘ ‘I I‘ It ‘ ([01-opcpm Tuck,)é.:.B..._ ............. -- 1 Dlilagt o ws an uhngs, ......... .- 30 Books .......................... .. 15 Address, J. T. COBB, Sac’! MICE. sun Gnsol. SGHOOLCBAFT. MICE. dnwiwllunl derailment; SOWING TIME. "In due season we shall reap if we faint not.”-Gal. vi, 9. I seek not the harvest here From the seeds of truth I sow; I willingly wait to bind the sheaves In the world to which we go. Too busy am I in the field To track them as they fly; But I know there’s a. germ of life in each, And they cannot, cannot die. The breath of the Lord will waft Each one wherever he will; And there it shall spring, and bear iis fruit, His purpose to fulfill. ’Tis a joy to bear the seed, To go with the store of grain. To scatter it here and scatter it there: And sow and sow again. In the moming’s dewy hour. Mid noontide’s sultry heat, At evening time when the shadows fall, To drop the gospel wheat. I know not which shall thrive, But the promise of God I take; His eye will follow the smallest grain I sow for his dear sake. “Blessed are ye that sow!" Yes, Lord, the work is sweet; The hardest toil ls the dearest joy, The soul’s most dainty meat, Thank God for the sowing time! But who can the bliss foresee, When the work is done, and the Worker 5 throng To the harvest jubilee! —E1:c/range. -:j_::._—_—— Manufacture of Drain Tile. ARTICLE No. 3. FORMING THE TILE HAND MOLDING. Drain tile are molded by hand very extensively in England, but to a very small extent in this country. The method of moulding is about as fol- lows: The plastic clay is received from the pug mill on to the molder’s table. The molder then takes some of the clay and rolls it out to the desired thickness with a roller, in very much the same way that a woman rolls dough for pie crust. The roller is kept wet or sanded to prevent the clay sticking. After the sheets are flat- tened out the proper thickness and the proper temper is secured, they are folded over a cylindrical stick of the required diameter of the tile, and the ends of the clay lapped over and rolled toa uniform thickness. The tile are made in lengths of one foot, the ends being squarely out by two steel irons on a frame or by a knife. They are then carried by inserting a half round paddle to the dry sheds where they are left on racks to dry, standing on end. The old form of horse shoe tile without bottom were made very easily by this method. Clay shrinks by drying and burning about one-twelfth part, different Vari- eties shrinking different amounts. A very pure clay or one free from sand is likely to shrink more than a sandy clay. If the shrinking is unequal, tile or brick will crack and go to pieces. Very few clays will stand drying in the open air as they are almost certain to crack, and for that reason a shed must be provided, which will protect the tile from wet and allow the cur- rents of air to be regulated. A cheap dry shed will be described in article No. 4. The following table shows the di- mensions generally adopted for tile before and after burning. Length after burning 12 inches, be- fore burning 13 inches. TABLE. AFTER BURNING BEFORE BURNING. :5 ’ § ‘.3 ‘a ,_ E -5 .. 2 2 0 1; . 5 rr_' '3 :2 E I: E in 3 . as L” l -.2 5 "-3 2 '~3 2 2 = '-E v 3 , 2: E g 5, 43 .: an ': .. 5 ! g; . 5 E ' o 2 340‘ 26-10} 21-6;3'§ E 33-ll) 2;; 3-20 31-10] 2-14,: =.~‘= , - U 3 / 3-1!‘ 36-10 31,4,‘ '5 Q" 3: 524? 4 4.1.», 43-10 4-1.5, g 5 5:4) 5 3/_,, 6 55-12‘ 5 2 ,7, gr 6»-10 6 16.14,»! 7230 6-12,; E g E ‘hf-10 3 is-io 91.10 8;-Size s : 1W10 10 1 1 ' 1006. 6 55 3 13 TILE MACHINES. In this country tiles are generally molded by machines, these machines are made to run by hand power. h0l‘S9 power or steam. The hand molding machine is very little used. Jackson Bros. of Albany, N. Y., make such a machine for which they ask separate from the pug mill $ The machines for making tile. work on this principle. The clay is first ground or tempered, then it is forced by a great pressure out through an opening of the exact shape and size wanted for the tiles. There are two distinct classes of these machines, one kind, known as the Plunger machine, consists of an iron cylinder and pug mill much like that described, but the lower part is a chamber in which re- volves an arm, or in which works a piston that forces the clay outward through the die, once in each revolu- tion of the shaft. Some idea of the enormous pressure that is used will be obtained by stating that this shaft car- rying the plunger has to be made of solid steel four inches in diameter, in order to resist the pressure of the clay. The tile are plunged out on to a table in one stream, they are cut suitable lengths by several wires attached to a frame. The other class of machines are horizmtal cylinders and the grinding kinds are portions of a large screw thread. These mach- ines send out a continuous stream of tile and on generally known as Auger machines. The Plunger machines are somehow now difficult to make and cost more than the Auger machines. On the other hand it requires less pow- er to run them. The makers of Plung- er machines have them fitted both for horse or steam power; while so far as I can learn, the A uger machines are intended only for steam power. The price of horse power Plunger machines is, with dies for 2; to 8 inch tile, $350 to $450. Steam geared ms- chines of same make $75 to $150 more. Auger machines to be run by steam engines $400 to $600. The following firms manufacture Plunger machines:— Chandler & Taylor, Indianapolis, Ind. Union Iron Works, Indianapolis, Ind. New Breman Foundry, New Bre- men, Ohio. . Boyles 6: Vaughn, Richmond, Ind. J. W. Penfield & Son, Willoughby, Ohio. Hadley, Wright & Co, Indianapolis, Ind. P. LaLourette, Marion, Ohio. The following manufacture Auger machines:—— Kells & Son, Adrian, Mich. J. W. Penfield, Willoughby, Ohio. Fute & Freese, Plymouth, Ohio. Nolon, Madden & C0,, Rushville, Ind. Frey, Sheckle & Hoover, Bucyrus, Ohio. Adrain Brick & Tile C0,, Adrian, Mich. T. F. Clark, Morenci, Mich. H. Brener & Co., Tecumseh, Mich. After the tile are molded and cut the proper length, they are taken to the dry shed and laid on shelves or set on ends until thoroughly dried, whence they are taken to the kiln and burned. Article No. 4, will treat of the dry- ing of tiles and preparation for the kiln. As to the best machines for tile making my researches have convinced me there is no such thing, at least it would be as diflicult to answer as to name the best plow or the best mower. The fact stands about this way: Some clays and some circumstances may render one machine much better than a certain other one, and other circum- stances may reverse the case. Some clays work beautifully in an Auger machine, other clays work better in a Plunge machine. The tile workers seem usually well satisfied with the machines they have. __..__________._____ sheep on High-Priced Lands. The opinion is quite prevalent that it is not profitable to raise sheep on our best farm lands where there is nothing in view but the production of wool and mutton. Thoroughbred sheep bred and sold for breeding purposes are of course excepted, as the prices received are always such as to warrant keeping them on any land that it Wlll pay to farm at all. _ In England sheep are raised very extensively on lands worth several times more than our improved farms, and whose annual rental nearly equals the price of fairly good lands in M1Ch1- gan. If it can be done there_why not here ? One disadvantage with us 1S absence of consumers of high-priced meats, because if we raise good_mutton on high-priced land we must have good prices for meat. The wool crop at pres- ent prices will not do for the main dependence of profit in keeping sheep on land worth $30 per acre, but com- bined with meat production there is no need to be alarmed at the prospect. Near :1 good market early lambs are prolitableas well grown to three or four months at the right season, they will bring as much as full grown mut- ton averages per head. and at far less cost, although they require the very closest and best attention while they are growing. The English mutton breeds, especially the “Dowiis” are well adapted to a location of valuable lands and near lI'lEtl'l\'€l. provided care and skill are exercised in growing them. Like the best breeds of cattle they are the result of good feeding as well’ as breeding, and will revert quickly to an inferior type if neglected. They must be kept in small flocks or closely watclied, or they will not do well. The English fariiicrs sometimes keep in moderately large flock, but they give them minute attention by a shcplierd who has no other duties, and is constzuitly with them. The Merino does not mature soon enough for profitable meat pro- duction ut an early age although the breeders of this class have of late in- creased tlie size and improve'l the form of this breed, and they are 3. good and profitable mutton breed where they can be kept till maturity, and are es- pecially profitable to those who pur- chase them for winter feeding. For those who desire simply a sheep for producing mutton as soon as pos- sible so as to make quick returns, El. cross of a. l)own or Longwool on the common Merino and followed in the same direction has been found a good one. In one instance at leastan east- ern breeder has establislied a breed by crossing the Cotswold and Merino and continuing the cross with pure Cots- wold rams. We have seen the first cross of this kind with remarkable car- cuss and agood fleece.—But it is not recommended in general. but only in particular cases, where an early ma- turing mutton sheep is wanted, with ll. good fleece, and always accompanied with good feecdng. Not that they are superior to the pure breeds, but that they may get it good class of sheep without. lar e outlay of breeding stock to begiinwit 1. During the last month sl1e::red,¢,liet-p sold in market. for 50 per liun i}‘€(l on an average of 04 pounds which 1‘. cans mutton by the carcass at. ten and eleven cents, the highest price for meat of any kind. At these rates if any kind of meat production will pay on the best lands, mutton surely will do so, as the fleeces from these sheep mentioned had always helped to pay for the keeping. The mutton breeds or crosses of them will grow to this weight at a year old, and with the fleece will make a large return for food consumed. In addition to this there is a growing demand for good mutton an the prices are likely to be sustain- ed or even increased. It has been thought by many feeders that sheep would produce as much meat for the food consumed as any other stock, and that this fact in addi- tion to the fleece makes them the most profitable stock for feeding. It cer- tainly appcars that if any stock can be profitably reared and fed on our most valuable lands that sheep are the most likely to be profitable if judiciously handled. The difference, however, be- tween profit and loss, will lie largely in the attention they receive, as well as the feed that is given them. High, dry land is the best for sheep. If they are even to run on low, wet land, the early part of the season is the only time in which they should be al- lowed to do so. Wet seasons are not healthy for sheep, and we doubt not that the loss of sheep during the past winter and spring is due more to the summer and fall of 188:5, than to the winter or poor quality of hay, although an allowance of grain in early winter might perhaps in many cases have bridged the animal over a critical pe- riod.-—Dctroz't Post and Tribune. How to Anchor lhe Boys. Editor G‘reen’s Fruit Grower:—Many suggestions are given to farmers about anchoring the boys on the farm, but none seems to fit the case better than the direction to give him some share in the profits. Something that he may call his own, and which he can im- prove by industry. Sometimes the “bent” may be very pronounced but ordinarily it is what you make it. It is easy to interest the little boy in small fruit culture, or in the care of young stock, whose growth he watches with keen interest because the pro- ceeds are to be his very own. As you value your good name with your boy, deal as uprightly with him as you would with your nelghbor’s son. ‘‘Don’t let it be boy's calf, but father’s cow.” When he has gained some money by hard work and the means you have given him to use for him- self. don’t say to him as another fa- ther did: “Dau, you may lend me that money and I will give you my note for it.” The money was handed over most reluctantly, and that was the last the boy ever saw -of it. That youth concluded to quit farm life at the earliest day he could. Two boys I knew, had by the hard- est work earned money selling apples about the village from a bag carried an on old horse's back, bought a calf. It grew well and was watched and tend- ed with pride, and there were various calculations over the way the money should be invested. But one day a cattle dealer came along, and their pet was sold with the rest of the young cattle; and one of these boys remem- bered when he was gray-bearded, that they never saw anything of the money. Very differently did another farmer manage. He gave his boy any acre on the farm he would pick out, with leave to use all the fertilizers he pleased, and various other facilities for making his small farm a success. The boy chose to set it in small fruits, for which there was a good market, and every year saw him more of an enthu- siast in this culture, and very soon they brought him in most handsome return. City life had no charms for that youth as he grew up. There is a delight in watching the growth of trees and plants of one’s own setting, that is of a most elevating, re- fining character. It is a foil to many if the temptations of life, which are to be formed in the country as well as in the city. A good paper on the sub- ject, and a personal interest in the culture will cause an intelligent lad to take hold ofit with vigor, and will in- vest country life with a new charm. N o wonder Oliver \Vendell Holmes said that the best poems he had made were the trees he had planted along the winding river. Would that every “waste place” about our farmers homes might this year be planted with a vine or a bush or a tree. What a change it would make in the face of the land- scape, and in the lives of the dwellers in these homes. — J. E. MCC., in Green’s Fruit Grower. lnseclicides. In recommending things to be used on the farm, especially in the treat- ment of animals and in cases of a re- quired insectitude, we always endeav- or to prescribe and suggest those things that can be the most easily ob- tained. It is useless to recommend what cannot be got, at least without a great deal of trouble and at great ex- pense. We do not forget either that there may be cases in which it would be difficult to obtain some of the most simple things in common use. So we keep these difficulties constantly in view and endeavor to pursue a course which will enable our readers to over- come them. We are always glad when new uses of what is found in al- most any farm are discovered. Re- cently we have noticed that kerosene has been recommended as an insecti- cide. Now keiosene is something that is either in the home or can be readily obtained; and if it is really valuable in the direction indicated it is both cheap and convenient. Whether or not it will do all that is claimed for it can be ascertained by anybody without much trouble. An exchange notices the experiments that have been made with it, and re- commends a trial of the remedy. Ex- periment carried on during the past summer at the Michigan Agricultur- al College upon the use of kerosene as an insecticide resulted in marked success. A good emulsion was found to be made from a gallon of water and a quart of soft soap, brou ht to a boil- ing heat and the vesse containing them being removed from the fire, a pint of kerosene was thoroughly stirred in. This was found to be a sure remedy for the apple tree bark louse, but for some or most purposes it will be better diluted. For most purposes, however, a bet- ter emulsion was found to be made by mixing one part of kerosene oil with five parts of milk, either sweet or sour. This mixture was applied to many tender plants with no injury to twigs or foliage. When used in the propor- tion of one to three, many plants were injured. When even more dilute than one part of oil to five of milk, the mix- ture was sufliciently strong to dis- patch most insects. When only half that strength it destroyed quickly all the apple tree lice. The proportion of one to five, however, was found to be always safe and expeditious. It killed the striped cucumber beet-lee, squash bug, grape fleas, and many kinds of larvae. It is readily applied with a fountain pump or syringe. Professor Forbes, of Illinois, has used kerosene with sucsess in destroying chinch bugs.—— Western Rural. ‘I begin’ says a Vermont farmer, ‘to feed my pigs when small on uncooked food of all kinds, such as apples, pota- toes, green grass and weeds, corn fod- der, etc., with alittle water and sour milk to drink. Sour milk is better for them than sweet, for it gives them an appetite and keeps them healthy, so that'they grow faster. When I am ready to begin fattening the "animals, I feed dry feed and corn. and a little while after they eat it I give tliema lit- tle sour milk, if I have it. and if not a little clear, cold water. This method of feeding saves labor and food, and consequently saves expense. The dry meal will stay on the stomach entirely digested, while sloppy food will pass through the animal more quickly, and before it has had time to do half service. I have tried a good many experiments in pig feeding, and have fully settled down upon this as the best. You must begin the use of uncooked food when they are very young.” Skimmed milk is excellent for young and growing animals. Lights in the Barn. It is estimated that nine-tenths of all fires are caused by carelessness.- Now is the season when the lantern is fre- quently used in the barn. and we give a word of caution. Never light a lamp or lantern of any kind in the barn. Smokers may include their pipes and cigars in the above. The lantern should be lighted in the house or some out building where no corn. bustibles are stored. A lantern which does not burn well, should never be put in order in the hay mow. There is a great temptation to strike a match and re-light an extinguished lantern wherever it may be. ltis even best to feel one’e way out to a safe place than to run any risks. If the light is not kept in the hand, it should be hung up. Provide hooks in the vari- ous rooms where the lights are used. A wire running the whole length of the horse stable, at the rear of the stalls, and furnished witha sliding hook, is very convenient for night work with the horses. Some farmers are so careless, as to keep the lamp on in the barn, and fill the lantern there while the wick is burning. Such risks are too great, even if the build- ings are insured.—-American Agricul- lurisl. THE American Humane Association is effecting a good work towards miti- gating the cruelties inflicted on live stock during the process of transpor- tation. Thousands of animals are daily succumbing to the tortures of their railway accommodation. Con- gress has passed a law compelling rall- way companies to remove live stock from the cars. allowing the animals five hours rest in every twenty of travel. This is only a partial allevia- tion, even if the enactment could be strictly carried out; for the goading of them into their repulsive quarters would scarcely be less a oniziug than the method of through s ipment. The association have offered a prize of $5,- 000 for the best live stock car that would prevent these cruelties. This has stimulated invention, but some of the patentees thought it more profit- able to have their cars patented, and some of these cars are now in use on two of the American lines. Mr. W. S. Hunter, of Belleville, received a gold medal from the association for a car invented by him. The inspectors of the association stationed at the stock yards have also been a means of re- lieving suffering and preventing deaths amongst live stock.-Er. STONE wall fences are an abomina- tion. They must go with the crooked rail fences. as barbed wire becomes better known. It is about impossible to climb over a stone wall without loosening the stones, thus a wall where hunters or children often pass, soon tumbles down. and what an ele- phant on your hands it is to repair. Nothing looks worse than a broken down stone wall. Fasten one barbed wire over your walls in place of rails and people will not attempt to climb it. Barbed wire makes the cheapest fence. Winds have no effect on it. Unruly cattle and horses respect it. If we had it twenty years ago there would now be no unruly or jumping stock. A city liveryman says he can keep a horse for $6 per month, feeding six quarts of oats each day and good hay. Most people feed too much hay. A horse will eat hay until he can travel no better than a cow. It costs some men twice as much to keep horses as others whose teams are equally well cared for. Most people keep too many horses. Get along with as few as you can, by managing continuous work. It injures a horse to lie idle long. Give him steady but not over- work. ________._______.______ WooL Gnownns. BE REASONABLE. ——Why complain so much about the low prices of wool? Look fairly at the matter and you will readily see that money received for the same number of pounds of wool from the same sheep this year will buy more supplies from your merchants than last year. Almost everything you buy is from fifteen to fifty per cent. lower than last veer. Is not this in your favor?— Wool Journal. _....___________ We will now come to the feed. There is an old saying that the ‘breed is in the mouth.’ The cow in her wild state de- velops muscle and growth of body. Gradually bring her to rich diet and comparatively rest, in a few genera- tions she becomes a different animal and yields a large quantity of milk, but feed her on poor diet and she deger or ates, and in a few generations she loos es nearly all her fine milking qualities. So you see how essential good food is. In rearing the young I let the first calf suck its dam for the first four weeks. The second and future calves I take off when two days old, and for one week Igive them new milk and change gradually to warm skim milk and oatmeal. I keep them that way from four to six months. Vllhen young they should be fed often. I find I raise the best calves this way.——Ex. For fertilizing salt, address, Larkin and Patrick, Midland City, Michigan. 5 ........_......... -—---r’ '2 .- '!IcEE EBANGE VISITOR». JULY 1, 1884. E719 grunge iflicéitur sunooncnarr, — _ JULY 1. Ilngle copy, six months,..___.-_ 25 Eagle copy, one year,__..___ 50 Elven copies, one year --- 5 00 10 ten trial subscribers for three uznths we will send the VISI- ron for -- __s1 00 For new subscribers, canvassers are lnuaorized to retain one-third of the regular subscription price to com- pensate for their work. -«ample copies free to any address. address, J. T. Conn, Schoolcraft, S1311. ' INDEX TO THIS NUMBER. Saw 1: I‘.xn.u —\[n1f1.cture of Drain Tile- Sn-xep on l:Iigh—Pr-iced Lands—How to An- ch)r Boys —Insecticides—Lights in the am .... .... ................... Jnlé"North American R 3view"—A Visit to Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb —Drain- age for Health ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘2 Postal Jottings-—Interesting¥ Facts Abou t Piah4-Lecturer's Communication. National Gxfige. P. of I-I.-Grange 'I‘hought-—Wo- men Make the Best -Teachers —0ne Phase at Pn:ohibition—Notices of Meetings .... 3 The Cabbage Root Fly——Reclaiming a Waste-- Wood Ashes for Orchards——Fruit Jellies-— Against and for Moles - How to Utilize Imee—Address of Welcome—Olive Grange ~-Grange Visiting—Gerrna.n Carp —The Fu- el of the Future................ ..... .. 4 Business Ccmbined With Pleasure-—Activity in Grange Work—SwindIes— Don’t do it— --A Cure for Drunkeness—-Best Wood for Wheels—How Watch Cases are Made—Ad- vertisrnents, and Railroad Time Tables. . . 5 The Farmer's Wife—Among the Granges-— One Year Ago—Our GirIs—Watson Grange , -ChiIdren’e Day—No Homely Girls Nec- eseary -—Women—An Ounce of Preventa- ‘tion——Women Make the Best Teachers. . . 0 Power-—Eesay— July Lilies-A New Subject ——- Selections — Taxation—Test it- Grove 9n.nge—-The Reaper Death—The Mar- §nnlavi’s tnulwnl. Thirty .attorneys, all having cases on call in the superior court, were notified to appear yesterday morning ready for trial. Out of the whole number but four put in an appearance, and these were not ready to go on with their cases. Judge Chipman there- upon announced that hereafter if the kwyers were not ready with the cases on call, they would be passed for the term. The judical mandate will like- 35 have the desired efl‘ect.—-Post and ilribune. This item furnishes additional evi- dence of the indifl‘erence of the legal fraternity as a class to the best inter- sets of the people as well as to their clients. The news reporter said more than he intended in his last sentence. The desired effect of the “judlcal mandate” willaccomplish the very purpose of ihelegal gentleman who have taken we-1-ge of cases of unpleasentness be- tween indivdiduals. Delays compli- ate, and the longer cases can be kept in Court the more money the lawyers will be able to drain from their victims. Had Judge Chipman order- ed all civil cases stricken from the docket where the attorney did not an- lwertothe call and give such good and suflicient reason for asking a con- finuance as would be required in ordinary businessto justify delay, he would have prefered a duty new to courts but founded on gooi business common sense. IDURING the busy months of last year THE VISITOR was sent out sev- eral times with no original matter in one and another of its departments. We endeavored to supply this defi- ciency by the best possible articles we could select from other sources; but the result proved somewhat unsatis- fictory, especially, in the ladies col- . umn, as their lateraletters testified. Now, this need not be. And it shall not be our fault if on some sultry August morning, you open your paper, prepared to refresh yourself with the tempting offering of a favorite wri- b'r’s pen; and, instead, are met by a reprint article you read last winter in another paper. You feel that "Twice told Tales" cease to be a virtue at such seasons. If even a few of the thousands of capable ladies who read this paper, will “take home” the sentiment ex- yrmsed by Mrs. Joshua Brown in this number, the Vrsrron would become, iideed, your paper in a broader sense than you are now pleased to claim it. THE subject of Carp culture has re- wived some attention within a few pearsin this country and from a cir- ewlar just received, it seems likely to receive more, as under date of Feb. 9, 1884, a National organization was eflected in the city of Philadelphia, under the name of the American Carp lfirltural Association. The circular gives a list of reliable gentleman asofilcers of the Associa- tion; states its objects and among others we find that of the establish- ment of a journal, devoted to this new industry. The article on the 4th page upon the subject of Carp Culture will heof interest to some of our readers. Ia" further information, address M. 1., Dayis,'Sec., Ltmcastor, Pa. IULY “NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.” The make-up and general outward appearance of the North American Review, as it monthly comes to us, is well in keeping with its wholesome, solid contents. The pens of its wri- ters record the pulse beatings of the world’s thought and give us the bear- ing of popular tendency before the bulk of the public realize in what di- rection it is drifting. Many of the articles break from our eyes the scales and show us that what had seemed like a prophecy of the far future is now present, and we stand face to face with questions and sub- jects that may never have occurred to us, but which under the light of these lucid and forcible arguments, demand. our immediate and constant attention. From the July number we.select a few of these points. The first article, “Juries and Jury- men” is directly in, the linein which the VISITOR asserts itself, that is, in opposition to the present system of ad- ministering justice." Inasmuch as “The immemorial institution of trial by jury, which for centuries has been regarded as one of the most essential rights of the citizen, and one of the most effective barriers against absolute power, is itself on trial to-day, and is required to show cause why it should not be discarded and a more effectual, continued immigration thereto from the older provinces what valuable ad- vantages, present and future, might not be looked for from a union of the two countries? more striking evidence than the facts already set forth, of the value to the world in general, and the republic in particular, of the magnificent empire stretching from its’-northern boundary to the Arctic Ocean and from the At- lanticito-the Pacific?” What could be far The last article of this magazine comprises a collection of opinions re- lating tp “The Future of the Negro.” They are’ from ten reliable and dis- cerning writers. negro has no positive tendency to mi- grate from the South; that they are not likely to be extermina.‘ed in the manner of the lied man; that they are increasing with rapidity; and apparent- ly are degenerating from their social station of 20 years ago. This latter statement, however, cannot be accepted. At the close of the war when the col- ored man was the object which had cailed.,.for those recent scenes of sacri- fice and strife, it was natural in the ex- cltementand enthusiam, which battled against_-,3-:I;riora.l wrong. that our heated estimation u should exalt the negro above his average standing. Ilis posi- tion, as he then was in our computa- tion, copld not be maintained. The transition had been too rapid, be They show that the method of administering justice sub-7 ,could not sustain himself at so elevated stituted for it, or at least why it should not be reformed so as to yield more satisfactory results.” “No institution is doomed, however. by a mere consideration of its imper- fections. lt is the genius of our race to look before and after, and to see what are the perils and inconven- iences of the new before it displaces the old.” liy carefully prepared statistics it is found liberally educated business men are rarely on the jury lists and when there are usually excused from acting as a juryman. It is recommended that stringent measures be taken in order that these men be put on and retained. The duties are not so difficult as some- times represented, and the interest called forth, added to a. sense that an important public duty has been per- formed, give it a higher place in a juror’s estimation. Further, the wri- ter insists that juries should not be confined to the court room without separation or intervals of rest. He claims there is scarcely no danger from interference by interested parties; but as a more important reason. he urges that “if a night could be spent away from the heated disputation of the jury room, it would not infre- quently happen that adissentient juror would, as the result, see things in a clearer light on the morrow.” Dr. P. Bender has contributed a paper in this number of the Review concerning the expediency of the “An- nexation of Canada to the United States.” Along our border lines has grown up a nation possessing within a few hundred thousand as many square miles as do we, backed by unlimited and comparatively unexplored re- sources of timbers, minerals, fisheries, soils producing vast harvests and a population of about 4,500,000. Stretch- ing far away toward the icy fetters of the north, its boundaries and ex- tent exist in our minds enveloped in a mythicalhaze. “Till within the last dozen years, few save the hunter, speculator or adven- turous lumberman, have penetrated its northern and remote districts. But such explorers l1a.ve exhausted their imaginations and vocabularies in attempts to express the raptures which this region has aroused. Its bewildering extent, soil" of phenomenal richness, wonderful natural arteries of communication, numerous coalbeds, bursting through the prairie; its iron and other mines, only a portion of; them as yet known; its wealth of game, healthy climate, favorable sea- sons for agriculture, all combine to justify the enthusiastic laudation it has elicited. Its extraordinary fertili- ty has caused Americans as well as British and Canadian visitors to style it “the future granary of the world.“ The volume of wheat and other cereals obtained, even under the crudest farm- ing, averages about thirty bushels to the acre, as against twenty-five to fif- teen iu even good regions, further south and east. The Canadian Pacific railway will soon effect through com- munication between tidc water on the St. Lawrence and the Rocky mountains some 3,000 miles, leaving but a gap of less than 300 miles to complete the con- nection with the Pacific Ocean, when the Northwest will undoubtedly be- come one of the most important re- gions of this country. — And this is the territory whose peo- ple, swayed by discontent and a grow- ing kindliness to the Union, with which we may expect to be called upon to unite hands should the terms of their present confederation be broken. The feeling of servile allegiance to the old country customs and forms and that strict sense of loyalty, which once ex- isted, are melting before the rising Re- public. Especially is this true among the younger French and English in- habitants of Canada. thousands of whom have come to the States, or are looking forward to a. permanent home here. “With so many Canadians ac- tually settled in the Republic, and a alleigbt, If he apparently falls from such apinnacle it will be but for a more Stable attainment of it in the futurg. Asto his removal from the Union, Chas. A. Gardiner sa.ys:—"The plan of exporting and colonizing the race is less practible to—day than it was before Emancipation. The negro is acitizen, and his own consent must be obtained before he can be exported to Africa. or elsewhere. He is proud of his citizen- ship, and it"'is folly to expect that he will expatriate himself voluntarily. Or- iginal suggestions as to his future, can be of value only as they are justificd by ensisting facts. legal equality is declared; his home is in the South, and he evinces no incli- nation to leave it.” The negro is here; his In regard to the same, Frederick Douglas remarks as follows :—“IIe is now seven millions, has doubled his number in thirty years, and is increas- ing more rapidly than the more favor- ed population of the South. of .his becoming extinct finds no sup- ‘port in this fact. But will he emigrate? No! Individuals may, but the masses will not. Dust will fly, but the earth will remain. to a foreign land, the difiiculty of find- ing a country where the conditions of existence are more favorable than here, attachment to native land, gradual im- provement in moral surroulidfings, in- creasing hope of a better future, im- ' provement in character and {pine by education, impossibility of finding any part of the globe free from the presence of white men,——-all conspire to keep the negro here, and compel him to adjust himself to American civilization.” The idea The expense of removal The ingenuity of the American peo- ple has been tried severely, and in near- ly every conceivable direction,to devise methods of bringing the white and black races into more harmonious citi- zenship. Institutions and associations for the instruction of negroes have been founded, in like manner for a semi-civilized nation. Indeed this was necessary; the circustances of their past servitude and beclouded views be- ing such that a. rigorous system ‘of training is required. been expected of them. hundred years of slavery, we demand too nearly what twenty centuries of freedom have given the whites. Ignor- ance, in their present crude state, is the cause of much of the evil charged to them. Touching upon this phase of the negro question, writes: his own future, not as a negro, but as acitizen, as an individual. If by means of education and experience, be 15 en- abled to proceed in the spirit that should characterize every man. that a-pprieciates the responsibilites of citi- zenship,he will not lack the active sym- pathy of his fellow citizens. as he, remains ignorant. the negro can not-prove a source of danger. ance is always dangerous; it is special- ly dangerous where unscruoulous men are found willing to take advantage of it. The hope is, that the ignorance of the negroes is susceptible of enlighten- ment, and of this there can be no doubt.” Too much has After two Joel C. Harris “The negro must carve out So long Ign or- A VISIT TO THE ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF B. AND DUM On Monday the 16th of June by in- vitation, in company with Hon. J. M. Neasmith one of the trustees of the asylum for deaf and dumb located at Flint we started on a visit to that State Institution. Michigan has an es- tablished reputation for the number and varied character of her charitable institutions and this is one of the first, founded by her than thir y Ycaffi ago. Until within a few years blind were also cared for here, but the necessary instruction re- quired was,so entirely different and the capacityrof the buildings being all required for mutes the State made provision for blind by the purchase of a building at Lansing where in- struction to this class of unfortunates has since been provided. generosity, more We found 265 pupils were in attend- ance at the close of the school year June 17, and this was about the aver- age for the year. The total number who had received instructions during the year was 271. The minds of children born mutes are so near a blank and the difficul- ties of reaching those minds and im- pressing them with ideas are obvious- ly so great that we can readily under- stand that a long period of time is re- quired to teach the mute language and then make it applicable to the various kinds of knowledge obtained by chil- dren who are instructed in the ordin- ary manner. The institution is under the man- agement ofa board of three trustees appointed by the governor of the State for a term ofsix years. A superinten- dent, matron, and a corps of teachers with such other employees as are ne- cessary to conduct every department are employed by this be .rd of trustees. Fifteen teachers were employed the last year, some of them have been there for many years and have earned a reputation for skill and adaptation to this special work and are invaluable to the institution. Of the whole number admitted about two-fifths weresent by superintend- ents of the poor and the cost of their clothing is charged to the counties from which they were sent. The State furnishes tuition and board to all scholars whether sent by parents, guardians or as‘-paupers. Forty dol- lars per annum» is the maximum amount that can -be charged for cloth- ing one pupil to the county. Parents can be more liberal in this direction if they see fit. Children old enough are required to works few hours every day, and some trades are taught. Ashoe shop, by the labor of boys of the school, supplies all the children with shoes and a printing ( ffice qualifies a large number to earn their living in after life at the case. A cabinet shop provides means for an industrial education in the use of cab- inet and carpenter tools. All the repairing about the building and all the common furniture is the work of the boys who have acquired some skill in the use of tools in the cab- inet shop. These shops are under the management of skilled foremen, and all reduced to complete system. If we have correctly remembered, eight years is the limit fixed for the educa- cation of children at this institution but the time may be extended by the Board of Trustees to ten years. This year there were six pupils grad- uated, about half had been in the in- stitution for the full term of ten years. The graduating exercises were held in the opera house which was well filled with the citizens of Flint who seemed to haven local pride in the success of this State Institution. It is not saying too much when I say that I was both surprised and gratified at‘ the proof of proficiency shown by this graduating class. We shall mention but one illustration. Superintendent Glass invited any one in the audience to present any subject for these students to write about to show their knowledge of his- tory and current “news of the day. The subjects presented were Blaine, Temperance, Christopher Columbus, The Democratic nominee for presi- dent, Queen Elizabeth, and General Grant. The subjects were assigned to pu- pile by the teacher as fast as presented and each one stepped to the black- board and in a, few minutes gave proof of the completeness of their edu- cation by writing in a clear cut, bold hand their ideas upon the several subjects using gocd language in well arranged sentences. We think no one who witnesses the improvement made - by this large number of unfortunates will be found to condemn the policy of the State in thus providing for her mute chil- dren the means of escape from a life of mental darkness.» A brief visit at such a time could not qualify us to give a,_positive opin- ion asto theyvisdom of the general management but apparently there was a disposition to carry out the be- nevolent intentions of the State by the adoption of business methods and a careful regard for all the interests involved. The superintendent, Mr. Gass is a very genial gentleman and appar- ently well adapted to the position. Mrs. Grass, in the discharge of the duties she has assumed evinced an earnestness and activity and personal interest in the children that satisfied me of her qualfications for this work. On Wednesday we returned home well pleased with what we had learned of this great charity of our great State. ’ “DRAINAGE FOR HEALTH.” We are in receipt of a paper in rela- tion to the above heading, which was read by Prof. R. C. Kedzie before the Michigan Tile and Drain Association at Adrian. It is full of sensible expla- nations of the close connections be- tween the states of our mother earth and our health. We‘ quote direct a few of his main points. “Surface drainage needs no advo- cate to—day, and I turn my attention to a form of drainage rqually neces- sary, but the need for which is not so obvious. I refer to the underdraining of soils whose surface appears reason- ably dry, but whose deeper recesses are full of stagnant water. Such water iz never to be mistaken for soil mois- ture or water held in the soil by capil- lsry action, but is the free water of soil, which will flow under the action of gravity. and has been named ground-water by the Germans. This ground water diminishes in a ma'ked degree the agricultural capa- bilities of the soil, lowering the tem- perature, preventing soil oxidation, arresting the elaboration of plant food and preventing the free spreading of the roots in the soil; because the roots of most cultivated plants will die in stagnant water. I do not propose however, to discuss the agricultural value of drainage. There are certain conditions secured by drainage ofthe soil which are es- sential to the health of the inhabitants, and one of these is aeration of the soil, or the passage of air through the pores of the soil. The air is entirely excluded from water-soaked soil: the entrance of air is prevented and all in- terchange between the air and soil— all soil-breath—is prevented. Have you ever thought how everything breatl:cs—anima(c and -inanimate alike? You inspire and expire air continuously, and thus keep yourself in good condition, and so does your coat and jacket! The air penetrates every fibre of your wardrobe, passing in and out, and carrying out some- thing it did not carry in. If your clothing was impermeable to air you could not tolerate it for an hour. The invisible waves of air wash and purify you every hour. Let me illustrate this : I cover the bowl of this tobacco pipe with the skirt of my coat, and bringing the stem of the pipe before the candle- flame, you seel can easily blow air through several thicknesses of cloth and sway the flame by the current of air. I do the same thing with buck- skin, a felt hat, leather and every- thing we wear except India-rubber. lfyou suppose your clothes do not breathe, place them in an air-tight box and strangle them for a few months, when the musty smell will convince you that your clothes must breath to remain sweet and wholesome. Even the solid bodies, such as wood and stone, are still washed and infil- trated with air. Here is a stick of red oakafoot long, and you see I can readily blow air through it. Here is a roll of morter, such as masons use in plastering walls, and you see I can, with the slightest effort, blow air through four inches of dry plaster. Not only can the air pass through these bodies, but it does pass under natural conditions, and plaster walls breathe. In plastered rooms where the walls have been left undisturbed for some time, you see the position of every beam and joist, and even the lath, by the lighter color of the wall. The part of the wall occupied by the plaster only is more permeable by air, which, in passing through leaves the dust behind, forming a brown streak. Breathing the dust air for months, the wall has its nos» trils filled with dust, and very evi- dently the old house has a dirty nost! The soil also breathes. Under pro- per and sanitary conditions the air passes in and out of the soil with eye- ry motion of wind. The sanitary drainage of dwellings has received more attention than that of fields, but is still too much neglect- ed. The sentimental rather than the sanitary idea of home has captured our thought. The paradisaic pretry and fiction, which attempt to describe theideal beauties of home, which siirg of “fuming rills, of gushing fountains with many a rill, of damp moss glis- tening with orient pearls, of blissful bowers, of thickest covert, of inwoven shade, of umbrageous grottoes and caves of cool recess,” will do well enough for the unreal world of the im- agination, but will scarcely answer for the hard world of actual life. Mr. Adam, with a crick in his back or his left knee doubled up with rheumatism, Mrs. Eve, with an old shawl over her head and a tear in her eye asshe groans over the jumping tooth ache, and little Abel, as he trots around witha cold in his head and a nose that calls constantly for a handker- chief, are not poetic, They are pa- thetic rather than poetic. Dampness and shade, gushing springs and drip- ping moss, delightful smothering with flowers and twining plants, will do well enough to read about before a rousing fire with your feet in warm slippers, but they have their little drawbacks in actual contact. VVhen sentimentalists spin off this delicious alliterative nonsense in behalf of wet and wooing, flowing and flowery, give them the curt sanitary.admonition with adouble meaning, “dry up!” A matter of business called us into the country about the middle of June, and a drive of sixteen miles from home brought us up at the house of an old friend who, for a few years has been engaged in a little enterprise the suc- cess of which has induced us to -refer to our trip. Five years ago, two farmers in the township of Wakeshma determined to start a cheese factory on a scale large enough to supply their own wants and something more. Starting with about a score of cows, and sufiiclent knowledge of the requirments of cheese making on the part of one of the farmers to secure a good product, little money was invested, but the first season was entirely satisfactory. There is nothing so convincing as success, and the success of this small venture, induced the neighbors to bring their milk to the little cheese factory the next season, and the bus- iness has continued to grow each year. There has been no effort to enlarge the business. We did not ask how much investment had been made, but were rather surprised that what ap- peared to us a plant of about $150 should be a sLfl1cient basis for turn- ing out 200 pounds of first class cheese per day, besides furnishing lots of whey that is taken home by the Pa- trons of the factory and fed to calves and pigs. One man does all the work. Each contributor of milk pays so much per hundred for making. and has his pro- portion of the manufactured cheese, marketing it when, and where he pleases. Michigan has justly earned an en- viable reputation, and is recognized as having all the Initial elements within her borders of an independent, prosperous State to a greater extent perhaps than any other east, west, or south of us. Her mineral resources are inexhaust- ible. Her salt and lumber after sup- pl) ing the wants of her own people, and sent to other States In large quan- tity by which her people are enriched. In ceri- l agricultural productions her export trade has been large for many years. But in dairy products we have not kept up with our neighbors, and now that wheat raising in the great north west has provtd so successful that the supply has brought the price to, or below the cost ‘of production to the Michigan farmer, he must look aboutpand see what other line of farm- ing can be substituted in part for wheat raising. Insect enemies, and other causes drove Wisconsin farmers years ago out of wheat culture, and in many places dairy farming was successfully substiuted. The time has come when Michigan farmers should give this matter atten- tion. We are not only behind our neighbors in the production of dairy goods, but we are so far behind that the average Michigan farmer has cheese on his own table as rarity, rath- er than as a staple article of diet. Far- mers families ought to have cheese as they do butter to eat as wanted, and not as aluxury. And we can not too soon set about some sysmatlc work in the direction of increasing our dairy products. This means also changes in our methods of producing meat to some extent. How much, or exactly in what direction we shall not attempt to state. In this reference to our brief, but very pleasant visit to the farm of Mr. S. Fredenburg of Wakeshma, and the marked success of this dairying en- terprise, we hope to incite some of our readers who have been grumbling about the profitlsss business of wheat raising to farther enquiry and discus- sion to the possibility of extending the dairy business of this State. Let us hear from correspondents on this subject. FROM the ofilce of the Commission of Labor we have a copy of the first report issued by that officer. ' It is a pamphlet of 215 pages, cover- ing a vast amount of imformation concerning the penal institution of the State; its labor organizations, tables showing the number of persons en- gaged as “wage workers” in the vari- ous industries of the State, giving hands employed per day, wages paid and such other facts as could be ob- rained in answer to blanks sent out to be filled by those who often were in- different to the object had in view by the establishment of this office with its statistical rcquirments. The commission has set forth some facts of a nature to arouse the philem- throprost to home missionary work, and the philospher and student of political science to renewed activity in their partictular lines of thought. The report abounds in statements that come of work, while it may not be actually necessary, is very sugges- tive to every thoughtful person. We give an instance: “The city of Detroit has a population of 125,000 persons—The total tax levy for the year 1883 was $1,109,254. Of this amount 77 persons, firms and companies paid $231,-183,34. 385 persons paid $300,388,13. 340 “ “ $97,118,533. Total paid by 802 persons $628,990 or more than one-half of the total sum levied on 125,000 persons. While this showing would indicate that they because of their poverty were not burden with taxes, yet it plainly shows that the wealth of the city is largely concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number. We don't like a showing like this. It does not give promise of a happy prosperous people, where the rich are growing richer and the poor in large numbers are on the ragged edge with no hope of better conditions. IN the Vrsrron of April 1st, we of- fered a set of the “Stop Thief” Scales to the person sending us the largest number of subscribers obtained town meeting day. An enquiry received lately reminded us that we had not given notice of the fact that Wm. B. Langley of Centreville, St Joseph county won the prize and we ordered the scales sent him at once. Several others sent us good additions and for the work done have. in behalf of the Order, our most hearty thanks. The aggregate number must have been about 500, and would have been a 1,000 if as many others had taken hold of the work as these did who added to the list. This number for the field is large and only needs workmen in it to secure a large crop. "-i'4+‘."2,*.”-" - ... nwtsfi” ' 6.... Q;‘.‘-. JULY 1, 1884. IEE GRANGE VISITOR. 3 POSTAL JOTTINGS. The political campaign is upon us, and lying, intigue and misrepresent- ation, is the rule of action. But there are more thoughtful, independent voters than I have known before; al- though this great Republican party were quite unaminous in nominating their leader, yeta great many of the rank and file do not endorse him. The laboring class expect but little sympathy from him as he represents the monied power. They openly ex- press their preference for Ben. Butler, who is opposed to monopolies and in sympathy with the masses. In the Republican platform, there is one honest plank and probably only one. They say that they are not only in favor of a tariff for revenue, but they want a tarlfl' to protect our infant industries. Everybody knows what that means, support the banks, rail roads and all such monopolies and say to the poor man “root hog or die.” The great party of moral reform, had not the honesty nor the courage to say one word on the temperance question. They dare not say a word in favor of temperance for fear they would lose the rum sellers’ vote, and they dare not say a word in favor of saloons and rum holes for fear they would lose the temperence vote. I wonder if the Democrats will do any better. The democratic party now have an oppor- tunity, which they have not bad for years, of giving the people the man of their choice, if they will nominate a man whom the masses can endorse, they can elect him without fail. But I will bet two barrels of "Golden Pip- pines” that when the great and glorious old Democratic party meets in Chicago on the 8th. of July, they will make stupid fools of themselves and nominate a dead man or one that they know can not be elected, and thus compel the people to accept a President that the majority do not want. “Whom the Gods would des- troy we first make blind and then mad”, CORTLAND HILL. 1 look through the columns of every number of the VISITOR to see if some one from Trent Grange has not favor- ed you with some Jottings; in vain, there are none to be found. We con- fered the first and second degrees on eleven candidates at a special meeting last Saturday night. The third and ‘fourth degrees will be given at our next meeting, when we are to have a glorious old fashioned Granger feast; you will please accept an invitation to be there, Bro. Cobb. I think that there should be more Postal Jottings sent to the VISITOR, for it is the best and about the only paper through the columns of which Patrons may correspond with one- another and could be made more use- ful if it had a wider sphere of patron- age. Trent Grange has a Hall 30 x 60 feet, and a good barn and they are all paid for, with a membership of about 120 lively and thorough going members; Trent and Ashland Granges are un- ited in the purpose of holding a town ship fair this fall, for the interest of the farmers. They have their ofiicers elected, and being personally acquainted with them, we think it will be a pretty dry place for beer drinkers. We are having some trouble with warm weather for June, and corn is improving the time finelv and will make a good showing by the fourth of July; quite a large average of potatoes was planted this year and are looking very well. There will not be many apples this year owing to the frost late in May, M. L. T. Trent Grange. Weather for the past week has been very warm, with occasional showers, and as a consequence corn has pushed rapidly forward. Corn has suffered some from out worms and a few fields by white grub. More than usual complaint has been heard of the damage done by moles, which seem to have stepped aside from their ligitimate business of bug and worm hunting and taken to eating the newly planted corn, potatoes, etc. Meadows generally good except in places where clover or other grasses were killed by the winter. Wheat has made good RIOWW? 301113 fields show a thin stand, but thus far all looks healthy, with well developed heads, and promises a fair crop- The showers are doing a booming business for the unusually large acre- age of cats. Farm stock of all kinds are growing fat on the luxuriant pastures that ev- erywhere abound. An exuberance of small fruits in the finest perfection keeps the epicure or grumblers busy and consequently good natured. Apple orchards are showing a mod- erate amount of fruit, and at this stage of growth of a much smoother ap- pearance than has been the case for two seasons past. Therefore on the whole, this part of Michigan gives promise to the Grang- ers more of her of her old time abun- dance of the good things of Mother earth than she has bestowed on them for several years. ' B- Little Prairie Rondo, June 23, '84. In selecting men for important oili- cial positions we are too apt to be controlled by the eloquence and mag- netism of some shrewd, brilliant ge- nius who is governed entirely by sel- fish motives, therefore we should carefully scrutinize every candidates past record and ascertain as far as possibleit‘ he is honorable, trustwor- thy, and will use his otlicial position for the promotion of the best inter- ests of the whole people. Platforms are of but little account. Generally made to catch votes and soon forgot- ten when election is over, we should support none but honorable men, with clean records, good, sound judgment and souls imbued with a patriotic spirit, who love their country and people better than self or party. We should keep cool, be cautious and care- ful not to be led astray as were our an- cestors who elected Aaron Burr vice president and came within one vote of electing him president, he was one of the most brilliant and magnetic men this country ever produced, but gov- erned entirely by selfish motives, a black hearted, moral leper without a spark of patriotism, public or private honor in his composition. Let us try good, sound, intelligent practical far- mers for Congress and seeif they won't do as well or better than some bril- liant lawyer. REFORMER, In the "Worthy Editors” review of TIIE VISITOR of June 1st. he says: “See that the busy time nearly upon us, does not ffind a failing off of the “Jottings.” It seemed through the busy bustling days of summer, that I could not find time for contributing, but after reading his kind, piercing words, it arouses my courage to action, and brings to memory, “There is time for all things.” Some may think TIIE VISITOR is running into politics while discussing the Governor question, but, readers, it is not! It is a question of great importance, and should receive the attention of every farmer in Mich- igan. Our State has been governed by rascals long enough, and now it is time for farmers to look into this mat- ter, and bring it to a reform. Bengal Grange is yet alive, and in a flourishing condition, at our last meet- ing seven candidates were initiated in second degree, and at the last meet- ing of the quarter, will be prepared by the sisters of the Order that ever ready feast. O. F. PLOWMAN. During several years George T. Angell fought single—handed and al- most alone with the aid of the press, a great battle against fearful odds, to awaken the American people to the dangerous adulterations of their food and other articles. When apparantly defeated by those agencies which vast capital can command, he comes again and again to the attack, in papers before the “Science Associa- tion,” and numerous articles for the press, offering to pay $500 dollars if it could be proved that he had made a single mis-statement. When threat- ened with a meeting in Faneuil Hall to denounce him, he calmly said he would pay twenty-five dollars for the privilege of addressing the meeting. When defeated five times, in hearings before Congressional Committees, he succeeded in the sixth, and sent out over the country, with Congressional endorsements, more than a hundred thousand copies of his report on adul- trations to arouse the public and lead to the laws since enacted. We have in our county, (Van Buren) two lively towns that have prohibition by local option. When it first took effect a few weeks ago, a doleful wail went up that the places would be ruined and business would all die out. We said if nothing but whiskey will save them, let them die, they are not worth saving. But the peace loving citizens are rejoicing and business is prospering better than ever before. A poor drunkard who could not get liquor at these towns went to a. neighboring farmer and drank hard cider until he was nearly crazed, then went stag- gering home to his wife and children. What punishment is severe enough for such a farmer that will keep the vile stuff in his cellar and’ give it to a poor besotted man that has lost all self-control. God speed the day when all the towns in our county will have prohibition, and not only in our county but throughout our whole land. The good time is surely com- ing. MRS. H. L. N ORTHUI’. Lawrence, June 1st. The weather is good for all crops, especially the “cut-worm” which is doing much damage to the young corn, many have planted over the second time and the outlook now is for not an average arealof thatlcereal. Oats are looking well; potatoes have come up finely and look well, but the bugs will have to be fought with vigor and in season. The striped bug seems to be numerous and destroying vines as soon as they appear above ground. It is not all pleasure or profit with the farmer. Let me digress a little and give my “unqualified” approval of MYRA’S article on the “Fitness of Things.” The whole article is complete in good things but especially touching “Bangs and Frizzes.” lady that dare tostem the current of I am glad there is one f fashion and meet the opposite affront by “Mother Grundy” in wielding her pen against DISFIGURING the human face for the sake of fashion. W. June 15, 84 On the 29th of May, we were favored with a visit from Mr. Luce. Every one that we have conversed with are very much pleased with the lecture. We think no one could fail to admire the thoroughly practical common sense that were given. The easy, pleasant manner with which these thoughts were given, did a charm to the Grange business. The community has seemed to want a Grange, the only hindrance being the want of funds. Quite a number who are in favor, and would gladly join, cannot for the above reason. One of the leading tradesmen of the village with his usual kindness, says he will help us all he can. (good.) Last Tuesday mail brought us our second GRANGE VISITOR. We like it, and we are glad tosee Mr. Luce is like- ly to become Governor of Michigan. May he flll his post with credit'to him- self, and benefit to his fellows. We are very much troubled with cut worms here, can any friends tell us how to prevent them destroying our garden produce? Also can any one tell any new thing about raising chickens, does it pay to keep pure breeds? Would any one give us a few hints how to make a Sunday=.Schoo1 interest- ing, also where Would~we be likely to get a good Temperance Lecturer. A Back-wood's Inquirer. The New York Ilerald of September 1s;h., 1873, gives an account of the sale of a number of cows and calves of the “Improved Short-Horn Breed,” at York Mills, near Utica, N. Y. One cow sold for $40,600; a heifer calf less than seven months old sold for $27,000; a cow a little over three years old sold for $30,000; a heifer calf less than fifteen months old sold for $19,000. Fifteen cows and calves sold for $260,000. It makes me dizzy to try to imagine what would be the result of the same study and care devoted to the de- velopement of a better breed of men. Within ahundred years this world would be redeemed, and the minister- ing spirits might turn their attention to some other planet. I must say Ienjoy reading the postal jottings in the GRANGE VISITOR. I have thought many times I would write an item for that department, but have never had anything to say, that weighed upon my mind as heavily as this one subject. I used to be a P. of H. and know what a good Patrons duty is, but it does seem as though the Patrons had all gone wild over clowns or apes or shows of some kind (I would not go ifI wanted to for fear people would think I had to borrow money to pay my tax, or get trusted for my flour, butter, meat and potatoes, hay, oats, and many other things that those who spend their money so fool- ishly have to, to such an extent that Grange meetings are suspended. One will have had no meeting for nearly two months when you have this in print and another nearly as bad. Crops are looking well, for such apoor start as they had in the spring, A CLOSE OBSERVER. Bro. C'obb:—I wish to correct a re- port that Bprlngville Grange is dying. I visited them last Wednesday even-- ing and found them ready for work. with an excellent programme, and plenty of workers to carry it out. No Grange can die with such an active, energetic corps of ofi‘lcers. They have met with reverses tis true, but what Grange has not? They are holding meetings once in two weeks at the house of their master (Samuel Morey) until they build their hall, which they intend to do the present season. lltlns. A. J. l-lurrox, Lecturer of Lenawee County Po- mona Grange. Interesting Facts About Fish. Every stpecies of fish. has its re ular hours for ceding, but bass and pic eral digest their food the soonest, and are therefore most always hunger. A pike or pickeral weighing ten pounds will pull a dead weight of twenty pounds off a. level bank when hooked. These same fish have been known to jump at least four feet clear of the surface and to throw themselves from one pond into another. Fish can see at nig tjust as well as a. cat. Does a fish ever sleep? He does. If you will watch a. ood fish for a day or two you will find im tak- ing occasional naps. If man could invent some way to get up a. race be- tween fishes the result would astonish you. A pickeral is probably one of the swiftest of our fresh water fish. He moves for a short distance so fast that you simple see a. flash. Almost every species of fish can see on all sides and behind him as well as in front. Their gills are the most delicate filter in the world. Every tooth in the mouth of a ofa fish which pro s upon other fish is set in such a way t at every attempt to escape fastens the victim more firmly. A redhorse or mullet, weighing five pounds, could not take a small apple into its mouth. A pike weighing three pounds could almost swallow a man’s fist. When a bass is first hooked, he will run towards you. A pike or pickerel will run from you. A sheep- head or dogflsh will jump for the sur- ace. A mullet will dive for the bottom. ' Lsclurer's Communication, National Grange, P. of H. SUBJECT FOR JULY, 1884. Question 64.—Is the subject of tarifi getting to be understood? 5uggestions.—Patrons are deeply in- terested in the tariff question, and should study it well and understand- ingly. Much has been said legislatively and politically on tariff‘ for the past four years. But are we any nearer the solution of the tarifi‘ problem, upon its merits, than we. were when the agitation commencedi" The difficulty is, there is too much selfishness that prohibits an impartial consideration of the subject upon its merits; self interest, political popu- larity and partisan ambition govern too much the leading agitation of the question. Tariff, whether it be classed a bur- den or a blessing, should be equitably distributed upon the principles of jus- tice. The regulation of the present tarlfl‘, discriminates against agricul- ture, inasmuch as it exacts-heavier duties on importatlons that enter largely into agricultural supplies. The question should be carefully considered upon its merits and from an unselfish and non-partisan stand- point. Learn what kind of manufactured‘ goods, if any, require governmental protection to continue the manufac turing. If we find that some need protection and others do not, we must then learn what should be free and what should not. If tariff is necessary to protect American labor, soas to receive suf- ficient remuneration for services to enjoy the comforts of life, raise and educate their children into useful citizenship instead of being forced into competition with the pauper labor of Europe, then tariff is right, for we must supply our millions with the means of earning a livelihood. If tariff does not add to the comforts of laborers, but to theprofits only of well paid capital, then tariff is wrong. While honest labor is worthy of en- couragement, and may need stimulat- ing, capital may at the same time be- come over-greedy and require restrict- ions. Tariff, whether for protection or revenue only, may be difiicult to regu- late with justice to all, but surely it can be done more in harmony with justice and to the general welfare than any system yet proposed either in or out of Congress. Extremes on either side of import- ant questions are generally errors. We must manufacture our own sup- plies au far as possible for us to do. We cal-‘not afflrd to drain our country from its cash for foreign importation, neither can we aflord, noris it just to exact tarifi on manufactured goods to gratify the greed of capital only. Justice and not selfiihness must be- the guide in the solution of this ques tion. The following questions present themselves for consideration in dis- cussing the subject : 1. Would the repeal of a protective tariff discontinue or hinder the manu- facturing interests of this country ? 2. What would be the effect in the markets on agricultural procucts, if manufacturing to any extent was dis- continued ? 3. What would be the effect upon our monetary system by exporting our cash for foreign importations ? 4. Would it be wise to prohibit the importation of such goods as we can manufacture at home, and remove the tarifl from the same ? 5. Is it more necessary to protect labor in manufacturing than it is to protect it in the production of the raw material for the same goods ‘I Grange Thought. Some how, the idea seems to have entered the minds of many Patrons of Husbandry that it is unbecoming to present any member of the order for ofiicial positlon,—-that it is in some way a violation of the principles of the order. The idea is wholl fallacious. There is no inhabition w tever plac- ed upon a member of the order against taking his part as a citizen in all affairs. Itis even his duty to aid in every way he can in selecting proper candidates for oflice. Of course it is not ex ected that he engage in pro- pagan ism with the purpose of mak- ing the Grange a tool in politics, nor is he to bring partisan matters into the meetings. He may be a Republi- can or a Democrat, and neither will give him distinction in the Grange, for partisan olitics are unknown in the order an would be subversive of its principles if admitted. The whole substance of the matter is that he, as a citizen, has duties to the public and these duties he can in no wise escape without surrendering his cl rim to high manhood. The Grange does not desire that he should neglect his duties as a citizen, on the contrary it insists that he must discharge every ob- ligation to the public as well as to the order and to himself.——IIueba.ndman, Elmira, N. Y. Women Make the Best Teachers, When they are well, but being on their feet and going u and down stairs cause uterine erangements which undermine strength, patience, and tact. Zos-Phora (Woman’s Friend) cures all such derangements. See advertisement in another column. Sold by all druggists. ummnnitatime. One Phase of Prohibtion. In answer to an article headed as above in June 15, No. I have to say. V. B. says: “It is worse than idle to put more prohibition in a law, than a state or community can enforce. A law that can not be enforced injures the cause it would sustain." Because he believed these statements to be true, he thinks a prohibition law ought not to be en- acted. Would it not be just as consist- ent to abolish an existinglaw that is not enforced, as to refrain from mak- ing a law that somebody thinks will not be enforced? _ V. B. says: “The present liquor law of this state has all the prohibition in it that could be used in afull prohibitory law. In fact, it has more now ti an it can enforce.” If the present law has in it all that pro- hibition can give, then somebody has been making a. law just as foolish as the prohibitionists are sighing for. They have tried to “take the citidal be- fore the outer works are carried.” They have taken “the last ditch first.” "They have acted like extremists that have no tact." V. B. to be consistent should ask the legislature to abolish the present impracticable law. and enact one the people will enforce, V. B. should call the Republican party in this State an incapable and impracticable one, and ask it to step down and out, because it does not en- force the law made, and because it has made a law it can not enforce. Does V. B. know of any law that has been enacted with a view to lessen the evils of saloon business that has been fully enforced‘? Does V. B. advocate that laws that can not be enforced should not be made? If so, then abolish laws that make stealing an amount over -‘3.':00,000 a crime. Ilow often does the the law convict men that makes it big haul? Does V. B. know that Repub- licans, and not: Proliibitonists were holding the ollices in this State when prohibition failed? Does he think that because the Republican party could not enforce prohibition no other party can? It is a good argument against sub- mitting a constitutional amendment to the people, that they are likely to change their minds in two years? V. B. seems to think it is. When he says of the prohibitionists, “he can not tol- erate any other plan than his own- he is right- -all others are wrong.” and then in the articles calls them constitu- tional tinkers and extremists, and says of them that they “learn nothing, and forget nothing.” that it makes no differ- ance with them, whether their prohib- itory law can be enforced or not, whether it benefits or injures the cause of temperance, they are happy in the idea that they have got it," does it not seem as if he was intolerate of a plan that is not his? Does V. B. believe that statesmen and legislators, should never enact laws that the peo- ple are not ready to enforce? Does he think it out of the province of the law to be an educating power to the people? Does V. B, think it impossible to enforce a law that says no man shall run a rum hole in this State? If he does, I think he is fully impressed with the idea that these MEN in this State except REPUBLICAN OFFICE IIoLI)ERs. When V. B, says: “Again the prohi- bitionist wages his sole warfare against the manufacturers and sellers of liq- uors” he is oil’ the track, our battle is the manufacture and sale of liquor as a beverage. It is the sale of it as a beverage that we want called‘a crime by the law of the state and nation, and when the law so calls it, then the person who sells liquor as a beverage will be a criminal. When a man vio- lates a law of nature it is folly, when he violates a. law of the state, it is crime, when he violates the moral law it is a sin. When a man gets drunk in this state he commits a folly, crime, and sin, and the man who keeps sober and deals out liquor to a man ’till he gets him drunk, has the sanction of our present law. He is inquired to stop selling to a person that is drunk. Our present law allows one man to make of another a physical wreck. a crimin- al, and a sinner, a subject for the poor house, the jail, the insane asylum, and hell, and V. B. calls it a good law, the product of statesmenship, because sa- loon keepers stand at the threshold of their hells, and say “You can’t enforce prohibition,”and the poor drunkard rol- ling in the gutter shouts "You can’t stop drinking, and the Party bosses say” You can’t enforce the law till you get it.” If the saloon minions, and imbecile ofiice holders would turn this over to prohi- bitionists we will see about it, and in twenty years from now there will not be an expense of $17,00 per capita for liquor, and only $2,10 per capita for ed- ucational purposes as it is now is under republican rule. When the law of a state degrades a man physically, social- ly and morally, does it not degrade and demoralize the people. When an in- telligent man stands up and upholds such a law, and such legislators, and such a party, the kindest thing that can be said of him is, that he is not a good reasoner or is party blind. V. B. says; “From Moses down to the last act of our Michigan legislatures, evils have been constantly licensed. Read the History of God's dealing with his chosen peo- ple, and see in how many instances ev- il is tolerated in theiaws made to ?gov- ern them." The attempt here made to convict God of dabbling with expedi- ences would be becoming to priestcraft dealing with a superstitous people to cover up their sins, but it won't do with Michigan Grange-rs to cover up the miss doings of politicians. V. B. says “In this life man has ever found an admixture of good and evil etc." I suppose this accounts for putting sugar in whiskey. The way V. B. speaks-of putting physical forces at the front, leads the reader to think he does not believe law and morals go together. A license man don‘t. A Prohibitionist does. The law of the land should only give forceto the moral law. When it seeks to do ought else. it miscarria. Prollibition is an exempliiication of the Golden rule. License is the law of the devil. Two years ago the majority of our Village Board were Republican Prohibitionists. _ Republicans first, Proliibitionisb second, and the saloon run, though the people expectedthem to shut it up when they elected them. This year we elected Prohibitionists and the saloon is gone. If our experience is a guide, the State and nation wont Prohibition- ists in ofiice to have prohibition. In fact V. B. says “The law does not edu- cate or reform a man.” Is it all bosh— the talk about our penal institutions being reform-atory? Shall we abolish the lteform School at Lansing? Is this the reason the Republican party bosses object to the law for civil ser- vice reform? I wish I dared ask for more space I would like to quote sta, tistics more fully. This to tie up with, In one year under the old prohibitm-y law there were 550 arrests made for vi. olating it, that resulted in 52'.‘ convic- tions, the same year there were 547 arrests for larceny, and 99-arrests for burgulnry, with 44 convictions, :4 ar- rests for murder with five convictions. The laws that made such statistics should have been repeated by the leg. islaturc of 1.808 about as follows; 1st, day, abolish the law making Iuurdera crime; 2d. day. abolish the law making burgulary a mime; 3d. day, abolish the Liw that made larceny a crime; and 4th, and last, the law that made dram selling a crime, or else V. B. is nota l ogican. MILTON CHASE, M. D. A Person being asked what was meant by realities of life, answered: "Real estate, real money, and a real good din- ner. none of which can be realized with- out real hard work.” We are in receipt of the notice of the Eleventh Annual Inter State pic- nic and exhibition under the auspices of the Patrons of Husbandry of Penn- sylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey and Deleware, to be held at Williams’ Grove Cpfnbey-land County, Pennsylvania, to continue from August 25 to August 30. The grand success of their exhibi- tion last year warrants them in prom. ising those in attendance a most mag. nificenttime this season. Last sum. met over 100 carloads of ' lmplg. ments and machinery were displayed and during the continuance of the fair it was estimated the attendance was 75,000. Farmers were present from 20 difl‘erent,States. Situated in a beautiful locality, everything in’ 11;. ture would seem to conspire toward an enjoyable affair. Circulars giving full details of u. rangements and instructions to manu. facturers desiring to make exhibits maybe obtained of R. H. Thomas, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. NOTICES OF MEETINGS. The next meeting of the Manistee District Pomona Grange will be held with Silver Creek Grange, June 24 at2 o’clock p. m., all fourth degreé members are invited to attend. Mrs. Perry Mayo will address a public meeting the evening of the 25th. H. C. DANVILLE, ' Sec. Programme of July meeting of Clln. ton County Pomona Grange, No 25, to be held at the hull of North Riley §}r:i§8g4e, No. 343. Wednesday, July 10:30 a. n.-. Opening the Grange in Fourth De- gree. Music. i Reading minutes of previous meet. ng. Reports from subordinate Granges. ‘ ‘l u c. Suggestions for the good of the Order. Recess for dinner. 1:30 p. m. Reopening the Grange in Fourth Degree. - Music. ' Select readlngs,—Mrs. A. Ennest. ‘ Declamation,—Myron Brown. ' Music. 4 Selection,—J as. 11 Bush, Essay.——-Mrs. Sarah Hodges, *1 Selections:-Mrs. Lucy Plowman. ‘ Subject for discussion: Have we a repub ican form of government? To be opened by James H. Bush and Dan K. Stowell. Music. * Miscellaneous Business. t Closing in the Fourth Degree. All members of the'Order are most cordially invited to be present and join in the discussions. I The Lectures of Subordinate Grang- es are especially requested to be pres. ent at 10:00 A. M. [HENRY N. WEBB, 8ee’y. , DeWitt. Mich. FRANK CONN, Master, " N St. Johns, Mich. ‘S 4 THE GRANGE VISITOR. fiiiliwlliiil Eilliilllllilll The Cabbage Root Fly. CLARENSE M. Wi~:i-:1). This insect is no new enemy to the cabbage grower. As long ago as 1834 it was described and given its scientific name, antliomia brossinim, by lioucki, and it was then recognized as a serious pest. It originally inhabited Europe, from whence it was introduced into America. Natural Ilistory.-—This insect is a two winged fly, somewhat smaller than the house fly, but much resembling it in appearance. It belongs to anotori- ously destructive family, being closely related to the onion-lly, the radish-fly, the root~fly, one or two wheat flies, and several other species which mine the leaves of beets. Every cabbage grower knows too well the effect pro- duced by the maggots of the cabbage- fly. which eat the roots of young plants, and bore into the heads of older ones, causing them to wilt and die. After attaining their full growth the mag- gots becoiiie pupae, from which the fly comes forth in a short time to lay eggs for another brood, and so on until Au- tumn. Not only does it attack cabbage, but also the cauliilowers, and turnips. Remedies.—Many remedies have been proposed, and tried. for this in- sect, but probably the most efficient at present known, is kerosine and milk in the proportion of one of the former, to eight of the latter. A portion of the earth around the plant is scraped away, some of the mixture applied, and the earth replaced. Mr. A. E. Buell re- cently tried this remedy by the advise of Prof. Cook, and reports, that it not only kills the maggots, but acts as a fertilizer to the plant. A neighbor sowed some oats among his currents, and the current worm, previously destructive did not appear. Where they are troublesome give them po wdsred hellebore promptly, at first sight, sprinkled on when bush- es are wet with dew . Reclaiming a Waste. E-om Green's Fruit Grower. If the fairy who made “transforma- tions” had moved Mrs. Holmes’ back door-yard around to the front of the house some moonshiny night, it would have made a stir in the morning. Such a flutter and hurry as all would have been in, to rake up the old bar- rel hoops and pick up the rusty tins before passers-by began to take obser- vation. It was a very neglected spot and Cousin Horace’s aesthetic taste was a good deal shocked by it, when he came down for a visit. But he was a prudent young man and always thought a good deal more than he said. I presume that was one reason he w accounted so “deep.” ' _ He laid a little trap for Cousin Maria and Rufus that worked well,“ and helped clean up the yard without any fault being found. He “took them by guile,” as it were. “That’s a nice rich bit of ground of yours, Maria, just back of the wood- house; I wonder you do not improve it by putting in a grape-vine or two. They would run all over the shed, and you might have a snug little arbor there for the children to play in out of the sun.” It was a new idea that such a rubbish corner could be beautified and made useful, and all adopted the plan with enthusiasm. Horace agreed to make the girls a present of the vines and a beautiful row of current bushes along the fence, if they would promise to at- tend them well in remembrance of him, when he was over the sea. With a good deal of blushing and giggling the promise was given, and all hands set to work to “clear up.” That day he drove over to the nursery for the "sets."' _ _ H “What a perfect sight this yard is ! said Jane; “I had no idea it looked so horrid. All those old dishes and those old battered basins and burdock stalks. What must Horace have thought of it! Let’s suck up before he gets back if we possibly can.” Two able-bodied girls and a spry, little boy soon put a different face on the landscape, and by the time Horace was ready to dig it looked like a new place. He went about as unconcern- ed as if it had always been cleared_up, and before he left built_a cosy,_litt_le ubor, with a pretty rustic seat in it, just where the worst rubbish heap had accumulated. _ “There Em., you can sit there and read my letters when I am gone, and mother can darn her stockings here all summer. _Y011’1153Y in 9' Yealr ",1; two that this is better than the par or. And it was in time the pleasantest room they had. There is no way_ to reclaim “a waste” better than setting I. fine plant there. J - E M0 C- Wood Ashes for Orchards. For orchards, says Dr. R. C. Kedzie, in the New York Tribune, I regard ashes as worth more than six times the value of barnyard manure, ton for ton. When barnyard manure is-com- posted with wood ashes, the coarse veg- etable material and litter are rapidly broken down, and the manure is speed- ily fitted for use; there is some loss of nitrogen in the form of ammonia, but there will be no less of mineral matter if kept from leaching by water. Wood ashes reprv sent all the mineral elements of vegetable growth, and con- tain everything the farmer must give his crops except combined nitrogen. Wood ashes will vary in composition and value with the kind of wood and the part of the tree. I will take the ash of the body-wood of the Beech tree as representing the average of wood ash- e-. A ton of such ashes contains 320 pounds of potash worth $16, and 10.3 pounds of phosphoric acid (insoluble), worth 25. Omitting all the other ash constiteiits, which have some value of themselves, the potash and the phos- phoric acid of a ton of such ashes is worth $21, 25 or nearly six times the value of fresh horse dung. Fruit Jellies. We often see displayed in many grocery stores tumblers of of jellies bearing different labels, such as our- rant, plum, raspberry, strawberry, etc. and offered for sale at a price that should at once be sufficient to put the attracted purchaser on his guard as to their character. In many, nay, in most cases they do not contain a par ticle of the fruit the name of which they bear upon their labels, but all are made of apple parings. The par- ings are mostly bought by those who make a business of drying apples for winter use, and together with the cores, are packedin bairels, and shipp- ed to the jelly maker who stores them away till wanted. In the mean time they undergo fermentation and put- refaction, and in this condition look more like swill than food for human beings. After this they are converted intojelly by boiling and adding sugar. Thisjelly is the stock from which the variously named jellies are made, the process being simply to color them to correspond with the fruit whose sub- stance they are supposed to be, and then flavor with fraudulent essence‘- Thc Caterer. ________________ Against and lor Moles. A farmer, who has been troubled with mice and moles in his orchard, says he got rid of the pests by drop- ping a few castor beans in their runs. He thinks the bean sure death to both. Another farmer advises placing a pint of corn a short distance from each tree, at the same time stamping the earth firmly around the tree so as to break down their runs, believing that if supplied with food which they relish better. they will not disturb the tree. Per Contra, an Indianapolis (Ind.) fruit grower says: “Last year I put twelve moles in my stawberry patch of five acres to catch the grubs and they did the work. I never had a dozen plants injured during the summer either by the grubs or moles. I know some people do not care for moles on their farms, but I want them in my strawberry patch. How to Utilize Bones. A great many bones are wasted on every farm, which would make .valu- able fertilizing material, easily pre- pared for use. Procure an old pork or whiskey barrel, and as bones ac- cumulate, throw them into and cover them with unleached wood ashes. If the barrel stands in the weather, inafew months the bones will be- come fryahle, and easily converted into the best bone dust. Ifa quicker pro- cess is required, burn the bones and crush them. SULPIIATE or Aii.\ro:\’i.i.—Siilpliate of ammonia has fallen in price in England from $67.50 to $43.50, owing partly to the lower price of nitrate of soda, but to a greater degree to a new source of production of ammonia. The new source is the blast furnaces, where appliances have been found lit for saving ammo- nia. Oneiron firm, it appears, have been blowing $150,000 worth of ammonia into the air aiiiiually. Downes & Co, circu- lar says that as a result of the new process of obtaining ammonia the cost of fertilizers for wheat and pastures in Britain will be reduced, and elsewhere as soon as furnaces adopt the new ap- pliance. “An honest strawberry box is the noblest work of man.” This cruel thrust of the man who invented the bottom half way to the top, will bring tears to the eyes of the sympa- thetic. How much better strawberries tests when there are few of them and the price is high. And then Barnum says the world likes humbugs. Cer- tainly this box looks as innocent as a new born babe at first glance, and lib- eral too in proportions. But so long as imperfection prevails in the human race. just so long will complaints be made when it is diflficult to tell which holds the most, the bottom or the top. Planl Small Trees. This is the terse way in which Ml’- F. K. Phenix sets forth the advantage which small trees have pyer large ones for planting purposes: (1) Small trees have a larger root in proportion; (2) They cost less; (3) expreesage or freight is less—expressing small tree is usually cheaper than freighting large ones, and then so much more gpeedy; (4) less labor handling, digg- ing holes, etc.; (6) less exposing to high winds, which loosen roots, and will kill many transplanted trees; (6) plant- ers can form heads and train them to their own liking; (7) with good care in say about five years, they will ov- er-take the common, larger sized trees. Without good care, better not plant any size.” . IF it were not for the chemist the human racewould soon become ex- f th dulteration f’ii'::?$ls:l’yItl‘ilse’av:'1i::k(¢)ad enebuzh to adul- terate food for plants, but when hu- man food becomes poisoned there is cause for alarm. The 91113’ W33’ t° eradicate the evil is to increase the army of analysts. To ESCAPE LIGIITNING.—-Cal.'I'y as little metal as possible about your per- son. When the storm approaches shel- ter yourself in the nearest brick or stone building. If none be near you, stand still, or lie down on your face re- gardless of the rain which is really a protection. Avoid the shelter of trees, and doorways. also out-houses, such as barns or stables, whether of stone or wood especially of the latter. I consid- er that open, dry, stony ground is safer than high, wet, and grassy ground, and that leeward sites are safer than wind- ward ones. In seeking shelter laborers should leave their tools behind, as the metal is apt to attract the electric fluid. A new use for paper has been dis- covered in Vinnea by a chemist, {who prepares it so that it will blast rocks. It consists of utilized or ordinary blot- ting paper, coated with a hot mixture of seventeen parts yellow prussiate of potash, seventeen of charcoal, thirty- five of refined saltpetre, seventy of potassium chlorate,=ten of wheat starch and fifteen hundre of water. When it is dried it is cut into strips which are rolled into cartridges. €:1lI‘1.’2$]IUIIIIt1It£- Address of Welcome. [Delivered by Mrs. Annie Irving at Hillsdale county Pomona Grange]. Brothers and Sisters.-—We are glad to welcome you here to-day. We are glad to welcome all who labor for the elevation and advancement of agri- culture. We are proud to be in circumstances to entertain you, and happy that you are here to be entertained, for it shows that as a class we have taken a step forward. Not many years ago. the place where now lie our smiling farins and happy homes, where our churches and school houses now point their spires to heaven, was a wilderness. The red deer bounded through the forest, the wolf and bear satlslied their hunger undisturbed but by the arrow of the red man, and the axe of the sturdy woodman, lay buried beneath the soil, amass of unsliapeii ore, iiiirefiiicd by the magic touch of the white man’s ingenuity. lint this state of things was not to continue; men and women from the east, liearing of lands far to the westward, richer than their own, left their homes and the advaiitiiges of civilized life, and putting their fami- lies and goods in wagons, slowly and painfully madethcir way here to rear for themselves new homes where their children and grand children might en- joy the advantages of which they had deprived tlieniselvcs. Soon they were at work, felling the trees, building log houses, tearing out stumps and turning the rich mellow soil up to the summer sun. Speedily the forests were cleared, railroads were built, and townsfsprang into existence as if by magic; but to accomplish all this the farmer had to toil early and late, giving liiinself no time for recreation and but} little for improvement. Day after day, piirsu- ing the same unceasing round of toil in the effort to provide :1 living, and isolated from the arena of business activity with nothing to stimulate thought, is it any wonder that the far- mer became uiisocial or that he be- came an easy prey to the schemes of those who aimed to wrest their living from his hard earnings without manual labor? Oppressed by monopo- lies, his rights disregarded, compelled to submit to high rates of transporta- tion and to pay an exorbitant price for much that he had to buy, the farmer struggled on, and the wrongs iniiicted upon him reacted upon the whole na- tion and areniedy was needed. In the month of January 15-66, An- drew Jolinson, President of the Inited States, directed Mr. 0. ll. l{e.ley, of the agricultural bureau at Washing- ton, to make a tour of the Southern States, and report upon their agricul- tural and mineral resources; he did so, conversing freely with the farmers and planters and acquainting himself with their w:-ints, plans, actual condi- tions, and hopes for the future, and the result of this tour was the awaken- ing of Mr. Kelley to the utterly help- less condition of the farming interest, not only of the south but of the whole country. There were evils which all acknowledged, but for which they knew no remedy. They were scattered unsocial, divided in opinions, almost indifferent to their condition, and with no means of expressing their views as abody. Mr. Kelley believed that the remedy for these ills must be found in the united and liarmonious action of the farmers themselves and in order to bring about such a result, he con- ceived the idea of briiigiiig them to- gether through the niediuni of an or- der devoted to their interests and af- fording the best means for furthering those interests. He did not propose to limit the order to the Southern States, but his plan embraced the union of the farmers of the entire nation, for social and educational purposes, as well as the protection of their inter- ests. At length he and one of his friends on the fifth of August, 1867, compiled the first degree of Patrons of Husbandry. The week following. Mr. Saunders left for the west, tak- ing the first degree with him and be- gan his eiforts to establish it. Here he was successful and the evening of Dec. 4th, 1867, the National Grange was established. At first the farmers were afraid of it. They distrusted it be- cause it was a secret society; but as they came more fully to understand its object,they saw that it was a ne— cessity and its success was assured. Subordinate Granges were organized in the different States, and in spite of opposition and ridicule, it has steadily risen to where it now stands, and has proven itself, not an experiment but a success. But if it has proven a success it has not yet accomplished all for which it was organized. The Grange is pro- gressive, and has brought the farmer up toafair standard with any other class. He is no more ashamed of his calling but accustomed to doing busi- ness in the Grange, his mind eiIP3-Dd‘ ing with new ideas as it comes in con- tact with other minds, he no longer appears awkward in the presence of those who once considered themselves his superiors. It has met the railroad monopolists, and the legislatures of States have mainly through its in ‘ fiuence enacted just laws regulating the fares and freights of the railroads within their limits. It has fought the obnoxious patent laws until the pros- ecutions have ceased and a bill to pro- tect the iniiocent purchaser of patented articles has again passed the house of representatives and shown us some- thing of what can be done by the force of combined effort. We have a diversity of soil and cli- mate equaled by no other country, and the leading interest of the nation is agriculture. We are at peace with all nations, and yet the department of war has a secretary in the presidents cabinet, while agriculture is not deemed of suillcient importance to be so recognized. Yet we hope the time may not be far distant when through the inlluence of the Grange and the higher education of the farnier. agri- culture sliall be recognized in a depart- ment of the general government and be represented by a cabinet otlicer. ______________ Olive Grange. Being a member of Olive Grange, and having taken the GRANGE Visi- TOR fora long time, but not seeing anything in regard to the workings of our Grange, I think perhaps a few lines will be acceptable in respect to it. We hold meetings every Satuiday night, at present very interesting ones. VVe have taken in some new members, and the prospects are favor- able for more. The indications are that Olive Grange will once more stand where it once did, the banner Grange of Clinton County. The Grange is just what the officers and new members make it. If they are so inclined they can make it a good, beneficent organization, but if they pull in opposite directions, their efforts amount to failure. Our mem- bers and ofiicers seem to incline to united effort in all there is to be done. All put their shoulders to the wheel and work together. We have a. lady lecturer and a good one. She gives work to each and ev- ery one and works in programmes, select readings and subjects for dis- cussion. WM. L. VAN DYKE, Chaplain Grange No. 358. Grange Visiting. Bro. Cobb:——With your permission I would like to tell the readers of the Visiroii about our “visit.” On June 11, we drove over to Gaines Grange, No. 470, to attend the Kent County Pomona Grange, which held its session at that place on that day. It was a beautiful day, the roads were good, and we eiijoy— ed the ride very much. Never having been there before, we drove nearlya mile beyond the Hall, but found out our mistake in time to get back before Grange was called. When we first went into the Hall we felt like “strang- ers iii a strange land," never before, liaving ever seen a person fhcrr; but we were given a cordial greeting, and soon made to believe that we were among our “Brotliers and Sisters.” At about eleven o’clock the meeting was called to order by the Master of the Pomona Grange. The “Address of Welcome,” by the Master of the Gaines Grange was short, but filled with words that came from the heart and went to the heart, also the “response” was very appropriate. The rest of the time un- til noon was taken up with “lteports from the different Graiiges of the Coun- ty.” We were very much interested in the reports. Among the many Granges represented there was but one that was any way discouraging, and even that had hopes of better times in the near future. At noon the Master declared a recess for one hour. Not having carried our basket, we were invited by several different ones “to come and partake.” But we could not accept all, so we took the first, and ate our dinner with one of the “Good Sisters, ( we have forgotten the name) which we truly enjoyed. At about one o’clock the Grange was again called to Order by the Master. As_it was given out it would be an open session, the doors were left open, and the Ilall was soon filled, almost crowded. The dis- cussion on “cattle” was very interest- ing as well as instructive, and caused much merriment, especially the little “Jersey.” The “Tariff" was handled rather rough (we thought.) We could not stay to hear the rest of the pro- gramme, for we had about twelve miles to drive, and chores to do at home. We were sorry to come away, for we felt it was good to be there. Now, in behalf of the Order, I say, let us visit more, Patrons, it will do us good, and it will do the Granges we visit good. It will fill our minds with new thoughts, in- spire us with more noble purposes, and better prepare us for “ Work for the good of the Order.” Mns. E. N. Siurri-I. The Burr Oak Co-Operative Grange, ever anxious to advance the interests of the Order, a short time ago, decided on a. new departure. After considera- ble discussion of the pros and cons., it was resolved that what is called a children’s meeting should beheld. Colon Grange had such a meeting in the spring and they have been held in other parts of the State but it was a new thing for Burr Oak. Grange feasts, at which any amount of good things are served, are no new thing and of course this source of pleasure could not be omitted at a children's meeting. But little Grange business is done on those days, the chief object bein to providea day of recreation for t e children of patrons and invited friends and to give old and young an opportunity for social intercourse, be- lieving that the time may be thus not only pleasurably but prolitably spent. Saturday, May 31 was the day up- dointed, and if I were not positively opposed to the indiscriminate use of the word lovely. applying it to inani- mate objects, abstract qualities, etc., I should be tempted to say that the weather was “just lovely.” The man who would find fault with the weather on that day, would certainly find fault if he had to chop four cords of wood on the Fourth of July. Friday, Me- morial Day was quitc cool but Satur- day was just warniciiougli to rcinind one of the approaching heats of Sum- mer though it was not uncomfortable in either sun or sliade. All nature seemed to smile and speak approv- ingly. The Grangers own the buildiiig in which they meet, the hull being above and a room of equal size below. The long table was set in the lower room, and a glance at it would convince the most skeptical that the l=idii-s who had it in charge were llr's(‘flll as well as or- iiainentul members of society. if they are not quite so good as men, thay are at least, “h.'iiidy to have airouiid." When the table was pi‘:-pared, they all repaired to the hull, and the Wortliy Master called to order at about half past two p. in. An open session was held. 'I‘lielcctiirer 1'1 ad an opening ad- dress, wliich was followed by lilllSl(‘, recitatioiis. readings song.-', etc, cliii-1l_v by the children. One little girl, an iii- vited guest, sang so sweetly that niany would have gone to hear her sing, if there had been iiotliing else. The exercises over, the children were seated at the table, there being just room for all. The children looked well but the pretty cakes and pics soon be- gan to look ‘sick.’ When the childrcii were all like the niooi: about two weeks after it is new, the grown people feiistcd, and all went merry as amarriage bell." The meet- ing was a success, and after the fczist, some children were heard inquiring eagerly, “When are they going to have another ?” .lifsri.\.'.\. German Carp. Of German Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) there are two varieties scale, and leath- er, across between these two has pro- duced a third or mongrel variety, v"z.: Mirror Carp. In Germany for several centuries these fish have been raised in artificial ponds where they are held in great esteem, as an article of food, on account of their fine flavor, the cheapness of production, and the in- considerate attention required in rais- ing. They were introduced into this country in 1877 from Germany. CONSTRUCTION OF POND. A properly constructed oud, 100 feet square, will accommo ate from 400 to 500 carp. The important points in building are,first: have a steady stream of pure water over which you have perfect control, so as to enable you to admit as much or as little of the stream as you desire. Second, the banks should be 14 feet at the base, 5 or 4'» feet high and sloped to 8 feet on top with ample drains around to carry oii all surface water. The bottom of the pond excavated so that a portion of it will contain 5 feet of water when the pond is full, this deep poi-tioii should not be large, 20 feet square will be am- ple room for the fish to winter in, the remainder oithe pond should be shal- low, 1 to 2 feet, as vegetation wil: grow more prolific and the water will get warm earlier in the spring. A drain and overflow pipe should be put in at the most dependent point to enable the pond to be entirely emptied. This overflow pipe should never be in con- stant use, but only in cases ofeiner- gency as a heavy rain storm. Our ex- perience is that carp do best when the supply of water is just enough to sup ply leakage and evaporation; this is especially the case in early summer, when the water should be kept low. In the after part of the summer more water may be let in. Drains or fish ways should be dug to collect the fish (when the pond is drawn ofl"), they should be 18 inches Wide, 6 to 12 inches deep, starting at the outlet pipe and diverging extending through the pond. FOOD AND FEEDING. Carp are strict vegetenarians, living in their native waters on cress, lilies, grasses, moss and otheraquatic plants, and the aim of the pisciculturist should be to imitate nature as closely as possible. The pond should be sown thickly with wild rice, water cress planted around the banks just at the water edge; water lilies serve a very useful purpose and when more desir- able can be obtained, swamp grass is food. 0! artificial food roast potatoes, bread, corn mush, peas, beans, “ship stuff)’, bran, cabbage, lettuce. turnips, or any succulent vegetables, are convenient and valuable. Care should be taken not to over feed them. Never give them more than is eaten. PRODUCTIVENESS AND GROWTH. Carp increases very rapidly; in warm climates they will spawn when one year old, but it is not till they are two or three years old. that they become prolific; a female Carp of full growth, three years old, will deposit from 50,- 000 to 300,000 eggs, and if proper pre- caution is taken to prevent their de- struction, in six weeks the young fry will measure one inch, and in three months six inches. They grow only in warm weather, in May, June, July, August and September, and hibernate during the remaining months of the year, when they arrange themselves on the bottom of the pond in circles with their heads toward the centre. The second summer they grow from twelve to eighteen inches, weighing from one and a half to two and a half pounds. We examined a mirror Carp four years old on July 1st, 1883, which measured 26 inches long, 7} - inches broad, 35 inches thick, and weighed 9 pounds. The difierent varieties do equally well together in the same pond, but if parties wish to keep the breed of either pure, they must be kept separate during the spawning season. SHIPPING. The best time to ship is during the fall and spring months, say October, November, March and April. They .,».....-i-..,,..... JULY 1, issi. are very tenacious of life, and in cool weather may be shipped great dis- tances in cans, or packed in wet moss which is the favorite method in Swit- zerland.—.-i Circular from the Lan- caster Piscatoriczl Company. The Fuel of the Future. That vapor fuel, or that gaseous product of liquid hydrocarbons, is the most valuable and economical, as well as the purest of all fuels, is now well known and needs no ar umeiit. In fact not onlythe oft repeater tests and expe- riments of scientists, but the practical operations of numerous maiiiifactiirers during the past few years, have defi- nitely settled these questions beyond all peradventiire. Why then, with the means so abundant and cheap, of pro- ducing this new fuel in quantity equal to any demand, has it not come into general use? Tliough an iiiqiiirystzirt- ed by ourselves, we think we are able to slove this question. Notloiig - ince. a scientific friend of ours, who has spent some twenty years in iiiwstigiitiiig the tliernial capacity and propwtics of the various liquid livdroc.ai'boiis, was about to make a professional tour to Western l’eiiiisy1- \'lllll1l,.'lllll we commissioned him to stiidy up, tlioroughly, tlie developiiieiit, trczitineiit, and use of ii:itur:i1gas' so abiiiidznit in that region. He employed some three weeks at the work, and col- l(’l’lt3(l inateriiil for the most i-l:iboi'ate and viiliiable report on the subject. wliicli we may at another time refer to niore -in, «,'.i:{e;n.-o, llrieily stated, we learn that boring for gas is now ii recognized industry, as oil borin,-_i: was, and is carried on in the saine S('(7tl0llS of the country, (ills-pl'()(lll(3lllg‘ wells of enormous yicld are freqiieiitly striirk all through the oil territory of Peiiiisylvziiiia, \\'est Virginia and even in Ohio, and surface iiidicaiions of paying gas wells are found. or are known to exist through- out the eiitire oil belt of the country. The time is not far distant when this. as it new and separate business, will rival in extent and value the petro- leum iiidustry of the nation. Niiiiieroiis pipe lines are already laid, and luiiidreds of others are in pi'ogi‘ess or coiitcinplatioii from the wells to various towns and cities and other centers of luisiiicss. .\‘cver:il such pipe lines, some extend- ing fully twentv-livemiles,iiow run in- to l’i'*_',- = l viciiiity, supplying L::' ., ; oi I2|llllll(‘S with fuel and l-glit. and hundreds of iii;uinfactiirei's of iron, steel and glass with all the heat they require. All who have used it speak of this fuel in the highest terms. It is rapidly displacing coal and coke to which it is liiiiiiitcly superior as a heating a ent, for every industrial purpose w atevcr. Gas can far more readily be sent through pipes tlian oil; and hence, we predict that in less than five years nat- ural gas will be delivered through pipes to all our great seaboard cities as Bal- tlniorc, Pliiladelpliia and New York. It is probably only when nature be- gins to supply us with this light and heat from her great laboratory deep down in the bowels of the earth, that our coal and gas coiiipaiiies will begin to t]ll.‘ll\'e in their shoes. The great ad- vaiit;ig_res of vapor fuel over coal are well known and practically well settled. We need only refer to one case. Our expert visited the gr» at iron and steel establislinient of Spring, Chalfiiiit & 00., at Etna. near Pittsburgli. This imiiieiisc concern has used nothing but vapor fuel for live or six years past, and here very brivlly is the result of their experience: l“urnaccs rr-quire little or no repairs, will last three times as long, and will turn out tliree-liftlis more work than coal in :1 given time with one-half the lubor. Either iron or steel can be pro- duced 2.3 per cent clieaper and of fully :20 per cent better quality than with coal lire. And it is found by repeated tests that the vapor fuel product shows it tensil streiigtli in fully ten tlioiisaiid pounds to the inch ov'cr coal-made iron or steel. These arefacls not I/zr‘07‘i(‘s', as any one may learn who may be at the trouble to go to Etna and learn i'or him- self, and surely they are siiflicient to commend vapor fuel to cveryiron, steel and mining man in the country.——Tlze A’atz'onul View. A member of a Grange organized butafew months ago. in a note re- ceived lately depicts the situation in felicitous phrase. He says, “We are not very prosperous as to growth in numbers, but there is peace and some interest among us. ‘No expect to grow slowly but surely, and that this tree will root deeply and have large spread- ing branches in which the fowls of heaven will nest, and beneath the beasts of the field will take shelter.” Then as if he had indulged hope with- out proper regard to existing facts, he adds, “Oh the indifference of many farmers to their best interests, to im- provement and progress. I had most as lief undertake to raise the dead as to get these money-loving farmers to subscribe for a paper managed and conducted in their behalf.” The same old story, true in every part, this peaceful, satisfied, soporific condition that characterizes so many farmers; fortunately not all, for there are enoughjwho love progress and seek it to make their influence felt after a time. They are the leaven that may yet leaven the whole lump. But it is slow work to induce farmers to move from the beaten track, although they might easily find great advantages and large profit in deviating from tne worn ruts. The Grange has done a great work in opening a way to advance- ment, but there is much yet to do and the workers are altogether too few. Our friend who has given description of the feeling in his own neighbor- hood tells the story that is applicable in a thousand other places.—Husband- man. MANY people will be surprised to learn that the celebrated Ku Klnx Klan was originally a pleasure club of less than ten young men, who came together occasionally for an evening of harmless fun. In the July Century Rev. D. L. Wilson, of Pu- laski, Tenn., the birth-place of the Klan, will furnish a remarkable con- tribution _to history in an account of its origin, progress and final dig. bandment after laws against it had been passed by several of the State governments. For obvious reasons no names are given, but the state. ments made are vouched for as being authentic. ...4.. JULY 1, 1884.- TEE GRANGE VISIEOB. 5 ¢uIlt11IIIIIitittiUII$. Business combined with Pleasure. (Read before by the Hillsdale County Pomo- na Grange by I. E. Waggon:-,r.] ' If we would enjoy health, ;rosper- ity, and happiness, in this life, we must combine business with pleasure. We can not sit and let others enjoy it for us, but each must take a turn at the wheel. This is a broad land of ours, it is a wonderful arena for labor and thought, peopled with all nation- alities, seeking not only homes, but freedom from oppression, free thought, a free press, and the right of suffrage, the birthright of an American citizen. This spirit instilled by the Pilgrim Fathers took deep root, from which has sprung ei great nation, a great fam- ily. ' ' Well we remember the first pater- nal head, guided by the God -given principes of justice, truth and right. This little family grew stronger each day, having for its motto, “Business first, and pleasure afterwards.” From the brown soil the rich harvests were brought forth by the labor of the husbandman, building up and foster- ing all the great enterprises of our land. Taking little thought of aught else, but to add a few more acres to their domain, or to bring in a few more dollars for soincthinr/, never tak- ing a thought of the great political in- terest by which a free people should be governed and guided. Yielding our rights to the majesty of the law, and the press, so far as being repre- sented in Congress and Senate cham- bers, helping by our votes to build up acentralization of power and mighty monopolies to curse us. Sitting quiet and fostering the delusive phantom of hope of a better time coming, which was ever being promised us, until tradesmen even, began to form in unions for their mutual protection be- fore we could awake from that lethar- gy, that was slowly, but surely bind- ing us as slaves to a political dynasty. But thanks be to the little vital spark that was still left, that began to loos- en the scales from our eyes. N o mat- ter who kindled it, or how it was brought about—It came. Some say the devil brought it. Well, the Lord sent it if the devil brought it, and that was the Order of the Patrons of Hus- bandry. Two millions of farmers there were in ’7-l who began to think they had rights that extended farther than the mere tilling of their farms, and yielding their substance to politi- cal tricksters, gigantic monopolies, and a subsidized press. Stigmatized and scoffed at, maligned, and misrep- resented, called all sorts of pet names, yet the child has steadily grown, and is maturing into manhood. Pleasure is necessary to a healthy manhood, yet business should always come be- fore‘ pleasure. That, I think should be our motto now in the Grange. The Grange started out under great dilficul- ties, all classes of religion, and all kinds of politics, are disseminated among the farming class, so, of is nec- essity there must be care about talking about religion or politics in the Grange. W'hy: bless you, brothers and sister Patrons! what we are here for in this Grange is to talk about ev- erything that concerns our welfare and interest in this life. Our most vital interest as a free people, lies in our government in both church and State. Is there a man or a woman among us that should be afraid that light should dawn upon our mental vision? Are we so wrapt in the coils of a church doctrine, or a political in- tricacy, that we dare not let the light shine upon our beclouded vision ? If so, then alas! are we surely drifting into some dark, unknown abyss, N 0! I assume that is not the case with us to-day. Light is dawning upon us. As Patrons of Husbandry, as represen- tatives of the noblest vocation on God’s green earth, we meet to-day to extend the friendly hand of brotherhood, to strengthen the mind as well as the body, to raise the standard of the Hus- bandman where it justly belongs. In union there is strength. In har- mony there is pleasure. So let us work with a will for the right, and justice may come forth in regal robes. I lding not the former in our senate nambers entirely to lawyers and bankers, yielding not our rights to make the laws that are to govern us; but going boldly forth with the ballot in our hands, to use the rights that a free government should give us, and place in these senate chambers our just proportion of representative men, from among the sturdy yeomanry of our land, whose honest hearts should spurn the_thought of political trickery. Let us foster our Grange press, make it a power in the land. If our brother farmers could only read our Grange Daper, and see what an earnest, and noble good work is being done for them, and the great effort made to raise the standard of the farming class, I think they would come into the fold, join hands in our common brother- hood for the future work of building “P the mental as well as the physical Dowers of the Husbandmen of our country. We should also look well to the in- terests of our Agricultural College, 1-. where a good work is being done, not only in the knowledge of farming, but in a general educational way, fitting our young men for the farm as well as the field. May we do our work unbias- ed and untrammeled,- claim our rights to representation, fit ourselves for the position, with temperance written up- on our banner, and stamped upon our physiognomy, then when the busi- ness of the day is done, will the pleas- ure come, that we have done our duty to ourselves, and to our fellow-men, and did it well. Activity in Grange Work. I am happy that the opinions of ten years ago are soniewhzit changed. Mostpeople think the Grange has come to stay. The facts are, we to-(lily are on :1 good solid foundation, and those that are inside the gates feel that the Grange is here to stay, not only for this year, but for long years in the future. Many, who a few short years ago, laughed at, and derided the Grange, are knocking at the door for adniittnucc. This is an age of. activity. The world is all astir. Lightening is liar- nesscd to wires of iron, and the news it iiashes controls the markets of the world. Steaui is subservizuit to the demands of trade, and whetherin driv- ing spindles, or moving commerce, it works with resistless energy. Labor steady, earnest and aggressive, is the basis of success. Action is the password to promotion, Take nature for example. Water runs, tides llow, winds stir, the sun shines, and motion, endless and perpetual, is the great low of the universe. Where stagnation exsists, there is decay and dissolution. As in nature, soin society is the motive power to work. Under the progressive tendency, civilization takes a wide sweep and assumes a higher tone. Also in business life, ac- tivity is thc watchword to success. The men who are at the front to-day in all great enterprises, are men of ac- tion. Drones fall in the rear, while men of force and energy succeed in any un- dertzikiiig. This is true of our Grange work. We need to be active, we can not aiford to drone our- lives away, there is work for every one of us Patrons, and _I hope no Patron will think for a moment he or she has nothing to do in this work. The Grange.’ The farmers school room; the place where we meet as brothers and sisters members of one family. Now the llrst duty of any family is to provide for their own needs. If they do not look out for themselves, they need not expect their neighbors will do it for them. This most eiiipliiiticailly applies to the Grange. Unless we, the fariners look to our own interests, I hardly think any of the other occupations in life will do it for us; past history goes to prove the opposite. Bi'otliei‘s and sisters, we the produ- cers of America. are blest far above any otlici'couiit1'_v. We live in it free couiitryzuid our rights are equal to any other maii’s rights. When we take into coiisidcration the rapid growtliof our country and the fact that our great iiighways of coinincrce, our telegraphic system. and our va- rious channels of tindc are in the hands of :1 few l[lllllOll2lll‘eS, and are run in their individual interests, and at the expense of the many. I say, when we look these facts in the face, we must be on the alert and watch c2ire|’ully at the door of freedom, or Weshilll by our inactivity lose this great boon. We have no better place to council together upon these great questions than in the Gruiige. “But,” says one, “Would you intro- duce politics in the Grange ?;’ My an- swer is, ''Yes.’’ Do not misunderstand me. I would not introduce politics of a. partisan nature, but the science of a free government we need to be educat- ed in; that I would introduce it into the Orange, and let me say, that until we become so thoroughly educated that we can take up these questions of pol- itics, temperance, religion, or any other subject, and discuss them without any ill feeling whatever, we have come far short of the point we should grow to. We also need the social part of the Grange. The more we can come to- gether, the better we become acquaint- ed With each other, the better men and women we shall be. You take a man and deprive him of social life, or let him become so wrapped up in business affairs tli-at he neglects social culture, and I will show you a person that has lost the sunshine of life. We often hear men say they cannot get time to attend the Grange, they have so much to do. Now I believe this is wrong. A man should take as much pains, and lay his plans as care- fully to secure to himself and family social culture and recreation, as to se- cure wealth. Yes! of the two, I believe we would all be better men and W0- men did we think more of the social and educational, and less of the Al- mighty Dollar. The one is elevating, while the other is opposite, but we as a. class have got into this channel of thought that money is the main thing necessary to make life allthat is de- sirable. Why have we got there? It is because we have neglected the social and educational part of life in the past, and have been slaves to labor to pro- duce the wealth for others to enjoy. This is wrong. If we produce the wealth, we ought to be entitled to part of the enjoyment of it. We are entitled to it, and are to blame if we fail to se- cure our share. There is one thing cer- tain, so long as we are singly and alone, just so long shall we be willing tools of desiring men, but when we wake up to our own interests, and co-operate for our interests, then we shall no longer have reason to complain, and we cer- tainly ought not to complain if we al- low our interests to suffer from neg- lect upon our part. )1. B. Mc ALPINE. swindles. How many traps are set to catch the unwary farmer and defraud him of his toil earned money. Not only bare- faccd swindles of every kin d are dis- played with such skill as to be well calculated to deceive, but advertisers of useful implements are prone to set forth the merits and perfection of their particular machines each one claiming superiority over every other of the same nature that one really has no grounds upon which to base an opinion. The result generally is disappointment with the conviction of having been swindled to a greater or less extent in the purchase made. If advertisers may use the public print to point out the merits and over estimate the value and good qualities of their wares, ignoring all defects, is it not riglit,just, legal and necessary for the protection of the purchasers; for those who may possess these hid- den facts to give them publicity‘? Such a course taken by the farmers every- where would relieve the purchaser of much embarrassment and ultimate loss. On the other hand commenda- tion of any article or implement when found worthy would bejust and bene- ficial to the maker, and also of great value to those who would purchase if they possessed this information. Some manufacturers get the endorse- ment of farmers in this way. Soon after he receives a machine he is pre- sented withastereotyped letter, ask- ing for his endorsement for publication. In the satisfaction he feels in the pos- session of anice machine in perfect order, he writes an impulsive article in praise of said machine when a longer use under varied conditions would perhaps disclose serious defects. Lest I be charged with pointing the way and not going therein, I will re- late one of my many (relatively considered) experiences in purchasing machinery. Owning a two horse tread power without any means of con- trolling the speed except the brake. I opened a correspondence with differ- ent parties in relation to speed govern- ors. Found but one that could be ap- plied to any tread power, which was ‘Pusey’s Governor’ sold by VVheeler Melich 6:. Co., Albany. N. Y. Price $10. It has given perfect satisfaction after long use. Its merits are; it al- lowsa high rate ofspeed for heavy work without the least danger, should the belt fly off. It perfectly controls the motion above any desired rate, thus adapting the power to the light- est work without any attention, such as sawing wood, turning grindstone, churning, and etc. as well as the heav- ies‘, as grinding feed and threshing. Farmers let us form ourselves into a mutual protection and beneficiary so- ciety, and with the kind permission of the editor use the volumes of the GRANGE VISITOR to expose frauds practised upon us, and to give freely that information which may help one or many, on to pecuniary success. Not forgetting that the intellectual learning is in some degree the counter- part of the physical man requiring healthful food for its sustenance and growth. Yet unlike the physical, whose stature is limited, the mind is capable of growing and expanding, and learning and comprehending al- most infinity itself. C. S. KILLMER. Arenac, Mich. At the Semi-Annual convention of the Massachusetts VV. C. T. U., held in Holyoke, Mass., April 23d and 24th, 1884, the following resolution was passed unanimously: “ esolved, That the Massachusetts W. C. T. U. endorse the Hygienic Physiology, by Joel Dorman Steele, Ph. D., published by A. S. Barnes &, Oo.,New York. and edited by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, superintendent of Scientific Instruction of the National W. C. T. U., as a standard work on the action of alcoholic stimulants and narcotics, and recommend it to the school board of the State as a text book.” Dr. Steele-‘s book is suitable for schools; is scientific and popular. ._.______________ A few weeks ago a gentleman enter- ed the oflice of a well-known insurance agent, and, tossing a paper on the coun- ter, said to the clerk; “Tha.t’s. run out, and I want to get it renewed,” The clerk unfolded the document, and with a smile inquired, “Are you sure this has run out ?” “Oh yesi” said the gen- tleman, “my wife told me it ran out yesterday.” “Well, I am sorry for you; but we are not taking that kind of risks now,” responded the clerk, as he handed it back to him. It was a. mar- riage certificate. ‘The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph wants northern readers to note carefully two “cases" which were before the supe- rior court in that city on Monday, and here, for the benefit of all such, they are in its own language: “Two ne- groes were up for breaking the law. One for stealing a hog and the other for burglary. In one case the owner of the hog begged for clemency, and in the other case the party whose place was robbed subscribed liberally toward paying a lawyer to defend the prisoner.” Don't do it. Don’t go to bed with cold feet. Don’t sleep in the same undergar- ments that are worn during the day. Don’tsleep in a room that is not well ventilated. Don’t sit or sleep in a draught. Don’t lie on the left side too much. Don’t lie on the back, to keep from snoring. Don’t try to get along with live or six hour’s sleep out of twenty-four. Don’t jump out of bed immediately on awaking in the morning. Don’t forgetto rub ycur- selfweli all over with a crash towel or hands before dressing. Don’t for- get to take a drink of pure water be- fore breakfast. Don’t take long walks when the stomach is entirely empty. Don’t start to do a day's work with- out eating a good breakfast. Don’t eat anything but well cooked and nu- tritious foods. Don’t eat what you don't want just to save it. Don’t eat between meals, nor enough to cause uneasiness at meal time. Don’t eat the smallest morsel unless hungry. if well. Dol1’ttrv to keep up on coffee or alcoholic stimulants, when nature is calling you to sleep. Don’t s'and over hot air registers. Don’t inhale hot air, or fumes of any acids. Don’t fill the gash with soot, su ar, or any- thing else to arrest the emorrhage when you out yourself, but bring the parts together with strips of ad- hesive plaster. Don’t wear thin hose or light soled shoes in cold or wet weather. Don’t strain your eyes by reading on an empty stomach, or when iii. Don't ruin your eyes by reading or sewing at dusk, by a dim light or flickering candle, or when very tired. Dont sing or holler when your throat is sore or you are hoarse. Don’tdrinkice water when you are very warm, and never a glassful at a time, but simply sip it slowly. Don’t take some other person’s medicine be- cause you are similarly afflicted. Don’t bathe in less than two hours after eating. The habit, and even the manner, of reading comes through use. When once established it may be the means of continual advance in knowledge, or it may be, in the main, a means of amusement with no special profit, all dependent on the manner. More sketchy reading that picks up points here and there is a very defective method that often misleads the per- son who seeks information, for he be- comes satisfied with imperfect under- standing and falls short of true knowl- edge. This way is good enough for much that in public journals passes as news, because this kind of reading isln large part unprofitable, perverted tastes having led to publication of matter that is in no sense useful, and many times is positively detrimen- tal to wholesome desire for informa- tion. There is a tendency in the Granges to the establishment of small libraries for the use of members. It is extremely gratifying to find that the common preference among the pro- moters of these libraries is for books of auseful character. But these books to give the best returns must be read with thoughtful regard for what they communicate. There must be system in the reading. The work need not be laborious, on the contrary, if it takes this character its usefulness will be diminished. Many books adapted to oidinary understandings are yet re- plete with useful information which may be acquired in the best way by deliberate reading, stopping here and there to reflect upon matters which the mind does not grasp fully at first, thus broadening intelligence and tending toward facility which ul- timately comes and aids the student to acquire and understand more readily and more rapidly. That is to say, there must be a ground-work, slow in construction, but when well-establish- ed facility in the acquiremcnt of knowl- edge is greatly increased. Granges may find knowledge in establishing rules by which those who take books shall obtain greatest advantage from them, these rules to be devised with reference to giving readers full un- derstanding of matters made the sub- ject of study. To get rules for use in any Grange there must be very care- ful reference to the habits of those who read with the purpose of inaugurating such system as will enable readers to escape harmful ways of reading and to establish better methods. A mere parrot-like utterance of words is not, in a full sense reading, for there must be complete grasp of ideas, for which the words are used merely to convey expression. After all, the primary ob- ject is to get the books, and this is the highest degree commendable. After a Grange obtains even a few books that have intrinsic value, the ways of studying can be marked out more in- telligently. But there must be study which is something more than casual reading for amusement.—-From the Ilusbandman Elmira, N. Y. A Cure for Drunkenness. There is a prescription in use in Eng- land for the cure of drunkenness, by which thousands are said to have been enabled to recover themselves. The re- ceipt came into notoriety by the efforts of Mr. J olin Vine Hall, commander of the Great Eastern. He had fallen into such habitual druiikness that his most earnest efforts to reclaim himself prov- ed unv-ailing, at last he sought the ad- vise of an eminent physician, which he followed faithfully for several months, and at the end of that time he had lost all desire for liquor, although he had been for many years led captive by the most debasing appetite. The receipt which he afterwards published, and by which so many other drunkards have been assisted to reform, is as follows; Sulphate of iron, 20 grains; magnesia, 40 grains; pepperment, 44 dracbms; spirits of nutmeg 4 drachms. Dose, one tablespoonful twice a day. Best Wood ior Wheels. Carefully conducted experiments have demonstrated the fact that seasoned wood, well saturated with oil when put together, will not shrink in the dryest weather. Wheels have been known to run many years, even to wearing out the tires. Very many dollars might be saved annually if this practice were adopted. Boiled linseed oil is the best for general use, although it is now known that crude petroleum, on even old wheels, is of great benefit. Miss Julia D. Whiting will print a pathetic tale of life in New England, under the title of “The Story of Myra,” in the July Century. THE boom in politics now begins and there will be tremendous clatter and hurrah until November. Far- mers will be caught up by the enthu- siasm of political workers and will waste a great deal of effort in behalf of candidates whose chief recommenda- tion may be party service rendered in the past. But ability to serve party is by no means synonymous with states- manship. It will be very wise policy for farmers to keep their heads level despite the hubbub and uproar that will continue from the close of the late Chicago convention to the next in July, and then he redoubled to disturb the harmony of nature until the issues are reached in November. Nothing whatever will be gained through un- due excitement. Cool, calm reflec- tion will lead to wise action more surely than the devious ways em- ployed by managers of political par- ties, and cool, calm reflection is the safe means by which to avoid awk- ward mistakes —-Ifusbandman. TilECOm1)1;lil1t has been made of late years tlizitlliu. ,\[Ilf‘l‘l4‘1lll people were dy- ing froiu ovei'\\'oi‘k. This may be true of some people; but some who niiike the rein:li'k uiuke it an exciise for lead- ing .1 life of frivolity. It is the hours de~ voted to solid work that make the man, not those ii:-voted to ziiiiiiseiiiciit. llev. ’l‘lieodore L. Cuyler recently wrote: “Sonic of the best cilllcutcll mcn— Iloreicc Greeley, for e.\’illIlple--ll8V€l‘ went to college; but they had eyes in their head, mid books well studied brought ii univel‘sil_v up into their scant- ily furnished roonis. Don't ask to be everlxistingly rzmm.-ed; it is the mark of ii b2iby-niind when it young man cares for nothing but fun and frolic." .\ free public lilll‘.‘li‘}' helps poor ill(,‘ll—-its was Horace Greeley-—to have this university at their own doors." There are two parties in this coun- try, two great parties, and so long as these two parties exist, no other party need be hoped for.— Winsted (Conn. ) Press. (Continuedfrom last week.) How Watch Cases are Made. The many great improvements intro- duced in the inziiiufacturc of the Jas. Boss’ Gold ‘Witch Case, have led to similar ini- proveinents in the making of silver cases. Under the old methods, each part of 9. silver case was made of several pieces of metal soldered together, requiring a. great amount of cutting and soldering, which softened the metal and gave it the pliability of lead rather than the elasticitv of silver. Under the improved methods, each part of the Keystone Silver \Va.tch Case is made of one solid piece of metal hammered into shape. The advantages are readily appar- ent, for every one knows that hammering hardens the metal while soldering softens it. To test the superiority of the Keystone Silver VVatch Case, take one of 3 oz. weight, press it squarely in the center when closed, and it will not give, while a. case of same weight of any other make will give enough to bre:i.k the crystal. The Keystone Silver \Vatcli Case is made only with silver cap and gold joints. Send 3 cent stamp to Keystone Watch Cue Factories, Philo- delphia, I'n., for handsome Illustrated Pamphlet showing how James Boss’ and Keystone Watch Cues no mode. (To be continued.) I 7 Professor Kedzie’s Letter to the Aiabastine Gompany. AGRICULTURAL Connnou, 5 Lansing, April l9, l8S-l. To M. B. C/Lll7'('/I, _’l1anaye'/': DEAR SIR, —The Alabastine put on the walls of the Chemical Laboratory more than four years ago is in as good condition and bright in appearance as when first applied, save where water from a leaky roof has injured it, The Aiabastine seems to grow harder with age, making a firm and coherent covering, and has no tendency to soil the clothing by contact, as whitewash and calcimine will. I am satisiied with Alabustine. Yours faithfully, R. C. KEDZIE, Professor of Chemistry. IMITATIONS AND INFBINGEMENT9. Some cheap attempted imitations of Ala- bastine are being offered in some places to Alabastine dealers, under different names and at very much lower prices than Alabastine could be sold for. A CHEAP, INFERIOR MANUFACTURED WALL FINISH can be made so as to impose on the public with less chance of detection when first used than most ANY KIND OF ADULTERATION. Commcm calcimine appears to be a very fair finish when first put on, but no one claims that it is durable. Manufactured only by Tim Ananasrnvn Co., M. B. Cunncn, Manager, Grand Rapids, Mich. The State Agritullulal Eullege, Lansing,-. Mich. This institution is thoroughly equipped,ha.v- ing a large teaching force : also ample facili- ties for illustration and manipulation includ- ing Laboratories, Conservatories, Library, Museum, Classroom Apparatus, also a large and well stocked farm. FOUR. YEARS _ are required to complete the course embracing Cheinistr , Mathematics. Botany, Zoology, English anguage and Literature, and all other branches of a college course except For- eign Languages. Three hours labor on each working day except Saturdays. Maximum rate paid for labor, eight cents an hour. RATES. Tuition free. Club Boarding. CALENDAR. For the year 1884 the terms begin as follows: SPRING Tenn ................. . .Febl'I18-FY 13 SmmaaTnax........... .....May20 Auruiim Turin ........ .. . .September 2 , Examintion of candidates for advanced standing will be held February 18. Candidates for admission, to College on September 2 may present themselves for examination either on, Ma 20, or September 2, at 9 A. M. or Catalogue apply to R. G. BAIRD, Secretary. 1*12sh’.s American Manual of PARLIAMBNTARY LAW Is the cheapest and best. The subject is made so plain that every Citizen or Society member should have a copy. Circular of commendation free. Price by mail pre aid; cloth, 50 cents; leather tucks, 81.00. ostage stamps received Address, J. T. Cons, Schoolcrait. or GEO. T. FISH. Booaiflaran, N: Y. PATHONS IN Mlciiflivfll-ii‘! You can Save Money by joining the Wisconsin State Grange in a co-operative purchase of Teas, Coffees, 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. Send for our Large Illustrated Catalogue, Mailed free to all applicants. No pay for goods, ordered under seal, until received and adproved. B.-Utlllill WIRE——price for ebruary: 41/3, 5 and 6 cents per pound. Free sample of best (40 cents) Japan Tea by mall. Write for information, L G. KNIr‘l<‘EN. State Agent, 21-1 W. Water St.. Milwaukee. Wis. Anglers Complete Outfit This is our latest and best outfit. It consists of a this ll foot jointed rod, with brass tips and ferrules; 1 bob; 1 cork bob with hook and line; 6 sinkers; '2 fort -foot sea-grass lines and l shorter: l‘.’ assorte books; 3 front and 2 bass flies; 1 line bait box; hinged cover and highly oriiuincuted; l trolling hook and 1 reel holding -10 feet of line. This is a splendid out- lit for those who delight in ii.-iliing. Price 81, or :5 for 32.75. Remit by rosrsr. NOTE or con. ns:.\'ci'. J. C. COLBY (‘U., Chicago, Ill, lijune it Half Fare Excursions To Arkansas and Texas, WEDNESDAY, JUNE,2lth, 1884. Com- plete arrangements have been made for this Popular Cheap Land Excursion, in order to give all parties an opportunity at 2!. low rate to inspect the great resources of the MAG NIFHOENT SOUTH-WES 1‘. Millions of acres of timber and prairie lauds awuitiiig you at from two to live dollars per acre. Abun- dance of good water. Climate the finest in the world No long cold winter. For RATES, MAPS and full particulars Address. JNU. B. FRAVVLEY, Land Agent, I09 Clark Street, Chicago. FOOLISH WOMEN, Those sulfering from Coiillllfllillfil ]I(3('llll1ll‘ to their sex, which are daily bccoinlnu more dniigcrous and more firmly seated, yet who neglect to iise, or even to learn uboiit. Zoo.-I’hora— \Voiiiun's Friend. For testimonials prov- ing its merits. address, It. l’l<;:s'oi-:Li.v & (.‘()., Kuiiiinuzoo, i :11. Sold by all Druggist:-i, N. B.—Every woman, sickly or healthy, should read Dr. Pengcliy‘s book, “Advice to Mothers, concerning diseases of women and children,” Free to any lmlg. Postage in sealed envelope 4c. Loon: AT THIS. Prices of :1. lcvv leading kiuds ot'Gx'0cerics : Sugars by the barrel only. Per pound. Granulzitcd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75 c Standard A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 0 Extra 0. White . . . . . . . . . . .. (ll c Extra C. Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -'35 c COFI-‘EE. Finest Green ltio llc. per pound, in 25 pound lots in new grain bugs . . . . . .. 20 c Finest Roasted Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17 c TEA. Finest Jupzui, ~l5c. per pound in 5 pound lots. Full Cl1(st,pc1‘ pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 c Best Rice, 7&0. per pound, in 10 pound lots. Best Rice, tile. per pound, in 100 pound lots, grain bags. .... .... ...._.... .... 20 c Best Mustard, per pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 c Best Cream Tartar, in bulk . . . . . . . . . . .. :3 c Best Baking Powder, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Boneless Cod, 40 pound boxes . . . . . . . .. Imported English Dairy Salt, per bushel Sl'lCl{., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......80c All other goods, Groceries, Dry Goods or Hardware, at proportionably low prices. I make no charge for boxes, but use grain bags when possible, charging cost price. I wish it understood that all goods ma be examined before payment is made, and it not perfectly satisfied, as to price and quality, may be re- turned at my expense, within ten days and I will return amount of freight paid. I now occupy the large building just vacated by the Free Press Company, GEO. W. HILL. No. 24 Waodbridye St. iVest, Detroit, illich. 5c c '4 [Q MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. DEPARTURE or TRAINS iraoiu KALAHAIOO. TIME-'I‘ABLE—.\IAY 18, 1884. Standard tiuio—90th meridian. WIi'£i'I‘WABD. A. M. P. Kalamazoo Accommodation leavea,_._.__! 4 ,____u_' Kalamazoo Express arrives, ..-.._._-_..l_, _ 9 40 Evening Expresa,__-________________v 1 on __ Pacific EXpl'e88,_.___________________ 2 27 _ lulu‘ -_.__-_._______ _____________ 1, __"""___'_ DayExpress,-______-_________________ _____l 1 45 EABTWABD. A K P I Night Express.--..---_--____.___ '3 ' _' ' Kalamazoo Accommodation leaves,-_._ 6 45 _. Kalamazoo Express arrives,-_....-____ ___,__ 10 00 Mail 1, 03 Day Expresg.-....--....--_-_--.._--_- _____ 1 4.5 New York Lxpress,_...-.___ __ _____ a 10 Atlantic Express,__..-__.___-___--____ 1 0,. _______ ______ New York, Atlantic and Pacific Expresses dall . Evening Express west and Night Express east dn y except aturdays. All other trains daily except nun. days. Freight trains carrying passengers out from Kalamazoo as follows: No 29 (east) at 5:19 r. 1., and No.20 (west) at 8:l0, bring passengers from east 3: 12:£5, 2. )1. J. A. Gama, oega'::i'rI§:i)5Yii‘:BX’ig:€,' ‘un-‘§:.*’§‘:.‘::%‘°i.‘I.’.i‘,’.’?'ii§f‘ss.§' 14- Sm» ’i§..‘§i§?” ”i§§’{.","‘ ,s;°°;3;_- 100 Fine Dark Cassimere Sacks worth $12 for i.T.1»‘ami.;.;: ifs‘.-.7s:73o* M‘ s «on.,Tu:;. L—‘J.Chicago_____ —“9 io..r..““:s 21 1... 830 2.. *—*5 20... only $8.95. H Imlay City 750 H . _ +9 05 H 2 519 -- H CRl&P Cros meg; u 4 13 u 923 U 620 '- " 815 “ i'sT1'§ 5} 9 so H ' 543 -- H uldeadiiie " Fliut__ 94:7 “ 1 955 “ ,1o 10 " 625 H 3 vaip‘:imiso': ii'5;i'-7' ‘E3 """""" ' 'i‘i5"i>'§i A ,K'i)e'i,,fl(§_"W_‘])i€, ______ "ills 25 [El ______________ __ Hits 8”5-——— 120 PM'-- o Lv. Det.,D.G.ll.&lL 654: 1» '1 2 32 H , S33 3 4311” j: ggmlveggga- If jj l-6-4-4 “- 1210“; __ __ .. - .. . .. . .. _ . ~ §%'i‘i““: -- Z23 u , -1 13?? -- 233 u I ;: gggaigga--- ggg ;; -,,.1..,- ,—_;—5—,——,——H:_ $2.25 Suits for $1.65. Arjuyan ‘ pg 9 40 “ 110 27 “ 1106 “ 705 “ -- ‘ " N0_ _ 6 ‘ iv l)urand_..___ 1045 u *7 20*-l if ,‘g‘§;‘,f,°,‘,*,‘,“,’,f,-,-- g;*,-3:: egg .2‘ . . $3-50 Sums for $185- ir - ii , It II II _ - A ----- -- v i u éifizilzh.-::: ll 28 -- illié ...lé .. S33. ,; ;;;1,;s;u,;,s,,,;,- :35 :: 3;; 2: 1:3 :: ,‘£:“2:.: $3 Sults for $2.35. Ar. Battle Creek 12 40 en] 1 05 u , 103 1- 10 20 H L,‘ B,m,e Gm, 420 .. 855 .. i 235 .. 73;‘; Suits for Lv. Battle Creek - l 28 “ ““—“ (Ch 1 n 524 it i 337 H 530 ll . ' - 1- Vicksburg 217 -- .. “.° ° "- .. ,'"':'r.' 5 .. Z .. -« s.i...i...n:: 12 as -I I ' ‘i?.§‘.“.1i.‘§""' 33% ~ '13’ 52 1- El-. -- $33 - N0 1 1-h t‘ t b 01 th- 3 i‘:‘.§2.f.f?ia‘.‘.i.-“'._:: 1- ’l.1yi1r.[ii6.t;._7r_E W S _ _e lme 0 uy 0 1113 2 If ‘§.::2r.::;a: -;-.-.-:-a- plum, ~ ~ Furnishing Goods and Hats, ii Sti1]wen_ ‘A ___ Detroit. “ 950 “ __ . , "' ' "" "'"—‘ Lv. Det.,G,W,Div. ______________ __ h h H‘ i§i:>l:Lrla)is§J:' - 552 “ ‘ 1' rum 315 H liiss H 600 H ~ 325 H C t an ‘K Redesdn1e-_: 705 -' ______________ __,I_ __ " Lape'e}'::: 858 H '12 07 AM} 635 “ 91 " t H C,RI&P Croe 740 H as “ 715 -‘ i__ H Imlay City._ 92' 1* ______ -_‘+c 5:: it I 934 H h b h f Ar. Chicago ____ s -10 H , 7'45 H 810 -- ‘l ______ __I At. Port Huron- 1046 it 126 -1 ' 7 50 *1 1o 40 H ave 0118' or Way Freights leave Schonlcruft, Eastward 5:35 P. 31.; Westward, 10:05 A. 1111., except Sunday. , Nos. 1, 7 and 8 will stop at Durand 20 minutes for meals. No. 4 will stop at Battle Creek 20 minutes for meals. No. 1 will stop at Valparaiso 20 minutes for meals. Nos. 3anrl iiliavc in Dining Cur attached between Chicago and Battle Creek. Where no time is shown at the stations trains will not stop, _‘ 'l' Trains do not stop for passengers except on signal. All Chicago & Grand Trunk triiins are run by Cen- V Eastern Standard Time. Sunday. York, Toronto, Montreal and Boston. Dining cars on 3 and 6 West Battle Creek. Gno. B. Rirnvs, Tratllc Manager. itral Ptandard Time,‘ which is one hour slower than Nos. 3, and 6, daily. All other tralns daily, except Pullman Palace cars are run through without change between Chicago and Port Huron, Detroit, East Sagi- naw Bay City, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, New 8. B. Oanuwu, General Manager E. P. Kean, Agent, Schoolcrait Mich. years. Fine Hats worth $2.50 only $1.50. Large Sale of Slraw Hats below the Price. ‘STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, M. B. CHURCH “BEDETTE” CO., GRAND RAPIDS, l\IICII., ——sor.n MANUFACTURERS o1r—— Patented June 13, 182. This invention supplies a. long-felt want for a cheap portable bed, that can be put away in a. small space when not in use, and you make a roomy, comfortable bed when wanted. Of the many cots that are in the market there is not one, cheap or expensive, on which a. com- fortable night’s rest can be ha (1. They are all narrow, short, without spring, and in fact no While Tun BEBETTE folds into as small space, and is as light as anything can be bad at all. made for durability. When set up it furnishes a bed long enough for the largest man, comfortable to lie upon as the most expensive bed. It is so constructed that the patent sides, regulated by the patent adjustable tension The canvas covering is not tacked to the frame, as on all cots, but is made adjustable, so that it can be taken oil and put on again by any one in a. few minutes, or easily tightened, should it become loose, at any time, from stretching. It is a perfect spring bed, soft and easy, without springs or mattress. For warm weather it is a complete bed, without the addition of anything ; for cold weather it is only necessary cords, form the most perfect spring bed. to add suflicient clothing. The “BEDETTE” is a. Household Necessity, And no family, after once using, would be without _it. It is simple in its construction, and It makes a. pretty lounge, is. perfect bed, and the price is not liable to get out; of repair. within the reach of all. PRICE:—— 36 inches wide by 6} feet long, 83.50. 30 inches wide by 6; feet long, 83.00. 27 inches wide by 45 feet long (cover nor adjustable) $2.50. For Sale by Furniture Dealers Everywhere. wuumommuw / ‘I GRAND RAPIDS, MICE. Mention GRANGE VISITOR. - sl.i.zailLuc;a We are the 0riginal_Grango supply House, organized in I872 to supply the consumer _direct with all classes of Goods at Whole- sale Prices, in quantities to suit the purchaser. We are not purchasing agents or commission men who buy their goods after 9 they get an order. We buy from first hands in large quantities . and carry in stock all the goods we handle, embracing Dry Goods, 2 Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Fancy Goods, Hosiery. Gloves, Underwear, lllfatches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Sewing Machines, Hardware, Tinware. Guns, Revolvers, Fishigig Tackle, Crockery, Harness. S_addles._ Trunks, Groceries. and in fact nearly Every- thing that is required in the House or on the farm. Our Buyer-’s Guide is issued in March and September of each ear and will be sent free to any address u on receipt of postage, ljunly cents._ It is a book of 216 pages. Byx IV inches. with over andiaaa 3.300 illustrations of articles we h2andle,2 also prices and descriptions of all the goods we sell. Invaluable as a book of reference. Let us hear from you. Respectfully, MONTGOMERY WARD &. co.,, 227 at 229 Wabash Ave.. cl-iloago, III. Miilllll llll iiuiiiii EVAPURATUH e of Galvanized Iron. FIVE SIZES. 15.000 SOLD. I-Lernomleal. Durable and Fir. Proof. ‘V111 pay for itself in tllldays use. out of sale of its own prudticis. FREE! Our Iiiusm-aged Catalogue and Treatise. Address, ZIMMERMAN M.’F’G Co., Cincinnati. 0. or Burlington, Iowg. 15june 2t ZIMNIERMAN my fig-.4» -.......-___,,‘£,.,, .