I 2 Es “T1-IE FARJIER IS OF MORE COlV1S'EQUENCE 1"b’An' TI1E FABJ1, AIVI) SHOULD BE FIRST 1MPROVEI).” VOLUME l0,—NO. 11. WHOLE NO. 190. l Entered It the Post ()tliv:.e at Kala- mazoo no second Class matter. @112 firangeg ilisitur (E1\3'L.A.E.G-ED) Published on the First. and F iftecnth of every month, A? 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for $5.()(). -.5. T. COBB,h3ditor & Manager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Boinittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order, or Draft. §'T/zis paper ts not sent only as ordered and paidfor in advance. Officers National Grange. MAsTEB~J. J. VVOODMAN,Paw }?'au,M Sch. 0vEBsEEB—PU'I.‘. DART) EN, . . . . Mississippi. LKCTUBEB--HENRY ESHBA UGI-‘l, Missouri. ‘;x'r1'.wAim——W. SIMS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Kanms. Assr. 5':“E‘WABD—-JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware. CKAPLAIN - H. (.). DERVIES. . . . . .Maryl-and. TBl.’..AElUB.l-.'.I1.——F. l‘L':cl)0W}:}I.-L,. . .New York. S1£c’1‘—W. Id. IRELAND, VVa,shi-Jgton, D. C. GATE-Iiisr-:1-HR-—~JAS. l)RAl’El’., . . . . . . .Ma:ss. CERES -1.535?-. J. J w()(2‘-‘).‘-1AN,. .Micln'ga.1. PO1~10r~‘A- MRS. I"G’I’. i)2\.IcI}EN, lllississippi. FLORA-—Mns. I. ‘N. l\’ICl*l()LS-’))1',New Jersey Lsnr Aesr. S'I'E.WABD— Mas. WM. b-I2i!L4.,Kun Executive Conr1mittoe- D. W'YA'1"1‘ AIKEN, . . . . . . ..Sontl‘. Carolina. H. D. BINGHAM . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ohio. DR. J. M. BLAHTON, . . . . . . . . . . ..Vi1’ginia. $1‘-moors Michigan State Grange. M.--fl. G. LUCE,...................Gilead. 0.——A. N. WOODRUFF, . . . . . . . . Watervlist. Ll¢c.——JOHN HOLBROOK, . . . . . . . .Larising. S.——B. A. TOOKER, . . . . . . . . . . Grand Ledge. A. S.—-—A. B. CLARK,. C.—E. R. WILLARD . . . . . . . ..White Pigeon. ‘Talus ‘Q. F. BROWN, . . . . . . . . .Scl1oolcru.ft. Snc..—J. T. COBB, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft. G. K.—ELIJAH BA.R’l‘LET’l', . . . . . .Dryden. CERES.-—MRS. M. T. COLE, . . . . . . .Palmyra. P0l0NA.—MRS. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell. Fr.oiu—MB.S. D. H. STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L. A. S.——MRS. A. B. CLARK . . . . ..Morrice. Executive committee- WM. SATTEBLEE, Ch’n.,.. . .Bii-mingham. H. D, PLATT, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti. JOHN PORTER, . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Rapids. THOMAS MARS, . . . . . . . . ..Berrien Center. I. Q. A. BURRINGTON,. .. . .,. .. .Tuscola. THOS. F. MOORE,.... .... ....Adria.n. J. G. BAMSDELL . . . . . . . . . . . .Tra.verse City. 0. G. LUCE, J. T. COBB, . . . . . . .Ex-ofiicio. State Business Agent. THOMAS MASON, . . .. . . .. . . . . Chicago, Ill. GEO. W. HILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Datroit. General Deputy. JOHN EOLBB.O0K.. . . ......... . .La.nsing. special Lecturers. Thos. E. Moore, . . . . . . ..Adrian, Lenawee Co. Stark Lampman,.... ....Tustin. Osceola Co. M. L. Stevens. ...... ..Pei-rv, Shiswassee Co. J ason Woodman, . . . .Paw Paw 'VanBuren Co. A. N. Woodruff, . . . . . .Watervliet, Berrien Co_ Mr. Perry Mayo,..Battls Creek, Calhoun 00. Mrs. Perry Mayo,. .Battle Creek, Calhoun Co- Price List of Supplies Kept in the ofllce of the Secretary of the MICHIGAN STATE GRAN (:E. And sent out Port Paid, on Receipt of Cash order, over the seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the signature of its Matter or Secretary. Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundred... ‘lb Bunk Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members,_.. .,.. 1 0: Blank Record Books, (Express pmd).... 1 00 Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub,.well boIind,.._... I0 Receipt Book, containing 100 Iteceipts from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub. well bound..... 5° Blank Bsceipts for dues, pe_r 100, bound, 50 Applications for Membership, per l00,.. . . 60 Secretary's Account Book, (new style). . Withdrawal Cards, per doz.,.... .... .... 15 Dhnits, in envelopes, per dos.,.......... 25 By-Laws of the State Grange, single co ios10c,perdoz.,.. ....... 76 By; ws,bound, _ _ _ 20 M lad Echoes,” with music, Single copy 15 ch. _ per doz., ......_...._.......... l 80 The National Grange Cliorr, single copy Mloents. Perdozen................. 4 00 Bltuals,single copy,............ 26 4- oz.,....................... 240 r u Ioor Fifth Degree, for Pomona 10 G1-gngu, rco Blank“ArtiPcles ogy Association” for the In ration of Subordinate Grange», “uh: yo! C'harter,all complete,.... 10 Nofioefo ' uent Members, or 100,. 40 Doclanticnoi 303: P01‘ 05-» 50-; 45' American Manual of Parliamentary Law b( u u u M ‘I (Morocco Tuck, oi Iaws an)d Rulings, 30 B00 ,_,_____,_,................. 15 Address, I. '1‘. COBB, Bro’: Mien. Sun Guns, 30HOGLGBA1".l‘. MICE. .l11ic11llu1al alarlmml. THE SONG OF THE WORKERS. I sing the soup of tho vvrrkr.-xr, the men of the b::LWi:_\' .'u'm, \Vhn giv-as us our (lolly blend, ‘froin l1111;;_I{:r':sl1z11‘111: VVho lwbor aim: in thr: forest, V$‘l‘.C> lcuven the fields of toll, W'ho take-. no in ed of the .=un.sl1ix1c, and mind not sw: at or toil. and keep us I sing the so)‘-rg of the we-xl-:(-rs, who harvest the gzolvzcn p:I‘z1i11. And l)‘.l!(l it. and llllaill it,11rd sift it, nor'cP.re ior the svii:g:i111. stain: Vl ‘no la 1! in crealting wagons, and stoutly their oxen drive, And bid them ;_v,oo'p:if:L* ;11'oun«l Chess Versus Wheat. Henry R ll'mvar1ln.’l\l.-«;rl-aft:-, S, P. Rulmrll of XPW("lUll) an1l'\V. ofI{Er'11- l:lll(l, still x“,'l1l9f to the absn-rd tlzcnzy that Whea4.i1.;'i-:- inn; llz‘.~‘S. {said in r(-pij,-‘ #1:. Mr. Howard llvnd’ “.‘~‘.r-.iv:: the l£.Ws I;-‘(loll mud ztzeiiirc, .-iv»? a:z;1f1n;at, ;,-W11.” I‘{e"-V let ‘.1:-. 3-'s;e. Iiwel 1‘- :-l-.-~,\w;;‘rlv €l=‘!.l iwclfzli VEl'S-‘.'-.-+ oz‘ ‘ ( 7 '.:e:- esi;-‘. ‘:1: hr.-r'.a 1.1 9.1‘-a: ire--, >\fl£*1‘llSl< »d,:'v-.-.111: was.-' . y:1‘o:mu:u;.eel ’-1.g-".'.>-l,1:ma che ' is al 1.: aye ‘.x':_1c ‘:3 itself; '-(=11_1:1‘;u-11, grains are ll_jll}“1l, and ll)?! EU-jllll 1.-: .-muto1*?'ungu=1. 131:2, 1:5. 33 j1'.z_--. vo ma; kind -r11',x,r:'aln can C‘€l'1l~e ’ z.-.::othe;v‘. uluch 105+ ;- ' No‘--3' u.‘l‘1~ts-‘.45 ‘miter wet‘ U) this out-l .ia-1;, I s-s-no yv-u s1n.'-1r- froro the I"<.(7'71wr‘.s- ].’(xm'(zz' of .l::ncll),Wl1i(:l1 I hope yrrn * ill pub- lish, or at least ]‘~8I‘i of 1:. 'l‘.herc1's ml) guess work in that ariii-le, bu1 mots which can not be (nv:--rtlnowix. l\'(:-vs which shall we believe, God, nature, and 1:«ci!:‘nce, or the guess ‘Wells; or be- lief ofa few poor fanne-rs, for I assert that no good, l.»(‘lf:IlllfiC farmer will coiuinue to raise chess aftc-1' it is crad- iceted from his grounds. Let this 1111 who it will, it is true nevei'Llielc;-s. D. W. In the report of rho depzlrlrm-nt of agricuhure for 1883, on page 85, lllv question 18 tllscusszdv and um think au:'noril;u.t1vely settled. As messy of 011)‘ readers may not have access to ‘-he re- port, we publish below the following questions addressed to the bouanist or me department, with his reply. If this does not satiny i1.-quixers, we have no hope of being able L0 do so by any- ahing which we might t-fir.-r: QUESTIONS. 1. Will wheat under any circum- stances whz-.tever, change into chem, and, if so, what are the u(JIl(lltl()1..\b? 2. Ifnot, why will (heat come up Jabuudanlly, (sometimes almost to 911- exclusion of Wheat us-elf ) in field:-1 only where wheat is sown? 3. Will either vlrml or heat, un- 1*-erany conditions -mung to mnothy? ('I‘hlsi~1 11581.-1':ed to be ;lic case ‘.13 sou1:~.) 4 Has cues.‘ a bow ll(.‘&i n-nun:-, and to 'v\rl1lt'~l.\.'£‘l-‘Lil 15:: ‘.711 .-.e,11'ly 111;-.‘.:,-,1}, i"-.xta1.1l(:z1Ily'? 5. Is it possible for 2‘. l1eu.<:’ of VV1:r:.‘t' and another of chm; ‘L-1 grow 12;.»-an the same stalk, or Ior a stalk of 1:231’: 1 lo grow upon the same gennfl’ 6. line the (l{£[i!}.l‘lUlt‘S.‘1l7 of agricul lure ever 111': red 2; ;-.-=.-zazzl or p.;z=. “for a 1:51‘; in of Cl](‘nl'. Illa-‘. v.oulu :-prom?” (I was l’.:i..:1‘1no:1i that a le- ward 01 $331) had been oil’-:r<--d.) These questions cover, I uelicve, the main features of the cm», and by an swcring them at your earliest conven- ience, 3. on Will greatly oblage, Yours very July, Rom-mm RIIJGWAY. REPLY. Sir:—Your letter has been duly re- ceived and considered. The su1»_jz=ci i.-. an important. one, as it 1'el.a«1-s U) a. wide spread popular error. VVe have received numerous inquiries on this subject, Iunslly from lllinois, where,- the wheat has-: suflk-red cxu-ii:-iwely from the last neverr winter. The con- clusion reacned my a large class of far- mers, that wheat changes into cheat or chess, must by every intelligent nat- uralist be considered enormous. It would be quite as proper to claim that a sparrow would change into a hawk, or an oak into a beach. Still it must be admitten that there is apparerlt grounds for the opinaon. Thed1tficul- ty arises from an imperfect consider ation of the facts. As an answer to the questions you propose will eluci- date this statement, I will at once pro- ceed to their conslderatiznn: Qucstirzn 1. To this I reply, that under no circumstances can such a change occur. Question 2. The reason ch eat. comes up abundantly under such circum- stance is as Iollows. There is always more or less cheat growing in wheat fields, and consequently there is more or less cheat seed in the ground from self seeding, as Well as from cheat seed, which is, in most cases mixed in greater or less quantity with seed wheat, even when great care is A’,-_I . :.’\/.t} tziikf-D 1‘-> 1:-ls-an 11192-5--«sin the ordinary l1”!”»'lI.f)1l. (‘hc:1*i-‘ more of a hat‘-tly ra 1‘ur(»Iha.". wh---;;, rmré much less sub- j:<:',-: to injury by «‘1'1'-Hr. It 9.lV'-"‘)_\'r2 ‘nap pens -. .11: dtlriliz a r-c\'e1'c winter. a quantfily ov"wl:r.=a1 is destroyed. clrir.;ll_v in 5099 place:-‘, ~‘-lll'j£.15l to alterzzct. fzeézlng and tl'1awir.-g,l»y wllic,-h thr-1 re‘.-«its are l)l'l'VlK{‘El, and (~xpo~e.l "Ly the l'3‘l""‘?f-‘*3 Of “l:-'-a‘.'i1;Sf ” In aural. ('hi~‘(-£1. 11::-I?"-eat pla.'1‘s lleizigrzf .=ll4)E'!.- hardy l1Z<).‘.'Uf‘P -1.-“I: uninjured, ax:-l l‘.§tVll1,_-_"ll1€f g"o12:ul no A’ to U11-inselw-.=. grow u10‘.'c Vigmou:-'ly, and “stool out.” abundant- ly, so:-..~1 to take full pa.-_ue;-‘s2'o;1, and fl)! . we have 9. crop of cheat izislea-E [of wlz-‘at. <2-:.wslion 3. .~Tu::l2 achanpt-. is 1-.,a1.;l- ly =1z1p:-5+.-ible with the oi;-'1e1.', 211-12 110'. }l.~?v (91:13 - meg nxvre so, >s?x‘2:..i1pl1 flu: a'~....-/.:nl2!_y =f 9l1a~(:2r.=-1. will be more gel’: :.-.ll_\' mi- n1'1*.‘(-d, Qll(‘.~.ll(vD. 4. (.':’l98Tl1.'siS..‘1'\7!’~l:l-,’:: z;'».rn lW:i.'-‘:2 zl m;11v1:. IL li--.=l-int ‘ : 1'2’/'07/111-~. ‘£1.11 l.'- near‘. . F:-.s-*1/«gr: or R’.-:1, ' g1'.~1..-’=v. . ., _\.z' ‘<1‘«'*-1 i:'.1‘9fl‘. iimiiy Le» be 2u!'o1‘1ua,=.l the: :~.-'. J-’~.~:'pl‘1 1_:;111n1;.' lcaida. 11.: -.v-.-rid :1 ;.;~c;.;-c.r...11il '1'ou.'-- ty, and 11-21: her rr:-dl-:.l1!e:l oils com- imiw‘ ‘..*u~1r;l:esi: ;1ri(-.0 3.1.112 1ncc:.v.i1l: El:-»n::..: 11:,-.x1y .-ale, bu‘ :-1:1-l1 IH '12-- ‘ 371'. 4,. iodax, u1‘.\'..=lln\I.:-‘.t1m.v:- lax‘-r‘e >11 g:'ou'r-1' :-.1.11 di ‘ls-1‘ o;”'l1s~ ;~-an-1. ll" l::‘s» :« 1-1--.v'I‘;_v ,n=rfcct- ed 9. nncclioxl fa:-v‘ c_r_‘_c1-":"al:"/,i:.;,~r tip» ;~1¢;_ !lll\'.‘lS ll.-av. \~. 1‘o'..-,5hL .~.1'+v:».]mi-:.-g. 5;. the clrug as 1-; <1-:i11.ie=r1:§al (~mu:>..<:1li ' ll Peppermint. .5 _. ~ -.7,‘ $4.1 ,.. Mn, ;' 1'1 ,',..E.. . .. I“//H 1213:» \\ H11 ..~. yflvyj fly’ (v._ 1:”, _w H‘ -e- ' :\-:11 nl‘ll'.:1»‘1< nllser-1*-‘J1 3» . I ‘ , _ ‘U9 ,l'l ‘ . . 111-111. ‘mm. «mm -- - 5; ‘g ';' _;‘ .”T’*"“.,",".’." ,__A_,, -, Ll .l‘1l!: ...:x. 1: .-<, ‘ J1-'!‘|:l.1'.~'. , l-1 - . _ (pf? mo ‘M 1; ;_;rcz:.: vi» 1'.-'rurc, and will , “ ‘lie V1-ge:€..~.i:lc or '-:1:l.r;.ex ‘.g=1-:-27011-"1. A ne;r:v‘l\.'<- oar.-. ll‘.>‘:t can '1.» ,0?‘ 1-‘iv-u, if tl1--aleov >i‘.". 11!. V0 l.:;\‘o f<‘L*‘. ;:1rime11s sent. us c_t'1:-‘lac:-:~j \I.'¥:.-av or .--he‘:--.2: grnvvirg tag . " on the sa1nel1.:-ad, bu? on ex-.1:-.ina~_m1- tlw-1-‘c prov:-d to be merely a bran:-ii of r-Eu-at .~i(,(-idcntly rni:anglr=d ill ll‘.-': -"'.ll«:cle1.~.01‘awl,:catl1t;ad. 1$‘.;»<~.c1Ins H l.‘-. also lxe-1-‘I1 :-191:1 laizning to be woo. . and cheat gzrnw. g on diIl"crent s-:>a.ll A Useful Device. The various occupations in the far- mefls business may be pleasant and atiractive in the aggregate; he may enjoy beautiful scent.-ry, cool refresh- ing bren-zee, as he recllncs in happy comcntxne,-nt after his toil. He may regalc himself upon the choicest luxu- lies of lllf-I. own producing’ and feel himself“Mnn:a1'cli of all lie: surveys” at. least as long as he can forget that milking time is drawing near, when he must do-tf'hi.=1 regal habilimentsand submit himself to the most repulsive occupation of milking amidst the foul odors of stable or yum, the cgzpecial at- traction for flies, mosquitoes, who have him at their mercy; and worse perhaps than all else is the ceaseless flagellation from poor b:'indle’s czsudlal appendage quize regardless of the cir- cum.-ltance of cleanliness or otherwise, and ()ll_1el‘V-‘l;~\.'e._ is the more usual state ofthings. Millions of people are anx- iously Vvlllllilg the advent of the gen- ius who wlllmake milking by ma- chinery a practical success. In the meantime Iherewith present to the sufl?-ring milkmaid.-3 and milkmen of the universe a simple little device which deprives brindle of her power to annoy in the way above mentioned. Aclothes pin and a cord of suitable size, 1% feet long. Fasten the cord to the head of the pin. Now all is ready. Take your place ready for milking, pass the cord around the cow's leg, in- closing the dreadful tail, draw the cord as tight as necessary and slip the loose end in the jaws of the pin; the pressure secures it. One second makes all se- cure, an instant will release it. Now you have nothing to dread. Your thoughts may dwell upon pleasant themes and the usual execratlons may be deferred to a more appropriate 00- casion. Arenac, Mich . C. S. KILI.MER. Vanderbilt/s net income is $19.67 per minute. 1:9" N. (3 (ho }».|1‘.‘.'-E ‘ml the i:t1.‘(-'2' . . .x.:-:w.. 2.-invgi; A I‘d=;:d-11. 1',‘/o!.« 1‘.l.-l."llr‘l'_'.' -ll .-'.1_'_' of . fia- }._'.','1:1-.-~51)? 1-am . 11.-1;;-m -1;.l..-9 we-:11}: 1.-1 ., <-.<..2.:1;:-,1<;-.*v-'. qr-.=_-:11-1 ..-. 1‘.c,:;fl .1:;>~n:i=y «.5;-in 1-. :‘ (_'nl'l1e1l oil. 1.1’:-A vi‘: to d: l:,.:l1'e1l in sec ‘L-T. 1;1.1n*-=. our. ;ci‘f»_-,1;tly pure and whit‘ I 1'":-ul l'rom :1 r:siv135-1 Mr. Tod-l hex .~-e"H.'1l patents pr.-1‘1(li1:_z: ax VV:15lzix:«:tr;:-, on 1' correspr,-ntlcxlt could 1':-l -.1211:-}_\.r 1.-.11.,-1* into de‘.:1il.- ihis tinm. Mr Jfiin-r-, the able oer:-islanx of Mr. 'I‘odd. as--n1'e.-:1 us that :-.l1'(=nd_v the de- mand for l1l:=. no:-W product, far oxcce-1le1l the1‘eu;-a-;~i1‘v of the woiks, and that a!'r:u.g1-in-.:;.u's« were nov-.' perfected for the ere (:‘io«; --f more.» l--.1il1lin,t_:,-1-1 av d an in-creasu-. of fa->1-is-ties.” —IIu.s-(;cmrImun. I(("ci=I1i 'l‘o:.’-', ,,v'n"a=s..~: .:, ,,- .. ,_, £111 :-'om'- ‘ rj sls'.'-mgl1 1' TH'uA.\':~u'A1.. farce of roatl-making is now bcfo.rean admiring public in numbcrlc-.-sa. districts where priminvc ideas are Sula! concerning ubligatini; to mend the higliways, or to he more- precise, “to work out the road-tax.” The fe1'c-4.-, is visible in the manner of woi-k——the performancc-——ludicrous if it wrre not so pitifully contcrnptible. The usual mczhotl of making a road- way in (:1.-I.1_u11‘y districts, is to plow at the sides of 1111- beaten track and haul the soft coral: in where the wlueels must pass. Of course, there are situa- ll1)I1£-) v.‘m‘:rn nothing better can be done wltvoul; extravagant cost, but they are ‘nos many, and even in such cases the work is rendered ineflicient hecauat done at a time of year when the earth docs not pack well, and the track, ‘1Lc.r«»1‘1:1'c, remains soft in dry W<~'3l.ll€l.'. ;‘v'I()sl’. farmers have an in- tuitive, ye‘: inchoate, perception of the fur-nix». ajclirirsctcr of the work; hence the di.~p-1:-ition commonly m5).nlf€Nl9'l to :.-hirk it as far as pos- slble. The law stipulates that ». day‘s Work on the to-«.11 shall be eight hours, meaning tl:2 :: many hours shall be emph-ycd i. faithful labor. Bu; fa.1‘m1-rs got around this easily, spend- ing Ll:mV.l‘.f1’1£.*, or a great share of it, in peiformar.-cs wholly irrelevam, in stc-ry-telling, in poll ical discussion, in any Way to pass the time along and gut credit on the row!-warrant. A plow on the road a. day counts for a day’s work, and the team th . same, the driver another day. It is cus- tomary to take a team and a plow, or scraper which coums for the same, and a driver, making altogether three days. But the team will plow a fur- row or two in the ditch and then go under the shade of a tree with the men seated on the fences or lounging as best. suits convenience at the time, while the obligation to work is utterly forgo-‘ten. The main purpose to get the days counled off the list attached to the warrarxt, and in at great many cases, perhaps a majority, the road is actually in worse condition after the botchinglrt gets than before it was touched. I there any possible way to correct the methods? Can the roads be worked as farmers would do similar work on their farms,—good, honest iime, and good honest labor ex- pended with the purpose or accomp- lishing an object, making the roads good? Itvis hardly necessary to say what good work is for every farmer knows.‘ Not onein ten would make on his own land a private road so poorly as 9. ma)ority make the public roads. Yet every farmer is personally interested in the roads in his own neighborhood and should fuel earnest- ly desirous of having them put in the best possible condition and kept so. As a matter of fact roa d- making should be done in early spring before the ground 1 1 1 l | p»‘lllL'l+‘ l _. _ 1 ' €1.11! wblcli I! is ~:‘.lit01l to f:~rm work, The ;‘oa.1l‘-2 will be mu-ldv of co11rPe," but if the l'z£r1l9>-l material that can be'pro- cuml be 1111‘. in ll1ell'31'l{ to sufficient dcgrth to vcilll:-sunul the passngo of wheel.-5 it will pack down hard and .=‘oli«l and be n>uxr>n:-.l>l\,' fr'2s.— from mud all tl2rcug.1 the .~"’~z'1>4Oll, whereas under the present mctlind exactly the con. 1llllL>11.~ required for making mud _'are supplied. It may be worth while to (‘all a1t.un‘.:on to (his: 5-11l.j.-wt l_.wjau:e more is le-111.-ugir;s'11.z;»:;r 1'1‘. tht Dulllic mind about 2o~id-niaklng. Biitjthe <~Vil.=t v‘.~=i!rl«» r.-1-n.»-tumly in every road «ll-’~irlu€ ms live re.-ulto1'fo~€islim1eE ut- N-rly i:.«?-';"s1,;2»il-ls.» ',~(*rf1>11:1a!,'=1"1, 1»:-cesn .—~.1i.‘y FX'.‘lit- re-1m«rl-:. and it 1-1 tl=r:-re- 1'1 11- rxtrnw,-Iy 1‘.».vl1‘al=lc llusl gt-11-ml -“.?v'hl~I‘_‘l-ll.g' ((1 H-1w ‘1lU‘l::-"rillli-t; of the ~':.".~s’: b-:3 laccl.---.Ijzz.us H§w*'9.!'§nl1, .-11:1! wnml. 1'»-cl v:l;,.‘. 11.5- l11:11pv-'u_- '.-'1’-:4-11 he--lav.‘ c1':me- 12;» Eu 1hc1~ow'.u ?l.:".n,r.2z11d llun 1.11) down 2.2111711 :.‘f1..v‘ -he hm! cllewul if for ll . v.::1'1ui1: ll-lv"‘l1 M‘ linw A11:l',.1~1vl:u1-s ' 1!" 11.:'._v \:-; .‘--t‘); tl“ .:z..\'.?ct.' ;-".311 ’€‘l11)nll 1.1‘-:1 :‘;‘ 1».-alzt a m "leul ' I=-':\'.' would ly :11. ;- ;'.:1"£ll l'l fulfill («‘§'I'.lll1 1 » llh‘ I‘-;l{|(ln ll.» _‘>.1‘«‘1‘ ;-:‘ -- l"'i|"1E I l'Cii"‘ l‘..'.'l1’j,~4 ml"?-I 19'.’ fl /Hf." .‘l//‘I/'/(‘(1/I (‘J L}: l‘ :-hp; I‘: 11.,-.];. j.. ’ ll, ll. ,4)l";y‘f ,- 1?.‘ “lm -CW1» 1.:‘~. 1:4-11:‘ "1-'11»-vp 3.‘; v.- v fmrv.'o1‘I§»~rt'-:-:ze1,.- -1. 91- .'1!l!l‘f‘. .‘1 H-.-_',' lax; :.‘1'n»- -“.1 :wi2\~!~— V-‘E11151 Jan‘; :~- 1: :o1.'.< '-o:».l_\_-' "W-w ,. Al ll.ir4.X.'i\i_!lIK,:i1"‘ !."1ll$(] in \-‘.1,rl-,_. -F nalu2:.‘1 hi.-lory _l-’.!1m51‘-3111321.l-ww’ ‘ ll é'_V1zl1 i".1l‘1'i: 2511»-, 1l!v_I_y ('l1r‘1v ‘(F191 'l‘l11~y 1lIJ1-1- ‘1—('2.1;;-tn. -Ihrir p(-vuli:-. gz-'.--‘lot. 1'-'-111?) it; llwy " y;o11r'7.~-lm-,v.1-‘, in ’l'l1vy have, it ill 1-,’) n.‘];g1' la paid in :F;.- voay. br ooixm later. ".’l1r-7» v‘l‘.1.-- un:~lu—‘wc~d food i+:.uwallowe1_l it 1.-:.»€-aw rlin—.c:'l_v ioio (he first Sl.(1lll2lf'9!,(1;uF{- tfhc 0uu;ium1 term; but the drink wlnivli the aninaal takes goes 1-'l._-’2;i,r1l1f In‘:-‘.1 tl-.9 os2l:';1:~<-1» of the f1.i.~vi i1‘to'gl:e second. 'l‘}'-; .« r,wo serve only to -..n;;}.; and 1-offer: 1114- coarse-, food. ‘.Vl~.r-1-, tho lirst lzzm done Wl’l8l- it (3.911, the food p:1.~ss-soixl. of it into the F('v"(;ll(l. and [lien 1l..- cow or sheep is rt-:a1ly to “(-in-w tliecud ” The :-1->1-.-'11:»: 1-lonnacli, while l:l.‘:‘nJ T2’, work in 1e:<~:;ki1:gtl1e food, keeps 1. in Il10llO.'l, and ,sgr.«.1'ually rolls it up into ITJBFSPI-l, so that in the small u;-per 'o:u'f. there is formed an oblong srilid lump of the 1- izu that we l‘P(3t\glilZ€ 3.1-: t.l11e“(-1111.” This the un1‘m:=.l tlnrnwxa 11}: into the nzoutll, and (,‘lI9W'r3 wi‘7li 2-,v‘d-,-1-fly flllttll satisfaction as the s-3.1114-act of Iimmicatioxi give-1-ans when we put the most ds-licalo Inn!-‘wlsa be- tween nurtce-.111. When it ll’-I. s11fiicie1"t- ly chewed, Ihe mass is swallowed av:-sl its place tak».--.'< by another whi-:l1 had be:-)_1 rolled up in the nicantimc. llut1.l:;.e“'.v 1:?“ :-lwep is slzilcrin fr:-n1 in- diges firm; the “V.-91-oncl stoniaclf’ has failed to roll a.=.pthelit1.la inasscs sult- ablc for chewing, and there is noth- ing which the poor beast can bring; up. Of course, therefore, ;he one thing required is to restore the tone and power of the stomach; not to bur- den it with an “artificial cud,” which wt‘-1111,‘; only increase the diIficnlty,i1;— stcad of relieving 11:. Water for Stock. The farmer who made a single pump flll‘lllfll"1W‘a’€I‘ ‘lhlough rubber tubing to the stock in four fields did 9. very ingenious and wise thing. Animals should be able to obtain drink when- ever they feel thirsty. The water then taken has a better effect than if given at convenient intervals by the farmer or his assistants, for in the latter case the animal is very apt to drink more than is really good for him. Then, again, if the attendant is concerned at all about the quantity of water the animal takes, the chances are he will pull him away before the demands of nature have been satisfied. For a small outlay of moneys. farmer can in a multitude of cases, arrange the water supply of their live stock so that they can drink whenewer they feel dry. Such a method is economy in adouble sense—ln the well being of the stock and in the time of th owner or his help. For fertilizing salt, address, Lsrkin and Patrick, Midland City, Michigan. u: go. a«.,u,—.- 2 THE GRAEQE VI§l‘.‘2i‘E$Ii¥;.. flip; giravzge §fi;.*iiuri BiC.El()OLv'.RAF’E‘. — - JULY 1-'3. 3))‘--_: .-.:;n\'. six KP!‘-f]li"..'~,.._.. . .. ‘$5 ‘smqie copy, one year, -~___--_- 50 rnuveiz copies, one year .___._--_ 5 (:0 To ‘I-2.; trial :lU!>'-l(:l‘llM-:l‘S for three :|.7\.}.Ill'.- we will send the Visi- ron Io-"_-..__.. -.__—._——_———.-—$l 00 For new subscribers, (:3l]V3SS€l”8 are authorized to retain um.--th.ird of the "".'lll‘)." ;-uh.-<:ripti::v.i prici-. t‘! com- -,~~rm»t-.» for 'heir work. -«ample CfJ_t.\i?1i<' _f'ro.e1-s n.n_',I 2i§l(!'v‘l‘..“r~. '-l-l?'P1-K11‘, J. T. (1033, .-lclioolcixaft, '1N'.‘3F.K ‘PU THE.‘-‘. Nfffllififl’. 1115 Song of The Workers -Manufacture of Brain Tlle—-Chess Versus VV'heat—-A Use- ful Device -—Pcpperanint --Chewing the Cud —-Water for Stu ~k.. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l The Plaster Business of l834—Meeting of the Michigan Press Association - Bro Arm- strong, the Visiron_an.l Politics -—Dupei.-d- cat Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Postal Jottings—Literary Notes from the Century Co -Selecti:~i1s—Lecturer’s Com- in'.inic.it on, National Grange, P. of H.— Nuiticcs of Meetings--Pomona Grange Meet- Mneting of the State Society, at Bay City-— imoi:i.>—l‘h-.- ito‘-ic Siug——Where are the Zr‘sootsl“—Cnnning I"ruit—'l‘lie Grape Vine .:. August——Etfcct of Suushine— Girdling C1r.tpos—BlabkI:erry Cordial - Layering 8. Rom; Busli— .-1 Cheap Insect Destroyer—— Grange Picnic —Chi1dreii‘s Day at Mt. Ta- bor—-Rural Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Physical and Mental Labor Does the Far- mer Need an Education?-—-Hills‘ Astronomy «Index to References -Congress and the Railroads - Bro. ELSt0l1 Rises to Explain-— Railroad Time-tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 At Last—My Sunbeam——Wine is a Mocker -- ' My Annual Summer Trip —-Where are your Fort-heads—Hints for Warm Weather 3coking—Facts for Women. . . . .. .. .. . . 6 Pa-vet--Hints to Home P.eadiug——Good Ad- vice--Women at the Ballot-Box An Insti- lution of VVhich the Citizens of the Far West are Proud—-What a I*‘.trru Hand can IL‘:-—A Northern . Man in Virginia--The Mars ets—Advei'tisemcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 Siiriziiids Qliliilmul. - rue PLASTER "§u§.‘~‘:§§ds lflsfldlliw When in Grand Rapids a few days since we called on the Alahastine Co. which by arrangeuicnt furnishes plas- ter to the Patrons of Michigan and elsewhere. In answer to enquiries about the plaster trade of 1884 we learned that there appears to have been some fall- ing off in the demands of late years. This corresponds with our observation. Some farmers who used plaster freely a few years ago use less, and some who used to haul it home from Grand Rapids with a team, frequently requir- ing 2 or :3 days to make :4. trip, use less now wlien it can be had at half the cost. As to the wisdom of this course we have nothing to say but simply note a. fact. The Alabastiiie Company got outa large ainoimt of rock last season and as we liavc had no complaiiits we feel sure that the claim of the C0ll1}l«"ill_\', that the rock was well ground must have boeii true. The sales were satir- i'actoi‘_v. amountiiig to Sisil tons prior to June 1st. While we have no figures of the sales of ihe coinbiuation. yet there is satis- factory evidence showing that the total sales of the other live mills of land plaster was but little more than the amount sold by the Alabastine 1‘-ompaiiy. This company held steadily to its con- tract price of $2.50 per ton filling orders from outside parties as well as Patrons for a time or until appr.-hension that their supply of rock might not meet all demands. Then outside parties were refused. Later when it became evi- dent that all orders could be filled sales were made to all parties alike. The combination starting in with a flourish of vrumpets and a general no- tice that plaster would be sold for $1.25 per ton held on until the plaster dealers of the State supposed they were going to have a good thing out of the busi- ness this year. this scheme did not have the effect intended of demor- alizing the Alabastiue Company, the combination concluded to supplement one folly with another and, this was accomplished by putting the price of land plaster up to $3.00 per ton on board of cars. This served to disgust plaster dealers and add to the business of the Alabastine Company. There have been two or three instances of misunderstanding in reference to charges for switching which. were sat- isfactorily explained. Aside _ from these the business has run without any friction or unpleasantness what- ever, so much so that; very little refer- ence has been made to the plaster busi- ness in the Visiron. _ The combination, left to itself. beat itself and the Patrons of the State were simply interested witnesses of its blun- daring folly. To our farmer friends we would say, turn out and take part in the primary mictings of the political party to which you belong if you are a partizan, ind w.\rk withadefinite object in view, and let. that object not overlook the great interests of the farmer class of this country. If you will not do this you are forever estopped from grum- bling because farmers hold so small a. proportion of the important and re- gponsible ofiices in the State and na- ion. If you think the great agricultural interests of this county can and will be best taken care of by lawyer's, work for such representation in Congress. But if you think agriculture should have more than two or three per cent representation in the legislative body of the nation govern yourself accord- ingly. Don’t stay at home-—attend the primary meeting and act for yourself with intelligent, well-directed effort to elevate the great agricultural class of B’ is country. MEETWG OF THE MiCHiGAN PRESS ilSSO- I CIATION. The editors of Michigan believe in as'-' elation. Many of them believed inir when William Saunders, 0. II. K~ lly and their colleagues had conceiv- ed -‘L19 idea, and put in practical. shape a scheme for organizing the farmers of the cou ntry. The last session of the National Grange was its seventeenth An in- vitation received from ifs Presideni McMillan, to meet the Michigar; Press Associati!-ii on its seven leenth annual session ill Bay City on the 24th of June, is the evidence we Lifer that the editors of Michigan, like her farmers, have an organize. tion of about the same age as the or- ganization of the Patrons of Husban- dry. We though: perhaps is fariner ed- itor might 2.5-»: to the as.-.oi'tv.=iei.-t, if not to the value of the cm‘i\».c.*.ion, and so concluded to accept the invitation. As the invitation included the bet- ter half of the editorial fraternity, with wife and satchel, we left home at 4 P. M on the 23d, and 7n a few hours were enjoying the ho:-ipitalitv of old friends in the city of Jackson Our visit there was just so much more than the bill called for and was greatly enjoyed. At 7:35, on the 24th., we boarded the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw train for Bay City. Arriving soon after noon we were soon regis tered at the Frazer House. Although the meeting hail been called at 10 A. M., yet the many dio not reach Walton Hall where the meeting was held Ill‘-(ll after dinner, and this was soon enough, as little transpired in the forenoon. At 2 1*. M. the afternoon session was callrd tr order by the President, who introduc- ed his Honor, Mayor VVe9.dock, by whom the association were welcomed most cordially in a real speech. Recreation, and enlarged acquain tauce are among the objects of those annual meetings. But this is notall as the following programme of work asigneil to members of the frater- nity siiflicieiitly proves. The first paper was read by George Boynton, of the Detroit Free Press-— Subject, “ Law of Libelt” Some dis- cussion followed the reading of this paper. A majority of those who spoke favored the views of Mr. B., that we editors are not sumciently protected by law. VVe did not say a word, but kept thinking it was hardly fair for a newspaper man to be liable to damages for prevaricating a little in his paper, when 9. first class lawyer makes his reputation by suppressing or perverting facts, and making a jury believe that black is white, and incurs no l1fZZ’Al'd for damages in doing so The discussion terminated by the appointment of 9. committee. charged with the duty of drafting a "Bill foi presentation to the next legislature, calli='g for such modification of exist ing law as shall protect Michigan Ed- itors from the raids of hungry la.w_','-:~r.~ who occasionally pr-rsuade some fel- low to the belie-ftliat his reputation has been «lama;-red some definite arnrrzii‘ and he is willing to assist in repairing his shattered character for about half the amount of damage claimed The other papers were “The country editor as a business man" by D. B Angler of the Charlotte Republican; “The relation of the newspaper to pol itics” by A. J. Aldrich of the Cold water Republican; “Practical points in publishing a newspaper” by M. D Hamilton of the Monroe Commercial “The relation of the press to social and moral reforms” by A. S. Kedzie of the Grand Haven Commercial: “Ad vertising agents,” by J. W. Hallock of the Grand Rapids Post. “The me- cnanism of anewspaper” by Wm. Van Buren of the Lansing Republican, and “Legal advertising” by Hon. Geo. M. Dewey,of the Owosso Times. These papers were carefully prepared, and while some of them were enlivened with humor, notably that of Bro. Hallock, all will be found interesting and valuable reading. We suppose the association has somehow made Bay City believe that it was honored by the presence of these gentlemen of the press and in recognition a sumptuous banquet was spread at the Frazer House, to which all were invited. After the session Tuesday evening, some 200 guests sat down and made no haste to leave. Following the ban- quet the programme called for an ex- perience meeting, with W. P. Nesbitt of the Big Rapids Herald as class leader. The tables were beautiful with floral decorations and we enjoyed the evening very much although we can- not pronounce the class meeting an immense success. The officers elected for the ensuing year were C. S. Hampton of Harbor Springs, president; Orno Strong, Nashville, secretary; Fred Slocum Caro, treasurer, and Traverse City is the place of meeting. Wednesday 4.11. was cold and rainy, but despite these unfavorable condi- tlons about half the company accepted an invitation to ride on the river on the steamer Wellington Burt owned by Messrs. Root & Middler which the firm had kindly placed at our disposal for a short trip. This gave us an op- portunity to get some idea of the lum- ber and salt interests of this city. And 2-:«.it l~i<.=«:k gave us an idea. lint.‘ Sill? could be manufactured so cheaply here. The refuse material of lb» l.-.;'g+.- saw mills is used to eva;~.o;‘a:e tbs brine. When Michigan pine is Michigan salt will not be made at such small cost. We knew of the Saginaws and Bay City but con'c-ss our siirprise at Elle size and importance of Bay City. It claims third place in population and in business activity it i:ertai;ily ranks high. Before the association adjourned res- olution.=s were adopted of thanks to the ge!ltlE'[ilel.l of the press for the valu- able papers real, to the officers for the management, to the goosl people ofBay City for their gem-r-nus hospi- tality and attention, and to railrmia) officials for tl‘3.l‘Sp0I‘l’aYl(I.T‘-. At two o’clock the excur-.:io.-.ists left by rail for Mackinaw and Ill‘? upper lake country. Arriviiig at .\Ia<.-kinaw City in the evening we at r-nce took a simmer for Si. Igiaci-, some eight miles distant, where a train of thecl). M. & Ed. R was ready on l“.-glil-'21‘ i'L:.'.- ning time to take the party now num- bering 12-5 to Marquette, a Lake Su- perior mining town 150 miles distant which was reached about seven o’clock Thursday morning. We had enough daylight after 4 o’clock A.)I. to be satis- fied that a. night’s ride from St. Ig- rtace to Marquette lsjust the thing pro vided you have satisfactory sleeping accommodations. The country is low, much of it wet with little timber of any vzilue; its un- promisiiig monotony was wcarisonie. Occiisionally we saw some evidence of pine of some Value, but no good tracts were in sight by daylight, and very few houses at any point along the whole distance. lt was an agreeable surprise to be whirled at railroad speed from siich an uninviting country siuldenly into the very lap of a beautil’i.il cit_v——for such is )lill"1llCtt(-'. It was :i bright morning when we were met by the agent of the railroad Frank Milligan l‘Zsq., and the citizens coinu.-ittcc and quartered at the Clif- ton and Mesnard hotels for breakfast. The conditions were favorable fora day of genuiiie satisfaction. At ten o'clock all the livery in the city with private carriages sullicieiit to accom- niodatc the entire party were at our disposal. Every place of special interest was visited and the time spent most hap- pily until the dinner hour, at which time all assembled in the dining hall of the Mesnard House to partake of a sumptuous banquet. Of that it is sufficient to say we were right royally ent(-rtained. . We must not forget to mention .that the Mcsiiard is kept by :i widow tudy, who cast upon her own l'ES0lll‘(.'(’S witli a family of young childrw‘-n has s‘ wn her ability to keep a. hotel and In p it well. and has made some iiioi-.e=y in do- ing it. l\Iarqucttc is bciiutiliilly situated on high ground overlookiiig lici‘ splendid harbor, with ample shipping facilitic:<, .-\:.:O{l\‘:‘.-' hour <;.»«~«:-al Pr’!-_l‘_\'llIr.‘lrl.. and we bade far(vcs-ll to our new friends and their (‘Il2i.'!",ll'li-llllg city, and boarclcd the ::'.~1in for SI. Ignace. A good sleeper, and a good Digllt made the return trip pleasant, and at the end of a twelve hours rurz wi- found ourselves at the other end of the road,at 7:30 Friday morning. The par- ty at once bmirded the steamer Gordoi-. which had been chartered for our use and in a few moments we were all‘ for Mackinaw Island. The season had Inardly opened. at this now famous rzummer resort. and we found only the John Jacoiv Astor house doing busi- !lfi'.‘4°. I'I€l‘P the party breakfasted, and in carri—:g«s or on foot, soon after start cd out, armed with a gi‘.id:.- book to 4-xplorc the natural curiosities of this famous ii-land. In company with a couple of men yr.-unger lzyat leart thirty years, we first visited the fort and wit- nessed a. ccxnpany of Uncle Sam’s blue coals do red t:x,~e divy, as pré-to-ribe»3 by authority. From the array of whith-wasli llil‘P, ti.-ere, imd everywhere, the wh-to wash brusl must be 3 military we.=.pon. From the fort 9. by path was followed to Robinson's Folly. l:«‘artl:'cr-.>n we found Fort .l.'.{'llfllé‘.", Arch Rock, Sugar Loaf Rock, Lover’s Leap and Devil’s Kitchen and the nice summer cottages of some of our Kalamazoo county citizens. Aftera walk of many miles, we dare not say how many lest our veracity be ques- tioned we ieached the Astor House at two o’clock well qualified for dinner expecting from our long tramp to be completely jaded out. We were sur- prised at night that we were no 1110!“: weary than usual and we are prepared to express the opinion that in ten years Mackinaw Island will be the finest i-unimer resort in the United States west of the Mississippi. Easy of access, a. delightful climate, with a soil that will make excellent r..vads, this great National Park once improved by the general Government, will find the conditions all present to make good our prediction. At three I’. M. we returned to the little steamer and were 8)0lJ all on deck enjoying a run of 18 miles to Cheboygan. Here the party divided, some taking the little steamer Mary on the Cheboygan river for Mullett Lake and its famous hotel, finally land- ing ata station on the J. L. & Sag- inaw railroad from which point they started liomeward bv the evening train, south bound. The rest of the party returned over the same road to Mackinaw City, and accepting the generous ()fler of the G. R. & I. railroad at ten oclock each for iilm.-"rzlf sought rest. as best he could, only intent now on getting home on the morrow. As this was the third all night ride taken coiisc(:iiti\'cly, \vc again sought the comfoi-t of a sleeper where we had a good night‘s rest, rcacliiiig (}r:1iid Rapids at i;::’.0 satiirilay nioi'nii>g. lly those who know, it was said this aimual lll(5Cl.llIg' was by far the largest with paved stre-ets, tin»! public b'-iii;‘i\‘v~l lfroiii i’ tcrmi‘: ' and tlivjiidii ions l‘lllli‘.g\ ainl ;_"'Ilt_lll :lll\'ll‘«'.‘ of its Slutc ,\lilnll'l'>. Uii our part we have ;u'c¢‘p‘u-ll oi‘ rc- fn.-zed ariicl--9 cove-ring lmlltivzil sub- _ieL-ts of ii p:ii‘ti7.;ii1 (“ll2ll‘:l('[(‘l‘ in our illS(‘l't’l.lO!! and, as we believe-, got aloiig fairly well. WV!‘ have said we are in favor of the iiominutioii of C'_\'l'llS (R. Luce for (lov- criior. The i'c2i.-'oiis grow out of what we said long wiiis ago, that in the I-lfort of the Ul‘(l(’l‘ to l‘lt‘\'EllP an-l llll- [)l‘U\'€lli(‘:lLIl‘lf'lllllll‘:ll cl-1.-'.< the 2llill!l- tioii lJClHl1f_Ell),',,' to our coinnioii hiiin'«ii- ity could not and should not he ig- ll0l‘t‘el.1lllll liOtlllll;l‘l'.)l~'lIl‘_," lo pulilii‘ ll 2lL‘l.lUil has been so p¢=i‘sistciill_\‘ lll"_Il‘Il in the cditorhzl :1:-p:«.i‘tiiici‘.I, of the \'i-- i'i'oi:, as tiw iioniiiia‘.ioii and t‘l(‘\'l it'll of ii l';ii‘n1ia1‘to the ollircc ol'(Iovci':ior of this Stvitr-. We lll:l(ll'. iliisa point, for this Ulll“(' stands out i-lr.~:ir, distinct and {|l‘--Zlll- llé'lll. and in this great ::g-i<~:zl- tiiiuil >.'l2i.tc the l':i1‘inci‘ class in Hip half c«=iitiiry of our Stzitc (‘Xl.s‘it‘llt‘(‘ llilll not 1‘(%(.‘(‘l\’P(l Sll('li i‘e>i'ogni'tioii as its spa-i.-i:il iiiti-i‘esI.-‘, its l:ii‘;:r> amoziiit oi" lll\'t‘.\‘ll'(l capital. it-1 nunib.~i'.-'. and llltt‘lll'_§Plll‘<‘ ll:1V('(lPlll:ll1Ilt"l. llcrc lllell we could niosi l'H:lllll_\' fix the attention of our i'c:ulci's, be 1lu')' farincrs or not, and lici‘c sceim-cl thi- best li~ld in which to work for pi‘;n-- tical I‘(‘Sl1ll’.~‘. liut in this \voi*k_ living the (ll'(1('1‘ niorc than part_\',\vc li:ivi- had due H'- gard to pzirtizxin ])l‘t‘.jlllll(f(‘S \v'lllt.‘ll we could not rude-ly set aside lJ(-3llH\'lllg tliese prejudii-es could be be-st, i-radi- catcd by i‘ccogi1it.io.iai1dc:u‘cl‘nl hand~ ling. “One man can load a liorss- to water but ton iiicn can't make him drink.” Perhaps we ought to be thankl‘ul to llro. Arinstrong for his kindly vl‘f.>rt in bracing us up to the work of {'ll'('l- ing it farmer governor, but where best known we are not charged with any excess ol' that christian quality which seems to him so out of place when discussing a matter of sucli practical iinportancc. The Giz.\.\'oi~: Vi.~'i'i‘01t is quite willing to enter the field as advised, and help make agor- ernor who will be an honor to tilt‘ State, but in so doing will not cxliibit such eagerness as to arouse iiiifrie-.iid— ly action on the part of any other class. We like the outspokoii fi':ink- iicss of the IIusbar:dman and we sm- in its sturdy blows for lllll€p('.ll:, qiiio-i. lllj.."lllll9il_ out tar imin ll:lll_L{l:l_\ (rl'-)\‘t'1’llt'iil‘lllg ill ili.-posiiioii, he is u. guml l't‘]lI‘t‘St‘lll.::- ll'\'i' oi the :-‘elf-ni;u‘.:» .\lI:i‘l‘21‘£lll viii- 7.t‘ll, ihat class to wiiicli .\ll.lt'l‘lL‘2ll‘.>‘ point Will! gl‘e:'ili*.\l pride. itlorailiy. .\li'. l.iu.~c slaiids without spill. or blcini-ii on his iianie. llis has l)t‘('ll 21 life t':il't‘lllll)' ilirccu-d by the higlii-st prim-iplcs of honor and llll€_‘.{1‘lI)'. and his rcputatioiiis i)t’_\'Oliii l‘t+pl‘L);u'li. In his liiisim-ss ltlr. Luce is 21 hi i'rpi'i-.-<-iiiiitivc of that large class of .-\iiiei'ic.iii (‘llilrlls wiihoiit \\'l1osc \\ <-litli1‘m'Lril lzlln.rl'S and cmisi-li-ss toil there could be no siivccssiiil llHl1l.\'ll'_\' ()l'f..{'Ellll7.(*‘(l U1‘ L'Ollllll('[(‘\l. .\ 1';ii‘incr all his life, he knows all the liai'n.~'.liip.-. and all the lizippiiicss as well. of :1 tar- iiici"s llll‘. ll ivas on the Iiirm that he lulllll-(‘ll iii;-.t lllllr‘l)L’ll(l(‘lll't‘ ul spirit that has (‘ll£ll'ilL‘lt‘!‘l’/.t’(l his late-r yc;ii‘>‘. .-iml_ i: was there he l(‘2|l‘ll('\l that >llll'- «.‘_\.' iim-:i‘ii,\‘ lllill h:i.-' so ('‘pl(‘llUll.\l_\ llIill'l{tt‘(l his 1-ii.-:iiv.~> and [lUllll(‘2ll ca- l\'l*l. .-ii’. l.u«-~- istruly and t‘ll'.[)llilLl(‘:lll_\ ii izzaii oi" ilic people. llc is no then- i'i.~'. lll iiis_;_:i‘ol'ussioii. As it Kill'lllt‘l‘ In in it pi':u:iic.il, hard \\'i)l'l§llIg inan. llc<1u<-.3‘ not lziriii by proxy 01‘ for tun. Ii isliis iifc worlc and his living. lltf is no ilu-orisi in biisiiic.-s, or politics. Ul‘1‘(‘llg'lOll. Lilo to hiiu is rc.-.1, llll‘ isi-aii‘iiesi. llis t‘X[>tfl‘l(‘llt't‘. aisa lcgis lator and ill public life aim his knowl- i-il_<_;c of Slillt’ all'ziii's L‘liilllt‘.llll_)' tit him for the high position of govcriior of lll>' Sizzle. Mr. Luce would be the people's can- iliilatv. DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Many people ('1' the Static are not fully awaie of the exlslell-.‘U of Elle State public B(,‘ll(.‘()l at Coldwafer and of those who are, probably not one- half have i-uch exact iinowlulge with regard to its objects as is - esir..ole. An ll('lu that we saw n(.t long ago in rllmfi newspaper has called our at- tention to this matter. We have not the item at hand out as we remember ii. was a :li3l.(‘lLl8ll[ that some 30 unil- lziuu from an castuii (icy llhu been ii-ought io ljuchanan, this State, and in is very few days l.'l..llltls had been found for the whole lot. Our State school is an intermediate place, a temporary home, for children who have no homes or but very poor ones, and a. better one that may be of- fered by citizens of the State who are willing to provide such 10 this unfor- tunate class of dependent chil- dren. Iu the dozen years since ltH establishment the demand for room at the school could not be supplied because homes were not found for those children who were at the school as fast as _chil- dreu were offered. We shall find not.-sult with another ra".a?c for finding good lioirits in Mich- igan for i!.- dependent cliildrci.-. But while we have such a large uunibei‘ of our «wn who must be rated for at the expanse of individua: is oilier iiiaii lll*ll'l)Wll parents, by the C::uiit_v or Stair-, ii; is a great mis- take ti. :'mp:.vrL cinidreu without we can be E-.H‘L‘ ihat we are importing bl.-ttt-rbloo-2,audevcn men it ii of doubtful policy. 'l.‘.’ic rea-lincss with which 20 child- rcn wr re placed in 21. single Coun ty goes to show the need of a gem-ral and definite knowledge by the people of the ab; iiy of the State Public School at Cold‘.-eater, [0 supply children to paiiies who can furnish good homes for such. All applicants for children must havctlie cmitirscmcntbf the county agent of the State Bozird of Corr-.<-= tions and Charities. . Nearly all the counties .11 the State have such an agent. Persons <.lcsirir.g 9. child from the State zchool should apply to the super‘- intendcnt John N. Foster, Goldwater, or to the county agent uf the county in which the applicant lives. In some future number -> the'VISI- Ton we shall give more of the history of this State institution. ONE of the linest magazines we have seen for some time has come to our table in the form of a new monthly. the “Descriptive American." It is a superb piece of work, both in contents and workmanship, the en- graving and clear cut printing, being done on first-class, large page paper. and the arrangements are in the best of taste. The June number is the second of tile kind issued. It is the design to de- vote each ixumber to some particular section, state, .or territory, and give the entire paper to that subject. The first number covered Colorado, and the June issue is descriptive of Dakota. After reluctantly turning the suggestivelv designed cover, We findan ind+xed map of that “Golden Grain Garden of the Globe,” (as Dakota has been termed.) It is made on the scale of twenty miles to an inch, is of the latest date possi- ble. and fine in every particular. [Space will not permit an extended review of the thirty following pages of articles which treat on Dakota in her natural formations, her boundaries, divisions, geology, zoology, botany, and agricultural resources; of her main cities and towns; her great farms; her leadin men: her industries and ier educational progress. _ among these pages are a. dozen no 11- lustrations, including views of the “bad lands ;”scenes on Devil’s Lake, and portraits of General Beadle, Superin- tendant of Public Instruction in Da- kota, and of Jay Cook, late President of the Northern Pacific R. R. The next issue of _ “1_>escn'pt7'zv¢ America” will be a Michigan num- ber. and if it meets the standard of the Dakota paper—as it promises to do-—it will be deserving of wide patronage among the people of this “noble State" to say the least. Single copies may be obtained at 50 cts each of “The Campbell Printing House” No. 15 Vandewater St., New York fearlessly and boldly taken his stand City. The pricefor a. years subscrip- tion is $5.00. . Enters ersed . JULY l5, 1884. TEE GRANGE V§£SKT@R.~. .. ..-..... -.... T. .,...............-.-. ...._. .-_.... - 3 POSTAL JOTTINGS. Really. Brother Cobb, w.vs there need ol the scolding you gave in VIS- rron J unel-5 ? We thought every number of THE: VISITOR replete with good things and mostly origin 1 too. Bro’s Hill and Strong lifted our thoughts to the stars, and while we were puzzling our brains to know who was right, Bro. Hill drops a “Jotting” on "The improve- ment of the human race.” That comes within the scope of our compie-hen‘ sion. Is there not something connect- el with editing a paper which de- velops, and brings into undue promin- ence, greed; they not only want enough to fill the paper, but the waste basket also. No one needs scolding but the young people, and it won‘t. do them any good. they are wedded to their idols, or are enjoying what the Italian would call Dolce far nicente. The Fourth was duly celebrated. Hay has been secured in line Condi- tion. Wheat harvest has commenced; corn is promising; potatoes going in- to market at $1.00 per bushel. The Grange is alive and lively. Each time a new Visrroit comes we find something which’ calls l'or hearty response, and we see dimly through the necessary work, a few moments for pen and paper; but so many accidents come in we have to forego; but what matters, since there are so many who know how tosay the right thing at the right time, as did Bro’s Hill and Wood on the subject of the “Impiovcme; t of the human race?” We are especially glad this sulvj act has been broached by men. for the whole responsibility rests upon the male gender. Bro. Hill asks, (May 1 ji “When wil. people show as much wisdom in raising human beings, as they do now in the improvement of their cattle and horses?” We change people to men and ask when? nine tenths ofthe wives have no option, but to be subject; were it not so, we would not so often see a frail woman raising a family at the rate of three to every‘ five ye irs; does she do so from clioict-‘L’ The answer can be found in her sad countenance, and weary languid air. these husbands are frequently refer- red to as adoring their children, and worshiping their wives. The deal‘ Lard-—we say it reverently—protect us from such worship. We are not afraid of Mrs. Grundy, but will ans- wer this when fiozn our stand point. ‘When husbands respect their wives enough to he sought and not to seek. Let the wife dicide when she is to be- come a ;not...er. Let men who desire to become fathers fit themselves fii the God given lioiior, by putting away any filthy habit, and treat their wi':‘es with kindness and consideration. When men do this the millenium will have dawned, and we shall have less desire to be an Ono l\lAlD. "A l}'.ickwob(l’s Iiiqiiircf’ zisks for it few hints as to nnikiiig at eiiiiuliiy school interesting. The main point to be aimed at for this purpose is to gain and keep alive to the work the syinpatliy of the older members. The children will respond to the slightest iiiuiiifestiitioiis of inter- est in the elders, iilvveiys. One of the surest methods, toward which old and young are drawn, is the frequent introduction of some new plan or exercise presented in :1 novel way. Suggestions for such programs, including slips of responsive reading, recitzitioiis and bliickbozird work may be obtained of ziny Sunday School publishing house. Allow me to recommend a plain l have seen on trial during the past year. During each quzirtcr into which the lessons are divided, thoroughness is striveii for by constaiiitly reviewing, until the last week of the quarter, when new leaves are substituted for the tedious "reviews.” These fresh leaves contain a temperance lesson, and as it is ii change, and the lesson entirely new to the pupils, the school seems to take readily to the innovation and warm, hearty interest has been the result, making our temperance days waymarks of progress. We have secured a. printed “black- board” from David Cook, Chicago, for one of these days, that was full of in- teresting suggestions. The review day a few weeks ago was kept both as temperance and children's day; pro- fuse floral decorations and additional appropriate music being supplemental to a temperance program. The extra work required to prepare for this, was done with an eagerness and Willingness that showed true interest, and will prove an encouragement to revert to, in less favorable times. The main feature to be remarked upon in regard to these meetings is the fact that everything in the way of exercises is furnished by members of the school; for instance, every Sabbath, whether temperance day or not, the general summary of the lesson, re- marks, or exercises, bearing upon the subject, are given by older pupils and teachers who take it by turn. G. It will V not be out of order to inform former members of our Grange, who have removed from Corey, and others who may be interested, through the Vrsrron, as to our condition as a Grange. We are thriving, have added seven members to our number this spring and tliink more will follow.‘ Although our number is small we are strong in the precepts of our noble ()rder. We hold iiieetings mice in two weeks and expect the Pollltlllil. Grange at our place in September. Crops are looking well with us at present; the prospect for fruit does not appeal‘ very flattering, the frost having hurt our apple crop to some extent. leis about time for the presidential electioiizuid I expect the full number of stump speakers will soon be around telling us ho\v we must vote to pre- vent our glorious republic from going to ruin; but just remember this, Mr. Politiciaii, we must have 3. farnier for governor in Micliig-.i1i this full, or the woods will be full of independent voters. 1). ii. 1*. Corey, Julie 2.‘). ln Yeiltllllg the \'lsi'l'oi*. 1 saw at sketch concerning Olive Gruiige, which i lizive been looking for a long time; I feel very much interested in tlieliraiige work, and more in the interest of 01- ive Crziiige than 2111)‘ other because l was 21 member of it several years. Tliere have been some fears of its go- ing down. I did not feel as if it could in such a good cause. I am so glad to liczir it has taken El. turn upward again. and hope it will continue to do so. When 1 was zittendingthe Olive (lrzinge I tried to do all my duty as far as l was (:li].)d.l)l(.‘. There is no Gruiige in .\loiiro<+ county that .l know of. They have at large l";irniers Club in l’ete1's- burg. Wliezit is not very thick and ll€2t\'_V but promises it good yield. Sonic pieces of corn look very good, other pieces look pretty hard, where the wire worm is zit work. Potatoes look well but farmers liave to light the bugs to keep them from eating them up. Czmlciis look lll'Stl'?lL(é. Apples are not very plenty, likewise small fruit. The fzii'niers are done buying and oth- erszireiii their V\’flL‘El.L luirvest. it is quite ugrowiiig time; we are liiiving i"i'e«pieiit SllU\\'L'l‘S. i hope our corres- poiideii’. of Olive (_ll‘ziiige will write oftciier for l feel very much interested in its welfare. ll. 1). l’-.:-tci'sbiirg, July in, ‘$4. ,2 Our republitau politicans are enthus- iastic for Luce for Governor, and so far as 1 know will cordially endorse VVoodm:in for (}:)ngress. I think the purpose a lanlable one ani should be pleased to see our cla-s better rep. re-sentediii Congress and the State legislature. (_Il5~5:i legislation has already been the bane of all government and has been butllttle bitter than mmarcliy. In fact it looks extremely doubtful whether we can ever have a free and fair ballot so long as the saloon holds the balance of power. It does not surprise me that the republican con- vention at Chicago ignored the t:l1l- perauce and sufimge qiieszioiis, when the leading men of the party often ‘ take something to do them good,”and when a train loa E of California wine drinkers came to Chicago “on alouin.” VVniskey rule suits siicii men best. A stream will never rise higher than its fountain. We are cutting wheat. The plat- form bihders are giving good satisfact- ion as I am informed. Grass made a great crop on our lands this year. We have drawn -12 l