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“T.H.E FARMER IS 014'’ MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN 1'HE' FARM,

 

AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVED.”

VOLUME 10,-NO. 22.
WHOLE NO. 198. 2

SCHOOLCRAFT. MICH., NOVEMBER 15, 1884.

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EIGGUCIVO commutes-

D. wvarr Aixn§,:.....soutn Carolina.
E. D. nmcnau. .................. ..Ohio.
Dn. J. M. BLANTON, .......... ..Virgi.uia.

ofilcers Mlchlgan state orange.

u.—o. G. Loon, ................. ..Gilead.
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G. K.—ELIJAH BARTLETT, .... "Dryden.
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Executive committee-

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JOHN POBTER, .......... ..Grand Rapids.
THOMAS MAB8, ........ ..Berrien Center.
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ceneral Deputy.
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Speelal Lecturers.

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Stark Lampman, ...... ..Tnstin, Osceola Co.
I. Is. Stevens. ...... "Perry, Shiawassee 00.
Jason Woodman,. . . .Paw Paw VanBuren Co
A. N. Woodrufi, .... . .Watervliet, Berrien cof
Mr. Perry Mayo...Battle Creek, Calhoun Co.
111- Perry Mayo,. .Battle Creek, Calhoun Co.

I! is not a good plan to see how many
sows we can winter, but how many
we can winter well.

My Fetfifllinc Salt. address Iarkin it
Plhilidlandcl 

fiiliwlluul §wailmul .

PLUCK AND PRAYER.

There wa.’u’t any use of fretting,
An’ I told Obadiah so,

For ef we couldn't hold onto things,
We'd jest got to let 'em go;

There are lots of folks that’d suffer.
Along with the rest of us,

An’ it didn't seem to be worth our while
To make such a dreiile fuss.

To be sure the barn, was ’most empty,
An’ corn an'pertaters sca’ce.

An’ not much of anything plenty an’ cheap
But water—au’ apple sass,

But then as I told Obadiah-
It wasn,t any use to groan.

For flesh an’ blood couldn't stau’ it an’ he
Was nothing but skin an’ bone.

But laws! if you only heard him,
At any hour of the night,

A prayin’ out in that closet there.
’Twould have set you crazy quite,

I patched the knees of those trousers
With cloth that was noways thin,

But it seemed as if the pieces were out
As fast as I put them in.

To me he said mighty little
Of the thorny way we trod

But at least a dozen times a day
He talked it over with God,

Down on his knees in that closet
The most of his time was passed,

For Obadiah knew how to pray
Much better than how to fast. '

But I am that way contrary
That if things dont go just right

I felt like rolln’ my sleeves up high
An’ gittin’ ready to fight,

An’ the giants I slew that winter,
I ain't goin' to talk about;

An’ I4 didn't even complain to God,
Though I think he found it out. '

With the point of a cambric needle
I druv the wolf from the door,

For I knew that we needn't starve to death
Or be lazy cause we were poor,

An’ Obadiah he wondered,
An’ kept me patchin' his knees,

An’ thought it strange how the meal held out,
An, stranger we diin't freeze.

But 1 said to myself in a whisper;
‘ God knows where His gifts descend;
An’ ’tisn’t always that faith gets down
As far as the fingers ends.”
An’ I wouldn't have no one reckon
My Obadiah a shirk,
For some, you know, have the gift to pray,
And others the gift of work.
—Harper’s Weekly.

The Education ol Farmers.

Of all the csllings the farmer's is the
most suggestive of personal improve-
ment. He is improving other things,
why should he not improve himself ‘?
He is growing harvests on his farm,
why should he not in his own mind ?
He is fattening his stock, why should
he not his heart? He is feeding men’s
bodies, why should he not feed men’s
minds ?

The day _ has passed when muscle
rules the world. The battle axe and
spear were muscle, the rifle and can-
non are brains. The stage coach and
carriers were muscle, the railway and
telegraph are brains. The scythe was
muscle, the mowing-machine is brain.
The grain cradle and sickle were
muscle, the self-binder is brains.

New and better homes, new and bet-
ter processes, new and better imple-
ments is the order now. A reduction
of hard labor,casier and speedier meth-
ods,quicker returns from investments,
more help from books, association and
co-operation, quickened minds. more
intercourse with knowledge of the
world, its business, markets, dem ands
and supplies and increased nearness to
the social pulses of town and city life
are among the improved conditions
which the farmers of to-day are shar-
ing.

Farming is rising in dignity and
importance. Intelligence is increas-
ing among farmexs. It is becoming
a matter of general conviction that
knowledge is worth as much to
the farmers and as Well becomes
him as any other man. Brains pay
as well, and are as interesting
on the farm as anywhere. A bright
man or woman shines as well on the
farm as in the city drawing-room.

Nobility of mind or character is no

less noble on the farm than in the
counting room or at the bar.
did woman graces a farmer’s home,
quite as much as a merchant's.
tiful children are just as beautiful
amid things of nature as of art, and

adorn and glorify the farm not less

than the city home.
As intelligence and manly and

womanly worth and grace are more
and more honored and prized among
farmers, will their vocation advance
Where the

in the world's esteem.
noblest men and women are, there is
the grandest place. Let us hope that

A splen-

Beau-

the farmers of the future will not be
behind in these the greatest of all pro-
ductions.

If a boy is to remain on the farm,
any education he may receive, from
the most indifferent teachers, has
been thought good enough for him.
One reason for this is that a living,
and afairly good living can be made
on the farm by labor without the ap-
plication of much thought. If such is
the case what are the possibilities of
farming under skilled and intellect-
ual management? Continued daily
labor on the farm without an educat-
ed judgement directing the applica-
tion of principles may make a good
living, but it will not produce the
best results. The man who simply
knows how to plow must give way to
the educated farmer. Educate your
sons, therefore, to till the soil.

The world needs more rich farmer
minds, more intellectual, moral, polit-
ical and literary leaders; from the
farmers more of the stamp of Cincin-
natus and Washington and Burns. If
our literature and legislature were
more of the farm; were more natural,
practical and thoughtful, they would
be more wholesome and useful.

Let us hope that farmers will more
and more carry their improvements
into their houses and households,
and learn that of all things they culti-
vate, they themselves are most sus-
ceptible of cultivation.— W. Walter
Greer in CaliI'omia Patron.

 

Farm Scrap- Books.

Many a farmer, or his family, pays
more than ordinary attention to some
one department of his work. One
displays greatest pride in the dairy,
another in the apiary, and especially
is the poultry business gaining ground
as is evinced by increasing numbers
of small dealers and lady amateurs in-
terested in fowls. Without feeling
able, or deeming it exactly essential,
to take a paper devoted entirely to
any of these special lines he relies
on the poultry or dairy columns in the
agricultural papers, and finds in them
many valuable hints and methods.
It is impracticable to out such arti-
cles from the paper and by loosely
throwing them into a drawer or book,
try to keep them for future reference.
They are too liable to be lost. Neither
is it advisable to undertake a scheme
of scrap books that shall require a de-
tailed index and thus take much time
in preparing it, for it will only be one
of scores of other unexecuted good
intentions. It is in itself a good plan
but has too much machinery for or-
dinary use. The practice of keeping
files of papers is not much better.
\Vhat is wanted may be there, but the
bulk and trouble of hunting it out
makes it valueless.

The best way is to mark such arti-
cles as are deemed worthy of preser-
vation at the first reading. Different
members of the family may use red,
green or blue pencils, each his own
color, or check the item with initials.

When the paper is old enough to be
banished from the family table such
articles should be cut out and given
to their owners. This work the chil-
dren can do, and afterward, with
slight direction, can arrange them in
their several scrap-books. For, let it
be understood, no one with any spirit
of enterprise will do long without a
scrap book of some kind. In farming
there are experiments with soils, fer-
tilizers, machines, and crops, the re-
sults of which he cannot aflbrd to lose
neither can he relain all the points of
profit to him in his memory. The
constantly appearing improvements
in all dirrctions of his work must
be garnered in and stored for the
betterment of his own aflhirs. A
scrap book grows out of energy‘.

Any book out of use answers this
purpose by removing alternate leaves.
Instead of an elaborate system of ar-
rangement it answers sufiiciently well
to designate a certain portion of the
book to special subjects. Let the
poultry notes be pasted in together
and so on. Any facts, dates, statistics,
original views, or observations about
the farm business, if noted do» n and
pasted in the same as other matter,
adds to the value of a useful scrap-
book and draws the attention of the
younger members of the family to
such observations, and will stimulate
them to make similar notes. G.

Topics lor Discussions for Granges.

A<1l{I(‘L'LTURAL sum)-.'cTs.

The selection of soils for special
methods of culture and for particular
crops.

Farm buildings: their location and
construction.

Farm fencing; where are fences
needed and of what material shall
they be composed Z’

Rotation of crops; what crops should
not follow other crops ?

The cultivation of grass; best meth-
od of keeping mowing lands produc-
tive; the management of pastures.

Cattle husbandry, the laws of breed-
ing, and the best methods of rearing.

Cattle fee ding; what foods are most
pcggomical. and how should they be

6 .

Swine breeding and pork makinlz;
the best breeds and the best methods
of fattening.

Sheep husbandry; breeds and gener-
al management.

Horses for work and for pleasure.

Poultry as a source of farm income:
what breeds to select and how to care
for the birds so as to make their keep-
ing most profitable.

Farm roads and door yard walks;
how to build and how to repair them.

Producing, saving, ant applying
manures.

Farm drainage.

Cleaning up waste land; removing
the stumps and stones.

Oxen compared with horses for
farm labor.

The cultivation of small grains.

Our. weed pests; how best to destroy
or «.r.,vermlxiate weeds.

Keeping fruit and vegetables in
winter for home use and for market.

Commercial fertilizers; to what ex-
tent can they be profitably applied‘?

Water supply for farm and country
homes.

Soiling; what crops to grow and how
to feed them.

Apples as a farm crop; should an in-
creased prcduct be encouraged or is
there an over-supply?

Insect enemies and friends of the
farmers. How can we control them?

Economy of large {arms as com-
pared with small ones.

Farming East and West compared.

HORTICULTUICAL.

Fruit culture as a specialty.

The kitchen garden; what should be
grown in it, and how should it be
grown?

The front lawn; its making and
management.

Out-door flower culture.

Planting shade and ornamental
trees around the homestead and the
roadside.

Cultivation of the grape for market
or for home use; varieties.

Making hot beds and cold frames,
and their general management.

Ornamental hedges; what plants to
set and how to treat them.

DOMESTIC.

Cookery; the selection and prepara-
tion of food for the table.

Entertaining company at
homes.

Keeping summer boarders as a farm
industry.

Window gardening.

Preserving flowers, leaves, mosses.
and insects for home adornment and
study.

Making farmers’ homes attractive.

Best methods of warming and ven-
tilating our buildings in winter.

Strawberry and raspbeiry culture
for home use.

What can be done to lessen the labor
of farzner’s wives?

A farm, ora city or village home as
a place to bring up and educate chil-
dren
E.I)UCA'l'IONAL AND GOVEB:\')II-J1\'TAL.

Agricultural literature; farmers’
new spapers and libraries; how can
they be made most useful?

Agricultural chemistry; how can
the farmer best Lawn what he needs
to know?

The influence of agricultural pur-
suits upon youth.

Is the cause of agriculture advanced
by the offering of prizes at fairs?

How shall we educate our children?

Does our legislature sufliciently en-
courage agriculture?

How can farm life be made attrac-
tive to the young ? -

How can farmers best improve their
social and political standing‘? ,

Pleasures and profits of farming as
compared with other pursuits in lfe.

Should the farmer invest his
surplus in his own farm, or in saving
banks or other outside concerns?

How is the farmer affected by the
tariff?

Should the further extension of our
railroad system be encouraged by our
farmers?

What can be done to make our ag-
ricultural colleges of more benefit to
the farmer?

Olll”

Should agriculture or other indus-
fries receive more attention in our
common school-‘.’—_V'. I}. Farmer.

‘(Paste this upiu your Grange llall.
———ED.

 

To Reclaim a Worn-Oul Farm Without
Buying Manure.

\Vhy are there so man y farms in
New England which look like a per-
son in the last stages of consumption,
as though they could hardly bear the
weight of the -300 pounds of hay that
grows to the acre; or the corn that
comes up but is hardly able [0 tassel
out, with other crops in the same
ratio ‘P I do not wish to censure the
farmers, but if I can from my exper-
ience, give them any hints to improve
the condition of their farms, I shall
be very glad.

The farm I now own is one among
several that I have owned, which
have been, when I came in posession,
in the condition above described, and
have nearly doubled in value on my
hands.

For example: Five years ago, when
I bought my present farm, 1 had to
buy bay to winter seven cows and two
horses, The past winter I have 16
cows and three horses, and have sold
between $300 and $400 worth of hay-—
and have not bought any manure.
The only way to do this is to utilize
the means you have at home, by clear-
ing out the ditches, and keeping the
brush cut away from the fences. I
keep from 200 to 500 load“. of loam or
muck, taken from ditches and fences,
on hand, piled up to rot, ready for use
at any other time after it is one year
old. Green muck I consider worthless,
but when carted into the barn cellar
and spread upon the manure at inter-
vals, so as to absorb the liquids, it be-
comes very valuable. I always pull
down the manure with a long handle
manure fork before applying the loam
or muck. By this process I make
some 600 or 700 loads of compost each
year of about the same quality that it
would be if I allowed the liquid to
run to waste. I give my hogs the run
of the cellar which is a great help in
keeping the manure well worked over.
The above I consider worth more per
CuId than any manure made in Boston
and forwarded by rail to meet me at a
cost of $6.50 per cord.

Having taken up so much space on
the subject of manure, which is so
essential to the farmer, I will give in
the near future my method of reclaim-
ing land that out -500 pounds of hay to
the acre so as to produce two or three
tons.—C’. L. IVai£, Bedford, Mass.,
in the Homestead.

How to -‘Break Up” Sitters.

At this season of the year the sitting
hens——notica.ble of the Asiatic varie-
ties—have laid out their second or
third litters of eggs, and for the second
time this season they have become per-
slstently “broody.

Many devices for breaking these
fowls up have been tried. And most
attempts to do this have prove fail-
ures with the determined Cochins and
Brahmas. We have in late years found
but one way that this can be done'ef-
fectually. And this is by far the most
humane and certain method we can
devise.

A watchful eye should be kept upon
these laying hens and pullets every day,
as they approach this term of natural
broodness. And the first evening you
find one upon the nest (when she should
be upon the roost) is the time when
you should commence to break her up.

Remove her and place her outside of
the house——'.mywhere in a new, strange
spot. A slatted open coop without
floor, upon the bare ground, is a good
contrivance in which to cage her. Or,
if convenient, let her run alone outside
of her pen fence, day and night, for
three or four days. She will forget her
broody inclination in that time, if she
has not been allowed to squat in her
nest more than a few hours previously.

Look out for the next one now.
There will be plenty of them at this
season. And as soon as No. 2 shows
the sitting inclination remove her as
p1'cn1ptl_v. The two hens may be put
together. ‘They will help to “cure”
each other of the broody fever. lVatch
for No. :-l now, and so 011 to the end.
You will have little trouble with them.
Feed them lightly. Give them plenty
of fresh water to drink. Keep them
entirely away but of sight of the old
nests, and they will shortly get over
their broody fit. This is our plan of
breaking up hens that we do not wish
to use as sitters, and it will work in all
ordinary cases, but sometimes there is
a sitter so prcvcx-so that she will brood
over an empty nest or a hole in the
ground or squat on the bare lloor
wherever she may be, whether it is
a. strange place or not. Shut up a
young, active cock or well-developed
cockerel with her.—Am. Poultry Yard

 

THE advertisments of the churn
makers look as though the end-over
end barrel churns were far ahead With
these churns churning, brining, salting
and first working over can be done
without other work than turning the
crank. Some makers allow the butter
to remain in the churn after salting
for a few hours. and then take another
pull at the crank, and by a series of
quick motions and sudden stoppings,
rework the butter ready for the crooks.

$culau's fiemlmul.

oun cLuss|scILisr: I

    
 
   

 

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THE CAMPAIGN AND THE VISITOR.

The struggle of 1884 for political su-
premacy has gone into history. The
truthful hi.-‘toriam may be proud of
his labor if his skill brings together
a vast array of fact; and so arranges
and portrays them that they shall
carry evidence of their truthfulness
on their face.
But the truth so told will not be ac-
ceptable to the great majority, nor
will it be immediately accepted by
any considerable number of people of
any party.

The campaign as a whole has had
comparatively little in it to com-
mend it to the sober, thoughtful citi-
zen, as furnishing encouraging evi-
dence of a higher and advancing civi-
lization.

The last twenty five years of our na-
tional life has added immensely to
the material wealth of the country
and thousands of individual citizens
have passed from poverty or a compe-
tence to a condition of wealth. and
this has stimulated ambition for of-
ficial position and the distinction
which it gives. The natural result
has been, with greater resources, there
has been a corresponding growth in

the corrupt use of money, un-
til the political orthodoxy of
that class whose activity and

manipulations nominates candidates,
and works for their election has accept-
ed, adopted, and practices the vicious
maxim“The endjustifie-‘ the me ans.”
With such a controlling principle,

and otlice an article of commerce un-
der this and the added maxim, “That
all is fair in politics.” Already we
begin to see the pernicious results of
the promulgation and practice of these
vicious political precepts. The lowest
voting strata of society are beginning
to see and feel, that in governmental
affairs they are simply to be used, and
this feeling furnishes an excuse or
basis, for making merchandise of their
votes.

Every thoughtful citizen who truly
loves his country, and its institutions,
and earnestly desires its permanent
growth and glory, deplores this threat-
ening clement of decay which has
taken root in the political body.

Some of our good patrons and
friends have condemned us in
rather unsparing terms for what we
have written and what we have ac-
cepted from correspondents. At this
we are not very much surprised.
The complainants in declaring upon
this matter we think have been gov-
erned more by their partizan feelings
or bias than by any well considered
opinion. In short, they have not
“Put yourself in his place.”

They have overlooked the fact that

no man could tell from reading the

J. T. Cons, - - SCHOOLCBAIT.

money becomes the basis of business, '

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VISITOR for nine years What political
preference its editor had, and another 
fact that no editorial that has appeared
in the Yisiron has declared in favor
of any party; but simply this; we have

criticised all parties, we have con-1

demned rather than approved, and if 3

THE VISITOR AND ITS COMBINATIONS.
Periodicals have become the accepted 
literature of the American people. The i
question no longer is wizaf to read, but 5
which of the myriads of publications!

...ln the field—that from those tickets it

. . v ' ‘ ' 3' dz‘-=
any man has any real Occasion to , that are monthly, is eekly, daily an ‘-11:81’

complain it lies in that fact, and that l most hourly Scattered through . _
alone If one art has been crm_ 5 length and breadth of our land. Illdl-I
. ' p y 1 vidual taste and occupation must '1
cised more severely than another, I . , . , .
. gi\e color to your selection from this,
may came of circumstances that are l large number, but at the same time it‘
?’”““5’ undgrstood by any one who took . is of much assistance to have a list of ~
In the situation on 3 .m.1Wey of: standard issues to choose from. In:
the field .0’ Mlc1,1ig.an pohm.:3' The  this direction, we believe our readersfi
Damocmtlc am? 1Emtl0n&1pMhle3 were ‘ will Iind judicious aid in the list ofi
committed to “Mon and by the usages . combinations which the \'1.-iT01: this 
of all parties to the renomination ofl; week contains. 3
their G°Y°“‘°’- Thelifflore thefe W.” l For agricultural and Gi‘ange in-E
no occasion to complain of their fail--Eterests’ it offers you the \-1511.01,,
“re to recognize .the agnculmml class 1 (promising to be better than ever,» and
in their nomination for ‘Governor. for .~ if more than one Such paper is taken,
it would °“I5' be wwtmg °‘" “me I there are others oflered with it. Than
and effort. But not so with the Re- 3 which none Stands highen
Fmbncan party‘ It hm 8" °pp°rt“'l The leading papers devoted to geii-
nity t° d° J.‘-‘5ti°° to this class and the  eral and special departments are quoted
d°m‘“’d W“ m“d° 5° definitely’ and E at prices, which, we are confident. it
“ceded to 9° generally by leading Re‘ 1‘ will be an advantage to accept. Especi-
Publicam 311 ‘"9’ the State’ that up  ally have We paid attention to such
t0 the middle °f July it seemed 35 3 moiithlies and magiziiies as are in the
300035 “Wed lb“ 3 farmer W°“1d E interests of practical education and
be 11°min3ted- The Work d°ne t° 5 literary cultivation among reading
that end was accepted 35 {fir find  people, and those who are deprived of
5‘l“9-1'°- But the result 0f the n°mi'  the advantages of lecture courses. In-
H9-bibg 00nV°bfi0n We b3d 130 W330“  der this head. you will be much pleased
to believe was in accord with the de-; with selections in little folk’s papers.
m8DdS Of the D1113)’ 01‘ its interests and l and at the deductions in the cost when
We Sllid 80- W8 00111d d0 110 1°55 and taken with the Yisiron. We would
be Just ‘-0 the 01853 We l'6Dl'9SBI1t. 1 that it were the imperative duty of
So far as the prohibition party is 1 every Patron’ or otherwise, to give his
concerned. if we had been 9l11D1°Y°d children at least one of these eight
9-8 its 8dViS61”. We 511011” have Yeeom‘ » magizines, which are found in our
mended that as early as April it give  clubbing 115:,
3 general 90300 to 811 Other Pflftiefii  Send for sample copies of any paper
tbflt "5 P1'0P03°d t0 9-dhere to it8 Drill‘ i in the list and, if it meets your needs,
063185. and difectits eflbrtb 1'01‘ then‘ 1 subscribe with the Visiroix. Try it!
advancement at all times and places; —————-———————-———
in the 1110517 practicable 313111191‘. filldl We learn that some of the Patrons
that it Should make 110 n°mi113ti°11-9 l of the State have felt hurt at our refus-
for state or county ofiicers until the = alto print long obituary notices. This
.~°bbe1' Paftifis bud P130911 tb°i1' tickets l we certainly very much regret and to
all such we desire to again give our
reasons. By looking over old numbers
of the Visitor you will find in many of
them a half dozen obituaries often cov-
ering more than a column. Now this
of itself was not the objection which
determined.our action. But there was
a monotony about the resolutions that
was exceedingly -irlssome. We might
almost as well have a ste7'o1‘g/pe obituary

should select candidates who were fa-
.vorable to prohibition; if after careful
enquiry such candidates could be
found. If a complete ticket of can-
didates meeting this requirement
could not be made from the nominees
of other parties, then fill up the bal-
ance with the names of out and out
prohibitionists. This cause would

have demanded no sacrifice of princi-
ple, and would have yielded results of
greater value to the prohibition party,
than the figures which simply show
the determination and growth of the 3
party. By this course, the outcome
it is likely, would have shown that a
party, largely in a minority held the
balance of power, and used it wisely
to promote their own cause.

, W's have now reached a point where h

we can all review our record and de-
termine from such examination,

whether we have acted wisely and_

well. It is sufficient for us to answer
that our ambition has been to stimu-
late enquiry, and encourage personal
political independence. How this was
to affect this or that party, was not for
us to ask or care. That a salutary in-
fluence has been exerted we hope, for

we believe that voters are in the main ,
too partisan. and that any reading 5
matter which invites farmers to look 1
at, and understand the use made of J

their class, by the machine politicians,
is rendering the agricultural class a
service. While farmers remain farm-
ers they will have a positive interest
in governmental affairs, and while we
retain the management of the VISITOR
we shall from time to time refer to the
duties of farmers politically, though as
the election is now behind us,we shall
give more attention to other topics.

But this is neither here nor there.
‘The point we make is this. That
money has become a potent factor in
securing the nomination and election
of officers. That thefgreut body of the
people are too partisan to look well
to their own interests, and are too neg-
lectful of a duty they owe to them-—
selves, and we believe that the only
class in society, that as a class have
the power to avert the consequences
of this corrupt use of money are the
farmers of the country. But as a class
they are not aroused; they do not yet
see the extent to which they aid and
abet this corrupt use of money, by
sustaining by their votes the class of
men who make up the political ma-
chinery of parties. In this whole
matter, as a class they are making lit-
tle eifort to take care of themselves.
Here and there are farmers who are
alive to the situation, and for such
there is work. THE Vrsrron has hon-
estly endeavored to strengthen such
in their work, and add to their number.
It has been editorally outspoken, and
frank in the expression of opinions
honestly entertained. It has admit-
tedto its “Jottings” Department ar-
ticles of any shade of opinion, on any
subject; and now that the election is
past we hope our complaining friends
will put themselves in our place
long enough to clearly understand
that our readers are of all shades
of religion and politics, and that we
must needs be independent and blind
to every influence that would cause
us to be partial to any political party.

WE ask every Grange in the State to
appoint their best canvasser to solicit
subscribers to the VISITOR.

leaving space for name, age and place
of death. Sometimes in addition to
the usual statement that “It has pleas-
ed our Heavenly Father" etc., and an
eiiunieration of the good qualities of
the deceased we were informed when
and where they were born, to whom
and when married, when they came to
Michigan and other matters of personal
1 history. Now if this was of interest to
our suscribers it _would be read, and
we should publish niost cheerfully.
llut we are satisfied that wit.liout there
is some reference calling attention to
an obituary that it is read but by few
outside of the immediate vicinity of
the deceased. We gave notice that
obituary notices covering not more
than two inches would always be print-
ed. And we now say that if it is the
wish of the members of the Order gen-
erally that obituaries-—however lengthy
be given space we shall conform to that
wish when so expressed.

But we have had no expression from
any quarter on this subject except from
persons who were aggrieved.

1Ve think a notice of the fact of death
with age. residence and the action of
the Grange, can all be fully made
known in the space indicated, and that
this meets the approval of that great
majority that sooner or later will have
a claim for space in the Visrror. or
elsewhere for an obituary notice.

Wrriiix the past few weeks We have
added to our otlice library, a set of
J ohnson's New fniversal Cyclopedia.
The set comprises eight volumes of
convenient size for frequent reference.
and in their handsome bindings will
grace any collection of books. As to
the contents, we are well pleased so
far as we have had occasion to test
them, the text is readable and the illus-
trations excellent. The various depart-
ments of subjects edited by men of
ability, and wide experience in letters,
have called forth words of strongest
commendation from those of our State,
and others best able to criticise.

As we have before aflirmed in these
columns, no man has a right to starve
his family’s mental faculties, when it
is, in any legitimate manner possible
for him to furnish them material for
such progress; and he does well who
recognizes that a. good Cyclopedia is a
library in itself, and puts it on his
book shelves. To those anticipating
the purchase of a Cyclopedia in the
near future, we can endorse the John-
son's New Universal,

The “Cultivator and Country Gen-
tleman.” is among the new additions
to our clubbing list this year, and one
which we most heartily recommend to
all Patrons of the VISITOR. See its
advertisement in another column.

DoN"r your children haveachance
to read Babyland, or Hamer’s Young
People, or St.Nicholas, or Wide-Awake,
or Our Little Men and Women, or The
Pansy, or Our Little Ones, or Chau-
tauqua Young FolIc’s Journal? If
not, they don’t have the chance they
deserve. If not, why not ?

l-lON. ISAAC

H. PARRISH.

Judge Parrish is a native of the State
of New York, born in Ontario County
April. 2, 1520. At an early age he re-
moved with his parents to Michigan,
and there graduated from a farm and
country school house; studied law, and
was admitted to the bar. After prac-
ticing his profession for two or three
years in Michigan he removed to Wis-
consin,where for atime, he held by
appointment the office of county judge.
At the commencement of the war he
removed to Grand llapids, Michigan;
entered upon the practice of his pro-
fession, which he followed until 15:53,
when he was appointed clerk in the
United States Circuit and District
Court for the Western District of Mich-
igan, which he held for twelve years.
In 1.-‘>1 he was elected Judge of the
Superior Court of Grand Rapids for
the term of six years. Within the
last two years his name has been
brouglit prominently before the peo-
pie, by his valuable lectures before the
West Mic-liigan Farmer’s Club.

In order to show the wide range
these lectures take, we append the fol-
lowiii g topical index:

1. Law of the lioad.
2. Fai'iner's Liability for Stock linu-
niiig at Large.
:1. Aninials at Large—Liapiiities of
Owners.
W 1. l“arniers’ Negligence 21119.1 Liabili-
ties.
.3. Fence:-;—Laws P.e1atiiig~Thereto.
U. Distraining Beasts Doing mm-
ave.
5 7. 1.‘-oundary Lines.
 I’romissor_v Notes and
lixchange.
‘.1. Trading Horses.

10. How to Cross :1 llailroad Track.

11. Legal and lflquitable liiglits of
the Farmer's Wife.

12. The Farmer and the lligliway.

1:1. The Farmer and the Toll Road.

1-1. The l"armer and his Hired Man.

15. Sale of Farm l’roducts.

115. Borrowing and Lending.

17. Farming on Sliares.

18. How to Make a Will.

11). Draiiiage.

20. How to Administer an listate.

21. The Rights and duties of a (inur-
dian.

22. The llight of a Farmer to his
Homestead.

2:3. The Farmer and the Bank Clieck.

21. Gifts.

2.3. Advancements Made to Children.

This course of lectures, some forty in
number. will soon be issued in book
form by F. )1. Carroll it Co., Grand
liapids. Mich. and sold for one dollar
each.

Hills‘ of

SECRETARIES OF SUBORDINATE GRANGES.

The accounts of those Granges whose
reports are in for the quarter ending
Sept. 30. have already been balanced
and are ready for the beginning of a
new year. This by no means includes
all and we take this last opportunity
of once more urging delinquent secre-
taries to respond AT ONCE. Remem-
ber that the fiscal year ends Decem-
ber 1. Your honor in a measure de-
pends upon the attention you give to
business and your Grange has intrusted
this matter into your hands, expecting
that you would promptly discharge its
duties. Clear yourselves of this charge
and make the State report as complete
as possible.

The following Granges have sent in
no reports for this year: Nos: 114, 11.3,
239, 265, 276, 283, 28.3, 310. 321, -380, 606,
625, 1540. Those not having reported
for March. June, and September are;
2. 57, 59,83, 157. 176, 200, 230, 239, 241,
255, 265, 285, 310, 321, 331, 380, -108, 461,
46-1, -180, 511}, 530. 580, 506, 607, 625, 6235,
638, 01:».

Those delinquent for J mic and Sep-
tember are: 18, 21,5-1,59,68,S3,87,S0,
90, 91, 92, 1015, 110, 130, 140, 141, 151, 160,
172, 180, 19-1, 221, 230, 245, 2-18, 251, 252,
262, 275, 281, 286, 287, 295. 301, 30-1, 339,
355, 358, 389, 390, 393. -103, -117, -121, 425,431,
-136,. -143, -1-18, -161. 46-1, 466, 180, 500, 5133,
517, 526, 664, 566, 568, 600, 606, 660.

Those delinquent for September :10,
1884, are: Nos. 7, 8, 10, 14 2:3, 26, 28,
30, 37, 3s, 33, 49, 46, -.32,_5a, 60, 153,
67, (73, 76, 18, 80. 96, 101, 125, 127,
129, 137, 152, 163, 269, 170, 185, 180, 187,
190, 192, 213, 219, 220, 223, 228, 229, 236,
237, 246, 247, 256, 259, 268, 270, 271, 272,
274, 278, 279, 280, 283. 289, 292, 293. 298,
313, 320, 325, 335, 336, 338, 340, 346, 347,
351, 353, 360, 361, 367, 376, 379, 387, 395,
396, 407, -137, 441, -156, 458, -176, 495, 503,
511, 545, 607, 613, 624, 628, 631, 632, 634,
636, 638, 640. 645, 648, 651, 656, 657, 661.

Men seldom die of hard work; ac-
tivity isGod’s medicine. The high-
est genius is willingness and abillt to
do hard work. Any other concep ion
of genius makes a doubtful, if not a
dangerous possession.

ANNUAL SESSION.
The following is a list of {spre-
sentatlves as far as reported to this
office, elected to attend the next sess-

New Capitol building at Lansing, on
Tuesday, December, 9th., 1884. We
hope Secretaries of conventions in

will make haste to forward the names
of representatives. We wish to have
the list complete in the next issue of
This VIsi'roi:.

Allegan 3.—J. T. Robin,  C, Fos-
ter, G. W. Lewis.

A’/2lrim——l.

Barr,»/-2.

Benzic l.

Bcrrien ‘_’.—Thc.-. J. VVest, Chas.
F. Howe.

Branch 1.

Calliozzn 1.—W. Hutchinson.

Crzss 1.

Clinlon .‘J—VV. T. Tillot.-on,
Dewitt, C. N. Plowman.

Eaton 2,—A. L. Parker, J. G. VVil-
.-‘on,

Ge/lease 1.

J. M.

Gmiiol 1.—I-I. 0 Lyon.

Iiillsdale ;).—-W. F. Shepaid, VVoi'-
lin Barret. Andrew L. Davis.

1/zgham 2.—A.  West, Elisha Mill-
ner.

Ionia 3.—l’.. R. Williams, H. H.
English, W. W. Bemis.

Jackson l——J. A. Courtright.

Ixalamaroo 2—(‘. C. Duncan, .Ias.M.
Neasmith.

Kent-1-}-I. H. D. Holden. VV. T.
Remington, Norton Fitch, H. M.
Sleeper.

Lapeer 1.

Lee (anaw 1.

Lenawee 2—Thos. .\Ic(‘omb, L. Mc-
Roberm.

Livingston 1.

llfacomb 1-Jno. Mcliay.

Jzanistee 1—H. A. Dansville.

Mason 1.

Jlecosta 1.——Cyi'us F. Richardson.

lllom 0e 1.

ilfontcalm l.—1<‘rank H. Dyer.

llfuskegon 1.—H. C. Tuttle.

Newaygo 1.—-D. D. Hoppock.

Oceana 1.

Oakland 3.—Geo. XV. King,
N ewberry, A. E. Green.

Ottawa 2—Edwin Fellows, R. Al-
wood.

Osceola 1-L. H.Gibbins.

St. Clair 1—Moses Locke.

;St. Joseph 2—Jno. H. Hutton, Dan-
iel Pound, Henry Robinson.

baginaw 1——

Sanilac 1—

ishiawassee 1-—D. Murlin.

Tuscola 1-J. I’. C. Horlacher.

Van Buren— Granges No. 10, 23,
26, 32, 60, 89, 1-38, 1-59, 172, 340, 355,
610, have reported which entitles them
to 2 representatives. Three names
have been sent us.

Washlenaw 2

Wayne 2--Ralph Rice, George Sut-
ton.

Wexford 1-—Geo. Farnesworth.
i:Ei'REsEi<'r.-\.TIvEs I-‘ROM PODIONA

GBANGES.

Calhoun, No. 3

St. Joseph, No. 1-5. H. Angevine.

Oakland, No. 5—A. B. Richmond.

Washtenaw, No. 7—P. F. Murray.

Washtenaw, No. 7—P. H. Murry.

Wayne, No. 8-—Robt. Brighton.

.Hillsdale, No. 10.

.Newa3/go, N 0. 11-1. F. Trieber.

Van Buren, No. 13.

Kent, No. 15

Lenawee, No. 18.

Western, No, 19-Jas. G. Van Skiv-
er.

Manistee, 1\' o. 21-1. N. Carpenter.

Branch, No. 

Allegcm, No. 23.

Montcalm, No. 2-i—D. G. Fuller.

Clinton, No. 25.

Kalamazoo, No. 27,

Eaton, No. 2S—Chas. Chapple.

M. P.

SOUTHERN Europe is staring a terrible
winter in the face. Cholera, a. partial
crop failure and general business de-
pression is alluring the ‘‘wolf’ to the
door of the poor.

To our fariiier frieiids who desire

a standaril work on :1. siibject in which
all are intereste«‘-.. we make this offer:
lly seiiding ._~T1.0'1 and the names of two
subscribers, cm of which must. be new
‘~. we will send "l{endal1‘s Treatise on the

N(')\'E.\IBEH 1-3, 1884

Public High Schools.
An apology is due the nuinerous
; rcaders of TH:-: GRAN!-I-I Visiron for
again obtruxling this uninterc -ting and
' worn out subject upon their attention.

Horse and his Diseases," :1 paiiiphict of

STATE GRANGE OF MICHIGAN-—TWELVTH

ion of th eState Grange which will be 1;
called to order at 10o’c1ock, A. 111., in *
the House (Y :19! rcsentatives in the.

counties that show no representation .

- no pages with table of contents. A
j very little work will give you this book
1 postpaid. Try it.

3 5L'BSClllBER.~ are requested to read

jtlie offer This Yisiron makes in an-

 other column; to send T111: VISITOR and
that most excellent weekly the Burn!

‘New Yorker with a package of seed
which are grown and tested on the
grounds of the R25/‘a’. We take great
pleasure in giving our patroiis this
privilege.

W1: take pleasure in acknowledging
' our obligations to the Hon. E. S. Lacy.
iinember of Congress from the third
 district for valuable 1lg1'lCl1ll’.lll‘Zil re-
1, ports.
‘ We have no knowledge of his succes-
sor. but think he will be much better
 than an average congressman if he
, proves a better member than Mr. Lacy.

T111: season of the year to renew and
.secure new subsci'ibers to papers has
{returned again. If the V1.~1'ro1: is of

 value to the Patrons and farniers ot‘_
,.\Iichigan they should aid us in en-'

ilarging its circulation?
. it?

Will they do

A Liquor Adulteraior Confesses.

E At :1 Manhattan temperance meeting
‘ in New York, Major C. ll. (fotton.
[ Vice—I’resident of the Americzui 'J.‘eni-
i per-ance Society, said:

“I rnaniifactiired liquor for twenty-
; live years. I began the liquor business
1 selling beer over inv father’s bar when
l Iwas fifteen years old. I know all
; about it and can make any kind. ’l‘lie

ladulteration of liquor is SOllletlllX1g1

1 you know little about and the extent
‘: of it will surprise you. A man stands

about as good a chance of being struck
. by lightniiig as to get a pure article of
1 brandy in New York. With rectilied
; whiskey as a basis we can imitate any
i kind of brandy. 'l‘he French are more
Eexpert than we are; we begin where

they leave off. and (‘rod pity the man
1 who drinks the stuff we make. We
lmake champagne which you buy for
Q‘ the genuine article. It costs to inain1-
{ facture it four dollars a. basket 2 we sell
; it for ten dollars to dealers.
f the stud‘ and put it in as genuine, ini-
E port Spanish corks for the bottles and 3

We make ,

Nearly all the salient points bearing
Qupon the questions submitted lave
3 been candidly, though brit-fly discuss-
ed; and an attempt to prolong the
*controversy—so to speak. will be
fprofitless and uninteresting undoubt-
E edly to :1 rrajcrity of people. Howev-
5er, from the cordial reception given,
. and the many unsolicited expressions
‘of approval and endorsement of the
. views advanced in former articles up-
‘- on this important subject, and that the
l public may not be misled by gorgeous
;theories and fanciful speculations
1that are never realizul in our sub-

stantial practical life; :1 few more
’words are added, and we trust the

good patrons will excuse the in fliction .
_ In a former communication upon
 “Public High Schools” published in
jthi.-‘journal, Sept. 15, 1.384, the ques-
j tion was asked--“to what extent shall
,tax(.- for the support of five schools
: be levied upon the people, in view of
lpublic necessities, public use. public
gbenefits, and of the original tterry
‘and basis upon which free schools
1 were ordained and established?”
‘ A writer of a communication pub-
 lished in T111-: GRANGE VISITOR, Oct.
1 15, 1884, in advocacy of high school-,
 over the signature of “V. B.,” says-
; “Mr. Little is answered by John D.
,Pierce, the father 1.1‘ our school sys-
Stem in the following language:
E "Common schools are truly repub-
j licun; and the great object is, to fur-
jnish good instruction in all the ele-
 mentary and common branchcs of
' knoztvled//efor allclasses ofconznzum‘/_y,
las good indeed for the poorest boy of
{the State. is the rich man can fur-
, nish for his children with all his
1 wealth."

"V. B.” offers the above declaration
,of Superintendent Pierce, as good au-
!thority in support of high schools;
1 and interprets it to mean, quoting his
iown words—“that the object was,
‘universal t.‘llU(:tI.l0D. ./he liberal edu-
.cation L1‘ all classes!”

With all due 1'6. spect for the candor
and sincerity 4. 1":V. B.,” we submit
to the intelligent judgment cf our
I'(:l.d8l‘S whether Jno. D. Pierce in

Gra/ul T/'ai'«‘/we 1-—C. C. Knowlton. ,

1 French straw and baskets to pack ‘ the -lilbgllfige 9-b0V‘-‘ 11U0t9d. S!1id,BDY-
3 them in. We buy one barrel of it. U111’ 5 thing abouta liberal cduration; or in-

1 cooper takes the pattern and makes ’ dicatul Studies to be tau ht . th b
I b ‘t. Th.‘ -, 1 lb"lt.{. c 3 "1 ‘*D“'
Oulrlije gait tlieni tlii'g1l1(gh]iv:tz?'1liiiiiglgrc , he 50110015 Other thlm elbmebtalya and

‘ cess and the ' come out old and rust , 00!I1m0D branches; and these We su ‘-
s .5 . . . Y P
and worn. just like the genuine 1iii- j. pom to be Cm,,m,,n Engg,-,,/, /,,.a.,,C./,e,_

E-.i’{9$'tf.‘§ei?i’i'1. £‘f.‘.‘.”.i.’;;.‘.‘.‘;?..:?«:’{;‘:—‘.§y.. ’°i.S—?§§.  "*1 ““"‘ ‘‘’““‘‘‘“‘°“ W9 “'9 ‘'1 htmy
i Not one gallon in lifty sold here ever l 3900“! with 3“ the earflefit !H1V0C8te8

1’ saw France. We send thousands of , of free schools.

. gallons of whiskey to France to have i
them come back to us something else. ;
- ()f all poisonous liquors in the world 1
iliourboii whiskey is the deadliest}
3 Stryclniine is only one of the poisons 1
K in it. A certain oil is used in its

; nianufactnre, eight drops of which will 3

1 kill a cat in eight minutes, and a dog

1 in nine minutes, The most temperate ’,
. men in New York are the wholesale.
Thcy dare not drink the stuif j_

3 dealers.
3 they sell.”

1
‘ T111-; Scott liquor law has been de-
f clared unconstitutional by the Suprenie
1 Court of Ohio. Three judges atiirnied
jtlie decision and two dissented. The
? decisions on several pending cases were

all to this effect. The decision necessi-

tates the refundiiig of $3,000,000 already
|co1lected from saloonists, and will re-
{ quire the levying of a special tax to
3 pay the police and other departments
 dependent upon the Scott law.

I T111-11:1: are about 375,000 retail deal-
l ers in intoxicating liquors in the
‘: United States, each of whom pays to
3 our Government $25,111 consideration
. of which they are permitted to carry
_ on their business for a term of twelve
‘, mont_lis._ They are also obliged to have
i a State license.

l The Department of Agricultu re re-
 ports that the October returns for corn
‘ average higher for condition than in
1 the lastfivc years, but not so high as
, in any of the remarkable corn yutrs

1 from 1875 to 1879, inclusive. The gen-
3 eral average is ninety-three, and indi-
‘1 cates about twenty-six bushels per
1 bushel on 2: breath approximating
‘; 70,000,000 acres. The whtat crop will
I exceed that of last year by about 100,-
1 000,000. The yield per acre will aver-
age about 13._'.- bushels. The indicated
yield of rye is about twelve bushels
per acre, and superior in quality. The
l yield of cats is a little above the aver-
, age, being about twenty-seven bushels
1 per acre and giving a crop of nearly
‘$70,000,000 bushels. The barley crop
, shows a. yield of twenty-three bushels
' per acre, and a total product of 50,000-
000 bushels. The condition of buck-
? wheat averages eighty-seven, and that
i of the potato crop eighty-eight. _‘

, You complain now that the money
1 kings and the great corporations have
‘too much power in our public con-
cerns. But when the American people
by a solemn popular election shall have
taught our politicians, young and old,
that they can make themselves rich_ by
the prostitution of official trust with-
out fear or disgrace, that they may
have pelf and public honor at the same
time. there will be no limit to the cor-
rupting power of wealth, and your
dreaded money kings and corporations
will do in open daylight what they
now attempt in the dark. Corpora-
tions will irresistibly "broaden own
from precedent to recedeiit.” Its flood
may overwhelm a 1 that we hold dear
and are proud of to-day.—-[Hon. Carl
Schurz.

The Chicago stock yards were con-
structed some twenty years ago, and
are the largest in the world. They are
capable of accommodating 20,000 cattle.
150,000 hogs, 10,000 sheep, and 1500
horses. Seventeen different railroads
centre in the yards.

Again, “V. B.” says: "Mr. L. is 511.1-
swered by the Supreme court decis-
ion, as formulated by Chief Jug_iQe
Cooley.”

\Ve suppose “V. B." refers to the
case taken up on app: :11 1'1-oin the K91-
amazoo circuit.

In that case a school board had
, adopted a course of studies exceeding
=,the English branches for a high
‘school; and an appropriation to de-
fray the cost of instruction and the
incidental expenses cf the department
had been voted by the taxpayers at
an annual meeting of the district.
A taxpayer resisted payment of the
tax levied on the ground, that the
board had exceeded their authority in
respect to certain branches taught in
the high school.

The supreme court held that they
were not called upon in the case at
bar to consider, neither would they
determine the question as to the legal
existence of the high school cited; or
the proper branches to be taught in a
‘-public school; but in the case before
them, such studies might be embraced
and taught as the people of the dis-
trict would raise the money to pay for.

But suppose a (use should go up to
the Supreme Court, where the people
ofa district had neglected, or refused
to vote any appropriation for the sup-
port of the public schools, and the
school bcard, under an arbriiary pro-
vision of law had certified to the as-
sessors a certain amount to be raised
for school purposes upon a schedule
of items, embracing cost of instruc-
tion in Hebrew. Greek, Latin. French,
German, Music, Drawing. etc., then
the Supreme Court would be compell-
ed to decide whether such studies
could be taught in the public schools
under the strict rule and interpreta-
tion of law.

We are frank to say, that in our
opinion, the authorities cited do no:
answer the question in support of the
theory of a collegiate course of in-
struction in the high schools; and, so
far as relates to the declaration of
John D. Pierce, it would seem that
"V. B.” is hoisted by his own petard.

In his advocacy of high schools, “V.
B.” waxes eloquent, and likens them
to recruiting stations; towers of
strength, impregnable fortresses, and
military strong-holds to resist inva-
sion, and protect our national honor,

He says: “These little school houg.
es scattered here and there all over the
land, are better than forts and area
nals for defense. The spelling book
is a better weapon than the bayonet
in time of national danger; and the
common school teacher is I betterman
than the soldier in such a peril. The
schoolmaster is more than 3 match for


NOVEMBER 15, 1884.

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

a soldier, and the latter is disippear-
ing before the more enlightend and
humanizing influence of the former! ”

In all the previous history of the
world, the battlefield has been a ghast-
ly scene of carnage, strife and blood.
Millions upon millions of the human
race have gone

“Down into the valley of death," and-—

“Died amid the din of arms,
The yell of savage rage-
The shriek of agony.”

But a new era is dawning upon the
world. The tumult of war is to cease.
No more groans of the dying soldier.
No more orphan’s and widow’s tears.

Regiments of school children armed
with spelling books, and battalions of
schoolmasters equipped with paper
certificates, “better than forts and arse-
nals,” will fight our battles, and de-
fend us in the day of peril!

Verily, then. the husbandman can
convert all his farm implements into
plough shares and pruning hooks;
the Jersey bull and the hired man can
lie down together, and the lion of the
forest eat straw like an ox.

But the subject of popular education
and the present methods. theories and
management of the public schools
throughout the country is engaging
the profound attention and adverse
criticism of many eminent thinkers
and scientists.

Rev. Edward Everett Hale has re-
cently contributed an interesting ar-
ticle on this subject to the November
number of the North American Re-
rciew, which may not receive the ap-
proval of the professional pedagogue
or the high salaried school superin-
tendent.

We submit brief extracts from Mr.
Hale’s essay, as summarized by the
Chicago Times of a recent date.

Mr. Hale objects to the “machine
method of conducting schools.

"It has resulted in the loss of all
spontaneity and originality in the
teacher. The teachers who now stand
highest in the estimation of school
boards and superintendents, simply
know how “to run with the ma-
chine.” A certain course is marked
out for them and they never deviate
from it. They never think of prepar-
ing pupils for usefulness in this world
or in the world to come, for that ma‘.-
ter, but for the annual examination.
Every observer has noticed that boys
leave school at a much earlier age than
they did thirty or forty years ago,
and. many have noticed that they are
very poorly prepared for the great du-
ties of life. _

“Girls are ignorant of many things
that their good grandmothers knew.
They do not know how to cook a
beefs;eak, darn a stocking, lit a dress,
or make jelly, The boys are equally
ignorant about nearly everything
that ‘pertains to those pursuits by
which most of them must gain a liv-
ing.”

“Many sensible and thrifty parents
have noticed that their children are
not being educated in the real duties
of life, and have made complaints
to school authorities. The latter in
some instances have sought to correct
mistakes by introducing all sorts of
industrial and ornamental branches
into schools.

"Mr. Hale is obviously of the opinion
that the present generation of boys
and girls in New England where he
is best acquainted, are not as well ed-
ucated as their fathers and mothers
were at the same period of life. He
thinks the present method of conduct-
ing schools is injurious to them in
many ways. They have come to
think that they are of more impor-
tance to the world than they really
are. The requirements of school pre-
vent them from discharging any use-
ful duties at home. From the time
they enter school till they leave it
they are released from labor in any
form. The moral effect of this is bad.
Children should be taught early in
life that it is their duty to labor for
their own support.”

“One of the remedies proposed by
Mr. Hale for the cure of existing evils
is to go back to the old plan of con-
ducting schools that prevailed before
the educational machine was put up
and set to grinding. He would have
boys and girls attend school half the
year and engage in industrial pursuits
the other half. Those who desired
and had the means to do so could af-
ford their children the opportunity to
acquire many accomplishments during
the months they were out of school,
such as vocal and instrumental music,
drawing and painting, dancing and
swimming. Many poor boys and girls
could earn considerable money during
the six months they were out of school.
By adopting this plan, there would be
less cause of complaint about over-
pressure in schools, and a smaller
number of sick children. The number
of branches now taught in schools
coald be greatly reduced, as children
would master many of them elsewhere.

“Many thoughtful and observing
people have come to the conclusion
that a change in the manner _of con-
ducting the public schools is very
desirable. ' They do not accept all the
bragging statements in the annual re-
ports of school superintendents. They
are not willing to acknowledge that
children are generally better educated
now than they were in the days when
they attended school but half the
months in the year, and engaged in
labor the remainder of the time. They
believe that the old academy did more
for education than the modern free

high school.
“All progress stops when any
institution is declared to be

perfect by the persons having it in
charge. The graded-school system, as
invented by Horace Mann and Im-
proved by the managers of State Nor-
mal Schools, was declared to be per-
foot. Machines of uniform pattern
were set up in every district where
a sufficient amount of money could be
obtained by taxation to keep them
running. Parents have given their
children over to the school authorities
totrain and educate. New and unin-
spired prophets promised a millennium
in the near future. Their predictions
have not been realized. A numerous
class of street barbarians, to whom the

name of “hoodlums” has been given.
have appeared in every large city in
the country. They are of modern pro-
duction.
show that illiteracy was decreasing.

"The complaint has become general
that the present generation of boys
and girls is not very useful, and the
statement is common that the educat-
ed girl is incompetent to do anything
except teach school. Many business
men prefer to employ boys who have
spent but afew years in the public
schools.”

The foregoing extracts, as will be
readily seen, open up a field of dis-
cussion that we have heretofore avoid-
ed, and that is, as to the relative
economy and utility of the several
plans of conducting public schools,
the practical value in a moral, indus-
trial and political sense of the instruct-
tion given to the mass of pupils at-
tending school, and particulary in
referenceto the advantages or disad-
vantages of the graded or “machine
system."

There is much in this direction that
can not be elucidated, or determined
absolutely. It is largely a matter of
theory, speculation. and belief.

Doctor.-1 often disagree. As a rule,
mankind are governed in matters of
thought and opinion upon ethical,
political, and philosophical questions,
by their prejudices and self-interest.

Ignorance and indifference have
also much to do in hindering the ad-
vancement of true thought and en-
lightenment.

Still the world moves, and
the best fulfills his mission on
earth who keeps abreast with the tide
of human progress, and conscientious-
ly seeks after truth, and the fulfill-
ment of the higher attributes of his
nature.

The N. Y. Sun in a recent edito-
rial touching the theory and manage-
ment of the normal school of that
State says:

“Our Normal College as it is now
called was established as a school for
the preparation of female teachers for
the public schools. The course of in-
struction required to this end did not
need to go so far as to put any undue
strain on the intellectual faculties of
an ordinarily bright and industrious
girl. Before entering the Normal
School she was well grounded in the
elementary branches in which she
would be called upon to give instruc-
tion as a teacher in a primary or
grammar school. In the Normal
School what she specifically needed
to learn was the art of teaching, or
pedagogics, incidentally pursuing the
further study of the branches of
knowledge in which she would have
to give instruction.

"That was a very simple object, and
it was proper and necessary to estab-
lish a school for so important a pur-
pose. But as our high school for boys,
or free academy, was changed into a
college to gratify the vanity of its head
master and other instructors, so the
Normal School was transformed into
a girl’s college, in which the original
and valuable purpose of the institution
was subordinated to an ambitious at-
tempt to carry female education far
beyond the necessities of the primary
and grammar school teacher.

“Instead of a school for the prepara-
tion of teachers simply, it became a
veritable college for furnishing an ad-
vanced elucation for girls, without
reference to their proposed occupation.
As a matter of fact. of the graduates of
the college only a small part become
teachers or go through the course of
study with any such purpose in view.
The majority are simply there to get a
col.ege education at the public ex-
pense. The institution has been
diverted from its original purpose-
changed from a school for the practical
education of teachers of the elemen-
tary branches into a college for in-
struction which is largely elegant and
ornamental.”

The public schools are for the edu-
cation of the people. Let them be
economically conducted in such man-
ner as shall best realize to community
and the State, the great fundamental
purposes for which they were designed .

FRANK LITTLE.

Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 15, 1884.

POSTAL JOTTINGS.

A sister wishes to know how to re-
move mildew from cotton. I have
never failed in removing it by soak-
ing in sour milk. Will some Sister
please tell us how to make soft soap ?
I saw it in THE VISITOR once but
have forgotten it.

PIIEOBE llowann.

Mariette.

Why is it two-thirds of the farmers
come to town in their old work
clothes? Echo answers, “Why?”

Some one says if nothing is sent
to the Jotting column there will be
nothing to read; therefore, we should
try and write something it but a few
words. As a Grange, we are constant-
ly adding more to our number, and
hope to have a well filled hall by the
aniversary of the P. of H. We expect
to have a dinner and a good time as
usual.

E. A. L.

Fargo, Nov. 1, 1884.

Patrons, one and all, I hope you
have read carefully Bro. Cobb’s edi-
torial on the temperance question.
VVithout hesitating I cheerfully en-
dorse his sentiments therein expressed
especially the latter clause. When
such wholesome candid advice is
heeded and acted upon’ the temper"
ance cause will advance as it should.
It is a truthful assertion that the tem-
perance sentiment commands the res-
pect of the best class of citizens.”

\

The last census did not‘

outspoken method of dealing with
this all-important question. s. 11.
It seems that Governor l3egole’s 
New Orleans commissioners are not
likely to meet with that success they
expected, either in making collections
or raising finances. Seeing they have
attorneys ( 2*) perhaps it should be well
to appoint a lawyer in the place of Car-
rol whom they have tried, with no suc-
cess to freeze out. I agree with your
correspondent in your last issue, if. the
agricultural interests can not be rep- ’
resented by farmers, we see no reason
why it should be delegated to lawyers.
1. W. A.

1 am glad Tin: VISITOR is wide
awake to the best interests of the far-
mers in condemning the insulting sass
sent out to the farmers of our State by
the lawyer committee men to New
Orleans, as we all know the brother
that was most instrumental in starting
the Michigan exhibit has been sadly
misused, and only because he has al-
ways staid by our Order_. and sought to
have the farmers and great agricul-
tural interests represented. We hope
the brothers of our order will see they
pass no bills at Lansing this winter.

l’A’l‘l’.().\‘. ,

I have found the old fashioned milk 
crooks to be very cheap and nice uten- 
sils for cooking. For canning fruit.or {

‘ making sauce of any kind, they are E

equally as good as granite or porcelain 

kettles and much cheaper. To bake:
beans, fresh meat, or puddings, warm- 
ing over cold vegetables, and cooking 
tin or iron, as they give a more even !
heat and do not leave any disagree-ii
able flavor. Then for stirring cake in ,
or boiling starch, or for almost any- 
thing except for what they were origi- 4
nally made,I would recommend them. ,
H. 3

Mrs. Perry Mayo’s address at the
Grange meeting in Galesburg on the
afternoon of the 235th inst., was an
excellent one, Mrs. Mayo has learned
how to write a good address and in ;

deliver such an address. Her subject’
“VVork and leisure” was an excellent 3
one in these days when leisure has;‘
not only been crowded out of labor’s§
calendar, but when people have been L
made to look upon it as idleness, a

waste of time. Without leisure forl

his intellectual portion in life, and be-
come it slave tomanual labor.
v. 1.’.
l’atrons, do you know that Bro. Cobb
says he is discouraged, though none of
us believe it, at least those of us that
know him, but if he is so desirous of
obtaining jottings for that column
which we all enjoy reading so much,
how would it do for every Grange to
appoint at its meetings some two or

of jottings for this side of the paper?
Let us try it at any rate. “What is

ness,” and that is just what seems
to be the matter in this case. our
Grange is going to adopt this method
and of course you will know with
what result.
Mus. Iii.-no.

over: shake——"'After the storm, a calm.’
Now let us improve the time by a good
season of Grange work. If every mem-
ber will do his duty, we shall have an
advance all along the line.

sold at 90 to -E-31.00 per barrel.

Evaporators have paid from 123;’ to
25 cents per bushel: cider apples : to lo
cents.

sick with it.

Alton, Kent County Mich.

It is a noticeable fact that farmers
asa class come to town in their “old
clothes,” I infer, as olfactories get tc
the leeward, that they go to the vil-
lage or to their neighbors on errands
in the same apparel that they (11
“chores in.” It does not come fron
necessity, for who has a better righ
than a tiller of the soil to have finery
nor simply because he is a farmer tha
the "gnde man” overlooks this a-
tention to dress and thereby the plea-
ure of others, if not of himself. It
shows a reasonable degree of respet
for one’s self, work, and those wlo
regard him most if the father and
husband of the home slips into a se-
ond best hat and coat when he learns
the farm on business. Let us havea
renovation in this line. G.

As the time is drawing near for he
annual meeting of the “State Grang-”
I wish to say for Newaygo Co., tht
we hope Mrs .Perry Mayo will be kot
in the lecture field. Having one
heard her we are desirous of doingso
again, and some of our Subordinte
Granges are willing to bear alone .he

Three cheers for Bro. Cobb for his,

three of its members to send every’

everybody’s business is nobody’s busi- '

If this fine weather holdsthis week? of intricate designs in P1801118 and-

will about finish the corn husk‘ing.g _ _
Brother and Sister G. H. Godfrey have] 1335- . _ , . _
just lost two of their four childrer  months Of tune 111 Prepuratlonr and 11
with diphtheria and the other two an i _ _ _

V ; erable pricked lingers and aching sides
A. Form, No. c-2-1. ;

know by the way she handled her sub-

’ject,“Farmer’s Wives,” that the brain
‘ which spun out that lecture has more

warp with which to spread fabrics
over the lecture field. Grange inter-
ests are rather low now. No doubt
the demoralizing influence of politics
is in part the cause. Very many are
dissatisfied that THE VISITOR is not
made a weekly.
Mas. MARTHA M. Scorr.

Hesperia Grange 495.

Not politics but the kerosene can
which savors nearly as strong. Our
can leaked, it would leak, and we lost
nearly four gallons of oil. Nothing
we could put it in, so we madea merit
of necessity and let it leak. 01' course
the tinner said “you had better have
a new bottom in it.” ".\’o,” said the
can man "1 will look around a little
first.” His looking around resulted in
the purchasing of a carboy in large
glass bottle or jug», it held twelve gal-
lcns. it was packed nicely with chaff
ii: a box with handles on the sides to
lift by, and all hung nicely in a frame
and balanced so well that a child can
turn it, and you can 1111 a lamp from

it and not spill a drop, though we have '

a two-quart can to Kill our lamps from.
It cost just $1.50, and is a complete
success. \Vlien your can leaks, “go
and do likewise." )1. )1.
The merry Christmas days are now
quite near, and of late I have received
several inquiries about those toy pat-
terns. With our .l£ditoi"s kind permis-
sion I will answer all, and save you

_ time and trouble writing: Yes. 1 have 3
_101113t0°9- they 379 much 111091‘ than  all the toy patterns of last year, and a ; Put a large gtable spoonful to each

fe‘.v new ones. Here they are, patterns
fo: horse, dog, cat, elephant, mouse,
ra:, sheep, rabbit, pig, camel, bird, duck,
dove, wheelbarrow, rag-doll, large doll’s

body, bracket, balloon, air castle, and 1

others. You may have patterns same
as last year. at live cents each, or you
cai select any eight or ten different

Epatterns for twenty-live cents. All 1 ?

Willi} is just enough to cover cost of

Stine and postage on each pa,t,t,e1'n_ 1 3 tatoes were boiled in. I have read.
3wi.l give full and plain directions for ! that it i3 the 0DiIli0I1 Of Scientists,

inakiiig. The toy patterns are indeed

addition she has learned how toifor making indistructible toys 1'o1'j(ll‘£tWIl from the potatoes, and remain-

cliidren.
Mus. 1-‘. A. WAIi:\'I;R.
Last Sagiiiaw, Mich.

Ira. Cobb.-—By reports in the papers

ll see that Messrs. Godwin, Moran, 

ant Robinson, attorneys at law, and i

Something 9159 than 1113” P11.V5i051 i conmissioners to represent the Agri- {hale too much sand (~1arge,farmS)_am1
ton, man Wm 300,, be crowded out of 1 cunure of Michigan at the wm_ld,S itliinkthey have not much leisure time.

{ lixlibition at New Orleans, have sub- 1

, sci-i'oe<l $5.00 each towards the 3530.000

, asked for, and which the next Legis- -

,‘ lature will be called on to pay. Now one
j of the above named legal individuals
“ wen; to New Orleans for his health
E last vinter, and to my certain knowl-

‘feels to get the means to go with.
 Inqiiry. VVherc does he got the mon-
; ey to buy a $500 bond? that he
3knows (if he knows anything) the
‘ Legidature will never vote one cent to

two weeks, each of them a postal card E 1-edeen_ It begins to 1001; 9,3 if the !

3charges of crookedness made against
gtheselegal gentleman by Bro. Carroll
g were true. The commissioners will
fneed their "free passes for their Gov-
§ernor this winter as he goes up salt
 river.

1 F. S.

I was much pleased with the exhibit

Brother Tomlinson, the election is§ Of 5‘-‘me Comfort”-bles at Our late
3 County Fair.
.sides alike, of delicate colors, light
, pink, green and small figures, blue and
 white goods, filled with the softest bat-
Le, us  ting and tied with knots of worsted
flood Era Cobb with posmjs tin hejto match the color of the material.
shall cry enough. The apple season is  They “'8” certainly dainty and tasty

about m.e,.; good winter apples have  enough to furnish the sweetest dreams

,and[repose to any one resting under

They were made both

‘ithem.
§ In looking at them I could not but
recall the sight of long rows of quilts

quilting, which I had seen at former
Quilts which represented

they had tongues, could tell of innum-

and eyes which worked over them.
And after all pains taking what dead
weights they were for the covering of
beds, slippery stiff things, with but lit-
tle warmth in them. H.

I want to send my note for the jot-
ting page sometime ago, but failed to
get at it until now. Our Grange held
their llth annual picnic on the 16th
of October, and it was one the best
we ever held. The day was splendid;
some two hundred set down to dinner.
And what made the picnic a success
was, the Worthy Master of the State
Grange, C. G. Luce was with us, and
spoke to us for two hours. You know
it did us no hurt, but a great deal of
good. Everyone present said it was
time well spent, and I know it bene-
fitted us as a Grange, for we have
three or four applications before us
now. We have had nice fall weather
for doing farm work; wheat has the
best top that it has had for the last five
years. The corn crop is about 80 per
cent of an average crop here ; apples
90cents; potatoes $1.00. All lai-mer’s
produce is down, but we cin live all
the same. After election we will have
better times, no more until then,

WM. CAMPBELL.

expenses of a lecture from her. We

Oakland county.

‘edgehad to chattle mortgage his ef- I

.' November 1st., in the afternoon and
3 evening was the appointed time for
l a “Children’s Day” to be held at Ben-
gal Grange hall. The afternoon was
; to be spent in friendly greetings, and
; able speakers were expected to address
 the people; at four o’clock tables of
 goodies were to be spread, that the
I hungry might eat and be filled, and
then prepare for the evening's enter-
.‘ tainment by the young. The morning
' came and many a heart was made sad
by the descending rain, which came
down in torrents and continued until
the afternoon session was past; but as
night drew nigh the rain ceased, and
people gathered to the hall. Although
it was very muddy a large audience
witnessed the spectacle. Many a heart
though sad through the day, was once
more filled with delight when the
comic songs were sung, the funny re-
citatlons rehearsed, and the excellent
dialogues acted. The last play was
“Cinderella, or the little glass Slipper”
in five scenes, which was acted to per-
fection. I have yet but a few words
to say; the entertainment was, (as
might be expected) a great success.
: Among the Granges of Clinton coun-
ty, Bengal Grange stands yet as she
has in the past, upon the topmost
round of the ladder, bearing a banner
with this motto indelibly impressed
, upon it: “ON\VARD, Fonwaun; AND
5 SL'ccl:ss1~‘L'I. IN Evnnv ATTEMPT.”
, O. F. PI.owMA.\'.
1 November 6th, 1884.
l have been successful in removing
mildewfrom cotton goods by the use
of chloride of lime:

pail of w'.itei' used, let the goods re-
main in this half an hour stirring oc-
casionally, wring out and rinse thor-
oughly in clear water, and spread the
cloth on the grass in the sunlight.

To bleach new cotton cloth, four
ounces of chloride of lime, to six
pounds of cloth is a good rule.

In the making of yeast, or bread, it
3 is better not to use the water the po-

fthat there are poisonous properties

ing in the water in which they were
boiled.

‘ Bro. Cobb is of the opinion that
,there is not enough sand in all the
Patrons to fill a whole page with jot-
tfiigs. Perhaps that is the true rea-
son, but it may betliat many of them

Surely it does not take very long to

write a few lines, or condense our ev-
ery day thoughts into ‘(L short article.
, It is the getting about it, the saving the
ilittlc scraps of time and improving
,them in this pleasant way. We are
I hurried, or tired, and excuse ourselves

 when in fact we might often write a
§few lines to add to the interest of
gour paper, and keep llro. Cobb from
lgetting discouraged with our failures
_: to respond to his call for more jottings.
:I confess I have never done much for
Q this page of the VISITOR, I hope to do
better in future.

)Ii'1>..\..

Sixty years ago I attended a
Methodist camp meeting in Pennsyl-
vania, where a large platform was
built for the ministers to stand on and
under this platform was a jail, or
what we call a cooler, to shut up un-
ruly boys, and riotous men. From the
center of the platform in front, as far
back as the audience ground extended,
was built a high board fence, so high
and tight that no one could look over
it, or through it, and on the right
hand side of this fence all the men
were seated, and on the left all the
women by themselves, so that no man
could see any woman on the ground,
and no woman could see any man ex-
cept the preachers on the stand. The
platform being on a level with the
top of the fence, the minister,’,"_could
easily look on both sides, and dispense
the gospel to male or female. I was
young then find unsuspecting, but I
could not help but notice, _that the
minister was more liberal in giving
the gospel to the women on the left,
than to the men on the right. Wheth-
er he thought the women needed more
saving grace than the men, or whether
his mind naturally leaned to that side
1 of the fence. I am not able to say.
‘ But what a change has been wrought
in civil society, since I was a boy.
Now we go to the State Grange where
three or four hundred Patrons are as-
sembled, and all are equal. Ladies
and gentlemen sitting at the same
desk—occupying the same committee
room, and hanging up their wraps,
hats and shawls, in the same cloak
room, and not a breath of rumor
stirred,nor a word of slander - whisper-
ed, ‘verily the world moves, and good
Patrons everywhere are pushing it
along. CORTLAND HILL.

ONE of the best evidences that the
American people of this generation
live better than their fathers did is
found in the steady and rapid growth
of the trade in tropical fruits. It is not
many years since the great majority of
the people scarcely knew What a ba-
nana was, and-considered oranges and
lemons as luxuries to be afiorded only
in sickness or on great occasions. Now
not only these, but other tropical fruits,
are bought and eaten almost as gener-
ally and freely as apples, and the con-
sumption of melons, peaches. pears,
plumbs, and berries is on the same uni-
versal and extensive scale.

Grange Thought.

The National Grange propounds
questions to Subordinate Granges with
request that answers he returned to
the Master of the State Grange who,
in turn reports to the National Grange
in its annual session. Of the long
series of questions the last one is:
“What suggestions have you for the
good of the Order‘? A very common
answer is, “That the National Grange.
or State Grange, send out lecturers.”
That is to say the question is referred
back with the idea that suggestions
will come from lecturers and that. fall-
ing upon a fallow field, they ma
take root,grow and bear fruit in whic
the Order will have profit and delight.
Very likely the lean t might be attain-
ed through the means suggested, but
there is an ulterior requirement——that
these lecturers be suitable remunerated
and by whom? The National Grange
certainly has not the funds; there are
few of the State Granges that can
meet extensive drafts of this kind,
and the Subordinate Granges have not
the means. What shall we do‘? A
homely adage says, “The Lord helps
those who help themselves.” There
is no disposition to withhold aid when
it can be given, but the first effort to
be productive must come from the
bodies that expect resulting benfits.
The State Grange of New York would
be exceedingly glad to meet every re-
quirement made upon it for lecturers
if the means were at hand. It has al-
ready contributed freely and will not
cease to respond to every call when re-
sponse ls possible. Still something
must be done by members of Subordi-
nate Gianges. Suppose they give this
matter full thought and report conclu-
sions at the next session of the Na-
tional Grange in November. Mean-
time it will be wise for them to em loy
such means as they can command) for
the attainment of the purpose in view.
Let them get together in their stated
meetings and make the offering of
thou ht. each and every one who
is Wl ling to contribute, not of money,
nor of material values, but of his best
thought; and this requirement rests
upon the sisters of the Order as Well
as the brothers.—JIusbcmdman.

 

Ul\'l.l£>,> the men who have in charge
the managenient of the great corporate
enterprises of the country pursue an
entirely _n_ew course, they will engen-
der hostility which will prove danger-
ous in the highest degree. There is no
necessary aiitagonisin between rail-
wzi_ys and the people. But it seems to
be ingrained in every railroad man to
be perpetually running amuck to his
customers. His bread and butter de-
p_end upon cultivating ainit-able rela-
tions with the people wlinse persons
and property he transports. But in-
stead of doing this he is never happy
unless he is engaged in quzirrcliiig
with them, thwarting their 2i.ll1].~ and
corrupting their egislatures.-.S'an
1v'rancisco (J/zromclc.

Yor cannot purif_v the nation by at-
tacking the poor, for the latter cannot
be much worse oil and exist at all. The
remedy must be applied to the rich
monopolists, and as the people are the
real power, they can apply the remedy
if they will. Let us have mo1'clegisIa-
tion for the people and less for the
inonopolists. Millions of dollars have
been voted away to wealthy corpora-
tions, but not one penny has ever been
appropriated to the people— ’1'rr)_y
(N. Y.) Manda)-cl.

"A Flinn ballot and 2]. fair count" is
the vcry foundation of republican lu-
stitutions. This will be conceded by
the great majority of men of all parties
and any efforts made by tricksters to
tamper with the ballot will be l'iL‘Ol'-
ously put down. '

NOTICES OF MEETINGS.
Clinton County Pomona Grange will
hold its next regular meeting at the
hall of St. John's Grange, No. 140 on
Wednesday, Dec ed, at 10 oclock, sharp.
G. W. ARNOLD.

Chairman.

The annual meeting of St. Joseph
County Grange will be held at Cen-
treville, Thursday, Dec. 4th, 1884.
Election of officers and other business
of importance will occur at that time.
All 5th degree members are urged to
be present.

MARY A. YAUNEY, See.

The next meeting of Ingham county
Pomona Grange, will be held with
Alaidon Gran e, at the residence of
Bro. 0. ll. Stil man, one-half mile south
of the Ingham county poor house. on
Friday November 21st, at 10 o’clock
A. 31. Business meeting in the fore-
noon, and an open meeting in the after-
noon, where the following programme
willbe carried out. Prepared by Bro.
Wm. E. West of Capitol Grange. Sub-
ject, Hard Times; Essay, Sister Kate
Phillips, of Alaidon Grange; Paper,
by Bro. Wm. Cook, of Delhi Grange;
lecitation, Sister Nellie North. of
Cedar Grange; Paper, Bro. James
Ilallett, of Cedar Grange.
A, delegate is to be chosen to attend
the State Grange, and other business of
importance; and I hope to see a good
attendance. All fourth degree mem-
bers are invited, and 3. general invita-
tion to the public is extended for the
afternoon meeting. GEO. W. PHELPS.

Master.
The annual meeting of the Pomona
Grange of Barry County, for the elec-
tion of ofiicers, will be held with
Rutland Grange in their Hall, on Fri-
day Nov. zsth, at 10 o’clock A. M.
It is also expected that every officer
and every committee of the Pomona
will make a re ort of what they have
accomplished uring the past year and
recommendations for the year to come.
The following work has been assigned
by the Lecturer and will be called for
if time permits.
Instrumental music:—Mi'ss Jennie
Brainard
Select
Briggs.
Volunteer Recitations and Declama-
tions.
Discussion :—“Do capital invest -nents
and labor employed in agriculture pay
equal interests with like amounts used
in other enterprises? If not, why not?”
Opened by John Dawson, followed by
Charles Newland, L. A. Nichols, A.
Luther and others. A large represen-
tation from each Subordinate Grange
is earnestly desired.

NONNI Snawson.

BANFIELD, Nov. 5th, 1884.

teading : —— Sister Charles


 

4’ TE GRANGE VISITOR. N0\'i;MBEii1:».1ss4

lknnual Address of the Master of the Pa tional auible to the coiistitution of our Order. l $531. It is also shown that there are ‘ class’ which is not IlllTlltl'-fills. and will

' 1 __,_ , _ _ l_ t _ l _ ___ _ _ _ Fraiikllii says: "Slotli, like rust. con-
I , Grange ol the patrons ol l.hlshal,d,y_ that l_he soil is the source irom \‘.lilCh l .~,2I_-5,104 farii1_ laborers employed in ‘ always be a minority of the people, yet. sumes faster than labor we:_1rs.”

fig     , we deriv_e all that constitutes wealth; their cultivation. which include the ;'  Iilacaulay savs. "select aim‘ Are we willing to admit that our

' ; /,ah.om_ of I[,l_).o(,,l(,_v,.l/' and ll[€m_ without it we could have no agric1il- proprietors of the farms. It _fiii*tliene.r,l1icatc. and wliich will iilways agric-iiltiirists, who now, and always
.—.__——-_——_-—:———..:::::—;:::;;-:1:.—.~~:-____—--km  be/as oftlic National (flange.-__’l‘iiiie in (tlilitlilllfll ll‘l8Il1ll2tt3:]l1l(_ft$. il0_ C(illlilll(E‘3I“C’8. appea;rs,tliatt there a_relabo_iit six pei‘— l1eihtei'cSted in the seciirity of prop- iiiust ctiiistitutc ii uiiuority. and pos-
_ _ ,ltS hevel ceasing lllgllt’ lllls added all- . .1 t H.‘ iiiateii. gi ts at tic _,iea- sons .n t.‘:‘lC‘ .1 fiiii_nei s Liimllih . erty. l _ silss :3 proliortionzite amount of the

A Wllllef Clllllllanion. f other yolll. of the Work of ohl. Order to tor, the various productioiis of the .\ ow. 11 we estimated one taiiiily to second. that this aggi'eg;iti.iiio1‘ capi- iiitelli,-zeiice and iiiorality of the pe0ple_

__ tits hlstol.“ and We have asselllhlod vegetable world are of iirst in;por- each iarin. (and there are nioi‘e.= we , tal has already become so enoi'u1o11s, liave not enough of

, _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ self-interest, en-
Perhaps nothing in the Way of in- f again in our l\T-atioiial (,'ouiicil. coiniiig _t)*_‘“‘f9-t , [he fire‘ ‘ff,  ,fll’fl3  (El”m,‘hth.e ,f°H°""”‘~£' C°“C1“5’°“S  {that 1_i1‘:9‘}t"*_S";1Fl3'i(' bf: l‘f‘llllll_l€l'ili‘l\"‘ lll l}‘.l‘l_lrlSf‘ illlti Piil~i'l'JllSllll to come for-
_ _ _ ‘from tho hlllsldos and Vllllevs of l\eh- 1clI‘(,ll .111 1r cuisoi ‘.1 s. mdl 1 to ie .1 me. _ l ie 011 ll1dI‘\ c iiiinels of business, con- \1ill(l aiiu unite tlieii iuiliieiice and
d°°‘ gardening durmg the wlmerfhllghllld UlhgollllllltlChhfofhlth tlohl its products thc_ foiiudatioii 01 all _l‘lI‘Sl, That the a\'_er-age .~_\niei'1canlsequeiitly is “hoarded and idle." and poweiziiitlie great work of reform.
season affords more satisfaction and , tho..Cott’oll holds of the _c0lltlh-- lllld wealth. _ dllence. individual and na- tahiiieh has invested in his {arm and t must e_ventuail_y "be “iiivcsterl perin;i- which is .111‘-cessary to_ iiiaiiit_aiii our
oh-o moot than a “vordlah case ol. -. the ..Grlllh hohlh of the l\~ol.tll’-1 tt, tioiial pI0:speI‘ll_;} must depend upoii .1 personal proiiertyabout ~>..,u(i1>. l liioiitlyiii the soil. . 5-yg-1011; _o1 131111011 l11~0l)1-1et01s111lh 11101.10
55’ - -~—-cr--it -xiii \-dll-tl'«v- - ‘l «r1i--- - 0

f 0 ed it re uims Counsel togothol. and Compare notes piospeiou. 3,,lI(,l] ure. .11 1, l>'llIl- -.e(,0ll , lfl iis l__,l()§S annua in-. -e coirectiiess oi the stateineiit oiiriigriciiltiiieiiiore prosperous, lal;.01A
emery. tics arrang , q _ upon the present comlltloh and ttltlllo possible to liav_c a prosperolis tl£I1‘lClll- come from his farm is 5531; and that j that o111"‘A’._mericiiii agriciilture is not more i'ciu11iicrative. the distribution
but comparatively little attention. ‘ prospects. of the ol.o,lt and dlvelsll-led ture withoiit intelligent and well-paid irom this sum lie.-_must pay for all la- ,1 prosperous , is demonstrated by the ofthe products of labor more equitable,
For an lllvlllld’ ol. for those women llntorests ‘of our Amollcall llgllcllltllle;   l:1bI()tt‘etr1s1'.,e «sleds  ll£i()It_6&I]IdKIIl1l(t);Vl'j(?iIlld;illlIlll(‘lla111(flkeeplll rep_:1(;r l Sl.'rltlSlZl(1.:S qufoted. Tthe 1II‘€ii(ll_I1eSS of and place society outlie upward,ratliei~

. w . 1.1’ .‘ . " .1 S‘  em‘; ' 2' ;“.j, 9  1 " -v,- "

who have not time, strength or oppor- and by accuinulated wisdom gatliered I _m..  ,_ 1, _ t  H) _ d ft H _, _E _ l ‘ rites .I)I‘O\1‘ej 111111;, 0' our lrioels cs.” tlllellofdlms tli_tn_tlie dow_ii\_i'i1_(l progress.

_ , , from the oxperlolloe of the host’ l.ec_ tlt d.)()I‘t,l are not b1l1'lClPIl toina it .in_ e._er iis teams, puicliase and 18-lV\l1el1e\8l bu) ers apperii. is well 1111- Luis woilt, IS in line with the great
tlll1lliY_r0l‘ PM Pi8ll_tS. 1519 3'1 9Ver _°r1' ommohd Such hlealls of hllhllc pollcy l_llYi'l. to provide comfortably for ll.S pair his toolsand _iuiplenieiits;_ furnish j derstood by every careful oliserver. aims and purposes of our Organization.
tertainiug and delightful companion lol. the country, and Collcelltlated tamily and to educate his cliildien; 01', his seed and fertilizers: pay his taxes, j Aiiil it is already appareiit,_tliat iiidi- and to its intelligent, systematic and
dhllhg the wllltel. mollthlh aotlollhy llgllcllltllllstst as may Seem it the pioiits ot the Ltriiis are taken insiirance. filI1(I‘l.l1l(jl‘tfs_tflOll_lll.\‘ H101‘!-i\'l(lLli'1l capitalists, corporations, and thorough prosecution. we must 1101111

For ' 3 Ema“ femery a medium necessary to promote the gehellll wel_ irom the piodiicers £\l_l.liOllttI ,l1ivst'tre- fgdfies‘Elli?(itlielllltlllllltldni; teed. clothe Esyndicates, both .'Xl]Cl8_l'l(;lll] and tor- the energies of our minds and bring
1 fare and hrosherlty of those ellgllged m11ner.itioii,.inr sw ep into 11. V01 e.\ .111. pay 01 nicdi(.i.l tledtfllellt of his . eign, are buying up millions of acres into action the whole strength of our

Sized be“ S1539 Sill?-de fitted i0 3 r‘=rr3 in the ollltlvatloll of the Soll‘ of coi1centrated_c-apital in the hands of f_amily _of six persons; educate his  of the most valuable lands in our great Fraternity.

cotta or zinc pantohold the earth and Dllrlhg the yeal. just dmwlllg to ll a\'aricibt1s liiillioliaires arid soulle=s ioiliijcliildizenz and be expected to be t broad domain, to beheld as a_ perin:i- It IS qllll€llllpOSSll)l9 to present all
plant, is probably the most conven- close, the people of every portioi1_ot' “01l’0r*t*tt11_°f‘5: ilflllllg 1‘°,.é£t:’£§‘_>i5_ ‘)1 Plll\lil(Cl-Slltllrltfiltl Hllllllbeneylolfnt. I f liientnnvestiueut for'l1oardcd idle cap- the causes which tend to bring these
. t These can ako be mcured rm__ l our Country have he/ell hlessedl wlth symp.i_ ies iii coinmoh \\i_ t 1 )1 e_-- 1 _: ll”, ’lll(. ldt _w id. is e tof  ital. . evils upon us. or to fully discuss the
ien . . p usual hoaltlh and the oarthlllls ylelded tare or the people, then ci cry priiic1- iis i,~.i.il after deduction these se\- Is there not, tlieretoi‘e,i'easo1‘i to ap- means which must be used tor su -

nished with a wooden bazel supports her accustomed harvest. AS llo Olle pic Olfllltlégttgrétltlc‘gOJ'€I‘lllt11(€ldtlS1Sllb- ervalt lt(,*lTl5\ will ‘indicative what the  prelieiid, that 0111: system oi'i_ndepend—, pressing: them _ in a paper‘ like this.
and chains 1'01‘ hallgillg like 8 basket .lives so near God in his daily labors as \€rt9<t_. «in f 1e_srdcrc rlg  shut iiit- fix eiagte .mI_Il€‘I'lf(‘illl VfaIIil‘(’l‘ realizes L» ent _p”l‘0p1lel()’I'S_lil[)(l)l the soil by the Heiicc a_ few of the most. iniportaiit
d h h h.ldr 11 base the Hushahdmalh olll. lletllts wlll lh.lt_ lllvlllll ies 0 c1 IAEIIS cius ie 011. as. ne ,,,.1in 01 his labor, and .cult1y_ators. which IS the basis oi an and tru1tf_11l causes of the depression of
A“ W 3'9 ‘_ 91:9 9'” C ‘ 8 W orally go out to hlm hl glatltllde and _Wl1en these things shall come to pam _toi the iiitere_st or proiit on his  intelligent and prosueroiis iigricultiire our Ainerican agriculture, and Aineri- ,
brim? Or C'ii1'i°9itY °Xtend3 i0 the th,mhS,,l‘.lllg fol. the hlesslllgs hestoll. in this country. then will s}1t‘ely' begin investment. 1 ll_(‘ C01‘l‘t:Clll£‘SS of ; and the rock on which ourlilierties and can labor, must siitlice,
finger ends, or where space at the od’lllld°lll-S powhl. alld gllhlllllt.elm.0h_ the “tlow'iiwar(l progressi ihtsocieiy these] i_lgllI‘l€S_ [will not oe ilues-Tour civili_xat1oii are groiinded, is in ‘It is ‘v\’tfll,lll1tl€’I‘St00Ll, that in our '
.l do ls 8 mattol. of moment ll win all oul.dellhel.lltlollS_ whlle we and dangei to 0111 Voice ns.1_i1ti«_>ns, tioiiei. incrtdite ileh _as tliey _ may ‘ daiigei‘ of being disrupted and ovei'- I~ratern:=ll hrotlierliood. “there is no
“DW 1 - -'lll -tl*rrlhh‘t' htll'tt‘t- 1" 1   1 - -— ~~
, have reason to 1.9.-oloe that no peStl_ w iici tie gr_e.i .ii,, is is 0111)], seem, w an it s a is ICS o ll](liVl(l1l- 1 tliiovin, unless preyeiitcd by wise and coiiiniiiuisiii, no agrarianisin. W1-
h“nging {emery 15 far preferable to 8 1 lellce hi“ Vlsltetlbllt lalld and for Macaulay, predicted more than a r1uar- al states are exauiineil, The great tin1e1vactioii‘r acknowledge the right of all iuen to ac-
standing one. An abandoned aquari- ;motol.hll hl.oShel.lt,,, yettldeéll Slldlless tear of 21 century ago. It must be re- agriciilturiil State of Illinois, with its Again, we iiiid from the Census rc- cuniulatc and hold all the prop-
llm Call be 00l1V9l'r9(i into 3 i5r11e1‘.Y ipervades our hearts as we behold the f“€(;“i)9}'9<idti_lat Siflfiallllllf lzllflstlitilrii zhiid l12fil_,:;;e]llZ‘tVlil‘Db‘ ‘(lll(l“l‘l‘h‘lln])l‘it1I'l£* soil. in 1>orts,tli11tirti§io.the value 01 pr()pel-- elty tllo}. coll ll, 1111 honest 111111 10g1t1-
by getting a pane of glass to cover 1vacllllllolllllrofom.wohthylllldhelol-ed an reare in t ie )6 ie ia ie u- . I. , ldi an auiag. \.il1ie of products .ty in the I nited .states. was about mate w-.iy,l11it we deny that any man,

.» - ..  . . - '1 ‘ '- ill divided into to each farm of only ~r"si::- \‘ v.‘<->4oooo0111oo-- 1‘ .1: . l ~ _ . . f -. 1 . - -

1 tl ls ( lllll 0' Slstel 31,11»): I_I1dl1 iamily Are Ila’CllI‘l Y _ , _l__W , l . -.1 . A en |.__ , , , 1, d.l1( in 1,. 0. near v rail, 01 set 0 men, oi combination of inter-
the top. flf itttdogxs Ohothtiqteolosfellyhrih ’ lll)lTIl)0£fi_‘:‘lé’1§’ Wiho has tgeen.tnm§f6rwd pernianeiit classes, and that  1«ii_._e, 3 ork si:.s, and “(H110 .~_i;:;4'.' i.ooo_ooo.ooo;. ‘mi increase of nearly S__’”Y_ ost5_ hhtlflolll. Shstohl ot-'goVol.hmom_
r in 0 so Du Y P. d dtfr m her place and dlltlog lltlle to ll they must li\ (. woi‘ , I1_i1_ (._ie _ lio we need iurtliei_ (‘.‘\1(l€l]L‘€ to s:it- t 000,000,000 lll this decade. can be coiistitiitioiially in possession
0811 be Spread 3r0llrlli the 9 8'9 all in tlieparticiilai‘ class or condition in isly us that the agriculture ol tlllsv '

the glass laid on until an exact mold 1’ higher Position of honor and usefulness: W9‘<l1S0lil1<itil:lU‘l'0lll 18130 to 1-‘.~*'ll.l5~ll<? 01. OF i€2=l1i.‘v' P-\’€T<‘iS€’ till‘ P0W€l'. i0 Coll-

_ . llllld we alt, lemlllded tllllt l;l0_ A. l;_ which they were born. It is not an country is not prosperous? Will the increase in the population of the coun- trol the lll:ll‘l\’et-\'i‘l.llle of the products
is formed. Remove the glass without I —

disturbing the mold, and which the
substance hardens, the cover will fit

tll.oSh_ one of tho ssh-Well lsolllldel-S Of easy lJl1a.l.tel‘t0 elllllllllillltti thisitlca lroiii p_0ll_tl(‘lall who quotes from census sta- 5 try was n_eai'1y sixty per cent, and the of lal>or,_oi' to lix the price of labor; for
                   
Or 811 edge Of Worfited Cherliiie Could l t?l;Lh1lL;,rlll:1l.(;ll‘31§$h];&:ltglg  (X not only _the llritisli liinpire. but every faith, in order to c0nvi1ice_ farmers that i of the (‘OlI|)IltI‘)' hail been (’(lll1'lll})' 1lIi(\"id"‘- Illllll compels lllScVl(’elZ:IIllult(I)1 iylieilil 
bf-': Pllt 3l'0lllld the 1'0? i0 9X0il1‘i9 rile; D-lstol. llllldell wall the fllltlll-lll lllld l!’1'()ll2lI'Clll(E2ll' ;_‘.‘0\"t‘l‘l‘l_[Il€Il'l'.‘ of the Old the policy of his party is best c:ilci_1- ti ed in 151:0, there would have beeiiiiboiit iii11scle,lii’s iiiauhood, and his property
_ an-. ttlovototl with of lhotllol. l»llt_ lhlldell’ \\ orld is ou_ilt upon it. llie l3ll(30I_\ is, lated to prouiote the intci‘ests_of agri- , $514 to each man._ woman, and child, to the force of circiimstaiices, control-
AUY Cilrpelliercali U19-ke 3 1'9Ct'mg“‘5tht. wolthy tlvorseol. of this Gmllgtlt that "no go\ ernuiciit can be stable l.ll- cultuie, deny the truth and lorce of i in ism. $132-1. and in 1850. =«3=.~‘1-I. Tliis led and operated by human will. The
181' 0338 Or Wi1ld0W 81339, Wil3h3Mil'l‘ T .llld lh.S.« took her Qhllt wlth llel. hllS_ less it is under the full control or a tlie.<_e figures? _\\'ill the statesmaii who.’ would give to each faniilvol' six per- exercise of this power, is the most
Slird 1'00‘. and Opeliillk‘ With ifilch filld  hllld ll; ll hlehlhtll. of this lltldyt ht permaiieiit class, which must possess protesses his faith ill the perpetuity of; sons at the pi'esciit time $-11*-N-1 in pi'op- damaging to liunian prosperity, and de-
iilirlgesyilii rill‘ WP. Side 01' 9ll‘i- A till‘ 1 the lilldvelltll Alllllllll Session held at enough oi the wealth, education, _c11l- our “Free institutions, ' _loiiger tui'n ;’erty of some ¢le_<CI‘i1i[l()ll. gradiiig to liuuizinitv. of anytliiiig
man can make a four-inch deep zinc Uhlolhlltltl lll N0l~0m1,01 1.s77_ she tllre illlli Illliltlclii ll0l"9r _0i til‘? i\'”’1.‘-l' 5‘ deaf 931' i0 H1955 if’2lCillllI,lS. llllli the , As lZll8lll(5l'(’.:lS(E of wealth is twoaiid a clainiiiig the sanction bf law. known to
D311 with 8 8r00V9 30 iii the 0359- 3 was elected to preside 0l»el- the Hlgll (loin, to control alllegislatioii, and com- wariiings of the great_ liiiglisli .States- ‘ lialftinies greater than the lllCl't":lSt’ of our civillmtioii.
Tilell r0l‘8 SW-rid. YOU 09-11 take 8 dlB- j Colll-t of liollltlllll llt the rlillll-tetillth pel‘ the obedience” and adniiratnii men; and in deliaiice of tlieprayei's and population, the coiiclusioii seciiis in- It iiizitters iiot. wlietlicr tliispower is
carded center-table or light stand, no Annual Session lllld ‘ms twl-he le_ oi: all other cl.'isses. l\Iaca_iilay was protests of the fa1'ii_iers continue to fa— ; evitahle, that it‘ this iiicrcasc of wezilth ext-i'(:ise(l by corporations ciigaged in
matter how ol<l—f&SlJi0l19d 01' tierllceli. fglected to that lllhlll Office’ whlch She tliercfoie a_ skeptic in the .l8ll(‘l‘S(Jlllll.llS V01‘ legislation, which tends to cripple.  was divided among the peopleiu a man- tI‘:lnS])()l'l.‘tll0ll: or by ()I‘g:llllZilllOll.\‘
paint it black, and if not too rough, 1 held at the tllllo of hel. dt.lltll_ lllld doc_triiic ol ‘.1 popular gove_i‘iiment. lii ratlier than eiicoiii‘-age agriculture. and 4 iier that would stand the test of fair- osteiisihly for i'eg11latiiigti':ule aiidtral-
ebflllize iiy fl’-id Ornament it With ever 1111011 with g-1111-0 and wo111;1111_v ,l‘’~‘H 116 Wrote to 21 distiliguisllcil Ainei'- to degratle i'i_itliei'tl1an elevate :1 class gness liouesty, or moral etliics, there lie, but pi'.'ii:tic:1lly for gaiiililing in farm
pressed autumn leaves and ferns glued , dlgllltth ican a_utli_or. who liad Just written the wliich coiistitlitcs ihore than one-lialf : would. liave bee-11 _a gciicriil iniprove- _111-oi-1111-.15 111111 1110 11001 11101131 1,1-01111; 01-
on and varnished over. Paint and : 0tlr‘llelllll.t(itl hl-tltllel-’ the lllllh A ll. life of -l(‘ll‘el‘S0l1 as lollows: ' I 0l_t.ll'e_l)0I)ll1‘alZl.0ll oi the cou_nir_\‘. and l ment in the liii:uic1_al coiiditioii of the b_v persons and business iiriiis, engaged
decorate the pan in the same manner  tlroslh who ll htotollllll Scllollll-t ll detill _Il1_:1\'e iong bccii coiiviiiccd that. 111- ol _wli1ch l resideiit Jackson in :1 mes- 5 inasses who constitiitc the laboi'ei's, iii the adiilteratiou of the ll€CeSS‘rll‘le.‘l
and you will have an elegant mounted ‘~ thlllhel._ collslstellt lllehcllel lllld lllllt. stitutions purely tleuiociatic, 77_2,I:sI s:1.g.c‘to ( 0l)gl'€S.\'>S2ll(lZ _ ,1 and c0i_iscq11eutly VV(:‘1lll;ll-pl:0(lllCel‘S_0f of life, wliercby spiirioiis 11111] wu1"(,]1les5
Wardian case. Or a lovely rustic  wl-ltel-_ lye llm-tltoll llllltlh of hls tlllle .s_-oontcr or /(lt(r"I' tlelsti-oly /VI/I6)‘[_I/_0'/‘ (-n_1l- h llic wealtli and s_ti'eugtl1 01 a co11ii- ! the iiaiion; and :1 cor1'cspon<l1_iig dlniin- articles are sold for genuine, and pois-
Stlllld can he cohstl-ll0te1101' 1-00110 loud talents wlth hls llsslltl-lllths lll the t:II,lN)7I. or both. ' Q  The time will -ltyxlrcj Ito poiillléltlon; flnil the best § utionlot poyerty and p:i11pe_i*isni iii the oiious compouiiils for food and drink
pieces of wood with the bark on the [ pl-0phl-,-1t10ll and pel-f0(,g1.»,h 0f the Collie when .\ew ‘Lllg‘l:l‘ll(l will be-._,;1_s' pliit oi that population aie the (_:ult1- ‘‘ country. but facts and lig11res_ con- for tliesole piirposc of obtaining :;-'oi’ue- 3,
gnarled roots, grapevines, lichens, etc. < 1—,e;111t1f111 and jl'npl~eSSlVe 01110191113110 tiiicltly peopled as Old l;iigl.11i_<l. I   latois oi the soil. liidcpenileiit farm-_ 1 _clusi\'el_v snow that the rcyei's_e.bt this, tliiiigflloi‘ _nothiug, tliereby robbing la-
If something small and simple is and celelllolllhl works of our 0l.del._ \\ ages will be _als lo\\. and‘ will l‘.ll't‘~ll-  ‘illfé ex ctr; vihotc the _li:lSlS ot I is the iiiipleasaiit truth, tor ll wealtli bor oi its Just reward and hiiinanity of
desired, a common China 80110-plate i He was elected (‘liziplain of the ).'a- Hit‘ 3l_§- lllllf‘il Wlullt you as with us, so(ie_._v, .111(i ti_11._ii11eii<is of liberty. is increasing rapidly in the ljiiitetl l1ea1tli:1.iidlit'c: or by persons holding
furnished with a closely fitting boll 11011111 G1'a1ig1»i at the time of its 0i‘g;m-  " ' lliiiiclret-5 and tlioiisziihtriil \_\ ill hot’ the laiiiiers of the couiitry >t:ite._s, ])0VBl_‘t_\' and p'.i1iperisin is 111- patent deeds issiii-il by tliegoveriiiiient,
glass will answer every purpose. A i lzlltlolly oh the _lth tho. of llot.l,h_lht,l.‘ art-is‘a_iis‘ _will he outi ol1_wot‘l:;.l llefn bcéiispiioo “ltll re]ne_w ed zeal to work ‘. cieasiiig rapidly also._ _ ' supported bylhiteiit Iiaws, saiictioiiiiig
glass preserve dish cover, or a thin ;1s-117, 111111 0011111111011 111 011110 .h0s1t10h _\0llI ll-l.~LlCllllIl.()i.lh.?\ll   yu,iroti; it till) _p_1r1:it.\ erp llll tllell vellol‘_ts' to iiiilitct  we would look _ior evitleiices of legal rol1be1,),, \111iet.pliytroedoiiioftrailc
glass jar turned bottom up might be 1 until the .\'iiitli Aii1i11al_bes_sioii held l0‘.1te}st. l _ 1-5“‘T;‘*‘  l(“31“tlii"i:L1]tllrl.\€? "1011 in lllflifilettlllt powei, oi the‘.1d- 1 this great inc1‘caseol weiiltli, we must is ll‘1llII[>(‘l‘t’ll_illlol iiiiioccnt piircliasers _
pressed into servloo Even a tllly lllt Lolllsvllley lhllltlltlltl-’ lll ;\0l-0lll1,0l-4_ the la :(])_I‘l:lll11llllilOlll§:tllL (lh_(.(})l. oitet tlldllfielntllt  lel%‘h()I\’\{t)lll'lll€‘l‘8Sl>,‘_d_l_l(i 3 turn_ 0u_r iiivestigatioi1s_ iii :iiiotl_i- a1i_dusers ol_ patented ;_ii-ticles robbed t
fern with a bit of moss growing in an i 1875. He loved the Order and its ii is t”l§iVili©‘liri_‘’1‘>tii_\1r1_l 1?] ibtiifill lolitll letdielj ]_7lf9tiPl€_§fjl\«l(l<lll 0' “.1 hlljliyyxllld E1vil- 1 €I‘.(l1_1“€.(5ll()ll.‘ and we sli_all find that if with iiiipunity. I say it i1iattei‘s_ not
Old 5811091‘ llllli‘-‘l‘ 3 Stellli‘-‘l"l=‘ goblet iSi0l1 <i0"ll‘i.V- lllldlll illS ill-Si ieitel‘ lUll_l9. _”"*"5 to *ir‘t§‘_t-‘Ii }’r_-‘-s_“ 19tf3fll_1till l<‘l 115   W‘ lt 411} U‘ 6}‘ ’.I1)l(.,([,).illi- this isa w_e.1ltli-pioducing age, it lS a where this power (‘Xl_Sl.S., or by _wiion_i,
Would, in its unrolling of delicate I afcw months before his death, said:  i11"“5l“_’*‘5_ 'm.‘l‘.”' -‘1 “ll "1."  H t/ .t l_<w‘_»*«:ll  te .u.\iu~ pltl-“'llTl.l..llC‘1ltll. giaiit producing age as well. or by whatiiiiliieiicc it is (‘\;(’.l'(‘lS('(l: it .
ferns lnterestlm invalid or ohllddm,_ 1..1~wanHo die (“.1 h,ll.o ,,,.,-e(; to ll-ht.‘ a slioiild li.i\e dtnlllllo-ll. wlii ct .ino  ui.ot1.1s‘y_ DI“1£X1 tlolll‘ ly one of o1i_i l It lS said that there are men in the is the Sll.I1l(.'_llllg(3lll0llSt€1' Ull(l_1'l‘ wliat- l
ing many an othewise long and Weary ; f(i1T!/i_ful(m(I co7i.~'i.-fe>.7il1’ai‘ron o_/',I[u.s— f"‘“'.n9t get 3‘ i}‘il,“‘9“i- 1.“ b‘“_i lid‘? glilertil ll-ll]l0ll<}i l.ll)lltl1dJ>, and complai- 0 couiitry who (‘Qlllll tliei_1‘ wealth by the ever guise it may i_ippeai‘ which Puck
110111-. E/imir/rg/." _ _ _ §i“"“:t¥5 Il’i"’1_’i-‘1.‘%1u§§’r“‘.1‘:’.1"?rgh‘lr,e'_‘m.‘t  E-lhtfllnw lo}? _l’0flb(lltl<)Itqrecouitntiiidetl _; liiindreds oi ll1llll0ll‘S of dollars, scor-_-s lltls gri1pliica1l_v ca1'ic:it11i'ed, us llll_\'ll‘lg
PM 3 layer ofblts of crockery‘ chap l It is Slwl that thou, ls h trlldltloll  ‘fillh(»;r(l'lhhl.;llS.5,l;,7erzhliaylg UYe1_”m.vh.1q nl(l; doultiti .wigIrle.t]0\_ie(lr , , lwhol cctunltvby tiins of pilltotis, and h‘ls tail wound around the dome of the
coal and gravel, for drainage, in the :‘21m0ng the peasantry of on_e oi the H ~ In 1 HT” 1  .. l - up ‘I riCuImré,.and Wmhu ‘V f deficit .11h<re1s_ y mi ions. ‘ . tit whole thliitiil at Wasliiiigtoii, and running
bottom of the pan, one—fourth of the German :5t.ates, that the spirit of one f“ I‘? ""78; . ”l8"1_”e’”“ 1’°“*’.’° :,§ wn_t1_ ,1 h  Phi  _ 0}‘ V ie uealtli ol the_.l country wasdivided1ii- his _s_liniy body out through all the
Whole depth. Fm up the other three_ ol. their (loud hlhgh. who was lllllch ).7I. tit hands or u_ c as», iiuineroii‘i_lii- I  out en ._.iiiuers. .P.(r.\"e '\'1'.l_\,! to to estates of .t.~i 0_o0,ouo,oo0 each -140per— ra_iiiihcat_i0iis of b11s1ii_ess, and darwing
. . . lov d .llld lhveletl hv hls ,e(l lt. While deed, but select, of an 6dllC¢lt(f(1_Cl.5§~- us pent up feelings in .1 wail o1_la- ; sons would own it all. It the iiiiiuber ot within his criisliiiig iolds every indus-
iourthswithasoil composed of one __€ - _ . ,1, ll ,_ _ _. _ , , l ht, ,1. ll .. _. , ..   _  . __ ,
_ . . hv n oooaslohallv l.o_l.lsltS the hlhd 01"_._ c1,15sl\111c1115, 01111 1,110“s 1051110 men .1 11.11 o_\ 1.1 ie iiiipioductive niillionaiies “hull lld\8 grown tiial inteiest of the (.ountry.
9"“ fine S“nd'°n° pa" mm’ mellow 1 g’ - ‘ ' bedee 1' interested in the security of agriculture of the country ‘l.Il(l the 11 iii tli' ' t" '1 th 1' 't l t ‘ - "l ' l‘ - ‘ '
rden loam one part leaf mold, and over which he once reigiiedaiid pass- 1: - ll) _, _ ., “(l 1 ,hl 1. . ' . -l * __ P 15‘ («mill 13 ll _ 9» _ «lb :8 "5 CUBS“ Br ilflfil 3 «l l€\_‘l Of
g“1.m uvlveflzed chamml Well lhg over held alld lllt.ad0w_ blesses property. and the maintenance (1 or- _ ep Old 0 cont itiou of _tlii.A.iue1icaii twenty years could be _ ascertaiiied. these sources of wrong in our business
gnixled Endpstirred together. iflpossh thelll, and WhlSpt.l-S lllloll thp night der. Accordingly the IDE).lC0l1l.eIllZi,*ttl':f:.: faltncr. but found relief and IS happy 1 we could gain some startling evidence and iiidustrial system.

 

-. . -. '- v 1 ‘ - . -' ' beingable to point out to them "a f t] " '- t ' > I‘ t" f '1 1 ~ --. .. ,. —
. hlheze Wolds 0f wlge c0unse1 10 111, liiilily _\_et qiiietly restrained. , in n _’ t  o lis xas d(,Cllml1dl_0ll o we.i_ti. _ _ iii.-\i\sioi.r.Aiio.\. _
igvighglegefiggggf 1r‘(1)‘£‘iin "1 the W°°d9 people: so mm. the Shlllts of 0lll- d0- lt_is quite plain that your f/0I’.‘f77/Zflnl‘ 103.’/l‘_0I (l(.'1l‘I.l€7I(l'Il(:(.. lie says:—— and into whose hands it has mai_nly This important s_ub1e1-t has received
Plants that delight ii a moist at_ lllllted Slstel tllld hl-Otllel linger 01-0111111 mllimzrr be able to '/'6S[l'a’(n(l (I(.'~,'7'(‘S.S'- I armeis iiic (low u-troddeii and fallen. luvidences of ll]CI'eilSlI]g the atteiition ol this body and of every

. . h..- l. d llllerlltlollsllel-9‘11110 11,1115- ed and dz‘->‘CO7Zf(3’I2l/'(l m_0I_}'ori[//. For Worried, and w0r1'y is :1 far heavier; wealth are also to befound in the lav- State and Siibordinate (}range in the
m°5Ph°’° and ‘.10 “Pt requireahigh lllelntllooulls ewolds of Wlhe c0llllsel_ w2',t‘h(1/oz/,_thr> majm-1'[_y is the ga,vern— burden than work. How to procure ;- isliexpeiiilitures of money for pleasure, land. for the past eleven years; and
temperature thrwe "1939 31353 0359' ill. th ’ -t. ftl ' l‘ 1 —« all} V- men! and has the 11011 money to make the ends meet, is the 1 luxuries and almost every con- althoiigli we have not acconiplislied -ill
Ferns, English and German ivy, Be- 1 ‘*3’ ‘hi’““ ilfl lily?‘ 1‘ 6° di tell who‘ lire, always a iuii.orlt.v burdeii of their minds and l10lJllll]g‘iCel\'il.bl€! purpose by a class. liviuw that we could liavetlesireil in so re (11-
gonia Rex, 'I‘radescatia,- or Wandering fllililples  cm1l(«l1<’t;vhiC3h dis’. 3511-01-ted: absolutclr at its mercy. The 113- “1111 comes to case it. This is the general principally in large cities and delltilll? latiiig Iiiter-State (‘,oin1'n’ei'(-ei asgto
Jew: KelliiW°ri'»h W27» TY00P°‘ii"m in tile-no? (ll. gqllil ll Hug‘ fgntllllle 10 come when, in the State of New Yoi-1.; condition of things aiiiong those who 1 inated wealtliv. . protect the people from e\'toi'tionate
3nd 31395’ “her Phmts are ““m"b1°- inll us )0”'r“«1i,1‘13011Hafi'Z1 jug 11-0 115 aiiiultltiideof people none of vlioiu Cllitivlllt‘ the Soil. IS there :1 way of3 It is true that in some sections of and disci'iii1iiia'tiiig frciglit cliarges-
The 0559319‘? be furnished flesh and nyxtlllencii-110l%11e§‘s -11111 \Vi<d0mpll1l all has had more than hzilf a l)re.a.kf.-.st, or deliverance‘? There seems to be but 1i our couiitivwill be found evidences of yet the agitation of this 11 uestioii by
green entirely from the woods, even “‘, ‘_’g‘rk es ‘ ' i expect to have more than half -.1 (lin- one remedy, and that is a slow one, and  thrift among those who cultivate the oururder has resulted in great good.
ill December: tilollgil it is better i0 5“ Om V‘ ‘ . . . 1101 111110110050 -,1 1,0g131at111-0_ 1511 not immediately effective. To reach it. - soil. some farmers have been able by soiiie of the fruits of our work may be
it ill 0Cl30b0l'- Ill tile deep giades lll1' . 0“? Year “~95”: .“'e me‘ 1“ the beau” l,0s’s11.10 10 110111,: “-1100 301-1; 01' 11 ‘1,egis- both farmers and capitalists need to I the labors of almost a lifetime and in seen in an enlightened public senti-
del‘ tile lelwes 0811 be 1'0llDd r9l‘llS.Plll-" “*1 City Of WaSh”‘gt'),"; .“1”,3,°St,‘".‘der_ 1110111-0 w111be 0110.500? (111 0110 side is be ediicated to it, but it seems to be in- ; practising a fi'1igality which’ would incnt upon the control and manage-
tridge-berry Villefil With their Scflrieli the Shadow of the ‘\‘m°n5 C.‘iplt°1’ a statesman preaching patience, reslect evitiible that it must come about inlhave been termed penuriousness. by merit of the Railroad system of
twinyfi-nit, the wii1tergreen,the spider- and at “lime “the” file P9"1PieS r_9P' 1'01-l-0510(1r1g11'05' 511101; 01100-,011v1111010f co1irse_ol' time. It is a change of owner- l those engaged in other business, or the the country: in the deéision of
Will. U10 trailing arbllillsi the 201d reseflmlves “ere, ‘issemb ‘"133 f1t°_",‘ public faith. On the other is a dei1a- Slut) of the soil, and the creation of a 1 professional p1irs1iits,t0 pr0videacoiii- the courts ‘upon the question of
thread, and the hepaticas or liver 9“'e’Y‘Par“ Of .01“ C°m“.1°“ 901:1“ 11.31: g-0g-110 mlltmg 111,001; the t_v1;11111« of class oflandowiiers on one hand, and foi-table and pleasant home for their vested rights of corporationszin the
worse, all of which can be transplant— °5te”?1lb1-‘1"_“:‘dlm .t1l1_et n%3‘m’tl"O “tn '“ capitalists and usurers, and asking 0l‘_te1iant f_armei~s on the other, some- , families, with ample means to enable agitation of this question by every
ed to the 1'.-irnery with good results. 1’.ra°til?“i}’ 31.01 eg‘5f‘‘~.‘:’., 01” '19 P’°‘“°‘_ why ;111y110dy 511011111 be p01111im11 to thing siinilar to what has long existed ‘them to enjoy the comforts of life in (joiigress for the past ten years; in

After the plants are set properly, “Op °_,t,le(rl’g1ttS.° Cil‘”,e’l‘S’eI,:lC°umg_'° drink ciiampaigne, and ride in a car- and now (:l).'(lb'tl'S in tlie older countries of , its decline. So, also, may be found ar- the clear and truthful report of the
cover all the earth with green moss, ;1n‘.Yf15“, e _“°"‘ ‘°l."’tl me ('3) t if?  riuge. while thousands of honest peo— Ellr_0pe.   _ ’-' The _hoar(led idle 1 tisans, who by practising the most rig- senate Committee, showing conclu-
water well, rut on the glass case and tin‘ resoiflfes Oll if’ lco .’t1,r5t- ‘€11 11101110 111 1113,11: 01‘ neg-essa1'ies‘_»‘ which capital must be invested in these lands 1 id economy have succeeded in proc11r- sively that railroad managers possess
set ina Sunless window. Every morn- “5l5e‘3u%" Q-l‘_’nerj‘ piosgenol  the of the mo candidates is li/:ely to be and turned over to the poor lariiiers 1 ing a home which they can call their and exercise powers dangerous to our
ing the case should be lifted off or Qeoti? egg Cf"‘.“_J‘l-"1"{)"'l;’.I:€"ell' “Ca ‘ital O? pi'(}feT?'8(I by a working man who lieqrs yvho wlillrat once he set_ upon their feet._ 1'own.w_itl1 family comforts. But the business and industrial interests: in
opened five minutes. This is all the £13" 1011'} ‘(W11 4‘-)s'1er(i)11S§t‘3dte'0il’.T nn_ /ii.»-cIzi'(«17-eye cry/for (,,-00¢  r=    -1: I‘he tariner will be relieved of j fact still remains, that a large DJ8j()l‘- the enactment of laws by State Leg-
fresh air the plants need. unless there] '3 gr“ "'“‘ Pr P ‘ ' 9 AS l Sllld het-ole. w/Mm 3001010 has 11 lad investment on“ which he now l ity of those who labor, whether on the islatures to regulate the operation of

- - - - : " him the spacious hall _ _ . . re .— - - t t    - - - -. . - . . . . - .. - - ~ . . -
Should he too much molstllre causmg 355931 “id hit . _ _ 0,,;g,.ed 0,, 11,73 d0...mm,«d 1;rog7ess, 08\ es noin eres . Ilewill_at 1 taim, in the workshop, oi elsew heie, railways within the state, in the grow-
dl?-mpirlg Off. When the case ,must be E‘lYll;°£€_1‘l’:l1"lli;1;““f‘.3ir‘ 0: tl:)enI‘e3;:lSl1l;‘1tt)‘g1? 31g 011],” 0-,'l_.,'_/l-_¢m«,'0,l 0,. liberty 01,110; once bel litltetl from poverty to financial 1 with brain and muscle to produce the ing disposition of (‘.Xe.C1ltlVe and judi-
left open several hours on a mild yearns hoxlvened tolegismge forthe good p(,n.sh_.- ease    Half the farms in tlielwealth which builds the cities, the cial oihcers to give this question that

(10 _ onceaweek 0 1-1n1;1e w1t111-am . , _ These Wolds of the teat English country are ready to be sold if buyers! railroads, keeps the wheels of com- candid and impartial consideration
W501 with the 01111‘; 0311011 0fl'_ N0  tthe P9\(iIt’l11e 3113 (i§*V‘5(r‘li(§>l1l1r(l)lt(3IIlIl«e(€a>tfréilfi3 lllstorhm Contain foot-lg for sellolls would only appear; and hundreds tliat iiierce i11.I]1()l'.l0l.l, and enables thericli which its importance demands; in the
other watering is necessary except t-e‘ lilo on? “Sal - ptlve llotl" thought, and demand the most Cflllllllw be_b0llgl_it for less than their to revel in l11.‘_(l.ll'Y, are not permitted respectful treatment which agitators
once in abouttwo or three months. ? .1 iont I tongf esstchi .6018. it t mi: tllorohgh and lmpfltlhl oollsldelhtldll’ value tweiityor_tl_1irty years ago. need t under o11r business and industrial sys- of t_h_is_question are now receiving from

To prevent the obscuration ol. the -0 ellac aw-s Or 8 D601) 9. Y8 hot ohlyof o‘.ol.yAmel.lt.all Stllteslllllll only some _11id1ci0us outlay to make , tem,to retain for their own use and politicians seeking the suffrages of the

. . Congress ever assembled in the .\'a- . ., , ., , 1511010 -1- -d 0- V .   - . _ - ~. .- . . - - .- . 1 -

011- . , . . l . _ . and lllhlllthr0ll_5t,_ but 05 ,00,1,1.11l 01  rrbl)1O uc IVE as evei. ibenelit, aiiytliing like a fair piopor- people, and in the intliiiation of polit-

§i:::(l))l.YSl11)1(?Iisgt£i3li’lle1’ei'l1I;?(°i6?lOdl:' :12: [base W-itihr pltol’ ll0.r ‘S-Ellltlel g‘-eglsllltlcloll everypAi11ericaii farmer: I1"oi' these  I‘lie owners of the land ; tion of the wealth which they them ical parties to incorporate into their

with soapy water about every two W‘ “’-ll,-l-‘t3§"“’§l‘ *3’ 1‘ ,1“ "theft?" facts and conclusions are drawn from Enllsl lwld It as a pe}'mane_ntlselves havecr_eate_d. _ party platforms pledges to regulate

weeks. Keep the fernerv where it is S?t(l)-H31 1 1.163 etlo Ytlt-‘gt  or-‘ t l St’ the teachings of l1istory,gatlie1-ed 110111 investment, and not to be otiered tor 1 _ An_ able writer in one of our Amer- both State and Inter—b‘tate commerce.

. moderately cool and do not allow it w dlc imloie irhc ty a ec Iieirt tie e S the fate which has oveltllholl the sale to the first _com_ei'. When farm ican Journals has recently said: While in all this we see ripening fruit
to freeze. tlltlan tun?) aholtfiustezle tg>eOol)r%a?:1dS?lrt.‘_;(')<“t3 farmers and lahorol.s of the Old world, land is so held by the owners, there _“The enormous increase in produc- of_our good works, and are cheered

; ‘, M11011 mate and ingenuity 09,11 be ex. it ls our fglssloh to advance the So’olal and point with unerring certainty to 11 wil he soplie probability that it VVlll be tiye power, which has marked the with hopeful signs for the future, yet
.  hlhlted in the arrangement of the moral, intellectual’ and material Con: Similar fate that awalts them here, perm nen y ll1]pI‘0\€ . and then such pieseiit century. and is still going on the power of this giant monopoly is

V . _ _ . . lh l-k .0305 and in11110h0es are 31- properity will he eagerly sought for_by with accelerating ratio, has no _ten- yet unbroken.
;°l1(;‘l‘1°’g1'0s;[;::1‘:lVel:]°ta’:];‘l$lwV:;;‘h°‘g‘:'1’;g gllilltrillé (1)383 0Cr1i€it5;ySt)‘£Vlt1}l1<‘33i1“:3l(ll(l)ll5;tI1)iel:)l'i)9I% fig; lvlilweortll toecggtrol the social, hllsllless, tenants who will be able and willing dency to extirpate poverty. or to light- Nearly twelve years ago, when the
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 and creepers, a crystal lake made of 3,15-00fthe Wealth producing forcoot the and political relations of our pe0l,10_to_rent it on long leases, and cultivate en the burden of those coiiipelled to agitation of this question first com-

. . . _ . , _ _ l d t. ; f - the afiail-S of it in amore productive and profitable toil. It simply wldciis the gulf be- menced, General Garfield who was one
hm ltflrtzgulilrlldm ,‘,’1',,§‘1’f’k,f,',§§.“§“§”,; “tilllfiiel Namomand Wlthoutllvmchnopgoplefim ?1i]en(:1liirdCgflII1\l:13tion()sI,  well as in the mallllel‘ than farms are now_W0rked; tween Wealth and polverty, and makes of the first of American statesmen
Sig’? an-d sover-Yhangmg fe'r’ns on the gzllllrrlgggeggltlls ll)ll:,ierf{5:llDY_i‘l:l»(;lWel2l{lth 31% economy ofllatlllo’ llhe tlallsestllll-al.l_ and thfell will begin anew era inAmer- the sttuggle for existence more in- to_ espouse the cause of the people;
‘ l thv _ 0 B_ town reci i_ N t_ d D - t} t ahly produce h-he effects. hes’ the ican a ricult_uie.ai,i,d one that seems to tense. _ said: _

' £0 er’ ’l‘g"’g ‘E skg h d' p p 3 3 _1°n. epepds “P0” _‘9 “"10".” 0-I-eat Wlltelas collolllsloll ls correct every desirable. Tho writer also If these things are true, may we "In these contests, the corporations
buiiltloofccllfilllrerg I?;bl')lesB ziiidwineclzlzzg gilgduizllziiucieggndtdpciii-Ollgctdatuiiggil $28 £?lV}lC7Z society enters upon this down declares that. “1'l've7'ythzng seems ripe not again ask in all seriousness, is have become conscious of their
. , .

, , .. - . ' ‘gr; 15-‘. 1 f0?‘ i(l€_0/tang/8,” there not ‘ust c’ s f 1' ala , f - the st 11 th. and have entered u on the
$1353 33"? Some Of the f°3i“re3 lib“ S0lirC3-‘5 ‘it-‘V3i0Ped by the iabor Of 1'53 T cm“ a am 0 This is the millinium which is point— fateof our freedlinestiotutioiisig I091 not wéikg of controlling the staties. A1-
1llaY b,9 lr1l5!'0dll0°d- 0WD Pe0Pi8- ,, * ' . ‘ll Cl ed out to the farmers oi this country, the growing power and insinuating ready they have captured several of

l or 1‘ mi‘? r9Pre3°nt 9 W°“'kePt The earth is the primary source of 1119“ let "5 Pause‘ and "1 ‘i can or as the crowning glory of their hopes influence of wealth, centering in the the oldest and strongestof them; and

‘ P31‘ - A rllfitie bridge Of Wiii0W ‘Wigs all wealth, which is hidden in the ask °‘“5e1"e5t.h‘3 ”‘.‘P“rt*.““ q“eS“°n' and ambition; when they shall be re- hands ofa few, creatiii an aristocracy these discrowned sovereigns now fo1~
i glued t°3°“‘°'.sp“nS the lake’ and “ 50ii1 the mines. the forests and the D99? ngttglhe Signs °[{1t'ti‘(;3 tl1I1"(3‘l‘1?(*:h€g’(itit3|g_‘,3 1ievedfrom“oppression and wrong,”and which will eventually lie able to crush low in chains the triumphal chariot of
1101111; 01- 00,000 19 10001-011 011 1111001101-0, water, hot ls only avallahle when de_ spirit of ‘tee agf S331 in this descending “lifted from poverty to financial use.” out civil liberty, by degrading agri- their conquerors. And this does not

walks of white sand wander past 8 veloped by intelligentand well directed W‘?3re.é"_ai’tf’ ‘fanot glrread reached When the hoarded idle capital which culture, and reducing the laboring imply that merely the officers and rep-

rustic summer-house built of spruce 101101, The “1111t11101~0d 111111011," 51111. if-{F51 9»l ‘V9 ale V farmers themselves have created, but classes of this country to that condi- resentatives of States have been sub-

. twigs, oraruined castle, made of bark sists upon the spontaneous productions 1t- , _ _ do not possess, shall be used to buy up tion of penury-and starvation depicted jected to the railways. but that the
and evergreen with ivy; and wee, Pa- of the uncultivated soil and animal In considering this question let us the farms upon which it was made, by Macaulay? Is there not reason to corporations have grasped the sources

nan marble statuettes gleam amid the food obtained from the land and the first examine into the present Condition and thus relieve the poverty stricken apprehend that we have already reach- and fountains of power, and control the

green. O_f course all this must be on water. The _richness of the_ mines and and prospects of our p1‘0_pI‘ietOl‘S of their “bad intvestments ed that “downward progress?” choico of both oflicers and representa-
an exceadingly small scale and pre- the forests is of no special va.l1ie_ to Ahlllch-LTL-RE, Which pay them no interest, that they Wevmust admit, at least, thatlthere tiyes. It the strength of these corpor-
servea truthful pl-0l,omoll_ hllll, further than he ls able to utlllze may become prosperous, happy, and are great and growing wrongs in our ations was slifficient twelve years ago

Arustic cross made oi bark may be their productions in forging out and From the census stasistics of 1SSO,We contedted te_iian_ts, “renti_ng on long business and industrial system, which to enable them to subju ate States,
i'ntroduced,9nd adelica. e vine twine: carving, trinkets to adorn his learn that there are in the whole coi_1n- eases. _ This, in the opinion of_the should be righted; and to question the bind the action of executive, judicial
to twine around it; also, dainty shell person, and satisfv his native unculti- try 4.008.907 farms the value of which ou1'rl¢’1l1SlI», is the“riew era in American power and duty of the government _to and legislative oflicers, and control the
hanging-baskets filled with creepers. vated vanity. But when the plow is $10,197,096,776. l‘he value of the live lgrhculture, which seems to be desirea- correct them, is to acknowledge its ballot box, what must their power be

You may be hurried, tired or sick; is made to penetrate the soil, stock upon theselfarms amounts to ole, ahd for which “everything seems Weakness, and its inadequacy for_ the now?
your room dusky and dry, the wind the fountain of God’s richness and $1,:30O,384.707, and the total Value of to be ripe for the chap e.” protection of human rights. It is to On the 27th day of January, 1880,
bowling and the snow flying outside, abundance is opened, and his life-giv— farm implements and all other per— L Is there not a. striking anology be- admit that “a. government of the peo— the President of the Philadelphia and
but; under its glass your ternary w111 ing and soul—inspiring force springs sonal property upon the farms to $406,- .ween the 1‘eV0l_lll_3l0n in the social. bus- ple, by the people and for the peo le,” Reading railroad. in an argument be-
1,0001; 01- hvmg summer‘ daily ,9. i11t;01ife_ E01-03130 are 0103,1011 away 52(),()5-5, making the total value of ness, and political relations of our isa failure. Are we ready for t ese fore the Comm-ttee on Commerce of
vealing new beauties, resting your and their products utilized. Mines farms and personal property $12,104; aeople, predicted by the Eug1‘sh His- admissions? Are we prepared to be- the_House of Representatives of the
eyes, comfortin your soul teaching are opened and furnaces blaze. The 001,538. Thcaggregate value of the 'orian, and the statements and con- iieve in the theory that “institutions United States, in Washington, said:
you lessons an giving yo'u joy and Waters yield up their richest treasures, products raised upon these farms in zlusions of the American journalists, purely democratic, mus_t_ sooner or “I have heard the counsel of the
p0,ce__M_ F_ B_ A_.l-,l 11,,-bung and in unstinted abundance, A1111 these _1879, including all that was consumed is to the crisis _which we have al- ater, destroy liberty or civilization, or Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
1ra,.me,._ four great st1-eamsfr0111natu1-e’sinex- iii the families and by the live stock 'eady reached, in our agricultural both?” Are we credulous enough to standing in_ the Supreme Court ‘of

haustible store-house of plent , unite upon the farms, was $2,212,540,927. olaiions, and the results which _are endorse the doctrine_ that men who Pennsylvania, threaten that court with

_ their war and influence o carry This makes the average value of the ikely to follow. These conclusions labor, and earn their bread by the the displeasure of his client. if it do-

William H. Vanderbilt is asserted foi-war the great work of human civ- farms and personal properitv upon the may be summarised as follows :_ First, sweat of their brows cannot be as well cided against them; and all thebzood

to be the owner or the majority of the 1112011011 and progr 5, same about $3,000 each; an the aver- tiat_thecap_ita1o_r wealth of this coun- qualified for self-government, as the in my bad tingled with shame at the
stock oftheBell Telephone Company. We l‘.'_‘YP ccirrectl, statedin the pre- s'9,‘e ‘.'r*.l:*.e cf the Ilrodivcts of eficli farm .,-‘i-' is fi:=w1!’.'; "itc ‘.320 “.5: ":13 cf - ::.'=¢.!~., _~7rrrvr'r‘.“". flu: ?r.'.‘cr 22".: we:i.‘f!t‘_’ .*z.'rrr""-.‘.2'v ‘-..~~;~2"'c-"."

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NOVEMBER 15, 1884.
A

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

May we not. indeed, come to the con-
clusion tliat we are living in an age
of the fulfillmentof a propliecy: for,
seventy-seven years ago Charles 1’ our-
ier ut upon record these words:

“ ‘-ivilization is tending towards the

fourth phase; by the influence of joint
stock corporations, which, under the
cover of certain legal privileges. dictate
terms and conditions to labor. and
arbitrarily exclude from it whomever
they please. These corporations con-
tain the germ of a vast feudal coali-
tion, which is destined to invade the
whole industrial and financial system,
and give birth to a commercial feiidal-
ism.”
“‘_'l‘hese prophetic words of the great
French scholar and writer upon Social
Science were uttered nearly a quarter
of a century before steam was em-
ployed to turn the wheels of a locomo-
tive.

If the policy of giving “joint stock
corporations,” of that day, franchises
which enabled them to control Wage-
iabor, tended to “l1‘eudalism", what
must be the effect of extending
its benefits to all the corporations
which operate and control the great
railroad system of this country. In
Feudal ages, the chiefs and barons en-
trenched themselves in strong castles,
built upon almost inaccessible hills
and rocks, and in mountain defiles coiii-
inanding the great thoroughfares. as
their ruins still bear witness, and
grew rich and powerful by levying
extortionate tolls upon commerce and
travel. Our modern barons are not
entrenched behind stone walls, but
behind statute laws, and exercise a
power more arbitrary, in levying tolls
upon articles of commerce, and extort-
ing money from the people. than was
ever practiced by the Barons and chiefs
of the dark ages. These laws are en-
acted and maintained by a government,
clothed with sovereign power, held in
trust, to be exercised only for the good
of those from whom that power was
derived, the people. Hence it would
seem,that the people. acting in their
sovereign capacity in electing represen-

tatives of the government to exercise‘

this power for them, are mainly re-
sponsible for these encroachments upon
their rights. But Mr. Sumner, member
of the present Congress from (‘ali-
fornia, in a recent speech delivered be-
fore that body, upon a bill to “reduce,
ix, and establish passenger and freiglit
fares on the l_‘nion and Pacific rail-
ri.-a(ls,” said :—

“The mass of the people, are true
and firm, up to the line of their enlight-
enment and understanding of the sub-
feet."

is not this a correct and clear state-
ment of the situation? And may we
not from this be able to strike the key-
note to success. Then let it be written
zii letters of gold upon the baiiner of
our ()rder! Let it be hung up as a
motto in every Grange Hall in the

land! Let it stand as the head lines of
every journal battling for human
rights! Let the talismanic words he

proclaimed from every rostrum_. and
re-eclioerl far and wide! Ei>i'u\Ti«:
‘run }’E()I’LE To [il\'lil;‘l’..\‘TAl\’l) Tuiziii
i‘€miiTs, AND THEY WILL Pl’i()’l‘l£(‘l‘
'I‘iiE_u.'!
:~.TocK A.\'i> l’lt0l)l'CE (:A)ll‘.LII\‘G.

Second only to the transportation
monopoly in its damaging and depres-
ing influence upon agriculture and la-
bor, is the system of gambling in stocks
and farm produce practiced in our
great marts of trade.

It has been truthfully said: “This
system of gambling in margins is a
system of piracy; by means of it liuii—
dreds of millions of dollars are pliiii-
dered every year from the industrial
classes. It is treason to say it cannot
be put down; it must be put down or
it will destroy the Nation. It is the
vampire that is sucking the life-blood
of our commerce; it is the dragon that
is devouring the moral vigor of our
young men. When these monsters of‘
the Stock and Produce Exchanges are
killed, and a few of our great iiioiiopo-
lies are laid low, the greatest obstruc-
tions to a free distribution of wealth
will be removed. and the working
classes will secure a larger share of the
product of their industry, than they
are now getting. All such violent
hindrances to free and fair exchange
of commodities and services—a1l such
hungry parasites of industry—the
State is bound to remove, and christian
morality calls on all its professors to
enforce this obligation upon the State."
Then let us commit our Order at once,
and unreservedly, to the work of re-
moving this wicked and unnecessary
obstruction to an honest business sys-
tem, a prosperous agriculture, and well
paid labor.

AIJULTERATION OF AR’1‘IULES, AS NEC-
ESSARIES OF LIFE.

Another great and growing evil, and
obstacle to the prosperity of our agri-
culture aud labor, is the almost uni-
versal practice of adulterating articles
used by the reat mass of our people,
as food, drin ‘s, medicines, and wear-
ing apparel, by mixing worthless. and
often poisonous compounds with the
former, and cheap material and shoddy
in the latter, for the purpose of increas-
ing the profits of the manufacturer and
dealer. This practice is robbery of the
Worst type, for it not only cheats the
purchaser out of his money, but often
depri shim and his family of com-
forts, iealth, and sometimes even life,
as well. It is said by those who have
given this subject special attention.
that there is scarcely one article sold
in the market to be used as food or
drink, except the products of the farm,
the orchard and garden, that is fit to
be taken in into the human stomach.
Doctor Kedzie, Chemist of the
Michigan Agricultural College—ana-
lyzed seventeen samples of table
syrups obtained from different dealers
and found but two made of cane sugar:
while most of the samples contained
sulphuric acid. copperas, and lime, in
quantities which rendered them not
only unfit for food, but absolutely pois-
onous. The chemist says; “The
thought of using such mixtures as_ a
relish for our food is not very appetiz-
iug. Some of these syrups seem to be
made up of’ about equal parts of filth
and dirt.” And yet these articles are
allowed to be sold in open market, and
the community has no means of redress.
This is but another branch of that great
pool of business corruption. which is
undermining our social system, desroy-
lng confidence in business; honesty in
men, and transferring wealth from the
possession of those who have made it,
1nt0_tlie hands of capitalists without
receivin a valuable consideration in
¥‘°t1l1'D. ut in lieu thereof a positive
insult and wrong.

.Let_ us also give attention to this
Question. and urge State and Subordi-
nate Granzesto appeal in all earnest-
m-’‘-'‘3 30 the lflrislatures of the several

states for the enactment of laws remov-
ing this curse upon societ_v—this blight
upon our civilization.

l'A'l'F.l\"l‘ iiioiir-.

protection to innocent purchaser and

the recent session of Congress, passed a
bill, of which the (fomniittee on Pa-
tents said: i

“Much complaint has grown up in
the country from the practice of per-
sons owning patents, or pretending to
own them, allowing the use of an ar-
ticle sometimes for years, and then
sending an agent around and demand-

result. The committee have drawn the
substitute so as to protect the innocent
purchaser of a patented article, purchas-
edin good faith in the open market,
f'rom such annoyance. The manufac-
turer and seller of a patented imple-
ment is the party that on lit to be held
liable and not the user oft e article,who
bought and used it innocently, or in
other words who did not know he was
infringing a patent.”

The body of the Bill seems fair in its
main features, but a proviso to the
first section, not only destroys every
provision of the Bill for accomplishing
the object sought, but would make the
law ten times more injurious to the
“innocent user of patented articles."
than it now is. The following is the
proviso:

“Provided, that any such user shall
be liable for damages and profits for
infringment of such patent from, and
after the time he shall have received

same.”
It will be seen at a glance that it is

er” and “liable for damages
profits” from and after that time, “If/' /(C
contim/r; to use the same." i

nient, however iiisignificant it may be,

when he purchased it. His only reme-

machine or implement remain idle, or i
be subjected to a suit in the l'nitedl
States court with an almost certaintv i
that judgment will be obtained
against him.

This Bill, it is understood, is now in
the hands of the Senate ('ommittee on
Pateiits, and should be so amended as
to conform to the opinion of the House
Committee so clearly expressed in their
report: that “the ma.ni/f(1(:[iI..rc7' and ,
seller of a patented implement, is the 
party that ought to be held liable, and ‘
not the ilscr of the article. who bouglif
and used it izmocenl/,1/,or in other words
who did not know he was infringing a
pateiitf’ and when so amended, passed ,
by the Senate, and returned to the ;
House for its concurrence. ‘

Let such action be taken as iiia_v be
deemed necessary to call the attention
of the Sciiate to this important ques-
tion. ,
(‘0.\'Dl'l‘ION .\.\'ii \\'()Rl{ Ul-' Till-J oiinnii. '
As far as I am able to judge, we have
no cause for discouragenient in the
general condition and work of our 01‘-
der. While it is true, that in some sec-
Lion it seems to languish, in others it
is strong and prosperous. The financial
condition of our treasury seems to in-
dicate a general increasing prosperity.
The l’residential Campaign just closed,
has so engaged the attention of all
classes of our people, that it would be
strange if it has not detracted from
the interest of Grange work. But no
instance has come to my knowledge,
where the Order has departed from its
wise and well defined non-partisan
policy, and lent its influence to aid the
special interest of partisanship. There
has been encouraging indications of
an increasing interest among Pairons,
in the general politics of the country;
butthe Order has held its course stead-
ily onward, battling for the right. and
for men and briiiciples rather than
party.

Our Grange Press has been re-
inforced by several new Journals, and
the circulation of Grange papers con-
siderably increased during the year.
N o effort should be wanting on the
part of this Body, or of State, county,
and Subordinate Granges, to aid our
Grange Journals, and increase their
circulation. efliciency and usefulness.
They are dispelling ignorance and
prejudice, dispensing light and knowl-
edge with a liberal hand, making the
despoiident cheerful. and barren spots
fruitful. ()ur agricultural schools and
colleges, which are founded upon the
wants and necessities of agriculture
are prospering. Our agricultural ex-
periment stations, so recently estab-
lished in several States, are filling a
long felt want in our agricultural edu-
cational system. Their number should
be increased. Our co—operative asso-
ciations are very generally prosperous,
notwithstanding that failures some-
times occur. They are doing a good
in revolutionizeng the business sys-
tem of the country by bringing
the “ producers and consumers
farmers and manufacturers” into a
closer connection and better under-
standing with each other, and in gradu-
ally doing away with the "credit sys-
tem.”

There are also signs of better culti-
vation of farms, more diversifying of
products, a more rational and system-
atic rotation of crops, improvement in
breeds, care and management of live
stock, and more attention iven to the
production and use of ferti izers.

In all these things We see indications
of progress; but little, however, has
been added to the farmer’s profits. It
matters but little how hard the Hus-
bandman may toil, how rich and pro-
ductive his soil may be_, he W11! 0011-
tinue to strug le in vain, ’to realize the
“first fruits 0 his labor. 80 10118‘ 35
monopolies in business have the power
to control the market value of his pro-
duce, and fix the price of h1_S labor. If
our American agricnltureis ever re-
lieved from these oppressions, the work
must be done by the farmers them-
selves. They have the power to do it
if they will. They have the organiza-
tion ready_ to receive them, and in
which their concentrated influence
will be apower which no despotism

can hold In bondage. Tet them ponder

user of articles, claimed to be l’atent— ‘ . . . . —, . . .
ed, has been so often considered by . m‘g'5 °lrfg.“"‘t‘7*"' 1;”: “‘e.11'1?“'fi. lbfnglilti , By bl‘ wmdm‘ "1 the mnhght‘

~. ~. . - . _;an se -ineres is a coiro nap ll-3 , . _ ,.
§i{'r‘:-i§3”%gf§,}}dion;E‘§.3,i?,,se{§3$§}."}{‘e‘§,e§, - ciple in inan‘.-: nature, which under , Wmkmg °“ ‘mm m°"’ “[1 m‘d’“3ht’
that the House of lfepresenttawes at proper restraint. forms the basis ofi

ithese things well, and decide at once,
I and forever, whether they willcontinue
, to be slaves to capital—“lIewers of
2 wood and drawers of water" to a mon-

'l'lie question of amending the l’a- i if*dl*‘r13.t°_‘5r‘lCl'- Or, behflee 1}‘te"g 1”‘ mg. —"
tent laws of the country, so as to give ' “'1 '3"-V") “lent "f t 9” m‘ M“ 3“

constitutional rights.
Then sclf-interest «lcniaiids that far-

; real enterprise and progress. No class
5 of men ever found favor or gained
‘ prestige in community or among men,
I in tacitly acknowledging weakness and
E dependency by ignoring the demands
l of self-iiiterest. It is the radical. ag-
! gressive, bold, brave men who gain
‘T recognition and favor. Success is but
the result of effort, and equal rights,

. ln coiiclnsion I desire to call the at-
! tention of the National Grange to the
;following important subjects which
‘still claim our attention. Education
i and liducational institutions; business
ico-operation: governmental aid to ag-
i ricultiire; the elevation of the Bureau
iagriciilture to a department of the
government; management of agricul-
tural fairs: Grange lectiire system:
i reviving of dormant Granges. etc. All
l of these are important questions con-
‘nected with the work of our Order,
» and should not be overlooked. Let the
, work of our session be thoroughly prac-
} tical. When work is recommended f'or
four Subordinate Granges, and our
fmembership, let a clear and well-de-
’1ined system of operation be provided
for prosecntiiig that work, and obtain-
ing the object sought.

 

 

I $HIIIIII1t1IitafiU1I$.

PROCRASTINATION.

Sat old Robin bent in gray,

Weaving, Weaving, every day.
‘ Though the summer woodlands echoed
, VVitl1 the happy children’s glee,
9 Though the rivers leaped and sparkled

Flashing onward to the sea,
 And the thruslies warble clearly,

And the wild flowers decked the lea,
; To their song he did not listen:
: Their sweet bloom he did not see.

mg damages from the holders of the al,_ though i_nali_enable, can only be secured ‘ For the great king nearly ready,
tick, Great annoyance has been the 1 and maintained by eternal vigilance. I

Now the splendid fabric grew:
‘ Hither, thither, swift and steady,
, How the busy shuttles flew.
“Ho, old toiler," sang the urchins,
“Why thus toiling, all the day?
 Now the cherry trees are budding,
; All the world should be at play,"
Then the weaver, never smiling,
Said, "I hide to mind my loom,
For I weave a royal frabric
1‘ For my king's own frescoed room."

1 All throughout that land's broad ranges

.\' er was seen such work of art,
Dyed with tints so richly blended,

; Strong and fine in every pant.

l

' On its field of palest amber

Crimson popples cast their glow,

v And its border was of azure,

Strown with lilies white as snow.

Let I10 9ff0l‘t  “Come andjoin our merry making;
be wanting to impress upon Patrons!

Leave a while your toilsome care

; everywhere, that the great mission of ' ‘Vh6I1th6J'0y0U3 earth is Waiting.

f the Order is to benefit agriculture and ,
?elevate the agriculture class. dignify

notice that the mticle svus subject to 1 labor, and make it both honorable and
such patent if he continue to use the I1-emunerative, and thus pl-9591-‘,-e Our’

free institutions from the fate predict- l
,’ ed for them by the great English liis- ‘

only necessary for the claiiner of a pa- 1 torifm ‘
tent, to servea "zzotir-c" upon the “user” ; _ ,
of the article to make him an “infring- f couraged and made more renumerative ;
and ‘ to the cultivator of the soil. ()iir sys- ;

To do this, Agriculture must be in ;

tem of landed proprietorship must be}
maintained. The recources of the

so the h,u.‘.eSte,. may be Stopped in  country must be developed, so as to;
the field, the plow in the furrow, and d()=‘l‘1‘1‘dh‘}’)’;‘ee,
the tlireslier at the stacks: and hiin-. . ‘ , ‘ _ . I ‘ ‘ g B th » ,
ilred of‘ dollars of investment rendered l5f5r‘'‘-‘‘‘v 35 fill 35 PfilCt1Cdl)lc, for the, “t '3 "ext day» 50"“? Blight 9"“
valueless. on account of the claim that Wine of the .1’r°d“_"t‘“ 0f home 1flb°‘- ;
some pmt of the machine 0,. imp1e_ |« lhe wages of laboi must be mentained .

at prices which will not only prevent 5

is an infringement upon some patent.  gm “"1‘”.dr°“  “)9 .i“11"”mg Elassesi
of which the “user” had no knowlege 1 mm ‘Y-“"3 fm ”"‘“lv ’”t on t " ‘On’ ‘

trary, enable the laborer to provide ii i

(13,. is to pay the extortiom 0,, let the 5 home for his family. with the comforts .

and necessaries of life. and to educate 3
his children so as to qualify them f'or
citizenship and self government. The:
powers of government must be kept in
the hands of a majority of the peo-
ple: and that majority must be intelli-f
gent, prosperous and happy. rather 2
than “distressed and discontented," and i
never be turned over to a “minority." J
and’ that “iiiiiiority,"’ on aristocracy’
owning the wealth oi’ the nation, j
’l‘lieii will Macaulays error be sh0wn,.!
and the fact demonstrated, that 
()ur Free institutions are safe }
anda“Government purely Democratic" ;
can preserve. both “l.Illl£llTY AND’
(‘ll'Il.IZA’l‘l()l\’."
J. .l. Woonii.\.\'.
  :
Lecturer’s Communication National Grangej
P. ol H.

[Subject for December 1884.]

Qzic.»-Hon o%).—llow can this, the clos- i
ing month, he made most profitable to I
us as individuals and as a Grange Z’ '

iS"u_q_r/eslions.—lndividual profits and
advantages require individual efforts,
and much of this is confined to home
affairs. (live thought to what we have
learned in the G range concerning care
and feed for stock. Much of the profits
on all kinds of stock depends largely
upon care and feed during the winter.
Give them shelter, care and wholesome
food. Young stock must be kept grow-
ing in winter as well as summer in or-
der to obtain satisfactory profits when
marketed. Pork should be brought to
its growth and full value when one
year old. Beef at two and a half years’
old, with proper care and feed can be
marketed at these ages and bring larger
profits on expenditures than if stinted
while young and kept to an older age.

This being one of the months of leis-
ure, calculations should be made for
repairs on farm buildings and fencing.
Secure and handle the material during
the winter months, so as not to inter-
fere with summer work. Proper cal-
culations inade and carried into effect :
will increase next year’s profits.

As a Grange we must unite our ef-
forts and influence in a co-operative
way for all Grange work. Revive and
build up our respective Granges during
the winter months by such missionary
work as will awaken the dormant and
inactive members to useful work, and
seek to interest non-member farmers
and get them to realize the importance,
necessity and advantages of‘ farmers’
organization.

It will be well for every Grange to
take a retrospective view of its work
during the year, note errors and omis-
sions. Correct them as far as possible
and guard well against like occurrences
in the future. If attendance at meet-
ings has been small, what can we do to
increase it? If discussions have been

imited and in a measure uninterest-

ing, how can we make them more in-
teresting? If we have not profited by
co-operation in a financial way. then
what can we do to profit by it in the
future.

Select working committees to do the
necessary work among delinquents and
outside farmers. Build up your Grange
and make it more prosperous, and it
will become more and more profitable.

Fraternally,
H. ESHBAUGH,

Lecturer National Grange.

 

Recent figures shows that the con-
sumption of‘ liquer in the United
States has far outstripped the growth
of population. The number of gallons
of liquor consumed yearly since 1840,
has increased as follows: I840. 71,000,-
000; 1850, 94,000,000; 1860, 202000.000;
1870, 293,000,000; 1880, 506,000,000;
1883, 055,000 000. While the popula-
tion has only trebled in the last forty
years the consumption of intoxicants
is n-arly ten times greater than it was
In 1840. and the amount of money ex
pended in the purchase there is of
twenty or thirty times greater. Our
annual expenditure for liquor now
exceeds $880,000,000.

THE United States has 143,940 miles
of telegraph lines completed, while
the whole world has only 560,000

 

Breathe the balmy spring tide air.“

Thus old comrades urged: he heeded,
Finally, and closed his room,

VVitli a long look at his treasure,
Put aside the idle loom.

Ah, the friends were blithe and jolly,
Feasting in the cool, green wood,

Full of quip and joyous folly,
“Pritliee, this will work thee good."

‘ Thus to Iiobin, quoth his neigbors,

“Ay, with stesdier hand and brain
Tliou'lt return unto thy labor,
Strong to mind thy loom again."

oak long hours to undo,
And the next he found, in terror,
Mice had knawed some threads in two.

And, alas, the cast was pearly,
The third day, at rise of sun,

When a herald, grim and surly,
Asked if the king's web was done.

For the fabric now was needed:
They could grant no more delay,

Prayers, excuses, went unheeded,
As he swiftly rode away.

And poor Robin heavy-hearted:
Knew his life-work had been vain,

For no more to his low doorway
Would that proud king send again

"See, my comrades.” he lamented,
-‘What one idle day has cost;

VVhile its careless hours were flying,
I my king’s commission lost.

"Fool, was I. to heed your prating,
His own life task each knows best;

Had my zeal known no abating,

Now this heart would be at rest,

MORAL.
Friends all stories have some meaning;
Facts and fiction should combine.
You may find by careful glezming,
Just a grain of truth in mine

Fellow workers we are weavers,
In our mighty loom is Time,

Every life that here is give,n
Is a web complex and fine.

Individualism.

We need the training that will de-
velope the full resources of the indi-
vidual, and put him at his best, as a
proficient and efficient man both in
public and private life. Man must
have this training as an individual,
before he can rightly make us of the
power which comes of co-operation,
where. he must act with a corporate
body as 9. unit. Now, we, as Ameri-
cans, have had many occasions to
learn, that it is not in the ascendencv
of the individual or any one class,
but in the benefit of all, the uniting
the estranged elements of society, the
real happiness lies. This is pithily
symbolized in our national motto.
E pluribus unum, one from many, .
and we, as a people. have always suc-
ceeded best when we have, in any
great enterprise, acted unltedly in
the spirit of that motto. The pendu-
lum which moves the hand of action
on the dial plate of public life,
“swings backward and forward be-
tween the two extremes of‘ individual
ism and corporate action.” Now, as
said, the individual training fits one
for judicious action as 9. member of a
corporate body, where he represents
not the individual, or man, but the
body or the nation. It would seem,
at flrst flash, that the swing of the
pendulum in these times was in the
direction of‘ individual or independent
action; for it is apparent that in our
politics this independent action is
the one that makes the common ac-
tion of the people, or party, almost
impossible. It is difficult to unite
men in any great public movement
where each individual acts in his own
special field, as a representative of his
own special rostrum. Americans,
says an English tourist, “have so
much individual liberty that they are
set wild with it.” Each man considers
himselfan oracle on every great pub-
lic measure, and instead of taking ad-
vice from others he is ready to har-
angue any crowd, and instruct any
public body.

In matters of religion we see
the schisms and isms that the indepen-
dent has given rise to. The religion
of the Old Te:-itlment knew little of in-
dividual life—life independent of the
people or a good cause.’ “A man was
regarded in life, was saved, by reason
of belonging to a Nation, or by reason
of his birth in one of the tribes of that

I miles.

i

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, in a good cause are not strongjenough

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;’ not because of individual merit_alone,
J but because he belonged to the tribe of
i Levi.” And in speaking of the church
{ it is spoken ofas a body——wlth mem-
’ bers all acting in unison. But we
‘have now depart-ed far from the or-
{I thodox system of the early church.
 “The swing of the pendulum, which
:' takes ages to reach either end of the
i are has been for along while moving
,‘ in the direction of‘ individualism.”
f From Augustine to Luther, from Lu-
, that to Wesley, the tendency has been
i mainly to dwell on the part the in-
fdividual has in securing those privi-
i leges, which in old time were claimed
5 for him by right of membership in the
I Christian body.

I This principle applies not only to
the church as a body, but to all other
corporate bodies. The old orthodox

i rule was, in regard to belief‘ and ad-

‘! herence to church as an organization,

 “in essentials unity, in non-essentials

 freedom.” Now this principle is the

‘V life and soul of any corporate body-

*' of any public organization. But the in-
dependent man must have freedom in

; essentiais as well as non-essential.-.

 Consequently he sets himself against

lthe whole party—-as wiser than they

lure, and the only one in that party

[that “acts from principle." This in

i most cases is the indepen«lent’s po-

« sition, and is a supremely absurd

A man whose courage and faith

to sustain him in battling for that
cause, or a man who has not the pa-

5

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>‘o.\ii: idea of the extent of the Cali-
fornia canued goods trade. and capital
invested, may be gained from the me;
that the total pack of the l’;u-iiic coast
in fruits and vegetables, including pie
fruits. jaiiis and jellies, with :1 fair es-
timate ofthe toinato, quince and grape

packs iiot yet completed. is umllm)
cases. 14.1.‘-7.000 cans. or :‘.T,-_*1.~2_o«m
llfllmds. anvltlie cost of the puck $1.-
.~‘:l0, l .3. a_

200 Merino Hams for Sale!

I have 9. complete assortment of one and
two years old Rams. consisting of REGIS-
TERED VERMONT §’l‘()(‘K. person-
ally selected from leading flocks, and sired by
some of the most noted rams in that State.

Also Michigan Registered and Grade
Stock of my own breeding.

I submit the following reasons why you
should come here to buy, and invite everyone
to come and see for themselves if they are not
good and true ones.

Because I have the largest and finest party
in the State to select from, and you can find
just what you want.

Because each ram will be priced on his
merits and never for more than he is worth.

Because they will be just as represented in
every particular.

Because they will be guaranteed stock get-

rs.

Because if shipped on order I guarantee
satisfaction.

Because I have a pedigree and transfer to
go with each registered animal to prove his
purity of blood.

Because, in order to sell so many, I muat
and will sell far lower than any breeder in the
State, quality considered.

Because you can sell again at a. large profit
over my price.

Because my stock is not petted and pain-
pered and will not go back on the purchaser.
As an indication of what people think of my
stock and prices, I would say that at the two
fairs I attended last fall, I secured nearly half‘
of all the premiums awarded on fine wools.
and sold nine-tenths of all the rams sold on
the grounds; and this year my prices will be

tience to work with and try to reform
his party ofits sins, had better leave
that cause and that party. But don’t
call him independent. He is the most
independent of beings, and like a
bolter or “sulker” can only live by
grumbling at and demanding party
organizations because he sees some-
thing wrong or imperfect in their
workings. The people have nothing

, to fear from a good party: but a good

party has everything to fear from the
political sins and heresies oi‘ the peo-
ple. No good citizen can be independ-
ent of politics. One might as well be
independent of government. If your
government is bad take measures to
make it better, you cannot do it by
trying to be independent of it. If
your party is decidedly bad, or
corrupt, connect yourself’ with some
party that is better.

Don’t declare war against all parties.
From the days of Washington to
President Arthur, there have been but

: two parties. ‘We have had, at differ-

ent times, temporary side issues, but
the main political discussion has been
between the two parties and one or
the other of these parties has managed
the affairs of the government. What
has been called 9. “third party” has
usually been some local issue, or
some special discussion, like the green-
back question, not broad and impor-

tant enough to constitute a party,
but merely influencing public opinion
for 9. short time, and then dying out.
A man who has no faith in the peo-
ple, or in the triumph of a good
cause, is not a man to be trusted. A
man who is afraid of the people, or
can be bought by the people is 9. man
notto be trusted. A man who has
not got the courage of‘ his party’s opin-
ions and principles, or who cannot
battle for and try to reform that party
of its misdeeds is not to be trusted by
any party. If aman wishes to leave
his party, let him leave it. If he
wishes togo out of politics, let him
go. But while he is a member of a
party, let him work for it, and try to
improve it,sharing its fortune, good
or ill, whatever may betide.

v. B.

30 to 50 per cent. lower than last.
200 Grade Ewes to Let to llesponsiblc l’nrtic.-.
Correspondence invited, and visitors wal-

come whether they buy or not.

A. W. IIA"DEN.
“I‘SiIlf‘Hl,‘l‘:ll Ililllllltufl, '.' lllllml wi-~it. Decatur. Hi:-h
l-iem

TO THE

GRANGERS OF OTSEGO

AND VICINITY.

We, the undersigned, the committee ap-
pointed by Otsego Grunge, No, Slot, to whom
was referred the matter of rirraiigiiig and per-
fecting plans fo carry out the proposition of
Messrs. Norton and Lester to establish a. store
in the village of Otaego. upon 0. basis similar
to that of the Grange store in Allegan; would
say that we have made the necessary arrange-
ments with said firm and they are now sell-
ing goods at actual cost, adding to each pur-
chaser's hill '3 per cent as profit. They, the
said firm furnishing their own capital, and
paying their own expenses. Therefore, we
would respectfully suggest and urge all
Grangers to give them, the said Norton 0.
Lester their hearty support, as without, such

support they cannot sell goods at the profit
proposed. If E Pm~:r.i's,
M. ELDBED,
Ai7.'riii;n ’l‘. STARK,
Committee.

TO THE PURCHASING PUBLIC.

We have now commenced selling goods on
the Grange plan, and sell goods at cost, add-
ing six per cent to purchaser's bill, and sell
for cash only. However, for a short time we
will sell goods to any person or persons.
whether aincmber of any Grange or not, at
the same rate, but only for a, limited time
after which persons will be obliged to either

_l0lll the Grange or purchase trading tickets of

us. Very respectfully,
NORTON & LESTER.

A.  E1003./”LE;,

HO USE DECOIEA TOR

AND DEALER IK

Fine Wall Paper,

Window Shades, Room Mouldings,

gflriififs’ Jgiflaferials,

Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc.,

237 IONIA STREET, SOUTH or MONROE.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICK.

 

Special designs furnished and Estimates

given for interior decoration, and all kinds of
stained and ornamental Glass work.

ANOTHER question: “How many

of your members subscribe to a Grange

paper? Will it be believed that the
answer in many cases is “None?"

Such is the fact. In some Granges
there is one, in others two or three,

and in thriving, prosperous Granges
nearly every family has 21 Grange pa-
per, sometimes two or three. But r f
those Granges that take not a single
copy of a. journal conducted in their
interest, what shall he said? “O
shame where is thy blush?” Her-
are Gianges appealing to the National
Grange, or the State Grange, for aid
and they do not accept what is prof-
fered at a cost so small that it is not
worth a moment's consideration.

They can have suggestion, instruction

direct aid in the very work they pro-

fe-s to have in view, and they do not
take it. Whoever expects to get some-
thing for nothing is a mere dreamer.
without purpose and will remain so
to the end, unless awakened to real
requirements that impose upon each
person obligation to put forth effort
for every attainable good. The Grange
that has in its membership no paper
devoted to the purposes of the Order,
has no right to appeal for aid because
it is not in the condition to receive
it; it has not done its own plain duty.
It is. indeed, ashame that so many of
the Granges that languish confess the
cause without a blush and indicate no
purpose to place themselves in the
line of dut_v.—From the Husbandman
Elmira, N. Y.

 

As arty nomines there is little rea-
son, 1 any, why any person should pre-
fer either of the two leading candi-
dates. The "platforms” upon which
they are supposed to stand, are very
similar, and in order to tell which is
which, it is necessary to label one “Re-
publican” and the other “Democrat.”
N 0 issue is made by either, they hav-
ing been stretched out so as to cover
both sides of all di.-aputable questions.

 

PRESIDENT Arthur pays taxes in
New York this year to the amount of
$0,377.85.

‘Nation!’ “The priest was selected

MICHIGAN CENTRAL BAIL-ROAD.

DEPARTURE 0]!‘ TRAINS FROM KALLKAW.

TIME-TABLE —MAli' 18, 1884.
Standard tlmc-—90th meridian.

  
 
   

WESTWABD.

‘A. K. P. I.
Kalamazoo Accommodation leaveI,._...i 4
Kalamazoo Express arrives, _ _.._l 9 3
Evening Express, _____ ___.. _._.l 1 -._—
Pacific Expmu ‘ 2 27
Mail_____ ...... -..._ ......... --' ll. 33 A.
Day Express.._-.._------..-....---_l......-. 1 45

EASTWABD.

‘A. K. P. I.
Night icxp:eu,-...___-_.__..-_..__l 3 11 __
Kalamazoo Accommodation leaves, l 6 45 A.
Kiilainuzoo Express arrivea,__._____._-{___ 10 00
Mail ‘ I3 (3
Day Expreas,_ .........—.--_......i-.__... 1 46
New York Express, -__..- l-_..-. 8 10
Atlantic Express,--_---...._-_.....--] 1 0 -__.

New York, Atlantic and Pacific Expresses doll .
Evening Express west and Night Express out
except Saturdays. All other trains daily except Sun-
days. Freight trains carrying passengers out from
Kalamazoo asfollows: No 29 (east) at 6:lF- P. I., Ind
No.20(weu) at 8:10, bring passengers from out at
12:45, P. I
H. B. Lxnnnn, Gen. Manager, Detroit,
J. A. Gun, General Freight Agent, Chicago.

0 W. Buaeus, . P. T. A., Olucogo.

L- S. & 154:- S. R. R.
KA1.AxAzoo Drvrsron Tnu: TABLI.

Standard tiine—30th meridian.
GOING SOUTH.

   

N Y 6: 0 N Y t B
Exp:-eu.IEx A M W.’ h‘
Le. Grand Rapids--_-_.. 7 36 AM 4 0-» PI 6 (I9 Al
Ai-.Allegan .._..._..... 860 “ 616 “ 731 '
A;-_ __._____-_ 9 50 " 620 “ 1250 PI
Ar. Schoolcrufl:-.._ _._.- 652 “ 156 '-
122 “ 342 “
750 “ 450 "
_ __.._ 1 26 Ln 8 20 Al
Ar. Cleveland _.___-...... 940 “ 8 B6 “
Ar. Butfalo__._ .... .._- 3 80 Al 12 45 my
GOING Noirrn.
N Y it B N I 10
E: A M Expreu. W‘, h‘
5., num.1o__________i11 40 us 11 65;
Ar. oieveund -_.._....- 6 80 PM 6 30 “
Ar. 'l‘olodo__....___.-._ 11 05 “ 10 20 “ 8 D II
Ar. White Plgeoa__....-__ 5 ‘ 5 AI 8 15 tn 8 15;.
Ar. Three Riven _______ 6 03 “ 342 “ 1045 “
Aiuflchoolc .r._._._._--- 882 “ 409 “ 1150 "
AL xg|gm.wo_,_____ 7 15 " 445 " 180}!
Ann] ________.8l7 “ 643“ 355
can °i%‘.:,'§i.i..__-.___ 935 " voo “ mi '
Alltnluoonnootntwhltn Pl In ;llh tnlu on
mdn lino. - ‘H13:
Iupt. Knlninuoo Dhidon, lnlunno.


6

THE GEARS

VISITOR.

l\'OVE.\lBl:IR 15, 1884.

fiadiqa’ Eepantmeqt.

THANKSGIVING.

BY l’HkliI-2E CARY.

MEX! grown sick with toil and care.
Leave for a while the crowded mart;
0 women! sinking with despair,
Weary of limb and faint of heart,
Forget our years to-day, and come
As chil ren back to childhood’s home!

Follow again the winding rills,
Go to the places where you went,
When climbing up the summer hills,
In their green laps you sat content;
And softly leaned your head to rest
On Nature's calm and peaceful breast.

Walk through the sere and fading wood.
So lightly trodden by your feet,

When all you knew of life was good,
And all you dreamed of life was sweet;

And let fond memory lead you back

O‘er youthful love’s enchanted track,

Taste the ripe fruit of orchard-boughs,
Drink from the mossy well once more,
Breath fragrance from the crowded mews,
With fresh sweet clover running o'er;
And count the treasures at your feet

Of silver rye and golden wheat.

Go sit beside the hearth again,

Whose circle once was glad and gay;
And if from out the precious chain

Some shining links have dropped away,
Then guard with tenderer heart and hand
The remnant of thy household band.

Draw near the board with plenty spread,
And if in the accustomed place
You see the father's reverend head,
Or mother’s patient, loving face.
Whate’er your life may have of ill,
Thank God that these are left you still.

And though where home hath been you stand
To-day in alien loneliness;

Though ou may clasp no brother's hand,
And c aim no sister's tender kiss;

Though, with no friend nor lover nigh,

The past is all your company;

Thank God for friends your life has known,
For every dear, departed day:
The blessed past is safe alone-
God gives, but does not take away;
He only safely keeps above
For us the treasures that we love,

Working Evenings.

Will thv matrons bear a word of ex-
ortation on the subject of working
evenings. The average hour of rising
for us farmer folks who work for their
living, is five o’clock. All know, who
know anything, that the hours upon
which the sun shines are for the farm-
er’s wife, full of care and toil. If she is
busy hand and mind for twelve hours,
is it not enough? Ought she not to
be satisfied, and not carry the toil into
the evening hours. I heard a woman
say twenty years ago, “I always cal-
culate to do half a day's work every
evening.” She was up in the morn-
ing before the sun; worked through
the long days, and then a half day’s
work in the evening. That woman is
alive to-day, strange as it may seem;
but I wish you could see her. Her life
is bounded by the walls of her home.
the sun rises at their East door, and
sets at their West line fence; she knows
no other life than the beaten path she
has worn deep and smooth. She does
not even take a comfort in her toil;
she growls and grumbles over it, and
says life is nothing but work, work.
Her children are walking well in the
way their mother trod. Their lives are
narrowed and dwarfed, no bright am-
bitions, save a scrupulously clean
kitchen, and a clean shut up parlor,
ever stir their souls. The one county
paper (and a poor one at that.) is all
the reading they enjoy, and they never
enjoy that, because they have not the
time.

Twenty years ago I heard another
woman say, (and her boys and girls
were eight in number,) “I never work
evenings; if I cannot do all in the day-
light it may go undone.” And another
plan I know she has followed all her
life, resting an hour or more after din-
ner, and it was rest too, not taking a
piece of sewing or knitting and setting
down, but rest, lying down, sometimes
sleeping, sometimes reading.

People some;imes wondered how she
accomplished the work she did. Her
home was orderly, clean, and cheerful.
A gay happy place, books and papers
were upon their tables; time was
given each, even to the children to
read them.

What has been the result ‘.’ That
woman is a bright intelligent cultured
woman; her sphere of usefulness is
large, and her life has given tone and
character to the neighborhood in
which she resides. Though now a
matron of mature years she is joyous
in spirit, her mind has grown and ex-
panded till she is now a beautiful cul-
tured woman, despite gray hairs, for
in her face you read a kindly love for
all, a culture of mind and manner,
whose very presence is an atmosphere
of pleasure and enjoyment.

MRS. PERRY MAYO.

An Exchange Offer.

Good afternoon, friends, I hope my
protracted absence has not forfeited
my place among you, for I should sadly
missour occasional chat. With our
editor’s kind permission I wish to say
if the lady who sent the package of
specimens marked from Lansing will
send me her address I would be very
glad to repay her for her trouble.
The Alabaster specimens were the
finest I ever saw.

I too, think the GRANGE VISITOR
an excellent paper, only one fault I
can seein it we don't get it often
enough. Last week I received a box
of Gar fish scales from Louisiana. I
assure you they are indeed anacquisi-
tion toone’s cabinet. They are about

an inch and a half long. ‘;LllLE‘ pretty.
and hard as a bone. The gentleman
who sent them says he shot the fish
with his rifle. They are not very
easy to get. The Gar fish is completely
covered with these hard thick scales
and able to resist the attack of any-
thing in the Southern waters, and
the fishermen dread and avoid them
all they can. I think this collecting
specimens is quite interesting and in-
structive.

I have a request to make. I wish
to get the addresses of a number of
country school teachers, who are at
present teaching. Who will send me
a list of teacher’s names‘: Any one
who will write me and send a half
dozen or more teacher's addresses, I
will in return send you anything I can,
Perhaps you might like some toy pat-
terns for Christmas, if so, send what
names you can and 1 will send you
patterns for an elephant, rabbit, pig
and horse;or, if you wish, I can send
flower seeds or a pair of Garfish scales
as I have some to spare. So send what
teachers addresses you can, the more
the merrier, and say what I shall send
you in return.

Mas. F. A. WAr..\'i-21:.
East Saginaw, Mich.

Christmas Preparations.

Maturer heads than those of the sly
misses, who cluster in whisper confer-
ences in the out of the way corners,
are puzzling over Christmas gifts. It
isa subject that becomes more per-
plexing, because it is so hard to know
just where to draw the line and say to
this “give” and that one, “give not.”
Moreover, the habit of receiving gifts
with the tacitly understood impression
that the compliment will be returned
as the first opportunity is presented, is
extracting all the sweet comfort from
the delightful custom of open hearted
giving. It savors strongly of barter
and bargaining, and too frequently
carries the purse beyond its depths.
The fresh surprise of receiving a choice
gift is blunted by the obnoxious query
“what can I return The folly of
giving to those who have “everything"
except some mere token of remem-
brance, is apparent, and in cities, more
rarely in country neighborhoods, have
given introduction to those charitable
plans, which make the homes of our
poor happy with the necessities of liv-
ing, and treat the pleasure starved
little ones to the knick-knacks they
have so wistfully gazed at through the
shop windows.

It was not my purpose to consider
this phase of thequestion, but to bring
together a few suggestions, for
those who, at each recuring Christ-
mas tide, cast about them for
presents, which shall at once he of
utility, ornamental, and in part impress-
ive of the regard that prompts the gift.

Those who use paints have no need
of assistance, for a multitude of dainty
and scrvicable uses are open to them;
however, you who do not paint can
readily obtain a.notlier’s help for this
part, and complete the needle work
yourself; and the gift is yours. To
make one of these, take an eight-inch
square of stiff card, cover it with bright
satin or plush, with a painted or em-
broidered design at one side the center;
fasten a small thermometer tube, which
you can buy of a druggist at slight ex-
pense, in this pretty setting or frame,
and finish by edging the square with
plated ribbon or cord, and hang by the
same.

The shoulder wraps now worn, made
of only a. length of cashmere or other
light weight goods, may be varied in
this way, and for young ladies prove
more becoming than the plain ones:
take a strip of cloth (fine flannel is very
good.) cut a yard and a half, or two
yards long, and from the centre of one
edge out a third of the way across the
goods. Hem the edges carefully all the
way round and crotchet a three inch
shell border, working through the hem,
or make separately, and sew on after-
ward. Single zepher of the same, or a
color contrasting with the material is
used; the quantity needed, depending
on length of the scarf.

When worn, the corners made by
the slashed portion, turn back from
the neck in points.

The crochet needle comes in service
again in finishing in manner similar
to the wrap, the always acceptable
short flannel underskirts. A pretty
one of two yards white Shaker flannel
andaskein of Saxony yarn makes a
nice present for a mother or sister.
Make neat little collars for children’s
wear out of N o. 80 linen thread. If it
is desired to draw them on a ribbon
and close with a knot of the same,
Work them two or three inches longer
than is otherwise necessary.

Little lunch pockets and book bags
may be made of dark colored macreme
cord. Crochet the former about eight
inches square and fasten on handles of
the cord ornamented with ribbons;
for books make it the same only of
larger square. For long shelf 1ambre-
quins that make the macreme too ex-
pensive, common carpet warp or fish
line are often substituted and look
nearly as pretty.

With cretonne on hand your skill
has a wide field for inventive play. In
strips, chrotched or blind stitched to-
gether it makes bright tidies, pillow
covers, etc. Here are directions for a
table cover:

Take squares of different colors of

cretonne; sew them together with the

seams on the right side then flatten,
and press; take narrow ribbon or vel- j
vet to cover the seams, and feather-2
stitch each edge with yellow Iloss. The l
end of strip of ribbon falls over the’
edge, and is finished with a tassel like 3
the fringe. A lining of silesia or of i
Canton flannel with the furry side out
makes the inner side neat. Finish
around the edge with fringe. Ladies
who have scraps of cretonne generally
exchange pieces, in order that they
may obtain a variety for the cover.

But, on the whole, I think cretonne
becomes dingy too quickly to pay to
spend time and good material
in making it up elaboratly. It answers
better on the table than in tidies; for
these latter, nothing at present for gen-
eral use and trimness excels the Ken-
sington outline figures on plain white
linen that can be reinstated often to its
virgin purity.

Keep well in mind in choosing gifts
the appropriateness of all things. Weigh
the needs and tastes of the one for
whom selection is made and remember
that to work into a present your
thought for that preference or need
with a loving desire to meet it. triples
its value. G.

The children’s Home of Kalamazoo.

It is said by one of the first found-
ers of infant schools in England, that
the expense of sending two convicts
to N. S. W., would support an infant
school of 200 children a year, thus
supposing each child to continue in
the school five years, 60 useful mem-
bers might be introduced into society
for the sum which it costs to send two
injurious members out of it, then
.-surely there cannot be a more profit-
able or more benevolent mode of em-
ploying some portion of the finances
of a nation than in training these un-
fortunate waifs. We find from sad
experience that children early learn
vice, how important is it to check the
first appearance of evil in the infant
mind, how can this be done unless
they are removed from evil influences
and taken out of the street. In many
cases the parents cannot do it, they
must labor for their bread, for the
bread that perisheth while they and
their children famlsh for the bread of
life.

The “Children's Home” is like an om-
nibus. There is however crowded
room for one more till another gets
out, but we need better accomadations.
When we think of the large number
of children in this county, whose
feet are on slippery ground, breathing
contaminated air from birth,
surrounded by vice and filth
from childhood, thus overweight-
ed in the start of life, we wish
our little home was twice as large, and
our funds in proportion. And whilst
we all rejoice when another orphan or
half-orphan is gathered within its
fold, it is to be feared that many for-
get that it is their blessed priviledge to
help in this much-needed charitable
work. Yes, all can do something if
they are not blessed with abundance
of wealth. They can give like the
widow out of their pen ury two mites
or at least they may help with their
prayers. Some years ago we were so
much encouraged with the reception
of a kind note from a certain lady in
Kalamazoo thus cxpre.-sed. “So long
as the Lord gives me bread and to
space for my children, I will send you
$10 yearly.,’ Another begs us to send
the children every week for p1':vis-
ions, and the basket is always filled
to the brim. Many others give semi-
occasionally——I might say spasmodi-
cally- These are all very thankfully
received; but no business man would
feel warranted in making large ud-
ditions to the work, relying on these
latter donations principally. We
want more permanent annual or
monthly subscribers.

CHILDREN'S Hozuia.

Welcome Address.

At the annual session of Montcalm
county Grange, Mrs. James W. Bel-
knap delivered the welcoming address,
and from it we quote the following
concerning the Matrons of the Grange:

To Miss Carrie Hall, neice of O. H.
Kelley, founder of the Order, are we
indebted for the great honor that the
ladies enjoy of being recognized as
equals in the Grange.

Carl Schurz has said, “Woman is
the most natural center of all social
virtues;” and in her atmosphere they
grow best. As woman fills her place
and performs her duty, she will be
the good or evil genius of society.”
Room and opportunity, then, enlight-
enment and encouragement should be
given her, that she may fit and pre-
pare herself to fulfil the beneficent
end and aim of her being.

.-

THERE is 7,668,000 women in England
and Wales who figure as wage earners
—a fact which would seem to indicate
that the ri ht to work at least is be-
ing grant to women with cheerful
alacrity.

 

WHEN a crack is discovered in a
stove through which the fire or smoke
penetrates, the aperture may be com-
pletely closed in a moment with a. com-
position consisting of wood ashes and
common salt made up in a paste with
little water plastered over the crack.
The good effect is equally certain

whether the stove is hot or cold.

SELECTIONS.

Kind words produce

image.
Love and passion are too often con-
founded.

Wherever shame is, there is also fear.

their own

; —[ Plato.

Hopes and regrets are the sweetest
links of existence.

Self-respect is one of_God’s ministers
of education in life.

To suffer for having acted well, is it-
self a species of recompense.

A large part of virtue consists in the
power of good habits.—[Paley.

The rays of happiness, like those of
light are colorless when broken.

There never was a mask so gay but
some tears were shed behind it.

There is a divine purpose in every
divine permission.—[Geo. E. Rees.

A judicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity.

If vou desire to be crowned. strive
manfully, bear patiently.--[Thomas
a’Kempis.

To correct an evil which already
exists is not so wise as to foresee and
prevent it.

The greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolu-
tion.——[Seneca.

If we had no faults ourselves, we
should not take pleasure in observing
those of others.

The impossibility of roving that
God does not exist. revea s to me his
existence.——[La Bruyers.

A man lives by believing something,
not by debating and arguing about
many things.—[Carlyle.

A holy act strengthens the inward
holiness. It is a seed of life growing
into more life.—[Robertson.

VVe attract hearts by the qualities
we display; we retain them by the
qualities we possess.—[Suard.

If we do not flatter ourselves, the
flattery of others will not be able to
injure us.-—[La Rochefoucauld.

Music is a prophecy of what life is
to be; the rainbow of promise trans-
lated out of seeing into hearing.

“He who runs from God in the
morning will scarcely find him the
rest of the day.”—[Jobn Bunyan.

If you cast away one cross you will
doubtless find another, and perhaps a
heavier one.—[Thomas a’Kempis.

Those that can look with dry and
undispleased eyes on another’s sin,
never truly- mourned for their own.——
[Bishop Hale.

There is a great deal of unmapped
country within us which would have
to be taken into account in an expla-
nation of our gusts and storms.

Woman has a work to accomplish
in this life, and the highest chivdlry
in man is to let her perform it herself.
—LProf. Hudson, Mississippi Univer-
sity.

Wealth is like a bird; it hope all
day from man to man. as that doth
from tree to tree, and none can say
where it will roost at night.——[’I‘.
Adams.

Words of praise are almost as nec-
essary to warm achild into a genial
life as acts of kindness and affection.
J udicious praise is to children what
the sun is to flowers.

How much trouble he avoids who
does not look to see what his neigh-
bor says or does or thinks, but only to
what he does himself, that it may be
just and plll‘d.—[M. Antoninus.

Let your religion be seen. Lamps
do not talk, but they do shine. A
lighthouse sounds no drum, it beats
no gong, yet, far over the waters, its
friendly light is seen by the mariner.

A sacred burden is this life ye bear;

Look on it, lift it, bear it solemnly,

Stand up, and walk beneath it steadfastly,

Fall not for sorrow, falter not for sin; _

But onward, upward, till the goal ye win.
-—[Frances Kemble.

Laugh as we may, put it aside as an
jest if we will, keep it out of Congress
or political campaign, still the woman
question is rising in our horizon larger
than the size of a man’s hand; and
some solution. ere long, that question
must find.— [James A. Gain aid.

\Ve have driven our leading oppo-
nents from one position to another,
until there is not a thoughtful oppo-
nent ofwoman sufirage to be found
who is not obliged to deny the doc-
trine which is affirmed in our Decla-
ration of Independence. — [Geo. F.
Hoar.

I take it America never gave any
better principlejto the world, than
the safety of letting every human
being have the power of protection in
its own hands. I claim it for woman.
The moment she has the ballot, I
shall think the cause is won.-[Weir
dell Phillips.

Things which never could have
made aman happy develop a power to
make him strong. Strength and not
happiness, or rather only that happi-
ness which comes by strength, is the
end of human living. And with that
test and standard the best order and
beauty reappea.r.~[Phillips Brooks.

The sure way of not being conform-
ed by the world, is to be transformed
by the renewing of our minds. “If the
bushel is filled with wheat” says anoth-
er, “you may defy the devil to fill it
with tares.” If the gaze be steadfastly
fixed upon heaven, it will not be dis-
tracted with the things of time and
sense.—[Ja.y.

runs,

Carefully made and filled in,

As nice as plans had ever been,

So close and even one could not tell,

Where they were joined they matched so well,
It seemed no change of time or place,

Could ever wreck such perfect grace.

But human forethought cannot see,

From beginiug what the end may be,
Eusssn NIXON.

There is one sin which, it seems to
me. is everywhere and by everybody
understimated, tolerated with undue
tolerance, and quite too much over-
looked in our valuations of character.
It is the sin of fretting. He who frets
is never the one who mends. And
when the fretter is one who is beloved,
whose nearness of relation to us makes
his fretting at the weather seem al-
most like personal reproach to us,then
the misery of it becomes indeed in-
sup rtable. Most men call fretting
a in nor fault,-a foible, and not avice.
There is no vice, except drunkeness,
which can utterly destroy the peace,
the happiness of a home.—[H. H.

Woman Suffrage.

The election is under full blast from
Maine to California, and since it will
so soon be over. nobody should accuse
of writing this to divert votes from
Belva to Butler or any other man.

Whoever says that nature gave man
the right of authority, and woman the
grace of obedience should receive the
rebuke that Garrison gave the advo-
cate of slavery in these words: 1 will
not_argue with the man who says sla-
very is right, but I will denounce him
as a villain.”

There is however, an objection to wo-
man suffrage that is not an insult to
woman. This “barrel campaign” has
furnished suflicient evidence that pol-
itics are terribly corrupt.

“l-Exactly,“ says my friend. we need
woman in the political field in order
to purify politics.”

I used to think that was good, sound
sense for I used to be a woman suffrag-
ist, but now it sounds as absurd as it
would to say that if a boat half full of
men going over Niagara falls could be
filledup with women that would save
the boat and crew.

According to history a republic is but
the prelude to the empire. Now we do
not gather grapes of thorns nor figs of
thistles, nor prosperity, fraternity and
peace from republics nor empires.

If the better half of humanity are to
step in and help the "worse1"’ half
fight it out on that line it will not only
take all summer but it will take to
all eternity to reach the half way
house on the road to the millennium.

Since the formation of this govern-
ment the sickle, the spinning-wheel
and the stage-coach have all been
abandoned for something better; but
we never tire of listening to the pre-
lude to the empire, and we are positive
there can be nothing better. Probably
not one in a hundred has ever stopped
to think that the division of the coun-
try into States. counties and town-
ships is expensive and ai'biti'a1'y and
antagonistic to the principle of natural
selection, the only true basis of organi-
zation. l‘or inventions and discoveries
in science we look to peculiarly gifted
individuals; but for our science of so-
ciety we depend on the wisdom of the
masses as expressed at thé polls!

Matthew Arnold says “the majority is
wrong, the remnant is right." It fol-
lows that we are to accept the wrong
as our standard of right.

The defeated party promises loyal
support to the rule of the victorious
party. The prohibitionists have just
counted noses with the armies and
though 3. red nose counts no more tlian
a white one, they have been beaten out
of sight and are pledged to support rum
rule, at least till zuiother election.
Ought intelligent women to envy them
their position? And yet :1 great many
women say they want to vote only on
one subject and that is temperance.

War, litigation, licentiousncss, ava-
rice and gluttony, are just as bad as in-
temperance, so-called. That deficient
nutrition is one of the causes of intem-
perance is very plainly shown
in the last number of Farm and
Fireside in an able artlcle entitl-
ed “Cookery and the Alcohol llabit.”

The humblest daughter in the land
may work in the field for temperance.

The majority that could do no wrong
because it swept away slavery, rebuk-
ed Fremont for striving to do that
very thing; they said they would save
slavery if they could, and still save the
Union, but they were compelled to de-
stroy slavery in order to save the
Union.

That is a. matter of history, and so is
this. They established a priviledged
class of money loaners, and furnished
them 100 cent dollars at thirty-five
cents orthereabout. They gave most
of the best public lands to R. R. cor-
porations, and established various
monopolies, enabling the monopolists
to build residences costing millions of
dollars, while not a few poor men’s
homes have been sold to satisfy the re-
lentless mortgage.

In ancient republics the rich candi-
date bought first his nomination, and
then his election; till finally be dis-
pensed with both nomination and elect-
oral, bought the good will of the army
and then he was the emperor. And
we are traveling in the same road as

fast as time can move.

No matter who is elected today the
country will notbe saved. Men are
on the wrong track, and that is the
only good reason why women had bet-
ter not take the same track.

GEORGE ROBERTS.

Farmington Micb., Nov, 4, 1884.

Calhoun County Grange.

The last meeting of our County

Grange was held at Battle Creek ‘

Grange hall. The morning dawned
stormy enough, but still the Patrons,
nothing daunted came, and they kept
coming until our large hall was full.
The stormy morning was the cause of
no session before dinner, but immedi-
ately after dinner our eflicient Master
R. S. Poole began the work of the day.
We pride ourselves upon our choir,
and to—day the singing was very good
the first piece being an anthem enti-
tled, “Let us praise Him.” Miss Flor-
ence Spaulding gave a most beautiful
recitation. Rock of Ages being both
recited and sung which she rendered
beautifully. Mrs. Onyx Adams read
an original poem on “Kitchen Conven-

iences" which was full of truths as
well as poetrv,:1nd by a vote of our
Grange,Iam requested to send it to
you for the V1sIi‘<.>i>.. Perry Mayo then
gave his impressions of the Agricul-
tural Collegc‘ and among his remarks
was this statement: that in his opin-
ion, our College suflered for the want.
of a thorough advertising, as very few
farmers comparatively knew of its
merits.

At this meeting we elected our dele-
gates to represent us at the coming
session of the State Grange, and our
faithful Overseer C. I’. Chidester, was
almost unanimously chosen. We in-
structed three candidates in the 5th
degree. The time was not suilicient for
the discussion of our questions, but
they will be presented at our next
meeting which will be at Bedford
Grange, Nov. 3, Thursday, they are as
follows: Should the constitutional
amendment relative to pay of mem-
bcrs of the legislature and free passes
be adopted. Should Congress encour-
age any more Arctic expeditions.

Truly yours,
MRS. l’r.R1<v .\IAi'o, Sec.

 

The Pocket-Book.

The pocket-book is the vital finan-
cial organ of the world. What the
heart is to the physical frame, the
pocket-book is to the business stand-
ing of every man. VVhen the heart
sends a full flow of the life current
to the remotest extremity, health and
strength prevail; so when the pocket.
book is full, responding to every de-
mand, we are made glad by the con-
sciousness of prosperity.

\Vhen the blood of health is want-
ing, and the heart is no longer able
to send forth the needful sustenance
of the body. it languishes and decays,
so, when the pockc;-book is empty,
with no supply to fill it, want and
despondency stare us in the face. To
supply the pocket-book, to see that
money is coming to meet the con-
stantdsmandsupon it, for the neces-
saries of life is the great incentive to
action of our existence. So, give me
neither poverty nor riches,” said the
wise man, and as human wants are
endless, there is no certainty that the
ponderous pocket-book of the million-
aire purchases any more real enjoy-
ment than docs the little wallet of
the poor. “A contented mind is a
continual feast,” and they are fortu-
nate whose lot in life is so cast, that
they possess it.

(Lie of the sisters, in her kind criti-
clsm of my article “Mending Bags,”
published in V1.-iron lust March,
says, “the man ought to divide with
his wife, the money received for the
grain.” I say there must be no divis-
ion of interest in the matter. If suc-
cess is attained in keeping the far-
mers’ pocket-book replenished, ready
each day to answer the calls’ upon it,
one mind must direct, not only the
efforts to fill it bill’. also the drafts
that shall be made upon it.

Happy is the family, where the
worldly aspirations of each is for the
common prosperity, and where each
receives his portion, without jealousy
or envy; and sad the lot of that, where
discord prevails, where each acts with
independent idea, and makes de-
mands, without due consideration of
the rights ofall.

Brother and Sister Patrons-our
Order teaches faith, hope, charity and
fidelity in using the pocketbook.
Faith that by diligence in labor, and
strict attention to our business, we
shall ever be enabled to have a
supply in store for every essential
to our well being; hope and trust
that the future will be laden with
blessings, according to our deserts;
charity, that we may see worth
in qualitiss of mind, and not in
size of pocket-books, and fidel-
ity to every trust. This may we all
be whether as husband, as wife, or
child, when dispensing to the wants
of others. JAMES.

 

GENERAL LEWWALLACE has writ-
ten for the December Century an article
on Fort Donelson. This will be the
second paper in the War Series, the first
one of which—General Beauregard on
“Bull Run,” in the November number
—has attracted wide attention. The
extra demand for the November Cen-
tury made necessary a. second edition
of nearly 10,000, and the December
starts with 150,000. Accompanying
General Wal1acc’s article will be a re-
production of an autographic copy of
General Grant’s famous letter to the
Confederate general Buckner at Fort
Donelson, stating that “No terms except
unconditional and immediate surrender
can be accepted. I propose to move
immediately upon your works.” A
portrait of Grant in profile, from a little
known photograph, is the frontispiece
of the number.

If anything is done to improve so-
ciety, men must do it. All the moral
forces by which the world can be made
better are in men. If knowled e is to
be increased, men must learn an teach
the ignorant. If evils and wrongs are
to be corrected and removed,men must
correct them. If the public morals are
to be improved, men must behave bet-
ter. There is no other way. If_ truth
and justice are to be established in our
own country, men must cease from ly-
ing, dishonesty. and injustice.—— Um’-
tarian Herald. -

 

MR. W. D. Hows:LLs’s new novel,
begun in the November Century, “The
Rise of Silas Laphain,” will discuss
some questions of _business morals
with the same clear insight shown in
“A Modern Instancej’

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NOVEMBER 15, 1884.

TEE GBAHGE YISITOE.

7

antic.’ fiepaitment.

GOOD-NIGHT AND GO0D- BYE.

When the gold and the red of the setting sun
Grows pale and fades at the close of day;
W'ben the flooding splendor is over and done,

And night draws on and covers its way,
VVe do not hope it returns in vain,
For we knowrto morrow will come again.
This is good-night,

When we part with a clasping hand at night
From the friends we love, we feel regret,
And the ‘bright, warm heart takes with it the
lig t,
And joy of our own hearthstonefiand yet,
This regret is not a hopeless pain,
For we know that the friend will come again
This is good-night

When we leave the shore that has known our
birth,
When we turn our longing sigh to fill
Our hearts with mem‘ries of sorrow and mirth.
The throbs of expectation are still.
And night draws on, while we strain our eyes
For 3. long last look on our paradise.
This is good-bye

When a soul is called from the busy crowd,
To tread the paths of an untried way

In garments of light instead of the shroud,
And we look our last on the form of clay,

We know we have said our last adieu,

And the broken vows we cannot renew.

This is good-bye

When we stand at the gate at eve with him
Who has filled our life with joy or pain,
When we watch the waning light grow dim.
And know we shall never watch it again,

We say the words and hear the reply,
And we know the farewell is spoken for aye.
This is goo i-night and good-bye.

Specia|—A New Offer.

The accompanying cut but poorly il-
lustrates the beautiful gift which we
now offer for the names of (mo new
subscribers and one dollar, wlricli sends
TILE VISITOR lo //rem m1t£l._IA.\‘. lst,

1530‘.

 

“The Mistletoe )Iemories. or what
the poets say about Christmas,” just
meets the demands of the holidays up-
on our young people and will be. we
trust, the means of giving them much
gratification besides increasing the cir-

prises a collection of poems selected
from the writings of H. W. Longfel-
low, J. G. Whittier, Thomas llood,Al-
fred Domett, Chas. .\Iacl<ay, Sir Wal-
ter Scott, Jennie Joy. and others. The
whole bound in banner shape, with
rich silk fringe and tassels. The cover
of this novelty is printed in nearly
eighteen colors :_being an almost exact

fac simile of landscape studies printed 3
in oil colors on gold pebble board.» and E

ranks exceedingly high as an imported
art production of the premier class.
The original designs were drawn by
H. Maurice Page. and were awarded a
prize of fifty pounds sterling at the
Suffolk street, London Galleries in'a
competitive exhibit of 6,o0n entries.

l-‘or presentation, this art souvenir is .

vastly superior to a mere Christmas
card, as it combines the advantages of
both art and literaure. Size 4 by 61;
inches.

There are four ditferently designed
covers in assorted colors, and if you
send four or more names you Will re-
ceive different designs.

May we not depend on our youthful

/ readers for manynew names before the

new year? Now, at once, is the time to
begin, while you can offer the paper
:4 MONTHS ror. FIFTY CENTS:

Dear .Vieces and Nephcw.s.-—In-
deed I do rejoice and am glad. One.
two, three columns filled by Youth’s

.Department in last issue. Grace comes
with a “cousinlv chat” that contains
a kind word for us all. Sweet Brier
witha continuation of her “visit to
Chicago,” and still we call for more.
Sunflower with a brief, kindly letter
and an essay than which we ask
nothing better. But when her ever
busy hands find leisure, hope to re-
ceive that contemplated letter.

As I read over the names of our
contributors I think surely there be-
long to the class “that is willing to
learn, and with whom a promising
suggestion becomes a fruitful germ.

The advantage oflfered by this de-
partment may seem small, and they
are not great. Only a means where-
by we may improve a little. But we
allclaimto be students, do we not,
and as such are searching after knowl-
edge, and desire wisdom. N ow Plato
says wisdom is a science, and further-
more that it is the only science that is
the science of itself and of all the
Other sciences as well. If we aspire
to master anything so intricate. we
should not despise the little things
that will help us along, nor fold our
hands and wait for these opportuni-
ties to come to us. Not by patiently

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"waiting at the foot of the mountain, us turn our attention, if you please, to SELTEP»-—Mrs, Amelia Salter died Oct.‘2

‘ nor by mighty strides does the climber
reach the summit, yet to the eyes that
see him only on the heights, it looks
as though a miracle had been per-

lformed. Why, only yesterday he

iwalked among us, see where he
is to day. But he who climbed
fthat uneven, tortuous path crossed

;by ' dark crevasses and tower-

miracles but of storms that delayed
and disheartened, and of weary step
after step so insignificant when com-
pared with the distance to be traversed.
The success that succeeds, is the
success that is earned. Few if any
“have greatnes  thrust upon them.”
If here and there a leader steps forth,
fully equipped, we wonder at her sud-
den appearance because we know
nothing of the endeavor that went be-
fore. All around us, this great prep-
’ aration is going on. TVs are encom-
passed by a vast army of workers, and
it is from the ranks of this multitude
that our leaders and all our useful men
and women came. Shall we join this
grand army and move forward, or by
refusing to see the greatness of small
things—our every day opportunities-—
and the worth of persistent effort, go
backward 2‘ AUNT Pnua.

 

Paper.

I lead the llillsdale Pomona Grange
by Miss Verna Cooney, of Camden]

My Patron Frz'end.»-:——Since I belong
to that numerous class of individuals-
known as farmers sons and daughters,
4 I have selected as a subject, for a few
brief thoughts.

“The future of farmers’ sons and
daughters."

As I have passed but sixteen short
summers upon this beautiful earth,
amid the peaceful surroundings of
happy farm life, you must not eipect
from my thoughts the gems of wisdom
: that belong to the varied experience

of middle age. As I stand to-d 7;, a
; member of the Grange with many of
5 my young friends of both sexes, v itli
 its social and intellectual advantages
I at our command, do you wonder that
lmy hopes and aspirations for the fu-
 ture are rose-tinted and bright or that
imy ideals rest upon the lofty pinna-
| cles of future usefulness and high at-
! tainments. I have seen :1 couplet

, which reads something like this:

1 "Tall oaks from little acorns grow,
Great streams frcm little brooklets flow,”

 If we inuy judge from the past his-
tory of some of our most eminent

1 statesmen, the sentiment in this coup- 
ilet is full of inspiration for farmer's ‘

>

‘sons, and I may add, their daughters.
ltant when the premium will be just
ins high upon 21 girls’ intelligence and
political ability as it is upon a young

_ l man‘s qualifications, My youthful un- '
culation of THE Visrron. It com-.=

derstanding has yet to perceive the
justice of that law that hinders me
from competing‘ with my brother, in
life's f grand pursuits, provided my ca-
pacity and training} are equal to his.
Now I am going to quote some extracts
from an article in the Clmstian at
Work, and let me remind you that I
think the same sentiment applies to
boys and girls alike. This writer says:

"The grandest products of the farm
are the boys and girls. In every ave-
nue of life, where thrift capacity and
energy are required, the man who
; pushes to the front is the son of at far-
mer. He has the intelligence; there
isa sort of broad common sense run-
ning through his acts; he has a con-
stitution to endure labor. It is a
notable fact, that in the colleges of
our country, the best students
are the boys from the farm. In the
workshop, in the halls of legislation,
at the bar, in the pulpit, ninety-nine

the farm. They went bare-footed,
wore patched clothes, and worked for
their boa.rd. Almost one-half of the
people in this country reside in town.

“Where are the town boys in the
race of life‘: Fooling, curling their
hair, polishing their boots, while the
rough country boy is plunging bare-
footed along the road to fame, with
abook under his arm and a few extra

gant home of the town boy and he
looks upon ease and luxury almost
for the first time in his life, he may be
called a tramp, be refused a crust of
bread; one day he will return and buy
that mortgaged covered house. Where
did that boy get his noble purpose, his
unfaltering courage? They were born
to him on the farm. The Warp and
woof of his life were threads of gold.”
Now I think the person who can ex-
press such sentiments as those must
be wise in the knowledge of experi-
ence and observation;but Ithink he
fails to estimate the farmers son or
daughter in their true capacity as suc-
cessful farmers. In these days when
agricultural colleges are open to far-
mers’ sons.with their capacity to de-
monstrate the chemical relations of
plants and grains to the different soils
of the earth; it seems to me that here
is the sphere where grand possi-
bilities of a useful life lie before him.
That he may start from his own home-
stead and through the beautiful teach-
ings of farm life, he may reach the
summit ofa well deserved fame. It is
here that he should push to the front,
and enroll his name in shining letters
upon Life's unsullied pages. Now let

ing barriers, will tell you nought of

too; for I think the time is not far dis- ‘

hundredths of the men who stand up- 
on the summit, were once boys upon‘

clothes in his hand he passes the ele- .

the future of the girls. If public opin-

. ion had not undergone a radical change v

in their favor, in the past few years, it 5

l would be useless to-day to recommend -

anything, save the most uncongcnial
forms of employment.

But thanks to that principle of pro- 
M gress, which declares that Right shall ‘
ever come uppermost, and justice shall ;
be done. we stand to-day as equals,§
-in many respects, with our brothers; 
allowed an equal chance in the race of ,
life to reach the acme of our dearest ;
hopes and ambition. In conclusion I 3
would say to my youthful brothers
and sisters; if your inclinations leadf
you to adopt farm life as your future [
calling. be assured there is none more 3
honorable. none more worthy your Lest
effort. But in whatever pathway des- V
tiny may direct your steps. let us bear;
in mind this motto :

~ “Do not crowd, or push ahead,
Rather wait out turn instead,
For if you are ind and true '
Fortune yet will favor you. E
‘ For she says, ‘Tie her behest, ?
Take your chances with the rest."

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Live to be Missed.

__ I
It was a kind reverend gentleman!
who said, “I always tell the children I
to live to be missed, and the bright eyes
of two little fellows by his side gave ;
testimony of his good advice. The}
home indeed, is a sad one, where the;
little faces are not welcomed enough 
to be longed for when absent. The‘
mother face that beams from under its
, crown of silver, has been perfected by
ioue life-long endeavor to live to be
imisscd. Out from the charmed circle
lher influence has reached. and others
ibeside the home ones will miss the
lgentle presence, and low sweet words
i when she is gone. Precious tribute to
' an ubseiit one is, “we miss you."

We wandered beyond the so llld of
voices, but the tones of nature aught 3
the burden of the word, and “weiive to
be missed” came from lowing her is and
grazing docks; “to be missed’-‘ irilled
in the wzarblez‘. torrent of Sir Songstcr ,

ias he gayly flashed above the pathzl
I “live to be missed" breathed the
Swild rose as the light wind scattered
iits petals, “live and then be missed,”
} glistened in the dew drop, as it clung
 a moment to the grassy finger-tip, then
i slipped to the root. Live, oh, let us so
llive, that when the places that know ,
 us now shall see us no more, there shall
,'be instead, the silent, effectlial moni-
f tions of rugged principles about which
_.twincd our well grounded characters
G.

 John Quincy Adam's Mother.

 The mother of John Qu incy Adams
i said in a letter to him, written when
; he was only ten years old:

‘ “I would rather see you laid in your ‘
igi-ave than grow up a profane and-
? graceless boy.”

‘ Not long before the death of Mr.
fAdams a gentleman said to him, “I
f have found out who made you.”
i “What «lo you mean 1”’ asked Mr.

Adams.

The gentleman replied, “I have
been reading the published letters of
your mother."

.~ “If,” this gentleman remarks, “I
‘had spoken that dear name to some’
flittle boy who had been for weeks;
1 away from his mother, his eyes could
jnot have flashed more brightly, nor
I his face glowed more quickly, than «lid
.the eyes of that venerable old man
iwhen I pronounced the name of his
fimother. He stood up in his peculiar
lmanner and .-‘aid:

“ ‘Ycs, sir; all that is good in me I
owe to my mother.’ "

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I

 I1‘ is becoming more and more evi-
l dent every day that the ancients knew
.pretty much everything that is now
1 known. Prof, Sayce has just desciph-
,3 ered an Assyrian tablet which de-
|scribes a transit of Venus 1,000 years
E before the Christian era.

 

I

THE REAPER DEATH.
‘ FABBAND.-Again, has Death invaded
}our midst and taken from our number our
beloved sister, Prmna M. Faaaann, who de-
parted this life, Oct. 2nd, 1884, aged 57 years.
Her illness was a trying ordeal to herself and
friends, and proved in her character a. forti-
tude and patience seldom equaled. In this
bereavement the family has lost a loving
wife and mother. the church a consistent
member, and our Grange a charter member,
who, although her long and tedious sickness
prevented her attendance at our meetings,
yet, in her mind, she was often with us. To
the family and friends, as a Grange, we ten-
der our sincere sympathy, and desire, as a
memorial of respect and esteem for the de-
ceased, that these lines be published in the
Gasman Vrsrron and, also co ied, in our
Grange record, and that our hal be suitably
draped in mourning.

 

CO.\Z.—Wrn:auAs our heavenly Father has
seen fit to call our aged sister, Mas. Cox after
years of suffering to lay down her cross and
accept her crown we would meekly sub-
mit to His divine will with the assurance
that she has made a. happy exchange.

Resolved, That although willing to leave
all with our great Master we will extend our
sympathy to the family of our deceased sister
and with great love and respect will drape
our charter in mourning for ninety days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the Grange Visitor also Newaygo
papers.

NICKERSON.—At the regular meeting of
Benton Harbor Grange held on Saturday,
Nov. 1st. the following preamble and resolu-
tions were presented by the committee and
adopted by the Grange:

Wnannas, death has entered our Grange
and removed our beloved Lecturer, Bro.
ELKANAE Nzcmnsou from among us, therefor

Resolved, That in the death of bro. Nicker-
son the Grange has sustained an irreparable
loss, but we feel that our loss is his eternal

In.
gaResalvsd, That we tender the relatives of
the deceased our sympathy

Resolved, That the Lecturer’s chain and
regalia and the charter of the Grange be
draped in morning.

Resolved, That these resolutionsbe published
in the local papers and in the Game: Vrsn-on
ands. copy presented to the family of the
deceased.

‘ choice |$4.1U@6. 0.

. paint,

20. l8S~i aged nearly ‘El years.

Sister Selter was truly a consistent Patron,
a loving mother and kind neighbor.

Always in her place in her Grange, she
was both an interested and interesting mem-
ber. Saturday Oct. lS. she met with us and

J seemed in her usual health and spirits.

The Monday morning following she was
found by her daughter dead in bed The atten-
ding Ph sician pronounced the cause of her
death, " eart Disease.“

Bainbridge Grange No. 80 at its next
meeting adopted the usual resolutions of re-
spect.

THE MARKETS.

Grain and Provisions.

Nlw You. Nov. i.l.——Flour, receipts, -23,000
bbls.;dull;depressed. Wheat, receipts, 169,-
0(X3_bu.; opened .‘s@3'§ higher; strong and less
doing; No. lwhite. nominal; No. 2 red, Dec.
8l,‘v.1@8l*./,;Jun.,_839‘§@8l: Feb.. 5.71,,@86; March,

@877-§;.Apr1l 89¥@897s'; l!Iay_ 9l%@9l§s.
Corn. receipts, 100,C00 bu.; l-é@%c higher; very
quiet: mixed western, spot, l$@'>3%; futures

_ ‘ Oats. receipts 12-t,(D0 bu; better;
qmet;western  Pork, quiet: heavy new
mess. .(Xl. Lard, steady, quiet; steam
rendered. $7.50.

TOLEDO. Nov. ll.—Wheat, active, higher;
No. 2 red cash, Nov.68; Dec. 68%; May 78%;
Jan. 707.-;; No. 2 soft. 82.

13313011. Nov. 12-13 l.—Wheat. steady,
quiet: No. 1 white 7754; cash Nov.. 77%, bid;
I)ec., 79; Jan., No. 2 red. 79:cash 79,n0m-
inal; Nov. 39%; Dec.. 80%;Jnn. Mich. soft red,
30%;No. 3rec1. 65%; Longberry 8'2 bid. Ourn.
N0. 2. §3%@433€. Oats. light mixed. 215%;
50. 2 white 29s.sked; No. 2. 279$.

Flour. Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Receipts ....... ... 5310 30.939 none 8C6
Shipments... .. 835 .’>'7.r56L none none

CHICAGO, Nov. l3.—Wheat, quiet, nominal-
lyunchanged;72%s cash. Nov.; 73%.’, Dec.; 74%
Jan. Corn, stronger; 41% cash, Nov.; 3953
Dec.; 39% year; 38% May. Outs. higher; 26%
Nov., Dec.. year and Jan.;29 May. Bye, firmer;

5095.. Barley. nominal, 58. Pork, firm: $11 30
year; $11.25 Jan. Lard, nrm; $6.275‘ Nov.:
868.’: Dec.;$ti 37% Jan.
Groceries.

N_lw Your. Nov. 13.-Butter, moderately

active; western. 9@30.

CHICAGO WHOLESALE PBIOIB-—TIME8 REPORT.

Sugar, stand. A 61-a-M Butter, da.iry.. l3@23

granulated ....8%~% ex.creamery 25627
Dried apples.. 6X@75& common 5@125»$
Potatoes,new.bu. 25@37 Eggs. fresh . . . . 20021
Wool, fine w‘ahd 31-fl Beans h pick 75c-81.45

Live Stock.

Cn1csao._ Nov. l3.—Hogs —- Eeceipts. 38.000;
fairly active; 10c lower: light, 3-i.(O@-1.50;
rough paicklnz. $4.C0@$~l ‘.30; heavy packing
and shipping. $4.4€@84.'i'(‘. Cattle, receipts,
10,580; weak; exrmrts $6.10@$6.50; common to
Sheep, receipts.i.000; 2'6
lower; common to good 31.906400.

 

IN three days of last week a large
brewing establishment in Albany pur-
chased over 1of>,t_>c<.i bushels of barley.

Fast Owl Express—New Line Between
Chicago and St. Louis.

Commencing with Sunday, Nov.
2, 1884. the “Burlington route,” (C.
B. & Q. R. It.) will run fast daily
trains between Chicago and St. Louis.
These trains will be elegantly eqipp—
ed with Pullman Sleepers, Reclining
Chair Ca rs seats free) and first-class
coach cs, an will run through without
charge, leaving Chicago 82:30 P. M., and
arriving St. Louis,7:-1-3 .\_ )[., and
leaving St. Louis 8200 P. 31., arriving
in Chicago 7:30 A. At.

 

Ovid Grange, Ovid, N. Y.

To the Edz’to1':—In the fall of 1876
Bro. T. A. Thompson was at Ovid
Grange. and Lecturer Bro. Thomas,
Lears Scott and myself wanted to
and Bro. T. recommendcd
the Patronls Ingersoll liquid rubber
paint. I must say it has turned out
to be the best paint we ever used

I It does not wash or peel off or fade as
3 do all other paints.
. years since we put the paint on, and
l it looks almost as good as new. It fs

Its now over six

also the cheapest paint on first cost
than any paint we ever use, and all in
this Grange will use no othr r. VVe
think it our duty to inform all Patrors
of its quality. Fraierually.
J. C. BROKAXV.
[See advrrtisement.—-Enrros. I

ULAR SONGS, Comic
Songs, New Songs, Irish
Songs, Scotch Songs.

Opera Songs. in fact Songs of all kinds; and
our Album of 40 to 80 elegant colored Trans-
fer Pictures; 3 sets of elegant Chromo Cards.
100 choice Autograph Album selections, all for
20 cents, to pay cost, postage. etc; three lots
for 10 cents. Stamps taken, HOME MUSIC
C0., Providence, R. I. luovilt

THE GENUINE
Silver-Siee1,Lance-Tooth, Cross-Cut Saw.

  
  

SILVER STEEL.

hos rm. nnrcw

         
 

  

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It stands without a rival, and is the fastest
cutting Saw in the world. It has beaten the
best Canadian and American-made Saws 33}
per cent. in every contest. Its superiority con-
sists in its excellent temper. It is tempered

under the secret Chemical process, which
toughens and refines the steel. It gives a finer
and kecner cutting edge, and will hold it twice
as long as any other process. We have the
sole right for this process for the Dominion of
Canada and United States.

None Genuine that are not like the above
Cut. with Registered Trade Mark. with the
words “The Lance.” and the Maple Leaf, with
our name. Price 31 per foot.

CAUTION .—-Beware of Counterfeits. There
are inferior Counterfeits on the Market. They
are intended to be sold at a high price upon the
reputation of this Saw. We will send to any
address a Saw exactly like any counterfeit.
warranted equal in quality or no sale at 60c,
per foot, Therefore do not be humbugged into
paying a first-class price for a second-class
Saw. A fact to bear in mind, that if the ma-
terial and temper are not of the very best
quality the shape of the teeth amounts to
nothing. A Saw, like a knife, will not out fast
without it will hold a keen cutting edge. We
have cut_ofi a. 14 inch sound basswood log in
eight seconds with this saw. Manufactured
only by

SHURLY 3: DIETRICII,
Saw Manufactures, GALT, Out.

For Sale by
DUCHABME, FLETCHER 35 00.
Detroit, Mich.
fflention this paper. 15nov6t

THE BEST FARMERS

,_ And all Warehousemen and Seed Deaiers.
Everywhere, Use the OLD RELIABLE

“BENIENNIAL” FANNING Mlll.

Theywill all tell you that it takes the (‘ocklo and
Oats out of “meat, and is the only perfect Cleaner.
" Grader and Separator of all kinds of Grain and Seeds.
The only Two-Shoo Mill and the BEST in the T\’or-lvl.
If you want some interesting ilifonuation about Ma-
chines that pay for themselves the first year, and bot-
tom prices. send your name on a postal card to us. WE
MAKE THEM. \Vhere did you see this advertisement?

8. FREEMAN &. SONS. Racine.]_\N,is.

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“-6 “.1” egg your name on our subscription l-or-k and HIJII THE l"0I'l.TR\' l'!'.El’I".ll rr;.ul.|rIy to you ONE YliARa_nd,uu|ne-
dmu-ly send a numberml Kvcelpt. \\‘hlCll \\'lll rnliilr: the holder to one nt‘ Ilm following 1.-rcscuis. lfuiy one demos two xe-
ccipxs they \\ ill be sent Iur SI, and their subscription WIH be entered up iar two years.

List or rnsssius Tc, E swan AWAY.

10 I’. 3. Government Bonds M3500 $5.000 any Plum-(on . . . . . . . . . . ..
10 l". H. (lrceubarhs of $500.... . l,00UPm'Iu-I Silver Frull Kn \
ll) l'. S. (:'reeI|l.1|rk<i of.$1lMI . . . . .. [.000 Gent's Porliul Knives,

1 Nlclu-l plated Columbia Illrycle .. I30 1,000 l'.S. (iron-huh oftl urn

  
 
  
 
  
  
  

 
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  

 

1 liranilfiquarc Piano. «in in our.‘ Gold Watches, izugnna llmemrnt Mir»
[Grand Cabin:-t Urn Jul) 10 Ladies‘ II ‘- H -- , mm
1 Three out Roekuuy 200 :0 Boys’ Sllvi-r *5 American ‘I JON
lfilher Dinner Service iou rfiollnlrr Diamond I-‘lngvr Rings «mu

5 Top Buggies . . . . . . . . . . . . . :lI'uten¢ Harvest:-rs . . . . . . . . .

20 I’. S. Greenback: of$’.') each 1000 _' UUO Pl»-zant Art l:nm,, ,, Loon
1uuo.\uiugraph Ahlunn, i.‘ (‘och ' boo .5 [Law Slit 1': ll‘ Sun I-urnllure . . . , . . . . . 1,000
2 Village Curls . . . . . . . . .. .“J0 l,-lI;0(iold Finger Illngs, Ladies’ Breast l‘lns, (an-nlo

' Scarf Fins, Lockets, Fans I. o|.n~r prcsuxts. yalued from ‘J0 rents to Cl. makes :1. grand aggregation in
l(.‘0,DOU presents, thus guzuunlrcing a present to each and «very new sulnnerlher who send» us {,0 cents.
All of the aliove presents Will be .-uurded in .1 fair and inn}-amul znanm-r. l'n-scnts will be sent to ans‘
part of llie United States or Canada. l\'oposta;:e will be uskml from any :.lllI:I‘,.'llrPl' to forward ]il’L~\i-n[;._
5C) CENTS which you send usis the regular price {or a yca.r's sul>scnpnuu and therefore we charge nothing
for the present. 0L‘lt l'Il0I"l’l‘ will be in your future purrmnuzc and the lll(‘l’(.I.~l"l mic we “ill get forour adxertmxx-.'
space. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FREE. UM five of your fnvnnls IIIJUIII ;ou by culling Ihis out :1n4Isliu\\'nig ll. lo llicm. Send
us_$2.5D and we will send ynu'l‘llE l'Ul.L'l"llY Kill-Ll'l.‘!t for one your. and one nuizihcrcd receipt for each of your
subscribers. and one extra for your trouble. .\‘o pustpom-zixent.
SEND TEN SL'l5:'(3RlBEl(S \\'l'l'lI 5.03 .nl.i up will 51 nd you 12 sI.bs«-npli-.x;s and thirteen receipts.
50   ' This offer will hold good till December 2lllh only. as \t:- shall lumt-llic nunibcx ofncw sub-
I scriptions to lU0,000. so we \--uulil £1d\'A:E all our incniis to ionurd subscriptions at an early
date, as in no case will they be received later than D-.-cexr r '.'UHi.
   Is the luv-~I .-nil ul-Irst eulitwl Pi.ultiy.T‘.uprr in the country and already has a circu-
lation in ::u.uuo I'L-|rlt'$. and uni)’ Tcqlllxea 70,L‘<iU more to get the desired number. It
wntaius sixtccnpugcs, beautifully illustralcd. Tells how to make poultry pay.

3%‘ H” 500 GOLD WATGIIES FREE

YOU Can 3 In u...r....; up the .ilm\«,- in: of 3:10.000 13' russrws, we .imu.~u to men.»
. ‘. >i‘5.‘JW to be dmdcnl equally among the first 500 :.ul.«sr-ril-ers rem.-ned. If you
Get T1115 send fiflcciiis y-2u_\\'1ll be cnllllfrd 1.. our nrcrn-r good I...» on: mrsrxr,
and il'_your lrucr IS. arming the first 500 received you will be entitled to this
 bcautilul \\.itLh. “C will print in lull in the January issue ul THE I’0L'l.TI’.\'
I .7
(ioltl “aid!
for 50 cts.

    

   
  
  

   
     
  
   
 
   

l\'lIFIl’lCl‘. tlu- ii.im<>.x' and addresses oftho winners oi the 500 GOLD \\‘AT(‘HES.
'l‘ln- ofl'vr is lmna liilc and will be Cistrled oumo the lcm~r. Send now, dun} Hall
HE   is so yull E§IL|L'Il5l|(‘d, lm‘-'lT|g ulreudy 110,001)
Subscribers, and is backed by ample capital.
so that c\<~ryom.—-iI'our ;,ul..~'cri|iers may bossun: ofgetlinp; wlml we promise. In
deed we could not afford otherwise with .1 paper that has uln.-urly secured 150.1200
siibscribeus-iii its rucrit.Undoulm.~dly some u he read this In-\\
departure will think an ullcr to '.::\'c .n\'ay 830,000 in pres-
ents is most unreuon lcand unpnintalile; but let us say to
.'ill.s‘urh prrsou: that i mists 8n_V\\‘|ll:fl'. from O'.’.':,t'()iJ to 15w,000
tuswlirc a largcmrrulation to .1 paper. We know ofs pub-
ll\l|I*l' that spent 50,0011 in one \\-«ck in givuig away free cup-
ll‘: an-l u<l\-ertisuig his papers. and the money was is ell spent,
for it sa-uun-:1 for him an establislie-i circulation that paid
gutill inter:-sh-on the investment. Pllbllalllllfi l"l0\\'(l(.li|)'5ll1U:C
mllu-r bctlnne on an extensive scale or not at all. It costs
_]U\‘[ as much for nmtlcr, :und_)u:at .’A.\ muull for illustrations,
1.-clrotypcs, cdunnul >er\|r:-‘S, rum and for Nclilllfl up the
type for a paper of 100 1.'u‘('lllallul'I as 11. docs for 2 paper with
‘l1I||,lJOUcirruléttion. On small Etlllluns. each one of the above
ems swrlls the final ofa single paper .1l.lnnm;,vly, but on \ery
large editions, the expense is spread over so many papers
tlm. it is almost cmnely lust thus you can see that large
‘ profits can be made only by doing 1| large business. This I5
pll'L‘lhcly what we prupu:.I: doing mm Tm; l'ouLnnr lizzrzs.
We will send a printed List of the Awards Free. and all
l’x-emits will be forwarded to lloldcrs ul Receipts as they
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* ‘ ,1: ‘: lier by the thousands, should at oucc go to work and help us

   to increase our list, by this grand and generous offer.
' W , 5-, _ Y c SeL:ure.sTHl'.' POULTRY KEEP-
.  .. ) /' '  L  Ts: ER one year, and one recupt
./  ; /-' kmul for one pmstant One number ol the paper _is worth double the

._ . bill/Scflpllihll prion. Ax to our re.-h‘ahili‘zy we rrjer those who do not
’ ~ A~....~' vs fu Hui] flunk or .115.-.-....z.'z. .1 qrnry.

RENIEDIBER these ‘are Presents to our subscribers given to lhem absolutely Free.
‘ 12-(font Postage Stalrlps taken.) ‘
Money In sum: of $1 or IE3: may be sent In an ul’IIln.|l'y letter at Ullf n-ilr, larger sum shoul-i be sent by Registered Letter

0* 1’U=1d1-Vuicmntl 3d<1re55€¢“° THE POULTRY KEEPER. 89 Randolph Street, chicago. III.

  
   

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Tundecreasc of the National debt
for the month of September, 1584. was
$12,047 629.

1 8 3 1 THE GULTIVATOR

AND

1 8 8 5
gnziutrg fientleznan

THE BEST OF THE
AgricultugUl_Weeklies.

Tar COL‘.\'TP.Y GHNTLE)lAN is the Lssnnw JOURNAL
of American Agriculture. In amount and practical
value of contents, in extent and ability of Correspon-
dence, in quality of paper and style of publication, it
occupies the FIRST RANK. It is believed to have
no superior in either of the three chief divisions of

Farm Crop: and Processes,
Horticulture 1!. Fruit Growing,

Live-Stock and Dairying.
while it. also include: all minor departments of rural
interest, such as the Poultry Yard. Entomology, Bec-
Keepiug, Greenhouse and Grapery, Veterinary Replies,
Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside Reading, Do-
uicstic Economy, andusummary of the News of the
Week. Its MARKET Kl>.POE'.T&l are unusually complete,
and much attention is paid to the Prospects of the
(}rops,a.s throwing light upon the most important of
questions-— When to Buy and when to ‘Sell. It is liber-
ally illustrated, and isinteuded to supply, in a contin-
ually increasing degree, and in the bust sense of the
term a

Live Agricultural Newspaper.

Althouigh the Counts! tizurrssmu has becn
GREATLY ENLARGED by increasing its size from 16
to 20 pages weekly, the terms continue as heretofore,
when paid strictly in advance; Os: Corr, one year,
$2.50: I-‘om: Comes $10, and an additional copy for
the yearfreeto the sender of the Club: Tan corms.
$20, and an u.dtli't4'oiial copy free to the sender of the
Club.

Q-All Nsw Subscribersfor 1.8-45. p-wing in advance
now, WILL ascslvs rs: PAPER WEEKLY, from. oua
nscslsr offhe rzmitazncc, to January lst, 1585, Wu‘):-
our cruncs.

3-SPECIDIPIN COPIES I-‘REE. Address

LUTHER TUCKER A‘. SONS Publi.sher.r,

Albany, N. Y.

20 Hidden Name 10 ots.‘
6pu:h50e.. yournnnshlddan byhand
”""“...":.“i‘n"..*"........°" °"‘“c“..‘3£‘:.7.‘.'a';
Topnchbocta. uotombouedod not
than ad for 10¢. but flour

017

I e-honed
age.-’|.ii:::T.|.st Ac. t

Greenwood Stock Farm.

POLAND CHINA SWINE

For Sale at Reasonable Rates.
Pigs in pairs and tries not akin. Breeding
Stock recorded in Ohio Poland China Record.
Parties wishing stock of this  will find
it for their interest to correspond with or visit

B. G. BUELla
Rondo, C-so Co., 11:11,

E18.
Little Prairie
lbiebtf

REMEMBER

THE VISITOR CLUBS WITH THE
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Clover Leaf Can

103 THE

eream Gathering System.

TEE CHEAPEST Aim
Bzsr. Has the largest
cooling surface. It is the
most successful
raiser and gives the
best satisfaction of any
can now in use. Patent
allowed. Send for price
list.

llcllall ll Duncan

Kalamazoo, llicli.,
Maniifuctiirers and dealers
in Creamery supplies.

Shouiithorn Bull Calf

FOR SALE.

This Calf took third premium at the Mich.
State Fair of 1884, in a ring of :20. Pedigree
and particulars sent on application.

GEORGE JUDSON.

SCHOOLCRAFT, Oct. 20, 1881.

The American Salt cumnany,

No. 70 and 72 BROAD ST., NEW VORK.

MINES NEAR NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA.
oflem the Pui-est Rock Salt for family and
packers‘ use. in any grade desired, lumps, crush-rd and
nd,i\t prices to suit trade. This Salt gives the
sglieet satisfnclloii wherever used. It will do more,
we-igt for weight, than any other Salt in the xnzikcrt.
lnovfit

    

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W(‘wllls1'l)ll you a watch orachnin
BY RIAILOK EXPRESS, C. O. D., to be
('xtlJlIlIll'4.I in-tom payinganyruoney
-. and if not satisi'actory,returncd ut

v our (-xpz-ii:-1,-. We manufacture all
,5 our vmtvhi-s and save you 30 per
 cent. Catalogue of 250 styles free.
Evory Wntcli warranted. Addn-.-is

STANDARD AMERICAN WATCH 30.,
PITTSBURGH, rs.

 

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2806 Lbs.Wg’t

I of two OHIO IMPROVED
HESTER HOGS

Send for description of this

    

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cream I

Kept in the omce or the Secretary of tho
MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE

Order, overtlu seal of a Subordinate Gr
Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary

Blank Record Books, (
: Order Book, containing 1

Orders on the

I .
Receipt Book, containing 100 Recoi ts
from Treasurer to Secretary, with stilib,

By-Laws of the State Grange, single

‘:,m=:,““°;*c,°‘.**,,“.b°*t:,*"*“ ., » ,.,  

0 r  e .._. 0799 y U 1'3 % Oglle 11 1'1 Q3013,

Notice to him. uent Mbmbers, P i’oo . so “‘°.T§vnv‘9:‘.§I.’Z.i”“.'¥l.‘“2.‘f.‘.”.3fa‘f"€-£‘:.?°’°'* ''°°‘

, Doclnration of urposes, per <l):rz., 6c.; 38-3VEIPG°°--<NN5g;I9°3f-s ch3¢Is'°.m- f t

' per hundred ....................... .. 40 15jnue 3° my‘

American Manual of Parliamentary Inw M
II II

H ll 65

880’! Mich. Sun Gnsnon.
SCBOOLCRAIT. MICE

EACHERSW —
me. 1.1,; of Supp],ig|I  ......e%.*.T.:e:.:2:.§:*.:,2I.%;:.*.:.*
I

And sent out Post Paid, on Receipt of Oasis 5
any:

and the tigriature ofita Alaater or semiaqfl
Porcelain Ballot Lfubleg, per hun&Qd_'__ 7,5 I Is the cheapest and best. The subject is made

to keep accounts with members, .... .. 1 00 I illould have 5 copy.
ress paid),... 1 00;

Treasurer, with stub, well bound,..... I0 I

50 Boornisrizn. N : Y.

well bound. ....................... ..
Blank Receipts for does, r 100, hound,
Applications for Mambo ‘p, per l00,.. . 60
Score ’s Account Book, (new style). . 60

'wiu:di-awsi Csrds, per doz.,....   2::
Diinits, in envelopes, per don, ........ .. 25

co ins 10c, per doz., ................ . . 76

TL GRANGE VISITOR.

Art, and Specialties. Application form mailed
for postage. SCHOOL SUPPLY BUREAU,
Chicago, Ill.

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I'i.sh’s American Manual of

PARLIAMENTARY LAW

I so plain that every Citizen or Society member
Circular of commendation free. Price by

mail pregpid; cloth, -50 cents ; leather tucks,

‘ 81.00. ostage stamps received

I Address, J. T. Conn, Schoolcraft. or

GEO. T. FISH.

Sawing Made Easy.
uonsncn uonmmosswmo MACHINE

SE1\T'.I‘ ON
30 IDAYS’

    
    

and all Saws ti-slog:-cuttirig—It In unr-

rocco T ................... .. 1 O0 . .
(H02, 0, L“,':°;)d Bums,’ _________ __ 40 A   would be cheapest at twice the price
80 Books .......................... .. lb
‘ddrflfilo J. T. COBB, best book for farmers and stock-raisers publislierl. g and  Subordinate Granges 1158 110 other paint.

Over ’l,100.psges and '.:,oo0 fine en;;r;ivi'ng.s_ Vionh,

five times its cost to any farmer Splendid induce

ments to good men. Write for c inn are and terms,
loctfit

C_ G_ G_ Pain“ Dem,‘ Mich‘ Street, New York, and receive book,

 

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Y0 U ,A  the truth uh<»ut.ln_\‘I>:n. Pu: \'nur

lies on paper iii :1 ‘vi '1‘ ' dv ,
1; s. S'l'.\.\'1).»l\£lFll)L ” W“ “W

  
 

famous breed. Also Fowls.
B. S|LVER,Cleveland,

16sep6t I

POLAND CHINAS!  0

Pine Grove I-Ierd. I
PORTER, CASS CO., contains over 100 head I
of Pure-bred Poland China. Swine; blood of ‘
the Butlers, Shellsbar er, Corwins, Com-
mander, Sambos, and  S. 1195 stock, all
recorded or eligible to registry in Ohio Poland
China Record. Parties desiring stock can be
e lied at reasonable rates. Call on or
3%, GIDEON HEBRON, Box 300,
lsep lyr Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Mich.

PATENTS.

LUCIUS C._WEST, Solicitor of American
and Fore‘ P&%§tB,k:l1dcC°0!11.‘l86llIl0l'in Patent l
(bases. at , pyrig ts, Assign-
ments, Caveats, Mechanical and Patent Draw-
ig. Circulars free. 105 E. Main st., Kala.-
nnmo, Mich. Branch oiiice, London, Eng.
Notary Public. aprltf

Prof. Kedzie’s Letter to the Ala
bastine Company.

AGRICULTURAL CoI.r.soi:, g
Lansing, April 19, 1884.
To M. B. Church, Manager:

DEAR Sm, ——The Alabastins 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 Alabastine seems to grow harder with
age, making a firm and coherent covering,
and has no tendency to soil the clothing by
smitact, as whitewash and calcimine will. I
am satisfied with Alabastine.

Yours faithfully, R. C. KRDZIE,
Professor of Chemistry.
nursrxoxs AND INFBINGEMRNT9.

Some cheap attempted imitations of Ala.-
bastine arebeing offered in some places to
Alabastiue dealers, under different names and
at very much lower prices than Alabastine
could be sold for.

A cnnsr, INFERIOR xsuurscrunsn wsnr.
rnusiz
canbemade so as to impose on the public
with less chance of detection when first used
than most
Amt Kim) on ADULTEBATION.

Commom calcimine appears to be a very
inir finish when first put on, but no one claims
that it is durable. Manufactured only by
Tim ALABABTINE Co.,

M. B. Curtrncu, Manager,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Slalu Agricultural College,

Lansing. Mich.

This institution is thoroughly equipped,hav-
ing 8 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
Chemis , Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
English anguage and Literature, and all
other branches of a college course except For-

‘ Languages.
mfiiree 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:
Srnnvc TERI! ...... .- . ........ . .February 18
suiunin TERM . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - -MW20
Auruim TERM .......... .. .. .September 2

Examintion of candidates for advunced
standing will be held February 18. Candidates
for admission, to College on September 2 my

recent themselves for examination either on
E3 20, or September 2 at 9 A. x.
or Catalogue apply to
R. G. BAIRD, Secretary.

German Horse and (low

P OWD E RS.

This wderhss been in use for many
cars tis largely used by the farmers of
cnns lvanis, and the Patrons of that State
hove ught over 100,000 pounds through
thsiizpurchssing agents. Its composition is
aufsecmt. The receipt is on every box and
Sound package. It is made by Dr. L. Ober-
tser’r Sons is Co., Phoenixville, Pa. It
keeps stock healthy and in good condition. It
helps to digest and assimilate the food.
Eorseswill do more work, with less food
while using it. Cows will give more milk
sud bsin better condition. It keeps poultry
health , and increases the production of eggs
It isalzo of great value to them when molt-
lng. Itis sold at the lowest wholesale price
E B. E. JAMES, Ksunuioo, GEO. W.
A 00.. 80 Woonsnmen S-2.. Dnrsorr,
THOB. MASON, 181 Wsrnn 8'r., Gincsoo,
uidALBEBT STEGEMAN, A.r.r.:eLn. Put
up in 60-lb.boxss (loose ,p-Else hen-r curs
$13.‘:-Ill; boxes (of b. nscksgos, Tm:

$60. 5 TON

WAGON SCALES.

Benin Box. Tsre Benin. Freight
Paid. ]-‘rs;-0 l"rIr‘4* List. Every Sill".
_n.d<lrcss JONES OF BINGRAMTUN,

LCAR

—-~ - BINGKAMTON. N. Y.

 

DAIRY TIUEEN (IHURN.

The easiest Churn to run in existence, Ie- v.

uiring but one-third the labor of any other
urn made. Worked by hand or treadle.
As easy to clean as a butter tray. A success
with wind-mill power. Giving the best of
satisfaction. Every Churn guaranteed. Send

for Price List.

Dairy Queen Churn Co.,
Ksuxszoo, Mica.

.7. 3-. English & Son,

Breeders of Thoroughbred and Grade
R E D PO L LE D

NORFOLK CATTLE,

SARANAC, MICH.

"T ' RED POLLED
 LE9 BULL. Prince
Albert. 729 English herd ‘took, of the Elmham
strain (extra milkers): gentle, vigorous, three
years old. Not wishing to inbreed, will sell
for want of use.

J. M. KN APP,
Bellevue, Mich.

ACME GREAMER and BUTTER COOLER

1oct‘2t

A combina-
tion by which
sllfsrmers can
make Cream-
er Butter as

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we las keep it
in is nice con-
dition until it
is marketed.
It saves two-
thirds the la-
bor. No ice is

._ . is strictly ii
_ _,' cold water re-
frigerator. The cream is taken from the top and is
clear of sediment. The most complete arrangement
forths Farmcrand Diiiryinan in existence. Agents
wanted. Send for circular and price list.

Mc0ALL at DUNCAN,

Kalamazoo, Mich.

BUGGY SHAFTS

RATTLE. RATTLE l
RUBBERS “NO GOOD.”

'5 CTS. l‘2PRICEl2 ANTI-RAT.TLERS (MAIL)
WANT AGENTS MOREY&.CO.'_AGRANGE ILL.

Item

lllllllll Mill Illll IIUMTII

Will find superior advantages for learning
Telegraphing, SHORTHAND and Type
Writing at the

KALAMAZOO

Business College.

A Practical Reporter is employed , to
teach Shorthand and an experienced 0 enter
to teach Telegraphing and Railroa Bus-
i ess.

  
  

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General Commission. Merchant,
. 161 South Water Street, Chicago,

Respectfully Solicits Consignments of

, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BUTTER, EGGS,
5 GRASS SEED. RAW FURS, HIDES. PELTS. TALLOW ETC.

BONDED AGENT OI‘ TEE  W. PRODUCE EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION,
Chartered Feb. 13th, 1877.

ALL ORDERS RECEIVE PROPER ATTENTION.

 
  
    

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Lv. llet.,D.G.lI.Al. 650 -- ‘ s 32 H 835 ‘- ' 430 -- Shllwell-— 12 42
-4 pom,“ n 7 55 u 920 in ; 933 u 535 u “ South Bend, 1 30 "
.. non, .. 8 5,, .. 953 .. 1,0 11 .. 8 20 .. I “ Grangers -__ i 50 -‘
Ar.l.‘nirsnd “ 940“ 102': « ;iios--l7o5-- , j‘_ $336111‘!-— 31:53:: _.,_
Lv.Dnmnd___._ 945-A1030“ lU45“I720“ u M, , "' 308.. 136.. inn,
-' Lansing __ 11 00 H 11 32 « 1150 -- 2 323 -- .. - °°°"‘" - .. ‘"'".‘.' u Pass’ 'r
-* ciiuio:t3_-_i14o -* 1206 rxi1222s.l 903" IA §;§ffb‘3',",; 233 .. Egg .. {:13 .. nxsfin
A1" B“'~'“° °’°°l‘ I i.~I' Bani: (3:32: 420 -* 355 H 235 -- 4’e3'Xx
Lv. Battle Creek l A’ Charlotte 5 24 II I ' 337 u 532 u
-- Vicksburg __ _______ .. mm, "- 60, .. :{5‘,‘5"r.'l H5 .. 0,, ..
: §[chool1¢;:ft_. 28 u ll ____ ___' AL D,,m,d:: 725 .. ‘,1 06 .. j 523 .. no ..
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:4 Granger: _—- _- Al‘. Hell , “ 305 “ ‘
" South Be1TlT- . “ Pong “ 845 “
H sci1iweii__' “ Del-mil. “ 950 “
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H Valparaiso“ ~ Flint-._..__ 3 15 -- 11 35 *- I 600 ~ I see ~
‘ Bedesdsle--- “ Lapeer_.._ 858 “ 12o7ul635 " | 912 “
C,1l]&P Cros *- Imlny City._ 9 25 H _____gt653 " 934 --
r. Cbicago.._ Ar. Port Huron. 1040 “ 128 “ I 7 50 “ 10 40 “
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Way Freights leave Schooicraft, Eostwud 5:35 p_ I‘. trial Standard Time,‘ which is one hour slower than
Westward, 10.05 A. M., except Sunday. ’ E‘“"‘m 5"‘md“'d T1319-

Nos. 1, 7 and s will stop at Durand 20 minutes can N0-L 3.-nd 0. My. All other mama daily. except
meals. 3‘“1d‘Y-

No. 4 will stop at Battle Creek 20_minutes for meals. , Nc1i;r=P:r; rfigrtglwgglggiéhtfizgsghnnsc

No. 1 will stop at Valparaiso 20 minutes for meals. nu, Bay City, Hamilton Niagara Fan.’ Bufialofullgevi

.

Nos. 3 and 6 have s Dkining Car attached between York, Toronto, Montreal and Boston.
Chicago and Battle Cree . gm-as ems

Where no time is shown at the stations trains will Dam’. cg?‘ on 3 and 8 We“ Igflfgfo k"“‘

not stop
1' Traiiis do not stop for passengers except on signal. Trsflc Manager. General Manager
E. P. Ksssr, Agent. Schoolci-an Mich

M. B. CHURCH “BEDETTE” CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, l\IICI-I..

PRESIDENT, ——soLu usmirscrunsns or:
Send for J ournsl. _._._ _. _ _
Issifin sn;LL0N:_ LEVI DILLON \  Jfi!‘/.I “I T5 O99
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D 0 s. AND sons. ,,

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IMPORTEBS AND BE-EEDEB8 OF

NORMAN HORSES,

(Formerly of firm of E. Dillon dz Co.)
NEW IMPORTATION

Arrived in fine condition June 15. 1884. Have

now a large collection of choice animals.

STABLES AND HEADQUARTERS

LOCATED A1‘ NORMAL,

Opposite the Illinois Central and Chicago and
Alton Depots. Street cars run from the I-aka
Eric 42 Western, and Indianapolis, Blo9ming-
ton, and Western depots in Bloomington,

direct to our stables in Normal. Address,

DILLON B1108.‘ NORMAL, ILL.
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Patented June 13, 1882.

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 yet 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 bad. They are all narrow, short, without spring, and in fact no
bed at all. While Tm: BEDETTE folds into as small space, and is as light as anything can be
made for durability. When set up it furnishes a bed long enough for the largest man, and is as
comfortable to lie upon as the most expensive bed. ‘

It is so constructed that the patent sides, regulated by the patent adjustable tension
cords, form the most perfect spring bed. The canvas covering is not tacked to the frame,
as on all cots, but is made adjustable, so that it can be taken olf 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
to add sufiicient clothing.

The “BEDETTE” is a. Household Necessity,

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

withinthereschof all.
PR I C E:

36 inches wide by 6} feet long, 88.60. 30 inches wide by 6} feet long, 83.00. 27 inches wide
by 4} feet long (cover nor adjustable) 82.50.

For ale by Furniture Dealers Everywhere.

  
   
  

To sell the AAlF.'ll.ICA.\‘ Horne AND FARM C1'C1.(lI‘ED1A. the I Secretary’ and C. L‘ Whitney, formerly Lecturer of luichigan State Grallget have used afld

the paint, and circulars for the whole

i3iisINEssII'IAon.i§ITII:iuioH. STATE GRANGET

NOVEMBER 15. 1884

MANUFACTURER

  uluuiféuuuu’
5  . Liuuill Rullllur Paul,

The

ONLY PAINT Kl'lll3'l»‘-X
T0 SCIENCE

_ '.‘-’.1CC‘.‘S5I’Lll1'.‘ .
SlSL 1116 action 0;"

MOISTURE, SUN.
SALTAlR&WATEF:,

FUMES FROM COAL
GAS, &c.,

and therefore the

 CHEAPEST PAINT

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.‘?¥,,,,,',‘,",,,‘;;‘,f§',,,,,, mm,“ 3,38,, ,0” TEST TRIAL. ] HOUSE, SHIP, cm.

16 ms. per doz., .....  .......... .. 1 80 . - , T1-:LEGRApH’ op
The National Grange Choir, single copy ‘W ' S-I-EAMBOA-,.

40 cents. Per dozen ............... .. 4 00  '
Rituals, single copy, ................. .. 26 \ PAINTING

" er doz., ..............  .... . . 2 40 V, - .. ~—-

“ or Fifth’ Degree, for omons A... —--z '5 . —’ — \ .1 7 1. D
m‘.“'.'i“-‘-‘Z'.'..*L‘l.‘..°f’.l”."...."‘.'.;e.;.;;»: ':'.;."u;; ‘° ..§::.:2.ec:"* ms "°°‘*'“'*** W" “W  F” ‘ “U33 55'

PAINT AT rscrov PRICES.

VVe pay the freilghtiiind sell you ET: the lowest wholesale factory
e were t e st concern t at sold to Patrons and we do ‘t t t; k '

R. H. Thomas, Secretary Pennsylvania. State Grange say’s: n wan S om eeper S trade now‘

Grange expenses for 8. lifetime by purchasing your paint.

prices, the some as it you came to] the
, Brother

"Many of our members have more than saved the},-
H ” B th ithlasts many times longer. than any other paint, and
per go on. to er omas was formerly ii painter. Brothers J, T. Cobb,

a 0 (1 th' ' ,
Masters and Secretaries supplied with cai-ggroimspeciiilielifilndf

Grange. All consumers should address Patrons’ Paint Works 76 Fulton
“Everyone their own Painter ” ’

TO THE PERSON

That can Prove :

That we don’t Carry
the largest Stock.
911d, That we don’t g'ive,bet-

ter bargains.

3rd, That We don’t deal fair-
er thz_a.n any clothing
house in western Michi-
gan.

NOW WHEN YOU COME TO GRAND RAP-
IDS DON’T FAIL TO VISIT WITH US.

WE MAKE GREAT ourwsnn
snow BUT HAVE HON-
EST GOODS nvsrns,

AND LOTS OF THEM.

Men’s Overcoats $2.50, 4.50, 5.00 up to $3500,
Boys’ Overcoats $2.00, 2.50, 3.00 up to $8.50.

lst,

In Menjs and Boys’ Suits we can suit all at
prices 20 per cent. less than others.

Mind you can save your expenses
to come to our city. giving you a
chance to see the wide-awake metrop-
olis of Western Michigan.

BE SURE AND SEE US.
Scour oueun on

38, 40, "AND 42 CANAL smssr,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

sl...:.u7/Loin 

We are the 0riginal_Grange 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
they get an order. We buy from first hands In large quantities
and carry in stock all the goods we handle, emhracin Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots. Shoes, Hats, Caps, Fancy Goods, Hosiery. Gloves,
Underwear, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware. Sewing Machines,
Hardware. Tinware. Guns, Revolvers, Fishing 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 upon receipt of postage.

cents._ It IS a_ book of 216 pages. 8%x 155 inches. with over

3.300 illustrations of articles we handle. 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 & 229 Wabash Avo.. Chicago. Ill-
20H1;ilden Name

 loo. 6 p 50¢. ournsino
.....,.. I s a."“’{‘°'e.‘i’n""‘. ‘;.‘2.‘£‘.fi‘
at o owes c. in
completely embossed cum‘; with name:
l5c., packs soc. (not the chssp embossed

FENNO & MANNING,

lluul llummlsslun Mulchanls.INE

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