‘:-——Z—"":“., “ THE FARMER IS OF MORE’ C0.NSEQUElV(}E TIIAN TIER" VOLT l0.—NO. 24. g WHIJLE H0. 200. TSC:H()()Ll(j3‘RAFT, MICH.,lllEC»EMBEl{ 15, 1884. £.ua.1q\’I 339ll°0 lav A’-“A1Ti’JlI, ANI) SHOULD BE FI1?ST IEIPROVEIJ.” Combined n1o:1thly<-irnilsiion [Printed by Kalamazoo Publishing Col} Pnbli.-ill:-rs of the Duily and Weekly TeIogi'.".ph, of the (hive papers, 72,500. Entered at the Post Oiflce at Kala- mazoo su_3econd Class matter. @719 grunge fliisiiar (ENLARGED) rubllshed on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for 85.00. 3. T. COBB, Editor & Manager, To whom all communications should be ad- dressed, at Schoolcraft, Mich. Remlttances should be by Registered Letter, Mr-ns Order, or Draft. ,.,,,. 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Advise this oflicc at once of a change in your address or if numbers fail to reach you. Officers Natlonal Grange. ML5!xn«—J’. J. WOODhIAN,Pa.w Paw,M ich. 0vnnsmm—PUT. DABDEN, . . . . Mississippi. Lnorunnn-HENRY ESHBAUGH, Missouri. 8'.l.'EWA.BI>—W. SIMS, ............. . .Ksnsas. A351‘. S'.rIcwLnD—JOHN J. ROSA, Delaware. 0nu7ur1I—H. O. DERVIES,.... .Maryland. 'l‘nussunna-—F. McDOWELL,.. .Now York. SlO’Y—W. M. IRELAND, Washington, D. C. Guru-Kn1n>nn—JAS. DEAI-‘EB, ..... . .Msss. G.lB1l5—MBS. J. J. WOODMAN,..M:lchiga.n. Pouom.——MRS. PUT. DARDEN, Mississippi. Pz,ona--Mas. I. W. N'ICHOLSON,New Jersey Lu)! Assn‘. S'.l'EWABD—MB8. Wu. SIMS,Kan Executive committee- D. WYATT AIKEN, ..... ..South Carolina. E. D. Bmuuam. .................. ..Ohio. DB. J. M. BLANTON, .......... "Virgina Officers Mlchlgan state Grange. IL-0. G. LUCE. ................ 0.—A. N. woonnurr, . . . . .. . .Watervliet. I.no.—JOHN HOLBROOK, ...... ..Lansing. s.-8. A. TOOKEB, ........ “Grand Lodge. A: s.—A. B. CLARK, .... .... ..Morrice. c.—1P. B. WILLARD ....... ..White Pigeon. 1'nus.—8. 1'. BROWN, ....... . .Schoolcra-ft. sIa..—-J. T. COBB, ........... . .SchooIcx-aft. G. K.—EI.IJAH BARTLETT, .. . . . .Dryden. onns.- mas. M. '1‘. COLE, ..... . .Pal.nJyrB. Polo1!'_.—MB.S. LYDIA DRAKE, Plainwell. !'r.ona—MBS. D. H. STONE ............ .. LA. s.—Mas. A. B. cmnx .... ..Morrice. Executive committee. mos. r. MOORE. ch’n-..- - ----Asiriasy n. n, PLATT. ------------------ --Ypvlwtt JOHN PORTER, .......... ..Gmmd BaPi'3B- THOHAS MARS, ........ ..Be1'rien Center. .1. Q. A. BUBB1NGT0N,.......-~-Tnmlm Wu. sA1'rnnLEE -------- --Bi*'minsham- J’. G. BAMSDELL .......... ..Trsverss City. 3, 9. LUGE, J. 1'. cons, ..... ..Ex-ofiicio. State Business Agent. TZBOHAB MAS0N,............0hi6880: 111- ceneral Deputy. Jomv nonnnoox ............. Special Lecturers. Than. I. Ioore.........Ad.rla.n, Lensweeflo. _g¢u.k hmpmm, _, .... . . Tustin, Osceola Co. I. L. Btovonl. ...... ..Perrv. Shin"-599° 0°- Jagon Woodman,” ..Paw Paw VanBureu Co_ 5, N, woodmfi,_,,_ ..Watervliet, Ben-ion 00 Hr. Perry flsyo,..Battle Creek, Calhoun Co. In. Pen-y mayo, .Battle Creek, Calhoun Co- Enrnov the hired hand whose dothes are patched mhfront, rather film behind. "' ' addreulsrkint lisiiullaial Eelrailmeil. 151' MRS. D. M. GARNER. For the Visitor. The morning sun, opens his drowsy eyes. And spreads a radiance o’er the eastern skies, Gliding all nature with 8. beauty bright, Dispelling all the clouds, and mists of night. As if by magic, nature has unfurled A cloud of beauty o'er the slumbering world. The tears she wept, through all the hours or’ night, Are sparkling gems by m01'ning’s ruddy light. The sweet voiced songster carols forth its lay, And everything proclaims the birth of day. The tasty farm house is revealed to view, By the soft radiance of the morning new. It stands alone, the only work of art, .EllC3S8(l withm the depths of nature's licurt. Now s.ll’s activity, without, within, Each hurries forth his duties to begin; With quick firm tread the funn-hand hustes away To feed the stock tin.-i1' corn and fragrant bay. The liusbzindman a moment stands serene, Nozixig the quiet beauty of the scene. He sees the meadow, rich With golden grain, The azure sky, verdure of hill and plain, And smiles, to think this beauty all his own. That by his toil here thrifty crcps were grown, Meanwhile, theihousc-nicid lights the kitchen fire. The wreathing smoke arises higher, higher, Until dissolving into mist on high ‘Tis lost to view within the azure sky. And now the maid moves quickly to and fro, The matron to the diary hastes to go, VVhere golden butter and lucious cream are seen, And everything is cool, and sweet, and clean. Now hungry men into the house repair, Wash clean their hands and neatly comb their hair; The soiled costs that to the barn have been, Are changed for clean ones buttoned to the chin. With taste and neatness is the table spread; There’s fragrant coiiee, brown and snowy bread, Fresh eggs, potatoes, berries. butter, meat, And all prepared, in tempting form to eat, The meal is finished, and a chapter read, And then in earnest prayer, each bows his head. Then husbandman and farm-hands haste away, To enter on the duties of the day.‘ The well trained farm dog knows that he can help, And drives the cows with many a bark and yelp Down to the pasture where ’tis cool and sweet, And all day long, they dose, and drink, and eat. Soon in the field the heaps of golden grain, Lay prostrate by the mighty reaper slain. How quick in shining rows the bundles stand, Bound and placed there by earnest hands. The farm boy whistling with his work keeps time, Or softly sings some old familiar rhyme. Tis “Yankee Doodle" "Rally ’rouud the Flag,” No matter what, his footsteps never lay, Within the house there's not an idle hand. The baking done, the fruit is picked and canned. There‘s ironing, sweeping, dusting to be lone, Thus quickly pass the hours, one by one. Sweet flowers are placed in basket and vase. Its half past eleven. says the dinner bell, And to the toiling men its echoes tell Of smiling matron, and of tidy maid. 01" tempting dinner in a cool room luid. Of time to rest the Weary aching feet, In quiet room or cool shady retreat. The dinner o'er, the farm hands haste away, To seek repose upon the fragrant hay, The farmer doses in his easy chair, Or having just 2. little time to spare, He takes the weekly paper, glances o’er The agricultural news, and perhaps more. Tis three o'clock, dinner work is done. Softly through shaded windows comes the sun. The canned fruit stands in tempting shining rows. The bars are full of smoothly ironed clothes, No speck of dirt, or dust is anywhere On polished stove, white table, floor or chair. The weary matron sits, with folded hands. While a stray sunbeam rests upon the bands Of silver hair that on her temples lay, Then softly as it came, it glides away. A thought of sadness steals into her breast, A thought that from this toil she'd like to rest. She thinks how through the sultry summer heat Her children toil, with weary plodding feet. Then comes a vision, of the woe and sin, That in the path of pleasure enters in, lo: !'artihnng' Belt, Patrick. llama City, Michigan. Haw dissipation lures the unwary youth, From paths of virtue, scbcrness, and truth, And then :-be says, ' Gull bless the dearr old farm That shelters loved ones from the teu1ptcr's harm." Meanwhile the daughter softly steals ave uv, Into the parlor cool, lo sing and to play: The soft sweet melody of “Home Sweet Home” Floats gently on the air, from room to room. Not long can mother rest, or «laughter play, The weekly mending must be done to-day. The house maid in her chamber all alone, Though hands are busy, gently thinks of one, Who by the labor of his strong right arm, Willearn enough to buy :1. cozy form. VVhere they can live in joy, and love at last, And all this toil for others will be post. Supper is over. The evening chores are done. In crimson splendor sinks to rest the sun, Paler and paler, glows the western light, Softy the twilight deepens into night, Slowly the weary toilers gather home, Just as the stars appear within the dome. Each tnkcs a l.);1.th, and then in fresh ole-.111 clothes The hard wozdcsrs go to seek repose: \Vhilc nestling ncsth the diamond studded skies: Serena and quiet, now the farm house lies. Tis nine o'clock. VVithin. the snowy beds, Are laid the aching limbs, and weary heads. Soon gentle slumbcrs breathes o'er every eye, And in uuconciousness the sleepers lie. Without no sound breaks on the Summer night, But all is peacefull ’neath the moon’s pale light. 0! faitliful toilets, for the .\'atl0.n’s bread, Long seems the path, your weary footsteps tread But many of our noblest grandest men, The humble tillers of the soil have been; ‘Tis well trulilnll muscle, intelect, and soul, That on life's battle field assumes control. The isrm’s a school, where all iha‘."s uoble’s taught, The purest lessons and the deepest thought. ‘Tis everywhere, around, beneath, on high, Nature's sublimest, grandest lessons lie. Then toil on, improve each passing hour, To bring to mind and heart a richer (lower. Sometime perhaps, to lofty hights you’ll rise; And gather to yourself, the richest prize. Divisburg, Mich. Genilemen’s Driving Horses-—What They Are, And What They Can do. it is generally supposed that the class of horses entered at our fairs as “Gentle1nen’s Drivirg Horses,” may be of any “loW bred” breed of horses, which may he picked up on almost any farm if possessed of good style, and easy graceful motion; .-sud it is further generally supposed that any person with “half an eye” for horses, can select the hcrse that will take the premium in that class. But whatev- er may have been the case formerly, that condition of things by no means exist today. In the first place, while style and ease of motion are by no wise unimportant, yet there are other requisites to-day for this class of horses. And instead of any per son who happens to know a handsome horse when he sees it, being a good judge of the proper uuimal for that class, it requires not only great ex- perience, but a great natural capacity to see at a glance all the various points that make the perfect horse; and the skill required in selecfiing this class of horses is many fold keener and nicer than is required in selecting the plump trotting horse, for in the latter only the reduction of quarter seconds is essential in the former, all the noinis that go to make a perfect horse. (including at this date great speed ) are essentials. In the gentleman’s driving horse these qualities at least must unite: Form, style, grace of ac- ion, speed, endurance, and a kind dis- position. Perhaps one of the most perfect animals of that class is the well known msre “Hattie Hixon." with more than a State reputation. “Hair.- tie Hixon” 1'sf_own<-:d by Mr. Frank Konkle of Grand Rapids; she is a bright bay mare about 16 hands high, and sixteen years old, a kind, true, andaafe family horse when driven by Mrs. Konkle, but is instantly trans- formed into a high headed, high-lifed, stylish “driving horse” when Mr Konkle gathers up the reins, thus seeming to he possessed of two en- tirely different natures and disposi— tions. One year ago last fall when 15 years old she won the “Gentleman’s Driving Horse” purse inside of 2:40, to a buggy without fitting or training. ; would not take her from Mr. Konkle. old she l0f.l\' fine first inonc-y away from :1 horse having a :2::;o 1c':«1'd, and owned by A. Brown of Kalamazoo. She is an American star, and $5,000 Mr. Konkle has recently purchased a $1.500 ii year old colt “Maud K.” She stands 16 hands high, is a whole bright bay with black points, and trots to pole inside of three minutes. She isu finely l:-red colt being sired by Fisk’s “l:Iam'ule.':onian Star” with first dam Magus. (".:arl:«, and second dam "Old Hero." This colt is also purchased ; for the c.':.ss above alluded to, and Mr. R. has recently been negotiating for the pnt'¢.}.‘1aSe of a 3 year old mate for “Maud K." at the price of $1.600. From Mr. K‘ nkle who for a kind of recreation handles this class of horses, we found that from $500 to $5,001) me not unusual prices for gentle1nen’s Driving Horses. AI\'L‘HUR. How to Tan Sheepskins. VVl:£n—~ farmers kill but a few sheep dur.i.:.-g the seasori they can make bet"- tc: use of the pelts than to sell them 5!’ may know how to presrrve them. For mats lake two long-wool skins anal make a strong suds, using hot water; when it 2'.-' cold wash the skins in it, carefully s‘(1ll.€(*Zll2R‘ the-In br—:tWeen the lzands to get the dirt out of the wool, tlien wash the .~‘«::1p om with cold, clear water. lldvsarrive aluin :lU(l salt, each 3 half pound. with :1. little hot Water sliilicieut to cover t-he skins and let til-in soak in it over night for twelve hours, then hang ow 1‘ a pail to drain. Wlien they are well drained spr--.ad or stretch carefully over a hoary’ to dry. When :1 little damp, ha'.'.- yrs ounce of saltpeter and alum prxlveiubzed and sprinkle on the fish side c" each skin. rubbing in well, then .';.y the flesh sides together and hang in zine shade for two or three days,turnin,,- the under skin upper- most every day until perfectly dry, then scrape the flesh side with blunt knife to remove any remaining scraps ol'fl:-:Sl1. Trim oil‘ projecting prints; rub the flesh side with the hands. ’l‘hey will be very white and hand some, suitable fora door or carriage mat. They also make good mittens. Lanibskins, or even sheepskins, if the wool be trimmed ofl evenly to a half or three-fourths inch l()ng,make beautiful and warm mittens for la dies or gentlemen. and the girls with little practice can make them. Drainage for Profit. A {cw croakers seem to fear that the work of undcrdraining is already car- ried to excess, that tiles are killing orchards, drying up farms and caus- ing floods and drought. The Indians Bureau of Statistics made an investigation about two years ago of the influence of tile drainagr upon production in that State. Two periods of five years were selected, one before drainage was begun and the other after most of the farms had been drained, the area examined being one township in Johnson county. As near as could be determined. the average yearly yield of wheat for a period of five consecutive years bnfore drainage was nine and a half bushels per acre. The same land and tillage, after drainage, in a period of five con- secutive years, produced an average of nineteen and one-fourth bushels per acre. Comparing the corn crops in the same way for the same ti1ne,it was found that the average yearly yield before drainage was thirty-one and three-fourths bushels per acre, and, after drainage, seventy-four and one- fourth bushels per acre. This agrees with the report of Secre- tary Chamberlain, who gets forty—one and one-half bushels of wheat on an average per acre when his land is properly tilled and manured,and only twenty bushels per acre when the. land is not drained or manured. What percentage of the large yield was due to drainage and what to manure we are not informed. But it is a fact that the efl."ect of manure is much more beneficial on drained than on un- drained land. How to Keep sausage. A Writer in the South and West, gives the following on keeping sausage until spring: “As soon as possible after making your sausage make in in small cakes, and fry until done. Remove from the skillet and pack closely in stone jars until within five or six inches of the top, and then fill to the top with melt- ed lard. Afu 1' the lard has cooled ex- amine closely and if there are any holes fill them with melted lard. Tie closely and set away in the cellar until wanted for use. When you desire to use it take out what you wish for one time and set in the oven till the lard is melted, which pour back to exclude the air. Pour some warm water over the sausage while hot, cover. and let steam for a few minutes. Prepared in this way it will keep for months and Last fall at the fair when 16 years Color of Horses and Cattle. Long ¢-xperlelxcc ill linglamd has proved that brmvii colored ll0l‘:lv'-.‘S, and especially those of t:m11ed 1nu7.7.le prove the l1:u‘. same line been found to be the case in -\1nerica, and then follow the clear dapple gray. Other colors scorn to be about eqlmlly lnmly, although pure white and red roam are considered the least so. lint we know horses ot tlwse two colors, as well as others varving from the Ilrst three "above Inentioued, to be pc1‘fcctlvl1:rrdy 9.11:1 enduring. .\s A. rule-, it is the l)1'ee«l coupled with the soil rmd the food on which they are l'€.il.l‘t:(l, which mark»: the-, di1l’e1‘e11ce in l1:1r(li11csS and €ll(llll‘1lll("r.* of lmr-cs. and the best of these should always be sought after by breeders and rearers. V That was good sense on the part oi tllejudgges on Jersey cattle exhibited at the lat-=. .‘~‘ll0W of the I-English Agri- culturzrl .\'ocicty, in paying p2!l‘El(‘,lllill‘ attention to the “yellow points.” A5 they were termed. A yellow skin and yellow inside the cars denotes. the-_v szud. ‘-luiglily coloretl cream," vrlzivlz is equivalent to saying rich milk. The "'l)l.u:k points" as so strcmiouslv con- temlml for by at small part-_v of ling- lish zmd A1ne1'ic:—ux lxrceders. tliey srrv denote nothing at :1ll;ne-ltller do solid colors" and it is an absurdity to assert that the zinirnuls thus marked possess any superiority in the dairy or other- wise. 'l‘l1e1'c are alike good and in- (l1ll'c1'P11t of all slmdes and colors, wlietlwr lZllf‘_V are solid or broken, as is dzrilv proved anioliq the lllllllE‘l'0llS l:e+1‘«l.~' of .l:>1‘s<-ys, bred on [lmir own native island or in foreign mun‘r1'ies. Advice to Farmers. 'l‘l1e1"ollm.vin5_», is Mr. J. W. L'.u1g’.s‘ advice to 1’:m'm>re. conr-Iruing the treat- ment of worn out lllll(lSI "l)on't try to 1'enovz1.tc 1:111:15 that ought never To have been cleared. “D4-n’t iimlertakc to restore :1 piece- ol‘ worn land wiilxout giving: it ‘,1 good rleul oi’ lmnl, sharp thought oc1'ore— hand. D0111 get «liscouraged i11 the llrst at- tempt; nor attempt too large it piece the first time. Ker-pa strict and just account with each iiuprovement, and study the lesson it presents. ‘‘Don’t- try to improve wet lands un- til properly !lli(lel‘(ll'dlll(:‘(l. “Don’t be afraid to lay out a few dollars in a well devised farm improve- ment. (let up it faith in yourself and in your farm. "Do11'tfail to thoroughly learn the diilerence between my per cent and 110 per cent. ‘‘Don’t: be too szmguirie art the first success, or too discouraged at the lirst failure. “l)on’t keep on selling bone off the farm, and not buying any back for a fertilizer. “Don't neglect to make and save all the ma11ure—s01id and liquid——and all fertilizing inaterial possible about the farm to use as judgment directs. “l)on’t sell hay and buy stable ma- nure, or depend wholly on commer- cial fertilizers. ‘‘Don’t take :mybody’s say so, but examine for yourself, and do your own thinking. "Don’t despise books or book farin- ing, but read, retlect and act.” The Egg Question. The present manner of disposing of the egg product is a gross injustice to both producer and consumer Wherein a Daily Telegraph re- porter who Visited 14 grocery stores this morning for the purpose, pm- poses to show. He saw all sorts and sures of eggs, and, weighing one dozen taken promi.-cuously at each place, found their weight in ounces to be as follows: ]8. :34. 26. 22, 20, 28;, 23, 2-1, 26, 21.}, 22. 20, 19, 17;. It is plain that the consumer who buys small eggs by the dozen gets on an average only 11- pounds while the purchaser of large eggs secures 1; pounds, making a 50 per cent fraud that the former is compelled by the present custom of handling the product to submit to. And this is not the only inj ustice. The farmer who brings to market 28,} ounce eggs gets no more than the one who has 17; ounce eggs to sell. In other words the man who buys or sells eggs the BIZB of a butter- nut pays and gets the same price as the fortunate purchaser or seller of eggs sometimes on exhibition in edi- torial sanctums in t-he interest of the lIldl]ilI'lOllS hen. There is only onejust way of dispos- ing of the egg product and that is the one in vogue in California and all of the Pacific and Rocky mountain S‘-ates and territories and that is by weight instead of count. The eastern States cling to the latter without other reason than that is hoary with age. Iris, however, one of the old things that it may not be "new fangleu” to right, and which “equal and exact justice” to all concerned demands an immediate move to remedy. Every grocer visited condemns the present practice and expressed a pur- pose to unite in an effort to extermin- ate the fraud.—Telegraph. The ostrich farm at Anaheim, Cali- $soias's fiwarlmwl. Scnooncsnr. 1. T. Conn, OUR CLUBBINGTLIVSIT‘. Rt-gnlur Wm. Price. Vun-nlg, American Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . .31 00 3 3;, American Grange Bulletin. .. . . 1 50 1 75 Atlantic Monthly . . . . . . . . . _ . _, 4 00 3 90 habyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 8.’: Breeders Gazette.....__._,,__ .3 00 2 (Q, Century (Sci-1bner‘s) ......... ,_ 4 no 4 10 Chzrutzwqua. Young Folks Jour- , 1‘-'41) .................... .. 75 1 2:; Cultivator and Country (len- tleman .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 50 ; mi T)emoresl' Monthly _ . . _ _ . _ _ _, 2 cu ; 10 Detroit Free 1': ese (with House- hold) 120 1 50 Fri - .1. -‘ :o.l(l and Fireside . . . . . , 1 00 1 lo Fa-my r's {Review . . . . . . . . . . .. l 50 l 70 rlarper’5 Monthly .".laguzine.. . -1 U0 4 ()0 Harper-s Weekly _ . _ , , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,_ 4 01) 4 on Harper’s Buznr . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 00 4 00 Harper's Young People . . . . . . .. 2 00 2 20 Husbaudmsn.................100 100 Independent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 00 3 lb inter Oct:-ziu Chicago. (Weekly) 1 00 l 40 Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ‘.1 D0 1 7:; .\'ut!o11slFz1.1m and Fires1'«!o=_ _ _ 1 ()0 1 10 North American Review . . . . __ -5 U0 4 50 Ohio Farmer . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l 2:’; l 6.‘; Our Little Men and Women. . _ 1 (30 l 2.‘: Our Little Ones . . . . . , . . . . . . .. l 50 l 7.’: Poultry Bulletin . . , . . _ _ _ _ _ , __ 1 25 1 50 Post, Detroit (weekly) , _ _ _ _ _ __ 1 00 1 40 ltural Yorker New (including free seed distribution) . . . _ . _. ‘.3 00 L’. 1'1 Scientific A1nerican.. .. ... 3 20 Li 2» St. N1cho!n.s..._.._.._,.._ 300 31;, Tribune, (ll11'cugo,(week:y)__ _, 1 00 1 -11» File Punsj: :'W»:ekly) . . . . . . . . .. l no 1 2.’- Toledo Blade _ . . . . . . . . . . . , _ .. I 00 l 45 Vicky Monthly . . . _ _ _ _ . . . , _ , , __ 1 25 l .511 Wide Awal-u«1..._...._...,,,_ 5500 301) weekly Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J 59') 2 MI Wum:ru‘9 Century . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 DU 1 30 VVw re: ;.cc‘;fnily call the attention of our readers to the above cl'.1bl>i1.v,¢.>: list. It l~ to your advantage to si1l1sC1'l'ue in this way am! we believe Ilu }:d.;J(‘I' can ctler you better terms than we do. Thoeedisirlng sample copies of any of these paw-rs should sent] ‘;*.tllDpS fr-r pos£.age., on them. SECRETARY'S REPORT FOR 1884 T0 IHE STATE GRANGE. Wm-tI:_y 1l[0.s'l1,‘7' and 1v'clZou~ 1’at1'(ms.- The Patrons of Mic-liigain, by their l‘(:plT(‘Si'i1l:tIlV’€S are again convened in zuinual S(:’S.‘%lUll. The friendly greetings that I have witnessed, and the smiling faces I see before me all declare that the Urdu-r of Patrons of Husbandry still rnaiutains in this State the i1.- tcgrity 01' its existence. and is animated bv that fraternal spirit which is its strong bond of union. The time seems short since my eleventh annual report was made to the legisla- tive body that preceded you, but short as it seems the routine of a full year’: work has been performed, and it is now mv duty to present i11 form the results. Those results are not in every respect as fluttering as I could wish. Rain and sunshine naive blessed the earth, and ubumlsmt harvests have crowned the lubors oi‘ the husbundinuri. They have gathered to their hams of the crops or the field, and their animals have no lack of needful food for the winter that is before us. All this is well, and should fill our hearts with thankfulness. But the in- dustry of man which has been so gene- rously responded to by mother earth, throughout the length and breadth ot the State, and has so well prepared us i11 basket and store, to loo < out upon the World with a feeling of complacent security has not been confined even in the agricultural communities of the State to agriculture and its dependant industries. This has been a year when the industry of the politician has been conspicuous, and men of every occupa- tion without clearly knowing why, ha‘/+: given thought, and time, and money to 21 political campaign of grout activity and mainly conspicuousfor its personal defamation, and for its wantof import- ant questions of vital national import- ance that should have a towering prominence above the storm of per- sonal sound-.1], and charges of ofliclal corruption that were sown broadcast by noisy stump orators, and an un- scrupulous partisan press. As our figures will show diminislied receipts for fees and dues from the Subordinate Granges of the State; and also from the subscription books of the V1s1'ro1z, I am disposed to ascribe in part at least this loss to the absorbing interest in politics which has every- where prevailed. The total disbursments tor the fiscal year ending November 30th. 188-1, will be given in detail in the report of the executive com mlttee as ascertained from an examination of the books in the oflice of the Secretary,and it is there- fore unnccessary to duplicate that statement in this report, but l give the gross amount of DISBUBBHENTB for the year as ascertained, at . . . . . .8 8,87!) 47 RECEIPTS. The receipts from all sources for the year were:— For fees and dues .... ..O_-1,387 27. " Subscriptions to the be almost as nice as when fresh.” foruia still flourishes. Visrron .............. .. 2,643 22. For Advei-tising...... .. 724 97. “ Supplies sold . . . . .. 500 0.3. “ Interest collected.. . 222 00. Total receipts... . .... . . . . . . $8,368.61 Leaving a balance on the wrong side ofthe ledger of.... .... ....8 606 9 v was Gasman 'YIsI'.l'0iB. MICHIGAN PATRDNS IN SESSION. The twelfth annual session of the Michigan State Grunge has come and gone. It is Monday morning the til‘ cznth of December. a date that all this issue should he in the mails or in the hands of subscribers. But it was Saturday evening when we reached home from Lansing, hence the delay. But we must say a few words about the session, and then get to press as s')on as possible. teaching Lansing 2 1 DECEMBER 1.3. 1884. State does not increase with the in- crease of cultivated land in the State, and thereis an eager desire on the part of the combination to secure the trade. j 'l‘he security for fair prices rests en- ’ tiri-ly on the niaintainance of such busi- ncss relations with our friends, as shall make those relations of mutual ad- vantage. .\'o new developments ll1l‘€g‘;Il‘(l to the drive well suit have come to my knowledge. It still remains on the dockct of the l'n'ited States District tourt at Grand llapids awaiting the action of the prosecutors. In any other biisiiicss but litigation Lhisdelay would be intolnt-rable. Ilut there delay is usually an iiiiportaiit This is first time in the history 01 : '3. his State organzation when its ex- penditures for the year, have exceeded its receipts and in this there are no clr-- , cuinstazices that iiceu awaken appre- he ‘ i for the future of the Order in M DO YOU KNOW? We shall be greatly disappointed in our readers if they do r.o: manifest a strong interest for their homes M. d send us hundreds of names for our clubbing combinations. Our list ftr ladies and children is unexcepti<;ra‘.ly gocll. Why not 8811:; at least one of these papers or magazines into every home where the Visi'i'on goes? Have you weighed the result‘? EXCHANGE TABLE. is me (nines arms our A imminent bi».-eder said the other day that the Breedcris Gcrzcfte wai- 8’-’I‘-UD2 to be such a good paper he C)Uld not keep up with the times with- out it. Its engravings of noted animal.- are 31W?-.V=5 g00d- The dairyman especially cannot aifird to be without it. Among other editorials is one on the Diiry Herd B mic, recommending a herd book for the pmforiiiances of animals without regard to breed. but simply for quantity and «pislity Ol I-‘ruin zh.-i l'..ll.m-ing tlr-‘.-r;n’i,o_,,)., , s the pait Illlxrfll zzi 2l;l.ll'1Ul:' on the ond ;iiiiiivers.-ii'_v wt" Ell.‘ _...v,uU,,£,,.,{ tlic present city of ‘»\'oi'ccstci'. ,\I;__;: _ it lh safe to say there \\'£t.\ .1 -_voU.1 _.§,>u-3 of vitality in the l’;iIi‘c:l- of .\l;is.~::- - sctts on the occasioii. I l;.\i'i‘i:i.'- «.v.- iilli The special it-zitiirvs which is adiiiltt.-i,l ~ been the lu-;.~.t app l'ul'2_'~ luinllrl ll .p\.‘. . . nil. The listory of this State Grange is a 5 rec art‘; of carefulbiisiiiess management. ' 5 " "lsl-')l12Il'y schenies have been cnter- . ed upon by its executive committee in , 31} 1*} ese yr-:ir.~'. of its organized exist- °ncc:.. lint while this committee has‘ IH.’('l. priialeiit anal cautious it has at the :- ;n;~;~ iiiiir-, Q0811 aggressive, as all know iv": .;i'.l to mind our prolonged light; ‘:vL.:. the coiiibincd capital and business e):_r.< mice of the l‘l~.tstcr Associatioii £'.\il.\l)l'.. ~t the piiixill -_ Iii. .I:‘illLla ’.\1li11..: =, ;'.ll'l iiiost ..l:'l Fol: the lirst l.llll«: 21 full page of jot tings appeared in the \'l-moi: of De- -l'..I ll! \' '1‘ uiziuid llipirls: and the drive well ,'.‘l-"lllelll, and this cascis not exceptional -‘[0Dd«‘*S’ eVeDlDg the 9511. We fmlfld _ . -. . milk’ whether 511"“ 1”“-’v J~‘“"-‘3‘.l' ‘'1 ii‘?-‘;!;l.l»‘:;i:l \.\ ‘:l,"'.‘”"T‘!_' W"r'“' If" ' .; ‘* ies sooii shrank out of siglit when‘ So long a time has elapsed that it nearly all the executive committe at ":°’“b” 151 1» 15 'L‘l'il)l“rl '3l"nti‘:ii.s‘:il‘ljii'i~b ’ of our g't)\‘tfl'lll1ll'lli. lion. li‘5lcl‘l‘lll',{ to courts instituted in 8 court hr the trial of Home l)(: -.t s1.;r,3-;...,.1iL- ._,,,c bu», 11,,“ me ,_.,,1_ ~ -\ . ’ ~ “ ‘.‘- ~"-‘ ed no -5.-lmmercial f:‘l'tllll5:l:J, and also “"°‘“‘ “"'l“.‘-65"» -\"- “.‘." 'l'lie-see u; .r—rc are >l)IiI:‘. «pit-stioiis of vital for thccollcction oi royalty for drive ‘ lIlllll.\ will be bristling‘ with g'JI_I(l 5r_i-on-__,r _ _ s . - .. _ .. - - _. _ . ._ ‘_ _ ;u:coiiip.iii;c:i .s.ih ‘ui ll -i , '- H!‘ ':nrtaii«.-e to thc Urrler that coine wells the cii'cularconclu:lc<_l asfollows: Pe"_79’59 "}em"e"- ‘bat 10” ,m°re ‘“_"” ,,mm,. 1,151 5.1,.“ ., ,.,... : I. .t . ‘NW lmfim‘ m""’e were to L""“"J”"'l thc cur.-; .\l...-it-z l‘~”»u 11; K \\ - .. is this ‘ocdy_witli tin-, j'¢?g§lllill‘lL}' of “\VIien tic: matter in co_ntro- genial business which was Lllipflztfl of k_ ‘ I” -‘ P m ’d _ l‘ rs‘ - A“ “C ‘W manure. .5‘. l‘. Grove-‘-. an aiiiu-..‘ubordiiiate Grange» so in- a lull statcinent of all e.“.l).'*._lltlltlll‘eS, in upon us; Sitting With .l ‘M10131 dig‘ Mm y,,,\.L. “U, ).,.L ,1i‘,.,)\t,,.,_ . ,1“, ‘HM. m‘”n‘”‘m°d 1’-V the “-‘”""“ “Y ‘-'0”-1‘-'-Y» lilt:l'. A. I). l’Iu_-".' lilt“ 'i‘i:t‘; -.~:mi.'. their ine_mbers as to .»ccu_rc at and -.ill‘uncvpcndcvl uioiicys oi the l.Je- Hit), and listening to 8 wide mu-,9 of p __ p I ‘ _ ' ' ‘ -“ and adnilssioii free to all, (children l)[(_-Dp-1111“! jr;._.,-._,‘ _..,,1,; ff .,‘,". ,_.‘, ‘V’ ‘ - ‘ tl ' t " " t‘ fe " l' nd"‘hallbc f~1tliiu‘-lVi'cturn«-tl ° U-CC l.‘t‘l\‘\£‘x‘ll tlic 8llllvll"‘i' )'l e "ll v - - ‘ ° ‘ ’ ’ "“”“’ , .,:,.i.ice at ten niec iiigs. 111-U11 (ml "36 “ ". f‘ ‘ ~ . ‘ - ‘d- 1 t‘ t th '-k d an . ' V3 4‘ ‘ rial! price we su pose. ha I v « . Wih '.‘litl)Ji'iI‘t“l_Y :l».-e~oi‘:«.i-Ml - 4' i-"..- _ -, . .. . ., , . ., . . . . evi 1.2106 reaing o e wic ene_s ,. , .. . V D . Ar) Wain _ , —..in. ...i.i, me add to their present iiicnihcisliip. to the contributors in piopoitiou to _ the postal jotting.-. Io all such \\c do ~ f, _ . _ XlK‘\ ,1 ,,.u,,\. \\ , ,,“.,,..U. ..;.i . _ ..z — . . .- - ' _ . - H ~ “1 -1|, .3 Tm, Ex. ofsome brotheror sister on cases of .. . . !l1g0 -l‘0'l‘.l»s, Insists on keenn all T '. ‘ " "‘““ * ’ how shall the Sp it I( o use u Lu. .dlI1)l‘Ii cl 1 ‘:1 . _ slit to say, the cdltoilzil llit"l‘ is the one -. . . . . g .:.ttcii«l.int.~. was .-clitcl nu a «--l- ;..r..-as of the (_ii:.\.\' ' \ i.l.-32.‘. col- Iectr-d. there remains in my hands $l,.3:.‘T.oo. A balance of $lvi1.'.i'.v \X by the addition of paying sub- sto its subscripiion list. .’~:.mdiiir;, or special committees each \‘e'..: consider report;~., recite facts, make ggestioiis, present recommendzitions L4. 2. are siibniitted, discussed, or’. upon by the collective wisdom of K L dy. This is well-—itis legitimate .. L and is not without some good re- Grrange; but we «lni‘t do that any more. Either the most of the light- ing element has let‘. the Grange. or else the Grange has taught its mem- bers forbearance, and the better way. But we are straying away from the session. . LL-*‘ training them, not breeding them; 9h°WlDg also that the most not-d trotters made extra records in their second and third years. M. Y. (,4. tells how to wean and break a cult. Never overheat the colt, or drive it when it hates the work. This is from liut like llaiiipios ghost these To come luck ,, am the weather just one number of the weekly J.’.~»;r1— lirhor I'oiuo1.-. \[..5 \1-1. 1: \ 1. .. ~ i ;‘l_.{~‘.I “ "11 ot do 'n’ and are in the liand: of l’ro. l’latt, as reported _ ‘ ' 3 ,'_ . . , - .v , . . ., ' . . '. ‘ .‘_' ‘,“‘“.1~‘» . 'f‘M‘;S'.ll.(lnVsVltllA lus xtlo-day.“ Passing by Ii)’ him to this I-jxdcutive Committee last Was mild and the conditions all favor- The “M1 V01l1m9 01' U19 1'I0neerL.ol- ‘’ ”‘ G“~9“"v 93°“ 3 Volullm 111 ltfielfi “ ‘L11 t“ " *‘““‘d""‘-‘~ Utfillllml -ill g voted position. Uh her right sic_..j.i_ ,. I basket of lruit, and on llr:l' left .1 .;.,.;. uicopiu tilled and -.lccoi'ait<-d with r;u;'.. 'l'lic motto nu.-, "l'lic liicioiis prod 2 oi’ the orchard and fruit g.ii'uel: an minc.” (‘cit-s. goddess of ;;i'aiiis. was rcprcscnted by Miss I-luuusi All-Iglev. with two attciiduiits. inc cu1‘displuv»:'-i ;_i ;_;rcat ainount of skill and laiio: ‘ lll 2il‘l‘illl;;'(-'lutIll.. The coicr, Lliatclicd ‘ with .5‘t:\'L'l’;ll vzirietlcs of grain .i the straw, was‘ supported by .-i r.«l;»-- year, gives a total of $l,li‘.i.~.‘.‘Jf> unex- pcuded of the l)cfense l~‘uud. .\gainst this amount there may be some claims, but if so I am not advised. if the suit is thrown out of court as now seems most probable, this “unex- pended balance" less the cost of distri- bution belongs to nearly ;',ool) individu- als and tiranges of .\1icliig-an who hold my individual receipts for the total aiuouiit collected. These receipts are mostly for the sum of one dollar each, lections has been published, and is now fir sale by the state librarian, Mrs. H. A. Tenny Lansing, or at’ Caryl’s book store, Kalamazio. This volume contains some valuable his- tory, that of the Blaak Hawk war, by our venerable townsman, Henry Lil.tle,tl:at is well worth the price ofthe book. Some interesting and amus- Another weekly farm journal which readers will always and wisly look for is the Rural .\’eu.' Yorker. C. W. gm-. Ii ald’s picture graced the first page of November number, C. W. has been getting so many compliments especi~ ally from Michigan papers, on his phiz and as we don't want the boy spoilul we withhold comments. The it. N. Y. is remarkable for its diversity he other questions referred to, my re- _a;;..-“an to Tm; \‘is~n~oi: demands that I give it special attention in this report. arm’. 2. presentation of its tinaiicia1rc- Z:i.t.(.n to the State G range would seem not-i in Order. A Iinancial exliibt of remeipts and expenditures on account 3-. - _~'IfZ Visrroi: is as t'nl‘~.ow.-; RECEll‘T5l. 5 2 "is/.-riptions for fiscal year 1881.. . .8‘:-$455 2'.’ -Sr ‘.ie:tioiis for advertising .. . . . . . .. - 9.‘ able f)!‘ a good session. As is usual of regularly elected representatives there were but few absentee-s, and their places were supplied by vote of the Grange. ' With wheat at seventy cents, those who felt they could afford toincur the expense were less than usual, by half a hundred or more, Town Treasurers au- ......... $$i,2ti-‘i lil ,, _ . . bujjugt given notice that the would ingly toldincidents ofearly pioneerli’c bole \\ ith traccs ul corn ‘mil it -1 I ..-tl e n lllISl?l.l‘‘Tel1lllIll)E' 5’ ‘ - . . - _ . ."‘ “ “‘- ( a 1. cell’ l“l‘EF‘“’-9- 3l'1dcb[iil5lrliIi1iil;lbi?sUhasl ev* 1'': come one be at designated Places to gather in are H0111 A- D- 1’- V130 BUFQWS P913.’ 3 one mm!“ {mm one “um ’“ m"'l' “m“"T '“l""d “ “!'e‘” V1 '°"m“" .""”'j ‘"5 3 At?“ PflntiHs'-»--------«....... -i‘-‘"1’: 5‘? word of coniplaiiib that the State the contributions levied to carry on good idea of pioneer life can be learned p°”“°1°3yi8“'3 3p“"mlcy'a'n°m°r “me lfllfl lvugiinldvilludttl U1 ‘tings U1 rim‘ mu‘ _p{,5«,,,ge___. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :5o:; 6; . _ - - : . . -1, _ _ h ‘ _ , _. S k 7. _ . ; : c_" it "I611. oil IL‘ twp iii A ill'.' I "-Ll?,bs.1°expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2'.) 95 hg:1L£‘:t“g1‘$:1i§é3 our btate and local governments, and 5 by leading 3-11 ¢*“1’-13 011 p the earl)’ {me lfiattémj 1” ‘‘‘‘’t ‘t 3 gene?“ was adizig oi i,,'I.)l'll inscriblell. "rorii Ls Total . . . . . . . . . .. 33270 tin the contrary’. there’ was universal. bank balances cl‘ Michigan farmers. Sivttiement cl Gert-isee lounty by “me” l~lP==1'- 111058 l'HZ'3 9-"=13.lS lil“.‘s‘- ll” 11101?" \\’il-=‘- "-‘ll Uillulr: 1» are every one :1 jewel. Ii aaders wi:l nevi r get swindled if they piy atten- tion to the the liye-opener department. Governo: Begole, a man who has suc- ceeded in keeping pace with the growth of this beautiful State, from tlu-gold:-ii ;;r.iiii." .\'c\‘t rdlllr: fou: 1llli_‘;,{l)l‘ll‘iIl cal"-, l'l'i)l‘t‘.St‘lil.lllj_‘,' 4.2.»: ' 5.;1't'cS oi‘ the llrvlcr its Wt-ll as the - i will stages of 2igiii:iiltuic. ‘lie ;;; -2 . ackiiowlcdgemcnt oi’ the value of the Order in the prompt and ellicicnt pro- tection it oficrcd, not only to those of its own liouseliold,but to those outside where they appear on the credit side, have been very small all through the season. VVith liabilities to meet, the 3; -:-re is an excess of cxpeiiditure over ;r.;«,«.,_'p'ts of $2.7M. This balance though ‘«..';I, is unszitisl'aclory——not so in ucli on A . . , . 4 _,+-_ . . Alabas y a question of the number of g subscribers. (jive us 10.000 ribers and the paper at its present re will make no demaiid upon the asury of the state Grange. _ _ c quality of the paper on which '1 ME Ton was printed in 15.5.‘; was not .. _~'t‘actory, and we deterniincd that 3 4-ctter quality should be used. This aided to the cost and increased the 51:4‘ oi’ the monthly bills of thepriiiter. will be remembered that to induce "assers to do more soliciting for \'isi'roi:. the State Grange at its '. session autlioiized a discount of per cent to those canvassers who ' names of new subscribers at any 2 during the year. This sclieine ded a little to our circulatioii, ~.as not as we had hoped added to sum total of receipts on subscrip- The two causes named have mn- xaily reduced the balance as com- »:~d with last year. Wiietlici‘ t-re .§.:r..-.‘lnt oi inllucncc t‘.\":l‘il3tl by T i \'i-‘i'roi«'. in the line of improve- .7! of the farmer clasz; has lii.’L'l1 suf- ".»;;t to coinpr-iisate for the actual .-r; iary outlay we lczivc for others .c'.crniilie wh ‘r liuvetli-3 saiiic uicuiis sliiug coi'i:c«‘:‘t COII('lll:>l')li>i that l ..a WV to ext;-iiil .llt‘ cii'cula‘ioii of the .01: and lIl(.‘l'L’i~l':‘~l,‘ thc iiumbcrof readers ii ithout invading the . _ u:‘_v of the Mate llrniigc is tbepi‘ob- .~..n; ’ti;at deiiiands CiIl‘t‘lul coiisidt-iutioii pie assuinc that the p.ipt-r is doing " ml to the ilgl'l(,'l.llllll'ill class for which was e.-gpecizilly iiitcudcd, and that it ‘ 31‘€f()1'¢:(lc‘all‘illJlL‘ that the area of tluencc be ciilargcd. Two or lhrcc ; ago a feeling sccuictl to prevail 1 the \’isi'i‘oi: was (‘Si.ll.l.vllSll'..’ll on so u .. a basis that farther concern as ;. its Cll'Cl.lldtiUll on thc part of its girls who had been most dCl;l\':, was ’~ uii.-iecessury, and it Ii-as seeincd ssible to dispel that delusion. To . atron who has illllll‘_‘lUlll_. breadth to preliend the grand objects of tlic er. it is a matter of surprise that nieinbers who occupy the highest al position in the Subordinate age, and are not only eligible. but to become members of this legis- re body of the Order, should neglect .»;-fuse to subscribe for the ollicial " :-r of the State, and yet corrcsp:)nd- :....'. who are interested in the paper 3 znctimes write, "Our Master‘ does not ‘ Laite the Yisiroit." These cases are not ~1:=.:t-edingly rare. but they are exceed- ::giv discouraging to a live Patron, one ~.irljo' has faith in the noble work of ele- "ng the a ricultural classes of this _;itry. an believes the Order of Pa- s of Husbandry presents the most ticable plan for the accoiiiplis1i- » t of that object. ':..me Grauges have adopted the plan ubscribing for as many COPIES 35 I‘ -- e were families, some member of 1-Yl_ll('h belonged to the Grange. 3-I1_d ‘;r.i_ving for tl.e same by a draft on their ' asury. The plan is a good one, and 1. '.ts general adoption could be secured by allowing a discount we _slioi_ild favor a_.:{,l.,’i". a scheme. Its practicabihty can ;;i1_v be determined bl’ tl',1?ll- . It would be quite out of order to com- -plete this report without a reference to ".112 plaster business which for so many Fc3.i'S seemed a question of first con- sern. From correspoiideiice with the *3;--w management of the Alabastine ;.,impany, and from what I gathered ‘-wtien in their ofiice since the cli''4.} positions ofcoutrolling power in g()\'l.‘l'ill.IIf'l‘:l,ill affairs that the iinportaincc of the vast interests of the agricultural class so justly ill’-iiiaiirls. .\1:(:lIl1'llllEil(.‘Ll \\'("tllLll is her, . ming lll«)l‘t‘ pulciitial froin _§'€'2tl' to yr-nr in closiiig the avciiucs Io ollicial prci'ci'mciit against men who can boa.-.t oiily it com- lll‘lCl'l(‘£‘. And thisi;-; [IL’l‘IIIllitfll l)}'lllU:‘:.l' ,in whosv liuiuls icsts thc ‘power. to E r-rcveiit it. is it not (-lcarly in llic lIIl(' ol Grange education to prl,-ss upon thc iattciition of farincrs tlu: r.l;iiigci's that jliciii their pzitli if they coiisciit to bc ,gnvcriied by thc purch iscrl votes of the .city rifi'rafi' that are found ;tv;iil.iblc ,by men of wcalth, 2'.iiihitlou.\ lUl‘ lollicizil position. i liut large bodii.-s nzovc slowly and jtlic €tllll5illl4)ll iiccces.-:.m'_\ to upuilily thc |f~.trinei's or this couiitiy to shrewdly care for their rigliI..~ as l;tl'llI-_'.l‘S at the ,buliot box niu-.;t be the worlx of ycai';~:. It is a hopeful sign however to Iiiid the :, (iraiigc press cver_v\vlici'c lixtiili and out- jspokcn in (:0llil<:lilll2tll0ll to that devo- I tioii dllll fealty to p trty that destroys a 'm;iii'-.-; lI1ll:f[)L‘ll(l\:IlC(: and deiiiauds ii i surrcndcr of his hoiu,-st colivictioiis of ‘ duty. I The seed sown by the Ul'.tll;.',G press of the country clinno; all full on barren ground, sc:ittcrcd as it is from week to week broadc.tst among the tillers of the soil, some of it must Like root and 5 with othcr aids and influciiccs we hope ito sce in the not distant fuLurc—"iii ltlizit good time coining" a phalanx lof men and women strong and sell‘ reliant, who shall truly add dignity to laborand coininuid for themselves and then follows every political and civil right to which they are entitled. Again we are at the close of our odi- cial term. Again we surrender to thi- legishitive body of the Order the oili- cial respoiiszbilitics with which it clothed us. Again we are called by a review of the associatioiis of the past two years, to express to our brothers and sisters of the Order throughout the state our appreciation of the many evidences of their coiilidence and good will. These have clicered us in our labor as the weeks and months have passed so rapidly to the rear. The time is;i:ot distant when in the course 01 human, events these annual reunions will come to others and not to us. But while this is true it need not cause us any regret. Our confidence in the good work that has been, and is_ ,n be wi-on ht ou‘. by the ‘Order of Patrons of lusbaiidry is iiiidiiniuished. Its possibilities for good_ in the moral. social, business, and political world are open doors in every direction. ’ and ‘we enjoin upon you to remember that they who enter with an earnest pur- pose will earn for themselves and those who came after them a rich re ward. WE call attention of our Patrons to he advertisement of Geo. A. Hall & l ;o., in another column. F_Armer3 [curt fail to call_ on him for ivery va.iety of Holiday 8°°d' f°' Christmas gifts. Michigan lid r JHS who would have gone home /utter Patrons had they at tended this session ; men and women who could well afford the expc ise,and who really beat themselves by staying away. Those are the people we should pity if we had time, and It like it. Men and women wh me e ief enj )y— ment seems to lie in geging more, rather than using what they have. But we have no time to mcr.sli7..- and again return to the session. At ten A. )1. Tuesday the ‘J.lJ, the Master’s gavel rapped to Order in Representative Hall, vacant chairs of otlicers were filled, the choir were in tuiie—and the preliminary work of organiz «ti-on was soon under way. The fins‘. en-'eui.ug found the work ninre ad xanc-ed than usual; the stard- ing cominlttees appointed, and the slice‘. in the hands of the printer. As in customary, every member was placed on soiiie one of the twenty stazitlilag couimittr c .. The address of the Worthy Master. an id the r ports of the other otiicers cf the Sate Grange were all EL',.'l Tues- day evening. and when the (,u‘.'aiigc was cg-illed to order at nine o’clock Wednesday morning the printed lists 3 of committees were all rca«.l;: l‘...ir dis- tribution; and the real work cl" the session commenced tinder the"lt .-gular dcr (.1. business." ltc .01‘: i us from isubordiuate Gi‘;.iige.-3 and individuals were pres- ent;-d, refered to appropriate commit- tees that were soon engaged in solving knotty questions that has .'e puzzled statesmen of larger expeiuence. All of Tnursday and more than haliof our tiini Friday was given to furnis h- ing certili,-ates of attendence to mem- bers and visitors to enable them to get return fare at one cent per mile. We were not on the tlmr both days all "told more than one hour. '1‘hurtd.y was mostly spent in the election ofofiicers, and Friday to the reports of committees not one of which did I hear. But from those who are competent to judge. We learned that some very able reports were presented. As but few will ever see them in the printed proceedings, we shall from time to time lay them before our rea- ders in the Visrroa. But we have some good correspond- ents in t.ie G.'ange,wlio we expect will give from their several stand-points,aii account of the State Grange as they saw it. D.)11't understand that we have any arrangement for such re- ports, for we have not—simply expect them because we want them, and we leave the field for others to occupy. The matter of transportation hal given us more trouble than usual this year, and every;hing was not fixed solid before getting to Lansing. But if all the local agents were instructed in accordance with arrangements made with the several roads, we think members and visitors, all got home at at a one-third rate. ‘faithfully X: 1/.‘ 1'0/'/;crii1 another column. it is a wide awake farmer's paper, owned and edited by live, practical. working fal'D'lcl‘S, who own and farm ::so acres experimciitly. On this all new things are carefully tested, and the results reported in the Rura/.. l{lall/ new and valuable: seeds are se- lected from those tcsted. and aiuiually from six to eight kinds are given free to its :5lllJi$\:l'll)e1'S. in this way it has done much to ben- clit the fariiiei's and zulraiicc their iii- tcicsts. livery good farluer, ant.‘ every furiiici‘ who has an ambition to become such sliould rezid such papers as thc ‘Vi.-;i-i on and the /t'u/'u./ .\'r.:«' At ting pricc the} are so cheap that no Iarmcr who looks well ‘to iii?» interests \\ .ll do without them. }'u.'/cw/', bcsl .\.l:l:.\.\'i. _\"i\ air: 'ocii;g iiiatlo by Lin‘ -‘i.::ui.: .\l tllill.IL’Ll:i'l.'i,_; coliipaiiy of l-{:il.ii.;.i'/on to r-iii it spcr..—.l cur to the .\'c\\ Hrlc;-tits l.'\po.-iitioli sonic tiiuc in .l.uiu tr_*-’. The llllLlliH.‘l' oi" p.:.-.>:cz:,.r+l's ‘dill l..- liihiicil. null ll&t\t‘ nniii) ..-oln.r-iilciiccs that can not be ulitaliml mi :1 i;i‘w,..,-.,ii train. i‘:'l'I;.\'Uu'K.~\l‘ll‘i' is now taught by mail I_\ several of the larger‘ schxicls of short-litind, but ',er’L:t,;s the most i c gfect method of g:ving lJ5bK'UUl2lOD by coircsponence. is that ‘c‘]1}.:lO_‘,'Cd by the L’.-iiversity school ofshort-hand at Iowa City, Iowa, .5'.r.ideu‘..-_living in different nflates, correspond with tulh other, and thus keep up a lively in- c.‘eSl. in the work. Miuy are now oc- cupying lucrative situations who learned the practical reporting system this W24]. This is a very valuable art, and the long evenings could be profit- ably spent in learning it. Test lessons we believe a;c sent free to those who apply. N ew and complete instruction- book $1.-Eu. ONE of the greatest curiosities that we have recently seen is ().ithalnio copic Test L.-nses, for testing the eyes of those desirous of purchasing specta- cles. cles in Michigamat No.35 Monroe ;:‘»'c., Grand Rapids, M.ch. I.\' out clubbing list the compositor has made us offer the Husbandman, and the Visi DUB for one year for one dollar——all right—but both must be new subscribers which the list falls to s y. SEE the advertisemnt of P. Steketee cit Sons, in another column. This is one of the largest houses in the West, and you will find their prices satisfac- tory. Gall on them. Do not forget our inducements for , clubbing with the VISITOR when you Keeping in having. ‘ , renew for 1885. uuble faaturc for .’ir.ners and is worth the price of the paper. After seeing and reading a number of the Jersey Bulletin, no one who owns one Jersey cow or more would do without it. It is published weekly, devoted entirely to the little butter cow. All the Jersey cows with ex- ceptional recaru’.-; have been pictured at one time or another. Accounts of noted Jersey breeding farms and in- teresting views and exchange of meth- ods make it profitable. The increase of J«*['_<3_y' breeders among .3‘outlier.-iers is noticeable. 1’ou/t/_y /o/..;rna/ has an lug of a PUJ of Brahmas, owned by Morgan lisos. More breeders are engaged in this class of fowl: than in any other. This I.-, also the oldest breed used in the l". 5. The ./our/la! irsists on a reedof warm Vl:§g"5'.£l.ili;U for the rirs‘. meal of the «lay. \V»:> re also re..u‘n.ied llil.-lC_, fowls a cer*;..i:i aiiiolicf. of vitalify ‘xv l1l\'l: mu.-.t ..c »~xp-..-i.:le.l either in engrav - .’i;—i v -—.- " .,-llzg xv. .-,. II, ‘t.'... .')-‘).1_‘/'(_Il.Cg,;'3" ;1l'li.liKL" Li(:2.. iix.‘l.i sliuil it lp: .j(>:,)l-5; .- , an \;Vzzl'l.i..l‘.ii, ‘-‘::lll.ll:.Ll'.).‘.l, i‘.e..l, ct V. _. plou- aoly nlti: partlcu.;t‘y ,_on the laa,tcr., l£_..{,: prod-is ion can not be uJt,'i't‘:oiic, as L...» l.‘H\illl.i'y l.‘ll.')<)i'l.-.4 annually-' l.:'tl“gt —an incuba-:r.i: )5 pictuiul '.>.tu.l e.x,..'aincd; a poultry «1uati;i-,.*c.- of c_ iiou-2.: on .v.i.-»-.3 .-‘.3 picttil-..»ul. A long and in-Lciestl .ig it,-lo comes ln til‘-:. 1"/;w"(.-"y ll'u.'/r/' on 'i‘oul‘iry on he Ruin.” Tliu ,'.r.;£i..; of) I com pared with that cl‘ l’.-edln=,: cattle, sheep or swine. "l"nc figures show that club .voi~.h of poultry costs the fztruier who r.-s.is».s the feed about $40. Besides being more pull /able, the money is returneti 0fit:Llt'i' And we are_remiiided that ...- a lien 1€ql1ll'.‘.B three months for moulting, if {owls have not finished this p.ocoss, and have their new coats on by November lsl. they might as well go to the block. This coinuienc.-.5 according to the age of the fowls, anddwhen it was hatched, and can not be hurried. ‘Poultry breeding is increasing as 9, Mr. A. Prens has one for the use 3 of his customers, and can with it so I test the eye as to give a perfect fit of 5 giasses. He keeps one of the finest and good, and a breeder who_lollows its 1. most extensive assortment of specta- ‘ business in the b‘outh,',and that por- tion of country seems ,_adniirably adapted to the business. Poultry farm panels from Urroco are good. In fact, The World is alwayal diipctions monthly cannot go astray. ONE of the largest, finest and mos: extensive jewelry stores in Michigan, is that of A. Prensser, No. 35, Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. Prensser keeps a large assortment of gold and silver watches, gold pens, pencil and pen cases, all kinds of triple plated ‘spoons, knives, forks, cake baskets, castors, water service, and every conceiveable kind of goods usual- ly keptin jewelry stores, his assort ments of rings, chains,and pins are un- surpassed, and there is no house in the West that carries a larger stock of diamonds. Mr. Prensser sells. his goods cheap, and what he _,l'ec_onunends you can rely upon. 1‘ ‘ll Cf ~"l10ft?i£§t‘ H9 the more llll‘ ‘he gates The r-ontributors to this prudent Patron decided to foicgo the the building of his own log cabin in A“ e‘m°’i31°3 L"'°m.-75”‘-‘“l~‘l.' =l0llUd. ‘W5 blllll l“ ll“? ‘Will ‘)1. *1 l0.‘-l l3 _ ' y . .‘ .. . . . . I _ V _ . . ~ - .' , 5, “L ,3.‘ I ‘, '_l. ,. ; ,>.r_1tfu,CL that we _liaieii0L38td15‘ Defense l‘llllll are scattered widely e yiymant the sessiin atl'.r.ls to all the Wllliemt-‘h t0 the high 03106 0f not only m busmesh engagement" but l:‘ll)tl)'ll.lll(l)’l.)ll“\\'l"ll('L'l -l-1:: Ii‘-IlL;,.i:WU:‘ " ‘ Rd 110-“ to “Mal” list. of pay- “V9? tine Slate. are “'8” _Sa'tm.ied with who attend and save his money to the Governor therecl‘. when '3‘*"='D"‘l'3'j f"r mealss 53"’ “‘ °“‘-°v fall:-u trcc hid lsldvrliii lllt§lli--fall‘-'H«‘J "K .~'ubS31‘1b€1'3 L0 50 lelgtld P3-P3’: their iiivcstiuent and we believe will 3 t‘ ch 1 - - ‘ “ ‘ l ‘ " 5 ‘-* "iv 1. - . - . ‘ " ’ . , . - h‘ d "t B t 11'] :11: -—~-——*——~~--—————-— Sugges mu 9333‘ 31991‘ W1“ 811- 21 plow. .\t tlicrc'.u' ottl. it woir ‘- .‘ In <1l1?1111Y dt lt-,9 Presem‘-Ostxand be glad to severally surrender their 953' 19 9” 3' -1 W ‘B “Prudent .. ,,_ _ , _ ... , , , reciate U . A , .1 ,1 -, , .1 .“‘f‘,“‘ -'- ' HI 50 Small 3 l’l'lU9. 3-Y1‘1 make til‘? right to this “uiiexpendr-d balance," farmer is “just before he is generous,” ll " t“““ l’1"""“‘““ 1” ““‘‘m3 '‘m*”““’“ p , . ' . . ’.\p“m,””““ Cf“ If I ‘ ,“< ° .”.“‘f‘, .“:f Lpts cover the expciidltures. it is Wm, the ,_u,,[.,.1-5t;m._img that it be t, himself or omen thue are many to the advertisement of the ./Jurul 1119"‘ “'59 399“ \11BlI‘lDl1t10u is a val- " M '"”"”“‘" 5" “’“‘““‘”““-" 1"" iiiscriptioiis wcr»-: "l"aitli—l'ionccr " L'l\’lllY.2ll.l0ll; lirstlii L‘lcf.;tl‘lll<,f thezicil and |u'cul\'iir,; tnc sod." The sccoii-E, rcprcsciitinj_§ spring‘ and sccd tinic, was covcrcd with eveigrcciis. ‘.IllI.l men we: 5 at work planting and sowing. At til».- rcar sat a sheplierrlcss ull a uiouild rocks and gl'ilSrie5 tending two liimr.--.. ller attciidaut, 21 little girl, was kelp‘. busy feeding the pets. The motto wa.-: “llope—hc tlint tillctli the land sl..s.». be S&i.tl>3llL and E'i‘uit.~. ’l'hc inottu \\'iI..:. "( ‘ii;irily—~--liiilustry rcvi :ir-lcd ll..t:..~. —. to Ii-id, who lhiih lm-.~..~c-l lhc -4.‘. u..~; ci'owus lhc laii-ll." 'l'lic lrllit '.'.'u.a :. llUill1_‘.$|‘I‘liL‘, \\.'l'Lii 2: llmlsc -/I’ lll-' oi». style. with porch in trout. l‘lillIllltj_\ L-.:..: |ll\'pl«l('*‘. in the l‘v.,-ur. itllil sldcs -,-p«~..l.tI -~. ol-luv‘. bi,-lug to l‘t‘[Il'l‘SI.'IIL ;t .lv.llll.t.'i 3 conilorlziblc lioinc, with the sui'io=i.'.-.- iii},-soi'u nI.u:c vi.» l.lliill_\. ill»- l.vli'IIl w.‘i.~»"l"i«h-litg, thc uo‘,»c of ' pt-nplw. .\s lift‘ the hotel:-s >1» :5 Lin‘ 'i‘lli;i"‘ \\t'l‘I‘ «ll.!i!lil .---1 'HI.1«_,i_'.1 Ill llw Iii.-.-. ll ‘.\.'..\1:.»- ' £lil_‘~.liilil..‘, ul '.l..v ..lli of the people. The present tax law has tended to popularize the“ di in ‘; ing habit, and tlrunkeness is on ti — .1: CR 1| ac, willie there is not 3 llqui isl- lerin tie h'fi.%i.P who does not nu- stantly violate Ilse law with imy-u .~.:y . R:-:.v«l::\" You want postal .loitix‘-gs, alto” s’ ; have nova 1‘ seem arxytliingz from M . ‘ta __ [lake Shore Grange No. t"T, I tho lght that I would drop you a line. " ; as much as “wt :1‘. is t-veryLoIi|Clll<.illi)ell1tilliL’:€1llY" Why should men steep their br:i.;:; foul tlieir1uoutli.~', IYl't‘:ll,il, clutli-~ .-mi dwellings with the foul odors wt 1- 7' co. Why should int-it spend the .'Zlr_‘ their families need for food and c. 311:. mg to gratify zt pernicious uud ti:'.4'.'.st-» lug liubit. If sxnoking turd cite‘-i. izzg i- so luxuiiotls why not sliare it wit" J1 wives and tlmigliters, as well its 5-.'-2-.3 Why should the uteri rnouopo.i u; so greut at luxury, why not give the pipe cigar and tobacco :1 conspicuous pins»: in our piil'l0l'S. Why do1i'tever}t;ody , smoke and chew. Why is .smo'-:i1:_2; prolribited in the car or in pub!‘-' semblic:-', if it is such 21 ill\lll‘}. ‘»\’l.-y not return tiuuiks to the giv:-r .tl' good for blessing us with till.) ;1‘e:.: luxury. Does (‘nod eieliglit in the pi’-‘:l}‘é“. of u. tobacco chewing or smtvltiiig ..i:ris- , tiau whose words collie from L1 _:nc 1.17. in which is rolling an immense t--‘oacco quid whose fumes ascend wit:-. his pruyei's. Nay verily. This great lux- ury only costs our people six il’.‘.!l-..ll'(.‘\‘i million it your ztgzliiist nine li==.ii~.ii‘ea:: tnilliou for whiskey, and live and .1 ital: million for L‘ill‘lSili1ll mission.-'. ll. pist- ' ‘ed .i|.".. 1‘- -, ‘,- Do you ask what will educate your son 2’ Your example will educate him; your conversation with friends: the business he sees you cont racl; the likings and di,-likings he hears you exprer-s—these will educate him. The society you li\c in will tducats him; you domestic circle will educate him; above all, your rank, your situazion in life, your home, you r table, will triu- cate him It is not in y(Jl‘l‘ power to withnPUE'i~: INDIAN RI-1Lic.<. Among the curiosities exhibited at the State Horticultural meeting now in session here, is the collection of Indian relics owned by David Depue, of Pitt:-field. Mr Depue has been gathering and keeping these relics for several years, and has a valuable col- lection, excellczl by few in the coun- try probably. All the implements are made of stone of course, and consist or axes of all szzes and kinds, grooved and not grooved. both for battle and domcszic purposes; hammers, mocca- sins lasrs; the medicine manls mortar and pe-tles, psstles for pounding up, corn, flattened stones on which to bake their bread, etc. Then there are a number of pipes among them being one of exquisite workmanship when we consider the tools with which it, was made that was once the property I of the Chief Tecumseh. There are Indian whistles, trinkets, and em- blems of authority and honor, all made of stone. A curious thing is the model of 2;: small boat, which the IF- dians called “the spirit boat”on which the spirit oftho ti.-parted was supposed to cross the river of death. There were eight cases of arrow and spear head:-, a pair of ear rings made of shells and buckskin, which once graced some fair Indian bell’s ears (or nose) and other things which would need a column or two to properly write up. A little out of theline of Indian relics, but relics just the same, are two bills of Cotitinential money. One bore the assertion that the note was five dollars; a letter V. on the corner and a picture of a candle-stick bearing 13 candles, represented the 13 colon- ies on the other end. It was evident- ly a fine piece of prin ing foi-its day. The other bill was not so ornamental but bore much more authority for its existence; it read: “This bill shall pass current in all payments in this State for five Spanished milled dollars, or the Value thereof in gold or silver, according t i theresolution of the con- vention of New Yorkjon the 13th, day of August 1776. “ ’Tis death to coun- terfeit signed, R. King L. Kiersted.” It will well pay you to look through the collection. _ THE California winemakers exhib- ited this year the remarkable number of 94 varieties of wine grapes grown in that State. Liability for carelessness. A passenger on 9. Pullman palace car going from St. Paul to Portland gave his pistol to the porter to put away. In going through the car the porter droéiped the pistol and it was discharge . The ball struck a woman in the car and caused a serious injury. She sued the Pullman company for twenty five thousand dollars damages. The company contended that it was against the rules for the porter to re- ceive as custodian any baggage, package or article from a passenger. Judge Deady, of the United States Court in Oregon, has laid down the law in the case. He holds that the company cannot escape liability by showing that the porter acted con- trary to orders. If he was acting in “the course of his employment” when he took charge of the weapon and was guilty of negligence in dropping it the company that employed him was lia- ble for damages. Whether the porter was acting in “the course of his em- poyment" in this instance was a uestion of fact to be determined by t e evidence at the trial. AN authority estimates the average ower of Niagara Falls as seven mil- ion horse power on the total fall, in- cluding the rapids above, of 230 feet. He places the cost of a plant necessary to utilize this power, transform it into electricity, and transmit it anywhere within a. radius of 500 miles, at $5,- 000,000. The economy of the power is shown by the calculation that its use instead of steam would effect a saving of $40 per an_nu_rn m the cost of running each electric light used in the city of Buffalo. neglect of trust. Annual Address of the Master of the Slate Grange. ll'or.f/i_y Palrrms, and .116‘//26:;/'.< of the filichigan Str/.f( Graizgm —— In obedience to the Coiistitution and laws of our Order, we are again assembled ’ ferest and efforts of all the uienibers of I I Stimulate thought. Prepare and present I reports that will have -.1 tendency to do I in annual session to consult together. ’ and labor together in the interest of agriculture and the many believed that they were repre- senting an experiment. But that period in our existence, we confidently hope and believe is past and we now come together representing an estab- lished fact. This view being firmly iinpressetl upon our minds, greatly Ill- creases the responsibilities devolving upon members of this Grange. That we have become one of the permanent institutions of the country; we find uiimistakbleevidt-iice. .'\ll(l tbiis be- ing to some extent constituted guar- dians of an interest so vast as agricul- ture.riot only invests us with claims, but devolves tluties upon us which we 5 have no right to shirk or evade. Fully ‘ impressed with this truth, these sug- gestions and facts are respectfull_v sub- iiiitted. While we have not realized all of our hopes and desires, during the year now drawing to a close; yet so far as the Order in this State is concc1‘ned,\vc have cause for coiigratiilatioiis. Not- withstanding the very general illlllllftllll l I _ agriculturalist. l , In the early history of these. sessions, l depression prevailing throughout the V t-ountry, whit.-li has to some extent af- fected the growth of our Order, and the extraoi'diiiary excitemeiit attending a hotly contested presidental election. our membership has siilfered 110 de- crease. 1’eace,harnioiiy and good will prevail in our ranks. We more clearly discern the claims that an organization has upon its uiemlieis than we did one i E year ago. With the e.\'pc-rieiice of each j year we also gain more clear and deli- nite perception of the aims, objects, and purposes of the ()i'der. More lirmly have our members be-l come _impressed with the absolute necessity of the organization. More fraternal have the existing relations I l I this. If the coinrnittee on good oflhs: , order can devise int-‘ans, or make siig,-= » gestions that will dispel apathy from ‘ the Grange hall and enlist the active in- each Subortlinate Grange in the State. it will have earned the eternal gratitude of all lovers of the Order, It is also hoped that the coiuinittee on I)OI{)I.-XNT 1‘-RA‘.\'(ll'Z>' will grapple with and shed light upon this dark subject.It is one that has taxetl AGl’.ICL'L'I'l'I‘._\L Dl-Il’.\l:'l‘.\li-ZN’l‘. One of the pet schemes of our Order- has been the elevation of the depart ment of agrit;:ilf1ii‘c ma cabinet po- sition in the governm.-iit. For iiiaiiy reasons we believe this to be essen- tial to our iiiteresi. For this we have la‘oo!'ed zealously and w;ii?.t~l long. We still wait anti hope on. )Ia'itiii:il State, and Siibordiiiat-'2 Graii_:es have asked for this; on beiidetl kiiee we liave prayed for it. liut as jwct our legislators have turned a tie;-.1" ear to our ontreaties I"; is said that our law makers refuse to concede tlu.-. wishes of the ingenuity of National, State and County Graiiges from the infancy of the Order down to the present hour. Nor has all the labor devoted to reviving the tlormaiit. been lost. Forniaiiy have 3 been revived and reinstated and are now iiumberetl with the strongest and best in the State. This fact allortls iuucli eucoiiragement for renewed anti contin- ued efforts in this tlirectioii, Illl.llll4‘-ll. yr-t\\'e have t :t tlepartnient of the interior. ls,-aislators are SlllC(‘l‘€l_\' tlesiroiis of :(70llll)l)'lll2,‘ with our requests, the fact , that the weld agrit.-uliiire does not ap- pear iiitlie uoiistitiitioii will not long tlebar tllt‘lll from doing so. Tlll‘Oll£_Ill these constant efforts we have aroused I and enlisted an iiiterest in this iiieasure j that we trust will not be allayed. As 1 fz-.i'nu-rs are seldom l‘Oll;:'I‘§'..s'Sllll>‘ll in this ‘ 2lgl‘lCllll'.l_lI'll_l couiitry,_our only hope of v , accoiiiplisliiiig aiiythiiig in this regard . ,~ lies in constantagitation of the sub- ; jt-cl‘. The National Gr.-iugc at its recent isessiou appoiiuetl an able coiiiiiiittee to press this with other nl(‘llSlll‘t‘S upon the attention of Congress The Agricultural ('-Ulli_‘,’l‘8SS iii S!:'SSlOll at the saiiietiiiie and place willitlie .\'-atioual llraiige. also took :i. deep iii- terest in this subject. that body advocated it with great force. They also appointed a comriiittee to lll‘,’,:'i' tliciI1t'aSul‘e upon Congress. All this effort seems the more necessary lH:(::LllSr‘. we have so few in Congress personally mdciitilitetl with agrit-.uliui'e or familiar with its needs. Hence the more nee- essity for the exercise of our riglits as citizens, by urging this upon the at- tention of those who represeiit us. We believe that the liigliest iiiterest of .\ii1ei'icai1 :lgrit*.ti‘il.i‘ir(- tleniaiitl this tie- partiiieut. It is ill‘.t’(ll‘ll to collt-ct and present facts upon wliicli to predicate useful legislatioii. t;o.\"r.\(.4iot'.~' iiisi-:A.~i-:s attack and destroy the live stock of the muiitry. Cougres-4 is igiiorziiit of nec- ess:u_v facts upon wliicb to base aetioii. 'l‘he. subject is one of such vast mag- nitude that all the facts should be col- lected by the (l€‘]Iil.l‘[lllé‘.llt for use. liut without stopping to dismiss the ques- tioii in all its lit-ziriiigs, will oiilysuy that it is our uiialterable lltbtlifllllllittltill to coutii-ue our efforts until the de- iiiaiidsare coiiiplieil with. i'_\"i'i~:.\"r l‘.I<;ll’l‘.~'. t-.ipi'ese1itiiew tliouglits or siiggestioiis. lint lest someone might suppose that we had yielded the contest the question is again presented. The iiiveiitors have Ol‘_£I:ll|l'/.€ll to pro- mote their iiitcrests and protect their riglits. This proper‘ and legiliiiiute. All men every ivhere except iariiiers are expectetl to do this. N O‘-Ill-3 will ques- tion the expetlienc_v of doing so. no one ow;/lil to question the right or pro- priety of orgaiiizatiori on the part of those who are so deeply afi‘e.cte(l by the use of patented articles. (irgaiiiz;i- tiou must be incl with orgaiiiz:ttiou or the iiiioi'gaiii7.e«l interest will soil‘:--i‘ for the want of it. lly anti througli the discussion of this subject, a coiiiinou ground may be discovered that will prove beneficial to all parties coiiceriietl, We do not deny that the ingenious iii- veiitor is eiititletl to the benefit and re- sult of his skill. To his engeiiuity the country is indeb- ted for aportioii of the rapid advance made. liut wliat we do complaiii of istlit-. fact that the governnierit issues a patent upon every conceivable thing though soinetliiiig else so simular has been patented before that it requires at pziteiit Lotliscover the differeiice. Aiitl again we believe in the very nature of tliiiig.-i -hat the innocent purchaser of patented articles for his own use should be exempt from prosecution for the col- lection of royalty in the use of the pur chased article. ltis said that there have iieeii 70.5’ pateiits issiit-tl on the v:irious parts of the plow, over 600 on stoves niore than 800 on reapcrs and mowers. how many of these are now in force llU man living can tell. At all events the far- mer who purchases and uses these. pa- tented articles or iinplemeiits is fur- nishetl with no means of rleterniiiiiiig. lie is liable to be stopped at any moment as he turns the furrow or build- a fire in ‘the, stove or runs his reaper, by the preteuded owner of sonic one of the more tliau two thousaiitl patents issued upon these various articles. if he pays the claim pireseiited he only in- vites otliers to follow up with their demands. lie cannot. afford to stop the blow or the reaper, nor put out the fire in the stove and so the texuptatiori to surrender at will is great. The golden hour for sowiii<,;‘, planting or reaping is upon him and cannot be de- layed. It costs less to pay the dernaiirl fli-«iu to contest. and while he knows it’s robbery lie submits. Thus the law opens wide the door for cxtortioii. We have DI‘.l_V(“(l Congress to relieve us from the infliction of’ this great. wrong. Thus far we have implored in Vain. A Bill passed the Ilouse of R-€’.:Ul‘eh£‘lll-‘rt- tives some time ago which gave us the required relief, but it was strangled bv the committee of the seii-ate. An- other Bill is no W pending which alftirtis no sort of protection agaiiist the ini- position of wrong. It seems to be in- tended to divert or deceive, and should never become a law, without very ina- terial amendment. If the farmers all over the land, who are more directly interested in this subject, were thoroughly organized as other interests are, so that We could unitedly, and intelligently hriiig our iiiflueuce and power to bear, we slioulal not long want for so simple an act oi‘ justice. Our united defence against prosecutions in the courts has been the means of exemption. and protection to many in State and Nation. We have also done our full share in calling public attention to the gigantic power, exercised by the great trans- portation companies. Over and over again. have we insisted that tlie_ gov- ernment should, for the protection of the citizen step in, with its strong arm and regulate transport-atation charges, in the interest of stock holders and people. So thoroughly and persistently has this been done, that the great pol- itical parties of the country have now placed themselves on the Grange plat- form,and announced Grange pr_incipl_es as a part of their creed. In this as in other respects, we must work on in faith, hope and charity. There has been no change in‘ our business relations during the last year. The Allegan store, which has done so The l,'l‘l‘.\'lll("llt of , lfpou this subject we do not cxpi.-.t-t , M.,.m_t ,0 “W ‘mik- l ; much for the Pzitrous, was destroyed g by fire, but tlirough indomitable cour- «age and i-uerg. it has risen from its , aslies. and we siiicerely hope is pros- 9 poring as before. Several other c0-0p- ‘erative stores are in successful and active operation. l\laii_v goods are dis- ;tributed at Grange halls. From ,-reports received from Subordinate -Grauges we find that nearly three- ‘ fourths of them do something in the ‘way of business co-operation, and ;nearly all of them report satisfactory ' results. 'rii1~: Git.-\Noi~: vi.-iiroii ’ still stands in the front rank of Grange ; and agricultural papers. No State has been more fortunate in its organ 1' than Micliigziii. The high coinplinient ‘ so frequ»-iitly paid to it by those quali- lied to judge, is appreciated by the If mu frieiitls who haie watt.-lied its growth ,! from inl‘aiit:v, with keen aiixicty, and lsolicitiule. We believe this to be but a ijii.-st tribute to its wortli. its future is g in _\‘our keeping. The question of in- .‘ (‘.l‘tf1lSlllglll(‘ lreqiieiitiy of its publica- l tioii, should, and doubtless will receive jcareful L‘IJllr2l(ll:l'2lll4,lll at your hands. The question is one of great importance 1- to the Order in this State. The argu- ,ments are not all on one side; weigh tlicm cart-t'ull_v, and decide wisely. In speakiiigof the agciicies lll use, by our (irder. the (‘ounty llraiige must i not be forgotten. It enlists the active jg efforts of the geiierous and hopeful, in I iiiaiiy (‘Olll'll.lL*S it is the strong !stay of the .\'ul>oi‘iliii2ite Grange. It i holds its iiiceliiigs with the weak i as well as the strong; it comes with a i well £lI‘l‘&lllgl'(l, and well executed pro- graiii; it presents thoughts that stimu- jlate to action; it holds institutes; it geradicates pre_j.idit-e; it unites iii ; strong l'i'atci‘iial bonds the uieiribersliip lofaii eiitire county or district; it dif- ,’l'ust-.s l(llO\\'lt'4lgt‘Z it t-xteiitls acquaint- i eiices;it imparts and iiiipresscs broader ’ views of" the possibilities of tlieGraii e; it reports the coiiditioii of the Orger within its jiiristlictioii; it creates en- tliiisiasiii; it etliiczites men and women to be stroiig and sell‘ rt-liaiit; it de- velopeslatt-nt talent; it syiiipatliizes with tliosi-. lll trouble. The time and iuoi1e_v tlevoti-tl to it are not lost. but well lllV't‘.H‘{f‘(l. The l’ouion:i (lrange should receive t‘,\'(.'I‘y <-iicoiirageiiieiit. lt deseri es the (£Ullillit‘ll(ft¢ and support of (‘\'6l'j.' true l’:i.troii. The l.er.:tiii'e ll(“}\2ll‘llllL‘llL was at the last session, placed in the liantls of the e.\'eeiit.ive toiiiiiiittec. with an ample appropriatioii of iiiouey lOl‘ its use. By that coriiinittee it was confided to the Mzistcr of the .