VOLTIME lI.—No. 2.7 I WHOLE NUMBER ‘:17. 3' I 0FF.IICi'i1’}1b1i'.).Ilfi.‘ClT0I'EVI/,'.# l Otncers National Grange. lla.rt:>r-—PU'I' D.-\Rl)F.I\' ................... . .Mississippi I Owrxrt-r—JAMES C. DRAPER . .. . . . . . . . Massachusetts Le¢1‘nrrr—MORT. VVHITEHI-LAD . . . . . . . . . .New Jersey Str.uzrd—-J. E. HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wcst Virginia A.1.n'.1laul Sim-ard——-VV. II. STINSON. .Ncw. Hampshire aa}Ia1'n—A. ROSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'I'¢:xas Trcamrt-r— F. M. MCDOWI-2I.l. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ncw York $£\‘7‘t{t17‘]—JN(). TRIMBLE, 5x4 F St.,\Vasliington, D.C. Cat: I('cr}h'r—II. THOMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Delawarc Qru—MRS. KATE DARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l\lississippi Plnnuo~.I—MRS. S. H. NEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kentucky l’1ova—MRS JAMES C DRAPER. . . .v . . .Massachus4.-tts Lady A5:t'.n’ant 5&1!-ard—-MRS. E. M. Lll’SCO.\lIi, South Carolina Executive Committee. Ufflcei-s Michfgii: State Grange. &Ia:trr—C. G. Ll'(.‘l-3 .......................... ..Gilead 0a.-r.re:r—JOHN HOLBROOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lansing I.¢~durtr—-FERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Battle Creek Strmurd—HARRlS0.\' BRADSHAW. . . . .Nonh Bmnch Asrflrtant St:-u.«zrd———-A. E. GREEN . . . . . . .Wallcd Lake Chaplain-I. N. CARPENTER. . . . . . . . . . .Shcrm:in Tr:a.mrrr—-E. A. STRONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicksburg Secr¢1‘ary—-J. T. COBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schoolcraft Ga” /(‘.,,},,.,__A_ M, AGENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ludington am - MRS. J. W. BELKNAP ...... .. . .Grecnville R7:uon.z—MRS W. T. REMlNGT().\‘ ............ ..Alto Flora - MRS. C. G. LL‘-Cl-I ..................... ..Gilead L. A. $1.-.u..r.: - MRS. A. E. GREEN ..... ..Walled Lake Exemitlve (oinmlttee . H. 1). Pl..~\'I‘l‘, Ch‘n ........................ ..Ypsil.'mta THOS F. MOORE ............................ ..Adrian ii I). PLATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ypsilanti THOMAS MARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . licrricri Center _Q 3 }3URR[_‘\'G'r()N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..'l'uscola iii/NI ISA'l‘l£l{l.El7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iill'l'I1lllgll.’-It'll W. T Al)A.\lS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ir:md Rapids ‘ ‘ .1751»; ‘ . t ....(;-:1-mi dosh. ’“'”1”‘“". ............... .. Schoolcir-aft State Business Age-iit. ']‘HOM,5_5 MASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chica;.;o. Ill General Deputies. PERRY MAYO .......................... ..n.m1.~ Creek MRS. PERRY MAYO ................... ..lIaul-: creek Special Depiitlen. WM. H. LEE, Hzirbor Springs, for Emmett County. OHN HOLBROOK, Lansing, for Ingham Loiinty. ASON \VOOI)\'lAN. Paw Pa_vv, for Van liiiren County. BRONSON TURNER. Flusbiiig. (icnesce County. FRANK H. DYER, Ferris. Montcalm County. . S. H. HYDE. Traverse City.Grand Traierse.Antrim, Lee- lanaw and Benzir: Counties. _ . R. C. THAYER, Benton Harbor. for Bemen Lounry. GEO. W. SHEFFIELD, Johnstown, for Barry County. LUTHER I DF. V North Star. for Gratiot Lounty. 5. Q. A BURRIIVGTON. Tuscoia. for Tuscola and Hu- ron Counties. Michigan Grange Stores. A. S'I'EGE.\l AN, Allegan. C. GOODNOE. North Lansing. PRIU: Llbl 01* SUl’Pl.ll:b Kept in thc office of the Secretary of the MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE, Ami rmt out }'u:t-paid, on receipt of Carl: Or- der, or-er //11‘ Seal of a Sltbartlinatc Grangc, and the signature if it: Alaxtvr or Secrctary. Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred. . . . .S 75 Blank book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members . . . . .. i 00 Blank record books (express paid) . . . . . . . . I 00 Order book, containing 100 orders on the ‘ Treasurer, with stub, well bound; . . 50 Receipt book, containing ioo receipts from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50 Blank receipts for dues, per loo, bound. . . 50 Applications for membership, per ioo. . .. 50 Secretary’s account book (new style). . . . . 50 Withdrawal cards, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dimits, in envelopes, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . 2 By-Laws of the State Grange, single copies ioc, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75 -Laws, bound. ...‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 "Glad Echoes” with music, single copy i5c, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I The National Grange Choir, single copy 40 cents, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 oo Rituals, single copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 “ per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 4.0 "' for Fifth Degree. for Pomona Granges, per copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Blank “Articles of Association” for the in- corporation of Subordinate Granges, . with copy of charter, all complete. . IO Notice to delinquent members, per 100. . . 40 Declaration of purposes, per dozen, 5c, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 American Manual of Parliamentary Law. . 50 I6 ll 5‘ (1 ll (Morocco Tuck) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i 00 Digest of Laws and Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Roll books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 5 Patrons‘ badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Officers’ “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Address, T. COBB, SEC’Y Micii. S'rA'ri-; GRANGE, Schoolcraft, Mich. ALAMAZO0 NATIONAL BANK. Capital $i5o,ooo. Surplus 3ro,oco. Southwest cor. Main and Bendic Streets. Director:-Jacob Mitchell, John Den Bleyker, Melancthon D. Woodford Melville J’. Bigelow, J. Wilfred Thompson George T Bruen. Samuel A. Gibson. Albert S. White. Edwin J. Phelps E. O. Humphrey. N. Chase. Enwm l PHELPS, President.‘ MELVILLE J. Bicanow, Vr'c¢—Prc.rid¢vut,- TiioMAs'S. Conn. C‘a.rln':r. febiyr A D. DEGARMO, Highland Station, Oak- . land,Co., Mich. Farm one half mile north of the station, breeder of Shorthoms of Pomona, Young Phyllis, White Rose, Bell Ma- lione and Sally Walker families. Stock of both sexes for sale. Terms easy, prices low. Cor- respondence solicited. ‘ Zinc collar Pad: for Horses. This is not an advertising paper. but for the good of horses we take pleasure in saying that after many conver- ntions with horsemen and in many certificaies of vete- dnary surgeons and others. we lieve that for curing and peventing sores on horses, there ha been no better inven- tion than thezinc collar pads, tented. manufactured and .....»...°=;.=*:'.‘='.:;.»=~ .2. "...:r -:..w....i-=°-in. nl , ‘ t_ at t e or ’s Raul‘ ‘ Exposition.--"0._w'Du.na£ Am'maI.r,"" ‘ . .5 ‘ll “ THE FARJIIER IS 0 I 1 r.. _tain seasons of the year. Country Versus Town. I do not hate the brick and mortar piled. With weary toil to form the busymart of trade, Only I better love the sunbcam’s smile, Which freely falls on forest, hill and gladc. Though much of grandeur, beauty, grace and skill, May be displayed along the busy street—— Yet all combined may not the bosom thrill, Like the sweet flowers we crush with careless feet. Passing along the crowded thoroughfare VVQ see, ’tis true, the architectural pride; Vlfe see displayed rich fabrics everywhere, But want and woe may cower by their s’dc. Lavish expenditure and wasting want, Jostle each other in the eager rush, The gaudy trappings which the rich may flaunt, Seem mocking those whom poverty would crush. But when I gaze upon you mountain hight Crowned with its beauteous crest of burnished ‘ snows, There’s none to question my posscssi\'e right To all the loveliness that round it glows. God made it for his children to enjoy, Just as he made the sun to shine for all, No fear of bold intrusion need alloy, The sacred peace which o'er our spirits fall. For all of nature's lovclincss my heart gives thanks; "l'is mine, ’tis thine, as bountcous as free: ’Tisnot for wealth, or power of lofty rank, But all alike are nature’s tcnantry. Then those who dwell amid the jostling throng, Exposed to all the strife of worldly passion, I envy not, but smoothly glide along, l'nawcd by custom, or capricc or fashion. And yet I want not for socictyor change, While seasons come and go with varied bloom; Vifhilc birds of varied song throng either range, And chase away all loneliness and gloom. Then give to me my quiet, rtiralliomc, \Vhere air and sunshine reach me nndcfiled, lie mine amid the blooming vale to romii, l7ntr:tmelcd. frcc, contv.-ntcd~nature’s child. -VJ/r5. 5'. ('ru.€:, iii 1lit'{/it'/\’ru'zi/ 1’/‘:55. ggricnltnral Qcpartmcut. What is a. Farmer? The farmer is to-day the most com- plete American citizen—-with knowledge most comprehensive and all faculties developed. Besides the progressive spirit of the age which carries all with its tide, two agents have accomplished this result—-the Agricultural paper and farm machinery. Occasionally a man is heard from who takes more papers than he can read, but the progressive farmer would like to read more papers than he can take. Farmers have leisure for reading at cer- Agricultural papers, representing a class which out- numbers all others and a force in poli- tics, discuss political topics. As a. con- sequence, no class of citizens is better acquainted with the genius of our gov- ernment, the science of political econo- my, the currency problem and tariff question. Time was when book farming was ridiculed. The farmer to-day cares not whether he gets his information from books and ‘papers or from conversation with others in meetings, conventions and institutes. From books he learns to analyze soils, the component parts of grains, how crops grow and feed, what particular fertilizers are most used by different growing crops, discerns be- tween injurious insects and useful birds —hence the farmer's business necessi- tates some scientific lore. When ailments occur in the care of stock he learns from experience that by keeping posted and using common sense he may bring his animals back to health better than many who profess to be veterinary surgeons. Farmers have always been noted as weather prophets. Being out doors much and their business dependent upon conditions of the weather, they have become rivals to Gen. Hazen and staff. The General does not risk his reputa-. tion by predicting more than a day ahead, which farmers with the aid of barometers do daily to their profit, es- pecially in harvest. From long experi- ence the farmers claim to predict for a month ahead by the character of the new moon, and farther still for a. com- ing season according to certain condi- tions in March and September. If one season can be predicted from the char- acter of the previous one it would be valuable to the farmer in determining what crops to grow. For instance, if a. farmer should plant ten acres of pota- toes when séason and prices were favor- able he must watch carefully or he ‘will get rich'in spite of everything. The market reports are scanned by no class as carefully as by farmers. The farmer who is bcst.posted on the aver.-. age’ amount, produced, the- visible mov- ing supply, the amount held in store, . is i the best prepared to intelligently mar- ket his crops and raise those most likely to be in demand. A few farmers near ions a. few years ago. high prices and the farmers realized handsomely. The following year oth- ers not posted imitated the scheme, but in the fall ‘spread them upon the ground and plowed them under for manure. The boom was gone. One farmer says when anything is way down, :15 prices for sheep last fall, he puts all his surplus cash into it and never fails to double his money inside a year. We will see how he comes out with his sheep now fatten- ing. The constant and necessary buying and selling not only keeps the farmer posted on prices, but teaches him book- keeping and business habits. He nat- l tirally has a curiosity to know just how i much he is losing year l)y year, and if ‘wages, sales, purchases and accounts are matters of record it often saves dis- putes and is valuable for future refer- ence. If an account is kept with each field he knows which crops are raised most profitably. S. B. Hammond once read a paper before some society on the relative cost of raising each farm ani- mal to maturity which would be prized by VISITOR readers. The second agency is farm machinery. The necessary outdoor exercise dc- velops the physical man. The farmer rides the machinery even if he does no other manual work. An agent of a binder told me the other day he had been sent for from miles to fix a binder which would not bind. While the hired man was explaining his troubles the agent quietly adjusted the parts, and goes off binding grain as if nothing had happened. The farmer knows his ma- chines, how they are made, where each part belongs and its function, and the genius of the tools. 9 This necessitates a knowledge and skill in mechanics and saves time when time is money. Busi- ness takes the place of drudgery, and the time~sa.ving machinery injures no one, requiring additional skilled labor. There is no trade, be it machinist, blacksmith, carpenter or bookkeeper, the knowledge of which will not aid a man materially in the business of farm- ing; nor any branch of learning in which he may be specially proficient that will not benefit him on the farm. In towns the sharp competition has narrowed men to the exclusive attention of one branch or idea, thus indirectly dwarfing all other faculties. It shall be left to the reader if the proposition stated at the commencement of this ar- _.ticle has been proven—that the pro- gressive spirit of the age, the general and business education afforded by ag- ricultural papers, the mechanical skill necessitated by using machinery, have placed the farmer before the public to- day as the most complete American citizen. 1:. w..s. German Carp. In a recent number of the Visrroit ap- peared an article with the above head- ing. Also arecomrnendation from Bro. Cobb advising Patrons to go slow in answering the apparent though con- cealed advertisement of the United States Fish Company. Being interested in the subject I de- termined to investigate and accordingly wrote the U. S. Fish Company to find out exactly the position they occupied. In return I received a sheet of ques- tions and answers ‘all relating to the propagation of German carp, and mak- ing the statement that for more explicit information we were referred to “Le Moyn’s Fish Culture,” which could be obtained from said ‘U. S. Fish Co. by sending one dollar. That said company, in addition to sending said book, would make out an application to the members of Congress or State Senator for the party who purchased the‘ book, so that they (the party purchasing the book) would get a supply of carp sutficient to stock a small pond’, &c. The article was neither more nor less than an al- vertisemerit of Le M.oyn’s Fish Book._ To those fjnterested in this matter of raising German carp, I wouldisayz Look up the subject in any good encyclopae- dia. and then if you wish to engage in their culture write to your State Senator or member in Congress, stating what you want, and in due time you will re ceive from Hon. S. F.’Baird, U. S. Com- missioner of - Fi-sheries, a postal card telling you whether ornot your request can be granted. ‘ I in stocking thexstreams of Illinois with The Government J5-JIISE» now engaged. COLDWATER, .\[l(..‘H.. FEBRl,'.-\l{Y 1. 1886C.” Detroit raised immense quantities of on- ‘_ They brought -am almost discouraged in the endeavor German carp. They are delivered from Oct. 15 to March 1, so if you want them you must apply at once. F. W. RI-‘.I)Fl-‘.R\'. s____._____ . EDITOR GRANGE Visiroa .—l received your favor reminding me of my absence from the columns of the VISITOR. The fact is valuable, or at least readable a.r-- ticles are not the product of inspiration -—not with me at any rate. They re- quire thought and time in their prepa- ration, besides knowledge of or experi- ence in thesubject treated. Besides, I’ to benefit my brother farmers in this way. I have so often urged a reciprocal exchange, through the VISITOR, of any- thing and everything calculated to ben- efit those of our calling, and so far have seen but little to encourage, except from Prof. Carpenter and yourself, and two or three others. Your desire to sustain the interest of the \"lSl'I‘<.)R, and to leave it successfully and permanently estab- lished, c.aims my entire sympathy. Your position as editor of a journal de- voted wholly to the interests of the ag- ricultural class, with no profit accruing or pecuniary interest in view, with no adequate resources from which to draw to pay for the necessary work, is not a sinccure. It confers distinction and honor it is true, yet the success which ' should follow the energetic and tireless efforts you have put forth. is not com- , mcnsurable; is not properly appreciated by the class for whose interests the VlSl'l‘()R is devoted. Why is it not? Who in all the land disputes the princi- t ples upon which the Grange is founded? Who says they areimpracticable? Who assumes that their adoption and appre- ciation by every agriculturist in the world would not be conducive of the; greatestgood to the greatest number, and bring prosperity to the whole peo- ple such as the world has never seen? Do the capitalists? Do the clergy? Does the legal profession? As wellmight the golden rule be assailed. This," indeed, is a weak point or perhaps an‘ unfortunate circumstance inasmuch as‘ we find no real opponents, have no en- counters or discussions, hence no inter- est is aroused, no conversions, no growth. ' This is one reason we do not prosper and whythc Grange edifice has as yet risen scarcely above its foundation walls. We need opposition and perse- cution to stir up our dormant energies. Human nature loves to fight. Action in- creases our zeal for the cause. The grand difficulty, however, is with the material with which the superstructure is to be built. It seems to require’ a geological age to effect any radical change in the minds and habits of the class under discus_sion. ages of conservatism and obedienceflto the power over them has‘ established in their nature a. shrinking dread of as- suming their proper positions: Standing erect, or of taking advantage of circum- stances to lift themselves from the menial station they have occupied, from the earliest historical times. Notwith- standing I have perfect faith in the final success of the Grange, of its eventually effecting the grand results hoped for. - This article has taken a different di- rection than I intended when I com- menced. I started out to find a little fault with the readers of the VISITOR, at least some of them. Last summerl de sired information in regard to construct- ing a cheap frost-proof out—cellar, and called for the experience of others rt- ceived just nothing. Wondering if everybody pitted their potatoes and roots or left them out in the cold. I set to work and have constructed a. frost- proof cellar of 2,509 bushels’ capacity with no expense except for two pairs of hinges and perhaps five pounds of nails, cedar and labor not counted. If the Editor thinks it would be of any value I will write out a. description for publi-I cation. By-the-way now, winter is just the time to begin such a structure by hauling tlfe cedar: ORIGINATING in_ northeastern Ohio, the Bohemian oats scheme has spread like a poisonousfungus through-" out this and most of the neighboring states, until it promises to permeate the length and breadth of the land. Cer- tainly it would seem that no man of av- erageintelligence could fail to see at a. glan'ce_tlia_t somebody must eventually be a heavy lo_s'er f by this scheme,‘ even were‘ those prim.ari_ly, engaged i_n_ itjto fulfill thidirl contracfs; yet wéhave béén F ./l[ ORE C0.7V'SE'Q UEJVC TJIAJVI THE F.élRJlI, .él.N'D SHOULD BE FIRST LMPRO VED.” 2 4 Printed by A. J. ALDRICH 3; "'60., 1 imi.i...i.m of the L‘OLDWA'l‘ER REPUBLICAN. tion with it the names of men who had previously stood above reproach. This scheme has frequently been denounced as a. swindle by the local press where it has appeared, but those denunciations have not‘ prevented its re-appearance in some distant’ quarter. Moreover it has been qiiitekdifiicult to get at the real planwipon-which the scheme was being worked,-‘and consequently the sharpers operating it‘, by the aid of a few stool- pigeons employed in each new neigh- borhood, have been able to work it over again: » In‘ this and the preceding issues of Farmuzm! Firesirle we have presented the most complete expose of this busi- ness we have yet seen. The reader who follows this expose carefully will see that the scheme‘ is‘ most cunningly de- vised to feed upon the greed of unprin- cipled tricksters on the one hand, and the credulity of ignorance on the other, and that unless checked it will bring upon the farmers of the country an enormous load of distress.--—-lvlzrm and Fz'r¢':I'.z’e. Qgotircs of filcctings. Micliigaii State llorticulturnl Socicty holds its meeting at Adrian, Feb. q, 10, ii, at the Court- house. .\l'~'-—-—— Roses. 3 Several years ago I bought «a collec— tion of ever-blooming roses, and select- l ed for my garden a spot formerly used for a strawberry bed. The vines had? been ploughed under a year before, and 3 when I took possession, the ground was ' mellow and full of well-decayed vegeta- ble matter. After the beds were laid off, I had :1 hole about two feet deep dug for each rose. These holes were filled half full of compost from the horse stable, which was well dug in.‘ The earth was then filled in till the’ holes were almost full, and I carefully planted and watered the young plants. They began to bloom almost imniedi- ately, and by fall had become large, :strong plants. They lived through quite a cold winter" without protection, and bloomed finely the next year. _ A friend who had bought roses at "the >‘same' time said to me, “You must water yours; they are so much larger than mine." I never -did, however, after theyaverefirst plant- ed, and think the difference was due to ‘the soil, which seemed to suit them ex- actly. Since then I have bought roses :almost every year, and have tried quite .a number of varieties. They require a great deal of sun, and should be en- riched only with old manure, as the fresh is liable to burn them up. Last spring I planted sixteen or eighteen va- rieties; two of them. Niphetos and Duke of Connaught, died, but the others grew very well. At this time——January ——a few of the most tender varieties, such as Marechal Niel. l-ltoile ‘dc Lyon, etc_, are growing in the pit. but the rest were left in the beds, with :1 slight pro- tection of cedar boughs. The ground about them was mulched with litter from the stable. This serves thedouble purpose of protecting the rootssfrom the cold and enriching the beds.-—V. I"., in I’z'cle‘r Afagazbtcfarjammry. Tomatoes for Thanksgiving. Not canned either, but fresh from the vines, and in latitude forty-three de- grees. I had half-:1-dozsn so-day with our Thanksgiving diuue-r—have had them yearly, and one se ison had them as late as Christmas, but on‘ that occa- sion the tomatoes were not much to brag about. Possibly many of your readers can tell the same story, but as I have never seen the subject alluded to in the pages of the ./llagazine, I shall, with your permission, tell the “how.” As late as possible before frost I dig up some of the strongest vines full of green tomatoes and hang them up by the roots in a frost-proof cellar. The fruit will gradually ripen, and you can have a few every Sunday. They do not color so deeply nor taste so strongly as those grown in the open air, the color being a pale pink, and the tomatoes tasting cool, sweet and juicy. After_ this date, especially if there is any humidity. in the cellar, those-that are ‘left on the vines begin to get soft and pulp)’ and soon decay. _ I formerly hung them up with the roots exposed; but this season I envel- oped them in paper flour sucks, which was an improvement, as more cleanly. The foregoing is a very simple °XP°'5m°n’Fv‘°d*3“-A . -the ¢Bi°Y- ment of fresh garden sauce several and if the manure has the vilest appear- ance and odor imaginable, the lawn must be manured and this is the way to minds of people w only way to maintain a good turf. It is not at all necessary that one sacrifice? the beauty of the green turf or that one 5 endure the vile odor of fermenting ma- -‘ - nure in order to keep up the fertility of_ the lawn. Plain ground bone, and Mr. : Wilde says it may be quite coarsely . ground, scattered over the surface at the 3 rate of five pounds to the square rod, will disappear so as not to be observed , and makes an excellent manure. I have : used ordinary wood ashes with excellent . results. A compost made of the drop- ' pings from the poultry house mixed . with road dust or sifted coal ashes, pul- E verizcd and sown broadcast, does not in ; the least disfigure the lawn and produces 1 iinmeiliate and excellent results. Mrs. Wiuans. of Benton Harbor, says that to- ‘ bacco steins broken up finely and sown _. Ad- _? upon the lawn will produce :1 very dark § 31 Com-s¢_ green verdure. Use any of these plans j rather than spoil the appearance of the [hem high as scholars—-whose manu- C’ grass half the year,that it maybe beauti- ful the remainder. The sacrifice is en- :‘ tirely uncalled for.—- IVc5I:rn Rural. I igomiiiunicafions. £1 The Orange and Co—operation _ll-ll-‘l-‘ERSON, Jan. 8, 1886. ! l;'i.»i'i‘ok VlSl'l‘OR.-—-I was very much? interested in reading the article of W. J. Bezil in the January number of the VISITOR in relation to co-operation, and sincerely believe it is a subject well worthy the attention of the Grange in general. I was also very intich amused in reading Bro. Cobb's account of the session of the State Grange held eleven years ago, when the grand idea of nearly every member wasa general improve- 'ment in the financial condition. Now how far that idea might have been fol- lowed up and carried out in general in- terest to the Grange is a question which has not as yet been thoroughly settled. I, for one, am ftilly of the opinion that the early discouragement of Granges meddling with mercantile matters, and interesting themselves in a general way with the financial improvement of their association, was a much greater calami- ty to the organization, than any other that has evei'befallen it, and lost it more members than all else combined. I was 2 one who, in the early history of the! Grange, believed such purpose to be; unwise and well calculated to bring the Grange into general disrepute; but close l observation has proved to me, beyond ; question, that the reverse is true. I would be \'ery glad to hear fioin some; of the old correspondents who are full g of wisdom on all questions of interest: to the. C range upon. this ‘subject. and, § perhaps, at some future date, will givei my experience in this matter. A. L. 1). j - —————-nou-——~~~ How to Treat Frauds. l:iRO’l'HER Conn:——A good while since, ' if memory serves me, Brother Woodman informed us that a man pretending to be a Patron called on a Patron in Onta- rio and obtained money, and now you inform us that the same thing has been done again in the state of Maine, both times by a man from Michigan; and so far as I can learn the only remedy either you or Brother Luce has prescribed is: ‘.‘You must grin and bear it." As I have not lived in this world “I50 years, more or lc'r.r," for nothing, I hope I will send you a “sovereign remedy,” “warranted, not, to cut in the eye.” 4, I‘huve observed that the esoteric work I of the Grange is so simple that any vil- 5 lain who has taken the four degrees can easily worm otit the annual word “by book or by crook”; so I hav.e lost all confidence in simple tests. Now for the recipe. As a Patron must have a memorandum book and pencil, when a person makes application for aid in money (if more than you would give a beggar) take out your book and pencil and ask for and set down his or her name; ask the State, name and number of his Grange; the name of the Master; have they a. hall? if so, how far and what direction from a. postoffice (its naine); how far from a telegraph office and which way? Set these all down. week-.i.— , Calvert. - not, therefore, include :,te./ing.” 2 ladies to cross their lzerzzlcrs, that taught jtimped in. Truth took ofi‘ his clothing 3_ and jumped in also. and not being afraid soul. I swam otit into deep water; btit l."ntruth the man. __f-or the orchard the garden the Sman Eda it Now I wish to digabuge the ; kept near the Sll(H'tf and while -frutli striveto secureagood style‘byimir.1ti ’ ' ' ' ‘ ’ ho think ‘this the f was away from shore slipt out and put a favorite writer, for the best part o on Truth‘s clothes and fled has appeared in clothes, anti Truth has had to go about naked; and people do not like to see the ; mzked truth. i Your old friend. U.\'ci.I-‘. St. 1 -——-——-——-non—--——-» ; Paragraphsifrom My Diary. v F l-‘..\'Ul.l3~‘H IX UUR l*l(')l\IE\' ANT) /5‘; OUR ‘ scHooi.s. :5 "Just at the age ’twixl boy and youth. This is an important period. One in which the child should be trained both . at home and at school to give thoughtl its best or natural expression. Neglect this opportunity, and it is a golden one as regards the speech of the young, and ‘ we will have such results as we after-N wards hear ofin the students‘ education- = Harvard graduates every year it certain number of men——some of’ script would disgrace a boy of twelve. And yet the college cannot be blamed, for she can hardly be expected to con- duct an infant school for adults. . The art which was intended to be a i great aid to man—the art ofgrammar—- has almost become a curse. The parrot- like plan of teaching grammar by rote, as by nouns, adjectives, verbs and so on to the end of the chapter, has done in- calculable mischief in our schools. Whether the child knows the word is a noun or not, is not the point, but that he should understand the meaning of the sentence as a whole is of the first importance. I)on’t teach grammar sim- ply by rote or precept. But teach grammatical accuracy by example. Al- ways put your own thoughts in good, correct English, and your pupils will soon learn to do the same. They will soon lean what the nine parts of speech are, and how to use them, whether they can call them by name or not. Learn- ing to put Latin and Greek in correct English is good exercise. It is the Eng/is/z thoughts that we want, first and last. But the study of Greek and Latin can be so pushed as to harm the study of English. James Payn, the novelist, gives this good bit——“The young man's education had been rla.m'ral, and did Rufus Choate spent some time each day in rendering into English passages from another language. It is thus that he became such a master of the best and richest English speech. A student can- not be said to know anything of what he learns in school unless he can make it intelligible to others. “To sit,” says Carlyle, “as a passive bucket to be pumped into, whether you consent or not, can in the long run he exhilarating to no creature." Again, avoid school—master’s English. Frigid correctness is the bane of all art. it is not nature's wuy. Call 21 spade a spade. “I have been trying for years," said a school-girl the other day,“to say, I rose at seven, instead of got up—got is such a. horrid word,” Do you say re- tire instead of go to bed? “Oh, yes; I have been taught to avoid common ex- pressions.” This is the culture that talks about the “culinary department.” the “hymeneal altar,” “author of our being,” “maternal relative,” “ebonized coursers,” “caskets for the remains of the departed,” “liqtiid refreshments,” “lower limbs”--the same part of the person which is referred to in the rule ofa seminary quoted in Longfellow’s Kavanagh, a rtile that forbade the young them not to call their father a cooper, but a barrel merc/rant; not a farmer, but a patron of liméizmlry; not a blacksmith, but an artizan in iron, and so on to the end of the chapter. If good English had been treated fron the beginning of home and school life, not as a thing by itself, but as a part and parcel of every study in which the mother tongue is used, whether orally or in writing; if the pupil had been taught to regard skill in the use of his own lan- guage;'as' an essential of scholarship,and without which he would be a learned a7nn:e',- had be written to put what he knows into best English, for that only, and not for style. and fine writing, if this ;Maine to Floi-ida, and enjoyed every -open a car, taking especial care that he mysterious way, united, like body and; And in such writers the style is,’ Consequently it is idle to f ng f 11;; Ever since 3 good style cannot be got that way. Write E stone to 'I'ruth's i your best and ifyou have any merit as a 5 him ,them for no other purpose. ; his winter home too well; it would be ll gsad fate that should compel him to ' . leaveit before the return of the robins. Patrons 5 teacher should endeavor to give his pu- § ' for our liospitality? F0211; is one j invited guest. thing in English composition. and .m/»~ ‘ FEBRUARY 1, 1886. 2 out shoes, we send a doctor to care for him when sick. We make him comfor- table and happy. We surround him i I l with bolts ‘and bars, and lock his bed- ; “and too unripe to logic and rhetoric, l 5 A Patron would 3 arts fitter for graduates than children seldom find a fraud there on his return. and novices.” “Many a clever boy,” d adage, “A penny Q says Sir Walter Scott, “has been flogged l into a dimer, and many an original com- Society or its i we“, the fines-t We, seen_ He moves § fore, use the telegraph instead of the ‘ position corrected into mediocrity " .-\ branches win be entertained’ by our his strawberry beds about as i:ircum- ; ‘est “'h°"e ”"”"}"5 °°“C°"“°d- room at night. but these only protect him from dangers without. He needs He loves Meanwhile we outside, his entertain- . ‘ _ . : crs, are toiling through frost and snow, Hail 3 his writing, to be -.1 rtafl but not a crulf/1 g scrimping. saving. and denying our- . I To correct all his errors for ‘ selves to provide food and clothing for him is almost as bad as to make no cor- 5 ourselves, our loved ones—:ind for him. _ 3 llut do we ask him to degr;ii!~_- hi. lofty A good book, :1 good speech or :i . ' soul by labor, to render any ricoinpcnsc ()h no. he-is our We iincomphiininglv. if not cherfully. entertain him from-our , scanty means, until the picnic season re- jturns, and send him lorth well-fed, re- : cruited and strong. to repeat the pro. gram of the former _vear. In all seriousness, fellow I’-.itrons,have we not pursued this foolish policy long enough? is it wise to continue to offer :1 premium upon crime by feeding and clothing, in idleness,the prisoners in our county jails? Is it not a mercy both to public and prisoner, to provide him with steady, healthy. life-giving labor, and to insist that if he will not work, neither shall he eat? Let him break macadainize our streets; let do any rough work that will not writer it will appear in your own style. 2 materially interfere with free, honest It is true that some writers can assimi- _ 5 labor; let every able-bodied tramp, late the best thoughts or others so thor- oughly that they make him their own,§ and if those thoughts appear in some- 1 given a meal or a lodging, be compelled to give its equivalent in honest toil; and vagabonds and jail-birds will soon be thing of the style they once wore it is l scarccr in Michigan than they are to- not copying, but reproducinga style and day. Thus Keats profited}: something more. by his study of Spencer and Milton. § Thus Demosthenes copied and recopied Wheii thought is speech, and speech is truth." Thucydides into 3' Style “I his Own imo iwhich the strength of 'I‘hiicyilides had‘ passed. Thus Franklin studied .-\ddison J till he got his thought and style. then molding both into one which though re- , senibling .-'\ddison‘s was rlecidedly his; own style. V’. lt. ‘ -—:<———- , Our Winter Guest and why He- l stays with Us. i In summer he is :1 traveler, enjoyingl sunshine, fresh air, and change of: scenery. He thinks “there is no place like home”-—at least he hopes so. He has sampled rural cookery from variety. He is familiar with the moose and sainp of the one, and the hog and hominy of the other. He knows the habits and nice points of every breed ofl poultry, for he has not made a special study of the farmer's hen-roost for iioth- ing. He knows the peculiar aroma of each variety of hay, from the sweet- scented, fragrant marsh grass, to the rankest, mustiest jumbo clover, for he has made his dainty bed from every kind. He enjoys excursions, chance ac- quaintances, stolen pleasures, and for- bidden fruit. He smokes his pipe in your hay—mow, or under your stack with delicious non:/Ialanre, and should it chance by his carelessness to burn to the ground, he is not overmuch dis- tressed; such calamities have befalleii him before, and he has survived them- besides, he is neither director nor stock~ holder in any insurance company—why should he lament? Sufficient resting places yet remain for him,—-why should he be troubled for the loss of one? This summer is one perpetual picnic. He has no cares to distract, no fences to repair, no acres to till, no crops to harvest, no family- to provide for. no wife to call for’ new bonnets and gowns. “He toils not, neither does he spin." _ lut as winter approaches, our happy rover finds it necess:.ii'_v to change his mode of life to correspond with the changing temperature. He feels the, need of warmer quarters and less venti- i lated clothing. The falling snow and" chilling winds forcibly remind him that the picnic season has ended, and bring to his recollection the fact that our kindness has provided snug, comforta- ble homes for homeless wanderers like himself. He determines to accept our kind hospitality, and becomes ourWinter Guest. But society is something of a stickler for economy. It demands compliance with certain conditions before he can be admitted to these harbors of refuge. He is required to commit some petty crime before he can share the hospitali- ties of our comfortable jails; and he is not one to find fault with so.reasonable zi condition,—not he. So he steals a coat, or robs a lien-roost, or breaks shall be seen and caught, that his title may be clcar——not to mansions in the skies-—but to a snug home for the winter. He is taken most willingly before his friend the magistrate, and cheerfully ad- mits the ‘charge against him. He has no desire to make his entertainers need- less trouble, but is ready to comply with any formality they may think desirable. He is convicted, and with demure looks but merry heart, receives his sentence “ninety days in the county jail.” Behold him then, our happy, cheerful guest! Farewell for a. period, distracting cares and fears! 'I‘l_'zree square meals a_ day are certain, without the tgouble of going to market, or even giving direc- tions to the cook. We warm his bed- room by steam, "and carefully protect him from drafts of air. We provide him congenial company, werepair his Now say: Do you know the penalty in had been done, of how much greater The evil is fast_increasing. Shall it be remedied? C. C. MCI):-:izMii;. Battle Creek, Jan. 20. 1886. _ j———— New Year’s Day on the Coast. It has been :1 source of considerable pleasure that I have received the \'isi't'0k regularly since I have been in (,‘alifornia. It is not quite a year since I left Kalainazoo with such a vivid re- membrance. of the very cold season we endured last winter. I want to give t some of your readers (who have never enjoyed a Cliristmas or .\t'ew \'e.1r's in :1 clinic like this of Crilifornia), an idea of how much different it is than living where the merctiry runs ottt the bottom of the thermometer, nearly. A friend and myself crossed the bay from San Francisco New Year's Day, and took the narrow gauge railroad for San Jose. We alighted from the cars and strolled about the place which is it very nice town with .1 number of street car lines, taking one all over the city and to Santa Clara. They have the city well lighted with electricity, with a tower in the center of the city and a number of single light poles through the outskirts. The park is situated in the place similar to the one in Kalamazoo with :1 very nice court house on one side. The grass was several inches high in the park and roses and gerziniums in bloom. We took our New Year's dinner at the St. James, over which our genial host. Mr. Beach, presides. The table was provided with all the delicacies that one could wish-—except strawberries—which have only been out of the market about six weeks. An old forty-niner, staying at the hotel, said this was the most de- lightful winter he had passed upon this coast. After dinner, we got a pair of mustangs from the livery, and drove over a fine road of seven miles to Alum Rock asmall mountain resort, and it was a very delightful drive up into the canyon with the cool. refreshing breeze from off the ocean. We then drove to Santa Clara and by some very fine orchards which, when a little later they will be in blossom, it will seem like fairy land. I have already taken up too much space. 5‘, ii_ p, Jan. 5, i886. -—~——-——-—-Ion-—-—}— . A Few Facts About Figures. It is said that figures will not lie, and I guess that is so, but we are often as- tonished at their results. Some years ago a neighbor was planting corn for me, when we got into conversation about the increase of numbers in geo- metrical progression. I told him I would sell my farm of 320 acres for one kernel of corn for the firs: ten acres, 2 kernels for the second ten acres, and so on, doubling the corn for every 10 acres. He put his hand in his pocket and took out a handful of corn, and said he would take that bid, offering me the corn and asked for the deed. But I told him we would figure it otit and see if it would amount to a whole handful. and we found that it amounted to i3i,ooq bush- els. Col. Whitney Jones, of Lansing, who was once Auditor General of Mich- igan, bought in 1836 eighty acres of land in Bengal for $2.50 per acre and sold it in 1871 for $10.00 per acre, and after the sale he counted up the profits and found that his land cost him $80 per acre, besides paying taxes on it for 35 years. A smart, bright young lad commences to smoke cigars at 16, and only smokes two cigars a day at 5 cents Cachi Which is very moderate for this fast age, but at the age of 56 he foots up the bill and finds that he has wasted in cigars $2,336, enough to buy a decent farm. Who would think that any man in Clinton County had puffed away a farm in smoke? A young man Chooses a partner and commences lifeat so, and having but little means thinks -he will provide for his wife a legacy when he is Gone. So he gets his life insured -for tattered wardrobe, and replace his worn- $r,ooo, and keeps his policy good till he /V“ _ PEBRIJAIIY 1, 1586. . cream. 3 is 60 years of age, and then steps out. where insurancepolicies are never is- sued. His wife draws the $r,ooo and rejoices that her deceased -partner had been so thoughtful of her lone widow- hood. But the schoolmaster comes around and foots [up the cost of the precious legacy, and computing the rate at one per cent. a year, which is very low for life insurance, and it amounts to $4,421.53. What a blessing is life in- surance! The increase of money at in- terest bears no relation to the rate per cent. Thus 6 per cent. and 4 per cent. added together and compounded for a term of years is not equal to, 10 per cent. for the same time. Agiven sum at 6 per cent. for I00 years, compound interest, produces 17 times as much as the same amount would produce at 3 per cent., and is per cent. for the same time amounts to 16 times as much as 7 per cent., and 690 times as much as 3 per cent. It is said that 250 years ago, Manhattan Island, on which the city of New York now stands, was purchased of the Indians for $24. If that amount had been kept at compound interest at 7 per cent. till now, the accumulation would exceed the present value of the whole city and county of New York with all its banks’ and railroads, its palaces and costly temples. The Chi- cago Express says that a single dime at 5 per cent. compound interest from the commencement of the Christian era, would now amount to 32,ooo,ooo,ooo of‘ spheres of solid gold, each sphere as large as this earth, and that it would take a person 1,600 years to count the globes at the rate of too per day. If some old miser had just opened his heart and put ten cents at interest at that time, for the good of mankind, we would now have gold enough for every- body, and would not need to quarrel about greenbacks. These statements astonish us, and yet but few people are willing to run over the computations to detect mistakes. CoR'rI.A.~'o HILL. Clinton County. --——--IA M. SCOTT, Past Secretary. I SA\‘: in the VIsITok a hog cholera cure and as I think an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I will give my experience. When the hog cholera first came into my neigh- borhood and all my neighbors‘ hogs had it, there was a good deal of excitement. The hog own- ers were more excited than their hogs. I had a nice lot of hogs and expected to lose the most of thcui. But I thought I would try some preventive means so I fed my hogs all the salt brine and ashes they would eat and not one of my ' hogs had the cholera the 1 nor have they since. I am sure if farmers would keep a box or trough of salt and ashes where the hogs could get it when they want it that hog cholera would soon be run out and be with the past. IN TIIF. VISITOR of jan. I5 M. wishes the opinions of farmers upon a practical question: Does it pay farmers to give one-eighth or one- tenth of a crop to have it ground for feeding stock? I don’i think M. has been a farmerlong, or has not taken much interest in feeding stock. I have been a farmer and feeder ofstock for near- ly fifty years and my observation and knowledge satisfied me that it would pay to give half of the corn to have it ground for cattle, and I have it ground very fine. And I think worth a quarter more when ground for feeding horses and the same for feeding hogs. I can't say so much about feeding wheat as I never feed much wheat to stock, but ifI did I would have it ground. If ground feed is not cheapest, best and most healthy, why is it that the Chicago street—car horses are all fed on ground feed? I should like to have a talk with Mr. M., and also would like to hear from our State Master Luce and learn whether he feeds his cattle through the winter on whole corn or how he does feed. I under- stand he is a large stock feeder and it would be interesting to a great many farmers to know of his experience. jonx ll. FEA’l‘HP.R. BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. L‘AI.iIoim Co. Grange met at Bedford Grange hall on Thursday, Jan. I4. The day was fine, the roads good, and with the promise of a rare intellectual treat the Patrons assembled in full force. Jason Woodman, of Paw Paw, Special Lecturer for Michigan, had been invited to be present, install the officers, and deliver an ad- dress. He installed not only the County Grange officers, but the officers of the subordinate Grange of Bedford, in a very impressive manner. His address was: “The Grange, from a Young Man’s Standpoint;" and for forcible argument and sound reasoning it was as good an address as it has been my good fortune to listen to. He is a young man of intelligence, cultured and refined, and has the promise of a grand future before. him. We can most heartily commend him'to the Patrons of Michigan as one who will instruct, enlighten and amuse any audience who is so for- tunate as to hear him. Calhoun County Grange never was in better ()ur treasury is sound, our Master efficient, and the Lecturer impressed with the re- sponsibility of his ofiice, and, best of all, a host of good Patrons-who are ever ready for whatevir work that may be assigned them. MRS. Mavo, Secretary. BRO. CoBn:—Bro. Perry -Mayo, of Battle Creek, addressed a large assemblage at Pittsford Grange Hall on Jan. I9. All seemed to enjoy the lecture very much. In the evening we had a special meeting and conferred the fourth degree on twenty-one new members beside reinstating four others. One hundred and thirty Patrons were then seated at the tables, of which number ninety belong to Pittsford Grange. All enjoyed themselves and declared the meeting a. complete success. S. M. Pivrriiasorz, Lecturer Hillsdalc Co. ; and at work, holding meetings every Saturday afternoon in the winter, every other Saturday in summer and in the busiest time we do not have any. VVe rent a good hall in town, have a lady Master, also Overseer and Lecturer, and expect to have better meetings than ever. We have just had a splendid lecture from Bro. jason Wood- man, of Paw Paw, that gives us new life and hope, and we will try to do more for the goodof the Order than ever before. P. M. Eaton Co. ALLEGAN County Grange met at Hall of ‘Nay- land Grange, Jan. I4.,with good attendance and interesting meeting, with Io proposals for mem- bership. This shows Pomona to be growing in favor with our Patrons. Granges in eastern part of Allegan Co. continue to hold their charters. Occasionally a member wants to give up the ship; this causes a mutiny, then they settle to their work again. 390. EVER since the State Grange I have had it in my mind to write a few lines for the VISITOR. On Wednesday morning of that week we and our better two-thirds started in the rain and rode twenty miles in an open buggy and got through in time to attend the evening session of the Grange, and from that time till the close, ue just reveled in enjoyment A-: we were iiotdelcgates we had nothing to do but enjoy ourselves. We had been acquainted, through the VISITOR, with many that we saw there, and to see and talk with them face to face was a continual feast. \Ve had often wondered what they looked like, and how old they were. some that we thought to be young or middle aged we found with hoary locks, of over. three score and ten years. Our heart took a jump when Worthy Master Luce called Bro. Cortland Hill to the platform. As soon as convenient we gave and received the Patrons‘ grip and he and Sister Ilill will always occupy a wami niche in our hearts. And then there was Myra and numbers of others whose writings we shall read with :2 greater pleasure for having seen and conversed with them. One thing only that I took exception to, and that was none of my business, but I could not help thinking that it showed that Patrons, like other people, were just a little bit selfish. I al- lude to the vote reducing the per diem of dele- gates for the future and not being willing to ac- cept the same themselves. I am glad that our delegate voted to take the same he wished others to take. Thank you. Aunt Rate, for the com- pliment you gave little Alton. On Saturday after the Grange closed we sent our wife home with Aunt Kate in -.1 sleigh and we waded home through the snow with the buggy, glad that we went and glad to get home again. Kent Co. A. l~‘oItr». I:iRt)'l‘HER Cons has often asked for a full page of “Postal Jottings” in the GRANGE Visrrou, and at one time he got all he asked for and more too, but now the “Postal jottings" have run down toalittle more than one column. I am sorry to see this interesting partofthe paper neg- lected, for there is no one page of the GRA.\'i;I-1 VISITOR that is read with more interest than the one that contains these little scraps of Ilioiight from everybody’s pen. Why should that interest die? It is true that “I-teformer" has taken .1 dimit to join a better Grange on the other side of the River, and “j. \V." is visiting loved ones in California, but he does not forget his chosen home, nor the many friends who are ever glad to hear from him. But where is "S. )1." (Sweet Melody), George Roberts, Hattie Stewart, Ulil Maid, and that nameless sister from (.).\‘for(I,wl10 have taken an active part in the "l’ost:Il jot- tings” and have ever been ready to correct my mistakes? Why have you lost your interest? The VISITOR is worthy ofyour support, and we want you to help fill up the jotting page and make it an important, feature in every issue. Even ifyou have to use your talents to criticise my faults, it will make the paper more spicy and do you good and me too. You will remember the 6 month:-2’ contest between Brother Strong and myself on “The Destiny of the Universe.” \Vhen we com- menced we were utter strangers to each other, we became acquainted through discussion, and though we differed widely in theory we closed the correspondence with the best of feeling. And now my dear brothers and sisters, as Bro. Cobb has set apart a full page of the VIs‘I'I‘oR to our use, and allows us to say just about what we please, the same as at a love feast, if we are good natured about it, let us see to it that the page is well filled with our best thoughts at every issue. C0l<'l‘l.ANl) I'Ill.l.. Vt RI(;llT f,ikANt;l-2, No. 3o7,held a public meet- ing for the installation ofofiicers on the 13th inst. Past Master 0. H. Lyon, of Pioneer Grange, ofhciated. He was accompanied by a large dele- gation of the members of his Grange. The Sis- ters of \Vright Grange had elaborately decorated their recently furnished hall with evergreens,fcs- tooris, flowers and pictures. The “young folks” had also fitted tip a stage with curtains and sun- dry theatrical paraphernalia. After the installa- tion a supper such as only “matrons" know how to prepare was served to nearlya hundred Patrons and guests. Then the aforesaid young folks claimed the floor, and with dialogues, recitations, and songs succeeded in making all unconscious of the fact that midnight was close upon us. All voted the bill of fare and the entire program a complete success, and dispersed well pleased. One thing above all pleased the brothers and sisters, that was that several of our good neigh- bors who had heretofore held zealously aloof from the Grange had somehow actually met with us that night and were the loudest of all in their expressions of enjoyment of the occasion. There are since nrmors of petitions coming to the Grange from hitherto unexpected quarters. So mote it be. 'r. A. I. Alma, Jan. I5. C. L. Merrill & Co., Photographers. Gallery 55 Monroe street, and 93 Otta- wa street, Grand Rapids, Mich. The best possible work done at lowest possible prices. Special rates for Holi- days. Cabinet size 83 per dozen. size $1.50. BLACK Sl\IITI-IING Plain. Fancy and Scientific, by WILSON G5 QUALEY. Stiff, Lame and Interfering Horses shod with great care. RUNNING. TRO'I'l'ING and DRAFT HORSES scientifically shod. Shop. No. qr Summit st.,just south of Fulton Street ridge. in 15 feb GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. FENNO & MANNING, WUUL CUMMISSIUN MERCHANTS 117 Federal St., Boston. Consignments Solicited, and Cash Advances Made. Allen Durfee, _. V _‘ '_‘”FUR_NrsHnvo FUNERAL _ DIRECTOR. .No. 103 Ottawa Streetih Grand Rapids, - - ‘ch. Residpnce, 193 Jefferson Ave. rykov Card Here We A991!” ”_—‘A—..‘ Are New -Year TO ALL. 1886. Thanking the readers for the past. expect- ing the1r_cont1nu- ance in the future. One Pris‘: to ALL! TRY AND Give Us Your Call '1‘() S.AVE. We have reduced our prices to make room for the New Stock. A large variety SLEIGH BELLS from $.80, 1.00, to 1.50. HORSE BLANKETS-- —- $ .75, 1.00 to 3.15. CLOTHES W RI NG E RS--— -- $‘2.50 to 15.00. I_Remember the place) lit the. Melis Hardware Store‘ I7 and I9 (iramlville Ave.. Grand Rapids. IRE. ti in I feb REMEMBER - 'TII.A.'I‘ -——- M|l.LS&lACEY’S I7’ [I .t\. R. IVIA C Y is headquarters for Low Prices and? Fine Goods of every description in line of Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Arti- cles, etc. horses and cattle are the best in use, at. 30 cents per pound. Dye Stuffs at especially low prices. Prescriptions and family recipes com- pounded with great care. Call and examine the latest improve- ments in Electrical Ap liances. Our new 38 Electric lrattery is equal to any $r5 instrument ever be- fore offered for sale. Large stock of Surgical Instruments and Appliances always on hand. We make: a Specialty of Adjusting Trusses and will guarantee a perfect fit without extra charge. Persons order- ing b_v mail can return at our expense if not satisf:i(‘tOr_v. MILLS & LACEY, PIIARAIACY, 8 Canal St, Opp. Sweet’s Hotel, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I0 in 13 june 86 C , POUCHEBC /gramme COLLEGE. Ionic. FYI:-h.. Established r877. Thor- ough, Reliable ‘and Practical. 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Address, I. T. COBB, St.‘HOOLCRAl<"l‘. Mich. Entered at the Post Office at (iolilu atcr, Micli._. as Second Class matter. To Subscribers. Remittances may be made to us in postrige stamps, or by postal note, money order, or regis tered letter. If you receive copies of the paper beyond your time of subscription it is our loss not yours. “We aim to send every nuiiilici of the paper for the time paid for, then strike out the name if not renewed. Renewals inadc-proiiiptly are a matter of much convenience, and we re- spectfully solicit such that no numbers he lost to you. . 1\(l\'l’~’€ this office at once of a change in your address, or if numbers fail to reach you. THE Proceedings of the late session of the State Grange, held at Grand Rapids, are in our othce andwill be sent out at once to all Granges entitled to receive a ‘copy. We should be glad to send to all but cannot to those that have not reported the names of Master and Secretary for 1886, with their post- office. Those Masters who do not re- ceive the Proceedings, if they take the VISITOR, will know the reason why. l<‘ixi.\'G up fences, repairing gates or putting in new ones, will soon be in or- der. We refer to gates; for no farmer, worthy of the name, uses bars to pass from field to field or yard. On our seventh page is a formidable array of testimonials in favor of the CENTENNIAI. Gi7.383.4'2i ioo,435,736> io3,o23.o7E! 93,699,588 04»""~’7v9°¥: 96.70»:-75: 101,168,354; 199,952,251! _ !14.'—‘r7.7331 If our Congressincn are wise they will see the logic of these figures. It is easier for the bank- ers of the world to corner Q4 millions than it is to corner 208 millions. The bankers represent the non-producers, wliosc interests lay in dear money and loiv prices. Legislators r/you/ti rep- resent the whole people, whose interests lay in cheap money and high prices for the products of their labor and sufficient facilities for the pay- ment of debts to save honest iiidustry from bank— ' riiptcy. Gentlemen of Coiigress, let the coinage of silver dollars go on with increased facility. l’:iy the public debt irisilvcr, or its representative, cer- tificates. Build all the vaults necessary to hold the bodies of these dollars, but let their "souls go marching on” and you will release the coun- try from the worst of all monopoly—~the monop- oly of money. G. l{.\.\isiii~:i.i.. Traverse City, _[-.in. 1, 1886. —. Halo’! Holley the (root Cough euro,25c.,5oc.£I Glenn’: Sulphur soap heats t boauttnoa, aw. Gel-mnncornnemovcr kins com: a Bunion: Hill’: Hair and Wlilsliu Dyo—B1u:k and Brown, Boa. Pike’: Toothache Di-ops euro in 1 lflnutmfli Donn‘: Rheumatic run are I run euro. In fqfiliituarics, YF.A'l‘Tl‘IR.~llepartcd this life, Nov. 26, 1885, after a painful and protracted siiflL-ririg of sev- eral years, Mrs. Micliacl Ycattcr, aged 4.7 years. She was a member of Colon Grange, Ni). :15, but her ill health prevented her attendance for years. She was a kind wife and loving mother, wliosc children will sadly miss her prcsciice and counsel. The bei'c:tvcd family have our iiiiitctrl syinpatliy, and by this also are we again remind- ed that soon we too must go the wiry of all the earth; therefore, _ It‘r'rrr/:'r'iI'. That this notice ln- put on our r--cord, and :1 copy sent to the \’isi'r<>R for pulilicatioii, ziiiil that oLiri.'har- ter be draped in iiiuiiriiiiig for il-iriy days. C4)}t\Il'l‘I‘!’.l-.. llL'l"l“.—l)ietl, at his ll(lll1t‘ in lfiirekaT-vwnsliip, llro. john llnfi, aged 72. \ViiEiti:.i-;, Death ii:-.s :ii;aiii entered our ntnks; there- rc, R!IaIt'Fd, That in the death of l’.ro. Hiiffi Montcalm Grange. No. 318. 1‘. of ll.. has sustained a loss. Ii’:.rr.*I:'cz{. 'l'h:it while we remember of later years our brothcr’s failing health and trembling limbs, we shall also remember his happy |‘.\[)TC5SlL')l'l and cheerful spirit cvcr manifest in our meetings. Ii':'.ro[zIad, That it is but a just tribute to ilic departed to say that in regretting: his removal from us, we munrn for one who was worthy of our respect and regard. li’ernl:rr-rt’, That a copy ofthcse resolutions be sent to city papers, also (iii/trmi-: \'isii'oi:, for publication. C0.\(.‘~llTTliE. Slll-ZETRUM.—\\'iii-cizitris. Our sister, Mary I-2. Sheet- rum of \Villow tirring-~ has beeii removed from our midst by the hand of death: tlit-rcforc, be it /i'r':o[:'m’, That in her death this Grrinsze has lost :in earnest. faithful worker, one rtlivays prompt to perform any duty assigned licr: let us hope that our loss has been her gain, and that what has been cut short in her young life here has but lcngtlrenutl an eternity of bliss beyond the grave. Re‘:0f‘."t‘(/. That wt‘ unite in expressing our heartfelt sym- pathy with ilie bereaved family in this their greatzifllicrion, and that our charter be draped in niourniiig sixty days, these resolutions be placed on the !‘(‘COf(lS of our Grange. .1 Copy be presented to the fzimily, also to the GRANGE Vtsirok and lI'aym' Cazmfy L'or(rz'n' for publication. CU‘.t.'\ll1'l‘l-———-— Good Words and Recipes. I like the GRANGE VISITOR very much and have often thought I should like to take part in some of the discussions, but have been busy or a lack of courage has compelled me, heretofore, to be only alistener. lshould like to give the sisters a few recipes both economic- al and good. S/tamed I’1u1a’z'I1g.' -—One cup sour milk, onetcaspoonful soda, one half-cup each molasses, sugar and butter; add raisins or currants if you wish; steam one and one-half hours; keep the water boiling and be sure not to lift the cover until the time is up, or it will be heavy. R:a';>r/or Cake when eggs are scarce, and good enough when eggs are plenty. One cup sugar, one egg, two tablespoons butter, three-fourths cup sweet milk, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. This will make three layers; use any kind of filling you prefer——-chocolate is nice. 1*‘rz}:'d /wrrmi makes a nice dish for breakfast. Make a butter same as for griddle cakes; (lip pieces of stale bread in the batter and fry in hot butter. I opened a can of tomatoes to-day that have kept so nicely that I think I must tell how I put them up. I took nice large, ripe tomatoes fresh from the vines, sliced them and put in the can a layer of tomatoes with a sprinkling of sugar poured over them. vinegar brought to the boiling point, and set away for use. I thinl: Mrs. F. A. Warner‘s recipe for a log cabin, would make a nice center piece for Christmas dinner. I shall try it next Christmas. I have good success with house- plants and will try to write again some- time under the head of flower culture. MRS. J. H. R. ._._<._.___,_ Cream Batter Pudding. One pint of sour cream, one pint sweet milk, one pint of flour, six eggs, 3. little salt, a teaspoonful of soda; beat the whites and yolks separately and add the whites last. Bake in a. moderately hot oven. ’I‘hisis the queen of batter puddings. A very nice sauce for it is made by adding to a coffee-cup of boiling milk a tablespoonful of flour; first wet with a little cold milk. Have ready a teacup- ful of sugar and half a teacupful of but- ter, thoroughly stirred together, and when flour and milk have boiled two or three minutes, add the sugar and butter. Stir well but do not boil. Flavor with vanilla. AUNT HA'l'l‘lE. ---—-———-o->———~ -- Query. Picking up a paper to-day and seeing a heading ofan article thatistruck me as something new, I wish to ask for other opinions on the question of “WV/Id! is I/tr fir:! requisite of a made! lzame?” RUTH RESTLY. [Our questioning correspondent has, perhaps, opened a wider field than she guessed in propounding this query to the writers of our department, and we hope it will meet with a hearty response. Many sides of this subject will naturally be presented, if many readers will dis- cuss it through this page, and perhaps Ruth will sum the matter up for us as it appears to her when others have given their “first requisites.”—Ed.]_ -—-————<-o}-:- . Rest or Rust. Soberly it is not hard to decide the relative values. But lazy men and -women are never sober. There is dis- organization and decay in. idleness; there is death in moral inanition. We need only open our eyes to see the veri- fication. Nature comes to our aid in both fact and analogies. If water rests, it is to stagnate; and if the tree rests, it_ is to die. If the eye rests,-it is con- sumed in darkness; if the arm rests, it is in feebleness, and if the heart rests, we grow pulseless. Good men and women ought, like spinning tops, to keep them- selves up in their motion. Love well directed is immortality. In its activi- ties the heart beats in union with God. ---———-——oj———- W»: wonder how many of our lady readers will agree with this declaration of a busy housewife whose testimony we clip from the columns of a literary mag- azine. She says: “I must write you one thing I have found out, for perhaps you have never heard it; certainly no one ever told me: If a woman wants to find time for almost everything, she must keep house and do her own work.” - ’\ ficaltlg stub gmnsemeut. D ‘*5 Fresh Air. Winter is here. The beneficial change from the mild, warm weather of sum- mer, has come. The keen, cold_air that makes the life-blood tingle in our veins; the winds that like a besom clear and purify the air; the snow that, like a soft- blanket, covers forest and field, and tucks in a warm bed every form of vege- table life, are all sent by that Divine hand that rules and orders all things well. The thermometer marks a minus quantity, the air is filled with frost, and the wind is keen, will you not on with cloak and hood and take it walk? “A walk? Leave the cosy, warm place by the fireside, and walk such a day as this?" Yes, walk, or run if necessary to keep warm. “Me, a farmer's wife, who has been on her feet for six consecutive hours, and take a walk out door?” Yes, you may not need the exercise but you certainly do need the outdoor air. You have been over the kitchen stove taking in all the odors that arise from cooking food. You have been sweeping and dusting. an(l inhaling the close air of living and sleeping rooms, and you need i the pure, clear air, the oxygen, that is just as essential to a healthy body, as the light is necessary to a healthy plant, and for which there is no known substi- tute. If you do not care for .1 walk, if too tired, go to the barn and make friends with the animals that are in their stalls. [It is a fact that some farm- ers’ wives and daughters do not know, even by sight, the animals owned upon the farm.] Do we, farmers’ wives, get enough outdoor air in the winter season necessary to good health? In some homes every crack and crevice will be stopped for fear a little outdoor air may get in, our sleeping-rooms are kept shut closely at night, and few are properly aired in the morning. We breathe through the night air that is foul and poisonous and then wonder why our head aches, and that we feel tired, have no appetite, and, in fact, are half sick; wonder why the children whine and are cross, and look pale and are hollow-eyed. In our cellars we must, of necessity, store the vegetables for winter use, and these cellars are generally under the living room, and the sleeping-rooms on the first floor. There are constantly gasses arising from these vegetables which percolate the floors and find their way into our bed-rooms and living- rooms. Now is it not absolutely neces- sary that our homes be properly venti- lated in order that they‘ may be health- ful? And how can this best be done? Were the log houses of our fathers and forefathers more healthful than the homes of to-day? and do we go out enough in the outdoor air in the winter time to keep these bodies in a. good state of health? Dear brothers and sisters, the days so oft are leaden and gloomy; the storm king rules and nature, inanimate, is tak- ing a restful sleep. But the days grow longer and brighter and even now there comes to our minds ahope of birds and buds, of seed time and a harvest yet to be. May the brightening, lengthening days be but typical of our lives, and may we sow, even in our bodies, the seeds of right—1iving, that in the harvest which shall come to you and me by—and- by, we may reap the fruits of righteous- ness. Mas. Mitvo. Well Pleased. I am so glad we are to have a portion of our welcome VISITOR devoted to Health and Amusement. Am also glad it has begun with sewerage, drainage and the farmers back door or door-yard. I wish to say to Sister Mayo that noth- ing in the VISITOR has ever done me more good than this first article on Health. Am glad for‘my own sake that she is not going to lecture this winter, for I should never hear her, but nothing cm prevent my reading her letters. We have not been able to attend the Grange very lately on account of the storms, but I do hope, as the weather and roads become better, this matter may be con- sidered in every Grange and home in all its forms, as it has been a lesson we have tried to teach for over twenty years; could never endure to have a sink or drain, nor could I ever see why every pailfull of dish, mop or slop water must forever be thrown in one spot when the farmer has so much ter- ritory. M. R. ——-———---no----———— ' To PLUNGE directly into business: We are glad another department has been added to our VISITOR, and glad it is in the hands of so able a person as Sister Mayo. has been my hobby for years and I need not say I have ridden it in season and _....~........i.4.a..-n_.k..... ;.. _ ’ ' The subject she starts out with- out of season without avail, and my back yard suffers deluge after deluge of unsightly slops. Now, what shall I. do with that husband of mine, more than I have done, to bring about the much coveted and necessary health preserver? E. W. S., you seem equal to any ether- gency,from quoting Shakespeare—B.ill-— to training purps. Will you please give 3 plan? I mean for a cheap dram. "01 for cooking a husband; some of the sis- ters please do that. Would an open or closed drain be preferable? ‘i\'ANCv. -——-————--- = Rising to aQuestion of Privilege. Noticed in the last VISITOR a new de- pa.rtment—Health and Amusement. Of health I have nothing to say, except that it is handy to have around——no family should be without it. Of amuse- ment I have nothing deep to say Something was said about programs in Granges. A few things occurred to me. Why is it necessary for that pompous individual to stand and read off to the public each part of the program before it is rendered? Why not have the exer- cises follow each other naturally and spontaneously. If the aforesaid pom- pous individual needs something to do, let him have the order of exercises and quietly see that they follow each other as they ought. The same might be said of the leader of the music. Why is it necessary that he stand back to the audience, before the class of singers, swinging his baton or beating the time, air or something. It looks too much like a drill that should be done before they come to the stage. Again. why do the masculine gender crate without the use of notes or manu- script, but a lady must always have her paper in hand, It seems as much as to say she has not the brains or memory to stand before the public and speak her sentiments or others without being com- pelled to read them. It has been dis- carded by the best lady speakers. Each of these three criticisms look to the writer too much like building a fine house and leaving the scaffolding. The reader may wonder what this has got to do with the subject of amusements. If there should be a hitch in the program. the music balk, or the lady forget her speech would not that be zimusing? it. w. s. _. .... No Vigor Without Exercise. (live your brain sufficient food and an abundant supply of oxygen, and then give it a fair amount of good hard work every day, if you wish to maintain it in a high state of healthy activity. Bar- risters and clergymen, who use their brains much are among the longest lived men in the country, showing plainly that regular brain work is good for the general health as well as for the efficien- cy of the nervous system in particular. The muscular system must be treated in a similar manner if you do not wish ‘I. to become subject to fatty degeneration: An unused muscle shrinks, and becomes soft and flabby, presenting an appear- ance of marked contrast to the brawny arm of the blacksmith. Instances of feebleness of tissues thus preserved fre- quently present themselves to the notice of the surgeon. A muscle is called up- on to perform 1.1 vigorous contraction. but it snaps in the effort. The heart itself is sometimes torn asunder in at- tempting to send an extra supply of blood to some needy limb. No man can afford to lower his general vitality for the sake of mere idle gratification. He never knows when he may require all the energy which can be stored up in his tissues. A railway accident, a runaway horse, a run to catch a train, a fall on the ice, or even a fit of cough- ing, may bring a life of misery or an early death to one who would have passed through them all had he allowed his nerves and muscles to wear away in vigorous activity.—Selectez1. WHEN men and women who are. now past middle life were boys and girls, country neighborhoods had singing- schools and debating clubs to occupy two or three evenings every week in winter. These meetings had social char- acter, and, withal, usefulness of a high order when well managed. But they are now mere memories. The Grange comes in to take their place, and it supplies opportunities even more fully when properly directed. It is in the best sense a society for improvement, with possibilities far beyond present realiza- tion. It gives young people advantages » that under the old system were not easi- ly attained. They can have their singi ing classes, their reading clubs and socia amusements under its rules with more freedom and better facilities than were afforded when promiscuous assemblages of persons with dissimilar tastes, ideas and desires brought discord, as they often did, in the singingschools of the old time. The Grange brings together acquaintances from the same plane, all having a common purpose. Besides, it is tempered by the presence of parents, who have delight in seeing their sons and daughters advance in youthful ac- quirements. Guarded, as it is, against the intrusion of evil-minded persons, it is safe for those who are forming char- acter; and its opportunities are price- less to all who participate in the bene- fits it confers.—Hu:bandman. . AN intelligent class can scarcely ever be, as a class, vicious; never, as a class, indolent. The excited mental activity operates as a. counterpoise to the stimu. lus of sense and appetite.—-Ed. Everett: ‘ substantial. 1=,-~t896- -Tm‘ lie lies on his back, t.lie idling smith, A lazy, dreaming fellow is he; The sky is blue, or the sky is gray. He lies -in his back the livelong day; Not a tool in sight; say what they may, A curious sort of smith is he. The powers of the air are in league with liiin; The country around believes it well; The wondering folk draw spying near; Never sight or sound do they see or hear: No wonder they feel a little fear; \Vhen is it his work is done so well? Never sight nor sound to see or hear: The powers of the air are in league with him; High over his head his metals swing, Fine gold and silver to shame the king: We might distinguish their glittering, If once we could get in league with him. High over his head his metals swing: lle hammers them idly year by year, liaminers and chuckles a low refrain: “A bench and book are -.1 ball and chain. The ad: is better tool than the plane: \Vh:tt'.s the odds between now and next year?" Hamiiicrs and chuckles his lou refrain. A lazy, dreaming fellow is he; VVheii sudden, some day, his bells pcal out. And men, at the sound, for gladness shout: He laughs, and asks what it’s all about: Oh, a curious sort of smith is he! ---/,(/(7! I/mi! _7'url-mil. Schooling not Education. Dear I/Vzrres arm’ ZVep}reros.- This is an age of universal “school- ing;" and thank God that it is, no,twith-, standing there is a long step between schooling and education. The knowl- edge of books obtained at school is very necessary; it is an index to broad fields of learning. iut when the text books are gone through, the required examina- tions passed, how comparatively little we know of the subjects treated if our knowledge of them is confined wholly to said books. If we have read noth- ing outside of our school books how mefir our information. We have only It cl tly understanding of what we have learned; see but a short distance into the long vistas opened by the grand truths we have committed. And if we pause here how almost wasted seems the time spent in St'llO0l drill. .-\ familiarity with books is what we w'.i.nt, not merely ct brief acquaintance niade in the school-room. One who has treated this subject log- ically and understandingly says the school life of students should be a con- tinuation of their home life, but instead, in the majoizity of cases, it is entirely different. He further says: livery rural locality has its roads and paths, but acquaintance with the locality lllt_‘.:‘lllS some- thing more than a iiicre familiarity with those roads and paths. Acquaintance with it iiieans a knowledge of its; nooks and ilells, itsrecesses, its brooks and iiieadows, the haunts of the wild animals, ihehirds, the insects, the plants that people it. For this the child must tread every foot of ground, must leave the high- way, must explore and climb and wade aid lie still in shady places till-the gmu: /tn‘! ini- parts to him the secrets of the forest and the hillside and the meadow. So with a liberal knowledge of hooks. Une cannot get a “liberal education." as the phrase goes, by merely tread- ing the routine of school and college curricu- lums. lle must become acquainted with books as he does with his native place by roaming at will through the_iii. This he can only do at home or under the guidance of an intelligent teacher. \Vhen by wide and various readings he has accu- mulated the nuclei of historical, scientific and literary fact and the phraseology used in connec- tion with it, he has got :1 preparation for the uiastery of text books that will make “cram- ming” :1 very difficult thing. His powers of iii- tellectual assiniilation and digestion will be so xIl'0llg and healthful that the stated rations of mental pabulum furnished by the school routine will not overload hisintellectual stomach. There- fore it seems to us that wide reading in child- hood, combined with more or less school drill is, to state it mildly. much more profitable than the monotonous droning over the same dreary rou- tine through dreary years which is the prevail- ing fashion. .‘\l'.\"l‘ l’Rt:i«'.. - - Various Topics Touched. Cozzsrm qf I/I!‘ V'isi'roR.-—-When the first number of the new year was handed me, llooked at its fresh, new dress and thought now I will have a treat for I am sure it is full of good things. First, I will see who has called in the Youth’s Department; I read Aunt l’rue’s greet- ings and took her gentle hint to myself, 3 for I am afraid I, for one, am not mak- ing good use of opportunities for ad- vancemcnt. Dennis Wright. we welcome you. I think I can find a sympathizer in you, for I, too, delight to spend an evening poring over light literature, but I do not allow myself toindulge in that past-time often for I always feel the effects of it when I attempt to read something more I have been so unsettled this winter that I have not had any par- ticular course of reading; will some one please suggest something for me? Last winter I read Tourgee’s historical nov- els, [hope you have all read them as they are not only standard books but are very instructive and entertaining. I would like to ask if any of you have the poem entitled “Creed of Bells?" I do not know who is the author, if so will they please send it to the VISITOR to be published? I have just laid down the Chicago Inter—Ocean in which Ihave been reading a very interesting account . of the Nineteenth Century Club, a famous literary society held in New York. It gave pen and pencil sketches of the President and originator, Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, and many of the members, both gentlemen and ladies. This club, whose members, are devoted to artand literature, have taken for their platfontl, "Willingness - to try all things and hold to those that prove good." The have among their number M. 115., . A D. and M. As, from every school, ‘ i cgggd,and class. As their motto asserts, 3 ' __ to hear all sides of a. question 3 an )'n%;,fot‘";l1,i,mself that which: seems the most‘ probable to him. When [read of such an assembly l wonder if I shall ever have an opportu- 3 nity to join a. similar society. it has always been my highest ambition to be . admitted within the charnierl circle of the literati and be able to converse with great minds on terms of equality. We need not necessarily be brilliant or gifted to attain such a pbsition.but by per- I - young women who desire to obtain a liberal edu- ‘ severance in hard study,reading and mind , discipline we may reach the coveted; goal. SwEI»:'i' liRl.~\il. Boulder, Colorado. ~--—---———-