J “ THE FflR.MER IS OF MORE COJVSEQ UE'JV'C’EJV' THE’ FAR./II, fl.lV'D SHOULD BE FIRST [MPRO VED.” VOLUME XI—No. 42. WHOLE NUMBER 242. I COLDWATER, MICH.. SEPTEMBER 15. 1886. Printed by A. J. ALDRICH & CO.. lPublishers of the COLDWATER REPUBLICAN. OFFICI./41. DIRECTOR Y. Ofllcers N ational Grange. Ma:tn—PUT DARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi 0wr::er—JAMES f. DRAPER.... . . . . . .MassachusetLs ZJcturtr—MORT. \VHITEI*' EAD. . . . . . . . .New Jersey Ste-ward’-—J. E. HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Virginia Assistant St:-zuar-I—W. H. STINSON. .New. Ham shire Chaflain-A. J ROSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. exas Trea.rurer- F. M. MCDOWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . .New York Secretary-——JNO. TRIMBLE, 514 F St.,Washington. D.C. Gal: K:efer—H. THOM PSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Delaware Cer:.r—MRS. KATE DARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi Pnmona—MRS. S. H. NEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Keniucky F1ora—MRS. JAMES C DRAPER . . . . . . . Massachusetts Lady Arxistant Ste'war:t'—MRS. E. M. LIPSCOMB. South Carolina Executive Coininit-to-o= J. M. BLANTON, Ch‘n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Virginii J. H. BRIG}-IAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(_)hio J. J. WOODMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michigan Utflcers Michigan State Grange. Ma:ter—C. G. LUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0ver.i'rer—JOHN HOLBR()OK.. LecIur2r—}‘ERRY MAYO Stnuarzz'-—HARRISON BRADSHAVV Asszktant Sl£'u.ut7‘d-—-A. E. GREEN North Branch Walled Lake Cha/lain-I. N. CARPENTER. . . .Shermari Treasurer-—E. A. STRONG . icksburxz Secretary—J. T. COBB . . . . . .Schoolcraft Gate Kce_éer.—A, M. AGEN . . .Ludington Ceres —MRS_ J. \V. BELKNA .. .Greenville Pomona - MRS \V. T. REMIL . . . . . . ._Alto Flora —MRS C. G. LUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gilead L. A. Steward —l\IRS. A. E. GREEN . . . . . . .Walled Lake Executive Coininlttee. H. D. PLA'I'P. Ch'n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ypsilanti THOS F. MOORE . . . . . . . . . . . ..Adrian . G RAMSDELL. . . . . . . . . .. .. .Travcrsc City HOMAS MARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berrien Center , Q, A BURRINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuscola {V5/I. SATERLEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Birmingham W, T. ADAMS . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Rapids C. G. LUCEJ _ . j . . . . . . . . . ..Gilead 1. T. COBB. (E-” 0-’7€"”g ............... .. Schoolcraft State Business Agent. THOMAS MASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L.hicago, Ill General Deputies. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Battle Creek MRS PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Battle Creek Special Deputies. WM. H’. LEE. Harbor Springs, for Emmett Coiiuty. JOHN HOLISROOK, Lansing, for Ingham County. [ASON \VOOD.‘\‘IAN, Paw Paw, for Van Buren County. BRONSON TURNER, Flushing. Gencsee County. FRANK H. DYER, Ferris, Montcalm County. 5. H. HYDE. Traverse City.Grand Traverse,Antrim, Lee- lariaw and Benzie Counties. R. C. THAYER, Benton Harbor. for Berrien County. GEO. W. SHEFFIELD,Johnstown, for Barry County. LUTHER J. DEAN. North Star. for Gratiot County. I, . A BURRINGTON, Tuscola, for Tiiscola County. JOCIHN TRUE, Jackson, forJackson County. HIRA M ANDREWS, Orion, for Oakland County. M. \V. SCOTT. Hcsperia, for Newaygo County. IAMES A. MARSH. Constantine, for St. Joseph County. M. V. B. MCALPINE, Montcrey, for Allegan County. A. M. LEITCH. North Burns, for Huron County. P. H. GOELTZENCLEUCHTER. Birch Run, for Sagi- naw County. ' GEO. B HORTON, Fruit Ridge. for Lenawee County. C, C, KN()WI.'I'0N, Old Mission. for Missaiikee County. G. C. LAWRENCE. Belle Branch, for Wayne County. CORTLAND HILL. Bengal, for Clinton County. Michigan Grange Stores. A. STEGEMAN, Allegan. C. GOODNOE. North Lansing. PRICE» LIST OF SUPPLIES Kept in the office of the Secretary of the MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE, And rent out Pu5t—paizt', an receipt of Carl: Or- der, over (/1: Seal of a Subordinate Grange, and III: riglmturt of it: Marler or Secretary. Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred. . . . .3 75 Blank book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members . . . . .. I oo Blank record books (express paid) . . . . . . . . I 00 Order book, containing I00 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 too, bound. . . 50 Applications for membership, per too. . . . 50 Secretary’s account book (new style). . . . . 50 Withdrawal cards, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dimits, in envelopes, per dozen . . . . . . . . 25 By-Laws of the State Grange, single copies Ioc, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . 75 By-Laws, bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 “Glad Echoes,” with music, single copy I5c,perdozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . I80 The National Grange Choir, single copy 40 cents,perdozen . . . . . . . . . . Rituals, single copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 “ per dozen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 40 " for Fifth Degree, for Pomona Granges, per copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. to Blank “Articles of Amociation” for the in- corporation of Subordinate Grangcs, with copy of charter, all complete. . 10 Notice to delinquent members, per 100. . . 40 Declaration of purposes, per dozen, 5c, per ioo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 American Manual of Parliamentary Law. . 50 g( (6 (5 (S 6‘ (Morocco Tuck) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I 00 Digest of Laws and Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Rollbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i5 Patrons’ badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Officers’ “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C0-OPERATIVE LITERATURE. History and Objects of Cooperation. . . . .. 05 VVh:-it,.is Co-operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . 02 Some of the Weaknesses of Cooperation. 02 Educational Funds; How to Use Them. . . 01 Associa!ivc.1Farmiiig . . . . . . . . . Z . . . . . . OI The l;”;0noniic Aspcctgof C0 operation. . . - 01 Association ;:ndi'Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 The Principles of Unity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OI 'IIlie’Perils of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oi Fundamental _I’rinciples of Cooperation. . OI How to Start"Co-operation Stores . . . . . . . OI ‘ “' f. ‘o-operation”... . . . . . . . .. 03 gititggii-I(i1()an£(l"?Dt2‘VBl0pItfEnt of the Rochdale Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Addresses and Lectures by Eminent Men. . 03 Address, T- COBB» SEc’Y MICH. STATE GRANGE, Schoolcraft. Mich.‘ KALAMAZOO NATIONAL BANK. Capital $150,030. 5 I _ ,ooo. So ‘westgcor..,I\‘Iain d Bendic streets.uX‘P;;£_;;),_,,]aooI$itche John Dill Blsyker, Mglaucmonin. Wosdford- elville J. Bigelow,J. Wilfred Thompson, George T. Bruerf,‘ ”arIiuel.A. Gibson, Albert S. White, Edwin J. Phelps. E. O. Humphrey, N. Chase. EDWIN J. PHELPS, Presz‘derrt,- MELVILLE J. BIGBLOW, Vic:-Bu-idzut; THOMAS S. C033, Cashier. 1 febxyr gnstal anttings. THE next regular meeting of Allegan County Pomona Grange will be held with Ganges Grange, No. 339, on Thursday, October 7, I886. The fifth degree will be conferred upon any who may wish. Fourth degree members are cordially invited to attend. Following is the program: Address of welcome, F. \V. Robinson; Reply, E. N. Bates. Reports from subordinate Granges of the county will be followed by a discussion of these questions. Their opening has been as- signed to the Brothers named. Is it right or ad- visable to indorse paper for a friend or to lend our name in any case?—-J. V. Orton. The Oleo- margarine Bill passed by Congress, is it just? What is our duty towards it?——A. T. Stark. VVhat are the most practical and available meas- ures for promoting temperance or total absti- nence from intoxicating beveragcs?—T. C. Bus kirk. If time permits other questions of inter- est to farmers will be discussed. VVI-1 sharpened our pencil to say “amen” to Mrs. A. J. Sutton in the last VIsIToR. The Granges need a host of just her kind to cause them to move along and keep pace with other organizations We are interested in the reports from Iowa -3. live report is cheering. In “A Woman’s Allowance” this sentence deserves to be immortalized, “I am not a woman’s righter in the popular sense of the term, but I thank the Lord that I am man enough to recognize the fact that my wife as my wife and the mother of my children, has rights, moncy—spending rights, that I have no business interfering with.” Myra’s picnic was really one to be enjoyed. Van Bu reii County picnic was on a cold day and too late in the season, was poorly attended and was a failure on account of all these drawbacks. Politics run high and party spirit is still in the ascendeucy. Prohibitioii is blind as any other love, and acts with as little judgment. Grange wide awake and politically active, each for his own. -— ‘. ALI. Patrons that have not been sufficiently bitten by the Iloheiniau oat and red line wheat swindlcrs can now have the opportunity of pur chasing cans of poor tea and coffee of a firm in I)ctroit,in which you will find brass cuff buttons and shirt studs, also cast iron ear rings. The names of stool pigeons and cappers will be found in leading Detroit papers that receive a percent- age of blood money for advertising. Please bite. H. D. Pi.A'rT. GRATIOT County is being blessed with fre- quent rains, which would have been better re- ceived two months ago, but which now are not without benefit,enabling farmers to plow ground for wheat, which was nearly impossible before the rains. Crops in general are as promising as usual. Potatoes will not be as plenty as last year but are of better quality, and those having any for sale no doubt will realize more than last sea- son. The law of supply and demand rules the potato market more than any other crop. The Republican Convention at Grand Rapids was wise enough to see that public rcntiment calls for something more than great wealth to guide the “Helm of State.” As a result, the Grange has reason to rejoice that their standard bearer was chosen by a unanimous vote as the one most likely to win the race. “Straws show which way the wind blows,” and may we not all hope that the “money bar’l’ is a thing of the past when it concerns Michigan’s Governors? A. C. L. WE do not want any farmers’ party, but we do want to make our influence felt so that the politicians from all parties will pay some little attention to our interests. “There is a tide in the aliairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage 0.’ their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.” This is the farmers’ opportunity, for in Cyrus G. Luce we have a candidate who is not only honest and capable, but he belongs to the great army of toilets who work with their hands. He is in full sympathy with us and knows our wants, our hardships, our privations, and our joys, for he has experienced them. How will it be to have a Governor who will not only know us, a common, work-a-day people, but is not afraid to come in contact with us? It is not a question of politics. It rises above party. Vote for Far- mer Luce, because in his life work he represents us and ourinterests, and let the vote he so over- whelmingly large that there will be no mistak- ing its significance, and the fanner vote will no longer be ignored. W. C. H. WHAT does Bro. Cortland Hill mean by an in- depcndentvotcr? If he means a man who votes first in one party then in another and belongs to no party, I am glad there was but one in his Po- mona Grange. If he means a man who will not vote for an unsatisfactory man on his ticket, but rather step into another party to select his man, then I am surprised. - We have lots of that kind in our county and I am glad of it. It is our duty by all means to belong to some political party. If not, how can we help select good men? We should attend'cau— cus and convention,not being afraid to advocate men and principles of our own choice. \Ve ma not always succeed. If not, we shall feel the satisfaction of having tried. Sometime we have been advocating,“Farmers to th 'front." We have one now to the front. Wh are we going to do about it? Sit quietly viith our feet upon the table, smoking our “two fora nickel,” saying, “Didn‘t we do the thing, though?” Is that whatwc have been preaching alhtliesij.-years? Not much. We must take off -‘our‘cox'ts and put in some good work. We all know that Mr, Luce is a man well qualified for the office-‘bf Governor. Wouldn't we all feel proudyto have the “big chair” at Lansing occu- iedfonce by a fanner, one with whom we are l,'or most 01 us acquainted? I think so. There -isoiric way to get him there and that is with v"o_tes. We have enough, Shall we give them to'Mr. Luce? I say yes. I have aright to preach what I practice When Mr. Holloway was nomi- nated for Governor I gave him my vote, not sim- ply because he was a farmer, but because I thought he would make a good Governor. I have never been sorry I gave him my vote. Brothers of the Grange, and brother farmers, shall we pull together this fall on our farmer can- didate for Governor? M. T. COLE. Lenawee Co. AT the last regular meeting of our Grange the following resolutions were adopted: Ii’:-rolzrezl, That the nomination of Bro. C. G. Luce for Governor meets with the hearty ap- proval and will receive the united support of Woodman Grange, No. 610. Resolved’, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Bro. Luce and also to the VISITOR for publication. i\IARI.l.\‘ L. VVILMOT, Sept. to, 1886 Sec’y. Stxvitiiir GRANGE, No. 672, gave their first an- nual picnic Sept. 2, and it was in every way a complete success. The Knights of Labor and Good Templars were invited and turned out in full force. At Io A. M. the different organiza tions met at the hall and were there formed in three divisions by Bro. James A. Davidson, the Marshal of the day. The members ofthe Grange composing the first division were headed by \Vm. Rose, Master. The second division was composed of the Knights of Labor and was headed by VVm. Gallriglier, Master Workman. The third division was composed of the Good Teinplars and headed by Moses Bowerman,\Vor- thy Chief. Two bands were present and good music was plenty. The procession marched to the picnic grounds one-half mile distant, where on behalf of the Grange Bro. Rose, President of the day, welcomed the invited guests and all present to the first annual picnic of Summit Grange. Sister Minnie Fuller followed in a po- cm of welcome, which was well rendered and well received. Sister Effie Kingsley followed with a recitation entitled “Neighbor Jones,” which elicited rounds of applause. Miss Myra Bowerman, representing the Good Tcmplars, re- cited zi poem on the evils of the liquor traffic, depicting in vivid colors the curse of intemper ance. Bro. P. Tillotson, on behalf of the Knights of Labor, delivered a discourse, which was listened to with close attention throughout. The speaker made many good points and ivns loudly applxiuded at the close. Dinner was next in order, and such a dinner! The ladies had ev- ery ihing in ample order and their efforts were duly appreciated by the audience. After dinner speaking was resumed. .\Ir. Albright made a few well-timed remarksin favor of temperance and afterwards two young girls, daughters of F. Jacobs, recited pieces which were well received. Mr. I). C. Crawford made some pertinent re- marks on temperance and earnestly urged all parties present to lend their influence to the cause. Mr. Crawfordls remarks were attentively listened to and produced a good effect on the audience. Bro. E. G. Kingsley then made some remarks of a general nature. He congratulated the community on the creditable showing they made, expressed himself as strongly in favor of the cause of temperance and as a firm believer in the principles of the Grange. Bro. Bowermaii then made some remarks showing the necessity for the organization of society for the preven- tion of the liquor trafiic. Bro. Gallagher read the declaration of purpose ofthe K. of L., which surprised many present by the many points of similarity between the purposes of the K. of L. and the P. of H. This closed the exercises of the day and after giving three cheers for the la- dies, the assembly broke up. Thus ended the first picnic of Summit Grange. The Patrons wore a green ribbon, the Knights a blue oiie,thc Teinplars a white one, while a goodly number wore all three. Grand Traverse Co. FLUSHING GRANGE held its annual picnic last Wednesday and we had a very enjoyable and profitable meeting. About one o’clock an ex- cellent dinner was served to all present. The exercises commenced with music by the band, prayer,and song by the Grange choir,after which the Worthy Master in a few very appropriate re- marks introd_uced Bro. Luce, who made one of the best addresses to the farmers of Genesee County that it has been our pleasure to listen to for some time. He confined himself strictly to agriculture and the interests of the farmer. He urged the farmers to organize for mutual benefit and protection, supporting his statements by at guments that ought to convince any one that the Grange should be supported by the farmer. The farmers of Flushing will long remember Bro. Luce’s first visit to Genesee County. At our Grange meeting the following resolu- tion was presented and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That Flushing Grange extend a vote of thanks to Bro. Cyrus G. Luce I01’ the able address made last Wednesday at our picnic. THE members of Lafa) ette Grange, No. 92, wonder why there was not something in the VIS ITOR about our Grange. It wasbecailse I did not do my duty as Secretary. It is rathcrlate in the day now,biit will say that Lafayette Grange is a live Grange of 36 members situated in a prosper- ous community. Children's Day was observed; nearly I40, old and young, were at the table to dinner. A grand, good time was enjoyed by all. Will you insert in the next issiuz of the VISITOR that the \Vashten:1w Agricultural and Horticultu- ral Association will hold its first Fair September 30, October I, 2, and 3. Come one, come all, and see what splendid Fair grounds and build- ings the Society has. SEC‘. LAFAYETTE GRANGE. BOARDMAN Valley Grange has been aroused by the presence of Sister Mayo among us. On _Monday Sister Mayo arrived in Kalkaska. and in the evening spoke to a very appreciative au- dience in the school-house where we hold our Grange meetings. Although Sister Mayo spoke for a little more than an hour, we were all sorry when she was through. After the lecture we met in closed session and initiated a candidate in the third and fourth degrees. On Tuesday about 30 of the Patrons put on ‘their Sunday clothes, and taking along a basket of provisions, started for Bro. Gibson’s, about ten miles away, where we listened to another lecture by Sister Mayo, which was well attended and which every one seemed to enjoy. After the lecture all partook of a picnic supper. We then repaired to the school-house where Clearwater Grange was or- ganized by Sister Mayo, with a charter member- ship of 14. Although it was a very cold night (there being a heavy frost) we were all glad that we went and sorry when the time came to say good-bye to Sister Mayo, who will be long re- membered by and ever welcome to Boardman Valley and Clearwater Granges. ‘ MRS. GEO. BUCK. Kalkaska Co., Sept. 8. I NOT having seen any thing in the VIsIToIt from Coral Grange, No. 542, for a long time, I thing I will drop you a few lines and being :1 high private in the rear ranks, I can say what I please. Our Grange seems to be doing well, although through haying and harvesting it seemed to lag some. Ithiiik as the evenings lengthen and the weather gets cool and farmers get through seeding, we shall again havc‘lively times in the Grange. We keep adding new members. I think we will soon have a large and prosperous Grange. Yesterday morning being wet and lowery, Ithought I would see if I could get a few subscribers to the VI.sI’I‘0R on the 3- months’ plan. Istarted out and succeeded be- yond my expectations. I am sure if every I’at- ron would try for a few hours, we could put the VIsI'I‘oI< in hundreds of homes, not knowing how much benefit it might be to the Order. En- closed you will find $2.2o for 3~months’ subscri- bers. VVM. H. l\’A.\'IiAi.1.. Montcalm Co. THERE has been no rain in this vicinity to amount to any thing,unIil qiiitc lately, since the 20th of June, and people are surprised that crops can be as good as they are. Apples are not very plenty and many of them are falling off. Potatoes are about two-thirds of .1 crop, but of excellent quality. Wheat yields from I5 to 40bushels to the acre, and oats have been threslied that go 85 bushels to the acre. Corn is a very fair crop, some fields extra good. Far- mers should not complain; the Lord is on our side. Let us do our part and leave the result with him, for he knows, better than we do, how to nianage all things well. I am sorry to see the I’o.stal Page run down to two columns. I have heard a great many say that the Postal Jottings made the most interest- ing page in the whole VIsI'I‘0R,and yet that page is not half full. \Vhile so many have ceased to write short articles for the Postal Page, Sister Mayo and I are still at our post, and the only fault I find with either one of us is, our articles are too long to go into that column. But I can not help it. I try to boil it down all I can, but the more I say, the more I want to say. Luna Sprague Peck,in her wire-pulling poem, says that, “Women and idiots are shut from the polls by a law of our land.” But there is no such low in Clinton County. Idiots rush to the polls en masse, and very often carry the elcc tion, and I have never heard of an idiot being challenged. At our last Pomona Grange the question of independent voting was earnestly discussed by the very best talent we have in the county of Clinton, and every speaker condemned the long established practice of being led by the nose with the party string, and pledged himself here- after to vote for the best man. After they all got through, I arose and said: “Worthy Master, Iam sorry that the general election could not be hell'(l C--., on Tuesday, October 5, at 2 o’clock p. in, All members of the Order are cordially invited to attend. (Tims. M. I)lAR.\lll), Scc’y. TIII~: Ionia County Agricultural Society will hold its Fair at Ionia Sept. 28, 29, 30 mid ()ct. I. This Society embraces Kent, Birry, Iiiton, Clinton and Montcalm Counties, and we have mammoth Fairs. I). H. E.\'<;i.IsII. FISHER - Died, August 5,1889, at her home in Augusta, Washtenaw Co., Sister Evaline A. Fisher,a char- ter member to Fraternity Grange, No. 52. WHEREAS, Our kind Heavenly Father has re- moved by denthvour Worthy Secretary,Sister Eva- line A. Fisher, who for five years has faithfully kept our Grange records,one dear to us by man kindnesscs and efforts to help us, a devoted wi e and mother; therefore, Resolved, That while we grieve for our de- parted sister, and feel our loss, we cherish her memory, and extend our sym athies to Brother Fisher and daughter in their oneliness. Resolved, That our hall be draped in mourn- iug for sixty days, as a slight testimonial of our respect for departed worth, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to our Brother, also to the GRANGE VISITOR for publication, and they be recorded in the minutes of the Grange. GRANGE COMMITTEE. HALL-— WHEREAS, Death has entered our gates and removed from our midst our beloved Sister Mary Hall and‘-‘-ad'ianced her to the eternal Grange above; therefore, Resolved, That we, the members of Wright Grange, No. 307, extend our sympathy to Bro. Hall and sorrowing friends, and that as a memo- rial to our dear Sister thecharter of this Grange be draped in mourning for ninety days and this testimonial be spread upon the records of this Grange, also :1 copy sent to the GR.-i.\'(:E VISITOR for pub1ica:ion. 'l‘iir;RoN A. jori.\'so.\', II. E. JOHNSON, Com. KLECKNER - WHEREAS, It has pleased the great Master of the universe to remove from our midst our late Brother, Daniel Kleckner; WHI-ZREAS, It is but just that a fitting recogni- tion of his many virtues should be noted; there- fore, be it Resolved’, By Constantine Grange No. 236, that while we bow in humble sulniiission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our Brother who has been so suddenly taken from us. Ram]:/ezz’, That in the death of Bro. Daniel Kleckner this Grange laments the loss ofa Broth- er who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and dis- tressed of the Fraternity,a friend and compan- ion who wasdear to us all, a citizen whose up- right and noble life was a standard for example for his fellows. Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of this Grange be extended to his widow in her affliction. Resolved’, That these resolutions be spread on the records of this Grange, a copy be sent to the widowed Sister, the Constantine Illermry and the GRANGE VISITOR, also that the charter be draped in mourning for a space of thirty days. COMMITTEE. Constantine, Fert. 7, I386. ‘rs...-— 0 TIEEE GRANGE VISITOR. SEPTEMBER 15, 1886. gnunimuiratinus. from my Diary. EXAMPLE. _ Almost all the evils that afili,‘e,t'_‘r_rian- kind both in private "and public” life come from bad ’,exa_niplc..‘ Ah1l_.y creeds, your professions; ._yt"1vur".pr{acll- ing, prayers and pre ' pits’ are; ' . avail unless exenlplifie, iiryour 1; A bad example in iyotir Ch f ch lsagi evil babbler; it ii‘ an, z§ux‘::c‘_’2‘i'uu.g-' leads men astray.-from’ the,’ arrest’ Ways of life., jI‘he cra._b upbrai. itsson fol‘ walkingso crooked. The son replied, “Father, I have been walking in your steps.” Thus it is, the young follow in the steps ofthe older. . 0111' - rest of the sheep will continue to jump just as the leader did till they have all passed by you.” How true this of men; they will follow a leader from habit or blind instinct rnerely.f1._; -The “appear to have rib established ednvict tins of right" ”“or iwrbng to direct thorn--they simply follow the leader. You will see this blind following of a leaderiin politics, gin: labpr organizagons,‘ in Cbngrgss-, in this j y box, in our school meeting 5, or ,wher ,vér'men’f~a_,'ct'togeth§r in 3; large or .-srgiallibogdy; ;'I‘_he"wo_rst feature of this whole; matted. isthqt men i,,follow"‘tlie ex-, ainplehdf others without really knowing or caring why théy".do it". A friend saysto the writer, “I can step out of my store on Broadway, New York City, on to ‘the pavement,'and, for afevi seconds, look steadily up into the sky, then stefi , ha eworld _ ___ _ s. needs most is good exam Id. flTlom‘the— ‘bad? “*0 ml’ "SW73 agalllf 305” V" peasant to the prince, from the mud- walled cabin to the Presidential man- sion, good example is”the ‘good angel needed to direct men »-in the way.- Of examples-in creeds, .in,publi_c,-pro- fessions, in homilies, lectures, and pub,- lic avowals we have enough of these, if we can trust what men sayvand promise to cure all the social andmoral evils of this world; yes, if we ‘went by ,r_n'en’s public avowals and professions we could not only reform this "planet =but waid largely in keeping some of our‘neigh— bor’s worlds in‘ their proper . moral courses. If our ,promises_',, areras flower to the fruit; they ‘a.-relike the ap-. ple blossoms a hundred fold more plen- tiful than the fruit. This is not‘ bad in the vegetable world./because wje_'have«tlie' benefit of the beauty. and «fragrance of the flowers; they gladden -and delight the world and make us ‘Better ‘although they produce no fruit; their’ mission is not in vain; they may be called the flo- ral herald whose message is more em- phatically an over-glad announcement of the coming of the fruit. But our professions have no such herald‘ of the beautiful in the moral world .to extenu- ate their mere promiseof fruit and noth-1 ing more. If they fail they leave no beautiful and sweet memory bdhind them, but an unpleasant, deceptive and injurious. one. Such actions may‘ be said to leave the person in bad repute. Man’s life is a mirror in ‘which his good and bad actions are reflected‘; ‘an I although he goes throughlife apparent- ly not knowing this, yet lié is""a'written epistle known and read of all men.” At the same time man acts as if he was a hieroglyphic that no Champollian could interpret. Burns, the keen observer of man’s life, has written: “O wad some power the gift tie gie us To see ourselves as itliers see us; It wad from niony a blunder frae us, And foolish notion; . \Vhat airs in dress and gait would lac us, And e’n devotion.” Just so far as men’s actions contra- dict their professions and promises they go at a discount. How m;iny;_men are there whose own actions so discount their lives that they are thrown into moral bankruptcy. This is worse tlian the baiik1'uptcy in ' our statute books; t/mt a man may get out of; 1/21": needs a special regeneration of-the man to raise him to the confidence - of -liisr fellow be- ings once more. ‘_ 5 V ' Take the example of mothers in“our modern homes. Is it a wonden, that the youth of to-dayriseys, in o\_i*n_ estinie.-g tion, too fast? This is not the fault of the children, but; qf,_thpi;r$f arents. A little girl of fashion‘ tricke ’ out like a woman of fashion; be—hooped and be- find hundreds of men as they pass along the sky as I did. Thti's"'.'rn'en blindly follow. one -another without an intelli- gent thought given to their conduct,’ or a consideration of the motive that im- pels them,to act. The corrective, influ- ence of the highest and best examples should come ‘from our homes, our schools, and our churches. ' ' V. B. .— — A Trip to "Kansas. EDITOR GRANGE V1siroiz:-‘—Marvel- ous changes are taking place in the West.‘ What were wild prairies yester- day are populous commuinitiesj today", with new and -bustling cities springing; asif by magic, from the plains. A few lines regarding one of these may inter- est your readers so .W€> will attempt a recital of some of’ the things we saw during a recent visit to Ford County, Kansas. , i g It is about3oo miles southwest from Kansas City on the main line of the‘ Santa Fe railroad and is best reached by that route. From the earliest day- break we had passed through a magnifi- cent country, and at two’ F‘. M. alighted at Spearville,—a new and stirring place built largely of substantial stone build- ! ings.. We “did the town” that afternoon and retired earlytto recruit for the great- er task of doing the country on the morrow. ' ‘ With a spanking span_ of Spanish ponies we were off soon after breakfast for a drive that we will not soon forget. The airwas pure and bracing, the roads good and solid and not a stump or tree in sight- As we sped along over broad smooth prairies, thickly carpeted with grass, we thought of their h’ tory. For ages buffalo roamed here in countless numbers and their “wallows” are on all sides still plainly visible. A few years agofithe shaggy monsters were sup- planted by scarcely less numerous horses and cattle, and now they, in turn, have been driven further on to make room for the plow and harvester. Any one ought to know that a soil which, year after year, in a -state of‘ na- ture could feed and fatten such mighty herds must prove a bonanza to the farmer, but we never before so fully realized how wonderful is its fertility and etapacity for plant growth. V It is a mellow loam, very dark in color, from two to four feet deep and intcrlaid by a porous subsoil. For even surface an~’l case of-ciiltivarion we have never seen‘ its equ;-.1. Immense growths‘ of corn, wheat, oats, barley, bro mi. r.;0rn,clover ———i1i short ever.) thing adapted ‘to a‘ warm temperate clini.1te,‘vis “produced, ere: _We saw _v_o_ung ()I‘Cl‘t‘<1t‘d’S,"tl‘it3 fine‘ furbelowed, Wetlring diamond l‘it1gS) OI)‘ 1111-iftjy appcarancq ofwhich is not sur- her small fingers, bracelet-s on her sleu- der wrists, and sporting a‘ ‘t’rii’niat1.1re’ watch and Chatelaine, -naturally ,eno’ug,li tries to play the role for which sliebas been caparisoned. .Bedécked.lil<'e mam-— ma she copies mamnia_’s airs and igrace-s of course, and is never wea'ry.o'f"gazi_ng‘. at her reflected duplicate: in‘ mamniais cheval glass. The littlferiladynhas ‘her “receptions” t'oo,;~.why _uo_t’?‘ ‘What proper for maninia rnust,_,"als(')_ be for mamma’s darling. She insists on being called‘.‘_‘.\=liss’? by ‘the-‘ ‘servants; ‘and, soolds them with a ‘v_"olu‘bili_ty) beyond her years.’ She :issuE:s‘ca’r_d'.s, _ and, ..the» lilliiputijaiiv world of ten attends her par- ties. They are called -the “childrenfs’f parties——-the reunion__ ofvbaby bellesand beaux. There is‘ nothing childlike about passed even. .-in ‘the . Micliigan “fruit belt” but -the-llavori of the fruit is not ofthe‘more'eas'tern'sta,tes. _ _ lu‘Spearville we found a fine exam-. ple of ‘the -enterprise of these Western will pity, there is no work so hardor’ expense so great as.’-to daunt them- Seeing the large volume‘ of water that River from gnelting‘ snows ill: the mount-_ jains, it was asked: -‘.‘Why— not utilize this stream/by cutting canals, ‘leading water out on to, these,slope_s and. letting the farmer turn‘ it over’ his fields?’’; ' A canal as seyera_l_large forces ofhorses and‘ them. The girls and‘ b0yS.—‘WC .1)e.g-I I‘t’l.€I1,‘\\'lf_l1',l_l’le best‘ i)iachinery,‘_canTfdo_. their pardon—the young ladies and gen-" tlemen, would turn up‘ their llittle noses in huge disdain at“,‘puss‘ in the corner,” “bloody Toin,” or -“hunt. the slipper.” Such sports smack too much of. the bar- barous ages, when children were chil- dren, and wore pinafores, and went to bed at 8 P. M., to be relished by children with the modern improvements. If a dame of the plainer da 5, before children knewptheir rights, could revisit this modern home her first exclamation on beholding one of her infant descend- ants would probably be—“hqw mucii more elder art thou than ‘thy looks!" And_ the infant, if feminine, would most likely reply that she was a “horrid fright,” or, if masculine, that she was a “regular guy.” Now here is‘ the effect of example in our modern homes. It is like mother like daughter. There are, we know, exceptions to this, but they only point the index finger to the gen- eral-rule, .— :- . e T. . ' . r Then: again as regards example among the masses, what strange results do ‘we find. “Men," saysfRi‘chter, “are like sheep-—wil1follow‘ the bell-weathers of the flock. -. You may .ra.ise— a "stick and the bell—weathe_r will jump: oyer‘ it, and th‘9se'nearest‘ will ‘jun1p‘aft]e.'r_hirn‘. ' N ow you may take the stick‘ away and the the work. . Arkansas 3.ml‘Paw'1'iee,‘it winds its way, . almost a river itself in size and; power. For the first 48 miles it is 45 feet wide , on top, 28 feet wide at the bottom, 6 . feet deep‘ and has an even incline of 2’ feet per mile, The r__ein_ainde_r is of the same width at the "top and 4 feet deep, . but has a grade of threefeet per mile. It is surprising how cheaply and ‘with how little work laiid can be irrigated this purpose. Rapid current, gentle incline and good underdrainage com- bine to make it easy and thorough. The farmer’ wishing to water his crops contracts with the‘ ditch company at the rate of $1.00 to $1.50’ per acre for the year, then turns two ‘furrows apart from the lateral to his field. Placing a dam in the lateral he .causes the «waters to. his own ditch, ‘thence over his land. Thus equipped he conducts. the safest and. most profitable husbandry in the world, fornot only is - he sure of crops every year but by supplying water just when it is needed, he ‘ pushes" them through steady, vigorous growth to per- fepr mahiritv and enormous yields stop at the same spot and look up into, exuressed, our do bgs to ,t e quite asgood as'_th-aft p_roduce'tl in some’ all.summer"swec’ps_down the ‘Arkansas; _vv.asTbegun, €lgllty~.‘I11llCS.0f . it a-re-com-. A . _ _ pleted andrits length i"ncreases«asrapid1y. uui,verjsity pro,1_ess0.r, adv-ises. ll16_Al)0.,V.$ to . -Far out along the divide, between the‘- not claim that t1i'_ a’ is 1 _ to successfufagrisllture in is region. Ever sincfe real, .ai‘i_d systematic farrning hasfieen’ done -here as good ‘crops have but here, as in nearly every placein the United States, a failure of rain for a few weeks, just at the critical time, .o.ccas'ion- ally dwarfi the crop, when could the farmer have opened a sluice gate; .-at sunset of the day when water was’ first needed he would have; supplied the ‘nec- .petise. by drouth,'we rcould Jinderstantl the logic of these claimsbut still w do ifthe expenditure of over‘ a"-ha in such a canal would pay and frankly rea ‘ the complaniy. ‘ érepli :§“"I'l'fose vation. should we,‘ irrigate only one-fifth of that very satisfactory dividend."-1 » 1 appetites drove back to our hotel. Par- don the digression:—-—If there is any cli- this one.‘ The next daywe left the embryonic country and a few years hence when well populated and developed-its wealth and importance who can tell! . VVOLVERINE. _ .— _ . Moralitv of Our State Institu- _ tions._ The question that I wish to discuss is, Are our State institutions exerting a moral influence over their students? From the fact that they advocate no religious doctrines or creeds many may conclude that they do not have the de- sired influence and think that they are not fulfilling their duty. The State institutions are not denom- inational because the Constitution of Michigan expressly forbids it. -It says: “The Legislature shall pass no law to compel any person to attend, erect or support anyiplace of religious worship; or to pay tithes, taxes or other rates for the s-upport of any minister of the gos- pel or teacher of religion." Yet they establish and support higher schools and colleges for the reason that it is more consistent with our form of gov- ernment to foster, educational institu- Lions that wise men may be developed to govern, and iiitelligeiit people roared to preserve this govermiietit by the peo- ple. For these two reiisons, that the State's best safeguartl is to offer every facility to education, and that it czuin-:.;'.' be religious, our State institutions ;;;¢’ what we term 1ion—“sectarian.f’ From this are we to judge that they are antagonistic to religion? 15 their tendency aivay from the highest att-.1'in_- meat of niankind? The llible teaches us to be just, honest and truthful", rever- eiiciiig God and His work, and “doing unto others as we wis‘n"to be done by-." Are the teachings of the Uiiiv-‘:rsi:_\', Agricultu_r.1l' Colic-ge,_','aiid the Njoriiial School opposite to these? . _ . In an oration: delivered at the Hills- clule College _commencenient~ of:‘_the‘_ present year in. favoifof (lenoniinatioiial, education, the speaker ,.used: this very, people, If they b'elieve‘an undertal-iingi ilrgunlem tf’ PWVG hi5 P0553 ' H‘? SW53 “With shame we must ackiioivledge that in our State schools they are not favored, and that morality is pitiably a stranger.” He quotes from -a. University graduate that in the _I;egislature' that the Univer- sityis a cloud ,of .'toba'cco's'rno'ke. V'O'th-' er iiistances are,.that an eastern Lcollege: having-lost its- denoniiiiational and‘ re- ligious influences, has at gpresentjtwo‘ repgesentativcs ‘in prison; a western‘ take wine :Wl}‘el1 ‘they. get drowsy. Of our Agricultu.ral College he says: At‘ the Agricultural‘ College 'on Sunday" morning, the speaker .ob§er_ved witl1_,as,-’ tonishment aiload of boys with cigars in their. mouths and a keg of beer in‘ their W-.l.g0i1’SE‘al.I‘flllg from the campus to spend the holy day in idleness and revelry at a lakeside resort. . He argues that the Stateschools can- not be given a moral tone because no general regulations . can, be enacted to please a promiscuous people and no gen- eral moral influence can come from a when the conduit 11 are -.111 just’ right,‘ f3.culty=wlio themselves are impure. Whole townships nere . seem made for ‘ against our State "colleges from the plat- form of a sister college of our own State. Remember that the speaker is arguing in favor of denominational edu- cation, and to prove his points state- ments are made which are no doubt cor- _rect, but conclusions ‘are -drawn from them that certainly are not so. That is -from a fewniisdeeds’ of divers students rise until it flows .through a chute into. ‘and 53Yi0g5 Of 5‘eV_CT3-lmenithe C0“C1“' ‘ sion is drawn ‘and -the‘ statement made that the faculty themselves are impure and that morality is pitiably a stranger. Perhaps it is that cloud of smoke that ‘has made Michigan farnousjwhere the name would be_other\vise unknown. Ofthe eastern college spoken of which ‘ in prison: Does been obtained as the average an‘ywlie'fe,_ essary moisture, ‘changed results and been rewarded many fold for all‘ eig‘— Having. just come. from.“ the "j‘Eas‘i; across several states, driedand parched .t. d, i.“lll.§. r surerhpf customed to irrigationv-know the advan- tage of having crops insured against, all drouth, and others will learn by obser- In this country, suppleniented as we are by rainfall, we can guarantee all the moisture ‘ needed to 5oo,ooo acres without overtaxing our ditch, but amount at $1.25 per acre it will yield a We drove several miles along the canal, studied‘ the substantial character of the work, crossed several large,strong bridges spanning it, and with ravenous mate that will cure dyspepsia it must be ~ ~ regard to the matter. city, and as our well loaded train of ten coaches sped smoothly along the rails we said, “This is’, indeed, a wonderful it prove the college bad that two of its students were evil doers? Can we rea- son that if that college had not dropped its denominational character the crime of its two students would never have been done? g , graduate is, subject {to ternptafionsps well as other people, and if a’, few fall can _,we lay the bla[ne‘.tp_Ih¢ c llege that fg'ste're‘ct.='gt.eni? 7;A~"moth r may urge add entreat he§ waywardr lfoy god yetphe continues to jio jwrongg ill,/.e.do_ not iaslainé her,» and _Iyet3 a gflllégb. {shut ammim " r “* »* -Theu t riciiltural College‘. I can;-peak_in*mqre positive‘tcI;_Ins and say: If its students have the tétnéhity to-«start -from -the college campus on Sunday or any other da wi _a,ke , of beer in ‘the wagon, ahiléigtilfisl ilngthéir "mouths, fhey must be a class of students that the depriva- tier; of’. tpeir gpllle e course and the dis- grace 6 n‘ tic nditional expulsion would-be no check to inclinations. - They surely would be expelled if it reached,_th_e_, gaps of thjsfgeqlty. I could give instances where students have been expelled for nearly the same thing who were no where near the grounds at the time;. for, as President Wiliits says,“We want no such students in the institu- tion.” During my stay at the college of four years no such ‘occurrence hap- pened to niyknoiwledge, and I think I should have heard of it if it was so pub- licly done that a stranger saw it. ' As it- was two years since I graduated, and thinking perhaps things had chang- ed since then, I wrote to Mr. J. Ham- mond. who is a graduate this year, in From him I learn that there -is vast improvement among the students since the time ofmy leaving. The per cent. of idle and thriftless students is on the decrease, and the sense of manliness, independence and equal right is on the increase. ' No studentof the AgriculturalCollege who neglects his studies for any reason retains the respect of his classmates. All seem to retain in mind the purpose for which they came, and with a very few exceptions the students are very painstaking in the fulfillment of duty. Those who ‘fail to keep this in mind rarely survive the second examination, and at the end of the first year few re- main that are not thorough students. Going to the lake on Sunday is not an infrequent occurrence. During pleas- ant weather small parties are continual- ly making’ excursions when duties at the college permit their absence, and in- stead of the students contracting bad habits more injury is actually done by overstudy without a suflicient amount of exercise. _ The student that can -.0 up three flights of stairs three steps a’: .1 time and yell at every jump is the one that can remain longest at his study,can grasp the meaning of its text, and can recite it in the most clear and concise language. So do not_ fearif you see them boisterous; it is only the escape- ment of the pent-up energy that in a few moments will be utilized at his work.- Of the Faculty nothing need lie said in their defense. Witliout an exception all-are honest and Christian gentlemen. .-\s instructors. there is - always room for criticism; but who has perfect knowl- edge? llut in a body where such men are found as Kedzie, Cook,_l$eal, \\'il-_ lits, l‘vlcl..outh and Bailey, who -have :1 national reputation,-it ill becomes me to say auglit against. g _ , All students help defray the expense, of ‘a Y. M. .C. A,, and all respond when c;illed upon for a topic in Sunday School. _ _ ' . ' Tlie reputation of its graduates is a living monument as to the cliaracter of the college. They are zilways found ready with :1 willing tiand' and kindly advice to aiditlieir co-workers, and ever ready to repay to all the benefit which the-State has given them. _ ' ' i - _Fi-‘om these ‘35_o_ men and‘ the well- known faculty ofthe collegecwe _ can judge of its character. _ -Of the University and the Normal School I have not the time to s'peak';'but consider the work, that. they are doing and the results that they have'accom- plished,‘-and‘ no- rcom— will - be-‘left to question tll€TT'Cll€lIaCl€T. ’ _ " . ' ' ' R. J-.'CoRvELi_.. Djgnitv ancl,.Degradat.ior_i of. _' C .1 Labor, ' _ _ , [Excerpts from an essay by Wm. Kirby, of Ad-' . ams G-range.] ,- Labor is‘ honored‘ by its grand achieve- ments. :All_tha_t distiiiguishes civiliza- tionifrom the lowest barbarism is due to_ untiring labor; not only to thought,. but also to physical exertion, for thought is nothing unless it terminates in action. Our beautiful lields,our pleasant lionies, surrounded by all the comforts of life, our grand cities,our railroads and thor- iouglifares everywhere intersecting the These, friends, are, the accusations} great nation,-and the whitened sails that dot the lakes and the seas as they bear on their bosoms the wealth of every na- tion under the sun, are all the fruits of unceasing toil. And when we, reflect on its necessity and the dignity our Creator has placed upon it,it is passing strange that the .toiler does not ever wear the crown of honor. But, oh, the perversity and the ingratitude of. man! The world has reversed 3the, order of God and trampled‘ in the dust the crown of honor and placed in its stead on“ the brow of the toiler a— crown of. thorns, and like Noah’s dove flying over -the troubled waters,'he finds no place of rest for his weary feet. . ' - Labor has beenbranded as degrading , and the laborer asliw, stupid and boor— Certainly not. _A college‘ 6" the-‘en arge ’ ‘state of-things that ish and not fit for good society and to be shunned by respectability and great- ness. This state of things is less marked perhaps incur own community and in our own land‘ than._in th_e_=Old World,but ‘passisouth of Mason-aindgs Dixon's line apd/you will find no terms thatgl have used are strong enough’ ,to préss the have ,exi ed; there §ver since the foundation of oigkepublic. ll, Across the water society is raded ac- cording to oc_cu'pation,with uu reference to,lnt.elligen’ce r vi tue.an9'if apcestry id\1_Iéthird_;or Qurt generation were guilty-§',,bf labor,’ it is forever an impedi- men;-lo reception-into whatis consider- edgood society. This extreme is not yet reached among us,but the tendency is strongly setting in. Class distinction is bgqoméng -, more marked and the breach widening between the laborer and the independent aristocrat. Wealth is the recommend to _soci'ety,~ and: to place of distinction, honor, and prefer; Ament, and {he necessity of labor is be- coming considered more and ,n_iqre ide- grading. ’ Our institutions of learning have a tendency tointensify rather than to correct this evil. Last car there was an. appeal made to the iégislature of the State of Illinois to have the name of the State University of Indus- try changed. It was claimed that the word industry gave it the standing of a reformatory institution. One Regent had resigned on account of it and an- other was waiting the action ofthe I.eg- islature. A bill passed the House grant- ing the petition, but with what success it met in the Senate I am not informed. O, for shame, in the great State of‘Illi- nois, with its seas ofivaving-corn, with its cattle on a thousand hills, and made great and rich and beautiful by labor, and whose very life is sustained at the expense of toil, that it should suffer la- bor and the laborer to be so humiliated! Hadit been christened a legal banking or commercial institution it had been clothed in honor. , We often hear it expressing itself in the epithets “the sooty smith,"_ ‘_-the greasy mechanic,” "‘the verdant far- mer,” “h irny-handed,” “hayseed,”" and sometimes, “the cattle.” Now some of these epithets are not so harsh and have a foundation in truth; but they often have a" meaning behind them that is anything but flattering. How it does re- mind us of ante-bellum days, when the chivalry and the F. F. V's of the South applied their epithets to the North, as “the cowardly Yankee,” "’mudsills," and “dough-faces.” But, oh, howfallen now! Epithets all hushed, chivalry all gone, and even our dusky brethren aspiring to their places of honor. , What a prophecy of what is in store for the la- borer on the morrow! _ But these classdistiuctions and epi- 'tliets are not so severe to any but the sensitive and the The . round.‘ trip‘ rate on this ‘occasion will bei :.$r3 from any station. on these"-lines- . arrangement: . panionship.” - _—ed gafnneral at.a private housein a- . country neighborhood. i "ow few ofiices sire really at his disposalri ' And what cane c’an_di'date d‘o——wl_i‘ere'§ ‘ can he g.o—-to escape iiiiiiifentional ‘but; '_most tormenting pers_ecii'tion.? 3: mains at home his friends’ who are of ‘g the oth_er.'pai'ty' persist in explaining to: r Ifbe re— .1 5 him thathe and‘ his_ platform‘ are .en— tirely wrong, while friends who are also in agreement politically‘ with him come when elected. ,0ther friends insist on giving his name to their .b,a.bies,. which 0perat’ion"iisually requires a present in appreciation of the honor. He must listen to the ‘complaints of every dis- satisfied crank he meets, for has notthe crank avote, and can he not -influence other ‘cranks? . If he takes a .trip by lrailtthe must appear‘ on 'th’e “bumper” of the car a;t’ev'ery' wayside ‘station; doff :his'hatEandI'bow,- and say few »comp1i—j’ mentary things, evenrilvhen he knows '-thabnot a»word'o'f-'w.hat he utters is true, If:wlien:very‘ti’red,‘ very_ seeks the privacy ‘of a hotel, no ‘sooner is his ‘presence kno'vvn‘tha’n some promi- -'a'ppearance,i and ‘the ‘delivery of an 'e_lo— quently, you kn'ow—an’d ‘ the ac- knowledgement of a debt that "can only be paid by an appointment after the‘ after all this, which must be endured, several of the candidates must sulier to no possible avail. Pity the sorrows and. torments of the‘ poorunfortunate candi-_‘ —--—-——-<40-j———-—— — Grand Excursion of Odd-Fellows. . .~. .to -Boston. . _ . Tlie Sovereign G‘rand_Lodge holds its next’ session ‘at Boston, commencing.- .The Chicago & Grand -'_I‘lrunk'R'y;_ the Detroit, Grand-‘Haven &"l\lilwaukee R’y,. and Michigan Air Line, anrl_Detroit have made ample arrangements‘ for the accomrrrodatioln, comfort and conven- Tickets will be sold under the following To Odd .Fellows_'.and their farnili-es, presenting certificates issued by- the der, round trip tickets will be sold" to‘ ‘one’ or more persons. To the ipu-blic, not members -of the" fra_ternity,'tickets.at the same rate per - passenger, but confined to five (5) or "more persons traveling on’ one solid ticket, will be sold. . - Tickets sold only Sept. 18, 1886, good for continuous passage, an-d not valid for return journey unless stamped at Boston prior to Oct. 2, 1886. _ ‘ Canton Excelsior, No. -7 P. M., of Chicago, in running their special excur- sion trains over :these lines, have ar . ranged so that allithe‘ Odd_Fellows¥from» the West and Northwest will congregate- at Niagara Falls, Sunday morning-,-Sept.-' Thexspecial train which carries Can» ton Excelsior, 0f.Ch'icago-, over -’t_h'e Chi-- ton,-..will -be Iaccompanied -‘by -all’ the‘ Grand »Represéntati'ves from the'West" and. ‘Northwest. ‘Over '-sixty‘-five ' have already‘accepted the invitationof Can- ton Excelsior to. accompany them_to' Boston on‘ their special -train. (This- :train will also: carry’ all the Patriarch; Militant of the". West and -Northwest, ac-- companied by a band of thirty‘-one’ pieces.‘ " " ‘*" . for timetable of special excursion trains from Michigan and Indiana -points, or any further information required, apply- to any agent of these companies. ‘- - - 'A Common Failing. While talking once with a lady who. had passedlier four score years, she Said: 1 '1 ' r . .“As I look ‘back-over my life, there is one thing that fills me with deep regret: that is, I never had the pleasure with. myfami-ly that I should. I .wa.s.alwaysj busy; my days were spent in sewing. and housework, and my evenings in _- piecing quilts, and making rugs and rag c-up’ ts‘, I. never realized, until too lat-3._ .how _rr.uc-li the co;np._tnionship of a inother , is worth -to her children. No sacrifice that I could make would be. considered too great -could, I-only have, ering them around me in pleasant com- , _ W.l;iile_- livingi.iu,-iE:nigl_u;nd I once attend—. I arrived early,- and the only; occupants of-the room me. -This is: the whispered: conversa-. tion I h,ea._rd.-a.bout_.tl:_!e .deceased..-_ _ _ “._Y_7es,.”;said.one, “Maria was arnaster house keeper. I never-so much -as see .a. speck:of-.di:rt-about this ~h0us.e.iI.1 my “We.l1,’..’... replied the . . other, 0 i “there -in anything; :no.- and not.-. agmemberé of. till she got .a.w_ful nervous and; broken’ down ;.. . and, -just; ’_twixt yous and me, I- believe that’s what killed _.lV[ar.ia;.’?—-. lVe:z‘ern Farmer. , . - -' » y- -i . V A SlLVER that isgnot in freqi_ient,use,will, . the waving ground. For details of routes or tickets, and’- the privilege now-, as I had then, ofgath-- . weregtvvo _w_orn_en who; were, strangers to.-, ’ oughbiiot. togbe, for. _she_-was . e.t,-ernally, '- the’ family had any eomferh . .ShesW<.>r~ked’ i arrived? ms‘ Charleston t.hl's‘»moru_iiig mm :- not tarnish if ru‘b‘b‘ed in oatmeal. , The-Charleston Earthiquake. CnA_i:i.EsToN, S. C.. Sept, d'..—Ou rues- day night the Columbia Lr&i‘n,.crowded with excursionists, was’ running‘ at. its usual speed, when suddenly thélaiighter ‘and singing were interrupted by the feel- iug:tli’a.t. the train had lefr the .track; and was soaring in the air. Up. up it: seemed _ to go and then suddenly descended and . was fling over to the east at an angle of 45 degrees, then was hurled over’ to the west, next was ’righted and'p‘lunged "downward along -the track the forward and? bind trucki risin and falling with .omen and chil- dren s.iri'eked, and the men sat. with_ blanched faces. while above the din the -voice of_ 9. river-end gentleman was neard in such words of assurance as be- came his profession.‘ The engineer and fireman were badly injured. but‘ not‘ one ' of the passengers was haimed. fl -- In many parts of the country around Charleston jets of sulphur water: were thrown intothe air,-and from tho fissures large mounds of clay, and sand exuded in the shape _ot1_cones bol1owed,by'.tbe action of the water sinking again into‘ the d'e'p'hs.’ ‘In"severa.l instances the slate--. ‘ colored mattetpthrown up steamed all" for distances of 25 to 50 feet. ‘ 1 The excitement over -the ‘earthquakes and their disastrous results has so -far died away that people have begun to take some account of ‘their losses, and it ‘is now clea_r that the loss to property will amount to‘ something between $4,000,000 and $5 000,000 The loss of life" so far repirted includes 33 casualties, besides 100 wno are known to be seriously »wounded. The following is an rfflcial list ot those who were killed by the earth- quake, or who have since died from their 11 juries: _ White—Pet.er Powers. Mrs. C. Barber, Ainsley. H. Robson.-- Robs. Alexander, Chas Albrecht, B P M=.ynardie,Patrick Lynch, Annie Torck,Mrs. Ré.‘cliel‘Ahrens, Goldie Abrens. . C0l0l"-d—TlJOS Willon, Wm. Diar. Anna. Glover, Z. Sawyer, l/Vm. Grant, Alex. Miller, Joe. R.odofi',liuiiuah Smalls, Mary Barnwell, Maria. Pickney. James Brown, Angelle Dav'ids,_Eu;.;euie Roberts, Rvbert Rudolf, Grace Flemming, Rosa Murray, Oliver Nickelby, John Cook. Clarissa Simouds. Hannan Harris, Szmth Middleton. Rebecca, Ward, John. Cook, ' Zerii. B3.vda.ug‘hter‘-of Isaac Sawyer; col- - uredba.by,,chi.ld of. Mrs. Ba.rnev.el.~ The large number of the wo.uu'ded,in- 't:ludes_some ofilie most; prominent :peIu- p 6. "None -of Lhe’lDjDFléS.§iS far as known. ure-sutfidient «'to_ cause death, and , it is '. likely tha.i'.«tl1ere will ’o’e’no’mo‘re casual- tiesfrom this list-. ' ~ ' ’ ' " — . The damage ‘to property proves to have been very great. The prominent. busi- , noes houses are all wrecked in a. greater ‘or less degree. ’tlii:_'ci"ty ball and eourt house walls being; ‘badly cracked.’ St. Michael's and St. Philip’s churches ~n:ia.y tmrestored, but it is doubtful Whether anything short of. complete rebuilding vvill be safe. V Monuments in the, grave yards are scattered. In some places ’ whole sections of the city are shaken. while in the heart of some of these sec- tions an entire block will ’ be found “ un- harmed, without even the‘gla.ss in the windows broken. ' ‘ In the surrounding country ground is lrokeu up with fissures, tilled with mud. and giving off a. sulpliurous acid gas. the odor of which is plainly perceptible. In some places the déposits,a.re.of a. phos- phorous nature, and this leads to the be- 1 lief that they are the result.’ot‘ volcanic action. The matter is‘ of in. dark slate color. is mixed with gravel and shale,9.nd {18.S_ t_he,same general appearance as the uiudwhi_ch_ is thrown from the phosphate ‘pitsalong the bottom of the river. The fissures 'a.re ,invaria.bly from. north to _ , , lsouih. ‘ cago.'& Grand Trunk, ‘en. route _to‘Bos- 3 '- 'r_iie railroad’ tracks? are all,’ -badly .twisted,-the r‘a.ils:assu'ming all manner ._'ot~ ‘shapes. . There has been ' little trafiic .j on the roads on this account;.'- ~ . In this city the people are more cheer- ’l'ul_to-day._ The City Council will organ- ize ‘a relief committee to-da.y,to distribute the ‘aid which is generously proffered by scores of cities in the Union. 3 There have been no shocks since yesterday morning and this leads the people to ‘believe that all daugerie past. , . - . - . ' Up to this time.-the fault. with the press reports hag tested with the deniorplized condition of the telegraph faoilitiea., This includes the wires, the batteries and the operator.-. The ‘wires-were very generally destroyed by the falling buildings in Charleston. The heavy strings of wires _ from the general ofiices pass up the een- ‘ ;ter of the street till they renohnie regular lines of poles and the telephone wires are * supported by cross wires. 'Scnis_nl' these strings of wires extend three or four : .~qI.tri.I'B8 in distance, and 9-tpoints are not 1 over 15 feet above the :ground. "The fall- ing buudlnga in many inata.noos»t.wist.ed -be wires in:o,eom,o-{ct ‘cables. could not ’ no iiisentuugled. A few new wires have ~ .been, put. up, the linemen working day V and niglit. ' ' , , 1 ' “T have rot slept a. wink for ‘three_ nights." ex zlaimad the foreman of a. line- meu’r