VOLUME XI-—No. 43 WHOLE NUMBER 243. I OOLDWATER, MIoH.. OCTOBER 1. 1886. " THE EHRJIIER IS OF MORE COJVSEQ UE./V'C'E:7V' THETIIMRJII, AND SHO UID BE FIRST IMPROVED.” Printed by A. 1. ALDRICH & co.. ll-"ublishers of the L'0LDWA’l‘F.R REPUBLICAN. OFFICI./1]. DIRECTOR Y. Oflicers National Grange. Ma:ttr—PUT DARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mississippi 0v:r.rztr--—JAMES (, I)RAPER.... . . . . . .Massachusetts Dcturew-—lVlORT. VVHITEI-' F.AD. . . . . . . . .New Jersey Stz'warrl—J. E. HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Virginia A.r:z'.rtar1t StL"Zl't77’i—\V. H. STINSON. .New Hampshire Cliapla1'n—A.J ROS.-\ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ‘exas Tress-ur:r— F. M. MCDOWELL . . . . . w York S¢crztary—JNO. TRIMBLE. 5I4FSt Was ngton, D.C. . . . . Delaware Gate I('ecfler—-H. THOMPSON . _ _ flllississippi Ceres-—MRS. KATE DARDEN Pomona-—MRS. S. H. NEAL. . .. . . . . .Kentucky F1ora—MRS. JAM ES C DRAPF. Massachusetts Lady A.r.rz':tant Steu/ard—-MRS. E. M. LIPSCOMB, South Carolina Executive Coininittow. . M. BLANTON, Ch'n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Virginii J. H. BRIGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . .(_)hio J. J. WOODMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MIchiga Uflicers Michigan State Grange. blaster-—C. G. LUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gilead %er.reer—JOHN HOLBROOK. . . . . . . . . . Lansing I1c!urer——}‘ERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Battle Creek Sl:wara'—HARRlSON BRADSHAW. . . . .NorIh Branch A::z’.rtant Stetuurd-———A. E. GREEN. . . . . . . VI/alled Lake C/ta/1a1'n—l. N. CARPENTER. . . . ‘ Treizrurer-—E. A. STRONG . . . . . . Secretary/——J. T. COBB . . . . . Gate K22/er.—A. M. AGEN- - - Ctr!.i'- MRS, W. BELKNAPU . . . Ludington . . . . Greenville n»mma_ MRS w. T. RE.\iINGT'o ...... ..Alto Flora vMRS C. G. LUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gilead L. A. Ste-ward’ «MRS. A. E. GREEN . . . . . . . Walled Lake Executive Committee. H. D, PLATT. Ch'n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ypsilanti THOS' F. M()()RE.... . . . . . .. drian . G RAMSDELL. . . . . . Traverse City HOMAS MARS . . . . . . . . . . . Berrien Center . Q, A BURRINGTON. . . . . ..Tuscola WVM. SATERLEE . . . . . . . . Birmingham W, T. AI)A\lS . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Rapids C. G. LUCE.% _ . J . . . . . . . .Gilead 1. T. COBB. 5‘ 0fi""¢ .. ........ .. Schoolcraft State Business Agents. THOMAS MASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(.hicage, Ill General Deputies. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Battle Creek MRS. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BaItlc Creek Special Deputies, WM. I-I. LEE, Harbor Springs, for Emmett County. JOHN HOLBROOK. Lansing, for lngham Cotinty. IASON \V()()I).\/IAN. Paw Paw, for Van Buren County. BRONSON TURNER, Flushing, Genesee County. FRANK H. DYER, Ferris, Montcalm County. 5. H. HYDE, Traverse City,Gran-.l Traverse,Antrim, Lee- lanaw and Benzie Counties. _ R. C. THAYER, Benton Harbor, for Bernen County. GEO. W. SHEFFIELD,Johnstown, for Barry County. LUTHER J. DEAN. North Star. for Gratiot County. I. A. BURRINGTON. Tuscola. for Tuscola County. {[0 N TRUE, Jackson, forJackson County. IRAM ANDREWS, Orion, for Oakland County. M. \V. SCOTT, Hesperia. for Newaygo County. IAMES A. MARSH. Constantine, for St.Joseph County. M. V. B. MCALPINE, Monterey, for Allegan County. A. M. LEITCH. North Burns. for Huron County. I’. H. GOELTZENCLEUCHTER, Birch Run, for &gi- naw County. GEO. B HORTON. FruitRidge, for Lenawee County. C. C. KNOWLTON, Old Mission, for Missaukee County. G. C. LAIVRENCE, 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, Ami rent out Part-paid, on receipt of Cash Or- der, oz/er t/ze Seal of a Subordinate Grange, and the rignalurt of it: Master ar Setrzlary. Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred. . . . .8 75 Blank book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members . . . . .. I 00 Blank record books (express paid) . . . . . . . . I 00 Order book, containing Ioo orders on the Treasurer, with stub, well bound. . . 50 Receipt book, containing 100 receipts from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Rank receipts for clues, per Ioo, bound... 50 Applications for membership, per 100. . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75 By-Laws, bound . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . 20 “Glad Echoes,” with music, single copy 15c, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I 80 The National Grange Choir, single copy 40 cents, per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 oo Rituals, single copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 “ per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 40 “ for Fifth Degree, for Pomona Granges, per copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Blank “Articles of Association” for the in- corporation of Subordinate Granges, with copy of charter, all complete. . 10 Notice to delinquent members, per Ioo. . . 40 Declaration of purposes, per dozen, 5c, per 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 American Manual of Parliamentary Law. . 50 (C IS [5 £5 £6 (Morocco Tuck).,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I oo Digest of Laws and Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Rollbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Patrons’ badges. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ofiicers’ “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 CO-OPERATIVE LITERATURE. History and Objects of Cooperation. . . . . . 05 Wliat is Co-operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _.,. . . 02 Some of the Weaknesses of Co-operation . 02 Educational Funds; How to Use Them. . . OI Associative Farming. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . or The Economic Aspect of Cooperation. . . . oi Association and Education............... 03 The Principles of Unity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. oi ThePerils ofCredit...... . . . . oi Fundamental Principles of Cooperation. . or How to Stcart Co-operation Stores . . . . . . . . or L0 'c of o-operation.................. Origin and Development of the Rochdale 03 Addresses and Lectures by Eminent Men. . 03 Address, _I- T- COBB: SEC’Y Mrcii. STATE GRANGE, Schoolcraff. Mich. ALAMAZOO NATIONAL BANK. C8_Pi‘3l 915°-"0?-i Surplus. 5io,ooo. Southwest cor. Main and Beiujlic Street. Dz'r:ctvr.r——-Jacob’ Mitcl1ell,oJo_hn Den Bleykeiéi Helanctlion D. Woodford. Melville {:31 elow, J. Wflfre fliompson. George T. Bi-uen. Sainne A. ibsoé. Albert 5. Whifle. Idfinj. Phelps, E. 0. Hum y, N. Ivvml . Pi-urns, Bra-idnutr VILLI - .- Tnoaus s Conn, cum». febxyi l . l , I I finial giittings. A WOMAN'S VIEW. the first chance,—yes, real chance the farmers have ever had. \Ve have worked hard and waited long for it and it lms come. Now. the only question is,shall we avail ourselves of this chance and elect \Vorthy Mas- ter Luce as Governor, or will we stiffer defeat for want of an effort? The power is in the hands of the voters, and will they use it? From ziprivate letter from :1 prominent Patron in Ohio I quote: “What are you going to do in Micliigrin? We are anxiously looking to your State and to Penn- sylvania and are awaiting the issue, and upon the results of this November’s election hangs the future welfare of the farmers. If you sufier This is about farmer for Congress. lie is a gentleman of brains and culture and some legislative experi- ; cnce He is :1 farmer in fact, and is not con- nected with the banking or any other business. { Cheshire. f His opponent is :1 lawyer and politician in the . 1 as to say it ; (and in fact it defeat it seems as though you will have to go I the \vhoIe ground over again; fight over your battles and suffer at the hands of the wire-pulling politicians more than you have ever sulfcre(l.” Let me tell you the answer, and our strong faith in the Patrons and the farmers of the State, justifies our answer: “We are glad you are looking at us,—glad you are anxiously awaiting our election Issue. We are going to elect Luce by :1 grand majority. The Patrons of this State are noted foi cool heads and staunch hearts; they realize the situation and are deter- mined on only one thing, that no llliltlcl‘ to what party they belong,ulmost to a man, they will vote for Luce.” We have seen Brother Luce in his home, have seen him at work upon his farm, seen him among his neighbors, seen him among his hired men, and can truly say his influence among them has been only for the right; to lift them up and mzil-ze better men of them. His actions never belie his words. We know we need not fear that the temperance cause will suffer at his hands, as he is in favor of prohibition by the people, and in this way it niust and willcome. “The office has sought the man and not the man the office.” By our declaration of purposes, by the cause we love so well, by the uplifting and upbuild ing of the farmers as a class, by all that is good and true, and honest, elect Worthy .\l:ister Luce for Governor. MRS. MAYo. WHAT IT Is ’l‘O VOTE. It is not to cast zi ballot without understanding the full consequences of such an act. It is true that that would be called voting; but there is a right and :1 wrongto all human actions. To vote in the correct sense one should not only understand what will be the result of that act, but duty should direct the act. Consequently one should not vote for a bad man, nor for a bad measure. And here the first qualification of the voter is needed—-that is, the intelligence to dis- tinguish the good from the bad in man and in measures. With this knowledge the voter is prepared to vote understandingly. There is a maxim said to have originated with David Crockett, which has a golden grain of _wisdom In it: “Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” To the elector this says, “Be sure you are right, then vote." On this wise discrimination of the right by the American voter, depends the pros- perity and safety of our government. But how is one to know when he is riglil? That is not so difficult a matter. A man does not vote merely for his own interest. From a Constable to the President he should vote for the candidate who, in his official capacity, will best serve the people. But you say, I can not decide this alone. But you are not alone in the business, you are a partner with the public and the smallest part of the concern, and your true interest can be best subserved by voting for the best interests of yourself and the public; that is, for the whole partnership. Now the public gains nothing, but loses a great deal by the election of bad and inefiicient men to office. The curse of American politics is not merely the partisan, demagogic spirit that pervades it, there is another curse equally as fatal to its best interests, which may be termed mere availability in 3. candidate. This politic.il cry of “anybody to beat the other party,” is the old demagog-.1e’s maxim,——“if we put up the devil, boys, support him.” But the intelligent, honest voter should say, “I had rather fail with a capable, honest candidate, than to succeed with a bad and inethcient one. Persistent adherence to a good cause will eventu- ally raise up voters to sustain it. This is the case with a large class of voters in Michigan to- day. Aftei learning how “to labor and to wait" we are about to elect the “farmer candidate” to the chief magistracy of this State. V. B. IT may be late in the day to congratulate the farmers of Michigan on the opportunity they will have this fall to vote for a representative farmer for Governor, but not too late to say that every farmer and especially every Patron who cares more for the public good than for the success of his party should vote for Farmer Luce. Will they do it? Those who agree with him political- ly doubtless will and many who differfrom him will recognize his peculiar fitness for the office and disregard party lines. But I fear there are others who have made great pretentious of want- ing a farmer Governor that are so strongly im- bued with paI'tisanship—well, I will stop here lest I do them injustice. I observe some of the Democratic-Greenback papers, notably the De- troit Free Press and Three Rivers Reporter are assailing Bro. Luce in a manner characteristic of base partisanship. Others, I sec,evince :1 dis- position to rise above that mode of political warfare and fight the battle on principle. I sin- cerely hope no paperin the interest of our farmer candidate will follow the example of those I have named in regard to Geo. L. Yaple. Sept. 27, '86. ST. Jo. COUNTY. BRO. COBB.—Tl1e VISITOR, I see, has at last thrown ofl‘ the mask and boldly entered the field of politics in support of one of the parties’ candi- dates for Governor. You give as .3. reason for your course the fact that your favorite candidate is a “farmer.” It is of vastly greater importance that the farmers should have a Representative in Con- gress than a Governor. The former isone of the law making body and has an _influence direct. The latter is merely an executive_ofiice or “busi- ness man” as you very aptly put it._ Now, it so happens that one of the great pa_rties,_or. rather two of them combined, have nominated in this Congressional District (the 4th) a practical full sense of the word. Not 3. wo‘ has appeared in the VISITOR in favor of the farmer for Con- gress. Why is this? Some are so nncharitable is because he is not a Republicrin, does look that way). \Ve shall wait anxiously for the next nuniberof the \'I.~'I'I‘' every alternzitc Saturday evening. The nttendancc has been very good, and the interest of the (irzinge laas prospered as well as could be expected thmugli the busy season, and as that season of the year in which the farmer enjoys the fruits of his labor is approaching, so, also, is the time near at liand in which we expect to enjoy the fruits of our labors as :1 Grange, and the proof of which is being shown by the increz1se(l list of working members. We have not been allowed the privilege of having our \\'oftliy' .\la.~tcr with us for a few meetings past on account of his being sick, nevertheless, the Worthy Overseer takes his place and the work goeg.on. Of our mem- bershipla large portion are young people, and it is pleasing to note the interest taken by them in the work. We have an active Lecturer who en- deavors to keep alive the literary interest of the Grange, and as soon as one form of a. program begins to grow stale it is changed to something else. Our last change was to a reading circle, which the Lecturer organized. The members have taken :1 very active part in the circle, which makes it pleasant as well as instructive. J. S. W. ST. Clair Co. Pomona Grange met with Grove Grange Wednesday, Sept. I5. There was a good turn out, we had good weather and a very pleasant time. The program was well carried out. The address by Bro. S. E. Martin was good and pleased everybody present, also the response. The Fargo Band, after they had been called in and satisfied their appetites with the good things set before them, gave us most excellent music escorting us to the grove, where we listened to an essay by M. F. Carlton which did credit to the Order, and many outsiders think better of the Grange; some select read- ing by Sister Gardner that will set many think- ing; Bro. Quait then told us some of the causes of the present hard times mainly owing to our own mismanagement; and last, but not least, we listened to our worthy brother, W. H. Gownn. The substance of his address was character or money. He decided that character was every- thing; that money is good in its place, but that character is better. Fargo, Sept. 20, I886. LECTURER. gntircs of gratings. THE next session of Clinton County Pomona Grange, No. 25, will be held with Bengal Grange on Wednesday Oct. I3, commencing at Io:3o A. M. The morning service will consist of reading and adopting minutes, reports of subor- dinate Granges and miscellaneous business. AFTERNOON SESSION. Opening address, Bengal Grange. Reply, Pomona Grange. Music, Choir. Is not the average famier as reliable in business transactions as other men; if not, why not? by Dorr K. Stowell and Courtland Hill. Paper, Myron Brown. Recitatims, George J. Jewett, Rose Andrews, Carrie Parkes and Sclden Hicks. Autobiography, Mrs. Dr. Knapp. Readings, Adeline Brown, Mrs. Ann E. Rice, Mrs. E. Parkes and Gco. Brown. Paper, Seymour Watson; topic, The credit system. Followed by a general discussion of the subject. The public are cordially invited to attend the evening meeting. I. D. RICHMOND, Sec. THE Fourth Annual Fair of Rural Grange will be held in the village of Wayland Thursday,Oct. 7, I886. As it will be held but one day it is de- sirable that all who can, come early and make a full day of it. Come one and all interested in the farm, the farmer and his products. At the last Grange meeting officers were elected to man- age this annual fair: A. D. Towsley, Pres., A. B. Congden, Sec., and T. G. Adams, Treas. These Grange Fairs have heretofore been a suc- c:ss though run on the “free-for-all,no premi- utn” plan, and it is hoped the interest will not flag this year. T. G. ADAMS. THE special meeting of Allegan County Coun- cil will be held at West Casco Oct. 19 and 20. The following program has been arranged: Mu- sic at call. I. Opening address by some mem- ber of Casco Grange; response by M. V. B. Mc- Alpine, of Monterey. 2. Condition of the la- borer of to-day as compared with fifty years ago; where are we going? N. W. Lewis, of Ganges. 3...“Livcs of great men oft remind us, We can ‘ his products? make our lives sublinie;" how can we, obscure, overworked fanners and farincrsl wives, make our lives sublime? Mrs. Nelson Stowe, of 4. By what methods I). l). Tourtellotte, Glenn. 5. Home aiiiiiseinents I\1rs. McDowell, of South Haven, 6. Glcatings front personal observation and experieiice. J. M. Granger, Monterey. 7. The lcssoiis of our occupation, by .\lr.~;. F. W. Robinson, of Fenn- ville. 8. Recitation, “Secret thoughts,” by I.. F. Spears. ganization and plans of work of Pacific Colony. Dr. .-‘tmsdcn. There will be an evening session on the Igth and morning session zit nine 0‘clock of the morning of the 20th. liast CZISCO zind Ganges Granges as well as all other Grztnges in the county are invited to iiieel with \\/est Casco Grange during the sessions. Any parties wish- ing to go by train will correspond with I). D. Tourtellotte, Glenn P. ()., or some other mem- ber of \Vcst Czisco Grange. Any member or anyone on program previously prepared bring their essay along. l\IR.\'. N. A. l)IInn.E, Sec'y Allegnn Co. Council. Till-I Unklzind County l’onion:t Grange will hold their next regular meeting at Milford. Oct. 12, I886, at Io o’clock A. )\I., with the following irogmni: Oiening the Gran e in th dcrrree; inusic by Poiiionzt cqhoir; Z1(l(ll'c’gS:~i of \\':lC0lI‘l§, bv J. I’. Whiting; response by Lecturer of Pomonzi: music; report of stilmrtliiinte Granges; sugges- tions for the good of the order; music; recess for dinner. Afternoon scssioii, open mecting.— Music, by Prof. Knapp: reading the grub-bag, Clara l.nnALI-: County Pomona Grange, No. Io, will hold its next session with Pittsford Grange, Nov. 3, commencing at to o’clock A. M. The morning exercises devoted to business and good of the order; afternoon session to commence at I P. M. Music, by Pittsford Grange choir; ad- dress of welcome, by llro. Sydney Green; re- sponse and closing address of the year, by the .ecturer; essay, “Getting ready for winter,” by Bro. E. Benson; music; essay, by Bro. E. Had- ley; paper, “Salt Lake City and surroundings,” by Sister R. W. Freeman; music; question, Can the Grange do something to improve our district schools? If so, what and how? And how can the objects be most economically accomplished? opened by Bro. Earl Dresser. All fourth degree members are expected to be present and take part in the exercises. J. E. WAGNER, Lect’r. THE joint meeting of Western Pomona Grange and Newaygo County Granges held at Trenton the 2d of June last was adjourned to meet at Ashland Grange Hall on the 26th and 27th of October next, at which time the members of Newaygo County Grange will be prepared to present the following questions and topics for discussion: Call to order and opening, T. H. Stuart, Mas- ter Co. Grange. Welcome to VVestern Pomona, \V. W. Carter. Paper, Popular Superstitions, W. S. Merrill. How shall we buy our farm tools? Report of the committee from Subordinate Granges. Is there any remedy for the tramp nuisance? L. Reinoldt. Paper, The evils McColIum. The remedy, E. R. Clark. What products of the farm yield the best re- turns? Andrew Flynn and Oscar Blood. A most royal and hearty welcome and enter- tainment awaited the Patrons from Newaygo County at Trent in June last, and in behalf of the members of the Order in this county we hope that Western Pomona will give us an opportunity at the Ashland meeting to reciprocate the many favors received, and renew the brief but pleasant acquaintance formed there. The warm and en- during friendships we have made, and the social ties of the Order that year by year have become wider and stronger, have of themselves more than paid for all the cost. The friends at Ashland have a pleasant and roomy hall, good farms, large barns and pleas- ant homes, with warm and generous hearts awaiting your arrival. The latchstring is out, the gates are open, and the doors ajar. Come one, come all. The work of the Grange can never all be completed. It is as wide and broad as the brightest hopes and aspirations of humanity, and well worthy of the best efforts of every tillcr of the soil. M. W. SCOTT, ' Lecturer,Newaygo Co. Grange. of intemperance, Mrs. Neil THE next meeting of the Lenawee County Horticultural Society will be held at the resi- dence of Brother and Sister Cole, of Palmyra, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. M. All are in- vited to come and bring 21 basket of lunch. A good program is provided. Bring out the young folks. Let no Patrons seek a second invitation. They are ever welcome. E. W. AI.LIs. THE Pomona of Lapeer County will be held with Lnpeer Grange on Tuesday Oct. 5, I886. The County Convention to elect a delegate to State Grange will be held at the same time and place. All members of the several subordinate Gr ges are requested to be present. Grange wil be opened in 4th. Degree at two o’clock I’. M. PROGRAM. How to take life easy, 1. Reed. How can farmers be happy, H. Seaman. Music, Lapeer Grange. Fear, Mrs. M. Lamb. Bad men are rife, F. Muir. Objects of the Grange, Sister Odell. Give the girls a chance, Mrs. Foot. Time and how to select our seed, J. Sinclair. Utilizing the wastes on our farms, E. Bartlett. \_ shall the pro— , ducer secure to himself fair and just returns for .‘ and home zidornments, by‘ 9. A statement in regard to the or- . How to protect our nrcliards from sneak thieves, M. Pieice. Little L‘akc.~., Sister Ferry. The tongue our \vorst enemy, \\’. Montgomery. Justice, A. Atwcll. Fruit growing as 3 part of [ inixcxl llll:sl)£1l’l(ll'y, I N. Stover. J Shall ff1lTllCl‘.\ be honest, ll. Spencer. 5 Shall ftirmers be polite, G. W. Wilson. I Government ofthc tongue, \\'. lf. _\l———— Crater Lake Survey. ASHLAND, OR , July 6. For the benefit of such as have not read about Crater Lake, I will say by way of preface, that it is located on the summit of the Cascade M iuntains. in Southern Oregon. is about six by eight miles in ex- tent, and surrounded by cliffs from 1,000 to over 2,000 feet high. The scenery at and near it is very fine. and a move- ment was started last autumn to have it set aside as a national park. With this end in view, President Cleveland with- drew the land from the market. and bills were introduced in Congress for is main- tenance and government. These bills were referred to appropriate committees, and in the mean time a geological survey is orderrd by the Interior Department. Capt. C. C. Dnttou is placed in charge.and this in itself‘ is a sufficient guarantee that the work will be well done, as the Captain is not only a genial, whole-souled gentle- man, but a thorough scholar, and has had seventeen years’ experience in just such work. Oregon is to be congratulated on having the investigation entrusted to such competent hands. One of the first steps necessary was the construction of one large boat for sound- ing, and two skins, which were made at Seilwood by W. lngate Ball. The large one is a very; large, lap-streak, spruce, sq-Tare-stern. oak keel bound with iron, four cars. is twenty-six feet loiig.five feet eight inches beam. two feet deep amid- ships. weighs 900 pounds. and has been christened the "Cteetw0od.” It is a mod- el of beauty and reflects great credit on the builder. There are two heavy ash timbers pri jecting over the stern; be- tween these is a pulley, f'rom which the line is cast. \Vneh sounding with wire an otlonicter will be attachel to the jour- nal of the pulley,thus recording the num- ber of revolutions, or the amount of line paid out. The cord used will be carefully marked. so that the figures can be ob- taiued at any time by examining the line itself. Amidvhips there is an eighteen-inch iron pulley,witn cranks attached, by which the lead will be raised. In the bow is a reel for holding the line. Eight thousand feet of wire and a large amount of cord were procured in P«.)l‘l.fa.lltl for st-uiitling. To get the bows to their destination it became lltC8Sb8.I'_y to transpoit them by rail to Ashland, a distance of 342 miles, thence to the lake by wagons, 100 miles farther Every precaution has been taken to prevent the large boat from gettzng strained in transportation through the mountains. and also in launching it over the Cl fl-. After mature deliber.ition,L‘:tpt. Dutton has decided to go by way of the Rogue R ver, instead of via Linkvllle and Fort Kdamath. To carry the "Cleat- wood” a strong framework has been made on the wagon, prtjectitig above the boat, which is suspended in a substantial swing, so arranged that it will be next to impossible to injure it. In this manner there is but little doubt of its being car- ried in safety. . So far, I have referred only to the geo- logical party; but there is another and very important branch of the geological survey, namely, the topographical engi- neers.who have been camping with us for the past few days. They travel independ- ently of the geologists and cover f'ar more territory ina given time; in fact, topo- graphical engineers are the pioneers of the geological survey, and their life, dur- ing the season of observation. is one of persistent climbing over rugged cliffs and unexplored regions. Altitudes are taken by a cistern barometer. checked by ver- tical angles taken from all occupied sta- tions. There are two base barometer sta- tions, Ashland and Fort Klamath; the elevation of the former was taken direct- ly by railroad level and the latter indi- rectly. All observations taken in course of the work are referred to those simul- tsneously taken at the two base stations, as many observations being taken as pos- sible. It is thought if is topographical work will lecxiimtid as far as the line of British (‘ol.inibia, closely followed by the geologists. The work is in charge of Mark B. Kerr. who has been engaged on this coast for several years past. He left Yreka May 28, sending Eugene Ricksecker eastward to take aseries of subsidiary angles in con- nection with his main work north wax-ds,it being agreed that they would meet on Mt. Pitt. This mountain is surrounded by a band of lava. inside of which are a number of beautiful lakes and plenty of game. The mules of the pack train kept getting their feet fast in the lava,and one became so badly used up that it was nec- essary to abandon it. An amusing feature of the trip was the fact that both parties camped on the mountain three day s.each looking for the other. When the discov- ery was made they had all the time been camping almost within gunshot of each other. The altitude of Mt. Pitt has hete- tof'ore been given at 9.7.50 feet, but while it is not yet settled exactly, it is found to be very close to 10,400 feet. By way of the difliculties encountered. it may be said it is impossible to get long sights. owing to the haze that seems con- stantly to hang over the mountains; hence it becomes necessary to crowd the work during clear weather. So far seven dif- ferent points have been occupied, none of them less than 50 miles apart, while from Mt. Pitt to 'I‘bompson’s Peak is over 100 miles. Progress has been slow and tedi- ous, owihg to the presence of great quan- tities of snow. Mules of the pack train sometimes slide down the mountains from 150 to 200 feet. In crossing streams " they several times lost their footing, got washed down with the current, and were rescued only after prolonged and danger- ous work in swift streams of water. To reach the summit of Thoinpson’s Peak it was necessary to climb over snow for five miles.a part of the time cutting footsteps in the ice with an axe. it was necessary to sleep on the very summit of the mountains several nights in succession, with the mercury in the thermometer prowling around in the neighborhood of zero and lower, so as to {alps advantage of the early morning igr. ‘. - Aside from this_ Mr. Kerrwill work north mu: hcre.the next point to be occupied being Mt.Scott. from which place the work wifil again be connected east and west, and still mov- ing northward the next point will be Die- mond Peak, and then the Tlirr,-e Sisters. This work will be carried to August 1st. then the detailed mapping will be (lone on a field scale of two miles to the inch. (final publication being four miles.) and vertical contours 200 feet, carrying it as far north as possible,aud west to the 123d degree of longitude. Owing to the inter- estcentered in Crater Lake, it is possible that an extra detailed map may be made of that region. Capt. Dutton has been camped here for some time past. but will probably leave for Crater Lake to-inorrow. In my next I will endeavor to describe ourtrip to the lake, followed by the launching of the boats over the cliffs and subs! quent work in the immediate vicinity. W. G STEELE. —————--—-—- ~-«Q»-—r——— —————— Signs of the Times. There are two recent and very signifi- cant sighs ixfthe political situation. One is the call for a Republican Anti-saloon Convention at Birghamton on the day that this paper is issued. and the other isthe address: of American fr-'.e—traders. They‘ COIlltI1lI)ll‘.l(5 very <:‘i'fl"ci'w.~tit purposes. but they are stgnhcant b-.-cause they are the formal announcement of :i(lll'cl'l?l][S of both par:ies that there are public is- sues which are more llllpuri:-.tll to them than the support of their pf;..'l_y. Neither the anti-saloon call nor the free-ti':tde address, lndevd. propo:-es the orgaui7..-t.- tiou (f it new party. But the anti :‘-uloou call describes the IE‘I']]p(‘.I’f‘l.IfZ'.(' questir-:i.0r the control of party action by the l't]tl0t' interest. as “now the most promii,ent' and important issue before the people.‘- Honest and patriotic mun \‘.‘l.’l not. sub- ordinate more important to I0:-S iuipore taut issues, and therefore. unless the Republican party should take a positive and effective anti-saloon position, such men could not honorably support it. They will undoubtedly be put to the proof. Mr B'ain¢-‘s .-poet-lm-s in Maine and the Conventions in Zllioliigaii and elsewhere show that the lit-piiblican party as a nauiinal oi'gan'7.a ion will take no step which would alienate the the saloon l. wf.'l not limit the tem- perance q iesrion as the zno-t imp trtaut of present puiiiit: l::llE.‘:.1lll(l R.lpl.lL‘llti:1[l3 who sincerely think it to he so will be. like we Con.-uience and I-‘rue.-oil Wliigs of forty’ years ago. p eparcil to form new party counetrllons. The free-trade adilrr,-ss (lines, not pl"C- posz: 2:. new party. But it pt‘Up.;.~(::' 'illP.i. free-‘trailers .~.l.-oulds(—cui'e liv zioniimtiioii for Coiigrem: of‘ a caiididati; or i.‘;.ii- vicws, or, .‘-‘mill d that ill; llUIll‘tI.\.‘ll(tul)l(;’, that they shun:-l support; Ill»: t".tlItll(l:1.l‘.‘, without regard $0 pr.r'_y. whois i(f.“.SL op- poseil to l'fl.il’llJ3 ‘or that, Wlli i‘(V(.’l‘ cir- vuiiistances favor. they ~.«=ioulri nominate an independent 're!'urt1] (‘lri‘-"-'ll(I§lTt:. This is the pi siiioii ofthose who l‘-,-ml tb.-at frec- ll‘f.‘.l.l6 or tariff reform is. as ll;i:ffi»}'-iililwttn anti-saloon :-all says of the tempt-ratice question. the prominent and important 1:-Elle before the people. The signers of the anti-saloon call are all R.epl£lJllL.21DS “in good starrdiizg"; and the signers of - the free-trade address tire probably all Democrats or IDdf‘pelJ(l€f)LS. The grav- ity of the saloon question is shown by the murder of the Rev. Mr. Hadd( ck, who interested himselfto enforce the tem- perance laws in Sioux City, Iowa, and by the vote ofthe Republican Legislature in New York to favor the saloons. as ex- plained by the Sheridan Shook telegram to the Tribune. ,lt is this sulzt-ervit-nee which has stimulated Mr. Griffin and his friends in Kansas. where the saloon pow- er in polilcs is absolute and despotic, to call the National Republican Congress at Chicago to throw I ffthe yoke. Mr. Grif- fin and his friends faithfully supported Mr. Blaine in 1884; but they will no lon- ger support the Republican party if it re- fuses to break with the saloon. The signers rf the free-trade address likewise are prepared to break with any party which does not favor tarifl" reform. They would not vote in Pennsylvania, forinstance, for any tariff l't'fOI'Ill Repub- lican as against Mr. Randall. They recognise only protectionists and free- frarlers, as the Free-soilcrs of '44 and ’ 48 knew only pro-slavery men. The signers, so far as they are known to us, are men in the vigor of life. earnest. in- telligeht, upright, enthusiastic in the cause. The course of two such bodies of citizens on the eve of an Ell-(}l.ltlD, with that of the civil service reformers. is the most sugg--suive fact of the pvlitical sit- uation. The Independent or Mugwump movement ofl88-l was the foreruunerof a political readjaistment which will restore that normal and wholesome situation in ‘which parties represent real conviction and a definit.e:nurpose.—Haipei’sWeekly. _______..»_______ AN exchange says that few have any idea of the extent of a two or three-inch rainfall, and a great many think that it doesu’t amount to much. They have seen the water six inches deep in a cel- lar, so that a little three-inch shower is looked upon as a very insignificant af- fair. Let’s look at the figures a mo- merit. By an easy mzitlieiiicttical calcu- lation it may be demonstrated that a. rainfall of three inches, or rather of three and one-fourth inches, as now officially reported for 3. recent storm, is equivalent to about 88,250 gallons to the square acre, or 53,480,000 gallons to the square mile-—enough to fill 1,412,000 forty-gallon barrels. Estimating the weight of such an enormous rainfall at the old accepted rate of 3. pint to a. pound, we find it to be 225,820 tons, or almost three times the weight of the Washington monument. This to :1 sin- gle square mile, remember. Those who may feel a. further interest in the matter can, without great difficulty, approxi- mate tlie number of barrels and tons of water which fell to the [0 miles square of the original District of Columbia,and before they get through ciphering they will come to the conclusion that a three and one-fourth inch rainfall is a decided ly wet and an amazingly heavy one.—g .ss~>-re“ :-...-..— e..;..x-I . 4.]: >"\‘ --....-...._- w-,:.»s.« ..-fir.-....._ .. . TIIE GRANGE VISITOR. OCTOBER 1, 1886_ @112 ifirange "fiigitur. Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CENTS PER ANNUM Eleven Copies for $5 .00. J. T. COBB, Editor and Manager, SCHOOLCRAI-‘T, MICH. §‘Remittances should be by Registered Letter, Money Order or Draft. GEO. W. TAFT, Kalamazoo, Advertising Agent for this paper. Single copy, six months, . . . . . . . . .3 25 Single copy, one year, . . . . . . . . . . . 5o Eleven copies, one year, . . . . . . . . . 5 oo To To trial subscribers for three months we will send t'Iie VIsITOR for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I oo Sample copies free to any address. Address, I. T. COBB, SCHOOLCRAFT, Mich. Entered at the Post Office at Coldwater, Mich., as Second Class matter. To Subscribers. Remittances may be Inarle to us in postage 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 nuinbci of the paper for the time paid for, then strike out the Reiiewals made promptly are a matter of much convenience, and we re- spectfully solicit such that no numbers be lost to YOU. Advise this office at once of a change In your address, or if numbers fail to reach you. name if not renewed. The Visitor and Politics. “It is the easiest thing in the world to be mistaken” was a standard remark with an old gentleman of our acquaint- ance, for whose good sense, when we knew him years ago, we had profound respect. We have come to learn from an acquaintance with the partisan press of the present day that “it is the easi- est thing in the world” to misrepresent, or stated more exactly, to deliberately lie for the vile purpose of makingpoliti— cal capital by defarning the character of a candidate for office, no matter by what means he becomes such. Partisan editors, who are not believed by their neighbors to be chicken thieves, will with each and every issue of their pa- pers through a whole campaign deliber- ately assail the character of acitizen nominated for office, torture his every utterance and act into some base pur- pose, discredit his motives, malign his character and claim still to be honor- able gentlemen. In add‘ to our regular exchanges, which in. ; the political sheets of all parties, we are daily in receipt of marked copies of papers charging us with all sorts of political wickedness. The partisan press, with some honor- able exceptions, has so little regard for truth that a paper published but twice a month would stand but a poor show if it undertook to get even with these -smart l€ll0\\S by descending to theirlow level and “swapping lies" with them. We have been known to the general public as editor, publisher and manager of the GRANGE VISITOR since April 1, 1875, and had come to think that this was all true. In short, this fact had been unquestioned anywhere until with- in the last month some knowing editors have discovered that we are merely an automaton. Despite this discovery by men who do not hesitate to disgrace the profession of journalism, we assert and maintain that during all these years we have run the editorial department of the VISITOR without hindrance or direction from any man or set of men, that it has kept within the wise constitutional re- strictior‘ if ‘he supreme law of the Or- der 2 declaration of purposes, fro: juote: Y. ‘JCS we teach underlie all true poiiucs, .I.. .e statesinansliip, and if prope_rl_y carried out will tend to purify the whole politi- cal atmosphere of our country, for we seek the greatest good to the greatest number. We always bear in mind that no one by be- coming a l‘atroI1 of Husbandry gives up that in- alienable right and duty which belongs to every American citi7.en,to take a proper interest inthe politics of his country. On the contrary, it is right for every member ‘to do all in his power legitimately to influence for good the action of any political party to which he belongs. Whatever ranting politicians and un- scrupulous editors of any party may. say for a purpose, the Patrons of Michigan full well understand that for our out- spoken independence we have been se- verely criticised by Democrats, Green- backers, Republicans and Prohibition- ists. _ Of no one thing are we more certain than that the VISITOR has honestly and with what ability we possessed from time to time presented the fact that ag- riculture was the most Important-the underlying industry, on which national prosperity was largely dependent, that this ch‘ = had slight recognition by the N atirv Government In any depart- ;,,,m 01 ,__~ Ffwirs. We have also insist- ed that for this ate of things the far- mers themse‘ were to blame—tha.t In government. irs,state and national, they allr r classes to_ carry off the honors and at the same time by un- just legislation impose an unequal pro- portion of the burdens of government onthe agricultural class. All our read- ers know that for years we have urged farmers to secure representatives in Congress from their own ranks, and in- sisted that it would be sensible and bus- iness like to look after this matter from the standpoint of the farmer rather than that of the lawyer or politician, and in this matter the VISITOR has seemed to be satisfactory to our Democratic friends. But now when we ask that farmers support a farmer for Governor there is a wonderful kicking by the State Democratic press, which has , heretofore often quoted us with commendation. We have also for the last half dozen years urged upon 1 the attention of the farmers of Michi- 1 gan the fact that the executive office of ,2 this agricultural State had not been l filled by a farmer for more than a score of years. We have held to the opinion that there were farmers in Michigan of business experience who would dis- charge the duties of the executive of- fice with honor to themselves and the class to which they belong. We have complied with the condi- tions of the Declaration of Purp 3565 that we have quoted, and urged farmers to try and secure the nomination of some competent representative farmer of their own political party. And now that one of these parties has nominated a competent farmer for the ofiice of Governor we have urged the farmers of Michigan to vote for him and elect him because we knew him to be a practical farmer, who for a third ofa century had lived on the same farm where he now lives, ten miles from a railway station. With a full knowledge of these facts and of another fact, that in all these years we have never set up a de- fense of one party more than another, we are charged with partisanship——with prostituting the VISITOR to the support of the Republican party. Those who have read the \'IsI'I‘oR know the accusa- tion is false and those who make the complaint know itjust as well. But the truth will not answer their purpose. There are farmers, some of them Pa- trons, so wedded to party that the sail ration of the country with them de- pends on the success of the party to which they belong, and the country has had such men for a hundred years and will have for the next hundred; yet the seasons come and go all the same, with varied results on farm and field with each succeeding year. And so with po- litical parties; now one is on top, then another, but the crop of political para- sites is always equal to the demand,and the farmers who are willing to stand by these fellows, rather than by their own interests and their own class, we are sorry to say, are still in the majority. We have asked Michigan farmers to support Farmer Luce for Governor, not because he is a Republican but because he has been a successful farmer,because he is one of the best representatives of the agricultural class in the State, be- cause under all circumstances, in all situations, he has proved faithful to the farmers of Michigan for all these years, never deserting their interests at any time or place when it was in his power to aid and protect them. Men of all parties, who have known him well know these statements to be exactly true. If Mr. Luce is not elected it will be because the farmers of. Michigan are still so slavishly partisan that they love party more than the profession on which they individually rely for a living for themselves and their families. Ix looking over the Implement l)e- partment last week of the West Michi- gan Fair at Grand Rapids we noticed not a new article but an old article with a new make up. Like every other good new thing and nearly all the new imple- merits that are poor the iron whiffletree is patented. While this don’t make it any stronger or better, it don’t make it as an implement any worse. A piece of gas pipe has a relative strength un- known to the same weight of iron in an- other shape and this piece of gas pipe properly braced is the new whiffletree. The merit of this new device is readily seen. Made entirely of wrought iron It will not decay—it will not break—there are no clips to get loose and come off, and the actual wear can be repaired with very little trouble. There is no wood to shrink or in any way fail, and- while it won’t hurt it to be housed it won’t suffer injury by exposure and that want of care that we are sorry to say is still a prominent feature of the average farmer, Geo. li. Judd & Co., of Ionia, the manufacturers are offering a valua- ble improvement on the old-fashioned wooden neckyoke and whiffletree. Write the company for further informa- tion. WHAT has becomit.-._of all our jottings? It has rained half the month and we ex- pected a shower of jottings from the farmers who could not sow wheat. From their failure in this matter we think they must have gone to town rainy days to talk politics. And here let us remind them next time they go for any such purpose don’t forget to get three months subscribers for the VISITOR. That will pay better than betting on the election or abusing the candidates of the other P3-!'tY- THE BOTTLE IN PoLITIcs.—The bottle as well as the barrel is becoming too prominent in politics.—P/zz'/axle/p/zia Tz'me.r. Political Consistency. In the Postal Column our brotherpat- ron Levi Sparks, of Berrien County, has said his say in a querulous way about our politics and is anxious to see the VISITOR of October 1st. His cool assertion that “The VISITOR has at last thrown off the mask and bravely entered the field of politics,” is a brief but comprehensive advertisefnent of the simplicity or venality of the brother. He says “Not a word has ap- peared in the VISITOR in favor of the farmer for Congress.” Why bless his simple, suspicious soul he can’t find a line in the VISITOR in all the eleven years ofits existence to justify his state- ment. We have always urged farmers to stand up for their class, attend cau- cuses and conventions and secure if pos sible the nomination and election of competent representatives from the ag--. ricultural class to the legislative bodies of the country. And right in line with this kind of talk we have urged, that as this was largely an agricultural State and as no farmer had been elected to its executive office for more than a score of years that the farmers of the State in their respective parties do their level best to secure the nomination of a first- class representative farmer for that office. This same brother sent us an- other communication without attaching his name thereto and that was the only commendable thing we found in the six pages used in accusation of the editor of the VISITOR, in belittling Farmer Luce and laudation of Lawyer Yaple. Bro. Sparks is not alone in tllli inconsistency. Others have proved their narrow par- tisanship by first denouncing Mr. Luce and then throwing mud at the VISITOR, for what—for continuing to dojust what it has been doing for ten years. We have in this matter turned neither to the right or left. We gave in the last Visi- TOR a fair, square statement of the qual- ifications of the several candidates for the office of Governor, and those state- ments will never be impeached. In this number we have vindicated our right and duty in the premises, we believe, to the entire satisfaction of men disposed to be fair and reasonable. But what shall we say of farmers (all politic- ians by the way) who declare they will not support Mr. Luce and yet have the cheek to attack the VIsI'I‘oR because of its support of a farmer whose reputation for ability and integrity has not been questioned, except by political enemies in the heat of a political campaign. Such farmers would exhibit more con- sistcncy as well as more becoming mod- esty if they quietly deserted a plain duty on election day and voted their partisan ticket without a scratch or a patch. If we have any apology to offer for the course the VI.sI'I‘oR has pursued it is to its readers for ivasting space in replies to the exceeding unreasonable- ness of men who “convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.” UPON another page we present our’ readers with a pretty full report of the proceedings of the anti-saloon confer- ence held in Chicago Sept. 16. It was composed of delegates from 20 different States and was presided over by Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, in the tempo- rary organization, and by Mr. Windom, formerly U. S. Senator from Minnesota and Secretary of the Treasury under President Garfield. The conference claims to have been held strictly within the lines of one of the great political parties; but the convention itself was outside of party trammels and was held to secure a non-partisan expression of the delegates with the view of present- ing to the party, of which the delegates are members, the paramount import- ance of the great subject of temperance. As a new departure in the temper- ance movement we felt that its proceed- ings would be of interest to the readers of the VIsI'roR, and may lead the tem- perance men in other parties to attempt a similar movement within their own party lines; for the Grange, while not partisan in its work,does teach its mem- bers to work vigorously within the party lines to which its members belong for the supremacy of everything that is good, and for the good of their fellow men. For this reason only we have transferred the proceedings of that con- ference to the columns of the VISITOR. The speech of Mr. Windom shows that among the leading men of our country there is a strong sentiment that much of the political corruption of the time is due to the influence of the sa- loon; and that, being alive to this fact, the leaders are coming to realize that some action should be had which shall compel our political parties to take a more decided stand on the side of temperance. For this reason the pro- ceedings of that conference deserve a. thoughtful consideration. It is proper to say, too, that those Republican pa- pers that think more of a party advan- tage for the sake of spoils than they do for "principle have invariably .belittled this conference and characterized it as a. gathering of men who are actuated more by the temperance principle than_ by a desire for the supremacy of their party, which is really a compliment to the participants. The Grange as an institution favors temperance first, last and all the time. From our standpoint of observation we see in ‘the not distant future the day when this temperance question will stand second to no other in the politics of the country. The agitation of the question for the last quarter of a centu- ry has increased from year to year. On one side are social, moral, civil, religious and political organizations for the suppression of intemperance, the enforcement of law, and the enactment of more law; on the other are the men who have invested their money, their morals, and, in many cases, their com- mon honesty in the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. Thisinvest- ment of money for return in kind has proved profitable. The investment of morals and common honesty has gener- ally been a losing business and often proved a total loss of the stock in trade. But this has been by no means the worst feature of the business. It has all along been an onerous tax on the industry of the country, resting heavily on that large class of people who are forced to contribute to the maintenance of jails, prisons, asylums, with their army of employes, all of which are made neces- sary to a large extent by the business Of the miseries it brings to men,women and children we need not write. They are known and felt everywhere, and to the victims that knowledge is often cru- elty itself in practical form. The vari- ous organizations to which we have re- ferred, working in their own way, sim- ply illustrate what we all know, that no two persons are alike, and that there- fore in many things do not and cannot see and think alike. It was long ago said that all roads lead to Rome, and so of the work of all who are favorable to temperance,wheth- er by restrictive or prohibitory legisla- tion, educational, moral or other means, however contradictory they may seem in the means employed, all lead to the Rome of such ultimate triumph over this traffic as shall keep it from its pres- ent extortion from the pockets of the unwilling, cut off its dominating power in politics and its tyrannous hold upon the domestic peace and happiness of families. That it will be exterminated from the earth, or from this country, we do not believe. It will remain to trouble and torment mankind in some degree just as long as other sorts of wickedness everywhere abound. It simply remains for the patriot and the philanthropist to do what they can, each in his own way, to curb, restrain and destroy in so far as he is individually able this formi- dable enemy of society, exercising char- ity toward those who honestly differ with us as to the best Iiieans to employ. .___.._..._._.._ SOME of our contemporaries Inust have great faith in the credulity of their readers if they expect them to believe the fabrications spread upon their pages. We quite agree with “St. Joseph Coun- ty” in his jotting in the hope he express- es that no farmer or Editor will be so weak or wicked as to attack the charac- ter of Mr. Yaple in the shameful and unscrupulous manner that several parti- zan organs have assailed Mr. Luce. As we have said before, the three gentlemen nominated for the office of Governor are all respectable citizens and we cannot believe either of them approve of the scandalous methods adopted by some editors. Editorial misrepresentation we are glad to know is not approved and prac- ticed by all partizan journals while some are like Bill Arp’s acquaintance who in some respects he thought a very mean man, and who in other respects was a great deal Ineaner. The most unscrup- ulous and reckless of this class that have come to our notice are the Adrian Prerr, the Grand Rapids Learlcr and the Three Rivers Reporter, with the Kalamazoo Gazelle and some others making an effort to become as unreliable as these we have named. Such journals can have a clear field for their weak wickedness. We shall not talk back in kind. The facts of the farm life of Mr. l.uce are generally well known and when not known they cover so long a period‘of successful management and of personal labor on what is to-day one of the best farms in Michigan that it is a wicked waste of printer’s ink to under- rate him as a farmer. For thirty-seven years Mr. Luce has lived on a farm the first eighty acres of which he rode on horseback to School- cratt to buy, the seller being the late Judge Wells of Kalamazoo who was agent for an eastern owner. He farmed that eighty acres successfully until he was able to buy more land and so he continued to do until he was owner of as large a farm as he cared to manage. For all these years except four he has lived on that farm and personally given direction to, and aided with his own hands in every department of labor that belongs to general farming. For many years he has led from 40 to 60 head of steers and found it profitable. His farm lies Isome ten miles south of the Village of Bronson which is his nearest railway station. The four years that he did not live on his farm he lived in Coldwater 18 miles distant and served Branch County as its treasurer. No amount of partizan falsehood -can set aside these facts and if these 33 years of farm life and farm labor do not estab- lish his claim as farmer,what would ;. and if setting forth these facts and asking the farmers of Michigan to elect him governor because he has proved his de- votion to the interests of the agricultu- ral class in season and out of season for all the years of his farm life is partizan- ship then is the Editor of the VISITOR a. partizan. OUR correspondent, Chas. T. Killmer, of Arenac, in a late number while com- mending the VISITOR in flattering phrase made hold to hit quite a large body of Michigan farmers. In doing so it seems to us he has hit a large number of our patron farmers quite as hard as those outside the gate. We have been look- ing over our subscription books and it's appearance seemed to tairly illustrate the farms and farmers of the country. Ride where you will and you see some farms with good buildings, straight fences and an appearance ofneatness and com- pleteness indicative of thrift in every department of the business. The next farm will perhaps indicate ownership of land enough for profitable farming with perhaps some good buildings a little out of repair or weather-worn, and every- where eviderices of neglect and a want of good business habits are apparent. Another farm makes you feel that the Sheriff of some former administration had advertised the owner's easy going habits when he advertised a foreclosure of mortgage. Some pages of our mailing book have ’a tirgd look indicating the easy going habits of some farmers. Our subscrip- tions for this month are more than dou- ble those of September, I885. But this is not entirely satisfactory when we find so many Patrons’ names on our mailing books who are not now getting the paper. In 1h’s year ofpolitical labor ifsome ofour working canvassers will but take hold of the matter our list will take on a rapid growth. Remember that if left to a convenient season the work will not be done at all. We want some one or more in every Grange to spend some time canvassing for the \'IsI'I'oR. While we Iuuch prefer subscribers who will ac- cept our offer of I5 months for 50 cents, yet we are quite willing to take names Of three months subscribers for ten cents, and on this offer we ought to en- list the services of5oo members who are willing to do something for the good of the order, and you can do no more effectual work than canvass for the Vis- l'l‘(>R. ._...._.........__....._ Tl-{E three citizens of Michigan who are before the people as candidates for governor, are, so far as we know and believe, respectable gentlemen and we hope the shameless and corrupt use of money that has brought discredit to the executives of both the dominant politi- cal parties within the last five years will not be truthfully charged up to either of them. Mr. Luce has been charged with be- ing a chronic office seeker. We under- stand that he has held the office of su- pervisor of Gilead for several terms, that he has been a member of the leg- islature niore than once. For ought we know he may have had a hankering ambition for these offices but we happen to know that while he may have had an ambition for a place on the State ticket of his party, his candidacy was first proposed by his farmer friends, and in obedience to their demand his name was first presented to the Republicans of Michigan for a State office. We say this from personal knowledge of the fact and may properly add that were he to the front of his own motion he certainly would not lack precedent in all politi- cal parties. It is sufficient to add that if Mr. Luce is not elected governor his defeat will be properly charged up to the farmers of Michigan. The consequences of such a verdict against themselves they could not escape for years. The business men of the country would cry out as with one voice ‘‘I told you so, the farm- ers are too stupid to take care of them- selves and will go back on a fellow farm- er every time if advised to by a crafty politician.” We, should deplore this set back his defeat would give the agri- cultural class of this State more than any other result. We have labored for years to promote the best interests ofthe farmers of Mich- igan. In the November election we hope and expect to see them vindicate the claim we have made for them that they have improved more in the last dozen years than in any other fifty of the world’s historv. -L-_---.__---._:— WI: see by exchanges that Bro. Perry Mayo, of Battle Creek, has been nomi- nated for State Senator to represent the counties of Branch and Calhoun. That is certainly recognizing a hard-working Patron and farmer, and although he is Lecturer of the State Grange and 3. good worker, we shall relinquish our claim on him,provided he does not take Sister Mayo with him for a six-months’ residence at the State Capital. The Pa- trons of Michigan can’t spare her from the field, and we don’t think she will ask them to. After the above had been sent to the printing office we learned that Bro. H. D. Pessell had been nominated in the same Sen.-.torial district for Senator. Well, that suits the VISITOR first-rate and no matter which wins in this race the Senate will have a staunch, earnest, practical farmer from this district, and this is in accord with what we have all along advised farmers to do. /' OCTOBER 1, 1886. 'I‘I-ICE} GRANGE VISITOR. WHERE are our other contributors? Ladies, what of the day? May, Maple, Bess, Chloe, E. W., Mrs. S., Meg, Step- phine, Aunt Sarah, Flora, Polly Puff, j. J. B., K. N., Pepper,‘ Mattie, Great Heart, Mrs. Bryant, and many, many others; it has been long since the editor has heard from you. The department latch string still hangs out for your “best thoughts,” and whichever way you decide the company question we are rea y to receive at “any limz.” FARMERS who have produce to sell will get posted as to prices by writing to Thos Mason, 164 South Water St., Chicago, and telling just what they have to sell. He will promptly answer all letters of this kind, and a farmer can through this channel readily find out what he can get in Chicago for his pro- duce. We have entire confidence in Mr. Mason's reliability and disposition to do the best he can for his patrons. See his advertisement in another col- umn. FoR the past six months The Brooklyn ./llagazine has been found regularly on our exchange table. Its contents have not spoilt, however, by the waiting for examination and comment, and we find in the summer numbers much that will materially add to every reader's fund of knowledge. The magazine is evidently published with the intent of being usetul ——a most laudable aim in this practical day. It attracts attention by the enter- taining style of contributions and me- chanical make-up and commands the thoughtful consideration of its readers by its sensible contents. ()ne depart- ment, particularly, will recommend itself at once to the many, which is connected with the magazine as a supplement and contains the revised and authorized ser- mons of the Rev. Henry \Vard Beecher and Dr. T. l)ewit Talmage. These, alone, would compensate for the sub- scription price of the magazine to the admirers of these divines. We cheerfully recommend this publi- cation as one of high standing. It is good in toiie,-—lielpful in character. Published monthly by The Brooklyn Magazine Co., No. 7 Murray St., New York. lwish to urge upon the parents the necessity of a deep interest, on your part, in our school, and in behalf of the teachers. I want every parent to know that the progress and success of our school depends largely upon the support, sympathy and cooperation you give our teachers. No school can reach any de- gree of efficiency without this. No teacher is absolutely perfect in govern- ment or in methods of teaching. You should remember that it takes years of patient labor to become skilled in a pro- fession. I ask you kindly to guard against public and chronic fault-findiiig, as such a course tends to demoralize the school, and rarely accomplishes any good. Let me urge you to sustain your teachers. Never speak of their faults, nor express your dissatisfaction with the school, in the presence ofyourchildren. Remember they are to work with you for the child’s highest good. To cripple them in their work is to injure the child. I hope that parents will see that their children are prompt and regular in their attendance at school. Children’s con- duct at school is a very good index of their home discipline. I ask you to talk with your children in regard to proper conduct and good manners at school, and thus establish harmony between home and school discipline. In conclu- sion, allow me to say kindly: ifyou have any appreciation of. the work of our teachers, make it known in as many ways and as often as you can. Words of encouragement and friendly assist- ance are to teachers towers of strength. —-S. Sands, in Sedan T z'mes-_/ourmzl. PREVE.\‘1‘ION is better than cure; keep- ing health is better and easier than get- ting well. Saving money is having it; waste of anything is foolish, suicidal and wicked. Waste of labor on a farm re- quires a waste of money to pay for it. Suppressing little weeds is immensely better than fighting big ones which are living on what would otherwise be the life-blood of your better crops. We have in mind gardens where a half peek of weeds could not be found on an acre of land; others where each square rod yields weed- ood enough to keep a hog busy in his , and, by the same token, weed seed enough to seed quite a farm each succeeding season. On the first farm one man could keep several acres in high culture, while on the other a constant fight must be kept up to get even fair returns. At haying time the weedy gardens become weedier, and by fall the weeds have full possession. Which pays best, the prevention or the cure system?—0z¢r Country Home. — PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, in reply to_ an invitation to attend the Convention of the American Agriculturists and Dairy- men’s Association, sent a letter of re- grets in which he says: “The relation of agriculture to the welfare and prosperi- ty of our land is so intimate that its proper and legitimate care and protec- tion is, in my opinion, a patriotic duty. This consideration elevates the respon- sibility of those in! anywise interested with our farming industries beyond the plane of mere selfishness and should in- .duce conservatism and moderation.” Dont’t Punish the Cow. Does your cow cringe and curl, and appear nervous and fidgety when you sit down to milk her? Does she keep stepping, and occasionally raise her foot to the top of the pail, much to the peril of its contents, as well as to your own peace of mind? If so, do not give her a “piece of your mind," but, on the contrary, comply with the [Very England Farmer’: advice, and just look at your finger nails and see if they are getting long and sharp. If they are, pare them down the first thing that you do; then begin carefully to draw the milk. Cows seldom kick, unless they are hurt in some way, or expect to be hurt. Men’s fingers are not all shaped alike, some having short, stubbed ends, with nails that wear off as fast as they grow; others have long, slender fingers, with sharp nails to correspond. Some workers keep their nails pared close, while oth- ers pay but little attention to them. Long, sharp nails cause agreat many cows to rebel against being milked. If your hired men do the milking, see that they are thoughtful and merciful in the matter of the care of the finger nails. - ——- - ROBERT BURNS is credited with say- ing: “Does any man tell me that my full efforts can be of no service, and that it does not belong to my humble station to meddle with the concerns ofa nation? I can tell him that it is upon such indi- viduals as I that a nation has to rest both for the hand of support and the eye of intelligence. The uniformed mob may swell a nation’s bulk, and the titled, tinseled, courtly throng may be its feathered ornamenfi but the number of those who are elevated enough to reason and reflect, yet low enough to keep clear of the venal contagion of a court and political corruption—_-these are a nation’s strength.” _-__-,_ -__._..,____: PRESIDENT ADA.\is of Cornell Univer- sity, says: “Colleges have been estab- lished in the different States; and, not- withstanding some cases of mismanage- ment, the great fact is that they must be relied on as the principal means by which, directly or indirectly, the farmers are to be taught how they are to better the condition of their lands. Agricul- tural journals must take up the work of the classroom and laboratory and carry the results to the farmers." CH.-\RcoAi. in a porous basket and al- so quicklime serve important uses in the purification of air. In experimenting on this subject a scientist took three hens and placed them under bell glasses. With one he put a little lime, with an- other some charcoal, and with the third nothing. In a half hour the latter was dead, the second quite stupid, and the first was almost as well as ever. This shows the value of charcoal in a bed room or sick room.—Ex:/zazzgz. ---- --- THE careful shepherd varies the feed of his tlocks to suit their condition and appetites. On cold, clear days his stock will eat nearly twice as much as on warm, wet days, and the amount of feed should be gauged accordingly. Many nurserymen advise transplant- ing evergreens in late summer rather than spring, as the pleasant moisture of the autumn causes them to root well before winter, and they are not first taxed to endure the scorching heat of early summer. ~~~- THE freest government cannot long endure where the tendency of the law is to create a rapid accumulation of property in the hands of a wealthy few and to render the people poor and de- pendent.—1)am'e/ II/Elister. THE manufacturer of beet sugar in California has proved financially suc- cessful botli to the manufacturers and farmers who raise the beets. The latter can net $20 an acre profit in .raising sugar beets. --- HEA\7\' winds that shake off a great deal of fruit do not always diminish the yield, for what is left grows larger, sometimes so much superior in size and appearance as to overbnlance all appar- ent loss. - — AT the Birmingham Poultry Exhibi- tion, lately held in England, prizes were offered for preserved eggs. First prize went to eggs packed in dry salt; second, to greased eggs in lime water and salt. - ---— KANSAS farmers who raised broom corn last season and held it until about jan. 1, received from .3127 to $175 per ton, nearly twice as much per ton as they ever before received. RE-ARRANGE fields in such a way as to reduce fencing to the lowest point, and cost of maintenance on many farms will be reduced enough to balance annual claims by the tax-gatherer. — ~ FRANK R. STOCKTON has written a serial novel for The Cm./ury, to begin in November and run through twelve numbers. It will be called “The Hun- dredth Man.” R-->}- .\licHi<;A_\: deserves a place of honor among the states of the Union for rec- ognition given to her most important industry in nominating a farmer for Governor—not because he is a farmer, but rather because he is a worthy rep- resentative of the great interest that has 1,-,.,,;,.»_1 Rep. No. 503. made Michigan at populous and thriving Ca//mzm—i Rep. Nos. 65, 66, 33. 35, '29- state. Cyrus G. Luce, the farmer can— ‘3°- 292- Clzxs—I Rep. Nos. 125, I52, 427- Crzmfuriz'——I Rep. No. 673. C/iulurz-2 Rep. Nos. 202, 225, 226, 342. 358. 370. 439. 456. 459, 505» 59- Emme/l—I Rep. No. 665. Ezzto/z-2 Rep. Nos. 67, I34, 224, 260, 301, 315, 360, 619. Gaiters: -1 Rep. Nos. 387, 555. Gram! 7lr:1t't'/Tc‘-1 Rep, Nos. 379, 459,524, 655, 663, 672. V Gralzul—i Rep. l\os. 307, 39!, 431, 521- //,‘//..../.,/.-_3 Rep. Nos. 74, 78, io6, Io7.xo8, 133, 183, 25!, 269, 273, 274, 286, 568. I/urmz—I Rep. Nos. 662, 666. [rig/uzm—2 Rep. Nos. 115, 235, 262,265,287: 28 . 22. 347. 40- 3o,iia—2 i/z-—3 Rep. Nos. 22, 76, I78, I99, 215, 236, 237, 266, 291, 303, 304, 332, 333- Sam’/ac—-i Rep. Nos. 4x7, 566, 641, 654, 670. .5‘/zin7uzIx.rea—i Rep. Nos. I80, 228, 229, 252. Tiara/it-—i Rep. Nos. 513, 548, 532, 551- Van Bit/'en—2 Rep. 6Nos. Io, 23, 26, 32, 60, 8 .1 8,1 .346, 355- 10- 9IVz5ir/’1le5;3i12tI—I Rep. N0s.52, 56, 68, 92,351: cently poisoned a number of persons at Newton, Mich., has made the important discovery that tyrotoxicon, the active element in poisonous cheese, which he discovered some time since, was also present in the ice cream and was the cause of the sickness. This proved that . . . . "99" . tyrotoxicon is due to the decomposition J I/Vn,1'IIe—— 2 R6p- 305- 253, 293, 367, 353-339, of milk and may be developed in any 513- 622- 636* H"e.rfa7'il-1 Rep. Nos. 632, 633, 644. By the neglect of some secretaries, quite a num- ber of Granges stand now upon our books dis- fraiichised. For the purpose of securing representatives to all delinquent G ranges we shall add to the _list all that may report up to the last moment practicable, and delegates duly elected who at the Convention show a receipt for dues for the quarter ending March 3!, 1886, on which is endorsed “entitled to representation,” should be allowed to partici- pate in the work of the Convention. We give elsewhere so much of Article 4tli,By- Laws of State Grange, as relates to the make- up of the legislative body of the State Grange. The following Granges have not reported for the quarter ending March 31, 1385» and thali Te‘ port must be made to entitle to representation: N05- I89 731 I675 I68! 2009 223! 3611 574- Reports covering March 31, from some Granges will entitle the county to an additional representative. We hope secretaries whose du- ty it is to attend to this matter will not by neglect cut off representation to the State Grange. There is time to get in line if improved. And we sug- gest that Masters may very properly look after this matter and know that their Grange is enti- milk which is keptin an impure atmos- phere or unclean vessels. The germ seems to multiply very rapidly and a small amount of tainted milk will poison a whole can. It is Dr. Vaughn’s theory that tyrotoxicon has much to do with cholera infantum, the symptoms of which are similar to the symptoms of cheese poisoning. The doctor will pre- sent a detailed statement of his discov- eries to the State Board of Health at its next meeting.—-Our Cozmlry Home. -_. THE Chicago and Grand Trunk and Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railways are making very low rates to Chicago and return to those desiring to visit the Exposition. The rate from Schoolcraft, for tickets, including an admission coupon to the Exposition, is $4.00 for the round trip. Tickets are sold on Tuesdays, limited good to re- turn up to and including the following tled to representation. Monday. Do WE STARVE t)l,'R ()RCll.-\Rl)S BY CROWDING THE TREEs?»-“For years we have noticed that apple trees growing alone, or in a row along the road or fence, would be exceedingly thrifty and productive, while those in orchards on the same farms or soils would prove un- productive and unthritty. The reason for this is. the roots of the single speci- mens have plenty of room. “See that great oak or maple standing out in the field alone, or along the fence or road, and compare the trees of the same age and kind in the forest. In the one case you have strong, spreading branches, producing from five to ten times the amount of nuts of those trees in the forest. “ We believe the same may be Said of fruit trees. Planted close together they grow weakly and are unproductive, while if standing out alone they are pro- ductive and profitable. “One needs but to look at our large apple orchards to be convinced. The outside row of trees all around the or- chard is healhty, thrifty and productive, and the trees produce more apples than the other trees. The roots must feed and have room for it. We are satisfied one hundred trees thus planted will yield as much profit as two or three hundred set in orchard form.”—Fruz’l lfiemrzl. ~ —— CLovi-:s come to us from the Indies, and take their name from the Latin clauvur, meaning a nail, to which they have a resemblance. ' like ' . '§§c':,'iii.h3 .ii‘l§l!‘¢i§g°°§r ‘:3 timgmmg to fig stro and durable at lull the cost, of tin. In I U%'.l‘I'l‘ TE for PLA ‘PER at Half the scat. CA _PE'l‘S and R GS of nuns‘ double ‘*"° "°v‘i-?'1‘i".‘ fw‘.‘i'x"r°'.y.—°’«’:‘?i1’£"'c‘-’!'n‘v%i5’i‘."i‘~'i". 5'5’! Oclillil HOW TO MAKE mom-y on buttc-r. Send us your ailrli-t-ss and we will send you by niuiloiir full vlirr-ctioiis for ni:ik- -xn .1.§li”;: and ll£l|'|illlll:',' GSLT EDGE CREAME§ BUTTER 011 NI" FARM with prices of the LEQNARD GLEANABLE CREAMERY NW1 dzliry apparatus. Best in the world. Don't d(-lu_v. GRAND RAPIDS KEFltlGEltAT0lt (0.. Grand Rapids. Dlicli. CLOVER SEED. HE WHOLE EXPENSE, beside freight, will not exceed fifteen cents per bushel for me to handle your seed. Ship in NEW STARK BAGS, which will be paid for or returned. By shipping direct to me you will get the highest price. Beans, Apples, Potatoes, Game, Onions, Poultry, etc., wanted. GEO. W. HILL, ioct3t ii4 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. If you have for sale either Applefi, Beans, Bagas, Cranberries, Dried Fruit, Grapes, Hops, Honey, Onions. Peaches, Po- tatoes, Small Fruits, Seeds, Squash, Veal or Wool, send me your name and P. 0. address in full; it will be added to my lists and in due time you will be fully posted in their value on this market, thereby en- abling you the better to decide whether to sell at home or ship for sale here. Fraternally yours, . THOMAS MASON, Business Agent Mich. State Grange. South Water St., Chicago. P. S.—Name the articles from the above list only that you expect to ship. ' oct1t3 T. M. TEE GRANGE VISITOR. ..« .._......._................-.........M-. -- OCTOBER 1, l886_ gainers’ éepartmmt. The Barefooted Boy. The poets may sing of the sweet round of pleas- ure That barefooted children enjoy; _ But I did not train to the tune of their measure, When I was a barefooted boy. With blotches and scratches my feet were he- spangled, A prey to mosquito and fly; My clothes with the fruit of the burdock en- tangled, “Fhen I was a barefooted boy. My pantaloons hung on a single Suspender, A flag of distress on the fly, Beneath an old straw hat all tattered and tender, When I was a barefooted boy. It seemed that creation had every invention My comfort and ease to destroy, _ And all animation had hostile intention, \Vhen I was a barefooted boy. The geese would exultingly try to subdue me, The puppy would bite on the sly, And the old setting hen would come threatening to me, \Vhen I was a barefooted boy. The autocrat sheep would bombard my position, \\'henevcr I chanced to come nigh: And brave billy goat was in fighting conditioii, \‘\'hen I was a barefooted boy. A boil and a blister or sore from the shingle A pitiless hand would apply; Misfortune attended me double and single, \\'hen I was a barefooted boy. The \\ illow twig also my sorrow enhancing Beat time to my pitiful cry, Andthat's how I got my ii-‘st lesson in dancing, \\'lien I was a liarefuntctl buy. It seemed that big people were made for des- pising A poor little nubbin like me, And I was made ha"-wly for their tyrannizing, \Vhcn I was :1 lwarefooted buy. But the worst cut of all was a trick to enable The small piece of cake and of pie To come to poor _lolinny each time at the table, \VII€l1I\\ftS a liarcfooted l-oy. At eating good victuals l was j List a staver, \‘Vliencvr:r I struck a supply: But dainties were scarce fora poor little shaver, VVhen I was a barefooted boy. But life"sgusty morning for me is now over: The St)i'rows that clouded my joy Are gone like the May frost that nipped the young clover, Vlflien I was a barefootcd boy. And now when Isee a bereft little stranger A SIull1CsS will rush to mine eyes, As memory brings back to a world-worn ranger, The woes of a barefooted boy. Ottawa Co. _l. W. l\'r.i.i.Ev. -—:-MO?-————— Take Care. [Read before St. _losepli Co. Pomona Grange by Mrs. A. G. Co\'cy.] Dear Patrons. how often we hear the song Of the cares of our lives and the cares of our farm; The cares of youth and the cares ofage, Seem to be written on the same page. Our cares come chasing and crowding along Like the chorus that follows each verse in a song, And the cares of today that we shall erase, Are all budded for to-morrow. to fill the same place. VVC have petty, and public, and pleasant cares, Ofwhich we must all take equal shares. No matter which way we go, or where, There is always a. duty and always a care. Take care of the fruit, and the flocks, and the grain, ‘Take care that our words may give no pain, Take care of the harvest if we would sell, Take care of our soul if we’d have it well. Take care of the fields and also the flowers; Take care that the minutes make profitable hours; Take care that the seeds that we sow in youth, Shall blossom in age with wisdom and truth. Take care that the needy shall ever be fed, With kindness as well as with butter and bread. Have pity on them who day by day Are sowing the seeds of their own decay; Take care that they may never feel The sting of our unjust deal. Take care that respect is ever due To him that is living upright and true. Take care that honor be alway given To him who is pointing the pathway to heaven. Take care that our children be early taught, That the Grange is a school for advancement and thought. Take care that they may never mourn Over sins and vices learned in their home. Take care that the men we choose to make laws, Shall be honest and just and true to the cause. Take care that when these laws are made, That credit is ours if they be obeyed. Take care of a talent if we find one, For more is promised if this be done, Take care of the influence which we give For after we are gone it will grow and live. i av And these are the precepts of cares that are given, Some come from men,some from high heaven. Cares for the young and cares for the old; And then, so many that cannot be told. Oft times we sit down in deep despair When duty has brought us another care, And silently pray for the time to come VVhen work and cares will all be done. Yet we feel that cares were sent To fill our lives with peace and content; Although some are so hard to bear, What would life be without a care? He—echoes. Thought like sound echoes and re- echoes through the halls of time, as noble thoughts, wise maxims, and the history of heroic deeds that can never die, are teaching grander ideas of life. Each generation will take up the sound, and giving it new impetus, send it ring- ing along the corridors giving to each the blessings of a priceless heritage of nobility; but if it be the opposite of the pure and good will not the influence be the curse of the coming posterity? We are instruments for good or evil ' whether we realize it or not. We are exerting a never-ending influence for right or wrong. Oh, reader! which shall it be? Are you building a noble character of high moral worth or drain- » ing the bubbling cup of pollution to the bitter dregs? . Are you looking out on life’s sea and noting the breakers? Are you steering your bark toward the peaceful haven of eternal rest and, looking beyond the sunshine or storm, do you see by the pure shining light of a conscience clear before God? Oh, there is so much work to be ac- complished by brave, lighthearted earn- est workers; so many wrongs to be righted, so many joyful tidings to pro- claim to the sinsick soul. Let every man, woman and child raise his immor- tal voice in praise of the right, in blame of the wrong, and teach by example more than by precept. We are placed in this world for a higher purpose than the mere gratifica- tion ofour selfish existence. Every un- selfish act brings a rich reward, even though we do not see the fruits in time we shall reap a joyful eternal harvest. How much is depending on the present! To-day is all that is given us in which to work. The future is never ours to enjoy only by anticipation. The future of our Republic is de- termined by the work we do in the pres- ent, and what might it not be if every individual would earnestly labor in the work Providence directs him to do. But you ask: "What am I to do? The law provides for all criminals, prohibits and prescribes. \\'hat_more can I do?” Yes; the law does expound doctrine upon doctrine and provides for inflict- ing punishments. int there is a broad arena they are too weak-minded, too in- dolent to enter. They have all they can do to provide for punishing the effects, or, I might say, the children of a great cause; they have no time to re- move the cause, for then what would they have to do? They seem like 3. row of overseers sitting along the bor- der of a vast field of thistles directing their workmen to gather up the down after it is fully ripened and scattered. There is one great, and we might say, first cause and root of all evil and crime this great Republic weeps over—strong drink. Oh, King Alcohol! how many crimes are committed by the willing or resisting victims of thy tyrant willf With the first glass you slyly bind a silken cord on the youth of promise and mark him for your own; every glass adds another strand, till he loses his self—respect and farther down and down ybu drag him till his willpower is gone, his intellect ruined and the tem- ple ofthe holy God is made the dwelling- place of demons, which htirry him on till he falls into the pit of disgrace, despair and eternal ruin; name, charac- ter, fortune, friends, the affection of his kinsmen, and everything he held dear in his early purity are surrendered to this - demon of drunkenness—King Alcohol. Oh, you who have a sense of the just and right do you now ask, “Where is my field of labor?" Work in this mighty field of thistles and tares that are choking all the good plants of virtue and moral rectitude. Go Work! Workll Work!!! Teach the ignorant the evil effects of this soul-destroying beverage, plead with the erririg, raise up the fallen, re- ceive the prodigal home and lead him in the peaceful paths of right. We must all work. Never be idle or say again, “What can I do?” While you have a voice use it in the work the Master has given you to do; for it is written “no drunkard can enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” J. H. - Woman’sSphere-—Continued. The author of “Where ignorance is bliss ’tis folly to be wise,” didn’t know very much about farming or farmers’ wives, I guess, for surely it is anything but bliss to be ignorant of that which pertains to the farm for the occupants thereof. How many farmers’ wives and daughters could earn a competent liv- ing from eighty acres of land if husband or father should die? I know of two large we l-stocked farms, where all of the work is done entirely under their direction and personal superintendence. Their grain and produce commands just as good a price upon the market as that raised by men, quality considered, of course. Women, agriculturists? Why not? It is not necessary that they till the soil with their own hands. They can do it by proxy as some men do, who own farms and still are called ag- riculturists. ,“Whatever strong armed man hath wrought, V‘Vhatever he hath done: The goal hath woman also reached, That action hath she done.” Old mother earth has no prejudice against our sex. She will yield her in- crease to woman the same as to man if the condition of cultivation is the same. How many of us would know how to direct the work upon a farm for a year? Let us make it a careful study’ it will only be a pleasure to walk with John about the fields asking all manner of questions, taking care that we don’t play the part of a sieve. I believe every housekeeper can so plan and arrange her work as to spend more of her time out in the open air. If she will only give up the idea that it is not necessary but very foolish to think she must keep pie, pudding, cakes, cookies, etc., con- stantly on hand,also that her blue calico dress and aprons will look just as well to sensible eyes if they are not starched and ironed,her red tablecloths and sheets will do their duty just the same if they never feel the hot breath from an iron. I firmly believe that one-half of the ills which women have to contend with are brought on by an improper mode of dress, which does not allow freedom of motion, and too close confinement in the house. You poor, tired mothers! do throw away your rolling pin, fluting irons, etc., and adopt a rule of which I read. It was, “Always take at least half an hour every day to do just what you want to do. If you want to sleep, do that; or sing, or read, or be idle. Do just what you feel like doing at the time. It is a wonderful rest to go to the field and take a cool drink to John. If you doubt my words just try it. It is really astonishing to see the ignorance dis- played by some of the young ladies on a farm regarding the work conducted there and the kinds of poultry and stock. A young lady of my acquaint- ance was asked in my presence what kind of poultry they kept, and she re- plied, “Poland China!” “Like Miss l’allzLs Eudora Yon Blnrky, She didn’t know chicken frrmi turkey; She painted on tiles in the sweetest of styles, But she didn’t know chicken from turkey.” The ignorance is not wholly among the young ladies, the older ones some- times come in for a goodly share. But glad am I to say and know from expe- rience that the Grange is doing a grand work in lifting tired women out of this rut of ignorance. J. l.. K. —---——uo-—-—————— Stray Links. “Mother Goose,” w'.tli her melodious songs and rhymes, hung so early and constantly over our cradles that, with a way natural to childhood, we asked neither her origin norreality. We grew up on her crooned melodies with as much confidence in our right to them as to the sunshine aixl to our own mother’s smiles and love. If we gave “Mother Goose” herself a thought itwzis a kindly one and the matter was settled by say- ing to ourselves, she must have been a dear old lady and had a lot of babies of her own,—as many as her sister had, “who lived in a shoe,” at the very least. We had kept this pretty fancy tucked away in our memory till now,just as some of the toys we used to play with are still tucked carefully away in our mother’s bureau drawers. But some grim historian has spoiled it all. This rude iconoclast says “Mother Goose” was a real woman, named Elizabeth Goose, and lived in the actual city of Boston, sometime about 1700; and that she had a daughter whose baby its grandmother loved as all true grand- mothers love babies. It was only nat- ural that Grandma Goose should sing and coo and play with this baby, and that wherever she was, whether baby was with her or not, she should sing and repeat the songs and ditties she had picked up in her long life. She was so happy she couldn’t help it, I suppose. But some of the neighbors, and particu- larly the baby’s pap2.—who was aquiet- liking man and objected to so much noise——were greatly vexed at what they thought was the old lady’s foolishness; so the father wrote down all the songs and verses he heard her singing and saying and had them printed. This was not bad at all, for we all bless him for saving them for us and it brought him quite a pocket of money. The book was a boon to all other mothers but the name he gave it was simply to spite the dear old Grandmama Goose that was so happy she sang for very joy. That is why he called it, we are told, “Songs for the Nursery; or Mother Goose’s Melo- dies for Children.” “Have you a good boarding place?” was heard to be asked of a'young man, whose faintly moustached lip forbade the word “boy” that otherwise seemed to fit him. “The very best,” he promptly said. “That is a great deal.” “N o, it isn’t,—z'l’5 every!/zz'77g, when 3. fellow’s away from home,” was the re- joinder that fell like a rebuke on our recollections of other boarding houses and simple homes where strangers for a time share the beds and boards of the families they serve. Too often the boy or girl, independent and sensible enough to be self-supporting, falls a victim to the thick dangers that stud every such pathway, and if it is his or her saddened lot to be compelled t) this course be- cause of no home cords to bind,—no home duties to be done,——no home friends to strengthen with encourage- ment,—no home honor to protect and work for—how much easier is it in such a case to yield than to resist! To such a young man or woman comes the un- utterable, unconfessed yearning for “An ear that waits to catch A hand upon the latch; A step that hastens its sweet rest to win; A world of care without, A world of strife shut out, A world of love shut in.” In fact something, however poor a likeness, of home. To such a one comes, too, the tempter and assails his or her fortress of purity and high intent. Do you ever wonder they fall? That they lower their ideal standard of right and noble living, and, cutting loose from former determina- tions,—-drift? The morning is dark. The storm curtains that were drawn at fall of night yesterday are not yet pushed aside but hang in dusky folds over the sky and lie in piles at the horizon,—as if too long for the windows they were meant to screen. All night the rain has fallen, poured as it were, out of the trough-like folds of those grimy curtains. The grass lies in wet masses, the trees shed tears ‘l from every leaf point, the wind scarce stirs and every track and foot print is washed from the clean, hard road beds. Nature is attired in a. dress of autumn’s incomparable mingling of color. The taste of no other season is like unto her's-—nor compares with her’s in wealth » and depth of hue. ’ The richly mottled specks of landscape here and there seen in a drive on this leaden morning he- speaks a ripening age for the year. Deep, wet frowns in brakes and dead stalks , of briar and weed stand among the middle aged green of their fellows and peers. Lemon yellow ferns confess to life blood that is spent and droop over the black muck that fed them. Cinnamon-hued bushes and flame-like branches brightened by the rains add a show of brilliancy to the scene, while the scarlets, golds and emeralds of here and there an ivy or a bunch of berries or seed-pods sprinkle the otherwise too sombre coloring of trees and grass with flecks of beauty. From ditches and hedge rows stray spikes of cardinal flower peep up and are lost as we pass, very much as chipmonks frisk up and are out of sight almost before we hear their chatter. Pale Asters, those clus- tered stars of earth, hang like dripping constellations all along the way. The seared heads of golden rod speak of sumrner’s heat as a thing now past. A little later, in the east, Aurora pushes aside the curtains and the white light, streaming through, paints in the low, wet west the rainbow of promise. The clouds grow filmy—wear away in spots and leave the pale, clear blue of the true sky. A regal day dawns,———the blue has triumph-ed—the clouds slink away and are gone: So truth, after long times, throws its prismatic sheen of radiance over the many-colored garb of human under- standing, damp and foggy with errors and misconceptions, and in time re- solves itself into the one true light again and bends benignly over us all. G. How Shall we Dress? The nakedness of the indigent world might be clothed from the trimmings of the vaiu.—— l'1't‘tu' 17/‘ /Vii/('4:/ft‘/i/. I verily believe and slianicfacetlly confess that the corset habit among woinen is as difficult to break as the tobacco and alcohol habit aiming men .—/"/'imru.r 1:‘. Il”'1'//nriz’. \\'omcu can never gain any intellectual prize worth having so long as they dress in the pres- ent allsurd and painful fashion. —/Jr. /t’1'r/mr./- run, /.uui/uiz. Generations of pinched waists and feet, of the cerebellum overheated by its wad of hair, the vi- tal organs crampcd, the free stcp impeded, and the gracious‘ form banr.lagetl and tlwarfcrl---all these exact from cvery new—born child the penalty oflaw ine.\'orable, law outraged and traznpled un- der through many generations. —- /"mi/.n't'.r /1'. ll '1'/z’z7/'i.". Some one has facetiously called “How was she dressed?” the Woman's (gues- tion of to-day, and in so doing has un- wittingly proclaimed a serious truth. The subject ofwoman’s dress involves so much in the health, happiness, men- tal ability and usefulness not only of herself but of the whole world of hu- manity of which she is the mother, that it demands the best thought and action of every intelligent woman. Just how many of the aches and pains which go to make our American women a nation of invalids is attribut- able to dress, we can not say, but we verily believe if women would univer- sally adopt a mode of attire which would distribute the clothing evenly over the body and in no way impede the lungs in their work or the circula- tion of the blood, that after one gene- ration we would have little use for doc- tors. I wonder how many women can take afull breath of air, inflate their lungs to the fullest capacity when dressed for the day. I believe a large part of the lungs of the majority of women are useless because of the “corset habit.” We welcome the teaching in our schools of the effects of alcohol and to- bacco on the system, and equally nec- essary is instruction in the laws of hy- giene. If children could be so im- pressed with the principles of health that they would make them apart of their daily life, I believe the fate of health - destroying fashion would be sealed, and I have faith enough in the common sense ofwomen to believe that if they really knew that every effort, mental, moral or physical, was crippled when lungs are captive to a corset and feet martyrs to tight shoes they would consign them forever to the garret where the coming generations of children in their explorations would gaze in wou- der at these monstrosities of torture of their “foremothers.” Women say they “can’t hold them- selves up” without a corset, they must wear it, they “feel so without it.” The fact is that he muscles which are en- compasse y a corset have become so weakened from disuse that they are ut- terly unable to perform their work; but go without the corset six weeks and they will regain their strength and after a year’s disuse the corset will seem the instrument of torture which it really is. Common sense shoes are a recent in- novation and are such a genuine com- fort that they must in this progressive age come into general use. Some say they are not handsome, but they are beautiful to me as are some of my dear friends for their real worth. Combina- tion underwear is a welcome blessing and should be worn by every woman and child. Weight of skirts is the great- est evil with which we have to contend that is,the one which is hardest to reme- dy. That they are supported from the shoulders does not prevent their drag- ging the very life out of women from the weight and pressure which they still bring upon the organs below the chest, which are so easily pressed out of posi- tion, being unprotected by a framework of bones as are the organs of the chest. When shall womenkind dispense with bustles and useless heavy skirts and dra- peries and glory in the combined waist and petticoat, and only one, and the dress made in one piece? Such dresses can be made very neat and pretty and easy fitting enough to permit of calis- thenics and a long breath. HELL!-‘. M. PERRY. Charlotte, Mich. - The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. The papers have been giving enthus- iastic reports about Bay View Assembly, our Michigaa Chautauqua, which has just held its first session at that metrop- olis and most delightful of all Michigan summer resorts, Bay View. And this leads us to enquire why we may not have a Chautauqua Literary and Scien- tific Circle organized among the young people in every town and neighborhood. For that matter it is for everybodv—- high school and college graduates and those who never entered a high school or college, for young people, teachers, merchants and mecliunics. busy people who had to neglect their education and people of leisure and means——:m_vone who desire, the scholars accomplish- merit and outlook into the world of learning. The course is for fotir years, each terminating with a written examin- ation and all with :1 diploma, and for those who can attend Bay View Asserti- lily, graduation honors on Commence- ment Day. The course embraces in- structive and entertaining reading wisely selected by eminent people, which is to be systematically pursued at home and which is to be supplemented by weekly or semi-monthly meetings of the mem- bers. Already there are 2,000 readers in nearly 150 circles in Michigan and a Micliigan Department of the national organization. (lur department has a iiiagazine devoted entirely to its inter- ests and an annual .\sscmbly at Bay View where concerts, lectures, readings, stereopticon entertainments of the high- est excellencc with receptions, illumina- tions and unnumbered recreations till the season. llelightful fellowships and enthusiasm are fostered by the cli'.1rac- teristic C. L. S. C. songs. vesper services, class gatherings, mottocs and gradua- tion days. Mr. John M. Hall, of Flint, is Superintendent of the .\llClllglll] De- partment. \\'rite him and he willgive you full information about the aims and plans of the Circle and how to organize one. This is near the season when the reading begins. In large places circles are often formed in churches and neigh- borhoods, all frequently meeting in joint session. In small towns one circle, embracing everybody, is practicable. This paper will be pleased to co-oper- ate in this movement. MICHIGAN CENTRAL. “THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE.” The Michigan Central enjoys peculiar advantages as a route for the Western man who travels either for business or pleasure. In connection with the New York Central and Boston & Albany, it forms the Direct and Great Central Route to Syracuse, Albany, New York, and Boston, to which points it runs through cars. This is the direct route to Richfield, Clifton, Ballston and Sara- toga Springs, the Adirondacks, Cats- kills, and the Hudson, and is the only route that passes directly by and in front of Niagara Falls, and gives the passenger a. satisfactory view of the Falls from the car window or platform. Trains stop at Falls View,where the finest views are obtained, for the express purpose of permitting the traveler to enjoy the scene to the best advantage. At Niagara Falls connection is made with the Rome, Watertown & Ogdens- burgh Railroad,running through cars to Clayton, where the steamers are taken for the Thousand Islands, Alexandria Bay and Montreal; and to Fabyan’s and Portland, through Crawford Notch and the heart of the glorious White Moun- tain region. With the Canadian Pacific it forms the direct route to the great Canadian cities of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec, and to the won- derful lake and river scenery, full of de- light to the tourist, the hunter and the fisherman, so recently opened to the world. Nearer home its own lina offer a score of delightful summering places: Diamond Lake with its emerald isle in brilliant setting; Sister Lakes, a charm- ing and restful refuge within easy reach of the city; Higgins, Houghton, Otse- go, Mullet, Burt and Crooked Lakes, full of sport for the enthusiastic disci- ples of Isaak Walton; Topinabee, the site of the Northern Hay Fever Resort Association, and above and beyond all, the wonderful,wierd island of Mackinac, gem of the northern seas, paradise of the tourist and sportsman, washed by a. crystal flood, bathed in an atmosphere of purity and crowned with a halo of aboriginal tradition and historical asso- ciation. Altogether no road offers to the trav- eler more enchanting routes than those described and pictured in the beautiful little book called “In Summer Days,” which 0. W. Ruggles, the General Pas- senger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ills., will send to any address on receipt of a. couple of stamps for postage. OCTOBER 1, 1886. ONE of the neatest ways of raising strawberries is to mulch the beds, after the ground freezes, with swamp hay. In the spring rake it off the rows into the inter-spaces, and there will be nof hoeing to do, no gritty berries, and‘ mold. Such a bed ripens early. ”i=ii”iiLAB:iifp‘niiA MAFtKETflSm.Ti Q’ Corrected by Thornton Bajnes. \v\’l-iolesale Grocer and .. mnge Selling Agent, 50. :31 North Water St., Philadelphia, Pa.) PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ".5. 1886 . PTTRF. Sl.'(§Alt.~I. Cut Loaf per lb . . . . . . . . . Pulverizerl per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Granulated per ‘il- smnd -rd A W ite per lYi..... Best White Sort A per .. .. .. Good White Soft A per lb . . . . . . . . . . . .. Extra C V\ hite per 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Standard 8 per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extra C \’e‘1nw Bright per th. 0 Yellow per lb . . . . . . . . . . . .. Brown per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Extra Light per lb . . . . . . . . . .. SYRUP AND hlOI..-\.§>fl-1.‘-Z——lu Barrels Sugar drips pure suzar per gallon . . . . . .. ' Amber drips pure sugar per gallon. . Fancy white maple drips per gallon Extra golden pure sugar per gallon... Fancy New Orleans new (‘hip per ga1lun.. Go xi New Orleans new crop per gallon. . White honey drip. vairlla flavor . . . . . . . . .515 Ilmoitrnsr —The above qlIOl.rL[i()§l:: are for syrup in whole barrels only. All syrup I1 halt‘ barrels; cents per gallon extra and no charge for package. In 5 and lo gallon packages 5 cents per gallon addition- al and the cost or package. COI“FEES—GR]-ZEN AND ROASTED. Fancy Rio per in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l4 Green Rio extra choice per 1!). .. l3 ‘ 13 Green Rio prime per ..12- @13 Green Rio good per ..1! @1214 Green Rio common perlh... ..1l (-1211*». Green Maracaibo choice pei-_lt~ .14 @i,-1/2 Green Laguayra choice per 19.. .13». (g;H Green Java choice p rlb.... .24) @21 Roasted Rio best per lh... ..l5 4, Rnastei Rio No 1 per lb... .17. Roasted Rio No. 2 per in. .14},/, Roasted Laguayra or.-st per 119.... . ' ‘ Ron.-zted Java best_ per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .~_n @-3;, Barnes‘ Golden Itio roasted in 1 lb p’k . . . . ..1.' TE 55. .,,-) Irnperiril per it» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Young Hys in per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oolong per .It1p8..'lpt:rl17‘\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .. .. : G-ullpuwder I-er hi . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .;;n, ll), l-‘()Rl£ILi‘.\' DRIED b‘ltL'l'l‘S. New Muscaii-lls. per Old M nscatells. “ l..uniloii layers, " .. Loiirlnn layers. 1,; boxes . . . . . . . . .. Viileiicizt peril - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. '.il,;,'(¢_ii 1:/,, seeiliess. inats. fin it» per imit 3 7. Ondara, I ox, 28 lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. " " 1.1 iii. . Freiii-li boxes. per lb. . New 'l‘iirkey. per ll» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i';. 6 Currants, new, per 1?: . . . . . . . . . . .. \’\'lIOLI-I .~~l‘I!‘ Black Pepper ncr I5. . . . .. While “ " btaisiiis. box.. .. . .. Prunes. fvlllgrl‘ Clllllzllllllli .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. <_‘.1l)\'q_}_~ " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *‘.'i Al‘..~pi«-c ' ‘.\Itii'-- “ ‘Sutuicgs I’I'RE till‘ Pizrv: Icpper, l)l2l(‘I{. pt-r Yb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " .\ll‘|(’tl.ll (.'aj;0iiiie- per lb . . . . . . . . . . .. “ (iiiiiiiiniuil pt-r ii» " (‘loves per ll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. uingur per II‘) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. " Allsp ye per lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (il'{l)L'E (S n'L'_\'I)l-{I Eh. Sal So-iii. ll: lh kegs. per fiv Flour sulphur. per ll» . . . . .. Bi—i'arh soda, loose, 11'.’ IT: I; " “ " 21.’; ‘Vi Ln). 1-: ll» lioxe in it; paelragex in A/,1?) park: Cori: starch (iilbc-rt's. p.-r Th. " l)iiryea's. per lb. . Starch. lump, l)uryea's. -14) lb box . " Gillierlk “ " Corn starch. new procesw . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 51.; Starch, new process, lump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. “ “ 6 lb boxes . . . . . . . . . .. o I ll) l)i).‘(t's . . . . - i . . . . . ..}.2 Grain bags. 2 bushels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21”/9 37 .1 iii l."i i. ii .i |A .. ll ii It .- Georizia bags, '1 bushels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Chocolate. Baker's Preni. .\'o. l per h5.... Barnes’ Perfect Baking Powder in $34’ It tins, per doz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l 25 Barnes‘ Perfc-ct Baking Powder in V, In tins. er doz . . . . . . . .. ' 4 Barnes Perfect Baking Powder in 1 lb tins r doz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 "5 Rice. new crop. Faiicy He-id. per in . . . . .. I Rice. good. per ll‘: . . . . . . . . . . . . .. “ prime. er lb .......... .. Corn Brooms N 3, per ( oz _ . . . ._ r |- N ' ' .. 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5235 @3S -- L. S. & M. S. R. R- KAi..\.\iA7.oo riivisio.\' TIME TABLE. Standard tirne——9oth meridian. GOING SOUTH. ,.'v&c l\'\'&B . \\ by Fr Lv Grand Rapids . . . . . . . . . .. -‘ 7 45 A“ Ar Allegui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii -.. " 1 Ar K’IIilfil:lZ00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l:) 35 ‘ Ar Schuolcrnft . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..‘io 42 ' " ‘ Ar Three Rivers . . . . . . . . . . ‘ Ar White Pigeon . . . . . . . .. Ar Toledo . . . . . . . . Ar Flevelnnd. . . 3ooA:u .. ‘ 95,3 .. g_§0u1‘82;‘u - Ar Butfzilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 30 AM 2 4% PM . . . . . . .. _ GOIIVG NORTH. Ex‘&&.\ii‘E»ii;:.(s'l‘”’Y F‘ in 55:.“ 'i‘{§5 ' 6 4,.) PM 6 3o ' Lil:'TVB.liliTnIT0i—.‘. . . . . . . . . . . . Ar Cleveland . . . . . . . ..ri15“}xo4o' (JSOPM Ar White Pi . . . . . . . .. 55oA:n‘ 225 P S15A~i Ar Three Rive . . . . . . . .. 6 io “ 350 ‘ 9 4,5 " Ar Sch -olcraft . . . . . . . .. o 4; “ 3 4 17 " 1 ' Ar Kalun .1200 . . . . . . . .. 7 i5 “ 1 4 47 " Ar Allegzin .9 25 I‘ ‘i .-, 43 H - - Sxnand Rapid . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 45 “ - 7 io " - 6 55 " _ All trains connect at \Vhite Pigeon with trains on mziin Imc. M. E. W,n~'russ. Sup: KJIZIIIIIIZOD Division, Kalnniazoo. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. DEPARTURE or TRAINS I-‘ROM KALAM.-\Z0O. T‘ll\IE-'l‘AB>LE——l\IAY 18. 1884. Standard time-—-goth meridian. __.__,, ____\LF-§_TW-‘-RD- A. M. Kalamazoo Accoinmodation leaves . . . . . . . . . 4 Kalatiinzoo Express arrives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Evening Express . . . . . . . , . . . , , _ 1 Pacific Express. . . . , , _ _, 2 _ Nlail .‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 1 . lzayiéxpress. . . . .V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ‘I 45 E.-\S'I‘\VARD. — ‘”'_T T‘" “ ATTTAT "iviflii. ivi‘. Night Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Kalamazoo Accommodation le Kalamazoo Express arrive Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Day Express . . . . . . . . . . New York Express. . . Atlantic Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New \ ork. Atlantic and Pacific F.xprr.-sses daily. F.ven- , ing Express west and Night Express east daily except Sat- urdays. All other trains daily except Sundays. Freight trains carrying pnsengers out from Kalamazoo as follows: No. 29 (east at 5:10 P. M. and No. 2o (west) at 8:to, bring passengers rom east at 12:45, P. M. H. B. LEDVARD, Gen. Manager, Detroit. j. A. Gknzit. General Freight Agent. Chicago. 0. W. Ruccuzs. G. P. &. T. A.. Chicago. FIRE PROOF GUTTA-PEBCHA BOOFIN G For flat or steep roofs. Cheap, durable and easily applied. FIRE PROOF PAINT. Send for prices. EMPIRE PAINT & ROOFING CO., 1128 and 1130 Race Street, Mention this paper. Philadelphia, Pa. r5apri2t ‘ 1 ERMAN CARP. Orders filled promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed; address, SILL & REEVE, Dexter, Mich. l Allen Durfee, FURNISHING I<‘l7.\'ERAL DIREC-TOR. No. 103 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, - - Mich. ’ Residpnce, 193 Jefferson Ave. tyi. ovr G R E J.\' ‘V00 I) ISTOCK FARM Poland China Swine a Specialty. I Breeders Stock recorded in Ohio P. C. Record. Corres- pondence and inspection invited. - B. G. Illlllllilr. LI'I"l‘LE Pii.xii:ii«: RoNDE. Cass C0,, Mich. TEE GRANGE VISITOR. FARM For Sale or Exchan e. A farm of 160 acres. five miles from H ward City, Mich, tiventyfive acres cleared and fenced; plenty of buildings in fair condition; soil clay and gravelly loam with clay subsoil; watered by fine springs and by Little Muskegon river. ‘Also, adjoining the above, two 80 acre tracts of good unimproved land which will be sold singly or together. All these lands lay upon 1 main highway, the , titles are perfect, and I will sell them cheap and ' on easy tei'm_<.. l I will exchange a portion of them for 9. small improved farm in Ceiilral or Southern .\licb. For further particulars, prices, etc , call on or address {X7 . S- EC"’.7'IE. Howard City, Mich. 2 German Horse and Cow IPOWDERSI This powder has been in use many years. It is largely used by the famiers of Pennsylvnnizi, agents. Its composition is our secret. pe is on every box and 5—p0und package. It is made by Dr. ()berholtzer’s Sons & Co , Phoenix- ville, Pa. It helps to digest and assimilate the food. Horses will do more work with less food while using it. Cows will give more milk and be in better condition. It keeps poultry healthy and increases the production of eggs. It is also of great value to them while molting. It is sold at the lowest possible wlioles’J.le'prices by R. E. _].-\.\lES, Knlniiinzoo; GEL). \V'. HILL oi CO., 80 \\'r2¢>dlii'itlge SL, Detroit; THUS. M.\SUN, IS! Writer St., Chicago, Ill.; and ALBERT .STE(}E.\I.-XN, Allegnn. Put up in 6o—lb. boxes (loose). Pi-ice EIGIIT Cr.‘!\"l‘S per lli., 3o»lb. boxes of 6 ;-lb. packages, 'l‘r:.\' Cl-‘..\"l‘S per lb. PATENTS. LL'CIUS C. \\'I‘I.ST, Solicitor of Ainericzin and I-“oreigii Pzttents. and Cuiiiisellor in I'J.lt?lll. Cniises, Trade mzirks, Copyriglits, .-\ssi_;iiiiir:iits, Cnve:1t.~., Mechaiiical and l’:itent Ilrnv.-ings, Circiilrirs free. 105 E. .\‘lriin Street, l\'nl:iinzizoo, Mich. Brnncii utiice, l.omlmi, Eng. Notary Public. nprl tf . AF‘ FR?-A ‘ 4., iv... :\Q_',l_=l" qnr} pnper. .V.‘.'l'!1)_\'.—\i. IS.—\[.~\l\'. N. Y. Fénno lluilhéis ii. Bhllds, liliilili Cililllllbiilflli IVIERCHANTS III7 I~‘c(lcraI Sh. Boslmi. Consignments Soliciled, and Cash Advances Made. 50 Hidden ‘NnIne,etr. '4.-rfumt-d (‘nu-dud: Prize 10c. CLll\'T0.\' BR!» ‘. Clintonvlllc, Conn. suonrnonns AT ...&'ETCT‘IOKl', I [rave concliided to offer my entire stock of Shortliorii Cattle at auction on I’l‘Il{lS ().\' H >I{I) 4.4336, stands at the head of the herd, and is in the prime of his useful- llt:>'.~ as £1 stock animal. There are 12 males and 23 females of all ages, \Il\'I(l8Ll ainong the Son- veiiir—I’liit-iiix and April .\loi'ii families. a mile west of Mason depot, where te:1ni.~ will be in attentlance on day of sale. l.unch fll. IlD|)ll. Sale one o'clock .'€ of eveiy tlesi:ripi‘u»i: as l.l>ll."llI also Milifll cuiisign- iiieiits of sncli proaliice as fiiriiier. have to dis- piist: of. CEO. W. HILL, l)I£'l'l{( lI'l‘, .\lIL'.II ; \ I). i)l~'.(-.»\l{.\lO. lliglilaiiil Station, Oak- l -" o lZlll'.i.(:l.)., Mich. Ifliiiii one half mile §no1‘lb of lllc stzilinii. lweeiii-i‘ of .\'liiii'thnrn~ oi :I)l)IIli)ll(l, Yoiiiig l‘liylli.s. \\'1:i1c lie-ne. llcll Ma.- , hone rind Sally \'\friil:ei‘ fiiiiiilics. Stock of both ,'sc.\;i-s finsnle. Teinis E1l.~}',pl'lCCS' low. (jor l't)~}}II)ll\I€lICC solicilctl. AGENTS l l i WANTED : t)selltl'i: l | Mle;30ilRl I 1 .. V’ I . ,1. Active,hone,sl; persons all averthe I country, with or ‘Nltl1OL'.?. i;e.;..i. I '" "‘“"" in. mi. »..- /‘rum 1:.” z..- uf m}ci....~ l JNO ll. \HII'2 tliufiiiriilieswliusr .rv.-dthuin. A. P. . '1-: . , . 1 I.Al|.If'Jcllun. l(.u luiillethe iv...i.»i- mm mm 2. .\I. ii.-.~'.-ii:r, Li)CK!’>l1l', Tzvv, Iliugvrmwl a mm ! [bought would be inv--nt--l. .Il)ll\' 0.‘. v.\ \ i glvun ii «av-ml . l . II” gin any Instriiment on: will me an lllut , “'.nher cs offtbe wmnvn. lllrl cunt no mon'.I cu ’ Mits. l)i)lliil.\‘S, CALi:\\I.‘LL. N. mi.-.-i .1-ixli4>Sn1aII Fruits. Qii lyllllSllT]1:l\>I'4I. \\':iri-niit_t»d i ti-ii». \'w_v «H4-:i :!.\ uni-lu Vina-~ ll|‘|lit"l for 15¢. l'4‘>‘<'Y'lll~ tin-pi .-ii~ii;-. .-. ;_Ew|s RoEscu,rn-iiouiu,.v.v. scptigu have made another reduction in the price by? Because THOUSAND PAT- 69 Waterloo St. "§7<7'h.:'i.te ids; Geo. (3. Fitch, (Ir-and Rapids‘ 1 David l’i.slier, Grand Rapids; Geo. Hezidley, Ada; Arch. ’.\Ic;\Iiller, A Thos. Roliinson, Belding; Hon. M ; Grand Rapids’ A geiiry. H. W. (_i‘r1'eeii, Mziiiager, Bronze II 0 N U II E N T S I Over 150 Erected in Kent County. The only inoiiiiinents that are guaranteed to be free from all the ()l)je('»i3iOllS known to stone. Hon. Thos. I). (iilbert, Chairman Soldiers’ Monument Committee, Grand Rap‘ Cheny. Sparta: J. M. Griffin, Grattan; W. R. Whitneyville; Wm. Hartwell, Cannonsburg; Mrs. Anthony Yerkes, Lowell; flsend for circulars before ordering elsewhere. A few of our pELt~IOl1S2 N. W. Northrup, Grand Rapids, Mrs. H. Soule, Grtirid Rapids; Hon. A. I3. & E. J. Mason, Grant; John da; Hon. M. A. Holcomb, Bowne; Rev. . N. Iine, Lowell; Mrs. John Proctor, hour’s light labor. Box contains thirty-six Bars, labor. alkali soaps amounts to one saved by using Ingersoll’s soap. postage, 14 cents. Patrons’ Soap Works, 64 Fult above effect from hundreds, mailed free. Wonderful Discovery in Laundry Soap. One Bar of Ingersoll’s 1_*Ie_w Discovery Soap does 9. Wash with one This 18 a. saving of eight hour-’s hard labor. thus saving thirty days of grinding II: is estimated that the wear on clothes by using the old hundred dollars 9. year, all of which is ma-':'3'g & B©£.@W Sample box delivered to you, freight paid, for only three dollars. Sample bar mailed for the its Work and Workers.” containing pictures of twenty-six leading Patrons, and testimonials to the A It is elegant for the toilet. on St., New York. Our new book, “The Grange, augitf 7 ———=1-32- Patmns’6mcerylliuse. Under Contract with the Executive Committees of the Pennsylvania and New York State Granges and recognized by the state Granges of Ohio, New Jersey and Delaware to fur- nish Granges with all kinds of Groceries. We carry a large and complete stock of all Groceries, Sugars, Syrups, Molasses, Coffees, Teas, Spices, etc. We fill all orders from Patrons when the order is under Seal of Grange and signed by the .Vla.~‘le1' and Secretary of the Grange, and upon receipt of goods and found satisfactory payment to be made within 30 days from date of bills. We are now filling Orders from Patrons in Michigan as the through rates from Philadelphia are very reasonable, as the railroads are cutting through rates. A trial order from Granges in Michi- gan will convince them that they can Purchase Groceries to advan- tage in Philadelphia- If you desire information in regard to prices on any goods in our line of business or freight rates do not hesitate to W’ rite us, as we endeavor to answer all inquiries promptly and satisfactori- ly. We will mail free upon request our Complete Price List of Groceries, giving the wholesale prices of all Goods in the Grocery Line. THORNTON BARNES, Wholesale Grocer and Grange Selling Agent, 241 North “'ater Street, I I mansyx Philadelphia, Penn. .1. -,_ , ., - . ,,._, ___-__ 6 U I D F l ~\' We issue the Buyers’ Guide in March and September of l each year. It IS now a book of_304 pages. 8-:~xll inches in . size, 28,576 square inches oflntormation forthe consumers. It describes, illustrates and gives the price of nearly all the necessaries and luxuries in tin: y use by all classes of peo- pie. and is sent free to_any address upon receipt of IO cents l to pay the cost of carriage. _We charge nothing for the book. _All of the goods quoted _in the Guide we carry in stock, I. which enables us to [make shipments prompjtlyanil as ordered. We are the original Grange Supply House organized in , I872 to supply the consumer direct at wholesale prices, in . I quantities to suit the purchaser. We are the only house in existence who make this their exclusive business. and no u.i'lCl‘ house in the world carr_ies_as great a variety of goods as ourselves. Visitors are invited to call and verify our statement. Send for the Guide and see what itpontains. If it is not worth I0 cents, let us know, and we will refund the amount paid without question. MONTGOMERY WARD & 00., j, 227 &. 229 Wabash Ave., (Near E\;_positic.ii Building) CHICAGO, ILL. CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY TIME TABLE, ,~,T,U3—\T.-_‘-‘J 2522836-. _,_. . L 'l‘RAl.'\'S \\'ES'I'\\'.\RD —CE.\’TRAL MERIEAIAN TIME. ' ' E.-\ST\\'ARD——CE.\'TRAL MERIDIAN TIMI. ;.\‘o. 18, rxo. . No. 5. ’ ” ’ " :\"o. 1. ‘S073 !No. 5. ,l Express ‘_ Express. Express. Mail. I£.\‘pres5.'g Express. 7 05 7 551-, M. ‘ Chicago, Lv . . . . . . . . . .. 8 03 3 25 P. M.‘, 8 15?. II, S 31 “ 934 “ \"ilp3r;iis'v . . . . . . . . . . . .. IO 50 “ _=, 32 “ lie 29 “ 9 6 " to re “ ‘ Spuinliend . . . . . . . . . . .. izoo “ . L332 " E1201 A. I. 933 “ io 48 “ (,.iwipr)iis . . . . . . .. . i2 .17 P. hi. 7 29 " (12 a3 " 03o " ii 50 " .\l.’lrCt:ii\Ii . . . . . . . .. 1 i6 " * . . . . . . . 107 “ 1 oo i. M. :2 25 A. M. Schoolcraft . .. i 33 ‘ Soo “ l r 27 " . in 45 “ i go “ \'icl~;‘sbii‘rg . . . . . .. 1 50 “ , 8 15 “ . i 43 " 350 ,i2 05 “ I 25 “ 1 Battle Creek, Ar :45 " 8 53 ‘I l 23:) " [945 1,124; 3 ‘ “ Lv 3+5 igcu ‘, 235 " 955 I255 442 ‘ 94; “ *325 " '\I.ircellus . . . . . . . . . . . . i :u I 1 i6 “ 3 :o “ io 14 “ i 400 " .&.‘:ii°."i‘3.3.‘;‘;,i::::::::::::J’:3: l 1? iii? -- £13: -- iiii‘. -« \/‘alp;iraiso . . . . . . . . . . . i J8 3 oo “ V S 42 “ E12 07 A. 51.] 6 15 " Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .105 P. M.l 6 3o “ . . . . . . . . . . ..io 2o " . i :5 " 7 35 " \V.1y Freight carrying: passengers going East, 3.30 I’. M.; going west, 10 05 A. M. *.s‘rop for pznseiigcrs on siznul only. G Nos. 3. 4. 5 and 6 run daily. Tickets sold and bntzgnge checked to all parts of Canada and United States. For through rates and time apply to G. .\I. \\'ATSf).\'. Local Agent, Schoalcrafl; W. E. DAVIS. Passenger Agent Chicago; \V. I. Sl’IC ER. General Manager, Detroit. C}Ii()(3]EIRLI]3§S! It will be interesting to every Farmer in the vicinity of Grand Rapids to learn that the Wholesale Grocery House —-—o1==——— ARTHUR MEIGS 39 00. Have Opened a. Mammoth Retail Department, and are selling all goods at much L0“'El{ PRICES than any other dealers. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS will be given large purchasers. OUR STOCK IS LARGE, and embraces everything in the line of Groceries and Provisions. When in town don't fail to call on us. ARTHUR MEIGs&co- Retail Department, 77 and '79 South. Division Street. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Assistant Gen’ dec85yi BUSINESS AGENT MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. THOMAS MASON, General Commission Merchant 161 South Water St., Chicago, . Respectfully Solicits Consignments oi lriili,legelilli:,lillii,lggriiiiileadlliwl‘iii,lllei,Pill:,lilow,lli. BONDED AGENT of the N. Y. Produce Exchange Association, Chartered Feb. 13, 1878. All Orders Receive Proper Attention. 7 i l 'I'I-IIEB GRANGE VISITOR. _. .. ...-.w._-_>-.—.1..,-..- ‘)l'>"<:*ri’u;“.;‘ -——v—;.L-:<‘n.‘i‘.,I‘€:“‘-'.(5n¥i-V1-Y4"-’7{"3‘ 1.-. ':~&-.«.<-..--*' ~ .; -:rr=;'r-. -v.—.. are<--w:a%me:iafiz3ti3‘é$i'.:,-é’-.."ws—r - OCTOBER 1, 1886. THAT LINE FENCE. Old Farmer Smith came home in a miff From his field the other day, While his sweet little wife, the pride of his life, At her \vheel was spinning away. And ever and anon a gay little song With the buzz of her wheel kept time; And his wiathfnl brow is clearing now, Under her cheerful rhyme. “Come, come, little Turk, put away your work, And listen to what I say: What can I do, but a quarrel brew With the man across the way? “I have built my fence, but he won’t commence To lay a single rail: His cattle get in, and the feed gets thin— I am tempted to make a sale!” “Why, John, dear John, how you do go on! I’m afraid it will be as they say.” “No, no, little wife, I’ve heard that strife In a lawyer’s hands don’t pay. “He is picking a flaw, to drive me to law- I am told that he said he would—- And you know, long ago, law wronged me so, I vowed that I never should. " “So what can I do, that I will not rue To the man across the way?” “If that’s what you want, I can help you haunt That man with a specter gray. “Thirty dollars will do to carry you through, And then you have gained a neighbor; It would cost you more to peep in the door Of a court, and as much more labor. “just use your good sense——let's build him a fence, And shame bad acts out of the fellow.” They built up his part, and sent to his heart Love's dart where the good thoughts mellow. That very same night, by the candle light, They opened with interest a letter: . Not a word was there, but three greenbacks fair Said— the man was growing better. . In The Nest. Gather them close to your loving heart- Cradle them close to yourbreast; They will soon enough leave your brooding care, Soon enough mount yoiith‘s topmost stair--- Little ones in the nest. Fret not that the children’s hearts are gay, That their restless feet will run; There may come a time in the by-and-by When you’ll sit in your lonely room and sigh For a sound of childish fun; When you long for a repetition sweet, That sounded through each room, Of “mother! mother!” the dear love—calls, That will echo long through the silent halls, And add to their stately gloom. There may come a time when you’ll long to hear The eager, boyish tread, The timeless whistle, the clear, shrill shout, The busy bustle in and out, And pattering overhead. When the boys and girls are all grown up, And scattered far and wide, Or gone to the undiscovered shore, \’Vhere youth and age come never more, You will miss them from your side. Then gather them to your loving heart, Cradle them on your breast. They will soon enough leave your brooding care, Soon enough mount youth’s topmost stair— Little ones in the nest. Life counts not hours by joys or pangs , But just by duties done. And when I lie in the green kirk-yard, VVith the mould upon my breast, Say not that “she did well or ill,” Only “she did her best.” —{o Sweet Peas and Babies Grow. “How sweet peas and barley grow,” Babies and grandma all in a row, Singing to the words of an old, old tune, With many a quaint and faulty croon, “You and I and nobody know How sweet peas and barley grow.” First, must “the farmer sow his seed,” And then the babies think ’tis a mighty deed, For try as hard as the darling can, Gra.nd_ma’s is still the steadiest hand, “How sweet peas and barley grow You and I and nobody know.” Then “he stamped his foot and clasped his handfi’ So the play goes on with the merry band; Each little heart beats fast and high, ' And the love light beams from Grandma’s eye. “You and I and nobody know How sweet peas and barley grow.” Play with them, grandma, while you can; Soon they will be grave woman and man; Leaming life to the same old tune, With the faulty rhythm and saddening croon, Ah! only God and the angels know How sweet peas and our babies grow. — T u/Iahoma (Tmn,) Guardian. Success in Farming. Ifwe should study the motives which govern our actions and the actions of those around us, we should probably conclude that all are striving for the at- tainment ofsome object which is more or less clearly defined in their own minds. These different objects may all be brought together under the one word ——success. All are striving for success; all wish to succeed in life; and yet the meaning of success in the minds of dif- ferent persons is as different as their different natures. The great majority of mankind are obliged to work for a living, and this necessitates something to work at, some employment by which to support them- selves and families. The most common meaning of success is in its application to the practical business of life, and this is the first object for which most of us are striving. So eager are some people to accumulate money and property, that they overstep the bounds ofhonesty and justice, forgetting that no achievement can be called truly successful which does not leave its possessor with a clear conscience. -Aside from the special knowledge re- quired to“carry on any kind of business, there is also a peculiar quality which may be called business ability, which is no less essential to success. This, it seems to me, is. just as true of the far- mers calling is of any other ‘kind of business. Farming is often spoken of as a pro- fession, but I regard it more as a busi- ness. While to rightly understand its principles requires a knowledge equal to that required in any profession, it is still pre-eminently an industrial pursuit. I would place it not above but on a par with other leading industries, both in dignity and importance. I have no patience with a man who will talk of farming as the highest and most glor- ious calling of man, and belittle all other occupations. Such lectures are often delivered by professional men when invited to speak at farmers’ meetings. We have all heard more or less of this kind of talk. It is true that farming is the largest business in the world More people are engaged in it than in any other single pursuit, and it is the first to claim atten- tion; yet it requires but a moment’s thought to see how the highest state of civilization, and even of perfection in agriculture, requires a corresponding attention to our commerce and manu- factures. All mutually help one another and have for their object the same great end——satisfaction of want. I shall try to show how the requisites for a successful business man apply with equal force to the business of the farmer. Ifwe should look into the history of persons who have failed in business, we should find that in most cases their fail- ure was the result of starting on too large a scale. The farmer is no excep- tion to the rule. We see this in his dis- position to invest all his money in the purchase ofland. No business can be conducted successfully without aproper adjustment in the ratio‘ of fixed to circu- lating capital. The profits may be greater in proportion to the capital invested on a large, than on a small farm, when both are properly managed; but without sufficient capital all business must be conducted at agreat disadvant- age. The smaller farm well tilled would have brought in a greater profit for the money invested. The farmer should rather strive to see how much he can raise from an acre, than how many acres he can cultivate. The experience ofall men in any business, shows that he who starts on a small scale, and gradually grows up with his business, undertaking no more than he can thoroughly accom- plish, is the most sure of success and enjoyment in his work. Nothing can be done successfully without order and system. They are essential in all the relations of life and peculiarly so in the farmers’ work. In many of the industries a system once established can be followed from day to day and from year to year with little variation. But the farmers’ calling is more complicated. His business will not permit that extreme division of labor practical in other industries. A change ofwork comes with every change of season. There are periods of great hurry and others ofcomparative leisure, and tact and forethought are required to adjust the work as evenly as possible throughout the year. Right here is where I think a good many of us fail. We are apt to leave a great many little things that might be done in winter, and crowd them into the busy season. The farmers’ wood pile was discussed at some length last winter both in the Grange and in our Farmers’ Club, yet I know of not a single farmer in the town who had his year's supply if wood cut, hauled to the house and split up ready for the stove before spring’s work commenced. The split- ting is invariably left to be done as a part of the daily chores; but we all have chores enough without this work, espec- ially as it can be done more easily in winter when the wood is green. Other things might be mentioned, such as set- ting up fruit crates, repairing and put- ting tools in order, etc. A mixed husbandry is generally con- sidered to be the most profitable. This arises partly from the nature of the soil which requires a rotation of crops, and partly from the fact that in no other way can we employ our time continuously throughout the season. The farmer’s business is to get a living from his farm, and to that end he should seek to grow all that is needed for his support, that can be successfully grown in his latitude. Farmers sometimes sell themselves short and are obliged to buy the same articles before they can raise them again. The price they have to pay isinvariably greater than what they received, in addition to the cost of transportation both ways, to and from the market. Again, consider the habit ofeconomi- cal saving. Go into some of our large manufacturing establishments and see how everything is saved for some use. Nothing is allowed to go to waste. Tools and machinery are always in their places and in the best running order. The hours of labor seem to be as fixed and unchanging as nature's laws. But how different the system on many farms. Tools lie rusting in the field or by the roadside, probably where they were used last. They are worn out more by exposure to the weather than by actual use. E. O. LADD. (To be continued.)_ ——-—<—o>—————-—— Jusrus COOLEY, of Medina, last week, took a judgment is justice court for $145.55 and costs against R. N. Sims, of Medina. Sims vfis a Bohemian oat agent, and Cooley recovered on the contract which he made in selling some oats to Cooley. The case will apply to many similar ones about the county, and after Sims has appealed it and re- ceived a decision, the other farmers who are in Cooley’s fix will know what to do.——Azt'rianj Times. i l Didn’t Look Like Farmers. The St. Paul Pia/zter Press is quite caustic about the “farmers” who attend ed the Congress of Farmers lately held in that city. It says: The special consisted of five coaches, all well filled, several ladies—-wives of the delegates-——ac<:ompanying the party. In passing through the train one not in- formed would never have imagined that the majority of the passengers belonged to the agricultural class. The delegates looked like well-to—do merchants and more or less successful politicians than a band of farmers. As one gentleman aboard the train remarked: “The dele- gates do not look much like horny- handed sons of toil.” It is probable that the prosperous and intelligent ap- pearance of the farmers bound for the fair grounds was simply an evidence that the men engaged in agriculture in the United States will compare favor- ably with those pursuing any of the learned professions, and that their la- bors are equally fruitful ofa competency, and even larger wealth, as are the labors of those engaged in mercantile and pro- fessional ventures. PUT THE A(;REE.\ii-".N'r IN \VRiriNG.—— How many misunderstandings arise from the loose way in which business matters are talked over, and then when each party puts his own construction on the conversation, the matter is dismissed by each with the words: “All right, all right.” Frequently it turns out all wrong, and becomes a question for law and the courts. More that three-fourths of the litigation of the country would be saved,if people would put down their agreements in writing, and sign their names to it. Each word in our language has it own particular meaning, and the memory may, by the change ofits posi- tion in a sentence, convey an entirely different idea from that intended.—E:c- r/zazzge. FoR LIQUOR O.\iLv.——Chicago Sept. 8. —Ata meeting of the liquor dealers’ protective association held last evening, to select delegates to the state conven- tion to be held at Springfield the latter part of this month, it was practically decided to ignore party lines in the coming campaign and support candi- dates who would support the rights of saloons-keepers. After the meeting a member of the association said: “We are on the war path this time and will support candidates only who will aid us. We want the drain shop act knocked out, and we will be satisfied with $250 license. We are neither with the Re- publicans nor the Democrats, but will take care of our friends.” M : ONE cold night last winter I jumped on the platform ofa Fourth Avenue car on Eighteenth Street. The driver was half dead and trying to blow a little warmth into his fast numbing fingers. I passed the time of the night with him, and somehow we got into conversation. “Been long on the road?” said I. “Fif- teen years,” says he. “You must be a favorite with the company,” says I. “Yes, I am,” says he; “you see that old grey horse—that nigh one there?” “I do,” says I. “I am a favorite of the company,” says he; “last winter the old grey fell sick. So did I. The company sent for a doctor for the horse, and sent me notice to quit. I'm a hell of a. fa- vorite!”—x . — BOHEMIAN OAT SUIT.-—When Bo- hemian Warner was operating in this section, he sold a quantity of oats to I. E. Reynolds, a Fairfield agriculturist, and the note therefor was given to Casper Rorick of Seneca. After a time Rorick disposed of the note to Fred Sims, and the latter effected a collec- tion of it from Reynolds. That farmer naturally wanted his money back, and so brought a suit against Rorick to re- cover the amount——$ 160. It was tried in Payne’s court, Adrian, last Thursday, and the Esq. took the case under ad- visement for four days. Bean & Lane for defendant; Lamb & Pratt for plain- tifi'.—Morentz' Oérerr/er. , —————--no%—————— An Irishman, somewhat disguised in liquor, was shouting at Edinburgh “Three cheers for home rule,” where- upon a Scotchman,probably a supporter of Mr. Goschen, shouted in reply “Three cheers for h—l.” “You are right,” said the Irishman; “every one should stick up for his own country." --- m PARsoN’s Business College, of Kala- mazoo, is now being recognized by every one as a first-class place to get a businnss education. Young men who desire a thorough and practical educa- tion should correspond with Mr. Par- sons before deciding to go elsewhere. THE political press has for years been telling the farmers of their strength and what they could do by uniting—for some particular party. Now let the farmers unite for home and country and all will be well.—Grazzge Bulletin. -———————-————, D. M. HARVEY had thirty-five acres of wheat on his Cass County farm that yielded forty bushels to the acre-1400 hushels. He attributes his success in wheat raising to making sheep raising an important factor in his farming. THE women of Tarrytown, N. Y., put an independent school ticket in the field last week, took an active part at the polls, and carried the day, electing two school directors. The Education of Workingmen’s Chil- I dren. I A workiugmen‘s clubin 3 New England manufacturing town last year appointed 5 a standing committee on education, with ' instructions to “inquire, consider‘, and report regarding such features of the ;' present. system ot' instruction in the pub- lic schools as may appear to be of special ' interest to the working people of ll[Dl’€(l means, who wish their children to look torward to manual labor as" the means : by which they are to obtain 8 livelihood." This committee recently presented the following report, which was adopted by the club: , “We have examined the reports of at- tendance. and the courses of study. of many of the public schools in manufac- turing towns in various parts of the coun- try. and the impression made upon our minds is that the arrangement of studies is. in the main. adapted to the wants r f pupils who take the full public school. or high school, course,so as to be prepared, or nearly prepared. to enter college. “We also find, by extended inquiry. that a large portion of the children of laborers, especially in manufacturing or mining communities, leave school finally before they are fourteen years of age. It appears to us that the education of these children is, usually, peculiarly ineflicient, and as in preparation for practical life, ol little utility. from the fact that they have been employed mostly in beginnings in various branches of knowledge. and uave acquired but little that is complete in itself. The studies for pupils under four- teen years of age seem to be. in great measure, only a. preparation tor the work of the more advanced classes, and they are therefore of uncertain value to those who must leave school at the age men- tioned. “We recommend that the club invite: the co-operation of workingmen who are interested in education in the efilirt to arrive at some practical conclusion re- garding the particular education which working people need—the kind of knowl- edge or training which can be obtained at school, which will be of most worth to them in mature life;. and we suggest that it would be well to obtain and com- pare opinions as to a course of study. or different special courses or study, for boys and girls who must leave school at fourteen years of age. “We will add that it. appears to us that such inquiries will be more likely to yield valuable practic-il results it‘ some divisi is made of the subject of education. mi”; if it is taken up as :1 whole, or in an ab- stract. or general way. The following is suggested: ‘-1. It is desirable that the children a f working people should obtain at school knowledge and training which shall be.-, in some measure, complete in itself and available for use in after yer-.rs,rcgarrliL-g means and methods tor the preserv~itiuu of their bodily health. That is, they should receive specific instruction as to healthful ways of living, anal in the can-. of their eyes, teeth. digestive organs. and other bodily faculties The ordinary methods of teaching physiology in schools seem to us rather vague and incl» fective, and, at any rate, not suited to the needs of the class of pupils we no .» have in mind. They should bv- taught the value of pure air and of pure water, and of some measure or out-of-door en joymeut. in relation to health of body and mind. “2. Laborers of all classes need far greater readiness in ‘the use of figures,’ in ordinary business operations with numbers, than is usually attained, even by the advanced pupils ot our public schools. Our children should be trained to thorough efiiciency in the use of the tables and rules used in measuring or ascertaining quantities of all kinds in actual business. such as brick-work, stone-work, and everything connected with building operations; in the measure- ment of articles of merchandise, of sur- faces and solids of various kinds, and in the methods of computation of interesi, percentage. etc. "6. They should be taught. whatever will be in the greatest degree serviceable in enabling them to make life interesting for themselves and for those about them, and should be early taught: that they must depend mostly upon themselves for this object. As one of the best means to this end, they should be taught to under- stand. enjoy and respect the power of the English language. and should be trained to speak and write it with direct- ness and sincerity. so that while they subsist by the labor of their hands, the life of the working people may be made attractive and interesting to themselves by thought. We believe that tile il.'lefli- cieucy of education, and the vagueness and uncertainty of thought or mental vision which it produces. are highly in- j'll‘l0lJB to the inter ts of the working people of our couutillg." If any considerable improve-meut. is to be made in the condition of working people in America. it must be troughr. about, in great. part, by ‘heir own wis- dom, earnestpess, and vitality. If they should generally take up the q n-stion -Vt’ the education which their childu n nerd. it would be an encouraging -1-: 1 cf .l:.e times.—The New Princeton Rev - 'v By—Laws of State Grange Relat- ingto the Make—up of its|Legis- lative Body. AR'l‘l(.‘Ll-Z lV.——\’OTl.\’u’.‘. MF..\ll%l:2RS. Si;c'i'io.\' r. The voting members of . the Michigan State Grange shall be chosen from the members, in proportion to one brother. and his \vif€,(lf3 Milt- ron), to each five Subordinate Granges, or the major part thereof. in each coun- tygand one brother,and his wife (ifa Mat- ron), chosen by each county or district (Pomona) Grange in the State. SEC. 2. Counties in Wl'llCl'l there are not the major portion of five Subordi- nate Granges shall be entitled to a rep- resentation in the State Grange of one brother and his wife (ifa Matron.) SEC. 3 The selection of voting mem- bers by Subordinate Granges shall take place on the first Tuesday of October of each year, by a convention of Subor- dinate Granges at the county seat of each county, unless the place of meet- ing has been elsewhere located by the last preceding annual convention. SEC. 4. At the annual convention to elect representatives or voting [mem- bers ofthe State Grange each Siibordi— nate Grange, not more than two quar- ters in arrears for dues or reports to the State Grange, shall be entitled to four delegates, and no more. Such dele- gates shall be chosen by ballot by the Subordinate Grange, which may also choose alternate delegates. Each dele- gate and alternate chosen should have credentials from his Grange, signed by the Master and Secretary thereof, and attested by the seal of the Grange. A delegate can have but one vote in the convention. SEC. 5. Conventions of eight or more Granges may, upon the request of the majority of the Granges entitled to representation, divide the county or districts into districts of contiguous Granges, in which case the representa- tives of each such district shall be elect- ed by the vote of the delegates of the district 50 made. SEC. 6. A county or district con- vention shall have the delegates of a majority of the Grange entitled to rep- resentation present, beforc districting or an election can take place. Failing to have a majority of the Granges en- titled to representation present, the con- vention shall,after organization, adjourn to a fixed time and place, and send 2. notice of such time and place to all un- represented Granges. The delegates present at the adjourned meeting of the convention shall have power to elect re- presentatives to the State Grange. Sigc. 7. Conventions may elect alter- native representatives to the State Grange, or may empower the represen- tatives-elect to appoint substitutes from among the Masters or Past Masters of Subordinate Granges in the district from which they were elected. SEC. 8. The President and Secretary of each representative convention shall give each representative elect a. creden- tial certifying his election, to be used at the State Grange, and said Secretary shall, immediately upon the close of the convention, forward a certified state- ment of the election, with name and postoffice of representatives elected, to the Secretary of the State Grange. Blank forms and credentials and cer- tificates shall be furnished by the Sec- retary of the State Grange on applica- tion. §E'or Dyspepsia Mental and Physical Exnaustimi, NBPVUIISIIBSS, weakened Energy I ridigest ion, Etc. HORSFORD’S ACID PHOSPHATE A liquid preparation of the phos- phates and phosphoric acid. Recommended by physicians. It makes a delicious drink. Invigorating and strengthening. Pamphlet free. For sale by all dealers. Rumford CI:A1IBiC8.l Works, Providence, R. I. 1@*Bevi'a.re ot' lmitations. july15y1 ———Young Men and Women can save money by attending Pa.:i:sora.’s Business College. ,, . 5 O-’§i-r1 Ht-_-l‘ '..:‘r-".5, .9 . ff. 5" s an 3 § i 5;‘ = 9.. U B 2; Q as 5* "5 9- :.-;~ 55 g,‘ 3. b ca er 5.” o.—| rd 5" -5; cl <3 id: :8 o o—- cs o L7.‘ as I s as Q —. 3 ""33" is El - - nd tr J ounal. w. F. PARSONS, President. /