ISSUED BIO NTHLY GY““‘gY'°”1°’50r EXECUTIVE Michigan State - " refers» ,.— COMMITTEE «TEE? ‘ Grange, P. of H. VoL. 1. SCHOOLCRAFT, JUNE 1875. No. 3. Ofllcers Michigan State Grange. M.~—J. J. WOODMAN, - - Paw Paw. O.—P. W. ADAMS, — - - Tecumseh. L.--—C. L. WHITNEY, - - Muskegon. S.——H. FLEMING, - - - Pontiac. A. S.—W. H. MATTISON, - - Ionia. C.—A. M. FITCH, - - - Albion. SEc.——J. T. COBB, - - - Schoolcraft. T.—S. F. BROWN, - - - " G. K.—A. E. STRONG, — - Vicksburg. CERES.—MB.S. N. CHILSON, Battle Creek. POMONA—MRS. N. R. ADAMS, Grand Rapids. FLOBA—-MRS. J. J. WOODMAN, Paw Paw. L. A. S.—MRs. W. H. MATTISON, Ionia. Executive Committee. I NATHANIEL CHILSON, Chairman and State Purchasing Agent, Battle Creek. SAMUEL LANG-DON, - Bowen Station. ALONZO SESSIONS. - - Ionia. J. WEBSTER CHILDS, - Ypsilanti. F. M. HOLLOVVAY, - - Hillsdale. GEO. W. WOODWARD, Shelby, Oceana Co. VV. A. WALES, - - Disco, Macomb Co. J. J. WOODMAN, J. T. COBB, - Ex. Officio. Deputies. ' C. L. WHITNEY, Gen. Deputy, Muskegon. THOS. MARS, for Berrien Co., P. O. Berrien Cr. EDSON PACKARD, Gratlot “ “ Forest Hill. P. W. ADAMS, Lenawee " “ Tecumseh. Rrcrrn Moons, Clinton “ “ St. Johns. E. J. HODGES, I-Iillsdale “ “ Jonesville. J AS. ANDERSON, Sauilac “ “ - Farmers. THE VISITOR will be issued month- ly by direction of the Executiue Com- mittee. Each Grange will receive a copy through the Master or Secretary, and it should be read in open Grange for the information of members, at the first meeting after it is received. Members desiring THE VISITOR sent them for one year, can have it for 50 cents, and in clubs of ten or more, for 40 cents each. We shall adhere to Grange princi- ples, and require the money with the order. I The last page will be devoted to advertisements, of interest to Patrons, at the following rates: ' One column 1 month, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. .812.00 Half " “ “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 Quarter “ “ “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 One-eighth “ “ . . . . - ' " . . . . . . . . . . . On advertisements ordered for three months, a discount of ten per cent. will be made. _ On advertisements ordered for six months, a discount of twenty per cent. will be made. ' On advertisements ordered for 12 months, a discount of thirty per cent. will be made. Send money in registered letter, by postofllce money order, or draft, and direct all" communications to J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft, Mich. It is held that a Grange cannot sur- render its charter so long as nine men and four women, members thereof, vote against so doing. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION Of Grange N 0.-——, of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, County 0 and State of Jlfichigan. We, the undersigned residents of the State of Michigan, being of lawful age and members of Grange No. —— County of and State of Michigan, a Subordinate Grange of the order of the Patrons of Husbandry, duly char- tered by the National Grange by charter, approved by the Michigan State Grange of said Order, desiring to be incorporated as a Subordinate Grange, under and in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature, entitled, “An Act to incorporate State and Subor- dinatc Granges,” approved,April 8th, A. D. 1875, do hereby associate our- selves for the purpose of forming such corporation under the provisions of said act, and for that purpose do make and execute these Articles of Associa- tion, and attach hereto a copy of said charter so granted and approved as aforesaid. ARTICLE 1. The names of the per- sons so associating in the first instance and our respective places of residence,» are as follows: [N:uncs. Place of Resizlenccn] ART. 2. The association hereby or- ganized and incorporated, shall be known in the law by the corporate name of “ Grange No. —— of the Patrons of Husbandry, County of and State of Michigan,” and the place of the business office of the corporation shall be at in the County of . ART. 3. The purpose of this corpor- ation and the object for which it is lormed, shall be, to advance the social, moral, and material interests of its members. ART. 4. The period of the existence of said corporation shall be 30 years. ART. 5. Any person engaged in ag- ricultural pursuits or otherwise eligi- ble, under the by-laws of the corpora- tion, and of the age of sixteen years or upwards, being duly elected or ap- proved in accordance with said by- laws and complying therewith, may, upon signing these articles, be admit- ted to membership in the corporation. The manner of admitting members, and their rights, privileges, and duties as such, shall be prescribed in the by- laws. ART. 6. The oflicers of the corpora- tion shall be a master, who shall be the presiding officer, a Secretary and Treasurer; and such other oflicers, Agents and Committees may be elect- ed or appointed as shall be provided for in the By-Laws. The powers and duties of officers and committees, the time and manner of their election or appointment (ex- cept as herein otherwise provided), their terms of oflice, and the manner of filling vacancies, shall be prescrib- ed and regulated in the By-Laws of the association. All oflicers and com- mittees shall hold their oflices and con- tinue to discharge the duties thereof, until their respective successors shall be elected or appointed and enter upon the duties of their oflfices. ART. 7. Regular meetings of the corporation shall be held at such times as may be designated in the By-Laws, and the last regular meeting in the month of December in each year, shall be deemed the annual meeting of the corporation. ART. 8. The corporation hereby formed, may, whenever it shall be deemed advisable, create a capital stock of such amount as may be ex- pedient, not exceeding the amount in value of property which the corpora- tion is permitted by law to own; and may divide tne same into convenient shares and provide for the manner of subscribing for and collecting sub- scriptions for such shares. ART. 9. Said corporation shall have power to make and enforce such By- Laws as may be deemed necessary for the management and regulation of the business, stock, property, affairs and interests of the association, and as may be necessary to carry out the purposes for which the association is formed, and for the due execution of the pow- ers and enjoyment of the privileges granted by law; Provided, that’ such by-laws shall be in accordance with the Constitution and Regulations of the association known as the" Na- tional Grange of the Patrons of Hus- bandry, and with the rules, by-laws and regulations of the Michigan State Grange of the Patrons of Hus- bandry, and not inconsistent with _the laws of this State; and such by-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed as may be deemed expedient; and this corporation shall be subordinate to, and subject to the jurisdiction and gen- eral supervision of -said State Grange, and shall at all times observe the gen- eral rules and regulations adopted by said State Grange for the promotion of the interests of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in this State. . ART. 10. The first meeting of the cor- poration hereby formed shall be held ‘on the 14th day of Dec., 1875, at——— o’clock in the——noon, at iI1'tl1e county of , at which meeting, officers of the corporation may be elected, by-laws adopted and Such other business transacted as may be deemed necessary, and if said first meeting shall not be held at the time above designated, it may be called and held in such manner and upon such notice, as is otherwise provided by law. I11 witness whereof, the parties here- to liave hereunto set their hands and seals this day of A. D. 18——. [Signatures of Incorporators and their ac- knowledgments] RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ORGANIZATION AND GOVERN- MENT OF POMONA GRANGES. VVhen the Rules and Regulations for the organization and government of Pomona Granges, as they appeared in the May number of the CIRCULAR, were sent to the printer, it was for the purpose of getting proof sheets for ex- amination by the members of the ex- ecutive committee, and it was in the nature of unfinished work, and not in- tended for publication in that issue. The whole has since been revised by the special committee who were charg- ed With the duty of drafting these rules, and as now printed may be con- sidered as binding until aeted upon and amended by competent authority. APPLICATIO.\’S. SEC. 1. Applications for the organ- ization of Pomona 'Granges shall be made to the Master of the State Grange, shall be signed by not less than nine men and four women, who shall be Masters or Past Masters and their Wives who are Matrons, or, fourth de- gree members elected by Subordinate Granges of the county or district, and shall be accompanied by a fee of $15, which sum shall be in full for charter, and all expense of organization on the part of the State Grange, Sec. 2. On the receipt of such appli- cation, setting forth (1) that the good of the order requires the organization of a Pomona Grange in such county or district; (2) that notice of such intend- ed organization has been served on all the Granges in said county or district; (3) that a suitable room ,will be pro vided, with the necessary parapher- nalia for the convenience and work in. such degree, it shall be the duty of the Master of the State Grange, to provide for the organization and instruction of such Grange, in accordance with the ritual of the fifth degree, adopted by the National G1'ange, and to cause no- tice ofthe time and place of meeting to organize, to be served on the Master of each Subordinate Grange in the county or district. SEC. 3.’ The Master or Deputy, be- fore completing the organization, shall see that the room provided is in proper order and suitably arranged; that the Officers are duly elected and installed, andthat the membership fee ispaid to the Treasurer of the new organization. It shall be his duty to reject every per. son not strictly qualified,‘and to care- fully instruct all oflicers in their several duties in the work of the degree. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State Grange on the reception of a certificate from the Mas- ter of the State Grange or his organiz- ing Deputy, setting forth that such Pomona Grange has been legally or- ganized. to issue a charter in due form to such Grange. OFFICERS. The oflicers of a Pomona Grange shall be the same as in the Subordinate Grange, and their rank and duties shall be such as are provided for in the ritual of the Fifth Degree. They shall be chosen at the regular meeting in Jan- uary of each year, and installed as soon as practicable thereafter. All elections shall be by ballot. An Executive Committee of three members in addition to the Master and Secre- tary may be chosen to attend to the general business of the Grange when it is not in session. MEMBERSIIII‘. SEC, 1. Masters and Past-Masters and their wives who are Matrons, be- ing members in good standing in Sub- ordinate Granges in the county or dis- trict, on filing a petition in due form, accompanied by the {membership fee, shall be entitled to the degree and mem- bership in Pomona Grange, and fourth degree members, not to exceed three for any one quarter from each Subor- dinate Grange, one of which at least shall be a Matron, on filing a petition setting forth their election by a Subor- dinate Grange, shall, when duly elect- ed to membership, be entitled to re- ceive the degree of Pomona, and its benefits. No member shall be receiv- ed except by ballot, and three negative votes shall reject. ' SEC. 2. No persons shall be eligible to this degree, unless personally engag- ed in agricultural pur_suits, or who has other interests in conflict with the pur- poses of the order. MEETINGS. Pomona Granges shall meet once in three months and may hold intermedi- ate meetings as may be deemed neces- saryfor the good of the order. All meetings shall be opened in the fifth degree, but all general- business‘ shall be transacted in the fourth degree. FEES FOR MEMBERSHIP. The minimum fee for membership in the Pomona. Grange shall be $2.00 for men and $1.00 for women, which shall accompany the application—— and no Patron shall be allowed to become a member of the County Grange without the payment of the regular fee. nuns. Sec. 1. The minimum of dues shall be 25 cents per quarter for each mem- ber, payable at the regular meeting. SEC. 2. All moneys for fees and dues not needed for necessary expenses shall be paid into the Treasury of the Grange, to be used under the direction of such Grange as a fund for business purposes. Size. 3. No dues shall be required from Pomona Granges to State or Na- tional Grange. APPLICATIONS. Persons applying for membership in the Pomona Grange shall do so in the form prescribed by the State Grange, (blank applications for which will be supplied on application, by the Secre- tary of the State Grange), and if they shall desire to join a Grange outside their district, they shall first obtain the written consent of the Grange having jurisdiction. DIMITS. Any brother or sister who is in good standing in the Pomona Grange, and clear on the books, shall be entitled to a dimit card on the payment of the sum of 25 cents, which shall be’ valid for one year. Persons having such cards may be admitted to membership in another Pomona Grange, but shall be subject to the same form of petition, examination, and ballot, as those first applying for membership, except that a majority vote shall elect. REQUIREMENTS. SEC. 1. The Secretary of the Pomo- ‘na Grange shall report quarterly to the Secretary of the State Grange, at and for the same time Secretaries of Sub- ordinate Granges are required to report, which report shall show the membership of the Grange, and give such information in regard to amount of business done, stock, crops, implements, etc., as may be called for by the State Grange. Such report should be made promptly and with as much exactness as possible, and be certified to by the Master and Sec’y. SEC. 2. All circulars, information, or intelligence sent to the Pomona Grange shall be communicated to the members withoufunnecessary delay, and through them to the Subordinate Granges in their district. SEC. 3. All members of Pomona Granges shall be on the alert to aid the Subordinate Granges in their district, and shall be prompt in communicating to them all matters affecting the inter- ests of the order. To this end they shall make it a rule to attend all the meetings of their Subordinate Grange with punctuality, and by their example and influence to encourage the mem- bers, in accordance with the design and purpose of the organization. - JURISDICTION. The laws and rulings which relate to the jurisdiction of Subordinate Granges in this State, shall as far as practica- ble, apply to Pomona Granges. RESTRTCTIONS. Religious and political questions will not be tolerated as subjects of dis- cussion in the Pomona Grange, and no political or religious tests for member- ship shall be applied. DISCIPLINE. The same rules of discipline as ob- tain in Subordinate Granges shall ap- ply to Pomona Granges, except that their jurisdiction shall only apply to Fifth Degree members against Whom charges shall have been duly preferred in accordance with the usages of the order. Trials for the violation of the obli- gation of the Fifth Degree shall only expell from that degree, but expulsion from the degree» of Pomona shall be final, and debar the individual from a seat in the State Grange, or attendance on its Fifth Degree sessions. A mem- ber, however, who is found guilty of violation of obligation of First Degree, Kfliéli ' J. J. VVOODMAN, - — — shall lose his membership in all higher degrees. All expulsions shall be re- ported to the Secretary of the State _Grange, and by him to each Pomona Grange in the State. Pomona Granges shall be named and numbered as follows : Pomona Grange, No. -——— State of Michigan. AMENDMENTS AND BY-LAWS. These articles may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members at any regular meeting of the State Grange. Each county Grange may make such By-Laws for its own government (not to conflict with this Constitution, or the Constitution of the State or Na- tional Grange) as it may deem best. gsstefls gepartment. PAW PAVV. POMONA GRANGES. I have received a supply .of Rituals and instructions for Pomona Granges from the Secretary of the National Grange, and all the necessary prepara. tions are now made, for the organiza- tion of County and District Granges in this State. The amendment to the constitution, providing for County and District Granges in the Fifth De- gree, was made in obedience to the instructions given to the delegates to the National Grange, by the subordi- nate Granges, through their delegates to the State Granges. The necessity for these organizations, or what their influence may be upon the future of the order, it is not my purpose to discuss. These organizations are intended to aid and strengthen the subordinate Granges, in their moral, social, and in- tellectual culture, and encourage and develop the business interests of the order, by devising the most practical means for successful co-operation, en- courage co- operative associations among contiguous Granges, and es- tablish business agencies at the most convenient points within their juris- diction. But one Pomona Grange can be or- ganized in a county. Two or more counties may unite and form a Dis- trict Grange. All fifth degree members, masters and past masters and their wives who are matrons, and such fourth degree members as may be elected by the subordinate Granges, not to exceed three in any one quarter, may be re- ceived as members by complying with the requirements of the constitution and laws governing the organizations. All persons duly elected to member- ship in a Pomona Grange will receive instructions in the lessons of the fifth degree, although, as in the State and National Granges, all general business will be done in the fourth degree. The membership fees have been fixed at the very low sum of two dol- lars for men and one dollar for women. A fee of $15 must accompany the ap- plication for the organization of a P0- mona Grange. This will be required to pay the organizing officer, and for charter, rituals, instruction, &c. No dues will be required by the State or National Granges. ‘ Before a Pomona Grange can be le- gally organized, it is required that a notice of the time and place of meet- ing to organize be sent to the master of each Grange in the county or dis- trict, so that all the subordinate Granges within the jurisdiction of the proposed Grange be represented and take part in the organization. The work of organization will be entrusted to competent hands, and care will be taken.to have all instructions full and correct. QUESTIONS ANSVVERED. “ Must the center of jurisdiction of a Grange remain at the place of organ- ization after a hall has been built, or the place of meeting permanently fixed at some other place?” A Grange may change its center of jurisdiction after organization to the place permanently fixed for the meet- gins of the Grange, provided that such change does not affect the legal juris- diction of an existing Grange, or one that is being organized. Contiguous Granges may, by mutual consent, change their centers of jurisdictions. Whenever a change of jurisdiction has been agreed upon by subordinate Granges, notice of the same should be given to all adjoining Granges, and to the Master of the State Grange. “ Has a subor(linate Grange the au- thority to tax its members to build or buy a hall?” A Grange has no authority to tax its members beyond the quarterly dues fixed by the by-laws of the Grange. Halls must be provided and furnished from the general fund or by voluntary contribution. ~ “ Has a Grange the right to expel a member without a trial?” A Grange cannot expel a member Without a fair and impartiai trial. Members should not be expelled for light and trivial causes. An expelled member cannot be reinstated. For non-attendance and non-pay- ment of dues, the sentence should be “ suspension.” REPORTS OF SUBORDINATE GRANGES. A ruling which was given in the April number of the CIRCULAR, in relation to “temporarily suspending members who are more than six months in arrears for dues” seems not to have been fully understood by some secretaries,_ in making up their reports. - This ruling was not intended, and can in no Way afiect the rule which you find on the the blanks for score- taries’ quarterly reports, which re- quires the “ computation of dues on the total membership of the Grange at the beginning of the quarter for which the report is made.” Under this rule, the Subordinate Grange is not required to pay dues to the State Grange on those’ mem- bers that it may have initiated during the quarter, and it certainly should pay the constitutional due of six cents for each member, on all others While their names appear in good standing on the books of the Grange. The failure of a Grange to col- lcct dues of its members, or to sus- pend them temporarily for delin- quency in the payment of dues, cannot prejudice the r2'_qhts of the State Grange in the premises. It is clearly the duty of the Secretary to make his quarterly report at the beginning of the new quarter, though it is not absolutely necessary that the fees and dues should be forwarded by the Treas- urer of the Grange at the same time, but the report should not be delayed. If Secretaries will be more prompt in the discharge of their duty, it will save the Secretary of the State Grange much labor and perplexity in keeping his accounts with the subordinate Granges, be creditable to you as ofiicers and really pro- mote the good of the Order. THOMAS Fox, Relief Agent for Douglas County, Kansas, who spent a short time in this State, collecting, supplies, sends the following, and re- quests its publication: The following are the items, receiv- ed by me, on account of Thomas Fox, Relief Agent for Douglas County, Kari- sas, as donations from Michigan Granges: Gaonou W. Goss, Douglas Co. Agent. LAWRENCE, Kansas, June, 1875. Penfie1dGrange,No.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . $24 00 Geo. E. Hicks, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 25 J. Bent, Harmony Grange, No. 337... .. 26 85 E. C. Manchester, Battle Creek Grange. 21 26 C. E. Chappell, Charlotte Grange, No. 67 15 90 By J. T. Cobb, Ransom Centre Grange. No. 181 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 00 J. T. Cobb, Schoolcraft Grange . . . . . . . . . 17 25 J. A. Courtright, Springport Grange N o. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 75 E. G. Ely, Three Oaks Grange . . . . . . . . . 8 25 Andrew L. Davis, South Jefferson Grange, No. 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 50 Ransom Centre Grange, No, 181, by J. T. Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 25 Pokagon Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 11 Dowagiac Grange . . . . . . . . . . 13 00 Michigan State Grange. 23 30 Pine Creek Grange. . . . 5 23 Marshall Grange . . . . . . . . . 9 60 Cooper Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 50 Eureka Grange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 From Relief Fund by John G. Otis... .. 13 50 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$340 49 The above are the amounts I re- ceived from Michigan Granges as do- nations to the destitute in Douglas County, Kansas. Ti—1ouAs Fox, Lawrence, Kansas. State Master Hudson, of Kansas, rreccommends that the State Granges should be changed into a sixth degree Grange, and the abolishment of the 7th degree, as at present constituted. He also says: “ Our members have failed to transact buiness with their local agents to the extent they might have done. 0 In many cases I find patrons pay cash for an article to agents of outside deal- ers, when as good‘ or bettgr articles could have been purchasofissndnat a. less price from our own agents. And here let me say, that it is this class of patrons (?) who are insisting that our system of agencies is a failure; now, I think it would be much nearer the? truth. to say that that class of Patrons is a faihzre. The first Pomona or County Grange, in New Jersey, was organized recent- ly at Mt. Holly, Burlington county. -4»:-«~'f?.'*§, ‘N Qgetretarys gepartmeat. J. T. COBB, — - - - SCHOOLCRAFT. BROTHER SECRETARIES: As it will soon be time to send us reports for the current quarter, we wish to call your attention _to the mat- ter. By the time you receive this number of the GRANGE VISITOR very many of the Granges of the State will have held their last meeting for this quarter, and you are prepared to make up your report. We see that it will be more difficult for you to find time to attend to-this duty at the close of this quarter than any other quarter of the year. It is quite a tax on your time we well know at this busy season of the year, but we hope you will see and feel the necessity of making your reports as soon as possible after such report becomes due from you. See. 1, art. 10, By-Laws of National Grange, says: Your reports shall be made on the first day of January, April, July and October. We think it would have been better to have given a little more margin, and said during the first week of those months. But this is not for us to determine. The law, as we find it, is what we are to be governed by, and while it is in force it is our duty to come as near complying with its re- quirements as is practicable. The fact that organizations of men, or Women, or both, formed for more than a temporary purpose must have constitutions, laws, rules, regu- lations, or something of the kind for their government, is so true that all know it alike. Another fact that comes in right here is this: That those organiza- tions whose oflicers and members best understand and discharge the duties assumed by becoming members, are and must be the most successful. Our organization is young and of rapid growth; in its membership it has a large amount of crude material, some of which must, of necessity, be used in official position. It is not there- fore, reasonable to expect that oflicers will always discharge the duties be- longing to them with promptness or in the very best manner. But the Order of Patrons of Hus- bandry claims to be an educational in- stitution, and it is expected that our Grange meetings will not only gratify our social wants but will prove schools of training wherein all may learn something. But those W110, by their fellows have been given oflicial posi- tion, have better opportunities for im- provement than other members, and have corresponding responsibilities which cannot be trans red to others We have, at this date, June 15th, looked over the reports for the quarter ending March 31, and we find sixty per cent. of the reports for that quarter were made in the month of April, Twenty-two per cent. have since been made, and of the remaining eighteen per cent. at least ten per cent. will fail to report during the entire quarter. And now, Brother Secretaries, let us not lose sight of these importaat facts: That to accept an oflice is to accept the duties and obligations which belong to it; that, if we have any genuine respect for law we shall, so far as pos- sible, comply, with every requirement that We find binding upon us; that, failing to report, as required, brings discredit, to a certain extent, upon the entire membership of the Grange, which has entrusted its business to us; and that upon you rests the responsi- bility of keeping the standing of your Grange good on the books of the State Grange. Allow me then, in that fraternal spirit which becomes a patron, to urge you to prompt attention to this duty, when it becomes such, and not post- pone it until a convenient season. Probably some secretaries have ne- glected to make up and forward their reports, thinking it not important, as no fees or dues were to be sent to the State Grange while their Master held an order on their treasurer. This really has nothing to do with the duty of the secretary. His reports should be made at the proper time, without any reference to amount of funds in the treasury or their disposition. In the completeness and correctness of the reports there is a perceptable improvement, from one quarter to an- other, and we hope we shall be able to note an improvement in other respects in the reports to be made for the c11r- rent quarter. We have just received charters from Washington from Nos. 559 to 583, in- clusive; have made a record of the same a11d prepared them for distribu- tion by express to such Granges as are entitled to receive them, under the ruling of the Master of the State Grange, as found in the May number of the CIRCULAR. In a number of in- stances the organizing deputy’s 7'etm'n to us has not correctly given the ex- press ofl‘ice most convenient to the Grange, or has given a place that l1as no express oifice. Having nothing, else, we have been guided by those deputies’ returns in directing charters, and the result has not always been sat- isfactory. As these charters go main- ly into counties where express oflices are not Very numerous, and for the reasons named are not certain to be correctly directed by us, We have determined not to send these char- ters until we receive an application from the master or secretary of the Grange,.giving direction as to where the charter should be sent. We shall notify, by card, the party to Whom we direct a charter, where sent and by what express. We hope all Granges not having re- ceived their charters, and entitled thereto, will apply for the same at once, and give necessary directions. WE have received from the secre- tary of Charlotte Grange, N 0. 67, quite a lengthy letter describing al- ledged frauds practiced upon the far- mers in the vicinity of Charlotte by the agents of a lightning rod company whose headquarters are at Jackson, Mich. From the showing made by the brother it seems that patrons and others have been swindled out of sev- eral hundred dollars by the fraudulent operations of , the agents of this com- P311)’ 7 and he wishes to warn fellow patrons to beware of these agents and have nothing to do with them. ON the 16th inst. we received “The Proceedings of ‘the Eighth Session of the National Grange,” already stamped for distribution, and have directed a copy to the master of each subordi- nate Grange in the State. With each copy of Proceedings will be found two copies of the National Constitution, and also a copy of amendments and additions to the Parliamentary Guide. It would be well for each master to take his copy of the “ Guide" and correct it by erasures and marginal writing, where there is room, so as to" make it con- form to those amendments and ad- ditions. Where there is not room Write “amendment” or “addition” on the margin in the proper place in Guide, that no change may be over- looked. LIST or GRANGES organized since the last Session of the State Grange as re- ported by the Deputies to the State Secretary. xgl ‘ Cl 'l"|' L'lCJ'lC7l"l"1"!-U!“l'L'|G'1C'lC}ICIl"|CJlQ'lC"U" '7 i Nessie -2-2.5sai%ss«ss::sa1i'as:s.%§.l9{ A71’? “»QL“C}O-')W WZOQUOWH mmwd gm-s‘l§E§mcn¢::g~s§:o:7-1=r,:"5§§I=::l j aW<'D;jE,._-_3(‘D,,,.p O .a..,:;::.m .9. m .—.‘- <"“Bi-E:-rgpmr.-> =g1OvmlRY’C-$9. :’'‘8o 7, 95 Q , «<33 -H-:rocD.>'r~<::"“_-_1 '-:2-‘>0 ~-.<>--was -‘-"*9 . - cm -5g 3’ Wg::.'.iIp=I ta-U‘ 3°IU1|‘jn’¢'Uo-gm? 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ALL persons having occasion to re mit money to us will please take no- tice that July 1st the postoflice ' at Schoolcratt becomes a money order oflice. This will prove a great con- venience to us as well as those with whom we have business relations. VVE have a list of county agents, but should like to have it'correcte_ol before printing in the VISITOR. Will the sec- retary or county agent of county or district councils or granges please send us the name of their business agent and his postofiicc. ..»1-‘AV "r 7 <--‘:<,=‘»%au .‘ l 1 .‘,'nZ I ,5 SOME few masters and secretaries have not returned the blank order for . the VISITOR which we sent with the May number. As we were instructed by the Executive Committee to send a copy to each Grrange in the State, and as we wish to send the entire issue, so far as possible, as second class matter, thereby securing the lowest rate of postage, we hope those who have not returned the Order will do so at once. The advertisements and subscrip- tions have so far covered the entire cost, and from the very flattering no- tices We have received we conclude that the sheet must be of value to the Order in the State. Our Worthy Master Woorlmaii says that the April and May numbers cut off half the letters of inquiry that he had been receiving, and gave him time to get a long breath. The same good results have been felt in our ofliee, and we have been relieved of a large amout of corres- pondence. As it is a matter of some import- ance, whether we send you a copy under a one cent stamp, or send it to you at the rate of three cents per pound, you will please attend to this matter at once and forward the blank order duly signed. As we intimated in the May number of the CIRCULAR that We might see fit to change the Head of the monthly is- sue of the Executive Committee, we have, by the advice of some of the members of the committee, adopt- ed a different one for future use. As the word Circular seemed to place it under our postal laws with third class matter we wished to remove that ob- jection to it, and We also think this selection more appropriate. DEVEREAUX, May 29, 1875. BRO. J. T. Conn: Please announea in the VISITOR that J. VV. Griffin has been elected secre- tary of Devereaux Grange, No. 198, to fill a vacancy. Yours, fraternally, Geo. R, WVELDEN, Master. LET me again remind Master and Secretaries that in correspondence re- lating to their Grange, be sure and give its number. Witli the name only before us, we frequently have to run over the list of Grranges some time to get a slarti-ng point, to answer an in- quiry, with the number before us, no time is lost in that way. THE Weed Sewing Machine C0,, through their agent at Toledo, have given us notice of the withdrawal of their offer of special discounts on their machine to patrons in this State. The Executive Committee of the New York State Grange has provided for issuing charters to county councils or granges, preliminary to their incor- poration under the law. The fee fixed is thirty dollars A wholesale boot and shoe firm in Elmira, New York, has increased its yearly trade $50,000 by dealing direct- ly with Patrons" for cash —Husband- man-. ’ gettnrefa gepartment. C. L. VVHITNEY, - - - MUSKEGON. GRANGE OFFICERS There is no one thing that tends so much to weaken and render ineffective any organization as a Want of regu- larity and punctuality of attendance ‘ on the part of the officers of such or- ganization. It is true that the same faults may exist among the members, but if they do, the cause, as a general rule, may be traced directly to remissness of the oflicials in charge. If those Whose duty it is to warm, ventilate, and otherwise prepare the rooms for use are often dilatory in the performance of duty, how soon will the members. learn the lesson of tardin_ess, lingering elsewhere until they may find the place of business ready to welcome them, while if the house is to be found in good order and attractive, besides being comfortable at an early hour, how prompt will be the coming to- gether of the family or brotherhood which inhabit it, there to converse and consult together and mutually enjoy each others’ society for a time before the routine of duty begins. The rooms ready, the hour of busi- ness having arrived, how essential that the work should promptly begin, that each moment may bear its own bur- den, and not by delay be obliged to crowd its labors upon its fellows that succeed it, and thus bring hurry and consequent confusion. If officers are behind, and the time of opening passes, the time of every person who waits is running to waste, and the aggregate is very great. But the loss of time is small in value com- pared to the demoralizing effect upon the society and its members and ofli- eers. To have work well done it should be performed in its own appointed time and place, and by the duly con- stituted agents, hence the duly com- missioned and instructed oflicers of society are the best persons to exe- cute the oflicial functions. An officer absent, and confusion begins, delay follows, and’ often harm and wrong re- sults as the direct product, as no one can temporarily fill a position as well as one who has made the duties of the place a study, and is thus prepared for good work. No private member likes to be unexpectedly called upon to fill a vacant place, even though it be not diflicult. The moral effect is still greater on the remaining officers, and particular- ly so upon the membership. Let those whose duty it is to lead be away frequently from their posts of. labor, and how soon will the privates find in such conduct both occasion and ex- cuse for similar absence, and soon neither the officers or members expect to find the other in attendance, and the organization is powerless for good but fruitful towards undermining the foundation of the wbole fabric. What we have said is true in a gen- eral sense, but is particularly the truth in the Order of Patrons of Husbandry,. composed as it is of a class of persons whose membership have had but little if anything to do with organization. Then their isolation, arising from dis- tance and modes of travel, render the tendency to, and excuse for absence and tardiness greater than among townspeople. Brother and Sister Patrons, the Or- der, of which I trust we are all devoted and worthy members, was called into existence none too soon to be to us a school in which order, “ Heaven’s first law,” and system, the ground work of success, are two great branches of study. If we would perpetuate an ex- istence as an Order, and elevate our- selves as farmers and citizens, we must be faithful as members or oflieers, and ready and willing to discharge every duty promptly and fully. If a person in oflice cannot be punc- tual and regular in attendance, let him resign the position at once, and let an- other be chosen, that the Grange may not lose by his unfaithfulness. Every Grange is supposed to have a place and time for meeting, or which every member is supposed to be cog- nizant; then when the minute for the meeting to open arrives, let the rank- ing officer promptly call the laborers together and the work of the day be- gin. If your hour of meeting is too early, put it later by amending the by-laws. Don’t profess to meet at 7 o’clock and then begin work at 8; but if you can’t get together before 8, make that your hour of meeting. Some Granges have done well by having and enforcing a by-law vacat- ing the offiee if the occupant is absent twice without a sufficient excuse; but no such vacancy should be made until the delinquent has had proper time to render a reason for his absence. Such a by-law, enforced with equity, would soon correct many irregularities and ‘secure a much better and prompter at- tendance at the meetings of our Order. Let us all, officers and members, have the good of the Order and our own welfare so at heart, that no such by-law ever need be enacted, or at least that there be no cause of its be- ing enforced. THERE is a general misunderstand- ing in regard to the object of Pomona Granges. «Besides giving the chosen worthy members an opportunity of re- ceiving the 5th degree, it is intended that these granges shall be made a more efficient body than the County Councils have proved_ to be, to do the business of the Order for the countyin which they are located. If the mem- bership is not chosen more for their ability to do that business, than for any other object, this new adjunct had bet- ter be abandoned. The Order cannot afford to have mere side shows, as they evidently would be, if they are intend- ed only for the purpose of conferring an additional degree. Go slow, there- fore, in the admission of members-- Patron’s Ilelper. STAND by your Grange. We mean by that let every member of the Grange stand up for, and defend, the rights and character of his fellows, the same as a good brother for the family's sake will resist all attacks on his own broth- er or sister. That is right, natural, fair, and it will Win. .;“ -1 ., is. ? gist: $521113": geputtmtnf. N, C}-IILSON’ - - - BATTLE CREEK. WORTHY PATRONS or MICH- IGAN. Your Purchasing Agent is well aware of the importance to the entire farming community of the position he occupies, and that upon his honor, in- tegrity and industry depends his future success. He also realizes that without your co-operation and aid, the most gigantic efforts on his part will prove utterly futile. Believing that we have so dealt with those who have given ~ us orders for goods of any kind, that their favors ,will be continued, we extend an ear- nest invitation to other members of gfiprder to concentrate their trade ' ' this oflice as much as possible. The greatest care possible will be ex- ercised in selecting seeds, implements, toolsfimerchandise, etc., that may be ordered, and the same shipped at the earliest time possible after the order is received. It must be remembered, however, that I am no millionaire, and further, that no money has been furnished me by the State Grange with which to do business, either for your benefit or my own. I find it necessary to add to manu- facturers’ prices a ‘small percentage to pay me for the time and trouble re- quired to do the business. In some instances manufacturers themselves have considerately allowed me a small commission, even after placing their goods at wholesale prices. In such instances Patrons have received the benefits, and I have added nothing to the wholesale prices. Some men can dtbusiness for noth- ing and still prosper, and perhaps get rich ! I cannot, and must therefore have honest pay for honest work. [And let me say right here, that those Purchasing Agents who work for nothing and pay their own expenses, must have a happy faculty of replen- ishing their pocket-books from some unknown source. Patrons can draw their own conclusious.]My oflice rent, freight bills, etc , must .be paid, and my family must be taken care of‘. I know of no way to do this except in a legitimate manner, in a way that to me seems right and just; and my confidence in the good sense and wis- dom of the members of the order throughout the State, le-ds me to be- lieve that this mode of doing business for them will be sanctioned and ap- proved. He who would prosper must not sit by the wayside and grumble at the imperfections he may see in this un- systematized business of ours. We propose to meet all in brotherly love, and shall constantly strive to secure entire harmony among the members of the order, and believe that a strict adherence to this determination will tend to add to our mental, moral, so cial and financial advancement I NOW have on hand 18 men's and 12 ladies’ Regalia, for sale. The» material is good, and they are Well made. Write for price. PURCHA SING AGENTS SUPPLY HOUSE, BATTLF. CREEK, MICHIGAN. At the above named establishment may be obtained all kinds of garden and field seeds, such as clever, timo- thy, orchard and lawn grass and red top seed, wheat, rye, buckwheat, bar- ley, oats, different kinds of peas and beans, potatoes, etc., etc. There is also on exhibition a large stock of implements and machinery—- all first-class and warranted. Among others may be mentioned HoLBRooK’s GARDEN SEED DRILL. These are all first-class, and are furnished at very low prices. Next comes the celebrated MURRAY‘ WAGON, So well known that it needs no recom- mendation. These wagons are being sent all over the State on orders from Patrons. It is delivered on board the cars at Niles, Mich., for $65.00. THE CLIMAX REAPER AND 1lO\VER, Is on sale and will be furnished at manufacturers’ prices, as published in their circular. The work of setting up the machine is paid for by the company when done by me. I can also furnish the Wood’s reaper and mower at reduced rates. (Prices will be given on application.) THE DAYTON sL'LKY and the CLIPPER SELF DUMP RAKES are both on exhibition, and are the rakes for business. None better are in the market, and we do not hesitate to reccommend them to Patrons as equal to the best. THE HOLLOW TOOTH HARROW Is being sold at the very low price of $20. This is $8.00 less than it has ever before been sold. It has 72 teeth, cuts a swath twelve feet Wide, and yet requires no more team to draw it than does the ordinary har- row. (Send for circular.) THE CERES RIDING CULTIVATOR, Manufactured at Rockford, Illinois, and the INDIANA WALKING UULTIVATOR, Manufactured at Dublin, Ind., are both standard tools, and rank as N 0. 1. They sell respectively at $40 and $28.00. I also have 5-tooth corn cul- tivators and 2 and 3 shovel plows, at prices that have never before been known. Not having room or time to enu- merate the merits of the many tools and implements for sale, I am prepar ed to fill all orders for plows, (and all kinds of repairs), wheel barrows, hand rakes, pitch forks, hoes, scythes, snaths, spades, shovels, and in fact al- most everything needed by the farm- er, not forgetting the GYPSON FANNING MILL, Manufactured by Long & Wood, Char- lotte, Mich. For cleaning grain and seed, this mill cannot be surpassed by any in the market. It has been well tested, and we recommend it to Patrons as THE Mill to buy. It is sold at $23——fully warranted. Orders will receive prompt atten- tion for groceries, stationery, Belle- vue lime, white lime, water lime, salt, lumber, shingles, etc. If you want zz1z_1/thing, order it from this ofiice and you will have your or- der attended to without delay. FLAVORING ExrnAers.—Arrange- ments have been made to furnish Patrons a very superior article in the Way of flavoring extracts, at re- duced prices, put up in two ounce bottles. By the dozen We quote Lemon at 1.5 cents per bottle, and Vanilla at 20 cents; other kinds at equally low figures. Send orders directly to State Purchasing Agent. A FIRST-CLASS Single Buggy can be had for $120, delivered on board cars at Battle Creek, and warranted. The same article usually retails at $160 to $185. A splendid Double Buggy, two seats, pole and thills can be furnished for $140. The same quality of work usually retails at $175 to $200. Send orders direct to State Agent. THE Battle Creek Wind Mill Co., are offering a good mill at a. discount. Patrons will do well to write me for particulars. As THERE seems to ‘be a. misunder- standing in regard to the Way bus- iness is done at this ofice, the follow- ing in explanation may not be out of place: ‘ By the action of the State Grange, the Purchasing Agent is required to do busirress without capital, or not do it at all. It is very embarrassing, to say the least, as well as sadly detrimental to the best interests of the Order, that this is the case. Our opponents are well supplied with the money necessary to carry out their schemes, and they are enabled to buy for cash and in large quantities. On the other hand the State Pur- chasing Agent must either buy on 30, 60 or 90 days time, or else pay for goods with his own money, trust- ing to the generosity of the Patrons to recompense him for the same. As the result of this state of facts, it has been found necessary to add a small per centagc on goods (5 per cent. being the highest 2, to pay for time spent in handling them. In several instances goods have been forwarded at precisely first cost, no commission whatever being added. The expense to the State Grange of the Purchasing Agency is very trifling, owing to the fact that most of the work is done for nothing. It is apparent, however, that a stronger and more general support must "be given to the State Agent, if members expect to derive any pecuniary ben- efits from the organization. It is to be hoped that Patrons will come squarely up to the work and concentrate their orders into the hands of the State Agent. THE Pomona, or 5th degree Granges, are under the exclusive control of the State Grange inwhose jurisdiction they may be located, including the right to fix all initiation fees and dues. 3» ...-.-:1.-_ :,. _.,,;..»... . ,. GRANGE ITEMS. Bno. SAMUEL MCNUTT, of Muscatine, advises us that the patrons’ manufactur- ing association of his county is now employing some fifty or sixty men in its shop in the city of Muscatine; that the shop is fully equipped with the best of machinery, and that it is turn- ing out first rate work and at very rea- sonable prices. It is owned and man- aged entirely by patrons. He promises to give us a more extended account of its workings so soon as he can get the figures .—-Patr0n’s Helper. Bno. Joruzs, of the National Execu- tive Committee, is provinghimself to be an intelligent working member. He is doing great things for the Order in the South, especially in Arkansas, his own State. Almost every week there is an encouraging letter from him in the lVeekly Granger, Little Rock. Arkansas. We hope other members of that committee may be as communi- cative in regard to their doings.——Pa- tron’s Helper. - Owosso GRANGE, Michigan, has pro- cured and hung up a black-board, which it intends to use as an advertis- ing medium for the sale and purchase of such things as the members may have to sell or want to buy, for the benefit of those wanting farm help and those who want work, and for those who desire to borrow or loan meney. A LARGE per centage of the farming population of Missouri consists of Ger- mans, and these are said to be eagerly embracing the advantages of the Or- der. A large German edition of the constitution and by-laws of the Miss- ouri State Grange has just been issued, and is being extensively circulated. IN the ceremony of initiation a good deal of ease and satisfaction, both to the candidate and to the members of the Grange, may be gained if the of- ficers, both male and female, have com- mitted to memory their parts so that there need be no occasion for reference to the manuals This is done in some Granges with marked beneficial effect. The first Pomona Grange in this State was orgainized at Buchanan, on Fri- day, the 11th inst., under the direction of Master Woodman, assisted by C. L. Whitney, State Lecturer, and is called Berrien Pomona Grange, No. 1. The attendance was good, and the meeting harmonious and pleasant. About one-third of the Granges in the State of New York are incorporat- ed. Blanks for the purpose are furnish- ed by the Secretary of the State grange, and the Executive Committee urges all to incorporate as soon as charters are received, this being an indispensi- ble condition under the law. The quarterly report of the Na.- tional Grange shows that the aggre- gate number of subordinate Granges has increased during the last three months about 1,000. It is rumored that Louisville will probably be the headquarters of the National Grange. . _ THE dues from the State to the National Grange are five cents a year on each member, payable quarterly. Last year the dues were ten cents. 4.}; The Wisconsin Grauges have gone back on the regularly constituted life insurance companies, as they think they detect a swindle about them, and have organized a company of their own. ' Tun codification of the rulings of the National Grange upon questions of law and usage was revised and amend- ed at its last meeting and has been issued in pamphlet form, and is fur- nished to masters of the National Grange, with the proceedings of the eighth session. NO ROOM FOR LOAFERS IN THE GRANGE. VVe occasionally meet some who have gained admittance into the Grange, that have entered it under an entire misapprehension of its mean- ing or objects. They seem to have thought that all they had to do, to grow suddenly rich, was to join the Grange; and now, because their foolish and unreasonable expectations are not suddenly realized, they have lost confidence in it and think it ahumbug. Now, suppose such an one had bought a farm with similar views, (and they would be just as reasonable,) and then sat down expecting that farm to make him rich, without plowing, planting, cultivating, etc., would the farm be a humbug‘?—.ifontlzl_I/ Talk. The New York World, which stands in high favor with the unscrupulous money speculators of the north, while professing friendship for our Order, is constantly hinting objections to its workings which is calculated to des- troy confidence in the movement. It would be well for patrons to keep a close watch upon the World, and all other political papers in the business centers that offer to lead tl1em.——E..z;. Bro. Allen, master of the grarnge of Missouri, in one of ‘his letters to the Rural World. says : “Let true patrons beware of malcontents and disorgan- izers who have crept into the'Order to run it for their own selfish purposes, or, failing in that, to ruin it. These fellows have onlya smattering knowl- edge of the principles, objects and purposes of the Order, and failing in their designs to use it for their own ends, yet true to their morbid in- stincts, they attempt the work of de- struction by scribbling for such news- papers as will admit lhem to their columns, such as the New York World and others of that ilk.” THE NATIONAL GRANGE. A few sore heads in the Order are exelaiming against the Nat’l Grange as an expensive nuisance, and direct their puny shafts at the head Of the Order with a silly view to its destruc- tion. Suppose they could succeed to raise a popular clamor against it and overthrow it? How long would it be till they would try the same thing with the State Grange ? That too would be an expensive luxury, and must be abolished. Next would go the County Grange, then the Subordinate Grange. Silly disorganizersl Fit tools for our worst enemies. Grange, means a farm. Take away the nmster of that farm, and what is the consequence? In our system, a Subordinate Grange is asmall district; :1 County Grange is a larger one,‘ :1 State Grange, still larger. But there are many States, and th(‘S5n1~Ik-‘B a Na- tional Grange. Here is system, utili. ty, syn-metry, beauty, consistency and propriety.—.’l[on!.’z/_I/ Hz//:. Another county grange has been organized in Kansas, this one in Franklin county. PRICE LIST _0F_ £§§U}?I3IL I E4355 Kept in the oifiee of the Secretary of Michigan State Grange ! Am? sent out Idwxc of U/H11‘;/(1, on Ii’:-ccfp.‘ Igf Caslt Ortlrr, over the Seal 0 a. Sub71'u7i72at«e G"I’£l7l'f/E‘, (Ind I/tr: ;S'/zqnalurrg If its 1l[(£.s'/(‘I‘ or ;S'(.’C7‘(’l4l’I‘ll/. Ballot Boxes, (hard wood,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-$1 25 Porcelain Ballot Marbles, per hundrcd,., . 60 Blank Book, ledger ruled, for Secretary to keep accounts with members, . . . . . . . . . . 1 00 Order Book, containing 100 Orders on the Treasurer, with stub, well bound, . . . . . . 50 Receipt Book, containing 100 Receipts from Treasurer to Secretary, with stub, well bound, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Cushing’s Manual, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Applications for Membership, per 100, . 50 Membership Cards, per 100, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Withdrawal Cards, per doz., . . , . . . . . . . . . . 23 Illustrated Visiting or Traveling Cards, each, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Dimits, in envelopes, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . 25 By-Laws of the State and Subordinate Granges, per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Singing Books, with music, one copy, pa- per cover, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Singing Books, with music, per doz., . . . . . 1 00 Rituals, single copy, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:3 “ per doz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 50 Patrons’ Monitor, by Smedley, . . . . . . . . . .. 25 Blanks for Consolidation of Granges, sent free on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank Applications for Organizing Pomo- mona Granges, sent free on application. Blank Orders for use of Granges or Pur- chasing Agents, per doz., 10 cts, per 100, 50 Blank “Articles of Association” for the Incorporation of Subordinate Granges with Copy of Charter, all complete,. . . . . 10 Blank Bonds for Secretary and Treasurer, each, per set, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Address, -7- T- 3033:- S1:o’Y Biron. STATE» Gannon, SCHOOLCRAFT, MICH. KALADIAZO O / And TELEGRA PH INSTITUTE _.._.-_;'ai£_ -._..________, _ S «fi3________ . Stoves! Stoves! Stoves! THE ONLY MANUFACTURERS or Hollow and Tin Ware, Selling to Members of the Grange at WHOLESALE PRICES, ARE Mothershead, Morris & Co. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. §’Write them for Price List with Cuts of Stoves. Whitney Settling Machine. THE PIONEER MACHINE, To recognize and adopt the Grange Plan of bringing the CONSUMER and PRODUCER In close business relations—dispensing with ex- pensive agencies—and giving the purchaser the benefit of wholesale prices. We have pleasure in saying that the most prominent members of the Order have heartily approved and recommended our plan, while State, County and Grange Committees have ex- amined, tested and approved, and warmly com- mended the high character and excellence of the Whitney Machine. We have already sup- plied thousands of Patrons with the Machines, which are giving unqualified satisfaction. MACHINES SENT TO PATRONS ON 20 DAYS TRIAL. For Price List and Information address your State or County Purchasing Agents, or THE VVIIITNEY MF’G C()., CHICAGO, ILL. PRAIRIE CLUB LIST. The Best Opportunity Ever'0fi‘ered to get Periodicals Cheap 2 300 Leading Papers and Maga- zines offered to Single Subscribers at CLUB RATES, to be sent to any Postofiice in America. The undersigned can furnish you, through the PRAIRIE CLUB, almost any periodical you want at Club Rates. No Waiting for clubs to be formed. Do not be to the trouble of getting up a club yourself, but Iavor me with your or- der. SUBSCRIBE FOR MY Monthly Paper Containing full and revised List of Papers and Magazines. MANY THINGS ill-‘illlTEREsl‘l T0 YOU. Subscription Price, per unnnm, - $ .50 WI! 1 picture “ “ - - .75 With 2 pictures “ “ - - 1.00 POSTAGE PAID. GOOD COMMISSIO_N_ T0 AGENTS. [See Paper.] HENRY I. ALLEN, Manager Prairie Agency. Schoolcraft, Mich. GRANGE SEALS ! We are furnishing SEALS in BEST LEVER PRESS, at $3.00, 34.00 or $5.00 Each- Engraving done by lVorkmen of Large Experience. Our 83.00 Seal has a fine design.of Plow, Sheaf of Wheat, &c. The higher priced Seals are a little larger, with more engraving. We pre-pay Express Charges on 34.00 and «$5.00 Seals. T. J. CR()WE & C0., 7.} Mormon: Srnnnr, T()LEDO, OHIO. A. J. THOMPSON 8: 00., Successors to THOMPSON & BENSON, GENERAL COMMISSION ME RCHANTS, 192 So. Water Street, CHICAGO. 1’.E1<‘ERENCES: J. J. Murphy, (Jashier, First National Bank, Vvoodstock. Hall, Patterson & Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago. H. T. Ellott & Co., Chicago. ipeiicer Day, Des Moines, Iowa. erman Schafihcr Cashier erman Nat. Bank, Chicago. L. (l. Kniffen. \Vis., State Purchasing:Ag’t, Milwaukee, \Vis. ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE atrons of Husbandry IN THE UNITED STA TES. A History of the Order From its inception, in 1866, to the time of the Permanent Organization of the National Grange at Georgetown, D. C., Jan. 1873. By 0. 11. KELLEY, Secretary of the .National Grange. HE book tells VVho Did the Work, and also WHO THE FOUNDERS WERE; it settles many disputed points, relative to facts and dates, and records valuable opinions from all parts of the country. It contains all the Proceedings of the Na.- tional Grange, and Executive Committe meet- ings’, up to the Sixth Annual Session in 1873. It gives the Rnceirrs and EXPENDITURES of all moneys, from the commencement until Sec- retary Kelly turned the Order over to the In- corporated Grange, and shows on how small a capital it was being run, and how foolish the cry : “ What becomes of all our money A?” It contains the names of Charter Members of the first Grange organized in each State, gives date to each. Also, a. full list of all the Depu- ties up to the last quarter of 1874, and the num- ber of Granges each organized. It should be read by every young man and woman starting in life, as it shows that almost insurmountable obsticles were in the way, and how industry and perseverance overcame all, and finally secured a glorious success. PRICE BY MAIL, pre-paid, — $1.75. For. SALE BY THE ' LANE MANUFACTUR’G- C0., Manufacturers of GRANGE REGALIA, WBEATHS, &c. 508 Fifth St., - Washington, D. C. ELIMAXBEAPEHS ANDMUWEBS. Tran Pans’ MACHINE WARRANTED THEBEST MACHINE MADE. Sand for Pamphlets and Circulars, GIBBS 30 STERRETT, Mnfg‘. Co , I 22 and 24 S. JEFFERSON ST‘! CHICAGO. WOOLEN GOODS, Cloths, Casuimeres, Flannels, Yarns, &c., from the Factory of MERRITT & COUGHLIN, Indianapolis, Ind. These Goods have “no shoddy, prepared wool,” extract of wool, or any other inferior stock used in their production, but are made of best native wool, and with especial reference to durability. Send for samples with prices an- nexed to. MRS. E. M. MERRILL, Battle Creek, Mich. anal of Jurisprudence am1cn—n11erationuf the .0? By A. B. Smedley, Master of Iowa State Grange, Published by Geo. Wm. Jones oflice of Patronflr Helper, Des Moines, Iowa. 200 pages, bound in cloth. By mail, postage prepaid, 81,25 per copy; by express or freight, in packages of five or more, $1.00 per eopy. Deputies and Masters are earnestly requested to call the attention of their respective Granges to this book. Send for prospectus. THE ORIGINAL VVHOLESALE GRANGE SUPPLY HOUSE. __0F__ Montgomery, Ward & C0,, Nos. 246, 248, 250, 252 and 254, KINZIE, STREET. - CHICAGO; ILL. ORGANIZED 1872, _For the purpose of supplying the Patrons direct at wholesale prices, with DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAI-5, BOOTS, SHOES, FARM WAGONS, And all classes of goods in general use. We purchase our Goods direct from the Jlcmufacturers, and sell dzrect to the consumer. We keep in our mammoth Store, afull assort- ment of all classes of goods which are adver- tised in our Catalogue. Price list furnished free upon application. Addrsss, _ , MONTGOMERY, WARD & CO., Chicago, Illinois. R E F E R E N C E S : Col. A. B. Sxnedley, Master, Iowa, State Grange. Cresco, Howard & Co., Iowa. N. W. Garretson, Sec’y, Iowa Sate Grange, Des Moines, Iowa, Spencer Day, Business Ag’t, Iowa State Grange, Des Moines, Iowa. \V. Duane Wilson, Chaplin Iowa State Grange, es Moines, Io . J. T. Cobb, Seo’y, Mich. StateSGIrlan e, ft ];’_ah John G. Otis, Business Agent,c 00 cm ’ lc ' Kansas State Grange, Topeka, Kansas. Wm. B. Porter, Master," Neb. State Gran e, ‘ Plattsmout , Neb. Wm. Mccaig, Sec’y, Neb. State Grange, Lincoln, Neb. The Commercial Loan Co., Bankers, Chicago, Illinois.