‘ "5 <‘--' . " THE EARJIJER IS OF MORE COJVUSEQ UEJVCE TH.4.7V' TIlfiiJ”F.AR./II, .»1JV'1) SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVE ." VOLUME XII——No. I6. WHOLE NUMBER 54. COLDWATER, MICIL, AUGUST 15, 1887. lp.i.u.§.’2.‘.‘:.“.§‘:”°u‘3. “i;i’i'vv‘i‘”n?il‘£‘i;i‘>‘u°i‘;’i:icizi. OFFICI./II DIRECTOR Y. “flit-..-rs Nat vomll Urnligei. Ua:ttr—PU'I' DARDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M , ,' 0veneer—jAMES 1- DRAPER . .. . .Massachuseis -D:turer—MOKT. WHITEP RAD . . . . . .New Jersey - Stntnrd—j'. E. Hv\I.L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Virginia Autittarat St!-wow!-—\V.H.STINSON. .N. Hampshire Ckaflaiu —A J ROSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Trra.mr(r—F. M. .'VIcDO\VEI.L . . . . . . . . .New York Secretary -Jl-Ni’). TRIM P-LE. 5:4 F St.,.\Vashingtot~.. , Gale Keep;-r—H. THOMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . laware Gr¢.r—-MRS. KATE DARDEN. . . .Miss'issippi Pbntn1¢a——'.\‘l RS S H NEAL . . . . . . . . . Kentucky nom—MRs JAME§ C DRAPER. . .Massacliusetts lady Atrixtaut Si‘:-tuard—-MRS. E. M, Ll PSCOMB, South Carolina Execn! ive (‘ommiftpa . M. ELANTOIV, Ch'n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Virginia I. H. BRIGHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ohio I. VVOODMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michigan “film-r.-4 ‘wit-higan ‘state Graiigo. Ma¢¢£r—C G. LUCE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .La.nsing 0vppr:ecr—-IOHN H()[.BR()C)K . .L:in5in_z Izdur-:r—] ASUN WO0I‘MAN Sf¢'ward—WM bl1AFl"F.R_ . . . . Auirtavtt Stz'u'u?’d —-A. E. GR . S:cr¢tary—_I. T. C093 .- Gat: 1i’e:)er.—]. C. GOU . Cert: MRS‘ S L BENTLEY 51910541 MRS PERRY .‘.-KAY Flora. MRSJ. C. GOULD . L. A. St:-‘ward —MRS. A. E. Eu-cntive Committee. H. D PL~\’l'I‘ . . . . . . . . . . . .. F. W. RI.-‘.DFERN.. . Maple apids .Traverse City . G RAMS] DELL . . . . . . . . . , A BURRINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Tuscola ’5ATF.Rl.‘EE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Birmingham GEO B HORTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ...Frui£aRidgc C. G. LUi E . . . . . . . . . . . . . nsing ;. ‘r. coca. l'5"'0fl“"l ........... .. SC.ll00lCl'afl Gent-rnl Deputy. MR5. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Battle Creek in--cial D-piiflcm. P. H. GOELTZENCLEUCHTER. Birch Run, for S-iziriaw County. GEO. L. CA>- LlSLE. Kalltaslta for Kallcaska Co. F. W. REDFERN Maple Rapids. for Clinton Co. CEO. 5 GIBBS Grecnville. for Montcalm Co. HIRAM ANDREWS, Orion. A. CROSBY. _]r. Novi for Uakland County. )OH:\' \VELl.E Flat Rock. for Wayne and Monroe Counties THUS MARS, llerrien Center, for Berrien Co. R. LI. N()R'I'()N' Or-ingevill—. for Barry Co. E. \\’»‘i('i\'l7l~‘.__]uii<-as-illr-. for liillsdale (In. 5. HURNE'l"l‘. Bancroft. for Shiawa~sce Co. C A. LE. INARD. M-anton for Wexford Co. A. M. LEITC H. North Burns, Huron Co. F. R P()U\ HER. Adrian. Lenawce C0. W H M\['l‘I£.\l)N louia lonia Co. HENRY B GEORGE, Loldwater. Branch Co. A. FORD, Alton, Kent ('0. OHN .\icK—\Y. Romeo. Macomb Co. M. ROSE Summit City Grand Traverse Co. Michigan Grange. 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June 1,110 Itch- —-ron—— FURNITURE! —-—oo'ro-—- COMPTON BROS. 109 S. Divisiow St., Grand Rapids,: Mich. niayisy. EVERYTHING is drying up in this sec.- tiou. Corn is mostly past help except on low land. Potatoes ditto. Apples scarce and poor. [lay was it fziir crop ziivd qunliiy good. (3-its proved nenrly . an nvertige crop. Our County (5ri‘a1ige at Kt-eler last week was :1. success. In spite of the dense clouds of dust and the gciiel'nl blue fecliiignniong the far- mers there was it good attcndzuicc. l)ec:itui'. Aug. :3. S. H. M. ALI.l-ICAN County Grange met at East (.'n.=n-.0 Grunge 112111 on 'l'llur.5 feet, and is buil: as follows: Getout eight large white oak posts, fifteen feet long. and set them in the ground three feet. one at each corner and two between on the sides of main building. These must be square on top and all on a level; on the side posts place he-wn plates 4x6 inches. and then four pieces crossed from each post to one on the opposite side: then put in smaller posts. fifteen feet from side to end posts,for the shed; they should be seven feet above the ground. By putting posts where marked in the plan, 2x6 inch pieces will do for plates. Now put up your rafters on main building, and then spike the end of shed rafters to them; it can be iuclosed by spiking 2x4 or 2x6 pieces on the posts to nail the siding to; the inside can be arranged to suit onc‘s convenience. In the barn shown in the cut the main part, f.’(l.v4U feet, is used for hay: the side shed has a granary 15x25 feet, and six stalls for horses or mules, three on each side of a six foot passage, the liorscs‘ heads being next to the passage. The niangcrs are made by setting posts in the ground and nailing boards on the inside. and make partitions between the stalls in the some way. The shed at the end is for five cows: there is a manger made the en- tire length of the shed on posts set in the ground, which come up high enough to tie the cattle to. There are no partitions between the cattle, and there are no par- titions between main building and sheds, except at the granary. Sick Fowls. Complaints are unusually frequent this season in regard to sick fowls. In nine cases out of every ten reported the disease is roup in one of its several stages, and it is caused from neglected colds, undue ex- posure to cold and wet, roosting in draughts or confinement in ill ventilated houses. The very first symptotn of this dreaded disease is a hoarseness and pecu- liar noise made by the chick, which, for lack of a better term. may be called a "sneeze.” a general dumpishness and dis- inclination to eat. At this stage if prompt and eflicient treatment be given the birds can be saved. As roup is highly contagious, the first thing to be done is to isolate sick birds from the well ones. The Writer separates from the flock the birds as soon as they begin to sneeze, confines them in venti- lated but dry Coops. The birds are fed on cooked food. in which is mixed a little cayenne pepper and spirits of camphor, while in their drinking water is put Douglas mixture at the rate of two table- spoonluls to a. gallon of water. At the second stage of the disease the cold has developed an offensive discharge from the nostrils and eyes, an offensive breath. and refusal usually to either eat or drink. Even at this stage the birds may be saved by administering roup pills-—German roup pills are a. popular kind—according to directions, keeping up Douglas mixture in the water in uhich has been dropped a little carbolic acid. When the third stage is reached, at which juncture the head becomes much swollen and ulcers appear, it is folly to doctor the towls. They ought to be killed imme- diately and their bodies buried. When once the roup, even in its first stage, has appeared, it is a wise precau- tion to feed the well fowls a little sulphur in their food, and tincture of iron in the drinking water. We have given above the more marked symptoms of roup and the remedies that have proven effectual with us. Symptoms differ somewhat, according to the violence of the attacks, but the offensive breath, the sore throat and mouth, the sneeze, discharge from nostrils and eyes, will, one or more of them, mark the disease. Roup remedies are legion, but preventive means are best. It will pay every one who keeps fowls to have on hand roup pills and Douglas mixture; these two remedies have been proven beyond doubt to be excellent, and there is no hesitancy in recommending them. Indigestion. due to cold sometimes, but usually to a too stimulating diet, may be mitigated by cutting down the diet to soft, bland food and n. limitedwatcr supply. Indigestion causes sometimes what is termed “crop bound.” The food does not pass into the stomach, and the crop be- comes swollen and hard, which renders 21:: bird restless, with inclination to toss the head about and draw up the crop. The treatment for this is a little warm water forced down the throat and gentle knead- ing of the crop; then give a teaspoouful of castor oil, and leave the rest to nature. Feed very soft food only, and allow but little water. Food Required by 1 Working Horse. The amount of food required by a work- ingliorse must be adapted tothe work performed. Food is needed to sustain lifu flrst, and then to repair the waste of thc muscular system caused by the work. Henry Stewart. good authority in such matters, says that to sustain the vital action and force a horse of 1,200 pounds requires Hllnlli. twenty-five pounds of hay per day. If the animal is working hard there should be added to thisacertain quantity of grain food, easily digestible and containing a. sufficient amount of al- buminous matter to repair the waste of the muscles, and enough starch or other carbonaceous matter to sustain the accel- erated respiration produced by the work. A great many experiments and practical experience have shown that a 1,200 pound horse worked to his full capacity will need at least twenty pounds of digestible mat- ter, consisting of sixteen pounds of car- bonaceous matter and tour pounds of al- bumiuous matter. As about. three—flfths of the food consumed is digested, the whole quantity given should be about twenty-seven pounds in all, of which 40 per cent. should be hay of the best quality. VVithout going into details Mr. Stewart tells, in Rural New Yorker, that the six been pounds of grain food may be inude up of eight pounds of corn and out meal, three pounds of linseed cake meal and live pounds of mill feed. 'l‘o secure the best digestion of this food the hay should be cut and wetted slightly and mixed with the other feed finely ground. Lin- seed oil cake meal (new process) is highly -tlbumiuous, (toutaiuin,-.5 27.8 per ccut. of xigestible 2lI||llll1il1I)i(lS. and must there- fore be fed with caution. Three to five pounds per day may be given safely. li me meal is old process it contains l0 per cent. of fat or oil. which is heal1l1- ml in its action upon tlie animal, and by a proper mixture with corn and oatmeal live to eight pounds per day may be given with advantage. Fodder Corn. Fodder corn, both for feeding green and in a dry stat , has become one. of the staple crops. Sweet corn is asort very guncr:1ll_v grmvu for fodder. S\‘V0l'i corn is. however, more diliicult to cure, being liable to mold, and for this rcas.on soun- farmers practice sowing field corn when the fodder is required for winter use. Blount’s prolific corn, owing to its large yield, has proven a popular sort in SOILIL sections for fodder. Corn for fodder is sown broadcast by some, but progressive farmers contend that better results are ;::ti[1¢'(l when the seed is drilled in, with suliir.-it-nt ;-‘pace be tween the rows to insure the air and sun shine having free access to the plants. For early feeding, the first planting of corn for fodder should be 4.-:;rly, of course. Much seed is put in. houevcr. (Illl‘lllL', tbc latter part. of June and early part of July, with good results. for winter use. 4 .. 3‘ \ ‘(W-,)'\ \\ FIG. 1—Fl’.A.\lI£ I-‘OR VEN'l‘lLA'l'0R. The difliculty of curing fodder corn in its immature state tempts many farmer.- into permitting it to become too ripe be- fore cutting. The stage of flowering is considered the best time to cut other forage crops, and corn appears to be no exception. The rule very generally ob- served among experienced growers is to cut fodder corn for drying in the early blossom of the tassel. At whatever stage the fodder is harvested, it is wise to have the crop cut before it has been touched by frost. Stacking is considered the safest method for preserving the fodder. There are three requisites for keeping the fodder in good condition: Bottom ventilation, thorough central ventilation, and such an arran_:e~ ment of the bundles in the stack that rain or snow cannot penetrate, but must run oft’ as the rain falls from the roof of a shinglcd house. no. 2——VENTlLA'l‘0R FOR STACKS. A useful arrangement, common in many sections, for the ventilation of stacks and mows in barns is also appli- cable to the curing of fodder. Fig. 1 shows a frame made of strips of wood, put together with small carriage bolts. The length of the section is three or four feet. Fig. 2 illustrates the manner in which the sections are put together. A small stack may have a column of these ventilators in the center; a large one may have three or four of them; in a mow in the barn there may be as tnanyss are use- ful, two or three or more, as the case may be. In stacking fodder corn it is safest to make the stacks small. Three of these sections placed together in a column {as seen in Fig. 2) are suflicient for a stack containing three tons of fodder. and which would be about fourteen feet high. ’l‘ln~ slicavcs should be small and the stack somewhat open at the bottom. so as to freely admit currents of air. The top of the stack may be linishcd off with straw or a hay cap. An Effective Rat Trap. The rat trap shown in our illustration is recommended by The Indiana Farmer as one. which anybody can easily makc. and which will repay for the trouble, Where therc are rats about the corn crib, house or barn. Take a. barrel, and cut. a square hole as large as possiblc in one cnd, fastening the portion cut out with cleats. This square A SIMPLE‘? RAT TRAP. piece should be fastened back again as it was, with a hinge ariniig,-t-tl so that the piece will drop down, {tlltl a little piece put on the barrel licsd to keep it fro:-.1 raising‘, beyond the level of the lxcatl. Fasten 1‘. bent piece of heap iron to the trap with 9. handle projecting); lzeyrinll the l;.:rrcl, axial to thi:-' li:::idlo aitil Ii niucil \‘.‘e"~':ht .-1:‘. will _i it l>::l.".:1cc the square piece v.'itho'u‘. anytiiiuj: on it. Suspeucl 0. ]‘i<-cc of cheese Cl‘ other lxzit a few inches above the mid- dle of the piece, so r_rr.”.ng.;ctl that when the rat ali: ' on the top his wci_:,h‘.. immeC.i— atcly t‘I}_.f"‘ the trap, .".1l(l into the barrel he goes. Fill the barrel about a quarter full of water. Billing: Potatoes Tc:-sun Flat Culture. Hlilillg r~,.‘.;:‘.n."3 ‘;:“:‘; l::c:i pr.-';:-’.icc:,‘-. from time on: of date, and rcpre.<;¢-tits totlaj: the most popular modrr cf culture for the t'J.bers. In the face cf this vridcsprciitl "W ct: 3, l:ov:cvc:', some cf our most. trust- ‘ orthy and careful c::pc:‘it:\.cntcr3 claim at flat Cl1Ifl‘.‘.‘C, unzier ordinary condi- ‘.—.'on:', gives 11.0 hcit results. Eromineut atr~.c:ir; the advocates of tint culture, not 'l1ll_\’ for pot.".‘.'s:v.-s, but for corn, is Ur. E. 1. C'.‘.l“.Z‘.:’fi, editor of The ‘\‘.u:'al Nov.’ in a l‘\’_".'L“t1tlSSllO of The (‘<;u:iti'y "1 i = _.",i\‘t“.l the rc-[mist of :2. thor- .:i LI 1.30 11111111’: mul ilut nioxlca of ch it i.; :=t::t<-tl that ilnt cul- "-;ji\«~;1'.....i 13 to 2.) pm‘ cc-nt. xnorc '.‘_::‘.'.1 tho hil". .\x:~.o:1g culLivuto1':; who ":1 ti - above opinion is -1’ 1':clZE‘L August I5. 1887. fill: firange Zlfligitur. Published on the First and Fifteenth of every month, AT 50 CTS. PER ANNUM. Eleven Lopies for $5.00. I. T. COBB, Editor and Mailager, SCHOOLCRAFT, MICH. "Remittances should be by Registered Let- ter, Money Order or Draft. 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Under this decision there is hardly a. lliaii. woman or child over five years of agi- that has not infringed. \\'e like the decision and adillire the bullllozilur proillptlless of the legal reprcsellta- tives of the patelltec or liisiissigliocs as it shows us the inherent wickcdllcss of 3 law sustained and uphold from year to year by the Congress of the United States: American Driven Well Agency For The County of Courtland. N. Y. The U. 5. Supreme Court by decision Ieflllcltu l\la) 25, IM7. in the cases of liames vs. Al.dre\\s, alld Btedle vs. liellnelt have affirliied and su-tallied the validity of the Chen Drivtn \\ell Patent. The decision iii the case of iieedle vs Bennett ilmfillb the decision ofjurige iiifllcll Cord ill Alldreus vs. Cross, I9 lfilallch. 294.- 305, that the urer of a llell is an iilfriligcr, although he may neither have made it, owned it, or procured its making. The validity of tie patent has been es- tablished afierlolig litigation, at great ex pense to both owners all(.l;|llil'll1g€TS. lnfiiligers are ht reby ntlllfitd that aroyally often dollars must be paid on each (‘ltll'ntSilC and fairln well, not exceeding l}é inches internal diameter, used previous to January I4. I885. _ Where no suit has been commenced_in- frlngers can obtain a license by paying royally promptly. Olhenllse Costs wlllbe added in each case without further notice. Licenses can be obtained at the law otiice of W. I). Tuttle, Wallace Building, Court- hnd, N. Y. N. J. Plulsous, Agent for Win. D. Andrews & Brother. mm THE jotted gem, entitled “A Michi- gan Sunset,” that appeared on the first pigs‘ oi July ‘.5 issue and was proba- bly read with appreciation by many friends of the writer, was credited Ioulchow—poesiblv the we-atllcr was in fliult-—to it very lliilbiguous source. The beautiful lilies were from the pen oi Miss Alina L. Fellows, whose illi- tials should have been attalzlletl. We call now only let tllis cxplallatioli make Inch alllelldsus it_iillly for tile oluissioll. Owilig to the iillscasolllibleliess of such l‘('p0l‘ifl, jottcrs who have lately aeilt at-collllts of their Cllildreil’l-l Day exercises will not find IlIt'l]l inserted. We can not run froln Jullc to Julie with reports of a day, and must put a limit to delinquency. A Day at the Agricultural Colleze. loutinul d ' We did not rofl-r in the last Vlsrron tothe vi-ry illlt‘l‘(‘Slillg(i(‘pf|I'lIil(‘lil pre- sided over by I’rot'essor Cook, the lllaii who,we suppose, kliows as mlicli or more aboilt the insect tanlily than lliiy other mail ill Michigan. Alld right here we take pleasure in ex prcssiiig the opilliou that no other man is more anxious that his knowledge as tatigllt to the students of tile College shall be of real practical value to them and to the agriculture of the State. In the course of instruction adopted at the College in his dc-partlnent, Prof. (look first teaclll-s allntoiiiy. Students here become familiar with the names and strlicture of the bones that con- stitute the frlliiicu ork ot lulilliiils, and come to uiiderstiilld their action and uses; and next, the physiology of ani- mals and howdise.-ise affects the ditler- eilt organs. Popular notions are sci- elllitically exailliiicd and flilhlcit-s ex- ploded. In.-el-t cm-mics of the blis- btilltilllflll afford it wide tit-ld for explo- ration. Tlicir structure, habits, lit)“ propagated alid how der-troyed, is ii very iillportallt branch of study and set-ins likely’ to (ll-lnalld the closest at- lelitioii of the very best. talcilt we have. it there are not new kinds oi insects, there are continually cl-oppiilg ollt new developinents ill insect life. ll:irmt'ul to tlleagriculturist by invad- iilg some lilies of this great illdustry heretofore ulltouclied. While civilization signifies culture, refinement, and a const.-llltly ascending grade of improvement, it also in a cor- responding degree stinilllzltcs an ill- crease and growth of vices; so ill the world of allimal liie,whe1l weimprovc ind bring toa higher stalidllrd of ex- cellence the products of the earth, iii- ~ect lite is present here, there and cv- i-rywllere_.asserlilig its rigllt in its own wily to “life, liberty, and the pursllil of llappillcss.” The one-liall of our people engaged ill agriculture illlVt‘ liltlc exact knowledge ot tllcse inst-cl t‘llClllit'S that prey lipoll them, and it is llil: province of the Agricultural Col- logo of M iclligail to educate its stil- -lcnts ill Fulfil lill(‘S as sli:ill enable them by their knowledge to aid ill counter- lclillg the opcl-ntiolis of these insect l-lieniies of the f:iriiler. When we speak of the insect ene- lilies of the fzirliler we iililst not for- get that these ellcliiil-S dollot have it all their owli way, and as we lit-tellcd to l’rot. Cook we were rcuiitlded of tllc l.-xpi'l-ssive rllyiiic: “Ee’en fleas have 2-in llcr fleas to bite ‘em, And so on down ad illfillitum." \Vllat the Professor has said about the licssiiili fly and the parasite that destroys it is a lnarkt-d illtistratiou ot the "sllrvivlil of the fittest.” Frolil ellloiilology geill-rail zoology is next ill order and closes the course of illstrtlction taught in this tll‘p{ll'llll(_‘lll. The mecllailical is anew (i(§|)tll‘l|Il(‘lil added, as we l't'lll('nllK‘l‘, witliili the last two years. About forty students were ill this departlllcilt the last term, under Mr. Carpt-liter‘, pl'()ft:~‘s0l' of mathematics and ellgiileel-iilg. Those who take :l full coiirse pilt ill their three hours ii day in the wold sllop the first yl-lir and in the iroli shop the other three years; :1 part of tile tinle is, liowcvcr, devoted to (li':l\\'ill_‘.l'. i|ci'c- tofore. work in the lilccllalilical dep:ii't- llil-lit has l)t'(‘ll di.-t-rt-tioliary \villl the student. 1lcl'(-aftl-i', evl-ry male stil- dciit will be rcqilirt-d to give not less than six uuks lime to li.(‘ll|Ct:il:Illic:ll dcpartlileiit, and we tllillk that an ex- cellent rcqliiremellt. Boys will ll-arll soniethilig of the use and care of tools ill that tiliie iftllcy have no lilcchaliic- al genius. They will learn to tile :1 saw and grind a tool ifthey get no fllrtlier, and that is more than most. farmers can do slid do well. Prof. Johnson, of the agricultural department, took us in his buggy and drove down the lane and over the river bridge. The fields alld fences on either side gave evidence of good i‘-.irming, and the stock of good inali- agenieilt. Of class room work and ill- structioli, we know iiotllili-r. , The value of ensililgc llnlll been xi. matter of expcrililellt at the Colltgc for several yell rs and the evidence of it favorable verdict is found ill the building ofa l-ilo expected to hold 150 tons, ill process of colll-'-truclioll at the time we were there. Until quite re- cently, we believe, silos \\clt- nlostly a collar UI‘1lll(lt‘I'gl'0lIlltl rooill; blit hit- lcrly the heavy niasoilry oi the silo has been Sll1lL‘l'.~‘t.‘tlt'(l by roouls above grolind, made air tight in some prac- ticilblc llluilner at less cost than by the old nlethod. The Agricultural Col- lege silo is being built under the di- rection of Prot. Johnson, something after this plan: On a collar wall six feet. high stands a building 19x33. The stnddilig used is 2x12,16 ft. long for the sides and placed one foot apart,.sid- ed on the oiltsidc, double-shceted on the inside with matched lumber with tai-red paper between. The inside is theil lathed alld plastered, Portland cement being used in place of lime. This room was divided by a partition equally as strong as the outside. The completed silo then consists of two roonls, 15x17, the cemented floor of which is on it level with the stables ot the basement barn where it is to be fed. Doors open ilito an alley coli- veiiient to the stalls. This oiithiy by the State, it is claimed by Prof. Jolili- son, is justified by the experiments coiidtlcted with care for several years under less favorable coiiditiolls than the present arrangements will furnish. \Ve made it briet hilt very pleasant call upon Prof. Kcdzic and learned from liilri that he was about to make a series of experiments that seem likely to bring about almost. tl revolution ill lhc coillniel-cial fertilizers of the coun- try. It will be time enough to say more about the matter when his ex- perinieiits have developed facts. Thirty niillutes with President Wil- ll.-ts only colltiriiled an opiliioil previ- ously elitertailled that he possessed the I‘CqlIiSilC(]ll:lilli0S for the position he holds. \Vith broad views of the needs of agriculture, with good execiitive ability, all earliest purpose and devo- tioll to the work, he must and will add to the character and standing of the Agricultural College of Miclligali and aid in placing it ill the trout rank of the educational institutions of the State and country. Not only the farmers but the people of the State have :1 mistaken llotioll oi" wliiit the Agricultllral College should ~ll-eoinplisli. They seem to tliilik its lcgitililllte use is to niaiiutacturc far- llicrs. Now, that is a ll:ll‘l‘0W notion lhat seems to rest on the one word, ag- l'icllltlll'e. We niiderst:ilid this college is! iiltclidcd to give scientific illstl'llc- lion on those lines of learliing which underlie :lgl‘it'l|lilll'C,flll(l while pursu- ing tllcse studies the student is brotlglit in contact with the practical '|p1)llL't|li1)ll oi the ilistructioll he rc- ccivcs. lie is rl-quircd to kllolv :0 l.e thing of fruits and flowers, gmsses and ;.1‘l‘ilillS, not only by acquiring zl kliowl- edge of their stl'll<:tlll'c,llabits and uses, bilt he gets over the fence and works aiiloilg tllt'ill fr-olil day today. At. the end of his college eourl-c he may ilot adopt flrniilig as a business. He may have it decided ll-ailing ill soiile othv.-r llil‘(‘Cii()ll,fllKl tilvorablc conditions may invite llilli to other fields oi labor. Ill this event he will have the scientific instl-uclioli that he might have had clsewlil-re with the added practical ap- pliclltioll——most cel't:lillly all import- li.-.lt featllrc ill the education of youllg lllt‘li and woulcll. it is pcrh:lp< iieedh-ss to add that we l\t‘li(‘\'(‘ ill the Agrh-liltul'al College of Micllig:il~,:illd ill.~l[)i[‘(‘(.l b_v ollr l'oc.(»llt visit, we .-hall iii future have more to say about it and have nlore coilmluni- t‘.'l(itlllS frolll its proftesors alld stu- dents. What We Remember of Port Huron. We have iill-lltioiied illadvertently that w'- went to Port illiroli from the Agricllllilrlll College to attend the all- lllltll illel-ting of the Micliigan Press Associatioll. Port llliron, the terminal point of the Chicago & (irand Trlillk liailway ill this State. is a city of lilore import- ance than we hall supposed. it chlillls ll population of over 12,000 and is riglit to the point in elitcrpl"lse as shown by its street electric railway mill the electric lighting of the city. Situated at the foot of Lake lluron,on the higllballk of the river, the ship- ping of t’c Great Lakes floats by dur- ing the season of navigation in an al- most colitiliuous lilie. Steamers, great and small, and sailing vessels of every description are plowing their way up and dowll this great channel of coin- merce, the water way outm of the great northwest. Editors, iiltlividually, may not be in their own neighborhood, where best kllown,of much colisi-quence; but when uiassed as an associlitioii, they com- ilialld thelittelitioll luld,tosome extent, the services of a town. Malliifacturiilg (:()li|[)tlilit‘S invite them to inspect. their plant, etlllciltiollal ilistitlitioils their seats of learllilig; the carrizlges of the good people are freely offered and used to size up the city; private citizens tell- dl-r l't't:t‘[)i.i0llS. and in this ilistailcc tile illustrious gang were banquctcd by the ladies. Of the work of the Association in 9. professional way we shall assume that the gclierlil public are iriditfereiit, and pass it by without comment. \Vliile enjoying the private carriage part oftlic program ,we were especially struck with the splendid outlook from the fine l‘eSi(l0llC’B frolltiilg the river on its most iiilportalit street after we passed beyond the lille of business houses. On a slightly ascending plateau,per- liaps fifty feet above the river, which here has a. bold bank, with a. broad street only intervening, runs a line of elegant residences. The grounds are ample, beautifully ornarrlcnted, with no obstacle to mar the view ofthe sliifting panorama pre- sented by the business energy and coin- mercial activity of oilr people on the face of this beautiful river. There are residelices with beautiful surround- ings in nearly allot ollr Micliigali cit- ies, but for all outlook of shifting scene and attractive interest, this surpasses liy other that We.have seen. Tile presence of the Press Associa- tion ili this ilistaiiceluid no [)€l'CC1)lil)it' effect on the supply of gas. Port [lu- roli in this State has the lead in the supply from many wells ofthe geliuinc .-lrticle, and is utilizing it in various ways. As olir stay at Port. Huron covered but one day, we can not refer particu- larly to private enterprises that we did not visit. A trip on the steamer Coli- ger had been generously tendered the Ar-lsocizltioli and ill the afternoon that part of the program was carried oili by a short and enjoyable run out into the lllkc and a turll down the river. Adhering to the program of that day . we were present and took part, doing ourdllty manfully, as we verily be- lieve, at a l)i!llqllcI'.le1l(i.“l‘t.‘tl the Asso- ciation by the ladies of Port Huroli. At 7:30 P. M. a very irregular lille oi lnarcli from the hotels, of iloli-resident lllatcri:il,was forilli-d. and soon after [)l'CScllI(,‘(.l ilitii\'i(lUt\i checks of adllil.~i- .~'lUll to the “Piiliice Rink,” where a banquet of ullsllrplissed beauty alld ex- l-cilcllce greeted evl-ry eye that I)it.~‘s(-(I the illiil-r door of that spacious build- i lg. We have been present at st-vera t):llI(]ll[‘l-'~ gcilcl'ollsly tclillel'elltlie1’l'cs.- .\ssoci:ttioli by citizens of Mil-liig.-lll cities, and it is no t:ltl'y to siiy that thi- l2l(il‘Fi of Port llllroll, with more til- \'(ll‘:llli0 coiid'ltiolls as to room, carried oil the palm. lil snyilig this, we do not reflect lip- on otlil.-rs, for in this llltllltfl‘ oil other or-4-.-isiolis. the ti-l-atinclit has been illii- forlilly most courtl-oils alld gelicroii . But a spreld of eight tables with -to plates each, be.-itititicd by flowers alld cvcr,-,' fczitilre of lavish a.doi'llnlelit that a cultured taste could collinnlild is a sight as ullusual as it is attractive. But we will not elillirgo. it is perhllps slitiiciclit to say that the ballqlllrt wal- superb ill every pfll'liCllltlI‘. Tile ladies ill attclldallce ulllicipzlted every want and lest the illcnlory of their good looks, clllirlilillg l|l:llill(‘l'S, and polite attelltioll be bltlrrcd by other scclles we have about resolved to no liiore pill‘- ticipzltc ill editorial banqlletillg. FROM the July Crop Report We clip the l0li0Wlll"'. Tllose of us who live ill collllties that suticrcd most severely will read later reports with interest. A drouih of two months will spoil the best calculatiolis: At the tilile the supervisors took the asst-ssriicllt last sprilig the urea ill wlleit ill tllc southern counties was 1,414,820 acres; ill the t.'t'lI|l't|i counties, 2U:l,7l‘.l acres; and ill the llortlll-ril colllltics, :ii,‘.lb'-L acres. Tile estilliilted yield per acre ill the soutllcrll coulllics is 12 and 7:2-llillldl'l-dtlls buslicls; in the celllral counties 15 tllltl 29-llLllitil'L'(illlb‘ bilsllcls; and ill the ltUl‘llIt'l'li counties 14 and 99-lllllillrcdtlls l)liSllt‘iS. 11 these esti- llllltcs prove to be i-ilbstiilltially accli- rate the total yield in the state will be :Zl.l342,476 bushels. But it should be borne in lliilid tlizlttlln coliditiollot'tlle crop at the time tllc reports were made was such as to make a saltisfzictory cs- liluatc of yield per acre hardly p0.~'Si- blc. A large pcrcciitage of tile crop, pal'ticularly in the southern counties, was flattclled to the ground, the result. of ill’ury by Iicssian fly. Nellrly tive-slxtlis ot the reports from the southern four tiers of counties show damage from this pest, and not a county is exempt. Tllo damage as es- timated ranges from 2 per cent. in Lapeer, 6 in St. Chiir, 10 ill Oakland, 11 in Kalamazoo, alld 12 in Geliesce, llillsdalc, and Macomb, to 30 per cent in Eaton lilld st Joseph, 31 in Van Burcn, 35 in lnghain and Jackson, 37 in Waslitcllalmrllld 38 in Livingston. It is believed that in this section of the Stilts the thrcslliligs alone can tur- uish it correct statclllellt of the yield per acre. Tile damage by fly is not as great: in the ceiltrlll and llortherll counties as in the sout.lieril,:it least at the time tllo reports were made (Jill y 1), the daili- ago was not. so app.-ircilt. The wheat crop ot 1886 amounted to 2'i.5).3,l69 bll.-'iIt:l8. The average yield ])t‘l' acre in the southeril counties was ,1? lliid 30-liulldredtlis bushels; ill the ceiltrlil counties 16 and 4-huiidrcdths bushels, and in the ilortllerli counties 12 and 54-hullllredths bushels. The average for the State was 17 and 2-hu udredths bushels. What Part Does the Study of Botany Play In the Course at the Agricul- tural College? l)r. lit-al replied substantially as fol- lows: Every student takes three stil- dics a day. All except the special stu- dents and those ill the ilicclnillicill course are required to spend tivc-sixllis of at college yeiir with daily lessons in botany. They lll.‘l_\' elect one or two lt'I‘lilS more durillg the last year of their course. We start with this statement, that the ability to observe well is valuable ill ally killd of bilsilless. No real prog- ress czill be made ill the study ofplliuts (or animals ritller till the student; Ic:lrns to observe. lallts are the hall- diest, and as good as nllytliing for this purpose. To acquire the habit of observing tllerc is no better way than to keep trying. Illluli-use numbers of forms of plants are all the time about us ready for use. This is the way the Freshmen began the study ill May. Each one was told where he could find some wild lllpilles ill flower. "You illay look these over curcllllly, without the aid of abook; collie to the class roolil to-iilorroiv willlollt your spccilnells and you Sliall, each in tllrll. have it clltlllcc to tell llll you can about what you have seen." 'l‘lircc days are given to this plzlllt. It is the first one-, and in connection with the study, they are l't’lt3i'l'0(l to certain par.-igrziplis of Gray’s Lessons, \vllel'e they can learn the ilailies for certain parts which they have seen. But few hints are given. ’l‘lil- Fresliilleli procure sollle, drziwiilg papcrabout 7xlU iIl"i1l.'S, Pilcil a sheet for it plalit. On this ap- pears the name of the plant, outline drawillgs of lllally ot the parts, with llaiilesalid brief notes. These are ex- -iniilled and credit given thrrctor. Two days were given to the stull_v of straw- berry plants ill flower. As new things are di-covered and a need ofllew niiilles -lrises, the pupils learn to use these uulles. After two plants have been studied, a. critical C0lllp’ll'iS0l) is made t'or poillts ot silliihlrity and points of dif- l'el-ence. As Agassiz used to say, "Any one can learn to observe isolated parts, but when he begins to CUlllp:tl‘0 he takes a step ill pllilosopliy.” liere be- gins the use and dcvelopmelit. of the reasolliiig powers. Judgilicllt. is re- t|llil't'ti to act at every step ill his sub- ~t-qucllt progress. b‘llcct-cdilig lessons are giveli ill the study of the day lily, llalldclioli, water lily,oliloll, basswood, iil:illow.gr.~lpe, pot.-lto, l':.l.Bpl)L'l'l'_\', pea, inn.-'I:il'd. llldizill corn, and others. e‘t-eds and seedling plants are stlldied ill the same collllcctioll, lllakillg use of corli, buckwheat, l)GilllF, pc.-is, etc. The lllt'lllt)l'_V has soillclllillg to do. in the use of stage microscope, kllile, and dissl-clillg ilccdlcs, the llallds lic- quire skill. in the full tcrlil tllc_v learn to .‘lll:li\'ZU plaiitl-, finding the name at‘- tcr kllow'lii_r the .~tl'llctllre. They be- come tzllililiur with the leading coul- illoii plants of some ot the most im- poi-taut faiililics. They are tll‘ili0(i in the correct use aild tiieaiiillg of the terilis used in cl:is~il'ying plants. This is good praclicill inductive logic. in the spring term the Sophomores are thought to be well elioiigli pre- pared to be adnlitled into the myste- ries of a new world. Each is aided for two llotirs a day with zl colllpoulid mic roscopc. re-agl-llts,-i slim-pr:lzor,:i1ld ollicr appiirattls tor dissl-ctillg and stu- dying the lilillutc :lll:ltolily oi plants. Tile ditlcreilt kinds of cells liild cell coiltellts and the do-vclopnleiit of each are carcflilly studied. Some use is luade of books; some lectures are given on protoplasln,st:lrcll,cllloropllyl,crys- tal.-. phlllt tood, iliovelilellls of water ill the phlilt. growth, assiillihilioll, re- pl'otltll:lion.ctlt-ct oi’ t|iil'crcilt tclilpera.- tlires, motions of phults, tllc illode of lel'tili'/atioli. Sonic attention is given to the lower forms of plants, such as fungi, water plilllts, fl-i'lls,alld the like. lll tlle senior year the .-tudcllt can elect allolller term for the stlldy of for- est ry. grasses, orilljilriolls filllgi. Some of tllccl-s:i_vs of the l-tlidciits will ap- pear ill the Vislrolt from lime to tillle and will give your ri-:idci~- a glimpse of what they are doillg ill loicstry The rich liativc flora, the botllllic gar- den, the arborctlllli, the green house, flower beds, the park. tlicgiil-dolls, mil- sculll, oi'ch:il'd, alltl fields. give anlple lil:itel'i:il for the use oi stildelllsill bota- lly. They make ilulllcroils little ex- perilueilts ill botany of a vzlricd char- acter, including the way in which wheat, chess, beans, etc., sprout, grow and luatu re. After all ofthis botany, with a term in ll0i'ti(‘l1ltlll'e and lialt' a term in landscape g=lrdt~ning,tlic student ought to have ulllde good progress ill learn- illg to see and discriillinate ill the nice distinctions between plants. llis eye is cultivered, his ll1eIn0"_V strength- ened, his hands acquire skill. his judg- mellt is iiilproved, he acquires a good deal of information ill regard to plants. it is hard to tell which one oi these will be of most. use to the student. in the future, but, without doubt, the habit of carclul observation and the cultivutiouot tllejudgillellt. will rank high. ~ Tm»: article t'rom our friend II. B. came to late for the August 1st, num- bel-of the VISITOR where in referring to the pioneer meeting, itwollld have been more Sefl80llll.l)i(‘, but that does not de- tr:l_ct trolii its viilueas it presents other points tor considcratioll. H:ill’_s Vegetable Sicilian ihiir Re- ncwer is uncqllliled for l'(3S[Ul‘illg gray hair to its nlltural color. proliloting g;-owth, and producing new hair on 1d heads Aiisrnst. I5. I887. TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR- Foreign Immigration — its History and how it Aifects the American Farmer. \Ve gather from historians that from the earliest periods the tidal wave of iininigrition was westward, not- .withstanding the foollsli boast oi the Athenians that they sprang t'roin the soil where tlu-y lived and that their descent. was direct from the gods. The oriental inonarchies and king- doms were never proliiic in that pro- gressive development that ought to mark the p-ithway of civilization, and such progress could only be looked tor in the wilds of the west, at once un- trannueled and unpanoplied with foriins and traditions. The sheltered caves of the Mediter- ranean received the influx of tori-ign- ers,and here they built their liomcs, termed themselves into organized bod- ies and powers that aft:-rivards and at one tiiue in the course oi'lniiiiaii events became the niasters oi the world. The tidal wave still continued west- ward until the wild tribes of Briton were captured.amalgamated and trans- forined,and alter ‘ uturies oi ltoinan and Saxon rule bt. me united in one cat kingdom for conquest and for nine. The waters oi the Atlantic, then iiii- fathoined and unknown, its length and breadth a mysu-ry and a matter only of conjecture, presented for centuries an insurmountable obstacle to that reat wave on iniznigration that had or so many centuries followed the set- ting sun. But when the minds of navigators became familiar with the waters and waives of that great ocean, and the great American continent had been opt-nod up to the vision of civiliz-ition, it became the center of attraction for the world and is to-day, after a few centuries since its organization, by its G)litl'lp4'l.:'tl force drawing more people to its shores than probably all the oth- er countries in the world. In the providence of God this great American continent had been kept i'or the most part from the gaze of the world until this opportune moment. when God sitted the kingdoms ot the old world to iind some good grain to pt-int here that shodld germinate into national life. The people that first immigrated from Europe to America were born in the day oi ()ppI‘3i-‘~.~‘I()II and in the night of persecution. Driven as exiles be- cause i-ftheir high moral and religious ch.-tractors. they took refuge here in free America.wlicre no tyrant had over yet trod, and here for consciences S‘ll\'(‘, they worshiped God in spirit and in truth. In the 15th and 16th centuries the fickle and trifling populace of France had. iievi-rtlieless. its political and re- ligious reforiin-rs, had a devout people wlio through earnest prayer and prac- tical study were inspired to bear sul- tering and show charity. There \\'l'l'C the Huguenots ofFi'ance. 'I‘wi-nty-live [ll0ilfi:til(I were put to death in one year because they desired to live righteous, Chri.-};~,---- 2-0-nx ' . ' _ I . TEEN IO CXITE I OH‘ said, \\ hen the public la_nds flit. all ob- Gm, R30 prime per ill.” 1:, taint-d, the demand will (‘XCt'(‘(l the Green R30 good per lb.. ,..,@-..., supply. and value by the same rule ',f,'a°r;f;',‘b"('J°C';lPFf'b<~ lb ---'9@- X IIIIISIK. Il.l('.l'0flSC. . Qreen Laguayra 3 it it is true then that the continued l-mule-vs chmce per vb ---------------- -46% influx of imniigration to our country ,'§g‘;:§§§,‘ f‘p'e‘,",‘b"' """" "35 will diminish the price oi‘ produce, Roasted Rio No 2p¢rlb..... ....IIIIIa4 and increase the hardships of the poor §oas'cgJi-aeuhayfa heslibperlb ....... in,“ . . I - ' ' oaste av: vi-st per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ tlussts, and ot the tarniei oi limited B_mes.G°,d‘nRiomw¢d ‘“,bP,l_____3:“O33 means, what ought our action be in TEAS view of these fact-? 1,, - ‘ _ _ _ _ penalperlb..... _ bitch a state oi things considered in Young Hy~on perlb 3’; :3, 3 a financial point of view, might ailect °°’°"¥ l’°"“’-- 31- as as f_ _ _ Y I ‘I . _ I Japanpcrlb... , . 3-}, 4-;, 45 .tV0lfl.) _\ t ie man \\ io might have .i. (;..,,,,,,.,d,,_,,. m3,_ .5 ,,_ ‘L 9 large amount of land, and I think it rougicx mum) Fgfing would. But we should legislate lnrg«-- Raisins, New Mibcatells per _____ "9. 5., l_v in favor oi the weaker classes. ,2 E’d(}"“‘l°=‘°ll5- j; Money and wealth is power that needs «- Lozdfifi X b,,,,,,_:" ’ 7‘ but little help. Poverty is weak and “ Valencia vrrlb --------- .- iieeds the aid of law in its struggle for .. S°°‘“°"" "'35" "ll" 9" "“‘ . Ondara. box 28 lbs CXl!~'i.0ll('e. -- -l -- .,n,., A man of wealth; a farmer who has P""3fS- §'°"°l’ b<,“"=5- Perlb a. large estate, may see in the near fii- c,,,,,,,,5_ ,:v,,'_l-‘;,',I‘,“,y1,' lmlb‘ ture if the present policy contimies wuou; 5p]CES_ his estate increase in value, and a. Black pepper, pcrlb ................... .. favorable opportunity of hiring men While " ---------- ~- -- rlicaply, and although produce is low he may be tlicgainer. But reilly would it not be better i'or all concerned to see Mace ,, the chances, opportunities for the ac- Nulmcgs -- cumnlation and elevation of the far—l PURE GROUND S meis of limited means, and the laborcrsl Pure pepper, black, per lb .............. .. and the poorer classes, auguinented I; -‘?"*°,“”°3Y°"';° P"-'“’ ------ -- -- instead of diminished. Prt-sinnably -- .13: """"" " such would be the desire ofall. ‘; i=ins«_=r per lbw Then as a ;legitimate and logical se- ' “‘l5l"°“ l’""’ """""""""" " qucncc is it not the duty of the Amer- GR0CER5' SUNDRW3 ican people and this Nation to change "2 lb “°fi5- P"”’ -- . . . . . . . our sulphur per lb its policy respecting ioreign immigra- tion? J. G. PARKIIURST. " ' Ginger " Linnamon " Cloves " Allspice " t‘u'3~a|'n~o5‘d\'I G595 35 Bi-:;arl> soda, loom, :12 lb kegs “ ‘ 25 lb boxes. . . . " “ " io lb boxes . . . . . . . . in lb packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . “ " in K lb packages . . . . . . . . . . It nuts are b()Il](!]'][]g your hoes ()1-I Com starch, (nlberi’s per lb . . . . . . . . .. 65$ .. 7 3% 4 ll 10 —— —:_ Nihmhuu X - , - - _- , Diiryea’.', per lb . . . . . . . . . .. llI\ es, it will be well to spi inkle plcn- l s,mh_,_,mp_,,m,ea,;_‘olb box“ Per lb “ Gi bert’s " " t_v of salt about the l1lV'(1~iflllll if thr-rej should be any ant hills near your apia-1 ry inake a good salt brine and pour on I plentiiully. " " Corn starch. new process. . . . . . . . . . . . . Starch, new process, lump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 “ “ 6 lb boxes . . . . . . . . . 6 1 lb boxes . . . . . . . . . 6 Patron’s Shoe House! Ag 3- Zi’.i§’@>n 121 N'o:l:th. 8th. Street. Philadelphia. Penn., Wholesale Dealt rs and Manufacturers in BOOTS, SHOES ANSD RUBBERSI of all Kinds and Descriptions. Under contract with the Executive Committees oi the New York, New ersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maine State Oranges, and recognized by the Oranges of Ohio, Michigan and Iowa to supply the Patrons in Fine Shoes At the I.-ovvest Vvholesale Prices. We are the Largest Wholesalers, Retailers and Manufzicturers of FIJNE fizfioj’-B3 , and can ship goods by single pairs or in lots by freigh' to any point in the country. By dealing with our house ’r.trons will find it greatly to their advantage. A trial order vlill convince you. A .S}>.~rz'a1 Grange ljixraunl taken of of r-wry pair 0] .5/laex. H/e have an ixmnmxe axsartmmt of LADIES’ AND MISSES SHOES, for Fine and Coarse Wear, in Dress Kid, Pebble, Leather and llongo‘as at $1.00, $l.50 and $2.00, up to $6.00 and $7.00. lVlEN’S and BOYS’ SHOES, Solid Wearing, Good and Substantial, at $1.35, $1.50, $2.00, up to $5.00 and $6.00. flsend for Our Catalogue and Price List. All inquiries cordially answeied. We have Men’s Solid Calfskin Shoes at $2.00. $2.50. $3.00 and $3.50. Men’s Farming and Plow Shoes at $1.15. $1.50. $1.75 and $2.00. Men’s Kip Boots, Good Quality, at $2.25. 52 so and $2.75. I A large Assortment in Stock of Man's Mining Boots, 1/eazy Cram and Hmtl (‘(1/f in all Size: and H7411/1.r. We have Ladies’ Best Pebble, in Broadand Syuar: Tan, at $1.25, $1.50, 51.75 and 52 00. Ladies’ Popula_r Dress Boots at $2.00, $2.50. 33 00 and 53.50. Misses and Children's Shoes. l€'S- nd us Your Orders. Our Prices Cannot be Equalled. We have everything that is made under the sun in Fine Shoes at the Lowest Wholesale prices. Catalogue: Jen! Free to any part of the Country. A R Wholesalers, Retailers, Jobbers and Man- I I ’ ufacturers of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers 121 North 8th St., Philadelphia, Penn. of all kinds and descriptions. junei WHY WHITE LEAD does not last one quarter the time. INGERSOLUS LIQUID RUBBER PAINT does Why White Lead does not last as it formerly did, is answered in our Pamphlet. Every one their own Painter, which is full of other valuable information about PAINTING. Color Cards and all mailed free. MASTERS and SECRETARIES should write for a supply for their GRANGE. PATRON’S PAINT WOR KS, 64 Fulton Street, New York. The first concern that sold direct to Patrons and gave wholesale trade discounts and keeps it up. Don't buy any Paint till you write us. augttf NB Il.ll.i. Wliilfl. Write for Prices and Circulars. Carbotson Cu ll your Radlw station. Add!-ensl- II‘l\‘I. In £10]. I‘. julyllm - n<»—.._._....---..-.-M-. .—..... .-..-. .-.k............ ........—.,_ -..-..v. .,-r—-.... . .,..,....,-...-a-..~..»....-........-.2-.-..............-.t.. TIEIE G-RANGE V ISITOR- August I5, I887. Entries’ gepartment. Vlta. Rex. There's a tvraiit who rules with a scepter of might, His subjects are legion, and black, brown or white, _ From equator to pole they acknowledge his right, And are steadfast, and loyal. and true. His mandates are honored in feverish haste, And dtference is paid to each whim of 1115 taste, ‘ _ His speech is with infinite eloquence graced, And yet he says nothing but “goo. ’ How long has he reigned? Since the world was begun, _ And his reign will endure till its glories are done. There's nothing so wonderful under the sun, As this king who has nothing to do But to eat and to sleep, and be always on hand To enslave a new subject or to give a coin- . mand, Which they fly to obey, for they all under» stand, _ Although he says nothing but “goo." Ah. velvety despot, how silken your chains! How cherished your bondage o’er all earthly gain~; _ How much sweeter your voice than c :lest1al strains, As you lie in your cradle and coo. No monarch e‘er reigned with a sway so coin- plete, Whose subjects so abjectly kiieeled at his feet. -Whose rule was so dear, and whose thraldom so sweet, As this one who says nothing but “goo.” The True Wlfe. Flowers spring to blossom where she walks The careful ways of duty; Our hard, stiff lines of life uith her Are tlowing curves of beauty. Our homes are cheerier for her sake, Our door yards brighter blooming. And all about the social air ls sweeter for her coming. Unspoken homilies of peace Her daily life is preaching: The still refreshment of the dew Is her unconscious teaching. And never tenderer hand than hers Unknits the brow of ailing; Her garineins to the sick in-.a.ii's ear Have music in their trailing. Her presence lends its warmth and health To all who come before it. if woman lost us Eden, such As she alone restore it. And if the liusban:l or the wife In home's strong light discovers Such slight « efaults as failed to meet '1he blinded eyes of lovers, \Vhy need we care to ask? -— who dreams \\'ithont their thorn of roses, ()r won-lci.~. ll‘..1t the truest steel The re-.ulie.~.t spark discloses? For still in mutual sutferance lies The sec et of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The swectut.~'.~ of forgiving. -John G. V\’liittier. _ Elizabeth Cady Stanton. “But some how or otlicr,” says our versatile V. 13.. "his wife got the start of hini,” referring to Henry B. Stan- tou as the man thus uucei'e1nouiousl_v cut. oil’ fi-oin ajustly entitled funie. l rejoice in the honor which the VisiroR’s valued coi'i'c-spoiideiit has evinced for Mr. Stanton and agree with him that the worl-"s need of praise does “f.’.‘:lll_l_" aft nglci .” St-il1,to whether, in thTs par- ticular case, man or with is inost cu- titled to fame must still remain a. nint- ter of v:iried‘opiuioii, and, since we have had the chai-actci' of one deline- ated, let it be the mission of my pen to as briclly outline the ft’:l.1.tll‘eS 01 that other life that was yoked so tit- tingly with his. It Wzl.S at Johnstown, sortie 40 miles North of Albuiiy, in Novcinber, 1816, that was begun the bright, light-giv- iiig life of Filizabetli Cady. Men and women are cre2itiii'cs of Cll'(illlllSt:1l]t‘.E'S no more then children ot their sur- roundings. The mourntul home of Charlotte Bronte. by its sea of heather, left its iiiipi'c.'-:5 on her life and works: the griefs that fora time overwlielnied Helen Hunt :it'tci'w:ii'tls shaped her na- ture to gentler, iiobler forth; and the flesh, vigorous scenes and associations of Miss (,‘:uly'.s childhood added their t.utoi':i.ge to that of her books,aii(l have sparkled out in influence all the Way along her life. A romping, trolicsoine, mcrry girl was this Elizabetli and with an appre- ciation for more than the mere foam of joyousness. To her old and wise Scotch ininister-slie seems to have been attached with a contidiug depth of at- fection unsual in a child. He in turn cherished for her company a. peculiar fondness, very warm in contrast With his natural coldness towards other parishioners. From him the child drew her tirst deep,ever bright, views of religion and heaven. Here started the rivulet ofcheerful philosoph and broad charity that has since wi ened into a stream of such bencficent_ help- fulness to others. Mr. Cady was 9. judge and it was from law books in his office that his daughter learned of existing statutes, unjust for women. An amusing iiici- dent happened one day when, excited with anger at their unfairness, this would be law maker, or deinolislier, determined that these thin gs should be at once at an end and was on the point. of cutting the obnoxious para- graphs when her father learned of her design and put a stop to such mutila- tion by exphiiuing to her how the au- thority of the laws was not vested in his copy of them. Then it was she vowed she would amend them at their source and well has she kept her word. Her ta_ther’s inconsolable grief at the death of her only brother, who had just finished college. led this ambitious girl to strive to fill that brnther’s place and be to her father all thit he had so fondly hoped his son would be- c ime. For days and years she strug- gled on with such studiesas her broth- er’s before her had mastered, keeping abreast and ahead of her bov compe- titors, in play as in Greek. She thus developct robustly, physically and mentally, but, alas,tor1ier hopes, her father still said sadly, “I Wish you were 9. boy I” ‘ Being but a girl when she had grad- uated at Johnstown academy, she was sent to Mrs. Willard’s Female Seminary at Troy, instead of to Union College at Schenectady as she had secretel y hoped This training seems to have sharpened the motives which have since actuated her actions and prepared her to ad- vocate against the narrowness that prohibits a broad culture and all its advantages to women equal with men. Two years she remained at Troy. The following seven years she spent at her father’s home in rugged, 0lll-)f- door exercise and in book delving. At the age of twenty-four Mr. Henry B. Stanton “a. young and fcrvid ora- tor," met and Won her to shortly be- come Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Her husbuiid’s bold relation to :inti—sluvery questions brought Mrs. Stanton at once in position to meet and know th:- forcmost retoriuers among both men aud women. At once upon their inur- riage they sailed for Europe VVilCl'l' began that long and warm friendship between Hrs. Stanton and Lucretia Mott. 'I‘he elder lady became’ tln youngt-.r’s inspii-:ition and Mrs. Stan- ton looked and learned ot' Mrs. Mott. and put what she had earlier learned from her law Sllltll(3Silll(l then wrought out that strong purpose that after ward swept her on past her W0lllCl: workers‘ toi'iner'd:i.i'ing. Nine years later, at Seneca Falls. N. Y.. whence the Stantons had re moved, was called the first Woin.-in’- ltiglits Convent-ion. It was not I be- lieve, convened under that name bill at this meeting the subject of wom-in’.- suffrage was dztuntlessly picseiitctl by Mrs. Staiiton. licrselfuiid urged unti: adopted. She (lid this despite tln scoffs and hiuglitcr that she must havi- known would come. from frieinls it.- well as strangers, and which did coun- and still keep rollllllg, even yet. From that time on the name of Mrs Elizzibcth Cady Stanton has stood linked with every effort to "tl(“.l|l(3\-‘!- the political rights of Anieric.-in citi- zens without destructioiiot'scx.” Slit,- has gone time and :1,c_r:iiii before Stin- legislatu res to plead for more just laws for wom:in; she hzis borne stig- 1n:is. slurs, and unpopnlxirity fol woin:in; she has kept woiii:in’s cruise- ever ll(‘,:1l‘ llt‘.l‘ heart and in llt‘.l' action.-‘. Wlnit pi'ogi'c.-::~: ll:lS come from her of- forts the limits of this paper will lit)! permit to be ll‘llll(‘.-.l, but L-vt-,r_v \Vl)lll’lll knows there has bi-cii progrcs'~x. Wonica. feel its precious lieuliiig while the) trust for furtlicr pi'ogi't-ss. We honor. tlicii, all v2uiguzii'd women when wcdo honnigc to the self sucrilir-.cs and tin- loyal pursuit of the purpose of Mrs. Elizubctli Stanton. J. B —---——~—<<-o—-—:——'- ' Colorado Sights. Much has been written ofthc grand- eurot the mountain scenery, butjusticv l1'l.S never been done, and never will be. from the fact that language cannot cxpress the inagniticeuce of height.- and depths, not to mention the breadth ot'the Rockies. On the 17th day 01 April we skirted troni Boulder, Colo.. curoute for Denver and Lcudvillc. A two hours ride brought us to Denver, called the “Beautiful (Jit.y.” When we guage the western cities by Chicago they tall short and disappoint us lleuvy winds will not justify tall buildings. Push! is the word used to cxpress the leading virtue of the western people, but one day in Chicago exhibits more force, l‘e:llelle1'gy,:l(:l1l:~l.l push, than was apparent to us in Boulder, Denver, or even Leadville. that wonderful magic city in the basin of the everlasting snowcapped mouiitaiiis. The noted place of Denver is “Capitol Hill,” where nature siniles in all her priuiitive simplicity, for the capitol buildings are things ol' the futtire. The court-house and grounds are also fine, also they boast the finest. opera-house of the west; and the union depot building would com- pare favorably with the uiiiou depot ot our smaller cities. But to the lovers of wild scenery the U. P. road to Leadvillc from Denver presents the most gi-atifyiiig results. Canon City is situated at the entrance to the Royal Gorge, where for eight miles the road is built on the side of the mountain. The Arkansas River winding in and out, makes it possible fora road bed on its bank, and the solid rocks, hundreds of feet on either side, looming up,up, up, until the eye of the beholder aches from exhaustion. Seated in the rear of the car, straining our vision to catch each side and woii- dcring if any thing could be more wonderful than these great bouldeis, piled one upon another, forming a solid wall magnificent in its immen- sity, we passed through this wonder- ful gorge. Those mountain roads are marvels of civil engineering skill; what energy and wonderful persever- ence to overcome obstacles. But what can we say of Leadville, built at an elevation of 10,200 above the sea, with 18,000 inhabitants, going and coming, always changino‘. It is called awicked city, but there are several very fine churches, a'}d‘ well organized Christgan workers. ere are no very no buildings, as no one goes there expect- ing to make it a permanent home. The altitude is too high, the human machinery can not stand the pressure and acontinuous residence would re- sult in liisanity. The South Park road we returned on has no places of inter- est, except the iiatural wonders of rocks and declivities which never for one moment lose their charm. On this route the road is built upon the side of the mountain, much of the way seeming a mere thread against its side. Looking ahead We have to confess something akin to fear quickeuiiig our pulses. The "Old Man of the Moun- tains,” a mammoth profile, and the “Catliedral Rocks" are the wonders pre-emineiit on this route. Colorado Springs, situated on the U. P. route, has no springs; the “G:ll‘d€ll of the Gods” has neither flowers, vegetables nor shrubs, but has wonderful formu- tions of pink, white and blue limc stone. The South Park, is no park at all, but only thousands of acres of’ level prairie on top of the mountain. We Would like to say much but toi-bear. Mus. 0. M. SIKES. - ~—-———¢o>————- -- A Snatch of Woman Talk. They were talking about woman, her work, her spheres (for they claimed that of late "wom:1n’s sphere” has tak- cn on a plural her prospects, hopes, her money value, the money her V2llll(‘ oftcnest coinmaiids, and, mainly, ll(‘l' superfluousncss. Being woincn them- selves, they naturzilly did not like to be sct do\vii as s1ipci'fluou.s, nieaning not that they are single oiil_v. but that they are tlici'eforc u.-‘cl-ss. ()t coursv .io womnuevcr thinks SHE is supcrtlu ms. Ilztppily adjusted liuniun |l2lI,lll‘( seldom pcrinits tll‘vll——-lllltl God plt) the victim when she does cxccpt ln -"cud with it a desire to be of u—-——- Soap,asa detergent tor washing pur- poses, is of great antiquity. In the ruins of Pompeii 9. complete soap Ill.‘ll|llffl.Ct0l'_V was found, and the uten- sils and some soup were in a tolerable suite of’ preservation. The first dis- tinct mention of soap now extant, is by Pliny, who speaks of it as the in- vention of the Gauls. The Gallic soap. eighteen centuries back, was prepared from lat and wood ashes, particularly the ashes from beechwood, this wood being very common in France, as well as in England. Soap is spoken of by writers from the second century down, but the Saracens were the first people to bring it into general use as an ex- ternal cleansing medium.-—Sel. Why Some Lakes Are Salt. The cause of the saltuess of some American lakes istoo patent to require many words of explanation. It is probable that, when the continents were raised from the sea, the 1ake-ba.- sins had been already formed, and came up, therefore brimtul of‘ water. In the northern and eastern p rt ofthe continent-, where the supply from rain and snowfall exceeds the loss by evap- oration, the salt being coiitinously carried away through their outlets, has become so diluted as to be an im- perceptible quantity. In arid regions, as the Pacific slope and country about the Caspian, where the evaporation was in excess of the supply, the Water- level ot the lakes continuously sank until, on account ofthe diminished ex- tent ot' surface, the equilibrium of loci and gain was attained. Hence the ex- ceeding saltness of Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea, etc. ‘For a. like reason the Water of the Mediterranean con- tains more salt relatively than that of the ocean. Evapo tion exceeding the supplies from the era and rainfalls, it requires a consta. t current through the Straits ofGibraltar. The same is true ofthe Red Sea, causing a like cur- rent through the Strait of Bab-el-Main deb. Other salt or brackisli lakes probably owe their saltness to the sup- plies from the land. Water being the most general of all solvents, the rains gather up the chloride of sodium from the soils at d the disintegrating rocks, ’ll|(l where the streuins fall into lakes wliosc only outlet is evaporatioii, the lund itself must be a constuiit source of saline supply, and their waters must bccotiic more and more salt, until their --:ip:u-ity as :i solvent has been reuclied. l‘hc Utah P».-nsiii must once have been tilled to its brim with ()Ce:lll—W:'lt(ll‘. I‘he outlct has bcciievaporation. The bike, rcccdiiig to its present level, has lclt many (?V'l(l€ll(‘.CS of it former ex- tcnt.—l’opul:n' Science Pvlonthly. — ~v -—.———¢O1--:-—~—~' How a_f_l'oad Undresses. A gcntlemuii-seiit to an agricultural paper Elll‘.9.fli|l:s‘_"y€g_. (lt5SCl'lptl0ll of "llowa toad tags off his coat and p-tilts.” lle says e has seen one do it, ind :1 fricinl saw flll()tll(‘l' do the same thing in the smile way. "About the niiddle of July, I found a toad on it hill of melons, and not wanting him to leave 1 hoed u'oundbini. He appczimtl sluggish nid not inclined to move. Presciitly [observed liini pressing his elbows igaiust his sides and rubbing (lU\Vll- tvzird. He uppcurcd so siiigul:l,r th-.it I -.v:itt-.lictl to we what he was up to. .\t'tr-r :1 ft-w .~‘lll=.ll‘i rubs his skin lic,2‘=iii to burst open Hflfllgllt along his lnu-k. ‘Now’ s-lid l. -old follow. you have lone it:’ but he 2lp1)l}:ll‘0tl to be uncon- ccriictl and kept on rubbing until lo li.-til workctl all his skin into folds on his sitlcs‘ and hips; thcii gl‘:lSplll_Lg' one hind lug with both his il2lll(l.\', he hzuilvd oil‘ one leg of his p‘.llll.S the -':iiiic:1s':iiiybody would; then strip- pcd the other hind leg in the same way. llc then took his cu.-t-oll' urti- ulc torwrird between his torclcgs into his inoutli and swallowed it; then by rising and lowering his head, -‘wallowing as his head Ctlllle down, be stripped oil’ the skin underneath until he c.-unc to his foi'clcgs, and then grasping one ofthese with his oppo- site lruid, by considorzible pulling stripped off the skin; and by a slight motion of the licad {Hid all the while swallowing he drew it from the neck and swallowed the whole. The oper- ation seemed an agreeable one .‘l.ll(l oc- cupied but a short time. ———~————-—o>————— Prof. Law, of Cornell University caused soine cows to drink t'or several days from a stagnant pool of water that existed in a swale, says an exchange, and then exuiniiied the milk and found it full of living organisms. Then the water from the pool was examined, and the sanic little living germs were found. Then the cows were examined, and they were found to be in a lever- ish condition. the rcs:tilt of their blood being clizirgcd with this living animal- cule. Tiieii some pure milk was taken and some of this pond water put. with it. and tlic-so sainc germs multiplied within a few hours so as to take po.-.. sioii of the milk. After this test no one can dispute that living organisms niriy be introduced into milk by the using of improper food and drinks. It also shows that there is a close relation between good, pure water and flue and good-keeping dairy products. From a sanitary staiidpoint, the lives and health of the consumers are to a certain extent dependent up ll] the ch-.iractci' ot' butter and mi k. Radical cle:nilincss can only be tolera.te(l in the d-iiry ot'18S5. and will be in the near future imperative. — Bartholdl‘s Great Work. The statue of Liberty enlightening the world, which stands on Bedloc’s Is1aud,iu the harbor of New York, is one of the most sublime artistic con- ceptions of modern times. The torch of the goddess lights the nations of the earth to pcace,prosperity and progress, th: ougli Liberty. But. “liberty” is an empty word to the thousands of poor women enslaved by physical ailments a. huudredfold more tyrannical than any Nero. To such sufferers Dr.Pierce’s Favorite Prescription holds forth the promise of a speedy cure. It is». spe- cific in all those deraugementa,irregu- larities, and weaknesses which make life 9. burden to so many women. The only medicine sold by druggist.s,under 9. positive guarantee from the manu- facturers that it will give satisfaction in every case or the money will be re- funded. See uar-mtee printed on wrapper enclosing bottle. August 15, I887. TIE-IZE ‘G-RANGE VISITOR- USEFUL AND TIMELY HINTS ABOUT THE FLOWER GARDEN. Numbered with varieties of lettuce that furnish crisp, delicate salads for the table, and which when grown in perfection find ready sale in the markets, are “(':‘.bbage,"’ “Cos” and “curled,” widely differing in appearance. The cabbage. the best, known of the three types mentioned, shows a round head formed of broad spreading leaves. BLACK SEEDBD SIMPSON. The curled lettuce is a subdivision of the cabbage. There are a number of varieties. Some have loose, curled leaves, showing the habit of the cabbage, though not forming solid heads. Others form large, flat heads with their curled leaves. Such a lettuce is the “Hanson.” The outer leaves are n. bright green, with prominent light colored veins; inner leaves are white and usually curved and twisted at the base and very tender and sweet. A popu- lar curled lettuce in markets which de- mand a large loose head is the black seeded Simpson, the leaves of which are large, thin and tender. This is a. very popular sort in some portions of the west for general market use. it being attractive in appearance, of excellent quality, and a better keeper than many other varieties. An ornamental variety that recommends itself for table decoration—although the quality is not so good as either of the kinds described-I-is the “green fringed” lettuce. The Cos varieties of lettuce are of quite distinct habits of growth, the heads being long and upright with narrow oblong leaves. The Cos lettuce, at the east, is considered quite a delicacy, being: exceed- ing tender, brittle and highly flavored. C08 LETTUCE. To develop its desirable qualities Cos lettuce must be tied up after the heads have forinctl, or else blanched under pots. There are, of course, many sub—v:trieties of the types mentioned, which are worthy of cultivation, but these represent sorts that are known to prove satisfactory under ordinary garden culture, and therefore are desirable, especially when only a few varieties are grown. The Carrot as a. Field Crop. Nota few of our progressive farmers are adopting a. practice common among English :1;.:riculturists and growing car- rots as a iield crop. They believe that there is no better root for cows and horses, sheep and oxen. Fed in connection with hay or grain carrots seem to increase the value of the latter. That is, the carrot itself not only contains much uutriment, but it appears to cause the other food to digest more perfectly, so that little or none is wasted. Thi:-: is (’CI‘I.’l'Illl}' the case with grain. As a substitute for hay car- rots prevent constipation when much dry food is u:se(l. Like oil meal they brighten up the coats of animals, giving a sleek, glossy lock. Carrots also improve the color and quality of milk and butter. When cooked they are good for poultry, and fed either cooked or raw they are val- uable for hogs. Tomato Plants Grown on Trellis. For a. number of seasons seedmen and progressive gardeners have made claim that tomato plants when trained on a trellis—as shown in the cut—or with stakes and hoops, to grow upright, not only hear a larger quantity of fruit, but mature it earlier than when left to take their own course. Gardeners who train their tomato plants also practice pinching back the aide branches and stopping others just be- yond where the fruit is formed. This lhinning out needs to be judiciously done. A little brush or straw is sometimes and around vines trained as described, prevent any of the fruit from touching Ire gmund, thus keeping it In good con- dition. Any device will keep the upright, ct. cause, meters, onen- y aunopnrvmo nsthe «unnec- 9&5!‘- Blinds and tulip bulbs, lifted ‘a1’.t’cz“ tile foliage be- gins to die and kept in a cool, dry place through the summer and reset in October, will produce the inost abundant and per- fect flowers. This is worthy of trial. Annual border plants will be the better for thinniur: out now if crowded. and the soil should be kept well stirred to promote growth and keep down weeds. Trelliscs or supports for sweet peas and climbers must be provided. Verbcnas in beds are ready for pegging down this month. If fall pansies are wanted sow the seed the latter part of June. \Vlien healthy plants in the border begin to turn yellow and ‘ stop growing dig down for the grub worm I that is the probable cause of trouble and ‘ kill it. During the present mouth, after the hybrid perpetual roses have flowered, many gnrrleners shorten in the branches, believing that the plants will ilowcr more freely in the fall in consequence. A watch should he kept for the sprouts and shoots that start out from roses, from lilacs and other shrubs, and be removed as soon as they appear, in order to prevent enfeebling the plants. For slugs on roses, dry slaked lime sprinkled over the foliage while wet with dew is one of the easiest remedies to apply and tolerably effectual. Spraying the plant with a solution of whale oil soap, in the proportion of half a pound to four gallons of water, is much surer. The ravages of the rose bug, which makes its appearance about the middle of June, can be prevented by shaking or brushiu-; the insects off each day and burn- ing or otherwise destroying them. Sprink- l.i:1g the bushes with buhoeh or Persian in- sect powder is also eflicacious. Important Points In Patoto Culture. After many years of experimenting, a correspondent of Live Stock Journa fives utterance to the following conclu- sions: lst. VVhole potatoes will produce acrop aweek or ten days earlier than those which are divided. 2d. Small pota- toes will produce as good, if not bet- ter, results than large ones. 3d. The seed end is the better one to plant because it starts with more vigor and produces more and larger potatoes. 4th. Alarge piece is better on ordinary soil than small pieces or eyes. 5th. Potatoes with sprouts long enough to break oil in plant- ing are not so good as those with eyes advanced just enough to indicate vigor. 6th. The form cannot, as a rule, be changed by planting in any particular form. 7th. Two distinct varieties won’t mix in the same hill. 8th. The more we investigate the scab the less we know about it. A Device for Driving Poles. To drive. a stake or a short pole into the ground by striking the top with a heavy hammer or sledge is an easy matter, but when the pole is a long one other means must be employed. Long poles, such as hop poles, for instance, are generally set by the tedious process of making a hole with a crowbar and forcing the pole in as one best can. An improved process is the following: Take a block of hard wood about a foot long and five inches square at top and bottom: hollow out one side of it a little, so as to fit against the pole; bevel off the other side, to make the block very thin at "the bottom, i. e., wedge shaped, and drive a staple in this side. Holding the block against the pole, winds trace chain around both and hook it on. Then strike with sledge or ux upon the block. The pole will be driven firmly into the ground. Of Interest to Silk Growers. In a recent circular Commissioner Col- man calls attention to the fact that at the last session of congress adtli‘;ional appro- priations for continuing the work of the national department for the eSI".IIllSIll‘.lO!lt of silk culture in the United States were made. Lnder the provision of this act will be continued the expcriinents in silk reeling in Vhisliixigtoii, and the depart- ment will purehase the cocoons necessary tliercfor on terms specified in {L (-ircular, :1 copy of which will be forwarded on writ- ten applicatim to any silk grower inter- ested. This circular contains in addition to diret.-ti: 22s for shipping cocoons, etc., advice about the stifling of cocoons, asub- ject on which amateurs are sadly ignor- ant. A<':tl'.'\-ss “The (_‘.oxumissioner of Ag- riculture, \\'ashington, D. C." 01’ Interest to ‘Von! Growers. On the subject of washing: wool The Wool Journal says more than nine—tenths of the domestic clip now comes to market unwashed. The quotations are mostly made for unwashed wool. Shrinkziges are more accurately estimated on wool in its natural state than when it has been washed. There is no uniform standard among growers as to how much or how little it shall be Washed. So it happens that a miscellaneous lot of washed WOOI. (so called), collected in any of the sections where the old practice of sheep washing still prevails, varies so widely in condi- tion that anything like a correct estimate of the shrinkage of the entire lot is impos- sible. It is little better than guessing to buy such a lot at a stated price per pound. The well washetl wool generally sells the half washed lots. Six Ways to Treat Balky Horses. The followiu,r_v different ways of treating balky horses have been recommemled by various horsemen as cllicxutious, in their experience, with balky animals: First—— Pat the horse on the neck, examine him carefully. first on one side and then the other; if you can get him a handful of grass give it to him. Then jump into the wagon and give the word to go, and he will generally obey. Second-—’l‘aking the horse out of the shafts and turning him around in a circle until he is giddy will generally start him. Third——Another way to cure a balky horse is to place your hand over his nose and shut off his wind until he wants to go. Four-th—'1‘hen, ngain, take a couple of turns of stout twine around the fore legs, just below the knee, tight enough for the horse to feel It; tie in a bow knot; at the first click he will probably go dancing at. After going a short distance you can get out and remove the string to prevent injury to the tu- dons. Fifth—Again, you can try the fol- lowing: Take the tail of the horse be- tween the hind leg: and tie It by a. cord to the saddle girth. 8ixth—'l‘ie a ‘string around the horse's ear, close to the head; 3:1: will divert his attention and start III. The First Symptoms’ Of all Lungdiseases are much the same: feverishness, loss of appetite, sore throat, pains in the chest and back, headache, etc. In a few days you may be well, or, on the other hand, you may be down with Pneumonia. or “ galIoping_ Consumption." Run no risks, but begin Immediately to take Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Several years ago, James Birchard, ol Darien, Conn., was severely ill. The doctors said he was in Consumption, and that they could do nothing for him. but advised him. as a last resort, to try Ayer’s Cherry Peetor-.21. After taking this medicine, two or three months. he was pronounced awell man. His Iioalth remains good to the present day. J. S. Bradley, Malden, Mass., wiites : “ Three winters ago I took a se\'01'n- (‘uItI, which rapidly developed into Bron:-hitis and Consumption. I was so \\’t':;ll( that I could not sit up, was much einaeiutcd. and coughed incessantly. I consult:-d several doctors, but tlu-e_v were power- less, and all agreed that I was in (Ton- suiuption. At last, a. friend l)r0u,';l1l me a. bottle of Ayer’s Cherry I‘r:VVIlF.Rl<;A*'», The iiivilalic-n W513 given, “Come up higher," and Sister David Wood- man was the recipient of :1 heavenly iecep tion on the 16th of July, i887. “ ’ lis S\\C€l for a Christian to die,” was among her last utterances. The poet says. “there is no death, but fullness of lile." Sister Wood man is not dead, but has laid a.-‘ide the gar merit we call fit-~h and has clothed herself in immortality. is it becoming that we should mourn when a loved one has escapcd the iri .115 of earth and taken apartments in that “building not made with hands, eternal in the heavens?" Our sister has passed from the see-mingto the real and all is well witl. her. Let us, then, emulate her virtues and thus prepare for ourselves an abundant en iiance inio that same heavenly kingdom; therefore, Resolved, That we, the members of Van liuren Counly Grange, No. [3, P. of l{., of \\liiCl'l Sister \\’oodm:1n was a cliarier, and has ever been an active member, extend to l%r- lhcr Woodman and lriinily our sympathy in their loss, and not theirs only, for in ll’ll.\ affliction we are all zitiilcied. Re-olved, That a Copy of the above be spread on our record book, a copy be present cd to Bro. \‘-"oo(linan and one sent to the GK/\l\'(;i-'. Vl>'i'l'0l( for publication. Con. BOWEN -- \\'Hi:iowen, who obeyed the snninions of the Urciat Master in the eighiieth year of her age, am , \-\'iii~;iuL-is, Sister Bowen was at the time of her death a member of this (}range~our old as! sister in years, firm in our faith, and true to our principles; therefore, Resolved, l'h:\t in the sad departure of our beloved sister, her sons and daughters have lost 2. good, faithful, and loving moiher. the communily a kind neighbor and a faithful friend, and Trent Grange one of its oldest members, a true ma.tron.and a loyal daughter to the principles of our Order, and. Resolved, That we, the members of Trent Grange, do tender the sad and sorrowing family of our drpavted sister our most sincere sympathies in this their sad loss and assure them that we mourn with them in truth and in sincerity. and. Res--lv " “hat in token of respect tor the memo y of Sist r Bowen, our altar and ouv charlei o.. u...l1L‘d in mourning for thirty days and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of th: deceased, also to the GRANGE VISITOR for publication, and that a memorial page in our records be dedicated to our sister’. memory. Con. ~‘~ yd’ . For Dyspepsia Mental and Physical Bxiiaiistmi, ll8l'V0llSllBSS, weakened Energy Indigestion, Etc. HORSFORD’S ACID PHOSPHATE. A liquid preparation of the phos pliates and phosphoric acid. Recommended by physicians. It makes ii. delicious drink. Invigorating and strengthening. Pamphlet free. For sale by all dealers. llunitord Ohenlool Works. Prowl- dbllco, 3. I. g‘Boworo of lmltutlonl. july15y1 A new wrap for butter is being made in Boston. It is part-liinentizi-d paper and when wet Willi brine it is almost linpossihlc to tear it. It is air tightand ilie butter retains its deli- cate flavor. ——-— ——-Io————~——~———— A young uonian in .~\rdcn. l"., ci'a7.(-d by i'eli5_»'i:m. iin:I_«_riiirs lxer-I-ll‘ in :lll_9_'(‘l. It is la-:t« r for a _vouu;_r non : ii to l'(‘Ifllll lll‘l' im-iilril li:ii:inr¢=. and let the }'Ullllf_" men ill the neighborliood imagine licr .-in £lllj_7(‘.l. Want of Sleep ill Is sending thousands annually to the insane asylum ; and the doctors say this trouble is alarmingly on the increase. The usual remedies, while they Int,’ give temporary relief, are likelyto do more harm than good. VVhat is needed is an Alterative and Blood-purifier. Ayei-‘s Sarsaparilla is incoinpai-ably the best. It corrects those disturbances in the circulation which cause sleepless- ness, gives increased vitality, and re- stores the nervous system to ii. healthful condition. Rev. T. G. A. Coté, agent of the Mass. Home Missionary Society, writes that his stomach was out of order, his sleep very often disturbed. and some im- purity of the blood manifest; but that n peri‘ee-t cure was obtained by the use of Ayer’s Sai'snpa.rilla.. Fnxleriek W’. Pratt, 4% Washington street, Boston, writes: “My daughter vras prostrated with nervous debility. Ayer‘s Sarsaparilla. restored her to lieiiltli.” \Villia.m F. Bowlter, Erie, P8... was cured of nervousness and sleeplessness by taking Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, for about two months, during which time his weight increased over twenty pounds. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, rnnrannn or Dr. J. O. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Drusglsts. Price 81; six bottles, 35. C. Binnie? VVhol(s-tale and itctail Dealer in licclieiy. Glass and Silver Wire. amps. la New Giodsl Attractive Nov- eliies! Low Prices! Our Decorated Dinner, Tea and Chamber Sets can’l be beat in quality or price. ll. Bllilllil. 53 Monroe S‘... Gd. Rapids. M. A. Sout.hWick’s Old Stand. julyxm Current Rates on Chicago Market. Potatoes, No. l, ripe, bus .85 @ “ otf stock . . . . . . . . .40 @ .45 Turnips, yellow, 19 bu .27 @ .23 Unions, choice, “ . . . . .85 @ .90 Apples, “ No. 1,133 bbl. 4.00 @ 5.00 “ No. 2, stock, “ .. @ 2.50 Car lots sold at 5 per cent. commission. Apples, dried, per lb . . . . . 4 @ Apples, evaporated, ill». 9 @ .12 Unions, selected, 19 b 1.. 2.50 @ 2.75 Ruiabagas, “ .,. @ [.25 Turnips, white, “ . . . .75 @ I .00 Beans, nxiyy, Q9 bu..... 1.60 @ “ medium, :‘ . . . . . 1.50 @ Wool, washed, 1;) lb . . . . . .30 @ .38 “ unwashed, “ ..... .16 @ .28 Veal, choice, “ . .07 @ .09 Eggs, fresh, “ . .. .l4 @ Butter, dairy, $11.”... .12 @ .18 “ creamery “ .18 @ .24 “ mll " .12 (:3) .18 Clover seed, 19 bu . . . . . .. 4 25 @ 4.40 Tiinotliy “ “ . . . . . . . 1.90 @ I Hides, salted, G, fill; .o7}4@ On produce not named write for prices. If you have anything to sell or ship write for information to THOMAS MASON, General Grange Agency 163 South Water St., Chicago. TliePF.RKlNSWlNl)lllLL -? =5 32 0 ;~m =3 <2 It has been in uuuutnnl use for 16 “yours, with I record equal by none. WARRANTED notto blow down. unless the Tower goes with it; or against any wind that does not disable substitu- tiul furin bulldingnr to be perfect; to outlast and do better work than my other mill made. Woininufuoturo both Pumpingnuid (Boned lllpls and carry a. full line of W d Kill Sup- p es. AGENTS WANTED. Bond tor Catalogue, Olroulu and Prices. All- dress Minot: Winn MILL it All 4).. ulylux Ilshowskg lnllsno l...._ .., SPEClAL“.NOTlCE l T0 FARMERS AND USERS OF Rubber flllll Leather BELTING. “We are the Michigan agents for the New York Belling and Packing Co., the oldest and largest niaiiufaciurcrs (in the United Siatx s) of Rubber Belling and Hose, and manufacture the very best goods in the mar- ket, and it will pay you to call on us when in want of any such goods. We manufac- ture from Hoyt’s stock the very best pure oak tanned, short lap leather beh, and to farmers as well as all users if such goods, we would say that it does not pay to buy poor goods; the best is alwa 5 the cheapest. We carry in stock A full lineal’ endlcss belts for threshers, both in standard and extra standard, and our standard is fully guaranteed as gool as most makes of what is called extra standard. We solicit con-e spondcncc, and to prove our assertion, try our goods. E. G. Sludley & Co., No.4Monroe St, Grand Rapids, - - - Mich. Manufacturers and dealeis in all kinds of _\lill anal Fire D.-pzirtmenl Supplies; :1-vents for A. G. Spaulding ii l‘$ro., spoiling goods, and for Columbia and Victor Bicy- cles and Tricyclcs. }-ilyi5l6 {,i@il@ld.l.i3iaai.&§i MARK . ’ DON'T 9.0!? WTH: HouS5 Gone where the Wet dbine Twineth. Rats are siuart. but "Rorois ox Rrrs“ been them. Cleans out Rats. Illlce. Roaches, Wale: Bu rs, Flies, Beetles, Moths, Ants. Mosquitoes. B.-d—bugs', Insects, Potato Bugs, Spanovru, Skunks. Weasel, Go hers, (‘hipmunl s, Mole; Musk Rats. Jack Ra bits. Squiirels. 1. e. ii 2.4: HEN LICE. “ Rona:-i ox Rn-s" is a con‘ lete 1 rev! ntlve and d.-sirnyer of Hon Lice. ix 9. ire. box of “Roma ox bins" to 1‘. l of uhitevuih. kell$ll: w.ll stirred up wh agplyfnsz. Wilts» war‘ the \\ iiole interior of the iuinuy: itslrb and outside of the no-ts, or inter Inns love not -.i week. 2: rinde the “Rocoi-zi on Iixis“ dry powder, lzntly over the eggs and mat bed. The cure is-radical and complete PIBTATO B068 For Potato Brps, lIS6(lfl rn Vines, h‘h.'i.hs, Tress. 1 pound orhclf the cont: nts of a 911.!) b x of “Rama ox R.i'vs“iAg1l- cult-iii-:11 Size in I e t/.01-oi','fl lime. i\'nr~h drpeufs libuli thorough mixing, so 13 to coinph-t+>ly rli- tribute .h0 pl ii-4 ii. ‘ ‘ankle ii. on pin.i.t:, trees or shrubs v.r.en D (2 vict, and is quiie ei‘i‘eci.ivc when hiixud MILD lime. dusted on without nnlslnre “bile in it.-' <-om‘-*':1r=).t»'-»l 42'!» it is ll;l>' 1' mt 9(ti\e an ‘. st oiisgesi. of all Inn; Poisons: vt hr 1: mix-d as above is <.'i)l'l]_D1u‘B.ilV'i‘ly huvm,‘»(si- to cui- inals or persons. in any (]ll£ll.l.il_\' they wt. uld take 1:'prct'v>rrr-ll to use in liipiio forixnr tablo- spoonful 01'! he full strt ngt ‘Karen 0): Inns ' Powder. W('ll shokeii, in :1 he; of uni: r and applied with a s_nrin'.:lin-.2 pol s: m- syiiiige or wnisli broom. will be found very oil”. olive. Keep it “it'll HLl|'l‘t‘{l up while r ‘ Sol 0 all Drii;:.2:ist.-‘ and i’-St.or.-kt» ms . c.,‘—.':c. 8:3 E. S. l\‘ui.i.i;. (‘.lieuiis?. e-rsl-v ("’iiy. N. J. August: GREENVVOO D STGCK FARM. Poland China Swine a Specialty. Breeding Stock recorded in Ohio P. C. Reooi-11. Ck»- respoudcuce and inspection invited. B. G. I}llEl.L, LITTLE PRAIRIE RONDB, Cass Co., Mich Dr. William Rose, leilleil lileiliiiy liigsui. ‘xradnate of ()nt.arlo Veterinary Col- lege, '.l‘oronto, Canada. Will profa- sionally attend to all diseases of lloisa and Cattle. Telephone No. 515. ‘2l8East Fulton St.. Gd. Rapids, Mich. julylyl Allen Durfee, rviinmnmo FUN ERA [A III RECTOR, No. 103 Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, - - Mich, Residence, 193 Jefferson Ave. iuiymr ‘OR SALE--Notice this. Some of the best and most reliable buggies made in the city at a low figure. Also three good business lots for sale. and dwelling lotsu very low prices. Call at 25 S. Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich. julyI5l4 J. 0. FITCH. Shoemaker Seed Wheat For Sale. THIS wheat was sent out by the Rural Ne‘ Yorkertuia. reuiium. Ylclded 3: bushels per acre where its gioldod 2). Was not dan- 5-Kfid BY 31- I5 5- PM . I-lnber, stlfl straw, oyous rowgrl. %Prloa,,lnoludluu sucks, two luvs‘: e s or can, . per ushol; w b $1. is per bushel. amass °'" ° “‘''°''‘ IIABLES F. HOWE, I-118133 Buchanan, lion . ii... n.‘§."i.i"i'3-‘L? ii" ""' """"" GENEVA llllllSEllY Now? i . um: as -r. s'i'u-i'fi,"8iinnv.s. / .