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V01. XV. No. 1].

PAW PAW, MICH., JUNE I, 1890.

Whole Number 347.

THE GRAIEE VISITOR.

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list and xsth of each month.)

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TERIVIS 50 Cents a Year. 25 Cents for Six
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and discontinued at expiration, unless renewed.

A. C. G-LIDDEN, Editor,
PAVV PAVV, MICH.

Fifty Years’ Progress of British
Agriculture.

Part first of the Journal of the
Royal Agricultural Society of
England, dated March 31, 1890,
is before me. An article with
the above heading, by James
Caird. has so interested me that
I send extracts for your readers.
The society was founded in 1838,
and besides holding fairs has
done much in various ways to en-
courage agriculture. In 1838 “A
veterinary school was projected.
Prizes were offered for essays on
agricultural subjects and for ex-
periments with manures. Re-
ports were invited on the com-
parative advantages of different
implements, on the management
of water—meadows. on the best
varieties of wheat for cultivation,
on the keep of farm horses, on
stall feeding of cattle, on rota-
tion of crops. on subsoil and

best system of land drainage.”
The average produce of wheat
was then put at 26 bushels per
acre. Since that time the aver-
age rate has risen two bushels an
acre. by the poorest class of wheat ;
land having gone out of cultiva-
tion. Twenty—eiglit bushels in
188$) is worth per acre less than
two-thirds as much as twenty-six

of country. In Ireland, especial-
ly, in many portions, the poor had

potatoes.” . .
“To relieve the people and
furnish them means of subsist-
ence. immense sums were ad-
vanced by the government for
the employment in relief works.

Vast sums were squandered on.;

works which could never be of
any other value to the community
than that of finding employment

ple.”

“ On looking back on that time,
and comparing it with the pres-
ent. there was great depression
then, but more hope than at
present. VVheat is now (1890)
much lower in price than it has
been for one hundred years.”

“An unusual lustre was thrown
on the meeting of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society in 1851, when
men from all quarters pushed to-
wards Happy England to the In-
ternational Exhibition, and saw
the proud position we held among
the nations."

“The sleek and contented
Shorthorn, the more sprightly
Hereford, the handsome Devon,
had a placidity and easy, well-
fed satisfaction about them which
must have puzzled a Hungarian.
accustomed to his vast droves of
white, lean cattle, roaming over
the parched plains of Teiss, and
aistozxisiied the G-ernzau flock-
master. familiar with scraggy—
looking. fine—wooled sheep.”

“Since 1851 there has been little
advancement, except that the
best farming has become more
universal.
perfecting cattle and sheep for
the market, by good feeding from
their birth. added probably a
fourth to the weight of home-

bushels in 1840. l

"The application of special‘
manures to crops was beginning?
to attract notice.”

"The kind and mode of apply-
ing manure ‘to each crop became
the subject of scientific study and
experiment. "

"Another question arose: could
no remedy be found for leaving
the land idle during the nine
months between the removal of
the grain crop in August and the
sowing of the turnip crop in the
following J une? To fill up the va-
cant time rye was sown in the
more southerly counties. which
was eaten in its green state on
the ground in May by sheep, as
good preparation for the winter
green crop sown in June. and
vetches followed later, to carry
on the stock to the aftermath’
from the hay: the vetches to be
eaten oii the ground  a-good‘
preparation for later turnips."

"Economy of labor by machines

. grown meat during the period of

good prices. There are two cap-
itals employed in British agricul-
ture—that of the land-owner and‘
that of the farmer. The first is
the more permanent and the cap-
italist is content with three per
cent. The second, invested in
live stock and crops, is more
risky and fluctuating, and re-
quires ten per cent. for manage-
ment and risk of capital. The
British landlord is the nominal
owner of five—sixths of the joint
capital embarked in agriculture.”
"After 187-1 agricultural pros-
perity began to wane, through
an unprecedented series of bad
seasons. In eight season, ending
in 188;’, there were only two good
crops. and that of 187!) was the
worst of the century. This stim-

Eilfliel‘ maturity ilrrgiving food to the plants, the

,manure is applied. the weeds?

has fallen greatly.

ricultural Society has there been
such depression in the interests

upon them. The poor clay lands]

_ are going out of cultivation. ‘system, fresh milk and butter, imoney or the getting of money
little else to subsist upon but=Large reductions of rent have veal and lamb, beef and mutton,without earning it.

"The dairy and market-garden

, circle around the seats of increas-
; mg populations. These are the

[seeks to obliterate the love of

Even our

ibeen made, and the price “of land 3 of first quality and early maturi— étext books encourage these un-
_ At no period  ty. vegetables and hay and straw, ,fortunate conditions.
of the existence of the Royal Ag— ' are every year enlarging their lof arithmetic is profit and loss.

The gist

;and the writing "copies"
largely commercial form.

are
In-

of agriculture as now prevails. }articles which can least bear dis dustrial ideas should be taught
On the other hand. never has J tant transport, and are therefore ,instead of mere book—keeping aond
there been a time in which every j likely longest to withstand the " interest.
article of food has been so plen- 3 influence of foreign competition. managed better.
, tiful and cheap. The use of meat ‘ The refusal to admit live cattle aof trade. mechanics and agricul-
and wages for the starving peo-' 5

European schools. are
The principles

as food has increased materially,  or sheep from any foreign coun- ture all come in for a fair share
and the foreign supply comes try where cattle disease is known , of school

time. Our schools

largely from the United States.  to exist. has proved of the utmost should inculcate the dignity of

By the refrigerator process more?
than a million carcasses of sheepl
are already yearly brought to us‘
from New Zealand and laid down
in excellent condition in London.
at a low rate and yet with i. profit
to the producer.”

“This has caused a marked de-
cline in the sheep stocks of West-
ern Europe, with no probability
of much increase in North Aus-
tria, owing to the costly keep in-
doors during the severity of the
winter climate.”

“The agricultural experiments
of Sir John Bennett Lawes.which
have been continued for upwards
of 40 years, have clothed ‘Prac-
tice‘ with ' Science,’ in ver y many
points on which the British farm-
er was groping for knowledge.”
“The experience of the past 30
years 'shows that tlie.ii-as pro .,
‘duos; nf §~raa:} iu‘a._'y .: l . Cuica‘, -
and even trebled. by the contin-
uous use of special manures.
Two-thirds of the cultivated land
in this country is in grass. The
grass experiments show that by

strongest and best varieties ap-
propriate what they most need.
and by the law of the strongest
put the weaker down. In the best
plats the weeds almost disappear.
while on one plat. to which no,

form 50 per cent of the produce."

"By careful selection. and more
recently by hybridization. im-
proved varieties of wheat, barley.
and oats have been introduced
with much success; and the same
with potatoes. mangel. and other
vegetable crops. The improve-
ment in sheep and cattle is even
more conspicuous.”

The most certain gain in farm
implements has been in the in-
troduction of the reaping and
mowing machine. This was orig-
inally the invention of a Scotch
clergyman, and for many years
neglected, but in 1834 improved
and perfected by Mr. McCormick,
in the United States, where the

ulated to an extraordinary degree
the extension of wheat-growing;
in the United States of America. 1

1 They had productive years when]

the crops were deficieiit here. In 1

was confined to a general use of
threshing machinery on all large.
farms. Turnip-cutters were rec-'
ommended and were coming into
use. but there was no thought of
reaping-machines. "

“In regard to live stock the,
investigation showed that the?
cost of feeding farm horses varied
immensely—as much as 50 per
cent. within a few miles—from
want of knowledge. economy and
care. The earlier maturity of
certain breeds of cattle and sheep,
such as the Shorthorn cattle and
Leicester sheep was urged upon
the attention of farmers, as en-
abling them to supply the market
with the same quantity of meat
at 30 per cent. less cost.” '

“Then general progress of
agriculture in the United King-
dom was suddenly interrupted by
the appearance of the potato dis-
ease, in 1845-6, suddenly laying

1

a single year they increased their '
wheat average by an extent equal
to our total growth. In the
twenty years, from 1860 to 1880,

their production of wheat rose-

from twenty to sixty million quar-
ters. The cost of transport fell
from two-pence per ton per mile
to a farthing. The distance from
which it could be conveyed was
thus increased eight fold. As a
ton of meat is six times the value
of a ton of corn, and as these are
yielded by the land in about that
proportion, the produce of six
acres of land, in the form of
meat, can be transported as
cheaply, so far as weight is con-
cerned, as that of an acre of
corn.”

“Bad seasons and low prices,
added to the losses of live stock,
had reduced the capital of the
farmers in this country by 30 to
50 per cent. when the collapse of

waste the produce of vast tracts

annual sale in 1884 had reached
50,000.

“The steam cultivator has been
much improved. but is only main-
ly used to enable at certain times
the farmer to overtake the prep-
aration of lands after bad weath-
er.”

“At the last show of the Soci-
ety, 7.000 implements and ma-
chines were exhibited.”

"Within recent years the sys-
tem of storing, in silos or stacks,
green grass or fodder of any
kind has been successfully intro-
duced. In wet seasons this prac-
tice is found Very convenient.”

“There are good signs of re-
turning activity in trade, and with
a population increasing at the
rate of nearly a thousand a day,
there must be a growing increase
in the consumption of bread and
meat. Bread was never more
plentiful and cheap, and any re-
turn to the prices that ruled 20
years ago can neither be expect-
ed nor hoped for. In the last 10
years the growth of wheat in this
country has declined fully 30 per

value as a sanitaryprecaution.“

"Fifty years ago the agricul-
tural labo1'ers rarely could afford ;
to eat animal food more than
once a week. Of late years some
have had it every day, and as the
condition of the rest of the peo-
ple has improved in a greater de-
gree, the increased consumption
of food in this country has been
prodigious.”

"British agriculture is now un-
dergoing the most severe trial to
which it has yet been exposed.
In 1851, when concluding the in-
quiry made by me in that and the
previous years into the state of
agriculture in the English coun-
ties, I referred to education, in
its widest sense, as the most
powerful aid in its further pro-
gress. Know1edge—of their bu-
siness and true interests by the
‘i.'ii,s’-‘-lm'i‘\ am?’ the tlnnsmr arfiil of
the best mode of promoting his
own welfare by the laborer—was
then the first requlsite towards
an improvement of their condi
tion.”

"The depression in agriculture
is felt among the tradesmen,
whose business is dependent on
the spending power of the coun-
try squires and farmers."

"These islands are. indeed, be-
coming every ten years less agri-
cultural and more pastoral. Brit-
ish agriculture on the good land
should be able to hold its own.
But the poor clay soils. which
are expensive to cultivate and
small in yield. and the poorer
sorts of every kind. will be grad-
ually laid to grass or be planted
for timber. The climate is ad-
mirably adapted for grazing."

W. J. BEAL.
— - {—¢o->—r——-- —
Commercialism, is Taught Too
Much in our Public Schools.

Last- winter Mr. Henry L.
Clapp. a well known Boston
teacher, read a paper before the
Massachusetts horticultural so-
ciety on the educational ques-
tion and we reprint the following
extracts from our full report
published at that time as peculiar-
ly to the point in this issue of the
Non‘ ];'n{//um! Fm‘)/m‘:

‘ ‘Oll1‘(30l1l1l]()ll schools have been
organized for turning out non-
producers. If a farmerls boy
was proficient in arithmetic that
fact was notconsidered as likely to
make him a better farmer, but
rather that he wasdestined for a
higher sphere (‘.’) of action. The
connection of education with
farming has been obscure. the
work of the common school has
been rather in the line of the
store or the ofiice-—something
above (9) a farmer. In fact get-
ting an education has come to be
synonymous with getting away
from the farm. As a result there
is an overwhelming surplus of
non—producers and men living by
their wits. Thousands are crowd-
ing into our cities only to get
starvation wages. Hard working
parents have made every effort
to establish their children in a
petty gentility. Our civilization
will take low ground as long as

manual labor. and teach the value
of property: the introduction of
horticulture into the common
schools will do much to counter-
act the baneful influence of the
present excess of commercialism.
The school garden should be a
place for observation and experi-
ment. Budding, grafting. various
ways of propogating. cross-fer-
tilization, and conditions favor-
able to plant growth could be
taught by seeing and doing.
Drawing can be taught from
natural specimens. flowers, trees.
etc., teaching the pupils to see
as never before. Their essays
should be descriptions of wild
flowers. etc., serving the legiti-
mate purpose of the school work
and continually suggesting
nature."

he a. ove has been one of our
bexl6IS Egiiu ‘iiimiues £1“-f'\.. inn”

time. In 1883 we wrote an arti
cle for the illzrlzigaii Farmer en
titled "Agriculture in the Com-
mon Schools." which is printed in
the Board of Agriculture's report
for that year. in which we said:
"If the boy stands at the black-
board and illustrates continually
practical problems in insurance
or banking or brokerage. the
Wonder should not be why he
should develop an early liking
for trade and become dissatisfied
with farm life. but why so many
become farniers." And farther:
"If at school. boys should be set
to whittling out jumping jacks.
wood carvers would be more plen-
ty. Sowitheveryotherbusiness.
I/Vhat the child practices he is
likely to get a predilection for.
that will incline him toward it
when he comes to manhood.“

Industrial education is now
becoming more popular than for-
merly. Tlie exhibition from the
Agricultural College at the Ex-
position in Detroit last fall. show-

;ing specimens of the boys’ work
7in the Mechanical Department.
‘has drawn several students to

the College who desire to mix
practice with precept in their
school days. The idea of plac-
ing the boy in our graded schools
to be run through the machine in
order to turn out finished pro-
ducts all alike is fallacious
They don't grind even. Some
will take on polish, while others
need the rustic style of finish-
No two alike. '

An order comes from Bro. W.
S. Chowen, Master of Minnesota
State Grange, for 100 supple-
ments containing Judge Rams-
dell‘s two papers. He says:
"They voice my views on the
question of finance better than
any article I have yet seen ema-

prices, beginning in 1875, fell

cent.”

education fosters rather than

nating from a Grange source."


 

THE GRANGE VISITOR. June1,18‘=’!<‘-

The Farmer and the Miller. ‘allow is given for grists. which is i farmers all over the country are fore and never after feeding. so books at the right place will pur— 4
Read before Van Buren County Fal”lncl‘S' Institute ‘ 163‘; per cent. The millers earn- calling for bright young men. ,faI' as full draughts are con— chase a large amount of reading‘ 7
by A. c. G.

ings for the day are 75 bushels well equipped mentally, morally 1| cerned. When a thirsty horse is I matter of standard works. either
The t0lJiC assigned me by your of wheat. instead of 45. which the and physic.ally~ young men who I given what water he will drink of fiction or something more
C0mmitt9 might be treated in a law says is a fair profit. have a love for life in the open immediately after feeding much solid. For example: Not long
variety Of ways. but I Shall 0011- 1 But let us look a little further air and a keen interest in nature. of the food is carried undigested ago I bought a set of Irving's
fine myself to the act Of going t0 into this modern milling business. Not many years have passed far into the bowels, causing Life of Washington. in four large
mill for the one party and grind The product of a bushel of wheat. since itwas a fashion all too corn— many disorders, as colic. for in- volumes, large type. excellent
ing the grist for the other. lin a roller process mill. is 47 lbs. mon to sneer at the so-called sci— ; stance. If the horse is watered paper, well illustrated and well 5
Going to mill l1aS been the l3re- lof flour, 9 lbs. of bran and 3 lbs. entific or fancy farming. The ‘ before being fed the water passes bound in cloth. The cost of the
rogative and the duty of theiof middlings. or 59 lbs. of mar— idea of a man paying anywhere out of the stomach, is taken up set was $2.50, and I would rather
farmer ever since the time Whelliketable pi-oduct——the odd pound near as much attention to hisiby the absorbents. and distrib- have it than any $5 subscription
the stone in one end of the bag‘ going off in screenings, dust and farm as was given to any other‘uted throughout the system just book. Of course it is not a new
counterbalanced the grist in thelevaporation. Of this 47 lbs. of profession was regarded as a fol~ where it is needed. If the horse publication, but it is new to me
other. The pioneer can usually yflour, 20 per cent will be patent ly. Artificial fertilizers were no— seems thirsty after eating, two and will doubtless do me as much ‘
make a VeI‘.Y illteresthlg story Ofiand sell for 50 cents per 100. or a where. Barnyard manure. and or three quarts of water may be good as any of the numerous
what happened to him While g0- ‘dollar a barrel more than staple that. too, after it had been ex- given and will do no harm. The Stanley books with which the
ing twenty miles to mill, but Our  flour. There is also 3 per cent posed to the storms and drained disposition of the horse as to eat- country is being flooded.
story begins about the time We'of this product of a bushel of out. was used alike for every pur— mg should be looked to. If in- There are people who can af-
leave the mill. or. possibly. Oniwheat that is called low grade. pose. and was applied. if the clined to bolt his food without ford to buy any book they hap-
» our arrival home and after the l and sells for a dollar per barrel farmer was not too lazy to apply proper chewing. his teeth should pen to take a fancy to; but for us
grist is weighed again. lless than staple flour. In other it, no matter what the crop to be be examined, and unsound teeth. who have but a small amount to 1
There are no traditions handed iwords. from an output of 100 bar— raised. But this sort of farming if any. should be removed. and spend for books. it is necessary
down to us of Serious trouble be- <rels, 77 will be staple and sell for is rapidly changing. The sensi— perhaps ground feed and chopped to make this amount go as far as
tween the farmer and the miller. 154 per barrel; 230 barrels of pat— ble farmer now takes as good hay substituted for whole grain. possible.
Indeed. the millers dusty coatlent will sell for $5 per barrel. care of the manure as of the This also should be the rule with The book agent may have his
was. in that far-away time. con- i and 3 barrels of low grade will stock that made it. Be buys fer— greedy horses that bolt their food uses. Doubtless through his in-
sidered the synonym foi-honesty. isell for  par barrel. or a total tilizers now adapted to his crop, without grinding. If. however. fiuence some buy books who othfi 
But those days are long past. andlof $415 from 425.5 bushels of and as to the drainage and culti— ahorse eats rather slowly and erwise never would buy at all. ?
those millers pretty nearly all wheat. with 5200 lbs. of offal. vation of the soil. he pays as properly grinds his food. it is But as for me. when the book
dead. There must have been a worth $12 per ton. or i'~‘31.20—a much attention to every detail as better that the grain and hay be agent comes around. I will, if I
face Of millers in the l011g‘&g0.- total valuation of $446 for 425% the cotton and woolen manufac- fed in the natural state. If a have time, look at the pictures.
however. very nearly the cou1i- bushels of wheat. or 551.04% per turer does to the details of his horse is to do hard work during listen to the little piece he prat-
terpart of ours: else laws regu— bushel-a profit on the cost price business. And in no other way the day. ground food is prefera- tles off, and then tell him I can
lating the fair amount of toll they of to-day of more than 43 per can he expect remunerative re- ble for the morning meal. It is invest my money in books else-

should receive would never have cent. suits, digested more rapidly than when where to better advantage to my-
been enacted. The courts have This is on the basis of Wheat In no other enterprise is study the grain is fed whole. Another self if not to him. 7
decided that those who hold them at 73 cents, that will yield -17 lbs. more needed than in successful mistake too often made is to rush COUSIN HUBERT.

selves out to the community as ,of flour—-and an average sound farming. By this is meant not a horse into exhaustive work as ..a.._

millers. grinding far the public‘wheat will do that—and also that just the mere possession of men- soon as he has swallowed his Farm Studles

generally. are held to a similar the flour can be sold at =82 per 100 talequipment, but a brain trained meal. Nothing could be more There are many good farmers
impartiality as that required of lbs. or $4 per bbl. by experience. Wake up! and destructive to health. At least who read but little. but every

common carriers. inn-keepers and The miller who purchases a find out what is going on and see an hour should intervene after good farmer is a, student, He in- '
those following other public avo— modern mill. with modern appli- what method is best for the care feeding before a horse is driven vostigutcs the same problems
cations. It compels them to re- ‘ances. and runs in debt for half of your farm and stock. hard or pulled exhaustively. The that are discussed in the best ag-
ceive grain of all kinds, when the of it, feels sorely aggrieved if he The general class of so-called giving of water is not less in'ip0rt- ricultural literature, He some-
mill is running. and to grind it in cannot pay for it from the profits farmers are shut in by their own ant than feeding. During a jour- times’ professes to despise Sci-
the order received. The owners in from three to five years. A small doman. and so remain un- ney, and especially in hot weath— once, but he is himself pursuing
of a mill are li.i.ble to damages t-en'years' credit would be consid- aware of the many improvements er. the team should be allowed the same inquiries which, in a
for refusal to grind. whether the ered as reliecting upon his busi— whichthe world is making. That to drink at every opportunity, if more exact and careful way, are
refusal comes from the proprie- ness ability-—or the elasticity of this is true is a pity. but it need they will. But at no time should prosecuted by the chemists and
tor or his agent. He cannot re- his conscience. not be true. In no other branch they be allowed to fill themselves botanists at the experiment Ste. A
fuse to grind the farmer‘s wheat. The farmer who purchases a of industry has greater advance— Withwater. Fourquartsis enough ‘done, So far as he is successful,
if he grinds his corn or other farm and runs in debt for half of merit been made. both in methods at any time. unless a long dis- he is 3 man of science, He may
grain. and isclearly bound to give it must be a special recipient of and resources. and the dawn of a tance has been driven: then four profess to scout at theory. but he
nine-tenthsiii bolted product of Divine favor if he pays his debt brighter day is already to be quarts is enough for the first he has a theory of his own for
wheat. or eleven-twelfths if un- lin ten years. seen. » draught. At the end of 20 min- every process and practice on his
bolted. The law of course as-1 Here are two classes of men. The Grange is the one power utes each horse should be allowed fan-m, For such 3. f-,u~mer thinks
sumes that the grain shall be 5 equally interested in the crops of which is to move the masses up- a pailful if he will drink it. Gen- before he acts He reasons from 1
well cleaned and pure. .grain. both looking for their wards and onwards. Losing its erally he will not do so. but if al— his experiences, interprets the
With the improvements in milllprofits to come directly or indi- first distinctive purpose. it has lowed he may take two or three results of former labors, and
, . machinery which come from the rectly from those staples. and it become possessed of amuch more pailfuls at the first draught. and makes his conclusion the basis
desire to get all the flour from would seem that their percent V'it;§V}p(l energizing one—the dif- always to his damage. The of his pi-actice That conclusion
the strain. and t_n graflrp i+ an-{oi-rl. of nrnm cbciuld hxrlmm-fninnifoi-m. r fus;,i..-.§ii‘Into11i3cneora.n«l the m:l- stoma:-h of the horse will contain is a, theory. It differs from a sci- .
lhg t0 1tS quality» has C0me the 01' Share-and'Sh'<l1‘e alike The tivation of social interests. only from 12 to 16 quarts. A pail— cm-,ific theory in that ii; is based
custom of giving a less number law. indeed. has said what is a Everybody knows more than ful of water will fill the stomach on fewer and more impoi-foot
0fP0uhdS0fP1'0dl1Ctf01‘g1'ihdh1g fail‘ Value for the mill_er‘s share any one body. and concerted ac— of an ordinary horse. Water damn All theory is confosgedly I(
a bushel. _ _ for_ his labor in grinding the tion can not fail to bring good does not remain in the stomach. impei-fcct_ because we never can
The plea in extenuation of the grain into flour. thus leaving results. The farmers horizon it passes into the large Eintes- know all the facts in the case
custom is. that more machinery nine-tenths of _the product. be- has been too limited. A great tine (wrcum. and thence to the and if we did ourjudgnient is fal-
15 h9CeSSa1'Y~ an“ that the g1‘ ‘d-111 tween the S0Wmg and the I‘eal)- many only know about their own bowels. being taken up along the 1ib1o_ Scientific theory is an ap.
.-€095 th1:011.‘—“h 3 great m5thXI)1'0‘ lhg- in the ha'h<_1S Of the_faI‘me_1‘- few acres and those of their iin- passage by the absorbents. If pi-ouch to ti-uth_gi much neurol-
cesses—is elevated several times. But the miller ignores this equit- mediate neighbors. large quantities of water are approach than that of the Suc_
so that the ob_]ector s grumbling able division. and reaches his Brains will raise farming from given. the horse sweats or St&l(S cosh-ful fa1'1ne1‘_ But none the less ‘I
is usually silenced bythe elevated hand over into the farmers sack the low plane it now occupies profusely. and the system is de- that farmer is Successful because

tone of the millers argument. and takes another measure full. and place it where it belongswin pleted. The hints here given. if he is {L the01.iSt._1»,l I-L 1>.,.(.'S._S.
This h‘3W S_Ch9d111e Of t01l1‘ilteS t0 enable him t0 pay his debt in the foremost rank of honorable carefully considered and acted _ - -.,_

which the millers are pleased to three years-«compelling the far- and dignified occupations, Good on. will save many veterinary No Such place

set up as the standard for sound mer to leave his debts as his chil~ honest, steady. hard work. with fees. and in sparsely settled dis- T 11 - .- 0. d .i- (1. t} I
Wheat is 38 155- Of fl0i11‘- 10 lbS- d1'e11‘SiI1heI'itanCe- both brains and muscle. makes tricts will save much unnecessary roufid 1:?‘ dfarhflze 3):. :10 1:
Of b1'&h- and 21bS- Of m1ddh11SS- This reaching Of hailds 0VeI‘ the foundation on which stands disability and even the death of y 1 y i 3 A

not know some quiet spot where
wives clean house no more; some
lone. sequestered dale. some is-
land. ocean-girt. where life is not
one ceaseless war with Cobwebs
and with dirt; where only na-
tures carpet spreads beneath 7
-— W400-s "- their tired feet. and wretched
The Book Agent. men are ne'er compelled its em-
erald folds to beat? The lake
breeze fanned my heated face
and said: "Beat on! Theres no
such place."—ll'v.s-fem I’1ou‘mui/. ’
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This is discounted at a variable into farmers‘ sacks is a kind of the building of success this the most. valuable servant of
rate. according to the cleaniiess mania as universal as la grippe. No other calling affords more men, Colic. indigestion and
of th‘? Wheat 01' the Cullidity 0f and the §1'3aSP is Quite 35 rigid 35 advantages and comforts than other complications arising from
the miller. If the rental of the our English rendering of the does farming. As arulefarmers improper watering and feeding
mill property has been advanced. term would imply. Science has are the longest lived of all the kill more horses than all other
the rate for grinding is increased softened the language into klep- laboring classes, and if they live causes combined,

in proportion. This millers reg- toniania. but the more common up to tlieir privileges they might
ulation for toll. mentioned above. renderingis "stealing." The mill— livg fur happier -Lind longer than
takes 4 lbs. out of every bushel ers calls it "business." and his many of them do,

more than the law says he may successful ventures in such "bu- '17}-"lo fm-mer has it Wu-ioty of The book agent is zibroadin the
take. and increases his duty to siiiess" has developed an etl'ront- emplovinents. He has not. like land: he has been abroad for
one-sixth. instead of one-tenth. cry which is amazing when he is tho S1'16Q]]1al{Q1'Q}- the b1M.kSmith_ ~ some time and is probably “to be
as the law provides. This is a confronted at his mill with an act to excl-ciso one got, of muscleslcoiitiiiucd.“ That I am not an
profit of 16%; per cent on every of s "kleptoniania." COnstant1y_ The camof thefarm. agent €Ltil1e1)l‘0s9l1't time is not
bushel of wheat that is delivered With the other fellows who too_ oa,1]S for t11eoXo1.(.iSo of mo lor lack of oppoituiiity. I have
to the mill from the hands of the reach their hands into the farm- \'i(¥‘()1'()uS excl-ciso of mo mind been fiiirly deluged with circulars
fariners to be ground for family ers‘ sacks of grain. I have noth- guid as I hm-Q bofol-o ,-Cum,-ked_ from publishing houses. each and
use. This is the deal the miller ing at present to do. They. more tho f;»_i-mop who puts tho most all promising easy work and
falls back on when he is watched fortunate than the miller. are study into hi_.;, work is tho most large pay to allwho would uiider-
and made to weigh. as the law re- farther away, and. like Briareus. Succzon.-,5fiil_ «.md_ us Gooi-p-o ii?-‘L511. take to sell their books. These
quires him to do. when Tom de- are many-handed. and dipalittle ington has Stated it. --‘Agi-icu]. (rirciilars were quite useful to
sires it. but does not take into out of each sack. and thus escape tu}-o is iho most ho-.ilthfu1_ most me in kindling fii-es. thus saving

A series of strikiiig iueinoruiida
on the life of Lincoln will be
printed in the June (,’«'nfu/’_I/. ac-
companied by it full-page illus-
tration. showiiig the exact ap-
pearance of the stage and pros- ..
ceniuii. boxes at Fords tlicuter Q 3
as they appeared on the night of
the assassiiiatioii.

the account Dick and Harry’s‘the punishnieiit they deserve. useful and most noble oniploy. the trouble of wliittliug shavings. A f‘
grist. who have no scales at‘ m-» .-—. - mom,ofmgm_" They do.ce.rtainly offer very ‘W  ‘_‘ ’, 1 _ p _
home. It is safe to say that “_’f)i Farming as 3, Profession - large coiiimissioiis to agents. and The becleta-*1)’ 01 t 19 t1§*3t_-‘1_11.Y
. -.—. --—-< >—  W . . ' . . .

Per cent of the grain  S095 to Rl"l¥i i)(‘ffil'(’ (‘i"iiid Trivci‘sc (‘range I)" R’ ' - - ~ ' lf Von only Sell books enough has Issued an Oldel Prohlbltlng

 ~ ' ‘- ‘ ' " ‘ “ ’ “’ Points 121 Feeding and Watering " « - D t} J - 1 f 1' or in the bam-
the average mill of to-day stays 5‘“°‘°- _ ’ you can get rich very rapidly. 19 53 970 Fl“ _ , 1-we
there in the form of flour and Too little attention has been Ammals However. I never could muster 0_ffiC‘3~. 1Ve_VV 301'k C1t;Y- Th}S_ 9-0‘
feed. [paid to the fact that agriculture The watering and feeding of up the “gall" to ask a man three tl0h Was 111 1'95P0h59 to Petitions

The last report of the cost of a . is a profession. requiring as much animals is important from a hy- dollars for a two dollar book. so f1'0m V_'itT'i0115 01'g3'h1Zaiti0hS-_ 1'91)’
bushel of wheat furnished by theiskill and preparation to secure giciiic standpoint. says the ('nIo- those tempting offers meet with 1'0S9ht‘ln-9 that ii‘? $319 0t 11511101‘
Department of State is (34 cents. .the best results as civil engineer- /«is-I. It is especially so where the aforesaid rcceptioii. These there ‘S _d9m‘_31"fhZlh§s” 3‘? 119t"l3"
This is the average for the state. illlg or the prol'sssions of law or horses are concerned. since the subscription books are usually ?t1‘11“jd lmmh%'.i1F“:fe- f_'l01a_l-__1f
and lll(:iL1(l()S its delivery at thcliiicdiciiie. It has been supposed care of these aiiinials is more good works and gotten up in at- 3'0“ “ “ht ith.'Ythhe~1‘” ""”'.7"I 1'5.’

mill or market. Twentypercentlthat “anybody could become a artificial than that of any other tractive style. the only fault I ‘"--~'<*>-—'
on this cost brings the wheat to fzirincr." farm stock. One of the cast-iron find with them being the price. "If a person were asked what

73 cents. which is about the niar- An iuipression has prevailed rules with stablemen is to water When I have a few dollars to in- events had produced the greatest

ket price at this date. This in- that the cultivation of the soil is twice a day. The rule will not vest in books I know I can in- influence upon agriculture in
cludes a years work and all the degrading. and that it affords no work especial harm if applied to vest them to a great deal better Great Britain during the last '
risks attending its production. chance for an ambitious young horses of every day work which advantage than in buyingahigh- half-century. he would. undoubt- ‘

We will suppose a 100 barrel man to gain an honorable posi- leave the stable in the morning priced book of an agent. The edly. say. ‘the establishment of»

mill to be run at its full capacity. tion among his fellows. And yet and return at night. Water. of agents commission is usually -10 the Royal Agricultural Society

on grain furnished by the farmer. it is true that this profession is course, is supposed to be given per cent., and when you buy a of England and the publication .
for one day. This will require, made up from alarger percentage at intervals through the day, and $5 book of an agent. you may of Baron Liebig's work upon ag- ‘
at the old standard, 450 bushels of educated men. and thus better especially at the noonday meal. reckon that you pay $3 for the ricultural chemistry."’—SIRJ. B
of wheat. And suppose further, prepared for their Work. than The time of watering is import— book and $2 to the agent for sell— LAWES, in Jour. Roy. Ag‘! .S'o«-irety
that the best rate the millers will almost any other calling. Many ant. Water should be given be- ing it. Five dollars invested in for March.

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One week elapsed, and we were
again at Grange Hall. Mrs.
Bowers came in early. hoping to
find me there. I had called her
attention to Howard Freeman as
one of the parties whom I wished
to talk to her about, and she had
already associated with him. in
her mind. the once beautiful and
proud Miss Betsey Dumond.

Madame Rumor had often co-
quetted with their names in years
gone by. and Mrs. Bowers re-
called the fact at once. Miss Du-
mond was once the daughter of a
wealthy and idolizing father.
She. with a younger brother,
were the only children of farmer
Dumond. She was courted by
society and reigned without a
superior. Howard Freeman was
no less a ruler in society: manly
in form. proud. dignified. inde-
pendent. When Howard Free-
man began to pay his attention
to Miss Dumond. all the beaux in
society gave undisputed sway to
Howard Freeman.

Every year was now leaving
the prints of age on the once
beautiful Betsey and the dignified
Howard. The self—reliant man-
ner of Howard had given way to
timidity. and a subdued express-

ion of countenance was the
peculiar characteristic of Miss
Betsey.

Mrs. Bowers sought me out
early in the evening. and said:
"Now we will continue our con-
versation. I have already made
up my mind whom you are going
to talk to me about. in connection
with Howard Freeman. I well
remember the stories which were
in circulation about him and Miss
Dumond. but I never knew the
facts about their trouble, andI
have always believed that you
knew more than you were willing
to tell. as you were very intimate
with her at the time.“

“Yes.“ I replied. "I know
more about them than I care to.
I am under no pledge of secrecy.
but of course they expect me to
be very careful and not abuse
their confidence. and it is only
with the hope that we can bring
them together that I now under-
take to tell you of their trouble.
Miss Betsey and I were school-
inatesz we sat in the same seat.
studied the same books and con-
fided to each other our secrets.
Shortly after my marriage with
Mr. Brown. Howard began to pay
his attention to Miss Betsey. and
as both were very warm friends
of ours. we watched them with a
great deal of interest. After a
time Howard ceased his atten-
tions. for what reason. nobody
knew. We were surprised, and
various were the opinions ex-
pressed. throughout the neigh-
borhood. with regard to the
cause. About six months after
Howard ceased his attentions.
Miss Betsey came to my house
one morning. and her face was a
blaze of excitement. ‘What can
be the matter. Betsey?’ said I. as
I began to share her excitement.
"Here is a letter from Howard
Freeman.‘ said she, ‘and he ac-
cuses me of writing him an impu-
dent letter.‘ I took the letter.
looked it over»-read it over. It
was certainly from Howard Free-
man. There was his full name.
in his well known hand-writing.
He did not accuse her of writing
a disrespectful letter. but wrote
as though it was an assured fact.
He had evidently been deceived.
Somebody had played off a joke
on him which he could not com-
prehend. It was plain that he
was honestly deceived. He de-
manded an explanation-an inter-
view. I looked into Betsey’s face.
Her deep feeling of emotion. al-
most amounting to anger. could
not be concealed. Her beautiful
features. lit up with excitement.
were really enchanting; yet, I
I pitied her. Her feeling of con-
tempt for Howard Freeman was
not Without cause; but, now.
would she descend into the pitfall
set by some evil genius to entrap
her. Betsey was envied by all
the belles of society, and some of
them had planned her downfall.
After composing myself, as well
as I could. I said: ‘Howard has

been deceived; he demands an
interview; you will grant it. of
course."’

“Never!" she replied. "Not
six months ago he was on his
knees. begging for my hand: he
did not ask for it. he begged for
it. I feared to refuse him. lest I
should drive him mad. He was
ready to submit to any conditions,
if they would result in our mar-
riage finally. At our last inter-
view he said he would be the hap-
piest man in the world if he could
be assured that ten years’ wait-
ing would secure me for his bride.
And now. in this short space of
time. he has the impudence to
accuse me of writing him a dis-
respectful letter.“

"I could not help feeling that
Betsey was right. She had just
cause for her resentment. It was
silly in Howard Freeman to sus-
pect Betsey. even when he had
the proof before him. He had
shown a short-sightedness which
I did not expect of him: but I felt
alarmed for Betsey's safety. not
for Howard's. I feared that she
would attempt to disgrace him in
the eyes of society. and I knew
there could be but one result.
Howard had many strong points
in his character. a11d people had
full confidence: and. although. he
had shown a great weakness in
writing to Betsey. that weakness
would be overlooked and laughed
off as a joke. while Betsey would
rest under the terrible accusation
of having tried to disgrace him.
I again said to her. ‘I would
grant him an interview. You
had respect enough once for him.
as you assure me. to listen to his
declaration of love. and now you
ought to undeceive him with re-
gard to this matter. As to his
persistence in seeking your hand.
I consider that as nothing against
him. When a man is really in
love he holds on to the last. and
that is a characteristic which I
should expect of Howard Free-
man. You can see by his letter
that he considers it strictly pri-
vate. He does not dream of pub-
licity. and he would be the most
miserable man in the world if he
knew that I now hold his letter
in my hand.' I felt alarmed for
Betsey. for I saw. in her every
movement. that Howard Free-
man must suffer for his impu-
deuce."

'* Howard Freeman has had his
last interview with me." she re-
plied. “I shall not trouble my-
self to show this letter to people.
it will gradually come before the
public that Howard Freeman has
written me a disgraceful letter;
then will he feel my resentment.
then will he feel the punishment
he so justly deserves.”

“Betsey’s enemy had done her
work. Her character was now
to be torn to pieces by a merciless
public. She had quarreled with
Howard Freeman. Saucy and
disrespectful letters had passed
between them. What more could
the public need to torture their
misunderstanding into a thousand
inconsistencies. I was an unwill-
ing listener to the scandalous re-
ports and stories which followed,
and Betsey. for a long time. re-
mained in ignorance of them.
I vainly hoped that the storm
might blow over without Betsey‘s
having a knowledge that it ever
existed. My interviews with her
were frequent. Our conversation
was usually on general topics.
occasionally referring to Mr.
Freeman. I endeavored to look
unconcerned. but as I looked into
Betsey‘s honest face I felt a sick-
ening horror at the stories circu-
lating about her and Mr. Free-

-7

man.

“One day. as we were pleas-
antly enjoying an afternoon visit.
a friend. Mrs. Courtland, who
lives about ten miles away. called
to see her. After the usual greet-
ings and compliments. she said
to Miss Betsey: ‘I hear some
queer stories about you and Mr.
Freeman. I have been wonder-
ing if they could be true.’ "

“They are true,” said Betsey.
“every one of them. Mr. Free-
man has shown himself to be
anything but a gentleman.”

“But. Betsey.” said Mrs. Court-

land. “what can be your object
in prosecuting him? Why not
let him go. and be glad he is
gone?“

“Prosecuting who? " exclaimed
Betsey. in amazement.

“Why. Mr. Freeman. It is re-
ported out our way that he de-
serted you almost on the eve of
marriage. and is now about to
marry another woman. and that
you are going to prosecute him
for breach of promise.”

"Betsey was completely broken
down. Her grief gave way in a
flood of tears. and when I assured
her that ridiculous stories about
her and Mr. Freeman were in
circulation. she assumed an ex-
pression of countenance that has
characterized her to this day. Her
proud spirit was broken. and she
has been in society but very little
since. Betsey had been potted
and flattered all her life. and had
rested comparatively secure be-
hind that strong dcfense— achecr-
ful and happy home. and had yet
to learn that people who claim
respectability encourage scan-
dalous reports by listening to
them. or passing them by with a
careless or trite remark. Bctsi-y’s
life was poisoned. She saw. for
the first time. the fathomlcss
ocean of scandal spread out be-
fore her. She felt its waves beat
hard against her. and she was as
powerless to resist them as he
who would stand 011 the sea shore
and beat back the approaching
tide. Her unseen and unknown
enemy. inspired by the evil spirit
of the Prince of Darkness. had
driven her dart deep into Betsey's
soul. Her enemy has not re-
vealed herself to this day. but is
doubtless rejoicing over Betseys
discomfiture. "

“Does Mr. Freeman know.
now. that Betsey never wrote that
letter?" asked Mrs. Bowers.

"Yes. he knows it. I took on
myself the responsibility of tell-
ing him. I felt as thou‘-gh I was
putting myself forward. but I was
determined he should know it. I
well remember the shame and
confusion pictured on his coun-
tenance at my recital of the facts.
No word has ever passed between

.us since about the aifair. but the

expression of countenance which
he assumes. when meeting 111e.

’ tells me very plainly that he con-

siders me as one of his truest
friends."

“But what do you think about
Betsey and Howard now," con-
tinued Mrs. Bowers.

“I have no well-defined opin-
ion of Betsey. but I believe that
Howard has the greatest respect
for her. He does not enjoy her
presence; I can see that very
plainly. If he happens to meet
her. accidentally. he will find
some excuse for getting away.”

"Now.” continued Mrs. Bow-
ers. "I will leave the matter with
you. You see Betsey. have a
conversation with her. decide on
some course to pursue. a11d I will
be ready to act on the shortest
notice." 0. A. V.

[ro BE cox'rixri-11).]
Richly Entitled To It.

"John. I think I should like to
visit my old home in the East a
month or two this summer.”

" I don’t know. Maria; I dont
think I can spare the time from
my business.”

"I‘m not asking you to go.
J ohn: I can make the trip myself
without any trouble."

"You would get homesick if
you were to stay away from home
as long as that.”

“I think not.
try it. anyhow.”

(Irritably) “Whats the matter
with you. Maria‘? Haven’t I been
a good husband to you?”

“I am not making any com-
plaint about you. John, am I?”

“Ain‘t I afiectionate enough?
Haven't I always kissed you when
I went away from home in the
morning and when I came back
in the evening, every day for the
last twenty-five years?”

“Yes. and you’ve had a big
quid of tobacco in your mouth
every morning and evening for
the last twenty-five years. too. I
think I want a vacation. John.”
—(}lu'r-a_r/o Tribune.

I should like to

Physical Culture.

"Suppose every school-girl in
America could be daily practiced
in few a simple exercises. calling
for no costly. intricate or danger-
ous apparatus. taking but little
time. yet expanding her lungs.
invigorating’ her circulation,
strengthening her digestion.
giving every muscle and joint of
her body vigorous play. and so
keeping her toned up. and strong
enough to be from much danger
either of incurring serious disease
or any of the lighter ailments so
common among us. her useful-
ness. no matter where her lot is
to be cast. would be increased.
and her happiness would be great-
ly enhanced through all her life
as well.“ WM. BLAIKIE.

._ ._xB..-.__n,__. _
Few things are more injurious

to boys and persons of unformed

c.onstituti0ns than tobacco.

HOSPITAL REMEDIES.

\Vli:u arc llicy? Tlicrc is :1 new ili'}7(ll'ill|C in

tlu-u":-;u1ncnr of illSi‘[l~Zl‘S. 11 consists in the col-
lection of the .sp«-ciiics used by rum-d Spvciflllshi
of Europe and :\|llt‘l'lCil. and brin..:in;,' tlu-in within
the rczicli of all. For instance the trumncnt pur-
sued b_v special ])ll}SiC'lZillS who [rent indigestion.
stoinnclx and liver troubles only. was obtained and
})l’l}[)(|l'i:(l. The [ID-’lllllClll of other pliysirians.
celebrated for curing cmnrrh was procured. and
so on. till tlicsc incomparable cures now include
diseascof the lungs. kidneys. female weakness,
rlieuumtisui and nervous dcbility.
This new metliorl of "one remedy for one dis-
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sufferers. many of whom have experienced the
ill ctiems. and thoroughly realize the absurdity of
the claims of Patent ‘.\Iedicincs which are guar-
anteed to cure every ill out of a single bottle. and
the use of which. as statistics prove. /ms rztfnrd
7/mrx .n‘unmc11.t t/um alga/ml. A circular describing
these new reuiedies is sent free on receipt of
stamp to pay postage by Hospital Remedy Compa-
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Our sales this year have been satisfactory. and we
still have for sale thirty or more registered service-
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make their owners large and sure profits in any
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the size, style. color. endurance and action of the
Cleveland Bays. Our farmers have been breeding
trotting and heavy horses to the neglect of tine
Coach and General Purpose Horses. un-
til the latter are scarce and command good prices.
No other breed promises so sure profit. They cross
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colts in one year and every one sound.

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WALKS AND TALKS.

A Day with State Lecturer Jason
Woodman.

Every progressive farmer has
some undetermined problem in
process of solution. and, if he
has been long experimenting on
his farm. has come upon some
facts that settle the question for
him. These open questions, and
the solved problems, are espec-
ially interesting to him and he
delights in nothing more than to
trail some congenial spirit
after him through these tangles
of theory and practice and to il-
lustrate from the appearance of
the growing crops. a fact or a
fallacy.

A few hours were thus spent
on the 22d of May last, on the
farm of Jason Woodman. He
was just finishing up planting 30
acres of corn. So that a busy
man could feel free to swap the-
ories and compare practices for
a half day strolling over the
fields. Mr. W. uses a check
row planter. running a spring
tooth harrow. with three horses.
ahead of the planter to liven up
the soil.

He has been practicing the
new plan of sowing oats on sod
and following with wheat. One-
half of a 30 acre field was in
wheat on a clover sod. and the
other half was in oats, sown this
spring. the whole field t-0 be fol-
lowed with wheat and seeded
again; The wheat on the clover
sod has a rank. vigorous growth
seldom equalled at this season.
The test in this field is to deter-
mine which is best for two crops
to succeed each other—wheat to
follow wheat or to follow oats.
In an adjoining field of 25 acres
is a crop of wheat after oats.

It is fair to say that this field
is one of the unfortunate ones
every farmer has. that has failed
to secure a stand of clover for a
series of years. The wheat is
not as vigorous as over the fence
on the clover sod, but the show
for timothy and clover is now ex-
cellent. and the wheat bids fair
for a 16 to 20 bushel yield. The
unusual feature of this field is
the stand of oats not killed by
winter freezing. The question
of separating the grain with the
thresher or the fanning mill is
unsettled. with leanings toward
the fanning mill. as many of the
oats would probably be blown in-
to the straw and carried to the
stack if an attempt were made to
separate them at threshing time.
We were shown a field on a light-
er portion of the farm, in corn
last year, which was sown to
winter rye and timothy and al-
sike in the fall, and to red clover
this spring. Sheep, colts, cattle
and hogs had run in this field
until a week ago, since early in

the spring, and yet the grass
seed was all there growing vigor-
ously. The show for a crop of
rye was more in prophecy than
in appearance, but if only enough
is secured toipay for the har-
vesting. the fall and spring past-
ure. which allowed the clover
fields immunity for this period,
is ample compensation for the
seed and labor expended. The
clover field adjoining. seeded with
spring rye last year, would al-
most hide the 35 shotes wintered
over. Here the stock turned off
the rye was luxuriating in a
growth impossible for them to
keep down during the summer.
This field will be sown to oats
next year to be followed by
wheat; further away still—half a
mile from the buildings was the
“ornery" field of the farm. Here
scarcely any manure had been
drawn. Fourteen acres were in
wheat last year with a scattering
“catch" of timothy and clover.
There was a scramble for first
place between sorrel and the
grasses. with grass in the rear.
But right here was the most in-
teresting experiment going on.
This field was the dumping
ground for the manure as fast as
made. About five acres were al-
ready covered. scattered as
drawn, and already the green
grasses had overtopped the sor-
rel. although the very poorest
part of the field had been select-
ed for this early application.
Little timothy and clover plants
that would have retired from the
contest. were stimulated to a vic-
torious combat with opposition
by the March application of the
manure. The whole field will be
treated to manure in this way
during spring and early summer,
and left until next year. when it
will go under for corn. This
method of spreading manure on
fields a year before they are to
be plowed for a crop. is fast gain-
ing popularity, as the most eco-
nomical way of using it. The es-
sence of our talk on manure is
crystalized in the above conclu-
sions. but the argument and il-
lustrations would fill a page of
the VISITOR.

Mr. W. is enthusiastic over al-
sike. It takes freely, sown in the
fall and brushed in. If it is
pulled out by spring freezes, it
“catches on” again and grows.
It should be sown with timothy
and red clover to keep it up, as it
has a tendency to spread out and
lie flat. It makes excellent hay
and hogs and sheep sort it out in
the pasture in preference to red
clover. It serves to thicken up
the turf. and gives a better yield
and flavor to the hay crop. The
seed is smaller than red clover
and two quarts to the acre makes
a good stand. The price is $6.00
per bushel, but a bushel will seed
16 acres. so that moneywill go
as far with alsike as with June
clover at $3.00 per bushel.

Mr. Woodman has a good rep-
utation in the State as a lecturer
and the "natural flavor" of his
talks comes from his contact with
practical life. and is the more
valuable from this fact. He
talks as well in the dusty clothes
of last year‘s lecture suit. as in
the new patterns of this year‘s
style. as any one will find who
pays him a visit.

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The Situation.

It is evident to the most casual
observer that politicians, as a
class, are discouraged—demoral-
ized. as it were. "The best laid
plans" that heretofore have, sin-
gularly enough, belied the com-
mon fate, now have the common
element of doubt and disaster
hanging over them. The supreme
question of the hour is: What are

the farmers going to do? There

‘have been intimations that have
*,reached their ears to the effect
, that there has been more politi-
‘cal scheming than effective work
ldone ‘at VVashington. and that it
would be a good plan to send a
different class of men down there.
who, for their business ability
and attention to it. are worth to
their constituents the $5,000 per
year. So, we hear that A. B. has
concluded not to be a candidate
for re-election; that C. D. has du-
ties at home that require atten-
tion: E. F. has had enough of it,
and so on through more than
half the list. There is doubtless
a grain of sincerity to these pro-
fessions. but they are sent out as
“feelers” rather than as conclu-
sions. and their henchmen at
home are intrusted with the duty
of ascertaining what the chances
are for another term. Wouldn't
it be well to encourage these
laudable aspirations for retire-
ment to private life, and say
“Well done!” You have cuffed
up the opposition in great shape,
and have voted consistently with
the party demands on every great
question. You have run down
every official who had a position
in his gift to get it bestowed up-
on the individual who wielded
your muck rake in the agricul-
tural communities, or carried the
alabaster box in the villages. We
are ready for a rest on this bel-
ligerent attitude, and the fellows
who are waiting for some one in
position to die or resign. we think
ought to be making some provis-
ion for themselves and families
outside of politics. We have con-
cluded to reconstruct business in
Congress on a different basis.
We have had some men in train-
ing at home who understand what
we want, and we calculate they
will attend strictly to business
until it is done. and then come
home. They have never been
fighter§‘at' home, and they would
not go to Congress to exhibit
their pugnacity nor their sub-
serviency to a clique in their Dis-
trict. They might not be “up" in
"the traditions of the party.“ but
they would have all the more
time to make tradition for the
future, to which posterity could
“point with pride." The men
who “vote with the party” are
common enough: what we want
is men who feel that "one with
the right is a majority.” and who
will stand for principle. though
the heavens fall.

The situation in home affairs is
also interesting, except to those
who have "aspirations:” to these
the beclouded sky is portentous
of disaster. “My turn next!" is
not likely to be a victorious slo-
gan in the coming campaign. A
new and a fresher element that
cannot be ‘*handled" will figure
in affairs. These will have opin-
ions of their own. which have not
been cyphered out and set down
on the slate. to be added to the
other sums.

If farmers‘ organizations have
any meaning. it is that less than
500.000 of them will have a rep-
resentative in Congress. and it
will take more than 213 lawyers
to entitle one to a seat. Farmers
will exchange the merit of voting
“straight" for the privilege of
selecting whom they will vote
for.

"444 o >——.

A New Plant Wanted for Light
Land.

We received a letter last week
from an old friend who had loca-
ted” on the sandy land in the
northern central part of the State,
making inquiry as to what we
know about cow peas to plow un-
der for a fertilizer. He says:

“I cannot get clover to stay.
It catches and grows the first
summer and comes out all right
in the spring; but by July none

can be seen. I have watched it
close and have come to the con-
clusion that cut worms eat it off;
the ground seems to be alive
with them. I hardly know what
to think of the land here. After
taking off two or three crops it
seems to be used up. If I could
find something I could grow to
turn under I could have a nice
farm. If you know of anything
to help poor land. and will write
me. I will be much obliged.”
Yours. .
HOWARD CITY. May 23, '90.

REPLY.

The trouble seems to be cut
worms rather than failure to get
clover to grow. The mature in-
sect—the mother of cut WO1‘IIlS——
is a brown miller, plentiful in
July and August, between boards,
in cracks and under boxes and
barrels when moved in the day
time. They fly nights and de-
posit eggs near the ground on
the stems of plants in a cluster.
The earlier laid eggs hatch and
the young worms go into the
ground. Some of the eggs re-
main until spring and wait for
warm weather and then hatch
out. thus keeping the supply
good for two or three weeks long-
er. The large worms we first
see in spring change to the miller
about the first of June, but the
younger, ravenous ones sort out
the tenderest plants and feed en-
tirely upon them. Where the
soil is almost free from vegetable
matter, they feed entirely on the
surface on foliage and grasses.
The same trouble which our
friend experienced wiped out the
clover on the State Experimental
farm at Grayling last year. The
other side to this calamity is the
fact that cut worms do not prove
such a scourge every year. They
are. like other noxious insects.
periodical in their ravages. Our
advice would be to abandon land
where this scourge is an an
nual visitation. Before giving
up such fair faced land, however,
we should try keeping the ground
entirely clean during July. Au-
gust and early September. to pro-
vide no appropriate place for
egg laying. then after frost, sow
to winter rye and clover. mixed
with one quarter timothy and
perhaps a little alsike as an ex-
periment. If the clover is win-
ter-killed, sow again in spring
and turn on cattle to tramp it
down and compact the soil.
Turn off the rye the last of May.
If the clover remains, don't feed
it down, but let it grow until ma
ture; then cut the first crop for
hay and let the aftergrowth stay
and fall on the ground. Keep
doing this as long as the clover
pays for hay; then plow for corn.
sow winter rye in the corn and
seed in spring to clover. Get
sheep and turn on the unim-
proved land and pasture it until
there is a sod strong enough to
become the foundation for a crop
or two. then subdue and seed to
clover as soon as fairly rotted
and before the vegetable matter
is all sucked up in growing crops.
or burned out in the sun. Put
all manure on the growing clover
and not on worn out land. It is
nearly all lost there by the de-
scending rains. There are no
living roots to trap it and hold it
at the surface. Try field peas to
grow for sheep feed in winter.
Fence in your entire 200 acres,
cut the brush and keep sheep
enough to kill the sprouts. They
will enrich the land faster than
any plant you can get to grow,
and become your maintenance
while the land is getting in con-
dition for crops. Don’t be be-
guiled into the belief that forty
acres of such land is enough.
Your 200 acre farm is none too
large—better add another 100
than to reduce the area. Such
land needs more rest, and you

 

cannot give it unless you have
room for crops while other fields
are recuperating under grass
Watch the fellow whose land im-
proves under his management
and “follow copy,” if at the loss
of some self-conceit. If your
land and all your neighbors‘ land
steadily declines in fertility, in
spite of all known means of res-
toration. be the first to “dig out.”

Every county in the State has
a center or two, at some distance
from the village and post-ofiice,
where farmers gather at the
school—house or country church
as a sort of headquarters for as-
sembling. Here the Sunday
school flourishes during the sum-
mer, and the debating or literary
society draws the young people
and some of the older ones in
winter. At this center a Grange
should be organized to furnish
opportunity for that stretch and
expansion of the mental facul-
ties so necessary for rural peo-
ple. Members of the Grange
should keep an eye on these 10-
cations and next fall invite the
State Lecturer to address the
farmers and young people on the
subject of organization and its
benefits. There ought to be sev-
enty-five new Granges organized
in the State to occupy such fer-
tile fields. It is a missionary
work one may well be proud of,
if the endeavor culminates in such
aworthy enterprise. The Grange
is the farmers school to fit him
for the duties that come with
better opportunities.

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The editorial page of the last
number showed the effects of a
nervous and overwrought system .
The limitations of physical and
mental endurance was reached at
the time when the proper work
should have been done. Typo-
graphical errors were overlooked
and several topics we had pro-
posed to consider, failed for want
of strength to execute. A week’s
rest and a three days trip has re-
lieved the pressure somewhat.
and we hope to be able to perform
the duties as they come accept-
ably hereafter.

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The Grand Rapids Eagle com-
pliments the VISITOR on its en-
terprise in sending out the pa-
pers of Judge Ramsdell in sup-
plement form, and adds that
every progressive, thinking farm-
er should read them both. Re-
member the offer to send to every
new subscriber until Jan. 1st,
next, the VISITOR and supple-
ment for 25 cents, including the
present number-June to Janua-
ry for a quarter. Did you say
cheap? See what your neighbor
says to the proposition.

 

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May )
10th, 1890. 9”

 

BRO. GLIDDEN:

On returning from Charlevoix
circuit, Saturday. I found the
VISITOR and supplement await-
ing me. There are some grievous
typographical errors in the sup-
plement which I wish you would
notice and correct in your next
Issue.

On second page last column.
near top of column, the type
says. according to Secretary
Chases report. there was but
$60,000,000 of gold and silver left
in the country. when it should
have said $50,000,000. Again in
my answer to Chipman. 3d page,
last column, paragraph 3d. The
type makes me say: “In the
United States and Canada. over
500,000,000 bushels of wheat, etc.,
when it should be 200,000,000.
Again on 4th page, last paragraph
of first coulmn, the type makes
me say: “We see again when
the compromise tariff of 1833 had
reduced exports,” etc., when it
should say: We see again when
the compromise tariff of 1883
had reduced the tariff, imports
again exceeded exports, etc.

Yours Fraternally,

J. G. RAMSDELL.

 


June 1, 1890.

 

'I‘I-IE1 G-BANG-E VISITOR.

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Hoeing and Praying.
Said Farmer _]ones, in a whining tone,
To his good old neighbor Gray;
“l‘ve worn my knees through to the bone,
But it ain't no use to pray.
“Your corn looks just twice as good as mine,
‘ Though you don't pretend to be
A shinin’ light in the church to shine,
An’ tell salvation’s free.

“I’ve prayed to the Lord a thousand times
For to make that 'ere corn grow.

An’ why yourn beats it so, an‘ climbs,
I'd gin a deal to know.

“Said Farmer Gray to his neighbor ]ones,
In his easy, quiet way,

"VVhen prayers get mixed with lazy bones,
They don't make farming pay.

“Your weeds, I notice. are good an’ tall, -
In spite of all your prayers;

You may pray for corn till the heavens fall,
If you don‘t dig up the tares.

“I mix my prayers with a little toil,
Along in every row;

An’ I work this mixture into the soil,
Quite vig‘rous with a hoe.

“An‘_ I've discovered, though still in sin,
As sure as you are born.

This kind of compost well worked in,
Makes pretty decent corn.

“So while I'm praying I use my hoe,
An‘ do my level best,

To keep down the weeds along each row,
An’ the Lord he does the rest.

"It's well for to pray, both night an’ morn,
As every farmer knows;

But the place to pray for thrifty corn
Is right between the rows.

“You must use your hands while praying, though,
If an answer you would get,

For prayer-worn knees an‘ a rusty hoe,
Never raised a big crop yet.

“An' so I believe, my good old friend,
If you mean to win the day,
From plowing, clear to the harvest‘s end,

You must hoe as well as pray.”
—Lcadrr.
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The Farmer as an Educator.

[Extracts from a paper read by Samuel H. War-
ren before the Pomfret Farmers’ Club, March 6th.

Away with the false idea that
there is no education except in
letters, and let him who is the
practical husbandman hold up
his head and awake to the fact
that his influence in society, his
practical good sense and desire
for improvement and progress,
are each and all potent factors in
the world‘s progress

VVhen one speaks of an educat-
ed person he generally refers to
his knowledge of letters. A man
is educated who is thoroughly
fitted for his calling, whether it
be professional or otherwise.
Let the classically educated come
to have the care of a farm and
they soon learn from sad experi-
ence that the practical knowledge
of those versed in agriculture is
something to be desired. The
theoretical and the practical edu-
cators go along hand in hand.
The hand cannot say of the foot.
“I have no need of thee" nor the
foot of the hand. Strong minds

Harrassed from Home. ,
, l
The Rural does not mean to In- ,1

exerted, but it solemnly_warns~
father and mother to remember’;

that!" and "now, you stop that!”
and “if you don‘t stop that I'll
put you to bed!” It is the saloon,
the gaily lighted. beautifully mir-
rored, elegantly furnished saloon.
We have seen homes that the sa-
loon was getting the best of just
as steadily as the moments went
by, and father and mother were
helping to do it. The boy could
scarcely stir without being for-
bidden to stir; if he wished to run,
mother said “now stop that!" If
he wanted to jump mother for-
bade it. If he wanted an extra
room lighted up mother said no.
If he brought some of his play-
things into the sitting-room, mo-
ther told him to to take them out.
It was “don't!" “stop!” “quit
that!" "do keep still!” until the
boy feels that all mother has to
do is to oppose his wishes. It
had become a fixed habit with the
mother to antagonize the boy.
We have sometimes shuddered to
see it.

By-and-by, when the boy gets
bigger, mother will not be trou-
bled with his noise. It will not
be his presence that will annoy
her, but his absence; and perhaps
the time will come when she glad-
ly would permit him to tear the
whole house down, if he would
but spend his hours with her.
Oh, parents‘. while the warm wel-
come of the saloon comes pour-
ing from so many doors, don’t
turn the boy's face toward it;
don't sharpen his ears to hear;
don‘t create in his soul a longing
for some place——for any place
but home. Bear with his noise;
let him have his liberty as long as
it does neither himself nor or any
one else injury. If he shakes the
nervous system a little. it is only
for a time. He will not be a boy
long. anyhow. Those soft, sweet
checks will soon lose their boyish
freshness: but while they harden
with age. let father and mother
do nothing in the direction of
wrinkling them with vice. Make
home pleasant for the boy and
permit him to have his fun. It
will make him a better man, and
the influences of such a home will
follow him all through life and
be a softening. inspiring influ-
ence.——ll"esfem Rural.

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A Rural Means of Grace.

1 Foreign Distribution of our Wheat

Surplus.

1 OFFICE or MASTER or NAT-

iIONAL GRANGE, DELTA, 0.. May

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timate that no restraint should bejfrom the May report of the

Secretary of Agriculture:

that there is one place where that  fol? 3? énggélgngistilglif cg.-eI.:1t11g7 
boy W111 119"” 11931‘ don 1 do lexports of the United States.
Where are the “markets of the
The record of the last
fiscal year, 1888-89. makes foreign
shipments of wheat which were
from the crop of 1888, 46,414,129
bushels in the form of grain and
42,186,616 bushels in the form
of flour. a total export of 88,600,-
Of this aggregate
78.2 per cent. went to Europe and
8.2 to Canada and Mexico, mostly
the former. Canada acknowledges
over 1,000,000 bushels of grain of
this country in her exports, and
records only an importation of
1,418 barrels of flour and an ex-
portation of 156,360 barrels (all
of which except 25,179 barrels
was of domestic wheat), while
our records of export to Canada
include 933,354
of which was
evidently en route to Europe,
and should be included in our ex-
ports to Europe. Something like
4,500,000 bushels of wheat, there-
are wrongly charged to
Canada, which would increase
the European percentage to
at least 83, or five sixths of the

world '3"

745 bushels.

for last year
barrels. most

fore.

total exports.

The other sixth goes to other
than European “markets of the
To all the countries of
Central and South America were
sent 7.1 per cent.; to the islands
of the seas 5.3 per cent., and only
2 per cent. altogether to Asia,

world. "

Africa. and Australasia.

than 2,000,000 bushels. either as
represent the
markets of three continents and
nearly two-thirds of the popula-
A single
county of Dakota could supply
from its surplus this requirement.
and in any good season each of
five principal counties could do
it easily. viz, Brown. Cass. Grand
Forks. Pembina, and Walsh. and
possibly each of several others.
and yet all the back counties of
the two Dakotas are pushing for-
ward in their search for more
makets of more continents‘ to
It is an ambition that
has already seriously reduced the
price of wheat »of the United

flour or grain,

tion of the world.

conquer.

States.

. f‘ .-.4» o¢———-

The question of hours  labor
is discussed by General Walker

in the Atlantic for June.

author of the article will be re-

I

U Hereafter. until announced to the
contrary the third Saturday in
June of each year will be observed
as Children‘s Day in our Order.
Make it an occasion of pleasure
and profit to all.

It has been suggested by an
earnest brotherin our Order, that
the Master of each State Grange
appoint a committee in each
county, where there is an or-
ganization, to furnish and secure
the publication of matter of in-
terest to our Order and the farm-
ers, in the local or county papers.

I think such action on your
part would be beneficial. and
recommend that you give in your
careful consideration, and if it
meets your approval act accord-
ingly. I suggest that care should
be exercised in selecting such
committee, and it is desirable to
have both political parties repres-
ented on the same.

BINDER T\VINE.

The Committee on Ways and
Means have reported jute, jute
butts, manilla and sisal grass on
the free list, and a corresponding
reduction on binder twine. The
association of binder twine manu-
facturers are not satisfied with
the proposed duty of 1:1: cents per
lb. and will ask that it be in-
creased to 1% cents; asserting that
unless this is done they cannot
compete with foreign producers.
With free raw material the duty
of 131 cents will give them the
same protection now extended.
And as but little has been im-
ported we are of the opinion that
no advance beyond the rate fixed
by the Committee should be In ade.

BAGGING FOR COTTON.

The removal of duties from
the material of which bagging
for cotton is made should have
been followed by a correspond-

ing reduction of duties upon
bagging. The committee has re-

ported an advance upon grades
sold for 6 cents or less from 1.1
to 1 6-10 cents per lb.. while upon
the dearer goods the duty has
been reduced from 2 to 1 8-10
cents per lb. We think this an.
unjust discrimination against the
cotton planters, who use the
cheapest material; and as their
interest does not seem to receive
much consideration from either
side now engaged in the partisan
duel at Washington. we think it
a good opportunity to extend
fraternal assistance by asking

Her First Housekeeping.

Mrs. YoiiIigbi*ide—How does

your breakfast suit you this
morning. darling?

Mr. Youngbride Just right!
I tell you, Annie. it maybe ple-
beian, but I am awfully fond of
calf’s liver.

Mrs. Youngb:'ide— So am I.
Don‘t you think it would be real
nice and economical to keep a
calf. then we could have t-alf‘s
liver for breakfast every morn-
ing‘.’——.-lmerica.

- -£44}... _

The Northern Summer Resorts

of Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa
and Dakota, not forgetting the
famous Excelsior springs of
Missouri. are more attractive dur-
mg the present season than ever
before.

An illustrated Guide Book. des-
criptive of a hundred or more of
the choicest spots of creation on
the line of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St. Paul R’y, will be sent free
upon application to A. V. H.
CARPENTER, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Ill., or to HARRY
MERCER. Mich. , Passenger
Agent, Chi. Mil. ti; St. P. R’y. 90
Griswold St. Detroit Mich. 14

Church's Bug Finish.

Bug Finish is an important and
valuable discovery. as it affords
a way by which Paris Green. the
most effective of bug poisons can
be safely used. It was discover-
ed by the inventor of Bug Finish
that by grinding and uniting
Paris Green into a base-like
Gypsum, as is done in making
Bug Finish, the Green would not
effect the vines or make the po-
tatoes watery. Every consumer
of potatoes will testify to the fact
that late potatoes, as a rule. are
watery or soggy and quite un-
palatable, as compared with the
mealy potatoes we once had; it
has now been proven that this is
caused by the use of Paris Green
in water. or by applying particles
of clear Green in any way. such
as simply stirring it into plaster,
lime and other liases. whereby
the plaster simply acts as a car-
rier to distribute the Green. and
the small particles of Green go on
the vines ill a clear state: during
certain stages of growth. the clear
Green inters the fiber of the vine
and effects the potatoes. as ex-
plained.

A very thin dust of Bug Finish
on the vines or trees is sufficient
to kill all of the crop of insects
then existing on the vines. and it
remains on the vines for many

membered as the writer of a crit-
icism of Mr. Bellamy's “Looking
Backward.” which appeared in
the Atlantic, and to which Mr.

Bellamy replied at some length.

Gen. Walker has made social ques-
tions a study. and his criticisms
and suggestions on the present
"Eight Hour Law Agitation“
come from a man more fully fit-
ted to speak with authority than
almost any one in the United
States. Charles Dudley Warriors

and close thinkers are often the
result of farm life. Reading but
little. compared with men of more
leisure. or of different callings,
they better digest what they do
read. They are generally close
listeners to the lecture or ser-
mon and can comprehend by
their habit of thought the sub-
ject matter. The lecturer or
minister, when they have such
persons for an audience, prefer

days, except where very heavy
rains occur and sometimes until
other crops of the insects are
hatched and distroyed. Bug
Finish is composed of Sulphate
of Lime (Gypsum) with a little
rye flour to make it stick. with
one pound and six ounces of Pure
Paris Green to each 100 pounds
of the above mixture. the whole
compound is reduced very fine
and thoroughly combined by

There is seldom a case of blues
that is not due to pie, or man. or
—-woman. Care does not want
to follow you when you leave the
beaten ways and strike out
“across lots.” It does not enjoy
the company of only God and
yourself. It is not often bold
enough to dog your steps through
field and forest. It left me at
the meadow fence. I shouted. I
sang. Yes, Idid. No one was

that justice be done our brethren
engaged in growing cotton.

PURE LARD.

The men who have grown rich
and impudent in the manufacture
and sale of a compound composed
of tallow. cotton seed oil and lard,
which is sold to consumers as
pure, refined lard. are doing all
in their power to defeat the Con-
ger bill, which places wholesome

_ _ . . H p1in- pa L11 process. so tia e\e1y
511011 3' one to that composed of around to think within himself trajnt‘ u )()11 these un -' "t4 t " ‘ l t ' '
111039 who do 1955 t11111k111g and thatlwas not a good singer I armcle on The Novel and the Zieiled brasiials We should Wain of the whole mass is suffi-
“'a11t111°1'e Show’ sat on an old trebe overhanging COmm0nSCh001' lsakeen anally‘ coiunteract their influence by ziently poisonous that a small

sis of the duty of the public

gchools in the sppply ofTi‘}t1aading
or our young c1 izens. is an

Hannis TaylI>r‘s consideration of
“The National House of Repre

ri ) iles‘ like those I made when lsentativesi Its Growing h‘efl1c1'

I ivias aii unshodi sun-tanned boy. ency as a“ Lggislatilye Bod-1"” are

Verily. this country stroll was file tW1(.)darm(:11.es Wglc? makebup

. - . Ie so i rea mg 0 tie num er.

not only it tome for my Sp1r1tS‘iMiss Repplier has a whimsical

téfitdaqgfiligfgg  [paper called "A Short defense of
workis of His  more because ivmainslu and Dr’ Huhnes dis’
of In I coming to these )leasant1C“SSeS “Book Hungen" the uses
haunigg G0 “abroad Wh1ere ’yOu1of cranks. and tells a curious
may betfacehtql face vlséitli Gtad    ”en§iIE1e:¢L in-U'I(‘)}%eC1‘;LPne1:‘:1b}l::
V l - 5 * ~
his un Que e W or S’ an e lmakes one of the Teacups say,

me if it does not draw you to l
- , ,_ -, “Do you want to know why that
better things. But you say, This name is given to the men who do

is not the way to conquer depres- , Y . _ U , ,.
sion and to find strength. You Iir,:O.{’:°bf°_r tget1:_0§,::k3;(1)§;§°%i
“mt help 3°“ °‘.‘‘“’ ‘"110 needs thehvlieteceailésand all the machinery
you. True. my friend. I preach of the World go round‘ I Sup

that. Sometimes I practice it.
, , - - . - pose the first fool that looked on
But despite all this I pity those the first crank that was ever

poor souls who never knew the _ _
delights of rural vagrancy and :n1i:1E:__?Sg1Eg1;"llgiiintfagvggooffgd
the renewing power of commun- fl ,, OM UD 1 5,  ,.
ion with God through nature.— Or‘ rs‘ e an S ‘ 1 Hey.
5 and the second part of “Rods

v , . ) . . , .' .
("num ' land I'€'1b1/Minn’ Salvation.” furnish the fiction of
this issue. and there are two
poems, an account of a pilgrim-
age to the localities immortalized
in the legends of King Arthur,
and several short papers of inter-
est. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & Co.,
Boston.

Everything that pertains to
first class agriculture calls from
the manager of the farm his best
talents in this line of thought
and quickens his intellect to a
marked degree. Not only the
soil. but the arrangement of the
buildings and the care of the
stock as well as their comfort
must be considered. The pro-
gressive farmer shows his desire
for improvement in keeping the
best of stock. having considered
that it costs no more to keep the

'. better than the poorer classes:
he is not satisfied until the poor-
er ones are weeded out of live
flocks and herds and the more
profitable take their places.
The educational value of this
class of farmers is great. Their

. acts speak louder than words to
their brother farmers and sug-
gest to them to go and do like-
wise. The influence of such men
is wider than their immediate
circle; their town by no means
circumscribes their influence, but

» the county, the state, and some-
times awider circle know well
their zeal to be among the fore-
most in their line.

. ,...._____4—o

amount will kill any insect the
same as though it had eaten
pure paris green. hence only a
very slight dust is iIecossa1'y,
making it cheaper than any otlier
known preparation. unless it is
Paris Green and water. and when
the expense of handling and ap-
plying so much water is consider-
ed tlicBug Finish is fully as cheap,
and if the difference in effective-
ness and QUALITY OF l’()'l‘ATOES
is taken into account. Paris Greeii
and water will not be considered
in comparison at all.

Bug Finish is also a fertilizer.
will help the growth of the vines,
instead of retarding their growth,
as does water and Green. espec-
ially when the water is applied
in the middle of the day.

One pound of Bug Finish will
prove more effective than six
times the amount of plaster and
Paris Green as mixed by the
farmers. In addition to the sav-
ing in this way, its saves the time
of mixing. is safe to handle and
does not injure the potatoes. No
farmer should allow a pound of
clear Paris Green to be brought
on his farm. ALABASTINE Co..
GRAND RAPIDS, Mien.
o>—-—}— -

The tender words and loving
deeds which we scatter for the
hearts that are nearest to us are
immortal seeds that will spring
up in everlasting beauty, not
only in our own lives but in the
lives of those born after us.——Eac.

the creek. whittling and
watched the shavings coquette
with the eddies, and sail off. “to
join the brimming river." I threw
stones into the water to see

prompt support of this measure.
GAMBLING IN FARM PRODUCTS.

The men who have for years
manipulated the markets of the
country are desperately fighting
t-he Butterworth bill to prevent
gambling in the necessaries of
life. It will not do for us to re-
main silent spectators. We must
martial our forces and meet the
enemy at every pointiwhere their
influence is concentrated.
PROMPT ACTION Now will accom-
plish more in a few days than
will months. and perhaps years.
of effort in the future. Urge our
members every where to prepare
letters and memorials and for-
ward them at once to their Sena-
tors and Representatives in Con-
gress. If the men whom we have
trusted to represent us fail to
respond to our just demands, we
must permit them to retire to
private life, and elect men who
will represent faithfully the
material interests of their con-
stituents.

To Masters of State Granges.

J. H. BRIGHAM.
Master N. G., P. of H., and

Chairman of Legislative Com-

mittee.

-—<o>—-

Better than many Kinds.

INDIANA Co., PA., March 11th, I
1890. I

Mr. O. W. Ingerso1l.——Dear
Sir: Your Liquid Rubber Paint
has given great satisfaction. We
have used many kinds and yours
is far superior to all. Will order
soon.

Consistency is an acquired hab-

it and of slow growth. The con-

. ditions necessary for its acquisi-
tion are right and fixed princi-
ples of faith and morals, sinceri-
ty, simplicity, singleness of aim.
contentment. high temper enough
not to be trifled with, honest
pride, temperance and fortitude.

 

 

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“You are the twentieth in the
class, Hans. That means you
are at the very foot!” “Well,
papa, how can I help it if there
are no more boys in the class?"——
Fliegende Blatter.

Every to morrow has two hand-
les. We can take hold of it by
the handle of anxiety or the
handle of faith.

Fraternally Yours.
[See Ad. Patron’s Paint Work's.]

 


 

TI-IE C3-R..A.Zl.\l'C=‘t-El VISITOR.

/

June 1, 1890.

Sabics’ Department.

J une.

\Vhen June lights all lter fires
Through melting mists of tnorn,
With roses on tlte briers.
And dewdrops on tlte thorn.
With scents that pierce the brain with bliss‘
Blown frotn some sphere embracing this.
One brief bright hour and fleeting
()lt, then, with blind entreating,
Love in her heart is beating.
\Vith shy, wild wings is beatin;z~
Love itt her heart is beating.

V‘/ltenltme wakes all her choirs
Thfough under-heavens of green,
VVith bursts of sweet desires
In warblings wild and keen.
\\’lten all the leafy world of june
Breaks out in blossom, out in tune,

ltt joys as blest as fleeting.

Oh, then, with blind entreating.
Love in her heart is beating,

VVith shy strong wittgs is beating‘
Love in lter heart is beating.

—//u 7-; 1'11! I’;'.'.vmt( 5/tzgfl'at'tz".
- :—<+~>—-~ «— —

The South Wind.
()vcr the lit-ltis. where the dew was wet.
Over :1 tneadow with (l2tlSlCS set,
Shaking the pearls in the spidt-r‘s net.
The soft wind (‘ante stealing.
It was full of the srcttt of the sweet wild rose;
And it llll§Zt'I'L:tl long wlterc tlte strezttnlet tiows,
Till it mztdc the fnt'gt-t-inc-trots‘ eyes unclose.
And h'(.'ll'lt’(l the lllllt‘-llL'llS pt-gtling.

l'ttdt»r the tut-ztstttt-It-ss lvlttc of the sky",

llrilitittg the sil\.'cr_v ClItll<ll(‘l5 hy,

l)t'ittkitt;; the dew-h;'int:ut~d flowt-r-rttps dry.
The wztrtn south wind \\'(t.‘€ hlowing.

it was swt-t t with the in t~;ttlt of :1 tltott:~';\t1<l spt ini:.'!:

And it snttg tn the gtat. . t-s, as t'\‘(‘l' it sittgs,

\’v'itlt rt sttttnd lil-:0 'tl|(‘ ttl<7\'iIH_’, of Ill_\'liL1li winj;-’.
Or tltt- \\'lti.spt:r of wild floivcrs gt'o\vitt;1.

   

O'.'ct' the held-. in thr t~ve:titt;: glow,
nu tltt: ll‘L‘L'S, as the sun sank low,
.._ i:t4 t‘m- tttt-.'ttltm'-«_-t‘;t.ss to and fro.

  
 

;\ hrt t‘/t fruztt tlt<- sottth rzttnt-. (‘rt-t-ping.

lt rocl-;:-tl tin ltittls in their tlnwny llt st:

It crztrlltd thw hltttt-t-yt~d t: l\’:i to rest;

And its good-ttigltt kisses were softly prt swd
On pale wild roses ~lt:t-pittg.

   

And only the S1.’ll'f~'.'tll'l the lil't‘fliL's kttctv
l’i0\\’lll<3SUl1!ll\VlI1tl t:tttr:nttt't-d the whole night

through.
ltt sct-tztt-«l Ii--ids '~‘.‘llt‘l'. the (‘lover :1l(*\\.'

And soft \\‘l1l[t.' tnists wt,-t'e bi‘:-atlttttg.
For it stole .1w:t_v. when the night was spent.
And none Cottid follow the wtiy it went:
But the wild llU\\'<‘l>' i\'llt‘\\’ what the wind's song
ttttattt.
As tltt-_\: \\'.'tl{t’ll to it‘ ‘.1stlo\.\'brt::ttlting.
/-'. (ft71'rI_g, 1'21 .\'t .\'/'.*/M/xix,
—-o-o >—~—
If‘ and Perhaps.
if ever_vottt- were wist: and S\V:L‘(.
And everyone wt rc jolly;
if l;\'(‘l‘_\' heart with gladness beat.
.-‘ind none tvt-rte tnclancholy;
lf l10ll\‘ should grutuble or cotuplaitt.
And ttohmlv should labor:
In evil work. httt each were fain
To love and help his tteigltbor~
(>h. wltttt :4 happy world 'twottld be
Ftvr _vott and tnt-—for you and inc!

——(‘/m

 

And if. perltups, we both should tr}
That glorious tilllu tn l:ttrr_v:

It }'f\ll and l--
Sltttultl lau tittstcad of wort)‘:
if \vt- would ,'.{i'<1\\'———illil you and l—-
liitwlt r Jttnl .-;wt~t-tt-r-ltv nttt;d--

just you and l—

   

Pt rlta;-s in ‘~0'll" neat‘ luv-ztml-h_v
T.
Th:-n \\ll.'tl .1 lt.'tt~p_\' world 't'.\'ottld he

..t -,1-sod tiuw lllltlll‘ ..,l‘1\'(llI'i('ri.

l”ti j.«' u .tIltl tur -for you and llll‘l
-— //.zr','w:".r l}t:u1_; /l‘-'t,“'/5.
» 7-4 -9-————-----~
A Sermon in Rhyme.

ll _vt-u il.'|\'t‘ 2| ft i’-lttl wuttlt loving.
l\»\-- him: _\'<-.~. and let him l\'l‘.\\\\‘
'l‘lt:ttjw-.1l.tvt-lrim,t-t(:lift:'se\-cttittg
Tintit his hroxv with sunset glow.

\\'hy >llDl1ltl good words ttt.-'ct' he said
()2 .'t ftictttl-—till l.e is dead?

If you lu-ar a son‘_{ that thrills you,
Sung by any child of song.

Prnisc it; do not let the singer

\\"ait I'.lL‘R(’rVl‘(l praises long.

\\'hy should one who thrills your heart
Lack the joys you may itnpart? \
S<::tttc:t' thus your seeds of kittdttcss.
All enriching as you go~

Leave them; trust the ltarvest Giver,
He will make e.'t('h seed to grovv.

So. until its happy end,

Your life shall nr.-vcr lack a friend.

-#3}-
Reading.

i’.'tpr-r l’f'.'i1l before [’..w l’:tw Grattge bv Mrs. N.
l .
H. l‘;.tttgs,l

Reatling. in the sense of to
know fully, to contprohend rather
than witlt the idea of glancing
ovor1.ho printed page, is, with
S0111!‘ an art unknown, nor even
(lI‘(}2lll'1(.'(l of; but such a person
now. in this last part of the 19th
ccntttry. is the exception. An
age of ideas. and of thought. and
of writing—ovcrybody writes,
and everyone must rcad.—it is
like bread. a l1t.'(3(-):s‘Slty, the staff
of life. To read well, when read-
ing aloud..is an accomplishment
We envy our favored few; yet the
one who reads well. in that other
sense of reading silently, to com-
prehend. is still more to be en-
vied. and yet this art may be ac-
quired be each and all.

There is tnuch printed that
may be glanced over without
giving much thought to it, and
“all is well." but no real benefit
is gained. Narrow and exclusive
lines of reading should be avoid-
ed. In being liberal in the use
of literature you enlarge your
capacities of enjoyment, you ex-
tend the discipline as well as the
delights of the mind. It is with
books as with nature, travel wide-

ly. and while at one time you
may delight in the glories of
mountain and sea. you will, in
some other view of valley and
brook. find a pleasure as keen.

A wide acquaintance with books
is to be desired. It is said that
"Daintiness is disease, and fas-
tidiousness. weakness.” One
writer has said, “Our purity of
taste is best tested by its univer-
sality.”

A knowledge of ancient litera-
ture gives a deeper insight into
modern. Acquaintance with for-
eign literature may help to a bet-
ter estimate of our own; exten-
sive reading is essential in mak-
ing us familiar with different
eras of our own literature, and
there is a succession of these
eras beyond the mere sequence
of time—a continuation of liter-
ary life. as well  political life.
To the mind that cultivates a
thoughtful and well regulated
variety in reading. I‘/e1'.s* reward
will come: you will feel the
brotherhood in all true books. I
would strive to cultivate a catho-
licity of taste. I do not believe
that a prescribed course of read-
ing. however elaborate. is desir-
able or practicable. It does not
leave freedom enough to the
rcadcr‘s own mind. Our reading
should be spontaneous. to be in-
tclligcnt. It is not possible to
attticipato. how or when an into-
rest will be awakctted in some
particular topic or ttttthor. and it
is better to follow out that into-
rest while it is an itnpt1l.s0.

It would be a tame itttelloct
that would not work its way out
of any prescribed course. Our
tastes need to be cultivated. and
this disciplined freedom will
prove its own safest guide.

Often a taste for reading is
quenched or destroyed by a rigid
and injudicious adherence to a
prescribed course of reading or
study, in which there was no in-
terest. You can turn the course
of a stream, change the bed of
the river. but you cannot make it
rttn up hill.

?+ ——<€—G—-j—~——

Being a. Women—Some of the

Trials and Tribulations of
the Fair Sex.

A vigorous. but unknown writer.
who has evidently had an ex-
perience. writes:

It is a dreadful bother to be a
woman and do the business up in
good shape. In the first place
you've got to look well. or else
you are nobody. A man may be
{ever so homely and still be
popttlar. Whiskers cover up the
most of his face, and if he has a
big mouth nobody ntistrusts it.
and if he does wrinkle bad on his
forehead. his friends speak of his
many cares and thoughtful dis-
position. and tell each other tliat
his wrinkles are lines of thought.
Lines of thought, indeed. when
in all probability his forehead is
wrinkled by the bad habit he has
got of scowling at his wife when
the coffee isn‘t strong enough.

A woman must always be in
good order. Her hair must always
be frizzed and banged, as fashion
demands, and she must powder
if she has a shining skin; and
she must manage to look sweet,
no matter how sour she may feel;
her dress must hang just so. and
her boot buttons be always in
place. and her finger nails clean;
and then she musn’t whistle, nor
clitnb fences. nor stone cats. nor
scold when she's mad.

She can't go out alone. because
ladies must be protected. Site
can't go anywhere when it rains.
because her hair won‘t stay
frizzed. and she'll get mud on her
petticoat and things. She can't
be a Free Mason, because she
would tell their secrets. and every-
body would know about the goat
and gridiron. She can‘t smoke,
because that would be unfashion—
able; she can't go courting, be
cause that would not be womanly.

ut she must get married before
she is 25. or everybody will feel
wronged. People will sigh over
her, and wonder why it is that
men “don't seem to take,” and all
the old maids and widows will
smile and keep quiet. Oh. these
smiles and these significant looks!
They are ten times more than
open slanders.

It is terrible to be an old maid.
Everybody knows it, and the
women who are married to
drunken husbands. and who

manage to quarrel with them six
days out of seven, will live in
agony of spirit over the single

woman, and call her the poor old
maid.

A woman must marry rich or-
she don‘t marry "well” is the end
and aim of a woman‘s existence,
judging from the view which
people in general take of this
matter. It is everybody‘s busi-
ness whom a woman marries.
The whole neighborhood put their
heads together and talk over the
pros and cons, and decide whether
she is good enough for him.
(There is nothing said about his
being good enough for her.) And
they criticise the shape of her
nose and relate anecdotes how
lazy his grandfather was,ho'w her
Aunt Sally used to sell beans and
buttermilk. A woman must wear
No. 2 boots on No. 3 feet, and
she must manage to dress well
on 75 cents a week. and she
mustn't be vain, and she must
be kind to the poor, and she must
go regularly to the sewing society
meeting. and be ready to dress
dolls and make tidies and aprons
for church fairs. She must be a
good cook. and she tnust be able
to "do up" her husband's sliirts
so that the Chinese washertnan
would groan with envy and gnash
his teeth with the same unholy
passion at the siglit of them.

She ttittst always have the
masculine buttons of the family
sewed on so they will never come
off while it1 use. and she must
keep the family hosiery so that
nobody would ever mistrust there
were toes in the stockings while
there were not. She must hold
herself itt constant readiness to
find everything her husband has
lost-—and a man never knows
where to find anything. He will
put his boots carefully away on
the parlor sofa. and when he has
hunted for them half an hour he
will suddenly appear to his wife
with a countenance like an aveng-
ing angel and demand "What in
thunder she has done with his
boots." She must shut all the
doors after her lord and master.
and likewise the bureau drawers.
It would be as unnatural for him
to do it as for a hen to go in
swimming for recreation. But
he sits to "just finish this piece
in the paper.“ and waits till she
has got the sheets to a comfort-
able temperaturg. Ah. there are
a great many ft-lcks in the trade
of living together. A woman is
expected to take care of the baby
even after the first infantile
wonder has multiplied into a
round half-dozen. And if he
doubles up with the colic or trials
of cutting teeth. or the necessary
evils of mutnps and measles and
whooping cough and scarlet fever
and rash and throat distemper
and sliort sleeves and bare legs
and pins sticking into him and
too much candy and a bad temper.
why her husband tells her that
he "does wish she would try and
quiet her baby." and he says it,
too, as if he thought she alone
was responsible for its existence
and as if she was considerably to
blame for it. too. And when she
has the headache nobody thinks
of minding it—a woman's always
having the headache. And if she
is "nervous enough to fly," no
body shuts the door any quieter,
and nobody tucks her on the
lounge with a shawl over her, or
coddles her to death as a man
has to be coddled under such
circumstances.

We might go on indefinitely
with the troubles of being a
woman. and if there is a- man who
thinks a woman has an easy time
of it. why just let him pin on a
pound of false hair and get inside
a pair of corsets. and put on a
pull back overskirt. and be a
woman himself, and see how he
likes it.—1*’(z:'):zcr’.s' l.’c1:icIL'.

The True Queen of Home.
Comfort is our birthright

l/Vealth, fame, happiness may
pass us by, but to this quieter,
simpler blessing we are justly
entitled. It needs only a little
thought, a little love. a little
patience, a little unselfishness.
and it is ours. The wife who
keeps her home beautifully or-
dered, who cares for her hus-
band‘s comfort in the small mat
ters of buttons and strings, who
is always cheerful, when to be
cheerful even requires heroism,
is the true queen of home. Of
her may be written by and by
the touching epitaph: “She was
so pleasant!" And the pleasant
people are the real dispensers of
comfort. ~—Ha rpt-r’s Baza r.

Prevent Nervous Prostration by
Taking Care of Your Physical
Resources.

There are many women whose
strength would only suffice for
their own homes. and the de-
mands in them, if a reserve is to
be left for the future when the
strength-producing powers are
gone and physical life is pauper-
ized, who give more strength
outside than inside their homes.
Men and women shrink from
financial poverty in old age. but
the wealth of nations can not
save from physical poverty if
strength has not been adminis-
tered Wisely.

Every man and woman has a
right to a spiritual. a. mental life
that will minister to the future.
It is the reserve fund on which
they must draw when the world
forgets them on its onward
march: when enfeebled vision
and halting step leave them at
the roadside for the chariot of
death. How many men and
wotnen who are busily hoarding
money for that future are hoard-
ing the strength that will make
it doubly rich? It is appalling.
the rate at which we live. using
every day every ounce of strengtli
we make and drawing on future
strettgth. It sztps life of pleas-
ure. The grandest music fails
to wake the souls of tnany who
listen. "l)ocatt.sc they were too
tired to hear it." The noblest
picture is but half seen because
of a. mind cluttered with worth-
less cares more often than those
that are truly worth bearing.
Faces grow old and writtklcd and
voices shrill and dissottant. not
in service. but worry. ‘Vt.’ do
live in a bt1S_y world. And who
would 1‘dll1€l' not wear out than
rust-out? But let us live to a
purpose: let us wear out evenly.
not in holes that require patch-
ing. \Vhat service we render let
it be given in health. not disease;
in joy, not in pain: and we can
give this service only as we ad-
minister our strength with wis-
dom. not dissipate it in extrava-
gant wastc. As there are men
and women who watch the out-
lay of every penny. so there are
men and women who must watch
the outlay of every physical and
mental effort. The value of the
individual to himself and the
world depends on the nicety of
his adjusttneut of his relations
to its demands upon him. “'6
should develop a wholesotne
shame for disease: we should see
it1 it the result of ti'at1sgt'essiott;
and. when S0 seen, it leads to re-
pentcnce and convcrsiott. Two
women were overheard convers-
ing recently. The conversation
ran something like this:

“You do not scent very well.
Carrie: what is the 111at:ter‘."‘

“I'm not well at all. I have
all the symptoms of nervous
prostration, just as I had them
two years ago. Charlie is’ wor-
ried to death."

"Why do you try to do so
much? Why do you not give up
some things?”

“I just can't. I must keep do-
ing all the time, or I am un-
happy.”

The woman was an efficient
worker in a number of charities:
but poor Charlie!

An earnest looking man about
forty, and unmarried. was talk-
ing to a group of his friends.
men and women. The subject of
the nervous. not to say irritable,
condition in which so many men
and women were living had been
the subject of conversation. when
with strong emphasis, he said:
"I would not allow my wife, if I
had one, to belong to Dr. ‘s
church. Every woman in it is
filled with an evil spirit she calls
work. and every woman in the
church is suffering frotn nervous
prostration. Is that the rest re-
ligion gives‘? I tell you that
church is a woman-killer.”

All men and Women should
study their own natures enough
to know where to call, Halt!—to
place the legend. “Thus far, and
no farther," and live up to it.
Then. when the emergencies
make large demands, the ex-
chequer will not be empty; pov-
erty will not be added to the
other burdens.

Treat your strength as you do
your income——getting the best
results for the amount expended.
and leaving a margin for use in
the non-productive days. —0Im'.st-
{an Unzbn,

/
Self—Reliant Women.’

A person‘s successes and fail-
lures in life depend upon the fac-
‘ulty of executing whatever is
undertaken accordingly as he has
been trained; if any task has been
undertaken, no matter how trivial
a thing it may be, and always
ends in a decided failure, their
whole life will be apt to terminate
in a failure also. unless measures
are adopted to overcome that fail-
ing. And for this reason (if no
other) I would urge that every
daughter in the land should be so
educated in some
branch of industry that. if thrown
upon her own resources, she
would have some vocation on
which to rely, to attain a useful
and noble life. In a portion of
the public schools of twenty-five
American states. industrial train-
ing is included in the course of
instruction. And those W110
have not the privilege of such
schools can secure other places
to aid in this one important direc
tion: generally a “will " and mind
that tries to accomplish any deed.
brings success. There are some
people who seent to let their edu-
cation lie dormant. for they do
not know how to put it in work-
ing order. simply bet-attsc they
were not disciplined itt ttnytlting‘
save mental culture. "For ex-
cltt.sively tnontttl training. which
is only tlteorotical. is incotnplcte
and otte-sided until that which is
practical is atltlcd."

If cvct'y one was educated for
sotne particular vocation. as she
should be. there would be more
self-1'elia1tt girls and women.

'Tis said that by cultivating
laziness in a child you cultivate
poverty. poor lie:-tltlt. unhappi-
ticss and crime. and to avoid this.
some occupation should be given.
whatever the individuals abilities
are most adapted to. For surely
there may be a time in ones life
when a knowledge of some par-
ticular branch of industry would
be a great help. although it may
seem quite the contrary when a
family has all that heart could
wish for. But we are aware that
the wealthy class of people often
meet with reverses that change
the whole course of their lives.
VVhat pursuits can one follow in
order to become self-reliant?
Almost anything that is good and
honorable, if well done. will more
than compensate for the time
given; and as honor lies in doing
all tltings well. one will be hon-
ored in so doing. As I under-
stand. there are continually new
fields developing tltetnsclves. itt
which women stattd on an equal
footing with the “Sl,(*1’l1(’l' sex“ in
which they can find retnutterativc
industries open to them. It is
needless to enumerate all the dif-
ferent work women are capable
of performing. but those of a-
more recent date are telegraphy.
stenography. medicine and law.
Though these are few. with them
in our minds we can see that there
are higher callings for those who
aspire to climb the hills of knowl-
edge with a true and noble pur-
pose in view.

As this nation grows older it
certainly grows stronger, on the
same principle that a child does:
it began in infancy, and as age
continues. developes new ideas.
new occupations and new re-
sources. No more do we hear of
the manufacture of linen and
woolen goods for family use. 
a domestic employment: for the
advanced race has brought about
scores of inventions and modified
the work of years ago to a higher
degree. so that it has taken from
our homes much that _we would
in this age deem a drudgery. As
wealth has organized a- scheme
for doing this work it has taken
off a great deal of hard Work
frotn the household and left op-
portunities to do that which is
more profitable to the mind and
body.

Then why not learn to do some-
thing that will enable you to sup-
port yourself if necessary? One
of the best lessons to learn in
early life is to rely on one’s self;
this will be a staff on which to
lean in declining years, should
friends and fortune fail; for there
certainly is, in this prosperous
world. something to do adapted
to all classes of people. whether
old or young, man or woman, as
a means of gaining an honorable
livelihood. —Ma7'y D. Thomas.

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The Children We Love.

All people are not blessed with
good sense in dealing with the
practical questions of life: if so.
this article would be wholly un-
necessary.

When issues arise in which
heart interests are at stake. there
are those who lay reason aside
and act wholly on the impulse of
their feelings. It is this clsss
who, disregarding the feelings
and rights of others. have ene-
mies among their neighbors.

Among the causes in this way,
from which trouble arises, child-
ren have a prominent standing.
It is among the things of nature
that parents should regard their
own children as being among the
exceptionally good ones in life.
Mothers, particularly, are 10th to
believe that the mantle of sin has
found a resting place on their
offspring. It is no difficult mat-
ter for them to see how their
neighbors’ children are guilty of
all the misdemeanors charged up
to them. But when it comes to
the idols of their own hearts. the
picture assumes an altogetlier
different hue.

If. mingled with this strongly
biased affection. there is but a
slight sense of justice to others
and 9. laxity of» discipline. the
children of such mothers are apt
to become a. nuisance to the
neighborhood surrounding them.
For instance: Mrs. Jones has
three 01' four children who, to
her mind, are paragons of sweet-
ness and goodness: while to all
the rest of the world they are
nothing but a c0mn1on—place, mis-
chievous set of urchins. Her
neighbor. Mrs. Smith. also has
children. As there is but little
restriction on the young J oneses.
and as children naturally possess
strong social instincts. the Smith
household is invaded at any and
all times by their too fu1nilizu'
young neighbors. Mrs. Smiths
life is made uncomfortable by the
annoyances resulting from their
too frequent visits. They are a
disturbing element in the govern-
ment of her own children. They
are mischievous—often perpetra-
tors of annoying little damages.

The Smiths endure this unwel-
come invasion until forbearance
is no lo11_¢_{er a virtue. and then 21.
rupture comes. The neighboring
fuiiiilies become enemies. all for
the luck of some good sense i11
doaliiig with the (~l1il(l1'en.

Now I wish to ask. why is it
tliat $01110 n1ot.l1e1's are so silly
and unreasonable as to believe
that their children are superior
to other children. and why do
they allow them to become an
annoyance to others? Why will
they not accept the fact that
children are very much the same
the world over-noisy. mischiev-
ous. without discretion. and soon
become unwelcome intruders. if
permitted to bore their neighbors
with their presence.

I have. a few times. had neigh-
bors who had no sense whatever
on such subjects. When their
children wished to go to nelgh
boring houses they were at liber-
ty to do so. Their inothers. per-
haps. felt it a relief to be free of
their noisy presence. and were
indifferent to the discomfort they
were inflicting on their neighbors.
There were two or three families
of children that I recall with the
same degree of pleasure that I
would an experience with small-
pox. The privacy of our house-
hold was disturbed by their al-
most constant presence. They

were so mischievous that they
had to be constantly watched.
The annoyance from them was so
great that it taught me a most
impressive lesson. and resulted
in making me very careful as to
the liberties accorded our own
children.

I do not believe. in isolating
children from a social life with
their neighboring playmates—far
from it; but their visits should be
only occasional, and timely at
tha/t,—not so often that contempt
will be born of familiarity.

The mother of the children liv-
ing nearest to us has much the
same opinions as my own on the
relations of neighboring children.
We have discussed the subject
and a very harmonious feeling
exists as to our little ones. Liv-
ing near together, the children
would be in almost constant com-
munication if there were no re-
strictions placed upon them. So,
to avoid any annoyance and un-
pleasantness in any way. the fol-
lowing arrangement was adopted
by the mothers:

One afternoon in each week,
generally on Monday, my neigh-
bor‘s children visit mine. Then
on Friday my little ones return
the visit. Thus twice each week
they enjoy a good play with one
another. They always anticipate
the forthcoming occasion with
much pleasure. They are not to-
gether so often as to become tired
of each others society, and, be-
ing expected. their visits are
never inopportune.

Where children are together
almost daily, they become so fa-
miliar that there is less harmony
between them than though their
intercourse was less frequent.
Childish squabbles often ensue.
which in turn engender hard feel-
ings between mothers.

Another way in which children
are the promoters of mischief. is
by the free use of their tongues
as to what they see and hear in
the homes they visit VVhen they
are such frequent visitors. they
see much of the private life of
their neighbors, and having none
of the discretion and wisdom that
belong to older years. they repeat
things in a distorted manner. In
this way gossip and scandal often
arise.

However much we may love our
children. we must ever hear in
mind how weak and immature
their judgment is. Their young.
untutored minds need to be under
zi constant. kind. firm discipline.
Not only will it benefit those out-
side the home if they are so gov-
erned. but the sooner children
are taught the principles of jus-
tice and the rules of propriety.
the better it will be for their own
lives.—N1-JLLIE BURNS in Farm-
m'.s' I-.’vL'icIr.

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Last month we visited Wash-
ington through the pages of
1):‘;/zr;;'«’.srt".s' 1*'r(m.i/[/ .l1i(gu.z[11<'. and
enjoyed the very interesting views
of the exterior of the White House
and its surro undings. This month.

in the June number of this pop '

ular Magazine (which has just
arrived), we enter the Executive
Mansion. and are treated to it
rumble through its C01‘I'l(l()l‘S. its
executive and private apartinents.
We thus pzwticipate in the special
fatvor shown to Imizrims/‘s .llu_«/-
1/aim‘. as we are iiitroduced to
1n:1ny fczttiims not usually seen
by the genoralpublic. Tho VVl1ito
House lias‘ never before been so
fully and beautifully illustrated:
and the nuinorous handsoine pic-
tures which the article. contains.
including portraits of "Baby Mc-
Kee.." Mrs. Harrison. and four
generations now residing in the
White House. make it especially
interesting to every Ainerican
fathei‘. mother and child. This
number also contains a picture. of
four of "mother's darlings“ "Out
for an Airing." which is a superb
water—color. equal in design and
execution to those selling at it
high price at the art stores:

‘Athletics for Women"
finely illustrated: and "The Lady
Trauip" will no doubt start many
of "Ou1'Gi1'ls” off on that hea.ltl1—
ful exercise. for it tells them just
what to do and what to wear when
doing it. All the other Depart-
ments are full to overflowing with
entertaining and helpful matter,
and the stories are articularly
good. A remarkab e 20 cents
worth. surely. Published by W.
JENNINGS DEMOREST, 15 East
14th street. New York.

is also =

Poison from Spraying.

The .\'<'2o‘ Yon’: '1"/‘II;/Im» pub-
lishes the stuteineiits of l"ro1’. A.
J. Cook. giving an account of his
experiments in feeding the grass
under sprayed trees to do1nestic
animals. He pustured hungry
sheep under a tree which had
been sprayed with London pur-
ple. two pounds in 200 gallons of
water: they ate the grass at once
and received no harm. Another
tree was sprayed with this same
overstrong mixture. and the
grass under it was all cut at once
and fed to his horse. which be-
fore had only dry hay. It was
eaten in half an hour. with no
harm. He then caught from a
third spraying. on paper. the
poison that fell. and had it
analyzed, and less than half CL
poisonous dose was found. He
concludes that there would be no
danger in feeding animals after
spraying with the common or
weaker mixture of one pound in
200 gallons of water.

It will do no harm, however, to
examine the subject. Paris green
often contains 50 per cent. of
arsenic. 30 grains of it will kill
a horse and 10 a cow. and 1 or 2
grains are fatal to a. human being.
One pound of Paris green in 200
gallons of water is about 1 5 grams
to a gallon. and about one gallon
is required to spray a full-grown
apple tree. If the spraying is
Carefully done. it is not probable
that more than one-third will
drop from the tree to the ground,
or five grains. This quantity re-
peatedly fed to a horse or cow
during the day might do serious
harm. But there are several con-
ditions that would lessen the
quantity. Dropping from 10 to
15 feet, much of it would be like-
ly to glance off from the grass to
the earth below, and the earth
contains ingredients to neutralize
the poison. If the gmss should
happen to be small and thin. it
would probably retain but little
of the El-I‘SL‘.lll(‘. One gulloii of the
poisoned water to each tree.
would be se\'c1'z1l galloiis to the
daily rziiigc of :1 horse or c 1w in
the orchard. The quantity of
arsenic con.'su111od by the g1'2t7.i11g‘
aniinals being uiivortaiii. :1 pru-
dent caution would point to the
iinporla-nee of 21-voidiiig duiiger.

The quantity of a1'senlc receiv-
ed and required by the young
larva. of the codling inoth is less
than is often supposed. It would
require about twenty when first
hzttchetl to weigh it single graiii.
A 1112111 of medium weight weiglis
1:30 lbs.. 01‘ over at million grains.
If two grains will destroy huinun
life. the half it millionth part of :1.
gravin would be enough for the
minute larva of :1 codling moth.
and it is tliereforo probable that
a greater dilution than that com-
monly used would answer every
purpose. and be less attended
with danger. Possibly we have
Ina-dc the newly—hz1tched larva too
sinallz but if t\\'ico as large as we
have cstiinated, it will be seen
that :1 minute quantity of the pol-
son would etfect its p111'po;se. The
quuiitity requi1'ed for the potato
glier-tle is many ti111cs ldl'f_"(‘,l' than
lfor the ininuto 1-odliiig lzirva.
lF111"tl1or investigation is l't_‘~’[llll'€(l
lt0 zist-ei'tain thodog1'ee of c:111ti011
%l1(,‘,6*(l<‘(l in feeding zmiinzils under
jsp1~;1_votl t1't-os.»—('o.I/u’/'_// (/4 11/14’-
‘ HNHI.

, .._,,,,,,_f,_

A l11"1gl1t young Cliieugo work-
l;n12111 told u (.‘l1i<-ago 1'oport«-1' the
jotlier <l:tytl111t if he 'would take
Ellie. 1,1'oul)lc to look :11‘ou11d he
‘,would see h111nlre>(ls of wonieii
‘suml (-hildrcn ‘l1z1.cl{i11,<: bricks‘
ievory day for t\v<-lvu («-1115 :1
't,l1o11szu1d. and :ul(le,;l: "You will
prol):1hly find their men folks at
home rushing the growlcr. or at
sonie saloon drinking beer. talk-
ing strike and dzunniiig the
country.

€¢ ? ' ’

Voters in Nebraska when they
vote on the liquor question should
not fail to remember that Gov-
ernor Larubee. of Iowa. in his
last message says tliut the pro-
portion of convicts in Iowa. is
only about one-fourth as great
as in the rest of the (-ountry. and
even in Iowa the number in the
p:3n'1tcntia.ries has decreased
more than 19 per cent in two

years. or almost 10 per cent
a year. Such facts mean a great
deal.

,___.-,}. . ._

Teach boys and girls the actual
facts of life as soon as they are
old enough to understand them.
‘and give them the sense of re-
lsponsibility without saddening.

 


 

 

TIIE G-RAN G-E.

VISITOR.

June 1, 1890.

The swallows.

0. Inother. will the swallows never come.’
Feel my cheek, 'tis hot and burning,
And my heart is sick with yearning.

But I'm always well as soon as swallows coIIIc.

They brought Inc in a primrose yesterday;
And when primroses are blowing,
Then I know that winter's going;

And the swallows cannot then be far away.

Hark, Iny old tlirush iII the garden singing clear!
How I love his note to follow!
But the swallow; O. the swallow,

Bringing sunnncr with him, summer, is IIIot'e dear.

And tlIe lambs‘ bleat! CoIIldI see them once again,
\Vith their innocent. sweet faces,
And their friskings, and their races!
Once I used—but now I cannot stir for pain.

Mother. lift IIIe, all this side is growing numb;
Oh, how dark the room is! Fold tne
To your bosom, tighter hold me!

Or I shall be gone before the swallows come.

And the swallows came again across the wave;
And the sky was soft and tender,
\VitlI a gleam of rainbow splendor,

As they laid their little darling in the grave.

And they often watch the swallows by her tomb;
And they strain to think, but straining
Cannot still the heart's complaining.

She is better there where swallows never come."

And they carved the bird she loved upon her stone
Joyous guest of sutniner, daI'ting
Hither, thitlicr. then departing
III a night, to joys of other climes unknown.
.. -4—<o>——*- "*
A Spring Song.
Old Mother Earth woke up from sleep,
And found she was cold and bare;
The \\'inter was over, the Spring was near,
And she had not a dress to wear.
"Alas!" she sighed. with great distnay,
"Uh. where shall I get IIIy clothes?
There‘s not :1 place to bIIy a suit,
And a drcssiiiakcr no one knows."

“I'll make you a dress." said the springing grass,
Just looking above the ground;

“A dress of green of the loveliest sheen,
To cover you all around."

"And we," said the dandelions gay.
“V’\'ill dot it with yellow briglIt;"

l‘ll make it a t'ringe." said forget~Ine-not.
“Of blue. very soft and light.“

"\V'c'll cinbroider the front." said the violets,
''\\'ith a lovely purple hue."
“And we," said the roses, “will make you a crown
Of red. jeweled over with dew."

"And we'll be your gems." said a voice from the

shade

\VlIere the ladies's ear-drops livc-

“Orange is a color for any quecII.
And the best that we have to give."

Old Mother Earth was thankful and glad.
As she put on her dress so gay;
And that is the reason, my little ones,
She is looking so lovely to-day.
~(7I1'lzI'n‘Iz': FrI'r'nrI' am! I\—l-lI({L’}'$’1l7'!L'II.
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Oiommunications.

BATTLE CREEK. May 17.
ED. VIsIToR:

Home Grange No. 129 had a
grand feast on Saturday, May
10th, which was supplemented
by an ice cream festival oil the
succeeding Saturday evening—
all the fruits of twelve new mem-
bers who finished their 4th de-
gree on the 17th, and the rein-
stzttingof five old members. which
denotes that No. 1;") is with the
living grangcs that have come to
stay. J. H. li.. Scc‘y.

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GALEsHURo. .\Iich.. May 13;.
En. VI.sI'roR:

The Kalamazoo County Pomo-
na Grange will hold a Inecting
Tlitirstlay. June 5th. with Mon-
tour Grange iII the village of
Scotts. 1'L‘Il‘(3Sl11Ilt‘,[ll-S being serv-
ed by the latter orga.-nization.

An interesting program will be
prepared for the occasion which
will include music by the Misses
Rose McNoughtoII and Jessie
Millham. The morning session.
at 10 o‘clock will be devoted to
private business, open meeting
in the afternoon.

Mus. I-I. DALE An.-Ins. Lcct.
~ ——~—-—¢o-o-———~--
PIIl£l.l’S. N. Y.. May ‘_‘:~ld IHIIO.
En. VIsI'I‘oI::

Dcur Sll'2———\V(5 have now been
S()lllll;I(lll‘l,.*(.‘l to Mit-lIig2III Patrons
.siIIccl<‘s+b. lst. l><!lU. Without it
single (‘.‘.'(‘t"JItl()ll. our plows liztvc
give-II tlw best of sutisfuctioli and
we ll2l.'\'(_‘ put tht-In into (Ivory .st-(-.-
iion of your State l'I.'oII1 Trav-
orso (§‘it_y south. l'i.<‘ll(.‘.\\' oIIr ad.
in your paper. as througli it.
we have sold the most of the
gootls st-1ItiIIto Micliigzui. 'Wc
expect at good trade oII our pota-
to plow as the season ztpproztchos
for using such iinplemcnts. No
firm sells as perfect a hilling
tool. We ask your readers to
send for circulars and prices be-
fore purchasing elsewhere goods
in our line. VVo can save them
money and furnish them goods
superior to most of the imple-
ments flooding thc country.

Respectfully Yours,
PHELPS CHILLED PLow WORKS.
Phelps, N. Y.

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Remember the offer of seven
months‘ subscription to the VIS-
ITOR for 25 cents to new sub-
scribers, to begin with this num-
bor.

Ammonia.—Popu1a.r Misconception
About the Depreciation
of Manure.

A blunder, and a big one, is
the notion which has got into the
heads of so many agricultural
writers in regard to the loss of
ammonia from manure exposed
to the air. They all seem to think
there is a lot of ready-formed
ammonia in stable and hen
manure, when as a matter of fact
there is hardly a trace of it in
the dung as voided, and it never
appears except as the result of
rapid decomposition, accom-
panied by heating. Even then
the loss is not very great, if any
care is exercised in the manage-
ment. A little ammonia goes a
great way in the matter of odor.
A well~managed fermentation in
our manure-heaps is desirable, as
by this the animal matter is made
avilable by transformation into
soluble nitrogen compounds. The
loss from this fermentation is
probably far less than from the
decay of this same animal matter
in the soil in an unavailable form.
Let the heaps ferment. but keep
them wet, and shovel them over
so that they will ferment evenly.
If they are kept sufilciently moist,
the ammonia as fast as it is pro-
duced will be absorbed by the
water. As an evidence that little
ammonia is lost it has been shown
that fire-fa-nged manure is quite
rich in nitrogen. and that the
loss has been mostly in the car-
bonaceous matter. Thc judicious
management of stable manure re-
duces its bulk and increases its
richness and availability.

It would be far better if this
needless fear of unreal loss were
transferred to the great and
ruinous loss of combined nitrogen
in stable manure, consequent on
the universal neglect to save the
liquid evacuations. These are
just what we want to keep the
manure heaps wet, in order to
control the fermentation needed
to make the dung quickly avail-
able. If the liquid manure lost
in Vermont were all saved, and
used, it would exceed more than
ten times in value all the artificial
fertilizers used upon our farms.
It is the greatest and most cruel
waste of our agriculture, and no
man has any right to call himself
a good farmer who allows it.-
Dr IIo.s'/.'1'n.s-, in Vcxrirzont ll"af(~h
man. I

.%n .:_¢-¢_—.—4. ——._

Stock Farming Without Dogs.

I have known sheepowners to
band together. and taking matters
into their own hands. rid it section
of country of the shcepkilling
pests in short order. Of course
there arose a great shriek of an-
ger and the dismay from dog-men.
which quickly died away, and
the sheepraising industry increas-
ed apace. I have proved over
und over that stock of any kind
can be trained to come to a call,
and to follow their keeper more
easily than a dog can be trained
to drive them properly. Driving,
especially by a dog. means worry-
ing. crowding and hustling. and
consequent loss of flesh. Lead-
ing means gentleness, modera-
tion. quiet, and benefit of all food
consumed. Stock moved about
the farm by driving are always
more or less wild and fearful of
abuse. Those moved by leading
are quiet. easily handled. and al-
most without f(*,Zt1'. Dogs have no
plat-c on a stock farin.

We once 0‘.\'ll<.‘.(l what we con-
sidered it very fine dog. and were
very fond of lIin.. He was one
of the quiet. pcziccablc. stay-ut-
homo sort. \Vht-n we retired at
night he would be lying 011 the
doorstep. and when we arose in
the Inorning he was there to
greet us. That he would kill It
sheep. or even dreamed of it.
never entered our lieu-dis. Yet
that same innocent dog was shot
at midnight while worrying a
sheep in a pen four miles distant
from home. That incident de-
stroyed my sympathy for dogs.
and I have had no use for them
since. Lot sheepmen combine
and secure the enactment of a
law taxing male dogs  each,
and female dogs  each, and in
a very few years there will not
be one dog kept where there are
now 100. But first let them do-
stroy their own dogs, and prove
that stock can be handled with-
out canine assistance, and then
they will have at least one argu-
ment that Will be worth some-

thing to them.—’['hc Iu'.1:amz'7m'.

Q)bituarie5.

TREAT.

Samuel ;M. Treat was born
March 13, 1816 and died April
10, 1890.

Again death has entered our
Grange family, this time to take
from among us one whom we all
looked upon as a true friend. a
conservative patron and a wise
counsellor. VVhi1e we must sub-
mit to the inevitable, we linger in
sadness o'er the memory of one
who has been a father to us in
the Grange, careful. energetic
and a man of unsullied integrity,
one who had at heart for every
good work; therefore,

Ifesolrcd, That in the death of
Bro. Treat this community loses
one of its best citizens, the
Grange a true patron, a wise
counsellor and a willing helper
in time of need. his family a kind
husband and an indulgent parent.

1:c.s«)Iml, That this Grange,
feeling our loss. and appreciating
his worth, do extend to the be-
reaved family our sincere sym-
pathy. and that we set apart
Tuesday evening. April 29. as a.
memorial meeting to his memory
and that space be given in our
records for the proceedings of
the same.

1.’csoII'mI, That our charter be
drapetl iII mourning for the space
of sixty days; also. that a copy
of these resolutions be sent to
the bereaved family and sent to
the GICANGE VISITOR for publi-
cation.

WALLACE E. WRIGHT, Sec.

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GOLDEN.

Died. at her home in Quincy,
April 6th. 1890, Mrs. Lydia L.
Golden, a member of Quincy
Grange No. 152.

VVHEREAS, It has pleased the
Great Master to remove by death
our beloved sister, therefore:

Ilcsolt-ed. That in the death of
our sister the Order has lost a
true and faithful member; the
community a social and pleasant
friend, and the family a loving
wife and mother.

Resolved, That we tender the be-
reaved husband and daughter our
heartfelt sympathy. and that a
page of our record be set apart
as a memorial of our sister.

1ic.s'0lL‘c¢l, That a copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the
bereaved family and also to the
VIsIToR for publication.

COM.
__..,__
IJYER.

The reaper Death still contin-
ues to gather iI1 his golden
sheaves. and among those called
to labor in the Great Grange
above is our worthy brother
Frank H. Dyer. Overseer of For-
ris Grange. who died at Traverse
City on Sunday. April ‘_’Tth, 1890.
in his -13d year.

VVHEREAS. By the death of our
worthy brother the Grange has
lost a faithful and enthusiastic
officer; his family a kind and af-
fectionate husband and father.
and the community an upright.
honest citizen: therefore,

]{(’S()7I?(’(l. That the Grange ex-
tend its heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved family iI1 this their try-
ing aiiiiction: that the charter
and the chair of the Overseer be
draped for the period of ninety
days.

]i’(’S'lI/I'('1]. That the foregoing
resolutions be sprcatl upon the
records of this Grange: that u
c()py jln-roof be 1)l‘(‘S(‘lll.(‘(l to the
l)cI'<~a\'e<l faiiiily. and one for-
warded to the (il€AI\'(.ll£ VISITOR
for publication.

JAMES P. THROOI’,
CARRIE DOL'(‘.L.\SS.
(ilt.\.\"l‘ ’l‘I«:RwILLE(.'I~:R.
Cominittec.
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H.Iv.\'I«:R.
WHITE OAK. Mich., May 17.

At a regular meeting of I/Vhite
Oak Grange No. 241, held Satur-
day. May 17th, the following res-
olutions were adopted:

VVHEREAS, It has pleased Di-
vine Providence to remove from
earth the estimable and loving
wife of our brother, Charles
Hayner; and

VVHEREAS, In the loss of a wife
who has been true, faithful and
loving to him, a man loses his
best earthly friend; therefore

Resolved, That we, the members
of White‘ Oak Grange No. 241
extend to our brother in this his
great sorrow, our deepest sym-
pathy, and commend him for con

Binder‘

Twine.

Do You Want Good Binder Twine? Of course. you do. A poor

Twine is dear at any price.

BUY A TWINE THAT IS WARRANTED.

Our Manilla, Sisal Half and Half, an

d pure American Hemp Twines can-

not be excelled for the money by any jobber in the west.

 Beware of J

.
waxed to imitate hemp, and are sold
Process Hemp,” “Combination Hem
NOT HI-;.\Ir. 1
move the coloring matter, then let it
rotten a piece of jute as you care to
washing.
our jute is as good as any jute made,

Send for samples and prices to

offering as hemp twines.

ute twines, which many dealers are
They are colored and
under such deceptive names as “New
p,” “India Hemp,” etc. TIIEY ARE

Wlash a sample of these twines with soap and Water to re-

dry and you will have as woolly and

see. Pure hemp is not injured by

It you want jute twine we have it as cheap as the cheapest, and

but it is not equal to Hemp twine.

ORLO L. DOBSON.

ll’/wI¢3.~*ulc and 1.’clr(z'l I)«:/t/rr in Iiimlcr Twine.

BRONSON, MlCH.

solation to Him who doeth all
things well.

Iloso/rml. That this testimonial
of sympathy and sorrow be sent
to the GRANGE VISITOR for pub-
lication; that the charter of this
Grange be draped for thirty days;
that these resolutions appear up-
on our minute book, and a copy
be transmitted to our atiiictecl
brother.

MRS. PHILO PHELPS.

MRS. W. C. POST,

Miss INA E. ScovILLE.
Committee.

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To CANE GROWERS. —The at-3

tention of our readers is called to
the advertiseinent of the Blymyer

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

0fli(-era Natiolnnl Grange.
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CHAl'L.»\l.\'-—A. J. ROSE._..... ...Texas.
TRI~‘AsL'I<I-7R~F. .\I. McDO\\’E ._ ‘ew York.
SF —JOHN TRIM BL]: VV gton, D.C.

.I<—-\. E. P.-\GF Missouri.

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,l»’o.\I . I. .. . , . Illinois.
lFl.:IRA—.\ll{S.  li. 14.-\ll.l£Y . _ _ _ . _ . . ._.\lississippi.
L.\I)rAss'"I' STI-:\\"n~.\IRS. l\'.B. DOl‘GLASS Mass.
l<}xe(-utive (Tommittee.

    

J.  \\V'()Ol)‘.\l.-\l\'.... .. . . ._.. , Paw Paw, .\lichigan.
Ll:().\ARD Rll0.\'l‘ . . . _ _ _ _.PeIIsylvania.
X. X. CIIARTIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Virginia

(Dflivers .1111-higan state Grange.
j 3l.\STP2RATfi()S. MAl{S._____ _.BerI'it~n Centre.
, OvI~;k.~;I-:I-:I<—I>’l£Rl{Y M.-\\'(>__. _..l5attle Creek.
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....l’aw Paw.
S'1‘EwARn—A. Ii. GREEN ......... ._\VIlllL‘(l Lake.
Ass"r ST!-;VV'ARl)4i\ll{S. P. MAYO.._l5attle Creek.
TRFZ.-\Sl'Kl-ZR—E. A. STR()1\‘(_; , _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ ,_\'ick5burg_
S!-ZCRI-1TJ\R\’vJ. T. COBB _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ S ‘

 

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ITO? C0-~ of C11_1C11111€1t*1~ _O1110- I>tmi)i~:.st—.\IRs.j.\'t>. l’ASSI\I()RE,iifiiilliliiflllfrlg.
Vvhlch a1)pea,rS 1n thls lssue. FLOl(A—-MRS. A. GUl\'I\’lSO.\'.._l\'ortlI Lansing.

Their Victor and Niles mills and
Cook evaporators for sugar cane
and sorghum. have for many
years been looked upon as stand-
ard machinery, in all sections of
the world where cane is grown.

CATARRH,
Catarrhal Deafness---Hay Fever.

A NEW HOME TREATMENT.

Sufierers are not generally aware that these dis-
eases are contagious, or that they are due to the
presence of living parasites in the lintng membrane
of the nose and eustacliiati tubes. Microscopic re-
search, however, has proved this to be as fact and
the result of this discovery is that a simple roun=d_v
has been formulated whereby catarrh, catarrhal
deafness and hay fever are permanently cured in
from one to three simple applications made at home
by the patient once in two weeks.

N. B.—This treatment is not a snuff or an oint-
ment; both have been discarded by reputable physi-
cians as injurious. A pamphlet explaining this
new treatmentis sent free on receipt of Btainp to
pay postage, by A. H. Dixon & Sun, 5137 and 3:39

 
   
 

 
 
  

 
     
 

  
  

 

    

         

L. A. S’l‘E\\'AR[)—l\rlRS. ROBT. WlLEY_._..I)aily.
Executive Committee.
.0 RAMSDELL,C1In ......... _.

L D. PLATT _ _ . . . . . _ . , __
F. W. REDFERN

J. . . """" '-
E. N. BATE .
%E0. B. HORTO

HOS. MARS, I _ _
J.T. COBB. 5' Ex Othclo I . Schoolcraft.

General Deputies.

  
  

MRS. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . _ _ . . . . ._Battle Creek.
JASON VVOODMAN... ..._Paw Paw.
A. N. \VOODRUFF . . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . . _ _ _ _ . _ __VVatervIiet,

Special Deputies.
Reuben Straight ______________ .. ..Hillsclale Co
A. B. Brown.. .. . . . . . ..Sheri , Montcaltn “
A. E. Palmer _l\. aska, Kalkaska and Antrim "
George R. Bowser_ . _ _ _ _ _ . . _.I)owling, Barry “
H. G. Holt .... ._. _ . . . . . _ _ . . ..Cascade, Kent “

Committee on “’oman‘s ‘Work in
the Grange.

 
   
 

 

Mrs. Mary A. Mayo . . . . . . . _ _ . . . . . . . ..Battle Creek.

Mrs. A. Gunnison..._ _NoI‘th Lansing.

Mrs. John Passmore ................... ._FluslIing.
Michigan Grange Stores.

A. STEGl£l\lAN, Manager . . . . _ . _ . . . _ . _ . _ _.-\llcgan.

E. R.0S15A.\'l), Managcr......_. North Lansing.

G. R. & I. RAIL 1u).\l).
June 16, l885l.—('<-IItI':tl St:IIId2IrIl Tiiuc-.
1N0. 2.Vo. tifiu. H‘A\'U- 4

GOING SOUTH.

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KP. M. A. M. A. M. P. _\I.
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Evgflt King Street, Toronto, CaUad3..~\(‘/1)-gyfl-ll/I .-1.{- Mflckimm. City _____ "IV L 9 3” p 9 W ‘
""““"'- _ p9g0.,kgy_______________ 511145 1:) in L,
SIIfl'eI‘(-‘rs from ?‘.IItarrlIal troubles should cuI'e- Traverse (“Hy """ "hi i"""
fully read the above. “Hilton _ _ _ _ _ _ I ' . _ ‘ U
c.ItII1Iuc'._:..___.I._.__
, Reed City__ _ . . _ _ . . _ _ . _ ..
DEDERICK s BALING PRESSES g",*,"“ 1W“=* ------ -~§‘; . - I ‘ 0.,
Of all size; and style: always on hand_ 3 amazon‘ " ' ' ‘ ""' l‘ ' ' ‘ ' "M
They 2 They Fort Wavne . _ . _ _ . . . _.lv .... ..
are superi- "t  “*3 “$1”: Ciu. o. s'T L & P Dpt at .... __
or wall others :~-1:1" 5!'jvj‘ N _ 7
in power! a I:.Pf§1;'(;9:E'‘é‘9§l:7(Z;v‘H ,: GOING NORTH. 

  

   

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durability, for

  
   
  
   

  
  
 

Address for eirculnm and location
01 8R91_1tSy P. K. DEDERIOK & C0.,
40 Dcdei-Ick’s Works. - - ALBANY, N. Y.

HYDRAU

LIC. Knuckle Joint and Screw Cider Presses.
G.-aters, Elevators, Steam Jelly Evaporators.
Illustrated catalogue free.

Address 0. G. HAMPTON, Detroit, Mich.

Pa. runs’ Plow Co.

U21/_y rm-pon.~'z'/:14’ 1’/mt‘ Wu. .~‘w//hzy I/(‘Hr/,
/o 1’4,1trm1.vul ll’//I:/zuwlw l’r[m-.~:.

Oldest Plow Works in N. Y. State.

All Sizes of

Field Plows, subsoil,
Ditching, Gang and
Potato Plows.

See our Plows._Eiefore Buying.

OUR POTATO PLOW is the best billing plow in
the market, worth double any shovel plow in
use. Buy no other.

OUR GANG PLOWS for Vineyard_, Orchard.
Hops and Small Fruit culture have no equal.
Takes the place of Field Cultivator, and for fal-
low plowing do better work than any other iIII-
plcment.

Write at once for circulars and prices.
no risk in buying of us.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY Case.

Addllliélps Chilled Plow Works,
' Phelps, N . Y.

You run

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Fort Wayne .......... .. 05
Kalamazoo .......... .. 15p
Grand Rapids ........ .. 20
Reed City ............ .. 40
Cadillac _ .... .. 00
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Walton _ . _ . __

Traverse Ci 3 .. .ar ‘
Potoskey _ . . . _ _ . _ _ . ._nr I . 25 .
Mackinaw .......... ..ar l _ . . . ..l 6 45 3 U0 . . . . ..

C. L. LOCK WOOD,
G. P. it T. Ag‘t. Grand Rapids.
E. BAKER, Agent, Kalaniazoo.

(‘. S.’ G. T. R.>\lL\\’.-\Y.
!J:lll. 19, l8$H'),»(‘(-IIII':Il l\I('l'l(ll:lll Time.
‘ 'I‘It.\INs \\'l£.~"[‘\\'.\l{l).

‘No. 2 I‘ No. 18; No. 4
i Exp. 

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Lansing .
. Ohztrlottc ... 1 ‘13 M3111
1 Battle Creek at. ..... _.I1 an I> an -
“ “ lv ' 05pm? 1 (lupin 1 on “
Vickslnirg _ ,,_ 1‘.’ 5|) “ 1 45 “ 1 48 "
Schoolcruft . 1 U0 “ 58 “ = 1 SB "
Marcelllm __ ‘.22 “ '21) “ ’ 2 1'7 “
Uasuupolis _ __. 2‘ “ i '3 45 “
South Bend... ‘ 335 “
Valparaiso ._. l 45‘! “
Cliica-,zo,,._.___.,... I730 “
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. ll 25 “ 5 20 " 10 30 “
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Cnsaopolis .. 1 50 “ 7 t7 “ 12 45 “
Marcellus .. ....... .. ‘Z20 “ ...... .— 1 11 “
Scboolcraft . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 42 “ ...... —- 133 “
Vicksburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 55 “ 801 “ 1 43 “
Battle Creek 31' . _ . . . . _ _ .. 3 45 “ 8 40 “ 2 31) “
“ “ lV 4 U5 “ 8 45 “ 2 35 “
H 9 27 “ 3 25 “

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“ 10 48 H 503 -‘

H 11 17 “ 5 40 *1

Lweer _________________ _, 855 1* I1 48 H 617 *-
Port Huron ............ .. 10 31 “ 1 058!!! 7 35 “

Way Freight, carrying passengers west, 10.00 a. In.
East, 3.35 p. m.

Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 run daily.

Tickets sold and baggage checked to all parts of
Canada and the United States.

For through rates and time apply to E. L.
Crull, Local Agt., Schoolei-aft; W. E. DAVIE, gan'1
passenger agent, Chicago; W. J. SPICEB, gen‘l
manager Detroit.

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