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“THE FAIUIER IS OF MORE CON.S'E(QL'ENCE THAN THE FARM, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IMPROVE ."

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Farrners’ Association Meeting.

The June meeting of this so-
ciety was held at the home of Mr. ‘
and Mrs. G. E. Breck. iii the vil-
lage of Paw Paw. on Thursday. ,
the 4th inst. lVith one excep-,
tion. every family belonging to
the association was represented. _
The members began to arrive
soon after ten o‘clock. and some
time before the dinner hour all.
were convened in the spacious:
parlors. enjoying the social hour.
for which the early arrival is set.
apart. ;

The call to order after dinner;
has a special feature. whicl1 may;
be new to kindred clubs. Thei
secretary calls the roll and as the;
names of members are announced, l
the individual rises and repeats ai
short sentiment. and may am-fl
plify it ad libitum. For examplezl
"Thoreau has said: If you have;
built castles in the air. your workl
need not be lost. There is where!
Now put the’
foundations under them."

"This association was once al
castle in the imagination of some 
person. and remained a castlei
until the foundation of organiza-;
tion was placed under it. Some",
are castle builders and some are;
foundation layers. A suggestion. j
or the conception of a model.—§
both are castles until the founda- 
tion of a practical test is put un- }
der them.“ ‘

A very pleasant and profitable
half-hour is spent in this exer-
cise. and it furnishes the occasion
for some witticisms. or the ex-
pression of a noble sentiment.
and: cannot become monotonous
from the fact the theme must be
selected and studied before the
arrival. and usually follows the
bent of original thinking.

The program is printed and
distributed among the members
some time before the meeting, so
that the themes are familiar and
can be studied also as a prepara
tion for the discusion which fol-
lows each topic.

Mrs. J. J. Woodman's paper
was first on the program. entitled
"To the Golden West and Re-

- are. with different temperaments

. worthy of our consideration."

‘ sentmen t.

;talents. or skill?

‘ confront it in the near future."

poor and the economical would
thrive.

James Bale said: " Born as we
and desires. it would be impossi-
to level things up: it was not.

G. E. Breck: “ Mr. George.
makes a strong argument for his
side of the controversy. but it is
intimated that what gives potency i
to his belief is the fact that he;
has been so many times kickedi
out of tenement houses for failure i
to pay his rent. that he is souredj
over the importunity of landlords, 1
and is kicking back out of re»;
So many people want 
their share of what they see about -i
them without the effort required
to accumulate. According to Mr.
George's theory the land would
be taxed so high that the govern-
ment would be obliged to take it.
and the people become vassals
to it. This, Mr. George thinks,
would give every person an equal
chance to rent the land. and he
says. would stimulate industry."

T. R. Harrison: "The theory
is confiscation of land, pure and
simple. It makes every man a
landless pauper. Socialism was
laughed at once, but Chicago has
cause to tremble at its inroads.
Nihilism was once a theory from
the brain of an author. VVith
the increase of population in the
cities the question will become a
serious one. Land is valueless
except for its products. Take
away personal interest in land
and it will run down and fail. If
land is taxed according to its
productiveness. why not tax the
productive value of l)usiness. or:

This is not ai

question to be ignored orlaughed ‘
at. VVe shall have to meet and

Mrs. N. H. Bangs: " Every
owner of a home is a better citi-
zen from that fact. and better
men and women come mainly
from freeholders." Mrs. Bangs
said it was no excuse for a gen-
tleman to set up the plea that
they were not informed upon the
subject. They should study the
topics and become informed.

J. J. Woodman: "This is a
subject that demands our serious
consideration. I have seen build-
ings blackened and ruined by the
rage of communists. and the same
principles exist here. They say
that earth, air and water are Gods

turn: a Reminiscence.“ and re-=.

counted the scenes and some of

the social features of the trip to‘

California on the occasion of the
last meeting of the National
Grange. The paper is promised
for the Vistroas columns. and
we refrain from giving even a
brief synopsis.

-‘Henry George's Theory of
Land Taxation" was discussed in
a paper by A. H. Smith and fol-
lowed by brief speeches from the
members. Jason Woodman said
the doctrine was not pleasing to
farmers. for it was a subversion
of the principle of free homes for
a free people. Mr. George sees
an evil and would suppress it by
such an overturning as would
culminate in greater evils still—
Governmental ownership of the
land and tenant farmers. A. C.
Glidden said it was a species of
socialism for which the improvi-
dent were clamoring. and looked
to the equal distribution of the
wealth of the country among all
classes. He considered it wholly
visionary-~21 scheme that would

‘ free gifts to man. and they be-
2 long equally to the human family.
M The theory that the most igno-
l rant lout has an equal right to
2 my farm. or Mr. Breck’s resi-
 dence. is more rhetoric than logic.
1, If land  God's free gift. it must
lbe when it is in a state of nature.
before labor and money have been
spent upon it to make it of value
to produce bread for mankind.
The idea of such a scheme as Mr.
George advocates becoming the
universal rule. is preposterous.
Farmers should study the theory
and be prepared to successfully
combat the wild notions so com-
mon in the densely populated
communities.”

SANDY FARMS AND SANDY

FARMERS.

defining

that the farmer who had to exer-
cise the most thought and exper-
imentation upon his farm to pro-

This topic was considered in a
paper by Jason Woodman, and
the drift of the argument, after
what he meant by
“sandy farms," was to the effect

sarily into a more vigorous intel—i

lect. and became a man of wider

tions will not “continue indefi-

initely." It is easy to show that

agricultural knowledge than thejthe present depression in agri-
man who was not driven to the;cultural and other interests is
exercise of his talents to produce 3 the result of enormously increas-

paying crops onaricher soil. Inled production. but I have never

his travels over the state he

seen a definite statement of the

thought he could trace a sequence‘. ratio of production to population
to his theory. and thought thel and the measure of the excess of

principle would apply so gener—i

such production which can be

ally as to prove the correctness i measured or expressed in definite

of his conclusions.

D. VVoodman thought the re-l
sults from farming operations‘
hinged more upon the make-up‘
of the man than upon his sur-'1

l terms.

Given the correctness of,

with 1?-<79. the acres in staple
crops show an annual average
increase of no less than Sl,525.T10
acres and prices fell materially.
In the semi-decade ending in
IRH4, the annual average addi-
tions to the acreage in staple
crops fell to 6.?"ll.000. but still
being altogether out of propor-
tion to the increase in popula-
tion. prices continued to fall and
the per capita quota of cultivated

the data furnished of the landiland reaching 25.51 acres.

employed in growing
crops. it is by no means difiicult
to determine the duration of the

roundings. The old saying. "has 2 existing state of agricultural de-

l1e got any sand?" was the im-.5
portant question toward esti-
mating results.

G. E. Breck sai:l a mans work‘
was what made his mind. largely.
and the more continuously he
thinks the stronger man he makes.
It is generally conceded that a,
sandy loam is the best for practi-
cal farm purposes.

T. R. Harrison: The question

has assumed a psychological

character. There is a question

of metaphysics here from which

to draw a lesson. It is true that

necessity is the mother of inven-

tion. Men on sandy farms must

be aggressive to succeed. There

are grades of these lands. and on

some of the poorer there is not

much show for intellectual activ-

ity. The savages were all alike

on different SOll.‘f._, The lands do

not make the In.-.'n, unless he de-

sires to make something of him-

self.

Mrs. N. H. Bangs: Soil, with

climate. haveia great deal to do
with people who live in a coun-

try. What is it that makes the
difference between the people of
the North and the South? They
are a different people in energy
and spirit. It is not all in the
character inlieriied by them.
There is an infiumnrc. born of en-
vironment. which tells on the
habits of a people. The cl1arac-
ter- of the men who landed on
Plymouth Rock was largely made
by their surroundings.

E. P. Mills believed it was in
the man after all. Farms of
equal fertility produce according
to the energy employed upon
them.

B. G. Buell: Hereditary influ-
ence has a great deal to do with
the matter. The fertile spots in
Southern Michigan were selected
by men from the Southern States.
The lighter and less desirable
lands were left to be settled by
more enterprising men from the
East. The same want of enter-
prise is still exhibited on these
jearlier settled portions. Your
1 eastern men have been stimulated

by competition and rivalry. a11d
have made out of the naturally
poorer lands excellent farms and
fine homes.

The exercises closed with a rec-

an invitation to meet with Mr.

first Thursday of September
next.

.H_.-.,_H
Will Low Prices Prevail Indefi-
nitely‘?

In a recent article entitled,
“The Trouble with the Farmer.”
the Chicago ’I'rz‘bzmc uses the fol-
lowing language:

which the farmer now gets are

can be done to improve his situa-
tion.”

duce paying crops, grew neces-

*no material over-production of

itation by Mrs. E. P. Mills, and

and Mrs. O. P. Morton on the

“Since the depressed prices

likely to prevail for an indefinite
time. it may well be asked what

Permit me to say that for those
who look at it in the right direc-
tion, an abundance of data can
be found to show that such prices
and the present depressed condi-

pression.

staple i

In the next five—year period.
,ending in 1H-‘<9. annual average
iadditions to the cultivated acre-
fage are found to liave been less
ithan 5-3.‘_’()0.l)00 acres. showing

Assuming that there had been {the near exliaustion of the arable

l
rye. oats. barley. buckwheat. po- 1'

lyears ending in 1R84.

In 1H?’-<1. after assigning 3.15
acres of cultivated land to each
unit of population. there re-
mained no less than ‘_’0.2-19.000
acres. the products of which
must be forced upon foreign
markets. Of this surplus acre-
age. 11-3.300.000 acres were em-
ployed in growing wheat. to be
marketed in competition with
the products of the cheap labor
of Russia and India. and the re-
mainder in growing a surplus of
corn to press upon domestic
markets with ever increasing
weight.

Oving to the fact that popula-
tion has increased. since 1884. in
much greater ratio than cultivat-
ed acres. this surplus of more
than ‘_’0.000,000 acres then exist-
ing. has been reduced nearly
one-half and will wholly disap-
pear in three. or at most four
years. and with the disappear-
ance of this surplus of cultivated
acres. will end forever the exist-
ing depression of agricultural in-
terests. Such will be the limit
of this state of affairs which does
not seem to be indefinite either
in cause or duration.

But for the enormous corn
crop of 1888 and 1889 and the
large wheat crop of IHHSD we
should ere this l1ave felt relief
from the reduction in the surplus
acreage, but such relief is com-
ing and many a discouraged
farmer will pluck up courage and
work hopefully when he can see
the end of these troubles in plain
view and realize that we have al-
ready traveled more than half
the distance from the enormous
surplus of 1884, and that instead
of exporting a great surplus of
cereals to glut foreign markets
we are altogether likely to im-
port wheat long before the end of
the century.—(’. lllmtl Z)uz'{.s>, in
(jmznfrgl (Ic)(I‘/c))u/)1.

-— -——-oo>—— ——-
The Northern Summer Resorts

of Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa
and Dakota, not forgetting the
famous Excelsior springs of
Missouri. are more attractive dur-
ing 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, 111., or to HARRY
MERCER, Mich.. Passenger
Agent, Chi. Mil. & St. P. R’y. 90
Griswold St. Detroit Mich. 14

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tity of land necessary to produce
so much of these staples as well
as hay and cotton. as is needed
at home and provide so much to-
bacco as other people look to us
for. lVith wheat. nearly all es-
timates. including the Depart-
ment of Agriculture's. place the
domestic consu1nption—for all
uses——at  bushels per capita
which. with an average yield per
acre. is equal to forty-seven one-
hundredths of an acre. Of corn
it is shown that the product has.
during the fourteen years ending
with 1888, averaged 29,75 bushels
per capita, and calling the ex-
ports of corn and meal equal to
one bushel per capita. the home
requirement is found to be 28.75
bushels per capita which. with
an average yield. is equal to one
and fifteen one-hundredths per
capita. Taking the acreage
of staples other than corn and
wheat prior to IRHH, as 1-eppe.
senting the normal requirements
for such staples. it is found. (on
the basis of average annual
yields per acre) we require the
following amount of land to sup-
ply the population and permit
the usual proportion of meats.
tobacco and cotton to go abroad.

Acreage per capita in corn. ..
“ “ wheat.

      

L.

t.

“ “ rye, barley. potatoes,
buckwheat and tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total acreage per capita . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.x5

This shows that to provide so
much of all the staples as are re-
quired at home and so much
meat, tobacco and cotton as there
is sale for abroad at good prices.
it is necessary to use  13') acres for
each unit of population, and we
may safely assume that when
the acreage does not exceed this
amount, prices will be remunera-
tive and the farmer prosperous.
VVe may at the present standard
of living, call 3.15 acres the nor-
mal requirement of the Ameri-
can people. Eliminating the
proportion required to furnish
the meat, cotton and tobacco ex-
ported, the requirements for
home consumption would be an
even three acres per capita.

Having ascertained what are
the acreage requirements of our
people, is it not easy to deter-
mine whether it is or is not cul-
tivated acres in excess of require-
ments that causes the “trouble
with the farmer” and in case
such is found to be the cause.

will be restored?

_In the quinquennial period,

area in staple crops averaged 3,-

trouble.

when and how a healthy balance

ending with the year 1874, the
annual additions to the cultivated

307.000 acres, the per capita
quota of cultivated land being
2.65 acres, farm products high
in price, and the farmer not in

During the five years ending

areas, and would have materially
enhanced prices but for the enor-

tatoes and tobacco up to l.~<.-<7. imous surplus of cultivated acres
we can easily measure the quan- zbrought into use during the ten

If everybody believed every
thing that he heard about every-
body else, how infinitely much
better every man would think
himself than every one of his
neighbors.——Puc7.'.


 

 

TI-IE G-BANG-E VISITOR.

June 15, 1890.

Dipping Candles Lon g Ago.
\Vhcn time for candle dipping came
The smooth and Si(3ll(l('1‘ rods were brought.
The yellow tzillow incited wtll
In kettles and in boilers caught;
And then we young folks would sit down
And dip the long, white candle wicks
Into the mess, and laugh to see
The candles growing on our sticks.

And mother. with her loving smile
V\'ould tell us characters were built,
For weal or woe, by dipping oft
In wisdom‘s fount of sin and guilt;
And that if we would have our lives
Give forth a pure and healthy glow,
We must be vigilant to shun
Companionship with vice below.
Sometimes the neighbors would come in
And we would have a “dipping bee"
With stalwart boys and rosy girls,
All bubbling o'er with health and glee.
‘Twas there my youthful heart began
To struggle in love‘s mighty grip;
‘Twas there that Cupid bent his bow
And shot me with a tallow dip.

All for a pair of roguish eyes.
And ruby lips and checks of rose,
I grew too thin for any use
Except to scare away the crows.
Of course I had a rival, and
He was a tall, lank, cheeky chap.
\Vho like 2| half-closed jack-knife bowed,
And straightened upward with a snap.

‘Twas at another “dipping-bee."
That when the Candles were all made.
"Now. Susie, what shall we do next?"
.\ly rival asked the pretty made.
Her answer filled my heart with joy,
And eke his cup with bitter dregs:
Said she. “I guess ‘twould do no harm
To make a ‘bee’ and dip your legs!“

That settled him, and I took heart,
And thenceforth ever bolder grew,
Until in matrimonial sweets
The parson gently dipped us two;
And ever since our love serene
Has burned. undimmed by jealous doubt,
And will until death comes at last,
And snufis us two old lovers out.
—H '1'11'1't1m Er{7t'1lr1{ I‘rnrIy.
_._.—<—oo——--A--V

Farming the Best Business.

All men cannot be farmers. any
more than all can be mechanics,
professional men or merchants.
A diversity of trades and occupa-
tions is essential to the highest
degree of civilization and success
in life. But this does not alter
the fact that some vocations are
more conducive to health. happi-
ness and freedom from great
risks and excitements than oth-
ers.

The writer has known at least
half a dozen intelligent farmers
who understood their business
well and were prosperous. but.
desirous of doing better. or ob-
taining easier work. sold their
farms and moved into town. Not
one of them bettered his condi-
tion. Every one of them. with a
single exception. who engaged in
business failed. losing every cent
they were worth.

It is a general complaint that
most farmers‘ sons quit the farm
because they wish to find some
business that is less laborious.
more profitable or more genteel
than the occupation of their fa-
thers. This is to be regretted.
because there is no business in
the world that is capable of fur-
nishing so much true happiness.
and is so favorable for the moral
and intellectual development of
the whole man as farming. In
saying this. the writer can speak
from personal experience, hav-
mg been a sawyer in a saw mill.
a miller in a grist mill. a clerk in
a store. a surveyor in the woods
and a farmer on the farm. He
thinks he has earned the right to
speak understandingly and give
adviceto the young. It may be
said that "a Jack at all trades is
good for nothing at any.” and
that the writer did not follow any
business long enough to find out
all the pleasure and the profit
there was in it. He learned his
trades as well as the generality
of men who follow them for life.
and he followed each one of them
long enough to find out that he
did not like any of them so well
as farming.

Tending a saw mill is very la-
borious and confining. There is
constantly some heavy lifting to
be done. and if the mill is run
day and .night (as is often the
case) and the sawycr is obliged
to tend half the day and half the
night. it is very wearing on the
constitution. There is the ever-
lasting noise which keeps the
nerves in a tremor; there are the
numerous little break-downs that
requirc immediate attention and
repair. whether night or da-y~
boxes getting loose. wedges work-
ing out. burs unscrewing, 

getting out of order soon after
they have been filed and set. by
coming in contact with an ugly
knot, etc. In this respect a grist
mill is still worse, as there is so
much more gearing in operation
and so many more things to get
out. of repair—-mill stones glaze,
spouts stop up, elevators choke,

belts slip or break, bearings get
hot. bush gets loose. and a hun-
dred other things happen to dis-
tract the mind and try the pa-
tience of the miller. And these
annoyances are sure to take place
when they are the least expected
or when he is in the greatest
hurry. and when several custom-
ers are at the mill door calling to
be waited upon.

The clerk in the store is the
servant of the merchant and the
slave of his customers. many of
whom act as if they had no re-
gard for his feelings and no care
for the unnecessary labor they
make him in calling for articles
which they never intend. to buy.
His employer expects him to be
constantly on his feet. whether
there is work to do or not; to
make himself pleasant and agree-
able to all his customers. though
some of them may be unmanner-
ly in their conduct and unreason-
able in their demands. He is ex-
pected to spring with the great-
est celerity to wait on them. to
praise the goods. whether they
are of good quality or not, to
throw down bales of cloth and
prints which they want to look
at but have no intention of buy-
ing. to smile at their silly jokes
and thank them for a ten—cent
trade. If credit is given to some
at the store, in the owner's ab-
sence the clerk is frequently at a
loss to decide whether a particu-
lar customer who desires credit
should be given it. If he refuses.
he knows the customer will be
offended and lost; if he trusts
him, his employer may be dissat-
isfied and find fault. The store
is not so mealy and dusty as the
grist mill. and the clerk can wear
good clothes, which he is expect-
ed to have: it is not so noisy. con
fusing and laborious as the saw
mill: but storekeeping is a tire-
some, confining. in-doors employ-
ment. away from the bright. sun-
shine. the green fields and the
sweet flowers.

Surveying I rather liked. espe-
cially surveying in the grand old
woods of Pennsylvania. It is a
work that will not bear hurry.
It requires diligence. exactness.
pains-taking; it demands the use
of the intellectual faculties and
the exercise of skill and mathe-
matical knowledge. It is, more-
over. a healthful employment.
but the great objection to it is.
that in the East it does not fur-
nish a regular employment, and
must be followed in connection
with some other business or it
will cultivate a habit of idleness
and afford a precarious liveli-
hood.

Farming is more desirable than
other occupations. because it af-
fords the farmer constant oppor-
tunities to behold the wonders of
nature. with which he is so close-
ly connected, and the pleasure of
assisting it to surround his home
with objects of beauty and utili-
ty. He holds daily fellowship
with the woods. the fields. the
orchard. the garden. the fruits
and the flowers. He cannot help
feeling happy in helping to pro-
duce the abundant food crops
from the earth. without which it
could not support half its pres-
ent population. and famine would
cause a struggle among its inhab-
itants to wrest from each other
the scanty means of existence.
Farming is a peaceful, quiet oc-
cupation. free from the heavy
risks. great excitement and temp-
tations incident to speculation
and trade in the great cities.
where colossal fortunes are fre-
quently made in a few years by
fortunate hits. and afterwards
lost in an hour. We hcar of the
Stewarts and the Wannamakers.
merchant princes. who became
immensely rich. but we hear no
mention of the great multitude of
unfortunates who launched their
ships in the sea of commerce. and
after buffeting the waves and ad-
verse currents of trade for many
weary years to keep their barks
from the breakers. and their
heads above water. have at last
gone to the bottom. We hear of
the Goulds. Fisks and Vander-
bilts. who made hundreds of mill-
ions by dealing in stocks. but we
never hear of the thousands of
other operators from Whom they
won the money; nor much about
the Drews, Littles and Ralstons,
who. after having amassed many
millions in stock speculations,
risked it again and lost it all in
the great maelstrom of Wall
street, where they found it.

The mind does not love to be

constantly employed in the same
channel of thought; the body tires
quickly when only a certain set
of muscles are called into action.
From spring till winter the far-
mer has an agreeable change of
employment that rests the mind
and invigorates the body. Plow-
ing, sowing. planting. cultivat-
ing. haying. harvesting, digging
the roots and gathering in the
fruits. supply a pleasant routine
of work. which cannot be found
in any other calling. Farming is
an outdoor occupation. favora-
ble to good health, furnishes a
good appetite. gives sound sleep
and pure. fresh air. uncontami-
nated by sewer gas, effluvia from
wharves, or the stench from fish-
markets and cesspools. If farm-
ers have but little money. they
supply so many of their own
wants from their farms that not
much is required. If they have
no money lent that is drawing in-
terest. they have what amounts
to the same thing—their crops
are growing while they sleep.

When the money panics sweep
over the land and thousands of
bankers and merchants are ruin-
ed. the farmer stands secure. be-
cause he has not put his trust in
bank stocks and railroad bonds.
but in a bountiful nature for sup-
port. A _

The farmer has many hours, if
he will improve them. when. by
reading and reflection, he can
store his mind with useful knowl-
edge and make himself compe-
tent to fulfill the highest duties
of citizenship to which he may be
called.—J. W. INGHAM in Farm-
ers‘ Ifeview

__. ..._¢.>_L_.-

The Future of Wheat Growing.

VVheat as an element in Amer-
ican farm industries is second
to corn. and its successful cult-
ure and profitable marketing is.
in many sections, an accurate
measure of the prosperity of the
farmer. This may. under exist-
ing conditions. be a misfortune.
but it is a fact. nevertheless.
that we must take cognizance of.
and one which. by the low prices
obtaining since early in the
eighties, has made itself felt by
the great mass of farmers in
many a wheat growing district.

Before an affempt is made to
forecast the future of wheat cult-
ure, it will be well to see what
prices were received for this
product during the eighth dec-
ade and contrast such prices
with those now obtaining.

The reports of the Department
of Agriculture show that in the
farmers‘ home markets the
prices-in five year averages—of
wheat from 1870 to 1874 was
81.11 per bushel: from 1875 to
1879. inclusive. it was  while
in the first half of the ninth dec-
ade it had fallen to 90 cents and
again falling during the last five
years to 75 cents per bushel.
This reduction of one-third in
the returns from this great
staple enables us to understand
the want of prosperity which has
been the lot of so many farmers,
as wheat is the one crop upon
which they rely for a supply of
cash.

That wheat growing is thus
unprofitable is primarily due to
the too rapid opening of an im-
mense number of new and most
productive farms in the trans-
Mississippi region. aided by the
advent of India upon the boards
as one of the great wheat ex-
porting powors of the world.
helped on somcwliat by largely
increased production in Russia:
but_th(~sc causes having spent
their motion. if not their force.
and population in Europe and
America having so increased as
to absorb these simultaneous and
abnormal additions to the avail-
able supply. it is not unreasona-
ble to look for a reaction and a
return to remunerativc if not
very high prices.

Since 1880 the increase in the
wheat acreage of the United
States and India has not exceed-
ed two per ccnt.. that of Europe
three per cent.. while the popu
lation of Great Britain and Con-
tinental Europe is estimated to
have increased 23.000000 and
that of the United State 15,000,-
000. The European consuming
yearly -1 bushels per capita and
the American 53% bushels neces-
sitated an increase in the yearly
supply during the past decade,
of 177,000,000 bushels. and the
population continuing to in-
crease in the same ratio the

wheat supply must receive year-
ly additions of 19.000000 bushels,
of which 10.()00.000 bushels will
be added to the amount consumed
in the United States.

The increase in the wheat pro-
duct of the exporting nations is
certainly now not more than
8,000,000 bushels per annum. and
this disproportionate increase in
production and in the consuming
element cannot but result in a
very great advance in prices at
an early day. as no material in-
crease in American wheat acre-
age is likely to obtain except un-
der the stimulation which would
attend a great advance in price,
as the new area that can now be
devoted to this crop is now quite
limited, but with prices high
enough we can. and doubtless
should. convert a portion of the
surplus corn-fields to wheat
growing.

It may be objected that this is
looking too far forward. and it
may be more satisfactory to take
a look at the coming crop, and
the prospect for remunerative
prices therefor as well as the
crops of a future more remote.

There can be no doubt that the
severe Weather prevailing after
February 26th. with alternate
freezing and thawing. seriously
injured the growing wheat in the
more southern districts as well
as in the lake States and those
of the Missouri valley. Some
estimates place the probable re-
duction of the coming crop from
this cause at 100,000,000 bushels,
yet if it is one-half of this
amount it will have a decided ef-
fect not only upon the price for
the coming crop as well as for
such wheat as may now remain
in the granaries. but will still
further deplete reserves which
are unusually low throughout
the world.

In very many American winter-
wheat districts the grain is
scarce, as is evidenced by the
fact that millers are thus early
resorting to the large markets
for current milling supplies. On
the Pacific coast destructive
floods have washed out much of
the wheat sown. and. in many fer-
tile valley districts. hopelessly
delayed seeding to such an extent
that the out-turn is likely to be
reduced anywhere from 25 to -10
per cent. This is as true of Ore-
gon as of California. one Oregon
correspondent stating that even
the soil has been washed off from
many valley farms.

Such is the situation in Amer-
ica. while in India the crop ju'st
harvested is reported to be less
than two-thirds of an average.
and in Australia the prevalence
of rust has given disappointing
returns.

The Liverpool Um‘)! ’1'rmIc Nczvs
sums up the situation thus:

“The condition of the wheat
trade appears to us as decidedly
critical; stocks in Europe. ex-
cepting perhaps in France. are
rapidly diminishing. and there is
no prospect of their being imme-
diately replenished. As we have
already shown. the importing
countries are taking wheat at the
rate of crew 3‘_’0.000.000 bushels
per annum without apparently
adding to their reserves. whereas
it is quite plain the exporting
coun t1'l0s have not 1no1—'etl1:‘.n 270. —
000.000 to spare even it’ we credit
America with 120. ()00. 000 bushels.
Russia and Roumania with H8.-
000.000 bushels and India with
'_’>-<.00(),000. all of which are lib-
cral estimates.

"These are certainly liberal
estimates. as American exports.
during the past five years. have
averaged annually but 117,825,000
bushels. of which 20, 000,000 bush-
els have yearly gone to countries
outside of Europe: hence there
can be no question that the esti-
mate of possible American ex-
ports is excessive by at least 20,-
000.000 bushels. as is that from
India to the extent of 4.000.000 or
more. The requirements of the
European importing countries
being correctly stated. there is an
apparent deficit of some 74.000.-
000 bushels. which can only be
made good by reducing the nor-
mal reserves of all countries to
the lowest possible point. and
only high prices will bring out
these reserves. With such an
exhaustion of reserves the new
crop year will open with gran-
aries swept clean, and with a pro-
duct which now promises to be
below the average of recent years
in the greater part of the world’s

wheat area. and fully justifying
the recent utterances of H. Kaines
Jackson (than whom there has
been no better authority since the
death of James Caird) in a late
issue of Dornbusch. wherein he
predicts ‘that the nineties will
see much higher prices for Wheat
than the past. decade.‘ and then
asks which of the wheat grow-
ing countries are producing more
than ten years ago?’ and says.
‘India is of the new great powers
of wheat supply. but has not ad-
vanced as a source of supply in
late years. nor have the world’s
wheat reserves increased.whi1e
on the other side is greatly dimin-
ished production in the United
Kingdom and increased consump-
tion. America. at home, eating
65,000,000 bushels more. the Uni-
ted Kingdom calling for 38,000.-
000 bushels more; France. 16, 000. -
000 to 20,000,000 bushels more,
while continental buyers. Bel-
gium, Holland. Italy, Switzer-
land. Portugal. &c.. together
form a great wheat buying power
that scarcely existed ten years
ago.”'

If such is the situation. is it
not most desirable that the Amer-
ican farmer should know What
are the requirements of the World
for this staple. and the sources
and extent of the supply? Will
not such knowledge enable him
to adapt his acreage of various
crops to such requirements. and
will it not help to dispel the ex-
isting depression and hard times
if We can. for a few years. profit-
ably use the surplus corn fields
in growing bread for Europe?

Should the approaching short-
age in the worlds wheat supply
enable us so to employ profitably
a part of the acres now devoted
to growing an unmanageable sur-
plus of corn. it would tend direct-
ly to advance the price of corn...
meats and all other farm pro-
ducts. and hasten the coming of
the happy (lay when the food re-
quirements of the people will ena-
ble us to employ all acres of fair
fertility profitably. The practi-
cal exhaustion of the arable lands
of the United States will. in a
very few years‘. place us where
we need not look abroad for a
market, at high prices. for any
part of our grain.—€. Wood Dazris.
in (,'omztrg/ Gentleman.

.;.{<+—}_.., _

L1sBo.\'. May 26, 1890.
ED. VISITOR:

Having never seen any mention
in your paper of Lisbon Grange
No. 313. I purpose to let the bro-
thers and sisters of the Order
know that we are busy. We have
no drones in our hive: all who
unite with us soon learn that
there is work for them to do and
that they are expected to do it.

VVhe11 we commenced this year
our Master gave us this motto:
"Punctuality and Progress.“ with
the understanding that we were
to live up to its teachings. The
result has been that in the last
quarter we have had twenty-four
new names entered on our roll
book and twelve old members re-
instated.

At our last meeting our hall
was nearly full. all ready to re-
spond. when their names were
called. with a select article. reci-
tation. song or speech. One of
our honorary inembers gave us a
German song. and. although we
could not understand the words.
it was a rare treat to hear an old
gentleman (he was over seventy)
sing with the gusto of a youth of
seventeen. and then see his bow
and smile of thanks at the liberal
applause which greeted his song.

Our next meeting terminates a
long and spirited contest— the
losing side to furnish strawber-
ries for a festival. to be held the
third Saturday in June.

If this is not consigned to the
waste basket. I may come again.

Mus. H. J. AUSTIN.
Sec‘y Lisbon Grange.

 

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AMERICA'S NATIONAL BIRD.

A Plea for the Patient, Uncom-
plaining and Eminently
Useful Hen.

"I could never understand,”
remarked Uncle Abner, when the
conversation turned on national
emblems, "why the eagle was
selected as the ornithological
representative of the United
States." ‘

“Why, is it not the king of
birds?” asked Nephew James.

“A king it may be," assented
Abner, “if by a king we mean
something that lives on the labor
of others, and doesn‘t earn its
salt. but we haven't much use for
such monarchs in this country.
The Eagle soars toward the sun,
the orators tell us. and looks the
orb of day in the eye. There
they leave him. They do not
watch him as he comes back,
wondering if some humble sub-
ject has prepared breakfast for
him. He sees a patient a11d en-
terprising fish-hawk hovering
near the surface of the lake. and
he waits until the hawk has se-
cured a nice. fat fish. when Mr.
Eagle swoops down. taps Mr.
Fish-hawk on the shoulder. and
says:

*"Beg pardon. but that's the
very fish I had selected for my
breakfast.‘ the hawk drops it
and the eagle breaks his fast.
That is the kind of a bird he is,
and he makes me tired."

"VVhat bird would you prefer
as the American emblem'."’ asked
two or three at once.

“The hen is my choice. The
patient, uncomplaining North
American hen of commerce. The
energetic way in which she
scratches for a living is exactly
typical of the people of this
country. and when she has. by
diligent perseverance. accumu-
lated a store of eggs for the pur-
pose of running opposition to
the patent incuhator. and that
is broken up by boys or by
housewives. she goes to work at
another just as patiently as an
American goes into business
again before he is well through
with his first failure. And then,
her persistence! Boys. did you
ever try to set a hen when her
mind was made up not to set: or
endeavor to dissuade her from
setting when her conscience told
her that spring chickens were
needed? If you have ever done
either. you will understand
something of the hens claims to
represent this active. restless.
progressive country. She is en-
ergy and clear grit all through.
and she is. on account of these
characteristics, entitled to sup,-
plant the eagle in the armorial
bearing of this country. Besides
the appropriateness of this on
account of her industrious hab-
its,the adoption of the hen as the
national bird would help to keep
in the minds of the American
people two incidents related of
men intimately connected with
the discovery of this continent.
and with the formation of this
great nation."

"VVliat are they. unt-le'.’"

“Columbus' egg. and VVashing—
ton”s little hatch it."--ll'm. 11.
5'/(‘H0/'. in .///r_//,

If you have a damp or dark
cellar. keep chloride of lime
sprinkled about at all times. It
not only purifies it. but it will be
a sure 1)1'e\'eiit:ltl\'O against
snakes. which so often find their
way into the wood-pile. Gather
pennyroyal and scatter about the
house. under beds and into
closets. It will kill “things that
walk by night,” such as roaches,
bugs. mosquitoes, etc. If troubled
much with mosquitoes, moisten
the hands and face with liquid
camphor on going to bed, and
they will not molest you at all.
I have lain awake and chuckled
to myself over and over again as
the vile little things sang their
songs about the room, knowing
full well that they dared not
touch me. —Dora Harvey V rooman.

~-~——-o—o—>———

Life. to be worthy of a rational
being. must be always in progres-
sion. We must always try to do

more and better than in time past.

How Some Insects and Ani-
mals Eat.

Spiders chew their» food ’ with
horny jaws. which are sharp
enough to give quite a nip.

Grasshoppers and locusts are
very well provided with the nec-
essary machinery for eating much
and often. They have saw-like
jaws, and gizzards, too, the latter
being fitted out with horny teeth.

The caterpillar feeds with two
saw-edged jaws, working trans-
versely. and uses them to such
good advantages that he eats
three or four times his own
weight every day.

Toads, tortoises, turtles and
most lizards have no teeth. Frogs
have teeth in their upper jaw
only. Ant eaters, sloths and
armadillos have no teeth.

The lion and the tiger. and, in-
deed. most of the carnivora. do
not grind their food. using their

jaws only up and down. the
molars acting like chopping

knives. or rather. scissors. Their
mouths. in fact. are averitable
hash mill.

The butterfly pumps nectar
into itself through a tube. and
bees and flies suck up their food
with a long tongue or proboscis.

The spider's mouth is quite a
complicated affair. It has fangs
for holding its prey. masticatory
organs for bruising its solid food
and a sucking apparatus for tak-
ing up the fluids. Quite as com-
plicated is the mouth of the mos-
quito. which consists of the
lances, the saws and the pump-
ing tubes.

The leech has three saws. with
which it does good service in the
phlebotomy line.

The Woodpecker has a three-
barbed tongue like Fijian spears.
with which it draws out the worm
which it has excited by its tap-
ping.

Lobsters and crabs masticate
their food with their horny jaws.
but they have also sets of teeth
in their stomachs, where they
complete the work of chewing.
But there is one peculiar kind of
crab. called the king or horse-
shoe crab. which chews its food
with its legs. This is an actual
fact. the little animal grinding its
morsels between its thighs be-
fore it passes them over to its
mouth.

The jelly fish absorbs its food
by wrapping itself around the
object which it seeks to make its
own. The starfish is even more
accommodating. Fastening itself
to the body it wishes to feed on.
it turns its stomach inside out
and enwraps its prey with this
useful organ.

Dogs seize their food with their
jaws. cats with their feet, and so
do monkeys, some of them press-
ing their prehensile tails into ser-
vice. The squirrel uses its paws
to carry its food to its mouth, the
elephant its trunk. the giraife.
ant eater and toad their tongues.
——(:'rm/_r/1' Ilonucsz

 _...___.-AA .
Love for the Work.

Law and legislatures cannot
furnish a farmer with ability or
love for his vocation any more
than it can for any other man or
class. Law may prevent dis-
crimination between classes and
industries, but the genius to ad-
minister one's farm affairs. to
produce much and cheaply. and
the kinds the market most de-
mands. is independent of all law
and agricultural depression, and
such a man stands out a beacon
light to make more emphatic the
fact that agriculture does not
have its disciples who refute the
assumption that the farmer must
disappear. on the ground that he
is losing his inheritance, through
the law’s delay, the combination
of syndicates and trusts, the ex-
tortion of railways. the grasp of
the money-lender and the combi-
nation of all classes to grind him
into the dust. Is it true, or is it
the jargon largely of another
class. led on by those who base
their premises chiefly upon as-
sumption, political theory and
actual ignorance of the true con-
dition of American agriculture.-~
J. (2., lVc.s'tcrn Ilescrvc, Ohio, in
(.'onn(rg/ Gcnflcnmiz.

Hatred for Hereditary Kings.

It is deeply to be deplored that
for all time the American child
must first learn that Washing-
ton‘s foe was England. What
we learn at seven sticks. When
I was at that age, I awoke one
night to hear that my uncle had
been put in jail, and that my
father might be. I knew there
was hidden in the attic a rebel-
lious republican flag. for all our
family were Chartists, and to
this day whenever I speak of a
king or hereditary privilege. my,
blood tingles and mounts to my
face. Sometimes-—and not so
many years ago—I have felt for
a passing moment that to shoot
all hereditary kings one after the
other would not be uucongenial
work, for I hate hereditary privi-
leges with a hate nothing else
inspires, because I got it at sev-
en and it requires an etfort to
keep it within bounds. There-
fore. when I see and hear my
little nephews. one after another.
rise from the revolutionary story.
and feel about England as I did
about her and her kings and
monarchy. much as I deplore
this, I recognize that it must be.
and that only age and knowledge
will counteract it.~—.-lmlrcu: /.'m'-
2/c_r/fc. in .\'m'{h .-ll/m'z’«-(«)2 1-.’rz'ic2o

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The Growing Crops.

The condition of wheat in the
southern and also in the central
counties of Michigan. June 1. was
76 per cent of a full average, com-
parison being with vitality and
growth of average years. This
is a gain during May of only 3
per cent in the southern and -1
per cent in the central counties,
although the weather was favor-
able, and wheat that was alive
May 1 made good growth. The
relative condition in the several
counties in the southern section
of the state has not materially
changed during the month. The
best wheat is in the extreme
southwestern part of the state;
the second best in the five coun-
ties just north and east; the third
best in the remaining counties of
the southern two tiers, and the
poorest in the remaing counties
of the third and fourth tiers. In
the extreme southern counties.
wheat is beginning to head. In
Cass county. acoi-respondent dis-

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T7 __A-.A..
Just as it is with corn, wheat,
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they can be "cornered" and con
trolled by one class, other classes
have to suffer and pay tribute to
them, so it is with the money of
the country. controlled as it is
now by one class it is "cornered"
and contracted or expanded in
such a manner  to place the
people of the whole country at
the mercy of a few. The true
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the people-—to so legislate as to
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upon every colt. From one stallion we got 68 buy
colts in one year and every one sound.

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June 1-5, 1890.

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Wool and Sheep.

There seems to be a holding
back—a sort of waiting feeling
exhibited by wool-buyers, which
is quite unusual. This conserva-
tism is probably born of former
losses. when rivalry among buy-
ers had carried prices too high.
especially on that class of _wool
which sorts out as “unmerchant—
able" or "heavy” when it reaches
Boston.

Michigan wool ought to bring
as high a price as last year, and
probably will. A good deal will
be purchased in the first market
below its value. but when the
markets are fairly opened in the
state. and buyers get their or-
ders and limitations. wool will
sell for from 28 to 35 cents for
washed. and from 19 to 24 for un-
washed. Farmers ought to know
the value of their wool without

prejudice. and then demand what.

it is worth. Long staple, clean.
white wool is worth five cents
more per pound than ordinary
short clothing wool: but the buy-
er likes to get it for the average
price. to help him out on some
shaky lots for which he has paid
too much money.

The clip of the state will not
run very much short of that of
last year. In the spring of 1889
there were 518.918 less sheep in
the state than in 1884. There was
a loss last year of 104,995, as com-
pared with the year previous.
which was 640.-169 pounds of wool
less than in 1888. Thevdecrease
will not be so great this year, on
account of the boom in sheep last
fall and the desire among farm-
ers to increase their stock of
sheep to winter over. Many who
had gone out of sheep in the de-
pression since 185<-i. again pur-
chased small flocks, and there
will probably be a gradual in-
crease from this time on. Should
the price of wool and mutton
again promise remunerative val-
ues.

No better commentary on the
elfect of low prices for farm pro-
ducts can be made than is exhib-
ited by this reduction in the num-
ber of sheep in the state in a pe-
riod of five years. It has caused
a shrinkage of not less than 3%
million pounds of wool, and pro-
duced a shortage in farm receipts
which the business world already
feels in slow markets for manu-
factured products.

Since writing the above. the
oflicial figures have been re-
ceived. which show the decrease,
in pounds, of wool from last year
to be 242,211.

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Clover Hay.

Clover. well grown and cured,
makes the best winter forage;
but between the growing grass
and well-cured hay there are
many vicissitudes, any one of

'.which may injure the quality.

Clover that has made a quick.‘
istrong growth in damp. cloudy‘;
'weather. lacks in those qualities‘
which make ;-it palatable and nu-
tritious for stock food. It needs
to ripen up and perfect itself in
the sun. with dry weather from
blossoming time on to maturity.
Whentwo-thirds of the bloom
has turned brown. then is the
safest and most economical time
to cut clover. When that period
arrives. the mower should be put
in. with no reference to the wea-
ther. Begin in the afternoon. as
clover has much less water in the
stem then than in the morning and
will cure much faster. and re-
quires less time than if out
when the dew is still on and all
the water in the plant that has
been pumped up during the night.
The sun will take out the moist-
ure much faster while the grass
is standing than when cut still
wet with dew or rain.

Clover needs less drying than
many suppose. It should never
be so dry as to break up in hand-
ling. Use all the sunshine to cure,
then rush it into the barn before
the dew falls. Clover that is con-
sidered too (lamp to place in the
mow is frequently pitched on a
scafiold where it can dry out.
This is the very poorest place
possible to put it: better dump it
in the bottom of the mow and
pack it down hard. Fermenta-
tion is akin to fire. and must have
air to start it. The scaffold al-
lows the air free passage through
and around it. which sets ferment-
ation to work at once and ruins
the hay. as every farmer knows
who has once tried it. Make the
barn tight and keep the doors
shut: pack the hay in the mow
well; tread down. and quite damp
clover will come out bright and
free from mold.

 

The Agricultural department
in the college at Lansing is in a
very flourishing condition. Sixty
acres of corn and forty acres of
oats have been put in this spring.
besides some small fields of en-
silage corn. The experimental
plats are all surveyed. and per-
manent stakes. made from three
feet lengths of gas pipe. are be-
ing driven at the corners._ We
shall have something to say in
future regarding the experimen-
tation planned for this part of
college work, when the enter-
prise is fairly under way. There
is no complaint that students
dodge the labor on the farm; on
the contrary, there is an enthusi-
asm about it never before experi-
enced at the college. The fact
that all but two of the senior
class have elected to take agri-
culture in the closing term—an
optional study for this term-
proves that this department is
kept well to the front in the esti-
mation of students. Six of the
graduating class for this year
come from the Mechanical De-
partment. which is a part of the
labor system of the college. and
does not require of its students
the agricultural studies expected
from them in the other depart-
ments. ’ _

The stock of all kinds is look-
ing exceptionably fine. The
change from close pens to open
fields. in the direction of natural
inclinations. shows up in more
vigorous growth. and greater
freedom from disease.

An hour with Prof. Taft among
such prosy things  potatoes
and other garden products, will
prove that there are a lot of
things that boys can better learn
here than to wait for the uncer-
tain practice one gets on a farm.

Boys graduating at the college
now will learn the best and most
economical way of doing things,
from the harnessing of a team to

-OHS.

the origination of a new variety
by cross - fertilization. Every
step of progress has a practical
illustration attending it. Prac-
tice goes hand in hand with
theory. and both combine to per3
feet the education.
%___.,,__._

We attended an evening session
of the Legislative reunion at Lan-
sing. last week. where set
speeches and five—minute talks
were on the program. The roll-
call of; the last session of the
House and Senate showed 32 of
the former and 13 of the latter
present. An effort to get these
members to their feet proved
quite abortive. Wm. Ball. Pres-
ident of the Senate. and Speaker
Diekema. acquitted themselves
very creditably. but call after
call for volunteer speeches failed
to get the members to the front
where they could be seen and
heard. We were not aware that
excessive modesty was induced
by a term at the capital. and are
not willing to believe that the
ability to talk is lacking in our
members. but an ordinary jury
panel would have thrown to the
surface more glib tongues out of
the same number than appeared
here. There was either an un-
fortunate train of ‘circumstances
that kept the speakers. whose
names appeared upon the pro-
gram. away, or the school for
dodging pupils had many trained
pupils in attendance.

The funny man of the Detroit
’1'ribunc used up one minute of
his five very satisfactorily. but
the opinion as to how he managed
the other four. the audience was
divided upon-

President Gower of the Reform
School. and his class of singers
from that institution. deserved
all the applause and encores they
received.

VVe were obliged to return be-
fore the meetiilg of the State
Pioneers. which was a source of
regret. as we believe a report of
it would have been very accepta-
ble to readers of the VISITOR.

_._ _-__.-..

Thos. Cross. of Bangor. Mich..
writes us that he has entered into
a business arrangement with
George Warren. ‘ of La Ferte.
France. to purchase a large stock
of horses for his breeding farm.
near Bangor, and that he will
soon cross the ocean to receive
and bring back the animals. Mr.
Cross has also associated with
him in business. Anson Goss, a
neighboring farmer with abund-
ant means. so that on his return
the stock will not only be sold
low, but ample time will be given
on payments. so that none who
wish to purchase need delay for
want of ready money. "Quick
sales and small profits" is the
motto of this firm. and readers
of the VISITOR may be assured
that honorable dealing may be
relied upon. Look for an an-
nouncement of “Stock Horses
for Sale." after the safe arrival
of this importation.

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For many years. in this vicin-
ity. the outlook for a prosperous
season has not equalled the mid-
dle of June of the present year.
Wheat and clover. both the young
seeding and the growing hay
crop, are magnificent. Corn is a
good stand. is growing finely, and
has been worked well and many

fields are receiving the second.

cultivation. The rainfall is above
the average, but not excessive:
the sunshine brings out a daily
growth of plants that is marvel-
The setting of apples is
not maintaining the promise of
blossoming time, but enough
probably will remain to supply
all reasonable demands for this
fruit. If prices improve, as
hoped, South-western Michigan

will dress up a good deal during
the next year. and farmers will
change the form of their greet-
ing.

If any of our readers have an
extr report of the proceedings of

' the State Grange for 1885. a fa-

vor will be conferred by sending
it to Prof. W. J. Beal. Agricul-
ture College. The Professor has
lent his copy to some one. and
desires to keep the file complete.
The Secretary cannot supply the
missing link.
_..,._A.._.-_

There is great activity in
Grange circles all along the line.
Revivals are reported among al-
most dormant Granges, and a de
sire pervades all classes of farm-
ers to get into harness and to be
doing something where their in-
fluence can be felt.

—:<—o—>——-
A Farmer Candidate.

The opposition to farmer can-
didates in this state take the
absurd position that unless a man
is actually doing daily manual
labor on his farm he is not a
farmer. In order to entitle him
to this honor. he must be able to
show fresh callouses on his hands
and to exhibit the very latest and
most fashionable shade of tan on
his face. If. in addition to his
farm, he engages in any other
business. or if he hires men to do
the work of the farm while he
looks after its business details
and maintains a general over-
sight. if he devotes a part of his
time to any office to which he
may have been elected. then he
ceases to be a farmer.

Thus Gov. Luce. by virtue of
his being a governor is. accord-
ing to this putting of it. no longer
a farmer. and Mr. Rich. being a
railroad commissioner. has
stepped down and out from the
agricultural ranks and enrolled
himself with the enemies of "the
horny-handed sons of toil."

In other words. in the same
breath that the farmers are urged
to nominate and elect a genuine
farmer to office. they are warned
that his nomination and election
will defarmerize him and make
him a foe to the people who class
him as a friend. The paradox is
only equaled by the conundrum:
“When is a sailor not a sailor'."'
“When he is a board."

No one talks so absurdly of any
other profession or occupation.
A merchant or manufacturer does
not cease to be one because he is
elected to an oflice. If all the
lawyers elected to office ceased
by that very process to be lawyers.
the active law mill at the univer-
sity could not supply the demand
made by these vacancies.

The reason why no such non-
sense is played off upon other
classes is not very complimentary
to the farmers. The merchants.
lawyers. or manufacturers to
whom such stuff was addressed
would simply laugh at it. But it
is suppossed. for some reason.
that the farmers can be fooled
with the nonsense. and so they
are told by those who ought to
know better that electing one of
their number to office takes him
out of the farmer class: that the
farmer candidate is only an
"annual“ or a "biennial." not a
"perennial." and that the farmer
candidate must be taken fresh
from the plow or the mowing
machine every time. or the farm-
ers will no longer have a re-
presentativc in otlice.

This is "bosh." and the farin-
ers themselves undoubtedly take
it for what it is worth and resent
the low estimate which those who
feed it to them thereby put upon
their intelligence.—I)<-t. Journal.

—--- v—<—~>——

An Important Issue.

There ought to be an issue
brought conspicuously into our
coming legislative campaigns this
,fall. Every candidate who will
‘not pledge himself to vote for
legislation that shall provide that
the state shall publish its own
school books should be elected to
stay at home. The school book
publishers. in conjunction with
some of the teachers and superin-
tendents of our schools, have
managed for a long time to place
a very unjust burden upon par-
ents. Our school books have
always cost too much. But the
publishers have been dissatisfied
even with the extortion that they

have habitually practiced. They

were not making enough money
to suit them; and for some time
they have been endeavoring to

organize a trust. At last they

have succeeded and are now oc-'
cupying the amiable position of
polite highwaymen. with their
pistol at the head of every parent.

while they say: Give up your
money. Of course these literary
robbers are saying that school
books will be cheaper; and they
will for a time. In the organiza-
tion of the average trust. there
are some who do not get onto it,

either from choice or compulsion.

It is the first purpose of a trust
to crush these outsiders, and with
the consolidated capital behind a
trust. this is not diflicult to do.

Consequently prices go down
temporarily. But as soon as all
competition is crushed out. up go
the prices. and then the people
pay the fiddler while the trust
people dance. This will be the
result in these cases.

In the meantime. however. let
every state legislature provide
for the state publishing its own
books.— lV’-%'f(”I‘7I Ifural.

_______<.,._.. 
The Nebraska Farmers.

The Farmers‘ Alliance move-
ment is becoming quite as import-
ant in Nebraska as in Kansas.
Just at the present time the
movement seems more certain to
produce important political re-
sults in the former state. The
withdrawal of the proclamation
calling an extra session of legis-
lature by Governor Thayer has
thrown the whole matter of the
complaints of the farmers against
corporations and mortgage fiends
over to the next campaign, when
the issues will be fought out at
the ballot box.

As the case now stands in Ne-
braska. it promises to be a clean-
cut fight between the farmers and
the corporations. Partisan poli-
tics will be largely lost sight of.
There will be chaos . among poli
ticians. There will be undoubt-
edly three tickets in the field for
State ofiicers——Alliance, Demo-
cratic and Republican: but the
real contest will be for members
of the legislature. On whatever
ticket candidates may be placed.
they will have to define their posi-
tion on legislation affecting the
railroad and other corporations.
and be elected or defeated as they
may favor the one side or the
other. National issues will cut
no figure in the contest. and for
the legislature the farmers will
vote for the men who are pledged
to stand by them. regardless of
what party they belong to. Cor-
poration and a11ti-corporation will
be the issue.

The Nebraska movement is re-
ceiving great assistance through
the power and eloquence of ex-
Senator Van Wyck. His recent
address at Grand Island is one of
the most effective pleas in behalf
of the people ever made in the
West, and recalls the efforts of
the ex-senator in his earlier days
in New York. when he was one
of the organizers of the Republi-
can party. In his late address
Mr. Van VVyck reviews the
growth of corporate power. year
by year rendering the Republican
party more subservient to its in-
tluence, until it has become the
enemy of the people and danger-
ous to human rights. He said
there was but one course to pur-
sue. and that was to break away
from parties and party lines. and
march shoulder to shoulder to
the ballot box. voting for men
pledged to redress the wrongs of
the people. The farmers‘ move-
ment in Kansas-Nebraska will be
watched with interest. It is the
beginning of a contest which may
extend over the whole West. and
lead to important changes in par-
ties and party lines. In the blind-
ness of partisanship. the peo-
ple have allowed themselves to be
bound hand and foot. and they are
now struggling to shake off the
shackles which have become op-
pressi\'e.—I{or.-I.'g/ Mmmmin Nears.

Cjéo

   

Farms are worth. say 330 to
$40 per acre. They will be
worth 10 to 20 per cent less with
the bar open. Your boys will
deteriorate, and there is no per-
centage to reckon moral loss.
Your hired men will feel the
blight in three months‘ time.
Grant that you are individually
safe—and not all of you will be-—
the loss to your families. to your
help, to your neighbors will be

beyond estimate.~—Neb Farmer.

 


  

June 15, 1890.

For the \'tst'roR.
Feeding Strangers.

A. S. LONG.

There‘s a precept in the Scriptures saying“for
the stranger care,“

VVhich, by doing, we may sometime feed an angel
unaware,

And the words have long been potent to beguile
from honest toil

Bread to feed the roving stranger, who regards
it lawful spoil.

Though I hold it Christian duty to help others at
their need, ' '

Yet to feed a tramp that's healty is no fraction of
my creed;

And to have one in my kitchen, with his “live
stock," dirt and all,

Soon dispels a cherished notion; angels in that
guise don't call.

Is it right that those who labor for their daily
bread should be

Taxed to feed the idle wretches who from toil and
care are free?

Like the lillies that we read of they do neither
toil nor spin,

And for toiling men to feed them is no virtue, but
is a sin.

If the stranger will not labor he will not by me be
fed;

If I toil for my subsistence. he must toil to get m_v
bread.

Some will preach of moral suasion. Moral suasion
for a tramp S

Soak a wick all day in water and then try to light
the lamp I

if you want to touch the feelings of a tramp you'll
have to go

Down beneath the dirt, and practice on the cuticle
below.

He has feelings—who denies it? lf the whipping
post was seen

Now, as in the days departed, standing on the vil-
lage green,

It would be a mighty power to persuade him, and
appeal

To his feelings, for, unless he be too dirty, he can
feel.

Do I advocate returning to a past barbaric age—-

Let the whipping-post and pillory crowd our jus-
tice(!) off the stage? _

lwould have impartial justice meted out to one
and all,

But a justice that's not justice does for justice
loudly call.

When the thief and lazy vagrant better fare than
honest men.

It is not at all surprising that they straightway
steal again;

When through all the cold of winter they may rest
in idle ease

\Vhile the toiling men who feed them daily face
the chilling breeze.

It is time our code of justice be revised to meet
the need,

For the way it stands at present 'tis in-justice,
gross indeed.

If we now permit the evil it will grow as pass the
YPHTS.

And the seed we sow, unheeding, other men will
reap in tears.

Shall we copy from the old world with its thous-
and years of crime?

Pass the evil on to others to the latest end of
time? 7 _

Shall we license men to stop us withadolefnl
tale of woe

\Vhich is only manufactured just for profit, well
we know.

Shall we burden our fair country with the curse
the old world bears?

Beggars swarming ‘round the palace, blocking all
the thuroughfares—-

Standing. with a hand extended. in the by-ways,
in the street,

Every other man a beggar, asking aims of those
they meet;

L'p, from underneath the hedges sweet with blos-
soms. as they pass

Starts the frowsy-headed vagrant with the self-
samc cry. Alas!

\\'hat a blot upon the country; what a blot upon
the town——

Eve-ry \\'iI_\ they turn a beggar rises up and will not
uown--

In the market. in the churches, at the tnountains,
by the sezt~

Not a kingdotn in all Europe from the mendicant is
free.

When our own fair land is drifting to these rocks
of sin and woe,
Shall the laws we make permit it or forbid it—
Yes, or No?
And shall we, the sons of Freedom, in the land of
Freedom's choice,
Dally note the growing evil and not lift a warning
voice?
EATON RAPIDS, June. L590.
Life's Forest Trees.
The day grows brief; the afternoon is slanting
Down to the west; there is no time to waste.
If you have any seed of good for planting,
You must, you must make haste.
Not as of old do you enjoy earth's pleasures,
Tlte only joys that last are those we give;
Across the grave you cannot take gains, treasures,
lint good and kind deeds live.
I would not wait for any great achievement,
You may not live to reach that for.-off goal,
Speak soothing words to sortie heart in bereave-
merit.
Aid some up-struggling soul.

Teach some weak life to strive for independence,
Reach ottt a hand to sotne one in sore need:
Though it seems idle, yet in their descendants
May blossom this chance seed.
On each life-path, like costly flowers faded
And cast away, are pleasures that are dead.
Good deeds, like trees. whereundcr. fed and
shaded,
Souls yet unborn may tread.
~12‘!/it H '/u'4'1t'r H '1'/. ax.

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Chess.

In his annual report, Prof. J.
Hoyes Panton, of the Ontario
College of Agriculture, says of
this plant:

“Questions are repeatedly sent
to the college asking for informa-
tion concerning chess. It may
appear strange that it is worth
While to say so much about this
plant, but when it is remembered
that there are persons in various
parts of the province who main-

=by winter—killing of the wheat. it

 

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ta-in that it is a modification 
the wheat plant. brought about!

will not be much a matter of sur-
prise that I should deem it expe-
dient to write something about
this apparently doubtful member
of the grass family, endeavoring
to show that it is a species (Bro-
mus st-alizzns-) just as much as any
other plant is. and that it does
not depend for its existence upon
at modification of wheat plants
growing in adverse conditions.
Much discussion has taken place
regarding its origin in some other
way than as a plant perpetuated
by its seed. As it usually ap-
pears among fall wheat that has
been winter-killed. it seems quite
natural to suppose it is at degen-
erated condition of the wheat,
and there are not at few farmers
who insist upon this as being the
only correct explanation of its
presence under such circumstan-
ces. Thus it is that few ques-
tions at a. Farmers’ Institute will
lead up to a more lively discus-
sion than that which deals with
the origin of chess.

It seems remarkable that, if
this is the true origin of the
plant. one cannot readily grow it
from Wheat. while there is no
difficulty whatever in raising it
from seeds of chess. Those who
sow wheat containing chess never
fail to get a good crop, while
those who are very careful to
sow clean seed seldom are trou-
bled with the weed.

The following are some reasons
why a person should be ready to
conclude that this plant is no ex-
ception to others, and depends
for its perpetuation upon the
seeds which it matures:

1. The plant is widely differ-
ent from wheat in appearance—
so much so that botanists place
it in the genus Bromus. while
wheat belongs to the genus Trit-
icum. Couch grass (’1’rif£mnn re-
])(‘)I-S‘) being in the same genus as
wheat. comes much nearer in its
characteristics than chess does.
and yet no one everhints that itis
derived from whea-t. If chess is
a degenerated condition of wheat
we might reasonably expect some
resemblance to the plant from
which it was derived.

 The most devoted evolu-
tionist would not expect to see
develop in the short space of a
few months. owing to the effect
of frost. a plant so unlike in
structure. form and habit to that
from which it is derived. It is
only through long periods of time
that such modifications in a plant
can take place as to change its
character so much that it may
be viewed as at new species. But
in this case. one season brings
about such a remarkable change
that the plant is ranked in an-
other genus~a. more comprehen-
sive term than "species."

3. If chess be sown, it yields
chess. If it were degenerated
wheat. and sown under favorable
surroundings. it should soon re-
turn to wheat; for we observe,
both in animal and plant life.
that a deteriorated form will re-
turn to its proper nature when
conditions are suitable for its
growth. Some have gone so far
as to say chess will not grow
from seed. but this is a mistake
that can easily be seen by sow-
ing some of the seed.

-1. Chess will mature seed un-
der adverse conditions. though
the plant be only two or three
inches high: while. if surround-
ings are favorable. it grows three
or four feet high before seed is
matured. This may account for
its never being seen in good
crops. while it may be seeding
the ground for at more suitable
time. when the crop in which it
is seeded is injured by frost: then
this hardy annual (the seeds of
which possess great vitality) is

ready to take the vacant soil and
yield a crop no longer hid from
the farmers eye.

 The conclusions arrived at

that the apparent union was not
real. In some cases microscopic
examination has been required to
prove it.

1:1.

killed. and no chess has appear-
ed. There are places where chess
is unknown, and where wheat
passes through all the vicissi-
tudes which seem favorable to
the development of this weed in
other parts where the plant is
common. Farmers, careful in
using clean seed, often have win-
ter-killed wheat unaccompanied
by chess.

8. Liberal rewards have been
offered by agricultural papers to
any one who could prove conclu-
sively that chess is derived from
wheat, and as yet no successful
competitor has appeared. though
as high as $500 was the prize.
With all these facts before us, it
does seem difficult for 3. person to
accept a theory which demands
greater concessions than the most
sweeping form of evolution. Al-
though this plant may appear un-
der circumstances difficult to ex-
plain, we are forced to believe
that if its origin is carefully con-
sidered it will not require one to
pin his faith to views so antago-
nistic to the teachings of science
as those required to be accepted
by persons claiming wheat as its
source.

REMEDY.—The great remedy
for chess is to be exceedingly
particular about the seed you
sow. A few scattered seeds in
the wheat do not seem to amount
to much in the heap, but if they
were taken out we would be sur-
prised at the quantity mixed
among the grain. -

——-~-—4o.¢——~- --

Why Woman _is Man's Best7Fx-iend.

First and foremost, woman is
mans best friend:

Because she is his mother.

Second. because she is his wife.

Because she is patient with him
in illness. endures his fretfulness
and ‘*mothers“ him.

Because she will stick to him
through good and evil report and
always believe in him. if she loves
him.

Because without her he would
be rude. rough and ungodly.

Because she teaches him the
value of gentle wordsfof kindly
thought and of consideration.

Because she can, with him. en-
dure pain quietly and meet joy
gladly.

Because. on her breast. he can
shed tears of repentance. and he
is never reminded of them after-
wards.

Because. when he is behaving
like a fretful boy——and we all do,
you know, at times—with no rea
son in the world for it. woman's
soft word, touch or glance will
make him ashamed of himself. as
he ought to be.

Because. without her as an in-
centive. he would grow lazy;
there would be no good work
done. there would be no noble
books written. there would be no
beautiful pictures painted. there
would be no divine strains of
melody.

Because she has made for’ us a
most beautiful world in which we
should be proud to live and con-
tented to die.

Because~and this is the best
reason of all~when the world
had reached an unenviable state
of wickedness. the blessed task
of bringing it a Savior for all
mankind was given to a woman.
which was God‘s way of setting
his seal of approval on her who
is mother. Wife. daughter and
sweetheart, and. therefore. man's
best friend.—E«lz(,*m'(l ll’. Bolt", in
Lmlics’ Home Journnl.

 

The Patrons of South Western
Michigan are going to invite the
whole world to come to Benton
Harbor the last Week in August
and attend. and participate in a
big meeting and Picnic to be held
on the Fair Ground at that place.

by all men who make plant life a
special study are (N) that chess is

gives rise to plants

yearly, which
0) that a.

of the same character; (

as to produce chess, and (c) that
chess cannot produce wheat un-
der the most favorable conditions
of growth.

6. In instances where parts of
at plant, apparently a combina-
tion of chess and wheat, were so
mixed as to seem but one plant,
close examination proved them to

be parts of separate plants, and

a. typical plant, producing seed}

It is not expected that all the
lworld will come. but it is hoped
thata great many farmers and
their families will find it prof-
itable to go and spend a few days

seed of wheat cannot be sown so in getting acquainted with each

other, and “talking together“ of
the many and various things
which so nearly concern them.
Distinguished speakers will ad-
dress the meeting at the differ-
ent sessions. among them Gov.
Luce, who has promised that he
will be present on one of the four
days of the meeting.

All will be Welcome, as the

Wheat has been grown in;
some places. and often winter-E

‘sessions. except that of Tuesday
forenoon. will be open to the
public.

. ..___‘,,__-L.._.
l The Ladies’ Home Journal.
The largest and best number
‘ever issued of The Latl-ies’ Home
Journal is that for June, in which
-sixty articles and over fifty au-
jthors discuss every conceivable
1 point of interest to women. “Are
Women Careless of Money?” is a
striking article by J unius Henri
Browne, in whichthe author takes
up the question whether women
ruin men by their extravagance.
“How to Close a Town House for
Summer” is excellently told by
Florence Howe Hall, while Ellen
LeGarde delightfully treats some
“Out—of-doors Sports for Girls."
Lina Beard tells how to arrange
“A Paper Picnic,” While Mrs.
Mallon, the famous New York
fashion writer, begins a depart-
ment “For Women‘s Wear,” the
most practical, sensible and care-
ful department ever published by
at magazine. Mrs. Whitney, Maud
Howe. Kate Upson Clarke, each
have a serial novel, and there is
also 3. charmingly illustrated sto-
ry for girls by Fay Huntington.
Dr. Talmage tells in a humorous
way of a "Balloon “Wedding” in
which he was the officiating cler-
gyman, while Percy Vere has an
unique and admirable article on
‘ ‘Summer Widowers. ” Mrs. Hen-
ry Ward Beecher writes for mo-
thers; Ella Wheeler Wilcox has a
poem; Felix L. Oswald, Eben E.
Rexford, Edward W. Bok. Wols-
tan Dixey, all have articles; and
even then there are still 3. score
or more of articles that will in
terest every woman in the land.
So good a magazine should be in
every home where good and sen-
siblé literature is appreciated.
The Journal is only one dollar a
year, and is published at 433-435
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.

— —<

"Funny? Well. I should say so!
Look at the one in short lace
skirt to the knees, rubber boots.
bare arms. an immense muff.
straw hat. a.nd—a. beard! ‘What
is it?‘ Why. that is A Modern
Columbus’ in the burlesque of
that name given by a. dramatic
club of the celebrated Seventh
Regiment of New York, and these
illustrations and the account of
it are. as you see. in 1)c)I20I'('.s't‘.s-
l*'ami(y J—[a_(/uzinc for July, which
has just arrived." The pictures
of the six-footers of the Seventh
arrayed in feminine toggery are
about the funniest that have
appeared in any magazine for a,
long time. This number also
contains a beautifully illustrated
article on the interior of Vice-
President Morton's house. which
is full of suggestions for modern
house-furnishing. The article
“Stanleys Rescue of Emin."
profusely illustrated. is also of
great interest at this time: and
"The House-Boat in American
Waters" will give a hint to many
who are wondering how to spend
the summer. In fact t-he whole
Magazine. from the handsome
Watercolor in the front to the
"Spice-Box" in the back. is artis-
tically and handsomely executed.
It is wonderful how Dm:mr<as-t‘.s-
Family llluguzine has come to the
front in the past few years and
now stands in the forward rank
of the Great Magazines Indeed
there is no other Magazine pub-
‘lished that so acceptably caters
to every member of the family.
Published by W. JENNINGS DEM-
OREST, 15 East llth Street. New
York. *

At Grange Hall. on last Friday
evening, the floral programme
was exceedingly well arranged
and executed. Under the skill-
ful touch of Mrs. E. W. Bartram
aided by Mrs. B. F. Warner and
Miss Frankie Warner the hall be-
came at bower fit for the oc-
cupancy of Flora herself. Large
pyramids of cut flowers and
blooming plants were arranged
on the altar and at either end of
the room. while all the officers’
desks and every other available
point were beautified with these
fragraiit treasures of Nature.
After a. short business session,
the following literary programme

was presented: |
Greeting by Flora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Dora Vvehb.
Recitation—Buttercups and Daisies,

Rettic Chapman.
Paper—Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Frankie Warner.
Song—-Geranitnns . . . . . . . . . . ..Mrs. G. E. Gilman.
Recitation-~ Flowers . . . . .. Mrs. A. C. Martin.
Colloqtty~Dandelions. .l)anna and Beryl Gilman.
Recitation—Wltich Shall It Be?

Miss Fannie Averill.
Paper—The Mission of Flowers. .Mrs. E. T. Reed.
Song—-Forget-me-nots Mrs. E. Bilsborrow.
Recitations—'1'he Golden-rod‘s Claim,
Mrs. B. F. Warner.
Recitation-—The Emblem Flower,
Mrs. L. K. Woodtnan.

5

As several of the recitations
presented the subject of a nation-
al flower it was decided to ascer-
tain the sentiment of the Grange
regarding the matter. and there
arose an animated discussion
over the respective merits of the
sunflower. clover and golden-rod.
the latter proving the favorite
by a large majority. notwith-
standing the vigorous protest by
some against the troublesome
“yaller weed."—-’1’a2v Paar True
l\7<n'tlwm'w/r.

__%_.-,.__.  A

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 3. 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 bases. whereby
the plaster simply acts as at car-
rier to distribute the Green, and
the small particles of Green go on
the vines in 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 sufiicient
to kill all of the crop of insects
then existing on the vines, and it
remains on the vines for many
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 1()() pounds
of the above mixture. the whole
compound is reduced very fine
and thoroughly combined by
patent process. so that every
grain of the whole mass is stifli-
ciently poisonous that it small
amount will kill any insect the
same as though it had eaten
pure paris green. hence only it
very slight dust is necessary.
making it cheaper th an any other
known preparation. unless it is
Paris Green and water. and when
the "expense of handling and ap
plying so much water is consider-
ed the Bug Finish is fully as cheap.
and if the difference in effective-
ness and QUALITY or POTATOES
is taken into account, Paris Green
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 plastc1' and
Paris Green as mixed by the
farmers. In addition to the sav-
ing in this way, its saves the time‘
of tnixing. 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. ALABAs'1‘i.\'E C0,.
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

—..—.—oo o————-—- --~
To Fruit Growers.

The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of
the Blymyer Iron Works Co.. of
Cincinnati, Ohio. which appears
in this issue. Their Zimmerman
evaporators for fruits and veget-
ables have for many years been
looked upon as standard machin-
ery. in all sections of the world
where fruits are grown.

It may not be generally known
to the reading public how much
each individual letter of the
alphabet is used. D, h. n, o. c
and u are in third place as regards
ordinary use; t. S. a., i and r are
in second place. being used a
very little oftener; l and m are in
fourth with f, g. y, V, p and (1
close afterward; j and k are not
common, as compared to the rest;
While z. q and x are used least of
all. The letter e is in first place,
being used far oftener than any

other.
A


 

TEEE G'R.A.NGE VISITOR.

June 15, 1890.

Sabies’ Department.

J une.

0, sweet and rare are days of June.

With nature's voices all a-tune!

The beauty here of summer find

With spring's fresh sweetness all combined.
Old winter long had held his way,

With chilling breath and death like sway;
But April came; in melting mood,

From stern embrace of March she wooed

The ice-fettered spring.

Next, May, the month of promise came
And set the evening skies a-flame.
Bright tints of green she softly spread
O’er field below and bough o‘erhead;
VVith flower-decked garment's hem to glide
So softly by the river's side-
Through woodland dim and o'er the hill,
And e'en by marshes damp and chill,

And brighten all her way.

These soft and balmy airs so long

Had been foretold by wild birds‘ song-
At 681 ly dawn amid their brood,

As flowers late they sweetly wooed,

‘Til jnne, with smiling face serene,

And crowned with roses now is seen.
She adds to Flora's treasures still

The choicest fruit to e'en fulfill

The promises of May.

The perfect days that now come on

Art: laden, from the early dawn,

\Vith rich<-st fragrance from the flowers,
And swt-etc-st song from happy hows.-rs——
Through hright and glowing noon of peace
To wlicrv the daylight finds release;
\\’hilc glm ions pagtiantry awaits

The faithful sun's last gleam, thro' gatcs

Of purple and of gold.
- --——~-—-00-}-~-W W

The Joys We Cannot G-at.

Contentment is :1 prici-lcss gem that very few
xl0SS(‘.\'.\'}

\\'t- sonn-ln>\v miss the things we llL‘t,’\i to brirg us
lntppim-ss. -

Tlic gods ni.i_vstri\'t- to guide us into pleasant
paths, and yet ,

\\'t-‘rc L‘\'L’l' vriinly sighing for the joys VVC cannot

got.

The tall man wishcs he wcrc short: the short man
\\'UlliIll)t‘f1liiI

The little mun would wcigli a ton; the large man
\\oul«ll>csn1.ill;

Tlicd.1rk brunt-tic would he a hlondc; the hlondc
:1 dark hruncttc;

And thus \\‘(‘ all are sighing for thc joys we can-
not get.

Thu: tcndcr _\'uuths are wishing for mature!‘ years

of men,

And oldcr llt':lI‘lS arc sighing to be tender youths
again. '

\Vha1u'cr we have or haven't is a source of real
rcgrctA

\Vc‘d throw away the joys we have for those we
cannot get.

—— C/1/alga //uriz/z{.
———- —*< oc—— .7,
‘What Beauty Is.

\\"hat constitutes beauty? It isn't the face

That would to an artist seem perfect with grace,
Or might to u poet be truly divine;

It isn‘t the form for which sculptors may pine.

It isn't a Venus. no matter how fair;

'Tis not an Adonis, no matter how rare.

That mukcs us see hcauty——the kind that imparts
Forever :1 joy to our minds and our hearts.

\\'li;it. thmi. maketh beauty? A face may he plain
()r cvcn bc ugly, yet may it contain

A somt.-thing that makes us. without knowing how,
Sec lnt:.tl1t_\‘ entrancing. and unto it bow.

\\'h.'it is it m.tkcs lwziuty’ Thu cycs do that shine
\\'ith lu\'«' o1'.ifft~t:tioI1 or frit.-ndsliipdivinu;

'l‘lu: lips do that smile from a gladnt-ss inside-,
Tlw look that sltvms manly or woxnanly pfltit‘.
\\'h;it consiitnttas i)L‘Zilll)'.) The grasp of the hand
That ll lls _\ou xiii: \\'clt*«unc \-.'lIt-rcvt-I yut1st.'u|<l;
The was do that listen with syinp;ul1y truc.

Tho \vord- that gin: t'om1'nrt, that t:o|1r;tgt- It-,nc\\'.
\\'h:u twm~tituit~.~; i)t‘(|lll_\'? (iood actions do all;
Tl}:-liztnvistliat“illli1:lpy<n1to|'isuifyoufall;
'l‘h.~ \‘uiI‘I- that is hunc-~;t and cln-cry and swcct~—
'Iill('.\(:.«1lll:\'.lll2ll((: lwauty-—-forcvcr—(‘oInplt-tc.

ll. C. Dodge. in /h'iru1't /"rim ['n'.s.\‘.
-1-}'—‘—-"*—

Wayside Work for Temperance.

For sixteen years there has
been it ladies’ reading circle in
the country neighborhood where
my home is. Since 1882 this has
been known as a- Chautauqua Cir-
cle—the work done not always
adhering to the prescribed Chau-
tauqua course. but keeping its
spirit and scope.

This spring it ctnnc to us that
we might do it little more-wwc
would " add to our knowledge
temperance," in the way of an
oft’-shoot reading circle. To car-
ry this idea out, we-ckly. instead
of fortniglitly. nicctings are now
being held: this ycgulur studios
altvrnating on tho program with
our tcmpcrum-o rcatlings.

And what do we do at our
l)l'Zll]('l1 1ucctings‘.' I will tell you.
\Vv intro :1 copy of “ Glimpcs (f
Fifty Yours." the autobiography
of that \\’(*ll-l{ll()\\'Il and wc.-ll—loved
Arnc1'icai1 queen. Frances E. VVil-
lurd. who wrote her life story at
the request of the National Wo-
niuns Christian Temperance Un-
ion. One rcuds ziloud from this
book, while the other ladies oc-
cupy their hands with light work,
and listen ~- checking the reader
at will to make comments sug-
gested by the book.

It is an afternoon of complete
rest, another excuse to don one's
"second best" and get out for a.
walk or ride, and another open-
ing for social touching of hands
and interchange of opinions (and
farmers‘ wives and daughters get
none too many of these chances
as yet).

There is always one great ob-

stacle in the way of forming a.
reading circle out of a company
of varied ages and tastes. The
larger the number. the harder to
choose a. book that will hold the
attention of all. Thus far Miss
Willard’s narrative is so spicy
and Winning that she holds us
all enra.pt—one page is scarcely
more interesting than another.
It has been said (though I mis-
trust by some one Who hasn't
read it) that there is too much of
the book; but, as We read page
after page, filled with anecdotes
of her childhood romps and es-
capades, not one listener loses
enthusiasm to hear it all. Her
picture of home life touches the
ideal of many a. housekeeper who
hears and strengthens her deter-
mination to right wrong and live
purely.

So on through the book, it por-
tra-ys, not alone the actual life of
one child en route. for noble wo-
manhood, but the possible lives
of all American girls in the times
that are mostly ahead.

Of the inspiration; of the puri-
ty and high ideals that breathe
in these pages, it is useless to
try to tell. It is the story of one
of God’s faulty, human children,
on its way up to His mark of ap-
proval. She stumbles, anddoubts.
and seems to herself at times to
stand still. just as we all do, but
battles on, sharing all the good
slie gets with everybody else.
Hcr confidence in humzui nature
is marvelous. "The world." she
says. "keeps growing butter far-
ther on."

In these days. when doubt of
neighbor and doubt of friend are
common, it is invigorating to see
her hand beckoning above the
heads of misgivers to “Come on.
'tis better ahead."

No girl can but be "purer in
her purpose;" no woman can but
be "stronger in her strife.“ for
having met this womanly woman
in her book. as one does meet
her—all but face to face.

I have told you of what we are
doing that. mayhap. other ladies
in country neighborhoods might
gather in a roomful of listeners.
as we have done, to sit under the
sweetened, chaste spell of one of
the foremost of woman's van-
guards.

I have called this a temperance
work. because Miss Willard is so
wedded to that line of reform
that to talk of her is to talk
temperance, to know her is to
know temperance. and to work
after her is to work tcinperance
in thought and action mid. speech.

Extracts from this book will
make most entertaining “select
reading“ for Grunge litt21'ary pro-
grams. if you cannot read all of
it tlicrc. JENNIE BUELL.

-A4 ~>—-

Each has its Duty.

In winter there are no roses
blooming in the desertod. wind-
swept. snow-covered garden. Nor
in summer do crystal snows fly
fair. Each season has its own
work. its own beauty. and by
hands of another season this work
cannot be breathed. And so of
man's life. Each season has its
own duties and its own joys, and
if they are not laid hold of. no
other season can make up the
loss: they are gone down the dim.
unt-r'.Lvo1'sed river of Forever.
Each day. indeed, has its duty.
its own smile. its own tear. its
own ht-art-tlirob. If only it be
lived in for itself. life would be
f11llct'zt11(l richer in everything,
and the clusters of blcssodncss
hanging from tho boughs of each
day would proclaim lifc’s every
season to have wrought well for
what lies before. Alas! that we
lot. the bu1‘doning tomorrows
crush the energy and strength
out of to—day, so that its work is
undonc or marringly done. Give
your to-day 3. chance, my brother.
Give it only its own work to do.
and evening will find you laugh-
ing over the beauty and faithful-
ness that smiles up to ‘you from
the well-done dutie. ; and the
eternal tomorrow will meet you
with kisses of tenderness, not
wounding blOWS.—'1'/w7(_r//it cf.r-Ic-
in‘!/.s‘.

-—--- -~—<+>-—— 4--

He who complains that the
world is hollow and heartless,
unconsciously confesses his own
lack of sympathy; while he who
believes that people as a. whole
are kindly and human, is certain
to have the milk of human kind-
ness in his own nature.

“There is no Excellence without
Labor."

It is an old lesson, hard to
learn. tedious in length—for it
lasts through life. It is as an-
cient as the Divine malediction
pronounced upon our first pa.-
rents, -‘In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread till thou re-
turn unto the ground.”

It is hard, for it teaches that
sowing comes before reaping,
and that pleasures are oftener
bought with pain. It is long,
for it begins with childhood and
ends only with death. One gen-
eration cometh and another go-
eth, and yet it goes on and on
like an endless rythm. It is a
contradictory enigma, ever new,
yet ever old. Success is achieved
through labor. patience and per-
severance. The reforms and in-
ventions of the ages are the
grand results of spiritual, mental
and physical toil.

They are the best fruits of the
heart. brain and body.

The spiritual seed is sown in
drowth of heart. on stony ground,
watered with pitying tears. and
nurtured in love and patience
until they bring forth an hundred
fold of fruit.

The busy brain originates the
inventions. and the hands. those
cunning workmen, perfect the
conception. Obstacles are but
inspirations to greater eit'0rts-
fuel to the brain. nerve to the
body.

VVl1etl1<:1' in the public or pri-
vate walks of life; amid revolu-
tion and strife. or in quiet and
seclusion: the legend is yet the
same: "There is no excellence
without labor. " It is EL God-given
motto, engraved on life‘s banner.
to be borne aloft all down the
long vista. of time. Does the road
to victory lay through the cue-
my's country, where dangers are
thickest and death lurks in am-
bush, und where anon victory
will only be bought with blood?
Then we glory in the heroism,
the sacrifice. the triumph.

Excellence holds the secret
treasures of the heart and brain.
and labor unlocks the portal and
bids it come forth to bless the
world.

And so. when we tire of the
labors of life, and are fa.in to
murmur, it were well to pause
and recall the old-time adage of
“There is no excellence without
labor." JENNY JONES.

Gilead. Mich.


Now I Go To Colorado.

Having read in several papers
that they were giving away lots
at Montrosc. Colorado. I wrote
and received the deed so prompt-
ly. thata large number of my
friends at once sent. and after
getting thcir deeds, they ap-
pointed me it delegate to visit Mon-
trose. Through the courtesy of
the Colorado Homestead and Im-
provement Co. I got 3. free ticket
there and back. I had a. lovely
trip. and Whilt” there sold my lot
for $127.50. Any person can get
one lot (/I;sn///f('I[/ 1"r¢‘c. by address-
ing the Colorado Homestead and
Improvement Co., Mont1'0se Col-
orado. By giving every third
lot. they will bring thousands of
people there. Montrose the coun-
ty seat. is a, ruilroadjunction. and
it beautiful city of nearly 3.000,
and will l1-ave ten thousand with-
in it year. Their motto is “Get
There Boys." and certainly free
lots and frcc tickets are sure
winners. When property can be
obtained _/lw why should not
¢'I'4‘;'}/om‘ own real cstatc.—.S'. S.
.\'.——I‘.'/izubw//4, X. J.

— 4o>-- — —

An easy way to spoil an evening
meal is for each member to tell
the sad tale of all that has gone
wrong during the day. To men-
tion the disappointments and
vexations, to tell of the slights
that were endured and the offenses
that were given. and to lament
over the results of this infelici-
tious combination of affairs. is
enough to counteract the refresh-
ing effect of all the good things
with which the most generous
and skillful housewife can load
the table. Better put this com-
plaining off until some other time.
What is the best time for it, it is
hard to say. Perhaps an in-
definite postponement would be
at happy thing for all concerned.
Half the things we groan over
to-night will right themselves be-
fore to—morrow night if we let
them alone. -‘ ‘ Good 11071.9(.‘/t'(’cp[71_r/. "

All Girls Should Row.

Young women should conquer;
the timidity they feel the mo-‘
ment they set foot in a row-boat.
A young man of the right sort
has no patience with the want of
confidence women have in them-
selves and in his care for them.
Bear in mind courage is a quality
not to be des ised, and can be
worn becomiiigly by any girl.
Itlal will hcome to you and per-
c ance as, as it does to all wo-
men in some time of great emer-
gency, and yet you are here
afraid of that which an Ida. Lew-
is has mastered when at its
worst, and which, if once under-
stood, would give you pleasure
and greater bodily strength.
Some good oarsman will show
you how to sit in a. boat and how
to row vfvlith one oar and then with
two. e will teach ou the
strokes and other matted; neces-
sary to be acquired. Enjo our
rowing as you would youii bath
or your breakfast. because it is
good for the body and helps, as
does all physical exercise. to
prolong life. Swimming, girls
take to even better than boys.
and are much more graceful; and
every girl should. if possible.
understand this most useful of
pastin1es.#1;‘//on I.v(lm-«Iv. in
I.mlin.s-' IIUIIH‘ Jo://‘mt/.

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Hot Milk.

Sisters of The Household “ifi
you want something that willi
revive you when weary and?
nourish your flagging powers.
take a glass of hot milk. as hot,
as you can drink it. You niuy‘,
not like it while you are drinking I
it. but after you have once expcr- j
ienced the soothing effect it soon L
has upon your nerves and the ‘
added strength it seems almost‘
immediately to impart. you will
think it the most delightful of
beverages. Sip it slowly. Take
four minutes at least to finish a.
glassful and don't take more than
at good teaspoonful at each sip.
When that milk goes into the
stomach it is instantly curdled.
If you drink a. la.rge quantity at
once it is curdled into one big
mass on the outside of which on-
ly the juices of the stomach can
work. If you drink it in little
sips, each little sip is curdled up
by itself and the whole glassful
finally finds itself in at loose lump
made up of little lumps. through.
around and among which the
stomaclfs juices may 1)el'(‘.(_)l£l.t(%
and dissolve the whole speedily
and simultaneously.

Many people who like milk
and know its value as 21. strength- 5
giver. think they cannot use it,
because it gives them indigestion.
Most of them could use it freely
if they would only drink it in the
way I have described. or if they
would, better still. drink it hot.
Hot milk seems to lose 21 good
deal of its density: you would al-
most think it had been watered.
and it also seems to lose much
of its sweetness which is cloying
to some a.ppetites.—~Detroit Frcc
Pre.s*.s', in Ilolmelmltl.

? 4————-¢

The prize of  offered by Mrs.
Geo. S. Hunt. of Portland. Maine,
for the best essay by a college
undergraduate on the “Relation
of Temperance to Political Econ-
omy." is arousing considerable
interest on this subject among
college men. Professor Ely. of
Johns Hopkins University. has
consented to act as judge of the
cssays. which are already. accord-
ing to the stipulzitions. in his
hands.

 

_‘ . ,_

l\Irs. Matilda. B. Curse. leader
of the enterprise to build a Na.-
tional Temperance Temple in
Chicago. sziys that the corner
stone of this building will proba-
bly be laid on the -lth of July.
and hopes that it may be so. in
gracious prophecy of the nation's
speedy declaration of independ-
ence from the tyrant alcohol-—
]'}L‘(()1.s'ton Bu]/c2‘z'n..

. W 4__.¢.9j__ ,. _.-

Nothing is more thoroughly
mistaken than the idea that a
woman fulfills her duty by doing
an amount of work that is for be-
yond her strength. She not
only does not fulfill her duty, but
she most singularly fails in it-;
and the failure is singularly de-
plorable. There can be no sad-
der sight than that of a. broken-
down, overworked wife and
mother—a woman who is tired
all her life through.

.ment in soul power.
aconfined to shadows;

The Care of Dresses.

Instead of brushing the dust
from a. gown or the mud from a.
drabbled flounce, inch by inch,
take your dress out on clean.
short grass, after the dew is off,
and holding it by the shoulders,
sweep and beat it against the
sward, turning so that all sides
of the skirt will touch the
ground. The grass acts as a.
fine. soft brush-, taking out dust,
and freshening every part, While
it does not wear dresses as a hair
brush or a. Whisk broom does.
Lawn dresses and grenadines
are refreshed safely in this way,
when a. broom would fray them.
The flounces and plaitings of silk
are thoroughly dusted, and the
hems of drabbled water-proof
cloaks are cleansed without the
disagreeable need of touching
them with the hands.—0lu'ca_r/o
1)/Iva‘ ()cc(uI.

 / ,

Sympathy is one of the divine
gifts to the human soul; one of
the gifts that grow richer by the
dispensing. Perhaps, of all the
emotions that move the soul,
sympathy is the one least under-
stood. VVe seem to think. many
of us. that sympathy is at matter
of tears and sighs. of frantic hand-
clasps and superlative express-
ion. Wc term the woman who is
moved to tears by it tale of woe.
by the history of an incident be-
yond thc reach of remedy. it wo-
man of sympathy. This condi-
tion is at state of nervous disease
that should be treated by EL phy-
sician who atlininisters medicine
with it knowledge of psychology.
Sympathy is not it water-cure.
It is a strong. active. forceful ele
It is not
it works
beneficently in the sunlight. It
meets the face rcflecting a great
inward joy. and gives to it added
brightness. because of a soul set
a.fia.me by the light of another.
It stretches out at guiding hand
to a. soul groping in a thousand
perplexities. trying to find its
way—to get its bea.ring—in the
maze that involves it. It helps
the sorrowing. not by adding
tears, but by finding new inter-
ests. Is there a condition in
life where this divine gift cannot
work miracles? How often its
magic reveals to those who have
before been strangers the inner
light that is the ego. the world
will never know. VVhat- is fellow-
ship with our kind‘? It is seeing
beneath the surface. it is finding
the t‘{I0 behind the mask which
the world calls a face. We know
we live two livcsvonc the world
sees. and the other a. life revealed

‘only to love. which the esscitt-c

of sympathy; and to those who
see behind the mask we give the
right of sytnpzithy- the right to
laugh with us. the right to weep
with us. and the right to point to
us 21 pathway where we see no
outlook. Sympathy is not one-
sidedvan emotion that moves but
one. It is thought only until
moved to action. The giver
grows richer who gives in love.
and the gift is not alms. Alms
are the coins of duty. sympathy
is the coin of love. It circulates
in all classes: it does not shutout
the possessors of wealth. for it
sees. it feels. that there are
"things" that cannot be bought
with money, possessioiis that
cannot be deposited i11 safe de-
posit vaults. Every friend who
finds us. every fricnd we find,
inukcs this world it new heaven.
Is not this wealth. this joy. worth
striving after? For does not it

friends syinputliy make our
weakness strength‘? Does not

sympathy double our joys. and
send it gleam from heaven into
our deepest s()1'row'.’ That which
we receive is ours to give. Life
grows deeper. fuller. not as we
shut the world out, but as we
open our hearts to receive the
best in it. and give the best in
ourselves.—(.'/uristiun Umbn.

7—————¢ ¢

 

Any woman would be far bet
tor prepared for her duties as
wife. mother and housekeeper,
could she take a. short course in
sick nursing and minor surgery
training, and we hope the day is
not far distant when all young
women will consider this as one
of the essentials of education.
It will help them to a. knowledge
of how to control themselves, to
be cool and collected in emergen-
cies, and to be ready with all
simple appliances in cases of
swift need.—~C/n'z'stz'an at Work.

 


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The Apple Tree.

1 saw an aged apple tree in May.

\\‘hcu all the air was shimmering with ITIISI

Of tender leaves. and pearl, and zuucthyst
Shone in the grass where spring went on her way:
Gnarlcd. crooked, old, the emblem of decay,
Standing unwelcome at the spi-ing‘s sweet tryst;
"In vain alas! in vain lhe sun has kissed

Thee. naturc’s joyous resurrection day

Finds no life here to waken, all in vain

The great earth swells beneath, and on thy head
Fall softly, coaxing fingers of the min.“

so mourned 1 for the tree I thought was dead
Yet ]unc's first morning saw these boughs enclose
A fragrant miracle of apple blows!

A thought it waits to me which stays and cliiigs,
A thought of those sad, responsive souls,

To whose unseeing gaze Nature uiirolls

In vain her marvelous pictures, when the springs
\Vake life anew in all created things,

And wind flowers flutter white on all the knolls,
When summer fills her roses’ crimson bowls
VVith perfume, and for joy the robin sings.

VVhcn Autumn's altar fires are burning low,

Or when the moon. sharp in the frosty sky,
Etches the winter elms upon the snow-

They know it not, they eat, and drink, and die;
Yet touched by God's own finger in His spring;
Their souls may burst to flagrant blossoming!

—_lIr.r. 9'. S b‘4z_ym' in I/:1" Llmrinzl.
_—.————¢oo—————- -

Jacob Harding and I.

Jacob Harding and I were old
neighbors and playmates. brought
up on adjoining farms. where
our friendship was first cemented
by our spreading elder-flowers to
dry together, and swinging hand
in hand on the barnyard gate.
Later I went to Boston to give
music lessons. my uncle moved
away from Blatchford, and the
early ties were mostly broken off.
In the course of time, however.
I received a letter from my old
playfellow. announcing (in a
round, black, school—b0y hand)
his approaching marriage. and
expressing a hope that I would
“call ’round for a look at the old
place" some time, when Lizzie
should be installed as mistress of
the farm-house. I remembered
Lizzie May quite well—the pretty,
healthy and active girl who
played the organette at the vil-
lage church. made her own
dresses. trimmed her hats. and
concocted the most delightful
tarts for our outdoor frolics.
Accordingly. I congratulated
Jacob heartily. and sent Lizzie a
butter-dish with my best wishes:
but some three years glided by
before I found myself near enough
to accept the invitation. and take
the rickety old Blatchford stage.
which would deposit me at the
door of the Harding homestead.

We all know more or less the
experience of returning to scenes
of childhood. grown unfamiliar.
and it was with a somewhat dazed
feeling that I clambered down
from my seat beside the driver,
felt my hand grasped by a stout.
bronzed. shrewd-looking farmer
in flannel shirt-sleeves. and was
liospita-bly ushered into the dear
old sitting-room. which looked
as natural as possible. with its
gilt—framed mirror and quaint
portraits. checkered by time. I
slept soundly that night. and the
next day Jacob took me all over
the place (it was late in the fall).
pointing out. with a sort of tacit
pride. the well painted out-
houses. the well-fenced fields.
the few but sleek and thrifty
young cows. and the unmistakable
aspect of neatness and care.
Many statistics I heard of profits
and yields. for Jacob kept his
account-books methodically, and
I could see that his patrimony
had been laid out cent by ‘cent
with the utmost prudence. and
by the time the small Jacob had
finished his schooling. his father
would be well on the way to a
competency.

The following day it rained.
and I was persuaded to stay by,
the fire. but Jacob and his two
"hands“ took themselves olf 
directly after the cakes and mo-
lasses were finished, and soon
the pleasant. rhythmical pound-
ing of hammers came up from
the barns. It was Saturday, and
Mrs. Harding had baking to do.
but she (at my urgent entreaty)
gave me permission to take the
chintzcovered rocker that stood
by the kitchen chimney—c0rne1'
and pare apples. while I admired
her deftness and skill.

"What pleasant times you and
your husband must have together
in winter!" I observed. as the
currant—tarts went into the oven
wfor I had begged for that re-
minder of the old times.

I was pained by the look, al-
most of bewilderment. which flew
over her face, followed by an
uncomfortable flush.

“Why. yes; of course,” she
answered, a little vaguely.

He has a. good deal more leisure
then, I suppose?” I continued,

inquiringly.

"Oh, Mr. Harding ins‘t over
what you might call leisurely;
last winter he hauled wood down
to the charcoal kiln; the winter
before he filled the Creamery ice-
house: next year-—well, I don‘t
know. but it‘s always something.
There isn‘t anybody here works
harder," she added timidly.

“And does he keep a man in
the winter too?"

“A boy, we had last year. to
help with the chores. He went
to school part of the time."

Here Mrs. Hardings pitcher
run dry, and she descended to
some subterranean region with a.
skimmer and returned with a
pan of sweet milk. I noticed
that she panted a little as she
reached the top of the stairs.

“Mr. Harding ought to try the
deep-setting system with his
milk.” I observed, not unwilling
to air my information a little. "it
saves so much work in the house."

“Yes, but we're saving up now
to get a threshing machine“ (that
“we" struck me as very pathetic);
"then Jacob is going to build a
silo, and after that may-be he
will.”

“Yes, and after that perhaps
you can’t shake off that cough so
easily.” though I to myself. I
was alarmed now, and remember-
ed that the wood was not season-
ed, that the table she worked at
was that used by J acob’s mother
(who was five feet nine inches),
that the drain was so situated as
to necessitate innumerable steps
in the disposing of water, and
that when the boy waked from
his nap the cake was not yet
baked——a state of things which
brought a deep line into Lizzie's
smooth forehead. And that was
not all.

“Aren't. you going to meeting
this morning. Lizzie?" asked
Jacob the next day (which was
Sunday). looking at his wife
across the breakfast» table.

“VVell. not 1/(is time, I guess.
dear, " answered Lizzie. "You and
Miss Stephens had better go."

"It's three weeks since you‘ve
been." muttered Jacob. "but just
as you sayvI'll take you out for
a turn this afternoon if you like."
But in the afternoon Lizzie
thought that “old Bess had better
have at good rest." and solaced
herself with a town story paper
and a nap.

"Jacob." I began insinuatingly
that evening. "I see one matter
here that needs attention. You
wont mind an old friend's speak-
ing plainly 1*"

“Certainly not." said Jacob
pleasantly. ‘Go right ahead.“

“One can't be too careful. and
I've seen the same thing on so
many farms." I remarked.

“Anything wrong with the live-
stock? I always tell Liz it takes
a womarfs eye to see that sort of
thing." observed Jacob. At the
same time he wrinkled his eye-
brows up in a puzzled way.

"No. ifssonietliiiig that's being
neglected indoors. and perhaps
you‘ll think it belongs to your
wife‘s depa1'tment." I ventui-ed;

more boldly. ;

Mrs. Harding is very particu [.-

  
    
   
  

lar: she's always been careful an
saving. I cant

Jacob emphatically.

"Oh. Jacob. she's careful of

everything else. but how about
liersclfi’ Isn't she wasting her
own stir-iiigtli and vitality‘! Does
She keep up her good spirits and
interest in life?" And then I
went on to sliggest that with the
tzaro of a young child it was too

much for it woman to have to

l)()ill'(l two or three men: that it
creamer could be taken in cliargc
by the master as well as the mis-
tress; that green wood was in-
finitely exasperating, and that
Jacob and his "l1€tl1(l man." under
Lizzie's direction. could in two or
three days effect revolutions in
the kitchen that would save miles
of walking and tons of lifting in
the course of a year. the more so
if he would sacrifice his red
heifer in behalf of domestic in-
ventions.

"But I don't think its so much
that." I went on. "I mean the
hard work—an(1 Lizzie is so ambl-
tious and energetic that I don‘t
wonder you haven‘t thought of
her overdoing. But the life of
farmers’ wives is so monotonous.
You men get out and go to town
or to mill and meet others and
gain new impressions, and you
have your farmers’ clubs. and
your political meetings. and you
don't realize how the women

think there's ' '
anything wasted there.“ declared '

stagnate! And its that lack of
variety that makes them old at
forty, or fills the insane usyluins.
I often think what a pity it is
that a farmers wife shouldn't
raise fruit. or take care of the
bees or the poultry, and earn
enough to hire some one to help
her in-doors. And Mrs. Harding.
now. she ‘used to be so fond of
music. Why couldn't she buy an
organ on the installment plan.
and give lessons to the Blatch—
ford youngsters to pay for it?
That wouldn‘t be rest exactly.
but it would be a change and
diversion. and I‘ll wager ‘twould
do her good. "

“I prefer that my wife shouldnt
work to earn money.” replied
Jacob. stifliy.

"Yes. I’ve heard twenty men
say the same thing, but it didn't
occur to them that their wives
had a right to a voice in the affair.
And then these long lonely win-
te1's~why shouldn‘t she get up a
club, too, to meet once a week
and read about or discuss art or
history, or one of these new
books of popular science herhaps
—»it doesn't matter much what?"

“Oh. Lizzie hasn't lived in
Boston; she dosen’t cire about
those things,“ remarked Jacob,
slyly.

“And then I suppose there's
some sort of a circulating library
here. isn't there? If I were you
I wouldn't work so hard in the
winter that I couldn‘t enjoy read-
ing a good book aloud in the
evening. Yes. you smile. be-
cause they say that that's every
woman‘s idealwto sew while her
husband reads to her! But we
can't be young but once. Jacob.
and it‘s little comfort to be
thrifty and lay by money if we're
losing our health and our
capacity to enjoy it meanwhile."

I had to say good-by the next

morning. and I was surprised
when a rosy—face(l little girl came
in after breakfast to say that the
tmaster had sent her to amuse, the
ibaby while Mrs. Harding drove
the young lady over to the sta-
tion. I was surprised. I say, but
iI feel sure that Lizzie was more
ls0!—-Dora [toad (:'(md((/(’. in (,'mm-
ifry (}enllvman..

1 ~<.o>——--v
I

Men and their Hobbies.

l A statement made by a wise
,man is that "Every honest man
thus a hobby." The man in ques-
;tion did not use these precise
=,wo1'ds. but they amount to the
jsame in substance.

. A man who is always tinkering
, around. making soniething or an-
lother in a mechanical line. is
*never found spending his leisure
lhours in a gin mill or saloon.
;The young man whose hobby is
lstudy, will be found at his books
as soon as his days work is done
and supper is swallowed.

The chap who has “lIl11SlC on
}the brain." will be scraping or
lpufiing his instrument early and
llateruntil his friends almost wish
l‘hé”W0uld quit his hobby and rel-
 aitlét himself to the rum shop.

'1 Many young: men ride at me-

."<£P§“.Ii:Icfal hobby. a _' are often
I} III, I g ezszperimcntal niucliiiies,
4“Ill{l,l{lllg' “young“ steaiii on-
To such men. clccti-iclty
, esscs it most (‘.ll'[-l(‘lll_‘__',‘ field.
ere is no end to the dirct-tioiis
in which thought iiiny be protita-
jbly turned in coiincction with
-electricity. Well dcvelopctl as it
i , electricity is as yet an aliiiost
unknown thing. which will re-
quiro lifetiines of study to reduce
to the full uti(le1'stzuir.lii1§_: of all.
lElect-1'icity is the future 1)()'\\‘(-l‘ of
the world. as it has alwztys been
its life. although unknown {ind
uncomprehended for ages.

That a. young man will waste
hours and days of life in doing
worse than nothing, when he has
such a. field before him, is scarce-
ly to be compreliended. but it is
a disgraceful fact. Let the young
men awake to the idea that the
advance of the world depends up-
on them personally; that the years
to come may be better or worse,
as they choose to study or to be
idle, and it seems as though
they would quit beer drinking.
(lice shaking, and card sliufiiing
instantly, to avail themselves of
the privileges before them.

A man may be about what he
makes himself now a-days. and
if he chooses to become a sot. the
way is open, if he chooses to be-
come a power in the land. he can
do so by going to work in that
direction and keeping at it.-
Scientijic American.

 


 

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

June 15, 1890.

Olommunications.

Notes from the County Council at
Trowbridge.

ALLEGAN. June 9th, 1890.
ED. VISITOR:

As advertised in the GRANGE
VIsITOR. of May 15th, the Alle-
gan County Council Inet with
Trowbridge at their hall. June
3d and as anticipated, a very
pleasant and profitable meeting
it was. The hall was well filled,
notwithstanding the inauspicious
morning. parties coming from 25
miles away even. The whole
meeting from the greeting until
the closing song was full of in-
terest and pleasure to all. The
program was not all carried out
on account of the absence of the
parties expected. but those who
did respond to the program did
so. nobly. To particularize as to
their merits, one would be at a
loss to select. All were good.
One paper was read by a brother.
that anotht r brother, in comment
ing on it, said that “that alone
was worth coming forty miles to
hear." He would have a drive
of 2.") Iniles by the time he would
get back honIe—and this was but
one testimonial of the satisfaction
of the many expresssd that day.
And when the nieeting closed, I
think the feeling was one of time
well aIId profitably spent. Our
couI1cil is doing a good work. aIId
great interest is manifested by
its Inembers. Trowbridge Grange
received thanks which were richly
their due for the kind aIId gener-
ous n1anIIer with which they on-
tertained us. We only wish
every right minded person. who
is interested iII the general welfare
of hunianity. and within reach
of it. could have been there
to have enjoyed it too. The next
meeting will be with Monterey
Grange. the first Tuesday in Sept.
next. Mus. N. A. DIBBLE.

. .-,__....

One of those happy occasions
which occur quite frequently in
Superior Grange, took place in
our midst Thursday May 29th.
Brother and Sister Quackenbush
were among what may be called
the pioneer members of our
Grange. and have stuck to it
through thick and thin during
all these years. They have done
superior work for the mainten-
ance and advancement of the
Grange. always being ready to
aid. support and encourage iII
every way possible: and there
were times iii the years past
when it needed all the encouI'a-ge-
men't possible. Brother Quack-
enbusli occupied the Worthy
Masters‘ chair tliree successive
years and was a very popular
Iiiastcr. He threw his whole
heart iIIto the work and with his
usual energy and push did great
work lll giving the Grange new
life by inspiring the members
with some of his owII enthusiasm
and inducing young pe0ple;,t0
join. During the past winter
Brother and Sister Quackengbglgsh
have been unfortunate asmtg
seriously i They were gjtlyz
missed and 10 Ineinbers :_; " ' .
it best to do soInetlIiIIg
thaII usual to Wk,‘l(3()lll(5 then
especially as the twent L
aiiniversary of their wedding 5: 2y
was about to occur. An after-
noon mecting was called a week
or two later than the anniversary.
 on that date. the worthy
couple were not able to be out.
A goodly number were present

 
 

when the meeting was called to’

order. ll’. Vi’. Cole extended
coI.gI'::tIIlations to the Brother

and Sister and then explained?

tlmt it was not alone to congratu-
late tliem upon their return to
licalth and the Grange that the
Incetiiig was called. About that
tiIIIe two beautiful rocking-chairs
made their appearance. as if by
magic, and. after the Brother and
Sister had been seated in them
Brother Cole made an able and
appropriate presentation. in
which he congratulated them on
their twenty-five years of happy
married life. and drew there from
a pleasing picture for all to ad-
mire and profit by, and extended.
through the tokens offered. a
memento of the good wishes of
their Brotherand Sister members
of the Order. Brother Cole was
followed by an appropriate piece
of music, a medley, “The Pensive
Old Piano,” sung by Sister Nora
Cole, accompanied by Sister
Millie Cole. Brother and Sister

Quackenbush were taken com-

    
  
  
 
  

ideeply affected. They could only
‘utter their heartfelt thanks for

the tokens of remembrance and
Iesteem. Several of the Sisters
land Brothers followed with ap-
propriate remarks. A recess for
zcongratulations was followed by
‘a sumptuous feast. to which all
did amply justice as is usual at
all Grange feasts. Taken as a
whole it was a beautiful, though
afiecting scene. One of those
glad happy times. which banish
all selfish thoughts, stir up and
bring out those higher and nobler
traits of man’s nature, and draw
him closer to his fellowmen and
-to his God. J. H. HANFORD.
,,_<,.._,A.
Legal Irnpertinence.

The following indignant pro-
test by a writer in the New York
Ledger against an abuse too long
tolerated in our courts of justice( I’)
will receive many a hearty in-
dorsement:

Honest witnesses anxious to
tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the .truth, do
not receive from the bench the
protection to which they are en-
titled. They are badgered. brow-
beaten. and sometimes made to
commit involuntary perjury by
"sinart" lawyers. “the court"
smiling the while and seeming to
enjoy the overbearing insolence
of the bar. It is a disgrace to the
dignity of justice that such things
are permitted and even tacitly
encouraged.

Why should a respectable
citizen be brought into court to be
Inade butt for the stale wit and
libelous innuendoes of so-called
professional gentlemen? Why
do judges allow the ordinary-
courtesies of life to be violated
every day in the tribunals. where.
if anywhere. the rules of decency
aIId decorum should be rigidly
enforced? Why should a pert
attorney be permitted to imply by
his Inode of examination that a
gentleman and a man of honor,
whom he Imozvs to be such. has
appeared on the witness-stand
for the express purpose of per-
juring himself. and is upon the
whole. a suspicious character‘?

Is it not enough that an honest
man should be taken from his
business without compensation
to testify in a case in which he
has no personal interest, but he
must also have his reputation
assailed and his feelings wrung
by a lawyer who is paid for the
job?

Let the remedy for this be the
subject of discussion iII the
Grange and elsewhere.

Rural Ties.

Poor health and advanced age
are reasons commonly given for
leaving the farm; its cares and
labors are thought too heavy for
feeble folk. But the country is
the place for ill and aged people.
If accustomed outdoor exercise
is given up, fatal consequences
are pretty sure to follow. Feeble
farmers, if they have not wives.

be: [sons or daughters to assist. may

sell or reIIt- part of their land.
But the fact should be better un-

- derstood that no other place or
business furnishes as Inuch light,

healthful and remuerative labor
as the farm. Its—should be—
ample garden. its full assortment
of small fruits, its fowls, pigs
and calves, give large returns
for light work; riding the reaper
and mower, with a spring seat
beneath and an umbrella over-
head. if called hard work.
?would. if he heard it, make an
;old—time cradler IIIad iII his
grave.

Whoever expends on his farm
home the thought. care. labor
and expense necessary to make it
a fit abode for the American free-
man in this nineteenth century,
will leave it with regret, if
compelled to leave. If he be
anxious to change his residence.
there is reason ‘to believe he has
omitted the most needful labor
of his life—the fitting up of a
house and furnishing it with
fruits, flowers and household
conveniences and adornments,
and whatever else will give
pleasure and lighten labor.
Farming and the farm are never
distasteful to those who embrace
its opportunities. Let every
farmer make up his mind on the
start to live and die on his farm,
and then let it be his life-long
study and effort to make it of all
the places on the earth the one
where he Wishes to live.—Hu_r/h

pletely by‘ surprise and were

'1’. 1h'ool.'.s-, in New York Triblmc.

Notices of meetings.

The next quarterly meeting of
the Manistee District Pomona
Grange No. 21, will be held at
Cleon Grange Hall, the 24th and
25th of June, commencing at 2
p. m. VVe hope the members of
Pleasant Lake Grange will not
fail to meet with us.

CHAS. MCDIARMID, Sec‘y.
--~--———&t>j'~ ' I

The next regular meeting of
Oakland Co. Pomona Grange will
be held in Farmington Grange
Hall, on Tuesday, July 1st. All
fourth degree members are in-
vited. An interesting program
will be furnished by Farmington
Grange. A. B. RICHMOND,

Ch‘n Ex. Com.

Obituaries.

Since it has pleased the Loving
Father to call the wife and daugh-
ter of Bro. A. C. Glidden "up
higher." and knowing the void
that must be felt by the brother
in this double aflliction. the mem-
bers of Ronald Grange No. 10;’,
Ionia county, Mich.. desire to ex-
press their earnest and heartfelt
sympathy for a worthy brother.
in this his hour of deepest sor-
row, and may he have that "peace
that passeth understanding.“ in
the assurance that they are "not
dead but gone before."

D.  VVALDRON.

D. O. CHENEY.

Mus. HE.1\'RY lVlYEl{S.
Committee.

 

BALL.

WHEItEAs. lt has pleased the
Great Master of the Universe to
r_emove from among us. by death.
our esteemed brother. VVilliam
H. Ball. ~

WHEREAS. Brother Ball was.
at the time of his death. a mem-
ber in good standing of our
Branch Co. Pomona Grange. also
of Butler Subordinate Grange
No. 88: therefore,

If(’.\‘1)]I'€(I. That in the death of
our wort-hy brother we have lost
a good member. and the commu
nity in which he lived a faithful
friend.

Iicsolvml, That we. the mem-
bers of- Branch Co. Pomona
Grange. do tender the sorrowing
family our sincere sympathy. and
assure them that we mourn with
them.

11'!’-8'0/t'(‘(l. That. as a token of
respect to Bro. Ball. a memorial
page in our record book be de-
voted to his memory: that a copy
of these resolutions be sent to his
family. and to the GI:.x.\'(:E Vis-
ITOR for publication. and that a
copy of the VIsITOn containing
these resolutions be ordered se11t
to his family.

W. A. LOTT. Ch‘n of Com.
,_<,,_ .

BOSVVORTH.

WHEREAS. The hand of Death
has again entered our ranks and
removed from our order (Sunfield
Grange No. 2260) our beloved
brother. John Bosworth. He was
one that all could grasp his hand
and call him brother with the
greatest of sincerity. He was a
man of few words. but those few
words were always cheerful and
full of life. Bro. Bosworth has
gone to his long home and there
let him rest in peace. and let us
all remember him as one of Na-
ture's best Noblemen: therefore.

II'(’.s'o/L‘crl, That. iII memory of
our beloved brother. a memorial
page be set apart for him in our
minutes. and that a copy of these
resolutions be presented to our
much respected sister. Mary A.
Bosworth. and also that they be
printed in the GRANGE VISITOR.
and our charter be draped iII
mourning thirty days.

BENJ. F. BEE1{MA.\'.
ALICE BEEKM.\.\',
Commmittee.

BUCK. .

It is with profound grief that
Crawford Banner Grange No.
673. is called upon, for the first
time. to mourn the loss of one of
its members.

VVHEREAS, Brother Asel S.
Buck, a charter member and a
faithful Patron, died. at his home
in Maple Forest, Crawford coun-
ty, May 29, 1890; therefore, be it

Resolved, That by the death of
Bro. Buck Banner Grange has
lost an efficient and worthy
member, the community an
honest and highly esteemed citi-
zen, his family a kind and loving

husband and father.

{es-all-c>d. That, in token of our
sympathy with the family and
our regard for him. these reso-
lutions be spread upon our
Grange record. and our charter
be draped in mourning sixty days,
and a copy be sent to the be-
_reaved widow. and also to the
GRANGE VISITOR for publication.

“ Rest, brother. rest;
N0 Inore you'll suffer pain.
Although we mourn our loss,
It's your eternal gain.”

Mus. W. O. BRADFORD,
Mas. W. C. JOHNSON,
MR. W. C. JOHNSON.
Committee.
Blaine. May 31. 1890.

, .__A-
DU BOIS.

WHEREAS. The relentless hand
of death has removed from our
midst our brother, James B. Du-
Bois, which sad event occurred
at his home in St. John‘s, May
14, 1890. As members of Bengal
Grange we cannot refrain from
expressing our feelings of sad-
ness in the loss of one of our
members. If his absence be a
loss to us. as a Grange. what
Inust be the loss to his loved
ones. as they listen in vain for
his welcome footsteps? III his
youth he has laid down his imple-
ments on earth and passed to
that great beyond. leaving a
vacant seat in our Grange and an
empty chair at his home. Let
us. by his going. be admonished
to be more faithful to the friend-
ships oII this side, and that there
is one day less of life on earth.
and our report will soon be called
for. and we. too. shall pass off
the stage of active life and be re-
membered with the loved ones
gone before: therefore.

1t‘v.s-n/L-ml. That oI1r charter be
draped in mourning for thirty
days. and that this preamble and
resolution be spread upon our
Grange. record and a copy sent
to the GRANGE VIsITon for pub-
lication. CALVIN RICE.

EIVIMA RICE.
DELBERT MOSHEE,
Committee.

 

- -4--—<-o—}—§
Importance of Cleaeliness.

Very many people do not keep
the skin active and healthy as
they ought: the fear of catching
cold leads them to neglect to
maintain perfect cleanliness of
the body. and. as the functions
of the skin are impaired. the
work of throwing out waste
material. which rightfully be-
loIIgs to it, falls upon the internal
organs. which will bear the im-
position for a time. and will labor
to do the work forced upon them.
but will sooner or later becoine
weakened by the strain. Then
the waste of the system accumu-
lates within the body and assists
in depressing the vital forces.
Thus by neglect to keep the skin
in a healthy state many a person
becomes dull and sluggish and
disinclined to mental or bodily
effort; all the organs concerned
in life share in the disturbance.
and becoms indolent and torpid.
The need to maintain perfect
cleanliness of the body is, if
possible. greater in winter than
in sIImmer—a fact which but few
appreciate; and to the neglect of
this essential may be attributed
much of the sickness prevailing
in cold weather. which really
ought to be the healthiest portion
of the year. —N. Y. Lc(I_r/er.

CATARRH,
Catarihal Deafness---Hay Fuer.

A NEW HOME TREATMENT.

SIIfi'ert-rs are not generally aware that tln-se dis-
eases are cuiitngions, or that they are due to the
presence of living parasites in the lintng lllt‘lul)l'l|ll(.'
of the nose and elistx-Ichian tubes. ‘.\Iicro.-Icopic rc-
scarch, however, has proved this to be a fact and
the result of this discovery is that 3. simple remedy
has been foruiulatod whereby catarrh, catarrlial
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.——TlIis treatment is not :1. snuff or an oint-
ment; both have been discarded by reputable physi-
cians as injurious. A pamphlet explaining this
new treatment is sent free on receipt of stamp to

pay postage, by A. H. Dixon & Son, 337 and 339
West King Street, Toronto, Canadu..—-C/zr/.I-rim: .-l:l-
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Sufferers from Gatarrhal troubles should care-
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A correct map of the north west will show that
the Northern Pacific Railroad travei ses the central
portion of Minnesota, North Dakota, .\lom:Ina and
\Vashington for a distance of nearly 2,000 miles: it
is the only Railroad reaching Jamestown. Bis-
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Missoula, Cheney, Davenport, Pnlousc City,
Sprague, Ritzville, Yakima. Ellensburg, Tacmna.
Seattle aIId in fact nine-tenths of the 1l0l’(ll~WL':'[
cities. towns, and points of interest.

The Nortlicrri Pacific is the shortest trans-roIIzi-
nental route from St. Paul and Chicago to Helena.
Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Spokane Falls.
Walla \V:Il|.1. Dayton and Portland. and the only
one whose through trains reach any portion of the
new state of VVashington. Land seekers purchas-
ing Pacific Coast second class tickets via St. Paul
and the Northern Pacific have choice from that
point_of free Colonist Sleeping Cars or Pullman's
Tourist Furnished Sleepers at charges as low as
the lowest.

For the benefit of settlers the Northern Pacific
also gives a ten days‘ stop over privilege on
second class North Pacific Coast tickets at Spo-
kane Falls and each and every point Ivest. includ-
ing over I25 stations in \Vashington, thus enabling
persons seeking a home to examine this vast terri-
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point.

lnsure for yourself comfort and safety by having
the best acconiodations afforded. thereby avoiding
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purchasing tickets via St. Paul or Minneapolis and
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>For .\l;Iys. Palnphlcts Rates and Tickets enquire
ni your Iiearrzst Ticket Agent. any District Passen-
ger Agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad; or
CHAS.  Fr-:1-:. General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
St. Paul. Minn

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J. T. COBB, 5' hhofljmo VI . . . . .. SCllOOl‘Cl'Elf[.
General Deputies.
MRS. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._l5anle CTCLfl\.
JASON VVOODMAN__ ..._.__l’a\\' Paw.
A. N. VVOODRUFF __________________ _,\v;.m-t-119:,
special Deputies.
Reuben Straight........ .._Hil1sdaIt- Co

A. B. Brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _Sheridan, Momcalm ~-
A. E. PalIner._Kall-(as .1, Kalkaska and Antrim "
George R. Bowser . . _ . _ _ . . _ _ _ _ ..Dou-ling. Barry “
H. G. Holt _ . _ _ _ . . . _ . . . . . . _ _ . _ _ __Cascaue, Rem “

Committee on “'omun’s Work in
the-Grange.

Mrs. Mary A. Mayo . . _ . _ . . . , . . _ _ _ _ _ __l3attle Creek.

.\lrs. A. Gunnison . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . ._North l.aIIsiIIg.

.\[r5.jol1n Passxnorc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . _ _ __FluslIing.
Nlichigan Grange Stores.

A. STEGl'lI\l.-\N. Mariagcr . _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ . _ _ _ , ..-\llI-gun.

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No. '.:l\'o. o$.\'o. ?5,\'o. 4

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Mackinaw Citv ..,__lv 0 ill! 9 00 . . . . .—l 1 all)

P:-tosks-_v_,,__ __ 10 -1:’) 11) 07 ‘ _ _ _ . .. 2 50

Tra.\‘erse City _ . _ _ , . ,_l\' . . . . .. 10 Oil 1' . . . _ . . . _ _ _ _.

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Cailillac .. j ‘2 15 l 40 j 7 4!! I
need (;,-p,-___ :z as 3 :5 on 3 s so I
Grand Rapids . ' ; 7 on S I‘. on 51‘! 45p;
Kalamazoo _ _ . . . . _ . . ..1\' ,1?‘  , 8 05  .2 45
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Fort Wayne . . . . . _ . . ..lv l1‘2 3|) 1? 10 ‘E26 3-
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Cadillac _
Walton . _ . . ..
Traverse City._
Potoskey .._. .
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C. L. LOCK WOOD,
, G. P. & T. Ag‘t, Grand Rapids.
E. BAKER, Agent, Kalzunazoo.

C. & G. T. R.-\IL\\'.\\’.

Jan. 119 1S£)1).—(,‘vIItI':tl l\l('l‘l(ll;l.ll Time.

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1 Exp.

No. 124 l
Exp. 

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Durand.
Lansing , . , . A
Charlotte _... _110U “ ill) :17 “ .12 IJ:'»anI
Battle Creek 21!‘. . . . . . . .4113!) “ 12 50 “
“ “ lv _ 1. ’ 05pm’ 1 Htlpxn 100 “
Vit:kslInrg _ .___ Q1" 50 “ 1 48 “ 1 48 ‘
Schuolcruf1_ l 100 “ 1 524 H I 58 H
Marcellus l 1 22 H 2 -20 “ ’l'7 *
Cussopolis 1 50 “ 2 52 “ ; > -15 “
South Benn 2 35 ‘ 3 40 “ 3 :5 “
Valparaiso 401! “ 520 “ 1 4 52 “
Chiougo.... 625 “ _ . _ _ _ _ __ 7 30 “
TRAINS EAST\VAl{D.
No. 1 No. 3 No. 5
Mail. Exp. Exp.
Chicago lv . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 4()2.un 3 15pm 8 15pm
Va.lpnraiso.. .. 11 25 “ 5 20 “ 1030 “
South Bend. _ 1 00pm 63 40 “ 12 00 am
Caasopolls_. l 50 “ '7 ll “ 12 45 “
Marcellus _. . 2 '20 “ ...... .. 1 ll “
Schoolcraft . _ 2 42 “ ...... .. 1 33 “
Vicksburg _... . 2 55 “ 801 “ 1 48 “
Battle Creek in‘ . 3 45 “ 8 40 “ 2 30 “
In It v - ‘ 4  [L 8  ll 2  It
Charlotte _.... _ 5 00 “ 9 27 “ 3 25 “
Lansing. _ 537 “ 957 “ 400 “
Durand .. _ 7 20 “ 10 48 " 5 03 "
Flint....._ _ 800“ 1117“ 540“
Lapeei-_  . 8 55 “ 11 48 “ 6 17 “
Port Huron ............ .. 10 31 “ 1 05 am 7 35 “

W85’ Ffeighhcarrying passengers west, 10.00 a. In.
East, 3.35 p. In.

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.
CI-ull, Local Agt., Schoolcraft; W. E. DAVIS, gen'l
passenger agent, Chicago; W. J. Srxcnn, gen‘l
Inanuger Detroit.

 

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