st.

fix

.§l.‘lF0

“THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE FARZII, AND SHOULD BE FIRST IZIIPIZOVE ."

V01. XV N0. 2l

PAW PAW, MICH.,~'i DECEMBER [5, I890.

Whole Number 360

THE Gamga VISITOR.

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY.

fist and X5111 of each month.)

Ar "nu: ()1-‘FI(2I.-Z01-‘ THE TRUE Non-rm-;1mi~.i>., pA\V
PA\\', l\llCH.

EDITOR'S address. Paw Paw. i\Iich., to whom all
exchanges, communications. advertising busi-
ness,and subscriptions should be sent.

'1‘EllI\[.\‘ 50 Cents a. Year. 25 Cents for Six
Nlunths. Subscriptions payable in advance,
and discontinued at expiration. unless renewed.

A. C. GLIDDEN, Editor,
PAW’ PAW. MICH.

An English Farmer.

1Md,,ef0,e me F,,,.,,,e,,- ,,_,..,,,,,,,,,,,, of An,-;tl1e year at about $150 and boardihave. the value of an animal‘s

wen and Paw Paw, Dec. 5th, 1590, by G. E. Break.

The subject of my paper is aghis own department thoroughly,ishowing by what steps or de-

I have in mind a defi-
nite person. He is not an aver-
age English farmer. He is one
of the very best. most practical,
most successful. most brainy
farmers in the world. The son of
a tenant farmer, he never dream-
ed of owning the land, but gen-
eration after generation of his
family have occupied the farm he
now tills; have built. at their own
expense. stone buildings which,
for economy and comfort, sur-
round a little court or barn yard,
but the buildings are comodious
and neatly kept. His ancestors
set the hedges which now form a
cheap and permanent fence, di-
viding the whole farm into small
fields of irregular shape and size,
but this very irregularity adds a
beauty which straight fences and
square fields do not possess.
Adornment has not been forgot-
ten. and flowers and shrubs give

reality.

an air of age. permanence and,

refinement most admirable.

The house is large. well kept,
and furnished and how far hospi-
tality is stimulated by a commer-
cial spirit. of course we may
never know. but we are sure that

the whole of the generosity has;

not sprung from a more desire
for trade. The wife is given all
the servants she can manage. for
help is abundant and cheap. and
anxious to answer every beck and
nod that their places may be re-
tained. for they know that once
out of a situation another is not
easily obtained.

The farm consists of 200 acres
of the best farming land in the
world. made rich by careful cul-
tivation, manuring and fertiliz-
ing, and the growth of all kinds
of vegetable life is promoted by
daily showers the entire year.
The English farmer's grass is
never dry, and always forms a
thick. green mat under your feet,
and springs under the step like
the best Wilton carpet. No

small yards or pens surround his
house, but instead. ten acres ofé
_ lawn laid out with graveled, ser-
pentined walks and drives kept‘

clean and free from grass and
dirt. dotted here and there with
mountain ash. the different varie-
ties of evergreen, the English
oak and chestnut; rose shrubs
have an important p1ace—I call
them rose shrubs because they
are too large for bushes and not
not quite large enough for trees.
The st-ock often measures three
inches in diameter, the shrubs
are about flve feet high, with on-
ly a few small branches kept con-
stantly trimmed, and these are
filled with the largest and hand

somest of roses. The outer walls
of his house and buildings are
covered with climbing roses and
English ivy. In short, this Eng-
lish farmer, like many of his
class, has a beautiful home, sur-
rounded by all the comforts and
beautiesof farmlife. His garden-
er keeps the lawn. shrubs, flow-
ers and fruit trees in perfect or-
der. supplies the family with their
fruits, flowers and vegetables,
and is expected to sell enough to

i
pay his own salary. (which is,
that of a skilledplaborer and;
amounts to about 5200 per an—I>

inum.) and bring the master at

profit. This he must do or lose;
his job, but he does nothing else, 
summer or winter. The other;
skilled laborers upon the farm‘,
consist of a herdsman. groom and 
shepherd, three distinct heads of‘,
departments. each with an an-;
nual salary of about 5200. Un-}

ider each of these is one or more}
gcommon laborers, hired by the?
iday at about sixty cents. or by,
ithemselves. Each chief knows
and is given general directions}
only, by the "master,” (as thei
farmer is called by his help) andl
carries out, in all the details, his:
general orders. Each is made to!
feel the responsibility of his im-'
portant position and is held re
sponsible at all times for the con-
dition and appearance of his
stock: especially must he be
skilled in the art of exhibiting or
showing stock when at the shows
or to prospective purchasers. An
American is forcibly impressed
with the number of really excel-
lent English laborers who are
able to fill these positions, and is
led to reflect that, because such
men in our country have their
own farms and their own stock,
it is almost impossible to secure
that class of help. It seems to
me that one of the great difficul-
ties in breeding good stock in
our country is the impossibility
of securing and keeping men
iwho are competent to take care
{of it. It is safe to say that good
‘stock. prize winning stock. pedi-
 greed of the different breeds and,‘
‘kind. is the foundation of a suc—l
‘. cessful English farmer's prosper- 
ity; but the foundation of his‘
istock business is the splendid
pasturage afforded by the climate
land soil. which combine to make
lit abundant and of excellent
!quality. From time out of mind
the English pastures have been
protected and kept permanent by
the terms of an arbitrary lease.
the l'ar1ner being compelled to
use $2.50 worth of fertilizers up-
on every acre each year: the fer-
tilizers may be either in the form
of guano. commercial fertilizers,
or stable manure which is ship-
ped from the large cities close at
hand in every direction. shipped
iby freight and hauled by team
[from the nearest station. 011
‘grass thus made abundant, the
farmers stock may graze with
scarce an interruption from birth
to death. A ration of hay is fed 
to all the stock in winter. wheth-
er absolutely necessary or not.
Of the green crops used. roots
form the principal food and are
fed in abundance. On this farm.
twenty acres of roots and cab-
bage are raised each year and no
doubt produce more animal food
than any other crop could. All
kinds of stock are fed with green
roots and they relish them, grow
fat and thrive upon them as upon
nothing else. For the cattle and
horses, they are fed in the stable;
for the sheep. temporary fences
divide off small patches, upon
which they dig their own roots.
Success cannot be obtained. upon
an English farm without the root
crop. They are their best sub-
stitute for the American corn and
clover. With the roots. more of
bran, oil meal. peas, beans, oats
and corn may be fed than With-
out them, making a profit for the
farmer whether the animals are
sold to the butcher or for the
more important purposes of
breeding. From skillful feeding
his profit is expected. and our
English farmer is far in advance

gby progenitors to their offspring

of us in this. enabling him with

good stock to pay his rent of]
from ten to twenty dollars per"

acre. and his taxes. poor rates
and tithes. of one-fourth as much
more. or $2,500 for rent and taxes
on a farm of 200 acres. In the
breeding of good stock he is in‘
advance of the rest of the world.
and from his stud. herd and flock
animals are sold at large profit
as foundation stock, to go to“
every part of the world.

For years. the English farmer
has appreciated. as no others
pedigree. or ancestral chain,
grees an animal has come in an
unbroken line through several
generations. An animal whose
progeny will make a difference,
at maturity. of a few pounds of
beef or mutton per head more
than another animals. will sell
for several times as much. For
example, spring lambs at this
time of year are worth from
twelve to sixteen cents per pound
on foot: ten pounds of lamb is
nearly $1.50. this difference on
100 lambs is nearly $150. and this
to the credit of the sire in one
year. The best English beef is
now worth about thirteen cents
on foot. and the difference of 100
pounds on a matured steer is $133,
and that $13 on the steer and the
$1.50 on the lamb will make the

difference between profit and no_
profit. Illustratior 4 ‘.ii:e this;
might be heape(r"'io the end of 2
the paper.

Another fact that is fully ap-3
preciated by the English farmer.
arising from the necessities of‘
his position. is that good mutton
and good beef bring more a
pound than cheaper grades. The
butcher claims that he can tell
by simply placing his hands on
an animal what kind of food they
have had, and whether or not
they have been constantly housed. ;
To leave any profit, every pound
of meat must command the high-
est price. They are not in com-
petition with the large cattle and
sheep ranches of America a11d
the rest of the world. They seek
to supply the best for the high-
est prices. Hence. I say that my
English farmer believes in pedi-
grees; he believes with Dr. Dar-
win, and all the great scientists
of our day, that heredity, envi-
ronment and necessities make the
difference between different spe-
cies of animals and that these
combined make as great a differ-
ence between individuals of the
same species. This heredity or
the characteristics transmitted

is so certain in results, that it
lies at the very foundation of
stock breeding. Given an ani

mal of merit. an animal who
marks his offspring after himself
and you will find a meritorious
ancestor not far remote. I know
many farmers believe that it is
not heredity. as the scientists
call it, but surroundings, or shed
and feed that make stock. Still,
even the scrub breeder will ad-
mit that a strain of good blood
makes the horse faster, the steer
fatten easier. and the sheep lar-
ger and wool better. My Eng-
lish friend has learned from ex-
perience that animals with good
pedigrees sell for three times as
much as those without. My
friend of the scrub says, “Here
is a full blooded animal but he
cannot be recorded, as no defi-
nite records have been kept, or a
link is missing, but I know he is
full blooded, for he is from an an-
imal that a man in this neighbor-
hood bought at the fair.” How
much is such an animal worth?

}but the history of an eminent

At most. not more than one-third

the price of a registered animal.
The average price of an unregis-
tered horse in England is said to
be about  and the average
price of a registered
horse is about $700; the average
price of an unregistered sheep,
(including the mountain sheep)
is about $7; the registered sheep,
(but here the comparison is hard

ly fair because it excludes the
mountain sheep) is about $40.
The one horse or sheep eats as
much and occupies as much room
and requires as much time as the
other; then. too. the better ani-
mals stimulates better care. the
cost of which is trifling compared
with results and gives larger
profits. More careful and better
judgment is used in the breeding
of good animals. which stimu-
lates the activity and raises the
ambition of the farmer, giving
greater value to his animals, in-
deed, it makes the difference be-
tween profit and no profit. If a
pure bred animal suits our Eng

lish farmer, the first question he
asks is about his ancestors. Are
his ancestors such that the good
qualities of this animal will be
sure to appear in his progeny?
Next. he asks. who bred this an-
imal? And here is where the
reputation of the breeder brings
money to his purse. The breed-
er who is known as an expert in
his kind of stock, and who is
known to carefully keep a record
that shows, how and when the
breeding ~.€-as at.-.e,‘ i:.'libe.‘all_y
rewarded. The skilled breeder
would not buy his stock of the

1 man who carried his pedigrees in

his head. nor of the man who
has no reputation for making
judicious crosses. He buys of

successful and accurate breeders
only. He seeks new blood from
his strongest competitors. ‘
Enough has been said to show
that the biography of the kind‘
of a farmer spoken of would be

stock breeder.

His stock is all sold at auction.
whether to the butcher or to the
breeder. The market days which
prevail throughout England
afford him a congregation of .
buyers ready to pay the highest!
market price for any kind of
meat. ,

His stockintended for breeders
is sold at an annual auction sale.
the reputation of which is world
wide; there are congregated
breeders and representatives of
breeders from all Europe—and
sometimes a few from America.
It is a mistake, however, to sup-
pose that a large per cent of the
breeding animals from the best
breeders come to America. The
fact is. American importers cannot
afford to pay the high prices paid
by English breeders for many
kinds of stock animals. They
must sell them at cost. This is
especially true of registered
horses and sheep. This year we
saw Shropshire rams sold at the
great auction sales of em-
inent breeders at an average
of over $100 per ram, and many
sold above $400 each to English
tenant farmers.

In conclusion I must add that
the English farmer is a bread-
eater and a brain—worker; his
hands are seldom turned to labor.
He spends his time in visiting
the various shows and sales of
blooded stock, in reading and
studying his business as closely
as a professional man. His hands
are gloved, his face is cleanly
shaven, his boots always black-
ed, (by his domestics) he always
hasa bank account with abalance
in his favor, the husband and
wife and children are the picture

 no interest.

of health and refinement.

The English farmer has the
advantage of his American
brother in the price of labor. and
absence of droughts. His pastures
are skillfully improved year by
year.as ours are capable of being:
and we have our corn and clover
crops. which he cannot raise.
which are the best foreign crops
known to agriculture. He is
nearer market. which is a great
advantage with perishable pro
ducts. but his rent is large, his
taxes many times the amount of
ours and his rent must be paid.
in all of which we are more fortun-
ate. His greatest advantage
comes from his skill in a specialty
which has raised him above strong
competition. with those who
follow the routine of common
farmers.

-~---A%—¢o—>———:-
Township Unit System.

In reply to Mr. Hodgman's ar-
ticle in the last VISITOR 1 simply
say, look at the bill. This bill
was prepared not by the enemies.
but by the friends of this system.
It was to be enacted solely for
the benefit of the rural districts.
Under its provisions, if fully car-
ried out, at least $800,000 would
be paid by the farmers to village
districts on their school proper-
ty. This is a part of the bill
urged solely for the benefit of
the people of the rural districts.
Would the forced payment of this
$800,000 benefit the people of
such districts? If so how‘? If
not, th :11 it would be if-btaining;
money under false pretenses. A
“confidence game.”

We would also be compelled to
pay not less than -$120,000 added
school tax. every penny of which
would go to support other peo~
ples‘ schools in which we have
\Vould it benefit us?
If not. this. also, is obtaining
money under false pretenses.
How about that "unmitigated
slander‘."'

But Mr. Hodgman says pro-

1 vision is made in the bill allowing
iany district containing 150 or

more pupils to become an inde-
pendent district if it wishes to.

The bill reads: "Any sub-dis-
trict containing not less than 300
children between the ages of five
and twenty years, may. by a two
thirds vote * * * determine to or-
ganizc a special district" and
withdraw from the township unit
district. I thank Mr. Hodgman
for calling my attention to this
section. What is it there for? I
can see but one reason. It en-
ables such village to get away
from the rest of the township at
any time if they get tired of this
law, but no provision is made for
refunding the money “whacked
up" by the farmers on the school
houses of such villages. They
would appropriate our property
to their own use without our con-
sent. a. sort of legal embezzle-
ment. Is this section also solely
for the benefit of the country
people‘? Why was not the privi-
lege of getting outside given to
the country districts as well as to
these village districts? The
reader will note the fact that
this provision, in common with
those criticised in my previous
article. was deliberately put in
the bill by those who were and
are pushing this "precious
scheme."

Mr. Hodgman says he would
change this by not allowing village
districts to become a part of the
township unit without the con-
sent of the rest of the township.
I thank Mr. Hodgman for this
statement, for in it he concedes
my argument, but Mr. Hodgman
probably will not draft the bill
introduced this winter and it is

Contz'nuc(l on 5th page.

 


 

Don't Lose Your Grip. .

Don't tell the world when your pocket is empty,
If you its favor would hold;

'Tis sad to admit, but every one knows it.
We're measured to-day by our gold.

No, tell not the world, though hunger oppress you.
But keep a stiff upper lip;

If it's known you are down. ‘twill ring through the
town. 

"That chap is losing his grip." I

Then keep a stiff upper lip, my boy; ‘
Yes. keep a stiff upper lip; I

For men with a frown. will say when you're down, ‘
“\Vhy didn't he hold his grip?"

Though work be scarce and the hearthstone cold,
Don't tell the world your sorrow; ‘

But heat your own iron and strike it when hot~
It may mould into gold on the morrow.

No, tell not the world. though the adverse stream
Threatens to wreck your ship‘.

If men know you are down ‘twill ring through the

r

 

town,

“That chap is losing his grip."

Each man you will find has his burden and cross.
Each home its sorrow and care;

Then what good to tell your troubles. my friend,
VVhen all have their own ills to bear?

Then tell not the world though its storm bent upon

you.

And breakers threaten your ship:

But sail your own craft, and none will dare say.
“That chap is losing his grip."

Then keep a stilf upper lip. my boy:
Yes. keep a stiff upper lip;

For men with .1 frown, will say when you're down.
“\Vhy didn't he hold his grip?"

Change of Base in Farm Calcula-
tions.

No other man so frequently
finds himself under the necessity
of remodeling his business cal-
culations as does the farmer. In
the forecasts of every man more
or less "depends;" but with the
farmer this element of uncertain-
ty probably reaches its limit.
as far as uncertainties attend
legitimate business. He never
knows what he may with abso-
lute confidence depend upon.
Crop prospects may be splendid.
and may be ruined by an adverse
change of season. They may be
unpromising. creating a hope in
the breasts of those in favored
districts that high price will cer-
tainly follow: while seasoned
possibilities may so increase the
average yield as to bring about
an entirely different result.
Everything may point to high
prices for this or that kind of
stock. while some unforseen
home development, or the shut-
ting out of a foreign market, or
unexpected supplies in other ex-

.port;éd”‘;')untrie'.., may ‘Iefeait all
‘expectations based upon such an
outlook. Or. on the other hand.
everything may conspire to bring
good results from an unpromis-
ing season.

At least. then. the farmer's
knowledge of his immediate bus-
iness future can be only contin-
gent. He therefore. of all men.
needs to avail himself of every
means of adding to this knowl-
edge and socuring aids in the ex-
ercisc of judgment. He needs
to be such a good farmer that l1is
crops will suffer the least possi-
ble from inopportune changes of
season; for it is well known that
some men suffer 1nucl1 less than
others do from troubles of this
kind —ber'(Iu.s'(' their work is so
thorough that they are in some
degree prepared to meet and de-
feat them. He needs to be an
observer. turning to the best pos
sible account all that he sees. as
well as all that is shown in his
own experience. He needs to be
posfetl. making liberal use not on-
ly of the agricultural press, but
of every other available source
of information. His paper can-
not tell him absolutely what will
happen. but can tell him what is
happening, and what those in the
best position to observe reason-
ably expect. The farmer who
makes intelligent use of all these
aids. and has the nerve to be al-
ways ready for the markets with
the most and the best. which he
can prepare. will reduce the con-
tingencies affecting his business
to a minimum.——StocIcman and
I"ar1m%r.

-- — — < 3 > —-?-———

“Burning the candle at both
ends." was an old—time proverbial
illustration of wastcfulness.
Many do the same now by over-
fecding fuel into their stoves.
and by neglecting to moderate
the draft. so that after the first
roaring fire it is often needlessly
necessary to make up another to
get the cooking done. and before
the provider has much more than
turned around there is a call for
“more wood." “more coal.” This
is a kind of improvidence injur-
ious alike to health. temper. com-
fort. food and fortune. After we
succeed, through the schools. in
making good citizens of the
young people of the nation, there
is need of practical education in
household economy. and in many

THE G-BANG-E VISITOR.

Absorbents for Liquid Manure.

Most farmers know trat urine
or liquid manure is a valuable
fertilizer for the soil. but only
a few take sufficient pains to se-
cure it by the use of absorbents,
allowing it to run to waste or
soak into the ground under the
stables. If they bed their horses
with straw they have performed
their whole duty. and it is done
more for the comfort of the horse
than for the object of making a
larger quantity of better manure.
If their cattle stand on an elevat
ed floor with a gutter behind
the1n.the probability is that they
are never bedded at all, although
the owners have plenty of dry
straw handy. or might have it if
they would pitch their stack
back into the barn after thresh-
ing. Mr. Stahl truly says that
cut straw is better than long for
an absorbent. because it becomes
thoroughly saturated and is more
retentive of the liquids.

Sawdust is a good absorbent,
and where it can be obtained
from the mills free of charge
would pay for drawing: but the
difficulty is that water mills al-
low it to fall into the wheel pit
and drift down the creek, and
steam mills all use part of it for
fuel. and some of them charge
one dollar for a two-horse load.
Mr. Stahl thinks it rots quickly;
but according to my experience
it rots more slowly than straw.
All kinds of wood rot very slow-
ly when kept wet and secluded
from the air. I have found saw-
dust in the ground undecayed
three years after it was drawn
out and plowed under. Applied
to a sandy soil in a dry season it
is a positive damage to the crop.
It would be better to compost it
and let it rot before drawing to
the field. Forest leaves are an
excellent absorbent and make a
valuable fertilizer. They are ex-
tensively used in the Old VVo1'ld;
but labor is so dear in this coun-
try that they would hardly pay
for the cost of gathering. In the
vicinity of tanncries any amount
of spent tanbark could be obtain-
ed without buying. and I am
quite sure it“would rot sooner)
than sawdust. 'Of course it would
have to be dried. for it is very
wet when thrown from the vats.

Throughout the buckwheat re-
gion a vast amount of buckwheat
hulls is wasted that ought to be
saved and used for an absorbent.
The water mills blow them into
the tail-race and they float away
down stream with the water. An
u1'1'a11gc111c11t could be made with
the millcrs and have them blown
out on the ground. ‘from wlicre
farmers could draw them to their
barns. All the farint-rs in the
neigliborliood could be supplied
at no expense but for the draw-
ing. The time has arrived in
this country when farmers on old
farms must make every exertion
to preserve the remaining fertili-
ty of the soil and. if possible. re-
store that which is lost. But ht-
tle effort is now made by the ma-
jority of farmers to save the
liquid manure. and even the solid
portions are often depreciated in
value by being exposed in the
yard to soaking rains which
leach out and carry off the rich-
est portions.——J. W. Ingham, in
Stock)/tan and I'a7'71zcr. ‘

~ -~— ——¢+>———- --
Using the Mails.

As a rule we don't use the
mails as much as we ought to in
our business. I‘ll venture there
isn’t a man engaged in any other
business of equal magnitude of
that of the average farmer who
doesn’t make twice as much use
of his opportunities in this line.
The reason is perhaps that farm-
ers haven't realized by trial- the
advantages of commercial corres-
pondence sufficiently to make a
general practice of it for both
buying and selling. It pays and
pays well to make a liberal use
of postage stamps in running a
farmers business. It is often
the case that we can. through
correslmntlcnce with those in
surplus producing districts, buy
their products at a great reduc-
tion over retail prices at home,
and still benefit those of our own
craft. To illustrate: In western
Pennsylvania very little clover
seed is raised. and a farmer there
needing some wrote to another
living in another State, where
he had heard there was a heavy
crop. for prices on that article.
The result was that the first got
an excellent lot of seed at a

branches of lt.~—Ncw Yrrr/5 '1 ‘ribzme.

heavy reduction over retail prices

at home. after paying freight.

while the seller was well paid for

his product. Another result was
that the buyer's neighbors
“caught on." and other ship-
ments were made to the good of
all concerned. The man who
had first ordered said that in ad-
dition to getting his clover seed
for less money he felt more cer-
tain that he was getting a good
article when dealing with the
grower of it.

Looking at the other side. a
lady who had a surplus of maple
molasses decided to drop a note
to persons in her county town
whom she thought would likely
want it. She sold all her sur-
plus that year in this way and
besides has had a market for it
every year since. just from a lit-
tle judicious business correspond-
ence. A little observation and
study will show some means by
which the mails can be used to
advantage in buying and selling.
dealing with wholesalers. etc.——
.S'.. in Smc-/cnz(m and F(Irmcr.

. .._%.4-,_2_
Buying_a.nd Building

Did you ever have occasion to
notice the big cry raised by
merchants when a few neighbors
unite for the purpose of ordering
supplies direct from wholesale
dealers? And when some organ-
ization of farmers decide to dis-
pense largely with the services
of the middlemen the indignation
is still greater. "You must
patronize home trade," is the cry.
"or our town will be ruined."
But did you ever know of a
merchant paying the farmer more
for any article of production than
it would cost him were he to send
away for it? When he can buy
of me as cheaply as elsewhere
(and pay me in trade) he is ready
for the deal: otherwise he stands
ready to buy elsewhere. In many
places farmers‘ organizations are
taking hold of this matter and
saving many dollars to their
members in both buying and sell-
ing. Where they are not doing
this a few ncghbors can club to-
gether to nearly as good purpose.
The retail merchant is necessary
for c(>ft1v'en}<3nce and prosperity
of every town and village. but
we do not care to support many
of them with luxuries we are
compelled to do without.

And the more merchants in for
a share of the trade the higher
go the prices—the limit depend-
ing on the people they have to
deal with and the amount of
pressure they will sta11d without
spuirming. Just compare the
mercllants of your acquaintance
with the farlne1's. Do not the
former dress a little better. drive
liner carriages. have more costly
residences and buy more costly
f'urniturc‘.‘ Do they not in their
social life consider their set a
little above the brethern of the
"haysecd" family? And if so.
might not a few lessons from the
farmers in the direction indicated
have a wholesale effect? A large
gorccry store in our trading town.
owned by a company of stock-
holders. recently declared a
dividend of 30 per cent as the net
profit for the year after paying
all expenses. including fat
salaries for the officers of the
concern. Most of this money
came from farmers of this county.
who during this year of depress-
ion had a hard struggle to pay
expenses. They have been plac-
ing their patronage where they
thought it might keep money at
home and build up the town. but
there is a moral in that 30 per
cent which they are beginning to
read.——Flor2'da Dz'.s-patch.

— -~——-—-¢o>——-——-
An Immense Meat Output.

As showing the immense busi-
ness of a single firm engaged in
killing and shipping meats from
Cnicago. for the year ending Oct.
1. we publish the figures regard-
ing the business of Armour & Co.
Hogs killed. 1,850,000; cattle
killed 650.000: sheep killed. 
000; number of employes, 7.000;
equipment of refrigerator cars.
1,?-500; total ground covered by
buildings, 50 acres; total floor
area in buildings, 140 acres; chill
room and cold storage area. 40
acres: storage capacity of build-
ings. 130,000 tons; total distribu
tive sales. $(35.000.000; aggregate
wages, 333,500,000. Of by—pro-
ducts manufactured there were:
Made glue, all kinds, 6. 250.000 lbs;
fertilizers. grease, etc.. 9,000 tons;
area covered by buildings, 15
acres; number employes, 560.—
1’rc1£'r£(: Ii'a/rmer.

Reliable Young Men.

I am well pleased with H. '8.
Baker's criticism of Galen Wil-
son’s article upon "Relilable
Young Men.” Doubtless Mr. W.
had a different thought in mind
when he wrote the sentiment
criticised. It reminds me of a
nice. polite young man who al-
ways received the highest wages
paid for farm work. He dressed
nicely and always made a fine
impression. After “doing for
himself" for ten years he married
an excellent farm girl. After the
fashion of Mr. Wilson's young
man, he borrowed money to take
a wedding trip. It soon transpired
he had not saved any money. He
was temperate and n1oral—hence
not profligate in the ordinary
way. But his financial manage-
ment was based upon the plan
of “stopping at the best hotel”
—that is. he knew nothing of
economy. but was a slave to pro-
digality——the fault lying in his
education. In eight years he
squandered his wife‘s patrimony.
and that of her relatives to the
amount of thousands of dollars.

There are circumstances which
a young man should “stop at the
best hotel." He may have some
direct object in view. to get
aquainted with different manners
and customs or with a view of
changing his avocation, etc.
But the intelligent and prudent
father will explain to his son
that he can get a clean. good
“square meal" for twenty—five
cents and as a rule he should
seek such a place when compell-
ed to buy a meal; and that where
a dollar is charged, seventy-five
cents is for style, and farmers are
not expected. nor can they afford
to pay so large a per cent. very
often for that commodity.

On this very line great extrava-
gance has crept in. greatly to the
detriment of the agricultural
class. The farmers son goes to
town on Saturday for recreation.
He buys a cigar. pays for hair
cutting. pays for a mug and has
his name painted on the mug and
cup retained at the barber shop
for his own special use. This
paves the way for _ other useless
expenditures and alife of extrava-
gance begins. In a lifetime what
a tax has been wantonly imposed!
Who is to blame? It lies in the
education or lack of education.
Who is supposed to be the educa-
tor in all these little things which
go to make up the sum total of
life?

Farmers meet at Alliance or
othcr meetings in a nice. cosy
school house. Listen at the
squirting of amber 011 a clean
floor! Next day they send their
children to sit and inhale the un-
wholcsonie odor. Here farmers
got up and discuss hard times
while they are giving a public
exhibition of a wilful loss for to-
bacco of $25 to  a year! And
the boys taking in the lesson!
And do the wives get a like sum
to spend foolishy? But I will
quit right here lest somebody
gets mad, for you may call a man
a liar or knock him down and he
will get over it quicker than he
will if you speak of a small vice
or usless habit. Singlar, but
true.——D. L. Thomas. in Stock-
man and Farmer.

A Horse’s Sense of Smell.

Did you ever watch a horse
feeding at pasture? How he
works his lips. like deft fingers.
picking a tuft here and there and
leaving others. He does this by
scent. which in the horse is most
exquisite. My riding horse one
day suddenly shied and jumped
to the other side of the road. On
looking about I saw a rattlesnake
sleeping on the bank fifteen feet
away. It was quickly killed. but
the horse passed the place with
suspicion for weeks afterward.
A horse will smell a snake a long
distance. The acute scent serves
him in all his feeding. He picks
over the hay and rejects any not
pleasing to his sense of smell.
and rejects water from a bucket
in which milk has been carried.
He finds his way in darkness by
the same sense. and so ‘acute is
this that he can recognize his
companion by the odor of the
tracks along a road or a pasture.
For these reasons we should be
most careful not to foul hay in
the making or gathering, . but to
keep it as clean as one would
keep his own food. Thus to
squirt filthy tobacco juice over
the hay is an insult to the more
civilized animal. E.r«'lum_(/6.

 

Dec. 15, 1890

The Gentle Colts.

The colt is naturally a pet and
on our farm it is kept so. Last
winter I had nine of different
ages loose in the stable, and I
was never afraid among them.
nor they of my presence. I have
raised from one to a half dozen
colts a year. for a score of years.
and never had any trouble with
but two of them. It was hardly
any more trouble to "break" them
than to work an old horse. Never
spent more than half a day after
the harness was put on until they
were ready for a load. One had
run with its dam away from home
on the range. and it was allowed
to grow up wild until it was four
years old. and then it was high-
mettled and some extra care and
time were necessary. but nothing
of the supposed necessary break
ing was needed. Another was
nearly spoiled for trusty service
by a neighbor. who took her as a
three-year-old to work and failed.
The colts are petted and handled
kindly. though no special time is
taken for it. but just as it comes
in the way. VVe never keep them
tied. but loose in the stable. go-
ing among them as needed to
feed and curry.

At any time when they are from
two to five years old we put on a
halter. accustom them to it a lit-
tle. then lead them about the
yard with a quiet horse. then put
on a bridle. being careful in put-
ting on. then drive with the lines.
having the halter strap tied to
the horse. The harness can now
be put on. Have as little rattle
as possible. and with an hours
driving about the yard and field
they will be ready to hitch to
wagon or sled. We prefer to
drive over the fields. and if it is
plowed ground all the better. A
light load can soon be added. I
never ride a colt until after it has
been worked several days. Then
some day. say when it is some-
what tired after work. I mount
its back and ride to the stable.
and the '‘breaking‘‘ is over.~.l.
)1. 1t’1'('<‘. in .8’/or‘l.'mrm uml 1~'¢(/‘I/zw.

.<,>_ .

In a recent bulletin from the
Department of Agriculture. at
Washington. in which are the de-
tails of some experiments con
ducted by farmers. The follow-
ing results are stated regarding
the tests made: "Soils vary
greatly in their capability for
supplying food to crops. Differ-
ent ingredients are deficient in
different soils. The best way to
learn what materials are proper
iii any case is by observation and
experiment. The rational 1ncth-
od for determining what ingredi-
cuts of plant food a soil fails to
furnish in ‘dl)llll(l{lll(‘(?. and how
these unfurnished lllill(‘l'l{llS can
be most protitabiy supplied. is to
put the question to the soil with
different fertilizing materials and
get the reply in the crops pro-
duced. The chief use of fertiliz-
ers is to supply plant food. It is
good farming to make use of the
natural resources of the soil. and
of the manures produced on the
farm. and to depend on artificial
fertilizers only to furnish what
more is needed. It is not good
economy to pay high prices for
materials which the soil itself
may yield, but it is good econo-
my to supply the lacking ones in
the cheapest way. A most grat-
ifying outcome of these experi-
ments is the demonstration they
give of the capacity of our intel-
ligent farmers for experiment-
ing. Not only do many of them
work with true scientific spirit.
commendable accuracy and
marked success. but fhe results
they obtain are of the greatest
value to their communities. as
well as to themselves. It would
be easy to cite a large number of
cases in point. In the carrying
of science to the farm and com-
bining it advantageously with
practice. in the developing of tal-
ent for experimenting among
farmers, and in thus making the
experimenters teachers in their
communities. are to be found
some of the most satisfactory of
the many encouraging features
of the experiment station move-
ment in the United States.

. . M... .

Hello. there! Score one more
new breed of sheep. It hails
from Oregon and is dubbed with
the euphonious name of “Nation-
al Dickinson Mutton Wood Me-
rino." Ten to one the name is
larger than the individual sheen—
and he is a muley. Next.—I6wu

Homestead.

‘,4

 


Dec. 15, 1890

THE GRANGE VISITOR-

 

£&'I'ZE2C)N"$

MANUFACTURER OF

INGERSOLL’S LIQUID RUBBER PAINT.

Ten Thousand P. of H. and Farmers testify they are best and Cheapest.
WRITE US AND SAVE MONEY.

AIIRTTI‘

Cheap, Indestructible Paints for
BARNS and OUTBUILDINGS.

OFFICE: 243 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, N. Y.

 

Beautiful Sample Color Cards and Book 0'

Il‘lSIl'll('l'.l()Il.'S—FREE.

We Guarantee Satisfaction.

For the VISITOR.
Booming Batavia. Grange.

Two weeks passed by and we
were gathered at Grange Hall to
witness the ceremony of the
marriage between Mr. Howard
Freeman and Miss Betsey Dum-
ond. There was apparently
quite a difference of opinion as
to how the hall should be arrang-
ed for the wedding. but these
differences proved to be very
trifling after the committee of
arrangements had an opportunity
to talk the situation over calmly.
The decorations were modest and
simple. with no attempt at dis-
play. Our hall bears an inviting
appearance at all times. Afew
simple adornments added to its
natural attraction, was sufficient.
Awreath of evergreens decor-
ated the portrait of Washington.
The Grange Charter was over-
hung with a wreath made of
branches bearing autumnal
leaves inwoven with ripened
grain and fruits. Branches of
evergreen hung here and there.
Growing plants and flowers were
brought in by the young people
and placed on the altar before
which they were to give their
marriage vows. I had expressed
a desire to be relieved of the la
bor of caring for guests as they
arrived. Ifelt more like sitting
down and looking on, and as
there were many ready to take
my place I gratified my desire.
I was thoroughly intimate with
Betsey. and I knew there was a
dark cloud resting over this. her
wedding day, which would never
banish away. Recollection called
me back to the days when How-
ard Freeman was a type of man-
ly excellence and beauty. He
found in Betsey an equal and he
could not give up till the last
hope faded. Appeal followed
appeal: In love and singed with
disappointment; no one stood in
his way; Betsey manifested the
same indifference to all the wor-ld;
again he plead. only again to be
refused: no word had ever es-
caped his lips that would betray
his passion for Retsey; an evil
genius had been watching their
movements and planning their
downfall: a letter comes to his
hand. it is apparently from Bet-
sey: she makes sport of his pas-
sion: an answer is immediately
sent demanding an interview and
an explanation: then two firey
natures are ablaze: long years
have passed; the light of their
eyes is fading: how often they
have repented they only know.
To-night they are to stand before
the marriage altar and pledge to
each other what yet remains of
life. And thus my thoughts car-
ried me along nearly unconscious
of what was going on around me.
The guests mingled freely, each
one interesting his neighbor in
his own way. The mingling of
their many voices was music to
my reflective mind. Parson Bon-
ner arrived sometime in advance
of the wedding party, and im-
proved the time in social con
verse. It is nearly eight o‘clock,
repeated a lady at my right. The
wedding party will soon be here.
repeated the second. The time
was fast arriving and it made an
impress on the gathering. Con-
versation was held in subdued
tones; guests were looking for
favorable seats; the Parson seat-
ed himself behind the altar, and
as the hour approached the gath-
ering quieted down to adeath—
like silence, The great clock on
the wall, with its massive pendu-
lum swingingto and fro tallied
the seconds as they Went by.
Not an audible sound except the
ticking of the clock. A tableau
thought I, the parson with his
clean shaven face and spotless
cravat. The organist, the choir,
noiseless and motionless, their
faces all expectation and just
ready to break forth with music
and song. The guests with their
earnest faces waiting for the
clock to announce the hour. We

are assured that the wedding will
take place at precisely eight
o’clock. and we are now ready
and waiting. As the door swings
open there is a stir in the audi-
ence. as each one is anxious to
get the first glimpse at the bride

and groom. Their escort of
young people leave them at the
door and they are conducted by
Mr. -and Mrs, Bower to the altar
where the Parson rises to receive
them. and there, with joined
hands they give their vows and
are pronounced husband and
wife. The Parson offers an
earnest prayer, asking Divine
blessings on the future of the
newly wedded pair, and the cere-
mony closes. Mr. Freeman turn-
ed immediately and embraced his
wife with a kiss. "There." said
he. "I am the first person who
ever kissed my wife." With
such a jolly beginning all solemn-
ity vanished. Congratulations
followed congratulations, parties
strove to be just in paying their
respects to the bride and groom.
I turned to look for Mr. Brown.
he was standing by my side. and
we joined with the rest in giving
a word of encouragement to Mr.
and Mrs. Freeman. The pres-
ents were not costly. they were
evidently designed for tokens of
remembrance simply. Refresh-
ments were served by the ladies
of the Grange. and the balance
of the evening was passed in so-
cial converse. The choir ren-
dered its selections on all proper
occasion. and long shall we re
member the first wedding held in
Batavia Grange hall.
0. A. V.
[To be Contz'ni1cd.]

,, _---____
Agricultural Press and Political
Science.

In the advancing progress of
the age the number of agricul-
tural papers that give attention
to the elements of political
science is increasing and soon it
will be impossible to find any ag-
ricultural paper which has not
taken this forward step. The
Farm. Fi'r3l¢l and Star-Imzrm has just
introduced a department called
"Farm Politics” which is edited
by Mr. H. H. Haaff. In his salu-
tatory he asks "Why is it that
thousands of elegant mansions
line the streets of our cities while
very few new barns and houses
are erected on our farms?" With-
out answering the question. he
indicates the line of his thoughts
and convictions by saying that
he proposes to work to reduce
taxes to a minimum. to find the
hidden property of “sneaks“ and
properly assess it for taxa-
tion. to legislate so that the rich
and poor may be both protected
alike and alike spared the inflic-
tion of boodles and combines. to
have the government regulate the
mineral supplies of the country,
and to put all such monopolies
as gas. street car lines. etc., in
the hands of a strict civil service
commission. The field is ample
and needs workers. but Brother
Haaif has taken upon himself an
immense job in righting all of
those Wrongs.

__<,,>__-
The Farmers’ Education.

VVe have heard fathers, who
were farmers, complain that col-
lege education unfitted their boys
to be farmers. that mental train-
ing engendered a distate for inan-
ual labor and a longing for so-
called genteel employment.
this is really the case, it shows
that there is something radically
wrong either in our system of
agriculture or in our system of
education.

Surely there is no broader field
for the exercise of an active and
thoroughly disciplined brain than
the management of a farm. be it
small or large, affords, and con-
sidering the inborn love of coun-
try life which nine out of every
ten boys born on a farm possess,
we are inclined to believe that
the fathers are more in fault that
the sons do not grow up with a
love for agriculture as a pursuit.

Of course it is to be granted
that if boys can do something
else which is more remunerative
than agriculture, it is folly in
them to remain on the farm. At
present, circumstances are against
the farmer, but when the read-
justment of conditions comes,
agriculture must resume its rank
as an industry of sure gains
when intelligently conducted. In
these trying times the father

If

should be all the more dilligent
in instructing his children and
taking them into his confidence.
If he can teach them how to suc-
ceed when the possible margin
of profit is at its narrowest, they
will be ready to make the most
of their knowledge when the
“good times" come again.——Plu‘l-
czcielpliia Press.

. ,,,mj_4¢

 

The meeting of Pomona Grange
held here this week has been one
of much interest as well as of
much social enjoyment. A large
number of grangers with their
wives and daughters took dinner
and supper at the hall on Wed-
nesday. and breakfast and din
ner on Thursday. The long
tables fairly groaned with good
things to eat. The pitchers of
solid cream, rolls of sweet golden
butter, pumpkin pies and cakes
that told of fresh eggs without
stint. would have made the good
housewives of the village pale
with envy, while we will not tan-
talize them with itemizing the
scores of other good things
which abounded without In easure.
The 1I(’)‘(l/(Z is glad to note that
this organization is in a most
prosperous condition in Grand
Traverse county and constantly
increasing in numbers. which is
as it should be.—’I'/'((L'ci'scCif_1/
IIm‘al(I, .

BUCHANAN. MICH., Dec. 4th,
1890. ED. VISITOR:—I write to
inquire of the cost of packages
of the VISITOR for free distribu-
tion iu localities where new
granges may be organized. I
should like at least a fair propor-
tion of the Nov. 15th and Dec.
1st issues, on account of the dis-
cussion of the school question.
also oldest issues would be valu-
able for our purpose. We pro-
pose to open the winter campaign
for organization in the southern
part of our county as soon as the
State Grange reports on the
“fees“ question.

To-day. Mt. Hope and Buchan-

an Granges met at Mt. Tabor.

Grange hall and with Mt. Tabor
Grange celebrated the 23d anni-
versary of the organization of
the P. of H. Bro. Freeman
Franklin. of Buchanan Grange.
delivered an address historical
and lauditory of the organization,

.Sister J. H. Royce. of Mt. Hope.

apaper, (A Nickel in the Slot)

illustrating the eternal fitness of.

persons and projects. Sister VV.
M. Tabor. of Mt. Tabor. a paper.
"Recollections of 10 years in the
Grange," all grand and superb
productions. At the close of the
meeting a union of the three
granges was voted for the pur-
pose of annually celebrating this
anniversary at Mt. Tabor Grange
hall. OBSERVER
We shall be pleased to furnish
packages of the VISITOR free to
all inquirers. for such purposes.
and hope the action of their
grange will be imitated in many
places throughout the State. ED.

—<—o«>———-
Though the English inagnates
of fashion decree feather-triin
ming for dresses this winter, the
Princess of Wales has given out
that nothing need be submitted
for her or her daughters‘ inspec-
tion on which birds are used for
ornamentation. Which right
course leads “The Christian In-
quirer” to observe that as royal-
ty ranges itself on the side of
humanity. perhaps some Ameri-
can Christian ladies may decide
to discountenance the same bar-
barity.

It is no harm that our ambi-
tions fade, provided we replace
them with more lasting patterns
of life and manhood. It is sad
to see the rose color die out of
any life, and its hopes all turn to
ashes. The fire of hope is one
that ought not to cease burning
in the soul, and perfection is an
ideal which ought not to be laid
aside. There is no trouble in ac-
commodating ourselves to the
experience of faded ambitions, if
they are replaced by those which
are more in accordance with our
circumstonces, and which lie,
therefore. within the range of
our attainment.——0In'istian Regis-
tco‘.

AI45 SEWING MACHINE ir$l5,

Including One Year's Subscription to this Paper.

  

VVe have made such arrangements as enable us to
offer the Chicago

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

at the above low rates. This machine is made af-
ter the latest models of the Singer Inachines, and
is a perfect fac siuiile in shape, ornamentation
and appearance. All the parts are made to gauge
exactly the same as the Singer. and aie construct-
ed of precisely Ilie same Inaterials.

The utmost care is exercised in the selection of
the nicmls used, and only the very best quality is
purchased. Each machine is thoroughly well
made and is fitted with the utmost nicely and ex-
actness, and no machine is permitted by the in-
spector to go out of the shops until it has been
fully tested and proved to do perfect work, and
run light and without noise.

The Chicago Singer Machine has .1 very impai-
mm improvement in :1 Loose Balance VVhcel, so
constructed as to permit winding bobbins without
removing the work from the machine.

EACH MACHINE IS FURNISHED VVITH THE
F()LI.O\’VlNG_"ATTACHMENTS:

HEMMERS, RUFFLEl\', TL'CI\'I-LR. P.-XCKAGF. OF NEF.I)I.IiS. CHECK SPRING, THROAT

PLATE, VVRENCH. THRE.-II) CUTTER. BINDER, BOBBIIV

SC REVV DRIVE R, GAUGE,

GAUGE SCRE\‘V, OII.-CAN, filled with Oil, and INSTRUCTION BOOK.

The driving wheel on this mncliine is zidiniued to be the simplest, easiest running and most con-

venient of any.
liardeiied, and is finished in a superior style.
and center sxviiig (Il’fl.\\'(‘l'.
They say:
the money."
Price. including one year's subscription. $15.

The inurliiiu: is self-Iliiwzidiiig, made of the best Inatcrial. with the wearing parts
It has veneered cover. drop-loaf table. 4 end drawers,
Tho iiiaiiiifzicuirers warrant every mzichiiie for 5 years.

" Any inzicliinc not szitisfziciory to a subscribci‘, we will allow rcturiicd and will refund

Sent by freiglit. receiver to pay charges. Give

name of freight Slfililill if’ (llfT('l'Cll( from post-office address.

GRANGE VISITOR. Paw Paw, Mich.

Address, with the Iiioncy.

I

Shropshire Sheep.

Our If-<90 importation arrived
Sept. 19. in good condition. and
consists of T5 ewes and 35 shear-
ling rams. These sheep are all
registered and were purchased
at the great annual sales of such
old and noted breeders as Messrs.
Beach. Evans. Minton. Jones,
Graham. Thomas and Thonger.

Every sheep for sale at reason-
able terins. Address.

The Willoos Stock Farm,

Paw Paw, Mich.

 

TIHE-NEW WEBSTER

JUST PUBLISH}‘.D—EN’l'IRP.LY NEW.

WEBSTER'S

INTERNATIONAL
DICTIONARY

 

The Authentic “ Unabridged," comprising the
issues of 1864, '79 and '84, co yrighted property
of the undersigned, is now oi-oughly Be-
vised and Enlarged, and bears the name of

Webster’: International Dictionary.

Editorial work upon this revision has been in
progress for over 10 Years.

Not less than One Hundred paid editorial
laborers have been engaged upon It.

Over 8300.000 expended in its preparation
before the first copy was tinted.

Critical comparison wit snyother Dictionary
is invited. GET THE BEST.

G. & C. IVIERRIAM & C0.. Publishers,

Springfield, Mass., U. S. A.

Sold hyall Booksellers. Illustrated pamphlet free

The Ieabesj /Tail/sic House in fizz; worn.

For the purpose oi introducing our goods throughout the
Country, and to advert ise our House, we will for aahort
time send any -rsori one of the following instruments
on recipt of cos to pay for Boxingnnd Shipping. Itis
expel.-ted_ that every person receiving one oi these instru-
ments will show it and i'nl‘orm others where he bought it-
' Ionly send one to each. person, We will send a.

$10 Ole Bull Violin for $2.

’ Outfit consisting ofviolin. Italian Strings, Ma.-
‘~- pie Bridge. Ebonized Pegs and Tail-piece In-
laid with Pearl Snokewood Bowwith Ivory Trimmings,
Music Book of nstruetions, containing over eighty-five
pieces of Choice and Latest Selections of Music. all back-
edin uncut strongfixse. I2.

  
 

$10 Geor e chri Ban $3 .. '
Maple Shel? Sheep:l‘;Tn l-Iea.TB,SiIve ' ' ‘ I 
med mm, eta.| III-ad Fastenings, ‘¥'

talian String-s, Book of Instructions. Allinneat Case

510 Celebrated Aimee Guitar, $3.
Mnplalmitation of Rooewood.Ehony
trimmings Patent Head, Pearl In-

oid, Sou I-loleand Edge. Italian
sci-lngs.Music Book In strong Case 03
Note. send stamp for Catalogue.

°°r;°‘t:°?°(.‘i3’ca'i‘t' a co.‘ ciuicafl Illinois.
E E

Rosy Complexion, Youthful Beauty,
Pluiupuess and loveliness

are produced by Old Dr. Heath’s Harm-
less Arsenical Rejuvenating Wa-
fers, and Black Heads, Pimples,
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, Ulcers,
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma, Lung
Diseases erailicated. Perfect health
is the mirror of bcaiity, and oiily $1 a
box or six for $5. Mailed sealed. Free
consultation at offices, 291 Broadway,
New York. ‘

h

Only 7'i*.-po1z.x‘i'/:11: Plow Co. selling zlircct
to 1"utr0ns tit ll"lzalc.<'rIlc Prices.

Oldest Plow Works in N. Y. State.
All Sizes of

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

See our PlowsT.efore Buying.

OUR POTATO PI.OW is the best hilling plow In
the market, worth double any shovel plow in
use. Buy no other.

OUR GANG PLO“/S for Vineyard. Orchard-
Hops and Small Fruit culture have no equal’
Takes the place of Field Ciiltivator, and for fal'
low plowing do better work than any other im'
plemem.

VVrite at once for circulars and prices. You run
no risk in buying of us.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY CASE.

Address,

Phelps Chilled Plow Worlis,

Phelps, N. Y.

 

IMPORTED CLEVELAND BATS.

Our sales tliis year have been satisfactory, and we
siill liave for sale thirty or more registered service-
able stallions, with fine style and action, that could
make their owners large and sure profits in any
county in Southern Michigan. The demand in-
creases each year for horses that are sound, having
the size, style, color, endurance and action of the
Cleveland Bays. Our farmers have been breeding
trotting and heavy horses to the neglect of fine
Coach and General Purpose Horses. un-
til the latter are scarce and command good prices.
No other breed promises so sure profit. They cross
well with any breed and stamp their cliaracteristics
upon every colt. From one stallion we got 68 bay
colts in one year and every one sound.

CLEVELAND BAY HORSE C0.,
Paw Paw Mich.

THE ONLY PAPER IN THE WORLD.

Edited, Printed and niado ready for the mails
for farmers and by iarmers—In short,

PUBLISHED RIGHT OUT ON A FARM.

Is the GIzAI_ioIa News, established in i876; and pub-
lished semi-monthly at 50 cents per year. To In-
troduce the GRANGE News in_to Io,ooo new homes
during I890, we will send it. on TRIAL To new
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY,
7 MONTHS FOR A QUARTER,

Club rates: Eleven 7-month subscriptions tor
$2.50. Twelve 7-month subscriptions for 93.00,
with a FREE copy one year to the club raiser.

? TRY IT, PATRONS, TRY IT! fil

Sample copies free.
accepted.
GRANGE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.,
BIRKNER, ILL.

DBAFNE S S,

ITS CAUSES AND CURE,

Scientifically treated by an aurist of world—wide
reputation. Deafness eradicated and entirely
cured, of from 20 to 30 years’ standing, after all
other treatments have failed. How the difficulty
is reached and the cause removed, fully explained
in circulars, with afiidavits and testimonials of
cures from roininent eople, mailed free.

lDr.A.F0. TAIN .23-1W .1-ll]! st..l\l.Y .

One and two cent stamps

 


 

    

4

THE CE-CE? _A.J_\1'G-

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

Published on the 151 and 15th of every month.

AT50 CENTS PER A.VNU.l[.
A. C. GLIDDEN, Editor and Manager,
PAW PAW, MICH.

%Re1nittentcs should be by Registered Letter,
- Money Order or Draft.

F.i1terc(‘l at the Posl- ttice at Paw Paw, .Vlich., as
Second Class Matter.

To Subscribers.

Send money when possible by
either posta-l note or money or-
der. Vile prefer a dollar bill for
two subscribers. to fifty cents in
stamps for one. The bank will
take the dollar, but they refuse
the stamps.

We shall send the paper only
so long as it is paid for. If you
wish it continued. a prompt rc-
newal will keep it constantly
coming and save us the trouble
of making the changes. If num-
bers fail to reach you. or your
postoffice address is changed.
notify us at once and we will
gladly send another number and
make the desired change. Pack-
ages of papers will be sent to all
who desire them for distribution.

Send the names of your friends
on a postal card when you desire
to receive sample copies.

The Way It Works.

A few years ago the Govern-
ment and the railroads owned
the whole of the treeless tract of
land drained by the Missouri
river, andits branches, with quite
a large area this side of it.
Along the railroads for from ten
to twelve miles on either side.
the two owners were in cahoots
regarding the ownership of the
land and particularly in its sale.
The railroads furnished the
trumpet and the wind. and sound-
ed the praises of the joint poss-
ession toward every point of the
compass far and near. Every
loose man in every state, and
many who broke loose, fled to-
ward the "Promised Land." This
was only six to eight years ago.
To-day we read the following in
the daily press dispatches:

SEED WHEAT FOR 1\'OR'1‘H D.-\l{O’l‘A.

W.\sH1.\'o'ro.\'. Dec. 4.—l{«>p-
resentatives Hansbrougli of
North Dakota to—day introduced
in the house a joint resolution
appropriating &'~.'>U0.000 to be ex-
pended by direction of the secre-
tary of agriculture in the pur-
chase and distribution of seed
wheat for the benefit of those
residents of the state of North

Dakota who lost their crops by
reason of the drouth of 1>~"J().

South Dakota is in a worse
condition if possible than North
Dakota. We are reliably in-
formed by those who have re-
turned, that whole townships.
where every section had been
located by homestead or preemp-
tion. are now practically aban-
doned—less than a dozen voters
are left in them. In two town-
ships in Hyde County. South
Dakota, there are but 12 voters
left. In a letter from that vicinity
lately, it is reported that 50
families have departed for the
east since election. and the re-
mainder would go if they could
get away.

Here are the head lines of an
article in the same paper and
same date as the above item

quoted. ‘ ‘Many Nebraskans
destitute. Ten thousand families
in the state are reported

starving——All crops short."

In this article the Governor
discourages appeal to outside
states "lest it injure their
credit.” “Wheat only yielded one.
or at most two bushels to the acre. "
“All the saleable stock has been
disposed of. and that remaining
is being killed.” The committee

who make this report say that
“the destitution is greater than
that caused by the Johnstown
flood, or Chicago fire.”

This is the result a whole-
sale government folly~a free gift
changed to a grievious burden.
Here was _a demand for the gov-
ernment to help the landless to
homes. and the government
yielded to the clamor. The argu-

, ment was good. the paternal senti-

ment was excited and the law
was enacted.

There are twin expedients now
proposed for consideration in
Congress, that are fraught with
greater evil than the bounty ex-
tended in the “free homes" act.
The limit of legitimate agricul-

by nature. The arid lands
spread out this side of the Rockies.
well into the states of Kansas.
Nebraska and the Dakotas. and
the irrigation scheme is evoked
to boom tho worthless plains. and
to give speculators another
chance to fleece the immigrants.
But the most gigantic bubble that
even glittered in the sight of rest-
less humanity. is the two per
cent government loan bill. Think
of every mortgaged hand in the
Republic reaching after a thou-
sand dollar loan. Not only
every mortgaged individual. but
every speculative farmer who
wants cheap money to operate
with. will want a loan from the
government. and will get it if the
bill becomes a law: for the law
must be universal in its applica-
tion. Ahundred million, multi-
plied by ten would not sufiice to
supply the need. and appease the
greed that would seek aid under
such a legislative monstrosity.
The South Sea Island scheme. add-
ed to the loss from frontier pro-
jecting. would be a mild reverse.
compared with the universal
bankruptcy that would prevail
when pay (lay came around. if
this ill advised scheme should
get votes enough to enact it into
law. ‘ ’

Vile have very little faith in leg-
islation to lift every man into
prosperity; the plan proposed is
too much like the expedient of
the individual who took up an old
note by giving a new one and
then than kod God that the matter
was settled. Tliose who now are
so clamorous for governmental
aid. would be among the first to
form a party to repudiate the
claims and to cancel all govern-
ment mortgages. The sons
whom their fathers have con-
stantly aided. are not the ones
who own the paternal acres.
They are the rustlers who have
"paddled their own canoe."

The men who are pushing this
precious scheme, are pandering
to the predjudices of a restless
population for the purpose of
becoming leaders in a popular
movement. They pine for “a
little brief authority, and expect
some new movement to foist them
into positions where they can
exercise it.

Michigan has an occasional
bad season, but not enough of
them to hatch out a discontent
that will affiliate with or have
sympathy for such foul brood.

..,*__.+>.__
A Legal Question.

We have been asked to answer
the following:

I would like an answer to a
legal question: A man has lands
with a ridge running across it. and
on both sides of said ridge he
had been assessed for drainage
purposes. Could he be held
for damage if he should dig
through said ridge. so as to change
either course of water.

He could not. if changing the
cour'se of either stream did not
effect his neighbors interest. If
the owner of adjoining lands was
depending on the water in any
way for his use and our corres-
pondent should cut off the usual

and natural supply, then a de-

mand for damages would hold.

ture in the west, is well defined

lBut if on the other hand no dam-
,age to the neighbors, interest
could be proved. he would be at
‘liberty to serve his own purpose
in any way he chose on his own
‘land, but could not escape taxa-
tion by this expedient, after the
‘tax was levied. The case may

4
I

be a different one than we have
assumed from the statement,
: and the answer of no value.

—«—o4 }-

Scate Grange Items.

ELEcT1oN OF Ol<‘FI(.‘ERS.

As usual on such occasions
there was no lack of candidates.
The qualifications of each were
discussed privately and some
speech making indulged in before
‘the vote. which turned the senti-
ment in favor of Thos. Mars, the
former incumbent. This occas-
ioned just cnough flurry of ex-
citement to make the occasion
of interest. but the turbulent
waves soon settled into the usual
placid conditibn, to be stirred
again by the succeeding ballots
for the remaining efficers.

The following is the correct
list:

VV. M.—Thomas Mars.

Overseer—M. T. Cole.

Lecturer—-A. J. Crosby.

Treasurer—E. A. Strong.

Secretary—Jennie Buell.

Chaplain—John Passmore.

Steward—A. P. Gray.

Ass't Steward—W. E. Stocking

Gate Keeper—George Carlisle.

Ceres—Mrs. W. E. Wright.

Pomona—Mrs. VV. C. Stewart.

Flora~—Mrs. C. C. Poorman.

Lady Ass't—Mrs. VV. E. Stock-

ing.

A long and earnest discussion
ensued upon the report of the
Committee on By—Laws. of State
Grange. regarding the reduction
of fees to subordinate Granges.
The report recommended that
fees for men be fixed at >3l.5(),
and T5 cents for women. An
amendment was carried chang-
ing the figures to $1.00 and 50
cents respectively. on a close
vote. The final action on the
amendment to the By-Laws.
which required a two—thirds ma-
jority. had not been called up at
the hour at which we were com-
pelled to leave. We learn at the
last nioincnt that the matter
stands as reported by the com-
niittcc.

Vie, wish to urge upon the
several Granges of the State the
importance of sending the Visi-
TOR to every family represented
by the membership. The offer is
still open to furnish the VISITOR
for -10 cents each where the
Grange takes the money from the
treasury for that purpose. The
inducernentoffered by the Grange
to its members, is in lieu of a
years dues paid in advance. This
stimulates advance payments,
and the VISITOR gets the names
all in a bunch, and the renewals
come regularly, and we can afford
the reduction if the names all
come at one time, but we cannot
send single numbers a that
rate.

The entertainment given by
the singers from Paw Paw at the
State Grange meeting was unani-
mously pronounced to be the best
ever furnished. They were
prompt at all calls for music. and
seemed to meet the case with ap-

propriate songs~serious and
sentimental, or comic. without

coarseness—every occasion had a
fit ending.

Mrs. G. E. Gilman recited
“Justice,” or Miss Columbia‘s
Spelling Class, where the farmer
was represented at the foot. with
Banker. Lawyer. Middleman and
Railroad King ranging above
him. They each gave the defi-
nition of the word “Justice,” but

E VISITOR.

>
Frank Farmer defined it so ac-‘
curately that Miss Columbia gave
the order to “March up head."

President Clute, of the Agri-
cutural College. was present at
several of the sessions of the
State Grange. and took part in
the discussions. He also took
the 6th degree.

The memorial service in honor
of Bro. Chas. E. Mickley. (le-
ceased. on Wednesday evening.
was very impressive. G. B. Hor-
ton presented the resolution of
respect and honor. and responses
were heard from J. J. VVoodman,
Mrs. Mayo. Gov. Luce. Judge
Ramsdell and M. T. Cole. The
resolution was adopted by a rising
vote. The solemnity of the oc-
casion seemed to pervade the
after business of the meeting. and
all felt that a good and wise man
had departed and that the tribute
was well deserved.

Gov. Luce gave a reception on
Thursday at the Executive par-
lors at the capitol. and greeted
his many friends with a hearty
hand—shake. He presented each
with a copy of Michigan Biogra-
phies, as a souvenir of the oc-
casion.

Hudson House and the Van
Dyne seem to be favorite quarters
for members of the order when
in Lansing, and the proprietors
of each appreciate such guests, as
they are always good natured.
and not easily disturbed by any
seeming lack of attention in a
crowded house.

__4.,_._ _
Parson's Business College.

We stopped an hour at Kala-
mazoo on our return from the
State Grange and looked over the
very complete equipment of Par-
son‘s business college in the
rooms of the Chase block built
for the Masonic Temple. Some
hitch in the agreement between
the builder and the society, dis-
solved the contract, and thus
left model rooms for the accom-
modation of this admirably man-
aged school. Here all the prac-
tical forms of business are con-
duct-.3d. legislative assemblies
are organized. townsliip meet-
ings illustra-ted and all forms of
business attended to in a prac-
tical manner.

The rooms were filled with
young ladies and gentlemen,
learning type-writing. short-hand
reporting. telegraphy and the
germane branches of education
necessary for rounding out the
practical business of life. It
would seem that this would be a
very proper place for acquiring
practical knowledge. and putting
in the winter months to good ad-
vantage.

Woman's Work in the Grange.

In this line of work, recently
instituted by our order, there
seems to be a lack of conception
as to what is expected on the
part of the rank and file of the
members. We can not lay down
a line of work that shall be close-
ly adhered to by all for various
reasons. All Granges have not
the same needs. neither have all
the same talents. VVhat may be
perfectly practicable and com-
mendable in one Grange may not
be in others. Patrons, you know
your needs and capacity a great
deal better than any one can tell
you. And the best advice we
can give you is to know your-
selves, what you need and then
do it. Let the masters appoint
three good, sharp women to con-
stitute his committee on woman‘s
work, women who possess that
heavenly gift of tact; who have
executive ability and who will
work. They must determine up-
on the most prominent needs of
their Grange and then with all
their ability, all their tact and all
their force let them labor for the

Dec. 15, 1890

promotion of their object.
A few suggestions as to what
other Granges have done may be
of help to some to know what
they can do. Where. the treas-
ury of the Grange has been low.
the committee on woman's work
has. through the means of so-
cials. added a nice little sum that
has materially aided the whole.
All have been benefitted. both by
the social features and the result
in dollars and cents. Others
have pieced handsome quilts and
so disposed of them as to add to
their treasury. When cultivation
in the line of literary work has
been needed. the sisters have
united their efforts in that direc-
tion. and many an evening has
been made pleasant and profita-
ble by this proceeding. When
Grange halls lacked adornment
the sisters have expended time.
energy and some money. and the
effect has been most satisfactory.
Others have gone outside the or-
der into needy homes. into hos-
pitals for the sick and infirm. and
truly, into the by-ways and
hedges of life. Fruits. flowers
and delicacies have been carried
with loving tenderness to the
destitute sick, and no one can
tell with what gratitude they
have been received. Pain. suf-
fering and lone iness have been
mitigated and the thought that
some one cared for them has
made sick beds less painful, and
even dying beds less lonely and
sad. Who can estimate the
worth of such work as this‘?

Letters have been received
from friends who are interested
in children‘s homes and orphan
asylums in some of the cities
asking if some provision could not
be made among the farmers so
that an “outing” into the coun-
try could be given some of these
little ones who have never
played upon God's green grass.
or plucked a growing flower:
never sat at a well-spread table.
or lived a single day in the coun-
try. We would urge that every
Grange in the State provide next
summer for the caring" for of at
least one child for a month.
and give it such a good time on
the farm as shall always be a
bright spot in the memory of its
life. Yours for the work,

MARY A. IVIAYO.

 

o¢—___ . ._

“A Merry Christmas!" is the
cherry greeting shining from
every page of that ideal monthly.
Demorests Family Magazine. the
December number of which—a.
genuine holiday numbereis just
at hand. What one will not
know about preparing for Christ-
mas. about trimming the tree and
suitable gifts and good cheer and
how to heartily enjoy the merry
Christmas-tide. after reziding this
charming Magazine. is not worth
knowing. "Lighting the \Vay
for Santa Claus" is the very ap-
propriate introductory water-
color. the rich humor of which
will be highly appreciated by the
little ones and "children of a
larger growth" as well; and the
page engraving that follows.
"Raphael Painting the Virgin
and Child,” is from a noted paint-
ing. and will be appreciated for
its historic value as well as its
beauty. Besides these, there
are at least two hundred and
fifty other handsome illustra-
tions. for this representative
Family Magazine is noted for
the quantity and good quality of
its pictures.

“In the Streets of Paris" is a
profusely illustrated article. in
reading which one is in fancy
transported to that charming
city; and if one prefers to visit
nearer home, the description and
exquisite pictures of the Wash-
ington residence of Senator Saw-
yer of Wisconsin. afford a reve-
lation of beauty. There are
splendid stories and poems. and
every Department is brim full of
just what you want to know in
its special line. *'Sanitarian“
treats of that sad affliction
“Obesity," and the common-sense
treatment recommended is bound
to be efiicacious; and “Our Girls"
will be delighted with the come-
dietta in their special depart-
ment. But our advice is. sub-
scribe for this splendid Magazine.
and you can have a rare treat
each month. It is only $2 a year.
and is published by W. Jennings
Demorest. 15 East 14th Street

New York.

 


“W

Dec. 15, 1890

 

in

From 1st page.

possible that those who do draft
it will not agree with him on this
point. Will Mr. Hodgman guar-
antee that the measure shall be
changed in the line he suggests
when it is introduced this winter?
But suppose it is changed: then
what if the measure is passed?
Is there a single agricultural
township in this state that will
adopt the system? I ask Mr.
Hodgman to name a township
that would try the system. I
say it would be a dead letter on
the statute books. \Vho would
advocate the passage of such a
law?

If the country districts of any
township desire to try this plan
let them ask for the passage of
an act allowing them to do so.
Alpena township in this state did
this very thing a few years ago
and adopted the unit plan. got
sick of it. had the law repealed
and went back to the old district
system. Any township desiring
the same experience can do like-
wise. What specific advantages
can we enjoy under this new law
that we cannot have under the
present one? This question has
not yet been answered. Finding
fault with the present plan does
not prove the new one to be bet-
ter.

Mr. Hodgman says
worked well in other
Perhaps he has not seen all the
evidence on that subject. Let
him present the evidence on his
side and that on the other will
follow and the readers of the
VISITOR may judge for them-
selves. JASON WOODMAN.

it has
states.

_ 4._:_o-o 9._._.. A

ED. VISITOR:—I have no de
sire to enter into an extended
discussion of this school ques-
tion. but I wish to call your at-
tention to two statements near
the close of brother H‘s long ar-
ticle: He says. "We are told by
the official authorities in those
states (where it has been tried)
that it does work well." etc.
These officials sitting in their
offices at the Capitol of the State
and forming their opinions from
the reports as sent in. are no
doubt well pleased. for nicer re-
ports could be made up under
such a law than under our sys-
tem. but there is a large margin
between the school itself and the
appearance of a report. A little
further on he says: "No system
willsecure good schools where
the people themselves are indif-
ferent and not in earnest to have

them.“ Now. the point we claim
is. that the farther the school

government is from the people.
the more indifferent they will be.
Will Bro. H. please give the sa-
lient points of such a law as
would suit him. and the advan-
tages thereof to the /we/»1r'. not
the «gm:-iu/.s-. I. P. BATES.
__.——<c > —~-—~--- —-~

Mu. EDlTOR.—I have been a

much interested reader of the ar-

ticles in the VISITOR in whichj

' the work of change and improve-
I ment to meet the demands of the
‘onward march of civilization.

Marvelous as has been the growth

of popular education. the pub-

lic school system is. comparative-
Ily speaking. yet in its first stage
iof development and usefulness.
It must go forward with the
work of improvement as public
sentiment becomes more liberal.
stronger. and enlightened. Many
obstacles that now clog the wheel
of progress must be removed.
some by the force of public sen-
timent and some by legislation.
The educational interests of a

and highest consideration.

The public school system was
established because it is neces-
sary to the public welfare. and
any failure. therefore. to provide
for its highest efficiency. is a fail-
ure thus far to provide for the
public welfare. Through the
agency of the public school every

elementary training which forms
the necessary qualification for
future citizenship and usefulness.
and the people should see that
every child receives the advan-
tage of training. and in order
that the child may receive the
best of tra-ining.it is evident that
it should have the best school to
be trained in. and good schools
are brought about only by hav-
ing a good system.
By some it is said. “The pres-
ent system is good enough."
Proverbially this is an admission
that it can be bettered. and we
believe so; and we also believe
that the agencies for the improve-
ment of our schools are found in
the township system. and we do
not feel alone in this belief. for
we find the plan of township dis-
tricts highly recommended by
the following State Superintend-
ents of Public Instruction: John
W. Dickinson. of Mass.. S. B.
Morgan, of West Va... C. D. Hine,
of Conn.. F. H. Smith. of Tenn..
S. Palmer. Ala.. T. B. Stockwell.
of R. I.. J. B. Thayer. of Wis..
J. Dratt. of Vt.. J. Q. Stewart.
of Penn.. N. A. Luce. of Me..
J. \V. Patterson. of N. H.. J. W.
Akers. of Iowa. Holcombe. of
Indiana. and many other people
who are closely connected with
our public schools. Now. if I
were unable to form an opinion
from my own knowledge as to
which of the two systems would
be more beneficial. I surely would
be more willing to base a decis-
ion upon the judgment of the
‘above named gentlemen. than
gupon the judgment of the "good
ienough" farmer who never visits
his school and only attends school
!1'neetings.wl1en he learns there is
llnoncy to be raised to build a

lwood-shed. to vote in the nega-

tive. W. S. VVO'l‘RI1\'G.

‘l 4-- M

l LANSING. Dec. :5. lb‘90. ED.
3 VISITOR: Outside of Ingham

‘County one might suppose that
our Pomona Grange was defunct.

jcontinent would use all

people are matters of the first.

child is expected to receive that

the Township Unit School Sys-ilbut they who attended the last
tem is being discussed. Now ifi meeting at Alaiedon; Nov. 28 and

this discussion should arrouse
more interest among farmers and
patrons of the rural districts in
the common schools. I believe

that there would soon be a radi-'

cal change in our present school
system.

The public school of to day is
public school in an entirely dif-
ferent sense from what it was
one hundred or even fifty years
ago. Then it was maintained for
the well being of the child, now
for the safety of the State. Then
it was supported by private con-
tributions. its advantages were
bought and paid for like any
marketable commodities. or it
was maintained as a public char-
ity for the help of the poor.
Now it is supported in a differ-
ent manner. and upon the ground
that it is a thing essential to the
promotion of good citizenship. to
the protection of property. to
the safety and preservation of
the State.

The educational systems of to-
day are the results of long years
of growth. having passed through
many changes in reaching their
present state of completeness
and efficiency. Although in
every way more perfect and ef-
ficient than those of any preced-
ing age. still the systems of to-
day have not reached their high-
est degree of efiiciency nor are
they to be considered  a fin-
ished product.

In obedience to the great law
of progress. they must continue

‘.29. certainly had no difficulty in
learning the contrary. Our
sessions opened Friday evening
with an address by our honored
friend and brother J. H. Forster
in which he discussed and finally
presented the following questions

' in the form of two resolutions.

I{(’.5'()lv€(I, that the Ingham
County Pomona Grange is stren-
uously opposed to Governmental
aid in behalf of any and all
schemes looking to the irrigation
of the arid lands of the West un-
‘der the plea of "development" or
. any other plea.

‘ Ifesolverl, that we call for the
immediate repeal of the Bill.
approved Aug.  1890. which ap-
propriates 8825.000 for irrigation

' surveys.

After the address the officers
for 1891 were elected. The Mas-
ter. Treasurer and Secretary were

tre-elected. and Brother J. H. F.
}Mullett was chosen Lecturer.
‘Following election the fifth de-
;gree was conferred on five candi-
ldates. and at one o‘clock in the
night we reaclied the homes of
our genial hosts where we were
entertained in a most hospitable
manner until time for the morn-
ing session to begin.

Mr. J. W. Toumey opened the
Saturdays meeting with an in-
teresting paper on some of the
possibilities of Agriculture. He
spoke of the growing interest in
Agriculture manifest in experi-
ment stations and the attention

 

paid to its promotion by the?

scientist and inventor. A few in-
teresting statistics were present-
ed to prove that we were rapidly
nearing the time when our own
our
farm produce. that we have al-
ready passed the greatest limit
of wheat export and as the
market garden is taking the place
of the wheatfield the line of im- -

lport is moving westward.

The great increase of popula-
tion will soon take up all of the‘
cheap lands and the period of;
Agricultural depression be al
thing of the past.

Miss Carrie Havens followedy
with a very complete direction;
for "What to Read.“ in which
she evinced a familiarity with
authors and books that a pro-
fessor of literature would be
proud to possess.

The recitation by Miss Maude
Stevens was of much interest
particularly to farmers.

Pro. Tufts sixty minute talk
on orchards was complete in-
structions for selecting. planting.
and caring for an orchard. It
would be impossible to give a
synopsis of it without presenting
the whole lecture. Its value and
the attention it attracted was
plainly manifest in the perfect
silence which prevailed during
the entire hour and the many re-
marks of gratitude for the lessons
which followed.

The government control of
railroads was first discussed by
Brother Lawrence. and after-
wards by several members. both
sides of the question being very
ably presented. At the conclus-
ion a vote was taken which re-
sulted 55 per cent in favor and
45 per cent oppossed to the Gov-
ernment control of the railroads.

The meeting upon the whole
was a very successful one and
showed that there were still some
good Granges in Ingham County.

J. D. TOWAR.

Address of Welcome read be-
fore Decatur Grange by Henry
Brown to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Hall. after they had taken the 4th
degree:

BROTHER AND S1sTnr.:wWel-
come to our order. We feel as
though every new acquisition was
another strand in the great cable
of human rights; another hand
in the army of co-operation to
protect our rights and our liber-
ties from the drones of earth that
have so long fed and subsisted
upon the products of the laborer.
Agriculture is the foundation of
the great Temple of Human In-
dustry: on it rests the life and
destinies of our munufactories
and our commerce. \Vithout it
man would be a savage. and our
flocks be running wild in the
mountains and forests. Thon-
sands of years has agriculture
been struggling to supply the
necessaries of life for man and
beast. only to be oppressed and
ground down by those who
subsist upon its bounties.

Not until the old Grange ship
made her appearance on the great
sea of life. battling with the briny
waves of oppression. did the
farmer know his strength. or the
power resting in his own hands
to make agriculture respectable.
and to be respected in the great
transactions of the world.

The Grange has the honor of
pioneering in the great move-
ment in organizing for the pro-
tection of the farmer and insti-
tuting a school in the greatest
and most important business of
the world. Numerous other or
ganizations are awaking to the
dangers that are surrounding
their homes and are starting out,
shoulder to shoulder. for the same
great purpose~life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. Al-
ready their united effort is shak-
ing the rotten timbers of the old
castle of Party. Shylocks are
watching the coming storm; mil-
lionaires and bankers are watch-
ing still closer their bags of gold.
and office-seekers are brooding
over their lost prospects: but the

people are awakening and the,

right is bound to triumph.

Life is a wonderful problem to
solve. All our acts here are
woven into the web of life. Na-
ture has furnished the warp,
with its silken threads. for man
to fill in. with good or ill. As
we fill in with love and charity.
good will and kindness. so in
proportion will life‘s fabric
sparkle with the threads of silver

ished our work and are called to
the Evergreen Shore. we shall
find our garments. made from
Earths fabric. waiting and re
fleeting the good or bad deeds of
Life. Then. let not our hands
slacken in the good work. for our
help is wanted in the great field
of reform and the up-building of
a better world.

Children in our cities, clothed
in rags. are obliged to work from
early morn until the advancing
hours of night bring rest. Thus
life goes on. without schools.
without the blessings of life to
turn away the wolf of hunger.
Life becomes almost a blank to
satisfy the greed of an unfeelingi,
world. 0. that Bellamy‘s dream
might become a reality! When.
charity and brotherly kindness‘.
would spread their white wingsi
over the toiling world of human- !
ity. Slowly. but surely. is that
day advancing. Step by step.
up through the fogs and hetero- !
geneous conditions of life. from
the early days of man's exist-
ence. when agriculture slum-
bered in the future for the ad-
vancing man to develop. From
that rude state it has advanced to
the high standard of the present
day.

Not only the great improve-
ment in labor-saving machinery
is adding new life to the world.
but its social. political and re-
ligious departments are stirring
up the muddy waters of the igno-
rant and bigoted past. and it be-
comes us to be on the watch-tower
as these great questions come to
the front for our consideration.
Action is the legitimate outcome
of organization; progress the
legitimate outcome of life. and
in the silent rocks of earth we
see her tracks. as they wend
their way to the higher condi-
tions of life. So with man. we
leave our footprints as we ad-~|
vance in life's pathway.

The great departments of life
are all aglow with the light of
the coming morn. '

I bought the stock.

$30,000,000.
Jay Gould made 830.0()0.00{)
the other day. It is spoken of
by the press in about the same
way as we would speak of a man
selling a house and making five
hundred. Jay Gould made thirty
millions of dollars the other day.
How? While making it. did he
contribute anything to the wealth
and happiness of the people? If
the farmer succeeds in making
any profit at all. he at the same
time does something that is valu-
able to the community. If the
manufacturer makes even an un-
reasonable profit he helps to
make others rich and more com-
fortable. But is there a man.
woman or child on the face of the
earthsoutside the Gould family
—»who has been benefited one iota
by Mr. Gould's accumulation of
another $3().000.()0()'.’ Mr. Gould
made :§~‘§-l0.0l)().00l) the other day!
\Vhat did he do that was so im-
mensely profitable? V\'ell. he
did this: Concluding that he
would like to possess himself of
certain railroad properties. he
went into Wall street with his
peculiar methods and ran down
the price of stocks. which in
many cases were held by men
and women who believed that
they were good investments. be-
cause the roads in qustion were
doinga good business. and be-
cause there was no good reason
why they should not continue to
do a good business. Theyhad in-
vested their money in these stocks
as a legitimate business transac-
tion. Gould wanted the stock: he
wanted it at a low figure. and so
with the power of his immense
fortune he began to depress the
price. In plain. unvarnished
language Jay Gould sought to
possess himself of property to
which he had no more moral
right than the pick-pocket has to
the pocketbook and its contents
which he takes from the pocket
of his victim. When he had
succeeded in getting the price
down as low as he wanted it. he
Jay Gould

If We Wollld ha"'e 1'ea1]'ef0“n~ made $3().00().0()0 the other day:
if we would snatch our children and that is the WM, he made -it

from ignorance. if we would have
homes where comfort and happi-
ness dwell. we must have finan-
cial reform and labor reform.
Prohibition. Sunday laws. Jails
andpri sons never will accomplish
the great work of reform: never
will keep our children from ig-
norance. our brothers from

‘ easy conscience.

dollars the other day.

It is not so very difficult to make
money by such a method. It
principally requires gall and an
Other men
a good deal of
money from time to time.
A New York bank cashier
made a few hundred thousand
It was

have made

C1’lm9- “"1" Sisters fmm l’°Ve1’t-V‘ leasy. He simply took the moncV

VVhen poverty and riches ran side 1
by side. kings and nobles luxur- 
ated in purple and gold. while '1
poverty. rags and filth patrolled 
their streets till they could 
withstand the heavy hand of the ;
oppressor no longer. then were»
wrongs righted. In this age ofj
the world. the ballot is the arbi- 
ter between man and the imple- l
ments of blood. Let us be wise l
and use it for that purpose. in-

stead of putting itinto the hands j
of designing demagogues to op- I
press us. i

belonging to other people and
went to Canada. Young Ward.
of Grant & \Vard notoriety. made
a large sum of money “the other
day.“ He robbed Gen Grant’
and everybody he came in con-
tact with. Harper made a big
profit "the other day.“ but every
cent he made was a forced loan
from somebody else.

Old Shylock is regarded with
contempt simply because he
wanted his pound of flesh. But
the bond gave it to him. His
debtor made a contract. There

-4. >—-

iis no contract t-o warrant Jay

and gold, and when we have fin-

The “Talleyrand Memoirs” in the
Century.

The Century magazine is run-
ning a fast press day and night
in order to print the first instal-
ment of the delayed "Talleyrand
Memoirs" in the January num-
ber. This same magazine was
the first to print. before its ap-
pearance in France, the life of
the great French artist. Jean
Francois Millet. and now the
(Jenturg is to bring to light before
they appear in any other country
the long-hidden memoirs of the
most famous of French diplomat-
ists. This first article will be
preceded by what is said to be a
brilliant pen portrait of Talley-
rand. by Minister Whitelaw Reid.
who has made the selections from
the most interesting chapters of
the first volume.

The first instalment of selec-
tions from the "Memoirs of Tal-
leyrand." which is to appear in
the January (,'cnt'm'_I/. will contain
a sketch of the author's strange
and lonely childhood. an account
of his entry into Parisian socie-
ty. his estimate of La Fayette.
some account of the beginnings
of the French Revolution. a
striking passage concerning the
Duke of Orleans: an account of
Talleyrand‘s residence in Eng-
land and America. and of a most
interesting conversation between
Talleyrand and Hamilton on the
subject of free trade and protec-
tion.

jGould in whett-ing his knife for
the purpose of carving his vic-
tim. He simply strolls forth and
lays his hand on what he wants;
and this sleek. cunning. auda~
cious plunderer has been permit-
ted to go unwhipped of justice all
these years. It seems almost in-
credible; it would appear to be
unimpeachable evidence of the
utter stupidity and idiocy of this
American people; and it is un-
questionably evidence of the fact
that well—clothed. brazen dishon-
esty passes as the spirit of enter-
prise in this country. And now
it is further announced that the
dark conspirator against the
people means to form a railroad
trust. through which to rob the
people perpetually. He means.
if possible. to do with the rail-
road as he has done with the tel-
egraph, make it a weapon for
the brigand to use. Will the
people stand it? We do not be-
lieve it. and if the government
‘permits this man to go on with
the accomplishment of his de-
.signs. it will find that there will
[be a much larger political rum-
[pus in this country than the Mc-
lKinley bill is supposed to have
‘.lcaused.—Wcstcrn Imral.
i -- ---——<o>—~- » ——
The members of Flushing
Grange will hold a social and
‘Christmas festival at their hall
ion Christmas eve. eat chicken
i pie and be becomingly astonished
lwith presents coming from the
‘family.


 

TI-IE G-ZR.A.Il.\l'C}iE'.. VISITOR.

Dec. 15, 1890

icicles’ Department.

December.

Briskly he treads the frosted earth.

In haste to bring the days of mirth,
The joyous time of holy cheer;

He leaves behind the autum dearth,
With moaning winds and falling tear.

A sunny face is his, though cold
May seem his heart, and he so old.
The bearded monarch, white with snows
Of winter, as he walks the world,
Or tries the life the city knows.

His is the sway of right goodwill
Divinely hidden hearts to fill;
And his the gift of peace to men
From One whose birth may well instil
Such blessings for our practice, then.

While twining bonghs of evergreen
To grace the sanctuaries seen
By throngs of people met for praise,
Tis meet to knot quite fast. I ween.
Kind thought and deed, that love upraise.

December is the time to bring
Our deeds to light with numbering

Of mercies had from heaven‘s store;
So we may to the sweetness cling

That teaches how to gather more.
~Il'it:e'l I I '/la’:'.
o >—— - --

The Pale Cast of Thought.

There was a task for me. and I arose
To meet it, for it stood before me clear;
In the night watches 1 had heard it close
Beside the pillow, whispering in my car.
But in the morning other whispers came.
Blowing this way and that, until I grew
Full of all doubt, and nothing seemed the same;
Sol lost sight of that I had to do;
Light reasonings decoyed me, one by one.
And then the sun set, with my task not done.

   

Then did I know how I had lived in vain,

And clearly see my steps had turned astray;

For there he paths that in the dark lie plain,

Yet grow invislhle when shines the day.
——()7m'II II '1'.n‘i'1‘, in ].z'/5/titlmt/.
.,.__%-*_I .
Looking Pretty.

DoI like to see people look
pretty? Of course I do. The
favored few whom nature has
blessed with perfect features and
a spotless complexion have the
advantage over their plainer sis-
ters. The talisman is always
within their reach. But yet in
my opinion many a plainer face
and less perfect form have really
looked pretty. Let me tell you
wherein I think lies the secret of
looking pretty: "Good taste."
The man or woman that is bless-
ed with a keen sense of the ap-
propriateness of things pertain-
ing to dress. may look well.
They must understand the blend-
ing of colors. and that a stout fig-
ure cannot be clothed in the garb
of a thinner one. Also that one
fashion of arranging the hair
and making the dress will not do
for all. In short. we must all
understand our own making,
study it if you please, so that we
may know just what is becoming
to us. This is soon acquired: we
do not need to spend much of our
time to know this. The trouble
is. we do not heed that which we
know. Have we not all inct peo-
ple that have really innde us un-
conifortablc and nervous just,
froni the incongruity of thcirl
dross. ill fitted and unbecom-
ing in every way. The fault was
not in the matr.-rial. that was rich
and vxpensive. but in the make.
color and style. not one bit of
taste displayed in either. There
has been untold unhappiness in
many a home just from the slov-
cnly habits and appearance of
one party or the other. You may
think it a matter of little import-
ance. but to a sensative mind
these things grate terribly: very
many times it is the little things
thataggravate the most. In times
gone by it was thought very
much out of place for an elderly
lady to dress - at all like the
younger ones: at forty or there-
abouts. she must don her lace
cap, dress her hair in the plain
est possible way: not a loop or
ruflie must adorn her dress: in
fact. none of the bright. pretty
things were for her. But now
how changed: and to my mind
never did the old ladies look
so nice. I do not wish to be
understood that I like to see an
old lady dressed like a girl of
sixteen, not by any means: but
there are very many pretty
things that are appropriate for
elderly ladies, and I for one like
to see them Wear them. I think
we have acquired that dread of
growing old, partially from the
idea that we must necessarily
look so terribly. Gray hairs lose
their dread when dressed taste-
fully. Many a mother has tried
to crush out this God-given in;
stinct from her daughter's mind,
as sinful and wrong. This love
for the beautiful, this desire to
robe herself in the beautiful

things she finds all about her, is
just as natural as the air she
breathes and all perfectly right,
when toned down by good sense
and a mature judgment.

Sisters. make yourselves at jbe_ held for‘ the highest .marketiseemed a pretty decent sort of a they got to borrowing from him
tractive: your children will love‘pr1ce, and in the meantime the fellow to me."

you better. Have you not noticed
the proud look of son or daugh-
ter when mother looked pretty.
It is a terrible thing for a child
to be ashamed of its mother, but
many times it is her fault, I sup-
pose. Husbands like to see their
wives look pretty but they don't

very often say anything about it;_ ,

it's merely a supposition on our
part: least the gentlemen think
this wholly one-sided, a word to
them. No gentlemen! we don‘t
want to see you look pretty; I
prefer the word nice. You know
there is just a little conceit in
your makeup, and when one of
your sex has gotten into the way
of thinking he is pretty he has
outlived his usefulness. But this
is not all one-sided by any means.
It does not clear you from any
responsibility in the matter. It
is just as essential that you look
nice as that a woman should look
pretty. Some men seem to think
that it is not at all necessary that
they should have any care about
their dress: it is all right for the
woman but too much of an effort
for them. Many a woman has
lost what pride she had and fal-
len into ways of carelessness
just because her husband never
would take any pains with his
personal appearance. It is just
as easy when you buy a suit of
clothes to get something becom-
ing in style and color as to do
any other way. Do not get sonic-
thing outlandish just because its
a little cheaper. It is just as
easy for a farmer to look nice as
any other class of men. Yet I
do believe they are the most care-
less as to their appearance. They
can at least look tidy. neat and
clean. I am sure wives will ap-
preciate all such effects. I think
I hear some one say: “handsome
is that handsome does." Icer-
tainly admire beautiful charac-
ters. and there are cases when
the beauty of the soul shines out
so brilliantly that the dress is
not thought of. but in the major-
ity of cases. dress has its influ-
ence. I don‘t wish to be under-
stood that people are to be esti-
mated by their dress alone by
any means. but it has its weight.
and is an index to certain traits
of character every time. Nor
that to look pretty should be a
woman's chief aim in life. but
that it is our duty. at all times.
to look  well as possible.
Mus. M. L. VAHUE

Household Economy.

 

This subject has been handled
so ably by so many others, and
worn so threadbare by practical
experience that I do not expect
to present any new thoughts to
my readers.

According to Websters defini-
tion. economy means the careful
use of 1noney—judicious manage-
ment of a house. Now. what
would be economy for one family
might not be practised with ben-
eficial results by another, as
we are largely governed by cir-
cumstances. But we all agree
that true economy is the avoid-
ance of all waste, and use of our
money to the best advantage. A
household, I understand, does
not only mean the wife and
mother. but the husband and
children also, in fact, all the in-
mates of the home circle. But
as the wife is the one expected
to manage the house, on her
shoulders seems to rest the blame
if things go wrong. even as in
days of yore did our respected
father Adam lay all the fault to
Eve for committing the deed that
he had not the courage to do.

I sometimes think farmers as
a class understand practical
economy in its fullest sense bet-
ter than any other class of peo-
ple. The majority of them com-
mence life with small beginnings.
A few acres are bought. a small
payment made and the husband
and wife understand intuitively
what that means to them if they
would be successful in making a
home. And we can look all over
this fair land and see what per-
severance and economy has done
and will do to the end of time.
Those who are engaged in pro-
fessional pursuits and the com-
mon day laborers have more of
the comforts and even luxuries
of life from day to day than does
the farmer and his family. Why?
Because for his labor he receives
his pay as he goes along and
does not have to depend on a
wheat or bean crop which is to

I

housewife is scrimping and cal-‘j

culating in every way to makejprivate opinion of him.

the family decently comfortable
until better prices are realized,
when, really, the waste of the
crop thus held would have cloth-
ed the family well and saved all
this mental strain.

Economy does not consist in
starving either mind or body.

As much of our comfort and
health depends upon the table
and manner ,in which it is sup-
plied, it is well to study to make
up by cunning skill in prepara-
tion of food which shall be both
healthful and appetizing. Good
food makes good blood and good
blood good brain. says somebody.
and so say we. There is no ex-
cuse for bad cooking. Every
housekeeper can by a little pains
taking become a good cook and
not be extravagant—I do not ad-
vocate cakes made without eggs.
and cookies and pics with only
half the required amount of su-
gar, even if eggs are 20 cents
per dozen and no matter what
you pay for sugar. Better have
less and have that little good.

A young school girl who lived
near the school house remarked
that she wished she lived far
enough away so that she could
carry her dinner and she would
have pie and cake all the time.
Too much scrimping at the table
is not good economy.

I would have plenty of good
reading matter in the home. As
we judge a person by the com-
pany he keeps, so by the books
and papers we find in a home do
we judge the character of its in-
mates.

It seems to me that our farm-
ers’ clubs have been great edu-
cators in the way of introducing
good literature into our country
homes. and there seems to be a
more lively interest than former-
ly in both the social and political
problems of the day, and money
spent in buying books or music
for our children that will culti-
vate the intellect and refine the
mind surely must be a. wise in-
vestment.

There is one more point I will
touch lightly upon. It is that
the farmer's wife should not only
care prudently for her family.
but she should not neglect to
care for herself. It is a duty she
owes to herself. her family and
to society that she should be
careful of her strength, be tidy
and neat about the house, that
she may set a good example be-
fore her children, and read sufii-
ciently that she may be compan-
ionable for her husband. provid-
ed he be of  literary turn of
mind.

Buy all the latest improve-
lnents for doing housework. even
to the patent dish washer, and
your husband will vote you a
jewel of rare value, and a great
economist. Mus. C. O. NASH.

W44-

 

A Feminine Failing.

“It's a queer thing to me that
you women can't get together for
ten minutes without gossiping
about somebody," said Bixby, in
a tone of disgust to his wife,
after a lady caller had left his
house the other day. "I believe
that if there were but three
women on the face of the earth
two of them would get together
and gossip about the other one.
It‘s born in you women to gossip.
Thank Heaven it isn't a masculine
failing. VVhatever our faults may
be we don‘t gossip!”

And, half an hour later, Mr.
Bixby and an acquaintance of his
were carrying on the following
conversation while being shaved
in neighboring chairs at the
barber's. Bixby began it by say-
ing:

“Wonder if that story about
Jenkins and his wife is true?”

"What story?"

“Why, haven’t you heard it?
It’s town talk!"

"I haven't heard any thing.
Let’s have it?”

“Why, they say his wife thinks
of leaving him.”

“No?”

“Shouldn‘t be a bit surprised if
it was true, from certain little
things I happen to know.”

“What do you know?”

“Oh, I don’t believe I care to
say any thing at present. It isn't
always best to tell all a fellow
knows. But, to tell the truth,
somehow I never did think much
of Jenkins. Did you?”

“Oh, I don’t know. He always

him in two dollar bills.

"Well, I always had my own
I hear
he owes bills all over town."

“That so?"

“Yes, I know of three or four
myself. I guess he's a fellow
who likes to fly pretty high; and
they say his wife's fearfully ex-
travagant."

“She is?”

“Yes and I guess they have
some pretty high old times when
the bills come in. Say, did you
ever see Jenkins with too much
fire-water on board?"

“No; don‘t know as I ever did.”

“Well, I have; and more than
once. too. I've an idea that’s
had a. good deal to do with the
trouble between him and his wife. "

“Perhaps so.”

“I'm pretty sure of it. May
be I can tell you more the next
time I see you.

"Do. ”
“All right. "——Dra/t'e‘s Magazine.
- -A -mom -—
Waiting.

Few words in the English lan-
guage have so great significance
as the word waiting, and few
whose significance is so univer
sally felt. It touches the loftiest
intellect, and is felt no less by
the humblest-. Life is made up
of waiting. We wait with tired
brain and weary body for the
falling of the shades of night
which shut out the turmoil of day.
and wrap the world in peaceful
slumbers. Watching by the sick
bed of a friend, or racked by
suffering. we Wait for the rosy
dawn which shall dispel the
shadows, that grow more weird
as the night wanes. VVe wait for
tidings from our absent ones; we
wait for their return, sending far
out our ansious gage to catch the
first glimpse of their families
forms. VVe wait for the develop-
ment of infancy into intelligent
childhood. and we wait for the
fruition of our hopes in the per-
fect manhood or womanhood of
those we nurtured in our bosom.
We wait for success in our under-
takings: we wait while the wheel
of time. slowly and surely turn-
ing. brings us the good we desire
or crushes plans long and fondly
cherished. But this need be no
idle cheerless waiting. Not idle,
for there is a work for us to do
in the furtherance of the desired
development; in the realization
of the cherished plans. Not
cheerless. for there is an angel
ever by our side whose name is
Hope. at all times ready to send.
through the open doorway of our
heart. her sweet influence to
brighten the way and cheer us
with sweet visions of the future.

4. . >
Famous Yet Unknown.

The wife of a famous man will
ofttimos be completely hidden by
the dazzle of her husbands fame.
and it is astonishing how little is
known of those women whose
husband's names are household
words throughout the country.
While the newspapers teem with
the name of Thomas A. Edison.
nothing is comparatively known
or heard of Mrs. Edison. Every
newspaper reader knows the
name of Chauncey M. Depew.
but of Mrs. Depew only the most
casual reference is made. Even
in England. no one ever hears of
Lady Tennyson, or of Mrs. Glad-
stone. And the same is true of
the wives of such men as P. T.
Barnum, Will Carleton. John
Wanamaker. Spurgeon. W. D.
Howells, Dr. Talmage. "Mark
Twain." and James G. Blaine.
Often these very wives have been
the makers of their husbands‘
careers. Their portraits are even
less known than their lives.
In a splendid series to be called
"Unknown Wives of Well—known
Men,” The Ladies’ Home Journal.
of Philadelphia, will, during next
year, sketch all these women and
others, presenting their portraits,
in many cases, for the first time
to the public.

—————<+>——~——~
Those Two-Dollar Bills.

A young man named John-
son, in Chicago, who was draw-
ing a liberal salary: told his wife
that every $2 bill that came to
him -should be hers for pin
money. Gradually Mr. John-
son’s friends learned of the
promise, and began to conspire
to help out the popular young
lady. If they owed their friend
anything they invariably paid
Finally

ion purpose to liquidate in this

way, and, still unsuspecting.
Mr. Johnson continued to allow

lthe bills to flow into the willing
Ilap of his better half.

Finally
the cashier of the firm that em-
ployed him learned of the gener-
ous promise, and he too, entered
the conspiracy, and the next pay
day handed Mr. Johnson a roll
that staggered him. Every dol-
lar of it was in the denomination
of “two.“ Sweating under the
burden, the repentent husband
wended his way horneward.
“Mary," he said, as he met her
at the door, “I‘ve got to break
my promise with you, for the
government at Washington has
ceased to print any money ex-
cept in $2 bills. Gold and silver
have gone out of circulation en-
tirely. Nothing left. if you will
believe me, but copper and $2
bills. I’m sorry, but I must
break my promise. or else go in-
to bankruptcy. Can‘t we com-
promise the matter in some way.
as, for instance, my giving you
regularly $50 a week?" They
compromised.—.S'un Fruncz's('o Ar-
gomzut.
———--——-—<1>———-——
Hair-Pin a. Handy Thing.

What the jack-knife is to the
average school-boy, the hair-pin
is to the school-girl. She does
not use it to whittle with, since
girls usually have a horror of that
boyish accomplishment; but she
has duties which are just as im-
perative. and the hair-pin is her
ever—ready implement. She has
no pocket suitable for carrying a
jack-knife. but her braids or
twists furnish abundant room for
stowing away a few extra hair-
pins. and it is the handiest thing
in the world to take them out,
use them. and return them.
What does she do with them?
mayhap our bachelor friend will
ask. Button her shoes and her
gloves, use them for hooks. safe-
ty-pins and ordinary pins. if the
original articles are not at hand;
fastens her pictures to the walls,
secures her bric-a-brac. adjusts
her curtains, fastens her window
in Whatever position she wishes.
renders the lock of her door
burglar—proof by thrusting a
hair-pin into it. or if she has lost
her key or lent it, picks locks,
mends broken hinges, repairs her
parasol. secures an awkward
bundle, and by bending and twist-
ing them makes more handy
things than a carpenter could get
into a tool-chest in the ordinary
lin0.—- Good 11m/.w'/.'cr/;/'n_I/.

*{ 0 }-)7’
Mince Pie Recipe.

The following is a l.'(?('lpe for
mince pie mixture. made after
the fashion of tho damc-s of old
New England: Got six pounds
of juicy beef. boil and chop fine.
It must be borne in mind that the
meat in boiling loses about half
its weight. so for three pounds
after it is chopped fine and clear-
ed of gristle double the quantity
must be boiled, the liquor making
good stock. Chop fine two pounds
of beef suet. six pounds of
tart apples, peeled and cored.
seed two pounds of raisins and
wash thoroughly two pounds of
currants. cut one—half pound of
citron in thin strips and mix all
these ingredients together with
one teaspoonful of salt, ground
cloves, allspice and cinnamon
each one ounce. Put three quarts
of cider over the fire with three
pounds of C sugar: skim and
pour boiling hot through a fine
strainer over the mixed material:
add one large cup of New Orleans
molasses and the juice and
grated rind of one lemon. Stir
well and pack in air-tight jars.

In our reach after something
beyond, and our struggle for the
better things we desire. there is
danger of overlooking the bless-
ings lying all about our pathway.
which make life a daily comfort
and joy. These common blessings
of life, the comforts we share
with the world at large. we do
not realize their value unless we
are in someway deprived of them.
The air we breath, the food we
eat, the home and friends that
have been ours since childhood
days. we think of them as a part
of life. and because of their very
commonness, we fail to remem-
ber them as blessings, and give
that name only to something un-
usual, or out of the common
course of events.——M. W. R. in
Mich2'_r/an Fnw/261' Ilousehold.

I

u!

-4..-

 


 

wu-

. \

 

rf

 

Dec, 15,1390

TI-IE

Do you want '

the
BUYERS

GUIDE?

Weight, - - 2 lb-S .
Pages, - - - 540.
Illustrations, - - 8,000.

1

Articles Priced and
lccurately Described, 30, 000.

Most people say that it is worth 5 to them as a Reference Book, as it
enables them to make a comparative estimate of the Value of everything

they buy.

Sent upon receipt of 15 cents (stamps 0!‘ 0tl1€1'WiS9)a ‘£0 P3)‘ postage 01'

expressage.

MONTGOMERY WARD & Co.,
I I I to I I6 Michigan Ave.,

"TH: ORIGINAL
WHOLESALE GRANGE suvetv Housz."

 

PRICE LIST OF SUPPLIES

Kept in the Oflice of Se.c‘y of the

Michigan State Grange

And sent out post~paid on receipt of Cash
Order. over the Seal of a Subordinate
Orange, and the signature of its
Master or Secretary.

Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundrtd _ . _ . . . ..$ 75

Blank book, ledger ruled, for secretary to keep
accounts wilh members ___________________ _. 1 00

Blank record book (express paid) ........... .. 1 00
Order book, containing 100 orders on the treas-
urer, with stub, well bound _ _ . _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . _. 50

Receipt book, containing 100 receipts from

   

   
   

 

 

  
 
  
 
  
 
  

treasurerto secretary, with stub. well bound. _ 50
Blank receipts for dues, per 100, bound... . 50
Applications for inetnbership, per 100. 50
Withdrawal cards, per dozen .... .. 25
Dimits, in envelopes, per dozen. 25
By-Laws of the State Grange, sing

per dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75
“ Glad Echoes,” with music, single

per dozen . _ . . . _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . _ _ . . . _ .. 3 00
The National Grange Choir, single copy 40c;

per dozen ..... .. ........_.....  400
Rituals, single cop . _ 25

“ per dozen. .................... .. 2 75
“ fifth degree. set of nine, well—bound,

by registered mail .................. _. 1 80

“ combined degrees, per doxen ....... _. 1 20
Blank “Articles of Association" for the incor-
poration of subordinate granges, with copy

of charter, all complete .................... _ . 10
Notice to delinquent members, per 100 ...... _. 40
Declaration of Purposes, per doz. 5c; per 100. _ _ 40
American Manual of Parliamentary Law ..... . . 50

“ “ etc. (Morocco tuck) _ . . _ .. 1 00
Digest of Laws and Rulings _________________ . _ 40
Bull books .................................. .. 15
Patrons’ badges (in lots in‘ 15 or more).  . 25
Ofllcers‘ badges . . . . . _ . . . _ . . . . _ _ _ . _ _ . . . . . . . . . ._ 50

C0-OPERATIVE LITERATURE.
History and Objects of‘ Co-operation . . . . _ . . _ . . . 05
What is Co—operatioii ‘I , . . _ . _ _ . , . _ _ . _ . . 02
Some of the Weaknesses of (‘o-operation. _ 02
Educational Funds; How to Use Them, . 01
Associative. Fanniiig . _ _ , , _ . , . _ _ . . _ _ . . _ _. Ill
The Economic Aspect of (lo-operation 0]
Association and Education _ . _ , _ _ . . . . ., II3
The Principles of Unity , . . . . . . . .. 01
The Perils of Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .. (ll
Fundamental Principles of Co-operati 01

Address, J. T. COBB.
Sec-‘y Michigan State Grange,
Schoolcraft. Mich.

GERMAINI I
HORSE AND COW POWDER

ls of the highest value of horses, cattle. hogs, and
poultry. It assists digestion and assimilation and
thus converts feed into muscle. milk and fat which
otherwise would be wasted.

MORTIMER WHITEHEAD

Says: “German Horse and Cow Powder pays many
times its cost in keeping all kinds of farm stock in
good health. I have used it for years on my farin,
buying: a barrel at fl. time."

It is llltH.lllfH(‘fl1l‘t‘Il by Dr. L. Oberlio1t7.er‘s Sons
is Co., Phu-uixville. Pa, and sold at

Wholesale Prices--viz:

Ii:-.rrels- '.:l.|ll-S in bulk,
Box:-.~' --- I3-libs “ “ ,
“ :lolbs «Tilt» pack. 10c. “

By .\ LBI-ZRT .\"l‘E(§F IAN. .\llI-g:ui,.\lich.
THURNT(|.\' l{.\l{.\' S, N0. ‘341 Nortll
\\'utc-r .N't., Pliilmlelpliia, Pa.

rrrrr rrirrrrsflcrrrrrrrrrrr r
The True lrrthrrrrr
GRANGE VISITOR

FOR 391.50.

To all who pay for the same in ad
vance, Tm-3 TRUE NORTIIERNER and
GR.A.\'GE Visiroii will be furnished
for one year at one dollar and fifty
cents.

THE TRUE NORTIIERNER is the
leading and official paper of Van
Burcn county, is located in the finest
office, and has larger facilities for all
kinds of newspaper work than any
other paper in Western Nlichigan.

The GRANGE Visiron is published
by t he proprietors of THE TRUE
NoRriii~:n.\'}-:i<, and has the largest
circulation in this State, of any farm
paper west of Detroit.

The TRUE NORTH]-:n.\'i«:it alone, $1.50
The G'ltA.\'(lE Visiron alone, - .50

Remember that by paying one
vear in advance, you secure both of
these publications for the regular
price of 'I'm-: Noi:'i‘iii:i<.\'i«:i<———§.<1.50.

T‘ 30, per pound.
M. u ..

   

Clubbing List with The Visitor.

 

 
 

Both Papers
Weekly Free Press. . .. .. .. . ...Si.oo 51.25
Detroit Wei.-kly T bunc . . . . . . , . .. 1.00 1.25

Cosmopolitan Magrizine . . . . . . . . .. 2.40 2.40

St. Louis “ . . . . . . . . .. 1.50 i'35

Demoresfs " . . . . . . . . .. 2.00 2.05

Michigan Farmer “ . . . . . . . . .. 1.00 1.35

Farm journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 .70

Farm and Garden.. . . . . . . 50 .80

Christian Herald , . . . . . . . . . . . i.5o 1.50

mrnovii

EXCELSIOIINBU  U R

Simple Perfect and Self-lteuulnh
inn. lfundi-eds in successful operation.
G na.r_anteI-alto hatcha In 1' percentage
offertils eggs Mlt-my costt an nny nth r
butcher. .~‘<-nd 6c. for lllns C'It'Ilngm-

Circulars free. GEO.H.STAHL. QUINCY. I;.I..

 

CHICAGO.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

01111-ers National Grange.

M'As‘ri-:Rv_l. ll. l3RI(3HAl\'l.... .... .. .Del\-1. Ohio.
OVERSI-:ER—-HlR:\l\lHAVVKINS.lla\Vl-(I1lSVlll(:,Al:l
Li~:cruRF.R—‘;\l()RTll\ll:‘.R WHITEHEAD , . _ . _ , . ..
16:8 Q St. N. \V., \V1l'~3l' ‘

Srr~:wAizo—E. VV. DAVIS, Santa R0
Ass"r STE\VARD—~Q. E. I-IALL
CH.-.i~i.AiN—A. _|. ROSE . . . . . ..
TR!-ZASURI-IR-—F. M. Mcl)()\Vl-I ._Penn Yan, N. Y.
Si-tciu-:rAi<v~]Olll\’ TRIMBLI-._ Washington, I).C.
GA‘ri»; l\'i-:i-;i>i~:R—-A.  I’AGE.._Applet0n City, Mo,
Ci-ziu-:s——MRS. J. II. BRlGHAM__....l)elta, Ohio.
PoML)NA—lVlRS . i\I. THO.\IPSON...,._|oliet. Ill.
Fi.oRA—MRS. . li. BA]Ll-LY__...Coiieliatta, Miss.
LADY Ass‘r Sri-;w‘n~MRS. N. B. l)OL'-GLASS“...
Sherborii. Mass.

Executive Committee.

]. J. VVOODMAN  .. . . .....Paw Paw, Micliigan.
LEONARD RHON ..Centcr Hall, Pensylvania.
X. X. CHARTIERS . . . . ..Fredcricksburg, Virginia

Ofllcers Michigan State Grange.

MASH-:R—THOS. MARS.... .... ._Berrien Centre.
OVERSEI-2R—l"ERRY MAYO. .__..Battle Creek.
LEc"rL'Ri-:s-——]ASON VVOODMAN . . . _ . . _.Paw Paw.
ST)-2WAKD~—-A. E. GREEN ......... ..Walled Lake;
Ass'*r Srr-:wMm—MR,S. P. M.-\YO_..Battle Creek.
TR!-:AsUIuzi<~E. A. STRONG _________ ._Vicksbnrg.
SscRi~:rARv——J. T. COBB _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . . . . _.Schoolcraft.
GATE KEEPIH-{—GEO. L. CARLlSLE___.Kalkaska.
Casi-;s-MRS. THOS. MARS . . _ _ ._Berrien Centre.
PoMoNA———MRS. JNO. PASSMORI-5......Flushing.
FLOR.-\——MRS. A. GCN,N'lS()N...Nortli Lansing.
L. A. S'1‘EWARD—l\rlRS. ROBT. WlLEY_..._Daily.

Executive Committee.

'73
O
::

     
 
 

  

iwnce, Neb.
alado, Texas.

  

 

  
    
  

. G. RAMSDELL. Chn . . . . . . . _ _ . _.Traverse City.
. D. PLATT _ _ . . . _ . . . _ _ . , _ _,Ypsilauti
F. \-V. REDFERN.. .Eaple Rapids
J. C. GOULD . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .. Paw Paw
. ). A. BURRlNGTON_.._.

THOS. MARS,  Ex_OmCi0

J-T. COBB. I4 .. Schoolcraft.
General Deputies.

MRS. PERRY MAYO . . . . . . _ . . . . . . ._B;ittle Creek.

 

 

     
       

 

._|AS()N \VO0I)MAN._.. ,._l’m\' Pznv.
A. N. \VO0I)RI'l<‘F . _ _ _ _ , _ _ ._, _ _ . _ _ _ _ __\\/utorvliox,
Special Deputies.
ReulicnStraight___., ... __ _,_}lillgdalo C
A. I-'-. lirown... ll. :\lUll!(‘«'lllll “

.-\  l~’:ilincr.. 4 . and :\lltll ll
(norgc R. lio\vscr._,. . lowling, lizirry “
H. G. Holt . . _ _ _ _ . _ __ _ __,__,_ iscmlo. Kent “
Committee on \\'oman‘s “'0:-k in

the (-‘range.
Mrs. Mary A. Mayo . . . . . . . _ . . , _ . . . . ._Battle Creek.
Mrs. A. Gunnison.__.. . North Lansing.
Mrs.]ohi1 l’2l$Sllllll‘t* _ . _ , , , _ _ , , _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ “Flu-,:,1;ing_
Michigan G range Stores.
A. STECE'MAN. ltlanngcr _ _ , _ _ _ _ , _ , , _ , , __All(-gun.

li. R. OSBANI). l\lzin;igei‘.._.,.. North Lansing.

G. R. & I. RAIL ROAD.
June 22, l8‘.I0.—(‘cnti':1l Stzimlrml Tiinc.

G()I.\'(i‘r SOUTH.

. 2 No. 650. 25‘Nu.4

i5.".\i. XXI’. L\'.".\T.‘i»' ii.

   

 
  
  

}‘Iri<-kinaw City _ . . . _ ..l\' ‘V 20 ‘J IN) ....
Petoske-_v,.,... _._ la! -10 1111:: 
'l‘ra\'e-rse City _ . . . . . ..lv . . . . .. ll 25 S l
.-\. )1. 1’. .\l. A. .\I. 1’.
Walton _ . . _ . . . . . . . , . . .. I lit 12 44) IS on ‘ 5 :
(lztdillac _ . 2 '_-o 2 or» 7 U5 7 .
Item-tl Uity_.__ . 3 :2 :4 or. 7 as 3 s .;
(iruiul ltupitls ., .. ‘ I‘. ‘.14! I’. ()4! ‘III ‘.25 1] I
Kalainazuo _ . _ _ . ., ..lv 1 s 2:; ‘ :4 U5 2 or 1:.-
P. )1. A. M .1’. M. A. )1.
Fort Wa_vne _ _ . , _ _ _ . ..lv 1‘_' l5 1‘: l0 6 30 , 5 4:’)
Cin.(,‘. S T L&l-‘lip! HI‘ I‘. 15 ‘ '7 U0 . _ . . _.rl‘_> 21);»
4

(-i( )1 NG NORTH.

    

 

  

‘P. )1. A. '.\I.,P. .\I.‘A. M
Cin.CSTL&‘BDpt1v 755.551 ____ __

.P. . .; . VI
Fort Wayne . . . . . . . . ..ar , G .
Kalamazoo ...... .. ,lv '7' -1
Grand Rapids. . . . . . ..lv 11 aoarlv ill I 25 I, 4

P. M. A. M.‘A. . .il’. M.
Reed City .......... ..lv ', 2 40 I 1 03 ‘ 9 45 7 35
Cadillac _ lv ' 4 15 r ‘2 15 .10 45 9 00
\Vnlton __ I 5 us ‘, 3 no ,11 26 , 9 45
Traverse Ci ar 1 6 40 ,......‘,l2 25p 1035p
Petoskey _. ar I 7 50 I, 5 25 r 1 50 .... ._
Mackinaw. ar 1 9 15 r 6 45 I. 3 in ____ __

 

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

C. & G. '1‘. RAILWAY.
-Jan. 10, 189().———Ccnt1':tl Merirlhui
TRAINS WESTWAKD.

Time.

 

 

 
 
  
  

 

 

    
 
  
 

 

No. 2 No. 18 No. 4
Exp. I Exp. Exp
Port Huron lv_. . 7 16am 5 59am 7 24 pm
Lapaer . . . . . . .. 8 31 “ 7 28 “ 855 ‘
Flint... 905 “ 805 “ 945 “
Durand. . 935 H I 848 H 1030 “
Lansing ,. . .110 30 “ 1000 “ 11 30 “
Charlotte .... ...;ll 00 “ l1(l3’l “ 12 05am
Battle creek ar ......... ..1 ...... _. 1130 H 12 :50 --
u H ]v___________ ‘Q 05!)“, lmypm 100::
Vir:k8bln‘g ............. .. 12 50 “ l 48 “ 1 48 “
Schoolcraft . . . . . . . _ . . . ..'. 1 00 “ 1 58 “ 1 58 ‘-
Marcellus _ . . . _ . . . . . . . . .. 1 22 “ 2 20 “ 2 17 ‘-
Cassopolis.... ....... .. 150 “ 262 “ 245 “
South Bend... . . . . . .. 235 “ 340 “ J35 “
Valparaiso . . ,.  4 00 “ 5 20 “ 510 “
Chicago. . . . . . , . . . . , . . .  6 25 “ 1010 " 7 30 “
TRAINS l-1AS’l‘VVAltl).
i No. 1 No. 3 No. 5
1 Mail. Exp. Exp.
Chicago lv . _. 8 15pm
Valparaiso. . . 10 30 “
South Bend.. 12 00am
(lassopolis , .. 12 45 “
Marcellus  1 11 “
Hchoolcraft ... . 1 33 “
Vicksburg .  l 48 “
Battle Creek ar ._ 2 so “
" “  235 “
Charlotte . . _ , _ _ _ _ . . .. 3 25 H
Lansing.  400 “
Durand .,_,__..,__._ 50:1“
Flint _______________ __ 5 40 H
Impeer . . . . . . . . _ _ . . _ _ . 6 17 “
Port Huron _ , _ _ , _ . . _ _ . _ _ _ 7 35 H
No. 42, mixed, west, leaves Hchoolcraft at 9:50 a.
m.. and No. 43, east, at 3:40 p. in.
Nos. 2, 3. 4 and 5 run daily.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to all parts of
Canada and the United States.

For through rates and time apply to E. L.
Crull, Local Agt., I-lchoulci-aft; W. E. DAvis,gen’l
passenger agent, Chicago; W. J. SPICEB, gen‘l
manager Detroit.

TO THE DEAF.—A Person cured of Deafness
and noises in the head of 23 years’ standing by
a simple remedy, will send a description of it
FREE to any person who applies to NICHOLSON, r77
McDuugal St.. New York.

I crust were in a melted state. and

G-E?..A.l\TG-IE! VISITOR.

7

Hereafter.

When we are dead, when you and I are dead,
Have rent and tossed aside each earthly fetter.
And wiped the grave-dust from our wondering eyes
And stand together, fronting the sunrise,
I think that we shall know each other better.

Puzzle and'pain will lie behind us then;
All will be known and all will be forgiven.
We shall be glad of every hardness past,
And not one earthly shadow shall be cast
To diin the brightness ofthe bright,new heaven.
And I shall know, and you as well as 1,
What was the hindering thing our whole lives
through,
Which kept me always shy,constr:-iined, distressed;
Why I, to whom you were the first and best,
Could never, never be my best with you.
Why, loving you as dearly as I did,
And prizing you above all earthly good,
I yet was cold and dull when you were by,
And faltered in my speech or shunned your eye,
Unable quite to say the thing I would;
Could never front you with the happy ease
Of those whose perfect trust has cast out fear,
Or take, content, from Love his daily dole;
But longed to grasp and he and have the whole,
As blind inen long to see, the deaf to hear-
My dear love. when l forward look and think
Of all these baffling barriers swept away.
Against which I have heat so long and strained,
Of all the puzzles of the past explained,
I almost wish that Me could die to-day.
~StI:ii r1 (fun/irt'gi'.
L- , _.m... .> ,
The Gulf Stream — Does it issue
from a. Submarine Cavern?

Has it ever occurred to the
reader that the earth is not
"solid," as we commonly say.but
“honeycombed” with enormous
cavities or caverns of all dimen-
sions? If so. why should these
caverns not be numerous every-
where in the crust of the earth.
some easily discovered. as the
great Mammoth cave of Ken-
tucky. and others never yet seen
by mortal eye? These huge cav-
ities. originally formed when
those portions of the earth's

results of the unequal cooling of
different materials of the compo-
sition and of other causes. if so
situated may form the basis of
very interesting theories. For

- puted question.

I and then began to flow north-

“the Florida coast as

 

. I . .
rthe use of the sounding line.
' ‘But if a stream of hot water of

up [

instance. they may be generally
lfilled with water. and there may
‘exist great underground inland
;seas. The source of the gulf
{stream has always been it dis-
This great body
pf warm water is nothing more
rnorless than a sti-oani oi"rivei'
-in the ocean. flowin_<.1 through the
colder water. it was formerly
[thought that this stream was
‘formed in the equatorial regions.

where the surface water of the
‘ocean was heated by the sun,

lwai-cl. But of late a theory has
jboen advanced that this stream.
1,which is just as well defined off
off the
‘.(7‘r1'a1id Banks. is a streani of hot
lwater which issues froin an o1‘i- ,
ifico at the l)o1.tom of the sea’
',soincwlie.1'c d-111011;! the I<‘|o1'ida
,i'ccfs. Recciitly the Iiyr.li'og1'apli-
ric offico of the navy (lcpz1i'tment
,lias been endcavoring to deter-
‘ginine if it is so. and efforts have
been made to find this orifice by

{the proportions of the Gulf‘
,Stream does issue from an orific
‘in the bed of the sea. then what
a mighty boiler there must be
somewhere in the bowels of the
earth, and whenever these
enormous fires burn through the
rocky walls of the boiler, and the
water rushed in is instantly con-
verted into stream. no wonder if
explosions ensue that cause the
overlying waters and the cart-h’s
crust to vibrate in great waves.
which we call earthquakes. Very
probably this is the case. for
abundant evidence of these ex-
plosions caused by the contact of
fire and water when the earth's
crust was first commencing to
form is everywhere apparent. on-
ly the effect of atmospheric
changes has covered the hardness
of the face of the earth with a
kindly soil, and vegetation has
clothed this soil with the smile
of life. But wherever the moun-
tains are we see the evidences of
these steam explosions. There
is one great rock in the Yosemite
valley several thousands of feet
high. standing alone. from which
some great convulsion of nature
has split off a huge fragment and
hurled it no one knows whither.
But in the course of time the
earths crust has grown thicker.
and we at present know little of
these subterranean explosions.
except when the solid ea1't-Ii trem-
bles in an earthquake. Or. per-
haps it is the formation of steam
that raises the lava to the mouth
of the volcano and forces it out
upon the plain, until another wall
has been built between the fire

and water in the depths of the

earth. Then. too. the hotsprings
may show the existence of sub-
terraneous waters. There are
numerous other peculiar circum-
stances which seem to be explain-
ed by this theory. For instance.
it is said that a great storm on
the Atlantic coast of the United
States is accompanied by action
of the geysers of the Yellowstone
valley, and this might be ex-
plained if it could be proved that
a subterranean water way from
ocean to springs existed. It may
be that this sub-water protects
the surface of the earth from a
great-heat. However. if the
earth be not ‘'solid.’’ as we gen-
erally suppose. but penetrated
with seas. channels and passage
ways of various kinds. it gives a
reasonable basis for some of Jules
Vei'ne‘s stories. and probably ex-
plains many occurrences that at
present are only mysteries. It
remains for the future submarine
vessel to solve this problem.—
I>’o.s-ton Journal.

——<¢>.-~-

Tornadoes and Violentwnstorms.

A special investigation of the
subject of tornadoes has been
carried on by Prof. H. A. Hazen.
of the Government Signal Ser-
vice. during the past year. Prof.
Hazen devided the tornadoes into
three classes. First. violent
storms causing destruction: third.
the most severe tornadoes: and
placed in the second class all
other known violent storms.
While there were about 1.000
tornadoes each in classes one and
two. causing the death of 1,071
people. an average of one person
to two storms, and a loss of about
$23,000,000 in property. yet there
were but 58 tornadoes of a very
violent character. killing 755 peo-
ple. and destroying property to
the amount of $11.89-1.700. an
average loss of 13 lives and over
$200,000 of property to each
storm of class three. It appears
that in no State may a destructive
tornado be expected oftener. on
an average. than once in two
years. and that the area over
which the total destruction can
be expected is exceedingly small.
In the last eighteen years the
death casualties from tornadoes
averaged 18*.’ annually While
this is a large number. it does
not appear to be as great as the
death casualty from lightning.
It may be safely assumed that.
dangerous as are tornadoes. they
are not so destructive to life as
thunderstoi'uis.—Sr-icnf{/iv .-lnm'i-
FUN.

{am

The Electric M0t0r’s Work.

The New York Sun 111 us spcalrs ,

of clcctric power. in which the
work of the niotor is summed up
as follows:

In some cities. so far has the
use of electric motors §_"0lle, that
it is possible for at inan today to
drink at breakfast coffee ground.
and eat fruit evapora-te(l by elec-
tric power. During the morning
he will conduct his business with
electrically-inade pens and paper
ruled by electricity. and make
his records in electrically-bouiid
books. his seventh-story office.
in all probability. being reached
by an electric motor elevator.
At lunch he will be able to dis-
cuss sausages. butter and bread
and at night eat ice cream and
drink iced water due to the same
electrical energy. He will ride
all about the place in electrically
driven cars, wear shirts and col-
lars mangled and ironed by elec-
tric motors. sport a suit of
clothes sewn and a hat blocked
by the same means; 01.. holidays
ride a. merry-g0—r0und propelled
by an electric motor. or have his
toboggan hauled up the slide with
equal facility; be called to church
by an electrically-tapped bell.
sing hymns to the accompani-
ment of an electrically-blown or-
gan, be buried in a. coffin of elec-
tric make. and. last of all. have
his name carved on his tombstone
by the same subtle. mysterious.
all pervading and inclefatigable
agency. This may sound like a
wild and exuberant flight of fan-
cy. but it is simply a faithful
statement of the inanner in which
electricity is being supplied to
every one of the necessities and
luxuries of life in Anierica.~S«,-i-
entffir Amerir.-an.

Lasting Charm.
Whether it is the climate so
soft and balmy, the wealth of
fruit and flower. the thousand and
one lovely resorts. or all these
combined it is hard to tell. but

California, her climate. products
and people seem to have a cliarni
which lingers. We go elsewhere
and are content with our visit and
the satisfaction of saying “we
have been there." but one turns
again and again to the beautiful
golden state as toward the face
of an old friend. The arrange-
ments for this winter's travel to
the Pacific coast are absolutely
perfect. The unrivalled facili-
ties of the Union Pacific. the old
original overland route. are gen-
erously supplemented by the
Southern Pacific Company in im-
proving their line via Ogden so
that the whole distance to San
Francisco is now the most luxu
rious trip on this continent. with-
out the delay incident to winter
travel.
-, _< . ,_,

It is hardly true. as the proverb
says. that misfortues )1(‘L'(’I‘ comes
singly. It is only when they
come tumbling over each other
and trampling on one another‘s
heels in their anxiety to get at
some poor fellow that we notice
the fact and make the exception
into a proverb. But sometimes
undoubtedly they do pursue a
man like the gangs of wolves in
Russia. Though one of them is
killed a dozen come to the front
to take its place. Sometimes
they come in the shape of tragic
misfortunes, oftener as great and
harrowing annoyances. Last
spring a. family in this city. whose
house had been put in the finest
order from top to bottom. had it
set on fire by a neighboring con-
flagrat-ion and be deluged with
water. It was again put into
shape and was almost as good as
new. when some of the workmen
engaged in repairing foriner
damages. again flooded it through
defective plumbing. This was
followed by other mishaps. of
which there seemed absolutely
no end. A month ago Dunald G.
,MitclielI. the well-known illltllOl'
‘of “The Reveries of a Baclicloia"
fell and broke his arm. He was
just fairly getting over this.
when in order to complete his
cure. he has been taking rides in
the country. The other day his
daughter got out of the carriage
to close a gate. when the horse
Started suddently. tli1'owing Mr.
Mitchell out and severely injur
ed his head. One at a time is all
that most people care to st'.i~nd.~
I)(‘I/‘inf .l«mrmr/.

-<oo———-~ —

There are it good many people
of our acquaiiifanco who liavc
the notion that they can be just
I zis;:o()(l stayiii,<1m\'ay from chm'cl1
services as if they were i'c_2‘1il2u'
uttciitlaiifs. and they do not hos-
ritate to say so. But a little rc-
,fiection may open their eyes.
rSupposc you takc it hot coal off
the fire and lay it on tho lieartli.
It will begin to cool off and lose
its glow till at last the fire all
goes out of it. So is the Chris-
tian man who neglects God‘s
house and God's service. He lli1S
so arranged it that our sensibili-
ties are quickoned and fanned
into a constant flame by associa-
tion with His people in worship
and service. There is a benefit
to the religious life of a man got-
ten in the public worship that
cannot be gotten anywhere else-
—-E17.

» —~———e—¢-o>i———'~ «-

General Walker. president of
the Institute of Technology. told
me a while ago that he had just.
come home from California. and
while there he saw perhaps the
most valuable lot of horses in the
United States. They all belong-
ed to Ex-Governor and United
States Senator Leland Stanford.
and were all so gentle they would
come up and put their noses on
his shoulder and in his face. and
he said to the governor: “How
do you contrive to have your
horses so gentle?“ The govern-
or said: “I never allow a man
to speak unkindly to one of my
horses. and if a man swears at
one of them I discharge him on
the spot”-~()ur Dumb .-l)Ii:m'II.~'.

£0} -— —

Grange No. 729 to the Front.

KOSCIUSKO 00.. Ind. IVIR. O.
W. INGERSOLL. Dear Sir: Some
years ago while at VVarsaw we
bought and used your paint. and
will say that it gave entire satis-
faction. I can certainly recom-
mend the Ingersoll paint as the
best and cheapest.

Fraternally,
0. P. STONER.
[See adv. Patrons’ Paint Works]


I

8

THE G-RANG-E VISITOR-

Dec. 15. 1890

I iiconifiiiniicéitiéifisliii

Clinton Co. Poinona G-range No.25.

Those Patrons who failed to
take atlvaiitage of the good roads
and fine weather and meet with
DeWitt Grange at their hall in
the village of DeV\~'itt. November
26. when they ente1'tai1ied Pomo-
na. missed a rare treat.

The choir are all young gentle-
men and ladies. and they gave us
good music and plenty of it.

Dr. Topping had an excellent
essay. and we hope it will be pub-
lished for we cannot do it justice
in a report.

Bro. Bronson had a paper on
Farmer's Gardens. and thinks a
variety of fresh vegetables are
nearly half a living for a family.
Bro. Holt thought that farmers
had no time for gardening; otli-
ers did not think the subject of
importance euoiigli to waste this
oratory upon: and others thought
if there must be a garden let the
women make and tend it.

The school question was dis
cussed by Bro's Holt. Gunnison.
Topping. DeWitt and others.
until the Worthy Master declared
it time to close the afternoon ses-
sion. But they were not satis-
fied and would like the same ques-
tion at another meeting.

DeWitt Grange had secured
room in the new Masonic
hall for their evening entertain-
ment which was made public.
The Masons kindly adjourned
their meeting to give the public
the use of their large lower hall.
which was filled to overflowing,
and for two hours they listened
to singing. recitations. dramas.
tableaux. etc. The DeWitt
orchestra band furnished music.
The best of order prevailed and
every one pronounced it a grand
entertainment. R.

FoREsr GROVE. Nov. 26. 1890.
ED. VISITOR: Last evening there
was a large gathering at this
place. at which time the Farm-
ers and Fruit Growers’ associa-
tion of South Ottawa was organ-
ized. Dr. B. B. Godfrey,of Hud-
sonville. Ottawa county. was
elected president: S. M. Sage.
sec'y; E. Vander Wall. treas. A
very suggestive paper was read
by Gardner Avery. Esq. in which
he said: “We are told that farm-
ing is depressed." If so. we
should organize and find out the
cause. and with the help of wife.
sons and daughters. seek a reme-
dy. We must find out how much
skill is worth. and if it is worth
ten cents a pound in butter. put
it in. Dr. God‘i"rey followed with
a spirited off-hand speech in
which he advised the association
to steer clear of politics in their
deliberations. but to take steady
aim when they cast their votes at
the polls: to make our country
homes so pleasant that the boys
and girls will not leave them for
a hut in town fronting on some
back alley. Mr. Vander Wall
spoke at some length on the ne-
cessity of such organizations
throughout the state. The next
meeting will be held Dec. 2. 18511.
at Forest Grove. The program
calls for an address by the presi-
dent. Dr. Godfrey. Invitation
extended to all.

S. M. SAGE. Sec‘y.
—<O}7

Dear old Grange friends: No
doubt you have either forgotten
me or given up all idea of ever
hearing from me again, for I
have not made any appearance
among you since the VISITOR
changed editors. Even now you
will be surprised to learn that
instead of living in frosty and ice
bound Michigan (my old home) I
am "away down south" in the
land of alligators and oranges.
I have been here nearly a year
and like it very much: and to-
day. while listening to the varied
notes of amocking-bird. perched
in an orange tree loaded with
golden fruit. that sways to and
fro on the branches in front of
my window. my thoughts flew to
my dear friends and readers of
the VISITOR. and I wished you
could have just a little of our
Florida sunshine for your merry
Christmas. Then anotherthought
came to me (second thoughts. it
is said. are best). that if I could
not box up and send you our sun-
shine. I could send you some of
our beautiful silvery gray Span
ish moss for Christmas decora-
tions. I -can send you holly
leaves if you wish them. Send
six stamps for postage and Iwill

send you»a nice roll; or if any

one wishes a -I-pound package.
send Ii1‘c. in stamps for postage
and Iwill mail it to you. Of
course I do not want you to re-
pay me at all.  please do not
mention it or I will be indignant.
But just remember me. and write
once in a while. I nearly forgot
to tell you about the moss. which
is properly an air plant. It grows
on the limbs of the trees and
droops down yards in length.
swaying to and fro its lovely
pendents. with every breeze. A
bit broken off will grow any-
where. if kept moist. It is very
beautiful for decorating, for
which purpose much of it is sent
north. I will send it to anyone
who asks for it.
Mus. F. A. VVARNER.
St. Nicholas. Florida.

--- W4-oo

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Dec. 8.
1:’-I90.-eED. VISITOR:~—The ques-
tion of price for land plaster is
so often brought before us. and
as it has been claimed that $3.00
a ton is too high. for the coming
season we will give the following
a trial. The price of land plas
ter in car lots will be $2.50 per
ton. f. o. b. at mills. and for all
land plaster shipped out and paid
for by March 1st. 1891. a discount
of ten percent. will be allowed.
$2.25 per ton.

Yours truly.

WESTERN PLASTER AGENCY.

o

VVASHINGTOX. D. C. ED. Vis-
IToR:——Your neatly printed and
ably edited paper comes regular-
ly and is duly appreciated. You
are doing a good work and I am
glad to learn that yourintelligent
circle of readers is growing
larger each issue. There is a
whole sermon in the excellent
matter which appears on the first
page of the VISITOR.

WM. M. KING.

-—-—<o>——7 —— -

A short time since it was de-
creed by Watson Grange No 154
that the young people of said
Grange should alone furnish an
entertainment. Accordingly the
evening of November 29 was
chosen for that purpose. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe once said, “If
a person has performed a good
act, for Heaven's sake tell them
so," so we wish to say through
the columns of the VISITOR that
our young people acquitted them-
selves nobly on this occasion.
The Grange orchestra was
brought into full requisition,
which. with violins and organ.
discoursed sweet music. and an-
other feature of the affair.which
was very praiseworthy we must
note. and that was we did not
hear any one ask to be excused
from any part assigned them
by the mistress of exercises.
The recitations were well render-
ed. the dialogues good. and there
was nothing lacking which could
assist in making the entertain-
ment complete. Our young peo
ple and the Grange are to be con-
gratulated that we have so much
"backbone" among our younger
members. Some of us older ones
must step down and out before
many years elapse. and if they
will only continue to improve on
the lessons we have commenced,
what proficiency they may arrive
at and what blessings ‘they may
receive in the future. can hardly
be foretold at the present time.

VVe can say with truth that our
Grange is in a prosperous condi-
tion. There was a lull through
haying and harvest. as it will be
remembered that those products
last season were crowded along
so fast by the dry. hot weather
that we had little tinie to think
of anything else till they were
secured. Since then we have
taken hold with renewed vigor
On Nov. 8th we had a general
meeting at the hall to fix up
things for winter. The ladies
supervised interior arrangements
and the men repaired the horse
sheds. wood house, etc.. and as
almost every class of tradesman is
associated with us, we are pre-
pared among ourselves for any
kind of work that may be requir-
ed of us, and it is one of the car-
dinal principles of the Grange
to keep everything in"proper re-
pair.

The last program is only a fore-
taste of what we expect to enjoy
the coming winter. as we have
adopted excelsior as our future
watchword.

I'IEl\'ltY D. EDGERTON.
Grange Reporter.

Notices of lllcetings. ?

Hillsdale County Grange will
hold its next meeting at the
Grand Army hall. Hillsdale. Jan.
8th. commencing at 10 a. m.
The forenoon will be devoted to
the business of the order and the
milling question. The afternoon
work will be the installation of
ofiicers by Bro. H. H. Dresser. ‘
after which the 5th degree will‘
be conferred on all who are‘
ready to receive it. Patrons. all
come. and come early.
J. E. VVAGNER. ,
Lecturer. .

«¢+———- -— -4-

St. Joseph County Grange willl
meet with Centreville Grange.
Jan. 1st. 1891. Menu. oysters.
The following officers for the en-
suing year will be installed: M.,
D. B. Purdy; O.. L. Thurer: L.. D.
Handshaw: S.. M. A. Dexter:
Ass't S.. M-. S. Langley: C.. D.
Hazzard; T.. C. Walters: Sec'y.
Mrs. D. B. Purdy; G. K.. E. Sny-
der; P., Mrs. M. A. Dexter; F..
Mrs. D. Handshaw: C.. Mrs. D.
Hazzard: L. A. S.. Mrs. Geo. 
Rich. All are cordially invited. ‘

Mics. D. B. PURDY. Sec'y.

At a regular meeting of Farm-
ington Grange No. 207. held at
their hall Nov. 29. 1890. it was
decided to have a Christmas tree ,
with appropriate exercises. ‘
Christmas eve.. for the benefit of
the members and their families.

in said hall.
— -.—» —<-o>—-——-e
The annual meeting of Calhoun
County Pomona Grange will be
held at Pennfield Grange hall on
Thursday, Dec. 18. The election
of officers and the transaction of
other business that may proper-
ly come before the body will re-
ceive attention. Every officer is
expected to present a written re-
port. MARY A. MAYO.
The annual meeting of Kent
County Grange will be held at
Grand Rapids in Whitworth's
Hall. on Bridge St.. Dec. 24. at
10 o'clock a. m. Officers will be
elected and other business trans-
acted. GEO. A. DOCKERAY.

Lecturer.’
—~—— MO >——- —~ —

The Aflantic for 1891 will con-
tain “The House of Martha,”
Frank R. .Stockton's serial. con-
tributions froin Dr. Holmes. Mr.
Lowell. and Mr. Whittier. Some
heretofore unpublished letters
by Charles and Mary Lamb.
Mr. Percival Lowell will write a
narrative of his adventures un-
der the title of Noto: an unex-
plored corner of Japan.
capture of Louisbourg will be
treated in a series of papers by
Francis Parkman. There will
also be short stories and sketches
by Rudyard Kipling. Henry
James. Sarah Orme Jewett. Oc-
tave Thanet and others. Un-
technical papers on questions in
modern science will be contribut-
ed by Prof. Osborn. of Prince
ton. and others; topics in univer-
sity. secondary and primary ed-
ucation will be a feature. Mr.
Richard Watson Gilder. Dr. Par.
sons, Mrs. Fields. Graham R.
Tomson and others will be among
the contributors of poetry. The
.»ltl(mfz'c is  a year in advance.
postage free: 85 cents a number.
With new life-size portrait of
Lowell. and also portraits of
Hawthorne. Emerson. Longfel-
low, Bryant. Whittier or Holmes.
555; each additional portrait. $1.
The November and December
numbers sent free to new sub-
scribers whose subscriptions for
1891 are received before Decem-
ber 20th. Postal notes and
money are at the risk of sender.
and therefore remittances should
be made by money-order, draft
or registered letter to Houghton.
Mifilin & Co., 4 Park street. Bos-
ton, Mass.

One naturally would like to
leave his children in a better
world than he found, but how
many go to work to improve the
world instead of accumulating
money?—0rangc Cozwity Farmer.

- --—<+% --

The golden moments in the
stream of life rush past us. and
we see nothing but sand; the an-
gels visit us and we only know
them when they are gone.

————-——{—+>—#—~-—

One of the most effectual ways
of pleasing is to be cheerful.
Joy softens more hearts than

ahi

The '

tears.

ALABASTIN

THE TIME TRlEDf>cND

BE]0cUTlFUls @Of>cT|j\IG

FOR W_7°cLLS Aj\ID @Ellsl]\I@iS.

]°cLABASTINE IS Uj\IlslKE ]°cI9I:> OTHER W]°cLL (90]kTlj\IGS.

for its adhesiveness.

ilt is recommended by Sanitarians and is not dependent upon glue

Walls can be decorated with Alabastiiie in any degree of elabora-
tion. from plain tinting. plain tinting with stencil ornamen-
tatioiis, to the most elaborate fresco. and decorating in relief.

Finer effects can be produced for the .'~'ll"l]0 money with Alabastine

than with wall paper.

I Send for article taken from the report if the Michigan State Board

of Health. entitled “Sanitary W ills and Ceilings." condemn-
ing wall paper and showing the (‘ vil results following its use.

We will also send free. on applicatio i. a set of colored designs
showing how walls and ceilings may be decorated with Ala
bastine and the stencils we nianitfacture.

MAKE NO MISTAKE.

{Purchase no other wall coating than ALABASTIN E. put up in

paper packages and properly labelled.

Manufactured only by

]°i'LABfcSTI_N E OOM Pfl-N Y,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

To California, Oregon,Washington
and other Western Points in
Pullman Colonist Sleepers.

The constant demand of the traveling public to
the farwcst for a conifonable and at the same
time an economical mode of traveling. has led to
the establishment of what is known as Pullman
Colonist Sleepers.

These cars are built on the same general plan
as the regular first-class Pullman Sleeper. the only
difference being is that they are not upholstered.

These cars are furnislicd complete Willi good
comfortable hair iiiattrcsses. warin blankets. snow
white linen, curtains which secure to iheoccnpant
of a berth as much privacy as is to be had in first-
class sleepers. plenty of towels, combs. brushes,
etc. There are also separate toilet rooms for Ia-
dies and gemleinen. and smoking is absolutely
prohibited.

Each car is in charge of an experienced uni-
formed Pullman porter. who is required to keep
the car in good order and to look after the wants
and comforts of passengers.

Another fact not to be overlooked is that these
Piillman Colonist Sleepers are attached to the
daily fast express trains. thus enabling passengers
occupying these cars to make the same time as oc-
cupants of first-class Pullman sleepers.

Passeiigers holding both first and second class
tickets are allowed to ride in these cars.

A charge of $3.00 for a lower or upper double
berth is made between Council Bluffs. Omaha or
Kansas City and San Francisco or Portland.

Fifty cents per berth per night helwcen interiiie-
diaie st.-itioiis.

For those furnisliiniz their 0\vii bedding free
berths are given in Pullman Colonist Cars run-
ning between Council Bluffs, Kaiisas City and
Portland.

The Piillnimi Colonist Sleeper is especially coni-
inended for the use of the honicsceker who is
moving to the west with his faniily. and who de-
sires conifortnblc sleeping accoiiiiiiodritions en
route but caiinot afford to pay the Ill'S!-(112155 Pull-
man sleeping car fare.

For matter descriptive of any state or territories
through which the ['nion Pacific runs. 01‘ forrzitcs.
time of trains. l‘l('., apply to 1). \V. _[oii.\'s'ros,
Z\lich~ Pass. Agciit. 62 (lriswold-S1,. l)l5ll'Ul[. Mich.

iiinniuiiiii son noon.

The Newest. Best, Cheapest.

 EW GLAD 13 C H 0 BS

is a book of rd; pages of Music with appropriate

words adapted to all departiiients of Grange

work within and without the gates.
I’r[rc -S‘.1.()0 per Dozen, by illuil or
I2'.1'1)i‘c.s'.s*.
Address.
I. R. SMITH.
Si-:c'v OHIO STA‘l‘l-L GRANGI-I,
DELAWARE. 0.

an expenses pa any ac
son to distribute circulars. 010

To those interested in a Busi-
ness Education.
\Ve would say that

PARSONS’

BUSINESS COL QEGE,

OF KALi\I\[.-\Z()(),
offers many advantages over similar schools,
ziniong which are the following:

i. The rooms are the finest in the State.

2. Five tirsbclass instructors are employed.

3. The law lectures are given by piomineiit at-
torneys of the city.

4. It is the largest Business College in South-
western Michigan.

5. The course is more thorough and practical.

6. The Shorthand departiiieni is far superior.

7. Students deficient in any of the English
branches have a chance to prepare themselves
without extra charge.

8. The college has been established for 22 years.
and has a national reputation.

9. We publish our own text-books. which are
having a large sale in all parts of the U. S.

Io. The president of the college gives his per-
sonal attemion to all examinations, and knows
the standing of all the students.

Send for catalogue.

VV. F. PARSONS. l’res‘t.

I sell the

Popular
, Carts

d i r e c t to
consu m e rs
at wholesale
prices. Also
body cans.
You can
:ilcr's profit daring carts direct
Circulars free. Address,

W. H. SCHMEDLEN,
Manurr. COLDWATER, MICH.

Mention this paper.

from me.

A WO'.l(lClIlll Invention IOI the FiinTly.

The Stevens Dish Washing Machine

\Vashe.<. Riiises and Dries perfectly in 5 minutes
from 60 to ion pieces at one time. No dish or wip-
png clo-Ii iiscvl. Every inacliine guaranteed to do
l(S work perfectly. Address for full information.
t:stimnuiaIs. otc.. 3| rs. John Passmore.
Fenernl Agciit. Flushing. Genescc C0,, Mich.
Relirl-lc Agents \Vziiitc-d.
VVasliiiig(oii, I). C. No

PATENTS
:in‘ys fcc until patent ob-

tained. VVYIIL: for Inventor's Guide.

THOMAS P. SIIUPSON.

DO YOU READ

The Uusmupuli in

That Bright. Sparkling Magazine.’

The Cheapest Illustrated llonthly in the
World.

25 alts. Number. $2.40 per Year.

Tin-_: Cos.\iovoi.irA.\' is literally what the New York
T1Iue.<c:iIls it. “At its price. the I’>l'lKll(L.. ,
varied and ll£‘Sl cdiicd of the Z\l:i;1riziiies."

An Unusual Opportunity for New Sub-
scribers, for One Your Only.

The Cosmopolitan. per _vc:ir
The Graii;_n- \'isiior_._. .

The price of the two puhli

We will furnisli both for only...

This offer is only to new siihscribcrs to THE
COSM()l’OI.lT.-\N, and ONLY FOR ONE YEAR.

THE COS.\l0POl.lTAN furnishes for the first
time in Mzigziziiie Literature,

A .S'pIrmZi'rlIg/ I//Ilslrrt/Crl Pcriodicrzl at it
Price /i.z'L/zcrlo (Icemcrl 1nzpos.s-iblc.
TRY IT FOR A YEAR.

Semi $2.40 to this ofiice. and secure both the COS-
MOI‘0LlTAi\' and GRANGE VISITOR.

HA9 091!!!

i, ]II[llU[ll)

‘shield nap

nun .iiio oauu
I

‘Atoll Eonsolnrng) .10; plus; 'pn1viosc.ld.1.! sin Knoiixe Sriiin.f.i
-mun e.iu;ai.iiu um '
, "J ‘ I q am no; pa.l0‘)[i Ann
qlfi apluis pun o[qno;[ .mo 10!]
.10‘ 'osi.n.iaq1o r
}1§Ar_;['1]vqi . , _ . 0HJlIO:ll£;t[l)Uallll.{z.!‘.\g
aulqlllL)0.l8'l[.l9A[Il‘] puu .te[o.ser]};-rots 11: '
[ ) lung rum .re§p:»[ ldflll.ll_f) .nia}[ :.mu.uI 3 mu.

g zsnipii uafipnl pu1i.l9)[.lu]g[ ‘. - V _ . az!1oA]nd imp

 _ ' to.“ (K) 19931 3) s,.r.auop.rIrn

ma '.Iozg.w.qn,; 3» .10;

uop.u:a_r) ‘e_i4ein 1! ' ‘
_ pun 96.1; 2
main aquosap _
‘ ' I68! 10! 5I00.l.
uepma pue uueg poiioui wig
'.l f 19 u e | 3

‘=' "‘“""""""' "0012 lIll'l'IV "I ‘S
no 6'a_l;[3i20ll0l4 ‘)V!3['1 mezzo; qou op ex .13; 9
-avg ‘aaog [ea

own an zluiqrio , , 2?
-l0'l1lAvI“:)Il10o.[. auuu .yieu..xouva ,
9910“ oo)u;od< noamg . 95ulM__ai(ju

FOR LA IES ONLY.if.,.i"“.'ii‘v°.l‘i%.1‘i'.’i¥.

Secret, tliaitcost. me 85.00, «B :2 Rubber Shlelil. or 30 cents.
Iran]. A. Klni-imana Co.. 8» Aberdeen Sn, Chicago.Ill.