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V01. XVI No. 3
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EDITOR'S address, Paw Paw, .‘\IiCh.. to whom all‘
exchanges, Coiiiiiiiiiiicatioiis. uilvertisiiig bus!-A
ness,:inri Sllhscriplluns should be seni. l

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l

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

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Government Loans to Farmers. 

Paper read before the Van Bureii County F:irui-
6-rs‘ Institute, jun. 23rd, [$91, by Hon. J. ].\Voud-
man.

On the 23d day of May. 1890, ,
Senator Stanford, of California, l
presented a bill to the United‘;
States Senate with the following.’
title, viz: ‘

A BILL 2
To provide the Government with;
means sufficient to supply the na-
tional want of a soimd circulating
piedium.

Sec. 1 provides for the estab-
lishment in “the department of
the treasury of the United States,
a. bureau to be known as the Land
Loan Bureau."

Sec. 2 provides for “the ap-

p-pointment by the President and
‘Senate of the United States, of a
chief of such bureau. with an
annual salary of $6000, and a
deputy chief with an annual sal-
ary of $50()0.

E

 

} the
,and making the same a lien over
‘all other incumbrance that may

P A W

of less than >I<:'>l)0 in value. nor in
sums less than $‘_'l3')ii.“

Sec. Hprovides for filing the
application (or mortgage) with
county recorder of deeds.

subsequently be put upon it.
Sec. 9 requires the applicant
for a loan to deposit in the bureau

with the application,  sum suf— ,

ficient to pay the costs of exani-
ination of the title to the land.
and inspection and appraisement
thereof." This is to be done by
government ofiicers, who reside
within the respective counties.
Sections 13 and 14 require the M
“Chief of the Bureau to cause?
an account to be opened with each
person to whom a loan is made.
crediting him with the amount of
the loan and charging him with
the amount drawn thereon, with
interest on the amount so drawn
at the rate of :2 per centum per
annum, and to “credit payments
made. which shall not be less
than 25 per centum." The per-
son making such loaii "may elect
in writing to make the security a
(ronti7miii_r/ one until the expira-
tion of the twenty years," and
may at any time during the life
of the original loan, "by check
or draft, draw from the bureau a
sum or sums up to the full
amount of the loan originally}
granted."

PAW, )IICH., i«‘i~:iiiii.'.-ii-ii’ 1,

000.000 on the Central Pacific

Railroa.d+iiow under the iiian-
agement of that corporation-foi'
bonds guaranteed to build the
road. which, it may be possible.
the Senator sees a way to cancel,
by selling the lands. or mortgag-
ing them to the government,
which it could do under the oper-
ations of such a law.

In the accumulation of his vast
wealth, and the management of
the railroads under his control.
Leland Stanford has not been
noted for his sympathy for farm-
ers nor compassionate considera-
tion of their rights. He has an-
tagonized every measure urged
by them to bring railroad corpo-
rations under legislative control,
ridiculed the decisions of the su-
preme court. and denounced
wholesome legislation to protect

1 the industrial classes from corpo-

rate greed and extortion. VVhen
the first bill was pending in con-

3 gress to regulate inter-state com-

merce. and its passage urged by

§the National Grange and farmers

generally. the New York cham-

ber of commerce appointed a

Whole Nuiiiber 363

I891. N

l

‘‘a bill should be clearly defiiiedithis sclieuie to reniove agricul-

§1’l’®1i’t.

Ebyits title." The title of this
ibill does not indicate that it is
j intended as a measure to relieve
;dep1'esse(l agriciilture. but siiii-
T ply to increase the currency. If ,
that is its primary object, it
would seem that the author could
, have aimed to accomplish it in :13
,more simple, direct and inexpen-;
‘Sl\'(-3 way. if he believes in the

tural depression. should not its
special benefits he (-oiiliued to
those who are actually engaged
in farming. discriiiiinatiug. if at
all. in favor of the debtor class
and those most (lepressed? But
how is it with this bill? No mort-
gages are to be takeii on land
worth "less than $5()()’' nor for
"more than one-half of its cash

theory which he advocates in his
speech. He said: "The fact that
the struup makes the money has;
been recognized since the days of
Aristotle": and in proof cites‘
the fact that the Greeks and Ro- 1 upon the land.) Hence it will be
mans used wood, leather. tin and i seen that farmers whose land is
iron for money." and at the pres— , not worth >S:'i()O are excluded from
ent time shells, beads, etc.. arejits benefits, and those whose in-
used as currency in Indiagand f debtedness is more than one—half
Africa." VVould the learned Sen— 3 of the cash value of their farms.
ator have us turn back from our; “independent of improvements,"
present civilization. to the darkfcould not obtain a loan. for who
ages of the world. or to benight- - would take a second mortgage
ed India and Africa, for a prece- ? upon land on which the govern-
dent or system upon which to ~ ment holds first mortgage for
base a sound circulating medium 1 half its value, running :31) years?
for this government‘? If so, he ‘ Therefore. a very large per cent
might have drawn abill to an-Eof the farmers who are in debt
thorize the government to stamp; and most. in need of help will he

value. independent of improve-
ments." (What is meant by "im-
provements" is not defined. but
is supposed to iiiean buildings
and other perishable property

committee to interview the pres— . money from leather, tin. paper,  excluded from the direct benefits
ident of the Central Pacific Rail- J etc., and supply the people with i of the act,

road (Leland Stanford) to ascer
tain his views regarding the rela-

tion of railroads to the public,
iand he gave them to the press.
Referring to the decisions of the ,
_?supreme court in the so—calledi

an abundance of itqwithout cost.  But it is evident that farmers
Then farmers would. be enabled : are not the only beneficiaries
to pay their debts without mort- 1 contemplated by the scheme, for

gaging thtéil‘ f3J1‘_1T1S- ‘That thffrel the loans are to be made; not up-
is an ulterior object in the bill, 3 on ‘farms 0h1y_' but upon
not expressed in its title. is eVi- "IllItUlI‘!(IIlU(’I‘(’(l (lg/’/‘((-11/fI(')'(Illand."

 

Sec. 3 defines the "duties ofl
‘he Chief of the Bureau,”among
which are the following, viz.:

The above are the main fea- l “Grangercases," he said: "Therel dent from the fact that its author) Under the provisions of this bill,

tures of the bill, and its effect, lcan be no denying that they areendeavors to draw farmers to its, and the conditions which may
if enacted into a law, may be i a most flagrant violation of the l support, with the idea that itwill l arise, every acre of hind in the

 

- who isa citizen of the United

,-,for agricultural purposes.

.Qfor which the loan is to run not
. for an empire.

 

“To appoint such subordinate
of,fi..-.eyi's of the bureau as may be
necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this act, and to define
their duties and fix their sala-
lries." Salaries are limited to the,
amount paid for "similar clerical?
services in the treasury depart-1,
ment."

Sec. 4 authorizes the "Treas-
urer of the United States to
print and sign ready for issue.
firculating notes of the United
States of denominations from
one to one thousand dollars. to
the amount of $100,000,000. and
such additional amounts from
time to time as shall be necessa-
ry to meet the requirements of

vihis act.“

Sec. 5. “That said notes when
issued as hereinafter directed,
shall be a legal tender in pay-
ment of private debts, equally
with gold and silver coin for like
ilmounts; shall be received at par
in all parts of the United States
in payment of taxes, excises,
public lands. and all other dues
to the United States, and also
for all salaries and other debts
and demands owing by the Uni-

‘ted States. within the United
States, except interest on the
public debt. and in redemption
of the national currency."

Sec. 7. "That every person

,States, or who has declared his
intention to become such, and
who is the owner, in fee, of un-
incumbered agricultural land,
may file with the bureau an ap-
plication for a loan to be secured
by a. lien upon such land, valued

Such
application must be in the form
prescribed by the Chief of Bu-
man, and must describe the land,
and state its actual cash value
for agriculture, independent of

improvements, and also its as-
sessed value for taxation pur-
poses. for the year previous to
application, the amount for which
the loan is sought, which must
not exceed one-half the assessed
value of the land, and the time

exceeding twenty years.

briefly stated, as follows: 
Any citizen of

such, being the owner of land
suited for agricultural purposes.
whichis not incumbered for more
than one-half of its cash value.

i may file with the Land Loan Bu-

reau of the United States, an ap-
plication for a loan to be secured
upon his land. and by depositing
with the bureau a sum of money
sufficient to pay the costs of ex- ‘
aminatioii of the title to his land
and inspection and appraisement
of the same, can secure a loan
from the government. for one-
half of the amount of the ap-
praised valuation of the land;
and the chief of the bureau will
give him credit upon the books
of the bureau for the amount of
the loan, upon which he may
draw at any time within 20 years,
any portion or the whole of said
loan, and be charged interest on
what he draws at the rate of two ,
per cent. per annum. He may
not draw any portion of it at the ‘
time, but have the whole amount
placed to his credit. the same as
a bank deposit. upon which he .
may draw at any time for special 1
purposes, and while using it. will 7
be charged with interest. at the:
rate specified, and when returned
to the bureau interest ceases.
Payments upon all such loans
are made upon "circulating notes
of the United States,” which are
a legal tender for all debts public
and private,” except interest on
the public debt, and in redemp-
tion of national currency.”

I have endeavored to give a
true and impartial synopsis of
the main features of the bill. It
is a clear and Well—defined docu-
ment, and seems to indicate good
intention on the part of its au-
thor.

It is well known. however, that
Senator Stanford is a man of
great wealth and president of a
great corporation, operating vast
lines of railroads, which were
subsidized by the government to
build them, and owns land enough
The government

No loans shall be made upon lands

holds a mortgage for over $100,-

principles of free government,

and asserts the divine right off
kings!" He denied that "rail-I,
roads are public highways andl
coiiiuioii carriers." admitted andl
justified the acts of railroad maii- 

Jagers in "using nioney to control}

elections and iiifiueiice legisla-i

. tion on the ground that individu— ;
lals did the same; and declared:

that the proposed legislation in
regard to railroad property,“
was on a par with principles con
tended for by the communists:
and that the agitator. Kerney.
advocated no doctrine in regard
to property more atrocious than
the principles embodied in the
Granger cases and the laws they
sustain."

But this record of its author
should not be taken as conclu-
sive evidence that the measure
is not a wise one. or will not ac-
complish for depressed agricul-

l . .
,ture what its advocates claim for

it: for it was demonstrated more

:thaii 1800 years ago, that good
J might come from sources and coii-

ditions where least expected; and
may not the great railroad presi-
dent, who is the head and soul of
a gigantic monopoly, which con-
trols the steam transportation
and annihilates competition in
his own state, and, in the lan-
guage of one of its prominent
citizens, “has bound the prosper-
ity of California in fetters of
iron as fatal as death, as un-
yielding as the grave," become
the Moses to lead the farmers
from the bondage and tyranny of
monopolies. to freedom, independ-
ence and prosperity?

The question presented to the
American farmers in this meas-
ure is a grave one. The effect
of the law,if enacted,will be uni-
versal, and its influence and re-
sults so direct and far reaching,
that all should give it a careful
and impartial consideration. If
it is found to be a wise measure,
let us unite our influence to se-
cure its passage. If unwise, re-
ject it. It is a well defined prin-

1 result in
the United and are entirely in harmony with He says:
States or foreigner who has de— ‘a theory of government wlilcn amount to be paid Go tile go‘;.';'.i-$
clared his intention to become {rests its foundation on might, _ment for the loan of its money,‘

i determined by its value and use."

great benefit to them]:
"Two per cent. is thei

and so long as money is worth,
more than 2 per cent-., the securi- 
ty being practically inexhausti-p
ble, money will always be bor-l
rowed from the govern1neiit.""
. . . "The rate of interest:
charged by the government iiii-
der the provisions of this bill
will not necessarily fix the gen-
eral rate of interest for business
purposes. That will always be

. . "The farmer, having the
best securiy, will borrow for his
own use or for the use of others
who may be willing to pay him
a satisfactory interest.”

Hence it will be seen that by
the operations of this measure
the whole financial system of the
government is to be changed,
real’ estate mortgages made the
basis of the circulating medium,
and real estate owners are to be-
come the bankers, brokers and
money-lenders. invested with spe-
cial privileges and dangerous
power denied to all other classes
of citizens, for through their
hands the currency must pass be— 3
fore it enters into circulation.
'1'/icy iiuzsf borrow of the _(/()L7(’I'l1,-
ment and lend to utlicm bzfore flu:
wants of lmsi'nes.s' can be .S‘l([)[II[C(l.

The advocates of this measure
are endeavoring to allure farm-
ers to its support with the pleas-
ing idea that those in debt will
be able to reduce their interest
to 2 per cent. and those not in

debt can obtain money at
the same rate to loan to
their less fortunate neigh

bors or invest in speculation.
This condition of things would
certainly be desirable to the debt-
or class, and no doubt many who
are now out of debt and inde-
pendent would, through a desire
for speculation, be induced to
favor it, provided that there is
no partiality or contingencies
likely to arise in the distribution
or results to follow, that will off-
set. or overbalance the advant-
ages to be derived.

ciple in law. that “the object of

If it is the primary object of

, profit above 2.’ per cent.

United States (city and village
L<2.ts,.é~‘."<.1....1.m2.<1.°<:°vi2%s  ‘U’ M":
we-5 « a,,,.,,.-_-«cl v_oi.1ii;l: piii-poses
exceptedrucan be mortgaged to
the government. and Senator
Stanford can see no danger in it.
He says: “The amount needed
will be deteriiiiiied by uses to
which money can be put at a
Should
the value of iuoney for use imder
any circurnstances fall below I.’

?per cent, in that case it would be

restored to the government until
it would again command 2.’ per
cent." He also suggests that “the
rate of interest may be reduced
as experience shall teach.”
That is, when the volume of this
currency becomes so great that
it will not be worth L’ per cent
for use. the interest on the mort-
gages may be reduced to one pm‘
cent. or to an amount which will
not exceed the value of money
for use; and it has been facetious-
ly suggested that “when this
money become so plentiful that
its use would not command 1 per
cent. the government would re-
mit the interest. cancel the mort-
gages and let the people have
the money. That would balance
the accounts. The government

‘ would lose nothing, and the peo-

ple would be rich and happy.”
But who are to be most bene-
fitted by this measure? Senator
Stanford could mortgage every
acre of the land held by his cor-
poration, to the government for
one—half of the value which. a
board of government appraisers
could be induced to put upon
it. pay off the mortgage which
the government holds upon the
Central Pacific railroad, and then
sell the lands to settlers on con-
tracts. subject to the 2 per cent
mortgage running 20 years. Set-
tlers would make them more val-
uable by improvements, and thus
convert unproductive real estate
into cash and interest bearing se-
curities. So every other corpo-
ration and land syndicate could
and would do the same. The bank
corporations could, invest their
capital stock in choice produc-
tive farms, mortgage them to the
(Continued on 5th page.)

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[0

The Vacant Faun House
It stands. alonc against the hills. thr: vnllz-_v slop--s
below.
And in thc distzincc to the cast (ll(‘l"“€(lt'S> billnvxs
llow.
Tlu-rt: is the ham, but cattle low comes from the
stalls no inure:
Long siurc those hinges, rust: d nr.w. swung open
that ulal door.
And half way ‘twixt the house and barn, a leaning
wood pile stands.
A chopping block, scarred by the axe, long sinctv
untouched by hands.

Tlicre arc the fie-lils. uuplouglicd. nnsown, wh<-r<-
yet a child I pla_vr::l

Ami \VH[(‘.lH'(l my uncle drop thc corn, in hills so
nicely nnirlc.

The orrharvl‘s gray and inoss} l]fI\\',lll(‘ll15.*-1'!Il’t‘('
is old,

Beneath whosi: lunhs wc all could pluck the ap-
ples good as gold.

The birds art: now solt:
(‘llI‘l'l'}' trct-S.

The lilacs by the east room still ;.{i\'c fr;ig1:in:-v- to
the breeze.

rlilcrs‘ of thc dz-zirolil

And nowthc rlizil-plan: of time my thoughts its
sliadcs rctrarc,

Andruiccniorz: l-riiigtli:1tg«.orlly illllt’ with car h
fzuniliar fact-.

The old barn-door is opcn now. my uuclz ‘s sitting

therc:

The sun shiucs on his (‘lict“m icd l'ro(‘lv< and on tilt
old icd cliair.

To help him shcll thc ht-.'ins. I takc my so-at upon
the door,

llistcn to his .\tU1i('.\,:u1Il lu-g him to (I ll llH'lll
o’: r.

Thc pumpkins big wcic laid in liuc, and turnips
piled near by,

And waiting lortlu: thx 1 shing flail lll('l'(' lay .1 lu-ap
of rye.

And then before the sun wcnt down we Alrovc thc
cattlc home.

Then c;uricd to the lioiisctxx-opziils ofinilk sprcarl
o'er with foam;

Arid thcn thc wood-hox must be ln-apcd with oak
and soft pixie wood;

And in the (‘lean-swept kitchen thcrc, thc snppci
table stood.

The lnisty-pnddnig, bowl of milk. the tempting
pumpkin pic,

The huttcr-bull as bright as gold. and platc of
hn ad licapcd high,

And then the long, long winter eves— the dcart-st
time of all---

\Vhcn tired-out aunt would oftcn nod
nccdlc fall,

\\'hiIc uncle read the ncwsp.'ipcixdntcd full a wt-ck
ago,

Or hruitlcd rorn-linslts for thc mats. l laiiglicd to

see him scw.

and lct her

Thc wind cntnc down thc chimncy—pl:u-z-
sliook thc old lll'l."l)U£ll'll,

Thc pup-coin pntlcd and SIl1l[']l('ll out whit:-. thc
oak knots lil.izc<l;n1d ltlllllwl.

The rat upon thc hmiilcd mat is purring soft and
low.

No (lllll'll’lll‘(‘ it inzilu-s to licr how wild thc winds

and

Hill} blow.

lint, ah! thosc h:ipp_\ rhilxlhooil _\‘(-;n'.\ lmvc lung
sincc spi «l :n\:i}'.

Tllt-lio11.sc:i11ilh;it'n;itu-triiiptynlnw, and goings, to
dccziy.

The latch upon thc old pm't‘,h door has rlistcd in
its place,

And of the flower gardt-u plot thcrc is not lcft a
trace,

Willi sad, sad though-‘'*, 1 turn away, I lit EC!‘ by
t‘,’ic gate" I V: rd. . ‘

But, oh! how u.~.elc.~s ‘its for inc to long. .i.i'«1 wiisli
and wait.

This swcllinglu~:u't:n1d tcurful cycs, and thcy are
all i.| v.'iin——

The fact-s (tent and gocd old tiuic \\ ill llt '1-r (.‘fllll('
l):i(:k again.

—— l.. .l/_ (‘aunt/'_)'. 1'41 .Si::w////1.nnII’ _‘7}r.w‘1m/
_. . >
Unconsidered Credits--A Suggest-
ive Contrast.

The profit. of farming does not
all consist in sales or in money
left at the end of the season.
What rational young city man
with no property. a family and
inoderate salary. would complain
if he did not put. by several hun-
dred dollars at year? Thousands
are in this position. and grateful
if fortunate enough to "inake
ends Inset" by judicious living.
But young men without money.
who hire farms. and at the close
of the year have all bills paid
and a little cash left, or gain in
the growth of stock. express dis-
satisfaction and advertise the bu-
siness as unprofitable. They for-
get the good living they have
had and the comfortable home-
frequently far better than that
of their city brothers. and cer-
tainly more healthful.

Suppose a case: A young man
in each class owns 355.000. The
first, knowing nothing of the de-
lights of farm life and the surety
of rural investments. takes what
is considered a “safe risk,” loan-
ing his capital at 5 or 6 per cent.
At the latter fignre (an uncom-
mon rate to—day) it will return
9.33300 per annum. How far will
this go toward the support of his
family? Say he hires a flat at
$20 a month and buys everything
at the lowest rate. Let the youn-
gest school boy cipher it. Tired
and nervous, he hasn‘t even the
privilege of quiet at night. be-
cause other families are in the
house: and what of the overtaxed
mother and the fretful children?
Why does he not hire a separate
house? Because it would cost so
much more that he cannot afford
it. To go into the suburbs. re-
turning to the city daily. means
as much expended in travel as is
economized in rent. and increas-
ed exertion with less time for
rest. He receives  or 50 per
day for his services, like many a

i l

 

lclerk. l)ookkcpc1' or mechanic.
iand this, with the -S3()()i11te1'est.
2 rounds out an even $1.001) income
iper annum. City requirements
‘make neat. well-fittcd clothes a
necessity. and a small family can
not do with less than $100 worth.
Place food light and fuel at $5300
per year——-less than %‘~t3.'—’5 P91“
week. which is low. and with sun-
dry minor expenses. which can
never be foreseen nor avoided.
only Sfllili will remain witn which
to meet doctors' bill (always ex-
pr-,cte(l in city life). taxes. the
dcmands of charity. pleasure.
like driving with a hired team.
etc.

I have been all through these
experiences and know whereof I
speak, although I now own a
farm.

The young farmer as diligent
as the othcr. and a reading.
thinking man. (fannot he do as
well as the other. o1‘bette1'. as
the years pass’:

An admired ’1','i'l;/luv contrib
utor once gave available facts
from experience.
acres). tools and stock. are worth
>3;'i.()()(). He has a family of seven.
and wisely estimates their sup-
port by the farm to be of money
value. though ludicrously low.
A convenient house of eleven
rooms. barns. but-buildings and
lawn. 8L’00 annually: breadstuifs.
$2(): meats. lard. etc.. $75: veget-
ables of all kinds. nice and fresh.
$1 per week the year round; 100
dozen eggs, ]()0 chickens and 5
turkeys. 35‘~;'x(); 5 pounds of butter
weekly and all the milk and
cream desired. $70: abundance of
fruits from earliest to latest. $50:
total. vi )f.’T—- more than 10 per
cent return on the valuation of
the property. In what cheapest
market in America can so much
be bought for so little? Free use
of horses has been overlooked.
and many other privileges. At
livery charges. cvery drive would
cost from 50 cents to $1.25 per
hour. Had this family paid cur-
rent town prices for what they
enjoyed. it would have made
$><.'>(). or l7 per cent return on the
investment. Such garden pro-
ducc could not be bought for less
than $35 weekly. eggs 25 cents.
chickens ll’) cts. turkeys 18 cts.
the former weighing 2 lbs. and
the latter 10 lbs.: butter 25 cents.
-l..q,uarts,_ millgdaily at ,6 cents.
and 10 cents for cream. So many
berries would cost the shrewdest
consumer the appropriation made
here for all fruits. and leave the
grapes. apples. pears. p(‘ilL‘ll(‘S
and quinccs free. But take the
first estimate as a standard. and
add to it the money receipts
(an average of about $T()())_ the
returns from the $.'».()()() invest-
ment are annually over $l.‘_‘()(). or
=>"_‘()() more than a like sum yield-
ed in the city. At town prices
for produce consumed. the yearly
return would be -$l.;'>'.'i(). Legiti-
mate expenses of the farni are
$l;')(). of which 5300 is for labor.
the owner being unable to work
afield and his sons in school.
Deducting cash expenses from
returs. $231) remains. Suppose
our young farmer able to work.
lessening the labor bill 50 per
ccnt. and making the cash bal-
ance $400. The reader can judge
which family has the best finan-
cial outlook. which the best sup-
port-. and which should be the
must grateful for their position
in life. Fa-rm profits do not all
come in caSh.—~IIo/[isfcr Say/c in
N. Y. ’I'ribI/M’.

H,»
Educated Farmers.

It is no doubt natural that the
college boy. in love with litera-
ture. with the sciences, should
look forward to a life devoted to.
intellectual pursuits—that in his
vision of the future. so filled with
name and fame. there should be
little room for the homlier occu-
pations of tilling the soil and at-
tending to the details of busi-
ness. yet it may well be doubted
if the average professional man
could not. make for himself a
more enviable reputation. exer-
cise a wider influence. and come
down to old age better satisfied
with himself than those about
him, were he to give himself to
farm life. As an instance in
point, we recall the case of "one
who a generation since was grad-
uated with high honor from a
leading New England college.
Scarcely had he entered upon his
chosen profession, which prom-
ised unusual success. when duty
seemed to call him to the side of
his aged parents. He saw that

His farm (Wit

l
they needed a strong arm uponiiunder cover in some unoccupied
which to lean in their decl1n1ng,corner. Afewmonths later. when

years. and he had not the heart

to ask them to leave the old farm 1 axles will be elevated and ready
where they had worked so long. Efor oiling M
and to which their very livesiwheels.
seenictl wedded. so. with a beau-loiling anyway after a winter's
tiful devotion. he gave up liislrcst. hence the removing of the

brilliant prospects and went with

THE G-RANCH-E VISITOR.

his fair young bride back to the‘;

old hrmu-stead. in an obscure ru-
ral district.

Y\'hen. a few years later. he
laid his parents to rest, he found
that he had no longer a (lcsire to

‘ return to his profession. He was‘

convinced that his work lay in
',his old home. and there he has
‘lived and labored faithfully. en-
‘dcavoring to develop to the ut-
most his powers for the good of
‘those about him. With his cul-
'tured mind and broad views he
{has commanded a profound ro-
jspcct. and has exerted an influ-
lencc which has made itself felt in
* all the country round. The books
and papers upon his table have
been duplicated in the homes
about him. and the youth of those
homes. cmulous of his own sons
and dauglitcrs. have been eager-
ly ambitious to obtain a liberal
education. and with the will they
have found the way. Indeed. it
may be said that his presence
has placed the entire community
upon a higher mental and moral
plane. and who shall say that his
influence has been less far-reaclr
ing. or that his life has been less
happy. than if he had remained
in his chosen profession? It will
be said this is an exceptional
case. but it must be admitted that
the state of affairs which makes
it exceptional is to be regarded
with grave apprehension.

..¢.._.

The Nashville .-lmc/‘icrln claims
that since, the introduction and
perfecting of self-binding har-
vesters there has been no single
improvement or invention in the
way of agricultural machinery
that has been important enough
to attract wide att;cntion. It is
of the opinion that there is an
opportunity for the inventors to
accomplisli something in the way
of machinery for harvesting corn.
not for the grain alone, but for
fodder—cither dry or as ensi-
lage. The old laborious method
of cutting by hand will be super-
seded byja machine that will cut
and bind into bundles of such di-
mensions as can be easily han-
dled. and husking will give way
to threshing. so that the grain
will be separated at once from
the cob as well as the stalk.
This will be in the right line of
progress. enabling one man's la-
bor to count for as much at liar-
vcst as it (loos at planting or dur-
ing cultivation. It points furtlie-r
to the fact that the second line
along which the inventors should
work is to enable us to extend
the area for the cultivation of
fibre plants --— hemp. flax and
ramie ~— by providing machinery
for separating the fibre f'rom the
stalk. Hemp culture would in-
crease rapidly. and tlu,-1'9 would
be vastly more profit in it if it
were not for the labor and ex-
pense of breaking it by hand.
The same paper believes further
that there is an opportunity for
improvement in the machinery
for gathering cotton.

_  ._¢.,__ . .
Winter Care of Farm Wagons.
During a great part of the win-

ter season the heavy farm wagon
is not in use. says a correspond-
ent of l\'ati_rmal b'f0c/.'m(m. When
there is snow the sled takes its
place; and ill the absence of snow
lighter vehicles are used for driv-
ing purposes. The best place for
the farm wagon during this pe

riod of rest is under cover, but
they do not all get there. In
spite of all that has been said
and written concerning the dam-
aging effects of such practice.
many awagon gets no housing
save that of some friendly snow
drift. The common excuse is that
after farm implements and other
wagons are provided with shelter
there is no room for the big wag-
on. The greatcst damage from
such exposure is to the wheels.
and those who cannot find stor-
age room for the whole wagon
can surely find room for these.
No wheel. no wagon; but so long
as the wheels are good, one has a
feeling of confidence in his vehi-
cle. It is but a very few minutes‘
work to raise the wagon an inch
or two and place props under the
axles to hold them up. Then the
wheels may be removed and put

‘l\\‘hf’UlS in advance a(lds

:calls them into use they will be

the wagon is wanted for use. the

and replacing the
The wagon will need

but a.
small item of labor. While the
wheels are under cover and well
dried is a good time to examine
them and attend to any ncctlcd
repairs. so when the spring work

ready to respond in good condi-

tion. This housing of wheels only
is not rccoinmclulcd for those?
who can make room for tl1('\\'l1olcl
wagon. lt is here given with the

bclicf that the best way is of no

use to a great many to whom :1

"second best" might be of great

value.

————v -< oo————~ --

“Little Ontario Sharks."

VVc find the following tidbit. in
the "N()1'Ill\\’t?>'t(31‘l1 Farincr:"

A member of the Winnipeg
Grain Exchange shipped a cargo
of wheat to a mill in Ontario r<-- K
ccntly. As soon as it got tliero
the miller telcgrziplied. "Wl1eat
very badly out of condition.“
The VVinnipcg dcalcr wired back:
"Examine car carefully and send
full report of condition." To this
the Ontario miller sent the follow-
ing: "Give orders to station
agent to open car." "And again
the Winnipeg dealer telegraphed:

"How did you know it was out
of condition 2"‘ This is a fair
example of the manner in which
several of the little Ontario
sharks endeavored to have a few
cents knocked off the wheat:

“Little Ontario sliarks" are
common on a big scale thoughout
the country. and they succeed in
not only knocking a few cents off
the wheat they pureliasc. but
also in many cases the entire
profit of the consumer. Most of
the said sliarks are of a slirewdcr
sort than the Ontario client. who
stupidly gave away his little
sclieine for defrauding the honest
citizen of l\Ia-nitoba. In this
country no grain dealer would
have been fool enough to show
his hand in the way done by the
Ontario man. and tlu-re is just
where the chief trouble lies. It
is only now and then that the
methods of such men are shown
up inthcir proper light. Their
tricks are so skillfully contrived
that few farmers are able to detect
anything wrong about them.
Still there is not the sliglitcst
doubt that the grain tlcalcrs of
this country are often guilty of
such swindling op<-rations as that
e.\'pose(l by our contcmporary.

Look. for instaiice. at the
grievances which farint-rs liavc
regarding the sale of their grain
to country elevator men. "VVe,
will pay ‘_‘U cents for oats to—day."
says the buyer. and that settles
it. The fariner may dump his
grain into the elevator or take it
home: there is no alternative for
him. no matter what may be the
quality of the grain he has to
offer. The institute convert who
farms well. exterminates weeds
and uses carefully selected seed
on fertile land. draws nigh unto
the elevator with a load of No. l
oats. of plump body and healthy
face. and there he meets farmer

Lazybones. who likewise, has a
load of cats to sellAbut what a
load! It comprises some thin-
faced.jaundiced-looking. mouldy
grain. much chaff. many rose-tree
seed balls. a host of weed seeds.
a liberal sprinkling of varied dirt,
and a very small per bushel heft.
"We are payinrr 20 cents for oats
to-day." says the buyer. and
Institutes oats and Lazybones
oats go down into the same pit
at the same price. The buyer
cleans his oats before shipping
to Chicago. and makes a nice
profit all around. He has cheated
the honest farmer. and so has
the slovenly man who sold at the
same time.

This is not true of every coun-
try elevator man. but how many
are guilty of just such fraudulent
acts? Many of our readers can
answer this questions. although
they may never before have given
it a moments thought. It is very
discouraging, to say the least of
it. when high-class, clean. sweet.
plump grain. the products of
effort towards improved agricul-
ture, brings no more in the coun-
try market than foul or chaffy
grain. grown by some slouch of a
man. who cares nothing about
"the new agriculture.” We offer

FEB. 1, i891.

these few thoughts for the con-
sideration of live farmers. who
should actively oppose the many
methods employed to client them.
Custom has supported the swind-
lers in the past. but bad customs
and swi11dle1's must go. The
farmer is no longer to be imposed
upon. and is learning the power
he may become in the land as a
righter of his own wrongs. More
power to his elbow. sav wc.---
l"rI/‘Im':‘.~" 1.’rfL‘[cu'. D
—— — --ooo —
Manure Under Old Barns.

'I‘lu-rc are tliousands of burns
in the country. built many years
ago when l'cv.' thought of base-
mcnts or the saving of manure
they might effect. The stables
in tliese old barns had floors.
through the cracks of which cold
came in winter. and manure. cs-
pi-cially that in liquid form. was
\\'ttstc(l at all seasons of the year.
Here. sheltered from rain. this
liquid manure has lain until it
cntircly .s‘:ltI11'atcs the soil for a
great. depth beneath it. l’robab-
ly in many cases there is cnough
of this fertilizing material to pay
at ordinary inarkct rates for fer-
tilizers for the building of a base-
ment and grading up to the door-
way. \\'hat may seem merely
dry earth with no stnell of ma-
nure about it. is rcallyl)ctt(-1‘ and
richer than the rankcst manure
made from frcsli c.\'crc1ncnt. It
is not always safe to judge of
manure by the smell of it. A
little piece of decaying horse
flesh in commercial phosphate
will go a great way in satisfying
many farmers as to its fertilizing
value. It may after all be no
better than the unaninioniated
phosphate made from burned
bones or phosphate, rock. The
value of this deposit under old
buildings is mainly for the
nitrates it contains in soluble
form. If sprcatl ever so thinl_\'
on grass lands in the fall. it. will
give an ustonisliing growth thc
next your. Except on grass
lands it should not be applied
untilspring. and. in the meantime
be kept: dry. as it is very soluble
andcasily wasted by coming in
contact with watt-r.--~.lnm-ii-an
('1!///(‘ll/()l'.

€O}

Literary Note.

The sccond installment of the
"'l‘allcyraud l\lcmoirs. “ which ilrtl
to be published in thc February
('l‘I'IJ-/‘Il]I'l_//. will be dc,-\'ot<-d cntircly
to a cvrandls n:1rrationol' his
personal relations with Napoleon
l§o11:ipartc. 'l'allcyrand apologi-
zcs for takmg olfci.-cc under the
l)ircctorV. (lcscrilu-s his first per-
sonal me:-ting with ’»ouapartv,
tells how tho l<"rst (‘onsul snub-
bed an old acquaiutznicc. and 1'1‘-
latcs other aiicctlotcsof Nttpolcmit
tending to cuiphasizc the weak-

‘ucsscs and Valiitics of the <‘l'Il]M--

ror. ’l‘allcyi;aiul criticizes Napo-
leonis Spanisli policy. and gives
a detailctl account. (from notes
which he had taken of the con

versation) of an ll‘1lcI'\'ie\\'that
Napoleon had at Erfurt with
Goetlie and VVi<-.land.

—<o>-—

Hugh T. Brooks in writing to
the [lame and Farm of Louisville.
concerning the duty of farmers
to write out their experiences for
their agricultural paper, says:
"Don't fail to write for the pa-
per; agriculture is a joint stock
concern : rural comm unities
should be cooperative. and bring
their united support to beneficial
agencies. Qualify yourselves. or
at least qualify your boys and
girls for important service by ac-
quiring some knowledge of bot-
any. geology. entomology and
chemistry, that will enable you
to make very useful obsevations
and discoveries. Condense your
communications. leave out ands.
adjectives. amplifications, apolo-
gies; never use five words where
four will do just as well. Never
use a long word when a short
one expresses just as much.
Working for the paper. you work
for yourself and everybody else.

(4-+>—

The lemon or corncob which
is usually used in producing the
smile effect on the countenance
of the dressed pig by holding its
mouth open was replaced on Sat-
urday by a “plug" of chewing
tobacco, which held apart the
jaws of a pig doing exhibition
duty in the Twelfth—st. market.
The outfit was labelled “The
American Hog."——- I’/t't'la(lel1)h'i(t
Record.

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FEB. 1,1891.

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TI-IE C3-IR

MANUFACTURER OF

INGERSOLL’S LIQUID RUBBER PAINT.

Tun ’]‘hoiisaiid I’. of H. :l.ll(l F:ii'iiici‘s tt-stify llll‘_\' are best and Clieitpest.
WRITE Us AND sxvn )l()Nl-LY.

_A.Zl_\TC3‘i-E3 VISITOR.

Cheap, Iiitlcstructiblc Paints for

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OFFICE: 243 Plyinoulli St., B

Farmer Workem's Wife.

The work of the day has been faithfully done.
l)owii in the west sinks the hlood~rt-d sun;

The farmer sits in his cottage door,

llis land and his stock he is thinking o'cr.

\Vhilc his good wife toils at her busy round.
\Vhcre early and late she is sure to be found.

The fields are all planted. the waste slopc laid

down,

The hands of tho fartncr are rugtgtcd and hrown,
He has toiled in the snii in the long spring da_v,
But now he is taking his rest oti his way.

And he sinokcs his pipe in the open door,

VVhil¢: ll(: tells his plans for the inorrow o'er.

The good wifc puts Illt: last dish down,

On her low, white brow you can set: a frowii:
Tlicrt.-'sab.'isket of niending and many things

lll()l'(3,

That li;.{litt:nt.-il must be for the iiiorrow's S(('l'I:.
She would like the rest that .sli:- (‘HIIIIUI know

In the treadinill routid where she still itiiist go.

“I wonder my lane lias faded so fast" -

The farinc-r's eyes are opt.-n at last ~

“I know slit: was hczirty and halt: yt-ars ago.

Now what is the matter I'm sure I don't know;
\Vc both worked li:ird—’tis a farnit-r‘s lift: #

lint l'in sun: I don't know wlizit ails my wife."
The good wife is 'vVl!h(,‘l’t:(l and old and gray.

And the farint-r kt-t,-ps on in his old-tiine w:i_v;

Slit: toils at Illt‘. dairy, tht: kitclirn and all.

The work of tliiei: men on her hroad shonldt.-rs

fall;
lioi, rt-ckoning the rliildrt-ii. l‘ni siirc tlit-y'd dc-
spair
If tlicy had but a third of hci‘ labor and rare.
‘Tis a hartl, troulilt-tl world, :is most of us kiiow.
Andt::irlytiiirdrt-anis must put on llll'll liiight
glow;

lint givt: us .1 hill!’ of t:Iiang:- and of rest.

\Vho by biirdciis so inany are sadly opprc-st.

Anal :1 little tliouulit for lll(‘ work that is doiii:

And iic\'t:r is linislii-d froin sun to sun.

» 7‘/11* ///‘I/51'/I/Il'l{.
{C}

En. VisI'i‘oIt—Can you allow
me the space to say that I think
the State Grange has gone back
on its record this year by adopt-
ing the report of the executive
committee. I think it was wise
to strike out the tariff plank. not
because I do not believe in it. for
I think it an important step to-
ward relieving depressed agricul-
ture. but because it is a party po-
litical question. If the govern-
ment loan plank had been nar-
rower. not broad enough for Wall
street to stand upon, I think it
would have been more in accord-
ance with Grange principles. If
they thought it was not policy why
not say so and let the matter
drop. I am not sure that it
would be policy for government
to do so. but the 1‘oasons given
zrlzy government should not help
the fariiicr. are not Grange doc-
trine, nor (lrangc record hereto-
fore.

Thu drivc well defense helped
those who paid their dollars.
Breaking the plaster ring helped
all: and many other steps. I can-
not tell how man y. have been
taken by the Grange to help the
farmers, but this does not. From
my own observation and talk
with common Grangers, I do not
see or hear of any person who
clamors for credit if they can as
well get along without it. I had
hard work to get a man to take a
quarter of beef the other day
just because he had not the money
to pay for it. I think it an in-
sult upon thc farmers of this
state or any other. to be so rated.
and without charity for those who
profess charity.

You say that it would be injus-
tice to the creditor class, who
have loaned their money in good
faith, etc. I do not see why they
would not get their money all
right; the bill repudiates noth-
ing. Don't you think it an injus-
tice for the creditor to take 8 to
12 per cent. and a bonus. or is
that all right?

A few years ago I met a man
who said I would have lost my
team last Monday on a mortgage
if I had not found a friend who
lent me the money to redeem it.
I asked what interest‘? 10 per
cent. What bonus? He let me
have $75. and I gave my note for
$100. For how long a time? six
months. Now, we are told that
we must endure all this, or we
wrong the creditors. Is that the
principle of the Grange? It
sounds to me more like Shylock.
It may be mankind to rob and
take advantage one of another,
but has not the Grange made any
advancement toward making a
better manhood? If so, what
were they on the start? No, I
think that the committee were a.
little off, argued the extreme,
and got beyond their limits.

If we hire money we Want it

for a reasonable rate of interest.
There are thousands of farms
under mortgage for purchase
money. teams. farm implements
or buildings—not for speculative
purposes. but for nccessities——

Kansas to Save $800,000 a. Year

in Taxes.

The effect of the Alliance

,movement in Kansas is already
beginning to be felt.

Two years I

cent at the price of farm products.

terest.

produce nothing. yet
their wealth every decade by tax-

produce.
complain. must not ask govern-

can get it at the bank.

every ten years. and live extrav-
lagantly all the time. while the
lfarmer, with hard work and liv-
‘ing very economically. can hard-
ly make both ends of the year
, inect. Fraternally yours.

3 J. W. D1ci{1«;i<.\1.\.\'.

—<o >»

El). VlSl’l‘0lt—l31'(). Hodginan
must have written his last article
under two inferences. both of
which are incorrect.

One was that I am a Granger
and am thcrei'orc opposing this
new school system because they
do. I am not and never have
been a G ranger, and therefore
am not influenced by their posi-
tions.

Again he infers that I havethe
, school bill as introduced, and de-
,-‘sircd him to give a better one. I
]have never seen that bill. and I
;doubt if one in a thousand of
{those interested have: and what
,I wanted was the bill with any
fadditions he might suggest. not a
single point of which has as yet
been brought out except the ar
ra-ngement between township
and village. What the people
want to know is, where is the
governing power? One man. the
present school board. or a larger
oncl’ How are they to bo elect-
ed? \Vl1at is the salary? VVhere
(lo the children go to school? At
the nearest school house. or ac-
cording to their own whims or
those of the parents? How are
new houses to be built? By a
tax on the whole township or by
those in the sub-districts? These
are a few of the many questions
that are being asked by parents
and taxpayers, and information
on these and kindred points
would be of some benefit in form-
ing conclusions.

I am not opposed to the town-
ship unit. neither am I in favor
of it; but I want what is for the
best. all things considered. I do
not like the Pennsylvania law.
nor its workings. and I know
from observation that the wheels
of reform may turn backward as
well as forward, and feel that it
will require a great deal of skill
to get a law that will not multi-
ply ofiicers. increase taxes and
that will make our schools better
than at present. I. P. BATES.

.A..,,4.-¢_ __€,,__.

DOWNINGTON, Jan. 15, 1891.—
ED. VISITOR: I think it is high
time to make these-liquor sellers
pay their license and not rob the
people so much, and then cause
a great deal of misery in a great
many ways. I think the super-
visors of each township in this
state ought to be appointed by
law to look after the business. I
hope that every Grange 1n the
state. and every farmers’ union
will talk upon the subject.

JAMES ALDRED.

 

KEELERSVILLE, Mich., J an. 19.
ED. VISITOR: Keeler Grange 159
has started out well, with Bro.
Ralph Bly in the Master’s chair.
Our first work will be a review
of parliamentary usages. At
each meeting current events are
taken up for discussion. In this
way we hope to keep ourselves
in the current of passing events,
apace with the most advanced
thought of the times.

S. P. SIKES.

and you all know that it is wild
for a farmer to think of paying
much of a debt at H to 1;’ per

You do not give us one grain of
comfort; you just sentence us to
hard labor and high rate of in-

In another part of your report
you speak of the bankers who
double

ing the labor of those who do
And yet we must not

mont to make laws or lend us
money, but it can let the banks
have it at a very low rate and we

That is business; helping the
banks to double their money

ago the Kansas state senate ap-
pointed a committee to revise,
certain portions of existing state,
laws. This committee is com-’
posed of five Republicans. The
i committee will hold its last meet— ,‘
ing at Topeka and will present its .
report to the government. Thei
report abolishes a dozen useless;
boards; consolidates half a dozen
other boards; revises the laws‘
regarding the control of the state ‘
normal and state agricultural col— 9
leges. Hutchinson 1'CfOl‘II1{l.t0l'y;.
dccapitates Samuel Crawford. {
state agent at Washington; cuts
down the number of local dis-3“
trict judges about one-fourth::
cuts legal advertising. sheriff;
salcs. county and state printing}
of all kinds 50 per cent; pro-=
vides for the Australian systeml
of voting. and the election of the f
state board of railway commis-I‘
sioners: provides that the state
furnish school books of a uniform
text free: overhauls the system
of taxation and assessment and
puts it on a bona tide basis: cuts
down the fees and salaries of all
county officers except coroners‘
and coininissioners'. and affects
constable and justice of the
peace fees. The report. if adopt-
ed and enacted into law. will
save the Kansas people >.'~‘HO0,0()U
in taxes annually. As all of the
committee are Republicans, and
as the report is simply a redemp-
tion of the pledges made in thei
recent state Republican platform, ‘
the Republican senate cannot re-
ifuse to adopt it.

y

l —<o>— I
l FO\\'LI~JRVILLE, Jan. ]$l.‘E1).
lVISITOR-—VVest Handy Grange,‘
No. 613 is in a flourishing condi- ,
Lion, and its members intend
keeping it so. We have 100;
members now. and more names’

About one half of them are;
young people. and they all seem ,
to take an intcresi in our Grange}
and try to make each meeting a?
success. We have a nice littlel
hall situated in a very pleasant,’
place. and Ithink all feel it al
great pleasure to know they can 3
meet with friends and neighbors
each week. and discuss topics
that are intercstiiig to all. A
few in our order take the V1s1'i‘-
OR. and I wish all did, and I am
sure they would if they only
knew what a good paper itis.
and how much we that do take it
enjoy it. Yours truly.
CARRIE Bownns. Sec.

 

A Land of Mortgages.

About 90 per cent. of the real
estate and nearly all of the chat-
tels in Spink county, S. D.. are
mortgaged. There is great des-
titution. “A man cannot kill a
hen for his sick wife.” said law-
yer Brokans of Redfield. S. D..
"without violating the law, as
the law forbids any one killing a
mortgaged animal."

Have dfhings Handy.

Every unnecessary step on a
farm in doing the chores is just
so much abstracted from the time
and strength needed to do them.
It is but common wisdom. then.
to plan a proper contiguity of
stables. pens, cribs, granaries
and waterworks, and the short-
est route from one to the other.
On old farms this plan can be
carried out only as new buildings
are required, but make your plan
now and work to it as new build-
ings take the place of old ones
or are built to meet the demand
of increased stock.——Fa.rm, Field
and Stocksmtm.

   

A man who smokes—a lighted
pipe—a big fire——a burned barn-—
heavy loss; and the loser feels
like going out and putting up a.
notice on the ruins: “Any man
who smokes a pipe in my barn
will get shot at.” The threat is
harmless, however, for the man
has no barn. The notice should
have been put up before.——West-
ern Rural.

' \\'(‘!sI(3I'Il l\Iit‘

‘.\\'itliont cxtr

being sent in nearly every week. , 7'

roolilyii, N. Y.

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lli-2M‘.\ll£RS.
l’L.~\'l‘I-1,

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\\’I(I-lN(. I.
GAl'(}I£ S(.‘Rli\‘V,

_Tht* driving ‘.'.'ll£‘t7l on this niarliitit:
V’t_‘llll'H[ of any.
ll.'ll'llt‘ll('(l, and is finished in a siipt~ri..i'.stvl1v,

     

TllRli:\I) CIITTICK, l$lNl)ICl{. IIOIKIIINS.
()ll.-CA.\', illlcd with Oil,

‘ _ is Zltllllllltll to hr
Thi- inarliinc is .St'll*[llFl‘IllllIl),’, ni.'id«-

ORKS.

Beautiful Silliiplc (‘olor (‘urtls and Book o’

liisti'iictini:.<— l~‘l{I{l~I.

We Guarantee Satisfaction.

‘B45 SEWING MACHINE or$l5,

Including’ One Year's Subscription to this Paper.

\VI..'ll£I\‘L'lll(l(lL't~lll‘llIll’rlllll1t‘lllt'lll'€ilS t-iialvlv us to
oilt-r llir (fliicaizo

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

at the Z|l)O\‘(' low rates

This lllfl('lllll(' is tnatlc af-
tt-r tht- l.itt-st lll()llt‘ls of

_ _ p t_lit- Siiigt-i iinirliiiit-s. and
l.S.'l[N'l'll'l‘I t.ic Sllllllt‘ lll sliapr-. Hrll£llll('lll.'lllUll
and (l[llll‘.'Il‘ilIl(‘l,'. All tli«- piiits .irt- lllilllt‘ to gauge
t-\'at‘tl)‘ tIii- siitiir as the‘ Siiiui-r. and ate (‘<Ill\'lIIll'l-
rd of lIft‘('l\('l} tht- szinir niati-ri.ils.

Thc utnmst l‘.1l(: is l‘.‘(('ft‘l\t'll in the St'lI'(‘llt\Il of
tlii- int-tzils ust-d. and only Ill!’ it-r_\ l)l‘.\[ quality is
]lllI'(‘lli'|'~l‘tl: ‘l‘l.'ll‘lI lll.I(‘lllll<' is tliiirntiizlily wcll
tn.idv and is lined with tlit- nttiiost lllt‘l‘l\' and l'.\‘-
.it'tnt'ss. and no lllIlCllllll' is ]I(‘l'llll(It‘ll by tlic in-
5pt‘(‘tnI' to so out of tlic sliops until it has l|('1'll
fully It-stt-rl and pron-d in do [V(’Il\'(‘l wink, “nil
run light and wiilioiit iinisc.

lli_t- ('lii:‘.igo Singcr .\l.'it'liint- has .i vrrvv inipoi -
tant llll[!I’(i\'l’llll'lll in II I.oos¢- li.'ll.lll(‘l‘ \\'lim-l, so
roristriirtt-rl as to pi-riiiit windini: lmliliiiis without
l‘L'IIIl)\'lll}.{ llli‘ work froni tlii- lll.H‘lllIl('.
li.\Cll .\l.-\(‘lll.\‘l-L is i-'i'ii.\'i.siii-:1»\\'i’rii 'l'lll£

l"0l.l.()\\'l.\'(} .-\'l"l'.-HillKlliN'l‘S.

oi-' .N'lil£l)l.l-LS. (‘lll~j(‘K Sl'l<l.\i(2. 'l‘lll\‘().-\'l'
_k ‘ .\(‘l<l‘.\\' Ill-\‘l\'I{l\'. (i.\l‘(iIi,
and I.\.\'l l\’l'("l'lt>t\' Iititik’.
t_lii-siiiiplt-st,1»-asit-<trniitiiiii.: and most con‘
ol the lvlusl Ill.llt'll.ll, with ill!‘ in aiini; parts

It has \l'llt't'l'l'lI1'U\'t‘l',(lltIlI—lt‘.If ltllllt‘, 4 1 nnl dt.i\vc1s.

and Ct‘lllL‘l' swing IlIZ|\\'l.'l’. _'l‘hc iii:iiiiifat‘tiii'i»rs waiiaiit ('\‘('l}' ni:irliiiii- tor s \I'.'Il s.
‘y s '2 “ .\n_v llliH‘lllll(' not satisl‘.ii‘toi'y to a stili.st'iihv-r, we will .|lllvll\'Vl1'lllrllt'4l and \\ ill it-fund
e niont .
I’rit‘t-, inctliitling mic _vtu'ir'.s stilisrriptioii. S15. SPIN liv ficiulit. l'l'l‘!’l\t'l to p.i\' t-ling.-5 ('i\ ,.
nani<- of frt~ii.:lii station it dim-rcnt l'ioni post-ollicc :i:Itli‘c.ss. ' A H I

Addrt-ss. with the lll\)lll‘}.

GRANGE VISITOR. Paw Paw, Mich.

To those interested in a Busi-
ness Education,
\Vc would say that

PARSONS’

BUSINESS COLLEGE,

0|" KALA .\l.\Z()0,

otters inaiiy ad\'.'iiit.'ii:(-s ovi-r schools.
ziinoiig whicli arc llllf follmviniz:

1. 'l'_lir- mains air: the hnrst in Illt‘ St.-itt~.

2. l"i\‘t- lll.\‘l-4‘l.l‘~\ iiisiriir‘ioi‘s Zlll‘ t'lll]IlH\'(‘ll.

3. Th.) law lL‘i‘Illl'L‘S arc gixtrii by pl'UlII‘lllt,'Ili at-
tUl'll(‘_\'S of the city.

4. It isthc lat'i.:t-st llusini-ss Collwprc in South-
flllll.

5. Tliccoiirsc is lllUl't‘tll0l'()llp1ll and pr.'it'tit'.'il.

(i. The Sliorthand dt>p;irtuii-tit is far supcritir.

7. Students (I(.‘ll(‘ll‘ll! in aiiy of the linglisli
liraticliics ha a cliaiicc to pl't:}7Z|l’L‘ tlicnisclvcs
rliargt-,.
H. Tlic collt-g - has been l‘s'li’lllllSllI.'ll for 22 yt-ars,
and has (I iiational rcpiitatioii.

t)._\‘l/e piiblisli our ()\\'ll tt*.\‘t-hooks. wliicli are
having a large salt: in all parts of the l’. S.

in. The prcsidcnt of tlic (‘()llL'l.{t‘ gin-,s his pm‘-
sonnl attt.-ntion to all (3.\'illlllll.'lliUll\, and kiiows
tlit~ standin;.: of all the students.

Send for czitaloglic.

‘V. P‘. I'.\RSl)N.'\', l’I'P.~"l.

siniilar

   

r‘ . , _ ;_
re ollieapest ///uszq House in the World.
"'3 nu rouse of Introducing our goods throuzhaint the
_ ‘Y, and to D.(lVt'l"l.l:-'e0lll‘ House, we will lorashort
tiinesciid any pt-isonoiie oftlie following tnstrunients
on I"f‘(‘l]It0f(‘:l.S i to pay for Boxingaiid Sliippingr. Ibis
(‘-\'I74'L't¢.-(I that cvg-ry person receiving one 0 those Instru-
niciits \\'Ill show it and inform others where he bought it.
we will only send one to each pcisuit, We will send Lt
$10 Ole l$ul_l Violin for $2.
outfit consisting of V iolm, Italian Strings, Illa.-
ple Bridge, Llionizcd Pairs and Tail-[VI£:('D In.
lmd_wlth Pearl Snnkewood BUW\V|lI’\ lvury 'l‘1-imtnings,
llliusic Book of lnstaiictiotis, cont.-Lining,’ over eighty-flve
p ecesof(‘lioir-on Lute 't S -I -t‘ 'ol'i'lIus' -_ 1], -k.
etéirbaéietit strotillr Case. 532:‘ 6‘ mm: 1L a pm
I eor e Chris Ban'o $3 -
Maple sin-H Shcc silln iit-:.li.'siiv.'» 
lattd Rim l\Icta.l pll all F t '

- - L“ as onm rs,
Eltalinn Stritigs. Book oflnst 1-tit-tionsl’AlI innent Case 83.
$10 Celebrated Aimee Guitar, $3.

Maple lniitatinn of Iiosewoodj-‘.hony

trnnmintrs I’i1l.(-nt Ht-ad, Pearl in-

ald, Sound Iloleand Edge, Italian

St11tir:s,)lusic Book in strong Ca.-1008

Send M0 by Postal Note. Send Stamp for Catnlo 9.

L w E ““

. INCOLN & C0.‘ Chicago, Illinois.

Rosy Complexion, Youthful Beauty,
Plumpness and loveliness

21l'e[)l'()(lllC('ll by Old I)r. lit-,:1t|i‘s Harm-
less Arsenical Rejuvenating Wa-
fers, and Black Heads, Pimples,
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, Ulcers,
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma, Lung
Diseases ci'zitli(-atctl. I’ci'ft-.ct lit-alth
is the mirror of licaiity, and only $1 :1
box or six for $5. l\ll:lll(‘(l.\‘(‘.:llI'.(l. Frcc
consultatioii at otlict-s, 291 Bi-o:itl\v:i_y,
New York.

 

  

GLEVELIIDND BAY

French Coach Horses.

Our latest importations give us a large _numbc_r
of imported Stallions and Mares, from which put-
chasers can select a

PRIZE WINNING COACH HORSE.

We guarantee our stallions to be foal getrers, and
all are well broken, stylish fellows. with good
action and high individual merit. Send for cata-
logur-..

CLEVELAND BAY HORSE C0.,
Paw Paw Mich.

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 difiiculty
is reached and the cause removed, fully explained
in circulars, with aflidavits and testimonials of
cures Irom rominent eople. mailed free.

Dr.A.F0 TAIN .3-L‘V.l4I:llSt..N.Y.
Washington, D. C. No

THOMAS P. SIMPSON.

Pa. runs’ Plow Co.

(July /'«.\-1m)1.s-I‘/i/r ['/m/' ('n_ .w//1'r1_r/ r/1'r«r'/
lo [’«(/ro)1.»~ 11/ ll’//o/mu/4' I’/‘ii-i;.v.
Oldest Plow Works in N. Y. State.
All Si/t-s of

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

See our PlowsiBiefore Buying.

()l'R l’()T.»\T() l’l.()\V is the

In-st liilling plov. III
the marl-(ct. worth lli)lll)l(‘ ‘

any sliotvl plow in

use-. liuy no otlir-r.

Ol'I{ GANG l’l.()\\/S for Viiitgvartl, (lrrli:it'd.
llops and Small Fruit rulturc have no mpial.
Taktns tlite ]Ili'l(‘l‘ of l‘it-ld (,‘iilli\'ator, atid for fal-

low plowiiig do hctttcr work than any UIIHT ini-
})lt‘lllCll[.
\Vritc at oiict: for t‘ii'i'iil;.' s and pi l(‘('S.

. You Tlilt
rm‘ ,Isl.i lxiiyiiigztif iis.

SAi'isr.-\(‘1'ioN (;I'AR.\N'll-ll'€lIl.V lit mu‘ C.ist»‘.
Addrt-ss,

Plielps Chilled l’low \l’orlis,

Phelps, N. Y.

   

  

To any onepscnding 10 cents, the VV/ivizkuzv
l\IAr..niz_iNa will be sent for tour weeks as a trial
aubncrtpttlm. The regular price is four dollars
per year. Each issue contains from ten to fifteen
complete stories, comments on current events.
puzzles, jokes, hints for the household. and the
best _of music~—'ust the thing for long winter
€VCmnlZS- TH  what you get in four copies!
64 pa.L'e9—2 columns of reading m:itter—
300,0_OO words comprising over 50 com-
plctc stones, and vocal and inszrumental musit‘,
(the latter is worth at least fifty cents.) and all
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trial. lmowin full well that you will come
permanent su scribcrs.

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FCRIISALEIIIII

Sonic Spt-rial liargaiiis in Fl-{l'l'l‘ l..-\Nl)S in the
virinity of South ll2I\'t:lI. tlic lit-art of thc fanioiis
Pcacli rcgioii. I li.'ivt- also (1 large varit-ty of farin-
ing laiiils in all stag:-s of llll]ll'rl\'(‘lll(-.‘llI. Thesi-
lands will never be lowcr than now, and sow ls
llll‘ tiint: to Inn)‘. Send for illustratt-d (ll.'S(‘l'lpll\'t'
list. H. J. EIN-‘.l‘Il.l..
SUIITII ll.\\'  MICII.

 

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free.

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THE GRAIEQE VlSlTOR.l

Published on the island 15th of every month. .

A T50 C1:‘.\'"[5 ]’Ii1\’ A .\'.\'('.l/.1‘
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A. ('. (§LIl)DEN, Editor and .\l'¢Il)2lg'£‘X‘, ‘
I’.-KVV I-’A\V, M ICU. ,
K3’ReIIiittciir(-s should be by Re.-gistcrcd l.eut:r, ;
Money Order ()l'U1'£ll’l. ,

Entered at the Post-(jtticiz at Paw Paw, ,\lich., as
Second Class Nlaitcr.

To Subscribers.

Send money when possible by
either postal note or money order. _
Vic prefer a dollor bill for two‘
subscribers. to ill cents in stamps
for one. The bank will take the:
dollar,l)ut they refuse thestamps.

VVe shall send the paper only
so long as it is paid for. If you
wish it continued. a prompt re-
newal will keep it constantly
coining and save us the trouble of
making theclianges. If numbers
fail to reach you. or your post-

oftice address is changed. notify ! uS_ and “.0 .11..)

us at once and we will gladly send
another nun.ber and make the dc-
sired change. Packagesof 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.

-<9}
Ranting.

There are a class of agricul-
tural journals. ephemeral in their
character. which have sprung
into existence to voice the clamor
which has been aroused by the
pinch in price of agricultural
products. They assume that
everything is out of balance. and
while the farmers are down.
somebody on the other end of
the teeter board is hoisted into
favor. They expose a mortgage.
blister on some poor l'ellow‘s
back, rasp it with sand papei'.
and hold up the bleeding specta-
cle and gloat over it as soinething
done in the interest of helping
to heal the sore place. They
talk about banks. and bonds. and
plutocrats. and gold bugs. as if
all these were alike vermin that
ought to be extcriniuated. They
incite a rancorous spirit of ha-
tred for people who have money.
which breeds socialism and de-
stroys faith in a government ad
ministered by men whom they
are pleased to denoniinate trait-
ors and tyrants. Such coiistaiit
ranting serves no good purpose.
On the contrary it breeds a quer-
ulous. complaining spirit. with-
out the compensating advantage
of having a remedy to suggest.
for correcting the evils com-
plained of. Subscribers of the
papers referred to. learn nothing
of remedies. nor of methods of
improvement. It is all a tirade
for redress of wrongs. Farm-
ers are becoming tired of this

. I . .
bank shylocks. nor foreign corn--turers of subordinate (1'I‘2:lllgE‘S.
At m.m._V meeting of 3. and all others that can assist you
n carrying out a successful 
_ _ ries of
the air and grow red in the face ; Lem“ 1.91.5 of

petition. i
farmers. there are those who saw 3

Masters and I
Subordinate

in eetings.

railing about manufacturers get , GI-ang‘(g5_ -dllnw me to St1gg(A5t to
ting 23:3 per cent. on their capital i you that it is important that you

invested in business. while tlieid

farmer don't get three per cent. 5

very misleading and untrutlifu
statement : 
The interest drawn from our.
state upon its indebtedness. pub- t
he and private. amounts to about 
55'.‘-)'.'».l)()().(J()l) annually. while the.
taxes to support our state.county. 1
town and municipal governinents. l
exceeds the sum of $1ll.-Wl).()()().i
For these two items alone.a total‘,

. of S-l.'u.l)()t).(j)l;U are required.wliichl

amount is largely in excess of all
wheat. corn. oats. rye and barley

raised within the state the past

year. Our homes. to the nuiiiben
lof -_>,ooo a year. are passiiig from
fast beconiing
but not owners of the

1, tillers.
i soil.
V\'hat good purpose is served
by such foolish assertions. In
the same address occurs the fol-
l lowing:
l The farmers everywhere are
learning a very great and i111-
portant lesson, namely. that we
must apply ourselves more close-
ly. economize to a greater ex-
tent; where we have had two
suits of overalls and striped
jackets. we must try and get
along with one. and if we have
been indulging our wives by fa-
voring them with two calico
dresses a year. we must try and
show them that we can nolonger
afford it. We must be content
with the baicst necessities of life.
not even thinking of luxuries.
much less of leisure and case. if
the present condition of things
-continue much longer to exist.

Such bald assertions and oth-
ers of like character. ought to
be clinched with facts to illus-
trate on both sides to show the
truth of the statement. or. if it
is not truth. the statement ought
not to be made. There is a lot
of this ranting. that is intended
for buncombe. to whet the jeal-
ousy of farmers. It gives the
ranter the. opportunity of posing
in the attitude of the farmers‘
champion. and this notoriety he
thinks will improve his chances
for office. The Vislroli is eager
for facts to present to fariners il-
lustrating the abuses under which
they are laboring. The sympa-
thy is not very great for the un-
der dog when he is the biggest.
and especially when he is doing
all the. howling. Let us resent
all false statements, and demand
proof. in place of mere assertion.
We shall find that much that has
been bruited abroad as true, has
been mostly wind, and that those
who have been busily scattering
the seeds of discontent, have

constant fusilade of words and h°Ped to reap in the Political

set phrases. They would now
like some suggestions less Utopi-
an than “land money.” or bond-

harvest which such sowings are
expected to yield.

   

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE.

ed warehousing. or the single tax M AsTER's OFFICE, BERRIEN CEN.
theory of Henry George for their TER. J&I1- 19. 1891.—ED.' VISIT-

benefit.

The failures of such men as
Peters and Potts, in our own

0R—The winter months are the
most propitious for Grange
work. and allow me to suggest:
That now that the various coun-

Sta-'0e— among 1111056 Wh0II1 0111‘ ty organizations have elected and

ranters are constantly rev_iling— installed their new

officers it

show that it is not all fair sailing would be 3* Propel‘ thing '00 C10 to

in the business world. When the
balance is struck between assets

call a meeting of the otficers of
subordinate and Pomona Granges
in some convenient place; at that

and liabilities, it is shown that meeting arrange for a series of

these large fortunes shrink la- meetings

in their respective

mentably in the settlement, and Counties? 3*”"‘m‘o’e 3- g00<1 pro-

that there have been mortgages,

or their equivalent, on nearly all the

the property of these men.

It is farmer.

gram. Select for your sub-
jects those that are of
most importance to the

Select from your own

stated on good authority, that if members men and women that
aperemptory call was made on are best adapted to handle the

the business men of a neighbor-

questions awarded them. Thor-
oughly advertise the meetings

ing Citys Who are 110W 6-0198’ 3 and be sure that the program is
heavy, flourishing business, for fully carried out at each meeting.
a. settlement of their outstanding  W0111d S96 to it that at all meet-
obligations, they would not be mgs 3‘ good chow ‘S Present-

able ‘to pay 50 cents on the dol-

lar. And yet these men are not get out 3, full house

Now, Patrons, try this; bring
to bear every effort possible to
Call to

complaining about city taxes, nor your aid county deputies, Lec-

_ , lcominittee on
1 At a 1‘€(:eI1l fi11‘1U(‘l'-5 f.l1“‘3'U11§§;l)e.i's. a committee to work with
111" 1>1'0Si<11n:: "fll(“’1‘~ 111 hl-5 0I"‘n' g the lecturer on program. and. in
ing address. made the following  short. rf‘vive the order in every,
1‘jcouiit_v in the state. Don t allow
a member to be idle.

ppoint a committee on \Voman‘s
'ork. a soliciting cominittee. a
delinquent H1011]-‘

Yours fra-
Tiios. .\l.\i:s. ‘
WOW ‘
Secretaries, Please Notice. ‘
.\liciii«'..\.\' 5'1‘.-\’l‘l-I (tilt.-\.\‘(:l<l.l
Si«:<‘i:F.'i‘.-\1:v‘s ()1-‘l<‘lt‘l‘1. .\l.\u<‘i«:i.—
I.I'.s. Jan. l‘.l. l-‘<‘.ll.-—-l)esii'iiig to
issue the list of .\l2isters and Sec-
retaries as soon after l+‘eb. lst as’
possible. your co-operation is
asked that the list niay be as ac-
curate and complete as may be.
In order that we may do this.
please observe:
lst -— I have mailed an election

teriially.

quarterly report blanks to each
Secretary whose name was re-
ported for lH‘.H,).
retaries see that the iiaines and
P. 0. addresses of the l\1asters
and Secretaries for 1Hll1 are sent
nie on the election blank. if they
have not already been so sent?
Also. transfer to their successors
in office the quarterly report
blanks?

:.’nd—Will those Granges, if
any. whose Masters‘ and Secre-
taries‘ names were not reported
to the Secretary of the State
Grange last year see that it is
done this year?

3ll'd—Wlll Secretaries of Pomo-
na Granges send names of Mas-
ters and Secretaries for M9].
with P. 0. address. to me at
once. without. waiting for an
election report blank‘?

J i«:.\'Ni'i~; BUELL. secy.

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.\liiJiIi(:.\.\' S'i‘A'i‘i«: (il{.»\I\'(}l<Z.
Li«:<"i'I7in:i:‘s ()1-‘I-‘Ici«:. Novi. Jan.
Std. l«‘<Sll. P.-\’l‘l{().\'S: By the time
this reaches you the work of re-
organi'/.ing for the new year will
be completed. and new ofiicers.
fresh in hope and expectations
of the future. and earnest in car-
rying into etfect their new re-
solves. will be already in the
field. May success be yours.

You have been chosen to plan
an(l guide in the work of our or-
der. the membership standing
ready to carry out your wishes.
Do not leave. them without de-
signs and work laid out. We
ask that you assist this depart-
ment thus: Give to the Lecturer
of your Grange the names and
post-ottice addresses of persons
who in your opinion would like.
to learn more of our order. or
whom you think take an interest
in our work, and who live in lo-
calities without a Grange. or in
places where some early organi-
zation has become dormant. Se-
lect good material and send it on.

I ask the Lecturer of each sub-
ordinate Grange to take this
matter in charge and collect the
names suggested by the mem-
bers of their Grange. thus avoid-
ing repetition. and send them on
to me as early as possible. Also
that Lecturers of each Pomona
or District Grange, and the dep-
uty of each county. shall act at
large in their district by helping
in this matter.

Let me hear from every Lec-
turer and Deputy.

Yours fraternally,
ANDREW J. CROSBY. JR..
State Lecturer.

The Van Buren County Farmers’
Institute.

The 6th annual meeting was
held in the opera house in Paw
Paw on Thursday and Friday,
Jan. 22d and 23d, The program
was very carefully considered by
a large committee of intelligent
farmers, and the topics were
assigned to capable hands. Two
cases of sickness caused disap-
pointment in not having papers
presented on the topics proposed,
but there was a commendable
promptness exhibited on the part
of all who were present to per-
form the tasks assigned, that
kept the interest at fever heat
from start to finish.

The exercises were opened
promptly at 2 p. In. of the first
day with a. well filled house

The evenings program was be-

report blank and four sets ot’lcultui'al (‘olh-ge. has travelled to

“yin thpgv Smu j in the mountains.

IR .A.l\TG-E1 VISITOR.

fore a mass of people that packed
every available space. which was
repeated at every session follow-
ing, and many people of the
town went home because there
was Iiot even standing room. The
Paw Paw Grange glee club fur-
nished the music. and the grunge
hall was opened and wt
with tables to feed everv
visitor who was present to ililvllll
the institute. This feature of
the meeting was eiijoyeil by all.
The touching of elbows at tables
with strangers and excluinging
the civilities of life lilesses both
him that that
takes.

gives and him

“l’l\’.\("l‘l(‘.\l. i-:i)i‘i‘.\'i‘Io.\' l-‘nit 3

i-‘_\ii.\1i<:us so.\'s“ .
l>,\' llarry (). Sheldon ‘was the
lirst paper after the
Mr. Sheldon is :1 young man who
stuilied a few years at the Agri-

opening.

: the Pacific slope and spent zi year’
i

5(.l)0SOI) occupation.
4
l

His paper
showed a rarecoin}n'ehensionol' a
lboy's yeariiings for appreciation
and companionship and how neg-
lect and indifference will foster a
rank weed crop that will take
root. to the exclusion of plants of
fairer growth and of real value.
He advocated the study of those
things with which the farmer has
to deal. Instead of 1?‘ months
of algebra and 6 months of hot-
any he would reverse them, and
extend the term of chemistry
even if it infringed upon the time
usually employed in learning the
languages.

The discussion turned to a viii-
dicatioii of the Agric.ultui'al
(lollege. which was assailed at
the outset by ridicule and unsus-
tained charges. The speaker bit
off a larger piece. of that kind of
discussion than could be well
digested. The Presidentof the
Association was a graduate of
the college: and they came to the
front in such force. one after the
other. that what was intended as
a rebuke to scientific farming.
was changed to the level of an
unsustained tirade.

sILos AND sILAoi«;
by G. E. Breck.

operations with the silo. with
conclusions favorable to its prac-
tical utility for niany farmers.

stock which must be constantly
kept in sleek show condition. He
would begin feeding from the
silo as soon as
grass in the fall. and continue it
tlirough the feeding seasoii. either

necessities of the case demanded.
He is no enthusiast but believes
the. silo has a prominent place
in practi zal agriculture.

Mr. Woodman inquired what
the difference was between putt-
ing acorn crop into a silo and
ripening it and feeding in the
usual way. Mr. Breck replied,
that putting in silo was the cheap-
est. most convenient method of
feeding, it was relished better by
stock and every part of the
growth seemed to be equally
palatable. He did not think a
wagon box full of silage would
be wasted this winter. Mr.
Woodman inquired again what

grain itself; replied to. that it no
doubt lost some of its nutritive
value from fermentation, al-

silage.

Mr. Wildey inquired whether
ensilaged corn would fatten sheep.
He could take a crop of ripened

a bunch of sheep quite satisfac-
torily.

Mr. Breck had had no expe-
rience. He added that where
farmers desired to ripen the corn

coarse fodder, it might not be
advisable to build a silo.

EVENING SESSION——GRUMBLING.

frequent writer for these

publish.
The discussion did not become
very earnest. for the reason per-

He has nowiits matter or its method.
,_c-,¢.u1(.(1(1U“-,1 U, f;-,1-m'm_._r as }1j5l(ll.\'i'llS:~'l()ll untortunately. was cut

Thepapergavea cutting of the ditches. and the
practical review of two seasons ground will be settled and tirn er.

especially those who had neat an extended (liscus.~'.ioii on the

stock was off stated that the soil of hisjlow

as a full or half ration. as the the ditches seemed to be. rising.

was the comparative value of the morning and learned that Shrop

though this may be recovered and current in Chicago and shfiwe
distributed through the mass of that good animals wen fatten,“

corn and, by the use of the fodder of lambs had been brought fro
and the grain, he could finish off Chicago, fed ten Weeks” tum re

Crop for feeding the grail?‘ and to feed. Southdowns wei-"5 on
thus had 3' large quanmty of grade lighter but about equal f

Mr. I. P. Bates (whom readers different a few years ago.
of the VISITOR will recognize as a

columns.) read a. paper upon the as economically in any othe
above topic which we shall soon Way as by the present manag

  
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
  
 
  
   
   
  
 
 
  
   
    
   
    
    
  
 
 
   
  
  
  
 
  
 
  
    
 
  
 
  
 
  
   
  
  
 
  
    
 
  
   
   
   
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
  
   
  
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
  
  
   
 
 
 
   
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  

FEB. 1,1891.
haps that grumblers don't go to
1'arinei's' institutes. Tliey wvered
well characterized in the paper.
as our readers will have oppoi'-
tunity to discover.

THE (}l{.»\l’l~I I.\‘nI's'I‘iiY I.\' .\llt‘lll-

(IAN As t‘0.\1l’.-\l{l-ll) wI'1'i1

t‘.-\I.ll~‘0l{.\’l.-\. A

Mrs. A. H. Sniiili. another
writer for the Visiroii columns.
preseiite(l a paper upon the
above sub_iect. contrasting the
('()l1'_llll()llS of climate and iertilty
of soil. and the facilities for
reachingprotitable iiiarkets. wit‘-.9
conclusions l'a\'orable to Michi-
gun.
'l‘lll-I Iii-‘.I’l<I«:ssi«:i> <'o_\‘In'l‘.o.\’ tr}-‘
.\<;i~:u'i'1.'i'i'iii«: —— i'rs l:l-1.\ll-)-

iiiics .\.\'i» i'i‘s l-‘l"l‘l’hl-I

by JG. .-\. \\'ild«-y. was listeiied 
by the largest illl(lll‘lll‘(‘ that \\'2l.\
ever packed into the hall. The
galleries on tliree sides of the
wall. 1}l't'.\'t‘lll1*(l :1 black streak of
humanity. while the lloor and
aisles sliowed no gaps where
another person could be sqiiei-zslti
jlll. This paper will be piililislu-(1
in the ll(‘.\'l issiie of the \'isi'roi:
gaud we make no report of either
The

short by the lateness of the hour
and the inability to readily l‘(‘(l3‘ll
the plane of the writer‘s research
and reasoning.

l"l(ll).»\Y .\l()l{Nl.\'(} SF.SSlt)N.

 

For an hour was taken up by
the election of otlicers. E. A.
Wildey president and Wari'l3,n
(loss secretary with vice presi-
dents distributed in the various
townships of the county. Hon.
J. J. \Voodman was retained as
chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee. The first paper called
was from Erastus (.)sborne on
“Reclaiming aml l')raining {ow
Farm Lands.“

Mr. (lsborne has had much ex-
perience with the subject. He
wouldcuteverygreen thingever_v
summer while in lull leaf. sow
on grass seed. but would ‘mt.
pasture. as cattle will eat grass
rather than leaf herbage and it
will not do to rely on browsing of
the leaves to kill the biislies. He
thinks it time saved to mow oil
every year. and mow the hay in-
stead of pasturing. The roots
will soon rot and he would not
attenipt to drain the land until
this rotting of the roots is‘ well
advanced. as it will facilitate the

Mr. C. ll. (illitl'lt'H thinks a big
flock of sheep beats any thing
forcl--aringland. There wasquite

practiceof draining and laying
tile. but no especially new ideas
were advanced. .\li'. ('harles

land was constantly settling to-
gether. so that. the bottoms of

It was found when an attempt
was made to clean them out, that
they had to be dug deeper to get
the water farther below the figur-
face’
MEAT .-\1\'IMALS ivoic .\IIcHI(:A.\‘. .
Mr. E. A. Rood, of Covert. dis-
cussed this theme in a paper
giving his preference for} the
different breeds for meat. Mr.
Breck would not lose interest en-
tirely and sell off the stock be
cause meat is cheap, for it may b
that in the near future it wil
be wanted back when pric
are high. "9
Mr. Charles had looked at th
feeding pens of E. A. Wildey thi.

shire grade lambs were doin
best.
W. C. Wildey read from pric

still brought good prices. Th
range was from  per 100 tv
$5.30, and some of the cattl
brought $89.46 per head. A low

turned at an advance of tw
dollars per head. Taking on
feed and transportation, ther
was a good margin of profit. H
preferred cross bred Shropshir

feeding. Buyers in the larg
markets don't want sheep wit
wrinkles on their necks. It WE

Mr. Ed A. Wildey que.tio
whether stock could be ha. dle

ment of the great combines. 15
thought the cry against the bi
four was carried a little too fa


 

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There is enough profit in thel

offal to pay for killing. Cattlel
can be shipped to Chicago. dress- ,~
ed and returned cheaper than they l
can be sold at home if killed";
here. The man who sells but‘
one steer a week must make ten .

dollars, but half a dollar pays al

good profit where thousands are

slaughtered in that time. l‘lvery- 3
thing there is utilized: hoofs.l

horns. hair. hide and blood. 
(:()vE1<.\'.\11~:.\"1‘ I.oA.\'1.\'(; .\Io.\'l~:Yj
To i‘.~\i<.\li~:ns. ;

J. J. Woodman began ii
ternoon session bythe readingl
of a paper on the above subject. 1
which appears on the first page’
of this issue. No report there-
fore is necessary. The discus-
sion which followed b1'o11,‘.§lit out
the fact that the sclieine origin-
ated with the lfarmcrs‘ Alliance
and was sent to Senator Stanford
to present tocongress.

N. H’. Lewis said he had read
of a similar scheme twelve years
ago and had heard it talked of
frequently since.

W. W. Bass objected to the
system for the reason that it
makes _another kind of currency.
A currency that will not pay all
debts. both public and private.

1. P. Bates suggested that ac-
cording to the bill it would take
quite an amount of the fund to
pay the expense of searching the
titles.

Mr. Woodman said we ought
to discuss the measure in its re-
lation to business. I can
mortgaged my farm at once and
have one-half of its value placed
to my credit in the bank. pay
two per cent and lend it again at
six per cent to the merchant, or
to those whose land outside the
improvements is not valued at
$500. All the money must come
through the hands of farmers.
Class legislation pure and sim.
ple. _

D. Woodman: Government
has all along aided railroad com-
panies by gifts of’ land. and
banks by loans and deposits at
low rates. and although this
scheme is crude and faulty in
particulars, why not sift out the
good there is in it and give it to
the farmers.

THE l~‘UTUItE OF THE HORSE

MAl{KET.

Isaac Monroe read a paper up-
on this theme which was freely
discussed.

Thomas Cross said there was
a growing demand for a good
horse. and we must raise better
ones to meet this demand. He
favored the French Coach. which
if crossed upon the American
horse of good style produces a
horse that always sells well. He
had a few of these that were fast
enough for farmers.

. E. A. Wildey gave quotations
from late Chicago reports show-
ing the difference in price be-
tween qualities. A horse must
be well trained and a showy ani-
mal to sell well. He advised
farmers to go to Chicago and at-
tend the auction sales to see
what kind of horses bring top
prices and to learn the value of
horses under the hammer. A
fancy price is entirely out of pro-
portion to the care and training
which secures it. On top there
is but little room, but it is a mighty
high priced seat.

E. A. Rood had found upon an
examination of the statistics that
there were 26,000 more horses in
the state now than a year ago.
He attributed this to the importa-
tion of western plains stock.

H. Hinckley likes the trotter.
He makes a lively horse on the
farm, and he gives his owner a
little more time in town because
he can get there and back sooner.

0. Hill thinks we can go too
fast for good farming. Had seen
Mr. Hinckley’s boy cultivating
corn with one of those fast
horses and he couldn‘t get near
the hill for fear of cutting it out.
A binder will last several years
longer when worked behind a
slower team.

Mr. G. E. Gilman said that all
classes of horses have their
places. A heavy horse must in-
deed be a heavy one—-1500 lbs~—
and such will bring big money.
A coach horse must be over 16
hands but need not be fa.st—a.
mile in four minutes is fast
enough. The class of horses
most called for must be prompt.
good looking, intelligent and
kind. Barring a cream or a gray,
all colors bring good prices pro-
viding they suit otherwise.

the af- ‘

Mr. Monroe: If we wish to
succeed we must not cross too
much: that spoils everything.
No one wants a horse with no
recommendation except that he
had a first rate grandfather. and

the remainder everything else.
He believes in the American

trotter for it is a home produc-
tion. We ought to be creating a
horse wanted and demanded in
other countries. instead of going
there for all our horse stock.

Mr. Simons. of Battle Creek.
said that the horses that were
bringing the most money to-day
were worth very little to the
farmer. The filly recently sold
from his city for 52-5.000 had cost
a good deal in care and breeding.
\‘\'e. as farmers. have not the
dams. and cannot expect to raise
the colts that bring the high
prices.

A. \V. Haydon thinks we ought
not to be over confident of the
future of the horse market. The
western horse. the electric rail-
road and cable car systems were
all competing with the horse.
Better prepare for a storm. and
take in sail. Every colt from
those range horses in the state
helps to depress the ~n1arket for
good colts. Raise a good colt or
none.

EVENING SESSION.

A paper was presented by
Prof. Roberts, of the Paw Paw
high school. upon. “Physical and
Mental Development.” The pro-
fessor made a plea for less con-
tinuous study and more physical
labor for the student. He favor-
ed the plan of sending the small
children in the forenoon and the
larger ones in the afternoon, re-
quiring them to labor on the
farm according to their capacity
for it.

J. J. Woodman: The theory
of education where manual labor
is mixed with intellectual de-
velopment is excellent. It is the
system which is practiced at our
Agricultural college. If the in-
liuence of our public schools is
toward professional pursuits in-
stead of industrial. it is radically
wrong.

G. E. Brock: One reason why
students go to the professions is
that they generally graduate in
debt. and must seek some em-
ployment that will at once begin
to remunerate them. Very few
have money enough to buy a
farm.

IV. \V. Bass: Steady applica-
tion to books for ten months in
every year until his education is
complete. totally unfits a young
man for the active duties of life.
They are taught intellectually at
the expense of the physical.
Our system only develops one
side of the man.

C. Robinson said that many
boys leave the farm because a con-
tinual spirit of fault finding is
heard about the business of farm-
ing. and they get to believe that
the farmer belongs to the lowest
class of people.

VVHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAY.

This was told by Mrs. C. B.
Charles in a pleasant paper,
which the editor failed to get.
All the arts of persuasion and
entreaty were unavailing and as
no notes were taken it is impossi-
ble to give it a wider audience.

THE RELATION OF THE BANKS
TO THE FARMER

was explained by Hon. Chas.
J. Monroe. It was the last pa-
per of the evening. and ended
the program. We hope to
give the salient points in a
future number as there were
many things told that farmers
need to know. There is too
prevalent a prejudice against
banks and bankers in the ab-
stract. excited by injudicious
statements from stump politi-
cians and perambulating reform-
ers. Mr. Monroe grew up from
boyhood in the county and has
always lived in it, and has the
confidence of all classes; so that
his exposition of the day's busi-
ness of a bank, and its functions
in a community compel a favora-
ble hearing and acceptance of
the facts presented.

The management of the insti-
tute in all its branches leaves lit-
tle chance for criticism. The
money to meet the ‘expense was
contributed beforehand by those
locally interested; and those from
adjoining counties and from a.
distance expressed themselves as
delighted with the entertainment.

(From Isf [IlI{[I‘_ )

government for one-half of the
,purchase price. and thus secure

an abundance of» currency for
‘thanking purposes at a loss rate

of interest than they are now
‘]paying on deposits. They could
:then rent the farms to their for-
.mer owners, or sell them on con-
, tracts. subject to the government
imortgages, charging any rate of
‘interest on unpaid balances they
3might demand. Banks of ex-

lchange and for deposits will be

I necessary for the safe keeping of

luninvested funds and making‘

3 loans and collections for farmers.
,but they will be compelled to
3charge a percent: for the safe
lket-ping of deposits. instead of
ipaying interest on them. and in-
lniako up for the loss of interest
ion loans. Millionaires would put
ltheir unproductive funds into
lfarni property as permanent in-
vestments: and is it fanatical to
predict, that under the operations

valuable and productive, in a
landed aristocracy. as arrogant
and tyrranical as that which now
exists in England and Ireland
and which did exist in France
prior to the great revolution.

It will not be denied that the
salvation of our free institutions.
and the strength. power. glory
and perpetuity of our republican
form of government. depends up-
on an intelligent and prosperous
yeomanry. wlm arc in 122:: simplc
ou:ncr.s- of the soil (/u>_I/ culficufc:
and any law or policy of the gov-
ernment which does not aim to
secure that object, is not only a
great wrong to the tillers of the
soil. but detrimental to the pub-
lic interests and suicidal to the
nation.

There is certainly some reason
to surmise that this measure. em-
anating as it does from the very
fountain head of monopolies. is
intended as the finishing blow
upon the head of that wedge
which these soulless monsters
have for the past twenty years
been driving.to separate the far-
mer from the title to his farm.
and thus destroy our American
system of landed proprietorship.
I cannot believe that our intelli-
gent American farmers are de-
manding this measure. or any
similar one. That our agricul-
ture isdepressed. and many farms
are Inortgaged. is true; but as
those who advocate this scheme
do so mainly on the ground that
it will reduce interest on f.ir1ners'
indebtedness. and as only a frac-
tion of those in debt can avail
themselves of its benefits. is it
wise to experiment with this new
departure in finauciering. for
which there is no success.t'nl
precedent to be found in the his-
tory of the world. and which is
surrounded with so many doubts
and dangers? Would it not.
rather. be advisable to advocate
measures to accomplish that ob-
ject in a more direct and practi-
cal, less expensive and more ef-
fective and enduring, if not con-
stitutional. way? The constitu-
tion gives congress “power to
coin money and regulate its val’-
ue,” and as the value of money
depends largely upon the inter-
est it will command, the power of
congress to pass a general inter-
est law can hardly be questioned.
At all events interest is regulated
by state laws. hence subject to
legislative control. If the object
is to increase the currency, con-
gress has full power to accom-
plish that object and give the
country a full measure of circu-
lating medium which will always
be on a parity with gold and can
be used, not only to purchase the
farmers’ products. but as a. sub-
stitute for gold to pay the “in-
terest on the public debt" (gov-
ernment bonds) as well. The
expense of this system to the
already overburdened taxpayers
will be simply enormous; and
that item, together with the par-
tiality——excluding a large per
cent of farmers from its intended
benefits——and the favoritism like-
ly to be shown in the distribution
of loans, should be taken into ac-
count with the benefits to be de-
rived from the low rate of inter-
est to be secured. The clerical
force that will be required in the
‘-Land Loan Bureau” to prepare
and transmit the millions of “ap-
plications” (mortgages) and bill-

;crease the rates of exchange, to‘

THE G-BANG-E VISITOR-

ions of circulating notes. comput-
ing and collecting interest. t'ore-
closing mortgages. making ex-
changes and keeping books. to-
gether with the attorneys and re-
co1'de1‘s in every county. and the

boards of inspectors and apprais- '

ers everywhere. would constitute
an army of new government offi-
cers which. in numbers and the

Cost of maintaining. that of (len. ‘

L\liles before the refractory Sioux
would sink into insigniticance.
Wlieii the currency of the coun-
try was piost abundant and in-
flated. many farmers wont reck-

lessly into debt and gave lll()l'1*:

mortgages upon their l'arms than
in an)’ o‘.l1e1‘1N'rio<l of our coun-
try's history. and a large per
cent of the mortgages no\v upon
their farms is the result of that
recklossiiess.
l
fthis or any'similar policy. there
-can be no shadow of

l

gate amount of interest that will
be paid upon them will be vastly
increased.

What farmers most need is leg-
islation to enable them to pay
their debts in a fair, honest and
business-like way. and not a
scheme to encourage them to
plunge deeper and more hope-
lessly into debt. They demand

i)i(crc.~:t. Our circulating medium
is now about $22 per capita: $40
per capita is not too much. That
can be secured by providing for
the uuliniiml coinage of the pro-
ducts of our gold and silver
mines. and issuing legal tender
governmentnotes—gr<-<-nbaeks---
with their redemption pledged.
not upon individual farm mort-
gages. but upon the whole com-
bined wealth of the nation. Tin-y
demand that every species of
property~- the capital stock of
corporations. the bonds. mort-
gages and money of the rich. as
well as the poor man‘s cottage-
be made to bear their equal bur
den of taxation. They demand
that the infamous system of gam-
bling practiced by stock and pro-
duce exchanges. by which the
farmers and all other industrial
classes are annually robbed of
hundreds of millions of dollars.
be abolished. They demand a
more equal representation in the
law-making departments. to the
end that the benctilsnnd burdens
of government he more equally
distributed.

l“armers are not enemies to
capital. but they are “opposed to
the iymnngx of IIIIJI/Il_/H)/Ii!‘-\'." which
noone can deny is the main cause
of their present depressed condi-
fion.

They are "opposed to :-/«/.s-.s- 14-5/-
is-/ufion." and only desire “a
proper equality. equity and fair-
ness: protection for the weak. re-
straint upon the strong; in short.
justly equalized burdens and just-
ly distributed power. These are
American ideas-—the very es-
sence of American independence.
and to advocate the contrary is
unworthy the sons and daughters
of an American republic.”

It is stated by a writer gener-
ally noted for correctness. that
this mortgage loan project is not
a new one; that “England adopt-
ed this system many years ago
with her farmers. and. it is
claimed, works well, -enabling
them to improve their lands and
increase production.” The writer
is simply mistaken. England has
no such system. That govern-
ment makes no loans on real es-
tate security, and practices no
such policy as alleged. l find but
one precedent for this project.
and that is the experiment of the
Argentine Republic of South
America. That Republic is al-
most a counterpart of our
own. Its area is about half that
of the United States, and it ex-
tends through the same degrees
of latitude. In climate, soil and
productions, the two countries
are almost exactly alike. Its
people are intelligent and enter-
prising. In twenty-five years its
population has increased 154 per
cent, while that of the United
States has increased but 79 per
cent. The wheat area in 1888 was
5,000,000 acres. It has more
sheep in its pastures and exports
more wool than any other nation

That the same re-‘ --
3sults will follow the adoption of‘

a doubt. -
l*“a1'mers now out of debt and in-‘
-dependent will be allured by "‘_’i
of such a policy. eventually tlielper cent interest" to borrow and‘.
title to all the poor and unpro—  use for unnecessary purposes or‘,draw 8' per cent interest. instead
ductive real estate in the co1m- invest in. doubtful speculation, lot’ ;’ per cent.

try will be vested in the govern- 5 and instead of reducing farmi
ment. and most of that which is l mortgages they will be increased i, of the measure would be to so in-
lan lnmdred fold. and the aggro-'

morc cr(r/'cnc;/ um] loirc/‘ /‘(tics of

on

5)

in the world. lts cattle and beef
exports are inimense. Twenty-
five lines of sleamships connect
that country with Europe. and
from forty to sixty vessels are
sailing back and forth every
month. It has more bankingcap-
ital per capila than the l'niied
States. and banks with larger
capital than any in the l'nited
States. and e.\:ceeded by onl_v two
in the world. There are more
daily papers published in lhienos
.-\yr«-s. its capital. than in I\'ew
Yorli o1‘ T.A()ll(l()ll. .\ little more
than four years ago, when the
Republic was in the full tide of
prosperity almost wi’.hou'. a par-
allel in history. a law was pnssml

almost identical with the h"i:il1-
ford scln-me (lllln‘l'ill_!.:‘ in no very
essential points. it (‘l'(‘lll(‘(l a

(lrl-:11 (‘en‘.r:1l N:1lixiii:il lhnilvt"

with ln'am-ln-s in all the prov-
inces lo no«_rotiato the loan:-. in-
stead of a "liand Loan lhm-zni."
with subor<linat<- lin:l1'«ls wh.-1-.
ever the chief of bureau might
deem necess:lr_v. The inorlgages

it was claimed that the ellect
crease the price of land and farm
products that the mortgagors
could al'f'ord to pay legal interest.
and that it was essential to the
general prosperity that interest.
on money used in the business of
the country should be uniform.
and no favoritism shown. It was
also claimed that by making the
mertgages draw interest at the
legal rate. farmers would not be
enticed to mortgage their farms
very generally. lnstead of the
“(lovernnu-nt (,‘irculating Notes"
proposed by Senator Stanford,
that government issued "Trans-
ferable Mortgage Bonds." hear-
ing thc same rate of interest as
the mortgages. payable to bearer.
and the government guziranteod
the interest.

It was the opinion of the .\r-
gentine stalesnn-n that ll1<):~vH
percent bonds. based upon -\ per
cent mortgages at hall" the value
of the land, bearing the ".1/oI'«‘/‘Ir
mwnl .s~/I/mp" and guaranty to pay
the interest. could. under no con-
tingency that might arise. depre-
ciate in value as a circulating
medium. for which they were in-
tended and are used. or fall be-
low par in the market. l\'otwith-
standing all tln-se pi-<-<-:nn':ons.
in three years after the act was
l);1_s'5(\(l $»l(H,llllll,()llll (ll, lll()l'l_‘_'.'Zl_<_:(‘S
had been negotiated and bonds
issued. These bonds areworth
now but til cents on the dollar,
and are still depreciating. Ev-
erything is running wild there.
They have sowed the wind and are
reaping the whirlwind. interna-
tional disorder has taken the
place of peace. The finances of
that great. rich. and rapidly
growing nation have been almost
hopelessly involved. lls securi-
ties are dishonored. credit ruin-
ed. and the nation is on the very
verge of bankruptcy. Business
i'n all the provinces is becoming
paralyzed. Speculation. which
has been running at flood tide,
has received a check. Stocks,
bonds and securities are rapidly
depreciating. and National lizmk
shares have gone down 100 per
cent. The price of real estate is
rapidly declining, and auction
sales are often adjourned without
a bidder. Consul Baker writes:
“A general shrinkage in prices
has set in, and with the contrac-
tion of the currency.the price of
land with the price of everything
else will. in time. find its proper
level. ’

This is an object lesson which
should be well studied by our
farmers. The points in the les-
son stand out as clear and plain
as the noonday sun in a cloudless
sky. It is an imperative duty
upon every citizen to give this
subject the most careful. impar-
tial and thorough investigation.
Let us avoid the danger, if we
would escape the doom.

,, A4. ._

GRAND RAPIDs. Mich.. Dec. 8.
1890.—ED. VISITOR:-—The ques-
tion of price for land plaster is
so often brought before us, and
as it has been claimed that 333.00
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 per cent. will be allowed.
$2.25 per ton.

WESTERN PLASTER AGENCY.


  

  

 

6

iTlCl‘.I.

‘Sables’ Depart

February.
Tlierr; s not a gliiiinil-r of sun in the sullen sky,

\‘\'li(-re the inoiintaiiioiis f‘,l()llllS drive on as the
da_v ile,(‘lines,
And the wind, like a beast at bay that roars
and whines,
To the riotous waves of the ocean makes reply.

The siiowllakes flutter and whirl through the icy
air,
The rustling leaves to the spectral oak bouglis
cling,
The fields that will bourgeon and break, ‘ncatli
the breath of spring
Into hillows of blooin. are shrivallcil and wan
and barn.

The hills are white, and the river makes no sound;
Not a song iipwclls from the wood, and the
t:a\-es are diinih,
VVhile the hardy sparrows, in search of a scanty
crutiih,
llop about o'er the treartlis-roiis frozen ground.

\’Ve long for the green and white on the orchard

spray,

For the rustle of grass and the cricket slirilling
low,

And yet we can wait, for under the rinic we
know

Is the living llttllfl that will quicken again in May.
— C/Iftmz .S'uI//an/.
, ,¢ - , , ,

God's Music.
Siiiri: evi-rtlie world was fasliioned,
\V.’|l('l' and air :iiid sod,
A iiiusit‘ of divers meaning
llas flowed from the hand of (iorl.
Iii valley and gorge and upland,
On storniy inouiitain height,
lie makes him a harp of the forest,
lie sweeps the cliords with inight.
He puts forth his hand to the ocean,
llt: speriks and the waters flow;
Now in a chorus of tliiinder,
‘.\'o\v in a (‘.'lf‘lt.'IlCt: low.
lle touches the wavirig flower hells,
He plays on the woodland streaiiis.
A 1l3llIlt'l' song like a iiiothi.-r
Sings to her child in dreani'~..
llut the iniisir‘, iliviiiest and deari-st,
.‘~iiiice ever the years hi-gan,
ls the iuanil'old passioii;it<.- iniisic
lle lll.7l\\'S from the lieart of iiiaii.
~/". I" I/Tit!/Irv’/y /71 '/l‘//1,‘)/H /»'ir7‘.
, , ,...¢,,.,.. ._
‘Vt’ tliank thee, O l“atlier, for all that is bright —~
The gli::iin of the day and the siarsof the night;
The ilowcrsof our yuiiili and the fruits’ of our
time
All tlit: l.)t::tiit_v of uaitli and iiiiisic's sweet (‘llllll(.'.
\\"e tliniik thee, O l’atlii-r, for all that is dear —
The soh of tlic teiiipest, the How of the U':'llI
For ll(‘\'l‘l' in lrliiidiiess, and iiever in vain.
Tliy lill'l'(.‘)' periiiiitr-d a soriow or pain.
\Vt- tliavik thee, 0 l“atlii,:i‘. for song and for l'i»:i.st—
The liriivcst that glowed, and the w<.altli that in-
(‘l('itS(‘(l2
l"oi never a hlessiiig eii(‘oiiip:issed t.-artli‘s rhilil,
But thou in thy ll|(:l'(‘y looked downward and
siiiileil.
\’\i’t» tliriiik thee. () l".'itlit-i‘ of all. for the power
()f aiding cacli other in lift-‘s darkest lioiii';
The L{t'llt‘l'lJllS liezirt, and the bountiful hand.
And all the soul-help that sad souls iindcistaiirl.
\\'e thank thee, () l-‘athi-r, for yet to hi.-——
For hopes that our fiitiire will call us to thee:
'l‘li.'il all our I-tcriiity foriii. throvigli thy love.
()iiz tli;iiil<::gi\ing l).'i_\' in th-: iii:iii:~ioiis' aboxe.
.—.'/’.-'/.'(
_._,._. - M... ..
Bells.

Bells are formed or made of a
coiiiposi*.ioii of copper and tin,
ezillezl l)t.‘ll metal. and lllt,-St‘, coin-
poiirid.-A are thrown into a boiling
calilroii. for which tlio boll
l'ouiid<~r lias rules deiived froiii
(_‘X1lt.‘l'lt.'ll(‘(.‘ and i-otiiiriiied by sci-
(‘ll('U.

Kings and nobles have stood
beside fiiinoiis caldrons. and
looked with t'evei'eiice on the
making of these old bells: and
history tells us they have brought
gold and silver. and pronouncing
the holy name of some saint or
apostle which the bell was here-
after to bear. they have thrown
in precious inetals. rings. brace-
lets and even bullion. Then the
mold is prepared, and at a given
signal the pipe through which
the molten fluid is to pass is
opened and the mold is filled to
the brim. Nothing now reiiiziiiis
but to let the metal cool. and
then to break up the clay and
brick work. and reinovc the bell.
which is tlien finished for better
or for worse: and the greatest
makers do not appear to be ex-
empt from failure. The decora-
tions worked around some of
these bells are extremely beauti-
ful. while the inscriptions are
often highly suggestive and even
touching. From old usage bells
are intimately connected with
thevservices of divine Worship
in the christian churches, so
much so, that apparently from
a spirit of opposition. the Mo-
hammedans reject the use of
bells, and substitute for them the
cry of the Imaum from the top
of the mosques. Associated in
various ways with the ancient
ritual of the church, bells ac-
quired a. kind of sacred charac-
ter. They were founded with re
ligious ceremonies and conse-
crated by a complete baptismal
service; received names, had
sponsors, were sprinkled with
water, anointed, and finally cov-
ered with the white garment or
chrisom. like infants. Thisusage
is as old as the time of Alquin,

'11:‘/i’/zw.

and is still practiced in Roman-

(‘atholie coiiiitries. lxlells haul
iiiostly pious iiiscripiioiis. often

iiidieati\'e of the widespread be-,
lief in the iiiysterious virtues of

their sound. They were be-
‘tilence, drive away enemies. ex-
tinguish fircs. etc. Among the
superstitious usages recorded to
have taken place in old St. Paul‘s
church in London. was the ring-
ing of the hallowed bell in great
tempests or lightnings. From
this superstition possibly sprang
the later notion. that when the
great bell of St. Paul’s tolled
(which it does only on the death
of a member of the royal family
or a distinguished personage in
the city). it turned all the beer
sour in the neighborhood — a
fancy facetiously referred to by
Washington Irving in the Sketch
Book.

It would seem that the strange
notion that bells are efficacious

.in dispelling storms. is by no
means extinct. In 1852 the

Bishop of Malta ordered the
church bells to be rung for one
,hour to allay a gale.
J The quality of a bell depends
not only on the composition it is
made of. but very much on its
shape, and on the proportion be-
‘ tween its height. width and thick-
[ness. The smaller a bell the
jhigher its pitch. Bells have also
jbecn cast of steel, some of which
ihave had it tone, nearly equal in
lllllCl]0SS to that of the best bell
lmctal. but deficient in length.
lhaving less vibration. Some
lhavc also been cast of glass,with
considt-ral)le thickness of thema-
terial: and these are said to
give an extremely fine sound. but
are too brittle to stand the coi1-
tinued usc of a clapper. From
‘a remote antiquity symbols and
hand bolls were used in religious
ceremonies. In Egypt, it is said
that the feast of Osi-ris was an-
nounced by ringing bells. Bells
were introduced about the year
(350, and Benedict Abbot.of VVcar-
mouth. brought one from Italy
for his church about 680. Most
;of the bells fi1'Sl3 used in Western
Christendom seein to have been
lhand bells. Some of them as old
jas the sixth century. are still
lpreserved in Ireland. Scotland
land Wales. They are made of
"thin plates of hammered iron,
bent into a four-sided form, fas-
tened with rivcts and brazed or
_lbron7.ed. Perhaps the most re-
iinarkiible is that which is said to
jliave belonged to St. Patrick.
l('2l»lll}(l the "Bell of Patricks
lWill.“ Its diniensions are small
jziiid it is kept in a case or shrine
‘rot’ briiss. eiiriched with gents.
, with gold and silver filagree. and
‘iiizide betiveeii the years 105)] and
Qaiid 110;"). The largest bell in
lthe world is the "(il’(T'cll Bell" or
iMoiiai'cli of Moscow, above 21
feet in height and diameter, and
weiglis 1925 tons. It was cast in
V, 17334. but fell during a fire in
‘ 1737. was injured. and remained
sunk in the earth till 1837. when
it was raised and now forms the
dome of a chapel made by exca-
vating thc space below it. An-
,other Moscow bell cast in 1819
weighs 80 tons. There is also
one called the pardon bell which
was tolled before and after divine
isorvicc, but the practice has been
;u—bolished among Protestants for
some time. The ringing of the
"Curfew Bell." supposed to have
‘been introduced into England by
,William the _Gonquoror. was a
j(.'1lStOl1l of a civil or political na-
,turc. and only strictly observed
‘till the end of the reign of Wil-
liam Rufus. Its object was to
warn the public to extinguish
their fires and lights at eight
o‘clock in the evening. The
eight o‘clock ringing is still con-
tinued in many parts of England
and Scotland.

Many of the church towers in
London are provided with peals
of bells, the ringing of which is
a well known practice. The
ringing of peals differ entirely
from tolling—a distinction not
sufficiently recognized in those
places where an ordinary ringing
of bells is made to sufiice alike
for solemn and festive occasions.
The ringing of these for divine
service on Sundays, and on other
occasions. forms the themes of
many poetical allusions. The
lines of Cowper will occur to rec-
ollection.

“How soft the music of those village bells,
Falling at interval, upon the ear,

In cadence sweet! now dying all away;

Now pealing loud again, and louder still,
Clear and sonorous as the gale comes on."

LOTTIE M. \VAi<Ni:i2.

 

The G-range—Its Benefits.

l{i ..<l l-1-foil. i‘,r_-uio: (foiiiity GI'Ill)~_{(: by .\lr~. \‘.'.
ll. ( li'llHlt'll.

Tlierc is no doubt in my mind
but that the Grange is. or may

. . . ;be. '1 benefit to its members so-
,lieved to disperse storms and pes- i ‘

cially. intellectually and practic-
ally. By the common inter-
change of view‘. by the various
opinions freely expressed. our
ideas are extended, and our minds
become more alive to the duties
and obligations that lie before
us.

It is a conceded point that the
only way to arrive at the truth
in any subject is to discuss it
frankly. to have all its bearings
brought forth. both for and
against. This can only be done
by thought. by the steady appli-
cation of mind to matter: and
this is one of the things we learn
in the Grange. One can scarcely
be a constant attendant. and a
close observer while there. with-
out having this faculty improved.
We must learn to think. The
principles of the Grange are so
true. the obligations so sacred.
that if one strictly adheres to
them he must grow stronger
mentally and morally.

Occasionally some unpleasant-
ness may arise. but it is soon
overlooked in the more general
interest, and it is very seldom
that any act of a member causes
us to doubt his integrity or ques-
tion his honor.

We consider the Grange of
more importance to-day than
ever before. Not. perhaps. on
account of the wisdom manifest-
ed, Lot for the great brilliancy
of speech, but for the inlluenee
arising from the sturdy thought.
the trite purpose and the noble
object for which it was organ-
ized.

The time lias come when the
fartner begins to think for him-
self. irrespective of party pre-
judice. And aside from all this.
by the constant association with
the Grange. comparing ways and
means. devising different meth-
ods. a more systematic course of
farming abounds. The farm pa-
pers now so prevalent. and within
the reach of every farmer. are a
great aid in this direction. But
after all, more depends upon the
farmer himself: for after obtain-
ing all necessary advice. and
reading all the papers published.
the farm will not run itself. but
will still require much hard la-
bor. These helps. however. may
produce more methodical work,
and what is of still greater im-
portance. the brain is growing
too. which would not be the case
if there were nothing but the
dull routine of work to occiipy
the mind.

But I soinotiiiics think the
Graiigc has done more for the
farmer's wile than it has for the
farmer hiniself. When I read
the excellent papers published in
the (}iiANoi~; VISITOR that are
written by women and notices of
addresses of welcome delivered
by them. I think. "Verily, the
world moves.” Of course there
are many cultured women in the
world occupying various posi-
tions. Some of the best minis-
terial work is done by women.
and we know of them as lectur-
ers. editors and artists, besides
claiming their share of other po-
sitions. But they are not farm-
ers‘ wives. They are mostly col-
lege graduates who have spent
years in preparation for their
work. And so it is all the niore
pleasing when we see the women
who. without this early prepara-
tion. are enabled to come for-
ward, do their share, and do it
so oreditably to themselves.

The Grange is certainly a good
place for the young, for the so-
cial advantages offered, if for no
other reason. But there are
many and varied opportunities
for self improvement. By care-
ful attention and close observa-
tion they may become familiar
With parliamentary rules and
usage, and this is of itself no
mean acquirement. They may
improve in elocution and decla-
matlon, and by association with
those of more mature age and
deeper experiences, their manners
become more nearly correct, the
principles of truth and honor are
more fully inculcated. and habits
of thrift, industry and economy
are permanently formed.

If We Wish to have the Grange
a. thorough success, We must
learn to look with leniency upon
all faults. We must be charita-
ble. We can accomplish nothing

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

without unity. i-oiiseqiii-ntlv we
must work togetlier. n..._-,.,. 1,11,,“--
lug any little persoiial pri-jiiilit-i-s

,to influeiice our actions. but do

coiiscietitiously wliatever we tin-
dertake. and rcmeiiiber at all
times that "Honor is manhood's
chief crown." i

- ——{<o}— , l
Poultry, F01-cement and Stufflngs. 
VVhat good things for the table:
are now in season and abundant 
ly supplied to our many prosper- '

perous country homes! The crisp 5

morning air resounds with thei.

vociferous gobbling of tl1l'l{O_y.\‘,i
foretelling. all uticonsciously.
many a generous dinner. The
poultry yard is crowded with
plump young fowls. an unfailing:
supply of choice and. to the
farmer. inexpensive fare. Ducks.
geese. guinea fowls. ad(l to the
variety in favorable situations,
with scai'c<‘-ly any additionalcost.
It may be that the larder is also
adorned with partridges from the
wood lot. The porkers in their
pens are so heavy with fatiiess
that even feeding and sleeping
have become laborious tasks; the
next “cold snap" will see them
no longer porkers but pork. Per-
haps there is a fat cow or a few
young wethcrs ready as rein-
forcements of the siibstatitial
basis of cxistoiice. for upon the
farm as nowhere else we have a
realizing sense of the sobcrtruth
of the maxini that "nutri’tioii is
the physical basis of life." We
must eat to live. and in winter we
ought to eat lieai'tily and with
enjoyineiit. In view, tlieii. of all
tlicsc good things. let us ("tLl'(3flll-
ly consider appropriate adjuiicts
and modes of preparation. And
first. fora moment. we will talk
about cooking poultry. ;,.

CO()l{Il\‘(} Uiiici{i«;.\'s.—-- (’)i" all
animal food. the llesh of chick-
ens comes next to milk and eggs
in delicacy and case of digestion.
The convenience of the supply
is another strong i'ec()iiiiiieiida-
tion to the lioiisekci‘.-per. and the
almost uiiiversal favor with which
it is received fixes its place as a
first favorite in the standing bill
of fare of the country home.
But too often. with the best ina-
terial, the skill of the cook adds
little to heiglitcn and vary the
attractiveness of a chicken din-
ner. On some tables it appears
so invariably as a stew or fricas-
see, and the guest might almost
fancy it an idiosyncrasy of the
breed. Vei'yfrc,qiiently tliere is
an utter lack of appreciation of
the axiom that poultry of every
kind should be killed. at the very
least. twelve hours before it is to
be cooked.

A SIt\ll’L‘;~Jll().\S’l‘.—1\tleliviolts
roast. which has the advaiitago
of pmsctitiiig no terrors for the
carver, makes it very good alter-
native for the too familiar stew.
Joint up the chickens as usual
and pack the pieces neatly in a
baking pan. Roast in a qiiick
oven (of course they are really
baked, but so‘ are most of our
roast meats) turning over the
pieces as they become browned,
so that all may get a crisp sur-
face. When sufliciently cooked.
pour over the whole a piiitof
rich cream, let it come to it boil.
and serve very hot.

{{0}-

The Perfection of Politeness.

In a company in which I found
myself lately. the conversation
turned upon politeness, which
some one well defined as “timely
thoughtfulness, with human sym-
pathy behind it." One member
of the party told of the most
thorough bit of true politeness
he ever saw.

"Some time ago." said he, “a
friend of mine gave a little din-
ner. to which a young friend, his
Wife and their little child werein-
vited. The child, only three
years old. was a very precocious,
bashful and terribly sensitive lit-
tle one. During the dinner she
upset a glass of Water upon the
the table cloth, and hastily no-
ticing the looks in her direction.
her little lip quivered and her
eyes filled with tears.

“At that moment my friend
who gave the dinner knocked
over his own glass with a. crash
that drew every eye in his direc-
tion. He laughed over the mat-
ter. said it made no difference,
etc., and completely succeeded
in Withdrawing the attention
from the child, who soon smiled
again.

“That I consider to have been
the perfection of politeness.”——

rniy broom!

FEB. 1.1891.

The Art of Sweeping.

In S\\'t‘t‘])lllf.!'. take long. light
strokes. and do not use too lieavy
a broom

"Alice." said Lois. "do you
honestly think sweeping is hard
or exercise than playing teiinis?"

I hesitated. "I really don't
know. One never thinks of hard
or easy in tennis. the game is so
interesting: and then its outdoor
exercise. and there's no danger
of inhaling dust.”
"Well. for my part," said Mar-
_]orie. "I like doing work that
tells. There is so much satisfac-
tion in seeing the figures in the
carpet come out brightly under
Aliec. what did you

sdo to inakc your reception rootn

sopei'fectly splciiilift-i'oiis‘.’ Girls.
look here! You'll think this car-
pet had just conic out of the
wareliouse. "

"Motlier often tells Aunt Het-
ty. said I. todip the end of a
broom in a pail of water in whicli
she has poiird a little aininonia. a
teaspoonful to a gallon. The ani-
nioiiia takes off the dust and re-
tmslies the colors woiidcrfiilly.
\Vc couldn't keep house without
it." I finished. rather proudly.

"Did you bring some from
lionic‘."' asked Marjoi-ie. looking
liiirt.

"Why. of coiirseiiot! I asked
your lIl()lll(‘l'. and she gave me
the bottle and told me to take

what I waiiteil.“

"A little i'o:ii'se salt or sonic
damp tea leaves strewed over it
carpet before sweepiiigadds ease
to the eleansing pi'o('<-ss. The
reason is that both the salt and
the tea leaves being iiioist. keep
down the light. iloatiiig dust.
which gives niore trouble than
the lieavier dirt. -—- ".llu//in-‘.«
ll'(I_I/." /II /II/I'1I('/"N )'1iII7I_(/ [’i'ri/;’4'_

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All About the Girls.

The girl who has it generoiis
share of good qiiiilities. and who
is geiicrous about using them. is
the popular girl.

Tliori.-1'oi'e. if you would be
popular, make up your mind to
be good-teiiipei-ed, sliiccre, hope-
ful. synipatlietic. gentle and un
selfisli. Difiicultl’ Yes. but not
so difficult as it seenis.

First anioiig iii-eded virtues
coines sincerity. Mean what
you say. Dear me. it is not nec-
essary to say all you mean: that.
in many cases. might at once
i'uiii your popularity; but mean
as much as you do say.

Uiifziiliiig good teinpi-r is an es-
sential. Tlie (‘ll(‘(.'l'_\'. liiinioroiis.
good teit1pci' that can meet a
snub. o ' an ai't'roiit. or ii, «list-oiir
ti-sy. and disai'ni it prettily.

The popular girl niiist give
othor girls it t-liaiiee: must culti-
vate the rare virtue of ell'a<-iiig
lierself now and then: must bi-
wateliliil, and thoughtful of oth-
ers. and put her watt-lifiiliiess to
use with kindly motive.

To be a popular girl is no easy
task. The girl who achieves
genuine popularity is pretty sure
to be rather a nice girl, who de-
serves all the love and praise she
gets.—-Lmlie.s" I[I)IIl(’ Join‘/mi.

— 

Do not keep alabaster boxes of
your love and tendertiess scaled
up until your friends are dead.
Bring them out now, in their
weary hours. and open them.that
they may be refreslied and
cheered by the pcrfiiines of sym-
pathy and affection. Fill their
lives with sweetness. The things
that you would say when they
are gone. say before they are
gone.—Mar_I/arcf Ia‘. Sun_r/.s'fwr.

---—<-.>—

During the discussion in con-
gress upon the admission of Wyo-
ming, Miss Anthony was seated
in the gallery watching the vote
with the most intense interest.
and just as soon as the voting
was over a number of the mem-
bers sent their congratulations
to her in the gallery. They
could not but realize that it was
a bright hour in the life of one
who has spent forty years at
work in the woman’s cause.

—-————<»+o———————

The worst of our enemies are
those which we carry about in
our own hea.rts.——Tlioluck.

Live as though life were earn-
est. and life will be so.——Emerso9i.
Fear to do base, unworthy
things is valor. If they be done
to us, to suffer them is valor too.

N. Y. Star.

—Ben Johnson.


   

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Nov. 30, l8!l0.~(,,‘n-iiti':il Sluiiilzml Tiiiic.

.\lnry A. .\l:i)'o. . .. .   . ....lillllll' (‘iii-lv.
Special In-piitios.
A. I.uthcr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . ..ll;iri’y (To.
ll. \V. ;\lllS..,.... l,i-iiziwi-c “
l‘0nunittee o VO'0iiiuii‘.~' \\'oi~k in
the Grange.

  

No. 2 No.4 No. ONO. 6

(i()I1\'(x‘v SOUTH.

.'\lrs. A. (ixiniiismi . . . . . . . . . . _ _ . . . ..i\'crtli l.«'IllSlll}.{. 3[,,..k1‘,m“~gig)-M_______ 
.\li's. J. (I. Goiild _ . _ _ _ . . . . . _ _ . . . . _ . . . ..l’:iw l’;iw. p‘.m,.k,.y_ ____
.\lrs. A. I). I\lcR1ic . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . ..’l‘i‘.'i\'crsc City.

 

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Kiiluiiizizoo , , _ . _ . . . . ..'.ii' 1 . . 5 
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ltichiiiuiul , , . . . . . . , , , , .. . ' 3 40
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HORSE AND COW POWDER

Is of the liiglieut value of liori-'4-.~', cattle, liugiz, uiul

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HUI .\-(‘r .\'()l{'l'll.

}uJulti'_v. It ilfitllfllfipllllfiflfilllill and ri.~4.sii:iil:itioii und 1 4/‘,j“_ (3 5 T L K p 1,1,, 1‘. 7 5;, 3 5;, .
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0lll(‘I'WlHt‘ would be \\':i.»-‘ti-.1. 1 1'. M, _\_ ;\|,l
Fort Wriyiu-,_____,.,,2ir A. M. ‘.5 ‘.::i :1 HS . R (I5
MORTIMER WHITEHEADT " " “‘ ”“"  ‘“ 
‘ i<.ii;ui»uzoo  ,:.i- 2: 43 4: 2:5 7 no ‘in '_‘n
r -- lv 1 7 U5 7 :0 1’. M.
Says: “Gcrimiii ll:-ri-'9 rind Cow Powder p:i.yc~' inriiiy G1-m..1 u,-,pidg.- _ _ , _ _ _ _,;.i- 5 1;’. is an i 9 :31: ~_- 15
tiincs its cost in lil‘\‘[IlllL! all kiiivls (if fariii striiik in -~ H 1»; T U’. lll 3|) ‘ll 30 E .3 no
good h.-:-.1ih. I llu\‘(-' vised it for yours on iny f-\l“lll,  A 31. 1-_ _\1_
buying a barrel at Ll tiiiic." 1 ‘;1,dm,._(. _ _ ‘ _ _ > _ _ _ _ H“ 11 34. 2 3,) 3 5;, 5, :5
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& Co., Phiriiixville, Pa, rind sold at 1r,.[.,,.1‘(_\ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H M r g; p, ‘ 7 
I‘vIz:cl.‘in:i\\' ___________ .:<.i- I’. M. '7 zit! ‘ 9 I ;

Wholesale Prices--viz:

.\m~:. 5 and I5 daily lictwccii ("-rziiid liapiils and (‘in-
t‘ll.lluI1.
Nos. 1 rind 4
(i'vrr:iirl Itupiibz.
Nos. 2 and 3 carry lll!‘(!ll;.{l] parlor cur between
Grand ltzipids 1lllI|UlliL‘lll!lllIl.
No. !I7,g:oin;.z 1l()I‘tll,illl‘l\’L'S at }\':iluniaz(:o ‘ 5 p. in
No.Ur<, goiiig south, 1AI‘l'l\'t'S at Kulziiiirizno 1:! (I5 p.iii.
(2. L. Lock W001),
G. P. It T. Ag‘t, Grand Rapids.
E. BAKER, Agent, Kzilriiiizizou.

TUTTI AT Tllll COMBINATION I —=—-«-—--  »-—-
C. & (i. '1‘. R.-\ IL\\'AY.

Jun. 19, l8l)l).~—('l‘llll‘:ll l\lci'idi:Lii Tiiiic.
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Burrclu—'.:0lbi~: in bulk, 7‘;c pl-‘l‘1i0l1ll\l.
]30.\'t‘S 7 6\)ll"IH “ “ KC ‘‘ “
“ 30ll>s-—5lh pack. 10c. “

By .—\I.Bl~Ii{T STICGFW-l1\', Aiieg-an,)ii«-ii.
THOR.\"I‘(|.\' B.\l{.\ .. , No. 2-11 North
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Port Huron lv . . . . . . _ . _ _  7 1/irun 5 59am 7341,,”
Lapccr _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _  n31 “ 3 7 2:; N 355 ‘-
:A.‘ID——- Flint _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > __ ‘ q ‘.5 u -‘ ,4 05 H
Dui-and .......... __ D35 “ ; 8414 H 1
I.uiix-iiiig _ _ _ _ . _ . _ _ .. 10:10 “ mm) “ 3
Charlotte . . . . . . .. 11 U0 “ 11037 “
Brittle Creek ar_ .. 11 Ill) “
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Viv-ksliurg _ )0 H 1 43 U
Sclioolcrafl 1 (K) “ 1 58 “ 1 58 "
Marcellus _ 1 2'2 “ 2 ‘)0 “ '3 17 ‘*
()a-i~io 1' _ . . . . . . .. 150 “ 252 “ 245 M
  S0iltl]pl;el!E.l(I__ ______ _. 2 35 U .540 “ 335 H
Valparaiso .. ______ __ 4 ()0 “ 520 H 510 H
: Chicago _ , _ _ _ _ _ , _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ ,_ 5 25 H 1010 -I 7 34) in
To all wlio.pay for the same in ad rmA1;,- ;;A,T“-ARD_
Vance, Tun TRUE N0i>.Ti1i-:i:.\‘i-in and N0_ 1 M_ 3 NU_ 5
GR.x:~:c.i-: Vi.s1Ton will he furnished “'33- EX!» EXP-
for one year at one dollar and fifty cmcaguiv ............. .. x «fllaui 3 1511111 l515pm
cents V“1IIuraino___ 520 ~ 10 30 H
' gouth Blend" 640 “ 12 00am
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‘ llow liule; Illltllt iiic 1_'l.'id \\'llL‘[l I was }ii|ll1‘,{:

‘So little iiirikcs inc lizippy. now I'm old:

Y!-Ill‘ liziud lii iiiim , dczir llL'.'iI'I. lll‘!(' {>5-(lie;-,1-9;
Tliw l‘lllllll'('I) L’l’U\\ll uiiin f-Ill" licrinflx ii1<ii<-~-
llow liulz: Let-ps. us linppy when wc‘i'c old.

All\l}'t‘I. lJ(‘l\'.'l'\‘l1lll(‘llIIlLClllL‘n and lli»\\'.

\\'li;it V\‘U1llS of llll: Iiiiil tlimiglit :ii.<l in-cling
l\L‘(‘lll
\\'li:it.~piritii.'il (l(‘]’iIll?s1ll1(ll)(lEl')lSllllS' cu!

Ah. llltl l)Ltt\\'t:t'll lllt: little Kllt‘ll and now.

For little things scciii iiiii.:lit_\' when we're }‘lHlIll.',Z
Tlicii wc rush ciiwuid iliruiigzli lli(' coiiiiii;.:yc:iis,
'l‘z.-~.iiiir.:tlic1;;iiiiui of all siiiilcs ziiiil ti-;ii's‘.

Till llilfllil)‘ iliiii;.;.< t»l'('lll linlc: whui we are ohl.

- -.—l1'I'. :' H 1 ///n_;>/nu /Iv//11:5.
— —— —4 o »-—-—————

The Value of Observation.

The late Rev. Henry \Vurd
Becclicr oncc said that he never
saw anybody do uiiytliiiig with-
out watching to sce how it was
done. us thercwas no knowing
but that sonic time he might

Michigan State Grange  liuvc to do it himself. This hzibit

of ol)sci'\'uti(iii ziiicc served him
in good stead. "I was going."

he said, "21Cl‘()SS fl prairie when

o my horse l)cj_raii to limp. Luckily
‘I czmic across :1

blucksmith‘s
shop. but the smith was not at
hoiiic. I asked the woiiiun of

' the house if she would allow me

to start EL fire and inzlke the shoe.
She said I might if I know how.
So I started the fire and lieatcd
the shoe red hot. and turned it to
fit my horses foot. and pared the
hoofs. and turned the points of
the nails out cunningly. as I had
seen blacksiniths do. so tliat in
driving into the hoof they should
not get into the quick, and I shod
the horse. At the next place I
went to. I went straight to zi.
smith and told him to put the
shoe on properly. He looked at
the horses foot and paid me the
greatest compliment I ever re-
ceived in my life. He told nic if
I put on that slice. I had better
follow blucksniitliing all my life.
Now, I iicvcr should have known
how to do thzii. if I hrid not look-
ed on and sceii otlicrs do it.“
Another writer in u co1itcinpo-
rairy on the szuiie subjcct.
lu'vc1‘yonc should cultivzitc the
faculty of 0l).S(‘l'\'d.ll()ll. If he
docs so (lesigiicdly. it will not be
long before he docs so uncon-
sciously. It is better to lczirii by ob-
scrvritioii than by expui-iciico, es-
pecially if it is something to our
detriment. One would prefer to
know which is the toadstool and
which is the iiiushrcom by ob-
servatioii rather than by cxpc1'i-
niciit. for the luttcr iiiiglit cost
him his life. There is lli1l’(ll_yZl
vocation in which ()l)S0l'\':ll1()l1 is
not of great scrvicc. rind in mziiiy
it is zibsolutcly csseiitiul. It

izidds to the prolicicncy of thc

cliciiiist. the iiu1iii'uli.<1. the iiiiii-
iiig expert. and the liusliiiiuii.
Ub.~:ci'v'.itioii (llll(‘l\'I.!llS c.\'pcri-
nicnt. It leads to llll('l‘(‘l1(’<’. tn
<lcductio11. to L‘lilSSlll(‘,‘¢ltl()l]. 1tl1(l
thus theories are l'oi'mul'.i.tcd. sci-
ences ()Sl2\l)llSllL‘(l.

man, and. us boy and iiiaii he
will liuve an rulvziiilrigc over
those who have not ('ulllV:‘.l(‘tl
the faculty. He knows :1. tlious—
and things tlizit the uuobservziiit
boy does not know. He does not
get the kn0wledg_-,'e from books
or from others. but acquires it
for himself. through the use of
his eyes rind ears. and properly
appreciates it for that mason. A
child may know more than u
philosopher about iiiatters that
may not have come under the
obse1‘vzitio1i of the philosopher.
A little girl entered the study of
M ezerai. the celebrated liistorizin.
and asked him for at cool of tire.
"But you haven't brought at
shovel,” he said. “I don't need
any,” was her reply. And then,
very much to his astonishment.
she filled her hand with ashes
and put the live cool on top. No
doubt the learned man knew
that ashes were ii bad conductor
of heat. but he had never seen
the fact verified in such a prac-
tical inanner. Galileo noticed
the swaying of 21. chzmdelier in ii
cztthediral, and it suggested the
pendulum to him. To another
inventor the power of stezim and
its application was suggested by
the tea kettle on the stove. A
poor monk discovered gunpow-
der, and an opt'icia.n's boy the
magnifying lens.
.  _

Teach the Young to Earn money.

Young people of both sexes
should early be taught the use of
money, and to rightly know its
value they should be given ways

._ lot’ earning it, to spend, within

VISITOR.

An <>l);soi'\'iiig'
_boy will bccoiiic an oli.~;ci'viii;:

reusonzilile liinits. as they choose.
says the .lmr'i'icr(Iz (‘i//H/'ufm'.
Much of the work which even
little cliildrcn do about the house
in thc sliapc of chores ouglit to
bc paid for. as pcrlirips 21 l)ctt(*1'
way of gctting iiioncy into 11
child's hand than any other. It
is very dcinorzilizing to beg. and
the child that is cncourzigrcd or
even allowed to gct its spending
‘inoncy in this ':iy. is surely lay-
‘ ing up 21 poor foundzitioii for af-
ter lifc. ()u the fririn tlic iiieuiis
2 of earning nioney should as much
3 as possible be l){l>‘(.‘(l on farm op-
jcrzitioiis. Whcii the boys sec in
;tll6.‘l!' own pockets sonic of the
Tiiioiicy mride by fririiiiiig. thcy
Ewill take inorc iiitcrest in thcir
duily work. Unless pzirciits who
are furiiicrs dcsirc to (liscoii1'u._<_:c
their S()IlS froiii following this
l)l1Sll1L'SS. they should bc zillowcd
to do something czicli your on

inoncy thcy thus inzikc.
tle thus czi1'iic<l curly by thum-
selvcs will be worth :1 liuiidrcd
tiincs as much us if loft to them
ziftcr the dculli of thcir 1)lll'(‘lllS.
who ll(l(l previously kcpt thciii
ignoruiit of zmy przicticzil knowl-
edge of the vriluc of moncy and
its uses.
, , , -,..., 

The New Truth for the New Day.

An open mind is one of the
most. difficult us well '.is oiic of
the finest zittziiuiiicuts in life. It
involves rm iinmenso zunount of
genuine humility to be always
sitting at the feet of experience
and trying to lczirii, iiisteud of
going about the world with at set
of opinions and ii. neatly urrzi.nged
group of theories to explain and
interpret events. The men who
have complete cast-iron tlicorios
of everything that can happen in
life are iiuiiierousz the llllfll who
are waiting to find out what life
has to teach them urc fcw. And
yet to be uiixioiis to be tziiiglit is
the only attitude in which wc gct
froiii lil'c 2111 that life 11215 to givc

us. No sooner do we ciiibrirk in
business and foriiiiilzito our

Iiicthods. no sooner do we bcconie
scientists 1Ul(l guess at u tlicory.
no sooner do we bccoiiic. prc'.icli-

crs and accept rin urliitrziry
tlicologicul system. than we

straiglitwuy shut ours and cyes
and refuse to entertain any sug-
gestion of ditfcrciit and better
things: and {LS we get older the

more u])1)zL1'(‘lll. until it hashe-
couic ‘.1. proverb that lcudcixsliip
licloii_::fs to youiig mcu. \Vhcii we
find an old iiiziu. like If-iii:-i'.son or
(,il:iiid.stoiic. who is still opcu to
ucw iiiip1'cs.~;ioii.s mid still pursu-
ing with liyiiij." Ice-1 l<iio\\'lcd_<_rc
rind trutli. wc l'<-cl u pi'ol'oiuid
HIlll;ilUJ, ion. l.I-.‘:'u. ii: lust. we
any to oi1i'.~.i-l\'es. is :i .'H2l.ll who
zi.ppro:icli<-s our iilcrzls. 2L iiiziii
who lids kt-pt his mind opcii. 1lli(l
who zit H(‘\'<‘lll._\' or ciglily is still
leu-i'iiiii}_: with us much 7.:-ul :1ud
ciitliusirini 21-; at twciity or 1liii'1.y.
And wlicu we think of the joy of
such at lifc. of its Sll.$l.illll(“.l iiil,ci'-
(:‘Sl.iLll(l iiiifuiliiig fl'(‘Sllll1*.<.S. we
can gin-ss zit what iiiost im-ii and
women iuissund lose. If tlicrc
is to be no dead line in life. thci-c
must be no closing of tho, mind.
no duy whcn we shall stop and
sziy of any position wliicli we
have t-ztkcii or any iiictliod which
we liuve zulopted. “'l‘his is firizil:
nothing shall ind ucc me to cliuiigo
it." The whole iiiti,-re.<t. of lilo
lies in the (:li.'ui;,-"e which .s'()lm~,
incn cn<l<—-rivor to shutout. 1'1-om
their experience. Every (l(,‘(:2l-(ll)
hriszi ucw Sf-£(.'.l'(+l of siir-cess to
confide to the man who has an
open mind. There are new trutlis
to be leziriicd in the sciences. new
beziuty to be found in the zirts.
new successes to be secured in
business for the men who are
looking for the new tools and
waiting for the new impulse. The
things '.il1'ea<ly accoinplislicd may
be g1'ea.t enough to afford lasting
satisfaction. but they can never
be final. The last stone laid.
however substsuitiril and beauti-
fully camven. is but the founda-
t-ion for the next stone; the last
fact wrung from iiriture is but
the hint of the next fact: the lust
truth shining suddenly out of
some vast experience thrills men
with the prophecy of a. greater
truth to follow. So. to theopen—
minded. life sustains and enlarges
itself.
——-to->—-—

Vllhere the Money K ‘Is.

The report of the Secretary of
the Treasury presents facts which
Show in at striking manner that

their own account. and lizivc thcl
The 1it- '

liiiiitzitioiis of our minds bcconic 

an ubundziiicc of cui'rciic_v docs
not mean chcrip iiioiii-3.‘. lhiriiig
the lust four iiioiitlis thc (}ovcrn—
incnt. in order to l‘\‘lll,‘\'(‘ the
stringency of the inoui-_v iiizirkct
and keep thc wlicels oi‘ liiisiiicss
running. lius bccu puyiiig out the
surplus in the ll'01lSl1l'_\' in tho
})111'('llZ1SP()f bonds zit mi uiipi'ccc-
dented rate. the ziiiioiiiit pziid for
this purposc (llll'll1_L" 1hc time
iiicntioned bcing 21 round million.
This has ziddcd the suiii to tho,
circulating iiicdium of the coun-
try. rind thdrc is now iiiorc
currciicy in the lirinds of tho poo-
plc tliun cvcr bcforc. more in tho
2l§If_‘f]'t‘;IZ1l(‘:lll(l more pcr czipitu.
rind _vct thcrc hzis bccn littlc rc-
licf for thc iiionc_v iiiui'kv1.:iiid
iiiti-i'cst rutcs hiivc bccii liiglicr
during the lust 1liii't_vd:i_vs lhriii
at any otlicr lllIl(‘.\‘lll(‘\‘ \vc;_rot.
buck to it spccic lirisis ziflr-i' thc
_w:ir. What hus l)(‘(’()lll(‘ of thc
iiioiicy? l<I\'ideiitly it is lack of
coiifidcncc l'2llll(‘l' than luck of
(‘11.<ll that uils tho iiioiicy iii:ii'kc1.

The pcoplc urn llU:ll'(llllf_{' tho
iiioncy that coiiics into thcir

1i<i.ss«~.s.si()ii lll.\‘lt'11(lUl. iiivc.sliii}_: ii.
bccziusc llivy hzivc }Jl'll\'<*(l()l1l)lS
us to what thc futurc will bringz.
Thc (‘tlliltklllst always i'czi.soii.s'
that uioncy in his pocket is sufc.
and that it is szilc nowhcrc clsc
in 21 finuiiciul storiii. Not only
this, but thc prudent liiisiiicss
mun always begins to tuko in
sail when he doubts as to what
the xveatlier will be. If he is (L
iiizuiufact11i'cr. llté runs his mill
only to bridge over the uncci‘—
tziinty, postpoiiiiig until u szifi-1'
season pi'o_jec.tcd 0I1lZlil'g4‘ll)(‘l1l.5.
and if he is 21. iiicrcliziiit ll(‘ buys
only froni liund to iiioutli. Ii" hc
is simply an invcstor. he i'«-fiiscs
to buy sec.iiritic.s iii the oxpoct:i-
tion that thcy may bc l()\\‘1*l'. rind
iii wliutcvcr lll1t‘()f l)l1:~'lll(‘.~'..~'. lli‘,
is ciigrigerl hc avoids rumiiiig in
dcbt or lIl‘¢ll\'lIl;.:‘ (‘,()llll‘2l(‘l.\' which
lic iiiuybc ('1lll('(l upon to iiicct
1iiidci'(lill'ci'oiit llll(l lI1ll'(l(‘i’(‘Hll(ll-
tioiis. Tliis ties up iiioiicy. so-iuls
it into liidin,<_:. uiid zulvziiiccs i':i'.¢-s
lo tliosc who urc coiiipcllcd to
borrow. and this is 1h<- 1'(‘;l.\()ll
why. with iiiorc moiicy in circu-
lzitioii thziu savor bcl'or«-. it has
been so l11Ll'(l to gut dui'iii§_r the

last thirty (lays. Ii’/Iiwm I'i/!/
Jri1(i‘mI/,.
<1}
Success.

Ilike to know slim-4-s.<l‘iil poo-
Vplc. Thcy urc up illlil tlI'l‘.~.:~'1*(l
luiid rczuly to rissiiiiilritc illl lhc
good tliings that conic Zlltillfj.
'l‘lici'c uro iiiuny kinds ml’ .~;u< (‘('.\'.\'.
§riiid1,li:il.'.illol‘ us zii-o not includ-
‘cd in the ciitii-u list is l)¢‘('llll.\'('
vcc urn lzickiii_«.: in sonic .‘~'i‘ll.\1‘ or
()lll('l'. zuid not l)('('llll.\l‘ ollit-ins
llllll\'(‘()l'lllllll2ll~I1}(iI1l' llva-.<. Suc-
cc.s'.s‘ iii liiisiiicss is only rltmiiicil
by doing tliiiigs :it tho riglil
tiiiic. and not li-ltiiig oppni'luiii-
tics slip: !~‘.ll(‘(‘.('>'iS iii liczillh is al-
,tu.iucd by iiiodcrritioii mid ncl, by
ovcriiidulgcncc:succcssiii1'i'iciid-
;.~;hip is zittziincd by always lwiiig
‘true and just. juslicc to yoursclf
ids wcll as to otlicrs :ll\\':ly>‘
bi'iii;;.~'. l'ricn(l.s' thul arc l2i.<tiii_<_;‘.
So iiizuiy pcoplc urc :ilw:i.y.s' pluc-
iiig the l)lELlll1- upon Ulln-l‘>' for

cvory iiiisfortuiic tliut b-~l':ills
thciii. while the ti'i1cl'ziul1, is in
tl‘iciiiselve.s. liluch iiidiviiluzil

iiiiist learn that no one cziii shzipc
tlioir destiny for theiii. uiid tlizit
all depends on their own t.'lltl()1l\'-
or wlietlicr their li\.'c.~e are zi suc-
<-css or u. l'uilui'e.-—.S'/. l.mu'.w .l/rI_I/-
(I?.'iuc.

-4.}
Life is zi crucible. We are
Ithrown into it and l.I'l(!:l and
ihappy is he who passes througli

i11ns(:orche(l. Cl'l211)lYl so wisely
said: "Many d. iiiziii who might

walk over burning plowshares
into hca.ven. stumbles from the
path because there is it gi'ziv(—.l in
his shoes." And how inmiy
would grow licroic. and noble if
encouragement came froiii the
right source and at the right
time? * * "“
_.-. _.,<_,,___ ,.

Dear Sirs: If I ever have occa-
sion to use paint again I certain-
ly shall give 0. VV. Iugersoll my
order. as I consider his paint by
far the best among the many
paints Ihave used. Fintcrnally
yours. A. H. COBB. Fulton co..O.
[See adv. Patrons‘ Paint Works]

'—€O}-—

The distinguished financier.
Jesse Seligman. will discuss free
coinage of silver in an article
which he has written forthe Feb-
ruary number of the i\'rn-I/L Amer-
ican Ifcviczv.


 

   

The School Question.

Mr. Hodginan prcfaces his last
article on the subject with a lit-
tle apology for the "infliction."

TI-IE G-RAN C3-E VISITOR.

ztttlll is or has been in operation.

‘(-onies a different verdict.

and I

.submit that they are better au-

An apology is needless, for his}

articles are not an intiiction. The
question now being discussed is
one of great importance to the
country people of Michigan. It
is one on which we have taken
action. and on which we shall
continue to take -action. We de-
sire the fullest information pos-
sible. and anything Mr. Hodg-
man or any ()1'10(3lS(!lll2Ly0lTel‘.
in favor of the unit plan, not
only is not an intiiction. but will
be read with interest and weighed
carefully. VVe wish to act wise-
ly. If any township district
plan will give us better educa-
tional facilities than we can have
under the present plan. we want
to know it. VVe shall certainly
advocate any such plan.

Mr. Hodgmaii presents in his
last article a formidable array of
figures from Alpena county.
from which he argues that the
township plan is much cheaper
than the district plan. He will
pardon me if I say that he proves
nothing of the kind. The vil-
lages of Southern Michigan ex-
pend less money per pupil than
the rural districts, but for all
that. the school taxes are from
two to ten times  much on the
dollar in the villages as in the
country. While Mr. Hodgman's
figures are no doubt correct. still
the school tax on a dollar in
these towns may tell a different
story.

If in a township wlicre, with
about the same length of school
te1'ms. number of schools. of
pupils. and amount of taxable
property, both systems have
been tried. Mr. Hodgmaii can
show that the tax is lower on a
dollar under the township plan
than under the old plan, then
his argument will stand. But
he can show no such thing. I
have a number of letters in my
possession written by citizens of
the towns having this system.
They say the unit plan is more
expensive. I quote from a letter
written by the supervisor of one
of these towns having such schools
as Mr. Hodginaii compliments so
highly:

"I am heartily opposed to the
law myself, and think a majority
of the voters in the township are
of the same opinion. '1’/m unit
sysfcnl is mm‘/I IIlUI'('(’J'/l(’)l8ll'4’. Om‘

scluml fu.r is mu/‘c ///(In In/4' /m/_/' of

I/zc In/ul mnmml Q/' fu.rc.s'.
tlicre niay be a cliaiige."

Does it look as though Alpcna
township made a iiiistake in go-
ing back to the old plan? One
thing is certain, with a knowledge
of both systenis. _‘.raiiied l)y ex-
perience. Alpena township chose
the district plan. Perhaps other
reasons besides expense caused
them to make the change. I
quote again from letters received
from the townships in Alpena
county where the unit system has
not as yet, been **unloaded":

“We are continually in trouble
caused by our school oflicers.
They are salaried, and greed
causes them to do what is not
right."

In response to aninterrogatory
as to why the system was adopt-
ed in the first place. another su-
pervisor writes that at the time
of its adoption there were only
two settleinents and two schools
in the town. and they adopted
the township plan in order to
levy school taxes on land held by
speculators in the unsettled sec-
tions of the township, but that
now the lands were being settled
“Our school board makes
alarge expense in the nianage-
ment of schools: I wish we had
the district system."

I rather expected that Mr.
Hodgnian would use the argu-
ment in regard to Alpena county.
for I have heard it advanced be-
fore, and I think it comes from
the oflice of the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.

Mr. Hodgman says he can flood
the VISITOR for three months
with arguments in favor of the
township plan, drawn from the
report of the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction in New
York; so he can. And he can
then take similar arguments
from the reports of the superin
tendents in other states Where
the plan has been tried, and con-
tinue the argument indefinitely.
But from the farmers living in
the rural districts where this sys-

I hope

thority than any one else. War-
far between different sections of

‘a township: between village and

country: small children deprived
of all schooling. because of tak-
ing up of schools in the back dis-
tricts: jealousy and dissatisfac-
tion in the matter of hiring
teachers, repairing. locating and
building of school houses. have
been some of the fruits of this
system when tried in otherstates.
according to the testimony of the
people themselves, for whose
sole benefit these laws are sup-
posed to have been enacted.

VVhen the plan is optional. as
has been proposed for this state.
many townships are returning to
the "small district close at home. "
One state. Vermont.
years of experience trying to
make the plan work satisfactori-
ly. finally in disgust repealed the
law. and went back to the old
system. and we are told New
Hampshire will follow her exam-
ple.

Mr. Hodgman says he believes
the state Grange has been led to

take its present attitude by mis— 

representations.

When the matter was taken up
for action two years ago, Mr.
Estabrook. State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, by in-
vitation addressed the State
Grange in favor of the measure.
speaking for upwards of an hour
and a half. A resolution favor-
ing the system was introduced
and further advocated by Bro. R.
L. Hewitt. of Lansing. one of
the a-blest debaters in the State

Grange, and thoroughly posted‘

on the subject. On the other
side was. first. Gov. Luce. He
has lived for many years within
a few rods of the Indiana line. a
part of his farm being in that
state. He has seen the two sys-
tems in operation side by side.
He has investigated the opera-
tion of the township plan in oth-
er states. He certainly is posted
on its practical workings, and he
condemned it. Besides him,
there were the delegates living
along the Indiana line. They
had seen the system "with its
clothes off," and opposed it. Be-
sides them were delegates who
had lived or had visited in east-

ern states. where the plan has.“

been tried. ‘and from a knowledge
gained by observation and expe-
rience. they went back oii the
unit plan.

I think Mr. Hodginan will agree
with me in saying that both side.

were well represented and that‘
neither side was misrepresented. 5

In regard to the action of Far- 5
niers‘ clubs and Institutes. Ithinki
such action was generally taken E

with a full knowledge of both
sides. The opposition to the
measure did not all come from

the farmers either. I heard a.
gentleman who has been honored

by a seat in the supreme court of
this state. say in a speech criti-
cising the measure at a farmers’
institute. that no law had ever
been passed in Michigan that had
caused so much trouble and liti-
gation as would this proposed
unit law. if placed on the statute
books. New. in regard to mis-
representing the motives of the
advocate:-s of this measure: for
those who. through the press
and in public gatherings. are
seeking to convince the farmers
that this unit idea is a good one,
we have nothing but the highest-
respect.
tneir motives.

our welfare. But it is the right
of the farmers. and theirs alone,
to present this matter to the leg-
islature for action. We have seen
the strange spectacle in this
state of a measure strenuously
advocated before the legislature
“solely for the benefit of the ru-
ral districts.” by people who did
not live in the rural districts, and
who were not supposed to have
any especial interest in the pass
age of this bill; a measure that
the farmers everywhere, with
hardly an exception, vigorously
opposed and opposed it not ig-
norantly, but with the fullest
knowledge of all the arguments
advanced by those who were
spending time and money to ef-
fect its passage. Such an in-
stance of disinterested generosi-
ty has never before been known
in the history of legislation, and
we must be pardoned if we look
upon the zeal of these self-ap-

after 17 '

  

We do not question.
and thank them‘
for the interest they manifest in i

pointed friends with some suspi-
cion. and respectfull__v remind
them that they are going beyond
the bounds of decency. To such
people I commend the utterance
of Mr, Fitch. our new Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
who. while judging from the pub-
lished statements of the superin-
tendents of public instruction in
Indiana and other states. favors
the plan. yet says “I am a true
disciple of Jefferson. and believe
that such reforms should come
from the people."

> Mr. Hodgman says in his last
article that the "bill"wasamend-
ed so as to leave out the villages
because the people of these vil-
lages were quite as much op-
posed to being yoked with the
farmers as the farmers are to be-
ing yoked with the villages.

This was news to me. and I
find that it is news also to the ad-
yocates of the measure with

whom I have talked. I am glad

the legislature pruned the bill

into a more respectable shape be-
} fore they killed it—on the same

principle, I suppose, that a crim-
- inal is always converted before he
is hanged.

But a bill drawn as Mr. Hodg-
gnian suggests. with “Hamlet“
ileft out, will never become
a law, for the opposition will be
as vigorous as ever. and its advo-
gcates extremely few. unless they
lbelieve an amendment can be
|tacked on by a future legislature
that will let the village Hamlet
in.
Michigan is a noble state; it
stands in the front rank of the
sisterhood of states. It has a
sturdy, intelligent. patriotic pop-
ulation. Its school system is uii—
surpassed; and it is.I trust, with
pardonable pride that I here and
now refer to the fact that in com-
petition with the educational sys-
tenis of the whole world, sub-
mitted to a commission in Mel-
bourne. Australia, Michigan bore
away the laurels and received the
first award of merit. And this
fact. and others. should admonish
us to be very careful about mak-
ing a radical change in a system
lthat stands so high.

JASON VVOODMAN.

BIIY WILL PAPERS BY MAIL.
SAVE HALF IIR III! AS WE SELL AT FABTBRY
PRIGES MID SELECT Fllllll IEST FAGTIJRIES IIIILY.

tty Pnm-rnl with Intel: Borders. - - 8 to Sc. perroll.
ienulllhl Gill. with Mnull Borden, - - 5 In 20:. pcrroll.
6 to 18-11. Gilt Borden-nto llIteliP |-I, - 2 to 30. per yd.
4 to 9-ln. Iloi-den. wlllioui. Gilt. lommh Papers, lc. er yd.
Send 6c. In Stamps. {or 100 Samples. Name this nper.
Agontl Wanted: R. H. CAI", B05 Illgh 8%., Providence. IL I.

-'l'§EE!F3.lNCllBA'l'ilR

Simple l'I*rl'ec§ and .~'elI‘-lh-«.:iiI-:i-
n . undreds in fiuccesstul ope"!
- G unljnnteed to hiitcha larger panic -gr»
’ Offeftlle 8829 M less cost than ruiv will r

butcher. fiend 60. for lllus. C-'|l.'ll(|fllH‘
rculurs free. cEO.H.STAHL, QUINCY, ILL.

     
 
  
  
 
 
   

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'l‘lllS vi-‘..-xii.’ oum{7.-3 cos.
p‘ Halt price. \Vonicn & boys
ll ‘. m ikc big money. II. F. Lo-

 
    

l,',j,,R,,,‘ gun made $18 2! day. VVritc
/2: /-A 3 quirlx. Thollinmpion Shell‘

Dliinfi. . (‘0., Springfield, 0.

ii-a.;3t.;q.+ Pl\$3f§

[:Al.l. STEEL PRESSES_—.]

  
        

‘on ‘A .K.]) n it at. “‘
mg‘ nizligrii-.£s wogxglnihnnm

E FCDIE SALE-

} A few pairs of (fll()lCli l’:R()\'Zl‘I Tl'Rl-Cl-IYS

;l0l‘ sale at rcasoiialile pric -s. Gt’-lililters will wt-lg,-li
troin 3o to to lbs at lll(lllll'l . and lH‘Il5 ])l‘(i[i(il'll()ll-

.'itel_v large. (‘all on or mlili'cs.s

H. G. HOLT, Cascade, Mich.

tMGllAlIGE soup pooif

The Newest, Best, Cheapest.

NEW GLAITECHOES

is a book ol' rug pages of Music with appropriate
words adapted to all deparnneiits of Grange
work within and without the gates.

Price $3.00 per Dozen. by Mail or
E.r1n'cs.s'.
Address,
I. R. SMITH.
Ssc'i' Oiiio STATE GRANGE.
DELAWARE, O.

A Wonderful Invention lot the Family.

The Stevens Dish Washing Machine

Washes, Rinses and Dries perfectly in 5 minutes
from 60 to ion pieces at one time. No dish or wip-
ing cloth used. Every machine guaranteed to do
its work perfectly. Address for full information,
testimonials. etc.. Mrs. John Passmortf.
General Agent, Flushing, Genesee Co.’ Mid‘-
Reliable Agems Wanted.

0 THE DEAF.———A Person cured of Deafness

and noises in the head of 23 yearslstanding by
a simple remedy, will send a description of it
Finn: to any person who applies to NICHOLSON, I77
McDougal St., New York.

FEB. l, 1891.

%ALABASTlNE.>t

THE TIME TR_lED]°cND

BEf>cUTlFUl.«> C'30]°cT|j\lG

FOR W}°cLLS AND @Ells|j\l(§S.

fl-LABASTINE IS Uj\llslKE fl-lab OTHER Wfl-LL GO]°cTlj\lGS.

It IS recommended by Sanitarians and is not dependent upon glue

for its adhesiveness.

VV alls can be decorated with Alabastine in any degree of elabora-
tion. from plain tinting. plain tinting with stencil ornaiiien-
tations. to the most elaborate fresco. and decorating in relief.

Finer effects can be produced for the same nioncv with Alabastine

than with wall paper.

Send for article taken from the report of the Micliigaii State Board
of Health. entitled “ Sanitary \Valls and Ceilings." ('()ll(l(‘Illll-
mg wall paper and showing the evil results following its use.

ll e will also send free. on application. a set of colored designs
showing how walls and ceilings niay be decorated with Ala
bastine an(l the stencils we nianufacturc.

MAKE NO MISTAKE.

Purchase no other wall coating than ALAl5AS'l‘l.\'l‘l. put 11p in
paper packages and properly labelled.

Manufactured only by

_7°cLAB]°cSTlj\lE @OMP]°cNY,

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

  

There is genuine pleasure in croppin

I am the largest nwer of

in Amarics, and make a great specially of

/‘rum nut-«r-, elegant enough to adorn any parlor,

 
  
  
  
 
  
   
     
   

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DO YOU READ

The Cosmnpnli in

That liiigl-.1. Sp;ii'kliiig .\l.'ig.'i/iiic?

The Cheapest lllllsllllltll llontlily in tlio

-lloilil.
25 cls.a Number. $2.40 per Year.

Tm-: C0$.\d()l’()Ll'l‘A.\' is lll(:l'.’lll}’ wlial the Nl‘\\‘ York
Times calls ll, "At its price. the lyi'iglm-si. most
varied and best edited of the Ni:ig:iziiics."

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

The Cosmopolitan. per yC1r.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S:..w
The Grange Visitor... . .... .. .  . . ... so
The price of the two piililiratioiis ,. ...
VVe will fnriiisli both for only . . _ . . . ..

 

 

This offer is oiil_v to new 5llllSFl'll)l'l‘\’ to Till’,
COSI\l()l’0I.lT.\N, and ()\'l.\' l“()l\’ ().\l£ \'l-2.\l{

 

Tllli C()S.\l()l’()l.lTAN fiiiiiislic-4 for iln- that
time in I\lag:i/iiic l.iici.iiiiil-,

.-l Sp/r'21vlir//_I/ [//Il.\'/l‘Il{t'I/ I’:';':'m/4'«~«r/ III II
1’/‘iw: /zit/1r‘1'/4» I/1’I‘)II1’I/ Inljms-.w'h/r.

TRY IT FOR A YEAR.

Send .<2.4o to this nlticc.:iiiils1>ciii‘i-lmtlitlic(7()S-
.\l-'Ql’()LlT.-\\' .'iIiil (}l(.\N(}lC \'lSl'l‘()R.

SORGI-IUM

A i.i'i'rLi: book that every farmer ought to have
is the “sorghum Hand Book" which ma be
had free. by nddressing The Blymyer Iron 0I'l(S
Co., ol Cincinnati, 0. Sorghum is a. very valu-
able crop iorayrup-miikln teed, ni_id fodder, and
this pamphlet gives full information about the
different species. best mode: of cultivation, etc.
Send and get it and read it.

     
 

\ 361 3 cl .
\\._ 1.50;.’ T’

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FOR LADIES ONLY.;..’..‘;'y".'€-‘Z.'l.‘l.f.§l{
‘lecret. that. cost me 05.00. & n Rubber Shield for 30¢.-emal.
LIBS. J. A. KIHSMAN & C0. 26 River St., CHICAGO, ILL

R $E‘@"lPtl©‘IFl.'illE%S$3‘

g from 300 90 500 busha-In Potatoes from each and
every care you plant. Now the way to do this is to get SALT. I-ZIPS‘ HE:-.115.
60.000 B[}Slll<}l..~3 Slil-2|) POTA'I'0EH (‘lll€Al'.

My ‘VIRAHFE: 30NA.\ZA IIATH took the American Agv'i:uttur:'sI'1 prize-
fl500 In lnlold--/or bigyi =1 yil Idniry Out: -1; America; cropping 13-1 bu. per acre.
:

3.’) Piu-kagi-s Earliest VP etnble ..,
NOIt'l‘ll ERN 1: icgix-‘N si-iisns l aufiicient for fomily—p...» ,....-.1531. "' .
g V ' FAR)! .~'El<ZI).~'. _. '
U rnssrs. Clovt-r. \\ heal, ('0rn. Unis. etc. My Farm m.../...,u-
in beautifully illustrated. contains several brilliant col'II p7uI».- ;un'nt~l
_ I?!‘ Send 50. for ,
same, or we Will send (l-italogue and rrain samples upon receipt of 8c. _ ‘

 

      
   
 
 
 

  

I offer you my Vegetable and Flower Seed Catalogue for
‘ 189: FREE. Note the immense variety of seed it con-

tains, and that all the best novelties are there. Not
much mcrc show about it (you don't plan! pictures)
but fine engravings from photographs of scores ofthc
choice vegetables I have introduced. \Vould it not

bewell to get the seed oflhesc from first hands? To be the
oldest firm in the United States making mail and express
business a specialty proves rellablllty.
arable dealing is the only foundation this can rest on. My Cam-
loguc is FREE as usual. A matter on second page of cover will

"Hens! my Customers J. J. ll. GREGORY & SON, Marlilaliead, Mass.

Hones! and hon-

puv .
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prices. Alsu
body carts.
-- You can
save the dealer's profit by ordering carts direct
from me. Circiilars free. Address,

W. H. SCHMEDLEN,
Manurr. COLDWATER, NIICH.

Mention this paper.

P. of H. Seed House.

HAVE FURNISHED SEEDS TO P. of H. FOR
EIGHT YEARS.

UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK
STATE GRANGE.

Send for the _ _
Patrons’ Special Price List.

Address below.
Water-

o_.aSee s

Never Fall 1 Why ?

Because the light seed Is all wash:-d
out and what. is lei: mun rmn.
one trial will convince on fan»-

loguo and Garden Gul e Hun’.

Homan Olaoo, seed Grower. Rochester. N.Y.