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A. C. G-LIDDEN, Editor,
PAW PA\V. MICII.

The Depressed Condition of Agri-
cu1ture——Its Remedies and
Its Future.
ll‘U.\"l'!.\'l'l-,1) l'R1)\l L.\.\'l' IS5l'l'I.i

A railway commission placed
upon as secure a basis would not
be any more likely to go amiss
than they.

To those opposing, on the
ground of economy. I would re-
fer you to this illustration. and
show how far in the rear we are
in managing our public affairs:

China is the only country in the,

world whose postal service is
managed by private enterprise.
The United States is the only
country of importance whose tel-
egraphic communication is so
conducted; and, while it leads in
mileage, and number of mes-
sages sent, at the same time. in
the average expense of sending
messages. we are not in advance
of the leading countries of En-
rope—~and are even behind some
of the inferior ones.

In the Postal department the
needs of the people are attended
to, regardless of whether it will
pay or not, by establishing couri-
try oflices where. if the matter
was left to private corporations.
there would be few such offices.
And were the telegraph system
under the direction of government
officials. the same order of things
would prevail as in our present
postal system. Both could be
placed upon a paying basis. by
having them in connection. and
placing the offices upon a civil
service system.

With the transportation system
under government control. one
of the greatest obstacles to a
free exchange of agricultural
products would be removed: but
we still have an expensive way-
to the producer—of reaching the
consumer. -

Edward Atkinson. in an article
written several years ago, says
that it costs more to deliver the
loaf of bread to the consumer.
after it is kneaded. than all the
expense of raising. milling and
transporting the flour from the
west to the city of Boston.

While I do not advocate the
abolishing of
merchant. I do believe his pay
should be in accordance to ser-
vices rendered and not gauged
by the same law we pluck our
geese, taking all the feathers we
can.without destroying the futu re
usefulness of the feathered bi-
ped.

The conditions that surround
our live stock trade may be taken
as a fair sample of the abuses
that have grown out of our com-
mission system. _

These figures, illustrating the
magnitude of the trade, and at
the same time a portion of the
expense paid by the farmer in
marketing his product, are but
one of the many ways the wealth
of the country is being directed
from where it properly belongs.
In the year 1890 there was mar-
keted in the stock-yards of Chi-
cago 3,484. 596 cattle, 175.065
ca1ves,7,663,8?.8 hogs, 2,182,667
sheep. The farmers paid the
Stock-yards company the sum of
$1,615,271.09 for the privilege of

 

 

the commission ‘

merely putting this stock in their

yards. and then paid feed and
com mission bills extra.

\Vhen I say to you that the

plant can be duplicated for five
Tand one-half millions of dollars.
do you think the farmers are get-
ting their fair share of the profits
of exchange? And do you won-
ider that the organizations that
ipromise them relief from these
:biirdens have such an extensive
'following'.‘
I might trace every article that
leaves the farm and show the
. same pernicious system attending
Qits steps. from producer to con-=
_lsumer. who are alike interested
Tin this matter. .

The remedy I should apply to
;these would be co)n.b/'mI.lirm. flzcn,
Ԥ(.'ru'/'('c/ infornzufirm. I put coiiibi-
gnation first, because I do not be-;
;lieve the majority can acquire,‘
‘correct information without first;
organizing, and then through this '
avenue compelling those who do
know to let their light shine.

Aside from the topics of trade
and transportation. we have a
third factor in reducing the net
revenue of the farmer, that of
taxation. This may be a hack-
neyed topic, but it is one we al-
ways have with us. It seems a
necessity to our civilization—and
as the country grows older. they
increase in consequence of bad
management on the part of pub-
lic officials. and as the country be-
comes more populous the necessi-
'ty for internal improvements be-
comes greater.

Our educational and reforma-
tory institutions must be en-
larged.

A greater number of public of-
ificials must be salaried, to trans-
lact the public business, and al-
imost unconsciously the burden;
‘ increases until. as Governor Luce ?
iin his message to the Legislaturel
lof 1?-5?-<‘.l, said. that it absorbs 34:‘
jper cent. of the net earnings of
the people.

There are two ways of solving
the problem. The first is by re- 
'ducing the expenditures. second;
by enlarging the sources from‘
, which they are drawn. The first
lremedy would be at once difficult.
and liable to vexatious delays.

In view of the fact that the
bonded debt of the counties of
Michigan has increased in vol-
ume 51 per cent. in the last de-
cade, and the average increase of
i the western states is 19 per cent.
in volume.

I can recommend no better way
,to lessen this debt than the fol-
3lowing recommendation by Gov. .
,:Winans to the present Legisla- I
‘ ture.
‘ “Let us bear in niind..in all our V
joflicial acts. that we are exercis-
jing delegated authority and are
sent here to enact the popular?
gwill. Public sentiment indicates?

that our people will no longeri
patiently submit to the steady in-
crease of expenditures which has
continued through the past 25
»years. They demand economical
administration of public affairs.
They demand the abolition of ev-
ery unnecessary office. They de-
mand that all who enjoy the pro-
tection of our laws shall contrib-
ute to the cost in just proportion
to their means."

The second method, that en-
larging the source from which
the revenues are drawn, will
surely occupy the attention of
the 1aw.—makers the present ses-
sion, and if we care for our fu-
ture in this matter we must en-
deavor to gain correct information
of our present system and be
prepared to act intelligently,
through our representatives at

The next summ

Lansing.

will bring a
new equalization _f all real and
personal propert “ as between
counties. and 11 better time
could be chosen for demanding
that property, of whatever iia-
ture. should bear its proper pro-,
portion of taxes levied.

The two methods of raising,
taxes in our stai :1». direct and spe- .
cific. should be carefully studied
by us. so that any inequalities ex-‘
isting‘ can be remedied. And.‘
in this connection, I desire to call
your attention to one phase of
specific taxation, as it now ex-
ists. In the year 185-<9 the total
municipal, town, county, school,
and state tax. levied by the au-
thorities, was $20.000,000. The
equalized value of all real and
personal property in the state.
aside from that which is exempt.

or was specifically taxed. was’

>3$)45,00().000. In the year 1889
the capital stock of all railroads
in Michigan was $812,181,072. Of
the $20, 000,000 of taxes paid into
the public treasury, the railroads
paid $712.128.54, or 1 16-100ths
on a dollar, while the real and
personal paid an average of .02
on a dollar. Does this look like
an equal distribution of the bur-
den of taxation?

When our fathers granted the
franchises and charters to the
railroads. they could not con-
ceive of their immense value,
nor the influence these corpor-
ations would obtain

not have granted such privi-
leges.

The local taxa.fi0'.‘.;,-.»f railroads
1S11O new departure. as thirty-
two of the older states already~
apportion the taxes paid by the
railroads in this manner. and I
think that nearly, if not all. of
the new ones levy theirs in the
same way.

The M. C. R. R. pays local tax-
es in Illinois and specific in
Michigan. They own forty-
five miles in Illinois, and their
tax per mile of road was $575.00.
The same year they owned and

leased in this state 1.040
miles and paid a tax of .
$267.00 per mile — less than‘

one-half as much as in Illinois.
Is this right? Is it just to us?
To show that this change would
affect the pockets of the citizens
of our state I will say that
but 3.62 per cent. of the cap;
ital stock is owned in our state. ,1
The holders toil not. neither do:
they spin, yet they are entitled
to the same protection from our?
courts, so far as their property‘
is concerned. as are the citizens

-of Michigan who give 34 per;

cent. of their net earnings to pro- ;
tect them.

The subject of local taxation
has been agitated but little yet.

but it is one of the steps towards‘

the demands niade by the indus-
trial classes. and. as the govern-
or puts it, "That all who enjoy
the protection of our laws should
contribute to their cost in just
proportion to their means and
the benefits derived from it.” If
I were to detail to you all the in-
eqalities that exist in our meth-
ods of taxation,the length of this
paper would exceed reasonable
limits and stretch too far into the
future for which we are all plan-
ning, no matter what our calling.

To me the future of agriculture
seems assured of a brighter pros-
pect. It is attracting to it men
of wealth, education and business
methods, and, in a majority of
cases, they are coming in contact
with the people of the rural dis-
tricts, and such changes will Work
for the good of both.

I have shown you that the av-

erage size of the farnis in the
United States are growing small-
er. but I wish to call your atten-
tion to this fact: The farms in

..v

areclanioring for with so much
rhetoric.

~ Tliisqiii-stioii should he thor-
oughly disciissed by lioncst iii-

purely agricultural districts are. quiri-1's to know \\‘l1('llH'l' such a
as a rule. growing larger. while change would be advantageous to
in the vicinity of manufacturing the people or not. By making
cities an(l conimercial cciitcrs use of a coiiniion fallacy afiiriii-
they are growing snial'lci'. Tlicre ing Z1('(‘l'l2Lll1lyV\'l1(‘I'(‘()lllyZl1)I'()i)-
is a great change working in this ability or possibility can he
country in all industrial matters. di'awii---1ln- ad\‘ocatt-s of the new
and these problems demand from plan usually point us to the mail
us careful study. . service. They say: "If the Uni-

in our;
legislative bodies, or they would

The capital of the country isitcd States can so successfully

being concentrated in large enter-
prises. In nianufactories of all
jkinds the amount of capital em-
ployed shows a greater increase
ithan the rate of increase of eni-
fployes. and is showing a corres-
; pondiiigly lower rate per cent. of
I profit,
, The area of arable lands is fast
diminishing. Different portions
of the states are rapidly turning
their attention towards the spec-
ial branches of farming suited to
their soil and locality. And in
agriculture. as in other branches
of industry. the methods of pro-
duction are cheapeninv. because
lot a superior quality of imple-
ments used. and better and higher
grades of live stock produced.
In proportion to our ability to
use these two elements in our
prosperity will success attend our
efforts.
We cannot entirely throw the

any one else. until we have re-
moved the obstacles that lie in
the path of our individual success;
and in rendering our verdict up-

blame of our not succeeding upon‘

conduct this lmsim-ss and reduce
letter postage from twenty cents
to two cents. it can, in like inan-
ncr. carry on other industries
with equal success and satisfac-
,tion." This looks like a very
plausible proposition. But is it
ltrue? Is cheap postage due to
janytliing government has done'.’
,All the post-ofiice department
jdoes in the postal service is to
collect, assort. stamp and bag
outgoing and deliver incoming
letters; give out and receive
imoney orders. and render an ac-
count of the business done. No
improved methods have been in-
troduced during the last twenty-
five years in that part of the pos-
tal system which the government
controls. Letters are stamped
by hand and delivered and col-
lected by individual messengers.
just as they were fifty years ago.
All the economy in the postal
service has come from the im-
proved methods of transporting
the mails; and this, it should be
lremembered. is all done by pri-
vate enterprise. Who would not

on these national questions, let trust the express companies in
us "be honest" with ourselves. prefereiice‘ to the inails. when
"he just" to those who differ with, money or valuable packages are
us. "and fear not" but that right, to be sent? It might still be urged
Will 1l1'9V&Lil. E. A. VVILDEY. i that if tliesc in(I1lSI.I'l(*,S were un-

*'* “ " der government control the cost
Govemment C0nt1‘010fIndU5t1‘ie5- to the public would be niaterially

The question of g()\'eI‘I1111()1]tu,1:l(‘SS(‘n(,‘(l. It is stated. liowcver.

icon“-01 of will-OM15. (.x1,1.eb,-5 bug- ‘ on good authority. that the rates

mess and telegmph 111195, is now, for dispatches in }<}ngland. wliorc
attracting much attention LtI11()ngi telegraph lines have been owned
farmers and the debtor (zlassesiby the state since lH7(). are but a
generally. There is evidentlyi trifle less than in this c.ountI'_y:
something wrong. Agi-icultupeg andthere a deficiency of nearly
isin adepressed condition. Thosel 3- mllllon OI d011'¢“‘S 3- 3'91"’ muel
whose farms are mortgaged find I be Inade UP by 3 tax on th“ Pub‘
hard work to keep up even thef11C- _ ‘ _ _
interest. and foreclosure is often, "Thus 111 11(1d1t1011 50 “T1?” 1-‘
the result. Whatever the causeidlrectly Piild f‘”' We S‘”"'1C‘3b.V
or causes might be which brought the COI1S1_1m0I‘._ ab<_)ut It C_9Y1tS I"-"'
about this state of thing-_g_ there » message is paid directly in taxes.
is a general and deep-rooted be.‘} making 84 Ii0tZl.l Of 0V€‘1‘ J50 CGIIIS
lief. not only that these evils are: P91‘ "19-*‘S_il8'*3 Qt IOU W0I'_dS, Wh1_1)¢*
removable. but that relief must the C055 111 “"5 (7‘’u“t_1'Y '5 Only 7"
come through governmental in. 1 cents for ten words in large cit-
terference. Hence. we have a. ‘ ies and 25 cents for ten words for
variety of Schemes 1n.0p0S(,d_ }distances of four or five hundred
claiming public notice. by a class 3 FY1119-9. Eh‘? Z%V'(‘1'1l‘n’<? I01‘ =1“ til"
of speculative reformers who, no 1I195S{l§I9S- l3"“’1 ]‘—’”§3 and 5h"“—~
doubt. earnestly desire and ex- b€’in.‘—¥ ‘"113’ 30-4 "‘‘“t'* l"‘l' 1“"*"
pect to aiiielioratc the condition 5&1?!“-

of the poor.
vVhile tlie plans offered differ
somewhat in detail. there is a re-
markable agreeineiit in their gen-
eral principles. froni Plato‘s Re-
[public to the latest edition of
Communism. by Bellamy:

These important changes pla-
cing railroads, &c., under govern-
ment control—are very plausibly
urged by scathing
against monopolies. railroad
kings and the danger to the peo-
ple from the accumulation of
large fortunes. &c. Thousands
of good people who would hold
up both hands for the control of
certain industries by the govern-
ment, as a step in the right direc-
tion and a perfectly safe prece
dent, would be shocked at the
idea of Communism. But when
the government undertakes to
own and carry onthe business of
the people efficiently, we are
fairly on the road that leads to
Socialism and establishing that
strong government which so many

invectives ‘

[The above quotation is from
"Political Scieiice Qiiarterly for
11H:-<>-<." and the rates may differ
now.) But it is said the colossal
jfortuncs of monopolists conic.
lfrom the laboring classes; and
1 many other evils might be avoid-
[ed by placing these industries
l under the control of the adminis-
T tration.
‘ This is an important question
and should have carefulcoiisider-
ation. Concentration of capital
may be of great advantage in an
economic and social sense, it
wisely administered. It should
be borne in mind that a large
part of the fortunes of the rail-
road kings have not come from
exorbitant passenger and freight
rates, in which the general pub-
lie is directly interested. but
from the enormous land grants
and other aids from the govern-
ment. No doubt these great ag-
gregations of capital have, in
many instances. been used op-

(Continuctl on .5111 page.)


MARCH 1.1891.

'3 TI-IE GRANGE VISITOR-

Men of Different Make.  Better Times Ahead
Wise St lo111on ' - x .

_ " ) . r°°0“1me”d“1 5 There are soine verv interest-

the -rod and tried proverbs to in‘, fi.,m.e§ Wes .1 t,1‘b , C W
incite to industry and to terrifvi I’ - "7 i I .E 1 “ 5‘ ' ‘
V. v .Davis In the (,oI/nl1'1/ (zc/tfiwntuu
w ith the fear of cold and hunger. it/ending? to show that ‘in th > 1- -
but all in vain~the lazy man re ' C‘ ‘ I K nu“

mains lazy Still. “Born “rod... j future tl1e I titted States farnier

“ Like His Mother Used to Make.” Y‘ is set before him. A’ few years: B9613 311831‘-

"I was born in Indiana“ says a su-a11zcr.1ank and . ago the mutton sheep fever swept 1 The following article is the

As llS:lClI‘ii31'S in the rcstaiirant was kind 0' Euyin' i    Substance of a’ report’ d}-gllvered
1.11.1, I .' . ’ ’ " . ' ‘before the Kansas State oard of

And Uncle Jake was sli1iin’l1it11 another pnnkin l IS ltv Shr0]_)S and ()Xf()I'(1S.’ NO:  A(rri(‘u1tul.e b G F Ke11O"(r
pic 1 it is a large. smooth-bodied Me ; o I Y - ' can

A“ 3" W” C"? 0' °°“"°v “'““ 3 “"‘“““’ ‘" “i” rino. that bears long. fine wool. ' State Sugar Inspector:

3.

.........¢,<—-_

 

eye-—
“I w:1shorn in Imliziny ---itiorr-W11 forty _v<::1r .'11_ro. I

. I
And I l1:1in'tl1et~t1l1at*kii1twt-nty~.1ntll'mwo1’k111‘ 1 mar

b:1ck‘arris slow:

Do they make it pay‘: Read your;
ket reports and let them 311- 1 the United States has there been
The coming Sheelh ‘so general and universal an i11-

swer. * *

Never before in the history of

But I've ct i11 cvcry 1‘csta11r:111t‘twixt l1t:1'1: and 5 V‘-hat   to b0 You Sav? Ha\'(3n't  terest in the rnanufactupe of 511.

Santa 1'1-I-.

And I want to state lIlI.~1 coii1«- tastes like: gcttiifl

Il'JIlIf' to llll‘I I

"Pour us out .'1notl11-r ulzirhly," s:1}'s the f1-lh-1.I(3(i. SII’l()()IiI i\I(,‘I'lII(). VVIlI(’Il \\'IlI:1_u1'(.g of the  beet and ‘[11,.
i\\'0i.‘—5l1-Whml TWO )'*'i11'f~‘ "ht 129-’ilIJ2tlll1li1Lfll11'(} of beet sugar in
;to 1710 pounds and carry a fleece I (;(,1-H]-any F1-ance and (_,th..1- fm-.
“V\’11<-111*“-<1 W11‘ Wm “M .WW1"r- ‘ 1"‘ Wm f of long stapled. l11strous wool. ioign countries. renders it alto-

\v.'11'111ii1' up.
A spcnl-ti11' ’(:1ost 21 .s.'111(‘t:rf11l. as 1111r'l1 tuck his
(‘11p--

onto I'11rlcj;1kt,- -

"(E11111-i11:1111l git .son11- r-oituw Iikz» y111:1111oti;11
used to 111.'1lu-— —

I ll1ougl1roi' I11) 1-l<li11otl1<1’.'111rI tho I'r1s:-yvw-1111!)
inrin.

fsoine two and a half to thi-co.

you anticipated my answer? Let
me tell you. then. A large—hod-

‘inches in length and weigh 10 to

Antl m1- :1 little» kid .'1g‘in. :1l1:111;;i11‘ on In-1 :.1111‘

A111lsI11- -‘ct tln: pot :1 l1ilin'
p1111r~»rl ‘(-111 in

.-\x1:itI1ci'r-Ilt-1 ki111lc1‘ l1;1lt1-rl. with :1 t11111l1lv; i11
his chin.

.'\l]4I I‘11«‘lr-j;1k1-I14-i~t1*l111ltl11 ItiI1'l-\(‘|1iIlI lrnrk.
:111vI stoml

As solt-11111. l.t'l' .1 lHIIllll(', .'1~ 1111 lll!(I1'H.‘lI\'('l\\'I1I1I<il‘

Tlimi II(t son 11’ turn:-«I :1ntI tiptowl to'11i~tl1z-
kit<'l1e«11¢loo1', 211111114-.\'1

IIt-r¢-ru1111-sl1|~.oirl \vif'c out with l1i111,;11I1l1l1i11'
of lit-1'su1~rs

/‘-.i11lsl1z~r11sl1<~s for tl'1(-str:1111:t-1'.:1111l ~l1r~l1ollv-ts
oI1t.“lt'sl1i111!"

Thank (jotl. wc‘vc mt-t him t~o1ni11'f
know you: 111otl1er,_|i111“‘

Don’! you

And the fl‘II(‘l' as I11’ graliht-LI hr-r s:1_v.s: “You IN‘!
I :1in't forgot"---

Hut. wipin' on his (:_vcs.s;1\;s he-. “Your rotlt-¢-‘s
tnighty hot."

—— 711:/z1'x ll 71 Ah nm/7 /1‘/‘//_r.

I The Coming Sheep. I

{A paper read by C._A. H:Itch at the \‘\'isconsin
Agrictiltural Cunvent1on.1

It must be a general purpose
sheep. * * * The coming
sheep must have the vitality. con-
stitution and general characteris-
tics covered by the comprehen-
sive term "Rustle," to stand up
and maintain his good qualities
even in the most adverse condi-
tions. Where can this animal be
but among the Merinos? Their
range of adaptability to climate
is greatest. their hardihood adapts
them to scant pasture and their
long line of heredity enables them
to withstand the evils of promis
cuous and indiscriminate breed-
ing. * * The physicians might
as well prescribe one remedy for
all diseases. regardless of what
is indicated. as for one breed of
sheep to be recommended for all
places and all circumstances.
Given—’—nearness to market. small
flock. warm quarters. skillful
shepherd. indicate some mutton
breed best adapted to latnb rais-
ing. Given—same conditions as
to skill but greater distance to
market. liberal notions as to feed
ing coupled with small flock. i11-
dicate some of the largest mut-
ton breeds to be sold at eigliteen
months or two years old. Giv-
en -poor pasture. large fiock.long
distances to market. then every
circumstance indicates Merinos.
The important question is 11ot
how can I get the most average
income per head with this or that
breed, but how can I turn the pro-
ducts of a given amount of land
into the most money: and to an-
swer this properly: nearness to
market. ability as a shepherd and
feeder and number to be kept in
one flock. must all be taken into
consideration. * "" Ten years
ago we were told there would be
no over-production of beef. Five
years ago We were told the same
about cheese. How is it today?
Let your beef producer and dai-
rymen answer. While the fleece
of the mutton sheep is valuable.
it alone would never pay for the
keep of the sheep. Then. as good
business managers. it becomes us
to look well to this part. and
while keeping an eye well on the
mutton crop. look Wellto fleece.
The kind of wool found on the
’downs breed is not of a kind that
can enter into any but the coarser
kind of fabrics. and we find that
two-thirds. if not three—fourths,
of our cloth is made of Merino
wool. Does this not point plain-
ly to the place to get our coming
sheep? * * Other breeds have
larger cuts of mutton: other
breeds have grown longer wool;
other breeds have brought their

1.11.1..— 1111- .-at-. ..1..1‘

171 pounds. (‘an such be found’:
I’lt,-nty of individuals and occa-
sionally whole llocks.

VVl1at
A man with b1_-ttcr
ho niust

niust he be?
itlcas as to brooding:

1Il'd\'t* advancetl ideas as to i'cctl-

ing and triaiiagcment. The silo
will be his sltcot anchor. and on-
silagc. either corn or clover. or
both. must form part of the daily
rations of his flock fro111 Novem-
ber 1 until May 10. He must be
well up to the times on the value
of corn and clover as forage
plants. and be capable of carry-
ing ‘_’0 head of the coming sheep
to every acre of land he plows.
exclusive of pastures.

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Glover and Plaster a. Strong
Team.

Upon the subject of commercial
fertilizers Galen VI/ilson. the well
known argricultural writer. says.
in the Plti/(ltlclpltia P1'acf1'(-rd
lvl1.r11zer:

Were I to purchase “commer-
cial fertilizers" for farm use. it
would be clover seed and gypsum.
or land plaster. This is a combina-
tion little spoken of in the press.
It makes a very strong team.

When a lad.my father purchas-
ed a run down l.'10-acre farm.
There was a plaster mill five
miles away. although the farm
was underlaid with plaster stone.
which cropped out In places; but
still we had to go where it was
prepared. It was my business
winters to draw plaster on Satur-
days and other "week days" when
school did 11ot keep. The pri-ce
at the mill was $1 a ton. call-
ing twenty bushels a ton. Duri11g
the spring this was sown thickly
on all cultivated crops. even the
corn and potatoes getting their
share. or sometimes the meadows
and pastures. But how it did
tnakc the clover grow. even up
to the edge of the plaster rock
where it cropped out on the hill!
If a spot was missed. the diminu-
tive size of the stalks and their
lighter color would reveal it: and
it was by this means that father
told whether the work of plaster
sowing had been well done or
not. On a high corner of the
field I left a plat. and in the
center of it marked out my last
initial. W.. by driving pegs in
the ground. The letter covered
about two square rods. I then
carefully sowed plaster inside the
stakes. Several weeks later I was
out there with father. crossing to
another field. The clover be-
tween the stakes was “head and
shoulders" above that which sur-
rounded it. He was an austere
man and said little at any time.
When he noticed this he said
with a sardonic smile: “A pretty
caper.” This farm was bought
for  an acre, and some years
later he sold it for $102 per acre.
Glover and plaster did it.

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A Suggestion for Tableaux.

A very successful tableau-en-
tertainmet1t was recently given
in New York. the subjects being
taken from illustrations in the
current magazines. The idea is
a simple one. if the subjects are
well chosen it can be made very
interesting. The Century Com-
pany has prepared a list of suit-
able pictures with suggestions
for any one who wishes to get up
the entertainment. They will

owners more money for a given
number. but where will you find;
a breed that has stood high in‘
popular favor so long? Wherei
will you find a breed that is more

_ send it free on request.

A man is not. bound with the
chains of habit at once. but the
Lilliputian threads are slowly

domestic in its habits?—one thatiwound about and wound about.

will respond to good treatment
quicker or come nearer filling
the bill for a universal sheep?
While he is a good herder he is
quiet and easily confined in prop-
er limits; while he quickly re-
sponds to generous feed, none
others know better how to appre-
ciate scant pasturage; takes What

and because they are so slight
they are disdained. The sober
man becomes a drunkard not all
at once. He plays with the tiger’s
cub at first. It is small and play-
ful. but its fascination binds him
as it grows. until. at last. the
beast is his master.—Dr. Ecltaard
P. Inge-rsoll.

The com- ;
.ing slump must liavc the coming
‘slit-plicrd to go with l11n1.

igar as at the present time. The
1 success that has attended the cul-

i{,"&.‘.il](:l' certain that this country

i('2lll be Illa-dc wholly indcpt-ndont
lol foreigii countries for that arti-
lcle that now obliges us to pay an-
nually about $l;'1().()0().(1o() for for-
eign labor in the form of sugar.
jTl'11-ro are tliree sut-(-1,-ssfiil lwcl
factories in this country. The
onc at Alvarado. (.‘alifornia. has
passed through five suct,-ossl'11l
campaigns: the one at \Vatson-
ville. that state. has bccn i11 suc-
cessful operation fortl11'eoyca1's.
and the third one has been loca-
ted at Grand Island. Nebraska.

Most of the crop was raised on
high up—land. in the red. sandy
loam so peculiar to several of our
southern counties.

some localities at the amount of
hand labor required in beet culti-
Vation.
will soon be produced to meet
these requirements. but until then
our fartners can well afford to

bor, when the profits on an aver-
age crop of beets is from $40 to
$60 per acre. At the same time
there are other important advan-
tages which the farmer derives.
It prepares the soil in an excel-
lent manner for the next crop.
owing to deep plowing and fre-
quent‘ surface cultivations. 111
Europe. wherever the sugar beet
is grown. the value of the land
has increased. Beets are grown
for two or three successive years
on the same land. which will then
produce better cereals and other
farm products. By the aid of
this industry, cattle raising and
fattening fdr market is encour-
aged and made profitable. The
increases iii the average weight
of beef cattle amounts frequently
to from 30 to 710 per cent.. and

ble to the extensive use of beet
pulp for food.

The beet sugar industry is a
great onc. ‘ It has come to this
country to stay. and it is (lecided-
ly to the advantage of the far-
mer.  well as the manufacturer.
to give it the closest attention.
Because the manufacture of beet
sugar has proved satisfactory at I
one point is no sign that the crop
can be successfully grown at 1
another. It is worth while for
farmers to test the value of dif-

gar beets.

seeds should be secured and as
many as possible raise a few beets
each. the value of which for su-
gar can be tested at a trifling ex-
pense. There will be no loss in
any case, as the beets are valua-
ble for feed. and but half a dozen
from each locality will be needed
for analysis. This is the only
practical way to accomplish any
valuable results. When this has
been done and the results prop-
erly published. capital will seek
the most favorable locations first
for new factories.

[The State Board of Agricul-
ture. through Dr. Kedzie, will
distribute seed of the sugar beet
in this state. free, to individuals
who will agree to grow one-fourth
of an acre. keep an accurate ac-
count of the expense and furnish
samples for analysis.~ED.]

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porations which attempt
decrease outputs. control prices
or limit production shall be con-
sidered as conspiracies to defraud I
the people; and any person being
a member of such organizations
shall be subject to a fine of from
$1000 to $5000 and imprisonment
of from two‘ to five years.” i

perform the necessary hand la-.

this increase is directly attributa- 1

ferent sections for producing su- ;
Wherever there is ai
farmers‘ organization of any kind i
this question should be discussed ,
and if it seems at all feasible‘

he fishes. hunts and "loafs.
The intempcrate man is of
different material. \Vhen so-
ber lie gt-tit-1'all_v works hard.
He trics props-rly to clothe
and house his fa1nil_v. He is of-
ten very proud of his cliildrcn

and an.\'ious to see them i11 21 l11-t- .
ter position i11 life than his ow11.

Ho drinks in the early _vc-ars bo-
causc lie is weak. H(’il11Sill)ilIlu\'(‘X-
cellcntp21rts.butlovesjovia1lco111-
punions. Such lll(‘ll it is worth
\\'hih- to labor with. Tlioy can
l)1- savt-<1 and 111:1<l1- good citizn-11s.

Thcir <-l1ild1'1-11 can be su\'od.
\\'l121t tln-y inost nt-+-d is kind
words and l1olpl'ul M1('ol11'u;:(!-
incnt. (}cts11cl11111-11 to d1-posit

their saviiigs with porsoiis of un-
doubted I)l'()I)Il_\'.
ti-1'1-st.ctl in act-1t11111lali11g prop1.-r-
ty. speak to them kindl_v it1 all
their efforts to load correct liv1~.<..
Praise their children. Do all

that is possible to put them on

their feet. and iii very many cases
you will not be disappointed. —-

One field I [I/'. (//'4{[i:
raised in this soil produced a crop .
averaging 10.25 per cent. sucrose. ‘
There have been complaints from I

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A Decline in Speculation.
It is claimed that the volumeof
speculative business transacted

Withoutdoubt inachinesisince the Opening of the new

‘year is less than in the same pe-
lI‘IO(I for a long time. Brokers
laround the centers of trade are
Egrowling lustily. and are making
all kinds of efforts to boom “bus-
:iness." It is not urged that the
ivolume of legitimate business is
2 below normal. and the dissatisfac-
ipt-ion of dealers with the situation
1 is evidence conclusive of how the
;brokerage industry (‘.‘) relies on
ggambling for its support. If this
i spirit of speculative dullness shall
.drive a lot of these fellows into
glegitimate employment of some
§kind. it will prove a blessing of
‘no mean proportions. It is ar-
‘gued in some quarters. that deal-
ling in options and futures has
1 reached its extreines of develop-
;ment. and that from this time on.
ifrom natural causes, there must
lbe a subsidenceaall of which is
lsomewhat too good to be true.‘-
j .S'to('l.'n1m1 «ml 1*‘a1'11u31'.

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SOUTH HAVEN. Feb. 4th.
E1). VISITOR: Reports having
.in someway gained circulation
through the State press that the
peach crop in the vicinity of
South Haven had been seriouslv
‘damaged. the South Haven and
Casco Fruit (}rower.s' society
has caused extended exa111i11atio11s
to be made up and down the lake
shore with the result of finding.
‘with very rare exceptions. the
prospective crop in prime condi-
tion. unless some unexpected dis-
aster overtakes it. Nearly all
‘varieties will require thinning
out at least one-half.
The following officers for Van
fBuren county were elected for

éthe ensuing year at the recent
convention of the Patrons of In-
dustry held at Lawrence: Pres..
A. F. Annable. Mattawan: Sec..
H. F. Belfour. Bangor: Delegates
to State convention. E. Hogmire.
Bangor; D. C. Hodges. South
Haven: John Goss. Bangor. The
State Lecturer of the Farmers‘
Alliance was in attendance at
the convention and advocated
the merging of the two organiza-
tions into one. with a view to
utilizing their combined strength
in shaping future legislation.
Opinions were about evenly di-
vided as to the wisdom of this
afiiliation. however. and no form-
al action was taken. H. J. E.

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A writer in the .—l111r31'1'r,-(111 (‘NIH-
I7(IT,o1' thinks it is unlikely that
‘the wheat crop of the coming
‘?year will sell for lower than the
{present crop has sold. Stocks
jare well depleted now. and the
inew crop will come on a market

The Indiana senate has passed  more nearly bare than has been
a measure providing that alléthe case for years. Should the
"trusts. pools, contracts. combi— icoming two months prove favor-
nations. arrangements and cor- .able.we shall not have so large a
tolsurplus for export as three or

four years ago. Population is
increasing faster than the in-
crease in acreage of wheat. and
Within eight or ten years at the
most We shall not produce more
Wheat than the people of this
country will want for bread and
seed.”

(let thcni in-:‘

_,lwill find a home market for all

;his producc—and conscqttcntly
‘iliigher prices. and an i11c1'easctl
:valuation upon fartn la11d:3>'1()l1
:per acre for good fartn la11d any-

;\\‘I'lt‘l'tf in the I'nitcd States‘ as

;soon as l.~Sv.'». in Mr. Davis‘
,opi11ion.
Betti-r tiinos for the faritic 1'

are llltII('1ll1‘(l i11 l1l()l‘¢- ways than
‘mic. and the man who c:11'lio.~'t
‘lwgins his propamtiotis to ink».-
ja<lva11tz1g1- of thoin will be im-
jman whoreaps1111-g1'11at1-st hon-
ivtit. I do not mcan by this that
jthc 111:111 wl1o owns good land
worth $710 po1'ac1'csl1ould :1to11<-1~
]lI2lt'(‘ it i11 tl1<-l1an1lsol' :1 1'oal1~s-
Izttc ngctit to be sold l'o1'-$101) pm-
Zl(‘l'4‘. but I'ZllI1t‘l' l11~ should plan
Eto continue the |111si11oss at tin-
old st:1nd.takc an i11v1-11tor_voi'
stock. consult l1isp:1rt11c1'. c.\'zu11-
inc his :1<~co1111ts— and when I11-
has infornn-d l1i111sclfwl1at lim-
of fartning is best adaptt-d to his
farin. inarkct. etc... let him 11'1a.kc
all other plans and considera-
tions bend to that onc—- and ltavc
every day's work and every dol-
lar expended where it will do the
most good. If there are new
buildings to be erectede as there
will be. for higher prices will
make the farmer give more at-
tention to fertility. larger crops
will mean more buildings--look
your plans over so carefully that
in two years you will not wish
that you had built differently.
1:'.r.

‘<4 }_

At an Eastern institutc.l. G.
Brown stated that he had former-
ly paid as high as »‘c'~1,;'1()() a year
for phosphates. And now after
growing criinson clover four
years. lie thinks he has bought
his last couiniercial fertilizer. He
will now depend on stable
manure and rimson clover. of
which he has 200 acres growing
on his farms. .\lr. .l. S. \Villis
remarked: “I (‘()llllIlf‘l](‘(‘(I its use-
in l«‘<?*'(l. and now have 70 or 80
acres which I shall turn under
as a grecn.ma11ur1-. My soil is
sandy loa111. Pasturing killed
out all the grass. and iii the dry
summer my fields were dusty.
and I was in danger of losing
what sand I had. from bl.,1wing
away. But now tl1eya1'1- cover-
ed with a green t-211'pt-t of st-arlct
clover. I liavo raised 30 bushels
of corn per acre 1111 this satin-
sand." Several other well known
fa1'111crs,sa_y the ~-(,'m/11/1-y (Ir/1//4-—
1m111."cxpross' favo1'ablc opinions
of this clover.

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If we could siict-1-1-<1 i11 i11c11l1-at-
ing a general belief in the wort h-
lessiiess of drugs and the value
of a wise hygit-11o. we would fccl
that we had been of‘ gr(-atso1'vic1-
tohuinanity. The co11.<.tantdosing
that prevails ruins the health of
countless millions. When a man
gets sick he does 11ot try to find
out the cause. that he may aban-
don it. but seeks a drug he fond-
ly hopes will enable him to con-
tinue violating nature‘s laws and
yet be restored to health. It can-
not be d()ne.----()1'tm_(/1" Uo7IM_//
H1'1'I11c1'.

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Wh ere are the Best Buggies Made‘?

The Pioneer Buggy Co. Colum —
bus. Ohio. on receipt of ten cents.
will send you their treatise 011
the horse which also answers the
above questions.

The Panama canal is actually
a thing of the past. and nature
in her works will soon obliterate
all traces of French energy and
the enormous amounts of money
expended on the isthmus. Heavy
rains a few weeks ago have
caused vast slides i11to the canal
from the hilltops at certain points.
and the excavations for long dis-
tances at other places had pre-
viously been completely filled up.

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INDIAN RIVER Grange. No. 72:.
Conn, Jan. 23d. It-91. Mr. O. W.
Ingersoll. Dear Sir:—IVe used
last year fifty gallons of your
“Indestructible Barn Paint.“
The painter stuck up his nose at
the paint when he began. When
finished. he said: "It looked far
better than he supposed any
paint could make it look."

Fraternally yours.
W. H. FRtsBIE & SON.
[See adv. Patrons‘ Paint Works]


 

Z‘
1

   

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“war prices" and said. “It wasn't

MARCH 1.1891.

 Ai-:i:-RoN-

THE

MANUFACTURER OF

INGERSOLL’S LIQUID RUBBER PAINT.

Ten 'l'lioiis:iii<l I’. of H. and I"zirinei's testify they are best and (,‘lii,-zipest.
wniTE Us AND SAVE IHONEY.

Hard Times.
For the Visiroie.

This subject. like that of terri-
perance. has been studied and
talked upon until it is now thread-

bare; yes. more than that. it l1a.S‘}vVhy-3

been ground finer than dust. Yet,
I choose to write on this subject.
Why not stir up the dust: if we
let it alone it might settle and be
forgotten—besides. it is a sub-
jectof interest to us all. V\"e have
individual "hard times" and gen-
eral Iiard times. The former is
ever present. There is no coun-
try free from a class of people
who, either from misfortune or
iuisiiiaiiagemeiit. are hard up in
a financial way. They furnish
their own supply of hard times
and ask no odds of the public in
this respect. But it is of general’
hard times that we wish to speak.
l4ll\'(} the foriuer. they are ever
present; yet,tliei'(1- are two pe-
riods of easy times always in.
View.
other is the future. Perliaps you I
have not noticed this. but when I
call your attention to certaint-
facts I think you will agree with
me. Don‘t you who are oldl
enough. 1'eineinber how bitterly’
people complained at the high.

One is the past and thel

price they had to pay for every- '
thing at the close of the late re- I
bellion and how they sighed for
the good old days of 6—penny cal-
ico? And then. again. a few years
later. when the depression came.
the saiue people pointed back to

this way when we got $9 and $10
for hogs. and wheat was worth
50 to $2.733 per bushel." Theyl
forget all about the high prices
they paid for tea. sugar. calico,
die; they forget that our land
was yet soaked with human blood
and that for four dreary years
our turkey buzzard had fatt-eiied
on human tlesh; they forget that

settle the matter as
Because the minds of the
lpeople were more inflated than so uiiappreciative of all
;the currency. and when specie
,payment was resumed they did}
not resume common sense. but

prices
‘ 'I"ariiiers
‘farnis on this plan and are yet]

paving millions of dollars Ill in-I
,ti-rest on the same.
blainei‘ Many of them say if they
,vwere out of debt times
leasy eiiougli.
jwlio have made tinance the study next incetingi’
yof their lives.have no very plaus-

i days.

Ai

ithe course of a few years. though
there was a great deal of jarring, many ways.
and crashing while the operation made subservient to the best in-
vwas going on. but this did not I terests of the deeply-wronged.
I I over-taxed. unrepi'esente(l farmer

it ought.

(ill {I

iiecessurily ruinous.
bought tlioiisaiids of

is

\Vlio is to
would be

The great men

-ible remedy for the existing evils.
.and certainly I shall not presuiiie
to suggest any. but I believe af-
,’ter we have tired the hard times
I out we shall see more prosperous

HEl{ltl(JK SL'i"i‘o.\'.
C O } '

To Every Farmer and Wife,

I Yes. and to their sons and daiigIi—
ters. we can say there is no bet-
ter association for you to belong
to than the Grange.
blc. and an opportunity otters to
become a member.‘ embrace it.
In fact. make it manifest that
you wish to‘ know more of the
order. and. if feasible. become a
member.

If eligi-

Parents who feel that they are

,advanced inlife and do not need
the association of the Grange
themselves.
that. the highest work they can
do is to improve the lives of their
children and other peoples cliil-
dren.

should remember

Do not think you know

all about the Grange before you

the money they received for those
hogs and that wheat was worth
about forty cents on the dollar‘
good money. too. Uncle Sam's
Poor old fellow!
he had had a desperately bad
state of atfairs in his family, and
it came near ruining him. So much
for the past~—-a glorious time. in-
deed. if we eliminate the bad and

promise to pay.

have passed within its gates. I
There is much of the finer andl
higher quality and desirability of 3
the Grange that no outsider can ;
or ever will appreciate while re- I
maining without its social and;
educational cii'cles.—1’m-ij/iv 1-ho-u/3‘
1’/'(’.\‘.'\‘. l

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A Pleasant Endorsement of the]

NT

Cheap, liidestiuictible Paints for
liAI’..\'S and ()l."I'l$l_'lI.l)l.\'(IS.

OFFICE: 243 Plymouth St, Brooklyn,  Y.

G-RANGE VISITOR.

I
I who enter

; our gates.

and yet.  a class. farmers are
these
I possibilities.

Can not you men who have the

{position of directors of thought;
jwithout making anyprovision for  do something without a prece-

'a possible decline carried
;large credit business. insisting ie1's'.’ I wish you leaders were im-
that prices must go up. _l5ut tliey S pelled with the zeal of old John‘
,didn't go up. (Ii-edit on declining

ldent to aroiise these seven sleep-

Iii sol
the order can bel

_lI£ndicott when he cut the red‘

lcross out of the English flag.
 Yours fraternally.

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Feb.

* (,‘l..\liI\'S'l‘().\'. ::d.

E I‘). ,

,'Visi'i‘oi{--Will you please send‘

‘.1110 a few sample copies of the
 l'i.<irm' for distribution at our
Our Grange. I
Iain happy to say. is in a flourish-
ing condition. with renewed ef-
fort at the beginning of the year.

oyster supper we find plenty of
work re-instating old members
and initiating new ones. Young
and old are alike rapping loudly
at the gates for admission. Meni-
bers of the new order known as
the P. of I. are beginning to see
and think that the Grange is the
order of all farmers‘ organiza-
tions. They have learned the
beauties and benefits of organiz-
ation and are free to admit there
was no call for the new order.
Our literary exercises are so eoii-
ducted as to make them interest-
ing, profitable and well attended.
Fraternal] y,
E. J. BAILEY

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The March number of 1):‘)/mi‘-
(’»S‘7".S‘ 1v'umi/y .-llagnzinc is. as usual,
brimful and running over with
good things—soinething of es-
pecial interest to every member
of the family. Every number
brings its quota of pleasant sur-
prises and every family should
enjoy them. It is duly  per
year and is published by W. Jen-
nings Demorest. 15 East 14th
street. New York city.

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Every room where a kerosene

and by the aid of a well-prepared i

- millions of debts contracted on

‘When we resumed specie pay-
.men.t. the prevailing opinion was
, that—using the slang for it--we

retain the good and desirable.
Now. about the future. It cer-
tainly contains easier and better
times. Everybody says so. and
has been saying so for years.
and there must be some truth in
what everybody says. You have
all heard the remark. "We have
reached the bottom and there
uiust be a change." Perhaps
some of you have even made this:
statement. I have. and of late
have been wondering where I got
my authority for so speaking and
have made up my mind that it
was merely a matter of imagina-
tion and that I imagined what I
wished and not anything that the
condition of the land pointed
to. and farther, that the same was
true of at least a very large per
cent. of the others who joined
in the same chorus. The belief
in good times in the near future
has been general. -Millions of
money have been invested and

the strength of this belief——a be-
lief founded on gas. I was going
to say — but it was on nothing.-

had “struck the hard pan_:", and
the great'American people. in the
vividfiess ‘of their imagination.
saw their financial prospects de-
scending like a great rubber ball
onto’ an adamantine bed from
which they expected it to rebound
high into the atmosphere of pros-
perity. But there was a mistake.
The “hard pan” proved to be mud
into which the great sphere
plunged and into which it has
been gradually sinking ever since.
It can hardly be expected now
that when it does strike the gen-
uine hard pan. that it will re-
bound very fast or very high.
There are many causes for the
present depression. but it seems
to me that the chief trouble is
this: The war left us with an in-

Visitor.
Il{().\'l)EQU()I'l‘. Feb. ltith. E1).

your paper from
I send a money or-

WM. CASE.

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Al.LEGAl\'. MICH.. Feb. 6th.

E1). VisiToir~Yoiir last issue is
excellent. for there is so much in
it that was said and done by our
own folks. -J. J. Woodnians pa-
per on the government loan bill
is fine.
tower in our order and I hope he
will continue to let his light
shine.

He is a‘ watcheijon the

Our Grange at Allegan has

purchased a building (formerly a;
store) which we have fitted llplbone.
for a hall and we greatly enjoy
 < feeling of complete Ovvner- lsafiarade Stallions, Mares and heavy Geldings for
ship we now have in our place of ' "
meeting. — In the past we have

rented halls over stores or other

business places and we never

had a sense of freedom from in-

trusion that is so essential to

comfort in such orders.
step has seemedto infuse more
interest and energy into our
members, but still I do not antic-
ipate that the devotion to the
principles of our order among us
is going to work out our immedi-
ate salvation from the dire con-
sequences of stupidity, mental
laziness and ignorance. I cannot

This

tlated currency.

It was not an
easy matter to get this back to a

understand the utter apathy of
so many in the Grange; the utter
indifference to the great oppor-

solid basis. But it was done in

tunities that are offered to all

{lamp burns should liave some
lwoolleii at liand——a- rug. shawl.

VISITOR flTh1,Ough the kiminess 1’ blanket or other piece that iiiay
of inv brother I have i'eceived _‘ I)“ ‘l‘“Ck1.Y Selzed 111 “'¢l5‘3 Of 3(5(’l‘
the I:'i'rI)i(/4' I’/'.s'ii'm‘ several years, ld9nt"
and although not a member of
your order I am a farmer and
deeply interested in the prosper-
ity of farmers and can truly say
the (lrany/e l'i.s-i'rm- is my ideal of
a farmers‘ paper. and so think
several of my neighbors here in.
old western New York, and I
think you will get several sub-
scribers for
this section.

der for which please renew my
subscription and send another
copy to my friend. and oblige
your hearty well wisher.

Let it, always'be ready:
this care will cost nothing and is
as good as a tire insurance.
Never use water. that generates
steam and scatters and increases
the fire. Never use a cotton
cloth. that adds fuel to the fire.
——(}oImf/'1/ (z'ciiflcm(/ii.

THE BEST PLACE

TO BVY

APERCHERON

STALLION

Is not alxvays at A large importing csiablisliiiieni.
Their horses are llSll&lIl)' crowded and faueiied,
like steers for the sliaiiiblcs. and are oveigrown
and washy, liable on this accoiiiit, or the effects
of sliipinem, or chaiigi: of Clllll-lllt, to die, or fail
as brei:ders, for a time at least. and without bl‘-
imzas good, or any better bred, cost iuore than
twice as much as home bred stock.

I have two stallions. bred from noted stock on
both sides, imported by l)unli;iiii. and recorded in
the Perclteron Stud hook, that have never bei.-n
forced or faiteiied; that have never been kept
tied, but have had access to large paddocks night
and day, suiiiiner and winter; that never weie
. sick 3 iuoinentor tookn drop of inedicine, that I
would like to sell to nizlke room for younger ones
coming on. They are large. Stylisli, easy movers
and fast trotters, and have good ‘feet and lieavy
Qiialiiy considered, will price thein very
‘ low for cash or good paper. DON'T BUY TILL You

SEE 'i‘Hi-:.\i.

A. W. HAYDON.
DECATUR, MICH.

SORGHUM

A Lirrnii: book that everv farmer ought to have
is the “Sorghum Hand Book" which may be
had free. by nddressing The Blymyer Iron Works
Co., of Cincinnati, 0. rghuin is a. very valu-
able crop tor syrup-making, feed.nnd fodder. and
this pamphlet gives full information about the
different species. best mode: of cultivation, etc.
Send and get it and read it.

True Daiiveis Onion Seed.

My seed farms extend in_to Danvers, and I fre-
quently buy of the best onion raisers thre hund-
reds of bushels of their Iiandsomest onions to
plant to grow seed from.sometimes paying as high
as five dollars a barrel. I olfer such seed, all this
year's growth and of my own raising, at $3.00 a
pound, with a discount on large quantities. Much
of the onion seed sold is either too flat or too
round for true Danvers. Choice Danvers carrot
seed, $1.08 per pound. Seed catalogue sent FREE
to every one.

JAS. J. H. GREGORY & SON,MarbleIiead, Mass.

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ORKS.

Beaiitiful .\':iuiple (‘olor (';irds and Book o’

in.-ii-in-ii....§»i‘i<i:i:.

We Guarantee Satisfaction.

AIIESEWING MACHINE or$l5,

Including One Year's Subscription to this Paper.

     

\\‘i» ll.'l\'(‘ niride such :iri‘.1iigo-im-tits as ciiziblc us to
ottei the tiliiciiizo

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

  
 

 

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is .| pri‘iii't l.H’ siiiiili lll sh.ipi. Hlll.Illlt iii.itii~ii
and .ipp<-.ii.iii< 4. .\II the pairs .lit‘ iii.idi to |_'.'lll|1t
(\.|I II} {In \.illH' as ilu .\in.;i l. .in«l .|ll ronsiiiii 1-
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]viiii'li.i~-~--I l,ltll lII.iil!lill' is lll<‘lHlii,.'lll} ui-ll
iii.iiIi- .in-I is Illli ll -with thi iiiiiiest lll('l‘I\ .llltl r\
.HIlll\\..ll1tl no ii:.ivliiiu- is pi llI.Illl il hi." the in
spi-rioi in gtitilil ot the shops lllllll ii has lII't'l:
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\--iiii-ni ot an}. The lllI|(.‘lllll(' is sell-iliii ailing, lll.'|(l(' of the best inaii ii.il, uiili the \\t niiiig pans
;llIli4l(‘ll(‘(l. and is iiiiishi ii in :i siipi,-rior style. It has \'l‘l|l‘l‘ll ll rovi l. «limp-Ii .|I Lilile. yr-nil |Il.|V\l‘l s
lzind (‘¢'lll('l’ s\.\'iii1; iir.'iwi-i. The iii.iiiiit'.ir'tiiii-is w.iii.iiit men iiiucliiiie toi S yiuiis. I
Ilillv)‘ s.iy': ".\ii)' iii-ncliiiie not s.itisI.i<'ioi) to .i siibseiiln i. \\|' \\lll .IlIIl\\ l('lll| in Al .lI|tl \\ ill iefiiiiil
the iiioiii-}‘."
l’i'I(‘e. iiifliiiliiig one _\ii.'ii"s siib<<'i'iptioii. Sis. Sent by height, ii rt in: to p.i\' rliziiges, (il\ :-

iiziine of In-ii:lii siuiii-ii it"
Addiess, with the inoiii~3.

llill('Il'll( Iioiii po~.t-oltire .iililii-ss.

GRANGE VISITOR. Paw Paw, Mich.

To those interested in a Busi-
ness Education.
\Ve would s.1_\'tli.1t

PARSONS’

BUSINESS COLLEGE,

OF K.‘ LA .\[.-\ Z00,

oft:-rs iiiriiiy advriiitay;es over siiiiilzir SCli(iLiI!~',
ainong which are the followiiig:

I. The iooiiis are the finest in the State.

2, l“i\c tirsi-i:la.~.s insti'iirtoi's are t:IIIpIl)_\'(‘(l.

5. Tim law le-ciiii'es are givi.-ii by proiniiient at-
l0l‘l)L‘_VS of the city.

4, It isihe largcsi Business College in South-
western Michigan.

5. The course is more thorough and practical.

6. The Sl1()l‘!lIJlIl(l ilepariineiit is far siiperior.

7. Studeiiis deticii-iii in any of the Englisli
brrinrlies liave ii cliance to prepare tlieinselves
without extra (‘lldl')ll.',

la‘. The college has been e-stablislied for 22 years,
and has .'i n.'ition:il reputiiiion.

9. “ii: publish our own text-books. which are
having 2| large sale in all parts of the I". S.

in. The presidi-nt of the college gives his per-
sonal anciitioii to .'ill e.\.'iiiiiii:itioiis, and knows
the slaiidiiig of all the siudeiits.

Send foi caialogue.

I . ' .

lie /ieaflest M316‘ 0145 e m f e or .
For the purpose of ]n[l‘0(lll('lll[Z0lll‘ goods throughout the
(lolllll ry‘, and to mlvertiso our House, we will for ashort‘;
timeseiid any person one ofthe following instriunents
on rccipt of case i to pay for Boxing and Sin ping. ltis
exp--cti-it that every person receiving one (IPEIIOS0 instru-
l1|(‘Yll3 will show it and iiit'orin others where he bought; it.
We will only send one to each ],)(‘l'Sl)n, We will send 0.

$10 Ole Bull Violin Ior $2.
inittlteonslstingofViolin.ItulianStrings. llL'!.-
ple Bridge, libunized 1’.-gs and Tail-piece in-
laid with Pi-url Snukewood Buwwiihlvory '.l‘riinminp,'s,
Music Book of nstructions, r-ontaiiiim: overeiglity-five
pieces of Choice and Latest Selections uflllusic. all pack-
edin um-at strong Case. 82. I
$10 George chrisly Banio, $3.
Maple Shel Sin-epskin ll:-ad, Silve
plated Rim, lllctnl Hi-ad Fast:-ning~s,
taliuu Strings, Book oflnstructions. Allinnt-at Case 83.
$10 Celebrated Aimee Guitar, $3.
_,_ ‘ - Mapleiniitation ofI€0sewood,F.lmny

triiiimiiigs,

   

    
 

Patent 1-lend, Pearl in-
laid. Sound Ilolonnd Etlize, Italian
Striiigs,)liisic Book in strong Case I3
Bendllione by }’ost1llN0te. Send Stamp fur(‘.ntnloguo.

L W. INCOLN & C0., Chicago, Illinois.

ad a

Rosy Complexion, Youthful Beauty‘,
Pliimpness and Loveliness

are produced by()ld Dr. Hi-:itli's Harm-
less Arsenical Rejuvenating Wa-
fers, zinil Black Heads, Pimples,
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, Ulcers,
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma, Lung
Diseases ei':i«lii-ateil. l’ei't'i-ct health
is the lllll'l'()l‘ of beaiity, and only $1 ii
box or six for $5. Mailed sealed. Free
coiisiiltatioii at ollices, 291 lii'o:iiI\\':i_v,
New York.

la ~
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CHOICE

CLEVELAND BAY

ANI)

French Coach Horses.

()iir latest iinporlzitions give us a large number
of imported Stallions and Mares, from which pur-
chasers can select :1

PRIZE WINNING COACH HORSE.

\Ve guarantee our stallions to be foal gctxers, and
all are well broken, stylish fellows, with good
action and high individual merit. Send for cata-
loguc.

CLEVELAND BAY HORSE C0,,
Paw Paw Mich.

DBAFNBSSQ

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 athdavits and_ testimonials of
cures from prominent people, mailed free.

l)l'.A.l¢‘0N'l‘AINE. 34 W .140: in "N .Y .

 att’ys fee until p:itentob-

tained. Write for Inventor's Guide.

THOMAS P.SIMPSON,
Washington. D. C. No

\V. I". l‘.\Rt~'()N§. l'rqs"t. .

Pa runs’ Plow Co.

(In/_y rr.~]m)i.~'i"iI.' 1’/me l'o_ .\‘4//[')1‘t/ ¢/{ru-/
lo ['11/runs ti! II’/Io/i*.wII:' [)l‘1'r'4',v_

Oldest Plow Works in N. Y. State.

All Sizes of

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

See our Plows Before Buying.

OIIR l’(l'I'.-\T() l’l.()\V is the lll‘Sl liilling plov. in
the iiiziikct, woitli double any sliou-I plow in
use. Buy‘ no other.

OUR GANG l’I.()\\’S for \'iiii-y.'iiil. ()r('li.1i'tl,
Ilops and Small Fruit vulture h:i\'i- no equal
Takes the place of l<'ii-Id (‘iiliiv;itor, and for {al-
low plowing do beiiei \.\‘U|‘l\' than any other ini-
pleinent.

\’Vrite at once foi (‘Il'(‘lllfIl"s' and prices,
no risk in buying of us.
S.A'risi-'A("i [UN GI’.-\l(.-\.\”I'I.I-‘ll IN l-.'\'I-.iei' (I \si-:.

Aililress,

Phelps Chilled Plow Works,

Phelps, N. Y.

You run

    

361 Broadway,
New York.

  

:.='o;=.e SALE-

Sonic Special Biiigaiiis in l<'Rl'lT l.:\Nl)S in the
\‘i(‘lllllV' of South l’IIl\'('ll, the Iicurt oi: the Iillllfills
Peach region. I have also a large \'1|l'l(‘l}'Ul’l:Iil’iIl’
inglzinrlsiii all .st.'iy,-_es of iiiipioveiiieiil. Iliese
lands will ll('\'4‘l‘ be lower than now. and N.ow_ is
[ll]: llllll: to buy. Send Ioi illii.~.ti.'iti:il (l('\‘l‘flpll\l‘
“,‘l_ H. J. ElHi‘:I'.I.L,
S()l"I‘II IIA\'l-LN. Ml(‘lI.

'l:lliIP)T(i}IIl.\.\‘(}l£ Nl£ll'S.

Tllli ONLY l’.\I’I£R IN THIS \\'()l<l.I) ’)['ll'
LISIII-Ll) (IN A I".\l<.\l.
\\';isr‘.liiiiiged froiii .'i si»iiii—iiioiitliI_v to ;i \\'l(‘l\l}'

pl,ll)ll(‘£llI(lll.Jllll.151.159’-

Its Siibscrihtion i‘.ite'~. are as follows’:

i copy. i yczir. 3 III“
2 copies‘ “ -‘)3 "““l‘ I-9"
; -- ~ .i)o 2.70
‘ .. «- _35 - 3.4o
5 -- ~- .ré.. 4.00

’ Iris an S-page paper and all lloil-ILA’: print, and
the official organ of the Graiige in Illinois, VVis'-
cousin. Iowa and Missouri.

N. B.~—To introduce the (}R.~\i\'GI£ NEVVSIO
the readers of the VISITOR we will send it a full
vear to the FIRST iii'.~‘ni<i-:1) sending in tlieir sub-
scriptions for 85 Cents each! Sample copies
free.

GRANGE NEWS PUBLISHING co..
OLD HAimo.\'v, ILL.

Glubbing li.liHsIt“withvThe Visitor‘.

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Weekly Free Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..si.oo 51-25

Detroit Weekly Tribune . . . . . . . . .. 1.00 1.25

Cosmopolitan Magazine . . . . . . . . .. 2.40 2.40

St. Louis “ . . . . . . . . -- 1-50 F35

Demoresfls " . . . . . . . . .. 2.00 2-05

Michigan Farmer “ . . . . . . . . .. i.oo 1.35

Farm journal . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 -70

Farm and Garden. . . . - - - - - 4 -50 -5"

Christian Herald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1.50 1.50

Atlantic Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4.00 4.00
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THE G-CR.ANG-E VISITOR.

MARCH 1, 15131

THE GRANGE VISITOR.
Published on the xst and 15”) of every month.
AT_;o Cl£.’VT5 PER ANN Elf.

A. C. GLIDD]-IN, Editor and Manager,
PAW PAW, MICH.

3Remiltcnccs should be by Registered Letter, ,

Money Order or Draft.

Entered at (he Post-Ofiicc at Paw Paw, l\iich..as A

Second Class Matter.

To Subscribers.

Send money when possible by ‘
either postal note or money order. ,

VVe prefer a dollor bill for two
subscribers. to 50 cents in stamps
for one. The bank will take the
dollar,but they refuse the stamps.

We shall send the paper only ‘

so long as it is paid for. If you
wish it continued. a prompt re-
newal will keep it constantly

coming and save us the trouble of .

making the changes. If numbers
fail to reach you. or your post-
office address is changed. notify
us at once and we will gladly send
another number and make the de-
sired change. Packages of papers
will be sent to all who desire
them for distribution.

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

.( .4_<o}—~ 

Michigan Land Sharks.

The land-sharks are continu-
ally on the lookout for new fields.
The laud ofiice at Washington is
said to have obtained information
that a Michigan lumber company
are hiring men in Chicago to go
to the state of Washington and
make entries of the public tim-
ber lands for the purpose of trans
ferring them to the company.
Each man is to receive $800 and
expenses, and 90 men are said
to have been already sent out to
that state. The amount of land
coveted by the company is sup-
posed to be not less than l()0.0()()
acres. Numerous frauds on the
public domain have already been
perpetrated by lumber compan-
ies. and the government is tak-
ing active measures to put a stop
to future frauds in this direction.
-—I<'urnu'r'.s' 1-.’cL'i4'II'.

In a daily paper of recent date.
published in Detroit, appears the
following from its Washington
correspondent:

The general land office is about
to promulgate a decision which
will send to patent about $100.-
000 worth of lands held by Gen.
Russell A. Alger in the state of
Washington. The case is entitled
the United States vs. Stephen S.
Bailey. Ravand K. Hawley and
Russell A. Alger. transferees: it
has to do with timber land on-
tries in what is known as the
Olympia series.

In July. 1888, Special agent J.
M. Carson reported recommend-
ing the cancellation of all the en-
tries. first because they were
made in afraudulent manner. and
secondly because the lands were
agricultural in character, and
therefore not subject to entry
under the act of June 3. 1888.

The defendants by their attor-
neys moved that all proceedings
against the entries be dismissed.
and that the same be reinstated
and passed to patent. The mo-
tion was based on the grounds
that the land department has no
jurisdiction over a cash entry
after the" issuance and delivery
to the entryman of the receiver's
receipt,‘and that as such receipt
was given in each of said cases.
the officers of said department
had no power or authority to in-
vestigate the charges made by
said special agent.

It was charged by Special
Agent Carson that each of the
timber entries involved was made
by some party other than the en-
tryman. This. if proved, would
be fatal to the entries. Each en-
tryman before purchasing swore
he was not seeking the same “on
speculation, but in good faith to
appropriate to his own exclusive
use or benefit; that he has not
directly or indirectly made any
agreement or contract in any way
or manner with any person or
persons whomsoever by which
the title he may acquire from the
government shall insure in whole
or in part to -the benefit of any
person except himself."

Ex-parte affidavits introduced in
sunnort of the charges of fraud

were held
dence because contrary to rule -10
of practice. namely: -‘That due

posing claimants to confront and
fcross-examine witnesses
duced by either party."
Thus it appears that the evi-
ldence adduced by the govern-
ment to substantiate its claim of
‘fraud, was rendered valueless by
a technicality. and the guilt was
condoned by issuing the patent.
The government, as the custo-
‘dian of the public lands. recog-
nizes the policy of distributing
said lands in parcels suited to the
needs of individual holders, and
has thrown around its acquire-
ment such restrictions as will
‘ prevent greed and lust for power,
from snatching it away from en-
‘try by the masses. This policy
‘is frequently subverted, as in the
labove instance. Men of large
lwealth and influence seem to
lhave the faculty of hypnotising
lgovernment officials in a manner
to serve their ends. Mineral
lands and valuable timber tracts
have thus been gobbled up in the
northern peninsula and sent to
patent. by processes not taught
:in the decalogue nor understood
by the people generally. Alliance
agitators and labor unions are
advocating visionary schemes.
The one would set the printing
presses at work making money
to distribute to those asking it,
and the other would seize, under
the right of eminent doinain. all
vacant lands held for speculation.
When men see the public domain
‘being thus held, and labor con-
;stantly adding to its value, with-
lout a share in the general pros-
Eperity. there are grounds for the
unrest which prevails.

. Ambition to rule is the motive

lwhich inspires this greed. If
lthe masses would utterly refuse
lto vote or to support the men
lwho want the earth as a passport
to Washington. the rebuke would
[be salutary. Millionaires are
‘having too much to do with pub-
lic affairs. They may throw an
‘occasional sop to the people in
ithc way of charity to dull the
;edge of criticism. but they re-
fcoup the largess by adding an-
jother township to their posses-
§sions by methods which the gov-
'ernment questions. but which it
seems unable to successfully op-
pose. Gen. Alger is probably
lno worse than many others in
lthe state, who have an itching
Efor all the timber that stands to
hold for speculative purposes,
but it seems that he has a faculty
of acquiring possession not en-
joyed by the average citizen.
The president of Bowdoin col-
lege very aptly says: “Laws
against unproductive speculation
are difficult to enforce, and
against sinecures and superflu-
ous functionaries there can be
no legal statute. As long as the
rich man is worshiped simply be-
cause he is a rich man, and ac-
cording to the extravagance of
his expenditures, without regard
tothe value of the service he
renders, so long will the im-
provement of social conditions.
whether by agitation or enact-
ment. be impossible.”

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Wants and For Sale.

We have decided to set apart
a column in the next number of
the VIsIToR, headed as above. in
which a five line notice from sub
scribers will be inserted once
free. If it is desired to continue
the notice for another issue, ten
cents per line must be forwarded
in advance to secure the space.

This new departure is for sub-
scribers only, and is started to
aid in the transfer of articles,
animals, seeds, second hand im-
plements, etc., subscribers have
for sale, and to voicethe wants
of our friends. We hope read-

 

   

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, _ _ , ble feature of the paper.
opportunity will be allowed op-.

intr0- :

ers of the VISITOR will freely use
the columns and make it a valua-
A five
line notice will contain about 40
words. including name and post-
office address. If more than 50
words are needed to describe an
article or a farm for sale. a rate
of ten cents for eight words will
be charged for the excess. We
desire to extend this feature to
as many patrons as possible. and
therefore must restrict the use of
space.
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“Why Don't You Take the
Visitor?”

Every head of a family who is
now. or ever has been a member
of the Grange. should be con-
fronted with this question by
some of our subscribers. 'We
need. and believe the paper de-
serves, a wider hearing, and it
can have it if you. brother. will
ask the above question when the
next occasion presents itself.
Everywhere people are eager for

sample copies. The paper is well

known throughout the state. It
only needs a little effort on the
part of each reader to double the
list in ninety days. In several
Granges only half a dozen cop-
ies are sent. One deputy has
just been appointed who is not a
subscriber. We shall be glad to
put a. bundle of VISITORS in his
hand to stimulate his zeal. Oth-
er Granges put a copy in every
family represented. North Star
Grange. in Gratiot county. has
sent a list. since our last issue. of
50 names with the money. May
it be the guiding Star to every
Grange in the State. Pass the
question around: “VVHY I)O‘.\"T
Y()UV’I‘AKE THE VIsITo1<?"

. M...»

«We have been in attendance at
eleven farin‘ers' institutes so far.
and have studied to catch the pre-
vailing sentiment regarding the
questions which are at issue
among the masses. and upon
those which may be said to have
fairly passed by. There are al-
ways persons in ever communi-
ty who lmve some grievance to
which they are wedded. and are
seeking an opportunity to deliver
themselves of their burden. In
some instances it is the mortgage,
which rear themselves into a col-
ossal column when arrayed for
addition. They infer or assume
that some combination of forces
compels them to submit to the
domination of the individual
mortgage. from which they
ought to be released by legisla-
tive enactment. At almost every
institute this opinion, in some
one of its phases. is presented.
only to be squelched by an over-
whelmingly adverse sentiment.
The many are helped into an in-
dependent position by the credit
given through the mortgage who
could never have succeededwith-
out it, while the few are unable
to extricate themselves from
mortgage indebtedness, for which
no one but themselves is respon-
sible.

No one can attend an institute
now without being struck with
the improvement in the intellect-
ual capacity of farmers for advo-
cating any measure up for exam-
ination. Discussions in the
Grange, and in farmers‘ clubs.
have cultivated a readiness of
speech, and the knack of think-
ing clearly while standing on
their feet. that. is very gratify-
ing. Fallacies and bubbles are
criticised and cut up in a way
to shame them into silence.
Cranky notions always get a
black eye by some farmer with
a head full of horse sense and a
handy way of using it. iEvery
farmers’ institute develops the
fact that farmers are capable of
attendingto their own business,
without the aid of politicians,

and that they intend tohave their  and individual after individual

political preferences considered.
or they will kick over the traces
and elect the other fellow.

A farmers‘ institute is a good
Sanitarium for both the pessimist
and the politician.

- ——--- —o O >————-

Our readers have noticed the
incubator advertised by Geo. H.
Stahl in our columns. “We have
been asked to tell what we know
about it. We don't know any-
thing about it, but there are lots
of people who do. and if they tell

the truth in a catalogue now be- 5

fore us it will hatch chickens
from nine out of every ten good.
unadulterated eggs that are put
into or under it. There is a re-
port that some yankee is manu-
facturing eggs at three cents per
dozen. We shouldn‘t advise our
readers to expect such eggs to
hatch out light Brahmas. we
haven’t faith in the incubator to
that degree. On the cover of
the catalogue mentioned above
(which anyone can get by ad-
dressing the advertiser) is a
picture of a pie “set before the
king" made from the traditional
“four and twenty blackbirds.“
These are all sticking their heads
through the crust. presumably
restored by the energy of the in-
cubator. There are no affidavits
accompanying this representa-
tion and we must again caution
our readers not to expect too
much from any incubator. al-
though Inost things advertised in
the VISITOR can be relied on. as
many of our subscribers have
proved.

— -—<3>— — —— ~
We have recently examined the

prospectus and sample pages of
a new dictionary published by
Funk & VVagnalls. 1H-:30 Astor
place. New York. The work
seems to have been very thor-
oughly done and many inova-
tions have been noted which are
marked improvements on old
methods. The use of the phon-
etic alphabet iii the pronuncia-
tion of words. very full and ex-
plicit definitions. location of all
quotations giving volume and
page where found. and not only
lists of synonyms. but the shades
of meaning attached to each.
making very plain their proper
use and place. One example se-
lected at random will suffice to
show the method and commend
the book to all:

Abase—to degrade: debase; hum-
ble: to lower in position, esti-
mation. or the like;  to
abase the proud.
Synonyms——bring low. cast

down. debase. degrade. depress.

disgrace, humble, humiliate. re-
duce, lower. sink. Abase refers
only to outward conditions. “Ex-
alt him that is low, and abase

him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26.

Debase applies to quality or

character. The coinage is de

based by excess of alloy. the
man by vice. A sense of un-
worthiness humbles: a shameful
insult humiliates: imprisonment
for crime disgraces; vile prac-
tices lower. Degrade may refer
either to station or charater. An
ofiicer ispdegraded by being re-
duced to the ranks. Drunken-
ness is a degrading vice. Mis-
fortune or injustice may abase
the good: nothing but their own

ill doing can debase or disgrace

them.

Antonyms—aggrandize. digni-
fy. elevate. exalt. honor, pro-
mote, raise.

—- —<o> -

In the Detroit .]m/mul of Feb.
20 appears an article from the
pen of A. J. Knisley, of Benton
Harbor. on the *'Patrons" Com-
mercial Union” enterprise. which
is rather more severe than our
article on the same subject in the
January 1st number of the VIS-
ITOR. He says:

To accumulate this large sum

of money. collecting a dollar here

and a dollar there, and get it all
into the hands of one man, is
practicable; it can be done.

But when lodge after lodge

  

; have gone over to the allianr-u or.
‘for some other reason. have-
~,backs1id and put tilt-II)sel\‘(-5 in
‘,the attitude of what the I’. of I.
.managers are pleased to term
. "thieves." they will not be very
likely to be c0nsulte(l as to the
final disposition to be made of
this fortune. To distribute it
again and put it back into theor-
iginal pockets whence it cann-
will not be practicable. Will that
ever be done?

VVhen my brother farmers find
themselves with $I()(),()0() lying
;around loose. that they do not
know what to do with. they had
better exercise a little common
sense and go slow about placing
it in the hands of strangers with-
out good sccurity. If. as ap-
;pears from the public prints.
lll(‘l‘<‘ has already. at this early
stage in the history of this en-
terprise. occurred onc de{alca-
tion of 81400. which bondsmen
have been called upon to make
good. what is to hinder rats froin
gnawing through some nightand
getting away with $1()().0()0; and
if they ever should. what sort of
a figure would a $21), 000 bond out‘:

A. .I. KNISLEY.
——< o >—- - -

The Vlsrrou is favored with a
report of a reception tendered to
Duncan Buchanan. the sheriff
elect of Huron county, by his
neighbors and friends. before
leaving his home for the county
seat to assume the duties of his
office. Mr. Buchanan was an
active member of the Grange,
and. as appears from the many
pleasant words said to him on
the occasion. he received the
votes of all parties as an expres-
sion of the high regard in which

he was held in the community
where he has lived. Mr. Buchan-
an renewed his subscription to
the Visrrou, after settling down
to his official duties at Bad Axe.
which is an evidence that his
zeal for the order has not abated.
VVe trust and predict that the
reputation of the "Axe," which
he is handling will not change
from ‘*Bad" to worse. but the op-
posite.

—<O}-———

A correspondent writes that
the Grange to which he belongs
is raising a sum of money to in-
vest in Git.-\1\'(ll~2 VlSI'l‘Ol{S to
come regularly in a bundle to
the Secretary for distribution
where they will be likely to in-
fluence desirable persons to be-
come members of the order. VVc
shall be very glad to make liber-
al tcrms for such purposes. and
invitecorrespondence in regard
to it.

—<o>——

The lectures of Dr. Kedzie, of
the Agricultural college. upon
"Beet Sugar." before the State
Farmers’ Institutes, are creating
a wide spread enthusiasm for a
trial of the industry in the state.
The lectures Show that in both
temperature and rainfall the
southern half of Michigan is
equal to that of France or Ger-
many, where beet sugar is the
principal industry.

-__..____.,,. ,_ _ . .-_

A.s will be seen by a glance at
our 8th page‘ advertising col-
umns, the Whipple Harrow Co.
again hang out their sign. This
company offers to send their
goods at wholesale rates to an
agent appointed by any Grange
or club, and he can distribute
tools and repairs at such com-
mission as may be mutually sat-
isfactory. To Granges desiring
such arrangements here is your
opportunity.

o¢¥——‘——

MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE-—
MASTER'S OFFICE. BERRIEN CEN-
TER: The following are deputies
for 1891: A. Luther, Barry
county; E. VV. Allis, Adrian.
Lenawee county; Sister E. D.
Nokes. Church‘s Corners, Hills-
dale county; Samuel Bruce.Jones.
Cass county; J. D. M. Fisk.Cold-
water. Branch county; R. V.
Clark, Buchanan, Berrien coun-
ty; T. .F. Rodgers, Ravenna,
Muskegon county; Isaac A. West,
North Branch, Lapeer county;
James Williams, Eastport, An-
trim county; Robert Alward,
Hudsonville, Ottawa county; Wm.
Clark, Charlevoix. Chm-levoix
°°“nl3Y- THOS. MARS.

   

    


MARCH 1, 1891.

THE G-RANG-E VISITOR-

From Ist page.
pressively. These evils may.
perhaps. be mitigated bv proper
legislation. It is just to observe
that "in 1865 the Vanderbilt
roads charged $3.45 for carrying
a barrel of flour from Chicago to
Boston. In 1885 the charge had
been reduced to 68 cents. The I
profit to the railroad by the tran-
saction was 14 cents, or less than3
the value of the empty barrel. Al
very large part of our railway:
mileage to-day pays no dividends §
on stock; much of it does not.
even pay interest on the bonds!
issued for its construction." But;
how is the transfer from private!
property to public property to
be made? Here is a great diffi-
culty. No one has yet been able
to give us a satisfactory and feas-
ible plan. If the U. S. gets pos-
session of railroads and other in-
dustries, it must be either with or
without compensation. Perhaps
none but the rankest socialists
would so disregard the laws of
equity as to advocate seizing pri-
vate property by government
without compensation in time of
peace. And when we remember
that the aggregate value of our
railways is at least $8,000,000,-
000, the question arises, do the
people who are now complaining
of heavy taxes, desire to add this
sum to the public debt? I am
unable to give the estimated value
of express and other private
companies which it is proposed
to bring under government con-
trol. It must be immense.

But. if possible, above and be-
yond all these considerations
there is that covert slavery for
the people which must inevitably
follow state ownership of private
enterprises. “Every additional
state interference strengthens
the tacit assumption that it is the
duty of the state to deal with all
evils and secure all benefits. In-
creasing power of a growing ad-
ministrative organization is ac-
companied by decreasing power
of the rest of the society to re-
sist its further growth and con-
trol. P. H. DowI.i.\'o.

RQME. Mich.

Clinton County Pomona.

Clinton County Pomona Grange
met at the hall of Bengal Grange
Jan. 2;’. held a very pleasant and
interesting session. There was
present a large delegation of en-
thusiastic Patrons from nearly
every Grange in the county. full
of words of cheer and zeal for
the work for the ensuing year.

The morning session was occu-
pied with reports from subordin-
ate Granges and from different
committees. When the dinner
hour was announced. it was not
long ere the well loaded tables
were surrounded with hungry
Patrons who did ample justice to
the grand feast which the good
cooks of Bengal Grange had
spread before them.

The afternoon session con-
vened at 1:30 p. m.. and after ex-
cellent music rendered b the
choir, we were welcomed to the
hall of Bengal Grange by Miss
Bertha Lyons in such appropri-
ate words as to make all present
feel welcome. She spoke of the
benefits the young derive from
the Grange. The world is look-
ing to America for their greatest
improvements, and the Grange is
the agency among the farmers
whereby progress‘ is attained.
No other order has ever equaled
it. This able address was re-
s onded to by F. W. Redfern. of

ssex Grange. He said that our
young sister being a member of
Bengal Grange verified the fact
that it was a place for the im-
provement of the young. and fit-
ted them to fill ably the ranks
vacated by such pioneers as Cort-
land Hill and others, who in
early days were called upon to
fill these positions.

Then followed the installation
of officers by Mrs. Jenne. of Es-
sex Grange. We believe there
is not a brother or sister in Mich-
igan who can perform this task
equal to her. Every -part is_com-
mitted to memory. 110 _b00l_i 15 Te’
ferred to. and everything 1S done
in perfect order. _

The hour being late. our dis-
cussion was not lengthy. The
question, What is the difference
between free coinage of S1lVe1‘
and unlimited coinage was ably
discussed by J. M. Dewitt, J. F.
Clemons, A. G. Gunnison and
D. Richmond, which was instruct-
ive and threw much light 0“ Phe
subject. The afternoon meeting

then adjourned. and after a grand
feast and an hour of social en-
joyment. the evening session con-
vened. For three hours we lis-
tened to a literary entertainment
of sentiment and fun not to be
surpassed. and reflected much

credit upon all who took an act- §dren who never attended. and. A
Long live and flourish } better still. holding them there. .

ive part.

- Bengal Grange.

Mlis. A. (iL’.\’f\'ISOl\'. Rep.

-4 —-—oo>——v€-~—
Free Text Books and County
Supervision.

En. Visrron:

The above subjects are creat-
ing much interest throughout
the state and are receiving much
attention from all classes and
especially from the Patrons of
Husbandry. Our legislature is
deluged bills embodying some
feature of the subject matter that
heads our communication.

To the agricultural and indus-
trial classes in general. the ques-
tion of education is vitally im-
portant.

The school has been the chief
instrument in rasing the working
classes from abject slavery and
endless woes. .It is knowledge
that has made labor honorable.
In the classic age popular educa-
tion was unknown. and the great
mass of men lived in Slavery.
weighed down by caste and
tyranny. There were no common
schools for the people at Rome,
there was no free education in
Greece. knowledge was confined
to the ruling caste. and civiliza-
tion perished for want of it.
Europe of the middle ages sank
into a deeper barbarism. No man
was honorable who did not wield
the sword. It is impossible to
conceive of the intense disdain
with which these men in armor
looked down upon all the labor-
ing throng. The farmer was
usually a slave. The various
trades and arts that now build
cities and found nations were
contemned. A fierce. ignorant.
unsparing aristocracy sat like a
nightmare upon Europe.

There can be no doubt that to
the working class the free schools
have been the source of endless
progress. A century of steady
advance has made the laboring
man the ruler instead of the
slave. It was on knowledge that
Adams, Jefferson. and Franklin
founded their republic. and for
its support they invoked the uni-
versal education of the people.

Our common school system has
sprung up majestic and imperish-
able. an answer to their invoca-
tion. It is the friend of labor:
it teaches that all must work
who live. But while our graded
schools in village and city have
been pushed towards prefection.
the district schools. the educators
of the voters. has been left to go
to seed and weeds. .

Out state. to preserve and ad-
vance the cause of education.
must look to the intelligence pro-
ducing sources of her govern-
ment. These sources are the
common schools. That the com-
ing citizen may come well equip-
ped into the posses ion of citizen-
ship, it is necessary that he spend
a portion of the years of his
youth in the preparation for the
responsibilities of citizenship.
That there may be no abstacle in
the pathway of the poorest
citizen's children. the state should
furnish free text books to the
children attending her free school.

It is cheaper for the state to
educate her children to lives of
usefulness than to reform those
lives, when warped by crime and
disobedience. Let our legislature
give us free text books and com-
pulsory education and it will
strengthen the safe guards of the
state.

Our present system of County
Supervision has been in force
four years. next August. In
every county where the secretary
has done his duty. there has been
great advance in education and
great improvement in the
efficiency of the common school.

In Oceana county there has
been a gain in attendance in our
eighty-six schools. of 18 per cent.
Last year a committee of five
secretaries. together with the
State Superintendent. prepared
and submitted a course of study
which contemplates a careful
gradation of the common, schools
of the state. In every county
where that course of study has
been intelligently followed, the
schools have been made more
efficient, better educators for the
farmers children. We submit

that the growth of education
during the three and a half years
in the common schools has no
parallel in the history of educa-
, tional advancement.
. The grading system is bring-
;ing into our shools, many c.hil-

l The people are getting in
.sympathy with the movement. as
they see it widens the usefulness
of the schools that educate their
children.

Would it be wise then to change
such a system‘:

Why should a tree that bears
‘good frint be cut down? Surely
it is a good policy to maintain
that which has proved good.

If our legislature would pass a
law making text books free and
compelling the attendance of
every child in the district. at least
four months in the year, basing
a teachers promotion and reten-
tion in the school by the efficiency
of school room work. issuing not
to exceed three third grade certi-
ficates. before a teacher is ready
for the second grade. our educa-
tional advancement would take
on a step that would soon place
us far in the lead in knowledge.

D. E. MCCLURE.
Sec'y. Oceana Co. Schools.

o

   

SOUTH HAVEN. Mich.. Jan. 28.
ED. VISITOR: I notice that both
the retiring and incoming gov-
ernors strongly recommend the
abrogation of the useless and ex-
pensive system requiring the re-
turn of the delinquent taxes on
real estate to the auditor gen-
eral‘s office for settlement. Now,
is it not singular that while a
change has been repeatedly rec-
ommended in the last message of
the retiring governor, this is the
first occasion in which the incom-
ing governor has ventured to at-
tack the evil in his inaugural?

Why this is so I leave others
to guess. Those who have given
the matter much study are well
aware that the system as hereto-
fore managed puts in the hands
of the auditor general more
patronage of appointment and a
stronger cohtrol of the press
than all the other state offices to-
gether.

The unrestricted power of ap-
pointing over sixty clerks who
look only to him for their posi-
tion aiid salaries. added to the
almost absolute control of at
least one paper in each county. is
a huge power to put in the hands
of one man. without check in the
manner of its exercise. and may.
perliaps. explain why an incom-
ing governor niight liesitate to
provoke the war which has ever
been waged against anyone at-
tempting to expose or change
the practice.

The system is a rotten excres-
cence upon the body politic, cost-
ing over aquarter of a million
annually. and the taxpayers foot
the bill without any possible
beneficial returns. and some sus-
picious individuals have more
than suspected that the induce-
ment for the scramble for that
office. at every election. lies more
in the patronage and stealings
than in the meagre salary.

While the real reason for re-
taining the system is the patron-
age it puts in the hands of the
dominant party. the ostensible
reason given has always been to
facilitate the collection of state
taxes and strengthen tax titles.

Over forty years of trial hav-
ing failed in both cases. is it not
time to try some simpler. more
effective and less expensive plan.
For instance. make the tax on
real estate a first lien from and
after the first of December, and
if not paid by the first of l'vIarch,
to bear interest at the rate of ten
per cent per annum. computed
quarterly in advance. and in case
the tax and interest are not paid
by the first of July thereafter.
any person may purchase said
lien. at the county treasurers of-
fice. the county treasurer to give
to the purchaser a certificate of
sale. and at the same time file a
duplicate thereof in the oflice of
the county register, to be by him
recorded in a separate book kept
for that purpose, and if said lien
is not removed in five years by
payment of full amount of tax
and interest as above, the owner
of said lien may proceed to en-
force collection in like manner as
now provided for the foreclosure
of mortgage.

Tax liens would then be sought

after by capitalists as a safe and
profitable investment.

The county would at once get
the tax. the taxpayer would be
3 relieved of the enormous interest
and charges levied by the pres-
ent system. all rights preserved.
and in case of sale the title be
perfect and future litigation
avoided.

; It appears to me that a care-
'fully worded law embodying the
above principles would prove
Esiinplc. cheap and effective.

' W. H. HL'l{I.BL''l‘.

; Gl{A'l"l‘AI\'. Feb. 20.
'Eo. Visrron:

Following is a brief report of
the meeting of Grattan Grange
on the evening of Feb. 19.
weeks prior to the meeting we
sent out an invitation to the P. of
I. organization to join us in dis-
cussing the L’ per cent land loan
bill. which was accepted. The
evening brought out a goodly
number of earnest Patrons from
each order‘ The W. M. called
the meeting to order. After sing-
ing by the choir. the secretary
read the bill. The W. M. made
a few remarks regarding the im-
portance of the bill. and others
followed. discussing both sides of
the bill according to their views.
We think there were three or
four in favor of the bill, with re-
strictions on big land owners and
the amount loaned. They thought
the bill all right otherwise. The
majority did not favor it, They
could not see where farmers as a
class. especially small farmers,
would receive any benefit from
it. They thought there were de-
fects in the bill that would cause
more trouble and make more ex-
pense for farmers than it would
benefit them. Our meeting was
interspersed with good singing,
and before we were aware of it
the time had arrived for closing.
The Master wishing to know how
the house stood on the question.
requested those in favor of it to
arise. Three responded.
the negative was put. We did
not count those that arose. but
certainly more than half the au-
dience stood up. while others said
they knew so little of the bill
they would not vote. I came near
forget ting the two select readings
taken from the Visitor. also the
sister who spoke twice, which
was remarkable. and we are de-
lighted t() see the sisters taking
hold of the work.

Fraternally-yours.
AUN’l‘ KA'i'i«;.
RIVES .lL'.\'c'rio.\‘, Jan. 20.
En. VlSl’l‘t)lt:

Upon taking up the Graiigc
Visitor on my return home, after
an absence of two months. I am
reminded that another year has
rolled around. and I hasten to
send fifty cents,  I desire to
continue my subscription. The
Grange meets my sentiments
much better than any other farin-
ers’ organization. The Patrons
of Industry lived and died in our
vicinity in one year. and now the
Alliance is trying to work its
scheme. I attended the conven-
lion recently held here. but could
not coincide with the views there
expressed. Ibelieve in uphold-
ing the constitution of the United
States. including the fifteenth
amendment.

If you can explain how the Al-
liance North and South can work
together, probably many of your
readers would like to be inform-
ed. Yours truly,

H. B. FOOTE.
 _
ALMONT, Jan. 24.
En. VISITOR:

Berlin Grange No. 463 had an
oyster supper and public instal-
lation of its ofiicers on the even-
ing of Jan. 21. and a very pleas-
ant time was enjoyed by all.
Bro. Carlton of Kenosha Grange
acted as installing officer.

W. A. CAMERON. Sec'y.

ALAIEDON, Jan. 26.—~ED. Vis-
ITOR: Are not secretaries of the
Grange entitled to the GRANGE
VISITOR free. If so please send
the same to Secretary of Grange.

[We know of no rule that has
ever been adopted by the Execu-
tive Committee granting such fa-
vor. Your Grange should pro-
vide you the paper free as some
compensation for your labor.
We think this hint to your Grange
will be sufficient. —ED.]

 

T wo ;

Then :,

Lovett's Early Strawberry.

Each spring brings a crop of
Strawberry. Potato and l{().~‘.i-.
novelities with the 1s‘1tIll(‘(‘t,‘l‘l:1lllly
that the later months give us a
supply of fruits. Vegetziblcs and
Flowers. The novelty crop the
present spring promises to he
unusually large. As is well
known nearly all of t.li1-so highly
vaunted new sorts are “1)()1)1ll2l.l'
for a season" only: nineout of ten.
almost ninety-nine out of a hun-
dred proving unfit for general
cultivation. If. however. it were.
not for the new varieties our Gar-
dens, Fields and Orchards would
soon be in a sad state; it being
a demonstrated and unfortunate
fact that varieties slowly but
surely deteriorate.

In Lovett's Early Strawberry,
now being disseminated by the
J. T. Lovett Co., Little Silver,
N. J.. (from whose nurseries cm-
anated that grand late strawber-
ry. the Gandy. the Cuthbert
raspberry. etc..) we believe fruit
growers and fruit lovers have a
prize, unsurpassed if equalled in
value and merit by any variety
ever introduced. It originated
in Kentucky near the home of J.
S. Downer, the origniiiatorof the
famous Chas. Downing. Kon-
tucky. and Downi-r‘s l’rolifi(-
Strawberries; and has l>(-on sub-
jected to the severest tests in
field culture for :s‘u\’(‘]"tll y<‘1ll‘S.
lboth in Kentucky and New
i.'Iersey; proving in every instance
‘everything that can he desired
,in an early variety and without a
' single defect.

The variety may be briefly do-
scribed as follows: In size-, it is
large to very large. almost equall-
.ing the sharpless. and excoptioir
lally uniform in both size and
ishape; holding its size to the
‘close of the season hett.oi' than

any other known vai'ii-fy. (lolor.

brilliant crimson with y<-llow
;s<-ed; coloring all over at onw-
‘ and never with :1. ,‘.','l'(‘(,‘ll tip or cud.
llflxtra high quality and of g'i'<-at
ifiriiiiicss; equalling as a shipper
the celebrated Wilson. Tha-
plant is of strong. vigorous
growth. never rusting or scalding
and the most prolific of any
variety we have ever seen: upon
poor soil and under careless cul-
ture. surpassing even that
paragon of productiveness, thc
Crescent, in its yield of fruit.
Unlike almost all other prolific
varieties it has a strongly stainin-
ate or perfect blossom. similar to-
the old VVilson. Its season is
early to very early, ripening in
advance of Crescent, the Wilson,
etc., but not so early as Crystal
City or Michel‘s Early by two or
three days which varictys. how
ever, it trebles in size and yield.
Lovett’s Early is believed to be a
cross between the Crescent and
Wilson and is the only early.
large. prolific and firm straw-
berry as yet offered. For further
imformation address introducers.
‘See advertisement in another
column.

_..__-_.-,-__.__,, .

Mrs. M. E. W. Sherwood does
not agree with Mrs. Kate Gannett
Wells as to the reason “Why
More Girls do not Marry." She
thinks that a man‘s brutality and
strength often recommend hiiu
to the other sex. Her reply will
appear in the March number of
the North Aliicrimli Ifcriclr.

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igoes on: and that all are just its
well satisfied seeins e\'i<l<-n.‘f. for
Mméh Winds‘ ;. now more than no per ceiit 0 our
Tlioiitili lll'l’(‘l' iiiirl llUl~\' tll('ll' '.'oii'e to-ii‘ 'lit tpachers are Vv('_)n“/In.  
A "Imam:LWWW].-Wmand mL_h‘l‘_‘ ‘ too. when those in contio _o u
in the iinileitoiie of di~;cords lay-— llcatlonal Il]'dlt€l'S 2ll‘(,’ Zl.llll0St €X'
The l>lessiiig of spriiii.:tiini: on its way—~ C-ll.lSl\'el_Y men.
For I live by faith. and not by sight. NOW, IS  HOI true  the
same qualifications that haVe
made woman successful thus far.
are essential to her further ad-
vancement in our schools‘! For
nearly a quarter of a century—_—
some twenty years—in our Lui-
versity. which was t-lie first ‘of
our great schools to Open It-9
doors to the girls. she has been
on a par with her brother. and Li
he would retain his worthily won
laurels.he must be up and (loiit.‘——’-
and his achievement will be quite
as great as‘ when he competed
with men oiilv.

tables’ Department.

W'cird and ireiuulous. pitiful strains.
Followed by fanciful, low refrains.

Lead me wandering over the years

in which were mingled pleasures and fears.
W'hile spring is coming. and winter wanes.

.‘-larch is the passageway to a life

Of love made beautiful out of strife:
The winds. as they shrilly collie and go,
lint dissipate icy biuids and snow,
Iii-vealing the inner workings rift-.
l-'lIiv\'¢-is l1pl‘ill~'(‘. their ti-iirlerest foiins.
Fv-.'irli~ss of passing gale-; or of .‘a[Ul’ll|\;
Tlii soul of mortal by faith aspires

To ll('Jl\'I‘lll_\' light and 1.-raiid ilesirt-.s.
l'r.»i lI;\.4'lsli.slll-I:‘»\'lll1'lll'I\’lll§: wzirins.

.'liiil hope is li4'( ill! ss. niivl faith is pcist.

No llI'Ilt' is (lit iisioii oi: iv‘.'ist,
All llIln;.{s.’iii- g..;.:..i. mi i...-ms .»...» lli'~, Woman has never been slow to
S-'7‘sltl‘lll‘,,‘lilfl4'.llilllll1'.Tillll souls.:i,:ri-i ,:l\"ui] ])(Al‘_5'4)]f ()1. {ill llll‘ ll(‘lI)S
T‘i”“‘ '”" ‘‘ '''‘' ‘ "’ '” """" "' 'l"“‘. ,, ,, iwithin her reach. and to-day
, --, [MN MW‘ among her ranks inay be liollllfl
She, tliosi-fitted to fill any I’rol(-ssor s

‘.'..~..'ii.i;..-..-.-it...W; ,..... i..;...n.i ....: i.~.-..i.‘i;. chair in our state.

\-.-iii.—i....i..-r..,.-...i....i.»v.i mt... . Is it just or fair that. liaving
"’ "’ “"“"‘- etliieateil the girls equally with
Jim}-ii I-“',m”lWj”i ‘Mini-"im.i jhjl i:i”i',',"' their brothers. by’ reason of old-

l\ls lll llllllilll 'iwv-i- in: ii ;tn.t' :» s '1 i u— ' ‘ _ v
,..g,... I time ideas and custoins. they
.\'--i:-with. should be proscribed fi'oni the

'l'l.r=ugli tliv Ii.Hoi~:i'—~lii ll .-‘.44.-........i... Mi...-,...i use of these high attainments as
in hm rtluw-~ -xi” I-vi tlmhli-~~ iii»-«:1:-u~ instriictors in the same institii-
““"‘" tions where they received their

education. and remanded to info-

rior places in our high schools
and seniinaries. and their best

.\"iiiipoiti-.
Slit 'll Ill'l'l[)llt'l' :l:ilc.-oi;i.ipli_\, Siliii i.iii gr ti‘,{l.|[|l|_\.
irl iiiystittal i'i_\pio,-_'i.:plij.'.
For spoil.

win.i~..ii,-...,.-t...imu.t......i..,i...;,,  efi'orts* in at Inca-su1'<.* 10-st 01' Only

iiiii of 'ologics, iiisiillerl at l(.l1l1ll(.‘ itolli-l,'i:s, llillf f(‘.ll—'lIl Uri’-l(‘l' V\'(i)l'(lS lnlS'
‘“"“"~— placed —— and the world is the
He: .itii'.'ii‘tivi-iii-ss f'll)l.'l'(i‘(:4.'.‘w all the <l.'iiiit_\. \\‘lll-

loser.

- 'I‘liis~seeins to me a subject de-
maiiding our attention at tile
present time.‘and  the Gran-ge
is professedly in the front rank
And ziltliough .1 bit pedaiitii‘. SlH;'t~' hyiioiiieaiis alnong (tducational influences. 

ilizouiiiiig-t.iii.iti(., l)lll.p('l (Ullllil. isioiii.in- Seelns to lne   Pa“.

' -Paw Grange No. 10 should not be
behind in thinking and talking of
this matter.

There has been a steady in-
crease in the number of young
ladies in the University each year
until they have now reached the

_ _ number of four hundre(l. and for

inonii:iil, though lmidly called caiioiiiral. . .

M..,[,,m four years of their lives these

\\‘iih llll(‘(‘l'l2Illl eriiilitioii in lll<:l' heart tlii-_v're no ,‘_’,'ll‘lS 3.-Tb‘ ?LllIlOSll Wholly shut Out
EH-lllll.\.\'lUll2. and she sti‘eiigtlie:n:s the suspi- fpon] assocjation  “'0n](3n VVh()

““‘“ shall stand to them as an
older. wiser. friend and mother

l'lioui.:li hi,-i leziiniiig is £‘X[(‘llSi\'(:. and. it follows. as ‘V911 as teacher. and an, 

most i-.\'p(-iisixi-. no one iicmi be :ippiclicn- .

_..i.._. with none to whom they naturally
and familiarly turn for advice in
ltll as \\lll('ll she ~('I'lII.~ in r-ling to. l.Ili‘l' on slit-‘ll the nlgujy trying gx1)(31-igncgs that

(':ilill“l;'\\["l)ll); to. (‘t\lllllH>.'l stiise shit then ivill [nay 001118 to then] in  Spa(i(}

'" of time. and are thus left to use
Mr Hm Hhmum “mm” mm Wm’ WM Wm tlieir own immature and undisci-
1‘ M, M, “.,H_,‘ “I, “[,h.__m H“ mm W plined judgment or that of their

>onii- gi':ici,:s fioiii the pri-liistorii; iari-s
Dowii to now.
hhe'll zlissc-rt a [7llll(:~«:lllHl!~. or Ell'll¢‘lll.'|li: oiii: [oi
us. yes, and scan a page of Ili)l'Lt(‘l‘.
t;)iii<~klv. too,

limit: Hulls,

Sh! (‘an give an cxpl;iii:iti_i>ii oi’ the I’llU(3t'll(.‘ forni-
.'ition anti describe the siiiiatiou
()t‘ iis strata.
And will argue like :4 stoic. and as ‘~i{‘£'llllll:.(l)' he-
roic, ot the age pale-ozoic
.\iiil llslllillil.

she. her ideas quite l’latoiiic.'il.;iiid in :i vsay inne-

lly lI(‘l glaiicis.

l"oi liii i‘i-.'is'oii-

lit .ii in si zisoii.

\\'iih .. i.....i.. school-girl friends.
'l‘liat1‘i>i \\'lllt‘llIl niziii -.-.ill piiye lii-i'.belii,- uiil— Is  1101 1i[]]()‘   1101 1)1'()])(‘1'.
 ‘” '”‘“" " "‘ """“"“‘”“'-“”‘ that we. as supporters of this
HM  scliool. as I’atrons. ask that of
«,~,....; the one huiidred and fifteen iii-

<°* structors there. our girls shall
have this need of their school-
life recognized. and at least a
small share of her instruction be
given by those of her own sex?
“'9 are all not a little proud of
our University. and are yet more
ambitious for its distinction and
Long strides have been made honor. New wants are found
by public sentiment in the posi- and met each year, either by a
tion of women as educators in generous state or by individual
our land. Time was when the effort.
work of teaching the young mind I bejiom that a. chair of Mom]
was given eiitii-ely to men. they ]_:;L}1i(./S. and that filled by an in.
b“in.‘—l 95179‘-‘l3’l1.V fill"-d b..V Hill-ll1'0 telligent. cultured woman. would
and education I-for -that -work. be it st(x1)inthe right. di1~eCti0n_
while I Will: “"3 deny that in" Indeed. I ‘think that the dawn of
1_l10S9 "3»1'll‘"-‘l‘l_d3'_.\’~"“— 'm3'11":S 0d‘1<‘il" the 20th century will see a radi-
tion_was far lt1’?{ldS'a.n(3B of: wo'- 'r;al'(-liaiige in -the curriculum of
1111111 5- ‘.V ’D3m“"’tN"d-“"11'e ‘gifted study. and that character will re-
lhe lllllllilnfalllllél "91".V."111l-".(‘-l1-111“-‘ill ‘ceive more attention in our edu-
35 “0“'- " """“ ’ ' ' “I ' catioiial" course: 'In this’ line I
think I see the solving» of much:

(lne siiiihi-.'iiii shot -l('l".~.\ :i ( loiiily il.iy
Cali hrigliii ii all the <lli' ll i-.\p.iiisi- of skies‘.
Une lining 5lllll('(‘1lll lll.il\<* .i u till) \\‘;i_v
A p‘itli to p:ii.i«.li-um

-('/1').'!«U/ .5, .1//or./.
-4 9 >»

Women in Colleges and Univer-
sities.

\Voinan is an‘aggressivecrea-
ture. and ' lf-'lll‘tlil' had-‘desired to hi ofithe troirble now extaiit in our
l(€9I) all ll1(“lllg\l'l -1)l'cl-(‘i9S.'f0l' r.lllIll*'j 5(gh()O1S_ 'Tl1c.St1¥0ng- PO“>eL-.0f it
593- he 5hl0‘lld"l19lV@l" h-‘-W‘-" 3-‘ll0“" lcultivated woman to hold in check
Cd his Clillléflllefi l-0‘ "i€El1‘I1"L-ll-0 111‘ land control turbulent elements is
phabet: for. given’ the -key. she not t01)0ign0re(1_
has unlocked-“the storehouse of
learning and made its treasures
her own. until this last decade of
the 19th century finds her only a
step or two below her brothers
on the ladder of fame. and with his Outfit as a teachel,
womanly tenacity and persever- . . y .
ance she holds fast every step . Th1S’111€e50m3”lya'1°t11e1 S1.1b'
gained. and is still reaching out Ject‘.0pe.n” up 3‘ wlde field for In‘
and up for Something mO1.e_ vestigation and thought when

As a teacher in the lower Once -You Start the mqu”‘y'
grades of our schools. woman's MRS‘ N‘ H‘ BANGS
position is secure. and her advent  "
into this department has worked Sorrow is not an accident. oc-
a revolution in the government curring now and then. It is the
of the same. In “the good old woof which is woven into the
times" to which so many make warp of life. and he who has not
reference. the first qualification discerned the divine sacredness
of a teacher was the ability to ad-' of sorrow. and the profound
ministeracertain number of flog- meaning which is concealed in
gings. canings, &c. All thisis. pain. has yet to learn what life
changed. and for Whipping a is. The cross, manifested as the
scholar now the teacher loses his necessity of thehighest life, alone
or her place; and still the world interpretsit-.——F. W. ROBERTSON.

We have seen with what tact
and skill she governs her schol-
ars until brother man has taken
his cue from her. and the cane
and ferule are no more a part of

 

Vveddings and Wedding Presents.

.l‘:ipi-i i'i-all ln»t'or<- .\lll'Lf.'!1l(‘f.‘lllllV\ Lmiiiril at .\l~

iisgziii. l)i,-i:i:nilii:r Jil. X.‘-gt‘.

J _ I have noticed that about the
‘. first "pi'emonitory symptoms" of
; an approaching wedding is this:
The bride-elect takes a trip to
Chicago or Grand Rapids. accom-
panied by one of her "very dear
confidential friends" or her dress-
maker. to assist in the moment-
ous matter of selecting the wed-
ding gown. or gowns. as well as
the great number of indispensa-
ble trivialities that go to make up
the "trousseau. "for 'tis getting to
be the popular notion that if a
young woman is about to nizirry
she must have a large amount of
wlothiiig. (hie would really sup-
gipose that the betrothed maiden
iithought her future liusband nev-
jcr would be able. or inclined. to
lprovide her with anything new
to wear. for If) yours‘ at 1.4151,
For some inscrutable 1-4-ason the
. new clothes scein to be ;il1-impoi'-
ltant in the minds of girls about
;to marry. In nine (-as-<-s- out of
ten no thought is given to pro-
viding a comfortable supply of
iiicely—made bedding. although
some may rejoice in the posses-
sion of a silk quilt——generally of
the “crazy pattern"—- upon which
expense enough has been lavisli-
ed in the purchase of ribbons.
plush. velvet. embroidery silk
and other embellishmeiits to have
paid for a good pair of blankets.
a comfortable. counterpane and
half a dozen sheets and pillow-
cases. And. parenthetically. I
here wish to say that no discreet
young‘ man who has to work
for a living will marry a girl
who has not energy. industry
and "gumption“ enough to pro-
‘vide herself before marriage with
a comfortable outfit for one bed
at least and na-pery enough to
last five years. Not that the ex-
pense of those articles would be
a great consideration. but the
lack of them would indicate shift-
lessness and iinprovidence. and
these are not promising charac-
teristics in a wife.

The showy and superficial seem
to be with many, of more impor-
tance than comfort and the plain
utilities.

In taking note of the. articles
prepared for an approaching wed-
ding. one sces much to excite
wonder---. woiider at the utter
lack of fitness to circinnstanccs
and needs.

G1'll(3l'2lll_\' there will be a boiin-
tiful supply of elaborate tidics.
aiitiinacassais. gorgeoiis drapes
and lanilirequins. einl)roidei'ed
scarfs for dressers and scarfs for
tablcs. and shains for pillows
and shams for slieets. Almost
invariably the preparatioii made
for the future home is in the way
of (lecoratioii or show. to the en-
tire neglect of the l]()(‘(.'SSlll(,‘S—-
things that must be had to make
a house liabitable. ()ur good old
mothers were rigidly utilitarian.
but we. their degenerate daugh-
ters. are growing decidedly es-
thetic in many ways.

But there is soniething like
pathos in all this. for it indicates
so clearly that the dear girls look
upon the approaching marriage
and the future home through a
“rosy light." All looks bright.
for all is illumined by the sunny
rays of Hope. The fond dream
of the future home is of a spot
where all will be peace. tender-
ness and delight: where coldness.
distrust and sad—eyed disappoint-
ment will never intrude. But this
anticipation we know can never
be realized. Disillusion will come
to all. and in the crucible of the
years our idols are proved only
common clay.

Dissatisfaction and disappoint-
ment find their way into all our
lives —disappoi-ntments so griev-
ous that we falter as we go. and
are only upborne by the thought
that. though hope is gone and
joy is fled. duty is still left.

One noticeable feature of a
stylish wedding is the crowd one
meets in most cases—the ladies
all in their best gowns and finest
lace. with corsage bouquets of
various dimensions and immense
fans. After a cursory observa-
tion of the guests, you very nat-
urally turn to note the fioral dec-
orations, for ’tis thought the
proper thing to have flowers in
profusion, that the house may
look a bower of bloom and bean-
ty—flowers arranged in all con-
ceivable devices—in "marriage
bells,” in ships, in cars, and even
in umbrellas—the latter suggest-
ing the idea, I suppose, that hap-

VISITOR.

py wedded love is a safe shelter
from Illi) storms of life.
l-‘lowers at a wedding are pret-
ty and appropriate. but in their
use there is a growing tendency
to extravagance and profusion
i that is not in good taste.
l After your curiosity is duly
gratified regarding all the minor
,details. you will quietly make
l your way to a point where a good
lview of the wedding party can be
;obtained. but in most cases you
}can only see the otticiating cler-
‘gyman and the backs of the
bride. groom. and their attend-
. ants.
After the ceremony. while the
;crowd. amid jest and laugh and
‘ll1l1(‘,l1 skirinishing. is passing on
y to otl'er the conventional congrat-
_ulations. one is quite apt‘ to fall
to wondering if the gayci'eatiires'
are thinking sucli thoughts as
5(ioo1'ge Eliot e.\’pres's'es‘ in these
teiiiler. pathetic words‘: "\\'liat
igreater thing is there for t\vo
jhuman souls. than to feel that
they are joined for life. to
.'strengtlieii each other in all
llabor. to rest in each other in all
.sorrow. to minister to each other
jin all pain. and to be one with
leacli other in silent. unspeakable
meinories at the moment of the
last parting‘.”‘
After the ceremoiiy and re-
fi'esliiiieiit.s. the next important

see the presents. for "the pres-
ents" ai'e fast becoming of more
importance than all else.

Indeed. this matter of wedding
presents is fast assuming appall-
ing diniensions in public senti-
ment and individual 0X1)Pl'l(‘.ll(‘.(!.
This need not be. ofcourse. if we
were all individualized enough to
be independent about the matter.
for there is no law. except the
arbitrary one of social Cllfit-Om.

every bride we may chance to see

so siispicious or "commercial" in
our views of others as to suppose
that the invitation was prompted
by the hope of the gift. That
would be unjust in many cases.
We all of us act from "mixed
motives“ more or less. no doubt.
but the mainspringof all such at-
tentions is not always iiiei'ce,nary.
But we all know that weddings
are becoining regular "donation
pai'tie.s." only the bride gets the
benefit instead of the ininister.
One very objcr.-tionable feature
about the practice of giving rich.
expensive presents is. that it fre
quently leads to much extrava-
gance on the part of tliose just:
starting lll tho iiiipoi'taiit busi-
iiess of lioiue-making and house-
keeping. ,I‘lSI)t‘('l2llly is this true
of a young pair with limited
means. For instance. John and
Sarah had intended to get an iii-
cxpensive carpet for their little
parlor. but some friends with
inore means than discretion pre-
sent them with soiiie very fine
chairs, a handsome ltith century
table. a dainty flower stand. beau-
tiful pictiires elaborately framed.
a plush and satin tete. &c. The
young folks are delighted with
the gifts. but they will at once

would look so unsuitable under
such elegant furniture that they
feel compelle‘d to "preserve liar-
mony" by buying a rich body
Brussels or velvet carpet. and
often a debt is contracted at the
outset.

Vllhen we start out on the pleas-

iresent for some dear girl we;
I . .

be well to keep in mind this part
of the Lord's prayer. with a slight *
cliange of the personal pronoun. [
i. e.. "Lead I/Iem not into tempta- 
tioii. but deliver them from evil." 5
In conclusion. I will brietly al- Q
lude to a practice that is becom- l
ing quite popular here. in esthetic
Allegan. and which can be aptly
described as a sort of retined('.’)
charivari. I mean the practice of
following the bridal party to the
depot with a formidable array of
unsightly old boots and shoes.
which are displayed in all man-
ner of grotesque ways, much
more striking than graceful,
while showers of rice are scat-
tered over the devoted heads of
the victims. Sometimes the rice
is administered so adroitly that
small doses find their way down
the back of the groom. who,
though he may quite enjoy a
practical joke on ordinary occa-
sions. will not relish it upon his
Wedding day.
Such practices are as unseemly

item on the program is going to‘

Obliging one t” pay tribute wjcoiistaiitly. and worrying over

married: and we ought not to be I

conclude that an ingrain carpetl

MARCH 1,1891.

at such a time. as are all displays
of extrenie levity and liilarity. It.
may be “an old ciis:toiii." but it is it
rude one. and therefore it sceins
strange that ladies and gentle-
men will forget themselves in its
observance. ll'hy need we ex-
press ourselves to-day withthc
borrowed folly of olden times?
(.‘o.\'sT.\.\'cI~: A. B. Ji:wi:'i‘T.

—<0}—
Two Kinds of Husbands.

A wife who knows many wives
says: " Some husbands. when
they get home at night. tell their
wives all about the business of
the day. and about their bank ac-
count. and about the people they
met. and about what was spoken
of. and about everytliing else.
()tlierl1iisliaiids iiever tell their
wives aiiytliiiig about their do-
ings during the day: never speak
of the state of their fiiianccs. and
never refer to their business in
their lioiiseliolds. The wife of
such a husband knows iiothing
of his atlaii's. and is apt to be up-
set. by bad news or eruslied by
finding out that he is on the road
to ruin. l"rom what I have known
through my acquaintance with
many fainilies for long years. I
am ready to say that a husband
should always tell his wife about
his biisiness and about the atl'airs
of the day.“-—-—.\'. l’. Sun.

{3} ‘
Thought Growth.
3 I wish that every one of you
jmay try to realizeduring the new
‘year that you are growing hour
3by hour. day by day. week b_v

lby year. to be like yoiirtlioiights.
[Whatever you are thinking most
fabout. liowever secretly. or un-
jknown to those about you. you
jare beconiiiig in soul. If you are
lfretting over household matters

itrifles. your thoughts are like lit.-
tle sharp knives scraping away
land reducing your souls to halt’
;their original size. If you are
iconcealiiig selfish and jealous
jthoughts in your breast. they are
l forming a green mould over your
jsoul which will cause it to wither
;and decay. If you are entertain-
jing sad. despondent and gloomy
fthoughts. they are shutting your
j.\‘()l1l in a box where it is slowly
sutfocating.

Perhaps you will tell me that
iyour circuiiistancesand surround-
f ings render it impossible for you
:to do other than worry, fret. and
flu,-.despoiident. I tell you it is
i not so. Iteim-inl)ei'. that if no one
iiii the world was clieerfiil savi-
‘those who had nothing to worr_v
‘over. there would be no cliei-rfiil

people. The most clioerfiil and
unseltish woman I ever saw was
one who had sorrows and worries
}t)ll()ll;,"l] for a dozen lives.
 You can change the nature of
‘lyour thoughts. if you are willing
lto try. No matter if your heart
seciiis weighed down with troii-
jble. say to yourself the first
jthing in the morning. and over
and over during the day. "God.
I in the original word. meant good.
1.(.}ood rules~—there is nothing for
me to fear." No matter how
{gloomy you feel, say. "I am joy-
ons.- cheerful. contented!" Say
[it over and over. and all at once
{you will find new thoughts en-
llarging your soul and changing
‘;‘y()l1l‘ llf(‘..——-12'//(l ll’/I(’I'l(‘I' lV('l¢'o.I'.

 

~—<O>>

N()lt’J‘H S1‘.-iii. Feb. 13. ‘fit.

ant errand of buying a wedding'J;1;o_ (;L1nm;N;

I received the sewing machine

1'0‘-‘1 ‘«1'1<>\'l!1.‘—fi11U-‘1'<-3-*-‘t in-lit W0Nl<1 ‘all right. and. liaving tested it
{thoroughly will write as you re-

quested. Am well pleased with
it and think I made a fine bar
gain. It does excellent work. I
have showed it to a number of
our friends and neighbors. Could
I. if I desired. order. another one
of the same kind at the same fig-
ures and receive one equally as
good? Mus. S. D. BELDING.

[Yes; order as many. as you
like at same rates.—ED.]

€49}

Maitre Proal. a distinguished
member of the bar of Aix. and a
well-known scholar. has entered
the lists against Lambrosso and
the Anthropological Criminalists.
who maintain that women are of
a lower moral order, and more
nearly resemble the prehistoric
types of humanity than men.
Maitre Proal's argument is forti-
fied by an immense array of sta-
tistics, which show that in
France seven-eights of the crim-
inals are males.

lweck. month by month. and year


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FLORA —l\lRS.  ll. l§.v'tll.liY  ("mu-li.'itt:i. i\Ii.\>..

I./my.-\ss"i'Srn.w‘i> MRS. N. l’.. l)()l‘(}LASS,,...

Slicrboiu. .\l;ir-‘s.
Executive (‘omnilttee-.

{, }, \V()()1)_\-IAN , _. . , _,l’ziw l’:iw, ‘.\'licliig:i_n.

.li()NARl) RHON ._Ci tci‘ llall, l’ciisyl\'.1_iiifi.

X. X. CHAR'I‘ll-LR.S. ...l<icdi,-ricksbiirg, Virginia

Committee on \|'oman’v.-i \\‘ork in the

lirange.

MRS. L. A. I-I.-XVVKINS,

.\lRS. H. H. VV00l)MAl\ ,,Paw Paw, Mich.

MRS. El.lZ'Bl£TH RITS. . ,\'ui1coiivi:r, Vt/ash.

Onleers Michigan sum-. Grange.

NlAS1‘ER*TH()S. .VIARS.... ,.__ ..llc-rrieii Centre.

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l-'oMo.~u—‘MRS. Vt’. (T. STl7ART.,... l-‘rceiiioiii.

FLoRA—MRS. C. C. l’()()RMAN .. , , _ Battle Creek.
L. A. S'l‘l-2\\'ARlI———i\ll(S. \V. Ii. ST()Cl\'lN(} (‘liolsc-a.
I-lxeeutive Committee.

 
   
     

 

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. I). PLATT. . . .,Yp.~‘ilziiiti.
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}-;_ N_ 1«lA’]‘F,S,_,  _ _ _ _ , , , _ . , _ , _ , _ ,.\lUlllIt‘.
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THUS I\I.-XRS, 1 _., »_- \, .,li(‘llll'll Ct'llll‘l'
jl<;1\'l\'lE BL'l£[.L t l"‘”“"'“'. ,, , .\l;ir<:cllus’
General Deputies.
llon. C. (2. l_ll(‘(: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..(‘ol<iw:itn-r
lion.  V]. \\'oodiii:ii , ..I’.iw l’.'nv.
_I. T. (‘.obb..._   . .. . . _Sclioolcr:ifi.
Jason \‘\"oml1iian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l‘.'i\\' l’.iw.
.\I2ir} A. .\lzi_vo. . .. .  .... . . . ...l‘lEi[ll(‘ (‘n-ok.
Special In-putici-4.
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li. \V. Allis. . . l.cii.'iw:-c '*

(loniniitu-1! on \|'0nmn‘.~o “'0:-k in
the Grange.

Mrs. A, (}unnisnn____  North Lzinsiug.

Mrs. J. C. (Zould,,., .. _... _l’:iw Paw.

Mrs. A. D. Mckae . _ _ _ . . _ . . . . . . . ..'l‘r:ivcrse City.

   

GERMAN’
HORSE AND COW l’0Wl)Ell

In: of the highest value of horses, cattle, hogs, and
poultry. It assists digestioii and nssiiiiilatiniii and
thus converts feed into muscle. milk and fat which
otherwise would be wasted.

MORTIMER WHITEHEAD

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

It is nmuiifactiired by Dr. L. 0berlioltzer's Sons
it Co., Phoeiiixville, Pa, and Hold at

Wholesale Prices--viz:

Barrels~ wills in bulk,
Boxes —— Gllms “ “
“ 3t)lbs—5l‘b pack. 10c.

By ALBERT STEGEM.-\N, Allegun, Mich.
THOR.NT()N' BARNES, No. 241 North
Vvater .St., Philadelpli in, Pa.

7‘ go per pound,
ac u ..

no Al‘ on connhliioni

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The New Tomato !

From Canada ought to be extra early, and as such
it is sent out. The reports of the experimental
stations speak highly of it, and numbers testify to
its earliness. productiveness, large size, round-
ness, rich color and freedom from rot. Per pack-
age, 15 ctss, five for 60 cts. You will find it only in
my seed catalogue. which will be sent free to any-
body. ]. J. H. GREGORY & SON,
Marblehead, Mass.

PRICE LIST OF SUPPLIES

Ki-pt in the (mice of Ho-c'y of the

Michigan State Grange

And so-nt out pm-it-p:ii<l on ri-i:-'-ipt of (‘Hell
()l‘4l<*l', 4)\‘t‘l‘ the St-:51 of a .\'I1bordiii:iti-
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Withdrawal cards, per dozen . . . . . . . . _ _ _ . . .
Dimits, in envelopes, per dozen . . . . _ . . . . _. ,.
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“ Glad Echoes,” with music, single copies 25c;
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Rituals, single copy . . . . _ . . . . . . . _ .
“ per dozen .......................... . . 2
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_ Notice to delinquent members, per l()() . . _ . , . ,_ 40
 Declaration of Purposes, per (102. 5c; perltm, , . 40
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Digest of Laws and Rulings _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ , _ _ , _ , , , _ 40
Roll hooks . . . , _ _ . _ , , , , , ,_. _ . , . . _ , . _ _ , . _ , , _ _ , _ _ , 15
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(‘O-UPEBATYV LI'l‘l-ZBATUHF

History and Objects of Co-operation _ _ V _ V V llfi
What is Co-op:-ratioii? , . _ . _ , _ , , , _ , _ , _ _ _ , _ _ . _ _, on
Home of the Wcakiiesses of (‘o—operatioii_ _ . _ , H2
Eiliicutioiinl Funds; How to Use 'I‘lii-in _ . . . _ , . U1
Associative Farming , _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ V _ _ _ _ , , _ , , ‘ , 4:1
The Economic Aspect of (lo-operation , , , , _ _ , o]
Avnmcriatioii and l4Idin-,ation _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ , _ _ _ _ , , ,_ 11::
Thc Priiicipln-sot l7iiity.,,.. .  7 _ _ V __ Ill
The Perils ot‘(!n-«lit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ , _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ V _ _, 7 (:1
Fuiidanieiitzil Principles of (In-()]M—‘r:LtiiIll.  Ill

Address, Mln. J I-I.\'Nll-I l5l'|<2Ll.,
Sn-c'y .\Iicliip.5'.iii State Gr:iiit_m,

Mari-elliis, Mich.

 

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F4-Ii. 1, 18£tl.—(‘ciiti‘:1l St.-iti<l:ml Tiinc.

GOING NORTH.

No.1. No. ‘.3 No. S No. 7
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Cincinnati...   I7 55 H 5411
Ilichmuiid _ , , _ , . , _ _ _ _ ,_ 11“ 40 ]1 35 ,l
, ;i>. M. A. M.i
Fort Wayne__...._,. ,ar A. ll.‘ 2 (ll) 3 05 ;
“ “ lv 1 2 ll) It 25 l g O5
Kalamazoo ,,,, _. . :11‘ :45 . 5 an , 7 no j11 55
H l\' I 5 as ‘ 7 20 ‘in 20
Grand Rapids . . . . . _.:|I' ‘ 5 15 , 7 45 ‘.0 ‘.50 ‘ L! 15
“ “ lv 7 05 ‘I0 :50 11 30 E 5 no
1*. :u.,A. M. 1). 31.;
Uulillao _ , _ _ _ _ , , , __ _ _ 11 no , -_g 31» :5 54; > 9 35
Traverse City , _ . _ . _ __ 1 57» ‘, I. 15 P. M.
Petuskcy _ . . . . . _ . . . .. , ‘ I‘. in T 515
hIlLCIiihIL\\..,.,.______,, )7 :51; I <0 mj
(fluxfi Swlv-I-H_ .\o '.’.‘No.-t No. ti‘No. 3
P .\I ,1’. ]I.{.-\. )1.
Mfll‘kiUH\\'(lIl}' , , _ _ _ _ _ ,, K 4:’) r '7 45 p
ll! (:5 , ‘.l 15
Traverse City  __ ‘ -1 IL’: 11045
A. M. P. M. P. .\I.
Cadillac ___0_ _________ _. , 2 on 4'. 3:: ‘ 1 or.
Grand Rapids. _._...‘.ll‘‘ 6 on In so , 5 3|! : 2 on
" “ - 7 no 11 or» 4‘. on
Kalmnazoo,  is 45 12 an 7 .15 :41»
“ IV: in 511 ;A. .\I. H or). its
Fort Wayne _ , , . _ _ . . ..ar ‘.12 25 ll 50 '1' 2:’:
" “ lv ,1‘: 45 1 -12 lo 1
Richmond , , _ _ . _ _ _ . . . _ _. 3 55  t 3 40 ‘
Cincinnati , . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ . .. '7 ()0 i ;’ 7 on ,
P. .vr.| IA. )1.‘

Nos. 5 and ti daily between Grand Rapids and Uin
cinnati.
Nos. 2 and 13 carries through chair cars be-
tween Grand Rapids and Cincinnati.
No. 3 curries sleeper. Grand Rapids to Mackin-
SW.
. No. B carries through sleeper, Grand Rapids and
Cincinnati.
No. '.47,going north, leaves at Kalamazoo 7 10 p. in.
No. 98. going south, arrives at Kalamazoo 12 05 p. in.
C. L. LOCK WOOD,
G. P. & T. Ag‘t. Grand Rapids.
E. BAKER, Agent. Knlamnzoo.

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The Old Hymn Book.

Yrs. wit--. we‘re going to inove once iuore:
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l‘n.iil ihc cvcrIastim,: :~‘lIOTC
Si-nds word it \\'Zll’1!> ll.\ ilicrc!

Soiiic things this time with us. we'll lilku,
Sonic lcnve hcre iii distlllilv i

And soiiic we ll lose. zind souie we'll l7lL‘.'ll\'.
 lll()\'(‘l'§ nlw:i_v.~ Illll.\l.

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l)¢'\‘tHlll}' c;ii‘ric4l tlirougli:

lint itlxl), wifc, dou‘t fail to inind
Am! S.'|\l: the h_vuin book, too?

Though tiiiucr-inrirked and ciipboaril-worn,
And slinbby in its looks.

l priIe- that voliiiiic. !~Ullt.‘(l zuid torn.
.Vl'V[ in the Book of book<:

\.\‘liz-ii l).ivid triuiim-rl his tlhltlhn l_\T"
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l '-'1 llilll llll'lll to thc \-.oml.\. ziud .~ii:i<-zl
'lihi~ [H t'\ up to l'L'lI>l(‘l'C

l‘\c iHllH‘(l iii iiici-tiiigs wlii-rc (ind lit-.'ii:l
TL-u tlioiisniid in one xoici-I
l‘\c p;iii~.c<l-—-—tlio.~.c s2|('l'k‘(l words to limit’-
\'VliL-ii life “'35 gziy.'ii1il hiiglit,
And every sound that rliaruicd the czir
lirouglit glory to thc siglit;
I've heard tliciii when the scxtoifs spruli:
llad rut my life in two,
And my sad heart by their sweet aid,
Has wzilkcd thc valley through.
Ah, wife! when heaven's great iuusic burst
Awakcs my senses diui.
I liuuibly hope they'll give me first,
A good old-fashioned hymn!
lirust, when our last moving day
Has shown us God‘s good love,
And we have settled down to stay
In colonies above,
\V(:‘ll find zi hundred earthly things
Our ll(:2il'l!~i had twined about, _
And wliicli—- so tight the nieinory clings -
llezivcn wouldn't be liczivcn without:
And souicwlicrc in that blessed place,
God grant I may behold,
Ncnr by the precious word of gracc,
.\ly hyuin book bound in gold.
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O
Completing the St. Clair Tunnel.

The l.’uil2/wy 1fv('iwIr says: The
stone work of the portal of the
St. (‘lair tunnel at (:d(.‘l1 end is
now conipletc. The cast portzil
faceis it wall about forty feet
high and 11¢-z11'ly one liundred and
fifty feet long. built of immense
blocks of stone. some of which
are over it yard square eacli. In‘
the middle of the wall is the open-
ing of the tunnel. twenty-two
feet in dizimetcr. The excava-
tion on the Canadian side is down
to the required depth of sixty
feet for {L small space just at the
tunnel portal. and an largre force
of men is cinployod e1ilzi1';:ing the
excztvzttioii to the p1'opci' width.
S()'LllIlit work niiiy be begiiii at
the p1'opose<l l‘(§lZLllllll_,‘.!‘ walls.
whicli will extend east froin the

portal one tll()11S£l1l(l and fifty
f(‘(‘l. The l't‘l‘(|.lulllg‘ wall will be

of the szuiic ponderous iiia-soi1-
ry as the portal. and will be fur-
ther Sll'(~,‘ll,‘Illl(—‘n(‘Ll by zi-n(:l1o1'a_go

walls exte11diu_<_; at 1'iglit 2tllf,'l(‘Sl

into the l)1ll1lx’.

Inside the tunnel is just now in
busy hive of industry. Train cars
are l1i1rryiii,<: buck and forth
troni the portal along the tempo-
rary tracks with loads of brick.
ceuient. lumber. 1'a.ils, and otherr
inaterials. and the long lines of
twinkling electric lamps which
stretch back from the entrance
into the dim vista of the great
bore. reveals an army of workmen
engaged in an apparent chaos of
0perations——calking. brick lay-
ing. excavating, grouting. track
making, cementinv. pipe fittinrr.
rail 1aying—al1 going on at once.
The seeming confusion. however,
explains itself when it is seen
that the work of putting in the
permanent track is going on from
each end toward the middle and
that the whole work is being car-
ried on simultaneously, ‘each
working party keeping a. little
ahead of those engaged in the
succeeding operation. The iron
lining of the tunnel must be
thoroughly calked at every point
and seamed throughout, to pre-
vent leakage. and this work is
almost completed.

The brick bulkheads for the air
locks had to be taken out. and
this was no small undertaking,
for the cement in which the bricks
were laid had hardened like flint,
and though a force of men has
been drilling and sledging at it
ever since the compressed air
was taken off. much of the brick
work of the wall at the Canadian
end yet remains to be taken out.
For the permanent way the whole
tunnel is first lined with brick
work laid in cement reaching
half way up the sides. A floor

of concrete made of Portland ce-

ment is next laid in the bottom
to make a level bearing

 

7

extends l)cl(>\\' the bull. toiiclios

_ fpr the , the (‘ilI'll1. tho .<lin_: iiul1ook.~‘ and
track. On this floor four lines of l the ,.~h(,t 511.1.-5 on‘,

The lzird in

timber 31"? 111ld- 33 -‘7U'iU.‘~"*.‘i‘s. :1  tho end of the bar liolils sonic of
Pail‘ OH 93011 Sld€- 01056‘ 11I1(leI',ltlio sand. or \\'ll1ll('\'t‘l' inziy l)v()l1
where are afterward to (‘.()IllO tl1('tl1(- l)()[t()m_ and 11 (lull) 5111115
lilies of rails. Across the .\tl'lllf_Z'- §ovvi' the cup to kw-p lll¢- sziinl in.
f’1'S ll€‘fl\',V IWIUIIS d1‘<‘ laid f0111‘iWlii»ii tlii-g_:1'o1iiiil is l'i‘1l(‘llt‘(l 21
inches or so apart, and sc1‘e\\'c<l;,~;}m(-I; is f.-[L -.15 ‘.1’ an (*lp(‘I1‘i(j
down to tho stringei's with screw ,3 (‘|11']'(x[1t [ma 1,;1,.«g.-(1 1l11'()llf__’ll the

bolts.
of Uo()i',<:izii1 pine. soaked with
creosote to ])l‘(,*'\'E*llt decay.

After‘ the ]](‘(‘(ll(*l)(‘lllllS are laid.
a fioor of ct-iucut is put in be-
twc-<.~n the cmls of the tiiiib:~i's
and lllt’\\'1lll()f tlietuiuii-1 ()l1(‘1l('ll

i
i

side. to lump the Irzu-k in plum-. ,

and to inuke :i footwzill:

ciiiploycs. On top of tho iim-tlli»

for tho

bczinis zirc spilrml tl1<\p<i11(lw1'(m.~;'

rails. one llllll(ll'(‘(l pounds to tho

Beains and sti'i11g:ers are  limi,

(Inn!/I,
—{O }—
An Ascent of Pike's Peak by
Railway.
'l'li5-ziutuuinlizislwi-11 p:irti:ill_\f
.<pvi1tl)_V _voui' co1'i';-,<poii<li-iii in
tho l{ock_v .\l()ltlll2llll.\'. c1-u.~.<i1i_;‘
tlw "(il‘t‘lll l)ivi<lo." pi-ii.-ti':itin;:

'<':n1ini.~'. cliiiiliiiifu‘ ])}l.\'.~t'.\. pros-
])4‘('llll_J §_{‘()l'_‘_"t'_\' \\'lll‘I'~‘ \\‘:ill.<
=,<<>:ii'cil tlious:imls of I}-1-1 ;i}mv.-

_\'i11'(l and thirty ft-ct l()ll,L".1ll1(llll(':

t1".i-ck is then (-oinplotv.
roof ul‘(‘])l1l('0(lSl1(‘ll()l1 pipcs('mi1-

lii tho

lIll1lll('&ltlll,‘_',‘ with the 1)l1llll)lIl_£_Z‘
stzitioii. by which thc ziir is.

puinped out and vcntilzitioii is so-
curcd. and at intervals iilon_<_: lllt‘
walls sal'<-tylmltlc-1‘s like suiiill
ti1'e-escapes are built into the
sides of the tunnel, on which the
track—walke1' may take rcfiigc
when he clianccs to meet zn train.
This work is all well advanced.
and when it is finished and the
electric light wires put up and
proper lamps attached. the tun-
nel itself will be complete and
ready for business.

The St. Clair tunnel extends
from the town of Port Huron,
Mich., under the St. Clair river,
to Sarnia. Canada.

~40}...

Atfthe Bottom of the Sea.

At the depth of about .‘l,50()
feet. waves are "not felt. The
temperature is the same. varying
only a. trifle. from the ice of the
north pole to the burning sun of
the equator. A mile down, tho
water has in pressure of in ton to
the square inch. If at box six
feet Wide were filled with son
w2ite1'v.1i(l allowed to evztpoi".itc
under the sun. there would be
two inches of salt left on the
bottom.
depth of tlioocean to be tlirec
iniles there would be in layer of
pure salt _,.
bed of the Atlantic.

g {ll‘(‘

ll1t*l)I‘ili4'll truil. ll'il\'1‘l‘>'lll_‘_" pic-
lllI't'sqHo-\‘:1ll1*'\'>. l)illl.\‘lll,‘_" :11 rich
lllllllll;_" (‘1llll])>‘ of _<_»'o|d :iii<l .~il\'<-1'.
\'isitin}_' ludiziu l'I‘.\'t‘l‘\’:lllUll.\‘. in
sliort. t':iuiili:i1'i7.iu_: iii_v.~'s-ll’ with
])<‘ill\'.\'. ])ldlll.\'. llll\'(‘.\'. l'l\'(,'l'.~'.
conoiis. :ii-d iii:-.~:x.~'. lll1'(lllllt'llli_)‘
bi-iii,<_':. not wln-1'0 to go. but what
to omit.

This n1id—coutiucut l't‘f_{‘l()ll.
is well known. 1)()SSt‘.\'.\‘I'.~l
finest sceneiy in the world.

But. after all, the inost enjoy-
able ()X[l(,‘l'l(*.ll(,'(‘ was my 1'i(l4- to
the top of l’ik<-'5 Punk ovci‘ the
new s<i—(.-alli-tl “c<>_,t_;‘ \\'ll(‘(‘l mil-
road, " recently opened to touri.s't.~'.
It is the uiost novcl 1".iil1'ozid in
existence. (,‘.oi'iip:i1'«,-d with it.
those of Mt. Washington. N. H..
and of the Rliigi. Swit7.orlz1nd.
are insignificant. The winding
and curving 1icc.<-sszi1'y to zittain
three miles of alttitiitlo inuko the
road ten miles in lengtli. It's cost
was an half million of (l0ll:t1's.
The road bed is twciity foot Wldv.
the culverts are of .'~‘.olid lIlll.\‘()Il1'_Y.
and tho l)i'i<l,<:«-.<. and rails :l1't‘ of
the ll(‘2l\'l(‘St» steel. with :1 (l()lll)lt‘
('.()g‘1'illl in tho c<-utcr. Thu truck
is S11l)SlZllllliLll_\'1ll1(‘llt)l'('(l zit >;li(>l‘t
intcrvzils into the solid rock.

The (zziixs. without l)(‘lll}_’,' llll(‘(l
hung within til'tm-ii iiii-In-s of

215
lll('

gtlic rails. and tiro pinion l>l'2ll{4*.~‘

 

'_puk'ml._,’. the a)\ve1.a"(_,,‘.‘,i‘1ll‘t“S() :ii'i'2iii,<,"o<l thzit. when noc-
-(‘.\'!s'lll'_y, tl1e_ti':t1n ciiu bu broii}_:lit

to it full stop in ii. .\'1)2l(‘t‘ of l(‘ll

-r.>()feet thi(.k on mp uit-lies, 4'lll1t'l' 1lSCt'l1(llllf_’()l' dc-
rpho Wat“. st-<-iitliiig.

Eat-li ]){L\‘s('l'l,‘_',‘(‘l' scan

is colder at the bottom than at‘ 1" l""“1-

the Slll'fit(‘.(‘.

In many bays ()ll!

’l‘l1em1,<:iiic was couplcd zit tho»

the coast of Norway the “.,m.,.{i'o:u'aiidpi1sl1e(l tl”1l‘ll.'ZLlll —:i(lcsii'-
Often freezes at the bottom p,,,_.ztl)le mnovzttiou, in-li<i\'iiig Ullo.-.'

fore it (loos above.

Waves are very d(‘(‘.(‘1)ll\'(’.
look at them in at storin one
would think the w2ito'i' trzivcli-d.
The water stziys in the S2llll(‘
1)l1t(‘(‘. but the liiotiou grows on.
S()lll(‘lllll(‘S in st(ii*i1ist.lie.s'o \\':ivo.~‘
are forty foot high and trztvcl

T” j of cintlc-rs.

eyes from the coiistziiit ziuuoyziiico
b'top.~; \\'«-ro t'i-oqiiciit
at all sigzlitly points. Tliv round

-‘ trip. (‘()Sl,lllg' fivo dollars. ()('('ll])lt‘tl

thrc-o liours. and l ('Ull.~’l(l(‘I't-(l it

;thc host iuvcstiiicut of limo ziuil

;lIl()ll(‘_Y iiiuilu tliiriiil _\“t‘1U'.\' of
ltrzivi-l.
A brief’ chat with S4-ij<_r<-iiiit

titty uiiles an hour uiore lllillll

twice as fast its tho swift<-st
stoziiiisliip. This tlistinico froin
vzilley to vzilley is ;I(*ll<‘l':Lll__V fif-
t-ccn times tlio lit-iglit. ll(‘ll(‘t! :1
wave five 1'w*t.. hi;_rh will (‘Xlt‘ll(l
()vet' siweiity-ti\'e foot ot \‘\'d.l('l'.
The force of the sea. dasliin_: on
Bell Rock is said to ho St‘\'(‘lllt‘(,‘l'l
tons for cztcli sqiui1'e rod.

Evznporatiou is in wondi-rfiil
power in drawing the vvatcr from
the sea. Every year a. layer of
the entire sea fourteen feet. thick
is taken up into the clouds. The
winds bear their burdens into the
land, and the water comes down
in rain upon the fields. to flow
back at last through rivers.

The depth of the sea presents
an interesting problem. If the
Atlantic were lowered for t'>..'>t'i4
feet, the distance from shore to
shore would be half as great. or
1,500 miles If lowered alittle
more than three miles. say 19.-
680 feet. there would be a. road
of dry land from Newfoundlzind
to Ireland.

This is the plain on which the
great Atlantic cables were laid:
The Mediterranean is compara-
tively shallow. A digying up of
660 feet would leave three differ-
ent seas. and Africa would be
joined with Italy.

The Britisli Cliaiuiel
like a pond. which accouiits for
its choppy waves. It has been
found difficult to get the correct.
soundings of the Atlantic. A
midshipinan of the navy over-
came the difficulty, and ‘at shot
weighing thirty pounds carried
down the line. A hole is bored
through the sinker, through
which a rod of iron is passed,
moving easily back and forth. In
the end of the bar a cup is dug
out and the inside coated with
lard. The bar is made fast to
the line and a sling holds the
shot on. When the bar, which

is iiiore .

l

()'l\'<-ctl'c. iI1clizi1';:ool' llio}_;‘o\'<-i'1i-
int-iit. sigiinl SliLl.l()ll on t he Sllllllllll.
()l'll’ili'«-Ts I’t-uh’. vlicitml tho ltillnw

in}: t'zi(-ts.

Tho g't‘llll(‘lll1lll luiving lll2l(lt*

zthc l'u(l«-, cabin on tho poiik his

ll()lllt‘ for five yours. and boiiig'
the only pi-rson cvcr detailed
twice to that station. his iuforina
tiou iiiuy be (f()llSl(l4‘l'('(l rt-liziblc.

Tlio lovvcst tmiipi-i':itiii-o he
ever oxperioiicotl wins .37 be-
low zero, the lll;_fll(3Sl. 6;’ above
zero. The mean liiglitast winter
teniperaturc was 14 below zero
(all Fznhrenheit).

The winter ’/.(‘.1)ll_Yl'.S were
fi'eqiiontl_y of siiflicicnt strengtli
to cope with and blow th1'ou;_{h
the whiskers of the niost able-
bodied man.

In one iiistaiice 11. speed of one
hundred and thirty-five miles per
hour was indicated. at which
point the wind blew the balls out
of the socket and the roof from
the cabin, followed by a. rapid in-
crease in velocity. contiiiuing
several hours, during which be
estimated that ii. speed of one hun-
dred and fifty llllltfs 1)(91' hour was
attained.

Bowldeias wci,<_rliing tons zirc-
not uncominoii nezi-1' the Slllllllllt.
and are fl'(‘,(1ll0lll,l_Y utilized
for holding the cabin roof in
position, for which purpose they
are more effective than chains.

Scrgezin ()’Kcct’fe proi1ounce.s'
the thrilling iiarriitive of the
death of his associate while on
duty at the station as pure fiction,
no person of the name given
having ever been employed there,
and no death having ever occured.
He attributes the story to the
etfervescing but fertile brain of
some Eastern scribbler, too far
removed from the "seat of wa.-1"’
to invent a. reasonable ya.rn.

W. Y. B.


 

TI-IE} G-HANG-E VISITOR

MARCH 1.1891.

Q)bituaries.

(jltl-jE1\'LY.
Died. January 1-l. ]H£)l. Mary.
wife of H. A. Greenly. Again
we bring to our altar a tribute of
fraternal affection. A sister who
was ever ready to obey the pre-
cepts of our noble order; ener-
getic in the discharge of every
duty; always ready and willing
to sacrifice self for the good of
others. and leaving with us the
example of a well-spent life. Let
us ever keep in remembrance her
many virtues. drape our charter
with the emblems of mourning.
and have this tribute recorded on
a memorial page of our records.
a copy presented to the bereaved
family and one transmitted to the
grange Visitor for publication.
ll. C. Brown.
Nora Wateriiian.
Thos. VV. Gibbs.
Coinmittee.

-CO3’
llltA1\'(.'ll.

Sunday morning. .lanu:iry l lth.
li-45)]. at the age of 8;’ years. {I
niontlis and three days. at his
home where he located in the
wilderness fifty-rive years ago. in
Lawreiice township. Van Buren
county. Michigan. Brother Eaton
Brancn passed peacefully to the
Beyond. He was a charter meni-
her of Lawreiice Grange No. 3*.’
l’. of 11.. also a charter member
of Van Buren County Pomona
Grange l’ of H.. a prominent
church member. an earnest advo-
cate of teniperance. a good citi-
zen. a kind husband and an in-
dulgent father.

His kindly greetiiig and genial
face will long be remembered.
His willing hands were ever rea-
dy to add tokens of remembrance
to our Hall. and by his death we
are reminded that one by one our
worthy members are passing
away; therefore

Resolved. That in the death of
Bro. Branch the Grange has lost
a faithful member.

Resolved. That the members
-of this Grange extend to Sister
Branch their united sympathy.

Resolved. That this preamble
an(l these resolutions be spread
upon the Grange record and a
copy sent to Sister Branch; also.
that a copy hereof be furnished
the Grange Visitor for publica-
tion and that our charter be
draped for thirty days.

A. U. Barnes.

Mrs H. Christie.

Mrs. J. Bunnell.
Committee.

Ycoticcs of lllectings.

St. J isepli (‘oiinty Grange No.
4 will hold its next meeting with
(‘entreville Graiige. March 5th.
l\".ll. coinnienciiig at 10 a. in. in
tlie fifth degree. All fourth de-
gree nienibers are invited for the
afternoon session. The discus-
sion of the finance question is
made the special order for one
o‘clock p. m.

Mus. D. B. PURDY. Sec'y.
<..._ .

The next meeting of Traverse
District Pomona Grange No. 17
will be held at Summit City. be-
ginning on VVednesday. March
lltli. at ll o'clock a.. in. Follow-

ing is the program so far as it‘

has been arranged:
Fifth degree session.
A1-‘1‘l«1i:.\’(>();\'.
l<‘oiirth degree session.
Aildress of \V(‘l('()lll('. by Vlini.
Rose.

Response. by V\'ortliy ;\laster§

L. M. Tompkins.

Reports from the several sub-i

ordinate Granges.

' Report of G. G. Nickerson,
delegate to State Grange.

EVE;\'Il\'G—7:30 o‘cLoei{.

“Howto Make the Garden Pay."‘

i

This is the title of a book of
27;‘ pages. sent out by \Vm. Henry
Maule. of Philadelphia. Every-
thing is illustrated. even to the
faulty plowing of aparallel patch
of land. Implements and the
best methods of using them. in-
jurious insects and how to exter-
minate them. how to sow and
cover seeds. the newest methods
of manipulation of all the requis-
ites for practical gardening—all
told in a practical. common sense
manner. The book is a valuable
one for every man who expects
to plant a garden.

_ , W4--.
Our readers who became inter-
ested in "Booming Batavia“ will
be glad to note the following,
which is clipped from the Cold-
water Sun:

Batavia Grange is in a wonder-
fully live condition at present. as
an exciting literary contest be-
tween the gentlemen and lady
inenibers is in progress.
,,<,_.._

(,il{AI\'I) RAPIDS. Mir-,h.. Dec. F-l.
1R£)().——-En. VISI'l‘OR:—Tl1C ques-
tion of price for land plaster is:
so often brought before us. and;
as it has been claimed that $3.00
a ton is too high. for the coming;
season we will give the following,’
a trial. The price of land plas-3
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.
"‘_’.25 per ton.
VVESTERN PLASTER AGENCY.

TU RKEYS

FCJE SALE.

A few pairs of Cll()lCl€ BRONZE TURKEYS
for sale at rezisoiinble prices. Gobblers will weigh
from 30 to 40 lbs at maturity. and liens proportion-
aiely large. Call on or address

H. G. HOLT, Cascade, Mich.

l'°"\BE§T "lAYP‘\&33F§

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ADDRL83 P-K-DE°E'\|C|k‘.“'

40 DEDERlCK'S WORKS, ALBANY: N.Y.

l sell the
Popular
.CilllS

d i r e at no
ronsu in e rs
&ll\V'llOlB\'2lle
prices. Also
body carts.
'— You can
save the dealt-r's profit by ordering cans dirt-ct
froiii inc. Cirriilais frcc. .-\d< css.

w. H. SCHMEDLEN,

Man-nrr. COLDWATER Mici-i.
.\lemiontliis paper. ’

 

FOR LADIES o i\iLY.i.'..‘:.".;:';"'.*;-.."z
secret. that Po.-4| 1....-on 00. x u kiihl»-r sins-1.1 tn.-:wi-mil

MR5 J. A. AIASMAN a en. 26 im.-.- S!.,(,‘l-llL‘i-\(:‘U, 11,1.

BUY WALL l’AP§llS BY MAIL.

SAVE HALF OI II E A8 Ell AT FACTORY
PINES All SHEET mm IES FABTIIIIES fllll.
Pretty Puu-ru with Intel: Borden. - - 8 In 5:.-. per roll.
Iuutlful (ill! wllh Inch llordrflv
8 to l8-|I- (ill: lloi-derutoIIl¢hPn ru. - 2 to 89. per yd.
4 lo 9-lu. Borden. without Gill. lo uch Paperu, le. r yd.
Send Cc. In Bumps. for 100 Blinplol. lune lhll nyor.
Agent: Wanted. F. H. CAB‘, I05 lllgh 8|... Provldeueo, B. I.

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The Best of dll Ciuli oiiersl
Is the sun nnvv sent out for the iii-‘i iiine. Ill!’ Per-
fi-riion_ The Snmvliall. Ilili-mlgcil and li.\ti:i-
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other sorts, ll(fll<‘\t‘~[lli<lI wiiliiii tlirvc _\'(‘Ill‘\ the
most ciiii-rpiising iii.i kc‘. g.irdi-iitis uill liiivc
dropped these iiiid be raising l’:-rfe-riioii. “i.
l’i'lI‘l\'.'lL{('.25i‘[\_,})(‘l‘ii[.I§l. Sl‘l‘(l(‘£|l.ll()L1ll<'l“l{l‘;}‘:
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hi-Id. ; n l it is a grand siicccss in fresh mined sod
lowered to suit the ground. and by
i'iiii at any depth desired.

In olfering to the public the IMPROVED E.\'TERMlNAT()R. we do
have the runs: pi-ricri Cl'I.'l l\'AT()R AND HARR()\V ever presented to

For prices. terms and other iiifurniation. adcre

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iirt liesitatc to say that we

ilic 1‘ do. As it will (‘Ill
eaiest Wlilil) liX'l'l£RMIN.-\ . «JR ever put into the
or soft loaniy soil. The l\'Nl\'l£S can be raised or

adjusting the draft and the knives. the E.\lTl£RMlN.-KTOR can he

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WI-lll’l’l.l3 ll.’\l{l{()W C0,, St._loli1is, Mich.

%ALABASTlNE.a

THE TIME TRlED_;°cND BE]°€UTlFUl9 C30]°cTlj\lG
FOR W]°cLLS AND C3Ellslj\lG-SS.

]°rLABASTlNE IS U]\lls|KE JA-lab OTHER W]°l'l.l. GOJATINGS.

It is recommended by Sanitarians and is not

dependent upon glue
for its adhesiveness.

Y: ‘ u u
Vi alls can be decorated with Alabastine in any degree of elabora-
tlon. from plain l.1I1tll1"'. plain tinting with stencil ornamen-
tations. to the most elaborate fresco. and decorating in relief.

" v . -. , L‘ _ _ ‘ .
P inei elfei ts can be produced foi the same money with
than with wall paper.

Send for article taken from the report of the .\ll(‘lll_‘_'."Z1ll State Board

of Health. entitled “Sanitary \Valls and Ceilings." condeinii-
mg wall paper and showing the evil results following its use.

Alabastine

‘We will also send free. on application. a set of colored design:-
showing how walls and ceilings inav be decorated with Ala
bastine and the stencils we iiianiifactiiie

MAKE NO MISTAKE.

Purchase no otliei‘ wall coating tiian AL.—\llAS'l‘lI\'E. put up
paper packages and properly labelled,

in

Maiiufactiired only by

]°cLAB]°cST|j\lE @OMP]°cNY,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

PATRUNS’ SHUE HUUSE.

A. R. HANO& BRO.,

fSl'CCESS()RS TO IIANO & VVOLF‘,

117 and 119 N. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Under Contract to supply the Patrons of H iishaiidry with
Boots, Shoes and Riiblwrs at first Wholesale l’i'i(-es,

Less a Special Grange Discount of 5 per cent. Send for our
Catalogue and Price List. We wlll mail it Free to any ad-
dress. We fill orders and send on 30 days'time, when
bearing the seal of the Orange and signed by the Master
and Secretary.

Sli.\'I) F()l.' or/z ('.l'l'.ll.()(}I']u'_ ,1/./, r.'(mns ’l'(I I’.l’l'l.’().\'S .11’
F//rs'/' ll'll()L ijs.-i I. E I’1rI(.’l;'.s'.

BOOTS. SHOES  llllBBEllS.

A. R. HANO & BRO..
117 and 1:9 N. 8th St. Philadelphia. Pa.

Every FARM ER Boy
Will hnil with delight In
Melon (lily of Maxim, on will be izlnd to
Lie. fora kayo from which to
monoua. early melonl.

, _ Amerirun A_ rirulluriat
D,I'IlB 0! $500 In gold for t 9 biggest

* ield. crop in; 134 u. per acres). 40 bu.
- heat. 60 n Barley, lfll bii. Corn. and
_ .' bu. 0 suit you at present
high prices. .~lALZl£lt’.~l Northern-
Grown seeds produce than every Nine,

60,000 Bushels
Seed Potatoes Cheap.

35 Packages Enrlleot Vegetables.
uufflcient for I ‘ , pl: .81. .

_ My new Iltitalogueia e equntly illualrzmul
and contain: h but colored

' mung painml/rani nature, whic

111 .

, when

would make fine parlor omn-
ments. Send 5c. for same. or we will send

 
     

Open meeting, at which per-
sons not members of the order
are cordially invited to attend.

Farmers‘ Organizations. Philip
Rose. ,

Recitation. Miss Efiiie Ki1igs-
ley.

Essay. Mrs. W'm. Dunn.

The Farmer's Garden. F. E.
Brown.

Our Agricultural College. E.
O. Ladd.

Review of Farmers‘ Institute,
A. P. Gray.

Music for this meeting will be
furnished by the Kingsley Cornet
band.

THURSDAY—-9 A. M.

Regular order of business.
Resolutions and discussion.
E. O. LADD. Lecturer.

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defects as well as merits, gives
prices and tells how to purchase,
plant, prune and cultivate.

Trees and Plants by Mail a Specialty.
J. '1‘. LOVETT co.,

    

  , “ ‘.:’\..‘\fj...\:‘f\j§\.-\.T\.;'\‘f\ \\ 
' -‘ . . /
fyé [.07/627 S E 7//y 5 1‘/’([*zi-/fig//,7/1/_ /
% The earliest large, the largest /
Q cziily '.\'ll‘;l\Vl)Cl'l)‘. Unsur- ,

lg Pa.$.%_c<l in qiialsiy; the most:
t pf prolilu: of all. l"Lillydcscribed in 
 Lovett’s Guide to Horti- 4
culture. Also all good old 4

and clioice new varieties of
Small and Orchard Fruit,
Nut and Ornamental Trees
0 >- and Plants-',_eLc. It is a book

of over 80 pages, finely printed
and copiouslyillustrated. It states

    

Mailed

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; with colored plates IOC.

   
  

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Little Silver, N. J. 7'

saw this advt.

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ALIFIJ

GENT ROUTE and SOUTHERN PACIFIC

car: running through without change 
-out connection to Southern TEXAS and E821 .
V. C. EDWARDS. G. P. A¢t.. QUEEN l

CIN
co r

3i“§'é’E’.“°..‘:"‘c'i“.'t.i“.',‘.'-'.?:“l2li’.i'“":’.§i.'T.‘;°.§"EZl
y of Mexico Melon

Cit or Is’) no.

"Hp Exgunslousggagvia QUEEN & cmasczur Rouria
ONLY $47.50 To

C Through Tourists Sleeping Cars without
Change. Second-class tickets are accepted on
these cars. EXCURSION leaves Central

18111, March in: ac ism, April 8th & 22nd.
Parties buying tickets in othgglttovgis should

RAIL

And SOUTHERN PACIFIC Railroad

Union Depot at 8:32 p.m., Jun. 21st. Feb. 4th ck

see :1; g 1;]; :1 Vin QUE CREE
E0 and have enygeriit‘ reserve space in the only

Nlfri TO sAi~imI-;RANcisco.

oi-furtheri 1' t‘ mu! 5.
cnsscsu " "m ’?e. Clnclnnatl. o.

T ROU
or W. G. CONNOR, 0. Agtq SOUTHERN PACIFIC 00.. Cincinnati. 0.

EVERGREENS !

l have :1 large stock of all
sizes for Hedges and ornamen-
tals. My aim is to compete in
quality of stock. grade and
cheapness with any Evergreen
specialists. We pack and ship
with safety everywhere. 68

D. L. THORNTON.
Lawton. Mich.

  
  
  
  
   

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DECIDEDLY THE LARGEST RASPBERRY
IN EXISTENCE. ,
Hardy and lmmerisely Productive.
‘Plants $1.00 per mo. 25 cents per dozen.
firs!-class. well-rooted plants sent Onl-
I 67

Only
E. H. DRESSER. JONESVILLE. Mich.

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