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Vol. XVI N0. 11

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Ad lrcss of I’rt-sicicnt lirl\\‘nr(ls, rczul II! the 311- ‘

nnnl inc:-tiiig of the j:1(‘l-(sun County Fa1‘ine1's‘
Club I\lz1_v22i‘, ibgi.

Ayear has passed since our
first annual meeting and some
over a year since the organiza-
tion of the Jackson County Far-

mers’ Club. the first county clnbv‘

organized. I think. hence we may
justly claim the credit of being
the originators of County Far-
mers‘ Clubs. Several other conn-
ties have since organized.

This club would be an excep-
tion to almost all organizations,
if through it all had been accom-
plished thatits members thought
could be. It may not have fully
met the designs and wishes of
its originators. yet its existence
has an influence. Even the name
of a County Farmers’ Club has a
force. if used, that none of the
individual clubs of which it is
composed, could have alone.

What would England care for
the armies of Michigan or New
YO"lr or any other one state. but
when they see the flag of the
United States, they know there
is a power behind it: a combina-
tion of states they had better
respect, knowing that they rep-
resent numbers, almost
haustable wealth. ability and all
the requisites necessary to 1nain-
tain their rights.

This Club.

have moved rather slow. yet it is

very seldom that these mush-
room organizations to which for
a time almost every farmer
rushes for admittance, are very
long lived or their members level
headed enough to keep within
bounds and accomplish a11y very
lasting good.

It seems to me that the Far-
mers’ Clubs and a combination
thereof. or an out growth from
them. must be the future farmers’
organizations. It begins to look,
at least to an outsider, that some
of the other so-called farmers’
associations had either been so
desirous of increasing tneir num-
bers that they have of late open-
ed their doors to those of almost
every occupation; or those of
other occupations have thought
to popularize themselves by us-
ing the name farmer; as some of
them at least were being used
and controlled (no doubt una-
wares and without the consent of
many of their members) by a
secret political organization, and
if perchance they should be side-
tracked on some underground
railroad, the farmer members
might be left out in the cold as
far as their agricultural interest
is concerned, and would need (as
well as all other farmers) to join
a strictly farmers’ organization.

’Tis true farmers’ clubs do not
keep closed doors, but I think no
one should, in their meetings, be
allowed to vote on important ag-
ricultural matters who is not
strictly a farmer.

Almost all other occupations
have their associations that
would not admit us, why not we
have ours that will not admit
them. I bespeak future support
for farmers’ clubs and for this
Club. Let us rally around them
and it and through them guard

inex- .

in accomplishing,
what it might and should. may.

jand defend our rights: but let us
be moderate, consistant and as
; far  is possible for human na-
‘ture, unselfish; be willing to con-
‘cede to others the same privi-
. leges we ask for ourselves
L Use your ability. power and
strength to build up your own
vocatiori. 11ot tire yourself out
finding fault with and crying
(down that of others. Even a
lawyer may be a benefit to you
Isornetime and I should hate to
~ have all the railroads torn up.
Perhaps we have not always
been well treated and duly res-
pected, but today there is no
other name representing an oc-

icupation that is more popular]

1 than the farmer.

‘ Capital in a measure at leat is
{ bowing down to us. The state
_ and national governments are in-

iqniring after our interest and:

_;seeking to aid us; the politician

:is courting our favor. and fear-

ling the power we hold to put-

: him 11p or put him down; even i11
{literary circles our productions
 are quite well thought of, and
1‘ are receiving commendation and
‘praise. The reports of the do-
ings of our meetings are sought
after by the press and are read
with interest by a large number
outside our own members.

The farmers’ clubs, where ev-
ery member is expected to aid in
the literary exercises and take
part in the discussions, have
awakened and brought to the
front latent talents ‘that have
been a surprise to ourselves.

Taking all things into consid-
eration it would seem that this is
, an opportune time for the agri-
lculturist; that the tide had turn-
;ed; that the depressed times of
the past few years had come to
an end and the future prospects
were brightening.

Prices have advanced in most
1 every thing we raise. while they
have declined on many things
we have to buy. ’Tis true the
advance on farm products came
when the majority of farmers
had disposed of their surplus, or
had raised but 21. little to sell and
had to buy. but as the scarcety
of some of the farm crops and
the advance price paid has called
out most of the reserved, there
will be but a small surplus car-
ried over to meet the demand for
the coming season. All we can
raise this year will be needed at
the advanced price. And as no
one crop, however large, can
supply the demand of the world.
it looks as if all we have to sell
would be needed to supply the
actual amount necessary for con-
sumption and that no manipula-
tions could prevent our receiving
paying prices for some time to
come.

The business of the farmer is
the most ennobling, the most
health giving and thought inspir-
ing of all human occupations.
With the green fields around him
and the blue sky above him,
when
Night comes, the vapors round the mountains

curl,

Melt into mom and light awakes the world;
VVhen mighty Nature bounds, as from her berth.
The sun is in the heavens and life on earth.
Immortal man! behold her glories shine

And cry exultingly, “They are mine"

But while these blessings,
brother farmers, are thine; while
thou art permitted to labor in
this boundless and beautiful
earthly vineyard, and to hold a
title deed to a part of this earth,
man's God given heritage, and
to feast upon its fruits, remem-
ber that a task is thine, that
great responsibility rests upon
thee and according to the man-
ner in which thou discharge thy
duty, will be thy success in life.

When success and prosperity

i

to be thrown off your guard and
forget to keep your hand on the
break lever of extravagance and
unnecessary and health destroy-
ing indulgencies. While you may
need some special legislation.
keep in mind that legislative en-
actments never plow, cultivate or
sow, and that the government

.’has never yet been able to for«

fmulate a method to prevent a‘
drouth and shortage of crop
-therefrom. Don‘_'t cry for spilt
milk. It never yet gathered it
up and put it back  the pail,
'Tis the forward 1:90, I‘, not the,
backward, that gets; ere. For-,[
get the things of thepast. pressi
-forward with perseverance, faithf
, and joy to the work your high
calling, as it is in _ is blessed;
J country of ours. _‘é
,, ,_....__'_...,., _
‘Restoring and Maintaining the;
Fertility of the Soil. 4
; l\'r-.'1<l before Jackson County Farmers‘ Club at 
lihc City of jaxck.-'.u11 May 2'lh by A. C. Gliddcn. ‘
You who have been consider-i
;ing the theme submitted to me‘
§ by your committee, are doubtlessl
iimpressed with the difficulty of;
( saying anything which will be of‘
jsnch practical valneas will en-
‘able those who appreciate the
failing fertility of our farms. to
restore the waste, and to main-
tain it unimpaired for future
drafts upon its resources. There
is very little effort made in the
early history of ,fj.r;_“_":: in any
country, to mainfain";'i1e virgin
fertility. Indeed, the aim rather
seems to be to get out of the soil
all that it is possible to produce.
The consciousness of wasted fer-
tility comes later on when oppor-
tunity for economy has past. It
does not require a large amount
of knowledge or ability in an in-
dividual to run a farm down in a
very short time: but restoration
comes at a slower gait and de-
mands the wisest talent and a
very practical experience to ac-
complish the purpose.

ORIGIN Oli‘ SOILS.

The better to understand our
subject and to furnish the basis
for illustration farther along, it
is well to inquire into the origin
of soils. In that early period of
the earth‘s history. when only
bare rocks p1*otruded—cracked
and broken by the shrinking of the
earth's crust, the different strata
were exposed along the same
areas. And later still, when the
great icebergs bumped their
bottoms over the rocks. and the
glaciers scraped and planed and
jointed down the uneven surfaces.
there remained, filled in the hol-
lows and spread out over the levels
a vast quantity of debris—~the
chips and shavings from nature's
great workshop, and this mate-
rial we call soil. Let us take
another View of what might have
happened, for this is large-
ly speculation —~ inference ——
guesses if you please. There
may have been a very dry time
in which the dust of centuries
blew over the plans and mingled
the different elements in con-
glomerate confusion, but in pro-
portions and in compounds adapt-
ed to the oncoming Vegetable
period.

Whatever force may have been
expended in crumbling and grind-
ing and comminuting the broken
rocks, the character of the soil
indicates the source from which
it came.

Along in the course of the
great glaciers which extended
obliquely across our state from
northeast to southwest are
streaks, as it were, of different
material. Scrapings from the

 W‘ I
shall come don‘t be so elated as‘

sand rock of the upper lake re-

gion which forms so large a part‘

of the basis of all our soils.
Stretches of clay. ground out of
the slaty strata exposed to these
mills of the gods and minglings
of all these. sand, gravel, clay,
marl. lime, each at one time a
deposit or formation of nature,
lying in masses and mountains of
pure material. 011 the different
soils where any one of these
bases predominates. the farnier
finds a very unsatisfactory con-
dition of things. Sand. as rcp-
resented by the pine plains of
northern Central Michigan and
clay as found in some of the
southern counties. are cxaniples
of these extremes.

The condition of the soil~in re-
gard to its fertility however. is
not determined by its geological
formation, its fertilizing power
being largely modified by other
influences. some of which very
happily can be directed by the
hand or the volition of the far-

‘ mer.

Nature however is the master
builder in the structure and qual-
ity of a soil and furnishes a large
number of ingredients. which it
is not the province of this paper
to name.
silica. alumina (the basis of clay)
and lime along with vegetable
matter. constituted the bulk of
the soil. The other ingredients
exist only in minute quantities,
but are essential to fertility.
The soil which is physically most
nearly perfect, is composer} of
about equal proportions of the
two great ingredients silica and
alumina, and  generally known
as loam. being distinguished in-
to “c1ayloam" or "sandy loam"
according as the alumina or silica
predominates.

The physical properties of a
soil, which are furnished by the
mineral or inorganic elements.
are inadequate to the production
of perfect types of any of the
staple crops of the farm. Na-
ture supplements these by the
addition of organic matter in the
form of vegetable compounds. of
which humus is the leading and
essential requisite. Humus is
added by the annual decay of
vegetable growth, both on the
surface, in the shape of verdure
~—the stems and leaves of plants,
and beneath it by yearly accre-
tions of dead fiber, which has
performed the ofiice of feeding
and furnishing moisture to the
plant.

Nature is constantly enriching
a soil in this manner. The prai-
rie lands of the west are illustra-
tions of this long continued pro-
 The stems of the 
and their roots, through a long
succession of years,——ages per-
haps, have had their annual
growths and have gone to decay.
The silt of the air and the star
dust have sifted down to cover
the dead leaves, and a soil. never
scorched by fire, has been build-
ed layer upon layer, until fertili-
ty a fathom deep has been form-
ed. Through this perfected soil
gasses penetrate and fermenta-
tions seethe and odors exhale.
Such are the ofiices of nature
when left to her own sweet will,
in the accomplishment of her pur-
pose.

How different are the opera-
tions of the tiller of this same
soil. All the fructifying offices
which foster fertility are broken
up by the plow. Frequently the
fertility is Wasted by slack prep-
aration for the seed with no
compension for it in the harvest.
No thought of conserving or con-
tinuing the fertility of the farm
enters into the scheme of econo-
my of the pioneer. The largest
crops with the least amount of

Of these ingredients.

labor is his aim and object. There
has always been and always will
be this era in the l1isfo1'_v of the
country~first a gradual dccliiic
in the yield of crops and then an
effort to restore the soil to its
priniativc vigor. The first is the
,age of muscular c.\'e1'ti(m. the
sccond mental activity. These
f periods a1‘cco1'rclatcd fo the eras
in the ages past: first a tearing
down then a building up again.
_Natu1'c has sci fhc cxainple and
, her laws must be followed i11 all
.our efforts at restoration. The
great questions how best to as-
;sistnatu1'c and how far are we
;able to do so. are the oncs you
1 have asked me to exaniinc.
; \Ve have seeii how soils have
:been built up. and how fertility
.is induced and increased. Na-
3’ turc begins its i nprovcinents o11
jthc outside. 'I‘r(-es increase in
(size by layer upon layer under
,~ the bark, so we should begin our
1' improvements by additions to the
itop of the soil and not by dig-
fging it up and putting stiniulants
,3 into it. Nature's efforts are con-
{ stant to cover up the soil» to in-
l terpose a curtain between it and
the su11 by a never failing supply
of what we are pleased to call
weeds. No soil is so poor l)nt
that it has its accompanying
parallel in the plant that will
grow upon it. The moment the
despoiler ceases his efforts at re-
ducing the store of fertility, na-
ture, never discouraged, begins
*_‘..e.v benign labor of renewal’ by
the only method possible.

We all of us have seen how
grateful a soil is and how ge11er-
ously it responds to our demand
upon it, when we cover it from
the sun by a stack of hay or grain
or a pile of boards. How a cov-
ering of straw will liven up and
energize it. Do you ask me what
you shall do when the soil is too
poor to pay in crops for its culti-
vation? 1 reply. cover it up and
wait; draw your manure upon it.
spread it over the surface and
wait. If grass begins to grow.
as it will. be content and wait:
don't get anxious and steal your
bounty away before it has had
time to expend its gratuity. but
wait. Do you suppose nature
will make an exception in your
case because of your importuni-
ty? Suppose you try it, as some
of you doubtless have. to see
whether mother earth may not
possibly be partial to you. You
find invariably you better have
waited. How long did nature
wait for the perfecting of the soil
in order to hand it over to you?
Suppose it had expended some
of its energy occasionally in a
cataclysm~an upheaval to hasten
the growth of verdure. Think
you trees would at once have
started in that rocky waste, or
troops of animals begin to graze
on the drifting sands? The sim-
ile is suited to your case, who
plow up the soil too often.

In that early agricultural age.
when the Titans were plowing
with earthquakes, there were an-
imals feeding at times on the
plains; not enough to devour ev-
ery green thing perhaps, but a
snflicient number to satisfy the
economy of the Governor, who
wisely controlled the farming of
that day.

As I have before stated, some-
thing will grow in all soils. En-
courage pasture grasses and use
the field as pasture for sheep and
colts; turn off before the grass
gets too short, and allow it to
grow again. Every new growth
adds new root fiber to the soil
and traps the fertility afiorded
by nature‘s dispensary. In what
manner and in what measure

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Getting Rid of Weeds.
Some of our contemporaries
with limited age and experience
are discussing the possibility of
entirely getting rid of weeds at

some near date, say 23 or ill) years. j

If this were possible by thorough
management or any other system
of management, market garden-
ers would have long ago achieved
this desirable result. Their ex-
perience, on the contrary. shows
never an entire absence of weeds

on the longest cultivated grounds. ;

and for a few years after high

inanuring and complete pulveri-;
zation of the soil begin. \vee(ls:
increase than toi

tend rather to
diminish. Manure. probably
brings some new seeds to the land.
but they increase their number
inore by making those in the soil
germinate, when under poor cul-
tivation that might remain locked
up in clods for years without
change.

The weeds that have the sinall-
est seeds usually give most trou—
ble. Most of them require to be
very close to the siirface to
sprout. and if only a little below
the usual depth they will not ger-
minate, but remain unchanged
until another year. It may thus
easily happen that a dozen siic—
cessive plowings may not at any
time bring the seed in the posi-
tion in which alone growth is
possible. The use of improved
implements for cultivation has
made what are called hoed crops
more effective in clearing land of
weeds than was formerly the
fact. but even now. after years of
cultivation.soine weed seeds send
up their ugly progeny to make
the ;farmer‘s and gardener's life
a burden. Many kinds of weed
seeds. even when placed in prop-
er position in the soil. will only

grow at certain seasons of the
year. Thus red root. which is

the plague of the wheat grower.
seldom if ever starts to growing
in the heat of suiiinier. but re-
serves its germination until cool.
moist weather in the fall. j iist
when the winter grain has to be
sown. A corn orpotato crop may
be cultivated every week during
the summer and show not a spear
of red root, yet the field will be
filled with red root next spring if
wheat or rye is sown in the fall.

Probably much is yet to be
learned as to the best methods
of making weeds less hurtful. if
not of destroying them entirely.
The red root. which is the worst
paluge of the farmer who grows
winter wheat exclusively. be-
comes it harmless plant in a. rota-
tion of lioed crops followed by
spring grain and then seeded
with clover. Some other weeds,
such as wild mustard. coninioiily
called charlock, will not grow un-

less the ground is stirred in
spring. Seeding with winter

grain soon disposes of them, not
perhaps by getting rid of the
seeds, but by preventing them
from growing. Yet whenever a
new system of rotation or better
cultivation is attempted, these
weeds will appear in greatly in-
creased numbers. Thus the
paradox is presented of better
cultivation resulting in more
weeds, because it enables every-
thing good or bad to grow better.

These persistent perennials.
quack-grass and Canada thistle,
can usually, on land not too rocky
or not set with trees. be got rid
of in a single season. Continual
plowing, so that no green thing
appears above the surface, makes
an end of them, and all the more
quickly if the soil be rich and
the growth vigorous. To partly
kill a patch of either quack or
thistles cannot be much advan-
tage. for whenever the ground is
cultivated again they soon be-
come worse than ever. Many a
farmer thinks he has entirely
cleared his land of these pests,
only to find after a year or two
that his work has all to be done
over again.—American Cultiva-
tor.

Wwjgso >-——i———— 4

A Remedy for Out Worm.

Cut worms are the caterpillars
of night-flying moths. Most of
them are Very injurious to young
and tender plants, such as cab-
bage, peppers. corn, beans. to-
mato, etc. They only work at
night, and during the day remain
hidden just under the surface of
the ground in the immediate vi-
cinity of their food plants or pas-
tures. Many of the species climb
trees. and often become very de-
structive to the expanding buds
and young foliage. The moths

of the species that infest our gar-
dens usually lay their eggs near
the roots of perennial plants.
‘such as rhubarb, hollyhock, etc..
7 and in the vicinity of such plants
‘ we may confidently expect to find
i plenty of young cut worms in the
 spring. One of the easiest ways
to get rid of the pest. says a cor-
,respondent in Popular ({arden-
ling. is to scatter pieces of g1'ecn
jstutf. cabbage leaves. or sods
fwith fresh grass. etc.. that have
been spriiikled with Paris green
water. here a.iid there. over the
area that we wish to clear of cut
worins. Hand picking is a more
laborious reinedy. but it can be
‘ made effective. Plow the field a
few weeks bel'ore the intended
crop is to be planted and sow
some beans over the piece. After
the beans are well up. the patch
should be gone over early every
morning. and the cut worms

plants and destroyed. If this is
done fora week or so. there will
be ‘few worms left to trouble the
crop to be planted afterward.
The worms can also be starved
out of a piece of land or orchard
by growing several successive
crops of biickwheiit on it. and al-
lowing no other plant or weed to
grow for an entire season. When
niature. the larva enters the
ground. where it forms an oval

clianges to a chrysalis of a deep
mahogany brown color. pointed
at the extremity. These chrysa—
lides are often turned up in large
numbers when the ground is
plowed. Birds of all kinds, and
even domestic fowls. are very
fond of these chrysalides (as they
are also of the lar TL‘). and many
are thus destroyer_l by their ene-
mies. to whose view they are ex-
posed by the plow.
' * € 3 ?
May Report, Department of Agri-
culture.
\\'ll ii A T.

The exceptionally high returns
of April have been duplicated by
the May return of wlieat. The
favorable meteorological condi-
tions which were noted last;
month as having prevailed
throughout the season. from pre-

of spring growth. have continued.
and present condition is reported
even higher than in April. The
general average, from the con-
solidated returns of county cor

respondeiits. $lT.£i. approiiclies
full condition more closely than
in any other May report. with a
single exception. during the his-
tory of crop reporting by this
Depai'tiiieiit. '

was due to iinprovenieiit in
weather conditions in New York
which advanced the State average
by 7) points, and to a continuation
of favorable conditions in the
heavy districts of VVest'ern pro-
duction. Quite as striking as
the high general average is the
uniformity of the returns for
different states. No state falls
as much as 5 points below the
general average. and none exceed
it by L’. The variation of returns
within county lines is quite as re-
markable, showing that not only
every state. but almost every sec-
tion of each state participates in
the remarkably favorable pros-
pect for this crop.
_. ,,A_.-,_._.-, .
Points on Tying Wool.

In a letter to John McDowell.
Esq., Washington. Pa., which
that gentleman has given to the
Reporter, Edward A. Greene. of
Philadelphia. offers the follow-
ing suggestions relative to pro-
ducing and putting up wool:

Changes are required 
follows: First. tying. Many

farmers use sisal or cheap twine
that slivers, and they use much
more than necessary, whereas in
Australian fleeces no twine is
used or a small twine with one
cross tie only. The sliver is very
damaging. Second. shives, straw.
oats. boards, etc. Many wool
growers permit their sheep to
feed from mows or stacks, draw-
ing the feed on their backs. This
renders the wool unfit for many
purposes and manufacturers
making choice goods must have
free work and are obliged to buy
Australian even if the cost is

considerably above American
wool. Third, second clip. I11
shearing the shearers will

frequently not sliearclose enough
and will go over it the second
time; this is a .great blunder, as
the additional weight gained

hunted up near the freslily cut‘

smooth cavity. within which it,

paration of seed bed to liesgfiining

The advance during the month *

THE G-ZR._A.2N'G-E’. VISITOR.

amounts to nothing and the short
wool is very damaging to fine
work. If there is any second
clipping on fleeces. it should be
shorn off before the fleece is
rolled. Fourth. belly locks. leg
pieces and rubbish. These should
be packed separately. They dis-
color and injure the fleeces more
than the value of the rubbish.
,This is the only country in the
world where this rubbish is put
in the fleeces. To remedy these.
first. tying should be done with
the fleece itself_or one cross each
way of sinall,smoothheinp twine.
Second. feeding. Sheep should be
fed from racks or the hay thrown
on hard (-loan groiind. or (Jul hay
so fed as to prevent any from
getting in the wool. Third.
second clipping should be avoid-

ed. l<‘oui'th, rubbish of all kinds
should be excluded from the
fleece.

To-day Ohio XX is uiisalable
at 21'.‘ cents and .\Ii(-higan X at 29
‘in the washed fleece. while the
same grades in Australian wool
.are in demand at 40 to -131 cents
in the iinwashed state. \Vasiiing
is unnecessary labor. damaging
to the sheep and wool were shorn
lunwashed. If growers will
ifollow the suggestions made and
llocal buyers will not give them
value for their wool. if they will
connnunicate with a good coin-
mission house. or direct to a man-
lufacturer. they will receive full
value. At this very moment
there is a yarn man here who
says he had ;'»0.()()() pounds of yarn
thrown up on account of the
silver from twine that sorters
overlooked or could not get out
of the wool.+~Stockinan and
Farmer.

—< O M?
A New Feature in Fairs.

The present grounds of the

KentCounty Agricultural Society
;are the most c.oinmodious and at-
 tractive in the State.
1 The premium List is liberal
land has been prepared with
lspecial care. so as! to be attrac-
ltive to every interest which is
lusua-lly ri-preseiit.ed at autumn
lfairs. and is open to the world.
lThe buildings are models of’ neat-
‘yness and convenience, and the
lstretch of mile track has been
designed“l:'I"Lli ‘special reference
to quick time.

A building for ladies with pro-
vision for their comfort is already
lerected. and the adoption of a
‘plan for family tickets. by means
Vjof which all the members
‘of a. family can take in the whole
ifair at a mere nominal expense.
lis a feature that will be attractive
lto evei'ybody.

The Grand Stand will be free.
and ll](‘1'e is ample room for the
care of teams. and no additional
fee foi' driving upon the ground
.will be required.

The Manageniciit is desirous
fof making this emphatically a
‘people’s fair. and ask that from
; this date plans be made by every-
;body not only to attend through
gthe fair. but arrange to exhibit
:,S()i1)()l2hl11§_;‘.

We want the largest entry ever
Ireceived at a fair in this county.
and if our friends will help us to
a grand success, the profits will
return to added inducements and
facilities next year. James Cox.
Secretary. Grand Rapids, Mich.

9? ”'

Bless the flowers and flower
growers; may their good work
continue. and extend through the
broad land until every home is
an eden of beauty. Farmers
nwake up! with every advantage
' at your command for lovely home
surroundings. I am sorry to say
your home does not begin to com-
"pare with the city brother, who
,-often pays an enormous price for
imoss. wood. dirt. sand and
iinanure, which are yours for the
drawing it home. One day's
work would supply material
enough to make mother and the
‘children happy fora year, and
ithe small amount of one dollar
ginvested in a wise selection of
seeds and plants will make quite
an assortment, and there are al
l ways good friends eager and will-
)ing to help the new beginners
lwith slips and roots, and plenty
‘of advice and helpful hints. Try
lit. farmer friends; make the
»home and its surrounding beauti-
‘ ful: not expensive and grand, but
‘simply beautiful, with nature‘s
Iadornments, aided by thoughtful
-training. and our boys and girls
will not be crowding towards the
city in Search of pleasure,
amusement and—pleasant home.
~Farm and Fireside.

Tying Wool.

There is a pardonable proprie- L
ty in tying the fleeces in a inan-

ner that will give them the best
appearance. Wool buyers arel
_partial to these neat packages.l
and they will tell you that ‘the:
lfirst impression of the appear}
‘‘ance of a lot of wool is so potent.
:to them that further examination?
,can scarcely offset it entircly. ;
l’ ‘here is much trutli in this.
‘idoubtless. for the reason that the;
;grower who takes pains to roll
1 and tie his fleeces in an attractive.
l_maiiner is one who is averse to]
islovenliness in growing inferior
wool. and also in negligence in,’
‘caring for his flock.

Nor is it dishonest to do this.
The merchant exposes his lii().~'ll
attractive prints in his show win-l
dow. to invite you l()C.\'1llIlllH'll1(“
goods inside. \V(D1ll(l he be con-.
sidered a tithe more honest if he
exhibited hisold—fashioned. shop-
worn goods instead '3 So with ‘
ltlie wool grower. \\'ould the
?buyer regard him more honest
if in tying the fleece he rolled it
up with the outside outward than
his neighbor who rolls his fleeci-
so that not a particle of the out-
side is visible'.’

It is supposed that the grower
sells wool and nothing else when
he invites the critical examina-
tion of the buyer: and since this
is true he is a careless person
who does not make his wool as
attractive as possible. And it is
money in his pocket to do so. and
money in the buyer's pocket as
well.

Hence. in rolling up the fleece
be careful that every portion of
the exterior which is bleached
and discolored is scrupulously
concealed so that nothing but the
white and downy part is visible.
Be careful also that no dirt comes
in contact with the white surface.
for it will adhere to the oily ele-
ments in the wool. Do not fear
the fleece. either in shearing or
tying. or it will present a ragged
appearaiice in spite of anything.
If the fleece is very large, it is
well to divide it. so the packages
will be as nearly uniform in size
as practicable. Buyers some-
times object to the large fleeces
of coa1‘se-.iwoole(l rams. not be-
cause the wool is inferior, but be-
cause the bundle is so large. By
dividing the fleece this objection
is removed and may prevent a
reduction in price.

With twine worth one-third the
price of wool, pound for pound.
it is strange that any person will
cling to the old-fashioned custom
of securing the fleece by a rough
rope spun out of the wool itself.
for this means will never secure
it as neatly as the foriner. It is
no saving to the grower to spare
the twine. and a siitficiciit ainoiiiit.
of it should be used to keep the
fleece in compact form. Neither
is it desirable to compress the
bundles very tightly. Buyers
like to feel a fleece that is light
and springy, for it indicates that
it is all right within. Every one
knows that buyers are averse to
heavy. solid fleeces. and they
should govern themselves accord-
ingly.

The question is asked: Shall I
put tags inside? One must abide
by the custom in his locality. I
see no reason why the tags may
not be enclosed within the fleeces
if they are removed from the
sheep in early spring or are
washed. If this is done. the fact
should be known to the buyer.
If you expect to keep sheep for
many years it will not pay in dol-
lars and cents to cheat the buyer.
or you may have the reputation
of needing to be watched.—~J. L.
in Stockman & Farmer.

—— —<oc

Test Your Cows.

After reading your article in
last paper on milk testing. where
sample of milk sent you only
tested 2.72 pounds butter to 100
pounds milk. I wish to say that
we have put in one of Dr. Bab-
cock's milk testers, and I am
now testing milk from each cow
of our patron's dairies. I have
just tested all the cows from one
dairy and I find this: The best
cow from this herd tested four
pounds butter to 100 pounds
milk, and the lowest sf pound
butter to 100 pounds milk.
The patron has milked this cow
for two years. Think of keep-
inga cow two years for dairy
business that only makes % pound
of butter to 100 pounds of milk!
VVe paid this patron 20c. per

tis their dairies

JUNE l.l«S9l

pound for his butter in tliecrcani
(on the gzitliered creani plan).
hence he was actually receiving
from too pounds of this cow's
milk lllcents at the same time
he was feeding the cow .'iil-cent
corn. and hay at -$1.’) per ton.

I find cows in all dairies liere
that test from L’ to 2: pounds of
butter to 100 pounds of milk.and
then the patrons wonder why it
don't pay them
any better. It don't cost any
more to feed a good cow than a
poor one. and any patron:-an buy
a liaud milk tester and test his
cows and know why it is he gets
no more inoney out of his cows.

3'l'hey will find the fault is in their
iown

carelessness :iiid not the
fitllll, of the creaniervim»n. The
creaiiiery can't get butter fats

out of water. and any dair_vinaii
that will keep a cow that iniikes

iless than 31 pounds of butter to

ill!) pounds of milk is :i ilisgi':ice
to the biisiiiess. and the cre;ini-
ei',\'inan that will bii_v milk or
creaiii without testing the saine
evei'_v day is unwise and will soon
find liiiiiself in the mud. -lil.
.Voi'tliiip. in .-\in. (‘l‘i‘:lliii*l"\'.

-49}-

Success in Life.

The way to succeed in life is to
be faithful in the peri'orinaiice of
whatever duties lie before us.
Some of these duties may be irk-
some and unpleasant ones. but
we will lose much by sliirkiiig
them. ()rdiiiai'ily the road to
wealth. fame or greatness is not
strcwii with roses‘. Tliosc who
have succeeded have found the
way difficult and rough. They
have come up through "gi'i-at
tribulation“ and not "on flow-
ery beds of ease" and iiidolence.
To succeed in the true sense of
the word consists in living to
some purpose, in improving our
opportunities. and in seeking to
elevate ourselves and those
around us to a higher plane of
intelligence and morality.

Our efforts may bring to us
wealth. fame and position,but we
should not regard them as the
principal evidences of success.
but rather as incidents of" a. well-
spentlife. To be sncc.essl'ul in
life it is not essential that we ac-
cumulate great wealth. lead :frm-
ies to battle or attain to high of-
ficial positioii: but it is inciiinbeut
upon us to do our duty » in what-
ever station in life we may find
ourselves placed. and to make
the best possible use of our time
and talents. If we do these
things we may account ourselves
among those who attain real suc-
cess in life.  .'\luiiro"s .\liscellaiiy.

—{O}—'

This attempt to cram the sub-
treasiiry scheme down the throats
of the l’ariners won't work. The
only way to secure any degree of
unanimity of opinion and power
in this subject is for it to be fully
and freely discussed. This of all
things is what the advocates of
the sub-treasury idea seem to
fear. The National Grange of
the Patrons of Husbandry in-
dorsed by a narrow majority the
plan of 2 per cent loans of fresh
issues of greenbacks on real es-
tate, but the Patrons throughout
the country are far from united
on the subject. Yet they are not
read out of the order or held to
be traitors to the cause. The
Alliance should avoid the error
of attempting to stifle free speech.
Not one Alliance man in a thou-
sand wants to prevent free dis-
cussion, but the few who are
demagogues in this respect can do
untold harm to the cause. Let
tolerance rule, and thorough in-
vestigation of both sides of all
topics prevail. Then the farmers’
movement will command the con-
fidence of the farmers and the
respect of the general public.
The men put in office by the
farmers will then carry more
weight and be more useful. be-
cause they will be broadly educat-
ed and far better qualified to
cope with the gifted counsel of
monopoly than if they were
narrow minded demagogues who
had looked only at one aspect of
the points at issue. We believe
the usefulness of the formers‘
power, both to the farmer him-
self and to the nation at large,
will depend largely upon the
comprehensive ability of the
farmers themselves. This ability
is a result of education applied
to the natural good sense that
characterizes the typical Ameri-

can fariner.——Farm and Home.


JUNE 1,1891

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VVheii the wind caiiie over the cotton and C0"!-
To the long, slim loop IVI sprinkl-

\Vitli brown feet bare and hat brim torn.
And swing in the grapevine swing.
Swinging in the graipc-viiit: swim."
Lniigliing wli::r<: the wi‘ld birds sin]-I.

I lll'l:.'llIl and sigh
for the days gone by,
Swinging iii the gmpcviiic swiiig.

()iit o'er the v.'.'itt;r lili:-s. bonriie :i1i<llJI’ll1ll1~
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A —<¢o- - -

Linc0ln’s Fricasseed Chicken.

Margaret Spencer writes to
Mrs. Logaii‘s Home Magazine
this pathetic story of Lincoln at
the I-Vhite House.

From his humble home in the
west. he brought into public life
his notionsof plain, frugal living,
and to the day of his death ad-
hered to them strictly. The dis-
couraged steward complained
bitterly of his utter lack of ap-
preciation of his iinest work, and
never quite forgave him for say-
ing to Mr. Lovejoy. who was
dining with him one (lay, "None
of this tluinmory goes to the tired
spot." And once he was heard
to say to his wife. "I do wonder
why we do not get such goo‘
meat and potatoes in Washing-

ton as we used to have in Illi--

nois! Do you know. Mary'.”'

During the latter years of his
life lie ate so little and irregular-
ly tliut ol'tcii iioontiiiw found his
l)roaki’ast untasted. and Secreta-
ry Statitoii one day 1'(‘lllill‘l{<‘(l:
"Mr. Lincoln. Wlioso dinner is
this. .I wonder. (',t)\'l‘l'l‘tI up so
nicely‘? It will l)(‘(‘()l(I vcrysooii!"

‘:l)iiiiicr‘.“ Why. that's my
breakl’ast! \I'liat time is it. Stan-
ton? I do feel kind of einpty!“

Tlirough the influence of Hon.
Owen Lovejoy. Miss Alice John-
stone. of Chicago, was appoint-
ed to a desk in the post-oflice.
During the first winter in Wash-
ington she slipped on an icy pave-
ment. and for three months was
confined to her room. Ill and dis-
couraged, she determined to re-
turn to the west and give up her
ofilce. Mr. Lovejoy spoke to Mr.
Lincoln of her sad condition.and
said in his greathearted way.
"If I hadn't five girls of my own.
I’d adopt Alice! My wife always
has room for one more at home!"

"See. here, Lovejoy. we need
just such a girl! I‘ll speak to
Mary at once."

So “to make a long story
short." Alice became a member
of the president's family. Her
capabilities were quickly discov-
ered by allz her work admired
and commented on by guests and
servants. She proved a “per-
fect comfort" to the lonely. sor-‘
rowful man, “weighed down with
the nation’s fate, ” and to the busy
women. in the whirl of fashion-
able life, "a constant treasure.
Tad remarked to his father one
day: “We are having better
times since Allie came, because,
you see, I can have all the boys
I want to now. She don’t mind
our parties, and can get anything
of the cook!”

Alice was deeply attached to
the family, and especially im-
pressed with the gentle. domes-
tic life of the president. She
said:

Should I live to be one hun-
dred years old, the kind, quiet
good—mornings of the sad-faced,
tired man whom I saw every day,
will never cease to thrill my
heart! I used to watch him

standing with his arms folded
looking steadily from the south
windows, across the Potomac. to-
ward the battlefields. so pale,
not at all rested from the work of
yesterday, and yet up since day-
break. looking over his maps. I
longed to help him!

He grew more gaunt and worn
as the years crept on. The ser-
vants went to Mrs. Lincoln with
complaints: they served lunch up
1 stairs. to save his time: but hours
, afterward would find it untouched.
I "Alice!" Mrs. Lincoln exclaim-
led one niorning. “Do you know
‘how to make an old-fashioned
I fricasseed cliickcnl’ Not on toast.
-‘as we have it 1iow—a-days. but

with small biscuits. and thick
.-CFUIIIII gravy poured over them.
fall served on a large platter‘! I
lnsed to cook chicken that way
lwhen we tirst were married. and
;my husband would say: ‘Mary.
jthat is tit for a king!‘ Do you
, think you t-ould do it exactly so?"
i "Uh. let me try!" Alice said.
lIt would be so good to see Mr.
i Lll1('()l11 eat!“
I She had no trouble with the

wail for food. At half past nine
1 went on the street to find the
owner. and learned that he was
on a drunk at some of the hiding
places where respectibility never:
enters. I hunted up the village:
marshal and he took the team in
charge, I assuring him that I,
would make the proper complaint 1
in the morning. I learned in the‘
morning that after I had 1eft,i11e-
owner of the outfit appeared and ‘
demanded. with maudlin dignity. .1
what right any one had to mod-
dle with ais business. climbed up
into his seat and started for Kal-
amazoo. eiglitecii miles distant
I learned further that one of the
calves had been purt.-liased the
day before and had beoii lropt _
there at least lliirty-six hours
without food. \Vith soiiio (lilti-
culty I l(‘Zll‘l](‘(l the t-i'eat.iii-ifs‘
name (it would be an insult to the
aninials he was maltreating to
call liirii by a higher appellation)
and made an effort to have him
arrested and brought to trial for
his t-riu-lty. I was ll1f()l'l]l¢‘(l. y
howevt-i'. that a jury would pro-
bably release him. but if I in- I

entire 1'or(:e below stairs. The
cook. steward. waiters. and the}
use of the shining range-—-com-I
bincd to perfect the dish.

A table was laid in Mr. Lin--.
coln‘s private sitting room: old- 3

fashioned pinks glorified the.
quaint meal; attendants and

waiters were dismissed.
Little Tad was sent to the of-
fice for his fatlier. Twice he
came back with a long face.
"Father says he's too busy. Sec-
retary Stanton is there!“ But
the third imperative visit brought
“father.” Tad rushed in, drag-
ging his father by the hand. and
shouting. "I've got himwI've
‘got hitii! Hurry up the dinner!"
; I would like to give Alice's

: a letter to Chicago:

5 "If you could have seen Mr.
,Lincoln's face! You could have
lcried! He stood in the doorway,
lsilent. tired and abstracted. Tad
itugged and pushed him along,
jwnile Mrs. Lincoln looked up to
him and said. ‘You will eat din-
ner with us today: we have
soinetliing you like.’ ;

“The surprise and plt-asiii-oi
dawned slowly into his eyes. He,
sat down opposite his wife. with i
Tad bi-tweeii them. He St‘,(.‘lll(‘Ll
to uiidt.-i'stand it all——his little
faiiiily. the old—fashior1ed home
dish.tl1e loving attention. Be-
fore he ate one mouthful. he rose
from his chair. walked around to
his wife. laid his big band on her
shoulder, and said:

" ‘Mary. I wish we were back
in the old home. when you did
the cooking and I helped with
the chores! They were our best
days.‘ “

“I bustled into the hall. al-
most choking to death‘ with
lumps in my throat. and when I
came back with a glass of milk
for Tad, Mr. Lincoln was laugh-
ing and eating my chicken with
all his might! His whole salary
couldn't have given me the pleas-
ure and reward that his smile and
good appetite did. ‘He ate three
helps. Alice. and more gravy
than you and I and mother could,
all put together!‘ said Tad."

“VVhen he went out. Mr. Lin-
coln said: *Wife. you and Alice
will make me sick with such
good dinners. I haven‘t tasted
a meal like that since—since—
well, Mary. I think it’s safe to
say, since you and I were the
head cooks!’ ”

~-——~—¢o+-————~—
Cruelty to Animals.
Paw Paw True Northerner May 6.

Last Wednesday afternoon a
butchers team and wagon stood
in front of the postoflice. In the
cage were three calves and a hog.
The team was poor and evidently
ill cared for. At dusk the rig
still stood there. The calves
were bleating and making efforts
to escape. At eight o’clock I
examined the outfit and saw that
it did not belong in the village.
The hog was grunting his dis-
content. One of the calves would
bleat in terror and try to break
through the bars whenever the
hog crowded under it. The cry

:ow1i words. as she sent them in

of one of the calves was a piteous

sisted and would stand S(‘('11I‘llL\"
for costs, the arrest would be,
made. 

It may be said that I am fool- I
ishly sensitive: that more or less I

iinpleasantness must attend thei

collection of meat aniinals: that
this is no unusual case. int
such a plaint of woe coming from
a dumb arninal is a cry for re-
dress that ought to be heeded.
There is too much apathy in the
public sentiment that allows sucli
practices. The cruelty. as in
this case. is likely to be aggra-
vated by giving a drunken wretch
the power to prolong suffering
needlessly. A case of prompt
and adequate punishment would
be a healthy restraint.
_ A. C. UrLIl)l)EZ\'.

.. ..‘-,_
Newspapers vs. Letters.
More than the ordinary indi-;
vidual realizes. the newspaper?
takes the place of “fine letter to-
day. The old-time gossipy Iette1'
is hardly known now. The
traveler buys some papers pub-E
lishcd in the place where he5
stops. niarks the piiriigrapli an-"
noiincing his ai'i'ivztl and two or‘
three suggestive articles and?
sends them to his i"ria_-nds in-_
place of a letter. The stay—al-I
liotnes secui'e some copies oil

their local paper and inark para- 1

graphs of supposed iiiterest arid
send to al)sei1t frieiids. Those:
who attend dinners. receptioiisl
or parties piii-cliasc papers con-I
taining accounts of the same. l
mark them. pencil their narnes in 2
the list of those in attendance,

and send those to friends instead

of the letters describing the

affair.

Must all the precious bits of
home news be committed to the
paper and then marked and sent
to friends? Must the home let-
ter be known no more in its old-
time value? Unless a halt is
made wilfully, this must be the
case.

It is true the paper gives with
scarce an exception a better ac-
count of any occurence than the
ordinary individual does. It may
be true. in many iiistances, that
the printed account is read more
easily than the written one; but
the delight of familiar inter-
course is lost. as all similitude to
a friendly call is taken away. It
is a decided advantage to have
the power to purchase papers
giving desirable articles in their
columns, but these papers should
never be allowed to become sub-
stitutes for letters among
friends.——Mass. Ploughman.

—<- o>—~——

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ture of the farmers’ movement.
The Cosmopolitan prize of $200
for the best article on “the needs
of the farmer, his hours of labor,
and the national legislation nec-
essary to his prosperity,” was
awarded by the judges to this
gentleman. ’ The article itself is
brightened by a series of cartoons
by the famous artists, Atwood of
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niyiits wiil show it and iiiioriil utlii-1-s wlu-re he bought it.
\\ ‘Will only send one to can It pt-i-son, We will send 1}
__‘, ‘ $10 Ole Bull Violin for $2.
_ ’ -' Uiitilt f‘OY‘ISI51‘IY)KOE"IUlIn,IIu1llIlln Strings, hm,
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Irurl with l'c:u"I Snukewoodliowwith Ivory ’I‘1-imnilrig-5
Music Book of nstrut-tions, (-ontaiuiug over eight,-.g)vé
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triinniiiiiz.-:, Pint:-nt; II:-nd, Pearl Ir)-
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Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma, Lung
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French Coach Horses.

()1ir lritcst iiiipni'r:itioiis give us rt large iiiiiiilwr
of iiiiported Stallions and i\IlIl'('S, from which pur-
clizisers can SL‘Il7(‘l 21

PRIZE WINNING COACH HORSE.

VVc giiaraiitet: our stallions to he foal gctu-r.s, and _

all are well brokeii. stylish follows. with good
actioii rind high itidiviiliial Ill(‘I'I(. Send for c:it;i-
logiii-.

CLEVELAND BAY HORSE C0.,
Paw Paw Mich.

DBAFNBSS,

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cures from iroiiiiiicnt peliplv, II1:lIlI‘(l frr-c.
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CENTRAL
MICHIGAN.

Statistics show that Farming in Central Michi-
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Schools, railroads and markets are near at hand.
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THE G-HANG-E VISITOR.

JUNE 1, 1891

THE GRANGE Visiioiil

Published on the IS! and 15th of every month.
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A. C. GLIDDEN, Editor and Mining:-r,
PAW PAW, MICH.

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‘Jackson County Farmer's Club
Discussions.

Following the paper on “restor-
ing and maintaining the fertility
of the soil" Mr. Halliday of
Napoleon questioned the pro-
prierty or wisdom of “waiting."
He thought there could perhaps
be a more expeditions method of
restoration, and suggested sow-
ing buckwheat or rye to turn
under. He had very little faith
in commercial fertilizer for poor
land, plenty of humus in the soil
is needed for best results from
the use of purchased inanures.

When the soil is so far recover-
ed as to produce clover. the way
out is clear. and we can maintain
and increase fertility by its use.

A. R. Palmer agreed with the
recommendations of the paper.
If weeds start. hitch on to the
mower and cut them down and
let them lie; they shade the
ground and protect the young
plants, and agood stand of clover
is secured. when the growing
weeds would sap the soil and
destroy it.

One speaker had drawn muck
from a pond hole on to a hill side
that was poor in fertility, and
had grown a large crop of corn
upon it, followed by wheat which
showed increased yield also. He
would like his farm entirely cover-
ed with muck.

The ' President thought we
could go beyond the limit of pru-
dence in covering up a soil. It
might be covered so deeply with
straw or other material that the
forces of nature could not act
upon it. There is usually a me-
dium line which is safer to fol-
low.

One member had sowed clover
seed by itself on a poor soil, ap-
plied the manure to the surface
and when the weeds appeared he
mowed them off close and saved
his clover. He had also sowed
clover on rye in the spring. pas-
tured both and this year has a
fine field of clover where this
was practiced last year.

M. H. Clark seeded in rye with
only a partial catch two years
ago. Last year he dragged thor-
oughly, sowed clover and rolled
down. He mowed what hay
there was, mostly timothy. and
now there is a fine catch of clov-
er over the whole field. Has
tried the same plan under simi-

lar conditions this year, with
good promise of success. He
puts all his manure on the sur-
face. He would not plow in
buckwheat on sandy land, but
would on poor clay. It had a
tendency to loosen up heavy soil,

I and it would be an injury. Where

but sand was already too loose

he fails to seed to clover on oats
or wheat. he prepares the land
by the use of a disc harrow. with-
out plowing. and sows to rye and
seeds again.

Another member ‘ commended
Mr. Clark’s plan and gave simi-
lar experience.

Mr. Edwards likes the idea of
the paper to follow nature. and
thinks we are coming to that
plan by the comparatively new
practice of spreading manure on
the surface, which is the only
sensible method.

IS IT ADVISABLE FOR. FARMERS
TO RUN IN DEBT

was the question on the program
for discussion. Mr. West thought
the tendency of debt was demor
alizing. It always gives the
lender the advantage over the
borrower. It is better to keep
out of debt. even though you can-
not make so much money. If a
man buys a farm for «$5000 and
pays half down and $200 per
year and interest after that, he
pays nearly $1200 in interest be-
fore the farm is paid for. which
brings its value up to $6200 at
that time. He thinks a man bet-
ter go where land is cheap and
invest his $2500, where the mon-
ey will purchase more land and
pay for it. Some persons can
manage to pay large debts, but
it makes cowards of most people
and breaks their spirit. He ad-
vises to pay as you go.

Mr. Sangendorf thought debt
was frequently a good thing. It
gives the use of capital with
which to make larger profits.
When there is no incentive to
save money, none will be saved.
People deny themselves who
have debts to pay and pay them.
so increase their property. The
case frequently occurs when -10
acres can be purchased to add to
the farm. when it is advisable to
run in debt to buy it.

The discussion become quite
general and spirited. It was the
opinion that money was safer in-
vested in Michigan today than
in any western state. Many
chances are let slip for making
money for fear of debt. One
speaker was offered a parcel of
land that he wanted, for $300. but
decided not to buy for fear of
debt and paid $075 for the same
land a little later on. Farms
have been known to double in
price while being paid for.

During the last five or ten
years lands have generally de-
clined in value, until the debt,
made a few years ago, is now all
the land is worth.

This gathering of farmers was
an illustration of the benefit
gained in the discussions and
drill of the Farmers’ Club. Six
clubs were represented. A good
many were kept at home by sick-
ness and various other causes. so
that the meeting was not so
largely attended as last year.
when the hall was crowded full.

R. D. M. Edwards was re-elect-
ed president, W. F. Raymond, of
Grass Lake. secretary and the
association starts out for another
year of usefulness.

.... g._:4.4._—._... :.

Both Sides.

We publish below a letter from
one of our readers as a type of
much of the sentiment which has
been indoctrinated into farming
communities by agitators who
employ inference, insinuation
and innuendo in lieu of argu-
ment to enkindle unrest and dis-
content. We are aware that the
VISITOR is not patterned after
this style of literature and does
not suit the embittered taste of
some of our readers. There is
suflicient of this material afloat
in our exchanges which might be
collected into one number of the

VISITOR. to surfeit the appetite
of the most radical reader. In
one issue of one of our exchanges
we find the following headlines:
“The Money Oligarchy.“ ‘-The
Flaming Sword." “The Demand
of Labor," “A Land Loan Bu-
reau," any one of which would
afford the right kind of mental
pabuluni, to nourish this abnor-
mal appetite.

The plain inference of our
friends article is that there are
person “who say it is best to
have afew millionaires to give
employment to labor." that there
are “those who think it best to
have conditions that will widen
the breach between the rich and
the poor,“ and that there is an

organized_ band of robbers some- :

where, presumably preying upon
farmers and directing the course
of events so that “all their pos-
sessions are going into the hands
of government-protected money
lenders."

Now all these intimations——
varied in intensity and extrava-
gance, have been dinned into the
ears of farmers until it has be-
come stale and thinking men are
disgusted with it. We like state-
ments punctuated by facts and
figures that are applciable to pres-
ent needs and have a bearing up-
on all interests alike. We can-
not however. admit articles that
give expression to opinions and
arguments that bolster up any
political organization. although
couched in terms and in the guise
of sentiment favorable to farmers.
We claim to be astute enough to
see the cat in the meal when she
is there and shall keep the Vis-
ITOR out of the pools of politics
and in the clear water of Grange
principles.

The questions our friend
would like to have great thinkers
discuss are at last formulated in
the land:‘i1aiI scheme which he
himself denominates as "crazy."
It is not often that correspond-
ents are so frank in their admis-
sions and who answer their own
inquiries so effectually.

FARMI.\'(;'ro.\'. May 1H.—G-arri-
son said: “I will not argue with
the man who says slavery is
right, but I will denounce him 
a villain.“ I will not denounce
as avillain the man who says it
is best to have a few millionaires
to give employment to labor, or
who thinks it best to have condi-
tions that will widen the breach
between the rich and the poor,
but I will think him woefully
mistaken.

The National Grange and the
Farmers‘ Alliance may be crazy
——I think they are—but I do not
like the tone of their critics.
Ah. Mr. Horr, you might be
crazy too, if all your possessions
were going into the hands of the
government protected money
lender. It makes all the differ-
ence in the world as to whose ox
is gored.

What if one year of good crops
and prices would cure the Alli-
ance craze‘! . Would that prove
that “the best banking system
the world ever saw" is the best
that the world ever may see?

Does anyone outside of Boston
ever hear of Mutual Banking?
Not if the silence of the popular
papers can prevent it. with the
single exception of the Galveston
News. Everybody is scouring
the woods in search of Archi-
mede’s lever, but no attention is
paid to this liberty pole which
gives promise of being adequate
to the occasion.

Who does not tire of this ever-
lasting clatter about what the
government ought to do or ought
not to do‘? Cannot thinkers give
us a change by discussing the
following questions:

What is money? Is it value in
and of itself. or is it a designator
of value? VVhy do farmers and
business men have to pay six per
cent. and upward to put their
notes into circulation, while
bankers are paid six per cent.
and upward for putting their
notes into circulation? Can the
present banking system be an
economical one when some bank-

ers are obliged to quit the busi-

ness to save themselves financi-
ally? Would it cost men or as-
asociations who could give the
most ample security even one per
,cent. to issue currency‘? Should
-3 not cost limit the price? Is there
.any sense in making laws to re-
;.strict the rate of interest? VVould
lnot free money eliminate usury?
iIs usur ' a desirable institution
;or is it robbery?

: To ask these questions is to
I answer them.

, Pomona. Grange at Decatur.
I

V On Tliursday, May 21st. Van
§Buren County Pomona Grange
assembled at Decatur for its
spring meeting. Reports from
,all the Granges gave cheerful
evidence of prosperity and in-
creased membership. The pro-
phecy of a slim attendance on ac
count of the busy season was not
fulfilled: before noon the room
was full and extra seats were
necessary.

Decatur Grange. with lavish
hospitality.entertained the stran-
gers within thelr gates royally.
The program for the afternoon
was a varied one. Excellent pa-
pers were presented by Mrs.
Deming, of Bangor, and Mrs.
Smith. of Breedsville. and the
discussions following them were
animated and interesting. Mrs.
Mayo came on the forenoon train,
was present during the day and
added very much to the pleasure
of the members by her fervent
arguments on the themes under
discussion. Mrs. Mayo is still
doing good work in the Grange
field and has lost none of the for-
vor and fire of her appeals in
favor of a better life and living
for farmers. A farmer's wife
herself, she understands the
wants and needs of farm life and
has large ideals to attain to, and
to point to for despairing ones.
Her lectures are always interest-
ing and her versatility is such
that she does not repeat herself.
but brings new, fresh sheaves to
her threshing floor. Her lecture
in the town hall in the evening
was well attended and the char-

acter of the audience was a coin-
pliment to any speaker.

The meeting was so interesting
during the day that many who
Iliad intended to return earlier.
‘ remained for the evening enter-
I tainment. This Decatur meeting
jwill be marked as one of the best
,‘of the many good ones held in
lthis county.

 

7 Months for 25 Cents.

Beginning with this number.
we will send the GRANGE VISIT-
OR the remainder of the year for

TWENTY FIVE CENTS.

If you would like to have your
friends see a copy. send us their
names on a postal card or. what
is still better, ask them to send
the quarter of a dollar right

along and get the fourteen num-
bers as they are issued.

Every fourth subscriber could
get four names, send us a dollar
bill and double the list. Isn’t it
worth attempting for your paper?
This means you who have not
yet done much for the VISITOR.
Try it.

_v_...__———¢

 

We hope our readers who
think of purchasing a buggy wil'l
note the offer on last page which
the VISITOR makes. We have
sent out a large number of sew-
ing machines, with not a single
complaint. and believe our buggy
offer is fully as promising. In-
deed. one of the top buggies has
‘arrived on the first order and
lgives complete satisfaction, and
jthe owner is happy over his bar-
,"gain. To readers of the VISITOR
fa No. 1 Top Buggy for $70.00.
 We give considerable space to
ithe meeting of the county far-

imers’ club held at Jackson last
lweek, and should be glad to re-
gceive papers and reports of such
;meetings as are held during the
;month. We will send bundles of
‘papers for free distribution at
such meetings when requested.

   

Items of Progress.

Secys Oflice. Michigan State
Grange. ED. VIsIToI:—Some—
thing more than three months
have passed since the entrance
fee to the Subordinate Grange
was reduced. An idea of the ef
fect of the trial may be gathered
from the reports so far made to
the State Grange from a majori-
ty of the organizations in the
state. VVhile a few Granges have
not yet reported for the quarter
ending March 31st, In those
which have done so there have
been added 6:37 members. with a
loss of 189. making a total gain
in membership of over -100. This
iiumher does not necessarily re-
present entirely new membership
but reinstated members as well.
but well supports the hopes of
those who urged the change in
the by-law for the “Good of the
Order."

Three Granges have been or-
ganized in the state since J an. 1.
1801. and deputies have sanguine
expectations of adding more soon.

The Juvenile Grange is asking
a place among us, two already
having been organized. and many
inquiries afloat.

I now have the Juvenile man-
uals in stock and can furnish
them. post paid, at $1.50 per set.

Yours fraternally.

JENNIE BUI-JL.
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“Stock-Wa.tering" an American
Specialty.

The next item to appear in our
list of peculiar national industries
is that which has come to be
known as “s'tock—watering.“ I
have forgotten when the first
great success in this particularly
American specialty occurred. but
I believe that New York, in re-
spect to this new fraud, sustained,
as usual, its bad eminence. In
December. 1868, the directors of
a certain great railway company
passed, in substance. a resolution
doubling the stock of their cor-
poration. This act was in direct
violation both of the corporate
charter and of the general rail-
road law of the State, and in Jan-
uary. 1860. a powerful crops of
railroad lobbyists was employed
by the ofiicials of that corpora-
tion to push through acorrupt
legislature the needed Legisla-
tion to give life to a deliberate
violation of the laws of the State.
From the date of this colossal
effence against public policy and
honest commerce. the abuse of

stock-watering has assumed
gigantic proportions. Accord-

ing to the last "Poor's Manual,"
we had in operation on December
31. 1800, 1(i1.39t3.(i-l miles of
ordinary steam surface railroads,
which cost. on paper, >75£l,S)31,-12'):-3,
140. These are very startling
figures, and it is perfectly safe
to assert that two-fifths of that
amount. viz.. $2.972,;')81.258. re-
presents "water." The street
railroads of the country. horse.

cable. and electric, could not have
cost, including equipment, over
$110,000 per mile, but they are
stocked and bonded up to about
$400,000; and the elevated roads
in New York city, which cost less
than $17,000,000, are stocked and
bonded for more than $60,000,000.

Within the last 20 years many of
the great manufacturing indus-
tries have merged themselves in-

to corporations or associations,

which are called trusts. These
also are capitalized for at least

three times their actual value.

My estimate of the total of these
unwarrantable and dishonest
over—issues of stocks and bonds
is $5.000,000,000. This consti-

tutes an indirect mortgage upon

the national products. industries,

and labor of our whole country;

and there is a constant struggle.

against public welfare and pros-

perity. to extort from patrons

and consumers prices which
Wlll pay interest and dividends

upon these fraudulently-issued
obligations. Corporate bonds

are unknown to the laws of
European countries. In those
older civilizations all stock or
debentures issued by railway cor-
porations are sold for face or
par value; and if any were issued

by officials for less than the stated

values, the officials issuing, or

rather attempting to issue them,
would be arrested for a crime,
convicted. and punished as felons.
——1_9‘rom “Brutality and Avarice
TI‘1u_mphant.” by Gen. 0. Hawk-
ms, in North American Review

for June.

 


 
   

  

JUNE 1,1891

TI-IE G-BANG-E VISITOR.

5

From Isl page. ‘
this fertility of the atmosphere
is supplied is yet one of the un- g
solved problems. There is a di- I
vidmg line——a verge toward the;
infinite beyond which no answers ;
come to our questionings. It is‘:
ours to furnish the conditions. J
In so much we can assist and be- g
come partners with Providence-.
in the bestowal of a bounty that}
inures entirely to our benefit. i

In restoring fertility I do not?
forget that clover is the chief ‘
factor to be employed, yet some-
times fertility is so far wasted
that a catch of clover is very
uncertain. All efforts at another
trial by plowing upafield that has
failed, still farther reduce the
chances of success. It is far bet-
ter to encourage the spread of a:
partial seeding by top dressing
the field. than to abandon hope
and plow again. I must still
press upon you the belief that
it is dangerous to the future pro-
fit of a field once poor. but now
fortunately in grass. to plow it
before it has become fairly rich
again. Constantly checking out
of the bank soon over draws your
deposit; “You cannot eat your
pudding and have it too." Your
plea of necessity is no excuse;
the returns will not be adequate
to relieve your stress and you
cannot afford it. You do not sell
your pigs and lambs and colts as
soon as they are fairly growing.
but you are as improvident with
the field when you plow it pre-
maturely.

I have been using your time so
far in discussing the first part of
my theme. Maintaining fertility
is the study of the hour for agri-
culturists. I appreciate the fact
that I am speaking to the best
farmers in Jackson county and
know how inadequate I am to the
task of enlightening you upon
this important question. There
can be no fixed rule which all
shall follow. Our farms vary in
character as our methods and
line of products vary. Your dis-
cussions which are to follow this
paper will doubtless give your
individual practice. Clover and
manure and rotation I know com-
prise the trinity of your faith.
Their combinations exercised up-
on your soil in an intelligent.
systematic manner, will give it
that marvelous power of produc
tion which none of us can explain
or scarcely understand.

“Strange that this lifeless thing gives vine. flow-
er. (ICC.
Color and shape and character, fragrance. too.
That the timber that builds the house, the ship
for the sea.
Out of this powder its strength and its tough-
ness drew!

That the cocoa among the palms should suck its
milk
From this dry dust. while dates from the self-
same soil
Summon their sweet, rich fruit. that our shining
silk
The mulberry leaves should yield to the worm's
slow toil.

How should the poppy steal sleep from the very
SOIITCC
That grants to the grape vine juice that can
madden or cheer?
How does the weed find food for its fabric coarse
W'here the lillies proud their blossoms pure up-
rear?

Who shall compass or fathom God's thought pro-
found?
\Ve can but praise. for we may not‘ understand;
But there's no more beautiful riddle the whole
world round
Than is hid in this heap of dust I hold in my
hand."

Moscow. May 16. 1891. En.
VIsrroR—P1ease send me one-
half dozen copies of VISITOR. is-
sue of May 15 and Iwill place
them where they will do good.
The Declaration of Purposes pub-
lished therein should be read by
every true farmer. I am a young
farmer and have read the VISITOR
since its first publication with
much profit as an educator in all
matters appertaining to farmers
and farming. I belong to Mos-
cow Grange No. 108 and will say
that it is in a healthy condition
There have been fifteen new mem-
bers added this spring and I am
glad to hear of general prosper-
ity for the Grange throughout
the state. It seems to me that
the Grange has done a great
work and is now prepared to do
still better. I heartily endorse
the independent position the
VISITOR. takes on all the sub-
jects presented. Yours Resp‘t.

A. W. MUMFORD.

 

 

The entering wedge of a complaint
that may prove fatal is often a slight
cold. which :1 (lose or two of Aye1"s
Chen-y Pectoral iriigl1th:i\'e cured at
the connneneemeut. It would be well.

tliereforc, to keep the remedy within
reach at all times.

The Autograph of God.

The thirsty earth, with lips apart,
Looked up where rolled an orb of flame
A5 though a prayer came from its heart
For rain to come; and lo! it came!
The Indian corn, with silken plume.
And tiny flowers with pitchers filled.
Send up their praise of sweet perfume.
For silver drops the clouds distilled.

The modest grass is frcsh and green-
The fountain swells its song again;
An angel's radiant wing is seen
ln every cloud that brings us rain.
There is a rainbow in the sky.
It spans the arch where tetnpests trod;
God wrote it ere the world was dr_v——
It is the Autograph of God.

Up where the heavy thundcrs rolled,
\Vhere clouds on fire were swept along.
The sun rides iii a cloud of gold,

And soaringlaiks dissolve in song.
The rills that gush from mountains rude,
Flow trickling to the verdant base—-

just like the tears of gratitude
That often steals adown the face.

Great King of peace. dcign now to bless-
The windows of the sky unl:::r;
Shower down the rain of righteousness,
And wash away the stain of war‘.
Though we deserve the reeking rod,
Smile from Thy throne of light on high
That we may lead the name of God.
In lines of beauty on the sky.
» ----—A——-oo

 

Farmer Jones‘ Farm.

ED. VlSl’l‘OR——The Jones farm.
like a good many others. con-
tains about twice the number of
acres that can be profitably cul-
tivated. Large farms are a de-
lusion and a snare unless one is
engaged extensively in stock
raising.

An old proverb has it that “A
short horse is soon curried.” A
small farm is soon cultivated. and
thorough cultivation is one of
the chief requisites of successful
farming.

On large farms a great deal
may be raised. but the expense
of it is proportionately greater
than on a small one.

Fewer acres tend to better cul-
tivation. and one acre on a small
farm will often produce more
than three on a large one. On a
small farm every square rod of
surface is occupied. while on the
large one there are acres that are
often idle or worse——for land not
well cared for is sure to produce
noxious weeds to seed the adjoin-
ing lands, while taxes must be
paid just the same whether or
not the fields give any returns.

Jones got his farm when the
country was new and land cheap,
so he got a half section. making
a small payment and giving a
mortgage for the rest. The
country has grown older since
then. but the mortgage still
covers the Jones acres that are
cultivated. as closely as the crop
of bull thistles does his fence
corners and idle fields.

That low forty that he uses
for pasture land. he has never
attempted to plow and only at-
tempted to clear (he never fin-
ished) hence its. not very sightly
and Jones is not proud of it.
He has been told that a drain
forty rods long would make that
forty the best of any on his farm
but he invariably replies that
he cannot afford to drain it.

Deluded Jones! Like too many
others he gets one dollar so near
his eyes he fails to see two or
three just behind it. If he were
not so eager for the dollar in
sight he would get the others.
The profits on that land in two
years would more than pay for
the cost of draining it, and in-
steadof the unsightly place that
it is. it would become a thing of
beauty—the most productive and
profitable part of the farm.

Other parts of the farm are
rather light soil. that. under the
treatment that it gets. produces
about one-fourth of a crop. that
costs nearly as much as a full
crop would. It’s needless to say
that such results don't pay. An
intelligent use of common sense.
clover and manure. would result
in forty bushels of wheat where
he now reaps ten. Would it pay‘?
Figure it out a little and see.

The cost of a good crop is very
little more than that of a poor
one. while the difference is often
the considerable one of profit or
loss.

Along the fence rows an un-
sightly hedge of bush and briers
forms an almost impenetrable
tangle. An eye sore to all lovers
of order and beauty as they pass.
retaining moisture and rotting
fences; taking all the plant food
in the soil for several feet on
either side. and harboring the
enemies that prey upon his crops.
The fence corner hedge is not a
success from a financial pointof
view. it is plain to see. but the
inborn shiftlessness that is bred
in the flesh and bone of some far-

mers still tolerates the nuisance.

Of the barnyard with its ma-
nure heaps. the buildings. guilt-
less of paint. the orchard, fences.
etc.. I shall speak in another
paper.

The reader may conclude that
Jones is a very unusual charact-
er, but on the contrary he is all
too numerous for the good of the
country. Wedded to the old ways.
his farm and surroundings show
the effects of his lack of progress.
for. as the farmer is. so is the
farm. A. L., Eaton Rapids.

0

   

Patrons of Husbandry not Re-
presented.

En. WAsH1.\:c.'roN Posr: We
notice in your account of the con-
vention about to be held in Cin-
cinnati. as found in your issue of
to—day. that you again make the
mistake of confusing the national
organization of farmers known
as the Patrons of Husbandry, or
the Grange. with other farmers‘
associations. and by so doing place
it in a wrong position before the
public. In the article alluded to
it states: “A great many of the
Southern Grangers are kickinrr,"
&c. Now. the facts are that the
Grange will not be represented
as such at the Cincinnati conven-
tion. However much it may
sympathize with any movement
looking to the betterment of the
agricultural interests of our coun-
try as an organization. it cannot
take part in political conventions
of any kind; and. as quoted in
our communication of January
24. last. which you favored us by
printing. the National Grange
has kindly but firmly declined to
take part in conventions or con-
ferences looking to direct patisan
action. We desire to reaffirm our
statements then made. in order
that our organization may be
properly understood. and that it
may neither receive credit nor
blame when either is not justly
due. Very respectfully.

JOHN TKIMBLE.
Sec. of the Nat. Grange. P. o H.
MORTIMER VVHl’J‘EHEAD.
Lee. of the Nat. Grange. P. of H.
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ED. VIsITOR—G. Vt’. Toppings’
article on "Taxation and Educa-
tion" is the clearest statement on
that subject I lrarre ever seen.
but I think there are two points
he has overlooked.

1st. The right of the state to
work for its own interest. The
state has assumed the charge of
criminals and paupers. and just
so far as education has a power
to prevent these. just so far it is
not only the right. but the duty
of the state to educate. whether
that education he of it lower or
higher grade. for “prevention is
better than cure."

Its work is to supplement. not
supplant the parents’.

2d. The states claim upon us.
ln time of war the claim of the
state would be greater than that
of parents. In the late rebellion
we defended the honor of Michi-
gan as well as the life of the na-
tion. Now every claim must
have its equivalent. (reciprocity)
If the state can do nothing after
the service is rendered, as seems
likely to be the decision, certain-
ly it must do something before
such services are needed. And
in What way can it better render
aid than by providing means for
a thorough enlightment and edu-
cattion of the people.

Is not this the great mistake
other nations are making? De-
manding service of the people
without first placing themselves
under obligations to them. If so
let us not repeat their mistakes.

I. P. BATES.

Lawrence. May 23, ’91.

, ....<_(.-¢_..,.,,. . . .

The Ladies‘ Home Journal.

A never failing charm of the
Ladies’ Home Journal is that it
is always abreast of the season;
somehow it presents the thing
one wants most to see at, the par-
ticular time it comes out; this
seems especially true of the June
number. The Journal promises
also some particularly delightful
things for each of the coming
summer numbers. Issued at one
dollar ayear. or ten cents a copy.
by the Curtis Publishing Com-
pany, 485 Arch street, Philidel-
phia. Pa.

 

I)_vspepsia has driven to an early and
even suicidal grzrve many atman who,
if he had tried the virtues of Ayer’s
Sarsap;u'ill:r. would be alive to-day am‘.
in the enjoyment of health and compet-
‘3 ence. Sufferer, be warncd in season,
' and don‘t allow the system to run down.

Cost of Crops.
As near as I can judge by the

i

4

4

A New Use for Dynamite.
(Tut worms are verv ilentv.
. l .

1.epm.tS in an the estimates of 1_heflVl1ole fields of corn have beeii
cost of crops. the entire cost ofj1'9l’1a“t‘—‘d- On‘-‘ f31”m9l' hearing
manure has been chm.g(.d to the 5 that cut worms were not so plen-

first crop. Is that fair? I ma-
nured a part of my corn ground
last year. but could scarcely dis-
cern the difference. while it can
now be plainly seen at a distance
in the rye I sowed in the fall.
I think as a rule one-half would
be all that should be so charged.
1. P. 13.

._‘.,__.

BUTI.I~;It. i\Iich.. May 16. ED.
VIsITo1t.—As I have not seen
anything in the VISITOR from
Butler Grange No. SN in a long
time. I will say a few words so
you will know we are alive.

“'0 entertained Pomona the
23d of April and had one of the
best meetings ever held in our
hall. . All went away feeling well
repaid for the time spent.

The reaper Death has been in
our midst. calling for our mem-
bers. and we have had to part
with five in little over one year.

Yours, A l\lr:Misr:1t.
-1 9 j——

l\IAY 13. '91. KB}-JLER Git.\.\'on
No. 1;':$)—Keeler Grange is well,
thank you. Our body is small
but our spirit is universal. hence
invincible: we meet regularly
twice a month and with Bro.
Ralf. Bly in the Master's chair
and Bro. Geo. Thomas as Secre-
tary. the work done is well done.
We have not forgotten how to
initiate and at our next meeting
shall exercise in that line. I be-
lieve our members take the VIS-
ITOR. Mus. O. M. SYKES.

Lecturer.

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Market Review and Indications.

The past two weeks has shown
a many sided market. One class
of stock bringing high prices
one week to be followed by a de-
cided fall the next or visa versa.
The welcome rains have created
a demand for thin cattle and this
class of stock. notwithstanding
the competition of Texas grass
cattle. have advanced in values
50 cents to $1.00 per cwt.. while
prime fat cattle are quoted
either lower or barely steady.
in spite of constantly decreasing
receipts. The price of hogs vary
but litt1e.but are gradually lower-
ing packers claiming that they
cannot pack the product at pres-
ent prices. Sheep are nearly
$1.2?) per cwt. below high water
mark. owing to the early run of
Texas sheep. All common stuff is
suffering the greatest decline.
The outlook for this class of
stock is for lower prices.

E A. VVILIM-zv.

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A New Maine Law.

The Maine prohibitionists took
anotlier hitch in their suspenders
at the last session of the legisla-
ture. and if they do not get there
this time many of them agree to
quit trying again.

First offense for selling liquor.
jail 60 days and $100 fine. A
United States license or liquor on
the premises. sufficient evidence
to convict. Habitual drinkers
not allowed on the jury.

Last week it went into effect.
Men who never closed‘ their rum-
holes before shut up. Express
companies will not bring liquor
into the state, as their agents are
subjected to $500 fine and a
vearsimprisonment. Drugstores
have removed their stock of
liquor. Hotels have closed their
bars and are raising the price of
board and lodging.

But the law—that is. the suc-
cess of convicting under it. the
procuring of juries that will pro-
nounce the accused guilty-—has
yet to be tested. According to
all reports. the liquor sellers are
so far unwilling to test it.»-
Detroit Tribune.

0 $—-sj"

Died.

April 10th, 1891. Virgil W.
Coleman. a member of Groveland
Grange No. 4-13. three months
after the death of his wife. Both
were charter members of Grove-
land Grange. which was organiz-
ed in May 187-}. Bro. Coleman
was always ready to do anything
for the good of the Grange-was
a member of the building com-
mittee that completed one of the
best halls in the state. When
the funds were low he said, "let
the work go on I will see that
the bills are paid." ' He and his
wife were always regular in at-
tendance at Grange meetings
and the loss to the Grange is ir-
reparable. WM. CAMPBELL.

 

ty after a thunder shower. deter-
mined to simulate the thunder by
the use of dynamite and explod-
ed several charges on a board
in different parts of the field.
The story is current that his cut
worms don't like dynamite. The
Visrroit is not ambitions to be-
come sponsor for the value of
mock thunder as a remedy for a
cut worm post. liowt-vcr it may
avail in human affairs.

voO>
The Right Kind of Patrons.

The effort to introduce the or-
der known as Patrons of Indus-
try in New York state has not
met with great Sll(‘(.‘L‘SS. Several
local lotlges wt-re organized in
Saratoga county. but the furnicrs
are not satisfied with the plan of
work of this organization. They
paid $10 to the organizer of eacli
lodge, and claim that the dues to
the supreine lodge in Michigan
are excessive. They also assert
that it is not a thoroughly repre-
sentative body. and one or more
of the lodges, including the coun-
try organization. have already
disbanded or scccded. Any one
could be a member of the P. of 1..
the principal object of which was
to make contracts at local stores
or trade with their members on a
basis of 10 per cent. profit. This
crude and unsatisfactory method
of co-operation. while betterthan
none. and the idea of organiza-
tion inculcatcd by the P. of 1.,
have had a good effect. however.
Two new branches are about to
be organized under the auspices
of the Patrons of Husbandry—
the old conservati vc order. These
are to be at Saratoga Springs and
Northumberland. They will be
confined strictly to farnicrs and
their fzunilics. A. J. VVillis, late
president of the coiintry P. of 1..
who left it when he found how it
was inanagcd. is prominent in
Grange work. —Hu.sbandn1:tn.

<1 0 }—
A Time for Clear Heads.

\Ve cannot refrain from sayitig
just now to our friends who are
so zcalous—antl so commendably
zealous—in the work for organi-
zation that this is an (excellent
time for the exercise of deliberate
judgment. The country lias
been brought to recognize the
fact that something must be done
f'or the relief of fartners. The
country is ready todo what far-
mers really need. and wliut they
have at right to ask. to be done:
but it is not ready to do anything
and shut its eyes blindly and go
ahead in cndoI'seinc1itol' any kind
of scheme farmers may prcseiit.
Our word for it. a victory gained
now which brings with it the
adoption of schemes 2tlt()gctl1c-1'
impracticable. and which Inust
be shortlived. will prove to be.
in the end. the most disastrous
defeat which the agricultural in-
terests of the country have ever
sustained. Don‘t forget this,
friends! Five years hence you
will tell us to a man that we were
right. You now hold the respect
of other classes in this country.
Don’t forfeit it! Keep your heads;
you will never get as good ones
again. Make no mistake. and
the futureis yours.—S.& Farmer.

The Rev. W. A. Hunsberger,
formerly of this place. is now
pastor of the M. E. church at
Muskegon. Last Sunday even-
ing he preached his fourth ser-
mon on “Allowable Amusements"
which the Chronicle reports
quite fully. As a sort of sum-
mary to his views. Mr. Hunsber-
ger. arguing that the churches
must act in a positive way to
meet the rational demand for
amusement, presented the fol-
lowing: “As to what amusements
may or may not be indulged.
each must. in a large way. decide
for himself. In making this de-
cision he should be governed by
certain principles. He should
bear in mind that amusement is
never to be sought as a final end
but as a means to an end. That
end. new and better life for the
body. mind and soul. Any
amusement that is not calculated
to recreate in a physical, mental
or moral direction should not be
indulged. is not permissible;
while that which does thus do. is
permissible. Pleasure should be
breathed as the air is breathed.
to strengthen us for work. duty.
progress and usefulness. "——Allc-
gan Journal.


 

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TI-IE G-HANG-E VISITOR.

JUNE 1. 1891

Sables’ Department.

Growing Old.
VVE: are growing old. how the thought will rise,

V5/hen a glance is backward cast,

On some long rctiieiiilit.-rod spot that lies

In the silence of tilt‘ past
It may be the shrine of our early vows,

Or the tonih of early tears;

But it seems like a far-off isle to us,

ln the stormy sea of _vt:ars.

Oh, wide and wild are the waves that part

Our steps from its grt.-1.-nness now,

And we miss the joy of many a heart,
And the light of many a brow.
For deep o’er1nany :1 stately bark

Have the wh¢:l111iu;,'billows rolled,

That steered with tis from the early 1nai'k—

Oh! friends, we are growing old!

Old in the ditnness and the dust

()f otir daily toils and cares-~
0111 iii the wrecks of love and trust

\Vl1i<‘.li our hurtlcned ineniory hears.

Each form inay vvczir to the passing gale

The bloom of lift:‘.~. fre.shncss yet,

And l)L'(llllS 1u.'i_v bi ightt.-n our lIll(t‘l‘ days

V\'hirh the1uorui11g11t:ve1 lIl(:t;

But oh! the <‘l1:1ngt,-s weli:1vt:st-1:11

lit the {:11 ztnd wiiiditig 1.1.'.'1y,

The grave-s in (1111 p.'1th.stl1:1tl1:1vt-. gio\t11gret:11

.»\111ltl14elr,1'kstl1.1t l1:1vet.:1'o1.\'1i gray!
Tlit-\\‘i11ter'.s still on out nw11t11:1y-p.'i1e

The s.'1l:l«,-o1‘tli1¢;_;old;
lint no s<1,tl1t:irs11ov.sIiponliriglitr-1l1:ti1,

A1111. ftir-titls, we 11111 growling old!
\\.’¢'l1.'t\<-gstintidtli1'wo1ld'st'o|d wisrloiittillw;

\.Vt-l1.1vt:I:-:ii‘i11-tlto1-:1u~e:1n«lt'e.i1;

But \\'l1l’lt‘ 1111- the living fouitis \\'ll(\~.(: {low

\\':1sn;oyoflitziittoltt-:11‘;

\\'1-l1;1\t-wu11tl1t~ wt-nltii of 1111111)’ :1 t‘.li111<:.
.»'\111ltht-lort~of11i:111y:1p:1gI-;
lint wlit-rt:i.stl1vhopetl1:tts.1wi11ti111r:
lilltll‘-lII1l1l’l4llI‘s*ll1'lllItt14'?
\‘Vill it (111111: .'tg:1i1i when the violet \.\'.'1kt:s.
And the woods illI‘ll youth re-Iiew?
\\'t-l1.1vet~too.-litttltelightof sunny liitikcs.
\’\’lit-retlic-lnlooiuisdt-tvp:ii1dlil111:;
And out suulsiuiglit ioyin tl1«-spri1i_t,'-ti111t-tht-11
léut the lo_vw;1sf.1i11t:111<l roltl;
For it never (Z4-llltl give us llll: _\'o11tl1:1g.1i1i
()f liezirtstliat .'irt:growi11gol1l!
— — — --C o > — — -
Spring Time.
Ontitttlitroreliziid1hew1't:l>losso1iifairies
A11: busy with p.1llt-ts :t1id l11'I1~h1-s tit List;
S1-1: how they tluttcr zilmut in the lDl'.'lllt‘llI'.s‘,
Tiiitiiig the apple t1‘et:s lu‘it.:litl_v:11itl fast.
l’ii1l\.1iitl white lilossoius. so ll.llllt_\' and l'i.'i;_1i':t11t.
l..'1dcn with promise of goml things to ttoiueg
Softly the hrt-czcs are stealiiig tlit-ii‘ pcrfuint-.
\\'l1il1- ‘initlst their lmzitxty the busy bees li1i111
Fair:1rt- the trc:is111'ustl1t1t ttoiut: with the .spii1i;:,-
time
Fielrls full of daisies and grasses so KIT‘! 11;
Sweet are the zt-pl1_\'rs from rust: ;.;ardt:us hlo\\'i11;.'.
l.o\'t:ly the earth in the sun's goltletislict-11.
But out in the 0l't‘llIil'tl aniiri the wliitc hlnssotus.
The pink and white blossoiiis that garland the
trt cs,
\Vt:tii1-ltltclicst cliariu of the beatttiftil spring-
llllltz.
And \\t-lrotiic the touch of the SWt't.t~!sCt:ll[t_‘nl
lvrt-1'71:
——< - >——
Our True Gains.
As you l4 arn. It-acli;
As yo11gt:t,givt-;
Asyoti ;:.ii11,distrib11tt:.

Tliose who look deeply into the
p1'ol)l<-ins of life have not to go
far to dist-ovt-1‘ the value of tlic
po\ve1' to inipttrt knowledge.
This power is tL(‘t]llll'(,‘(l only by
1ll'tlt‘ll‘_'t,‘.. A truth is never so
surely llliltlt‘. our own as it be-
conies after we liavc givcii it to
tllltilllwl‘. .

;\1'istollc says: "The one ex-
cltisivo sig1i.ol' 21. thorotigh know-
ledge is the power of tcacliiiig."
and also lotirning is an oriianicnt
in prosperity: a refuge in adver-
sity and an excellctit provision
for old age.

The chief use of lcarniiig is to
discipline the mind. VVc may
store up facts, theories. rules
ad iiifinitiiini and not be wise.
Knowledge is power only when
put to some practical use; left.
on the shelves of our intellectual
closets it soon becomes rusty;
wielded with energy to impart
truths upon other minds, it be-
comes a polished shaft. Know-
ledge imparted is knowledge
tested. If we would realize how
little we really know. let us at-
tempt to teach a simple truth to
a little child. Happy is he who
can do this and escape self dis-
gust.

Did you ever see the disap-
pointment and incredulity in the
little upturned face when it first
learned that there were some
things big folks did not know?

If we would get the good of
study and research we must be-

in

stow the results on someone else.
The same is true of all things of
any human getting; a selfish
man cannot, in the very nature
of things. be happy. He is a
vacuum that cannot be filled.
Not giving is not living; the more
we give the more we live. These
things apply with equal force to
money, time, talent, beauty, all
We may acquire OI‘ pOSSeSS; all
we can be or may be by nature;
all spiritual and mental endow-
merits.

He who distributes his gains
by this process makes them more
surely his own. We would call
that farmer a fool who kept on
raising crops from his land with-
out doing anything to enrich the

1 . 1 ._ _ V V . 1 _ .
lsoil, liecaiisc we knowsuch farm—‘liousekeepe1- by the V13.) theirlpreparatioii of a perfect dinner.

1 ing would result in barren ground
*and utter failure.

The sanie is true in all depart-
ments of life. Most unwise is he
who says, I‘m bound for a good
time, to get all I can out of this
life; did you ever stop to think
that you never in your life got
anything worth while out of that
into which you had put nothing?
VVe cannot with safety confine

our own household. this course
is the very climax of selfishness.

If we teach our children to
have no love or care for those
outside their own home: that
they are not rcspoiisible for the
ills that befall mankind:
they are not their brotl1e1"s keep-
er: surely it will rccoil on our
own lieads: and if we teat.-l1 them
to scatt.ci' little sccdsof ki1id11t—2ss:

path: to make some burdens :1
little lighter: we will reap the

reward by and by. \\'liittic1'
.\'?l_\'S.

"Lil-.1-\\iipriiitltvouiall1l1-~tii1i1-s:1r<-wovt-1it'1~t:
l.i11l.t-«l in \>\lll!ll|lil.Vlll'\l' the Lt)» of zuiolu-All \H\I.

l'>11*.'1l\'1:114-tlirr-rid .'111vl tli<-\vtl>)t- 111.11.

l$1«-:1ltl-1it1>1n-

til’ tltl thousand l\'1‘}'\ and the paiiiing jar.

Tliiotigli all will run."

But in all the giving. distribut-
ing. s<'ttttering. he iiiiserably
fails. who fails to givo hiuiself.
and true sclf-s:1e1'ifiee must be
rootcdiii love. Love. not passioii,
not scntiiiieiit. b11t love which
eotiiprcliciitls the ltlatliorliootl of
God and the l‘il'()tllt}l'l'1()()(l of
M1111. Thus sell-st1(~1'ifi(-c be-
conics thc g1‘cat.est plcasiire that
man is capable of 1'calizi11g.

So bcconiing one with Him
who said, “It is more blessed to
give than to 1‘cccivc;" \Vl1o por-
factly understood the truth He
uttered because He gave His life
a ransoni for many and for the
joy tlint was set before Him. the
joy of self-sacrifice, endured the
cross, despised the shanic.

Mus. J. GRAIIAM.
Grand Rapids.
—{ 0 fij ’
What One Woman Thinks About
It.

The nieeting of VVoma1i's
Council in February has done
much to stir tip the people with
regard to the question, what is to
be done with this great army of
hunitin beings. who demand ro-

cogiiition. as hunian beings? \Ve
are wcaricd unto death of the
cry. "Let l.l1(‘lll be good wives
and iiiothcrs." How very few
women iiaturztlly waiit any other
culliiig. Down in the liottrt. of
evr-1'y true woman is the longing
for the liv1>ol' it home of her own.
\\'llt‘l‘t‘ she is (1ltt‘.(*.l1 and ruler.

'l‘lit-so tvritt.-rs st-e111 to assittiio
that wonien liavo only to (‘i\'1)l’t‘>iS
their wish with i'cga1'(l to this in-
stinct. and l.ltt‘1)lit(‘(*.()1)('¥1l:<. while
the reverse is triier. No woinuii
is thought woiiianly who shows
her love for a man before he
speaks to her of it. and in many
cases the right one never speaks.
There are far more of these
t1'a-gctlics. for such they are, than
we are aware of. A wotnan said
in a laughing way once in my
hearing. “The only men I ever
saw whom I would be willing to
marry were Mr. C. and Mr. D.,
and they are both married." In
spite of the laughing manner one
felt the truth back of the words.
If a man loves a woman, he may
speak and know if his feeling is
retiirned. But a woman must
stiffer in silence, or lose the re-
spect of the man she loves.

To remedy this she asks that she
may make a home for herself by
her own exertions, that she may
enjoy the blessing and enlarge-
ment of life that welldirected
labor brings. Then if some
happy fate brings her the great
crowning of wifehood and mother-
hood. she is, if a true woman.
better fitted to fulfill her natural
destiny and be a helpmeet for
her husband. S. A. R.

..(( 0 >}
Housekeeping.

I have not chosen this subject
to advise you how to do all your
housework, for every one thinks
her own way best. I think good
housekeepers are born, not made.
Ibelieve the gift of order and
neatness comes to some just as
it is natural for some to learn
music, others painting; but though
order and system can be culti-
vated to a certain extent, still
there is ‘a great difference be-
tween the natural and cultivated.

I have heard old ladies say
they could tell a good or poor

our living and giving to those of?

that ‘

to strew roses along some thorny ‘

‘dishcloths were hung, or by the
lway their brooms were .worn. but
ll do not know as theirs is a true
jsaying. There are good house-
lkeepers who have one or two
-things. perhaps, that they do not
ydo equally as well as the rest.
§Then there is the discouraged
lhousekeepcr; she has had to
iVVOI'l{ hard all her life, with so
llittle to do with. and no kitchen
conveniences. that it is little won-
der that she is discouraged. She
seems to be living simply to ward
off funeral expenses.

It is worth while to study econ-
omy of time and steps in doing
housework. It makes one ache to
see the iiseless steps some will
take day after day to perfoi-in
their labors. when with a little
forctliought so much hard work
,1 niay be saved. \Vith tliestiet-1,-ssftil
lio11seke+.-pei- there is not only :1
plzL(:c for cvc1'ytl1ing, and every-
thing in its place. but a time for
doing evt,-rytliing. and it is done
then without postpoiiouicnt. If
the annual spring cleaniiig htis
bot:-.11 do11op1'opci'ly a11dtlioro11gh-
fly it is no great amount of trott-
lblc to keep a liousc tidy and or-
derly the rest of tho scasoii. l
believe the most trying tlilng 21
f:.i1'mc1"s wife has to contend with
is that said liottsc-clctiniiig. es-
pecially to those that caniiot do
the heavy work, but are obligod
to depend on a 1nan's help. and
the most of theiii are. I do not
think it is right for a woman to
have to coax and plan for a few
(lays help at hotisc-cleatiiiig.
We are willing to ptit tip with al-
most anything. a rainy day or a
hall’ day at a ti no. but its just as
hard to get them then, and I llll~
agiiic it will always be tho sanic.

I wonder that there were ever
houses madc witliotit closets.
They are as nect:-ssai'y to a lio1,1s<,--
keeper as :1 corn bin is to a fariii-
or or a tool (fll(‘.Sl3 to a lllecllitllltf.
that she iiiay have sonicwhcro to
put things so that they shall be
out of the way when one wants
to move, and in the waywhen one
wants to find them. They should
be large and have plenty of shelf
room. so that she may not have
to be forever moving one thing
to get another. If a farmer had
his grain in such shape that he
had to sl1o\;1;l out a bushel of
oats every ‘(line he wanted a
bushel of corn. and then p11t the
oats back again. there would be
sound of saw and hztiniiierin that
barn and a new 111'1'a1igenio11t of
things, if there was a tree left
on his farni :1i1d :1 saw mill with-
in it h1111(l1'1-d miles.

I think it such a good plan to
tidy up the liotisc at night tho
lz1s1.tl1iiig itisteatl of leaving it
all until iuorning. It. scctns so
good to get tip then and find the
ll()llSC lil t)l'(l(,‘l'l illld ll!) lllZlllL‘,l'
how late you come in from sonic
evciiitig eiitt-1't21i1i1i1c1it, put avvay
your wraps, hat and gloves in
their places. not leave them un-
til niorniiig. I think our hus-
bands, too. should take a little
pains to help us in that direction
-—pick up and take care of their
own things more; but I believe
men are not as ordcrl y as women.
Some one has said:

“A woman's lnireau drawer will hold a half a
ton of clmltes,

A parasol, SOUR’ bziiltl-lioxes, and goodiicss only
ktiows

How inaiiy scores of other things within it she
may store,

And yet tlit.-rt:'s always lots of rooiu for twice as
uiany more,

"But give :1 man that self-saint: drawer. and just
:1 pair of socks,
An tindt.-1‘-sliirt, sonic dirty cults, an e1nptycol-

lar box.

And when he's put them in, its capacity he'll
glut,

Anti till it up so awful ftill he'll never get it
Sliut."

Mending is a task that cannot
be postponed. The proverb, “a
stitch in time saves nine,” knows
no variation. When ready-made
underclothing is purchased. it
should be gone over carefully,
every button sewed on again.
button holes worked over, the
ends of seams fastened, and
threads tied where they have
have been left to ravel.

In cooking, it should be, not
“how much,” but “how well.” It
is said that no people on earth
cook so badly and waste so much
as Americans. To use more of
any material than is necessary to
make food good and palatable, is
awaste. A good many women
become responsible for the larder
beforeithey have had the neces-
sary training. To cook well re-
quires teaching and experience.
Luck has little to do with the

I find it best not to l1tl\'(‘ too iiitiny
irons in the tire at once. or sonic-
thing will surely suffer.

The perfection of domestic
economy depends upon eteriial
vigilance in the cupboard. ward-
robe and pantry. and negligence
there is a certain source of dis-
comfort, inconvenience and pov-
erty.

Mus. SAI)IE CI.'.\I.\IIl\’GS.

Paw Paw.

——<O-}——*
Training Children to Work.

It is not so necessary that a
child be taught how to do each
particular thing as that it be
trained to do something very
carefully and thoroughly. and
that it he taught pe1'sevcrz1nce.
It is 21 g1'cat lesson when :1 child
has once l('tll‘llt)(l how lllll(‘ll more
cnjoytiiciit tllt}1‘t- is in doing 11
})l(}('() of work with :11-c111':t1'_v. or;
with skill. than in doing it in til
lialf-way.bungling fnsliioti. l)on't
1'cq11ii‘e too lIll1('ll at tirst. It iutiy
be it little sowingttt tirst. a single
inch or so. pt.-rliaps. with thef
promise of sonic littlct1'eat when
the stitelics are all iuztde evenly
and the work done: b11t11ev1-1's:1y
//'4'//.//o/14‘ until it is well done. We?
should use judguicnt in giving it’
task to a child. so that it may be
able to t-:trry the task through
without getting pt-i't'e('tly sick of
that kind of work. lf we bo-
conie convinced that the task set
is really too great for the child's
po\vc,-rs of o1i(l111'tt1iee, eitlicr
physically or nientttlly. we had
better tell the little one that we
liavc (‘.l12tIl}_’,‘t.,'(l our n1i11d and that
it iiced not go on; for it is not
well to simply cease insistiiig
upon thepcrfo1'1iia1it-eof the task.
leaving the child to a guilty eon-
st-iottsiicss of having failed in

l

what was 1'cq11iretl of it. Don‘t
be iiiipatient. with them. Chil-
drcii will be childish. It is o11r

busiiiess to patiently teach them
to be 1'caso1i:1blea1i<l to ciicouragc
tlicni.

Children who have been trained
to observe what is going on
around them, to be carefiil in the
details of their work. to plan
their work before beginning it-.
and to persevere in what they
have undc1'tt1kc1'i.will niako good.
faithful workers in almost any
dopartniont. They should be
cticoiiragetl to work with rapidi
ty. but not at the expeiisc of
tlio1'o11gliness. A grt.-at wrong
is (lotto to eliildrcn when they
are ovo1'wo1‘ke(l by:1va1'ieio11spt1-
rents. but it is also wrong to al-
lo\veliil<l1'1-11togrow 11p with 1111-
t1‘zti11e1l potvers and sliiftlt-ss
habits. A .\l<)'1‘H1<;1t.

“{0}

A High Chair.

I do not nicati it high eliair for
the baby, butone for his 11111111-
nia. Many \\'()lllt,‘ll do not think
of sitting down to do any of
tlieir liouscwork. when inueh of
it could be donoas well sitting as
sttuidiiig. "Oh. it looks so lazy
to sit down. “ they will say. VVho
cares how it looks? It is not lazy.
and with all the work that a
lll0tl101' and liousckceper must do
on her feet, she has no right to
do one thing standing that can
be done sitting. She ought to
have a high chair with a rest for
the feet, in which she can sit to
wash all the dishes, iron all the
small'picccs of the ironing at
least, and do many otlicr things.
Such a chair will not cost much
but it will save many a baekaclie
and many a weary day when
the briglitticss seems to have all
have gone out of life because the
mind and heart can only sympa-
thize with the poor. tired body.

If possible. have a lounge in
the kitchen so that you can lie
down for a few minutes when
very tired. Five or ten minutes
spent lying down will rest one
more than half an hour in a chair.
as the muscles are all relaxed and
the whole body rests. If you
are young and strong and can
work all day long on your feet-
without feeling this utter weari-
ness, keep yourself so by saving
your strength all it is possible
and resting whenever you can.
It will pay you to do this. Your
home will be pleasanter, your
children healthier and happier,
your life longer. All these com-
bine to add to your husbands
comfort and happiness.—MAiDA
MCL., in Farm and Fireside.

Keep trouble at arm’s length.
Never turn a blessing around to
to see whether it has a dark side

 

 

to it.

Cheerfulness.

I think we are too l't'.i1l}' with ctzinplztint
ln this fair world of (io1l's. ll.1dwt-iiulxupt‘
Indeed. lit-Voiid the zenith. :ll14lIllt’\lUP{‘
()f you gray bank of sky. \\'cutiul1t grow taint
To iuiisc upon l£ter1iity's ronstritiitt
Round our aspirant souls: but since the scope
Must widt-11 earl_\'. is it well to drop.
For a few d:i_vs (‘0llSlllll(‘rl in loss and taint.’
O pusillanituous heart. he comforted.’
And like a clieerful traveler take the road.
Singing beside the licdge. \Vhat if the bread
lie bitter in thine itin, and thou unshod
To Hit‘?! the flints’ At least it may be said.
“lit-t‘a1isc the way is short, I thank Thee, (iot‘lZ"
—-Mrs. Browning.
 —< oc——— --— --
Personal Affairs.

If people could only realize
how selfish they appear by con-
stantly dwelling on self and per-
sonal z1tfz1i1's, we feel sure they
would try to reinedy the evil.
One \'t.'1'_\' estiiiitible lady of our
2t('([l11llIll1tll(‘t‘ talks of nothing
else btit l1e1's1-ll". liercliildren and
s11<'l11'elz1tio11s:1s l)t,‘1tl' upon her
own iintuedititc surroundings.
She will tell you in that monoto-
1io11s voit-1,-oi" liors how she slept.
last night. what she can t1nd<-:i11-
not eat. and will dwell in that
szinie tone for hours on the say-
ings and doings of ll1()(‘llll(ll't'll.
of her 1lo1x11-stie troubles and ail-
nu-nts. She talks lit-rself into :1
sort of frail e,\'ist1-111-e that is irk-
sotue to lit-1'se|l' as well as those
sho t,‘t)ltlt‘.s‘ in eoiilact with. Nor
is the t-use 1lllt‘l't‘tl with men of
our :1eq11ai11t:111«-11. 'l‘l11-ir l's set
one wild. l liztvo such it cold. l
lld.\'<‘S1l(‘ll trouble with the heat.
o1'tl11-<'old. dttuip ‘wt-t1tl1ei':1l'l'et'ts
me so. I 11¢-vi-1'e11joygoodhetiltliz
or a long story of 1"a1nil_v ditl'e1'-
eiiecs or pcrsoiittl trottbles. If
such people ('o11l1l only learn that
tlieir persoiial t1'oul)l1-s i11to1'ost
no one but thetnselves and should
be kept to thetiiselvt-s. how soon
they would all drop :1wayai1ddis—
appozir. if other things \\'t‘l't‘
tiitule to oeeupy their uiiiids and
to1ig11es.—-St. Louis Magazine.

‘-1 O }—

Practical Training for Woinen.

Mrs. M. E. C. Bates in (il'illl(l
Travei'sc Herald says:

In the days of our gi'tind1i1otl1-
ers educatioii for women was
limited. They found an outlet
for their iiitclligeiiec and energy
in household all'ai1's. \Vhe11 tho
cliaiiccs of edticatioii were given
to the wonit-11 of the iioxt, goiter-
ation. tliey sliglitotl tho liuniblo
dotnestie iirts as 1111-nial and un-
llltt-‘llt'(‘llll\l.

\Vlthi11tl1e last few ya-iirs the
most tho11ghtl'ulwotue11ttr1- turn-
ing l):1t‘l\' to them again. 'l'he_v
insist that the t1':1i11i11g of ilwll‘
dztttgltlers shall lltttliw tlu-111 lia-
1uili:11' with the sit-k room as well
astliel:1l1o1':1to1',\'. and 11-:11-l1 tlwtn
to use kitt-lieu itteusils at least as
skillftilly as the lmlsli and pul-
l‘llt‘.

l.1itl1+-pltblie st-liools of sotue
of our largest cities. sewing and
cooking are tattght to tho 5/flrls.
and in several of the higher elttss
of private schools (-o111'.-«es in
ntirsing are given.

“'0 would not d1,-tor any young
girl froni taking the liiglit-st
eou1'sc open to her in classittal.
sciciitific, or artistic education:
she may sonictiiiic find use for
such kiiowledgt-.. But every
woman some time in her life re-
quires a knowledge of house-
keeping and the care of the siek.
VVhilo she set,-.ks the kind of
cdiieation open to both her and
her brotlior. let lior not despise
that iicccssai-_v to her as a woman
only.

-< O }-——

Noting the cotisigniiictit. awhile
ago to oncLondondealerof 3l;'_’.()()I)
(leadhumming-birds, 8().()()()aqua-
tie birds and Ht)0.t)()() pairs of
bird-wings, "Rural Life" is
moved to the appended expres-
sion: “All of this to adorn la-
dies‘ hats, and this is but one
firm and a single consignment!
It is said that in many places the
slaughter has reached such pro-
portion as to threaten to obliter-
ate many of the most lovely spe-
cies. How long shall we, who on
the farm love and appreciate
the birds, give support to this
outrageous business? Is it not
time for every woman to stand
firm for bird protection?”

*- 

Infant's toys should be syste-
matically cleansed. The child
beslavers the instrument several
times a day, and leaves saliva in
the rattle or whatever as a cul-
ture bed of bacteria. This con-
dition of things goes on till the
toy is a magazine of animal pois-
ons,_ to contaminate the innocent
victim of thoughtless inattention.


JUNE 1,1891

THE C3-.E=i.A.1\TC3i‘-E3 VISITOR.

7

“ T111-2 Buviaizs’ Guinic.”

Nearly a million households use it
as a reference book.

A million purchasers learning how
to make four dollars do the work of

five.

Sent only upon receipt of 15 cents

in stamps to pay the postage.

(550

pages, 30,000 quotations, weight two

pounds.)

I\l()I\"l'(1'(.).\ll-LRY \\'.~'-1 l\'I) & (.'U..

111 to no )li1.hi_4:1n .'\\'F'llll*.‘,

(‘i11<:.-.t.o.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY."

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zivcrse City.

Revised List of Grange Supplies.
Ki-pt in the <)1ti1-e of So-c'_v of the

Michigan State Grange

And sent out post-paid on receipt of Cash
UF(1t‘T. over the 3-‘seal of a Subordinate
Grange, and the signature of its
Master or Secretary.

Porcelain ballot marbles, per hundred ...... ..$ 75
Seer:-tary‘s ledger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1 U0
Seer:-.tary‘s I‘(*.t'0l'll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ ..
Treasurer’s orders, bound, per hundred. .

 
    
 
  

Secretary's receipts for dues, “  50
Treasurer’s “ .................. . _ 50
Applications for nienibership, per 100.. 50
Withdrawal cards, per dozen _______ . _ 25
Diinite, in envelopes, per dozen ____ .. 25

By—Laws of the State Grange, single copies, 10c;

per dozen ................................. . . 5
" Glad Echoes,” with music, single copies 25c;

per dozen ................................. _ _ 3 00
The National Grange Choir, single copy 401:;

    

per dozen _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . ._ 4 00
Rituals, 7th edition (with coiubined degrees). . 25
11 11 11 .1 11 11 per do 2 75

“ fifth degree, set of nine,.... . . . 1 80
Notice to delinquent ineinbers, per 100. .. 40
American Manual of Parliaini-ntary Law _ . 50
Digest of Laws and Rulings .......... _. .. 25
Roll book:-.............................. .. 15
Patrons’ badges (in lots 01' 15 or more). . .. ‘)5
Officers‘ badges ...................... .. . . 50
Sample package co-opt-riitive literature _ _ _ _ . _ . _ 18
Write for prices on workiiig tools, 1-ztafi“ mount-

ings, seals, ballot boxes and any other grange sup-
lies.
Address, MISS JENNIE BUELL,
St-e‘y Micliigan State Grange,

GERMAN
HORSE AND COW POWDER

Is of the highest value of liorses, cattle, hogs, and
poultry. It assists digestion and assiinilatinn and
thus converts feed into muscle. mill; and fat which
otherwise would be wai-ited.

MORTIMER WHITEHEAD

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

It is inanufactured by Dr. L. Oberlioltzer’s Sons
& 00., Phtsnixville, Pa, and sold at

Wholesale Prices--viz:

Barrels—'.t0lT-s iii birlk, 7'-
Boxes — ('».'IlT-s “ “ Sc
“ 3lll‘h.-1-5 ii» p:iclr. 100.

By ALB]-IRT ST!-‘.0!-IIVIAN, Alli-,¢:aii,‘.\Ii(~.li.
TH0l{.\'T().\' B.-X R.\'E.N', No. 241 North
“Enter St.,Pliil:ult-lpliizt. Pa.

5c per pound.
11 11

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_ 132 P )!.——rl§iS Frcc Cliziir C21fI0Gl'1'lll(l Rap-
i1ls,t_'oii1i1-ctiiig with 5:115 l’. M. Fri-e Chziir Czir to
i\’l£llIl!~‘1I(‘('..Vl1'l:\l.&. No.1-I. R. R.

18 l l l’ RI-\\'zigi1t-r liiitlet Car to Grand Rap-
M

s.

I I 30 A N[—Fr(-1-2 Chair Car to Cliiz‘:-.go,

2 53 I‘ )l—\V:igii(.r lélitfi-t Cill" to ClllL‘1’ll.',0.

\V.'igiiei‘ Sit-cpimz, Cars on night trziiiis to Chica-
go :1iidGr.1ndl<1ipi1ls.

G}-L0 1)}-2H.\\'E.\', Gen'l I’.1ss'r Agent.

HELP

lil-ZTTER Tll.-\.\' A (101.1)
.\ll.\'l-II N(l(:1’l[7l!1’lll‘l(:L’(‘l<'dl
  N11risk,l31itSinto S15 21 rliiy
_ prom.’ T1:Ac1ii:1<s, Sn‘-
DI-’N'l‘R, hll.\'l.S‘l‘l>-IRS. l%Rii1i11' I\lr:.\’ ziiirl L.-\iiii~:s.
wzuitcd lll 1-.vc'v\' Town £1llllC0lllll}'. No e.\'pci‘-
ieiice llt‘£.‘(‘lLf(l. C11-«lit givcn if ilcsircil. lie c:ii'ly
this time and secure tirst choice of exclusive
territory on this gmiid .\'i:\\' l%111>:(.
D().\"T BE A.\' 0STRlCllI \VRlTl£ A.\‘l) (JET
I-‘ITLL l1\'l-'01-{.\lA’l‘I(1.\‘ Asii 5111.11) I-"ACTS Al5Ul‘T

FOOT-PRINTS OF THE
WORLD’S HISTORY.

By \\'m. S. Bryiui and John Clark ltitlpatli,
T111-". \‘Voi<i.i.- C1»:i.i-:1-.12.\'ri~:n llisro1<i.\.\'s.

TllE Sroitv or riii-: .\'A'i‘io.\'s as told in the
BRILl.lA.\'T l)l—Zl-IDS 1’lll(l(:RA.\'l) .-\Cllll-£V'l-I.\Il-'..\'TS oi‘ the
VVorld's llcroes iiiiil Ht-i'oii1(-S. A rich store-lioiisc
of l-li.~;tor_v, T1<A\'1-:i., Ai>vi:.\"i‘i‘i<i-:. and the we-ired
and wo.\'1)i-:i11~‘t‘i. i:\‘i:.\"1s of thc“ti11ies thiii tried
incn's souls." Ti11<ii.i.i.\'1; S'r<iRll~2S of the dzivs oi’
cliivalry. St1’ll‘tllll}.{ llt‘l'L>lC zicliii.-vi-iiieiits 0l_\\‘AR-

. ind (‘l<l‘S.-\l)}-Il\‘S. Alsori vast collection of
st gt-iiis oi" liiiglisliziiiilA1i1ei'ic:11iHistori-
cal Ll(Cl'IltIll'(t. Tlii- ll1(>St wniitlcrfiil 1\'s\v liook
of the d.i_v, r1ii»:o1<i:.\'i‘ Sl-‘.l.l--l-Zl)l‘(‘A'l‘(1R; just the
book the people \\'1’llll. Out 350 g,-rziiid l‘l!ST1)RlCAI.
lLLL‘.\llN1\’l‘l41\'S. ll:ilt' Tone S11-cl l-Z1i;zraviiigs.:ii1d
brilliant OlLvL‘<)l.()l{I-Ll) Pi..\'r  Evt-ryhoily tiiids
it :1 llfillfllllfl tifsiirri-5-3. It sells \\’llll()lll1'l5‘1l(llllZ.
No Czipitnl. no l'lSl-C. Straight l)llSill(‘SS aiid big
profits. Splendid lllll>'1tl'ZltL'1l ciritiilars and full

 

  

 

pEll'tlClllZ|l‘!~‘- S(‘nt trt-1-.
.»\d<li‘c-ss. HISTORICAL PL'l5.. CO.
Sr.I.o1:is, f\lo.

My Messenger.

Tl1i~ii1orniii1: .1 l’11l;l(l l't'1"ll)l’t;l.‘-l Ila-1-.'
iii :1 tr:-r Ull[\l1l1' 111)‘ 1100-2

()i1l_\' two 111111.-s of :1 time he km
.-X1111 ht» ¥.'lllL{ t'1i1~in o'v.i':inil1.'1,:r.

()-.-1r:1n1lovi-rii1t<w~-1111-frsiii
l’\'(:SI1llll1lt‘Fl tl1<: l1:ii_1py11oie.<.

T111 1 .:.1,m»;1l 111 l11«.1i~ili1.« Strain
liclioi-il from i11}ii.11ltliro:1ts.

l5:1-.vtil)‘liitlr-iiii~~'~1m1L'T 5-“"l“‘»I
l'pii1tlii-1-131111 the live.

A1111 pl:-:i~';1iii lll1i|l;_(llXS of the 1:oiz1ii11.{ «.111 in:
C.'1i1i1- liki- :1 pirtiiic to HIM.

l~n\\tl11 ll't'It\lillll"(1l(‘ll£tl’(l 1111:1111
Like: Illt‘ i'o~y .~1ii1~L'I ‘l","'-

A111l1'.i1i1;lit;it:l.i11i‘1-.lil-(1:11s11iiI1)'l"‘3‘l”.
Ht :1 \'1’|;_’l1'llll l1Iit:1itl_v.

I \.1\\' lll1' lll".|(l-1\.‘,'» '.‘:'l‘1ll(lCAl\i"~ -pr-.11,
,\ («.11-111-1111 1411111 11111 wliitia

.\111l ili1- an-111 l1.1-.1- 111-1111-vl on ilit All
lll1'|St)ll‘,(l1f >\\-1-1.-t ilk “Lilli-

Th1- ’)11~l11-~ wiili 11-11 1'1‘ l1l1-l~ ‘-21 11- 1 11-W111 1],
\\'l1il1 -.i11l1-2~ 111 .11’ \'.1‘!t' >1~I'n:
.-\11«l 1-.'l1'1t\\':1~1111-.1‘ l.11itli1-I‘-rlrl. l1.i1'1 1111111111

\\.'.1~. t‘U\'t:l't"l with 1'1-l‘~'-'1 :41‘-"'11..

 

S1:r‘li'.\'I1\tl1--pi1’111i:-of tlii-i'11i1i11\ M1111:
A..1k1-111-rlwitliizi1:.vtl1111is1lIt.
'l‘l11-.'i1l\1i11-11 ~piii1«.: \\‘1-11l<ll---1-1'1-l1-111:.
.\111l:11_-l111i11li-titbioiiizlii.
Tliv 1l.1y was I‘11l<l .1111l tl11- ll'I‘t'~ \\'t‘l4’i11l.lI'
\\'l11-ii l h1-.1111 .\ii l\‘ol1iii :~i1114_
lliitl1li'1;-.v.1l1i'«-:1ti1111 l1:1lii1y.1i1.
.‘111-l tlioinglii of tl1i- 1-»-i11ii1;: —pii1i1.:.
l-‘L11-1-l .\’1-nit .\llIlt'\ in liivle-pi 11111 zit.
.4. >-
A Farmer's Bonanza.

Th1-. A1111-riczin f:u'1ii1-i- is about
to 1.-1111.-1' upon 2lll(l tako po.s'.s1-ss-
io11 of the land of iinzincizil ():111:i~
1111. This l‘ll'1l.y be s111'pi'isi11_g news
to those who liuve been lulmriiig
for tl1op:1.st1'ew years to make
both ends niet-‘L at fziiuiiiii,-I: but
statistics are at hand to prove
that the winter of the f:ii'i11oi"s
discon tent. is about over. Indeed.
it is highly probable that the
rt.-cent zitlvanco in the price of
l)1‘U'¢L(lSllllfS has COIHU to stay.
Such. at least. is the promise hold
out by C. Wood Davis in the May
Ari.-11:1. and Mr. I)avis l1:1sz1:l1'1.-zuly
uL‘lll(}VO(l :1 high repiitiition as :1
c:irei'ul and :11.-(-u1':1te stzitisticiain.
His ti_g1i1'<.-s urowt-ll worth (‘on-
sidoring. According to this
T1.-xun ztutliority. tho prodiictivo
power of the Eu1'op1-1111 wln.-at
tit-lds has i1ic1'c:1sodbut'_‘ 1>(‘l'(‘(-lll.
during the past 20 yt-zirs; but lllt‘
popilltllioll has lll(‘l't‘ZlS(‘(l by
111;-111'ly  per ('(.‘.l1l. .l)1iriiigtl11.-
sziiiic pt.-riod the l‘llll‘U])(‘Zlll 1‘y1-
iiclds l1:1v1-.sl11'1111k1-11 1no1'1- than
2 per 1-1-iit. so that l-‘I1i1'op1-is
prodiiction of l)1'e:1(l.sti1t'fs is loss
to—day lllilll it was in l1‘~'T0. The
i'(-.porto(l rzipid lll(‘l'(‘ilS(* of tho
Iiiditui wheat l‘l(.‘lfl.~§ is :1 f:tll:L1'_y.
Those fields have not 1.-xpziiitlt-11
for ages: ziltliougli Englzind has
01' Lite yozirs (ll'ilWll suppli1.-.9
froin that count1'y. The zunouiit
which lntliu lnts liiriiisl .-d to tho
world for tho past iivo y1-211's

:i\'1-rugi-.5 $-1:-l.()01').(J00 l)ll.\‘ll1..-l>‘ and

is not likoly to l)('. i11cr1,-;i.s1-1l.,

Soutli A1111.-1'ic:i (-1111 not be 1-1111111-
(‘(l on to i11c1'(.-:1.s'1- ll..\'()llllllll l:u'_<_-_'1--
ly. b1-1-.'.i11.s1-oi’ .~'p:-.1's'1- popiilzitions
and l:1<-kot t1':111.spo1't:1tion 1:11-ili~
tics, nor li:1.s'U:1:1:1(l:1 l:1r_;"1: 111-1-as
to bo drawn upon.

hi the United Stat:-s for tho
pust tire yours tlit-ro lids. bi.-1:11 :1
sliriiikuge of E,‘ pt-1' 1-1-nt. in this
‘.11-cit devoted to \\'ll(.‘dl.. even when
the enornious 211-12215 of the Dako-
tas is taken into consideration.
The Indian territory alone has
any larger amount of new lands
adapted to wheat production: and
when these lands shall be opened
to settlement, cotton will claim
them. some idea of the changes
now going on in the use of lands
may be had by considering the
fact that in the district made up
of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin from 1880 to 11-48? the
area in wheat decreased 17.4 per
cent and in corn1'.'1.‘.) per cent;
while the area under all staple
crops increased 10.!) per cent,
The leading increases were in
oats. 56.9 cent, and in hay, 90
per cent In short the home
markets in cities are making de-
mands upon the fariners. so that
they find it more profitable to
raise provender for animals than
breadstufis for men.

Taking the year 180.’) as a basis
of computation. Mr. Davis finds
that the European demands for
breadstult's will be 1.:')00,000.000
bushels. The deficit will then
reach 230,000,000 bushels. At
the present day the world’s re-
quirements exceed the produc-
tion. and the world is being fed
by drawing on supplies accumu-
lated during the earlier part of
the ninth decade of the present
century and during the exceed-
ingly abundant crop year of 1887
8. These supplies have now
about given out and a rapid and
permanent rise in breadsuifs must
follow.

The increasing population of

this country will soon require all 1 help coming through the surface‘-

,:1nd the rt-iiiitindt-1' of tho \\‘llt.‘1lllLll1tl iiiiiscli-.<. T111-

prodiicing 1-oiiiitrie-.s will l)1- un-
:1bl1.- to provide for E1i1'opt-Cs‘ 1'1-—
qiiin.-1111'-tits. H1-i1(-o the prim-

inust 1'is1.-211111 th1- l':1r1i11-1' will b1-‘

-the _L'&llllt'l'. This will pl:11-1- ll11-
ow1i1-1' oi‘ the >()ll :it:11i 111111111111,-_:1a
ovi-i':1llotlii-1'1-lzisst-sofprotliii-1-rs:
ézind t':1i'ii1in_: will b1-1-oin1- tho
:'ino.st protitzililn 1-1i1plo_\‘ii11.-iit in
‘tho 1-o1ii1ti'y.~—l)1-troit 'l‘rib11i11-.
E *<O}——
-'Practicability of the Flying Ma-
 chine.
Tl11- 21111111111 1111-1-tin-_r of tho .\':i»
.tioi1:1l 1\<':t1l1-111,1’ of S1-i1-111-1-5 I11-
,-_r:1i1 :11 \\':1sl1i11-_-‘toii on tli1- '_'l.~t
of April in lll1- Nzitioiinl .\l11.~1-11111.
1.-\ 1111iii‘o1-rot" 11111-1'1-.~’li11_:_-‘ .~'1-i1-111iti1-
jllélpt-l'.\‘ w1-r1- 1'1.-zul. that 111' l’i-111'.
‘S. P. l1:111f_1'l1-_\'. of tl1--S111i1l1s1111i-
1:111 lll.-’llll1ll()ll. 1111 “l“l,\"111-_r.\l:1—
1-l1ii11-5." 11111111-1111;: tho _-_:'r1-1111-.~t
'.:1tt1-ntion. l.’rol'. l1:l11f_Il1-_\' _-_r:1\‘1-
1tl11- 1‘1.-siills of ‘1t.\‘1-1‘i1-.<ol‘ 1-.\’p1-1'i~
jii11-111.sl11- b1-,-4:111 about 1i\'1- _\'1-:1

l'.\'

i£l_‘_E() to ll$('t‘l‘llllll 1l11- p11.~.~il1‘1li1i1~.~"

fol‘ :11-1'i:il 11:1\'i_-_-':1tio11. ll1- ,~;1i1l
illlltl h1- st-t up on 1111- _-_-‘1'o1i111ls of
%th1- .-\ll1-gziiiy ()b.s'1-1'\':1to1jv
gwliirlin,-_r 1n:i1-hi111- with :1 1li:1in
11-t1-1' of sixty 11-1-1. and 1l1'i\'1-11 b,\
1:1 st:-21111 (‘llf_:‘lll(- of ion 111'1\\'1-l\‘1-
‘horse pow1-1'. H1-li1‘.\‘1 !s'(Ill_‘._"lll to
(ism-rt:ii1i wl11-1li1-1' or not it 1-1»
qui1'o1lii1o1-1- pow1-1' to ii1ov1-l:11-
:()l'Z1lluVlllZlll to stiind still in tin-
‘uir. For this p111'po.s1- 111- had
1s11.s'p1-i1d1-(l :1 llzit bi':1.ss pl:it1- l'ro111
tl11.-.:1i'1nol’ tho wliirliiig111211-liiiio
by :1 sprin_-_:. \Vl11-11tli1.- lilll(‘l1lll1-
was put in motion 111111 tho pl:1t1-
1.-iicouiitt-1'1.-d 2111 z11'titici:1l wind ;_ro-
ing forty miles an hour. 1111-
spring lllSl(‘2l(l of (‘l()llf_"{lllll§_:' :11-—
‘tuully shorti-n1-.1l. !~‘llU\\'lll_.‘_" that
ltlic weight or power l'(}([llll‘()(l to
5115111.-iitl tho plate was loss wh1-11
gin motion thzin when .st:in1li1i_-.5
‘still. llis 111-xt. 51-1'11-5 of 1-.\'p1-1'1-
‘iiit-nts. l’1'ol'. L:i1i;,-l1-y said. d1-i11—
'o11sti':i'i1-tl that it took :1 §~'«C(‘()ll(l or
two 1nor1- for :1 b1‘:1s.s‘ pl:1-11- to l':1ll
four l‘1-1-t wl1il1- in iiiotion tl1:11i
‘wh1-11 it w:1:<tl1'opp1-il l'ro111 tl11-
lllllltl witl-.o1-at niolion. tl11- pl::111-
:wh1-11 in motion l21l1~1‘:1lly siiilciii,-_r
slowly. :13 it" tho :1i1'l1:'.1ll11-1-o1111-
(l(‘ll:~’I'. lik1- 1-1-1-21111. l*‘1'o111l1i.<1-.\'»
l)(‘l'llll(!lll.\' ho 1'1-:11-111-(l 1l11- 111111-111-
sion that tho- 111111111111. of 111)\\'(;-1' 1'1-—
1p1i1'1-11 for :11‘tili1-i:1l llight \\'il.\'
p1-rl'1-ctly :1tt:ii11:1‘ol<- by s11-11111 1-11-
I;,-‘iii1-5 w1-. now pos.~;1:.~1s. T1.-liinz
'tl1t-ziinzizin,-: thin,-.5 (l1-|ll()ll2~'l 1-1111-1l
'l)y tlit-1-.\'p1-1'i111<-nts was that tho
?f:1.<.l1-1' you go 1111- l1-ss it (‘().\lS in
‘pow1-1', 211111 that :1 oi11- l1o1'.<1-
Tpow1-1' will t1':11is111it :1 111111-I1
h1-:1\'i1-1' w1-i_-_-‘lit :11 :1 1':1pi1l,~p1-1-1l
th:111:1t :1: >‘.l11\‘.’ 11111-.

‘.s':1'11l1l1:11 he- did not .~:'1_vtl1:1t 1111111
‘co11l1l 11‘:1v1-1-.<1-ll1-- 1111'. but 1111111-1'
1:1-1"1:1in coiitlilioiis :1111l witl1o111'
i)l".*>'11‘lll 1-xi.»l111:.-' 1111-:111.~. so 1:11‘ 21>‘
tl11- po\\'1-1' is 1-11111-1-1'11<-1|. 1l1<- llll|l;,"
,\v:1.s‘ po.~‘.s'ibl1-. 'l'l11-
l\\’()lll(l 111- in _:_-'1-11111: .~t:11'11-1l. 111
;co1i1i1i,-_:1low11totlit-n'1~o11111l:1g:1i11
,2lll(l in }_r11i(li1i;:o111-Is" s1-ll'tl11'o11;:l1
itlio air. N:1t1ir1- li:11l supplit-1l 1111
§i1ist1'11ctiv1- i1111-lli,<_r1-111-o in :1bi1'1l
lto b:il:ii1c1- :1-n1l}_5ui<l1- ‘1t.~s1.-ll’. ll1-
did not quostioii thzit. 1111111 would
ultiinzitelyac11uir1- it. Ho tlioii,-rlit
all aerial navigation would puss
out of the sphere of cl1:11'l:itzii1i.s11i
and into the hands of t.-iigriiiooi-5
in '11 short time. possibly iiiontlis
instead of yeztixs. He believed we
Would yet see something notable
comc from it.—Scientitic Am.

— - {C}
How to be Beautiful.

Three things enter into bounty
Mtinc features. color and 1-.xp1'es—
sion.
brow. nose and chin. bi-qiiosls
coining often from our 2ln(:(3Sl()l‘S;
our colors. too. are in the main
bequests, depending on the qual-
ity of tissue and of blood the
more immediate pztrt.-nts grim it:
but expression is very l:ir;:(-ly
our own atfair. And, 1-vi.-n with
good features and the 1-l1-art.-st
colors. exprc-ssion is the l)1-st part
of beauty. The play of thou_-_Cht
-and will and feeling on the fzit-.1.-:
‘of noble thoughts, iirniiioss. sell’-
control. and pure. unsoltisli. gori-

will. Ten years of l1:tbit.t.l1ro1-
years. or only one. will ziifoct ex»
pression much. Some one said
that "Every face ought to be
beautiful at forty." and zinotlier
that “No old person ll'1lS :1 right
,to be ugly, because he has liud
all his life in which to _<.,rrow
beautiful." That is to say. lifeis
opportunities of noble-ncss. or
even forty years of opportunity.
lif well used. are enough to make
so much within that it cannot

1

:1‘

l11s11111111i‘i1f_-' up. l’1'ol'. l.:111,:l1-j.'g

<lil1i(-11lli1-5‘

The i'e:it1i1'cs. the forms of.

tlo feelings, we can secure if we.

t1':1ii>'ti_-_r111':1-

tion oi" :1 p11-usziiit .~'n1il1-. kiiiilly
;ll_‘_’,‘l1lllll1_JS of 1-y1~.<. 1'1-.~'1l'11l llllt‘S
lof st-lf-1-oi1ti'ol zibout th1- lips.
1 p1i1'c.sl1iiii11,-_rsol' tli1- l':u-1-us }_:r1-at
1lll()1l;.:‘l1l.\' ki11dl1- iiiwzirdly —- tlii-so
ltliiiigs no p:11'1-tit iiiukc-s i111-vital»
fbly oiirs. and no titful w1-1-k or
{two of _«_roodi11,-ss _-.:i\'1-s tl11-in. and
’ no st-liooliiig of th1- vi.~':1g1-1-itli1-1'.
gbut only ll1ll)llll1ll iiolili-in-.s;~; and
lf_*1':11-111115111-ss within: :1ndtl1i.s will
Q‘,-_-'i\'1-ll11-111 :1ll.

.\'pl1-ntlor lroiii within! it is

:tl11- only tl1i11_<_: \\'lll('l1 111:1k1-.~' lllt‘

1'1-:1l :1111l l:1.\'li11,-.5 .\’[)l(‘l1(l(1l‘\\'llll-
111111! 'l'1'11.~'t than i111-\"1t:1bl1- l:1wol'
‘51-ll71-xpiw-ssioii. l’11-. not .~:1-1-111!
:l'i1- 111 :~1-1-111. l{1- b1-:i111it'11l. :1111l
jyou will by 111111 by .~‘1-1-111 so.
jt‘:11'\'1- 1111- l':-.1-1-1'1-oniwitliiii. not
‘1l1'1-.<.< it l'1'11i1i without. Withiii
§ll1-.~‘ 1111- 1‘11l>llif_.’-11111111. ll11- $1-1ll11—
il111".\' \\'111'l(sl1<1p, l‘l11i’\\‘l111s111-\‘1-1'
lwo11l1lb1-1:111-1-1'.ill1111ii11:1tio111111151
‘l)1-f_-'i11 in 1l11- soul 1 —1li1- l':11-1-
1.-1111-l11-s 1l11- _JlH\\' only froin 1l1:1t
‘si1l1-. it is tl11- .~pi1‘it‘.< l)I'1llll_\'
‘1l1:1I 111:1l<1-5 tl11- b1-st l':11-1-. 1-1'1-11
for 1l11- 1-v1-11111-_:‘s 1-o111p:111y: 111111
piril b1-11111.1‘ is th1- o11lyb1-:111t,\'
;1l1:1t o11tl:1.st.< tl11- work 111111 w1-:11‘
l:1111l p:1ii1 ol' lil‘1-.— 'l‘l11.- lionibziy
';1l1i:11'di:111.
l <9.-
’ Footprints of the World's History.

lt is :1 1'1-li1-l" to pick up :1 now
book that is :11 on1-1- th1'illin_-.r.
l‘t)lll2lllll(‘. \\’ll()l(*>‘()lllt‘. p111-1-. uiid
t1'111-. S11<~l1:1 work is "l*‘oot1\1'ii1ts
of 1111-. \\'o1‘l1l‘.~‘. lli.s‘toi'y." lli1- 1:11.-
1-sl :111(l g:1'1-:1t1-st \\'o1'k of tho two
1-1-,l1-l)r:1t.1-1l lll.\'lt)l'lllll.~'1. .lohii(‘l:1rk
lliilpulli :1i11l \\'111. S. |h'y:1n.
'l‘l11-so 1li.\'t.i11}:11i.s'l11-il _.-_r1-11111-1111-.11.
llIl\'lll}_',‘ won tl11-ir l:11ii'1-ls by 111111--
pt-111l1-111. w1'iti11_-_r.~‘. l1:1\'1-. ('t)—()l)(‘l‘1I.l-
1-(l on this work. 1lll(l])1'11llIl(‘1-(lit
"'_-.:1-iii of p111'1-st 1':1.y s1-1'1-111-."
it is not :1 dry. 111111111-1-1-.~'ti11,-,-'
.\'l1llI'lll(*lll of 1111- pluiii l':11~ts. but
11':itl11-1'1-:11-l1 of 1111- lll(>.~l i1i1po1'1~
121111. 1-\'1-.-115111" l1i.\'1oi'y l1:1.s' b1-1-11
ll€|l1'(‘ll up and 1l1-.~1'1'ib1-1l by :1
‘i’i1:1.<to1' of l:111,;-11:1,-_-'1-. who holds
,1|11- 1'1-:11|1-r1-111111111-1-11:15 I11-w»-111l.<
1hiswuy:1lo11;:1l11-p:1tl11>l'l1is1o1'_\'.
‘1'11llo\\'i11,-.1‘ 1-:11'1-1'11ll,\' in tl11- loot-
1p1'i11l:.'«;l'p1'oy'1-1-ss.
; \\'1-:11'1-1l1-li,u‘l1l1-1l\\'illitl1i>s11p1-rb
1\’olu1111-. l’1-1'l'1-1-I in tl1o11;:l1l.
ls1ip1-1-b in .\1yl1-. :1111l lIl£lf_"lllll<'1-lll.
lin 1-x1-1-11111111. Tho l1i11<l111,-_-‘s :11'1-,
1s1111ipt.111111.s‘. its 1111: :1l.~:o ll11-1111111),’
ill11st1':1tio11.s' 111111 (‘()l.')l'1‘(l pl:1t1-s.

it is :1 \’:1l11:1b|1- :11l1lilio1i 1oli1—
L‘l':lllli'(-. ll is :1 book 1111- 1l11- old
as w1-ll :15 1111- _\'«-11:1:_-': 1l11- 111:11'1'i1-1l
‘us \\'('ll1lS1l1I* .\‘lll_‘_:'l4'Z tl11- 2:1_\' :15
‘w1-ll 1l11- -_-‘1':1\'1-. l'}'v.‘1.-1'_\'bo1lu\'
will 1'1-:11l it with 1-1111:1l1-:1;:'1-1'111-ss
:111-.lp1'oti1. ll i.~.~.1-lil o11l_\'tl11'1111j_(li
211111 1111- l’11bli.~l11-1'5‘ :11l»
.1\'1-1'1i.<1-1111-111 :1pp1-;11'.s in 11111111111"
11111111111. ('l11'i.~ti:111 l».’1-1-o1'1l.
.li1-:1ili:1;:‘. ’:1.
l , ‘T ,
lu-:11] ll11- :11'111-l1- on "ll1,-;1l11.
‘.(l1‘:11'1-. I31-ziulyz l)1-l.s:11'11- l’hilo.s'
lopl1y111:11l1- l’1':i1-1.11-:1l.“ piiblisln-1l
?lwitl1 ill} ill11s11':1l,io11>'1 in tl11-.l11111-
‘11u111‘o1-1-ol'tl1:1ltlioi-oiiglitly wi1l1-.-
‘:1w:1k1- p<=.1'io1li<-:1l. .l)1-1iio1'1-..st'.s'
1l-‘:1,i11ily .\l:1;::17.in1-; and you will
lwunt to l>1-giii 1)l’1l(‘ll('lllf_',‘ tho
1-X1-i'1-isi-.s :Ll1i1o.s'Ll)1-l’1>1'1- you finish
the 1'c:11li1i_<_,r. And that is not all
_-Joli will 11.-urn l'ro1n this 1-.<p1-ci:il-
ly briglit 1111111111-1': llll (l:1di1-.s in-
cluded) may l1+:ii'n "How to Har-
n1.-ss and Ul1ll2tl'lll‘SS :1 Horst-.;“
1-vi-ii children can lczi1‘i1 from
*'l<‘oc.s Atiold" how to know pois-
onous plants wlicii they S(‘H thein;
"Si,-4115 of Ulia1'zictc1' in tho l<‘z1.co”’
(very fully illu.<.trnt1-d) will teach
you how to 1'o:td your friends’
1-l1:ii'act1-1'.s by tlit.-ir nosc-.-s; and
"(.‘liii1:i Painting for B1-gii1n1-ins."
will give you all tho points
111-.(tcs;sa1'y todo tlizit il1l‘tlh'tl(: work,
and without a lll1lSt(.‘.l'.

Butit would be n1.-cc.-;.~'.:L1‘y to
give the whole "Coiitt.-nt.s" in
order to tell all tho interesting
tliings ('.ont:1«ii'11-.d in the June
nuinbor. and 1-very numbt.-1' is
iquito up to thc })I'(::~‘téll'C high
.sta~11d:i1'd: and this v:1luablo
-l*‘:iinily Mzigzizino is published
for only $2 a year. by VV. Jenn-
ings D1.-iiiorest. l;'1 ltldfil 14th St.,
New York. ‘

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Ingersoll’s Paint Stands Fourteen
Years.

Clinton Co., Mich..~April l.

Mr. O. W. lngorsoll: Dear Sir:
I rt-.c‘d your color czirds. Many
tlizinks. I shall order some of
your point this siiininer. I know
‘it is just :is1'o(-oininended. My
t'atlier‘s house was painted with
iit 14 years ago and looks good
yet; it has never chalked or
sealed like white load.

Yours fraternally, J. A. HL'.\"r.

    
 

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THE L"}R.A.NG-E VISITOR.

JUNE 1.1891

ZIoti,cc5 of lllcctings.

The next meeting of Huron
county Pomona (irange No. 33.’;
will be held with Eiiterprise
Grange on Thursday. June 1*.
As this is the first time for the
county Grange to meet with En-
terprise Graiige. we trust as

many as possible will put in an.

appearance at the usual hour, 10
a. m.
l’I{O(}I{A.\I.

(lreeting  F. Wager.

Response-—John Nugent.

Song—Bro. Wakefield.

Platform of the Grange-D.
McKenzie.

What do we as a class most
need‘.‘~Lecturer of Enterprise

Grange.

Hints for the season— John
Hunt.

Song4The Frog. Richard Nu-
gent.

Essay-~Donald McTaggart.
The rambling ragpicker and
the Jew in the junckshops~VV.
H. Pangman.
Economy on the
Watson.
Question Box.
Mics. ll. .\'L'(:i:.\''i'.

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The Pomona Graiige of St(_.‘lair
and Sanilac counties will be held
at Rural Grange No. Slit} Fores-
ter on the third VVednesday in
June. All fourth degree incin-
bers are cordially invited.

F. W. Tl<1.\1l’I.E'I‘O.\', Si,-c‘y.
—-<-o >—

The next meeting of Kent.
County Pomona Grange will be
held at Harmony Grange Hall.

fariii-V-H.

June 17. A good program is ex-
pected. GEO. A. DO(JKE1tAY,

Secretary.
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The next meeting of Traverse
District Grange No. 17 will be
held at Inland. beginning \Ved-
iiesday afternoon. Julie it). 1891.
A good program of literary ex-
ercises will be prepared for an
open meeting in the evening.
All fourth degree members are
cordially invited.

E. O. LADD. Lecturei‘.
-- a< 0 >2-

Allegaii County Pomona
Grange will hold its next meet-
ing with East Casco Grange on
Thursday. June 18. 1891. coni-
mencing at 10 o'clock. An inter-
esting program will be present-
ed. All fourth degree members
are cordially invited to attend.
Music in charge of Miss Allie
Liggett. Mics. L. A. SPENCER.

Lecturer.
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Program of Inghain County
Pomona Grange. at I<‘itchburg
Grange Hall. Friday and Satur-
day. Jiine 5 and (3. 1Hll1.

l“l’tIl).-\Y. 1:30 I’. .\i.

Music and Prayer.

A Trip across the Plains in “.39 to
the Pikes Peak Gold Mines~J.
WV. (-litford, VVhite Oak.

Recitation~Miss Della VVright,
Felt's Grange.

Prediction—-W. T. \Vebb.
VVilliainston.
1~1vE.\'1.\'(:.

Lecture-GovernmentRevenue.
Prof. N. B. Corbin, Prof. Poli-

tical Economy. Agricultural

College.
SATURDAY MOR.\'I.\'(l. 0 A. M.
Song.

Inteinperance—-Mrs. S. B.
Wiley, Alaiedon.

Recitation——GraceCraig. Fitch-
burg.

A Peculiar Disease of Sheep.
Harris F. Mullett, \Villiainston.
AFTEi:.\'oo.\'.

Song.
A Journey through a Leaf-
A. T. Stevens. Alaiedon.

Recitation—Frae L. \Viley.
Alaiedon.

Essay—Mrs. J. E. VVebb,
Williamston.

Friday evening after the lee-
ture, Pomona Grange will hold a
fifth degree session. All other
sessions are open to the public.

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The Humming Bird.

In a study of a humming bird,
in the June Atlantic, Bradford
Torrey describes the humming
bird's feeding, and training of its
young for a first flight. He says:

At seven o’clock, when I made
my second visit, the mother was
in the midst of another day’s
hard work. Twice within five
minutes she bought food for the
nestling. Once the little fellow—
not so very little now happened
to be facing east, while the old

bird alighted. as she had lI1\'it1'l-i1S1t not. which allows mothers

ably done. on the western side. icapable of such passionate devo-
The youngster. instead of facingition. tiny. defensele:-ss tliings. to
about. threw back his liead and;be slaughtered by the million

opened his beak. "Look out;
there!" exclaimed my fellow ob- 3
served. “you'll break his neck ifi
you feed him in that way." l5u1.§
she did not mind. Young birds":
necks are not so easily broken. é
VVithin ten minutes of this time
she fed I\'uinber One. giving liiui
ithree doses. They were proba-
bly small. however (and small
iwonder). for he begged hard for
ginore. opening his bill with an
_ appealing air. The action in this
case was particularly well seen.
and the vehement jerking, while

ithe beaks were glued together.

‘seemed almost enough to pull
lthe young fellows head oii.

lWitliin another ten minutes the
! mother was again ministering to
! Number Two! Poor little widow!
iljetwecn her incessant labors of
itliis kind and her overwhelming
anxiety whenever any strange
bird came near. I began to be se-

for the enlianceiiieiit of woiiiaiiis
charms!
.4.»-—
l.’iil«--< inure cure is given to the hair.
the (‘(lllllll'_',‘ in;in is lillllli‘ to be :1 hair-
l1‘<\':lllllIl2ll: li--iii-o-_ to ]!l'I'\'I’llI the hall‘;
lroiii falling llsv l{;tll‘< Hair l’it‘lll‘\\‘(‘l'.
o-> — _
If instead of a gem. or even a,
flower. we would cast the gift of;
a lovely thought into the heart
of a friend. that would be giving
as the angels give.*Macdonald.

For Boils, Pimples
carbuncles,
scrofulous sores,
eczema, and all other

blood diseases,
take

Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
It will

riously alarmed for her. As a
iiieiiibt-1' of a strictly American.
family. she was in a fair way. I
thought. to be overtaken by the‘
"most Ainerit-an of diseases"—i
nervous prostration. It tired mei
to watch her.

\Vith us. and perhaps with he 1',
likewise. it was a question wheth- l
er Number Two would remain in l
the nest for the day. He grew
more and more restless; as my
coinpanion—-a learned nian-—ex-
pressed it. he began to “1'l1ll]p
round.“ Once he actually mount-
ed the rim of the nest, a thing
which his more precocious broth-
er had never been seen to do.
and stretched forward to pick at
aneighboring stem. Late that
afternoon his mother fed him
five times within an hour. instead
of once an hour. or tliereaboiits,
as had been her habit three weeks
before. She meant to have him
in good condition for the coming
event; and he. on his part. was
active to the same end.—stand-
ing upon the wall of the nest
again and again. and exercising
his wings till they made a cloud
about him. Adread of launch-
ing away still kept him back.
however. and shortly after seven
o'clock I found him comfortably
disposed for the night. "He is
now on his twenty—tirst day (at
least) in the nest. To—inorrow
will see him go." So end my
days notes.

Twenty-four hours later. as I
stood in the orchard, I heard a
hum of wings. and found the
mother over my head. Present-
ly she liew into the t.op of a tree.
and the next instant was sitting
beside one of the young ones.
His hungry mouth was already
wide open. but before feeding
him she started up from the twig,
and circled about him so closely
as almost or quite to touch him
with her wings. On completing
the circle she dropped upon the
porch at his side. but immediate-
ly rose again, and again flew
round him. It was a beautiful
act.—beautiful beyond the power
of any words of mine to set forth;
an expression of maternal ecsta-
sy, I could not doubt. answering
to the rapturous caresses and en-
dearments of which mothers of
human infants are so frequently
seen indulging. Three days af-
terward. to my delight, I saw it
repeated in every particular, as
if to confirm my opinion of its
significance. The sight repaid
all my watchings thrice over,
and even now I feel my heart
growing warm at the recollection

of it. Strange thoughtlessness.

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Branch Oflices and Salesrooms

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Old Corn Exchange, Baltimore.

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debility, and that
tired feeling. *

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will cure you.

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-1..-uiy n.\'2iiiinl-ie
H4-<'l'1‘t. that cost iii:-I55 01).«\‘ II lhililwr Shin-Ill l'tii'i£Ui~:-iitu.
Mics J. A. I-.IhS.\l_-xx K CU. tlljliivi-rSl.,l'Hll!;\G(),11.1.

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20 DEDERlCK’S \‘l0RKS.ALB YsN.Y.

A SUlllllEll SCHOOL

For lliose who wisli to prepare fortcacliing ortake

Business or Sbgrt 35$ course,
will open j1‘I.\' 6,31

Z“\ /A PARSONS
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COLLEGE, Kalamazoo, Mich.
TEACHERS’ COURSE $1.00 per \l'EEli.

Applications already coining in from all parts
of the country.

 

Join-i BAI LEvLaIco.i,

CORN EXCHANGE
BAG, ROPE AND TWINE MANUFACTORY.

1136’ and 1138 Market St.,

Philadelphia.

form in strength and evenness than pure inanilla.

strain 90 to mo pounds.

to 1 lb. Breaking strain, 80 to ice pounds.
India. I-Iemp.—Amoniz India or Jute (wines,

TBINTDER TWIN]

Extra. Russian Hemp.~This twine is without doubt the best in the market, being more uni-

W

Most people prefer the Russian, the great number

of testimonials we have received being the best proof of its value. Length, 535 feet to 1 lb. Breaking

Russian Hemp “Mix_eil_."—Made to meet _the demand for a cheap yet strong, even twine.
lfossessing all t.l'le‘Ch3l'3f_2fEI‘l_SIlCS of the extra Russian, and being far superior to any Standard Mixed,
Sisal, or any similar twine in the market, including most. of the so-called nianilla. Length, 525 feet

our India Hemp has no equal. It is made in

%ALABASTlNE% .

THE TIME TRlEDf>cND BE]°cUTlFUl.9 ('30]°cTl_NG
FOR W]°cLLS AND C=3Ellslj\l@iS.

]°cLABASTlNE §S Uj\llslKE frlsls OT}-lER W]3cLL @O]°€TlJ\lGS.
It is r0('°“”“‘-'”‘l*“l l),\‘ Silliitariaiis and is not tlvpi-iideiit upon glue

for its ll(lll/-.s‘lV't‘11U,\‘_s',

Walls can be decorate<l with Alabastiiie in any (lt‘,‘_£‘l't't‘ of elabora-
tion. from plain tinting. plain tinting with stencil ornamen-
tations. to the most elaborate f1'¢J.s‘(-0 and (1,.(.,,1-um,” in relief

‘. ‘ J ,| A ‘ pl . 1 .
1‘ mm €fi‘>‘t-‘ “"1 l"‘ l‘1"<l“<“‘<l f01'tl1i* saine lll0II<*\' with Alabastiiie
than with wall paper.

Send for article taken froin the l‘l‘1i(>1‘l of the .\ll(’lll_L‘(llI State Board
of Health. entitled " Saiiitiirv '\V:ills and (ft-iliii0's "condciiin-
ing wall paper and showing the evil resiilts following its iisi-.

\Ve will also send i"i'ee. on zipplication. :i set of colored tin,‘-'i<_rn,<
showing how walls and reiliiigs mav be decorated with »\l;i,
bastine and the stencils we inaniifacture.

BIAK E NO I\IlS'l'A KE.

Purchase no other wall coating tnzin .~\l..-\l£.-\S'l‘l.\'l<I. put up in
paper packages and 1)l'()1)t,‘l'ly lill)('ll(‘-(I,

Maiiiifar-tiii'i-(l only by

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GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

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rows. As .1 icsiilt of this study and i-xpcrii-nci: we now ronliileiitly plzirv lit-fore the public
The liiglitest llraft llrill,
Tllt‘ M est Siiiiple, l’i-artical and l+li’l'i-(°tii'c Drill,
and the Most lliiralile llrill

ll1llll:lllIll‘l(l‘I: It (lot-s not ring: it docs not turn up soils; it «lot--2 piit llln i_'l'1llIllll£Al ('\.‘l'Il(l(‘]illls on
all soils. and ii [)l<‘.’lS(‘S i:\'i-r_\'lir~.tl_v.

Nwml ti; I)(Ill'.-l(:'l.l(' 5110/2’ l)[.'Il.I. ('(I._/‘or l'ri/r//u_«/mi, l'u/.<, 'l'4.-/i'Iim/zi'rr,/'.»
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A $90 BUGGYFOR $70!

Here is the opportunity you have been looking for. A stylish.
durable top buggy, painted in lead and oil, no dip finish. The
buggy has been thoroughly tested for over ten years on all kinds
of roads and in all kinds of service. Its easy riding qualities and
adaptability to roads has been fully demonstrated.

The demand for a good side-spring buggy has been gradually
growing for several years. and there have been several new springs
put on the market in consequence. The most of these have proved
failures. the construction being such that there was no chance for
the side-spring to lengthen when loaded. hence the motion was
short and sharp. or the gear was thrown out of “track.” In the
“VVolverine" these objections are avoided. There are four springs
which are put together in such manner that each is allowed full
play without straining any part of the gear. It has a wrought
iron fifth wheel, clip kingbolt, and a double reach. Every buggy
should have a well braced reach to make it keep in “track.”

The GRANGE VISITOR has made arrangements with the manu-
facturer. Arthur Wood. of Grand Rapids. to sell to subscribers to
this paper the above buggy at a price within the reach of every
farmer who needs a buggy. We have examined every part of the
works. and stake the reputation of the VISITOR on the good quali-
ties of every job. A two-horse tWo—seated wagon with three
springs, just right to take the family to church, for $55.00.

Hear what those say who have used them:

After using one two years, Dr. H. H. Power, of Saranac._ writes as follows:

"There is nothing to

precisely the same way and has the same style of finish as our Russian Twines, which renders any ac-
cumulation of lint in the needle and cutting disc impossible, the latter being a common complaint
where ordinany Jute Twine_is used. For strength and uniformity it certainly stands far above all its
competitors, one of our friends enthusiastically writing, “The lndja be,-"5 mam all," Length, soc
feet to 1 lb. Breaking strain 70 to 85 lbs.

For_the_past two years our Binder Twines have been used almost exclusively by Granges in this
and adjoining States. the many testimonials we have received beiiig the best proof of their value.
Write for prices and samples.

Mixed Russian, 8 1-2 e. per lb. Extra India, 7 1-2 e. per lb.

compare with the ‘Wolverine’ for ease, comfort and durability."
CoLnwA'rER. Mich., April 24th, i8g1—Some years ago I purchased two single buggies of Arthur

Wood, of Grand Rapids, and found them to be strong and durable.
ten years, and have proved to be satisfactory in all respects.

They have been in use eight or
CYRUS G. LUCE.

PAW PAW, May 1st. x89r—In 1875 I purchased an open buggy of Arthur VVood. It has been in con-

stant use since and promises several years service.

buggies on the reputation they sustain for excellence, workmanship and durability.

I have now ordered one of the Vvolverine top
J. C. GOULD.

Send the money to the editor of this paper, and the buggy will

be sent direct from the factory.