A. l 4 £ “THE FARMER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN V01. XVI N0. 16 phi? i%l§v,‘li11cH.,Aua1-st 15, 1391.l THE GRAN_gE VISITOR. PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY. {Isl and 15th of each 1nouth.; AT THE O1~‘1~'1c1-zor 'rnr:'1"r ‘ 19,418,000 1388 . . . . . . . ..23,6i9,oou 15,a,39,ooo x8149. ...15,3o1,ooo . . 41 332.000 1890 .2n,174,0(x) 1856 . . . . . . . ..28,:19,ooo 12591.... ...13,59o,ooa Average for the ten years, . . ..2r,16r,2oo This shows a. smaller supply than in any year past since 1882; about two million bushels less than in the other two low years (1884 and 1896), and only about live-eighths (64.1 per cent) of the average, counting in 188:3 and the other low years. It is to be noted also that this years‘ low supply follows the other con- secutive years of very moderate stocks, the average for 1889 and 1890 being 17,T3T,'.'>00 bushels on July 1st, or about 23.} million bushels below the general aver- The effect of t-his was to reduce the “reserves” in those years, and make oarlies drafts upon the crop of 1891. With the rapid absorption for consumption and especially export of the large early receipts. the visible supply: increased only half at million‘. spherical trigonometry. geology. zistronomy. inctziphysics and the rest. This pnictictil education would be greatly higher than the other. It would be good for the children of the rich— would give them something "to fall back on" if they should be rcduced to pov- erty. In (icrmany the sons of the wealthy largely learn trades. ()no reason why nizm y educated people do not succeed is. they l1tivon't the physical strength. An education of the anus and the chest in learning it trade would give thmn the f()1'(:c that would help to carry them through any kind of business. Exercise in working at a. trade is better for physical playing. boating and gyrnnasties. The student has a great object in view----his living and his feelings are interested in the best way. He gets to love manual work—~it is a. pleasure to him. A man is vastly more clfective when he 1&- bors with a. love of work. The intellect sympathises and works more vigorously in 3. body that delights in work. G. A. lVIonc.n;. Kellogg. Mich. A -61? - “Was it Suicide ?" Why rnzirriage is sometimes 21. failure is an interesting and im- portant question to all: and every one, married or single. should read the absorbing story with the above title. by the pen of the poet-novelist. Ella VVhceler VVil- cox, written in that populalr au- thors most forcible style. which is published in the September numbcr of that always bright periodical. Demore.st‘s Faniily Magazine. It contains, besides. an abundance of other good read- ing matter, just the sort that 0110 enjoys at this season. There is at splendid article. fully illustrat- ed. about “Brazil;" “A Poet at Home" tells about Ella. Wheeler Wilcox and her lovely home, and to the public in print, but never b“Sh915 dllring the fi1‘St 3-3 days j with it are pictures of "the poets through the official organ of alof July‘ The "went °n01'm011Sico1'ne1"‘ and portraits of her in fraternity. In this Ihzive practic- ed what I preached. and sup—j pressed my article from thel Patron organ of which I am edi— l and wholly unprecedented early’; marketing of wheat had for the‘, same reason only increzised thcj visible supply to lT,T6T.Sl5lT‘; some of her noted gowns; wheth- er you ever enjoyed that ran- sport moose-hunting or not. you will be interested in "A Stray tor, as 1 win suI)1)1'eS5 the at-tic1eS§ bushels at the end of the weckl Shot at it Moose.“ written by the of any one who will mix politicali inference or zeal with business or social rights. ] And then, in conclusion, iff farmers‘ orders are to be prostitut- ed to political partiza-nship. I; have done with them; if they are “'34“1ing3 300d business 933%‘ fort-herefining,theenlivening,the prise will ever stand as the bone and sinew of his organization, while political complications will ever be in the homely compari- son of a seething, stinking com- post to his better work. As Grand Secretary of the Patrons of Industry of Michigan these statesments may seem strange to people who have, not without reason, supposed the Patrons were a. political organi- zation. Never in‘ the spirit of the constitution has it been such. never by the consent of its lead- ers, nor its originators has it been such. and if by proclamation or influence it has been such, it- has been because of extraneous influence and effort—beca.use of product, and then selling in the the ever present effervescing of lifting up, the educating, of our fellow men, and the development pf business-like enterprise that will yield a. profit for my labor, and a. lasting comfort to my home, then I will work till galled in the harness. I know full well in this article I shall invite the gall and bitterness of some blustering small Weights, but the time has come for a. wholesome change in the predominant drift of public sentiment for the public good. It is time for thinking men of ex- perience to speak and Write their long suppressed opinions, and if in this article there is the germ of that which may in time call for the others to speak and lead to better ways and more profit- able action in behalf of private ending Aug. 1st.—Orange Judd‘; Farmer. l -<9?- El). V1sI'ron:——In a. communi- cation in 3. late number of the Visitor I advocated the proposi-l, tion that the state is under no ob- l ligation, and has no right. to taxi the people to support any but- primary schools. But the state will probably always continue to maintain the higher institutions. It is such a. glorious thing to have a. University that will be the larg- est in the world, and to have high schools in every city and village, that the statesmen will continue the system, whether the people want it or not. Then, too, it is at fine scheme to enable people who are able to pay for the higher ed- ucation for their children to get tuition free. Now. if the people have got to be taxed for anything but a. pri- mary education, let us have taught in the University and high schools the trades and arts ——carpentering, blacksmithinfr. fortunate a-inzttcur sportsman who brought down his gainc at ithe first shot. which is finely il- ‘ lustrated; "A Seven Days‘ Tramp land What it Cost" describes a. ‘ "tramp” made by eight girls and a chaperon, and the chaperon tells the story; then there are stories and poems, and the va- rious departments are replete with useful and amusing matter. and there are nearly ‘.200 illustra- tions, besides a beautiful water- color, “Play ball, Pa!” which ap- peals to every admirer and devo- tee of baseball. And this is only a fair sample of what one gets monthly in this ideal Family Magazine, which is published for $2 a. year, by W. Jennings Demorest, 15 East 14th St, New York City. o¢—:—— Much injury is done by the use of ir1'ita.ting, griping compounds taken as purgatives. In Ayer’s Pills, the patient has a. mild but effective cathortic, that can be confidently recommended alike for the most delicate patients as well as the most robust. education than bztll-- AUGUST 15, 1891 THE C3-IR..A.I.\'l'Gi-E‘. VISITOR. ‘ above its fellows. knows 3. blessed lthing. and most of us realize it. §No one can love the hustle and «_whirl of a city's exciting life so {far as to forget the joys of the Why Is it SO’? Some find v\o'k where some find rest, And so the weary world goes on‘. I sotnelinies wonder which is best. The answer comes when life is gone. Accepting the Risks Of 0th6!'B- Would I refuse all personal as- iug railroads: in plundering the A few days Sihoo a young mahtsistance? I would. in a certain ‘shareholders; in contending Came to me to have 3, --I-gfepence" 3 way. The law provides for two against state and federal regula- 7 endorsed by tho too-at magistrate forms of security—chattel and , tion. and in manipulating elec- to the effect that this young than ; real security. The man who re— ,'tions and legislation," could be - -~'‘‘-- ~ '~- -. .-.. l I l Some eyes sleep when some eycs wake, And so the dreary night-hours go; Some hearts heat where some hearts break; I often wonder why 'tis so. Some wills faint where some wills fight- Some love the tcrit~and some the field. I often wonder who are riglit~ The ones who strive, or those who yield. Sonic hands fold. where other hands Are lifted bravcly in the strife: And so through ages atid through lands .\lovc oti thc two cxtrctncs of life. Sonic fcct halt where some feet tread, in tireless ll)J1I‘(‘ll, a thorny way. Some striigglc on \\'ll('T(‘ soiiic have fled; Sonic seek, whcti otlicrs shun thc fray. Smite swords rust wlici 1: othr-rs clasli. Sonic fall hack \\'ll(:I'tt sonic move on, Sonic flags fnil wlicic oiht.-is llasli Until the liattlc has l1\‘l‘l| ivnii. Sonic sleep on, \\.‘lllll: otlit-rs km-p Thu vigil:-; ot the true and lirautz Thcy will not rest till iosi-s r‘I‘!:<,'p Aroiliid tlicir iiaiiics, .‘thu\'t; a t:i'avt-. —~l".'itlii-i l{_\.'in. ,__. . ,, . The Old Homestead. There may have been a time afar away in the earlier days. when the race was nomadic. that one spot was quite as dear as another ——a time when each tree was a shelter and each cave a refuge. But aside from Gypsydoni, and dating back through as many centuries as there is data for us to dream upon, there has been a love for one spot above all others, that has clung through the years, overpowering all grander, more imposing and more beautiful and attractive places. It is this feel- ing which moved the lonely John Howard Payne, in the midst of Bohemia, to sing that plaintive song, so full of heart-felt longing. which assures us all that "Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home,” and this which made our witty poet weave bits of pathos into his rhyme. when he tells us that "No soil on this earth is so dear to our eyes as that we first stirred in terrestial pies." And this has sung itself over in the rhymes of those who spoke to the world, and of those who paused in the rush of life to hold communion with theirown hearts. Happy hearts have sung it in joyous measure; lonely. desolate hearts have walled it in their agony, and busy men and women have felt it all their lives. The “Old brown homestead," of which Alice Cary sang. is seen by many of us today. In the elegant mansion when the gas has burned all freshness from the air, and the night has given the electric light in place of the sun, and there is no friendly darkness. because the wea-lth at hand would lure burglars hither were it not for the clear light. the alarm. ever ready to sound, and the many safeguards provided, then the thought comes of the little childhood's home. where the wooden button was the only lock, and that rarely turned, where “the latch string hung outside the door, and was never pulled through,” as was sung in the days of the Tippecanoe campaign, and visions come of the dear little home "That reared its walls, the wayside dust aloof, Where the apple-bouglis could almost cast Their golden fruitage on the roof." And, indeed, no artist paints a fairer picture. Then, with Long- fellow, there is realized the sweetly true words, “VVe may build more splendid hahitations, Fillourrooiiis with paintingsaiid withsculptures, But we cannot buy with gold the old associa- tioxis." It may not be difficult to realize that the Sally of those early days would be but poor company to—day. with her homespun ways and rustic dress: that her hands, rough and coarse as they are, would be difficult to confine in a dainty glove, and that her vari- ance from the rules laid down by Lindley Murray would jangle dis- cordantly in the fashionable drawing room‘; but we have such tender memories of this little girl, who was our playmate in the happy days, that no breath of jasamine scented kerchief can equal its delightful suggestion, though its fragrance bring un- sought the proudest of patrician beauties to our eyes. It is easy to feel the inconvenience of the old life, with the crude household utensils; but the fact that they accompanied our contented days casts a halo over them, as it were, and renders them sacred. All who know a real country home, whether humble or exalted lcountry, and to dream of laying ;down their life where first they ‘found it. in the restful shade of lcountry ways. And blessed are they who do not realize too late <, that their wisest choice is to go back to the old homestead before , their happy life is over—if so be {they have been tempted to leave lit in some silly hour——and there have the taste of enjoyment be- " fore life is yielded. There is such lnearness to nature in the country 1 that one is healed there soonest lwhen ill. restctl soonest when lweary. and reconciled the more .easily to any loss. even if it be loin,-,‘s own life. Many have realize this. and ghave recognized that the place Esooll to be sold to a stranger for l a song is worth niorc than money can estimate. atid have roused tlictnselvcs and bought the old hoitiestead. the ancestral acres for a season in the hand of the fatnily. They rarely keep the old homcas a dwelling: they may preserve it. as one of the build- ings upon the remodelled estate. but they will keep the old spot famous. The "old Allen place“ has no right to becotne the “Adam house" so long as an Allen lives worthy of the name. A strong appeal is made to these stray children, which is worth keeping. It reads: ‘Oh, don't you ruitietuber the schoolhouse rcd Which stood far back on the hill, And the great oak tree which lifted its head Close by? It stands there still. You learned addition in that old place. And the use of verh and noun; They have earned you tiiiicli in life's hard racc- Give some to the dear old town! “You l)£l‘«'t¢VVal1(l6I‘(:(l far from the heartlistone gray \Vliei’c your infant it-ct first trod, You have wnlkcd in many a devious way, lint you worship yoiit' i'atlici"s God. For yoti'll iicvcr forgct the lessoiis tauglit, V\’liL-ti at night you all knelt down In tho lioiiic that you hold in your tciidcrcst tlionglit lii your own old native town. “lt is old atid l\(‘ttl_V now. tlicy say, How many have: gone \Vc:~tf And llllllel‘lll0lllf‘l(‘I'lll1(llI‘(l(lSXOll(‘S gray Lie ll(:iill)' all the rest. lint it is not poor, this village dcar, It can H(:\'(:l' get run down W'lii|c its sons are rich, and fccl that l)l‘l'€ Is their own dcar native town. “The blncbclls grow oti the rivcr-bank, And the V'iOl(:I tilt the hill; The wild azalt-as, swcct and rank, The gi‘a_v, wct llli|I'$ll(.'5 fill. There is pink arbntus in the woods VVhcti the spring is cold and brown; It is only poor in worldly goods. In your ()\\'ll dcar native town. “Ali! go ivlicii the sniiiiiicr solstice burns, And your city hoiiic is hot, (lo look wlicrc thc winding rivcr turns lii tlii- gre-cit old lllt'l|(l4)\\‘ lot. Tlicti ask llH' pcoplc ivliat it tit-cds, And count it lit't:'s hi,-st crown To build it tip with filial dccds, Your o\\ti dcar iizitivc towii!“ These are the days when the towns are full of city people. and as they read this some may be moved to seek out the old home- stead and see if it may not be brought back into the family. Others, who have no such home- stead, will perhaps choose one whence all the children have passed from earth. and adopt this as the future homestead of their family. There may be many alterations made conscien- tiously with the old home that may be classed as improvements, and all that can be done be put forth to benefit the town, yet when this is done, even though it be the act that saved the town from oblivion, let modesty prevent the desire of a change of name. if so be it bear already a fair-sounding name, rather than make it con- ditional that the place be known evermore by the name of its lat- est benefactor. The old homestead appeals to all. and each year more of us listen and are benefited by the remembrance. It may be. also, that the place of the old home is dearer, in that association and real help come from the con- sideration. If this is true, all will have cause for rejoicing in the better state of affairs thus resulting. -~- - <0 o >— - — -- - A very good freckle lotion can be made by taking muriate of ammonia, one-half drachm; levender water, two drachms; distilled water, one—half pint. Apply with a sponge two or three times a day. To make a good tooth paste take rose pink, two drachms; precipitated chalk. twelve drachms: carbonate of magnesia, one drachm; sulphate of quinine, six grains. Mix. was “of good character. did not drink, of responsible word, and was not encumbered by debt." all of which I willingly subscribed to. knowing well this particular young man. Why was this? He had been appointed to a respons- ible position which required a $500 bond. He would not ask a friend to assume. any responsibil- ity for him. but chose to pay for responsibility by giving his per- sonal bond to a New York Trust Company to secure him. and paid for it. and then if failure should come in any way. his friend or friends would not be made to pay that from which they had i'e<:<_-iv- ed no benefit. Several iiistaticcs of signing a note to accommodate a friend in this vicinity. lately, call l'(‘ll(.‘\\'Q(l attention to this practice of rc-_ qul.-stc.‘14.000.000 per annuiii. He says that 10 per cent of the travelers on the railroads are carried free. and this would amount to $3-$0,000,000 ;mnu;111_y_ Then there is a vast expendi- ture in paying coiiiiiiissions for the diversion of traffic to particu- lar lines often the least direct. Natioiial ownership would do away with at least $‘_‘(),0()(),()()() spent for this purpose. The iiiiinonse salaries. the cost of official staffs. are not paid be- cause the tin’-re biisiiicss of operat- ing a railroad calls for such ex- traordinary talent. The tnlmit thus paid for is oiiiployc-d by every railroad to clicck and coutitcract the tricky cottipctition of rivals. L'ndor govcrntiicnt (‘()l)lI‘()l'll.1t‘I‘(' would bcno such competition and coiiscqiu-titly no lelltling nced for the >I~"_‘.i,(J(N),00() now do- uamcs at auctions. atid for alltvott-(1 to this kind hf hflicml minor ofiices. administrators. &c., ittbiljty, should be stopped, and lot the man who needs bail pay his pre- mium for a bond of the “Trust C-oinpany, " organized for just that purpose, and then. if needs be, put the settlement of estates wholly in the hands of either probate or trustees. secured by the Trust Company. If you feel that you should sign for a friend. ask for :24 hours in which to think it over. Talk it over with your wife, and without her assent don‘t do it. Paying a note for another man, as a rule. is a matter that calls for econo- my. and in that event it is the wife and children who bear the brunt of it. More work, fewer comforts. closer staying at home to save help. and more “sweat of the brow" that the man who was "accommodated" rarely sh arcs in. The lesson of the hour is to be more selfasserting. more indi- vidually independent and respon- sible in word, deed and obliga- tion. These make a man legally, manly and financially strong: then if our property only counts up a few thousands, our names will count as millions among our friends and those with whom we come in business contact. —.Iohn Gould, in Country Gentleman. —-—- Why the Government Should Own the Railways. In an Arena article for the pi‘esetit. month. favoring the gov- ernment ownership of the rail- ways. Mr. C. VVoods Davis gives some calculations in favor of the economy of such an ownership that have not before been pre- sented iii so concise and striking a form. Mr. Davis is a railroad expert and employe. and is there- fore an authority on the subject he discusses. In the first place he calls atten- tion to the power that the joint owners of coal mines and the railroads running to them have over the price of coal. By furn- ishing cars to thetnselves and denying them to other coal opera- tors they can largely control the output and consequently the price of coal. Another great advantage would be the dispatch of traffic by the shortest routes. Under the pres- ent system the longer route gets no greater rates for transporta- tion between two points than the shorter. If the traffic can be sent by the longer route at a Competition. too. i'cqiiii'es ()()(l.()()ll of 2t(l\'(*1'tisit1g, $.'i.(ll)l),()()() {of which might be saved. Fiftceti million dollars is spent on the tiiaintenance of frciglit and passenger offices. a large part of which is retidcrcd necess- ary _by the attempts to divert traffic from one line to another. The traffic associations devoted solely to the task of trying to prevent the different companies from violating their solemn agree- ments are another source of ex- pense that would be utinecessary if the government operated the roads. . These retrenchments aiiioutit in the aggregate to >I~‘lli0,00().00l) annually. 'l‘o this should be added ¥l;')(),0()(),0()() for tlecrcasc in interest charges. iitakiiig it to- tal saving under govcriiinciit con- trol of >.-45-5l(),()()0.()()0. This is a favorable showing. and it will probably be challenged by the corporations‘. But there is no.denyi_ng that thedrift of public opinion is in favor of the govern- ment control of railroads, both city and general, of telegrapli communication, of the express business and of the whole systeni of liutiian intcrcoiiiiiiunicatioti. ;,Boginning with letter carrying. lll1(§l'£.‘ is no logical stopping place. ; Wlien one asks. \Vhy not packages ,-alsoi’ Why not frcigltti’ Why fnot passetigois.’ tlierc is but om- .‘ai1s\ver. In Australia they lnivc ,answered it and have taken coit- ,trol of all nieatis of 1raiisporta- ition with 1-xcelletit i'osiilt.s.——— Detroit Journal. ~' 4 O 3 Not a. Wise Move. I do not think the organization of the people's party. at present ‘at least. a wise move. The farm- er is and has been gaining in po- litical influence and power for many years and many of his de- mands, made through gratige committees, for legislation favor- able to his interests have been granted by both state and nation- al Legislatures, and nearly all of them have received respectful lconsideration at least. Both of the great political parties are anxious to secure the farmer vote and any reasonable demand which has the hearty support of a majority of the farmers will. I think, finally be granted. It will be granted much sooner if we work through the old parties l Pmfit then the 00-“ Of Sending ll? , than if we form a new party,since by the Shorter Should be much lwe have now the balance of power less than this. If the govern- ment owned the lines it could send trafiic over the shortest; route at cost. The saving by this change he reckons at 000.000 per annuni. .; There would be a great reduc— ‘ tion in the number of employes. In many places the three or four railways that come in could be. consolidated. Duplicate freight! and ticket offices. stations and the large local staffs they all em- ploy could be abolished. This economy he puts down at #320,- 000,000 a year. The great number of expensive railroad attorneys and the legal expenses growing chiefly out of the competition of the roads, or in “endless controversies be- in the old parties andcan succeed if we hold them to their good be- havior. Again I will say that I personally know of no one who favors the sub-treasury scheme. or the loaning of money at a low rate ofinterest on land security by the government. A few fa- Vor unlimited coinage, however. ——F. A. Allen, Secretary Maine State Grange ea->~ ~ — An enterprising Nebraska man says, that he will take to the Ex- position a crowd of 50.000 school children from Omaha and vicin- ity. He proposes to have each car load in charge of a teacher, and he has already begun nego- ciations with the railroads for tween the corporations, in wreck- special rates and special trains. Zagnft -i AUGUST 15,1891 . I£5.'I'I?C)N’S MANUFACTURER OF INGERSOLL’S LIQUID RUBBER PAINT. Ten Thousand P. of H. and Farnit-.1's [t‘.s‘tlf_)'II‘l€‘y are best and Clieupcst. WRITE US AND SAVE MONEY. THE G-HANG-E (‘lit-ap. Iii——-~- Saturday evening, July 25th, nearly 50 members of Rollin Grange went over to Onstead Grange by invitation. At their request Rollin Grange officers took charge of the meeting, after which came the feast of rich ice cream and cake. After the ban- quet toasts were given and re- sponded to by members of both Granges. Language fails us to Just here is where blessing, The destruction of! beautiful lawn of one of its mem- bers and had a good crowd. net- I ting enough to pay for a new? freezer for the use of the Grange. ( Mus. H. D.\v'ro_\'. Sec. Rollin (l1".n1ge No. 2.’-‘~23. C O 7 Don’t Work too many Hours. \Ve never work but ten hours a day at furtii work. and liaven't for :1 good iiiauy years. sa_vs T. p B. Terry in the I)]'Il('Il(‘lll I*‘a1'i1ie1'. , l\'c used to work from early in the inorning until H or 3! p. 111. It,‘ was a foolish. drudging way. but we then thought it was necess:i- j ry. Eight or ten hours of sharp. ' systetiiatic work will accomplish . the most iii the long run. andl (TOPS. Gt?-. find but ff)!‘ the W‘-‘ffds then one has a chance to rest and 1 W0Ul(1 1159 1 live a little as A $45 SEWING MACHINE orlli, Including One Year's Subscription to this Paper. l'l’l“l.I-llx‘. IlI’..\I.\lliI\'S. R 'I‘l’f‘I\'l5R, I’.\('l\.\(}lC t I‘I..-XTE, \\'l\’ (I.-\l'(iI-. SCI\'I-.\V. 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ISITT UNIS (ERAUIC. ;it \\'li<-lirsulc [)l'll‘(:!~i if we ll.'l\t‘ no pl.'1<'1'. .\ll wiirk iv.'11't‘z1i1ti-d. git-;1te:.~;ts<-llt-.i'uii the iiiuiket. lie /Ieapus/, / us/'6 H 01/36’ In 2‘/w W or! . iiriiose ofiiit rorliivimrottr L‘,‘L>('Nl.s'tIll‘(‘llI!Il()\lC tbs .nnAI to mlve~rt1~'noitt' Iloii.-'1-, no uill torn short ii any no-rsotioiio uftliofi.llo\1'iiu:instruun:nts ptoft-its 1 to pity for In-xiiigiiiitl sliippin,;_ We will only send one to L'Al.I'I.A poison, We will send a. $10 010 Bull Violin for $2. t>1itfltconsI:—-—-- Island Park Assembly. We attended the meetings of this pleasant resort three days between the 4th and 7th of this month. There have been few changes during the last three years, except that several cot- tages have been built. The man- agement have evidently been more intent upon making money than upon making improvements. There are many things to criti- cise and that deserve criticism. The entertainment furnished at Assembly Hotel is far from be- ing satisfactory to the class of people whom they invite, and to whom they must look for sup- port. There was much mutter- ing and many vows to steer clear of the Park until a change in this respect was effected. It seems more important to the management also that the “Triumphs of Methodism” be in- stilled into the minds of the mul- titude, than that they should en- joy a literary entertainment out- side of that persuasion, and that any superannuated ex-pounder of the bible is good enough for half the lectures, because, forsooth. he will come for his expenses. We heard two good lectures and two very poor ones. Bishop Joyce and Robert McIntyre and others of their caliber will sus- tain the reputation of Island Park. but Cheap Johns ought to be hooted off the platform. Crankiness is insinuating itself into notice on all occasions. Chau- tauqua Assemblies, Farmers’ In- stitutes and County Grange meet ings are the fields upon which the champions of these vagaries look for great victories, or to find listening ears for their bugle blasts. It is akin to fraud when the managers admit these “advo- cates” to their platforms and compel an audience by virtue of this kind of deceit. “Reform- ers" with a “mission” are in the market for small pay, and this is their principal virtue. If the policy of lemon squeezing all around is to prevail Island Park has had its day. The place de- serves a more liberal policy. Compelling Showers. The news comes from Texas that Senator Farwell’s scheme for aerial irrigation has scdreda great success. Prof. Dyunerfurth has indicated his displeasure at the drouth by firing a. boom in the upper regions of air and air currents, and, as soon as those upper forces had time to consid- er——about ten hours—they said like Crockett’s coon, “don’t shoot again; we’ll come down.” It is uge was sympathetic—a sequence or acoincidence. is left for our intelligent readers to determine. May it not yet be possible that those Kansas clouds came to- gether for a kindly purpose, without even hearing the com- motion down in Texas? and that there may still be some difliculty in a second attempt at conquer- ing the clouds? We shall not yet advise Granges nor farmers’ clubs to organize a campaign against a brazen sky. at least not until the wind gets out of the northwest. We are still of the opinion that nature has some fixed laws which an act of con- gress, with an appropriation even, cannot easily change. We are glad the theory is being test- ed. Nine thousand dollars is well expended, if it fails after tliisiii every instance. as we pre- dict it will. except when rain may follow as a coincidence. We are not running to cover nor hedging. when we say that we should like to see science score a point in this attempt. and should be among the first to hail the im- portant discovery. We urish it success with a kind of mustard- seed faith in its accomplishment. 7 4-»--V We feel gratified when other papers find something in the Vis- itor worth copying. and make a proper acknowledgment by giv- ing credit for it. but we feel like roasting the fellows who use our brains to illumine their editorial pages without as much as saying “by your permission." There is an Alliance paper on the east side of the state Whose editor ev- idently has the astuteness to know a good thing when he sees it, but lacks the mental endow- ment necessary to construct his own columns, and the moral stamina to admit it; so he rubs the trade mark off our goods, and gets the credit for being smart by wearing our coat. He can thus pose in peacock plumage occasionally, and eke out his reputation as a writer for a month or two longer. We shall tell the whole story next time. __ , .:.._¢.¢—~———— The great want to-day is men. Men who can’t be bought and sold. Men with votes too hon- est to sell them. Men in office too honest to buy them. Men who think twice before they speak, thrice before they act, and four times before they vote. Men quick to see and prompt to act. Men who will stand for right, firm as a rock, though pow- ers and parties crumble, and all around seems chaos and confu- sion. Men prompt to condemn wrong, whether found in high places or low. To supply that want is one of the primal pur- poses of the Grange, and it is supplying right along.—Farm- ers’ Friend. pie. For several years Flushing, No. 387. has been the only sur- viving Grange of that county. This year their leaven effected the founding of Swartz Creek. No. 603. Several other fields near are only thought to wait the dep- uty’s tillage. A short time ago it was my privilege to visit this last named county and spend a pleasant day among its Patrons. Flushing Grange was out in force to con- clude the reception of a class of new members. Its roomy and tasty hall, in the village of Flush- ing, is warrant of permanence. H. W. Marshall is the eflicient Master, and Bro. J no. Passmore the long time Secretary. while the faces of Brothers Turner, Marshall. Knight and Pennoyer, and Sister Passmore. all familiar to State Grange goers, are in the faithful ranks. Their allegiance to Grange principles is loyal; their welcome to a wayfarer was royal. Stopping with Bro. and Sister Passmore. there was the dish- washing machine—of woman's covetous admiration!—to be seen in actual operation. Mrs. P. is general agent of the state, and many interesting instances did she tell me of the way the “washer” is being received. Probably more women have prayed to be delivered from the tri—daily bondage of the dish-pan than any other item of routine. Here they think they have found deliverance! And so, indeed. they have. judging from the quick and thorough way a pile of dinner dishes was made clean and pure as hands and time could have left them. I did not wonder when Sister Passmore told me her ma- chine never failed to draw the crowd at the fairs and exposi- tions. It touches “responsive chords." no doubt. and is des- tined to rank in the kitchen with the machine that, in the field. supplants hand work three times a day three hundred and sixty- five days in a year (if such there be). JENNIE BUELL. ——————eo->—————— Market Report and Indications. The supply of live stock at the principal markets, as compared with last year for the month of July, show a decided decrease in receipts, amounting to 39.307 head of cattle. 148,858 head of hogs, while sheep show an in- crease of 25,800, and for the ex- pired portion of the year 107,401 head. Prices for the entire month of July have been satisfactory for sheep of good quality, while thin and low grade sheep have ruled low throughout. Hogs average 65 to 85 cents per 100 lbs. higher than a month ago. and $1.35 to $1.80 higher than the correspond- ing month of 1890. As to the fu- ture prices of hogs, I can see nothing to prevent good prices for good hogs of medium weight until hogs fattened upon grain raised this season make their ap- pearance in the market. The shortage in cattle predicted in the early part of the season is an established fact, so far as native cattle are concerned, as receipts of Texas and range cattle have increased 25.000 head over July 1890, while native cattle decreas- ed nearly 65,000 head in the same time. Farmers would do well to remedy for the ills that have a real existence. Neither are labor organizations effective. Individ- ual effort is the only successful means of improvement-—let the wage earner improve his mind. for mind conquers muscle. Leg- islation. backed by individual iii- telligence, is the remedy. L. K. Butterfield had for his subject. ‘ ‘Reciprocity—the F a r m e r’ s Duty.” Usually it is stated that everything depends on the farin- er. But he is dependent for much of his prosperity. Legis- lation in making wise laws: so- cial standing. in giving business prestige; science, in the great discoveries and experiments; education, in helping him to make use of the other aids-all these help the farmer. His duty is then to take his place in gov- ernment: to improve his social capabilities: to use the discover- iesgof science in his business; to read more, to make a better district school system: to help the Agricultural College. these things, and these chiefly. will he succeed. William End- ers' oration was on “Some In- fluences of Mechanical Inven- tion.” They have had physical. mental and moral effects. Steam tion. Changes in the art of war have materially aided civilization. The influence of the art of print- ing upon the human intellect can- not be measured. The lens of the microscope and telescope teach us that the same hand‘ moulded the atom and the uni- verse. W. A. Fox had for his theme, “The Hundred Days." During the quarter century, he said, from 1700 to 1815, Europe was convulsed with continual rev- olution. Chiefest among those‘ who figured in the struggles was Bonaparte, that most extraordin- ary despot, against whom all Europe combine to prevent a re- turn of all the horrors of the dark ages and anarchy. He possessed wonderful genius, rose early and high, but using his power against his fellow men, he fell and be- queathed to the world an example it were not well to emulate. B. A. Holden spoke on “The\ Future of American Agricul-F ture.” The causes of the pres- ent depression in agriculture are over-production, homestead laws and increase in rural population. It is not likely that these will continue. For the resources of the west are limited, as the farm- ing system there has been waste- ful; population tends now toward cities, and so increases the pro- portion of consumers to produc- ers. Foreign countries will hard- ly compete with us, but the farm- er must also improve his mental and social conditions, and he is doing so. A. R. Locke made “A Plea for our Forests.” As forests have disappeared, floods and extremej of temperature have become more frequent. The people must learn the necessity of tree-culture and the preservation of our native forests.—Detroit Tribune. \ Have you any truly great men at the present day? Some doubt it, and ask to be shown the modern Washington, Franklin, or Webster. However this may be, of one thing we are sure, there never was a. greater blood-purifier than Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. By y has mightily advanced civiliza- ) AUGUST 15,1891 Farmer J ones‘ Home Surroundings There are some places that we glance at as we pass by upon the road, and instinctively wish we might know the people who dwell there. A single glance gives us a favorable impression. At the same time we glance at another place and are unfavorably im- pressed. It is true we are not al- ways to judge a man by the clothes he wears. but we can usu- ally judge him pretty well by the way he wears them. It is not necessary to become a millionaire before the home sur- roundings are made beautiful. The cost is nominal: almost any farmer can have all the trees he wants for the trouble of trans- planting them. but how often he puts it off year after year, and lets the sun pour its unobstructed rays upon his dwelling until (in summer) it‘s but little cooler than the “lower regions" are supposed to be. There is nothing pleasanter on a sultry August day than the thick. cool shade of a broad- spreading maple, and yet Farmer Jones. surrounded on all sides by forests of those trees. neglects for twenty-five years to set one out. The house stares out upon the highway with all its eyes, and the traveler hastens by with no wish to linger or pleasant memory of the place. The acres may be broad and the house large, but it does not attract us as the place farther on will. We come to it unexpectedly; so sur- rounded and protected by trees and shrubs that we view its ap- pearance with perfect surprise. The vines clamber over its low porch, for the house is small and weather-beaten; the acres are few but well cared for. Shrubbery dots the well—kept lawn, and a hammock swings invitingly in the shade of two wide-spreading trees. How we love those peo- ple! They may be entire stran- gers to us, but we are sure they would prove pleasant acquaint- ances, and we find it hard to pass with only a glance at the outside of this Eden: and after we have passed we often recall it with pleasure and wish we knew the people who dwelt there. We do not know their name, but we are certain it is not Jones. We know him well and can tell his place at a glance, and always pass it at a good trot. while we look to see if our horse is sweating, when we drive, but if we walk we always hasten. too. for there are no trees to shade the way. and we are anxious to reach the cool shad- ows beyond. In summer Jones usually pas- tures a horse about the house. and, as a variety. a dozen or so small pigs (but large enough to turn sod) spend their days in search of grubs; while now and then, or oftener. the whole drove of cattle saunter or charge into and through the front yard, when they find the gate open or fence down. and trample down the few shrubs or ficwers that Mrs. J. or the girls have coaxed into an at- tempt to adorn the desert waste. It is a wonder that women do not give up in despair under such circumstances and let the “lawn” become a howling wilderness; but every spring they repeat the at- tempt to beautify the place, but before fall the same melancholy fate is pretty sure to befall it. Jones never sees the beauty of anything unless there is a dollar behind it to set it off. Is it to be wondered at that the Jones boys don‘t stay on the farm, and that the girls hasten from it to homes of their own with no feelings of regret at leav- ing the old home behind them. A great deal has been written about how to keep the boys on the farm. There are farms and farms. You can’t keep boys on a Jones farm unless you tie them up. Let people say what they will about the boys having no care for beautiful things. These peo- ple have forgotten their boy- hood, if they ever were boys; and if they were not, they don‘t know anything about it. One way to solve the problem of- keeping boys on the farm is to make the home attractive, not inside but outside as well. The surroundings count. Some things are more beautiful by contrast, but don’t let the con- trast come too close. We admire the sparkle of the diamond, but THE G-RANGE VISITOR. we don‘t want the setting to be of lead in order to have a contrast; the setting must be of the purest gold. The home is the diamond: let the setting be naught baser than fine gold. Make the home a thing of beau- ty. Put a tree here and a shrub there: let a vine clamber over the porch: make the lawn smooth and keep it well trimmed: in that out of the way corner place a rustic seat. just large enough for two, and in yon shady spot hang a hammock. and do not begrudge the dollar and-a-half it cost or the time spent in constructing the rustic seat. Have everything so beautiful and so homelike that that when your children go out into the world. or to homes of their own, they may still look back to the old place as the brightest spot on earth. and to the years spent there as the happiest of their lives. What are dollars and cents in comparison‘! A. L. - -«<+ >—— Michigan Crop Report, August, 1891. The average yield of wheat per acre as estimated by correspond- ents on the first of this month is. in the northern counties, 17.96 bushels; in the central counties 13.10 bushels. and in the north- ern counties 11.31 bushels. These figures represent the average of the estimates of all the corres- pondents reporting from each section, and the estimates are based on the total acreage sowed. as returned by supervisors, and on examinations made when har- vesting and stacking. The present estimated yield for the southern counties is 1.69 bushels higher and for the cen- tral counties it is .70 bushels higher than that of July 1. Wheat this year is of fine quality. Many of the correspondents report it extra good. Harvesting was done at the usual time. It was begun in the southern tier of counties the lat- ter part of June and became gen- eral throughout the southern counties the second week in July. The total number of bushels of wheat reported marketed by far- mers in July is 628,850, and in the twelve months—August to July—is 15,510,061. or about 69 per cent. of the crop of 1890. The number of bushels reported marketed in the same months of 1-W?-<0-—‘£l() was 1-1.017.271, or 65 per cent of the crop of 188%). Re- ports were received in 1550f) from about 77 per cent. and in 1801 from about ‘.10 per cent. of the elevators and mills in the south- ern four tiers of counties. Oats in the southern counties are estimated to yield bush- els per acre, in the central coun- ties 30 bushels per acre, and in the northern counties 19 bushels per acre. Compared with vitality and growth of average years the av- erage condition of corn in the southern counties is 89 per cent., in the central 85 per cent., and in the northern 79 per cent.; and the average condition of pota- toes in the southern counties is 96 per cent., in the central 93 per cent., and in the northern 73 per cent. The condition of corn declined in all sections of the state during July. The hay crop in the southern counties is. in quantity, 84 per cent. of afull average, but in the central it is less than one-half, and in the northern less than four-tenths of a full average. It is of prime quality in all sections. Apples in the southern coun- ties promise 38 per cent., and in the central and northern counties about one-fourth of an average crop. The mean temperature of July in the state was seven degrees and in the lower peninsula six and one-half degrees below the normal. There were five general rains in the state during the month. but no heavy rains after the 7th. and the total rainfall was below the normal. In the north- ern counties the deficiencies of rainfall in the three months,May, June and July, is nearly six inches. Crops in this section have been greatly damaged, and unless rain comes soon will be ruined. Farmers at the World's Fair. It is intended that the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 shall commemorate the progress of civilization, and be an incen- tive to further development, not only by displaying the best pro- ducts of men‘s thoughts as shown in material things, but also by bringing together for conference in a series of congresses the lead- ing thinkers and workers of the world. The world's Congress auxiliary has been organized with the approval and support of the Exposition authorities, and of the congress of the United States. to have general charge of these con- gresses. The directory of the ex- position will provide suitable au- dience rooms. Among these congresses few, if any. can be of greater inter- est or importance than that de- voted to agriculture—-using the word in its widest signification. as including the production of The home life and social posi- tion of the rural populations. and -the means whereby needed re- forms may be secured. It is confidently believed these agricultural congresses will be of the highest interest and value. In these times in which——coupled .-with a noticeable increase of in- itelligence; with wonderful inven- itions for the aid of farmers; with la marvelous increase in the agri- icultural products of many coun- ftries. and an equal development ‘of means for distribution of these ?_products~there is a wide-spread lfeeling of dissatisfaction and un- lrest anong those engaged in ag- lriculture, the thoughtful discus- ,sion of such topics as have been inamed. by leaders in thought and practice from many lands. can- jnot fail to set in clearer light the lreal and the mistaken causes for ldiscontent and its remedy: and 1 to point out what may most wise- lly be done to further lighten the nearly all the necessaries of life, llabors and increase the rewards the culture of the field, the gar- den. the orchard; the rearing of animals and the utilization of the products of the soil. lof those who feed the world. i_ Particular attention is called to ',the fact that the great Depart- This basal ment of Agriculture as above de- industry engages the attention of ‘5 fined will be divided into appro- a larger number of men thanlpriate does any other occupation. It has made great advances. In these days it meets new condi- tions, new aids, and new obsta- cles. the farmer, affecting not alone his individual efforts in produc- ing and disposing of things use- ful to man, but also his relations to his fellow-workers, and to those engaged in other pursuits; his rights and duties as a citizen, and his position as a member of society. Arrangements are be- ing made for meetings of many national, state or district organi- zations devoted to important special agricultural interests. To these meetings the auxiliary. es- pecially through the general com- mittee on agricultural congresses will give every aid that is practi- cable and desired. The Central Agricultural Congress will seek to help the individual farmer and the special agricultural interests by giving chief attention to coin- prehensive problems affecting most, if not all, persons engaged in agriculture. ' ‘It will necessari- ly give more of attention to the principles underlying agricultur- al progress and reform than to the application of those princi- divisions. chapters and sections. for the purpose of af fording to each important inter- est involved an appropriate op- portunity for the consideration New problems confrontland promotion of the measures which those engaged in it may deem most deserving. Each sub- division of the department will, in due_time. be intrusted to the charge of a special committee. whose duty it will be to arrange for the convention or congress in which the particular interest involved will be considered. The active committee in charge of the arrangements for the vari- ous meetings contemplated. must necessarily be composed of per- sons resident in Chicago. or near enough to the city to enable them conveniently to attend committee meetings. But to give the auxil- iary the benefit of the advice of wise and able leaders throughout the United States and other coun- tries. and to make the Agricul- iktural Congresses truly and com- prehensively representative of the vast interests to be consid- ered. advisory councils of the auxiliary on the principal divis- ions of the department will be appointed. These advisory coun- cils will be composed of eminent P195 to the Special needs of 10' lmembers of the faculties of agri- calities or particular interests. The following are suggested as topics which may appropriately engage the attention of the agri- cultural congresses: The progress and present con- dition of agriculture in various countries, with reference to the influence of climate and other natural conditions. and of differ- ent systems of land tenure, la- bor. social organization. etc., in advancing or retarding its devel- opment. The relations of those engaged in agriculture as land owners, tenants, or laborers. to each oth- er and to those engaged in other pursuits. Legislation as affecting agri- culture, including such problems as those relating to taxation, in- debtedness, control of public lands, special legislation in aid of special interests, etc. Transportation as affecting ag- riculture, embracing all the means and agencies in use for the dis- tribution of agricultural products to points of consumption; the relation of middle men to pro- ducers and consumers. etc. Technical agricultural ques- tions. such as those relating to buildings and machinery; drain- age and irrigation; fertilization and methods of culture; breed- ing and feeding domestic ani- mals: the manufacture, preser- vation and disposal of the pro- ducts of the field, orchard, gar- den, vineyard, dairy, apiary, etc. Investigation and experimenta- tion in agriculture; the applica- tions of science; the work of gov- ernmental and private experi- ment stations. etc. Agricultural education, in pub- lie and in special agricultural schools and colleges, and also by means of books and periodicals, societies, conventions and exhi- bitions. Agricultural organizations, in- cluding the work and methods of increasing the efficiency of na- tional,. state and district associa- tions in the interests of any branch of agriculture. l cultural colleges. officers of farm- 'ers' alliances. granges. and other agricultural societies and associ- ations. and distinguished repre- sentatives of special agricultural ‘interests throughout the world. 1 The special object of this ad- ldress is to elicit from organiza- tions and individuals suggestions for the promotion of the success of the proposed agricultural con- gresses. to be utilized in forming the final plans in pursuance of which such congresses will be held; and the organizations, agri- cultural periodicals and individ- uals to whom this address is sent. are cordially invited to fa- vor the auxiliary. at their early convenience. with all such rec- ommendations as they may deem conducive to the desired end. Inquiries and communications in relation to the proposed Agri- cultural Congress should be ad- dressed to Benj. Butterworth. Chairman of the General Com- mittee of the World's Congress ‘Auxiliary on Agricultural Con- ' gresses, Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. ---069- ~~— Thomas A. Edison. the electri- cian and inventor, is preparing to astonish the world by the ex- hibit he will make at the World’s Fair in 1893. He hopes to be able to throw upon a canvas a perfect picture of anybody, and reproduce his words. Thus, if Patti should be singing some- where, this invention will put her full length picture upon can- vas so perfectly as to enable one to distinguish every feature and expression of her face. and see all her actions and listen to the melody of her voice. The inven- tion will do for the eye what the phonograph has done for the voice. and reproduce the voice as well. in fact, more clearly. This invention will be called the “kinetograph.” The first half of the word signifies “motion,” and the last "write,” and both to- gether mean the portrayal of 5 En. V1s1ro1<:—I would like to say a few words to you on a mat- ter which seems to me deserving of very serious consideration on the part of those farmers who are connected with lyceums or debating clubs of any sort. No one can fail to see how valuable the work done in these societies may become for those taking part, yet I am convinced that it is possible for much greater ben- efit to be obtained. with the same expenditure of time and labor. What is needed is greater system in the arrangement of the work to be done, and some suggestions from an expert as to how to work and what to work upon. I be- lieve that if proper attention be given to these matters. the pro- grams of literary societies can be made much more enjoyable and valuable. \V'ould it not be possible for a club to undertake to learn sonic- thing about modern science. its methods and results. and its hear- ing upon the farm and farm life? Could not a course of reading of properly selected books. or a course in elementary science. of" an experimental character, be undertaken? Would it not be in- teresting for a club to undertake a series of practical experiments in growingvarious kindsof seetls. for instance. and make a compar- ison of results at the club meet- ing? Wheat. corn. beans. peas, clover, pumpkin. and many other seeds. might be raised in boxes of earth where they could be easily watched. their eccentrici- ties learned. and thus much very interesting information could_ be obtained as to how plants grow. Again, collections of flies. bugs. moths, worms. and such things. could be made. and their pecu- liarities of structure studied. 01'. cocoons could be gathered and hatched. or worms made to spin cocoons and transform them- selves. so that much interesting information could be obtained as to how such things come about. VVith proper direction. such work might become not only very in- teresting and instructive. but also of considerable practical value in a business way. Similarly. a reg- ular course of reading about such things and about questions of the day could be planned for. which would aid people materially in forming correct opinions. Where could the proper direc- tion and advice come from‘: Does not the state of Michigan have in its employment. in the Agricul- tural College, men who are emi- nently fitted to give such assist- ance? If a club of people should organize with the desire to pur- sue a course of reading or study of the kind just indicated. and should apply to the professors of that institution for suggestions concerning books. apparatus, or methods of proceedure, is it sup- posable that they would hesitate to render all the assistance in their power? Perhaps the col- lege could be induced to take a peculiar interest in such syste- matic reading or study. and rec- ognize it in a particular way. It would be worth while for lit- erary clubs to seek some such amendment to their usual ar- rangements. I have no doubt that a most agreeable variety would be introduced into the programs and the work done made to possess a higher value. Respectfully yours. PROF. N. D. Co1ns1.\'. » {{0} Members of Whitneyville and surrounding Granges held a big picnic at Cainpau Lake, Kent county. July 31. Recitations. songs and essays was the pro- gram of the forenoon. A. J. Crosby and others spoke after dinner. Mrs. S. C. Peterson.the Lecturer of this Grange, de- serves much credit for her un- tiring efforts to make it a success. —— August 6th was the occasion of a grand picnic of the farmers of Lenawee county, at Fruit Ridge, in Horton’s Grove. Miss Mary Allis as Lecturer of the Pomona, held the reins and car- ried out a program of songs, rec- itations, dinner, and speeches by County President Moore of the P. of I.’s, and Jason Woodman of the Grange, balloon ascension and parachute descent. closing the day with theatrical entertain- ment at the Grange hall in the motion. evening. n l x ‘But very lHll('.ll approve what one may call _ lating the expenses, and that is I l‘(',‘_’lllZ1l(,‘2 and the casli book is a _,__ wise monitor which one would do lwcll to heed. It Shows so plain- } ly how mere trifles of expendi- i lture, when multiplied. become sums worthy of consideration, 3 and spurs to greater efforts in; economy, for it seems necessary ,* for most workaday people to take care of the pennies. It is only a simple sum in arithmetic, but, one that most women sadly need. = Sabics’ Department. About Husbands. Iohnson was right. I don't agree to all The solemn dogmas of the roughold stager, The minor morals of the “Ursa Major." johnson was right. Although some men adore Wisdom in woman, and with wlsdotn cram her, There isn‘t one in ten but thinks far more Of his own grub than of his spouse's grammar. I know it is the greatest shame in life; But who among them “save, perhaps, myself,, Returning hotne, but asks his wife, What beef-—-not books—she has upon the shell‘. Though Greek and Latin he the lady's boast, They‘rc little valued by her loving mate; The kind of tongue that hush:in:ls relish most, is modern, boiled, and served upon :1 pl.'t[t'. their affairs on the usual haphaz- 4 they Or, if, as a fond ambition rn:t_v coinrnanrl. lllfflill liillf HIOTC Can be I'(:‘iLllZ‘}d. Swim: hotnt:-niado verse the h.'ipp_v mutton shows |)(V.1 101- 5-d_‘n5f;1(-,t]()n g']\'(}n_ and him, much worrimcnt of mind obviat- i-tl. It has been said that there is no man who works but may savc» sotnrstliing. There is no calling from which sonic one has not risvn to cast: and wealth. \Vhatinortnlspoust: butfmtn llf‘l'll7tllll_\'llF1llll \Vo'.1ltl soonv-1' sec :1 pudding lllftn .1 pot-in’ Young l;-.d_v --dz-rep in low: with Tom or ll:ur_\' - ‘Tis sail tn K(‘ll you sultli :4 (Tll¢' as this: lint in-xi-‘s tin moral of it. do not in Ill}, Ur. n-.t!ij.ing. t.i‘r:t- your lover as ill‘ i-- - A‘.'4I’_\‘1II2lli '.*.‘ith soun-.thing of thw brmr-, Cl'nlr-ss he px"iv«:.s a st-ntitntcutnl nmltl_\ . \Vith passions strong and .'tppr-t1tr- to hoot. A tl1irst}‘sonl within a lningry body. oars by which he propels his craft. and tin: wife must labor with him side by side. and con- duct the atl'air.s under his super- vision with equal exactness and systc-in. Labor. nianagemcnt and sacrifittc should be divided. She should have a certain sum undr-r lier charge and be accoun- table for its proper and wise tise. \\'h<>n this is done and she adopts the sam<- syste,-tn:itic management ilppllo-(l to larger transactions slit.» will obtain equally favorable ri-sults. and in nearly every case site will ft-s-l a commendable pride in a faitliful (list-lizwge of «the re- sponsibility. This solution of one of life's problems is engaging our atten- tion moro and more. Much is being said and written upon it. and the agitation should continue for woman and man alike need education in this matter——the former in the management and the latter in furnishing the op- portunity. M. ,...,-,,, HowiEnglish Women Live. I greatly admire the English- woman for her utter refusal to worry or be worried, and the con- sequence is that she looks young at fifty. writes Edward VV. Bok in the Ladies’ Home Journal for August. She undertakes no more than she can comfortably carry out, and thoroughly be- lieves in the coming of another day. By this I do not mean that she procrastinates: she simply will not let the domestic 1nachin- t-ry grind her down to ill—health and early old age. She is afre- qucnt bather. and regards health as the prime factor of life, to be looked after before everything s-lse. though the breakfast might be an hour late. She sleeps nine hours. and takes a nap during the day at that. She arranges her days work in the most sys- tematic manner. and her little memorandum slip always shows two vacant hours: they are for rest. She eats heartily. but the most digestible food. In the most modest home, no matter how little there may be on the table. there is nothing but the best. She would rather have a mouthful of good food and go partly hungry. than eat a whole meal of cheaper things. She is a true economist: regulates 'her expenses carefully. and is a true believer in the allowance system. There are some things about the English woman which her Amer- ican sister dislikes. just as it is vice versa: at the same time there are others which would make our Aint-rican women happier and healthier if they imitated. -MO? - Recreation for Farmers’ Wives. The summer season is the time when farmers‘ wives overwork and lay the foundation formisery for themselves and their children. Many women work under great disadvantages. Some have very few labor-saving utensils; others have no facility for planning their work so that it may be done with economy of strength——to use the homely saying, they do not “let their heads save their heels”; others still have no en- couragement in the way of ap- preciation from their liege lords, and inevitably break down from a combination of work and de- pression of spirits; and others again who possess all the latest inventions for saving work,break down for the want of a little va- riety in the scene of life. A vvry man nuton1- of nature's rlmls-- VVith human failings, wlnetht-r saint or sinni r. Iimlowcvl, pi-rliups, with genius from the gods, lint apt to tnkt» his l(‘lIl[)l:l' from his rlinnr-i. -—-Jul1IlL}.S.'i.‘:('. —< o >——— The Hills of Song. Lo! I h.i\'t- lltred and fart-d again Fat‘ up ind down the w.'t_v:s of 111111. .-‘ind found no path I str.'t_vI-vl along As happy as the hills of song. As in tin- ¢l:ty.s when tillltt lwgail .-\rr- plztjxt-d the Int-rry ‘)i])l"i of l‘:tn, And llt:\’1‘l’ iisvs note of wrong ('pon the happy hills of song. ’I‘hr-.rr: is no frost of doubt to blight: The sun of faith sheds lustrous light; To pt-:i('t- and joy the hours ln-long l'pon the l).‘tpp\' hills of song. Then ho? who will, and follow me.’ Tlirtxiigli flowery mttads the path shall ht‘: l’r:;u' not the way is steep or long l'nto the happy hills of song. Lo! I have fared and fared ;u;ain Far up and down the w;tys of men, And found no path I strayed along; As happy as the hills of song. ~(.‘linton Scollard, in ll.1rper‘s lmmr. - -< o >— -- -The Account Book. How few women keep an accu- rate account of their income and expenses, or know what their share has been in the manage- ment and economy of the house- hold. Many shrink from the task for one reason or another. It is too much trouble, or they do not wish to be reminded just how many unnecessary and foolish expenditures they make. They prefer to drift along blindly. cconomizing spasmodically and often unwisely, trusting to luck to bring about the desired state of their finances. For many it requires self-denial and courage to live within the means at hand. especially if it be less than that enjoyed in childhoodls early home. or less than the worlds cstiinatc. Yet it is the doing of this (and doing it cheerfully) that makes a happy home and lays the founda- tion for worldly prosperity. The first- requisite is. of course, to know just what is the income available for household and per- sonal expenses, leaving out all uncertainties and counting only that of which we are sure. Then consider what is to you the most desirable division——bringing the most pleasure and the most com- fort to the family. It is well to be exact and systematic in small things as well as in great. It will often be found that this or that superfluous article can be dispensed wit-l1.and what is saved in small ways may aggregate enough to purchase some valua- ble _tl1ing which otherwise one would feel unable to procure: or the money may be invested in some way to yield a profit and consequent satisfaction. Some have made a rule to save one- fifth of their income; but each individual must judge of the mat- ter independently. If there are children to educate the problem is more difficult, and if the in- come is small the saving must be light also, but it is very desirable that something be laid aside for that .traditional "rainy day,” when crops shall fail or unfor- seen drains and losses occur. There is only one way of regu- by the account book. Its pages. when properly kept, tell precise- ly what has been the past dispo- sition of one’s means, and if not satisfactory, shows where a rem- edy may be applied to insure bet- ter results in the future. The demands of modern living are so many and varied that one must Probably numbers who conduct l much time and strength—a very ard, trust-to—luck method, thinkihad known how to milk. there economize in all possibleihad been scores of times when ways: but by reducing their af— :she would have been called upon fairs to this systematic arrange § Thrift and or-onomy must be the l l which is an unwise proceeding. , I can understand how much eas- 1 er it is for a farmers wife to re- ‘ main at home and do her ordina- ry day's work. than to prepare for a day of pleasure (9) at a pic- nic. When I recreate. I do not wish to overwork preparing for any pleasure. One fa-rmer’s wife told me that her ignorance of the art of milking had effected a saving of economical proceeding. If she ‘to do it: as it was. the milking lhad always been donc—without her assistance. l I sometiincs hear Mrs. So—and- ‘So spoken of as a very "smart" woman. as slur has at-complished ‘a most 4-xtrarn'rlinary day's work: to my mind tln,-rt~ is nothing very smart about it. That woman is. "smart" who takes (‘I1l'(.‘ to l\‘(‘0.])i her health and spirits. (,‘\'(‘.lll ,though some of the drudgery is; ncglcctwl. 3 Let me advise you, my sisters‘. to do something l3L‘Sl(1(’S work during the trying days that are }to come: lie down. read a book. {take a drive. call on a r/u»m;/'/// lfricnd. rest in any way you pre- lfer. but do something each day outside of the routine of work. lDisrcgard my advice. and you ;will make miserable not only lyo11rsel\'(~s, but your liusbands and posterity.—-—Lilli:tn Ma__vi1e. ‘in lirattleboro Household. <09 ‘ Shadows. If folks could only be brought lto a realization of the fact that thcre‘s as much sunshine as shad- ow in this grand old world .of ours. life would take upon itself another and more wholesome as- pect: but it seems amost difficult thing to do, to prove to a certain class of would-be sufferers that there can be no shadow without a light, and the soul who tries to make clear this simple.philosoph- iical fact to his fellow-beings too {often throws up his hands in de- spair, and, stepping to one side. watches sadly the procession of the foolish, willful ones. tramp- ing steadily and gloomily on in the shadow they themselves make. they ‘so deliberately place themselves in their own light. Forever walking away from the sunshine! Forever bewailing the fate that darkens the path before them—when, would they ,but once. turn about face, the :glorious. golden light could be ;found flooding their world. And {the light is substance. while the lshadow is a thing all unreal—a lnothingness, a mere negative. a ilack of light because of obstin- late obstruction. Light pours lforth warmth and cheer and glad llife. and to stand in its way is to ,‘produce cold and gloom and ldeath. How big the shadow lseems. how far it reaches, yet ‘how unreal it is proved to be when once the light touches it with its dazzling finger. To dwell in one‘s own shadow, to journey on and on with the great, dark void spreading over ,one’s life-path, chilling all the lbright places. dulling the sun- lgilded pebbles. obscuring the jbeauty of the flowers. blacken- jing the yellow sands. dimming fthe emerald mosses and render- ling all things in the present and jnear future chcerless. joyless. isomber. mournful. dismal and» lsad. This seems almost to be a sin. when, if one would turn to _the real and living light that lhath a necromancy all its own. lgilding and brightening and ‘cleansing and glorifying every prosy commonplace object it touches, one could then see the beauty of living and the real meaning of life.——Free Press. -—03—O-———---——~——* Health of American Womén. A French physician, traveling in this country last year, express- ed his surprise at finding that the healthiest children whom he had ever seen belonged to the fami- lies of educated, wealthy Ameri- cans. He expected to see them thin and nervous, the victims of indigestion, but. he found them plump, rosy and strong. The reason is that their par- ents know now, as past genera- tions of Americans did not know, the necessity of change of air, of exercise, of simple diet, and I have seen people work very pick and choose; must plan and hard to get a little recreation, scientific training for the bodies of their children, and they are THE GRANGE VISITOR. able to command these things for them. _ In a-paper read last August before the Town and Country; Club at Newport. it was stated; that a singular advance had been made in late years in the physi- cal condition of young American women. The writer stated that twenty years ago sharp criticisms were made contrasting the thin. deli- cate, sallow American girl with her robust. English cousin. No such compari-son would be just. now. The reason of this marked change is. that the little maiden in New England or the middle and wt-stern states. as a rule. swims. skates. rows. plays cro- quet. ball or tennis. with a vigor \\'l1l(‘l1\\'H11l(l have lmcii thought V unwom:utly by her grandmother. l An Englisli journalist.who vis- itcd this country twenty yv'.trs1 since. rt-turned a few monthsl ago. and. on his return home. (‘()l1]lll€‘lll.<'(l upon the improve- 'ment in the uppt-arant-v of .-\nn-r- ican women as one of the most ren1arkal)lc ('hangcs which he had notod. "Tine. ;\lIlt‘l‘l(‘2tll woman. if not the man, is learning to live out of doors. tocat slower. >"\'Sl|.‘lIl£l- tize her work better and to give up her old habits of hurry and worry. " It is always helpful to obtain :1 glimpsool’ oiirsolvcs as otlnlrs see us, and it is ospeciitlly use- ful whcn the results seen} are so cheering and so easily obtained. —-—l{. H. 1).. in Ilousoltoltl. ,,.,,._.-,_-_ "A Hygienist," Tipton. Ind.. makes a plea for simple food, for children especially: "(,‘an we expect children to grow up with a natural appetite so long as the demands of the systeln are met with so much compounded and stimulating food? The love for sweets can be gratified by sweet fruits, or- anges, figs, dates. raisins. Veg- etables simply prepared and in variety are satisfying. Meats should be sparingly used in hot weather. Rich pastries and des- serts ought to be rare on any family table. “Grahani flour ought to be constantly used in mushes. pud- dings and bread. A fruit crack- er, nice for lunches. picnics. or Sunday dinners. is made as fol- lows: Take Graham flour. sift it coarse, form a stiff dough with sweet cream. knead as little as possible and roll very thin. Spread with a generous layer of dates chopped fine, or stewed dried cherries or currants drain- ed: then roll out anotlier thin sheet. p1't'.ss together with the rolling-pin. and cut any shape desired. Bake in a moderate oven. not too hard. "(lraham gems. made in the old-fashioned way: As a usual rule—flour varies in amount of wetting needed—take three cups of Graham flour, two of cold water. half a cup of sweet milk, beat well, and pour in hissing- hot pans. on the top of the stove. Fill even full. place on the grate of a hot oven ten minutes, then twenty-five on the bottom of the oven. The heat raises them. "When done. wrap in a cloth fifteen minutes before serving. If properly made. they will be as light as sponge-cake. They compel chewing. and thus the di- gestion is helped." —-€03} The new fashion journals. "Lat Mode de Paris" and "Album dos Modes." published by A. Me-l Dowell& Co., 4 West Hth street, New York, are the most elegant of the kind ever brought to our notice. The styles are drawn by the best artists. and the books are produced by rival houses in Paris, each trying to excel the other in the character of its pub- lications. Formerly they were printed only in French. but they are now published in English for the benefit of American readers. These journals furnish the styles one month in advance of any sim- ilar publications; and they have a practical department, in which lessons are given each month on how to cut dresses, etc. The ad- mirable fashions, the lessons in dress-making, and the giving of the styles one month earlier than heretofore are strong points in favor of these Fashion Books. causing them to be called "The Favorites.” These excellent pub- lications can be obtained from all newsdealers. AUGUST 15, 1891 Taking out Grease Spots. A correspondent asks how to take wagon grease out of a spring overcoat. Wagon grease makes the hardest kind of stain to re- move from clothing. and we are therefore very glad to give a recipe which has never been known to fail, if proper time is allowed for the "charm" to work. If one could but step behind the scenes at a cleaners, benzine and French chalk would be found to play a deservedly important part in making "old c1o' " look like new. but we were told by it pro- fessional that amatmirs. almost without an exception. leave a ring when they try to l'(‘l1l()\’«,‘ a spot with the f()l'lll1‘l'. If :1 folded ]Il(‘('(‘ of ('l(’21ll Wool- en goods is plaw<.l undt-r the par: to lw <'l<‘ai1vtl.ascvontl. saturated with l)¢‘llZllH‘. rubbed gently lllt‘ way of thv nap. and Zll1t)Il](‘I‘(ll'_\' pim-w usi-d at the last and tin- spot l'lll)l)t'(l until pi-rf<~('tly dtfiv. tln-rv will positively he no mar‘:-: ft. l:‘i'mit-li chalk l'(‘(jllll't‘.\‘ a little- 1l1()l't‘ time to l'<‘lll(>\'¢‘ _.‘.El'(‘{l.\‘(‘. but has the :td\'anlag<- over ln-n7.i1n- of being odorless. A ])l(‘(‘(? that will last a long time mzty lwp1'o- cured at au_v.druggist's for live- cunts. St-rape this thoroughly on the spot over night and brusi. off gt-ntly in the morning. It" thw- stain is a had one-. it may no: have t'lllll'('l_\' (ll.s'il1)1)(321-l'('(l. I1‘. such case the applit-ation m:i_'.' l1ll\'(‘ to he llllttll‘ again. .\'w.v York \\'orld. Worth Knowing. The blat-kvnt-d lights of old oil paintings may be instantly 1'4‘- storcd to their original hue by touching them with dentoxide of hydrogen diluted with six or eight times its weight of water. The part must be al'tc1'\vards washed with a clean sponge and water. To make indelible stencil ink: Take varnish. such as is used for ordinary printing ink, one pound: black sulphuret of mercury. one pound: nitrate of silver. one oz.; lamp-black. two tablespoonfuls. Grind all well together; thin with spirits of turpentine. Another way: Sulphate of mag- anese, two parts: lampblack. oin- part: sugar. four parts. Grind thoroughly to a fine paste in a. little water. To make air and water-tight cement for sinks. casks. (‘isto1‘ns. etc.: Take nieltcd glut-., eight parts: linseed oil. four parts. Boil into a varnish with litharge-. This cement hardens in forty- cight hours. To make a hard (-rystal varnisi_ for maps: l)issolvt_- Canada bai- sam. one ount-.t-.. in spirits of tur- pentine. two ounces. -—— Things Calmness a. Necessity. lVhen a person falls down it; the street. keep cool, and think quietly what is best to do. Dc. not be in too much haste about getting him up. Look first and find out where he is hurt: a limb may be broken. and great care must be taken in moving it. else you maydo harm. If this be the case. tie it up in a shawl, or tic handkcrcbiefs around it~—one about four inches from the other. Tie them tight- ly: this will save the patient. much pain. Do not cut clothes off in a hur- ry. lie gentle. Soothe the pa- tient and keep him quiet and en- couraged while waiting for the- ambulance or surgeon. If there is bleeding. examine closely: for if the blood is dark red and coming in jets. it is from an arter *: if dark blue and in a steady stream, it is from a vein. and requires. in the first case. compression between wound and heart; in the latter, between the wound and the extremity. ——Train— ed Nurse, in Household. A certain cure for corns is ob- tained by taking one teaspoonful tar, one teaspoonful coarse brown sugar and one teaspoonful salt- peter. Warm the ingredients together. Spread on kip leather the size of the corns and in two days they will be drawn out. A sure remedy for inflammato- ry rheumatism is made by taking one ounce pulverized saltpater and putting it into a pint of sweet oil. Bathe the parts af- fected and a sound cure will be speedily made. E49-_-—d3i'.‘ -1 :.—.;_-.-.uL AUGUST 15,1891 TZEIE C3’-.lR.A.1\TG3-E VISITOR. 7 “ Tm: BUYERS’ Gcinx.” Nearly a million households use it as a reference book. 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Free Chair Car to Z\Ianisrc-1-. ‘d8 02 I‘ .V[—Wagi1cr Butler Car to Grand Rap- , . s. 12 10 A .Vl——Free Chair Car to Chicago, 3.’. 59 P .VI—\‘\’:1gm:rl%1ilfelCa1'to Chicago. \Vagner Sleeping Cars on Ill‘{llt trains to Chica- go and Grand Rapids. GEO DE HAVEN. Gen‘! Pass'r Agent. an expenses pm an active person to sel 'rculars Salary paid onthly. Sample of our goods and contract tree. endl0c.f .ta , k‘ . V . . , Niou su‘la'i¥’1‘3~‘z (-‘ff 2'é‘.§ 2‘s“1‘€fx$i~.:§ s°..“é’1ti’.e'l’E‘.’;‘i11 MTICHIGAN FEMALE} SEMINARY. Opens Sept. 10. College Preparatory and ad- vanced courses. Fine advantages in Music and Arr. Sreani heat. Send for catalogue L. ISABELLA G. FRENCH. Prin., Kalamazoo, Mich. SELL OABTS direct to consumers at WKOLISA 1.: rices. You can save the sealer‘: profit by ordering Address , , "°"' "‘°‘ °""s“1ll’1'i1':'15"i':u Meant! tliis paper. boidwmr. Michis-n. Homesickness. ; I knew a strong man. -And he d\\'l:l( ‘mid the hills where the swift 1' stro-£11119 ran. I 1.-,,,1,,.10-.-1-dtolivc wliere his lite beg.’-.11, 1111: they took him away and made l1i1n abide ‘ \\'l1er<-, the grcat Strctts darken and chzilc and fl chide l \\'itl1tl1(-ir re-ascless tizlc. ;' Ar1dl1r—111o1ir11e-ti for the hills wl1ich1nonr11r:d for l the man. So l1¢- sickcni-d and diml. I kiivw a weak bird. And .~l1<~<.‘ln).'li1ill(t woods where her .\r‘11g was tir.<1l1¢-arzi. For slit‘ lr-vcrl [hr l1(~wL:r.< by her ymimz wing stirred, linttlicyra11ul1il1crav }'.ar1r‘l niavlv l1er:1l1i1lc In 11 rage \\‘ll!'T(' .sl1¢»<.111£z11ot,l111r ol’1«»11 riin-rl I-'1»rl1¢-r Ins: tori-st $\'lllv', And .~.1<'l-—- Atavism of Plants. liiied as the tendency in oll'.~:.p1'i115_r .to return to the aI1ccsti':1l type; or rcseniblanccs in special fea- tures to remote ancestry. This tendency, as regards the improv- ed breeds of live stock, has often been alluded to in the columns of the Fariners‘ Review and other journals: but we have noticed lit- tle or nothing in current litera- ture relative to the atavism of plants. And yet is not this pecu- liar tendency almost as charac- teristic of improved plants as of aninials? Possibly our readers may not have given this interest- ing subject the consideration it deserves; hence we may be par- doned for discussing it briefly: Not long since a very piactical and intelligent German-Aincrican friend of the writer. conVersin}_,r as to the culture of potatoes and his varied (->xpe1'ic11c-es with that crop. made the ratlicr singular assertion that he does not like to see an abundant show of blos- soms where he expects :1. good crop of tubers. Naturally we questioned him on this point. and he gave it as his experience that the heaviest crops-- of potatoes come from “vines" that do not blossom freely. He likewise re- marked that one should be care- ful to plant the very best seed obtainable. "The common gro- cery store scrub potato.“ said he, of no account xvliatovcr for the man lllill? strives to i'z1iso u1axin1u111 crops." Our friend is so tl1<>1'r111gl1ly' ro- liiiblc that we cannot for a mo- Incnt prcsuiiic to q11cst'1o11 the correctness of liis-ob>;c1'\'atlo11s. What, then. can be the true ex- plaiiafion of this i1ito1'csti11_<_; plut- nomenon to which he has (ll‘d.WI1 our attciition? VVe fancy it may be found among the 111yste1'ic.s' of atavisni. Our domesticated potato plant, (.S'nlunum fubr'ro.s1u/1) derived from a South American wild plant re- sembling deadly night shade, like the latter plant once flowered profusely and produced numer- ous "plums" or seed balls. When man took hold of that plant, by selection and cultivation. by con- tinuous sclection and planting of the largest and best formed tu- bers. (under ground stems) he gradually divorced it from its original habit of plum formation. so that to—day few or none of these seed balls commonly ap- pear. At the same time the ten- dency to produce tubers was fos- tered and facilitated by every possible means. until under prop- er care and with suitable fertiliz- ers it has become possible to pro- duce 700 bushels of marketable tubers from a single acre of good soil. Atavism of the potato plant would be the tendency to revert or “hark—back” to the ancestral South American weed. and possi- bly the first noticeable symptom of such avatism would be the ap- pearance of numerous flowers and a decrease of merchantable tu- bers. We offer this as a mere theory to explain the cause of the effect noticed by our German-American l l The l(‘l'lll (I/u1‘z'.~‘111 111a_v be do- . l l l i ' friend. Doubtless some of our readers may be able to throw ad- ditional light upon the subject; if so, We shall be most pleased to hear from them. Where atavism of plants is no- ticeacle there must of necessity be a sufficient cause. In the case of the potato we find that poor "seed" (tubers) tends to (lcg‘1-Il- erzicy in product. It is also no- rticeablc with the potato as xv;-ll ‘as with many other plants that adverse conditions. such as hard. bzirren or cold soil load to st1'11}_r« gles for survival. sometiiiios indi- cated by profuse blossoining. up- on thc same principle as that which leads the daiiiagcd apple- tree to throw out "wz1tc1' .s'p1‘<)11t.s" to act as supple111cr1tz11'y "l1111;:s.“ Certainly it is true that while the growth of liaulm (\'i11cs1 is simply trcmciidous. blo.<.1111W \'z11'1ct1cs p1'odu(-12 111o1'<- bl11s.<<»111>g 1111111 do ()tl1t*l' \'z11'iv,t'11-s. If this b1- 50. and we think it is. it would be i11tc1'c>‘l111§_: to note wlu-iln-1' tlicrv is any 1l1)])i'('('l1ll)l(‘ dill‘:-1'-* 1-iicc in the pi,-1-:1c1'v ,vi<-his of 1'1'cv-l)los.~‘.o111ing '.111:lt)11 that f1'(-1--l)lo.~'so111i11_*_r and pl11111-hr-111* : ingrarc tl1co1'i;.:i11al l1abi1.s. cuiiic down it few'fcct from him, as if to inquire his b11.si11c.s's. 'l‘l1<- woodpeckcr :11-kiimvlmlgt-(I flu- co111'1.osy by d1".iwi11_<.: l1i111wlI' 11p very Sll'1ll_L’,‘lll and bowi11_:. '|‘l1o how i111pi'cs.'.ell‘ to a bc1'ry. and i'ct111'11i11g to lliw fence to dispose of his pl1111dc1'. This was too 111ucl1: tl1o.o11t1'a_<_rv'u(‘l1 :1 Him‘ l1'11'1*d 1111111. 'l‘l1u- <-:11'w:1s c1'(>\\'d1-,." .\ill(lll1‘. .\‘p1*:1l§ h:- of \\'l1n111 mu- 3 . . ~ l()u1'l1 111:1l(<-511$ all:1k111 hold l<11'1l1 IIoucl1in_: 1111- p:11'!i<':1l;11*~' of ‘ fa1'i11ac1-ou.s 1-1-1'<-:1l.~'.‘.’'' ‘ Tho 1z1ssc11<_ru1'.s‘ l I . !1111:11icl{c1'clle,<_:s-, "I l1c'.u'd that 111051, of ‘(+111 l121(ll)cc11_}u;;_::c.(l for duplicat- ing their pay accoiiiits." 'l‘l1<‘1pass(:11g(-.1's 1'oa1'1-.11. "York Evciiing World. New -{con A Plea. for the Public School. The private H(,‘l1()()l 111ay ho, 11101":-. fasliioiiziblc than tln-, public. sclioolz it is co1't.zLi11ly .s'1Ip4*1'l1>1'l11 11otl1i11g else. The typical pupil of tl1cp1"1vato bo:11'(li11;:-s<-l1o«il is lllt‘ pl1ili.s‘t.l11(-. ('llll(l. llu l1:1.\' plo-11lyol' 1110111-y and .}— - Farmers‘ Association, Antwerp and Paw Paw. The forty—ninth quarterly meet- ing will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith.Thurs- day. Sept. 2}, with the following program: 10:00 a. ni.~—Arrival and social greeting. 11 :O()--—Inspe(-tioii of farm. l‘_‘:()()ADinner. 1 :30 p. m.—Call to 0i'der. Prayer. Roll call. Quotation upon Fruit and your choice. Reading minutes of last meet- ing. Music. , Paper. A Drop of Water—A. C. (ilidden. Recitation-—Mrs. E. B. Welch. Music. Paper. Sand J. C. Gould. Reading—A. M. Gould. B. G. BUELL. P1-es‘t. A. M. GOULD, Sec‘y. ¢__.. Allegan County Council. I On Tuesday, Sept. ‘_’d. Allegan County Council will hold its next regular session with Monterey Grange, in their new hall. when the following program will be prcseiited: Music by Monterey Grange choir. Welciiiiic address by Bro. Frank J acksoii. of Monterey Grange. Response by some member of Allegan Grange. Is there any benefit to the wage worker by the strikes in the country‘.’—G. A. Morgan. VVat— son Grange. Music. Recitation by Sister lda Brest. Trowbridge. I The great importance of par- ents gaining and keeping the con- fidence of their c.hildren~—Sister Alice Cook. Otsego. and Sister Rockwell. Trowbridge. Song by Henry Stockwell,with l)anjo accompanimeiit. Our kitchens as compared with the kitchens of our mothers—~ Sisters Cordelia and Julia Miner. VVat-son. Essay~S. C. Foster. Trow bridge. "Ghosts"—Sister Melissa Leg- gett. Watson. The actual qualities of wo- man's nature—C. A. Jewet-t,A1le- gan. Opportunities will be given for volunteer recitations, music, etc. Monterey Grange will respond to calls for music also at any time. Refreshments will be served at the dinner hour by Monterey Grange and their friends. We do not think there will be any doubt from the reputation of Monterey Grange or Allegan County Council, but that We shall_ have a goodly number of friends in attendance. N. A. DIBBLE, Lecturer. TIEIE C3-IE2..A.N'_G-E VISITOR. AUGUST 15. 189! County Grange Meeting. Hillsdale County Gi'ang-(3 will. i Lleslrfa to call the attention of hold 11%S0iiteinbe1' nleeting ivith all Patrons of Husbandry to our f:1Cll::: ‘1311i‘~‘,'9- Thu1'>§1¢‘~.‘- 591”-M forthcoming County Gran_9:e. "f- 1 ‘o"_)_"d l’1'0g1'3m ‘X111 be 'l’1"—" ‘ which will convene with Balti— l"l19‘ 101 lhfi‘ 0C¢'3.>10“- F119 mwre “,1 1:1.-Kilay, Aug. -_>i<_ with wclcoine will be‘ given by the. the following 1JI'()gl‘2l.l’l). which ‘it Master of Acme (xrange. and re- I. ishopcd may be carried out in §l’0“=‘« )3 -\If1St*-fl 01 P0fT10Ddi fun: Grange. Music will be furnished : Address of welcome~(}eoI‘ge 13)’ «‘\‘~'m‘-‘j(‘1"t}“§5‘3- “-O()d,nan5w_ J. In. ll .\(;:\'i:i<. Lecturer. {(3Sl_)OnSe'Tf‘X1fred Pa1‘k0r' _ Two lii('lIllilIl' Ha.rV.'¢-st Exciirsiuiis T-‘I11-‘3l(3 Balumore Grang‘-"-'hmr' Will he run froni (,'liii-ailu. lllilivaiiko-u. Surfect for discussion: The :iiidotlier ioiiiis on the lines of the J .. l. . . . six most obnoxious weeds of Bar- (—l|l('=ltII“. :\l_ll\\':llll{(\‘l‘: it st.\i’;iiiI Rail- « ': ’ l s is -‘ A >3 1 EILV COUHW» and how best to ma‘ ‘\‘~.‘,'l«£im’~..’.~’{I3i'-'.‘.‘ i.'I“~.. ‘s.'.‘..'i‘i'. »...‘.'i""\~‘.‘.’§ii; Iicate theln ’_ Dlscusslon to be liakota. Ni-hi':i.sk:i, kziiiszis, (.‘oloi'a:lu. opened by C. S. Bristol, followed Utah, \_V_yoiiiiiig and Montana. at chi-iip by (,‘,uy :\,[3_nnjng_ (*.Xl'llll‘.\'I-(:)l‘l' on August 25 and Sip- , Question: How to renovate “‘}‘.' "_‘1."_~l ‘j"‘ u. _, I _ ‘ v ' (1 X C T no A oi lllil1‘l[):llilt'lll:l1s.lppl)t<)IliI- Vimnout lam " ' ' 0“ -v A - "4-;[1'i-_sl_('(ill])Hll ticlu-t agi-nt, oi':uldri.-ss lu. Durfee and others. Ii.i_imi' !\li;iu~i:ii, Itlii-li.. l’:i.~.-. Agi-iii, ’apcrs bv Mary Ormsbee, (‘liii-:1:-r. Ztlilwniilti-<» i\" st. l’3iiil Rail- 1Sarah VVai'iier. Frank Bristol. wf'~\(".'\:3 (l'i¥“"f:'l.‘tl.'_'"t‘ l)"‘(':‘:".‘1Mlldli‘ ‘(,l_ _1‘‘ \I' ,k I 1 th, __ H1 2120.. . l~.Al-Hull). in II :1\\. .ild1 (,5 A LIL ¢lIl( 815. Ag-[_ (‘l“,.”L,,_‘ HI‘ ; Recitations by Earl Rliodes. l’.s.~—h ullltlo _\' ‘- C()I.l)\V.-\'l‘ER, Aug. 7.—En. gVlSi’I‘Ol{: The next meeting of with ilfiranch County Pomona Grange will be held with Sherwood Ayer’s sarsaparifla Grange on Thursday. Aug. :37. » There will be a business session A cu re in the forenoon. The afternoon session will be public. All are invited. The welcoming address will be given by Bro. Charles E. Swaim. Response—A member of Po- inona. A paper by Hon. D. D. Buell— What the legislature of 18531 did for the farmer. Recitation» Mrs. C. Failing. Paper—Are National Banks a necessity at this time; if not, why not‘.’—J. D. Studley. Paper-The future of Branch county as a horse market; on what does it depend?—G. H.Wag- is sure to follow the persistent use of this medicine. ‘ Has Cured Others will cure you. FARMING Ii CENTRAL MICHIGAN. Statistics show that Farming in Central Michi- gan pays best. Laiids are cheap and prodiictive. nel" . Schools. railroads and markets are near at hand. Pa,pe1-__J. K11bOurn_ bonie clioice bnigaiiis can be had. Those wanting Plenty Of Good music and zghotnge write me tor a sample price list pamphlet. i_ B . i en rec. S. W. HOPK|NSi77 Spwe by Sherwood Grange’ iiT. PLI£.-XSANT. Isabella Co., Mich. VVALLACE E. WRIGHT. Lecturer. ~- -~— -——- ----— TAI.L1\'lAI)(lE. Mich.. Aug. 7.~, __ E1). Visrrou: The next meeting§ of Western Pomona Grange will B A N E M be held at Allendale Grange hall ‘ | Vvednesday and Thursday, Aug-_ I .'\l<_ii-e kinds and sizes of Mills and I-Ivaporators. 26 and 1"?!‘ ~*0I‘5:hiim and Siigar (‘.iiiie,iire made by The A good program Will ! Iilymyer Iron “'01-kn 00.. of (‘im-,inniiti,0.. } . . . . . _ 1 than by any other Works in the W0l'l l. Th ‘y are )0 pl epal ed . (“Id ‘L genel a‘1 at the sale ':nItl:(’r.v of the Victor, Great llitcrii and tendance desired. i\'ilr.- Hills, the (}'muinc (Tank Evaporator, and the l\’lEL\'IN S. SMITH, Sec‘ . .Y I FOR LADIES ONLY W" i_ -Luuy ahniuahle i \‘e(-rot, limt cost iiie-a:’i.(>1).& ii Kiihliv-r Sine-Ed for .’l-Ovc-iiu. MR5 J. A. nli\.‘a'.\lA.\' & ('0, 21} lilvcr SL, k.'lll(TAG(), ILL Au/nnzatic (‘on/c ljmporarur. Send for Catalogue. Prices, and The Sorghum Hand Book. JOH NETS. BACI LE? &Co., CORN EXCHANGE LU W BAG, ROPE AN D TWIN E MAN U FACTORY. Factories l’liil:i(lelphi:i. l’a., Baltiiiiore, Md. F) Branch (mites and Salesrooins St-9 ii.‘i‘ Cliainhi-rs St., New York, ' ' Old (Toni Excliaiigc, Baltimore. fi ~ — _ "-'_‘“"r' “'1-“T3” “Willi This lwlnté is _\\'itliout doubt the in-st in illL'Illi'lI‘l1t‘l, hcing more uni‘ iririii ii_i streiigili and (‘\'(‘i ' Jill]})lll‘(:lll1lIiIllIl. .\Iusi in-(iplv ])i‘i»f.-1 mt Rii~;,\i;in,ilii- ;1i<_-;i[|)|11nli(:r oi testiiiioiiials we have recciicnl being the best proof of its valiie. 1,i;n,_;11i, 535 feet to 1 ll). l'iI'(f£ll\'iIl;.{ strziiii go to Inn) poiiiids. liiissiaii Hmnp “.‘liX’(‘("."—':‘\li'l(l(‘ to incet _lhe di-iii:in_d for :1 cliczip _\'¢-t szmiig, (‘,\'(‘li twinr-. lT4:7SSCs.|]\l@S. }°cLABASTlNE IS U]\lla|KE ]°cl.9l:: OT]-IER Wf>cLL GO]°cT|j‘lGS. It is recomiiieiided by Sziiiitzirians and not (l(‘1N‘lltlt‘Ill upon glue for its adliesiveness. Walls can be decorated with .-Uabzistiiie in anv (l("'_I'l‘t‘(‘ of elabora- tion. froin plain tinting. plain tinting with stem-il ornamen- tatioits. to the most elaborate fresco. and (ll‘(‘()l'i1llIlf_{‘ in relief. Finer effects can be produi-i-d for the saiiie lll()ill‘_\' with Alabastiiie than with wall paper. Send for article taken froin the report of the .\lii-higan State Boar-.1 of Health. entitled "Sai1itai'y “Hills and L‘cilings." C()Il(lt*lllIl- ing wall P21-1)I'1'Zlil(l sliowiiig the evil resiilts following its iise. \Ve will also send free. on application. a set of colored design- sliowiiig how walls and ceilings may be decorated with Ala bastine and the stencils we manufacture. MAKE NO MISTAKE. Purchase no other wall coating than ALABASTI.\'E, put up in paper packages and properly labelled. l\Ianufactured only by ]°cLAB;°cST|j\lE (‘3OMP]°cNY, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. DOWAGIACSHOE DRIL. H .. W I .,i§,P ‘ [J I nut: co SM! 0. This was the first SHOE DRILL iiianiifacturcd, and the pI'eSl*‘IIl PERI-‘l£CTl£l) I>RlI,l. is Illfffttsllil of 22 years‘ experience and study to obtain the most pcrt'i:c! ilcvicc for forming and covering drill fixi- rows. As Ll result of this study and experience we now coiitidciitly plate licfore the public The Liglitest Draft Drill, The Most Simple, Practical and Efl'e('tivc Drill, and the Most Diirable Drill In the iii.'ii‘ki=t. It does not clog; it does not turn up sods; it does put thc grziin in at L‘\'l‘I] depth» on all soils, and it pleases everybody. .s'¢a;ul to INIIV.-l(z'J.«t(.' S11I)I2' I)I{[I.l. l'lI._/‘or t'r1[ulu_r,/mi, I'M/.<, 'l'r.~'fi'I/In/1z'rn’.~ rmrl p)'i':-i'.s~_ A. $90 Bllfltilllf Fetal/$70! Hero 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 denionstratcd. 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 "Wolverine” 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: compare with the ‘VVolveririe' for ease, comfort and durability." COLDWATER, Mich., April 24th, iS9i—Some years ago I purchased two single buggies of Arthur Wood, of Grand Rapids, and found them to be strong and durable. They have been in use eight or ten years, and have proved to be satisfactory in all respects. CYRUS G. LUC13, PAW PAW, May ist, z89i—In 1875 I purchased an open buggy of Arthur Wood. It has been in con- stant use since and promises severalyears service. I have nowprdered one_ of the Wolverine top buggies on the reputation they sustain for excellence, workmanship and durability. J. C. GOU L1), Send the money to the editor of this paper, and the buggy will be sent direct from the factory. "There is nothing to