Vol. XVII No. 4 ;fourth degree member in good - standing should be eligible to _“ election as delegate to the State Grange. It may be said that this is al- ready true. Yes. technically con- strued it but, as iuover of the resolution I had only in mind its practical workings. by which it is far from being true. To illus- trate the workings of the presg ent law. take Van Buren County: it is entitled nominally to two delegates, but in reality to four. as their wives, if inatrons. are also members of the State Grange. PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY. list and 15th of each inonthf, AT THE OFFICE or riii-: TRUE Noun-ii-:tmi-.R, PAW 1-’Aw,MtcH. EDiToit‘saddress, Paw Paw, '.\Iich.,tr) whom all exeliatiges. coiniiiiiiiicatioiis. advertisiiig busi- ness.and subscriptions should be sent. TERMS 50 Cents a Year. 25 (‘ents for Six .V[onths. Subseriptioiis ])il_\‘£ll)ll: in advaiice, and discontinued at expiration, iinless renewed. A. C. GLIDDEN, Editor, PAW paw. MICH. The Utopian Farmer. Come here. my dear, I want ter say a word or two let‘ you , Virtually then we are entitled to ‘Bout what I think's the proper thing for int: 'n four rep]-esentaltives in the State. you to do. ‘ , . . _. y, _ ’_ 1' Grange. Have we the right to ‘tau ve gave me iiiighty good adiice since “c was _ y Y W ,, mm ,1, . elect four. l\o. we can elect two. 6 y '1 . ’Way back in sixty-one, '11 now I'd like to have‘ and State Grange Its _ you say _ h - laws designates who the other lLfy0\(l1::.7:.lllllllkI'V‘(: got a right to do as othersg tmvo shall be‘ or denies us the ‘N sell the crops before they grows, just like them ' other tvvo enmllely as the_ ‘Case: E£IStci'ner.~‘.. i may be. In other words, if we ‘ elect two married men whose.» VVh.\’» Meg. a tuna out in N00 York lins sold a lot ‘V vvives are maltronsy the State OV COTH the country‘s horne- ’N got his money, too, I'm told, and didn't have a resentaltion. But if we elect two‘ a peck ; . d b th t Y ‘. g Of grain of any kind in hand to back his little‘ unIna'r_r1e 1:0 ‘ ers‘ or “9 51%‘ l spec. jters. either single or married. 11;‘ He cleared a lllllldrtrd thousand cashl ‘N Meg, 3 denies us the other tvvo pep}-g5en.l, "'“““ "'°”_'“ “F , l tatives and deprives us of one— 1 Have cleared at tariiiin‘ all otir days. or ever will, 1, . . l by “cc. ; half our voting power in that, 1 body. the State hblrangftla I assume to etermine w 0 one— a 3 da : . . l ‘N only yselling what we raise for mighty littlelot our delegates be Is a’nl pay, 3' unwarranted usurpation of power l VVhen them ashasn‘t any grain can sell up there l '(L]j1d a. (11s1'ega1'd of the {fight Off A *0“: 9] 1‘ k V _ _ , I members to determine for_them— l ""l“‘::m_ (‘1‘:\:_:1° “ “‘" " °°”" “ “” “",selves who shall represent them, . That dern plan's a dandy, Meg, ‘ii if we can make and ls 1n_ dlrect Viqlaltlon Of the‘ it go, jclause of the Constitution, which I'll get you a piriner. an‘ a trottin’ horse for Joe. Says in effect‘ that an Officers \Ve'll raise the iiiortgagc oil the roof. ‘ii paint thel Shall be elected ballot’ and old barn red. l that every fourth degree member ‘N send the gals to Paris. 1-‘ruiicc, and hiiy a rose- is equally to Offic-e_ Vfhe ’N I can't snyl sees the use 0‘ workiii‘ day by wood bed. I PAW PAW, iiicH.,%i‘i:BRii.tRi' 7' ":2. v Grange shall be !}?sters of State F‘ Granges «ml the; _1m'i‘('.s'. There “THE FARJIER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN'_g'HE FARZII, AND SHOULD BE FIR 'T I.lIP1£0 VED." , i. , , P ‘ that the membersaf the National not contracts at specified prices for the delivery of actual pro- duce at a certain time in the fu- they fed ground corn, and cob to inilcli cows. incseasing their flow of milk one-half: "Several win- . was never a thoug_§t~. apparently. ture. He wages no war on own- tors in siit-cessioii we have fed that a woman djtiuld ever be ers’ contracts and legitimate ground corn and cohs. which iii- elected Master iota State transactions of this nature. It is creases the llow of milk as above. Whole l\'umber 388 _ Grange. How is _fhat for equal- ity and fairness? Moreover. nearly half the voting members of the National Gtange. the most important body in our order, have never been elected by the ballots of the mt”.-.nbers. as pro- vided in the Constitution for the just this point that the boards of We were then coiivinced it paid. trade and the metropolitan press and the exp:-,rieiice above men- keep still about. They tried to tioncd lll(ll(‘11l(‘S that ground ear make it appear that the fariiii-rs corn. fed to milk stock. is l)(‘ll(.‘l' demand the prohibition of alhfcctl than whole earn corn. and trading except in actual products enough to jiistify the expense of that are delivered on the spot.»_ a cheap feed iuill on an ordinary 7 What the farmer wants is to put I sized farm." election of officers‘. It may be a stop to speculation in futures Large Sl1(‘€31)()\VT)(‘I‘.S renort in said that they were elected by and options that are bought and experimenting on ground feed. virtue of the husband being made , sold by men who never own or that ear corn ground for feed is a member. It is a new and start— iexpcct to own or to buy or to de- . worth one-third more. for the ling theory if one person can be l liver the produce the optionsj reason that sheep feed more reg- elected by voting for another. represent. They simply bet that, ular in flesh tlian if fed shelled All through the Constitutionithe market will go up or down.jcorn. They cannot eat it up so and laws of the order runs the and settle the deal by paying the y quickly. the stronger ones get- Wc'll got new carpets for the floors. ‘it keep a. hired in:in_ Ef only] can go to town ’n learn to work the plan. ' marriage relation is made an es- sential to securing equal repre- sentation between granges. and lthis discrimination renders the ‘N niebhe. Meg. I'd make enough tcr rtiii for gov- unrnarried pY.aJ(,tica11 ineliaible ernor. I y I 5 Or get sent down to \Vasliingtoii a full-fledged to that Oflice‘ ’Phe Wife of u‘ de1' senator legate might be the best one we’ l _ , 1 would select to represent us and I tell yer. .\le,-z. this is an age that beats crea- . . . “on. Sm,‘ [might be wholly unqualified, but VVhat would yciir father say, d'ye think, if he was She has POVVGT {ES 3; I'l'lOU’1b8I'. here to-day. I We may wish to send a gifted Tet sefe lflollés sellin‘ wheat and corn and hull cars and Sisten possessed u o rye. , _ t ‘ 3 ‘N 'lcven-twelftlis of all they sold nowhere but 1 evely grace and td‘lent to make in their eye? j her a useful and Valuable mem- How he would yell ter think of us a makin' of al b(-)1‘, but she must be denied the O! olpdmtt s llin' fellcrs thing‘ we ha\cii‘t reall ; honor of being elected on account , L3 - a 5 ' -- , i ! . . . “' got, ’ ;of her own ability and worth. _ ' land must go as an appendage of VVhat‘s that ye say? It isn't straight to Sell what i a husband’ who may be nothing ye don't owii? ' ‘N if X goes into that spec, I'll have to go alone? l molie than a‘ good-natured cipher‘ The music on the pianner yer think would drive But to our 1‘ep1'€‘Sentatl0H, yer mad. f and secure her services. we must If it was botiglit by selliti‘ things yer ticver right- elect hill] to ‘give her a chance to‘, ly had? ' . . l l 7‘ V‘ ‘ A ' -’ \Vaa1, have yer way; I'll let it go; Ididn't mean 2 go’ b0’ the state (71 a’ng(’ IS Con] , and fairness.“ no harm; But what is straight in cities can't he crooked on t the farm. —Harpcr‘s Magazine. <¢>»— - Bro. Wi1dey‘s Protest Endorsed. In a recent number of the Vis- ITOR appears a timely protest from Bro. E. A. Wildey, against the action of the Masters of the State and National Granges in ruling out of order a resolution designed to secure greater equal- ity and justice in the Grange. The first clause of the resolution cited by Bro. Wildey, originated in Van Buren County Pomona Grange. The latter part origi- nated elsewhere and is explana- tory of the first, but far less gen- eral in its scope. According to my recollection, as it passed our Pomona Grange, the preamble recited that, whereas, the Grange is an order aiming at justice and equal rights, and whereas. the present system of choosing dele- gates to the State Grange does not secure just and equal repre- sentation between granges nor equal rights between members; therefore, resolved. that any ,posed in part of lay figures. to whom it pays per diem and mile- age, whicli is as good thrown any use to legislation. while at home, barred out by the work- ings of this law. are men and women, able, talented, every way qualified to go there and do in- telligent. effective work for the good of the order. The object of the resolution was to correct these inequalities, to prevent this injustice and se- cure equal rights and privileges to every member of the order. of the National Grange we find this general expression: “VVe de- sire a proper equality. equity and fairness;” &c. Article four of the Constitution admits woman to unqualified membership. which carries with it. of course, absolute equality in rights and privileges with every other member. But article first presumes and virtually so states that Masters and Representatives to the State Grange be men; and further on In the declaration of purposes: away. so far as their being of. tacit assumption that man has a preferred claim omall the honors worth having. atifi everywhereltities of is the insulting‘ of complimentary gallantry. I am not in favolfigof any sickly l me. and as it is always easier to‘ sentimentalism on ..’*.he subject of j depress than to advance prices, woman‘s rights, bqél do bel.ieve the whole gambling system oper- that the good of stand upon the sanie level. with the same rights. privileges and opportunities, and? hat prefer- ment should neite(1"3“?gv'l3 aided I101‘ hindered on acct :7 3-“of sex. but should be deterp. _ _‘?-wholly by ability and wortti brlrithe power to conscientiousoiyfiampion the right and f-.za1'lc:-'J~_'.. : ppcse the wrong. I cannot think any reso- lution aiming to secure this state of things out of order or har- mony with the fundamental prin- ciples of our order, but that the “laws and usages" that conflict with it most certainly are. To me. much of our sys tem is redo- lent of the dim and musty past. ,and should be brought out and inspected in the light of progres- sive civilization and overhauled, renovated and reorganized on the basis of proper “equality. justice A. W. HAYDON. (4 o The Worst Lottery of All. The most notable event in the agricultural world in January was the introduction in Congress of the VVashburn-Hatch bill to regulate the dealing in "futures" or “options” of fiat grain. This measure imposes a tax of 5c per pound and ‘_’0c per bushel on all speculative transactions in ficti- tious farm products. We are ‘pleased to see that the cause is being espoused most earnestly by the old reliable American Agri- culturist of New York. standard authority on agricultural sub- jects. With its customary enter- prise, that magazine has investi- gated the whole subject. and is publishing the results of its in- quiry from month to month. It is also furnishing free to all in- terested in this reform a descrip- tive circular and petitions des- cribing just how every farmer can assist in getting the measure through Congress. The bill has aroused the most bitter opposition from boards of trade sharks at all the great cen- ters. Their main argument is that it will operate to reduce , prices from 10 to 20 per cent, and place the poor farmer at the mer- cy of the millers who buy his grain or the factories that con- sume his cotton. This tender so- licitude for the farmer’s interest is vociferously applauded by the gamblers who have been engaged for years in fleecing him right and left. What the farmer objects to is l e order de— iates disastrously to the farmer. mands that all me'_ bers shouldjand it certainly should be cor- -.farmers and stock feeders that difference in prices. This. with the offerings of unlimited quan- fiat produce every day. ' giscriinination ;is what the fartiier objects to. against woman as -an officer. 0r“And he has a That‘s several thniisand bushels more than whati Gr1‘ang'e appoints these U]3:tiI'OnS. the greater Of be- EV market as though it were genu-l rected. --———¢o 9+ . Shall Feed be G-round? It is admitted by all intelligent to get full benefit of grain is to grind it. The question. however. whether the cob is wnrtll grind- ing is no new'c,ne.' The experi- ence of our best informed farm- ers. and actual experiments on the subject. is, the cob ground with the corn makes better feed than when ground alone. Shelled corn alone is too strong when fed heavy. and is apt to cause indi- gestion. If you would get thei benefit of feed. there must be perfect digestion. To feed meal alone. it often goes into the stom- = ach and passes off without being re-chewed. With cob. however. it being of a coarse nature. forces the animal to re-chew the food. and this is essential to perfect digestion. Stock raisers claim that the grinding of cob with the corn effects a saving of from 30 to -10 per cent. Cattle are “off their feed" less and will put on one-third more fat. Poinfret and Woodstock (Ct.) Farmers‘ Club report from ex- ‘perimen ts in feeding ground feed to hogs. as follows: 33- lbs. of ground corn and cob meal pro- duced one pound dressed pork; 5% lbs. corn meal without cob. produced one pound of dressed pork. while it took (5 lbs. of grain corn to produce one pound of pork. Corn in the ear was then worth 590 per bushel: Ulic when shelled and ground, and Tlc when ground with the cob. As an ar- gument that cob is at least harm- less to stock, every farmer knows that stock, especially cattle, eat corn in the ear. cob and all. This is nature's argument that cob is beneficial. Pigs are benefitted by having cob-nieal mixed with their food. The Cincinnati Commercial-Ga- zette says in its agricultural col- umn as follows: “Pigs are found to do much better on finely ground cob meal than upon clear corn meal; the reason being that they digest their food better when it goes into their stomach in a porous condition. The cob sep- arates the particles of meal so the gastric juice can circulate through the mess.” The Drainage and Farm Jour- nal says, in speaking of an ex—l periment tried by them wherein A ting more than their share. They ,'say. "We prefer it before shock :corn. or corn and oats. Take ear Icorn and shell it: where it would right to do so. ffeed 200 sheep, it would feed 30H _ _ _ cry such fictitious transaction head if ground cob and all.“ ldelegates and we secure full rep— stowing official honors as an act lhas as much influence on the} Options and Futures. The following is a synopsis of Sanator Washburn's bill: Up- tions are defined as “any contract or agreement whereby a party thereto (or any party for whom. or in whose behalf such contract or agreement is made) contracts to have or give to himself. or to another. the option to buy or sell at a future time any of the grain or other comiiiodity" named hi- ter. Futures are defined as "any contract or agreement whereby a pa1t:_y‘aa5'l‘eeH to buy or agrees to sell at a future time to another any of the articles" mentioned hereafter "when at the time of making such contract or agree- ment the party so agreeing to make such delivery (or the party for whom he acts as agent, bro- ker or einploye in making such contract or agreeineiit) is not at the time of making the same, the owner of the article so contracted and agreed to be deliveree, or un- less the article so contracted to be sold and delivered shall sub- sequently be actually delivered to the purchaser for manufacture or consumption." He excepts, how- ever, from this any contract or agreement for future delivery made with the United States or any state. county or municipality. or with the duly authorized offi- cers or agents thereof. and ex- cepts any of the contracts or agreements made by farmers for the sale and delivery of any of the articles named, viz: “Wheat. corn. oats. rye. barley. cotton. and all other farm products; also pork, lard, and all other hog products." Dealers in options or futures are required to take out a license from the Commissioner of Inter- nal Revenue. paying $1,000 per year for the same. They are re- quired to make a statement of their business each week. and pay 5 cents per pound for each and every pound of cotton. or pork, lard or other hog products. and 20 cents per bushel for each and every bushel of any of the other articles named above. There are, of course. heavy fines for not living up to the re- quirements of the law, and much red tape as to the methods of re- cording and duplicating all trans- actions in options and futures. _.] 7 St. Johns. .\Iich.. January. 150;’. ——To Our Friends. the Farmersf ‘In our greeting we wish to thank you, especially those who have: purchased tools direct of us dur- ‘ing the past two seasons. for their L .-kindness. honorable dealings and encouraging letters which set ‘forth the merits of our tools. At first we were somewhat skeptical about dealing directly 1 with you as we had been informed time and time again by dealers and a certain class of traveling men called experts. that farmers . were tricky. and that they would take tools on trial. do their work and then return them; but after two years experience and the sale 'of several hundred tools with only two returned. and prompt payments and good testimonials. we have come to the conclusion that we had been misinformed. Every Crrange. every church. community and every business ‘has its black sheep. In the retail trade there is a class of dealers who are always preaching honesty but never practice it. Smooth talkers. who promise anything any everything to make a sale. all blarney to your face. and stab when your back is turned. There is also a class of slick farmers built upon the same principle. and taking the three cla.-;..l bu. com. 21.] tons hay. 40 acres clover pasture and 60 acres cornstalks. In the first place the corn should have been cut and stout-ed as soon as it became well glazed. as at that period the stalks are green and tender and would have been worth one-third as much as the corn for feeding. and drawn to the stable on a low wagon. from which it should be fed in the stout. thus avoiding the tedi- ous job of husking. worth 4c per bushel. "l‘he steers should also have been stabled nights through the month of September. where they should have been fed night and morning. so that a few of the stronger oncs could not intimi- date the weaker ones and receive the lion's share. and turned in pasture during the day. After September they should remain in the stable until marketed. Feeding them 233 lbs. corn (ears on the stalk) and :3 lbs. of hay to each steer per day would, I am confident. produce a gain of :3 lb. on each steer per day. The waste feed and manure from the cattle should be drawn twice daily to the pasture in which the hogs are kept. and spread from the wagon. The hogs should also have a small load of corn in the stout drawn to them as often neces- sary. R. fed to each steer per day -its lbs. of corn and 11 lbs. of hay for 114 days. which increased the weight of each 20.’) lbs. With the system of stable feeding. R. will feed the same number of cattle more profitably and save fully 40 per cent of his feed. or could in- crease his herd to that extent. J. J. lVLu—1nn. Albany County. N. Y. Mr. Risser shows net profits of only $43 above retail prices of corn and hay. and nothing for cornstalks or pasture. I think at present market prices he has done very well in getting retail prices for his corn and hay on his farm. If he owns the farm. manure will pay for labor. I don‘t believe that one-third of all the cattle fed the last five years in Illinois and Iowa (if we could get the figures) have sold at home for as much money as the feed they ate would have sold for. I mean to say that one—third or more of the cattle fed the last five years have been fed at an ac- tual money loss. ClMr. Risser bought his cattle Sept. 1. for quality and weight. 3 cts. per lb., cheap. which is the first essential in feeding cattle where you have to expect such low markets to sell on. but he should have had a better gain than 207) lbs. in M5 days feeding. on less corn and hay. Iknow from experience. however. that‘ September and December of 1H9] were poor months to feed in« September on account of files. December from mud and soft weather. I know of several par- ties here whose cattle in Decem- ber did not gain a pound. I think Mr. R.‘s cattle should have done as well as they did on bu. corn per day each steer. which would have been about 1820 bush. for 115 days he fed. According to his figures. he fed 2545 bushels. so that would leave 1225 bu. for his hogs (besides the droppings). That amount of corn at 40c would be $490: add to cost of pigs, -‘B206, am't -3096. His hogs were sold for $450, a loss of $246, and also a loss of all cattle drop- pings. No one can buy stock hogs at -lc per lb. and feed them on -100. corn. and then sell for3.§c. per 1b., without losing money. The way we feed is to break our ear corn into about three pieces. in troughs. and then put one hog after every two steers. as cattle will not drop and} throw out of troughs so much corn if broken. I also think Mr. Risser fed too much ha-y. if he had clover pas- ture and corn stalks. as he says. Fifteen tons of hay should have been enough to have fed them. Also think it was a loss letting his cattle roam over so large an extent as (50 acres of stalks. So I think Mr. R. must add to $246 loss on hogs. $48 loss on hay. which would make $‘_“.l4. and charge that to his own mistake. His cattle would have paid him fairly well. S. F. Lnrhzvnrz. Johnson county. Iowa. —< 0 }¥ Consumption of Wheat Increasing. \Ve know of no means of more closely calculating the per capita rate of wheat consumption than on the basis of actual quantity consumed. applied to population. says the Cincinnati “Price (‘ur- rent." The correctness of such calculation of course depends on the approximate accumcy of the oificial statelnents of production and of exportation. and of esti- mates of comparative supplies in the country at the beginning and ending of the term of years rep- resented bysuch calculations. Jt has been _£!(‘ll(‘l':llly accepttrd by the trade that on .luly 1. l«‘«“"_’. and on .luly l. l‘~>‘.l. the \\'ll(‘1L[. reserves of the country were practically at the minimum point. If it be recognized that such reserves were approximately equal in quantity on tlicsv dates. the consumption of wheat for the intervening period ot' seven years is logically determinable by a simple application of official data. The quantity reported pro- duced during this period was 2-5.- 1'.’-l.(l()().()()0bushels: used for seed- lllg. 3l73l.llUU.llU(l; gx1)()1'[(§(l_ H.}H_~ 0()().()00: remainder. representing consumption for food and all other purposes. l.tH):;.l)0().()()l) bushels. ()n the basis of the IHEN) census. an application of popula- tion figures results in an average of ~'..r~ ’ l‘t('T‘IIii"I.'I(t<":t I'Il‘«‘)1I('I(\l:>i. l.IIli'].\lIIllll.1‘l(lI‘IIII].l1‘1IliIIt‘:(.h.lI'l1fi And t(‘.'l('Il tlic: p£.|lIt‘IlS(: \.\'Il(.'ll the Iiuart is - , _. . . .. g. V , I\Jl[H‘IIl'l‘l i.H' _~lI'Ii' I «I. U i. I ; ' IQ\_(Arl}_: IHSULI. Can be IOLUIKI. Thus “ U 1<‘[’j‘(l‘Hlj[/']{(;. 1\IIL‘H_. Ja.[]_ Llhth ; i'llllI>.lP7lll;.llJllI(’t‘. r.\ll| iliil-‘p.iit:‘.iiv ii|iii.I:”i.ili_-iitiifig The {Ill}-I(:I~. I0\'L5 it. for tIii:_v '.vc:ir its iIi'i-ss 500 _that the h0n0.Y'be(-is are ex. 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'~~.. iv I-I .ii l?Iit‘ is in Illllliri .} l.1' iii- lh) KIIIUIH-,IlI.\, .iiiiI tlicy iiiii.~.t ll)lll for lIl(.t. pldntg db bl0_5_S0ln eluly In the lnuch spurt. as ‘Nell as Instruction. ’ ,«.1.i;.-iii [HE out or tIi.. \hHI_\ mm] 1: 1;,.\ l..-.,u ‘ Iiclii.\'iii;,'. I » IIlIl_\'Il~Ii‘KI.Ili1IlIIil\1iI I\l no 1.. III rt \\«-llx, and 59?15‘)“- that I would like to tell the read i The Iii.-ziiiiifiil e.\‘ist.s iii (.‘\‘t‘I‘)' star; 1 . . 7 V , '‘'.’Ii,EIFE‘.; ‘."_“Iv“L‘I'f"“ “‘\'I“’_'_ _ I _ Thu“ “Mk.” 5“, and an my Sm. d,,m‘.i,,g In Englziiiil. a fruit grow or was ers of the V ISITOR sonietliingj .,,,,,‘ .,,,,,,‘ff.‘f§;,’,.’,,’,",’;j I, if, ‘” _,[4:,‘H'_‘,_".\{-},j,’,‘,‘,l":c; If utlicrwisc thy fiiiili, SIIl'pI'ISI?(I IO find thdl hilt? ITCOS aboutiydthinkingpel-haps Solneone (r'U[Il.~IIlIt [\"1II .I.\ in iritllllll \) .. i,;]l_v-vl-I-ii.~ \\llIlf‘Ul , . , . . ' _ . . . . I " |l<’\HIl.Z It‘ \\Ul. 1- int It‘ i .1’ ll!’ 4. p '1 One thing I wiirii tlii-c. how no kn:-v to gold; Fle(u _On0 (‘O1 n01 of hls g10.undS~ might SOB IO EUIOPI. the llliln lni ‘ p ‘ _ ‘ Less IIlll(i(‘t:l1t it IIIEII-(CF tIii- «,:iiili>Ii-.s.~. toiilliic. In \VhICIl VVQFG I)I‘¢liCQd C‘OIOnI(>}S of l,I1OII' OVVD (irl’flng9. i Li“ H M‘“ ”I'\.F‘ IIIIRXISHEI) “Tr” THE Ittums1110*":-<='iI1i:*i>W"I=-mm-1:"“Id: ‘bees. were heavily laden with Havin" had no fewer than eitrhti . . . Mum‘ I'M’ 'i\”'\mW‘\iT‘S‘ Am; ,1”). who kw}, ,,,,.i,. bu‘, ,,,,,,,.,;,,,,S }.,m,,glf1_uit While those more remote, _ F’ d b X. 0 . _ _ n ; iii-.;\i:\i_i-.igs, Vi.\ci\.-mi-; oi: xi-;i-.i>i.i-;s_ (‘Ill-.('l.’ !~il’I{l.\'G. Tlll\‘()A'l' V Bust love the buunifnll . . . icontestb (Ln (llnrj tlred of the I LAIIL, \£\_I:I£.‘.\‘(I.:II. :I‘I‘I‘RI‘:.AI) LI‘ I_'l:I‘.R. IiI.\'>I)ICR,‘ I’.()l’.I'.I.\§.> \(‘y(II\\' I‘.I\'I\'l-jI{. (i.'\I'(il‘:. 7__, ‘ p I Ea-(1 .1s1etd\t'ery_ spztt]i'ingil_y_t ':£h‘p/tn I query box and other methods of T] 1 _ I..» It, .]5Ll{}l:.\V, Ulll.-(.Ai\. iniii-ii witli (HI. :|ll(il\'. . ‘ I . _ O Cw e O u11n( 1e -«LC O 1 in i _ -nrnent to Vvhich _ ‘ H 'Il(3I ii_\'iii_1: ice: on iis Ill1l(‘ iiii<- is ill Illl!l('4I tn IH’ I'll!‘ siiiiplvxt. l'.'l\Il‘>l i’iiiiiiiiii,' iiii-I in if! - ' I Fertlllzatlon of Plants by Honey I beinip V9’. drlrk and f(‘)0_(r dur. till t-all ‘ “ (:4 had IVlt.|I|l(l](“lll1l"f;i yilllli,‘ . fl I‘l(:1Il.l«jl(4Illll(.“ is st-It-tIii‘iA-zidiiipz. Illiltll,‘ oi ilu- In-st I|li'lll’II.lI. with ilio- \\'l'i'|l'IIl]\,’ tfllfflis Bees : ‘ y. y I‘ may I.)(?Ol1 3iCCUSIOIT1Cd to I'eSOI‘1_, ll: VVILS 1"“ C.m‘.[i‘.,'..::\(i’:: ‘liIxl'1l.\“‘l‘(‘.I(. IIII‘?!FllHI:£I‘;)1l‘l::{lI1t:_rk$1.111?‘ \;,.m.,.,,,d (.“;.(>,,._ df,,,‘,,|,.‘,g Hi,],.v 4 “mi IhJwL_rs' - , . . . ' ‘ _. . ‘ pr - . _ 5 . . ' ~ .' '; ':iii 1‘Vl‘l_\‘ I.’l£lt‘IIII(£ (II' \'I'. is H’ _ H I _ lng the Jloomlng of the trees‘ ‘S0 I UVICIGUI Ilhrili VV9 ITIUSIZ OI lginate I I1!‘ 3': “Any iiizicliiiic not s2itisI'.i(:toi'y to .i siilisci IIi(‘l, v. 1- will .iIIn:\' Irllll lH'(I .iiiIl\' of .~‘riiiIiiii: Iis . .. . . _ _ ' ~ .y'. . ' _ i'>I; 2-: -~, '‘III‘ 1: I) " bring the life-giving power to the correct. the loss of sweetness is at the 010% of which time the “On Se1”°,e ,“’mm1tt‘?d to mm“ IIIfILI‘\!I!|>|I“lII(‘IlI|‘ll‘”I(.|Ifl1‘tI.II:[IS‘II'I1l'4'I\f('llI'.“:FI;lIi‘K‘Sh , b . 1. t . . . .- . . ‘ . ory. and did it very nicely. The Foi mu i..r.;i—;';L"l-tlfillllllfll '.|'I’lIhpl'Ilt'>- will in- IIl£IIII"I llril limit. covering the ground so thickly as it is performed by insects. I am fl-atel-nallvy §C0“‘\ 599 .Yv ll‘/Ie1"1II9 'I- I59f1€11- “)".’\.'”I.:lll”lIIl(:.liiliiii-s .y.i‘.i.p.,...’_ii.-in ;.‘._.i_.ii...—..].... that it looked like a layer of He found by experiments from CARRIE M_ }'L“.EA\.S_ (T3-'09 K99_P91‘-(I90- 511}11I10nS~P9‘ ,,,,,,,,;.,,-,',,,T‘.l',‘,‘,’,‘.‘§f,,§§Tf,j,§f,..",,,‘,’;ff.",f,',,7};{,’fh,,f,j[, sulphur. and it must have come twenty heads of white clover. 1110” one Bede“; B.I01""“ 710519 f,‘,’f.'L‘{,';i.f§’}',i,.31?‘“'3‘I',‘,'.',‘{'l,.';',,'§f";.‘,"T,."“.3'.§“‘fl"“ °“ from forests 400 miles distant. protected from insects. one I P9‘“'C9f Cf31'°5- Battle P‘0l'_‘5‘35 I I I I M ‘'i.'.'.'.-;.... '1' ' Currents of water convey pollen aborted seed was the only result. In the 300d Old tunes; Whell 34 L A- E39113 DIIIS? O"r‘a"m“5t~ M” ..ii.‘.i.i-‘iii;-‘L II;lIlI:).".I.-.1-vlilil. 0]"m' from one aquatic plant to another. while twenty heads on the plants nm‘n.t‘h°u=‘?’ht hlmself fitted to,” LCD“ *S"0t‘t- P- L- 9- _ ‘_\'E:;:'|‘i“l‘(:f'|‘l';l"_£:" ‘M W In some parts of the world. as in outside the net. and visited by P“bh°,d“t“’5 he became 3‘ Candi’ *°* 3. r3iv«:«h«nr»mI’»iiuni§«i «fr n:-_n}«-<«-unmni-«i in South America or Australia. bees. yielded by count 2290 seeds. date Wlthout h“'the1' ad“ and I115 The suit brought by Hon.Pet.er """" ‘N '” "“' "'”"' “"”"“"“"""” "“' “""‘“ humming birds are the agents in conveying the pollen to some species of flowers. Insects are powerful agents in this distribution of the “father dust,” and many plants have their own particular insect. Df('(’7lfl‘(L .s-pcclabi/is never bears seed in this country. because its fertilizing moth has never been introduced from North China, its native habitat. Red clover. Trifulmm pratensc. bore no seed in Australia until bumble-bees. Bumbus, were introduced, and they appear to be the chief fertilizers of this valuable forage plant. When Columbus discovered America he found no honey-bees here. But when the settlers came they brought apples. pears, quince and cherry trees, and their —.—T—————¢->————-—— — —r_ The Department of Agriculture. Secretary Rusk's crusade is only beginning yet. Let Ameri- can constituencies all over the land strengthen his hands and fill his exchequer: he will pay us back. with interest upon interest. thousands per cent. His work is no play nor make-believe; it is solid. practical, and enduring. America can be made ahundred- fold as productive, agriculturally. as she is now; and Mr. Rusk is the man to promote and acceler- ate that increase. He has had to struggle against niggardly ap- propriations. Congressional de- lays. and popular ignorance; the great results which. notwith- standing these obstacles, he has fellow-citizens. at the polls. ac- cepted or rejected his services as seemed best to them. There were no caucuses or conventions in those days. packed and run by professional politicians. The vo- ters consulted their own interests and selected their own candi- dates. In these modern times party-government is a govern- ment within the government, and politicians name the candidates. The people have nothing to do but go to the polls and vote as the boss directs. This is all very simple, and would not be so ob- jectionable. if it were not for the fact that these political bosses must all be paid, and well paid, for their services. and the peo- ple, the taxpayers. must ante up the money to do the paying with. Magnus. of Petersburg. against the Sioux City Nursery company for 8200. has been decided in his favor and is the first instance of the kind we know of where ras- cally tree peddlers or companies have been brought to justice. In this instance he claimed that he was made the victim of the oily- tongued tree-seller, who exhibit- ed to him highly colored pictures of what the cherries would be like when grown, but Magnus averred that they turned out to be measly things no bigger than currants, and he brought suit to recover the money he had paid in advance. This is a warning to nursery houses that send out agents with alluring but illusive fruit pictures. to call a halt. Every fruit grower in Colorado 4. I54‘ i‘:ii«-tiil [U\k'IIl1'.'l\ iIisiiiii'tI_\' .is })H.\'*iIIlI(‘- IIIIII{Ill1iIl¢‘SIIIl‘l)flIl1‘lilllrvl uIiIj.. _V;uii4-.~' of tho pri'/.o- wiiiiii-i'.~' u ill |u- un- ll()lllI(‘('(I in -':lIIll1lI‘_\', I891: inniiln-r of TH E HO.“ E ,\I.\H.\7.I.\'l‘I. THE BRODIX PUBLISHING CO. WASHINGTON D. C. T9-EL MIIRDI GRIIS AT N EW ORLEANS, LA. MARCH 1ST. 1892. Tickets on Sale AT REDUCED RATES February 26th. 27th, 28th & 29th. Good for return until March 15th QUEEN & ciiiciii ROUTE, THE ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID IIESTIBULED TRAINS Through Without Change fertilizers. the honey-bees. achieved. are a warrant of what when 3 man. makes politics a Wm thank Mr_ Magnus for his Cincinnati to New Orleans “Nature detests self-fertilizar he can do when his hands are free trade, 01” b11S1I1eSS- and tI'§We1S persistence in following these Double Daily Train servica tion-n andhls (0ffiC1a‘1)p0cketS And Over the Country whooplng It up people up justice overtook in Miles Shortest and Quickest Line. The apple blossom is a perfect flower. containing both sexes in one, with the stamens and anthers waving aboveg the germ: why then does it require a. foreign agent to insure fertilization? On a close examination we find that bees to the nuptials. They come, like millers, with flour on their bodies. and their pollen baskets filled with it kneaded into bread, and as they load up the nectar, no matter how enormous our pro- ductiveness may become. the signs are easy to be seen that we shall need it all. A large fraction of Europe is on its annual way to our shores, to co-operate with the natural increase of population in much as vessels for the convey- ance of meat and vegetables; nor harbor defences so much as bridges to run provision-trains across the sea. While the poor. for a certain man because it is his turn this time. don’t imagine- for a single moment that he is impelled in his course by a feel- ing of patriotism. He is after something more tangible. in fact. in common panlance. he is on the services of these professional politicians. convention packers, and candidate namers. and let the people select the candidates on account of merit and not as pay them. —Colorado Farmer. . . —- .———— “For value received I promise to pay the Grange to which I be- long ten per cent. of the benefits bestowed upon me by reason of to promise more than ten per cent. because we receive so much and impart so little individually. —Grange Homes. Tickets on Sale zit all Stations. 9. MILLER, r. Mg+..7fa}5w4nos, c. P. Agt. CINCINNATI, O. C-Iubbing List with Thevisitor. f i when the germ is in season for making this the most populous I113-k_e, is after b0Od1e. and hell my connection with the Order, V8/eeklygvree l’re_is_s_.i) ............ ..si.o§’°m P333: '7 -.‘ thefertilizingP°Wder’the anthers of 00I1'0iD9Dl3S- Meanwhile: W3-1‘ get It’ toov as Sure as You hV‘?' Payments to be made in genuine c§§ii?§poiii§ii y.yiai§a§iii§II III $233 133 waving above have not burst. is the manifest destiny of the Old and 111 the end the voters have it efiorts for the prosperity of the gte.nL"r)>rn:eiSs[,S .. _- ;-33 :32 When the germ is ready, nature World; and we must ere long be ‘F0 P3-Y Whel3h_e1'_ they know It 01' Grange.” The above is a, good Michigan ralrmei -- 1.00 1.35 -" ;_" spreads a rich feast of delicious. the food—purveyors of the planet. 1105- WOUND 13 It be 3 3005- P1311 form of promissory note to pass §Z§$ i.‘.’,‘.'i'E§.‘.i'.;' 3:3 If: 5 E fragrant nectar, and invites the We shall not need war-ships so 130 131')’ and get along Without the into the Grange, It is not safe §{',;1,f;;g";,‘g§{f;}g-: V _ ' _ _ . . _; 1:33 :33 Century Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4.oo 4.00 fill]: Fringe Envel etc. Cards with I I . bi n ma: ant. 1571' as iiisiiisfhk °gd'|¥I"|q’i\xl.c:AE1-3' 81:.” ciiiazuiius. olioi. they leave behind them some of efiete old monarchies fly at one f0I‘_ P3-1'13)’ S11CCeSS?'*—FaI'm91‘S' I _ i 1: the 1:05! the fertilizing powder in ex- another’s throats and snarl at one F1'1eDd- Grange Me10d1eS- . ?,;§},:,'“’V,e2§ change, another’s heels. we must feed ‘ ”‘***’ Address Secretary National filgxézgwh-3:‘l§;xrbcI;sIl::gl}S A C()MpLE]‘E l\6\~EL, Five distinct fertilizations must take place to produce a perfect apple; if the seeds on one side are fertilized. and those opposite are not. it will be shrunken. or one- sided. Nature has so ordered that only a limited number of insects shall survive the Winter's cold; only their widows and orphans and the survivors of their cannon and dynamite. After the last shot has been fired, and the last corpse in uniform buried, the residue of the people may return to the cul- tivation of the soil now enriched with the sinister fertilization of human blood. But until thatlcrease the number during the _DeWitt, Feb. 2. 1892: DeWitt Grange No. 459. is in quite a flourishing condition. The at- tendance has been good all win- ter, considering so much sick- ness. Have Grange every Sat- urday night; have a membership of about seventy, and hope to in- Grange, Washington, D. C. Single copies or less than half- dozen. postage paid, 40 cents; per dozen, postage paid, $4.00; half-dozen, postage paid, $2.00. Or the purchaser to pay freight or express. per dozen, $3.50; per hundred, $27.00; per half-hun- dred $13.75. , .., .-...... :--« short stories. sketches, poems,_ etc. _ The January -(1592) number will contain The Passing of l\Iajoi' Kilgore. By Young E. Allison. The February (1892) number will contain Roy the Royalist. By \’ViIliam Westall. The March (1892) number will contain A Soldier's Secret. By Captain Charles King. For sale by all Booksellers and Newsdcalers. SINGLE COPIES 25 CTS. $3.00 PER YEAR. '31-in . .., .. --2--m 4 THE G-BANG-E VISITOR. FEB. 15, 1892 VISITOR'isummei' resorts. A somewhat hoardariver boat and went up N ‘ . lwill. The inference is that he C()I)l(’S Of 1')€1p0I‘S. ]_)l'll1l.C(l. ll1.C-an nO“~ I(_r1”~nb]0 in I)1‘()(111(I(E) be By Comparison. pretentious depot buildin_'.;. a the Mississippi. past the ocean Published on the X51 and 15th of every month. A T50 CENTS PER A.-’ViVU.l/. 1‘. C. GLIDDEN, Editor and Dlanager, PAW PAVV, MICH. §.Reniittenc('s slioiild he by Registered Letter, .\loney Order or Draft. (Entered at tli7eHP7ost-Office at I-;2w7Paw. l\licli.. as Second Class Matter. To Subscribers. Send money when possible by either postal note or money order. We prefer a dollar bill for two subscribers. to 50 cents in stamps for one. The bank will take the dollar,but they refuse the stamps. We shall send the paper only so long as it is paid for. If you wish it continued. a prompt re- newal will keep it constantly coming and save us the trouble of making the changes. If numbers fail to reach you. or your post- office address is changed. notify us at once and we will gladly send another number and make the de- ‘short shell road. and a monster hotel, with the accompanying curio dealers and the carriage driver. serve to complete a sea- side watering place. that is a stunner on paper and a terror to M i at no distant day tobreak through iand flood the whole town those economically inclined. Along on this railroad are steamers tied to the docks. as far as Nine Mile Point. to inspect the levees in process of construc- tion. The river here is eating-‘ its way into the left or city side of the river bank. and threatens The .issue. the State. come to our table hav— M chooses. that is: --5911 any Pop. ‘mg “I195 that lml’l.V that ‘they tion of his crops." or a great deal 319 ll“ ‘—’1‘»,’11115 Of Sfmie one of 5 more than he has raised it he has the farmers‘ organizations. aiiditho "1na1'§:ins" to -pug npj‘ It. .lh“.V 31"? 3Sliln.‘_—’; recognition On is equivalent to an offer to divide their merits. Two pages of these 5' sheets are printed at the place of and the remaining six the chances to make or to lose money with the farmer if he will stop his clamor against selling many inlets of the Gulf 0‘-er old levee is cut through during: which we pass on pmng‘ and on 3 this period of low water. and the the intervening marsh lands it is . sand and debris carried through pages come from either Chicago C? ‘or Cincinnati. along with a lot of advertisements that thus get a said by a Boston paper that the engineers in summer have to toot the alligators off the track. VVe are not in league with the pro- prietors of the resorts mentioned to decoy travel that way by re- peating it. for we believe sea serpent stories and others of that ilk are “played" for such pur- poses; however. one of our party insisted that he was paid $400 per year for saying: -'Have-you- used-Pear's-soap." in the wash room every morning. to the new levee which is being constructed ten or fifteen rods farther back——the land on which it is being built having been con- demned by the state for that pur- pose. On our way back we crossed to the other side where a- huge crevasse had been stopped by a railroad company about a year ago. The river here was making a new channel for itself to the Gulf. and might in time leave the city of New Orleans on a bayou. ihearing. and float the remaining lpart of the six pages nominally ‘free to the publisher. The lgreater part of the matter of lthese gift columns is flap-doodle land gush that must be gulped ldown with agrimace. In many linstances the publishers would ldo their readers a service to sup- ipress this supertluity and only lissue a two-page sheet. for which fithey are responsible and for lwhich they pay for typesetting and mechanical work. The six wind. Even a bucket shop might be tolerated in every town, if the farmers will patronize it and stop howling against the big one in the city. The difference is only in degree. and the attempt to suppress the former by the more pretentious concerns is a practi- cal illustration of Satan reprov~ ing sin. The facts are that selling futures is the greatest curse that has ever struck the farmers of America. The hog product, for instance. has not paid the cost of its production for the last ten ipages are a fraud. in that they assuine to reflect the opinions of upon the ggneral government for the editor. represent his selection The state of Louisiana is mak- ing some reasonable demands We arrived in New Orleans late in the afternoon; our car was backed on a side track. and this sired change. Packages of papers will be sent to all who desire them for distribution. years. Meanwhile. the pork packers. by selling the product ahead of the marketing period. . ..., ». ~g-<~*_,-a¢1ni‘'‘_'‘ . .. .,-«--_‘..L_?"' .2-.vh.<‘~" ._ivr Send the names of your friends on a postal card whom you desire to receive sample copies. Down in Dixie. NO. 2. A day in Mobile gave us an op- portunity for sight-seeing and a ride down the shell road along the bay. Since the days of gravel roads, this shell road has lost something of its prestige. While it is kept up in excellent condi- tion. there are many streets in country places in our state where the gravel roads are as good. yet frequently lack that constant at- tention to making repairs which makes this shell road an agreea- ble drive the year round. Mobile is famous for large fine oysters. We saw an oyster boat being un- loaded of its 100 bushels, and were entertained by an explana- tion of the manner of gather- ing and “planting," while we ex- perimented on the different ineth— ods of swallowing one of the big “plants" that the genial “nigger” opened for us. “Plants" are the small oysters gathered outside the bay—range cattle as it were —and sown broadcast over the allotment of water farm. staked out by the owner in the muddy bottom of the shallower parts of the bay. Here they grow and fatten on the rich alluviuin washed down by the rivers. In a year or so after planting, they attain the size of one‘s hand, and the “meat” would make a medi- um—sized boarding house order for “steak." A raw hand at eat- ing one of those oysters raw, . imony of the choruses was excel- ;lent and charming: fifty voices {on the stage. and fifty styles of ldress (or want of it) with a back- ground of beautiful scenery. made {a grand sight and a good deal of makes a ludicrous exhibition of himself. Several of the "press gang" took turns at the trick, while the others jeered or ap- plauded as the etfort was success- ful or unavailing. Mobile has an excellent harbor and many hundred miles of nav- igable rivers. Cotton and other products are brought down from the interior of Georgia and mar- keted in Mobile. A line of steam- ers makes regular trips from here to Havana. and the travel and business . from the north and northwest are both coming this way to reach tropical chines and tropical markets. Northern en- terprise and northern capital have invaded the sacred stolidity of the old regime. and Mobile begins to thaw out and put on the evidences of her coming pros- perity. The route from Mobile to New Orleans runs along the border of the Gulf, and nothing very at- tractive, either in scenery or in production, meets the eye. It however seems to be a very fer- tile region on which to plant was our retreat for three nights and two (lays. A committee of citizens and business men came in carriages and took us to the Opera House to see a leg-itimate performance—the popular title is forgotten: but as all bills were paid, it is looking a gift. horse in the mouth to attempt criticism. The next day at 11 o'clock the same carriages ap- peared and gave us a delightful drive over the city and out to the Exposition grounds where this unfortunate show languished in the rain for a month or two and then folded its tents. The only building left is the horticultural hall. The asphalt walks and drives are nearly obliterated by intruding verdure. The excava- tions where lakelets were planned are dry. and the protruding wa- ter pipes point to speedy dissolu- tion. or a cotton field is more probable. We were treated to French opera that evening. A large and aristocratic Creole element was in attendance. and it gave us an opportunity to see this class of New Orleans residents which would otherwise not have been enjoyed. The Creole proper has no colored blood in his veins. He is of French or Spanish ex- traction and quite exclusive in his notions. The ladies have a creamy white complexion with no tinge of color to the cheeks, and lack that Vivacity which beams from the countenance of our northern women. What shall be said of French opera? The har- sound. VVe ventured to point- a 5 borrowed opera glass at the gaudy personages on the stage. but kept a discreet silence upon the merit of the performance. It was a satisfaction. however, to know that the play was written in French. for it relieved us from the strain of trying to interpret the stagy language of the actors. Our mother tongue is so outraged by a stilted stagy brogue, that even our amateur singers and act- ors try to reflect it and become asinine in their efforts to copy it. There are no sweet songs with a tear in them sung nowadays any- where. They all generate a sneeze rather. and a creepy feel- ing to the nerves, that may pos- sibly be tortured into an ecstasy by a generos use of the imagina- tion, or some intricate sense as yet undiscovered in our make-up. The next day we were taken on an annual appl-Om-infion for main. of advertising matter and to cost taining the levees along the low— lhlm 35 11111011 I391‘ I)3«§I0 115 111050 er Mississippi. Her people say lwlnted 3'9 h0m9- 1‘l0111‘*fit'l1-S Of that the vi-11019 valley nbm-9 pom-S 3 their readers are fooled by such its waters down upon them. and fraud and Pay their d011&1‘S in it is unfair to expect them to take 3 blind. adoration of the business care of this deluge at all times‘lC3=Pa'CiW that can “set “P” Such and under all circumstances un- 33-11 3-1'1‘3.Y Of reading matter f0!‘ S0 aided. We believe their petition ‘ little money- for aid should be granted, and Compare the present issue of thorough work be begun at once lthe VISITOR and eV91'y Other is‘ to maintain the river bed where sue that has ever been published. industry and enterprise have lwith these §ubt€Yf1l{—'95- E"eTy bunt in a fair expectancy of its lline of reading matter is set up in permanence. Three miles down stream from the city is located the national cemetery. The boat took us to T the office in Paw Paw. and every iarticle has been read with care lby the editor and selected be- lcause of its value to the page There are promises of ai ‘park there some day. but a cane! this interestint-' spot We noticed 3 upon which it is primed‘ These :5 . l - u . ~ manyname.A.u‘.ith ..'i\,IiCh_--ma_1.ked§{ll‘tlCl8S are not mere accidental beneath them It is a quiet 01,_ lclippings. but represent the read. defly place‘ and well kept Aéing of many that are discarded SOmie1.f1.Om the garrison Dem, by E for the one thus ‘preserved. We was carried in and buried with 3 present 1“ every 155119 elght’ care‘ militfly honors While we we1.e;fu-lly edited. pages. and we sub- there :IIllt that this labor for a paper The last CV mm" of Om St“ iought to place it. by comparison - i e - i T W . ‘ . . ‘ C “me (U ml Mk‘: in Cauim‘e° .with the apologies described. as v- ' ' "1 ,' c“ s‘ . to the hofm 0% C; t ThO‘:’T ;much in advance of them as the , . , ‘,1 labor and ability expended upon ll oodward. in Cliestnut street. 1 . . where '1 ”‘1"l11(l rece )tion in honor A‘ them repreSentS' It It were re. L‘ _, ( - L . V 1 .r‘ X .. _ iquired that these papers should of he ‘ mh1‘L"m less! Ssoua ‘co )\' after the Visrroi‘ there tion was held. Capt. W'oodward§Wg1;m;mVe1_ Come f('n_ thlem an sailed ocean vessels for many} “ . . , . . . other publication day. Phat a years of his life, and was captain . a pr ha“ W001 and a Md Wide” of one of the Union gunboatsip P’ _ ymh dd ,, flurina the War At this recep gshould be tiaded off for s o y .. D - . ‘ . . . . :is a discredit to the astuteness ‘ c tion also were several Confeder- lwhich farmers have ‘L reputation ate officers. 1 d a more genial set? . l ‘n ‘° ‘ ifor. Show the VISITOR in com- of men one need never wish to .- . See lparison with all the other organs. The Splleches. were gellerl We will gladly submit to the test ally moderate in their expressions 9 . . . , ,-and abide the decision. upon tender points, but clamor- *7 , ous for an occasion to show how at Selling “Futures." well the South could fight for the . The Washburn bill against the old flag again, side by side with A sale of options now being consid- their Northern countrymen. The ered by the committee on Agri- Chili sensation was then unset- culture in Congress. is stirring tled. and had war been proclaim- up tremendous opposition from ed half our entertainers wouldymenibers of Boards of Trade in have been in arms, if we might all the large cities. Evidently take their expressions as evidence - the machinery for making money of their readiness to fight. New ‘with facility in danger. Orleans welcomed us with open -Strangely enough their chief ob- arms and hearts. and bade us jection comes through the fear of adieu with evident regret. Early’-105$ to the farmer—an appre- the next morning we were on our 1 hension which needs no evidence way to Pass Christian, (accent; on 1 to prove is simulated for want of the last syllable), where the daygargunlent that has real force was spent along the shore of the against the bill. A Detroit Ob- Gulf, and where the letter foijjector says: “As it is now, every the last number of the Visitorjfarmer can go to his nearest was written. We shall have some- }buyer. at any season of the year, thing to say about Florida in our and contract any portion of his next, and describe some of theirfcrops for any delivery that he enterprises. lsees fit, at a good market price; whereas. with the present system A letter from O. W. Van Dyne, lof trading done away with, he of the Van Dyne House, Lansing, lwould be obliged to sell to con- informs us that he again occupies sumers or to exporters only. at the old stand, and the doors are ? such prices as they might see fit wide open for his Grange friends to offer.” when they come to Lansing. The Q The farmer is, and has always Visitor will be on file and thegbeen. in this latter position, and editor found there when in the they never have practiced the city. methods suggested, and never o is o have so manipulated prices as to become millionaires several times over. The "option" is a squeeze for every one below_the operator. and the farmer being the last factor in the line. takes the rind. the pomace. the slag. after the valuable profit is all squeezed out. On our return through the South over the Queen and Cres- cent route from Chattanooga to Cincinnati. we passed the young and growing town of Harriman, whose location was selected by General Clinton B. Fisk. It is pleasantly located on Emery river—a picturesqiie mountain stream, and has grown to a pop- ulation of -1,000 in two years. It claims to be the Birininghain of Tennessee. with facilities for iron manufacturing equal to that of its rival in Alabama. Iron. coal and liincstone are here at hand and easily mined. and al- ready the hum of machiiiery is heard and the smoke of fiiriiaces is seen over the mountain tops. As might be expected from the moving spirit in the enterprise. the liquor traffic is shut out by enactment and forfeiture for vio- lation; so that it is a temperance town and it-s citizenship a select one. Persons contemplating a- change of climate, with inciden- tal business opportunities. or bu- siness opportunities with inciden- tal climate. are directed to the the secretary, whose notice ap- pears in another column. The lecture fields of the state are being cultivated quite effec- tively. We are getting good re- ports from correspondents of the seed which has been planted. and the fruits are already being har- vested in new names to our list of subscribers. ' Look at your record opposite- your name on this number, and see if you are not likely to be- shelled out and lost when the blue pencil sweeps over the list. next. Send your neighbor’s name with your own—a dollar bill is. now the prevailing fashion for- the new year's compliments to- the Visitor. G-& On Feb. 1st, after the Visitor- was printed, we received a notice- of a meeting of Branch Co. Po- mona Grange to be held on the- 11th. We regret not having been able to publish it, as it contained an excellent program, but wish our friends to remember that no- tices for publication must be at hand at least one day before the paper goes to press, and should be even earlier, as we are often put to great inconvenince by so many late arrivals. Vi; -~.--...-.i.;3 .Ch‘in VV. VV. Grange 16. P. of H. — of Mrs. J. F. Belden. - FEB. 15. 1892 G-IE'\’..A.].\TG-IE3 V ISITGR. *’ __.__, W —~——--— ~————....--._.__.._..__... . . . . . .l, . . . Ionia County Grange News. E.-\’l‘0.\’ RAPIDS}, Jan, 1{J—E]). follows: Pres. I\.\I\\.LHowser. At;lt1<.‘L‘I.'1‘Lf1{.\I.COLLEGI-IP. 0.. ,‘work—lecturing on Poiilicail -. . . : .' —. .. . .. V. -. . ." "'. . . .Valiue. .\Iich.. FQi)I'l1Zll" Ntll l-W". F1) §Fi-onom ' \lost I‘ ii - ii -' Ed V ',t 1 At t} , Ht _,\ Is1io1.. Ii1a.\Ll‘Ed(lti1e1e‘[)0lt of Vi atson. Set) Y _ v . y . ._ . _. ., . _v. - . o it o it] 181 or K m“ m'” of the Executive Committee of of Allegan: Ti-eas.. ii in. H. l)ib- \ l2s'I’l'()l{.—;\fteI‘ the ziiiiiction’nieml)s-rs of the fzu-iilt_v and of of Ionia Co. Grange .\’o. lo. held; at Floral Hail, Jan. 21. lr<‘.i;’. the following ofiicers were elected for the ensuing year: Master. Wm. Mattison-, Overseer. H. J. Hall; Lecturer, Mrs. L. J. Bar- nard; Steward, \Vm. Howard: Asst Steward. Guy Hall: Chap- lain, Miss Betsey Butler: Treas- urer. A. Inman; Secretary. C. J. Goodwin; Gate Keeper. L. J. Barnard; Pomona, Mrs. H. J. Hall; Flora. Mrs. Amon Otis: Ceres. Mrs. Allen Inman; Lady Asst Steward, Mrs. Wm. Mat- tison. An interesting meeting was had. The report of the State Grange was read by Brother Bar- nard and wife. delegates to the State Grange, and seemed to be appreciated by the members. Brother David English and wife. delegates from the Western district, were present and gave a short report. Brother English seemed deeply interested in the Grange Visitor and the oil ques- tion; thought the Grange should look well to it. He was on his way to Banner Grange to install their officers that evening. The Worthy Master also appointed him as Special Deputy for the county. Vile were proud to see the many Grangers that were represented at the Farmers‘ Institute. which met with grand success; so much so. that our VVorthy Master (President of the Institute) thought they had better meet some future day and talk it over. and perhaps, might have one an- other year. So much for the farmers of Ionia county. When they lnmw they are right they go ahead. The Ionia County Grange is a charitable class of people. for we do feel grateful to our sister state of Nebraska for its appre- ciation of the charity we so geii— erously extended to them in their misfortune. May they ever be blest with plenty, until every farmer‘s home shall have brighter hopes before it. i\Iuch credit should be given to \Voman’s Work. as it aided our Worthy National Master in carry- ing out his appeaal to every Grange to assist the stricken brothers and sisters of Nebraska. by bringing it before the Grange and contributing to their wants. for which they have thanked us. May the Lord bless them. Our next meeting will be held at Banner Grange. Thursday. Feb. 1?-—:-‘-‘rm VVe very heartily commend to our readers’ considerationthe ad. Mrs. Bel- den is thoroughly reliable and honest. and she certainly offers bargains. Mrs. B. is one of our old subscribers and we hope she the State Grange with great in- terest. It is one of the greatest; productions that ever emanated from any deliberative body. The‘ Grangers of Michigan must feel? proud that they have a committee 3 that is capable of producing such V a document. I certainly do. Their report strikes the key-note on the financial question and the railroad monopoly. and it seems to me that if their recommenda- tions and suggestions are acted upon and carried out by the gov- ernment. it would solve two. at least. of the great questions that are troubling the minds of the people at the present time. It would benefit all classes greatly. with the exception, perhaps. of the railroad companies. Will it be published in pamphlet form? It certainly should be. I hope the proper authorities will attend to it and see to it that a goodly number are printed, so they can be had for distribution It should be read by all the industrial classes. Our congressmen should study it and act on its suggest- ions. If it can be read by the farmers generally it will help to increase our numbers and the in- fluence of the Grange all over the country. Yours truly. A. D. SAXTON. [The report alluded to above was published in the Dec. 15th and Jan. 1st numbers of the Vis- itor. and a few copies can be had in pamphlet form by addressing this office and sending stamp for mailing.—ED.] -<3»---— -—-—- A North Branch. Jan. l'.'>—Ed. Visitor: The Lapeer Co. Pomo- na P. of H. No. 29, met with Montgomery Grange on Jan. 15. which held its secret session in the parlor of Bro. Montgomery's residence. Dinner was served by Montgomery Grange. It was a dinner which we enjoyed like the dinners of our mothers in our childhood days. It would have even made the editor believe that he was a welcome visitor, had he been there. After dinner we re- paired to the school house, where the doors were thrown open to the public. and the house was filled by an intelligent lot of people. young and old. Good music was furnished by the young people of the neighborhood. both in and out of the Grange. Judging from the music. rendered they all will soon be members of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. at least we hope so. for they are the right kind of timber to build with. Some splendid papers were read. especially Mr. Erwin‘/s on “Ancient. Modern and Future Schools." which drew forth seine very interesting discussion. Rev. C. B. Clark. of Mariette. gave us a splendid lecture on temperance. Mr. Clark woke up to the spirit of the subject and put body. mind and soul into the work. and all were much pleased with his lecture. Brother H. Bradshaw called out a lively discussion on his sub- Much throughout the whole meeting. and. all-in—all. it was one of the best Pomona Granges ever held in the county. At the close of the open session we repaired to i the parlor at the home of Brother lMontgomery. where we were i soon summoned to tea. which was not a whit behind the dinner in point of excellence. At the evening session the of- ficers were elected and installed. E. E. OWEN. Sec'y pro (cm. -2-——————<& Allegan. lVIich., Feb. 8, 1892— Ed. Visitor: As I have not as yet seen any notice of our Grange “Silver Anniversary” in your pa- per I thought I would send just a word about it. as it was our County Council meeting day. The entertainment was a success in full. Sister Harriet Hurd gave us a good and hearty Address of Welcome, and our young brother, Homer Leggett, of Watson, re- sponded finely. The Leggett family gave us some very nice music. The call for the neigh- boring Granges to unite with us in appropriately celebrating the day was nicely responded to by several Granges. and some fair reports as to the success of their Granges was made. The officers for 1892 were duly will be patronized liberally. ject. "The Mortgage Tax Law." interest was manifest bio. of Allc.‘«§‘iii: Lect. N. A. Dib- bie. of Allegan. There was also a Vice President elected. but can- not now say who it was. Elder Harvey. of the church of Allegan. gave us a_ri/w faddress. which he closed by read- ing that humorous poem. "If I: ‘were a farmer." I think it was; entitled. V 'e'all enjoyed it very cil. in a body. gave thanks. There was estimated to be about 17:’) present. and I think every one present was glad they came. One thing certainly spoke well of our success: there were some young people present that wanted to join us. even though they were not members of the Order at all. That to me was of much value. as it showed an ap- preciation of good work. Some of our young people have already shown quite a bit of talent. and we believe there is more to fol- low. Of course our Constitution and By-Laws do not make it pos- sible. legally. at present. but we hope to be able to reach and in- terest them the best we can. Our open meetings have been a fine success and the interest in- creases. which certainly is en- couraging—se‘ven new members joined that day. An invitation to hold the March session of the Council at Hopkins was extended and accepted. and we shall have a good and profitable time I feel warranted in saying. Sister Mayo's presence will add much to the pleasure of the meeting. N. A. DIBBLE. -._.. ._<.._._,._. Allegan. Feb. 8. '92—Ed. Vis- itor: Allegan County Council, P. of H., will hold its next ses- sion. March 1st. with Hopkins Grange. The morning session to be called to order at 10 o‘clock. Hopkins Grange will furnish music on call. Sister Belle An- drews will give the Address of Welcome. Sister Alice Cook, of Otsego. will respond. Some pa- pers that were to have been pre- sented at the December meeting will be read. Sister ‘Mary A. Mayo. of Battle Creek. will give an address; probably the first thing after the song in the after- noon exercises. She has been actively engaged in Grange work for years. and this fall and win- ter she has been very busy and will come well posted on every thing that pertains to the "Good of the Order.“ IVe trust she will be greeted by a hall full of wide- awake listeners. young and old. I for one can testify that she is greatly interested in the young. and we hope they will be inter- ested in what she says to them. We shall try to have a good pro- two lectures. that any Granges in the county failing to secure her will have an Woodman {nephew of Hon. J. J. ginning March 14 to 1?-< inclusive. taste. session. dially invited. Mes. N. A. DIBBLE. Lecturer Co. Grange. -lth degrees on a class of 11, Jan Jason Woodman, seven members to keep it alive Yours fraternally, Mus. E. D. KNOWLTON. elected. Result of election as Allendale Grange No. 421. Presbyterian disinfecting. much indeed. for which the Coun- I was cleaned its contents were put gram carried out in case of any failure on the part of Sister Mayo 30139 Present: but She Will 003 University. has been appointed fail us. as she expects to be in the county from Feb. 29 to March 5. and will speak in Watson Grange Hall, Hopkins and Rural Grange halls. and it is undecided just who will receive the other I will here say opportunity to hear Bro. Jason iVoodman) during the week. he- Granges wishing to secure his services will do well to report as soon as possible to Mrs. N. A. Dibble. Allegan. Mich., box 234. who has been lately appointed Local Deputy of Allegan county. In this meeting of the Council I would respectfully request that Seemed to be having athoroughlyi our young people. in or out of good time, the Order. will aid in the pro- gram in ways best suited to their Let us also be as prompt as possible in the opening of the All interested are cor- Bass River. Ottawa Co. Mich.. Jan. 25-—Ed. Visitor: Our Grange is doing finely, conferred 3rd and 23; that makes us 45 members in good standing. I think this show- ing will please Bro. Mars and also Sister Mayo, as they all gave lectures here While we were nearly dead for three years; there were only . and comfort in the Terrace. con- that came to us in the fiili in the deatii of Mr. Tiionipson. of diph- theria. it was thought best to have all rooms in every dormi- tory thoroughly cleaned and funiigated. The work has been :in progress during the winter. More than a thousand pounds of brimstone have been used in After eacii room back. but the carpets have not been put down nor the furniture arranged. as it was thought that students could do this work to their own satisfaction. It will be well for the young men to come back on February 15) or 20, if possible, so as to put their rooms in order. Steam will be on the halls and there will be accoinmo- dations for board. In the general prevalence of disease throughout the county during the winter. the people of the campus have not escaped. The sudden death of Mrs. Kedzie. on December 17 made a sad time for all. Others have been serious- ly ill. but all are now well. or getting well. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison. grandfather and grand- mother of Mr. Herbert Harrison. of the chemical department. (lied within a few days of each other. and both were buried yesterday. Somewhat extensive improve- ments have been in progress in the arrangement. finish and equip- ment of the Mechanical Labora- tory. which will add much to the convenience of students and to the facilities for instruction. Im- provements have also been made in the Horticultural Laboratory. and additions to its equipment. The gallery along the south side of the library will be finished be- fore the term opens.and large additions will soon be made to the books on Agriculture, Horticul ture. Mechanics. l\lathematics. English Literature. History. Poli- tical Economy and Education. Mrs. Landon is already here and at work. The Farmers‘ Institute have been successful beyond expecta- tions. In the illness or enforced absence of some of the old meni- bers of the faculty some of the “subs" have come to the front in a very eiiicient manner. They are doing such good work that there is danger of jealousy on the part of some of us old fellows. and so of a "fuss in tile faculty." The Ciiziii‘ of Agrucliure has been filled by the appointment of Professor Hzirwood. He gradu- ated at the .\Iassaciiusetts Agri- cultural College. and has been. for some years since graduating. a practical farmer. We have reason to expect the best work from him, both in the field and in the class-room. Professor assistant professor of mathema- tics. He and his family are al- ready at home in the Terrace. his family is quartered in the and once at a town among the mountains of Nevada. They Professor Noble and wife have spent the most of the winter at his old home in Iowa, where he was called the day after the fall term closed by the death of his father. Professor Wood- worth has had a profitable winter in Berlin. He will be back in time for his classes. Professor Vedder is at Cornell. and so is Professor Van Dervort. Mr. Goodenough is at Ann Arbor, and Mr. Hedrick also. Dr. Beal . is now in Washington studying his "Hay," of which the second volume is far on the way. Pro- fessor Holdsworth and family went to North {Carolina expect- ing to spend the winter. but the climate there was too rigorous and they soon returned to warmth vinced that there is no place like home. Professor Corbin has been doing some college extension McNair of the Wisconsin State Mr. R. J. Coryell, ’84. has taken Mr. Hall's placein the Depart- ment of Horticulture. and with jthe station force have been on gthe grounds all winter. except jPrc.\'y. He has just returiied jfI‘()lI1 21- ten weeks‘ visit to (‘ali- ifornia. He reports that the visit was much enjoyed and did him much good. Professor Davenport writes in good spirits from Pirzicicaba. [ Estado de Sao Paulo. Brazil. His ‘work prospers and has large promise for the future. Pro- fessor Tiiurtell finds himself happily situa-ted in Nevada. Mr. C. ii‘. Baker. assistant to Profess- or (‘ook. has accepted a good ap- pointment in Colorado. Mr. Gliddcn of Paw Paw. member of the Board. has recently married and with his wife has been visit- ing Fioridzi. Hon. (7. IV. (lar- tield. '70. of Grand Rapids. mem- ber of the Board, has been sor- iously ill but is improving. His wife died a few weeks since. one of the nuuiberioss victims of "la grippe." The "faculty kids“ iiavo l)(‘0l1 increased by the arrival of :1 twelve pound boy at the home of Secretary Reynolds. and of ii fine by at the ilfllllt‘. of Dr. (lrangc-. .i startctl out just to tell the bo_vs that they will find their rooms cleaned and in disordi-1'. but I have run into 21 long letter of college news. We shall be glad to see you back. and hope, ——weil you would call the rest a chestnut. so I will stop. Very sincerely yours. 0. (‘I.i:'ri-1. <99 ' ' l“zu'nu-rs‘ lnstitlin-. Following is the pi'ogr:ini of lhc i“:irim-i's‘ iiisiitiue to be held at (;obi«-- viiiu on the 17th nod lNIh inst: ()p«-ning, lliziili u. in. Mnsic—iiisIruim~nt:1i. Pl‘:l)‘1‘l'. A(i1li'(‘SS(Ii'\\'|‘i('Uiii(‘, H \'V. .\i_\‘i-rs. l’i'csi‘.1'I'l‘ix’. i"I‘\-in-ii i“:il‘m MI-iiio-is --J .J .\\'o_'I- , _ . _ \ (. long after reaching l:’aris. but ‘H’. ‘l"l".‘l"’lf"";j"‘)l*:_f'y"t ”“'1“‘”"" ' " they soon rec.overed. and have; ' 1l>:,i,.':,,:,”1-,.,'j,‘_ I ‘L ‘ since been enjoying tiieiiiselvesj r;.p.~.»'l‘iw fui».u-i- or olll‘ I.iw H'.t)('i‘\ well P1-Qfgsgnr and :\,I1~_s;_ (_/‘(yok I lint-1‘:-sis, A. \V. iizi_yl ill I acihc coast. I met them til(,‘1(. , f.“.,ni,,,_,‘,‘ m,.,.,.uy m. m,l”.‘_‘.H_\.. I‘. W], twice—once in one of the charm- ; iliully im-iiml lo :ill¢-ml mu! p:|l'il«'i|):lLl: ‘mg yvallgyg of South Caiif()1'nia_ {in the «list-ussions that will follow o-:u-ii i]):l])(‘l‘. '1 he people of (ioliio-viiic :i1'o ‘jIl'(‘})1ll‘4‘ll Io ent.eI't.:tiIi tiiosv froni :: dis- ll2UIl'(‘, so no one in-ml fear they will be I/I,’ trap. ~——~ I-Iarrows. Ag‘1C‘ollege, Michigan, I Sept. 5, ltslil. 3" Gentlemen—You ask our opin- ion in regard to the Whipple Har- rows. manufactured by the Whip- ple Harrow Co., of St. Johns. Mich. In reply will say that I congratulate the Company on be- ing the possessor of of tools that so completely realize the objects to be obtained. especially in the proper culture of corn, viz: level and thorough surface tillage. It is most emphatically a success, and is bound to please when un- derstood. The several and vari- ety of adjustments of the teeth are the strong points attaincd~ the ability to work close to the corn without disturbing the roots. Most truly yours, , EUGENE DAVENPORT, i Professor of Agriculture. -x- 4. ...,__.—y.-«',.,. ‘A _ -2-. . TI-IE G-RANGE VISITOR. Sabies’ Department Winter. (), \Vi11t<-ti 111ler of the inverted year, lcrown thee king of intimate delights, l-iresialr: c11joy111cnts, home-born happiness. And all 1l1e comforts that the lowly root ()f11ndisturb<:d Retirement, and the hours Of long, uninterrupted evenings know. Herc tl1e needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, tl1e well-dr-pictcd flower. Vi/rought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its hoso1n;buds. and leaves. and sprigs. And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble fingers of the fair. The poet‘s or historian‘s page, by one Made vocal for the a111use111e11t of the rest; The sprightly lyre. whose treristire of swc-ct sounds The to11r:hfr:1111111;1ny 21 t1'c111hling cl1o11l.sl1;1l::,-s out; And the clear voicc .<.y111pl1o11io11s, yet disti11<‘t. And in thc cl1.'11’111i11;: stxifc t1'iu111pl1.'111t still, lieguiletl1e1:igl1t,::11d st-(:1 l<1;e11<-1 crlgc O11fe111:1ln-i11du.-try: tl1v-tl1re;1—- One by One. 0111- ix)‘ one thy duties w.'1i:tl1m-. l.etthywliolt-st1e11gtl1gotu «null: l.t-tnol'ut111'etln-;11i1st-|:1t::tht-1-, l.e:11'11 thou lustwl1:1ttl1csc<';111tr:11:l1. (me by om-—hrigl1t gills l'1o1n llt‘i|\'t 11 - J11}S are sent thce hcic l1t'lt)\\', Take them rt-nrlily when gi-.c11, heady. too. to let them go. 0110l1yo11etl1ygiit-fs s‘l1.'1ll111t-1.-ttl1e<.'. l)o 11ot l'¢-:1r:111 :1rn1<-d hand; (me will fade its Utllt‘I‘S greet thcvr. Sliadows pnssiiig tl11‘o11L:l1 tl14:l.'111—- ~ A Chapter on Rags. Ever since Brother W. 1%.. in the Visitor. made his ablc plea in behalf of rag carpets. I have wanted to tell l1i111 that his zeal in that one direction blinded l1i1n to the many other 11ses of rags. At first thought we hardly realize how much space in the household economy is occupied by the rag department. or how its management. or mis-mana.ge- ment. affects the dust, moths and general order of an establish- ment. The happy possessor of abund- ant room does well to set aside a closet or small store-room for the reception of such articles as are no longer suitable for pres- ent use. taking care both that they are clean when stored. and well protected from injury after- ward. ’lhosc who have not enough closet-room may ll:~‘(.‘. for cast—awa_vs, packing chests. dry goods boxes. lined with paper. or even manilla sacks. closely tied and hung to bare rafters. Occasionally. when a breathing time comes. ~prefcrably some rainy day. when out-door work is impossible, callers improbable. and the children at school--have a general '*clarin‘ up“ spell. New pieces left over from the making of garments should be carefully laid aside. so long as there is a chance of needing them for repairs. afterward they may be dealt with at the round up. The painstaking piecingof bed- quilts I abjured long ago—unless there is a young girl to be in- iatied into the mysteries of "over and oVer,”——but good - sized squares may be cut from new pieces either woolen or cotton goods and sewed on the machine into quilt covers. There is a great deal t-0 be said about half-worn and out-grown clothing. The economical and unselfish housewife never classes. as a rag proper. anything which can profitably be made over or “passed down." either in her own family or any other. In a large family connection. or among familiar friends, the out-grown blouses. kilts. and dainty baby clothes fit out some smaller cousin or playmate to perfection and save the busy mother hours of toil. After the trousers of fathers. uncles. and big brothers have be- come unpresentable, they make over nicely for the wee ones. whose mothers have “gumption, " and it’s a badly worn suit of grand- ma‘s or auntie's that‘ has not enough left to make a blouse or skirt for a little girl. It is well for every mother whose friends do not need these aids to have in mind some family in limited circumstances. where the chil- dren are a little younger than her own, and where out-grown cloth- jng will be gratefully received, if there is even a little wear left in it, because it saves not only expense but so much weary sew- ing. This is far better plan than to bestow what you have to give upon the first strange beggar that comes to your door. Be careful how you reduce your stock of old sheets and pil- low cases. I learned long ago to patch the sheets and fold them laway for use in cases of severe illness; one can hardly have too many. Fine pillow cases make the best of bandages. and it is well to have some prepared and rolled. ready for use. Save soft strips of flannel to bind sore throats. and generous woolen cloths for Wrapping up hot bricks and bottles and to use when hot fomentations are need- ed. Put them where you will not have to hunt long for them some night when croup, colic. tooth- ache or neuralgia, among the youngsters has created a panic. Cut the worn feet from old stockings. Save some of the legs to protect wrists and arms in time. and p11t the rest in the mending bag. to repair stockings that come to grief hereafter. for it is never wise to mend hose or knit underwear with unyielding patches. Old stockings also make the very best of mops. .Portions of underwear that are not too thin may be used for mending or. cut in small squares and overcast. they make excel- lent wash-rags. The back breadths of cotton dresses make very good kitchen aprons. but their term of service is usually short so do not em- broider them. Old handkerchiefs make the softest of wash-rags for little babies. or of bandages for ailing fingers and toes. and are especially nice to lay between tender flesh and a hot poultice. Now we have saved about all we can. and may consider the question of rags, pure and simple. I believe the making of rag carpets an enterprise of very doubtful profit: still, inostjof us are guilty of it once in a while. and I think I have reduced the labor and expense to the V01" lowest notch. since I cannot per- suade myself to total abstinence. It seems to me that Bro. R. does wrong to insist upon those expensive dyes. and his gorgeous fancy stripe. His will cost more than a store carpet and makes so much work. Besides. who wants a bright carpet. any way. to kill every other bit of color in a room? Heaps of cotton clothes will wear out. especially where there are children. I tear large quan- tities of colored ones at once and keep a basketful handy all the time. It is surprising how many balls of rags can be sewed when you are too tired to hunt for patches or cut out work. It's a fancy work that taxes eyesight and at- tention so little that it's easier to do than nothing at all. for that often makes me very nervous. perhaps. because I am out of practice. When a neighbor drops in to chat for a few minutes. when some one is sick or asleep and you do not want to run the ma- chine. or while one of the family reads aloud. catch up your rag- basket. Atour house. when all the young people happen to be at home at once, if amusement fails. at any moment I am ready to propose carpet-rags, and set both boys and girls at it. I get many a lift that way. I never use fancy dyes. but color enough white rags. brown and drab, at one time. to scatter through many yards and mix with the indigo blue that most of us have so much of, to determine the prevailing tint of my hit and miss carpet. I shall never make any other. Weavers will usually charge but one shilling a yard to make this, and from fifteen to eighteen cents. where they bother with stripes. Then I shall only use the white warp. because it outwears the colored, and I shall buy the fine instead of the coarse, because it sinks into the woof and is not worn by passing feet, like the larger thread. Twenty cents buys a pound of warp. which is supposed to be suflicient for three yards of car- pet. This and the weaving brings the cash outlay down to a little less than twenty cents a yard. I have bought carpet, woven of new rags. at forty cents per yard. although fifty is the usual price. We must judge for ourselves whether we can afford to furnish our work for the price. I should think not. unless we can make ;the process very simple. t i bcrry—picking and fruit~packing:‘ After the cotton rags of suita- ,b1e thicknesses are prepared for la carpet (and every woman lknows how to make a machine ‘help in various ways), there are Zmany woolen and thick cotton lstrips that are just the thing for .those heavy braided rugs. such as our grand-mothers used to make. , I do not take much stock in ;any other home-made rugs. be- jcause they will not lie down flat land stay there. If you have dark woolen rags. plenty of a kind. you can make a nice-looking one. but it will last just as long and do as much good llf your braid has each strand of faditferent color. and one made lentirely of my hit and miss is not f to be despised. With my large family and small lhouse. it would be about impossi- ible to keep the floors of my liv- ling rooms carpeted were it not i for these helpers. ; But about these same rugs— 9 necessary and serviceable as they lare~I warn you there will be ftribulations. Man has his limita- itions. The average man is alive ,‘in every ncrvc—especially the lpocket nerve. when money fora new carpet is wanted. but dead Ito all assurance that the toler- ance of these hated rugs will i postpone the evil day indefinitely. Tell him. over and over again. how restless little feet and his own heavy boots wear thin spots around the stove. and in front of the organ. lounge and book-case. before the rest of the carpet is hurt at all. and he will persist in ;thinking. either that you con- sider the homely article an orna- ment. or that it is simply a ma- licious invention of yours to bring lhim low. You will never reform or con- vert such a man. but you know you are right. so go ahead with your rugs; and. after they are in place. if you see Bro. R. coming. meet him at the door with a per- fect gush of cordiality. pilot him tenderly over the man-traps. land him in an armchair. with the tidy securely sewed to its back. and talk him so blind that he cannot see his pet aversion. . After all other sorting is done you will have quite a collection of paper rags. Oh, yes! know the peddlcr will only'give you twenty cents for half a dollar's worth. and pay you with a tin dipper Worth not more than ten cents in any store in town. and which will begin to irust in less than twenty four hours. but remember. the chief ltbenefit to you lies in getting rid of the rags. You have to keep a ,small rag-bag in the sitting-room ‘and large ones in the wood-shed and chamber. as aids in keeping things tidy. so it's easier to col- lect them than not to do so. i JENNIE GILMAN AVERILL. , - —< o>—— - - Two New Social Games. New games are a delight to the people who do not play cards. but still enjoy some recreation during the long winter evenings. A ,game played during our summer outing. and new to all except the lady who conductedit. was en- . tered into with great zest. Itcon- lsisted in representing the titles lof well known books and plays bya picture, drawing. or some arrangement of objects. so that [it could be guessed from them, nrebus fashion. Of course the dis- jposition of prizes was as usual; I no game is complete without them jnowadays, despite the protests lof the many who disapprove of unnecessary extravagance. How- ever. we shall change all that in ’time. To return to our game: about thirty took part in it. Fifty ‘titles had been selected by the hostess, and their representations carefully prepared. Each player I having been provided with a paper on which there were fifty blanks for these titles. At the signal we entered the room where the lobject-s and pictures were dis- played. Some titles were known ,at once, others remained un- Iguessed to the end. “The Light [of Asia” was represented by a candle on amap of Asia. The ‘letter “S” cut from red paste- {board was “The Scarlet Letter.” lThe sheet music of some popular songs was “American Notes.” An 0 half concealed in a bunch of ferns was "Inferno.” A toy donkey, an O, and some tea—lea.ves was Donkey-o-t—“Don Quixote.” Some vocal music thrust through ithe handles of several keys was FEB. 15, 1892 "Songs in Many Keys." A burnt iwriting. sewing and embroidery. out match was Failed." The possibilities of this game are seen at a glance. brightness and ingenuity “The Light that V; and various domestic accomplish- §ments. while sotne who had a With taste for art worked several hours many E a week in studios. They usually puzzling and amusing effects can took three or four courses at the be worked up. which quick—witt-ed young people. thus described in Union.” The players should bel arranged on two sides. as in a spelling-match. One side should be called the Pros and the other the Cons. The person chosen as the head of the Pros begins the game by starting a story in which each clause of every tion. provoking. etc.. and as many more words of the sauie sort as l l I I 1 l I can be recalled at the moment.‘ Six sentences should be given in rapid succession, but none of the words beginning with pro must be repeated. and no word bcgin- ning with con must be brought in. \Vhen the speaker makes a mistake heiscountcdout. Directly he comes to a stop the leader of‘ the opposite side must take 11p the tale. using con in the same way. and rigorously excluding pro from his narrative. until he, too. shall either fail or complete the requisite number ofsentcnces. Then the second player in his op- ponent's ranks shall continue in asimilar fashion. and so on. back and forth. until b11t one player be left. Some one must keep count. and the side that has al- together scorcd the greater num- ber of words shall win the victory. one French Collegiate Study for Girls. The most popular 4-mow or courses of lectures are decidedly those of the College of France. This famous institution is unlike other colleges in having no stu- dents. properly speaking, and in teaching not only the classical courses. but everything within the range of human knowledge worth teaching. It is a body of forty-two professors, represent- ing every known branch of learn- ing, who give courses of instruc- tion on their special subjects, which are free and open to all. without distinction of sex or race, whether candidates for degrees or 11ot. It is probably the-most advanced school of learning that exists. The renown of its pro- fessors is worldwide. and as it comes under the immediate direc- tion and patronage of the Minis- try of Public Instruction. it is a special pet of the government. and never lacks means to carry out its most ambitious schemes. Many hundred women attend its lectures. and they are not all ad- vanced students or those prepar- ing for university honors; for it has been a popular thing in Paris, the last twenty years or so, for bright young girls, even of the most fashionable families. to fol- low certain of its courses during the last few years of school life; that. from about their thirteenth to their eighteenth year. It will readily be seen that it would be impossible to comparea French girl who has studied four or five years at the College of France with a girl graduate of one of our coeducational or girls‘ colleges. for the reason that she does not follow a prescribed course of studies. and is not re- quired to pass examinations. There are opened to her the finest opportunities for advanced study that the world affords. but. un- less she goes up to the University examinations and takes a degree, there is nothing to prove whether she has simply been taking ele- mentary courses in rhetoric, nat- ural history. and physics. for example. or whether she has been pursuing profound studies in metaphysics, international law, and Sanskrit, and making orig- inal researches in the latest thing in science or medicine. Many young girls, daughters of wealthy and fashionable families. who are educated at home by their par- ents and governesses. go to the College of France for a lim- ited number of special courses. The courses most popular among these young girls I found to be all branches of history, literature, the history of literature, rhetoric and composition, natural history and physics. while a few studied logic, psycholog . and political science. They were instructed at home by private teachers in modern languages. music, arith- metic, penmanship and letter- _ Another game,'College each year. with two or I5 Very enturtainihg togthree lectures a week in each. _ _ 1siThose who had taken the requi- "ChI‘1StlaIJ I site courses went up to the pub- lic competitive examinations of the University at the Hotel de Ville to try for the diploma qual- ifying them to teach. This di- ploma is the ambition of every bright French girl. whether she means to touch or not: and as ex- . . 1. - . - _ he-l1t<.l1(.8jd.ID1n¢tt10nS are open to 11.11, oven must contain at least one wordlto having the prefix pro. as prom0— the payment of a small fee. pupils of private schools. upon girls of the \\'(‘11llllit'Sl and most aristo- cratic faniilics. who have been cdticatotl by govcrticsscs or at the inost cxcliisivc convciits. do not liesitatc to go up to the Hotel dc Ville sitlc by side with the l’“lH1-‘0f public colleges and nor- mal scliools. and so have made tliesc competitive cxaminations the fashion of the cducational day. In going b.tck and forth to thc public lectures. the girls arc al- ways accoinpzmicd by one of thcir parents or by a governess. and these chaperons sit in the class- room during thcsc lccturcs. and often take as lively an interest it1 the courses as the girls them- selves. When the parents are persons of leisure. it is theirgrcat delight to accompany their chil- dren in this way. and to help them afterwards i11 stiidying the subjects at home. As a general thing in France. parents. fathers as well as niotlu.-rs. take a much more active intcrcst and larger personal share in their c}1ildren's education than is common with us.—Miss H. C. Dana in Atlantic. . _< , ,_ Man's Best Friend. A man's best friend is a wifoof good sense and good heart. whom he loves and who loves him. In woman there is at once a subtle delicacy of tact and a plain sound- ness of judgment which are rare ly combined to an equal degree in a man. A woman. if she is re ally your friend. will have a .-;ensitive rc- gard for your cliaractcr. honor. repute. She will seldom counsel you to do a shabby thing. for a woman always desires to be proud of you. At the same time her const-itutional timidity makes her more cautious than your male friends. She. therefore. seldom counsels you to do an imprudent thing. Rely. then. o11 her wisdom and faithfulness, and scorn the thought of proving unfaithful to the tenderness Which. should oc casion demand. would impel hcr willingly to die for you—as when the brutal Emperor Claudius com- manded the death of her hus- band. the wife. Arria. stabbing herself. handed him the dagger. with the immortal words. “Pac- tus. it does not hurt.”—-Lord Bul- wer Lytton. .,_<.>_. . Home Happiness. It makes little difference in true home happiness whether you own your house. or have one little room on the sixth floor of an apartment house. You can make that one little room the perfection of all that is worth living for. a quiet harbor to which a husband will turn. feeling that he has run out of the storm of his day's work into the security of something that is real. We are not all born with the sunshine in our hearts, as the Irish people prettily term it, but we can all coax some of it in there if we only try. The faculty of seeing the bright side. or. at least, the edges of that side. is one‘ that married people might cultivate with profit to each other. Courtesy is of more value in the home than many believe it to be. It is easier to love a person than it is to be always courteous to him, and yet it is one of the most valuable recipes for keep- ing that love fresh within our hea.rts.—Household. ———-—~—<¢o¢———-- —- — The Dial. Receives many shades, and each points to the sun; The shadows are many, the sunlight is one. Life's sorrows still fluctuate: God's love does not. And his love is unchanged, when it changes our lot. Looking up to this light, which is common to all, And down to those shadows, on each side that fall In time's silent circle. so various for each. To it nothing to know that they can never reach So far, but that light lies beyond them forever. -01¢/tn 1’|Icred1’t/1. Ls-‘ s l *:‘."t.. ,..-m, . . -~ FEB. 15,1892 TI-IE G-RAIVG-E VISITOR. “ THE Buvi-tits’ Gijinii.” five. Sent only upon pounds.) Nearly a million households use it as a reference book. A million purchasers learning how to make four dollars do the work of in stamps to pay the postage. pages, 3o,ooo quotations, weight two M()I\"I‘GL).\ll£RY \VAl\'l) 6:. C11, in to 116 Micliigziii Aw.-iiuc, receipt of I 5 cents (550 Ciii<:At.'.u. I31-TFICIALLDIRLECTORY. lbllici-rs National 1-: i-iingr. MAS1'El(-~J. ll. lll\'l(}ll.'\.\l ._.,,,,.,,l)A-ll.'i. Uliin. (Jvr:iisi».i-.i< vllll<.'i.\l ll.-\\’\ KlN5.ll1|\\'l{lll\\'lll(‘,1\lI|l Ll-ZCTUllAl’I./SIN A._l. l\’()Sl£ . _ . . . __ Silado. T<\i~. I’. M. .\lcl)(_)\'\’l£l. _]()llN Tl{I.\lll- i<———I\l. . ‘ ‘ (,0l.l; _ . §T()( ._ ._ CllIflSl .1. . I\l()l\'lL _ . _ . . . ..l"lus|iiiig ,\'ir‘k.sl>iiri.:. —. _ xv. c. si‘i'.\i<‘r,: ll{S. C. ‘. l’()()l\'l\lA.V_.,__ l§.iitli~Ci'i-ck. L. A. S'ri~:\\'.\i(‘F, per doze By-Laws of the State Grange, sing. per dozen............ 75 ‘ ‘ Glad Ecliocs," with inusic, single copies ‘Vic; i u fifth at-gree, set of nine, .......... __ 1 no “ J iiveiiilc, single copy__ . 15 H “ pvt‘ set . . . . .. 1 5|! Notice to delinqlieiit l.l.leI!llJ9l'9y I - — 40 Afl1€l'lL‘Bli Manual of I’arliaiiientai'y Law _ So Digest of Laws and Rulings ._. . .. '25 Bollbooks......—»———-—---.- - 15 Sample package co-operative iterature , , _ , _ __ 18 Write for prices on gold pins, liarlges, working tools, stiifi‘ inoiiutiiigs, seals, ballot boxes and any other grunge supplies. Address, MISS JENNIE BUELL, Sec’y Michigan State Grange, Marcellus, Mich. GERMAN HORSE AND COW POWDER Is of the highest value of horses, cattle. hogs, and poultry. It assists digestion and assiniiliition and thus converts feed into muscle, milk and fat which otherwise would be wasted. MORTIMER WHITEHEAD Says: “German Horse and Cow Powder pays many times its cost in keeping all kinds of farm stock in good health. I have used it for years on my farm, buying a barrel at a time.” It is manufactured by Dr. L. Oberholtzefls Sons & 00., Phmnixville, Pa, and sold at Wholesale Prices--viz: Barre1s—z0lhs in bulk, 7}/,c per pound. Boxes __ snms H (I Sc (4 AI “ 3011:-s—5lb pack. 10c. “ Bv ALBERT STEGEIVIAN, Allegan,Mich. THORNTON BARNES, No. 241 North Water St., Philadelphia, Pa. imrnovsb H08 Gll0l6l°i] Glll°6. Greatest Discovery Known for the cure of HOG CHOLERA, and PIN WVORMS IN HORSES. HUNDREDS 011‘ THEM. Bos\vi:i.i., Ind.. Oct. 13, i8co. Mr G. G. Steketee:——Ycur Hog Cholera Cure. 0! which I led two boxes to a yearling colt. brought hun- dreds of pin worms and smaller red ones from her. She is doing splendidly. We believe it to be a good medicine. WILLIS ROBISON. Never was known to fail; the only sure remedy for worms in Hogs, H01-ses,~Sheep, Dogs_or I_. M. 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For year's tlicy had paid him who taught them the \’l/ord. .-Xhout six liundrcrl dollars or seven: For they felt that zi preacher should “trust in thi- Lord," And grow fat on the “iiizinriii fruiii he-avi-n. Arid so the rasli «pi:-stioii had conic to .'iiino}'-. \\'liicli with so inariy iiiiiiistcrs fIllll(l(:— Just Do Your Best. The ’\l,’.§l'l\ is hail whi-ii folks (‘IJlllllll‘ll"L‘ i\—Iiiidiii;: l.'|illl with l"ll'll', and staik and limit il!‘lIllll‘,1lll>» !~;l;.’ll out ziiiywlieii-. '.\l}‘ llLi(‘ll‘lli is to lay Il\lIl(‘ (f,,inu-mioiix, Jlllll he s.’-.ti\‘iiL-rl; it‘~§l «lo your hi-st, :iiiil prziiw vr lllllllll‘ 'l'li;it folli-i'~tli.it.coiiiit» |(‘\'l.lllt'*1tllil‘. I've allux niitirt-il ;1l'l‘.'ll !~.Iir~cl-.x—. ls iiiirml with ll'(\lllIi1'S iiinri: or less. Allll its the lllflll who (lot.-~; tlii: l)i'~l 'l‘li:it ulis lliulc l-.lCl\‘.\ than all iln it-at. —~»_laiiic~ \\'liitr~oiiih l{ll1'_\'. » —- — -—4+>- ~- Curious Behavior of the Compass Needle. The compass needle. with which all are familiar. is po >u- larly supposed to point to ihc north. and with pi'ac’tical con- stancy. A closer study. liowcver. of the behavior of a very sciisi- tive iiiagrnetirz needle sliows that it-is ever sliiltiiig its dire.-ction. and that there are few places on the oartlfs surface where its di- rection is north and south. [ii the United States the n0rtli- pointing end of the needle has a icgiilar rliytlimic movement. During the early morning and up to seven or eight o'clock the north-pointing end swings slow- ly to the east. reacliing what is called the eastern elongation; as the day advances this north end bcgiiis to move backward toward tho west. coiitiiiuiiig this move- ment until about one o‘clock. when it i'eacliod wliat is czilled its wcsterii UlOllg"¢Lll()ll1 it then slowly 1‘0tlll'llS. and usually remains till the following morn- ing soiiit,-wl‘iei'e between these two extremes. This is the nor- mal or undisturbed motion of the needle. But the time of itsreach- ing the eastern or the western elongation is not the same in winter as in summer; neither is the amount the same. Thus there is a yearly period in its mo- tion. as well as a daily. A care- ful analysis of its motions re- veals what is yet more striking— that there is another period, of about twenty-seven days. in which there is a minute move- ment due to the moon's action. Yet again: observation has re- vealed zi periodicity in the ap- poanince of spots upon the sun. At one period the sun will be, _:lll2‘.l'l{(?d by dark spots. tliosc jsp()ts iiicrcasiiig in .~iii (‘1ll'lll. is l{(‘[)l wet. and the rc- qiiii'c(lq1iaiitit_v is 1l(ltl('(l to tho iiioi'tai'. tho \\'l1()l(‘ l)(‘lIl_‘_:' >2lll>\'- 6'l('tl over and over lllllll t‘il(‘ll fl'll_‘_!‘lll(‘lll is coiiiph-tcl_v ('()\'1‘l'(‘(l with tho (‘(‘llli‘lll. 'l'lii.~'. is import- Z1lllZlll(‘.~.ll'¢‘ll;,"lllZllltllll1':'ll)lv by El l'lll)l)l'l' ol' plank with 11 |i:in- (110. by \Vlll('ll llio siii'l':i('<- is sinootlicd and l('\'()l(‘(l. .»\t'iwi' tho lloor is laid it is c.o\'ci'ml with [L finisliiiig coat of tho ('4-iiimil ziml saiiil iiiorlzir alone. and this is well l'lll)l)(‘(l. as in-l'oi'o. lo gm-I. ii good siii'l':ico. It iiiustbo loft. :1 low l, lloor l()l'Sl1ll)lUS and (l2Lll'l(*.\‘. ,¢o>_, Prof. Sti-cro of tlic l'iil\'«-i'sity prosi-tits an :i(l(li'cs;.s (loiioiiiu-iii_:: the stilooii ziiiil ()Lll<‘l' llllllllll-".\' of tho cityol’ Ann Arbor. 2lll(l2lI‘f_"ll1‘>'. for legislative action ])l'()llll)lllll;J,‘ tho szilo oi’ liquor within :1 i':i— 4 Grange No. 394. SOMEREST C0,, Pa. 3 Sept.l5th,1R91. r Mr. O. W. INGERSOLL, Dear Sir:—I used some of your Liquid Rubber Paints in the Spring and was so well pleased with them that I want to 0l'(l0l' some before going to my farm. I have used many different brands of] paints, but find none to excel the Ingersoll Liquid Rubber Paints. manufactured Brooklyn. N. Y. It is the best. Fraternally, AUSTIN VVEIMER. (See adv. Pa.tron’s Paint Works.) I 1 I ‘. . ,..—«_...—;-at.-.¢sq:__ A .5»? ~.......',} pea‘-:-"' ...- r... W- - cu. ........_. _......_.- 2» ma 8 TIEIE G‘:-E?..A.l\l"G-E. VISITOR. Winter. l .'i~l.e-:1 oi ‘.\'i'iin-I. Dost thou rtniiiv: \\«i'.'l liw; I ~. rolil \ll.tll’)‘.\'\ iounil tiij: lrwt. And '.\-iih ill} :llI)\\'llillr\4'\. white and dniiib. To wt-.'l‘»‘r tin: woi id ii xliiiiliiiu-slll-2.-Y." In this Till Illlfiv Ill}. ll‘l'l'/(" lllIi.lll. .\..:l --ll: :.l,-oxv llll‘ lI.cll: n l>«i'.\l-i-: ’l.if: i .-‘.nil 1.1: ii- h:i;-- . llll‘ lzulv-il flv.v\'L-is" ' .. llil;'-‘llvlll lur .'Jv::ivh ~ lllI4:1.". Th’ ii. lil.I 'l \Illi. ~'ii.'lll \ ii!’ to Hit‘ .‘.l-illrlzngiii lill‘l1'I.1l|1I‘ll:l‘~ ~'.\- < i re pl} “'Ilw 2. lh<- [_\;l|, ol llllill-'Jll.Ill .\rr1liigv,iii} llll‘l‘/4“~lll(I .. -ltiw, (ii sol. ..lio\l: :l llm-.'I:i'li:~.s ~.I)ll. lint, lll\L triuinpll int liiigles. how Tliv-ii’ llli:-l'(:l.'t:Illt:S unto God: no ll. ilil. I i~o;i.c 1-) iheo» “My snow is not .1 winding-sheet, \\/herein to wr.'ipiiiyli.1rreIibowcrs. But it is loves soft Coverlet That angels lay above my flowers. And. lo! my Snowdrop smiles below, My crocus spins its purple leaves. And from l.ove‘s sun, beneath my snow, My daffodil its glory weaves! “Dream not of death. for if thou dost, My flowers will rise. some merry morn, Like little bribes of hope and trust. And l:iiigh thy foolish dreams to scorn! I am loves bar of rest between The songs that suniiiiei‘ sings below, And wlizit sL:(:llIS dviitli is life unsi-en, Like tlowi.-rs thzit bloom beiieatli my snow! " ---Sriinuel K. (jowan. —-——— < 0 >- - A Good Citizen. Did it ever occur to you that a good Patron is. perforce. a good citizen‘! Now in this connection we do not use the expression "a good citizen" simply as meaning one who carefully obeys the laws and performs with scrupulous ex actness the statutory duties iin- posed upon him. but we mean one who is active in whatever tends to advance the welfare of society and lighten the burdens of all mankind. A "good citizen" seeks to improve the community in which he resides in every pos- sible way, and takes a deep inter- iii the cause of education. in the intellectual and moral im provement of the young with whom he comes in contact and in the suppression of all forms of vice. All this is precisely what a good Patron should and will do. The Grange elevates his thoughts. enlarges his range of vision. and fires his soul with a new and better ambition and then qualifies him to lead others where purer waters flow. The sphere of his usefulness is correspondingly enlarged. and he soon finds him- self in the midst of those who are earnestly striving to improve so- ciety morally. socially and intel- lectually. Yes, a good Patron is a good citizen, and the more at- tentive he is to the duties of the (}range the more attentive he will be in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities of cit- izeiisliip. —l<‘ai'inei‘s' Friend. - {T Q j) l’:-oplo who ll.'~‘(‘ :ii's<-nit-:il pi'vp:ii':i1ioiis for their (‘l)lll|)l('Xl—- The third meeting of the Ne- waygo Co. Pomona Grange con- test will be held with Ensley‘ Grange. Wednesday and Thurs- day. Feb. 24 and 2:» A. L. Sco'rT, Lect. . ___. . >, A lizild lll‘:l.(l(’(l woin:in is unusual lie- fore she is 40, buy }_II'.‘l_/V ll:l,ll' is i-oninion with thc-in eiirliies. ll:ildii<-ss and gI':t_\‘- llt‘.~'.< niziy be ])l'(‘\'t‘llI0(l by using H:ill‘s Rt-in-iv:-1'. #> Died. at Benton Harbor. Sister Elma Sutherland. A sympathetic friend. a loving wife and daugh- ter. and a worthy Patron. — {to}- For the l'(’Sl()l':lll(ill of l':idi-d zind gi':iy ll:lll'l1)llSU1'lg‘lll:ll (-olor and l'i'<-sliin-ss, Ayvi"s Hziir Vigor l'l‘lll:l.lll.~‘ iiiiriv:ih-d. This the most popular and \‘:ilu:il>le toilet 1)l'(‘}J:ll'2lll()ll in the \\'ol'ld, all who use it are prefer-tly szitisliml that it is the liest. -—— —4o>——r rr - " At this time, when political in- dependence is the theme of so much discussion. it is highly de- sirable to have a true idea of what independent political thought and action is or ought to be. A false idea of indpendence has been set before the people, which in fact is not independence at all. but the most servile obedi- ence to the wish of those who have a few loaves and fishes to distribute. It suits the purpose of such men to oscillate from one side to thejother. to advocate Dem- ocratic principles to-day and Re- publican principles to-morrow, “run with the hare and hold with the hounds,” and they do it and they label themselves independ- ents. Now, the true independent is not and cannot be a non-parti- san. He believes that one party is better than the other and that its principles are calculated to l proinote the welfare of the coun- i ty. But when this party. the‘ party with which he aftiliates. i ‘places in nomination men utterly] -lll(‘()I’Il])<)i.(.‘fIl for public position. j ‘and who. instead of scekiiig to; t-arry out the true print,-iples of? ,Lf()\'(3I'Illl’l(.’IllZ. are the tools of, ‘(l()$l‘,{I‘JlIl,‘_;' l{iizi\'es and (-orrupt=‘ politicians. the true lIl(l(§1H,‘1I(lt’I1i i1)1'()l(:sl>. and if the protest is dis- E regarded. does what every good I icitizen should do under the cir- icunistances. votes for the candi- date who is his own man and dares to do right whether it pleases his party bosses or not. 2‘- »c. - « pd ( bflodfil I\)4 . ll E é5° Upon our 250 acres of Nursery we have ex. cry family of Trees and Plants hardy in a northern clininte; whether fruit, ornamental, nut, or llmvt-ring. .'\nl(m;_{ the nunicrous choice new sorts are I.o\'ctt's Best Blackberry, lieclie and l.o\'ctt's liarly .\tra\\‘berrics, Japan \\'incbcrry, (ircen .\lt. (irapc, Lincoln Plum, llzirdy Uran;_{c, _lap:m\\';iliiii'.s, lcc King Prim- rose, livcrhlooiniiig .\'pir.i;is. etc. All are acciirzitcly described and quoted at half the price of solicitors in Lovett’s Guide to Horticulture, the most complete and elab- orate catzilogue published by any nursery cs- tzdilishincnt in the world. The book is richly illustrated and is replete with notes on purchas- ing, planting, pruning, care and culture. Mziilcd free; with colored plates, Ioc. Shipments to distant points a Specialty. _].T. Lovett Co., Little Silver, N. -. - «-—..c- . VEGETABLE SEEDS! 25 Large l’a(‘kets. piir<*liaser‘.s selection, troin my cauiloglie, for Si. \Vith eveiy order for that amount I will give free 2: packet of the Golden Nugget Sweet Con, A grand new v.1i'iet_v, early twelve-i'owed, good quzility Sweet Corn; or 21 packet of the New Cucun1liei,Eaily Chinese. I The earliest V2ll‘l(,‘t}‘lll(illltll/i1tl(,in; or .1 packet 0 the New CARDEN PEA, the CHAREER, A Splendid New Slll.{.'tl' l‘e:i. FLOWEII SEEDS. in l‘;ir‘.\'Hs. my S(‘lt,‘(‘ll(lll. - - - tor s, piii‘rli:is¢:r's Slilltljllfill, - - 25c io l'rlCl-\L’[S ('.\'ll'H clioirk \'.'lI'lL‘Il(7.\. piii'cli.1sei"s se- lection. and .1 tier purl-(‘:1 oi" Eiigllsli Face l’dllSll?S, I-1\'lil{\' l‘I.()\\'l<‘.R A 1’l-ZRFICCT l*'ACli, - 5oL' C:it.'iloi_-iie free. f J. F. BELDEN, West Branch, Mich. .\l<.~ntion lirnngc Visitor. if WANTEDT An experienced shepherd to take clizirgc ofsheep on range. I\lnsth.1vc reference as to ability and habits. A inzirried man preferred. Address. GLENWOOD SHEEP 00., Cadillac, Mich. lllllll Dairy Firm for Sale. Coiitaining K7 acres, adjoining the village of Ce- dar Springs. Fine house and grounds: liuseiiieiit lizirn; abundant water; buildings tie rods from R. R. Stzition. and I00 rods froin Union School. Rea- son for parting with this line ll0lllP and pi'opei't_\', old age and broken health. Long time given or small place taken in excliiiiigc. Inquire of the Editor of the Visitor. or C. C. l5ICKNEl.l., Cedar Spriiigs. Mich. T’AW PAW BUS LINE. ALVV.-XYS AT THE l)l-IPCTT ON ARRIVAL OF TRAINS, AND SURE TO GET YOU THERE ON TIME. (G. E. BFTLER, Prop‘r. D5‘. i2 pkts. Flower 101-. :2 pkts. Vege- SEEtable 301-.. 6 Diililias 501-. 10 Gladiolus 301-. All $1. Half 50(-. H. F. Burt, Taunton. Mass. REGG RASPBERRY. Again we otter large, finely rooted plains of this inagnificent Black Cap at Si.oo per ioo, 30 cts. dozen. Last season, without special f"ei'tiIizatioii.oiir hearing bushes averaged ioohush- els to the acre. If you do not succeed with others. try us for this variety. Order early. We send out only the very best of plants and zilways give satis- faction. E. H. DRESSER, Jonesville, Mich. I-latch chickens by Steam. ll IMPROvE9mlEdXCELSl0B l CUBATGR l ‘3!l_§F—~> 0 it. Thousands in successful oper- ’.- ntion. .~‘im;.i.-,1'm-m-iu.,.1,- :,~_/_-..,u . .'. «;_ C ‘ Ifoweafqu-iced first-clarzs H:-.tcl‘.r-r made. - _l ,,_‘:“ _ (vunrnnteed to hatch ii. larger per(‘ent"ge ' ‘ I f fertile eggs at less cost than any other, ‘la-xv‘. ..c. furl ms. Catalog, 1.1.0. t..:..A._i.,c..i..._..i,i. FOR MEN DNLY! ‘ For LOST or 1'-‘AILING MANIIOOD; General and NERVOUS I)EBILI_TY; G U R E Weakness of Body and Mind; Eflect: of Errors or Excesses in Old orYoung Rulpuat, Noble !lANIl0l)l) fully Reslnrwl. Hun‘ lo I-ularge and Strengthen WEA|\'.l7.\1)I~.'V|'Il.0PED0lKll.|N§|kI’.lllTSnfll0DY Ahsnlilloly nnfnlllng IHHIE 'I'RE.|'l'.lI ..\’l'—l'l(-nu-fll~i In :1 day. Mon Tentlfy from 41 Slutl-i.,'l'(-rrllnrionnnd Fnrpliui (‘Iiunlr-ies. For Bilious Attacks heartburn, sick headache, and all disorders of the stomach, liver, and bowels, Ayer’sCatharticPi||s are the safest, surest, and most popular medicine for family use. ’ Dr. J. 0. Lowell, Mass. Ayer 8: Go. AGo0d Littilloneyl Readers of The Visitor. Elgin, Hampdeii OI Willillillll llovcmciit DUEBER GOLD CASE. (Im.u'(u:f«’(’«I to or _ii/sf us ')'(‘[II'(‘.S'(‘)7 MI. Below we show fac siiniles of the watclies we otter to readers of the Visirok exclu- sively. The reputation of this paper is such that no one in need of a good watch should hesitate to send the money for one of these watches. of them every day. and it proves entirely reliable, is .'i spleiididly niade watch. and sells readily on the market for several dol- lars more thrin the price at which they are here offered. No. i. Gciitlciiian's gold hunting case. guaranteed to last 20 years; Haiiipdeii. Elgin or \V.1lthain; 9 jewels: stein wind and set. Price with Visitor one year .. . .. . .. . . . .. Same with ID subscribers at soc. each and.. is on No. 2. Ladies’ watch, IO karat Dueber gold hunt- Watch INA The Editor carries one Watch. in l<.’ll’Ell l)ueb<~r i __..S\2o on ‘An active lll('lllli('l' iii evt-iy lxulge of I". .\ .-\. .\l.. i ing case. guaiaiiteed to last 20 years; llampden, ‘ Elgin or \Valth.'iin; 7 jewels; stein wind and set. ‘ l i Price with Visitor one year. . .. . . .... Same with in subscribers at 50c. czich ;ind.. 16 no No. 3. Nickel case “Long Branch"; stcin wind r-iii_d set; exactly like cut. Price with Visitor one year. . .. ..,....SiH no i l l l l i l l l l 3 ....S4 ooi Same with 5 subscribers at 501:. .. 3 00 This makes a good watch for boys attending school. and is reported to keep good time. l Treat yourself to that watch you have long de- CASH MUST ACCOMPANY THE ORDER. l l i sired, or make your friend a Christinas present. Address, You can write IIIPIII. lltmli. fulloxplanuliniuund proofs mullril ‘b(*llled}l'l'l'£‘. Address EIHE JIEDICAL 170. , l5l'FI"ALU, N. Y. GRANGE VISITOR, PAVV I’A\V, MIC H. OF THE NEW SOUTH. Thzit is gi-owiii;_»' steaf- Six I’:-r (‘i-ni. liit--it-si (}[‘AR.-KNT Ilili llldl lll.l\‘ ll‘.|('ll from Tl£.\' K) THIS IS \'()l'l{ lll’l‘Ol\‘Tl'NlT\‘. For Full l’.ii- A. A. HOPKINS, Secretary, iun-s. 1 hair unsolicited t. 184 bu. Outs, HARFHMAN, TENN. 039" 100,000 Farmers will tullyout at 531281"! hprthern Grown Deeds are BEST for all soils und estinioiiiuls attest to yields of 40 bu. Bprlng \VlIcnt, 64 bu. Ila:-IL-3', 120 bu. t urn, can . FOR 56- : In order to Introduce my splendid l\‘0ll‘l'IlER.\' (:R0\V.\’ SEEDS evenvwhere. I olfer %%:k¢. Melon. 1P|iz. Lettuce, 1 Pk . Tpmato. 5 Plain. 1-Jeirnnt Flower Seed. I. . Rudlnll. Ps(-L'|zciI—lli4l.(-rl l 500. ;ALZi:Rs WHEAT. ; MARVEL SPRING -in -. {ii-i 1. F... public if nefss .’ll_\(l mined in 400_ bu. Potutoe Acre. Its greutprollflcnessis due to my care in izrowliig. Only Sl‘l.'(l.‘ilXll1ll in America mukin ' FARM Nerds u. l‘)l1€('lulI.)*. (:ul_ti'va.te 5,000 acres. 3 uxnlllcent ntoeki-. A 1 rice: low. Freights cheap. When you sow you want to reap. 'l‘liat.’s eternally right. You can't: reap big crops 1'70"‘ War seeds. Tlmt you mny linvo srlorlous harvest: 1 09581‘ you my V lzoroun. Prollllc .' Z]-ZDH. ___.__:_____ Ame!-lea. under F .C t:ulog.i-oiiiainsi4Col’(I I’ln.tes.£‘ scaziiiis. “ Catalog and above 9 I’kgs.. 127:.‘ and tcstiiigr others, I 1 5 tons Iluy per ton 8 crs. I'll mall 10 sum- plcs Farm S1-eiln. l-ilogixnt Catalog, Catalog and 10 flnmplen. 13¢. po.~it.pnid- no Ontnlogln l0vei' Thirty Years if we have always had very ;ilc.1s.1nt d-.-riliiigs to‘:ctlil*r. the and i1_iys-.-lf. and I .1:.,';iiii ll.\Vt‘ ihc pleasure of prcsciiting to lll(‘llTl my Aiiiiii.1l\'i-gclnlilc :n-.d l<'lowcr Sued (,'atnngi.c. inimcnsc var’ - s have prov; dto bcr f tlicsi; V1lI'I'*llL‘S in} _ on my four s-;* purity, under such r _ V 2- my ( '.it.ilo';iic. llzivintg li 23:1 Kll"ll’ iiri:in.il lt"l‘u~ rlucvr, I am hr-mlqiinrti-rs for ch-.ic» ( uryt urn‘ :\l‘lil“l’ ."l--lo:-. " Eclipse l‘»ei~t. lllll)l)I‘ll’(l~.‘i(]u.lf-ll. ll"« i) ll ‘il. -"\-l -‘V’-150115 «V-ll \Varren C«'.Il)ll.'lL'P. l".tc.. l~.tc. t :ii.:lm;u<* I Ill’-L I” -"-ll J. J. H. GREGORY 6:. SUN. Dlarblehend. Maul. NIAGAR A . All olil Ind new ' varieties. Extra ,- Quulu'Iy.Wnrrnn- ' ted true. llowut rlkl. Introduc- ern of the E A TON S EDONIA. NJ. PATRONS In every (2i':iiigz- iii the l'niiv-rl Strites Illl(l (‘ziii.'id.'i. Semi for (fii'i‘nl;ii’s .'inil Full l’;ii‘ti<‘iil.'iis. !. O. (l. l<‘.. K. of I‘. l. U. R. .\l.. l\. (1. .l.().. 4 A. .\l.. l\'. .-’\,, l\'. of II., A. (). L". W.. l\'. O. }-;.\'<'.liisive lt‘l'I’ll'.ll'_V now .'lS\'i}_’_lll'(l only ineiiihers of the sgiid ()i'dvi‘s 4-iiiployed. Fraternity Fine Art Co.. P. 0, Box 1572. Bo~.xon. ,\l.'iss. T. .\l.. (2. A. R. l.il\ei‘.'il lll(llll‘(‘llI('lllS. Address. Please iiiention this paper \\'ll{‘ll you write. HUSBANDRY. Aim «es ——-, ‘Mu?’ 3 TON $35.0thaz|lzes y....yur‘ionntelylall I I!‘ on TRIAL-FREIGI-ll’ PAIIPWARRANTEIJ .‘ , 030000 & THOMPSUN, Bingfiamton. N. Y Addi'(=ss C. G()L'I.D. Ag't, Pnw I’.'iw. .\lirli. 300 llll’0llTED SllROPSlllRES‘ Persoiirilly Sv.‘lP(‘. ll f'i'oiii siirli fziiiioiis flocks as T. MiN'i‘oN‘s.'iii(l _l_ lil>\\'l£N-J(>.\'l‘.S. CHOICE YEARLING RAMS For bcst flocks and FOUNDATION FLOGK EWES, I I l-Jquril to the best in England. a specialty. THE WILLOWS, P.-ill’ PAW, MICHIGAN. Rheumatism,Scrofula.Eczema and Inflammation of the Eyes cured. Address, DR. W. H. ROSS, Grand Rapids, Mich. 75 l*i:“i~“.-ff.-'-'-‘“.*‘."-.'-‘-‘i“".*.‘i""i.°iilZ.°"§.*’r'.iii?‘1ii'i.5£ ZEI.O(3'I"S HOUSEHOLD REPAIRING OUTFIT! . tools and niu.tA.-ri:ils ‘ shown in the cut. It. en- . zililvsoinz to do his own li:ill'-soling. l'l:lJl)('l‘,l)()Ol.. , slioe.:ind harness ‘ ing. No plugs nee siinply wii-u clinch n.iil.~i. Saves time, trouble. wot «u I‘ I feet. vcxatiou. and l 5 unhl Harm PLATE} . expense. An boy can use it. Se 13 like hot. cakes. Agents Wllfllkd. The whole outtlt, neatly boxed. 20 ll>s., only $3.00. Send for circular. To any one sending 10 cents, the W.\\'ER1.EY -. M/l<‘.A1iNr-: will be sent for tour weeks as a trial . ndm<'ript£n1i. The regular price is four dollars , per year. Each issue contains from ten to fifteen complete stories. comments on current events. " puzzles, jokes. hints for the household. and the _ best of In1.lSi(‘.-—jll$l. the thing for long winter . ‘. evenings. what you get in fourcopics! .- 4 pzigc-5-2 56 columns of reading‘ mutter-- 300'OOO words comprising over 50 com- -.’- plete stories, and vocal and ins.rumental music‘. - » (the latter is worth at lz-ast fifty cents.) and all ' for only Ten Cents! Of course you understand ' this offer is I‘lI.'1(.l(' to get you to give the paper a trinl, kll()V\'lnj_' full well that you will become ' pt'!'lll.’lllCl]l subscribers. ._ Address WAVEIHEY MAGAZINE, Box 172. i E Q '1' () K’ 1 A 5 $- 7 '.;,.i~e ~ -5 - =1» .\l+.-ntion this f’.'lDf‘l‘. 361 Broadway. New York. Saw and Grist! Mill. 4 H.P. FABMEBSanu larger. Catalogue tree. l)el.0At'll lllhl. 00.. Atllntl, GI. F R U I I THE ZIMMERMAN The Nlandard .Vl:u-hine Dlflerent size: and pi-icel. Illustrated Catalogue tree. ']‘I|l<1 BLYMYER lR0.\' VYOIKKS (30,, 1 lni-lnnuil. 0