ab»: . ..-> - ,.._.»..}..-.°-‘ ‘ . l ._ - ~—--~ --——::~»...-._—-"I . .. ._~ ; . _._ - , -. l'':‘¢lfl -"1 ‘ fect. V01. XVII N0. 6 THE GRAIEE VISITOR. PUSLIEHED SEMI-MONTHLY. _ist:m«l13thot eacli month.; A1‘ 1 HH ()1-‘i-icr: oi-* Tur: Tile in .’Ul\'Illl(‘(‘, and -liscontinucd .u t‘X])ll”él!l()[I, unless renewed. A. C. GLIDDEN, Editor, PA\V P.-'\\V. MICH. Faults and Difficulties of the Farmer. l‘:ip¢-r r<-rid licliort: llillsrlalc l’olnnn.'\ (}i';iiig(: by A in:-uilwr. rw - - ll 0 ft ' . ' .‘ I . . . .. 1 ‘ ‘mm l5 liable to an thethe way of his prosperity does ness were a continual sour’;-. of faults common to humanity: but l --1 them and be good grangers. and unknown leaders. But ",9 is I have but little to say about the old. old story. Mos! -' aw faults in agriculture. There are his brethren oppressed. and .~ ew but few who do not already know an Egyptian task master in their a great deal better than they are defense; and the next day he fias able to do o1' would like to do 1111- upbraided by one of his own ‘. go- dcr the circumstances. It is as pie for his act of kindn(-.s.~ in true now as in the days of S:)lo- their behalf. and was obligec to ‘mon that "the destruction of the flee for his life and remai an poor is his poverty." He is al- exile for forty years. xvhilelille Jways laboring under disadvant- oppression of his people went, ages. There would soon be a on. And then it took forty years ‘wonderful change for the better more to bring them to the prom- in reality. with few exceptions; perhaps, he is more free from them than any other class on ea.rth. The morality and intelli- ity of the government. and go far to counteract the demoralizing influence of the social shams. conventionalities and reeking pol- lution of city life. A great major- ity of those in all departments of our government who are at all conspicuous are from rural life. . Generation after generation this supply is kept up from the farm. ‘ and it is only because the farm can endure tl1is continual strain that it is possible for our govern- ment to endure. I Life continuallyshut away from ‘ the country appears to he rles-l tructive of all true greatness. The second or third generation of such. as a rule. are never heard from. They have more than likely degenerated into a race of simpering dudes. blood will thus soon run out. There is not a crowned head in Europe to-day conspicuous for anything but a title. and that has to be contiiiually propped up with a bayonet. As far as faults in moral and industrial life are concerned. they are well pointed out or inferred in the teachings of our ritual. Its instructions should be carefully regarded. as nowhere outside of inspiration is the ideal more per- Is our fault in the unwar- ranted indulgence of our appe- tite? “Be temperate in eating and drinking." toil? "Be temperate in work.“ Is it in indolence? ate in recreation.“ slovenly in work? you do. strive to do well.“ in excessive or improper lan- guage?" "Be temperate." Do we think labor degrading? dignity to labor.“ Is our fault in careless or willful "Search for knowledge and keep the mind bright by deep think- ing and active use." Are we harsh in our treatment of others? "Correct tenderly with the smooth edge of affection." Are we uncharitable? "Gather up the memoirs of others‘ virtues " B3 ter - : .l“. filler iAnd to consummate such an or- Is it in being: " wlratsoever. Is it- " Add - gence of the farmer is the Smbi1_ knowing how to sell we1l——always . act for which he was permitted ‘ being a silent spectator while never to enter the promised land. Is it in excessive * in all departments of agriculture ised land. He supposed that hisi if the farmer was able to make brethren would have known atj it. And it is not the part of hon— first his object. appreciate dis or to upbraid the cripple because kindness. and see in him a de.‘=.iv- ‘ he does not run faster or better. yerer: but they were blind to 1.11. ‘ The great fault which stands in and all along through the wil(.'.:r- not lie here. He has done well anxiety and vexation. unti«“"~_is to feed and clothe the world. It 1 patience was utterly" exl1ars"ed is not in his not knowing how togand. breaking down under me: produce better. but in his not strain. he committed that rash 4 bility. and as they work they will become attached to and feel an interest in the Grange. -< O }— The Farmer's Political Duties. The folly attending our rapid western "devclopn1ent" can now be plainly seen in the serious financial straits nttentlin}_r \\'est- ern farming. In spite of fertile lands costing but a trifle. lilo: lVest has always had a burden of sutl'ering far in excess of the East. The hardships of pioneer life are always severe. and these have been heightened by enor- mous rates of interest. exorbitant railroad charges on farm pro- ducts the high price of farm machinery and the scarcity of labor. cyclones and crop failures. the ravagcsof insects. and the. high taxes occasioned by local mis-governmet. There. as here. the farmer found others place the price both upon 3 but died in full signt on lonely his commodity and on that which he gets in exchange. and in allowing middle-men to play with his profits. But now. when self- preservation compels him to stand up in his own defense and for his own rights. the absorbers of wealth have became alarmed and are unstinted in their invec- tives and denunciations of farm- ers’ organizations. It is "combi- nation." “monopoly." “conspira- cy" and “comn1unism." It is re- viduals never saw any harm in them before. l/Vhat a difference it does make whose ox it is that is being gored. Every body but_ the 1'a1'Inc1' has the 1‘i§.Z‘l1t t0 fix 1 up to the mountain for the Law. : the price on his product. but this is to be regulated by the law of‘ supply and demand. We need not. bother ourselves about the price of our products. The Boards of‘ Trade know all about the supply and what the demand will be. and they will fix the price for us. Combination cheapens produc- tion. lessens competition. and keeps things running smoothly. you know. are! But we have learned a les- son. have seen the strength there is in organization. and know something of its abuses. And we ‘see ahead of us the possibility of an organized power greater than all. and to utilize this is our only way out—our only alternative. ganization is the work of to-day. The only question is as to time and purpose. soon. It should be in the inter- ‘est of equality. justice and hu- ignorance 2‘ ‘ manity. The difficulties in the way of such an organization are the long established custonis. habits and p1'ej'udices of the agri- cultural class. It requires edu- cation and discipline to effect a reform: and this is the work of ~ the philanthropist and reformer. and pass by their faults in pity. ‘ Our Father above hath borne with our many and often flagrant sins through a whole life." Are we avaricious Z’ " Feed the hun- gry and help the fatherless and the Widow." Are we given. to dishonesty ? " Be honest; be just.” Are there any other vices to which we are subject? “Keep yourself unspotted from the world.” ' While the Grange is not a reli- gions organization. yet We see it is not a godless organization. While the possession of all these virtues is not the test of fellow- ship. yet the Grange is a school in which these are to be taught and practiced. Do we lack these virtues ? Then let us acquire and of necessity requires great patience and time. To educate the masses of the people into financiers. political economists, legislators and statesmen. and to organize them. is not the work of a day. Because it is a slow work. many a reformer has given it up as an utterly hopeless task, turn- ed away in disgust, and conclud- ed. as one expressed it. that the Working people liked to be hum- bugged, robbed and ruled. and liked the men who humbugged, robbed and ruled them. When he did not know it he was Willing to labor and. if need be. suffer for them; but now that he knew it. he was not. But these are mistaken conclusions. The people are not fully alive to their true condition. and look with distrust on untried measures markable that these same indi— iAnd. while the sen. opens be)‘ How fortunate Wt. It should comel _‘Nebo. ' Human nature is the same J0- .day. but years and ages have changed the conditions. jworld moves faster now. The . Grange—our Moses s has come; {and with our Moses is Miriam. }with her timbrel. her inspiration‘ ‘and song. And can‘t we see in ‘other organizations our Aaron. ! Joshua and Caleb—lcaders of fl‘ e The , that his party made no mistake. - West and South. the Farmers‘ Alliance. chaotic ideas for obtaining relief by means silver coinage. unlimited green- backs or silver certificates, I ‘\"[‘f0I'lCl)le resistance to mortgage laws. &c.. all go to show the in-. ‘mighty host. and in Provid-erm-; the presence of a God with "if ‘us. the co1:1man(’:‘e “:54. to im iforward. Already MO begin r, ;catch glinipses of the prozniscl-d iland. and while our Moses woes l «"'> let us beware. of the Golden 3Calf'. But how can fariners 1):-tter fraternize? By uniting with the Grange ——in its line one of the most perfect systems of fi':1te1‘- nizing that was ever devised: one that takes in every l'<-inure of ag- ‘riculturc. and as far as possible ‘makes provision for a union of 1 interest and action. J lint how apt we are to regard Ethe moral precepts as simply a Zform. without having any partic- ]ular weight or force: yet in them ' ithere is a remedy for all dissen- fsions. And I am far from believ- ling that our leaders put fthose beautiful precepts there ‘not designing them for practical -‘use. Let us teach and practice .them more perfectly. How shall we keep up the in- terest in the (}range'.’ By con- forming as nearly as possible in our associations to that of a model household. Avoid fault- finding. always be pleasant and hopeful. and strive to lntve all your surroundings pleasant and agreeable. Strive to take more ‘interest in each others prosperi- .ty and welfare. As much as pos- :sible buy together and sell to-5 lgether. Now and then make a [feast for the whole household. land see that Mary and John and all their children are there. All eating together has a wonder- fully harmonizing and ‘pleasing effect. It costs a little of some- thing. but no expenditure brings a surer or better return. Have music——all you can of it; and es- pecially have congregational singing. Get the whole Grange to sing if you can. No cross and sour nature can stand before it. A Grange that is full of music will be a strong Grange. An- other thing: See that every mem- ber of the Grange is at work. If they are not official members, have them on some committee or on a ‘program for literary exer- cise, even if it has to be for a date a month or six weeks ahead. -sk congruity of the farmer's ideas ;at of political economy. of. recent date he l1astr'...-fled c -.‘.~.-.~.:;: Up to a = ing politicians with his interests: % now he is trusting cranks. He government and his own blunders has neglecfetl politics until mis-; 1 . . . a law to prohibit a man from be- Have every one feel a responsi- “no time" to 3' H _ ,1 t study politics-—-he voted "the old . ‘L ml“ '0 ticket." and took it for granted: The present uneasiness at the? and the rise of with its - I through the national government 1 of loans. unlimited. 1,-m-nu §5l‘l:’@li-’t “THE FARIIIER IS OF MORE CONSEQUENCE TH.-LV TIIE FAR_1l,l AND SHO ULD BE FIRST l.lIP1.’0l'ED." Whole l\'umber 390 if depreciated. will not reach the farmer unless he has crops and land will be the last to advance in price and the first to l’(‘(’(‘(l(‘. The first. most lmprezuive and most s--usibl<- duty of the farmer is to al>_iure purtiszuisliip and study real politics that is. Ineasurcs. not men. nor oflice seeliintr. ll to:>old to slutly. 01‘ with too little time for it. he must find an lionest and capable man or men to do it for him. (iood nu-asures must be aimed at. and honest men elected to e.\'ecute them. The legislation safest to undertake at first is either of a negative sort or such as will benefit the 1-nassus as well as the farmers. it is the pros- perity of" the iuusses. not of the classes. that should be studied. but in this work the fzirmcr will incidentally be benefited. For instance. taxation must be made just and uniforni. and nobody his share. Tariff" laws must look to the in- terest of the many, not of the few. Just as far as it will pro- mote the gencral good should the government he made paternal. ()ur postal system suits every- body and is constantly improving. and it furnishes the model for conducting our railways and tele- graphs. To guard against escape I abuses in partisanship. the civil- ; party service. have driven him to fren7._v. and: 'no\.v he is too much excited to listen to sense or reason. ‘ The present situation. as tin- lresult of many years of‘ neglect :and parti.-zzui credulity. cimnot be l-righted at once. If is encourag- ing to see that the tarnicrs are roused from their lethargy: but haste. anger. and the “heroic not greatly aid them. f; fuse to study the situation. to ! study all proposed methods. and glib-tongued as Alliance men. they are liable to suffer bitter disappointment. lot’ this class. An income tax iwould be just. as would be laws i to secure the taxation of millions :of' personal property held by corporations and individuals. but they inust be wisely framed. The 3 common farmer is no match for ithe millionaire in the matter of elect new men to Congress mere- ‘ ly because they are noisy an(1;that tmmc ‘people llll(i(,‘l' ll-34-ltl l'o1'!n.~'. remedies" they have in mind will ’ lf they rc- - ‘secreting property and fighting. Etaxationg hence new laws. to be etfectual..- must be wisely drawn. and on the principle of the great- est good to the number. The worst of all schemes. perhaps. is a radical tinkering with the currency. on the idea of “making money plenty.” It will never be plenty to the farmer except through care- ful culture of his land. a constant Watch against leaks. and eternal vigilance in the matter of voting. The operators of Wall Street and their capitalistic allies all over the country are the men who, of all others, are best able to thrive when money is abundant. Specu- lation is their forte. and a redund- ant currency an aid in that work. An excess of currency in a time of peace would lead to panics and revulsions, and nobody thrives on them as much as the profess- ional speculator. Money, even greatest M Even the legiy ment and depression. lation that can aid them must be; carefully studied as to details. or? it will harm more than aid. Laws. aimed to secure just taxation are service law should be simplified and extended in its operatio'n. so that no office can be a reward for We have now an eiiceliéfiilt law {.1 Nl.,v.' Ydrl; '..l'l21’ all candidates shall ‘report their expenses: we shall have later on coming a caudidatl-, at all until his can(li——-——-- -- ~ l)r. E. T. Miller, of Cross Plains, VVis.. has expressed the opinion that, for obstinate cases of syphilis and S('.1‘()fl1l:l. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is unquestionably the most effective remedy known to pharmacy. Wonderful cures liavc resulted from its use. .. r...........'..;."......__ i , l ..y Surface Culture. The subject of surface culture fill f01' 1* f““‘ .Y‘*'t1"-‘V tcnd to make moncy vcry plenti— j That n1onc_v ‘TI-IE3 G‘r ._A.NC3-IE! VISITOR. Care of Farming Tools. iiding through a country town is now up for gmlel-a1 (igwug-_,-;(,n_ will scck investment. and. agani not long since. it iyas a .'\‘()l‘ll'('t* op . . " .,.‘ ' .'-i .' -- ~-'-~ -in A 1' mainlyin referencetohoed crops. I 54.‘ 1t- II “M l""-11 ml" the “*1 §‘”l“_l-‘e l"_ ~“-9 l 1? m““”*-1 ‘’ There may be ,-mmqhjncr mm-0 estate marks,-t."— Dctroit.lournal. farming tools. machines and carts; . . g to this subject than merely let-1 ting the roots alone to run where‘ the will to find the root food for? the plant. If by root pruning at: the surface we drive the roots man,” 1),; ()\'el‘f(l(1. and deeper into the SOIL 01' Cilll-W the makes no difference if they do? deep running roots to bring up 1‘,-on-9 H ](,t of foml at ma-t‘-’1‘l'=lL I5 the ‘lud1ll.Y “f ill‘-’ they will come back and eat it up-. if U10 5‘U‘fd‘—"?*\\'iieii they are hungry. so thcrel roots were left in? Is not the 1na- 15 n(,t]1ing “-dstg-ll ;1ft(-,1‘ crop as good as terial where the sun warms the soil and where the effect of the rains is first felt? I have been led into these que- ries from the q11alit.y of my fruit the past two years. \ly orchard had become foul with tough grass roots. and Iwished to improve its condition. It has been under the plow for two years. In these two years there has been an en- ormous crop of very large apples. The foliage was abundant. the leaves being much thicker and broader than before. I think I did not manure heavy enough to produce these results. The fruit did not color up wcll. and it was softer and did not kw’-p. The flavor also was not good. I had two or three trccs standing in a soil that never was plow:-d. and so hard I doubt, if the roots could possibly get down 1;’ inclics.-—— These trccs wcrc top-d1'esscd lib- erally. The fruit was more pcr- fect in texture. splendidly color ed. firm and hard. and kept much better than the others. The lla- vor also was better. Should not our fruit trees receive surface culture and surface fei-tiliziiig. that the surface roots may do their part in building up the fruit? VVould it not be wiser to en- courage the development of sur- face roots than to cut them off"! It is a well known fact that top dressing encourages the roots to shoot up from below. (lo into a grove of maple trees. rake the leaves into piles and let them re- main one season. and the roots from below will have come into the base of the pile. completely knitting quite a strata of leaves to thr soil?" - g 7 ', Peiihaps. by investigating we will find that the best flavored and the largest crop of strawber ries are on vines where the roots run near the surface. These sur- face roots may also have sonic- thing to do with the color. I submit these considerations to thoughtful farmers. gardeners and fruit growers. The best show of an orchard and of its fruit I ever saw was on surface cultured and surface fertilized with poul- try.—Z. Breed in Grange Homes. —»- -- There’s G-old Galore. A great day for the real estate market is fast approaching. At least, one of the shrewdest of Detroit's business men predict it. and he appears to have excellent grounds for his belief. “The reason is that money is plentiful." he says. "and it is rapidly becoming more so. The accumulations in the banks are increasing so rapidly and so much out of proportion with the legitimate demand for loans. that bankers will soon be compelled to lower their rates of interest. Look at the New York money market now. Reports show that loans are being made on prime commercial paper at :-ll to 4.} per cent. How can banks continue to do business on that basis and pay 4 per cent on cleposits? It is impossible for them. The re- sult will be a reduction of inter- est on deposits. and then people who have money in bank will withdraw it so that it may earn something for them. There is no investment which will offer so good a return as real estate. Consequently land will be in such demand as has never yet been experienced. -‘Here is another considera- tion: It is estimated that about 200,000 people leave this country every year to visit Europe. Each one of them spends $1.000 abroad, we will find if we strike an aver- age. Now. next year we will have the World's Fair. and in- stead of our 200,000 going to Eu- rope they will remain at home. and 200,006 Europeans will visit us and spend their money here. This, with our great crops, our 1'l(1l19-1' 11031‘ the S“1'f?1Ce':t writer in the Swineherd. () on a- capital of -_\'1:.’0, not counting in the labor or use of the land. wliictli are both small items.--- lhcre are thousands of acres in other states that would make just as good rcturns as this. *<0>—' ()fllcers and members of the Chicago boarcof trade are got- ‘ting scared over the prospect of the passage of thc anti-option bill and have commcnccd to . "liedgc" in their methods. Last. wcck niciuibcrs were notified that trading in “putsauoliceincn on hand to enforce the new rule. The :brokcrs rcpairod to the allcy and lcurb. but the crowd was much Jlsmaller than usual and the vol- ;ume of trade was light. The jopen Board of Trade followed ‘the example of the "big" board lby shutting down on "put and ,call" trading. This action may lbe regarded as a direct effect of lthe prescnt agitation against ‘gambling in grain and shows the farmers are at last making them- selves felt. The good work :should go on. Only dishonest ipractices arc being aimcd at in this campaign. We do not. wish ;to hurt the business of honest. ldt,-alers. but they must cast out While our highest analysis came fmm "““””§5 lhel” ill" r‘~”‘““l’l"""’ from beets m.e1.a9,,inL, 1;; Ounces 5 that have brought so much (ll: *- trimmed. and yielding l'_‘.3$‘_’ tons per acre. our largest yield of sugar per acre came from beets averaging 21 ounces trimmed. is. Clay soil gave us the highest per cent. of sugar and compara- tively higher purity. and the low- est. tonnage per acre. fl. Three plats fertilized with lime. nitro- gen. phosphoric acid and potash gave no evident benefit. 10. The average per cent. of sugar was 14- 14 and the average yield about 20 tons an acre. and the cost of growing and harvesting $:-353,42.’ an acre. The highest sugar in beets per acre was 7,209 pounds. The Increase of Crime. Editor Buckley. of the New York Christian Advocate. de- clares that crimes of violence have greatly increased in our country within the last five years. and he says the following are among the causes: 1. The being adulterated by drugs more poisonous than alcohol itself: the growing use of drugs and hun- drcds of "pic-k—me-ups." as they arc commonly called. all of’ which are adapted to derange the nerv- ous system. L‘ The miserable sentimentali- ty that excuses all kinds of crime. 3}. The giving up of corporal punishment. resulting in sending ‘from school many children whom ordinary punishment will not re- strain. 4. The turning away of most people from trades. and the im- possibility of getting places for those who would gladly learn them. The forsaking of farms and crowding into cities. 6. The indifference of the pub- he to the infliction of just punish- ment; the effect of “political pulls“ in securing the frequent pardon or permanent exemption and yielding '_’H. 1023 tons per acre. ‘ increase of drunken- ‘ ness—spirituous and malt liquors ‘ jpute on the grain trade. ~I*‘aru1- ers Review. $9} — The Grange in New York has E3‘_’.0£’() members: 350 (lranges were lorganized in IHHI. with H00 char- : ter members. seven were reorgan- ;i'/.cd: with 200 members and 1:} lodd (lranges added "" _..l~*< mem- ibers. making an increase l'or the uyear of 4144. The treasurer re- lceived $12.1-123.1%. The Patrons had a grand time at Chautauqua land the Thousand Islands, where ltheir picnics were held. The fgathering at Thousand Island on Aug. 11 was the largest mul- titude of Patrons of Husbandry ever brought together. New York State Grange has the credit lof originating the best co-opera ltive trade and business system lfor the farmer known to the world. Any member of the ‘Grange may. without a single ldollar invested. buy in person or ion an order from the most relia- jble houses in the country. arti- cles and supplies for the house- hold or farm. at actual wholesale prices. or at special liberal dis- counts under contracts made by ‘the executive board. He may also insure his property in our .co-operative insurance compa- nies. which are organized unalkiii' ‘rausc thc world don't sliakc At cv'ry priini:in' stcp they takc. No inan is great till hc cian set: How loss than littli: he would be lit" Stripped to self, and stark and bare He liunl.{ his sign out ;iiiywhci't:. .\l}' docteren is to lay aside Coiitciitioiis and be satislicd; Just do your best. and praise or blame That ft)ll(:i‘s that counts just the sziinc. I've allus noticed great success Is mixed with troiihlcs, inori~ or less, And it's thc nian who does the best Tliat gits inorc kicks than all the rest. ---liiiiii-s \Vhiicoiiib Riley. - € 0 9 In presenting the requests of the National Grange to Congress the Legislative Committee says: In presenting these subjects for your consideration. we have discharged in part the duty im- posed upon us by the great Na- tional Farmers’ Organization. which we have the honor to rep- resent. and it is only for the pur- pose of impressing upon your : minds the intensc earnestness of; the farmers tlizit we trespass further upon your valuable time. VVe do not present the action of the National Grange from any p3.I‘tlSd-ll standpoint. but have thought only of the interests of the great body of the American people. as eifected by legislation which aids or retards agricul- tural progress. We believe. how- ever. that there is no surer way of promoting the interests of any political party than to keep it in close touch with the great mass of patriotic and law-abiding citi- zens. That political party which dares to do right because it is right will merit and receive the confidence and support of the people. Any truckling to those who have grown suddenly rich by questionable means. or any cater- ing to the prejudices or passions of ignorant or depraved classes. must in the end result in deserved defeat and dishonor. We there- fore come to you. full of confi- dence in the merits of what we have asked. and very hopeful of ‘ favorable legislation in accord- ance therewith. PURE FOOD LEGISLATION. The outrageous adulteration of food products is a grievous wrong to the producer of pure food. and dangerous to the health of the consumer; and we especially urge effective legislation for the pro- tection of the honest producer and helpless consumer. GAMBLING IN FARM PRODUCTS. The farmers are of the opin- ion that gambling in farm pro- ducts is an improper factor in controlling the prices thereof. and we fully believe that the strong arm of the National Gov- ernment should interpose to pro- tect honest producers and punish those who. by nefarious practices and unfair methods. wrest from the toiling husbandman the fair reward of industrious, well- directed effort. The professed solicitude for the welfare of the AI]Nl’T Cheap. Iiidcst1'iictil)li- I’:iiiits for BARNS and UUTBUILDINGS. OFFICE: 243 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, N. 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N l\‘l‘.\\' l'i\l\’l1\\'l-.l\‘(’l('-‘if‘{(}>f‘)AT c‘.-\i'<,;i-; s(:iH‘°- " Lnsis 8001‘BRO.'3.,l£ed.lzu. a. very groundwork of our Order. j‘ and every effort should be niadc -, by our Uraiigc ciliicators to iin-1 press this truth. that the success; and perpetuity of our ()1‘(lI,'1' de—‘ incinbers hip. — ] G. A. .4o>—- The Detroit Journal has been i purchased by Ex-Senator T. W. Palmer and William Livingstone. Jr., and it is announced that no effort or expense will be spared to make it the most complete afternoon newspaper in the west. Mr. Livingstone. who assumesl the active management of Thel Journal. is a representative re- publican whose experience in newspaper work and inanagement covers quite a period of years. Dowling. Feb. ll—Ed. Visitor: Baltimore Grange No. -17;‘, was reported in the Visitor one year ago with 28 members. and that the brothers and sisters who read the Visitor (which they all ought to) may see that we have not been laying idle the past year I will report our standing at the present time. We have sixty-six members and two applications; have purchased of Mongomery & Ward. of Chicago. a fine organ, and paid for it; have also pur- chased badges. song books. 650.. and we pay for the Grange Vis- itor every year out of the treas- ury—one number to each family, which helps to strengthen our Grange, as there is always good reading in the Visitor; only wish it was aweekly paper. We have about $50 .00 in the treasury. We do not like the idea of sending all of our initiation fees to the State Grange. It looks too much as if the big fish were eating up the small ones. It seems as if we should send them one-half and . . . l '- pends upon the intelligence of its; - Hopson. ,1 Lect. Connecticut State (Eraiigc. j‘ I T Pixssri. AGENT i GRAVN_D RAPlgS.MICH- N PROMPTLYVGIVEN. Clubbing List with Thevisitor. WV llntll Papers VVc¢:k|y l"ri-1' l’ri:ss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . __si.oo SI-25 Detroit \VI:t‘l\’l_V Trihiinv 1.00 1.25 Cosniopolitan .\«l;igaxiin;... 2.40 2.30 St. Louis “ . 1.50 135 Dcuiori-st‘s " .. .. 2.00 2.05 Michigan Farini.-r “ . . . . . . . . .. L00 L35 F.'iriiijoiii'ii.'ll................. .25 .70 Fariiiitndtiarzle-ii. .. _so .80 AtlaiiticMrmthly.... 4w 4.0:: Cciitury .\laga/.iiii: .........4.mi 4.00 “Ill: rl I". ' >1: 9 elm. (‘union with 25NAME ‘lg: AlII.¢tSN'I.'!'|.:1|l‘X&"I'.’\Pl'!'l, AND Elli '12 PAGE SAH- ffifl‘ PLE iioox Inna. CAl‘|T|.L atiin co.. (.‘ol.L'MlJL':5. van). 7 Is tlin inost C pupuliir illlli \\'ltle'l‘7' ll-Till hliltlil/.lll(‘ piililislwil. ' ' V ' ' ‘ liitiili iiliiiilnzrrontziiiis 5‘ h ELW short !~'l(il'i<'!~., ‘sl\'t‘l(‘ll(‘f~', pill-lils‘, MU‘. 'l‘hi: janiiziiy iho: llllllllH'l' will (‘Hlll.’|lll The l’as.~iIn.-; of .\l:IjoI' Kilgori-. lly Youiig 1;". Allison. 'l‘hi- I:('l)l'llilr_\' i-‘<02 nuinhcr will 4‘()[ll.'llll [toy the lioynlisl. lly \Vi|liain \Vl‘$Iilll. Tho Marizli 'illIPflU| In :1 day. Ion Tl-Illfy from 4 7 SIIN-os.'l'¢-rrltorlu-ii lid Forrliin Fouutrlvn. You can wrlte Nu-m. I-Iouli.!uIIs~xplnnntlumunil primfu ln:_|lI4-fl -u-uleilflree. A-ldrevm mm: Ill-ZBICAI. co. , Bl I-‘I-‘AL0. 3- V- DS. 12 pkts. Flower 10c. 12 pkts. Vege- SEEtable 301:. 6 Dalilias .-';0(-.. io Gladiolus 30c. All $1. Half 509. H. F. Burt. Taunton. Mass. Milli Dairy Form for Sale. Containing 87 acres, adjoining the village of Ce- dar Springs. Fine house and grounds; basement barn; abundant water; buildings so rods from R. R. Station, and too rods from Union School. Rea- son for parting with this fine lion‘ and property. old age and broken health. Long time given or small place taken in exchange. . . Inquire of the Editor of the Visitor. or ‘ C. C. 15ICl\'NELI.,Ccdar Springs, Mich. keep one—half to help run the Sub- ‘-lcwn‘ -\ 4 THE G-RAN C3-E VISITOR. THE GRANGE VlSlTOR. Piihlislied on ilie: ist and Iftli of t.-vi-ry iimiiih. A T50 C[i."\"/IS‘ PIER A-\'.\'('_l[. ;\. C. ll‘-Lll)l)E.\'.l‘1(litnr:uid Nlanagor, P.-\\V PAW‘, MICII. U'i‘Reiiii:t<-ncn sslioulri be by Rcgitsicrcrl l.::ue,r. .\Ioiicy ()rIli:r or Drziti. I Entered at the Post-Oflirt: at Patv Paw, .\h(‘li.. as Second Class .\‘l.iiti r. To Subscribers. Send money when possible by either postal note or money order. ‘We prefer a dollar bill for two subscribers. to :'i0centsiii stamps for one. The bank will take the dollar,but they refuse the stamps. “'0 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- ofiice address is changed. notify us at once and we will gladly send another nun.bcr and make the de- sired change. Packages of papers will be sent to all who desire them for distribution. Send the iiaiiics of your friends on a postal <:ar(lv;lioin you (lcsirc to receive sample copies. .. . . ..--. _ _ Dawn in Dixie. NO. :-1. Our route from New Orleans to Floriéhia lay along the Gulf coast. and we passed again over’ the same railroad as far as Mobile. branching off at the latter point towards Pensacola. our next prominent point on the scliedulc. Here it was a go-as—you-please day, for it was Sunday. Jan. 24. No committees inet us at the train. We took bi'eakl'ust at the Escambia Hotel. In our walks about the town we took the shady side of the street. for the sun was shining warm. like an early June day. The live oaks, mag- nolias and orange trees had a s'ti"iiin1ci'y' look and cast an agree- able shade over the walks. The morning church bells had a home- like sound. and some of us expe- rienced oiir first homesick feel- ings. A few of the party went to church: others walked along the docks. viewing the immense ships and looking out upon the bay and off toward Ft. Pickens in the dim distance. There is much about Pensacola to interest the traveller, but our time was limited to the day, and we left in the evening without seeing the forts, the navy yard, or the Na- tional cemetery. From Pensacola we went north- east into Georgia, to Thomas- ville. We arrived there early and took breakfast. furnished to the party by the citizens. at the Piney Woods Hotel. After breakfast we were driven about the town and nearby farms. The soil is varia- ble. being fairly fr,-rt.ile in streaks and patclies, but checkered with bareii areas. On these no at- tempts are made to improve them. Large orchards are set to the LeConte pear — a variety entirely suited to southern cli- mate wherever the soil is suffi- ciently strong to furnish vigor ous growth. We never saw more thrifty trees anywhere than on these fertile farms. Thomas ville seemed to us the most desir- able place in Georgia which we visited. It has a great reputation as a healthful resort for invalids afiiicted with pulmonary disease. and the pine woods park in front of the hotel has received the cog- noinen of “Yankee Paradise," so many invalids flock there to in- hale the odor of the pines and to enjoy the pure air afforded by the elevation upon which Thomas- ville stands. On the way from Thomasville to Jacksonville, Fla-., we saw our first orange groves. When. on lsprings, on the bank of the "far. I ’ . , . far away" Suwanee River. The doors and anticipate every want. :pure men shun this appcaraiice _ spring comes out of the bank of§The furniture was all mode in of evil. and will not ciiter into lstands at a constant temperature , l soiiie of the large trees. we sa\vl grounds of the wonderful Ponce I the right direction. The scraiii- ()1'1lI);_"4's still hanging uniong the DeLeon hotr-l just as the electric blc for the place at the assembling 1 dark green lf3£’.Vff>'. the wholci lights were turned on. No des- ;of the State L€§giSld.i1ll‘P.\' is iin— party were ready to ('l'l¢:£‘l‘ill,'[l1€i(€l‘l1)1l(ln can give an adcqiiatebecoming such an occasion. It ‘sight. Before reaching .Ii1Cl{S()I1-i1(le2L of railroad to visit Suwanee sulphur ‘ this palace and itsliniglit be endured if the eleinmit iville we were run out on a side j grounds. (Eueists arriving by car- of piircliuse and sale could be en- riage alight within the building. ltirely eliminated: but this has Coloi'ed servants swing open T.l1P.lb€(.'()lDC iI1l]i()S.~'ll)l(‘. and good and l 2 , . . . the river in a rushing creek. and ‘: (x1"dIl(l Rapids. .\Iich.. and so cer-2 such a conflict. l S1111] H101‘. of H03. winter and Three gentlemen of our party; procured bathing suits and: plunged in for a swim. and they; pronounced it very agreeable foij the date January 2:’). The riverj is a deep. nai‘row stream of dark colored water. running between high, wooded banks. and roman- tic enough to inspire the song that has made it famous. We made the run to Jackson- ville that iiight. and awoke at this entrance way to Florida for all toiii‘ists. It is a town of 3:}.- ()Il() lI1l1:ll')ll2lI]tS~ill(‘. largest city in the state ——and the point from which car-loads of oranges are. made up to go North. Here are located some of the famoiis liotels —the winter palaces Wl]U1‘() north- ern people. who can afford the lu.\'ury. spend a part of every winter at the South. The St. James is a typical. although not one of the largest hotels of this class. Our party was taken there for breakfast. In front is a park surrounded by orange trees, with the fruit still hanging. and with- in the enclosure are tropical plants and trees. A walk along the border of this square in win- ter was a niarvelous experience for Michigan people. leaving zero weather. as they did, only ten (lays before. It is not our intention to des- cribe in detail the cities and vil- lages of Florida that we visited. but the importaiice of St. Augus- tine, our next point of iiiterest. will warrant some attempt at a- descriptioii of this. the oldest town in the United States. which ; was settled in 1'.'iI.$.'». The old Spanish fort. built of C<>quiii21~— a ceineiit formed from ininuto sea shells. with some glutinous substance added—is still stand- ing. occupying four acres includ- ing earth-works outside. About the walls is a deep ditch. which is crossed, within the gates, by a bridge. Lying about are several old. antiquated. rusty canon. which did service two or three centuries ago to defend the fort. Inside the fortress are doorways protected by heavy iron gratings for gates. through which we could see ring—bolts in the walls to which prisoners were doubt- less frequently chained in that old regime of Spanisli cruelty years and years ago. From the inside. wide steps forined from the same seashell concrete. wind ‘and tainly is the finest that could be obtained anywhere. The arclies and pillars and carving and pic- tures of the interior. surround- ing the rotunda. are all marvel- ous works of art. There are two other hotels under the same man- agement.——all having been built the grounds and streets spread over. where salt marshes extended. within the last ten years. Over three millions of dollars have been expended to for l\'orthern people. It has no commerce nor any trade with the interior. Its streets are n:ii'rmv and many of thein are only laiics. bi'ic-u-brac are sold as soiivciiii'.~: to tourists. Tampa. on the gulf coast. is com- peting with St. Augustine for the honor of being the seaside resort for northern travelers. Tampa Bay Hotel outranks the Ponce DeLeon in the glitter of its Moor- ish architecture and in its quaint and grand designs. No palace hotel in Europe. it is said. can compare with these princely buildings. Nearly all the inte- rior towns. too. have a winter re- sort hotel. and the inhabitants have a happy faculty of present- ing some attraction to which at- tention is directed as the real and only feature of Florida which it is desirable to live by. In our 2:-iiwtwe shall have some- thing to s.ly"";-bout soil and pro- ductions. which those having southern longiiigs will be inter- ested in. .--- Nominating Senators at State Conventions. There is an opinion. wliich is fast becoming dominant in all ])£L1'i,lHS. that the clioosing of Sen- _ators should come in a iiiiinncr more directly from the people. themselves. than to be left as now to the State Legislatures. How- ever satisfactory the present method might have been in its early practice, it has come to be a system of bargain and sale, or aspirants to senatorial honors have been maligned and vilified, and members of legislatures wrongfully accused. The meth- ods now employed furnish at least a tempting opportunity to un- scrupulous men. who have the money to spend. to use undue in- fluence to secure the nomination of legislators favorable to l.-ll<'_'l1‘ election. Instead of waiting for up to the top of the foi'tress.: Here the out-look over the bay‘ and out toward the ocean is grand. On this particular day: we (our "better half" only is in? cluded in this pronoun) had de- cided not to ride. but to saunter about on foot and enjoy at our leisure the things that interested us most. When looking out to- ward the Atlantic from the fort, we decided to go to the beach if possible. and on inquiry found that by ferrying across the bay and taking a short ride by rail we could stand by the surf of old ocean. In half an hour we were gathering shells where the salt waves were dashing over the, sands, and enjoying the sea breeze. Returning. we stopped near the military post just as the garrison were out on parade, lis- tened awhile to the band and de- parted just as the sunset gun was fired. We came to the an endorsement from their con- stituents. Senators frequently be- makc St. Augustine the i\I(3('(flt‘ bordered on either side by (‘,lll'lf)! ‘shops. where glittering bauliles iaiid shells and gin to make unseemly €t.',l\'2ll1(.‘(}Sv toward a re-electioii. much as. they would purchase the majority of stock in a concern to control its management. The spirit of our government is entirely op- posed to such methods and they ought to be rebuked. The voters in either party have opinions re- garding the selection of Sena- tors which ought to be voiced and regarded. An expression coming early in the campaign would stimulate the candidate to carn- 1 est efforts for the success of his party, without the imputation at- tatching to his efforts that he is posing for its effect later on. or what is worse, that he is arrang- ing his forces and looking after his lieutenants, and footing up the pay roll. Some change must soon come, and this is a promising effort in V\'e hope all parties will em- ploy this method. but it will doubtless be antagonized by poli- _ ticians who delight in a coinpaign where money bugs set the pace and pay the stake. The leading state conveiitioiis are called. and the places for the meetings ar- ranged. and we shall soon see whether the opinions of the pol- iticians or the people will prevail. --- Restricted Emigration. Very little comparatively is be- ing said in the public press upon this important question: but iii- dividuuls in every coininunity are found who are zillaine with the iinportaiico of the subject. All clzisses—«\\'oi'l(ing men. from the coiniiioii laborer up through all the griidcs to ai'tisa.iis. and men of atl“aii's. are talkiiig and think- ing over the problem of emigra- tion: and all. as though by a mutual uiiderst:i.nding, are de- nouncing the great intlux of emi- grants of a class that tend to de- moralize and destroy our free in- stitutions. Every where these new-comers are insinuating their presence and crowding out native born citizens and setting up the low standard of life and of living common to the old world. Crews of fairly paid laborei's in manu- facturing establishinents are con- stantly nieiiaced by the ollcrs of "Polaclis" and "l3oliciniaiis“ to work for less than the establislicd wages. and there is the ever- prescnt temptation for inanagers . to hire this cheap labor. although they well know that it means a lower level of living. and coiise quent squalor and wretclicdness. In the city of Laiising, one for- eign ticket agency sold last your 15:: stcerage tickets to foreign woi'kinei‘i. who had saved up enough to send for a brother. or some ineinber of the family. to compete still further in the labor ‘ market of its manufacturers. Every such indigent laborer displaces a native born citizen, who has helped to make the place worth living in, and consequent- ly attractive for men in other countries who can make no coni- pensation to a city for the ad- vantages received. Labor can become too cheap for the public weal, and living too mean for the ‘ good of humanity. There must soon come a halt in this indis- crimiiiate influx of people from the old world. or we shall have labor in rags. and tramps. and beggars every where. Politiciaiis are afraid to touch so uiicaiiny a iiicasi.ire as restrict- 'ed eiiiigration. for fear of the. adverse vote which might be arrayed against their re-election. But the controversy is upon us and must be considered. We favor a tax of $100 per head upon every foreigner who comes to the United States to make a home. We have made the living under our institutions worth something to foreigners. and they should be required now to pay for the ex- tended privilege of citizenship: here. _ This requirement would sift out the worthless, indigent paupers and send us only such as could comprehend the advantages we have to offer, and who would strive to conform to our methods of life and living and become in time. as others have become, honored citizens of our republic. -«man. M.-\RC'r’ i5. 189? Bciitoii Ilarbor. .\Ih‘il.. I .\lui'ch L’. 1-'~£l'_‘. \' Ed. Visitoi-: I believe an an- swer to the following question would have iiiterest for many i'e:i(lci‘s of the \'isitor: Wlien. in accordance with the vote of a township. the Highway Labor Tax is paid in money iii- steud of labor. is such money to be expended by the Highway (foiniiiissioiicr in such parts of tlie township as he may elect. or is it to be cxpeiided iii the sev- eral districts where collected? l<‘i'atr-i'iially yours. Roiii-:i<'i‘ (,‘. Tll.»\Yl-)l{. The law provides that when a towiisliip votes to pay its high- way taxes in money the township shall oedividcd into not less than four districts. and that an over- seer shall be appointed in each in the iiianner now prescribed for such appoiiitiiiciits. The du- ties of such ovei'seci's are to re- port to the (‘oiiiiiiissioiicr of Iligli\vays as to the iiccds of the :roads and bridges in their re,- spectivc districts. and the Com- iiiissioiu-i' cxpeiids the money accordiiig to his jiidgiiieiit, un- dcr the iidvicc and counsel of the ovcrsccix The cliangc iii iiicthod praicticully bri-iiks up all higliway districts as cstalilislicd under the old systciii of labor tax. and in their stead the township may be idividcd into fourdistricts. Should itlie ta.\'p2iyers feel themselves, or itheir localities. slighted iii the iexpenditurc of the highway fund they may appeal to the Township :i3()1L1'(I, who may order the Com- -iiiissioiier to lay out the iiioiiey }in a differciit manner or in an- ‘:other place. ; The several ovcrscers may be directed by the (‘oiiiinissioiicr to jsupervise the work in his dis- ‘tricts. but all coiitracls for re- ‘pair of liigliways and the build- ‘ing of bridgi-s are let by the ‘Coiiiinissioiici: l In practice it would i_)i'obably ‘ follow that the Highway U()lI1iI1lS- iSl()11(31' would divide the towiisliip liI1‘,() four districts. and lay out ‘the money in labor where. in his ij1I(l“_’,'lll(‘l1t. it was most iiccded. .without much rc-l'crr~iicc to the scltisli (lciiiamls of the taxpayi-.rs themselves and that I he Township ‘l3(‘d-1‘(l would approve of his judgmeiit iii the case. We should like expressions of (opinion from our readers upon ‘this change of the system. al- ythough it may now be too late lto affect public sentiment to in- llluence a change either way at lthe coming election. -<0}-— l The Fraternity Fine Art Co.. ‘who advertise in the Visitor, have a “Grange Token"~~a cer- ltificate of membership, printed on heavy white paper in oil col- ors that illustrates eacli degree. lt is designed for a fraiiie. and when well filled out. by a good penman. with name and number of Grange. will make it valuable certificate of incinbersliip in our ‘order. Tlicywaiit an agent to ‘offer the Token to iiiembers of the order. Attention is called to the no- tice of “Grand Sale of Jerseys." to be held at this place April 5th. Our readers who desire to pro- cure some of this popular blood in its purity need not hesitate to deal with these gentlemen, as we are personally acquainted with them and cheerfully commend ;them for integrity and fair deal- ;ing. __....,. ._ The reason why the present standing of the Grange is so much higher than that of other orders. is because of the compar- ison of issues presented. The ‘monkey that tried to drop the ;ball of hot "wax illustrates the fAllia-nce and the two per cent. land loan scheme. ‘ -4--Q 0 >—— i Take good care of your beard and i keep it clear of gray hairs so as to re- ‘taiii your young looks by usiiig Buck- liiigli-.iiii's Dye for the Wliiskcrs. 1. .__ ‘ “unfit - .;...~_a«,g.a-. . u .. ._i,»o.-uutm. EVHRCH 15.1892 MY PARTY. From One who Has Had Experi- ence in It. I believe it is for the best iii- terests of the people that my party should be in power in every department of the Government: butI am not blind to the fact that we elect corrupt men to office even in my party. This fact being ackiiowledgetl. as a remedy. good men are urged by our party press to attend the primary meetings and put in nomination better men in their places. Now. if this is pra.ctica- ble. we ought not to complain that sometimes we are compelled to vote for bad men in order to keep the party in power. But I arise to remark that the question looks well as a theory, but it won’t work unless good men fight fire with fire. or fight the Devil with his own weapons. Good men would rather suffer wrong than do wrong. The primary meetings are nearly always held in cities or Resolutions. 'I'IE-IIEJ C3-IR..A.l\TC3r ‘of what you say in the main. I En. ‘.'Isi'roii: The folloiviiigwisli I could agree with you in resolutions were resolved. at a the opinion that "the day of the great loss of brain tissue. Z1flZel“Sll(:L‘.t)>§S oi inacliiiie politics is mature deliberation. and after a about over." sample ha(l been thoroughly ex- perimented with. Being a Granger. and in per- fect touch with cverytliing that has a teiidency to advance the good of the order. and realizing that there are many questions of vital importance that are never brought out in any of their dis- cussioiis. we drafted the follow- ing resolutions and tried them ‘for 30 da_ys. By giving our whole attention I) the text we were en- abled to keep all but SM per cent. of th(;-in which so encouraged us that we determined to send you a copy that others might profit thereby. Whereas. The farmers waste much valuable time in looking at ‘family portraits as depicted in ‘the daily papi.-rs. ~ Resolved. That we will not al- low oui' eyes to dwell for an in- liut I dont see it. ,'Don't believe I shall ever see that 3day. of course we do not want machinepoliticians in high places. Q but they always "get tliei'(>." We’ ipoor. confiding Patrons often as- .sist them to mount into those .places. We boast that it was through the efforts of the Grange Jtiiat the Department of Agricul- l ture was established in Washing- ,‘ i'ton. But we were cheated at the? ifinish. The Secretary of .-\gri—‘ iculture is a politician! Why was jnot some distinguished I’atroii---i’ ia real farmer—chosen for thej (place? Though opposed in pol-l itics. how I should have rejoi(.-ed in seeing our worthy and peerless brother. J. J. Woodman. called to that post. Many others of the] brotherhood might be mentioned. whose services in that high posi j tion would have been useful and satisfactory. l . darkn(~ss. VISITOR. 5 I ‘to us of a trip througli l"raii('(* I-:.i. \"isit':ii':—-~"Tiiiie 1... the and Italy. vestibiile of etcriiitv.“ but that‘ H""- U D- l':1”"~l”” ‘'i“”‘‘ ‘“‘-\'l- d,)._.‘ii‘i iiiiiiiii. “iii. i‘ii,v,i.i, of ii_ and he gave us an account of his Th<~r-- is just so much light ea<-h "l’-““l"'i”l‘”‘* “ii H“"»“ii'~ , Wlill“ (lav. and then. like a burnt out lh""“il"il‘1“i“¥1l1“l"1il“33lll0“' <.-antlle. it vaiiislies. aii(l leave,-sv 111 1)”-""Y1 (‘””'—'~""‘-“-"- The Hon. John (E. l’:-.:'khiii'st Time (-aniiot be strct(-h(-(l. and ‘V35? ‘him ‘"1 lll“l’_"“.Jl'i‘«H-- dml 115 those who attempt. to do a \v(_-cks‘ l“’ 15 ‘Wt’ "ll mi‘ “V-‘i <"‘“l""~“ ‘li ‘york in L-iwiiii-.i',)iii. }iUui.,. um l‘il‘Zlll('li('()l1lll_\'. he gave us inany S0011('t)I1\'lllCt‘(l.lll2ll. though tiin(- l’”“"“~“ll1l.L’1‘<‘llllHls('eii(-(is of the may be the vestibule. it is not I "}U'l.\’ ‘l1l.V»" Of1l1"‘_"’””3)'i”"lPill" 91“-.111‘-_ tic:ilarlyol' ’»at:ivi:i. A .Jt'.L-at inau_\,' people (-oiiiplain l‘I.\:-( iov. l.ui(-(- (-:ime fourth and thattheydo not havetinii-(_-nougli. Ii‘-‘L ”“""'””l“d l“‘ ‘'‘‘'“‘‘‘'i\'-‘' V’ never seeming to take into (-(m- ‘’‘‘l' "W" -‘‘l““’ "1. Ml’-“l1l.‘—~’i1'L si(.lei'atioii that thev have all U}'l"l\'ll“‘ 1‘‘‘'i‘”'‘‘-‘ l“‘‘'‘‘ }“‘ll"“l there is. Tliei'(-. 11.11%/t\\'I,'IllV‘f()lll' ‘"1" ""'i”'.‘-"‘ "“"." ”““'l’- W“ hours in ii, day-_ mid (.;i(J.ii" 1",“, have iiiiss:-(l none of our regular has the same number of minutes ]l}*“‘“'l.‘—_T-" "ll ‘“'"‘”_”1l "i ”"'”1- and Secomjg-_ Time is iiiii,iu.i;iii lhe iiiii\'(>i-sal seiitiiiii-iit S(‘('l]lSl1) to all. The niillioiiair(-. with his l"‘1ll‘li W“‘l"l”"l"l”'*1'¥"““"”2'l1 thousand cares and duties has f‘”"l<‘lx'<>I.s l'ortli(-.(-oui-sir. llow- not one second more than the “\'*"'~ W“ l““"‘ b“““ l"‘”“m“‘l beggar who asks at his door l'(n-(ilt1ztii('it1ll_V and the l('*(‘llll'(*s' li'.iv(- [LC]-ustnf bi-9-(M1. ;call(.-(1 pi.-opl(-‘s attention to the The man of l)ll.s‘lll(,!.‘~‘s i\'li(il'(l"iUl.‘-I“- U. A. \'.-\.\'iii-:i-:i;ii.'r. Time. .\l:istci'. villages. where there are always,“t‘mt 0“ the "i‘fl)"*nS'V“ l’1"’w "f many ioiiiigers about the i._ii.OCei._ i Douglass (the -5:; shoe man). oi ies and saloons who can. as well "I"““~‘ lh“ lldalh ill‘-‘ will do so. and vote the way the U] *t‘1‘_l-Ylni,‘-T HI" “"50 i-'1‘”"“3S "f fellows who my for their tlrllllis . 1* i‘W‘1»*‘ “‘”‘“"l- ‘”' W” “3"““."‘l¥ Oi. Cigms Want to iiiiii. iiieiii ‘(toiiiiten_aii(-.(;- of Lydia lu. il)llll{- Look at iiiiiiiiiiii. i-iicii Tim ‘ ham. 1* lll‘ll]t3l‘m()]’f.'. w(- will not (-orrulit man has made politics l’°’'”‘‘’ (10 any irweilt Qxtcmi m"5" hié lirofession and has I”i0tlllIl“‘ l l’U"‘utlf“l l"‘“'”b1“-‘S 1'°l‘“l“r‘s" U’ ' ' * ‘ r: . v - I - v- - 1,0 do bui pi.epm.0 for i,i.imai.y ) Warner s bale l\i(liiey Cure. or . - ,~ . , , 7 - _ .i meetings. and he can take a year I Dufi‘-E‘ 5 Pm” ‘\,I‘*“ “ hbi“-Y" . if necessary to visit every town-i R95"1"°d~ If 0”" 11°‘-‘-’='hb°"-" ‘ ’ . u . . . . . - . . . . loo‘ is satisfied with l{lllll]“‘ ‘L half ship oi see the prominent men I,‘ n - ~ _ o ‘. ‘ iiviiig there’ and driii his iieu_ iidozen sheep in a year. we will be tenants so that they will know l kmd to mm Ffild lllilow 3”“ it‘) “D What motions to make, and \vliatg0"91'.°”r “V1 illi“ 3*“ _1'0’ 0111' schemes the bosses desire to have J ilerisd nests Wlthout bcmg mo‘ carried through. and they have a 5 95 9 - H _ list of names furnished that they ’ ?95°1V"‘d‘ 1 bait We V"1“_n0t de‘ wish eiected as deiegiiies to the i luce Oll1s0lV(3.S1l1lO the belief that couniy Convention to -put in nOm_ .our stomach is out of order. as an _ _ _ : . . A ' . ' ' . _ ¢- . '-._ inmion the Coimiy Oiiicersi aindi0)g(‘.’tlS(,'l()t drinking iot gut“ his another list they wish sent to the 7 ki‘f.‘-gt d15‘r5‘i1”E‘_1ttu“de1 the name state or district conventions. .0 * Omm‘ 1 V‘ “'5' , _ Look at aiioiiiei. fact: Good Resolved. Fliat we will quiet- men always have some lcgdtiniate )1-Y‘ bufl m'mCl_.Y~ 1‘s‘f115“» the Y10m111d' calling. Their hands are too full 2 11"“ 0"_ '°“5—§""5"-‘~ 71" nmtt‘-*1‘ of work to Siieiid much time with iwhether it be tendered by the Al- . ‘But the)" W0 1101 liurries from one duty toanotln-r. i the “machines the party 01' Pill" and wishes time did not liv so’ ] . ¢o> Notice. fmiglit). 3 as not attend the c.(iiiCu5LS_ and ::\(‘.ll.llQ1' will we devote any time politics. There are fair. honest. I capable men in their various call- l iiigs who would accept an office i if they did not have to crawl in)’ the dirt. to get it. ‘ But the people have been arouse(l because ofiice holders i have been unfaithful. liance or Prohibition parties. Resolved. That we will abstain from profanity (as much as pos- sible) during the ensuing year. except during liouse-cleaning and similar occasions. Resolved. That we will posi- Ii is hint, itively refuse to attend any party ed “mt ii R9iii.OSenmiiVe has liwhere (,'.ai'd-playiiig or dancing been selling the post-otiices in his district. or that one has regu- larly left his duties as legislator on Friday night to spend his Sun- days gambling in some of the large cities. and so a majority of the voters in his party say a bet- ter man must be put in his place. So they select their man. rally their forces and attend the pri- mary meetings to meet a well or- ganized squad of regulars. and they leave the caucus feeling that they have been defeated. al- though they had at the beginning a majority of the votes on their side: but insinuations and lying. which good men will not resort to to succeed. has changed the views of the unorganized crowd. and they Vote with the bosses. To show how majorities are sometimes overcome I will give two facts that come under my ob- servation. There was a Repre- sentative in our district some years ago that we t-liouglit had outlived his usefulness. and wei arranged to put a better man in his place. VVe rallied our forces and on the tirst ballot at the cau- cus we had a good working ina- jority. A question on the meth- od of voting was raised and while ‘ the discussion was going on. the opposition sent out and brought in the loungers from the saloons and groceries on the plea that outsiders town. Many of these persons had no right to vote, but they had a ma- jority and we only got one dele- gate in favor of our man. The other case was at county convention. where the regular delegates from a township were were scooping the) i;i,r;3 allo\\'ed~—-r:1')v(;/ /'/It‘/'i‘4'd. 1 lt’esolve(l. That we will not re- iturii a broken tool that we have lborrowed from a neighbor until ‘the saiiic is mended. if we have to keep it as long as we live. llesolved. That as “tlic pi'ayei's of the wicked avail not" (and we are not egotistical enougli to be- ;lieve ourselves righteous) we will 5 inot pray. but will wish every one jwell. and sow flowers instead of ‘thorns. and be as cheerful as circunistanoes will permit. Resolved. That we will not act as a medium to circulate scandal. and will not allow over a foot of ,our nose to be mixed up in other peoples affairs, and will (as near- ly as possible) devote twenty-four , hours each day to sleeping and iininding our own business. ; Resolved. That we will not try ; to inake any in atriinonial alliances , ‘among our friends. or try to? ibreak tliein up after they are 3 made. ‘ Resolvr-d. That we will work fout our road tax (if forced to) twith as little waste of physical ‘ft|l‘(‘,t£ as possible. and draw the ‘last load of gravel home to put (around the well. Resolved. That we will keep as iiiany of the above as the weather. our business. our con- science. or any other man will :allow. ‘ G lxpe.:'i— once. i liad fit’) acres of corn; as -fine as there was in W1’-zite conn- ty. that was ’c'lllilV'€I.l.(‘t.l witli l.lT1t'. ‘VVhipple Ii:"('igoi'ata_ir and the 1 common Corr. plow in :altei'nate lands. As my corn was drilled ,it was an easy matter to do I i used the Invigorator and my man ithe plow. and he is a lirst class 3 plownian. I find that the corn tended with the Iiivi;.§oratoi' i-yields at least 3 bushels more to the acre. besides there is not one- half the weeds and grass as there is on the ground tended by the plow. I also used it this fall to cultivate in some rye sown broad- cast. and find it a perfect success. I shall use nothing as a corn tool hereafter but the VVhipple Har- row—the Invigorator. Respect- ff-ully yours. LEONARD CAMP. W” <~ 0 j- The American girl is not slow to grasp a chance. Some time ago The Ladies Home Journal organ- ized a free education system for igirls. and the magazine is now ‘ educating some forty od(1 girls at of Music. all the expenses of the ' are past the duties will be done. i fast: the "gentleman of l(-isiii-e“ who does nothing. and tvislicsl time was not so slow. (-arli lies but tweiity-l'oiir hours in a day. and yet one thinks the day too .\li(-higan Slate (£r:ing»- S(-(-r(~- i‘i:ii'_v‘s(itli(‘(i. .\lai'(‘(*Iliis. l"(-l). l'_'tli. (The (‘apitol (Irangv Hpwiiizig (Song (‘ards. ll.\‘(‘|l by t':ipitol ‘i Vi .i U ii __ ii(iiI':lll*_‘,'t‘ aii(l lll‘ill'lll_\' iii(lors(-(I by s ioit. \\.ll (. to i(. o. 1t,l ll s( ( ms i ii“_ Siiii“ (ii_iiiiL,i, iii ii‘ iii“ "l“‘,Itlm'l-"ill ltiwmllll n"'\'i‘i1"_'”"l‘i' ls(-ssioii ar(- r(-:i(lv l'oi'(li.slrihii1ioii . - ~ - "I v ' I (I" , ‘ . . ‘"1" 1" “ “ft ll” '“‘L“' ‘,1’ ‘"1-“ )aniong (I."1llif_f('.s‘ wisliiug to add or short. so tar as eacli is (‘()ll~‘ . . . ‘tl l-a."i rt’-:.t 'it tl. '- 01‘HU>b1H1t1i'.YI' the Speed of light. Treat them Fivri ('.;l.ll(ll(lllL(‘.s‘ have just Wllll lHdllI€1'011C9 and they ‘ll’?-z‘—§ passctl to the -lth degree in l’aw wfem.i13i7 from .th“i ='=£i01d(’n .i-fljiw Paw (}range, and the event was 0 car morning. irougi iei . _ _ H , i , , imig Sig“, houm of noon‘ and on-(,tl(.l)1di0(l by as li.inqu(t and (L to the rosy sunset that pi'(.-codes j li‘~1'§“» "l“"1l)‘:1:i1ll’.‘:l ”“"“‘l“"-““’ ._ . . ._ _ __ _ __ __ , , iiiliisldll of mghts “nub” (HI llainilton. Van liur(-n (-ouiity- Tim wemy ioiii-.i.i with no iimiri i tlrungii. long (loriiiant. has lwwll in his work looks longingly fore i'(_-instatcd with over -ll) in--iiihi-rs. the close of (la_y. and thinks time ; A list of 21) names for tho \ l.-~ll()I' travels 0! so slowly. The was re(-(-iitly st-nt in as ll](- rcsiilt (,*ll(3l'_£IL’ll(3 niau. anxious to a(’-7 V < ‘ > V , z-omplisli niucli. starts at tliej ll“ Jillilll lf“ .1£l”~_‘li 1” “_”.i i-''{‘‘_‘ sound of the six o'clock bell. and [ l"_~*"‘“_‘l l"l""“l“-‘"1 l}“l""'-‘ lf”""_f‘ \\'t)l1Ll(,*.l’SJ wluirc the (lay has gone l1'll_’l1ll““- 1"V""5l1'l’ ‘_"‘:“l_l"i‘~' 1;‘ to S0 iiiii(.KiJ._ ia lavorahl(- opportuiiit__\ loi (ii-_ trim boy Set in (_.;(...;i (f()1'n on u lort itltixltiiltl the ('ll'<".ll2illUll of hot July day looks ioiigi.'.:rly l’(»r5 11’? X ‘-‘!i‘”'- ll ‘T5 f’”‘‘ "]"’i”'l‘il the sun's decline. and t't_)ll4,i«'-ii-".‘*3 d"”"-1.“? M1 ‘T n'Lpn.i.i(m in”, that as it travels so slowly .li~»diW- VV_'1i“»‘—'.0*"i l?'”.\’"~"-“"'_“ *"' "4 will have time to “go swimming." i 4”"-"“"1"’“ “ml ‘''‘‘i'’'‘‘' ‘''‘’l’“‘-‘ aii(l finish his "stiiit“ al'tci'\vai'(ls. . ._ ii ' . i, __,i _i i finds wheii he returns to his task? , D“"l' ."‘ llffii m\'.'.”_‘ m\ .'T'i: ‘”i‘.'i' that the sun is far down in til" [Wh‘~. l\'_. lh'l”' i i!5':‘i \vest. and wondi-,r whv the lllllt‘ ”_l”””‘‘'‘ “'l" of "W" “i“.“‘”_“ "1 . i. . ‘ 1 , .Hlt(- was :1. v.'ortliv Hlt'l:!=)I‘l oi wcmt so uiut-h taster in play titan Fiwimm (i,i_i”iWi N” iitiii in work. 1 " "‘ , Sonic iiien toil W(.‘Ill‘ll_Y ail tln-.3 l)l('.(l. on Jan. #4. 1-‘--‘.i'_’. iK.|—iHI -‘('I‘I'>II~‘ :u'<'i(lv-nt is Qsi-(-iii’:-cl. *" ' No otlu-r ro:i(l i'iiiis(lir(-(-ll ' by and ii jfull view of Niagara l“.'lll.\';} wit.-ii t:tll ll":_ills View) its day trains stop livi- ‘"£oatavia. Grangie l'iOl(lS regular! ininiitvs to ‘give. ]):’..\‘.\'t"ll;_[I.‘l'>« the iilnsi, meetings once in two weeks with ; "'i'i}i>iiiriiiiigiiii‘-ii;iiiiiiiiirtiilliiiei ili:tlI<_ auid - - - " 2 .': )' I ‘(i : 's'(r: an occasional special meeting. 5 ,i,,i‘ '5 ‘”c ‘ We have a livciy interest in; _.\'.. (il‘l|I'l' mill ti-mu the Eziq 1-”...- Grange work and a, fair ;ittend- ii (lll't‘t‘l.i_V by and. in full \’i(-w of the ('ol'(i.s- iiineei Certain of Oi”. iiienibi,i.S:i‘a\l )li)illliitililiIi_!_{.~‘ told!lpiijj/ion-jilivflitfoliiiiiiiiztn . . , - 1.,‘ s‘,i,:i *.*'s ,i-:u'(:i(r Concelved the Idea of having a“'Ili(-.l|i(-atitiful l-ike front to it‘: ’("l‘l>)(l:iH (IOUFSC Of l(3CtUl'‘3S 311 0111' G l'?l11{-{O l williiii a f(-w niinutc-s’ walk or rid(- of . . . . . . hall during the past winter. itliu }>I'Hl(‘l]):'.l llHl4'l.<. and l)ils'Ili('s'~‘. Batavia Grange. The Graiirres of Branch count ‘ ITS . partisan. non-political position. and it is a common occurrence for Grangers to be opposing can- tlie same office. consequently we have no trouble in securing the best talent of all political parties whenever we need such talent. Vassar and Wellesley Colleges. Our course has been confined to and at the Boston Conservatory four lectures. Hon. M. D. Campbell was the have adhered strictly to a non- ' didates on different tickets for; ilI()ll<(‘.>' of the \Vorl(l‘s Fair ( 7it_v. Noothi-i' road has liner or lll()l‘(‘ i(-oiiiplctv throligh (-:ir .~'}'.~'lI'll|. i'unnin«_{ )to :ill points upon its own line and to iioiiils bi-yoii(l—Niew York. liiislnll. :('lll('llIll:tll, St. Loiiis, Duluth, San l"i':in- Icisco. I For any spt-cilic iiiforiiizition (la-.. ,, ,, Formative Influences. head in-{oi e the l":ii'iiit~i"s Institute at (}obl«.<'illt-, l"eb. 17th, by Iilrs. A. M. liaiigs. The child from its cradle to its grave. is worked upon, moulded and modeled. by influences out- side of its own bcing.~—inlluences that will make or mar its useful- IIQSS. “Creatures of circumstance" we are formed by our surround- ings. Soil. climate minds and books. and the better the type of these, the better it shall be for the growing character. Life is on long school with no vacation. and various and varied are the teachers employed in that school. There is no set of rules by which we may make of this boy a states- vzpan. and of this girl an artist. but tlierc are fundamental princi- _pl€:+: to be inculcated. and youth has the right to be well taught. more to be well trained. Not all can have the advantages of uni- versity discipline: but be no .“.dis- Y.I1¢”"."‘[*(li in Spite of this. ‘:.'a.2 l’i-ave‘ had a Daniel Webster and an Abraliam Lincoln. Of the theories of heredity and environment. but. little can be declared without fear of dispute. so little are they un- ; understood. l Soil and climate possess a de- gree of inlluence noticable even in our own country. The cultured people of the cast. are shocked at 'contact with the rough and re.:.dy ways of the west, and the man from the north, cool and calculating goes south. and while enjo_ying the unbounded hospital- ity of his friend wonders at his lack of "thrift." Prose and poetry tell us of the beauty and power of home influ- ences. cultivated and educated parents give the child his first in- spirations. Happy the one. who finds his home inspirations sup- pleinented by his school influ- ence. then there is no undoing of early education. but it gathers strength and force. by its con- t-ihnity. Work is the one safe guard, the one healthy influence. whose claims are in danger of being un- derated. If the homes are filled full of work. both mental and manual. so there is no room for dangerous thoughts. the power of evil influences is destroyed. There is a homely old saying sel- don1quoted“Satanfindssoinemis- chief still for idle hands to do.” Occupation is the crying need of many of our young people. Idleness has ruined many, and will ruin many more. active minds. and restless hands must be worthly employed or disaster will be the sure result. If once the mind is filled with the sentiment. that in any un- dertaking. success is but the crown of intelligent endeavor. a great lesson has been learned. N o matter if the work be not al- ways congenial, (10 it- “Fortitude and self reliance are acquired by doing disagree- able things.” _ Language is a factor in the forming of character, keep it 1' . pusiir Edwin Arnold says “the lmode. no form of oath or abuse. 1 they have great respect for chil- ‘dren and old people there are l among the bravest and most high- lspirited, and their central quality is self-respect." The words we use are an ex- ponent of ourselves. The teach- ers influence is almost unbounded. King Philip was glad not only that a son was born to him. but that he was born at a time when he could be under the tuition of Aristotle. Many, if not all of us. could give the name of the teacher that made the greatest impression upon our youthful minds; lessons ’were taught. not written in the text books. and those that have been found the most helpful were not down in the college curricu- lum. but came from personal con- tact with our superiors in intelli- gence. In looking back I see that Mrs. Stones Wednesday afternoon lec- turcs upon coininon things are the ones that I l'(,‘ll1()llll')8l'. and it was these familiar talks with the girls that did so much to form the character of her pupils. and interpreted life and existence to them. So few teachers and patrons recognize the dignity of the teacher‘s work. That teacher that instills into the minds a zeal for work and a passion for im- provemont has done well. The teacher who would enjoy his work must possess not only the ability to teach. but the tact to enthuse-~t-0 fill the minds of his pupils with a thirst for learning and for development of character as well. The study of the higher mathematics is by many consid- ered as a useless acquisition. but by it the power to distinguish the essential from the non-essential is developed. as well as habits of correct thinking. of accuracy of work and of expression. As we pass along in life per- sonal influence becomes less and books necessarily determine us more than men. “May blessings be upon the head of Uadmus. the Pliurnicians. or whoever it was that invented books." "Of mak- ing books there is no end.“ Many are good and some vicious. Their effect upon character is not only bad. but they destroy a taste for good reading. and weak- en and enervate the mind. Carc- fully guard your reading. Libraries and clubs are real and great institutions. not inferi- or in soinc respects to schools and colleges. for they are espec- ially tho educators‘ of the moth- ers. and they liavccari'icd intelli- §_{'t*.ll('.(*. and education into the liomcs and l102l1'l,.s‘ of the family as no other institutions have Ll()llH. Anytliing that quickens mental activity is desirable. Again I say the meaning and aim of edu- cation is growth of chara.ct.er. The strength of state and gov- ernment is in the moral strength of its people. lrrowth is the law of life. It is a great thing to live in these last days of this 19th century. Somewhere I have read this: “What you make yourself that shall you be: what you are fit for that shall you do." _< . ,__. Wanted—A Hired Girl. The followiiig paper by lilla .\l. Rod:-rs was rcad liv-foic (‘ass (foiiiity lnstitutc. and altlioiigli of con- siilemiilc length we publish it in full. One of the greatest objections to farm life is the hard. heavy. unremitting housework. While the use of improved implements and agricultural machinery has rcvolutionzed out-door work on the farm. with the exception that certain occupations such as the manufacture of yarn and cloth, the knitting of foot wear, and the making of men's clothes have practically been taken out of the household and relegated to fac- tories. The strictly household work such as washing. ironing. cooking. baking, sweeping. clean- ing. mending. etc., is done in a manner not strikingly different from that employed fifty years ago. True, we have better houses. more convenient and plentiful utensils. cooking-stoves and ranges instead of fire-places and many comforts and luxuries not dreamed of in those days; but to off-set these advantages are the facts that the larger and more coinmodious homes require labor to keep them swept and garnish- ed and in order; that as wealth and civilization have increased, housekeeping has become much Japanese have no imperative more elaborate; wants have multi- ‘plied faster than the means of gratifying diein; tastes liavc be- coine more fastidious: so that al- together it would be hard to prove that the good house—mother of the present time is not as sorely pressed at her task as her mother and grandmother were at theirs. Indeed does she not often have to meet a greater number of de- mands with a smaller amount of strength and vitality? "But" some one will ask "are, there not labor saving devices‘ without name or number, byi means of which. most if not all‘ the operations of the household; can be performed quickly. easily. ; and satisfactorily? Are there.‘ not washing machines which will} do a large washing in an hour} and ten minutes.~churns which-' will bring the butter in 9 minutes. 2-,’? seconds by the watch.——dish washers which will dispose of the dishes at a large hotel in H} minutes.—to say nothing of, carpet—sweepers. egg-heaters. clothes-wringers, butter-work- ers. sewing machines. and the; thousand and one things that it has entered the mind of man or woman to invent. most of which can be operated perfectly by a child ten years old?" In deed and in truth there are all these things. and not a few of them of so much merit that a housekeeper can ill alford to be without them; but the woman who purchases them with very sanguine anticipations. soon reachesaboutthisconclusion: "If l I were running a large dairy with seventy-five or a hundred cows. then such and S015‘ patent churn which admits of a dog power or horse power or steam power attachment, would be a great help; as it is now with my few cows. the great task of mak- ing butter is not in working the dasher or turning the crank, but rather in all the preparatory pro- cesses which the milk must un- dergo from the time it is strained till the cream is placed in the properly prepared churn and in the handling of butter and churns after churning, all of which re- quire care and fore-thought as well as labor. and compared to the sum of which the mechanical operation of keeping the cream in motion for ashort time amounts to but little anyway." The same is true. in a general way in re- gard to applying any known machinery to the multifarious duties of the ordinary household. If there was any great amount ofl work of a single kind which could be done continuously. then mach- inery could be applied as profi- tably as in any other industry. As it is. the average farmers wife wears out her life in rushing from one kind of work to another. her mind distracted with the thoughts of duties undone. which are accuinulating in spite of her. What is wanted is a sort of sulky broom. mop. bed-maker. dishwasher and steam—cooker combined. with attachments for washing. ironing. and churning. which could ordinarily be thrown out of gear. On this there should be extra seats for the younger children and with a little imagi- nation we can see our new over- burdened housekeeper gliding about in her domain from cellar to garret. putting all things to rights and performing her duties with ease and celerity. Or better still. dear unknown and gallant inventor. bring on a contrivance which shall consist of a perfect system of machinery exteiidiiig to all parts of the dwelling. by means of which my lady may simply sit in her otiice in a cen- tral part of the house and press appropriate buttons. while cor- responding parts of your inven- tion shall perform the laundry work. cooking. dish-washing and all the work of the household,~ in short, "Do the res-f." But to return to the real and practical. the prime difliculty with housework is the great Variety of tasks which must be performed. and this fact must be recognized by all who would de- vise means to lighten the labors of overworked farmers’ Wives. If a suggestion may be ventured upon, it would be that certain kinds of work, Whose nature will permit it, should be taken out of the household entirely. The washing for a hundred families. can, Without doubt, be gathered up and taken to some central es- tablishment, done by a steam or other laundry apparatus, and re- turned to the 0\\'ll+,‘l'S with far less c.\'p4-ii_itim,= of labor in the total than is required for :i hundred in/_‘.i\'idu:il women to linmi (,\vm. 3 liundrcd st:-parate tubs and do it by hand. It is not at all imprac- ticable that baking and dairy work can be disposed of in the same manner. The fact that 311 ci-eain+.-ries under all manage- ments have not proved financial successes. does not alter the other fact that the ordinary method of making butter is wasteful of time and strength and unprofitable from a financial point of view. In reality. it would be no further behind the spirit of the times for a farmer to have a little indivi- dual threshing machine run by hand or by horses. than it is for his wife to have an individual churn or washing machine. Much. do11btles‘s'. can be. and eventually will be accoinplislied along this line. but yet the cry comes from many a weary house- keeper who knows well the innum- erable. untellablc things necess- ary to the comfort of a household. who has expericiic<=d bitterly the endlessiiess and never let up of the housekeeping tread—mill;-— All these things would lighten the burden. but there is still so much, which from its very nature must be done at home. "Tell me where I can find a good hired girl." Surely there is the lady teacher in superabundance, and the lady clerk. and the book-keeper and the st-enographer:—there is the milliner and the dress-maker and the sewing-girl:——tli(.-re is no lack of the woolen—mill-girl or the dryer girl. or the factory girl of every description:—t.here is even a very limited number of kitchen girls. but most of them are at best. very incompetent and un- satisfactory assistants. But where shall we find the good hired girl. We want a girl intelligent. moderately strong. neat. tidy. respectfuland amiable kind to the children; a girl whose mind. in the words of a recent advertiser “will be on the work, instead of on the go." We want a girl of good morals. of course. and one who understands house.- work as a lumberman understands his business. “from the stump up." VVe expect to treat a girl well. and all that. but we «Va-nt one that “knows her place." Last. but not least. while we want a girl not unattractive in mind and person. it is highly undesirable that she should be matriinonially inclined. If we once got a girl who suits us. we don‘t want she should "go and get married." But where shall we find this bright creature of our many dreams. for whom we have looked eagerly and waited long‘! It would not be surprising if some worthy householder who has driven nuinberless weary miles, defying wintry winds and summer suns. in search of help, should declare that the competent girl. like wisdom. of old, is not to be found in the land of the living: that if there ever were any really desirable hired girls. they have now either all got married. or gone to their reward. The causes of most of this dilficulty about household help on the farm. may, in my opinion, briefly be stated in two proposi- tions: 1. There is little if any attciiipt to discriminate by the amount of wages oifered, between the raw- est incompetence and compara- tive skill. 2. The best wages offered are not sutiicicnt to be much induce- ment for a girl with brains to train herself for a practical kouse- keeper. and take up the work as a business. I am well aware that it will be argued that with many girls. the great barrier to working out is the real or imaginary lowering in social position, connected with it. My reply is that nothing would raise jhousehold service in social estimation more effectually than a standard of wages high enough to attract intelligent workers. It cannot be denied that prejudice is often blind and unreasoning, and that women and girls may sometimes do harder work of other kinds for the same. or even less money than is paid for house- work; but all ordinary prejudice can be overcome by a sufficiently liberal scale of recompense. To take an illustration. let us suppose that a merchant who has a number of clerks and assistants in his employ. finds" that the work of Mllllt‘ p;ii'ticulai' do-partinciit is avoided by all: to thc proprit-tor's' mind there may be nothing specially disagreeable about the work. he himself would as soon .do it as any work in the store. , If he is a thorough business man the will not argue with his help lin a vain effort to convince them ithat that work is as good as any. ,‘He will spend no time with other ' inerchants complaining of the in- competence and ingratitude of some clerk or other who has held the position. If skillful work in that department is necessary to the success of the business he will simply demand coinpetent scr\'i('c. and make the wages sutiicicntly high to coin- peiisatc for any un(lesii'ability. We usually estimate a bus'iness by what can be laid up. the aiiiount of clcar inoni-_v there is in it. Let us saw what there is 'in this business of working but at the pmseiit rate of wages. I believe -5".‘ a \\'t'(‘l\' is the usual l'Zl.l(‘ in the country, occasionally 30, where the work is unus'uall,\' licavy: probably a week lllu year around. is as well as any girl of ordinary strength can do. Let us cstiiiiatc that a girl works fifty weeks of the year. and takes two weeks vacation. This will give her a total earning of $100 anirially. Let us say that Silt‘ may save $10 of this: but all will acknowledge that is full better than is possible for most girls. who are entirely self supporting. to do. The $00 which we t's‘lllll(ll<‘ site will spend. must include her clothing. doctor and dentist bills‘: railroad fare. if she take any journeys: all books and papers she may buy. any presents she may make. contributions for rc- ligious and charitable purposes. and all the little. unnumbered ex- penses. which amount to seine- thing. even in the simplest life-. Estimating her to save $40 each year. and allowing her six per cent. compound interest. she will have in a term of fifteen years. a total accumulation of Si-‘<~i().;':1l. .-\ moments thought will convinci- you that it would be a very ex- ceptional girl who could do as well as this. under the most favorable circuii'istanc.es. Not one girl in twcnty, cconoiiiizc as she niight. could save Slilll) in fifteen years. Toaccumulato cvcn $500 she must cxcrcisc a di~grm- of economy and sclf restraiiit. and display a pei'sc\'craricc and financial ability that in any fairly i'cinuiier2i1.ive business would place one well on the road to in- tleperidctit-c. \Vould you (,‘_\'lH‘('i. a bright young man to enter it business which promised him as a net reward for tifteeii ycars hard toil and rigid econoiny. six. or seven. or eight. hundred dollars? Do you wonder that in- telligent girls do not rush en- thusiastically into the business of working out.-'.’ It is too much like fighting for board, clothes and glory. with the glory left out entirely. In closing let us call to mind a little anecdote: The engine used to run the machinery of a certain establishment, got out of order and would not work. Tlic engineer was unable to find the ditiiculty. and thought best. not to tinker ignorantly with the cost- ly engine. Accordingly the pro- priet-or sent for a man famous for i his skill in such extrcnieties‘. ‘ Tliis man arrived, looked the casc over. called for a hamnier, struck one blow. and told them to fire up. This was done when it was found the engine performed her duties as before. The proprietor having requested the bill for the services of the skillful machinist. was somewhat surprised at the amount demanded. $25.50. This seeming both unusual and exorbi- tant. he asked for an explanation which was rendered by itemizing the bill as follows: To repairing engine, - 50 cts.. “ knowing how. — $25.00. He then paid the bill without complaint. , In the complex business of housework, if skillful service is desired, we must be willing to pay not only for the actual per- formance of the labor. but also a moderate recompense for the con- summate art of knowing how. .;< +>——- -«- « Does everybody know that warts may be removed by touch ing them two or three times daily with castor oil? 1 1 , A c.;».«,-?;-a.:ci..a~.-.l"li'u- ~ ‘i 2 i ..‘\ ..;_: - MARCH 15,1892 7 “ THE BUYERS’ GUIDE.” THE GRAIWGE VISITOR- l Nearly a. million households use it as a. reference book. A million purchasers learning how to make four dollars do the work of five. Sent only upon in stamps to pay pages, 30,000 quotations, weight two pounds.) 1\l()NT(;‘0.\lERY VVARD & C()., 111 to receipt of 15 cents the postage. 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A Successful Man. 1‘:-ziiivvziillit-fI iiiu~ in ii.”iturt-'< l-ouiirllt-~~ ~;r..ii I il.inl-. il:L nu \l ~ur r‘:'~>i'l1i l~ in 511"’ v wlni iii ill. 12-: in l1I.ll\‘:llL’ m- llI‘_\. nor _\'<'I ill lllllt‘ or \'.it, _».Hi liilt iuziltiiiu tl:i~'.\i:rl«l ll‘<'tlt'l' by ll mint: lii. .: i;, j;_ _\‘<.-.-.-_ l~r- :ii:ii john V-‘LIN liroiliv r~. l.- :2: «in» bi l-.ii’ini r ]< _\<'v-. ,\_:;.l J:-e rind _l~'i:ii ‘.\’LYL lli'lll‘Z]Kil';jl1 ii»! liiiii. joliifx lift wzisQi‘:iri:l.'~iiv‘<’r-mliii ill t'lilllV :l—~‘t\\.:.~ llLIllIll|L', \ll.|llL'<‘1 Tlii-} lmili juiiivsvl i.:<.v«il $fIt‘l("il'.‘>. lint j«.liii ioiiitw‘. llil ('.i.'iiiL:I'. llt~ ll\t'(l.1Qllllilfillilll};l‘llIl'l|lIlll,Itllt‘l]|tl riiilifz-'24 wziy: wlio i~ john [Hill who is jtw ;tiiiriii;.: l'.\ lit-ii: to-tiny-' Non‘. ~-lit-lli: Sutlin .\loort-. .. .»~————» Old Times in Country Life. How well I remember in the d ziys of my youth waltzing merrily to the tune of “Stzi_v at home. Tommy. doift 5:0." This morn- ing. while (l0lll,L‘ up the work and liummiiie: the old familial" air. the pzithetic side of it tout-lied me for the first time. and it seeincd us if I could never dzince to tliut tune again: und yet I tllll not so old but I can enjoy a good lx’ll(‘ll(*,ll daiicc. such as we indulge in or- casionally here in the (:ouiiti'y. But the pathos of the old inziiiis pleading—— - "I)on‘t you go. Toiiiiii}'. don't go, Sin)‘ :1! liriiiie, Toiiiiii_v, don't go: For it's no one but idlt-rs lll.’l( lounge Illltilil so — l bog of _\on, Ti.iiiiiii_\', ilon't go. Now. in the li;:ht of lIlttl11l'(;‘.1‘ yours: it seeins to touch me more than the undoubted waltz rliyni<- of the mllSl(.‘. And when the old man tolls Tomniy—~ “lit \lllt 5. tlit-rt: nit (‘urn and ]HV[i|[(H‘.‘5 to 1~l.iiil. Yon‘i'n- _\'!illllp_' niid r-xiii stnii-l ii: you l\ll(;\\'lll1|l I (‘fill II I.t-:ivi- wliisl<_\' Iiltilll‘. for it i.'i‘iv\'i-s lll(l(ll(‘l' en, 1 he-;.: of _\Ull, Toiiiiiiy. doii‘t go."~» I (mi See in my mind the white- haired father pleading with the son who has not yet got in a large enough crop of wild oats. and who does not realize that “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap." I remember the dances where all went—father. mother and the young people: the pretty. bright. healthy girls. the StI‘OIl‘f‘. good- hearted young men. who had done their days work in the field or woods. and yet would put in full ‘time to-moi*i'0w. The l){Lll(l—' first and SO(.‘,()l‘l(l violin. bass Viol .oi' iiitoiiipt-i'ziii(-0?" il1l(l t.‘Ol'llCl. the sly ilirtutioii. tho. 1 open and honc.-st i1(l1llll'ttll()ll ol'l soine young: follow for "his ,<_rii'l."l the ntteinpts of some lll(llll4‘l'S to; iiizuizige :il‘l".ii1'.,~: fortlicir <‘llll(ll'(,‘ll T ,—~ for country rll(>lllt%l‘h' tire its uii.\'— I ;ious for the future of ll10ll‘(lil-ll_£.!‘ll- tors as are city11iat1'oi’is——wliei1l all these things Come back to mo. l if I were a girl again I would not excliaiige my comfortable home in a well-t0—do farming commu- nity for a place among the "Four Hundred." Well do I remember the dances and the music. so old~fashioned now. but which we thought were “just splendid“ then. There was “Barney McCoy" that we all pre- ferred when we were going to (lance; “Speed the Plow" and “Listen to the Mocking-bird"— not your new-fashioned waltz or march. but a quadrille change. and “The Girl I left behind me.” We did not despise a Clog. even. or a "Highland fling.” and “O! don't we wear out the soles of our shoes!" 'When the ice was good, the river was covered with skaters. whose young. cheery voices and merry songs form one of meino— ry‘s brightest pictures. This was before the days of toboggan .~:lid<,-.<. but 1i:itui'-- fui'iii.ltlt!. l\\'llf‘l‘(* siirli \\‘t‘l§:'lll)' ([l1(‘.\‘ll()Ils ;\\'e1'e St‘tll(‘(l as “Wliicli has done the most linriii in the world. \\'1ll' "Wliii-li lizis the iiiost lllllll(‘ll(‘0 on iiiziiikiiid. love or liz1ti'etl‘.’" hit tho qiu-.<- tion or the verdict §.:‘l\'6‘ll by soiiiu good district futl'ic1'. as to \\'l'll('ll sideolft-1'ed the best 1.l1',‘..’,‘1lll]('lll.~‘. was not the chief :1tt1'u(ttiontotli<- young folks.———l*‘loren<'o llolni<~.~:. <. ._ Catching an Opossum. in loot} zi curioiis sort of <-lizip was sent down to our l‘(‘_L‘lll1(‘lli. with it lot of other l‘(‘(‘l‘1lll.s‘. II(' was zi wido~:iwziko. frond-iintiii-i-d. \'ciitii1'osoiiie (‘ll2l]). zt l)uI<-liiiizin. but of the (l:ii'o-i'o:ul— (.‘2l_‘_{'l(‘ style. he stood in no (l2lll_$1‘('l‘ of lioii’1;:i1i_]iii'r-<1 front the ‘iiottoin of the lake. To any tlint tlio with-i' ll:-w when llziiik (ll.\'d1i})l!2tl'(‘(l l)(‘llL‘tllli its S111‘fd(‘H. dillllilZ‘ill(>ll.~'. lii lllt‘ ligrlitiiciss of tho ii<~._"I'<-Cs‘ liezirt. with :in iiii2i_<_riii:iiioii tlini 11¢-\'t*l' .('llllll¢'Ili so ]it't‘l1- lli1l':li’i() ]il‘()‘.'()l{(‘ 11> well l:iii_<_rli- to-1' zis .\'_\'lll]l1llll_\'. Witiit>.~‘.~' tho followiir: :lllé‘(‘(l0!t‘ of lllt' l'(‘illl‘l] to his old lIl1l.\‘l(‘l'. not \'--ry lon}.: 1l_L't). of one of his l'oi'iiwi' .~l:i\‘ii.s' zilite-i' li:i\'in}_r .\'(‘l".'t‘(l it'l1()lll<‘i‘ 1N‘l'~ son for zi _\‘(‘tli‘: -*\\'li_\'. .lini. how liziiipi-iis it tli;it you quit l’<~i'l(l the g‘t'llll1'll]1lll. "\\'\\’.\‘(l<‘_)’ -not g\\'iiu- lw no .‘x‘lt'll k_V:ii"ii us ideiii.’ 'l‘lii-ii ho joiiiml lli‘:ll'lll_\' in ltho l2l1lf_’ll I‘2llH(‘(l liy \\'li:itli:idju.x'1. 3(ic(-iii'i'<»ility of voiis:iiii]i- ‘lion. 'l‘li<~i‘<- am‘ :ll:~'() l'<-w 1>li_\'.»i~ ‘(‘i:iii.~'. who l1Il\'(‘ not llilll nlw or jniorri (‘aim-s that for 4'»‘<'2ll'.\' lll(‘_\' _li'.id lll(ill§_fl|l. lizid l)(‘l‘l) (‘()llll'Il(‘l1‘,(l in tliis wny. llow e-lsv than by Poi-:iiiiiiii<‘:i.tion ziro we iU1l(‘('H|llll lfoi‘ Ilve. 1'_..1)l(lS[)l'(.‘1l.(l()l(‘I)ll>¥lillll| ftion niiioiigst HiL\':l;_'(' iiniioiis, .wlii-re this (li.<,o:is¢- was lllll\'lH)\\'ll jl>el'oi'i-,<'i\'ilix<>d people lwgziii to ‘Visit tlii-iii? This is true of our ()\\'l1r\llI(‘l'l(’illllll(ll2illS.lllfllllllilll itniits ol' (‘.4-iiti'n.l l\l'i'ii«:i. nml niztiiy ()llll‘l' (‘()t1Illl'l<'>.. lntc-1'» lll'tll’l'_\'lll,‘_‘,'.()l'Ztlly()lliI-1’(‘Ull!lll,l()ll ‘whivli iiiiglit nizi.kn~ lic-i-.'-di1:i:'y t.i':iiisiiii,<..s'ioii zi possililu (‘1lH>‘.<‘. l('(‘l'l2llfll_y' (‘()1ll(l not (l(‘(‘()lllll for its rapid 1)l'(),‘_’,”l't',ts‘.<.. lit-sitli-.~;.soiiin of the best (il)sei'\'vi's ziml lll\'(*.H'l- igrntoixs. believe that <-oiisuiiiptioii fis not liore(litai'y, and tlicre is jmucli positive evidi-iice in l'u.\'or lof this view. \Vith such (}Vl(l(.‘ll(f(§ of the possibility of inhaling the ,bacilli. the question would natur- lzilly be asked. “How do the lia- ,cilli get into the Zlil]l()S1)ll()l'(,‘. wlien they are not found in tho brezitli of the still}-i'«-i‘s by this -(list,-1i.~‘ti'."" “"0 know positively that in tlit>s<- (zziscs l)1l(‘llll are [)l'(‘>‘.t'!lll in the iiiuviis \\'lll(‘ll is l'2tlSt‘(l till:-r (:oii;:liiii}.:. In its Il1()lHt (‘Ull(llll()ll it is iiii)io.~sihl<-, t'oi'i1 to ho inluilvd. hut \\'ll(-ll it d l‘l(*H and l)(‘(f()llI(9S(lll.\l it l.~ blown nl.-out. ziiid it is in this loriii that it lioi-iiiiicxs (l2Lll;,'(*,l‘HIl.\'. ._l“i'oni 't‘oii.s‘iiiiiptioii zit. Hoztltli l{«-s<>i':,.~‘.‘ by Dr. W. ll. (ill:L])[)<*ll. in .\'oi'1li l'\lll(‘l'l(‘ill'l lit-View for .\lzii'«-li. #-—- Mail-bag Keys. _ And just here :1. word zilioiit locks and keys. All ()\'t‘l' this whole country, from .\l:iiiic to Califoriiiu, and from St. Paul to Nevv Orleans. every mziil lock is the exact counterpart of every other one of the many hundreds of thousands; and every one of these. the key in any post-office -in the country, whether it be the [smallest cross-roads settlement :01‘ the immense New York city office. will lock and unlock. «Every key is numbered. and :though the numbers run high ‘into the thousands. ~—-the key iwhich I last used was number 17‘J.600.—a record of every one is kept by the government. and its ‘whereabouts can be told at any _time. Once in six or seven years, jas a measure of safety. all the ,locks and keys are clinnged. lNew ones of an entirely differ- Ient pattern are sent out. and the old ones are called in and de- lstroyed.~ Max Bennett in St. ‘Nicholas for February. St) ;. ... .... ..-. lIoti.ccs of meetings. The next meeting of Maiiistee District Pomona tlrange No. '_'I will be held at Pleasanton (‘rrange Hall. on the third Tuesday in March. at L’ p. ni. ll. Di«:l«::\'. Serfy. —<9}— The next regular i‘i‘ieetin_:; oi" I.eiiawei- (founty (lrange will Ill('L‘l with Palmyra (lrange April Tth. A good program is being; prepared and we hope to see al i'ull attendance. The County (lrailge will meet for the re- mainder of the year in the fol- lowing order: June meeting at Rome: August meeting at Rollin; ' October meeting at Riga: l)ecelii- her at Worll‘.sl1.'s— tained. In other \\'l)l‘(l.~. the 'lll.t‘l' must not be pm-iiiittl.-(l to pass the mill hi-hire it TIIE Cl-IE? ..é‘xI\I.'C3‘rZl-1'3 tru.st agreement. At this meet-1 inz. it is expeeteil. the legal and‘ tecliiiictil existence of the trust will be liroiight to a close. but will its actual existence be then’ terininated.’ Trust otlicials deg claie that it will. They say that the I)-isiiiess of the trust can be conducted by each of the sepa-, rate corporations of which it isl composed without difticulty. and; that no attempt will be made to} reorgaliize as a huge <-orporation. Practically. however. the sepa-I rate corporations will constitutei a pretty close corporation inl themselves without any reorgan- ization. The bulk of the stock isl owned by comparatively few} I I men. and this fact will secure etl'e(:tive harmony in li"il1‘.lil_£;‘('- inent. lut. after all, the trlisti inay i'eappeai' in some other J'orm l ' If there has been any lttlklllllllfgel in the trust agi-ceiii<~iit it seeiiis; probable that the holders of the triist certiticates will eiilleavor tol perpetiiate that ailvaiitage by r(.-- oi‘;_:ani'/.'.l.tioii. l The long ;lppi'oa(-hilig r.lissolll- l ll()li oi the Staiidarll Oil Tl'll>;l‘ does not iileaii as mill-ll as ap- pears on the i'a<~.e oi‘ the facts Several other trusts liave gone through the same ('tl lllllli ..Il)L‘l‘ .\o\. i. IVIRS. JENNIE F. BELDEN, West lciranch, Mich. PEACHWIREES lltllllt‘ (ii'li\\‘ii--Fol‘ Still-_ .\ll tlii- \\:'ll-U‘.\|l'll \'.!l'lL‘ll|‘.\ ~l'lllltl1lll} lllllltil lhl~ .‘ilu.:t- iville-ll ]l1ll‘l'\'l‘il iii iiliiss. at $4 50 for 50 Trees. $8.00 for 100 Trees. Si-l<'i.il ilisl-oiilii for l.'ii‘;_m nl'llt‘l.~i. .\llili< ss. xx illi tasli. JAS. NELSON, Paw Paw. The llI't‘>a ii.'i\l- llt.‘L'll giowil iiiilli-riily< }l- .iiiil ale A. C. (}l.ll)I)l‘ '. lid. \'isiloi‘. til .st—i‘l.’lss. For Sale or to Rent. A (fl:lii\‘ .iiiil Stork l‘£llll| of 2,70 at-it--2 2 Illll'.‘:~ wllllll oi‘ ji-slip llllll N llllli‘> wt-1-1 ill llItlI:[\<'ll(l('ll"! lli'.v.l: lo zicrl-s ol pi-:it lmltniii \\ith :_:i.'.\it;»‘ llll:.:1\- limit with fltliltl liinni ol \\.'lll‘l'. :\(l(ll‘.'$.~. .-\. .‘.l. l%lI\'l.ll.»‘~ .\l. _Ii-slip. ll.-w.l. WANTED. .‘.iluxpi llt'llt'l‘ll>ll('l>llt‘l'll “l1K‘kL-(>l:l|l:(.A)"‘Tll‘(.1) oil i.lii;1l-. _‘»lii~t have |(‘ll'l".‘ll(‘I‘ it.» to .llIllll‘» and li.ihils. .\ Aiirli'ls~:. GLENWOOD SHEEP 00., Cadillac, Mich. PAW PAW BUS LINE. A[.\\'AYS AT THE DEPOT ON ARRIVAL OF TRAINS. ANI) SURE TO GET YOU THERI-.' ON 'I‘l.\IE. (l. E. BFTLER, I’rnp’r. REGG RASPBERRY. Again we offer large. finely rooted plants of this iiiagiiificeiit Black Cap at $1.00 per 100. 30 ms. dozen. Last season. without special fertilizatioinour bearing bushesaveraueci ioobush- els to the acre. If yoli do not succeed with others. try us for this variety. Order early. VVe send out only the very best of plants and always give satis- faction. E. H. DRESSER, Jonesville, Mich. lll.llll<'(l lIIilll1ll‘(:lLfl’lt.'\l. Hatch chickens by steam. i.viPRovl:D_EXCELS|0B INCUBATOB pa‘-" Wil1dnit.'I'houund 3 in nuccessful oper- Bfion. Simple Pcrfert and .\‘r-If-Ir’a_qululirig. ‘ 7 pncod firm.-class Hatchet made. l ,°_“‘.°° H ’ Guanuteed to hatch a larger percentage '‘ ' of fertile eggs at less oust than any other, “send So. for mus. Uataloz. aim. u. sn iu., Quincy. 1.1, 75 l‘""=.Zr."F§.i.’:=i'*..§l€*..iil”..Z."'é.i°'.ii'iT*i‘ii'i.3£ For Boils, Pimples carbuncles, scrofulous sores, eczema, and all other blood diseases, take Ayer’s Sarsaparilla It will relieve and cure dyspepsia, nervous debility, and that tired feeling. ‘ Has cured Others will cure you. A Good Wzitcli little liiiey! llelillei-s of 'l‘lie Visitor. T O Elgiii, Hampllcii or llalltlizim lllivcinciit DUEBER GOLD CASE. (ii/ru'r(,ii/owl to Ill‘ just as i‘('/;l'r's(‘)lf<‘(/. liolow we sliriw far, siiiiiles of the \\.‘fllCllL‘>} ¥\'\: otll-r to il-aileis of the \'isi'roi< (‘.I\'(‘lll- .sivl:ly. The replitiition of this paper is such that no one in iii-A-(l of .1 good walcli should lli-sitzltl-. to sen-l the nioiiey for one ol thi-sc \v;ili‘li<-.s. The Editor (‘.’|l'l'l(,‘S one of thrill l wry day, and it proves (‘lllll'l.'l_V relizihle. is a S])l(:llllliilli*iii.'iii's \.\'il|(‘ll. in k.ii';lt l)lltlll‘l gold l!lllllll‘.‘,.( ('.'l‘.»(‘. Lni;::.iiii4.-ell to List all _\l'.'ilE~j llrlziiplll-ll. lilgiii Ul \\"ziltliaiii; I, lt‘\\'l.'ltw; sli.lii wilnl and \l l. l’i'i<'< \\iih \'isi‘.r:i' Hill‘ \l‘1ll' . .. .. 9:o (ill Sftlllt with lll>l.l’:»'.’i'll)l‘l~ at gill-. i-.l<'h ;il:il.. ir no No :. lll;:(‘1i.\l'.Qllll(‘ll('l' tjtllll liltin- l"\\'t‘l.—‘. ~l“lIl \\'lll|l Elllll .\l‘[. .._.'Jl1l-‘.:s'l-L\‘.\‘. \\«' ll-H-i ll--ll in-iii- ii in ~<*il .it l'lllIll\‘ :\lll'llUll. .lt Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, llp;m.ii. I). ‘M, On TUESDAY. APRIL 5th". 1892. §COYIllll(‘ll('lll;I at one o‘clol-lc. 45 Head of REGISTERED JERSEY Cattle (A. J. t‘. t‘. H. RI. incltitliiig four choice Ser- vice Bulls and 41 Cows and Heifers. iiezti'ly all ot' which are direct ldescendants of El.'l{()TAS 24.34. or JERSEY l§ELLliJ ot' SCITIV IATE 453* (or both). Till: ’I'\\'() (llll-I.-\’l‘l~iS'l‘ iiL"l"l‘l«‘.ll l'o\\'s ’l‘ll.-\’l‘ rzvi-:1: .LIV1-:1). I'”“'''‘” “"1 p"‘”"’“‘v ‘la “"1 I'll)‘-*' Ill!‘ L'ol HARRIMAN, TENN. l"nuIuII-ll l)_\' (£l'I.V. l'l.I.\"l'U.\' H, l'l\Ii. February, 1890, One Farmhouse: . February, 1892, 4,000 People. lFlRST PROFIT SHARING AUCTION SALE ‘ of LOTS to ‘be held. APRIL 12, 13 AND 14, 1892. An £lllS()lll(l'l)' new fl-:itiil'c of Rl‘£|l l{sl:il«- l|l\‘t'>‘.lll|l'l|l. ill i-lire (‘niisi-i~..iti\ I’. 5.ll'i- .iiul Siiil l} l’i':~i'— yllfllilfl. lii\'t-siors at zi tlistzliilte 4‘.'lll II]llJ l'l\'l)l"l'I‘—Sll.\l\’l.\£4I that lil.l3 l(‘ill h fit-iii 'l‘liN I; T\Vl£NT\' Per Cent .'iil(li!iiiil:il If you h;lvl- II little slirpliis liioney at (‘()llllll.'llltl. THIS IS \'()l'l{ ()l’l‘( ll\"l'l'.\'l'l‘Y. l-'o1’l<’iill l’ii- tiriilars. zlllllress A. A. HOPKINS. Secretary, HARRIMAN, TENN. .. - -V NIAGARA A »- ' 9ll.‘:'.‘.‘....‘.““;!-'.‘I.‘.'. . . I .‘:.“."::i:“’.:::':; i F. '.- "‘°.‘..;..§l‘{.'.‘;“‘“" ?~" » EATON L150 other SHALLFRUITS. New Descrlulive Cl1l.a.lu:ueFr-ee. T. S. HUBBLE PATRONSti%“%l% l l I ‘lii evt-r_v (‘.i"iiiui« iii the l'iiite-ll Slain-saiill (‘:lii.ioii l'l‘l'(l))lZ of (fie. in L-lfllllpui I will mill: il’.'.\._v. lmi. .« Bgrwllicrix Gr-nssnll-‘urln il.().().l“..l\.«il' l’..l.(l.l\’. .\l.. K. (i. l'.().' '. i I\..\l..l\‘.."\.,l{.1Il- ll,.\.(l.l‘.\\..l{.(\. 'l'. .\l.. G. A. ix’. l.ll)(:l2ll lllllllré-llll‘lll~. - , ' l.xl*lii~iyl- '.i'llll4‘l\' ll\I\\' £l.\*-l:_'lH’£l only till llll>t'l\ ill the will llruli l\ l'llll1l'I:.('ll.l - A-lili‘i;ss. -‘ Fraternity Fine Art Co.. ‘ I’ H. Hm. if;-/. ll-nlnii. .‘.l.i~s. l'll'il‘.l‘ nil-iiii-«ii tl:i- l'.lll<'I '»\'ll(‘ll you ‘write. I i" IUSBIINDRY. THE STANDARD or THE wont Mt 3-. -in Ni-Hi»-. lite- H31-‘l'l'.‘i."’ , S:'~iL«ZEl'-‘I, LA CRO55Ea .TREE5—PL-lll~lT$,Erc “r X». PRICE Wr::li0J1n by this that upon our 270 !It“.‘l|‘§ of mi :r we have (*\'l'l'_Y liluiil ' of ’l’l{'rJlv'.Nnlid P]. \I\ S liurdy in a north--rn (‘ éiiinle. wllvtllo-r , Frliit. (lrilamuntul. hut or Fluweriiig. ull of *5 which iirc ncl-iirillely ll:-si-rill-tl in our villu- 5-' logue I.()V'l£'l'l"S (ll.lllH Til ll(IlC'l'lt'['l,’l‘I'l{,}l Used by the U. S. Army and is l-he _.~inn(l:u-1| nimiiz nianufncturers und owners or tine llLLl'lll:.~.l in every quarter of the globe. SOLD BY ALL HARNESS MAKERS. is rir-l.ly illiistmil-d, ‘mill X'i‘|llt'Il‘ vulli 2'.‘ XlIil,€.‘l on piire.lms- iliiz. plaiitiii1:.pruii- )6‘-‘HILZ. care fllll cul- “; llll'('.. )1-lilo-llfrl-i-; 51$ \Vl[lll‘lIllrl‘l‘ll plat-as 1 lot . Hliipiin-nt~: to "\ ilistuiit points a. ,\ .*=pt'L‘l.llly. '2‘ i.,T. L0‘/ETTCO., V Little Silver, N.J. 1-s. Z|llIlIll_Q’lllL‘ iininense Col_lc('_tion in my Dcr- My catalogue ( free) tells all about it. E E lTH§nNEAW _PEAvV\Vliich is snrin tol takfc t_hI- ' rn ace 0 lo mcrican om er—:is ear .1 ( wn ‘ l l R he Li rnatlsm ’S.C rofula“ CzEe a arr-“jr Peas. larger ods and a better cruiipcr. gerdiil land Inflammation Of the yes griiviiig in my czita oguu. I cured. Add F838,» H ROSS fl vAL,yABu: BOQKS.—“Cabb:_iges and cm. 1 _ _ , owcr‘. _ "Squash Raisingz" "Union Raisiiizz” Grand Rapids, Mich. " Carrot and Marigold l\'aising." No other books will compare with these for niinutc_instr_\icxion. 30 ch melt: the (our for $r.oo. Also l- erlihzers ” how to :l‘::ILl§l€(f_lal:(;1;’lélllv: gieeuse, 4o cts.. or all live for $i.2;. J. J. H. GREGORY & SON, IVIARBLEIIEAD, IVIASS. i300 IMPORTED siiiiliisiiiiliii Personally selected from such famous flocks as T. S. MiNi‘0N'sand J. BIi\VEN-JONES. CHOICE YEARLING RAMS For best flocks and I l l FOUNDATION FLOCK EWES, 1 Equal to the best in England, a specialty. THE WILLOWS, PAW PAW, MICHIGAN. cos 3 $35_0thur|i.naproportionn.telyloO UN 'lRlM.'l:RElGHT PIIWWARRANTEU sa - at.‘ I l.‘|Ilu.4E.P. ‘ . ABMEnS!Ll|(.rl:l'|gG'.l'.rCn8t.l!.l0 ue free. 086000 a TH0M'_DS0”' ,Bm'qha:nm”' Y newgcn um, co,’ Al mg.’ 9., Address J. C. GOL LD. Ag t.P:1w law, .\lic.i. x .4 *4 V