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SOME Ql'HS'l‘l0.\'S .\B0l"l' .\’A'l‘l0.\'-
AL B.\.\'KS.
The Function of Governnicnt is to
Prevent [injustice to its Citizens.

I). .\"I‘RA.\'('.I'I.

I once had occasion to make a
payment in New York. I had the
money on deposit in a bank here.
I could easily write my check
which is known to be good here
and mail it to my creditor, but I
am not known in New York. neith-
er is my local banker, except to his
special correspondent. If I send
my check it will not be accepted
there until after the delay and ex-
pense of its collection.

a New York draft. of my banker.
I find it to be simply his check on
a New York bank. Now. my check
was just as good as his, perhaps
better, for I had the gold 011 de-
posit to pay it. and I don’t know
that he had such deposit in New

York: but I gladly pay him a dif- 
ference to obtain his _check to re-.

mit. Is not this a perfectly legit-

imate business for the banker? If ‘

he maintains a credit in New York
so that his checks or drafts are
everywhere current, is not that
fact worth something to his pat-
rons? If he thus provides one of
the cheapest and best ways for me
to send payment to New York
should it not be my privilege to
patronize him? So long as all the
parties to the transaction are satis-
fied, have other people or the gov-
ernment any right to meddle any
more than they have to interfere
with my business if I offer to sell a
cow? If the banker sells spurious
drafts the case is far different.
“as it not a perfectly analogous
case when, years ago, my father
had to buy a horse for which he
was not ready to pay? He offered
his note in payment. The seller
knew it was perfectly good, but it
was not current. He could not
use it to make payment on his land.
My father took his note, went to
the bank and got the money-—so
he called it«—but it proved to be
only the banker’s notes. They
were no better than my father’s
note—not so good, perhaps, for
they drew no interest. while his
did—still, he paid a difference to
get them. They were current,
and answered his purpose as well
as gold. \Vas this a legitimate
business for the banker? My
father thought it was. He needed
a horse and had no surplus capital
in any form that he could just
then invest. He hired the bank-
er’s capital, or his credit, which was 1

good to him as gold, and so far as.

Instead of ,
sending my check, then. I purchase j

1..-\N.\'l.\'(-‘r. .\llt‘lll(I.\.\'. .\1'<;i7s'i‘ 1.3. 1x92.

government prohibits any man or If this is at the national banks. it

corporation from issuing notes in
the form of money for general cir-
culation until they first deposit
with the I‘. S. Treasurer their
property in amount sufficient to
cover or redeem every note they

may issue. To make sure that
they shall neve1' issue a dollar
more than is thus secured the

government furnishes the blank

notes which the president and

cashier may fill out and sign and

issue. Is not that all there is of

truth in the world of nonsense we

hear about the government giving
» national banks their money I’ Is it
not the right of every man to issue
his notes if he please? And when
government has thus provided for
absolute security to every holder
of a note having the general form
and appearance of current money,
has it not performed its full duty
in preventing injustice to its citi-
zens by the. issue of questionable
currency '.’

Uf course the l'. S. Treasurer
cannot receive all kinds of perish-
able property and care for it and
hold it as security against these
~ notes, but there is a form of property
-‘that can be held without loss, risk
ior inconvenience that is govern-
lment bonds.
 est that is a necessity, so far as the
‘governnent is concerned, and is
not objected to by their owners,
and in this they do not differ from
many other forms of capital often
owned, held or deposited as securi-
ty for various purposes.

There is no monopoly in the
business; any five men possessing

can purchase the bon(ls, securei,‘a
charter and begin. Of course if

g have sufficient capital and business
ability to care for them or they
will be forced into liquidation and
their notes are redeemed by the
government and any profit from
lost or destroyed notes does not
accrue to the makers b11t to the

government.
But do they not draw double
interest? Interest upon the

bonds and interest upon their cir-
culation? Granted, if you choose
to state it that way. But who pays
this double interest? The bonds
represent the indebtedness of the
whole people incurred in carrying
on the war against rebellion. \Ve
hired the capital and we must con-

are prepared to pay the principal.
This is inevitable.

Many have a confused idea that
in addition to this we are collect-
ively paying interest to the banks
‘on all their circulation. Nothing

If they draw inter-,

sufficient capital to start a bank‘

they issue their notes they must-

tinue to pay the interest until we,

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is certainly to my advantage that
they exist.

lint is not this double interest

cxtreinely profi:.'il.le to the bank-
ers? If so, it is a valuable fran-
chise granted them by the govern-
ment. and as the whole system is
iniinediately under government
control and subject to special taxa.
tion can not the excess of profits
be easily taken >0 that the banker’s
skill shall benefit the whole people?
\\'hy is not this done? is it not
exactly what we do? And at times
the taxes have been excessive and
some years more bank charters
have been surr::ndered than have
been issued. At one time I was
personally acquainted with every
banker in the .~:econd city in the
State. I intcrviewed them all.
asking about this matter. Every
national banker told inc there was
at that time no profit in their cir-
iculation, and that if they could
conveniently make the change they
should prefer to be in private bank-
ing. The private bankers assured
me they believed they were doing
‘better as they were, that they
lshould become national bankers at
ionce if they thought it more profit-
able.

But should we. not abolish them
and let the whole mass of the
‘American people. the government,
 go into the banking business ?When
{was it learned that government
business can 13;: carried on more
economically anti’ profitably than
private enterprise? and if govern-
ment attempt the business it is our l

pike. One can travel all through
the mountain rt-«_;'ions of the high-
lands of Scotland without finding
one mile of roadway as poor as our
ordinur_v village streets. Italy lias
many miles of good roads. which
equal ll1t1lltlllI_Vt‘\'<‘Il the old Ro-
man roads. The struggling little
republic of Switzerland with its
beautiful roads puts the limited
States to shame. I"rancc has the
best roads in the world. Hlie
still continues the road system
which .\'apoleon first establislied.
There is a special department in
government devoted to roads. -\
college is maintained by the gov-
ernment for the purpose of educa-
ting engineers who are to be cin-
ployed on the public roads. About
six hundred engineers and road
inspectors are kept constantly on
duty.
l"orcig11crs who visit thiseouut ry
are surprised to find with what poor
roads the Americans are content.
They regard the farmer who, in-
dustriously. once a year, scrapes
the dirt collected at the roadside
to the cent-erof the roadway or
plows up the road, as committing
acts of criminal lawlessness. Yet
‘the misguided farmer is perform-
jing his duty conscientiously.
 The condition of roads in the
= United States is deplorable. The
‘majority of them differ in no re-
lspect from the adjacent fields, ex-
jcept that they are smoothed over
~’ and lack the presence of vegetation.
,although some of them are equally
!as fertile as the fields.
It is Dr. Bushnell who says:

individual capital that must carry  “ The road is that physical sign or
. it on. Wvho of us would venture 1 symbol by which any age or people
 in a banking enterprise not i is known.”

knowing by whom or how it was to} Do we want people to judge
be conducted?  America by her roads?

Cali we imagine a more vicious  The history of roads shows their
currency system than one which 3 progress with civilimtion, The
leaves the whole matter to the ever - Carthagenians were the first syste-
schangingwhim ofevery newly elect- ' matic road makers. From them
ed Congress, or a more dangerousjthe Romans learned the art. In
banking system than one which l adopting it, however, they expand-
Put5 in ('0I1tI‘0l Of every bank 811  ed and improved it until the Rom-
inexperienced politician with every § an road system has gained a lasting
change of administration? lreputation. The farthest provin-

The Republicans assure us we ces of the empire were joined
have the best banking system the together by straight lines of stone
wit of man ever devised. It is good roads all converging in the capital.
Democ1'atic doctrine to leave every No expense was spared to make
private enterprise to itself so long them straight, smooth and hard.
as it works no injustice to others. They passed over valleys and
The great mass of intelligent mountains, through forests and
American citizens are in these two , swamps for hundreds and thousands
great parties and agree with what lof miles. With the decline and
I have here written and precious fall of the empire the Roman roads
few of them are directly interested decayed. Then the art of road-.
in banks. Why is there this making was lost, until it was re-l
insane prejudice against banks vived about the close of the last;
among the farmers? Has it not century. During the first half off
been worked up by demagogues in this century Macadam and Telford}

I ivmiu}: w. M

of improving‘ Ani--ricun roads to-
«lay isour lack of systcni in the
work. It retpiircs as much skill
to make a good ('Hl'l'l«'l1_“t‘ road as to
make a railroad. We put the con-
struction ofour carriage roads into
the hands of farniers. county store
l{N‘[wI‘.-S zmil tlic likc.

lf the people fully I‘c:1li'/.cil the
loss they were sustaining yearly
from bad roads. they would not
long remain inactive. It is esti-
mated thut enough is lost every
year in this country from this cause
to construct sixteen thousand miles
of good turnpike. to say nothing of
the wear and tear on harness and
wagons. and the loss of having to
to carry light loads for heavy ones.

llndertlie present condition of
roads the people are sustaining an
indirect tax. much heavier than
that of the tariff of which we hear
so much.

A bureau ought to be cstablislied
where facts relating to the best
methods of constructing and main-
taining roads could be procured.
('ourses of study ought to be es-
tablished in agricultural colleges.
where engineers could be educated
in the art of road making. The
state should employ competent.
engineers and road inspectors to

‘assist in forming comprehensive
3 and economical plans for the whole
 State. Let the State own or con-
‘control some important highways
between principal cities. These
“ should connect with those of neigh-
boring states. These highways,
ikept in good order, would tend to
,stimulate the towns to make tribu-
itaries to the main ones. The State
‘ought to take some action. The
State that does not act will be left
behind in commercial and agricul-
tural prosperity.

, Let the farmers take this matter
iin hand. Instead of talking poli-
‘itics in the village store, put your
Patrons of Industry or kindred

associations to practical use. The
‘organizations already exist. Turn

them to some account!
ELIZABETH \V.-xamzx.
()lzrcf.

 

NEWS .\'0'l‘l~.‘S.

MI(,‘HIGA.\’.

1 The Peoples party present the follow-
5 ing State ticket:

? For Governor, John W. Ewing of
‘ Eaton.

l For Lieutenant Governor, (ieo. H.

5 Sherman of Wayne.

For Secretary of State, Frank M. Van-
dercook of (iratiot.

For State Treasurer, Joseph W. Wel-
ton of Kent.

For Auditor General, Carlton Peck of
Lapeer.

For Attorney General, A. A. Ellis of

their own selfish interest?

it was more easily obtained, it was ,‘ could be further from the truth.;
better than gold. “That sacrifice;When any individual would hire
in the use of his capital the banker l capital for his personal needs he 3
made to keep his credit good asimust necessarily hire it of a capi-1
gold we do not know or careitalist. Capital is but accumulated;
so long as all who dealtUlabor which some one by skill andl
with him were benefited thereby;frugality has preserved. If nowf
and gladly paid him for it. Itlthe borrower finds it more conven-g

not wise for us farmers to pause " scientific principles. These men}
and investigate fully before joining have exerted a lasting influence on 1
in the frenzy against our banking the common roads of all European ;:
system? . countries. ,
(fr'r(md Ledge. 1 Good roads an(l love of country;
 life are necessary to the prosperity j
of any people. People in America;
‘live in the cities and go to the:

 

0l'R ROADS.

Is it ; began to make roads according to ;I I0Difi-

For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, U. M. Graves of Emmet.

For Commissioner of State Land Office,
VVm. L. Hagen of Houghton.

For member State Board of Education,

: Wilbur H. Clute of Bay.

Heavy thunder storms in southern
Michigan, Aug. 3.

Don M. Dickinson is chairman of the

made money easier and more‘
abundant. So long as all the
parties interestedwere satisfied had
the government——that is other
people——any business to meddle?
When the banks issued spurious
notes the case was far different.
Then it became the duty of gov-
ernment to prevent injustice. I
have an unquestioned right to issue
my notes for $10,000 if I please,
and pass them out to anybody who
will give me anything valuable for
them, and they have a right to sell
them again if they please. But if
I issue my notes having the form

and appearance of money there is’

danger that they would fall into
the hands of many who could not
know of my ability or inablity to
pay, and when I am unable to re-
deem the notes great injustice is
done, so it has come about that the

 

iient and cheaper to hire from thel
‘national banker than elsewhere, i. 1892-1

should it not be his privilege to doj This is an age of reform.
so? Is it not to his advantage that i American roads is a reform which

the banks exist: and the n101'e 1 is beginning to attract public at-,
D11II1e1'011S the betvter? But it may ‘ tention and whose need we have all ‘
be urged that these notes are not felt. f
the banker’s capital, but his credit. i Governor Beaver of Pennsy1m_¥
This in amanner is true, but hisinia says: “From the time of our
capital must be in reserve behind a birth to the time of our death and
them, otherwise they will be re-lburial the public road is asubject
ldeemed by the United States Treas-iwhich concerns every man and
urer when it is certainly the bank- 1’ every family.” \Vithin the last
er’s capital that pays them. Viewed 1’ three years people have begun to
dispassionately then, can we dis- Q agitate the subject of roads. The
icover any expense to the commu- f Fnited States is just beginning to
nity in sustaining the nationalirealize that she isa century and a
banking system? The interest up- ; half behind Europe in the matter
you the bonds we must pay in any ; of common roads, although in her
‘event until we are ready to redeem J railroad and steamboat facilities
them. If as an individual I must i she takes lead.

at times hire capital, I shall do so: England alone has over thirty
* where I can get it most cheaply. l thirty thousand miles of good turn-

Good roads would help solve one

The ‘ of the problems of our civilization. 3

They tend to draw people into the
country. This would relieve the
cities’ congestion. \Vith good
roads at all seasons of the year
people would not mind a few miles
walk, or drive, “ 01" spin on their
wheels" into the city every morn-
ing.

Good roads would relieve coun-
try life of its two greatest plagues,
mud and dust. Where can you
find a more contented class of farm-
ers than in France? Where can
you find better roads?

There are no people who drive
so much for mere pleasure as the
Americans. Surely it would in-
crease their enjoyment to have
more passable roads.

The greatest obstacle in the way

l(‘ommencement Essay Olivt (‘ lle e lune country It ought to be reversed ‘Democmtlc ““tl°"“1 c‘”“p“lg“ Commit’
,V  . e o g , . . , - 5, - l

‘ The Legislature, at its extra session,
passed bills reapportioning the State.
3 The bill was a compromise and is satis-
I factory to both parties.

 State troops camp at Island Lake
;Aug. 17.

 

NATIO.\'AL.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of
Carnegie and Pinkerton men.

Successful and interesting observa-
tions of the planet Mars were made.

Elaborate preparations are being made
at World’s Fair grounds, Chicago, for
dedicatory exercises to be held Oct. 21,
1892.

The Duqueswe strikers have returned
to their work. This is a victory for the
Carnegie Steel Company.

The Federation of Labor has joined
the Homestead strikers in a general boy-
cott against the products of all Carnegie
mills.


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2 THE GRANGE VISITOR.‘ AUGUST 15,1892

information is needed, but other-‘shown that it increases the depth!
wise keep away from them. They of root space. I
usually prefer to do their work;
without suggestions. If upto this ‘
time the work has been well done ‘
on the part of the exhibitor he’
may feel assured that he will get

expense may be sent by freight two
or three days before the fair. Ten-
der fruits are best wrapped singly
in tissue paper, the cast off wrap-
pers of oranges at fruit stores are
fine for this, then packed tight in
fruit baskets. These must go by

FR [IT .\'0'l‘l-IS.

. . 5 Fruit is a comparative failure
SlSIt)flaI.‘l(Il1et(I11li)1(l31l3(fe1I‘SEi1Si§t)f:l11:I§e:(:]Jd).:(;lhehei “'9 regard 1’***.°h*-“S  the
fine capillary tubés and few lar er  main crop. and there is less than
ones and it decidedl ' hastens cfo loneiourth of ~an -average ‘vwld
matlirity 3 P  Apples also, bring in a great deal

' §of money, but these are a total fail-

 Field and Sfock .

A HOW TO EXHIBIT 1-‘R['l'l‘ AT
1 FAIRS.

3' A. G. G['LLEY.

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In times past. to be a successful
exhibitor of fruits at the various
fairs, one had only to select some
overgrown specimens of a few varie-
ties, label them Pippins. Spitzen-
burgs or Harvest apples, then pack
a supply of some good eatable
varieties, these to distribute to the
ofiicers and committees, and the
exhibitor would be sure of his full
share of the chief prizes. There
is yet on occasional place where
some of this process will apply.

Owing however to the teaching
of our State Horticultural Society

and the various local societies act-i

ing in connection with it for the
last twenty years, a successful
exhibitor at any fair of importance
in this state today must take a
very different (:om'sc. The man
who now expects to succi-ssfully
compete must be acquainted with
the varieties of the classes in which

stitutcs a good specimen of the
varieties which he expects to show.
If he enters large collections he
must be well acquanted in the
locality wherclieexpccts to gather
his specimens so that he can work
rapidly. Then for a few days be-
fore the exhibition he must work
day and night, till he has his ex-
hibit ready to send to the fair.

As to the best plan of work:
this article will rcfer to preparing

large collections of 100 or more‘
varieties, although most of it will‘

apply equally to sn1allc.\'hibits. As
just stated a great dcal has to be
done in a short time that the col-
lection may be put on cxliibition
as fresh as possible, and sonietimcs
a few days makcs a great difference
in the dcvclopme-iit of some varic-
ties, therefore the collecting should
be put off as late as is safe. I al-
ways found it a great help to col-
lect with my eyes forsomc time be-
fore, that is. keep a lookout to see
where good specimens of varieties
needed would probably be found.
It is also usually necessary to

gather some early kinds some time

before. that would be gone when
wanted.
can be kept ten days to two weeks
if wrapped in paper and put in a
cool, dry cellar. In collecting,
paper bags large enough to hold a
variety are needed. The fruit is
carefully picked, put in these and
then in barrels or baskets and

taken to some central place where‘

it is to be repacked to ship. See
to it that every kind is labeled

kinds as fast as gathered.
for two reasons. Should
variety be one with which the col-

lector is not familiar and the label 
get OR the bag he 0311 T903111 it! but i fair, but do it if not already pre-
more especially from the list he i pared
can tell if he has the kinds particu-  hotter, Oh the other hand beware
larly lleeded '60 fill the 1‘equi1'e- ? of any dark colored paper for this
Ah the P3-C19  purpose it detracts from the beauty
ing place (10 9-11 the S<>I'UD.L3.'.~ P&0k-  of the fruit as much as the white
ing only what will be needed, that 1 adds to it.
is, do all the work at home beforei
hand that is possible, that delay :
may not occur when setting up the [ according to oolor or var-iot,y_ But
This is W01‘k '50 he Chflle i this is often a detriment to the
at night when makingthe collection, 1 work of the awarding committee.
I11 my t hence is not generally advisable.
. It is also better to put the kinds in
the point where I would not take’

ments of the entry.

exhibit.

having plenty of light.
own experience I finally reached

a single specimen more than I ex-
pected use of any kind that would

keep through the show or that was 3

not easly bruised in shipping. If
extra fruit is to be taken for eating
or decoration pack it separately.

bulk of a collection and requireymuch in this way_

express at the last minute. Thesevhis full share of the principal

. should be colored. If the collection

are also gathered on a trip by
themselves. the last day if possible.

Prepare all plate labels before
leaving home-—more night work——
either l)y writing the names on_
cards. or buying the prepared lists
on gummed paper which can be
cut up and stuck on cards. The
last are best as easier to read and
the visitors will not be so apt to.
handle tlic cards and inisplacc
them.

Now if the work has been doin-
thoi-oughly thus far the collection
should reach its destination in
good shape and the exhibitor
ought to put a collection of 200
varieties on the tables, all labeled
and ready for the coniinittec, in
half a day. .3

_\ successful exhibitor today;
must be a judge of fruits as to

ivariety and as to what is a go()d~
he is to exhibit, and know what coii- ‘

sample of a kind. If the exhibit is
to be viewed by an expert a plate
of even sizcd, smooth specimens
will take precedence over an un-~
even lot although larger. Look ‘
well to color if it is a variety that.‘

is for a stated purpose, as for mar-
ket, sec to it that it contains those

awards.
Agricltlfztral Collcge. -

 

AC'l‘I.\'0.V[YCOSlS OR Ll'.V[PY J.H\'
—IS IT C0.\"I‘A(il0l'S3

A few weeks ago the Detroit
daily papers chronicled the arrival
of a carload of cattle from the
west which were afflicted with this
disease.
were thin and poor. The city‘
reporters who know many things
that “are not so." said that the
disease was of a cancerous nature.
contagious, and that the meat of
such animals was unfit and daiigei‘-
ous as human food. The cattle
were finally slaughtered and a por-
tion of the poor ones condemned.

The question of the contagious-
ness of this disease has been wide-
ly discussed, and has been brought‘
into the courts in the state of Illi-
nois. But that did not settle the
matter. because the " doctors” dis-l
agreed. ,

The experieiicc in Micliigaii
would bring Onc to about the con-E

that the world was round or flatfli

Some were fat and others‘

gvaricty not often grown for the

that are well known as desirable

Isaid he taught either way, just as}
for the purpose. If you have some

‘thc people 1)1‘cfc1'1'e(l. Of late?
lycars in some localities it has?
3sprcad so much as to seem to in-l
icreasc by infection but again it‘.
ulecliiied as rapidly. ‘

purpose but of which you may
think a great deal. do not put it in
unless you have room for it and
tht‘ 01h€1‘S 500- YOU }>1'0hi1hl_Y  hand flu-re have bee-ii many single
will not have a cominittce who 1 (-3595 in H herd with no SI)1'9g]_di'nLr_
think as much of your pct as you) Further’ tho (1j_,-ogrso is our-,,])]‘o_
‘l"- A "“"Y h1*“'h"‘l V'hJh’t'fh’h "flainl until so long continued as to?
this point was seen at the last state i ‘

On the other ‘.

Drainage prevents floods by re-

‘ moving the surplus water. carryingl
.it off gradually, and leaving the?

ground in condition to ‘let other}
rains soak down slowly. rather.
‘ than runoff quickly.— H’. I. Chain-
gbcrlain in People and Patron.

 

I-‘El-Il)l.\'G (u'«RAl.\' IN Sl'.Vl)ll-ZR.

It is an open question as to
wliether it will pay to feed cows
grain while on good pasture, but
‘it is a matter of known profit to
feed grain when the grass is not
sufficient to supply the cows with a
full and palatable ration. It is
always well to be prepared to feed
some kind of grain feed to supple-
ment short pasture caused by
drouth or overstocking. \Ve in list
keep up the milk yield because if
it fails on account of lack of feed
it will cost more extra feed to re-
store it than it would to have pre-

‘vented the cows from shrinking by

giving them grain feed in time.

‘As to the kinds of feed to use. we

prefer middlings or flinseed meal. .
though perhaps cotton seed meal

ldition of the schoolmaster in Vii: l “'0“hl ‘”'S“"’1” the Ph1'P0S*’ 35 “'91l~ T
, #111,, “-110, when asked if he tau,:}1t i ~—~—.\ afzouul S1‘0c/cmau (mvlflurnzcr.

THE {il{l'I.\'l‘ L.\l(l-IS AND 01'“
Ml-}.\'l‘ Sl'l’l’LY.

T/zc I)’rcc(lc'r's (i'((z('//c, in a
recent issue, calls attention to the
matter of the possible effect the

,fish industry of our Great Lakes

may have upon the demand for
meat producing animals.

The quantity of fish takcll dur-
ing the last census year was about

Nearly all kinds of fruit,

, committee.
when picked, then make a list of
This is ‘
any .'

;front of the table or occasional

, of fruit.
?value of the collection but attract
This of course applies only to apples 
and pears which are generally the;

. _ _ i cause weakness and loss of flesh iti
fair, where a grower of some fine

seedling grapes used tlicm in?
small collections for special pur-3
poscs. wlierc they had to ('0111})<'Ti-l
with well established sorts. To.
look at the collections on the’
table, paying no attention to thcl
varictics, anyone. would have awar— ‘
dcd them the first prize, but no
man competent to judge would
risk his reputation by awardingi
those untried seedlings a first place
over well known and desirable‘
sorts for a special purpose. In?
selecting avoid woriny S[)€(‘lI11f‘1lS;‘
to have them is largely careless-;
ness. Last of all be sure you are.
prepared to till the entries youi
make to the exact letter of the
requirements. See to it that the
entry card and labels are correctly
placed and leave the rest to the

At the place of exhibition have
the tables upon which the fruit is
to be placed covered with white
paper. This is sometimes done
by the association holding the

The fruits appear much

The general appear-
ance of the collection can be much
improved by arranging the fruit

eatable condition back from the

specimens may be lost. In large
collections pains should be taken;
to have plates of od(l or rare kindsl
They do not add to the

attention. A design in fruit or
some other decoration does very

is evidently a local disease and
does not injure the flesh for meat.

I quote from the .I)’rcc(lcrs’
(iuzcf/(3 the opinion of the Lam/on
fling.) Lunccf. the leading medi-
cal journal of Great Britain:
"There. is no proof that the mala-
dy actiiioinycosis (lumpy jaw) is
contagious in thc ordinary accept-
ation of the term. and if so at all.
it must he in a very feeble degree.
The affection («if ;;/Jaiikiiiil appears
to be quite indepciidciit of diseas-
ed animals. as it rarely happens

3 that persons suffering from actino- ‘

Inycosis have ever had any relation
with diseased cattle.”

The live stock sanitary commis-
sion of this State made one expe-
riment in which the utmost efforts
to communicate the disease to a
healthy animal both by contact
and inoculation were utterly fu-
tile. So far the facts are decidedly
against contagion. Further, when
the doctors " accidentally ” discov-
er the proper remedy there is no
doubt that the disease will be
found curable. B.

 

VVHY WE IDRAIN.

Surplus water is always a damage
and should be removed by drain-
age. It is better to remove this
down through the soil than to
drain it off over the soil. It makes
farming easier and quicker and
makes less or no waste land.

The second reason for removing
the surplus water through the soil
is that it removes the water in the
land as Well as that on it. The
crop frequently dies of wet feet,
but this can easily be prevented
by careful drainage.

Again, it tends to diminish the
loss of fertility. If not drained a
great deal of the plant food is car-
ried otf and washed away, but in
drained land the fertility is left

A true exliibi— in the soil, as it acts as a filter to

i 120,00t),t)0tl of pounds, with a value
‘at first hands of ovcr $‘_’,tit)t),0(|('.
‘The money invested in fishing
1 property is about >¥3i,l)()(),1)t')(). The
Ioutput shows an increase of I11)
: per cent during the last decade, as
1 against an increase of less than 31)
per cent in population, and this
‘estimate takes no faccount of the
;tishing industry along our more’
limportant river courses and the‘
‘minor lakes. Continuing. the}
, (z'u.=:cffc says: " Already both nat- «
iional and state legislation have
itaken cognizance of the fact that
more generally than heretofore our
waters must be looked to as a;
source of supply for a popular and;
liealthy article of diet. \Vhcn in?
connection with this fact the prac-;
tically unlimited rcsources of our}
lakes and rivers is taken into con-i
sideration, it will be recognized?
as iinpolitic to forecast our future
market for meats without taking
,the finny tribe into account both
las to quantity and price. As yet
the fish crop has only to be harvest-
ed. Self-propagating, self-feeding, ‘
it is ready to be gathered at all
seasons of the year in volume and
variety beyond conception of those
who have not given special study
to the subject. It has frequently
been asserted that an acre of water
can be made to produce as much
food as an acre of land. \Vhether
correct or not, accepting this as a
factor, and multiplying by the
thousands of square miles of water 
within the national jurisdiction,‘,
the possible future of fresh water?
fishing may be approximated;
While there may be nothing in:
such an outlook to discourage;
breeders aii(l feeders of meat pro-3
ducing animals, they can ' very}
} prudently admit the possibility of 3
l a factor likely to assist in retarding §
‘a permanent enhancement of tliej
selling price of the commoner cuts y
of meat.”

I

Small fruits are below the aver-
age iii quantity, but have brought
such good prices that growers are
consoled. Strawberries and cur-
rants sold at the rare price of  a
case of sixteen quarts. Gooseber-
ries are now being picked; there is
a good yield and the average prices
are expected.

The excessive rains this ' year
were damaging to the trees them-
selves. as well as ruining the fruit.
However nearly all the trees have
recovered and are putting forth a
strong. healthygrowth that will be
of much use for the expected heavy
yicld of the \Vorld‘s Fair year.

Insects are much more tr011l)lc-
sonic this year than last: all the
carly peaches and all the plums as
far as observed, were stung by the
curculio. The wet weather pre-
vented the use of insecticides. which
has usually been of great help to
us. Hlso. (‘. Mo.\'noL‘.
Sou//1 Hurcn.

THE ('AI’0.V BllSl.\'|‘lS‘.§'.

How to Make Moiiey With Pmiltry
Witllout Keepilig Hens or Hatch-
ing t‘hickeus.

In order to make money with
poultry it is not necessary that a
person keep a single lien on his
place or hatch a single chicken.
"\Vliatl make money with poultry
and kcecp no liens? l\'cver heard
of such a thing.” Well, I know you
never did and I am going to tell you
how you, or anyone else, can make
lots of money with poultry. .\t all
seasons of the year. but more espe-
ciallyin thc suinnicr or full months,
oncisablctogoaboutthecountry.i1i
almost any locality. and buy young
cockcrels and chickens at inodcratc
prices, frcqucntly very low. l’coplc
living west writc inc they can buy
thousands of them for from tcn to
fifteen ccnts. In tlic east one can
buy them for twenty or twenty-tivc
cents each. I have got fall hatched
chicks for ten cents each.

Pcople are glad to get rid of
them at most any time as they are
a bother and some of no profit as
cockerels. Buy just as many such
birds as you have il(.‘C()Illlll()(lflllt)llS
for. Buy them no matter how
small (for you can keep them until
large enough and the little fellows
don‘t cost much) 11p to a sizc that
weigh three pounds --but the best
size to buy are those weighing
about two pounds.

Avoid buying the leghorn blood,
as their size is too small; buy as
many of the heavy breeds as pos-
sible or such as show that blood.

It is not necessary that you get
all your birds at once but continue
to buy all the season. As fast as
you get a. collection home and they
havelgot used to their new home
proceed to caponize them all.

“Oh, pshawl I don’t know any-
thing about caponizing, did on
remark?” Well you didn’t know
anything about breathing until
you breathed, did you ? You didn’t
know how to do anything until you

made a beginning did you ‘.’ ‘Veil,
it is Just so in caponizing. Ion

don’t know how perhaps and more
than this you t/tin/r it is a harder
thing to do than it is. If you will
get a set of tools made for the work
look them over and read the in-
structions that go with them, you
will then see it is just no job at all
to make a capon, and after you
have caponized your first bird you
will realize how foolish you were
[to think you could not do such a

the most care to get perfect speci- J tor wishes to have his display
mens. Of 811 the tender fruits it  noticed by others than the award-
 is usually easy to get good speci—  jug committee a1ono_

; mens in sections Where they grow. E When the exhibitor arrives at
l and a surplus is needed to avoid l the fair ground he should apply or
' loss in shipping and '60 I'ep1aC9 those y once to the suprintendent for space, if the Warmth to come up from below Geo. IV. Atlantic’
that Spoil While 011 €‘Xhil0i13i0D. AS , which by the way should have been and thus aids or hastens early Iowa, is secretary. The Iowa Suf-
to best means Of P3-Ckhlg I had:  engaged beforehand, then get the folk Sheep Co. are importing

simple piece of work. Of course
you can caponize if you have a
An association has been formed; mind to.

After you have made capons of
all your birds, there is nothing to
do but keep them well fed and wat-
ered and give them warm quarters
i when cold weather approaches.

the water before reaching the,
drains. §

Drainage also warms the soil: _
and tends to increase its fertility.‘for the registration of Suffolk
It leaves the air spaces open for Sheep.

Franklin,

SFFFOLK SHEEP.

spring growth.

5...-1.

  

after trying S6Ve1‘_&l Ways, the hest 2 entry cards of the secretary and
results from packing s1ngly,1n bags,  after that do not have to require of
 them or any other officer of the

if large and hard, or two if medium
or small, separating them by a twist
in the middle of the bag, and
label every one. Be very careful
about this,trust nothing to memory
and of course it is absolutely neces-
sary should anyone but the col-
lector unpack the exhibit. This
mode of packing is more work and
the bags cost a little but the fruits
come out in better shape and it is
far less work when unpacking.
The bags are packed solidly in
barrels and headed up. To save

fair another minute of their time
till the fruit is ready for examiiia-
tioii. They have enough to do
without answering a lot of ques-
tioiis that should have been asked, i
if necessary at all, before leaving’
home. They will think a heap
more of an exhibitor who knows
how to take care of himself.

\Vhen the committee aria looking
over the collection, be sure they
know just Where the fruit is, and
be where they can find you if any

It also gives a
chance for warm spring rains to
decend and thus aids growing
crops.

Draining saves the necessity of
cooling by evaporation when thaw-
ing by the sun, and takes away the
surplus moisture that must other-
wise be evaporated. Drained land
is also a decided advantage to the
farmer in the fact that he is able
to cultivate it soon after a rain.

Drainage increases the area of
the root passage. If the ground
is soaked with water the roots will
have to run near the surface in

sheep this summer now being se-‘
lected by their agent, Robert
Miller of Brougham, Ont.

Suffolk sheep are a black-faced,
English mutton breed, in appear-
ance and fleece not unlike the
Hampshire. They are strong,
hardy, and prolific, still we advise
Michigan breeders to pay no more
for them than they would for
Shropshires or Hampshires as they
have no promise of anything better
than these breeds. No doubt the
craze for new breeds will help
them along and help their im-

order to get breath, and it is thus

porters to make some money.

They will grow very rapidly, be-
coming very much larger than they
would naturally and when it comes
time to kill and dress them for
market you will find you have a
lot of fat, plump capons that will
dress eight, ten or even twelve
pounds each, according to breed,
and which will bring you a price
far in excess of the chicken and
which is sure to net you a very
large profit. Any of your readers
are at liberty to write me for any
information about caponizing.

GEORGE R. Dow.

North Epping, N. H.


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You will not fail of success in,
the journey of life if you fully.,
thoroughly and honestly kl10IVl
yourselves: and you must do it ifl_
you expect to achieve the highest 
Success within your reach. After;
having determined this, and afterl
having decided what you will do,l
and how you will attempt to do it.l

lege, and from every otlicrcollege.»
as profound politicians; be strong

in your purpose. be strong in your

plans to checkmate the weak and
wicked politicians, who are one of:
the curses of this nation both east l
and west, especiallyin the cities, and 3
to some extent in the country; and-
yoii should, of all men in the‘

Isay 10 you my young f,.i9n(1S_1,worl(l, be downright, square. lion-.

and plead with you with the voice I (‘St I)0litl"l3“5-

of e_\'perience. stick to it! Adherel
to your plans, though difliculties
may confront you, though dangers
may threaten you along the patli-

way of life, and failure be immi-5‘

nent at times, adhere to your first
ideasl Stick to them with all the
tenacity you adhere to life itself.
Now, the first thing after this.
after you have determined to
adhere to the business which you
have adopted as the best you could
adopt. let me plead with you to be
industrious. Right here has been

You should take
hold with all your might to hold
up this great throne of ours. where,
every man is a sovereign. and goes;
forth in his sovereignty to dis- 1
charge his duties as a citizen.

I dare not hope that all of these
young ladies and gentlemen before 
me will go out into rural life andl
add to the intellectual forces sol
much needed there. But. from an?
extensive acquaintance with stu-
dents who have been educated in:
similar institutions, I can with con- 

the fault of a great many educated,
as well as uneducated men. The,»
pathway of life is strewn with the ,
wrecks of those for whom the cloi-kl
struck twelve the hour they re-I
ceived their diplomas. ,
not stick to duty: they were not ,‘
indiistrioiis: they had some e(lll(‘fl—l
tion and they thought it wasi
enough. I want to confess frankly j
to you that away back, when a boy, f
I thought commencemeiit day;
was a niisiionier. \Vhen you have}
finished your course at college and 5
have graduated with honor, to call 
that (.‘oinmencenien1, it seemed tog’
me was an error; but long experi-;
ence and observation have tauglitl
that it is absolutely correct, that
it is a commencement; that it af-
fords to you who seek them, oppor-
tunities for commencing the _]()III‘-
ney of life skillfully and well. and
to follow it successfully until called
to an eternal home.

Now, the next thing we ought to
do if we are going to succeed in life
is to get all the knowledge we can
in relation to all the subjects that
come up for our action; gather up
knowledge in the school, «rather up
knowledge as you toil; gather up
knowledge from the farm and in
the shops, and then, when you have
secured that knowledge, use
wisdom. There is a difference be-
tween knowledge and wisdom as
they are generally applied. Knowl-
edge consists in the accumulation
of great masses of information.
Ivisdom is exhibited in the use of
that information. And here is one
of the essentials that you should
learn in the schools and as you run
the race of life, put your knowl-
edge iiito execution. Use it. Be
wise. Use wisdom in the discharge
of your various duties, Whatever
those duties may be. In many cases
we know better than we do; or, in
other words, we have more knowl-
edge than wisdom.

One young gentleman today
spoke of politicians, and that is the
very next thing I have in mind to
present to you. I do not want any
one of you to be one of these weak
and wicked politicians that we read
about and know something of. You
want to be bold, brave, honest
American citizens. Study the
principles upon which the govern-
ment rests, and discharge the duties
of your citizenship valiantly and
well. It is almost acrime in many
educated men that they are not
politicians in this better, broader,
and holier sense of the term.
There is not another government
on the face of the earth which af-
fords to manhood and womanhood
such golden opportunities for de-
velopment as our own American
government, and it is going to take
hold, brave and honest men to save
it in all its purity in the crises which
come to all nations; and you
should go forth and do your part.
I do not think it is worth while,
and I have had some experience,
too, to go out seeking offices;'but
go out as brave, honest, patriotic
men, and discharge your duties at
the caucus, discharge your duties

fidence predict that each and every,»
one of you. no matter what yourl
calling may be, will. from this hour}
to the end of life, entertain a pro-f
found respect for labor. This is‘

sire to address myself for a moment ~
more especially to those who are to‘
remain farmers; those who have ,
chosen or will choose this honor-.
able occupation as their own. All3
the rules presented as essential to‘
the acliievenient of success apply
to _voii with even greater force than 5
to others. One of the glories of
this college is that it is eminently‘
practical in all of its teachings and
intiiieiice.

W‘ I
Take these lessons to your rural‘

homes. Utilize them wisely and
well. \\'ith the privileges you

have enjoyed here. which may go
with you through all the toils and
conflicts of life. you can and will
become leaders for good in the
cominuiiity where you reside. That
coinmuiiity which has no well-bal-
anced leader with lofty aspirations
for the public good is certainly to
be pitied. And right here you.
with your superior education. can
find a place for the use of all your
natural and acquired abilities. But
this moment it occurs to me that I
am liable to a niisunderstanding.
Pray do not go into a community
and intimate by word or deed that
you have come there to be a leader
of the people. If you do this. I
can assure you with confidence that
you will not succeed in this line of
your work. Be in no hurry to as-
sume leadership, but seize hold of
anything that comes in your way
that will interest or benefit the
community where you reside.
\Voi'k zealously and iinselfislily in
the church, in Sunday school, in
the social circle, in agricultural
society, or in the political field,
and the proud leadership will come
in good time. Remember always
that the race is no longer to the
physically swift or strong, but to
the pure in heart and the cultured
of brain.

YOUNG FARMERS’ EDUCATION.

 

Hallock Shearer writes Orange
J mid Farmer: If we who are
growing to manhood intend to be-
come farmers, it is time we were
begining to observe and learn what
we can of the methods of skillful
management. If we have finished
our common school studies and
have concluded to be farmers, let
us go into it with a determination
to succeed. This we cannot well
hope to do unless we are prepared,
and devote our attention to it, and
study to improve in every way on
the careless and ignorant methods
of the past. We can learm much
by talking with and observing the
management of the most success-
ful farmers in our own neighbor-
hoods. We can learn many new
and improved methods by reading
good agricultural papers. There
are a large number of valuable
books on agriculture, stock raising,
fruit growing, etc., written by suc-
cessful and well-informed men in
their special lines which we can

at the polls, holding the lever in

study with good results. By occu-

?;lessons and to set-
understood by the student. is bet-

A quicker and niore thorough‘
way of studying agriciiltiire is by ;

spending a year or two at an ag-
ricultural college.

it as would like to. However.
there are a large number who
would attend if they only knew
the advantages and facilities afford-
ed. and the better chance for get-
ting a good kiiowledge of agricult-
ure in all its branches. To have
a professor to guide, correct and
explain any difficulty, to assign
that they are

ter than self study. A change of
location for a time from our “ drea-
ry " homes ought to make us think
more of them when we go back.
Seeing new methods in operation

‘on the college farm and at other

places away from home ought to be
aiid will be a help to any young
man.

 

A l’L.»\L‘l-I FOR THE \'0L'N(-I.

Many young people, especially

They did  “He .1§1'9at' POI“ gflilleil But I I19‘ l farmer boys and girls. cease their

education between the ages of 11
and 16. This is the Inost recept-
ive period of brain growth. To
stop education then is like a. farin-
er who brings his fai'iii uptoa high
state of fertility and then ceases
to plant or cultivate. Such a
course would 1'i‘.~'11lt in a crop of
weeds far more exc(*SSl\'t‘ than in
a less fertile soil. In minds such as
these, partially educated, is where
we find the weed growth of social-
ism, anarchy and political bossisin
rampaiit.

We all crave society. especially
the young. How often, where no
special pains are‘-".~°.l;:-ii to furnish
them proper amusements, do we
get them gathered in the postoffice,
the blacksmith shop, or even the
saloon. To such the Graiige comes
as though sent from heaven, opens
its doors to all of both sexes who
are 14 years old, invites them to a
warm and well-lighted hall, ex-
tends to them the grasp of friend-
ship, and places them in the socie-
ty of the best men and women in
the town instead of the worst-. It
is also one of the best educators.
presenting for thought pure and
elevating subjects instead of the
owest, disciplining their minds to
many things which are new to
them, guiding them in the paths
of virtue and right; teaching them
discipline, Iiature’s first and great

aw.

Every young person should, ear-
ly in life, strive to find the
strong faculty of his mind, and de-
vote his utmost energy to its per-
fection. Let every young Patron
take for his or her motto “This
one thing I do.” Every great in-
vention or discovery has been ac-
complished by concentration or
oneness of purpose. We may
have the most dazzling talents, but
if they are scattered upon many
things we shall accomplish noth-
ing.

Punctuality is another virtue
which must be cultivated by young
people if they wish to make any
calling a success. Young people
of the Grange are expected to be
promptly at their posts ready al-
ways to attend to their duties.

Concentration, punctuality, self-
reliance, decision. These are a
few things which every Patron
must have to make his life a suc-
cess. Where can we gain perfec-
tion in these qualities? In the
school, in the church, in the lyce-
um, in the office of the business?
No. There is but one place where
these qualities are exemplified.
Where, do you ask? In that great
and glorious organization called
the Grange. The Grange is indeed
an ideal farm home. Shall we not
follow its example and strive to
make our farm homes ideals of
love, honesty and truth ?——Grcmge
Homes.

 

The policeman can get along better
with a tough it he knows how to take
hi‘m.—Elmira Gazette.

This of course;
is rather expensive. and not as?
many farmer boys can atford to do

WI T

HEIIIMEII

hardened, and is finished in {I superior style. It

the money."

Address, with the money.

 

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oIIer the I 'liii‘:i.uo
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Sl.\t.l:l\ .\l:\\ l.\l. .\l.-\t ll I .\l:S
iitiln-above low ruin-2-. This llI.‘|I‘lilliv‘ is niado
after the latest lll(|Il4‘l~iII the Singer inzirliines.
l\l1tIl.~'po*rri*i‘i fac .~Illlll~' in .~Ii:ip.-. nrnann-ntmion
illld appearance. .\II the pails are niii-Iv to giiiige
exactly tho-~:inn-;is tin-.\‘im_'»-r. and are cons-iriicted
of pro-cis:-Iy the .~:|Ilii* Illilli-rllllrl.

The iitinosi cure l.~ ex--rciwd III the selection of
the iiwtiils used. and oiilj. II c very best I iiiility is
purcliiised. Hiicli iiiiicliiiw l.- thoroii;.'lil_\' Well
inude and is titled with the ntmo.-t iiicety and
i'Xfli‘lll1‘.~.~'. and no ni:u-hiiie is ]N'l"IlIlli0‘ll by the
inspector to no out of the sliop.-I until it has been
fiilly test:-d and proved to do perfect work, and
to run li;.:htI_v and without noise.

The t'Iiicm:o.\‘inger .\1nehiiie has ii very import-
ant iniproveinent in H Loose lialiince \\'heel. so
constructed as to permit wimlinig bobbin.-I with-
out rt-niovini:_tIn~ work from the iniichiiie

EACH ll.-\(‘rlIl.\‘l-I IS l“l‘i'I.\'lS‘lll~Il’) WITII
THIS F()LL(I\\'l.\'(i A'l‘T.\('ll.\lI‘l.\"l'S:

S,'R[:F_'FLl<lll. Tl.‘7(‘KIil{: l’.v\(‘l-\'.\(ll“. OI’ Nlil-Il)l.I-IS. (‘Ill-Il'l{ .\'I’I{I‘.\'li, TIIROAT
PLATE. Vlr Rl:L.\(‘lI, 'l‘l‘Il{.l<..\l) I'L«'l“l‘Iu'l{, BINDER, lI()lil§I.\'Isl. SFIII-I\\' I)l{l\'l-IR. Ii.~\L"(il'l,
(i.\[lGE h‘(.‘RI*.V\. ()lL—('.'l.\, filled with Oil, AND lNSTRL'l"I'l()N IIUUK.

_Tho drivingwhoel on this inzicliirie is admitted to be the siniple.-it. i-iisiest l‘IllIllllIl.,’ and most con-
venient of any. The machine is self-tliri-ailing. made of the best niiiti-rial. with the wearini: parts

has vein-<-red rover, ilrop-leaf table, I end drawers,

and center swing drawer._ The iiiuniifiictiirers warrant every machine for in years.
They say: “Any machine not szitisfiictory to ii subscriber, we will allow returned and will refund

Price including one _vear‘a siihscription, Sent by freight. receiver to pay cliarges. (live
name of freight station if different from post-otiice 1lIl(ll‘\‘.‘<'.‘4.
'll'll'L\1. Nliicliiiic will be sent I'or $10.00 (‘ash and I0 .\'e\\‘ Sill)-
scriptioiis to the \'lSl’l‘()l{ at .10 cents (':l('l|.

GRANGE VISITOR. LANSING. MICH.

AYETTE NORMAL

l|‘II!§_ pIIrt‘.iISH(I!‘l:llllillfl. 'I‘eiiclici'_-i are .-Apt-ci.-ili.-'l.u. IV'orrn:il, ('oiniin
\sr_iI_iiI'_'. I‘.Ioi'iitioii:ii') iiinl .Vlii.~i«':|l \ll’||I|l'I.IllI'lIl'~ in Illlllllllill in
tuition, IJL/‘.\l'Ll and ruuiu-rv.-ui. lul.‘ 10 weeks. Address J. 1:}. D001).

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

 

AUGUST 15, 1892

  E  THE PRICE OF SUCCESS.

I A certain business firm has for
Published on the 1st and 1:':th of every month. 1 its motto‘ 4€Keepi11g eVe1.1aSt1n1(_1-ly
Kenyon Ii. Butter-lit-Id, Editor and .\Iana-:9-r, l3-f it brings SUCCESS-if It  Well for
LA-\'SINH.M1CH-y rvoung people to ponder over this
T‘€i‘§l£.‘§§"ifll..li§§§§“l§lfii“;.$333§'l;'l3?ri’§li§ll’3'.i'lfl"if; "e“f911C9veSP9“i3llY those “’h° ‘WC’
‘zjust entering upon life’s earnest

sent.

TERMS 50 Cents a Year. 2.‘; (‘cuts for Six ‘ _ _ v ~ _ -
Mnnflls. Subscriptions payable in advance. 1 “ 01k- hffllfh 15 50  Of Confl‘
and di.-'c0ntinue(l at expiration. unless renewed. ,‘ - - ,

§‘Remittances should be by Re-gistercil Letter,  deuce In 1t5 Off-n powers that sue-

3‘°“93' ""1" 0' D”‘“- g cess seems like an assured fact.

Entered at the Postoffics,-zit Lansing. I\Iich..as  ‘find when  tfalt ls fOSfe_red by
Sewn“ ‘~1““*‘ hat"-‘R ;school training of considerabc

“lie-ngth, as is often the case, this
h°'3““ 1self-confidence is apt to assume the
lproportions of over-confidence in
lone’s talents and genius. And if
siiccess does not come at once or
. soon, disheartenment results. ideals
;are shattered and mediocrity is
———j————— ‘accepted as life’s inevitable por-

Newaygo county held a big l’o- 110111
1110113 A11‘-,511*='f if Observation compels the belief
this county. Read the report which 1 111,11 11101.1, 1181,11” Of111111je1.,1t1, ab111_
WlhP1'Oh‘1h1.V**l’P9“1' hl ‘hf’ hf’-\'f1‘tysiiccce(l in life than those of
i5>‘h<’- ‘sparkling genius. So often abili-

\Ve are in receipt of the catasfties are squandered in idleness or
10g11Q,,ft_11,. W955 )[ichjg;m 1«‘air1<lis.sipations. But the plodder
at G1-{ma Rapi,1_;_ The managers 1 persistently labors, denies himself
are full of Grand Rapids liustleilllfill)’ hl-\'1U‘f€="='v and Ph“fl~“-111‘¢*Sy
and promise a big fair.  "keeps everlastingly at it.” in spite
[of failure and disappointment,
LIVE STOCK F‘:71lR_THE STATE . until a large measure of success is
his. It is so in every line of labor.
It is the Beecher who reads books
and men deeply and drills his voice
and gesture; it is the Padernwski
who practices and studies, and
studies and practices: it is the
Darwin who observes the minutest
differences in anatomy among birds
and insects.

Probably a great many young
people on farms have despondent
spells, and look out upon life with
; a feeling of hopelessness. It seems
to be very slow work. this making
money on a farm. It seems as
jthough city people enjoyed so
j.__..j-_- ‘much more privileges and had so
THE GRANGE AND BA)’ VIEW.‘many more of an "easy

The Grange has begun a newltime.” Let such remember that
era in its history by the celebration111O matter Whether one be
of Farnier’s Day at Bay View. Itjin town or in country that

Excuse errors in this
please. we are on a vacation.

 

If you were not at Bay View you
missed itnot only the Fai'inei“.<
Day, but you missed an instructive

They are alive in I

 

At no other Fair, State or Na-
tion, is there a finer exhibit of
improved live stock than has been
of late years at the Michigan State
Fair. Michigan has a right to be
proud of the improved breeds of
cattle, horses. sheep and swine; and
very much of all this improvement
is due the State Agricultural Soci- .
ety, for its continued fostering of i
this branch of our agricultural
wealth. At the State Fair you will
find an opportunity to compare a
great variety of breeds and learn
very much of value to the stock
grower.

has placed itself in line with those  “keeping everlastingly at it”
great educative forces of which Bay I is the thing that wins. And let

View is the well known synonym. . them remember too that" keep-
This is not a new position for the 1 ing everlastingly at it,” in nine
Grange to take. Its fUl1(laln€'.11t&liC8S€'S out of ten does bring suc-
idea is that of education, and yct1cess.

office of President, that he should

be familiar with the various depart- 3

ments of government and with the
state of public business. This he
can learn most fully by taking
active part in the cabinet meetings.
He would step into the higher
office completely equipped for his
duties. with the reins of govern-
ment well in hand. Inasmuch as
the Vice President is elected almost
solely as a possible successor to the
President. it would seem to be the
logical thing to place every advan-
tage before him for becoming in-
formed concerning the affaiis of
state.

Veiy likely the Senate would be
slow to give up its privilege of
appointing its own committees. and
yet if the nicthml in vogue in the
House is good for that body it
might be equally good for the
Senate. And cwriainly the leader-
ship of the Senate would demand a
man and confer an honor more
worthy than are usually obtained
now.

 

THE F['.\'[)A.'|IE.VT.~1LS.

In this day of economic agitation
political power seems to be the
most desirable possessioii of inan-
kind. It is advocated as the cure-
all of the ills with which our na-
tion’s body is aliiicted. It is the
subject that dominates the press
and absorbs the thought of many
men. It becomes almost the sole
shrine at which the conscience
worsliips and clusters around it
the best labor of some thousands
of strong souls. Great and im-
portant as political power is in the
best sense. there are ccrtaili £pre-
paratory conditions that are essen-
tial for its use.

And first of these is character.
Before political power can be justly
employed or perfectly utilized the
community must be pervaded by
a high moral Sellsc. Not only that,
but it should. »be the highest
moral sense. It is necessary that
the morality of a people should be
of that growth that shuns evil. is
order-loving and law-abiding. But
it is of far greater importance that
they should have the altruistic
element highly developed. That

5 THE HIGH SCHOOL.

In Michigan the high schools
lare systematically graded to the
demands and requirements of the
State Ilniversity. Admirable as
this system is as a system of grada-
tion and development from lower
to higher forms of education. and
2 useful as it is to the building up of
our magnificent [vl1l\'eI‘:~‘lty, we be-
‘ lie-ve it nevertheless is in some rc-
spccts and to acertain extent illogi-
cal. unjust and uiiwise.

\Ve grant however that the sys-
tem is logical in that it is a part of
la uniform plan which takes Ihe
iyoung student from the rudiiiients
1 up through the various branches.
‘until it graduates him a thorough-

ly rounded. educated man. It is
{just in that it observes the ideal in
T education. that of (‘<)1Iiplt.‘i<-('l1li11l'(,‘,
 and provides opportuiiity to all for
J obtaining that full and complete
lcommand of the powcrs that edu-
fcators crave for their pupils. It is
 wise in that it seeks to attract the
devotion of the ambitious student

tured manhood and womanhood.
But the system is in our opinion

will obtain. namely. the education
of a majority of students up
through all these grades, including
the college. As a matter of fact
nine-tenths of our high school
graduates never pursue their
school work further. If, then, the
break occurs here. there should be
a convenient place made for it.
The system should not only look

minority are to follow, but should
as well provide for a fairly com-
plete and systematic education for
the majority. The average high
school is preparatory. It should
be so but it should be more than
that to the many who complete
their education in it.

It is unjust because it is for the
few and not for the many. It will
always be true that the majority of

l their education there.
‘ Aii(l it is unwise because it fails
to introduce those principles of

to a course that will lead to a cul-,

illogical because it aims at an ideal ‘
that does not obtain and never.

to the ideal which the very small;

high school pupils will completef

the impression seems to have ob-l

Let us then be up and doing,

education that are coming in vogue

ed the wealth wrung from the earth
would still rebuild these cities, as
is instanced by Chicago. This po-
sition makes it the duty of the
farmer to keep up the fertility of
his soil for the sake of posterity.
The farmer is the factor that will
preserve the stability of the nation
in troublous tinies, bccaiise he
is both a capitalist and a laborer.
Changed industrial conditions ac-
count for the fact that the propor-
tion of country population is de-
creasiiig. The farmer niust be the
most intclligo-iit of people else
ruin stares the nation in the face.
The farmer needs society as much
as anybody although naturally his
is an isolated occupation. Un the
other hand he has opportunity for
cooperation. organization and con-
centration. a machine greater than
any any other.

“ One thing that incuaccs us is
the schcnic of cattle kings to get
the get the govcriiiiiciit to ll'l'l;_[Hl(‘
the western lands.

" Let us l1i1pi'()\'c o1ii'sclvcs and
all will be well.”

lix-(lov. l.1ice's :ul«li‘css was list-
ened to with the closest attention
by a large audience. At its close,
those who had brought their diii-
:iiers ate them in the park and
were favored with excellent music
;by the Kalkaska band. At 2 o'-
1 clock Col. J. H. Briglnini ad<lrcssetl
‘ us on " The \Vork and Aims of the
Grange.”

. " The (irrange is for the farmer.
‘' It hopes to benefit the farmer finan-
lcially. But this is not the only
.;way. The (irrange i'e(,-ogiiizes the
lsocial needs of the farmer, which
have become neglected. The boys
and girls of the farm here have a
1 chance for social culture. The
Grange gives opportunity to the
lambitious youth of our rural com-
j munities. The spirit of the Grange
T thus developed is a fraternal spirit
1' which seeks the good of all.
‘ “Again, it is important that the
ifarmer should study political and
:economic questions. The Grange
}believes in political organi7.ations,
~ but it does not believe in accepting
lwithout question political dogmas;
ftliercefore it endeavors to provide
; opportunity for the study of such
‘questions. The farmers must soon
lbe ready to use their power to help
Ssolve some of the problems that
are already threatening us. The
Grange is willing to stand as an
1 arbiterbetween the opposing forces.
“ The Grange believes in farm-
jers being r,eprcseiited in legisla-
l five bodies; and no one need have
~ fear in the legislatures being over-
loaded with fariners, for the cor-
jporale interests will take carc of

\Vith a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

tained among many people, evenl
among some farmers, that the[
Grange is only a financial order,1.
established to enable its members.

1 t 1 _ I 1 A THE VICE PRESIDEiVT.
t ll tl eir )ro( uc .s 11 r ier t ian i _ ,_ _
aifieonef 81891 and to guy mm, 91 It is stated that the \ ice Presi-

Cheap1y than any one else Thisidcnt of the United States has one
Vie'W is however ermneoug Im__‘chance in seven of attaining the
’ ’ office of President by the death of

portant as financial considerationsl
Except for that pos-
Yice President is a

are, and necessary as it is to dis-  fl1a,f,Offifia1'
cuss financial measures. the gi'eatjS1b1hfy the f _ _ 4
idea of the Grange is education,j f>rure‘head' Thls fact 18 recog‘
and by its action in thus keepiiigjmzed by our pe°Pl° but 1.10 effort

has been made to remedy it. But

Farmers Day, the Grange hasg _ 9 ,

. . . :']S it not a strange fact. Is it not
made a declaration of this great,, _ _ ‘
: inconsistent with our form of gov-

idea that can be read of all men., , ,
_____jj_ _:,ernment that its so-called second
HOLDING OFFICE. lofficial possesses comparatively lit-
There seems to be something in-  tle power and receives comparative-
herent in 0111' political institutions  1y little 1101101‘? Should he not
that fosters a desire for occupying occupy a larger place in the exec-
the various governmental offices of 1. utive affai1‘S of the nation. and
our country. At any rate. it is so should not his office receive more
universal a trait as to be a matter of honor‘?
of quite common observation, that It would seem important that the
the average American

citizeniman who may become President-
aspires to some office. It is quite

'should be no second-rate man.
amusing in one aspect to see how But as a general rule no first-rate
some unsuccessful business man or man Will Collsellt to bury his polit-
farmer, after being elected to an

ical aspirations by becoming a Vice
easy office, plants himself in the

President. Certainly none of our
official chair and grows fat on the foremost men care for the doubtful
county. Of course. incompetence

honor. It would seem that either
is not the rule among our office the Vice President should possess
holding class, and is becoming less mO1‘9 Of the POWOTS Of the Speaker
and less so. But looked at from the

of the House, so that he can in
humorous standpoint, this desire.3Ofhe

 

measure direct senatorial

for office affords quite a stock of ih‘£l'f5hlflO11; 01’ if this is TOO (191110-

8.]’11\1Sl.IlO' anecdotes. Men of all :0-ratio for so patrician a body, he
O .

grades of ability and energy and 1‘ should be a member of the cabinet.
age. eagerly seek the thousands of,501' he hllgllfe Perhaps: With PTO-
offices df county, state and nation, 1lP1'h‘—‘fY OCOUPY hOfh POSffiO11Sa the
and when Once Obtained sit down  leader of the Senate, and a cabinet
on them like a hen on her nest,i3dV1SO1'-

contented to remain there untill
something new hatches out.

It would be a very great advan-
ltage, in case he succeeds to the

unselfishness that recognizes the,
good of all above the good of self, 
is the first and highest preparation;
for the exercise of the ballot or the 
discussion, adoption and advocacyl
of any political policies. I

Having given this high moral;
sense. the community needs thei
quick insight and the acumen that}
discover flaws and imperfectionsl
in all theories and recognize the‘
limitations in the influence and,
beneticence of all measures of;
public polity. It needs the breadth 
of training that tolerates honest;
opposition and holds in abeyancei
absolute conviction until full in-E

f tlieinselves. The farniers, liowcver,

‘ Inde—, , , ,
. are not represented, and it is thcir

in college and universities.
pendence of thought, individual re- 1 Own fault

search. personal investigation, 1 u The G1.a11ge has (11,111, 11 g1.e,1t
these have too little prominence in 1' deal for our couiiti'y; the establish.
high school work. We are glad to I Dleht Of the DOIJ*?1'fh1‘—‘hf Of Agfl‘
note that 111 some cases theSe,wC11ll?111‘e being of itself a great tri-

-  ,- ,,.-. ,.l11mPh-
things are clianging for the bette1., “The Grange has 11150 tended

And farmers Should be "awful in  largely to do away withthe sectional
their selection of high schools for} feelings of the war.”
their children, to see that they getl After 8. short recess, Hon. J. J
a p1.a,.t1(,a1 t1.a1111111_,1 that will fit ; /\Voodma11 delivered his address on

. . . *" Influence of the farm upon the
them fairly well for life even if.

H 1 1 11 il30WI] and city.”
my fahllof atfeh‘ 90 9549- “ Agriculture was the first great

calling of man. Cities are the off-
FARMERS DAY AT BAY V1Eiv.lSP“."*~’ Of the f‘“'“1' “h""""‘3"
V iagriculture has been fostered by
Xou  the state and the farmer elevated

 

( ) ye who were not there!

vestigation has been pursued.  missed a rich treat in the eloquent 1 there has been prosperity. The

education. by severe study. by wide !

reading. by mingling with minds
of a high order.

The point of all this is, that in
our labors for progress, in our
eiideavors to help humanity, we
need to give our first and strongest
attention to these two fundamen-
tals of high citizenship. The
moment we drift away from regard
for not merely good living, but
high, noble living, the moment we
fail in our support of measures
broadly Christian, and take ud
with measures purely political as
the fundamental work, at that
moment We cut loose from our
strongest support and drift into
perplexing and unsatisfactory con-
ditions.

High moral training. set to the
highest known standard; broad
mental training, refined and eleva-
ted by the moral sense; political
power, pervaded by unselfish devo-
tion to humanity and sustained by
intellectual strength; these form a
strata of cliaracteristics that will
give vigor to our national life and
sacredness to the franchise.

u - _ , _ U laddresses and the inspiration of ajcuestion at issue is as to which
lhls fan Come only bf ff fhO1Ou°h l day among the trees at Bay View. . liest develops the three-fold nature
Good arrangements had been made. lof man. The city has many ad-
Headquarters for farmers were es- 3 vantages in some respects, but
tablished in one of the halls and a 3 there are demoralizing influences
register was provided for the vis-1 there which the country escapes.
,iting farmers.  “The great business and pro-
‘ \Ve are forced to give a verysfessional mencome largely from the
brief account of the pleasures ofgfarm. This constant influx of
the day and must content ourselves} young men and women into the city
with the very briefest abstracts of 1 has a wonderful influence on the
the addresses delivered. It would ' moral and intellectual influence of
be useless to describe the day, solthe cities.
we will only say that you must} “It is said that religious influ-
come next year; you can’t affordgences in cities are better. It is
to miss it. {true in a sense, but nature teaches
The morning opened gloomily, i much that could be learned in no
but before the hour for assembling 3 other way. The daily labor of the
had arrived the sun was out clear ; farmer is among the works of God
and bright. The morning trainsfand he works with God.
brought in a good many Patrons} “The Grange. as a body, has
,and when at 11 o’clock the firstihad a wonderful influence along
meeting of the day was called togthese lilies.”
order, there were a large numberl Your editor made a very brief
of farmers present. lplea for the Agricultural College,
Ex-Governor Luce was the first  asking that the farmers send their
speaker. His subject was “ The 5 boys there to be educated.
Farmer and his relations to Soci-E In the evening local Bay View
ety." "The farmer is an integral,talent provided an interesting en-
part of society. His contributionsitertainment, which was attended
however are special and essential.!by all who did not have to take
If the farmer should strike for one  early trains for home.
year death would come to the race;  Thus ended the first Farmer’s

while if all our cities were destroy- E Day at Bay View.

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THE GRANGE VISITOR. 5

VOLL'l\'TEI-IRS.

I A I-‘EVV THOUGHTS.

[Address read before Alaiedon Grange, June 28,  \\'ithin the last few Weeks th0u_

1892, by Wm. A. Ulds. Overseer.]
BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Wechave
met this evening to celebrate the
event of receiving five volunteers
to our ranks. Why should we not

celebrate? In a few days the whole .

American people will celebrate the
date of that great event, when the
colonies declared themselves free
and independent of old England,
and volunteers came forward by
the thousands, while Patrick
Henry stood in the halls of the
Assembly exclaiming in thunder
tones, “Gentlemen, we must tight!
I repeat it sir, we must fight.”
\\'ho can read the history of those
days of struggle for independence,
or hear the names of \Vashington,
or LaFayette, or set eyes on that
glorious banner, without feeling
the blood quicken in his veins?

patriots who so loyally fought for
and gained their independence.
that you and I might be born free
American citizens.

But a greater confiict is before
us. ‘Var has already been declared.
Where are the volunteers‘? Old
England is not the foe this time;
but ignorance, Superstition, sin,
intemperance and the love of
money, are the foes that are at
present threatening ruin and dis-
aster to the people of this republic.

Our forefathers shed their blood
for the rights we now enjoy;
then placed the affairs of the gov-
ernment in our hands. It is our
duty to maintain those rights. This
can be done only through the edu-
cation of the masses, the clearing
up of all superstition, the crushing
out of sin and abolishing of the liq-
uortraffic, and putting aside the
love of money except for a legiti-
mate purpose.

Do not these volunteers deserve
as much praise as those that fol-
lowed Washington? It is not a
very hard task to shoulder your
gun with thousands of others to
help repel an invasion as long as
Uncle Sam pays good wages; but
when a man or woman stands up
almost alone, for the uplifting of
his fellow beings and promoting
the general welfare of mankind, it
takes courage and shows that he
has something more than the ani-
mal nature about him.

Brothers and sisters. you have
started out in a noble cause; let
your watchword be “Onward,” and
never turn back. You will no doubt
receive ridicule and jeers and be
called“ mossbacks” and"corn shell-
ers.” You must take all these in
good part, remeniembering the
proverb of Solomon. “a man dili-
gent in business shall not stand be-
fore mean men, but shall stand
before God.”

Patrons, education should be
your highest aim, as by its help
we shall be able to judge right

_ from wrong. Don’t be discouraged

if you can not graduate from the
high school or college. Many who
have those privileges make a fail-
ure of life. and we begin to doubt
the value of the culture that blunts
the natural instincts. I have often
wondered if the boys and girls that
are helping their parents in clear-
ing up and paying for the farm
home be not the children whom
God is educating after his own di-
vine plan. The oak grows more
slowly than the gourd. The spark
of life that remains in the farm
boy or girl may serve to light their
countrymen after the high school
student has flashed through his
meteoric career.

The subordinate Grange gives
its members a practical education
-on all subjects pertaining to the
home and farm, also how to express
their thoughts in public‘ and the
proper observance of parliament-
ary rules. The latter we think is
much needed from our observation
.at the average school meeting.

Then we have the Pomona
Grange, going its rounds once a
year as a sort of revival meeting,
stirring up the sleepy Patrons and
the farmers in general with its
papers and talks delivered by the
best practical farmers and profess-
ors of agriculture. Also the essays
and recitations by the women and
children, make the day one to be
looked for and enjoyed by all.

But my young brothers and sis-
ters your success or failure depends
-on yourself. The Grange will be,
whether good or whether ill, just
as you make it.

Parliament opened August 5. Glad-
-.stone was cheered heartily.

jsands of young people have step-

jped before the public and made
jtheir final bow to school days pre-

Ecalling. Thus far life has been for,

i all absorption, drinking in, without E

giving out. and now comes the‘
test of practical application. .‘
‘How different the outlook will;
be in ten years from now! It will 
be sometlilng more than fragrant 
flowers. a gay throng, with tlieg
bright prospect of brilliant achiev-3
ments for the future. t
These scenes always induceal
thoughtful mood. The light cs-l
timate so many of our young peo-5
ple put on a good education. the
small proportion that complete a

course and the apparent williiig-

liness with which they allow their

“Te should never fail to celebrate 3g01den Oplmrtumty to S111) by sad.

that day. keeping in mind those‘

den us.
ll itli many young people on the 
farm education ended with the ;

;district school, or a term or two at

the academy or high school until
the Grangecame; this has been a
strong incentive leading on to bet- .
ter work and to a higher purpose.

It rests with us as Granges and
as individuals whether we get the
best results from the organization,
or if we simply make it the means
of passing a social evening with
nothing further taken into consid-
eration than the mere pleasure of
the moment. There is a growing
demand for more practical work
in our meetings, and a necessity
that our class learn to think and
act for themselves. lVe have
the VISITOR. which is a high
grade text-book adapted to the
farmer's wants. One page has
been given over to the ladies.
and has been left for us to
make of it what we will. It may
be, sister, you have just the thought
or experience that will help us.
We know the usual routine of
household labor is not conducive
to literary work, and when you
have a few spare moments there is
that new book you are wanting to
read, or the magazine containing
the pattern for fancy work you
have been waiting to try, and so
conclude there is no time today
for writing.

Mrs. \Vhitney says in one of her
books " the things which are
crowded out of a life are the test
of that life,” and we believe the
saying holds true with most of us;
we are continually . deluding our-
selves that we would accomplish
certain things if we but had time.
when in reality we have no real
desire for those things.

M. C. A.

 

(‘UURAG l-I.

(Read at Traverse District Pomona.)

\Vith the surroundings and asso-
ciations of every person there is
an influence, silent and unrecog-
nized though it may be, which has
a great deal to do in determining
the course of his thoughts and ac-
tions. It becomes our duty as Pa-
trons of Husbandry in our various
fields of toil, and the associations
of country life, to study into the
efiect of that influence upon our-
selves; to see if it is leading us to
the establishment of firmer princi-
ples and the building up of a
higher and better manhood and
womanhood, or if it is quietly
drifting us along in the opposite
direction.

The difficulties which lie in the
way of the farmers’ improvement
must have a tendency to discour-
agement, but if met with energy;‘
equal to the task of overcoming;
them they become the favoring
circumstances which help on the
development and improvement of
character.

Courage is defined to be that
firmness of spirit which meets
dangers and difliculties without
fear, that underlying principle or
quality of the mind which never
shrinks from duty. It implies to
a persistency of effort which gives
“tenacity of hold upon the work and
power to continue in it;” also a
calmness of mind which will not
be overcome by exciting scenes or
the most appalling dangers.

But all these definitions seem to
be incomplete and may lead to a
wide difference of opinion regard-
ing the true meaning of the term.
So wide is that difference that it
may be classed under two heads——
the true and the false courage.

It is a mistaken notion of many
persons that courage consists of

paratory to entering their desired ,

ldaring that may lead to personal‘

1 renown. The popular opinion some-
itinies favors this idea, as is shown
, by the homage paid to the so-called -
lheroes of past ages. The brilliant ‘
gexploits of an Alexander, a Czesar.
or a Napoleon, are extolled as the
highest ideals Of noble achiev-
ments and marks of greatness.

But let us analyze more closely
the character of these men. Is it
any proof of greatness that a man
should be able to conquer the whole
world yet by failing to govern his
own passions be brought to a pre-
mature aiid ignoininious death?
What shall we say of the glory
attending Cu-sar's mighty coii-
quests when he died by the hand
of an assassin l)t't'8I18€ it was said,
" he was anibitioiis."' And again.
the last days of Napoleon on the
lonely island of St. Helena givi-
but a fair example of the end of
such greatness. We see the saine
kind of courage exeinplified in the
life of Jetl'ei‘soii Davis who dared
to be leader of a confcderacy to
destroy this Union. hoping thereby
ti become a great name in the eyes
of the world.

Such an ambition as these men ;
possessed is not worthy of imita-
tion aiid is not praised by any
candid person of today.

Injudicious exposure to danger,
or infringnient upon the rights of
others, has nothing in itself of
courage or greatness, but is a posi-
tive crime, implying as it does an
attempt to bring others into sub-*
jection to the will of the conqueror,
and by their downfall to promote
his glory.

But we find examples in the brief
history of our own country of men
whose unswerviiig patriotism and
devotion to the cause of humanity
have far transcended all desire for
individual distinction; and this
very fact has given them a place in
the hearts of their countrymen
which far surpasses the honor ever
paid to a conqueror whose object
was personal renown. lVasliington,
whose life is familiar to us all, is
perhaps the best example. He,
like Alexander. was a man of
strong passions and desires, but
they were all brought under sub-
jection to reason and justice.

“ His highest ambition the good
of mankind, his noblest victory
the conquest of hizuself.” lVe see
in him also that calmness of mind,
persistency of effort and true self
denial. which are the outward in an-
ifestations of a truly courageous
heart. He had to battle not only
with disciplined armies, but with
frost, famine and disease, also
against the jealousies of his coun-
trymen from whom he chose to
suffer suspicion and even reproach
rather than betray the interests of
his country.

But it is not in the higher ranks
of life alone that true courage can
be shown and practiced. ‘Va may
think of the first settlers of our
country who braved the ocean and
the wilderness rather than yield
their freedom of conscience. The
private soldier who exposes himself
to the dangers of battle in the ser-
vice of his country, shows as much
courage as the general who plans
the campaign and directs the forces
of the mighty army.

Again in political life, how com-
mon it is for men to work for party
principles and their own ambitious
interests, rather than for the good
of their constituents. How much
better it would be for the mass of
our people today if a greater num-
ber of those in high oflicial posi-
tions would always stand unflinch-
ingly to their convictions of right
and duty. We need more such
men as Henry Clay, who would
rather be right than president, or
as Garfield, who would rather be
defeated in the right than to suc-
ceed in the wrong.

We are just nearing a great po-
litical campaign. It is not possible
that we should all think alike
regarding great political questions,
but it is possible for us all to be
governed by an honest purpose.
Progress toward truth is made by
difference of opinion candidly ex-
pressed aiid fairly represented,
while injustice and misrepresenta-
tion are generally the result of the
bitterness of controversy.

The Grange is not afiiliated with
any party. As an Order it has no
preferences or dislikes in politics,
but it does want to see the great
parties of this country name men
for their candidates who truly rep-
resent the pride and the intelligence
of the American people.

The Grange has not a line in its

exposure to danger and feats of

fintended to favor “the greatness pledges of the gentlemen compos-

and the continued prosperity of our ing the lumber committee. The
common country.” miners of the upper peninsula
\Vliether the nation marches on have pledged an additional 357.~‘)t,lO
under the banner of a Republican, for the mineral display. The fund
a Democratic or an Independent for educational displays has been
Chieftain, matters not so much as raised to ..\‘7.4i0U by outside contri-
the more important requisite that butions and will uniloubtedly reach
the leadership be brave and true. -510.000. The state board of agri-
A‘ . .,  . . . -W culture will give the B.”‘I'l(‘1lltlll‘fll
“HAT ioxsiiri Tizs A sTATi.. _ _ .~.- :-
" Not high raised battlenieni or labored mound, fund ‘$19000 t” hell) pay expense
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'.'\'oi i)Zl|_V.*i a'n_d broarj iirineil porg.-4. ‘_ ‘I Illfllillltf ll  Tllls 1118,l§(‘S fl
.\i.:>'i.i;ii:lTl‘T:iilfffiflflijliffiiidglmfliiiilfiliflfif him“ "‘ “' ‘total to be e_\'peiiil«'Ll by the board
Where J_oi\v-brovved lia.-aeness \v;it'[.~i perfiinie to of 
prim or. ,
“;_\'tr’i. HII‘Il. llifliif-lnlDl;lHVl niieilzi I I ‘ Ill .\‘(,‘\'(:‘l'fll Of illt‘ (‘Ollllll<*S z'l})I)l'O-
.‘..‘..*:'.:?::‘.".:::..;:f:t.‘:i:..;,“    l’1‘“,‘“‘”‘5 mi: '2<-In:-r nwfiv luv sup-
A‘_\i:’,",“,{»l,,‘,)’,‘i','.‘.l,:(ii'ii/iiiiiifiidiiiil i’”"""1"-“ “"1": i-i'visoi's. while in D1‘ ist of the others
lint know_i_lieir l'lL{iII-S and knowing dare mnin— flllltlh‘ f11‘t‘ l)i‘ll]L£ I‘?llSP(l l)_V I)1'l\'fl.tt*
t‘‘‘“' E O I Hm coiitribution to assist exhibits. The
a J. . .
grand total to be coiitribiited
iioiii .\l.\KI.\'G .i.\'ii R0.\lI i..iws. t<>“'m'<l exhibits by tin‘ mitt‘.
 — — counties. cities and private exhibit-
There have been a few 2ll'lll'lt‘S UPS. Will 1101 hi‘ ii‘-'-' lllflll -."-‘0”.0"0-
written of late. and publislied in l‘l'HI11 tilt‘ Odllviltioiliil fund the
the Visiroii on the above subject, VHIIIIIWII -’~‘<'llU0l H)’-<1t‘lI1 3-It‘?-*‘ 5i-“"0.
which were very gooil, yet the and the state l'iiivn-i'sit_v $23,000. in
writers did not disciiss the subject ‘C011-*'l(l(‘l‘¥1ll0ll of which it will be
quite thoroughly enough iiccordiiig asked to make the naturiil history
to my ideas and observation of the exhibits for the state. l"ron1 the
matter, I would tlierefor suggest fund for agi‘iciiltiii'al exhibits the
a few points which should be illllt11H'11get>5l.000, and the Agri-
e_\'te1]Si\‘elyagita,te4la11(ljf11essa,sa,1'y  C1llt11I‘8.l (‘()lli*j_{(.‘ 5ii,UOtl, for Wllltll
p,.titi0nS Sent in to our legislatom 3 it will arrange the exhibit of graiiis
to so revise our state road laws as and grasses. The State Mining
to l1t_i\'c them m_oi'e 'etfecti\_'e in l School exhibit and ge-ilogicalinaps
working and keeping in repair our 3 will be paid for from the mineral
country roads. ()iir present sys-it‘-‘illllilt fund.
tem of electing pathmasters and: The inaiiuf:ictiii'ers of paper and
doing road work generally is sogleatlier are arranging for exhibits.
well known t.ha,1; it needs no (le_iTlleflll'llltll1'(‘ men are preparing
scription. It is a miserably poor ; an elegant line of exhibits. and the
system, to say the least. to choose l (11-‘5l319~." “'1” be llmlted 0111)’ by the
a roadniaster bv acclamatioii andls 8-Ce Hsswlleil to the State. T110
v . ‘H .
have anybody m the townslnp, orlsiiperintendent of the forestry ex-
for that matter out of it second the  liibit is collecting the fruit and
motion and vote. It shows at once 1 nuts Of all Mlcllli-{ml f01‘<*-St fl“-‘EH.
that nobody cares who is road. 1 and preparingtogatlier his samples
master or whether the roads are ‘ of trees as soon as the cold weather
worked or not. Now I would sug-;l)*9f-a’111"‘»
gest the remedy: have every person  l’resident \\ estoii. as chairman
pay his road taxes in money, thef()ft3lICeX&‘Cl1t1\'0 committee, reported
same as any other tax. Do entirely 5 that the state building was in pro-
away with poll taxes. One half or g cess of erection, and wouldbe ready
more do not work it and you can’t : for the dedication ceremonies in

 

declaration of purposes that is not

compell them to, and it is not justl
that the other half should do the‘.
work. The law on the statute
book that you can take a vote in
the township and raise your road
taxes in money is of little or no
value. as are~all other such laws.
Elect the roadmaster by ballot.
the same as any other township
officer, require a bond and security
of roadmaster for faithful per-
formance of duties, draw the money
out of township treasury as needed
to repair and make roads, do away
with the ofiice of highway commis-
sioiier, invest the roadmaster with
all the power the highway commis-
sinor has, let the roadmaster hire
such teams and men as he needs
to fix the road, divide a township
into about four road districts and
pay the roadmaster a reasonable
salary for his services. By this
system we could get a more
thorough and practial roadmaster.
I have carefully watched roadwork
for over thirty years in Michigan
and noticed as a general rule that
it was poorly done. Of course there
are some notable exceptions, but I
am thoroughly convinced that one
half of the present assessed road
taxes if paid in cash and judicious-
ly managed would make moi'e and
better roads then we now have.

Now I am satisfied that until we
adopt some such system as the
above we will continue to have poor
country roads; and I hope that«
some abler pen than mine will take
up this subject and thoroughly
ventilate it.

i

ISAAC P.-\1‘.I{ER.
Lansing, July, 1892.

 

WORLD’S FA IR BOARD.

At the last meeting of the
lVoi'ld’s Fair Board President
lVeston made a report recommend-
ing that the $100,000 appropriated
by the state be divided among the
various classes as follows:

Erection and furnishing of state

building ................... - - 325.000

Maintenance of state buildin_g__ 10,000
Board expenses, printing, station-

ery, clerk hire, etc., two and

one-half years, per diem and

traveling expenses ---------- -- 14,000
Salary and expenses of secretary 6,000
Agricultural exhibits --------- -- 133.000
Mineral exhibits--------------—- 4.000
State exhibits-----------------— 5.000
Educational exhibits ......... _- 4.000
Forestry exhibits---- ---- ---- - -- 3,500
Woman’s work exhibits _______ - . 2.000
Contingent fund--------------- 10.000

Total .................. "$100,000

The report was adopted as made
The fund for state building . will
be increased to $50,000 by private
donations. The forestry exhibit

fund has been made $13,500 by

October.

The Hon. Peter lllhite, chair-
man of the committee on mineral
exhibits, made a full report show-
ing condition of the work. Con-
siderable progress lias been made
in the iron, copper. salt. and build-
ing stone exhibits.

Mr. \Vliite presented a letter
from the Hon. Jay A. Hubbell,
chairman of the sub-coinmittee on
copper exhibit, showing progress
made. James Brady, superintend-
ent of mineral exhibits, made a
detailed report, giving the result
of a visit to each copper company
in the state. R. A. Parker of Mar-
quette, chairman of the siib-com-
mittee on iron exhibit, also pre-
sented a full and very satisfactory
report. Mr. “lliite also reported
that his proposed Indian exhibit
was progressing well. Mr. Belden,
cliairman of the agricultural work,
made a report, showing great iii-
terest and excellent progress in his
department.

Mr. Flynn reported that the car
builders of Detroit would make an
exhibit, also the ship builders, and
that several of the carriage and
Wagon concerns had applied for
space. The stove factories, the
tobacco manufacturers and the
chemical works of Detroit will all
make fine exhibits.

Mesdames \'alentinr.- and Pond
reported favorable progress and
active work in the direction of a
first-class exhibit of woman’s work,
which will include a fine display of
work by Indian women.

The proposition of Grand Rapids
to finish and furnish the ladies’
reading room in addition to the
ladies’ parlor was accepted. The
board instructed President \Veston
to attend the Bay View Assembly,
lVorld’s Fair day, August 6, or
send some other member. The
next meeting will be held in Chi-
cago, October 18, the day before
the dedication ceremonies.

The $10,000 model of the Calu-
met and Hecla copper mills built
for the Centennial is in the state
university museum. The company
proposes to enlarge and change it
to represent improved mills and
send it to Chicago.

The Kaiser paid a visit to England.

A protest has been filed against the
election of Balfour to parliament, claim-
ing bribery.

The 400th anniversary of the depart-
ure of Columbus from Palos was cele-
brated in that city.

Peasants in some of the_ cholera
stricken districts of Russia imagined
that the physicians were murdering pa-
tients and proceeded to execute ven-
geance.

    
  

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THE GRANGE VISITOR.

AUGUST 15, 1892.

Ladies’ Department.

THE FLIGHT OF Y0l'TH.

There are gains for all our losses.
There are balms for all our pain:
But when youth, the dream, departs,
It takes something from our hearts,

And it never comes again.

We are stronger. and are better.
Under manhood's sterner reign:

Still we feel that something sweet

Followed youth, with flying feet,
And wil never come again.

Something beautiful is vanished.

.\nd we sigh for it in vain;
We behold it everywhere,
On the earth. and in the air,

But it never comes again.

R. 11. 8'iodI1urd.

 

LlTl‘IR.\'I‘['lH‘i IN THE HOME.

This is the age of electricity.
Everytliiiig moves after the fash-
ion of the electric flash. The
world no longer plods. it bounds.
The locomotive engineers ideal is
aspeed of an hundred miles per

hour. The jockey strains his
trotter for a two-miniite gait. Our

ocean steamers struggle to salute
the statue of Liberty on Bedloe
Island before the dawn of the sixth
day

The aerial navigator, harnessing
the wind, bids defiance to swollen
streams, precipitous mountains, or
stubborn land owners. He rests
not until he shall successfully
rival the steam railway as a mode.
of rapid tranist. The teacher no
longer drills your child for weeks
or months on the (to him) meaii-
ingless a. b. c’s. but teaches him
to read the first day, and inciden-
tally to master the alphabet. The f
physician has long since ceased to.
cope with diseases by the use of a
few garden herbs. His profession
is reduced to a science, and is a
life of study, as well as of labor. So
of all the pivfessions. For many
years a broad education, culture
and refinemcnt have been estccincd I
necessary to. and claimed by them.
Because of its easy advantages for
securing this culture, the city has
claimed the brain. and the right to ‘
rule. and the ciijoyincnt of most of
the luxury. in other words. the
privilege of (‘()IlS11I1lpllOl1—~“Willie
the farincr toils and sweats ovcr
tlie labor of production. The one.
living by the kceniicss of the
brain, at the expense of the muscle
and sincw of the other, and the
consequent right to rule, to occupy
all the public offices of state, .
county, or town. and monopolize ‘
the healthy climate of her Majes-
ty’s Dominion of Canada when
necessarily retiring from public
life. In so far as there is truth in
these claims, to what shall this‘
superiority be ascribed‘? Certainly *
not to natural ability on the one’
side nor natural incapacity on the ‘
other.

The cause is found in lack of
mental culture, without a doubt.

But things have changed, even,
within the memory of many of us. 3
Knowledge is within the grasp of ‘
all in these days. ( )nce the mass‘
of farmers thought an education
more than useless; it was supposed
to unfit the boys for tilling the
soil. and the women for the duties
of the farmhouse. To spend a term
at the academy was “to be stuck
up.” and to excite the jealousy of
the neighborhood. If his children
had mastered the three R’s “Read-
in, Ritin, and Rithmetic” they had
all the knowledge that could be of
possible use to them in their work
of planting, cultivating, and reap-
ing. Of what use could it be to a

. suggestions.

1 family, a daily if possible.

developed which cannot endure
the unsightly fence, untidy
yard. or slovenliness in general,
while the daughter will add her
mite in the home adornments by
neatiiess and harmony of color,
and with her own hands decorate
the room where the family is wont
oftenest to gather making it a. fit
dwelling for the most refined. The
parlor will put on a bright new
face that will be a surprise and de-
light to the visitor. Oh. I want to
tell you. a daughter. a refined.
sensitive, loving, cultivated dangli-
ter in a household, is a joy forever.
Don’t blame them too much if they
are a little expeiisive. they are a
refining infiuciicc.

But while the majority of young
people may liave tl
advantages. yet there may be some
that find this inipracticablc. What
shall be done to supply this want
of higher learning? \Ye answer——
abundance of good literature in the
home. This will assist in a sym-‘
metrical devclopnicnt. .

But at once the query arises,,‘

,what should that literature bef’,

\\'hat would you recommend fori
home reading? This is a broad»

question. andihardto answer. Notiworst picked-to-pieces people in
The most dc-.
epithets that the English;

because good literature is rare.‘
but, rather, the abundance makes?
the selection difficult. 1
Of good books there is no end.
By their intelligent use, men are
made broader, grander, nobler,
capable of discerning an intelli-
gent God in the roadside violet.
the history of men, the struggles,
of nations and the signs of the‘
times. ~
However we will venture some
First of all, there
should be a good newspaper in the
Select
apartisaii paper if you choose,
but let it be of a high moral stan-
dard. If you wish to be thorough-
ly posted on affairs of government;
and politics. you must read papers

iese superior v

If vocal and instrumental music

crease the culture and refinement
of the home.

Yes. these will take money, but
they will pay in the highest coin
current, the illtellcct-.

Dont permit yourself tohe entire- I

ly engrossed with the multiplica-
tion of the almighty dollar. Money
making is not he sole or chief
Object in life. The highest indi-
vidual development of the body,
mind, and soul into one symme-
trical and eternal image of God. is
the grand end of our existence.

No class of peeple on earth have
better opportunities for this per-
fect education than the fariner.
His home may be the model l1HI1](‘
of the nation. llis liousliold may
furnish the rulers of the world.
There is no limit. to his possibili-
ties.

Use your opportunities the-ii for
your own good. the cause of hu-
manity, and the glory of God.

M.\i:\' A. BAKER.

TH E (G ERMA NS.

As a rule. the (lermans are the

the United States.
testable

language is capable of producingj
I

are applied to this race. - ,r

Wherever unclcaiiiiess is foundl
the two words,“dirty Dutch.” spring 
forth: a person in good health and l
a good deal of flcsh is “ as fat as af
Dutchman,” said with a curled lip,5
and a sneer: a person who has not 
the daintiest feet is “ Dutch-footed," j
and a person whose wits do not
come and go so fast as lightning is ‘
a “thick-headed or dough-headed
Dutcliinan." Just as though the
Dutch or Germans were the only‘
people who were dirty, or fat. or‘
big-footed. or thick-lieadcd. The
ignorant Irishman with his native:
wit, or the fickle J,’reiicliniaii with i

of all political crccds. This paper his frogs and snails, is regarded
will kecp you in touch with man- by the Yankee with more fti.\'o1'3
kind in general. and abreast with and complacency than their sturdy ‘

3line of activity. And I will ven-

- farmer.

farmer or his wife to know any-
thing of the relations of the planets, ;
the causes of winds and storms. of l
the stratifications and formation of;
the earth’s crust, of chemistry, any— 
thing of physiology, metaphysics ,‘
or logic, of music or art? ,‘

Well may we rejoice that the l
scales have fallen from men’s eyes,
and that to-day the farmer and]
the farmer’s sons occupy the seats
of honor and trust, where they just-
ly belong; that the mind is quite
as precious as the body, that the
divine command to subdue the
earth may be obeyed by other
methods than by using the body as
a. mere machine.

The advancement of the past few
years has been so rapid that the
sentiment in favor of education
and culture, is the rule, and not
the exception.

Our institutions of learning are
largely patronized by the sons and
daughters of the farm. And while
some enter other walks of life.
many return to exercise the edu-
cated brain on the old homestead,

and with profit. And should they
fail in increasing the revenue, they
will succeed in making the home
more complete. Taste has been

the times.

Then no farmer should iinagiiic *
that he knows all there is to be-
known about fai'miiig. By all
means take some standard farm.
journal. A single‘ pai'agi'apli‘

* will often prove worth dollars. and ~

even liundreds. No physician
thinks of practicing m(‘(l1C1I10 and
ignoring ll1S medical journals. The

successful teacher always has his sixtecn to attend school. and theiwliatever,

educational papers. The clergy-.
man iniist have his church Homi-
letic Monthly, and Pulpit Treasury. ‘
You will find no man at the top}
of his profession, or trade. who
neglects the publications along his

ture to say. the same is true of the
“lithout the Rural New
Yorker, Prairie Farmer, his Stock
Journal, or other farm paper, with
its hints and experiences, he must
fall behind. Your boys will take
more interest in the farm if they
can have these helpful and iii-
structive papers.

Let the housewife have at least
one good journal, say the Hoi/se-
holtl or Lmlics H 0-inc Journal. and
then time to read it. The
sympathy it will bring from those
who write of their trials and
triumphs, will afford untold relief
in times of discouragement. Its
suggestions will assist in systema-
tizing labor, and making hard
Workeasy. Theirhintsfor beautify-
ing the home will bear abundant
fruit. Thus her time will be multi-
plied, and the evidences of refine-
ment will multiply in due propor-
tiou.

Until the sons and daughters
are old enough to appeciate the
periodicals already mentioned,
provide them with younger papers.
For the smaller childrex , Babylcmd
or Widccuralre. For the older
ones, St. Nicholas or the Youths
Comprmion. These are bright and
attractive, will develop a taste for
good reading, and are themselves
instructive. They will learn to
love knowledge.

And in addition to some good
religious paper, if possible let the
home contain some good monthly,
like Ifarpers .ZlIonthl , the Cen-
tury, or the .Rer2'ew of Reviews.
These are strong periodicals, and
require some mental development
to appreciate them.

If good works of fiction, travel,
history, and even science, can be
placed in the library, so much the

better.
That Bibles are in the home is
taken for granted. A standard

dictionary, of itself, would be an;
invaluable mine of information. ;

intelligent neighbor, the Dutch-_;’
man
It is folly to FlSSt‘1'f or even as-,§
sume that the Wliolc race is below1
the average staiidard of intelligence ,
and civilization. The Gerinanl
system of scliooliv-g. if not better
than ours. is at least better en-‘:‘
forced. The law requires every:
child between the ages of six and;

parents pay a heavy fine if this law 
is violated. If they are too poor to 
buy books or provide suitable clotli- ;
ing. the public purchases thcsc l

ltliings for them. thus the standard 3 or shade
as com-5
;pared with other equally civilizedli

of cducation is above par

races.

And are not the German schools
of music and the halls of classic lore
so superior that hundreds of our
own students of America go to the
home of the despised Dutchman to
get the finishing touches of a pol-
ished education?

It is not to be expected that the
German, on landing at Castle Gar-
den, is to have control of the Eng-
lish language at once, and because
he cannot talk “ Yankeedom” do
not think him ignorant. Could
you express yourself in his own
tongue, you would find him quite
as intelligent as the Yankee would
be in Germany.  wonder how
many, in making fun of and laugh-
ing at his brogue, have ever thought
how your brogue sounds toa Dutch-
man? I have seen a German com-
pletely convulsed with laughter
over the simple sentence, “ I shook
hands with him,” as rendered by a
student. No modern language is
so expressive as the German, and
no translation can be rendered that
will equal the beauty and richness
of expression of the original.

VVho would not be a Faust, a
Goethe, or a Schiller, even if they
are German?

What other nation has produced
greater names than Humboldt,
Cuvier, Kaulbach, Meyerbeer. Be-
thoven and Mendelssoh? ‘Va all
like to be well connected or related
whatever the nationality, and some
of us are proud to own that we are
descendants of the good old one-
legged Peter Stuyvesant. In his
day, the schools of New Amster-
dam, New York city, were all
German, and English was taught
as an accomplishment. To the
Dutch We owe our Santa Claus,
colored eggs at Easter, doughnuts
and crullers, and New Year’s day
visiting was inaugurated by them.
Who would give up any of these
civilizing customs even if they are
Dutch?

_ _ T ‘Ye are inclined to judge the
door can be added, they will largley in- whol

erace by the few whom we
see and know in our immediate
vicinity. ’ This is not just. for only
the poorer classes come to America.
and they are not the standard of
the whole nation. People of wealth
do not need to come here for riches
and much learning they have in
their own colleges. so that we do
not see the best t_\‘p¢*S of the old
Teutoiis. only as they may travel
through our country sight seeing.
The Aiiiericaiiized Gerinaii is
pretty much what the Yankee
makes him. If a grceiiliorn be
first employed by a tricky .-\incri-
can. he naturally learns to be like
his master and in time can outwit
him. If "illeiii He-1'1"’ can be a
rascal, and a citizen at the sanie
time. why not the ])1lf(‘ll111Hll '.’

But on the othcrhand, if an lioii- V H“, (ml). ,1“, 1,i,_,jH_S, 1”-,__ hm it is

l

est, upright man has the first train-
ing of the greenliorn, lie will be-
sure to live true to the teachings

iwalls. One good landscape; the
ghcad of the pet horse: the prettiest,
{coolest nook in the woods, our
fwoods you know, done either in oil
For crayon. are worth a half dozen
jchromos that you get as a prize for
fun extra purchase of soap or a half
 dozen boxes of purcbaking powder.
;‘Then it is such a pleasure when
iyou wish to make a gift to know

.‘that in giving a picture you
, . . .-

ghave painted, into it has been
{wrought soinetliing that money

could not buy. a part of yourself.
for it is your thoughts of beauty
‘as you see them. done by your
jhand.

 1>’r/Iflc(:'r«-w/.'.

 

‘i 'l'll0l'I-‘H'l‘S.

Thewell-dcliii»-d spirtiial life is
also the most easily lived.

If we neglect the soul. how shall

of his childhood. and bccoinc an!” “S"“l’t‘ ill“ “““”"‘~1 1"'t1"’.i»'”“l*‘

honest. faithful citizen.
prime iniportaiice then that a for-
eigner’s initiation into .-\inerican

‘freedom should be of the right

kind and there will be no railroad
strikes or Chicago anarchists. He
will turn his song of “ Fatlierlantl”
into our native " America.”
.\Ii:s. A. H. SMITH.
Pair I ’uzc.

 

01]. I’.‘ll.\"l‘l.\'G FOR l¥E(&lN.Vl'lllS.

NELLIE A. .\I;\YO.

People often ask. (‘an I learn to
paint without a teacher? Few
artists agree on this. Some carry
the idea that a pupil cannot paint
alone. only after months of train-
ing: others that every one must set-
things and transfer to the canvas
as they sec them. working in and
bringing out their own ideas.
There is much in careful traiiiing,
and after this training those things
as no one else sees
them; this individuality can be
brought out by ourselvcs.

\Vithout a teacher one works to

that we sec,

‘such a disadvantage, asin the mix-

ingand blending of colors, the lay-
ing them on to bring out the best
effect. the best way of holding the
brush in order to get the lightest
touches. also the principles of light
and shade. There may be a few
people. the horn painters. who can
paint without any instruction
but they are few. A
great many attempt it. but there is
very little that is artistic about it.
It. is but a mass of paint laid on
without the least regard for light
. perspective or harmony:
it is simply a daub.

\Vliilc careful training is vcry
iiecessary, there are some things
that a person can learn only by
experience.

Now that artist’s outfits are so
reasonable, they are within the
reach of any one who has the least
taste for painting.

VVe often wonder why more girls
on the farm do not avail themselves
of this pleasure and often profit.
VVe know of one country girl with
not more than average talent at
painting, who. after taking twenty-
four lessons, was able to buy nearly
all her clothes by doing work in
this line for other people.

On the farm We find so much
that is beautiful to copy from. The
head of a favorite horse, dog or cat,
the birds, flowers, a tree that We
admire. Any, orall of these, makes
pretty pictures, and afl’ord us
much pleasure as they hang upon
our walls.

Do not think all this can be done
without much practice, study and
hard work, and all the patience
you can command, and sometimes
more.

So many go about, seemingly
with their eyes shut to the beauties
of nature.

Did you ever know nature to
make a mistake in the combination
of any of her colors?

It is said of VVorth, the great
artist in dress, that when he lacks
for any design in colors, he studies
from his conservatories an d aviaries
and there gets his wonderful har-
monies that characterizes him as
the great artist that he is.

If any one has the least taste for
painting, the money spent for an
outfit and a term or two of lessons
from a good teacher would never
be regretted, and with that amount
of instruction the pupil would be
able to work alone with much sat-
isfaction and a great deal of pleas-
ure.

N o farm home now need be
without pretty pictures to adorn its

It is ,,flinov«-inciit, the iii:-vilablc relapse

into barreiiiicss and death.
Thcpeiialty of evading self-dc-
nial also is just that we get the
lesser instead of the larger good.
The imtiiml life, not less than
the eternal, is the gift of God.
You can not cut and dry truth.

It is more iieccssai'y to be active
than to be ortliordox.

The best test for life is
living.

just

The most pcrfcct civilization
would leave the best part of us
still incoinpletc.— Ilrunnmmr/.

 

l{.\.Vl'S ll0l€.V.\'.

The way to get good is to do
good.

The student who drops study
when he graduates will never be a
scholar.

There are people who .'s't‘t‘ll1 to
have an idea that the most of the
promises were put in the lliblcjust
to fill it up.

God has never inadc any attempt
to explain Himself to man. All
He has tried to do has bccii to
manifest Himself.

True riches do not consist in the
things that the woi'ld_ can give,
but in the things that the devil
cannot take away.

 

NUW AND 'l‘H l'I.\'.

There is always room on top~espe-
cially for the largest strawberries in the
box.

A man is called a confirmed liar when
nothing that he says is contirined.— 134:3-
tou Trmiscript.

Of all the methods for capital punish-
ment the guillotine still takes the head.
— Yonkers Stutemem‘.

The eruption of Mount rltltna is
steadily growing worse. What ails the
crater‘.'~Lowell Courier.

It’s only in the order of events that
when his best girl shakes a fellow he’s
rattled.——Philadelphia Times.

Tommy—~“Paw, when a man commits
political suicide does he shoot his head
off?" Mr. Figg—“No, merely his
mouth.”

Visitor (at seaside boarding house): “ I
say, landlord, your food is worse than it
was last year.” Landlord: “Impossible,
sir?”—T1'd Bits.

Young Authoress (reading MS. aloud)
—“But perhaps I weary you ? ” Enthu-
siastic friend-“O, no, I long to hear
the end of your story."

Good Reason.—She: “That odious
Mrs. Newritch seems to think more of
her dog than her boy.” He: “Oh, well,
the dog has a pedigree.”——L1'fe.

Scads——“You say he left you no
money ? ” Baggs——“No. You see he lost
his health getting wealthy, and then he
lost his wealth trying to get healthy.”

Tourist: “Have you any alligator
satchels here?” Florida Merchant:
“N-n-o; the alligators hain’t got to
usin‘ ’em down here yit.”—Chz'cago
Inter-Ocean.

New Wife—“Tomorrow is your birth-
day, darling, and I am going to stop at
the jeweler’s and buy you a present.”
Hubby—“Get something cheap, pet. I
haven't paid him for my Christmas
present yet.”

“What is a propaganda ? ” inquired the
teacher. The boy looked at the ceiling,
wrinkled his forehead, wrestled with the
question a minute or two, and answered
bravely that be guessed it was the
brother of a proper goose.

Girls should look into the character of
their sweathearts. Many little traits
will often make it plain. If he econo-
mically puts out the light in the parlor
when visiting her that’s asign he’s going
to be close.—Philadelphia Times.

Mistress——“Well, Bridget, and how
is your husband?” Washerwomen-
“Shure, an’ he’s all used up, mum.”
Mistress—“Why, what ails him?”
Washerwoman—f‘Indade, thin, mum,
last night he had sich bad dreams that
he couldn’t slape a wink all night
mum."——Life.

 

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COW
POWDER

Is of the highest value to horses. cattle, hogs, and
poultry. It assists digestion and assimilation
and thus converts food into muscle, milk and fat
which otherwise would be wasted.

MORTIMER VVHITEHEAD Says; “ Ger-
man Horse and Cow Powder pars many times its
cost in keeping all kinds of farm stock in good
health). I liege utsed it’for years on my farm. D11)‘-

arr a a ime.

mfiais mazufactured by Dr. L. Oberholtzer's Sons
& Co., Phtenixville, Pa., and sold at

Wholesale Prices-—viz:

Barrel -2011) ’ bulk. 71/c per pound
Boxes5——60lb£s. uiin bulk. 28c per pound

Boxes —-30lb—51bs pack. 10c per pound 13

By ALBERT STEGEMAN. Allegan. Mich-
_'l‘HOBNTON BARNES. No. 241 North
Water St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Salado, To_.-xzis  \

‘ medicine.

lcmmo RAPIDS

18

 

STEKETEEG

 
    

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IMPOYED

H00 G|l0l8l’il Glll’8.

Greatest Discovery Known for the
cure of

HOG CHOLERA, and
PIN VVORMS IN HORSES.
HUNDREDS or THEM.

BoswnL!.. Ind.. Oct. 13. r890.
Mr. G. G. Steketee:—Your Hog Cholera Cure. Oi

 

. which I led two boxes to a yearling colt. brought hun-

d d f ‘ worms and smallcr_red ones from her.
Sh: issilloiiig splendidly. We believe it to be a good
WILLIS ROBISON.
Never was known to fail: the only sure remedy for
worms in Hogs. Horses. Sheep. Dosqor lj'0Wl8«
Every package warranted if used as per _directlons.
Price, 50C. per package, 6oc. by mail. 3 package!
51,50 by express, prepaid. If your druggist has not
go; i: send direct to the proprietor, GEO. G.
srr:Kr~:'ri~:E, Grand Rapids. MIch- 1
l CHALLENGE ALL Oriink I-Ioc CHOLERA Rinilniss.

Clll‘K‘(l lllh unis and Sheep.

.11n1em>, S. IL, Nm,-. 1;, Mil. ‘
Mn. vSTEKE’l'EE: Dear Sir -1 send you $1.50 for
which send Ill!‘ thri-c packagc-.~' of your ling Cho-
lera (‘urix l have used it on coltsand sheep and
am well ple-:11-soul with your lllNllClll4'.
;___‘ ;Yours truly. .»\. I). BELL.

and ;
Indiana Railroad
July 3, ’92.~('ciitral Standard Time.

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7

iGoIleQe and Sfafion.

UNITED STATES REPORT.

Fiber Report No. 4. just issued
by the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, is 8 report on flax culture
for fiber in the lfnited States and
was prepared by Charles Richards
Dodge, special aagent in cliarge of
fiber investigations. It contains a
very full report on the field experi-
ments maile dui'i1i;; the season of
1591. especially those coiirliicted
under the auspices of the experi-
ment stations of several States,
and a chapter on methods of cul-
ture, including prcpnratioii of the
soil. quantity of seed sown. har-
vestiiig of the crop, etc, with lI1—
structioiis in 1‘t‘f_§?lI‘(l to the l'6*tllllf..{
and cleaiiiiig of flux. Mr. Eiigciic
Bosse. a pmctival liclgiziii flax-

_<.;ruwvi'. now a ('lllZ¢‘11()ftllt‘ United .

States. who St.‘l'\'l‘(l for some time
last year as a special ay_rc1it of the-
l)cpai'tnieiit in tlic I101'tl1Wt‘.\'l. C011-
tribiites an ll1lGI'(*Stll]g report on his
observations in \Visconsiii. Mimic-

‘sofa, Iowa, and Soutli Dakota. con-~
cludiiig with a special report on _

VViscoiisin and
A Chapter

flax culture in
, Minnesota.
culture in Ireland and Belgium is
‘COIltl'll)11te(l by Mr. Henry \Val-
‘lace. of Des Moiiics, Iowa. There

is also a chapter on flax culture in ;
jAustria, and another on flax cul-3

ture in Russia. Statistics of fiax
culture in the Iiuitetl States based
;upon the results of the Elevcntli
Census are included in an appendix.

~ The publication will be mailed to,
those applying for it to the Secre-=

tary of

A }.;i'icultiii'e.
ton, D. C.

i“'YElSlllllg-

 

BOGIVS (I01-‘I-‘I'll-I.

For several yvars the (.'llt‘llllCfll
divisions of thc U. S. dcpartmciit
of agricultiirc. uii(lci- H. W. \\'iley.
has l)1‘(‘l1 giviiig C(.)l1Sl(l(‘l'{ll)l(.’. atten-

tion to the siilijuct of adiilt(~i'uiifs,.

and in part sewiitli of bulletin No.
15% is repoi-ti-(l a series of investi-
5._;'at.ioiis made on the adultcratioiis
of tea. coffec and cocoa preparatioiis
The conclusion reaclied is that

, fcas are not now azlulterated to so .

great an extent as formerly, and
that the adulterants used are as a

1 rule, not such as may be coiisidered

pr«~judical to health.
In the case of coffee the use of

3 z‘1(ll1lt€l'8.11tS seeiiis to be on the iii-
3 crease. Of the samples of ground
coffee exa1iiiiie<l‘.,lU per cent. were,
ifound to be adiiltcrated in some
way. some of them containing no?
: coffee whatever. Chicory is large-
? ly used in an adulterant of coffee,
as well as wheat, rye, corn,

acorns, molasses, etc.
Not only is ground coffee adul-
terated, but numerous imitations

= of uuground coffee are on the mar-

ket, a few imitating green coffee,
but the larger number intended to
be mixed with roasted coffees.
The following description is taken
from the bulletin:

"8951. Coffee pellets, molded,
but not in the form of coffee beans.
VVhen mixed with ground coffee
would escape the notice of the
purchaser, also probably in mixture
with whole coffee. Composition:
lliheat flour and bran,
probably present.
by the Clark Coffee

factory, Roxbury, Mass. Price, 6
cents per pound, or 53.‘; cents in ten;
barrel lots. The manufacturers E
claim that an addition of 33
cent. of these "pellets” to genuine:
coffee will make “an equal drink tol
the straight goods.” The manu-J
facfurers, after making extravagant
claimes for their product, state,
with evident intention to further a
fraud, that “it is uniform in color,
and can be furnished with any de-
sired color of roast.”

 

WATERING HORSES.

Prof. Saiiborn at the Utah ex-
periment station, from an experi-
ment in feeding horses gives the
following summary.

1. Horses watered before feed-
ing grain retained their weight bet-
ter than when watered after feed-
ing gram.

2. Horses watered before feed-
ing had the better appetite, or ate
the most.

3. Horses watered after feed-
ing grain, in ratio to food consum-
ed, seemed to digest it as well as
those watered before feeding. In

on flax l

peas, J

parent advantage in digestion. in
favor of feeding after watering.

4. It seems advisible to water
both before and after feeding.

 

('0M)IER(‘l.\L SI L.\lx'E.

(‘an silage be used as a commer-
cial product? This question was
asked by a suburban farmer. If
it can. it becomes a matter of im-
portance to the suburban resident
or to people lll cities and towns
who keep one or two cows and do
not grow the fodder to feed them.

The following; c.\’pci'ii1iciit.< were
coiiducfed last winter by the Mich-
igmi Expcrimeiit Station:

April 14. Filled two lmxcs with
silage. In one. it was packed. the
other not 1)2lL‘lit‘(l.

April 19. B(-_«.;‘;iii f('t‘(llllf_.f the
l00.~'<- silage; was a little VV8._I'l1l.

April ‘.30. More heat.

April ‘.31. Fiiiislwtl f(.‘9(llll}_;' th<-
loose.
April 22. Fiiiishcd ft‘€(llll}..’,' the

packed: both still goml; limo onc-
week.

Second €‘Xp8l‘llll\‘lllZ similar to
first.

April 19. Put in boxes.

ll April 21. Begaii feeding.
April 25. Quit feeding but left
some in each box.

April 27. Stillgood but spoiled
 about the 30th.

Third experiiiiciit.
April 19. Two large }_(1l1lIly
‘sacks were filled. one packed. the
* other not.

April 27. ‘Vere in good condi-
‘tion but spoiled soon after.

The station expects to follow up
tlicsc (‘.\'peI'll1]t‘lllS more tl1o1'oii;_5lily
anotlicr wiiiter; they are not re-
_i_:fll'(le‘ll as conclusive.

l

The last issiic of the .l‘i.\'1)t'*1'llI](‘lll
Sfatioii 1{c<-«ml has the following
i'clutiiij.: to the effect of inaiiiires on
the soil.

It is ln-giniiiiig to be l't’all’/.P(l
that sufficiciit iinporlaiicc has not
been giveii to the pliysical proper-
ties of the soil as a ('()lltl'()lllll}_{‘

cause in the fertility of the lflllllu

and it now appears that the chicf

value of coiiiincrcial fei'tili7.ei's and ,

maiiures may be in the-ir pliysical
effects on the soil. That the inter-

fhe experiment stations have pro-
vided for iiivcstigutioiis of the
physical propcrties of soils.

At the conference of the agricult-

tural colleges and cxperiniciit sta-‘

tions held at lVasliii1gtoii, iii
.iAugust, 1891, a resolution was
‘adopted asking that the work of
the weather bureau ‘should be en-
; larged to include the physics, con-
 ditions and changes of ug1'icultui'al
; lands.’ ”

 

«

l [From Bulletin U. S. Department of Agricult-
ure.]

, The interest which has been
l shown by the stockmeii of the l'ni-
'ted States in regard to the disease
l known as “lumpy jaw,” or that form
lof actinomycosis which appears as
. external swellings on the head, ren-
,l (lets it desirable that a preliminary
l statement should be made concern-
‘ing the treatment of this disease,
1 Until recently it has been the

r . . .
lopinioii of the veterinary profes-

LIXVIPY JAW.

 

order to secure success.
A F reiich veteriiiariaii, M. God-
bille, has treated a number of cases

perfwith iodide of potassium, all of‘te11d91' skins of the lame-

which cases were cured. All of
the cases referred to were of acti-

nomycosis of the tongue, and 110,

«st in this subject is growiiig may .
be seen from the fact that several of ’

and one-half drums of iodide of
potassium daily in one dose dis-
solved in a pint of water until im-
proveiiiciit is noticed, which he
states is always within ei-.:lit days.
Then he (let-i'ca.~'es the dose to one
dram. The animals do well under
this treatment. sliowiug only the
ordinary symptoms which follow
the use of iodine, the principal
ones being (list-liai'}.;e from the nose.
wccpiiig of the eyes. and peeling
off of the outer layc-1' of the skin.
Tliese Sylnptnuis need caiisc no un-
eusiiicss. as they iicvcr result in
any sci-iuiis rlistiirbaiicc of the
hcaltli.

‘l.\'pc1'iiiieiit.-»' are now being con-
ducted on a lui';_:«- scale by the B11-
reau of Animal ludiistry iii the
tn-atiiiciit of lumpy jaw with this
i'ciiicd_\', and the results will be
publislicd as sooii as })().*4Sll)ll‘. In
the 111:-uiitinic it would l)«- well for
all who llfl\'¢‘ miiinuls .'ill'¢-ch-ll with
this <li;<ca.»‘c to treat lll(‘Ill .'iccoi'd-
ll1f_{ to this lllvlllllll. and report rc-
sulls to the l)epartin<-iit of A_<..:i'i-
r'1lliIlI‘l‘. ‘\'flSllll]_:_{l()ll. l). C.

 

TH E \Hll'l‘l-I 1-'Rl‘R.

\'. ll. I..

All of us arc more or less famil-
iar with the white _«.;rub, the larva
of tho coiiimoii May bcctlc, which
lives chiefly upon the l'Onf:a‘ of
Il1l'H(l( nw and lawn gr-iisst-s.

 

The ll}_5l1l'9 slimvs fhc iiisw-1. in

its scvcial Slf1§_{(‘S. Tllv c§.:}.;s lll‘t‘
laid where ;_[l'Rb'S is ubiiiitlziiit. The
la1'\’a- or griibs, Fi}_:. 2, fccd for
‘three scasoifs, soiiwtinics com-
pletely dcstroyiiig whole ii1cii<lows.
The third spriiig they are full
grown. and make (‘r’ll'lllt*Il C(‘llS iii
the grouiid lll which the trans-
foriiiatioii to the pupa form lakes
place, Fig. 1. In May the bcctlcs,
;Figs. 3 and -.1. begin to appear.
They are noctiiriial and it is not
uncommon to hcui‘ them humming,
just at dusk, like a swarm of bees,
iii the foliage of the trees. They
3 are also attracted by light and some-
;times become 21 nuisance by sti'ik-
 iiig against the windows in frantic
, attempts to get near the lamp. It
,*is not unusual that great (laiiiage
gresults to the foliage of trees in
‘:which they congregate as the bee-
tles are voracious eaters.
Fortunately swine are very fond
1’ of the grubs, hence it is a common
practice to turn a drove into a
meadow where grubs are doing
damage, thus allowing nature to
turn grubs into pork. Birds, es-
specially blackbirds. are very fond

rye 3150 1 Sim, that ,, cure could only be 01,_ iv of such diet; hence ‘fall plowing
Manufactured  tained by a surgical operation, and  9-\'P9-‘$95 the .‘-5T“l’5 ?0 the i}W10k§ Of
compan ',.‘tliat this should be pcrfornied lll , 1511911’ natural ‘«‘D91111‘f5- If til? held

Bostolmtjle earjy Stages of the disease in;is not too badly aflccfe(l, this last

3 remedy may bc sufficient. Nature
 finds other remedies. Small para-
isites lay their tiny eggs on the
These
jeggs hatching, the minute larvze
feat into the Vitals of their hosts,
l thus eventually destroying them.

one appears to have attempted the 

until this was undertaken by Dr. 1
Norgaard, veterinary inspector off
the Bureau of Animal Industry. 
He selected a young steer in April e
last, in fair condition, which had a’
tumor on the jaw, measuring 15-};
inches in circumference, and from
which a. discharge had already been
established. This animal was
treated with iodide of potassium,
and the result was a complete cure,
as stated in the reports which were
recently given to the press at the
time the animal was slaughtered in
Chicago.

The treatment with iodide of
potassium consists in giving full
doses of this medicine once or
twice a day until improvement is
noticed, when the dose may be re-
duced or given less frequently.
The size of the dose should depend
somewhat upon the weight of the

a prior trial there was a small ap-

cure of actinomycosis of the jawi

TH E CORN CROP.

While the hot week so pros-
tratcd people, it was the mak-
ing of the corn c1'op. The
conditions in this State were favor-
able to its growth since the soil
had not yet become so dry as to
pinch the corn for moisture. It
has had the same efiect in the west;
and while the crop will be less
than an average, it will be far from
a failure. In this State the out-
look August first is fifty per cent
better than on July first.

 

A. M. Garland of Illinois, has
been appointed superintendent of
the sheep department at the
World’s Fair.

The last volume of the American
Shorthorn herd book is just from
the press. The price is $3 to non-

animal. M. Thomassen gives one

members of the association.

 

 

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8

THE GRANGE VISITOR.

Nofices of lVIe.efings.:

A GRANGE PICNIC

 

 

Master of Hillsdale County Grange. and kindly responded to an encore. 1
After a song the subject of “Fall The meeting closed by singing
seeding” was opened by Mr. Mc- the Doxology.

  
  

AUGUST 15, 1892.

«..:i...m.mi,‘.u.»~:...

.._:..!.a.-« .

. , , Dougal who advocates sowing Many indulged in a boat ride Last  E I;
W111 be helm at morth Parkv ("and wheat on light or medium soil be- across the lake. All who went I  D
Baplgsg M1(ch'= 011 Th,‘”5d‘_‘yv Au‘ tween September tenth and tweii- were glad. and those who did not 
gust -‘)»15'l2r at whmh “me and tieth;on heavier. earlier. Ground wished they had. The waters of  To Canvass for 1
place the nmnlbcrs of thp (7”.m-5.“ needs thorough cultivation, ;~:urface his Satanic IDE‘lj1'-}>'ty were made to 
“ml the f“I'm"“5 Qt “'°St‘“'n Mum“ loose and well pi1lveri'/.eil. \Voul<l ring with Iiational airs and familiar 15 as good as the ~
«ran are invitreil to attend and have ' . ,. . 1 .  . - 0 . ‘ ,9 . . T  f
3 “'31” ‘my "f Swml “nj"~""’e“t' giiiiTuiii‘m«:i"i€iiilUii‘liloi:fltildilt well wlmibitiifeil)-,: wi-re t‘il<»-ii to institute a Alflirsti Roi (JTCTSI ii
i  . .- .-  of ‘. '. ‘ " . I ; urcan \' - 
(1""fl1“‘"=_1‘ and 5l"‘«‘ll\1“.€€ “1Hl"’ after corn witlioiit plowing. \\ ould permanent annual picnic. ’loo . I) C l’ 10 C ’ .3
131.2! 1(1(‘(11t()1'£]f$ 0(’C{1_wLl011- G .<o\\' tiiiiotliy seed in fall ilsiiig‘ two much cannot be said in p1'ai.<e of 50mC- The 1110513    ,_
C 3  “A10 “mt “mm? 1””-4“ quarts per acre. _ JWH111 (’1"“1'+§*‘ “'1‘05‘—’ h">'l”“1l1i)' popular drink of the day. .
Omml QC‘ Geo. D. Moore would have soil extended to all. . I
I‘\.(_'H’UI (,m,x,l,Y POMOXA (_IR‘L\,m_: conipact \\'1tllV\\‘(-ll titted 511l‘{§tC(3  I i-\ii[r_lfais we 1-(liilel lioiiie on that   7
mC\_I(_ indiicc speedy geiininatioii. ou ( Jean 1 11 inoon ig_it e\€l1lll<_{ in-_ B =  ,~
‘ not, sow timothv in the fall but felt the first union meeting of  ' -
F ' l O u ' ‘
I‘1(8.y, August 19, 1892, at  rather in Februarv. using four IA'118.VV€€ and Hillsdale counties A grfgct thirst uencher 3 ;
boi'iie’s Grove one and one-fourth quarts of timothy and five of clover had been a success. P Don’, 1,. dmimi £1, duh, ,-0, ,h,,,h ‘Terms Liberal i
miles east and one—fourtli mile pe1‘aQre_ MAM’ (Z AI.i.i.<. Swi-«»fm-2/. $5‘.l};%fg5P'gQf,».}°".j.;";j;°*"§°*{'=r,iii“! j J
» . , , V , 7 . - ' 5 . ' — : .1 . . 0 mi 3 V:
1101111 Of Dfl11SV1llt‘- A- -1- (« 1'05l),V,» llie ipiestion of phosphate arose. .~l(l'r1rm. uasgcoiiaféme gcnuiucHxiu:s'. in ,;Send For Terms at Once _
State Lecturer; President Clutezof H_ H, D1'esse1' said’ mi their g;1n(l ‘ if
the Agricultural College. and Miss it. was of no bciielit. 1;|g']"njj; ]{0_\|)§_ A‘
Mar)’ A- May‘): Chflirlllilll Of the M. T. Cole believes for wheat WW o o 9 ‘V f,
Coninuttee on \Von1an’s \Vorl{, wlieri-soil 1-aiibe well pulverized 1Ie.x-lim-iu. Jlirlz. 
Slfllf‘ (..il‘F111)_:f‘, fl1‘<‘ Tll*—‘_ Sl>9f1l~i<‘1‘S- to the depth of three inclics there Ep1'1‘oP.(‘r1.:_\_\-(.1; ’\'1.<1'1*oi>_; The 
Music by the Daiisvillc Band. is no need of plowing and is cai'i‘y- public mind is ii--ing coiisidi-i'ably , , , M
l?lit.‘Hl‘{—ll:n.g']lJ)t‘_S_;lllS fltlll .-\.1)T1i, {Hid ing on QXI)e1.i[uHlts in hopes to agitated at the p1_e5‘V_]”‘ finw O\,(_I, ln putting in your wlieiit this season. try the i;
. ) 1 , ' ' - - - ‘V . »:
- -A - “'€‘1'.Vl’0( Y 901" 1” Y “1~ veritv the tlicorv. Advocates the question of country roads or ‘a ' ' ' 
,.,,,,,,. p,mp,m,,,,,,11%.). S0,, film the NW8 are mm, to Farmer s Favorite Fertilizer
HILI‘,1)_\[ 1, mm“\.\ (lei), B, H0l't()1i thinks wheat make us l)(-Ii.“-,3 it ig_ and nu“-171 Hf lt reduces the «-_r)st_i:uf the crop by lllr,‘l'P5lSlllL;.[>l'(Hlll(3lllill. :l'lie followingzinalysis ‘ 
. . . . ., . . .. . nf,e1.,.,),.n O},je(V.ti0m,],1,V.7 as we do the stufl: that is goillu; the rounds prepared by Iirol. lxef’/..I)t:, is‘g1.iar:‘iiitseelil:' l§ilt)i'o<_:-¢xiII:’..._l.o‘..‘._.pll| p(;;- ¢";n|ll‘§-l'..1|‘llltll if
The 1.eg,,1a,. n“_(it1m_, of H111» not (wt the ('U1_nOfi.in tinw to P10“, ilmjkg tu me m_U m)nS—e“S(‘ In the to .\lllm0Ill)«lg .,..y0 to ..:r [Hal ((_l'l . . 0 II I Q. N imp I ill. . (ll . ,1 o . pi_i «(ii . 
1 1i 1;, mu,” will b_ with {CD18 . ‘O ' I _ } ’ _ ‘V ‘ »- , Reverto-1| l |io~'plioi'ic .\('l(l. - to .. per cent. lpflllll .\Hlll:llIl(‘ I limplioiic .\ciil. -
‘fl " J V ‘, ‘ ‘ V ‘ 1161114.‘ l(%ftV<*n' llltf §._:I'0UI1(l {G113 1- first place they all agree in coiii- 9 to 12 per cent: Hllllill to none l’lio.~pli:iie ol Linic. 20 to :36 |H‘l‘ rent: llI\‘0lll- ;
(11"'m.‘~;59 “Q 1lm_1'S‘l’_‘.Ya bK‘l’t‘—‘111l’¢‘1' l)on’t believe in fall seeding of pm-iu_._§ the 1-(W15 in our waste,-,1 lilo l’li4;.~pl1<>ri¢- .\i-i<l_, l to '.’_pei'ceiit: l'Ma~li. 1.75 to '_'.'.’5 per cc-iii: liqmil lo 2
1, l8‘.i:2._ l*ollo\_v1ngistlie program: w,.,.ds S0 is c,u.ef,,1 ,0 kW!) tjwm St,m,S‘“.hiCh hm.“ been only SDm._ sulphate P0l1l\‘lI,3.-)0 to 4..m per cent. 
+‘I"1*.111‘%S*e'.S-W1~1"A-31-~>h’"P- cut. _ , , ,,=se1y settled fur from 40 to 100, ONLY $2.3 rm: ’l‘0.\', i~‘iii:i~; ox (‘Al{.S‘ .11‘ \\'oiii(.s'
Music. liiisiiicss and reports. [{,.(,.1mt1,,n,n[1,e til“... 10,-91-S, ‘years’ with timse of the UM: )

Dinner, 12 M.

Afternoon session open to the
public, 2 o’clocl< 1’. M.. when the
following program will be carried
out: ~
Soiig——-By Acme Grange Choir.

\Velcome—A Wortliy Master T. E. j
Cooney.

I’iesponse—~— County Lecturer.

L. G, Hniitli, l’aliiiyi'a Grange.

R. A. Woolsey. in a paper, “Shall
we be satisfied,” (‘()11>‘-l(lP1'L‘(l the
condition of the agriculturist and ,
touched upon topics of vital im-
portance. ~

Song by Unstead Grange.

A recitation was well reiidered
by a young lady of Adams Grange. ,

country which have been densely
populated for a tliousaiid years or
more.
comparison is unfair.

under the pi'es<-nt system of labor

. tax is iiijudicioiisly expended. I ad-

init that there is much truth in
this assertion, but did you ever

Now I submit that this‘
Again it is;
said that much of the road work:

Address all orders to

lVlll3]~llG]lN

BEEF & PROVISION B0

27 Cadillac Square, Detroit

Reliable agents wanted in counties where we are not yet rcpreseiiteil

Important P Books

Michigan

R(‘(‘i_l*lll‘m 'S“‘ll'-‘ (—i0°k- The Secretary made an appeal know a public appropriation to be Boxn—lloi.m:i:s .-\.\'l) l5l~:E.»\l)-\Vl.\'Nl~1l:S,

T‘it‘('1tEll'l()1l~—JZ1COl)SFl(ll3.yl)E11lgll. lo the P3110115 ”t,, e,,(.,,,,1-age the ‘ Squan,je,.(.d ,,,,d,.,. the S,,pe,.,.iSiOn By S. .5‘; King, E.s'«/. 
R“<'it‘1ll011“x01'3 K11ti.5"h- ‘schools in the observance of “ CO— of a scieiititic en«_:ineei".’ 1 think the lime Tic’ p0Swmd' 5
E55"‘)"'H_“11““l1 H‘W§{heY- T lunibus Day.” This called forth a ~ i-ucoi-as will Show 9. goodly array of T” h”,‘.F’“,’“"“'.“‘*_‘ C‘,’;“l"’_‘“:" ,B"T“'”i"\l ,  1 it
De"l‘”“.““"““’l°.h“,,B“‘1'Y~ . resolution which Was adopted by ‘ such lI1St&1]Ct*>~‘. Pei-liaps some 1 1;, Ref “ii.30?'i;".gi,iiii2§.m’ A A 9
Re“1.t'"*“,"‘1—A1‘11‘%5“‘l1*‘>'b‘m¥1‘- the meeting that the Subordinate: may relnenlllel‘ the state road; mice, p-ostpaid, paper, soc; cloth,
Rec1t8‘t‘1”nT‘()ra (“”Ok' i(i1'&l1g€S Of LBDHVYBB B.I1(l Hillsdale swindle of years ago_ Th011s3,11d5:_]Ag-ON EDWARDS, An Average Man‘ ':

Essay—~Fli7.abetli Downing.
Violin solo»—Natlian TOWl1S€I1(l.:
Paper—“ \\'hat is the Cause of,

counties for the meeting nearest,
(Jctober 21, be requested to pre—i
_ _ pare a program suitable to com—?
the 1)1'95911t D°P1'9SS1011 111 Farm‘ - memorate the notable event of the i lands

of dollars were expended without
benefit to any one except a few

men who got rich out of “swamp” 

ing and the Renledy,-ii  Hfl11ghey'  discovery ()f1XII1€I'lL‘&, and that such i State  was run through the

 

One of these monuments of , WHO LIES?

5 By Hamlin (iarlmzd, author of A
i Spoil of Oflice, Main-Traveled Roads,

etc.
Price, cloth, 81; paper, 50c.

, An Interrogation,
r

 
 

Fair

1

to be held on its grounds at

Lansing, September 12,13, ll, ii, iii

LANSING, MICK.

Recitat-ion—Tena Kilburn ' ' L - i By Prof‘ Emil Blm” “ml Sliglnund . . . - . .
Pa er_C F Barrett of-Cam portion of the meeting be D1&(l€i11(?rtlle1'IlParlloftlllsv county fromi. Pg.-’1le:cander.50 "lb; M1(Eh]g;m State l-guy 15 the
b ,' (I?_ I " ' ' public, _ ‘ _ iljig Rapids . to ll liitehall and! "09: I>_3PeT~_‘ 9- 9 l-‘eoplc’s Fair. it works solely for the
U“ flanése; B V _ i Recitation, Mary C. Allis. _ ,not one m1le in ten of 11: has ever 3 Is Tiiis \ oiaboiv, MY Loan. A Power- _ agriculmml and industrial mtdrcsts of 
]C?§1‘_3I11:?3:3311(;g:fegmfitléfiimy5 Tliel_everi1ingifwias1consumed inibeeii used. Perhaps in some lo—§ B”He;(,‘:%g::‘£;::1‘§T]fl°m‘”c°’ the state. ‘The Forty-Fourtli‘Ani1ual "'
      it       °‘  
. . 0 ' i - b ' E 11.1 1S  0 U ‘ y 1 c 1 tion. " irie oiisan . E 
§eC1t“t1%1:,:A‘l9‘ 1I3:I.eI1)b"m' ;’C1"“dyi but the day t‘“'ned °“t.t‘°!°11‘3h31f Of the 13101193’ used WasilVl.-\IN—TRA\'ELLl-ID Roms. ‘Six Missis- GREAT SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS algal? ’ _:_
“‘.i§]f:1}:1:i'n-t  C1.f.fi.(¢3E‘I11O?l1.]?ruit:b4.5- all o1ie1c01itl(]l3W1sl1i, ZEl(lIfllelp1C-;‘l‘,l]1‘()WD laway. The troulble Wlllhi B H SlIf_)p1lGVaIlll(:l);]St0r1eS, REDUCED RATES ON ALL RMLRDADS ‘lit 31% '
‘  = Q‘ «R .< jnic g1-onnrsa eart se  an( iiiu-iom. 1.03, S. ,8 not SQ mm, in t ,9; y_ (mi 17?. gm. .  econd The best Qmmldsin the stats. EX_ L
flees’:  hi LlOU.ne‘y' were fhve mth Patrons from both  “mount ‘Pt ‘York 0.” In the mflnner i Pliiiliitiopzilperi goo’ cloth’ '1' S hibitors andlvisitors will receive every 
1:‘e”mt1°n' Eml  J"hn' icouiities. }of applying it as in the material of ‘ LFWOM Luuumi, Fm,“ Oman LIVES, ;iit¢ntu»,,i it Wm ., CW, rwdcl. Of
}1‘S‘“'ay”i Margaret crane‘  At 10: 30 the people flssenlbletl 5 which they are built. A dirt roadi  1;: 0. Flower, editor of the Arena, THE GR'ANGE VNpT‘())/R , mm in 1 th .
" Ill l'("fllllvy \’Vl'lflt «'l1'(*‘ _\'O1l fHI'H]-  af the Speakel-’s Stand and 1iSte1]e(liiS 3  road and “rill be to the end  with portrait Of tlllle fii1)tllOI'.  fair thig yen‘ P O i T T L )
llig foi".”’—~Bros. ‘V. J. Tiinms, H. ito ,1 Selection b 7 “'heflt]and Band i ' ( , _ ' , V_ 2‘ volume contains-s ort iograp iicii ‘ - *_ - _ _ M
. H,  A.  R. Strait’;iAft91'P1'ay€‘TbV%[‘- iv. Mme. reportsl;)£l:1:l:&ll11dldElllllkffilgoiliegmlllmm iii}-I ::‘::.°*;:S i’.‘...‘l‘;‘§.“§S,’.‘.."..2ii’;"i‘.f.‘iii;i,.,",,l.°“5:”§§§,§°, °.fi“‘,‘f;E,;,“,,‘3f‘ ‘;*.f.“';l
Slstel‘ Ht-‘1€‘11H1l11k€‘1', J‘>l1l1 B0“"i\vere given by the Subordinatelroad beds the road question Willl voungg inamanner as fascinating as P - L-. ‘ ) ‘ _ “
dltchs Philip'l-‘V3811e1"“1‘l0th9rS- lGraii<-res of Lenawee county. ii-emuiu uu5ulve(1_ In Sections fiction: while necessarily proving remmm M’ JOHN l~ RIC“, PW3
Le, e,.e,.y Subordinate G1.%gQ%  Haugheyreportedtheworlg Where grave, can be ObtainedWith_ very instructive. l. H. BUTTERFIELD, Sec»),
' . . . , .’ . ~ . Price a er, 50c;cl0th, $1 — ——  W ~ . V — -A ——
in the county be represented &11(l,fO1- H11lS(1a]e county In a_ reasonable dlsmncey good vi’ P )
help make thls meetllli-ll Rue. longl )I1‘S. Hutchinson, fO1'II]€1‘ly Of ‘ roads need 11¢.)’g  very .expensive_ ADDRESS ALL ORDERS  
to be remembered‘ All “mhmg to i Palmvra. now of Oceania county. but where this is impossible some— . . ‘
' come by railroad please notify 8- Mrs. J. VVebstre Childs of wasii- thing else mus, be subsi,uuted_ Arena Publlshmg °° M - 
, E. Haughey, South Camden, Mich. lt,en,,W and Hon. C,_ G_ Luce of What that substance Shall be is B‘-"5t°“v 355 Lllles -
MRS» E- D- N0KE'~°~ l Branch, reported the counties they the main question to be solved and "" ‘ . T
00””!!! L9"l”"¢”’- represent. how the tax shall be raised to ap— ring politicians and squandered on W the Sununel 
These reports showed the Grange I it. ()ne more su r restion. A dirt roads then I object and hund- ‘ , ‘ ‘_ 35
u;_'_.u\'1'-3E ('0['_\"1‘Y (;1{.\.\'(iE. work to be prosperiiig and the lI:l.V)\,' should be passedimprohibiting reds of other farmers are of the ReS0ltS  ‘
—-t~~ Order gaining in Streligtli. the drawing of loads on anything same opinion. 7 ,
One of the pleasantest events in After enjoying a basket picnic less than three inch tire, lf this A. L. SCOTT. or N0]'t]]e1‘n -
the history of Lenawee County and a social hour a large audience were carried out even dirt roads 0 - 
Grange was the union meeting assembled to listen to the following would be passable the most of the The beneficial mechanical effect lclllgiln -
I with Hillsdale county held August program: year. of barnyard manure has long been =
fourth and fifth. The rain of the Song, \Vheatland Grange. Again, in the old countries a known to the common farmer. 'l‘RA\’I~:1{.s‘l<: (‘ITY .
night before made the ride Thurs— Prayer, VVortliy Chaplain of large proportiou of their beautiful The preservatiou of moistui-e by l<}LK lulljlllfi }
day morning 8 delightful 0119, and Hiflsdflle County Grange. thoroughfares are built and main- ordinary mulching with some L‘ p
at an early hour the Patrons as- b‘o1ig,i\_ladison Grange. tained by convict labor. coarse material that has very BXY ’v:‘E‘w .
sembled at Rollin Grange hall. Recitation, Arthur Tabor, Pits- Why not do the same here? little fertilizing value as straw. has M.-\CKl.\'.A\(t ISLANI) ‘ j
The morning session was called ford Grange. Honest labor objects to competing greatly increased the crop, while and '1‘RA\'l'2RSl~} BAY ;
in the fifth degree. The county Essay, Mrs. Hoig, l\Iorenci,“The with criminal labor and they are;the mellowiiig. pulverizing effect,   .3
committee on W0n18.I1’S Work pre- Life Worth Living.” jiistified in so doing. On the other ; of clover, plowed under, in a heavy  ) .
sented a resolution petitioning Music, Wlieatlaiid Band. hand farmers object to supporting 5 clay soil are not at all new. Tliere- —~“ K j: ‘
1 V\'ortliy Master Mars to look after At this point Hon. C. G. Luce criminals in idleness; to put them  fore we may accept the statement CHICAGO T
, oiirinterestsintlie N atioiial Grange \vas announced. He stated that lie to work on the roads for the bei1e—§tlia.t "it may be found that the and WEST MICHIGAN -g
.1 and endeavor to secure. if possible. was to speak at Bay V_iew "F arm- fit of the general public would Icliief value of commercial fertil— .i
an annual word for Pomona ei"s Day.” The subject assigned solve this problem. Qizers may be in their physical RAILWAY ‘’
G1'311‘s"€‘S, Which “'85 Ilnaniniously him was “The relation of the When a man is sentenced to tlieletfects on the soil.” with some de— DETROIT f
adopted. This committee also farmer to society,” and he thought county jail for a petty crime letlgree of probability. although that .
i read the circular sent out in the this would be a good opportunity him work out his fine at a dollar a  has not been the view heretofore LANSING 
9 interest of the Grange Temple. to rehearse. Since we were not day. The roads would be betteritaken by either the chemist or the and NORTHERN —,
The Grange instructed the sec- counted among the fortunate ones and criminals would be scarce. ifarmer, their value having been RAI OA 3,
retary to inform the National Sec- to attend was very glad of so much There is another idea that has  held to be in presenting to the LR D . ‘
, retary that Leiiawee county stood of the feast. occurred to me. Could not iron T plant suitable elements for growth _The West Michigan. is now in opera— 5
‘ in readiness to contribute 510. He held the close attention of rails with a flange on each side be ; in a form ready for assimilation. “°11 to B3)’ VIBW, and 195110 5
After dinner all repaired to the the audience for an hour anda half, used ou the road without being to,‘ ONLY ALL RAIL LINE T0 GHARLEVOIX )N
 Egchurch, which was filled setting forth what the farmer c0n- expensive? Iron is cheap, the rails} THE PAINT T0 USE- ‘Through sleeping ,md.par10r gar Heb .
with interested listeners. J. W. tributes to the comfort and needs need not be very heavy and after! _ _ V106 from Chlcflgo. D9tr°1tvL5n3“1ga7-'|(1
\Voolsey, the Wlorthy Master of of societly and held gelfore the au- it was once built it would cost 1it_ ; Mr 8Afi\i:Yh1Il'J\VgGtEC:);]S(():I(J)I.JVt-gJuly Ith, 1392- Grand R3p1ds150Pet0BkBY and Bay View-
Lenawee County Grange, called dience t e responsi iity resting tle for re ail-s_ This ma not be‘ ' ' .-' .‘_ .v -
the meeting to order with a few on them as a class. “re heard practicalpbut in this agey of pI'C-iwig'ieary'§111ll‘. pIifiii"§o$§°t§gaf§ya23,"si THE SCENIC LINE
appropriate remarks after which many say, “ Brother Luce never gress it is difficult to tell wliat will 1 recommend it to all, and many parties _ Over forty miles of beautiful lake and
all joined in singing an opening spoke better.” be the next improvement. isaemg h°“" “'°“Hm1§n9 1°°klS~ Say they “"11 ""9" ‘”°“’9 “mm °f Tmveme C‘tY- A
song. Prayer was offered by Mrs. After a tuba solo by Howard F. I hope some practical benefit i use the Ingeipsfaterffaliif, §v(s,(,’,',.S Try it when you go north this summer
H. L. Dayton. Mrs. Viola Lamb Nokes we listened to a an essay by will come from all this tall; gibouti ' J. M. ‘GOULD. FRANK TOWNSEND. ;
of Rollin Grange, gave a hearty Mrs. Bowditch of South J elfferson, roads. but if the only remedy to bei (See ad“ IIISGFSOWS Liquid Rubber Gm‘ ],3Fi,H’“’,EN* A3°“ti.L'm9in8~
welcome, which we felt was slincere. onl“I‘ Th2lii1rm]§nd_it1s prpdgcts.” 1 obtained is to abolish the labor  Palms‘ Ed’) Gen as“ Agt" Grand Rapids’ 
This was responded to me. p easing iss r _ie mile S 0 Iisteac tax, and substitute a money tax to» W,” 3 O, m- 11
manner by S. E. Haughey, Worthy Grange, recited " Susan Brown,” raise a fund to be scrambled for by : toff3e§§§§iZ the Pfiill<ei1tE>ifs§:t2mlttee PRESSES OF ROBERT SMITH 8‘ Co" 3